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Thank you.

This is an oak leaf.

You can tell by its point.

Let's count them.

One.

Two.

Yes, I'm pretty sure you've checked that bag about a hundred times.

I know. I just want to make sure I'm not forgetting anything.

How much stuff do you need to interpret sign language all day?

You can never be too prepared.

No, no, no. Okay.

Before you pack the entire house, I have a favor to ask you.

What is it?

Breathe.

You're going to do great, sis.

I know it's a summer school, but...

It's something, right?

Yeah. It's more than something. It's huge.

You deserve it.

Thank you.

For everything.

I don't think I could have made it to today without you.

After what happened, I didn't think I would ever be able to work with kids

again. No, no, no. Okay. No, quit that. Today is a happy day.

I know that the last couple years were hard, but we are past that.

I'm proud of you.

You know what?

I'm proud of me, too.

I am ready to go back to work, and I'm ready to move on.

Good for you.

Now you can take it one step further and move out.

Ryan, you don't even live here yet.

Yeah, because there's not enough room.

Don't listen to him, Tiff.

No, I usually don't.

Believe me, Ryan, I am more than eager to let you and your dirty feet have rule

of the roost. What, you mean these guys right here? No, no, no, ew! Put them

away!

Don't forget that it's my ruse that you two are arguing over, and I say that

Tiffany can stay as long as she needs.

Which will be six more weeks, Mac.

I promised I would be out by your wedding, and I'm sticking to it. I'm not

doubting you.

Now go.

Go crush your first day.

I love you.

Love you.

You must be Amy's new interpreter.

I'm Principal Warren.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for coming in early. I thought it would be wise of you to get

acquainted with the job before all the madness set in. And, of course, to meet

Amy. She's a great girl.

Even made the honor roll last year before she lost her hearing.

How did it happen?

Freak accident, really. She got this terrible inner ear infection.

had a high fever, went to the hospital to work.

Then one day she woke up with this ringing in her ears, and it's only

worse ever since.

I know I'm grossly oversimplifying things.

I'm sure Amy will give you all the details eventually.

So she went through her entire senior year without an interpreter?

I can see why she's in summer school.

No, she actually had many interpreters throughout the school year, five to be

exact.

Some of them quit on their own. Others were encouraged to do so at the request

of her mother.

Really? Yes. Amy can be a bit hostile, I admit.

But her mother, well, she's pretty particular about her daughter's

She doesn't want Amy receiving special treatment.

Although you're hired by the school, Craig is a very important member of the

school board.

His requests are taken quite seriously.

I'll keep that in mind.

I won't tell you again, Davis. I need the approval by Friday.

I'll call you back.

Mrs. Simmons, this is Tiffany, Amy's new sign language interpreter.

Tiffany, this is Amy's father.

Our Hail Mary.

Thank you so much for coming in on your summer break.

As Principal Warren has told you, we're a bit desperate.

No problem at all, Mr. Simmons. I'm happy to be here.

You can call me Craig, by the way.

I'm nice to... It's... Nice to meet you.

Hi.

My name is Tiffany.

I look forward to working with you.

Amy, don't be rude.

No, no, no. It's okay.

I'm here to help you whenever you're ready.

Hi, Mr. Opinski.

I'm Tiffany.

I'm Amy's interpreter.

Excellent. If you have any questions, just let me know. I shall.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Amy, why don't you come up front?

There. Now you can see me much better.

I don't need to see you better.

I don't need you at all.

All right, class. Let's start on page 501.

So, how'd it go?

I don't know, Lee. It was rough.

I couldn't get my student to look at me, and when I asked her to sit at the

front of the classroom, you would have thought I threw her phone in the toilet.

I spent all day embarrassing myself in front of a bunch of teenagers.

Tiff, it'll get better.

And if it doesn't?

It'll take time. You didn't expect the first day to be perfect, did you?

I don't know. I just wanted to make a great first impression, you know?

All I wanted to do was to make her...

What was that?

Oh, God. I'm going to have to call you back.

Haley. Tiff.

Where have you been?

You hang up suddenly and then you come home two hours later. I was worried

Sorry, I had to go to the mechanic and it took a while.

What were you doing at the mechanic?

Trying to fix my shattered windshield.

A shattered windshield?

Yeah, that sound you heard on the phone was a big rock.

Let's talk to her.

Uh, what?

Do you think it was your new student or something?

Oh, I didn't even consider.

Well, I hope not.

Maybe I went back to work too soon.

The universe is trying to tell me that I'm not ready yet.

Okay, Tiff, let's not be overly dramatic, okay?

Don't you remember being that age?

Sneaking out of mom and dad's, TPing our friends' houses, getting into all sorts

of trouble.

Like, even if it was anything, teens don't think, Tiff. They just act.

I think you did those things, not me.

Oh, yeah.

That's probably why you were the golden child.

You said it, not me.

Hey, if the car stuff and everything is too much and you need to push back

getting the apartment, that's fine. No, no, no, no. Ryan would kill me if I

stayed any longer.

Forget about Ryan.

He's fine.

You're my sister.

You'll always be my number one priority. I mean it.

Thanks, Lee.

Ditto.

Good. Because I definitely need you for the cake tasting tomorrow.

You know how Ryan can get inventive with his cake flavor requests.

I got your back.

Besides, this gives me a new excuse to break out the new bike that you got me

for my birthday.

Did you have a nice evening?

Sure Did you?

Not really.

Someone threw a rock at my car window Crazy, right?

Yeah That's insane

What are you working on? Can I see?

That's really impressive.

It reminds me of Kitty O 'Neil.

I don't know who that is.

Anyway, it's not finished.

Loud much?

It's just a quiz.

I don't

even

care about a quiz.

Stop. What are you doing?

Oh, calm down. She's fine.

She's clearly faking it. Yeah, you heard her in class. Like, practically

yelling.

There she is.

Hello. We're talking to you.

Don't. She's not faking it.

Is he okay?

Tiffany, thank you for joining us.

Apparently, Amy struck Bree while they were both in the bathroom.

I don't understand what happened to you girls.

You used to be such good friends.

But fighting?

Fighting is absolutely unacceptable.

You're both getting three days of detention, and I'll need your parents to

you.

Can we talk?

Hi, girls.

How's it, um, going?

Good to see you, too.

It's been a hard day.

Yeah, it's been a hard year.

Don't worry, that's not the first time she's come home with one of these.

She been nice to you, at least?

I'd hope this time would be different.

I'm sorry. Between the hearing loss and the divorce, she just hasn't been

herself in a long time.

That would be hard on anyone.

If there's anything else I can do... She just needs a little push, you know, to

get back her motivation.

You probably shouldn't be listening to me. She barely looks at me anymore.

I should be asking you for advice.

Well, I don't want to overstep here, but it might help if you could communicate

better. You notice my poor signing?

It could use some work.

I'm happy to provide some resources.

Resources?

Aren't you a resource?

Do you give lessons to adults?

Oh, I have.

But I think it might be a conflict of interest to tutor a student's parents.

What if he's a member of the school board?

I guess I could make an exception.

It is for Amy, after all. Yeah.

Did you write here?

Yeah.

Why don't I give you a lift home?

Sure.

Thanks again.

I'll call you about those lessons.

Yeah.

Hey, I just had to change after work.

I'm just hopping on my bike now.

But I should be there in ten minutes.

Don't worry, I'm hurrying. I promise I'm not going to miss this.

I'll see you as soon as it... What the...

It looks like someone stole my bike chain.

I don't really know what to do.

But I'll figure it out.

I'll be there.

I promise.

See you soon.

Hey, hon.

She's not coming.

Can we just start? No, she's going to be here. She's just a few minutes late.

Yeah, like 15 and counting.

Okay, we don't have to wait for her, you know? It is our wedding.

Don't be mean.

Okay, I'm sorry.

I'm tired of her taking advantage of your generosity.

Okay, you give her your house, you give her all your time, and what's next, your

wedding too?

That's not fair.

She is suffocating us, okay?

And I just really miss when it's you and me.

So come on.

Please?

I'm...

More cake for us, I guess.

Yeah.

Are you okay?

You okay?

I'm okay. Just the chain. Thank you.

I'm so sorry, Lee. I'm trying to get a rideshare car, but they're all forever

away. It's just... It's a long story.

I'll tell you everything when I see you. I'm just really, really sorry.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Why are you ignoring me?

Do I know you?

Do they not give you a briefing on your students and their families before

getting hired? Or am I the only one who does your due diligence around here?

You're Amy's mother?

Looks like you could use a ride.

Thanks. By the way, I'm lucky you came along.

Uh -huh.

Amy is great. She really is. Listen, I wasn't going to mention this, but since

we're here, I know what happened at school today.

I know you got my daughter detention.

I didn't get her. Let me make one thing clear.

This is my little girl's last chance to graduate.

It's bad enough she didn't get to walk with her peers in May. So, while Craig

may be lenient with Amy's academics,

I am not.

So, she will get her degree. She will go to college.

And if you do anything to jeopardize her future again, I'll see to it that you

disappear.

Just like the others.

Why is my door locked?

You need to do better, Jenny.

You know me, I love the chocolate, but it's your big day, so it's whatever you

want. I missed it.

You're done.

Piff. I'm sorry. I'm just getting your messages. There was no service inside.

What happened?

It's a long story.

Just in a little accident.

Oh, my gosh. What? Are you okay?

I'm okay. Just a few scrapes.

Someone stole my bike chain, so I took one off of your old bike.

My bike? The thing from the shed? The thing's an antique.

You can't just take another bike's chain, obviously.

I mean, well, it's true.

Yeah, well.

We're not all bike people like you.

It's fine, really.

It's just, first it's a rock and now this.

It has to be Amy, right? Whether it's Amy or not, we're going to figure it

And you can use my car for the rest of the week so you can get to school and

stuff. Are you sure?

Yeah.

I can share with Ryan, right?

Oh, I feel sick from all that cake.

How are you doing over there?

I'm okay.

I was just thinking about Amy.

I don't know how to get through to her.

Okay, first of all, you don't know for sure that it was Amy who messed with the

chain. And secondly, why don't we look at the bright side?

If you didn't have that issue, you wouldn't have run into her mom, right?

I wouldn't call that a bright side.

She basically told me if I messed up with Amy that she would have my head.

Okay.

Yikes. Hi.

Amy doesn't even want my help.

Have you tried putting yourself in her shoes?

What would you want if you were her?

If it were me, I would want to get through summer school.

But clearly she doesn't care about that.

Maybe she just wants to feel normal again.

Yeah, no, that's good. Why don't you do some normal teenage stuff with her?

I can't be her friend, Lee.

I have to stay professional.

The minute I lose focus, I risk something bad happening.

Hey, nothing bad is going to happen.

Maybe the key to getting through to this girl is having a real, honest

connection with her.

If you block yourself off from that, you may never be able to truly help her.

To me, I think that's the risk you can't afford to take.

Sorry for the wait. She should be down any minute.

I guess being early doesn't make a difference when there's a teen involved.

I promise she didn't get it from me.

So how'd you get into interpreting?

I kind of fell into it, really.

My best friend growing up was deaf, so I learned sign language to communicate

better with her.

That's kind of you.

Natalie doesn't think Amy should rely on signing.

She thinks the world's a cruel place. She wants her daughter to be ready for

I see.

You said Natalie was your ex -wife?

I actually ran into her yesterday.

Oh, no.

Did she berate you about the detention?

Something like that.

My apologies.

She can be a bit, um, intense.

No comment.

Dad, did you touch my charcoal?

Um, check the dining room.

So, how did Amy learn sign language?

We had a family tutor at first, and then she started to learn on her own when

things got messy.

I'm eager to get back to it, though. I feel like I owe it to her.

Why do you say that?

It's just hard not to feel responsible.

No, I'm dad.

I'm the protector.

I might have taken her to the doctor sooner if I hadn't downplayed the

infection.

I don't know. Maybe we wouldn't be in this.

The maybes are a slippery slope.

Don't I know it.

You ready?

All right.

Have a... What is this? What is this?

Half?

Good.

See you later.

Why are you seeing my dad later?

Sign language lesson.

Oh, yeah. Forgot. Amy.

I want to show you something.

Is that okay?

Wow, I can actually feel the music.

Wait, I think I know this song.

Is this The Blue Stars?

Wow.

I used to listen to this when we cleaned the house on Saturdays.

I feel like I can almost hear it.

Can I get a 16 -ounce Americano and a large iced matcha latte?

You got it.

Thank you.

Shoot.

Can you keep an eye out for our drinks?

I have to go clean this off.

But when we get back to the car, we can listen to In Her Eye.

Shut up. I love that song.

Anytime Terry has a drum solo, honestly.

Oh, he always was the cute one. Right?

Didn't get all the attention, but everyone's wrong.

It's so wrong.

Excuse me.

Have you seen the girl I was with?

No.

I'm serious.

It's so bad. Amy!

I made a new friend. He knows sign.

I'm Nate.

I was just wondering where you went off with my coffee.

I picked up Amy's very impressive book of sketches and we got to talking.

They aren't that good.

Yes, they are.

And you could totally be an illustrator.

You don't have to go to college for that.

Wow, you already told him you're not going to college?

That's deep for knowing each other for two minutes.

What's the point of life if you're not diving deep? And every day, living it to

the fullest.

Totally. You only live once, that's what I always say.

Is it?

Uh, yeah.

Duh. Oh, of course.

That's what YOLO stands for.

Finally makes sense.

Or, if you're a tech nerd, like me, it means you only live

online.

That's so funny.

Wait, you never finished the story you were telling me earlier, though.

I hate to say it, but school starts in ten minutes.

Oh, you should definitely go then.

I... I'm sure we can be a little late. No, I mean, your interpreter is right.

We should go.

Anyway, gives us the excuse to see each other again.

If you want to.

You know what?

I have a phone call to make in the car for five minutes.

Meet me there after?

Let's go to page 50 in our books and get started.

That's tardy, Miss Simmons.

It's actually all my fault.

Please don't punish Amy because I was late to pick her up for school.

I'll let it slide this time.

As I was saying, page 50, ladies and gentlemen.

I thought Dad was picking me up.

Don't sound so disappointed.

I got a ticket to a seminar on overcoming adversity tonight.

I got a ticket to a... Excuse me.

Can you not do that right now? I'm trying to help her focus on lip reading.

I think it might be better. I know what's best for my daughter.

So, the seminar.

It's good.

Can't wait.

Like this. What is your name?

Okay.

Hi. I'm Craig.

What's your name?

Good. Just remember that your is with your whole hand.

Pointing with one finger means you.

Okay.

What's your name?

Yes, better.

Okay, what's that?

What's what? The jazz hands.

This? Yeah.

It's the same thing as applause.

It's how you congratulate someone who's deaf.

Because they can't hear you clapping.

I'm an idiot.

Hey, don't get frustrated with yourself.

You're learning.

The stuff isn't exactly intuitive.

I know.

I was just hoping to be further ahead, you know, and it still feels so

difficult. I made it through law school. You'd think I could get down a few hand

gestures.

Well, it's much more than that.

It's a full and complete language.

Like Italian.

What's the thing?

Rome wasn't built in a day?

Yeah, but do you think Rome could be built by, say, July?

Why July?

It's Amy's summer school graduation.

They do this little thing for the kids who couldn't walk in May, and the school

board has chosen me to be the keynote speaker.

I was hoping to accompany my speech with signing, so she could hear it from me.

It's cheesy.

No, it's sweet.

It'll be a lot of work, but I'll make sure you're ready in time.

That'll be great.

Do you mind if I use the restroom before we dive back in? No, it's right

upstairs to the left.

How about I get us some snacks?

Sounds perfect.

Fred?

Didn't say something.

I didn't mean to scare you.

It's okay. I thought I heard someone in here.

Well, Natalie and Amy both have keys, but Amy's not due home for another hour.

Never mind.

Shall we continue?

Yeah.

Hey, Leah.

Um... Yeah, sure. I can pick up some ribbon on my way home.

Yeah, can we talk later?

Sure. Is something wrong?

No, nothing. I just... I could use a sister night.

Sure.

So you'll be giving Mr.

Simmons lessons till the end of summer?

Pro bono?

Well, if it's helping Amy, I'd still consider it part of the job.

Yeah, just a really alluring, attractive part of the job, huh?

Or not.

Lee, can I show you something?

What exactly am I looking at here?

What are you... Oh, no.

It was another message or warning or something on my car window this time.

I really think someone is trying to scare me, possibly hurt me.

Hurt you.

Hey. Now that you mention it, I think that somebody might have been following

on my run today when I was wearing your jacket.

Wait a minute. Somebody was following you?

Kind of. I... I don't know. I could be just being paranoid. This is all getting

really strange. I mean, the rock and the note and then my bike.

Right. It was me.

Okay? It was me. I took your bike chain.

Wait. You took her bike chain?

Yes. I did it while she was changing after school.

I'm sorry.

Okay? I really am. I was just trying to find a way to spend time with my fiancé

alone. It was dumb.

I admit it.

But I didn't expect her to go use some old, rusted -out chain, okay? I thought

that she would just bail, and then we would do the tasting together, just us.

I didn't think that she would get hurt.

What's wrong with you? Why would you even do something like that?

Did you throw the rock, too?

What? No, I'm not 12 years old.

Listen, Tiffany, I am so sorry.

But can you at least see my side?

I work so hard every day.

And I can't just come home and unwind with my fiancé because my future sister

-in -law is always around.

I mean, come on, she's not even looking for another place to live. It's a little

ridiculous. Don't listen to him, Tiff. We're going to figure it out, okay?

You and me need to talk now.

In private.

Do you have to get going?

No.

I mean, I could skip.

Not sure your interpreter would allow that.

I wasn't always like this, you know.

Before I got sick, before I lost my hearing, I was like a normal girl.

Hey.

You ready for class?

I know about loss, too.

I know how hard it can be.

But I want you to know that I think you better than a

normal girl.

Do you have your research topic for me today?

Your presentation is coming up in two weeks, and I still haven't received your

topic.

Please make sure you submit it by tomorrow.

Why haven't you submitted your topic?

Do you need help?

No. It's just... The idea of getting up in front of everyone is a literal

nightmare. It's crazy that you don't make me do this.

It's not crazy.

You're fully capable.

I can't even have a regular conversation with anyone, and my lip reading is only

good close -up. I'm going to look like a total dork.

Don't worry.

I'll be right by your side to help you any way I can.

Like, outside of school?

If you'd like.

We could start by brainstorming topics.

Right.

Or are you just using this as an excuse to get closer to my dad?

What are you... Oh, please.

It's so obvious that you look at him.

I'm here for you, Amy.

And I'll be there for your presentation.

I promise.

I'm so impressed with how far you've come in the last few weeks.

What can I say?

I have a good teacher.

I'll drink to that.

No, really, I... I can't believe the change I've seen in Amy.

She's brighter.

She's more confident.

You are incredible.

You have to stop.

If I hear any more compliments, I'll turn the color of this wine.

Okay, all right.

What if I sign my compliments instead?

How do you say you look beautiful tonight?

Well, beautiful is like this.

What is going on?

Natalie, look, we're just... This isn't over

yet, young lady.

You've got to be kidding me. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse.

What are you doing here?

Well, I just came in to let you know that your daughter has been texting

a 21 -year -old boy.

Apparently it's been going on for a week.

Around the time you started.

Interesting timing, huh?

Okay, let's calm down.

You do not get to tell me to calm down. I didn't know his age.

Didn't I warn you not to let anything interfere with her graduating?

Natalie, we can sort this out.

Okay, Tiffany has made strides with Amy.

Has she?

Or has she been making strides with you?

I will not let you tear our family apart.

Either of you.

I'm so sorry.

We're going to have to cut tonight short. I'm going to go check on Amy.

Leah, you scared me.

Did I?

Sorry.

You'll never believe it. I was at Craig's and his ex -wife... Wait, you've

at Craig's all night?

You didn't even think to let me know after everything that's been happening?

I tried calling you and... Shoot, my phone is dead.

Are you mad?

Yes.

Sorry, it's... I just thought that you were picking me up to get the table went

into tonight.

That was tonight.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah, I mean, I guess it doesn't even really matter since there might not be a

wedding anymore.

What?

Why do you... Why would you say that?

How am I supposed to marry someone who would knowingly endanger my sister?

But I'm fine.

Anyway, it's my fault I changed the chain.

And he fessed up, right?

Apologized? A million times?

See?

Please. I can't be the reason your relationship crumbles.

You're not abandoning me by forgiving him.

I just want to make sure that you're okay.

I am.

But are you okay?

I made a bet with Nate that you and my dad would kiss.

He owes me ten bucks.

Listen, I didn't know that Nate's 21.

I think your mother has a right to be concerned.

Oh, come on. Not you two.

I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't mention that he's too old. Don't even

it. Age isn't stopping you with my dad.

Our age difference isn't against the law.

Tiffany, can I see you in my office, please?

Of course.

Now.

I've caught word that you've been seeing Amy's father romantically.

Who said that?

It doesn't matter.

Is it true?

I wouldn't say I've been seeing him.

That's not the kind of thing I want to hear about after just three weeks of

employment.

I understand, but... And you understand that this puts you on thin ice.

Principal Warren, I can assure you I would never let any connection I have

Craig jeopardize the progress I've been making with Amy.

She's been doing so well.

You should know that Craig has a history of inappropriate workplace

relationships.

What do you mean?

Let's just say there was an incident with another teacher last summer.

Whatever connection you think you have with Craig, I'd advise you to give it

another look.

Is that why he and Natalie got divorced?

Oh, they're not divorced, Miss Cole.

At least not yet.

I'm not telling you these things to gossip, but you should check your facts.

And be careful, because your job depends on it.

Hi, Susan.

Yes, it's Tiffany. I'm here for the 4 p .m. viewing.

I think I'm here.

Oh, it's a door code.

Um, 3205.

Caught it. It's not working.

Yeah, the door is locked.

I... I guess I could come back in the morning.

Yes. Sorry. Sorry. Yes, I'm still here.

I will come by tomorrow on my way to work.

You're really making a ton of progress on those arrangements.

I'm just trying to connect the dots here with Craig and Natalie.

If she's the one who reported us, she might be the one who's been threatening

me. What do you think?

I guess I'm not sure.

There must be some sort of paper trail or something tying her. Have you heard

that from the mechanic yet?

About when your car's going to be ready?

Oh, yeah.

It's ready.

I'm so sorry.

I haven't had time to pick it up yet.

Let's see. We're just...

Gonna let me be Carlos?

I swear I'll pick it up tomorrow. I just have the apartment viewing in the

morning, which I'm sure Ryan will be thrilled about, and Amy's big

and then all the stuff with Craig and Natalie.

Yeah, no, no, no. I get that you have a lot on your plate.

I just... I need my car, Tiff.

Right.

What?

Nothing.

You were the one who encouraged me to prioritize my relationship and myself,

you were right.

But Ryan and I talked about it, and if we're going to make our marriage work, I

need to be better about setting boundaries.

With you.

Of course.

I respect that.

It's just, I almost lost my job today, and I could really use your help.

How? I've helped you so much for the last two years, Tiff.

I... I don't even know what else there is to talk about.

Ryan admitted to the bike chain. I feel like the rest you can just chalk up to a

jealous wife. Case closed. You don't have to overthink everything.

I love you. I just... I can't talk about it anymore.

I'm sorry.

Okay?

I get it.

Hello?

Hello?

Amy, are you ready?

Amy, it's your turn.

You have to present now, Amy.

Hello? Did someone here call 911?

Ma 'am, are you okay?

Where am I?

What's going on?

You're in a bathtub in an empty apartment. You dialed 911.

I was... There was gas on that.

Someone trapped me in here.

There's no sign of gas, ma 'am.

Or anything that could have let gas in. This unit has an electric stove.

But I heard and I... I saw smoke.

Have you eaten anything today, ma 'am?

It's not uncommon for vision to distort before fainting. No, I didn't faint.

I saw it coming from under the door that...

That's slammed shut and locked.

That doesn't come from not eating.

But this door can't be locked from the outside.

What?

There you go.

How are you feeling now?

I don't know.

I'm... Oh, no. I have to go.

Ma 'am, you really ought to stay and be examined by the paramedics. No, I can't.

It's work. I have to go.

Principal Warren, I was looking for Amy. Have you seen her?

I have.

Do you mind telling me where she is?

Amy had to take an incomplete on her assignment today because she couldn't

answer her peers' questions.

Her teacher had no way of helping her.

So now we're going to have to find time for her to do it all over again before

the summer session ends.

I had no intention of missing her presentation. You wouldn't believe.

Frankly, I don't want to hear it.

It appears you have a lot going on, and this stuff isn't working out.

I gave you a second chance after the fight, and then again with the Greg

situation.

But this is the last straw.

Please. I have a police report. Well, I don't have one yet, but I will. I am so

sorry. But enough is enough.

Amy has had enough. She requested that I let you go.

Good luck with everything.

Believe me, I did everything I could to be there.

Just let me explain. I don't want your excuses.

Maybe just hear her out? No.

I'm sorry.

Amy's been through a lot.

Maybe you should just go.

Excuse me?

Maybe you should go. What are you doing with an underage girl anyway?

Hey, I can see what you're saying.

I'm almost 18.

You can't tell me what to do.

Besides, Nate's the only person I can rely on right now.

You can rely on me.

I never wanted to miss today. I got trapped up.

I just want you to leave me alone.

Tell her I'm sorry.

She's gone now.

Did I make a huge mistake?

I know my mom thinks I'm better off without her, and so do you, but... We

think that you deserve someone who isn't going to flake out on you.

That's all.

I guess I kind of thought she, like, believes in me.

I believe in you.

I don't know what I'd do without you.

I'm not sure what you want me to do here, miss.

You left the scene of the supposed crime before you could even get examined. I

told you I had somewhere very important to be, but... Look at this.

This woman is my student's mother.

And she not only verbally threatened me, but she also happens to work at the

very same real estate agency whose listing I was attacked at.

And this...

This note was wrapped around a rock that was thrown at my car window.

It's clearly a pattern of me being targeted.

I see.

What reason does this woman have to harm you?

I don't know.

Jealousy, paranoia. Apparently she got her daughter's previous interpreter

and I kissed her ex -husband or current husband, technically.

That's a lot.

But still, a big leap.

From jilted wives to dangerous assailants.

Do you have any proof?

Unfortunately, everything you've shown me so far is simply circumstantial. If I

had proof, I would have come to you sooner.

What if we proved I was gassed?

It could still be in my system, right? I could get a blood test.

Sure, you could get a blood test.

But even if there's something there, it isn't direct evidence that the Natalie

woman did it.

Wasn't that your job?

I mean, come on, he's clearly the prime suspect.

Prime suspect.

I think you've been watching one too many cop shows, miss.

What happened? Are you okay?

Craig, please.

Look, you've been ignoring my phone calls, and then I get word from

Warren that Amy needs a new interpreter. What is she talking about?

It's a long story.

Do you want to come in?

You really think Natalie is trying to hurt you?

I'm fairly certain she's at least the one who reported me to Principal Warren.

Honestly, that sounds like her.

And she's all bark, no bite. I think deep down she means well.

I guess you would say that about your wife.

Huh?

Principal Warren told me you're still married.

Tiffany, it's... Is it true?

Technically.

Look, I filed the paperwork ages ago. Natalie's just been dragging these last

few steps out for over six months now, but we are finished.

And what about that teacher you had an affair with?

Oh, God, Tiff.

It was a short -lived sling during a very dark moment.

Look, I promise I am not trying to give you the runaround.

Look, I think what we have is special.

I'm not going to mess it up. I will answer any questions that you have.

But first, we have got to find out who is really after you.

We?

You don't think I would make you do this alone, do you?

First things first.

We need to talk to Amy.

What is she doing here?

I think there's been some confusion as to what Tiffany's job is and she wants

explain.

I'm so sorry about missing your presentation. I don't want to hear it.

You know, I found some stuff out about you online today after you left.

I was starting to feel bad about getting you fired, but it looks like I may have

dodged a bullet.

Or maybe a truck.

Amy. That's right.

Your old student?

The one who died?

Not something you cared to put on your resume, huh?

That is enough, Amy. Stop.

Wait, did you know?

And you still let the school hire her?

There are circumstances that you don't know about.

You're liars.

Both of you.

I ruined everything.

Just, just give her some time.

Do you want to talk about it?

Not really.

Anyway, I thought you already knew.

Just what I read in the headlines.

I don't know what actually happened from your side.

This deaf school I taught at, it was... Beautiful Montessori -style place.

They encourage us to teach in unconventional ways.

One. So one day.

Two.

Three. I brought my group of first graders to the nature reserve.

I was just trying to teach them about types of trees.

It was the biggest regret of my life.

It wasn't your fault, Tiffany.

Of course I was.

I was his teacher.

I tried to accept it, to forgive myself.

I thought that maybe if I could help Amy, I could rewrite my inheritance. But

failed.

Again.

Now you, you haven't failed anyone.

You don't understand.

I should go.

Everything is going to be all right.

Good night.

Hey, Lee. I just wanted to see if you're ready to be picked up.

I'm just leaving Craig and Amy's now.

So you're talking to him again?

Yeah, kind of.

He's helping me fix things with Amy.

Sorry, Tiff. I'm lonely at home and forgot my laptop.

Tiff?

Hello?

Hey, Tiff.

Y 'all?

Hey, Tiffany, is everything okay? You called twice.

Yeah, sorry. I just wanted to make sure you and Amy were safe.

Yeah, we're fine.

Someone broke into my house last night and I wasn't home, but Ryan was

shot. What?

Is he okay?

Yes, he's in stable condition and Leah's with him.

I'm going to go pick up my car and then I'll head to the hospital.

Okay, I can meet you there in about an hour.

No, it sounds like you need some support. I want to be there for you.

Do you think Natalie could be capable of something like this?

Of hurting your brother -in -law?

I know it sounds crazy, but a lot of signs have been pointing to her.

Look, Tiffany, we've talked about this.

Natalie's a lot of things.

Gotcha. Heard.

Leah? Yes, it's me. Hi.

Jeez, Tiffany, you scared me half to death.

I was being chased and... And you crashed your car into a ditch.

Luckily, you don't have any broken bones, but you must have gotten severe

whiplash to give yourself a blackout concussion.

Did you talk to the police?

Yeah, they said to file a report whenever you're ready.

I can't believe this is happening. The two most important people in my life

almost died within...

24 hours of each other.

Lee, it's not a coincidence.

I believe you.

I'm sorry that I ever questioned it.

Tiffany?

Tiffany, what happened?

Craig? I went to your brother in those rooms. He said you were here in the ER.

Are you okay?

Speaking of, I should check on him.

Let me know if you need anything.

Thanks, Lee.

Your sister, I take it?

I'll take it easy.

So what happened?

I was run off the road by a black sedan.

It's the exact same car that Natalie has.

I don't think she's who you think she is.

Is your mom late, too?

Are you waiting for your mom?

You're learning sign language?

Trying.

Not doing great at it, obviously.

No, it's great.

I mean, it's great that you're learning.

But I can read lips pretty decently up close, just don't like turning your head

or anything.

Whoa, Amy, that's really good.

Nate.

Um, he's kind of my boyfriend.

The guy you were with the other day?

He's cute.

Well, uh, see you later?

Is she one of your friends?

Uh, yeah.

Let's get out of here.

I'll take you to dinner.

There has to be an explanation for all this.

Do you remember anything else about the vehicle?

I got a picture.

I need to call Officer Romero. Do you know where my phone is?

Do you think they would have left it in the car?

No, it's here.

It's here.

I don't know if it's turning on.

What?

You've got to be kidding me.

I finally got concrete evidence and it's destroyed?

Well, there must be traffic cameras or witnesses or something.

I guess we're going to find out. Can I buy a phone? Yeah.

Precinct 589.

Officer Romero, please.

Ms. Cole, I'm glad you called. We got your blood results back.

There were some irregularities, but it had been too long to see if... No, I'm

calling to tell you I took a photo of the license plate. All right, slow down.

You said you had a license plate number?

I can look it up right now.

No, I had a plate number. I got a photo of it, but my phone was destroyed in the

crash. There have to be traffic cameras, right?

Um, it started with a nine and then an L, M.

I think there was a V somewhere in the middle.

That's all that I can remember.

Okay. I think with the make and model of the car, we may be able to find

something.

Hmm.

That's not ideal.

What's not ideal?

The result didn't yield back as narrow of a pull as I'd like.

I'll begin to sift through and keep you posted with any further developments.

That's great. That's just great!

What is this?

Could this be some sort of...

Listening device?

That would explain how they knew where you were this whole time.

I don't even know anyone who would know how to use one of these things.

If you're a tech nerd, like me, it means you only live online.

I know about life, too.

Is there anyone on your list with the name Nate or Nathan?

What's going on?

Uh, there is a Nathan McFadden.

McFadden? Did you say?

Uh, McFadden, yeah.

Why?

No, no, no, no, no.

It's him.

The one who's been behind all of this.

It's Nate McFadden.

Tiffany, are you going to tell me what's going on?

Who is Nate?

It's Amy's Nate.

He's Leo's older brother.

Leo?

Leo from the accident?

It had to have been him the whole time.

We need to find Amy. Yeah, I'm on it.

No, John, I asked for the paperwork this morning, but I guess I'm gonna get it

tomorrow. Yeah, if that's what has to happen.

I... Oh, hey, Bree.

Hey, Ms. Simmons.

Anybody left their boyfriend?

What?

What? Who?

Nate? Yeah, that's the guy. He's, like, super cute, right?

Craig, please tell me what is going on.

What?

Nate picked Amy up from school.

No. Yeah, but Natalie has her location tracked on her phone.

Oh, good.

We can have her send a location to Officer Romero on our way.

What are you doing?

I thought we were going to dinner. Change of plan.

This is ridiculous. I'm fine.

What's going on?

It's Nate. It's been Nate all along.

Who's Nate?

Leo's brother.

Hey,

hey. You should stay. I'll go.

I'm going?

I'm the one who needs to face him. Okay, what are you talking about, Tiff? Just

slow down for a second. I can't slow down. I need to go now.

You are hurt.

You need to rest.

Lee, you know better than anyone the guilt I felt for Leo's accident. I'm not

letting something like that happen again.

Well, then I'm coming with you.

You need to stay with Ryan.

Craig will be with me. I'll be fine.

All right, still moving.

He's heading west.

Let me see the map.

They're headed for the nature reserve.

That's where Leo died.

It says we're here.

We are.

They could be anywhere.

Let my daughter go.

Sorry, man.

No can do.

It didn't kill your brother, Nate.

It was an accident.

An accident that happened on your watch.

The field trip was your idea. You took your eyes off of him.

I know.

And it's taken a toll on me every day ever since.

Taken a toll?

On you?

You destroyed my family.

I didn't know.

Of course you didn't.

Because you're selfish.

And careless, and I am not going to let you recklessly destroy another helpless

family. She's not destroying our family, Nate. Oh, really?

Isn't she the reason you're here right now?

So it's been you all along?

Why not just kill me from the start?

I didn't want to have to resort to that.

I thought just getting you fired would be enough to make sure you never worked

with students again.

And then it became clear not even that was going to stop you.

And then that guy came into your house instead of you, and I didn't want to

shoot him.

That's on you.

And then the car crash. I mean, why won't you just die?

And now, here we are.

I can say I didn't expect me and Amy's date night to end up like this, but when

I saw your text, I know I didn't have a choice.

And I figured, what better place to end this once and for all?

Then the place where it all began.

Please just let my daughter go, Nate.

If I let her go, you'll leave.

And I'll end up in jail.

And I won't go down without finishing what Tiffany started.

Hey.

I have to protect you.

Hey, you are the only person left that I love.

Don't listen to him.

What do you say?

Now that you know what a monster Tiffany is, you want to help me stop her?

Good.

I'm in.

But I want to do it myself.

Even better.

A kniving little...

Don't

hurt me.

Yes, I do.

You saved my life.

You saved mine.

Can I

have everyone's attention, please?

First off, I want to thank you all for being here today to celebrate Amy's

graduation. It truly means the world to us to have all of you here to celebrate

this special day.

My Amy, I want to congratulate you on the

obstacles that you have overcome to be here today and on the bright future

you have ahead of you as an art and media design major.

I am so proud and I cannot wait to see what you accomplish.

I've learned an important lesson.

from someone who has become very special to me and to Amy.

The ability to communicate with one another is truly a gift.

So thank you, Tiffany, for bringing that back into our

life.