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(door opens)

First, I break my wrist

because our neighbor is too lazy to clean up his spill.

Then I go to check the mail, the lock is broken!

What?

Somebody stole the mail! On the up side,

you can't pay a bill that you don't have. (laughs)

You know the laundry room's been vandalized?

There's new graffiti on the side of the building,

and yesterday, I put the grocery bags down for, like, a second,

and someone stole our lunch meat!

-Lunch meat? -(laugh) Yeah.

-Oh no, that was me. -What?

Sorry, Ms. G, but you buy the good stuff.

Somebody needs to do a better job at securing this building

and my lunch meat.

Hey, Nia.

Dude, you said "hi Nia," like, five times today.

-Think she gets it. -Hey, studies show that

repetition makes an impression.

Studies also show you should leave my sister alone.

(scoff) Don't hate, Booker.

Okay, where are William and Jordan?

They should be here by now.

Oh, you mean William and Jordan

from my science honors class?

-Yeah, when did you start hanging out with them? -(scoffs)

When they realized I was that dude.

What dude?

The dude that gets them discounts at the barbershop.

(knocking)

-Yo, what up? (laughing) -Hey, what's up, man?

What's good? Uh, fam?

William and Jordan. William and Jordan, fam.

Alright, cool. Let's go.

(door shuts)

So, Ms. G,

where's that good stuff?

It's probably across the hall.

-♪ Hey ♪ -♪ Yo ♪

♪ Let me tell you somethin' ♪

♪ Had my vision all worked out ♪

♪ But then life had other plans ♪

♪ Tell 'em, Rae ♪

♪ It's crazy when things turn upside down ♪

♪ But ya gotta get up and take that chance ♪

-♪ Maybe I'm just finding my way ♪ -♪ Learning how to fly ♪

-♪ Yeah, we're gonna be okay ♪ -♪ Ya know I got you, right? ♪

♪ It might be wild, but ya know that we make it work ♪

♪ We're just kids caught up in a crazy world ♪

-♪ C'mon! ♪ -♪ It's Raven's Home ♪

-♪ We get loud! ♪ -♪ It's Raven's Home ♪

♪ It's our crowd! ♪

♪ Might be tough, but together we make it look good ♪

♪ Down for each other like family should ♪

♪ It's Raven's Home ♪

♪ When it's tough ♪

-♪ It's Raven's Home ♪ -♪ We got love ♪

♪ 'Cos no matter the weather, ya know we gon' shine ♪

♪ There for each other, ya know it's our time ♪

(Raven laughing)

Yep! That's us.

(laughing)

♪ ♪

Hey, yo!

I can see a carnival from up here!

(sniffing) I can smell the cotton candy!

This thing is incredible.

(coughing)

Nah, man.

What you're smelling is this.

Hey, man, w-w-where'd you get a vape from?

From my older brother. Wanna try?

Nah, man, I'm-I'm good.

Come on. We thought you'd be down.

You vape, too, Curtis?

Oh, sure. Yeah, yeah. I vape all the time.

-(coughing) -(laughing)

Boy, that, um,

that does look like fun.

-Oh, what's going on up here? -Uh, nothing, nothing!

Yeah, we were just leaving.

(door opens)

(door shuts)

(sigh)

(neck cracking)

What do we have here?

Meow...

♪ ♪

Oh, man! We're almost out of Hula-Loops!

Auntie Rae said she wasn't gonna buy anymore

because they're too expensive,

which means that takes away from her wig money.

Yo, Nia, check this out!

There's a Hula- Looping contest,

and if we win, we could get a lifetime supply of Hula-Loops.

Oh, okay. What do we have to do?

Uh, we-we just need to record ourselves Hula-Looping,

and the longest video wins.

The standing record is 20 minutes and 2 seconds.

Oh. Well, if only we knew

-a really good camera person. -Yeah.

You don't! You know an amazing camera person!

-I'm in. -Great.

Alright. Now, all we have to do is get some hula hoops.

Oh, Sienna and her little sister have some stored

in the basement. We can just borrow those.

Tess, how do you know what they have stored in the basement?

The less you know, the better.

♪ ♪

-Hello, Raven. -Hey, hey, Mr. Clark. How you doing?

Uh, what happened? Is little Whiskers hiding from you again?

No. Actually,

Booker and his little friends

dropped something on the rooftop.

Oh, no no. This doesn't belong to my son.

I saw him and his friends fooling around on the rooftop,

and that fell as they were leaving.

I'm gonna need you to hear me when I say

that my son doesn't smoke,

and he certainly doesn't vape. Okay?

Booker!

Hey, what's, uh, what's going on, Ma?

I just got a visit from Mr. Clark,

and he claims that you and your friends

dropped a vape.

Do you know anything about that?

Well, um...

(whooshing)

I told you no one would ever find out.

(whoosh)

A vape?

No. No, I don't-- I don't know anything about that.

Okay, good. Just...

be careful of the company you keep.

You know what I always say.

You gon' get it?

And...

Your friends' bad decisions can negatively impact you.

I know, Mom, but don't worry.

My friends are cool peeps.

You know why they're cool peeps?

-'Cause you're a cool peep. (laugh) -'Cause I'm a cool peep.

Why don't you put these groceries away,

so you can stay a cool peep?

Okay, alright.

♪ ♪

Raven: There's a lot of stuff happening around this building,

and now my baby is being blamed

for something he didn't do.

A-and his friends are cool peeps.

-He said so himself! -Yeah.

W-we need to start a building watch group.

Yeah. I guess there'd be less crime

if we had our neighbors watching out for each other.

Yes! Yes, we'd gather the neighbors together,

share information about, uh, about shady activity,

and ask the management to install

more cameras around the building.

Ooh, no, Rae, that would mean I'd have to be,

like, camera ready 24/7.

(laughing) That's crazy.

I'm in.

♪ ♪

I told you guys it was cooler to eat lunch

in here than in the cafeteria.

It's so much more chill without all those teachers around.

You know what I'll have for dessert?

Crème brulée.

Ooh! Fancy!

-Wanna try? -No.

You know, after yesterday,

I read online how addictive vaping is.

Dude, old people made that up to stop us from having fun.

Come on, don't be a loser.

Yeah, Booker, don't be a loser.

You guys think I'm a loser because I don't wanna vape?

You know what? I'm starting to think you guys are losers.

Oh, look at how cool I am. I'm vaping.

(inhale) Cotton candy! (inhale) Crème brûlée!

(coughing)

But I can't stop coughing for 25 minutes!

-You see the fun I'm having? -(blows whistle)

Now, what are you guys do-- Booker!?

-What is in your hand? -It's his vape, Coach Spitz.

He was trying to get us to do it with him.

Wasn't he, Curtis?

-He was. -But, we told him no.

You three, out.

Coach Spitz, they're lying. That isn't mine.

Then why was it in your hand?

And why would all three of them lie on you?

Because I took it from them to show how stupid they looked!

Yeah. Well, unfortunately for you,

we have a zero tolerance policy.

Now, come with me. I'm calling your mom. You're suspended.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(muttering)

I gotta drive with one arm! (muttering)

I can't believe you! My child!

My child! Mine!

So, um, glad we had this talk.

(high pitched squeaking) Where you think you're going?

-So, we're not done yet. -Oh! Oh, no!

Two days, Booker!

Two days you got suspended from school.

That goes on your school record!

-Mom, I know-- -And let's not forget

that you lied right to my face

when I asked you if you knew anything about that vape.

Mom, I know, and I'm sorry.

But, you have to believe me.

Why? Why I gotta believe you?

William, Jordan, and Curtis are setting me up.

(gasp) What, are those those cool peeps you told me about

the first time you lied to me?

I told you, watch the company you keep.

I am so disappointed in you, Booker.

Is the coast clear?

I was gonna speak up for you, but, uh,

I'm trying to live, bro.

♪ ♪

There you go! There you go! There you go!

Alright, it's dropping. Cut.

Oh, sorry. Sorry, guys. Lemme try again.

Now, you're hooping! Now, you're-- Oh, come on.

Come on, Nia! Get your hips in the game!

We need that cereal!

It's hard to focus on some silly contest

with all that's going on with Booker.

Silly? A lifetime supply of Hula-Loops?

What is silly about that?

Nia, are you in or are you out?

I mean, I've got a full production schedule to keep here.

I'm out.

I need to help Booker figure out a way to clear his name.

Maybe she's right. We should go.

Ho! Not so fast!

We're gonna do our part by winning that cereal,

so Booker has something to eat while he's on suspension.

Okay.

Get my good side.

♪ ♪

Chels, I'm so mad at Booker. I don't know what to do.

Yeah. Rae, I wish I could offer up some advice,

but honestly, I...

I don't know what I'd do, you know?

They're kids! They're... they're gonna make mistakes.

Okay, we better get this meeting started

before Ms. Pearl tucks all the plastic forks in her purse.

Um, hello, everyone,

and welcome to the first watch group meeting.

Now, as you all know,

management has put cameras all over the building,

so I will be needing everyone's email address

so I can send you the footage as needed.

Well, I don't have an email address.

Can't you just put it in my regular mailbox?

No, ma'am. That's actually one of the reasons we're here.

The mailboxes have been tampered with.

Well, how do I get an email address?

How about I set you up, Ms. Pearl?

Huh? What would you like your email address to be?

How about my name? Pearl Saunders.

How about, uh, PearlS9933?

-Who's that? -Well, Pearl Saunders is already taken.

They done stole my name, too?

Now, would anybody like to report a criminal activity?

Yeah. I would like to report

that someone stole my cats' socks out of the dryer.

My babies have not been the same without their footies.

Oh. Oh, you're for real. Okay, um... (clears throat)

-I'ma make a memo. -(beep)

Mr. Clark missing...

cat footies.

I'd like to report this lemonade.

It's too sweet! You trying to take my last good tooth?

Ms. Pearl, that's not really a real complaint--

Go ahead.

Say it into your little phone.

-(beep) -Ms. Pearl...

lemonade.

(clears throat)

Tooth.

♪ ♪

Booker, I have a way for you to clear your name.

Hold up, hold up now. I got a list of my own.

Number one,

get revenge on William, Jordan, and Curtis.

Number two,

get revenge

on William, Jordan, and Curtis.

Number three, get...

some actual cotton candy.

Got me craving.

Book, you don't have to get revenge on anyone.

They're already poisoning their own bodies by vaping.

Did you hear about that kid whose vape exploded and broke his jaw?

That's awful.

But, that's why I never vaped,

and I don't ever plan to.

Just can't believe Curtis sold me out.

Why would he do that?

He was probably just trying to fit in.

Well, listen,

you remember when I ran against

Danisha and Linda for student council?

See, Danisha thought she was gonna win

just because she was popular,

-but Linda thought that because she was-- -Nia, Nia, Nia.

(chuckle) J-just get to the point for me.

Right. Well, I realized that it was neither of those things.

See, I realized that if I wanted to win student council,

I was gonna have to bone up on school policies--

Nia...

Right. Sorry.

The point is, any Carver student can challenge a suspension.

You just need proof.

Nia, that's great!

Why didn't you start with that?

Hey, you're suspended. You've got time.

You know what? I'm, uh, I'm happy I voted for Danisha.

Wait, Booker, you really didn't, right?

♪ ♪

Sup, Booker? Aren't you suspended?

Yeah. Yeah, I am. And it should be you.

I just came here to pick up my assignments, but, uh,

why did you lie and say that vape was mine?

Well, it was yours at the time. You were holding it.

(laughing)

So you-- so you got jokes?

Dude, calm down.

Don't tell me to calm down.

Hey, I got suspended because of you.

And I got in trouble with my mom.

I thought we were friends. Why would you do this to me?

Stop being so dramatic!

You cost my brother a vape.

Look, man, I'm gonna need you

-to tell Coach Spitz the truth. -The truth?

And then what? I get in trouble,

ruin my spotless record, and disappoint my parents?

I told you no one would ever find out.

Sorry you had to take the fall, but better you than me.

Well, you know what? Now, everyone's gonna know the truth

because I...

-recorded the conversation. -(scoff)

Booker, if you're gonna record someone confessing,

you may wanna press the record button beforehand.

Hm?

(nervous laugh)

Man!

Any-any chance we can redo this conversation?

-No. -No? You sure? Just...

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(heavy breathing)

-(beep) -That was amazing!

How many minutes?

21 minutes, 27 seconds.

(laugh)

-Let's play it back! -Alright.

Well, the good news is you beat the record!

The bad news is...

we didn't catch it on tape.

What? How?

Well, your phone's dead,

and probably because I recorded everything.

I mean, your 12 minutes and six seconds,

your 14 minutes of just smack talking,

and 10 minutes of you

telling me to stay put and forget the charger.

So, really,

it's not my fault.

♪ ♪

Thank you so much and welcome back.

Listen, our last meeting

-got a little off track. -Yeah.

So, I'd like to start this one with an exercise

in how to keep your eyes open (chuckle).

Ready? And...

act.

(grunts)

(gasp)

(over-the-top) Oh my goodness!

Someone just stole a hundred dollars

out of my bag! Oh no!

Did anyone see anything?

I said, did anyone see anything!?

(mouthing)

Now remember, this is an exercise in attention to detail.

When reporting a crime,

you wanna make sure you give accurate information.

Ms. Pearl, what'd you see?

I saw the worst acting I seen

since that off-Broadway production of Bats 16 years ago.

(gasp)

That was you in the audience?

Unfortunately.

Okay, alright, let's forget about the acting.

What'd you see in regards to the crime?

Her acting was the crime!

Okay! Okay!

(sigh) Listen, did anybody else see anything?

I did. Yeah.

Um, there are a lot of distracting shiny things

on that bag. (chuckle)

You just wanna swat at them.

(meowing)

Okay.

Alright, I think we're done for the day, people.

-Yeah. -Please just remember

to keep your eyes and ears peeled.

If you see something,

say something, okay? Thank you.

Eyes open. Keep your eyes and paws open. Thank you.

In your text message,

you said there would be soft drinks provided.

Oh. Look at you paying attention to detail.

Uh huh.

♪ ♪

Hey, what's up, Curtis? Uh, thanks for coming.

William told me about the recording,

so don't even try it.

Pssh. Come on, man.

I'm done with that. Look, you can even hold my phone.

(mutter)

(beep)

What's up, Curtis? I thought we were friends.

We are.

Well then, why'd you go along

with William and Jordan lying on me?

I don't know.

William didn't wanna get in trouble,

and you know Jordan was gonna side with him.

Yeah, but you didn't have to.

And I can't believe you're vaping.

You know, when you can't stop coughing,

that's your body telling you to knock it off.

Honestly, it's not that good

for something that's supposed to taste like candy.

Yeah.

Look, that's just how they get kids to try it.

It's candy that can give you lung disease

and kill you.

What happened to you, man?

We used to ride the school bus together,

and now you're throwing me under it?

I'm sorry, Booker,

but what do you expect me to do?

Well, I expect for you to speak up for me

at that disciplinary hearing tomorrow.

(scoff)

That's not gonna happen.

♪ ♪

Spitz: Thanks everyone for coming.

Booker has requested a student tribunal.

Like many of you, I didn't know what that was,

but Nia let me know.

You're welcome.

Always check your bylaws, people.

That's something a real student council president would do.

Why don't we hear from the accused?

Booker, we're all aware of your infraction.

What do you have to say in your defense?

(sigh) Coach.

Committee.

I have never vaped.

-And that's the truth. -And I can testify to that as a character witness.

My brother makes good choices.

Most of the time.

Nia, Nia, I got this. I got this, thank you.

Okay, before,

I used to think vaping could only poison your body.

But now, I realized...

that it can also poison friendships.

I saw you with the vape.

That's because he took it away from William.

That's a lie!

-(blows whistle) -Quiet!

Now, why should I believe you?

Before, you told me it was Booker's. Now, it's William's.

He's probably got one in his pockets now.

William, stand up and empty your pockets.

Both pockets.

(murmuring)

It's just a pen, Coach.

Oh, really? Well, I happen to need a pen!

Lemme see.

Oh, wait, this might actually not be a pen after all.

No, it's not. This is a vape.

(murmuring)

Now, you kids need to know how dangerous these things are.

They're addictive and they have chemicals.

Do you know there's formaldehyde in them?

That's the stuff they keep the dead frogs in in the science lab.

Yeah, and vapes put all that in your lungs.

Just because I had a vape in my pocket,

doesn't mean that Booker's not guilty.

I saw him vape.

No one's ever seen me vape, have they?

Oh! Wow.

Well, I've seen enough. Let's take a vote.

Faculty and students in favor of lifting Booker's suspension,

raise your hands.

Those opposed?

You guys don't get to vote.

Booker, your suspension is officially lifted,

and your school record will be cleared.

(indistinct)

I'm sorry I didn't say anything before.

I forgive you, bro.

Just thanks for having my back.

William, Jordan, Curtis,

in my office.

-We're moving! We're moving! -(blows whistle)

Hey! Hey, Coach Spitz, while you're here,

I'd like to request a recount on the student council election.

Did Danisha win fair and square?

Let's let the people decide!

They already did, Nia. Let it go.

Okay. I will.

No, you won't.

He's right. He's right.

♪ ♪

(sigh)

Just eat it, Tess.

I can't. It's the last Hula-Loop.

Dang, Tess, you got major hooping skills.

What do you mean, Ms. B?

I'm watching the security footage from the roof.

What, the what?

Yeah, girl, you went, like, 21 minutes plus!

How do you have that footage?

Well, I'm in charge of the neighborhood watch group,

so I have access to everything.

Ms. B, can I use this to submit it

to the Hula-Loops competition?

Of course you can. It has the time stamp

and the date stamp. It's very official.

Come on, little loop. Let's submit our video.

Both: We did it!

Yes! I am so proud of my babies

for working together to clear Booker's name.

Aw, you called me your baby again.

Mom, I should've told you the truth from the beginning.

I, um, I think I've learned my lesson.

Oh. What lesson is that?

That vaping is poison.

And?

This might take a while.

Uh...

Be careful of the company you keep?

-And? -Don't lie to your mama?

Exactly.

Good. (chuckle)

-You're still on punishment. -Okay.

♪ ♪

(thinking) A lifetime supply?

This is the worst idea ever.

(thinking) What I'm saving on cereal, I'm spending on milk!

(thinking) Pfft! I was fantastic in Bats!

Ms. Pearl just doesn't know good theater.

(thinking) I can't tell if I'm still being punished or not.

(thinking) Why am I eating part of a balanced breakfast

for lunch and dinner?

(thinking) Yay! Best day ever.

♪ ♪