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Why are there no cabs in this city?

There are. They probably just don't come around these parts.

What was that?

Car backfiring?

I've played enough Grand Theft Auto to know that that is not a car backfiring.

Oh, my God. It's okay. Everybody calm down. We're fine.

We're fine. It's fine.

Well, yeah.

I never visualized this.

Lauren Tate?

Lauren Tate, are you out there somewhere?

Guys, where are we?

Somewhere between where we need to be and where we don't want to be. That GPS

app messed us up. Okay, we want to go west. Which way is that? That way, I

think. Right? I hope we're going north. We've got to find Sunset.

There's a... compass on my phone that's probably in Swedish.

I think we can figure out Swedish for North. It's probably just the one with

the arrow pointing up.

Yeah, no, this way is definitely Nor.

Oh, okay. You guys, what if we're already above sunset?

Lauren, Lauren, where are you? Eddie just announced three finalists and

you're one of them.

I don't understand why you're not here yet.

I'm starting to get really worried. Where are you?

Um, okay, call me as soon as you get this and just let me know you're okay.

Okay, now, before we bring up our three finalists, I want to take time to

introduce the two judges that are going to be helping me pick tonight's winner.

So first up, from my record label, she can't play an instrument, she can't

carry a tune to save her life. Trust me, I've heard it, unfortunately.

Now, why is she here, you ask? Because she knows the business.

better than anybody around.

Y'all give it up for Jada Grayson.

And next to her, the 800-pound gorilla in the game.

This guy is my favorite record producer.

Now, trust me, you guys, when I tell you this, this guy gets things done.

He did my first two albums, and maybe if I ask nicely, he'll do my next.

Huh? We'll see about it. All right, y'all give it up for Graham Nigel

Nielsen.

Now, thank you two so much for being here tonight. You're helping me out a

lot. And everybody's really excited for the show.

So what we're going to do, we're going to take a break so the three can set up

their stuff up here. And then we're going to bring them up one by one so

they can play for y'all.

What's going on? Where's my chain? I don't know.

She RSVP'd, so I assume she's on her way.

I mean, I didn't choose her for the top ten, so... She's a great songwriter.

Yeah, but a very unreliable finalist. All right, relax, but I told you so,

Steph. All right, we're in trouble. I need your help. What do we do? All

right, well, first off, you gotta stretch.

Give your girl some time to get here.

Secondly, we need to come up with a backup plan in case she never makes it.

She'll make it.

We're never gonna make it. Don't say that.

She's right.

We've been let down by our sense of direction, technology, construction, and

you guys are trying to walk in heels? This is hopeless. Maybe we should just

try calling a cab. We won't get there in time. Yeah, but at least we'll get

there. What do you think? Look.

Are you out of your mind? Hey, hey, hey, haven't you seen that movie?

What movie?

Any movie where someone tries to hitchhike. You could be kidnapped.

Chris, I just need to get to that club before I get disqualified. Okay, but

we're not hitchhiking.

You got a better idea?

Hey, look, bro, I'm a friend of Mac and Eddie.

Why is it your name on the guest list? I'm a last-minute add-on. I just flew in

from New York.

You don't recognize me?

From what?

Many, many productions, bro.

Jake Madsen, Eddie's manager, you know him?

Yeah. You rep speak. Call him.

I'm not gonna call Mr. Madsen. If you could just step outside, please. What

about Cynthia? Tell him about her. No, shit, I got this.

Okay, I got Chloe Carter's mother here.

Okay, looks just like her, right?

She just came in. She wanted to surprise her. We wanted to make a grand entrance

so we couldn't tell anybody.

If we're stuck out here, Chloe's going to find out about it.

Forget Max and Jake. You do not want to be on our dark side. You feel me?

Don't tell anyone about this surprise.

Our first finalist of the evening is from the capital of Cajun.

He's a songwriter from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with his song, When You Come

Back to Me. Y'all give it up for the very talented Tatum Devereux.

This here's not already.

It looks like sunset up there. See all the lights?

Adam, there are lights everywhere.

That's definitely sunset. So now how are we getting to West Hollywood from here?

A bus?

What number?

I don't know.

What if we ended up on the wrong bus and went downtown or something?

Besides, we need exact change. Those bus drivers are irritable.

Okay, so we just have to find a store that can give us some change and we can

ask which bus we can take to get to West Hollywood.

That might be a problem. All I've seen are liquor stores and adult book

emporiums. Great! We'll just load up on porn and booze and then they'll have to

give us change.

Uh, oh, you're going to run on the crazy meter, Lo.

It's just a little bit frustrating. I just want to get to the club.

Visualize, Lauren, visualize.

What am I going to visualize? Adam getting mugs? Because I'm pretty sure

that's next. Okay, Lo, you've got to trust. Just keep it together.

What do you expect?

You know how important this night is to me. Yes, I do.

I got you into this. I will get you out. I need you to believe that.

On the bright side, you're not feeling any stage fright, right?

No, just a regular old kind of fright. Yeah.

Hey,

it's Adam. Where you at?

I'm Matt and Ruth.

Everybody give it up for Tatum.

Okay, everyone, we are going to now take a very short, short break.

All right, y'all get some food, get a drink, enjoy your evening, and we will

be right back.

Tatum's great, isn't he?

Yeah. He's good. You think he comes from a musical family? I mean, probably. His

song is exactly what we're looking for.

Yeah, he performed really well.

I mean, I can already see Eddie singing.

I mean, he could be a total chart climber. I think this guy's got the

contest in the bag.

Okay, maybe, but remember, we still got Blanca, and don't forget our dark horse,

Lauren. She might come here and just blow everyone out of the water.

No, she's got a show for us to do that.

Is your daughter here yet? No, not yet, and I'm worried sick.

I mean, I... She would never be late for this. Never. This is her dream.

Have you contacted her at all? Yeah, I've left like ten messages and texts.

I don't know. Maybe her battery's dead. I just wish I knew what's happening.

Okay, don't worry about it. There's still one performer ahead of her. She'll

be fine. I know, but if she doesn't show up in the next five minutes, I think I'm

going to go look for her.

Where? I don't know. I don't know. Drive around the neighborhood?

No, no, no. Then you'll both be missing. Don't worry about it. That's a stupid

plan, isn't it?

Hey, listen.

It's okay.

Sunset is probably packed at this time. There's like a parking lot and there's

construction everywhere. She's gonna be fine. I know. I hope you're right. I

just... I just know wherever she is, she's freaking out.

Okay. But she won't make it.

So, you're not much for amateur singing contests, huh?

Yeah, I don't know what I hate more, the amateur part or the contest.

Oh, someone's not their usual perky self. Would you wake up on the wrong

side of Eddie's bed this morning? It was Eddie's bed, right?

Very funny, Lily.

I just have a lot on my mind right now. Anything you care to talk to a friend

about? Maybe a friend, but I don't want to talk to you about it. Hey, I thought

we were BFF after I brought you Daphne.

Great job. Do you see them anywhere near each other tonight? No, but I did see

your future father-in-law chatting up some other woman.

Yeah, me too.

I have way too much to worry about than the courtship of Eddie's father. I

thought you wanted him to be occupied.

Can you make him disappear, too?

So you're not a fan of his?

No, and he's not a fan of mine.

He wants me far away from Eddie, and I want him even further.

Can I report on this?

Okay, who's your pick for the contest tonight?

I just want the winner to be the person that's going to make this end the

fastest. I am so sick of this contest.

Well, that's not very supportive. Isn't this Eddie's baby?

He is determined to make someone's dreams come true, but why?

No one did that for me. I had to do it the old-fashioned way. Right. You slept

with whoever could help you out.

Maybe you should do some investigative reporting, Lily.

You'll find the list is a lot shorter than yours, I'm sure. I did do some

investigating.

And that list is short, which made me think I made a mistake.

Exactly.

Of course I didn't put Tyler Rourke on the list, or should I have?

Or are you just friends now?

Why don't you ask him? He likes the attention.

Is he here tonight?

Not a chance.

Why are we sneaking around like this? It's a surprise. We have to do it this

way. We have to stay hidden until the right moment. You know, I want to see my

daughter, but I don't know if this is all worth the trouble. I mean, is

Cynthia even out there? She's here, Jackie. I spotted her when we came in.

Well, then what are we waiting for? No, no, no. Not yet. Not yet.

Are you sure we're allowed to be in here? Yeah, of course. I come back here

all the time. It's a good, quiet place to get away from the noise and just

collect your thoughts.

No one's going to be mad that we're back here, right? All the singers are on

stage. We'll have the place to ourselves.

Why isn't the green room green?

Can you please stop asking so many questions?

You're making my head hurt.

Well, you know what? I don't know what you're up to, Tyler. Okay, you said we

were coming to a party and that Cynthia was, I mean, Chloe, was going to be here

and I was going to get to see her. You will when I say the time is right.

We don't want to give her a heart attack.

Why would she have a heart attack?

She knows I'm not dead. Jackie, please, can you just give me a second to think?

You don't have a plan, do you?

I'm just trying to figure out the best way to approach her, that's all.

You know, something's not right about this whole setup. What aren't you

telling me?

Listen, I'm going to go out there and see where Chloe is. If she's close, I'll

bring you out to her. Just tell her I'm here, okay? Look, I know what I'm doing.

Really? Because I don't think you can just... Okay, just kick back, get

comfortable. And don't leave this room.

What if someone comes in?

Just say you're someone's mom.

I am someone's mom.

Then it shouldn't be too hard to remember.

And whatever you do, don't tell anybody you're with me.

Oh, God.

How did I get here?

What does it matter? Tell them you took a cab or a taxi.

No, you nitwit. How did I get in this predicament?

You need the cash.

You don't want to go back to Fresno empty-handed, do you?

Thank you.

Is it my imagination or are you avoiding me?

No, no, at all, at all. It's just that, you know, one of our contestants hasn't

shown up yet, so we're looking for her all over the place. I keep getting the

feeling that you don't want me here.

Oh, no, at all.

Nonsense. I'm happy that you're here.

Oh, well, me too.

This place reminds me of the old days at the Rainbow. Do you remember?

Yeah, it was a long time ago.

Oh, God.

I'm sorry.

I'm being a complete idiot.

About what?

I just keep blabbing on about the good old days, and I wasn't even thinking

that maybe it's something you wouldn't want me bringing up every minute. No,

no, I don't have a problem with that. I mean, I miss Katie, of course, but, you

know, those were the good old days, and it's okay to remember the best time of

my life. Yeah, they were mine, too.

Right.

but I gotta keep moving forward, especially for Eddie's sake. Oh, I

completely understand.

Maybe we could start over.

I'm more interested in getting to know who you are now anyway.

Right. That sounds like a great idea. But right now, you do have to excuse me,

because I have to figure out what's going on with this group, okay? Oh, of

course. Okay.

Okay,

how's everybody doing?

All right, all right.

So... Let's get ready to hear from finalist number two. She hails from the

fun and sun capital of the world, Miami, Florida.

She's going to be rocking the house with her song, Hot Summer Nights. Let's give

it up for Blanca De La Fuente.

She's a little sex bomb, isn't she?

Yeah, we get it. You're from Miami.

Muy caliente.

We don't need another Shakira. And those hips are definitely lying.

Thank you so much for this opportunity today, Eddie.

Oh, yeah, definitely. You earned it.

So why don't you get up here and sing and show everybody why you deserve to be

in the finals.

L.A., get on your feet! This is how we do it in South Beach!

Can't sit still?

Afraid not.

Listen, I just checked with LAPD. Oh, my God. The police?

It's okay. It's okay. I just wanted to find out that there was no accidents,

you know? And?

Nothing. Nothing in the last couple of hours. Oh, thank God. At least not

involving your daughter in it. Thank God.

And I really thank you for doing that. Hey, you know, I couldn't bear to see

you upset.

I'm sorry I'm laying all this neurosis on you. It's okay.

I've got as much riding on this as you do. That's true. That's true. If it

weren't for you, Lauren wouldn't be in the finals.

I need her to be here. You know, if for some reason she doesn't make it... No,

let's not even go there right now. I know, but if for some crazy reason she

doesn't, is there anything that can be done?

I don't think so.

The contest will be over in an hour.

She's got to make it.

Guys, shouldn't we be able to see the Hollywood sign by now?

It's dark out. We're lucky we can see each other.

This whole night's just been a big bowl full of terrible.

How did we get into this mess?

Your nightmare on wheels of a car.

Well, we could have taken your car.

Are you kidding me? I'm too nervous to drive. Exactly. So you can't blame me

for this.

Okay, we could have taken your mom or your dad's car. Yeah, but last time we

did that, my mom put an APB out on us. What's an APB? I don't know. It's cop

talk. We just admit that mistakes were made tonight. Not by me. In case you

haven't noticed, I only pretend to be your agent or manager or documentarian,

not your chauffeur.

Really? Yeah, really. Okay, fine.

Awesome.

Adam, what's up, buttercup? You found us. Is that Ben? Hey,

Lauren. What's up, Mel? Hi.

I have never been so excited to see someone in my entire life.

You're a lifesaver. Scott, I can help you. You are a total rock star.

All right, everybody, buckle up. Next stop, rock and roll.

Let's put an epic fail as a girlfriend.

No, I'm not.

Then why is your boyfriend sitting alone having a make-out session with his

friend? He's having fun.

Oh, really?

Because from where I'm standing, he looks like he's about to bolt any

minute. That's what you think.

Why are you ignoring me?

You are getting plenty of attention.

Not the kind that I want.

Come on, join in, everyone.

I'm just over these lame high school parties.

Hey!

I'm sorry.

Get away from me.

Go play beer pong.

Cool. I got a winner!

Beer party.

Come on, stop being such a grump.

Let's dance. I love this song.

I'm not dancing.

This isn't my scene, Ed. It's a bunch of high school kids getting their groove

on. I think I'm gonna bounce.

Don't you dare. You're not leaving. What do you think everyone will... think do

you think i care what these idiots think i want you here that's not what matters

i have a brilliant idea

don't move i'll be right back

I got your text.

Yeah, I'm on my way.

Want some?

I have an idea.

How about the two of us go out for some?

Why? We have a freezer full of dessert.

Because it's spontaneous.

And today is turning into a spontaneous kind of day, don't you think?

Hmm, on one condition.

What? No conversations about the children.

Promise.

It will be a joy to pretend for one hour that they are grown, they are out of the

house, they are making it on their own, and we do not have to worry about them

anymore.

Then you've got yourself a date.

I'll drive.

Oh, you're leaving? Finished my pre-op appointment, so I'm headed home. You can

leave as well. Well, I just thought since the clinic was empty, maybe we

could hang out and talk or...

get a drink maybe another night i just i can't help but feel that you've been a

little upset with me lately and you know maybe we need to clear the air i'm not

upset ellie i'm exhausted i've had a long day i'm going home well if you're

going home to an empty house you can be a little late

I hope we make it on time.

Pedal to the metal?

No, please. I would also like to ride the live.

Besides, the faster you go, the more Lauren's hair starts to look like Marge

Simpson's. Let's just tame this.

My mom must be freaking out.

Where's my phone?

I don't know. Do you have it? No.

Do you have it? Do you have your phone? Oh, did I leave it in your car?

Can I borrow yours?

Yeah, of course. Let me just... Here.

Thank you.

Melissa, Melissa, where are you? Is Lauren with you?

No, Mom, it's me.

Oh, my God, Lauren, thank God. You had me scared to death. Where are you?

Melissa's car died, but it's okay. We got a ride. We're on our way.

What? Wait, what? Honey, I can't hear you.

Mom, did I make the finals?

Lauren, listen, you're breaking up. I'll call you back, okay?

Wait, no, did they announce the top three yet?

Hello?

And your battery died. Great.

Is there anything in your life that works?

Sorry. At least she knows you're okay. That's the important thing.

But I have no idea what's going on at the club. Did you make the top three? I

don't know. I could barely hear her.

Don't worry. We'll be there soon.

You've got to be kidding me.

Yeah, this is getting ridiculous. We're just gonna have to accept the fact that

what's-her-name isn't coming. Lauren.

Whatever, she's not here. It's a two-horse race now.

Can we add one of the others? Nah, man, it's too late. That person's tainted as

an alternate selection. It's not fair. We have to make this contest fair.

You're right. Yeah, I got news for you, man. I've been right all along.

All right, well, that's what I pay you for, because you're always right.

Just sometimes I don't listen. All right, well, listen to me this time. Go

confer with Graham and Jada.

Choose either the Miami Sound Queen or the Raging Cage, and then let's move on.

I hate to do this, but we gotta pick a winner now.

I

miss

this.

Me too.

It feels like forever since... Let's go to my office.

It's his favorite. Well, you should find a to-go cup because your booty boyfriend

just took off.

Where the hell did he go?

Why am I supposed to know?

He was texting like a maniac, and then he grabbed his jacket and left.

I can't believe this. Why would he do that to me?

You know, congratulations.

It's all yours. Just keep an eye on the animals, and please don't let them drink

all my dad's liquor.

Don't let them break anything else. No promises. Where are you going?

Wherever Phil is.

Why is it that ice cream at a restaurant always tastes so much better?

Because it's more expensive, your taste buds have to compensate.

This is decadently good.

We gotta go out more.

I mean, just the two of us.

Sometimes I feel like I get caught in this loop between work and home and work

and home, and I can't get off, and I miss alone time with you.

Are you saying we should start dating again, Mr. Sanders?

Mm-hmm.

I am.

I would like to take you out to dinner, and I would like to take you dancing,

and I want to take you up to Napa and Santa Barbara.

Like before we had kids?

Like before we had kids.

That sounds really selfish and mean, doesn't it? No.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to get back to something that we've maybe

lost a little bit since they've grown.

We haven't lost it, have we?

Based on this afternoon, no.

Where's Ray?

Phil's pal.

Ray.

Hello, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Sanders.

How you doing, Ray?

You know, hanging in there?

You seen Phil tonight?

No, sir. I mean, to be honest, I haven't seen him in a while.

Really? He told me that you two were hanging out last night.

Yeah, no, actually, yeah, we, uh, we grabbed a burger and then we drove

around for a little bit, but it was no big deal.

Mm-hmm.

You know, I gotta take off.

Good seeing you guys. You just got here, Ray.

I know, but I just remembered I got this thing for my dad I gotta do, so, uh, See

you later.

Okay, that was weird.

Wow, you make him nervous.

Something does.

Don't go there, Gus.

How can I not?

You know, we both have got to start paying closer attention, Lisa.

Both of us.

White car out there.

Hey.

Thanks for the quick turnaround.

Got the feeling it was important. Yeah, it is.

So you sell those computers yet?

No. Not yet, kid.

Soon. Why not? I mean, they're too hot to keep around here.

You come here to tell everyone how to do their job or just me?

I didn't mean it that way. I know how you meant it.

I need you to do some other work for me before any of us get paid for those

computers.

All right, what do you got?

Need you to brew some merchandise.

Electronics. That's my thing, piece of cake.

Maybe.

It's going to be a little tricky.

Always up for a challenge.

Well, this is less of a challenge and more like a test.

What kind of test? Do I need a number two pencil? Test to see if we are on the

same team.

Like an initiation?

No.

This isn't a sorority.

I just need to know that we're thinking the same way.

I take this seriously.

But you can leave at any time, get a real job.

I'm not going to get some Mick job ever.

Maybe. But I got no choice.

I don't have a 401k plan.

And I'm not taking the fall when you decide that playing burglar boy ain't

fun no more.

You understand what I'm saying to you?

It's not going to happen.

Prove it.

I already have. It's not even close.

We need to level the playing field. You and me. Get into trouble. Your old man

gets you out of it. I don't think my dad would bail me out.

Oh, he's going to bail you out.

Because you're his boy.

He's all about not giving me a damn thing.

Make your own way in the world.

He wouldn't even give me a job to one of his stores. Maybe fill out an

application. He wants me to start at the bottom.

But still, he doesn't want you to be in trouble.

Embarrass the family.

I think that my dad would let me rot in jail, just to prove a point. That's what

I think.

You know, I gotta admit, the way you describe him makes me kind of like the

guy. All right, what does this have to do with the job? What do you want me to

do? All right.

I want you to rip off your old man.

I trust you not to tell anybody about this. Don, we just made love.

That's all you can say to me? Ellie, please.

I know the drill. Keep your mouth shut.

You know why.

Because we work together and it wouldn't look right. Exactly right.

Well, I don't see you that concerned where Nora is involved.

Nora and I aren't involved. We're friends.

That's it. So you're saying that you and I are involved?

Yes, in a way.

That's the best you can do?

I'm afraid so. Trust me, it's for your own good.

Don, you really care about me, right? Of course I do. I'm trying to protect you

from office gossip.

Nobody needs to know our business.

I promise.

I won't tell us all.

I hope we can do this again soon.

All right, I want to thank our two amazing finalists, Tatum and Blanca.

All right, this has been a fun night. And trust me, you two have made the

judges' decisions really difficult.

Unfortunately, you guys, no word from our third finalist, Lauren Tate.

Disqualified!

This isn't fair, Jake. Something must have happened to her.

Well, what are we going to do? We can't hold the audience hostage.

I know. It's just such a shame.

This is ridiculous.

She should be kicked out of the competition.

You snooze, you lose.

Your compassion is overwhelming.

What kind of idiot blows an opportunity like this?

She clearly doesn't deserve to win.

Maybe I was right. Maybe she is a crazed fan.

Wait, you know this girl? Not personally, but her and Eddie have been

exchanging tweets, lyrics back and forth. He says she speaks to him. How

sweet.

Sweet, it's disgusting.

And what's even worse, she uses the Twitter name Love to Love You. Okay,

that hardly sounds like a stalker fan name. She sounds pretty harmless to me.

You haven't seen the way that Eddie fawns all over her.

All right, you're engaged to the guy with a ring that can knock out a horse.

And you're worried about some aspiring songwriter that's not in your league?

It's just annoying, that's all.

No, it's jealousy.

All right, guys, so I hate to do this, but we can't hold up the competition

anymore. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to huddle up with my two lovely

judges down there, and I'm going to make a decision based on these two exciting

performers that you just heard tonight.

You owe me a steal from my dad.

All right.

What do you want?

What do you think?

Cash? He's got a small safe in the house?

No. I'm talking merchandise.

Okay, from the store, then.

No, that's nickel and dime stuff.

The warehouse.

That's the big school.

So if I do this, what does that prove?

That proves that you and me are solid. That this relationship is more

important. And if I don't do this?

Get your grease, monkey!

off of me. This jacket is suede.

Fun's little hood rat hanging around outside.

Like she was trying to hear you guys.

Can I help you?

Me? Yeah. My car was just making this really weird clunk, clunk, clunk noise

and I was driving by and I saw you guys were open so I just walked over.

We're not open, actually.

You're gonna have to call the auto club. I mean, they'll tell you to a place that

can help you. You can't just look at it?

You know her?

No, I've never seen him before.

You're going to have to call the Auto Club.

You can wait here with Luis until they come.

That's okay. I'll just wait in my car.

You sure you don't know her?

No. I see her around here again.

She won't be able to call the Auto Club.

Or anyone else.

See what I'm saying here?

Where the hell is Adriana?

Phil, stop!

Why did you pretend that you didn't know me? They could have killed me.

I was trying to protect you.

You have no idea how dangerous those guys are. I don't want them knowing that

you're my girlfriend.

And BTW, nobody bought that lame-ass lie about your car breaking down. Okay, I'm

sorry that I'm not a better liar.

We all watched you drive away.

No clunk, clunk, clunk sound.

Okay, maybe you can tutor me on how to lie better. Maybe I should. You can

never go back there, Adriana. It's too dangerous.

I don't want you getting hurt.

Why didn't you tell me that you're leaving the party? What kind of

boyfriend does that?

I just had to take care of some business.

What kind of business? What do you really do for that guy? Don't tell me

that you fix cars.

Where are you going?

Don't tell me that the neighbors called the cops.

Get inside.

Right now.

Come on.

What happened to you? I'm so sorry. We had the worst luck. Her car broke down,

and then we got lost, and then we got pulled over. I've never been so stressed

out. Okay, all right. Well, you're here now, and you're safe. That's all that

matters. We've got to get you ready.

Get ready for what?

Your performance. You made the top three. Shut up. You didn't give her

messages. No, I left her my phone in her car.

What do you think? I've been freaking out. Eddie announced it a while ago. The

other two have already signed. We've got to get you ready. Well, she's not too

late, is she?

Well, well, well. Look who finally decided to show up. Hi, Jake.

So you're Lorraine Tate. It all makes sense now. Remember me?

You were not easily forgotten.

Please don't blame Lorraine. It's all my fault. My car broke down. It was a

deviant neighborhood in L.A.

Hi, I'm Adam. Hi.

And it's a little early to start showing such diva-like traits.

No, no, no. I am so sorry. You know that I wouldn't miss this for the world.

Calm down. I'm kidding.

All right? Take a deep breath.

Relax.

I just found out I made the top three.

The other two have already gone up, though.

Oh, no. Is it too late to perform?

Oh, you got here just in the nick of time.

So what do you say? You ready to sing?

I am. Yeah.

Okay.

Okay. Okay.

Oh.

Visualize. Visualize.

Visualize.

Well, looks like your crazed fan made it after all.

Hooray. I think she's actually pretty cute. Don't you think?

I mean, for a girl who cyber-socks her fiancé and writes deep poetry.

Where are you going?

Somewhere I can miss her performance.

Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God. How crazy is this?

It's all a bit surreal.

You have a death grip on my hand.

I'm sorry.

I'm just really nervous.

It's all right. I don't mind.

Just ease up a bit, all right?

Hey. Hi.

I told you she'd make it. Yeah, with four or five seconds to spare.

And you've never been more relieved in your life? Oh, no, on one level, yes.

And then, now I'm scared to death.

Wow, your life is one big rollercoaster. No, I'm just, I'm nervous for her. She

has this trouble with stage fright and with the, you know, anxiety of the day

and the stress of getting here. She's going to be fine.

This is the moment she's been waiting for.

She'll do okay.

Thank you for being here for me today, Max Duran.

I feel so crazy saying that. I'm having a conversation with Max Duran.

It's my pleasure.

Nora Tate.

So, uh, you ready?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

Hey, Lauren.

I'm glad you could make it.

I'm really sorry about everything. Ah, forget it.

So, you ready?

She could not be more ready.

This is your moment, Lo. This is everything you've been working for. You

just gotta go out there and blow the roof off this place.

You can do it.

And now, we finally get to hear from our third finalist.

Forget it. I'm not waiting here anymore. I'm gonna go find her myself.

Who are you?

I'm someone's mom.

Oh, okay.

One of the contestants.

Do you want to join the show?

Oh, I haven't seen much of it yet, so... Well, you're not gone if I'm in here.

You should be out there.

You know what? I was just thinking that. I think I'm going to go on ahead and...

So whose mother are you?

I... One of the contestants, like you said.

I know.

Which one?

Where are you from?

I just got in from Fresno a couple days ago. Oh, I didn't know that... Wait a

second.

Fresno? Yeah, yeah, it's the entertainment capital of mid-central

California.

Are you okay?

Yeah, you know what? I think I hear my daughter getting ready to sing, so I'm

just gonna... Excuse me.

Let go of me!

When did I give you permission to have a party?

It was just a few kids, Dad. It's not a big deal.

Who broke this?

I don't know. Some kid. Okay, it's a party. Sometimes colossal damage

happens. Collateral damage.

I can't believe this mess.

You're going to pick everything up.

You're going to replace everything that's broken.

And you're grounded for a month. And just so I know where you are, you're

going to report to the clinic every day after school.

You're going to be helping my staff.

Won't having your daughter there cramp your style? Oh, you bet it will.

You think I'm enjoying this?

You love your little power trips. Oh, yeah.

As long as you're under my roof, you're going to deal with my power trips. Yeah,

well, not for much longer.

Okay, I'm 18 now. I don't have to listen to you for another minute.

Maybe I'll live on my own.

You?

Living on your own? Yeah.

Good luck.

Hey.

Ray.

Ray, Ray.

Where you been hiding?

I've been around.

How you been?

Things have been good.

Your mom and dad were here earlier?

I think they may have messed it up for you.

What happened?

You told them we were hanging out last night. I had a feeling like I forgot for

a second or something.

Jeez. Ray, how do you get up in the morning?

I do just fine, all right?

Maybe if you didn't ride me so hard sometimes, I wouldn't forget that we're

friends.

You're right.

I'm sorry.

I miss hanging, man.

Me too, bro.

So what else did my old man have to say?

Nothing. I mean, I took off before he could get too specific.

Just a heads up, bro.

That suspicious look in his eye.

I don't think you got him fooled the way you do with your mom.

I know.

Phil? Mel!

What a surprise. Nobody home.

It's kind of late.

I'll call Mel. You call Phil? I thought you said I was overreacting.

Oh, like you always tell me?

What a pair, huh?

What do you want to do?

We can give them another half hour.

Jackie,

what are you doing out here? I'm looking for Cynthia.

You're going to see her. Come with me.

I've been waiting all night. You want to talk to her alone, right? Now I'm in

front of a huge crowd of people. I just want to talk to her.

Here's your chance. She's coming this way.

She is?

This is what you've been waiting for, Jackie.

Just go see your daughter.

But what if she doesn't want to see me? Now who's making excuses? You're her

mother. Of course she's going to want to see you.

Hannah, get me out of here. I'm stuck at this songwriting gore-a-thon.

You'll never guess who got here. A creepy Twitter girl that... Hello,

Cynthia.

What are you doing here?

I came to see you.

No, no. This isn't happening.

I've missed you so much, Cynthia.

Don't call me that. Do you understand?

Cynthia is dead.

And so are you.

We should have known it was quicker to fly people in from all over the country

than for the hometown girl to drive here from the valley Welcome to LA but she is

here. So I want y'all to give it up for Lauren Tate

Thank

you, hi, I'm Lauren Tate and I'm really

glad to be here

Actually, just really glad to be out of my car.