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♪♪

-[tires skidding] -Jesus fucking...

Before everything went insane, I had a really great life.

[♪ slow, suspenseful music playing]

It's always kinda just been us.

[water splashing, gurgling]

They said I was out for about a week.

Hi, sweetheart. Hi.

[♪ soft, unsettling music playing]

[Sonny] My mom, she seems different, right?

She looks like a different fucking person.

What? Dugga, you're high, okay?

[Sonny] We had this thing that--

I love you

I-It was just the way we said "I love you" to each other.

I love you too

[♪ melancholy music playing]

[Mallory] So, you think that your mom has been swapped out

with a different woman?

Yes. Yes, that is what I think.

[plastic rustling]

[Mallory] What are you thinking?

[Sonny] That I'm going completely fucking insane.

[person grunts]

[investigator] Okay, so what happened after the dance?

[Sonny] After the dance,

I spent all weekend basically hiding in my room.

[♪ tense music playing]

I had no idea what to do.

[sighs]

I was freaking out just 'cause, you know,

-no one had believed me. -[computer keys clacking]

Except for...

[notifications whooshing]

...Weldon.

But, yeah, that wasn't helping.

[computer keys clacking]

[car horn honking]

[wind chimes jingling]

[♪ ominous music playing]

[wind chimes continue eerily jingling]

[door slamming shut]

Okay. [sighs] Ready to go.

[♪ tense music playing]

[computer keys clacking]

I'm okay.

[container thudding]

♪♪

[car shuts off]

[Ellen 2] All weekend with this.

What is going on?

I'm fine. I'm fine, I don't--

I-- I just-- I just wanna get to school.

I think that's gonna be great for me.

[computer keys clacking]

[♪ tense music continues playing]

This car doesn't move until you talk to me.

[computer keys clacking]

[♪ tense music intensifying]

-[♪ music stops abruptly] -Don't the drivers' ed kids need this car?

[clicking tongue] Shit.

-[engine starting] -[tires screech]

-[Ellen 2] Your foot's on the brake. -Wait, what?

The second brake.

-You take your foot off the brake. -Sorry.

[♪ eerie music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

Yeah, at school, there were, there were

a lot of people from town who knew my mom.

And I was hoping someone would see a difference.

You know, they-they were there for Career Day, which is--

[investigator] Yeah, I know what Career Day is.

-[Sonny] Yeah, yeah, parents come, and-- -[investigator] I know.

-[speaker] Mal! -[Sonny] ...tell the kids about... yeah.

Hey, what are you doing? Let's go inside.

We need to wait for Sonny.

If Sonny needs us, he can find us.

-[speaker] Mal! -Come on. Let's--

No, okay, we're building a group, three is a group.

[speaker] Mal! Mal.

Sweetheart, can you come

-help me with this? -[Mallory] Oh, no. Mm-mm.

[grunting] Here. Thank you.

Here, can you just take this for a second?

Please? Thank you.

I'm gonna grab the donuts!

[softly] Fuck!

[student] Ow.

[group chattering, giggling]

[sighing]

She slept in my mom's bed. She wore her clothes.

She ate our fucking food from our pantry, like--

And she's probably the only person who knows--

-Who knows what happened to your mom. -Yeah, exactly!

Oh, fuck! Oh, my God, I'm, I'm so sorry, Simon.

You're awesome. I'm gonna, I'm gonna get you back for this,

I promise. Okay, man?

There you go, I'll get the janitor.

I'll, I'll pay you back, okay?

Fuck! I can't do this.

[softly] I can't go home with her again, okay?

[stammers] This has to go down.

Okay? Like, today.

What are you talking about? Are you gonna kill her?!

What? No!

No, absolutely not. I-I-I-I need help.

Like, real help. Like, the cops.

I think there's a police officer at the Career Day, but...

-Really? -...you don't have any evidence

so he's not going to do anything.

-I don't care, let's go! -[school PA chiming]

[teacher] [on PA] Sonny Cooke, please come to the counseling office.

[♪ tense music playing]

-[♪ music stops abruptly] -I mean, it might be about something else.

[♪ calm jazz music playing]

[softly chuckling]

Was this... [clearing throat] like, her idea?

Your mom?

Yeah.

Anytime there's a dispute between two students,

either Mrs. Minard or I will sit down, talk it out.

No biggie.

Technically, Sonny did apologize

after the dance, so, you know, we're good.

Yeah.

[foot thumping]

Guys like us...

you know...

"nice guys"...

-[Vogel] Mm-hmm. -...we don't get rewarded for saying

what we're actually feeling or experiencing.

Right?

[♪ calm jazz music continues playing]

I mean, bro, are you still feeling like...

you know, like, paranoid about your mom being different?

[♪ tense music playing]

No, 'cause that was a joke.

Dude, I mean, come on, he's, he's a psychologist, bro.

You can, you can just talk to him.

[Jason Chang] Sounds like a pretty weird joke.

[laughing]

I mean, in a good way. I like weird jokes.

Do you wanna... You wanna tell me the joke?

[♪ tense music playing]

I have to go.

[door opens, closes]

You wanna hear my album?

Album?

We gotta tell the cop! She's gonna find out.

-How? -Fucking Jason knows.

Mr. Chang, okay? He's gonna tell her.

You told the guidance counselor?

No, Vogel did.

-[Weldon] Who's Vogel? -He's my friend.

Best friend? What's he like?

"What's he like?" I don't know.

He doesn't see the change in her.

Well, he's not very trustworthy then.

-Okay, man! -[Weldon] What?

Okay, you can't go to the cops. They-They won't believe you.

I know a private dick.

[♪ curious music playing]

-What? -A--

[whispering] A private detective.

How, how do you know them?

I know her from Front Porch Forum.

That's the thing where people sell their compost?

It's a public forum, she's stirs it up.

She's into alternative knowledge.

So, cryptids, One World Order,

-face peelers-- -Okay, alright.

Thank you. I need to go find the real cops.

[students chattering]

Listen, these are the last two chairs for Career Day

because Mrs. Bergeron from the flower shop

brought a bunch of random women.

[Chloe] They're her employees, Ethan.

They smell like beer.

Shit, that's my girlfriend.

She doesn't know anything.

-[Weldon] Why don't you tell her? -I don't want her to freak out.

-Bobo! Hi! -Hey, Bobo, how are you?

-[Chloe] I'm good, how are you? -I'm good, very good.

Where were you all weekend?

-Oh-- -Well, he doesn't have his phone.

Yeah, my phone, you know... I don't have my phone.

Oh.

This is Weldon, sorry.

-Hi! I think you're in my study hall. -[Weldon] I am?

[Chloe] I, I got the thermostat lowered because you said you run hot.

-[Weldon] Oh yeah! Hi. -[Chloe] Hi.

[school PA chiming]

Shoot, I've already missed two classes, um...

-It's okay. -It's okay. Go, go, go. You--

-I can take care of him. -Okay.

Get to class.

-Hey, I was just gonna-- -Um, can we talk outside?

-Yeah, we'll just-- -Okay.

Is everything okay?

[Chloe] I just wanted to read you something.

Oh, my God!

Sorry, this is so cringe reading from my notes.

-[chuckles] -"Sonny,

"weddings and funerals are the only times people say how they really feel.

"But you were almost killed in your car,

"and I feel responsible

"because you were on your way to my house so that we could...

[nervously chuckles]

"...you know.

"First of all, I think that we are very similar

because we are both old souls and secret weirdos."

-Aw. -"Along with your mom,

-I wanna be a support to you as--" -[phone chiming]

Oh, funny! Your mom just texted me.

I was just talking about her.

Wait, what?

Yeah, she wants to know where you are.

Oh, well, tell her I'm not here. I'm just on my way out actually.

Wait, wait, what are you typing right now?

Uh, she's on her way here right now.

[Sonny] Okay, well, I, I... [sighs]

Th-This is so sweet what you're saying.

I really, really appreciate that you're on my side,

but I really have to go, and you-- and I feel like we should just

find another time where we can talk about this, and--

-Okay! -You look beautiful.

Hey, morning, officer.

Um, I have a quick question for you, alright?

-I was just-- -I'm glad to see you.

Oh, thanks.

[Officer Buckley] Your mom said you were feeling better,

but this is a big turnaround.

You've spoken to her since th-- since the accident?

-Your mom? -Yeah.

Yeah, man. All things considered, with your accident,

and the break-in at your house, I-I think she's really

-doing great. -Wait, break-in?

Break-in at my house? We-- I-- We had a break-in?

[Officer Buckley] Yeah, when you were in the hospital.

Oh, maybe your mom didn't want to stress you out.

[Sonny] Do you happen to know, like, who broke in, and--

Maybe just don't mention that to her. Just keep that between us.

You don't have to worry about it.

She thinks it's just kids screwing around.

Well, that's what she thinks, but what do you think?

You're the, you're the-- You're the cop, you know?

Yeah.

Is there anything else I can do for ya?

Um...

I'll take a-- I'll just take a pen...

-[pens clattering] -...thank you. Oh!

-Oh. Yeah. -[pens keep clattering]

Sorry about that, sorry.

Thank you. Thanks so much.

I did. I talked to them, and it's basically resolved.

Doesn't matter if it's resolved.

Sonny pushed Vogel unprovoked at the dance,

and so, he should be suspended.

With all due respect, Mark, that's not your purview.

It's literally my job. [chuckles]

Vice principal handles student discipline.

-[Ellen 2] It's not, it's not his purview. -This is, this is a special case, Mark.

We have a zero-tolerance policy. She wrote it.

I wrote it.

I know what it says.

And I am fully capable of... taking care of my son.

I'm sure you can appreciate this is a really tough time,

specifically for Ellen.

-No, I-- [sighs] -[Jason] Okay?

But the nice part is...

I think we have a shared goal here.

Which is what?

The... health and-and safety of all students.

-And you and I can-- -[cups thudding]

Can, um, huddle up later on.

I-I-I actually brought that in,

and I would rather you don't have any.

The coffee?

[sighs]

-[office phone ringing] -Yeah.

[coffee pouring]

She--

Okay, okay.

It-- I thought... [sighs]

[Ellen 2] Anybody want coffee? Mark brought.

[♪ "Praise His Name" by Ray Barnette and Thomas Woodard playing on laptop]

-♪ Praise to the Lord ♪ -Hey.

♪ Let Heaven and Earth praise His name ♪

-[camera shutter snapping] -Mallory! Mallory, can you...?

[Mallory] What do you want?

So, kids keep looking for napkins,

and-and-and it would be easier to give them prayer cards if I had a few--

You shouldn't be bribing the kids with food.

They're actually supposed to want to talk to you.

Could you just get me some extra paper towel from the bathroom?

I'm technically in class right now.

This is for Yearbook.

Come on. The bathroom is two steps away,

and I'm in a corner.

It's, uh, uh, cool if I take one?

I mean, yeah, of course. Yeah!

[chuckling] You know, no pressure at all,

but if you've got any questions, uh, about working in the church,

-or faith-- -Yo Shovel, bro!

-What's good? -What up, bro?

Ooh! Is this blue raz?

-Blueberry. -Ah!

Cool if I grab another one?

[Pastor Alan] Go right ahead. But here, here. Take a look at this.

Sweet. You, uh, you got napkins?

I don't. I don't [chuckling] have napkins.

Could you guys grab me some napkins?

I got class, man. Thanks for the donuts.

-[Pastor Alan] Take care. -[students laughing]

Dad, can you actually just leave?

No one is taking this seriously. They're laughing at you!

If I get through to one kid today,

it's gonna be worth it.

♪ Let Heaven and Earth praise His name ♪

♪ Let Heaven and Earth praise... ♪

Hey.

Hey.

Are you okay? What's--

What are these?

I got it.

Hey, has my mom been, like, talking to you at all?

Like, trying to... keep tabs on me?

I thought she wasn't your mom.

Um, "Open Case Services."

-[Sonny] "Affordable rates." -Two stars.

[Sonny] That one has four stars.

Wow, but there's a lot of PIs.

God, this is so much better

than the alien lady Weldon was talking about.

I think you should just talk to your mom.

Tell her what's going on.

Ha-ha.

Yeah, I'm being serious.

Whoa, this guy's website's insane.

"24/7 free consultation"?

Just sits up all night waiting for people to click on--

-Shit, here, this one. -Don't click on it!

Why? This is why we're here.

Rick Davis, P.I. and notary public.

Who am I speaking with?

Oh! Uh, hey, just one, one second, um...

Um...

Hey, how are you doing? My name is Sonny Cooke.

Dude!

What?

Need to turn the camera on.

This computer doesn't have a camera.

Um, but we have some questions.

[sighs] Sound like a couple of kids. Is this a prank?

No, no, absolutely not. We--

[stammers] We're dealing with a missing person.

-Got a photo of them? -Yes.

[Mallory] There's no camera, he can't see.

Or sorry, we'll get it over to you, but it-- It's just--

It's a little small and, and blurry.

How long they been gone?

Uh, I was in a car accident, right?

And-And when I was in the hospital,

there was a break-in at my house,

and I think that's when something might've happened to her.

Sounds pretty serious.

Yeah, um, thanks.

So...

uh, the only thing is that I'm,

I-I'm the only person who thinks she's missing.

Why?

Well, because there's another person

who's pretending to...

to be her.

So, how would you, would you approach a situation like that?

[computer chiming]

Silent exit from the chat!

That was amazing.

Sorry, man. Sorry.

This! Can we make this bigger? Better?

Yeah. Yeah, I could do that.

[Ellen 2] When you spoke to Sonny and Vogel,

did he mention anything about the accident?

-Or... me? -[Jason sighs]

[office phone ringing]

[chuckles] I can't.

It-It-- It's cone of silence, right?

No, I know. [chuckles]

I just am really worried about him

'cause he's not talking to me, so that's why, you know.

-I'll talk to him. -Great.

And if anything comes up that feels big,

I will let you know.

I'll Snapchat you.

[laughing]

Did you do something different with your hair?

No.

[Sonny] It looks even more blurry when you blow it up, I think.

-Can you, like, enhance or...? -[Mallory] Yeah.

-Can you, like, blend it to-- Or-- -Uh...

-Her right. Okay, this doesn't... -[Sonny sighs]

I-Is this, like, the

-final form of it, or...? -Mm.

-Is-- No, it's okay. -Ah, fuck! I'm actually really sorry. No.

-It's okay. -[chuckles] No, it's really bad, no.

[Sonny] No, it's totally fine. It's totally fine, it's, um--

-[Mallory] I'm still learning. -[Sonny] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-It's good. -[Mallory] So then, I'll do this one?

-[Sonny] Yeah. -And print.

Have you heard anyone talking about me?

What do you mean?

Nothing. Just, if there's, you know, bad...

-[nearby laughter] -...chatter.

People chatter.

It's just that, you know...

my, my dad's been really, uh, embarrassing, so...

No, I haven't, I haven't heard anything.

Oh shit, these are printing to the main office.

Wait, what?

[♪ tense, dramatic music playing]

♪♪

[office phone ringing]

[Jason] Can we talk?

[printer thumps]

What are these for?

Nothing, I was just-- I-I-I wanted to make a photocopy of her,

her Costco card so I could use it at Costco.

But it printed way too big.

'Cause you think she seems different?

That's what you told Vogel, right?

That was just-- We were-- That was just a...

[clicking tongue]

Just a funny th-thing we were talking about.

I kinda also see a difference, by the way.

Really?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Moms, man.

[♪ tense music playing]

You know, when we're kids, they keep us safe...

[Vogel] Hey, uh, Sonny!

[Jason] ...and we kinda mistake that for a promise.

Yo, bro, look, I'm-I'm sorry about telling Jason

about your mom stuff earlier.

It's all good, bro. Don't worry about it.

[Vogel] I mean, come on, if something was really different with her,

wouldn't I notice?

-[Jason] And... -Yeah.

[Jason] ...we blame 'em.

Probably. I don't, I don't know, man.

We blame 'em for the shitty world.

[audience applauding]

[Ellen 2] Also, I wanna thank all the professionals

who came out today.

-Give yourselves a round of applause. -[crowd applauding]

I had a lot of jobs, and a lot of life,

before I became a principal.

I didn't really find my calling

until my son was born, Sonny.

He was the reason that I wanted to do this, so--

Sorry, I'm...

I get a little emotional when I talk about careers!

-[Ellen 2 laughing] -[applause]

Oh, man.

Sonny, you just went through something really crazy.

This car accident,

this is heavy.

I, I can see why you would want to pin that on your mom.

But the only way forward is for you two to start connecting.

[applause continues]

[scoffs quietly]

Let's go see your alien lady, okay?

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Hey, wait, I can give you a ride.

[♪ "I Am the Fly" by Wire playing]

Yeah, okay.

[e-scooter rumbling]

♪ Crawling ♪

♪ Over your window... ♪

-Doesn't look like a business. -[dog barking]

-You've been here before? -No.

-♪ I'm waiting for the divergent wasp ♪ -This is amazing.

♪ To complete my current ruse ♪

[sighs] Oh, God.

♪ You use a plate-glass screen ♪

-[barking continues] -♪ To protect my chosen target ♪

-[speaker] Hey! -Oh, fuck.

Uh-uh.

This is private property.

I'm Moo-- MooseMan340.

Who?

From the forums.

[Sonny] So, I walked out of her speech,

and Weldon brought me up here,

and... yeah. [inhales sharply]

Look, I talk a lot of shit on the town forums,

but I think your friend out there might have the wrong idea

about what I do.

Aren't you a PI?

Sometimes.

But what you've just told me is not a case.

What about the break-in at my house?

Sounds like kids messing around.

And the hand squeeze?

[winces]

Look, Weldon said you were open to shit

that other people aren't open to.

You got money?

A little. I... had a dishwashing job.

So...

[chair rattling]

Did you tell him I was a sucker?!

No.

What's their names?

Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

They're trackers. I loan 'em out to Fish and Wildlife.

[Sonny] Hey, so, uh...

-[metal bowls clanging] -Do-- Are you gonna help me?

No. You seem like a confused kid

who wants some attention.

[Sonny] Hey!

I'm not, I'm not someone who does this, okay? I'm not--

I'm not interested in weird shit.

I don't f-freak out about anything.

I don't even have strong opinions, okay?

This is the first time, maybe in my whole life,

where I just...

I know something, okay?

I fucking know it. I know it, I know it.

And everybody thinks I'm crazy,

but something's wrong.

Something's deeply fucked up.

With her.

Not with me.

[birds chirping]

[sniffles]

Well...

Yep. [sighs]

I know what it's like to be called crazy.

But all you really need is

one person to believe you.

Or two people.

[Sharla] Yep, two people.

Two weird people.

-[dog barking] -Hey!

If we're gonna work together, I need some time.

Alright? I gotta get my bearings,

figure out something concrete.

So, you're gonna help me?

[♪ soft, hopeful music playing]

-[sniffles] -[♪ music stops]

Okay, goodnight.

[♪ tense music playing]

[Sharla] If we're gonna solve this...

there's some questions we need answers to.

♪♪

What's her motive?

Why is she doing this?

[♪ eerie music playing]

[sex toy buzzing, making dolphin squeaking sounds]

-[teens laughing] -[siren chirping]

[Officer Buckley] [on PA] Stop while you're ahead, guys.

Shoplifting is a misdemeanor,

-but evading arrest can be a felony. -[teen] Go, go!

-[teens laughing] -Go!

[Sharla] And is she working with anyone?

Does she have an accomplice?

-[branch thwacks] -Fuck, ow!

Dylan!

Fuck you guys.

Yo!

[Sharla] 'Cause there's no way a person disappears

without a trace.

Fuck you guys!

[Sharla] It's always the same...

[♪ eerie, ominous music playing]

...somebody saw something.

[panting]

[♪ eerie, ominous music continues]

[car door opens, closes]

-[♪ music intensifying] -[plastic rustling]

[panting]

[♪ "I Remember" by Molly Drake playing]

♪ In the rainy April weather ♪

♪ And came upon the little inn that we had found together ♪

♪ The landlord gave us toast and tea ♪

♪ And stopped to share a joke ♪

♪ And I remember firelight ♪

♪ I remember firelight ♪

♪ I remember firelight ♪

♪ And you remember smoke ♪

♪ We ran about the meadow grass ♪

♪ With all the harebells bending ♪

♪ And shaking in the summer wind ♪

♪ A summer never-ending ♪

♪ We wandered to the little stream ♪

♪ Among the river flats ♪

♪ And I remember willow trees ♪

♪ I remember willow trees ♪

♪ I remember willow trees ♪

♪ And you remember gnats ♪

[♪ gentle piano keys playing, music fades out]

[voice] Sew faster.

[♪ fanfare playing]