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♪ Yellow wings floating,
floating in the wind ♪

♪ Flickering and glowing,
glowing like a flame
against the sun ♪

♪ Burning bright as anyone

♪ It's the first day of spring
and the last day of your life ♪

♪ Spider webs dancing,
dancing in the wind ♪

♪ Silver and silken,
silken like the hair
upon your head ♪

♪ Lying in your last bed

♪ It's the first day of spring
and the last day of your life ♪

♪ Mockingbirds perching,
perching on a limb ♪

♪ Singing up to heaven
for her to let you in ♪

♪ We've got to know

♪ That it's time to let you go

♪ It's the first day of spring
and the last day of your life ♪

♪ Hot water rising,
rising in the pan ♪

♪ Soak through the corn
and make a pudding sweet
for one last time ♪

♪ What you like
is what I'll find ♪

♪ It's the first day of spring
and the last day of your life ♪

♪ It's the first day of spring

♪ And the last day
of your life ♪

This is Clara Forester
for ABC4 News.

And we're now mere moments away

from the historic
worldwide release
of "Crashing Tide,"

the third installment
of the wildly popular Siren saga
from Sally Carmichael.

Today, the young-adult
series that chronicles
an epic love story

between a young woman
and a merman

has sold over
90 million copies worldwide,

and this installment is
expected to put that number

well over 100
in a matter of days.

Once again, the response
from critics has been brutal.

The New York Times
said Crashing Tide
was, at best, juvenile,

at worst, the very worst.

Meanwhile, Sally Carmichael,
the series' notoriously
private author,

hasn't responded
to any criticism,

as her identity remains
clouded in mystery.

Rumored to be
a Mormon wife and mother
living right here in Utah,

the elusive writer has never
granted a single interview

or made any kind of
public appearance.

- Andie, hurry.
- Sorry, Mom.

Well, with the release
of this new novel

and the Siren movie
adaptation in the works,

there appears to be no end
to Sally Carmichael in sight.

We love you,
Sally Carmichael!

We need to kill
Sally Carmichael.

Have you seen
the first day's numbers? Hmm?

2.5 million units in one day?

You don't kill an author
with those numbers.

Okay. But think of the
publicity if we kill her.

How many books
would that sell? Huh?

You know, that's
actually interesting.

So we kill her
after the seventh book
once your contract is up.

No. I cannot write
four more Merman books.

- I cannot.
- Okay.

- I do not have it in me.
- Okay. Well, I'm sorry.

But a contract is a contract.
There's nothing
we can do about it.

You're my publishers.
It is your contract.

You can do whatever
you want with it.

Just an expression.

I'm sorry. I don't understand.

I thought the whole idea
of inventing Sally Carmichael

was so that you could write
whatever you want
under your name.

Yes. But I've been writing
as Sally for so long,

I'm having a really hard time
writing anything else.

Please, please kill Sally

before she sucks away
what is left of my soul.

See, that right there,
that flair for the dramatic,
it works.

Look, we didn't come here
to talk about killing
Sally Carmichael, okay?

Look at me. We came...

to talk about
Perry Quinn, ah!

I-I don't understand.
What about Perry Quinn?

He's interested in the movie.

Perry Quinn is interested
in being the Merman?

- I know.
- He's at least ten years too old.

- That's ridiculous.
- It's Hollywood.

Oh. Oh, that's ridiculous?

How about a little movie
based on the Six Flags ride
about the Cavemen?

Uh-huh. And how about
three sequels and $3 billion!

How's that for
ridiculous? Huh?

- Yeah. Yeah.
That's ridiculous.

Think before you speak.

Just one thing.
Perry wants to meet Sally.

There is no Sally.

He knows that,
and he's excited

to meet the visionary who
created this entire phenomenon.

No. No way.

Okay. Well, of course
we can't force you to do it.

But we can sue you
if you don't.

That's right. We can sue.

What are you talking about?
You can't sue me.

That's not part
of my contract,

and you can't tell anyone
who I am.

Well, we're not going to.

Perry is willing to sign
a non-disclosure.

Randall from Legal
has been going over
your agreement. Randall?

Your contract states
that we have to protect
your anonymity,

but you're responsible
for the actions on your part
that can harm...

- Has he been here
this whole time?
- Shh.

Considering Quinn's willingness
to sign a non-disclosure,
it's a reasonable request.

Your refusal to meet with
him would constitute
a significant loss

of potential revenue
for the film series.

And that would be actionable.

Okay. Bye, Randall.
Thank you.

So, I'm sorry, I'm afraid
we can't let you
not meet Perry Quinn.

Fine. Sue me.

I've hardly spent any of
my Merman money anyway.

Oh, no, no. We're talking
about a lot more than
your Merman money.

- Oh, yeah? How much more?
- Oh, a lot more.

Plus, with a lawsuit
like this, I mean,

you know, there's no way the
media isn't going to discover

that you're Sally Carmichael.

You... I'm...

You flew all the way out here
to threaten me?

Oh, no, no. No, no.

Threat is not
the right word at all.

We came out here
because we care about you

and we want you to know
what will happen

if you don't meet
with Perry. Ooh!

What is this?

Ah, it's an address of
a local bookstore.
3:00 p.m. tomorrow.

Ask for I-sambard.

I-sambard? I was
gonna say Is-ambard.

- Is-ambard?
- I've only seen it written down.

- Is it Turkish?
- Who is Isambard?

Oh, Perry is a bit eccentric.

Just, whatever he wants,
just do it his way.

To avoid a lawsuit.

It's so true.

- I'm just kidding.
- Anyway...

But, you know...

♪ Heavy on my eyelids

♪ Concrete in my shoes

♪ It's over

♪ It was a dream

- Hey. Can I help you?
- Oh.

Sorry. I didn't mean
to startle you.

- I'm Tess.
- Hi. Simon.

- I knew it.
- You knew what?

This is my bookstore.
You did a reading here
years ago for Crossing Through.

Yeah, yeah. I remember,
but I don't remember
anyone being here.

I was here.

I was here anyway,
'cause I work here.

But I read your book,
and I loved it.

You did? And...

I'm sorry. You did?

Yes. And yes. Yes.

Um, you working on anything now?

Um, sort of.

Can you tell me about it?

- Not really.
- Come on. One spoiler.

Well...

let's just say I'm trying
to figure out a way
to kill someone off,

but I think I'm stuck.

Well, good luck or

break a leg, whatever it is
you say to writers.

Yeah, thank you.

So can I help you
find anything?

Oh. Um, maybe.
I'm looking for...

This is gonna sound ridiculous.
I'm looking for Isambard.

Is that a book
or an author?

It's a person.

It's a work thing.
I'm supposed to
meet someone here.

Oh. Well, you know,
there are a whole bunch
of chairs in the back.

You're welcome to hang out
as long as you want.

And if anyone named Isambard
walks through the door,

I will know what to do.

Well, thank you very much.

My pleasure, Simon Hayes.

- Excuse me.
- Yeah. Just...

- Just back there.
- Oh. Thank you.

Truly loving someone
means truly accepting
that person.

Yeah.
Like, this Alexander really a person, though?

Yeah. Of course he is.

You know, he's a merman,
but he's still a man.

- You here
for the book club?
- Hey. Come on in.

Take a seat, my brother.
Come on.

Welcome. Hmm.

No.

Come on. Take a seat.

Good times ahead.

Thank you.

Alexander gives up
everything for Sarah.

- Everything.
- Everything.

Yeah. For sure.

Meanwhile, I can't even get
Craig to meet my parents.

You know, falling in love
with a merman is actually
a metaphor for eternal marriage.

- See that?
- I read it in an article.

- Where?
- Online.

- Interesting. Online.
- Yes.

If Sarah's
love for Alexander
was strong enough,

- she could breathe water.
That's true.
- Yeah, right.

I feel that.

So you think
fins on men are hot?

Mmm-hmm. Yeah. Hot like
in that red flag sort
of way, like, "What?"

When you're surrounded
by a school of sharks

and you need find someone
to help you fight them off,

I mean, then let me know
if you still think
that's a red flag.

- Yeah. I got you.
- Hey. Spoilers.

I'm only on page 207.
So, please, shut up.

You've had two days.
The spoiler embargo is over.

Yeah. How have you
not finished this book?
I couldn't put it down.

How long do you
think it takes

to build something so
manly yet so beautiful
at the same time?

Seriously, it's awesome, bro.

- It really is.
- Yeah. Uh, uh, uh, uh.

I've got two words
for you. Merman abs.

- I know. Thank you.
- We live on land,

but our bodies
are mostly water.
Think about it.

Sally Carmichael,
it's like she was writing
about my life and me.

Or at least what my life
could've been like if
I fell in love with a merman.

- Yeah.
- Oh, come on.

Hey, what's your problem, man?

Sure must be easy
judging something

that you don't even know
anything about.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Good one.
- I know.

All right. Do you wanna
know why you feel like

this book could be
written about you?

Because it could be
written about anybody.

The main character
is an empty shell.

Have you even noticed
those books don't provide
any real description

about Sarah other than
her general age

and the fact that
she has red hair
and a yellow coat?

That's not true.
It says that Sarah
is insecure and shy.

- Nailed it.
- Vague character traits that
anyone can identify with.

Sarah is never described
with any real detail

so that any reader
can plug herself
right into that part

and feel like the story
is being written about her.

And look at you.
You two are dressed like her.

This is not literature.
This is fantasy fulfillment.

Okay. Just because
it isn't Shakespeare

doesn't mean
it isn't literature.

It is Shakespeare. It is.

Shakespeare wrote this
over 400 years ago.

He called it
Romeo and Juliet,

and people have been
ripping it off ever since.

This is page after page
of manufactured
romantic garbage

written by someone,
who, apparently,

is capable of writing
anything better.

Sally Carmichael has a gift.

Hemingway had a gift.

Salinger had a gift.

The ability to write emo
merman porn isn't a gift.

It's a joke.

- You're a joke.
- You're pathetic, man.

At least we agree
on something.

- No Isambard?
- No Isambard.

That was some speech
you gave back there.

You heard that?
I'm sorry.

- I'm-I'm leaving.
- No. Wait...

I mean, I thought
it was interesting.

You thought
that was interesting?

Yeah. It was intense...

- ...but interesting.
- Yeah.

- Can I ask you a question?
- Sure.

Have you ever thought about
writing for a newspaper?

Oh, no. I mean,
I'm not a journalist.

Oh, I'm not talking
about a real newspaper.

I publish the Valley Voice.

It's a small indie paper.
Local stuff.

You run a newspaper
and a bookstore?

If I was good
at either of them,

I'd probably quit the other,
but here I am.

And... Well, I wouldn't know
the first thing about writing
a newspaper article, so...

What about an editorial
about the Siren phenomenon?

Why critics hate it
and readers love it?

But I can't. I shouldn't.

And having a published author
would give the Valley Voice
a bit of

much-needed credibility.
Plus, you'd be doing me
a huge favor.

I, uh...

- When do you need it?
- Anytime.

As long as it's by the
end of the day tomorrow.

I know. I know.
I just had a writer bail on me,
and I'm stuck here,

otherwise, I'd do it.

What do you say, Simon Hayes?
Help a big fan out?

Please?

Yeah. All right. Okay.

Just promise you'll try
to keep your expectations low.

I can't promise. I will try,
but I will try to try.

Um, here is my info.

This is my cellphone
and my email,

so call me or email me
or text me, whatever.

Tess Perkins.

- I should go.
- Yeah, you should.

♪ When everyone's asleep,
including the computer ♪

- Can I help you?
- Yeah. Simon Hayes for...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Just a minute, Mr. Hayes.

Have a nice day.

♪ The things you never did,
the things you never will ♪

♪ The way she talks,
you'd think she didn't
know you were hard ♪

♪ The way she talks,
you'd think she didn't
know you were hard to kill ♪

♪ Hard to kill

Hi. I'm Phillip.
Perry Quinn's
executive assistant.

- Hey. Simon.
- Come on in.

Can I get you
something to drink?

Water? Vitamin water?
A beer?

No. I'm fine. Thank you.

Mr. Hayes is here.
All right.

He's ready for you.

Simon Hayes.

Hi.

Sally Carmichael.

Amazing.

I mean, they told me,
but come on.

This is incredible.
You're incredible.

And no one knows?

Everyone thinks
you're some Mormon mom?

Well, I'm Mormon.
I'm not a mom, obviously.

Oh, yeah.
Mormons are great. Yeah.

- Can I get you water? Beer?
- I don't drink.

- I'll get you water and beer.
- I don't. I don't...

I knew this artist
in Chicago.

He had this entire show
at the contemporary art center.

People loved it great.

Turned out
it was all garbage.

Literally garbage.

Stuff he found in dumpsters
all around town.

No one knew.
It was incredible.
Incredible.

Not to say your
books are garbage.

I mean, they sold over
100 million copies.

How bad can they be, huh?

Ah, you'll be surprised.

You're modest.
I don't like that.
Don't be modest.

Just tell me...

why Perry?

- "Why Perry" what?
- Why Perry Quinn?

- Why not Perry Quinn?
- Why Perry Quinn
for this movie?

How? I don't know.
Why not Matthew McConaughey?

I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

- But I'm also serious.
- Oh.

If I'm gonna commit
to this hoax,

I need to know
why you want me,
Perry Quinn?

Right. It-It's not a hoax.

Right. Right.
It's performance art.

You're an artist,
but if I'm involved,

I have a lot invested, too.

Right. Listen.
I think there's been
a misunderstanding.

- I'm not an artist.
- I told you. No modesty.

Ah. Uh...

Why don't you
tell me the story?

Well, it's about a merman.

And the young woman
that falls in love with him.

- Right. Right.
- Yeah.

- Just tell me the story.
- You haven't read it?

Well, why would I ask you
to tell me the story
if I'd read it?

Yeah. I guess I just
didn't realize I was here
to tell you the story.

Why would I want someone
who didn't write the story
to tell me the story?

I mean, I don't want someone
who's not Japanese
make me sushi.

You understand
what I'm saying?

That sounds really
good right now.
You want some sushi?

- You wanna go for sushi?
- Oh, no, no.
Phillip will get us sushi.

Um...

Listen, Perry...

- you're a great actor...
- Mmm-hmm.

...and I'm sure you'll
be great in this movie.

But I have to tell you,
I think you're talking
to the wrong person.

I'm not writing
the screenplay.

I have nothing
to do with it.

Then why are you the one
pitching it to me?

Uh, well, because they told me
you wanted to meet me.

Reverse psychology.
You're good, man. Smart.

I tell you what.
I'll have Phillip
read me the book,

and I'll think about it.
I really will.

And that's fair.

It's a real pleasure to
meet you, Simon Hayes.

Come on.

Uh... Sorry.
Uh, there is an audiobook.

Read by some
audiobook narrator?
No, thanks.

I'll stick with Phillip.

You know, he's got a BFA
from the Lee Strasberg
Theatre and Film Institute.

- Okay.
- Ah, sushi, yes.

See you, Simes.

Awesome.

Which one's the
California rolls?

So, this kid Lucas has been
tracking me all week, right?

Trying to get the drop on me.

So, yesterday,
I sneak up behind him.

Kid's got no idea I'm married.

Simon,
just do it his way.

I mean, to avoid a lawsuit.

The kid, he's got
time to practice.

I got a job.
I got a family.
I'm barely online.

Mmm-hmm. Ellie,
not at the table, okay?

But Alexander is about
to stand trial for revealing
his species to a human.

He can stand trial
after dinner.

Are we still
working out tomorrow?

'Cause Lucas likes to
show up online around lunch,

and I'd love to be there
when he does.

Oh, I'm sorry.
I completely forgot.

I booked this little job.
My deadline's tomorrow morning.

Like a "job" job?

Ah, well,
it's a little article.

- For what?
- The Valley Voice.

And that is?

Exactly. It's just a little
independent newspaper.

The owner said she was in a bind
and asked me if I could help.

"She"?

Yeah. She. So?

You two were just
chatting it up?

What does that mean?

Nothing. It's just...
You don't ever chat anyone up.

What are you talking about?
I chat. I'm chatting you up
right now. I'm very chatty.

- We're the only people
you ever chat up.
- That's not true.

And we only talk
because you're my brother.

Uncle Simon, is she pretty?

Look, you guys are reading
way too much into this.

This is just
a tiny little article
in a tiny little newspaper

- that no one's ever gonna read.
- How did you two even meet?

Well, we met at this
little bookstore which
she also owns,

which is not important.
Look, I was there to meet...

Who?

Never mind.
Guys, it's nothing.

This is really something.

That's a relief,
'cause I was only
going for "not horrible."

I'm not kidding, Simon.
I mean, it's pretty harsh,

but you really seem
to get how and why
these books work.

You know, you should
write a young adult novel.

You could probably
make a million bucks.

I even love the title.

The New York Times
number one best sellout.

Do you have
a recent headshot?

For the byline.
I can just grab
a quick one right now.

Oh, no. That's okay.
We don't need that.

Bad hair day?

Uh, no.
Sorta have a thing.

What kind of sorta thing?

Uh, cameras. I'm not
great in front of them.
It's a thing.

So you're camera-shy?

Well, that's one way
of putting it. The other way
would be anxiety disorder.

Your way's nicer.

Well, that is a thing.

Yeah. I-I had a full-blown
panic attack

during tenth grade
yearbook picture.

It's the kind of thing
that sticks with you
well past graduation.

Maybe you're looking
at it the wrong way.

Maybe you're just super-awesome
at stage fright.

No worries. I can just use
the picture from your book.

And if it's any consolation,

hardly anyone's gonna
see it anyway.

- Hey, babe.
- Hey, Mom.

Andie, this is Mr. Hayes.
He's helping me
with the paper.

Hi. It's nice to meet you.
You can call me Simon.

Hi, Simon.

Mom, my friends
are on their way.

Can I go out front
and wait for them?

Sure. Say hi to
Avery's mom for me.

- I will.
- Bye, Andie.

Bye.

I've been so busy today.
I skipped lunch.

You hungry?

Thank you.

You know, I wasn't kidding
about the young-adult thing.

I wouldn't want
my name on something like that.

Still, can you imagine
having created something
that wildly popular?

We're still trying
to talk places

into giving the Voice
away for free.

Wait. You're not online?

We are, but I don't know,
it's stupid.

Hey, don't forget.
You're talking to the
yearbook pic panic attack guy.

Well, ever since I was
in high school, I dreamed
of having a real newspaper,

one that, you know,
you carry under your arm

and take home
and cut stuff out of
and paste into scrapbooks.

So your high school dream
was to start a newspaper
in the 1930s?

I told you it was stupid.

No. No, I get it.

You have the chance
to do something
you've always wanted to do,

and you wanna do it right,
and you wanna do it your way.

Exactly. Why should I spend
as much time and effort
on something

unless it's something
I'm gonna be proud of?

Yeah.

Can I ask you
a personal question?

Uh, sure.

Are you proud of your book?

Yeah. Crossing Through?

Yeah. Unless there's
another book that you wrote
that I don't know about.

I-I was proud of it
when it was published.

And then?

Then nobody read it.

I read it. I'm somebody.

You certainly are.

Besides, whoever said that
the value of a book

is measured in how
many copies it sells?

- Everybody.
- Not me.

And you're somebody.

I certainly am.

Forty-love.

So whatever happened with
that girl at the bookstore?

Her name's Tess.

She has a name then.
That's progress.

Well, it's just work.

- Please tell me you're
working it while you work.

Come on. I'm not like you.

But you could be.
You just worry too much.

It's funny you should say that.
I told her about my anxiety.

- Really?
- Hmm.

I wasn't planning on it.
I just...

I don't know. I guess
I felt comfortable and
then it just came out.

- Well, how'd she react?
- Fine.

No weirdness.
No judgment. No nothing.

And now somehow,
you're gonna find
the bad news in all this.

Well, I was doing her
a favor at the time,

so how was she
supposed to react?

And there it is.

That's not looking
for the bad news.

Okay. Well, paint
the full picture for me,
then. Is she pretty?

She is beautiful.

And now you're worried
that she won't like you

now that she doesn't
need something from you.

No.

- Maybe.
- Yeah.

Well, just wait and see.

You'll know.

How will I know?

You'll know when you know,
'cause you know. Ha!

- Oh, sorry.
- Mr. Hayes.

Hi. I'm Phillip.
I'm Perry Quinn's
executive assistant.

Yeah. Hey, Phillip, we've met.
Please. Just Simon.

- Thanks so much for coming.
- Yeah.

Perry is so excited
to talk to you today,

but he's prepping
for a big scene,

so he's staying
in character all day.

- What does that mean?
- Oh, it's nothing
to worry about.

He's still the same old Perry.

But he's also Isambard
Kingdom Brunel,

creator of the Great
Western Railway.

It's no big deal, really,
but just make sure

that you address him
as Isambard.

- You're kidding.
- No.

He's ready for you.

Ah.

Simon, old chap.
Jolly good to see you.

- Isambard?
- Is-ambard. Is-ambard.

- Is-Is-ambard.
- Can I get you anything?

Water? Ale?

- Sure. Water.
- Water.

I just finished your novel,
and it was the most
hilarious book

Phillip has ever read to me.
Just extraordinary.

You thought it was hilarious?

Are you jesting? I mean,
you sold millions of books

about a girl who falls
in love with a bloody merman,

and no one knows
it's a prank.
That's hilarious.

Ah, Phillip, thou hast
brought hither the water,
my man.

- Lovely.
- Thank you.

So, I don't have
much time today,

but I wanted to tell you
face-to-face.

I'm in.

You're in? The movie?
That's great.

I've just got to work
with the old sport.

I... Well, I'm not working
on the movie.

Right. Right.
But what's next?

Uh, what do you mean?

You see, there's one thing
I know, it's story.

And the real story
here is you.

You see, I said yes
to this movie

because I'm in the
Simon Hayes business.

And I want to know what
you've got planned next.

I'm all ears.
I'm on pins and needles.

Uh...

- Listen, Perry...
- Isambard. Isambard.

Isambard, I, uh...

- I'm thrilled you're doing
the movie. I really am.
- Me, too.

But I don't have
anything planned next.

This whole thing
was just a fluke.

Fine. Fine.

- No. I'm serious.
- Sure. Sure.

Scout's honor.

What does that mean?

You're going to do something
with the Boy Scouts?

What? No. No.

I'm just a writer.
I'm not even a good one.

Do you know what you are?
You are an artist. Yes.

Do you have any idea
how rare that is?

- I really don't.
- No. No.

No. A true artist wouldn't.

See, you're the kind of chap
that comes once a generation.

Maybe less. You have a gift.

Uh, Isambard?

Isambard. Yes, yes.
I drive art.

I support art.
I nurture the creation of art,

because I understand that art

has the power
to change the world.

That's my job.

That's my gift to the world.

I know you're going
to do something.
I don't know what it is.

- But...
- Shh.

But I'm ready.
We're in this together.

Embrace me, my friend.
Embrace me.

We're in this together.
Together. Do you hear?

Ah. I'm never letting go.

- Cute bag.
- Thanks.

Did you steal it
from a homeless person?

It was my dad's.

Your dad's homeless?
That's so sad.

Hey, honey.

Andie?

Hey, couldn't you hear me?

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Are you sure?

Some people are
just jerks sometimes.

What happened?

Honey, I need you to tell me
what happened, please.

Just some girls from school.

They made fun of my bag.

You know we can always
get you a new bag.

A really cute one.
If you want.

I like this one.

I know.

Some people are
jerks sometimes.

- Hello, Darren.
- Dude.

What did you do?

What do you mean?

I just got off the phone
with Perry's agent.

He said Perry loves you.

No, correction. He said
Perry's "in love" with you.

This call isn't about
to get weird, is it?

No! I just
wanted to let you know,
great work, man.

No. I'm happy to help
as long as it means
you're not gonna sue me.

You are hilarious.

Let's not get ahead
of ourselves.

What? What does that mean?

Nah. I'm just messing with you.

He's gonna sign
the deal, all right?

So, of course,
we're not gonna sue you.

Right. But what if he doesn't?

But he will, right?

- But what if he doesn't?
- Okay.

You are a riot, Simon.

- We'll talk to you later.
- Wait. Wait. Wait.

Darren, what if he doesn't?

Oh, well, who was
on first?

Relax. Nobody's gonna get sued.

But if anyone does,
you'll be the first to know.

- No. Darren...
- Take care, buddy.

Darren?

So, you're ten...
11...

- 12.
- 12. I said 12.

I hope you like
spaghetti, because...

I know how to make spaghetti.

I wanted to try Taco Tuesday,
you know, for the alliteration...

But I don't like tacos.

And none of the days
of the week start with "spa."

- We checked.
- That's true.

Do you mind?

- Sure. Go ahead.
- Simon.

Would you rather have
three ears or no ears?

- Uh...
- Don't look at me.
It's your question.

Well, may I ask where
the third ear would be located?

In the middle
of your forehead.

Oh. Well, in that case,
definitely three ears,

'cause I could hear
what's coming,
and I'd be unstoppable.

Would you rather wrestle
a bear or a shark?

Well, if I'm on land,
a shark,

because it wouldn't
be able to breathe.
But if I'm in water,

a bear, because
bears can't swim.

- Bears can totally swim.
- But not as good as sharks.

- Hmm.
- Would you rather

eat a used Band-Aid
or a dirty dish-rack?

Hmm. I'd actually try both.

Dish-racks have more flavor.

Ew!

Would you rather...

find a zombie
or get struck by lightning?

Zombies aren't real,
and people don't really
get struck by lightning.

- Oh, yeah. Sure they do.
- Nah-uh.

Thousands of people get struck
by lightning every year.

- Really?
- And there are seven billion
people on the planet,

so the chances of you
getting struck by lightning
are really small.

Still, gotta happen
to somebody.

Uh, Andie,
what do you wanna be
when you grow up?

A writer.

Oh. A writer, really?

She's my little reader.

I love to read, too.

Yeah. But I don't like to
read the same stuff you do.

What do you mean?
Why do you say that?

Because I love the Siren books,
and you hate them.

Ah, come on. I don't...

Yeah, I kinda do hate them.

Did I neglect to mention that
my daughter is a huge fan?

- Yeah.
- I read the first
two books twice,

and I'm almost done
with the third.

Yeah. When I got her
the first one,

she carried it around
everywhere with her
for months,

and now the cover's
falling off.

Should probably get her
a new one before she catches
some gross disease from it.

So what do you
like about him?

I don't know.
They just make me happy.

Oh, and I heard that
Perry Quinn might play
Alexander in the movie.

You are not a Perry Quinn fan?

Are you kidding?
He's so awesome.

If he's in the movie,
I will die.

- Hey.
- Sorry.

Careful.

She doesn't usually warm up
to new people as quickly.
What's your secret?

Ah. I'm emotionally stunted.

Some kids gave her hard time
after school today.

Just girl stuff.
No big deal.

Still, you probably
wanted to murder them.

Right, and their
little jerk faces.

She's just so gentle.
I mean, you know bullies,

if they sense any
vulnerability, they...

Oh, I used to get bullied
when I was in middle school.

My dad told me the kid
was picking on me because
he was scared of me.

It made absolutely no sense,
'cause he was twice my size

and just pummeled me weekly.

What?

Yeah, well, there's something.

Sorry. I just...

There's probably no
perfect time to say this,

so I guess I'll just decide
that now is the time to tell you

that her dad died
four years ago.

Uh...

I'm so sorry.

See? And then you
feel sorry for us,

and I tell you
that it's okay,

'cause it was a while ago,
and it really is okay.

You don't believe me,
so I reassure you

and that could take forever.

So can we just skip
past that for now?

Uh, sure. Yeah, for now.

Opening the bookstore
was his dream.

The newspaper was my thing.

We decided that we would work
on his first and then mine.

And then...

I can't abandon
the store, but...

I'm not really ready to give up
on my plans yet either, so...

Now I'm doing both,
and I'm probably not
doing either very well.

Mostly, I just wanna make sure
I'm doing enough for her.

Hey. Come on. You are.

How do you know?

Huh.

Spaghetti Tuesday.

Get that guy.
Get that guy.

Will you relax?

Don't tell me to relax.
You do your job.

You kill that guy,
then I'll relax.

We need new hobbies.
Like real hobbies.

I work at a Credit Union,

and everyday is literally
the same as the day before.

Do not take this
away from me.

All right. All right.

- What happened with Tess?
- Well, still happening.

Ah. Is anything happening?

I don't know.
I think. Maybe.

- Who's Tess?
- Who's this?

That woman that Simon's been
seeing from the bookstore.

Oh, right.

That's just Lucas.
He's cool.

Sorry. Go ahead.

Well, I'm not
seeing her, exactly.

Wait a minute.
Who else did you tell?

- Relax. He's from Pittsburgh.
- Portland.

It's the same thing.
Don't change the subject.

So what's the deal?

All right. When you were single,

did you ever keep something
from someone you met

just because it was
personal or private,

but then when you really
started to get to know her,

so it kind of turned
from a personal secret
into sort of a lie?

Well, look, when I was single,

there was a lot of things
I didn't tell a lot of girls
I went out with.

Yeah, but this is kind of big.

- Well, do I know?
- No.

So tell me, and then I'll tell
you if you should tell her.

I'm not ready
to tell anyone.

- You can tell me.
- Shut up, Lucas!

All right. Just tell her
on your own schedule.

You'll know when
the time's right.

I'll know when I know,
because I'll know.

Precisely.

- Hey, Lucas.
- Yeah?

- No. No, wait!
- Yippee ki-yay!

♪ You're a dark sky

♪ Hanging over me

♪ With a thousand silver tears

♪ Ready to fall

♪ At this calm pace,
we head for harm's way ♪

♪ There's no doubts now,
you know that I am taking you ♪

♪ Be my thunder going up,
be your rain ♪

♪ Make your...

Are you the guy
that wrote the article
about the Merman books?

- Uh, yeah.
- Uh, I thought so.

You just look so familiar.
Great article, by the way.

Well, thanks.

You know, the woman who owns
the newspaper is gonna be
really happy someone read it.

You know, my sister
loves those books,

and I just keep telling her
how awful they are,

so I showed her your article,
and now she hates you.

So nice work.

Thanks, and sorry.

You're welcome,
and she'll be fine.

She really said that?
She said her sister hates you?

Well, let's not forget
the "nice work" part.

That's a reaction.
That's two reactions.

If those two people share it
with two more people,

and those four people
share it with four more people,

that's 16 people
who read the Valley Voice.

Before you know it,
that's like a billion people.

Mmm-hmm.

Hey, babe. How was school?

- Good.
- Math test?

- 93.
- Nice.

- This weekend, we mini-golf.
- Yes!

Um, I might have something
that's better than mini-golf.

Well, it just occurred to me
that a nice girl like you

shouldn't have to walk around
with a beat-up book.

It's not classy or hygienic.

And I just happened
to have this

first edition
just hanging around.

So I got to thinking,
"Who do I know that would
get good use out of this?"

Me!

Mmm!

What are you doing, weirdo?

It smells good.

Open the front cover.

No way.
No way. No way.

What?

Sally and I have
the same publisher.
I called in a favor.

- Mom, can I go call Avery?
- Sure.

Hang on. Aren't you
forgetting something?

- Thank you. Thank you.
- Oh. You're welcome.

Is that real?
You can tell me.

That's the author's signature.

It's nothing.

Never even talked to Andie
before they started reading
the Siren books,

and now they're
joined at the hip.

She used to be so shy and...

closed-off. Um...

I tried everything
I could think of

to break her out of her shell,
and nothing worked.

To be honest with you,
I was getting kind of
worried about her.

And then I got her
that book, and that.

She started talking more.
She made new friends.

She's reading all the time.

Have to take the books
away from her

so that she'll go
to sleep at night.

Those books have done
so much for her.

So, what you did,
that's something.

- No, no, no. It's real.
- Yeah.

Yeah. I'm gonna
read it so many times.

It's probably, like,
my tenth time reading it.

What you
guys doing here?

Simon, we need to talk.

Uh, is there a problem?

Perry Quinn is out.

What? No.
He said he was in.

Now he changed his mind,
and someone has to be
held accountable.

We are suing you for damages.
We have no choice.

- For-For how much?
- Well, more than you have,
I assure you.

Well, you're gonna
have to work it off.

That means more Merman novels.

Well, how many more?

- Well, as many as it takes.
- No. No.

He said he was in.
This isn't my fault.

You're gonna have to
start doing interviews
and book signings.

You can't do that.
My contract.

You don't have
a contract anymore.
Everyone's gonna know.

You're going to be
the author of Siren
for the rest of your life.

- What's the matter with you?
- Ew, gross.

- What?
- You can tell me.

Are you proud
of your book?

Sally Carmichael!
You are an artist.

What do you wanna
be when you grow up?

Hey, what's
your problem, man?

A writer.

An artist.

- What can I get ya?
- -Hey, I'll have the chicken avocado, please.

Yeah. That's $8.50.

There you go.
Keep the change.

Thank you.

Simon?

Thanks. Thank you.

Wait a minute.
How did you know my name?

Seriously, you should probably
Google yourself, buddy.

How did you find out about this?

The guy at the food truck
told me to Google myself.

When did I become Google-able?

I submitted the editorial
to the Associated Press.

I didn't really think
anything would come of it,

but it looks like some
papers picked it up.
Big papers.

And tons of blogs.
Simon, you've gone viral.

- This is not good.
- This is great.

What if someone finds out?
What if...

People are reading
something you wrote,
and they're loving it.

"Simon says Siren sucks.
I say Simon sucks."

That's one tweet.

"I hope Simon Hayes dies
and so should you."

You're trending.

- Some of it's gonna
be good. Some isn't.

I don't even know
what "trending" means.

What is it?

Uh, it's a drunk text.

Answer it.

Uh, it's an unknown number.

If it's important,
they'll call back. Tess?

Simon's phone.
This is his assistant.
Who I may say is calling?

- Uh-huh.
- Before you say anything...

It's a producer from
Good Things Utah.

Hello?

Uh, yes. This is he.

Um, well, thank you.

Well, that's...
Oh, really?

Uh, can you hold on
for just a second?

They wanna interview me
tomorrow morning.

- What you gonna say?
- I can't. It's TV. I can't.

Can we take a look
at his schedule
and call you back? Thanks.

- No, no, Tess. I can't.
- I know.

I'm just thinking of,
you know...

I gotta sit down.

Simon, it's okay.

You don't have to do this.

Wouldn't it be great
publicity for the paper?

Well, yeah, sure,
but that does not matter.

- Of course it matters.
- Hey!

You don't have
to do this. Okay?

Yeah. Okay.

You okay?

- You feeling okay?
- Uh...

You look a little nervous.

Uh, a little.

And we're back in ten...

Just be yourself.

- You'll be great.
- Hmm.

In four,
three, two...

Yesterday, he was a writer
with only one book to his name
that few people had heard of.

But today, Simon Hayes
is being talked about
all over the country

and across the Internet,
and all because of
a single article.

Simon, thank you
for joining us today.

So, tell us what happened.

Uh...

Well, I wrote an...

An article.
Is it hot in here?

Simon,
you're not the first person
to criticize these books,

but you've really hit a nerve.

Do you think that's
because you attacked
the author personally?

- No way.
- Uh...

Hmm...

Can you get Simon
some water?

So let's take a look
at your title.

The New York Times
Number One Best Sellout.

- Mmm-hmm.
- That's a pretty
personal attack, isn't it?

It was... Shakespeare.

- What?
- Shakespeare.

Okay, so I'm not
a Sally fan myself,

but a lot of people
out there really love her.

Well, I love Sally Carmichael.

Great. And you seem intent
on provoking these fans.

Your article implies
you understand exactly
how Sally Carmichael

manipulates her audience
and why, that's pretty bold.

Uh, you know,
she's an empty shell.
Mmm-hmm.

And just 400 years of
just copies. Just copies.

I'm sorry. I'm just looking
at several people behind
the cameras,

including our producer,
who disagree with you.

Looks like we have lot of
Sally Carmichael fans
in the studio today.

Oh. Whoa!

Simon, thanks for
being here today.

I hope we weren't
too rough on you.

- And now let's turn
to the weather...

...where, here, we might
have a chance of moisture.

- Hello?
- Simon, it's Phillip.

I know who you are, Phillip.
What can I do for you?

Perry wants to know
why you haven't
responded to his text.

He only sent one text.

Right. And he wants to know
why you haven't responded to it.

All it said was,
"You dog."

And he wants to know why
you haven't responded to it.

Simon?

You.
You, man, you.

"I don't have anything
planned, I swear."

Except for puking
on live television.

No, I think you
accidentally booked
the live TV appearance.

Man, it looked so real.

- It was real.
- Everything about you
is real, man.

On live TV. I wish
I'd have thought of that.

You want to puke
on live TV?

No, man,
that's your thing.

Now no one else
can do that.

You own that.

You own it. I mean,
I've done a million
talk shows and...

I've done anything memorable.

But you got your shot,
and you took it, man.

On live TV.
So they can't stop it.

It's all over YouTube.

Simes, you did something
that will last forever.

I bow to your brilliance.

- Namaste.
- Don't do that.
Why you doing that?

- Stop it.
- No. So what's next?
Tell me.

You signed your
movie deal, right?

- Oh, you better
believe I did.
- Great.

- Yeah.
- That makes me
very happy.

You know, you've no idea
how that makes me feel.

So, what's next?

What's next?

- Okay, you just make sure...
- Yeah.

- ...that you do that movie...
- Yeah.

...and when the next thing
happens, you'll know.

How will I know?

You'll know when you know,
because you'll know.

We're gonna make history, man.

Except we won't.
Because no one knows
I'm Sally Carmichael.

- Right. Right. Of course.
- Right.

Of course. Yeah. Hmm.

- Perry?
- Hmm?

I mean, you know,
maybe, maybe, eventually,
historically, in the future?

- No, no, no.
- When we're dead.

- In a time capsule.
- Not eventually.

- There will be aliens coming.
- No. My publishers signed
a contract.

- You signed a contract.
- I've signed a lot of contracts.

I've been sued before.
What's the worse
that could happen?

- Was...
- Huh. Yeah.

Got you.
I'm kidding.

Okay? We're in
this together, man.

Come on. You can
count on me, son.

You can count on me.
Give me a hug. Come on.
I love you, bro.

Yeah? It's gonna be good.
We can do this.

We can do this.
It's gonna be good.

Good. Good. Good. Huh?

...studio today.

Oh. Whoa.

It could've been worse.

How?

You could've had a stroke.

That worse?

What?

How did all this happen?

Dumb luck.

Dumb, stupid, crazy luck.

- Hey. Hi.
- Hey!

Hi. School. How was it?

Good. Hey, Simon.

Oh. Hey, kiddo.

Mom, you almost ready?

For what?

For soccer.
It's our day.

We're supposed to pick
Avery up in ten minutes.

Right. Go get changed.
I'll go get my purse.

...accepted an
unwarranted concealment
of pertinent facts...

- Fire up.
- Therm here,

your Quest Star Gas
energy-wise guy.

A lot of people
were hesitant about

an actor of my stature
releasing a country album.

Well, you're definitely
an artist that's known
for taking chances.

I mean, it's just been confirmed

that you'll be playing
Alexander in the big
Siren movie adaptation.

That's right.

Alexander the Merman.

Alexander the Merman.

Amazing. I, for one,
can't wait to see you in a fin.

- But what I really
wanna know...
- Mmm-hmm.

-...is the same thing
everybody wants to know.
- Mmm-hmm.

Have you met Sally Carmichael?

- I've met Sally.
- Amazing.

What's she like?
What does she look like?

Tell me everything.

Well, you know,
she's a lot different
than you'd expect.

Yeah? How so?

Well, for one,
who says she's a she?

Wait. Are you saying that
Sally Carmichael is a man?

- What you doing?
- Maybe I said too much.

No. No, you can't drop
something like that on us
and leave us hanging.

- No, I can, really.
- No, you can't.

- Okay. Okay. Okay.
- Don't you dare.

Maybe she's a he.
Maybe not. How's that?

If Sally Carmichael
is a man, say nothing.

Perry, stop. Stop. Perry?

- I knew it.
- But you...

Heard it? Or didn't
hear it here first.

- Perry Quinn...
- Perry...

...says Sally Carmichael
is a man.

- Is he someone we know?
- No. No. No.

- I... I can't.
- Perry, you can.

- No, you can't.
- No. I really can't.

You have to.
You have to.

No. No. No. No.

You can make history
right here, right now.

- This is huge.
- Oh, shucks, man.

- Come on, Perry.
- Perry?

Okay. Okay.
You wanna know who it is?

- Yes.
- No.

- No.
- You really wanna
know who it is?

- Yes!
- No!

It is Simon Hayes.

No!

The guy who
wrote the article?

The very same.

This is amazing.

Hold on. So, you're saying
that Simon Hayes...

- Hello?
- Is this Simon Hayes?

- Yes.
- Hi, Simon.

My name is Dave Sinon
with Buzz magazine.

I'm just calling to confirm
the statement made by
Perry Quinn.

Is it true that
you're Sally Carmichael?

But, you know,
he's not a girl. He's a boy.

Hi.

I've had 17 reporters call me
in the last half hour.

17.

I stopped answering
after the first nine or so,

because they all asked me
the same question.

Am I Sally Carmichael?

Of course, you can't be.

Right? Because that's
ridiculous, right?

- Tess, I was...
- Using me for
a publicity stunt?

No. No. Not ever.

Then you're not
Sally Carmichael.

You don't know Perry Quinn,
and the two of you haven't
been planning this whole thing.

No. But... Yes. I mean...

No. Yes.
I am Sally Carmichael,

and yes, I have been meeting
with Perry about the movie,

and yes, I have been keeping
all of this from you.

But it was never
a publicity stunt.

And I was never taking
advantage of you. I swear.

I mean, why?

Why would you do all of this?
Why would you do any of it?

I mean, I wrote the article
because you asked me to.

And the rest just happened.

Just, um, stupid,
crazy luck.

You wrote that article.
You watched me publish it.

You watched it go viral.

You went on that talk show
to promote it.

And then...

And then you kissed me
on that couch,

and at no point
during all of that
did it occur to you

to say to me, "By the way
I'm Sally Carmichael."

I've never told anyone
I'm Sally Carmichael.

- You told Perry Quinn.
- But that's different.
I had to.

So is there anything
you've told me
that isn't a lie?

Yes. Yes. Everything.

Except all of this.

I know the newspaper
isn't important. I get that.

- But it is really
important to me.
- It's important to me, too.

Then you had to have
known how stupid all of
this would make me look.

I didn't know Perry
was going to do that.

Tess?

I'm ashamed of
Sally Carmichael.

I never wanted
anyone to know I'm Sally,
because I don't wanna be Sally.

You signed that book
for Andie, didn't you?

And you let her
think it was real.

It is real.

She's just a kid.

Simon, what's the
matter with you?

I need you to leave.

Yeah. Okay.

- Just hear me out.
- No. I can't. I can't do this.
It's too much.

Please. Just... Just leave.

- Can I help you?
- Oh. Hey, Simon.

I'm with the Herald.
I was hoping I could
speak with you about...

No.

Hey, it's a good chance for you
to tell your side of the story.

This is Tess Perkins.
Please leave a message.

Okay.

Oh. Hey, good girl.
Hey, it's a good girl.

That's a good... No. No!

That's a bad girl.

Bad girl. Ah. Ah!

- Bad girl. Ah. Come on.
- Mommy!

It's okay. It's okay.
It's testing. It's fine. Ow!

Stop that. Ahhh!

Ah. Okay.

According
to Perry Quinn,

Simon's the real author
of the series.

So the whole
thing's a big joke?

Well, I could
have told you that.

We're still figuring
all of this out,

but it looks like Simon Hayes
is both the guy who trashed
Sally Carmichael,

- and Sally Carmichael.
- -That's actually pretty hilarious.

Well, the fans
of the series aren't laughing.

I mean, some of them say
they're gonna boycott the movie.

There is even
an online petition

to boycott the Valley Voice,
the paper that published...

Seeing here
that the petition appeared
online last night,

and it's already gotten
over 10,000 signatures.

Wow.
I didn't know that many people even read the Voice.

I don't think they did
before Simon Hayes showed up,

and I doubt that many ever
are gonna read it again.

Hi. I need to see Perry.

Oh, I'm sorry.
There's no one here
under that name.

No. No. Isambard.
Whatever the password is.

Thanks.

Unfortunately, he's requested
not to be disturbed.

But if you'd like me
to leave a message...

Hey. Hey!

You can't just
go up there.

Stop me.

Hi, I'm Phillip.
Perry Quinn's
executive assistant.

Ah. Okay, before you
say anything,

I can see you're upset.

But I want you to know
I think it's totally
understandable.

- What, you think?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa.

Oh, I can sense your
negative energy, man.

There's no reason
why we can't have
a positive dialogue, you know.

I said some things.
You said some things.

No, you said some things.
I didn't say anything.

You're right.
But it was gonna
come out eventually.

- How?
- In one way or another.

It's all right, Vinny.
You can let him go.

You know what? No.
It was one way. You.

Now I realize you live
in this little bubble

where none of your actions
have any real consequences,

but they do affect other people.

Hey. So the cat's out of
the bag. You should be happy.

- I did you a favor.
- How? How is this a favor?

Well, you know, you can
finally start enjoying this.
Come on, Simes.

This is fun.

I don't know if you've noticed,
but being famous
is kind of awesome.

Oh, I'm not famous.
I'm universally hated.

Oh, I get that. I get that.
You know, you should've seen
how the nerds freaked out

when we tried to
reboot Quantum Leap.

It'll pass. I promise.

What about Tess?

What's Tess?

Tess is the woman
who owns the newspaper
that ran the editorial.

She's a good person.
She doesn't deserve
any of this.

- Look, we all
played our part.
- No. She didn't know.

- She didn't know?
- No.

And now she thinks
I exploited her

and made a joke
out of her newspaper.

- You kinda did, right?
- Well, yeah.

But I was gonna tell her
and...

We were talking about
what you did.

I think I'm falling
in love with her.

And now she thinks I'm a liar,
because I'm a liar.

Oh, that's rough.
I'm sorry, man.

It's gonna be all right. So...

What's next?

I wanna go back
to my old life where
no one knew who I was.

- But I can't do that, can I?
- You certainly can.

- Hmm.
- We can fix this.

- Great. How?
- I don't know.

But it's exciting, right?
It's a challenge.

Did you know, in Japan,

they use the same word
for "crisis" and "opportunity"?

Or maybe it's in China,
or ancient...
Let me find out.

I'm going home.

Simes, hey, you know,
they told me I couldn't
make a movie

where the detective
and the serial killer
were the same person.

And I think we know
how that turned out.

$400 million domestic.
$1.2 billion worldwide.

This is nothing.
Simes, we got this.
Come on.

The only
public footage available
of Simon Hayes

since the announcement
last night was caught outside
of Hayes' house, this morning.

Let's see that again.

- Ah.
- Ooh.

Guys, I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry I didn't
tell you this before this,
but you understand why, right?

- Right?
- Sure, of course.
I understand.

You know, it is
a little weird,

this whole time,
and we never knew.

What are you gonna do now?

I don't know.
What can I do?

So this whole time
I could've been telling people
that I know Sally Carmichael?

This whole time?

There's big question
nobody is addressing.

I'm just gonna
put it out there.

You gotta be, like,
super-rich, right?

- Brad!
- What've you been doing
with all that money?

You couldn't have bought
yourself a bigger house?
A nicer car? Something?

And you know Perry Quinn?
You guys are, like, friends?

Sort of. At least, I think
he thinks so. I don't...

Do you think you could
get him to, like, pick me up
after school sometime,

just once, so I could
blow everyone's minds?

I'm sorry. I've just got to
circle back around here.

How much money are we
talking about here, man?
Just ballpark it for me.

It... Uh...

I saw your dad
on the street yesterday.

I gave him a dollar
and said hi for you.

Scored.

Oh, my.

Excuse me, girls.

I'm looking for Andie Perkins.
One of you know her?

Thanks.

Andie?

Andie?

Hey.

I'm Perry.

Do you have a second?

Yeah?

What?

It's smart to do
simple things. Huh.

This is the first public
statement from Simon Hayes

since the now-famous
allegation that
he's the real author

of the popular Siren franchise.

And it looks like Simon Hayes
is stepping up to the
microphones now.

Uh...

Hello.

So, um...

Uh... I'm...

Yeah. I'm...

I'm Sally Carmichael.

And I wrote the Siren novels.

For the fans of the books...

- It's Perry Quinn.
-...I just want to say,
I've been a real jerk,

and I'm sorry.

What a guy.
What a guy.

I...
Sally Carmichael is my way of protecting my privacy, and it...

It grew into something else.

Wow.

Um...

Thank you.

Uh...

This way.

I just wanna make
one thing clear.

No one at the Valley Voice,

the newspaper that
printed my editorial,

was a part of any deception
or had anything to do
with any of this.

Really good.

Please don't punish the paper
for something that I did.

Okay.

Tess Perkins,
the owner of the Valley Voice,

she didn't even know
who I really was.

I wasn't honest with her.

At the same time,
I was deceiving everyone else.

I don't know if the fans
are ever gonna forgive me.

And, frankly,
I don't expect them to.

I don't know
if I deserve that.

But...

Okay.

Oh.

Tess?

If you're watching,
and I really hope you are...

I just wanna tell you...

Sorry, folks.
It looks like we're having some trouble with our live feed.

Uh, we'll get you back
out there as soon as we...

- Got it?
- Somebody call 911.

- There's some sort of accident.
- Don't touch him.

- Pick it up.
- Check his pulse.

Could you tell us
what's going on?

Okay. For those of you
still watching,
I have some breaking news.

Simon Hayes has been
struck by lightning.

- I'm told that
he's unconscious...

Paramedics are on the way.

Genius!

Simon? Simon?

- Tess?
- Simon?

Simon. Hey, buddy.

Come on, Sime.
You're all right.

- Where am I?
- Oh, you're in
the hospital.

- What happened?
- Oh, you were struck
by lightning.

- What?
- You were struck
by lightning.

On TV, and it was awesome.
The whole thing is online.

When you slow down
the footage like I did,

you can see the exact moment
the bolt hit your head. Zap!

Dude, you are so lucky.

To be alive.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.
That's what I meant.

Oh, by the way,
there's some people
waiting for you,

and the doctors won't let
them in, because they're not
immediate family, you know.

How did you get in here?

Oh, no one ever stops me
from going anywhere.

He's okay.

Hello, Utah.

- Hey, man.
- Hey.

Hey, uh...

I got a surprise for you.

Told you.

Told me what?

Lightning.

Are we okay?

No.

But give it some time.

Hi.

Hi.

Take the hat off.

Put the hat back on.

- Oh, hey, Simon.
- Hey.

Oh, hang on.

Hey. You don't
want it anymore?

Of course I want it.
But I want you to sign it.

- How's that?
- Good.

- Bye, Mom.
- Have fun.

Bye.

See? I told you.

I've been so busy today,
I skipped lunch.

You hungry?

♪ Just you and me
with other people
we wanna see ♪

♪ So for now,
I'ma hold on to the moment ♪

♪ I wish that this could
last for ever and ever ♪

♪ And ever,
and forever and ever ♪

Hey. Excuse me.

Aren't you Sally Carmichael?

Uh... Yep. I am.

You suck!

Give it some time.

♪ Live life with
the people you love ♪

♪ Oh, oh

♪ Forever and ever

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ Live life with
the people you love ♪

No one would
ever accept us.

Above the tide or below,
you could never survive
in my world.

And your people
would destroy me
as they have

with everything
that's unlike them.

But I can protect you.
We can protect each other.

I can't put you
through that. I won't.

Alexander?

Do you love me?

Don't ask me that.

Just tell me
what's in your heart.

Actually...

my heart is right here.

I can feel it beating.
It's so strong.

You and I are so different.

We might be from
different places

and our hearts might
be in different places,

but what matters is that
we're right here, right now,
in the same place.

♪ One, two,
one, two, three, four ♪

♪ Well, the truth has come out
to all of my friends ♪

♪ I've been talking
behind their backs ♪

♪ It's something I do
when I feel confused,
lonely, and off-track ♪

♪ Well, I swear
I just wanna fit in ♪

♪ But I'm cold,
unfriendly and mean ♪

♪ And I can't get out
of this hole I'm in ♪

♪ 'Cause the hole
I'm in's too deep ♪

♪ No, I can't get out
of this hole I'm in ♪

♪ I'll just roll over
in the grave and sleep ♪

♪ When I lay next
to you, crying ♪

♪ You told me
you didn't understand ♪

♪ How all my explaining
fell from my loose lips ♪

♪ And you just wanted me
to hold your hand ♪

♪ Well, regret
and shame crept in ♪

♪ Then we didn't sleep
for a week ♪

♪ And I can't get out
of this hole I'm in ♪

♪ 'Cause the hole
I'm in's too deep ♪

♪ No, I can't get out
of this hole I'm in ♪

♪ I'll just roll over
in the grave and sleep ♪

♪ I have no intentions

♪ To do nobody wrong

♪ When my brain is burning
and my heart's overturning ♪

♪ It feels like I can't go on

♪ And I make mistakes
way too much ♪

♪ Political and
personal problems ♪

♪ Are piled up so high
on my back ♪

♪ I can't see clearly
or walk a straight line ♪

♪ Good Lord,
I'm way out of whack ♪

♪ So I just keep
digging and digging ♪

♪ To find comfort in my defeat

♪ And I can't get out
of this hole I'm in ♪

♪ 'Cause the hole
I'm in's too deep ♪

♪ No, I can't get out
of this hole I'm in ♪

♪ I'll just roll over
in the grave and sleep ♪

♪ Just roll over
in the grave and sleep ♪

♪ Just roll over
in the grave and sleep ♪

♪ I'll just roll over
in my grave ♪

♪ And sleep