Phony (2026) s01e01 Episode Script

1
[tense, suspenseful music playing]
- [branches cracking]
- [ringback tone]
♪
[investigator]
State your full name.
- [Sonny Cooke] My name is Sonny Cooke.
- [music stops]
I'm a junior
at, uh, at Delby High School.
[clears throat]
And before everything went insane,
I had a really great life.
You know, I can see you
in this video.
- [mother] Well, don't look.
- [laughing] Okay.
The biggest change has been with my mom.
[singing]
It's your birthday, kick and cheer ♪
[both] [singing]
Have some cake and ginger beer ♪
You're you-er than
you've ever you'd before ♪
[Sonny]
Who is my favorite person in the world.
[soft music playing]
- Thanks.
- I love you so much.
You too, Mom.
It's just us.
[actress] [on video]
and holding you up as an example,
you will die
[Sonny]
And it's always kinda just been us.
Hi, Jared! It's Sonny's mom.
I heard you pulled
his pants down at the bus stop.
Yeah, well, I'm gonna be
waiting for you tomorrow,
and I'm gonna pull your pants down,
and your underwear.
- [Jared] [on phone] Mrs. Cooke--
- [phone slamming]
Don't worry about it.
We're in the right here.
[Sonny]
Now, I'm in high school.
I actually love high school,
which is not a popular opinion.
[chuckles]
Especially if your mom is the literal
principal of the school,
which seems like it would suck,
but actually is cool.
She watches out for all the students.
Oh, honey, what happened?
[Sonny]
And I think I do the same thing.
- [doll wailing]
- It won't stop crying. Can you?
Here, yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.
Your instincts are gonna kick in.
Yeah?
[Sonny]
I know what people need to hear,
and people trust me with their shit.
- Sonny.
- Yo!
My uncle's eating solid food again.
Oh, my God!
- Yeah!
- Hell yeah!
- That's frickin' awesome, man!
- Thank you. It is good.
- I'll see you around.
- Alright, I'll see you around, yeah.
Yeah, just feeling like
I was good at that,
and just being at school, being with her,
- I just I knew what our life was.
- ["Galileo" by Indigo Girls playing]
- Wait.
- another lifetime ♪
- [singing along]
- How long till my soul gets it right? ♪
[Sonny]
And I guess I'm worried that
everything that's happened since
That kind of light ♪
I call on the resting soul ♪
[crashing]
Of Galileo ♪
[Sonny] is just gonna
wipe all that away.
- [tape recorder clicks]
- Sorry, it's, um
It's just getting-- It's getting kinda
j-jumbled in my head, but, uh
[investigator]
Just take a second.
[Sonny inhaling deeply]
[gulping]
I need to find her.
[melancholy music playing]
[birds chirping]
[investigator]
Tell it from the start.
[Sonny] The day of the accident
was really stressful for,
for a completely separate reason.
Um, like, my girlfriend and I,
we were gonna, whatever,
have sex for the first time.
[softly] Jesus Christ.
You know, I just-- I really wanted
to, to do a good job, and
Shit.
my mom didn't know
anything about this.
- We gotta go!
- [Sonny] Obviously.
- One sec!
- [Ellen Cooke] Rachel Harrington's horse
has neck cancer.
Uh, which one? She's got two.
I don't know, but she's so sad,
she wants to drop out.
And Paul says the cafeteria
exit door is jammed again.
Come on, let's move.
- Honey?
- [Sonny] Just one sec, Mom.
[Ellen]
Are you looking for the deodorant?
Mr. Harris made us a whole new jar.
[sex toy buzzing,
making dolphin squeaking sounds]
[muffled buzzing continues]
Are you doing something secret?
- What?
- It's okay if you are.
[laughing] Mom, you're standing
so close to the door,
I can literally see your toes.
They're inside the bathroom.
Just give me one second.
Turn on the fan if you need to.
[exhales heavily]
[classical music playing on radio]
- [engine screeching]
- Oh, they told me they fixed that.
[sighs]
Let the belts warm up a little bit.
[window scraping]
♪
[engine screeching]
Ugh, sounds great.
[ice scraper scuffing]
[Ellen grunting]
[classical music continues]
[Sonny]
How do you spell
Mm, no.
Uh, Chloe and I decided to be official.
Oh.
[Sonny] I feel like my mom
doesn't like Chloe.
You like her, right?
Do you like her?
[Sonny]
She doesn't say it directly.
I like whoever you like.
[Sonny] Eh, but she'll say things
that make it pretty clear.
You know, Mallory Russell
is coming back from homeschool.
You guys were inseparable.
You didn't even like her.
- I--
- You used to call her a Jesus freak.
No, I called her parents that.
Thank you.
But I mean, come on.
They didn't let Mal
celebrate her birthday.
- That's your religion? No birthdays?
- Well,
it's like their whole lives.
That's what they do.
I know!
[both laughing]
Exactly.
[Sonny] Um, actually, this is important.
Sorry. [chuckles]
We had this thing that we--
I love you
It's not a code, it--
I love you too
But i-it was just the way we said
"I love you" to each other.
It's cheesy, but, um
Yeah.
Roll out!
[Ellen laughing]
- [Ellen] Ah!
- Yeah!
- [Ellen] Finally.
- Whoo!
[mug thudding, coffee sloshing]
[Ellen]
Honey, you buckled?
[keypad clacking]
[Sonny] What?
[Ellen]
Honey, you buckled?
[Sonny] Um yeah.
I am buckled.
[Ellen] What? Are my concerns
for your safety stressing you out?
[Sonny] Yes.
[ominous music playing]
Good morning!
- Alright, have a good one, honey.
- Alright. Alright, thanks, Mom.
- Love ya.
- [Ellen] Love you.
- Hi, Bobo.
- [Sonny] Hi, Bobo!
- [in funny voice] Bobo.
- [in deep voice] Hi, Bobo.
How are you, um, feeling about tonight?
Feeling fuckin' awesome.
[chuckles]
- How are you feeling?
- Whoa, hell yeah.
I'm also feeling awesome.
My dad is working the overnight shift.
- Okay!
- So, he's gonna be gone by 7:00.
Also, if you wanna bring
the Bluetooth speaker
- Yes.
- uh, I made a playlist.
Oh, my God.
This is a lot of EDM, damn.
Yeah, I know.
Well, I made you
this little really lame necklace
- in Pottery 1.
- [squealing]
It's not lame.
- [Sonny] You like stars, right, though?
- Yes, I love stars.
- Yeah, yeah.
- I feel bad. I didn't get you anything.
What are you talking about?
Tonight's all about you.
What do you mean?
Well, just f-for the idea of like
"She comes first."
You know?
- The woman.
- [laughing] Okay.
I like it.
This is really sweet, thank you.
Oh, Vogel.
I mentioned our plan to him
about tonight,
and he was kind of pissed
that you didn't tell him first.
[in Southern accent]
It don't matter to me what he thinks
because I think tonight's
gonna be sh
fantastic.
I-It just hurts, bro--
I'm really-- I'm really sorry, man.
I just didn't know if Chloe was gonna
be okay with me telling people about it
- 'cause it's a personal thing.
- Oh, people?
Oh, so I'm "people" now?
- No.
- No, no, that's fine. It's good to know.
But it's alright.
I didn't wanna have to do this to you,
but now you're in jail, life sentence.
- I'm in jail?
- Yep, life sentence,
- don't forget that part.
- Okay, cool, sick.
Well, if I'm in jail, I get--
I get a call, don't I?
- No, you don't.
- I get one call, and I'm calling you.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Sonny imitating phone ringing]
[high-pitched]
Press 1 to accept a call.
Decline, bitch.
Unless, you got some details for me.
Um
I got a, I got a sex toy for tonight.
- [snickers]
- For her, not You know?
Alright, I'm sorry, bro, that's--
That's-- That's so sad.
What?
- What are you talking about?
- Why would you do that?
Don't act like you, like,
know stuff about sex.
You don't even jerk off.
O-Okay, first of all,
that's about retaining energy, okay?
And that's not the same thing.
- What the fuck?
- Okay, Vogel.
Is that, uh, like,
your mom's idea of, like,
feminism or some shit, the sex toy?
No. You think I'm talking
to my fucking mom about this?
- I do, actually.
- No.
I think you talk to her
more than you talk to me.
Bro, she tracks your fucking steps,
what do you mean
- you're not talking to her?
- I track her steps.
- It's an accountability thing.
- Right.
- [student] Nice boot, Vogel!
- [Vogel] Hey, Shamus, don't get
too comfortable, alright?
I'm coming back for my spot.
Soon as I'm out this boot.
Hey, what'd you think of my mom's idea?
About you being the mascot
until your-- your foot's better?
Come on, if you're Mr. Highlander,
you get to do the waltz
at the school dance.
- I know, but--
- I'd do it with you. It'd be so dumb.
We're just, like,
fucking around, two boys.
Just look, there's a new mascot head.
Voilà.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vogel] You know what?
- That is weirdly beautiful.
- Pretty cool, alright?
Dude, Mr. Slayton used
all natural materials for this thing.
Oh, snap. Kinda like
deez natural materials?
- [smacking, laughing]
- [Sonny] Oh, fuck!
- [Sonny groaning]
- Oh, shit!
Let's get a little ♪
Sentimental ♪
Let's start holding ♪
Hands ♪
Let's not make-- ♪
Fuck! I mean
- [lively organ music playing]
- [students chattering]
[lock rattling]
Yo, you need a hand?
Uh, sure.
Alright, I got you.
What's the code?
Uh, 39-24-7.
Twenty-Four-Seven!
That's funny.
You're-- You're new, right?
I don't think we've met?
- Yeah.
- Wendell? It-- Wendell?
- Weldon.
- Weldon. Yeah, sorry.
What happened to your pants, Weldon?
[Weldon]
Oh, I, I fell down.
My cousin was trying to get my good pen.
Writes really smoothly.
- My favorite.
- Oh. Okay, right, right.
- Awesome.
- Well, she got it.
Wait!
Wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait.
- Weldon?
- Yes.
Are you Mallory's cousin?
- Yeah.
- No way!
You know, she and I sorta
used to kinda hang out a little bit.
Um, gosh, dude. Wow.
- Weldon.
- Yeah.
- Good to finally meet you, man.
- Yeah.
- [Mallory Russell] Wellie!
- [Sonny] But, um
[Weldon]
Mm-mm, mm-mm. Mm. Mm.
- No. Oh, oh. Why?
- [kiss smacking]
Mal!
- Dude!
- What's up?
- It's been so long.
- What are-- What are the odds?
- It's so--
- [mockingly] Wow! So great!
So great to see you, man.
- Why are we going this way?
- Just keep on going, man.
[melancholy music playing]
[kicks locker]
So, let's get a little sentimental ♪
- [organ music playing]
- Mr. Martin separated from his partner.
This was their song.
- I love it.
- Yeah, me too.
[Ethan] Oh, that's me.
We can live forever ♪
This song sucks so bad.
Dude, it's like pharmacy music.
♪
- [gentle, upbeat music playing]
- [camera clicks]
[car horn honking]
[tire iron clattering]
[Mallory]
Weldon, help me!
- [car horn honks]
- Jesus Christ.
One second!
[school doors rattling]
What are you doing?
I have to P and P.
What?
- Pee and poop?
- You guys need a lift?
- [Weldon] Yes.
- [Mallory] Uh, no. We're--
We're-We're fine, but do you think
you could get him into the school, though?
Uh, they just set the alarm,
but totally, you know, I--
I'm happy to give you a lift
wherever you need to go.
- Oh, thank you.
- No, it's so fine.
My brother is, like, a minute away.
Oh, my God! Bobby.
Since when do you talk like
you're in a yogurt commercial?
[chuckles]
- Are we good?
- Yeah, are we good?
Well [clearing throat]
there, uh, you know
There was the class camping trip,
that time we kissed, uh--
hooked up at-- by the lake,
which happened
[Mallory] Mm-hmm.
Um, I don't know, I just feel like--
I feel like after that,
I didn't really know what you wanted,
if you wanted anything else.
Or if I--
Like, if I did something wrong.
I mean, I went over to your house
the next day to hang out
and you had your mom say
that you weren't home.
You came over to my hou--?
I had-- My-- I didn't--
I didn't tell her.
Okay.
I didn't tell her to say that.
I had no idea
- [car horn honking]
- about that.
Is that why you ghosted me?
- Well--
- It's totally cool, man. It's so fine.
- Look, I'm--
- [Mallory] It's behind us.
Weldon, we can still see you.
- [urinating]
- [car horn honking]
Hi.
Ms. Cooke!
It's so nice to see you.
How's your house?
My house is fine.
[Sonny]
Alright. [clears throat]
Mallory, do you need a ride?
Is this--
It's good.
My-My brother's on his way.
[Ellen] Are you sure?
- [Mallory] Yeah. Thank--
- It's very cold.
- I'm fine. Thank you.
- [Ellen] 'Kay. Good to see ya.
- [classical music playing in car]
- [window whirring]
Ugh, I mean, that's nice.
He's facing right towards
the elementary school.
[Sonny] So, this is weird,
but Mallory told me that
one time she came over,
and even though I was home,
you said that I, I wasn't home.
[Ellen] I don't remember that.
Why would I do that?
[ambient nature sounds]
[beaver grunting]
[light music playing]
Did we talk to Mr. Brewster
about laying the groundwork
for Lewis and Clark?
I also asked him about Berkeley,
which is in California.
You really wanna go
all the way down there?
♪
[beaver chomping]
[music intensifying]
You know, Berkeley's
really not interesting anymore.
[ominous music playing]
[tree cracking]
[tree crashing]
You got a lot of steps in today.
[Sonny] Cool.
[phone vibrating]
- [keys jingling]
- [Ellen] You okay?
[phone buzzing]
[Sonny] Uh
I have to grab a book
and then head to Vogel's.
[car door thuds]
[front door opens]
- [Ellen sighs]
- [front door closes]
[sex toy making
dolphin squeaking sounds]
Hey, Mom.
Uh
It's Vogel's.
He's seeing this new girl,
and she's older.
And it's like they're trying
a lot of new things,
and, I mean,
he's really stressed about it.
We don't do this.
Why are we doing this?
Do you know how many kids
come into my office freaked out
because they've had sex
with some random person?
Mom, Chloe isn't just
a random person, okay?
Do you think you could have
sex with her with the lights on?
- What?
- Does she know you?
Like, actually?
The meaning I'm making out of you
asking me that, Mom, is--
Oh, let's not do
the therapy speak, please.
Well, that's how the guidance counselor
tells us to do conflict.
Mrs. Minard is the most unhappy woman
- that I know.
- Do you think you're happy?
Yes. What?
Do you think people know you?
Like, you--
You barely even told anyone
when your dad died last summer.
And then I hear you
up at two in the morning,
in the basement, doing jumping jacks,
listening to Joni Mitchell.
- I--
- It's weird!
I'm your parent.
Okay.
So, right now we're talking about you.
Because you're being reckless
and that makes me angry.
You don't seem angry.
You seem really scared of losing
total fucking control over me.
[Ellen laughing]
- And I don't know what it is--
- Wow.
Wow!
[footsteps thumping]
Have a wonderful time!
[door slamming]
[Sonny] Mom?
[phone vibrating]
- [phone buzzing]
- [softly] Oh, my God.
- [melancholy music playing]
- [rain pattering]
[thunder rumbling]
[inaudible barking]
♪
[line ringing]
[phone ringing]
[line continues ringing]
[ringing continues]
- [tires screeching]
- Jesus fucking Christ!
[branches cracking]
[slow, suspenseful music playing]
[water splashing]
[ringback tone]
[water gurgling]
[monitor beeping]
[Sonny] They said I was out
for about a week.
[TV softly playing]
[blinds rustling]
Mom?
[muffled] Oh, thank God, your mom's
been working me around the clock.
- [Vogel] [indistinct]. What's up?
- [Chloe] Hi!
- [Sonny] Hey.
- [Vogel] What's up, man?
Are you okay?
How are you feeling?
[Sonny] [groggy]
Um, so good.
[Vogel]
As good as you look, huh?
[chuckles] How do I look?
[Vogel] I'm glad you good, though,
man, for real.
[Chloe]
This is all my fault.
[weakly] No.
Do you know
[groans] where Mom
- [Vogel] She'll be back in a second.
- [Sonny] Alright.
[speaker] Is he okay?
Oh, my God.
- [Chloe] Here's your mom.
- [Ellen 2] Oh, my God, oh, my God.
Hi, sweetheart. Hi.
Hi.
[Sonny]
It wasn't, um Wh--
[Sonny]
It was not my mom.
[ominous music playing]
[silence]
Um what's
[Ellen 2]
What's? You okay, sweetheart?
What's going on? What--
- What's happening? Do you need water?
- Um, what's-- What is--
- What's in this? What's--
- [Ellen 2] Medicine?
Saline and electrolytes
and dextromorphine?
Dextrose.
[whispering] God. "Dextrose."
[Chloe]
That nurse is so mean.
- She took my juice.
- [Ellen 2] You okay, honey?
[whispering] Do the song.
[Vogel] Oh, yeah. Um, so I--
I kinda had this idea
that I would play this song for you,
uh, when you woke up
and it would be, like,
beautiful or whatever, so
["Love in the Meantime"
by Nick Delffs playing on phone]
[Ellen 2] It's too much.
Sweetheart.
Let's get you home.
[music playing in car]
[Ellen 2]
It might be a little too loud, guys.
- [Vogel] Yeah, I can turn it down.
- [Ellen 2] Turn it down. Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
[Chloe] Turn here! Here.
[Chloe and Vogel continue
chattering indistinctly]
[unsettling music playing]
♪
Do you have my phone?
No, they never found it.
I've I've been so sad
about the conversation that
we had before this happened.
I'm sorry.
[ominous music playing]
[Ellen 2 chattering indistinctly]
- carry that.
- [Vogel] Yeah, I got it.
[Ellen 2] If you can carry that one in,
I think I can
[Vogel] Yeah, I can grab--
I'll grab the bag too.
[Ellen 2]
Sonny? Hey, honey!
Um
[bell jingling]
- [latch clicking]
- What's wrong?
- [Sonny exhales]
- Are you gonna throw up?
No, I'm just-- I, uh
My [sighs]
My mom looked like
[sighs]
She seems different, right?
Yeah, she's been much nicer to me.
I--
I-I think we're, like, friends.
She's been swearing around me,
- which is sick.
- [knock on door]
[door opening, bell jingling]
[Ellen 2] Chloe? Do you know where
Sonny's aftercare instructions are?
Yeah. One sec!
- I'll be right back, okay?
- Okay, yeah, yeah.
Got all your cards for you.
When did you get so many friends?
[Sonny exhales heavily]
- You okay?
- No, man, I
[softly chuckles]
My mom--
My mom looks different, right?
Yeah, she looks like shit.
No! Like, she--
Her face looks different.
Like, she looks like
a different fucking person.
[chuckling] What? Yo, dude, yeah.
Dugga, you're high, okay?
And you-you got a head injury, so just--
I don't. [stammering]
I don't have a concussion. I'm like--
- They cleared me of that shit.
- Okay, look.
Remember when I got slide-tackled
at the Morrisville game?
- Yeah.
- And I was on, like, hella pain meds?
- Yeah.
- Man, I walked past the taco shop
with the burrito statue out front.
Dude, I literally called my dad crying
because I thought I shrunk.
Dude, this is not like that. At all.
Okay, okay, bro, I
I, I think it's good, okay?
Just chill, man.
[mysterious music playing]
What the fuck is that? Is that?
Oh, uh, that's from, uh
[chuckles]
That's from Mr. Highlander's head.
We're still doing the waltz, right?
Look, Dugga
you've got a concussion, alright?
Wear a diaper tonight.
[chuckles] You don't want that shit
running all down your leg.
Okay?
[indistinct chatter]
[ominous music playing]
[bell jingling, door locking]
[breathing heavily]
[line ringing]
[computer mouse clicks]
[Mallory] [on voicemail]
This is the Russell family.
Please leave a message.
[Sonny]
Hi, this is Sonny Cooke here.
I'm calling for Mallory.
Um, I'm-I'm sorry
if this is a little weird,
but something is happening,
and you, you know my mom
from way back and-- and
you you always just, you know,
tell me what you actually think,
so, I'm just gonna--
I'll try and catch up with you
at-at school tomorrow, and-and
You're up late.
[softly] Sorry, I just wanna--
- [phone clattering]
- Uh, sorry,
I don't have my phone, you know.
[Ellen 2] It's okay.
I was realizing, we have to put
the ointment on your cuts.
Oh, I'm good. I-I'm just--
I'm gonna do it tomorrow, I'm just--
No, we have to do it tonight.
[unsettling music playing]
It'll get infected.
[unscrewing ointment bottle]
Let's start with the big one, okay?
♪
I'm really worried about you
going to school tomorrow.
The doctor said you should rest, and--
I don't wanna just be around here all day,
you know, doing nothing, so
You get that from me.
[soft, unsettling music playing]
[investigator]
So, when you went back to school,
anyone else notice anything
different about her?
- [school PA chiming]
- [students chattering]
[Sonny] No one. No.
- [Ellen 2] You got it? You okay?
- [Sonny] I'm fine.
[students chattering]
- [student 1] Bro, you're awake?!
- [student 2] Sonny's here? He's okay?
- [student 3] Oh, my God, it's Sonny!
- [student 4] He's back.
- [toy car whirring]
- [student 5] Sonny, welcome back, dude!
- [student 6] Hey, are you alright?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I got a dog
Hey, Sonny!
Hey, man, how's it going?
- Ow!
- Oh, sorry! Sorry, man.
- Don't worry, man. Don't worry.
- How-How's it going?
- You feeling better?
- I'm great, great.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [Ellen 2 speaking indistinctly]
Thank you. Okay. Great job. Great.
- [muffled baby cries]
- [Sonny] Everything just felt off.
[doll wailing]
[muffled]
Sonny! Your, uh
[Sonny] But, I mean,
I think I played it cool,
so nobody would suspect anything.
[normal]
Sonny? Uh, did you need your
[clears throat] Um, Ethan,
do you know Mallory? Mallory Russell?
Yeah, if I catch her parking
in the faculty lot again,
she's suspended.
Do you know where I could find her?
[stammers] Cafeteria.
- Thank you. Thanks.
- No! No, gym. Gym.
- [upbeat music playing on speakers]
- [students chattering]
[Vogel]
Och, Sonny boy! Fancy a waltz?
- Oop. We need to practice, man
- I can't, man. I can't!
[Vogel]
You getting cold feet on me?
- [Ellen 2] Hi!
- Hi.
Paul needs my Costco card, so he can
buy snacks for the dance tonight.
- Okay.
- Oh, my God.
- Do you know how much these things cost?
- No!
- Sorry, I've got it.
- Are you okay?
Costco card.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got it.
I got it right here.
[mysterious music playing]
I don't have it.
Sonny? It's right there.
- [Sonny] I'm chill.
- [Ellen 2] You're chill?
Sonny?
Sonny!
Sonny!
- [dramatic music playing]
- [sneakers squeaking]
[baby doll crying]
[Sonny] Please, please.
Please be quiet, please.
[Sonny shushing]
[baby doll wailing]
[dramatic music playing]
They're different.
[bells chiming eerily]
[baby cooing]
[wind whooshing]
- [door rattling]
- [Ellen 2/Ethan] Sonny? Sonny?
[Ethan]
Can you open the door?
[door rattling]
[screamo metal music playing on phone]
There's a good part coming up.
When?
[doors banging open, alarm blaring]
[baby doll wailing]
[Weldon]
Wait, is that Sonny?
- [Sonny grunting]
- [Mallory] Jesus.
- [Sonny thudding]
- Oh, my God.
- [Sonny] Hey, guys!
- [baby doll crying]
- Hey, guys, can I get a ride?
- [baby doll wailing]
[wailing continues]
What are you doing?
Dude, Weldon, what?
- It's already garbage.
- [school doors banging]
- [alarm blaring]
- [Mallory] Shit. It's Judas.
Weldon, you drive.
[Ethan]
Hey, guys! Guys, stop!
- [Mallory] Weldon, go!
- [Weldon] We're in a school zone.
[Mallory]
Go! Just go!
[Weldon]
No. Arrive alive.
- [Sonny] Guys [panting]
- [Mallory] Oh, my God, Sonny!
Weldon, pull over, he's freaking out.
[intense music playing]
- [Sonny breathing heavily]
- Okay. Just breathe.
Like, focus on something.
[water gurgling]
Sonny, look at me.
[water gurgling]
Breathe.
- Look at me.
- [breathing deeply]
- Look at me.
- [Weldon] Take this.
- Take this.
- What?
[intense music continues]
[Mallory] Breathe.
- [breathing slowly]
- Deep breaths.
[music fades out]
[Sonny exhales deeply]
Sorry, guys.
It's okay.
[gentle music playing]
[Sonny exhales slowly]
[thundering]
So, y-you think that your mom
has been swapped out
with a different woman?
Yes. Yes, that is what I think.
I mean Avril Lavigne.
- [Mallory] No!
- What?
Avril Lavigne died in a boat accident.
[Mallory] Mm-mm.
Her record label wants to keep
making money off her,
so they hid her death and replaced her
with a lookalike named Melissa,
who has a clubfoot.
- You're an idiot.
- [Sonny] Okay, guys,
if I found more pictures in here
that look like that,
- would that change your mind?
- [Mallory] No.
I mean, everyone has photos of themselves
that don't look anything like them.
See?
That looks like you.
Yeah, it definitely does.
[Sonny] Fuck, that's it.
[box dragging]
[melancholy music playing]
[albums rustling]
[clearing throat, sniffling]
[Weldon] So, that's not what
she always looked like?
[albums rustling]
That's exactly how I remember her.
[computer mouse clicking]
[piano music playing on video]
[Mallory]
What are you thinking?
That I'm going completely fucking insane.
[piano music continues]
[computer mouse clicking]
[melancholy piano music playing]
[car tires screeching]
[indistinct chatter]
[sneakers squeaking, Sonny thudding]
Mom?
Mom!
[upbeat party music playing]
[sneakers squeaking]
- Yo, Vogel.
- Dude, where you been?
Have you seen my mom, bro?
Have you seen my mom?
Bro, I've been in this costume
for, like, over an hour, what is going on?
Dude, I gotta get in there, man.
I'm sorry, I don't have time for this.
Dude, chill out.
What is going on?
Dude, I already told you
what's going on, man.
- Okay, tell me again.
- You don't listen to me, man.
- Get out of here.
- Ow!
- [upbeat music playing]
- [students chattering]
[Vogel]
Yo, Dugga, wait up.
- [sneakers squeaking]
- Sonny!
- Bro, just wait a second.
- Back off, man!
[crowd gasping]
- [speakers feedback squealing]
- [music stops]
[Ellen 2] Sonny!
[sneakers squeaking]
[melancholy music playing]
- Hey.
- Honey are you okay?
[whispering] I don't know
what to do without you.
[ominous music playing]
[breathing shakily]
- [tape recorder clicks]
- [ominous music stops]
So [sighs] if that's not your mom,
where do you think she is?
[mysterious music playing]
That's why I'm here.
I know she's out there.
[water trickling]
[sex toy buzzing,
making dolphin squeaking sounds]
[car engine rumbling]
[car doors open, close]
[mysterious music playing]
[plastic rustling]
[ominous music playing]
[grunting]
[ominous music intensifying]
- ["Lose This Skin" by The Clash playing]
- Come with me, I won't hide ♪
We're going on a ride ♪
We'll meet each day, use time to see ♪
While we're young ♪
And almost free ♪
I've got to lose this skin
I'm imprisoned in ♪
Gotta lose this skin I'm imprisoned in ♪
♪
Do not turn or hate to see ♪
All the things you think we've got ♪
Do not turn or hate to see ♪
What happened to ♪
The wife of Lot ♪
I've got to lose this skin
I'm imprisoned in ♪
Gotta lose this skin I'm imprisoned in ♪
[song fades out]
[voice]
Sew faster.
[fanfare playing]