Wayward (2025) s01e03 Episode Script

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[BIRDS SINGING]
[BRIGHT, DREAMY MUSIC PLAYING]
[ALEX] Laura, if we'd
met when we were 15,
do you think we would've been friends?
I think I would've just copied
your homework and corrupted you.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- Were you really that bad?
Yes.
I want to know everything about you.
Well, you know how I feel.
And feelings are facts.
[OMINOUS MUSIC RISES]
Dad?
Get in the car, Laura. Come. Quick.
- What are you doing here?
- It's for your own good. Come with us.
- Laura, you need help.
- Get off me!
- Alex?
- Come on!
- [MOTHER] Go! Get in the car, please!
- Alex, I don't want to go! Alex!
- [BELL RINGS]
- [FOREBODING MUSIC FADES]
- [PANTING]
- [TOAD CROAKING]
[SOFT, EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
My dear, I'm sure you've
heard. We found her.
Now, how on earth are you holding up?
[LEILA'S MOM] I just feel
like I'm in a a swamp.
Well, you could do worse.
Swamps are beautiful ecosystems.
I don't know what to do.
What if this isn't right for her?
In addition to trespassing
and attempted kidnapping,
we found cocaine and a
stolen passport on her person.
Now, I don't want to have to
surrender her to the police.
You deserve to have your little girl
back, and we can do that for you.
I could reverse-mortgage the house or
- [LEILA BREATHING SHAKILY]
- Rent it out, maybe?
You brave, brave woman.
Now, I'll just transfer you
over to the accounts department,
where they'll button all this up.
[LEILA GRUNTING]
You're gonna regret that.
[CONTEMPTUOUSLY] I can't wait
for you to meet the new you.
[EERIE MUSIC SWELLS]
[EVELYN ON PA] Once upon a time,
a father saw, to his horror,
that an eagle was resting
on his sleeping baby.
The father drew his bow and
shot an arrow at the eagle.
But the arrow struck the baby
instead, killing it instantly.
This is your daily reminder,
the sense of ownership
our parents feel over us
risks causing us deadly harm.
Enjoy the day!
There you are. Just got my room.
How long do we have to talk?
Free time's ten minutes today.
'Kay, ten minutes to plan
an entire escape. Cool.
All they have here is Evelyn's
book, Breaking the Pattern.
Not a single John
Grisham or Joan Didion.
Hello? Dude, I came to bust
you out, not join a book club.
'Kay. I wanna get outta
here just as bad as you do.
Believe me. But you
haven't seen what I've seen.
This isn't a normal school.
There's some weird shit going on here.
We have to be careful.
I don't know. Maybe we just
play their game for a while.
If we make it to Break Phase,
then we'll get more privileges.
'Kay? We might only get
one shot at this, dude.
We have to be smart, like Pierce
Brosnan in Thomas Crown Affair.
[QUIETLY] Okay. Fine.
God, I need a smoke. [SIGHS]
Here.
Chew on this.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
- [SIGHS]
- How you doin'?
[CHUCKLES] I know. I know.
You want to get amongst it.
- Yeah.
- It's not personal, all right?
It's just protocol.
- No, I know. I know.
- You're doing important desk work.
Someone has to help us digitize.
You, my friend, are bringing
us into the 21st century.
Brian Wellington.
Booked for stealing
his neighbor's compost.
He said it was for his worm farm.
He's an odd fella. You'll meet him.
Can't wait.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
- Terry.
- Hmm?
Did this building used to
be a school or something?
Oh yeah. Way, way back.
- Terry, question for you.
- Yeah?
Who should I talk to about,
uh, stationery in the office?
Me.
And if anyone says differently,
um, they are complicating a system
that I have refined to perfection.
- Mm-hmm.
- What's the problem? What do you need?
It's my stapler. I ran
out of staples yesterday.
Okay. I'll, um, check the stockroom,
and I'll monitor the situation.
Great.
- Hey, Dempsey?
- Yeah.
- Thanks for trusting me with this.
- Course. Thank you, Terry.
[TERRY'S FOOTSTEPS FADE]
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
- Our shame can be formless.
- [STRUMMING]
But if you build it, and if
you give your shame a shape,
you can control it.
Is that a penis?
- That's disgusting.
- [KIDS LAUGH]
Put that away.
[GIRL] Ew!
Hey, Leila. Um, I'm Rory.
How do you know my name?
You're the only person who's
ever broken into Tall Pines.
You, like, kidnapped yourself
here. You're kinda famous.
Cool. Thanks, Rory.
Hey, celebrity is really
a double-edged sword.
My dad's famous, so I get it.
M'kay, I'll bite. Who's your dad?
Oh, well, we're not
supposed to talk about
our lives outside of Tall Pines.
But you'd know him.
He's a really big musician.
And an award-winning actor, and he's
a semi-professional skateboarder.
[LEILA] Sounds like bullshit.
Nah, I think Rory's decent. He did
tell me about a kid that escaped.
Really? So it can be done.
'Kay, but he planned for months.
And we're gonna need supplies,
or we won't make it far.
- Money, food
- Okay. How we gonna get all that?
[QUIRKY MUSIC PLAYING]
Oatmeal Beth.
Oatmeal Beth?
Yeah, dude. She's legendary.
She doles out tampons
and ChapSticks and stuff,
but I think she can get more.
- [BETH] Next.
- Why do they call her Oatmeal Beth?
Look.
[BETH] Mm-hmm.
[ABBIE] She trades for oatmeal packets,
but I don't know if we can trust her.
- [BETH] Next.
- [SNIFFS]
Oh shit. Yeah. She's totally
running an oatmeal racket.
Maybe she could get us some hiking
shoes if we get her enough packets.
[BETH] Next.
Easy. Hey! Give me your
oatmeal tomorrow, or else.
Oh, sorry about that, kind sir.
Just ignore her. She's
on oatmeal withdrawal.
- You know those junkies. [LAUGHS]
- [BETH] Next.
- What?
- You have to be chill.
You can't trust anyone
here. They're all rats.
We have to be Well, we have to be
- [PSYCHEDELIC '60S ROCK PLAYING]
- [BOTH] Pierce Brosnan.
I woke up this morning ♪
With the sundown shining in ♪
["JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHA
MY CONDITION IS" CONTINUES]
I found my mind in a
brown paper bag within ♪
[GROANS]
I tripped on a cloud and
fell-a eight miles high ♪
I tore my mind on a jagged sky ♪
- I just dropped in ♪
- [BLOW KISS]
To see what condition
my condition was in ♪
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah ♪
["JUST DROPPED IN (TO SEE WHA
CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN)" FADES]
Dwayne, I need to talk to you.
- Yeah. What's up?
- I found these.
Okay. Breanna Jacobs, 17.
Goes missing from Tall
Pines Academy in 1994.
Still missing.
Um
Tim Gower, 15.
The school tells his parents
that he runs away in 1996.
Still missing.
I I found 18 missing kids
from this school, Dwayne,
all of whom tried to run
away, exactly like Riley.
- [SIGHS]
- Alex, sit down.
Okay.
This is my understanding.
Long as I've been here,
kids have been takin' off
from that place in the night,
trying to get their next fix
or get back to some
girlfriend or boyfriend.
Nine out of ten times,
they wind up comin' back when they
realize they're safer in school.
Every once in a while,
they just sort of, um
You know, evaporate into the world.
"Evaporate into the world"?
[UNSETTLING MUSIC PLAYING]
- What does that mean?
- All right.
Let's see this, um Okay, yeah.
Aaron Wilds.
I remember this kid.
Aaron was a junkie.
Lasted about six months in Tall Pines,
and then he high-tailed
it into the woods.
We searched for days.
Feared for the worst.
Then this kid gets spotted in
a homeless shelter in Portland.
He turned 18. Not a minor anymore.
Missing? Well, not exactly. He
just didn't want to be found.
Eighteen runaways in two decades.
I say it could be worse.
I mean, how many kids went
missing in Detroit last year?
Yeah.
- Probably a lot.
- Yeah, probably a lot.
[ALEX SIGHS]
- I'm sorry. I'm I'm obviously
- Hey. Hey. Don't be.
You care. That means
you're not dead inside.
[ALEX CHUCKLES]
Just enjoy the rest while you can
'cause soon you're gonna have a kid,
and you'll be desperate
for a moment to do nothin'.
I should probably ask you
for some parenting advice.
Oh, yeah. Donny. Um [CHUCKLES]
Great kid. No thanks to me.
Come on. Look how happy he looks.
Yeah, we built that cabin together.
- I'll take you there sometime.
- Oh. That'd be great, yeah.
[ENERGETIC MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey!
- [MUSIC FADES]
- What the fuck are you doing?
None of your business.
So, what are you tryin'
to buy with those?
Don't know what you're talking about.
Whatever. It's your funeral.
[SIGHS]
You're stupid if you think
you can trust Oatmeal Beth.
She turned 18 months ago.
She chooses to stay here.
She's been here so long,
her soul is oatmeal.
[SIGHS]
[ELLO] Nuh-uh, not in there.
They search during Hot Seat.
Hide 'em in a common area.
You've barely said two
words to me since I got here.
- Why are you suddenly trying to help me?
- I'm not.
If they find those,
we're both in trouble,
so hide them somewhere
they can't trace back to me.
Okay.
Thanks, Ello.
Wait, what's Hot Seat?
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
Rory. What is this?
[WHISPERING] Just pray
nobody's got any dirt on you.
[TENSE MUSIC FADES]
[EVELYN TAKES A DEEP BREATH]
[RADIATORS WHIRRING]
"We come into this world, blameless
as a breeze and sweet as honey."
"Let us beat away the intervening
years with ruthless clarity."
That's an excerpt from my book.
[CLEARS THROAT] Who would
like to run their anger?
[STACEY] Mm.
[EVELYN] Hmm?
Daniel?
Don't hold back. Run your anger.
Marty's been crying in his sleep
at night like a little fucking baby,
and it keeps me awake.
[MARTY WHIMPERS]
Oh yeah, and that's violation of
the respectful roommates' agreement,
in my opinion.
Um, thank you for your feedback.
Pass it on, Marty.
Okay.
Well, Daniel, you said I wear diapers,
which I don't, and I
haven't for, like, so long.
- [SCATTERED SNICKERS]
- And that's messed up of you to say.
[QUIETLY] Asshole.
- [KIDS CHUCKLE]
- [DANIEL SIGHS]
[STIFLING LAUGHTER]
[MARTY] And Stacey,
you've been smelling really bad.
Um, sorry, but it's like cat pee.
Uh, a violation of the
cleanliness agreement. Sorry.
Thank you for your feedback, Marty.
Alexandra!
[SOFTLY] Hi.
You're in violation of
the body temple agreement.
I know you use the sanctioned razors
to make those cuts on your wrist.
I saw them.
Punishing yourself won't
make you less a slut.
Whatever, bitch.
And what about that thing you're
always picking at on your thigh, huh?
She didn't say it. She has to say it.
[SIGHS] Thank you for
your feedback, Stacey.
Ello, you're quiet today.
Do you have any feedback
for your new roommate?
[MOUSE CLICKS]
[ALEX SIGHS]
[PHONE RINGS]
Tall Pines Police Department.
[RABBIT] Oh. Officer Andrews?
Uh, no, he's in a meeting,
but I can take a message.
Please tell him that Riley Warren's
personal belongings are boxed
and ready for pickup.
- Evelyn is expecting him.
- Thank you. I'll let him know.
[TENSE MUSIC BUILDING]
[MUSIC DIES DOWN]
Ello, please help Leila grow.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
[CLICKS TONGUE] All right.
Leila, violation of the
personal integrity agreement.
It's disgusting how obsessed you
and Abbie are with each other.
Just get it over with and finger-bang
so we don't have to watch you giggle.
Okay, first of all, screw you.
And second, thank you for your feedback.
Abbie's obsessed with Leila.
She follows her around
like a pathetic little dog.
Yeah, you are a little bitch dog.
This is stupid.
[KIDS BARKING]
[UNSETTLING MUSIC SWELLS]
- Stop!
- [MUSIC CUTS OUT]
[WHIMPERS]
That's denial of the process, Rory.
Center, please.
Can anyone here help
Rory see his pattern?
Abbie's never gonna
suck your dick, dude.
Yeah. She thinks you're
disgusting, just like everyone.
- What? No, I don't.
- I don't even like her like that.
Why'd you try to stop Hot
Seat? You wanna hump her bones.
I do not. I'm I'm
actually a Buddhist.
- I took a vow of celibacy.
- [STACEY] Liar.
- [ALEXANDRA] Virgin!
- You lie to make people like you.
But it doesn't work.
- People hate you.
- I'm not a liar.
What about that time you
told me you speak Guatemalan?
I do speak Guatemalan, almost fluently.
They speak Spanish
in Guatemala, asshole.
- [VIRGINIA] Oh my God.
- Hijoputa. [SCOFFS]
You don't know where Guatemala
is. Say a word in Spanish.
His dad doesn't even love him.
His dad has never loved him!
You know what? My dad does love me.
He's just busy.
And I told you guys.
Rory can end this anytime he
wants. He knows exactly how.
[STACEY] I don't believe
your dad's famous, Rory.
He's probably just a
loser who had a loser son!
He hates you!
Your own dad hates you, and he
wishes you were dead in the ground!
He wishes you were dead! You hear me?
Prove to Abbie that you're
not a fucking bitch, Rory!
Your dad hates you,
Rory. You fucking idiot.
You're a fucking freak.
He's never loved you.
He hates you!
No one will ever love you,
Rory! No one will love you!
- You're right!
- [SHOUTING DIES DOWN]
[SOBBING] My dad doesn't love me!
He hates me.
He sent me here because
he can't even look at me.
Your father sounds like a broken man.
Your pain is umbilical.
Do you understand yet, Rory?
Thank you for your feedback.
[DISTURBING MUSIC PLAYING]
We love you, Rory.
Thank you.
Converge.
I love you, man.
- [VIRGINIA] I love you, Rory.
- Thank you. Thank you for your feedback.
- Thank you for your feedback.
- [ELLO] We love you.
- Thank you for your feedback.
- [STACEY] We love you.
[INDISTINCT MUMBLING]
[GROUP BREATHING HEAVILY]
[UNSETTLING MUSIC BUILDING]
[GROUP PANTING]
- [MUSIC ENDS]
- Okay, students!
[CLAPS] Let's shake off this session
with some early unstructured leisure.
[SOFT, EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
[RILEY] I'm losin' it, man.
I'm losing it.
It's not a school!
[SUSPENSEFUL, RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING]
I wrote everything down.
- [GASPS, SIGHS]
- [MUSIC CUTS OUT]
Hi.
- Hi.
- Officer Dempsey.
- I'm Rabbit.
- Rabbit, nice to meet you. Rabbit?
- Hi.
- We were expecting Officer Andrews.
Uh, yeah. He sent me instead.
Uh, or I said I'd I'd
come by and pick up
I bet you're curious to
see what goes on here.
Uh, should I be?
I would.
It's your wife's alma mater.
I'd want to know everything.
Uh, yeah. Yeah, it is. [CHUCKLES]
I do.
How about I give you a tour?
That'd be great.
- [RABBIT] Great.
- Great.
I don't want to be in that
Hot Seat, dude. I can't.
I need a shower. I'm covered
in everyone's snot and shame.
We have to find Oatmeal Beth, now.
Yeah, let let's talk to her. Just
We can't come on too strong,
right? We have to be charming.
I'm charming. I'm a fucking prince.
[QUIETLY] Yeah.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
Students wake up at 6:30 and do chores,
and then they eat
breakfast and attend class.
Then there's communal work on
the grounds or in the kitchen,
followed by therapeutic activities.
And then, an hour before
dinner, there's leisure time.
Hi, girls.
Oh, save me a seat. I want
to play the next round.
And then, down here,
these are the dormitories.
[ALEX] The students
keep everything tidy.
Most of these kids come
from chaotic households.
Order makes them feel safe.
Yeah, I can relate.
Actually, this room used to be ours.
"Ours"?
I was Laura's roommate.
- Oh, you knew Laura?
- Mm-hmm.
Mm, were you two close?
It was a long time ago.
Come on. Let's get you to Evelyn.
[TENSE MUSIC FADES]
[SIGHS]
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
[TOAD CROAKS]
[TOAD CROAKS]
[CROAKS REVERBERATING]
[CROAKING SWELLS, STOPS]
- [BREATHING SHAKILY]
- [CROAKING BELOW]
[CROAKING ECHOES]
[LOW, UNSETTLING MUSIC PLAYING]
[GASPS]
Little fucker.
[QUIRKY MUSIC PLAYING]
Yes?
What do you want?
Well, you just seem really cool,
so, um, friendship, I guess.
Next!
No. No, Beth, you can trust us, and
I think we can work something out.
I think I'm closed now for
today, so come back tomorrow.
Look.
I don't want to waste your time.
We need out.
Okay? So
What do these oatmeals get us?
What do you got back there? You
got wire cutters or hiking shoes?
- You're gonna run for it?
- Leila. No.
No. She's kidding.
She doesn't mean that.
You really lookin' for a way out?
- Yes.
- No. Well, maybe.
I've got something that you'll need.
Behind that door, there's
a box of old tools,
including some gardening shears.
Heavy-duty ones.
Like the kind that can cut
through a chain-link fence.
But no refunds if you get caught.
We won't get caught.
Come on. Let's go.
- Wait! Wait!
- Hey!
[BETH] You idiots! I can't wait
to see what Rabbit does to you.
[GRUNTS] Oh, you freak!
Let us out! [GRUNTS]
Oh, Alex. What a delicious surprise.
I should've invited you out here sooner.
You've been struggling
after Riley's death.
You've got questions.
And I hope coming out here
and taking a peek into
what we do has helped.
[ALEX] It's good to, um
Yeah, it's not what I
expected, this place.
It's, uh You've built
something very special.
- I can see that.
- Thank you.
It must cost the parents a fortune.
I don't think you can put a
price on a child's happiness.
When we make a commitment
to our graduates,
we make a commitment for life.
If the need is there, we place
them in homes with families in town.
We offer apprenticeships, support,
and that is what the money is for.
I only wish that I could
offer every tender young person
such a soft landing into adulthood.
Like Riley?
Actually, I, uh
I was thinking about you.
The weight you carry.
I can see it in your posture, that
you had to grow up way too quickly.
No wonder Riley came to you for help.
Evelyn, I understand there's
been a high number of runaways
over the years from the academy?
That is right.
Sadly, you're correct.
Eighteen,
to be exact.
And I spend time with
them each and every day.
[LOW, UNSETTLING MUSIC PLAYING]
[EVELYN SIGHS]
We failed them.
I failed them.
Mm. [SIGHS]
Are you ready?
To take a look inside.
[TENSE MUSIC RISING]
Don't stand there.
Help me find something.
Like a hammer or a crowbar or anything.
What's that?
Okay. Come on.
[ABBIE] Leila.
- [RABBIT] What is it?
- [BETH] They're right here!
Shit. Shit. Shit.
[BETH] I told you you could trust me.
[BETH AND RABBIT SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Elizabeth, I sincerely hope
you weren't wasting my time.
No, they were here.
I saw them. They were here.
They were. They were!
[LOW, TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
[SOFTLY] What the ?
[GASPS] It's water.
I don't like this, dude.
It smells weird. Like, I
don't know, rotten pond smell.
Okay. Well, there's
a way out over there.
Take off your shoes.
Take 'em off.
Okay.
Oh.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Dude, it's fine.
It must have flooded down here.
- 'Kay.
- It's okay. Come on.
[EVELYN] He didn't have much.
Just the clothes he arrived in
and a few personal effects.
Maybe somebody had a crush on him.
A mix CD's always a good move.
Alex, I'm so glad you came here today.
This is a necessary step for
you to face what you did.
[ALEX SIGHS]
It says he had a handbook.
[EVELYN] Mm.
It says he has a handbook,
but I didn't see one in here.
Oh, how frustrating.
I was told they had gathered everything.
Mm.
What do they do down here?
I don't know.
Probably something chill
like dismember children
to feed them to a clown?
- [LAUGHS, SCREAMS]
- [YELPS]
- What?! Are you okay?
- Something touched me!
- What?
- There's something in the water!
[PANTING]
[UNSETTLING MUSIC RISES]
[LEILA] Okay.
[TENSE MUSIC PEAKS, FADES]
[LEILA GRUNTS]
[CHUCKLES] Abbie, look.
Abbie, it's just a tadpole. Look.
[PANTING]
- [SCREAMS]
- Abbie!
- What?! What is it?
- Oh my God! No!
- What?
- We're gonna die in here!
- It's a fingernail! A fucking nail!
- No.
It's okay. Breathe. Look at me, Abbie.
It's gonna be okay.
I can't do this, Leila.
Come on. Okay? There's
gotta be a way out.
Just come on, okay?
We're survivors.
We're Canadian, remember?
Is this Laura?
Mm. Her wild smile give
her away? [CHUCKLES]
I don't think I've seen a
picture of her this age before.
She doesn't keep a lot of
childhood photos in the house.
- [PHONE RINGING]
- She's always moving forward.
Well, I don't blame her.
Yes?
Ah. Okay. I'll be right there.
Well, never a dull moment.
You have everything you need, Alex?
- Uh, well, I'm just missing the handbook.
- Yeah.
- We'll find it. I promise.
- Yeah.
- You'll see yourself out? I'm needed.
- [ALEX] Yeah. Of course.
[LOW, CREEPY MUSIC PLAYING]
Whoa, check this out.
They watch us from down here.
Wait, I know that guy.
[TOAD CROAKS]
Yeah, I met him when I
arrived in town. He's a cop.
Maybe he can help us.
What? Cops just swing
their dicks around, dude.
I don't think he has a dick.
I don't have a better plan, do you?
Come on.
- [TENSE, RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING]
- [NEARBY CROAKING]
Shit, we missed him.
[ALEX] You two okay?
- Please! Help us! Get us out of here.
- Please.
- Whoa. Okay. Slow down. I know you.
- I'm not supposed to be here.
- Neither of us are.
- [ABBIE] We're not bad.
I swear we're not bad. We
just We just need help.
- There they are! Hey!
- [LEILA] Shit.
Um okay. Hit me.
- Hit me in the face. Make a commotion.
- What?
Make a big scene. Now. Now.
- Whoa!
- Hey! Code neutral! Code neutral!
- She attacked me.
- [LEILA] Get off me!
Against the wall! Now, go!
- [ABBIE PANTING]
- [LEILA GROANING]
Here, take this.
10:30 tonight. Call me, I'll be waiting.
- [EVELYN] Enough!
- [MUSIC SUBSIDES]
[LEILA GRUNTING]
[DUCK] Get up. Get up.
- [EVELYN] Leila, Abbie.
- Stand up.
- We were very worried.
- This girl attacked me.
[SCOFFS]
Are you hurt?
No, I'm fine. But you
got your hands full here.
Well, this is the other side
of Tall Pines, Officer Dempsey.
Thank you for your assistance.
We have it from here.
Are you sure?
Yes, 100%.
- [QUIETLY] Okay.
- Don't forget your box.
- [LOCK BEEPS]
- [DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[UNSETTLING MUSIC DRONING]
Abbie, you are dismissed.
You may return to your dorm.
- What's gonna happen to Leila?
- Duck, escort Abbie back to her dorm.
[QUIETLY] Yes, ma'am. Come on.
[SCOFFS]
[SHOWER RUNNING]
[ALEX] Hey.
[LAURA] Hey, you're back.
Yeah.
Long day.
[DARKLY INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING]
[SCOFFS]
Hey. Oh shit. I didn't
look at the nursery.
Don't look at the nursery.
It's it's a mess.
I couldn't do it. I
My thoughts are just
All I can hear is these fucking
toads. Can you hear them?
Yeah. Hey, come here. What's going on?
The baby kicked the other day.
Are you serious?
[GASPS] Oh my God.
That's amazing.
How come you didn't tell me?
[SOFT, SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
I don't know.
Moms love that moment.
That's, like, a really big moment.
And it scared me.
You have a human being
growing inside you.
It's, like, objectively insane.
You're not alone. I'm
I'm here. The baby's here.
[SIGHS] I feel alone.
I feel like
something's missing.
Okay. You're gonna go to the
farmers market tomorrow, right?
And do your stall? And
start practicing again?
You're gonna get some clients
and really get out there.
You're gonna feel much better.
You're gonna feel, like, rooted
in your power or whatever.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Did you just roll your eyes at my power?
No. I would never roll
my eyes at your power.
- I'm obsessed with your power.
- Really?
- I'm scared of it.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
[ALEX SIGHS]
[GENTLY] I love you.
I love you too.
I'm so excited for you to be a dad.
[ALEX CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I think when I see that, I'm gonna
feel whatever it is
I'm supposed to feel.
'Kay.
Like, even if I get a dad bod?
I hope you get a dad bod.
- Really?
- [BOTH LAUGH]
I'm sorry. How was your day?
[TENSE MUSIC RISES]
Fine. My day was good.
[ALARM BEEPS]
You'll be spending
the night in this room.
We call it the Mirror Room.
It's a soothing space
of self-reflection.
You know, sometimes
parents send their babies
to Tall Pines because
the babies can't cope.
But sometimes a parent sends a
baby because the parent cannot cope.
But it isn't her fault
because she was born just as tarnished
by her parents as they were by theirs,
and so on, forever and ever.
I can understand that you
wanted to escape your reality,
but the only way out of
here is through that door.
You will be healthy, happy, and free.
[LAURA] Alex, I don't
want to go with them!
[DISTORTED] You're lying on your
back, crying out for your mother.
[BELL RINGS]
[EVELYN ON SPEAKERS] She is
standing, facing the wall.
She has her back to you.
A bell rings.
Your mother turns to face you.
She is silent, but
her mouth is open wide.
- In her mouth is a door.
- [BELL RINGS]
[GASPING]
[EVELYN] You're lying on your
back, crying out for your mother.
- She is standing, facing the wall.
- [ALEX SIGHS]
[EVELYN] She has her back to you.
- A bell rings.
- Hello?
- [STATIC CRACKLES]
- [EVELYN] Your mother turns to face you.
She is silent, but
her mouth is open wide.
- In her mouth is a door.
- [STATIC CRACKLING]
[INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING]
- [ABBIE] Are you there?
- [ALEX] Yeah, Abbie. I'm here.
- Tell me everything.
- [TOADS CROAKING]
["TIGER THE LION" BY THE
TRAGICALLY HIP PLAYING]
John Cage had come to feel ♪
Art in our time was ♪
Much less important than ♪
Our daily life ♪
To which so many'd become ♪
More or less inclined ♪
The purpose of it is not unique ♪
Not to build masterpieces ♪
For a delectative elite ♪
But simply to wake to your life ♪
Simply to wake to your life ♪
Simply to wake to your ♪
Life ♪
Life ♪
Life ♪
[HYPNOTIC ALTERNATIVE ROCK SONG FADES]