Atypical (2017) s04e08 Episode Script

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[CASEY] I don't know how to explain it.
Okay, maybe I do.
I wrote an essay in sixth grade
about this lady, Mighty Moe.
Her real name was Maureen.
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- [DOOR OPENS]
[ELSA] Honey, you need anything?
No.
[CASEY] She was a runner.
[DOOR CLOSES]
We need to talk.
No.
[SIGHS]
[DOOR OPENS]
You hungry?
No.
You wanna hang out?
No.
Will you teach me how to drive?
Why me?
Mom gets too nervous, Dad gets too mad,
and Zahid listens to
music really, really loud.
Something called dubstep.
Let me get my shoes.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
[DOUG] You making more soup?
[ELSA] I don't know what else to do.
There's something wrong with
her, but I don't know what it is.
So all I can think to
do is make more soup.
I'm not used to seeing her
like this. She's so, so sad.
I know. I know. Maybe we
should just sell her bed.
That way, she'll have nothing to lay on.
Maybe.
I don't know what to do.
She's been up there for days.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
I'm going out with Sam.
Good. Wonderful.
Uh, take a warm coat, maybe?
Okay.
- You okay?
- I'm fine, thank you.
I think you'll be pleased.
I've been studying the rules of the
road intently. I know everything.
Now all I have left to do
is get behind the wheel.
Not yet.
I haven't eaten in 40 hours. We're
gonna get some fast food first.
Okay, but nothing too greasy.
I don't want my hands to
slip off of any vital knobs.
You're a vital knob.
[SAM] What?
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
Why haven't you eaten?
You never don't eat.
[CASEY] Mighty Moe was amazing.
- Soldier, keep on marching on
- [GUNSHOT]
[CASEY] She broke the marathon
record when she was 13 years old.
Head down till the work is done
Waiting on that morning sun
Soldier, keep on marching on
Head in the dust, feet in the fire
Feet in the fire
Labor on that midnight wire
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
Oh
[CASEY] She was one of the
fastest women in the country
Oh
Oh
[CASEY] but she was
actually still a girl.
Oh
Oh
Oh
[SAM] So, why haven't you eaten?
I just haven't.
So why do you wanna learn how to drive?
Oh, because Zahid has cancer.
[CASEY] What?
Really?
Testicular.
No.
Is he gonna have to, you know, lose one?
A testicle? Yes, the right one.
Oh, poor Zahid.
He really loves his testicles.
Talks about 'em all the time.
What does that have to do with driving?
He can't drive home from the
surgery, so I'm gonna drive him.
Damn it, Sam.
Also, I may be called upon
to drive an all-terrain
vehicle of some sort on my trip,
so I should be prepared.
Can I have your fries?
No.
I said no!
Can we go drive now?
I have to get a few more burgers to go.
Finally, time to drive.
This driving lesson has
become less of a driving lesson
and more of a
watch-you-eat-hamburgers lesson.
Okay, go for it.
Very funny. I have to
get ready, you goof.
First, seat belt.
Secure, but not painful.
Good amount of give.
Next, mirrors.
Paige says mirrors are useless,
but I believe she's wrong.
Now I will start the car to
check temperature and sound.
Ugh.
And finally, I will review
a few rules of the road.
- No.
- My manual!
Stop getting ready to
drive and just drive.
- You're bending it.
- Shut up.
Fine.
- What are you doing?
- I'm driving.
Sam, your eyes were closed.
So?
So?
- I'll try not to.
- No, that is not good enough.
If you drive us home with your
eyes closed, we'll get there dead.
[IZZIE] Oh my God, I
thought you were dead.
Are you okay?
What happened?
You just walked off. Are you hurt?
- No.
- Are you sick?
No, I'm
What?
I don't know.
You're freaking me out.
[SCOFFS]
Um, I just
I couldn't do it.
Do what?
Run?
Yeah.
[CRIES]
It's just too much.
- People expect too much from me.
- Okay.
I just couldn't breathe.
- Oh no.
- [BREATHING SHAKILY]
I mean, track used to be fun.
It used to be the only
time I could breathe
but today I couldn't.
Okay. Okay.
It's okay.
[CASEY] Instead of people
being happy for Mighty Moe,
they were worried.
They thought it was too much
for a young girl to handle.
[SAM] Slow down!
You're going 11 No, 12
miles over the speed limit.
And did you forget about
a thing called signaling?
[EXHALES]
Did Mom tell you what
happened at the track meet?
Yeah, you walked off.
News flash, that was a stop sign
back there, not a yield sign.
Oh my God, you are so annoying.
In preparation for this,
I got very familiar with
Connecticut driving laws.
You're doing it all wrong.
At least I have my eyes open.
That's probably the only thing
you do better than I would.
[CHUCKLES]
- [BRAKES SQUEAL]
- [EXCLAIMS]
Ugh! Casey!
It was an accident and karma.
It's so cold! Why do you always
dump milkshakes on people?
[SAM] There's chocolate
in my corduroy creases.
I need to change my clothes.
I love this one.
Thank you.
Abby? What are you doing here?
Painting.
You're the bird artist?
You like my birds?
I love your birds.
There's one on Maple
Anya. She's a badass.
I see her all the time.
You're really good.
These birds are
I love them.
- You know graffiti is illegal, right?
- Ugh.
I'm also a badass.
- Do you need a ride?
- Sure.
- This is disgusting.
- [CASEY] Yeah, well, lick it up.
My leg is still cold.
What's up with these fancy things?
Those are the punishment boots.
You stand in those when you've been bad.
Like when you spill
milkshakes all over people.
Ugh. Go take your pants off.
[ABBY] So, how have you been?
I remember when Sam
and Zahid got married,
you said you were deciding about UCLA.
- Did you?
- Yeah.
Kind of.
[DOOR OPENS]
So, how did it go?
Crowley told the recruiter I was sick,
but I wasn't. I wasn't sick.
Oh.
- She's coming back, the recruiter.
- Great.
Oh, that's
That's great. So, uh,
now what?
Coach wants me to take a
week off training and practice
to, like, rest or whatever.
Right. That makes sense.
So we'll, uh, take a week off, and
we'll come back stronger than ever.
I'll just, uh, adjust
the training schedule.
[CASEY] The thing is, nobody
thought Mighty Moe should be running.
They didn't think
girls should run at all.
One reporter even wondered
if she was a boy in disguise.
And people couldn't figure her out.
Maybe she couldn't
even figure herself out.
I don't know.
Hi.
Hi! I missed you.
Get over here.
- You seem so good.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
I'm glad you seem so good.
I feel good.
I haven't run in a week.
- Whoa, really?
- Yeah.
You're gonna have to work
hard to get back into shape.
- No, I won't.
- Cocky again too. I love it.
No, I mean, I'm quitting track.
What?
Why?
You love track.
And you're on your
way to UCLA. I know it.
And if you quit, you're gonna
lose your Clayton scholarship.
I know all that, and I've
thought about this a lot.
I used to love running so much.
It was the only thing I loved that much.
And ever since the UCLA stuff,
the love has just changed.
It's become stress and anxiety.
It's a pit in my stomach.
No.
I mean, running is who
you are. It's who we are.
No, it's not.
I can do this.
It feels good to know that
I can quit at any time.
And what about Clayton?
I don't like Clayton. I never did.
I like you, and I don't wanna lose you,
but we don't have to go to
the same school to be together.
Maybe you just need more time.
No, I don't. I'm doing this.
[CASEY] After years of all that stress,
Mighty Moe quit running.
Don't worry.
And, hey, now I'm gonna have a lot
more time for the things I love,
like you.
[SCOFFS]
- Well, you're not a thing.
- Hmm.
You're a person.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[CASEY] I used to hate
that part of her story.
Okay.
I didn't understand it.
Now I do.
Yeah, I made the big
decision about UCLA,
and then I made a different big decision
that my girlfriend
wasn't too thrilled about.
[ABBY] Girlfriend?
- That's new, right?
- Yeah.
But it's, uh, kinda
complicated right now.
[ABBY] I don't think coming
out is ever not complicated.
I mean, it was okay for me.
I've been out since eighth grade.
Knew right after the
"California Gurls" video.
But I didn't meet anyone
else who was bi till college.
Oh.
Yeah, we went to this meeting, me
and Izzie, with the GSA at school,
and she just felt like they got her.
She found a community there immediately.
And
I feel like she knows herself better.
And I'm
I don't.
I feel like I'm not
supposed to not know.
I've just done all this
work on myself, in my head,
trying to figure out what I want.
And breaking up with Evan was so hard.
And I love Izzie
so much.
But I just feel like that's not enough.
Like, I feel like I
need to be, you know
I need to do more, and say
more, and be more certain,
but I just don't know how I'm
supposed to be loud, and bold,
and political about something
if I don't even know
how to talk about it yet.
I mean, is there something wrong with me
because I don't know exactly who I am?
[SCOFFS] Sorry.
Can I give you a hug?
Yeah.
I'm ready, and I only a little
bit smell like milkshake.
Let's get this show on the road.
Listen to me. I will allow it.
I will let you behind the
wheel, on one condition.
- Eyes open?
- Eyes open.
Eyes open?
Deal.
So I know you guys said
you'd give me a ride,
but I think I'm just gonna walk.
- Okay.
- Okay, yeah.
You're on thin ice.
First the milkshake, then the keys
[ABBY] Oh boy.
[IZZIE] Mr. Gardner, have you talked
to Casey? She wants to quit track.
[DOUG] I heard.
- Well, I think she means it.
- Me too.
Is that all?
I mean, we need to do
something. We need to help her.
I'm not thrilled about
it, but it's her life.
Look, I I know we don't talk much,
but I'm worried about your daughter,
and you should be too.
[DOUG] Hmm.
I am worried about Casey.
I have been all year.
She's falling apart, and
I've never seen her like that.
And you know what's new?
You.
All your drama.
So, yeah, I am worried.
I'm worried
that the thing that's making her
life so hard right now is you.
But she won't admit it,
so she's blaming running.
[INHALES]
[SIGHS SOFTLY]
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
Oh hey. [SIGHS]
So I have a lot of nervous energy today,
and I figure our choices are get
into a big fight or do something fun.
So do you wanna have a date?
Honey? Are you okay?
Yeah, I I'm okay.
Actually, I have, uh,
so much free time today,
I wanna head over to Sam's
and replace his bathroom door.
You need a helper?
Sure.
I forgot how walking around
someone's house when they're not home
is one of my favorite activities.
[DOUG] Yeah, you do like doing that.
[GASPS] Look at all these honey bears.
Sam doesn't even like honey.
I need to find some books
to prop this up with.
I'm gonna look in Sam's room.
[CASEY GROANS]
This is torture! Drive faster!
Be quiet. You're making me nervous.
You are making me nervous
by driving so slow.
Someone's gonna plow into
us. A snail just passed us.
There's no way you could have seen that.
[SCOFFS] Faster! Faster! Faster! Faster!
Stop! I hate this. This is horrible.
I'm never gonna learn how
to drive, and that's that.
No. No way. You're not giving up now.
Bigger idiots than you
learn how to drive every day.
I don't care. I quit.
Oh my God.
What is so hard about it?
You just hit the gas and go.
Do it, Sam. Zahid needs you.
Fine.
- [ENGINE REVS]
- [TIRES SQUEAL]
[BOTH SCREAM]
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
- [CASEY PANTS]
- [SAM SIGHS]
Wait a minute. I think I know that dog.
That looks like Dewey.
Evan's dog that you stole?
Rescued. Yes.
I think we might have
to do it one more time.
But how?
When camping in Antarctica,
food must be kept in locked cases
to mask the smell so
animals don't approach.
So?
Wait, why are you looking at my burgers?
Stop looking at my burgers.
Bring those back!
- What is that?
- It's drugs.
I know that, but where did
- What did
- I found it in the kitchen.
I picked it up. I put it in my purse.
I know it's Zahid's.
I just brought it home.
Why would you do that?
'Cause I didn't want it in the
same house with my baby boy.
But this is stolen!
You stole many, many
ounces of marijuana.
Maybe he won't notice.
Of course this little
burnout is gonna notice.
[SIGHS]
I I'm gonna return this.
I I'm gonna drop it off at his
house anonymously. I'll do that.
Thank you. Please drive slowly.
I do not want you
stopped with that thing.
But it's legal.
Is that much legal?
Maybe not.
What the F?
Aha.
Hey.
I noticed the bathroom
door was fixed. Thank you.
You're welcome.
So, you stole my weed and returned it?
Yeah.
Thank you again.
All right.
Night.
Daddy G,
if you wanna stay, Guys
Who Cry is about to start.
What's Guys Who Cry?
It's the support group I
started. We weep and blaze.
I know you've had some
loss lately. Stick around.
No, I'm good.
Are you?
You owe me a burger.
[BARKS]
Four, to be precise.
Will you go in?
Why? Are you scared to see Evan?
No, Beth, actually.
She took our breakup pretty
hard and kinda hates me now.
I've never carried a dog before.
I'm not sure how it will feel.
They're warm and squirmy.
But, hey, you might have to carry
one of your sled dogs someday,
if one of them gets tired.
[SIGHS] I suppose that's true.
[SIGHS]
[SAM] Hello? Hello?
Sam?
Oh, Dewey!
Oh, you found him! Beth's
out looking for him right now.
Aw!
She's gonna be so happy! [CHUCKLES]
Thanks, Sam!
- Hi!
- [SAM] You're welcome.
I almost ran him over with a car,
but I didn't because I
drive very, very slowly.
[CHUCKLES]
Well, I'm glad.
I bet Dewey's glad too, huh?
Wait, so you drive now?
Not legally.
I wanted to learn, but
it's very difficult,
and Casey's a very mean instructor.
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah, well, you know, I've
been doing some driving myself.
Oh, that looks interesting.
[EVAN] Yeah. Hey, do you wanna play?
It's fun. You can go
as slow as you want.
Hit that green button and you're off.
- [CAR ACCELERATES ON VIDEO GAME]
- Yeah, there you go. [CHUCKLES]
Are you freaking kidding me?
Why are you here?
Planning to steal something?
You've already taken my joy.
What else do you want, my sneakers?
I see you eyeing them.
They'd be great for stomping on hearts.
- Beth
- Don't "Beth" me!
Do you have any idea
what that felt like?
That breakup coming out of nowhere?
[CASEY] I'm glad we drove
out here to get these.
It's weird they're the only
one with the root beer flavor.
It's clearly the best one. [CHUCKLES]
Hey.
Are you okay?
[INHALES]
I think we need to break up.
What?
I'm not good for you.
You haven't been yourself
the last few months.
You've been stressed, and anxious,
and pulling away from
anything that's not school.
- What? No.
- And now you wanna quit track.
This isn't you.
Everything changed
once we started dating.
I don't wanna be the reason you
don't do the things you wanna do.
- But that's not even
- I'm sorry.
Izzie.
[BETH] I loved you.
I have a Pinterest board of
crafts I wanted to make you.
You could have had homemade
clay doughnut earrings.
[GASPS] Where are you going?
Casey?
Casey, I'm so sorry!
You can have my sneakers!
This is way better than in real life.
I saw Casey, and I yelled at her,
and she ran off into the night.
Wait, Dewey?
I don't deserve his snuggles.
Oh, what happened?
I was mean. I was so mean,
and she just took off.
We need to go after her,
but she's so fast. How
are we gonna we catch up?
[CASEY] When she was 56 years old,
someone tracked Mighty Moe down
and asked her to run a half marathon.
She said yes
because she loved it.
- Casey!
- Sam!
- Are you okay?
- [CASEY] Yeah.
- You're running.
- [CASEY] I know.
You're driving.
I know, and my eyes are open.
I see that.
[CASEY] That's what I want, to
run like Mighty Moe after she quit.
[DOOR OPENS]
Oh. [SIGHS]
There you are. [PANTING]
I tried to read a book
but was too nervous,
so I decided to Swiffer.
How'd it go? I was
sure you got arrested.
Fine. It was weird.
But he, uh
he gave me something.
["SUNLIGHT" BY YUNO PLAYING]
Wanna have a date?
- [CASEY LAUGHS]
- I did it!
[CASEY] After everything
she'd been through,
after everything she'd tried
Mighty Moe was finally happy.
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[CASEY] And that's why I
wanna come back to the team.
If you'll have me.
Wow.
Well,
heck.
I like the sound of
that Mighty Moe lady.
[CHUCKLES]
And And And we'll
have you back, of course.
We are exceptionally mediocre,
and you are freaky fast.
[CHUCKLES]
But are you sure this
is what you wanna do?
I am.
Then welcome home. [CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLES]
[BOTH] Hoo-hoo!
- [CASEY] Hoo-hoo!
- Hoo-hoo!
[CASEY] Go, Owls!
[BOTH LAUGH]
Tell me it's fine
It's getting rough
But we're still alive
You hold me close
Your hair against mine
I love you, so I'll be there
Hold tight
I'll be around
As soon as I leave this town
And we will be all right
Alone in the sunlight
And time is moving slow
As your hair starts to grow
I'll be with you sometime
Alone in the sunlight