Ride (2016) s01e04 Episode Script

1 Hey, buddy.
Move over.
Let's get this stall spick and span.
RUDY: Well, you can use the indoor arena, just clean up your tack afterwards.
I don't want to be your stable maid.
Roger that, Mr.
B.
Thank you.
Whoa! Is that what you're wearing to afternoon tea? That's risky.
No, it's what I'm wearing to muck out TK's stall.
What tea? Afternoon tea with Lady C? You're supposed to be there in like fifteen minutes.
It's posted on our schedule.
It's the first I've heard of it! You should get an invitation from your house prefect.
Elaine wouldn't, would she? That sounds like some serious conclusion jumping.
I don't know.
Girl warfare might be too complicated for your boy brain.
How do I do tea? What am I supposed to talk about with Lady C for an hour? This is going to be a disaster! I've always been very proud of how you don't overreact.
I need a buffer.
I need a wing man.
Rudy? Oh no, I can't.
Josh needs help getting Whistler back in order.
Right, Josh? Oh no, he's cool.
See you outside Lady C's office in ten.
And change your boots.
They're gross.
Compliment the food, compliment her dress.
Oh, thanks, tea etiquette website.
I never would have thought of that.
Of course you would have! Can you imagine? Oh hello, Lady C.
Do you mind changing? I cant look at that for the next hour.
Oh, and your cookies taste like cat food.
Don't clink your spoon against the cup, don't pour the tea unless invited.
It's a real honour to be asked.
Thanks for being truly helpful.
You have to be at Lady Covington's in seven minutes, and three seconds.
That's a lot of books.
I have to ace my architecture project, especially after I fluffed the big race.
I just want to stay on top of things.
You're paired with Nav, right? He seems like a smarty pants.
Do you think these earrings say hard working and intelligent? I don't know what you're so worried about.
You're going to do great.
Thank you.
And you know, Kit, you can use anything from my wardrobe.
Really? Yeah.
I'd really like that.
(LAUGHS) Good luck! Anyways, I've got to dash.
Bye! Bye.
Alright.
Five minutes and forty-eight seconds.
Just enough time for a finishing touch.
Oh, hello! time for a finishing touch.
Oh, hello! Let me help you, Anya.
Oh, thanks.
So, we need to choose a British landmark on which to base our drawing.
There's Big Ben - Oh! I did some research, and here are my thoughts.
I've highlighted the ones of interest.
Or, Big Ben, and just never mind that stuff.
Excellent.
I'll get started on my half after lunch.
Oh wait! Anyone can draw Big Ben.
Why don't we build a scale model? I mean, we could really make an impression with this project.
That's an inspired idea.
And I know exactly what to do to take it to the next level of genius.
Four minutes, six seconds.
Quick question, who is it that is responsible for delivering invitations from Lady C? Oh! I see you're ready for tea.
Yeah.
I didn't get my invitation till just now.
So how does this system work, exactly? I delivered yours promptly after instruction.
I left it in your donkey's stall.
Well, I never got it.
Hmm.
Interesting.
Oh, wait.
No, it's not.
Thanks a lot.
Oh.
Love the fascinator, by the way.
Dead on for tea-time.
(SIGHS) Oh, hello.
I thought I was on time-ish.
One might consider arriving ahead of schedule.
Perhaps another day.
And your father decided to join us for tea.
Oh, yeah.
I invited him.
Is that bad? Worse things have occurred, in the general sense.
But perhaps it's good he's here.
We have much to discuss.
Would you care to pour the tea, Mr.
Bridges? Oh, I'm not much of a tea drinker.
More of a coffee man.
Yo, Slacker.
Can I ask some advice? Um, how am I supposed to draw a round building on a flat piece of paper? Try asking your partner.
I'm busy.
Why do you ask, anyway? What building are you drawing? The gherkin.
Coolest building in London, yo.
That's hardly a classic English design.
Totally is.
Peaches and I chose a building of historical significance.
(SNORE) What does that mean? Buckingham Palace? It's been done over and over.
It's better than drawing a pickle.
Did you know that's what he's doing? Why do you care? Because he's not taking it seriously, and the rest of us care.
He's predictable, and lowering the bar for us all.
It was my idea.
Josh is my partner.
Oh.
Well, I mean, I suppose it could work for you.
It is interesting.
Yeah, not to mention innovative.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Modern.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Fresh.
Yeah.
I wonder if I should rethink my project.
I'll keep you posted.
Once, just once, I want to be able to knock her off her game like that.
Did you hear her? Oh, he's not taking it seriously.
He's too predictable.
Yeah, you just need to know what makes her tick.
Oh, and no.
To what? Your building.
Dude, it looks like a giant pickle.
Right.
We're doing St.
Paul's.
Isn't this a lovely spread, dad? Oh yeah.
And that chocolate cake looks almost as good as your mom's mud pie.
Mud pie? That's a delicacy I'm not familiar with.
Oh, it's what my mom used to call a chocolate pie, and it was awesome, but I'm sure that this cake is a bit better.
Mmm! Let us move on to a more pressing matter.
It has come to my attention that you have yet to ride TK.
That is not acceptable.
Mr.
Bridges, was I a fool to imagine that you could champion your daughter onto a horse? My daughter will ride when she's ready.
No.
We will begin with some cantering and some small jumps.
Then we will move on to something a little more challenging.
Not until she says she's ready.
And even then, your schedule is unreasonable.
It's perfectly reasonable, and it is what will happen.
You can undermine me as an employee.
I can take it.
But you will not undermine me as a father.
I'll be the one who decides when Kit is ready for the arena.
Every pupil must take part in horse related activities.
That is the rule.
There are no exceptions.
I'm not going to sit here and try to talk to someone who refuses to listen.
Thanks for the hospitality.
(DOOR SLAMS) NAV: So we'd like you to help us build the model.
Is that what we'd like? Is that all we'd like? What are you saying? Nina is one of the most accomplished architects in Britain.
So? Let's improve Big Ben.
Build a better version.
Exactly! And do you know what I always thought Big Ben needed? A roof top pool! Everything needs a roof top pool.
Did you um, make this yourself? No.
I was very serious about TK.
He can only remain here on a guarantee that you will ride him.
If you are not ready by our next scheduled meet, he will be in a horse trailer, on his way to auction, faster than you can say mud chocolate pie.
Are we clear? Absolutely.
And thank you for the tea.
It was delightful? You may go.
Oh, you escaped! I thought maybe the dragon lady might have eaten you.
How could you yell at her like that? Now she's really going to have it in for me and TK.
Her schedule's nuts, kid.
I'm not going to let her dictate your life.
Not when she's talking no sense.
I'll do whatever I have to to keep my horse.
Even if it means keeping to her schedule.
But you haven't even sat in a saddle properly yet.
She had you cantering and jumping next week.
If it means that we stay together, TK and I will do it.
Whether you believe in us or not.
And here's the rooftop pool.
Nav had an amazing idea for the clock face.
Every hour it lights up in a different colour.
Man! Elaine is going to freak when she sees how next level you guys went with this.
Alright.
There is nothing wrong with our St.
Paul's Cathedral.
Or there won't be if you just let me add the chair lift, dude.
Half pipe for snowboarding, right off the edge of the steeple.
Like, come on! Please! Well, today was a total disaster.
I never should have taken my dad with me.
He had a huge fight with Lady C, and now I'm supposed to be cantering right this minute.
What did you guys do to Big Ben? We added a rooftop pool.
And a helicopter pad.
Because last time I tried to do some sight seeing, it was such a nightmare trying to land.
(SCOFFS) Yeah, well, who hasn't been there? Kit, is that what you wore to afternoon tea? Yeah, why? Well, it's feathery, and lacy, and pink, which is cool.
It's cool.
You guys! Josh Luders here.
Fashion coroner.
Time of death? The moment that thing went on your head.
(LAUGHTER) Why can't I get any of this British stuff right? On the bright side, it probably distracted Lady C from how wonky your tie is.
I would have been better off showing up with hay all over me.
Did Elaine not tell you about the invitation? If you got the invite in time, you probably would have been able to make the right hat choice.
And I say probably because you still did go with that.
(LAUGHTER) She told me she delivered it.
And she told me I looked great on my way to Lady C's.
She could have stopped this? That's some seriously bad karma she's brought on herself.
What goes around comes around.
(SINGS) Yes, this, acoustically speaking, is the perfect space for the musical water feature.
Will you explain the glass floors for the class? You do it so well.
Nav, why on earth was your family helicopter on school property? Can someone explain why there's chalk on the field? My field? It's our architecture project.
We decided to build a new and improved Big Ben.
And naturally, we flew in the best architects we could find.
Aside from Mr.
Bridges needing the field for horse riding, hiring an architect to design your model is cheating.
You need to complete your project, by the deadline, without a professional doing the work for you.
We're sorry, Ms.
Warrington.
No need to apologize.
Just go get started on your own! Go on! You have to admire their ability to think outside the box, and the building.
(LAUGHS) Everybody in this school needs to be brought back down to earth.
Would you like to talk about what's really bothering you, Mr.
Bridges? I had a throw down with Lady C.
Again? And then Kit stopped talking to me because I wasn't doing whatever Lady Covington wanted.
Kit got mad at you because you weren't doing as you were told? Curious.
After her riding accident, I pressured her to get back on, and it backfired.
I don't want to blow it again.
Certainly not to please that dragon lady.
Girls can be complicated creatures.
One minute they need you.
The next they act like you're the biggest embarrassment ever.
My advice, pretend she's one of your horses.
Give her her space.
She'll gallop off and do her own thing, but she'll come back when she's ready.
We could use boxes, sugar cubes.
Paper mâché? It won't dry in time! And we'll never make the deadline, and then we'll be expelled, and we won't be allowed near Covington again.
JOSH: It's so cool that we're done.
What are those? Ice lollies.
Ice lollies.
Dude! Hey! I've got it! Get your own! This is an emergency! Nav, fetch the glue gun.
We are getting an A start if it takes us all night! Personal space, please, Peaches.
Sorry, Elaine.
It's just - It's just I'm extremely busy right now.
So? I was told you're wanted in Lady C's office for afternoon tea immediately.
Immediately? Yes! Isn't it the greatest? Can I come? I prom- So no? Alright, everything is going to be fine.
We just have to follow this schedule to a T, because there is no way I'm letting them take you away from me.
Um, is she joking? She wants us to be doing double poles in a week? Dude! It's okay.
We can do this.
You know, it's possible.
We could do it in this century probably.
You know what? Go ahead.
Eat it.
Get rid of it.
It's a goner! (LAUGHS) Oh, boy, you're hungry.
Alright, I'll go get you some hay.
(HORSE WHINNIES) You ate my invitation? Dude! I just yelled at Elaine! This is so not going to be good.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR) Good afternoon, Lady Covington.
Oh my, are those new curtains? Yes.
Should I have consulted you before purchasing them? Oh, oh gosh, no! They're lovely.
I love the fabric.
I just wanted to say thank you for inviting me.
I truly appreciate it.
Actually - I've waited so long for this opportunity, and I do love tea.
And cake.
Oh? The gentlemen from the Board are - oh! Elaine.
Did I miss you from the schedule? Elaine, I'm a bit confused as to the purpose of your interruption.
Um, yeah, uh, yes, absolutely.
Straight to the point.
I won't keep you.
Um, I would like to take on the role of tea and cake coordinator at next year's annual spring bake sale.
Because you love tea, and cake.
Exactly.
This couldn't wait until spring? I like to be forward thinking.
Indeed.
Excellent.
Well, I'll be on my way.
Thank you for seeing me.
Have you guys seen Elaine? Whoa! What is this? Our, our project.
Big Ben.
So tired.
It's amazing! It took us all night.
And exactly how many ice pops did you need to eat? (LAUGHTER) I never want to touch one again.
Do you want me to take a photo? So, have you guys seen Elaine? Maybe.
Today? No, it was yesterday.
Really? Oh, I've lost track of time.
That was the most childish prank in the history of Covington.
Are you talking to me? Because i have no idea - Don't deny it.
I know you set me up to look stupid in front of Lady C.
What? I was looking for you to apologize, actually.
TK ate my invitation.
I just found out.
The second you showed up, I knew you weren't fit to be one of us.
Same goes for your horse.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
And at least TK isn't some kind of prissy diva horse like Thunder.
I'll have you know Thunder's won more ribbons in this school than any other horse.
KIT: Yeah, because you bullied him into it.
You're not as perfect as you think you are.
I bet Thunder doesn't even like you.
How dare you! (CRASH) JOSH: Whoa! (GASPS) LADY COVINGTON: Elaine Wiltshire, Katherine Bridges.
My office now.
I'm so sorry! Oh! So as it turns out, Elaine wasn't even invited.
So she thinks that Kit set her up, but Kit - Kit didn't do it (LAUGHS).
How do you know? What, you did it? You sent Elaine walking into Lady C's office like she owns the place? I like to board, and call people dude.
I don't have a fancy accent or anything, but that doesn't mean I'm a moron, right? Or that I'm predictable, you know? And I'm definitely not lowering the bar for anybody.
I can't believe you did that.
That is gold, and gutsy.
I should probably apologize.
Yeah, you really don't want to be on the bad side of Elaine.
You'd better have a good plan for that.
Wish me luck.
We did all that work for nothing.
I can't believe it! What a waste! We could still submit it.
Like this? And say what? This is Big Ben after a Godzilla attack? That's our idea of an improvement.
Or we could show the class our photo.
The one that Kit took.
And then we could talk them through it, and then our teacher would still see our creativity.
Yes! You're amazing! I mean, good idea.
I think this'll work! This is your fault.
You threw sticks at me.
I was provoked by your existence.
Fine.
I will stay as far away from you as possible in the future.
Sounds like a plan.
Manners and etiquette can be quite subjective, can they not, ladies? Yes, Lady Covington.
Wrong! We have a very clear and strict code here at Covington.
Ms.
Bridges, I understand that you are new to our ways, but you are beginning to try my patience.
And I would be very careful if I were you, Ms.
Wiltshire.
You more than anyone ought to know that that piece of theatre the two of you performed goes way beyond the realm of what is acceptable or not at this fine institution.
And you a prefect! I am shocked and appalled.
As punishment, Ms.
Wiltshire, you will tutor Ms.
Bridges and TK.
I have already added them to the Rose Cottage roster.
And I expect excellence, ladies.
Lady Covington, respectfully, she can't ride.
She's not wrong.
Well, this should give you both further motivation toward that end.
You're excused.