Clickbait (2021) s01e07 Episode Script
The Son
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Say it ain't so
They thinking they woke, yeah
On the real they just choke, yeah
Man, this shit is so funny
I find it a joke, I had way bigger plans
I been said I'm the man, yeah
Made it popping
Before they found me on the 'Gram
This your lifestyle
You don't understand
Say it ain't so
Yeah, but I got the game by the throat
See the fans taking notes
We just be giving them hope
Swear that we doing the most
Raise your glass, make a toast
Caption the lyrics we quote
Soon taking off in a Ghostâ¦
OK, boys, listen.
Today is going to be hard.
People will stare.
They might ask questions.
They might⦠judge you.
It's OK.
We can handle ourselves.
Just do not take the bait.
You will rise above it.
-So we're supposed to levitate now? -Dude.
This is for lunch.
Just try, OK? -I love you both very much.
You know that.
-You, too.
Love you, Mom.
Sophie.
- How are you doing? - Hey.
I'm OK.
Glad to have you back.
Thank you for holding down the fort, Tanisha.
- Hey, Kai! Hey.
- Hey.
- You're back, bro.
- Yo, dude! What's up, guys? -What's up, man? -He's back! JUST SAW A PIC OF THE GUY WHO DID IT! CREEPY AF! HOW'S SCHOOL? JUST GOT HERE AND IT ALREADY SUCKS BALLS AS IN SAGGY OLD MAN SCROTUM EWWWWWW!! - Yeah.
- Hey, Rose.
Hi, Ethan.
Uh, I meant to call.
You know, after the news story.
-It's OK.
-Sorry.
So⦠what have I missed around here? The same old.
Oh.
Want to hang out after school, catch up? Uh, I can't today.
Maybe another time? OK.
I better get going.
It's Spanish class.
You know what an ogre Mr.
Jameson is.
Yeah.
Total douchebag.
You wish, man! Stop it! Hey, Brewer.
Welcome back.
Thanks, Michael.
So, uh, settle a bet for us, huh? Sure.
Did your mom fuck the whole faculty or just Mr.
Hamilton? -What did you say to me? -My money's on the whole faculty.
Oh, what's wrong? Daddy only teach you to hit women? Yeah, whoo, yeah, whoo, yeah, yeah⦠Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Yeah, we non-stop Squad go hard until we on top Going non-stop, going non-stop Non-stop, going non-stop⦠Get off of him, Kai! Non-stop, going non-stop Non-stop, going non-stop Non-stop, going non-stop, here we go Yeah, running on a hunned Yeah, we non-stop Yeah, squad go hard until we on top Mom's going through enough already.
She doesn't need this.
-Dude! We let him talk shit about her? -He's a stupid bully.
- You look after each other.
- But he said-- It doesn't matter what he said.
-He's allowed to say anything he wants to? -Michael Hastings has issues.
-We know that.
-You mean he's a racist.
Come on.
Actually, I think it might be better if it's just the two of us.
I THINK I'M IN TROUBLE I don't know why you had to race off to Sacramento like that.
It must have been⦠traumatic.
Happened so fast, I didn't have time to think about it.
Did punch him good, though.
I hope those vile men rot in prison forever.
What were they like? Those guys.
The one who attacked me was a goon.
Like, seriously, at the bottom of the evolutionary ladder.
And the other one, Simon⦠was just sad.
Why did they do it? You know why.
It's because of what Dad did.
Let's change the subject, shall we? Why? Are we just not supposed to talk about this? -Mom, I thought you said no more secrets.
-You're right.
Well, I don't want to talk about it.
OK, Mom, we'll just talk about how great the anchovy butter is instead.
Forgive me if I don't want to talk about men who killed my son.
Simon Burton didn't kill Nick.
What? I talked to him.
He said he kidnapped Nick, but then he let him go.
Oh, guilty people will say anything to get out of paying for their crimes.
He said that he let him go because he realized he had the wrong person, and I believe him.
Someone was pretending to be Nick, using his image to catfish women.
So, do you know who it was? - Not yet.
- Can we have a word, in private? What makes you think he's telling the truth? -I was there.
I saw his face.
-What do the police think? They're looking into it.
I know you're desperate for this to be true, but please, keep the boys out of this.
-I don't want you giving them false hope.
-You don't know it's false hope.
Nick had sex with that woman.
She told me to my face.
I'm not saying that in front of my sons, but I've accepted it, and so should you.
Just promise me you will keep Ethan and Kai out of this.
Fine, I promise.
But I know Nick didn't tell Sarah Burton to kill herself.
Why are you so sure? What, Pia? What did Nick tell you about our father's death? That he had a heart attack when you were just kids.
He killed himself.
What? Nick and I found him.
That's how I know that Nick would never⦠never⦠say anything like that.
All these years⦠he lied to me.
Because our mom didn't want anyone to know.
She told us to tell everyone he had a heart attack.
It was like this⦠this⦠shameful family secret.
I thought I was a part of this family.
Mom? Are you two finished? I think I am.
- Let's go.
I'll drive you home.
- What? No, w-we haven't finished dinner.
Dinner's over.
Well⦠I'm gonna eat.
HEY A, BIG NEWS! WHAT? AUNT P SAYS SIMON BURTON DIDN'T KILL MY DAD⦠WTF!! HOW DOES SHE KNOW? - Mandy! - Not interested.
Mandy, were you in love with Nick Brewer? - No, I didn't even-- - No, Mandy, there must be⦠â¦you in love with Nick Brewer? -No, I didn't even-- -No, Mandy, there⦠SORRY DINNER DOES SHE KNOW WHO DID IT? NOT YE KEEP ME POSTED ARE YOU OKAY? LET'S MEET SOON IRL YES I WISH I COULD BE WITH YOU RN CAN I SEE YOUR FACE? Just for a few days, until everyone's had a chance to calm down.
We can deal with being suspended, Mom.
It's not a suspension, officially, just a-a time-out.
Call me if you need anything.
I'll have my cell on me all day.
-Sure, Mom.
-OK.
And stay out of trouble, OK? That's Dad's.
-Mm-hmm.
-What are you doing? Housekeeping.
-Kai! What's wrong with you? -I don't want to look at these anymore.
Yeah, OK, then don't look at them.
-I don't even want them around.
-Why not? They creep me out.
Aunt Pi said Dad could be innocent.
That means nothing? Yeah, well, Aunt Pi says a lot of shit, doesn't she? Easy, easy.
Presentation is key.
All right.
Ethan, are you paying attention? I'm teaching a very important life skill.
I know how to make an omelet.
Crack an egg.
You know, your mother fell in love with me because of my three-egg omelet.
Among other things.
Ew! Traumatic! That's Matt.
I better get going.
Mwah! Forgot my keys.
VIDEO SHARE ALER ACCEPT / DECLINE It's Pia Brewer.
Leave a message.
PLEASE CALL ME BACK.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
Aunt Pi! -What happened? Are you OK? -I tried to call.
Yeah.
Sorry, I, uh⦠I had a busy morning.
Can we talk? Can it wait? I'm already really late for work.
What is it? Fuck.
Aside from Sarah Burton, only two women have actually met Dad.
-Well, but now⦠-â¦there's only one.
And if Emma never met Dad, then whoever was talking to her was-- â¦was the catfisher.
Have you talked to your mom about this? Um⦠I had to make sure first.
-Who are you calling? -Emma.
Hi.
You've reached Emma Beesly.
No answer.
Come on.
Wait.
Where are we going? Oh.
Um, can you shut the door, please? Thank you.
Is everything all right, Elaine? I just met with Michael Hastings' father.
He wants to press charges against Kai.
Are you serious? He's just a child.
I am so sorry, Sophie, but it looks like Michael needs surgery.
Well, that is completely unfair.
Can't you do something? Well, I tried to talk him out of it, but he's still so furious about this.
You can see where Michael gets it from.
Elaine, can you at least give me a chance to try and talk him out of it? Can you arrange a mediation? I can call him.
Sophie⦠you know we love you here at Balfour.
And I love working here.
But⦠â¦with everything that's gone on with your husband and Curtis Hamilton, and now⦠I'm starting to wonder if this place is the right fit for you.
Yesterday was just⦠first-day nerves.
I'll get everything back on track, I promise.
You know how much this place means to me.
WHAT'S HAPPENING????? I'M AT THE POLICE STATION WITH AUNT P They never met in person.
I know.
We interviewed Mandy Harrison a week ago.
But, Pia, it doesn't change anything, OK? Emma Beesly had a physical relationship with your brother.
What if she's lying? Why would she do that? I don't know.
Why do people lie? Because they feel vulnerable, because they need something.
Simon Burton has confessed.
To kidnapping, not to murder, which means the killer could still be out there.
-What about that fake photo? -Anyone can Photoshop, even your brother.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? NOTHING.
COPS SUCK.
The DA has the case now.
Let them assess the charges based on evidence.
Amiri.
We're late.
-What's happening? -New case.
So, you're just moving on? I have to go.
Come on.
Are you going to contact Emma Beesly or not? They gonna do anything? They want the case to be closed, so I just need to find something to force them to reopen it.
How do we do that? We don't do anything.
-I'm taking you home.
-I want to help, Aunt Pi.
I promised your mom.
What did you guys talk about last night? - Who is that? - Just a friend.
Alison.
Girlfriend? No.
-Not really.
-You like her? Uh⦠She's smart and she's funny.
-It's OK to admit you like someone.
-Y-Yeah, OK.
Sure.
How did you meet? Online.
You've met her in real life, though, right? -After what happened to your dad-- -Yes, yes.
We've⦠We've met.
Coming in? Oh, shit.
Where have you been? We went to the police.
Mandy Harrison never met Dad.
You took Ethan to the police? Go inside.
-Mom⦠-Now! I told you to leave them out of this.
Ethan came to me.
He had information.
You took a black teenager to the Oakland Police.
- What reality do you live in? - It was Roshan.
Sophie, it wasn't some random police officer.
Why can't you let it go, Pia? Nothing you're doing is gonna bring him back! You think I don't know that? After what I told you about our dad, why can't you admit the possibility that Nick could have been innocent? That doesn't prove his innocence.
It just proves that he was good at lying.
You know, I think you need Nick to be the bad guy, so you don't have to be.
Nick was right about one thing.
You destroy everything you touch.
You need to stay away from me and stay away from my sons.
I was just trying to help.
Never go to the police station without me.
Your father and I taught you better.
- But Auntie Pi-- - No, it's different for her.
She forgets that.
You can't just cut her out, Mom.
She's family.
Every decision I make is for you and your brother.
Right now, you are all I care about.
HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING? Kai? YOU GHOSTING ME BRO? LOL Kai! - Do I have to wear a tie? - I don't care.
-Just please do not hit him again.
-He hit me, too! We need to stop this before it escalates, OK? So I want you to apologize.
Yeah, sure.
Sorry.
Better than that.
Principal Heller arranged a mediation at the school.
Can I trust you to stay at home? Yes.
HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING? YOU GHOSTING ME BRO? LOL Pia, hi.
I left you three messages.
Sorry.
This other case has blown up.
We've just found the body.
Did you call Emma? Yes, I spoke to her.
She maintains she had a physical relationship with your brother.
You need to explain to her why it's important for her to tell the truth.
Roshan? I can't harass her, Pia.
So, you're just finished with this case, then? You're done? -Got your promotion, I served my purpose.
-That's not what I meant.
Hey.
I need your help.
Paranoia getting the best of me I don't want nobody next to me DO THEY BELIEVE YOU? KEEP ME POSTED I'M GOOD AT KEEPING SECRETS MAKE SURE YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING I WON'T TELL A SOUL YOU CAN TRUST ME AM HERE IF YOU NEED A FRIEND YOU CAN ALWAYS TALK TO ME I WANT TO MEET IRL I WANT TO MEET TOO WHEN? I CAN'T RIGHT NOW WHY? I HAVE HEALTH ISSUES WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? ANXIETY.
I CAN'T LEAVE THE HOUSE I CAN COME TO YOU NO HOW DO I KNOW YOU ARE WHO YOU SAY? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? I SENT YOU PICS HOW DO I KNOW THEY ARE REAL?? YOU'RE PROBABLY A PEDO IN A BASEMEN Eight-six a nigga for a brick YOU'RE BEING AN ASSHOLE WHO ARE YOU???? Fuck! I knew it.
You're not Alison.
You're a fucking liar.
I'm Alison's father.
Who are you? It's OK, Dad.
It's for me.
Hi.
Hi.
Come in.
Sorry.
It-It could be anyone.
They could have ripped Nick's photos, hacked into his cloud account-- No.
This is more than that.
Whoever did this had information about Nick, OK? About his marriage, about⦠about me.
-So it's someone that he knew.
-I think it has to be.
Well, before Simon Burton was arrested, I was looking into some rumors about Nick and one of the volleyball players.
That they were, uh⦠-You know⦠-Fucking? Right.
Uh, fucking.
Um⦠Here.
She dropped out of the team not long before the video went up.
I'm not very good at this.
Like⦠at all.
Good at what? IRL.
Oh.
Yeah.
Me neither.
I'm sorry about earlier.
I acted like an asshole.
Yeah, you did.
And "pedo in a basement"? Kind of random.
I got it in my head that it could have been you, the one pretending to be my dad.
You kept asking me all these questions and⦠you're really nice to me.
So that makes me a psychopath? Yeah.
And you came anyway? -That's pretty stupid.
-That's true.
Kind of my default.
So, you have anxiety? M-My therapist calls it social anxiety.
That's why I'm taking the semester off.
Came on after my mom got sick.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Life sucks.
She OK? Your mom? I saw you.
On the news? And I thought⦠"I know how he feels.
" That's why I reached out to you.
I wouldn't have gotten through this if⦠you hadn't.
The things you said to me⦠It's like you could read my mind.
Maybe I can.
Say Sarah Burton was catfished.
If I can catch whoever did it, I can prove my dad was innocent.
And people will stop judging us.
And my mom won't be so sad all the time.
Let's call Emma Beesly.
No, my Aunt Pi already tried that.
She may not speak to Pia, but I bet she'd answer to you.
You're Nick's son.
You would have been her stepson.
Smart.
Video chat? It's better if she sees you.
No matter what they say, do not get angry.
Mom, I'm sorry.
-For real.
-No.
No.
I'm sorry.
You shouldn't be going through this.
None of us should.
Come in.
-It was worth a try.
-Hang on.
HI EMMA, THIS IS ETHAN BREWER This isn't gonna work.
Be patient.
Oh! Uh⦠Hi, Emma.
Ethan, hello.
Uh, I-I just need to ask you a question, because it's really important.
I think I know what you're gonna ask.
Detective Amiri called me today.
The thing is⦠Mandy Harrison never met my dad in real life.
Did you? Of course.
Uh⦠Simon Burton told my Aunt Pi that he made a mistake, that it wasn't my dad.
Someone was impersonating my dad.
Your father and I talked all the time, every day.
Did you ever video-chat, like this? Did you actually meet? Emma.
Please.
Did you? I should go, Ethan.
I'm so sorry that I can't help you.
I-I'm sorry I sort of ambushed you.
Um, thank you for talking to me.
I really appreciate it.
Um, but before you go⦠When you talked to my dad, is this the voice you heard? Easy, easy.
Presentation is key.
Ethan, are you paying attention? I'm teaching a very important life skill.
Can you⦠Can you play that one more time for me? Easy, easy.
Presentation is key.
Ethan, are you paying attention? I'm teaching a very important life skill.
Oh, my G-- D-Did you ever meet my dad, Emma? Emma? No.
I'm so sorry.
I really believed it was Danny.
You might need this.
MOM WE'RE ON OUR WAY BACK Shit! I have to go.
Hey.
The catfisher may have sent Emma pics, too, right? Maybe.
Why? If we had them, I could check the metadata.
I might be able to track where they came from.
You could take the information to the police.
How do you know how to do all this? Social anxiety means I have a lot of time on my hands.
Thanks.
For everything.
Pia? Tara, hey.
Thanks for agreeing to meet me.
It's OK.
I'm sorry for your loss.
So, you quit the volleyball team recently? Yes.
I was⦠struggling.
Did it have something to do with Nick? I heard that you guys had been fighting.
Did Jenny Henson tell you that? Were you and Nick seeing each other? -No.
-You can tell me.
If he did anything to hurt you, you can tell me.
Look⦠I'm not trying to drag you into anything, I'm just⦠I'm just trying to find out the truth about my brother.
Nick didn't think I should quit the team.
That's why we were fighting.
I got involved with someone - not Nick - and it turned to shit.
I ended it.
He wanted me back, called me day and night, sent messages.
When I blocked him, he⦠He posted pics of me online.
I'm sorry.
Did you tell the police? I've seen what happens to women who do that.
They become targets.
No, thanks.
So, did⦠Did you tell Nick about this? He thought I should say something.
When I saw Nick holding those signs, I thought⦠they got the wrong guy.
Who should it have been? Please tell me.
Who was it? Matt Aldin.
Ethan? How did it go? Jed Hastings lectured us for an hour about how "a school is a community.
" It was very patronizing.
But in the end, he agreed not to press charges.
I'm a good groveler.
Hey.
Is Matt Aldin here? No.
He's running late.
- Should be here any second.
- Can we help you? -What are you doing? -Can you unlock this? I'm really not supposed to.
This is important.
I need to know⦠where Matt was the night my brother was killed.
-I thought they caught who did it.
-I need five minutes.
You always liked my brother, right? Yes, we were friends.
This could clear his name.
-Dawn⦠-It's all right, Linda.
I'll handle it.
Thank you.
That's terrible.
Why does he have those? I don't understand.
Why does he have pictures of Nick? HEY, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING? SURE WHEN YOU FIRST MET ME WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED? NO WERE YOU? NO WAY! EMMA JUST SENT ME THE PICS.
I'VE SENT THEM TO YOU.
- Hey.
- Jesus! Don't you knock? -What were those? -None of your business.
-Why are you being such an asshole? -You're the asshole.
You're the one trying to get rid of Dad's videos.
- Now, get out.
- Boys! Can you come down here? This afternoon, when I had to apologize to Jed Hastings, I realized that⦠I've had enough.
I'm not doing this anymore.
We are not playing their game.
So⦠we're leaving Balfour.
- Why? - What? We'll finish out the semester, but after that, we start somewhere new.
Where will we go? I don't know.
Maybe Phoenix, near my mom.
You'd like to live closer to Grandma? -I don't want to! -Yo, Kai! Chill.
It doesn't make a difference to you.
You don't have friends or a life.
I do! Stop being such a spoiled fucking child.
- Ethan! - He only thinks about himself.
Kai, listen.
We can talk about this some more, but I think it's best if we-- No way.
Kai.
Mom, what if we could turn this whole thing around? We can't, baby.
Emma Beesly was lying.
She never met Dad.
She told me today.
What? D-Did you ever meet my dad, Emma? No.
I'm so sorry.
She didn't even know what his voice sounded like.
She was being catfished the whole time.
No, she⦠No, she told me she⦠Aunt Pi was right.
It was never Dad.
Are you all right? Mom? We have to call the police.
Dear Ethan, I'm sorry I lied.
I don't expect you to forgive me.
But I loved Danny so much.
He was real to me.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? Matt Aldin had all of Nick's personal photos, all of them, on his work computer.
I just sent them to you.
Jesus Christ, Pia! You can't just break into people's computers.
I didn't break in.
Someone let me in.
It's still tampering with evidence.
It's a chargeable offense.
Do you understand that? Did you talk to Matt Aldin? No.
I'll put out an APB.
What if Nick went to Matt's after he escaped? Why would he go there? Because he figured out who was responsible for this.
And because he was ashamed and angry.
You never saw my brother when he got angry.
What did the police say? We'll go to the station in the morning.
Your father would have been proud of you.
I'm proud of you.
Thanks, Mom.
-Good night.
-Good night.
Your mother fell in love with me for my three-egg omelet.
- Among other things.
- Ew! Traumatic! That's Matt.
I better get going.
Mwah! - You're such a dork.
- See you in a few days.
Bye, my love.
I love you so much.
And don't think I forgot you.
Come here.
Bring it in.
-Mwah! I love you, son.
-I love you, too.
-Take care of the family.
-Of course.
OK.
You're in charge.
EMMA BEESLY WAS CATFISHED TOO! BY THE KILLER??? Hey.
Hi, Pia.
I, uh, heard you were just in my office.
Linda told me.
What were you looking for? I met with Tara Wilson today.
OK.
How is she? She told me what happened between you guys.
That you harassed and abused her.
I made a big mistake.
I should never have gotten involved with her, but it was consensual.
You posted nude pictures of her, Matt.
No, that wasn't me.
-That was not me.
-I saw them.
I saw the pictures on your computer.
Why would you break into my computer? Huh? Why would you break into my computer, Pia? Kai? Nick told Tara to make a complaint against you.
Did you know that? Yeah, and I told him it was none of his business.
-What's this got to do with Nick? -Nothing.
-Huh? -Nothing.
Oh, my God.
Everyone's right, you are fucking crazy.
- Watch your mouth-- - Is everything OK? I think you should leave.
See you around, Pia.
Thanks, Elli.
Yeah.
I'll be inside.
- Sophie? - Is Kai with you? -No.
Why? -He's missing.
I don't know where he could be.
I've called everyone I can think of.
I'm on my way.
Today is going to be hard.
People will stare.
They might ask questions.
They might⦠judge you.
It's OK.
We can handle ourselves.
Just do not take the bait.
You will rise above it.
-So we're supposed to levitate now? -Dude.
This is for lunch.
Just try, OK? -I love you both very much.
You know that.
-You, too.
Love you, Mom.
Sophie.
- How are you doing? - Hey.
I'm OK.
Glad to have you back.
Thank you for holding down the fort, Tanisha.
- Hey, Kai! Hey.
- Hey.
- You're back, bro.
- Yo, dude! What's up, guys? -What's up, man? -He's back! JUST SAW A PIC OF THE GUY WHO DID IT! CREEPY AF! HOW'S SCHOOL? JUST GOT HERE AND IT ALREADY SUCKS BALLS AS IN SAGGY OLD MAN SCROTUM EWWWWWW!! - Yeah.
- Hey, Rose.
Hi, Ethan.
Uh, I meant to call.
You know, after the news story.
-It's OK.
-Sorry.
So⦠what have I missed around here? The same old.
Oh.
Want to hang out after school, catch up? Uh, I can't today.
Maybe another time? OK.
I better get going.
It's Spanish class.
You know what an ogre Mr.
Jameson is.
Yeah.
Total douchebag.
You wish, man! Stop it! Hey, Brewer.
Welcome back.
Thanks, Michael.
So, uh, settle a bet for us, huh? Sure.
Did your mom fuck the whole faculty or just Mr.
Hamilton? -What did you say to me? -My money's on the whole faculty.
Oh, what's wrong? Daddy only teach you to hit women? Yeah, whoo, yeah, whoo, yeah, yeah⦠Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Yeah, we non-stop Squad go hard until we on top Going non-stop, going non-stop Non-stop, going non-stop⦠Get off of him, Kai! Non-stop, going non-stop Non-stop, going non-stop Non-stop, going non-stop, here we go Yeah, running on a hunned Yeah, we non-stop Yeah, squad go hard until we on top Mom's going through enough already.
She doesn't need this.
-Dude! We let him talk shit about her? -He's a stupid bully.
- You look after each other.
- But he said-- It doesn't matter what he said.
-He's allowed to say anything he wants to? -Michael Hastings has issues.
-We know that.
-You mean he's a racist.
Come on.
Actually, I think it might be better if it's just the two of us.
I THINK I'M IN TROUBLE I don't know why you had to race off to Sacramento like that.
It must have been⦠traumatic.
Happened so fast, I didn't have time to think about it.
Did punch him good, though.
I hope those vile men rot in prison forever.
What were they like? Those guys.
The one who attacked me was a goon.
Like, seriously, at the bottom of the evolutionary ladder.
And the other one, Simon⦠was just sad.
Why did they do it? You know why.
It's because of what Dad did.
Let's change the subject, shall we? Why? Are we just not supposed to talk about this? -Mom, I thought you said no more secrets.
-You're right.
Well, I don't want to talk about it.
OK, Mom, we'll just talk about how great the anchovy butter is instead.
Forgive me if I don't want to talk about men who killed my son.
Simon Burton didn't kill Nick.
What? I talked to him.
He said he kidnapped Nick, but then he let him go.
Oh, guilty people will say anything to get out of paying for their crimes.
He said that he let him go because he realized he had the wrong person, and I believe him.
Someone was pretending to be Nick, using his image to catfish women.
So, do you know who it was? - Not yet.
- Can we have a word, in private? What makes you think he's telling the truth? -I was there.
I saw his face.
-What do the police think? They're looking into it.
I know you're desperate for this to be true, but please, keep the boys out of this.
-I don't want you giving them false hope.
-You don't know it's false hope.
Nick had sex with that woman.
She told me to my face.
I'm not saying that in front of my sons, but I've accepted it, and so should you.
Just promise me you will keep Ethan and Kai out of this.
Fine, I promise.
But I know Nick didn't tell Sarah Burton to kill herself.
Why are you so sure? What, Pia? What did Nick tell you about our father's death? That he had a heart attack when you were just kids.
He killed himself.
What? Nick and I found him.
That's how I know that Nick would never⦠never⦠say anything like that.
All these years⦠he lied to me.
Because our mom didn't want anyone to know.
She told us to tell everyone he had a heart attack.
It was like this⦠this⦠shameful family secret.
I thought I was a part of this family.
Mom? Are you two finished? I think I am.
- Let's go.
I'll drive you home.
- What? No, w-we haven't finished dinner.
Dinner's over.
Well⦠I'm gonna eat.
HEY A, BIG NEWS! WHAT? AUNT P SAYS SIMON BURTON DIDN'T KILL MY DAD⦠WTF!! HOW DOES SHE KNOW? - Mandy! - Not interested.
Mandy, were you in love with Nick Brewer? - No, I didn't even-- - No, Mandy, there must be⦠â¦you in love with Nick Brewer? -No, I didn't even-- -No, Mandy, there⦠SORRY DINNER DOES SHE KNOW WHO DID IT? NOT YE KEEP ME POSTED ARE YOU OKAY? LET'S MEET SOON IRL YES I WISH I COULD BE WITH YOU RN CAN I SEE YOUR FACE? Just for a few days, until everyone's had a chance to calm down.
We can deal with being suspended, Mom.
It's not a suspension, officially, just a-a time-out.
Call me if you need anything.
I'll have my cell on me all day.
-Sure, Mom.
-OK.
And stay out of trouble, OK? That's Dad's.
-Mm-hmm.
-What are you doing? Housekeeping.
-Kai! What's wrong with you? -I don't want to look at these anymore.
Yeah, OK, then don't look at them.
-I don't even want them around.
-Why not? They creep me out.
Aunt Pi said Dad could be innocent.
That means nothing? Yeah, well, Aunt Pi says a lot of shit, doesn't she? Easy, easy.
Presentation is key.
All right.
Ethan, are you paying attention? I'm teaching a very important life skill.
I know how to make an omelet.
Crack an egg.
You know, your mother fell in love with me because of my three-egg omelet.
Among other things.
Ew! Traumatic! That's Matt.
I better get going.
Mwah! Forgot my keys.
VIDEO SHARE ALER ACCEPT / DECLINE It's Pia Brewer.
Leave a message.
PLEASE CALL ME BACK.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
Aunt Pi! -What happened? Are you OK? -I tried to call.
Yeah.
Sorry, I, uh⦠I had a busy morning.
Can we talk? Can it wait? I'm already really late for work.
What is it? Fuck.
Aside from Sarah Burton, only two women have actually met Dad.
-Well, but now⦠-â¦there's only one.
And if Emma never met Dad, then whoever was talking to her was-- â¦was the catfisher.
Have you talked to your mom about this? Um⦠I had to make sure first.
-Who are you calling? -Emma.
Hi.
You've reached Emma Beesly.
No answer.
Come on.
Wait.
Where are we going? Oh.
Um, can you shut the door, please? Thank you.
Is everything all right, Elaine? I just met with Michael Hastings' father.
He wants to press charges against Kai.
Are you serious? He's just a child.
I am so sorry, Sophie, but it looks like Michael needs surgery.
Well, that is completely unfair.
Can't you do something? Well, I tried to talk him out of it, but he's still so furious about this.
You can see where Michael gets it from.
Elaine, can you at least give me a chance to try and talk him out of it? Can you arrange a mediation? I can call him.
Sophie⦠you know we love you here at Balfour.
And I love working here.
But⦠â¦with everything that's gone on with your husband and Curtis Hamilton, and now⦠I'm starting to wonder if this place is the right fit for you.
Yesterday was just⦠first-day nerves.
I'll get everything back on track, I promise.
You know how much this place means to me.
WHAT'S HAPPENING????? I'M AT THE POLICE STATION WITH AUNT P They never met in person.
I know.
We interviewed Mandy Harrison a week ago.
But, Pia, it doesn't change anything, OK? Emma Beesly had a physical relationship with your brother.
What if she's lying? Why would she do that? I don't know.
Why do people lie? Because they feel vulnerable, because they need something.
Simon Burton has confessed.
To kidnapping, not to murder, which means the killer could still be out there.
-What about that fake photo? -Anyone can Photoshop, even your brother.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? NOTHING.
COPS SUCK.
The DA has the case now.
Let them assess the charges based on evidence.
Amiri.
We're late.
-What's happening? -New case.
So, you're just moving on? I have to go.
Come on.
Are you going to contact Emma Beesly or not? They gonna do anything? They want the case to be closed, so I just need to find something to force them to reopen it.
How do we do that? We don't do anything.
-I'm taking you home.
-I want to help, Aunt Pi.
I promised your mom.
What did you guys talk about last night? - Who is that? - Just a friend.
Alison.
Girlfriend? No.
-Not really.
-You like her? Uh⦠She's smart and she's funny.
-It's OK to admit you like someone.
-Y-Yeah, OK.
Sure.
How did you meet? Online.
You've met her in real life, though, right? -After what happened to your dad-- -Yes, yes.
We've⦠We've met.
Coming in? Oh, shit.
Where have you been? We went to the police.
Mandy Harrison never met Dad.
You took Ethan to the police? Go inside.
-Mom⦠-Now! I told you to leave them out of this.
Ethan came to me.
He had information.
You took a black teenager to the Oakland Police.
- What reality do you live in? - It was Roshan.
Sophie, it wasn't some random police officer.
Why can't you let it go, Pia? Nothing you're doing is gonna bring him back! You think I don't know that? After what I told you about our dad, why can't you admit the possibility that Nick could have been innocent? That doesn't prove his innocence.
It just proves that he was good at lying.
You know, I think you need Nick to be the bad guy, so you don't have to be.
Nick was right about one thing.
You destroy everything you touch.
You need to stay away from me and stay away from my sons.
I was just trying to help.
Never go to the police station without me.
Your father and I taught you better.
- But Auntie Pi-- - No, it's different for her.
She forgets that.
You can't just cut her out, Mom.
She's family.
Every decision I make is for you and your brother.
Right now, you are all I care about.
HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING? Kai? YOU GHOSTING ME BRO? LOL Kai! - Do I have to wear a tie? - I don't care.
-Just please do not hit him again.
-He hit me, too! We need to stop this before it escalates, OK? So I want you to apologize.
Yeah, sure.
Sorry.
Better than that.
Principal Heller arranged a mediation at the school.
Can I trust you to stay at home? Yes.
HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING? YOU GHOSTING ME BRO? LOL Pia, hi.
I left you three messages.
Sorry.
This other case has blown up.
We've just found the body.
Did you call Emma? Yes, I spoke to her.
She maintains she had a physical relationship with your brother.
You need to explain to her why it's important for her to tell the truth.
Roshan? I can't harass her, Pia.
So, you're just finished with this case, then? You're done? -Got your promotion, I served my purpose.
-That's not what I meant.
Hey.
I need your help.
Paranoia getting the best of me I don't want nobody next to me DO THEY BELIEVE YOU? KEEP ME POSTED I'M GOOD AT KEEPING SECRETS MAKE SURE YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING I WON'T TELL A SOUL YOU CAN TRUST ME AM HERE IF YOU NEED A FRIEND YOU CAN ALWAYS TALK TO ME I WANT TO MEET IRL I WANT TO MEET TOO WHEN? I CAN'T RIGHT NOW WHY? I HAVE HEALTH ISSUES WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? ANXIETY.
I CAN'T LEAVE THE HOUSE I CAN COME TO YOU NO HOW DO I KNOW YOU ARE WHO YOU SAY? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? I SENT YOU PICS HOW DO I KNOW THEY ARE REAL?? YOU'RE PROBABLY A PEDO IN A BASEMEN Eight-six a nigga for a brick YOU'RE BEING AN ASSHOLE WHO ARE YOU???? Fuck! I knew it.
You're not Alison.
You're a fucking liar.
I'm Alison's father.
Who are you? It's OK, Dad.
It's for me.
Hi.
Hi.
Come in.
Sorry.
It-It could be anyone.
They could have ripped Nick's photos, hacked into his cloud account-- No.
This is more than that.
Whoever did this had information about Nick, OK? About his marriage, about⦠about me.
-So it's someone that he knew.
-I think it has to be.
Well, before Simon Burton was arrested, I was looking into some rumors about Nick and one of the volleyball players.
That they were, uh⦠-You know⦠-Fucking? Right.
Uh, fucking.
Um⦠Here.
She dropped out of the team not long before the video went up.
I'm not very good at this.
Like⦠at all.
Good at what? IRL.
Oh.
Yeah.
Me neither.
I'm sorry about earlier.
I acted like an asshole.
Yeah, you did.
And "pedo in a basement"? Kind of random.
I got it in my head that it could have been you, the one pretending to be my dad.
You kept asking me all these questions and⦠you're really nice to me.
So that makes me a psychopath? Yeah.
And you came anyway? -That's pretty stupid.
-That's true.
Kind of my default.
So, you have anxiety? M-My therapist calls it social anxiety.
That's why I'm taking the semester off.
Came on after my mom got sick.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Life sucks.
She OK? Your mom? I saw you.
On the news? And I thought⦠"I know how he feels.
" That's why I reached out to you.
I wouldn't have gotten through this if⦠you hadn't.
The things you said to me⦠It's like you could read my mind.
Maybe I can.
Say Sarah Burton was catfished.
If I can catch whoever did it, I can prove my dad was innocent.
And people will stop judging us.
And my mom won't be so sad all the time.
Let's call Emma Beesly.
No, my Aunt Pi already tried that.
She may not speak to Pia, but I bet she'd answer to you.
You're Nick's son.
You would have been her stepson.
Smart.
Video chat? It's better if she sees you.
No matter what they say, do not get angry.
Mom, I'm sorry.
-For real.
-No.
No.
I'm sorry.
You shouldn't be going through this.
None of us should.
Come in.
-It was worth a try.
-Hang on.
HI EMMA, THIS IS ETHAN BREWER This isn't gonna work.
Be patient.
Oh! Uh⦠Hi, Emma.
Ethan, hello.
Uh, I-I just need to ask you a question, because it's really important.
I think I know what you're gonna ask.
Detective Amiri called me today.
The thing is⦠Mandy Harrison never met my dad in real life.
Did you? Of course.
Uh⦠Simon Burton told my Aunt Pi that he made a mistake, that it wasn't my dad.
Someone was impersonating my dad.
Your father and I talked all the time, every day.
Did you ever video-chat, like this? Did you actually meet? Emma.
Please.
Did you? I should go, Ethan.
I'm so sorry that I can't help you.
I-I'm sorry I sort of ambushed you.
Um, thank you for talking to me.
I really appreciate it.
Um, but before you go⦠When you talked to my dad, is this the voice you heard? Easy, easy.
Presentation is key.
Ethan, are you paying attention? I'm teaching a very important life skill.
Can you⦠Can you play that one more time for me? Easy, easy.
Presentation is key.
Ethan, are you paying attention? I'm teaching a very important life skill.
Oh, my G-- D-Did you ever meet my dad, Emma? Emma? No.
I'm so sorry.
I really believed it was Danny.
You might need this.
MOM WE'RE ON OUR WAY BACK Shit! I have to go.
Hey.
The catfisher may have sent Emma pics, too, right? Maybe.
Why? If we had them, I could check the metadata.
I might be able to track where they came from.
You could take the information to the police.
How do you know how to do all this? Social anxiety means I have a lot of time on my hands.
Thanks.
For everything.
Pia? Tara, hey.
Thanks for agreeing to meet me.
It's OK.
I'm sorry for your loss.
So, you quit the volleyball team recently? Yes.
I was⦠struggling.
Did it have something to do with Nick? I heard that you guys had been fighting.
Did Jenny Henson tell you that? Were you and Nick seeing each other? -No.
-You can tell me.
If he did anything to hurt you, you can tell me.
Look⦠I'm not trying to drag you into anything, I'm just⦠I'm just trying to find out the truth about my brother.
Nick didn't think I should quit the team.
That's why we were fighting.
I got involved with someone - not Nick - and it turned to shit.
I ended it.
He wanted me back, called me day and night, sent messages.
When I blocked him, he⦠He posted pics of me online.
I'm sorry.
Did you tell the police? I've seen what happens to women who do that.
They become targets.
No, thanks.
So, did⦠Did you tell Nick about this? He thought I should say something.
When I saw Nick holding those signs, I thought⦠they got the wrong guy.
Who should it have been? Please tell me.
Who was it? Matt Aldin.
Ethan? How did it go? Jed Hastings lectured us for an hour about how "a school is a community.
" It was very patronizing.
But in the end, he agreed not to press charges.
I'm a good groveler.
Hey.
Is Matt Aldin here? No.
He's running late.
- Should be here any second.
- Can we help you? -What are you doing? -Can you unlock this? I'm really not supposed to.
This is important.
I need to know⦠where Matt was the night my brother was killed.
-I thought they caught who did it.
-I need five minutes.
You always liked my brother, right? Yes, we were friends.
This could clear his name.
-Dawn⦠-It's all right, Linda.
I'll handle it.
Thank you.
That's terrible.
Why does he have those? I don't understand.
Why does he have pictures of Nick? HEY, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING? SURE WHEN YOU FIRST MET ME WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED? NO WERE YOU? NO WAY! EMMA JUST SENT ME THE PICS.
I'VE SENT THEM TO YOU.
- Hey.
- Jesus! Don't you knock? -What were those? -None of your business.
-Why are you being such an asshole? -You're the asshole.
You're the one trying to get rid of Dad's videos.
- Now, get out.
- Boys! Can you come down here? This afternoon, when I had to apologize to Jed Hastings, I realized that⦠I've had enough.
I'm not doing this anymore.
We are not playing their game.
So⦠we're leaving Balfour.
- Why? - What? We'll finish out the semester, but after that, we start somewhere new.
Where will we go? I don't know.
Maybe Phoenix, near my mom.
You'd like to live closer to Grandma? -I don't want to! -Yo, Kai! Chill.
It doesn't make a difference to you.
You don't have friends or a life.
I do! Stop being such a spoiled fucking child.
- Ethan! - He only thinks about himself.
Kai, listen.
We can talk about this some more, but I think it's best if we-- No way.
Kai.
Mom, what if we could turn this whole thing around? We can't, baby.
Emma Beesly was lying.
She never met Dad.
She told me today.
What? D-Did you ever meet my dad, Emma? No.
I'm so sorry.
She didn't even know what his voice sounded like.
She was being catfished the whole time.
No, she⦠No, she told me she⦠Aunt Pi was right.
It was never Dad.
Are you all right? Mom? We have to call the police.
Dear Ethan, I'm sorry I lied.
I don't expect you to forgive me.
But I loved Danny so much.
He was real to me.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? Matt Aldin had all of Nick's personal photos, all of them, on his work computer.
I just sent them to you.
Jesus Christ, Pia! You can't just break into people's computers.
I didn't break in.
Someone let me in.
It's still tampering with evidence.
It's a chargeable offense.
Do you understand that? Did you talk to Matt Aldin? No.
I'll put out an APB.
What if Nick went to Matt's after he escaped? Why would he go there? Because he figured out who was responsible for this.
And because he was ashamed and angry.
You never saw my brother when he got angry.
What did the police say? We'll go to the station in the morning.
Your father would have been proud of you.
I'm proud of you.
Thanks, Mom.
-Good night.
-Good night.
Your mother fell in love with me for my three-egg omelet.
- Among other things.
- Ew! Traumatic! That's Matt.
I better get going.
Mwah! - You're such a dork.
- See you in a few days.
Bye, my love.
I love you so much.
And don't think I forgot you.
Come here.
Bring it in.
-Mwah! I love you, son.
-I love you, too.
-Take care of the family.
-Of course.
OK.
You're in charge.
EMMA BEESLY WAS CATFISHED TOO! BY THE KILLER??? Hey.
Hi, Pia.
I, uh, heard you were just in my office.
Linda told me.
What were you looking for? I met with Tara Wilson today.
OK.
How is she? She told me what happened between you guys.
That you harassed and abused her.
I made a big mistake.
I should never have gotten involved with her, but it was consensual.
You posted nude pictures of her, Matt.
No, that wasn't me.
-That was not me.
-I saw them.
I saw the pictures on your computer.
Why would you break into my computer? Huh? Why would you break into my computer, Pia? Kai? Nick told Tara to make a complaint against you.
Did you know that? Yeah, and I told him it was none of his business.
-What's this got to do with Nick? -Nothing.
-Huh? -Nothing.
Oh, my God.
Everyone's right, you are fucking crazy.
- Watch your mouth-- - Is everything OK? I think you should leave.
See you around, Pia.
Thanks, Elli.
Yeah.
I'll be inside.
- Sophie? - Is Kai with you? -No.
Why? -He's missing.
I don't know where he could be.
I've called everyone I can think of.
I'm on my way.