Twisted s01e07 Episode Script

Previously on "Twisted" Coach, you're gonna replace Brandon with a guy who's been here a day? - He's taking your class.
- You want me to kick him out of the class? This isn't about the class.
- Then what's it about? - You're supposed to be on my side.
Why are you being weird? I just saw the way you were looking at him at Fall Fest.
He's just a friend.
Danny, I already told you that kiss was a mistake.
Have you focused on anything but Danny since he got back? Like what? I haven't had a job in years.
Well, maybe it's time you get one.
The night of Fall Fest, I saw something.
It was Danny's mom.
I saw her throw something into the water.
And I think it might have been a necklace.
I found a building directory.
Oh my God.
How could Vikram have sent that cash and note? He's dead.
How do you think Danny would react to this? We didn't figure out one freaking thing.
- I know.
- Totally sucks.
All right, we got a big game this weekend, boys.
Fairview High.
Okay, they're tough.
I'm not gonna lie to you.
But we're tougher.
- Am I right? - Yeah, coach.
- Am I right? - Yeah! All right, great.
Now I'm gonna shift the lineup a little bit.
Desai, I'm gonna try you at defense.
Farrell, I'm gonna move you to Desai's spot at forward.
We'll work on that at practice tomorrow.
All right, good stuff, guys.
Let's go.
Dude, what the hell? You stealing my position when I'm not looking? I guess I just know how to sweet talk coach.
Be careful.
I'll tell him what you said about his hot daughter.
Ooh.
You still down for our workout tomorrow morning? Yes.
Yes.
- All right, 7:30? - Yep.
Cool.
Defense? A little less glory for him, huh? He's still starting, isn't he? Hey, you hungry? Yeah, for those sexy lips.
Arch, come on.
You're all sweaty.
I'm sorry.
I didn't realize I disgusted you so much.
Hi, Lacey.
You come all the way out here to watch me practice? - Keep walking, freak.
- Sorry, captain.
I was just being polite to your girlfriend.
I didn't mean to upset you.
That is such B.
S.
You live to upset me, psycho.
Archie, stop it.
Just it's enough.
Enough with the "psycho," and the "freak.
" It's all exhausting and kind of awful.
I'm gonna go wash off.
So I'm not so sweaty.
Thank you for saying that.
Yeah.
I'll see you later.
Hey.
Hey, prisoner.
How's life behind bars? Thrilling.
How'd you get in here? Drainpipe and the window.
A lot harder to do at 16 than 10.
So how much longer are you under lock and key? Only a few more days.
Though it's up to my dad, the dictator.
Jo, come on.
You snuck out without permission.
You kind of asked for it.
It just sucks we went all the way to Connecticut, and we didn't find a freaking thing.
Yeah.
We'll figure it out though.
I know.
I'm not worried.
And hey, the road trip wasn't a total waste.
At least you and Lacey bonded, right? Yeah, definitely.
Jo Marie Masterson, are you hiding something from me? What? No, I'm not.
Come on.
You can tell me.
What is it? Can you not get my bed all sweaty? Better? Now what are you hiding? Is it about you and Lacey? Is there something you guys aren't telling me? It's not me and Lacey, it's it's me.
You? What about you? Say it, Jo.
Just just say it.
Oh, crap.
You're up early.
You too.
Pilates? Danny, come on.
You've barely said a word to me in days.
I just said "pilates.
" Didn't I? What's left to say? I know you're still upset that I got rid of that necklace, but Mother, just let it go.
Okay? It's gone.
It's done.
Let's just move forward.
Okay.
For the record, I don't think you killed that girl.
All right.
Thank you.
So, you've been going in early a lot this week.
Is that the team? Yeah.
Me and one of the other guys have been squeezing in extra workouts.
That's great.
So, pilates the only thing on the agenda today? No.
Actually, I have a job interview with Bickner Realty.
Good luck.
Thank you.
Have a good workout.
I'm heading in.
I left some eggs on the stove if you're hungry.
I was just gonna make some cereal, but thanks.
So, first class today, right? Can we not do this, please? - Do what? - Have another argument about Danny Desai taking my class.
He's paid.
It's done.
Let's move on.
I have moved on.
You're the one who used the "D" word.
Am I interrupting a marital moment? Not at all.
Home by 5:00 tonight, right? Actually I have PSAT prep till 10:00.
Remember? At school? What, am I too grounded to become a national merit scholar? Fine.
School then home.
Got it? He's grouchy.
What were you guys arguing about? Nothing.
We're fine.
Drop the attitude with him, okay? It's not his fault you ran off without letting us know.
Or that you still refuse to tell us where you went all night with Danny and Lacey.
We just We went for a drive.
Okay.
Whatever.
Mom, what do you remember about Danny's dad? Vikram? Why are you asking? No reason.
I'm just curious.
Vik was complex.
But fun.
Very outgoing.
Like Danny.
That helpful? Sure, yeah.
What about before he died? Like in the months before his accident? Was he different? I wish I knew.
He and I didn't talk much the last few years of his life.
After everything.
Go on.
Go eat your eggs before they get cold.
Why are you suddenly asking all these questions about Regina? No reason.
I was just looking through my old texts last night.
She never said anything to you guys about a Connecticut boy toy? I mean, she had like so many boys toys, who could keep track? Lake House Boy Toy.
Sunglasses Hut Boy Toy.
Ice Dancer Boy Toy.
That last one might have been just a friend.
What? Nothing.
I just thought we agreed not to drudge up Regina stuff anymore.
Incoming.
My brother's walking over.
It's his birthday, F.
Y.
I.
Sis.
Tell your beautiful friends to sing me Happy Birthday.
Happy Birthday, Tyler.
Happy Birthday.
Mom already made you pancakes for breakfast.
Every moment of today doesn't have to revolve around your birthday.
Phoebe's just mad because every other day revolves around her.
True story.
- What? - Tyler, any big plans for tonight? Yes, Lacey.
Thank you for asking.
I'm having my annual "Drink With The Dead" soiree at Green Grove Cemetery.
You guys are invited.
Oh.
We'll see if we can make it.
We're busy.
Yeah.
I think you'll make it.
Lacey, Archie and his buddies are invited.
The more, the merrier.
Oh yeah, and bring that other friend of yours along too.
Blonde, curly hair, cute smile.
Jo.
Right? Your friend? Jo isn't my friend anymore, Tyler.
I've seen you guys the past few days whispering in the halls like you're spies or something.
No.
Must have been someone else.
Hmm.
Fine.
Whatever.
Till tonight.
Well, I couldn't do it.
These morning workouts sound exhausting.
Yeah, if it weren't for Cole, I'd probably give up after five minutes.
But I think it's paying off.
Check it out.
Want to feel my bicep? Wow.
Bicep-y.
I thought soccer was a foot sport? That's a fair point, Rico.
So Jo, have you talked to Lacey lately? Yeah, some, I guess.
Why? Nothing.
We just haven't all talked since our road trip.
Rico, has Jo caught you up on all that craziness? Oh, I'm actually taking a step back from all that stuff.
Busy, you know.
PSAT, school, life, et cetera.
Have I done something to upset you, Rico? He's really nutty about the PSAT.
We'll catch up with Lacey later.
I think that she's just been spending more time with Archie lately.
Well I have to get to English.
Then I have to go to practice.
And then I have art with your mom, actually.
Have fun studying for the PSAT.
Have fun with my mom.
What? I'm just watching you not have a crush on Danny.
It's fascinating.
Fine.
You're right.
I have I have a crush on Danny.
How could you have a crush on him? His bicep wasn't even that good.
You think I want to have a crush on him? It's awful.
Please snap me out of it.
Okay.
I'm gonna play the "He killed his aunt" card.
It was five years ago.
And he had a reason.
Reason, right.
Which he won't tell you.
Um, okay.
I'll play the "He's a suspect in a murder investigation.
" Okay.
A murder he didn't commit.
Look, ever since he's come back, he's all you've been thinking about.
Right? What he did, what he didn't do, what he knows, what he doesn't know.
His reasons.
His hair.
- I get it.
- Maybe if you just stop obsessing over all the mysterious things about him, you'll get over him.
Just make him a normal person again.
Jo, what are you thinking? I'm just wondering how coming here fits into my school and home only punishment.
I know it's a drag.
But if Archie and my friends knew I was hanging out with you and Danny I get it, Lacey.
It's okay.
Okay, so my friends were useless about Regina.
Your mom tell you anything about Vikram? Um, "charismatic" was about all that I could get out of her, so Seems likely he gave Regina that necklace though, right? Maybe.
But what were they doing together? You really need me to answer that one, Lace? Okay, but if it was just some gross fling, then who sent the cash and note? The security guard said the person in that apartment died months ago.
Vikram's accident was Maybe what happened to Vikram wasn't an accident.
What if Regina knew what happened to him? Whoever sent that cash could have been paying her to keep quiet about it.
Okay, we should just tell Danny about all this and just see what he says.
Jo, he's doing well.
If he knew about his dad and Regina What if he already knows? I mean, there's so much that he won't tell us about his dad, the necklace, his aunt.
Did you ever ask him about what happened? Why he did it? Yeah.
He just keeps saying that he's protecting me.
From what? I don't know.
Maybe all these things are somehow connected.
You guys told me Regina sent him that text, right? Saying that she knew why he killed Tara.
Yeah, so you're saying? What if his reason for killing his aunt is somehow connected to what's happening right now? I'm sick of thinking about why he did it.
Obsessing over every detail about him, his past.
I just want to know.
You said he won't tell you.
But he might tell you.
You have to ask him, Lacey.
Last time you texted me for a secret meeting, things got a little a little intense.
Danny, we need to talk.
Yeah, I agree.
Not about that.
It's about five years ago.
The 2008 election of Barack Hussein Obama? It was historic, Lace.
But what's left to say? You know what I mean.
I want to discuss that day.
What happened with Tara? Now? Right here? Right here at school? Why? Why now? Why not now? God, Lacey, I I can't take all these mixed signals.
You stand up for me to Archie, and then you avoid me.
You kiss me, then you say you can't do it again.
You text me for some secret meeting, and then you ask me weird questions about my aunt? It's not a weird question.
Lacey, that kiss That's all I think about.
All day, every day.
Don't you think about it too? Danny, I You don't feel the same way? You and I both know that is not true.
Chief? So I told Mr.
Mason that we'd station a patrol car outside the store in case the guy came back.
Good.
Keep me updated.
Where are we on McNally Park? Still closed for renovation.
I'm not sure how much longer we can keep that up before the town gets suspicious.
We've combed that pond two, three Comb it again.
That necklace is in there.
You sure, Chief? Maybe the kid got it wrong.
He was very specific.
We have to find that necklace, Eddie.
If I'm right that Karen is covering for Danny, that necklace implicates both of them.
What about going straight to Mrs.
Desai? Seeing if she'll talk? Mrs.
Desai and I don't exactly send each other Christmas cards anymore.
But you told me that that kid said she looked upset when she threw it.
If you could just win her over, maybe she would open up to you about it.
You are charming.
Kind of.
Just keep an eye on her for me, Eddie, will you? Maybe I can try approaching her on more neutral ground.
Food poisoning? Intense food poisoning.
Cole's parents are keeping me updated.
Looks like he's gonna be okay.
But what about the game tomorrow? Not gonna happen.
He's in the hospital all weekend.
Desai, it looks like you're back to forward.
Yeah.
Okay, coach.
Desai, weren't you Working out with him this morning? I only ask because I'm curious how he seemed.
He seemed good.
Great.
Okay, listen.
We still got a big game tomorrow.
Now we got to win it for Farrell.
All right, let's practice.
Come on.
Come on.
Hey.
Hello? Whatever's on that phone can't be more exciting than this.
Yeah, I'll put money on that.
Who's texting you? No one.
It's not Danny.
It's Lacey.
She had a very frustrating conversation with Danny today.
So it's still about Danny.
She tried getting him to open up his past, but she said he just kept shutting her down.
I thought you were gonna try to not obsess over him.
The only way for me to not obsess is if I figure out everything about him.
Okay, so the only way you can stop obsessing over him, and get over your crush, is to intensely obsess over him until he tells you stuff he's obviously never gonna tell you.
Yeah.
I'm trying to prep.
So Wow.
You're fast.
Do you get points for speed in art? No.
Got it.
What do you think? It's good.
You could probably teach your mom a thing or two.
I'm glad you guys are friends again, by the way.
You're a good influence on her.
Maybe one day she and I will have the same relationship you and Jo have.
Jo and I aren't perfect.
Yeah, but I mean, she can talk to you.
Come to you with a problem.
I'm sure you could go to Karen.
Even if it was about a girl? I don't know.
I don't know how helpful she'd be.
Or discreet for that matter.
The girl's not Jo, by the way.
Promise.
Jo's my best friend.
Have you tried talking to this person? This girl? Yeah.
Very openly.
Well, there's not much else you can do.
Just be there.
Be around her.
Show her you're not gonna give up.
No matter what.
But not in a stalking way.
Got it.
No stalking.
Hold on.
Hold on.
You think someone did this to him on purpose? I found this in the weight room trash.
Now apparently, a small dose of this crap can mimic food poisoning.
You were the only one in there with Cole this morning.
You know anything about this? No no.
I don't.
I wouldn't do something like this.
Cole, he's my friend.
Look.
I want to give you the benefit of the doubt here.
But ever since we found out about Cole, Coach Larson and I have been getting complaints from your teammates about you.
So you can see how you being on the team is causing a problem.
Why why would I poison Cole? And then leave the evidence right there in the trash for everyone to see.
It doesn't make sense.
Come on.
Someone's obviously trying to set me up here.
Maybe it's Archie, okay? He hates me.
Please, just I didn't do this.
Look.
I think you're a good kid, Desai.
So Coach Larson and I have agreed that we're gonna keep this under wraps.
No need for the team, or the school for that matter, to freak out any more.
But I'm gonna need you to turn in your Jersey.
What? Are you dropping me? I'll say you had to quit for personal reasons.
But I'm gonna need you to bow out quietly.
I don't want you to hit any more legal trouble, and I don't want to lose my job.
I'm sorry, Danny.
Danny.
What's the matter? Um nothing.
It doesn't seem like nothing.
I can't talk about this right now, okay? Aren't you supposed to be at my mom's Jo, please.
I can't talk about it.
Can we just let it go, okay? Can I help you? Tyler Lewis.
You're Jo, right? Lacey's "friend"? I'm not Lacey's friend.
Hence the air quotes.
Socio.
Dude, we haven't met.
I'm Tyler.
What is up? So, Jo, what are you up to right now? I'm here for the PSAT Prep.
Isn't that why everyone's here? No.
Only the cool kids.
I'm here for film club.
I'm kind of the president, so Congratulations.
Can you excuse us for a minute? Not until You agree to come to my birthday tonight.
It's at Green Grove Cemetery.
Lacey's coming.
Well, thanks, but I'm grounded tonight.
We'll be there.
What? It sounds like a blast.
Socio at my cemetery party.
You can come.
But only if Jo comes.
- Cool? - A cemetery party? It's no big deal.
What no big deal? This is the PSAT Okay, how about the fact that you're grounded? I'll be back before the session's over.
- No one will even know that I'm gone.
- I'll know.
I'm sorry, but I have to do this.
- Why? For Danny? - I've never seen him this upset.
I just want to know what's wrong.
Don't you get it? There will always be something wrong.
Another secret, another mystery about him.
Well, I'm trying to get past all that.
I really don't think you are.
I'm sorry.
This is not the behavior of somebody who's trying to get over a crush.
If anyone asks, tell them I went to the bathroom, okay? Connie, hey, you got my usual? It's a big diner, Kyle.
I like the counter.
Cozy.
Thank you, Connie.
That's your usual? Yeah.
Ham.
Classic.
So? Nothing.
It's exciting.
I like to live on the edge.
You okay, Karen? You seem down.
Oh, please.
Like you actually care.
Of course I do.
I had a job interview today at Bickner Realty.
Turns out no one's excited about hiring a single mother with a spotty resume and a notorious son.
Go figure.
You're better off anyway.
Ray Bickner's an ass.
Besides, I hear he can be a little inappropriate around the office.
Whatever.
I can handle inappropriate.
I'm sure you can.
It's just I hate cemeteries.
They have this weird creepy smell.
I think it's your perfume.
You want one? No.
Okay.
What, you're insulted that I don't want to drink tonight? What's with you? You've been really distant lately.
Ever since Fall Fest.
What? A party for moi? Thank you.
Hey.
What the hell's he doing here? Every party needs a socio, right? That's what Regina thought.
Soda.
You are a wild one.
I don't really drink much.
You're an enigma, Jo Masterson.
An enigma I plan to crack.
Good luck with that.
Why did you guys come here? I'm sorry.
Danny insisted.
Rather I let him wander over here alone? What did you even say to him? Exactly what we talked about.
I brought up five years ago and he wouldn't tell me anything.
We should go talk to him.
Right now.
Both of us.
There will never be a better time.
Trust me.
He's vulnerable.
Okay, I'll meet you guys at that big crypt at the end of the road in 20 minutes.
Okay.
Ease off, Desai.
We don't want you hung-over for tomorrow's game.
Yeah, you know, now that you're back playing forward and all.
Actually, I'm not playing anything.
I quit the team today.
What, are you serious? Why'd you quit? Personal reasons.
Hey.
Let's go for a walk.
Best blueberry pie in the world.
Let's not get carried away.
Jo loves that pie.
When she was four, it was all she would eat.
I remember Tess talking about that.
Tess and I came up with this once-a-week rule.
Jo was persistent.
Pretty soon it was twice a week, then three times, and before long we just gave up.
Only children We spoil them.
Tess and I used to lie in bed laughing, accusing each other of being the weak one.
And then it became this game we played: Who was more susceptible to Jo's manipulations? I was always jealous of you two.
Your marriage.
Vikram and I, we never had that.
You and Tess have this amazing respect for each other.
You always find a way to see things from the other's point of view.
It's rare.
Wow.
I guess you do have a soul, Karen.
Kiss my ass, Kyle.
I feel like I'm in a horror film and this is the part where someone comes and just butchers us all.
I'll be right back.
Lacey.
Don't be the first victim.
Where are you going? I have to go call my mom.
Why do we have to wait for Lacey? Can you just tell me why you dragged me out here? Hey, sorry.
Had to sneak away.
Won't Archie miss you? Okay.
Should I start? Okay, what in the hell is this about? It's pretty simple, Danny.
We think you've been keeping too many secrets from us.
We're trying to help you clear your name, but there are all these things we don't know.
We've both tried to talk to you about it before.
But you just you change the subjects.
Or tell Jo you're protecting her.
Or evade us in a million different ways.
Wow.
Looks like you two have been trading war stories.
So what is this? Is this an intervention? Danny, if you want our help, you have to stop hiding things from us.
Fine.
Which secret do you guys want to hear about first? Wait, here's one.
I got kicked off of the soccer team today.
Wait, it gets even more fun.
Lacey's boyfriend Framed me for poisoning another player.
- Archie w - Wouldn't do something like that? Are you sure, Lacey? Danny, we're - I'm sorry.
That's awful.
- Yeah.
- But you know what secret we mean.
- I can't tell you about Tara.
- Yes, you can.
You can trust us.
- It's not about trust, Lacey.
Regina knew your dad.
- What are you talking about? - That apartment Where the money and the note came from? Your dad was renting it before he died.
We think that maybe he and Regina had something going on, that maybe Maybe his death wasn't an accident.
Whatever happened to him could be connected to Regina's murder.
Now who's keeping secrets? Danny, wait.
Danny.
We should have said something.
About your dad, the apartment.
- We were just trying to - Protect me? At least we told you.
My dad and Tara, they hated each other.
I don't know why.
Something happened when they were kids.
I had to do what I did.
She was going to destroy my family.
- She was going to ruin my life.
- How? She couldn't have.
She didn't have the power Yes, she did.
Trust me.
Okay.
What does that have to do with why you were protecting me? Don't make me tell you that.
You're the most important person in the world to me.
I just want you to be happy.
Safe.
Just let me keep you safe.
Please.
Do you think my dad and Regina were? All we know is that envelope came from his apartment.
Who the hell knows who sent it.
Did he say anything to you? In the months before his death? He stopped visiting me in juvie way before then.
He did? Why? Being on the soccer team, it was it sort of weirdly made me feel like he was still here.
Sarita.
Hey, what's up? Everyone's leaving.
Heading over to Johnny Cakes.
I didn't want you to get left behind.
Thanks.
Long phone call with your mom.
Oh yeah, she's been on my case lately.
Johnny cakes sounds great.
I just have to run back to school real fast.
I forgot a book I need.
I'll meet you there.
I know you were with them.
Jo and Danny.
It's obvious you're hanging out with them again.
Sarita, no, I'm not.
I'm not gonna tell anyone.
But you can't have it both ways.
You have to choose.
Us or them? Danny.
Hey, where's Jo? She had to get back.
Curfew.
Oh.
I'll never be able to get over this, will I? What I did, this decision, it's gonna follow me forever.
I'm never gonna have a normal life.
I'm never gonna do normal things.
I'm never really gonna be happy.
That's not true.
Why did you come back here? I just wanted to make sure you were okay.
That's not the only reason.
That can't be the only reason.
Why did you come back here? I'm sorry you got kicked off the team.
If it matters, I don't think you poisoned anyone.
It matters.
Danny, I can't.
Lacey, please? I'm sorry.
I have to go.
Lacey.
Hey, babe.
It took you long enough.
Archie, we need to talk.
Honey? Mom, hey.
I got in one minute before 10:00, so I believe you.
You okay? Mm-hmm.
How was your class? It was good.
Tough though.
Teaching is tough.
Danny was my star pupil.
Or he would have been if he hadn't taken off so early.
Said his coach needed to talk to him.
Everything okay? Yeah.
Fine.
What's the matter? Nothing.
I'm all good.
It's just Jo.
I'm your mom.
You can tell me anything.
You know that, right? It's Danny.
What about Danny? I think that I have I like him, mom.
Oh.
Wow.
Jo, that's that's totally normal.
You and Danny have been through a lot of intense stuff.
It's natural that you might start to develop a little crush.
It's not a crush.
I think that I'm in love with him.
Jo, that's Are you sure? I don't know.
What should I do? Should I tell him? You and Danny it's a complicated situation.
I just want you to be careful.
Hi.
I didn't even hear you come in.
How was your night? Well, it was it was interesting.
How did your job interview go? Terrible.
But I got it.
Mother, that's Congratulations.
Thanks.
I guess it must have not gone terribly then.
Maybe.
But according to Ray Bickner, I got a last minute recommendation.
Kyle Masterson.
Kyle? Chief Masterson? I'm as stunned as you.
Oh, I don't know.
I just I have this feeling that, you know, things are finally looking up.
Mother, can I can I ask you a question? It's about dad.
Yeah, of course.
What about him? Nothing.
Um it's nothing.
We can talk about it another time.
Need help cleaning up? I'm almost done.
- But thanks.
- Sure.
Jo make it back on time? The prisoner is in her cell.
Tess, I'm sorry.
Kyle Please, just let me finish.
You're a great mom.
And I'm sorry if I made you feel like anything less.
You didn't.
I've been really hard on you.
You kind of have.
But I deserved it.
I've been so worried about her.
Jo? Don't be.
We'll take care of her.
You and me.
Together.
Promise? In, out my friend, I will not come the weather is too warm the water is cold my hands press down On the glass at the window This is Danny, leave a message.
As we head for the coast it's not what I'm looking for 'cause I have something else Heavy in my heart To carry this so far I broke up with him.
No one can know, okay? Eddie.
Hey.
Sorry to bug you at home.
Everything okay? This might qualify as more than okay.
We found it.