Hey.
- Went by The Side Step. - Yeah, it's pretty early.
Not open yet?
I'm about to head over.
Uh, just been looking at vendors.
Yes, I know.
I'm the one who said I wanted to get back to normal,
and I know that-that running this place
is the best way to do it.
But turns out there's, like,
an art form to this whole...
running a business thing.
Look, I'm...
I'm worried about you.
Liam... I'm worried about you.
I'm doing better, I just...
We all need to recover after what happened.
It was a lot to take.
- Yeah. - And a lot to lose.
But, I mean, the kids are finally going
back to school, and you're sitting here listening
to a police scanner or... ?
No, that-that's, uh, just a baseball game.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Who's playing?
Okay, I get it.
Look...
I'm just saying
- you chose to turn in your badge. - Mm-hmm.
To take a breather.
And it just feels like you're not...
really breathing.
I am breathing. I'm breathing.
I mean, this morning, I did yoga with Stella
right there... it was very, very cleansing.
- Okay. - Yeah.
If you can keep your mind occupied
on something other than solving a crime
for one day, then I'll believe you.
Prove it.
Are you serious?
A-A-A Rubik's cube?
You just happened to have this on you?
No, I got my old one from Augie's room.
He doesn't think that you can do it, by the way.
Good luck.
- Wow. - Hey.
This is not at all what I thought
this place would look like once you took over.
I was expecting, um...
customers.
To what do I owe the honor, Ramirez?
Some case you need help with?
A witness... you want to crack?
Uh, maybe, a piece of evidence you need to link to someone?
- Breakfast. - Breakfast?
- Trey still out of town? - Yep.
He's visiting family. How did you know?
Well, you're up a lot earlier than usual.
And he and I text a lot. His mom says hi,
- by the way. - Yeah, I should've gone with him,
but navigating moms is still a sore subject for me.
Oh, I thought you reached out to your...
uh, to Mercedes.
Yes, I did call
my runaway, drug addict birth mother.
But I left a message saying
we actually had met before.
You think she knew it was you that day?
No. Adriana told me
that she lied about her being her therapist
because she saw a Ranger and got spooked
and was just trying to cover up the whole DWI mess.
- Yeah. - Anyways, I don't even want to talk to either of them.
- Wow, okay, uh... - Well, what?
She's right behind you. Good morning.
Someone at the station told me maybe I could find you here.
You know what, I'm gonna go ahead
and make us a cup of coffee.
- Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com -
You need to believe how sorry I am, Nina.
Micki.
My name is Micki.
And you had 30 years to say that.
So if you can't offer me
one good reason why it took you so long to be sorry,
for basically selling me to your sister and never coming back...
... I don't think this conversation can go anywhere.
That's fair.
I was expecting you to greet me with four stones in hand.
"Four stones in hand"?
It's an expression.
It means that you're already prepared for attack,
even if you don't know that you're gonna be threatened.
You used to say that.
I used to say that, when? When I was three years old?
Not you. I mean, at the time, I thought it was you.
A few years ago, I was clean and looking for you.
I found someone who told me that they were my daughter.
And I believed them.
Turns out I was being scammed.
Micki, that's why she wanted to see you.
To make sure it wasn't happening again.
I'm sorry, don't you have a kitchen to clean?
Not until I hire a cook.
Okay, I don't know what you want from me,
but I am not the person to help you get it, okay?
So good luck trying to fool whoever else
you want with this story.
Please, stay.
Now that sounds like something
three-year-old me would've said to you.
Do not get in the middle of this.
Uh...
No Attenborough today?
If they walk 16% slower,
the Walker siblings may be able to skip first period as a whole.
I know.
I can't handle having to explain to people again
why they should feel sorry for us.
Not when the last thing I want them to actually be is sorry.
No one's gonna get it, except you and me.
But...
if you ever want to talk...
I don't.
But, hey,
on the bright side, uh, at least being invisible
to the entire school will finally work to my advantage.
Stella, oh, my God! Tell us everything.
You poor thing. I can't believe you're back in school already.
Mm.
Augie, how are you?
August!
You're so brave.
Do you need anything?
- You know my name? - Of course I do.
Maybe I'll find you after class.
Suddenly I'm brave.
Oh, come on, it's better than "oh, his mom died"
or "it's that quiet A/V kid we keep on referring to as 'Arlo'
- for whatever reason". - Hey, not everybody calls you Arlo.
Look, our life has screwed us up so many times, all right?
Why not take advantage of just one tragic thing?
Don't get involved.
You know the rules, Cordell.
Do not get involved.
Okay.
Hey.
Didn't mean to scare you. I just...
- You all right in there? - I'm-I'm fine. Thank you.
Okay.
Ma'am, just a concerned citizen here. That's all.
Um, can you tell me anything
about the person who scammed you?
? Stand up out of your chair... ?
She said her name was Nina Ruiz.
Or he said. I mean, it could've been anyone.
"Could've been anyone"? Uh, didn't you two meet?
All we did was write letters to each other.
- But things were good between us. - What was their angle?
I mean, there are easier ways to find a pen pal.
One day, Nina or whoever they were
reached out asking for money for a surgery.
I sent her what I had
and never heard from her again.
Eventually,
I drove down there.
But the place was empty.
Wow. That must have been painful.
It didn't last long. I numbed it.
Yeah. Years of sobriety
gone in a second.
Didn't even tell the cops.
I mean, what's the rush in helping
a low-income addict with no evidence?
Well, the letters would be evidence.
I burned them all.
Not my smartest move,
but you probably understand by now
that I wasn't thinking straight.
I get it. Um, you know what?
I'm gonna take your case.
Except let's not call it a "case"
since I can't officially be on a case.
It's-it's my decision. Don't worry about it.
But let's just call it a "personal favor... quest"
just in case your daughter asks.
Which she will.
Eventually. Um...
Tell me.
What's the mailing address?
_
Stop! Hands where I can see them!
- Randall. Yeah. - Walker?
Hey!
What in the hell are you doing here?
Stretching. You know?
Sightseeing. Uh... I'm in the market.
This how you greet me?
Well, we had a complaint next door, and then I saw you
- hopping the fence. - Yeah, j-just a...
a series of unfortunate events. Uh...
- I'll be on my way. - Whoa...
DPS says you're not a Ranger anymore,
so technically, this is still
trespassing.
Look, I really apologize for this, but...
- Go ahead. - You're under arrest.
Cordell Walker,
you have the right to remain silent.
Just give it to me, and I'll do it.
Aw, what's the fun in that?
Micki! Hey.
What did you do this time, Cordell?
Speeding? Driving while shirtless?
Or, uh, some other crime that exemplifies
your privilege since you're here playing a toy?
Meanwhile, if I had done the same thing,
I'd be deported even though I was born in this country.
You practice that speech on the way over?
I've been practicing it since I met you.
So,
- what was it? - Okay.
Don't freak out. All right? I-I was
technically, uh, trespassing
while, you know, checking out your mom's story.
That tracks.
See, I knew you'd be angry, which...
It just goes to show how well we know each other.
When you think about it, it's kind of sweet, you know?
The one thing I asked you to do was not to meddle.
And what did you do?
Okay, she was crying, Micki. She-she was
crying. What was I supposed to do?
Not meddle!
_
Hey, August.
Oh!
No!
Augie?
Seriously, Connie?
I thought...
Security, I'm gonna need backup.
- We have a criminal here. - Okay,
it's not a crime if all charges have been dropped.
- Mm. - And I saw you dial a fake number.
But, like...
Sorry, um... No, I-I didn't mean to actually dial this extens...
What?
Layla from the mayor's office for Walker?
- The mayor's office? What else did you do? - Oh, I'll take it.
Just trust me.
Layla! Hey-hey-hey!
How are those crazy kiddos?
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, I'm-I'm aware that I'm, uh, not currently
an active Ranger... I just needed to tie up
some loose ends and...
Yeah.
Okay.
Thanks, Layla.
So, nobody has lived at that address
for the past 30 years.
Meaning nobody could have gotten her letters.
Ah. Surprise, surprise. Who would've thought
the woman who sold her daughter would turn out to be a liar?
You know... Micki, something doesn't add up, though.
I mean, why, uh, uh, make up the story, then, you know?
I mean, why give me an address?
Whatever it is, clearly there's an angle with her.
But that is not my job, to figure it out.
Okay, but if I'm right, if she's telling the truth...
I mean, imagine if you thought
you were finally reconnecting with the daughter you gave up.
You think you're having, uh, closure
or-or progress or whatever it is,
and it's a lie.
And then, when you actually get the chance
to meet the real person,
she ditches you before the coffee gets cold.
Well, maybe this'll help.
Few years ago,
someone requested
that the post office forward any letters
addressed to Nina Ruiz to a P.O. box.
Ha-ha! See? See?
Facts.
So...
are you ready to join my quest?
Fine. Let's go talk to Mercedes.
Depending on what treatment works out for you,
this might only take a year.
That's a pamphlet.
What? A pamphlet?
Silly me,
thinking I was reading from the Oxford Book of Modern Medicine.
I just don't want any of this getting to the kids.
I know, love.
Thank you for coming in today.
I think we should leave... I don't need advice
from a doctor that's younger than my boots.
Then I'm gonna need the name of whoever sold you those.
He's dead.
Okay.
So, I'm happy to give you a referral,
but my more weathered colleagues
would likely give you the same diagnosis.
Which is?
You waited a year to begin treatment.
The timeline to approach this casually
doesn't exist anymore.
We're looking at a mix of...
radio and hormonal therapies for...
six months.
- Six months? - Mm-hmm.
Okay.
Are there any side effects?
We can talk alone, if you want, sir.
No, we're fine.
I'm sure she's read all the pamphlets, anyway.
Impotence. Loss of sexual appetite.
Severe bladder and rectal pain.
We wrote for about four or five years.
I remember towards the end,
because it was around my one-year anniversary
of when I got clean.
- No precise date? - Late 2016, maybe.
- It's all a blur. - Well,
you know, one year clean... how did you celebrate?
I don't think that's relevant, Walker.
I got together
with a few of the NA guys and watched
the Astros game... it was the World Series.
The first time I actually followed a full game.
You remember the score?
What the hell does that have to do with anything?
It was a high score.
- 13-12? - I think so, yeah.
That was 2017.
October 29.
You know this address?
A P.O. box? No.
- Okay. - What about this?
Just to make sure. It's supposed to be near the...
West Lake Hills area.
I think that might be next door to the old community center
where we used to hold our NA meetings at.
Did the person who wrote you know details about your life?
Like, intimate details you would have shared at NA.
We share everything, so, yeah.
Well, are you still in touch with anyone from this group?
Most of us still go to a meeting every day.
I'm headed to one soon.
Great. I'll go with you.
- Uh, my car or yours? - Mine.
And you are not joining.
Look, you are a civilian.
Or at least you're supposed to be trying to be one.
Okay?
Don't worry, I'll get her justice.
- Maybe even her money back. - I don't need money.
I just want them to know that I'm a real person.
Forgiveness from my daughter was basically all I had left.
When that was a lie...
We can talk about justice all we want,
but there's no justice in the world that could make me...
un-feel that.
Yeah.
Is it true that your brother did surgery
- with a gun to his head? - What?
- That's what everyone's saying. - Well...
if that's what they're saying...
Come on, don't be lame.
I want your cool war stories.
Cool?
Mm-hmm.
Have you guys ever heard that parents say
that they get this supernatural force
when they need to save their kids?
Well, for the first time, I actually understood that.
Felt something weird.
I was like, ah, I'm just gonna go shake it off...
I seriously can't handle
how he's talking about what happened.
I don't get it. It's the last thing
that I ever would want to talk about.
Doesn't mean I don't want to talk at all.
Is everything okay?
Do you want to talk, or do you not want to talk?
Not... I guess.
Okay.
I've got to study, anyway.
It was like this...
this-this force
that came over me, you know?
It just made me take action.
Hey. I just came by to check in on you.
I saw you in the A/V room,
- and I wanted to make sure... - I'm good.
Yeah, um,
I'm still not 100%, obviously,
but, um...
thank you.
Yeah.
Remember, we don't want to raise any suspicions that I'm your...
that... that I'm me.
So just act like we don't know each other.
Act normal, then?
Yeah, and, um, don't call any attention to me or yourself.
The last thing I want is for them to know what I'm up to.
Hi. Uh...
my name is Michelle.
Hi, Michelle.
Um...
and I, uh...
guess I have issues.
Uh...
I never knew my father, and...
my mother, I...
lost when I was three.
But all I had left was, uh, my sister,
Flor.
But as I grew older
And, well, wilder, um,
I began to push her away.
A few months ago,
our uncle died, and...
and he left us a lot of money.
60 grand.
And, you know, I've tried
to reach out to Flora, but, um...
I don't even know if I have her right number or address,
because... I haven't heard back from her yet.
But I get it.
It's hard to trust an addict who's hurt you.
Uh, thanks.
I'd, um,
also like to share.
They were already fed today, you know.
Well, I'm glad you're keeping track.
They're gonna need you when I'm gone.
Don't you ever talk like that.
I don't get it.
You took the first step, Bon, and then, right away,
you refuse treatment.
That is not the easy solution. That is the easy way out.
No, the easy solution
is not to defy nature.
We're born.
We live and then we don't.
That's just the way it goes.
And that's when I used to...
call my sister's home at night...
and stay silent,
just so...
I can hear my daughter's voice in the background.
So strong, you know?
It still fills me with pride.
Even if I know that...
she's only the person that she is
because I left.
That's it.
Thank you, Mercedes.
Okay, that's all we have time for.
I'm really glad
you shared earlier... very brave.
You know, usually people come in here
with four stones in hand.
- I know I did. - Four stones in hand?
Yeah. It means that you're on the attack before you even know
if you're being threatened.
Anyway,
keep coming back... I promise
it'll be worth it.
And who knows, maybe we can help you
get in touch with your sister.
You know?
Anyway...
If you ever want to talk, I'm here.
Okay.
Micki, hey.
She wants to grab coffee.
Okay. Well, that's how those programs work.
And she said, "Four stones in hand".
Well, uh,
she could've picked that up from Mercedes in the meetings.
I mean, that's not enough for a warrant.
Okay, I know.
But can we move on now?
I'm about to meet Joy.
Meaning her place is gonna be empty?
And...
that if a certain civilian would like
to go on a quest
to break into Joy Caldwell's place
to see if he can tie her to any of this...
now seems like it would be a good time.
Maybe just don't get caught again.
¿Entiendes?
Understood.
Delivery!
Four fans going, but you cut your AC.
Still got it.
_
I wouldn't forgive myself if I was my sister.
I didn't fight for her.
I-I didn't even try tracking her down sooner.
I just...
Well, I'm glad you didn't.
I mean, we can't fully commit to another person
until we commit to ourselves.
And that is why I wanted to sit down with you.
I would love to step in as your temporary sponsor.
I will help you heal.
And then I will personally help you track her down.
Joy, th-that's amazing!
You know what, I'm gonna order another cup.
Ooh, no.
I'm gonna cut myself off after all that espresso.
Um, just think about it.
Think about what I said.
You know, I just feel like
we could really benefit from each other.
Thank you, Joy.
Yeah.
Come on.
Pick up.
Crap.
Where the hell are you?
I am... viewing a house?
Okay, well, get the hell out of there now.
She's on her way back.
But did you find anything?
Uh, I... found everything.
Get this. So, uh,
your mom is not the only person that Joy scammed.
There have to be ten, 15 other people here.
And-and she keeps it all to herself,
like it's some sort of trophy.
Uh, or... No, no, no. Uh, like it's some sort of, like...
Okay, we do not have time for you to get to the point.
Okay? Just make sure the place is intact
and leave as fast as you can.
Okay, well, I-I feel like we should keep
some of the evidence.
And make it inadmissible in court? No!
Now that we have confirmation,
maybe we can get Mercedes to call an anonymous tip.
Okay, well...
I got a better idea.
Give me a day.
Fine, you can have a day, just get the hell
- out of there now! - Yeah, all right.
Hey.
You left without me this morning.
- Is everything okay? - Yeah, yeah.
No, I just needed to, uh, adjust some things
before morning announcements. What's wrong?
Everything is just... It's weird.
And I feel like Bel is mad at me
'cause I didn't really want to talk about
what happened at the ranch.
Yeah, or maybe she's just wondering
why you didn't tell her about that
or, like, anything else.
I mean, seriously, when was the last time
you two talked about anything real?
Whoa.
Anything real? That's all we do.
I mean, not really.
I mean, you-you basically disappeared after Trevor.
Like you were only friends with Bel because you were waiting
for someone else to show up.
And whenever he did, you didn't have to wait anymore.
In fact, y-you actually ran off.
- It's not that simple. - Yeah, I-I know it wasn't.
But don't you think it's a little weird
that she told me about her parents
before she even told you?
Because you weren't there for her, Stella,
and you haven't been.
So, now something happens,
and you expect everything to go back to normal?
Something? Look.
I get that everyone is treating you like a hero,
but you're laying it on a little thick, don't you think?
Yeah, because honestly, Stella, I hate the reality, all right?
Mom is dead.
Dad left us for, like, a year.
Your boyfriend held a freakin' gun to us, all right?
People and family died right in front of my eyes.
I can't get that out of my head.
And now I fall apart whenever I hear a loud noise, Stella.
That's who I am.
All right? No, thank you.
It's better people think I'm a jerk than feel sorry for me.
Quick question.
Does that light mean that we aired
this whole thing to the entire school?
I guess things weren't as okay as you said they were.
Yep.
Understatement of the century.
Hey, don't be overdramatic.
I think...
it's important that we see you
the way you really are.
Yeah, I don't know. I just...
I guess I just wanted to be the guy
people thought they were seeing.
I see you.
Okay.
This meeting is open for sharing.
- Anybody? - I-I-I... I'd like to share.
Yeah? Uh...
- I'm-I'm Cordell. - Hi, Cordell.
Hi. Uh...
I have been, uh, I have been told I'm an addict.
Uh, my addiction is...
breaking the rules.
You know, pushing the limits of-of...
of what I promised.
It's only when I saw what that could do to people
that I realized that I-I need to change.
That's why I'm here.
I-I can't keep breaking the rules.
And, by the same token,
I-I can't let someone else do the same.
Someone here
has taken advantage of a few members
who are just trying to get past their struggles.
Um, I was able to track down a few of them.
Bill. Debtors Anonymous.
Oh, Bill, I think you're in the wrong meeting.
- This is NA. - I don't think so.
I was told this was the right meeting to share
that I was scammed by someone who pretended to be my son.
Alice. Alcoholic.
Scammed by someone who said they were an ex.
Casey. Gambler. Uh...
Scammed by a woman who pretended to be my mom.
Okay, uh, uh, I see what's happening,
but it's really inappropriate to interrupt
- this meeting. - Mercedes.
Drug addict.
Joy Caldwell fooled me
into thinking I had found my daughter.
Oh, okay, well,
clearly we've all been through a lot
in our lives.
And I have, too. You know that.
You know my story.
This was never about the money for me. It was...
I just wanted to give you all some-some hope.
- That's what this was about. - No, it wasn't.
You're under arrest, Joy Caldwell,
for aggravated identity theft,
wire fraud and being a plain scumbag.
Let's go.
Hey. I'm honestly curious.
Did you have any remorse about the fact
you took advantage of people in need at their lowest?
They're humans with feelings and emotions.
And you just treated them like disposable income.
You don't know my life.
Take her out.
Let's go.
Well...
This has been a lot.
Um...
I think maybe there's some stuff
we could talk through.
And I-I want that.
I really do.
But after all this,
I still have to go to a meeting.
I mean, a real meeting.
Really? Right now?
If I want to have a relationship with you,
I can't risk relapsing.
Not now, not when I just...
When I finally got to meet you.
And when I finally also fixed your problem.
I'm my own problem, Micki.
I'm just trying to do my best not to let you down.
Even if you don't understand it.
Yeah, I can...
I can try to.
It's time for the meeting, everyone.
You know what, some might say that this is even harder
than doing it the other way. Right? And that's...
- that's what I would say. Thank you. Yeah. - All right.
- Now, isn't that... - Voilà.
... just the perfect metaphor for today?
What?
I believed you in there,
when you said you were addicted to breaking the rules.
But then, as soon as you said it, there you go again.
Okay. Micki, it's-it's a... it's a friggin' toy,
not-not a homicide case.
Yeah, I didn't say it was a case.
I said it was a metaphor.
For you, trying to live your life as a civilian
with the privileges of a Ranger.
Look, I get it, Walker. But...
you need to find that balance.
'Cause I'm not gonna let Connie bail you out again.
Fair enough. I agree.
Thank you.
I-I probably should go ahead and tell you
that I-I did break one more rule.
Just one.
You know, maybe there's
a thing or two in there that'll help you understand your mom
a little bit better.
I only picked out the best ones.
You know, I-I don't want to tamper with all of the evidence.
Hey.
August was right.
I didn't even realize I was shutting you out.
I lost my head over a boy.
Turns out I'm a terrible judge of character
and a bad feminist.
I am so sorry.
I still care.
What happened to you was...
traumatizing.
I kept checking in with Augie to make sure you guys were okay.
I should have figured you two were talking.
It makes sense.
You like him.
It's okay. You do.
But... we don't have to talk about it
until you want to talk about it.
Until then, let's talk about everything else.
I didn't think you'd still be here.
Me neither. I, um,
was actually gonna leave, and then...
And then I saw something I needed to ask you.
Mm.
Why are some of the letters postmarked after
you sent Joy the money?
I mean, she already fooled you.
Why did you keep writing?
Writing to you was like a... sliver of hope.
And if I stopped, it was like giving up on us.
Even if it was all based on a lie.
I just... wanted to talk to you, Micki.
I still do.
Um...
Maybe...
... you should have my address.
I haven't opened them yet, but...
I thought maybe you could...
go through them and see if any of them are worth mailing again.
On your own time.
To your real daughter.
Why do I get the feeling you're meddling?
Ah, because I am.
Dad,
I know your brand is Tough Guy,
but there comes a time...
Oh, this ain't about being tough.
It ain't even about me. It's about your mother.
You know, she gave up a whole other life.
And you think that that life would have been better?
Well...
I think this family would disagree.
So if this is about her,
then you do this for her.
Hi. Uh, that last name's Walker.
Thank you.
What is this, an ambush?
Enough talking around it, Bonham.
I want you to tell me to my face.
That I'm refusing treatment? Is that it?
"Is that it?"
It is your life.
And I want to know why.
Truly. Give me one good reason.
? You radiate... ?
Fine.
The best reason.
You, Abeline Stewart Walker.
You're a maker.
You bring life to wherever you decide to go.
And, by God, you're relentless.
Objection.
Evading the question.
All right.
You can go now, son.
? Babe, won't you please forgive me? ?
It does seem like you're turning this on me in a way
- I don't care for. - If I do this treatment,
I know that I will be your focus day in, day out.
I don't want that on you.
And if the treatment doesn't work,
I don't want you to think that you failed.
? For you ?
? Said, babe, won't you please ?
- ? Forgive me? ? - ? Forgive me ?
Do you remember this is where we met?
Of course.
And I'd just gotten engaged.
And you were sitting right there,
drinking champagne.
By yourself.
Which you commented on.
So... we celebrated.
Which is a funny way to celebrate
my engagement to another man.
But, um...
? Are in time ?
? When life may try ?
... here we are.
? To separate us ?
? Save me a place next to you ?
? Babe, won't you please forgive me? ?
The outcome of your treatment
and my involvement in it...
... that could never be a failure.
It would be our lives.
And you don't get to tell me to quit
in the name of sparing me.
Giving up on you would be the death of me.
- Abby, I just... - Just let me say this.
I got you to that doctor's office,
and God knows why I thought...
... that it would be easy after that.
But I didn't ask for easy.
I mean, look how we met.
On the brink of a life decision.
And I have no regrets.
? And the sight of you ?
? You're the perfect view ?
? Just the thought of you ?
? Makes me feel... ?
I want to renew our vows.
A fresh start.
? And the sight of you ?
? You're the perfect view ?
? You're a love with no end ?
? Long live me and you... ?
I know a place we can go.
If you're thinking of Room 418,
it's not free tonight.
Well, I was thinking...
... we'd go to the hospital.
Rustle up Dr. Wunderkind.
Let him throw everything he's got at me.
? Stronger than my feelings ?
- ? For you ? - ? For you ?
We can call him tomorrow.
I was thinking...
... why don't we give...
Room 416 a try?
? Energy ?
? Inside of me ?
? Stronger than my feelings for you ?
? You, you, you, you. ?
Checked in on you at The Side Step first.
- Hey. - Thought you might be there
burning the midnight oil.
Well, I mean, isn't part of this process
giving in to a higher power?
I thought I'd, uh, read through these and finally hire a cook.
- Oh. Look at you. - Look at me.
Telling dad jokes as a civilian.
Hey. Um...
I was a bit hard on you earlier.
So, despite my best judgment as a Ranger,
as a friend...
I want to thank you.
For today.
For everything.
Even for meddling.
- Meddling? - Mm-hmm.
Hey, Micki.
- Hey. - Hey.
Wow.
You solved it.
Yeah.
I'm impressed.
It took me a week
- to solve my first Rubik's Cube. - Mm.
And you did it in a day.
Yeah.
Hmm. I guess we just have different skill sets.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
We're all pretty good
at sussing out liars, right?
And, uh, uh, you're right.
Both of you are right.
I need to accept that my life
shouldn't be what it was.
It can't be what it was.
And, um, before Emily died,
she was always the one that kept me in check with work.
And now she's gone,
and I have you two.
But I need to start keeping myself in line.
It's not just about following rules.
It's about figuring out who I'm-I'm...
supposed to be on this side of it.
On that note,
uh...
got to be honest. Um...
I do have a small...
confession to make.
Liam, listen,
about that cube...
You cheated?
Yeah, I know. I mean,
this is a vintage Rubik's Cube.
White and blue are never next to each other. Fun fact.
- Aw! - All right. Fair.
Aw. Chin up, Cordell.
There's always tomorrow to try again.
Yeah.
- To moving on. - Yeah.
To moving on.
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