01x02 - Stray (Part 2)

[bunniefuu]

- [Woman] Previously on Caitlin's way.

(car screeching)

- This is the sixth home in two years Caitlin.

You have been difficult to place.

- I'm expelled?

- Your mother had a cousin.

She sent you a ticket.

She wants you to go live with them.

- Yeah?

- Wait.

Your letting a stranger move in with us?

What if she steals my stuff or worse?

- She's just had some tough times.

- Wearing braces is tough times.

Letting a girl move in and one with a criminal past,

that's just frightening.

(lively guitar music)

- [Caitlin] It's never any different.

New place, new family, new rules,

always the same suspicions.

(relaxing guitar music)

- Mom, listen, I wanna tell you a story.

- Caitlin, I'm always listening honey.

- It's the one where the little girl runs away.

Hides in the forest.

Her mom looks everywhere for her.

Has to ask and now wish for help.

- It sounds like kind of a downer.

- Mom.

- You're not gonna run away are you?

I'd hate to lose you.

- You'll never lose me.

Never, never.

- Good. Okay.

Now let's read a happy story.

What about Bandit?

Where were we?

- You'll never lose me.

Never ever lose me. (weeps)

- Wake up honey.

You're having a bad dream.

Here, wipe your eyes.

You're all right now?

You know, when my Aedi used to call when she was a girl,

I used to-

- Listen.

Lady, no offense or anything

but I just wanna be left alone right now.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

Well if you need an ear, I'm sitting right next to you.

- [Caitlin] An ear.

Funny.

Whenever you wanna be heard, nobody wants to listen.

And when you just wanna be alone with your thoughts,

somebody is always there ready to pry 'em out of you.

- [Announcer] Bus 66 is now leaving...

- This is for you.

- Thanks.

- [Caitlin] I always swore

I'd never trust another adult again.

- That'll help you make some of it permanent.

- [Caitlin] But sometimes the nice ones

kinda sneak up on you.

- [Announcer] Time to move on.

- [Caitlin] Maybe it's easier to trust them

when you're never gonna see 'em again.

- You take care now Caitlin.

- I always have.

- Well you give this new family a chance,

there's no life without family you know.

(compartment door closes)

- All aboard.

(camera snaps)

- [Caitlin] No life without family.

Yeah, right?

What do I know about family?

(bus door closes)

What do I want a family to know about me?

♪ When there's a devil standing on my tail ♪

♪ But I don't have to beat him ♪

♪ And there's an angel that is tempting me to fail ♪

♪ But I don't really need him ♪

♪ And the waves just keep rolling along ♪

♪ But we can't tell if the current prevails ♪

♪ Here we are in this slow boat ♪

♪ Wishing for a sail ♪

♪ Wishing for a sail, sail, sail, sail, sail ♪

♪ I'm wishing, I'm wishing ♪

♪ I'm wishing for a sail ♪

- [Eric] Griffen.

Griffen let's go, we're late.

- Where's you bike man?

- I can't go.

- Don't tell me.

You gonna have to go pick up the juvenile delinquent.

- How'd you know?

- The whole town knows.

- She's not even here yet, man.

She's already ruining your life.

- I know, I know.

- So tell me, what do you think she looks like?

- Who cares.

- Come on, man.

It's a girl.

- Yeah, a girl fugitive.

- Come on Griff.

Hi, Brett, Eric

- [Brett and Eric] Hi Doctor Lowe.

- You better lock your doors.

She'll rob you blind.

See you later man.

- See you bud.

- Thanks.

(suspense music)

(horse neighing)

(upbeat music)

- Looks like there's at least a dozen of them.

And that stallion, ka-ching, ka-ching.

Cold hard cash on Four Lakes.

Beautiful site.

10,000 for me, 5,000 for you.

We take the horses up to Flat Top Ridge

and then we brand them, they're ours.

Then we drive them to North Franklin.

(suspense music)

Cut them off William.

Run the buckskin through the canyon.

- I will Frank.

With the help of my trustee lasso Wilbert.

(upbeat music)

- Come on boy, you're all mine.

Yes. I got 'em.

I got 'em Frank, I got 'em.

- Good job William.

- Whoa.

- Hold on to 'em now.

- Whoa.

- Now don't make (indistinct)

- Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!

(horse neighs)

Oh my ribs.

- You idiot.

What happened?

- I think I broke my ribs.

- I don't care about you.

The buckskin.

Don't tell me that horse is smarter than you.

- It was like he had a brain of his own.

- Are you crazy?

It's just a dumb animal.

Once we get him the rest of the herd will follow.

- How are we gonna do that Frank?

- Well, we're either gonna have to catch him

or k*ll him.

- Oh, I hope not.

- All right.

(bike engine starts)

All right, get on.

- Okay, come on. Wait, wait, wait, hang on a minute.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

(lively music)

- [Dori] You're gonna have to lock up your stuff.

That's ridiculous.

- [Jim] She's a 14 year old girl Griff.

- [Griffen] It's not too late.

We could just turn around.

Pretend we never heard about her.

- [Dori and Jim] Griffen.

- All I'm trying to say

is that she might be a bad influence on me

and I can't be held accountable for my actions.

We all know my susceptibility to peer pressure.

(sighs) I'm in a difficult age.

- Give it a rest Griff.

You see her?

- No.

(rock music)

- [Caitlin] Please tell me this isn't them.

- Caitlin?

- Hi, I'm Dory.

- Hi, I'm Jim.

- Hey.

- Whatever.

- So you're from back east, huh?

I was there once for science fair.

Cool place.

I'm going back as soon as I graduate.

- Do you always talk this much?

- Yes I do.

Cool camera.

You steal it?

- [Jim and Dori] Griffen.

- I chose this over jail.

(car engine starts)

- [Griffen] So, you ever do time?

- [Caitlin] Not yet.

Wanna give me a reason to.

- [Griffen] Oh hilarious.

She's a comedian.

So let's get one thing straight.

My room, off limits.

Don't even bother going in

because everything is chained down,

locked up or password protected.

- [Caitlin] Okay.

Now you get one thing straight.

My life is off limits.

Don't look at me.

Don't talk to me and don't mess with me.

- [Griffen] Fine.

- All right.

Caitlin, this is your new home.

- (chuckles) Where is everybody?

There's nothing out here.

- Griff, show Caitlin around.

We'll unload and start dinner.

- Mean there's more?

- All right.

This month's Ride Drag, finally came.

- You can just imagine your excitement.

(Brett and Eric shouting)

(rock music)

- Oh great.

(rock music continues)

- So that's her huh?

(rock music continues)

Where's her ball and chain?

- My friends, your future classmates.

(rock music continues)

- [Brett] Let's get outta here (indistinct).

- Hey juvie, get a load of that.

- Can you always hang out with losers?

- They're my best friends.

Besides, Eric's brother has a car.

He drives us around.

So sooner or later you're gonna have to deal with Eric.

- No, you just gonna have to deal with me.

(rock music)

- Your room is this way.

Well, I didn't do much

because I didn't know how you'd like it.

I hope you don't mind being up here.

Kinda thought you might like the privacy.

This is the best view in the house.

All those mountains.

Do you like it?

- I don't have to share?

- No. (chuckles)

If you wanna put things up or take things down.

It's your room.

Oh yes.

I went through all my old photographs and I found this one.

See you're mom and me, when we were about your age.

It's the only Christmas we ever spent together.

- Look, Mrs. Lowe, cousin Dori, whatever, look,

I'm sure you're a real cool lady and everything.

But why are you doing this?

- It seemed like you needed some help.

And I thought we could give it to you.

I think this is gonna be really good for all of us.

- Yeah, well I've heard it all before.

You'll get sick of it trust me.

Then one day someone from the state shows up

and I'm off to a new foster home.

- Caitlin, that's not gonna happen.

We're your family.

- I don't need any more families.

- Well, Caitlin you come downstairs when you're ready okay?

(calm music)

♪ I look outside the window ♪

♪ It's cold and dark out there ♪

♪ I look into the mirror ♪

♪ It's called and dark in there. ♪

- How come when I get called for dinner,

I have to come down right away,

but she can come down whenever she wants.

- Because she's already our favorite.

(Dori laughs)

- Hilarious.

- Jim.

♪ Why is it so hard? ♪

♪ Just to live a little ♪

- [Dori] Griff, honey, you've only got three plates there.

- [Jim] There's four of us.

- [Griffen] Oh right.

I forgot.

- [Dori] And put Caitlin next to me.

Gee I wonder if she drinks milk or juice with her dinner.

- [Jim] I'm sure she'd just get settled in her room.

- [Griffen] If she doesn't like it, we send her back.

- [Dori] Griffen, get over it.

She's staying.

♪ I don't know who he's watching ♪

(birds chirping)

- Unbelievable.

There really is nothing out here.

(phone rings)

- [Jim] Jim here.

Hey Don, what's up?

I'll come out and take a look around.

Yeah I understand.

Okay, bye.

Two of Don Anderson's sheep got attacked last night.

It's the rabid wolf.

- Well Caitlin's not in her room.

- (chuckles) All right, we're the one child, family again.

- Do you think she went for a walk?

I mean, she doesn't even know the area.

It's gonna be dark soon.

What if she gets lost? - I'm sure she didn't go far.

It's a whole new world for her.

(relaxing music)

(horse neighs)

(horse snorts)

(suspense music)

(wolf barking)

(horse continues to neigh)

(wolf continues to bark)

(horse snorts)

(wolf whimpers)

(horse snorts)

(horse neighs)

(relaxing music)

(horse neighs)

- Wow.

Beautiful.

(horse snorts)

(horse neighs)

Hey.

Hey there.

You okay?

(horse snorts)

It's okay.

Not gonna hurt you.

Oh you poor thing.

Your caught.

(horse neighs)

It's okay, it's okay.

Don't worry.

It's okay, you can trust me.

There, you're free now.

(suspense music)

(horse neighs)

(wolf barks)

Nice dog.

(wolf growls)

(horse neighs)

Good doggie.

(horse neighs)

You're a big one.

(wolf barks)

Get out of here.

(wolf barks)

I said beat it.

(horse neighs)

(wolf whimpers)

- [Dori] Caitlin!

- [Jim] It's the wolf.

- Hey, I'm over here.

That was, that was around the horse's neck

and he was bleeding.

- Are you okay?

- I'm fine, I'm fine.

- The part of the wild herd.

It's gotta be rustlers.

- [Caitlin] What are rustlers?

- They take horses across the state line and sell them.

- Okay.

We'll just build a temporary corral up there

and then we'll just drive the horses in.

- (grunts) What if the stallion comes back?

- Well then we'll drive him in too.

- All right.

Oh, this is like that comic book I read about the whale.

(grunts)

Oh, oh, oh.

- You mean Moby d*ck?

- That's the one.

Where the captain's always searching for the whale

and where he's on a ship.

- Forget about the whale, okay.

We're in the middle of the mountains.

Now just get on up there in the corral

and put some rock salt then we'll use it as bait.

- Bait.

See, it is just like hunting the whale.

Except there's no rock salt.

No corral.

And the fact that there's no water.

And no whale.

- Forget about the whale.

Get going.

Forget about the whale.

(horse snorts)

(relaxing music)

(horse neighs)

- Caitlin, come on.

What's the hold up?

- Be patient Griff.

It's her first day at school

and I'm sure she wants to look extra nice.

- [Caitlin] All ready to go.

- Oh man, are you out of your mind?

What are you trying to do? Ruin my life?

- Um, nothing, it looks very individual.

- Yeah, very green.

- You're a cop?

- He's the sheriff.

- Even better.

- You drink coffee?

- No.

- Mom, you're gonna let her drink coffee?

Dad?

- I guess.

- All right, does that mean I can drink coffee?

- Yeah sure honey, if you want.

- I don't know.

I don't think people at my age are supposed to drink coffee.

- You'll learn to like it when you grow up.

(bus honks)

- There's the bus.

Here you go.

- What's this?

- It's your lunch.

- Oh, cute, thanks.

- I think I have a fever.

Feel my forehead.

I better stay home.

- Nice try Griff.

Come on, hurry up.

Don't keep the bus driver waiting.

(rock music)

- All right, you gotta eat lunch at the back right tables.

You'll look like a dweeb if you go to the back left ones.

- (sighs) U-huh.

- Hey, I'm giving you some serious inside tips here.

- Griffen, I already know this school.

There's the jerk with his brother's car.

There's every girl's dream guy.

And here is every guy's dream girl.

Here is the guy that no guy or girl ever wants to talk to.

And here is the guy whose biggest concern

is sitting at the right table.

- Hey, I'm just trying to help you out.

(bell rings)

You know, so you'll fit in better.

- I gotta go check in at the principal's office.

- Okay, well, that's over-

- It's over here, on the right.

- Guess that makes you the girl

who thinks she knows everything.

- In his novel, 1984, George Orwell presented us

with a stark totalitarian view of the future.

Eric.

What society at the time was he referring to?

- Huh?

A 1984, isn't the future.

And B, who cares?

(class laughs)

- May I help you?

(class giggles)

Class please welcome your new classmate, Caitlin Seeger.

- What a freak show.

(class laughs)

- Thank you, Eric.

I'd like a five page report

on George Orwell tomorrow on my desk.

- Mr. Watson look at her.

She's a freak.

- Make it 10.

Wanna go for more?

Ms. Seeger, I welcome to High River.

Please tell us a little about yourself.

- Well, I never really wanted to come here.

I don't expect any of you to like me

and I don't expect to like you.

(class chuckles)

- [Girl] Is she for real?

- So stay out of my face and no one gets hurt.

(class woos)

- Well, I've never heard that one before.

Please take a seat.

- She's your cousin?

- No.

Where'd you hear that?

- [Caitlin] These people wouldn't know a freak

if it beat them.

At least people in the city are interesting.

Where these kids come from anyway, cookie cutter?

(upbeat music)

♪ Wishing for a sail ♪

♪ Wishing for a sail, sail, sail, sail, sail ♪

♪ Wishing for a sail, sail, sail, sail, sail ♪

♪ Well all right ♪

♪ I'm wishing, I'm wishing, I'm wishing ♪

♪ I'm wishing, I'm wishing for a sail ♪