06x17 - Gown to the Wire

[bunniefuu]

♪ ♪

Oh! I'll never forget you, trophy case.

[camera shutter clicks]

Ohhh!

It's been real, fire extinguisher!

[camera shutter clicking]

Uh, Booker?

Why are you taking a selfie
with a fire extinguisher?

Well, 'cause graduation's tomorrow.

This is our last chance
to remember all this stuff.

And you want to remember
the fire extinguisher?

Hey, he saves lives.

He's a hero.

Oh.

And you, locker...

I think I'll miss you most of all.

Whoa. You didn't clear that out
on the last day of school?

Nope.

If I'm not getting graded on it,
then I'm not doing it.

Hey, do you guys wanna grab a group pic

before we pick up our caps and gowns?

No, I'm just gonna grab
a quick video story

with this recycling bin.

You know, I never thought I'd be
jealous of a recycling bin,

yet here we are.

[camera shutter clicks]

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Ha, ha, let me tell you somethin' ♪

♪ Had my vision all worked out ♪

♪ But then life had other plans ♪

♪ Tell 'em, Ma ♪

♪ It's crazy when things
turn upside down ♪

♪ But ya gotta get up
and take that chance ♪

♪ In the city I'm finding my way ♪

♪ It's gonna take some time ♪

♪ Yeah, we're gonna be okay ♪

♪ You know I got you, right? ♪

♪ It might be wild, but you
know that we make it work ♪

♪ We're just fam
caught up in a crazy world ♪

-♪ Come on! ♪
-♪ It's Raven's Home ♪

-♪ We get loud! ♪
-♪ Yeah, Raven's Home ♪

-♪ It's our crowd! ♪

-♪ Might be tough, but together ♪
-♪ We make it look good ♪

♪ Down for each other like family should ♪

-♪ It's Raven's Home ♪
-♪ When it's tough ♪

-♪ Yeah, Raven's Home ♪
-♪ We got love ♪

♪ 'Cause no matter the weather ♪

♪ You know we gon' shine ♪

♪ There for each other,
you know it's our time ♪

[Raven laughs]

Yep! That's us.

♪ ♪

[tablet chiming]

Oh, wow.

[chiming continues]

Wow, wow, wow.

[chiming continues]

I mean--

Wow.

I'm sorry. I'm just excited.

I'm getting these huge orders
on my online store.

That's great, Auntie Rae.

It must be because of the reality show.

Or the Vogue spread.

Or the paparazzi photo of you
falling outside of Burrito Barn.

I caught the burrito
before it hit the ground.

But nobody wants to post that.

You know, a lot of these items
are going to the same address.

Maybe I'll just drop 'em off in person.

And surprise your biggest fan?

I was gonna say save on postage,
but both could work.

[tablet chimes]

Whoa!

[ringing]

[gasps]

Your Majesty!

Oh, Alice, please.

We're friends.

Duchess Clementine is fine.

Well, what's up? How is London?

Oh, you know, tea, scones,
money with my face on it.

The usual.

But guess what?

I've been invited to summer at the palace,

and the king said you could join.

Really?

I'd love to!

But I'm supposed to go to science camp.

Well, summer at the palace,
I mean, I can't pass that up.

No. No, you cannot.

Oh, well, this is great.

I just have to find
the right time to ask Pop-Pop.

Oh, maybe after Booker's graduation.

Everybody will be in a good mood.

Oh, and if he says no,
maybe I can come visit you.

Yeah, yeah, me come to the palace,

you come sleep on a futon in my room.

Same diff.

♪ ♪

[squeals] This is it.

We are two people away
from getting our caps and gowns

for our high school graduation.

When I, when I imagined this day,

I didn't think I'd be so sweaty.

Yeah. We did.

Name and robe color.

Uh, Neil Flores. Gold. Ivy Chen, green.

Congratulations.
May your future be bright.

Next!

Booker Baxter-Carter. Gold.

Or-or green. Can I mix and match?

Forget it. I'll go green.

Gold!

I'm going gold.

Actually, you'll go neither.

You're not clear
to participate in the ceremony.

What? You're joking.

I can assure you,
I've never joked in my life.

I actually believe that.

It says here that you borrowed a copy

of To k*ll a Mockingbird

from the library
and you never returned it.

Okay, no problem. I'll go buy one
and bring it back tomorrow.

-I am afraid that won't work.
-Why not?

You're graduating high school tomorrow,

yet you can't be responsible enough
to return a library book?

Bring back the actual book
you borrowed or you don't walk.

-Next!
-But--

I'm sorry, I already said next.

Booker, this is terrible.

You've been dreaming about this moment
since you were in pre-K.

Right?

That's just me?

Uh, it's okay.
I mean, you're still graduating.

You just won't be in the ceremony.

No, you don't get it.

We just got back from Nia's graduation

and my mom was so proud.

If she doesn't see me
on that stage, it'll k*ll her.

I'm sure she'll understand.

No. At the ceremony, she said,

"Booker, if I don't see you on that stage,

I will actually die."

Isn't that a little dramatic?

Okay, fine, you tell my mom.

Yeah, you gotta find that book.

♪ ♪

Hello? Anyone home?

Oh, hi. I'm Raven Baxter and this--

Hey, hey, hey. You can't just take that.

Well, you did pay for it,
but you ain't got to be so grabby.

Oh.

Oh, she doesn't want me to see inside.

Which means I'ma need
to see what's inside.

[grunting]

No, Tanya. I just haven't found
the right time to tell them yet.

Not like I can sit down at dinner and say,

"Hey, I'm retiring from the Chill Grill

and I'm moving to London."

"Retiring"? "Moving to London"?

Of course, I'm excited.

I'm also a little worried.

No, not about the Chill Grill.

That'll be in good hands.

In good hands? Yeah...
I've got good hands.

No, I'm worried about Alice.

Booker's going away to college,

and I don't want her to be lonely.

That's true. Raven is here. Mm-hmm.

Ooh. The two of them
will have a blast together.

You know what?

I will tell everyone tomorrow

at Booker's graduation party.

He's gonna give me the Chill Grill.

Finally, everything's coming up Lazlo!

Okay. Love you. Bye.

Hey, Lazlo, I didn't know you were there.

Oh, yeah.

No, just, uh, checking to see

if there's anything you need for me

to take into my loyal,
reliable, capable hands.

Actually, there is.

I've been meaning to
talk to you about this, Lazlo.

[quietly] It's happening!

I need you to take out the trash.

[Lazlo grunts]

And carry it from the bottom.

It's a leaker.

[Raven groans]

[grunting]

[screams]

[gasping]

I should have marked this thing "fragile."

[grunts]

[gasps]

[eerie music playing]

Man! Why do all of my fans
have to be creepy weirdos?

MALE VOICE: Hello, Raven.

[music continues]

[gasps] It's you.

Sí. It is me...

Giuseppe Fabrizio Giorgio.

Mogul, tastemaker, serial heartbreaker.

[laughs]

I know who you are!

You are an icon.

You discovered Donna Cabonna.

Guilty as charged.

Although I'm sorry that
we are meeting like this.

It must all look, eh, how do you say?

Uh, super weird?

Oh, yeah, It's not not weird, man.

What you doin' in this janky part of town?

When I decide, Raven,
to invest in a designer,

I must be fully immersed.

Invest in a designer?
But this is all my stuff.

Yes.

Raven, I believe that you
are the future of fashion.

You just need someone
to take you to the next level.

And I, Giuseppe Fabrizio Giorgio,

want to be that someone.

I want you to be that someone, man.

I want you to take me
to all the levels you're thinking of,

I'm thinking of, I'm thinking
of high levels, right?

-You, me, and you, and you and your hair.
-Yes, yes, yes, yes.

-All in the--
-But not so fast.

If we are going to enter
into this partnership,

you must trust me completely.

I will need your mind.
I will need your soul.

You can take 'em. You can take 'em both.

And I will need you to move to Milan.

Okay. What was that now?

It is the birthplace of fashion,
the cradle of innovation.

And also the only place
you can get a decent panini.

If we are going to work together,

it must be there.

But my whole life is here.

I just can't leave my family
and move to Italy.

I realize that this is a huge decision.

Take all the time you need.

Thank you.

Until tomorrow at noon.

I must know before my plane
flies back to Italy, hmm?

Man, I wish I knew how to say,
"Oh, snap" in Italian.

Believe it or not,
it's actually, "Oh, snap."

Oh. [laughs]
Well, oh, snap, I'm bilingual.

[both chuckle]

We just have to make the book you bought

look like an average
high school library book.

Your teacher will
never know the difference.

Are you sure this is gonna work?

[chimes]

Trust me. Counterfeiters do this
to money, like, all the time.

So I've heard.

It's still too fresh.

Uh... Ooh.

Hey, um...

Do you think Pop-Pop would let me spend
a summer away from home?

Like sleepaway camp?

Yeah, like a really, really
nice sleepaway camp.

I don't know, that second
"really" sounds expensive.

Plus, I'm heading off to college soon.

Grandpa Vic would be
pretty lonely without you here.

But Auntie Rae will be here.

She's, like, having
a bunch of people around.

Yeah, but she's been
pretty busy with work.

Hmm. I hadn't thought of that.

I don't know, this still doesn't look like

a high school library book to me.

Give it here.

[chuckles] You're a genius.

It's been said.

Ugh. I need those strawberries.

I don't care if they're
for the governor's wedding.

He's marrying his assistant.

Nobody is going to be
talking about the fruit.

Larry, I have been waiting 20 years

to take over the Chill Grill,

and this graduation party is my debut.

Everything has to be perfect.

[sighs] If these aren't perfect,
so help me Go--

[chomping]

Mm.

[mouthful] These are pretty good.

Sean, you can stay.

Mm.

Mm-mm!

Hey, Mr. Reynolds.

One missing library book
with 59 minutes to spare.

Oh, I knew you could do it.

-You did?
-No, I had zero faith in you.

It looks like you put
this book in a dryer,

smashed it with a meat tenderizer,

and smeared grape jelly all over it.

What?

What? Mr. Reynolds, that is crazy.

Guy's good.

I can't accept this.

-You're not walking.
-But he has to.

Please, Mr. Reynolds. All right,
it would break my mom's heart.

There's nothing I can do.

I can't believe this.

I'm about to miss
my high school graduation.

Not necessarily.

If you had a cap and gown,
you could still walk.

Thank you, Ivy, I'm aware of that.

No. If you had a cap and gown,
you could still walk.

Ivy, I'm looking for solutions.

Oh, why don't you just take
the cap and gown off the mannequin?

That's a great idea, Neil.
See, Ivy? Neil's got solutions.

♪ ♪

Oh, and here's Booker

on his first day of kindergarten.
[squeals softly]

[gasps] And here's the day
he started soccer.

Oh, it's also the day he quit soccer.

That boy does not like to run.

I just can't believe my baby
is graduating today.

Yep. Crazy.

Did you two doubt it would happen?

-No. Never. [chuckles awkwardly]
-Well, "doubt" is a strong word.

It's just such a big moment in his life.

He's going to college.

It'll be the first time
he's away from home.

Maybe being away from home
will be a good thing for him.

Yeah. I mean, I think being away
from home would benefit any of us.

I mean, not-not us specifically.

Like, the royal "us."

No, not-not royal.

I mean, there's nothing "royal" about it

It's... I'm-I'm just gonna sit down.

You know, Alice really
did have a point there

until she got super weird.

Booker has big dreams,

and he should follow those dreams

no matter where they take him, right?

Like, we're family.

And no matter where we are,

we will always be family, right?

Like, say, London.

Or, say, I don't know,
like, pssh, uh, pick a place.

Milan, you know.

Yeah. Like a-a palace.

Right. Oh... A palace?

Well, no, no. You guys
said London and Milan.

I mean, I thought
we were just spitballing here.

You know what? I'm glad we had this talk.

-Me, too.
-Definitely.

Yeah.

We should, um... [clears throat]

We should get ready to go.

We don't wanna be late to graduation.

I'ma grab my phone out of the kitchen.

-RAVEN: Okay.
-I just need my coat.

Yeah, I'ma just, I'ma just...

I'ma just be on the porch real quick.

Tanya, I'm booking a ticket.

Clementine, I'll see you at the palace.

Mr. Giorgio, I'm moving to Milan.

[gasps, screams]

[laughs]

All we have to do is
wait for him to leave,

then I'll swoop in, grab a cap and gown

just in time to graduate.

Is he having a snack?

It's one egg. How long
could it possibly take to eat?

Ah.

Are you kidding me?

Graduation starts in ten minutes.

We need more time.

Don't worry.

I can buy you about 20 minutes.

Forty if we can get a snake.

-No snake.
-Twenty it is.

Sorry, Miss Cooper.

The Graduation Committee has asked me

to kick off the festivities
with a few words.

So...

I'd like to thank
all the teachers that I had.

Thank you.

And I'd like to thank
all the teachers I did not have.

Which I will now list...

[clears throat] ...for you.

-Hey, Mr. Reynolds.
-Miss Chen.

I'm singing during graduation,

and I would love
to get your opinion on it.

[scatting]

♪ Ba-da-ba-da ♪

♪ Da-dup, pe ♪

That's a rather unusual melody.

It's, uh... free jazz.

Well, I certainly wouldn't pay for it.

Webster's Dictionary
defines "graduation" as a noun,

meaning, "The ceremony
at which degrees are conferred."

Well, I define "graduation" as...

also a noun.

♪ Home of the delicious lemon pie ♪

♪ Sometimes ♪

Did you just sing the Blimpo's jingle?

Consider yourself
razzled and dazzled, Mr. R.

That was a weird ride.

Guess I should head to the ceremony.

IVY: Don't!

Okay, Here we go again.

♪ Stand and walk away ♪

♪ On graduation day ♪

♪ Hey! ♪

♪ And it's gonna be glorious ♪

♪ And that's my big finish! ♪

Jazz hands.

See ya.

And now,

somehow the ace of spades
is all the way up...

at the top.

That's magic.

You're all magic.
This whole dang day is magic.

Well, that's my time.
I'm Neil Flores. Good night!

Whoo, that was crazy.

Also, I think I wrote a musical.

Let's go.

[melancholic music playing]

Come on, they're about
to start calling names.

I'm, uh...

I'm not going.

What? Why?

Because we're about
to graduate and become adults,

and I'm wearing a cap and gown I had to
steal off of a mannequin

because I couldn't keep track
of a library book.

Come on. Reynolds was
just trying to make a point.

And he did.

How am I supposed to make my mama proud

if I'm not proud of myself?

I shouldn't walk.

Wow, Booker, that's pretty mature.

I know. I kinda surprised myself.

Well, I better get to the stage.

The book really was in the Blimpo's bag.

Wait, wait, wait.

I just had a vision.

The book was in a Blimpo's bag.

Man, they're really classing up
their kids' meals.

Wait. I threw a bunch of
Blimpo's bags away earlier.

-Found it!
-IVY: Yes!

Ew.

I found it for real this time.

The book really was in a Blimpo's bag.

Alright, let's get this to Mr. Reynolds.

Hey.

If the book was in your Blimpo's bag,

what did you return to the library?

According to this receipt,

a number six with crispy chicken.

[applause]

-ANNOUNCER: Robin Carter.
-[audience cheering]

Wait, you did magic tricks?

I didn't know you knew magic.

Oh, I don't. Just kinda came to me.

I might have to rethink my career path.

Hey, um, thanks for your help, guys.

I wouldn't have made it without you.

You mean today or in general?

Both. It's kind of a miracle
I'm here right now.


ANNOUNCER: Neil Flores.

-Whoa!
-Whoo!

Whoo!

Thank you.

-[squeals] Yay.
-[camera shutter clicks]

I can't believe
how good Neil was at magic.

Yeah, me neither.

[camera shutter clicking]

Where did this come from?

Ivy Chen.

That's my name. What do I do?

I've forgotten everything.

What do words mean?

Just get out there and graduate.

Okay. [chuckles nervously]

[audience cheering and applauding]

[mouths] Thanks.

Booker Baxter-Carter.

[cheering and applauding]

[screams]

That's my baby! That's my baby!

[laughs]

Booker! Booker! Take a picture.

Oh, snap. I took a selfie.
Graduate again. Go back!

Go back and graduate again!

[camera shutter clicks]

[squealing] That's my baby! That's my...

[mouths]

Uh, sous vide lamb lollipop

with an encapsulated mint coulis.

Ooh. Sure.

I only know what, like,
three of those words mean.

Mwah!

Mm. Wow. This is amazing.

Well, it's not every day you
celebrate a young man's future.

Oh, also, Booker graduated.

Okay.

I wanna make a toast to Booker.

Watching you on that stage today
reminded me

of what an amazing man you've become.

I'm so proud of you.

And I can't wait to see
what the future holds.

Thanks, Mom.

I just hope the future holds

a ton of trips home to visit your mama.

It will. I'ma have laundry.

Yeah. To Booker.

Oh, oh, and since we're celebrating,

I have some news of my own to share.

Actually, I have some news myself.

Me, too.

Okay, well--

-You go first.
-Thanks.

Well, I found out someone wants to invest

in my clothing line.

They wanna take my brand worldwide.

-Oh, Mom, that's amazing!
-Oh, thank you.

I know. It's everything
I've ever wanted, right?

But I have to move to Milan to do it.

So you're leaving?

I mean, just until
the first collection launches.

But if you don't want me to go--

No, no, no, Mom. You have to do it.

No, Rae, that's your dream.

Don't worry about us.

Uh, Alice and I have each other.

Yeah.

Me and Pop-Pop together.

Right here. All summer.

I love you guys. Thank you so much.

I love you, too, Mom.

Oh, okay, so what's the news
that you need to share?

Oh, well, I am revamping
the Chill Grill menu.

You're going to Milan,
I'm getting into meatloaf.

-RAVEN: Ooh.
-Great stuff.

Victor's not leaving?

Oh. Guess I picked the wrong week

to spend my life savings on prosciutto.

And, uh, my news is that, uh, science camp

is getting new microscopes.

That's pretty cool.

You know, not living in a palace cool

but... pretty cool.

You need to talk
about something, sweetheart?

No, no, I'm fine.

I'm good. We are good!

This is good. We're good.

♪ ♪

So, are you nervous to go to Milan?

No. I'm terrified.

It's such a huge change.

It's not what I planned.

I get it.

But I'm starting to think
life is kinda like our visions.

Confusing with terrible timing?

Yes.

And things never work out

exactly how you thought they would.

But you always end up in the right place.

It's gonna be great. You'll see.

When did my baby get so grown up?

Honestly, like two hours ago.

[Raven laughs]

♪ ♪