01x03 - The Coder's Calamity

[bunniefuu]

[KEYS CLICKING]

♪

Use your Mage Armour!

If that mind flayer

gets you, we're done for.

Just say you need a bailout, Paladin.

Stand back, boys.

This is clearly a job for

me and my new battle axe.

Funny, that is your new nickname.

Watch it, halfling, or

I'll use this thing on you.

♪

I'm surprised you guys were free.

Doesn't your app go live this weekend?

Yeah, we were working on it all night.

Needed a brain break.

Yeah, don't tell Lee. He'll freak.

Besides, all apps come

out with some bugs.

That's what updates are for.

Isn't that right, Es?

ESME: That's what you keep telling me!

Hang on.

Did you guys hear something?

No.

ESME: I'm gonna go check it out.

CLARK: And a Magic m*ssile.

This mind flayer is getting to me, man.

- ESME: [SCREAMS]

- [THUD]

Es?

You okay?

- Clark, what's going on?

- Es? Hon?

CLARK: Oh my God.

Esme? Clark?

What's what's going on?

VICTORIA: Go on now, go ♪

Walk out the door ♪

Just turn around now ♪

'Cause you ain't welcome anymore ♪

Weren't you the one who

tried to hurt me with goodbye? ♪

Did you think I'd crumble? ♪

Did you think I'd lay down and die? ♪

Oh no, not I ♪

[SIGHS] Morning people.

VICTORIA: I will survive! ♪

For as long as I know how to love ♪

I know I'll stay alive ♪

I've got all my life ♪

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[GLASS SHATTERING]

[IN A WHISPER] Oh no!

sh**t!

Ahh!

Oh

♪

Oh

Eeh

[GLASS CLINKING INTO GARBAGE]

♪

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Oh God! Mom, what are you wearing?

- Put clothes on!

- It's my bathroom!

What are you doing in

here? I had a headache.

I just wanted to

get a cold compress.

Yeah, well, I heard something breaking.

Nope. Just my spirit.

Alastair called.

His tech developer friends

might have a case for us.

What does Alastair do, exactly?

He is an IT consultant.

DARBY: Mm-hm?

I'll go change.

VICTORIA: Let me know if you

want to borrow a hairbrush.

DARBY: Ugh!

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Isn't this more of a "pickleball

and preserves" kind of town?

Why would tech developers be based here?

Actually, the tech biz is

booming in Alder Bluffs.

They call it Silicon Valley North!

DARBY: Okay, now you're

just making stuff up.

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]

- Oh, one second.

CLARK: Ah

Hey, thanks for coming.

You're Alastair's friends, right?

Yes, Victoria, and this is Darby.

We're the Spencer Sisters.

We're not sisters.

CLARK: Right, uh

Well, uh, Alastair told me

you're an expert in crime.

Uh, solving crime!

Right, well, I'm Clark and this is Esme.

VICTORIA: Oh, dear.

Can you tell us what happened?

Well, we were gaming with Alastair.

I heard Esme scream.

I ran downstairs and

found her in the kitchen.

Someone attacked her.

Who?

ESME: I don't know.

But whoever they were,

they stole our server.

All of our data for the app was on it.

CLARK: We're developing a

health care app called Triaj.

We're supposed to go live in three days.

VICTORIA: Why didn't

you just call the police?

Let's just say I'm not the biggest fan

of Alder Bluffs' finest.

CLARK: We may have, uh,

said police departments

should receive less

funding and/or be abolished,

publicly and repeatedly.

Hmm, my sister used

to be a police officer.

We're not sisters.

Hey, are you okay?

I came as soon as I got your call.

I'm fine, Lee. I swear.

These are Alastair's friends.

They're detectives.

Our roommate, Lee.

The money guy.

VICTORIA: Hello.

Is the backup server okay?

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Okay, we're running.

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No, no, my God!

Oh, we're screwed!

♪

Why is the garage door open?

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ESME: Oh!

The server!

CLARK: No, no, no, no!

Yeah, it's the backup.

Two years' worth of work, gone!

We go live with the app on Sunday

or we lose 500,000 subscribers.

And get destroyed in reviews.

Can you help us get

our stolen server back?

VICTORIA: Of course. Any friends

of Alastair's are friends of ours.

DARBY: Maybe we should

discuss the terms first,

including payment?

Sorry, I know it's not a great time;

it's just that what we're doing

together now is a business, so

We'll save the paperwork for later.

We do this because we

love it, not for the money!

[SIGHS]

[THEME MUSIC]

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I was here, gaming

with Alastair and Clark.

I heard a noise in the

kitchen, and I knew Lee was out,

so I went to see.

Okay, show me what happened next.

The front door was closed,

so I walked through here.

When I came around the corner,

he hit me with something.

When I passed out, he

must've grabbed the server.

Was he tall, short?

Did you get a sense

of what he was wearing?

ESME: He was dressed in all black,

wearing gloves, I think?

It was a blur, sorry.

Okay.

Are there any security

cameras in the house?

A doorbell cam.

I can email you the footage.

Yeah, do that.

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♪

Bingo.

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Why don't you tell me about the app?

LEE: Well, it's called "Triaj" with a J.

It's a wellness app designed

to give people more agency

into their own health care.

Basically, users input biometric data

Or it's collected from

pre-existing wearable tech,

- like a smart watch

- Cool!

And the app monitors symptoms

and diagnoses problems

based off probabilities.

So if it detects a heart murmur,

you can get ahead of heart disease

Yeah, tell her about the eye scan!

Yeah, so Clark coded this cool feature

where the app uses the

phone's camera and flashlight

to record a retinal scan.

A retinal scan with this?

Yeah, and it can detect things

like Lyme disease, jaundice

- And, uh

- Diabetes.

Yeah, yeah.

Can it warn you before

you have a hot flash?

That is a great idea.

We need to put that in the next version.

Where's a pen? Oh

VICTORIA: Okay, are

there any other investors?

CLARK: No, we wanted

to retain ownership,

so Lee bankrolled development,

and it's finally ready

to launch to its users.

LEE: I've been hyping it at TechSummit.

We've got hundreds of thousands

of early-bird subscribers.

Yeah, and if we don't deliver,

they'll leave and never come back.

And all that money down the drain

Hey, you! It's been a minute.

Uh, my God, I'm so sorry.

I totally forgot you

were waiting in the car.

Yeah, you going back to the conference?

'Cause I can just chill and wait here.

LEE: I'm kind of in

the middle of something.

- Can I call you a cab?

- Okay, 2015!

I'll just call a ride share.

Girlfriend?

Influencer.

Candy Boisclair, A.K.A. "Candy B."

Half a million followers.

Lee's hanging with her in

hopes she'll hype Triaj.

- Hmph! Tough gig.

- Mm-hm.

VICTORIA: Huh, no scratch marks

or warping in any of the doors

to indicate a break-in.

DARBY: I think I found

the weapon of convenience.

CLARK: That could've k*lled her!

I'm fine, babe.

DARBY: If the intruder

wanted to hurt Esme seriously,

they would have.

This must be about the server.

VICTORIA: Do you have any idea

who might've wanted access to your work?

CLARK & LEE: Parker Dunn.

ESME: He's a developer working on

something similar in the VR space.

You know, he actually took

me out a few months ago.

Tried to get me drunk.

Tried getting details

about how Triaj works.

Where might we find him?

Well, he's doing demos at

TechSummit this week, right?

You should definitely

check out TechSummit.

Developers and investors

come from all over.

This area's kind of like

Silicon Valley North.

Told ya.

And pickleball is great

workout, by the way.

Pew!

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DARBY: Very nerdy, but

cool.

VICTORIA: You know, I've always

been interested in virtual reality.

Your whole life is a virtual reality.

True. I think that's him.

DARBY: Yeah.

Parker?

Could we have a minute?

You looking to try this thing out?

No, we were hoping to

chat with you about Triaj.

Triaj?

I'm not a part of Triaj.

You'll have to talk to Lee.

VICTORIA: We did talk to Lee,

and we understand that

you were keen on it.

- Lee said that?

- VICTORIA: Mm-hm.

Well, it's not true.

We're working on a health

care app as well, okay?

A different one.

It helps you actually

visualize your diagnosis

and treatment options,

and connects you with

the right specialist.

Sounds a lot like Triaj, doesn't it?

Mm-hm.

Lee wishes that he thought

of this first, okay?

But you know the expression,

"Know your enemy. In w*r and business."

Enemy?

Wow.

Where were you this morning,

between 7 and 8 am?

I was on an Early Bird Breakfast Panel,

which you can confirm with

a couple of hundred people

who made it there to see me.

♪

VICTORIA: The conference

is on for two more days.

We need to see who else

was targeting Triaj.

[CLICKING AND THUMPING NOISES]

♪

No, no

that's a gift from

the Duchess of Warwick!

No!

Hands where I can see them! Who are you?

Are you here about the stolen server?

Uh no?

I am here to transform

this space into a functional

yet elegant professional milieu.

VICTORIA: Ugh, Rory, it's you!

Rory is my friend and interior

designer extraordinaire.

RORY: Vic, she always gets my

friend discount on my expertise,

which is considerable.

My expertise, not the discount.

I asked Rory to come help

us set up our new office.

I gave him the keys, but

I thought you said Friday!

Oh, well, I had a window,

so I thought I'd come and

take some measurements.

DARBY: Hang on!

You were gonna turn my

bedroom into our office?

Yeah, it's the ideal space!

Ideal for me to sleep in!

Were you even gonna ask me?

There are plenty of other

rooms in the house, honey.

Besides, this wasn't even

supposed to be a bedroom.

It's miles away from the others.

DARBY: Yeah, I know! Why do you

think 13-year-old me chose it?

You are not kicking me

out of my bedroom, mm-mm.

Besides, I know a much

better office space!

- RORY: Huh?

- Come!

See?

It's spacious, there's great lighting,

it's accessible from

the main entrance

This is a lovely space.

This is my writing

room. I need to write!

"There are plenty of other

rooms in the house, honey."

Not gonna happen.

[PHONE BUZZES]

Esme sent the footage.

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VICTORIA: Hmm, there's

no one coming or going.

DARBY: Hmm.

The thief must have

used the kitchen door,

where there's no camera.

VICTORIA: Oh, look! That's us arriving.

- See, you do slouch.

- Ugh!

Oh my

VIC: Oh, that's Lee!

RORY: Who's that with him?

VIC: That must be Candy B,

some kind of internet influencer.

Wait, wait, wait, hang on.

RORY: What the hell is she doing?

DARBY: Why is she taking

pictures of his stuff?

We should talk to Candy B.

Yes, we should!

I mean, you should

definitely handle it.

Come on.

♪

Lee said he thinks Candy's

staying in Room 513.

That's this way.

Yes, Mom, I know how

sequential numbering works.

[DOOR OPENS]

Hello, again.

[FEMALE VOICE] Who is it?

Oh, crap.

VICTORIA: Okay, so let

me get this straight.

You two are just friends,

but somehow you convinced

her to be a honeytrap for Lee?

Well, Candy is a legit influencer.

And, "You cannot call

yourself a proper warrior

if you refuse to use all

the weapons in your arsenal."

Sun Tzu.

Didn't know "The Art of w*r"

applied to health care apps.

CANDY: I barely got anything out of Lee.

Yeah, he wasn't that

into me, for some reason.

Huh.

Well, let me ask you a question.

Were you with him this

morning before 8 am?

We were going to the first

panel of the day together,

so we had breakfast at the bar.

But he saw someone,

bolted no explanation.

And he was gone about 45 minutes.

- Bolted?

- Yeah.

Where were you while you waited?

At the bar. I had two mimosas.

PARKER: Seriously?

What?

Ugh, spying's hard work!

I agree.

Yes, the one in the bright pink jacket.

Okay, great. Thank you so much.

The bartender definitely

remembers that she was there,

and her delicious pair of mimosas.

[LAUGHS]

VICTORIA: Hey, I have some whitefish.

How about some dinner?

We could whip up a salad.

That's okay. I have a

burrito in here somewhere.

Oh, I threw it away.

What?

That was mine!

I happen to like a clean fridge.

Well, I happen to like a

fridge that has the burrito

I was saving in it.

Please don't touch my stuff!

You're one to talk!

I found my face cream.

Or at least its burial site.

Well, that was different

because that was an accident.

The breaking it, or the

snooping around in my bathroom?

I wasn't sn Ugh!

I'm not hungry anymore.

VICTORIA: Oh, okay.

Fine, be that way.

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ESME: It wasn't ready anyway!

LEE: Because if you'd have

worked out the bugs earlier,

we would've launched months ago!

CLARK: Uh-huh, easy for

you to say, Mr. Trust Fund!

You don't do any of the actual work.

And why haven't we transferred already

to an offsite storage server, huh?

[LOUD WHISTLE]

We have updates!

Parker was a dead end.

VICTORIA: And, plot twist,

Candy was his friend and

she was spying on you all.

What?

CLARK: Wow, way to vet your girlfriends.

VICTORIA: In Lee's defence,

she says she didn't learn much.

And her alibi is airtight.

So, if it wasn't Parker,

who else knew about the app?

Or where the server was located?

CLARK: Wait, wait, wait, wait

Six months ago, Lee did

a livestream about Triaj.

He videoed a walkthrough

around the house, introduced us,

and gave a sneak peek about our work.

You showed the thief

exactly where to go!

CLARK: So, the walkthrough brought out

all kinds of trolls in the comments.

A lot of scumbags went after Esme.

Why Esme?

'Cause I dare to do my job

while having lady parts.

Oh, yeah. We get that.

♪

Okay, do any of these trolls

live under local bridges?

Thank you, Alastair.

So, Alastair went through the

comments on Lee's live stream

and filtered for local IP addresses.

And?

There's only one, a

guy named Jesse France.

He went after Esme in a big way,

so he's gonna text us his address.

How does Alastair have

this guy's home address?

He's a very talented IT consultant.

ZANE: Well, look who's here.

DARBY: More coffee?

When are you gonna tell Antonio

that you married him for his Americanos?

Never, and neither are you.

Victoria, Darby, perfecto!

I am working out the kinks

on these coxinha de frango.

Mmm, incredible!

ANTONIO: Really?

I think I can die happy now.

- Yes!

- Wow.

So, um, I'm gonna add them

to the list for your party.

Party?

We're throwing an intimate

c*ck party tomorrow

to celebrate the opening of

the Spencer Sisters agency!

Who's we? When was this decided?

Well, I didn't think I need permission

to invite people to my own house.

It's my house, too. I also live there.

Very dramatic!

What else do we have?

- Come with me.

- Okay.

I didn't know you didn't know.

So, what, you're pals with my mom now?

She's fun! And a great storyteller.

She told us about

this time you were six,

you had to pee but couldn't

get the snowsuit off in time

You had to be there.

I was there!

The first time!

Come on, you know you'll

always be my ride or die.

Yeah, except now I have to

share you with my mother.

Like everything else.

VICTORIA: Ah, all right!

Time to go get our troll!

Goodbye!

- VICTORIA: Thanks!

- ZANE: Yeah.

Not bad.

DARBY: Trolls, trolls, trolls.

VICTORIA: Ugh, I bet he

lives at his mom's house.

DARBY: I live in my mom's house!

VICTORIA: That's different!

Jesse France?

Yeah?

Who's asking?

We are.

We have a few questions for

you about your online activity.

I just sent in my

application like last week.

Come again?

You guys are with CSIS, right?

Okay. Yeah, we got your application.

And, as you know, we thoroughly vet

all of our prospective operatives.

Operatives, yeah.

And in looking into you,

we found evidence of you

harassing women online.

No, I don't I don't do that.

Did you or did you not

comment on a live stream

for a company called Triaj,

and refer to the female coder as,

and I quote, "Basic

Java Feminazi b-word"?

Okay, uh, yes, I did that.

I did that, but I

I didn't mean anything by it.

I just get pissed off sometimes.

DARBY: Oh, I bet you do.

It must be tough for you

when people claim space

that you think is rightfully yours.

I guess?

You ever get so pissed off

that you wanted to hurt Esme?

And her company?

Well, no, no!

Look, I stopped bugging

her. I swear, okay?

After her aggro boyfriend came around

and I thought he was gonna k*ll me.

k*ll you? Her boyfriend?

Yeah.

The the nerdy guy with

the long hair and the glasses?

No, the fancy suit guy

from the live stream.

Luke. Or Lee something.

Lee!

[SCOFFS]

All right, Jesse. Thank

you so much for your time.

Wait, hold on.

So, do I get the job?

Stop being a lowlife and

start respecting women,

and maybe we'll talk to you again.

Yes, sir!

I mean ma'am!

I can do that.

So Lee tracked him

down and threatened him

and never mentioned it to us?

What else is he lying about?

♪

Lee, still attending TechSummit?

LEE: Yeah, we're, uh

keeping up appearances.

If we can get our server back,

we'll still want to make

the app go live on Sunday.

- We met with Esme's troll.

- Mm!

He said you paid him a visit.

Yeah, I did.

It's my job to make sure that

Clark and Esme can focus on work.

I was just resolving a problem.

DARBY: Mm-hm?

How did you find Jesse?

I pretended to be a troll.

It's actually ridiculously easy

to get them to believe

you're one of them.

It's kind of pathetic, really.

Wouldn't sending a cease and desist

have been more professional?

VICTORIA: Oh, you have

feelings for Esme

Yeah.

Esme and I were together.

This year, she got interested in Clark.

I wish them nothing but the best.

But you haven't totally moved on

and you don't want either

of them to know that, right?

It's kind of a messy situation.

LEE: Okay, yes.

Yeah, I still love Esme.

So you can't blame me

for going after the guy

threatening the person

I love, all right?

SERVER: [CLEARS THROAT]

I'm so sorry, sir.

Your card was declined.

That's strange. Here,

just use this one instead.

We heard you left Candy at the bar.

Who did you meet with?

Uh, there was an old

friend passing through.

We caught up. Can you excuse me?

I'm not quite buying it.

He seems awfully secretive

about this meeting.

He's secretive about everything.

Technically, he would've

had time to go home

and commit the theft

Wow, you don't actually think

he would hit Esme, do you?

Wait, hold on. I have an idea.

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Excuse me.

I'm so sorry to bother you.

No, not a problem.

When you were here [TALKING QUIETLY]

I'm so sorry! [TALKING QUIETLY]

I really appreciate it.

- No, of course.

- Thanks!

That waiter was working

breakfast yesterday

and saw Lee leave after another woman.

Her name was Monica Chandras.

Who's that?

He says she's the panellist here.

She's some big deal. I don't know.

Let's go find her.

Is there anyone you won't flirt with?

I was just being cordial.

You would know it if I was flirting.

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VICTORIA: So Monica, you met with Lee?

Sure, I met with Lee.

He was looking for an

eleventh-hour investor.

We understood Triaj didn't

want outside investment;

they wanted to retain

ownership of the company.

That's not what he told me.

Well, were you interested in investing?

I'm not interested in

the health care space.

Theranos k*lled that for me.

ANNOUNCER: Please join me in welcoming

one of the most

influential women in tech

Excuse me.

ANNOUNCER: Monica Chandras!

[APPLAUSE]

They were about to launch.

Why would Lee be meeting a new investor?

Hmm.

ALASTAIR: So, I pulled

these from Lee's socials.

So, okay, you know, he's

clearly a guy who travels.

And he looks pretty good doing it.

Look at that. He's got

a $6,000 Nadia suit.

$6,000?

That's more than my car!

Yeah, by about $5,000.

Oh, wait

Now, there are the pants from it.

And here's the jacket from it.

ALASTAIR: Huh

That's weird.

DARBY: So he mixes and matches

pieces from the same suit.

So what?

Honey, if you can afford a Nadia suit,

you don't "mix and match."

You have a whole closet full of them.

ALASTAIR: Huh.

I think something's off here.

That's a bright, sunny day,

but Lee doesn't cast a shadow.

So, he's a ghost?

Hmm, let me do a reverse image search.

[GASPS]

That's the same picture!

He just comped himself in?

Lee's not a ghost. He's a fake.

♪

DARBY: Lee?

Lee, we need to talk!

VICTORIA: Let the man finish his swim.

DARBY: Okay.

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VICTORIA: We know about your

fake photos on social media.

And your credit card was declined.

What's your story?

You're not rich, are you?

[SIGHS]

My family lost everything

while I was in university.

Bad investments.

I was so used to living

that life, I just kept it up.

People take you seriously

when you're rich.

Do Clark and Esme know about this?

No.

That's a lot of secrets for one house.

Look, I didn't steal the server, okay?

The others think I'm personally

bankrolling development

Hundreds of thousands in debt.

Is that why you met with Monica?

Yeah, we had a huge

influx of subscribers

at the beginning of TechSummit.

We needed to scale

up to offsite storage.

That's crazy expensive.

You know, no cash flow,

no chance at a bridge loan.

Going to Monica was our Hail Mary.

But she wasn't interested.

Oh, she was definitely interested.

But in pieces of the app.

I didn't want her breaking

Triaj up for parts.

ESME: What's going on?

VICTORIA: Lee, we'll

check in with you tomorrow.

Seems like you guys

have a lot to talk about.

♪

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[LOUNGE MUSIC]

[DRINKS CLINKING AND PEOPLE CHATTERING]

[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION]

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RORY: See, I'm I'm responsible

for the agency's aesthetic,

which is much more integral

than you might think.

Excuse me.

Isn't it kind of wrong to party

when we've hit a wall with the case?

Don't be such a wet blanket!

Life can't just stop, you know?

[DOOR OPENS]

Please tell me you did not invite my ex.

Well, that would obviously be a lie.

[EXHALES]

Oh, come on! We're all friends.

No.

ANTONIO: Someone needs a drink!

VICTORIA: Oh, thank you!

I really needed this.

Mmm!

Excellent.

- Hey, buddy.

- Hey, Zane.

VICTORIA: Hey, everybody!

[GLASS CLINKING]

Oh, it is so wonderful

to have you all here

at the start of this

thrilling new venture.

And I am extra excited

to be working alongside

a woman who is often,

well, mistaken as my sister!

[LAUGHTER]

Hence the name

"The Spencer Sisters"!

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

Darby, come on up!

Darby?

Honey?

Oh, uh, Darby?

[LAUGHS AWKWARDLY]

Where could she possibly be?

Under here? No?

Darby, honey! She's a little shy.

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Not much for speeches, huh?

DARBY: [CHUCKLES] Wheat ale.

My favourite. Thank you.

I should've known you'd find me.

Yeah, I want to apologize.

I should've checked to see

if it was cool that we came.

No, it's okay.

You have nothing to apologize for.

Yeah, it's one thing

to be in the same town,

another to come to your house.

Oh, this is very clearly not my house.

So, how's the new business going?

Well, my mom and I argue about a lot.

Like whether or not

she has boundary issues.

SPOILER ALERT: hard yes.

I don't doubt that!

What's the case that you're working on?

- Right now?

- Yeah.

IP theft.

Stolen tech for an app.

The Luddite is investigating technology?

Hey, I prefer to identify as

technologically-challenged.

Okay.

No, the app's actually pretty cool.

It takes a bunch of your

health data and then determines

if you need to see a doctor.

That sounds

- awful.

- What? Why?

Because patients get so

much bad information online.

And doctors need a lot of context

to make a good diagnosis.

There's just too many ways for

an app like that to go wrong.

Hmm, I never thought about it like that.

Hey!

Hi!

LINDSAY: Is this a private party?

- DARBY: No!

- No, not at all!

Darby and Victoria were having

a, um, communication issue

and, uh, she needed to get away.

Yeah, you know how it is.

[LAUGHS] Come in!

You guys should enjoy your drinks here.

I have to run anyway.

I have some work to do on the app.

I mean, the

Bye!

DARBY: Okay, have fun!

LINDSAY: Bye.

♪

I'm working on the cluster now.

- Yeah.

- [BEEP]

[DOOR BUZZES]

Yeah, well, why don't

you call Elon to verify?

No, tonight.

Sorry about that.

Elon?

A different Elon.

Please, sit. Sit!

What can I do for you?

What does an IT consultant do, exactly?

I, um

consult, you know?

Okay.

So, what can you tell me about Triaj?

Right

Well, I've been going through

what's left of the backup server.

The coding files are totally corrupted,

but the testing logs

indicated that the app was,

mmm, kind of unreliable.

Unreliable?

But they were about to launch.

Well, most of the analysis tested great,

so heart stuff, eye scan stuff,

but anything skin-related was glitchy.

Give me an example?

Okay, so out of the

300 random test subjects

that uploaded a picture

of their birthmark

Mm-hm?

The app flagged 296 of

them as likely melanoma.

That is statistically impossible.

So the app wasn't market-ready?

That's being generous.

And no one at Triaj said a word.

ALASTAIR: Uh-uh.

[KEYS CLICKING]

[KITCHENWARE CLANKING]

[GRINDER WHIRS LOUDLY]

I'm trying to write!

Oh, I'm sorry, am I

being extremely annoying

first thing in the morning?

[GRINDER WHIRS]

I see you're looking for a fight.

Inviting Lucas to the party

was looking for a fight.

You crossed a line.

I threw a party.

I didn't force anyone

to spend time together.

If Lucas sought you out, it's not on me.

I'm not just your kid

moving back into your house.

I'm a grown woman! I have my own life.

Okay, so this is about the burrito?

No, it's

Yes!

It's about you not

respecting my boundaries.

Okay, if we're talking about boundaries,

I need you to respect my writing time!

I need peace and quiet to concentrate.

After all, Bryn Martell still

pays the bills around here.

Because you won't charge our clients!

Are we in business or not?

Well, of course we are.

Then why are you throwing

parties at the house

while I'm out finding clues?

Clues?

What did you find out?

Alastair was able to check

the test logs for Triaj.

The app wasn't market-ready.

But they were gonna launch it tomorrow!

Exactly.

Maybe someone in the house

wanted to prevent that.

Lee seemed to genuinely

need the app to succeed.

DARBY: Mm-hm.

Clark, or Esme?

Or the two of them together?

You dig into Esme, I'll take Clark.

A break from my "sister"!

Perfect.

By the way, you owe me 300

bucks for that face cream.

Who spends $300 on face cream?

Someone who look fantastic, that's who.

♪

You know, all this

video-gaming eludes me.

Thank you for walking me

through this, Alastair.

Yeah. Yeah, happy to help.

Are you okay?

You seem a little, um down.

Oh, that's sweet.

Just growing pains at home, I think.

Candy?

[GASPS]

These are my absolute favourites!

I've never seen them

outside of Portugal!

Where did you find them?

Oh, I got a I got a candy guy.

- Yeah?

- Yeah!

Can I take another?

Take as many as you want!

[LAUGHS] Thank you!

Um, okay. Uh, here we go.

Here we go

Archived footage from

the time of the attack.

ALISTAIR: [VIDEO] If

that mind flayer gets you,

we're done for.

CLARK: [VIDEO] Just say

you need a bailout, Paladin.

ESME: [VIDEO] Stand back, boys.

This is clearly a job for

me and my new battle axe.

Okay, can you get me a better

view of what's happening?

I can show you different player POVs.

This is Esme's.

CLARK: [VIDEO] All apps

come out with a few bugs.

That's what updates are for.

Isn't that right, Es?

ESME: [VIDEO] That's

what you keep telling me!

Hang on.

ESME: [VIDEO] Did you

guys hear something?

CLARK: [VIDEO] No.

ESME: [VIDEO] I'm gonna go check it out.

CLARK: [VIDEO] Okay, this mind

flayer is getting to me, man.

- ESME: [SCREAMS]

- CLARK: Es?

VICTORIA: Was that Esme screaming?

CLARK: Es?

Okay, if Clark is in on it,

then he deserves an Oscar

for that performance.

Take a look at Clark's POV.

ESME: [VIDEO] Yeah, we were

working on it all night.

- Needed a brain break.

- Wait, stop!

Look at that. Replay it.

ESME: [VIDEO] Yeah, we were

working on it all night.

Needed a brain break.

VICTORIA: Look, Esme

turned her camera off

and her character is not moving.

ALISTAIR: What are you thinking?

VICTORIA: She's away from her keyboard.

She wasn't playing

She was pretending to play.

♪

♪

LUCAS: Hey!

You survived the party.

Yeah, by leaving it.

[CHUCKLES] We had fun.

Good.

So, can I ask you

something? It's for the case.

I'm trying to verify

if an injury was legit.

Sure.

This is Esme, and she said

that she heard a noise in the kitchen,

so she went in to check it out,

and someone hit her on the forehead.

And we think this was the

weapon because the bottom of it,

the shape matches the

shape of the wound.

♪

No.

No?

No, the wound edge is diffuse.

It didn't penetrate the lower tissue.

Okay, and for the non-MDs in the house?

It's a scrape.

If someone took that pepper mill

and brought it down on her forehead,

it would go through

several layers of tissue.

Be more like a gouge.

So then what created that?

♪

♪

♪

Boom.

♪

♪

Hold on, so you're saying

the wound is self-inflicted?

She faked the attack?

Looks like it.

♪

Sorry, guys.

Look, I did all that I could with this,

but it's pretty much toast.

So, why are we here?

We wanted to meet you without Esme.

She faked her attack.

What? That's ridiculous.

She pretended to keep playing

and gave herself enough

time to hide the main server.

And put the backup in the pool.

No way! She wouldn't do that.

ALASTAIR: Okay, look, I know

you care a lot about Esme,

but come on! Think about it.

Did Esme ever express concerns

about the app not working?

She asked me to push the

launch by six months, but

I said no.

Well, no, she's an anxious person.

She just wanted it to be perfect.

She wanted it to be safe.

I was just too focused on the money.

LEE: She stole the server to

prevent us from going live.

Do you know where she is right now?

She had a doctor's appointment.

Ah Do you have access to her emails?

No, it's password-protected.

DARBY: Okay

"IT consultant," my a*s.

[KEYS CLICKING]

VICTORIA: Look at that!

Esme is planning to sell

the app to Monica Chandras!

What for?

Monica said she had no

interest in health care.

But she was interested

in parts of Triaj.

DARBY: Maybe Esme was

trying to find a way

to bail the three of you out.

ALASTAIR: Yikes

One of the startups in Monica's

portfolio is Hass Systems.

They sell and collect

people's information.

All of our subscribers'

information was on that server.

Well, isn't all of our

information out there anyway?

- Hmm, no.

- No.

Not retinal scans.

That is highly sensitive

medical information

that could be sold

to the highest bidder.

CLARK: And we just gave Hass

a whack of new inventory.

DARBY: Not if we can

get to Esme first

and stop that sale.

- Where are they?

- DARBY: I don't know.

This is where they

were supposed to meet.

Ooh, it's your boyfriend ask him!

Hello, have you seen Monica Chandras?

Well, she just left for the airport.

Was she with this woman?

She may have been.

Hmm, then we're too late.

Not necessarily.

There may be another way to stop them.

And believe it or not, I

actually want you to drive!

♪

ESME: And remember, I want

the money split three ways.

MONICA: Fine, whatever.

You destroyed the backup?

ESME: Yes.

Pass me the server.

I want to make sure I

have everything I need.

♪

ESME: I made a workflow

plan for the areas I think

you'll need to focus on to

get everything working right.

Fine, fine.

Where's the retinal scan data?

It's integrated with

the rest of the data.

Just need the retinal scans.

Show me.

♪

♪

♪

It's all there. This is perfect.

You're doing the right thing.

Your friends need the money.

- [BRAKES SCREECH]

- What the hell?

Dmitri!

A crazy woman jammed on her brakes.

You know, I thought I saw a squirrel.

And you know when they run past your car

and you're like, "Ahh!"?

DARBY: You ever the show

"World's Worst Driver"?

My mom would've k*lled on that show.

Literally.

Uh, what are you doing here?

Monica's company owns Hass Systems.

She doesn't want to save Triaj,

she wants all your subscribers

for their retinal scans.

Oh my God! What are we gonna do?

MONICA: What is happening?

We have to go!

DRIVER: Move your car.

Hey, you know what, you're the

one that rear-ended me, so

MONICA: You!

What are you doing here?

There isn't even any damage.

We have a plane to catch.

Esme, let's go!

I changed my mind.

I'm not selling.

MONICA: Well, too bad,

'cause a deal's a deal.

Dmitri, let's go.

VICTORIA: Fine, I'll move my car.

DARBY: Safe travels. Sorry again.

♪

♪

♪

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

♪

They still have our data!

No, they don't. I swapped it.

They have the corrupted server.

♪

[ERROR BEEP]

- What the hell?

- [ERROR BEEPS CONTINUE]

Ugh!

DARBY: It's all good. It's over.

Ah

I really messed up.

Clark and Lee are

never gonna forgive me.

You never know.

Your roommates might be more

understanding than you think.

This is all so lovely, but

don't you think we should

get out of here before

Monica and her goon get back?

Come on, let's go!

DARBY: Yeah, let's go.

♪

♪

VICTORIA: So, are you all moving out?

CLARK: Uh, no.

Esme and I are gonna stay

and we're gonna rent out Lee's room.

Oh! How much is rent?

LEE: I'm gonna crash

with my folks for a while,

while I figure things out, you know?

VICTORIA: What about Triaj?

We'll all still work together.

This time with better communication.

Smart.

I'm sorry we can't afford to pay you,

but I really want to thank you both.

Without you, things would've

ended a lot differently.

♪

Call us if you need a website!

[LAUGHS]

Well, another case,

another satisfied customer

too broke to pay their bill.

Oh, I forgot to tell you,

Alastair paid our fee,

$8,000.

How?

Best not to ask too many questions.

Mom, moving forward,

I promise to respect your writing time.

And I promise to stop

messing with your love life.

Or lack thereof.

That's generous of you.

Thank you.

Oh, wait! I want to show you something.

Come here.

♪

♪

Voilà!

Your writing room!

Mm-mm. Our office!

I had Rory redecorate

it while we were out.

He repainted, brought in a new

desk, and rearranged things.

I guess I should have asked you first.

No, that's okay.

I know you want your own space,

but I wanted us to be close enough

so that we could communicate.

It's incredible. Thanks, Mom.

I'm glad you like it.

I wanted it to feel

like home to us both.

We should celebrate.

Dinner's on me.

I suppose you're ordering takeout.

Oh, definitely What

do you want, burritos?

VICTORIA: [SIGHS]

And you wonder why you break out.

Guess I'll just have to start

using your fancy face cream.

VICTORIA: Uh-huh.

You're gonna have to replace it first!

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