02x06 - After the Dance

[bunniefuu]

[fire crackling]

[horses whinnying]

[Jackie] We're on Highway 207
and Silver Falls Road.

It's the Walter Ranch.

Okay. Hurry!

Guys!

Guys, the barn's on fire! Danny! Nathan!

Oh my God!

-What happened?
-Alex is in there!

What?

[Jackie] Fire department's on their way.

-Alex!
-No. It's too dangerous!

Come help me get the hose.

Danny, call Mom and Dad
and check on the kids.

[suspenseful music playing]

[whinnies]

[neighs]

[Alex] Come on, Murphy.

[neighing]

-[neighing]
-[Alex] Whoa! Easy.

Hey, just stay over here. Okay?

What happened?

-Lightning hit it.
-Where's Alex?

-He's in there.
-What?

[coughing]

[siren blaring]

Oh, finally.

[siren blaring]

Come here, cowboy. Come here.

-Is anybody in there?
-Yes, my brother!

[whinnies]

[neighs]

-[Danny] Alex!
-What do we do?

[Alex coughing]

-[Jackie] Uh, stay there!
-[Nathan] Alex!

[Alex coughing]

[Jackie] Hey. Hey. Are you okay?

[Alex] Murphy?

They ran off.

Hey, but you got them out.

[Cole] Hey, it's gonna be okay.

-Get off me.
-[man] Give him room.

[Alex coughing]

Over there. Come on. Come on.

-What's your name?
-[coughing] Alex.

-Is he okay?
-Are you okay?

Oh God, are you okay? Is he okay?

We're just doing his vitals now.

-Why did you go in there?
-I had to get the horses out.

Oh!

Oh, buddy!

Danny, hey. Hey, are you guys all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.

[Katherine] It's gonna be okay.

Nathan.

[emotional music playing]

-You all right?
-Yeah, I'm okay.

[Cole] Hey.

You doing okay?

Now's not the time, Cole.

I should've been here.

Maybe I could've helped.

And I shouldn't have been
such an a*s at the dance.

I'm sorry, Jackie.

For all of it.

You know what? I'm more mad at myself.

What? Why?

Because I thought you changed.

[emotional music continues]

Jackie said a couple
of the horses ran off?

Yeah. Yeah, they were just spooked.

Custard made it back here,
but not Alex's horse Murphy.

-So where are they now?
-Mato took 'em.

He's gonna board 'em
till we figure things out.

-[Richard] What's the verdict?
-We'll get the report in a couple days.

But?

Well, she thinks
we can salvage a few beams,

but basically it's a complete teardown.

[Richard sighs]

-Here you go, buddy.
-You guys ready? Let's get going.

-You sure you don't mind, Will?
-No problem.

-I'm gonna go bring 'em and be right back.
-Thanks. Bye, guys. Love you.

-Bye, Mom.
-[Benny] Love you.

[Katherine] Have a good day.

[exhales]

[Alex sighs]

Any luck?

How long were you out?

-Uh… A couple hours, maybe three.
-[Katherine] Okay.

You need to sit down
and eat something before school.

Listen to me. It's only been two days.

Custard made it back. Murphy will too.

Um… Alex?

Yeah?

I, uh…

I made this map up,

and I noted all the places
we haven't searched yet.

And I made a schedule
for us all to take turns to keep looking.

-[Alex sighs] Jackie?
-Yeah?

We don't need you
to tell us about our land, okay?

-We got it. Thanks.
-Alex!

Yeah. No, of course.

Everybody's just trying to help.

Danny, can you drive
everyone to school today?

Uh, yeah, sure. I'll just go get ready.

And, Cole, I need you to bring
some hay and supplies over to Mato's.

[Cole] Yeah, sure.

-Nathan, will you go with him?
-I can't go to Skylar's.

What do you mean?

We broke up.

What?

[Nathan scoffs]

It's okay. I'll go.

No, no, no, you need to stay here
and get some rest.

No, it's fine. I'm fine.

I, uh…

I want to see the other horses anyway.

Come on. We gotta go.

-When did it happen?
-At the dance.

-Do you want to talk about it?
-No.

-Maybe later?
-No, thanks.

[sighs]

How are you doing, Jackie?

I'm okay.

[Katherine] Don't take
what Alex said to heart.

We're all just on edge
because of… the barn.

[sighs]

[Alex sighs]

Are you good?

Yeah. You?

I'm fine.

-I think you need some sleep.
-[Alex] No.

I think I need to find Murphy.

He should be back by now.

Maybe he's injured or something.

-I don't know.
-Murphy can take care of himself.

You know that.

But I'm sorry.

For what?

I should've been here that night.

Maybe I could've done something to help.

All right, I screwed up the dance,
and I screwed up everything else too.

[chuckles] Yeah.
That's kind of your thing, isn't it?

Like when you kissed Jackie
after the wedding.

She told you?

Saturday night. After the dance.

Look, Alex--

Is this where you tell me
that you didn't know about us?

No, this is the part
where I tell you how sorry I am.

[Alex] You know what, Cole?
I don't wanna hear it.

I always figured
that something had happened,

but I guess
I didn't really want to think about it.

It's better now
that it's all out in the open.

-Alex, I--
-[Alex] No, seriously.

I know it's over with her

for both of us.

We all just need to move on.

[sentimental music playing]

-Hey.
-[Richard] Hey.

This barn was 124 years old.

My great-grandfather built it
with his own hands.

I put the loft up
when Cole and Danny were born.

Every birthday, we'd go
and mark their heights on that beam.

Yeah, I'm sorry, George.

It's rough.

Yeah.

Well, we're gonna build it back
exactly how it was.

No, I get that. Um…

Have a look at this.

So here's what I'm thinking.

Not everyone wants to sleep in tents.
All right?

So maybe

this is an opportunity to build a lodge

for the guests.

You know, enhance the ranch's
overall appeal to a wider audience.

Look at that.

The barn just burned down.
When did you have these drawn up?

I…

I just had a few ideas
I wanted to put to paper just in case.

This was supposed to be a couple of tents.

-[Danny] Close the door.
-[Nathan] I know.

Oh, Jackie.

Hi.

How you doing?

I'm okay.

And everyone else?

It's a shock, I think.

They've all got
a lot of memories in that barn.

The loft, Katherine's art supplies,

and Murphy still hasn't come back yet,
so that's…

Is there anything I can do?

Wanna come and stay at my place
for a couple days?

No, that's okay.

I should be here in case they need me.

All right, well, if it gets too much,
you know where to find me.

-Okay, kiddo?
-Yeah.

Hey, Jackie!

-You coming?
-Yeah.

Okay.

-Give me a call, okay? Anytime.
-I will.

Oh, and, uh, good luck today

with the vote.

What is it?

Oh my God, the vote.

I forgot all about it,
and I haven't written my speech.

Oh.

Yeah. You'll be fine. It'll be good.

Don't worry.

[Jackie sighs]

Cole.

Yeah?

[Tara] You need to go see Coach Allen.

-Hey.
-Hi.

-Are you okay? I heard about the fire.
-Um, yeah.

It was a long weekend.

Did anyone get hurt?

No.

Uh, but two of our horses ran away,
and only one came back, so…

I'm sorry. That sucks.

Skylar and I broke up.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

I… I guess, yeah.

So what do you want to do?

Well, like, we just broke up,
so I don't know if it's the right time?

If you need time, Nate,
I… I understand, but…

like I said at the dance,
I go after what I want, and

what I want right now is you.

So…

what do you want?

[chuckles]

Yeah.

[bell rings]

Okay, I should probably get to…

[chuckling] Everybody's watching us.

Let them.

Okay.

[Grace] Oh my God. Get a room, guys.

Are you okay?

Nope.

Not even a little bit.

I mean, you broke up with him, right?

I didn't want to.

But that right there,
that… was inevitable.

Do you want to talk about it?

To be honest, Jackie,
not with you. [sighs]

You live with him. It's just too…

Awkward?

Soul-destroying.

[Grace] Okay, it is on there.

Hi, vote for me. Thanks.

Vote for Jackie.

Have a cookie. Vote for me.

Oh my God, Jackie, how are you?

I'm okay.

I was so sorry to hear about the fire.

And after the disaster at the dance,

you must feel like
you just can't get anything right.

Neither of those things
were my fault, Paige.

No, no, of course not.

But it's like bad luck
just follows you around, doesn't it?

Okay, back off, Paige.

I just wanted to make sure
you were okay to do your speech today.

I don't think anyone would blame you
if you want to drop out of the election.

[chuckles] Don't you worry about me.
I can handle it.

Okay. Well, I hope you can find
some good luck soon. Cookie?

Fine.

Bye.

Oh my gosh. You okay?

Yes. I still have to write my speech.
I forgot all about it.

Oh, I mean, it's not till this afternoon.
We have time. I'll help. Come on.

Thanks.

Cole.

Fighting, really?

Again?

Everything was going so well, honey.
What happened?

-Is this about a girl?
-What?

-No.
-[man] Move.

Gordon.

Yes?

[chuckles]

At least it's only probation, right?

And Coach said Dylan could keep playing,
so it could've been worse.

Hey, I get that your son lost his chance
at a football career.

I feel for you all. I really do.

But now he's trying
to drag mine down with him.

-I don't think Cole's trying to drag--
-I'm sorry.

I just want what's best for Dylan.

You're not always the brightest, but I
didn't think you'd do something so stupid.

-[Dylan] Dad, I didn't--
-[Gordon speaking indistinctly]

We'll talk about this later.

Let's go.

What's she doing here?

-Hi.
-Hi.

George.

Katherine, I hope you don't mind.
I couldn't not come.

We'd heard about your barn.

Um… I've brought some casseroles
and… and left them on the front porch.

Oh. Thanks.

[clears throat]

[Joanne sighs nervously]

I'm gonna go keep looking for Murph.

It was really nice of you to bring food.
You didn't have to do that.

It was the least I could do.
You would've done exactly the same for us.

Yeah. Well…

Oh, I almost forgot.

Chocolate chip cookies.

A peace offering.

Katherine, I'm so sorry
about what happened at my house.

You were right.

We should've come directly to you

with our concerns
about the ranch development.

Yeah, you should have, but

I appreciate your apology.

[Joanne] Change is hard.

Especially in this town.

I think we all just needed some time
to get used to the idea.

I've dropped the petition.

And there will be no more lawyers,
I promise.

Well, that's a relief.
Thank you for letting me know.

Once we heard about the fire
and what you all have been going through,

it just put everything into perspective,
you know?

[sighs]

You're a part of this community.

And we all forgot that for a little while.

Is everything okay with you, Jo?

Oh! No, not really.

Bob and I have been having
some, uh… some difficulties.

We're trying to keep it from Grace,
but I think it's making me crazy.

Trying to keep everything the same.

I just wanted to control something.

-Why don't you come in for some tea?
-No, I… I won't take up your time.

-I know how busy you are.
-Oh.

No, actually, it's kind of weird.
The surgeries are really quiet lately.

[laughs awkwardly]

Come on. [chuckles]

Let's dig into these cookies
before the kids get home.

-[chuckles]
-Come on.

And in addition to organizing
a class trip to Hawaii,

I promise to get new vending machines
and a free last period on game days.

[indistinct murmuring]

Besides all of that,

I've lived in Silver Falls my entire life.

I've known all of you since preschool,

and I believe our class president
should be one of us,

somebody who actually belongs here.

Don't listen to her.

So, if you want a class president
that understands us

and the place that we come from,

vote for me, Paige Montgomery.

[cheering]

Great speech, Pai…

You'll be fine.

Hello, everyone.

I'm Jackie Howard.

And as class president,

I would ensure that I attend
every PTA and school board meeting

so I can represent all of our interests.

I will lobby the school to allow juniors
to attend the college fair

so they can meet reps from colleges
and be more informed when applying.

-I will also create--
-[boy] Boring!

[crowd chuckles]

[chuckles]

[indistinct murmuring]

[emotional music playing]

My opponent talked about belonging

and how long she's known you all.

And she's right. I've only been
in Silver Falls for a short time.

But I think that being new in town is
a bit like being a junior in high school.

Sometimes you feel settled,

and sometimes
you feel like you'll never fit in,

you'll never belong,
and you'll never get it right.

No matter what you do.

Um…

So, in closing, vote for me,

Jackie Howard.

Thank you.

Jackie, are you okay?

[scattered applause]

I knew she would play the victim card.

I'll go.

Uh, thank you, Paige and Jackie!

Two, uh, very compelling
and worthy candidates.

Okay then, it's time to vote.

You've all been sent the link.

As a friendly reminder,

it is mandatory to vote
as part of your civics class.

Results will be announced tomorrow.

Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote!

Dismissed. [clears throat]

[overlapping chatter]

It was not that bad.

Oh God.

Yeah, no, you were honest and open.
That's a lot more than can be said for

Paige "I'm-taking-you-all-to-Hawaii"
Montgomery.

I'm not sure honesty and openness
are what people are looking for

in their political candidates.

Exactly. You're bucking the trend.

Okay, look, you showed a lot of people
who you are in that speech, Jackie,

and if they didn't like it,
there's not much you can do about it.

Look, Dyl,

I'm sorry about the fight.

I was drunk and stupid.
I should've just walked away.

No, I…

I could've walked away too.

Felt like it'd been coming though,
you know?

Yeah.

And, uh,

congrats on the showcase.

Thanks.

If you didn't help me with that pass, I

wouldn't have had
a chance with that scout.

You just needed to feel it more.

[Dylan] And we both know
if you were still playing,

man, that scout
would not have even looked at me.

Everything good with your dad?

Uh…

Yeah, I mean, as long as I'm still
on the team and playing well.

Football is literally
the one thing he likes about me.

-And he never lets me forget it.
-Come on. He's your dad.

I never wanted this.

It was yours.

I know I took it.

[laughs]

It's not your fault
I had that stupid accident.

But I can work with you
before the showcase.

-If you still want.
-Really?

Yeah, uh…

Thanks, man.

That is if we ever get out of gum duty.

Jackie, you don't have to worry
about all that stuff.

George is gonna help me tackle it later.

[sentimental music playing]

[chuckles]

Sorry.

I know it's just stuff.

I mean, all that matters
is that everyone's safe

'cause… oh,
it could've been so much worse.

If I hadn't taken the artwork
into the barn… I'm really sorry.

What? No.

No, honey, I wanted you
to take that stuff out of your room.

I'm just feeling…

[whimpers]

I'm just a little nostalgic, that's all.

And it's nothing compared
to what you've been through,

so please don't worry about me.

But I want to help.

You know, just because
something terrible happened to me,

it doesn't mean
I can't care about other things.

Oh, I didn't mean that--

I just want to be treated
like everybody else.

I'm not made out of glass.

I understand.

I'm sorry.

[car approaching]

Don't stay out here too long, okay?

[car door opens]

How'd the speech go?

It was awful.

-I doubt that.
-[Jackie] You weren't there.

You okay?

Yeah, fine.

So, I guess you told Alex?

What?

Oh, yeah, well,
seemed like the right thing to do.

Yeah.

Thanks for the heads-up.

[metal clangs]

Sorry. I should have told you--

But everything has to be
your way all the time.

Well, if that were true,
you wouldn't have ruined the dance.

-That had nothing to do with you.
-You knew how much that meant to me.

I'm sorry, okay?

Again.

-[Jackie] Cole?
-Yeah?

How'd he take it?

That's between you and him.

[George] Hey, any luck?

Oh boy.

Oh my God.

-Where could he have gone?
-I don't know.

I'm gonna hit the upper fields tomorrow.
No one's been up there in forever,

and I think it's worth a look.

Want something to eat?

All right, then let's go get some sleep.

You can keep looking again in the morning.

Hey, we'll find him.

-[Alex] Good night.
-Good night.

[upbeat music playing]

-Okay, at least you got me smiling.
-[boy] Dylan, we saved a seat for you.

Hey, can I sit with you guys?

Uh…

I'm leaving anyway. [chuckles]

[boy] Dude. What's he doing?

Are you lost?

Nope.

You, uh… you know your status is gonna
take a nosedive if you sit here, right?

This here, this is for nerds only.

Yeah, I think I can handle it.

[Kiley] All right.

Hey, what's all that about?

No idea.

Okay, I'm gonna dip.

[Alex] Oh, you're not staying?

Shame.

Just wanted to walk Nathan to lunch.
I got some film I need to develop.

Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

-[chuckles]
-Um… what's going on with him?

-What do you mean?
-You were with Skylar three days ago.

Yeah, you're one to talk

after how you were
with Jackie last year in public.

Yeah, you're right,

and I'm embarrassed about it now.

I think I was trying to prove something.
I don't know.

Don't you want to know why
he wants everyone to see you together?

Maybe he's proud to be with me.

Oh, he's proud…

Yeah. You ever think of that?

-No.
-Okay, whatever.

Zach knows what he wants,
and what he wants is me.

What's wrong with that?

Okay.

-If you're happy.
-I am.

-Do you want this?
-Yeah.

Thanks for coming in.

Okay, so the rest of the school
will find out the results of the election

a little later,
but I wanted to give you both a heads-up.

Paige, you won.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

Are you okay, Jackie?

Uh, yes. Yeah, fine. Thank you.

I have some class president things
to discuss with you, Ms. Jacobs.

Right. I will, uh…

So, about that class trip to Hawaii--

Paige, there's not gonna be
a trip to Hawaii.

[scoffs]

[sighs]

[Alex] Kiley.

Hey.

[Kiley] Hey.

Uh, any news on Murphy?

[Alex] Oh, uh…

My dad's going up to the top fields today

to see
if he might've gotten lost up there.

Well, I hope you find him soon.

[Alex] Thanks.

So, um,

when did you and Dylan start hanging out?

Maybe when I decided
to stop being so angry all the time.

Okay.

But, uh, Dylan?

What do you see in him?

Let me think.

He's tall,

cool, good-looking,

fun, athletic, popular.
Yeah, it's a real head-scratcher.

I thought you hated that crowd?

How would you know?

You haven't cared about
how I spend my time for months, Alex,

so I don't know why you're worrying now.

[door closes]

The kids at this school are so dumb.

Seriously, as if anything Paige promised
is actually gonna happen.

That's politics.

Yeah. Well, at least you tried.

Yeah.

Do you wanna get ice cream or something?

No, thank you.
I kind of just want to go home.

Okay. I can drive you.

That's okay. I think I'll walk.

Jackie, it's miles.

Yeah, well, I need it.

Okay.

[Grace sighs]

[grunts]

[groans] Ow! Ow!

[sighs]

[groans]

[horse whinnies]

[nickers]

Oh, hi.

Hi.

Hey.

Hey, Murph.

♪ I don't wanna wait on you ♪

Hey.

♪ But it's just what I keep doing… ♪

Hey.

It's so good to see you.

We really missed you.

♪ As if my life won't… ♪

Let's get you home, okay?

♪ Without you… ♪

Alex can't wait to see you.

Come on.

♪ And sometimes
Feel the need to pour out ♪

♪ All the feelings it's been holding ♪

♪ But either way ♪

♪ It never comes down… ♪

Come on, Murph. We've been through
too much to give up now, okay?

♪ The clouds… ♪

Come on.

♪ And their design… ♪

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Little steps. Yeah.

-There you go.
-[nickers]

♪ For every fairy tale… ♪

We're almost there.

We're almost home.

Good job.

Yeah.

♪ For every bird who never flew ♪

♪ Well, it's a wonder we keep going ♪

♪ Without you… ♪

[sighs]

♪ The sky still wakes up every morning… ♪

[horse whinnies]

♪ And sometimes
Feels the need to pour out… ♪

Mom!

♪ Everything it's tired of holding ♪

♪ But either way ♪

♪ It never comes down ♪

♪ It's gonna stay ♪

♪ And find a way… ♪

How did you find him?

He was just there.
I think he was waiting to be found.

-Thank you.
-[Katherine chuckles]

[Jackie] You're welcome.

-Oh, you're home.
-[nickers]

♪ But she still kept
All of her feathers… ♪

-[Katherine] Should we get a look at him?
-[Alex] Yes.

-You wanna help me get him in the corral?
-Yeah. Yeah.

-Thank you.
-[nickers]

[Katherine] Oh, you big man.

Can we not right now?

Hey. How's he doing?

Just a few scratches.
Other than that, he's good.

[sighs] Thank God. We need
some good frigging news around here.

Are you okay?

I'm not great.

[somber music playing]

I was fine when this was
just some tents out in the field, but…

With the way they're going,
it's gonna completely take over.

It's just… it's overwhelming.

[sighs]

How do you feel about all this?

I don't know, honey.

Sometimes I think this was all just a sign
that we need to count our blessings.

Alex is fine, thank God,
and Murphy's home.

Change is really hard,
but things can't stay the same.

No, they can't, 'cause we need something.

[football game playing on phone]

Hey.

Hey.

[sighs]

[game stops]

Um…

Thanks for having my back at the dance.

Well, you didn't give me much of a choice.

Yeah.

Sorry about that.

I know I probably messed up
your night with Erin.

Me and Erin are fine.

Then what's your problem?

[Danny] It's not my problem. It's yours.

Aren't you tired of having to do
the big apology tour again?

What do you mean?

I mean, maybe it's time
you stop messing up your life, Cole.

It's getting old.

Hi.

[Jackie] Hi. How is he?

-Murphy or Alex?
-[chuckles] Both.

Murphy's gonna be fine, and Alex…

[Jackie] Yeah?

I don't think I've ever seen him so happy.

You did it again.

[Jackie] What?

Honestly, I don't know what Alex would've
done if anything happened to Murphy,

but you fixed it.

I didn't do anything.

Really, it was just luck.

I'm sorry I made you feel like
I wasn't treating you like everybody else.

But the truth is
you're not like everybody else.

And I do want to protect you.

-But I don't need to--
-[Katherine] I know.

I know how strong you are. I can see it.

You're not made of glass.

And you're really important to all of us.

So I'm sorry, and I will try to do better.

No, it's not that. It's…

I want to be here for you.

You know, I… I want you
to lean on me if you need to.

You better be careful what you wish for
'cause I might take you up on that.

[chuckles softly]

[Katherine] I love you.

[phone ringing]

-Hey, Dad.
-[George] Look.

I'm not agreeing to anything,

but why don't you come
show me those plans again?

Oh, that's great, Dad.

-Um, we'll be over first thing.
-[George] No.

Not Richard.

Just you.

I just want to talk to you.

Okay, then.

-I'll see you tomorrow.
-[George] Okay.

[knock on door]

-Hi.
-[Jackie] Hi.

Come in.

You okay?

Yeah.

Your mom said Murphy's gonna be fine.

Yeah.

Thank you for finding him.

He was already on his way home to you.
I just helped.

No.

-You make everything better.
-[Jackie] Not really.

Sometimes I completely mess things up.

[sighs]

I'm sorry you didn't win the election.

I'm sorry Paige said all that
about you not belonging here.

If it means anything, I voted for you.

It means everything,
but that's not what I meant.

Yeah, I know.

Look, finding out about you and Cole was--

[Jackie] I know.

I know. I'm really sorry.

I know it was a horrible thing to do.

That's why I left.

I didn't think anybody would want
to see me again after that,

especially you.

I thought about it a lot
the past couple days,

and I got mad at you and Cole,

but I was also mad at myself
for letting it happen.

-[Jackie] You didn't let it happen.
-Just let me talk, okay?

I always knew there was something
between you and Cole.

And to be honest,
I'm kind of glad it's all out in the open

because at least
now I know I wasn't crazy.

I thought being mad at you would help me
to get over you, but it didn't.

And it won't change what happened,
so I've decided to just get past it.

Really?

I get why you left.

But I'm glad you came back.

Thank you.

And I know you're upset about the barn.

And that's okay.
You got memories of that too.

Yeah, like the time someone made me
jump into a pile of straw.

And the first time I kissed you.

♪ Fall into you… ♪

Alex…

I don't care that you messed up.
I don't care what happened with Cole.

Like I said the other night,
I'm not over you.

And I don't think I ever will be.

♪ I fell through ♪

♪ All of me ♪

♪ Is yours to keep ♪

♪ Babe, I fall into you ♪

♪ I didn't hear your voice
Until the echo ♪

-♪ Now I'm all yours, baby ♪
-♪ Now I'm all yours, baby ♪

-♪ Yours until the end ♪
-♪ Yours until the end ♪

♪ You held me in the dark ♪

♪ So I could feel you in the light ♪

♪ Fall into you ♪

♪ Cover me like rain ♪

♪ Stars in your eyes ♪

♪ Like the sky I fell through ♪

♪ All of me is yours to keep ♪

♪ Babe, I fall into you ♪