01x05 - Recalculating

[bunniefuu]

[food sizzling]

Hello? I said, "Breakfast!"

Kids? Joanne?

The eggs are getting cold!

Honey, do you have that picture

of Ella ringing the bell
on her last day of treatment?

Please help me get the kids
out here. We need to talk.

One sec. I'm trying to show Ella
that I'm trying.

Grady? Breakfast!

[Grady] No, thank you.

If I come out, you'll
just bring up the goat

and keep lecturing me.

I'm not lecturing you.

I've been explaining why
your behavior is irresponsible.

[Grady] Now you're lecturing me
about lecturing me.

Ella? Breakfast.

Ella?

Hey.

Oh. Hey, Dad. What's up?

I've put a lot of energy into
making this family breakfast.

Aw, that's so sweet of you.

Thank you.

Sorry, I have to miss it.

I'm gonna go hang out
with Kai and Ximena.

I just really need
some space from Mom.

Mmm. That's it.
Wait.

Dad, why'd you take my keys?

Grady, out here now

or your video games go
in the donation box!

- [Grady stammers]
- [door opens]

I'm here, Dad. I'm here!

[Joanne] Hey!

S-Sit down, Grady.
Everyone, sit.

Fine. If breakfast
is so important,

then I'll eat my frittata.

Forget the frittata.

This family has bigger
issues than breakfast.

You and Mom aren't speaking
to each other.

And Grady's bringing goats
to school.

Goat. It was only one.

You are not helping yourself.

Look, we need a reset.

Like a clean slate? Does that
mean all punishments are lifted?

That's not at all what I mean.

What I mean is,
we can't work through our issues

if we can't even sit
at a table together.

- We need to find a way to reconnect.
- [Joanne] Okay.

What'd you have in mind?

Camping.

Camping? Seriously?

Have anything else in mind?

Possibly something that involves
access to a shower.

No, camping's perfect.

Just us in nature.

- We leave in an hour.
- Wait. No, no. Dad.

I-I already told you
I have plans.

Uh, plus, we are in the middle
of a heat wave.

We'll go to a lake.

Come on. Mother Nature heals.

Plus, we already have the camping
equipment Grady and I got last year.

You really wanna go camping now?
When I have a broken leg?

Don't worry.
We'll figure it out.

While you work out the details

I'm gonna go meet
with Kai and Ximena.

This family's going camping.

Not because we want to,
but because we need to.

[keys jingle]

[both]
What do you mean you can't come?

I'm sorry. I-I know
it's not what we planned.

Not what we planned?
You planned the whole thing.

Yeah. I'd definitely never
come up with escape room.

Listen, I'm friends
with both of you,

so you guys should
be friends too.

Go without me.
It'll be fun if you make it fun.

Love you. Bye!

Honey, do you think this is a good
idea? Ella won't even look at me.

I beg to differ.

I saw her giving you
some very serious looks.

Just like that one.

Carl, I'm serious.
I feel terrible.

Trust me, I... [sighs]

I really feel like

us taking this trip
is exactly what we need

to come together as a family.

[Joanne sighs]

Maybe you're right.

Maybe this trip is a good idea.

I feel like we don't need
all the maybes.

I am going to do everything
I can to reconnect with Ella.

- Thank you for suggesting this.
- Great.

- Just... Okay. Sorry.
- [grunts]

Maybe you could take
a couple of the bags.

[groans]

["Greensleeves"
playing on speakers]

[Kai]
This escape room is so cool.

Yeah, in a very loose sense
of the term "cool."

Do you think Ella's worried
about us hanging out together?

Why would she? We can hang out.

Remember when you were
super early to my pool party?

I remember when I was
super punctual.

Either way,
we're the perfect team.

You love talking to my stepdad. I
love not having to talk to my stepdad.

This is going to be fun.

[recording] You have been sentenced
for conspiring against King Henry VIII.

Can you outsmart
the executioner?

Or will you lose your heads

trying to escape
the Tower of London?

[ominous music playing]

[Kai] Creepy.

I know.

Easy to forget we're in a
mini-mall next to a shawarma place.

I do not wanna go on this trip.
It's gonna be terrible.

Do you think I wanna be going
after what Mom did?

Then what do we do?

Come on. We can do this. We
just have to put our minds to it.

Don't hit me with
any of that meditation junk.

Hey! That junk works.

I've come up with a lot of ways
to stay positive.

What could be positive
about this camping trip?

I'm in a cast,
and I can't do anything.

Well, you could sit on a log and
eat chips and hot dogs and s'mores.

- I do like s'mores.
- [Carl] That's the spirit.

I got plenty of vegan
marshmallows ready to roast.

We're gonna have yummy,
healthy food all weekend.

Don't worry. I got this.
Hey, Dad.

If you grab the bags by the
door, I can get the cooler.

Thanks, El.

[strains]

["Greensleeves" playing]

[Kai humming "Greensleeves"]

So, what are we
supposed to be doing?

Well, it's an escape room.
So, escaping?

- Right. How do we do that?
- No idea.

Really? I thought you'd be good
at this kind of thing.

What's this song playing?

I think it's called
"Creepy Tower Music."

I've definitely heard it before.
What is it?

Maybe we should focus on trying to
find some clues and get on with escaping.

[music plays on radio]

[GPS] You will arrive at your
destination in one hour and 15 minutes.

Great. We'll have plenty of time to
nab a nice, shady spot by the lake.

Did you pack your suit, El?

I was thinking,
while Dad sets up the tents,

you and I can get out of
the heat and go for a swim.

Hmm. [Exhales sharply] Possibly.

While you guys go swim
in the lake,

I can swim in my own cast sweat.

Just stay positive.

All we have to do is
get through this car ride.

Ooh, I almost forgot.
Our itineraries.

And don't worry if you lose it.
I have plenty more.

Here you go.

Our only free time is in between
"lights out" and "up and at 'em."

It's a family trip. The idea
is to have fun as a family.

- What's fun about watching birds?
- It's gonna be fun.

Relax. The itinerary's
not set in stone.

Like, I would love to squeeze in
a mother-daughter hike.

I don't know, Mom. It looks like Dad
worked really hard on these itineraries.

He even used b*llet points
and four different fonts.

Thanks for noticing, sweetie.

And, Grady, you'll notice there is nothing
in the schedule you can't do in a cast.

If you guys wanna go
do whatever,

I'd be fine playing
video games in the tent.

I'd totally do that. For you.

- Oh, no. Traffic.
- [clicks tongue]

- Ah. I bet somebody broke down.
- [Ella sighs]

I bet it'll clear up
in a minute.

[GPS] Recalculating.

You will now arrive
at your destination

in two hours and 22 minutes.

Still wanna bet?
[Carl] Hmm...

["Greensleeves" playing]

[Kai humming]

I found something!

There's a random brick
on that ledge.

That's got to be a clue.

Good eye, Mena.

Y-Yeah, let's maybe not
give each other nicknames.

Sorry. I was caught up
in the moment.

So climb up there and get it.

I don't climb walls.
I build them. Emotionally.

[sighs]

[chuckles]

What's the clue?

Well, is there writing?

It's just a brick.

A classic escape room
red herring.

Oh. [Sighs]

- Why aren't you better at this?
- I don't know.

I tend to do my best thinking
with a cold cran-apple juice.

[sighs]

[car horns honking]

[grunting]

I literally can't... I swear to...

I don't... [sighs] I was really
hoping we'd be there by now.

- I don't understand why we're not moving.
- Uh, I have a theory.

It has something to do
with this traffic jam.

[Ella] Ugh. Of course
we're stuck in a dead zone.

None of my text messages are going
through to Kai and Ximena. [Sighs]

So, Kai and Ximena are hanging
out this weekend without you?

Yep. [Breathes deeply]

That's new, right?

[sighs] As new
as family camping trips.

Well, uh, maybe
when we get back,

we can invite 'em over
for dinner.

[Ella sighs]
What do you think?

I think that it's getting
really claustrophobic in here,

so I'm gonna do
my breathing exercises.

- Absolutely, honey.
- [mouthing words] One, two...

Uh, where's my charging cord?

Okay. Can you whisper? Your
sister is doing her breathing.

Well, I need it.
My battery's dying.

I didn't want it to get lost,
so I put it in the cooler.

Seriously?

It's no big deal. We'll get it
out of the back later.

[sighs] Thanks a lot.

I'm sorry, but who puts
a charging cord in a cooler?

Our dad, apparently.

[Ella groans]

It's so hot in here.
Dad, can you turn up the air?

Actually I had to turn it off.

No wonder I'm sweating.

Why would you do that?

The car is running hot
idling in this traffic.

I'm running hot
idling in this traffic.

Okay... Just roll down
your window.

I'm sure we're gonna be moving
in the next few minutes.

- Let's go!
- [GPS] Recalculating.

You will now arrive at your destination
in three hours and 45 minutes.

[Ella groans]

[Grady groans]

[Carl sighs]

[breathing deeply]

I've got it!

You're getting us out of here?

No. I just remembered the name
of this song. It's "Greensleeves."

Kai, how does that
help us right now?

Well, it helps me because
it's a great weight off my mind.

[sighs]

Why did Ella think
this would be fun?

Because we were all
supposed to do it together.

So, you're saying it's not fun
because she's not here?

I didn't say that!
You said that!

Well, either way,
this isn't fun.

Let's be honest.

You and I don't make
the perfect team.

Yeah.

The only thing we have
in common is Ella.

[birds chirping]

[Joanne] Ella?

Ella? Ella?

- What, Mom?
- [chirping stops]

Do you have enough legroom?

I can move my seat forward
an inch or two.

Seriously?

You pulled me
out of my meditation

for an inch or two?

I just wanted to make sure
you're comfortable.

[sighs] Well, I'm not.

Is it getting hotter in here?
Yeah.

I think we went from molten lava
to the surface of the sun.

[Carl sighs]
Is the heater on, Dad?

You have to pull heat away from
the engine so the car won't overheat.

Seriously?
What? Really?

That can't be real.
Don't get mad at me.

I'm not the one
who designed how cars work.

Ella, can you reach back and grab
some cold waters from the cooler?

What cooler?
Ella left it behind on purpose.

Really, Grady? For you!

Why would you tell them that?

Ella, why would you do that?
What were you thinking?

Don't be so hard on her.

Oh, seriously, Mom.
Give it a rest.

Everyone, stop yelling!

This trip is our chance as a family
to reconnect. To bond and heal.

And it will be fun if we
can just... Carl. Carl.

...hold it together
until we... What?

[engine hissing]

I have a new theory
about why we're not moving.

["Greensleeves" playing]

Divorced, beheaded, died.

Divorced, beheaded, survived.

What are you mumbling about?

These portraits.

They're the six wives
of Henry VIII,

but they're all out of order.

Okay, so?

So this might be a clue.

[mechanism clicks]

[drawer creaks]

Kai, you've found
our first clue!

How did you know that?

My granddad is from Jamaica.

Okay. I know I don't always
pay attention in history,

but I'm pretty sure
Henry VIII wasn't Jamaican.

Jamaica used to be
a British colony.

So I'm actually a bit of a British
history and royal family buff.

Me too!
Well, not the history part,

but I am obsessed
with the royal family.

So much passion.
So much fashion.

Did you see that special
on the crown jewels?

Which one? I've seen them all!

You watch
documentaries too? Yeah!

- Don't tell anyone. [Chuckles]
- [sighs]

Wait a sec.

Why is that medieval lady wearing
Princess Di's wedding dress?

That's Catherine of A rag on,
Henry VIII's first wife.

I did a 1,000-piece puzzle
of her. It was beautiful.

Well, whoever she is, she's in
Di's dress. Which makes no sense.

Hey...

I thought we were
finally out of here.

We've literally hit a wall.

[sighs] I knew this trip was
a terrible idea.

[sighs] I've been trying
to stay in the now,

but now I'm with you.

This was a terrible idea.

Guys, when Dad suggested
this, he...

It was a bad idea.

Okay. So, roadside assistance is
on their way.

Obviously, we'll have to adjust
the itinerary,

but we should make it
to the campground by dinnertime.

Dinner? We haven't eaten
since breakfast.

You know what?
I saw a fast-food place

when we pulled off the freeway.

Fast food?

Yes, Dad. I need food. Fast.

- I'll go walk and get us some lunch.
- I'll go with you, El.

You know what?
I'll stay. You go.

No. We're going. Together.

[sighs]

Fine.

Wait. There's one missing.

Your brick! [Gasps]

- [mechanism clicks]
- [wall creaking]

- Red herring?
- Touché.

[both chuckle]

This isn't an escape room.
It's an escape rooms.

Green sleeves.

Your song!

Hey, look, a cord.

- Creepy tower music?
- Touché.

- [mechanism clicks]
- [wall creaks]

[recording] Congratulations. You
have escaped the Tower of London.

- We actually did it!
- Uh, yeah. Did you ever doubt us?

Yes, absolutely. Major doubts.

[sighs]

Look at us!
We hung out without Ella.

- And it was fun.
- So fun.

Did you see that new
Princess Di documentary?

No. But between us, yes.

- So good.
- [both chuckle]

- Oh, that was bad.
- This is actually... Yeah!

What do you mean
you can't get to us?

Yes, I am aware of the traffic!

Grady, that is
for roasting marshmallows!

The only thing roasting is us.

We're never gonna
get to the campsite in time.

Since the moment I mentioned
this trip, you've had a bad attitude.

It is time for you to understand...
Great. Another lecture.

Grady, what has gotten into you?

[sighs] You always lecture me,
but you never ask why.

Why would I be upset
that you'd take Ella

on a camping trip that was
supposed to be our thing?

Why would I try
to get kicked out of school?

Wait, you tried
to get kicked out of school?

Why?

'Cause I had to do something.

I'm sick of going to a school
where I'm just Ella's brother.

I needed a new start.

I had to do something.

[sighs]

[breathes deeply]

[chuckles]

You know, Grady,
we're actually a lot alike.

Please don't say that.

Really.

And I know that feeling
of having to do something.

I mean, the reason we're
stranded out here is because

I felt like our family was falling
apart and I needed to do something.

But, what I didn't stop
and think about

was how bringing everyone
camping would make you feel.

And I should have.

I'm sorry.

Thanks.

I think I understand the goat.

Not the actual goat,
because who does that?

But... [sighs]
...the needing a fresh start.

Really?

I want what's best for you.

And if that means
a new school, then...

[sighs] ...we'll
figure that out.

You'd really be okay with me
going to a different school?

Well, according to
Principal At water,

it sounds like
that's what's gonna happen.

I think that's what she said.

There was a lot of yelling.

I mean a lot of yelling.
Okay. Mm-hmm.

But no matter what,

I've got your back.

Good.

Because I lost that marshmallow
skewer in my cast.

You know what? Here.
Mmm.

You're right. We're never
making it to that campsite. [Sighs]

You can't
not talk to me forever.

I'm not not talking to you. I'm
just not talking to you about "it."

Please. I hate that you're so
angry at me. We need to talk.

I don't wanna talk.

Why not?

Because I'm trying
to stay positive.

It's the only way I know how
to get through this trip with you.

But you're making it impossible.

You won't stop pushing me.

I-I don't know what else to do.

I've apologized a hundred times,
and you're still so angry.

No.

I was angry
when I was diagnosed.

But finding out that my own mother is
pretending that I'm someone I'm not...

[sniffles] I'm not angry.

I'm hurt.

Honey, I'm so sorry.

I know you are.

But that doesn't change
the fact that...

you're ashamed of me.

Sweetheart, how on earth could
you think that I'm ashamed of you?

- I couldn't be more proud.
- Then why lie to your coworkers?

Make up a whole fake Ella

and use pictures
from when I was ten years old?

I... [Ella sniffles]

The last thing I wanted to do
was hurt you.

I was never ashamed of you.
I was ashamed of myself.

If I had to go to work every day and
stare at pictures of you in the hospital

and had coworkers
asking about your treatment,

it just would've been a constant
reminder that I'm a terrible mother.

What?

Ella. I was at work
when you needed me.

I should've been there for you.

- Mom, you were there for me.
- Not like Dad.

Dad was only able to be there
because you were working.

You were taking care
of all of us.

Thank you for saying that.

I'm not just saying it.
[sniffles]

I mean it.

Oh, Ella. I love you. [Sniffles]

[breathes shakily]

[Kai, Ximena] We escaped!

- Kai crushed it!
- So did Mena. [chuckles]

Still not doing nicknames,
but we had a blast!

[both] Bye!

- [Carl] Mm-hmm. Mmm.
- Thanks.

Hey, Dad.

This trip was a great idea.

It was.

[sighs] Thanks, Dad.

I appreciate that.

[chuckles]