Latest / Table Read / Moonstone Rescue Ep 2: St. Rosalia
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- 0:06Speaker 1: In episode one of Moonstone Rescue, fourteen year old Maya
- 0:10Speaker 1: Rhodes rappled with life after the death of her mom, Nora.
- 0:15Speaker 1: Robert Rhodes. Once a warm and goofy dad, had grown
- 0:18Speaker 1: cold and withdrawn, consumed by grief and the pressures of
- 0:22Speaker 1: keeping his struggling veterinary clinic afloat. The strained relationship between
- 0:27Speaker 1: him and Maya left her feeling isolated and alone. Luckily,
- 0:31Speaker 1: for Maya, her cat, Henry, is always by her side.
- 0:34Speaker 1: Maya found comfort in Nora's sketch book, which chronicled the
- 0:38Speaker 1: story of their ancestor, Henrietta, a resilient young Indigenous girl
- 0:42Speaker 1: who was taken from her tribe and forced into an
- 0:45Speaker 1: Indian boarding school in nineteenth century California. Henrietta's magical connection
- 0:51Speaker 1: to an orange cat became both a source of strength
- 0:54Speaker 1: and a cause of trouble. Maya also had a not
- 0:58Speaker 1: so secret admirer, Maverick, a sensitive jock whose father, Axel Grayson,
- 1:03Speaker 1: was the town's biggest real estate developer. Jackie and Hugo,
- 1:07Speaker 1: Maya's best friends, spread rumors that Lupe McGregor, a woman
- 1:12Speaker 1: from the wampanoag Aquinna tribe with a mysterious past was
- 1:16Speaker 1: actually a witch who put spells on the town's locals.
- 1:20Speaker 1: But Maya had a secret. For weeks, she'd been spending
- 1:23Speaker 1: time at Moonstone Rescue and Animal Sanctuary run by Loupe.
- 1:28Speaker 1: Lupe had become a mentor for Maya, offering her a
- 1:31Speaker 1: sense of belonging and encouraging her to explore holistic healing practices. Meanwhile,
- 1:37Speaker 1: Robert's growing lack of compassion alienated his clients. When he
- 1:42Speaker 1: euthanized Missus Silva's cat without empathy, it caused an uproar
- 1:46Speaker 1: in the community. Later, at a local bar, Robert cross
- 1:50Speaker 1: paths with Lupe. Her sharp, perceptive comments about his self
- 1:54Speaker 1: loathing and sarcasm left him intrigued, though he remained unaware
- 1:59Speaker 1: that Lupe was on the path to becoming his biggest competition.
- 2:03Speaker 1: At Maya's middle school graduation, Robert's frustration boiled over, leading
- 2:08Speaker 1: him to lash out at Maya and publicly embarrassing both
- 2:11Speaker 1: of them in front of the community and creating an
- 2:14Speaker 1: even deeper rift in their already fractured relationship. Axel Grayson
- 2:19Speaker 1: approached Robert to warn him about Lupe and Moonstone Rescue. However,
- 2:24Speaker 1: Axel's motives were far from pure, as he later creepily
- 2:29Speaker 1: staked out Lupe's farm, clearly scheming to acquire her property.
- 2:34Speaker 1: Angry with her dad, Maya once again sought refuge in
- 2:37Speaker 1: Nora's sketch book. In her room, she experienced a magical
- 2:42Speaker 1: moment of her own. A glowing ball of light appeared,
- 2:46Speaker 1: reminiscent of the one Henrietta had seen in the stories.
- 2:49Speaker 1: Was this real or just a figment of her very
- 2:53Speaker 1: active imagination? And let's not forget about missus Silva, who
- 2:58Speaker 1: still mourning her own cat, began setting her sights on Henry,
- 3:03Speaker 1: adding new complications to Maya's already fragile world. Moonstone Rescue,
- 3:12Speaker 1: Episode two, written by Dominique Mouton Interiors, Saint Rosalia Indian
- 3:19Speaker 1: School classroom day. Henrietta stands in the corner of the room,
- 3:25Speaker 1: holds a stack of books above her head. Her hair
- 3:28Speaker 1: is freshly butchered and shorter than ever. She winces as
- 3:32Speaker 1: her arms tremble.
- 3:34Speaker 2: Straighten your arms, Henrietta, super Saint Rosalia, Indian School, nineteen
- 3:40Speaker 2: o five. The students in the classroom keep their eyes
- 3:43Speaker 2: fixed on the hymn books at their desks, avoiding even
- 3:47Speaker 2: a glance at Henrietta.
- 3:49Speaker 3: After the night by the oak Tree, the grown ups
- 3:51Speaker 3: at Saint Rosaliez refuse to let Henrietta out of their sight.
- 3:55Speaker 4: They were harder on her than ever.
- 3:58Speaker 1: Sister Bernadette, stiff and severe, walks slowly down each aisle,
- 4:03Speaker 1: the frightening click clack of her shoes hit the wooden floor.
- 4:08Speaker 5: Leave the Indian, save the child. That is what we
- 4:12Speaker 5: are called to do for you all.
- 4:17Speaker 1: She steps closer to Henrietta, leans in and whispers, and I.
- 4:21Speaker 2: Do intend to save you from that wicked savage inside.
- 4:26Speaker 1: Henrietta pushes the books up higher, her arms trembling violently now,
- 4:31Speaker 1: but her gaze steady defiant. Interior Closet Day, A tired
- 4:39Speaker 1: and haggard Henrietta sits in a dark closet. A ray
- 4:42Speaker 1: of light from outside enters a crack in the wall
- 4:46Speaker 1: and touches her face. She looks up with renewed resolve.
- 4:51Speaker 3: Before long, Henrietta stopped talking altogether.
- 4:55Speaker 1: Sister Bernadette opens the door and pulls Henrietta out. She's surprised,
- 5:00Speaker 1: then satisfied to see a blank look on her face.
- 5:05Speaker 1: Interior Girl's dormitory night. The dormitory matron scans the room
- 5:10Speaker 1: where the children sleep. Henrietta, too, sleeps.
- 5:13Speaker 3: Peacefully as she seemingly became pacified. The nuns gave up
- 5:18Speaker 3: on trying to break her, satisfied enough by her silence.
- 5:23Speaker 1: After another glance in Henriette's direction, the matron turns to leave.
- 5:28Speaker 3: The orange cat hadn't returned, and Henriette was now more
- 5:31Speaker 3: alone than ever, and yet she was at peace. She
- 5:36Speaker 3: finally understood her purpose.
- 5:38Speaker 1: Henrietta's eyes open wide, a slight smile on her face.
- 5:44Speaker 1: Montage Daily life at Saint Rosalia. Interior classroom day. A
- 5:51Speaker 1: male teacher holds up a leather strap and brings it
- 5:54Speaker 1: down on the open palm of a small girl. The
- 5:57Speaker 1: child winces, holds back tears. Interior classroom.
- 6:02Speaker 6: Later.
- 6:03Speaker 1: The room is now empty and the small child sits
- 6:06Speaker 1: alone at her desk, Tears stream down her face. Henrietta
- 6:11Speaker 1: walks over to her, reaches out a hand and smiles.
- 6:15Speaker 1: The girl beams smiles back. Interior dining hall day, Quiet
- 6:22Speaker 1: children eat at tables. A stern nun narrows her eyes
- 6:26Speaker 1: at a young boy who uses a utensil incorrectly. She
- 6:30Speaker 1: bee lines towards him, takes away his food, leaving him
- 6:33Speaker 1: with nothing. Henrietta takes the bread off her plate and
- 6:38Speaker 1: puts it on his. Interior Girl's Dormitory Night, a teen
- 6:44Speaker 1: girl lies in bed, shivering from the cold. Henrietta tiptoes
- 6:49Speaker 1: with an extra blanket and places it over her. Frightened,
- 6:53Speaker 1: the girl shakes her head no, but relief washes over
- 6:57Speaker 1: her as she stops shivering. Montage, Interior Girl's Dormitory Night.
- 7:05Speaker 1: The dormitory is bathed in moonlight. Henrietta kneels in the
- 7:09Speaker 1: center of the circle, surrounded by the other children. Each
- 7:13Speaker 1: clutches a small offering, a feather, a button, a stone.
- 7:20Speaker 3: By showing the other's compassion and solidarity. Henrietta had won
- 7:24Speaker 3: their trust so much so they forgot they had called
- 7:27Speaker 3: her a witch not so long ago.
- 7:30Speaker 1: Henrietta holds a sharp needle. She pricks her finger, lets
- 7:34Speaker 1: a drop of blood fall onto a smooth stone in
- 7:37Speaker 1: the center. The children watch, wide eyed. One by one,
- 7:43Speaker 1: they add their offerings to the circle. A hush falls
- 7:46Speaker 1: over the room as Henrietta raises her hands palms open
- 7:51Speaker 1: to the sky. Everyone closes their eyes, murmuring unintelligible prayers.
- 7:59Speaker 1: A fing tom vibrates through the walls growing louder. The
- 8:03Speaker 1: children open their eyes startled as a soft glow appears
- 8:08Speaker 1: in the center of the circle. The glow intensifies and
- 8:11Speaker 1: expands into a ball of shimmering light that pulses with warmth.
- 8:17Speaker 1: Henrietta looks up, her eyes glisten with tears.
- 8:22Speaker 3: Finally they had seen it too, and it was at
- 8:25Speaker 3: that moment that Henrietta learned the words that would free
- 8:28Speaker 3: them all.
- 8:29Speaker 1: Henrietta wordlessly mouths words we can't understand exterior Moonstone Rescue
- 8:37Speaker 1: pigpen Day present day. Maya slams Nora's book closed. She
- 8:43Speaker 1: sits on the bail of hay as Loupe dumps homemade
- 8:46Speaker 1: pig feet into trays. Three very big and very delighted
- 8:50Speaker 1: pigs greedily grunt as they scarf down their lunch. Henry,
- 8:55Speaker 1: the Cat and Pumpkin look on from the other side
- 8:58Speaker 1: of the fence, and it happens be.
- 9:00Speaker 7: Like two nights ago, just like how Henrietta saw you
- 9:03Speaker 7: believe me right?
- 9:04Speaker 8: Are you kidding?
- 9:05Speaker 5: I've seen crazier things. Who am I to deny you?
- 9:08Speaker 5: A giant ball of light?
- 9:09Speaker 7: Wish I knew what Henrietta said, Like the exact words do.
- 9:14Speaker 5: You know who Henrietta's people were, might be a good
- 9:16Speaker 5: place to start.
- 9:17Speaker 6: Too, Mush.
- 9:18Speaker 7: I think Mom researched it a little bit, but I
- 9:22Speaker 7: don't know for sure.
- 9:23Speaker 9: I can help you look into it if you want
- 9:24Speaker 9: me to.
- 9:25Speaker 1: Thrilled, Maya's eyes light.
- 9:27Speaker 6: Up, really sure.
- 9:29Speaker 5: A friend of mine works at the Aquina Tribal Council.
- 9:32Speaker 5: He's a genealogist. I could ask him to help you
- 9:34Speaker 5: look into it.
- 9:35Speaker 4: Thank you, thank you.
- 9:36Speaker 1: She stands, jumps up and down for a moment. She
- 9:39Speaker 1: seems to be a much younger child. Her infectious excitement
- 9:43Speaker 1: brings a genuine smile to Lupa's face. Maya squats next
- 9:47Speaker 1: to one of the pigs, pets him as he eats.
- 9:50Speaker 1: Lupe opens a bale of hay, spreads it across the
- 9:53Speaker 1: muddy pen.
- 9:54Speaker 4: What was it like grink up in Aquina?
- 9:56Speaker 5: I loved being close to my family and culture. It's
- 10:00Speaker 5: very beautiful there, and everyone knows each other works together.
- 10:05Speaker 5: Oh we just started growing pawpaws there us. Oh my god,
- 10:09Speaker 5: they are divine. They are these little fruits that taste
- 10:13Speaker 5: like banana, but so much better, and you can make
- 10:18Speaker 5: a pie out of them.
- 10:19Speaker 9: My mom makes the best pawpaw pie.
- 10:21Speaker 10: For a moment, Lupe is lost in happy thought. It
- 10:26Speaker 10: was wonderful, So why would you come back here? Lupez
- 10:32Speaker 10: smile fades slightly. She turns back to her work.
- 10:36Speaker 9: Grab me a hayfork, would you.
- 10:38Speaker 1: Maya hops off the hay bale and goes to fetch
- 10:40Speaker 1: the fork. They hear a car pulling up out front.
- 10:44Speaker 1: Lupe opens the pen, runs to see who it is.
- 10:47Speaker 1: Maya follows behind exterior moonstone rescue entrance continuous. A red
- 10:54Speaker 1: car parks haphazardly, skids slightly in the gravel.
- 10:58Speaker 4: It's Miss Kent, she has my mass.
- 11:00Speaker 1: Megan Kent, thirties, jumps out of the car as Lupe
- 11:04Speaker 1: and Maya approach. Her face is pale, her movement's frantic.
- 11:08Speaker 3: Lupe, Please, I need your help.
- 11:10Speaker 1: Megan points to the back seat of her car. A
- 11:12Speaker 1: golden retriever whinds and yelps, her left back leg visibly mangled.
- 11:18Speaker 1: Lupe immediately opens the door, examines the dog carefully. Maya
- 11:22Speaker 1: shadows her, wide eyed.
- 11:23Speaker 9: What happened?
- 11:24Speaker 3: She got out of the yard, A car hit her
- 11:26Speaker 3: and kept going.
- 11:27Speaker 9: This is an animal sanctuary.
- 11:29Speaker 6: I'm not a vet. Please.
- 11:31Speaker 3: Darryl Ingles told me how you helped his dogs, that
- 11:32Speaker 3: he trust you with his own life.
- 11:34Speaker 9: No, that was a one time thing.
- 11:35Speaker 1: I'm begging you, please. What is what's her name?
- 11:38Speaker 6: Fiona?
- 11:39Speaker 1: Fiona whimpers as Lupe prods her lightly.
- 11:42Speaker 5: Okay, Fiona's leg is broken, but there doesn't seem to
- 11:45Speaker 5: be much internal damage.
- 11:46Speaker 9: I'll need to take her inside.
- 11:48Speaker 1: Maya steps forward, ready to assist.
- 11:50Speaker 4: I hope you kery here.
- 11:52Speaker 1: Exterior roades home day. Robert and Josh load heavy boxes
- 11:56Speaker 1: into Josh's old van parked in the driveway. Robert struggle
- 12:00Speaker 1: to lift one of Jean's large clay sculptures, an abstract
- 12:03Speaker 1: carved man contorted around a woman's nude body. Robert grimaces
- 12:08Speaker 1: in pain, grabs at his lower back.
- 12:10Speaker 8: Ah, Jez, that weighs a ton.
- 12:14Speaker 11: You're still sleeping on that old futon, aren't you? Who
- 12:17Speaker 11: told you that? Hate to break it to you. You're
- 12:19Speaker 11: not the man's mystery.
- 12:20Speaker 8: You think you are?
- 12:21Speaker 11: Under eyebags, obvious back pains, snarkiness at level ten.
- 12:25Speaker 1: Jeane walks out carries another box.
- 12:28Speaker 12: Oh, it's why he's going back to grief counseling.
- 12:31Speaker 1: She hands the box to Josh.
- 12:32Speaker 12: Oh careful with this one.
- 12:34Speaker 8: Yes, ma'am ma.
- 12:36Speaker 13: I told you it's a cult.
- 12:39Speaker 12: And I told you to get your stuff together asap.
- 12:43Speaker 12: Talk to someone about you know. For Maya.
- 12:49Speaker 11: It's like Shakespeare said, give sorrow words. The grief that
- 12:54Speaker 11: does not speak knits up the old wrought heart and
- 12:56Speaker 11: bids it break.
- 12:58Speaker 8: I like that God, first of all, Shakespeare sucks.
- 13:05Speaker 1: Missus Silva walks by the trio. She glares intensely at Robert.
- 13:09Speaker 1: As she passes. Jeane waves friendly.
- 13:12Speaker 12: Hi, and Missus Silva tired and oh oh. In that case,
- 13:18Speaker 12: allow me to formally invite you to my exhibition.
- 13:22Speaker 13: Bring a friend if you want.
- 13:24Speaker 1: Gene hands her a flyer displaying nude clay bodies in
- 13:28Speaker 1: erotic poses. Missus Silva hands the flyer back, disgusted.
- 13:34Speaker 12: I don't have friends, not anymore.
- 13:38Speaker 1: Another nasty, accusatory glance at Robert.
- 13:41Speaker 12: There's going to be food and drinks and plenty of
- 13:45Speaker 12: good company.
- 13:48Speaker 14: I like you, Gene, even if your aunt looks like
- 13:50Speaker 14: something out of Sodom and Gomora. But that son of
- 13:56Speaker 14: yours is a killer. I'd hate to see your business
- 14:00Speaker 14: fail because of him.
- 14:02Speaker 1: She throws one more dagger at Robert and continues her walk.
- 14:06Speaker 1: Josh and Jean both look at an incredulous Robert.
- 14:10Speaker 12: I don't care if it's Jim Jones running that group.
- 14:14Speaker 1: You're going Interior Moonstone Rescue Exam Room Day on an
- 14:21Speaker 1: old table, Fiona whimpers softly. Maya strokes the dog's head
- 14:26Speaker 1: and glances nervously at Lupe, who remains focused as she
- 14:30Speaker 1: grinds herbs with her mortar and pestle.
- 14:32Speaker 4: What's that?
- 14:33Speaker 5: This is a mix of ella, campaign leaves and linseed oil.
- 14:36Speaker 5: It's applied as a poultice to the broken leg poltus.
- 14:41Speaker 5: You put it on a cloth and apply it to
- 14:43Speaker 5: the wound.
- 14:44Speaker 4: Poultice. Hmm, I like how that sounds.
- 14:47Speaker 5: I'm gonna realign the bones, stabilize the injury. If not
- 14:51Speaker 5: done properly, it might never heal.
- 14:52Speaker 10: Right.
- 14:53Speaker 5: If you feel squeamish, feel free to step out. No,
- 14:57Speaker 5: I got this good hold her stating.
- 15:01Speaker 1: Exterior Moonstone Rescue Entrance Day. Meghan anxiously waits in her car.
- 15:06Speaker 1: Lupe opens the door of her house as Fiona limps out,
- 15:09Speaker 1: tail wagging.
- 15:11Speaker 6: My baby. Oh.
- 15:13Speaker 1: Megan gets out of the car, excited to reunite with
- 15:15Speaker 1: her dog. She kneels, wraps her arms around Fiona.
- 15:20Speaker 5: I've written out instructions that explain what medicines to give
- 15:23Speaker 5: her and when the splint can be removed at the
- 15:26Speaker 5: Beck Clinic in town.
- 15:26Speaker 3: Oh, I'm never going back to that place. Doctor Rhodes
- 15:29Speaker 3: probably would have euthanized her.
- 15:30Speaker 6: Well.
- 15:31Speaker 9: I uh, I can't speak to that.
- 15:34Speaker 1: She looks to Maya, who is out of earshot and
- 15:37Speaker 1: mounting her bicycle to leave Henry in tow see it's Maria.
- 15:41Speaker 1: Lupe and Meghan both wave by to.
- 15:43Speaker 3: Her, poor little thing. Imagine losing your mother so young
- 15:48Speaker 3: and getting stuck with such a jerk for a dad.
- 15:50Speaker 6: It's just not fair.
- 15:52Speaker 3: Did you know he barrated her in front of everyone
- 15:54Speaker 3: on graduation night?
- 15:55Speaker 1: Deplorable, uncomfortable, Lupe struggles with how to respond.
- 16:00Speaker 9: I uh, I didn't know that anyway. What do I
- 16:04Speaker 9: owe you?
- 16:05Speaker 8: Nothing?
- 16:06Speaker 9: No, it's my pleasure to help.
- 16:08Speaker 3: But how will you keep this place open if you
- 16:10Speaker 3: don't charge?
- 16:11Speaker 1: She takes out one hundred dollars bill. Oh, consider it
- 16:14Speaker 1: a donation. Megan's eyes plead with her to take the bill.
- 16:17Speaker 1: Loope relents, thank you. It means a lot. Exterior street day, Maya,
- 16:25Speaker 1: Hugo and Jackie ride bikes down the street. Henry sits
- 16:29Speaker 1: in Maya's basket. Maverick trails behind them.
- 16:33Speaker 10: Where were you all day?
- 16:34Speaker 8: We tried calling a bunch of times, you get a
- 16:36Speaker 8: job or something.
- 16:38Speaker 4: I had to help my grandmother to exhibit id out
- 16:43Speaker 4: my grandma's exhibition.
- 16:45Speaker 7: Well, we're gonna need you if we want a chance
- 16:47Speaker 7: to beat the Guinness record for the biggest sand castle.
- 16:49Speaker 13: We had to let lover boy help.
- 16:52Speaker 1: She looks back where Maverick trails behind them on his bike.
- 16:55Speaker 1: He smiles gives a thumbs up.
- 16:57Speaker 13: It didn't matter. The trusts came and ruined it all anyway.
- 17:01Speaker 1: Before Maya responds, Kyle and Doug zoom past them on
- 17:05Speaker 1: tricked out e bikes. Maya nearly loses her balance. The
- 17:09Speaker 1: two boys turn back around, heading directly towards them at
- 17:12Speaker 1: full speed. Jackie and Hugo quickly get out of the way.
- 17:15Speaker 1: Maya pivots hard to avoid collision, crashes her bike onto
- 17:19Speaker 1: a lawn, slides on the grass.
- 17:23Speaker 6: Told you here, nerds?
- 17:25Speaker 4: Oh yeah, oh sorry.
- 17:34Speaker 1: Kyle and Doug yuck it up as they ride away.
- 17:37Speaker 13: Oh yeah, go.
- 17:38Speaker 7: Back to the eighties with those lane cliche bully tactics.
- 17:42Speaker 9: Jackie, don't.
- 17:44Speaker 11: I'm surprised they didn't call us dweeds in four eyes.
- 17:48Speaker 1: Maverick finally catches up, hops off his bike, and runs
- 17:51Speaker 1: to help Maya.
- 17:51Speaker 6: Maya, are you hurt?
- 17:54Speaker 4: Where's Henry?
- 17:55Speaker 1: Hugo points to a group of bob white quail running
- 17:57Speaker 1: across the lawn. Henry stalks them, I'm under a car.
- 18:01Speaker 1: Interior Missus Silva's house same from an open window. Missus
- 18:06Speaker 1: Silva stares at the scene on her front lawn. Horrified,
- 18:09Speaker 1: she storms out of the house. Exterior Missus Silva's lawn continuous.
- 18:14Speaker 1: Missus Silva stands on her porch, hands on her hips.
- 18:17Speaker 6: Get that bicycle off my property, syms Silva.
- 18:21Speaker 4: My cat's under your car. We'll grab her and go.
- 18:25Speaker 12: You ought to take better cat.
- 18:26Speaker 6: That cat she shouldn't even be outside.
- 18:31Speaker 9: Keep her indoors where it's safe.
- 18:34Speaker 4: Okay, Missilva.
- 18:36Speaker 14: Surprised your dad didn't teach you that he knows all
- 18:40Speaker 14: about cats.
- 18:43Speaker 1: Missus Silva, still miffed, goes back inside. The kids look
- 18:46Speaker 1: at each other, confused by the bizarre encounter. Interior Roads
- 18:51Speaker 1: Vet Clinic Day. A cat owner exits Robert's office. Robert
- 18:56Speaker 1: comes out a moment later, approaches Zara at the front desk.
- 19:00Speaker 8: Who's next?
- 19:02Speaker 10: No One?
- 19:03Speaker 1: Zara begins packing her things to go.
- 19:06Speaker 8: What do you mean no one?
- 19:07Speaker 1: She points to the waiting area. It's empty.
- 19:11Speaker 8: Is uh Sarah holiday or something?
- 19:14Speaker 15: Honestly, Robert, I think people are upset with you.
- 19:18Speaker 8: What on the internet.
- 19:20Speaker 13: It's a small town and that stuff matters.
- 19:23Speaker 11: Oh my god, I've been canceled.
- 19:28Speaker 8: Is that what this is? Hey, come on, you're a
- 19:30Speaker 8: gen z whipper snapper. What does one do in this situation?
- 19:34Speaker 6: Apologize?
- 19:37Speaker 1: Interior grocery store day, Robert grabs milk from a refrigerated shelf.
- 19:42Speaker 1: He spots Daryl Ingalls near the eggs.
- 19:44Speaker 8: He approaches him, pastor raised is the way to go.
- 19:50Speaker 1: Daryl gives him a side glance but doesn't respond.
- 19:55Speaker 8: Hey, how's Misty doing.
- 19:58Speaker 13: She's about due for her shots.
- 20:00Speaker 8: I'm mistaken.
- 20:01Speaker 11: Missy's doing just fine. She doesn't need any shots either.
- 20:05Speaker 16: Oh, you go to a vet down in edgar Town
- 20:09Speaker 16: or something.
- 20:09Speaker 8: Moonstone's the only place I'll ever take my dog. Moonstone.
- 20:14Speaker 17: Last one to know the old McGregor farm. It's Moonstone
- 20:17Speaker 17: Rescue now, Huh.
- 20:20Speaker 8: I've heard of it. That Loupe gow it's.
- 20:23Speaker 17: Real, sweetheart, smart as a whip too. Misty's arthritis gone ash.
- 20:28Speaker 8: Sure, whatever hocus pocus, she used Robert with all due respects.
- 20:34Speaker 8: We won't be going back to Rhoades.
- 20:36Speaker 1: Daryl pushes his cart away as Robert smarts from his.
- 20:39Speaker 13: Words, fine, I'll go.
- 20:46Speaker 1: Confused shoppers stare at him as he storms out of
- 20:49Speaker 1: the store. Interior Grief Relief Support group night. Several group
- 20:55Speaker 1: members convene in an outdated but cozy living room. All
- 20:59Speaker 1: eyes are on the bawling, red faced Beth forties. She's
- 21:03Speaker 1: in the middle of a thought but struggles to finish.
- 21:06Speaker 1: Robert stares at her with utter judgmental snark on his face.
- 21:10Speaker 15: Mom was my everything. You know people say I need
- 21:14Speaker 15: to move on with my life. Spread her ashes and
- 21:19Speaker 15: pretend like everything's okay.
- 21:21Speaker 1: Dennis sixties, the host and group therapist, leans forward. He
- 21:25Speaker 1: has eyes that always look on the verge of tears.
- 21:29Speaker 11: You don't have to pretend, Beth. Remember you define moving
- 21:32Speaker 11: on for yourself.
- 21:35Speaker 15: It's been four years and I just can't. I don't
- 21:40Speaker 15: care if people think I'm crazy. I mean everyone's crazy.
- 21:44Speaker 8: Right When a Norman Bates who said that.
- 21:48Speaker 1: Dennis Peers at Robert over his glasses.
- 21:51Speaker 13: Norman Bates sounds familiar.
- 21:54Speaker 6: Is he a writer?
- 21:56Speaker 1: A gentle hand reaches over and touches Beth's shoulder. It's loop.
- 22:00Speaker 1: She looks at Beth with genuine empathy. Robert perks up,
- 22:04Speaker 1: seeing her here for the first time.
- 22:07Speaker 5: I can't imagine how you must feel. I can relate,
- 22:11Speaker 5: though your mother's dead. No, but when you talked about
- 22:17Speaker 5: having constant reminders everywhere.
- 22:21Speaker 11: Go on loope.
- 22:23Speaker 5: Most of you know that I've struggled moving back to
- 22:25Speaker 5: Oak Bluffs. I find myself triggered over the smallest things,
- 22:32Speaker 5: And one minute I'm mourning Tom and the next I'm
- 22:36Speaker 5: paralyzed with terror.
- 22:38Speaker 11: So you decided to keep his farm.
- 22:40Speaker 5: The animals help me, maybe more than I help them.
- 22:45Speaker 9: By keeping the farm.
- 22:46Speaker 5: I feel like I can transform this pain into something useful.
- 22:51Speaker 1: This info causes Robert to have an epiphany.
- 22:54Speaker 16: Way you're the one opening Moonbone, rescue moon Moonstone, and
- 23:02Speaker 16: I like the rock. Correct, Why not Tiger's eye? At
- 23:07Speaker 16: least it's durable, Robert or maybe Carnelian?
- 23:12Speaker 9: You know what do you care? I don't need to
- 23:14Speaker 9: discuss my personal business with you.
- 23:17Speaker 16: Isn't that why we're all here to share our innermost
- 23:19Speaker 16: secrets and reveal our souls.
- 23:21Speaker 11: Robert, if you're going to rejoin this group, you'll respect boundaries.
- 23:25Speaker 13: Okay, fine, last warning?
- 23:29Speaker 11: Are you done?
- 23:31Speaker 1: Robert concedes nods. Dennis waits a beat, as if expecting
- 23:35Speaker 1: Robert to try for the last word. Robert motions for
- 23:38Speaker 1: Dennis to continue the session.
- 23:40Speaker 11: All right, Beth to go back to Partie Cooper.
- 23:43Speaker 1: The entire group turns to Robert, annoyed and frustrated. Exterior
- 23:52Speaker 1: Grief Relief Support Group Night Exiled. Robert stands outside alone.
- 23:57Speaker 1: Group is over. The others leave the house and walk
- 24:00Speaker 1: to their cars. Robert spots Loupe just as she gets
- 24:03Speaker 1: into her truck. He runs over to her.
- 24:06Speaker 13: Hey, wait a second.
- 24:07Speaker 1: Lupe closes the car door, rolls down the window an inch.
- 24:13Speaker 8: Look, I'm sorry. I was rude.
- 24:16Speaker 16: It's kind of why I'm here. I'm a rude person,
- 24:18Speaker 16: and my clients are mad at me. They hate my.
- 24:20Speaker 8: Guts, and they well, they love Moonstone. I guess you
- 24:25Speaker 8: should thank me.
- 24:26Speaker 13: Huh.
- 24:27Speaker 1: She starts her car. Robert flounders for words, blurts.
- 24:31Speaker 13: Out, you want to grab a glass of water?
- 24:36Speaker 1: Interior Art Studio Night the studio is bright, pretty. Maya
- 24:41Speaker 1: helps unpacked boxes as Gene organizes sculptures on a display.
- 24:45Speaker 1: Jazz music plays softly through a speaker.
- 24:48Speaker 13: Oh, you can't avoid your father all week?
- 24:50Speaker 4: You know why not?
- 24:53Speaker 7: He does a good job avoiding me. Plus, this is
- 24:56Speaker 7: my last summer before high school. Me and my friends
- 24:59Speaker 7: have stuff to do.
- 25:00Speaker 12: Oh, looks like one of your friends is here now.
- 25:04Speaker 1: She signals to the street facing window. Maverick waves from outside.
- 25:08Speaker 1: Maya makes a contemptuous face. Before she can say anything,
- 25:12Speaker 1: Jane opens the front door. Don't hurt it, it's too late.
- 25:17Speaker 1: Maverick is in the studio, filling the room with his
- 25:20Speaker 1: eager energy.
- 25:21Speaker 6: This looks awesome, missus Rhodes.
- 25:24Speaker 1: He can't help but stare at the nude sculptures everywhere.
- 25:28Speaker 12: Glad you think so. I hope my aunt doesn't offend you.
- 25:34Speaker 6: Not at all. My mom has one of your pieces.
- 25:37Speaker 6: She's a big fan.
- 25:38Speaker 12: Oh isn't that sweet? And remind me who is your
- 25:44Speaker 12: dad again.
- 25:45Speaker 6: Axel Grayson.
- 25:47Speaker 12: Oh, he's the one with all the muscles.
- 25:51Speaker 6: That's him.
- 25:52Speaker 12: We'd make an excellent model, Grandma. A bit howkish for
- 25:57Speaker 12: my work? I'm like I'm a little lean, but still
- 26:02Speaker 12: very good physique.
- 26:04Speaker 1: God, please stop.
- 26:06Speaker 6: It's fine, trust me. He works on his body a lot.
- 26:11Speaker 6: He likes the attention. My mom calls it peacocking.
- 26:13Speaker 13: Oh but you're not like him, are you.
- 26:17Speaker 1: Maverick grins ear to ear.
- 26:19Speaker 6: That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.
- 26:23Speaker 1: At these words, Maya looks at Maverick, almost sympathetic. Interior
- 26:29Speaker 1: mister Deet's Cafe night, loup A and Robert sit at
- 26:32Speaker 1: a table in a folksy mom and pop cafe. She's
- 26:35Speaker 1: got tea, he's already finished his coffee.
- 26:38Speaker 8: So this clinic you're opening, Oh.
- 26:42Speaker 5: My god, you are obsessed professional curiosity, worried I'll.
- 26:47Speaker 9: Steal your clients.
- 26:50Speaker 5: It's not a vet clinic. I'm building an animal sanctuary.
- 26:54Speaker 5: I also practice holistic medicine.
- 26:56Speaker 13: Ah, pseudoscience.
- 27:01Speaker 5: People come to me after allopathic medicine has failed their pets.
- 27:06Speaker 8: Oh by allopathic medicine you mean science.
- 27:10Speaker 5: Okay, sure, after science has failed their pets.
- 27:16Speaker 16: In my experience, pet owners often have unrealistic expectations for
- 27:20Speaker 16: what can be done.
- 27:21Speaker 9: Oh well, I don't find that at all.
- 27:24Speaker 5: I think they just want to feel like the person
- 27:26Speaker 5: caring for their loved ones is coming from a place
- 27:28Speaker 5: of possibility, not limitation.
- 27:31Speaker 13: Giving people false hope isn't ethical.
- 27:33Speaker 9: You are exhausting after all of these years, you are
- 27:36Speaker 9: exactly the same.
- 27:37Speaker 1: Robert thinks for a moment, as if a memory has
- 27:40Speaker 1: come back.
- 27:41Speaker 8: Have we met?
- 27:44Speaker 5: But like before now, I'm not surprised that you don't
- 27:46Speaker 5: recognize me.
- 27:48Speaker 9: I used to wear my hair and pigtails back then.
- 27:52Speaker 16: Don't tell me you went to oak Blows High just
- 27:54Speaker 16: for senior year. So you were the nerd and I
- 27:57Speaker 16: was the jock. Unrequited love.
- 28:00Speaker 1: I can assure you that was not the case.
- 28:04Speaker 9: Did you even ever play sports?
- 28:06Speaker 13: Not?
- 28:06Speaker 16: Not really, I'm too busy listening insane clown posse getting
- 28:10Speaker 16: detention for being allowed that part.
- 28:12Speaker 1: I remember Poliacchi. Robert smirk, says. Lupe takes a sip
- 28:19Speaker 1: of her tea exterior street night. The streets are busy
- 28:24Speaker 1: with tourists. Lupe and Robert stand outside her car, not
- 28:28Speaker 1: really knowing how to end the evening.
- 28:32Speaker 5: See you at a group next Thursday?
- 28:35Speaker 8: I should go, I'm not sure they'll be welcome me
- 28:39Speaker 8: be back.
- 28:40Speaker 9: Though, I guess I'll see you when I see you.
- 28:43Speaker 8: What about tomorrow?
- 28:45Speaker 9: Tomorrow?
- 28:46Speaker 8: My mom's an artist.
- 28:48Speaker 16: She's having this exhibit thing, and my daughter Maya would
- 28:51Speaker 16: be there too.
- 28:52Speaker 9: I'm not big on crowds.
- 28:54Speaker 8: It'll be small, intimate. You'd like it. I have to
- 28:59Speaker 8: warn you. My mom's art is unconventional, tempting.
- 29:06Speaker 9: I'll think about it.
- 29:08Speaker 1: Lupe gets into her truck and closes the door. She
- 29:11Speaker 1: watches as Robert walks away and breathes a large sigh
- 29:14Speaker 1: of relief. She takes another deep breath in, then out.
- 29:20Speaker 1: Exterior art studio night, Maya and Jean stand outside with Maverick.
- 29:25Speaker 1: Jeane gives him a flyer for her exhibit.
- 29:28Speaker 12: Now make sure you give it to your parents. I
- 29:30Speaker 12: want to see you all there.
- 29:33Speaker 1: Axel's car pulls up.
- 29:35Speaker 6: Here's my dad. Thanks missus. Rhodes call me Jean please, bye, Maya, Bye.
- 29:41Speaker 10: Math.
- 29:42Speaker 1: This abbreviation of his name puts a wide grin across
- 29:45Speaker 1: Maverick's face. His moment of reverie is interrupted as Axel
- 29:49Speaker 1: honks the car horn interior Axel's car. Moments later, it's
- 29:54Speaker 1: silent between Axel and Maverick.
- 29:59Speaker 8: Well, am I picking you up here?
- 30:01Speaker 6: I was hanging with Maya?
- 30:03Speaker 13: Why she's cool?
- 30:05Speaker 6: I like her?
- 30:08Speaker 18: There's something wrong with that family, especially that grandma character.
- 30:13Speaker 6: She's different in a good way.
- 30:16Speaker 8: Do you ever hear of the law of proximity?
- 30:20Speaker 18: Now, when people spend enough time together, they adopt each
- 30:24Speaker 18: other's habits, traits, values. We become who. We surround ourselves with.
- 30:33Speaker 6: Birds of a feather flock together.
- 30:36Speaker 1: Axel looks at his son, surprised by his acute comprehension.
- 30:41Speaker 13: Exactly what's that?
- 30:45Speaker 1: Maverick folds it in half, puts it away nothing. Interior
- 30:50Speaker 1: Roads home night, Wearing a pretty summer dress. Maya feeds Henry.
- 30:56Speaker 1: Robert walks in and pats her on the head. Hey, Kido,
- 31:00Speaker 1: No response from Maya.
- 31:02Speaker 8: You're really not gonna talk to me.
- 31:03Speaker 1: Maya doesn't look at him.
- 31:06Speaker 13: It's been four days. This is ridiculous.
- 31:09Speaker 1: Jean enters the kitchen, bright red lipstick on her mouth
- 31:12Speaker 1: and her locks in a beautiful updo.
- 31:15Speaker 12: Oh, what's going on here?
- 31:17Speaker 8: Maya's still mad at me.
- 31:19Speaker 1: Maya ignores him, turning to Jeane.
- 31:22Speaker 4: So, Grama, can I bring Henry to the gallery tonight?
- 31:25Speaker 13: No, of course she can.
- 31:27Speaker 12: She's part of the family, Mom, Are you serious?
- 31:32Speaker 1: Maya smirks triumphantly at Robert scooping Henry up and heading
- 31:36Speaker 1: toward the door. Interior Jean's exhibition night. The gallery is bustling,
- 31:43Speaker 1: dozens of people mingle, sipping wine and admiring Jean's provocative sculptures.
- 31:48Speaker 1: Jackie and Hugo hang out near the snack table with
- 31:51Speaker 1: their parents. Jean moves gracefully through the room, chatting with
- 31:55Speaker 1: potential buyers. Maya brings around a tray of hord'eurebs to
- 31:59Speaker 1: the guests. Robert ill at ease, looks around the room.
- 32:03Speaker 1: His face brightens as he spots Loope entering. She looks elegant,
- 32:08Speaker 1: her presence drawing a few surprised glances from onlookers. Maya
- 32:13Speaker 1: notices Loope and Robert's reaction to her. Confused, she sets
- 32:18Speaker 1: down the oord'ruv's tray and watches their interaction intently. Later,
- 32:24Speaker 1: a worried Maya stands by a sculpture holding Henry. She
- 32:28Speaker 1: glares at her dad and Lupe chatting in a corner
- 32:30Speaker 1: of the gallery. Lupe laughs at something, Robert says unbelievable.
- 32:37Speaker 4: He's not even that funny.
- 32:38Speaker 1: She turns to Hugo, who's munching on our dervs nearby.
- 32:42Speaker 4: Hey, I need your help, but you can't ask why.
- 32:46Speaker 1: That depends what's in it for me?
- 32:48Speaker 4: I want to tell Jackie about your Twilight fan fiction.
- 32:51Speaker 1: Hugo's sighs clearly defeated while played.
- 32:55Speaker 12: What do you want me to do?
- 32:57Speaker 6: Just distract my dad?
- 33:01Speaker 9: Why is he talking to the witch?
- 33:03Speaker 4: She's not a witch anyway.
- 33:05Speaker 7: Just go ask him something weird, something so annoying he
- 33:08Speaker 7: has to stop talking to her.
- 33:10Speaker 8: Fine, but you owe me big time pervis.
- 33:13Speaker 1: Hugo grabs a plate of snacks and walks to the
- 33:16Speaker 1: corner of exhibit. He reluctantly approaches Robert and Loupe, interrupting
- 33:21Speaker 1: their conversation.
- 33:23Speaker 13: Excuse me, doctor Rhodes.
- 33:24Speaker 19: Okay, yes, uh so, I ate six bags of hot
- 33:31Speaker 19: Cheetos and now I've had an uncontrollable diarrhea for three months?
- 33:38Speaker 13: Is that bad?
- 33:44Speaker 1: Robert and Loope Freeze caught completely off guard.
- 33:48Speaker 9: I'll let you two handle this.
- 33:51Speaker 1: Gloope steps away gracefully, leaving Robert to deal with Hugo. What.
- 33:57Speaker 8: Yes, of course that's bad.
- 33:59Speaker 13: Why would you wait three months?
- 34:01Speaker 1: Nearby, Jackie overhears the odd conversation. Sensing Hugo needs help
- 34:06Speaker 1: with his shenanigans, she jumps into the conversation and improvises
- 34:10Speaker 1: doctor Rhodes.
- 34:12Speaker 2: What's your opinion on neotropics for pets?
- 34:15Speaker 13: I mean, I'm not sure that's am I dying?
- 34:20Speaker 7: Also, do you think dogs can benefit from yoga?
- 34:23Speaker 12: I read this article?
- 34:24Speaker 8: Oh okay, well, one are the time.
- 34:25Speaker 1: Please across the gallery. Maya grins in satisfaction, her mission accomplished.
- 34:31Speaker 1: Robert's size visibly exasperated as Maya strolls over to Lupe,
- 34:37Speaker 1: who's now admiring a sculpture.
- 34:39Speaker 9: Your dad is pretty popular tonight.
- 34:41Speaker 4: Yeah, he's great with people.
- 34:44Speaker 9: You still haven't told him he won't understand.
- 34:47Speaker 5: Tell him by tomorrow or I'm sorry, but you can't
- 34:51Speaker 5: be at Moonstone.
- 34:52Speaker 3: Wait.
- 34:53Speaker 5: Lying never makes anything better, Maya. It just creates chaos.
- 34:58Speaker 1: Lupe touches Maya's cheek gently and gives her a reassuring
- 35:01Speaker 1: look before she heads to the exit. Robert observes from afar,
- 35:07Speaker 1: Jackie and Hugo walk over to Maya.
- 35:10Speaker 12: You've got major explaining to do.
- 35:13Speaker 1: Exterior Moonstone Rescue entrance day. Driving her truck, Loope pulls
- 35:18Speaker 1: into the driveway of her home. A flashy car is
- 35:21Speaker 1: already parked there. Terence Delwood forties steps out, sporting slicked
- 35:26Speaker 1: back hair and a big, cheesy grin.
- 35:29Speaker 9: Sorry we're clothed.
- 35:31Speaker 1: Terrence extends a handout. Loupe reluctantly shakes it.
- 35:35Speaker 20: Terrence Dellwood real to I believe you already know my client,
- 35:38Speaker 20: mister Axel Grayson.
- 35:41Speaker 1: He reaches into his satchel hands her a stack of legal.
- 35:44Speaker 9: Docs I'm not interested in selling.
- 35:47Speaker 1: Lupe gives him back the papers without looking at them.
- 35:50Speaker 8: Too bad.
- 35:51Speaker 13: This place is a money pig.
- 35:53Speaker 20: My advice is to get out before you're into a
- 35:55Speaker 20: d Besides, your roots are really here anyway.
- 35:58Speaker 1: Dellwood squirm under Lupe's hard glare.
- 36:02Speaker 20: I understand that you and the late mister McGregor have
- 36:04Speaker 20: been separated for many years. Mister Grayson is prepared to
- 36:07Speaker 20: pay twice the market value of the property because he's
- 36:10Speaker 20: got sentimental attachment to it.
- 36:12Speaker 1: Delwood leans in closer with a false sense of familiarity.
- 36:17Speaker 13: Take the money, get yourself a cute little place in town.
- 36:21Speaker 8: You love animals.
- 36:22Speaker 13: The local veg clinic is looking at hire.
- 36:25Speaker 1: Lupe continues to stare at Delwood. After a few uncomfortable
- 36:29Speaker 1: moments of silence, she steps forward.
- 36:34Speaker 13: Oh guess keepe. Oh sorry, what?
- 36:38Speaker 9: Oh gesh getpe.
- 36:40Speaker 5: It's the Wampanoag name for Oak Bluffs.
- 36:44Speaker 8: Ah. Interesting, I didn't know.
- 36:46Speaker 5: That the Wampanoag where the original inhabitants of this place.
- 36:51Speaker 5: Sentimental attachment. I can trace my ancestry all the way
- 36:59Speaker 5: back from before for the mayflower ever reared its ugly head.
- 37:04Speaker 1: My roots here are deep and strong.
- 37:07Speaker 5: You are standing on my land, mister Dellwood, and I
- 37:12Speaker 5: am done.
- 37:13Speaker 1: Talking to you.
- 37:14Speaker 13: I apologize if I offended you.
- 37:17Speaker 5: If I ever see you or axle here again, I
- 37:19Speaker 5: will call the police, or maybe I'll just deal with
- 37:24Speaker 5: you myself.
- 37:25Speaker 1: Delwood gives her a puzzled look.
- 37:30Speaker 5: I'm sure you've heard the rumors about me. Well, I'm
- 37:34Speaker 5: they're one hundred true. Just ask the late mister McGregor.
- 37:41Speaker 1: Delwood turns white and slowly backs up.
- 37:47Speaker 21: I'll be sure to convey your feelings on the matter
- 37:49Speaker 21: to that's I'll be sure to conveyed feelings on the
- 38:00Speaker 21: matter to mister Grayson.
- 38:02Speaker 8: Yeah.
- 38:03Speaker 1: He stumbles into his car. Lupe laughs to herself as
- 38:07Speaker 1: he speeds away. End of episode two.