1 00:00:01,251 --> 00:00:02,836 - Ten seconds! - Ooh. All right. 2 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:04,587 (Action News theme song plays) 3 00:00:04,671 --> 00:00:07,465 Ooh. 4 00:00:07,549 --> 00:00:09,759 - Ah. - Oh, we love Action News. 5 00:00:09,843 --> 00:00:11,428 We get in early just to watch it. 6 00:00:11,428 --> 00:00:13,763 It just calms you down after wanting to take a wrench 7 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:16,141 to someone's side mirror in traffic. 8 00:00:16,141 --> 00:00:18,727 But the Philadelphia region continues to suffer 9 00:00:18,727 --> 00:00:20,770 temperatures in the mid-90s 10 00:00:20,854 --> 00:00:22,522 with the heat index approaching 100... 11 00:00:22,522 --> 00:00:24,733 Now, I'm a proud, married, Christian woman, 12 00:00:24,733 --> 00:00:26,526 and I love my husband. 13 00:00:26,526 --> 00:00:29,154 But there's something about that Jim Gardner. 14 00:00:29,154 --> 00:00:32,407 That non-regional diction. 15 00:00:32,407 --> 00:00:34,075 JIM: We haven't seen anything like this... 16 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:35,910 JACOB: It is so important to support and acknowledge 17 00:00:35,994 --> 00:00:38,580 local journalism, okay? There's no agenda here. 18 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:41,374 This is -- This is on the ground, in the streets, 19 00:00:41,458 --> 00:00:43,376 powerful stuff. 20 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:45,086 BARBARA: (laughs) JIM: Wouldn't want to see that 21 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:47,130 - dog in traffic. - Yes, Jim. 22 00:00:47,130 --> 00:00:49,174 I like the news, because that's when I can say 23 00:00:49,174 --> 00:00:54,637 whatever I want and nobody asks any questions. 24 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:57,223 Taking a personal day. Going fishing with my friends. 25 00:00:57,307 --> 00:01:00,143 Anyways, toilet paper's in the closet. 26 00:01:00,143 --> 00:01:03,563 I saw Jim Gardner once, at the Chipotle. 27 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:07,233 Ooh, he ordered a bowl so handsomely. 28 00:01:07,317 --> 00:01:12,197 ♪ 29 00:01:19,704 --> 00:01:21,831 (rapping) ♪ I be in and out of town with my bros ♪ 30 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:23,750 Still wylin' on these hoes ♪ 31 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:26,419 - They the cons, we the pros ♪ - Tariq, oh, my God. 32 00:01:26,503 --> 00:01:28,004 That's -- That's it. That's a little sample. 33 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:30,048 That is so good. And you recorded that last night? 34 00:01:30,048 --> 00:01:31,341 Yeah, yeah. Did it in like 15 minutes. 35 00:01:31,341 --> 00:01:32,592 - It's nothing. - Wow. 36 00:01:32,676 --> 00:01:34,010 - Yeah. Super fast. - Wow. 37 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:36,471 Tariq is my boyfriend of over 10 years, 38 00:01:36,471 --> 00:01:39,265 and he's been a music artist since we were in high school. 39 00:01:39,349 --> 00:01:41,393 Clearly, he's very, very good. 40 00:01:41,393 --> 00:01:43,395 Um, all of his TikToks go viral, 41 00:01:43,395 --> 00:01:46,272 which nowadays, is the true mark of a great musician. 42 00:01:46,356 --> 00:01:49,234 I'll be home kinda late tonight 'cause I got a show. 43 00:01:49,234 --> 00:01:50,819 I sold out the King's Lounge. 44 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:52,070 - Stop. - Yeah. 45 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:53,363 - Oh, my goodness! - Yeah. 46 00:01:53,363 --> 00:01:54,698 - I'm so proud of you! - Thank you. 47 00:01:54,698 --> 00:01:56,449 - Maybe I could come. - Oh, no, no, no. 48 00:01:56,533 --> 00:01:58,743 You can't come, 'cause they got a strict capacity thing. 49 00:01:58,827 --> 00:02:00,328 - And it's 15 people. - Oh. 50 00:02:00,412 --> 00:02:02,080 So if you come, then it's 16, 51 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,874 and then it's a fire hazard, and then they shut it down. 52 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:07,043 But look. You wanna do dinner tonight? 53 00:02:07,127 --> 00:02:09,921 I'll be home around 10. I'll bring you Bahama Breeze. 54 00:02:10,005 --> 00:02:11,339 - That is my favorite. - I know. I know. 55 00:02:11,423 --> 00:02:12,882 - That's my favorite! Okay. - I know. Yeah. 56 00:02:12,966 --> 00:02:14,259 - All right. - All right, baby. 57 00:02:14,259 --> 00:02:15,635 All right. 58 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:17,012 Ooh, you got that seat far up! 59 00:02:17,012 --> 00:02:18,638 - You know I'm short. - Damn. Okay. Ahh. 60 00:02:18,722 --> 00:02:20,306 All right, baby, I gotta get goin'. 61 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:22,475 I'm hungry as hell, and although it is that hunger 62 00:02:22,559 --> 00:02:24,644 that keeps me going, I gotta eat something. 63 00:02:24,728 --> 00:02:26,104 Okay. Well, why don't you just take my breakfast sandwich? 64 00:02:26,104 --> 00:02:27,731 - Huh? - Yeah. 65 00:02:27,731 --> 00:02:29,024 - I'll get something at school. - Are you sure, baby? 66 00:02:29,024 --> 00:02:30,442 Yeah. I'll get something in there. 67 00:02:30,442 --> 00:02:31,985 - Oh, thank you so much. - You're welcome. 68 00:02:31,985 --> 00:02:33,236 - I love you. - I love you, too. 69 00:02:33,236 --> 00:02:34,863 Yeah. 70 00:02:34,863 --> 00:02:36,489 Um, look, we didn't get to discuss this last night 71 00:02:36,573 --> 00:02:39,492 because you were making the hits, but... 72 00:02:39,576 --> 00:02:41,703 our rent is going up, so we need to redo the budget. 73 00:02:41,703 --> 00:02:43,288 - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. - I left that, uh, 74 00:02:43,288 --> 00:02:45,331 bill-organizer thing on the fridge. 75 00:02:45,415 --> 00:02:47,459 - Mm-hmm. Yeah. I'll get to it. - Okay. 76 00:02:47,459 --> 00:02:48,918 Yeah, but, no, I was just thinking, like, you'd get to it 77 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:51,296 kind of soon because my name's on the lease 78 00:02:51,296 --> 00:02:53,256 and we were already late on rent once. 79 00:02:53,340 --> 00:02:55,008 Oh, I got you, baby. Can we talk about it later, though? 80 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:57,093 It's not even 8:00 in the morning, and you know 81 00:02:57,177 --> 00:02:58,887 I don't even wake up till, like, noon o'clock in the morning. 82 00:02:58,887 --> 00:03:01,389 Yeah. Could you just look at it, though, you think? 83 00:03:01,473 --> 00:03:04,684 I'll get to it. I promise, baby. 84 00:03:04,768 --> 00:03:05,935 - Okay. - Okay? 85 00:03:06,019 --> 00:03:07,312 - All right. - I love you. 86 00:03:07,312 --> 00:03:08,563 - Love you, too. - Thanks for the sandwich. 87 00:03:08,563 --> 00:03:09,981 - Have a good one. - You're welcome. 88 00:03:10,065 --> 00:03:13,443 Mmm. (breathes deeply) 89 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:15,111 (lights buzzing) 90 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:17,447 (indistinct conversations) 91 00:03:20,575 --> 00:03:22,535 Melina, what's wrong? 92 00:03:22,619 --> 00:03:25,538 I don't want to walk down the hallway, Ms. Janine. 93 00:03:25,622 --> 00:03:27,165 It's scary. 94 00:03:27,165 --> 00:03:29,376 I don't want to go to school. 95 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:31,378 What -- Hey, Mr. Johnson. 96 00:03:31,378 --> 00:03:33,254 These lights have been going on and off for weeks. 97 00:03:33,338 --> 00:03:34,964 Are you gonna do anything about them? 98 00:03:35,048 --> 00:03:36,383 The kids don't even wanna walk in. 99 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:38,093 MR. JOHNSON: Above my pay grade, Janine. 100 00:03:38,093 --> 00:03:39,594 I make most electrical things work 101 00:03:39,678 --> 00:03:42,347 with a makeshift system I've had since '92. 102 00:03:42,347 --> 00:03:44,933 For this, we gotta wait on an electrician. 103 00:03:44,933 --> 00:03:46,726 - But -- - Goin' fishin'. 104 00:03:46,810 --> 00:03:47,977 I'll get to it. 105 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:51,731 (sighs) Don't worry, Melina. 106 00:03:51,815 --> 00:03:53,608 I actually am going to get to it, 107 00:03:53,692 --> 00:03:55,610 unlike janitors and boyfriends. 108 00:03:55,694 --> 00:03:56,903 Huh? 109 00:03:56,903 --> 00:03:58,571 Just -- Come on. 110 00:03:58,655 --> 00:04:00,407 Whose branzino is this? 111 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:03,201 That is a very powerfully smelling fish 112 00:04:03,201 --> 00:04:05,620 - to put in a shared fridge. - Don't touch it. 113 00:04:05,704 --> 00:04:07,747 I'm making it tonight at my cousin Annette's. 114 00:04:07,831 --> 00:04:09,541 She thinks she's the best cook in the family. 115 00:04:09,541 --> 00:04:11,793 I'm gonna show her in a nonthreatening way. 116 00:04:11,793 --> 00:04:13,670 I'm-a look cuter than her, too. 117 00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:16,798 Guys, the lights in the back hallway have been out for weeks. 118 00:04:16,798 --> 00:04:18,550 - Thank you for the update. - What are you wearing? 119 00:04:18,550 --> 00:04:21,594 And we need to do something about it. Okay? 120 00:04:21,678 --> 00:04:23,304 Uh, uh, Melina, from your class -- 121 00:04:23,388 --> 00:04:25,390 yeah, she was afraid to come to school this morning. 122 00:04:25,390 --> 00:04:27,017 Said it looked like The Shining, 123 00:04:27,017 --> 00:04:28,601 and I don't even get how she knows that reference. 124 00:04:28,685 --> 00:04:30,478 - She loves The Shining. - It's a classic movie. 125 00:04:30,562 --> 00:04:32,564 This isn't okay, all right? And I already talked to Mr. Johnson, 126 00:04:32,564 --> 00:04:34,232 and he said there isn't anything he can do. 127 00:04:34,232 --> 00:04:36,151 What do you want us to do about it? 128 00:04:36,151 --> 00:04:38,445 It can't be hard. It's just screwing in a few new bulbs. 129 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:43,074 Janine, just worry about what can be controlled. 130 00:04:43,158 --> 00:04:45,618 Exactly. All we can do on a hot day like this 131 00:04:45,702 --> 00:04:46,995 is our own jobs, anyway. 132 00:04:46,995 --> 00:04:49,456 I know that's right! Why is it February 133 00:04:49,456 --> 00:04:51,332 and hotter than the devil's booty-hole outside? 134 00:04:51,416 --> 00:04:53,043 Climate change. 135 00:04:53,043 --> 00:04:54,461 We are living in the middle of its disastrous effects. 136 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:56,004 The permafrost in Russia -- 137 00:04:56,004 --> 00:04:57,922 (coughs) Nerd. (coughs) 138 00:04:58,006 --> 00:04:59,215 (laughing) 139 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,217 Ava, can someone from the city 140 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:02,719 come and check on the back-hallway lights? 141 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:05,430 Girl, no. Do I look like the Kool-Aid Man? 142 00:05:05,430 --> 00:05:07,057 I don't have enough juice to manipulate 143 00:05:07,057 --> 00:05:08,433 the inner workings of city hall. 144 00:05:08,433 --> 00:05:09,768 (bell rings) 145 00:05:09,768 --> 00:05:11,603 They'll probably come in the summer. 146 00:05:11,603 --> 00:05:13,688 - In the summer? - JACOB: Tough break. 147 00:05:13,772 --> 00:05:15,648 Want some egg-white bites? 148 00:05:15,732 --> 00:05:18,651 No. I don't have time to eat. 149 00:05:18,735 --> 00:05:21,738 They're just egg-white bites. You microwave them. 150 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:24,866 See, I just can't accept this. 151 00:05:24,866 --> 00:05:27,243 You know, they didn't see those kids' faces. 152 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:30,455 It was like they walked into The Haunted Mansion at Disney, 153 00:05:30,455 --> 00:05:32,874 which is a very scary ride, by the way. 154 00:05:32,874 --> 00:05:34,626 I don't care what people say. 155 00:05:34,626 --> 00:05:37,253 Okay, so, we went over the days of the week. Now we -- 156 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:39,464 - (door opens) - All right, baby, sit down. 157 00:05:39,464 --> 00:05:41,466 Um...it's 9:00. 158 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:43,385 Word. 159 00:05:45,929 --> 00:05:49,849 Uh, school starts earlier than...that. 160 00:05:49,933 --> 00:05:51,434 Look, I know you're just a sub, 161 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:53,478 but these kids need to be in their seats by 8:00. 162 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:55,438 - It's a school requirement. - Understood. 163 00:05:55,522 --> 00:05:57,190 Sixth time in two weeks that kid's been late. 164 00:05:57,190 --> 00:05:59,693 Seems like a drop in a bucket, but then... 165 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:02,779 that bucket overflows and everything gets sticky. 166 00:06:03,947 --> 00:06:05,699 We don't want to get sticky, do we? 167 00:06:08,118 --> 00:06:10,286 Y'all are getting this, right?! 168 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:12,372 (lights buzzing) 169 00:06:13,373 --> 00:06:15,041 (humming) 170 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:20,547 (clears throat) 171 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:23,550 Oh, um, hey, Mrs. Howard, can I get some advice? 172 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:26,386 I was gonna ask Janine, but she seems busy. 173 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:29,431 - Oh, sure. Come on in. - Thanks. 174 00:06:31,391 --> 00:06:33,059 - Okay. - Have a seat. 175 00:06:34,227 --> 00:06:35,937 Mm-hmm. 176 00:06:36,021 --> 00:06:37,772 Y-Yeah. Yeah. 177 00:06:43,403 --> 00:06:45,739 So, one of my students has been coming in late -- 178 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:47,657 9:00, to be exact -- for the last week or so. 179 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:49,659 Did you talk to the parent? 180 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:51,494 No. No. I'm a sub. I don't want to be 181 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:53,329 mixing it up with parents. It's unnecessary. 182 00:06:53,413 --> 00:06:55,206 Sweetheart, this isn't happy hour. 183 00:06:55,290 --> 00:06:57,334 You are the child's teacher. 184 00:06:57,334 --> 00:06:59,544 - Which child is it? - Uh, Williams. 185 00:06:59,544 --> 00:07:01,087 Um, Joel Williams. 186 00:07:01,171 --> 00:07:03,506 - Okay. I know that family. - (bell rings) 187 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:06,343 Oh, listen, I've got to go pick my kids up from the gym, 188 00:07:06,343 --> 00:07:09,596 so why don't you meet me during my free time, 189 00:07:09,596 --> 00:07:12,349 which is my nail appointment during lunch. 190 00:07:12,349 --> 00:07:16,227 Um, I was gonna eat in my car. I brought a sandwich from home. 191 00:07:16,311 --> 00:07:18,980 Okay. Then bring your little Nissan sandwich with you. 192 00:07:21,274 --> 00:07:23,568 JANINE: The more senior teachers are just used to giving in, 193 00:07:23,568 --> 00:07:26,196 but I, however, am young, sprightly, 194 00:07:26,196 --> 00:07:28,740 and know where they keep the ladder. 195 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:30,700 Forgot I was afraid of ladders. 196 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:32,369 (ladder creaking) 197 00:07:32,369 --> 00:07:34,496 (lights buzzing) 198 00:07:34,496 --> 00:07:36,206 (panel clatters) 199 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:37,457 (stomach gurgles) 200 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:39,793 (chuckles) That was just my stomach. 201 00:07:39,793 --> 00:07:41,586 Okay. 202 00:07:41,670 --> 00:07:43,797 Oh. Oh, look at this. 203 00:07:43,797 --> 00:07:46,007 It was just a loose wire. 204 00:07:46,091 --> 00:07:48,802 (buzzing) 205 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:51,012 (buzzing intensifies) 206 00:07:51,096 --> 00:07:53,390 - (zapping) - Ooh! 207 00:07:53,390 --> 00:07:55,058 (gasps) 208 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:58,812 Oh, God. Can someone please help me down? 209 00:07:58,812 --> 00:08:00,146 And why would we do that, 210 00:08:00,230 --> 00:08:01,856 since you clearly caused this situation? 211 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:03,608 Okay. I didn't know doing this 212 00:08:03,692 --> 00:08:05,151 would cause all the power to go out. 213 00:08:05,235 --> 00:08:07,028 Well, the power is not all out. 214 00:08:07,112 --> 00:08:09,406 It's on in some places and off in others. 215 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:11,324 - It's off in my room. - On in the gym. 216 00:08:11,408 --> 00:08:13,118 Yeah, it's off in my room. 217 00:08:13,118 --> 00:08:15,954 - Thank God we got the A/ - C, or we'd all be meltin' already. 218 00:08:15,954 --> 00:08:17,622 Okay, best thing to do in these situations 219 00:08:17,706 --> 00:08:18,915 is just stay calm and -- 220 00:08:18,915 --> 00:08:20,834 Okay! This is it, y'all! The end times! 221 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:22,836 It's three months early, but it's happening! 222 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,629 Aah! Don't shake the ladder! 223 00:08:24,713 --> 00:08:26,131 Gregory is the only person 224 00:08:26,131 --> 00:08:27,632 that can stay in my bunker, so stop asking. 225 00:08:27,716 --> 00:08:29,676 Hell yeah, I'm a doomsday prepper. 226 00:08:29,676 --> 00:08:31,052 (scoffs) Why wouldn't I be? 227 00:08:31,136 --> 00:08:32,887 I don't know why more people aren't. 228 00:08:32,971 --> 00:08:35,432 Have you seen Train to Busan? With the fast-ass zombies? 229 00:08:35,432 --> 00:08:40,061 (scoffs) That day is coming. That day soon come. 230 00:08:40,145 --> 00:08:42,856 Ava, it is just a partial power outage. 231 00:08:42,856 --> 00:08:44,399 All right. Listen up, everybody -- 232 00:08:44,399 --> 00:08:46,234 - Listen to Barbara, y'all! - Are you kidding me? 233 00:08:46,234 --> 00:08:47,652 This is what we're gonna do -- 234 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:49,696 everybody without power, please, head to the gym. 235 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:51,531 - Head. - We will conduct classes there 236 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,700 until this is all fixed. 237 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:56,327 It is not ideal, but it will work. 238 00:08:56,411 --> 00:08:58,121 You heard her. Let's go. 239 00:08:58,121 --> 00:09:00,081 Guys -- Guys, I-I just want to say, I-I'm sorry, everybody. 240 00:09:00,165 --> 00:09:01,958 I just thought if I could get up here and get this done, 241 00:09:02,042 --> 00:09:03,335 then we wouldn't have to wait and... 242 00:09:03,335 --> 00:09:04,711 And look where it landed us, baby girl. 243 00:09:04,711 --> 00:09:06,087 Yeah, how'd that work out for you? 244 00:09:06,171 --> 00:09:08,089 Everybody, please, head to the gym. 245 00:09:08,173 --> 00:09:10,300 We've got bigger fish to fry now. 246 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:11,885 Oh, Jesus! My branzino! 247 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:13,511 Everybody out of the way! Out of the way! 248 00:09:13,595 --> 00:09:15,096 If someone could please help me? 249 00:09:15,180 --> 00:09:16,890 I feel like I'm one wobble away from death. 250 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:18,641 A-All right. Okay. I got you. 251 00:09:18,725 --> 00:09:20,101 - Okay. Hi. Thank you. - We good. 252 00:09:20,185 --> 00:09:21,478 Give me your hand. Take your time. 253 00:09:21,478 --> 00:09:22,937 - Okay. - Whenever you're ready. 254 00:09:23,021 --> 00:09:25,148 - Okay. Am I doing it? - No. 255 00:09:25,148 --> 00:09:26,691 - Let's go to a count of three. - Okay. 256 00:09:26,775 --> 00:09:28,943 One, two... 257 00:09:29,027 --> 00:09:30,278 three. 258 00:09:30,362 --> 00:09:31,529 One more time. 259 00:09:31,613 --> 00:09:34,324 And it's pointing to the number... 260 00:09:34,324 --> 00:09:35,784 - Right here. Thank you. - Four! 261 00:09:35,784 --> 00:09:37,160 Turn -- Turn around. 262 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,329 - This is all my fault. - (buzzer buzzes) 263 00:09:39,329 --> 00:09:41,081 Yeah, you probably shouldn't have tried to do the job 264 00:09:41,081 --> 00:09:43,917 of a newly graduated DeVry student, but this is okay. 265 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:45,877 (cellphone chimes) 266 00:09:45,877 --> 00:09:47,128 (Janine sighs) 267 00:09:47,212 --> 00:09:49,172 (cellphone chimes) 268 00:09:54,219 --> 00:09:57,055 I made this mess, and I need to fix this. 269 00:09:57,055 --> 00:09:58,473 Okay, but fix this how? 270 00:09:58,473 --> 00:10:00,266 It seems very outside of your skill set. 271 00:10:00,350 --> 00:10:02,060 You should probably just wait for somebody to get to it -- 272 00:10:02,060 --> 00:10:03,853 I don't want to wait for someone to get to it. 273 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:07,399 You know, our children have needs that deserve to be met. 274 00:10:07,399 --> 00:10:09,526 And I'm going to fix this. 275 00:10:09,526 --> 00:10:11,277 Nothing is going to get in my way. 276 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:13,113 What if you have to climb another ladder? 277 00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:14,739 Those seem very tricky for you. 278 00:10:14,823 --> 00:10:18,159 No. Not today. 279 00:10:18,243 --> 00:10:19,411 (bell rings) 280 00:10:19,411 --> 00:10:21,371 Aren't you going to lunch, Janine? 281 00:10:21,371 --> 00:10:23,957 Uh, no. I'm gonna stay and help the lunch ladies with lunch. 282 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:25,792 The lunch ladies don't like you. 283 00:10:25,792 --> 00:10:29,796 She always coming in the kitchen saying "hello" and whatnot. 284 00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:31,548 It's unsanitary. 285 00:10:31,548 --> 00:10:33,591 Is that what you're really doing? 286 00:10:33,675 --> 00:10:36,720 Yes! And maybe trying to get the lights back on. 287 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,722 Would you give that a rest? What do you want? 288 00:10:38,722 --> 00:10:40,140 To make the whole school blow up? 289 00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:42,434 No. Plus, I can't. 290 00:10:42,434 --> 00:10:44,978 Luckily, the school was built as a bomb shelter in World War II, 291 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:46,771 so... 292 00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:48,231 Let it go. 293 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:52,152 Okay. I will. 294 00:10:57,282 --> 00:10:59,200 You're not gonna let it go, are you? 295 00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:01,244 No, I'm not gonna let it go, Jacob, okay? 296 00:11:01,244 --> 00:11:02,662 I need to right my wrong. 297 00:11:02,746 --> 00:11:05,582 Okay. Well, count me out. 298 00:11:05,582 --> 00:11:06,833 I never counted you in. 299 00:11:06,833 --> 00:11:08,168 Well, then count me in, 300 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:10,670 because I don't have any lunch plans. 301 00:11:10,754 --> 00:11:12,964 Okay. Come on. 302 00:11:13,048 --> 00:11:14,341 Okay. 303 00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:17,427 Hi. Can I help you? 304 00:11:17,427 --> 00:11:19,137 Oh, I'm just here to talk to her. 305 00:11:19,137 --> 00:11:21,222 You need your nails done to sit. 306 00:11:21,306 --> 00:11:22,766 What color are you doing? 307 00:11:22,766 --> 00:11:25,477 Um...clear? 308 00:11:25,477 --> 00:11:26,936 No loitering and no clear. 309 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:29,898 Okay. Blue. On one nail. 310 00:11:29,898 --> 00:11:32,317 Thank you. 311 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:43,286 Can we talk now, please? 312 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:45,413 We could, but there isn't much more to say 313 00:11:45,497 --> 00:11:47,624 other than you need to talk to the parent. 314 00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:49,459 Look, I understand. There just has to be another way 315 00:11:49,459 --> 00:11:51,419 to do this other than awkwardly talking to the parent 316 00:11:51,503 --> 00:11:53,463 first thing in the morning. 317 00:11:53,463 --> 00:11:56,049 Well, try it this way -- 318 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:59,803 you could talk to your student's parent right now. 319 00:11:59,803 --> 00:12:01,763 Hold on. Now, did you call her? 320 00:12:01,763 --> 00:12:03,556 I did not. 321 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,518 But when you said it was Joel, I remembered that his mother 322 00:12:06,518 --> 00:12:09,854 comes here every two weeks to get her nails done 323 00:12:09,938 --> 00:12:11,648 - just like I do. - (bell jingles) 324 00:12:11,648 --> 00:12:14,359 - Hey, Mrs. Howard. - BARBARA: Hello, Amber. 325 00:12:19,364 --> 00:12:21,241 Aren't you my son's teacher? 326 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:22,992 Yes. 327 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:25,161 Getting your nails done? 328 00:12:26,121 --> 00:12:27,539 Word. 329 00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:32,544 WOMAN ON TV: Well, you've seen all the properties. 330 00:12:32,544 --> 00:12:34,629 Are you going to flip it or ship it? 331 00:12:34,713 --> 00:12:37,173 This is just like the one in my apartment. This is gonna be easy. 332 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:39,676 Me and Tariq have to go in that thing like three times a month. 333 00:12:39,676 --> 00:12:41,094 Maybe you should move. 334 00:12:41,094 --> 00:12:42,679 (grunting) Yeah. 335 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,682 Tariq says he is "practicing" his credit score. 336 00:12:45,682 --> 00:12:48,727 (chuckles) Apparently, 380 isn't a good -- 337 00:12:48,727 --> 00:12:50,895 - Unh. - (whistles) 338 00:12:50,979 --> 00:12:54,941 Oh, no. "Don't touch. Not even a little bit." 339 00:12:55,025 --> 00:12:57,527 Uh, okay. What's that say? 340 00:12:57,527 --> 00:13:01,364 "End of the Road"? "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye"? 341 00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:03,366 What? "Motownphi--" 342 00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:05,368 These are Boyz II Men songs. Why? 343 00:13:05,452 --> 00:13:07,537 (chuckles) It's ironic, 'cause I'm On Bended Knee. 344 00:13:07,537 --> 00:13:10,915 Heh. Okay. (mutters) 345 00:13:10,999 --> 00:13:12,542 Oh, God. Why is that one hot? 346 00:13:12,542 --> 00:13:14,544 - Uh... - Mm, try this one. 347 00:13:14,544 --> 00:13:15,920 (Electricity zaps, power shuts off) 348 00:13:16,004 --> 00:13:17,922 - Aah! Ohh. - Aah! Ooh. 349 00:13:18,006 --> 00:13:20,550 - We're going to -- - (click) 350 00:13:20,550 --> 00:13:22,302 N-o-o-o-o! 351 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:24,637 (indistinct conversations) 352 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,562 Can you give me something bold? 353 00:13:32,562 --> 00:13:36,649 Something that... starts a conversation. 354 00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:40,028 So, Amber... 355 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,074 Nice to meet you. 356 00:13:44,074 --> 00:13:47,494 Yeah, we met already, but nice to meet you, too. 357 00:13:51,289 --> 00:13:53,166 So, um, your son, Joel -- 358 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:56,336 you've been, um, bringing him to school at 9:00. 359 00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:58,588 School starts at 8:00. 360 00:13:58,672 --> 00:14:00,423 Is there a reason for this? 361 00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:05,345 Well, nosy, I start my shift at my job at 9:30, 362 00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:08,139 so it's easy for me to drop him off before that 363 00:14:08,223 --> 00:14:10,684 and go straight to work instead of going home or whatever. 364 00:14:10,684 --> 00:14:13,061 Right, right. 365 00:14:15,855 --> 00:14:18,608 Can I get some rhinestones that say, 366 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:21,194 "I'm not afraid of awkward interactions"? 367 00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:23,196 Literally or metaphorically? 368 00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:26,282 'Cause I can do that design. It'll just be $50 extra. 369 00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:27,742 Fifty -- 370 00:14:27,826 --> 00:14:29,619 Well, I hear what you're saying, um, Amber. 371 00:14:29,703 --> 00:14:32,789 Y-Your son needs to be at school at 8:00. 372 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:34,874 He's missing a lot of vital learning. 373 00:14:34,958 --> 00:14:38,211 Word? I thought y'all just be playing with blocks and stuff. 374 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:41,214 No. This isn't daycare. By the time he comes in, 375 00:14:41,214 --> 00:14:44,300 we're already working on primary reading and math. 376 00:14:44,384 --> 00:14:45,802 He's always struggling to keep up. 377 00:14:45,802 --> 00:14:48,221 Oh. 378 00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:49,806 I didn't know that. 379 00:14:49,806 --> 00:14:51,641 Yeah, I would hate for him 380 00:14:51,725 --> 00:14:53,852 to fall behind and have to retake the grade. 381 00:14:53,852 --> 00:14:56,855 I don't want that, but that's as much up to you 382 00:14:56,855 --> 00:14:58,273 as it is up to me. 383 00:14:58,273 --> 00:15:00,191 I get you. 384 00:15:00,275 --> 00:15:02,819 I don't want him to fall behind. 385 00:15:02,819 --> 00:15:04,362 He's a smart kid. 386 00:15:04,446 --> 00:15:05,655 Very. 387 00:15:05,739 --> 00:15:07,407 Okay. 388 00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:09,325 I'll bring him at 8:00 from now on. 389 00:15:12,078 --> 00:15:13,455 BARBARA: (clears throat) 390 00:15:13,455 --> 00:15:15,790 It's kinda nice. 391 00:15:17,542 --> 00:15:19,044 Word. 392 00:15:19,044 --> 00:15:20,837 - Ooh. - What in the -- What's going on? 393 00:15:20,837 --> 00:15:24,049 - What in the world? - It's so hot! I'm gonna frizz! 394 00:15:24,049 --> 00:15:26,843 - (gasps) - Janine, what did you do?! 395 00:15:26,843 --> 00:15:29,262 Lookin' like who shot John. 396 00:15:29,346 --> 00:15:32,057 Barbara, look, I know you told me to let it go, but I couldn't. 397 00:15:32,057 --> 00:15:33,725 Jacob helped me open the breaker. 398 00:15:33,725 --> 00:15:35,810 It was a chance to support a strong Black woman. 399 00:15:35,894 --> 00:15:38,688 The breaker?! Janine! You can't do this stuff! 400 00:15:38,772 --> 00:15:40,690 What had you come to work today and lose your mind? 401 00:15:40,774 --> 00:15:43,068 Look, I -- I just have -- 402 00:15:43,068 --> 00:15:45,111 - Oh. Ooh. Okay. - I feel lightheaded. 403 00:15:45,195 --> 00:15:46,696 - Are you okay? - Did you eat today? 404 00:15:46,780 --> 00:15:48,698 Because I know you didn't have lunch. 405 00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:50,700 JACOB: And you didn't have any breakfast. 406 00:15:50,784 --> 00:15:53,661 Okay. We're losing her. Do I have your consent to slap you? 407 00:15:53,745 --> 00:15:55,455 - Oh! - There she goes. She's out. 408 00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:56,915 - Um... - Y'all feel this heat? 409 00:15:56,915 --> 00:15:58,875 Oh, my God! She pale like a zombie! 410 00:15:58,875 --> 00:16:00,377 You know, they eat the hottest people first. 411 00:16:00,377 --> 00:16:02,170 Let me back my tasty ass up. 412 00:16:02,170 --> 00:16:03,880 Okay, I'm gonna get some water out of the fridge. 413 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,298 Uh, hopefully it's still cold! 414 00:16:05,382 --> 00:16:07,050 Oh, my God! My branzino! Barb, excuse me! 415 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:09,135 I'll be back! She'll be okay! 416 00:16:10,011 --> 00:16:13,515 (children shouting playfully in distance) 417 00:16:13,515 --> 00:16:16,351 (exhales sharply) 418 00:16:16,351 --> 00:16:19,521 Where's my class? Is -- Is everyone okay? 419 00:16:19,521 --> 00:16:22,315 Obviously, everyone's not okay. 420 00:16:22,399 --> 00:16:24,484 You're in the nurse's office. 421 00:16:24,484 --> 00:16:26,569 But everybody else is fine. 422 00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:29,614 (children squealing and laughing) 423 00:16:35,412 --> 00:16:37,539 (squealing and laughter continue) 424 00:16:37,539 --> 00:16:40,333 MELISSA: He used him as a shield. Did you see that? 425 00:16:40,417 --> 00:16:43,128 They are so happy. 426 00:16:43,128 --> 00:16:45,505 He's climbing again. 427 00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:48,967 Oh, look who's back in the land of the living. 428 00:16:48,967 --> 00:16:51,094 Who opened the fire hydrant? 429 00:16:51,094 --> 00:16:54,180 Well, as Melissa would say, snitches get stitches. 430 00:16:54,264 --> 00:16:56,558 That is correct, but I am not talking to you 431 00:16:56,558 --> 00:16:58,977 on account of you killing my branzino. 432 00:17:00,020 --> 00:17:02,439 (clears throat) 433 00:17:04,649 --> 00:17:08,028 BARBARA: Ooh. What's going on here? 434 00:17:09,237 --> 00:17:12,949 So that's it, huh? I, uh, gave it my all, 435 00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:15,118 passed out, and ruined the school day? 436 00:17:15,118 --> 00:17:17,787 Oh, you tanked. You tanked, Janine. 437 00:17:17,871 --> 00:17:20,582 You took the whole school down with you. It was impressive. 438 00:17:20,582 --> 00:17:22,417 Look. I know. I should've stopped. 439 00:17:22,417 --> 00:17:24,794 I'm sorry. I just felt so bad 440 00:17:24,878 --> 00:17:27,172 when I saw that look on Melina's face this morning. 441 00:17:27,172 --> 00:17:29,924 You don't think it kills us to see those faces in the morning? 442 00:17:30,008 --> 00:17:31,926 What, are we made of stone? 443 00:17:32,010 --> 00:17:35,305 You're not the first person to feel things, kid. We care. 444 00:17:37,515 --> 00:17:40,185 How do you and Barbara stop yourselves from caring too much, 445 00:17:40,185 --> 00:17:41,561 if that's a thing? 446 00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:43,855 Because it's the opposite. 447 00:17:43,855 --> 00:17:47,776 We care so much, we refuse to burn out. 448 00:17:47,776 --> 00:17:50,320 If we burn out, who's here for these kids? 449 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,448 That's why you gotta take care of yourself. 450 00:17:53,448 --> 00:17:55,450 What is with you today, anyway? 451 00:17:55,450 --> 00:17:57,577 You -- You're normally bananas, but... 452 00:17:57,577 --> 00:18:00,205 I don't know. Just some stuff at home, I think. 453 00:18:00,205 --> 00:18:01,873 Oh. Okay. 454 00:18:01,873 --> 00:18:03,833 See, that's the other thing me and Barbara learned. 455 00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:05,543 All that at-home stuff -- you gotta -- 456 00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:07,420 (clicks tongue) -- leave it right at that door. 457 00:18:07,504 --> 00:18:09,005 Otherwise, you open up a whole nother 458 00:18:09,089 --> 00:18:10,423 Panera's box of problems. 459 00:18:10,507 --> 00:18:12,842 I think you mean Pandora's box. 460 00:18:12,926 --> 00:18:15,261 No, I'm pretty sure it's Panera's box. 461 00:18:15,345 --> 00:18:17,847 (children squealing and laughing) 462 00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:22,894 Thank you for your help earlier, Mrs. Howard. 463 00:18:22,894 --> 00:18:24,312 I feel like a better communicator. 464 00:18:24,396 --> 00:18:25,772 Mm. 465 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:28,441 Well, if you're gonna keep doing this job, 466 00:18:28,525 --> 00:18:30,485 awkward interactions come with it, 467 00:18:30,485 --> 00:18:32,696 so you've got to learn how to say what you need 468 00:18:32,696 --> 00:18:34,364 to get what you want. 469 00:18:34,364 --> 00:18:36,741 Mm-hmm. 470 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,253 Hey, Jaden, don't drink that. 471 00:18:48,253 --> 00:18:50,630 - Mnh-mnh. - Don't drink that. No. 472 00:18:50,714 --> 00:18:53,258 TARIQ: Hey, I'm not here right now. Leave a message after the beat. 473 00:18:53,258 --> 00:18:56,219 (beatboxing) This Tariq ♪ 474 00:18:56,219 --> 00:18:59,681 -(beep) - Hey, Tariq. Um, listen. 475 00:18:59,681 --> 00:19:02,892 You need to look at the budget tonight. 476 00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:06,062 No more waiting. No more practicing. 477 00:19:06,146 --> 00:19:07,689 Tonight. 478 00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:12,652 (knock on door) 479 00:19:12,736 --> 00:19:14,112 - Hey. - Hey. 480 00:19:14,112 --> 00:19:15,864 - Hey. - Have you eaten? 481 00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:19,075 Oh. No. The, um, lunch lady gave me that can of peaches, 482 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:21,703 - but no can opener, so, no. - (both chuckle) 483 00:19:21,703 --> 00:19:25,540 All right, well, you wanna go get something to eat? With me? 484 00:19:25,540 --> 00:19:26,958 Oh. 485 00:19:27,042 --> 00:19:28,918 I was gonna wait for my boyfriend 486 00:19:29,002 --> 00:19:31,713 to finish his show to eat... 487 00:19:31,713 --> 00:19:35,300 but...no. 488 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:39,804 I'm hungry now, so I should eat now, right? 489 00:19:39,888 --> 00:19:42,098 That's typically how hunger works, yeah. 490 00:19:42,182 --> 00:19:44,559 Right! Normal people eat at normal times. 491 00:19:44,559 --> 00:19:47,729 Like...4:00. 492 00:19:47,729 --> 00:19:50,106 Yeah. All true. 493 00:19:50,190 --> 00:19:52,025 So let's go eat. 494 00:19:52,025 --> 00:19:54,986 Let's. Okay. (chuckles) 495 00:19:55,070 --> 00:19:56,738 Oh. This is crooked. 496 00:19:56,738 --> 00:19:58,740 Oh, my God. Please. I'll get to it tomorrow. 497 00:19:58,740 --> 00:20:00,367 No. I got it. 498 00:20:02,243 --> 00:20:04,162 There. 499 00:20:07,082 --> 00:20:08,541 - Oh, hey, guys! What's up? - Hey. 500 00:20:08,625 --> 00:20:09,959 We're just going to get something to eat. 501 00:20:10,043 --> 00:20:11,753 - Oh. Great. I'll join. - Oh. 502 00:20:11,753 --> 00:20:13,129 After-school crew! 503 00:20:13,213 --> 00:20:14,964 Ooh. "After-school crew." I like that. 504 00:20:15,048 --> 00:20:16,299 Mm! Heh. 505 00:20:18,677 --> 00:20:20,637 You touched the lights, didn't you, Janine? 506 00:20:20,637 --> 00:20:22,430 Yes. 507 00:20:22,514 --> 00:20:25,016 Good thing I got me a system. 508 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:26,559 (switches click) 509 00:20:26,643 --> 00:20:28,561 I'll make love to you ♪ 510 00:20:28,645 --> 00:20:30,397 Like you want me to ♪ 511 00:20:30,397 --> 00:20:32,565 And I'll hold you tight ♪ 512 00:20:32,649 --> 00:20:34,609 Baby, all through the night ♪ 513 00:20:36,111 --> 00:20:39,197 Here he is. Five minutes early. 514 00:20:39,197 --> 00:20:42,492 Now I have to find something to do before my shift starts. 515 00:20:42,492 --> 00:20:44,494 Maybe I can get through half a movie. 516 00:20:44,494 --> 00:20:47,288 (chuckles) Well, I'm happy he's here. Thank you. 517 00:20:47,372 --> 00:20:49,749 Thank you, actually. 518 00:20:49,833 --> 00:20:52,043 It's nice to know he has a teacher who cares. 519 00:20:52,127 --> 00:20:53,837 Just doing my job. 520 00:20:53,837 --> 00:20:55,922 Well, you're doing it well. 521 00:21:03,096 --> 00:21:05,140 (chuckles) 522 00:21:06,850 --> 00:21:09,728 Mm! You sure follow orders. 523 00:21:11,479 --> 00:21:13,440 Just doing my job. 524 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,067 (mocking Amber) "Well, you doing it well." 525 00:21:16,151 --> 00:21:18,111 Thank you. 526 00:21:25,326 --> 00:21:28,663 - Captioned by VITAC --