The Republic of Sarah

Previously onThe Republic of Sarah...A sizable deposit of coltan

has been discovered right here in Greylock.

This morning, Governor Taggert signed eminent domain paperwork

which gives Greylock's public space

to the state of New Hampshire.

You're gonna wipe Greylock off the map.

I know how we can stop the drilling.

This town was never legally claimed by either

of its national neighbors.

: Who's in charge if the mayor quits?

Ms. Cooper. She saved us. She should be the leader.

16 years ago,

then remembered he was gay and ran off.

Why are you sitting at the receptionist desk?

: I know that this job isn't gonna solve

all of our problems,

but it's the way that I can make sure

we still get to spend time together.

How long have you been sleeping with Alexis Whitmore?

It-it took us a few tries to get the ink right.

All the faces on our first round of bills looked like

murder ghosts.

Starting your own currency's

a pretty brilliant solve for an economy

on the verge of collapse.Thank you.

Yet another reason you'll make a great cover story.

Oh, um, Weston Woods, Maya Jiménez.

Maya's the whiz kid behind

all of our anti-counterfeiting measures.

Weston's doing a story on Greylock for The Yorkshire.

He's gonna be in town for a few days, so...

be nice.

I'm always nice.

I didn't realize Greylock had hippos.

We don't.

I let, uh, everyone

submit designs for the ten-dollar bill,

and the second graders' version

was definitely the most original.

Third graders wanted Michelangelo.

The artist?The Ninja Turtle.

That's what you get for letting the people

have a say.

A hippo with a heart.

Yeah.

Oh. I'm sorry.

Got to take this.Yeah. Don't worry.

Marco.

Sorry. Nice to meet you.Uh, you, too.

He's a total babe.

Oh, my God. I'm not discussing my love life

with a former student.

I'm sorry, what love life?

Very funny.

I agreed to Weston's article,

because appearing in a big magazine like his

will be really good for Greylock.

in the public eye, boost tourism,

make us seem legit.

Hopefully it helps with the endgame

of getting recognition from the U.S.,

which means we get...

Diplomatic relations,

trade deals, a seat at the international table.

I took civics in L.A.Okay.

Then you know how important it is

for us to seem like we know what we're doing.

That's what I'm focused on with Weston.

You sure? 'Cause when he walked off just now,

it kind of looked like you were focused on his ass.

You okay down there?Yep. I'm just...

savoring the high-impact exfoliation.

Oh, my God.

Wow.

Any of that, uh, aggression have to do with Alexis?

I still can't believe you figured us out.

Dude, I had no idea that you were sleeping with her

until that night at town hall,

whenever she walked in and you gave her that... look.

Mm.And I-I know that look, so...

But, seriously, don't worry. Your secret's safe with me.

If anyone knows the horrors of the Greylock rumor mill,

it's a former teen mom.

So...

how is it going with the lovely Mrs. Whitmore?

We're keeping things casual. Keeping it casual.

Oh, there's no such thing as casual when it comes to sex.

Maybe not to you, Little Miss Child Bride,

but most of us still use it for recreation,

not procreation. Okay.

Okay, if the answer really is just sex,

then can't you be getting it from somewhere

a little more casual than a married woman?

I thought you weren't gonna be judgy about it.

I judge because I care.

I just don't want you to get hurt.

Listen, I have a cynic's heart. I'm not gonna get hurt.

You, on the other hand...

That makes sense. That makes sense.

Hey, man. You want to watch the Bruins?

Oh. Sorry, man. I already made plans to hang with my boy,

Adam.Well, as long as he's not a Canadiens fan,

it shouldn't be a problem.

We're not watching the game.

We're playing Magic: The Gathering.

It's a strategy card game where you cast spells

and summon creatures.You're telling me

there's something nerdier than Dungeons & Dragons?

We like to think of it as, uh, chess for millennials.

I had no idea you were such a dork.

You're Danny Cooper, right? Sarah's brother?

Yeah. Yeah, you friends with my sister?

Everyone's friends with your sister. How could you not be?

Well, practice makes perfect, I guess.

I think I get why you might not be into our little game.

It's probably a little too intellectual for your tastes.

You Lydon guys are definitely more brawn than brain.

Well, without us Lydon guys, you wouldn't have any lights.

Oh, easy, tiger.

I'm just messing around.

No harm, no foul.

Hey, maybe we just hang another night.

Cool?

Yeah. Sure.

Just, uh, call when you're ready to leave your mom's basement.

Ooh!

Let me in, let me in.

["Ride of the Valkyries" playing]

Oh...

Ah! Oh.

Oh...

Oh, my God.WOMAN: Are you okay?

My family's hot dog stand is destroyed.

He was there when that drunk lunatic

plowed through 100 years of Fernsby family history.

I'm so sorry about what happened.

Those Lydon guys are totally out of control.

I know. 14 misdemeanors in three weeks is a lot.

Yeah. Noise complaints, shoplifting,

bar fights, breaking into parked cars.

Those Lydon workers are stealing the soul of this town.

Yeah.I may not be

the official leader of Greylock,

but I am the town clerk.

And those other civil admins listen to me.

If you don't stop those Lydon guys,

we're all gonna call in sick.

And then Greylock will grind to a halt.

Liz, we are on the same side here.

Just because I voted for independence

doesn't mean I voted for you.

So what did you end up charging him with?

Officially, public intoxication, battery and reckless buffoonery.

That's the best we could do?Drunk driving

wasn't quite covered in the Greylock town charter.

I mean, it's hard to foresee the need

to define "vehicular assault"

when horseback is as far as you've gotten.

I'm sorry, do we not have the same laws that we had

before you declared independence?

No, when Greylock became a country,

all American legal authority over us was voided.

No more New Hampshire state laws, no more U.S. Code.

The only document that still holds water in our borders

is the town charter.

So why not reinstate the U.S. Code?

The joy of starting a new nation is fixing the things

that America got wrong instead of just copy-pasting them.

And the town charter gives us more than enough

to maintain public safety.

Well, maybe before.

But now Lydon has unleashed hundreds of rabid employees

onto our streets.

People are pissed.

Our phones are ringing...

Good morning. Greylock PD.

Of course you can make a complaint.

You got to put a stop to this