Little Fires Everywhere

Rent is $300 a month, water and power included.

‐ You rented to a homeless person.

Did you even have time to check her references?

‐ You know, I've been meaning to hire someone for my house.

Just to do a little light cleaning.

‐ Yeah, I don't do that.

‐ Moody. ‐ Pearl.

‐ This was a mistake. We should go. ‐ What?

I‐I'm tired of, of moving around,

of going wherever you want to go whenever you want to go there.

‐ I'd like to help you in your household if the offer still stands.

‐ Sure.

I was calling about your former tenant, Mia Warren.

I've never met a Mia Warren in my life.

‐ Oh, hi, sweet Pearl.

You got to go.

Hi, beautiful. Did you have a good sleep?

Yeah, yeah? Come here.

Hi, hi, what? It's okay.

Yeah.

‐ All right.

Thank you. ‐ Mm‐hmm. Of course.

‐ Not just for this.

For letting us stay.

‐ Mwah. Come on.

‐ 7:30, time to get this show on the road.

Honey, your coffee. Thank you.

‐ Lunches.

Where's your sister?

‐ Your guess is as good as mine.

‐ Isabelle. First day of school photo. Everybody outside.

‐ Can we hurry, please? I won't get a spot on the Oval.

‐ Yes, let me just smooth out the back, okay?

‐ Does it look okay? ‐ Oh, it looks gorgeous.

You ready? Trip, what are you doing? Stop.

Do you want me to kick you? Isabelle, hurry up!

‐ Boys, take it outside. Trip!

Stop, Trip, put me down. ‐ Have you spoken with her yet?

‐ I‐I‐I will, honey. ‐ Today's her first day, right?

‐ Yes. ‐ We can't have somebody working here with an illegitimate reference,

'cause the next thing you know, she's gonna slip and fall her way into a lawsuit.

‐ I know, I said I would talk to her first thing, and I will.

‐ Izzy, it's time to go.

‐ I'll see you tonight? ‐ Uh‐huh.

‐ I'm probably just gonna go to Moody's after school.

‐ Yeah, I'm actually gonna see you there

because I'm doing some work for his family.

‐ What?

What do you mean? What‐‐ what kind of work?

‐ Well, we're actually figuring it out.

But I don't want you to be late.

Your first day of school.

‐ O‐okay.

‐ Love you.

‐ Love you, too.

Okay, everybody get together. One, two, three. Big smiles.

Everybody pretend you like each other.

Big smiles, Isabelle.

‐ You're making this take forever.

‐ You look like you're at an execution, honey.

‐ Yeah, that would be way easier.

‐ What? What is the matter? What's the attitude?

Hey.

‐ I don't want to go.

‐ Oh, honey, it's gonna be okay.

Your brothers and sister, they thrive there.

‐ How do you know? Hi, Pearl, hi.

‐ Hi. ‐ What if I don't, Mom?

‐ You will, you will, I promise. Just one picture.

Everybody. Moody, put your arm around her. Cheer her up a little bit.

Okay, here we go. One, two, three.

Everybody just smile quick.

‐ All right, and Pearl, pop in for one. Mom.

‐ Oh, no, I don't have to. ‐ Come on.

Get between the boys.

‐ Okay. Right in there in the middle.

Get right in there, perfect. I want to see joy on three, okay?

One, two, three. Joy.

‐ Ready?

‐ Yeah.

‐ New computer lab. Everybody's excited. It's got dial‐up.

‐ Wait, really? ‐ Yeah.

Uh, there's a batting cage in the gym.

Uh, cafeteria's upstairs. ‐ Got it.

‐ We have an awesome planetarium. ‐ Wait, there's a planetarium?

‐ Yeah.

See you guys. Okay, bye.

‐ How long have they been going out?

‐ Long enough for Lexie to have their wedding planned.

‐ And I know this is a lot. You don't have to remember everything.

We basically have all our classes together, so...

you okay?

‐ Yeah, yeah, I, um, I just remembered

that I have to stop by the guidance office.

‐ All right.

‐ Do you know what my mom is doing at your house?

‐ Have you ever heard of a house manager?

‐ No.

‐ Me neither.

You could do the shopping and the cooking.

Deal with any spare dishes that‐‐ that come up.

‐ I can definitely do the shopping and the meals.

‐ Great, um, we also host a lot of events.

I like to have fundraisers at the house.

Sometimes Bill's colleagues come over.

Oh, tomorrow night, I'm having a book club.

Oh, that would be so helpful if you could help me put out the food

and, and the drinks and then,

maybe stay and replenish as‐‐ as the party goes on.

I'd actually pay you extra if you would read the book for me.

I'm just teasing. It's, um, it's not even really a book.

It's a play.

It's worse than a play. It's monologues.

None of this group of women wants to talk about people's private areas,

having a conversation.

Except for my friend who chose the book

because, I mean, she's a gynecologist.

But you'd think after talking about them all day,

you would think that she wouldn't want to discuss‐‐

‐ Anything else?

‐ Um...

yes, uh...

actually, no, I‐I think that's, that's all.

‐ Okay, then I'll see you this afternoon.

‐ What, wait, this afternoon? You‐‐ you can't start now?

‐ Mornings are when I do my best work creatively

and I have those three nights at Lucky Palace, so.

Afternoons are my window.

‐ I just hate the idea of dirty dishes sitting around all day.

‐ If I don't prioritize my art, I don't complete anything.

And it's the bulk of my income.

‐ Oh, oh.

Well, we'll try it and see. ‐ Okay.

I will see you in a few hours.

Let me know if you have any requests for dinner.

‐ Thank you.

Why didn't I just...

‐ I, I talked to someone about this over the summer,

but they said I had to work it out in person.

I've already taken Geometry, so I‐I wanted to see about Algebra 2.

‐ You know, when kids commute here from Cleveland,

they often think they can handle more than they can.

‐ I live in Shaker.

‐ Let's see here.

This is your third high school and you're only a sophomore?

‐ Mm‐hmm. We move around a lot.

‐ Ah. Army brat?

‐ No. No, my mom's an artist.

‐ What does your dad do?

Look, Shaker isn't like your other schools.

You need a lot of support at home.

Better to succeed in a regular level course

than to fall behind in an advanced one.

‐ But I've already taken it. ‐ Mm, parts of it. Different schools.

Now, can I help you with anything else?

Uh, subsidized lunch forms?

‐ Yeah.

Yeah, I need the forms. ‐ Okay.

Is something burning?

Oh. Sorry, I‐I knocked.

‐ Can I help you?

‐ Yes, I forgot to give you the keys to the house

and um, money for the groceries.

‐ Okay. ‐ Okay.

Um, I‐the place looks great.

Actually, the reason that I came by was because I called the person

that you listed as your previous landlord, and strangely,

he didn't seem to know you.

‐ Huh.

Well, the numbers must have gotten mixed up.

‐ Well, um, I would really appreciate it if you could get me

the un‐mixed up numbers.

‐ Yeah, no problem.

‐ Wonderful. Well, I'll let you get back to work.

‐ Okay. ‐ Oh, um...

I was thinking brisket tonight.

It's just easy.

I'll see you later.

‐ Fuck.

‐ Ugh, stop. Please, stop.

Jessica, are you deliberately trying to sabotage this orchestra?

Izzy, show her how it's done.

Stand up.

‐ Oh, shit, Ellen's coming out again.

‐ Richardson, line three.

‐ Thank you. Elena Richardson.

‐ Hi, this is David Carter. I'm calling regarding Mia Warren.

‐ Oh, um, I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting your call, I‐‐

‐ Mia was great. Model tenant.

Barely knew she was there.

Those are the best ones, right?

‐ Right, um, yes.

Were there any, um, red flags in your mind?

‐ Not a one. Never late with her rent.

Left the place cleaner than when I rented it to her.

She and her daughter were delightful.

‐ Okay, well, um...

Thank you, Mr. Carter. I‐I appreciate your time.

‐ Sure thing. Take care.

‐ Okay, I, I will. Bye‐bye.