The Birch

Ryan?

Are you up yet?

Ryan listen,

I need you to go to the pharmacy for me before school.

So before you get going, can you just make a quick trip?

Ryan, you up?

Honey?

Ryan?

Help.

What?

No.

So you look over here, find the same name.

Different number. You like those?

Yeah, those are expensive.

Yeah, of course you do 'cause you look like a goddamn king in them.

You know when you go out in the snow

and the white hits you so you can't see?

Boom. Polarization.

- Those are the shades. - Hey, buddy.

Get your ass in the car. We're gonna be late.

I'm helping Uncle Seb with some bookkeeping.

Don't say "bookkeeping" like you know.

Get in the car now.

No, no, king. You earned them.

I pay our way.

That was the deal.

What? I can't bond with my family?

Gavin doesn't touch the business.

Now you might be dumb to this because your dad's in the can

and your bitch of a mom chose boozing in Anchorage

over teaching you how to wipe your ass.

But the bond of a family is a nice thing.

I'm a family man. I share what I have with my family.

Even my business.

You're gonna be late.

Nice to see you today. Good morning. Hi, how are you?

All right, take no prisoners. I want A's for days.

Gotchu!

- Is he in trouble? - No, no, no, no, no.

I teach his life sciences class. Gavin's got some brain.

Oh, no doubt.

The thing is, uh, he's been hanging out with some...

I love all my students, but some bad apples.

- Pipeline Kids. - Yeah, that's King's Point though, huh?

Church thing?

Any halfway affordable boarding school

is gonna have Jesus wrapped up in it somehow.

But Excelsior would be a good opportunity for Gavin.

Give it to your guardian.

I don't want to see stifled potential.

- Thomas Nielson? - Here.

- Ashley Artega? - Here.

- Thurston Polk? - Yeah.

Ryan Semington.

Ryan?

- Where is he? - I don't know.

- What? - Did you see him?

Absent.

- Austin Smith? - Present.

- Richard Tarkovsky? - Here.

Wes. No. Out!

No, right now! Wes...

Something's happened.

Do you know where Ryan Semington is?

Just down there.

Oh, okay. Thank you.

Paging Dr. Watts. Please report to PITU 2.

Dr. Watts. Please report to PITU 2.

Hey, Charlie.

Have you seen him yet?

Yup.