Finding Carter

Previously on "Finding Carter..."

We've hooked up five times this week.

Each time, you take off the second it's over.

I thought that this was just a friends-with-benefits thing.

Doesn't have to be.

Order's up.

Half a dozen little study buddies.

You are the man.

Do you have any lip gloss?

Yeah, it's in the top drawer.

Is this why mom and dad are separated?

Is it true?

Did you have an affair with Lori?

It's true.

I knew it.

Hey, how was your study session?

I wasn't studying.

I was with Crash.

Why would you let him back in your life?

This is my uncle Shay.

Thank you for everything you did for Crash.

Hey, Crash is family.

Never turn your back on family.

Max, I need a favor.

Shay just called.

He's got a job he wants me to do tonight.

- Is there any chance you can do it? - Yeah.

Make sure to lock this place up extra tight.

You set me up.

- The car you had dropped off last night? - What about it?

Are you really gonna stand there

and pretend you didn't know that it was filled with coke?

How many times do I have to tell you?

It wasn't me.

I find that very hard to believe.

Whatever you saw, I swear, I had nothing to do with it.

What part? The guy with the prison tattoos or the 15 pounds of coke?

Whoa.

What's going on? We planning Bird's next party?

Talking about Shay.

I'm pretty sure your uncle's not invited, Crash.

Max thinks he's running drugs.

What?

Max, come on.

I was supposed to make sure

that a car got into the garage last night.

Okay.

Crash was supposed to do the job,

then he conveniently, at the last minute, passed it onto me.

Because I was with Carter.

So I get the car in, I pop the trunk and there it is.

It's like a winter wonderland.

I didn't know.

- Your uncle didn't tell you anything? - I swear.

That's not good enough.

You've come very close to destroying a bunch of lives

in the past, including both of ours.

I'm telling you, I didn't know.

How is that possible, dude?

- You've been working there for months. - What are you saying?

Once a drug dealer, always a drug dealer?

It's got to get easier to convince yourself

that it's not a big deal every time, right?

I'm not that guy anymore. I thought you knew that.

Tell him, Carter.

I really want to, Crash.

Really?

That money you gave me for Lori?

Is this where it came from?

I can't believe this.

I tried to do it all right this time.

All I wanted was a clean slate.

Crash.

- Crash, don't leave. - No.

If I can't even convince you,

maybe I should stop trying to convince myself.

This is Crash, leave a message.

Hey.

It's me again.

Please don't ignore me.

Call me back or I'm gonna have to start stalking you.

Somebody missed her curfew.

Wow.

You know, it looks like she had way more fun tonight than I did.

It was just a drink after work.

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Carter, it was nothing.

Mom, it's after midnight.

So...

How long does nothing take with Kyle, anyway?

It was just a date. One date.

I have a European History test tomorrow.

I wanted you to hear it from me first.

You know, you're the only one here who didn't already

think you were dating Kyle.

It's kind of the obvious extension of nesting.

We are not dating.

It was a date.

That's not denial. That's a denial.

50% of kids have parents who get divorced.

Now, I always wondered how the other half lived.

We're not getting divorced.

We're not even thinking about getting a divorce.

So you're just married and dating other people?

Don't forget nesting.

Marriage is complicated.

Your dad and I are just working out some kinks.

Okay.

I can't deal with this right now.

So, whose kinks should we expect tonight?

Yours and Kyle's or dad's?

This family needs a reality show.

You know on the seventh day, God rested, right?

God wasn't in high school.

You okay?

Yeah, just...

- How do you do it? - What?

Never break a sweat?

One great gift of dysfunctional families?

The ability to ignore all of your problems.

Yeah, well, see, my parents separated

and all I get is this lousy anxiety.

Is the stuff with mom really bothering you?

What, her dating

or her and dad lying to us about dad's affair with Lori?

Either? Both?

No more than anything else.

Then again...

I did have a panic attack last night

trying to figure out what to wear to bed, so...

Have you talked to your therapist about it?

Yeah.

We tried meditation tapes last week.

And?

I fell asleep.

Yesterday, she asked me if I wanted to try pills.

Pills?

What do you think?

Isn't Carter kind of the go-to drug advisor?

Yeah, but you're the...

Has-it-all-figured-out advisor.

I've known a lot of kids that

become dependent on their meds,

and they start to use them irresponsibly.

Plus...

I think that you have a lot of other options.

Like what?

You might be too cynical for it.

Try me.

You know, this pushes my limits.

But... it's surprisingly effective.

My office is open anytime.

Thanks.

What else do you have in the cars?

What's that supposed to mean?

I mean Max found the coke in the car.

What was Max doing in my car?

When I give you a job, you do it.

Is Goldilocks gonna snitch?

No, Max knows better than that.

For his sake, I hope so.

What if we had been caught.

I've been doing this 15 years.

Let me worry about what-if.

Yeah, well, I'm on probation.

I could end up back in jail for half my life

because of your little side business.

Well, the money from my little side business got you out of prison.

So what, you think I owe you?

I saved you.

I knew you couldn't handle knowing how.

You should have told me.

It should have been my decision.

People like us don't get to decide.

You know, you can dress yourself up like those kids you used to deal to.

You're never gonna be one of them.

Who the hell are you?

I was just leaving.

Not so fast.

What's this?

What are you doing here?

She's trespassing.

Look, I am sorry to bother you.

This was obviously a really bad time.

Hold on.

You're Crash's girlfriend.

What's your name again?

- Carter. - Carter.

You can go.

I don't see a broken car.

What are you doing here?

I came to see Crash.

He's a little busy right now.

Okay, you should go, I'll talk to you later...

No.

Maybe she should stay.

Someone's listening to my private business, it concerns me.

She doesn't care what you do.

Maybe she's the reason you're thinking you're better than me.

He is better than you.