Finding Carter

Previously on Finding Carter...

- Stop! - You didn't belong with those people.

You belong with me.

You are a sick, delusional felon.

Kyle!

Now that he's gone,

you're finally ready to be my mom?

We had a really great thing going.

Don't give up on me, okay?

I'm learning how to forgive.

- Surprise. - Crash!

I'm so happy to see you.

Next I'll find out where I'm posted.

What if you get stationed on the other side of the world?

We'll deal with that when it happens.

Lori's going on trial.

She could be released immediately.

What did you say to her, the defendant,

in the hospital when she was ill?

I love you.

Tell me you love me more.

Was this woman, in fact, your mother or not?

Maybe. (sniffles)

I call to the stand Benjamin Wallace.

Who is he?

They added him, at the last minute.

Lori Stevens is my biological mother.

My biological father is David Wilson.

In a stunning turn of events

in the case of Stevens vs. the Commonwealth

of Virginia, defendant Lori Stevens

has been found not guilty of federal kidnapping charges.

Stevens has been released after time served.

Federal child custody has been dropped by the defendant, Carter Wilson.

She will remain in the care of the Wilson family.

Carter!

I don't know what my plans are.

I'm just grateful to have my freedom

and to know that my son is alive and well,

and that the judge saw fit to award me custody.

And that's all Ms. Stevens has to say right now.

- Thank you very much. - (reporters clamoring)

Thank you very much.

Excuse us. Pardon us.

Carter!

Carter!

Ben!

Ben!

No Facebook, no Instagram.

No Snapchat, no Twitter. _

This doesn't make any sense.

How could Ben be nowhere on the Internet?

Seems pretty obvious.

What?

He doesn't want to be found.

When you came back, you weren't exactly

open to the idea.

Come on, that was different.

Yeah, people had been looking for you.

Lori! What the hell are you doing here!

I had to come to...

Do I have to call the police?

Because if that's what it's gonna take

to keep you away from us...

Uh, the lady with the mole and the mustache

needs your autograph.

Tension. Got it.

We've been looking for you.

And, here I am.

Oka... I asked you what you were doing here.

We're living here.

This is our district.

You moved here?

Hey, uh, we should do this.

They can't give me my classes until you sign.

Look, Carter, you don't need to worry about me

interfering in your life.

I understand how you feel about me,

and I'm gonna stay away.

But I just want you to know that I love you,

and I will always be here for you

if you ever need anything.

Don't worry, I won't.

Do you think we need to get a restraining order?

That's not a bad idea, actually.

Liz, she has my son.

I know, David.

I'm trying really hard to be okay with that.

She did promise she was gonna stay away,

if that's worth anything.

- How about, nothing? - Less than nothing.

Okay, what are we gonna do?

I don't know.

I'm just... I'm trying to take it all in.

Well, I know one thing...

I don't want her near my family.

Neither do I, obviously,

but we have to handle it the right way.

But she's already shown up at the girls' school.

The... the woman, she doesn't understand

the word, "boundaries."

We need to get the authorities involved.

Liz, I just don't want to provoke her.

Hey.

Hi.

Um...

Can I help you with something?

I wanted to ask if you are doing okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

What's the deal with this place?

Principal seems like kind of a bitch.

Yeah, kind of. To tell you the truth,

I don't really spend that much time here myself.

- Yeah? - I've kind of had a couple things

to deal with recently.

Yeah, cool.

Hey!

If you need a place to stay or something...

I have one.

Okay, yeah, but it's...

it's not your only option.

I don't think you know what

you're getting into living with Lori.

Yeah, actually, I do.

She knows the score. She's gonna live her life,

- I'm gonna live mine. - Obviously, you don't know her.

You don't know me.

Look, I'm just trying to stay out of the system.

And all of this between you guys,

it's your drama, it's not mine.

Okay, fine. I get it.

The whole thing must seem...

- pretty messed up. - It's no biggie.

Look, I just want you to know...

if you need anything, ever... I'm around.

Don't worry. I won't.

- (knocks on table) - Hey, hey!

- Hey. - Your new brother's in my shop class.

Good for him.

Why are you taking shop?

Easy "A." Gets the GPA up.

Speaking of which, I have some...

not so great news.

- What news? - You've been dethroned.

What are you talking about?

Mid-term grades are out.

You're looking at the new number one

ranked student in our class.

No way.

He's not kidding.

Well, that can't be right.

I'm gonna talk to my advisor about it.

Good luck with that, numero dos.

Ooh.

I'm gonna have some people over tonight

so we can party your sadness away.

I'm not sad. I'm mad.

And I'm gonna get even.

Atta girl.

But seriously, come over tonight?

- I thought you were staying with Damon? - No.

His mom's a total control freak,

and if there's one thing that I'm not into,

it's control.

Hey. What's up?

Gabe's having people over later.

- Uh-huh. - So, you wanna hang?

Yeah. Sure, I'll be there.

Cool.

First day?

Is it that obvious? (chuckles)

Kind of. How's it going?

Well, uh, our world may be expanding or contracting,

and the guy who drafted

the Declaration of Independence

- was also a slave owner. - Hmm.

Sounds like you've had a productive day.

I'm Bird.

I like it.

Ben.

Ben... like, the new brother?

The newest.

Hey. Are you close?