Recovery Road

Previously on "Recovery Road"...

24 hours of detox

and 90 days at the Sober Living facility, effective immediately.

I'm sorry guys. I just don't belong here.

No one thinks they belong here, at first.

Welcome to the fun house.

No one can find out that I'm in this place.

Hey, babe. Why did you come to school with the guidance counselor?

- What is that? - Since when do you care?

I've seen you lick coke off the ladies' room floor.

We can hang at my place. Come on.

- I can't. - Why?

- Who was he? - Nobody.

- We are not old. - We used to go to raves in the '90s,

and now we're picking out which font is better for your wedding invitation.

You're potentially putting your sobriety at risk, as well as Maddie's.

So, you and Maddie can't happen. We clear?

Good night, Maddie.

Oh, this is absolutely fantastic.

It hearkens back to her line from last fall

with just a little bit of new accents

for this year...

just to sort of brighten things up a bit.

Oh, and look at this.

Look what she...

You know what's weird about sobriety...

reset... one of the many weird things about sobriety?

Figuring out who your friends are.

Oh my God!

- What are you doing here? - I was in town, missing you.

Three years and you just now miss me?

You wouldn't think whether your friends like to party

would be such a huge deal

in your relationship, but it is.

- How have you been? - I've been great!

I mean, I just started this new job,

but there's this woman... oh my God, you would just totally die

if you had to hear her voice.

I've really been thinking that I should just start my own business,

because I have so many original ideas,

like a microwave that starts when you whistle,

so you don't have to get up off the couch.

I don't know. I just wanna go to Hawaii.

Remember when we used to talk about going there all the time?

I just keep picturing myself on the beach in the sand

with a drink, a ukulele, a coconut, and naked man.

But... so, what's going on with you?

Wait. Before you tell me, you're never gonna believe who I ran into.

I heard about Rob.

Yeah.

I kept trying to tell him that he was gonna...

that he should stop

or at least slow down.

Why... why are you here?

I'm here to try to get you to stop.

I think you should leave.

I think I should stay.

Here is a list of students who got in early admission.

This is a list of kids taking a gap year,

and these are the kids who we pray crawl out of here

with a diploma between their teeth.

We'll send them to job fairs, counseling.

You can't save all the stray dogs, Cynthia.

What kind of thing is that for a headmaster to say?

We are an elite institution. Our job is to

educate the kids who want to be educated.

And you can't do that well when you focus on the screw-ups.

But I do love how compassionate you are.

It's definitely one of your best qualities.

Hey, while I've got you here,

this is a list of wedding venues. We really...

Uh, uh, uh. You know the rules.

Business only till four o'clock.

I am very well aware of the rules.

And even though I find them deeply annoying at times,

I confess that strong boundaries are one of your best qualities.

- What would you say is the very best? - Uh, uh, uh.

Business only until four o'clock, Headmaster.

So, before we conclude... an announcement.

One of our fellow sober houses

in Los Angeles is in a bit of a bind,

and they need to tent for something... termites, I believe...

and they need a place to stay for the weekend.

I don't like where this is going.

We are heaving with drunks already, Craig.

Where are we gonna put these people?

On cots in our rooms. It'll be fun.

The more the merrier. That's what I always say.

It's just... it's just for a couple of days,

and these people really need our help.

Okay? Let's all find some... some charity

in our hearts for our fellow addicts.

- Destinations Malibu is a very... - Destinations Malibu?

As in "$80,000 a month unless you're rich

and can afford more" Destinations Malibu?

Right. Well, good, that's decided then.

All right, we have time for one final share, and, Maddie, you're up.

Sure. Whatever.

- Hi, I'm Maddie. - Hi, Maddie.

You guys know I'm the only person in high school here.

It's really been hard.

I know I don't have a job like most of you guys

or obligations like kids,

but I do have a group of friends who have

sustained me through some pretty tough times.

Ones I'm usually in contact with 24/7...

and who I'm now totally cut off from.

Those guys are my life.

I feel totally cut off from my life,

and it doesn't feel good. That's all.

That... that's good.

Maddie, that's really, really good.

I know many here can identify with the

isolation that comes with early sobriety.

Good. Right.

Well, have a great day, people.

- Keep... - Coming back.

- Yes. - Oh, I'll be here.

Maddie, do you have a minute?

Yeah.

That was a really big deal.

You just shared honestly with your peers for the first time.

You're letting people in.

To that end, I have decided

that it is time to give you back... this.

- Oh my God. Seriously? - Yes. Yes.

Seriously. Privileges here come with improvement,

and I saw real improvement out there today.

Hey.

- Good work, Maddie. - Thank you.

All right. All right.

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Whoa! Whoa.

- What's the matter? - I'm a terrible human being.

I'm selfish. I'm narcissistic.

Well, that's practically a definition

- of an addict. - I'm not an addict!

But I do happen to be the worst girlfriend in the world!

How could I have forgotten my boyfriend's birthday?

Boyfriend?

All right, they're here!

Hello.

Any number of A-listers could walk through that door right now.

Nice to see you. I can... I can take that for you.

- Thank you very much. - Ooh. Heavy.

Fingers crossed for a brat-packer.

No. With the exception of Molly Ringwald,

there isn't a brat-packer I'd wanna hang out with in this day and age.

Welcome to our... our humble abode.

Oh! Oh my God, it's Olivia O'Brien!

B-lister at best.

You gotta be kidding me.

Former child star turned hot mess,

turned sober icon,

turned spectacularly relapsed DUI car crash headline?

She's my favorite actress.

She was so good in...

Shut up. She's awesome.

Okay.

- Are you the valet? - Yes. Yes.

No. No, no, I'm not the valet.

I'm Craig. I'm the counselor.

Okay. "William Walker,

Chief of Counseling, MD, PhD."

M-O-U-S-E.

And let's see. That's Darnia and Klaus, her sober companion.

And that's Carter and our own Olivia.

Right. Good. Yes.

Guys, would you mind helping our guests with their luggage

while I go and get their paperwork?

Please. Thank you.

Two hours. That is the longest I've ever been without my phone.

Two weeks.

I just wanna take naked selfies and send them

to the whole school just because I can.

Well, that's a good way

to get back in everyone's good graces.

Then again, it's also a good way to get arrested.

First things first... Zach's birthday.

I really wanna plan something special for him.

Oh. Your benevolence knows no boundaries.

You're gonna have to work a little harder,

because he thinks you forgot.

Oh, it's a all part of my diabolical master plan.

Ellie mentioned something about going to see

Rosemary's Baby at the drive-in.

Oh, just what every 18-year-old wants to do on their birthday...

go to a movie, and since when does Ellie

get to plan my boyfriend's birthday?

Well, you haven't exactly been accessible, MG.

Uh, they're doing the pop up store today?

Five for the price of two. How about it?

- Come on. - Maybe next time.

Hey, stranger.

I did the happy dance when I got your text today.

Hey. Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Let me see this.

Here's your cut... for the shirt design.

One, two, and three.

Hi. Hi.