[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[Cadence] Something terrible happened last summer
and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
No one in my family will tell me...
...if they even speak to me at all.
Maybe they're afraid the truth will destroy me,
or maybe it will destroy them first.
When you're left for dead, you want answers.
I'm determined to get mine.
- [high-pitched ringing] - [gasps]
My name is Cadence Sinclair Eastman.
I was once strength and promise and spun gold.
The photographer's due in an hour.
[Cadence] On it.
Thanks.
Your grandmother wants us to wear...
Ocean hues and neutrals. I already know.
I saw the Ralph Lauren bag on my bed.
Oh, uh, Aunt Carrie's wondering if you know where Johnny is?
[♪ Jack White: "What's the Rumpus?"]
♪ ♪
[Cadence] My cousin Johnny.
Salt, swagger, and reckless abandon.
Police escort.
It's definitely a vibe.
[Johnny] It was actually awesome.
These two vineyard bros, they bet me
that I couldn't corner a golf cart at top speed.
And...well, they were right, obviously.
But when I tell you I literally took flight...
Yeah, right through the pro shop window?
- Yeah, and not a scratch on me. - I got that phone call. Ugh.
What did the cops say about your aeronautical adventure?
[Johnny] I don't know. They were cool.
Also, they got me here just in time, yeah?
Can't have Gran and Grandad mad at me for being late, hey?
[laughs]
What, mad at the eldest boy? Come on.
♪ ♪
- [laughs] - Get your smiles on, William.
Male heirs need to represent.
I'll give you a head start. Go.
♪ That train has left the station ♪
♪ But our love will grow ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh... ♪
[Cadence] My cousin Mirren.
Sugar, effort, and constant curiosity.
They're gathering.
Now, see, you look iconic in that outfit
and I look like a golf caddy.
No, you don't.
But...
My mom's gonna fillet me.
[clock chiming]
What do I do? Oh, I...
Switch with me.
- Are you sure? - Yeah.
I won't get in trouble. I'm Cadence the First.
I have plenty of "get out of jail free" cards to spare.
OK, fine.
[Cadence] Let me see your paintbrush.
[camera shutter clicks]
[♪ HAIM: "Forever"]
Really?
You said ocean hues and neutrals.
Just stand behind someone tall in the group shot.
A straight line, please.
Liberty, can you move an inch that way, please?
Just an inch. That's not an inch, Liberty.
The shirt I laid out for you hid your bony shoulders.
- Smile. - [camera shutter clicking]
[Liberty] I'm over it.
When are Ed and Gat getting here?
Uh, Gat's on the afternoon ferry
and Ed's got some business on the vineyard.
Ed always has business on family photo day.
Why is he never in the picture?
'Cause they're living in sin.
Stop it!
We'll take a selfie later.
♪ To try to get up and go ♪
♪ Oh, na-na, na-na-na, na-now, can't you see... ♪
Real smiles, please.
♪ To have your way... ♪
- [laughter] - [Penny] Cadence.
[Cadence] Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family.
Yes, we are those Sinclairs.
Some people call us American royalty.
We live, at least in the summer,
on Beechwood Island,
a landmark of the Martha's Vineyard Sound
where we gather every year to swim and sun
and tell the tallest of tales.
[dog barking]
♪ If you say the word, then I'll say goodbye ♪
♪ Forever I see you and me... ♪
[person] Oh, hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.
And there's our William. And that hair.
Oh, here you go. Yeah. A true Sinclair boy.
Mom, we brought Ed's nephew, Gat.
- Oh. - [Carrie] I know.
His father passed this year,
so it's a big help to Ed's sister-in-law.
[Johnny] Cady, Mirren, I brought Gat!
[both] What's a Gat? Wait!
[Cadence] This was the year my story truly began,
the summer my cousins and I were eight years old...
Summer 8, we called it...
when we met the boy who would change everything.
[Ed] Poor kid stowed away behind the captain's chair
the whole time we were on the water.
[Tipper] Aww.
[Ed] He's probably found somewhere small to hide.
[gentle music]
♪ ♪
Are you real?
♪ ♪
I think so.
I'm Cadence.
I'm Gat.
♪ ♪
Tag. You're it.
[laughs]
Johnny, Mirren, come on!
[Gat] I'm gonna get you!
[Johnny shouts]
[dog barks]
[♪ The Naked and Famous: "Young Blood"]
[Cadence] On Beechwood, Johnny, Mirren, Gat, and I
were wild and fearless.
Our island was a fairy tale
filled with kings and queens and castles.
On it, we could be anything.
- [Mirren] Johnny! - [laughter]
♪ ♪
♪ We're only young and naive still... ♪
[laughter]
♪ We require certain skills ♪
♪ The mood, it changes like the wind... ♪
[Cadence] Our antics led to our family calling us
the Liars.
We probably deserved it.
Come on, stay still.
[all] Liars forever!
[Cadence] Gat grew to love Beechwood as much as I did.
And now, I can't imagine summers without him.
My best friend,
my favorite thing about my favorite place.
♪ ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... ♪
Honestly, Cadence, would a genuine smile kill you?
- Come on. - Gat!
[Tipper] Come on, everybody settle down.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[laughter]
[Cadence] Gat was once fireflies, mischief,
and old books.
But in Summer 16, he would turn to something new.
- [Mirren] Gat! - [laughter]
Tag. You're it.
[laughter]
This was how it all began.
We were happy.
We wanted for nothing.
No one was an addict.
No one was a criminal.
No one was needy.
No one was a failure.
We swore things would never change.
[all] Cannonball!
♪ Fall back in love eventually ♪
[Cadence] We had no idea how wrong we were.
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪♪
[clock chiming]
[soft dramatic music]
Thank you.
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, I have for you...
[indistinct chatter]
Tell me about your adventures.
God, life is boring when I'm not here.
That can't possibly be true.
Beautiful people don't get bored.
- Mm. That's a fact. - Yeah, right?
Gat, tell Cady beautiful people don't get bored.
I hear women can be anything they want these days.
Two things at once, even.
[laughter]
Mom, will you have Amira send some fabric swatches?
I want to redecorate Windemere this summer.
Cuddledown is way overdue.
Next year.
Right now, Windemere needs a full divorce cleanse.
[indistinct chatter]
[whispering] You OK?
Yeah, we're putting an offer on a perfect space in Tribeca
that goes on the market in August.
It's right by my gallery.
There's room for a nursery for when...
There's also this great store right on the corner
that I've almost convinced to carry my jewelry line.
Oh, Carrie, that's fantastic.
- What is that? - [Carrie] Yeah.
That, right there. What is that?
[Tipper] What?
[pop music playing in distance]
Party boat? Sick!
It's obstructing the view.
That looks awesome.
It's gauche.
[soft music]
[Cadence laughs]
♪ ♪
[Gat] Cady, sorry about the divorce.
The universe sucks sometimes, but I'm glad you're in it.
From Gat.
PS, found a lucky penny on the ferry.
[upbeat rock music]
♪ I pretend that you don't understand ♪
♪ I sure as hell don't know you well... ♪
Gat got...
- taller. - [Mirren] Yeah.
And he joined the swim team too.
[giggles]
Decided I'm getting us on that party boat this weekend.
[Cadence] Why? It's just a bunch
of drunk, trashy tourists looking to hook up.
Exactly.
[Cadence yelps]
Come on, dude.
[Johnny] OK.
Two truths and a lie about your off-island time.
Uh...Mirren.
Fine. Um...
I've been sexting with an older guy...
[sputters]
[Mirren] I got a flower tattoo on my bum,
and I met Taylor Swift.
No way sweet little Mirren is sexting.
- That's the lie. - What kind of flower?
- A daisy. - OK, that's the lie.
- [laughter] - Who's the sexter?
He's a senior I met in the debate semis,
and he's incredible.
It's a disaster.
Does he use the splash emoji?
- [laughter] - Ew, no, he just...
his family's coming out in August to the Vineyard
and he's gonna want to actually have sex,
which is impossible, so...
You don't want to?
I have been texting like I'm an OnlyFans girl.
I have no idea how to do any of that stuff, and...
I don't do anything that I'm not excellent at.
So I need to make sure that the time is right,
the place is right, the vibes are good,
and that there's, you know, nothing awkward or weird
or, like, sticky.
Yeah, good luck with that.
Cadence, your turn.
OK, fine.
I crashed the Beemer that my mom got me,
I got a short story published in Write City Magazine,
and I kissed three unimportant boys.
[clears throat] Yeah, you didn't wreck the car.
You just know her too well.
We can't play this game with the two of you.
She has tells.
Plus I, uh... [clears throat]
I read that short story.
I liked it.
- Thanks. - [Mirren] Your turn, Gat.
[clears throat]
Let's see. Uh, OK.
I got busted for stealing a six-pack from the bodega,
I got my junior motorcycle license,
and... [chuckles]
I pulled a fire alarm and ended up
in Saturday detention with a bunch of other delinquents
who actually, I don't know, turned out to be pretty cool.
Lie.
I've seen that movie.
[Mirren] You have a motorcycle?
OK, it's just a written test in New York.
Anybody want an ice pop?
Ooh, ice pop. I'm coming with.
Wait, wait, Johnny. You skipped your turn.
What? You couldn't handle my truths.
[laughs]
I can't believe you read that story.
It was kind of weird.
No, it wasn't.
It was beautiful.
I mean, when the narrator turned out to be
inside the mind of the princess?
[chuckles] Such a good plot twist.
It was kind of sad too.
Genuinely. I mean, I was torn apart after.
What?
No, it's, uh, nothing.
It's just...
my other friends didn't get it.
So robbing a bodega.
That's a level up for you.
Yeah, I don't know why I did that.
You know, I knew the owner, like, my whole life.
They used to give me free M&Ms.
Didn't call the cops, though. Just my mom.
That's why she sent me to India over the break.
She thought time with my grandparents
would somehow teach me how to respect my elders.
[chuckles]
[soft dramatic music]
Tell me more about your trip.
[sighs]
It was...
it was honestly amazing. And hard too.
So I hadn't been there since I was a baby,
so it was all pretty new.
Cady, there is so much art, so much culture there.
It did change me.
My nana, she took me out to the rural area and...
[Cadence] Something changed that day.
I looked at him and he wasn't just Gat.
He was contemplation, enthusiasm,
ambition, and strong coffee.
He seemed like he was mine.
I don't believe in soulmates or the supernatural,
but in that moment, the world felt magical.
- [clock chimes] - [geese honking]
That's what you need. A distraction.
No, I don't need a distraction. I need a decorator.
Well, I'm not sure what's harder,
wrangling three girls for a five-minute FaceTime
with their father, or keeping him on the line
long enough to talk to his wife.
I mean, at a certain point, are you even really married?
My marriage is just fine.
So was mine, until it wasn't.
To be fair, Penny, you are emotionally unavailable.
And, Bess, you are...
She is a Beacon Hill tradwife.
I don't know what that is. [laughs]
It's rude is what it is.
Brody is able to build his empire
because I run our household like a Fortune 500 CEO,
keep three gremlins out of trouble,
and still manage to make it to Sunday dinners
at Mom and Dad's every week,
whereas you breed dogs and sit back at an arm's length
while your brilliant daughter overachieves.
Did I miss anything?
No.
Nailed it.
Bess, tell Penny it's all right to get naked with Salty Dan.
- With who? - Salty Dan, the...
- hello? - The harbor service guy?
He's a cowboy. [laughs]
A cowboy of the sea.
- Gotta get back on that horse. - [laughs]
Gimme.
[knock at door]
Harris?
Sorry. Have you got a minute?
I wanted to ask you...
It's there again.
You're...
talking about the boat.
The whole sound at his disposal,
parks his ass in my view.
You're an industrious young man.
See what you can do about it.
Show us what you're made of, Sinclairs.
Winner gets my eternal respect.
[laughs]
Winner gets a pound of fudge from Murdick's.
Whoo!
And who is the judge?
Who do you think?
[♪ J. Roddy Walston and the Business: "Same Days"]
Excellent foundational structure, Littles.
You need more decoration.
[indistinct chatter]
[Harris] Unfair, Liars.
You're stacking the deck with a professional.
[Tipper scoffs] As reigning champion,
I'm allowed to sprinkle my magic anywhere I want.
[Harris] How about right here?
Yes. Mm.
Carrie, this needs more water.
No. Water will make it drip.
Yeah, that's the point. I need the drips, all right?
Otherwise, it's just a block of dirt.
I'm going for, like, carpenter's gothic.
All right? Like, icing trim.
OK. Yes. I see the vision.
You know, I'm not sure you're gonna be able
to top last year's architectural spectacle.
The tide charts were misleading.
I love how stressed out you get about this every year.
I curate art collections for a living.
I can't attach my name
to anything less than a masterpiece.
All right, so...
party boat.
- Ugh. - [laughs]
- Just let it go, bruh. - Let the party boat go.
- [Gat] So annoying. - What?
Look, we have everything that we need right here.
That's the problem.
Our sexual prime is passing us by
while we build fucking sandcastles.
- What is that? - It's for the fudge, man.
- I need it. - No, fine.
- [Cadence] It's the best fudge. - [Gat] The best fudge.
[Johnny] You need the fudge. Cool.
Johnny, come on.
♪ ♪
Your dad is burning a party-boat-sized hole
- in the back of my head. - [sighs]
Just ignore it.
It's 'cause he's used to bossing around entire corporations.
He's not gonna fire you. I won't let him.
- Oh. - [Carrie] I promise.
[laughs]
[Ed] I'm trying to build.
♪ But that don't make it real ♪
♪ Real love takes and cops that feel ♪
- Oh! - [Mirren] Come on!
[all shouting]
[Carrie] Hey, hey, hey. Hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
[Harris] And the Littles are the winners.
- [Little 1] I knew it! - [Little 2] Yes!
♪ Same days, same days forever ♪
♪ Same days, same days forever ♪♪
♪ ♪
[laughter]
♪ ♪
Cady.
[Johnny] You guys coming or what?
[clears throat]
[waves crashing]
[clock chimes]
[sighs] You know, I think that's the mousse
Harris requested Lydia make for tonight.
Well, there's always pie.
[both chuckle]
Hey, so do you want to take the boat out with me?
You're finally ready to drive the boat?
[Gat chuckling] No, no, no, no.
Why?
You know why. It's a Sinclair boat.
Well, you're an honorary Sinclair.
Doesn't give me the freedom to drive it, does it?
[♪ Good Neighbours: "Home"]
Fine. Where do you want to go?
♪ Darling, won't you take me home? ♪
♪ Send me shivers somewhere I used to go ♪
♪ Wrap my name across your mouth ♪
♪ When I let my feelings down ♪
♪ Darling, won't you take me... ♪
♪ ♪
On the count of three?
♪ ♪
Three...
[both] Two, one.
♪ Home ♪
♪ Send me shivers somewhere I used to go ♪
♪ Wrap my name across your mouth ♪
♪ When I let my feelings down ♪
♪ Darling, won't you take me ♪♪
It's cold. It's cold.
- [Cadence laughs] - [Gat] It's cold.
[both laugh]
What were we thinking, jumping in the water?
I mean, everyone knows there's practically
a shark infestation off the coast.
Suck it up, swim team.
Fine, fine, but when I get murdered by a shark,
I expect you to write a really excellent eulogy.
It's not murder. You're prey.
Come on. Come on.
OK, fine.
[sighs]
- Better? - Better.
[sighs]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Why are you looking at me like that?
I'm not.
[Cadence] OK.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
- You... - [laughs]
Why are you looking at me?
I don't know.
You just...
you seem different.
In a good way?
In a new way.
You have this, like, confidence.
♪ ♪
Do you sometimes feel like everything is changing?
In the real world, yeah.
But not on Beechwood.
That's what I love about it.
It feels different without your dad, though.
I guess.
But I'm not supposed to talk about him, so...
That's weird.
- That's my mother. - Oh. [chuckles]
You OK with everything?
[sighs]
We got a new couch.
That is a very Penny response.
It's a really nice couch.
Right.
- Right. - Right.
♪ ♪
Did you take me out here
'cause you think I need therapy?
Because Sinclairs do not do therapy.
Right, right.
Sinclairs believe in outdoor exercise,
stiff upper lips and, what, cocktail hour?
- Yeah. - Right, right.
[chuckles]
I-I brought you out here
'cause I thought you might need a friend.
[chuckles]
♪ ♪
I didn't understand what I was feeling.
But then I saw him writing me a letter
with a beech flower he had dried and pressed.
The porch light.
The piece of hair falling across his face.
I thought, "Gat.
My Gat."
And then I knew.
I knew how I felt.
[high-pitched ringing]
[clock chimes]
♪ Honey, I'm spiraling ♪
[♪ Holly Humberstone: "Dive"]
♪ The web that I'm tangled in ♪
♪ Just isn't built for two ♪
♪ So before I let you in ♪
♪ Tread lightly, just tread lightly ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I've made enough mistakes ♪
♪ To fill up the oceans, babe ♪
♪ And when it rains, it pours, so if you're... ♪
Do you want to watch the meteor shower
with me tonight?
I don't think Johnny has the attention span
for stargazing.
[chuckles]
What about just us?
♪ Dive in ♪
♪ Baby, dive ♪
♪ Oh, baby, dive... ♪
[chuckles]
Sure. Yeah.
Just us.
♪ Baby, dive ♪♪
[laughs]
Don't even think about it.
Oh, come on.
I need to be entertained.
Here.
Have at it.
A bookmark.
I'm sure you and I have different meanings of the word.
[Mirren] Should we play some tennis?
- Yeah. - [Johnny] Uh, no offense.
You three are not up to my standards.
- Oh, that's ridiculous. - No.
- [Mirren] Come on. - Come on. We're not that bad.
I am terrible. I'll admit it.
[laughter]
Turns out I need a new doubles partner this year.
[gasps]
The Eastern Connecticut Championship
will never be the same.
Yeah, well, things got messy when we started losing.
Messy how?
Well, we had all these travel matches.
You know how it goes.
Hotel rooms and chaperones who don't actually chaperone.
[Gat] Wait.
We're talking about Jackson, right?
Not your mixed doubles partner.
Wait, is this a big coming out moment?
- Dude, congrats. - Whatever.
Don't throw a parade or anything.
Still figuring it out.
Look, the point is, one night,
we just sort of went for it.
And it got weird.
Everything changed.
Like, ruined our vibe.
No rhythm on the court.
We're not even, like, friends anymore.
It blows.
I'm sure it kind of messed up the whole team too.
Mm. 100%.
[soft dramatic music]
Well, we should watch a movie.
Back to the Future 2 or Romeo and Juliet?
Uh, I think I'm gonna finish my book tonight.
Yeah, same.
♪ ♪
Did you borrow Johnny's cologne?
No.
That is potent.
What are you doing?
Reading up on Vineyard maritime ordinances.
Harris and I are in a chess match.
Unfortunately, even if I win, I lose.
- House rules. - Why do you play at all?
When you fall in love with a Sinclair girl,
you agree to participate in the family mindfuck Olympics.
Yeah, greater men have crumbled under pressure, but I remain.
Ooh, by the way, you got a letter in the mail.
I thought your generation only communicated via texts
with no punctuation.
Gat, bro, I've done it.
I've bested even my greatest achievements.
OK. Do I want to know?
Do I?
You do not.
You, my friend, you're coming with me.
[Gat groans] What?
Yeah, and you're not wearing that.
- [Gat] Wait, why? - See ya, Ed!
♪ ♪
[exhales deeply]
♪ ♪
[Johnny] Cady.
It's on.
The party boat. My guy came through.
We're in.
Not driving.
What are you doing up here?
I thought you were reading tonight.
Meteor shower.
[Johnny] OK.
Party boat!
Whoo-hoo!
♪ Waiting for the night to come ♪
♪ 'Cause I've been hiding from the sun ♪
[cheering]
♪ Every time I hear the wind ♪
♪ Yeah, I can feel it rolling in ♪
[♪ Cannons: "Loving You"]
♪ Tell me what you wanna do ♪
♪ 'Cause I've been thinking me and you could... ♪
Ooh, sorry, taken. Sorry.
♪ Won't you say what's on your mind? ♪
[Johnny] OK. Tequila, anybody?
♪ 'Cause I've been running out of time... ♪
[Johnny] Gat?
Dude, what's your deal?
What?
You're staring at Cadence.
[chuckles] I'm not staring at her.
- What do you mean? - So what are you looking at?
N-nothing. I'm not looking at anything.
Cadence does look extra pretty tonight.
Can I borrow some of that lipstick?
Since when do you wear lipstick on Beechwood?
[Gat] Enough about the lipstick, please.
Did you notice the lipstick, Gat?
Is that why you were looking at her?
'Cause she looks extra pretty tonight?
- [laughs] - I wasn't...
look, she looks the same as always, OK?
What are you guys doing?
[Johnny] Fine, Gat.
OK. Let's find a bar, yeah?
[upbeat music playing]
Mirren, shot. We're gonna do a shot.
- [Mirren] Come on, Gat. - No. Come on.
- All right! - [Mirren laughs]
[Johnny] Come on, we're at a party.
♪ ♪
- Mwah! - [laughs]
♪ ♪
[somber music]
♪ ♪
[boat engine revving]
♪ ♪
[laughter]
Well, I have to go and get ready.
Brody is coming in on the last flight.
Oh, honey, that's lovely.
How did you manage to convince him?
I simply reminded him
that marriage is about more than just providing.
Ah. You bartered in blowjobs, eh?
Girls, show some class.
At least we still have sex.
Oh, if I was offended by that,
I would still be married.
The divorce jokes. Pen.
I know, I know.
The Sinclair way is to never mention it at all.
That's not fair.
Obviously, I am here for you if you want to share.
You don't have to worry about me.
I'm fine.
Honestly.
I don't miss Sam. I... [scoffs]
18 years of marriage, and I don't even think about him.
What does that say about me?
Well, Sinclairs face forward.
I imagine the divorce must be draining, though.
Mostly on my bank account.
He's coming after me for everything.
The Burlington house and what's left of the trust.
He leaves you for another woman,
and he thinks he deserves that?
The nerve.
[Penny] It's not... it's not that simple.
He's hired a private investigator.
- I'll just... - No.
Hey, where are the other Liars?
They're just, uh, doing their own thing.
Surprisingly off-brand.
- Where? - What?
The booze cruise, obviously.
No, we weren't there.
Oh, you kids. You think I have no idea?
[laughs]
As if I didn't get my fake ID from the exact same
shitty backdoor bar in Edgartown when I was your age.
Then why didn't you tell him he couldn't go?
Because then he would want to go even more.
I mean, people always want what they can't have.
Wait.
Were any of you served alcohol?
We're underage.
Yeah.
Yeah, you guys are.
[smooches] Perfect. Thank you.
I'm off to threaten a small business owner.
[Carrie] Hey.
[Cadence] What?
We can't all stay trapped in amber
on Beechwood forever, as much as we would like to.
Why don't you come watch the meteors
with me and the kids?
We're having s'mores.
OK?
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[Tipper] Once upon a time,
long, long ago...
there was an enchanted island
with four beautiful castles.
And it was on that island
that a young maiden met a gallant prince.
♪ ♪
But...
she had no need for such trivial things.
For that smart young maiden knew
that princes would come and go.
Whoa.
Hmm?
[Tipper] A meteor, William?
Nope. Shark.
[Cadence] There are no sharks here.
It's probably a whale.
[Tipper laughs]
- [Penny] Night vision. - [Tipper] Cady?
- Wait, I wanna see the shark. - Where is everybody going?
♪ ♪
[Will] Why are you in the water?
I was swimming.
But you're wearing clothes.
I know.
♪ ♪
I just really wanted to be here with you guys.
♪ ♪
Instead of where I was.
♪ ♪
Tag. You're it.
♪ ♪
[Cadence laughing]
- OK. - [both panting]
Why'd you run?
To see if you'd still chase me.
♪ ♪
I've been chasing you my whole life.
♪ ♪
I'll always chase you.
You made me feel so stupid tonight.
I know.
I'm sorry.
Johnny was so intent on us all going,
and I got scared.
Of what?
[both] Cannonball!
[Mirren screams]
[laughs]
[Johnny] Get your asses in here right now, you ditchers!
[Mirren] Get in! [laughs]
[Cadence] Cannonball!
[laughter]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Where's the taxi?
My husband was due in on the last flight.
Well, whoever's on that flight
got to where they needed to be already.
I'm the one who's running late.
Hey, tell your mom I'll load her up
on those clams she likes.
Can you tell me what's wrong with me?
I've had three kids, sure, but...
I maintain myself.
I write thank-you notes on time.
I don't lose my temper.
I am sexually generous.
I am prettier than both of my sisters.
Yes, Carrie's got the stronger chin,
but that's only because my father bought it for her.
All told, I can't see a single thing wrong with me,
except for the fact that I married a man
who can't seem to make it
on the last fucking flight of the day.
[breathing heavily]
Do you have any cigarettes?
[sniffles]
- You need a light? - Yes.
These things will kill you, you know.
Well, since you asked,
the answer is,
there's not a thing wrong with you.
Not from where I'm standing.
[gasps] Look, there's another one.
♪ ♪
You guys could have just told us
you wanted to be somewhere else tonight, you know?
Instead of ditching us.
I'm sorry.
Yeah. I'm sorry too.
♪ ♪
OK. All is forgiven.
And I'm freezing.
♪ ♪
You guys want to play a round of Code Names at Red Gate?
[Mirren] Ooh, yes.
[Gat] Yeah. Right behind you.
[Cadence] Be right there.
[Mirren] I'll grab my stuff.
♪ ♪
Am I forgiven too?
'Cause I wanted to hang out with you, just us.
I did, but I...
I got nervous.
And Johnny was so set on the party,
and I didn't know how to explain.
I'm just really, really sorry.
♪ ♪
Well...
you might be forgiven.
But...
you're gonna have to learn how to drive the boat first.
I think that has to wait
until I can afford to fix it if I break it.
And you're gonna have to stop looking at me like that.
♪ ♪
I'm not looking at you.
♪ ♪
That was a lie.
[♪ Hozier: "Who We Are"]
And back on the boat, I lied then too.
That's why I swam back.
To tell you I was...
I was looking.
Of course I was.
♪ Getting through still has a cost... ♪
I do you think you're pretty.
So pretty, it's distracting.
♪ It slips through your fingers, love ♪
♪ Falling from you... ♪
I don't want to lie anymore.
♪ Drop by drop ♪
♪ What I had left here ♪
♪ I just held it tight ♪
♪ So someone with your eyes ♪
♪ Might come in time ♪
♪ To hold me like water ♪
♪ Or Christ, hold me like a knife ♪
♪ We're born at night ♪
♪ So much of our lives ♪
♪ Is just carving through the dark... ♪
[Cadence] When we kissed, it was like
all the stars in the sky
banged loose from their moorings.
For a long time,
that night was the last thing I remembered of summer 16.
Gat and me, caught in the idyll
of our own perfect fairy tale on Beechwood Island
with summers with sandcastles and lemonade.
And no one was a criminal.
♪ Darling, we sacrificed ♪
♪ We gave our time ♪
♪ To something undefined... ♪
[Cadence] No one was an addict.
♪ This phantom life ♪
♪ Sharpens like an image ♪
[clattering and moaning]
♪ But it sharpens like a knife ♪
♪ We're born at night... ♪
- [Cadence] No one was needy. - [moaning]
♪ So much of our lives ♪
♪ Is just carving through the dark ♪
♪ Yeah... ♪
[Cadence] And no one was a failure.
♪ Yeah... ♪
[Cadence] We were happy.
We wanted for nothing.
♪ Yeah... ♪
[Cadence] But it's important to remember...
[suspenseful music]
...we were liars.
♪ ♪
[Cadence] This season on We Were Liars...
Remember who you are.
[Mirren] Oh, Cady.
All year long, you didn't come to the hospital or call.
Why did you forbid everyone from talking to me
about my own fucking life?
The doctors, they said it was best
if you remember on your own.
[dramatic music]
[Cadence] Ugh, we had a moment.
I knew there was a vibe.
Watch yourself, young man. You could get hurt.
[Ed] When two families merge,
someone always feels like an intruder.
[Gat] Everything feels messed up.
- No, fuck you! - [Cadence] Stop!
You know, maybe I'm wrong about how perfect it felt.
But not every fable ends happily.
Some stories have no hero at all.
Sometimes, the castle crumbles.
Johnny!
You think I'm a fucking idiot.
Don't you dare try to gaslight me.
♪ ♪
[Mirren] You chose to be a mother.
I didn't ask for you to waste your life on me.
[thunder rumbles]
Let's be real.
None of us is gonna be his favorite daughter.
I have always believed
that women are entitled to our secrets.
[Johnny] Wanna know the truth, Cadence?
Maybe I'm a terrible person.
You wanna believe that?
I need answers.
[groans]
[Cadence] I need to see if all the lies
lead to me on that beach alone.
♪ ♪
What did you do?
♪ Once upon a time, there was a princess ♪
♪ Waiting for a boy to give back her shoe ♪
♪ Suck it in, suck it in, be a wife in a blue dress ♪
♪ The prettiest piece of property the land ever knew ♪
♪ She waited and she waited for the guy to show ♪
♪ But she didn't know that after midnight ♪
♪ He was busy in her stepsister's bed ♪
♪ So Cinderelly said ♪
♪ Plot twist ♪
♪ I don't need no prince to save me ♪
♪ I'm a goddamn CEO ♪
♪ Don't call me "baby," equal pay me ♪
♪ Snow White said you tried to kiss her ♪
♪ So I'll just buy a new glass slipper ♪
♪ And burn your castle down ♪
♪ And kids, that's how Cinderella snapped ♪
[♪ Jax: "Cinderella Snapped"]
♪ When the smoke cleared, every girl in the whole land ♪
♪ Woke the fuck up and started making demands ♪
♪ Rapunzel shaved her head ♪
♪ So there was nothing to climb on ♪
♪ Jasmine made out with Mulan ♪
♪ Sleeping Beauty sued the dude who kissed her ♪
♪ While she was asleep ♪
♪ And Ariel was confident without any feet ♪
♪ Tiana went and got her biomedical degree ♪
♪ And Beauty realized that she was the Beast ♪
♪ I don't need no prince to save me ♪
♪ I'm a goddamn C ♪
♪ Your castle down ♪
♪ And kids, that's how Cinderella snapped ♪♪