[Zac] Previously on Motorheads…
Th-That was my mom. Said I could stay here with you.
-If-If that's okay? -Dude, yeah.
This is gonna be great.
You guys are Curtis's best friends.
Do you know if he likes anyone?
Uh, Caitlyn would know better than me. So…
I just want some real competition.
You need to embrace the danger. You're safe.
[Zac] I can be dangerous.
Sounds like you're filling his head with ideas that are gonna get him hurt.
Our car isn't ready.
-How long do you need? -Three weeks.
Where are you going? Let's get to work.
This car's gonna make us famous.
You're gonna make this car famous. [chuckles]
[whirring]
[whirring stops]
["Charley Horse" plays on radio]
[sighs] Okay, little by little.
[Curtis] Long way to go.
[sighs] Yeah, thanks to Cate, less than three weeks to do it.
Look, you do your part, and we'll do ours, okay?
Also, can we pick up the energy in here?
Here it is. The RGB Code for a '73 Charger's original Top Banana Yellow
is 255, 225, and 53.
-I know a guy who can mix it this week. -Really?
Save us some money. Yeah.
Okay, yeah, uh, what about our next shipment of parts?
It arrives tomorrow.
[Marcel] Yes!
That is the energy we need. Thank you.
No, he's just excited
because the last parts for his Sunfire are in that shipment.
True, but I'm also excited to get this bad boy ready for the Z-man here.
[inhales sharply] Don't call me that.
Zac Attack?
-Please start the power sander. -[laughs]
[whirring]
Wrap it up!
Mmm.
[whirring stops]
Why did you do that?
No power sanding after midnight.
Oh, sort of like Gremlins.
Sure, like Gremlins.
I mean, it's not exactly like Gremlins.
It's missing the food element, which I think gave it a certain level of--
Okay, s-stop. I don't even understand that reference.
Also, we're not bothering anyone.
Mom's at a medical conference until Thursday.
Which means I'm in charge.
Y'all got school. Let's go. Everybody out.
Hey!
Zac.
[sighs] I'm tired.
Me too.
Hey, you wanna watch Gremlins?
No. Why do you always wanna watch these weird movies?
[Marcel] They're not weird movies.
Shop's closed, Cate.
-[door closes] -[sighs]
[sighs]
[sanding pad scrapes]
[sighs] Okay, little by little.
[engines revving]
[engine revs]
No more excuses.
[engine revs]
-I added a little something. -[chuckles]
[Logan] Now you're gonna make your mark on this world.
-[engine revs] -[crowd cheering]
[engine revs]
[engine accelerates]
[cheering continues]
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[heartbeat thumping]
-I did it. [sighs] -[thumping stops]
[chuckles]
-[sighs] -[cheering, applauding continues]
How's it feel?
Wish my crew was here. [chuckles]
Oh, I'm your crew now.
Let's go take that guy's keys. Let's get out of here.
[chuckling] I-I don't wanna take his keys, bro.
Ah, it's the best part.
Yo, eyebrows.
Keys. Come on, I ain't got all night.
-[car door closes] -[Ray] Yeah, say goodbye.
There we go.
Pleasure doing business.
I feel kind of bad.
Ah, you get used to it.
Come on.
[knocks]
What happened to closing the shop at midnight, missy?
[chuckles] Sometimes I sleep better in here.
[sighs]
I can tell.
You know, your dad and I used to fall asleep in this old thing too. [sighs]
Probably why my back is so bad.
Hey, you ever try Pilates?
They say it helps, but that machine… looks like a death trap.
What's up with those stirrups?
I never noticed this before.
I surprised your dad with that right after we finished the car.
I'll tell you what,
when you finish, I'll put your initials on there instead.
No, no, no, I want it exactly like it was.
Why?
'Cause otherwise what's the point?
Okay.
Do you think he'd like that I'm doing this?
Is that why you're doing it?
I don't know.
Maybe.
-[clicks tongue] If he ever comes back. -Cate…
I know he's not coming back, okay? It's just a hypothetical.
I let you guys ramble on about Gremlins, so…
can I?
If… he ever comes back,
I want it to look exactly like it did.
Just like he remembers.
And I wanna be the one that shows it to him.
You think about that a lot?
I think about every version of every scenario.
Some are happier than others.
[inhales sharply, sighs]
You know what I think about the most?
It's stupid, but…
guess it matters to me because it's on repeat in my head a lot. But, um…
I wonder if he knows what I look like.
-Come here. -[crying]
There's no crying in auto shop. [cries, laughs]
-[sniffles] -There is this morning.
[stammers] It's a waste of time and energy.
Your dad thinks it's important.
[stammers, sighs]
It's like any other day.
No, it's your mom's birthday.
First one without her.
-[sniffles] -I wanna be there for you.
What time should I come over?
Harris?
Doesn't matter. I won't be there.
I told you, I went for a walk.
In the middle of the night?
I needed some fresh air.
What about the night before?
Dude. [stammers] You keeping a daily log?
I was in the bathroom.
Now I know you're lying.
-[sighs] -Were you with Alicia?
[chuckles] I wish.
Dude, you can tell me, all right? I'm a vault.
Vault, huh?
-Not really. Don't… Don't tell me. -What?
-I was about to cave. -That vault stuff was misleading,
I can't keep a secret to save my life.
-Please do not put that pressure on me. -[sighs]
-I won my first race last night. -Well, now you're just messing with me.
No, I'm serious. I've been racing with Ray Young.
-Who else knows? -Just you.
Damn it.
That's why I've been sneaking out.
Dude, Ray's a criminal.
[stammers] Look, he's done some bad stuff, sure.
-But haven't we all? -I don't think so.
Look, I asked Logan to train me.
He said no.
Ray said yes.
You should've seen me out there.
-[chuckles] -I would've liked to.
We all would've.
We're your crew, not Ray.
It wasn't the same without you guys.
But right now, no one can know, okay?
[sighs] I liked this better when it was about Alicia.
It was never about Alicia.
[scoffs]
-Hey. -Hey.
I, uh, I heard you're racing Harris.
Good news travels fast.
-It sounds like bad news actually. -You don't think I'm gonna win?
[clicks tongue] I think he'll do whatever he can to make sure you don't win.
[chuckles]
I know plenty of guys like Harris.
I don't think you do.
Who are you rooting for?
Now we can start the video.
You waited for me?
We've been sitting here in the dark for, like, ten minutes.
-Sorry. -[chuckles]
[phone buzzes]
-Who are you texting? -It's Brooke.
-Oh. -[phone buzzes]
Uh, tell her I say hi.
[phone buzzes]
[smacks lips] I slept in UNB10 last night.
Is that why you look so tired?
-[chuckling] I look tired? -That's not… Not bad tired.
-Is there a good tired? -[phone buzzes]
All right.
-[chuckles] -[phone buzzes]
[chuckles]
She send you, like, a funny meme or something?
No.
[Caitlyn sighs]
Well, uh, just a little under two weeks left.
Our last big shipment comes in today after school.
And then we can paint.
Yeah, I won't be there right after school.
Why?
I told Brooke I'd take her for a ride on my bike.
Is that cool?
[Mr. Ruby] Pay attention. This part is crucial.
-It's about windshield wipers! -[class chuckling]
Which are lifesavers in a rainstorm. Okay?
Which reminds me, guys, we're getting a video on hydroplaning next week so…
-[Caitlyn] Awesome. -Whoo.
You seem annoyed.
Nope.
Just, you know, surprised.
We've been waiting weeks for these parts. I figured you'd be a little excited.
Yeah, you know, honestly, I thought I'd be more excited too.
This was supposed to be fun.
Yeah, well, we agreed to build this car together.
Yeah, when I thought it was gonna be months. Or even a year.
I never agreed to this impossible timeline.
It's not impossible.
Three weeks is insane, Caitlyn. You know that.
Just come whenever you're ready.
Uncle Logan, where is it?
[sighs] New shipment's over there.
-[chuckles] Nice to see you too. -[gasps] Hi.
Oh, my God.
-[Logan huffs] -Brake master cylinder,
stainless exhaust tips,
oh, my God, the thermostat housing…
-Anything for the Sunfire? -I haven't seen anything yet,
-but I-I'm… I'm sure it's all in there. -Let me see that packing list.
Um, uh, here you go.
[Logan clears throat]
-[Marcel] What, it's not there? -Let's take a ride.
[sighs] There's a parts store in Oakmont that'll have what we need.
Oh, well, you don't have to make an extra trip for me.
I just wanna get your car out of my garage.
-[chuckles] -It's taking up valuable real estate.
Zac, you're coming too.
Where's Oakmont?
-Forty minutes away. -[scoffs] Pass.
You're the reason why Marcel needs these parts.
You got something better to do?
-No. [chuckles] -[Marcel] Yeah, no, no,
he's got nothing going on he's not telling us about.
-Right, Zac? -Dude, relax.
-Cate, you good? -Yeah, I got plenty to keep me busy.
All right, boys. [sighs]
Road trip.
[whispering] What the hell? Chill out. What the hell?
Dude, we're literally just going for a ride quietly.
[dishes clattering]
Hey, uh…
[sighs] so, uh, about fifteen minutes in, I'm gonna welcome everybody.
I'll say a few things and then, uh, pass it off to you.
Pass what to me?
So you can say something.
Why are we doing this?
-It's your mom's birthday. -And she's gone.
It's weird. We're having cake with a bunch of strangers.
Well, they're not strangers.
These are people who loved your mother, cared about her. They miss her.
Who are they?
I don't know.
They, uh,
they took down the Bowers Hardware sign on my way to school today.
-Wow. That was fast. -They didn't even tell you?
Well, we don't own the buildings anymore. I sold them to protect your future.
You've done nothing for my future.
Okay, well, you know what, you drive a Porsche for Chrissake!
Everything that I do is for you.
[sighs]
["Belong Together" plays on radio]
-You opened the shipment without me? -Thought you were sightseeing with Brooke.
I canceled.
You were right, today's a big day. I should be here.
Well, now I feel bad.
Don't feel bad for me.
I don't feel bad for you. I feel bad for Brooke.
I'm sure she was excited to hang out with you.
Mmm. What makes you say that?
She's into you.
How do you know?
At White Knuckle Run, she asked Marcel and I if you liked anyone.
What'd you say?
Said I didn't know.
She's cool.
-Playing matchmaker now? -No.
You wanna see what we got?
-Sure. -[chuckles]
[sighs]
-Welcome to Mopar heaven. -[chuckling] Yeah.
We have a flywheel, right tail light lens 'cause the left one's still in good shape,
disc brake spindles, hood hinges, and check this out,
original speedometer. I mean, come on.
-This looks brand new. Wow. -[chuckles]
All right, well, let's get to work.
What are you working on?
The horn button.
It's not going so well. [sighs]
-Interesting. -What?
[chuckles] It's just you're actually human.
-Stop enjoying this. -[chuckling]
Oh, my God. [stammers] You can't figure it out.
No!
[chuckles] I got you.
You know how to install it?
[sighs] I wanna show you something.
[car approaches]
[car door opens]
Hey!
White Knuckle Runner-up.
Didn't your name used to be up there?
Let me guess, you're getting a new sign that lights up, so no one can miss it.
My dad sold the building.
[scoffs] And the rich get richer.
Wow.
Hey, Richie Rich.
You hungry?
[sighs]
What's up with moody pants over there?
Why are you asking me?
'Cause you share a room with him.
He hasn't said much to me in a couple weeks.
I just moved in.
It's not like he's been sharing secrets with me. [chuckles]
[breathes deeply]
Why'd you just take a deep breath?
I-I didn't.
-It was borderline cartoonish. -Just leave him alone.
I will…
you tell me what's up.
Otherwise, he's about to break.
[stammers] I know nothing. Really.
Wait, guys, what's going on?
Well, h-how about some music? Huh? W-We got pop, rock,
it doesn't feel like a rap moment to me, but I'm game if you are.
I asked for your help, and you said no.
You asked me to fix Marcel's car. I'm doing it.
Yeah, because it's Marcel.
Just like you do anything for Cate. But not for me.
Wait. [chuckles]
-Is this about that racing thing? -[scoffs]
You really gotta move on.
I already did. Right, Marcel?
What does that mean?
I… I think we should just enjoy the open road. [chuckles]
Windows down. No music. No talking. We can make a game out of it.
See who can stay quiet the longest.
-I had a race last night. -What?
-Zac lost. -I won.
I was talking about the quiet game.
But I guess we never officially started.
Turns out I didn't need your help.
[sighs]
["Bring Me Back" plays on speakers]
We finally upgraded. That's smart.
Yeah. You gotta adapt to stay in business.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Say hi to your niece for me.
She reminds me a lot of you.
-Yeah? -Mmm.
-She's something else, huh? -[chuckles]
Cate's not even here and she's still getting air time.
Dude, I think you're about to get more air time than you want.
-What happened to the vault? -Just slipped.
You know how hard it was keeping your secret locked up like that?
What? Bro, I told you a few hours ago.
Well, they say the first day is the hardest.
Nobody says that.
[Logan] Zac.
[sighs] Here comes your air time.
[Zac clears throat]
He's paying.
[Curtis] You sure you wanna do this?
I mean, I feel a little dirty about it, but as long as you don't tell anyone.
Hey, I promise. I promise.
And if at any point you wanna stop, we just press pause.
-You ready? -Yeah.
Okay.
Okay. [sighs]
Once the horn button's removed, we just wanna double check for ground--
-Pause it. Pause it. Pause it. -Oh, my God.
I just have to know. This isn't how you built your bike, is it?
It's not how I built most of my bike.
But it helped me when I needed it. Just like it's gonna help you right now.
Oh, don't be such a snob, just watch. You'd be surprised how much you can learn
-from a YouTube video, okay? -[scoffs]
Trust me, I know.
-Hey, come on, I forgot about your dad's-- -It's fine.
No, you know what, we… we can take a break.
It's fine. Seriously, I wanna figure out this horn button so we can just move on.
Just press play.
You sure?
-[taps on screen] -…positive and the terminal itself.
We'll round on the axle steering shaft. And we'll touch this…
[clears throat] Alicia.
Do you have any idea where Harris is?
Um, no, but, uh, I'll try him again.
-He'll be here. -[sighs]
[line ringing]
-And now, the guy's got no ride. -[phone buzzing]
I mean, who races for pinks without a backup plan?
Right, and the guy's like, "Please, please, don't take my car."
-So, uh, what'd you do? -[chuckles]
So, I grabbed his keys, and I drove his sorry ass home in his car.
[all chuckle]
[Ryan] It was the saddest ride of shame ever.
What's Daddy's boy doing over here?
I invited him.
You're joking, right?
If you have a problem, Mateo, you can leave.
So you're gonna tell Mom?
Haven't thought that far ahead.
Why don't you tell me about it first?
-About what? -The race.
[sighs] What do you wanna know?
Everything.
[Zac sighs]
It was scary, [chuckles] at first,
then… fun.
[engines accelerate]
[tires squeal]
Fun how?
Like a dance.
I let him lead at first, you know, let him feel special.
[Logan] Then what?
[Zac] We danced.
Cheek to cheek.
-[crowd cheers] -[chuckles, sighs]
Then I ended it.
Sounds like you're gonna do it again.
[sighs]
Do you remember… [inhales sharply]
Do you remember Dad's first win?
Like it was yesterday.
Remember it's just you and the car out there, all right? Nothing else matters.
It's us out there.
Always us.
[chuckles] Go get 'em.
[Logan] Something clicked for him that day.
After that win.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
He knew it. [sighs]
So did I.
[panting]
Like something in his eyes changed.
I-I feel different now too.
Did… Did Dad ever race for pinks?
Like… Like did he ever take someone's keys?
Never.
Legends don't need trophies.
["San Fran Honey" plays on radio]
-[Curtis] Hey, it fits perfectly. -Yeah, but it looks different.
-It's aftermarket. -Yeah, but it works just the same.
But it's not, okay? I don't want generic parts in this car.
Where the hell is the invoice for this thing?
Ah, it's fine.
No one's gonna see it.
I'm gonna see it.
Everything has to be exactly the same.
[sighs] Why?
It just does, okay?
My dad built this with all original parts, so that's exactly what we're gonna do.
Okay. All right.
Well, you know what? You… You take it off. I'll find the invoice.
Think I saw it over here anyway.
You might wanna see this.
-You found the invoice? -No.
Then I don't care.
I think you will.
-Spider Lake, Michigan? -Flip it over.
-What is this? -I don't know,
but I think we're both probably thinking the same thing.
This is about my dad.
I mean, should I… should I call the number?
You should probably give it to Logan and let him handle it.
[sighing] Yeah, that's what I should do.
[breathes shakily]
[sighs]
No, Cate, come on.
-[line rings] -[sighs] Okay, what does this mean?
What does this mean? Like, was my dad spotted?
Does he… Does he live at Spider Lake? Was he just passing through?
-I mean, is this, like, a… Is it a joke? -I don't… I don't know. I don't know.
[panting]
I don't know.
[breathing shakily] If it's him, I need to know.
[line ringing]
[call recipient] Hello.
Hi. Um… [sniffles]
Um… [clears throat] …I'm calling 'cause I, uh…
I got a postcard from Spider Lake, Michigan,
and, uh, this number was on the back.
Who is this?
Uh, Caitlyn Torres.
I'm, uh…
I'm Christian Maddox's daughter.
[line clicks]
[sighs]
["Working In The Sun" plays on speakers]
-All right. I got the last bill. Who's up? -[clears throat]
-Paycheck comes tomorrow. -I barely had anything.
-Sorry. What was that? -Really, dude? A fake phone call?
And it's your turn.
-I'm not paying for him. -It's fine. I, uh…
-I got it. All of it. -[Mateo scoffs]
You're just a poser who thinks he can buy his way into our crew.
You take that Porsche away, and you're nothing.
Poof. Like you never even existed.
Oh, you want it.
-What? -My Porsche.
Beat me, and it's yours.
I'm just a poser, right? It should be an easy win.
Unless, of course, you're the poser.
-Bro, you just got challenged. -Yeah, what happened to your phone call?
All right, let's do it.
There's a question you haven't asked me yet.
I can't figure out why.
Who's training you?
Ray Young.
I've learned a lot from him.
Like taking someone's keys?
That's why you asked about your dad, right?
Ray said I'll get used to it.
At least he said yes when I needed someone.
-[Darren] Thank you for coming. -Of course.
It was beautiful.
Hey, where were you? You missed it.
Now you show up?
I don't need your money anymore.
[Alicia] Harris, what's going on?
Hey, at least say something.
-[engine revs] -[tires squeal]
You'll never guess what we got.
Don't tell me you found the part we just drove two hours for.
No, but, uh…
I may have found our dad.
[stammers] What are you talking about?
Look at this.
I called the number on the back and a woman answered,
and when I told her who I was, she hung up on me.
[chuckles]
Are you gonna look at it?
What are you not telling us?
Do you know where our dad is?
What is that?
[Logan] I call these the "postcards to nowhere."
I used to chase them. [sighs]
Go on long road trips spending all my money.
Wanted to believe he was still out there, but none of these led to him.
I used to get one or two a week.
Now it's one every few months. [sighs]
Guess you got that one before I did.
It's not him, Cate.
It'll never be him.
[sniffles]
Sorry, guys.
-[Caitlyn cries] -Hey, it's okay. [sighs]
[cries]
We should take the night off.
No, we're running out of time.
You said you wanted to finish the hood… Listen, if we work together,
-then we might actually-- -Yeah, look. You were right.
This should be fun, and right now it isn't fun.
So, yeah, I think shop's closed for the night.
Guess I'll head to the diner and see if Brooke needs help.
Anyone wanna come?
I could use a shower, and you know, a night in my actual bed…
-[chuckles] -…so, uh, I'll pass.
Yeah, I have something I gotta do.
You coming?
See you guys later.
-All right. [sniffles] Good night. -Night.
-Love you. -Love you too.
-[Caitlyn] Good night. -Night.
[sighs]
That thing you gotta do.
Is it with Ray?
I told you. He's helping me.
Sit down for a second.
[sighs]
Okay, first…
[clears throat]
…your mom would kill me if I trained you, so there's that.
But also…
I was afraid.
I trained your dad, Zac. He was my ticket outta here.
We were supposed to take over the racing world.
That was the plan.
That didn't happen.
Instead, I… [sighs]
I lost him.
We all lost him.
'Cause when you're that good, the wrong people find you.
-I'm not that good. -Maybe you're not yet.
But Ray sees something in you…
and he is the wrong person, Zac.
I ain't gonna let that happen again.
What are you saying?
I'm saying I'll train you.
But the right way.
On a track. Not the street.
You wanna race, we do it official with all the safety precautions.
B-But what about Mom?
She won't like it,
but she'll like it better than you going rogue and sneaking out at night.
[sighs] I have a race tonight.
Nah, you don't.
Ray is expecting me.
I'll deal with him.
["Both" plays on speakers]
Who's the girl?
She's a friend.
Just a friend.
[sighs]
Your mom would've liked tonight.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
People told stories about her and laughed.
Hmm.
Your dad seemed happy.
Like it helped him.
I don't know. Maybe, uh…
maybe he needed that.
Hmm.
You don't look at me anymore.
[chuckles]
I feel like there's something you wanna say to me.
Your dad took away my legacy.
-His company bought some buildings. -No, they weren't just…
they weren't just buildings. It's…
And, Alicia, I'm not blaming you.
I just can't…
I don't know. I just can't look at you like I used to.
-Things are different for me too. -Since the new guy moved here?
-No. -Hmm.
Since…
[clears throat, sighs]
I just…
I miss the old Harris Bowers.
Ah.
Well, he's, uh, gone.
For what it's worth…
I like the new car.
Me too.
-I'm gonna go help her out. -Okay.
-Hey. -[Curtis] Hey.
Do you wanna take that ride now?
Right now?
We're, like, super busy.
Go ahead. I got it from here, Brooke.
Oh. Uh, table five.
[Marcel] Sweet.
-I'm all sweaty and gross. -No, I-I think you look great.
[stammers, chuckles] Um, I guess I'll go grab my jacket.
Great.
Be here.
Man, looks like, uh, business is slow.
Yeah, well, I've been focused on other things right now.
Like what?
[chuckles] As much as I'd love to catch up, I got somewhere to be.
A race?
Uh, he's good.
He could be great.
He won't be there tonight.
-What? -Zac.
Whatever your plan for him is, it's over.
He's not training with you anymore.
He's with me now.
He still owes me a car.
He said he won you a car last night.
-You're even. -Nah, that's not how this works.
Just stay away from him, Ray.
I'm telling you, you dig in on this…
won't end well for you.
There he is.
The old Logan.
You've never met the old Logan.
[glass shatters]
[motorcycle approaches]
[chuckles]
This your secret make-out spot?
No.
No, no. I didn't bring you here to make out. I just… I thought you'd like it.
You gonna get off your bike?
[sighs]
-That better? -Mm-hmm.
Unalaska, Alaska? What does that even mean?
[chuckles] I think it means that if you hate Alaska, you'll love it there.
[chuckles] Kickapoo, Kansas.
Okay. That's disgusting. I don't even wanna know
-how they came up with that. -[chuckles]
So, Logan went to all these places?
Seems like he went to a lot of them, yeah.
Maybe part of him felt, like, responsible.
-He said he's gonna train me. -Really?
-Yeah. -Hmm.
He doesn't know about the race with Harris though, so don't tell him.
-I'm a vault. -[chuckles]
What?
-[chuckles] -Nothing.
-Where's the postcard you got from? -[clicks tongue]
Spider Lake, Michigan.
[chuckles] That's a badass name.
If our dad was hiding out somewhere,
might as well be a place called Spider Lake, right?
You know, Dad's car…
is more than a car for me.
I've always known that.
Even before the crazy Harris race deadline though.
I just felt connected to it.
Like it was Dad.
I keep saying that everything has to be exactly the same as it was,
like, the color, the parts.
Just all of it.
Logan and Curtis both asked me why…
and I think…
deep down, I thought if I could…
rebuild it exactly like it was… [sighs]
[chuckles]
I know I'm never gonna meet him.
[clicks tongue] I just…
I figured if I could, like,
turn the key
and hear the engine…
it would be like hearing his voice for the first time.
I feel him when I'm driving.
Just like you do when you're working on his car.
But we gotta keep moving forward.
You ready?
Yeah.
[Zac grunts]
[sighs]
You go first.
[sighs]
Goodbye, Kickapoo.
[both chuckle]
Take that, Unalaska. [chuckles]
This car's gonna make us famous.
[chuckles]
You're gonna make this car famous, hmm.
[chuckles]
But when it's all over, and you know, you've broken every record, what then?
[inhales sharply]
House on a lake.
Raise a family.
Sounds nice.
Remember when Mom and Dad took us to that lake in Michigan? We didn't wanna leave.
[Christian] Yeah.
Spider Lake.