1 00:00:01,100 --> 00:00:02,335 Previously on Young Sheldon... 2 00:00:02,335 --> 00:00:05,505 I waited at school for an hour and had to walk home. 3 00:00:05,505 --> 00:00:06,840 No one even called. 4 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,800 Mandy went into labor. 5 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:09,309 I had to go to the hospital. 6 00:00:09,309 --> 00:00:11,244 She had the baby and no one told me? 7 00:00:11,244 --> 00:00:14,514 And what exactly is it that's wrong with your bed? 8 00:00:14,514 --> 00:00:16,182 My husband's in it. 9 00:00:16,182 --> 00:00:18,218 So, you're just gonna keep sleeping here 10 00:00:18,218 --> 00:00:19,853 instead of dealing with it? 11 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:21,855 I'm helping with the baby. 12 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,891 She'll still be crying tomorrow. Go home. 13 00:00:43,877 --> 00:00:45,345 Uh-oh. 14 00:00:55,221 --> 00:00:57,624 CUSTOMER: Ten dollars on pump two. 15 00:00:57,624 --> 00:00:59,590 CASHIER: You got it. 16 00:01:01,761 --> 00:01:05,980 Hi, uh, ten dollars on pump, uh... 17 00:01:05,980 --> 00:01:06,266 whichever that one is. 18 00:01:06,266 --> 00:01:08,234 Ain't you young to be driving? 19 00:01:08,234 --> 00:01:10,203 Oh, I'm just pumping gas for my dad. 20 00:01:10,203 --> 00:01:12,405 He's in the bathroom. Might be a while. 21 00:01:12,405 --> 00:01:13,740 (scoffs) Been there. 22 00:01:21,948 --> 00:01:23,783 I'm on pump number three. 23 00:01:23,783 --> 00:01:24,884 You? 24 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:27,530 Two. 25 00:01:27,530 --> 00:01:28,888 Nice. 26 00:01:28,888 --> 00:01:30,290 (phone ringing) 27 00:01:31,157 --> 00:01:32,258 Hello? 28 00:01:32,258 --> 00:01:33,259 Hey, it's Missy. 29 00:01:33,259 --> 00:01:34,461 I stole my dad's truck, 30 00:01:34,461 --> 00:01:35,795 I'm running away. Want to come? 31 00:01:35,795 --> 00:01:38,231 You're running away? Sounds dangerous. 32 00:01:38,231 --> 00:01:39,733 Oh, um... 33 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:41,670 well, my dad taught me how to drive and... 34 00:01:41,670 --> 00:01:43,636 I'm messing with you. Come and get me. 35 00:01:43,636 --> 00:01:46,639 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ 36 00:01:46,639 --> 00:01:49,242 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪ 37 00:01:49,242 --> 00:01:51,644 ♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪ 38 00:01:51,644 --> 00:01:54,681 ♪ I am a mighty little man ♪ 39 00:01:54,681 --> 00:01:58,852 ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ 40 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:12,799 Why didn't we do this years ago? 41 00:02:12,799 --> 00:02:14,501 My feet wouldn't reach the pedals. 42 00:02:17,771 --> 00:02:19,639 (snoring) 43 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,775 Dad, wake up. There's a problem. 44 00:02:21,775 --> 00:02:23,443 What? What's wrong? 45 00:02:23,443 --> 00:02:25,110 It's Saturday morning and no one's cooking bacon. 46 00:02:25,110 --> 00:02:27,647 Oh. So go cook bacon. 47 00:02:27,647 --> 00:02:29,115 But Mom cooks bacon. 48 00:02:29,115 --> 00:02:30,617 Well, she's at your meemaw's. 49 00:02:30,617 --> 00:02:32,285 Which is why I'm waking you up. 50 00:02:32,285 --> 00:02:34,621 Sheldon, you're a very intelligent little boy, 51 00:02:34,621 --> 00:02:35,822 I'm sure you can handle bacon. 52 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:37,891 I'll wake up Missy. 53 00:02:37,891 --> 00:02:39,726 No, wait... (exhales) 54 00:02:39,726 --> 00:02:41,161 She's mad at the world right now. 55 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:42,696 Just leave her alone. 56 00:02:42,696 --> 00:02:44,464 Then I'll call Mom. 57 00:02:44,464 --> 00:02:46,800 (groans) Okay... 58 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,135 I'll make your stupid bacon, happy? 59 00:02:49,135 --> 00:02:50,337 I've been better. 60 00:02:55,241 --> 00:02:56,676 This is the best day of my life. 61 00:02:56,676 --> 00:02:58,345 First time running away? 62 00:02:58,345 --> 00:02:59,646 Pretty much. 63 00:02:59,646 --> 00:03:01,181 Think your parents know you're gone? 64 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:03,483 They barely know when I'm there. 65 00:03:03,483 --> 00:03:07,187 Missy, there's breakfast. We saved you a little. 66 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:08,822 What about somewhere with a beach, 67 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:10,230 like California? 68 00:03:10,230 --> 00:03:11,524 We've already driven five hours east, 69 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:13,193 so we might want to keep heading that way. 70 00:03:13,193 --> 00:03:15,995 East. You really are smart. 71 00:03:15,995 --> 00:03:18,231 I get there was a lot of yelling last night. 72 00:03:19,432 --> 00:03:22,736 Just want you to know I'm here when you're ready to talk. 73 00:03:22,736 --> 00:03:24,700 I mean, if you want a beach, 74 00:03:24,700 --> 00:03:25,505 then Florida's in the right direction. 75 00:03:25,505 --> 00:03:27,374 Oh, and it's almost spring break. 76 00:03:27,374 --> 00:03:29,576 Like MTV Spring Break? Mm-hmm. 77 00:03:29,576 --> 00:03:32,579 If you expect me to apologize, you can sit in there forever. 78 00:03:33,847 --> 00:03:35,548 Great. Then we're going to Florida. 79 00:03:35,548 --> 00:03:36,916 Let's pay and get out of here. 80 00:03:36,916 --> 00:03:38,518 Or... 81 00:03:38,518 --> 00:03:40,787 let's not pay and get out of here. 82 00:03:42,188 --> 00:03:44,791 Fine, ignore me. I'm eating your bacon. 83 00:03:49,362 --> 00:03:51,598 Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God. 84 00:03:53,933 --> 00:03:55,235 You know, there's a more spatially efficient way 85 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:57,537 to do that. It's good enough. 86 00:03:57,537 --> 00:03:59,390 Is that what you tell your football players? 87 00:03:59,390 --> 00:04:02,242 I make them run laps. That what you want? 88 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:05,211 You're funny. I like our weekends together. 89 00:04:06,212 --> 00:04:07,747 (pots clattering) 90 00:04:08,715 --> 00:04:09,916 Oh. 91 00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:12,152 Hi. Um... 92 00:04:12,152 --> 00:04:13,486 I didn't see your truck. 93 00:04:13,486 --> 00:04:15,880 I just came to grab a few things. 94 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:17,257 Yeah. It's fine. 95 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:19,392 Hi, Shelly. How you doing, baby? 96 00:04:19,392 --> 00:04:21,561 I'm all right, although the dishwasher looks like 97 00:04:21,561 --> 00:04:23,263 it was loaded by Gustaf Dalén. 98 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:26,466 He won a Nobel Prize in physics. And was blind. 99 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:29,436 What do you mean you didn't see my truck outside? 100 00:04:29,436 --> 00:04:31,571 It's not out front. 101 00:04:31,571 --> 00:04:32,906 Yes, it is. 102 00:04:32,906 --> 00:04:34,607 I was just out there. 103 00:04:38,244 --> 00:04:39,913 The hell's my truck? 104 00:04:40,914 --> 00:04:43,917 It's a '86 Ford F-250. 105 00:04:43,917 --> 00:04:45,819 And you didn't hear anything? No. 106 00:04:45,819 --> 00:04:47,587 What about you, ma'am? 107 00:04:47,587 --> 00:04:50,924 Well, um, actually... 108 00:04:50,924 --> 00:04:52,192 Oh, she hasn't slept here in days. 109 00:04:52,192 --> 00:04:53,493 She's just getting her things. 110 00:04:53,493 --> 00:04:55,950 I was taking care of the baby. 111 00:04:56,262 --> 00:04:59,990 We have a new grandbaby. (chuckles) 112 00:04:59,990 --> 00:05:01,100 You mentioned you had a daughter. 113 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:02,135 Any chance she saw something? 114 00:05:02,135 --> 00:05:03,536 (chuckles) I doubt it. 115 00:05:03,536 --> 00:05:04,671 She didn't even come out of her room. 116 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:05,672 You haven't seen her at all? 117 00:05:05,672 --> 00:05:07,140 No. She's mad at me. 118 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:09,142 Mind if we ask her? 119 00:05:09,142 --> 00:05:11,277 Missy. 120 00:05:11,277 --> 00:05:12,479 Open up. 121 00:05:15,281 --> 00:05:18,118 (gasps) Missy? 122 00:05:18,118 --> 00:05:19,352 Son of a *****. 123 00:05:19,352 --> 00:05:21,354 Huh, your truck's gone and she's gone? 124 00:05:21,354 --> 00:05:22,389 What are the odds of that? 125 00:05:22,389 --> 00:05:24,290 She took my truck, Sheldon. 126 00:05:24,290 --> 00:05:26,659 Oh, more chaos. Got it. 127 00:05:27,627 --> 00:05:29,863 We are breaking so many laws right now. 128 00:05:29,863 --> 00:05:31,531 I feel like Thelma Louise. 129 00:05:31,531 --> 00:05:32,699 Me too. 130 00:05:32,699 --> 00:05:34,467 Have you seen that movie? 131 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:35,669 No. 132 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:37,170 Me neither. (giggles) 133 00:05:43,610 --> 00:05:45,812 How could you not know she was missing? 134 00:05:45,812 --> 00:05:48,715 I thought she was giving me the silent treatment. 135 00:05:48,715 --> 00:05:51,151 You know, teenage girls. 136 00:05:51,151 --> 00:05:52,218 I don't. 137 00:05:52,218 --> 00:05:54,540 Moody, moody, moody. 138 00:05:54,540 --> 00:05:55,989 Sheldon. When was the last time you saw your daughter? 139 00:05:55,989 --> 00:05:58,158 Uh, well... 140 00:05:58,158 --> 00:06:00,326 Hard to say. We just... Lot going on. 141 00:06:00,326 --> 00:06:01,928 Well, at 6:15 she made a plate of food 142 00:06:01,928 --> 00:06:03,363 and took it to her room, 143 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,764 which I said, "is how you attract ants," 144 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:06,266 and she said to mind my own business, 145 00:06:06,266 --> 00:06:07,834 and I said it is my business 146 00:06:07,834 --> 00:06:09,135 because her bedroom shares a wall with mine... 147 00:06:09,135 --> 00:06:11,338 6:15, got it. No one saw her after that? 148 00:06:11,338 --> 00:06:13,139 Well, at 7:22, she had to use the restroom, 149 00:06:13,139 --> 00:06:14,674 but she had to wait because my dad was in there. 150 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:15,775 Probably due to all the beers. 151 00:06:15,775 --> 00:06:17,610 Thank you. Happy to help. 152 00:06:17,610 --> 00:06:19,813 And then at 7:45, she tried the bathroom again, 153 00:06:19,813 --> 00:06:21,448 and luckily, by then my father had... 154 00:06:21,448 --> 00:06:23,516 Sheldon, when was the last time you saw her? 155 00:06:23,516 --> 00:06:25,785 Well, at 9:15 I brought her a can of Raid for the ants, 156 00:06:25,785 --> 00:06:27,821 and she told me to go to hell, which is rude. 157 00:06:27,821 --> 00:06:29,789 And then at 11:06 I tried to communicate with her 158 00:06:29,789 --> 00:06:31,524 via walkie-talkie to no response. 159 00:06:31,524 --> 00:06:33,126 I can't believe she would do this. 160 00:06:33,126 --> 00:06:35,161 How does she even know how to drive? 161 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:38,298 All right, now, take your foot off the brake 162 00:06:38,298 --> 00:06:40,133 gently put it on the... (tires screech) 163 00:06:40,133 --> 00:06:41,401 (Missy laughing) 164 00:06:43,300 --> 00:06:44,571 I bet your mother taught her. 165 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:47,240 She could be lost, she could be in an accident, 166 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,808 she could be in a ditch 167 00:06:48,808 --> 00:06:50,377 by the side of the road somewhere. 168 00:06:50,377 --> 00:06:52,512 ♪ So I wake in the morning ♪ 169 00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:53,713 ♪ And I step outside ♪ 170 00:06:53,713 --> 00:06:55,882 ♪ And I take a deep breath ♪ 171 00:06:55,882 --> 00:06:57,317 ♪ And I get real high... ♪ There's a cop. 172 00:06:57,317 --> 00:06:58,752 (turns volume down) Be cool. Be cool. 173 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:00,530 ♪ Scream from the top of my lungs ♪ 174 00:07:00,530 --> 00:07:02,856 ♪ What's going on? ♪ 175 00:07:02,856 --> 00:07:04,240 (turns volume up) 176 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:07,600 ♪ And I say, "Hey-ey-ey." ♪ 177 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,162 Okay, well, if you hear anything, 178 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:10,530 please give me a call. 179 00:07:10,530 --> 00:07:11,765 Thank you. 180 00:07:11,765 --> 00:07:13,333 Nothing. 181 00:07:13,333 --> 00:07:14,868 Any word? 182 00:07:14,868 --> 00:07:17,370 No. None of her friends have heard from her. 183 00:07:17,370 --> 00:07:19,390 The police are looking for my truck, but still no sign. 184 00:07:19,390 --> 00:07:20,507 I can't believe that girl. 185 00:07:20,507 --> 00:07:22,909 Did she even think about how worried we'd all be? 186 00:07:22,909 --> 00:07:25,745 Wow, you became a dad fast. 187 00:07:25,745 --> 00:07:27,213 Well, it just kicks in. 188 00:07:27,213 --> 00:07:29,182 (sighs) I don't know who else to call. 189 00:07:29,182 --> 00:07:30,417 What about Paige? 190 00:07:30,417 --> 00:07:31,718 Are they still in touch? 191 00:07:31,718 --> 00:07:33,860 They saw each other a few weeks ago. 192 00:07:33,860 --> 00:07:34,688 Although Paige was quite inebriated. 193 00:07:34,688 --> 00:07:36,556 What? It means drunk. 194 00:07:36,556 --> 00:07:38,240 We know what it means. 195 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:39,559 And Paige has run away from home before. 196 00:07:39,559 --> 00:07:40,694 If I was going on the lam, 197 00:07:40,694 --> 00:07:42,262 that's certainly who I'd contact. 198 00:07:42,262 --> 00:07:44,197 "Lam." What a fun word. 199 00:07:44,197 --> 00:07:45,899 I'm glad I got the chance to use it. 200 00:07:46,866 --> 00:07:48,201 Lam. MARY: Hi. Linda, 201 00:07:48,201 --> 00:07:49,903 this is Mary Cooper. 202 00:07:49,903 --> 00:07:51,638 Um, I'm sorry to call out of the blue, 203 00:07:51,638 --> 00:07:53,707 but is Missy there with Paige? 204 00:07:53,707 --> 00:07:55,875 No. Why? What's going on? 205 00:07:55,875 --> 00:07:57,377 (sighs) Well... 206 00:07:57,377 --> 00:07:59,412 Missy has run away, and we thought... 207 00:07:59,412 --> 00:08:00,947 That my daughter would have something 208 00:08:00,947 --> 00:08:03,717 to do with it? Oh, no, I'm not accusing her. 209 00:08:03,717 --> 00:08:05,752 No, that's exactly something she would do. 210 00:08:05,752 --> 00:08:06,753 Hold on. 211 00:08:06,753 --> 00:08:08,388 Paige. 212 00:08:08,388 --> 00:08:10,156 I'm thinking she might be with Paige. 213 00:08:10,156 --> 00:08:11,624 Paige? 214 00:08:11,624 --> 00:08:12,792 (opens door) Damn it. 215 00:08:12,792 --> 00:08:14,394 Hey, can I drive? 216 00:08:14,394 --> 00:08:16,229 Better not. 217 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:18,565 My dad'll be pretty mad if something happens to his truck. 218 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:20,567 Like what, if somebody stole it? 219 00:08:21,601 --> 00:08:22,902 Oh, my God, I'm a criminal. 220 00:08:22,902 --> 00:08:24,404 Yeah. It's pretty cool, right? 221 00:08:24,404 --> 00:08:26,272 I'm gonna be in so much trouble. 222 00:08:27,273 --> 00:08:28,408 Only if you go back. 223 00:08:29,409 --> 00:08:30,477 I guess you're right. 224 00:08:30,477 --> 00:08:32,178 I mean, don't worry. 225 00:08:32,178 --> 00:08:33,580 When we get to Daytona, everything's gonna be great. 226 00:08:33,580 --> 00:08:34,781 Think so? 227 00:08:34,781 --> 00:08:36,750 Yeah. 228 00:08:37,650 --> 00:08:39,819 Hey, maybe we should change our names. Really? 229 00:08:39,819 --> 00:08:41,354 And I hate my name. 230 00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:43,656 Paige. What am I, a congressional aide? 231 00:08:43,656 --> 00:08:46,326 Yeah, totally. 232 00:08:46,326 --> 00:08:47,927 So, what name are you gonna pick? 233 00:08:47,927 --> 00:08:49,763 I'm thinking Ginger. 234 00:08:49,763 --> 00:08:51,297 That is so good. 235 00:08:51,297 --> 00:08:53,990 Ginger's not a boring scientist. 236 00:08:53,990 --> 00:08:55,435 Ginger's fun. She's alive. 237 00:08:55,435 --> 00:08:57,170 I'm gonna pick Susan. 238 00:08:57,170 --> 00:08:58,638 No, Suzie. Much cuter. 239 00:08:58,638 --> 00:09:01,808 Ginger and Suzie. Ginger and Suzie. 240 00:09:01,808 --> 00:09:03,610 ♪ Call me up and tell me... ♪ 241 00:09:03,610 --> 00:09:05,945 Wait, is it too late to change my name to Brandi? 242 00:09:05,945 --> 00:09:08,348 Too late. Come on, Ginger. 243 00:09:10,784 --> 00:09:13,453 I can't believe the last thing we did was yell at her. 244 00:09:13,453 --> 00:09:14,788 Now, don't go blaming yourself. 245 00:09:14,788 --> 00:09:17,457 Uh, I was blaming both of us. 246 00:09:17,457 --> 00:09:19,526 So, we weren't supposed to punish her? 247 00:09:19,526 --> 00:09:21,661 Kids do stupid stuff, parents yell at them. 248 00:09:21,661 --> 00:09:24,364 Yeah, y'all did it to me, I'm gonna do it to my kid. 249 00:09:24,364 --> 00:09:25,965 Calm down, Daddy. 250 00:09:25,965 --> 00:09:27,967 I know y'all are worried, but this ain't helping. 251 00:09:27,967 --> 00:09:29,869 She snuck out and stole my truck. 252 00:09:29,869 --> 00:09:31,638 I mean, how is this our fault? 253 00:09:31,638 --> 00:09:32,906 Well, maybe she was right. 254 00:09:32,906 --> 00:09:34,341 She does get ignored around here. 255 00:09:34,341 --> 00:09:35,709 I liked being ignored. 256 00:09:35,709 --> 00:09:37,243 Let me get away with all kinds of stuff. 257 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:38,812 Please stop helping. 258 00:09:38,812 --> 00:09:40,647 We need to get the police back on the phone. 259 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:41,648 I know how to find them. 260 00:09:41,648 --> 00:09:43,483 Really? How? 261 00:09:43,483 --> 00:09:45,251 Right, well, based on the time they've been gone 262 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:46,853 and the average speed limit, I've calculated that this circle 263 00:09:46,853 --> 00:09:48,388 is the maximum distance they could have traveled. 264 00:09:48,388 --> 00:09:51,570 And what are the pins? I'm glad you asked. 265 00:09:51,570 --> 00:09:53,393 To help narrow down the search, I've identified 266 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:54,761 points of interest to teenage girls. 267 00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:57,497 The big four-- malls, beauty salons, 268 00:09:57,497 --> 00:09:59,499 horse stables and roller rinks. 269 00:09:59,499 --> 00:10:01,201 And what are the blue pins? 270 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:03,300 Those are places that I'm interested in 271 00:10:03,300 --> 00:10:04,704 that we can swing by after we find them. 272 00:10:04,704 --> 00:10:06,720 For example, Peaster, Texas... 273 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:07,173 No one cares. 274 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:10,443 Peaster, Texas-- birthplace of Robert E. Howard, 275 00:10:10,443 --> 00:10:13,680 regarded to be the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. 276 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:15,215 Sheldon, this isn't about you. 277 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:16,950 But it's a good start. 278 00:10:16,950 --> 00:10:18,685 Why don't you go narrow that down even more? 279 00:10:18,685 --> 00:10:20,954 I'll check in Missy's room for clues. 280 00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:23,423 If she took her roller skates, this case is closed. 281 00:10:27,794 --> 00:10:29,362 Think your parents are freaking out? 282 00:10:29,362 --> 00:10:31,131 Probably having a party. 283 00:10:31,131 --> 00:10:33,990 And then Sheldon will complain about them having a party, 284 00:10:33,990 --> 00:10:35,568 and they'll stop because he gets everything he wants. 285 00:10:36,703 --> 00:10:39,406 I know. Try being the golden child. 286 00:10:39,406 --> 00:10:41,207 Everybody's always expecting big things from you 287 00:10:41,207 --> 00:10:42,575 'cause you're a genius. 288 00:10:42,575 --> 00:10:44,444 What do you want to do? 289 00:10:45,445 --> 00:10:47,147 I don't know. 290 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:49,820 Something simple, easy. 291 00:10:50,383 --> 00:10:52,385 You know, I heard there's a place in Florida 292 00:10:52,385 --> 00:10:53,887 where you can get a job as a mermaid. 293 00:10:53,887 --> 00:10:55,722 Really? Really. 294 00:10:55,722 --> 00:10:58,558 Don't get mad at me, but you are a genius. 295 00:10:58,558 --> 00:11:00,460 Just don't tell the other mermaids. 296 00:11:01,561 --> 00:11:02,829 (siren chirping) Oh, crap. 297 00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:04,497 Well, how fast are you going? 298 00:11:04,497 --> 00:11:05,598 I'm not going too fast. Maybe I'm going too slow. 299 00:11:05,598 --> 00:11:06,800 Should I speed up? 300 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:07,634 Don't speed up. What are you doing? 301 00:11:07,634 --> 00:11:08,902 I don't know. 302 00:11:08,902 --> 00:11:10,303 Just... Maybe it's not for us. 303 00:11:10,303 --> 00:11:11,671 Pull over and let him pass. 304 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:21,681 What do we do? 305 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:23,516 We need to get our stories straight. 306 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:26,252 We're cousins, you're 16, you forgot your license at home, 307 00:11:26,252 --> 00:11:28,455 and we're on our way to the hospital to visit our grandma. 308 00:11:28,455 --> 00:11:29,756 Okay. 309 00:11:34,861 --> 00:11:36,696 I'm only 13, I stole my dad's truck 310 00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:38,164 and we didn't pay for breakfast at the diner. 311 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:39,299 We just left. 312 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:42,669 Okay. And who's this? 313 00:11:42,669 --> 00:11:44,771 My cousin, Ginger. 314 00:11:51,845 --> 00:11:54,681 Is anyone hungry? I can make sandwiches. 315 00:11:54,681 --> 00:11:55,715 No, thanks. 316 00:11:55,715 --> 00:11:57,550 Not hungry. I could eat. 317 00:11:57,550 --> 00:11:59,853 Then make yourself a sandwich. 318 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:01,454 Maybe you should. Are you cranky? 319 00:12:01,454 --> 00:12:03,123 Okay, I figured it out. 320 00:12:03,123 --> 00:12:04,224 Based off the pictures 321 00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:05,592 she's ripped out of magazines, 322 00:12:05,592 --> 00:12:07,527 she's a big fan of actor Luke Perry. 323 00:12:07,527 --> 00:12:10,797 Who is that? He plays Dylan on Beverly Hills, 90210. 324 00:12:10,797 --> 00:12:12,132 Your classic bad boy. 325 00:12:12,132 --> 00:12:14,200 Your classic bad boy? 326 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:15,902 Yeah, like me. 327 00:12:15,902 --> 00:12:18,304 The show not only takes place but is also filmed 328 00:12:18,304 --> 00:12:19,639 in Los Angeles, California. 329 00:12:19,639 --> 00:12:21,141 That's obviously where she's heading. 330 00:12:21,141 --> 00:12:23,209 (phone ringing) 331 00:12:24,310 --> 00:12:25,979 Cooper residence. 332 00:12:25,979 --> 00:12:27,380 Now, given the amount of time since she's left... 333 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:29,649 They're okay! They've found them. 334 00:12:30,650 --> 00:12:31,651 Oh, thank God. 335 00:12:31,651 --> 00:12:32,986 Where are they? 336 00:12:32,986 --> 00:12:35,722 Uh, about an hour east of Baton Rouge. 337 00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:37,570 Apparently they were on their way to Florida. 338 00:12:37,570 --> 00:12:38,425 That's not where Luke Perry is. 339 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:39,492 Let me speak to them. 340 00:12:40,493 --> 00:12:41,728 Copy that. 341 00:12:42,662 --> 00:12:44,564 All right. Your parents are on the way. 342 00:12:44,564 --> 00:12:46,232 Are they mad? 343 00:12:46,232 --> 00:12:48,935 If my daughter stole my car and ran away, I'd be mad. 344 00:12:48,935 --> 00:12:51,171 What if she had a good reason? 345 00:12:52,238 --> 00:12:53,606 Do you have a good reason? 346 00:12:53,606 --> 00:12:55,675 Well, my brother's really smart 347 00:12:55,675 --> 00:12:58,345 and my older brother had a baby and they were ignoring me. 348 00:12:58,345 --> 00:13:00,280 You might need a better reason. 349 00:13:01,915 --> 00:13:03,183 Are you taking us to jail? 350 00:13:04,417 --> 00:13:05,418 No. 351 00:13:05,418 --> 00:13:07,354 Great, so we can go? 352 00:13:07,354 --> 00:13:09,122 No. 353 00:13:09,122 --> 00:13:11,910 But I'm not taking you in either. 354 00:13:11,910 --> 00:13:12,692 Why not? 355 00:13:12,692 --> 00:13:15,862 I got a kid your age. I get it. 356 00:13:16,863 --> 00:13:18,631 Oh, God, I'd rather sit in jail 357 00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:20,767 than have another adult tell me how much they get it. 358 00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:23,770 Not me. Happy right here. 359 00:13:25,872 --> 00:13:28,808 I'm real sorry for whatever Paige got Missy into. 360 00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:31,945 Thanks, but I think this one's on Missy. 361 00:13:31,945 --> 00:13:34,547 I doubt it. Last month she swiped my credit card 362 00:13:34,547 --> 00:13:36,383 and bought a plane ticket to Hawaii. 363 00:13:36,383 --> 00:13:37,717 Nonrefundable. 364 00:13:37,717 --> 00:13:39,219 What did you do? 365 00:13:39,219 --> 00:13:40,353 What could I do? I dropped her off at her dad's 366 00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:42,288 and I went to Hawaii. 367 00:13:42,288 --> 00:13:43,890 (chuckles) Trust me, 368 00:13:43,890 --> 00:13:45,325 Missy's never gonna do anything like this again. 369 00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:47,727 Aw, bless your heart. 370 00:13:47,727 --> 00:13:51,331 I'm serious. School and home, that's it. 371 00:13:51,331 --> 00:13:54,734 No TV, no friends, no shoes. 372 00:13:54,734 --> 00:13:56,336 Let's see her run away barefoot. 373 00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:59,806 That's your plan-- make her hate us even more? 374 00:13:59,806 --> 00:14:01,141 I'm not trying to be her friend, Mary. 375 00:14:01,141 --> 00:14:02,409 I'm trying to be her parent. 376 00:14:02,409 --> 00:14:04,310 What do you think I'm trying to be? 377 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:06,346 Oh, I don't know. Her neighbor? 378 00:14:09,649 --> 00:14:11,484 Is everything okay? 379 00:14:11,484 --> 00:14:13,253 Yes. 380 00:14:13,253 --> 00:14:15,488 I've just been staying across the street 381 00:14:15,488 --> 00:14:17,223 taking care of our granddaughter. 382 00:14:17,223 --> 00:14:19,920 (chuckles) How long you gonna keep using that excuse? 383 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,828 I am so sorry. It's been a stressful week. 384 00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:24,497 You don't need to apologize. I've been there. 385 00:14:24,497 --> 00:14:25,665 Right. 386 00:14:26,599 --> 00:14:29,436 I know it's not my place, but... 387 00:14:29,436 --> 00:14:31,838 Barry and I used to keep a bunch of stuff bottled up, 388 00:14:31,838 --> 00:14:34,174 and we know how that turned out. 389 00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:36,209 We're not getting divorced. 390 00:14:36,209 --> 00:14:37,677 Yeah, over my dead body. 391 00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:39,846 Yeah, that's exactly how it's gonna end. 392 00:14:40,780 --> 00:14:42,449 Oh, boy. 393 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:45,285 (sighs) 394 00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:48,788 What was Missy thinking? Why Florida? 395 00:14:48,788 --> 00:14:50,290 Why does it matter? 396 00:14:50,290 --> 00:14:51,958 I made a solid hypothesis backed by data. 397 00:14:51,958 --> 00:14:53,193 Where did I go wrong? 398 00:14:53,193 --> 00:14:55,228 You tried to predict a teenage girl. 399 00:14:57,397 --> 00:14:58,698 Perhaps when she gets back 400 00:14:58,698 --> 00:15:00,133 we can take her in for a brain scan. 401 00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:02,135 Maybe what Missy needs 402 00:15:02,135 --> 00:15:04,571 is for us all to be a little understanding. 403 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:05,905 I'm trying to understand. 404 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:07,440 That's why I need the brain scan. 405 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,243 Look, your sister's going through a lot these days. 406 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:11,811 She's feeling overlooked, 407 00:15:11,811 --> 00:15:14,470 confused, angry, sad. 408 00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:16,649 She's feeling all those things at once? 409 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:18,718 Yeah. 410 00:15:18,718 --> 00:15:20,253 And I can't scan her brain? 411 00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:22,322 That is so unfair. 412 00:15:22,322 --> 00:15:24,724 So, what exactly was your plan? 413 00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:26,659 We were gonna go to Daytona Beach. 414 00:15:26,659 --> 00:15:27,994 Like on MTV. 415 00:15:27,994 --> 00:15:29,396 And what were you gonna do for money? 416 00:15:29,396 --> 00:15:31,131 I don't know. 417 00:15:31,131 --> 00:15:32,832 We would have figured something out. 418 00:15:32,832 --> 00:15:35,680 Yeah, she's an actual genius. 419 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:37,337 Sorry. 420 00:15:37,337 --> 00:15:40,273 Don't get a lot of geniuses back there. 421 00:15:40,273 --> 00:15:42,575 Mostly stupid folk. 422 00:15:43,510 --> 00:15:46,579 I'm just saying, I have a good relationship with Missy. 423 00:15:46,579 --> 00:15:49,150 Yeah, I taught her how to throw a ball. 424 00:15:49,150 --> 00:15:50,450 Taught her how to drive. 425 00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:52,185 You taught her how to drive? 426 00:15:52,185 --> 00:15:54,187 Oh, uh... 427 00:15:54,187 --> 00:15:56,189 You know, just the basics in-in a parking lot. 428 00:15:57,757 --> 00:15:59,250 Hey... 429 00:15:59,250 --> 00:16:00,360 She made it all the way to Louisiana 430 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:01,594 without getting into an accident. 431 00:16:01,594 --> 00:16:03,363 I think I did a pretty good job. 432 00:16:03,363 --> 00:16:04,864 Unbelievable. 433 00:16:04,864 --> 00:16:06,599 If y'all want, I can recommend 434 00:16:06,599 --> 00:16:08,702 the marriage counselor me and Barry used. 435 00:16:08,702 --> 00:16:10,170 (snorts) 436 00:16:10,170 --> 00:16:12,205 What's... (snorts) 437 00:16:12,205 --> 00:16:14,541 Y'all got divorced. (chuckles) 438 00:16:14,541 --> 00:16:15,975 How good can he be? 439 00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:17,610 Well, she... 440 00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:19,879 (snorts) Stop with the... (snorts) 441 00:16:19,879 --> 00:16:23,550 Oh, like she's not gonna be on your side? 442 00:16:23,550 --> 00:16:25,318 It's not about sides. 443 00:16:25,318 --> 00:16:27,320 She helped us realize we were staying in our marriage 444 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,855 for the wrong reasons 445 00:16:28,855 --> 00:16:30,623 and it would be better for everyone if we split. 446 00:16:30,623 --> 00:16:32,992 I'm not sure it was better for Paige. 447 00:16:34,828 --> 00:16:37,664 Paige's issues have nothing to do with our divorce. 448 00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:39,320 Sure. 449 00:16:41,340 --> 00:16:43,803 How much she have to pay the counselor to tell her that? 450 00:16:46,339 --> 00:16:48,174 At least my daughter didn't steal my truck, 451 00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:51,110 and none of my kids are having babies. 452 00:16:52,780 --> 00:16:54,800 Okay, we all have our stuff. 453 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:55,849 (snorts) 454 00:16:55,849 --> 00:16:57,830 Here comes another one. 455 00:16:58,818 --> 00:17:01,554 (beeps) Fifty-eight. 456 00:17:01,554 --> 00:17:03,223 How does it know? 457 00:17:03,223 --> 00:17:05,225 It calculates the speed based on the Doppler shift 458 00:17:05,225 --> 00:17:07,160 of the reflected radio waves. 459 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,429 See? Genius. 460 00:17:09,429 --> 00:17:11,931 My brother's like that too, but she's way more fun. 461 00:17:11,931 --> 00:17:14,000 (car whooshing) 462 00:17:14,934 --> 00:17:16,536 (beep) Ninety-one. 463 00:17:16,536 --> 00:17:18,371 All right, buckle up. 464 00:17:18,371 --> 00:17:19,673 Yes! 465 00:17:19,673 --> 00:17:22,242 (siren wailing) 466 00:17:22,242 --> 00:17:24,177 MISSY: Show me how to use your gun and I'll cover you. 467 00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:38,591 If you need a break, I can drive for a bit. 468 00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:40,326 I'm okay, thanks. 469 00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:43,163 I could take a turn. Not a time for jokes. 470 00:17:43,163 --> 00:17:44,964 You may never drive again. 471 00:17:44,964 --> 00:17:47,467 And you are not hanging out with Paige anymore. 472 00:17:47,467 --> 00:17:49,469 That's not fair. It was my idea, not Paige's. 473 00:17:49,469 --> 00:17:51,638 You really think that's helping your case? 474 00:17:51,638 --> 00:17:54,307 Liked it better when you two weren't talking. 475 00:17:54,307 --> 00:17:56,576 Well, too bad, 'cause we are. 476 00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:58,478 If you're feeling ignored, don't worry. 477 00:17:58,478 --> 00:18:00,780 We're gonna be laser-focused on you from now on. 478 00:18:02,349 --> 00:18:03,783 ADULT SHELDON: This marked the beginning of 479 00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:05,185 what our family would come to call 480 00:18:05,185 --> 00:18:07,487 "Missy's difficult period." 481 00:18:07,487 --> 00:18:08,655 Despite my repeated assurances 482 00:18:08,655 --> 00:18:10,256 that I could solve the problem 483 00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:11,925 with a brain scan and some low-voltage 484 00:18:11,925 --> 00:18:13,660 electric shocks, I was 485 00:18:13,660 --> 00:18:16,663 never given the opportunity. Such a shame.