(Recap)

Prosecutor: And you had a curfew with said father?

Pearl: Yes. 9 PM.

Prosecutor: Yet, here you are out after 1 AM. Instead of sleeping, you're out with a boy.

Pearl: You're point? Katie said as long as-

Prosecutor: You're sister isn't here, Ms. Collins! If this is the kind of thing you do when you have a little freedom, I'd hate to see what you'd do when you get a lot of freedom. No further questions.

He sits down and Naomi goes up.

Naomi: Pearl, I see you have scars around your mouth. Can you tell me what happened to cause that?

Pearl: He did it...

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Naomi: Can you tell everyone here who "he" is?

Pearl quickly points to Mr. Collins and then puts her hand down.

Naomi: Notice that she pointed to the defendant? Her own father? Pearl, you're telling me that he did that to you?

Pearl: You don't believe me do you?

Naomi: Why do you assume that?

Pearl: Because everytime I pointed to him when anyone asked, they just laughed and said, "She must be confused".

Naomi: But they're gone, so someone helped you, right?

Pearl: Yup, yup!

Naomi: I was told that "someone" was Ethan Sacramento, right?

Pearl: Yeah.

Naomi: This is the last bit of footage we have.

They play the VHS and the scene from day 1 plays on screen. Although it's a soundless, everyone can see Ethan grabbing an axe off the firetruck and starts walking towards the squad car that their dad is in.

He stops with the axe in mid air when every officer points their gun at him. Pearl walks up to him and tries to calm him down with a hug. It seems to work because he drops the axe and hugs her back.

Naomi: Do you know what he was planning to do?

Pearl: He was planning to kill my dad. Plain and simple. But he didn't.

Naomi: In your opinion, do you think your father deserved to die?

Pearl: Nobody deserves to die. But the crime has to fit the punishment, and vise versa. In my opinion, I think he does, in fact, deserve the death penalty. But I don't get to make that choice.

Naomi: You may step down, Pearl.

Pearl steps down from the stand and sits back down at the table.

Judge: You're up, Ms. Ruby.

Ruby excitedly goes up and sits in the stand. Naomi gets up and starts asking her questions.

Naomi: Hi, Ruby.

Ruby: Hi! Hi!

Naomi: You're awfully excited, aren't you?

Ruby: Cited! Ruru, cited to be in small box! Talk lot of peoples!

Naomi: Do you know why you're here, Ruby?

Ruby: Ame say it cause we put scary dada in place bad peoples goes...

Naomi: Do you know what that place is called?

Ruby: No. I no know, but I wan scary dada to go bye-bye.

Naomi: Have you had a look at your medical records?

Ruby: Maycal recco? What dat?

Naomi: It's something that shows you how healthy you are.

Ruby: I healfy! I eat all my healfy foods! Even yucky broccoli! Icky!

Naomi: Ruby, do you understand the term "Age Regression"?

Ruby: It when I big, but I small on inside, and it goes to outside too! Pearly taught me easy way to know!

Naomi: Good job! Now, I want you to look at that man for me. That man sitting next to the man in the suit.

Ruby looks at Mr. Collins and he gives her a sinister, crooked smile. Ruby starts shaking and small tears start falling from her eyes.

Ruby: B-BAD! BAD MAN! HE HURTED JADA! AND BUBBA! AND- AND AME! AND PEARLY! AND- AND HE HIT ME ALL TIMES! GO AWAY! MAKE HIM GO AWAY!

Ruby covers her eyes and runs to Amethyst and buddies her face into Amethyst's shoulder.

Ruby: MAKE MONSTER GO AWAY! MAKE- Make go away...

Amethyst: It's ok. It's ok. He can't hurt us anymore, Ru. The monster will go away soon.

Ruby: Will go away?

Amethyst: Yeah, he will! But I need you to do one thing for me.

Ruby: What it?

Amethyst: You see that nice lady right there?

Amethyst points to Naomi and Ruby nods.

Amethyst: I need you to be a big girl and answer her questions. Can you do that?

Ruby: Ruru do that! Ruru big girl!

Pearl: Yeah, you are!

Ruby goes back up to the stand and sits down looking determined.

Ruby: I do it!

Naomi: Ruby, do you know what happens to people who are mean to kids?

Ruby: They go bye-bye 'cause it not yegal!

Naomi: It's legal, sweetie.

Ruby: Legal!

Naomi: Do you have any friends to help you out, Ruby?

Ruby: Yuppy! I gots JJ! HI JJ! HI!

Jason: HI!

Naomi: Is he a good friend?

Ruby: Yuppy! He no hit me like dada when I break he stuffs on accident! I happy now! But... I still want old house back...

Naomi: What happened to it?

Ruby: Dada make it go fire, fire, burn down. I was scared, but KK friend saveded me! I like KK friend! He nice! Not like Dada. Dada and he friends is mean.

Naomi: How are Dada and his friends mean?

Ruby: Dada always make me sit on floor and he friends would put their feets on me. And they drinks and food and stuffs.

Naomi: You see!? He uses his child as a human coaster! There is no mistake that this man is not fit to be a parent whatsoever!

Ruby: Too loud...

Naomi: Sorry, sweetie.

Ruby: I no wan go back with Dada! Dada mean to sisters and me! I wan- I wan stay with KK!

Naomi: You can stay with KK, honey.

Ruby: I can!?

Naomi: Of course.

Ruby: Yay! Yay! Yay!

Judge: We'll take a small break while we figure out the verdict.

Ruby runs up to Pearl and jump on her back.

Ruby: I did it! I did it! Did you sees me?

Pearl: We saw! You were so cool!

Amethyst: Yeah! Listen, I'mma go...out for a few minutes. If I'm not back...it's whatever, 'kay?

Sasha: Ok. Just at least try and make it back.

Amethyst: Ok.

Everyone else goes to get food while Amethyst runs out of the court house. Amethyst runs down the street and passes Noah's car with a sleeping Noah inside.

She keeps running and jumps of a street cone. Amethyst keeps going and eventually makes it further downtown than she was before.

It starts raining and Amethyst finally gives up and just slides down the side of a building. She brings her knees up to her face and cries while rain droplets and tears fall down her face.

The rain keeps falling onto Amethyst until something covers her and the rain stops falling onto her. She looks up and Liam is standing next to her with his jacket covering her.

Liam: You're gonna catch a cold.

Amethyst: What are you doing here?

Liam: I should be asking you that. Shouldn't you be busy spreading bullshit in court?

Amethyst: I really was gonna tell you...

Liam: Ten years! What the fuck!? You're telling me you started shit at six!? You were the youngest person convicted to a detention center! Why did you think that wasn't something you should tell me!?

Amethyst: Y'know, you can't say shit when you're over here sneaking out to go to underground fighting arenas! Next time you wanna go somewhere, don't write it on a random piece of paper!

Liam: You were a juvenile! What business did you have being out on the streets!?

Amethyst: What business did YOU have being 12 going to fight arenas!?

Liam: That's none of your business!

Amethyst: And me needing to survive isn't any of YOUR business! If you came here to downgrade me, you can fuck off!

Amethyst gets up and start walking back to the courthouse.

Liam: You are going to catch a cold!

Amethyst: I'd be better than being around you!

She retraces the way she went before and finally gets back to the courthouse. Amethyst sprints inside just inside to hear the verdict bring said.

Judge: How does the jury find the defendant?

Juror 1: We find the defendant, Mr. Collins, to be guilty on all accounts.

Judge: I sentence Mr. Collins to life in prison. No chance of parole.

He bangs the gavel to finalize the verdict and Noah gives the first reaction.

Noah: FUCK YEAH! TAKE THAT YOU ABUSIVE BASTARD!

Sasha: COLLINS KIDS FOR THE WIN!

Amethyst, Pearl, and Ruby point at the camera and start dancing.

Pearl: HI KATIE!

Amethyst: LOOK! SEE!? WE WON!

Ruby: WIN! WIN! BAD GUY GO AWAY! YAY! YAY!

All: PARTY!

Ruby: Pearly sad?

Pearl: No, we're just really happy!

Ruby: Why everyone cry?

Amethyst: These are happy tears, promise.

Ruby: Ok!

Everyone leaves the courthouse and start going back to Noah's van. They all get in the car and start driving off somewhere. Ruby falls asleep first and lets out little infant like snores.

Jason: Sasha, what's age regression?

Sasha: Well, it can be used as an escape when faced with anything from any past traumatic experiences, or it can be used as a coping mechanism. Most people say it's unhealthy to do so, but as long as you know how to deal with it, you're fine.

Noah: How do you know so much about that?

Sasha: My cousin used to go through the same thing, so I took the liberty of researching it.

Pearl: I haven't heard her call me Pearly in forever. Remember when we were small and cute?

Sasha: No!? Y'all were some badass brats! Jade was always throwing balls in the house, Sapphire was always just... sitting there, Ame was always trynna go out through a window- not knowing how she always got outta that playpen, but whatever. Pearl was always drawing on walls, and Ruby could not, for the life of herself, sit still!

Amethyst: Topic change: Where are we going?

Noah: Y'all hungry?

Ethan: I could eat.

All: We know.

Ethan: Fuck off! I am a growing boy.

Pearl: Quite clearly.

Ethan: Shut it!

Amethyst: Yo, can you drop me off here?

Noah drops her off across from a few shops and gives her a suspecting look.

Noah: Why do you need to be let out here?

Amethyst: None of your business.

Amethyst crosses the street and goes into one of the stores. The rest of them drive to a fast food restaurant and then go to the park. Jason and Ruby are sleeping in a tree, Ethan and Pearl are throwing a football around, and Noah is throwing around feeble attempts at impressing Sasha.

Noah: I bet I could jump over the tree branch!

Sasha: Dude, no, no you can't. I'm all for your stunts, but you are a 34 year old man. Ain't no way you can still be doing things like this.

Noah: Details n shit!

Sasha: You're not jumping that branch.

Noah: Just watch me!

Noah runs directly at the tree next to the one Ruby and Jason are sleeping in, and leaps off the ground. He gets a ton of air and flies over the branch in one leap. Unfortunately, Noah lands on his back, face up in the grass.

Ethan gets distracted and the football hits him in the head. He rubs his head and runs to stand over Noah whose just laying on the ground.

Ethan: You good, bro?

Noah: Did she see me goof?

Ethan: Oh, she saw alright. How do you get no tail AND you fail the stunt?

Pearl: E, shut up. Man's going through a lot.

Ethan: But he gets no tail.

Pearl holds up her hand to smack him and he moves away from her.

Ethan: Ok! Ok! Chill, ok?

She puts her hand down and gently kicks Noah in his head.

Pearl: Why don't you try appealing to her nature? The obsessive flirting obviously isn't getting you anywhere.

Noah: You sure?

Ethan: Absolutely. I'm all for a good laugh, but it's just sad how much you bomb with your putdowns.

Pearl: And you got anywhere with what you were doing?

Ethan: I- You're my girlfriend, so I OBVIOUSLY got SOMEWHERE!

Pearl: ...Ok.

Pearl goes to sketch on a park bench while Ethan tries to figure out what she meant.

Ethan: What did she mean? What does "Ok." mean?

Noah: Bro, this isn't about you, it's about me.

Ethan: You're acting a little desperate, no?

Noah: You're too young to understand.

Ethan: I'm 16.

Noah: Your point?

Noah sits up and looks over at Sasha who has her headphones in listening to music.

Ethan: Point being that it doesn't make me too young to understand.

Noah: Bullshit. (Sigh) It's not like you'd know shit about love anyway...

Ethan: You? Of all people?

Noah: Me what?

Ethan: You, of all people? YOU are in LOVE?

Noah: Isn't that what I just said?

Ethan: It is, but it's kinda surprising. Y'know, given your rep from college-

Noah: Shut up! Please, never bring that up again?

Ethan: Fine. But maybe you should try and do a little less flirting and a little more appeal.

Noah: More appeal? How the fuck do I do that?

Ethan: You appeal to the Y+B Ratio.

Noah: This is why you get no pussy. Exhibiting fatherless behavior like you do is NOT it. You didn't eat, the plate wasn't there, the aroma wasn't in the air-

Ethan: I get it!

Ruby falls down and hangs from the branch of the tree upsidedown. She looks at Noah who's just moping in the grass.

Ruby: You're lucky I know everything about Aunt Sasha.

Noah: You mean like... everything?

Ruby: Ya!

Noah: I see your out of regression.

Ruby: Yup, yup!

Noah: Do you mind helping me?

Ruby: Ok.

Noah: YES!

Ruby: For a price.

Ethan: HAHAHA! NAH, JIT HAS TO PAY!

Noah: But I'm broke.

Ruby: I know you walk around with bank in your pockets. Gimmie! I'll tell Auntie about your online journal.

Noah: How much you want, Ruru? 100? 200? Hell, just take 400. Here you go.

Noah takes $400 out of his wallet and shoves it into Ruby's open hand.

Ruby: You're the best, Uncle Noah! Now, we need to get down to the shit! Make sure to take note of everything! And I mean EVERYTHING! Ok?

Noah: Yeah, yeah!

Ruby: 1. Sasha is, like, extremely into anything destructive. So, you could take her to that abandoned junkyard on 10th and 72nd, or you could take her to that demolition derby that's happening tonight.

Noah: Ok.

Ruby: 2. She LOVES Seafood. Crab? Give it. Shrimp? Give it. Calamari? Give it. Fish? Give it. Got it?

Noah: Yeah. Next?

Ruby: 3. Her favorite colors are anything Neon or bright of the original. Lime? She loves. Cyan? She loves. But no dark colors, no water colors, no oils, nothing other than Neon or bright.

Noah: Got it.

Ruby: 4. If you really wanna impress her, take her to a street fight. She likes those. Bonus points if you fight and win.

Noah: ...fight and win. Next.

Ethan: How do you know all this, Ruby?

Ruby: I've read her diary.

Noah: DID SHE-

Ruby: There wasn't anything about you, dude.

Noah: Dammit!

Ruby: 5. She loves any foreign language songs. Examples: Suave, Echa Pa'lla, Ela Ja Ta Louca. She also really likes All Eyes On Me by Bo Burnhan.

Noah: Ela Ja Ta Louca? Isn't that a little...

Ethan: Yeah, but it slaps.

Ruby: It does.

Noah: Ok.

Ruby: 6. Her favorite ice cream is Watermelon Berry-Lime Blast. If your being that up, you're pretty much set.

7. She loves black roses. She wears red ones in honor of... a certain someone. But she loves the black ones the most.

Noah: Is that all?

Ruby: Three more. Then you go do whatever. 8. Sasha loves puppies and kittens.

Noah: Suddenly I do too.

Ruby: 9. She usually only wears short sleeve shirts, shorts, tank tops, or leggings, so if she gets cold- COME! IN! CLUTCH! Ok?

Noah: Ok!

Ruby: And 10. You got caps. She takes those, you ain't getting them back. Don't ask, don't try, don't demand, because they are hers now.

Noah: But what if-

Ethan: No. You will not get them. Believe me, I've tried. Do you know how many jackets, shirts, and jerseys I've lost to that one!?

Ethan glares and points in Pearl's direction. Pearl looks up when she feels eyes on her. She looks up from her sketchbook and waves at Ethan.

Ethan: Wipe that smile off your face! You know what you did!

Noah: Hey, hold on, I've got a question. Why do you call me "Uncle" and Salsa "Auntie"?

Ruby: 'Cause since Katie and Caleb are like our mom and dad, and you and Sasha are like their brother and sister, y'all are our Aunt and Uncle.

Jason: Yeah, that's right.

Ruby gets scared and falls out of the tree.

Jason: Whoops. I probably should've said something.

Ruby: You think!?

Jason: My bad. What're we talkin' about?

Ethan: Uncle Noah being desperate.

Jason: So, typical any other day?

Ethan: Yeah, pretty much.

Noah: I hate the both of you.

Jason: If you don't ask her out right now, I'm gonna expose every single last thing about you on Twitter, Insta, Snap- Everything!

Noah: Ok, ok! Chill out, ok?

Noah gets up and struts back over to the bench where Sasha is sitting.

Sasha: Why are you walking like that?

Noah: 'Cause my bank is so heavy I gotta alter my walk. My bank is so heavy 'cause I own the block.

Sasha: I've never been more disturbed than I am now. Anyway, look what I found!

Sasha shows him a picture of some Neon Inline Skates, and starts fidgeting where she's sitting.

Sasha: X-Mosé put his skates on auction! I love X-Mosé!

Noah: Who's X-Mosé?

Sasha: What!? You don't know who X-Mosé is!?

Noah: Uh- Nah.

Sasha: X-Mosé is only the best neon based skater ever! I heard that one of his stunts was so dangerous that when he finished it, he got impaled with the railing of his skate rail!

Noah: Damn!

Sasha: I know!

They stay at the park for another hour then start getting ready to go home. When they get to the halfway point, they see Marinette and their friends walking down the street with a bunch of suitcases and bags.

Jason: Hey! What are you guys doing?

Marinette: : We'll stop by later and explain! We've gotta drop these off!

They continue walking with their luggage leaving everyone in the car with two questions. One: Why are they looking as though they've gotten kicked out from their homes? And two: Where the hell is Amethyst?