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So, I'll pick you up
after school for dialysis,
and don't forget---
Monitor my water intake.
Are you sure you're gonna be okay?
You've had a lot to digest.
I just heard back from
the ministry of records.
And?
I got some exciting news.
You found your birth parents?
My birth father withheld
his name, but---
I found my birth mother and
she lives nearby, so---
Wow! That's good.
Her name's Dawn.
So, I'm gonna call her this morning.
Mom, I kinda feel weird about this,
like I'm cheating on you or something.
I can't imagine what you
must be going through.
I'll be fine, honestly.
As weird as it is finding
out I'm adopted,
there's a silver lining because
I might get my kidney, right?
(School bell rings)
Fingers crossed.
Yeah.
Mary Kate: Holly J?
Just remember we don't know
anything about this person.
Be careful.
I'll keep my eyes open, mom.
♪ Whatever it takes ♪
♪ I know I can make it through ♪
♪ and if I hold out ♪
♪ I know I can make it through ♪
♪
♪ be the best ♪
♪ the best that I can be ♪
♪ whatever it takes ♪
♪ I know I can make it ♪
♪ I can make it ♪
♪ I can make it through ♪
♪ ooh--- ♪
♪ I can make it through ♪
♪ I can make it through ♪
(I can make it)
♪ Whatever it takes ♪
I know I can make it through
You keep tuggin' at your shirt,
you'll stretch it out of shape, Adam
It feels tight.
I think all my shirts are too tight.
(Chuckles)
I can take a hint.
You want to go shopping.
No, it's not about the shirts.
It's what lies underneath.
Stop being cryptic.
I was hoping we could talk some
more about chest reconstruction?
(Sighs heavily) Ah---
You know how I feel about surgery,
Which is why I'm bringing it up again.
And I respect that
you feel like a boy-
I don't feel like a boy!
I am!
You're fifteen, okay?
Your body is still changing,
and we're talking about
removing parts of you.
You make it sound so horrible.
I'll make a deal with you.
We'll speak to your
counselor about this.
Really?
So, if she okays me for surgery---
then we'll have some
decisions to make.
Okay. Cool.
Cool.
Holly J:
It's ringing.
Oh my God, what if I get voice mail?
What do I say?
"Hi, this is your birth daughter.
May I have your kidney?"
Hello? Hi, Dawn?
I'm Holly J.
Holly J Sinclair.
No, wait.
No, I'm not trying to
sell you anything.
I actually called to
ask you something.
Did you put a baby
up for adoption in ?
I know it's a private question.
I have a good reason to ask.
That baby is---
that's me.
Yeah, I just found your info online.
I thought we could meet up.
Great.
Great, yeah.
Um---
There's this place called "The Dot".
After school, maybe : ?
Okay, I'll see you there.
Yeah. Bye, Dawn.
(Phone beeps off)
(Astonished exhale)
(Gasps)
I'm meeting my birth mom for coffee?!
Holly J, that is so awesome!
Ms. Dawes: For those
hopefuls who auditioned,
the roles are now posted on the board.
Girl: (Gasps excitedly)
Got it!
(Breathless) Yes.
I'm going to be Clara!
Thank you so much, Eli!
Eli: You deserved it.
You were awesome!
You can get off me now.
Eli, we don't have to pretend.
I know I'm your leading lady
both on stage and in your heart.
Imogen, we're not together.
(Chuckles)
But yesterday you kissed me back.
I'm flattered, but--- I'm
not in the right place,
emotionally speaking.
Where are you, emotionally speaking?
Well, I'm off my meds so my
emotions are a moving target.
And I'm just starting to
feel a little better -
getting over Clare and such.
I don't want to mess with that.
You understand.
Fiona: Congrats, Imogen.
Katie: I can't believe Ryan
Lynch talked to me for so long.
Adam: What did he write in your book?
Katie: "To Katie, don't
give up on your dreams
and they won't give up on you."
I told him about my dream
of becoming a journalist.
Adam: That's my dream.
I'm serious!
I'm hoping to be a radio
journalism major.
Katie: Really?
Well, you do have quite
a presence on-air.
We could go to the same university!
Study together!
It'd be awesome!
Are you always this enthusiastic?
Just happy I guess.
I'm having a fun time with you.
I like you.
I like you too.
It's just-
yeah, I know.
Just so you know I'm gonna
be making some changes.
Really?
What kind of changes?
You know, physical stuff.
Sure.
Whatever you need to do.
Hey, I'm starving.
You wanna grab poutine?
Fries, gravy and cheese?
Thought you'd never ask.
Fiona: I bet she gave you up to
pursue this brilliant career,
made big money,
conquered the business world.
Look, it's gonna be trippy, but
don't forget why we're here, okay?
Holly J: Let's do this.
Where is she?
Nope. Nope.
No.
There she is.
Hi, excuse me, I'm Holly J.
Do I know you?
Dawn: Holly J?
It's me, Dawn.
You must have missed me sitting
over here with my kids.
I guess I did.
Clare!
(Gasps)
Don't do that!
Sorry.
Just really wanted to thank you.
You got the part!
And I got the boy.
Really?
Without you, there'd be no me and Eli.
Well, I'm glad it worked out.
Me too!
Me too.
So, as a token of my
eternal appreciation,
dinner for two at that steak place.
Thought you could take your
boyfriend out on a date.
Really?
Wow!
That's so nice, Imogen.
Jake's a steak guy.
I thought so.
You know what?
I'll call him,
see if he's free tonight.
Excellent.
Dawn: It was my first year of university
when my boyfriend,
you father, I guess
heard about my situation.
Never heard from him again.
By the time that I knew
that I was pregnant,
I had two choices:
Drop out, raise a baby,
or give up the baby,
stay in university and get a career.
It wasn't easy.
It took me nearly a year
to decide to give you up.
Holly J: For the record,
I don't blame you.
You know, Holly J's quite
ambitious herself.
She's going to Yale this year.
Yale?
That's amazing!
I'm a Western alumni myself.
That's awesome!
What did you major in?
Commerce.
I work in the financial sector.
I'm a senior accounts associate.
So you handle important accounts?
Well...
Not so much these days.
I'm really just
a glorified bank teller.
But the hours are flex
and being a single mom,
that's--- that's golden.
So, Holly J,
I'm sure Dawn would love
to hear more about you.
Yes, please!
Well, I'm---
I already mentioned Yale.
Um, I graduate
high school soon,
so I'm stoked about that.
And um---
Fiona: Holly J has something
important to ask you.
(Sighs heavily)
Yeah, were your wisdom teeth impacted?
Mine were fine.
Is that all?
No, my dentist thinks
mine might be so uh---
I just wanted to know my history.
Anyway---
it was really good meeting you,
but I think I should go.
Come on, Fiona, we're gonna be late.
Yeah, wouldn't want to waste
valuable time, would we?
So, did I pass?
It's not that kind of test.
The questionnaire is step one.
There's so much more to cover
before I can make a
recommendation about surgery.
Great.
So, what's step two?
Well, generally we recommend
further counseling
before starting hormone therapy.
I don't need counseling!
Audra: Honey, we just want
to make sure.
What if you change your mind?
I won't!
I just need to fix my chest so
I won't freak out this girl!
Audra: This is about a girl?
No, that's not what I meant.
Adam, your body's still changing.
I just want to look like how I feel,
and I can't because of these.
Strapping them down
all the time isn't working.
People can tell!
That I can help with.
There are alternatives.
Take a look.
(Emotional sigh)
Hospital PA: Dr. Stoddard, line two.
Dr. Stoddard, line two.
Holly J: I'm such a loser.
Fiona: You're not a loser.
You choked.
So, I guess it's finally
starting to settle in.
I guess I've always been more
focused on where I'm going, but---
Yeah.
I want to get to know Dawn.
There'll be time for all that
once you ask her to get tested.
What if I scare her off?
What's more important -
having a relationship
with your birth mom
or getting healthy, going
to Yale, living life?
♪ I got a feeling
that's shaking the tree ♪
Thank you.
Trust me, this is so much better
than movie night with our parents.
Hey! You said in your text you
wanted to talk about Clara?
Yeah, just some
back story-type questions
I wanted to hash out.
You look fantastic, by the way.
Cool.
So, should we sit down?
Um, can we go sit like back there?
Eli: Uh, 'kay.
You know, we really should
tell them eventually.
"Hey, mom, I'm dating
your boyfriend's son!"
(Laughing) No thanks.
How about we try not
to think about it.
Imogen: Oh, sorry!
Didn't see you two lovebirds.
Awkward!
Come on, muffin,
let's go sit.
Eli, you know Jake.
What a coincidence, huh, Imogen?
Just trying to break the ice.
How's it goin'?
Let's go sit down, okay, muffin?
Stop calling me that!
The real Clare Edwards would
never do what you just did.
We both know that's not true.
The real Clare Edwards
would do anything
to get what she wants.
(Receding footsteps)
Adam: Hey, Katie.
Last night was crazy fun.
Wasn't it?
I was hoping for a repeat.
Maybe we could go
to a movie Friday?
Yeah, um,
Adam, I think maybe
you got the wrong idea?
What idea is that?
That I like you in that way.
Uh, no.
Katie, come on.
You've misunderstood.
Doctor Mitch: Ooh, back again, are we?
Holly J: You know me, I
can't get enough dialysis.
Any news today?
I do have the results
of your friend Fiona's blood tests.
Their negative, I'm afraid.
Oh. I'd never ask her to go
through with it anyway.
Doctor Mitch: And
there's something else.
I'm looking at your latest tests,
and, uh,
we'd hoped to really slow the process,
but I'm gonna level with you.
Your results are showing
end stage kidney failure.
I know that's not the answer
you wanted to hear.
But, uh,
I've put you on a transplant list.
Typical wait time's about
months, could be sooner.
I'll be at Yale by then.
You might consider deferring Yale.
Hey. Don't give up hope,
okay?
(Snort of disbelief)
(School bell rings)
Dave: Hey!
You were quiet in there.
Did you got the license plate
of the guy that ran you over?
It was a girl.
Katie?
Ah, sorry, man.
I thought something was going on.
Don't worry, we'll find
you a new fine female.
I don't know.
Well, look, don't get all
defeated on me, all right?
Things will get easier with this
new profile you got goin' on.
You, uh, trying something new?
Yeah, a compression vest.
Ah, sounds painful.
Yeah, kinda. It's better than
the binding I was using before.
Look, I'm just sayin' that this
new de-boobing device works.
Yeah, but will I ever be flat
enough for the Katies of the world?
I don't have the answers, man.
Yeah, I know.
You've helped a lot already.
I made you look at my chest.
Yeah, please, never again.
It's really confusing.
Holly J: (Nervous sigh)
Thanks for meeting me,
especially on your lunch break.
You---
You said it was urgent.
Yeah, um---
Well, here's the thing.
I have a---
A medical issue.
Oh.
Yeah, I've got a renal condition,
so my kidneys are in---
end stage failure.
What does it mean?
It means---
I'm gonna need a transplant.
Look, I know you have
a ton on your plate,
but I'm wondering if you'd
think about getting tested,
just to see if you're
a possible donor?
I'm supporting two kids on my own.
I know.
I feel so rotten even asking.
That's---
That's why I couldn't last time.
What's the recovery time?
Well, I don't exactly know,
but my doctor can tell you
everything you need to know.
Well---
I'll get tested and uh---
We'll take it from there.
(Emotional exhale)
(Electric drill whirs)
Fiona: Someone wants to see you.
I owe you an apology.
Don't worry, I'm okay.
Are you?
I'm good.
I'm great.
That's awesome.
I'm so glad to see you in a
better place now - emotionally.
Jake: Uh, I'm gonna get
more wood from the shop.
Excellent.
Jake's working on our sets?
We need a carpenter,
he wants an extra credit.
Everybody's happy.
So you've moved on.
You know, Imogen,
seeing Jake kiss Clare
made me realize something.
What's that, Eli Goldsworthy?
That I'm not over Clare at all.
That's why I asked Jake for help.
As the warrior poet Sun Tzu said,
"keep your friends close,
your enemies closer."
Mom!
Uh, this is Dawn.
Thank you, Dawn.
This means a lot to our family.
You've done more for Holly
J than I ever could have.
Results tomorrow.
Fingers crossed.
Holly J:
Yeah, fingers crossed.
(Chuckles)
Dave: Hey, what's up, my friend?
Adam: Quick, what's
a good online name?
Dave:
For---
Adam: I'm joining an FTM site.
Dave: Oh, for hookups?
Yeah, that's my man, okay.
No, it's to meet other trans guys.
I'll get to chat with some dudes
going through similar things.
Dave: Whoa!
(Gasps) That's intense.
That's my life.
Dave: That guy started out as a girl?
Adam: Physically, yeah.
And that gonna be you someday?
Someday.
Cool.
Does this mean I'm fired now?
Shut up, man, you're my
friend, like it or not.
Fiona: Watched pot
doesn't boil any faster.
Holly J: Well, it doesn't
boil any slower.
Fiona: She'll call you when she hears.
I just feel like everything
is at a standstill
until I get the results.
(Cell phone rings)
Oh my God, this is her!
Dawn?
Uh, thanks for calling.
Yeah, I am pretty desperate
to hear the results.
Yeah, more than you know.
Oh my God, that is the best news!
What?
Uh---
Okay. No, I---
I get it.
Yeah, of course.
You have to do what you have to do.
Okay, bye.
So what?
She's not gonna do it?
No, she wants to do it.
She wants to give me her kidney.
So, what's the problem?
She wants $ , dollars.
♪ When there's no one
to hold onto ♪
♪ stay strong like a lion
in the dark ♪
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