Previously on A Girl Named Jo.
Whatever happened to Frances Chambers?
Jo's mom. - Just a terrible tragedy.
- Hey, you can't outrun me.
I just wanted to apologize.
- I am so sorry, I just slipped and fell
right into his mouth.
- Can I try out for the basketball team?
- What about your job at the diner?
I'm wondering
if you have any archives from the fire 10 years ago?
It's for Phoenix Fest.
How can I make these bigger? - Come with me.
- This can't be from after the fire.
- How would you know? - She's my mother.
- You know.
This place could use a little freshening up.
- Is that right?
- You know.
The curtains.
The counter, it's all just a bit
'50's. - Well, if anyone would know,
it's the man who has barely been here since 1950.
- Wouldn't take much.
Get some new upholstery, fresh count of paint, and--
- Who's gonna pay for it, Bobby, you?
- If you'll excuse me, I have a customer.
Hi!
Welcome to 1953, may I help you?
- Just some toast and a coffee to go, please.
- For a growing boy like you,
why not try our Triple Stack-Stack Silver Dollar Pancakes?
Or our Mama Omelet.
- Just the toast to go, sir.
- Hey, you look a lot like somebody I used to know.
- Well, I'm new to town, so.
All right, one omelet, comin' up.
On the house.
- Hey, baby.
I've been doing some thinking. - How refreshing
that must be for you.
- I deserve that.
But look.
The Fitzroy's and Dupont's go back generations.
Now we're in business together, so.
What can I do to make it right?
- You don't have to do anything, Lawrence,
because even if you did everything,
I still wouldn't take you back.
- But. - Not but's.
We're done, for good.
And you can have this back.
- Hey, congrats, man!
- Scram.
No.
There must be a mistake.
- There's probably a perfectly logical explanation for this.
- Such as?
Exactly.
- Look, maybe it's not even your mom.
I mean, the picture's really blurry.
- It's my mom, Cathy.
- Do you know him? - Yeah.
I mean, no.
I just see him everywhere.
Do you think he's trying to kill me?
- He probably just likes you, Jo.
- So he wants me
to kill him. - Eyes up front, ladies.
This is of upmost importance.
Every young lady worth her salt must know
how to make a pineapple upside down cake.
First, the proper pan.
- Beef stroganoff again.
- Larry.
I heard what happened with Cathy.
You know we're in this together, right?
And I think I know just the thing to get her back.
I mean, if that's what you want.
- Beef stroganoff?
Again? - What's wrong
with the beef stroganoff?
- Is that a Mama omelet?
- Yeah.
- So you are stalking me!
- Me? - Yes, you!
You look at me like I'm a ghost, I see you everywhere.
- Well.
No, I think there's a mis--
Okay.
- Hey.
Do you know where my sis is?
- She's in line for food.
- I'm Junior, by the way.
- I'm Catherine.
My friends call me Cathy. - So which should I call you?
- I see you two have met. - Hey.
Don't give me grief, sis.
Can you tell Pop and Bobby I have practice after school?
Nice to meet you, Cathy.
- Seriously?
Didn't you just break up with your boyfriend?
- What?
No, I mean, I was just, I was trying.
Has he seen the picture yet?
- Gosh, no.
Junior does not like talking about my mom.
- What the--
Have you ever skipped school before?
- Yeah, sure, I have.
Have you?
- There's a first time for everything.
Come on, I have a plan.
- I thought we talked about this.
No paint.
- It's just a swatch.
- I don't know what a swatch is,
but I know exactly where you can shove it.
- This diner has been in my family for generations.
Which just means I want the best for it.
And if I decide to paint it, I'll pay.
- Yeah, you'll pay for a bucket of paint.
You get it halfway down the wall,
and then you'll disappear for two years.
- Look, Tommy.
I love it here.
I always have, ever since I was little,
and my dad used to sit Frances and me at that counter.
She used to babysit me here, you know?
- If only you hadn't been at the counter that day.
- Okay, let me get this straight.
You ditch your first day of school,
and now you wanna break into Lenny Alvarez's house.
- Don't you want answers, Jo?
Lenny went to jail for starting the fire,
and if your mom's still alive, then there has
to be more to the story. - What if he's home?
- We just wait until he leaves.
Besides, since when are you the scary cat, Chambers?
- I am not scared one bit.
- Good.
'Cause we're here.
- Yoo-hoo, Mr. Principle!
- What is it, Alice? - Fresh from the oven.
Say.
I noticed that Cathy and Jo weren't
in math class this afternoon.
- Is it that stomach bug going around?
- Well, I hate to be a snitch,
but a few of the girls noticed that Cathy and Jo
were sneaking off school grounds.
And it worries me sick to think of them all alone
in the world.
It's locked, now what?
- Moment of truth, Fitzroy.
There's no time to turn around.
Stop.
- Two dirty plates. - Wife?
- Doubt it, I mean, Lenny's wife and kid
left him after the fire.
Serves him right.
- What's an old man doing with this?
- Spooky.
Come on, let's go.
- Come on, Jo, he could be back any minute.
What is it? - Looks like a floor plan
for a really old building.
- Is it?
- The Rubber Factory.
What is it?
- I'm sorry, Jo, I didn't know, I promise.
What was that?
No.
- We have to get out, now! - Go!
- Hey!
- Sorry, I just tripped.
- Attaboy Diner, how may I help you?
Principle Hurley, hi.
No, it's not Thomas, it's Bobby.
I'm fine, thank you.
Cutting school, you say?
Well, you know.
Thomas isn't in right now.
But I will make sure that he gets the message.
Okay, thank you.
Bye.
- Hey, Bobby. - Yeah?
- Yeah, who was that? - Nobody.
Wrong number.
- What do you make of it all?
The blueprint, the flyer?
Extra seat at the table. - Well.
What if Lenny didn't act alone all those years ago?
What if he's-- - Plotting something new?
- For Phoenix Fest.
- Catherine Fitzroy, is that you?
- Listen, next week
is my family's annual garden party.
Come, we'll sneak into my dad's office
and see what turns up. - Young lady!
- How was your day off, dear?
- We hope it was a doozy because you are officially grounded
from here until junior year.
Up.
- Trying a new bolognese for the diner.
Something fresh.
- So.
How was school today, sport?
You know, the usual.
- Stuck in class all day.
- Wow.
This is a really good sauce, dad.
- Thanks, Jo.
- How was school today? - Fine.
- If anyone's giving you a hard time--
- No one's giving me a hard time, Lenny.
Nobody even knows who I am yet.
- You can call me dad, you know?