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Your name is Sawyer Valentini.

You know that already.

By signing this,

you've consented to voluntary

commitment for 24 hours.

No. The counselor said

the forms were routine.

You signed it.

Look...

you're just doing your job.

And you've been

so considerate of my feelings

and my well-being.

And you're right.

I signed those papers.

I'm here

by my own volition.

It's for my own good.

Can I ask, do you think

I could just make a phone call,

just to let my family know

that I'm okay,

let them know where I am?

You get a phone call.

That's allowed.

You're so nice.

You're saying you want

your phone call now?

Yes. Yes, that is

what I'm saying.

Oh, my God.

It's like you

read my mind.

Yes, hi.

My name is Sawyer Valentini.

I am at Highland Creek

Behavioral Health Facility.

I am being held here

against my will.

Please send help.

Thank you.

I'll be out of here

in, like, 20 minutes.

Do you know

how many calls the cops get

like that every week?

Those are from crazy people.

Let's go back to the ward.

No, I'm not going anywhere

until the cops show up.

Can...

Can you stop taking notes?

I have rights.

Don't make me ask again.

Hi. Alison.

How's your baby?

How's your baby?

Alison. The baby.

Hey!

F***!

Oh, what?

You think you're too good

to talk to me now, Alison?

Oh, my name's not Alison,

but, yeah, yeah, I am too good

to talk to you.

Hey, b*tch!

Listen, when you fall asleep,

I'm gonna cut your hair off.

All of your hair.

Oh, yeah?

Mm-hmm.

With what?

They let you

anywhere near sharp objects?

I doubt that very much.

Oh, God.

You're scaring me to death,

you f***ing mental patient.

I'll be thinking about you

when I'm back in my own bed

in my own house, getting ready

to go to my own job.

Calling her a mental patient

isn't helpful.

We need to support each other.

Yeah, well, support me

by not talking to me

or looking at me.

I shouldn't even be in here.

Yeah, so, uh...

So you got put in here

by mistake, I'm guessing.

Yeah. Yeah. That's right.

And the cops are on their way

right now to get me out.

The cops are on their way

to take you out of here?

Really?

They said that?

Yeah.

In those words,

specifically, to you?

Liar, liar.

Liar, liar.

Oh.

Oh, man.

Evening, Dolores.

Hi, Steve.

How you doing...

Steve's partner?

Another night,

another 10-75.

Yeah, second floor called down.

I've got her

admission form here.

You got any coffee, Dolores?

It's in the break room,

Steve. Help yourself.

Steve's partner can't have any.

What's your favorite coffee,

Dolores?

Mmm. Expresso.

- Expresso?

- Expresso.

Ex-presso.

Ex-presso.

Why don't you get one of those

new Nespresso machines?

I like that.

I like black coffee,

little bit of cream.

You like cream?

No. I like just sugar.

Lots of sugar.

Hmm.

Lots of sugar?

Uh-huh.

I gotta do Splenda.

I love coffee.

You know what?

Your coffee? Sucks.

But you're still mad

I won't let you have any.

I could get some if I wanted to.

We both know that.

Have a good night, Steve.

Not Steve's partner.

Wake up.

Wake up!

Wake up.

Wake up!

...like you.

It was like a paid intern.

Let her do all the stuff

around your house,

kick around some sh*t.

Yeah, why not?

Really?

I've done that.

I've adopted them.

Really?

I'm like Drake.

Yeah.

What does Drake do?

He adopts strippers.

He adopts them?

Puts them in little homes,

in their own communities.

Must feel good

to be back in your own bed,

in your own house,

getting ready to go back

to your own job.

Hi.

I'm Jacob.

Move.

Oh!

Let me out!

There's been

some kind of mistake.

Look...

I'm not supposed to be in here.

I'm locked up in here

with f***ing psycho rapists!

F***.

The cops are on their way,

and I need to get out of here

right now!

F***ing b*tch!

No. I...

Dennis!

Yes?

What the f*** was that?

We don't hit them back.

She does that again,

she goes downstairs.

No, I don't want...

Aaah!

Alison pissed the bed, y'all.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Hi, Sawyer.

Just coffee?

Nothing to eat?

Good summation.

How was your night?

Are you settling in okay?

I'm not

settling in anywhere.

I'm going home today.

Dr. Hawthorne asked me

to bring you to have a talk

with him about that.

Finally.

A real doctor.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

All good points.

Really, good points.

Absolutely.

Tell Diane

we're on the same page

and that it won't happen again.

Really.

This is a good thing.

To be continued.

Okay.

Bye.

Sorry.

Dr. Hawthorne.

Uh, you can see

I don't belong here.

You know there's been

some kind of mistake.

I can't spend another day here.

I can't spend another minute.

I have a job.

I have a life.

Yes. Uh, well,

we want you to get back

to enjoying that life.

Really.

That's our goal.

Good. So what can I do

to give you one less patient

to worry about?

Well, it says here that

you've been assessed

as a danger to yourself

and to others.

So that means more observation.

Doctor, look at me.

Look at me.

Doctor, I have a wonderful

support system around me.

I have family,

I have friends, coworkers.

I have neighbors.

The best thing for me

is to be surrounded

by the people I love.

Now, did I indicate

to the counselor

that I sometimes,

occasionally, feel down?

Sure, I did.

But everybody does.

I'm building a new life

for myself, Doctor.

I'm meeting new people.

I run.

I'm going to adopt a rescue dog.

That's what's gonna help me.

Not being stuck in here.

Give my bed to someone

who needs it.

Doctor.

Uh, yeah.

But you see, um,

it says here

that you assaulted

a staff member.

He looked like someone I knew.

Yes, but it says here

that you attacked him.

I... No.

I was under a lot of stress.

The police

were supposed to come.

And it says here

that you assaulted

a male patient, Jacob.

No. He...

Look, I had a rough night.

But look at me now.

Right.

So, because of

the multiple acts

of violence,

we're looking

at another seven days.

What? Seven days?

I need to take this.

Uh... to be continued.

Yeah, hello, Diane.

How are you?

Okay, Hayley.

I'll take it from here.

First thing we do

in these meetings is go over

the Highland Creek rules book.

Maximum use

of a public phone

is ten minutes.

No smuggling food or drink

into the ward.

Uh, no touching

the other patients.

Masturbating

in their hair

is fine.

That word?

That got you. Okay.

We use these meetings

to go over our daily goals.

Mmm. My goal today

is to be friendly

and helpful to everyone.

What do you say?

What do you say?

Hmm.

Okay. Excuse me, y'all,

for one second.

Maybe I need to make

my consultations one-on-one.

What about you?

What are your daily goals?

Finding someone to believe

I don't belong in here.

Oh.

You're no different

from anybody else in here.

You gave them an in.

What are you talking about?

Not now. Later. Okay?

Okay.

They brought up suicide.

You bit.

That's all they need.

They've got beds.

You've got insurance.

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