Reed Royal

You're really going to save me, huh? Yes, Reed. I'm going to save you. Ella, you're coming with me. We're leaving. No! Ella, stay where you are. Get off of me! I told you to stay away from the royals. Gun! He has a gun! Is this going to be how I die? Coming this spring, The Royals of Malibu, Season 3. Follow The Royals of Malibu on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Just when I thought I'd found my happily ever after. I need you.

You're smart, Ella. Yeah, I am.

The number one hit podcast, The Royals of Malibu, is back with season three.

Everything fell apart. Found her on the street down there that they're saying someone pushed her. Who? Callum, who? Brooke, she's dead. You nervous? Of course I'm nervous. Why? Because all of us have been actively plotting Brooke's downfall for months?

Reed, stop! Hey, hey, hey, hey! I don't want to have to pick sides. You already picked. You're making shit up. I'm done with you, Savannah.

I am not your fucking prisoner. Holy shit, that hit him. I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me. I know I shouldn't have done that stuff. I regret it. A lot. I'm tired of being strong. Please, Reed, you can't leave me. But sometimes a princess has to save herself. I've been reading about murderers. Of course you have.

You think she might be the killer and you're still driving to her house right now? I'm going to find the real killer and I'm going to tell the police. Do you think Reed could have killed Brooke? Everyone's saying he did. Sometimes I feel like you'd be better off without me. You're supposed to be dead. You are never going to see your boyfriend again. What happened on that rooftop?

Meet me on the beach.

Hey, Elle.

Yeah, he got one good hit in.

Nah. Plus, black eyes make me look kind of badass, don't they?

Look, silly.

There's been a lot going on.

I want to see you wearing a beautiful dress. I want to slow dance with you in front of the whole school. I want them to know that nothing can ever stop me from taking you out.

No such thing.

Ella, I'm meeting with them tomorrow.

I know you're worried about the trial, but it's important to me that you still get to experience normal life. And your junior prom is a huge part of that.

Well, think about it. You're supposed to answer my question, by the way. You haven't said yes.

I missed you.

That's too long.

He's in his study, working late.

Yeah, of course. But Ella, no father wants their daughter getting involved with a guy like me.

It might be safer for you, more normal, if you stayed with Uncle Steve for a while.

Ella. Ella! I'm sorry.

Because that's where you live. Uh-oh, mom and dad are fighting.

Yeah, you're really hot when you yell.

Hey, hey. No, it isn't. You're gonna have a really good prom, okay? And we're gonna make the most of the time we have left.

Yeah, I'll... Ella curls up against me in bed, and I hold her against my chest as tight as I can. I feel horrible for disappointing her, and I know I can never tell her that the real reason why I'm taking the plea deal is to protect her. If she knew, she'd feel like she has to stay with me, and that's not what's best for her. I'm not what's best for her.

On the flight back to LA, Ella holds my hand tightly but barely says a word to me. Then, at the airport, she stops me from carrying her luggage.

Do you want me to drop you off at Steve's?

Oh. Okay.

I assume you told her.

Fuck, Easton. Snuck up on me.

You told Ella that you're taking the plea deal.

Previously on the Royals of Malibu.

How'd you know?

Uh, it's been like four days since we came back from the San Francisco trip, and every time she sees you at school, she looks like she wants to cry. She's strong. She'll get over it. Excuse me. I'm trying to talk to you.

I met with my attorney a week ago. I don't think you're being honest with me. Oh. No offense, but I feel like my dad is making you sugarcoat things. He can't handle the possibility of me losing this case. So, I was hoping that if he stayed home today, you would tell me the truth.

I don't really need a lecture, East. I know you and Dad and everyone think I'm making a mistake. I'm not here to lecture you.

Then what do you want? I wanted to let you know that I'm in AA. Alcoholics Anonymous? Well, it's like a teen version. And I picked one on the other side of LA because I didn't want to hear some trust fund kids crying about how hard it is to accidentally sleep through their lip flip appointment. What are you doing? Why are you charging at me? Oh, oh, it's a hug. Shut up. You're all wet, dude.

If you don't accept my love, I'm going to drag you into the pool. I'm proud of you. You're really sticking with it.

Um, I just wanted you to know that I'm not going to have a meltdown when you're gone and go on a million benders and pick on Dad. Yeah? Yeah. So you don't have to worry about me. You're going to be nice to Dad? I'll hang out with him. And Ella, not in a romantic way, unless you're into that. Jesus Christ, Easton. I'm joking. Look. Ella is going to love you forever.

You got to stop fighting her on that.

She doesn't even want to talk to me. She says Steve takes her phone at night so she can't text, but I don't know. I don't even know if she's going to want to go to prom with me tomorrow.

She's sad, bro. All this shit is hard. But you might only have a few more weeks of freedom. Do you really want to spend those weeks being all awkward and distant? Ella's calling you. Give it to me. Hey, Ella.

What's wrong? Are you okay?

Before sunset? When is your curfew?

Elle, where are your shoes?

What is going on at that house?

Yeah, but what the hell are they?

Oh, gross. Wait, he was saying that shit to my mom? Yeah.

So he was the one giving her drugs. We always wondered how she got them. Steve did this?

I thought Dinah was making shit up again when she said Steve was responsible for my mom's death, but... For once, she might be telling the truth.

Ella, you're worrying me. I think you should stay at my place.

Searching?

That's...

What the fuck? Ella, this is crazy. I should have believed you when you said Steve was a creep. He's a psychopath.

Ella, listen to me. You can have one more night at the penthouse. Pack a bag, bring it with you to prom tomorrow. After tomorrow, you cannot stay at that house anymore. It is way too dangerous.

What happened? Are you okay?

So this is like a play or something?

Okay.

Yes.

I went to talk to her outside after her speech. She had been trying to blackmail me for months, but I told her that all of her secrets were coming out, and she'd already broken up with my dad, so she needed to get the hell out of Malibu. Let me start that over. Sorry, I know I'm supposed to be calm when I talk about her. Mm-hmm. Okay.

Fuck, Elle.

I told Brooke that her attacks on my family had damaged us enough, and that it was in everyone's best interest to peacefully part ways.

Yes. She got angry. She grabbed my arm, but I don't remember her breaking the skin. I guess she must have.

I don't know.

I don't remember how I felt.

Um, I don't, I don't remember. I guess, yes. Did she insult you? Of course. What did she say? She called me a rich asshole. She told me that me and my family treated her like dirt and she was going to do what she had to do.

It doesn't matter.

Not personally, but she was out of her mind. She was harassing teenagers, but I would have never done something to hurt her.

Fine, yeah. But those are guys at school.

Did my dad tell you about that?

I haven't been honest with you. I wanted to keep you out of my legal stuff. I didn't want you to have to deal with it.

He was harassing my girlfriend. What was I supposed to do?

Look, I... I know I shouldn't have done that stuff.

No.

Probably, yeah.

What the hell are you doing? Your questions bringing up all this past stuff? Are they going to do that? Yes, Reid. They are. I didn't hurt Brooke. I swear.

But when you talk about all that past stuff, the fighting, the blackmail... I don't want to be that guy. Am I that guy?

I started those fights. I used to come home with blood on my shirt. Everything you asked about me, I was guilty of, except killing Brooke.

I don't want to plead guilty for something I didn't do.

I've always been good at sports. I'm not a good athlete because I train or because of genetics. My coach says I have an athlete's mindset. I'm hyper-focused in the moment. I look out for my teammates. I'm aware of all the moving pieces all across the pool or field while pushing towards the goal. And I hate to lose.

You think I should take the plea deal?

No.

What happens to Ella if we go to trial?

No, no, no.

I don't need to think. I'm 18 and I can make my own choices. I know what I need to do. That day in my lawyer's office, I made my choice. Without asking my dad, without telling Ella, Life is a team sport, and sometimes that means taking yourself out of the game. Somehow, telling Ella the truth was even harder than taking the plea deal.

At the hotel in San Francisco after the swim meet, I tell her everything, and she's shattered.

Yeah, Ella. It's over.

Please, Ella.

You would have told me not to take it.

Dinah's crazy. We don't know if that letter means anything.

It's too late for all that.

Come here.

Ella, I'm always going to love you, no matter where I am. But I don't want you to wait for me.

You gotta go to college. If the school you like is far away, then go. And I don't want you spending all of your time visiting me.

No, you're not! You're gonna make your own friends far away from all of the assholes at the Cove. You're going to join clubs and go to parties and stay on the swim team. You are going to have a whole life without me, Ella. And you need to know that that's what I want. Okay?

You have to do that. And if you meet someone else... Reed, stop!

If you want me to, of course.

Easton hat mir gesagt, dass du zu Brooks Feierabend gegangen bist.

Ja. Ich wollte es dir sagen.

Je mehr du in dieser Mordverfolgung involviert wirst, desto weniger sicherer wirst du.

Hat sie dich gesehen?

Du merkst, dass man im gleichen Raum wie ein Mörder das Gegenteil von sicher ist, oder?

Bitte erzähl mir, dass du nicht mit dem Detektor gesprochen hast.

Without Callum there. Did you answer any of her questions?

I'm not worried about me. I couldn't be less worried about myself. I don't want you getting dragged into this.

Du fühlst dich nicht so, dass du mir ehrlich sein kannst?

Du hättest mir gesagt, dass du zu diesem Feierabend gehen würdest.

Es ist okay. Ich hätte das gleiche gemacht.

Liebst du mich immer noch, wenn ich wie ein Schmerz aussehe? Ja.

Du bist wirklich heiß, wenn du weinst.

Ich kann nicht kontrollieren, wie ich mich fühle.

Ich nehme dich ernst. Aber, weißt du, im Hintergrund meiner Meinung habe ich auch einige Äh... Äh... Gedanken. Oh ja?

I think about how much I like it when you take control. Oh really? Big strong Reed likes to be bossed around? By you. That is very good to know. Time for class. Let's skip.

Du wirst mir diese Gedanken in den Kopf legen und dann in die Schule gehen? Mhm.

Was?

Yeah, I know. But I'm going to.

My lawyer says the DA is set on bringing me to trial for now.

I don't like how you're talking to my girlfriend.

I didn't want to come, but I can't miss a party celebrating my swim champion.

Yeah, you got second place after not swimming competitively for months, maybe years? It has been a long time. You kicked ass today. I'm so proud of you.

Du bist wunderschön, Ella.

Niemand kümmert sich um das. Ich will nicht darüber reden. Ich will dich feiern.

Savannah wird ihre Wettbewerbsgespräche geben.

Das war definitiv ein Savannah-Klassiker.

Ja.

Here, I'll turn you so you can say bye to Val.

Tell East not to sleep with Savannah, because I know he loves mean women.

Ich mag es nicht, ohne dich zu schlafen.

Kann ich diese abnehmen?

Was ist nächstes? Dein Bra.

Du kannst das Shirt anziehen, für jetzt. Ich habe nur dein Bra vorgestellt, weil ich dich komfortabel machen möchte.

Ja, natürlich. Weißt du, weil der Bein.

Ja, genau. Kein alterierter Motiv.

Ich kann mich nicht helfen. Komm her. Reed kommt in den Bett mit mir.

Sometimes I feel like you'd be better off without me.

I don't know. If you weren't living with Steve, would you have tried out for the swim team again? That's huge, Elle.

That's not good.

You can't let your life revolve around me, Ella.

But what if I have to... Geh kurz weg.

Das ist nicht wichtig. Nein. Nein.

Listen, you're gonna be okay.

Ella.

I am doing everything I can.

You have to be strong, Ella.

Es ist zu spät.

Du hast gesagt, die Schriften seien tot.

Das ist egal.

Warte. Lass es gehen, Ella.

Ich kann nicht. Just tell me what else it says.

That's... no. Dinah's crazy. That can't be true.

They're not gonna care.

Ich habe nicht ehrlich mit dir gesprochen. Ich wollte dich aus meiner legalen Sache halten. Ich wollte nicht, dass du damit umgehen musst. Reed, was hast du gemacht? Was hast du gemacht? You do it all

What the hell are you doing? Your questions bringing up all this past stuff? Are they going to do that? Yes, Reed, they are.

It's too late for all that.

Read!

Willst du mich sehen oder was?

Ich erinnere mich, als die Mädchen das zu mir sagten.

Belle, sitz hinter mir. Warum? So dass sie die nächste Stunde und eine halbe Zeit von Reed sehen kann? Keine Ahnung, ich werde mich irgendwo weit entfernen von euch Verwirrten.

Oh, ist Nova in dieser Runde? Dann glaube ich, ich bleibe hier.

And Easton. Easton. What seat do you want, Nova? Aisle? Window? Armrest down?

Remind me why the Cove has another swim meet. You already won state.

It's mainly a tradition. The Bay School is our sister school, but they're pretty far away, so we usually only compete against them once a season. A couple alumni fund this trip every year so we can experience friendly competition with them outside of state championships.

No, I don't want to put any pressure on you, Al, but we take this competition very seriously.

Our group sits together and it feels so normal.

As someone who's sober, it's because you're sober.

I don't think Nova's gonna go to prom with me.

I've been humbled. In my long career as a whore, I've only ever been bested by Val. And Reed.

Maybe I'm in love with you, Ella. I guess you'll never know.

Why? Just because the girl I've been relentlessly pursuing for the last several weeks has completely forgotten I exist? And she's now flirting so adorably with someone else that I'm rooting against myself?

Ich bin glücklich für sie. Und ich hoffe, dass es einen dreistelligen Ansatz gibt.

Oder zumindest einen dreistelligen Kuss.

Ich bin nur verrückt.

Ich... Ich gehe solo. Kein Date.

What? No. I want to go alone so I can find the biggest Prada-suited asshole and hook up with his date in the bathroom.

I quit alcohol, but there's no AA for casual sex.

I'll look it up. Sounds like a good place to meet some absolute freaks.

Want me to show you?

You liked it.

Probably hiding in his room.

Are you wide awake right now?

You think he's going to make you move in with him?

That doesn't make any sense, though. Steve's still in hiding, right? He doesn't have anywhere to take you. Is he gonna buy out a restaurant every time you wanna go outside?

I won't let that happen, Elle.

We tried to tell my lawyer about Steve's theory. That the same guys who were after him must have killed Brooke. But my lawyer says the DA is set on bringing me to trial for now.

I guess the prosecution hasn't submitted their evidence yet, so my lawyer doesn't know what they have on me. But they wouldn't arrest me without a motive.

I don't like how you're talking to my girlfriend. No, no, no, no. You should be glad your mom isn't allowed to see you now.

Maybe I deserve everything that's happening to me. Maybe I should be found guilty.

If they don't know about it already, they will. Apparently that detective has been hanging around Malibu and is about to start bringing more people in for questioning.

Depends how much the people in town talk shit about me, I guess.

No pun intended. You'd be surprised how quickly people turn on you when they get the chance.

Relax. This is the lawyer's job, remember? Not Attorney Ella.

They will.

Eh, things tend to work out for the royals. Also, I didn't kill anyone. Promise me you'll stay far away from all this legal stuff. I know you want to fix everything, but I don't want you getting dragged into this.

Time to get up, I guess. Ten more minutes in bed. You're so warm.

Yeah? What else do you like?

Like... that?

I still have to go to court to meet with the judge, but I'm going to be charged with murder. Yeah.

You think Easton's been leading on one of the Real Housewives?

Yeah, and she sounds pissed.

She's probably triggered because Brooke's funeral is this afternoon.

Someone's got to open the door and tell her to back off.

Go to your room, you three.

Hey, watch how you talk about my mom.

Oh, so I'm just supposed to let her?

Swimmers, take your mark. I want you on the team permanently. If Breed goes to trial next year, I want to be there as much as possible.

Why did you bring all my stuff over to Steve's place?

Reed Royal is a riptide, Ella. It doesn't matter how strong of a swimmer you are, you are going to get pulled under.

Did I make the team? You made the team.

Ella.

I'm back. I'm out on bail. Wait. Is that?

My lawyer says the DA is set on bringing me to trial for now.

It's not your fault. Can we tell the detectives this? They're coming after me for Brooke's death.

The Steve stuff? Yeah, it's like a Mission Impossible movie. He's a real-life action hero.

A liar.

Of course. Look, Steve can be a little wild, but he's a good guy. You don't know him yet, but if you do decide to hang out with him, I think you'll like him. A lot.

If you knew Steve as well as the rest of us, you would trust him.

Yes, ma'am.

You are the best girlfriend. I'm going to rinse off in the shower, okay? You're allowed to look.

Only for you.

You want to get in here with me?

I would like you to get in the shower with me.

Uh, it was a little embarrassing getting arrested in front of the whole school. But my dad and his lawyer got me out of there pretty quick.

I still have to go to court to meet with the judge, but I'm going to be charged with murder, yeah.

My dad thinks the DA is trying to pin this on me because of the David Albrecht situation.

He is gone. My dad ran him out of Malibu, but that's the problem. His family has had it out for me ever since, and his dad literally used to work for the DA's office. Now they finally have a chance to get their revenge. Fuck, Reed.

My lawyer says the DA has no evidence, and it's not like my family hasn't been sued before, you know?

No. Steve is working with the FBI, so soon those guys will step in and the charges against me will be dropped.

You're trying to cover me up already?

Now more than ever, I would like to be objectified.

Good night, Alex.

Nothing will ever take me away from you, Ella.

It's her job to ask questions, right?

No, I wasn't. The killer was the last person to see Brooke alive.

I told Brooke that we found the original sex tape of her and my dad. I said she couldn't blackmail us anymore, and then I told her that we knew the pregnancy was fake, so she needed to be honest with my dad and leave us alone. She flipped out, tried to attack me, but I left and went back to the party.

We went around the corner, kind of. We didn't want anyone to see us, which now I seriously regret.

Leaving Malibu would look way too suspicious. Anyway, there's a reason the police haven't arrested me yet. They have no evidence. And they won't find any evidence because I didn't do anything. I'm not going to run away from something I didn't do.

Hey. Do you trust me?

Good. I like when you agree with me.

Fuck, your body is making me crazy.

I still have to go to court to meet with the judge, but I'm going to be charged with murder. Yeah.

Someone is going to hear you and get the wrong idea. Okay?

Callum... I'll go take care of him. Okay.

I had a conversation with her on the roof. And things got heated, but I wasn't the last person to see her alive. Whoever pushed her was the last person. Right?

Let's go home.

You think I don't see you staring at me? around the house, at school, when you're talking to him.

How do you know her name?

My... my feelings?

Not well.

Endlich. Ich war für sie gebeten.

Ja, ich habe einen schockierend guten Kadar. Der Detektiv hat mich noch nicht zurückgezahlt.

Er versucht, Liam Hunters Date zu stehlen.

Ella.

Are you okay? Are you okay, Ella? Are you hurt? No. He's... Okay. You're okay. You're okay. You're safe. You're safe.

Ja, ich dachte, es wäre auch verrückt. Hey, Elle. Easton! Hast du gesehen, dass mein Vater und Lucy in der Küche weinen?

Wirklich? Ja. Du solltest deine Mutter-Figuren locken, Ella, denn Papa Callum ist offiziell auf dem Markt.

Oh, du hast noch nie meinen Vater in der Single-Girl-Ära gesehen. Der Mann kann pullen. Es ist schrecklich.

Keine fucking Weise! Was bin ich, 75 Jahre alt? Ich kann mich nicht mal zu einer Situation verabschieden.

Warum fühlt sich das an, als wäre das ein Verlust oder so?

Das ist das letzte, was ich will.

Was, wenn ich sie bereits getroffen habe?

Wenn die richtige Frau gekommen wäre. Habe ich etwas unterbrochen? Reed! Oh, ihr zwei seid so wütend. Ich werde mich in den Pool schlafen.

Hey, are you doing okay?

Yeah, but that doesn't matter. He's in jail until his trial starts and then he'll be found guilty.

Try to believe me, yeah? I love you.

I love you too. Hi everyone! As swim team captain, I wanted to say something.

So, with everything that went down this season, we weren't going to do awards. Except for one. The MVP award. Dieser Wettbewerb ist für jemanden, der dieses Jahr viel überkommen musste. Sie haben es geschafft, mit Gnade und Verständnis. Und nur ein Fistbeiß.

Reed Royal führte unsere Waterpolo-Team, um die Staatschampionschaft zu gewinnen und er hat uns geholfen, unsere Rivalen, die Bay School, zu verletzen. Er glaubte in uns und unterstützte uns, auch wenn wir ihn nicht unterstützten. Er ist ein phänomenaler Spieler, ein großer Führer und ein guter Mann. Reed Royal, bitte kommen Sie hierher und akzeptieren diesen Wettbewerb.

Warum ist dein Telefon aus? Ich habe dich 50 Mal angerufen. Steve hat es genommen.

Ich war so überrascht über dich, Ella.

Was ist passiert? Bist du okay?

Wie, von der Launch Party?

Warum würde er das tun?

Du hast recht.

Du wirst mich wirklich retten, oder?

Du kannst nicht einfach weg! Nun, du wirst dich verhaftet, wenn du hier bleibst.

Sonst, wenn er weiß, dass wir ihn einschalten werden, geht er zurück ins Verbleiben.

Äh, es klingt so, als würdest du beschreiben... Prom.

Ella, I'm always going to love you, no matter where I am. But I don't want you to wait for me. Yeah, it's over. Listen to me. You can have one more night at the penthouse, pack a bag, bring it with you to prom tomorrow. After tomorrow, you cannot stay at that house anymore. It is way too dangerous.

Schau, wer spät ist.

Der Haar- und Make-up-Styler ist schon weg und die Fahrer gehen in 20 Minuten. Obwohl du planen würdest, auf die Strecke zu gehen.

Let's go to prom.

Ich bin sprachlos.

Du bist wunderschön. Erstaunlich.

I love you, Ella Sinclair.

Schön, dich zu treffen, Lucy.

Wait! Ella! Dad?

Callum Royal. Oh, ich bin Lucy. Ah, du bist Lucy. Danke, dass du nach Ella geschaut hast. Äh, wir gehen tanzen. Äh, es ist cool, dass du hier bist, Dad. Ist es? Ich habe etwas Cooles gemacht. Ja, du bist für uns aufgekommen, ohne uns zu fragen. Du hast es gut gemacht. Gut, gut. Äh, geh, hab Spaß.

Kann ich jetzt sprechen?