Big Little Lies

Stop moving, please. Stop moving.

In the back.

What is all this?

Some costume night or something.

School fundraiser.

Victim's on the back terrace.

Witnesses?

Got plenty, though not a lot of clarity.

How compromised is the scene?

They did a pretty good job of it.

Already dead when we arrived.

Oh, my God.

It wasn't just the mothers. It was the dads, too.

The thing about fundraisers...

Everybody wants to prove who's the richest.

They're vicious.

Add alcohol to the mix and the fact that women don't let things go...

They're like the Olympic athletes of grudges.

It's sexist how the women always get blamed.

It all goes back to that incident on orientation day.

And at the root of it was Madeline Mackenzie.

There's nothing to be nervous about. Your sister loved going there, and so will you.

In fact, you should be excited. Do you know why?

Because this is the very first day of the rest of your life.

Okay, woman.

I am not 100% sure about that tone, young lady.

And could you please turn it down, please?

Thank you.

- Mother... - Fucker.

Chloe Adeline Mackenzie.

- You were thinking it. - Because I was scared.

Do you want to see how teenagers die? This is how.

This young lady in front of me is driving and texting at the same time.

You're going to...

This is just...

I'll be right back.

They're dead.

- Don't reply yet. - Yes, I have to reply.

- That's not... - Excuse me. You must stop.

- You're going to kill yourself or... - Mom?

- What is your problem? - Abigail, what are you doing?

You were supposed to be on the bus.

She picked me up, okay?

You know how I feel about you driving with texters.

- Mom. - It is worse than drinking and driving.

Get out of the car.

I'm not getting out of the car.

- We're three blocks from school, okay? - Fine.

- You're being ridiculous. - If I catch you driving and texting again,

- I will find your mother... - Mom!

- ...and I will throw this at her. - Don't...

It's possible that had she not fallen, nobody would've gotten killed.

Ouch.

- Did you hurt yourself? - No, the lady just tripped.

Shouldn't we make sure the lady's okay?

Yeah.

Damn it.

Stay here. Keep your seatbelt on.

- Are you okay? - Yes.

I think I rolled my ankle.

You should get some ice on it.

I would, but I have to get my daughter to school.

It's orientation day, and this school is terrible about tardiness.

- Oh. At Otter Bay? - Yes.

That's where we're going. My son, Ziggy, is about to start.

- Ziggy, like Ziggy Stardust? - Yeah.

- That's a great name. - Thanks.

This is my daughter, Chloe.

The one shrinking from embarrassment over there.

Are you new to Monterey?

Yeah, we just moved here a few weeks ago.

Well, I'm Madeline Martha Mackenzie.

I always say the Martha, but no one calls me that.

They call me Madeline.

I'm Jane, Jane no-middle-name Chapman.

Jane no-middle-name Chapman, I like you already.

You're an intrinsically nice person, and I have a nose for these sorts of things.

No. What Madeline had was a nose for everybody else's business.

Oh, my God.

Believe me, I know.

Um...

Do you need a ride or something?

I'm a stay-at-home mom myself,

so I'm happy to welcome another full-time mom to the ranks.

You know, sometimes I think it's like us against them,

the career mommies.

Them and all their various board meetings that are so important.

Google this, Yahoo that.

Please, I think they spend more time on those board meetings

than they do actually parenting, if you know what I mean.

My mom's an active talker.

I actually have a part-time job.

Yeah, so do I, but it doesn't really count.

The over and under in this town is about $150,000.

I work in community theater, 20 hours a week, so I'm definitely an "under."

- What do you do? - Just bookkeeping.

So most definitely an "under," too.

When I grow up, I'm gonna run a massive label.

Do you have plans?

No.

He's a little nervous.

Relax. He's walking in with Chloe.

It's like walking in with the golden ticket.

What kind of music do you listen to?

Don't tell me. Bowie.

An autopsy is still being conducted to ascertain the exact cause of death,

but at this point, we can confirm that the victim suffered a broken pelvis

and a fracture at the base of the skull.

Come on, guys. Would you put the guns down?

Come on, Josh. You've got to get your jacket zipped. Let's go.

Perry, help me out here.

What did we say about shooting Mom before noon?

- Guys. Really? - Put the guns down. We have to go.

I am not kidding, really.

- First one to the car gets $1. - Me!

See? Just takes money.

You are so bad.

You love it when I'm bad.

- So bad. - You are. So bad.

We are so bad.

There should be like a five-year limit on how long couples get to be gooey.

He's a lot younger than her.

- I don't wanna go. - Do you really have to?

Just two days.

She must be pretty, you know...

In the bedroom.

Come on.

- Thank you. Great. See you then. - It's so pretty.

- I know, right? Isn't it gorgeous? - Yeah.

- Madeline, hello. - Can me and Ziggy go play?

Yes, of course. You guys go play.

- Hi. - How are you? Pregnant again?

Of course, when am I not?

- You look fantastic. - Thank you.

Did you...

No, but you're sweet to think I did.

- Well, you look fabulous. - Thank you.

Hi, Jackie. Good to see you.

Okay, Gabby is such a gossip. We don't like her.

Hey, Maddie, have you seen Justin at all?

I think he whooshed past here.

Are we doing the wine tasting next week at your house?

Yes, I'll send you an e-mail.

- I don't know where Ziggy went. - He's with Chloe. He's fine.

- Renata. Hi. Hi. - Hi, Madeline, so good to see you.

- You look adorable. - Thank you so much.

This is Jane Chapman. She's new here.

- Hi. - Welcome. Renata Klein.

- Thank you. - This is Amabella.

- Hi. - Hi. That's a beautiful dress.

- How was your summer? - It was wonderful.

Very busy with the kids and camp.

- Just flew by. - Same.

How was yours, yeah?

Well, joined the board at PayPal.

What was I thinking? Adding one more thing to my life?

But, you know... Oh, hold on.

These are my Hamilton fix.

- Okay. - I've seen it four times. Yes.

I'll see you in there. Here, come meet my best friend.

Celeste!

- Madeline. - When did you get to town?

- Late last night. - You didn't call me.

- No, I'm sorry... - And how did you get more beautiful?

Oh. Baby, look, Madeline's over there.

Yeah, we'll exchange numbers.

- You're wearing the dress I bought you. - I know.

My new dress, my new shoes, my new friend, Jane Chapman.

- Hi, I'm Celeste. - Hi.

She came to my rescue when I was trying to save young lives.

It's a whole story. I'm going to kill Abigail.

That's her son Ziggy right there, playing with Chloe and the boys.

Can you believe that they're in first grade?

I know. Take a lot of pictures.

Hi, Maddie.

- Come on, boys. Come on. - Nathan, hi. Bonnie.

- And this is Jane. - Hi.

This is Bonnie, Nathan, Skye.

- I love this. - Thank you, I made it in Peru.

Of course you did.

You know, we were saying we should get Skye and Chloe together for a playdate.

I mean, they're half sisters, and they pretty much never see each other.

It's ridiculous.

Are they? Am I missing the math?

We were all concerned about Bonnie and Madeline

having their girls in first grade together.

You know, what that would do to the classroom dynamic?

- And Abby is Chloe's half sister, so we just... - Right.

- Thought... - Of course. Just have Nathan call me.

Yes, they have a common sister. Can I have a word with you for a second?

Um. Yes. Just one.

- I just wanted to... - What?

I just wanted to ask you if you were okay with swapping the weekends,

if Abby can come with us this Friday?

We're going up to Bonnie's mom's house in Camarillo, and Abby doesn't want to miss it.

She and Bonnie's mom actually have a special connection.

- Of course. - Are you sure?

Do I not look sure?

Jane, we should go because it gets very busy.

Yeah, yeah.