[Abby] Moms, I've had auditions
and I've seen a lot of great talent.
So, I think Kalani might be a right fit.
-The whole package. -[Abby] Right.
So, Kalani has the package.
And I just said to Kalani in the other room,
"You might have to just do a solo."
She goes, "I don't have a solo yet."
"I'll improv. Turn the music on."
Brooke, I gave you
how many opportunities last week to do something on a chair.
Get on it, get off it.
To come up with something cool.
You stood on it.
Maybe you should replace her.
[dramatic music]
[Kelly]
I don't wanna do it.
I'm tired of Abby throwing it in my face every week
that she's gonna replace my kids.
Here, replace them.
Kalani, do you know the group dance?
Are you in the group dance?
-Are you-- Is she... -No.
-Just checking. -I don't know. Look at Brooke
over there. Didn't her mother just say to replace her?
-Brooke... -We come as a team.
We're all leaving.
Brooke, is your mother speaking for you?
Do you not wanna dance?
I want your mother to quit speaking for you.
You're 15 years old.
-Grow the hell up. -You know what?
-You shut the hell up. -[dramatic music]
See how she talks to me?
Abby, if you're not happy with my kid
'cause she doesn't sit here and smart-mouth you
and say something back,
-we will leave. -[Abby] That's fine.
Kelly, why-- I don't-- I'm just asking--
-Don't speak to me. -I'm just asking.
-Don't speak to me. -Why can't I speak to you?
-I don't wanna speak to you. -We're coming into this all new.
So, I just wanna know what we're getting into.
A bully for a teacher.
Here's your costumes. Enjoy the dance.
-It's... -[Kelly] Girls.
Let's go.
Kelly, we don't want you to go. The girls--
-You guys don't wanna go. -Obviously, she wants
someone who has never danced here
to take both of my kids' place.
-She doesn't. -The kids wanna dance.
[overlapping chatter]
-You said-- -Did you sit here
and say my daughter looks miserable,
so we should put Kalani in her place?
-I never said that. -You most certainly did.
No, I didn't, dingbat. Listen!
I said "Brooke,
-your mother speaking for you?" -Get your finger
out of my face!
-[Holly] Girls, out of the room! -[yelling]
Get off of me.
-[Holly] Out of the room! -Get away from me!
-Girls, out right now! -Who do you think you are?
-Turn around, turn around. -You are nuts.
-No, you're nuts. -Out of the room!
Now! Out of the room!
Maddie, you too. All of you, out of the room.
-[whining] -[Abby] She's crazy.
No, I'm not crazy. You're eating my face!
Calm down. Go.
No, absolutely not.
-Get away from me. -Call the police right now.
Go ahead. You were coming at me!
Oh my-- I was not looking. I was over this way.
-That's ridiculous. -You know what?
-Go with-- -[bleep]
[Abby] Call the police.
[indistinct conversation]
We've had knocked down, drag out screaming battles before.
But we've never been physical with one another.
Hi, my name is Abby Lee Miller,
and a woman just...
grabbed and pulled my hair
and scratched my face.
-She's going like this to me. -[sobbing]
Pushing me into the thing, so I pulled her hair.
[Abby] I know the woman.
And I just-- I wanna file a report.
In my face.
Five-hundred-pound hog
pretending to eat me.
She yanked my hair. She...
scratched-- Like, she...
I don't-- I don't know. It happened so fast.
There were no weapons, no.
I don't know where security is,
they certainly weren't helping me.
If she wants a student
that she's never trained...
She doesn't deserve--
She doesn't deserve you guys.
You have been loyal to her
since you were two.
There's a dance competition going on
and it's underneath
the stage. I had to take like a freight elevator.
It's in the dressing rooms.
Um...
you need to leave now.
We'll get your stuff.
You need to leave now. Trust me.
Now, I'm gonna get your girls.
-Why? What's going on? -You need to go now.
You gotta go now.
They're trying to remove her from the premises.
They're getting her stuff packed up.
Okay, Paige and Brooke.
They're bringing your shoes. Your shoes are outside.
We'll get her stuff later.
Just let her take her girls out.
[Abby] She's white.
She has a black and gold dress on,
and she has short--
like a haircut that's like cool and trendy,
long in the front and short in the back.
-We'll check you out and then... -[Abby] No.
No. If it was like my knee or my foot, absolutely.
[Holly]
They're kind of stunned. They're upset that their...
teammates have left.
That there's a void in the group dance.
I think the kids also know that they have to compete.
The day, unfortunately, is not over.
Excuse me.
[Abby]
for a routine that she was picked special for.
And she had socks and a T-shirt on.
I don't care if you're taping. I'm going to kill her.
[Abby]
I made two other children change their clothes,
because it's acro. We're doing a lot on our knees
and they have to be in their bare feet.
May I speak to you a minute?
I wanna speak to you!
Don't throw my kid out of class. I paid for class.
I'm looking at every single kid out here, Abby!
They all look like children!
Isn't that crazy? That children look like children?
She's dressed appropriately.
Yes, I am a minister!
Let's play the Bible game, Abby!
When Jesus saw things that were wrong,
he went after it!
And I'll tell you what. You're not gonna do this to my kid!
Out of the room. Out, out.
Raven, goodbye. Out!
-Out! -You're not throwing her out!
Yes, I am. And you with her! Go.
-No, you are not! -Yes.
Every week we put the trash out. Go!
Then take yourself out
'cause you're the biggest piece of trash there is!
[Abby] You cannot take an acrobatics class in socks.
I told you to close and tuck in your costume.
There's a big difference.
How can you remember that
and you can't remember to turn your feet out?
Huh?
That's pathetic.
Go somewhere else. Take your money,
take your kid, take your socks!
-Find another school! -Does it not hit in your head
that maybe you're wrong?
-No! -Do you not get it?
I don't get it. I know I'm right.
-I'm-- -Why are you right?
It's my building!
-My name's on the front. -So what?
You tell her how stupid she is.
She's not stupid. She just can't read!
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
[gasps]
So, you're saying I'm stupid?
-Are you? -Well, if you-- [yells]
I have more education than you will ever have.
Than you will ever have!
Because I went to school!
-Unfortunately, you didn't. -May I have your phone?
Call the police!
Go for it!
-I'm sorry, girls. -Go for it!
There's a psycho in every batch.
A psycho?
Yes! Her name is Abigail Miller!
Hi, I need the police at 7123 Salzburg?
Are you okay, Dawn?
No, no.
Are you okay?
-No! I'm not! -Okay. [shushes]
I don't know. She went outside. I walked into a room.
My senior company is warming up in another room.
I went into there.
[whispers] Left foot up.
-Bye, Megan. -Bye.
[unintelligible]
Let's go, guys. Let's get in the other room.
Thank you.
Sorry you had to see that.
[siren wails]
[man] She just wants you to leave the property, so...
Alright, you gotta go.
Take your daughter somewhere else
if you don't like the dance company here.
A little shaky. I have to get myself together.
Get back into rehearsal and worry
about the competition this weekend.
Go head unto the floor.
Let me see your best jump.
I know you're teaching until 7:30,
but I just wanted to warn you.
Dawn Check is here to talk to you.
She should be here to pay the bill.
She wanted to speak to you, so...
Okay.
-I'll be out in a few minutes. -Okay.
Minister Dawn,
she has a lot of nerve showing up at my dance studio
after what she pulled the last time she was here.
I can't believe that she has the gall to show her face
after the police hauled her out of here.
-Have a seat. -I thought it'd be better
-if we spoke in person? -I'm busy, busy, busy.
Okay.
You never paid...
-the rest of your solo. -Yeah, I'm not gonna do that.
Okay, it needs to be paid.
This is your contract.
-This is-- -I understand.
The contract was-- was broken.
-No. -Um...
When you throw me out and tell me to get out and not come back,
-that makes it broken. -No.
-No, it doesn't. -You broke the contract.
I don't owe you anything.
I'm suing for it. Believe me, Dawn. I've done it before.
And you're gonna have the court cost.
You're gonna have my time in there.
Unless I win.
-And, then... Then what happens? -How would you win?
Your daughter wore a costume, took a picture in it,
and you're claiming that you don't need to pay?
That's called
-theft by deception. -You can use
all the words you wanna use.
-I will. -But it's a breach of contract--
-Okay. It's time for you to go. -Well...
Right. Have a nice day.
That minister Dawn
needs a Bible refresher course.
Thou shalt not lie.
Thou shalt not steal.
And thou shalt not disrespect Abby.
[Leslie]
and asked Payton to fill in for Brooke.
And I knew when I got back
that I should get together with the moms.
And I wanted to talk with them and have coffee and lunch
to see how they felt about Payton joining their team.
I'm so excited.
I wanted to let you know how excited I am that Payton
is actually competing with this dance team now.
[Christie]
wants to invite us for coffee.
I've known Leslie for a long time
and there's usually an underhanded motive
behind Leslie.
If Brooke wants to cheerlead,
why do you get up every single day
and drive to that studio
if this lady tortures you? I need that answer.
My daughter Paige wants to be there with her friends.
Okay, Christie. Let's go to you. Why are you there?
-If she is-- -You know what, Leslie?
That's between me and my daughter.
I don't feel like I have to sit here and answer to people.
You don't have to answer,
but you complain about it a lot.
-Yes. -[Melissa]
to take charge of every situation.
It's just her...
Just her way.
If it comes down to it and Brooke does come back,
I think Brooke and Payton should be able to stay before Kendall.
You are new. You're on probation.
Payton should not be on probation.
-Hi! -Hey!
[overlapping chatter]
-[unintelligible] -Thanks for coming.
-Yes. -It wasn't me.
I had to say last night about it.
She was upset.
I understand why... I shouldn't be the bully
'cause people would think I was a bad person.
I mean, we've had many issues
and conversations over Abby
and about certain stereotypes
and, at a certain point, we have to draw the line.
And having me portrayed as an aggressive...
person-- It's just-- That was-- It was too much.
Again, though, it's just a dance.
It's just a dance for you, but that's part of my identity,
-it goes beyond a dance. -Right.
[Holly]
She's not so open to hearing other people's ideas.
I'm just saying my opinion.
I still stand by my decision that my daughter dances
in whatever number is put there.
She's going to do it and she's going to act out that part.
That's what my kids are going to do.
She told Chloe last night
she's got somebody on speed dial to replace her.
You know she just says that.
I know, but it made my daughter cry!
But you bring your daughter back to cry the next day.
I don't get it!
You don't have to get it.
You listen to Payton when Abby says to her,
"Shut up and take it".
Or "Find a new studio, Payton,
that you don't feel this way when you leave here."
-That's your opinion... -If you feel that bad
that your daughter is crying
and you don't take her somewhere else, Christie,
then, what kind of parenting is that?
'Cause it doesn't bother me that Payton cries.
-[grunts] -But still doesn't
make it any easier when I'm watching my daughter cry.
Then, shut up. No one's holding a gun to your head
and driving you here.
Go somewhere else.
-Like, where... -Leslie.
Go somewhere else.
[Christie]
that Abby has been screaming in her face and...
belittling her and talking to her the way she is...
[hesitates]
I will not put up with this anymore.
I-- I can't.
It is my duty as Chloe's mother to put an end to it.
[sighs]
There's someone at my door. Hang on.
Okay. Alright. Well, let me...
I need to talk to you.
This is rude, again. Come on.
Christie came to my hotel room unannounced,
which I did not appreciate.
She didn't know if I was indisposed,
if I was in the shower or what.
But, you know her, raised in a barn.
Comes knocking on the door. "I need to talk to you."
We'll talk about rude.
[Abby]
arrogant and she's clueless.
You're not paying me for this time.
You owe me this time.
I owe you nothing.
You're incredibly rude to my daughter.
All I'm asking you for
is to treat my daughter with a little bit of respect.
I do every single time!
When you're in the picture,
your child looks at you.
-Because she's afraid of you. -She's like this.
You ask her questions, she goes like this.
[Abby]
with you and me, and you and me.
When she's there with me all day,
she's loving that studio.
[Abby]
There's a great camaraderie,
a wonderful, beautiful relationship
between the child and I, and the mother is jealous.
You have a problem with your kid? Get some help!
Oh, Abby.
-You do! -You who live in glass houses
shouldn't throw stones.
I'll throw whatever the hell I wanna throw.
You know why? Because I am responsible for Chloe's success.
She wants to be
a showgirl herself.
She missed her opportunity.
It's Chloe's time.
Let me do my job.
She is a beautiful dancer.
She is a great kid.
-Treat her like that! -She looks at you with one eye!
Like this. Scared to death to fail.
Oh my God! All she does is fail.
All you do is set her up to fail.
She's holding two national titles!
You went backstage before something and said,
"Be like Maddie!" Who does that to a kid?
Deny it all you want.
-Deny it all you want. -Why wouldn't you wanna be
like Maddie? I wanna be like Maddie!
Because Chloe doesn't need to be like Maddie.
Chloe is Chloe and that is good enough.
-For who? -For her!
Not for you.
-Yes, it is. -Then, why are you so jealous
-of an eight-year old? -Oh my God.
You should love her unconditionally.
I do-- Abby, don't you dare question my parenting.
-I-- I do. -Don't.
[tense music]
The bottom line is
I would really appreciate it if you could just be
a little bit kinder to my daughter.
-That's the bottom line. -[Christie]
a sign of sadness.
They're really frustration.
I'm so frustrated with this woman.
She will never
understand my point of view 'cause she's not a mother.
So...
Chloe is at the top of the pyramid this week.
And... what are your expectations for her?
I expect her to win. Hands down.
I expect people to be talking about Chloe.
-Okay. -People should be
buzzing about her.
I just want to leave and move forward
because we're obviously stuck with each other.
-I agree. I agree. -I know
you're-- You've said it point blank. You don't like me.
I said I can't stand you.
I'm not as...
-bitchy as I come across. -[Abby]
a more human side of Christie.
She broke down a little bit.
I saw her be a little bit more emotional.
However, I hope I got through to her that...
I do have Chloe's best interest at heart.
She just needs to let me do my job.