[music playing]
Yay!
There we go.
Good girl.
Let's find you a cup.
JILL: Wow!
You're all clean.
Look, she's like, I don't know you.
ABBY: She's going to know you, because you're
my dog sitter today.
Jill is kind of stepping into Melissa's old spot.
And she wants to be helpful.
Get the pooper scooper, let's be helpful.
Are you going to walk her? - Outside?
ABBY: Yes. JILL: No, I don't.
Kendall doesn't come first, my dog comes first.
So you want to go to tinkles?
JILL: I'm honored that Abby trusts her dog with me.
I just really hope she doesn't go
to doggie heaven on my watch.
Oh, look.
We have progress.
That's a good girl. Go potty.
Go on.
CHRISTI: I think Jill saw an opening
on Abby's pyramid of moms, and she's like,
oh, Melissa's fallen from grace.
I will walk the dog so I can get the top of the mom pyramid.
Come on, come see your mama.
CHRISTI: She'll bark when she sees her.
Well, I bark when I see Abby, too.
See?
CHRISTI: I told you!
JILL: I know, you saw her.
I guess Broadway Baby can sense evil, too.
I guess Jill is taking the approach that gifts
didn't really get her too far.
So now, she's into doing favors for Abby.
MELISSA: That's something I would do.
Is there anything else in here you need me to do for you?
No.
You don't need any help in here?
No. We're all good.
JILL: All right.
MELISSA: Can I have my phone in my purse?
JILL: Who are you calling?
Abby.
JILL: Oh, good.
I thought we would draw straws.
You guys sure do stick to true color.
[phone ringing]
CHRISTI: Why don't I call her?
Hello?
We're all getting ready for competition.
Where are you, Abby?
Oh, you're in Orlando?
When are you coming home?
LESLIE: Abby, were you serious when you
said Payton could have a solo?
LESLIE: OK.
LESLIE: Brooke is doing a solo.
And Payton has a--
[call ended]
I think we got disconnected.
KELLY: It doesn't matter if she wants us here, Brooke.
Even when Abby's not here, she still finds
a way to mess with these girls.
Don't cry.
Look, there's nothing we can do.
Whatever relationship I could've had with Abby is gone.
Come on.
You know Abby doesn't mean what she's saying.
MELISSA: She loves you, Brooke.
She talks about you all the time.
KELLY: Prove to her that you deserved to be on this team.
I would never make you do something
I didn't think you should do.
You know I would never do something like that.
Look, you can do this.
I watched at your dance.
Brooke, you know what?
You don't even need an hour to learn the dance.
You just go on stage and you're beautiful.
Just do it.
MELISSA: Just do it in two hours.
I'm not really sure about doing this dance,
because Abby already hates us.
And she's probably going to hate me more after doing this dance.
But yeah, what if nobody even likes my song?
[upbeat music]
[cheers]
EMCEE: Coming up next is going to be entry 36, every three
six competing for the title.
Please on the stage Brooke, performing her own song,
"I Hurt."
[cheers and applause]
[dance music]
(SINGING) I keep moving.
Going through the motions step by step.
Doing what I'm told.
The lights are on me.
Everybody's watching, but nobody knows who I am.
'Cause I hurt, yeah, I hurt all over my body.
I dance, I just dance to get through.
Yeah, I hurt, yeah, it hurts all over my body for you.
[cheers and applause]
KELLY: I'm very proud of Brooke under the circumstances.
She had 15 minutes to learn this dance.
She was dancing to her own song.
And before she went on stage, she sat and listened to Abby
say horrible things about her.
And I'm very proud of her.
12 to 14 solos fourth place, entry number 36, "I Hurt."
[cheers and applause]
KELLY: Good job, Brooke!
I think if Brooke had a good costume and good choreography,
she would have got first.
I hate to do this, but Kendall,
you are back on probation.
JILL: That's ridiculous, Abby.
What more do you want from her?
ABBY: Your head is distended, your shoulders are hunched,
your rib cage is open.
Are you kidding me!
You're kidding me, right?
ABBY: No.
She doesn't make the corrections.
I have been telling her since the audition about her posture.
And it has not improved once.
CHRISTI: Jill, careful what you wish for.
You're always demanding more special parts
and attention for Kendall while you're back on probation,
so you got it. JILL: I can't even believe it!
You know what?
You should be on probation, not my daughter.
ABBY: Kendall was on the bottom of the pyramid.
Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of Jill.
If I would, she would be the one that's there.
Learn something, Jill.
You are on my last nerve.
I don't even know why I'm here.
You had nothing nice to say to her
since the second we got here.
You know what, Abby?
She does a lot right.
ABBY: She turns like a top.
But that's what's good.
I don't need to fix that.
I was not surprised in the least by Jill's reaction.
I was devastated by Kendall's reaction.
I certainly don't wake up in the morning to intentionally
hurt a child's feelings.
There's a lot of studios out there
who would love what she does right.
And you know what, Abby?
We are going to one of those studios!
I'm not putting up with this crap anymore.
We're done.
That's it.
You know what, honey?
She doesn't appreciate you.
I'll take you where someone appreciates you.
It makes me sick to think that Abby
would do this to a little girl who was working so hard.
We'll go where they will treat you with respect,
they'll give you great numbers, they might
even let you do a solo or two.
This is disgusting to me.
And I'm not putting up with it anymore.
It's over.
I don't want to go.
I love to dance.
OK.
Here we are.
I'm a little nervous to join the Candy Apples.
I haven't really seen their studio.
But I want to dance at a place where they actually respect me
and they like me as a dancer.
Hi!
Welcome.
JILL: Well, thank you.
When Jill called and wanted to bring Kendall over to the dance
studio, I was thrilled.
I mean, why wouldn't I be?
It's a win-win situation.
CATHY: You're not nervous, are you?
No. CATHY: OK, good.
Well, maybe a little.
But that's OK, that's normal.
Don't be nervous. Don't be nervous.
- She'll get over that. - You don't have to be nervous.
So come on, let's go. JILL: I agree.
They're actually having Acro class right now.
Should we take our shoes off?
In our studio?
Oh, honey.
We have a cleaning lady that cleans the floor.
We're OK. JILL: OK.
So we're OK.
You don't need to worry about it.
JILL: All right.
No screaming and yelling about that here.
JILL: May I come?
We have the-- the cleaning lady comes every night.
JILL: All right.
Kendall misses her friends back at Abby's.
I had to explain to her why this was a good decision
to bring her out here.
Because Cathy is going to give her what she needs
and what she wants to be a good dancer.
CATHY: Looking to join a company?
No, I need a studio.
I need a group of kids she can dance with.
I--
CATHY: Oh, OK.
So you're coming here under the assumption
that you might want to just go ahead and join with us?
JILL: Absolutely.
And become an Apple?
JILL: I need-- I need a studio.
Cathy takes a look at Kendall.
She sees her potential right away,
she sees what this little girl can do,
what she can bring to a solo or a group number.
This is great.
This is exactly what I needed.
CATHY: A little something that we're doing this weekend,
and I don't want to put any pressure on you, whatsoever.
I have an adorable little solo that I think
would be very fitting for her.
And the funny thing about it is, dare I say?
We're going to go to Pittsburgh.
This week's "Fire and Ice" competition just got
a little bit more interesting.
That'll give you an opportunity to just
join in and be with us, even though you
won't be in a group number.
Cathy gives Kendall a solo right off the bat.
This was Cathy's way of telling me that she appreciates me
and my daughter, she has respect for us,
and she knows that Kendall is a good dancer.
This is good.
Stand up, tall, honey.
Kendall.
You walk in there like you own that place.
All right, let's go!
Nia, I need you.
Come on.
CATHY: Look, she doesn't have a kid but she
has a dog in a stroller!
ABBY: Do my eyes deceive me?
I cannot believe that Kendall is here with Cathy.
What is her mother thinking?
JILL: Hi, everybody. ABBY: What are you doing here?
[bleep]
CHRISTI: Everybody laughed at me when I said I wanted
to look into Jill's background.
But here she is with Cathy.
Of all people, why would you not go to Cathy?
You're leaving Freddy to go to Jason.
Hello, Melissa. It's so good to see you.
MELISSA: Hi, Cathy.
MADDIE: I was so surprised to see Kendall
and Jill with Candy Apples.
I mean, I kind of wanted to cry because it didn't seem right.
Because I think she fits better with us.
CATHY: All right.
Well, we have a solo that we have to go perform.
HOLLY: All of a sudden, it hits me.
That's Nia's competition.
I felt like I had been punched in the stomach.
CATHY: Oh, Kendall, let's go this way.
So I just wanted to tell you that I was really reluctant
when you called, because I don't like to engage
in Abby's sloppy seconds.
I hope you're feeling welcome.
- I am. - Good.
Everybody's been really nice.
Thank you.
KENDALL: Hi, Nia.
Hi, Kendall.
You're dancing with Candy Apples?
Yeah.
I was really excited to perform my solo because I
just wanted to see Abby's face.
You have a solo, too?
Yes.
I like your crown.
[chuckles]
I'm supposed to be a princess.
Good luck.
You too.
I'm a little nervous to have a solo against Kendall,
but I'm going to try very, very hard to make it my best.
EMCEE: Please welcome to the stage participant number 20.
This is Nia performing to "I'll do Anything for You."
[cheers and applause]
[dance music]
(SINGING) And when the stars come out
across red velvet skies, I'll catch them all
and bring them home for you.
I'd do anything for you.
[cheers and applause]
ABBY: I think Nia did everything right on the money.
She just needs to work on her technique,
straightening her legs, stretching her feet.
Abby just couldn't see her potential, her talent.
All she did was pick out her flaws.
ABBY: Kendall has a solo coming up.
She's against Nia in the same age category.
You know, Cathy didn't have to put Kendall up against Nia.
Cathy knows that Nia deserves a chance to shine.
And that was just a really rotten, shady thing to do.
EMCEE: Judges, our next competitor comes to us
from Candy Apples Dance Center.
This is Kendall performing to "I Think I Like You."
[cheers and applause]
[dance music]
(SINGING) Ever since the day I saw you waiting for that train.
Oh, nice straight knees.
(SINGING) My head's been reeling.
Hey!
What I'm really trying to say is "I think I like you."
CATHY: Whoo!
Good job, Kendall.
[cheers and applause]
Good job!
Whoo!
HOLLY: Kendall danced well.
I knew it watching her from my seat.
Kendall danced well.
I hope that the judges see what I saw in Nia.
You did good, Nia.
For your first place overall junior soloist, number 21,
"I Think I Like You."
[cheers and applause]
HOLLY: My child was set up.
It was like I have been blindsided.
And I'm not sure what game is being played between Jill,
Candy Apples, Cathy, and Abby for that matter,
but my daughter is not a pawn in this whole game.
This is real for her.
And I felt like she was a pawn, and there
are bigger game that they were playing
at my daughter's expense.
Nia, Kendall, and Chloe, we're going to teach all three of you
the same choreography.
Originally, I thought that Chloe would
be my fourth solo selected.
But after she ended up sixth and Kendall beat her,
and Nia looked great in the group dance,
I don't know if Chloe's the right choice or not.
So you three, get your game faces on.
And remember, they're not your friends,
they're your competitors.
JILL: Abby gives out the solos.
She has one solo left to give out.
And the three of them are going to have to compete
for this final solo position.
I think this is ridiculous and unfair.
I really, really want for Kendall to have a solo.
She deserves it.
Hello.
I need all of you.
We're going to do the solo audition final.
I'm going to have an audition.
But Holly, Christi, and Jill will be judging.
So the girls were actually going to audition
for their own mothers.
(SINGING) I love only silence here.
There is noise all the time.
I love sunny landscapes.
And I love the sky.
HOLLY: Abby maintains that the moms will decide
who gets the fourth solo.
But we all know who has the final decision
when it comes to any dancing at Abby Lee Dance Company.
(SINGING) Woman who will save.
[applause]
ABBY: OK.
We're going to start with Jill.
I pick Kendall. I'm sorry.
To me, a no-brainer.
ABBY: Christi?
I obviously pick Chloe.
She's been with you since she was two years old.
I think Chloe has been a team player for a long time.
Holly?
I would say Nia.
I really enjoyed watching her perform the piece.
ABBY: All right.
So we have a three-way tie.
JILL: This is a big waste of time.
Because ultimately, we all know that Abby is going
to pick who gets the solo.
So Melissa, you get to break the tie.
Oh my god!
ABBY: I put Melissa on the spot because I
am sick and tired of her being goody-goody and playing
sides with everybody.
She's this one's best friend one day
and then this one's best friend the next day,
talking about that one.
That's what she does.
MELISSA: I think that Nia should get this opportunity
because she goes 100%, and she has shown
us that she can do different.
Based on that performance, you would put Nia on that stage?
And I'm not saying you wouldn't.
But I'm not a judge, I'm a mom.
You asked us to base it on that performance.
MELISSA: I know.
HOLLY: She gave her opinion, so rest.
I'm sorry if that hurts your feelings.
HOLLY: No, it doesn't hurt my feelings.
JILL: I wanted-- I didn't want to know about all
the wigs she wore in the past. HOLLY: Jill, Jill.
Silence.
JILL: I think this is ridiculous and unfair.
Kendall beat Chloe fair and square.
Kendall deserves the solo.
Melissa, all personal issues aside, who do you think
is going to give us the most points?
Chloe.
ABBY: And that's what a judge needs to do.
MELISSA: I just said it.
And I'm not saying it again, because I want
to hurt anybody's feelings.
It's already done, Melissa. We already knew.
MELISSA: Kendall, I think you were wonderful.
I do. I think you were great.
Of course, we knew.
JILL: This whole thing is not fair.
It's not fair.
It's just not fair.
Oh my gosh!
It's a solo, Jill.
Relax. JILL: That's right.
You relax, Holly.
Then relax.
I'm not dealing with this anymore.
This is ludicrous.
Absolutely ludicrous.
[tense music]
ABBY: You know what, Kendall?
You don't have to worry about it,
because I'm going to let you go.
I would love for you to go and beat
the crap out of Candy Apples.
I'm not allowed to do any more solos.
KENDALL: Thank you. - You're welcome.
JILL: Oh, Kendall. I love you.
ABBY: All right.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
I really wanted the solo because I can intimidate
Justice, and I can beat him.
Chloe can't do that.
You know what?
You were a close contender.
And that's all-- that's all we could-- did your best,
I'm sure.
I thought she looked amazing in there.
Well, it's OK.
There will be others.
I promise you, OK?
I don't want you to be sad.
Honey, Chloe deserves it.
Yes, she does.
That's not fair to say.
Thank you.
CHLOE: Mm-hmm.