Turtles All the Way Down

Lyle drives Aza and Daisy down a path through the Pickett estate. Aza notices that the estate is more majestic than she remembered and thinks that she loves the silence and how big the estate is. Daisy begins to ask Lyle about his work as head of security for Mr. Pickett, but Lyle seems aware that Daisy is interrogating him and won't give her any useful information. He offers up that Mr. Pickett doesn't like staff on the property before dawn or after dark before telling them that if Davis doesn't know the girls, he's taking them to the police station.

Lyle, Aza, and Daisy drive by the pool. The island in the middle is now covered in a geodesic dome, though the waterslides are still there. Lyle drives around to a patio where Davis is reclining on a pool lounger in his school uniform. Davis stands up when he sees the golf cart coming and confusedly greets Aza by name. He asks her emotionlessly why she's on the Pickett estate, and Daisy introduces herself and explains that their canoe sustained a puncture.

Davis asks Aza if she can get her a Dr. Pepper, which he says he remembers is her favorite soda. Aza says yes, Lyle goes to fetch the Dr. Peppers, and Daisy looks at Aza with an I-told-you-so expression before wandering off. Davis says he's not good at chit-chat, and Aza suggests he say what he's thinking. He smiles and says that he wishes she weren't after the reward.

Davis explains that he thought of Aza when his father first disappeared. The newscasters kept using Mr. Pickett's full name, which is also Davis’s name, and he found it weird. Aza insists that Davis isn't just his name. Davis says he remembers Aza telling him about her own name, which her parents gave her so she'd have something to call her own, while his dad by contrast made him a “Davis Jr”.

Davis says that many old friends have been in touch over the last week but insists he doesn't know where his father is. Daisy suddenly appears and explains the "truth”: she heard about Mr. Pickett on the radio, Aza said she had a crush on Davis when they were kids, so Daisy arranged for them to shipwreck their canoe, just like in The Tempest, and now Aza and Davis can live happily ever after. Daisy promptly disappears again.

Aza insists that it's not exactly like The Tempest, and Davis says that Aza looks very grown up. Aza can't decide if she's scared or excited. She tells Davis she's sorry about his dad, but Davis says that his dad is a "huge shitbag." Aza thinks that when people talk about their dads like that, it almost makes her glad to not have a dad. Davis continues that anyone who knows where his father is won't say anything, because Mr. Pickett can pay more than $100,000 to keep them quiet. Davis says that the reward isn't even a lot of money.

Aza stares at Davis, and Davis apologizes for saying that it isn't a lot of money. He insists that his dad will get away with his escape. Daisy appears with a man whom Davis introduces as Malik, their zoologist. Daisy says they're going to meet a tuatara as Malik presses a button at the edge of the pool. A path emerges from the edge of the pool to the island in the middle, and the group walks across the bridge.

They enter the dome, which is climate-controlled and tropical inside. Malik locates the tuatara, a female reptile named Tua, and brings her to the girls. Daisy pets the tuatara, but Aza refuses. Malik explains some facts about tuatara and asks again if Aza wants to pet her. Davis offers to give Aza and Daisy a ride home.

Davis has to get something from the house, and Daisy pushes Aza to go with him. When they enter the house, Davis’s little brother, Noah, is playing a space video game in the living room and casually greets Aza without turning around. Davis goes up the stairs and a woman dressed all in white tells Aza that one of the paintings is a real Picasso. Aza looks at the woman and remembers Daisy's observation about what uniforms do. The woman tells Aza to go upstairs to look at the Rauschenberg. Aza goes upstairs and passes a pile of trash before looking into a room she believes is Davis'. There's a telescope pointing at the ceiling and his old Iron Man action figure is on his nightstand.

Aza picks up the Iron Man figure as Davis comes up behind her. Davis tells her to be careful with "the only physical item I actually love," and the two head back downstairs. Davis asks the woman in white, Rosa, if she'll stay until he gets back. As they walk to the car, Davis explains that Rosa is the house manager and is kind of a parent, though she only stays until six at night. Daisy is leaning against Davis’s Escalade, and Lyle tells Davis to be safe as they all get in the car.

Davis says that it's exhausting to have everyone watching him all the time. Daisy suggests that they all think Davis knows where Mr. Pickett is, but Davis insists he has no idea and doesn't care. He explains that the best thing his dad can do for Noah is to stay away.

At Aza's house, Daisy gets out of the Escalade. Aza takes Davis’s phone to type in her phone number. When she gives Davis his phone back, he grabs her right hand and says that he remembers her Band-Aid on her finger. Aza pulls her hand away. When Davis asks if it hurts, Aza says it's irrelevant. As they part, they tell each other that it was good to see one another.