Birdsong

*Series: Crown Lake*

"***Birdsong***" is the fifth episode in the first season of *Crown Lake*, and the fifth episode overall. It aired on July 18, 2019.

## Synopsis

Unable to cope with the drama of Crown Lake, Nellie returns to Attaway, but quickly discovers that things aren't much better at home.

## Plot

*Nellie arrives at Junior’s after taking the bus. Her father Junior is shocked to see her back so early from boarding school. Nellie tells him that she left away and isn’t going back saying that she doesn’t belong in such a place and will re-enroll in Attaway High, Junior understands this and makes her a cup of cocoa.*

*Nellie remembers her mother Dana giving her the blue bird that Junior won for her at the arcade and telling her to keep it by her side. Judy, one of the employees asks what’s going on with her, Nellie says she feels like everyone else knows the rules at Crown Lake except for her and thought she had help navigating her time there but was wrong and tells her she would rather play it safe at home. Judy tells her about how her mother Dana went to Crown Lake for two years and met Junior, saying she had a legacy at Crown Lake but moved to Attaway with Junior. She then tells her that Dana went to Crown Lake to go to something instead of runaway from her problems. Hearing this, Nellie goes to find her father who is seen drinking a bottle of vodka.*

*Later, Jimmy Roach arrives at the cafe with his daughter, Randi Roach. Nellie comes over with Judy, Jimmy is surprise to see her and introduces her to Randi who also went to Crown Lake. Jimmy asks why she’s back so in Attaway, which Junior tells him she’s having problems at the academy and might stay with him for a while. This greatly upsets Jimmy knowing he’s the one paying for her tuition, and demands Junior to convince her to go back.*

*Junior approaches Nellie who demands to know what’s going on with him and the Roach Gang. She mentions that Judy told her about her mother, Junior explains that he just wanted Dana to be happy like he does for her. She asks him if she’s the reason he still drinks because she claims it’s her fault that her mother was killed. Junior tells her that it’s not her fault at all, he explains to her that the thugs that attacked killed Dana mistook her for him and that it was a terrible case of mistaken identity, saying that Jimmy wanted him dead for all the mistakes he made. He says that he would try to work things out with Jimmy and his gang while she was at Crown Lake and be a better father when she came back.*

*Junior tells Nellie she needs to do what right for herself and gives her an old Crown Lake yearbook with a picture of her mother and a note that says "Never confuse a single defeat with a single defeat". Reading this, Nellie realizes what she must do and packs her luggage to head back to Crown Lake Academy.*

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Lilia Buckingham as Heather Masterson (voice)
* Francesca Capaldi as Nellie Chambers
* Emily Skinner as Chloe Hauser
* Kyla-Drew as Tiffany St. Martin
* Ollie Walters as Ryan Baker
* Lucas Stadvec as Josh Lewis
* Glory Curda as Becca Frank
* Mia Dinoto as Erin Roy

### Recurring Cast

* Paul Thomas Arnold as Junior Chambers
* Jennifer Lee Laks as Dana Roth
* Noa Drake as Amber
* Ysa Penarejo as Maisie
* Jonah Hwang as Pete

### Guest Cast

* Paul Parducci as Jimmy Roach
* Michelle Bernard as Randi Roach

## Featured Music

* *"Play Nice"*
* *"Fly"* by Extreme Music