- [first lines]
- Sydney Brewster: Bright and early and already hard at work! It makes me tingle with anticipation.
- Dr. Keith Ricks: Sydney! What a... surprise.
- Sydney Brewster: I have good news.
- Dr. Keith Ricks: Oh? You doubled your endowment? Yea!
- Sydney Brewster: I might - if I like what I see.
- Dr. Keith Ricks: What are you looking for?
- Sydney Brewster: Good management; high productivity - a lean, mean, fighting machine. I heard that from one of my coaches. It seemed to work with the players.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Mrs. Brewster, we're not...
- Sydney Brewster: I know, you're not a basketball team. You're much too short.
- Mike Blondel: What's with all the candles?
- Maya Graham: Nothing. I like candles.
- Mike Blondel: Well, if you're grinding out homework, what's with all the sewing stuff?
- Maya Graham: I just want to get stuff done on time. Between chapters, I'm mending dresses Kendra gave me.
- [When Mike opens the bathroom door, Maya hands him a candle]
- Maya Graham: Nope. Bulb's out.
- [Mike flips a electrical switch]
- Mike Blondel: This one, too.
- [Mike opens Maya's refrigerator and see that it's empty]
- Mike Blondel: I guess you guys were planning to eat out?
- Mike Blondel: Dead, as in no electricity. Come on, Maya. What's going on?
- Maya Graham: Kendra's out of work. It's been a long time now. Money's real tight.
- [Mike reaches for the phone]
- Maya Graham: No, no! Who are you calling?
- Mike Blondel: My mom. I'm going to see if she can get her a job with the institute.
- Maya Graham: No, no, it isn't necessary. She thinks she got one. The only problem is... it's out of town.
- Mike Blondel: Out of town? Where?
- Maya Graham: Houston.
- Mike Blondel: Wow. Miami to Houston is a lousy commute.
- Maya Graham: Tell me about it.
- [Mike tries to give Maya a wad of cash]
- Mike Blondel: Why won't you take it?
- Maya Graham: Because I don't want to.
- Mike Blondel: But it's just sitting in the bank. I won't miss it and Kendra can pay me back when she gets another job.
- Maya Graham: I appreciate the offer. It's very sweet...
- Mike Blondel: Don't say sweet. I hate "sweet" I don't ever want to be called "sweet".
- Maya Graham: Okay, so you'd rather be called overbearing and manipulative?
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Okay, what's going on? Tell me the truth.
- Maya Graham: Kendra's in Houston interviewing for a job.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Wait a minute. Kendra's in Houston and you're here? By yourself?
- Maya Graham: It's no big deal. Kendra thinks I'm old enough.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: What is her number in Houston?
- Maya Graham: Why?
- Mike Blondel: Why?
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Because it's a big deal to me that you're here by yourself.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: *Okay.* Pack your things up - everything. Come on, the food, everything.
- Maya Graham: What?
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: You guys have been playing house for a few days now.
- Mike Blondel: Mom, we didn't do anything wrong.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: I'm not saying you did anything wrong, but you're kids. You're only 14 years old. And one more thing - how come you never cook for me like that?
- Mike Blondel: [to Maya] You take my bed, I'll camp on the floor next to ya.
- Maya Graham: 'Kay.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Ah, hold on. Forget it.
- Mike Blondel: Why?
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Maya, get on the couch. Mike, you get your room.
- Mike Blondel: What are you afraid we're going to do, Mom?
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: ...Keep me up all night.
- Mike Blondel: Do you ever worry about Kendra when she's away?
- Maya Graham: This is the first time she's been away and I haven't worried so far.
- Mike Blondel: Do you think she's worried about you?
- Maya Graham: No. I love Kendra very much, but she's a total flake. She only worries about herself... kinda like you.
- Mike Blondel: Hey! That's not true!
- [Flipper splashes water on Mike]
- Maya Graham: Look! Flipper agrees with me!
- Mike Blondel: He does not. He's just being obnoxious - kinda like *you.*
- [discussing Mike's mother]
- Maya Graham: Teenaged dolphins don't have to stay any place they don't want to. They can just skip across the water and play with the mermaids all day.
- Mike Blondel: Teenaged dolphins don't have *her* for a mother.
- Maya Graham: *I* don't have *her* for a mother.
- Mike Blondel: I don't want Kendra getting a job in another city.
- Maya Graham: I have no control over it, Mike.
- Mike Blondel: I mean, I need you, Maya. I love you.
- Maya Graham: What? Don't you ever say that again!
- [Mike is in bed]
- Maya Graham: Mike, do you wear pajamas?
- Mike Blondel: Why?
- Maya Graham: Because I'm not going to get in there if you don't wear pajamas.
- [Things are not going well for Maya at Pam and Mike's]
- Maya Graham: I want to be with you, Flipper. I don't want to be up here with them. You're going to make me a mermaid, remember?
- [Flipper turns and swims out to sea]
- Maya Graham: You promised!
- Mrs. Hillier: How long have you known Maya?
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: About nine months.
- Mrs. Hillier: You've known her as Maya Solo, correct.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Yes.
- Mrs. Hillier: Her last name's Graham. She's a runaway.
- Mrs. Hillier: She was placed in foster care after the death of her father in 1991. She disappeared a little over a year ago.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: But she's living with her sister.
- Mrs. Hillier: Who?
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Her sister, Kendra.
- Mrs. Hillier: She doesn't have a sister.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Yes, she does. I've spoken to her.
- Mike Blondel: I've met her.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: *Maya.*
- Maya Graham: I made her up. I had a roommate for a while and she pretended to be Kendra.
- Maya Graham: You remember the day we first met?
- Mike Blondel: When you told me to go away?
- Maya Graham: Yeah. I was going to leave.
- Mike Blondel: For where?
- Maya Graham: Another state, another city. New Orleans, probably. I saw some pretty pictures and I love parades.
- Mike Blondel: So, why didn't you?
- Maya Graham: Well, because you swam with the dolphins.
- Mike Blondel: You met Flipper.
- Maya Graham: You told me you were a rogue.
- Mike Blondel: You didn't believe me.
- Maya Graham: Still don't. I knew you were just sad.
- Mike Blondel: I was angry!
- Maya Graham: You were sad! So was I. Flipper knew it.
- [Maya is running away from her social worker]
- Maya Graham: This has nothing to do with you! These social workers never let up. Why do you want to get in trouble?
- Mike Blondel: I've stole food for you, I've lied for you and I care about you. This does have something to do about me. Maya, you're my best friend. Sometimes I think you're my only friend.
- Maya Graham: You know, there were times when I actually believed Kendra was my sister. She'd do my hair at night, make me breakfast sometimes...
- Mike Blondel: So, why'd she split?
- Maya Graham: Said she got a good job offer in Houston... sort of even asked if I wanted to go with her, but I knew she didn't really want me to. She got sick of the big sister routine. Kendra needed someone to take care of her for a change.
- [Flipper and Mike have just saved Maya from drowning when she chased a vision of a mermaid]
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Maya, are you okay?
- Maya Graham: Yeah. I-I swam too deep, I guess. I was just thinking of too many other things.
- Dr. Pamela Blondel: Whoever I have to talk to, whatever I have to sign I will. No more social workers, no more foster homes. You can come stay with us - I mean, that is, if you want to.
- [Maya and Pam embrace]
- [last lines]
- Sydney Brewster: And I'm going to San Moritz for a month. I own an Alp, you know.
- Dr. Keith Ricks: I bet you do.
- Sydney Brewster: And when I come back, I'm going to talk to you about the single greatest idea I've ever had.
- Dr. Keith Ricks: I can't wait to hear what that is.
- Sydney Brewster: Aquarium sized dolphins. Just have to figure out how to shrink 'em.