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Ricky forgets his notebook with $46 inside, so he has to go back to ILLC to pick it up. When he gets there, Louie and Candy are taking a break and talking badly about the patients. Louie says that he can’t stand “Hernandez” (Ricky) because he is a “liability” and treats the patients like his friends. The pair is unaware of Ricky’s presence as they talk badly about him. Ricky surprises them by walking in, hoping that Louie will confront him directly, but he doesn’t, so Ricky picks up his notebook and walks out smiling. Ricky knows houseparents like Louie and Candy shouldn’t be working with kids, especially since Louie was a former prison guard.
Yessie’s new roommate, Ree Ree, rubs Yessie the wrong way. Yessenia doesn’t like that Ree Ree acts young, asks too many questions, and has a problem with her eye. As they are sitting together at lunch—with Jimmie there to help Ree Ree eat—a confrontation breaks out between Louie and Pierre. Louie is trying to kick Pierre out of the lunchroom, but the teacher on duty intervenes because Pierre isn’t doing anything wrong. Louie knocks the food tray away and tells Pierre to pick up the mess, and Louie tells the teacher to get off his “dick.