Frankie: Okay, Brick, here's the thing. Lying is absolutely 100% bad. It's just that sometimes you do it to protect people that you care about. Like when somebody gets a bad haircut, You still say, "Nice haircut."
Brick: Well, if you didn't want me to get a candy bar, why couldn't you just say no?
[flashback:]
Brick: But why not? But why not? But why not? But why not? But why not?
[present:]
Frankie: [to Brick] It's just, sometimes a little lie makes life easier. You get it?
Mike: Whoa. Why aren't you ready? What's going on? Why is all this water on the floor?
Brick: I found a spider under the porch. It was a golden silk orb weaver, so I brought it in to show mom, but I accidentally dropped it in the tub, and she freaked out, so I tried to get it out before it drowned, but it was too late, so I flushed it, which means if you want to see it, now you can't, because it's gone. Nice haircut.
Frankie: [v.o.] I didn't know whether to be impressed or horrified. My son had lied for me. I was in the clear. Except I forgot one little thing. Brick had a tell.
Brick: [whispers] I'm lying.