The Solution

"The Solution" is the eighth episode of the Tangible original series Second Time.

Cast
Matt Butler as Matt Irvin

Melanie Solo as Anne Shelby

Ben Schwaller as Emmett Lloyd

John Barton as James Ryan

2 Years, 11 Months, 25 Days Before
At the practice fields at Montag High School, James Ryan and Emmett Lloyd are hanging out when Matt Irvin joins them. Matt tells James and Emmett that he and Anne Shelby would be going on their second date that night.

=== 3 Months After === Anne tells Matt that there are plenty of things from their relationship that he should hold on to.

=== 2 Years, 11 Months, 25 Days Before === Matt picks Anne up for their second date. He opens the door for Anne, then gets in himself. Anne notices the Notebook, which was sitting in the passenger seat. It is blank.

=== 3 Months After === Matt states that maybe his solution was addressing the wrong problem.

=== 2 Years, 11 Months, 25 Days Before === Matt explains the concept of the Notebook - that the two of them would keep track of every date they go on. They would make each date unique, giving each a name, in order to make sure that they didn't fall into a rut.

=== 3 Months After === Matt says that there are times when he wakes up thinking the last three months had been a nightmare, only to realize that it was all real. Anne counters, saying that she wakes up each morning more and more sure that she "made the right decision" by dumping him.

Trivia

 * In the first flashback, James and Emmett are discussing pasteurized milk. This is an homage to a scene in the College Life episode "Minecraft Mayhem", where Emmett had convinced James that "pasteurized milk" was milk blessed by a religious figure.
 * The last line of this episode, where Anne states she's sure had made the right decision, was meant to be a turning point in the series - it was meant to give immense sympathy to Matt while making Anne out to be the villain.