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Pencil reconstruction: a man in a cowboy hat steps out of a roadside bar at night while a pickup's tail lights disappear down an empty road.
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Case #001: Choosin' Texas Status: Open

Did he actually choose Texas?

Ella Langley says he did. I'm not convinced.

Writing songs to investigate what really happened in “Choosin' Texas” until Ella Langley makes me stop.

▶ Watch Episode 1 If you know what happened, please comment. →
Witness statement · Form 001Case #001

What do you think happened?

Did he actually choose Texas?

For the record: where are you testifying from?

Theory #001

He didn't choose Texas.

Pencil reconstruction: at a crowded bar, a woman in a cowboy hat looks over her shoulder at her boyfriend laughing with a blonde woman. FIG. 1
She saw him with his ex.
Pencil reconstruction: close-up of her hand sliding truck keys off the bar beside an unfinished drink. FIG. 2
She made up her mind.
Pencil reconstruction: a pickup truck drives away down a dark, empty highway. FIG. 3
She drove away.
Pencil reconstruction: the boyfriend pushes through the bar door into the night, searching the parking lot. FIG. 4
But then he came outside looking for her.

There was only one reasonable way to investigate this.

I wrote his song.

Episode 01 storyboard: nine pencil panels from Nashville night to 'the investigation begins'.
Episode 01

Don't trust a girl from Tennessee

The Boyfriend's Story

“I don't think he chose Texas.”

Everybody knows what she thinks happened. He chose Texas. She left. But then I watched the video: she drives away… and he comes outside looking for her.

So what if he didn't choose Texas?

Episode 01 storyboard, nine pencil panels: Nashville night; the ex appears; uncertainty; decision; driving away; he realizes; too late?; the open question — did he actually choose Texas?; next, the investigation begins.
Production file Episode 01 storyboard — the reconstruction, panel by panel. (panel 8 is the whole case)
Pencil drawing: the boyfriend sits alone on a pickup's tailgate at night, hat in hand, guitar beside him.
Happy MontanaDon't trust a girl from Tennessee
Exhibit A
Exhibit A

Don't trust a girl from Tennessee

Case#001 — Choosin' Texas
Theory#001 — He didn't choose Texas
NarratorThe Boyfriend
Written byHappy Montana
TypeResponse song (not a rewrite)
StatusUnder review by the public

He believes he already chose her. He left Abilene — his home, his friends, his whole life — and took the risk. Then she left, because she believed he still belonged to Texas.

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Evidence is sealed until Episode 01 airs. Get case updates to hear it first.

Pencil drawing of Happy Montana, guitar in hand, pointing at an enormous evidence wall connected with red string.

“I know some of you think I'm taking this too far.”

I disagree.

— The lead investigator

Evidence

The case board

This is the actual board on my wall. Every song, clue, comment and contradiction goes on it. Red string: people and places. Green string: Theory #001. Tap any piece of evidence.

Case log

  1. Oct 2026Case #001 opened — Choosin' Texas.Open
  2. Theory #001He didn't choose Texas.Filed
  3. Exhibit A“Don't Trust a Girl From Tennessee.”Entered
  4. Episode 01The Boyfriend's Story. ← we are hereIn the edit bay
  5. Field investigationNashville / Broadway — asking Texans, Tennesseans and anyone who'll talk.Pending
  6. Field investigationClassified location — not yet.Classified
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This investigation needs your help. What do you think happened?

Before the bar. After the tail lights. Behind the bar. In Abilene. If you know what happened, please comment — right here.

Credible, ridiculous, and suspiciously specific theories may be investigated in future songs.

No account needed.

Texas vs Tennessee

Forget the relationship. Pick a side.

Not the case verdict. Not admissible. Extremely important.

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