Murdered at 17 (2018) - full transcript

Ben, were there

any packages for me?

No. Sir... the woman

over there claims she's your...

Jake!

Mom, what the hell

are you doing here?

I need to talk to you. You're

not taking any of my calls.

I didn't get any.

Why don't you come up?

I told you to never come here!

Please...

Don't be mad. I had to!

Your father is very sick.

He's been in pain for weeks,

and unless we can come up with

the money for his treatment...

"Pain"? Good.

I guess my prayers

have finally been answered.

Jake!

I hope it's unbearable.

Please! You don't mean that.

I know that in the past,

you and your father haven't

been able to see eye-to-eye...

You're really something,

aren't you?

You're right. We didn't see

eye-to-eye. How could we when I

was getting the shit kicked out

of me at 5 years old?!

He admits that he's

made mistakes.

Making a 10-year-old

sit in scalding hot water

FOR SPILLING JUICE ON THE FLOOR

IS NOT A MISTAKE!

That is evil.

And you sat right there

and you watched him do it.

You do not sit on my furniture.

You sit on the floor.

Sit on the floor!

What's he have?

He's got cancer.

Oh, I can see him

rolling around in agony.

I... I promise you

that if you could

just loan us the money,

then... then...

then we'll pay it back!

Oh, so it would be a loan?

Yeah, we'll pay...

we'll pay it back.

You know, you didn't try

very hard to give me a loan

when I wanted to go to college.

Come on! That was different!

You didn't try at all.

It was different! You didn't

need college. Look at you.

Look at this place!

You designed an app and you

sold it and you're this...

this millionaire at 18.

You're right. I made

$1 million off of that app,

and I've made

about 6 million since.

And I would rather

throw $100000

into that fireplace

and watch it burn

before I gave you

and Dad a penny of it.

I hope that Dad

dies a long... slow...

painful death.

Now, get the hell out

of my apartment.

And if you ever,

ever show up here

out of the blue like that again,

I cannot tell you

how much you're

gonna regret that decision.

♪ I'm sick ♪

♪ Of playing games ♪

♪ It's time to get down to what's real ♪

♪ Nothing's gonna ♪

♪ Change the way that I feel ♪

Okay, okay. It's my turn.

Come on, Brooke. Sing with me.

Okay.

♪ I got ♪

♪ Nothing to hide ♪

♪ You wanna be in control ♪

♪ Attention ♪

♪ I'm a star in ascension ♪

Woo!

♪ Give me your attention ♪

♪ Wanna be a friend to me?

Bring on out the melody ♪

Thank you so much.

That was so fun, right?

How many guys do you

think live in Philadelphia?

I don't know.

Like, a million. Why?

A million guys to choose

from and you feel the need

to screw my ex?

What are you talking about?

Go to hell.

Maddie!

Seriously, I don't even know

why he's texting me!

What's going on?

Maddie!

Maddie, I'm talking to you!

Don't touch me!

I don't wanna hear anything

you have to say.

Stop accusing me of something

that I didn't even do!

Don't walk away from me,

you stupid bitch!

I'm talking to you!

You're a psycho! You're the psycho!

You're the one that's jumping to

idiotic conclusions that aren't

even true, and why are you

looking at my phone anyway?

Take a pill, Brooke. I've had

enough of this. I'm leaving.

What going on over there?

I got it. It's okay. I got it.

Hey, are you okay?

No.

Just take a deep breath.

You're fine.

How about I get you a drink?

I'm not 21 yet.

Well, neither am I.

All right. So, Brooke,

tell me about yourself.

Um... Not much to tell.

Come on.

Um... I'm a senior

at Bellamy High.

I'm a cheerleader.

I live with my mom.

She has a boyfriend named Alex.

Hmm. Okay.

Hey!

Hey!

This is Jake.

I literally just met him.

This is Keisha,

my friend from school.

Pleasure. Jake.

Um... Everybody's

calling it a night.

Are you gonna stay?

Yeah, I think I'm gonna

hang around for a bit longer.

Are you sure?

Yes. I'll see you at school.

Okay.

Text me.

I think she's worried about you.

Should she be?

I don't think so.

I'm a pretty decent guy.

I consider myself a gentleman.

You know, most guys

from Kansas probably do.

Kansas? That is so random.

Yeah.

What brought you

out to Pennsylvania?

Ah, it's a long story.

I've got time.

Okay. Well...

I bailed out of my parents'

house when I was 17

and moved up here, I don't know,

a couple of years ago.

And then I created an app.

Sold it.

Made enough money to live on

the rest of my life.

Wow!

Why did you leave

your parents' house?

Uh...

Go.

Got a bottle

of our best champagne

and two glasses.

My man. Do you know what?

Just throw it on my tab.

You know what? Cheers.

♪ He turns away

♪ He turns around ♪

♪ Baby, can you read my mind? ♪

Okay, so you gotta tell me

what happened between you and

your friend, because honestly,

I thought you were about to

break out the boxing gloves.

I mean, what could she have

done, sleep with your boyfriend?

No.

Wrecked your car?

Her ex texted me

and now, she thinks

that I'm trying to get with him,

but I would never do that.

Oh, okay. So, you just

really don't like

being accused of things

that you didn't do?

No.

I have this...

condition...

that I have to take pills for,

and the doctors haven't quite

got the dosage right yet.

Well, does this...

condition have a name?

It's called...

intermittent explosive

disorder, IED.

I go into these...

rages, and it can

get pretty crazy.

Is this your car?

Yeah.

All right. Hop in.

Let's go.

And on the way,

you can tell me the rest

of that story.

Wow. That's crazy. So it

happened during cheerleading?

Yeah. I hit my head

pretty hard.

Brooke!

Brooke? Call 911!

They said that when I hit

my head, it started slowing down

the production

of serotonin. It's a...

I know what it does.

It regulates

your impulse control.

How did you know that?

I'm smarter than I look.

So, do you take

any medication for it?

Yup... which I am not

supposed to be drinking on.

Which neither one of us

should be drinking,

since, you know, we're not 21.

True.

Look, I'm pretty much

the same way. I fly off

the handle sometimes,

and I say some

pretty nasty things.

Mm-hmm...

You do realize we sound

like a couple

of jerks right now?

Yeah, to the people

that don't know us, but...

I get the sense you can

be really sweet too.

Maybe.

I think this is the part

where I'm supposed

to ask you on a real date.

Really?! After what I

just told you?

Come on, that doesn't scare me.

Okay. Give me your phone.

But wait! Wait.

A gentleman!

Always.

So... I'll call you tomorrow.

Goodnight.

Brooke Emerson.

Wow.

Who was that guy?

Were you spying on me?

No, I heard his car.

And besides, it's half an hour

past your curfew.

Why didn't Maddie

bring you home?

Maddie decided to leave early.

Did you meet that guy tonight?

He's Keisha's friend.

What's the big deal?

Well, how old is he?

I don't know! Like 18.

18?! What kind of 18-year-old

drives around

in a $100000 sports car?

Rich ones! Oh, my God! Enough!

Like, stop!

Look, I'm telling you, man,

it's like this girl,

she is something special.

Yeah. She is so...

just... different

from anybody that I've ever met.

Oh, yeah?

How so?

It's just...

It's like, I get her.

She gets me. It's like

I've filled in that piece

that's... that's

always been missing.

It's like...

I feel like I belong,

and it's just,

I've got the right person

at the right time. It's just...

Wow.

"Sufferers experience hostility,

aggressive outbursts

and sudden episodes of anger."

They don't understand you,

Brooke.

No one does.

But I do.

I know exactly how you feel.

Hey, girl.

Hey.

You know that black dress you

wore to the club that one night?

Could I borrow it?

Where is he taking you?

Wally's on Main.

Holy crap!

I know, right?!

Okay, yes. I will bring you

that dress tomorrow night.

Thank you.

Bye.

What's up, Alex?

What are you guys doing?

Oh, desperately trying

to make sense

of these instructions.

It's a new chair

for your room.

Oh! Well, that's nice.

Good luck with your project.

What time will you

be back tonight?

Uh...

We'll probably hang out after,

so... like midnight?

Not a minute after.

Please.

♪ We'll light it up ♪

♪ Like there's no tomorrow ♪

♪ Hands up if you wanna be free ♪

♪ We'll live it up ♪

♪ Like there's no tomorrow ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Na, Na, Na, Na, Na ♪

♪ Na, Na, Na, Na, Na

Na, Na, Na, Na ♪

♪ Na, Na, Na, Na, Na ♪

Okay, what do you think

of this one?

I think we should fly to Paris

this weekend and buy it.

Wow.

You look... incredible.

You were right. It's bigger

than the one she broke.

Hmm.

I don't think it's helping.

It takes time to figure out.

Didn't her therapist

say different things

work for different people?

Yeah, but it's not fair.

Why'd this have

to happen to her?

There are days that she

doesn't even seem like

the same daughter

that I used to have.

Hey... it's not just the IED.

She's a teenager.

If you could've seen

how difficult

Joey was at times...

Hey.

She's a good kid,

and you're a great mom.

Hmm.

She'll get past this.

Thank you.

So...

What type of girls

do you usually see?

The kind that I only date once.

It's been really tough to find

people that I connect with.

Hmm. I can feel that.

I think I get you, though.

Oh, you definitely do.

I knew that the second

I started talking to you.

Well, on that note, I'm gonna

excuse myself to the bathroom.

Yeah, but... you and Brooke

have been best friends

since like, junior high.

So what?

I'm sick of her craziness.

It's not like Brooke

asked for that head injury.

He's always liked her, you know?

Who? Tryg?

I used to catch him

checking her out all the time.

We fought about it a few times.

Look, that sounds

like it's on Tryg,

not Brooke. She'd never stab you

in the back like that.

Maybe she wouldn't,

maybe she would.

Maddie, come on!

What?

Thanks for helping me

with this homework, by the way.

Yeah.

No problem.

Hey, Brooke.

Hey... Tryg.

I hit you up the other night.

Did you get my text?

Yeah, I did.

Did you need something?

I just wanted to see

what you were up to

and I thought maybe we could,

I don't know, hang out?

Is everything all right here?

Yeah. It's cool, man.

We go to school together.

Hmm. Well...

we're on this thing

called a date, so maybe save

the chitchat

for between classes.

Seriously, dude.

We're trying to have dinner.

Yeah. My bad.

I'll just talk

to you tomorrow, Brooke.

Yeah.

Who was that guy?

That was Tryg, Maddie's ex.

I didn't know he worked here.

The girl that you fought with?

Yeah, it was over him!

He texted me saying,

"Hey, gorgeous." And she saw it.

I don't even know

why he did that.

We don't even talk.

Let's forget about him,

and let's get some dessert.

All right?

Thanks for accepting

my invitation tonight.

This is probably the best date

I've ever been on.

Jake... Jake... Jake.

Wow.

Will access the vehicle's computer

"and bypass the door locks.

Will cost 58.99."

One, two, three!

Let's go Sharks!

Nice job today, guys.

Woo!

Same time tomorrow.

What the hell?!

Please, don't tell me

to go away.

I'm sorry for blowing up at you

at karaoke, but there's nothing

going on with me and Tryg.

I promise, I would never

do that to you.

I guess you didn't hear.

Tryg was assaulted

and robbed last night

as he was leaving his job.

What?!

That's horrible. If there's

anything I can do...

Maybe you need

to up your medication.

Seriously.

Brooke.

Jake...

What are you doing here?

You didn't respond

to any of my calls.

Yeah, I've been

at practice since 7:30.

How did you get on campus?

I must look like a student

'cause I just walked right in.

Look, I'm not trying to bug you

or anything, I just...

when I didn't hear back

from you, I wanted

to make sure everything was okay.

Yeah, everything's fine.

I just can't answer you back

when I'm at school.

Yeah, but I mean, come on.

A quick text?

How long does that take?

I would've answered

you eventually.

When?

When I have time.

So this is a game

to you? You wanna

keep me by the phone waiting,

wondering if you're pissed off or not,

trying to be the one in control?

No! Not at all. This is

me having a life.

I should've seen this coming.

You are like every other girl!

You want me there to pay

for a nice night out,

but then you wanna just respond

when you have time?

What are you talking about?!

You're the one who called me

four times in an hour!

That's obsessive.

That's a relationship, Brooke!

And if you don't know

how those work, then stay out

of them until you grow up!

Brooke?

Is everything okay here?

It's whatever you want.

"I'm sorry for upsetting you.

"I really did come by

because I was worried about you.

Please call me. Love, Jake."

Hey.

Hi.

You got my card?

Yup. I did.

I'm really sorry.

I was just worried is all.

Jake, you said some really

mean things to me today:

That I was playing games

with you, and that I'm only

with you for your money.

I know.

I know, and I'm...

I'm really sorry

about that too. I really didn't

mean any of it. I was just...

I was just upset is all.

Look, if that's

what you think of me...

I don't. Brooke, please.

I say things that I don't mean

when I'm angry.

I mean, you of all people

should understand.

Just please give me

a second chance. I really don't

think that anything's happened

that we can't work through.

Okay.

I need to think about it.

I'll call you later.

Okay.

Can I help you?

You're Brooke's mom?

I am, and you are...

I'm Jake.

Oh. Jake. Hi.

Nice to meet you. Come on in.

Thank you.

You're Keisha's friend, right?

Jake?

What are you doing here?

I just wanted

to bring these by for you.

Thanks.

Well, I think

my dinner's going to burn, so I

better get back to the kitchen.

Of course.

Whatever you're having

smells really good.

Oh, it's just pasta.

It was nice

to meet you, Ms. Emerson.

You too.

Are you pissed that I

brought you flowers?

No, I'm pissed

that you showed up here

without calling me first.

I just can't seem

to do anything right today.

I figured it would

be a really nice surprise

since I screwed up

so royally this morning.

Should I just take the flowers,

and let's pretend

this never happened?

No.

No, I like the flowers.

I'm gonna keep them.

All right. Well...

I'll go so you guys can eat.

Goodnight.

Wait.

Have you eaten yet?

It's been so long since I've

had a home-cooked meal.

Did your mother work a lot?

She did when I was growing up,

but when I sold the app,

I gave most of my money

to my parents,

so they could retire early.

Well, that's sweet.

Well, they worked hard

to raise me, so it was

the least that I could do.

Hmm.

Well, I think your mom

really likes me.

Why'd you say that stuff about

your parents? It's not true.

Well, I figured it'd

be a lot better than stories

about how they locked me

in the closet, don't you think?

It'd kind of

put a damper on dinner.

The reason why I

brought you the flowers

is I just,

I wanted to see you. I wanted

to talk you out of dumping me.

I'm not dumping you.

Phew! Good,

because I was working on an app

to keep you from doing that.

Go home.

Could I see you on Saturday?

I'm going to a party that night.

Oh.

I like parties.

Is it with people

from your school?

No. It'll be like,

a bunch of different people.

It's at that guy Riley's house,

the one who intervened at school.

Well, I kind of owe him

an apology anyways.

So if I promise

to behave, can I come?

Yeah, I guess.

All right.

Goodnight, gorgeous.

I promise

I'm not gonna let you down.

So...

He's nice. I like him.

You do?

Yeah, he's...

Well, he's smart. He's polite,

successful, cute.

Gosh, what is there not to like?

Unless there's something more

about him I should know...

No.

I think he's a good guy.

All right, it's ready.

Are we ready to eat?

You hungry?

We're starving!

Good morning.

Oh. Thank you, Brooke.

Can I spend the night

at Keisha's tonight?

Hmm.

You're not really spending

the night with Jake, are you?

No! I swear on my life!

I think he's more into me

than I'm into him.

Really? He seems so nice.

Did something happen

between the two of you?

No, nothing specific.

So? About that sleepover?

Okay. Fine.

Hey man, look.

Honestly, I just, I know it must

have looked weird the other day

when I showed up at the school,

so I just wanted to apologize.

You don't have

to apologize to me, man.

As long as Brooke's okay, so am I.

She is.

Maddie's here with Tryg.

She seems okay, but I can't

believe she went back to him.

Do you think it's a pity thing?

No. Good for them.

Okay...

Shot?

Thanks.

Goodbye.

Okay... does anyone

want any more drinks?

Um, no. I think

I've had enough.

I think maybe you should

slow down too. I thought...

I thought you weren't

even supposed

to drink while you're

on those pills.

No! I am so fine.

I just want water,

and I didn't take the pills.

Let me just go get it for you.

No! You stay. Stay. I'm going.

Goodbye. I'm out.

Hey.

Hey. That's really messed up,

what happened to you.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'll be fine

in a month or two.

Can I talk to you about Maddie?

Honestly, whatever's going on between

the two of you, just keep it your business.

Like, she's not even

talking to me right now.

All I'm saying is if...

you told me today that you

wanted to give it a shot

with me, I would dump her

in a second.

What?

That is so weird and shitty!

Why are you even with her?

Because you're with that douche.

I'd never do that!

I knew it! You're such a liar.

What?

I can't believe I was gonna

give you another chance. And

you! All that crap about how you

wanted me back and how sorry

you were? What was that about?

You should be mad at him!

It takes two, Brooke!

Can you not do this? Remember

what happened last time?

You know what? If you

want him, you can have him.

He's a loser anyways!

Stop accusing me of shit!

You've always wanted to sleep with him!

Fine! You two deserve each other!

You know what? Screw you! No!

I hate her! I hate this bitch!

I need another drink.

Ugh!

Brooke!

Brooke. Brooke, hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Come here. Look.

Let's ditch all of these losers

and let's get out of here.

They're not losers.

They're my friends.

Yeah, great friends.

All she's done is fight

with you, and everyone is just

crowding around her like she's

some little damsel in distress.

Let's just go back to my place.

No. You go. I'm staying.

Brooke. Listen to me.

You are wasted right now.

You have no clue

what you're saying.

I know how to take care

of my drunk girlfriend.

Jake, I am not your girlfriend.

Yes, you are.

No, I'm not! Stop trying to run my life!

Brooke, I am trying to do

what's best for you right now.

Oh! You, my mom, everyone

knows what's best for me.

Well, you know what? I know

what's best for me! I know!

And I don't need you.

Okay? I'm done!

Brooke, please just stop being

an idiot for two seconds.

Just listen to me!

Now you're calling me names? No!

Seriously Jake, get the hell out

of here! Okay? I don't need you!

Just leave me alone!

Everything okay?

Yeah. I think she just

needs to sleep it off.

That's fine.

She can stay here.

Okay. Cool.

DAMN IT!

Okay. I've gotta keep her.

I've gotta keep her.

♪ Who's it gonna be, love? ♪

♪ Who's it gonna be, love?

Who's gonna be ♪

♪ The last one standing?

Who's it gonna be, love? ♪

♪ Who's it gonna be, love? ♪

♪ Who's gonna be the

last one standing? ♪

Some best friend you are.

He was my boyfriend.

Not yours.

Why can't he

just like me better?

I just love him so much.

See?

No, I'm not!

We were perfect for each other.

Why can't you see that?

Brooke?

Brooke!

I'm sorry, Brooke.

Oh, my God! Maddie!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

I've gotta call 911!

Maddie?

No! I couldn't have done this!

Mom... What are you doing up?

I thought I heard something.

What are you doing home already?

I think I'm getting sick.

I think I have the flu

or something.

Oh.

Well, you don't have a fever.

Whose hoodie is that?

It's... it's Riley's.

I was cold,

so I... I put it on.

I'm just gonna go

take a shower and get some rest.

Sweetheart, are you okay?

I'm fine! I have cheer camp

in the morning,

and I'm exhausted, and I wish

you wouldn't interrogate me

when I walk through the door!

Brooke...

Mom! Just leave me alone!

Damn it.

Keisha?

Yeah. No, I'm coming.

I'm on my way.

Hello?

Riley?

Mr. Pratt?

Who are you?

Oh, shoot.

Sorry. I must've passed out

here last night.

I had way too much to drink.

Call the police.

CALL THE POLICE!

Brooke?

What's going on in here?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm all right.

I just need a minute.

Where's Maddie today?

I don't know.

See you out there.

I'm telling you

I didn't kill her!

Look, after the big fight

with Brooke, I did a few shots.

I went looking for Maddie

and I found her in a bathroom.

What was the fight

with Brooke about?

Maddie thought

I was trying to get with Brooke

behind Maddie's back.

Were you?

No! Look, of...

of course not!

I... I loved Maddie.

All right? She and Brooke

just had this weird

jealousy thing between them.

Have they fought before?

A lot. Brooke told me

they got into a fight recently

at a karaoke bar. I wasn't

there, but I heard it got bad.

What happened after Maddie

told you to leave her alone?

I went outside.

I had a beer with Riley.

I don't know where Maddie went.

I was too drunk to drive home,

so I went upstairs.

I found an empty bed,

and I went to sleep.

You never saw her

at all after that?

No.

You know this doesn't

look good for you, right?

Your ex-girlfriend gets murdered

after you and she have

a big public fight.

Unless there's someone else

we need to look at,

I'm looking directly at you.

Who do you think

murdered Maddie?

I don't know.

The only person

I can think of...

but they were best friends.

Who?

Brooke Emerson.

You're mine forever, Brooke.

Wow. You look like death.

What does that mean?

Brooke, you were

so wasted last night, you could

barely walk by yourself.

What time did you leave?

I don't know.

After 2. I don't remember.

Do you remember

fighting with Maddie?

A little. Why?

What did we fight about?

Tryg.

And then you

passed out upstairs.

All right, guys. Let's show 'em

in the high V again, huh?

Great.

Nice and high. Awesome.

Detective Myers.

We found one of your

students dead this morning:

Maddie Finley.

I have a few questions

to ask you.

We're investigating

a situation that happened

earlier this morning.

What kind of situation?

How do you know Maddie Finley?

Um...

We're friends.

I understand you were at a

party where she was last night,

at the home of...

Riley Pratt.

Did you get into a fight

with Maddie there?

Um...

I don't remember.

You don't? Why not?

I take this medication and...

sometimes I don't

remember things.

Does that happen to you a lot?

No, not really.

Did Maddie ever talk to you

about Tryg Bailey, her ex?

Yeah, of course.

Were they on good terms?

Yeah, for the most part,

but...

Maddie always thought that I was

going after Tryg or something,

but I would never

do that to her.

What time did you

leave the party to go home?

2?

I woke up

in a guest bedroom and um...

I left right after that.

Did you see Maddie

as you were leaving?

Yeah. I saw her

in the kitchen.

I didn't talk to her, though.

So you remember

that part of the evening?

Well, yeah.

It was before that.

That's when it gets a bit fuzzy.

Brooke...

Maddie was found dead this

morning at the Pratt residence.

How?

I can't give details

at the moment...

...but it appears

to have been a homicide.

This is crazy...

She was fine...

Oh, my God!

Hey. How was cheer camp?

What's wrong?

Did something happen?

Maddie was...

murdered last night.

What?!

The police, they ca...

they came to my camp, and they

were asking all these...

questions, and...

it happened at this party

we were all at yesterday,

and I was there,

and we were all there.

Oh, my God.

I guess their housekeeper

found her this morning.

And all this

happened at a...

at a party last night?

I'm sorry I lied to you.

What went on there?

I don't remember.

I got so drunk,

and we got into this huge fight.

About what?

Tryg, I guess.

I went upstairs,

and I passed out.

Brooke...

Mom... I think the police

might suspect me

because me and Maddie got into

that fight. They were asking me

all these questions.

Did you tell them the truth?

Yeah.

Well then, there's...

there's nothing to worry about.

I... I bet the police

were asking everybody

at the party a lot of questions.

This is so horrible!

I...

Who are you calling?

I'm calling Maddie's mom!

We need to give her

our condolences.

I... No. You know what?

We just, um...

We need to go

over there in person.

What do you

think of the girl, Brooke?

They had a fight. It doesn't

mean she killed her.

True, but...

when I interviewed her,

it seemed like

she was holding back.

You got that same feeling

about Tryg.

Riley...

the kid who lives in the house?

He said that Tryg

had just got back together

with the dead girl, but was

carrying a torch for Brooke.

According to Tryg, he was

head-over-heels for Maddie.

Interesting little

love triangle.

With all that going on,

it's kind of hard to believe

it was someone

completely unrelated.

Yeah, look. I hear you,

but there were 50 people

there last night, going in

and out of that house.

The doors were unlocked.

I mean, people who didn't even

attend knew about the party.

Look, let's just

keep an open mind.

Okay? And who else was there

that we need to talk to?

We haven't reached out to any

of the neighbours. Let's do it.

I couldn't have done this.

Jake?

Hey.

What are you doing here?

I just wanted to talk to you.

I'm really sorry

about your friend.

How do you even know?!

It's on the news.

They gave out her address?

No, I just...

I followed you and your mom

from your house.

What?! I have to go.

Jake, I appreciate your

concern...

but I just really need

to be left alone right now.

This is a really hard time

for me and my mom

and... I can't deal with this!

What do you mean,

"you can't deal with this"?

I just wanted to support you.

I get it, but your presence

makes things complicated.

I don't want to be

in a relationship with you.

Don't go, Brooke. I love you!

But you don't even know me!

Yes, I do! We get each other

on a whole other level!

Jake, leave me alone.

I don't like you that way.

Hello, Jake.

Hey.

Brooke, honey, why did you

leave like that?

I needed to talk to him.

He heard what happened

on the news.

Yeah, I think that we're

all... still in shock.

I am. It's...

It's unbelievable.

Yeah. I really hope

that they catch that monster

and put him behind bars

for a very,

very long time.

Yeah, so do I.

Mom? Are you ready to go?

Sure, but don't you wanna

go inside and say goodbye

to Maddie's mom?

Okay.

No! I hate her!

I hate this bitch!

You've reached the office

of Dr. Fenson.

Please leave a message,

and someone will return

your call during office hours.

Hi, Dr. Fenson.

It's Brooke Emerson calling.

I really need to speak to you.

I was hoping if you could

find time tomorrow for me,

that'd be great.

Let me know.

Thanks. Bye.

Just answer me, Brooke.

Just answer me, Brooke!

It's a simple question!

JUST ANSWER ME!

GOD!

Why are you doing this to me?

Just stop ignoring me!

Tell me what's

going on with you.

Did you hear about

that Maddie Finley girl...

in the news? The one that got

murdered at that party?

Yes.

Well, that was

my friend, Maddie,

and I was there

when it happened.

Oh, Brooke. That's terrible.

We got

into this... huge fight,

and I can't remember

anything that I said.

Were you drinking?

Yeah.

But I didn't take a pill

that day intentionally,

and I don't know why I can't

remember anything!

Well, skipping one pill isn't

gonna make a difference.

It can take up to a week

for medication

to leave your body.

What do you really

wanna tell me, Brooke?

I wanna help the police.

I do, but I can't

remember anything.

And I'm trying

so hard, but I can't.

I need to know what happened.

I need to know who did this!

Let's, uh...

talk about what you

remember when you woke up.

I can't.

I can't. I have to go. I can't.

Hey.

Are you okay?

How did you get in here?

I'm everywhere.

Why are you making this so hard?

What do you want from me?

I just wanna see you.

I wanna spend time with you.

I wanna love you,

just like we were before.

Are you not listening to me?!

You're acting completely crazy!

I am not crazy.

Don't you ever

say that to me again.

Breaking into someone's house

is not normal.

All I want is to have

somebody that I connect with.

Someone that I can do anything

for and that will do anything

for me, and that person

is you, Brooke!

You don't know

what true love is,

and that's why you don't

understand any of this.

I don't love you, Jake.

Brooke...

I can make things

very complicated for you...

or I can make them easy.

What does that mean?

We both know that you

killed Maddie, don't we?

I don't know

what you're talking about.

Yes, you do.

That's why you hid the knife

and your shirt in the pillowcase

and put it in the dumpster.

Guess what?

They're not

in the dumpster anymore!

Where are they?

They're safe.

And as long as you're with me,

they'll stay safe.

So you're blackmailing me

to be with you?

No! No, I just want you

to realize that I'm

important in your life.

You and I are connected

for the rest of our lives.

And I will keep

your secret forever.

I did not kill her.

Brooke. Come on.

You wouldn't have

ditched the murder weapon

if you were innocent. You even

sent me pictures of her body.

No, I didn't!

I would never do that!

It's okay. I have

an app that encrypts

all the texts that are

sent and received, so...

you're fine.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Hey.

That was the homeowner

that lives down the street

from the Pratt house.

He said when he pulled

into his driveway at 3 AM,

there was a high-end sports car

parked across from his house. He

said he'd never seen it before.

Make? Model? Colour?

He's not sure

about the colour. It was dark,

but he thinks it might have been

a Mercedes or a BMW. Expensive.

Uh-huh.

This is insane.

I wish I could just wake up and

have this all be a nightmare.

Brooke... this is real.

I'm the only one

that knows what you did,

and as long as we're together,

no one's ever gonna know.

I got you something.

You don't have

to say yes right now,

but...

I couldn't help it

when I saw it.

I had to get it. And I didn't

have the ring sizes either,

so I just had to guess, but we

can... we can get it resized.

No, Jake! Please, stop!

STOP PLAYING GAMES

WITH ME, BROOKE! JUST BE HAPPY!

Do you not see

that I will do anything

to make you happy?

DO YOU NOT GET THAT?!

Mom...

Brooke. What are you

doing here?

Instead of going to school,

I went to go see Dr. Fenson.

Oh, honey.

I know this is a difficult time

for you.

What'd she say?

I wanted to tell her, I just...

couldn't bring myself to do it.

Tell her what?

Oh, God.

Where do I even start?

Hey, Brooke.

Am I interrupting?

Could you just give us

a couple minutes?

No, it's okay.

Alex can stay.

I don't even know

how to say this.

Oh, honey, just...

just tell us.

Whatever it is,

we're here for you.

I think I killed Maddie.

Wha...

What?!

Why would you

think such a thing?

I drank a lot that night.

I got so drunk.

Maddie and I got

into this fight and...

according to Riley,

I... I passed out

in the guest room, and...

then the next thing

I remember was waking up...

What?

I...

I woke up to her dead body

laying there beside me.

There was all this blood, and...

there was the knife, and...

there's even pictures

of her body on my phone.

Oh, my God.

I freaked out.

I took all the evidence,

and I put in a trash bag,

and then I went to the dumpster,

and I dumped it out.

Where?

It's not there anymore.

You looked?

No.

Jake followed me

there after, and...

he took it. He said...

if I don't stay with him,

he's gonna

bring it to the police.

Okay.

Hold on.

What does Jake have

to do with any of this?

He came to the party with me,

but Riley said he saw him

leave after I passed out.

He's been stalking me ever since

our first date.

What... what do you mean?

He shows up at school

randomly, and he came

to Maddie's house

that one time we were there.

He gave me this,

and... and said I had

to stay with him,

so that he would...

he would keep the secret

about what I did.

You've got to be kidding me!

I don't know

what to do, but I can't

live like this! I...

I can't sleep. All I keep

thinking about is

what I did to Maddie.

Brooke. You didn't do

anything to Maddie.

You are not a killer.

How do you know that?

How do you know? I could've

gotten so mad that I could've

done it! I just wish I could

remember what happened.

It sounds to me

like maybe Jake is involved.

He was in the house.

No. Riley saw him leave.

He could've come back.

But... if...

he's so in love with me,

then why would he do that?

To have something

to lord over you.

Mom, I don't know what to do.

Okay.

We need to go to the police,

and we're going

to tell them all of this.

No. I can't. They're gonna

think I did it.

I... I lied to them about

where I was. I lied to them

about what time I left. I lied

to them about seeing Maddie.

It doesn't matter. Okay?

We have to get a lawyer.

They want to solve this case,

and if somehow he is the killer,

they'll wanna know this.

He's right.

So he has evidence,

including the murder weapon,

in his possession right now?

I guess he still has it, or...

he got rid of it somehow.

I don't know.

Why did you lie to us when we

questioned you the first time?

She's 17, Detective,

and very traumatized.

Now, what's important

is that she's coming

to you now with the truth.

And we do appreciate that.

That doesn't mean

we've cleared her as a suspect.

Are you going to question Jake?

Tell us everything

you know about him.

How'd it go?

Uh...

Good. They seemed

open to the possibility

that Jake was involved.

I saw the new alarm system.

Yeah. Your new key is on the

kitchen counter. Code is set.

He's driven by twice.

Jake?

Yeah.

Unreal.

Brooke?

I'm sorry. Are you okay?

I thought I heard something.

Well, the alarm system's on.

Everything is secure.

Don't worry.

He's not gonna get in.

Are you sure?

Positive.

Come on.

Try and get some sleep.

Why can't you love me?

Hey.

Hey, girl.

Come in.

It's like Fort Knox here now.

Yeah, we just got

that installed yesterday.

Are you worried

that whoever killed Maddie's

gonna come after you?

You can never

be too careful, right?

Shouldn't you be in chem?

I was worried when I didn't

see you at school today.

Yeah. I'm fine. I just,

I'm not ready to go back yet.

Maybe next week.

Brooke...

I think you should come back

sooner than later.

Why?

People are talking.

Tryg said that he saw you at the

police station with your lawyer,

and that you're about to get

arrested for Maddie's murder.

Is that true?

No.

I mean...

Yeah, I was at

the police station, but I was

just giving information.

About what?

I can't say...

but I can tell you that they're

looking at new suspects.

Well, you need

to defend yourself.

People are doing crazy stuff.

Like what?

Someone wrote

"murderer" on your locker.

Yeah?

Mr. Campali?

There's a Detective Lynn Grinly

here to see you.

Sure. Send her up.

And when you left the party,

was Brooke still there?

That's right.

Where did you go after you left?

Home.

And when was the next time

you spoke to Brooke?

Uh... The next day.

I just texted her

to make sure she was all right.

Did Brooke say anything to you

about what happened after she

woke up the next morning?

No.

Did she ever talk to you

about bloody clothing

or... give you a trash bag

and ask you to hide it for her?

Uh...

No. Never.

So you know nothing about

what happened to the clothes

she was wearing at the party?

No. I don't.

Brooke. Hey.

I can't do this anymore.

Do what?

Calm down. Talk to me.

What I did to Maddie.

It's all I think about.

I can't sleep,

and when I do sleep,

it's all I dream about.

Don't do that to yourself.

It was your IED

that caused it. Not you.

No! I'm responsible for her death.

I'm the reason she's gone.

Even people at school

think I did it too.

Who cares what those idiots

think? Look, I know that you're

a good person, Brooke,

and that's what matters.

No, I'm not.

I'm horrible.

And the police think

I did it too.

Well, the police don't have

any evidence to convict you,

so don't let them

put the pressure on you.

Jake...

I'm done.

What does that mean?

I just wanted to say goodbye.

There's a note in my room

explaining everything.

No! No! No, no, no, no!

Brooke, listen to me.

Where are you? There's things

that you don't know.

I'm responsible for her death!

Let's please meet!

Just let's talk in person.

Goodbye, Jake.

I hope you can forgive me.

And I hope you find the love

you're looking for.

You didn't kill Maddie!

What?

You didn't kill her. Where are

you? I will tell you everything.

There's nothing left

to talk about.

Yes, there is! There really

is, Brooke. Where are you?

I'm at a truck stop...

on Lawson and 145th Street.

Okay. Stay there. I'll be there

in 10 minutes. Don't move.

Brooke!

Brooke... are you okay?

Brooke, you scared

the shit out of me!

You're lying to me.

You're trying to tell me

I didn't kill Maddie

so I won't kill myself.

No. No, no, no. You...

You are completely innocent, okay?

I killed Maddie.

What? Why?

Just listen, okay?

Maddie was not your friend.

All she did was keep

accusing you and causing you

all of this emotional turmoil

that you're feeling.

So you killed her

because of that?

No! But I...

That night at the party,

I saw you

talking to that moron, Tryg,

and I got so jealous,

'cause before we even

got to the party,

I could feel you

pulling away from me.

And the first few times, God,

it was... it was so perfect.

Then it started to change.

I don't even get

what you're saying right now.

I needed to find a way

to prove to you that you could

trust me, Brooke.

We are perfect for each other.

So you were trying

to blackmail me?

No! I needed you

to know that you can trust me!

And that I can keep your secret.

Okay?

So, what?

You left and came back, or...

No. I sat

in my car, and I was thinking.

And then when I came

back inside to check on you,

to make sure

that you were all right...

...I saw Maddie passed out

next to you, and then...

I realized what I needed to do.

So you knew you were gonna

kill her that night.

You took the knife, and you knew

you were gonna do it.

No! I got the knife

from the kitchen.

It wasn't pre-planned at all.

I can't believe

you killed my best friend!

Brooke, I am

your best friend!

I am!

What do you not get about that?

You tried to frame me

for murder!

No! I would have never

let you go to prison for that!

Yeah, as long as I stayed with you!

Yes! Exactly!

I knew I was gonna have

to tell you about this night

at some point, and I had

to tell you tonight

so that you won't hurt yourself.

Jake...

You have to tell the police.

You have to tell them the truth.

They're going to arrest me!

They're not! No.

They don't have

any evidence to convict you.

You're fine.

I'm fine.

Maddie's murder is

gonna go unsolved,

and then you...

you and I

are gonna live

happily ever after,

anywhere that you want.

Look at me.

Jake Campali! Come out

of the car with your hands

over your head!

You set me up?

Put the weapon down!

Get out of that car!

Exit the vehicle

with your hands up!

You really didn't think we'd

give a killer a loaded gun,

did you?

Drop the gun, Jake.

It's over.

Drop the gun and get out

of the car slowly!

Come on, Jake.

Just give it up.

You okay?

Yeah.

Brooke!

You remember

that I did this for you.

Yeah, and I did this for Maddie!

Brooke!

Mom!

Oh, honey... you did it.

I was so scared.

I miss you.

We can get a lot for this.

Serves the ungrateful punk right

for not helping me

when I had cancer.

What kind did you say I had?

Stomach...

I think. Maybe colon.

I can't remember.

Sorry, I can't

take your call at the moment.

Please leave me a message.

Mom, please.

I really...

I really need you.

I'm scared.