Student Seduction (2003) - full transcript

Christine Dawson is a new, young and attractive high school teacher. Mrs. Dawson wants to help all of her students succeed including Josh Gaines, a troubled student from a dysfunctional family. Mrs. Dawson's concern is misinterpreted by Josh and he fantasizes that she is sexually attracted to him. Eventually, Josh acts on this fantasy and attacks Christine. When Christine reports this, the tables are turned when Josh accuses Christine of coming on to him. With her career and reputation in question Christine fights valiantly to prove that she was the victim of an assault.

MRS. CHRISTIE DAWSON?

YES, UH, MRS. DAWSON WOULD

BE IN HER CHEMISTRY CLASS.

IT'S 306.

[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

WE'RE LOOKING

FOR JOSHUA GAINES.

I'M JOSH.

FOLLOW US, PLEASE.

WHAT?

NOW.

[ CLASS MURMURING ]

ONCE YOU BALANCE

THE EQUATION,

OXIDATION REDUCTION

IS A NO-BRAINER.

[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]

ONE MOMENT.

FINALLY.

YOU NEED ME FOR MORE

QUESTIONING?

CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME

15 MORE MINUTES?

I'M SORRY.

IT CAN'T WAIT.

OKAY, I WANT YOU TO

BALANCE THAT EQUATION.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[ BELL RINGING ]

[ ALARM CLOCK BUZZING ]

[ GROANS ]

FINISH YOUR

PAPERS, TEACH?

BUSTED!

WHAT WAS THAT SOUND?

AH, OUR SUBTLE

ALARM CLOCK.

NO. THAT AGONIZING SQUEAK.

MY FELT-TIP PEN?

MENTAL CRUELTY.

OH, ONE MORE.

ONE MORE AND I'M YOURS.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

ONLY CHRISTIE DAWSON

COULD MAKE

MARKING CHEMISTRY TESTS

LOOK SEXY.

♪ THROUGH YOUR EYES

I SEE A WORLD ♪

♪ OF INNOCENCE AND GRACE ♪

♪ AND ALL THE MYSTERIES

OF YOUR SOUL ♪

♪ ARE MIRRORED IN YOUR FACE ♪

♪ I SEE A LIGHT SO CLEARLY ♪

♪ WHERE IT COMES FROM,

I DON'T KNOW ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER KNOW ♪

♪ MY LOVE ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER NEED TO KNOW ♪

WE NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL

ABOUT GETTING PREGNANT.

WE SHOULD BE

LESS CAREFUL.

IT'S JUST THE TIMING.

CHRISTIE, CHRISTIE,

THERE'S GONNA BE --

OKAY, NO SERIOUS

TALK BEFORE COFFEE.

WHAT IS THAT, IS THAT

GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE?

DON'T TEMPT ME.

AH!

AH AH AH.

OW!

SO ARE WE GONNA WAIT

10 YEARS TO HAVE A KID?

OH, THIS THING

IS LEAKING AGAIN.

YOU CAN'T AVOID HAVING THIS

CONVERSATION FOREVER, CHRISTIE.

I CAN'T TAKE

A MATERNITY LEAVE NOW.

DOESN'T YOUR UNION

COVER STUFF LIKE THAT?

I'M JUST STARTING OUT.

IT'S MY FIRST YEAR.

I LOVE MY JOB!

YOU ALREADY HAVE A JOB,

YOU'RE A DOCTOR'S WIFE.

ISN'T THAT

EVERY WOMAN'S DREAM?

ABOUT THAT DIVORCE...

[ LAUGHS ]

♪ WHO CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE ♪

BYE, MOM!

♪ I'VE SEEN IT ALL

AND IT'S NEVER ENOUGH ♪

IS THAT LIFEHOUSE?

YEAH, IT'S "TAKE ME AWAY."

I LOVE THAT CD.

DO YOU HAVE IT?

NO.

I'LL SEE YOU IN CLASS.

OKAY.

♪ TAKE ME AWAY ♪

♪ I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO SAY ♪

♪ JUST TAKE ME AWAY ♪

OH, HI!

HOW ARE YOU?

GREAT BOOTS!

YOU COULD KILL

SOMEBODY IN THOSE.

AREN'T YOUR FEET

GONNA HURT?

WE'LL SEE.

HOW'S JUSTIN'S

BRONCHITIS?

OH, ALL BETTER NOW.

IT'S JUST A GOOD EXCUSE

FOR HIM TO SKIP SCHOOL.

HEY, MS. DAWSON.

HEY, JOSH.

THERE'S TWO FUTURE MEMBERS

OF THE UNWED PARENTS CLUB.

[ LAUGHING ]

NO, I'M SERIOUS,

I MEAN,

IT'S LIKE A SIMMERING

CROCK-POT OF HORMONES

AROUND HERE.

WHAT ARE THESE

GIRLS THINKING?

DO THEY WANT

TO GET PREGNANT?

COME ON, YOU REMEMBER

THAT AGE, DON'T YOU?

OH, AROUND HERE?

ONLY ABOUT

1,200 TIMES A DAY.

I'LL CATCH YOU LATER.

YEAH.

HEY! WHERE DO YOU

THINK YOU'RE GOING?

OH, MRS. DAWSON, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE A STUDENT.

HAVE A GOOD DAY,

MR. FISKE!

THANK YOU, YOU TOO.

YEP.

MAKE SURE YOU NOTE THE DECREASE

IN THE MASS OF COPPER OXIDE.

THIS LAB IS 10% OF YOUR MIDTERM,

SO TAKE YOUR TIME.

YOU CAN DO IT.

IT'S NOT AS HARD

AS IT LOOKS, OKAY?

REMEMBER TO MEASURE

THE MASS BEFORE AND AFTER.

HEY.

TURN IT UP.

JOSH, WHAT

ARE YOU DOING?

AH!

GREAT!

THAT WAS OUR MIDTERM, JOSH!

IT'S OKAY, EVERYONE!

DON'T WORRY, JUST DO NOT

REMOVE YOUR BURNERS.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

THE ONE THING NOT TO DO

IS REMOVE HEAT

DURING THE TRANSFER.

I KNEW THAT.

IT WAS HIM, I SWEAR.

OKAY.

GOOD JOB, GUYS.

JOSH.

DID YOU STUDY?

YES!

MS. DAWSON,

I GOT TO DROP CHEMISTRY.

IT'S KILLING MY AVERAGE.

WE'VE BEEN

OVER THIS ALREADY.

HE KNEW THE DEADLINE

FOR DROPPING THE CLASS.

YOU'RE NEW TO THE SCHOOL,

MRS. DAWSON.

OUR SON'S BEEN ON THE HONOR

ROLL HERE FOR 3 YEARS.

LIZ...

WHY DON'T YOU

LET ME HANDLE THIS?

SHE'S RUINING HIS RECORD.

SHE'S TREATING CHEMISTRY

LIKE A COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSE.

AND IT WOULD BE SUCH A SMALL

EXCEPTION TO MAKE, MS. DAVIS.

I'M SORRY, I SEE

NO GROUNDS HERE.

AND IT'S NOT FAIR

TO THE OTHER STUDENTS.

MAYBE JOSH NEEDS TO CUT

SOME EXTRACURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES.

THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM.

HE'S NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE HIS

LIFE COMPLETELY TO SUIT YOU.

DAD.

WHAT, JOSH?

OKAY, I THINK

OUR BEST OPTION HERE

IS FOR JOSH TO

ACTUALLY PASS CHEMISTRY.

SO HOW ABOUT SOME

AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING?

ARE YOU GAME FOR THAT?

TOTALLY.

MR. AND MRS. GAINES?

AH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

AS LONG AS HE PASSES.

MS. DAWSON!

SORRY ABOUT MY DAD,

AND THANKS FOR SAVING MY ASS.

HEY!

LANGUAGE.

SO WHEN DO WE START?

TODAY?

AFTER CLASS, TOMORROW.

AND NOW YOU GOTTA DO

YOUR PART AND WORK HARD.

YOU'RE ON.

MS. DAWSON?

CAN I OFFER YOU

LIKE A, I DON'T KNOW,

A TRIPLE CHEESEBURGER

AT THE HAVEN

INSTEAD OF THIS JUNK?

TO SAY THANKS.

WELL, THAT'S A BRIBE,

AND YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WAY

INTO PASSING CHEMISTRY.

AND TEACHERS DON'T DO

31 GRAMS OF FAT.

IT IS NOT A BRIBE, JUST

A PURE AND SIMPLE THANK YOU.

COME ON, I GOT A COUPLE

QUESTIONS ABOUT IONIC SOLUTIONS.

IT'D REALLY HELP ME OUT.

VEGGIE BURGER?

LET'S GO.

LOOK, IF YOU KNEW

MY DAD, YOU'D UNDERSTAND.

IF I DON'T GET

INTO BUSINESS SCHOOL

AT AN IVY LEAGUE

COLLEGE LIKE HE DID...

HE PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE

ON YOU, HUH?

YEAH.

PLUS I FEEL BAD.

I MEAN, I'M TAKING UP

YOUR PERSONAL TIME

'CAUSE I'M AN IDIOT

AND CAN'T GET CHEMISTRY.

NO, JOSH.

JOSH, DON'T PANIC, OKAY?

A LOT OF PEOPLE BLOCK

ON CHEMISTRY LIKE YOU.

JUST KEEP WORKING AT IT.

YOU'VE GOT THE BRAINS FOR IT

AND I'LL HELP YOU.

IF I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS,

I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE THE OFFER.

REALLY?

ABSOLUTELY.

SO YOU ACTUALLY

LIKE CHEMISTRY?

YEAH!

IT'S REALLY HARD AND I'M

GOOD AT IT, SO...

YEAH, WELL, I GUESS

SOMEONE HAS TO BE.

SOUNDS LIKE MY HUSBAND.

YOU MEAN HE'S NOT

A CHEMISTRY TEACHER?

NO, NO.

HE'S A DOCTOR.

I ACTUALLY WORKED

FOR A FEW YEARS

BEFORE GOING TO

TEACHER'S COLLEGE

TO HELP PUT HIM

THROUGH MEDICAL SCHOOL.

WOW!

YOU MEAN,

YOU SUPPORTED HIM?

YEAH, WELCOME TO

THE NEW MILLENNIUM, JOSH.

YOUR MOTHER DOESN'T WORK

OUTSIDE THE HOUSE?

WELL, PART-TIME.

BUT SHE MAINLY STAYS HOME.

CHECK!

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE DIFFERENT.

NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO LOOK

LIKE YOU ARE SCIENCE GENIUSES.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN

TO OFFEND YOU.

I MEAN, YOU'RE

A GREAT CHEM TEACHER.

IT'S JUST, YOU'RE

ALSO LIKE A...

BABE.

SO ATTRACTIVE

WOMEN ARE STUPID?

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

I GUESS I JUST NEVER

MET ANYONE LIKE YOU.

JOSH, LET'S JUST STICK

TO THE WORK, OKAY?

I GOTTA GO.

OH, UM, 3:00 P.M.

TOMORROW.

MY HOMEROOM.

DON'T BE LATE.

SURE.

HYDROGEN BONDS ARE POLAR

WHEN HYDROGEN BONDS

WITH OXYGEN.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS

TO THE HYDROGEN NUCLEUS?

IT'S SHORT

OF ELECTRONS?

YES!

YES, LIKE WATER, H2O.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND IT NOW?

ALL RIGHT, I THINK I GET IT.

BUT COULD I DO IT ON MY OWN?

I BET YOU COULD.

NO!

ALL RIGHT,

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

I'LL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY.

VEGGIE BURGER?

UH, NO THANKS.

THAT WAS A ONE-TIME DEAL.

SURE, OKAY.

I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE

BEING THE WIFE OF A DOCTOR,

YOU MIGHT --

WHOA, WHOA!

JOSH, OUR CONVERSATION GOT

A LITTLE BIT PERSONAL YESTERDAY,

SO LET'S NOT PURSUE

THAT ANY FURTHER.

SORRY.

NO OFFENSE MEANT.

I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE

YOU GUYS ARE SO BUSY

YOU DON'T GET OUT MUCH.

LOOK, YOU'RE SWEET,

BUT I'M DOING YOU

A REALLY BIG FAVOR HERE,

SO DON'T BLOW IT, OKAY?

HEY.

HEY.

YOU WANNA HANG OUT?

I GOT TOO MUCH HOMEWORK.

NO, YOU DON'T.

OKAY.

YOU WANT TO WORK

AT MY PLACE?

MY PARENTS ARE OUT OF TOWN.

AND MY LITTLE BROTHER'S

GOT SOCCER PRACTICE.

[ CAR ALARM CHIRPS ]

♪ SHE'S SLEEPING GENTLY ♪

♪ IN HER HEAD ♪

♪ YOU KNOW ♪

♪ NOTHING'S

GONNA WORK OUT RIGHT ♪

YES, I'M STILL HOLDING.

I'VE BEEN HOLDING

FOR, LIKE, 5 MINUTES.

DREW!

DREW, FINALLY!

WHERE ARE YOU?

THE MOVIE'S STARTING.

WHAT?

YOU JUST DID

A DOUBLE SHIFT.

IT'S YOUR WEEK OFF.

OKAY, FINE, I JUST WISH

YOU WOULD LET ME KNOW.

♪ UNDERWATER

I WROTE DROWNING ♪

♪ I USED TO BE SUCH

A GOOD, GOOD SWIMMER ♪

♪ BUT FOR NOW MY HEAD

IS IN THE CLOUDS ♪

♪ I'M A SILLY LOVE SONG ♪

♪ A TWISTED-ELBOW CRUSH SONG ♪

♪ I WOULD GO TO JAIL

WITH ONLY BOYS ♪

♪ JUST TO PROVE

I WAS AS TOUGH AS YOU ♪

♪ AND WHEN I GET OUT

FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR ♪

♪ I'LL BE WRITING LOVE SONGS ♪

♪ SILLY BANGING-KNEE SONGS ♪

♪ I'M A CAR CRASH BUT

I HAVE TO GET UP ♪

♪ AND EVERY MORNING

THERE'S A CLEANUP ♪

♪ ALL I NEED IS TIME ♪

[ JOSH CHUCKLES ]

♪ TIME TO LOVE YOU ♪

HOW ABOUT HEADING TO

THE CABOOSE FOR DINNER?

HEY!

HOW ABOUT HEADING

TO BED INSTEAD?

NOT IN MY PARENTS' ROOM.

LOOK, I WANT TO GO OUT.

WE NEVER GO ANYWHERE.

HEY, I'M HUNGRY.

YEAH, ME TOO.

STOP!

JOSH, YOU CAN BE

A REAL JERK SOMETIMES.

OW!

LET GO!

WHAT'D YOU CALL ME?

A JERK.

DON'T YOU EVER!

YOU NEED TO LEAVE.

YEAH.

JENNA?

I REALLY NEED

YOUR CHEM HOMEWORK.

20 BUCKS?

I JUST REALLY NEED

TO PASS CHEM.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.

CAN WE BURY

THE HATCHET FOR LIKE...

30?

NO.

WHATEVER.

SO THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES

OF HOW COVALENCE WORKS.

JOSH?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

ANYBODY HOME?

I'M FINE.

YOU'RE CATCHING UP.

YOU'RE WORKING HARD.

YOU'RE GONNA PASS CHEM.

I KNOW IT.

YOU STILL WORRIED?

NO.

I'M JUST THINKING.

ABOUT COVALENCE?

ABOUT A GIRL, ACTUALLY.

GO HOME, JOSH.

I SAID YOU'LL PASS, BUT ONLY

IF YOU KEEP DOING THE WORK.

OKAY.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

OKAY.

[ CAR ALARM CHIRPS ]

[ ENGINE TURNING ]

DAMN!

[ DIALING TELEPHONE ]

HI!

HI, THIS IS

CHRISTIE DAWSON.

YEAH, AGAIN, UM...

I'M IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT.

OH, THAT LONG?

OKAY, OKAY.

[ ENGINE TURNING ]

TROUBLE?

HI.

UH, NO...

I MEAN, YEAH,

I CALLED A GARAGE.

WELL, LET ME TAKE

A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD.

I MEAN, MAYBE I CAN'T TELL

A PROTON FROM AN ELECTRON,

BUT, UH, CARS ARE MY TURF.

GIVE ME 2 MINUTES AND YOU WON'T

HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE GARAGE.

OKAY.

GO FOR IT.

ALL RIGHT,

JUST POP THE HOOD.

OKAY.

START TURNING IT OVER.

[ ENGINE TURNING ]

OKAY.

STOP!

[ LAUGHING ]

IT'S NOTHING.

IT'S JUST AN INJECTOR PUMP.

JUST TRY IT AGAIN.

OKAY.

WAIT.

HERE. HERE, PUT THESE ON.

YOUR HANDS WILL FREEZE.

RED GLOVES?

I THINK

I'D RATHER FREEZE.

THANKS ANYWAY.

OH!

HELLO, JOSH.

MRS. DAWSON.

WHAT A TIGHTASS.

JOSH!

ALL RIGHT, GO FOR IT.

OKAY.

[ ENGINE TURNING ]

ALMOST.

AGAIN!

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

IT'S FIXED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

YOU'RE AMAZING!

WELL, THERE'S NOTHING

I WOULDN'T DO FOR YOU...

CHRISTIE.

WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM?

THAT, THAT KIND OF

FAMILIARITY IS INAPPROPRIATE,

AND A STUDENT CALLING ME

BY MY FIRST NAME IS WRONG.

YOU KNOW WHAT

YOUR PROBLEM IS?

YOU'RE TOO DAMN HOT

TO BE A TEACHER.

[ LAUGHING ]

AND IF HE TOUCHES YOU,

I'LL KILL HIM.

GET DRESSED.

WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.

I THINK CLARK TAKING YOU

TO THE CONTINENTAL

IS AS GOOD AS A PROMOTION.

WELL, NOTHING IS DONE

UNTIL IT'S DONE, OKAY?

HOW DO I LOOK?

LOVELY...

DON'T WORRY, OKAY?

I'M GONNA BE RIGHT

THERE WITH YOU.

OKAY.

UH...

I MISS MY HUSBAND.

I MEAN, IS THAT

ASKING TOO MUCH?

NOT IN THE SLIGHTEST,

CHRISTIE.

GO AHEAD AND ASK ME

TO SUBVERT

TO HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION

AS WE KNOW IT.

WHY NOT?

GEORGE REMEMBERS

HOW WE STRUGGLED THROUGH

DOUBLE SHIFTS, CHRISTIE.

IT'S JUST THAT NOW

HE GETS TO BE THE ONE

TORTURING YOUNG DOCTORS

AND THEIR WIVES.

EXACTLY.

DID DREW GET YOU TO

DO HIS DIRTY WORK?

NO, NO, IT WAS

ALL MY IDEA.

LOOK, DR. CLARK,

I'M THE SORT OF GUY WHO

WILL WORK UNTIL HE DROPS.

WELL, THAT WON'T DO.

WE CAN'T HAVE YOU

DROPPING IN THE O.R.

NO, NO, NO.

WHAT I MEANT WAS THAT --

THAT --

I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW, I SHOULDN'T

HAVE OPENED MY MOUTH.

I JUST...

I MISS MY HUSBAND.

I'M SORRY IT CAME OUT

A LITTLE WRONG.

BUT YOU'RE SO UPTIGHT

AROUND HIM.

I MEAN, HE'S JUST A HUMAN

BEING -- YOU CAN RELAX.

HE'S GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR.

RIGHT.

AM I GONNA GET THIS

COLD SHOULDER ALL NIGHT?

LOOK, IT'S SIMPLE.

I'M TRYING FOR A PROMOTION,

YOU'RE LOBBYING

FOR SHORTER HOURS.

IT MAKES ME LOOK

LIKE A SLACKER.

YOU'RE PARANOID.

IT'S FREEZING IN THIS CAR.

I GOTTA TAKE IT IN.

A STUDENT OF MINE

JUST FIXED MY CAR.

MAYBE I CAN GET HIM

TO FIX YOURS.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

NOTHING!

I'M SORRY I SCREWED UP

YOUR DINNER.

CLEAN IT OFF.

SCREW YOU!

DON'T TOUCH MY STUFF!

STOP IT!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

STOP IT! THAT'S ENOUGH!

COME ON, YOU TWO!

SHE STARTED IT!

GET TO YOUR CLASSES!

LET'S GO.

COULD YOU TAKE MONICA

TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE?

THAT'S NOT FAIR!

SHE'S THE ONE THAT STARTED IT!

JENNA?

JENNA!

JENNA, WHAT IS THIS?

THIS ISN'T LIKE YOU.

SHE HATES ME.

WHY?

JUST SEND ME TO

THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE!

HELLO?

HI!

HEY!

HOW WAS WORK?

UH...

NOT THAT GOOD.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

UM, DID YOU SEE CLARK?

YEAH, I SEE HIM EVERY DAY.

AND...DID HE

TALK ABOUT DINNER?

AT THE TIME WE WERE

STABILIZING A KID

WITH COMPOUND FRACTURES

AND BONE SHARDS

IN HIS FEMORALS.

I'M STILL WORKING

DOUBLE SHIFTS THIS WEEK,

SO I GUESS YOUR LOBBYING

DIDN'T WORK.

CAN WE DROP IT?

WHAT?

THIS PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE

STUFF DOESN'T WORK FOR ME.

FINE.

I'M -- I'M SORRY.

ME TOO.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

SORRY!

YOU GUYS ARE THE ONLY

SENIOR HOMEROOM

WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE.

AND THAT IS VERY COOL.

THREE LARGE

PEPPERONI PIZZAS!

THE LINE FORMS

TO THE RIGHT, PEOPLE.

OH, COME IN!

THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH

PIZZA FOR EVERYONE.

NO, THANKS.

JOSH, COME IN.

YOU'RE INVITED TOO.

TAKE A PLATE.

YEAH!

THANKS, MS. DAWSON.

OKAY?

THAT'S SO CUTE,

BY THE WAY.

CONGRATS AGAIN!

JUST THROW OUT ANY RANDOM

PARTY STUFF ON YOUR WAY OUT.

OKAY, YOU GUYS?

BYE!

THANKS.

BYE!

JENNA!

UM...

I GOT THE NEW

LIFEHOUSE CD FOR YOU.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT.

WELL, TAKE IT.

IT'S YOURS.

YOU WORKED REALLY HARD

THIS SEMESTER.

THANK YOU, MS. DAWSON.

THANKS A LOT!

OH, JENNA, UM...

I DON'T MEAN TO PRY, BUT...

YOU KNOW, IF YOU

EVER WANT TO TALK ABOUT

WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU

AND MONICA, I'M HERE.

I MEAN, YOU'RE MY BEST STUDENT

AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO CHANGE.

THANKS, MS. DAWSON.

YOUR PIZZA PARTY'S THE TALK

OF THE FACULTY LOUNGE.

GOOD.

GLAD TO SHAKE THINGS UP

A LITTLE BIT.

WELL, IT'S JUST NOT

HOW WE DO THINGS HERE.

YOU CAN HAVE

A CHRISTMAS PARTY,

YOU CAN HAVE

AN END-OF-YEAR PARTY,

BUT THE KIDS ARE SUPPOSED

TO BRING THE GOODIES.

DID YOU TREAT?

THE KIDS LOVED IT.

30 BUCKS WELL SPENT.

SOME FACULTY THINK YOU'RE

TRYING TO WIN POINTS

THE EASY WAY.

THE BATTLE-SCARRED

AND MENTALLY FRIED?

DO YOU THINK THAT?

OH, NO!

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU

BETTER THAN THAT.

MMM-HMM.

THE KID WITH THE COMPOUND

FRACTURE WENT HOME TODAY.

OH, NICE JOB, DOC!

I BET THAT GETS YOU BACK

IN CLARK'S GOOD BOOKS.

YEAH.

FIXED THE CAR HEATER, TOO.

COME ON!

AND THE BEST PART...

THE BEST PART IS?

I MADE UP WITH

MY INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

HOW DID YOU PULL THAT OFF?

YOU WANT TO...

PULL THAT OFF?

IT WAS EASY, THOUGH.

WE JUST MADE LOVE,

AND IT REMINDED US OF...

HOW INCREDIBLY NUTS

WE ARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.

WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU?

IT WAS AMAZINGLY GOOD.

CONDOM.

SKIP IT.

NO!

CHRISTIE.

NO!

JUST DO IT FOR ME, OKAY?

STOP ASKING, FOR ME.

ONCE YOU'VE MEASURED THE pH,

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

DON'T FORGET

TO SHUT OFF THE GAS.

AND LEAVE THE CRUCIBLES

FOR MR. DI ORIO.

GOOD WORK, EVERYONE.

DON'T FORGET YOUR LAB REPORTS.

THAT WAS ROUGH.

THANK YOU.

ARE WE STILL ON

FOR TUTORING?

YOU KNOW WHAT, JOSH?

LET'S SKIP TUTORING FOR TODAY.

WE'LL RESCHEDULE TOMORROW.

I DO SOMETHING WRONG?

NO, NO, NO, NO.

THAT'S NOT IT.

YOU OKAY?

YOU SEEM KIND OF

OUT OF IT TODAY.

SOMETHING WRONG AT HOME?

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

YOU HAVE A FIGHT

WITH YOUR HUSBAND?

JOSH.

WE'RE FRIENDS, RIGHT?

FRIENDS CAN TALK.

WE'RE TEACHER-STUDENT FRIENDS.

IT'S A SPECIAL CATEGORY.

IT DOESN'T INCLUDE

PERSONAL CONFIDENCES.

SO IF I HAD A PROBLEM,

I COULDN'T COME TO YOU?

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN,

AND YOU KNOW IT.

IF YOU HAD A PROBLEM,

YOU COULD COME TO ME

OR YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.

THEN IT WORKS BOTH WAYS.

ACTUALLY, NO, IT DOESN'T.

LOOK...

I'M NOT A KID.

OKAY?

WELL, YOU ARE TO ME.

YOU'RE MY STUDENT.

WELL, I'M SORRY.

I JUST THOUGHT

YOU LOOKED A LITTLE UPSET.

JOSH, HOW I LOOK

OR DON'T LOOK

IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE

SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION.

TUTORING IS.

SO LET'S RESCHEDULE

FOR TOMORROW, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

HOW'S THE CHEMISTRY GOING?

GREAT.

TEACHER LOVES ME.

BECAUSE NOW SHE'S

INVESTED IN YOU.

YOUR SUCCESS IS

A REFLECTION ON HER.

IT'S ALL ABOUT

THE RELATIONSHIP, SON.

SHE GETS HER EGO STROKED,

YOU GET GOOD MARKS,

AND EVERYBODY

GOES HOME A WINNER.

GOOD WORK.

[ WHISTLE BLOWING ]

Man: TEACHERS SWIM!

STUDENTS OUT OF THE POOL!

SORRY ABOUT THE PERSONAL

QUESTION YESTERDAY.

I WAS OUT OF LINE.

IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU

STILL DOING IN THE POOL?

IT'S TEACHERS' SWIM.

EXCUSE ME, MS. DAWSON.

I GUESS EVERYTHING

I DO IS WRONG.

WAIT.

JOSH!

THAT'S IT, OKAY?

OUR TUTORING

SESSIONS ARE OVER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEMS

ARE, BUT IF I WERE YOU,

I'D TALK THEM OVER WITH

YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.

YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.

[ SIGHS ]

I AM VERY DISTURBED

BY WHAT YOU'VE JUST SAID.

BUT FRANKLY, I AM NOT

TOTALLY SURPRISED.

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE RUMORS

CIRCULATING THROUGH THE SCHOOL?

RUMORS?

UM, MS. DAVIS,

I VOLUNTEERED TO TUTOR JOSH

TO HELP HIM WITH CHEMISTRY.

I SEEM TO REMEMBER YOU THOUGHT

THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA.

I DID INDEED!

YOU'RE A FIRST-YEAR TEACHER,

AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO

BE A DAMN GOOD TEACHER.

YOU'RE FULL OF

ENTHUSIASM, BUT...

SOMETIMES THAT

CAN LEAD TO TROUBLE.

WAIT, I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

I'M HEARING THIS.

I HAVE DONE NOTHING

TO BRING THIS ON.

JOSH GAINES NEEDS HELP!

WHAT SORT OF HELP

DOES JOSH GAINES NEED?

WELL, I THINK HE NEEDS

TO BE SEVERELY REPRIMANDED.

I MEAN, MAYBE EVEN SUSPENDED.

HE WAS WAY, WAY OUT OF LINE.

WHAT'S THE SCHOOL POLICY

ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

POLICY?

ON A TEACHER BEING KISSED?

THERE IS NONE.

WELL, IS THERE A POLICY

ON ASSAULT?

WELL, CERTAINLY THERE IS.

BUT DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK

THAT THIS IS THE BEST WAY

TO GO WITH THIS?

AS AN ASSAULT CHARGE?

I MEAN, IT'LL LEAD TO

AN INVESTIGATION

WITH WITNESSES, REPORTS,

AND ALL OF THAT.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM

GET AWAY WITH THIS?

DEFINITELY NOT.

BUT DO YOU HAVE A WITNESS

TO THIS ASSAULT?

NO.

WELL THEN,

DON'T YOU THINK

HE MIGHT JUST DENY THE CHARGE?

HE SAID, SHE SAID.

WHERE ARE THOSE DIFFERENT

VERSIONS GOING?

I'M A TEACHER.

ISN'T MY WORD

WORTH MORE THAN A STUDENT'S?

ABSOLUTELY!

IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE

VEERING OFF

INTO LEGAL TERRAIN THAT I...

LOOK, YOU COULD LODGE

A FORMAL COMPLAINT,

OR YOU COULD SIT DOWN

WITH JOSH GAINES YOURSELF,

AND DEAL WITH IT.

WANT MY ADVICE?

I THINK I JUST GOT IT.

HE'S A LITTLE PUNK!

WHERE DOES HE GET OFF?

YOU KNOW WHAT HE NEEDS?

HIS BUTT KICKED!

DREW, DON'T EVEN

THINK ABOUT THAT!

DAVIS SHOULD'VE HANDLED IT.

THE WAY SHE WAS

LOOKING AT ME

WAS LIKE I WAS SOME SORT

OF FAILURE OR SOMETHING.

I'M THE TEACHER, I SHOULD

NEVER HAVE ALLOWED IT.

I MEAN, TALK

ABOUT ZERO SUPPORT.

SHE BLAMES ME.

HOW LOUSY IS THAT?

SHE'S A BUREAUCRAT.

IT'S NOT HER FAULT.

SHE'S HARD-WIRED

TO AVOID PROBLEMS.

FORGET DAVIS, WHAT ARE YOU

GONNA DO ABOUT THE KID?

YOU KNOW WHAT

YOU GOTTA DO?

TELL HIM LOUD

AND CLEAR THAT YOU --

WHAT, SMACKING HIM

ACROSS THE FACE

ISN'T LOUD AND CLEAR

ENOUGH FOR YOU?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'RE LUCKY.

HIS FATHER COULD'VE

COME AFTER YOU FOR ASSAULT.

THESE ARE SERIOUSLY

SCREWED UP TIMES, HONEY.

EVERYONE THINKS

I CAN'T HANDLE JOSH.

I CAN HANDLE JOSH.

HE'S A KID!

BUT I CAN'T HANDLE

EVERYONE ELSE, EVEN YOU!

HEY...

I'M WITH YOU, OKAY?

I'M JUST WORRIED

ABOUT YOU, THAT'S ALL.

WHY DON'T YOU, UH...

WHY DON'T YOU

STAY AWAY FOR A WHILE?

CALL IN SICK.

LET EVERYONE COOL DOWN.

NO, NO WAY.

ONE KID GETS FRESH

AND I CAN'T DEAL WITH IT?

NO WAY.

HEY, YOU'LL BE FINE.

BUT IF YOU NEED ME TO

TEACH HIM SOME MANNERS...

JUST SAY THE WORD.

OKAY.

BI-POLE BONDING, CLASS.

WHAT IS IT?

JOSH?

EXCUSE ME?

GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE

OF BI-POLE BONDING.

A GAY WEDDING?

[ CLASS LAUGHING ]

NO, ACTUALLY, THAT'S WRONG.

JENNA, COULD YOU PLEASE

HELP JOSH OUT?

UM, BI-POLE BONDING

OCCURS WHEN...

POLAR MOLECULES ARE

ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER.

THEY'RE SIMILAR TO, BUT

WEAKER THAN, IONIC BONDS.

THANK YOU, JENNA.

THAT'S CORRECT.

JOSH, FOR TOMORROW, I WANT

FIVE EXAMPLES OF BI-POLE BONDS.

THAT WILL BE OUR

INTRODUCTION TO POLYMERS.

SCREW YOU, CHRISTIE.

PARDON ME?

NOTHING.

SEE ME AFTER CLASS.

ANY TIME.

DETENTION.

WHATEVER.

[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]

COME IN!

SIT DOWN.

IS THERE AN ISSUE BETWEEN

YOU AND MRS. DAWSON?

I DON'T KNOW.

IS THIS THE FALLOUT

FROM YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT?

SHE TOLD YOU?

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD TELL ME

YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY.

WELL, WHAT DID SHE SAY?

IT WAS NOTHING, REALLY.

I MEAN, SHE KIND

OF CAME ON TO ME--

ALL RIGHT,

THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH.

TO BEGIN WITH,

I'M GOING TO CANCEL

YOUR TUTORIALS

WITH MRS. DAWSON,

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

SHE ALREADY DID THAT.

GOOD.

AND IN THE FUTURE, YOU WILL

STEER CLEAR OF MRS. DAWSON,

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF

YOUR ATTENDANCE

IN HER CHEMISTRY CLASS.

YES, MA'AM.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NO -- I INTEND

CALLING YOUR PARENTS

TO DISCUSS THIS

SITUATION WITH THEM.

MS. DAVIS,

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.

I THINK THEIR INTERVENTION

IS GONNA HELP YOU

FOCUS ON YOUR STUDIES.

NO.

I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.

I THINK I DO.

THIS DETENTION IS OVER.

[ WATER DRIPPING ]

OKAY...

[ DOOR CLOSING ]

DREW, I'M IN THE KITCHEN!

JOSH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU TOLD DAVIS.

THAT HAD NOTHING

TO DO WITH HER.

THAT WAS BETWEEN YOU

AND ME.

JOSH, GET OUT OF HERE!

I BROKE UP WITH

MY GIRLFRIEND FOR YOU.

YOU'RE VERY CONFUSED.

NO, I THINK YOU'RE

THE ONE WHO'S CONFUSED.

NO!

JOSH, DON'T!

GIVE ME A CHANCE.

GET OUT OF HERE!

SHH, SHH.

STOP IT!

[ CLOTHES RIPPING ]

OW!

STOP IT.

OH!

WAIT, WAIT!

PLEASE STOP.

I DON'T...

OW! OW! OW!

CHRISTIE, I DON'T WANT,

I DON'T --

[ Crying ]

GET OFF ME!

I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU.

DR. PHILLIPS, CARDIOLOGY,

DR. PHILLIPS, CARDIOLOGY.

NO, I'M OKAY. THAT'S OKAY.

I WANNA SEE DREW.

CHRISTIE, DO YOU WANT TO

REPORT THIS TO THE POLICE?

YES.

OKAY, WELL, WE NEED

TO LOOK YOU OVER.

I WASN'T RAPED,

I WAS ASSAULTED.

I KNOW, BUT WE STILL

NEED TO EXAMINE YOU.

CHRISTIE!

WHAT DID HE DO TO YOU?

I'LL KILL HIM.

NO, DREW.

I'M OKAY, I JUST WANT

TO SEE THE POLICE.

SON OF A BITCH.

CALM DOWN, DREW.

I NEED YOU.

I'M HERE.

I'M HERE.

JOSH?

WHY ARE YOU SITTING

IN THE DARK?

I HAVE A PROBLEM, MOM.

Christie: YES, ASSAULT.

HE ASSAULTED ME -- I DEFINITELY

WANT TO PRESS CHARGES.

ALL RIGHT, WE UNDERSTAND

THAT, MRS. DAWSON,

BUT FOR NOW, WE JUST

WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORY.

WHAT DO YOU

MEAN MY "STORY"?

WE DON'T MEAN ANYTHING.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOUR STATEMENT.

IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

IT'S FINE.

GO AHEAD.

SO YOU KNEW THE BOY?

YES, HE WAS ONE

OF MY STUDENTS.

DID YOU HAVE PRIOR INDICATION

HE MIGHT ASSAULT YOU?

WELL...

YEAH.

YESTERDAY MORNING,

IN A SCHOOL HALLWAY,

HE FORCED A KISS ON ME.

SO, YOU DIDN'T WANT

HIM TO KISS YOU?

OF COURSE I DIDN'T

WANT HIM TO KISS ME.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

HONEY, THEY'RE JUST

DOING THEIR JOBS, OKAY?

AND HOW DID YOU REACT

TO THIS UNWANTED KISS?

I TOLD HIM TO STOP.

AND I SLAPPED HIM.

AND THEN?

HE LEFT AND I REPORTED

IT TO THE PRINCIPAL.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

HELEN DAVIS.

ALL RIGHT!

UM...

HOW OLD IS JOSHUA?

I DON'T KNOW, 17, I GUESS.

THANK YOU, MRS. DAWSON.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED FOR NOW.

THAT'S IT?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO

ASK ME HOW IT HAPPENED?

WE GOT ENOUGH.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA

ARREST HIM?

THAT'S THE D.A.'S CALL.

THEY'LL BE IN TOUCH.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

YOU OKAY?

UNREAL.

HOW'S JOSH DOING?

JOSH IS DOING FINE.

THIS IS A VERY

DELICATE SITUATION.

I CAN APPRECIATE THAT.

HAVE THEY PRESSED

ANY CHARGES?

NO.

LISTEN, MAKE SURE HE

DOESN'T TALK TO ANYONE.

AND WHAT WAS THAT

TEACHER'S NAME AGAIN?

CHRISTIE DAWSON.

I'M GONNA CALL THE D.A.

GOOD.

DR. KRAVITZ, YOU HAVE

A VISITOR IN THE MAIN LOBBY.

DR. KRAVITZ, A VISITOR

IN THE MAIN LOBBY.

I NEED A DISCHARGE FORM

FOR CHRISTIE DAWSON.

DREW.

HEY, HOW DID IT GO

WITH THE DETECTIVES?

AHH...OKAY.

WELL, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT

THEY'RE ASKING FOR CHRISTIE'S

MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY.

OKAY.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

HAVE YOU BEEN

INTERVIEWED YET?

NO.

THEY'RE INTERVIEWING EVERYONE.

I KNOW, THEY'RE

ALL OVER THE SCHOOL.

YEAH, SHE'S CHARGING

HIM WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT.

AND THE COPS BOUGHT INTO THAT?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO TELL THEM?

I HEARD THEY DID

ECSTASY TOGETHER.

AND YOU BELIEVE THAT CRAP?

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU

AND JOSH USED TO DO TOGETHER?

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

NO.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT

HAPPENED BETWEEN JOSH AND ME.

I THINK I HAVE

A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.

MS. DAWSON

IS THE BEST THING THAT

EVER HAPPENED TO THIS SCHOOL.

RIGHT, I JUST WISH

I'D GOT A PIECE.

[ Chuckling ]

YOU'RE ALL LOSERS!

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

HELLO.

CHRISTIE?

LORRAINE.

OH...HONEY,

HOW YOU DOING?

LOUSY.

I'M SO SORRY.

IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS.

I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

NO, DON'T.

HAVE THEY CHARGED HIM YET?

NO.

OH!

IS DREW HOME?

HE'S ON HIS WAY BACK.

HE, UM, HE'S WORKING PART-

TIME SINCE THIS HAPPENED.

THAT'S BIG OF HIM.

[ EXHALES ]

LISTEN, DO YOU WANT ME

TO COME OVER THERE?

NO, NO.

OKAY...

THEN YOU COME HERE.

WHAT?

COME TO SCHOOL,

FACE THESE JERKS.

THAT'LL SHOW 'EM.

[ Exhales ]

NO, I DON'T THINK I CAN.

I'M NOT FEELING GREAT.

OH, HELLO!

WHERE IS THAT SCREW-THE-WORLD

ATTITUDE WHEN YOU NEED IT?

OH! COME ON, CHRISTIE.

COME DOWN HERE AND SHOW 'EM.

I'LL BE HERE.

I'LL HELP YOU.

YOU'RE A GOOD

FRIEND, LORRAINE.

YEAH, ARE YOU COMING

OR DO I HAVE TO DRIVE THERE

AND DRAG YOU DOWN MYSELF?

I'M COMING.

HI.

WHERE YOU GOING?

TO SCHOOL.

WELL, THAT'S A REALLY,

THAT'S A REALLY STUPID IDEA.

I'M GOING TO SCHOOL.

OKAY, OKAY, JUST, UM,

LET ME DRIVE YOU,

WE'LL TAKE MY CAR.

DREW, DREW.

JUST STOP WALKING

ON EGGSHELLS WITH ME, OKAY?

I'M FINE, AND IF IT FEELS WEIRD

AT SCHOOL, I'LL COME HOME.

OKAY.

BYE.

HI.

HI. LISTEN, UM...

HE JUST SHOWED UP.

WHAT?

I SWEAR I DIDN'T

KNOW WHEN I CALLED YOU.

WHAT, HE'S JUST

RUNNING AROUND LOOSE?

THIS WAS ONE OF MY DUMBER

IDEAS, WASN'T IT?

I'M SO SORRY.

NOT EVEN A DETENTION

FOR AN ASSAULT?

WHAT, ARE THEY GOING TO

MAKE HIM VALEDICTORIAN?

OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET ME TAKE YOU HOME.

YOU DON'T NEED THIS,

HONEY.

NO.

Woman: REMEMBER

THAT OXIDATION IS

THE GAIN OF OXYGEN,

LOSS OF HYDROGEN,

OR LOSS OF ELECTRONS.

YES?

THIS IS MY CLASS.

I'LL TAKE OVER, THANK YOU.

WHAT?

I'M CHRISTIE DAWSON.

YOU CAN SPEAK WITH

MS. DAVIS, SHE'LL EXPLAIN.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY...

OXIDATION REDUCTION.

FOLLOW US, PLEASE.

NOW.

ONCE YOU'VE BALANCED

THE EQUATION,

OXIDATION REDUCTION

IS A NO-BRAINER.

[ KNOCKING AT DOOR ]

ONE MOMENT.

FINALLY.

YOU NEED ME FOR

MORE QUESTIONING?

CAN YOU JUST GIVE

ME 15 MORE MINUTES?

I'M SORRY, IT CAN'T WAIT.

OKAY, I WANT YOU TO BALANCE THAT

EQUATION. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[ CLASS MURMURING ]

MRS. DAWSON...

YES -- HAVE YOU

ARRESTED HIM YET?

YOU'RE UNDER

ARREST, MRS. DAWSON.

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ARE YOU CRAZY?

HE'S THE ONE

WHO SHOULD BE ARRESTED.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT

TO REMAIN SILENT.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT

TO AN ATTORNEY.

IF YOU CANNOT

AFFORD AN ATTORNEY,

ONE WILL BE

APPOINTED FOR YOU.

KID, RELAX, IT'S

JUST FOR QUESTIONING.

ARE YOU GOING TO

HELP US OUT?

YEAH.

GOOD. YOU ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

THIS IS SO INSANE, BRIAN.

I KNOW, I KNOW, WE'LL GET YOU

OUT OF HERE IN A FEW MINUTES,

AS SOON AS

DREW POSTS BAIL.

I MEAN, I CAN'T

COMPREHEND IT.

HOW COULD THEY ARREST ME?

HE ATTACKED ME.

WHY AM I HERE?

BECAUSE THE POLICE BELIEVE

THE GAINES' STORY AND NOT YOURS.

THEY ARE SAYING

THAT YOU INITIATED

A PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP

WITH JOSH.

THAT YOU INVITED

HIM TO YOUR HOUSE.

WHAT?

THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!

OF COURSE IT IS.

OF COURSE IT IS.

THAT'S WHY I NEED

TO KNOW EVERY DETAIL.

I NEED YOU TO BE CALM,

I NEED YOU TO HELP ME

PREPARE YOUR CASE.

OKAY, SEXUAL ABUSE OF

A MINOR IS A HEAVY CHARGE.

IT CARRIES A MINIMUM

5-YEAR SENTENCE.

ARE YOU TRYING TO FREAK

ME OUT OR CALM ME DOWN?

CALM YOU DOWN.

[ EXHALES ]

THIS IS A NIGHTMARE --

I HAVE BEEN ARRESTED

AND THE SCHOOL BOARD

SUSPENDED ME.

I KNOW, AND THE ONLY WAY

WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS

IS IF YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING.

SO, LET'S START WITH

THE SIMPLE FACTS.

HOW OLD ARE YOU AGAIN?

27.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

HEY, BRIAN.

HEY, DREW.

SO, UH, BAIL'S ALL TAKEN CARE

OF, WE CAN LEAVE ANY TIME.

OKAY, 27, BUT, UH, YOU

COULD PASS FOR YOUNGER.

UH, I'M SORRY,

WHAT'S THE POINT HERE?

WELL, SHE'S YOUNG,

ATTRACTIVE,

THE KIDS PROBABLY LOVE YOU...

COULD THE BOUNDARIES

HAVE GOTTEN BLURRED?

YEAH, YEAH, I

WOULD SAY THAT, UH,

SEXUAL ASSAULT IS A BLURRING

OF THE LINES, OKAY?

NO, HE MEANS DID I

BLUR THE LINES, DREW.

NO.

OKAY, BUT WE HAVE TO

DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT

THE D.A. HAS GATHERED

SOME PRETTY DAMAGING

TESTIMONY AGAINST YOU.

UH, YOU THREW A HOMEROOM

PARTY DURING SCHOOL HOURS

IN WHICH JOSH WAS INVITED,

EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT A MEMBER

OF YOUR HOMEROOM CLASS.

NO, NO, NO.

HE SHOWED UP.

I DIDN'T INVITE HIM...

UNTIL HE SHOWED UP.

AND THEN YOU DID.

INVITE HIM.

YEAH, OKAY, UH, SOME OF

THE STUDENTS HAVE SAID

YOU SINGLED HIM OUT FOR

SPECIAL ATTENTION.

I QUOTE, YOU WERE SEEN

IN "INTIMATE SETTINGS."

I WAS TUTORING HIM.

QUOTE, WITH YOUR

"HAND ON HIS SHOULDER."

YOU'RE WORKING HARD, YOU'RE

GONNA PASS CHEM, I'M SURE OF IT.

Fiske: I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT

YOU WERE A STUDENT.

"SHE DRESSED LIKE A KID,

IN TIGHT JEANS."

QUOTE -- "SHE WAS TRYING TO

BUY HER STUDENTS' AFFECTIONS."

Student: THANKS, MS. DAWSON.

QUOTE -- "ONE DAY

DURING TEACHERS' SWIM,"

"I SAW JOSH AND MRS. DAWSON

HORSING AROUND

TOGETHER IN THE POOL."

HE WAS SEEN "TOUCHING

HER ROMANTICALLY."

HELLO JOSH,

MRS. DAWSON.

AND SO ON AND SO ON...

IS THIS SOME KIND

OF WITCH HUNT?

YEAH.

YEAH, IT IS.

I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE ON HIGH

ALERT FOR SEXUAL PREDATORS.

WAIT, I'M NOT

A SEXUAL PREDATOR.

HEY, YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

OKAY, WHOA, WHOA.

I'M IN TROUBLE, AREN'T I?

[ EXHALES ]

LOOK, LOOK...

THE GOOD NEWS IS

ALL OF THEIR EVIDENCE

IS CIRCUMSTANTIAL.

I CAN BUILD A REALLY GOOD

REASONABLE DOUBT CASE.

I REALLY THINK I CAN

GET YOU OFF HERE.

THINK?

WHAT IS THIS "GET

YOU OFF" CRAP, OKAY?

I MEAN WH-WHOSE

LAWYER ARE YOU?

YOURS. OKAY? YOURS.

BUT YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN,

YOU NEED TO GO HOME.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK

TO DO TO PREPARE.

NOW LISTEN TO ME, THIS

IS A RUNAWAY TRAIN

AND IT IS COMING

STRAIGHT AT YOU.

HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW ABOUT YOUR SON'S

DANGEROUS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER?

Mrs. Gaines: WELL, WE COULD

TELL JOSH WAS TROUBLED,

WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHY.

Mr. Gaines:

WE WERE TOO TRUSTING.

OH, THAT IS SUCH BULL!

PUT THAT BACK ON.

YOU DON'T NEED

TO HEAR THIS CRAP.

THEY ARE PLAYING THE MEDIA

AND WE JUST SIT HERE LETTING

THEM GET AWAY WITH IT.

LET BRIAN HANDLE

YOUR DEFENSE, HONEY.

FINE.

I'LL HANDLE THE OFFENSE.

FIRST THING TOMORROW,

I'M GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

SCHOOL?

SCHOOL?

THE LAST TIME YOU

WENT TO SCHOOL --

I'M GOING TO SEE DAVIS

AND GET REINSTATED.

SHE CAN'T REINSTATE YOU.

YOU'VE JUST BEEN

ACCUSED OF A FELONY!

FINE, I'LL

CALL THE UNION.

NO, NO.

LEAVE DAVIS ALONE, OKAY?

DON'T STIR HER UP.

STIR HER UP ABOUT WHAT?

TO GO ON TV AND SAY

MORE BAD STUFF ABOUT YOU.

PERCEPTION IS

ALREADY BAD ENOUGH.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, DREW?

THAT...

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S

A PERCEPTION OUT THERE,

THAT THIS IS YOUR FAULT,

THAT YOU LED HIM ON.

IT'S WHAT YOU REALLY

THINK, ISN'T IT?

NO. NO.

IT'S THE PERCEPTION.

WHAT HAPPENED TO, "DON'T

BLAME YOURSELF, CHRISTIE"?

SOMETIMES YOU PUT OUT SIGNALS,

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT

SIGNALS, DREW.

YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT SIGNALS

I'M GETTING RIGHT NOW?

A MAN -- A BOY --

ASSAULTS A WOMAN

AND HE GETS A FREE PASS,

EVEN FROM HER HUSBAND.

HEY!

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

AND THE WOMAN?

SHE HAS ONLY HERSELF TO BLAME

FOR NOT SEEING IT COMING FIRST.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT!

NO, YOU SIGNALED IT.

OHH...GOD, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I DID IT WRONG.

I JUST WANTED TO BE

FRIENDS WITH THE KIDS.

I CARE ABOUT THEM.

I FEEL -- OH, GOD.

CHRISTIE...

CHRISTIE?

[ COUGHING ]

CHRISTIE?

[ VOMITING ]

CHRISTIE, ARE YOU OKAY?

DREW, I'LL BE OUT IN A MINUTE.

UH...

I'M SO SORRY, BABE.

A BABY...NOW.

WHAT A MESS.

LOOK, DO YOU WANT THE BABY?

[ Whispering ]

Do you?

Yeah. Yeah.

WE'RE GOING TO

BEAT THIS, DREW.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME

NOT TO START AN OFFICIAL

INVESTIGATION.

YOU TOLD ME TO JUST

WORK THIS OUT WITH HIM.

WHERE DID THAT LEAD?

HE ASSAULTED ME, MS. DAVIS.

IN MY HOME.

I'M REALLY

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I INSIST UPON

BEING REINSTATED.

I LOVED MY JOB.

I WANT IT BACK.

I WISH I COULD HELP.

I DEFENDED YOU LAST

NIGHT, MRS. DAWSON,

IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

IF IT HADN'T BEEN

FOR MY INTERVENTION,

YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.

I AM CERTAIN WHEN

YOU GO TO COURT --

WILL YOU TESTIFY?

WELL, IF THEY ASK ME,

OF COURSE I'LL TESTIFY.

I'LL TELL THEM WHAT YOU SAID.

BUT I'LL ALSO HAVE TO TELL

THEM WHAT JOSH GAINES SAID,

AND THAT IS THAT

YOU CAME ON TO HIM.

GREAT. GREAT. SO HAVE

THAT ON MY DESK BY 3:00, OKAY?

WHAT EXACTLY ARE

YOU DOING HERE?

I WANT YOU TO TAKE

YOUR SON TO THE POLICE

AND HAVE HIM TELL THEM

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

JOSH DID SOMETHING

TERRIBLE AND YOU --

GET OUT OF HERE

AND STAY AWAY FROM MY SON.

I NEVER WANT TO SEE

YOU AROUND HIM AGAIN.

YOU'RE LYING,

YOU KNOW WHAT HE'S DONE.

THIS IS MY LIFE AT STAKE.

I'M CALLING THE POLICE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

Josh: MS. DAWSON.

HOW THE HELL DO YOU HAVE

THE NERVE TO CALL ME?

LOOK, I WISH NONE

OF THIS HAPPENED.

I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN

TO GET YOU IN TROUBLE --

NO, STOP IT!

YOU THINK

YOU CAN APOLOGIZE TO ME?

YOUR LIES...

WOULD YOU LET ME EXPLAIN?

HAVE GOTTEN ME

ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

I MIGHT GO TO JAIL

FOR WHAT YOU DID TO ME.

THAT'S NOT FAIR. OKAY?

Y-YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,

I REALLY THOUGHT THAT

YOU WERE IN--

NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU'RE A SICK KID, JOSH,

AND YOU NEED HELP.

BUT RIGHT NOW, WHAT YOU

NEED TO DO IS GO TO THE COPS

AND TELL THEM THE TRUTH.

I DIDN'T WANT YOU

TO GET IN TROUBLE.

IT WAS MY PARENTS.

MY FATHER WAS THE ONE WHO LIED TO THE COPS.

THE HELL WITH YOUR FATHER!

GO TO THE COPS AND TELL THEM

YOU ASSAULTED ME,

TELL THEM TO DROP

THE CHARGES!

NO.

NO...YOU WANTED IT.

I KNOW YOU DID.

'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT GIRLS THINK, CHRISTIE.

GIRLS ARE ALWAYS LIKE THAT.

[ EXHALES ]

WHAT GIRLS ARE

LIKE THAT, JOSH?

SCREW YOU.

HE'S NEVER GONNA CALL YOU AGAIN.

YOU TRUST ME, OKAY?

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

NO, HE IS NOT THE PROBLEM, OKAY.

NO ONE BELIEVES ME,

DREW, NO ONE.

GAINES HAS THE MONEY

AND THE LAWYERS AND THE PR.

I MEAN, I COULD LOSE.

I COULD GO TO JAIL.

YOU WON'T, OKAY?

BRIAN IS ON TOP OF IT.

WE NEED TO BE

ON TOP OF IT.

I'VE BEEN ON THE WEB --

GUYS WHO COMMIT AN ASSAULT

ARE LIKELY TO HAVE

DONE IT BEFORE.

IF WE COULD GET SOMEONE

ELSE TO TESTIFY...

THAT'S GREAT, WE'LL GO SEE

BRIAN IN THE MORNING, OKAY?

[ EXHALES ]

HEY...

HOLD ON.

WHAT IS THIS?

JUST OPEN IT.

OPEN IT!

OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW,

I THOUGHT WE'D, UH,

GET A HEAD START

ON THE DEBATE, THERE.

[ BOTH LAUGHING ]

I GOT SOME NAMES FOR YOU.

YEAH?

FOLSOM, ATTICA.

THAT'S VERY FUNNY.

THANK YOU.

[ COMPUTER BEEPS ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

HI, MRS. HOBSON.

I'M SO SORRY TO DISTURB

YOU SO EARLY, BUT...

I REALLY NEED TO SPEAK

WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.

JENNA DOESN'T HAVE

ANYTHING TO TELL YOU.

HER LIFE IS GOING REAL GOOD.

LET IT BE. PLEASE.

COME ON!

JENNA!

I'M HERE BECAUSE

I NEED YOUR HELP.

I'M REALLY SORRY

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU'RE THE BEST

TEACHER WE EVER HAD.

I WISH.

JENNA, DO YOU THINK THAT

JOSH GAINES ATTACKED ME?

YES.

WHY?

CAN I ASK YOU

SOMETHING PERSONAL?

I WASN'T HERE LAST YEAR.

WHY WERE YOU OUT OF

SCHOOL FOR SIX WEEKS?

I WAS SICK.

I'M NOT HERE TO LECTURE YOU

OR TO JUDGE YOU, OKAY?

I JUST REALLY NEED

SOME HELP.

I WOULD.

BUT I CAN'T.

YES, YOU CAN.

I'M GONNA TAKE A WILD GUESS,

AND IF I'M WAY OFF BASE,

JUST TELL ME, OKAY?

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

YOU USED TO GO OUT WITH JOSH.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

I'M GUESSING THAT THE SIX

WEEKS AWAY FROM SCHOOL

HAD TO DO WITH HIM.

DID JOSH HURT YOU?

DID HE RAPE YOU?

I DON'T WANT THIS TO

HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE.

IF YOU TESTIFIED

IN COURT,

THEY WOULD BELIEVE

BOTH OF US.

SWEETIE, I DON'T

WANT TO HURT YOU.

I KNOW YOU'RE

GOING TO DARTMOUTH,

AND LIKE YOUR MOM SAID,

THINGS ARE GREAT NOW.

SO IF YOU CAN'T DO IT,

IT'S OKAY.

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

[ CRYING ]

I CAN'T.

OKAY.

YOU WANT TO LEAVE?

DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE NOW?

IT'S OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]

HOW'D IT GO?

JOSH RAPED HER.

[ SIGHS ]

OKAY, UM...

I'LL CALL BRIAN.

SHE'S NOT GONNA TESTIFY.

DO WHAT?

WHAT? SHE HAS TO.

JUST LEAVE IT ALONE, DREW.

SHE'S HURT.

LOOK, I TALKED TO

BRIAN THIS MORNING,

HE SAID THE JUDGE WANTS

TO PULL THE TRIAL UP.

WHAT? WHY?

I DON'T KNOW, HE SAID

THE GAINESES ARE BEHIND IT.

THEY WANT THE TRIAL TO GO ON

WHILE THE PR THEY'RE

DOING IS STILL FRESH.

I TOLD HIM ABOUT YOUR HUNCH.

HE SAID WE COULD REALLY

USE THAT TESTIMONY.

AND WHAT ABOUT THAT

REASONABLE DOUBT CASE?

HE'S NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT.

MAYBE --

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE JENNA JUST

DOESN'T REALIZE

THAT IT'S YOUR WHOLE LIFE

THAT'S AT STAKE RIGHT HERE.

SHE CAN'T TALK.

I'M NOT FORCING HER TO.

CHRISTIE, WE NEED THE HELP.

CHRISTIE, YOU NEVER TOLD ME

YOU INVITED JOSH TO DINNER.

WHAT? I NEVER

INVITED HIM ANYWHERE.

YOU WERE SEEN TOGETHER AT

A RESTAURANT AWAY FROM SCHOOL.

NO, HE INVITED ME

FOR A HAMBURGER

TO THANK ME FOR

OFFERING TO TUTOR HIM.

HE HAD BEEN HUMILIATED

BY HIS PARENTS

IN FRONT OF ME AND

THE PRINCIPAL, OKAY?

I FELT SORRY FOR HIM.

HE INVITED ME.

THAT'S NOT THE STORY

THE GAINESES ARE TELLING.

CAN'T WE STOP

THEM FROM LYING?

I WARNED YOU BOTH, OKAY?

A CASE LIKE THIS,

IT'S ABOUT PERCEPTIONS,

IT'S NOT ABOUT REALITY.

I'M GONNA LOSE, AREN'T I?

WHAT ABOUT THIS JENNA GIRL?

NO, NO, SHE'S

NOT GONNA TESTIFY.

SHE'S BEEN THROUGH TREMENDOUS

PRESSURE, AND SHE'S HAD ENOUGH.

IT'S NOT JUST

ABOUT US ANYMORE.

I WON'T HURT THE GIRL!

YOU CAN'T GO TO JAIL.

LOOK, THERE'S

ONE OTHER OPTION.

OKAY? ONE --

ONE OTHER OPTION.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE IT.

SIT DOWN, PLEASE.

WHAT?

ALL RIGHT.

[ SIGHS ]

PLEA BARGAIN.

I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING,

BUT WE CAN TRY.

TO GET WHAT?

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET

PROBATION, NO TIME SERVED.

WHICH MEANS?

YOU'D BE CONVICTED

OF A FELONY,

BUT YOU'D PLEAD GUILTY

TO A LESSER CHARGE.

NO JAIL. NO TRIAL.

PLEADING GUILTY?

FOR HIS CRIME? NO WAY!

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

FORGET THAT!

I KNOW IT SOUNDS UGLY,

BUT I'M AFRAID WE REALLY NEED

TO START THINKING ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU FOR

COMING, MONICA.

THIS IS REALLY

WEIRD, MS. DAWSON.

I KNOW.

WELCOME TO MY LIFE.

IT'S PLENTY WEIRD,

BELIEVE ME.

IT'S ABOUT JOSH, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

HE ASSAULTED ME.

I DIDN'T ASSAULT HIM.

I CAN BELIEVE IT.

HE'S A TOTAL HORN DOG.

I MEAN, WHEN HE

DOESN'T GET IT...

HE GETS VIOLENT?

HE EXPECTS IT, I MEAN,

HE KNOWS WHAT A BABE HE IS.

HE...GIRLS PRACTICALLY

THROW THEMSELVES AT HIM.

AND IF A GIRL REFUSED HIM?

HE WOULDN'T THINK IT WAS,

LIKE, VIOLENCE OR ANYTHING.

JUST, YOU KNOW,

CUTTING THROUGH THE CRAP.

WOULD YOU BE

WILLING TO TESTIFY?

AT LEAST WITH MY LAWYER.

AND YOUR PARENTS

COULD BE THERE.

[ LAUGHING ]

LIKE I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT

SEX IN FRONT OF THEM!

LOOK, I REALLY...

I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING

TO SAY THAT WOULD HELP YOU.

I MEAN, HE NEVER

REALLY HURT ME.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY, MS. DAWSON.

I BETTER GO.

♪ I WALK THESE STREETS ALONE ♪

♪ AND I DON'T KNOW

WHERE I'M GOIN' ♪

♪ LIFE BURNS FAST AND BRIGHT ♪

♪ AND IT SHOWS

NO SIGNS OF SLOWIN' ♪

♪ I TAKE THESE DREAMS OF MINE ♪

♪ AND I TURN THEM TO THE SKY ♪

♪ I TAKE THESE SCREAMS OF MINE ♪

♪ AND I BURY THEM ALIVE ♪

♪ I TAKE THESE DREAMS OF MINE ♪

♪ AND I SPREAD

THEIR WINGS TO FLY ♪

♪ I TAKE THESE SCREAMS OF MINE ♪

♪ AND I LET THEM TESTIFY ♪

Drew: TELL US ABOUT

THE PLEA BARGAIN.

OKAY, IF I CAN GET IT, WE PLEAD

GUILTY TO A LESSER CHARGE,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT, BUT IT

WILL HAVE TO BE A FELONY,

AND A FELONY WILL

FOLLOW YOU FOREVER.

YOU'LL DRAW SOME

KIND OF SENTENCE

WHICH WE'LL GET

COMMUTED TO PROBATION.

THEN YOU START

YOUR LIFE OVER AGAIN,

AS FAR AWAY FROM

HERE AS POSSIBLE.

I AM SO SORRY.

I'LL, UH...

I'LL WAIT OUTSIDE.

I CAN'T DO THIS.

I KNOW.

BUT WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?

WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE?

WE FIGHT. WE GO TO COURT.

I'M INNOCENT, DREW.

WE WIN THE CASE.

BRIAN SAYS OUR CHANCES

ARE LESS THAN 50/50, OKAY?

WHAT IF YOU LOSE?

ARE YOU GONNA HAVE

THAT BABY IN PRISON?

NO. NO WAY.

EXACTLY.

THEY WANT ME TO ADMIT

I'M A CHILD MOLESTER.

HOW CAN I POSSIBLY SAY THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT LOOK, OKAY, LET'S IMAGINE

WE TAKE THE PLEA BARGAIN.

I MEAN, WHAT REALLY HAPPENS?

WE MOVE. WE START OVER.

WE HAVE A CLEAN SLATE.

YOU DON'T GO TO PRISON.

THE BABY IS UNTOUCHED

BY ALL OF THIS CRAP.

I MEAN, ISN'T THAT

THE LEAST OF ALL EVILS?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

I WANT TO FIGHT.

YEAH, ME TOO...

BUT UNLESS JENNA TESTIFIES...

NO, DON'T GO THERE.

I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT TO HER.

THEN WE'RE STUCK.

YEAH.

IN THE INTERESTS

OF THE GAINES FAMILY

AND OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE,

THE OFFICE OF

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

HAS AGREED TO A PLEA BARGAIN

WITH MRS. CHRISTIE DAWSON.

THE DEFENDANT HAS PLEADED

GUILTY

TO THE LESSER CHARGE

OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT

AND HAS AGREED NEVER TO WORK

AROUND CHILDREN AGAIN.

NOW THE GAINES FAMILY

WOULD LIKE TO PUT

THIS INCIDENT BEHIND THEM

AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES.

WE FEEL THAT IDENTIFYING

CHRISTIE DAWSON

AS A SEXUAL PREDATOR

BOTH PROTECTS OUR COMMUNITY

AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT

THE SPECIAL NEEDS

OF HER VICTIM.

THANK YOU.

[ REPORTERS SHOUTING ]

UH, IS MS. DAWSON HERE?

WHAT, JENNA?

YEAH.

COME ON IN.

COME ON IN. SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

YOU MUST REALLY HATE ME.

YOU MUST BE REALLY MAD AT ME.

NO, NO, WE'RE NOT.

UM, CHRISTIE IS JUST

DOWN AT THE SCHOOL

PICKING UP A FEW THINGS.

UM...WE'RE LEAVING.

I FEEL LIKE PART OF

THIS IS MY FAULT.

NO, NO, LET'S GET ONE

THING STRAIGHT HERE, OKAY?

THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON TO

BLAME HERE, AND IT'S NOT YOU.

AND IT'S NOT CHRISTIE.

YOU HEAR ME? GOOD.

UM, CAN I GET YOU

ANYTHING, A DRINK?

SOME WATER, PLEASE.

SURE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ TAP RUNNING ]

JENNA!

COME IN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING

HERE ON A SATURDAY?

YOUR HUSBAND TOLD ME

YOU WERE HERE.

I CAME TO TELL YOU HOW SORRY

I AM I COULDN'T HELP YOU.

NO, JENNA, DON'T FEEL BAD.

I WON'T ALLOW IT.

BUT YOU'RE SUCH

A GOOD TEACHER.

WHEN I HEARD THAT THEY

WON'T LET YOU TEACH ANYMORE,

I FELT SICK.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I HAD A CHEMISTRY

TEACHER IN HIGH SCHOOL

WHO COMPLETELY INSPIRED ME.

HE GAVE ME THIS PERIODIC TABLE.

TAKE IT TO DARTMOUTH.

I DON'T DESERVE THAT.

YES, YOU DO.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

THANKS, MS. DAWSON.

YEAH...

I'M READY NOW.

I WANT TO TESTIFY.

NO, JENNA, NO, YOU DON'T

HAVE TO DO THAT.

I'M FINE WITH MY DECISION.

REALLY, I'M READY NOW.

I CAN DO IT.

I WANT TO DO IT.

DON'T.

DON'T THROW AWAY DARTMOUTH.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE

THAT SCHOOL IS.

AM I RIGHT THAT THE GAINES

WERE GONNA PAY FOR IT?

I SAW IN YOUR RECORD THAT YOU

DIDN'T HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP.

IT WAS WRONG.

I KNOW IT.

MY MOM DIDN'T WANT TO

PUT ME THROUGH A TRIAL.

SHE SAID I WAS TOO SICK.

BUT SHE WANTED THEM

TO PAY SOMEHOW.

OH, THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

NO, NO,

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

DON'T EVER SAY THAT.

YOU DIDN'T INVITE

JOSH TO RAPE YOU.

NO, BUT I DIDN'T

STAND UP TO HIM EITHER,

NOT FOR YOU OR FOR ME.

BUT I CAN NOW.

PLEASE DON'T STOP ME.

WHEN YOU ASKED

ME TO TESTIFY,

YOU SAID THAT TOGETHER

WE COULD BEAT JOSH.

DON'T YOU BELIEVE THAT

ANYMORE?

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE

READY FOR ALL THIS?

POSITIVE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE A GREAT MOM.

THANK YOU.

♪ RUNNING IN CIRCLES ♪

♪ LOST IN THE WORLD ♪

♪ SO HELPLESS AND ALONE ♪

♪ I WAS AFRAID ♪

♪ I COULDN'T MAKE IT

ON MY OWN ♪

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

♪ BUT THEN YOU REACHED FOR ME ♪

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

♪ AND EVERYTHING CHANGED ♪

I'M NOT TAKING YOUR MONEY.

WHAT?

I'M GOING TO THE COPS.

GOD, THAT FELT GOOD!

I WILL BE DISCUSSING THIS

NEW INFORMATION WITH THE DA.

GREAT, BUT I REALLY

THINK YOU SHOULD CONSIDER

PRESSING CHARGES

AGAINST THE GAINES BOY.

ONE STEP AT A TIME.

FAIR ENOUGH.

♪ NOW I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ♪

♪ AND I NEVER

HAVE TO BE AFRAID ♪

♪ AND MAKE EVERYTHING

ALL RIGHT ♪

OKAY, CLASS?

SO DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION

OF THE HYDROGEN-ION TRANSFER,

SOLUTIONS CONTAINING

HYDROLYSING SALTS

MAY BE EITHER ACIDIC OR BASIC.

WHY IS THE PROCESS

CALLED HYDROLYSIS?

RICK?

UH, BECAUSE ITSPLITS A HYDROGENN

OFF OF A WATER MOLECULE?

EXACTLY!