Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000): Season 4, Episode 11 - Take Back the Night - full transcript

Hey, don't touch that dial.

It's time to stop the violence towards
women and Take Back the Night.

This is KXCU,
and we'll be here with you

for the lectures, the workshops
and the rallies all week long.

Every animal species
has its own set of dating rules.

But if you break the rules,
you better watch out.

Even if you are king of the jungle.

For the giraffe,
a nuzzle is a sure sign of affection.

What's this? The koala has its own
unique way of saying, "I love you. "

I really hope that David
is paying attention to this.

Why? You see this
and you think of David?



You have to admit,
there's a certain resemblance.

The dance
of the diamondback rattler.

Isn't that? Why, yes, it is.
It's John Sears.

You know, I would recognize
those shifty moves anywhere.

Believe it or not,
he's actually been very sweet.

Almost old-fashioned.

Man has evolved mating rituals

as mysterious as any
in the animal kingdom.

It's our own way of saying yes or no.

Welcome, all of you.

And thanks for being part
of Take Back the Night Week.

Well, we've just seen that birds do it.

And bees do it.
And believe me, Charlie Chaplin did it.

But let's go back
and ask ourselves why they do it.



We'll start to look at differences
between men and women

that I think are at the heart of the war
between the sexes we're all fighting.

Doesn't the husband of the lecturer
rate a better seat than this?

I didn't wanna make her nervous,

and apparently, my wife really knows
how to play a room.

Yeah, Lucinda's a player all right.

So are you coming over to our place
for supper around 8?

That's tonight?

Hey, come on, your favorite
basketball star's gonna be there.

Shouldn't D'Shawn really be cramming
for his midterms about now?

All right, look,
I'll give D'Shawn a pep talk.

I'm afraid it's gonna take more than
a pep talk, Corey. We are way behind.

We'll double-team him.
Whatever it takes to keep him eligible.

The thought of another
losing basketball season

is just too much to bear.

You know what I've got here?

- A royal flush?
- Five of a kind.

Five phone messages for you,
all from a certain Laura Kingman.

All in the last 24 hours.

Yeah, well, I don't wanna talk to her.

If you wanna keep
the good times rolling,

throw the girl a bone.

Dude, I don't wanna
keep the ball rolling, okay?

I went out with her once
and it was a mistake.

Then blow her off so we don't get
stuck being your answering machine.

- Or pass her on to someone else.
- Yes, experience the gift of giving.

You guys are bent.

Hello?

I'll see if he's in.

Sanders, are you in?

It's Laura.

Why did I take poetry? I am doomed.

Come on, Bren, the exam's only, what,
half your grade? Don't worry about it.

Dr. Pettey could have been speaking
Martian just now for all I know.

Like Biographia Literaria.
What is that?

It is a condition which develops
when you spend the entire semester

running around with Stuart Carson.

Dylan, I just never connected
with this romantic poetry stuff.

Bren, obviously you do.

You ran off to elope with some guy
you'd known for five minutes.

- It was five weeks.
- Whatever.

And I'm telling you,
it's all just words to me.

What are you saying? You want me
to help you study for this exam?

- Is that your way of offering to?
- I asked you first.

Yes.

- Speak of the devil.
- About time you showed up.

I was telling your friend Laura
how you once worked here

for three days on a bet with Brandon.

I don't remember it being that funny.

It was.

- Come on, let's get a booth.
- Sure.

- It was nice to meet you.
- Pleasure was mine, sweetheart.

I'm gonna kill you later.

I'm sorry about all the phone calls,
but I just kept thinking about you.

It's no big deal, really.

Didn't you think about me
a little bit too?

Yeah. And, Laura,
I have something I need to tell you.

Something good I hope.

Laura, I have a girlfriend.
Her name is Celeste,

and I know I should have told you this
before we went out...

Hey, come on, come on,
try not to take it so hard.

What do you expect?

You pressured me
into sleeping with you,

and now you're dumping me.

Look, I know this won't come out
the way I mean it,

but couldn't we just be friends?

The other night
you didn't wanna just be friends.

There are other guys
at the KEG House

I could introduce you to.

I don't want other guys.

Look, I'm sorry.

I wish there was something
I could say, something I could do.

You can go to hell.

Well, I have to say,
this feels like old times.

Yeah, only it used to be Brenda
helping me with my homework

and not vice versa.

Oh, so that means you owe me.

- Honey, you look very nice.
- Thank you, Mom.

You know, everyone else
is going crazy over midterms

and Brandon is going
to his professor's for dinner.

Does he know something
that we don't?

I'd rather be studying, believe me.

Jeez, back in our time,

dinner with a professor
was a major perk.

- Meant you had arrived.
- Still does.

If any of you would like to arrive
in my place, please.

Oh, I would love to
if I could meet your professor's wife.

Donna said
she gave the most amazing talk

to kick off
Take Back the Night Week.

It was on the courtship rituals.
Kind of a hobby of hers.

Are you two going
to the date-rape seminar tomorrow?

Yeah, and have some woman
in a crew cut

label me a potential rapist?
I don't think so.

- A little male backlash?
- What are you talking about?

I mean, they did not even allow men
to take part in this thing until last year.

Bro, you should really consider going.
There are a lot of babes there.

- Brandon.
- Brandon.

Sorry. Good night.

Wow, what a nice surprise.

Isn't it great? It just came in today.

- Hey, what is this made out of?
- It's cloth, Sanders.

It's cashmere, and it's 40 percent off
with my employee discount.

It's beautiful.

Oh, look, how cute. They can't
keep their hands off each other.

You should take a lesson from her.

Hey, what do you guys think, huh?

Well, I think that Celeste
has very good taste.

- You need me.
- I never said I didn't.

- I'm gonna go to the bathroom.
- Wait for me.

Hurry back.

I'd give anything to be a fly on the wall
of that bathroom.

Well, that's quite an ambition.

I'll tell you what you'd hear.

Kelly would be saying
how tonight she closes the deal.

She was giving me the vibe
all through dinner.

Man, why don't you cut her a break?
Is that all you think about?

I know you used to have
a thing for her, Sanders,

but come on, she's into me now.

Oh, of course.

But does she know about that
bunch of girls you have on the side?

Oh, like you told Celeste
about what's-her-name?

- Love bunny?
- No, I didn't.

But I did tell Laura about Celeste,
and believe me,

it would've been an education for
both of you to see how hurt she was.

Oh, I get it. You hurt Laura,
so I shouldn't sleep with Kelly.

Well, that makes a lot of sense.

Sears, this is not a game.
People do get bruised, you know.

Thank you for sharing, Mr. Sensitive.

- Shall we?
- Okay.

Malone can take Barkley any day.

That's crazy talk.

Nobody can guard Barkley
one-on-one that long.

- I'm not talking about...
- Oh, please, no more basketball.

I have done
my requisite job time this week.

We went to the Clipper game
last night.

You know, I'd think,
as an anthropologist,

you'd find the ritual of basketball
a fascinating one.

Well, as an anthropologist,

I do find guys
running around in gym shorts

an interesting public display.

You should study the game, Lucinda,
you'd enjoy it more.

Stop the presses.
You're telling somebody to study?

Well, that must be your influence.
How is he?

As a teacher?

Difficult, man. Brandon is hard.

Yeah, so I've noticed.

- I think I'll clear the table now.
- I'll give you a hand.

I believe you two
have some business to discuss.

- D'Shawn.
- Here it is. Sociology.

You were flirting with me
in front of your husband.

- Was I?
- Weren't you?

Good God, Brandon, grow up.
It was only flirting, it's meaningless.

And stop whispering.

- Am I acting like a hick here?
- Yes, and it's boring.

But you wanna know
how you can make it up to me?

I can't wait to hear.

Have you ever done it
on a kitchen table?

You're dangerous.

Don't you think it's time
we moved on to the main event?

I thought you said
you'd wait 50 years for me.

It feels like
it's already been that long.

John, I don't wanna do this, okay?

What, have you been talking
to Sanders or something?

No, it's not a conspiracy
that I don't wanna to sleep with you.

Well, something's going on.

I'm a senior, I'm in KEG House,
I've got girls lined up taking numbers

and you make me feel
like I've got the plague.

What do you want me to do?

It just doesn't feel right, okay?

Feel right?

Jeez,
what's with the Snow White act?

Come on, I was there,
I know what you're really about.

Do you think I'm hanging around
for your brilliant freshman repartee?

- You haven't changed a bit, have you?
- Kelly...

You do not know the first thing about
what it's like to care for somebody.

I can't believe
I was actually falling for you.

If this is how you fall for someone,
you got a lot to learn.

Why don't you find somebody else
to teach it to?

Dylan, I did not tell you this

so you would run over there
and punch him out.

- Come on, Kelly, somebody's got to.
- But not by you, okay?

Whatever. As long as you're okay.

You are okay?

Yes, I'm okay.

I'm better than okay.

That's what I came here to tell you.

You know, if this had happened
three years ago,

I probably would have stayed with him
even after what he said.

Well, I'm glad
it's not three years ago.

You're getting it together.

I hope so.

And if I am starting to get
more inner strength or whatever,

I think maybe it's because
you're the first guy

who ever took me seriously.

- Kel.
- No, you were.

I just can't believe
I got so caught up with him.

What happened to us, Dylan?

I don't know.

Must have got lost somewhere.

You sure you don't want me
to whack him? Because I will.

No.

I think that, for Sears,
having a girl tell him to get lost

is cruel and unusual punishment
enough.

- Yeah.
- No macho guy stuff, okay?

Okay, no guy stuff.

I will walk you to your car.
That's guy stuff.

Has he gotten to the point
where he'll wait 50 years yet?

That's the good stuff.

Give me a sec.
I'll be right back, okay?

What's your problem, McKay?

No problem. Just my way of saying
enough's enough.

Yeah, well, maybe I haven't decided
when enough is enough.

And Kelly can make
her own decisions, don't you think?

Yeah. She decided
you make her sick.

Well, she'll change her mind.
They always do.

Not this time.

Well, then you don't have anything
to worry about, do you, partner?

Leave her alone. I mean it.

Kelly.

Well, well, well,
what an enlightened time we live in.

A KEG man going to a seminar
on date rape.

Yeah, right.
No, I just came here to find you.

Well, here I am. What's up?

Kelly, I know you're sleeping
with John Sears, and I...

I am not.
And I'm not going to, either.

Not after last night.

You know he's like the state reptile?

Yes, and it should be stamped
on his forehead.

Did you come here
to warn me about him?

Yeah. I should have told you sooner,
I'm sorry.

Well, it looks like I'm not the only one
getting their act together.

Thank you.

Donna.

This is Laura Kingman.
We're in Organic Chem together.

Hi. Oh, another genius, huh?

There's Kelly.

Hey, guys.

- Hey, I'm Kelly.
- Hi. Laura.

Hello, everyone.

I am Leslie Sumner from Alpha House
and the Pan-Hellenic council.

We'll be splitting up
into smaller groups

a little later on on the lawn,

but first I would like to introduce
Angela Rhodes

from the student senate,
just so we're all in sync.

Angela?

Thank you.

Let me ask you a few questions.

How many of you
have ever been burglarized?

Raise your hands.
In a dorm room or your home.

Does having your purse stolen
count?

Sure. Welcome to the club.

And take a look, you're not alone.

Okay. How many of you
have ever been held up at gunpoint?

If only Dylan were here to see this.

Okay,
I know this is a sensitive question,

but how many of you
have ever been a victim of date rape?

High school,
it was practically a weekend ritual.

If you look at the hands
going up and down,

you realize that date rape
is a little different.

See, if someone
holds a gun to your head, you know it.

But if you're date raped,
maybe you're not sure.

So let's talk about that today.

Hundred and twenty pounds.
That's more than I weigh.

Just think,
you could grab me in your hands,

right here and here.

Press me up, and press me up.

It would be fun.

Don't you have a Take Back the Night
workshop to go to?

I already did my bit for humanity.
Today, I am a free woman.

If you're just gonna stand there,

the least you could do
is spot my weight for me, huh?

Hey, don't you push down on that.

See how much easier life is
when you work as a team?

You just don't give up, do you?

It's a clich?, I know.
Younger man, bolder woman.

Now it's gonna be a lot more
than a clich?

if your husband finds out
what's going on.

Nothing is going on,
or we'd both be sweating.

Don't look at me that way.

Admit it, you love the attention.

My boyfriend wants to have sex
and I don't,

but I know that if he begged
and pleaded and pushed,

that I would probably
eventually give in.

And I know that's not rape,
but it's not with my consent either.

Does that make any sense?

Yeah.

It was on Halloween
a couple of years ago.

At first I felt responsible

because I was looking
to meet someone

in a costume
that was four sizes too small.

But he threw me down on a bed,
and I was yelling no.

If it hadn't been for my friends
bursting in, then...

Well, I guess I know
what would have happened.

I don't want anybody
to take this the wrong way,

but I'm worried
that we're assigning women

a very outdated,
very passive role here.

Well, it doesn't take a genius
to figure out that men rape women,

not the other way around.

I know that, but you know what,

it's like, if I get drunk
and I run somebody over,

that's my fault.

But if I get drunk and I decide
to have sex with some guy

and wish later I hadn't,
we're saying that it's his fault.

Really, Andrea,
men do get women drunk.

Excuse me, Phil Donahue,

but women can decide
what they will and will not drink.

For a guy who claims to be a feminist,
you put me in my place, didn't you?

I was arguing
the feminist point of view.

I was arguing
the feminist point of view.

You were trying
to make me look stupid.

Okay, I'm sorry.
I'll never contradict you again.

I gotta go study.

When did you figure out
the guy was a rapist?

Not soon enough.

Otherwise,
I wouldn't have gone upstairs with him.

Right, you wouldn't have.

You know, Laura, sometimes
it helps to talk to somebody.

I mean, I know most people
aren't as lucky as I was.

Oh, no. I'm okay. Really.

And you're probably swamped, so...

No, I'm not.

Do you wanna go somewhere
and talk?

Okay.

Had we but world enough and time
This coyness, lady, were no crime

Well, a miracle of paradox.

Obviously a meditation on desire.

- Yeah, his desire.
- Miss Walsh.

Are you finally joining us
after half a semester?

Well, I read it last night,
and it's pretty one-sided.

I mean, she keeps on saying no,
and he won't take no for an answer.

It's like date rape.

That's ridiculous, come on.

Well, class, she says it's date rape,
he says it's not.

It's not even close. I mean, it's not...

The girl in the poem.
I mean, she obviously knows

how difficult it is to open your heart
to another human being.

That's why she's skittish.

How do you know
that one day your girlfriend

is not gonna tell you
that she loves you

and then you turn around
and she's running around

with some geek
from the KEG House?

I think you might be reading too much
into the text, Mr. McKay.

He made me have sex with him.

And all I can think about
is what I should have done differently.

It's not your fault. It really isn't.

I hate him so much now.

So it's somebody you know?

You know, Laura, it is a crime.
You can tell the police.

It happened more than a week ago,
and I didn't go to a doctor.

- Nobody would believe me.
- Well, I believe you.

And I will stand by you.

- You will?
- Yes.

And if you can't go to the police,

then maybe you can stand up at
the Take Back the Night rally tomorrow

and tell every girl on this campus
exactly who to watch out for.

- No, I don't think I could do that.
- Yes, you can.

Come on, there are some people
I want you to talk to.

So when you get right down to it,
classical sociological theory

is basically ways of stating
and restating the obvious.

It's not that obvious, Walsh.

D'Shawn, don't do it, man,
or I'm out of here.

DJ, looking to get the ball inside.

See you later, man.
I got better things to do.

Don't I know it.

I saw you two at the gym today.
Aching to get busy.

What are you talking about?

You and Lucinda.

I saw her moving on you
at dinner last night too.

- I don't know what you think you saw.
- Oh, man.

That look in her eye said you two
are doing the sweet thing.

I'll have to ask the professor
if he saw it too.

No, just kidding.

D'Shawn, you'd better start spending
a little more time studying

and a lot less time fantasizing
if you're gonna pass this test.

That's okay. We both know
you're gonna pass it for me.

You're dreaming.

Well, in my dream,
you give me a big fat B.

- You said you were kidding, right?
- Do I look like I'm kidding?

- How are you doing?
- Better, thanks.

Are you sure
you don't wanna tell us his name?

Laura, I guarantee
you'll feel a whole lot better.

I do wanna tell you. It's just...

He's from KEG House.

That's where it happened.

He poured some vodka
or something.

It was the last thing that I wanted.

Anyway, we were making out,
which was nice.

I mean, because I really like this guy.

Before, I mean, I liked him before.

Somehow my dress got unbuttoned.

And before I knew it, he had
pulled my dress down completely,

and he pushed me
back onto the bed.

I tried to get him to stop,
but he wouldn't.

And I tried to push him off,
but he was too heavy.

I begged him to stop.

Finally, I just said,

"If you're gonna do this,
please at least use a condom. "

- Is that date rape?
- That's exactly what it is.

But don't be afraid to call it that.

Look, Laura,
if this guy is from KEG House,

then we all know other people
that he can hurt.

Yeah, you know, guys like that,
they don't do this just once.

It's a pattern.

I just need more time.

Look, we have some time
before the rally.

I'm sure you'd be ready
to say his name by then.

Okay?

Leslie's right, you know.
He's just gonna do this again.

Maybe he won't.

If it's who I think it is,
you can count on it.

Look, you don't have to
protect him anymore.

I know it was John Sears.

I don't even know John.

It was this guy,
his name is Steve Sanders.

Steve?

Wait, this has gotta be a mistake.

You heard them. It was rape.

No, but I know him,
and he's not like that.

He did everything
exactly like I said he did.

Laura, I am begging you.

You cannot go to that march and
tell everybody that Steve raped you.

I can't believe you.

You promised that you would
stick by me through thick and thin

and now you're trying to tell me
that it didn't even happen?

Look, at least let me talk to him first.

You're doing what men
have always done

when a woman finds the strength
to come forward.

You're as bad as he is.

How could you do that to Laura?

All right, it was sleazy, and I'm sorry,
but people get dumped all the time.

No, I mean, how could you rape her?

Rape?

- Did you say rape?
- She says rape.

She's out of her mind.

She's not saying that you held a gun
to her head or anything.

She's saying that you pushed
and pushed until she had no choice.

She's crazy.

She's saying that you plied her
with drinks.

I didn't ply her with anything.

Wait a second,
how do you even know about this?

- Laura told me.
- And you believe her?

Not like this girl could lie, Kelly?

Or maybe she forgot to tell you
about her major party personality.

Man, everything out of her mouth
was a come on.

She wore this sexed-up lingerie,
it was hot.

We got close,
we danced over to the bed.

You know how it works.

But the insane thing is, I didn't even
think we were gonna go all the way

until she pulls a condom
out of her own purse.

What is that? She was into it.

Believe me, she was into it.

Has she been telling this crap
to everybody?

She's been vague.

But, Steve, she's gonna
name you publicly at the rally.

At the rally? She can't do that.

She can do that, and she's going to.
And people are going to believe her.

Do you believe me, Kelly?

- Yes, I do. But...
- I'm dead.

You're probably gonna
get kicked out of your fraternity.

- And the university.
- I mean Celeste.

I'm gonna lose Celeste.

You really outdid yourself this time.

Howard, it's not like I ask
for that many favors.

I'm sure Donna can handle

the Take Back the Night broadcast
by herself.

- Right?
- Yeah, I guess.

If I have to.

Did you hear that? She's thrilled.

Great, he put me on hold.

How come
you don't wanna cover the rally?

Because all I've been hearing all week
is how men

are just slobbering sex fiends,
and I'm tired of it.

Look, David, I know some of the girls
may not have that much objectivity,

but what they talk about is real.

Yeah, it's real. Remember that woman
who talked to us about having AIDS

in high school?
She's dead now. That's real.

I have a father
who keeps ruining his life and mine

because he can't keep his pants on,
that's real.

David.

I just don't need any more reminders
of how horrible things are.

I haven't even told you
the worst part yet.

What?

My girlfriend won't sleep with me.

- Brutal.
- Yeah.

Laura.

Hey, I didn't do anything.

You're just lucky
I'm not pressing criminal charges.

You can't press criminal charges,
because there was no rape.

It was sex, that's all it was.
Listen to me.

What are you gonna do, throw me
down? You wanna beat me up?

You're handing me to a lynch mob
because you got dumped?

Lynch mob?
What do you think it was like with you?

Oh, was it so horrible?

Is that why you agreed to meet me
at the Peach Pit, Laura? Laura!

God.

Hey, any last tips
before the midterm?

You seem to have your own ideas.

Well, you were right
about that poem.

It's called romantic poetry
for a reason.

Well, I don't know, Bren.
Maybe it's all a bad joke, you know?

Like Kelly and John Sears.
That's a bad joke.

Kelly said she called it quits.

Well, I don't think he'll give up
that easy.

Well, I don't believe
that I'm about to encourage you

to give Kelly a second chance,
but if that's what you want...

Dylan, don't let stupid stuff
stand in your way.

Stupid stuff?

Like maybe he apologizes,
she goes out with him again?

I think that'd be pretty stupid.

Hey, like you said,
that's the risk we take.

I don't know.
I don't know if it's worth it.

Dylan, maybe it's different,

but even after you went off
with Kelly,

I would have taken you back
in a second.

No questions asked.

You know,
I bet Kelly will be at the rally tonight.

Well, it looks like you two
have come to some agreement.

So, what do you think
the poem is about?

I'd say it's personal.

Let's go.

If you need anything else, just...

Well, did you do it?

Of course not.

I just wanted you
to hear it from me first.

I know you wouldn't rape anybody.

But did you sleep with her?

I would like to be able to say no,
because it really didn't matter to me.

But, yes, I did.

What should I expect from some guy
I met on a TV game show?

Hey, come on,
you know how much I care about you.

Even that first night,
you didn't really wanna be with me.

And ever since then, you've
made me feel like I wasn't enough.

Whether it was the way
you talked about Kelly or Jill

or whatever other girl you happened
to be obsessing on at the moment.

I tried to convince myself,

"He's looking at them,
but he really loves me. "

I really do love you.

Not if you slept with somebody else.

Celeste, please don't leave me.

I have to.

Man, I am such an idiot.

Celeste is the first girl
who ever really loves me,

and I go and throw it away.

You stray, you pay, my brother.

But telling her the truth
was the right thing to do.

- I'm not so sure about that.
- It was.

You wanna turn your life around,

you gotta do the right thing,
which you did.

So now what are you gonna do?

Go to the rally, I guess.

- Sounds kind of suicidal.
- I can't hide. I gotta face them.

Then I get to go shop
for a new college.

Well, you're not the only fugitive
around here.

You know how you're in deep
for sleeping with someone?

I'm in deep
for not sleeping with someone.

- What's that mean?
- I'll tell you later.

There's something
I gotta take care of.

Now? No, no, no. You gotta come
to this rally with me, man.

- I need reinforcements for this.
- I'll meet you there, okay?

I gotta do this first.

Hey, coz. What's on your mind?

By the way, Bulls have it locked.

Last time I was in here,
things got a little confusing,

at least for me.

I don't want there
to be any misunderstanding.

Who does?

Straight ahead, then.

I wanna wish you luck
on your midterm.

Straight ahead?

I meant it, Walsh.

You take my test,
or I'll tell Randall you're doing his wife.

There's nothing going on.

Man, I saw what I saw.
Don't insult me.

Okay. Something started.

But when I found out
she was married to Randall, it stopped.

No harm, no foul.
You wanna tell Randall, go ahead.

The worst he can do is flunk me.

You don't understand, man.
I can't do the test.

If you fail,
I'll keep working with you, man.

You might miss a few games,
but you can still pass the semester.

I can't miss games.

Coach said he'll lose me
from the squad.

- You're fooling with my life, man.
- I can't take the test for you.

And even if I could, this academic stuff
isn't gonna go away.

- You gotta deal with it.
- No, you gotta deal with it.

You gotta help me out, man.

What can I do if I can't play ball?
Tell me that, huh?

I'm sorry.

I gotta go.

I'll talk. I'll mess you up.

You're buying yourself
a world of hurt.

No more silence, no more lies.
We will not be victimized.

No more silence, no more lies.
We will not be victimized.

No more silence, no more lies.
We will not be victimized.

Wow, this is really quite a spectacle.

I hate to admit it,
but I'm honestly moved.

Well, then there's hope yet.

Reunite. Take back the night.

Well, the silence
has certainly been broken, huh?

Yeah!

Everybody welcome.
At last the night belongs to us.

Yeah!

And the truly amazing thing
is that all over the country,

rallies like this are saying
that women have lived in fear too long,

and we will not
stand for it anymore, okay?

I'm really glad you came.

Well, you know,
push comes to shove, I love a parade.

Yeah, and so do John Sears
and his clones.

I still wanna deck that guy.

Well, by the time the rally finishes,
you might have to wait in line.

- Four women have had an experience
that equals the legal definition

- of rape or attempted rape.
- Andrea.

Look, I'm sorry about yesterday.

- It's all right.
- No, no, it's not.

- I was talking to hear myself talk.
- Well, teachers do that sometimes.

So will you forgive me?

Who could say no to that?

We're also victims as individuals.

So let's incite each other tonight.

- Do you see Kelly?
- No.

But she must be
around here somewhere.

Kind of thought she'd stand by me.

- Guess I can't blame her.
- Look.

One courageous act
to stop the violence.

One courageous act
to take back the night

that has become our enemy.

Violence against women kills love.

And violence is inevitable
when you treat people like things.

Okay, it's time to speak out.

And we have a young woman here
who would like to do just that.

Let's give her a hand.

I know that date rape is real
because it happened to me.

A couple of years ago,
a guy I had just met tried to rape me.

And whatever I was wearing,
or whatever he thought that implied,

it was not my fault.

Oh, my God,
Kelly's siding with Laura.

But there have been other times when
I've ended up in someone else's bed,

and even though I regretted it,
it was my responsibility.

I didn't say yes,
but I didn't say no either.

And blaming someone else
doesn't make it their fault.

Anyway, I don't even know the name
of the guy who tried to attack me,

but I do know the name of the guy
who saved me that night.

And he's here tonight.

His name is Steve Sanders.

Maybe if there were more
people out there like Steve,

we wouldn't have to hold a rally
to be able to go outside at night.

Thank you.

Now, I believe
we have another speaker.

Is she here?

Laura.

Thank you.

- Thank Kelly.
- Wait.

I really am sorry.

I knew I wasn't gonna be there for you
the day after.

And I knew you wanted more
than a one-night stand.

Yeah, well, the funny thing is,

I thought my life would be so much
better if I had a guy at KEG House.

Well, you'll have a friend there
if you want one.

Laura,
you could have buried me tonight.

Yeah, well, I didn't have a choice.

I didn't say yes.

But I never said no.

So you've caused a lot of commotion
on campus.

What do you think about the turnout
here? I mean, this is incredible.

- So, what do you think of Kelly now?
- I think she was great.

But did she actually say she wishes
there were more people like Steve?

Oh, what a concept.

There's John Sears.

That guy just does not get the picture,
does he?

I had no idea you were
such a powerful public speaker.

Well, why don't you add it to the long
list of things that you don't know?

Hey, Kelly. Give peace a chance.

- Maybe in another lifetime, huh?
- Dylan, do you want a piece of pie?

I'm reaching out to you here, Kelly,
come on.

- Want some?
- You're a dead man.

Yeah, you want some? Come on.

- I'm gonna hunt you down!
- Right here!

Keep your back to the wall, McKay.
You're dead!

You are crazy. But thank you.

My pleasure.

Like a moth to a flame.

Can you get off that thing?
We got a major problem here.

Oh, no, you've been reading Freud,
haven't you?

Will you be serious for once?

D'Shawn saw us here yesterday.

- Yeah, so he saw us.
- So he knows.

He says
he's gonna tell your husband

unless I take his sociology test
for him.

So take the stupid test.
It was probably the deal anyway.

What deal?

Brandon, you are so naive.

Why do you think
my husband's being so nice to you?

Why do you think the exam's
a take-home for God's sake?

I don't know what to say.

Say you'll stop being a baby
and start playing your part.

Meaning run around
behind your husband's back

and write D'Shawn's test for him?

Well, yeah, it would make things
a hell of a lot easier.

Sorry, I kind of like doing things
the hard way.

Hey, Brandon.

- You want some advice?
- No.

Okay.

What's with the bag?

Since Mom and Dad went out already,
will you just tell them I went camping?

- Where to?
- I don't know.

Well, I think they'll want
more details than that.

- Are you in trouble?
- Nothing I can't handle.

You know, I always hear people
talk about how they need their space.

Now I know what they mean.

Do you need any help?
I mean, I know a lot about running off.

Have I ever told you
what a great chick you are?

Not in so many words.

Must be a reason for that.

- Call collect, I'll accept the charges.
- All right, I'll keep in touch.