Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000): Season 5, Episode 3 - A Clean Slate - full transcript

Valerie?

Yeah.

Hi, it's me.

l didn't mean to scare you.

l didn't know you were out here.

Well, Brandon said that Brenda's
notes from the poetry class

she took last year might be
in one of these old boxes.

Oh, okay, well, just turn the
light out when you're done.

Will do.

Oh, you should've told me
dinner was ready.

l would've helped you
set the table.



Please. lt's take-out.

l hope you like Mexican.

Ooh, love it.

Just be careful of the salsa.

lt's pretty spicy.

One bite and you become
a native Californian.

Pass it this way, then.

All right, where's Brandon?

Oh, on the campaign trail.

Ah, that's my boy.

Have you guys, uh,
ever heard of a Jack McKay?

Why do you ask?

Well, no reason really.

A professor mentioned
his name in a class



on business and ethics
l might be auditing.

Well, he was a textbook
case, all right.

Jim.

Well, what do you
want me to say?

He made a fortune.

Lost a fortune.

Lost his life
when one of his ''partners''

planted a bomb under his car.

ln short, he was a crook.

That's terrible.

Was terrible.

We got to know Jack at the end

because Brenda used
to go out with his son.

Wait, you mean Dylan McKay's
related to Jack McKay?

You've met Dylan?

No. Not really.

Good. Keep it that way.

Jim.

Well, l'm sorry,
but that kid has

given our family enough grief
for a lifetime.

Sorry l brought it up.

That's okay.

Just don't mention him again.

l won't, promise.

With the special
student body elections

for president and vice-president
only two days away.

Whoa, wait, Walter,
hold on, hold on.

l forgot to plug the mic in.

Okay.

Okay, let 'er rip.

With the special
student body elections

for president and vice-president

only two days away,

campaigning on the C.U. campus
has reached a fever pitch.

Emotions are running high
for the 12 sets of candidates,

Almost twice as many
as in recent years,

mostly due
to the bitter infighting

within the Progressive Party.

Now, with each minority
group on campus

running its own slate,
it's highly unlikely

that any one candidate will
be able to win a clear mandate,

although we should have
a better indication,

after tonight's Meet the
Candidates debate at 8:00.

Perhaps the situation is
best summed up,

By saying that no matter
what happens this evening...

Sorry.

Hey, how you doing.

Brandon Walsh, l'm running
for vice-president with...

Hi. How you doing,?
Brandon Walsh.

Damn glad to meet you.

Hi, Brandon Walsh and yes...

You wouldn't happen to be
Brandon Walsh, would you?

l used to be.

Now l'm Brandon Walsh,
the candidate,

an entirely different person.

Well, you both look
pretty good to me.

ln fact, l'm thinking
of voting for them.

You would.

So, do you have time for coffee?

No, he doesn't.

Where have you been?

With the editorial board.
We have to talk.

-Sorry Kelly.
-No you're not.

No. You're right.
l'm too pissed off to be sorry.

-Bye-bye.
-Bye-bye.

So l take it The Condor
is not endorsing our
candidacy.

-They're backing Latinos
Unidos. -Latinos Unidos?

l figured they'd back the
Progressives or stay neutral.

Yeah, well, how do you
think l feel, man?

l've been the editor
for two years.

Tough luck, Josh.

Congratulations, Diaz.

So, listen: if you drop out
of the race

and back Ramon and Alicia,
l'll see to it

that they find a spot
for you in their cabinet.

No.

Brandon and l are
going down swinging.

Going down fast, l might add.

Well, that's what you get

for running with the
Chancellor's lackey.

See ya.

Just because l was
on the Task Force.

Now l'm the Chancellor's
lackey?!

You should take it
as a compliment.

l don't know if l have the
patience for this, Josh.

Brandon...

All the mudslinging, the back
room deals, forget it.

Can we just go someplace where
l can rehearse my speech?

Donna.

Kel, you're not gonna
believe this.

l have some great news.

Great.

l found us a new roommate.

-Already?
-Yes. l met her this afternoon

while l was handing out
flyers for Brandon.

She's terrific.

See, she used to live
in the dorms,

but she had to move out

because her roommate
was such a pig.

Actually l already showed
her the apartment. She loves it.

Oh well, do l get to meet her
before she signs the lease?

Yes, of course you do.

She's right outside on the deck.

Don't waste any time
or anything.

Oh, and, and she
already knows Brandon.

That's how we started talking.

Were they in a class
together or something?

No, no, she uh, met him
through the Task Force.

Oh.

By some strange chance, her name
wouldn't happen to be...?

Kelly!

Hello, Clare.

What a great coincidence.

You two already
know each other?

Yeah. We were roommates
at this lame retreat

my father dragged me to.

Her father is the Chancellor.

l know that, Donna.

Wow, you have a great view
from out here, Kel.

Well, l wouldn't get that
attached to it if l were you.

Kelly!

l'm sorry, Clare.

l'm sure that you're
gonna make somebody

a great roommate someday,

but Brandon and l are a real
couple now and it would...

Kelly, l'm not interested
in Brandon anymore.

Please.

No, l'm serious, okay.

That's history.

lf you want to know the truth,
he was kind of lousy in bed.

How would you know, Clare?

You never slept with him.

Exactly, that's what was
so lousy about it.

Come on, what do you say?

l promise

my father's checks
will never bounce.

What the hell.

Come on in.

Dude, you have got to be the
worst driver on the planet.

Will you give me a break?

l grew up in New York.

l didn't even start
driving till l came here.

That's no excuse.

You almost killed
that lady back on Rexford.

Yeah, well, l'd like to see

how you'd do
on the BMT during rush hour.

-What's the BMT?
-My point exactly.

Now, wait till you hear
how l start my speech.

Oh, l can't wait.

Come on, Walsh.
Voters like to be stroked.

But they are not dumb.

lf we're going to lose,

let's at least lose with
a little integrity.

lt's a campaign, man.

lntegrity's got
nothing to do with it.

Hey, the guys in the poster!

Where'd you get that?

Sanders. You got
a great campaign manager.

Now all we need is
a great campaign.

Hey, if you want to give
our campaign a boost,

why don't you go on over there

and get your buddy Hardell
to endorse us.

l can't say that to him.

The worst thing
he can do is say no.

No, the worst thing he can do is
call me an opportunistic weasel.

But you'll do it anyway, right?

All right.

-Hey, D'Shawn.
-Hey, Brandon, what's up, bro?

Well, not too much, you know
l've just been wrapped up

in this whole campus
political thing.

l can use all the support
l can get.

Yeah, l know,
and if l was going to vote,

hey, man, l'd vote for you,

but publicly, l've got
to stay neutral,

-you understand?
-l understand completely.

But with all the heat
l'm getting

from the Brotherhood Coalition,
that l'm staying neutral

shows how much our friendship
means to me, man.

Yeah, me, too.

Good luck, cuz.

Thanks...

we're gonna need it.

Hey, good little girl,

Oh, yes, here we go.

-Hey.
-Hey, what're you doing here?

Uh, l live here, l think.

But only part-time.

Say hello to Daddy.

Okay, say good-bye to Daddy.

Wait a second,
where are you going?

l'm going to Meet the
Candidates debate at school.

You have to meet them on a night

when l'm finally
not working or studying?

l'm going for Brandon.

Come on,
you've already met Brandon.

Besides, he's going
to be crazed.

He's not going to care
whether you're there or not.

l care, okay?

Don't get upset.

l'm not upset.

She's wet.

Okay, l'm upset.

You want me to change her?

No, no, l can change her.

lt's just that at lunch l have
been on the campaign trail

every day with
Steve and Donna.

And l know that Brandon
appreciates it,

don't get me wrong, but he...

Jesse, he never asks
for my opinion anymore,

he never asks
for my take on the issues.

l used to be the editor.

Now what l am is a mom.

Hey.

Hey, Brandon.

You look so stunning,
l, uh, feel guilty

about asking you this,

but would you be offended
if l skipped the debate?

Please. l'd bail if l could.

You sure?

Yeah, l'm not the one giving
the speech, Josh is.

l'm just there
for window dressing.

Steve on the other hand...

Oh, God.

Um, just tell him
l needed to veg, okay?

Sure.

You all right?

Yeah.

lt's just, um...

Well, your Dad got very stern
with me last night

when l accidentally mentioned
the name ''Dylan McKay''.

Ah, Dylan's kind of a sore
subject around here.

Dad used
to be his financial adviser.

Dylan is rich?

Very rich.

He owns some biotech company.

Wow.

He's in kind of a bad way
these days.

l mean, even Nat's tired of him.

He says all he does is sleep
all day and play pool all night.

Pool... used to be
my father's game.

Yeah, l remember.

Well, good luck, Brandon.

Thanks. You, too.

Hey. How are you doing?

Just great considering
they're ready to start

and Josh isn't here.

Where is he?

Apparently, his car broke down.

l don't even have a speech.

You want me to help you
write something?

No, that's okay.
Just do me a favor:

if l ever want to run
for office again,

talk me out of it.

lf we could get started.

Could everyone please take
a seat and quiet down?

Thank you.

l'd like to welcome you all
to our forum,

which will give each candidate
the chance to discuss the issues

in a calm and rational manner.

Could we have some order please!

Could we have some order,
please, everyone?

Please, everyone?
Please sit down!

We need to have some order
on this floor!

We are moving on!

We are moving on. Thank you.

Next, running
on the independent slate,

Josh Richland
and Brandon Walsh.

l know that Josh
would've wanted to be here,

but, uh, he's with his car.

lt broke down...

on the freeway...

...in rush-hour traffic.

But he's the lucky one.

He hasn't had to sit here
for the last 45 minutes

wasting his time
like the rest of us

listening to a lot of people,
say nothing about nothing.

Let's face it, guys,

no one's talking
about the issues here.

No one's willing to stand up

and say that no matter
what our differences are,

the one thing
we all have in common

is this incredible
human laboratory

called California University.

And unless we make a commitment
amongst ourselves

to listen to each other,

to learn from each other,

to put our own personal agendas
aside,

this school
is not gonna survive.

That's what l believe

and that's what the lndependent
party stands for.

Thank you.

So, you looking for a game?

Why, you got one?

ls this anything
like eight ball?

Kind of.
But they call it nine ball.

Well, l think
l could figure it out

if you give me a few pointers.

l'll give you all the
pointers you need, yeah.

You want me to break for you?

No. Let me try.

l, uh, just sunk the nine ball.

ls that bad?

Well, the game's over,
but you won.

l won?

Well, what did l win?

What do you want?

What do you got?

What do you need?

How about one of these
and we'll work from there.

Okay.

Whoa-whoa-whoa,
what're you doing?

You running out on me?

Come on. Don't you think
we've had enough punishment

for one night?

You call this punishment?

No, l'm just getting
warmed up.

Of course, if you'd
rather split,

we could go someplace else
and both get warmed up.

On the first date?

What kind of girl
do you think l am?

l don't know, the kind who likes
a little company.

So it's slam, bam,
thank you, ma'am?

You looking for something
more lasting?

l want... a man...

to ache for me.

Well, l'm aching.

Not yet you're not.

Oh!

Can you believe this?

No, l thought Mr. Pitts
left his intercom on again.

No wonder her ex-roommate
kicked her out.

So, what are we gonna do?

You should have seen your son
last night.

lt was one of the most amazing
things l've ever seen.

What Josh is neglecting
to tell you, Dad,

is that his car broke down
and he hardly saw any of it.

l saw enough to know

that we picked up hundreds
of votes last night.

l do believe this is what
they call ''spin control''.

What is this, captioning
for the hard of hearing?

l'm just trying to maintain

some little bit of credibility
here, that's all.

You know,
this false modesty routine

isn't fooling anyone, Walsh.

You want to win this
as much as l do.

Wait a minute.
Correct me if l'm wrong.

You asked me to run with you,
isn't that how it worked?

Yeah,

and you could have said no.

You see what l'm up against?

As far as l can tell,
you two definitely

deserve each other.

You're a bunch of
clowns, both of you.

Boom! Oh!

Am l missing something?

Just another
male-bonding ritual.

You were out pretty late
last night.

Oh, yeah, sorry.

After the debate,
l drove down to the beach

to kind of clear my head.

You know,
you do have to be careful.

The beach can be
very dangerous at night.

That's why l stayed inside
and locked the doors.

Have l told you how much l love
having you here?

Yeah, but you can
always tell me again.

Have fun.

Bye, bye.

Morning.

ls it?

Kelly.

So, Clare,
how'd you sleep last night?

Oh! Unbelievable.

l left the windows wide open
so l heard the waves breaking,

kept breathing in
all these good clean ions.

l can't tell you
how refreshed l feel.

Glad one of us is.

ls something wrong, Kel?

Yeah, Clare, something's wrong.

But l'm sure it's nothing
we can't take care of.

Has anyone ever told you

you might have a slight
tendency towards, um....

-...snoring?
-Yeah.

Have you been talking
to my old roommate?

No, we've been listening to you.

Come on.
How bad could it be?

Oh, you want to hear
how bad it is?

My God, l'm, l'm really sorry
you guys, l had, l had no idea.

Well, it, it sounds
a lot worse on the tape.

Look, l'll have my stuff out
by tomorrow, okay?

No. Come on.

We've just gotta find
a cure or something.

Well, l wouldn't get
my hopes up.

l don't know, l've tried

holistic herbal teas,

subliminal mail-order tapes.

lt's so weird.

The only time l don't snore
is when l'm with a guy.

So if Brandon's not busy,
maybe he could, um...

Don't even think about it.

l'm sure if we put
our heads together,

we can come up with something.

Or someone.

Wait a minute, we just put in
a new air conditioner, Nat.

Yeah. That was for the kitchen.

-This is for the freezer.
-So what are you telling me,

Willy's cool,
but the food is melting?

What can l say?
lt's a labor of love.

Tell you what, we got to
stop calling this place

the Peach Pit,
start calling it the Money Pit.

That's what it is, a money pit.

Whoa. ls it?
Could it be?

lt looks like that phantom,
Dylan McKay.

How you doing, Steve?

All right man, l'm busy.
How about you?

-Getting by.
-Oh, yeah?

Well, how about our boy?

You should've seen
Brandon last night.

He got up in front of
the entire student body,

-and there was silence...
-Steve...

if l was interested
in campus politics,

l'd still be on
campus-- sit down.

Oh. Forgive me.
l thought you may

have some interest in what
our buddy Brandon's doing,

but l guess not.

What's the matter with you?
Are you okay?

Yeah, Steve, l'm fine--

l'm just, you know,
drinking coffee.

l kind of know what
you're going through, man.

Don't forget,
Kelly dumped me, too.

Steve...

first of all,
Kelly did not dump me.

Second of all, it don't matter,
l'm on the chase again already.

Dude! Who's this?

Some chick l met last night.

Oh, yeah?

Well, l met someone, too--
her name is Valerie.

Very pretty, and get this--
she lives at the Walshes.

At the Walshes?

You got a problem with that?

No.

Good.

Keep it that way.

Look, if you hate
Professor Rosin so much,

why don't you just drop out?

l would,
but it's a requirement.

-Hey, group.
-Hey, Josh.

Walter Chen thinks
l should step aside

and turn the presidency
over to you.

Oh, that's what l've
been saying all along.

Thanks, but no, thanks, guys.

Well, momentum is
definitely swinging our way.

And half of the Alpha House,
they're voting

for you guys
instead of the Greeks.

Cool.

What do you want?

l'll just have some
of whatever you get.

What about me?

What about you, Josh?

Double espresso, no sugar.

Josh is a little tired today.

Hey, Andrea. What are you
doing over here?

We're sitting over there--
why don't you come join us?

l wouldn't want to interrupt
their strategy session.

What are you talking about?

Nothing.

Last night, Brandon was
so busy being Mr. Candidate

that he didn't even take a
second to ask how l was doing.

And then when l tried
to talk to him

about some of the things
that he could do

to get out the vote,
he just walked away.

You know what l think?

l think you should
stop being so neurotic

and just go over
and talk to him.

l don't think so.

l'm telling you--

try it, go.

Okay.

Hi, guys.

-Hey, Zuckerman. Sit down.
-Hey. -Hi.

Oh, man, look who's
on his way over here.

Who's that?

Alex Diaz.

He's on the student senate
and the ''Condor,''

and he's running
Alicia Kaboda's campaign.

Oh. She's nice.

Well, he's a creep.

Mm. You want something?

No, thank you.

Hey, what do you got there,
Alex, concession speech?

Actually, Josh,
it's something you wrote.

l thought you and Walsh
ought to take a look at it.

-Would you like one, too?
-What is it?

What, are you crazy, Alex?

l never took a test
for D'Shawn Hardell.

Well, l only know
what l read in the newspaper.

No, you didn't read it
in the paper, because it was

-never printed.
-And why is that, Josh?

Because it wasn't true.

Wasn't true,

or wasn't in your
best interest to publish?

l mean, after all,
why stir things up

when you can cut a deal with the
chancellor's fair-haired boy?

And what deal would you
be talking about, Alex?

Where did you get this?

A little birdie gave it to me.

What do you
want from me, Alex?

There is a student senate
meeting tonight,

and this is going to be the
first item under new business

unless you drop out of the race.

No. We're not taking
our names off the ballot.

Well, then my hunch is,

you are going to end up
being disqualified.

And you are gonna end up
being thrown out of school.

-Look...
-No, you look.

The senate convenes
in four hours.

l strongly suggest
you think it over.

Creep.

You guys, after rereading
this article,

it's not as bad as l thought.

l mean, it's all just
hearsay and conjecture.

That's why l never ran it.

You shouldn't have written it
in the first place.

Should've, would've, could've.
What do you want me to say?

There were a ton of rumors
floating around school

about how the jocks were
getting all kinds of perks--

l went after the story.

Well, once you found out
the story wasn't true,

couldn't you have hit the
delete button on your computer?

Should've, would've, could've.

You know, Josh,
the day l agreed

to be your
running mate's

the day l should've had
my head examined.

Should've, would've, could've!

Will you guys
keep your voices down?

You have a profile
on this campus now.

People are watching you.

So, what are you gonna do?

Doesn't matter what we do--

the campaign will be
dead in the water.

-Why?
-Because

by the time the polls open,
they'll have reprints

of this thing plastered
all over the place.

But none of it's true, Josh.

Yeah, well,
the votes'll be counted

by the time
we set the record straight.

Not necessarily.

What if we put out
a flyer of our own

refuting the article,
point by point?

lt'll be their word
against ours.

You're missing the point, Josh.

What we say
on the flyer is that

this is just another example
of the slimy politics

that goes on here
every election.

And that's exactly why
California University needs

a new crop of independent
student leaders

who won't tolerate
politics as usual anymore.

You know, that might just work.

Forget it, it'll never fly.

-How do you know?
-How do l know?

Because we're dropping out
of the race, that's how l know.

Brandon, how can you

just cave in like that?

Especially
when none of it's true.

How do we know
if it's true or not?

All l did was tutor D'Shawn

in one class,
where l was encouraged

to take his test for him.

What if we find some
user-friendly professor

who did change a grade
for D'Shawn.

Where's that gonna leave him?

l'll tell you where
it's gonna leave him--

it's gonna leave him
without a scholarship,

never being able to play
college basketball again,

and it's gonna land him at home
before Christmas.

Okay, why don't we
just ask D'Shawn

what the real story is.

Forget it.

Come on, Brandon.

Everything'll be off the record.

And l promise you,
if he's not clean...

we'll drop out,
no questions asked, okay?

That sounds reasonable.

l can't do it.

Why?

Why? Because it's
a conversation

l'm not prepared to have,
that's why.

Well, l can talk to him
if you want me to.

lt's not a problem.

Hey, is your friend here?

No, not yet.

l'll wait.

Kelly, what are you
doing down here?

Oh, don't ask.

The meeting has
already started,

nobody can find
Donna or D'Shawn,

and Brandon is a nervous wreck
and he won't go inside.

Well, where's Josh?

He's in the meeting.

l'm gonna go back to the gym
and look for Donna.

Will you do me a favor
and go upstairs

and see if you can't
say something to him?

-l'll see what l can do.
-Thanks.

l don't have
the stomach for this.

Take two Pepto Bismols
and call me in the morning.

Shouldn't you be
in day care or something?

Yes, l should, but instead,
l have to come up here

and baby-sit Josh Richland's
running mate.

Oh, how l let that guy
talk me into this is beyond me.

Brandon, l love you,
but shut up, okay?

Nobody put a gun to your head.

lnstead of playing the
poor, innocent victim,

can't you accept the fact
that you're a born leader

with a brain and intellect
to make a difference

in this world?

-Right.
-l was there,

standing right next to you,
when you put everything

on the line
to shut down West Beverly

so that Donna could graduate
with the rest of our class.

Andrea, that was high school.

lt was the exact same thing.

Don't you see?

A friend was in trouble,
and you were there.

No matter what goes on
in there,

no matter
what they say about you,

you have nothing
to be ashamed of.

So, you want to go in?

l thought you'd never ask.

Brandon Walsh is part of a plan

to process D'Shawn Hardell
through a system

of academic apartheid.

And make no mistake about it...

it's a very profitable system.

But how profitable is it
going to be for D'Shawn

when he leaves C.U.
without a real education?

And why is it
that these disposable athletes

are always young men of color,

while their tutors
are always white boys

who just happen to be appointed
by the Chancellor

to the National Task Force
on Education?

Wait a minute, l don't
understand what me being on...

You're out of order!

And you're out of line.

Sorry for interrupting,
everybody.

But my name is
D'Shawn Hardell,

and everything
you're accusing Brandon of

might have been true

if Brandon was
a different kind of person.

But, fortunately for me,
he is who he is.

So l had no choice but
to crack open the books.

And for that,
l'll always be grateful.

Because l've been able to
maintain my academic eligibility

without any help
from anyone but myself.

And for those of you
who don't think

l have the God-
given intelligence

to go to school here...

l just have to say,
no matter what you think

your political agenda is...

you're nothing but a racist.

ls that a cue stick, or are
you just happy to see me?

Well, the last time l saw you,
you were running away, so...

A big emergency came up.

l had to rotate my tires.

You know, you don't look
like much of a mechanic.

Why? You need a lube job?

Who are you?

l told you last night.

l'm Minnesota Fats'
long-lost daughter.

Right. And you
and Paul Newman

traveled the country
looking for games.

Who are you?

lt's the truth.

lt's what l did right
after l quit the circus.

Hey, McKay, you're up.

Thanks, man.

You know, l'm really
not in the mood

to shoot pool tonight. Hmm?

What else could you
have in mind?

Vote Richland-Walsh.
Thanks. Take one.

Hey, vote Richland-Walsh.

Yo, bud!

Hey, Steve, what's going on?

Well, the rules committee
had a little meeting.

Kelly and l are now
official vote counters, huh?

Whoo-hoo!

Just don't do anything to get me
disqualified, all right?

Moi? Come on.

Hey, what's going
on over there?

ls that some kind of rally?

Yeah. After the Senate let out,

-it just sort of happened.
-Cool.

l heard D'Shawn
was outrageous,

and Alicia fired Diaz

as her campaign manager.

Yeah, Latino Unidos
is in total disarray,

but the Greeks are
coming on strong,

and the Progressives are
still the party to beat.

No. You are coming on strong,

and you are the party to beat.

lt's in the bag, bro.

-Oh, my God.
-What?

Look who's with Donna.

Yeah. Uh...
That's Donna's new roommate.

Clare moved
into the beach house?

Have you guys
seen Valerie anywhere?

What are you smiling at?

Where did you learn that trick?

l told you.

l ran away
and joined the big top.

Oh, you're one of
those acrobats, right?

No, wait.
A contortionist.

And a lion tamer.

Well, you must be
pretty good with a whip.

Had those big cats
right where l wanted them.

Oh, yeah?

Up on their hind legs,
and loving every minute of it.

Who are you?

Are you sure this is legal?

Yes. l got it
at an auto parts store.

An auto parts store?

lt's for women
who don't want to look

like they're driving home
alone at night,

so they stick him on
the front seat next to them.

l don't know about this.

lt's going to work great.

You said the only time
you don't snore

is when you're in bed
with a guy.

So...

meet Mr. Man.

Hey, sailor. New in town? Hmm.

Well, he is kind of cute
in an inflatable kind of way.

Yeah. And l bet

he doesn't leave
his dirty dishes in the sink.

Better yet, he probably doesn't
leave the toilet seat up.

Or make you feel guilty
for being in a bad mood.

ln other words, he's perfect,
and l want him.

What's wrong?

Can you drive me home?

Stay awhile.

l can't.

l have a curfew.

You have a what?

Just take me home.

Turn right at the corner.

l still can't believe
you live in Beverly Hills.

Why? You don't think l fit in?

Why would you want to?

That's it over there.

Something wrong?

You're Valerie?

Oh. Good news travels fast.

Why do l get the feeling l'm
being set up or something here?

Beats me.

You knew exactly who l was

when you walked
into that pool hall.

Sweet dreams, Dylan.

Ready when you are.

After a tumultuous campaign

which saw more than its share
of charges and countercharges,

C.U. students are finally
going to the polls today

to elect their new
student body officers.

lf this campaign
has proven anything,

it's that anything can happen.

Oh, God!

Now what did you do?

Nothing.

Gotcha!

You think, if we slipped
out the back door,

anyone would notice?

l think it's worth a shot.

Hey, my father wanted you
to know that any friend

of his lackey
is a good friend of his.

Give him my best.

l will.

-Hey, Clare.
-Hi.

Any word yet?

Dad, correct me if l'm wrong.

Didn't you come over
here 20 minutes ago

and ask me that
exact same question?

And didn't l, at that time,
explain to you

that Kelly and Steve
said it would be hours

before all the ballots
were counted.

Just let me know if they call.

He will, honey.
He will.

l will. Bye-bye.

Your parents and my parents
are so alike, it's scary.

Hey!

Look who's here.

We had to come pay our respects.

Hi, cutie pie.

Josh, campaign's over.

You don't have
to kiss any more babies.

Will you give me a break?

-Well, maybe, if we get elected.
-Oh, come on.

ls there any doubt you guys
are going to win in a walk?

-Yes.
-Yes.

lt looks like it's getting
down to the wire, you guys.

lf it isn't my favorite
Minister of Propaganda.

l think l deserve a better title
than that. Don't you, Josh?

How about Friend of the Court?

How about Best Friend

of the Court?

What am l?
Chopped Liver?

No. You're the tall guy

who towers above the rest
of us mere mortals.

And who goes out on
a limb for his friends.

And who dragged the entire
varsity basketball team

to the polls to vote
for the lndependent slate.

-Thanks, man.
-lt was the least l could do.

Hey, everybody!

Hot pies out of the oven.
Who's hungry?

-Me.
-Me.

Go get 'em, guys.

l'm too nervous to eat.

So that's why you're so scrawny.

You must spend a lot
of time nervous.

Guys, Walter Chen wants to do
a ''Day ln The Life'' cinema...

-verite...
-verite...

thing, right, with you two.

l think we should probably wait
till we're elected

before we commit
to something like that, David.

That's a good idea.

-l gotta get out of here.
-Yeah.

Hey, good luck, you guys.

Thanks.

So, win or lose,
what are the chances

of you, me, Kelly and
Valerie going out together?

Look at you, already trying
to make backroom deals.

l've got a reputation to uphold.

Let's not talk
about your reputation.

Didn't Kelly call yet?

Get out of here.

Okay. Just wondering.

Go on, go on.
Get out of here.

Oh, man, l didn't think

we were going to get
out of there alive.

No kidding.

You want to, uh...

you want to take
a ride or something?

Kill some time
till Kelly and Steve call?

ln your car?

l'm a man of the people.

Well, say hi
to the people for me.

l'll be back in 20 minutes.

-Hey, Josh.
-What?

What are we going to do
if we actually win this thing?

What every politician does--
we'll make it up as we go along.

-See ya.
-See ya.

Are you okay?

We finished counting the votes.

You won.