Heartbreak High (1994–1999): Season 1, Episode 36 - Episode #1.36 - full transcript

How was that for you, miss?

Definitely an A plus.

You know you're gonna have to go soon.

I want to stay with you.

I love you.

I feel the same way, Peter.

Hi.

Hi.

How was the play?

I don't know,
I couldn't work out what it was about.

I saw Peter outside, leaving.



Sam, this is dangerous,
you have got to stop it.

I can't just stop it like that.

-I can't.
-I know he's a gorgeous kid, okay?

He's gorgeous.

Is it a sex thing?

No.

Okay. All right. I'm sorry.

I know you're fond of him
and you don't wanna hurt his feelings…

Yola, it is more than sex,

and it is more than being fond of him,

and it is more than just
not wanting to hurt his feelings.

I'm in love with Peter.

I love the way he thinks,

the way he writes,



the way I feel when I'm with him.

I can't change that.

He's a kid. He's 17.

I'm not that much older than him.

Okay. Well, let me put it this way.

He's a school boy
and you're his teacher,

and it's against the rules.

Yeah.

Well… stuff the rules.

I was really surprised
this morning when Nick told me

that we were picking you up.

Why?

Well, none of the women that I know

would drag themselves out of bed
at the crack of dawn

just to watch some guy
run up and down along the sand.

Just goes to show you
how committed I am.

Yeah.

You wanna be here for him.
I like that, it's cool.

Well, that's what you do
when you love someone, isn't it?

Sure.
-Share each other's dreams.

So, music's your dream?

Yeah.

You know,
Con loaned me one of your tapes.

I think you got a fantastic voice.

I think you'd go right to the top
with a voice like that.

Well, that's where I'm aiming.

So, you're not interested in,
pub gigs and all that?

Sure, for now.

Anything that'll help get me noticed.

But I want something more than that.

It's funny, you know, um,

I think Nick and I are very different
in that way.

I mean, I'm ambitious,

but, I don't have
that obsessive streak.

I want things to be comfortable,

I wanna make things easy
for the people around me.

I just think
if you have to make too many sacrifices,

then, um...
someone ends up getting hurt in the end.

I'm not gonna get hurt, Rocco...

and neither is Nick.

Hey, Rivers.

You got a funeral to go to or something?

Dropped by the warehouse last night.
No one was there. Where were you?

I was out, mate.

I take it you missed the fight too?

What fight?

Are you kidding me?

The big fight between Poulos
and that tiny dude,

whatever his name is.

Yeah. I couldn't make it, mate. Sorry.

Must be one hell of chick, mate.

What are you talking about?

Well, I can't think of any other reason

why you'd be dropping out of sight
the way you have.

Well, maybe
that's because I don't feel like

spending all my spare time
with you, Bolton.

Yeah?
-Yeah.

Well, just maybe I feel
the exact same way, mate.

Hey, Eff.

Hey, I saw your brother in the paper.

That.
-Yeah.

Pretty cool?

He's not only a champion boxer,

he's gonna be top of his class too.

Wow.

We have to make a kite for our class.

You wanna do it together?

-Do you want to?
-Yeah.

Do you know how to make kites?

No sweat.

Cool, but…

no kissing, okay?

No way, not in school.

Yeah. Show it to your friends,

Poulos, third round.

Yola, Sam, good morning.

Hey, good morning.
-Jim.

Can I see you in my office, Sam,
for a chat?

-Sure. Now?
-Yeah. Now will do.

If you see Peter Rivers,
round him up as well, concerns you both.

So, what did he say?
-Nothing.

He said that he wanted to
see both of us.

Do you think he knows?

What do you think?

Come in.

Miss Robinson and Peter.
Have a seat.

Well, this isn't the first time
I've had to call you into my office,

is it, Peter?

No, sir.

This time it's not for irresponsible
and unruly behavior,

failure to attend classes.

You've moved off in quite a new direction

with the help of Miss Robinson.

I read your essay last night.

It's brilliant, moving,
tightly structured.

Congratulations.

Thank… thank you, sir.

I wanted Mr. Deloraine
to read your essay,

to see how much ground you'd gained.

Now, you were probably thinking of
a future tinkering around with engines.

But my advice to you is
to head for university entrance.

Get yourself a career
that involves this definite flair

for creative writing that you've got.

… Yeah.

Congratulations.

Right, off you go.

Keep up the good work.

Miss Robinson, coffee?
White with one, isn't it?

-No, no, I'm fine.
-Sure?

-Yeah, honestly.
-Take a seat.

Too much coffee, it makes you a bit nervy.

You know, quite frankly I was relieved
when I heard he was going.

He's been nothing but trouble
since day one.

You're not the first member of staff
who's tried to get through to him,

but you're the only one who has succeeded.

It… it wasn't that difficult, really.

Clearly not for you.

You seem to know precisely
which button to push

in order to get him motivated.

Well done.

Thank you.

You know, it'd be quite an achievement

to see him going off to university
in 18 months.

I reckon you should stick with the boy,

just keep doing
whatever you're doing with him.

And you know, Sam,
despite my misgivings

about your unorthodox approach
to our profession,

we could do with a few more
of your caliber on staff.

Come on, Poulos,
where are you?

Excuse me.

Come on.

Where are you?

Where are you, Poulos?

Hey!

I know you're in there, you wuss!

I'm ready to fight you, Poulos,
anywhere, anytime.

Hey, Poulos.

I know you're in there!

Come on, come on out.

Why don't you partake?

Hey, Poulos.

Okay.
Stay in your seats, please.

You get back to your seats.

Don't hide in there, Poulos. Come on.

I'm ready for you.

Nobody move.
Stay right where you are.

Tony, hey.
-Come on. Poulos!

What the hell is going on here?

Where is he? Poulos.
-Hey.

-Hey, hey. Tony, take it easy.
-Poulos, come here.

Poulos, come on.

Hey, hey, listen, it's all right.
-Stay away from me.

It's okay. Come on.

-You don't need--
-Come on, come on, Poulos.

You're all right, Tony. You're okay.

What's gotten into him?
-You don't need Poulos.

Okay? Come on.

Tony, you're all right. You're okay.

-You're good, you're good.
-Come on.

-Let's go to class, come on.
-Hey, it's okay. Hey, it's all right.

It's all right.
-What's going on, sir?

Everybody, get back inside.
There's nothing to see here.

Get back into the class.

Come on.

He's got a space
in between his ears.

-Don't worry, man, he's constant.
-Con, I'm serious, man.

-There's something wrong with the guy.
-It's the fight.

-You know.
-It's the blows to the head.

Yeah. Well, he was wearing head gear
at the time and so was I, right?

It's not as if I didn't do anything
I wasn't supposed to.

But that's what happens, isn't it?
That's what happens to boxers.

Not when you're Nick Poulos.

Okay. What about Muhammad Ali?

He was the greatest,

and look where he ended up.

Jodie, listen, Monroe, Tony, okay,

he's been copping punches
since time began.

-It doesn't matter, mate.
-Con, shut up, all right?

Stop making a joke out of all of this.

Look, I don't wanna see this
happen to you.

It's not gonna happen to me, all right?
I promise.

Look, maybe boxing is not
what I wanna do for the rest of my life,

but I just don't know right now.

Yeah.

Well, just let me know
you'll think about it.

Yeah, I'll think about it. Okay?

I'll think about it.

Mr. Southgate.
-Yeah.

I was just wondering
how Tony Monroe was.

He just had to take it easy
for a few days.

So, what's happened?

Apparently he's suffering
from delayed concussion.

It could be brought about after a match.

It can take a few hours,
or even a few days.

It's a bit of a concern, but he's okay.

Is it common?

Well, it's not uncommon
in full-on contact sport,

but it's unusual in amateur boxing
because of the protective head gear.

But it does happen obviously.

So, chances are it'll happen to Nick.

Jodie, I can understand your concern,

but Monroe is a brawler.

Who knows what he gets up to
in between bouts?

If you asked me,
it was probably brought on

by last Friday night down at the pub.

I am worried though.

I don't want Nick turning
into some sort of demented maniac

because he's taken one punch too many.

Amateur boxing is a safe sport, Jodie.

In fact, it's one of the most
tightly controlled sports in the world.

Nick's gonna be all right.

Look, why don't you do
some reading on the subject?

I've got a few books
I could lend you if you're interested.

Yeah.

Poetry?

You're writing poetry?

Take a hike, Mama.

Look, it's okay, Peter.
I'm not here to give you a hard time.

I'm just amazed,
and kind of wondering

why so inspired all of a sudden?

Look, it's called creative writing,
you know, when you make stuff up.

You finished? Can I go now?

I borrowed these books from Southgate,

and I really think you should read them.

Jodie, I don't need to
read all these books, okay?

Now, there's nothing wrong
with my head.

Yeah. He's just naturally bent
and twisted. He can't help it.

Listen, sometimes the symptoms
can be really subtle.

People don't know what's happening
until it's too late.

Yeah. Jodie, what are you trying to do?
You're trying to scare him.

-Of course not.
-Jodie.

I spoke to Southgate,
now Tony is gonna be just fine.

-Okay? Now, relax.
-Yeah.

So, enough of this brain damage stuff,
all right?

You're ruining my appetite.

Love goes on outside these walls

Did I really hear you calling?...

Hey, Jodie, you're cutting classes,
it's not good.

-You've got to talk to Nick.
-I've already played it once before.

A couple of guys asked to see it again.
They loved it--

Yeah, yeah, that's great.

Listen, Rocco,
he is gonna get in serious trouble.

Wait, what's happening here?
I mean, a few hours ago,

you were telling me
how proud of him you were.

Yeah. Well, that's before
I know what I know now.

Tony Monroe came to school today
acting like he was crazy.

Southgate reckons
it was delayed concussion.

That's not good.

It does happen though.
You know, it's the boxing game.

Rocco, please just help me.

Hey, hey, it's okay.

Jodie, come on.
Come here, come here.

Come on.

There's no need for tears.

I'll talk to him, I promise.

Hey, check this out.

What?
-Miss Robinson and Peter Rivers.

I reckon they're seeing each other.

Are you serious?

Are these hormones
messing up your brain too, Rose?

Well, it's just all these
little things that keep happening.

No way.

She's a good teacher.
She's just helping him out.

She'd vomit if Rivers laid a hand on her.

Who wouldn't?

Let's get out of here.

All right.

Yeah!

Let it go higher.

We're never gonna get it down.

Don't worry, I'll get it.

No, Bart, you'll hurt yourself.

Be careful.

Hey, Einstein.

It's the battle tonight, man.

-You got to come.
-I said no, didn't I?

-Okay? I'm busy tonight.
-Busy doing what?

Writing some stupid English essay
to impress some stupid English teacher?

Get out of my face,
all right, peckerhead?

Man, you think I'm stupid?
I know what's going on.

I see you in class.
You're so close to getting off

when she's talking about
all that love garbage, man.

It's like, "My God, miss, take me
on the desk now, break my heart."

Why don't you shut up, all right?

"Miss, I'm so close,
I think I could explode."

"Man."

-Just shut your mouth, right now.
-Come on, buddy.

-Shut it.
-Hit me.

Hit me, Rivers.

You're not worth it, mate.
You're pathetic.

No, Rivers. You're a lost cause.

Did you see that?
-What was all that about?

I told you he changed.

You didn't believe me, did you?

-I never thought I'd see that.
-I know.

Hey, champ.

Hey.
-How you doing?

Listen, I've been asked to
have a word with you.

Yeah. What about?
-Let's play some pool. Well, it's Jodie.

She's, really worried about you.

Rocco, I've heard this a hundred times,
and I don't want to hear it again.

Yeah. Okay.

All I'm saying is,
if she's worried about you,

you should be going out of your way
to make her not worried, okay?

She cares about you, man.

That's not something
you should take lightly.

I don't. All right?

But this is just something that I have
to make up my own mind about.

Okay. I understand that.

But you could talk to her, you know,
let her know you appreciate her concern.

I will, okay?

Don't hassle me.

Good man.

Good man, indeed.

-That was quite a fight the other night.
-Thanks.

What happened to Tony?

Don't worry about Tony.
He's all right.

You know his trouble?

He's not a natural fighter, but you are.

And you're smart.

Now you get smart, fast
and natural in the one package,

you're on a real winner.

You should have more fights.
You could turn pro one day.

Forget it, Leo.

This is my cousin
we are talking about here.

Now amateur's nice and safe, but we wanna
keep it that way, don't we, Nick?

-I don't know. Rocco, if the guy says--
-Besides which, he's too young.

He's got his HSC to do
before he starts thinking about a career.

Rocco, I've got a mouth of my own,
don't I?

Now, do I get to have a say, or what?

Of course you do.
Of course you do.

Rocco, can I have a word with you
in private, please?

Listen, I've invested a lot of money
in your business.

Hey, Leo.
I appreciate that, okay?

Right, so now, I want a favor in return.

Like you said, Nick's family.

You can have a word with him
and make him see it's a good idea,

or I might have to start thinking
about investing elsewhere.

Do you get my drift?

You're nearly there.

Can you reach it?

Not yet.

Don't look down.

Don't look down.

You got it.

Yeah.

Yes.

You're brilliant, Bart.

Bart.

Bart?

Help.

You busy, miss?

What's on your mind, Rose?

Walrus woman.

Can't wait
to get my old body back.

Soon.

Look, I know it was before you came,

but you probably heard about
how I had a bit of a thing

for a guy that used to teach drama here.

No.

Yeah. Well, I did.

I made a real idiot out of myself.

It was a lot harder for him.

All the kids took my side.
You know how it is.

Yeah.

Believe it or not,
it actually wasn't that long ago

that I was a student too.

Even if Phil was closer to my age.

more like your age,

it still would have been the same.

Why are you telling me this, Rose?

Because I've been thinking
about how it'd be even harder

for a female teacher in that position.

These guys can be so sexist, it's unreal.

Look, I really don't think
this has anything to do--

It's okay, Miss Robinson.

I haven't come here to give you
a hard time or anything.

I really like you.

I think you're a terrific teacher.

I just thought I should warn you.

What makes you think
I need warning, for heaven's sake?

Maybe I know a bit more about love
than the other kids.

Maybe I see things they don't.

Yet.

I see.

They will though, eventually.

Thank you, Rose.

Could I say one more thing?

Yeah.

Rivers is like a new guy.

I mean, it's fantastic,

and whatever you two have going,

it must be really, really special.

And to my way of thinking,

that special feeling is more important

than career or reputation or anything.

So, if you would ask my advice, miss,

I'd say go for it.

What I'm trying to say
is that Leo Fine is a user.

All right. Well, if he's so bad,
why is he your business partner then?

I've been doing business
with Leo for years.

I've learned how to handle him.

But in your case,
it's much more than just business.

He's gonna wanna run
your whole life.

Rocco, I really appreciate your concern,

but my position right now
is I just want to get out there,

have a few fights,
make some money, that's it.

Now, Tony gets paid
every time he fights.

He will use you up, man.

He'll squeeze everything out of you
he possibly can,

and then he'll toss you out
like a piece of garbage.

That's how he operates.

Well, if I don't like the way he operates,
I pull out. Simple.

No, it's not that simple.
He'll practically own you.

You won't be able to sneeze
without his permission.

I don't know.
I just want to get paid, that's all.

All right. I'm just saying,
don't do it with Leo Fine, that's all.

It's not as if I've got anyone else

knocking at my door,
giving me offers, is there?

Hey, Nick, you're gonna be
heading down a dangerous path.

Why you trying
to make up my mind for me?

This is my decision.

I don't want anyone
to make up my mind for me but myself.

-Hey, Nick. Nick.
-No. I've got a mind of my own, okay?

It's my decision.

You don't know
what you're getting yourself into.

Yeah, yeah.
Thanks for coming.

-Hi.
-It's cool, they're away.

We've gotta have a serious talk.

-Okay.
-No, no.

I'm serious.

Okay. Come through here.

What are we gonna do

about us?

You know
if we keep going the way we are,

I'm gonna have to resign.

You can't do that, Sammy.
You're too good to resign.

I'd rather resign than be fired.

Look, don't worry about it.
No one's gonna find out about us.

Yola knows, so does Rose.

Well,
they're not gonna tell anyone, are they?

I can't ask Yola
to keep on shielding me, Peter.

It's not fair on her.

Well, move into a place by yourself.

I'll help you with the rent,
if you need it.

Everything's so easy for you.

It's easy if you want it to be.

I want to be with you,

and I'll do anything to make it happen.

The question is,

do you wanna be with me?

Peter, this is serious.

I'm being serious, Sam.

Do you want to be with me?

It's… it's the same with you
and your music?

I could be the king of boxing,
and you could be the queen of rock.

You're talking dreams.

Yeah. They might be dreams,
but I'm talking about making them real.

Is anything wrong with that?

What about the cost?

There doesn't have to be a cost.

Music is pretty dangerous too.
Think about the industry,

all the things that go on,.

You know, but that doesn't mean
that anything's gonna happen to you.

But it's different.

It's not different.

Okay? And I'm not gonna end up
brain damaged.

I can't just watch you get hurt, Nick.

It's not fun, and it's not a sport.

If you want to continue fighting, then…

we can't go on.

I'm frightened.

Can you inch your way down just a bit?

No.

I'm gonna fall.

I'm gonna die.

Hey, excuse me.

Can you please help us?
My friend's stuck up in a tree.

We can get him down. No probs.

What the…

Stop that.

We're just getting him down here.

Hey, stop!

-Get lost.
-Come down and make me.

Oi, Jason Morris,

Peter Angelo.

Thanks.

You're not gonna let them get away?

Don't worry about those two.

They're well-known to me.
I'll catch them later.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Want a bit of a hand
to get down, mate?

Wouldn't mind.

How you going?

Give us your hand. It's all right,
it won't let you fall.

Okay.

-All right?
-Yeah.

-Okay.
-Good point.

I got you. Just throw your legs over.

Didn't know you had a boyfriend.

I don't.

Why not?
He's pretty cute, don't you think?

I guess.

So is your boyfriend.

You all right?
-Yeah. I'm fine, thanks.

You stay there, I'll come down.

Okay.

A little high.

Thanks for getting the kite.

Someone had to do it.

Come on.
Let's get you guys home.

Come on.

So, how hard did you try
to talk Nick out of it?

Well, you know,
I gave it my best shot,

but he's a kid, you know? He's naive.

He just seems to have no idea

what the Leo Fines of this world
are really like.

Well, your uncle George left Helen
and I in charge of Nick.

You should tell Leo
it's out of your hands.

You don't have to be involved.

Yeah. I know I don't have to be,
but, I want to be. I am.

Why?

-For Nick?
-Yeah, of course, for Nick.

He's family. Why else?

Well, it wouldn't be because you want
to impress Nick's girlfriend

with what a big, caring man you are?

Excuse me?

I've seen how you look at her.

Look, when Leo's finished
with somebody,

they wind up on the scrap heap.

I'm not gonna stand by
and let him do that to my own cousin.

So, you won't help Leo sign Nick up

even though he's threatened
your business if you don't?

Well, that's a chance
I'm gonna have to take.

That's very noble, Rocco.

Yeah.

Sure is.

Hey.

Nick.

You all right?

Yeah, pretty good.

I noticed how Cousin Rocco
likes to do your talking for you,

so I, figured it might be best
if we met without him.

Yeah. That's all right.

I think I noticed a glimmer of interest
in that offer I made you earlier?

I don't know.

-It's sort of all happening pretty fast--
-Yeah.

And you got Cousin Rocco
whispering in your ear.

Hardly makes it easy for you to
make up your own mind, Nick, does it?

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I suppose Rocco's been saying
I'll be screwing you

for everything you got.

Son, you're gonna be worth
a lot of money to me.

Why would I do anything
to make you unhappy or wanna quit?

-I don't know.
-Exactly.

I want you to get in there, win,
and make us both a bundle.

Yeah, so what happens after that?

Well, get yourself an agent.

Get into promotions,
advertising, what have you.

Money keeps rolling in, kid.

Nick, with me managing your career,

you can have a car like that
or a house of your own

by the time you're 25.

Are you serious, or what?

We got to start now.

I mean, once you start
getting into bad habits

from the wrong training,
you're, no good to me.

Do you understand?

Yeah, I think so.

Yeah.

-Why don't you let me think about it?
-Sure, sure. No, you think about it.

You think about it.

-Then give me a call, all right?
-Okay. Thanks.

-Thanks, man.
-Talk to you.

I think it's great
that you're doing this for Nick.

Well, the thing is, Jodie,
that you got to look after

your own flesh and blood
because in the end,

they're the only ones
that really matter.

You won't mention this
to Nick, though, will you?

No. No, of course not.

Good, good.

Thanks, Rocco.

-Thanks for everything.
-Hey.

-Very funny.
-Sorry.

That just about made it worthwhile.

We were just talking about you.

Yeah, right, I could see that.

Nick.

Nick!

There is nothing going on
between Rocco and I.

It was just a thank you kiss.

-Don't lie to me, Jodie.
-I'm not lying.

He's put his business
on the line to protect you.

Yeah? So you put your body
on the line to say thank you?

There is nothing going on
between Rocco and I.

Yeah? Well, even if there is,
you can tell him

that I said he doesn't need
to protect me anymore.

Okay?

Leo's offered to manage me,
and I might just take him up on that.

You don't give a stuff how I feel, do you?

I've got the chance
to make it big here, Jodie.

Why do you have to be so against it?

Because it's simple.

I love you too much to see you hurt.

I told you how I felt, and you haven't
taken one word I've said seriously.

So, Nick…

feel free to do whatever you want.

We're finished.

Jodie.

"Soft-skin to touch."

"Butterfly white."

"Your hands."

"My love…

draw me into your light."

"Black bike roaring."

That doesn't make any sense.

I mean, what have hands
got to do with a motorbike?

Um…

"The handlebars…

controlling the ride.'

Yeah.

Have you ever thought about the fact
that if you keep going with your poetry,

some poor school kid
is probably gonna have

to study it one day?

I never thought of it.
-Didn't think so.

Peter, are you there, darl?

Well, what are we working on here?

-Mom, get out.
-Spelling or grammar?

-No wonder you're a master.
-What are you doing here, Mom?

I suppose the school knows about this,
you little tart?

I just got fed up of everyone
trying to run my life for me.

I decided
it was time that I took charge.

Very wise, Nick. It's very wise.

If a man can't control his own destiny,
might as well forget it?

Look, we can't sign anything
on account of your age.

But, I'm sure between the two of us

we can talk your old man
into signing a legal contract.

That might be a problem, mate.

My dad's in Greece right now.

But, um, I could organize something,
give my uncle permission.

Yeah. Well, here's a little something, um,
that can seal the deal unofficially.

Are you kidding me, or what?

Nick, I've got a great sense of humor,
but I never ever kid about money.

Thanks a lot.
-Welcome aboard.

So, where do we go from here?

Going up the Cross, mate,
see a few friends.

Well, you know, I appreciate
what you're saying,

but, the thing is that
this girl is just so much better

than your average pub singer.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Of course
she could support a name act.

Actually, she could probably carry
a whole show on her own.

Well, I… No, no, no, no, no.
No sweat. I've got a video.

Okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I'll drop it round to you later.

Get out of here,
I'm not pulling your chain on this one.

Yeah, listen, man, I got to go,
so, um, I'll talk to you later, okay?

Good.

Hey.

How's it going?

Did you get any sleep last night?

Yeah. I dropped off an hour or so
before the alarm went off.

That's gonna get you through the day.

I'll make you coffee.

I can't believe he's doing this, Rocco.

You know, he's not being stupid.

He's just hot-headed, he's impulsive.
I mean, I don't have to tell you that.

It's more than that.

I knew he had a big ego,
but this is ridiculous.

Yeah, Jodie, he's been hurt,
you know. He saw something and…

I mean, well, he thought
he saw something and--

Yeah. Well, he couldn't have been
further off the mark. I told him that.

Yeah, yeah.

And I told him again last night.
I mean, I tried to.

Before he kicked me out of his room.

-Here.
-I can't believe he's being so stupid.

I just can't… I can't understand it.

Look, you told him how you felt,

you know,
and how can that be wrong?

Hey.

Everything's stuffed, Rocco.

And I don't know how to fix it.

Hey, he'll come round.

I'll sort him out for you.

I'll talk sense into him, I promise you.

Okay? I promise.

It… it's gonna be okay.

Well, well, look who's here.
My favorite teacher.

So, what's he like, miss?

Teacher's pet?

Did he keep you up all night, did he?
-Come on, Bolton.

You won't be dropping off
in class today, will you, miss?

Leave her alone, Bolton.
-Seeing him again tonight, miss?

Shut up, Bolton. Leave her alone!

Leave her alone?
I wouldn't touch her.

Don't worry, miss.
He's just a pathetic Neanderthal moron.

Rose, don't worry about it, all right?

Mole.

Just shut your mouth.
-Don't think about it, Wiley.

Who is it?

Sam Robinson, Jim.

Come in.

I was just about to send for you.

Looks like I beat you to it,
Miss Robinson.

Would you like me
to come back later, Jim?

No.

Now's as good a time as any.

Mrs. Rivers was just leaving.

Thank you very much for your time,
Mr. Deloraine.

I trust you're deal with this matter
as you see fit.

Just leave it with me, Mrs. Rivers.

Close the door, Sam. Come in. Sit down.

I was just coming to tell you.

So, you know the nature
of Mrs. Rivers' accusation?

I can guess.

Jim, I know there's no excuse--

No, I don't want you to say
anything in your defense at this stage,

nor do I intend to report this.

Thank you.

You're far too good a teacher
to lose over some foolish mistake.

So, I…
I'm gonna deal with this in-house.

Mrs. Rivers' accusation is off the record,
and she's happy for it to stay that way.

But I'm deeply saddened by this.

I know the kids like you,
I know you've done

amazing things
in a short space of time.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Me too.

However, I have to ask you
to get your things together

and leave the school immediately.

And Sam, before you go,

this, um… this affair, I'm...

I'll give you the credit
of assuming there was love involved?

There is love involved.

From both sides?

You weren't planning
to continue to see him, were you?

You can't, of course,
for the boy's sake.

I mean, a few weeks ago,
I wouldn't have mind

what he did, left school, no problem.

But now the situation's changed.

Ironically, because of you.

Irony?

Wonderful thing.

We'll do what we can
to nurture his writing talent.

However, I do strongly recommend
that you do not attempt to see him again.

I can't just walk away from this.

I think you'll find
it's the best course of action, Sam.

If you care for Peter, think about it.

What do you think
would happen if you tried

to break it to him gently?

I cannot believe
you're right about this. How did you know?

Well, like I said,
it was a whole lot of little things.

I mean, Pete's been acting
real weird lately.

Well, I should've picked it,
but I just though he was being sus.

Sleeping with a teacher is sus, Jode.

Danni, they weren't sleeping together,
they're in love.

In love.

Sure.

Is she leaving?

Hey, miss? How's about
you come back to my house.

-Help me with my homework, baby?
-Just shut up. Shut up!

Where is she going?

Is it true? They kicked you out?

Yeah.

I'm coming with you.

We'll stopped past, get whatever we need,
and then we'll head off.

You can't come with me, Peter.

I'm not gonna stay here without you.

I don't need a school to write, Sam.
You can teach me all of that.

I don't want you to come, all right?

It was fun when we got away with it,
but it's over, okay?

Do you understand me?

Look at me, Sam.

-Look at me! Sam.
-Don't!

You love me.

You know you love me.

Peter, sometimes people
just get carried away, all right?

They say things they don't really mean.

It's called poetic license.

So, if you just stick to your books,
maybe you'll find out about it one day.