My So-Called Life (1994–1995): Season 1, Episode 3 - Guns and Gossip - full transcript

A gun goes off in school, and Rickie is involved. A rumor makes the rounds at Liberty High that Angela slept with Jordan.

Girl: ♪ GO NOW... GO! ♪

♪ AHH ♪

♪ AHH ♪

♪ AHH ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ AHH ♪

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY OF US

WOULD EXCHANGE PLACES
WITH ANY OTHER PEOPLE

OR ANY OTHER GENERATION.

THE ENERGY, THE
FAITH, THE DEVOTION...



GROWNUPS LIKE TO TELL
YOU WHERE THEY WERE

WHEN PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS SHOT,

WHICH THEY ALL KNOW
TO THE EXACT SECOND,

WHICH MAKES ME ALMOST JEALOUS...

LIKE I SHOULD HAVE
SOMETHING IMPORTANT ENOUGH

TO KNOW WHERE I
WAS WHEN IT HAPPENED,

BUT I DON'T YET.

ASK WHAT YOU CAN
DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY.

AND THE FACT THAT IT
WAS A BETTER TIME THEN

AND PEOPLE KNEW WHAT
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO

AND HOW TO MAKE
THE WORLD BETTER.

NOW NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING.

WE KNOW WHO'S POPULAR OR
THAT SOCIAL STUDIES IS BORING

OR THAT BRIAN ALWAYS
HAS STOMACH TROUBLE...



BUT NOBODY KNOWS
ANYTHING IMPORTANT.

HURRY BACK.

DON'T! STOP! I CAN'T. LET GO!

WOULD YOU WAIT?

STRENGTH AND SACRIFICE,
WHICH WE ASK OF YOU.

AND INSTEAD OF
CHANGING THE WORLD,

PEOPLE SIT IN CLASS AND WRITE
NOTES ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

OUR ONLY SURE REWARD...

WITH HISTORY THE FINAL
JUDGE OF OUR DEEDS...

WHAT?

LET US GO FORTH TO
LEAD THE LAND WE LOVE,

ASKING HIS BLESSING
AND HIS HELP,

BUT KNOWING THAT HERE ON EARTH,

GOD'S WORK MUST
TRULY BE OUR OWN.

MY SODA!

GROSS!

GET BACK! GET BACK!

GET BACK! GET BACK!
STAY BACK! BE QUIET!

DID YOU SEE WHO IT WAS?

DID YOU?

MY GOD, I CANNOT BELIEVE IT.

THAT WAS LIKE THE WEIRDEST THING

THAT'S EVER HAPPENED
AT THIS SCHOOL, EVER, OK?

I MEAN, JUST THINK ABOUT IT...

WE WERE JUST SITTING
IN OUR CLASSROOMS

JUST MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS.

AND, LOOK, LIKE, WHAT, I
WAS RIGHT... I COULD HAVE...

I COULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT
AT THAT SPOT, YOU KNOW?

I WAS THERE, LIKE, WHAT,
10 MINUTES EARLIER.

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?

IT'S NOT LIKE ANYBODY
EVEN GOT A FLESH WOUND.

A BOTTLE OF SODA
WAS SHOT TRAGICALLY.

WELL, I DON'T WANT OUR
SCHOOL TO HAVE A REPUTATION.

OH, LIKE YOURS, YOU MEAN?

EVERYBODY KNOWS THERE'S, LIKE, 50
GUNS IN SCHOOL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

AND THE FACT THAT THEY
HAVEN'T GONE OFF BEFORE

SHOWS WHAT A TOTALLY
SAFE PLACE THIS IS.

GIVE IT A REST! JEEZ!

EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME.

NO ONE'S GOING TO
GET SHOT, I PROMISE YOU.

OH!

WHO WOULD WRITE
A NOTE LIKE THAT?

EVERYBODY WRITES
NOTES LIKE THAT.

WE WRITE NOTES LIKE THAT.

YEAH, BUT WE WRITE
NOTES THAT ARE TRUE.

THIS ISN'T TRUE?

RAYANNE!

WE BARELY MADE OUT.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TELLING PEOPLE.

OH, ANGELA, COME
ON. HEY, RICKIE.

I WOULDN'T BLAB ABOUT YOUR
PERSONAL LIFE, I PROMISE YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR SHIRT?

OH, NOTHING. IT GOT CAUGHT
ON THE FENCE OUTSIDE.

SO CAN YOU BELIEVE ALL THIS?

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?

OH, NO. I WAS IN ENGLISH.

MAYBE I SHOULD GET A GUN.

BAM! BAM!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU WERE IN ENGLISH?

YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE IN SOCIAL STUDIES.

OH, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

SO, WHAT'S THIS I HEAR
ABOUT YOU AND JORDAN?

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

WELL, YOU KNOW THEY
HAD SEX. RAYANNE!

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.

YOU HEARD IT, TOO?
GOD, JUST SHOOT ME.

WE COULD PROBABLY ARRANGE THAT.

YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T HAVE SEX?

ANGELA, COME ON. COME ON.

YOU HAVE GOT TO START THINKING
OF THIS AS A POSITIVE THING.

I MEAN, THIS COULD HELP YOU

GET TO THE NEXT
LEVEL WITH JORDAN.

OK, DID HE AT LEAST THINK
YOU WERE A GOOD KISSER?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, DID YOU LIKE
THE WAY HE KISSED?

THEY WEREN'T THE KIND OF KISSES
YOU COULD ACTUALLY EVALUATE.

THEY WERE...
INTRODUCTORY KISSES.

YOU SHOULD HAVE
HAD SEX WITH HIM.

WHERE WERE YOU
WHEN THE GUN WENT OFF?

MOM, IT WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR US.

WE BARELY HEARD IT.

WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR KIDS

BEING SHOT IN SCHOOL.

HOW DID IT COME TO THIS?

THIS IS HORRIBLE. THIS IS
A DISGRACE TO ALL OF US.

THAT'S TOO MUCH.

I'M SORRY, HONEY.
I'M... YOU KNOW,

I'M GOING TO SAY IT IN
THIS MEETING. I AM, I MEAN IT.

WE HAVE TO DRAW
THE LINE SOMEWHERE.

WE CAN'T JUST KEEP ACCEPTING
THE TOTAL DETERIORATION...

THE ONLY THING SHOT
WAS A BOTTLE OF SODA.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF
YOU SHOULD GO THERE ALONE ANYMORE.

MAYBE WE SHOULD DROP
YOU OFF EVERY MORNING.

DAD! HONEY, A GUN
WAS IN THE SCHOOL.

WE CAN'T BE WITH HER ALL DAY.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE
OUR ENTIRE LIVES OVER THIS.

IT WAS ONE STUPID GUNSHOT.

YOU'RE NOT DROPPING
ME AT SCHOOL.

GOD! I'M NOT AN 8-YEAR-OLD.

AT MY SCHOOL, A KID SLIPPED
ON THIS WET SPOT AND FELL.

LIKE, ON HIS FACE.

MAYBE WE SHOULD
TAKE HER OUT OF SCHOOL,

PATTY...

PUT HER IN PRIVATE SCHOOL.

WELL, I WISH WE
COULD AFFORD THAT.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S
NOT AN EXCUSE.

MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST
SACRIFICE OTHER THINGS.

LIKE THE HOUSE IN
PALM BEACH, HONEY?

THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I KNOW.

LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW WHY
THE WORLD'S GONE SO CRAZY,

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

I WISH WE COULD KEEP
THEM IN SOME KIND OF BUBBLE

TO PROTECT THEM, BUT,
UH... I KNOW WE CAN'T.

WELL, I'M NOT
ASKING FOR A BUBBLE.

HOW ABOUT JUST A
PLACE THEY CAN LIVE

AND WALK TO SCHOOL
AND BECOME GROWNUPS

WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT
GUNS AND AIDS AND SERIAL MURDERERS?

THAT DIDN'T USED TO BE EXOTIC.

THAT WASN'T THE
PROVINCE OF THE RICH.

WE ALL HAD THAT.

WHY CAN'T THEY HAVE THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

Girl: STRETCH OUT.

LET'S GO, GUYS. HUSTLE.

COME ON, HUSTLE. HUSTLE.

LET'S GO. CONCENTRATE.

THERE. DID YOU SEE THAT?

HMM? WHAT? THAT GUY.

PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT ME.

THAT'S GOOD. THEY'RE
LOOKING AT ME.

OH, THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

HI.

HI.

SEE? WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?

HE SAID "HI." THAT WAS NOT "HI."

THAT WAS "HI." THAT
WAS A DIFFERENT "HI."

IT WAS A HE-WANTS-
TO-GET-TO-KNOW-YOU "HI."

FROM SOMEONE WHO NEVER TALKS
TO ME, HAS NEVER TALKED TO ME,

WOULD NEVER TALK TO ME.

EXCEPT NOW HE
THINKS YOU PUT OUT,

SO HE TALKS TO YOU.

SEE, I TOLD YOU
THAT NOTE WAS GOOD!

RAYANNE!

YEAH, NICE SLAM!

MAYBE JORDAN STARTED THE RUMOR.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.

THAT'S IT.

IT'S A VERY GUY THING TO DO.

HEY, CATALANO.

HEY.

SO WHAT ABOUT
THIS GUN THING, HUH?

I'D HATE TO BE THAT SODA BOTTLE.

SPLAT!

STOP!

DON'T BUG ME, MAN!

SO, DO YOU KNOW WHAT
EVERYONE'S SAYING?

WHAT?

OH, ABOUT YOU AND ANGELA,
HOW YOU GUYS HAD SEX.

WHO?

YOU AND ANGELA.

NO. WHO'S SAYING THAT?

I DON'T KNOW, PEOPLE.

I MEAN, SHE TOLD ME
THE TRUTH, OF COURSE.

WHAT TRUTH?

HOW FAR YOU GUYS WENT, YOU KNOW?

WELL... YEAH, 'CAUSE
NOTHING HAPPENED.

RIGHT, SO, LIKE, HOW
COME IT'S ALL OVER SCHOOL?

I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT TALKING IT UP

LIKE SOME LOWLIFE,
DERELICT CRETIN

TELLING EVERYONE
YOU DID HER, ARE YOU?

JUST CHECKING.

HI, BRIAN.

HI.

OH, UM, THIS IS GINA. HEY.

RIGHT. HI.

BRIAN SAW THE ENTIRE THING.

I HEARD YOU LIKE ACTUALLY
CHASED THE GUNMAN.

CHASED THE GUNMAN?

I WOULD HAVE JUST SCREAMED.

I HAVE TO LEAVE THE ROOM

WHEN MY FATHER USES
THE ELECTRIC KNIFE.

WELL, I THINK "CHASE"
IS A LITTLE BIT STRONG,

BUT, I MEAN, I WAS GOING
TO CHECK OUT THE SITUATION.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
IF THERE'S A GUN...

MR. FOSTER.

MY MAN, MR. KRAKOW. YOU
STILL GETTING THOSE As?

YES, SIR.

THAT'S REAL GOOD, MR. KRAKOW.

I WANT YOU TO COME TO MY
OFFICE FOR A FEW MINUTES.

I NEED TO ASK YOU A FEW THINGS.

OH, WELL, ACTUALLY,
I HAVE A CLASS.

YOU'RE EXCUSED FROM YOUR
NEXT CLASS, MR. KRAKOW.

OH, REALLY? GREAT... MM.

I MEAN, OF COURSE.

THERE SHE IS.

MAN, THESE ARE SOME GRADES.

YOU'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN
GRADES LIKE THIS?

YES, SIR.

WE NEED MORE KIDS IN
OUR SCHOOL LIKE YOU, BRIAN.

ALL THE SCHOOLS NEED
MORE KIDS LIKE YOU.

OH.

YOU'RE ON A VALEDICTORIAN
PATH, MR. KRAKOW.

ALL YOUR TEACHERS GIVE YOU
AN UNQUALIFIED THUMBS-UP.

SO... WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY?

WELL, I ALREADY
TOLD MR. HIGGINS.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I'D
LIKE TO HEAR IT FROM YOU.

RIGHT.

WELL, I WAS LEAVING THE
BATHROOM, AND I HEARD A SHOT.

AND YOU WERE IN THE
BATHROOM BECAUSE...

BECAUSE?

I... HAD TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.

WHICH ONE?

THE ONE BY THE...

NO, I MEANT WHAT KIND?

HOW LONG WERE
YOU IN THE BATHROOM?

WELL, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY GO.

I MEAN, WELL, I HAD
A STOMACHACHE,

BUT I DIDN'T ACTUALLY GO.

BECAUSE?

BECAUSE YOU HEARD
SOMETHING IN THE HALL.

I HEARD LIKE A SCUFFLE,

BUT I DIDN'T SEE
ANYONE WHEN I CAME OUT.

I JUST HEARD THE SHOT.

YOU HEARD A SCUFFLE LOUD ENOUGH

TO KEEP YOU FROM
TAKING NATURE'S CALL,

BUT YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

NO, SIR.

BRIAN, I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU

THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS CRIMINAL
ACT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

YES, SIR.

I'D HATE TO HEAR THAT YOU
WERE PROTECTING SOMEONE,

WITH YOUR UNBLEMISHED
RECORD AND ALL.

I'M NOT PROTECTING ANYONE.

Mr. Foster: LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE!

Second man: FOR THE
SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COULD I HAVE
YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION FOR ONE MOMENT?

Mr. Foster: PLEASE CAN I
HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?

YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.

SHH!

QUIET. QUIET DOWN, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU
KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON

TO ENSURE A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT HERE AT LIBERTY.

WE WILL NOT TOLERATE
VIOLENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT IT,

AND WE WILL NOT LIVE WITH IT.

BUT ALL THE SAFETY
MEASURES IN THE WORLD

WON'T WORK UNLESS I HAVE THE
COOPERATION OF YOU, ALL OF YOU.

YEAH. THE PEOPLE WHO
COME TO THESE MEETINGS

ARE THE PEOPLE WHO
LET THEIR KIDS HAVE GUNS.

Man: BUT ARE YOU GETTING
THE GUNS OUT OF SCHOOL?

NOW THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION
THAT'S IMPORTANT HERE.

Mr. Foster: WE'RE
GOING TO OPEN...

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS
UP FOR YOUR COMMENTS

IN JUST ONE
MOMENT, BUT PLEASE...

MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN
IN TEARS FOR 36 HOURS.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO LIVE
WITH THIS KIND OF TERROR

IN OUR SCHOOLS.

Mr. Foster: FRIENDS,
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

WE'RE GOING TO GET NOWHERE
FAST IF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US

SPEAKS OUT OF TURN. NOW...

AS I WAS SAYING TO
YOUR POINT, MADAME,

MS. SZOWIZKI HERE IS GOING TO
START PROVIDING SPECIAL COUNSELING

FOR ANY STUDENT WHO HAS A
PROBLEM COPING WITH THE INCIDENT.

OOH, THAT IS GOOD.

PUT THE KIDS IN THERAPY SO
THEY CAN ADJUST TO BEING SHOT.

Mr. Foster: WHAT
EVERYBODY HAS TO SAY.

IF WE COULD JUST
SAY IT ONE AT A TIME.

EXCUSE ME, MR. PRINCIPAL.
COULD I JUST ASK...

NOW, WHAT WOULD HELP
IS IF EVERY ONE OF YOU

WOULD SAY YOUR NAME
AND THE NAME OF YOUR CHILD.

MY NAME'S AMBER VALLONE. I
HAVE A DAUGHTER, RAYANNE GRAFF,

WHO I LEAVE IN YOUR
CAPABLE HANDS EVERY DAY.

AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS WHILE
YOU'RE BRINGING IN COUNSELORS

AND BEING ALL UPSET,

SHOULD I JUST SEND MY DAUGHTER
TO SCHOOL IN A BULLETPROOF VEST

EVERY DAY, OR ARE YOU ACTUALLY

GOING TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THE GUNS IN THE SCHOOL?

IT'S NOT THE LACK OF ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY OR THE POOR HOME LIFE

OR THE LACK OF
VALUES, BUT THE GUNS.

YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT SHOOT.

ARE YOU GOING TO GET
THEM OUT OF THE SCHOOL...

YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT HAPPEN.

HEY, YOU KNOW, I REALLY LIKED

WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY IN THERE.

OH, GOD...

I WISH THAT I COULD BE THAT...

WHAT, LOUD? OBNOXIOUS?

FORCEFUL.

I'M PATTY CHASE.

HI.

ANGELA'S MOM.

OH, WOW! ANGELA!

RAYANNE TALKS ABOUT
HER ALL THE TIME.

SHE'S IN LOVE WITH HER.
SHE WANTS TO BE ANGELA.

REALLY? GOSH, THEY
SEEM SO DIFFERENT.

OH, YOU KNOW KIDS.

THEY FIND ONE PERSON AND THEY
JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THEM.

IT'S LIKE BEING IN LOVE, ONLY
THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE SEX.

RIGHT.

NO, DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

THERE'D BE, LIKE,
THIS ONE PERSON

WHO HAD, LIKE, PERFECT
HAIR OR PERFECT BREASTS

OR THEY WERE JUST SO FUNNY,

AND YOU JUST WANTED
TO EAT THEM UP,

JUST LIVE IN THEIR
BED AND JUST BE THEM.

IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
WAS IN BLACK AND WHITE

AND THAT PERSON WAS IN COLOR.

WELL, RAYANNE THINKS ANGELA
IS IN COLOR, MAJOR COLOR.

THANKS.

SO, UM, HOW IS RAYANNE
HANDLING THIS WHOLE INCIDENT?

OH, SHE'S GREAT.
I'M THE BASKET CASE.

ANGELA'S JUST THE SAME.

"WHO'S GOING TO SHOOT ME
WITH THIS BOD, MA," SHE SAYS.

THEY THINK THEY'RE IMMORTAL,

AND THEY HAVE OTHER
THINGS ON THEIR MIND.

AAH!

SPEAKING OF WHICH,
JORDAN IS UNBELIEVABLE.

YOUR DAUGHTER
HAS COMPLETE TASTE.

EXCUSE ME?

RAYANNE SHOWED ME HIS
PICTURE IN THE YEARBOOK.

IF I WERE ANGELA
RUNNING AROUND WITH HIM,

I WOULDN'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT
GUNS IN THIS SCHOOL EITHER.

SO YOU THINK THAT JORDAN HAS...

GOTTEN IN THE WAY
FOR ANGELA? OH...

AND SHE WAS SO OBSESSED
WITH HIM ALL THAT TIME,

AND NOW, WHAM BAM!
IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING,

BUT WE KNOW WHAT
THAT'S LIKE, RIGHT?

YOUNG LOVE... OR LUST.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

WHAM BAM!

YEAH!

JORDAN. HMM.

I COULD HAVE DIED. I DID DIE.

I MEAN, THIS WOMAN
KNOWS, AND I DON'T KNOW.

SHE NOT EVEN A WOMAN. SHE'S
LIKE THIS 40-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

SHE'S GORGEOUS.

AND SHE'S TELLING ME ABOUT
MY DAUGHTER'S SEX LIFE,

WHICH APPARENTLY SHE NOW HAS,

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT.

PATTY, KIDS TALK.

ALL RIGHT, THE GIRL
TALKED TO HER MOTHER.

WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE.

THESE THINGS ARE ALWAYS
TRUE. OF COURSE IT'S TRUE.

HERE, TASTE THIS.

I COULDN'T TASTE ANYTHING.

GUNS ARE GOING OFF AT SCHOOL,

ANGELA'S SLEEPING WITH SOMEONE.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. HOW IS IT?

YOU KNOW, AND EVEN IF SHE
ISN'T, WHICH I PRAY IS TRUE,

SHE OBVIOUSLY HAS SOME SORT OF
SECRET LIFE COMPLETELY APART FROM US.

THIS IS WONDERFUL.

CILANTRO.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?
DO WE CONFRONT HER?

OH, GOD, NO. OH, JEEZ.

I DON'T WANT TO
KNOW IF IT'S TRUE.

WHAT SORT OF ATTITUDE
ARE WE SUPPOSED TO HAVE?

ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO HAVE AN ATTITUDE?

I ALREADY HAVE AN ATTITUDE...

MAYBE MY MOTHER'S ATTITUDE.

I DON'T WANT TO GET
HYSTERICAL ABOUT THIS.

WHY NOT? WHY
SHOULDN'T I BE HYSTERICAL?

SHE'S 15. I SHOULD
BE HYSTERICAL.

Angela: DANIELLE, IF YOU
HAVE MY YELLOW SWEATSHIRT,

I'M GOING TO KILL YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

CAN I TASTE WHATEVER IT IS?

SURE.

MMM, CILANTRO. I LOVE THAT.

VERY GOOD. YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT WITH
THE TOMATO IT WOULD SHARPEN IT A BIT.

MMM, I THINK IT'S GREAT.

IS THAT THE PHYLLO STUFF?

MM-HMM.

HONEY, WHO'S JORDAN?

NO ONE.

YOU MEAN JORDAN CATALANO?

IS THAT HIS LAST NAME?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU BROUGHT IT UP.

I MET RAYANNE'S MOM TONIGHT.

AND SHE WAS ALL EXCITED ABOUT
YOUR NEW BOYFRIEND, JORDAN.

BOYFRIEND? THAT'S A LAUGH.

SO HE'S NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND?

MOM, I BARELY KNOW THIS PERSON.

I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT
TO KNOW THIS PERSON.

WELL, THEN, YOU HAVEN'T...

WHAT DID YOU HEAR?

WHAT DID SHE TELL YOU?

NOTHING. SHE DIDN'T
TELL ME ANYTHING.

DID SHE SAY I WAS SLEEPING
WITH JORDAN CATALANO?

NO! I MEAN, NO, OF COURSE NOT.

NO ONE SAID THAT. IT'S JUST...

WELL, I MEAN, WELL,
I JUST WONDERED.

SHE DID.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

I HATE EVERYONE.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
I TOLD MY MOTHER,

BUT ALL I SAID WAS THAT
YOU WERE HOT FOR HIM.

WELL, WHY'D YOU
EVEN TELL HER THAT?

NOW MY MOTHER THINKS
WE SLEPT TOGETHER.

WELL, OK, DO YOU WANT MY
MOTHER TO CALL YOUR MOTHER

AND TELL HER YOU
DIDN'T SLEEP TOGETHER?

AAH!

WELL, I CAN DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT...

HI, HONEY. HEY, FAG.

GO TO HELL.

MEET ME LATER. I'LL
HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

IS THAT PERFUME I SMELL?

YOU KNOW YOU'RE
BORING, DON'T YOU?

TURD HEAD, YOU NEED SOMETHING?

Boy: YO, GRAFF,

WHY DON'T YOU COME
DRIVING WITH US TONIGHT?

THAT WOULD BE EXCITING...
IF I WERE IN A COMA.

YOU'LL BE EXCITED. LATER.

I COULD HAVE HANDLED THAT.

YEAH, YOU WERE DOING GREAT.

NO, NO, I'M ASKING A
PARTICULAR QUESTION...

IS IT FAIR?

WHAT DOES "FAIR"
HAVE TO DO WITH IT?

"FAIR" HAS TO DO WITH... WHAT?

ANYBODY?

"FAIR" HAS TO DO WITH THE
RIGHT TO COME TO SCHOOL

AND BE ABLE TO DO YOUR
WORK, AND NOT BE TERRIFIED,

NOT HAVE YOUR
HEART BEATING FAST,

NOT JUMP EVERY TIME
THERE'S A LOUD NOISE.

THE RIGHT TO COME IN
AND BE LEFT ALONE. NO?

YEAH, WELL, MAYBE NOT
EVERYBODY'S LEFT ALONE ANYWAY.

MEANING WHAT?

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
GOES ON AROUND HERE, OK?

MAYBE SOME PEOPLE HAVE GUNS
FOR, LIKE, TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

MAYBE SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE
GUNS ARE, LIKE, VICTIMS, TOO,

AND THEY'RE, LIKE,
FORCED TO CARRY.

YOU THINK KIDS WITH GUNS ARE
LIKE GANGSTERS OR DEALERS.

WELL, YOU'RE SAYING THAT
IF SOMEBODY'S THREATENED,

IT'S OK FOR THEM TO
CARRY A GUN IN SCHOOL?

YOU DON'T THINK THE SCHOOL
AUTHORITIES CAN PROTECT THEM?

MAN, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT GOES ON AROUND HERE.

YES!

IF I WAS... SAY I
WAS THREATENED...

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT I AM...

I'D BE PACKING IN NO TIME,

NO TIME AT ALL.

Teacher: WELL, VERY
CLEARLY STATED.

SO WHAT DO THE REST OF YOU
THINK OF WHAT HE JUST SAID?

SHOULD PEOPLE TAKE THE LAW
INTO THEIR OWN HANDS LIKE THAT?

I MEAN, IS THAT THE ANSWER?

DOES THAT SOLVE ANYTHING?

ANYONE. ANG-ANGELA.

ANGELA?

AND, LIKE, RIGHT BEFORE
THE GUN WENT OFF,

I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW
MUCH I WANTED THAT SODA.

IS THAT WEIRD? LIKE, WHY DID I
LEAVE IT THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

AND WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
UP TO GO GET IT RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT?

OH, MY GOD. I THINK I'D
BETTER CHANGE MY LOCKER.

LIKE, WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU DON'T SLEEP?

LIKE, I HAVEN'T SLEPT
SINCE IT HAPPENED.

AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK TO ME.

LIKE, JUST KEEPS COMING
BACK... WHAT WAS THAT?

I JUST KEEP GOING OVER
AND OVER IN MY MIND...

LIKE, ALL MY FRIENDS AND THEY
GO BY THAT LOCKER ALL THE TIME.

AND IT'S JUST...

IT'S NOT EVEN ME. IT'S JUST IF
SOMEBODY HAD BEEN GOING BY THERE

AND... GOTTEN SHOT.

IT'S HARD, ISN'T IT?

YOU DON'T THINK I COULD
GET A FEW DAYS OFF, DO YOU?

SEE YA, MAN.

YEAH. CATCH YOU LATER, DUDE.

Boy: POW!

BANG! OOH!

YOU'RE HERE AGAIN BECAUSE I
WANTED TO HEAR YOUR STORY,

AND DETECTIVE MARTINSON
WANTED TO HEAR IT, TOO.

BUT I REALLY DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO TELL.

MR. KRAKOW, CAN I
TELL YOU SOMETHING?

THIS IS A GOOD SCHOOL.

WE WANT TO KEEP
IT A GOOD SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YES, SIR.

NO, YOU DON'T, SON.

YOU SEE, I'VE GOT THESE OFFICERS
HERE AND THE SCHOOL BOARD,

AND THE NEWSPAPERS
AND THE TELEVISION

AND A WHOLE LOT OF
NASTY, ANGRY PARENTS

AND THEY ALL WANT TO KNOW
SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

AND YOU ARE THE PERSON
WHO KNOWS THAT SOMETHING.

RIGHT NOW YOU ARE
STANDING BETWEEN ME

AND MY ABILITY TO KEEP
THIS A GOOD SCHOOL,

AND I DON'T LIKE THAT, SON.

I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE
DO THINGS TO MY SCHOOL.

YOU GET MY MEANING?

SO WHY DON'T YOU TELL
US, WHAT WAS THE NOISE

THAT CAUSED YOU TO COME
OUT OF THE BATHROOM?

HEY, BRIAN, HOW YOU DOING?

YOU ACTUALLY KNOW MY NAME.

OF COURSE I KNOW YOUR NAME.

HOW THEY TREATING
YOU, BRI? BASEBALL BATS?

ELECTRODES ATTACHED TO
VARIOUS PARTS OF YOUR ANATOMY?

EXCUSE ME. I HAVE A CLASS.

JUST REMEMBER WHAT
HAPPENS TO SNITCHES.

HEY, BRIAN, ARE YOU OK?

YEAH. SURE.

I'M REALLY SORRY
YOU'RE THE PERSON

THAT HAS TO DEAL WITH
THIS... IT'S NO PROBLEM.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
IF YOU SAW SOMETHING...

LIKE, SOMEBODY REALLY HAD A
GUN... THEN YOU SHOULD TELL THEM.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THEN
YOU WOULD BE LIKE PART OF IT.

AND PEOPLE ARE
REALLY SCARED, BRIAN.

SO YOU SHOULD TELL
THEM IF YOU SAW ANYTHING,

AND YOU SHOULDN'T
FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT

BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL THANK YOU.

HI, BRIAN.

WHAT? OH...

YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING,

THIS WHOLE THING
ABOUT THE GUN AND ALL.

IT WOULD REALLY MAKE AN
IMPORTANT ARTICLE FOR THE PAPER.

SO I WAS THINKING THAT YOU AND I
SHOULD DO AN INTERVIEW SOMETIME.

YOU KNOW, JUST TO LET PEOPLE
KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

MAYBE SOMETIME AFTER
SCHOOL. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHAT?

SEE YOU LATER.

HAS THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE CHANGED
THE QUALITY OF MY LIFE AT SCHOOL?

NO, NOT REALLY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I JUST DON'T SEE THE
POINT OF TALKING ABOUT IT.

SOMETIMES TALKING ITSELF
MAKES PEOPLE FEEL BETTER.

AND SOMETIMES TALKING
GETS PEOPLE INTO TROUBLE.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY
THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE.

AND IT DOESN'T
ALWAYS MEAN IT'S TRUE.

YOU MEAN ABOUT WHO
MIGHT BE CARRYING A GUN?

ABOUT ANYTHING. ANY WEAPON?

NO! JUST ABOUT ANYTHING
ANYBODY SAYS ABOUT PEOPLE.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS TRUE.

I JUST THINK PEOPLE WANT TO
BELIEVE THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE,

AND SO THEY DECIDE
CERTAIN THINGS ARE TRUE.

AND THEY DON'T EVEN
ASK. AND IT'S NOT FAIR!

'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO
LIVE WITH IT ANYWAY.

BUT IF IT'S NOT TRUE, THE PERSON
COULD ALWAYS SAY THAT, COULDN'T THEY?

I THINK IF SOMETHING IS FALSE,

PEOPLE AREN'T GOING
TO KEEP ON BELIEVING IT.

USUALLY PEOPLE LATCH ONTO THINGS

WHEN THERE'S A KERNEL OF TRUTH,

AND THAT'S WHEN
THEY GET INTO TROUBLE.

♪ THOUGH MY DREAMS ♪

♪ IT'S NEVER QUITE AS IT SEEMS ♪

KNOCK-KNOCK.

♪ NEVER QUITE AS IT SEEMS ♪

HI.

♪ I KNOW I'VE FELT
LIKE THIS BEFORE... ♪♪

YOU MIND IF I, UM...

YOU MIGHT AS WELL TURN IT OFF.

NO... I LIKE IT.

THIS IS HARD.

WE NEED TO TALK.

WHEN I WAS 12, MY MOTHER
GAVE ME MY SEX TALK.

I'M NOT SURE EITHER OF
US HAS FULLY RECOVERED.

NOW THAT YOU AND
JORDAN ARE, UM...

OH, MY GOD. MOM, PLEASE.

ANGELA,

I CAN ACCEPT THAT
YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

FINE. A PAL. A MALE PAL.

WHATEVER WORD
YOU WANT TO CHOOSE.

THE POINT IS... I'M YOUR MOTHER,

AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE READY.

MOM, PLEASE!

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE READY.

BUT I HAVE TO KNOW IF
THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
THAT I CAN KEEP YOU...

MOM, I BEG YOU TO STOP.

I NEED TO KNOW
THAT YOU'RE USING...

I MEAN, I REMEMBER
HOW THIS FEELS.

I DO. BUT IT'S THE
TIMES THAT WE LIVE IN.

MOM, PLEASE.

HONEY, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT
TO THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS.

I KNOW THAT YOU THINK
YOU'RE INVULNERABLE...

I DON'T THINK THAT.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

YOU HAVE TO USE SOME
KIND OF PROTECTION

IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE...

MOM, I'M NOT HAVING
SEX, ALL RIGHT?

REALLY.

I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO
AN EMBARRASSING DEGREE.

OH...

OK.

I'M SORRY, HONEY. I JUST...

I JUST... I WANT YOU
TO BE PREPARED

WHEN THE TIME COMES.

WHENEVER THE TIME COMES.

IT'LL NEVER COME.
NOT WITH JORDAN.

IS THAT WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?

NO! NOTHING'S BOTHERING ME.

SOMETHING'S BOTHERING YOU.

MOM, YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY
UNDERSTAND OR HELP,

SO PLEASE. I DON'T MEAN
TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS... OK.

BUT JUST PLEASE.

I'M HERE IF YOU NEED ME.

YOU KNOW THAT.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT.

YEAH.

MY UNCLE CHOKED
ON A CHICKEN BONE.

THAT'S WHEN THE CHANGE HAPPENED.

JUST LIKE THAT.

SOMEWHERE IN THOSE FEW SECONDS,

I KNEW MY LIFE WOULD
NEVER BE THE SAME.

DID HE SURVIVE?

YEAH.

I KNEW THEN THAT
THE RUMOR WAS RIGHT.

NOT IN ACTUALITY,
BUT IN MY HEART

BECAUSE AT THAT MOMENT,

I WOULD'VE DONE ANYTHING,
I WANTED HIM SO MUCH.

LOOK, I DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT...

YOU KNOW.

I KNOW.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT.

THANK YOU.

BECAUSE I'M NOT LIKE THAT.

I DON'T... I DON'T DO THAT.

NO.

IT'S SO WEIRD, HUH?

YEAH. YEAH.

I MEAN, THE WAY PEOPLE TALK.

I MEAN, PEOPLE THINK WE DID IT.

I KNOW.

IT'S LIKE WE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE
DONE IT ANYWAY AT THIS POINT.

OH...

I MEAN AT LEAST...

YOU KNOW, I MEAN IF EVERYBODY'S
TALKING ABOUT IT ALREADY...

MAYBE WE, UH...

I MEAN, NOT TO MAKE A BIG
DEAL OUT OF IT OR ANYTHING.

OUT OF WHAT?

OUT OF...

OUT OF ANYTHING.

I MEAN, IF EVERYBODY'S...

ALREADY ASSUMING IT ANYWAY,

MAYBE WE SHOULD...

JUST...

IT'S AMAZING THE
THINGS YOU NOTICE.

LIKE THE CORNER OF HIS COLLAR
THAT WAS COMING UNDONE.

LIKE HE WAS FROM A POOR FAMILY

AND COULDN'T AFFORD NEW SHIRTS.

THAT'S ALL I COULD SEE.

THE WHOLE WORLD WAS THAT
UNRAVELED PIECE OF FABRIC.

I THINK...

I HAVE TO GO.

LOOK, I'M SORRY
IF I... NO, IT'S OK.

NO PRESSURE OR ANYTHING.

I HAVE TO GO.

YOU COULD JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

IT'S SUCH A LIE THAT YOU
SHOULD DO WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART.

IF WE ALL DID WHAT
WAS IN OUR HEARTS,

THE WORLD WOULD GRIND TO A HALT.

AND HE, LIKE, KNOWS.

AND THEY KNOW THAT HE KNOWS.

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE DIDN'T TELL THEM.

HE GOT A PERFECT SCORE ON
THE PSATs. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

NOW HE'LL BE RUINED.

Second girl: WHAT DOES THIS
HAVE TO DO WITH ANGELA?

First girl: WELL, THAT'S
WHERE THEY HAD SEX,

HER AND JORDAN,
AT BRIAN'S HOUSE.

Second girl: OH, MY GOD.

First girl: CAN YOU BELIEVE
IT? RIGHT IN THE FRONT YARD.

BRIAN WATCHED THE ENTIRE THING

THROUGH HIS KITCHEN WINDOW.

I THOUGHT YOU AND
ANGELA WERE REALLY TIGHT?

SHE WAS, LIKE, MY BEST FRIEND.

THIS WHOLE THING HAS BEEN
REALLY HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT.

BUT BRIAN WOULDN'T LIE,

SO, IT'S LIKE...

IT'S LIKE SHE'S THIS...

IT'S LIKE SHE'S THIS
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON.

Second girl: LIKE A SLUT?

NO. NO. NO, SHE'S NOT.

I THINK SHE'S JUST, LIKE,
CONFUSED OR SOMETHING.

Rayanne: SO, YOU
WANT ME TO KILL HER?

Angela: NO. IT DOESN'T MATTER.

BRIAN IS THE ONE
WHO SHOULD BE KILLED.

HE SHOULD DEFINITELY DIE.

YOU KNOW HE'S GOING
TO RAT ON RICKIE.

WHAT IS THERE ACTUALLY TO
RAT ON RICKIE? DO YOU KNOW?

I KNOW WHATEVER HE DID
HE DID 'CAUSE HE HAD TO.

YOU HAVEN'T HAD TO CLEAN HIM UP

AFTER SOME NEANDERTHAL
BEATS THE HELL OUT OF HIM.

COME HERE FOR A MINUTE, SON.

RICKIE VASQUEZ...
FAMILIAR WITH THE NAME?

EXCUSE ME?

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME,
SON, ABOUT RICKIE VASQUEZ?

UM, HE GOES HERE?

I DON'T... I MEAN,

DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING...

DID HE SEE SOMETHING
ABOUT THE GUN?

MR. KRAKOW, I'M
GOING TO TELL YOU

ABOUT A LITTLE LEGAL TERM.

IT'S CALLED ACCESSORY
AFTER THE FACT.

I DON'T LIKE ACCESSORIES
AFTER THE FACT.

I DON'T WANT THEM IN MY SCHOOL.

YOU'RE GOING TO COME
TO MY OFFICE TODAY AT 3:00

AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME EVERYTHING
YOU KNOW ABOUT RICKIE VASQUEZ

AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT
BE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT.

AND IF YOU DON'T, NO MATTER
WHAT YOUR GRADE SCORES,

YOU MAY NOT BE GOING TO
THIS SCHOOL MUCH LONGER.

YOU GET MY CLEAR INTENT?

YES, SIR.

GOOD.

WHAT?

I DON'T EVEN WANT
TO TALK TO YOU.

GOOD, THEN DON'T.

DID RICKIE HAVE THE GUN?

GIVE ME A BREAK.

GOD, ANGELA... LOOK, IT'S JUST

YOU DON'T KNOW
THE WHOLE SITUATION.

I JUST DON'T WANT
TO SEE HIM HURT.

HIM HURT? Girl: SHH!

WHAT ABOUT ME?

THIS IS THE POLICE NOW.

AM I SUPPOSED TO GET
KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL

PROTECTING SOMEONE
I DON'T EVEN KNOW?

DON'T ASK ME.

AND YOU KNOW, THIS HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRUTH.

NOBODY'S INTERESTED
IN THE TRUTH.

ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS
WHAT THEY WANT TO BELIEVE.

IF YOU'RE SO INCREDIBLY
CONCERNED WITH THE TRUTH,

WHY DID YOU LIE ABOUT ME?

YOUR NAME DIDN'T EVEN COME UP.

NOT THE GUN THING, TO SHARON.

Girl: SHH!

WHAT YOU SAID TO HER ABOUT
ME AND JORDAN CATALANO.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I HEARD HER, BRIAN.

YOU TOLD HER TERRIBLE THINGS.

FALSE THINGS. YOU LIED TO HER.

I DIDN'T LIE TO HER. I JUST...

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

I CAN IMAGINE WHAT
SHE DID WITH IT.

BUT IT'S JUST THAT
YOU LIED, TOO...

WHEN YOU SAID YOU
DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT JORDAN COMING
OVER THAT NIGHT.

BECAUSE I'VE THOUGHT
ABOUT IT FOR LIKE 50 HOURS.

YOU KNEW IT, DIDN'T
YOU? YOU USED ME.

IT'S NOT THE SAME.

AND MAYBE IT IS, BECAUSE
YOU DID WHAT YOU WANTED.

AND YOU DIDN'T CARE ABOUT WHAT
DAMAGE IT DID TO ANYBODY ELSE.

WHAT DAMAGE DID IT DO TO YOU?

ANGELA?

ANGELA.

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND?

HOW YOU DOING?

YOU KNOW. LIFE GOES ON.

LOOK, I WAS THINKING ABOUT
WHAT I SAID TO YOU YESTERDAY.

YOU KNOW, THE THING.

RIGHT. THE THING.

YEAH, LOOK, I'M
SORRY ABOUT THAT.

AFTERWARDS I THOUGHT IT THROUGH,

AND... I MEAN, I COULD
SEE HOW YOU GOT UPSET...

NO, I WASN'T UPSET.

I MEAN, SOME GIRLS WOULDN'T BE,

BUT YOU, YOU'RE NOT LIKE THAT,

SO I JUST WANTED
TO SAY, YOU KNOW,

I'M SORRY.

NO. IT'S REALLY OK.

I MEAN, IT WASN'T A PROBLEM.

I... REALLY, I DIDN'T
THINK ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, I DID THINK
ABOUT IT, AND I THOUGHT...

MAYBE WHAT YOU WERE
SAYING WASN'T SO WRONG.

NO. IT WAS REALLY WRONG.

WHY?

AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW,

IF IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER,

I'M JUST GOING TO
MAKE IT REAL CLEAR

THAT I DON'T, LIKE, HAVE ANY REAL
INTEREST IN YOU OR ANYTHING...

YOU KNOW, SO THEY'LL
STOP SAYING ALL THAT.

OH.

YOU KNOW, THAT I
BARELY EVEN KNOW YOU,

WHICH IS OF COURSE TRUE,

AND THAT BASICALLY,

YOU AND I MEAN
NOTHING TO EACH OTHER.

SO THAT SHOULD
SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

THANKS.

IT'S THE LEAST I
COULD DO, YOU KNOW.

RIGHT.

HEY.

HEY.

WHATCHA DOING OUT HERE?

IT'S WHAT I ALWAYS DO.

I CAN'T MAKE IT THROUGH
A WHOLE DAY IN THERE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

YEAH. WHAT DO YOU
NEED TO HIDE FROM?

YOUR LIFE IS PERFECT.

I'M SERIOUS.

I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING
TO HAVE YOUR LIFE.

MY LIFE IS SO PATHETIC.

YOU HAVE THIS GREAT HOUSE,

PARENTS THAT ARE, LIKE, THERE,

AND NO ONE BOTHERS
YOU AT SCHOOL.

RICKIE, I NEED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT THE GUN.

DON'T.

YOU CAN'T CARRY A GUN, RICKIE...

I DON'T.

BECAUSE IT'D BE REALLY BAD.

TRAGICALLY BAD.

ANGELA, I DON'T CARRY A GUN.

I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO SHOOT ONE.

BUT DIDN'T BRIAN SEE YOU?

ISN'T THAT WHAT HE'S
GOING TO TELL THEM?

THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK
YOU'RE A DANGEROUS PERSON.

I KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

SO WHAT DID HAPPEN?

MY COUSIN BROUGHT
IT IN TO SELL IT,

AND I GOT REAL MAD AT HIM FOR
BRINGING A GUN INTO SCHOOL.

SO WE GOT INTO
THIS BIG ARGUMENT.

AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW, THE THING
FELL OUT OF THE BOX AND WENT OFF.

AND HE PEED IN HIS
PANTS AND RAN AWAY.

HE DID NOT.

HE DID. BIG STAIN.

AND THAT'S WHAT
HAPPENED WITH THE GUN?

THAT'S THE WHOLE
STORY OF THE GUN.

AND NOW BRIAN'S
GOING TO SAY YOU DID IT.

I'M TELLING YOU, I HOPE HE DOES.

NO. DON'T BE STUPID.

YOU KNOW, IT'S WEIRD.

I ALWAYS THINK OF YOU
AS... RAYANNE'S FRIEND.

I MEAN, LIKE, YOU
JUST THINK OF ME AS...

AS SOMEONE WHO'S
JUST, YOU KNOW, AROUND.

IT'S WEIRD HOW SOMETHING
HAS TO HAPPEN SOMETIMES

TO SEE HOW YOU ACTUALLY
FEEL ABOUT SOMEONE.

SIT DOWN, MR. KRAKOW.

WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR OUR
FRIENDS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.

COULD YOU IMAGINE RICKIE
IN A HIGH-SECURITY PRISON?

WHO'D SUPPLY HIS MAKEUP?

DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE
YOU NOT MAKE EVERYTHING INTO A JOKE?

ANGELA, THERE IS
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

I MEAN, HARLAN...
THIS GUY TINO KNOWS...

HE'S BEEN ARRESTED
WITH A GUN TWICE,

AND NOTHING EVER
HAPPENED. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

YOU KNOW WHAT I
WOULD REALLY LIKE?

TO BE PUT OUT OF MY MISERY.

ARE YOU KIDDING? THIS IS FUN!

FUN?

EVERYONE RUNNING AROUND
ALL UPSET, RUMORS FLYING.

CAN'T YOU FEEL IT IN YOUR
FINGERS AND YOUR TOES?

IT'S LIKE BEING ALIVE.

MAN, IT'S SUCH A RUSH.

YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND.

LAST YEAR, THAT RUMOR
ABOUT ME AND MARK HAMMER

IN THE ORCHESTRA PIT
DURING THE TALENT SHOW?

I MEAN, IN THAT
CASE, IT WAS TRUE.

BUT, MAN, ALL THAT CONVERSATION.

PEOPLE WRITING NOTES...

AND THEY... THEY
LOOK AT YOU DIFFERENT,

LIKE, TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

LIKE YOU'RE FAMOUS.

ADMIT IT.

IT'S REALLY GREAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S RIGHT HERE.

COME IN, GENTLEMEN.

SO, MR. KRAKOW...

I'VE THOUGHT A LOT
ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID,

AND I'VE DECIDED THE MAIN THING
REALLY IS TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL.

THAT'S GOOD, BRIAN.

I WENT TO THE BATHROOM,

I HEARD A SCUFFLE, THEN A SHOT.

I CAME OUT.

I SAW TWO PAIRS OF LEGS

RUNNING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.

WHO THOSE PEOPLE
WERE I CAN'T SAY.

AND IF YOU OR THESE MEN

OR ANYBODY ELSE
THREATENS ME ANYMORE

OR PRESSURES ME ANYMORE...

BRIAN...

I WILL INSIST ON
HAVING A LAWYER,

AND I WILL SUE YOU
FOR HARASSMENT

AND ANYTHING ELSE I CAN.

AND IF YOU TRY TO EXPEL ME

IN ORDER TO SOLVE YOUR
PUBLIC RELATIONS PROBLEMS,

THEN I WILL REVEAL TO
ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN

JUST WHO IS DESTROYING
THE SPIRIT OF THIS SCHOOL.

HEY.

SO THEY STILL HAVEN'T
FOUND OUT WHO HAD THE GUN.

MOM, IT'S REALLY OK. LET IT GO.

THE SCHOOL HASN'T
SELF-DESTRUCTED YET.

IT'S JUST SO HARD NOT
BEING ABLE TO PROTECT YOU.

YEAH, BUT YOU CAN'T.

Boy: MIKE, WAIT UP.

Girl: HURRY UP, YOU GUYS.

HEY, WHAT'S UP?

I'M GONNA GET A LITTLE KNIFE.

YOU KNOW, A GIRL'S GOT
TO PROTECT HERSELF.

I DON'T NEED HEAVY ARTILLERY,
UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE I KNOW.

♪ AND DANCE ♪

♪ BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON ♪