My So-Called Life (1994–1995): Season 1, Episode 9 - Halloween - full transcript

Angela fears that Jordan may be expelled, and she has visions of a Liberty High student who died years earlier.

WHEN I WAS LITTLE,

I, LIKE, WORSHIPPED HALLOWEEN.

AND, TRUTHFULLY,
PART OF ME STILL DOES.

'CAUSE IT'S YOUR
ONE CHANCE ALL YEAR

TO BE SOMEONE ELSE.

SO, YOU'RE SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO WEAR MY FLAPPER DRESS?

MOM, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS
ASK ME EVERYTHING 10 TIMES?

I SAID NO.

Danielle: I CAN'T BE CATWOMAN!

OK. YOU WANT CEREAL?

I WANT TO BE SOMEONE ELSE.



TO WEAR, LIKE, AN ACTUAL
COSTUME TO SCHOOL

IS, LIKE, TOO SCARY.

NO, THANKS. I DON'T SEE THE
POINT OF WEARING A COSTUME.

MOM, I CAN'T BE CATWOMAN.

SHERRY HICKEY'S
GOING TO BE CATWOMAN,

AND SHE'S, LIKE, DEVELOPED.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS
GOING TO BE MADONNA.

I'LL GET IT.

SHE WANTS TO BE SOMEONE SCARY.

WHO'S SCARIER THAN MADONNA?

UH, DAD, MADONNA PEAKED.

IT'S THAT BOYD GUY.

BOYD. NO, NO. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

IS THAT THE GUY MOM
HIRED TO REPLACE YOU?



NO ONE CAN REPLACE ME.

AND, YES.

WELL, NO. OF COURSE.
I UNDERSTAND.

OK.

I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

HE'LL BE A LITTLE LATE.

CHIROPRACTOR.

AGAIN? OK, MOM?

MOM, WHO SHOULD I BE?

BE A PAIN IN THE
BUTT, SINCE YOU ARE.

HEY!

I'D BE YOU,

BUT NOBODY CAN
FIND A MASK THAT UGLY.

DANIELLE!

DANIELLE, LET THIS
BE A LESSON TO YOU.

DON'T ALWAYS LEAVE
THINGS UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

SO, YOU WANT TO USE
MY FLAPPER DRESS?

MOM, YOU ASKED ME
THAT, LIKE, 10 TIMES.

MOM, SO YOU KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I'M SLEEPING...

OVER AT RAYANNE'S. I KNOW.

I SAID YOU COULD.

DON'T ASK ME
EVERYTHING 10 TIMES.

I MEANT THAT AS A JOKE.

SURE.

SO, YOU BASICALLY FEEL
LIKE HE'S WORKING OUT?

BOYD.

WHAT CAN I SAY?

HE'S ALWAYS EITHER COMING LATE

OR LEAVING EARLY.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOME
CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT

I HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT.

I MEAN, HE MEANS WELL, BUT...

WAIT.

WHO ARE WE GOING TO BE?

WHEN WE GROW UP?

NO!

AT CAMILLE'S COSTUME
PARTY TONIGHT.

I HATE HALLOWEEN.

WELL, YOU GOT SOMETHING.

YOU CAN WEAR THAT FLAPPER DRESS.

I HATE THAT FLAPPER DRESS!

HEY, RAT.

HEY, RAT GIRL.

I'M NOT A RAT. I'M A CAT.

HEY! HANDS OFF THE TAIL.

A BOY TOUCHED
YOUR TAIL. BIG DEAL.

I'M A CAT, OK? DEAL WITH IT.

PEOPLE ARE WEARING COSTUMES.

EVEN TEACHERS ARE
WEARING COSTUMES.

I SHOULD'VE WORN A COSTUME.

BUT WHO WOULD I BE?

I can't believe people
are walking around

dressed like idiots.

I WOULDN'T TALK.

OK, PEOPLE,

WE'RE STARTING A
NEW UNIT THIS WEEK.

YOU WANT TO READ NEW BOOKS.

YOU WANT TO STUDY.

WELL, UH, IN HONOR
OF ALL-SAINTS EVE,

WE'RE GOING TO
BE READING STORIES

ABOUT FAMOUS GHOSTS AND SPIRITS.

SPEAKING OF APPARITIONS,
WHERE'S CATALANO?

DOES ANYBODY KNOW
JORDAN CATALANO?

DOES ANYBODY KNOW
JORDAN CATALANO?

THAT QUESTION, LIKE, GOT TO ME.

I MEAN, I'D HAD 7
CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM

AND ONE REALLY BAD KISS

AND ONE AMAZING ONE.

ANGELA?

BUT DID I, LIKE, KNOW HIM?

SORT OF.

TELL HIM HE BETTER
QUIT DITCHING CLASS.

I WANT HIM HERE TOMORROW,

OR I'M GONNA HAVE HIS
BUTT KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL.

THERE ARE TOO MANY GOOD KIDS.

I MEAN, I JUST DON'T HAVE
TIME FOR THE BAD ONES.

OK, LET'S OPEN OUR
BOOKS AND TURN TO PAGE 7...

YOU KNOW, THIS IS HOW
DRAINS GET CLOGGED.

THIS IS HOW GIRLS GET FOAMY.

WHOA.

SCARY COSTUME.

YEAH, I GOT IT
FROM BRIAN KRAKOW.

I THOUGHT THIS
HALLOWEEN, YOU KNOW,

I'D BE EVERYONE ELSE.

ANGELEEKA!

YOU'RE BRIAN?

WAIT TILL YOU SEE
WHAT I BROUGHT YOU.

THEY'RE ACTUAL.
IT'S NOT A COSTUME.

THEY'RE, LIKE, REAL.

OH, LOOK, MOHAIR.

GO TRY THEM ON.

WHAT, LEARNER HANDED OUT
THE NEW BOOK THIS EARLY?

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

HALLOWEEN BITES THIS YEAR.

WE GOT TO FIND TINO. TINO
IS, LIKE, MR. HALLOWEEN.

SEE YOU AT LUNCH!

OH, GOOD. YOU'RE
WEARING A COSTUME.

'CAUSE IF MORE PEOPLE DON'T
START WEARING COSTUMES,

THEY'RE GOING TO
BE, LIKE, DISCONTINUED.

CUTE RAT SUIT.

I'M A CAT.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, THAT FITS YOU PERFECT.

WE GOT TO DO YOUR
HAIR AND YOUR MAKEUP.

LET'S SEE WHO ELSE HAD IT.

I REALLY LIKE TO SEE WHO
ELSE HAD THE BOOK THAT YOU...

NICKY DRISCOLL?

LIE.

THE NICKY DRISCOLL?

SEE FOR YOURSELF.

WHO'S NICKY DRISCOLL?

UNREAL. THERE IT IS.

OH, MY GOD.

DIDN'T HE, LIKE,
DIE ON HALLOWEEN?

HE DIDN'T DIE ON HALLOWEEN.

THAT'S JUST A MYTH.

HE DID SO.

DID NOT.

WHO IS NICKY DRISCOLL?

ANGELA, WE HEARD
ABOUT HIM FRESHMAN YEAR.

IT WAS, LIKE, AFTER
THIS HALLOWEEN DANCE.

HE AND HIS FRIENDS DECIDED
TO PAINT THE GYM BLACK,

JUST TO DO IT,

AND HE WAS UP IN THE RAFTERS.

AND SOME MORON GIRL

LEAVES HER SPIKE HEEL RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR...

DON'T ASK ME WHY.

AND SO WHEN HE FELL,

THIS HUMONGOUS
SPIKE, LIKE, STABBED HIM

RIGHT IN THE NOSTRIL.

GROSS. THAT'S DISGUSTING.

EWW!

SHUT UP! OH, SHUT UP!

THEY JUST TELL KIDS
HE DIED LIKE THAT

SO PEOPLE WON'T
CLIMB THE RAFTERS.

NO. NO, IT'S TRUE.

OUR MOMS EVEN KNOW ABOUT HIM.

IT WAS THE HALLOWEEN RIGHT
BEFORE KENNEDY GOT SHOT.

THAT'S NOT HOW I HEARD IT.

I HEARD HE WAS
HANGING THIS BANNER

THAT, LIKE, DECLARED
HIS LOVE FOR SOME GIRL.

NICKY DRISCOLL. THIS
COULDN'T REALLY BE HIS BOOK.

IT'S A PRANK. IT'S FAKE.

BUT LOOK, IT'S, LIKE, FADED.

HE AND MY UNCLE'S FRIEND

WERE, LIKE, IN THE SAME CLASS,

AND MY UNCLE SAID
THE NIGHT HE DIED

THERE WAS THIS STORM

AND ALL THE
ELECTRICITY WENT OUT.

AND THE NEXT DAY,

THEY FOUND OUT THE
ELECTRICITY WENT OUT

AT THE EXACT SAME
TIME THAT NICKY DIED.

MY MOM'S SISTER

ONCE RODE ON THE
BACK OF HIS BIKE.

SHE WAS, LIKE, 12
AND SAID SHE WAS 15.

THOSE ARE HER CLOTHES.

DO YOU WANT TO STUFF?

RAYANNE.

YOU SURE?

THIS IS THE WAY THEY DID IT

IN THE OLD DAYS.

HEY, SUE. HEY.

RICKIE, YOU KNOW, YOU
LOOK GOOD WITHOUT MAKEUP.

OH, RICKIE.

IT HAS POCKETS.

OH, RICKIE, LOOK.

OH, WOW.

THAT'S SO COOL.

SO, WHAT ELSE DO
YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM?

ABOUT WHO?

YOU KNOW, NICKY CATALANO.

YOU MEAN, NICKY DRISCOLL?

WHY, WHAT'D I SAY?

NEVER MIND.

I DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT EITHER OF THEM.

SO, YOU COMING TO SOC.?

IN A MINUTE.

♪ WITHOUT A LOVE OF MY OWN ♪

WOW.

I TOLD YOU THERE
WAS A SHOP HERE.

DO YOU THINK I'LL
HAVE TO FIRE HIM?

BOYD?

YOU'RE KIDDING?

IT'S JUST NOT WORKING OUT.

I MEAN...

HI. I...

PLEASE DON'T SAY YOU
WANT POWER RANGERS.

WE'RE OUT.

EVERYBODY'S OUT.

IT'S NOT FOR OUR KIDS.

HER FRIEND'S HAVING
A COSTUME PARTY.

CAMILLE IS OUR FRIEND.

NOT WHEN SHE'S HAVING
A COSTUME PARTY.

I LOVE YOUR COSTUME.

WHAT COSTUME?

I GOT JUST WHAT YOU NEED.

RAPUNSEL.

AND A PIRATE.

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

YOU AS RAPUNSEL.

WELL, I MEAN, COME ON...

NOT THAT I...

WELL, YOU KNOW.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, I...

I DON'T SEE MYSELF IN TIGHTS.

I WOULD RATHER NOT BE A
STORYBOOK CHARACTER...

IF POSSIBLE.

TODAY'S HALLOWEEN.

YESTERDAY I COULDA
GOT YOU BILL AND HILLARY.

LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU.

DON'T ALWAYS LEAVE
THINGS TILL THE LAST MINUTE.

WE'LL TAKE THEM.

SHOULD WE TRY THEM
ON OR SOMETHING?

LOOK, DOLL FACE,

I BEEN DOING THIS
FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

THEY'LL FIT LIKE A
GLOVE... TRUST ME.

UM, IT'S A COSTUME.

I MEAN, I WOULDN'T
REALLY DRESS LIKE THIS.

I'M SUPPOSED TO
GIVE YOU A MESSAGE.

FROM TINO?

NO. FROM MISS LEARNER.

WHO?

MISS LEARNER...

OUR ENGLISH TEACHER FOR,
LIKE, OVER A MONTH NOW.

SHE SAYS YOU HAVE
TO START SHOWING UP...

TO CLASS,

OR SHE'S GOING TO
HAVE YOU KICKED OUT.

SO, WHAT'S THE MESSAGE?

THAT YOU'LL GET
KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL.

LIKE IT'S DOING SO MUCH FOR ME.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

DON'T YOU EVEN CARE?

I'M HAVING A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE.

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I CAN'T EVEN
COMMUNICATE WITH HIM

WHEN IT MATTERS... WHEN IT COULD

AFFECT HIS, LIKE, LIFE.

WILL YOU FORGET CATALANO?

I FINALLY GOT
SOMETHING GOING HERE.

I TOLD TINO ABOUT YOUR BOOK,

SO WE'RE GOING TO
MEET HERE TONIGHT

OUTSIDE THE
SCHOOL AT LIKE, 9:00,

'CAUSE IT'S A WITCHY NUMBER,

AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTACT

THE SPIRIT OF NICKY DRISCOLL.

FINALLY...

IT'S HALLOWEEN.

AWOOO!

AWOOO!

AWOOO! AWOOO!

WHEN SOMEONE DIES YOUNG,

IT'S LIKE THEY STAY THAT WAY...

FOREVER.

LIKE A VAMPIRE.

OH. HE'S JUST YOUR TYPE.

BUT WATCH OUT FOR DEAD GUYS.

THEY'LL BREAK YOUR HEART.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE
WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE.

SO, YOU'RE GONNA BE
THERE TONIGHT, RIGHT?

I MEAN, SINCE HE CONTACTED YOU.

RAYANNE, STOP.

I STILL CAN'T LOOK AT HIM.

IF HE WERE ALIVE TODAY,

HE'D BE...

WHO, NICKY?

THAT'S EASY. SOME
BURNT-OUT GREASER

WITH NO TEETH AND
A PAROLE OFFICER.

OH, RAYANNE, THAT'S SO UNFAIR.

IT SEEMS LIKE SOME
PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE YOUNG.

LIKE IT FITS THEM OR SOMETHING.

WHY ARE YOU SINGING THAT SONG?

I DON'T KNOW.

'CAUSE RICKIE WAS, I GUESS.

ANGELA, WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A SICK IDEA.

SO, WHAT'S THE DOWNSIDE?

I MEAN, CONTACT HIM?

HOW? I HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE
CONTACTING LIVING GUYS.

I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE IN GHOSTS.

YEAH, RIGHT.

THAT'S WHY YOU RAN
HERE TO CHECK HIS PICTURE.

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

SHH!

I'M LEAVING. KEEP
YOUR SHROUD ON.

♪ ANGELA AND NICKY
SITTING IN A TREE... ♪

I HEARD.

COUNT ME OUT.

OH. NICE AND OPEN-MINDED.

HAVE THOSE CLOTHES
GO TO YOUR BRAIN?

UH, RICKIE.

SERIOUSLY, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

EXCUSE ME, CAN I
TALK TO RICKIE, PLEASE?

WHAT AM I, A RECEPTIONIST?

LOOK, IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

I JUST... ABOUT THE CLOTHES?

YOU CAN RETURN THEM WHENEVER...

JUST IF YOU NEED TO
KEEP THEM LONGER.

WHY WOULD HE NEED
TO KEEP THEM LONGER?

THE WHOLE POINT
OF HIM WEARING THEM

IS THAT HE WOULD
NEVER WEAR THEM.

IGNORE HER.

SHE GOT OUT OF THE WRONG SIDE

OF THE COFFIN THIS MORNING.

COME ON!

YOU GOTTA HELP ME FIGURE OUT,

LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE BRING.

OH, GEE. LET ME THINK.

I HAVEN'T RAISED
THE DEAD RECENTLY.

OH, LIKE I HAVE.

SO, YOU GUYS ARE LIKE... I MEAN,

IS THERE A PARTY OR SOMETHING?

NO, FORGET IT. TINO WILL KNOW.

TINO AND THE FORCES OF DARKNESS

ARE LIKE THAT.

I'M STILL COUNTING
ON YOU, VASQUEZ.

WE WILL MEET BACK
HERE TONIGHT, 9:00,

THIS VERY SPOT.

AH HA HA HA HA!

SOME CRAZY PLAN.

YEAH, I FIGURED.

SO, BY "WE," DID SHE MEAN...

I MEAN, WHO EXACTLY
DID SHE MEAN?

JUST BE GLAD
YOU'RE NOT DOING IT.

I MEAN IT. IT INVOLVES A GHOST.

I THINK IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.

'CAUSE YOU DON'T
BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?

NO. BECAUSE I DO.

LISTEN, I'LL RETURN YOUR
CLOTHES TOMORROW.

I'LL EVEN WASH THEM
AND EVERYTHING.

OH, WAIT.

BE CAREFUL.

YOU HAVE TO WASH
THE PANTS SEPARATE.

I DECIDED TO MAKE PUMPKIN SOUP.

WE CAN FREEZE IT.

I CAN'T EVEN BEAR TO
LOOK AT HIM ANYMORE.

BOYD.

I'VE GOT TO TELL HIM HE'S FIRED.

SOMEHOW.

IS THIS LIKE WHEN
THERE'S A SPIDER

AND YOU EXPECT ME
TO KILL IT FOR YOU?

WHAT? NO!

NOBODY'S EXPECTING
YOU TO KILL ANYTHING.

YOU'RE NOT INVOLVED IN
THE BUSINESS ANYMORE.

I'VE ACCEPTED THAT.

YOU KNOW, THE
LONGER I PUT IT OFF,

THE WORSE IT GETS.

I'VE JUST GOT TO DO IT.

IT NEEDS SOMETHING.

OH, GOOD.

I THOUGHT YOU'D ALREADY
GONE OFF WITH COURTNEY.

HONEY, LISTEN, CAMILLE IS
GONNA SEND SHARON OVER

TO PICK UP THIS CHAFING DISH.

WILL YOU GIVE IT TO HER
WHEN SHE COMES HERE?

SWEETHEART?

MOM, SHARON CHERSKI AND I EXIST

IN, LIKE, TWO
DIFFERENT WORLDS, OK?

I CAN'T JUST HAND
HER A DISH, OK?

I MEAN, IT'S JUST
NOT THAT SIMPLE.

I'M DOING ANGELA.

PRETTY GOOD, HUH?

OH, MY GOD.

I THOUGHT IT WAS
STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN.

VERY CONVINCING.

MY GOD, THAT WAS REALLY SCARY.

LISTEN, YOUR MOTHER AND I,

WE HAVE TO CHANGE INTO
OUR IDIOTIC COSTUMES,

SO, UH,

YOU BE BACK OVER AT
COURTNEY'S BY 10:00.

10:00? ON HALLOWEEN?

IT VERY GOOD, DANIELLE.

IT SOUNDED JUST LIKE ANGELA.

THAT WAS ME.

10:00.

IT'S A SHAME.

I MEAN, HE SEEMED
LIKE SUCH A NICE GUY.

DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING THOUGH.

JUST SEEMS, I MEAN...

YOU CAN'T EXPECT
HIM TO BE PERFECT.

I'M NOT PERFECT.
YOU DIDN'T FIRE ME.

OH.

WELL...

TECHNICALLY I DID.

YEAH, TECHNICALLY... YOU DID.

OOH! CHECK OUT THE WIG.

OH, I CAN'T HANDLE THIS.

GRAHAM, NOBODY IS
ASKING YOU TO FIRE HIM.

NO, I MEAN THIS.

THEY'RE PURPLE, PATTY.

I KIND OF LIKE THEM.

THE POINT IS,

I HIRED SOMEONE.

IT'S NOT WORKING.
I'LL DEAL WITH IT.

GOD, I CAN HARDLY BREATHE.

WELL, I JUST HOPE...

I MEAN, SUPPOSE HIS KIDS
SUDDENLY NEED BRACES

OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?

THIS IS WRONG.

NO. IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY.

I MEAN... HE MEANS WELL,

BUT...

THIS IS SO TIGHT.

LOOK...

IT'S NOT THAT I
WOULDN'T DO IT FOR YOU.

BECAUSE IF YOU
WANT ME TO DO IT...

IT'S JUST THAT...

IT'S SO SCARY TO
HAVE TO FIRE SOMEONE.

THERE ARE WORSE
THINGS IN THIS WORLD,

BELIEVE ME.

I JUST CAN'T HELP PICTURING

HIS POOR LITTLE CHILDREN...

WITHOUT BRACES.

IF ONLY THERE WAS SOME WAY OUT.

FORGET THOSE LITTLE RUG RATS.

HE LEAVES EARLY TO GO
TO THE CHIROPRACTOR,

HE'S A DEAD MAN.

I'LL FIRE HIM MYSELF,
THE FILTHY CUR.

GRAHAM.

THAT SOUNDS SO...

CUTTHROAT.

WELL, ALL IS FAIR
IN LOVE AND WAR.

HI.

THE CHAFING DISH IS IN HERE.

Kids: TRICK OR TREAT!

WHAT ARE YOU, A
MOUSE OR SOMETHING?

YEAH.

I'M A MOUSE.

OH, MY GOD!

YOU'RE ANGELA!

I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT, OK?

ONLY...

ANGELA WOULD STAND MORE LIKE...

THIS.

YEAH, LIKE THE SHIRT'S HER
ONLY FRIEND OR SOMETHING.

WELL, I GOT TO GO.

OH.

TRICK-OR-TREATING, HUH?

THERE'S THIS HOUSE ON ROSSMORE,

AND THEY MADE, LIKE,
A HAUNTED HOUSE.

OH, AND THEN ON
COURTNEY'S STREET,

THEY GIVE REALLY GOOD CANDY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

OUT.

WITH MY BOYFRIEND.

WOW.

WELL, BYE.

BYE.

DANIELLE, WAIT.

ANGELA.

Angela.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

NOTHING.

IT'S PUBLIC PROPERTY.

I'M LOCKED OUT OF MY HOUSE.

WHERE'S... WHERE'S ANGELA?

SHE SAID SHE HEARD SOMETHING

OR SOMETHING.

I THINK I SPOOKED HER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

IT'S PUBLIC PROPERTY.

I LEFT MY KEYS IN YOUR PANTS.

I MEAN, MY PANTS.

SHUT UP.

I GUESS IT WAS THE WIND.

I MEAN, I HEARD SOMETHING.

YOU'RE HERE? SO?

HE LEFT HIS KEYS
IN RICKIE'S PANTS.

OH, NO.

HA HA HA! HA HA HA!

LET'S GO!

FEEL MY BAG. GO AHEAD FEEL IT.

FEEL MINE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I
ALMOST MISSED THIS.

PROMISE ME YOU WON'T LET BOYS

DRAIN THE FUN OUT OF YOUR LIFE.

I PROMISE.

I WISH YOU WERE MY SISTER.

DANIELLE.

I HATE HER.

I DO.

OK.

YOU HATE HER.

SO...

WHY'D YOU WANT TO BE HER

IF YOU HATE HER SO MUCH?

I'LL TRADE YOU THIS JAWBREAKER

FOR THAT SUCKER.

DEAL.

THIS IS THE LAST TIME
I'LL LISTEN TO TINO.

IT'S WEIRD TO BE HERE AT NIGHT.

WHO'S TINO?

A DEAD MAN.

IT'S HALLOWEEN!

I SAY...

I SAY WE BREAK INTO SCHOOL

AND WRITE,

"NICKY DRISCOLL WAS HERE"

ON THE GYM FLOOR
IN RED LIPSTICK.

THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.

COME ON! WE'LL BE LEGENDARY.

THEY WON'T FORGET US.

WE'LL BE LIKE NICKY.

EXCUSE ME.

NICKY GOT KILLED.

COME ON, RAYANNE.

THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD BREAK IN

WITHOUT SETTING OFF THE ALARM.

THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY.

ASK BRIAN.

BRIAN KNOWS SOME
CLEVER CHESS CLUB WAY,

DON'T YOU, BRI?

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT?

WHAT?

YOU KNOW A WAY IN.

I DO NOT.

I WAS JUST GOOFING ON HIM.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

OH, BUT, BRIAN,

YOU COULD NEVER
RISK SUCH A RISK.

COULD YOU,

MR. BRILLIANT FUTURE?

SHUT UP.

MY LIFE'S COMPLICATED ENOUGH.

COUNT ME OUT.

WELL, LOOK, WE'RE GOING IN...

WITH YOU OR WITHOUT YOU.

IF IT'S WITHOUT YOU,

THEN WE'LL JUST
HAVE TO GET IN AND OUT

BEFORE THE COPS COME.

MAN...

AN A-V GRAVEYARD.

WHOA!

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHAT ABOUT YOU?

LET GO OF MY ARM.

YOU COULD GET INTO TROUBLE.

YOU COULD SCREW
UP YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

AT LEAST...

AT LEAST I'LL KNOW I'M ALIVE.

Rayanne: HEY, MAYBE THE
CAFETERIA'S UNLOCKED.

COME ON!

WE'RE IN!

WHOO-HOO!

OW!

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

OH, NO.

NO.

NO!

OK, WAIT. LET ME THINK.

YOU LOCKED US IN! YOU IDIOT!

SHUT UP! LET ME THINK.

OK. I KNOW WHERE THE COMPUTER IS

FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM.

I'LL JUST...

I'LL SHUT OFF THE SYSTEM,

AND THEN WE CAN LEAVE
THROUGH ANOTHER EXIT

WITHOUT TRIGGERING
THE ALARM, OK.

WERE YOU LOOKING AT ME?

NO!

WHERE'S ANGELA?

THERE SHE IS. ANGELA!

MEET US IN THE GYM.

WE GOT SOMETHING
TO TAKE CARE OF.

COME ON. DID YOU DO IT YET?

KRAKOW, HUH? DID YOU DO IT?

WILL YOU PLEASE...

HEY, TURN THEM BACK ON.

KRAKOW!

COME ON. JOKE'S OVER.

TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON.

THERE MUST BE...

SOME ASPECT OF THE SYSTEM

I'M NOT...

FAMILIAR WITH.

♪ BLUE MOON ♪

♪ YOU SAW ME STANDING ALONE ♪

♪ WITHOUT A DREAM IN MY HEART ♪

THIS IS THE LAST TIME I LET
THEM USE MY 45s FOR A HOP.

THEY SCRATCHED MY
MATHIS AND MY RICKY NELSON.

SO,

NICKY NEVER SHOWED, HUH?

I DON'T CARE.

DID THEY SCRATCH YOUR ELVIS?

♪ WITHOUT A LOVE OF MY OWN ♪

♪ BLUE MOON ♪♪

OH. S-SORRY.

PUBLIC PROPERTY.

WELL, I... I WAS
JUST LEAVING, SO...

WISH I WAS.

EVERY YEAR, WE COME OUT HERE,

WE TEAR UP THE TRACK,

AND THROW GARBAGE CANS OVER.

GOD.

IT'S GETTING OLD.

WELL, CAN'T YOU JUST GO?

NO. NO.

WE STILL GOT TO FIND THE
GUY WHO EGGED TINO'S CAR.

THAT'S LIKE...

SOMETHING I CAN'T GET OUT OF.

IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME.

BUT YOU COME
BECAUSE YOU THINK...

YOU KNOW...

MAYBE SOMETHING
COOL WILL HAPPEN.

'CAUSE WHAT IF SOMETHING DID...

HAPPEN...

AND YOU MISSED IT?

YOU BETTER GET
OUT OF HERE THOUGH.

THESE GUYS ARE PRETTY RIPPED.

OK.

♪ JOHNNY ANGEL ♪

♪ JOHNNY ANGEL ♪

♪ JOHNNY ANGEL ♪

♪ YOU'RE AN ANGEL TO ME ♪

♪ JOHNNY ANGEL ♪

CONNIE, HELP ME OUT WITH
THESE DECORATIONS HERE.

NICKY GAVE YOU THAT?

YEAH.

PROBABLY STOLE IT
OFF SOMEBODY'S GRAVE.

CONNIE!

WELL, HE AND THOSE
CREEPOS HE HANGS OUT WITH

WENT TO THE CEMETERY TONIGHT.

SO?

HE REALLY LIKES YOU.

I DON'T CARE IF HE DOES.

HE'S A LOSER, RUTHIE.

NICKY DRISCOLL'S GOING NOWHERE.

I'M NOT GOING THERE WITH HIM.

ARE THEY EVEN?

LEFT ONE NEEDS MORE.

♪ I'M IN HEAVEN ♪

♪ I GET CARRIED AWAY ♪

♪ I DREAM OF HIM AND ME ♪

♪ AND HOW IT'S GONNA BE ♪♪

Man: COME ON, NICKY!

TRICK OR TREAT!

OHH.

THANK YOU.

CAN I HAVE A LITTLE
MORE, PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

BYE.

THOSE CHILDREN,

SO...

INNOCENT.

SO SWEET.

SO TENDER.

WE'LL BE LATE.

I'LL BE QUICK.

I'M NOT THAT QUICK.

Kids: TRICK OR TREAT.

TRICK OR TREAT!

ONE FOR... YOU.

THANK YOU.

ONE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

FOR YOU.

AND ONE FOR YOU.

BYE-BYE.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

GOOD NIGHT. BYE.

ALL SET.

YOU GOT THE CAR KEYS?

YEAH.

OHH, GRAHAM. GRAHAM!

YOUR SWORD.

SORRY.

OH!

TRICK OR TREAT!

WHOA!

NO.

LEAVE THE TIGHTS ON...

JUST A FEW MINUTES MORE.

PLEASE.

AARG!

WE GOT TO FIND ANGELA.

WE CAN'T.

WE LOOKED. GET OVER IT.

So dark.

Why does it got to be so dark?

THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT.
YOU WERE LOOKING AT ME.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU WERE SCOPING MY LEGS

AND LET THE STUPID DOOR SHUT.

YOU MUST BE SO HARD UP.

WHERE YOU GOING?

ANYWHERE YOU'RE NOT.

BRIAN. BRIAN,

DON'T GO!

I'M SCARED.

I'M SCARED OF THE DARK, OK?

HAVE FUN TELLING ALL
YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS.

YOU ARE?

I MEAN,

IT JUST...

DOESN'T SEEM LIKE...

SOMETHING YOU'D BE.

YEAH, WELL, I AM.

IS THERE A REASON...

WHY?

'CAUSE WHEN I WAS A KID,

MY DAD WOULD COME HOME,

WIGGED OUT OF HIS MIND,

AND HE'D LOCK ME
IN THE BASEMENT.

OH, MY GOD.

I'D SLEEP AT THE FOOT
OF THE STAIRS 'CAUSE...

IF I PRESSED MY FACE
AGAINST THE FLOOR,

I COULD SEE THE LIGHT

THAT WE LEFT ON IN THE HALLWAY.

BUT IF I TURNED AROUND...

IT WOULD BE...

SO DARK.

YOU BOUGHT THAT.

YOU ARE SICK.

WELL, YOU...

YOU EXPECTED THIS
BIG EXPLANATION.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M
SCARED OF THE DARK.

MY DAD NEVER CAME HOME,

SO THAT HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

I SAW YOU WATCHING ME.

WHAT? I'M JUST... WHEN?

TODAY. SHAVING MY LEGS.

WELL, YEAH.

UM...

LOOK, I'M...

MY HOBBY IS PHOTOGRAPHY.

SO I'M, LIKE, TRAINED...

TO NOTICE STUFF.

BEING THE STUFF
PEOPLE NOTICE IS...

IS, LIKE, MY HOBBY.

I MEAN, I LIVE FOR IT.

JUST DON'T LEAVE
ME ALONE HERE, OK?

OK.

MAN, WE GOT TO
DO IT. THIS IS A KICK.

BILLY, COME ON.

YOU'RE GETTING SOFT ON ME.

IT'S THAT HOMECOMING BRAT.

COME ON, NICK.

WE GOTTA HANG
PRINCIPAL JERKFACE.

WHY? WHY?

WHY? 'CAUSE WE GOTTA DO IT.

MAN, YOU'RE CRAZY.

I'M DOING IT FOR US, MAN.

HE CAN'T KICK US OUT OF SCHOOL

AND THINK HE'S GONNA
GET AWAY WITH IT.

BILLY, COME ON.

FORGET IT, MAN.

YEAH. YEAH.

YEAH, SO...

I'M AT BRAD'S RIGHT NOW,
AND HE'S PRETTY SICK.

BUT I REALLY
SHOULDN'T LEAVE HIM.

UM, HIS PARENTS?

They're out of town.

THEY'RE OUT OF TOWN.

WELL, NO, WE'RE
NOT UNSUPERVISED.

His grandmother's there.

HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HERE...

But she's asleep.

BUT SHE'S ASLEEP.

SO I... I... I REALLY
SHOULD STAY.

YEAH, I'LL CALL YOU
IN THE MORNING.

NO, DON'T CALL HERE.

YOU'LL WAKE THEIR GRANDMOTHER.

OH, YOU'LL WAKE UP...

HIS GRANDMA,

AND SHE'S...

EXHAUSTED.

SHE NEEDS REST.

UH, MOM... MOM, MOM,

I'LL CALL YOU IN THE MORNING.

YES.

OK.

I LIKE THIS SONG.

I KNOW.

YOU KNOW,

I HEARD ELVIS WAS ONLY OUR AGE

WHEN HE RECORDED THIS.

WHERE'D YOU GET THE FLOWER?

I, UH...

SHE THREW IT AWAY, HUH?

YEAH, WELL...

I'M OUT OF HER LEAGUE.

SHE THINKS I'M A LOSER.

NO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "NO"?

SHE'S RIGHT.

WAIT. WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

GOING TO HELP A
FRIEND DO SOMETHING.

NO, DON'T. PLEASE DON'T.

I GOT TO NOW.
CAN'T GET OUT OF IT.

NO. YOU'RE GOING TO GET HURT.

AT LEAST I'LL KNOW I'M ALIVE.

YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE NOT ALIVE.

YOU THREW YOUR LIFE
AWAY FOR NO REASON.

SEE YA.

NO! WAIT!

NICKY, WAIT!

HEY.

NO MORE CANDY.

MOM, I KNOW.

BET YOU YOU'RE GLAD TO
BE YOURSELF AGAIN, HUH?

BETTER GET OUT OF
YOUR SISTER'S ROOM.

AAH!

AAH!

AAH! AAH!

ANGELA.

NICKY?

VERY FUNNY.

MAN...

YOU SLEEP LIKE
THIS STONER I KNEW.

HE WAS, LIKE, DEAD.

WE HAD TO CHECK HIS
BREATH WITH A MIRROR.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
WAKE YOU FOR 5 MINUTES.

WE GOTTA JAM BEFORE
EVERYONE GETS HERE.

OH, HE'S COOL.

GEORGE IS MY MAN.
HE WON'T TELL...

'CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL,

'CAUSE WE WERE NEVER HERE.

RIGHT, GEORGE?

COME ON.

SORRY WE DIDN'T SHOW, CAMILLE.

NO, IT MUST'VE BEEN
SOMETHING WE ATE,

BECAUSE SUDDENLY
SOMETHING JUST...

CAME OVER US.

ANYWAY, I'M SORRY
WE DIDN'T MAKE IT.

I WOULDN'T SAY
WE DIDN'T MAKE IT.

I'M SORRY. WHAT?

CAMILLE?

NO, NO.

OF COURSE WE HAD COSTUMES.

WE WERE ALL SET TO GO.

BILL AND HILLARY.

OK. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

WHY'D YOU TELL CAMILLE
WE WERE THE CLINTONS?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT JUST...

SEEMED EASIER.

I MEAN...

WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH
RAPUNSEL ANYWAY?

IS SHE A PRINCESS?

IS SHE UNDER A SPELL?

I MEAN...

ALL ANYBODY EVER REMEMBERS

IS THAT SHE HAD THIS
REALLY LONG HAIR,

AND SHE WAS LOCKED
UP IN SOME KIND OF A...

PRISON.

SHE LET HER HAIR DOWN...

AND HE CLIMBS...

AND CLIMBS AND CLIMBS.

THIS BODICE IS RIPPED.

WOW.

I DID THAT?

I GUESS YOU DON'T KNOW
YOUR OWN STRENGTH.

PATTY, YOU WANT
ME TO FIRE THAT GUY?

PART OF ME WANTS YOU TO.

PART OF ME WANTS
YOU TO WANT ME TO.

HELLO?

OH, HELLO, BOYD.

BOYD, UM,

THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT I'VE GOT TO SAY

AND THERE'S REALLY
NO GREAT WAY TO SAY IT,

SO...

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT,

BECAUSE, UM...

THE TRUTH IS, BOYD,

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
THE RIGHT PERSON

FOR THIS JOB.

WELL, I'M SORRY.

NOBODY LIKES TO
HEAR THESE THINGS.

IT'S NEVER FUN,

BUT, UM...

IN MY EXPERIENCE,
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO.

FACE IT.

WELL, NO.

I DIDN'T SEE IT
COMING EITHER, BUT...

HEY, BRIAN.

UM, HERE'S YOUR CLOTHES.

I WASHED THEM...

COLD.

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE...

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE
WHAT WE DID LAST NIGHT.

YEAH, I KNOW.

RAYANNE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT.

I SHOULD'VE DONE IT, RIGHT?

SO...

WHAT DID RAYANNE SAY HAPPENED?

ACTUALLY, SHE SAID
THAT NOTHING HAPPENED,

THAT IT WAS...

A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.

WELL...

YEAH.

IT WAS.

HI.

I'D LIKE TO RETURN THESE.

THERE WAS A...

SLIGHT ACCIDENT.

BODICE GET RIPPED?

YES...

AS A MATTER OF FACT.

WHY?

HAS THAT HAPPENED BEFORE?

HAPPENS EVERY TIME.

THAT'S RAPUNSEL FOR YOU.

I'LL, UM, PAY YOU
FOR THE DAMAGE.

NO CHARGE. NO DAMAGE.

NO HARM DONE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I WAS WONDERING.

UM...

DO YOU EVER...

I MEAN, UM...

WANT TO KEEP THE
COSTUMES, DON'T YOU?

WELL, I WAS, UM...

I WAS...

THINKING...

ABOUT IT.

OF COURSE YOU WERE.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT I'M...

I MEAN, ACTUALLY IT
SEEMS KIND OF SILLY.

ACTUALLY, I MEAN...

HALLOWEEN IS OVER,

AND, UH...

WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH THEM

FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR?

I...

IT WOULDN'T...

BETTER NOT.

YOU'RE THE BOSS.

WHERE'S THE HANDKERCHIEF?

WHAT? YOU MEAN IT ISN'T IN HERE?

OH, I'M SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW, UM, WHAT...

WHAT, UH...

HAPPENED TO IT.

THAT I'LL HAVE TO
CHARGE YOU FOR.

OF COURSE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CLASS?

WHAT'S IT TO YOU?

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
GONNA GET EXPELLED.

DON'T YOU CARE?

IT DON'T MATTER.

OF COURSE IT MATTERS.

SHE'S LOOKING TO
THROW ME OUT, OK?

SHE'S BEEN WAITING FOR THIS.

SHE THINKS I'M A LOSER.

YOU'RE CRAZY TO LET HER
TELL YOU WHAT YOU ARE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SHE DOESN'T KNOW YOU.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

YOU CAN'T LET HER
DECIDE WHAT YOU DO.

HEY, I DECIDE WHAT I DO.

MAYBE I WANT TO GET KICKED OUT.

MAYBE YOU DO.

IT DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE CAN'T

TRY AND STOP YOU AND TELL YOU.

I KNOW YOU THINK,

HOW COULD SOMEONE
LIKE ME UNDERSTAND?

ONLY I DO.

OK, PEOPLE.

COME ON. LET'S
TRY TO LOOK ALIVE.

I KNOW WE ALL HAVE
CANDY HANGOVERS.

TODAY WE ARE
GOING TO BE VISITING

MR. DICKENS' WORLD
OF DARK FACTORIES,

GRAY SKIES,

LOST SOULS.

AH, SPEAKING OF WHICH,

MR. CATALANO, HOW
NICE TO SEE YOU.

ARE YOU JUST VISITING,

OR ARE YOU GOING TO
STAY WITH US FOR A WHILE?

ALL RIGHT, PEOPLE.

IF YOU WOULD TURN TO PAGE 27.

NOW, WHO WOULD LIKE TO
START THE READING TODAY?

OH, COME ON, PEOPLE.

I KNOW WE'RE ALL TIRED,

BUT I HAD FAR MORE
CHOCOLATE THAN YOU DID.

LET'S GET INTO THE
SPIRIT OF THINGS...

♪ AND DANCE BY THE
LIGHT OF THE MOON ♪