Blame! (2017)

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CAR HORN HONKING]

MS. COHEN: So, Abigail, uh,

your parents and I, uh,
feel like it would be better

if you started school

with the rest
of your class this year.

Why?

Honey,

we just think
that the more time that goes by,

the harder it will be
for you to go back.

This way
you can start off the year

just like everyone else.

MS. COHEN: Exactly,
it'll certainly make the um,

transition easier if...
if you're ready.

She's ready.

MS. COHEN: Okay. Great.

[BANGS ON DOOR]

- [GROANING]
- ROBERT: Melissa!

- Hey!
- [BANGS ON DOOR]

Melissa!

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

Come on.

Shuttle leaves in 20 minutes,
all right?

Listen,
you're not in that bathroom

in a minute,
I'm taking a shower, so...

move it or lose it, let's go.

You're not wearing
that to school.

- These are pajamas, Robert.
- All right.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Oh my God, these are precious!
- Yeah, right?

Do you remember
when you wore that boa?

- Every day.
- SOPHIE: Every single day.

I... I still would, honestly.

SOPHIE: Aw, man.

- ELLIE: Dude, so I'm makin' a...
- Nice skirt, slut!

[SOPHIE SQUEALS]

Ellie, you know Melissa, right?

Oh, yeah, uh, yes,

Sophie told me you guys
had a lot of fun at cheer camp.

Aw!

Oh sh*t,
Armani texted me last night.

- No!
- Yeah.

- What'd he say?
- He invited me,

I sh*t you not, he invited me
to an art gallery.

SOPHIE: Oh my God,
are you gonna go?

MELISSA: f*ck, no!

Sophie.

Oh my God.

- SOPHIE: Oh my God, she's back.
- What?

We were in her psych class
last year.

Oh, sh*t, that girl.

Hey, what was that name
everybody kept calling her

- last year?
- Sybil.

Oh my God, she's coming
right over here,

her locker's right next to mine.

Where?

ELLIE: What is she doing?

- Melissa, what the f*ck?
- Stop!

- ELLIE: Guys.
- [SOPHIE GIGGLING]

Welcome back, Sybil.

Sorry.

She loves it, trust me.

"I do, as I said...

have my glass collection.

ABIGAIL: Most of them are
little animals

made out of glass.

Tiniest little animals
in the world.

Mother calls them
the glass menagerie.

This is one of the oldest,
he's nearly 13."

What the f*ck
is she talking about?

"Be careful,
if you breathe, it breaks."

Nice job.

I'm glad somebody
read the play this summer.

TEACHER: Who is next?

Melissa.

Melissa?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

SOPHIE: He's just so gross.

- Like disgusting.
- He's just like a dog.

Oh, look, it's Laura Wingfield.

SOPHIE: Who?

Sybil.

Laura's this character
from this play

we were supposed
to read over the summer.

See the limp?

- Wait, she has a limp?
- Well, Laura has a limp.

Oh my God.

You know she was in a psych ward
for like six months, right?

No, wait, what?

Where did you hear that?

Ugh, f*ck, I need a cigarette.

Oh my God, the first day back
always kills me.

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ This ship that was right
From the start ♪

♪ Love she could
never forget... ♪

ROBERT: You don't understand!
I have a business

and then
I have a personal account.

Why you'd get
in my personal account I...

- [RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
- [MUFFLED YELLING CONTINUES]

ROBERT: This has gone on
for two weeks now.

I'm... I'm so tired of this guy.

No, hey, no.

Sorry, that was not for you.

That's better.

♪ I got a pretty little face
Pretty little eyes ♪

♪ Pretty little tongue as well
And pretty little lies ♪

♪ Trying to hide
It from the world ♪

♪ I'm a pretty f*cked up girl

ERIC: Abby.

Eric.

We took psych together
last year...

remember, yeah?

But hey listen, I just wanted...

I just wanted to come over

and tell you that...

I think it's really brave
that you came back.

I mean,
I think you're pretty cool.

So, I was just wondering...

if it was okay with you...

maybe I could
give you a call sometime?

You got a number?

So, do I get to request
which personality I take out?

Hey, guys,
my name is Jeremy Woods

and I'm filling in
for Mrs. Howell

till the end of October.

Now, I know she went into labor
a few weeks early.

JEREMY: Excuse me.

But don't worry,
she left me with her syllabus

and, uh, there you go.

JEREMY: Hi.

There you go. What's your name?

- Sybil.
- MELISSA: Sybil.

Abigail.

Hi Abigail, I'm Jeremy.

Uh, you're late,
do you have a pass?

ERIC: Um-hmm.

You always gotta
get the pass, Schue.

Okay, you're gonna have
to head back

to guidance and get one.

JEREMY: I'm only joking, though.

Yeah, I'm joking around
with you, come on,

have a seat.

- TJ: Got to come in, Choker.
- ERIC: Sorry about the Choker.

- There you go.
- Just like that.

JEREMY: Welcome.

All right, now I know you guys

were working
on "The Glass Menagerie"

uh, for the showcase
but I... I don't know,

"Glass Menagerie",
I'd like to change it up a bit.

Anybody here ever read
"The Crucible?"

...Funny how she's allergic
to cats, yeah.

- TJ: She's f*cking...
- Guys in the back?

JEREMY: You guys ever read
"The Crucible?"

Arthur Miller?

- I do not recall...
- Maybe.

TJ: reading that actually.

- ERIC: No.
- You guys ever read any

Arthur Miller in here, at all?

Death of a Salesman,
All My Sons, no?

Well, he's a great playwright
and you should be studying him.

Let's read, guys!

[CLASS GIGGLING]

Okay, I see how it's gonna go.

JEREMY: Um, so, anyway,
"The Crucible" is a great play.

Salem witch trials, I think
you're gonna...

I think you're gonna like it
a lot.

[MICROWAVE RUNNING]

[MOANING]

JENNIFER: So, work was good,
huh?

Yeah.

Yeah, it was fun.

That's great.

Nice kids.

[JENNIFER SIGHS]

I'm still trying
to wrap my head around

this whole teaching thing.

Well, it's not really about
the teaching, you know.

It's like, uh,
it's more about...

being back in the theater,
and uh...

- Directing.
- Directing.

- Well, that's great.
- Yeah.

You want a beer
or something before you go?

Oh, no.
I have this,

conference call
in twenty minutes,

so I should really...

- go.
- Okay.

Uh...

Oh, right, I wanted to talk
to you, um,

I was talking to Michael
and he has a new opening

at his office
and I was thinking...

it would be great
if you guys met, you know?

Maybe we could have drinks
or dinner sometime next week?

Yeah, I'd love to meet him.

Um, I... I'm not gonna
be available till the end

of October because of, you know,
the play and everything.

[SCOFFS] Right, I know.

But this is...
this would be a more...

permanent kind of...

thing, you know?

It's a great company,
it's a great position.

You guys would really
dig each other.

- I'm just, it's a meeting and...
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Can we not do this right now?
'Cause we do it, like, everyday

and, like, I'm...
I'm actually happy.

I'm sweaty, 'cause it's hot
in here,

- but I'm happy. Um-hmm.
- I know.

All right, I should go.

- Thanks for dinner.
- Thanks for nothing.

I'm joking.

- Thanks for coming over.
- You're welcome.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

JEREMY: All right, guys.

- MELISSA: I'm sure.
- JEREMY: Guys?

Do you see nail polish?

Hello, guys! Guys.

Turn around, c'mon,
class has started.

Um, I wanna kind
of talk more about

"The Crucible" and the showcase

and how this
is all gonna work, so...

uh,

we're obviously not gonna
be able to do the whole play

in one period.
So, today, what I'm gonna do is,

I'm gonna assign some roles,
assign some scenes,

and then I'm gonna put you guys
into groups.

Okay?
Here's how it's gonna work.

The groups
that are the most rehearsed,

JEREMY: that care the most,

those are the scenes
we're gonna pick

to do the showcase.

So, um, I don't know you guys
that well,

but I wanna...
I wanna get to know you.

So, um, I'm just gonna start

assigning roles based
on who wants to play what.

Let's start
with Elizabeth Proctor.

This is the wife
of the protagonist.

She's accused of witchcraft.

Um, any seniors wanna maybe
give this a sh*t?

Okay, you're... what's your name?

- Lily.
- Lily, want to give it a sh*t?

- Sure.
- Great, thank you.

Um, all right, moving down.

JEREMY: Abigail Williams.

Now, this is the villain
of the play, okay?

It's... it's a great role.

She starts having
an affair with John Proctor

and then,
when he wants to stop it,

she... she seeks revenge
on him, okay?

It's a great, great, great part.
It's a difficult part.

Anyone wanna try to tackle that?

You have somebody
in mind, over there?

Well, she should raise her hand.

Put your f*cking
hand down, bitch.

Uh, I'm gonna...

I'm gonna have to go
with the namesake...

JEREMY: here Abigail.

[TJ CHUCKLES]

TJ: Oh, snap!
How's that feel, Mel?

And, um, what's your name?

- Melissa.
- JEREMY: Melissa.

Why don't you understudy
Abigail for now,

and, ah, we'll keep looking
for something else.

Ah, okay, let's move down to...

John Proctor, okay?

JEREMY: Any of the fellas?
John Proctor?

Nobody wants to try?

Okay, Eric, right?

- ERIC: Yup.
- Great.

JEREMY: Eric as John Proctor,

Lily as Elizabeth.

Melissa,
you'll be Abigail's understudy,

and Abigail is Abigail.

- Wait, what?
- Yeah.

- That is so weird.
- I know.

Why would she volunteer
to read with Eric?

- She doesn't even know him.
- Why do you think?

But, like, you don't
think he likes her, right?

- He didn't seem to like...
- I dunno.

I'd just keep an eye on her,
ya know?

Slut.

"Only this consider,

the world goes mad,

and it profit nothing
you should lay the cause

to the vengeance
of a little girl."

Come on. Come on.

Is that good?

- JEREMY: It's great.
- Yeah?

You guys are really,
you're doing the work.

All right, good.

JEREMY: Lily, I love
what you're doing down there,

with the blocking.
I really like it.

Uh, let's revisit this tomorrow,
but I'm... I'm really happy.

Thank you, Mr. Woods.

JEREMY: Thank you.

Abigail and Eric are up next.

Er... Eric, uh, is sick,
so he can't make it.

[PANTING]

Well, that's okay, uh,
Abigail, why don't you come up?

Come on up, yeah.

Yeah, you can play both parts,
Sybil.

This is act two, scene two?

JEREMY: Okay...

I'll read it with you.

- Oh, this should be good.
- What a gentleman.

Right.

"I must speak with you, Abigail.

Will you sit?"

"How do you come?"

"Friendly."

"I don't like the woods
at night.

Pray you, stand closer."

- Oh, she wants it.
- Oh my God, stand closer.

"I knew it must be you.

When I heard the pebbles
on my window,

before I opened up my eyes,
I knew."

"I thought you would come
a good time sooner."

[BOYS LAUGHING]

"I had thought
to come many times."

"Then why didn't you?"

"I am so alone
in the world now."

JEREMY: "Are you?

I heard that people ride
a hundred mile

to see your face these days."

"Aye, my face."

"Do you see my face?"

[BELL RINGS]

All right, everyone,
great day today.

Thank you, Jeremy.

Abigail, that was...

that was really great!

Thanks.

You definitely... you worked
on this.

Well, you, too.

Well, I... I had practice.

I played the part in college.

- Yeah?
- Yeah, at Mason-Gross?

Oh, wow.

Yeah, it's a great part.
It's a great play.

Where you headed right now?

Lunch.

TJ: Ay yo!

Hey.

What happened in class?

Were you guys hooking up?

- f*ck you.
- You were!

f*ck you! What happened?

Um, Jeremy read it with her.

That's weird.

- TJ: Yeah, I thought so, too.
- Huh.

MELISSA: Hey, did you see Eric
this morning?

- Not yet.
MELISSA: Oh.

I talked to him, and I told him
how you felt about everything.

- SOPHIE: What?
- No, just,

like, just that you were
a little bit jealous

that he was working
with Abigail.

He didn't even go
to class today.

No!

Yeah, seriously.
He stood her up.

Apparently, Jeremy had to read
the scene with her.

SOPHIE: Eww, oh my God,
that's so weird!

And Jeremy actually acted
with her?

Yeah, that's what I said.

Uh, so why are you guys mad
at Abigail again?

'Cause she's a slut.

Oh, thought she was a psycho.

Why are you taking her side?

I'm not, I just...

Yeah, Ellie, like,
what's... what's going on?

SOPHIE: Why are you
being such a bitch?

Okay.

I gotta go.

[BELL RINGS]

Great day, everyone. Thank you.

JEREMY: See you tomorrow.

Found that paper.

- Oh, thank you, Melissa.
- MELISSA: No problem.

Abigail?

JEREMY:
Uh, just one quick question?

Thank you.

I was wondering if maybe you'd
be interested in...

helping me out
with the showcase?

- ABIGAIL: Yeah.
- JEREMY: Yeah?

- Yeah, I'd love to.
- It... it's just a lot of work

- and I'd love your help.
- [ABIGAIL SCOFFS]

JEREMY: Looks great.

Come back here, check it out.

ABIGAIL: Were you ever,
like a...

professional actor?

JEREMY: No, no.

I, uh...

I did plays in school.
And then I...

I did, uh...

I did "Romeo and Juliet"
at Bucks County.

That was fun.

And then I just...

I just stopped, you know?

I don't know.
Life just gets in the way.

Well,

ABIGAIL: you shouldn't have
stopped,

because I bet you'd be
really famous right now.

JEREMY: Yeah.

But, I mean, I didn't...
I wasn't nearly...

as good as you are.

I mean,
when I was your age, like...

you're really good.

- [CHUCKLES]
- JEREMY: Seriously.

You're really good.

All right, the lighting board.

Okay, I'm ready to learn.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ I found a dreamcatcher

♪ Lost halfway into flight

♪ Found a dreamcatcher ♪

♪ I'm gonna catch his wings
And learn to fly ♪

♪ And I'll be fighting hard

♪ For my dream ♪

♪ For my home

♪ For my baby

♪ Sweet baby

♪ Found a dreamcatcher

♪ I'm gonna catch all his ways
And fly ♪

[CROWD CHEERING]

So, does Eric still have
to work with Sybil?

After that one day?

f*ck if I know.

I'm thinking of, like,
texting him something,

but, I don't know.

- I have no idea what to say...
- Actually,

I had a really good idea
of something funny we could do.

COACH: Let's go Bulldogs!
Come on, girls.

- Whoa!
- Whoa!

I'll tell ya after the game.

You are one hot bitch!
Let's slaughter!

Yeah, send it.

- SOPHIE: That Beatle guy?
- Yeah.

SOPHIE: That was very precise.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Um.

Hey, so,

I feel like I owe you an apology

for standing you up
in class the other day.

It's okay.

No, I... come on, I f*cked up.

I... I honestly was sick,

but I should've told you.

And I was thinking, to, maybe,
just to make it up to you,

like, we could... we could go
to the auditorium after school,

ERIC: practice?

You want to practice
after school?

Yeah.

I mean, like, all the other kids
are meeting up and, like...

ERIC: I just feel bad

that we didn't get a chance
to perform.

Dude, I'm trying...
can you not, right now?

[MELISSA GIGGLES]

Dude, no, okay, I...
look, I know,

I was a d*ck to you, okay?
I'm sorry.

ERIC:
But, if I flunk this class,

I'm gonna get kicked off
the team.

So, help a guy out?

Okay.

I'll be... we'll be great.

We're gonna break
people's hearts.

All right?

I think it's just...

which scenes
best tell the story?

Yeah.

I've... you know, look,
we have to start

with act one, scene one.
I want someone to read,

"Salem, Massachusetts
in the spring

of the year 1692", but...

- Can I see?
- Yeah, I just...

not sure where to cut it.

How's the scene coming
with Eric?

ABIGAIL: Uh.

He asked me to...

practice in here after school.

Really?

Good for him. He needs it.

He's got a lot
of catching up to do.

You know, if you want, um...

we can just meet up after

- and keep working on this.
- Yeah, sure.

I mean, yeah,
that'd be really helpful.

Great.

Thanks for...

for doing this, by the way.

For doing what?

Letting me help you out

with the showcase
and everything.

Thanks for helping me out.

I didn't realize how much work
it was gonna be.

It's a big play,
I just, you know,

don't... we'll figure it out.

It's...

it's just nice to...

I don't know,
to get to come in here and...

have someone to talk to.

There's not really
anyone else that I'm close to.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I don't have anyone
that I'm really close to either.

[BELL RINGS]

I'll see you after school?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

- Thanks for the help.
- [CHAIN CLINKING]

Thanks.

ELLIE: Oh, my goodness.

Seriously!

Ready to laugh
your f*cking ass off?

Yeah.

I'll catch up with you later.

- MELISSA: She's not coming?
- Later?

Coming to what?

Nothing. Don't worry about it.

Is this about Abigail again?

No.

Look, I told you guys,
I don't wanna do anything...

Do you have a crush on her
or something?

- What?
- Not judging, just curious.

I think you guys
would make a cute couple.

[MELISSA CHUCKLES]

Come on.

I'm done.

Oops.

Come on, let's go.

"It were a fire
you walked me through,

ABIGAIL: and all my ignorance
was b*rned away.

It were a fire, John,
we lay in fire.

And from that moment no woman
dare call me wicked any..."

- [CLATTER]
- SOPHIE: Oh, sh*t!

[MELISSA CHUCKLES]

[DOOR LOCKS]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[RAIN POURING]

You want me to give you a ride?

[JEREMY SIGHS] Woo.

Here.

Here, take this.

- Thanks.
- Yeah, no problem.

Warm you up.

Where do you live?

Ah, over by the library?

Oh, great. That's...
that's right by me.

We're practically neighbors.

[ABIGAIL SIGHS]

You know what?

I'm gonna... I'm gonna talk
to Eric tomorrow.

This is... It's bullshit.

It wasn't just him.

While I was waiting
in the auditorium,

I decided to run
through my monologue.

And I heard a girl
laughing in the wings.

You know what? f*ck them.

Okay?

I'll do the scene with you.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I'll do the scene with you
for the showcase.

Thanks.

Is anyone home?

Not 'til late.

Is it okay,
if I just sit here for a bit?

Sure.

You want me
to turn on the radio?

[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ Oh I remember
Just you and me ♪

♪ Timeless nights
Endless seas ♪

♪ Nothing was spoken of

♪ But truth and dreams love ♪

♪ And let us not break

♪ Let us not fade away

♪ So hold that thought

♪ We must find a way

♪ Cause it's a sure crash

♪ If we go down this road

JENNIFER: Where have you been?

I've been calling you.

- You scared the sh*t out of me.
- You were supposed

to meet Michael about the job.

Oh...

sh*t.

JEREMY: That was today? f*ck.

- Yeah.
- f*ck.

- That was today.
- I just got caught up at school.

You know what?
Let me, uh,

let me just, ah, you know just,

change out of the wet clothes,

- I'll be two seconds.
- I already canceled.

It's f*cked, okay?

Okay.

It's not a big deal,
Jen, I'll just...

I don't know
what's going on with you.

Do you think you're blowing this
a little out of proportion?

[SIGHS]

Look, I have been trying
to help you.

I have been patient with you.

I have been so f*cking
patient with you.

I have been supportive
of all of your sh*t.

This is really unfair to me.

What, you're mad
because I'm...

I got... I'm teaching?

- No, this isn't.
- Is that what this is about?

You're just, it's...

you don't know what you want.

You quit one job,
I'm supportive of that.

You take time off
to figure out what you want.

Don't be passive aggressive
to me.

- That's passive aggres...
- Look, you either want this

or you don't.

See, this is the problem.
This is... this is...

I don't want to get into this
with you, okay?

I'm sorry I was late, I...

I'm just gonna let you
figure this out, okay?

All right?

To Abigail.

To Abigail.

Woo.

Oh, to dear Abigail!

[GIGGLES]

- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- JEREMY: Hey, guys.

Hold on, uh,
hold the work for a second.

I have a couple changes
to make, um, in the groups.

Eric, I'm gonna move you
to group four.

Oh, hey.

So, does that mean
I get to work with Abby?

No, I am.

TJ: You okay, now?
ERIC: Screw that.

TJ: You could be my understudy.

ERIC: Thanks, man.
TJ: No problem.

- JEREMY: Okay, and then,
- [ABIGAIL SCOFFS]

I think what I want
to do here is I should cross...

into here,

and I hold the lantern
to your face.

I'm gonna hold it really close
to your face!

But, this is gonna
be the only light at this point,

this is the first time
the audience

really sees your face.

- You don't like this?
- Then that's what I say,

"Can you see my face?"

Yeah,

- that's why.
- We'll ask the audience,

- You gonna ask?
- "Can you see my face?"

- Can you see her face?
- ABIGAIL: Can you see my face?

MELISSA: Aight.

Good.

Yeah, yeah.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

Dude puff, pass.

Two puffs.

Do I hear little girls?

- TJ: Hey!
- [GIRLS GIGGLING]

Hi, boys.

Ooh, they brought
the party with them.

Oh my goodness, what is this?

- TJ: Hello.
- MELISSA: Hello.

- Let's get f*cked up!
- Yes, please.

- TJ: Oh...
- SOPHIE: I'm sorry.

Oh my God!

- MELISSA: Oh my God!
- TJ: f*ckin' careful!

Hey, you can come
sit down, here.

ERIC: You can take, uh,
here's a beer.

I got you this.

Look at these f*cking swords
you've got on your foot.

Here, give me that bottle.

MELISSA: You're gonna drink
it from the bottle?

- Yeah.
- TJ: Like a real man.

Okay.

Here's to...

ERIC: these f*cking uniforms,
man!

[RAP MUSIC CONTINUES]

Dude, dude,
do you have your phone?

Ugh, it's upstairs, no!

[RAP MUSIC CONTINUES]

TJ: Can you guys kiss?

Oh, c'mon, be good cheerleaders!

- Oh!
- f*ck you!

ERIC: Don't do that!

- Try again.
- ERIC: We were so close.

- ERIC: Oh!
- TJ: Oh, sh*t!

TJ: Oh, sh*t.

ERIC: These should be
the cheer uniforms.

Guys, I'm so drunk.

That's good.
That's the way we like you.

ERIC: Come here.

- [SOPHIE GIGGLES]
- Oh, oh, oh.

Do you think I'm hot?

I think you're the hottest girl
in school.

Uh, do you...
do you have a condom?

I can pull out.

Uh, do you mind
just putting one on?

Yeah, yeah, I want you.

[SOPHIE RETCHING]

No, no, don't...
don't worry about.

Oh, f*ck.

f*ck.

MELISSA: Oh, gosh.

- MELISSA: Oh, shh...
- SOPHIE: Oh.

MELISSA:
I got it, I got it, I got it.

Hey, it's okay.

[SOPHIE COUGHS]

- SOPHIE: Oh.
- Okay, come on, honey.

MELISSA: Get it out, okay?

Uh.

MELISSA: Oh, honey.

Here, let's... come on.

Can we, like, go to the
bathroom or something?

Yeah, of course, of course.

I'll get you
cleaned up, come on.

Two coffees?

- It's not hard.
- If it hadn't taken her so long,

we definitely
would've been on time.

Please!

Nope.

[INTERCOM BEEPS]

I can't f*cking believe
it's Monday already.

- [INTERCOM BEEPS]
- MELISSA: I know.

[INTERCOM BEEPS]

Hey!

[INTERCOM BEEPS]

SOPHIE: Oh, Sophie Grant.

[DOOR BUZZES OPEN]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

JEREMY: Listen to this.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- JEREMY: All right, guys,

just, uh, stop the work
for a second.

Um,

I picked the scenes
for the showcase.

JEREMY:
I think I picked the scenes

that best tell the story
of "The Crucible",

as well as picking the scenes

of the groups
that were most involved.

Um, if you don't hear
your name called,

I don't want you
to stop working,

'cause you will present
on Wednesday

in front of the class.

Okay?

Um, we're gonna start
with excerpts

of act one, scene one,

- Sherilyn and Gina.
- Yes.

And then we move to act two,
scene two, Abigail.

JEREMY: And then act two,
scene three,

Lily, Phe, and Jack.

So, I'm really proud
of you guys.

- It was some great work.
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]

Hey, sorry to interrupt.
You got a sec, Jeremy?

Yep. You guys keep working,
I'll be right back.

MELISSA: Hey, Abby.

Think you can still act

with our teacher's d*ck
in your mouth?

[TJ LAUGHS]

Weren't you in Abby's
psych class last year?

ERIC: Yeah.

Yeah, what exactly happened?

- I never heard the full story.
- Shut up.

Oh...

He doesn't know, does he?

Wanna tell him together, Sybil?

I said, "Shut up".

- What the f*ck, psycho bitch!
- Get away from me!

- Hey, what's going on in here?
- ABIGAIL: Leave me alone!

She, like, f*cking att*cked me!

Okay, Melissa, grab your stuff
and head to guidance.

- No, no, she came...
- What?

- Go to guidance.
- She didn't even do anything!

- ERIC: She came at her!
- TJ: It was completely Abby!

MELISSA: Are you sh1tting me,
Jeremy?

- Hey! Don't talk to me that way.
- You know what?

Don't f*cking tell me
how to talk to you!

JEREMY: You all right?

I'm sorry. Come on.

- There you go. Let's go outside.
- ABIGAIL: Okay.

JEREMY: Let's go outside
and talk.

ABIGAIL: "It were a fire
you walked me through.

And all my ignorance
was b*rned away.

It were a fire, John.

We lay in fire.

And from that moment no woman
dare call me wicked anymore

but I knew my answer.

I used to weep for my sins

when the wind
lifted up my skirts,

and blushed for shame
because some old Rebecca

called me loose.

And then you...

you b*rned my ignorance away."

[DOOR SHUTS]

Hey.

I've been looking all over
for you.

You haven't been at lunch.

Yeah, I, um, didn't realize
I was welcome.

Do you maybe wanna study
for the chem test later?

What?

I know, I'm sorry. And...

I know you're really mad at me.
I just...

I really have to talk
to you about something.

What?

There's... there's no one here.

What?

I had sex with Eric.

- Congrats?
- Yeah.

- How was it?
- Good, it was good.

What happened?

He's been ignoring me.

Ah, he won't even look at me

since Monday, and um,

so I finally texted him today
and I saw that he read it,

but, yeah,
he hasn't texted me back.

Ah, I just don't understand.

Can I come to your house
later tonight?

Yeah, sure.

- [ROBERT YELLING]
- [RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey.

Um...

I'd love to talk to you,
if you um...

have some time.

You think you could come over?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[DOOR OPENS]

- Hey.
- Hey.

I wanna do this.

With you.

I can't.

Please.

I can't.

Shh.

I can't.

- Come here.
- I can't.

Come here.

[PANTING]

Okay, it's still very hot,

- but a cocoa, your favorite.
- SOPHIE: Oh...

- Thank you.
- Ah.

So, um, I think we're
pretty much done, we just...

Hey, El?

I'm really sorry that I've been
such a bitch lately.

Um, could you just
find the next...

the next topic?
I'm gonna go to the bathroom.

Hey, what's up?

SOPHIE: Oh, my God, Melissa,

you are not going
to believe this.

What?

ELLIE: Hola, hola!

All right, so...

did you find that last page
about buffer zones?

Couldn't find it.

- What?
- Nothing.

I'm just super stressed-out
about this test.

Oh, yeah.
Tell me about it.

[PAPERS RUFFLING]

MELISSA: f*ck! f*ck!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

All right, so, uh, I think
we cross,

cross stage left here.

Oh, I'm crossing there?

Yeah, I think... I think
that will be right

for the moment.
Right after that.

ABIGAIL: Mm-hm. Should we go
over that after school today?

Ah, no, no.

I got a lot of stuff
going on today. Uh.

Swamped, you know at...

at home.

- You want help?
- Oh, no, thank you.

That's very nice of you,
Abigail.

Uh, but, I'm... I'm fine.

I got it covered.

You think
Kennelly's throwing a quiz?

Okay.

[BELL RINGS]

- Hey.
- ABIGAIL: I altered my costume.

Figured I could try it on
when we rehearsed today.

Uh, I... I can't today, Abigail,

I'm really swamped at home.

JEREMY OVER VOICEMAIL: Hey,
you've reached Jeremy Woods,

leave a message.

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ Said it felt
Like a storm coming ♪

♪ You gotta help me out
You gotta hold me now ♪

♪ Took all my strength
Not to eat you alive ♪

♪ Cause I'm evil enough
For the both of us ♪

♪ Call me the liar ♪

♪ Open up
Open up ♪

JEREMY OVER VOICEMAIL: Hey,
you've reached Jeremy Woods...

So, homecoming's tomorrow.

I guess, I'm not going
with Eric.

MELISSA: That sucks, babe.

[SIGHS]

Hey, how's it goin'?

Uh, so I was wondering

what time we were getting
together tonight?

To get ready for homecoming?

Yeah, of course,
I still wanna go.

I thought
you were gonna be my date.

No, she's just gonna meet us
there.

So, I'll just, like, bring
my makeup and my stuff

over to your house
at, like, sixish?

SOPHIE: Okay, um, awesome!
I'll see you then.

I'm excited! Okay, bye, Ellie!

ELLIE: Sophie!

Just a second!
I need to find my necklace!

- ELLIE: Sophie!
- Yeah, coming!

f*ck.

- [POP MUSIC PLAYING]
- All right.

I feel like if we have
a positive attitude,

- this could be a lot of fun.
- [SOPHIE SCOFFS]

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Yes, here we are.
- Yes, of course.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

Have a good night.

- The sign looks so good!
- Who drew this?

Before you say anything,
I did, okay.

- SOPHIE: No! Oh, I'm so...
- Does this one look like an ac...

Oh.

It was going so well. Okay.

- Did you get my text?
- No.

Oh, sh*t. Okay.
Did you get the paper?

MELISSA:
The one we talked about?

Did you get the paper or not?

- MELISSA: Sophie?
- No.

- What?
- I checked in her notebook,

- but she tore it out.
- What? f*ck!

sh*t. We have to get that.
We have to get that!

- ERIC: Hey. Hey-yo!
- You have to talk to her.

Oh my God! Hi!

- TJ: How're you?
- Good.

- Yeah, you look good.
- Hi.

- Hey.
- Hey, how's it going?

Very well.

- TJ: What do you wanna do?
- Around back?

- Do you have? Yeah?
- Yeah, I brought some.

- Yeah, yeah.
- MELISSA: Round back?

Yeah, I'm just gonna, uh,
grab Ellie.

MELISSA: Yeah, good.

- Do we have to wait for her?
- Yeah.

Sorry, um, we're just gonna go
around back if you wanna come?

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- Melissa's just in a mood.
- Mm.

Never happens.
All right, all right.

Makes it easier to drink!
You don't li... lick, you do it...

I'm... I know
what I'm talking about!

- Maybe you...
- What are you talking about?

- You're full of sh*t! You know...
- I'm saying, you know...

- that maybe...
- TJ: That maybe, you know.

I'm good, thanks.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- TJ: You're drunk already.
- MELISSA: No.

- Um...
- MELISSA: f*ck you.

SOPHIE: I actually wanted
to talk to you about something.

MELISSA: Are you done?
Are you done?

- ELLIE: Now?
- Yes

MELISSA: Are you done?

Yeah, um, I just like feel,
really bad

about what's been
going on with us.

I know I've been a really
shitty friend to you lately.

Thanks. I just, um,
can we wait?

Oh my God! Put me down!
Put me down!

- TJ: Ask nicely. Ask nicely.
- MELISSA: Stop.

MELISSA: Stop.

I just wanna say that I'm trying
to do the right thing here,

SOPHIE: like, morally.

MELISSA: Look what you did
to my dress!

SOPHIE: All right, look, I read
your diary the other night

and I know what you saw,
and I think we should report it

to the school.

What?

- I know. I'm sorry, but...
- No, God!

- I knew you were looking!
- I know.

- Sophie...
- But look, look, look.

He's taking advantage of her

- and we need to tell someone!
- Oh,

please don't pretend
you actually care, okay?

Melissa's obviously
putting you up to this.

SOPHIE:
This isn't even about her!

Sophie, do you not realize
she's literally

right behind you, like,
on top of the guy

that you've been scheming
for like three years.

Oh my God, Ellie!
This isn't even about her!

Whatever, Sophie.
You do whatever you want.

SOPHIE: Like, at least
she's not obsessed

with some pedophile

- and his freaking...
- Oh my God!

Do you really not see
that she's just jealous?

How 'bout you shut
the f*ck up, d*ke?

Okay.

f*ck that c**t.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- sh*t.

- What're you doing?
- Nothing.

- Get out! Get out!
- ROBERT: What is this?

- What is that?
- Get out!

- Let me see, give it here.
- Get out of my room!

- It's mine! Give it back...
- Give me that, give me that.

- Hey, give me the computer!
- Ah!

What is this?
What are you doing?

- sh*t! f*ck!
- Hey!

Don't you walk out on me!

- ERIC: Jesus, mm.
- TJ: Oh, my goodness.

ERIC: Can I keep this?

- What the f*ck?
- ERIC: Yup.

Oh, Jesus, Mel.

- TJ: Slow down, slow down!
- Do you...

Next one.

- MELISSA: Oh, okay.
- Not bad.

MELISSA: f*ck off.
They're not actually for you.

- TJ: Please.
- ERIC: Who're they for?

MELISSA: Stop, God.

TJ: Mel, I need
to make a phone call.

Mel, I need to use your phone.

Melissa, I have
to use your phone. Can I?

- No! No! Oh my God!
- Hey!

JEREMY: Melissa.

Enough with the phone.
Bring it up here.

Gimme it.

[DRAWER OPENS]

[DRAWER CLOSES]

Sit down, please.

ABIGAIL: Jeremy!

Hey.

JEREMY:
Sorry I didn't get back to you.

Listen, I need
to ask you something.

My necklace is gone.

My cross?

I think maybe
it came off in your car?

I don't... I don't think so.

So, I was thinking
maybe later I could...

come by and look for it?

Um...

well,
today's really not a good day.

I'll walk home.

You can pick me up tonight.

Can we talk about this tomorrow?

You don't wanna see me?

I just... I have a lot going on,
and, uh,

let's talk about this tomorrow.

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

JEREMY OVER VOICEMAIL: Hey,
you've reached Jeremy Woods...

What's going on guys?
What're you working on?

We're trying to figure out
what we're going to be wearing?

STUDENT: Yeah, when do we
rehearse in costume?

That's a great question.

"When are we gonna
rehearse in costumes?"

JEREMY: Are you guys starting
to think about costumes

and wardrobe?

Here's the name of that book
you were asking me about.

JEREMY: I want you guys
to design it.

I want you to look at the tape

and bring it in so we can show
these guys, okay?

- STUDENT: Yeah.
- Yeah, thanks.

JEREMY: Good, good.

SOPHIE: Ugh.

Thanks.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Hey.

What's going on?

Can we talk?

Ah, I have a meeting
in here in a minute.

It's not a good time.

With Abigail?

JEREMY: What do you
wanna talk about, Melissa?

[TJ WHISTLES]

Abigail, slow up.

- ERIC: What's the rush, Abigail?
- Come on, come on, come on.

Hey...

there's something
Eric really wants to ask you.

All right, here we go.

Wait, please, I...

I really need somebody
to talk to right now.

[JEREMY SIGHS]

ERIC: We were wondering if...
if you just,

if you ever wanted
to chill with us,

like, we got a basement.
And beer and stuff.

I guess you haven't heard.

I'm not really into little boys.

TJ: Oh!

JEREMY: What's going on?

Why didn't you pick me
for that part?

- Melissa...
- Why did you pick her?

Why?

You didn't know us.

[SCOFFS] What?
Did you feel sorry for her?

No.

I just wanted you to notice me.

- [MELISSA GASPS]
- Stop!

[CHAIN CLINKING]

[ABIGAIL SIGHS]

Where did you get that?

What?

Where did you get that?

- I don't know what your talkin...
- This is mine!

Hey, get the f*ck off me!

What're you doing?

Oh, with Jeremy?

God, he is a great kisser,
don't you think?

You f*cking whore!

What was that?

MELISSA: Help me go
over my lines.

Okay.

Come on.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

"It were a fire, John.
We lay in fire."

[WOMAN ON SPEAKER]
After the bell,

all grades please report

- to the auditorium.
- Have you seen Abigail?

Uh, no.

She's not backstage?

I haven't seen her, no.

Hey, you guys have seen Abigail?
Anybody?

- No.
- DRAMA STUDENT: Sorry.

Well, it looks like
the understudy's saving the day.

[DOOR SQUEAKS]

DRAMA STUDENT:
"Only this consider,

the world goes mad,
and it profit nothing

you should lay the cause
to the vengeance

of a little girl."

[AUDIENCE APPLAUSES]

ELLIE: Okay, this is you.

Blackout for scene three.

Hey, hey!

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

"I must speak with you,
Abigail."

JEREMY: "Will you sit?"

ABIGAIL: "How do you come?"

JEREMY: "Friendly."

ABIGAIL:
"You were no hypocrite!"

"I will prove you
for the fraud you are!"

"Oh, and if they ask you
why Abigail would ever do

so murderous a deed,

what will you tell them?"

"I will tell them why."

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDS]

JEREMY: Abigail.

Abigail!

Okay, so she gives
birth to a huge baby,

which is bad enough
and then she comes home and...

- Ms. Cohen?
- Yeah?

I need to report an incident.

JEREMY: Abigail! Abigail!
What's going on?

Tell me what's going on
with you?

You're not looking at me.
You're not talking to me.

- You're ignoring my calls, no!
- Listen, listen to me, no, no,

- no, no!
- What is going on with Melissa?

Nothing's going... We...

we... we can't do this
right here.

- Please don't yell...
- Why?

Why did you kiss me...

if you don't wanna be with me?

Oh, I just...

I just wanna know.

I just wanna...

- Okay, okay, shh, shh.
- I can't do this anymore.

Look at me. Look at me
and just calm...

take a deep breath.

Could we just...
can I talk to you in the...

Hey, let me just talk to you
in the car, okay?

You okay?

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[ENGINE REVS]

Look, I'm really sorry.

I have something to give you.

MS. COHEN: How're you feeling?

- Fine.
- MS. COHEN: Okay.

Do I just start talking?

Uh, Officer Dolan is just gonna
ask you some questions.

As... as soon as you're ready.

- I'm ready.
- MS. COHEN: Okay. Go ahead.

Miss Bowman,

uh, did your substitute
drama teacher, Jeremy Woods...

engage in a sexual relationship
with you?

Yes.

Pictures?

MELISSA: Yes.

- And he asked you for these?
- [DOOR OPENS]

MS. COHEN: Oh, hi. Thank you
for coming in, Mr. McCarthy.

- ROBERT: My pleasure.
- Why're you...

What... what is he doing here?

Oh, we need a parent present
while you speak with the police.

Oh, he's not my father.

He... Well, parent or guardian.

- Oh, please, sit.
- Thank you.

How you doing, honey?
You all right?

I... I came just as soon as I...
I could. I...

Okay, um, so we can continue.

OFFICER DOLAN: You mentioned
something about pictures?

Right, um...

He asked me for pictures
after class one day.

I was too nervous to send them,

so I... I brought them
in to my phone,

and he asked if he could
keep them for a few days.

You know, to look at them.

And, has he returned
the phone to you?

No, it's probably still
in his desk.

Now the last incident,
you said, occurred

OFFICE DOLAN:
in the school auditorium?

Yes.

- When?
- MELISSA: Um...

yesterday.

- And what time of day was this?
- Uh, this was just after school.

He left a note in my locker

asking me to practice
for the showcase with him.

I was... I was the understudy

for the scene
from "The Crucible".

Mmm-hmm. And what happened
when you went to meet with him?

We were rehearsing.

It's, um...

yeah,
it's a really intimate scene.

MELISSA: Uh, and we'd done
it together before but...

yeah, this time, it just,
it felt different, you know?

He kept, he kept looking at me,
he wouldn't look away.

And then...

he kissed me.

Uh, and did he thr*aten you?

Um, say he was going
to hit you or,

try and restrain you
in any kind of...

He said...

he said, "You wanted this.

Remember that."

OFFICER DOLAN:
And what happened after that?

He touched me.

He asked me to take off my shirt

and he looked at me in my bra,
and he... he felt me up.

MELISSA: And then he asked
if I wanted to see him.

And what did you say?

I said yes.

But I didn't mean it, you know?

I was just...

I was just scared.

And I...

and I thought...

maybe if I did this,
he would stop hitting me.

So, he asked me
to take off my bra while...

and then he...

he looked at me...

and he said...

"How many boys
have seen you like this?"

You just think that you matter,
you know?

The first time you think...

MELISSA:
that even if it makes you sick

that at least
you matter to somebody.

And then you realize
that you don't.

You don't matter.
You don't matter.

OFFICER DOLAN: I'm really sorry,
but I... I need you to just

go back a bit.

You mentioned that he hit you?

What?

You just said that, um,

OFFICER DOLAN: that you thought
if you did this,

he would stop hitting you.

OFFICER DOLAN:
So, when did this all start?

A couple of years ago.

- All right. We need to go.
- Don't touch me!

- Hey!
- She's coming with me!

- Calm down.
- She needs a lawyer!

- I have every right to be here!
- Please don't let him touch me!

OFFICER DOLAN: Step out
of the room.

MELISSA: Get out! Get out!

OFFICER DOLAN: Out of the room!

- MELISSA: Get out!
- Just give her a minute.

[MELISSA SOBS]
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

- Thank you.
- Hey.

Thank you.

It's okay.

You're gonna be okay.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

Here, I want you to...

I want you to have this.
You keep it, okay?

It looks better on you
than it does on me.

[INTERCOM BEEPING]

[MIC SWITCHES ON]

Melissa Bowman.

[DOOR BUZZES]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ What if I told you ♪

♪ You wanted someone quiet ♪

♪ I just kept runnin' fast ♪

♪ Away from
My goin' past ♪

♪ What did you say to me? ♪

♪ You got a lot
Of night in you ♪

♪ You're just a lion
With things to prove ♪

♪ So just keep lyin' to me ♪

♪ Just keep tuckin' in
My sheets ♪

♪ Tellin' me darlin'
You're a fair one ♪

♪ And that you
Best be scared of me ♪

♪ What if I said to you ♪

♪ Fall in your arms
I found my strength ♪

♪ But you just took it away

♪ I guess you said ♪

♪ Oh you know
'Cause what's the use? ♪

♪ What's the use of tryin'?

♪ She's in a room
With her eyes closed ♪

♪ She's in a room
With no windows ♪

♪ So dark ♪

♪ I was frightened
Of the night ♪

♪ Until I took it
In my hands oh ♪

♪ Shut out all the light ♪

♪ What do I look like?

♪ A little girl lost

♪ A little lost cause ♪

♪ Is that pity in your eyes?

♪ At least you warned me first ♪

♪ But it's supposed to hurt ♪

♪ So just keep pushin' me ♪

♪ Just keep tryin' harder

♪ I'm not hero or a martyr ♪

♪ Think I'm the villain
Of the story ♪

♪ Oh please

♪ If you know
What's good for me ♪

♪ You just
Keep me feelin' lonely ♪

♪ Until it puts me on my knees ♪

♪ Oh you know
'Cause what's the use? ♪

♪ What's the use of tryin'? ♪

♪ She's in a room
With her eyes closed ♪

♪ She's in a room
With no windows ♪

♪ So tired ♪

♪ I was frightened
Of the night ♪

♪ Until I took it
In my hands oh ♪

♪ And shut out all the light

♪ Ah ah as I grow older
I become ♪

♪ Less afraid of the dark ♪

♪ More afraid
Of growin' older ♪

♪ Mm-mm-mmm ♪

♪ So won't you kiss me
Up to God ♪

♪ 'Cause I know
Just what I want

♪ Just somethin' to believe in ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm not

♪ Fallin'

♪ Fallin'

♪ He said oh child
You got that lion in you ♪

♪ Let me lay you down

♪ You'll feel all right
When it's through ♪

♪ He said oh child
You got that lion in you ♪

♪ Let me lay you down

♪ You'll feel all right
When it's through ♪

♪ He said oh child
You got that lion in you ♪

♪ Let me lay you down

♪ You'll feel all right

♪ As I grow older I become

♪ Less afraid of the dark

♪ More afraid of growin' older ♪

♪ Mm-mm-mmm

♪ So won't you kiss me
Up to God ♪

♪ 'Cause you know
Just what I want ♪

♪ Just for somethin'
To believe in ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm not