04x07 - College Interview

[bunniefuu]

[theme music plays]

[light buzzing]

[buzzing intensifies]

I got a letter inviting me
to a college interview,

from a college
I didn't remember applying to.

And then I did remember writing an essay
about confessing to covering up a m*rder.

[swallows loudly]

I didn't mean to send it.
Somebody else did.

And I got the interview.

It's a crazy world, right?

[rattling, footsteps]

So, anyway,
I have a college interview today.

-I have to go.
-[man] Yeah.

-I can't miss it.
-Well, I'll be sure to tell the doctor.

I mean,
I know I have some marks on my record,

and I've... I've had a lot of struggles,

but I guess my hope would be
to start over.

You know,
to be the person that I know I can be.

I think you'll find a lot of kids
at a school for the arts like ours

have had challenging
high school experiences.

And they come into their own
in college.

Yeah, I mean, like, there's more to me
that people don't know yet.

-[recruiter] Your work is very good.
-Thank you.

Tell me about the g*ns.
You make them look, um...

elegant.

I think g*ns can be beautiful.

The way they look,
along with what they can do.

It's...

I mean, you can be attracted to them.

Do you think that's...

healthy?

No. The fact that I put it in a picture
doesn't mean I think it's a good thing.

It's...

[inhales slowly, clicks tongue]
...it's a picture that I needed to take.

That I needed people to see.

I'm actually... I'm scared of g*ns.

And... and I think they're beautiful.

You know?
And I think a lot of people talk about...

kids are angry, kids are sick,
kids are violent.

But we don't talk
about the more complicated things

like the fact
that we are attracted to g*ns.

I mean, some people are disgusted by them,
for sure.

But some of us are attracted,
like, drawn to them.

And these pictures are meant to get
people thinking, you know, about why.

[Ellman] ...about the possibility
of self-harm more than anything.

[Matt] Are you?

Concerned about the possibility
of self-harm?

[Ellman] I think it's not a bad idea

that we continue observation
for a period of time.

From the police reports,

it does appear that some sort of breakdown
took place at the school.

The drill was incredibly stressful,

and not just for Clay.

[footsteps approaching]

Hey.

[sniffs] How do you feel?

They're gonna keep me here, aren't they?

[Justin] Yeah.

I was arguing about it with them. I was...
I was yelling about it a minute ago.

So I guess...

congrats. You are full-on the good son.

Dude, come...

Come on, man.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that...

that I haven't been there to help you.

I'm sorry that sh*t's so wrong.

I'm not crazy.

I'm just scared.

Yeah, man.

[Ellman] It's troubling, but I do think
we have to trust the process.

I am too.

Do you, uh,
want me to stay with you today?

No.

[Ellman] I know a doctor
you can stay in close touch with

until his release.

I'm kind of...

embarrassed.

-Good morning, sunshine.
-[whispers] Hi.

Dad, we talked about "sunshine."

[chuckles] See, classic Clay. He's fine.

[Lainie]
The doctors would feel more comfortable

if they kept an eye on you
for just a little while longer. OK?

"OK," as in I get a vote?

[chuckles] We'll get you out of here
as soon as we can.

[Jess] I gotta figure out
what's up with Clay.

People are blaming me

like I had something to do
with this drill. It's crazy. [sighs]

No one thinks you had anything to do
with that drill.

-[scoffs]
-Or that crazy m*therf*cker Clay.

Hey, don't call him crazy.

I'm sorry.

Just come back to bed.

[tapping phone keys]

-[sighs]
-Hey, where you at?

-Huh?
-[chuckles] What?

[speaking Spanish]

[groans appreciatively]

-[speaking Spanish]
-Mm.

Oh, my God.

That Latin lover thing is such a trope,
Diego.

It... The what now?

-Oh, you really don't know?
-No.

-You're so pretty.
-[chuckles]

-[laughs]
-[Ani] Hello?

Oh, sh*t!
I, uh... I forgot that Ani's back today.

-Achola?
-Yep, yep.

She lives here sometimes.
You gotta get out of here.

-Come on.
-What? I got no clothes.

Here, just come on, go.

-Go!
-I got no clothes!

Go! Get dressed on your way out!
Go! Oh, sorry!

[door creaking]

-Good morning.
-Hi! Welcome back.

[suspenseful music plays]

[Winston] I think Jessica Davis knows.

See, look here.

Monty and someone are writing
back and forth using a number.

"Twenty-one basically told me he did it.

Twenty-one,
using the dr*gs Bryce gave him."

So I guessed.

What if that's a jersey number?

Twenty-one.

Twenty-one.

Justin Foley.

Diego is gonna try
to get it out of Zach today.

And you think Jessica knows?

She has to.

I don't think she would lie to me.

-To protect her boyfriend?
-[Estela] I just...

I thought we were friends.

Me and her.

[Estela inhales slowly]

[Diaz] Bolan thinks it was more
than the lockdown.

He's still under observation.

They did an initial evaluation,
and he's not psychotic.

So they're in crisis management
to see if they need to commit him.

[Bill] They don't think
he needs inpatient?

[Diaz] Don't know yet.

And I don't know
if it's just about the drill, or...

-[Bill] Well, what else would it be about?
-[Diaz] Well...

I've been wanting to ask you a few things
about the Walker case.

[Bill] The Walker case?

[Diaz] Yeah, I'm just...

dotting the I's and all that.

Making sure we have the whole picture.

And since there's no audio or video
from the Achola girl's statement,

I was hoping you could help me out
with a few questions.

[Bill] Yeah.

The officers subdued him.

[stutters] Clay had a g*n in his hand!

They b*at the sh*t out of him.

Jessica, Clay was violently upset.

He was not coherent, and he was armed.
The officers had to respond.

We were all violently upset.

We were f*cking terrified!

Right. The intent of the drill was
to evaluate student and staff response

to an actual crisis.

Whatever the intent was, the response is
that we were f*cking freaked out.

And now we're pissed off. Everyone is.

I thought you and I agreed
safety was the priority.

Do you really think
that Clay is safer now?

I'm sorry about Clay.

I really am.

[sighs]

But I think there's more going on there
than just a lockdown.

[sighs]

There's a petition going around
saying that I should resign.

That I wanted this crazy drill,

and the cameras, and the metal detectors.

Nobody knows about our conversations.

But they know that I haven't spoken up.

Do you think you should?

Speak up?

Do you think
it would make things better or worse?

You know, they asked me
at my interview this morning...

They asked me,
"What's the most stressful situation

you've faced in your time here?"

Of all the things I could have said,

all the f*cked-up sh*t that's happened,

you know what I thought of?
[slams cutter down, inhales deeply]

You.

You and Clay.

Wondering if my friends
are really just that: friends.

Wondering if I'm gonna lose them
or... or if they're gonna give up on me.

[slams cutter down, breathes heavily]

I guess I know now.

[Tony] No one's giving up on you, Tyler.

But what is going on?
Why were you shopping for g*ns?

Do you think the last year,
everything we've been through,

does that all just mean nothing to you?

Do you think I can, just like that,
just go back to where I was,

just where I was before you guys
all reached out and helped me?

Before I worked so hard to get better?

-You think all of that can just go away?
-I hope not.

Then why go through my stuff?

I was doing
what I thought was the right thing.

[angrily] You could have ruined my life.

[Diego] Hey.

Winston said you guys bonded
during the lockdown yesterday.

Mostly just got stoned.

No, he said
you got some sh*t off your chest.

Some very interesting sh*t.

The f*ck do you want?

Tell me the story.

Sounds like you've already heard it.

I think you're protecting
one of your friends. Like Clay is.

You saw how that turned out for him,
right?

You know, you're supposed to be, like,
this big stand-up guy,

and you're keeping that secret?

That's f*cked up, Dempsey.

Yeah, that's... that's worse
than anything any other guy did.

Come on, man. Just come clean.

Cleanse your soul.

Or... pay the price.

You've always been able to talk, Diego.
You know that?

But when it comes time to play,

the talk don't mean sh*t.

Oh, yeah?

Hmm.

We'll see.

[tense music plays]

[Jess] Justin, I really gotta go.

[Jess moans]

How was this morning? Are you OK?

No.

How's Clay?

He's not OK.

Nothing is.

Zach told Winston that he b*at up Bryce.

f*ck! Uh...

-What?
-Winston told Diego.

So you're... you're still seeing Diego?

He's, like, on a damn mission. I...

I can't just drop him.
I have to handle sh*t.

OK, but is that all this is?
It's just you handling him, or whatever?

Yes.

[tense music plays]

Help.

Ple... Please help.

What? What is it?

[weakly] I sh*t the bed.

Oh, man.

I'm sorry. Uh, hold on.

-[Clay] Please?
-[unbuckles restraints] Yeah, hold on.

[gasps]

OK, we'll get you in the shower.

I can't leave you alone, so I will wait
until you've finished your business.

[nurse whispers]
Oh, man, what a mess.

[door closes]

[nurse] We need some sheets in here.

Taylor?

You gotta cr*ck the door, man.
I have to be able to hear you.

Taylor?

Anyone?

[thrilling music plays]

[Justin] He left?

You mean he escaped?

[Diaz] Yes.

-How?
-Still unclear.

Justin,
I know that Clay and I have history,

but I am still here for him.

And I'm worried.

He's in a fragile mental state.

Yeah, you can thank Bolan for that.

It's not safe for him
to be alone right now.

He could act out violently.

He wouldn't hurt anyone.

Not even himself?

-Do you know where Clay is?
-I have no idea.

[clicks tongue]

But anywhere's safer than this school.

[Diaz sighs]

Actually, I don't know if we ever even,
like, liked each other.

I mean, I...

I mean, I loved her, I think.
I don't... Er... I don't know.

I guess... I think I loved her.

Hey!

Um, hey.

-Welcome back.
-Hello.

[sighs]

You look...

How are you doing?
I heard about the drill.

And the hospital.

Yeah. No, I'm... I'm good. I'm good.

[clicks tongue] Um...

They... they let me out, so...

Just... I'm just not ready to go back
to school yet, you know?

[Ani] OK.

What was it you wanted to talk about?

Did you send my application?

-Because they invited me to an interview.
-That's great!

So, you...

[chuckles incredulously]

[pants] How is that great?

I wrote my essay about covering up
a f*cking m*rder, Ani!

I wasn't actually gonna send it in.

So you sent it, and they gave it
to the police, who set up this interview.

-Jesus, Clay. Breathe.
-Oh, sh*t.

I'm not stupid. I rewrote the essay.

I talked about how building robots is...
is a metaphor for overcoming setbacks.

And now they want to meet with you.
So, you're welcome.

God, Ani. f*ck!

When are you gonna stop? You know?

When are you gonna stop
trying to run people's lives?

[exhales sharply]

How about now?

I'll stop now.

And my mum's fine.

Thanks for asking.

sh*t, wait. How is your mom? I...

Yeah, fine.

-Hey.
-What the f... Who does that?

Guys do it. It's a thing.

It's... it's, like, a Titanic,
king-of-the-world kind of thing.

I've seen it done.

OK, well, I'm not Kate Winslet,
and what is even happening here?

Like between us?

Uh...

I guess, uh, I kind of felt like
maybe we would be a thing, you know?

No? Uh... I don't know.

'Cause you're, like, the first actual guy
I've kissed who's, like, kissed me back.

And you're a real non-imaginary person.

OK. Tyler is in school.
Like, nothing happened.

What? How? We...

-What do you mean?
-I don't f*cking know.

Tony says we're not supposed
to tell anyone, and he'll deal with it.

And he will.

-Hey.
-Can we just...

[sighs] Look, I have history,
I have my interview later, and...

Yeah.

OK.

[Luke] St. George!

Got the math answers or what?

You should take care of that.

Go.

[eerie music plays over inaudible speech]

[Justin] I texted you twice.

"Gordon Lightfoot. Urgent."

[exhales sharply] Yeah, I'm, uh...

I'm ignoring that sh*t now.

Did you really tell Winston?

-What the f*ck were you thinking?
-That I was gonna die.

We're all gonna f*cking die!

Question is, do you wanna die in jail?

You know, I get it, you hate Jess,
but what the f*ck about Alex?

I don't hate...

I don't hate anybody, OK?

I didn't mean to make things worse.
I was stoned. I thought I was gonna die.

And that drill was just
so f*cked-up, so...

You need to fix this with Diego.

How?

The f*ck if I know.

You're the straight-A student.

Yeah, not anymore.

[indistinct chattering]

[officer] All right, listen up.

We got a g*n deal set up
with the Down kid.

-f*ck.
-[coach] Tony, hey!

Here we go. I don't know why
they don't do this online.

It's... Boxing's still in the Stone Age.

Your, uh, trainer, Caleb,
he owns the gym, right?

-Yeah, right.
-Well, he needs to fill this out.

Certificate of occupancy,
certificate of insurance.

Then we can schedule the match.
Easy, all good.

OK.

-[woman] Ted, need you in back.
-Got it. All right, get that in ASAP.

'Cause that McConnell kid wants to fight
and he wants to fight right now.

You good? You eating right?

-Yeah, sure.
-Yeah? You sure?

-Yeah.
-Pow, pow, pow!

We got it all set up with the Down kid
outside the Blue Spot Tuesday night.

We're gonna need a full tactical team.

[ominous music plays]

[knocking on door]

[door unlocks]

Clay.

It's not appropriate for you to be here.

No, I know. I'm... I'm sorry,

-I didn't know what else to do.
-I'm required to inform the police.

Call the police,
you'll never see me again. [sighs heavily]

I just... I'm so tired.

And I can never sleep,
and I don't want to feel this way anymore.

It's like this buzz in my head
that just keeps getting louder and louder,

and I think it's k*lling me.

And I don't want to die, and...

I just... I need this to stop.

Can you please help me make it stop?

[exhales slowly] Wait here.

We'll go to my office. We'll talk.

Then we'll both do what we have to do.

All right?

You avoided me at school today.

Skipped our classes.

Yeah,
I needed to take care of a situation.

Now I gotta go, so...

Diego?

Yes. Do you wanna say something about it?

-I don't.
-Mm-hmm.

[Ani] Really.

'Cause I don't think you get
to say anything about who I sleep with.

I know what I'm doing.

I know.

I just wanted to say thank you
for letting me stay.

I'm moving out tonight.

You're going back to Oakland?

No.

Ironically, my mum insists
that I finish the year at Liberty.

She feels like my education's
been interrupted enough by her illness.

Tony said I could stay.

You don't have to.

I do.

What I did...

[sniffles] ...with Bryce...

was unforgivable.

And I'm so sorry that I hurt you.

I didn't mean to.

I didn't.

I wasn't thinking. Full stop.

I was just being a stupid kid.

It's just... [sniffles]

All I know is that...

I guess that I was lonely.

And I didn't think about the consequences.

I think girls do that sometimes.

With boys.

[Jess breathes deeply]

I worry that things have... [sniffles]

...completely fallen apart...

with you and me.

And everything.

[sniffs] And the only thing
that's clear is

that I'm not the person
to put them back together.

Is that a Rickenbacker?

Guild.

Starfire III.

1966.

This time, you take the couch,
I take the chair.

Clay.

It's fine if you want to feel powerful
at this moment. I understand that.

But at some point,
I have to involve the authorities.

You take the couch. I take the chair.

[door closes]

You don't want the chair after all?

I'm supposed to go
to a college interview tomorrow.

You believe that? A college interview.
[chuckles]

And you don't feel ready for that?

I can't just sit there and talk.

I can't even hold still anymore.

Why do you think that is?

It started when I was arrested.

When they moved me from
the sheriff's station to the county jail.

They had me in handcuffs and leg irons,
and they shut me in the back of the van.

No windows, no air, just dark.

Must have been terrifying.

And you felt confined today,
at the hospital?

I just... I had to get out.

Get away. I...

From people who were trying to help you?

I... I just felt afraid.

I've felt so afraid
of so many things for so long.

I mean, I don't even think
I can ever remember not being afraid.

[Ellman] Try.

Try to tell me...

about a time you felt safe.

Taken care of.

[slaps thighs] I...

I don't know. I don't know.

Go as far back as you need to.

I remember this time I was, like,

seven, I think, or eight.

[clicks tongue]
And I had this crazy fever,

like things didn't feel real.

And my dad stayed home
and took care of me.

And I slept on the couch
with our dog, um...

who was, like...

It was like she was guarding me.

And I remember waking up

and my dad was sitting there,

just...

sort of stroking the hair on my head.

[clicks tongue]

And...

he looked so worried, but I...

I didn't feel worried.

I just felt glad he was there.

Why do you think your parents worry?

I don't... I don't want them to.

But why do you think they do?

Because of...

everything I do. Because of the...

the trouble I've caused.
Because I'm not right, I mean...

Do you think if you were perfect,
they'd never worry...

about where you were,
what you were doing, if you were healthy?

Happy? Safe?

I guess they would.

Then when they do,

can you try to remember that feeling

of being glad they're there?

I can try. Yeah.

Then perhaps...

you can start to believe
that there are people in your life...

that wanna take care of you.

That want you to do well.

Parents, teachers, doctors.

Even college interviewers.

I can try.

Sweetheart. [relieved sigh]

[Lainie sniffles]

[Ellman] I've spoken with Sheriff Diaz,

and I don't think Clay is at risk
of self-harm.

He can go home.

He and I have decided
it's best I see him twice a week

for the next while.

Thank you.

Do you want to sleep in the house tonight
instead of out back?

Is Justin home?

Yeah.

Then I'll be fine.

OK.

[Lainie breathes deeply, chuckles] OK.

[suspenseful music plays]

[suspenseful music intensifies]

[Clay gasps]

[woman] They say that resiliency is
the truest predictor of success.

Do they say that?

Mm-hmm.

Huh.

But isn't resiliency just one more way
of saying that we should cope with things

rather than trying to change them?

I, um...

And what does real change look like?

I, um... I had two friends.

Two very different friends.

Two people I love...

who each had a moment...

in their lives
when they looked in their world

and saw that nothing
was ever gonna change.

Ever.

And they each made a decision...

in that one moment.

One...

terrible,

painful decision...

that they could never take back.

And that's what brought the change.

Painful...

awful...

change.

Change is never easy.

[chuckles lightly]

No.

No, no, it isn't.

Thank you for that.

Um, I'm sorry to pull you out of class
like this, buddy, but it's important.

What is it? Is it Clay?

Matt and Lainie gave him the day off.

He... he's still recovering.

Mm-hmm. No, it's not about Clay.

[inhales slowly]

It's about your mom.

It, uh...
it appears she passed away yesterday.

We got the call this morning.

She...

what?

Yeah, she was found by a patrol car.

Routine sweep, down by the docks.

-Seth?
-No, he's still upstate.

We checked with the Bureau of Prisons,
and there's no sign of foul play.

She OD'ed?

There's some evidence for that,

but we're waiting on a toxicology report.

[inhales, exhales deeply]

I know you two hadn't been in touch
for quite some time.

Yeah, um...

we hadn't.

So, so sorry, buddy.

Thank you...

for telling me.

Do you want me to give you a ride home?
To the Jensens?

You should take the day off.

I can talk to Principal Bolan,
tell him what's going on.

If it's all right, sir,

I'd like to stay at school.

I'm...

trying to keep my attendance perfect.

And I've got a college interview today.
[chuckles]

OK.

-Here if you need, OK?
-Mm.

Alex?

I'm sorry, I can't... I can't right now.

Um... [scoffs]

I don't...
I don't deserve to go to college.

Of course you deserve to go to college.

Everyone does, no matter their disability.

How'd it go?

What are you even doing here?

I wanted to see how it went.

Oh, my God,
you're like a f*cking golden retriever.

Don't you give up?

No, I'm like, uh... Russell Wilson.

Never giving up on a play,
always scrambling.

So, how'd it go?

It sucked because I'm extremely f*cked up,

and if you weren't an idiot,
you'd stay away.

[exhales]

[sighs deeply]

[breathes heavily]

[sniffs]

[sobs quietly]

If, uh, I were to ask one of your friends,

what would they say is
your greatest strength?

I... I suppose they'd say I'm...

very dedicated.

Um...

Loyal.

I'm not... I'm not someone
who gives up on other people very easily.

[chuckles] Hm.

[sighs]

Actually, um, sorry.

Um... Uh...

That's not what they would say...

at all. [chuckles lightly]

[recruiter] What do you mean?

The truth is...

I don't think my friends would have...

any idea how to describe me.

When they... when they look at me,
they only see what I want them to see.

Just like you're only seeing
what I want you to see,

which, frankly, isn't the real me at all.

Then who are you?

[sadly] I don't know.

You think Tyler's making a buy
and they're going to take him down?

They set him a trap. Tomorrow night.

And we've gotta stop him somehow,
but I can't get ahold of him,

and he's nowhere to be found, so...

I'm not in any shape
to help anyone right now.

[Tony] What does that mean?

Clay, what does that mean?

I don't...
I don't understand what's happening.

I'm, like... I'm grounded forever. I...

Clay, this is everything.
This is everything!

If they take him down, we're done.

It's over.

I feel like it's over already.

What's going on?

This isn't you.

No, I...

I know.

[tense music plays]

[door opens, slams closed]

Sorry, my...

my circumstances?

Your essay indicated

that you've faced down
a number of personal challenges.

Talk to me about that.

I was addicted to heroin.

Mm.

[Justin] And...

I had sex with men for money.

[chuckles awkwardly] Uh...

Your mother has also struggled
with addiction?

She, um...

Yeah, she has.

You have shown such fortitude.

That will serve you well in college.

Or did I just get really lucky?

That I got out? [exhales heavily]

She never did.

No one ever gave her a f*cking chance.
[chuckles sadly]

Maybe "fortitude..."

has f*ck-all to do with it, and...
[clicks tongue]

...it really is all about circumstances.

I... I'm... I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to be insensitive.

We are all just so inspired by you.

[Alex] How did you find me?

[Charlie] Your mom.

Don't worry,
I told her it was about homework.

Not the fact that you like boys,

at least sometimes,
and you're also breaking my heart.

I'm not breaking your heart.

You definitely are.

Why?

Why would you like someone like me?

See, there you go
doing that self-depreciating thing.

It's "deprecating."

You do... that self-deprecating thing

where you think it's about you.

But what you're saying is
I'm dumb for liking you.

You're, like, questioning my taste.

And the thing is, I have excellent taste.

You're very confident.

I am very confident.

You know,
most people find that attractive.

I'm suspicious of confident people.

OK.

OK.

Well, I'm confident enough
to be OK with that.

Well, I'm not confident, OK?
I never have been.

And I have a brain injury,

and I've done these terrible things
that I'm never gonna get away from.

I'm not a good person.

And you have this, like,
king-of-the-world jock thing,

so I'm never gonna win an argument
about why we shouldn't be together.

You're gonna have to just
take my word for it.

[sighs]

I'm gonna walk away now.

Please don't follow me.

Your essay about robotics...
[chuckles]

...is a beautiful use of metaphor.

What do you like most about robots?

Um...

[clicks tongue] Uh... making them,

the robots.

[recruiter] OK.

Been a good student
throughout your entire career.

What's your secret?

I don't... I don't have a secret.

I'm... I was just... I'm just smart.

I know your grades dropped a bit
the last semester.

You explained your extraordinary
circumstances in your application.

What did that whole experience teach you?

-I don't like enclosed spaces.
-Ah.

I see.

-What's most important to you, Clay?
-My friends.

[clears throat]

[stuttering] I've, uh...

I've made a lot of mistakes,
some bad choices,

and I don't always...
I don't always think things through.

But I know that if a friend needs me,
or is in danger, or anything,

if there is anything I can do
to help them, I will.

Uh...

I'm really...

really trying to do the right thing.

I am.

Even when it's not clear what that is.

'Cause I don't want to live my life
based on someone else's idea of...

what's right,
or what's moral, or what's good.

I want to figure it out for myself.

Even if I make mistakes along the way.

And the one thing I know...

is it is never wrong
to care about your friends.

It's never wrong

to be a human being

and love someone as well as you can.

And...

Uh...

Uh, yeah.

Uh, I don't... I don't want Clay to know.

Um...

He needs to get better, and, um...

[inhales sharply]

I don't really want
to be in the way of that.

You could never.

[Lainie]
What would you like to do for a service?

A service?

Yeah, a funeral.

A memorial?

I don't...

I don't want a service.

She didn't have any family or friends,
so...

She had you.

She didn't, really.

Maybe we take a day... [sniffles]

...as a family.

We could scatter her ashes in the river.

[yells] I don't f*cking want anything! OK?

[laughs sadly]

I don't need some bullshit service

so that you all can feel better
about some broke junkie being dead!

Jesus!

f*ck!

Sorry.

Uh, I just...
I've been to enough funerals in my life.

-[Matt] Of course.
-[Lainie] Justin, love.

What can we do?

[mournful instrumental music plays]

I'm good.

Really. Really. Thank you.

[door opens, closes]

[mournful instrumental music continues]

[sobs]

I mean, the flowers were beautiful.

Yeah.

-It was so kind of you to think of us.
-Oh, you both were so kind to me.

How's your mother doing now?

Yeah, she's much better.

-And how are you holding up?
-Yeah, just fine.

Yeah.

Thank you.

[Nora] Oh, honey.

[sobs] Sorry.

No, no,

don't be sorry.

I've been trying to be the thing
that I thought people needed me to be.

But I...

I don't know if I know what that is.

All I know is that I've failed.

No! No, you haven't.

[sighs] You've done beautifully well.

And you need to remember
you're still a teenager.

You're still figuring out who you are.

But you haven't failed anyone.

You know, Ani, I, uh...

I always imagined I'd be...

getting Bryce ready
to go off to college right about now.

His father and I, um...

put away some money
for his college fund.

And now, well... [sighs sadly]

...as you get ready to go off
to Yale or Stanford

or wherever you choose,

I wonder if you could help me
put it to good use.

Mrs. Walker, uh...

I... I couldn't...

I couldn't take Bryce's money.

Besides, I don't even know
if I'm getting into college after today.

Ani, they'd be out of their minds
not to accept you.

And I think you saw something in my son
that I...

even I couldn't always see.

I just tried to be there for him...

when he needed a friend.

And now I'd like to do the same for you.

You deserve

to be able to build the kind of future
you want for yourself,

whatever that may be.

[tapping phone keys]

[indistinct muttering]

You've made the right choice, Dempsey.

I mean, that is why we're here, right?

Oh, yeah.

I'm here to cleanse my soul.

[Diego] Good.

Then let's hear it.

Come on.

I'm not gonna bite you.

OK.

[Zach sighs heavily]

f*ck...

you.

[snickers]

Seriously?
You hauled us out here to be a tough guy?

Oh, yeah. Yes, I did.

I invited all of you out here
so that I could tell you all,

in person,

with all of my best wishes,

to suck my giant d*ck.

[chuckles]

Aw! [chuckles]

-[Zach groans]
-Jesus, Diego!

How about that, huh?

-That help your memory?
-You know what? Yeah.

No, that helped. Thank you.

I think...
I think I remembered something. [sniffs]

I remember that you're a f*cking p*ssy.
[chuckles]

m*therf*cker.

-[grunting]
-[groaning]

[Zach] It's... OK, OK, OK! All right.

[groans, breathes heavily]

I'll tell you who did it.

It was me.

[spits]

It was me all along!

[laughs] Woohoo...

[laughs hysterically, groans]

Harder.

p*ssy!

[shouts] Hit me harder!

[Luke] Jesus, Diego, enough!

[growls]

[groans, pants]

-[Luke] Let's get outta here.
-You're f*cking crazy, you know?

You belong in a mental hospital
next to your boy Jensen, you sick f*ck!

[breathes heavily]

[Zach] Aw, come on!

[sniffs] Let's f*cking go.

[breathes heavily, groans]

Is that all you got?

[footsteps receding]

[tense music plays]

[sighs]

What the f*ck?

Hey.

You came.

Of course, you needed me.
Why wouldn't I?

-I...
-[chuckles]

Hey, how long have you been here?

About two hours.

No Tyler, no cops,
so maybe they called the whole thing off.

Wait.

There.

Go. Let's go.

[Clay] Hey, Tyler, wait up!

-What are you doing?
-You gotta come with us!

What the f*ck?

Whatever you guys are doing,
you need to stop!

-Who the f*ck are these clowns?
-No one.

Just get the f*ck out of here!

-You gotta come with us. Tyler!
-f*ck this, I'm out.

-[sirens approaching]
-sh*t!

-Oh, my God.
-Oh, no.

-sh*t!
-Police! Stay where you are!

Lower the g*n!

-Lower the g*n, right now!
-Shut the f*ck up.

-Put it down now!
-Put the g*n down!

-Put down your w*apon!
-f*ck off!

[g*nsh*t]

[ominous music plays]

[Tyler reads text]

[man] Well done, Ed. Well done.