02x12 - The Box of Polaroids

[bunniefuu]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

- [KID] Get him!
- [GRUNTS]

[KIDS CLAMORING]

[KID] Yay, fight!

[GRUNTS]

- Leave him alone!
- He called me a swear word.

He's wearing the same clothes
as yesterday and he smells.

- [KID CHUCKLING]
- You're a d*ck.

Hey, man. Here.

I can take care of myself.
You wanna go? Right now.

Nah.

[KIDS GIGGLING]

["TITUS WAS BORN" PLAYING]

[KIDS WHISPERING]

[BOY SHUSHING]

♪ Titus was born ♪

- Where's your lunch?
- Already ate it.

Out of the trash can!

Shut up! I did not!

Want a sandwich?

No.

Marisa made turkey. I hate turkey.

Not hungry.

Come on, take the sandwich. And
I'll take half your Twinkies.

I don't got Twinkies.

♪ Life is a dream drifting at sea ♪

Hey, those are mine!

And now they're his.

I don't need you to stick up for me.

I know. I just wanted a Twinkie.

[JUSTIN] Bryce and I have been
friends since the third grade.

♪ And so, Titus would grow ♪

♪ Tall and strong as an oak ♪

[JUSTIN] And friendship,

it can be this really powerful thing.

- The f*ck are you two doing?
- Just hold on.

He's gonna keep doing
it. We have to stop him.

- Not like this.
- I'm calling the cops.

Just shut the f*ck
up and hold on, Bryce!

It's never gonna get any better.
You were right to run away.

[JUSTIN] No, I wasn't.

That's why you came
and got me, remember?

- For Jess, for Hannah.
- Hannah wants him dead.

No, I don't think she does.

I don't think she wants to
keep seeing people get hurt.

I don't. Okay?

This is f*cking ridiculous.

You're gonna go back inside

and you're gonna pour yourself
another glass of whiskey,

and you're gonna forget that
we were ever here, got it?

I heard they just filed for
another additional witness.

That wouldn't be you
by any chance, would it?

You should be more scared
than you are, Justin.

Bryce, I've got nothing left to lose.

That makes me the dangerous one.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

What the f*ck?

What is it?

We're being followed.

Are you sure?

We'll lose him.

- Dude, it's a Prius.
- And I'm a f*cking awesome driver.

[JUSTIN] And friendship is complicated.

You find yourself doing things
you never thought you'd do.

[SIGHS]

We're clear.

What the hell was that?

Probably the person
f*cking with all of us.

- Bryce.
- It wasn't his car.

Well, one of his boys.

Because you're testifying. Tomorrow.

You... You're really gonna do it, right?

Yeah.

[JUSTIN] Because friendship,
you commit to it.

- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- [MRS. STANDALL] Alex?

- [JUSTIN] No matter what.
- [POUNDING ON DOOR]

[ZACH] Alex!

Alex!

What? I'm awake.

Oh.

- Hey, guys.
- [ZACH] "Hey, guys"?

Did you not hear us pounding on the door?

I don't know. I must've fallen asleep.

Alexander Dean Standall.

What is this?

Do you know the damage these
things can do to your health?

The only damage they do is to
the roof of your mouth, Mom.

Well, we're back to a healthy breakfast.

Zach, you're welcome to join.

What's the big emergency?

This is what I woke up to this morning.

: a.m. "Someone gave me a b*llet."

: a.m. "Someone gave me a g*n."

: a.m. "I figured it all out."

You can't f*cking text sh*t like
this to a person and then fall asleep.

Okay, I couldn't explain more
because my thumbs got tired.

The last time you didn't respond
to my texts or calls, you...

I know.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS] So, what the hell is going on?

I know who's messing with us.

But I don't know where he is.

[MRS. JENSEN] Good morning.

- Hey, Mom.
- Hey, Mrs. Jensen, Mr. Jensen.

What the hell happened to you two?

- It was a fight.
- Sports.

Mine... mine was a
fight and his was sports.

I told Dad yesterday. PE.

If someone's hurting you, we
need to know what's going on.

Wait, wha... What are you doing here?

Well, um, I want to apologize

that, uh, an argument that was
largely between your father and me

had the impact it did on the family.

And on you, Justin.

It wasn't fair.

I feel like I came here and
messed everything up, so...

- No. No, it's not...
- Justin, that's not what happened.

You didn't.

So, you just... You're back?

I'm back.

And I need to speak to Justin privately.

After breakfast.

I heard last night that
you're going to testify today.

And while I like
Dennis Vasquez very much,

he does not represent your interests.

I wanna make sure that you understand

everything that's at stake for you

before you testify.

[STAMMERS] What do you
mean? What's at stake?

Clay, I don't want us to have secrets,
but if I'm going to help Justin,

that has to be between
the two of us... for now.

If he chooses to tell you
after we talk, that's up to him.

Can you trust me?

For now.

- [CLAY] Well, what did she tell you?
- Nothing important.

Just walked me through
how the day's gonna go.

- What did she say was at stake?
- Mostly everything you already know.

Damn it.

- Do you know how to tie a tie?
- Yes.

[SIGHS] I'm just nervous, okay?

Oh, I guess...

[SIGHS] ...doing this sober is a
lot harder than I thought it'd be.

And, you know, I'm gonna have
to say stuff about me and Hannah.

Stuff that you don't... you don't know.

We... We didn't. We never
had sex or anything like that.

There's just more to the story.

I don't want you to
start hating me again.

[CLAY SIGHS]

Who said I stopped?

Just don't lose your sh*t, okay?

Man, you really freaked
me out last night.

Where'd you get the g*n?

I borrowed it from a friend.

Well, give it back.

Yeah. No, yeah, for sure.

- Jesus, how do you not know how...?
- [SCOFFS]

I've seen you in a tie. Last
year at the winter dance.

Bryce used to tie them for me.

I never really learned how.

[HANNAH] I like the way
you're taking care of Justin.

He really is just a sweet, injured boy.

Yeah, and girls are suckers for that.

You know, we're also suckers for
the angry, vengeful hero types.

I was gonna k*ll him, Hannah.

I was ready to.

But is Justin right?

Is that not what you want?

I want you to forgive me.

But maybe that's the one thing
in the world you won't do for me.

[DOOR OPENS]

Your parents said we
could drive together.

And they'll be right behind
us in one of the other Priuses.

Jensen.

Look, I promise you, there's no box
of pictures or anything like that.

This is just f*cking Zach making
sh*t up to make me look bad.

- What happened that night?
- It was your idea to have an audience.

No one forced you to get
stoned out of your mind.

I even warned you not to hit that sh*t.

What about Hickman's Bridge?

- I thought that was our place.
- Is that why you walked out?

Jesus. Chlöe, seriously?

It's not like I grill you about every

guy you hooked up with before me, do I?

- Where's the trust?
- What was I supposed to do?

Not walk out. Not testify against me.

You thought that was
gonna make you feel better?

Do you really think anyone's
gonna trust you after that?

[DOOR OPENS]

[MS. CHILDS] Okay, time
for disciplinary matters.

[DENNIS] If we're going to
establish a pattern of behavior,

your testimony needs
to contradict his claim

that he's never forced
himself on another student.

Okay.

It all comes down to whether
the jury believes you, so...

Ms. Struhl is gonna do whatever she
can to discredit you on the cross.

She's gonna bring up
everything. Do you understand?

- Yeah, I understand.
- Justin, you can't do this halfway.

If you leave them any room
to doubt you, they will.

Bryce fooled them yesterday.

Yeah, I'll do my best, Mrs. Baker.

Has someone threatened
you about your testimony?

The bruises on your
face, did Bryce do that?

No.

Are you afraid of him?

Not a g*dd*mn bit.

[DOOR OPENS]

- What the f*ck did you do, man?
- Whoa, what's wrong?

What's wrong?

- This is wrong.
- What?

Now they'll know we're not
weak. It's totally punk, right?

It's not punk. It's...
It's f*cking stupid!

- We're in so much trouble right now.
- Who cares? f*ck the system.

"f*ck the..." My dad is gonna k*ll me.

He won't. Your dad's cool.

Not with me getting expelled.

Okay, so we'll get expelled together.

- [SCOFFS]
- It doesn't have to stop us.

Stop us from doing what?

From bringing down the system.

Those g*ns? I have more.

We can really make sh*t happen.

Like you said, we can
end those m*therf*ckers.

Dude, that was just me saying
sh*t. That was just me talking, man.

Are you serious right now?
What the f*ck is wrong with you?

I'll tell them it was all
me. I'll do whatever you want.

No, no, it's fine. We're good.

Um...

I think, you know, we shouldn't
hang out until this thing blows over.

Are we still friends?

Totally.

[JUSTIN] Being friends with
him, it was about loyalty.

But it was also about fear.

[DENNIS] And how would
you describe Mr. Walker's

relationships with girls?

- Were they fear-based as well?
- Yes, sir.

They were like conquests to him.

He would always brag about
what he'd done with girls.

And then he'd call them
sluts for hooking up with him.

And did he ever mention an "on
again, off again" relationship

- with Hannah Baker to you?
- No, sir, because it never happened.

Maybe they hung out,

but there's no way he would've hooked up

with her and not told me about it.

Because he liked to brag, as you said?

Exactly.

How would you describe Hannah?

She was really kind and funny.

- Ah! [GIGGLES]
- [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]

[JUSTIN] I liked her from
the first time I saw her.

We only had one real date,
but it was... it was nice.

[MRS. FOLEY] f*ck you!

[JUSTIN] I walked her
home, then I went home.

But I couldn't sleep.

[SETH] Yes, I got you. Okay.

- [MRS. FOLEY SCREAMING]
- [OBJECTS THUDDING]

[SETH] Why don't you take
care of that? Why don't...

[JUSTIN] And I got in, like, a
fight with my mom's boyfriend.

- [OBJECTS CRASHING]
- [SETH] Oh, yeah.

[JUSTIN] I texted Hannah,
and she said to come over.

Jesus. Are you sure you
don't want me to call someone?

Yeah. It'll run its course.

Seth will get sick of my mom.
He'll eventually take off.

They usually do.

And what if he doesn't?

Then it gives me more of a reason
to escape to your house, right?

- Thanks, by the way.
- Oh, sure.

[SIGHS] So, uh, this is my room.

I was kind of saving it for
our third or fourth date, but...

sh*t. [LAUGHS]

I usually try to save the
whole "my mom's an addict" thing

till the fourth date, too, so...

Sorry.

Hmm.

You got...

Here, let me... Let
me get you a washcloth.

Oh, my God.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

- Amazing, right?
- Mmm.

Feel free to pass out.

You know, the body, after
stress, just sometimes shuts down.

[JUSTIN] She just let me
sleep there all night.

She slept on her own floor.

Coast is clear. Front
door, bottom of the stairs.

- Okay. Sorry.
- Yeah.

Do you wanna do this again sometime?

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

- Call it date five?
- Sure.

Sure.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

- Bye.
- Bye.

[EXHALES]

[CAR HONKS]

- Why no ride this morning?
- What's up, man?

I figured I'd walk.

You're walking from the
completely wrong direction.

Whose bed did you wake up in? [LAUGHS]

[JUSTIN] I knew Bryce
wasn't gonna leave it alone.

- Justin.
- Get off me, man.

[JUSTIN] I knew I'd have
to tell him something.

I don't know why that was more important

to me than doing right by Hannah.

- Picture's worth a thousand words.
- Oh! [LAUGHS]

[JUSTIN] Friendship, I guess. Being a man.

Wanting him to think I was
more than I was somehow.

Oh, yeah, we're sending that sh*t around.

No, no, Bryce, stop. Seriously, hey!

Maybe Bryce sent it around
because he was jealous.

Or maybe because he's just cruel.

I don't know.

I don't know why people
send around photos like that.

Bryce did shi... Stuff
like that all the time.

What is the one thing I
told you about that place?

The one thing.

Be responsible.

You represent this team.

The team is my priority.

Now, I got lawyers talking
to me about a search warrant

and that drugstore being
vandalized a couple nights ago.

You wouldn't know anything, would you?

No. I never go near that store.

This lawyer thinks there's a whole box

of these Polaroids out there somewhere.

I don't wanna know if that's true.

I don't wanna know why you would take

the g*dd*mn pictures in the first place.

I just don't wanna
hear any more about it.

Are we understood?

We are.

Tell me what you saw when you
went back into the room that night.

We'll renew our objection.
Irrelevant and inflammatory.

We're establishing that Bryce Walker
engaged in a pattern of behavior

and that the school was aware.

The defense claims no such
behavior took place.

We have a right to respond.

Witness will answer.

[STAMMERS] I went back into the room.

Jessica was passed out

and Bryce was standing over her,
and his... his pants were unzipped.

And she had her panties
off and she wasn't moving.

Her eyes were closed. It...
It was like she was dead.

I tried to pull him off, but he
shoved me out and locked the door.

I just sat there listening.

Listening to him...

and her. It...

It sounded like she started to wake up.

Did you think of calling the
police or calling for help?

I did. I...

- But I was afraid.
- Afraid of what?

I don't know.

Afraid of losing my best friend.

My girlfriend.

My entire life.

Which I guess I already lost.

I'll regret this forever.

- What's up?
- So... they don't know about yesterday,

but he missed the first
three periods today.

- How'd you get that out of Ms. Douglas?
- It's the cane, dude.

Told her that he was
supposed to help me with PT.

But I help you with that.

Clearly it was a lie, Zach.
Oh, my God. What's next?

We need Clay and Tony.

So, you were intoxicated at
this party, is that correct?

Yes.

And you would regularly get
drunk at parties, isn't that true?

Yeah, I guess, sometimes.

And you're a habitual user
of heroin, isn't that correct?

Objection. Relevance?

Goes to capacity and
reliability, Your Honor.

Overruled.

[SONYA] Justin, you're a heroin
addict, isn't that correct?

I wasn't then. I'm in recovery.

And on the night in question,
you brought Jessica upstairs

with the intention of
having sex with her, correct?

I thought it might go there.

And you never actually
saw Bryce and Jessica

during intercourse, correct?

- I heard noises.
- Noises that could have been sounds

of two very drunk teenagers
having sex, correct?

No. Jessica was passed out.

She couldn't... She couldn't speak.

She couldn't speak when you left her.

I literally just left the room.

[SONYA] And when you entered the
room, you saw Bryce standing over her,

not on top of her, correct?

- Yeah, but he shoved me out.
- Mr. Foley,

isn't it true that you never
saw Bryce as*ault anyone?

- No, that's not true.
- Isn't it true

that you concocted this
r*pe story to save yourself

from the embarrassment
of what really happened?

Your girlfriend cheated on
you with your best friend.

- No.
- Objection.

And isn't it true that you left
town rather than face the truth?

- No.
- You didn't leave town?

I mean, I left town, but
it was not to avoid any...

And wasn't the heroin also
a way to avoid the truth?

- Objection.
- And aren't you lying now?

- No!
- Asked and answered.

No, I'm telling the truth, I...

He r*ped her.

I'm telling the truth.

[CLAY] The jury's not buying
it. We have to go after him.

And we need those pictures.

- Who would know where he is?
- And why would they tell us?

[BAILIFF] Two minutes.
Two minutes, please.

I know who to ask.

In the first few years of life,
children rely on their parents.

But there comes a time when every parent

must share their child with the world,

with a school.

In the hands of the faculty
at Liberty High School,

Hannah Baker was bullied and harassed.

And she asked for help twice.

First, anonymously through
a letter read aloud in class

but ultimately ignored by her teacher.

And then Hannah did what most
students who are suffering do not.

She went to her school counselor.

And she suggested that she had
been r*ped by a fellow student.

She went to a mandatory
reporter for help.

And yet again, her cries were ignored.

Hannah may have been a complicated
girl, as the defense has suggested,

but this case is simple.

Hannah Baker asked for help,

and Liberty High School
failed to provide it.

[MR. BOLAN] We've already
spoken to Cyrus and his father.

Did he tell you it was his idea?

He said he was worried you
might do something more serious.

- What's more serious than this?
- Tyler is a good boy.

Well, yes, he has been, Mrs. Down,

but he's also been very involved in
a number of our challenges of late.

[MRS. DOWN STAMMERS]
This is about those tapes?

No, no. It's about felony vandalism.

I understand it's difficult
to hear these things

when your child has not shown a

tendency towards
rule-breaking in the past,

but this is the reality that
we find ourselves in now.

And I think our best hope
is to address it head-on.

[MR. DOWN] Meaning?

We've decided to refer Tyler
to a diversionary program.

This is a program for kids who
need a kind of behavioral guidance

so that they don't end
up in legal trouble.

And once he completes the
program satisfactorily,

he of course will be
welcome back at Liberty.

What about the other boy?

[MR. BOLAN] Cyrus is gonna be
suspended for a period of time.

[MR. DOWN] How is that fair?

He did come to us voluntarily to confess,

and he's been very forthcoming.

Well, Tyler will be forthcoming.
Tyler, tell him the truth.

He's not interested in the truth, Mom.

If he did, half the jocks would be
at his stupid diversionary program.

[MR. DOWN] Tyler.

They just b*at the sh*t out
of kids in the hallway

and nothing happened.

No one does anything.

Many factors contributed
to Hannah Baker's su1c1de.

Some of which we may never know.

But here is what we do know.

She never reported any of
her conflicts with students

and she never said she was r*ped.

Her parents never reached out
to the school for any reason.

Hannah was a troubled
girl with issues at home,

a family history of
mental health concerns,

and evidence of low self-esteem.

This was a tragedy.

A promising young life lost.

But school faculty cannot
go home with their students.

I'll leave you with this question.

When do we hold the parents responsible?

So no one has seen that f*cking box?

Guys, if those pictures end
up with the wrong person,

I'm-I'm done.

We're all f*cking done.

Dude, some of those pictures are
just like partying or whatever.

You think that f*cking matters?

We're all in this together now.

[JUSTIN] The truth is
Bryce was never my friend.

Because he doesn't know
what friendship is.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Tyler.

Don't talk to my son.

- Look, Tyler is a great kid.
- Yes.

And he managed to stay out of
trouble until he met your son.

His anger needs to be dealt with.

Now, both of my kids have seen
a therapist since the divorce.

Aw, you see a shrink. How punk rock.

- Shut your mouth. You know nothing.
- Cyrus.

- I know you're a sellout and a narc.
- Yeah? Mm-hmm.

- And a f*cking poser!
- Hey!

- [MRS. DOWN] What is your problem?
- Let's go!

[GASPS] Mom, they're
calling him a drug addict.

All they keep talking
about is how he went missing

and him and Bryce had a falling-out.

They're not even...

God, they're missing the point.

Oh, honey, I am so sorry.

I know that you had
high hopes for Justin.

- But he's a troubled kid.
- We're all troubled kids.

Oh, I know.

Should he try talking
to the police as well?

There's still a criminal case to be made.

No. No, that wouldn't do any good.

Because you still don't remember?

Mom, you've seen what they've
done to Hannah in that courtroom.

And look what happened to Chlöe.

I... I don't wanna end up back in there.

I don't wanna be on trial.

[JUSTIN] There should be some things
more important than friendship.

- Things you just won't do for a friend.
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

- Hey, Scotty.
- Bryce is looking for you.

You didn't tell him
about this place, did you?

No, I told you, I never would.

But who are you hiding from this time?

My dad's on a f*cking tear,
man. Came after me with a hammer.

So, a few days in the hobo hotel.

- And how come you're here?
- I'm not a r*pist, Monty.

[SCOFFS] Okay.

And I'm sick of people assuming I am.

Look, we've been taking care
of Bryce for too long, man.

- Come on, enough's enough.
- Okay, so what do you want me to do?

Give us the Polaroids back.

- What the f*ck, Scotty?
- They told me what you've been doing.

Wait, you're the one who f*cking
narc'd about the Clubhouse?

Nope. I did.

Oh, right. Of course you did.

f*ck this. I'm out.

What's the matter, Monty? You scared?

We know what you did.
Running me off the road?

- The target.
- Dead rat.

- My f*cking car.
- I don't know what you're talking about.

Give us the pictures
and we'll let you go.

You'll let me go?

Or what, you're gonna hit
me with your cane again?

- Oh, sh*t.
- Whoa.

Hey, Alex.

- Alex, where'd you get that g*n?
- Monty gave it to me.

Okay. All right.

Yeah, I'll give you the Polaroids.

And then I'm clean. That's the deal.

Fine. So hand them over.

- I have to get them. They're not here.
- I'll go with you.

- Alex.
- No. I go with him.

[DOOR OPENS]

[MR. BOLAN] Kevin.

So, uh, the district
has completed its review,

and, uh, they've decided to
terminate your employment.

Effective immediately.

[CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS, SIGHS]

[BOOKS THUDDING]

Anything else?

If there's anything I can do...

Well, that's very nice. Thank you.

You know what you can
do? You can do more.

These kids, they deserve
better than what we're offering.

- Well, our per-student spending, it's...
- Save the talking points.

You pay that fucker, Coach Rick,

two times more than
you pay any counselor.

I made a mistake.

A terrible, tragic mistake.

[SIGHS] And maybe I
wasn't trained well enough

for the job that I was asked to do.

Maybe I didn't fit in here either.

Well, I'll take the blame.

But who's gonna take the blame next time?

I hope there won't be a next time.

I hope so, too, but
there's always a next time.

These kids, I flagged as most critical.

They need your attention
every week, if not every day.

Or there will be a next time.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[JUSTIN] I held onto my
friendship with Bryce

because I didn't think
I had anything else.

You went a long way for Bryce.

He'd sell you out to save
his own ass in a heartbeat.

- You know that, right?
- Know what I got, Alex?

I got my friends, I
got the team. That's it.

I don't get to be all sad.
Boo-hoo, my friend d*ed.

I'm gonna put a b*llet in my head
so the world feels sorry for me.

Jesus, you wave that g*n around
like I give a sh*t. I don't, man.

If I sell out Bryce or lie, either
way, my whole life falls apart.

I got no one else on my side.

I can't run home. That team's my home.

Going to playoffs, winning
state, being an athlete,

that's not about fun for me.

It's about survival.

It's all I got. It's everything.

So you wanna sh**t me? sh**t me.

- Where are the pictures?
- Man, I don't know. I don't have them.

- What?
- I said what I did to get out of there.

'Cause you're not gonna sh**t me,
Alex. You can't even sh**t yourself.

f*ck you!

By the time you get
anywhere, I'll be long gone.

Is he really worth it?

You're the one with the hole
in your head. You tell me.

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

[JUSTIN] I thought Bryce was all I had.

I've texted you, like, times.

Oh.

Missed it, I guess.

[SIGHS] I just got a warning.

I told them I should get suspended.

That nothing was your fault.

Are you okay?

[CHLOE SIGHS]

You feel safe with me, right?

Of course I do.

And you believe me?

- Bryce...
- Do you believe me? Yes or no?

I believe you.

I'm... I'm a good person.

I know you are.

Do you?

- You really think that?
- Yes. That's why I'm here.

You know I love you, right?

I know.

Tell me you love me.

I do.

I love you.

Good.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

[JUSTIN] But real friends
will give you the bad news.

- Okay, don't freak out.
- Don't start that way and I won't.

- Monty doesn't have the pictures.
- What?

And he lied to us and he ditched me.

- And I'm so sorry.
- [JESSICA SIGHS]

I so wanted the pictures
to be the answer.

I tried, Jess. I really tried.

I only wanted this to be okay for you

and to never have to think about it again.

I know.

And this is not our place to say.

I get that. And... And
we shouldn't even be here.

But, look, it's different now.

With those pictures out there somewhere,

all those girls need
someone to stand up for them.

We don't have the
pictures, so we need you.

[ALEX] And we get that you're
afraid that people won't believe you

or that they'll come after
you, and that is so fair.

But we just wanted you to
know that we'll stand by you.

We believe you.

All of us.

Six months ago, I told you I'd
burn Hannah's tapes for you,

and you told me not to.

Because you knew her
story needed to be heard.

And so does yours.

And you don't have to be afraid anymore.

And as lonely as it is,
you'll never be alone.

I told him not to say
that because it's cheesy.

- [LAUGHS]
- [ALEX] But the point is...

whenever you're ready, we are, too.

If I do this, everything changes.

Maybe it needs to change.

[DEPUTY STANDALL] How could
you tell he was assaulting her?

[JUSTIN] I could tell because
he was standing over her.

- He was just standing over her?
- No.

Well, you gotta be
clear about this, son.

He was on top of her, and his...

his penis was out and he was hard.

She wasn't moving.

[JESSICA] I, um...

I remember...

seeing him on top of me.

I remember feeling his body crushing me.

I remember him holding me
down and forcing himself on me.

I remember his face.

It was... It was Bryce Walker.

[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR OPENS]

I'm so proud of you.

[LAUGHS] Thank you.

I never liked you.

- I know.
- And I can never forgive you.

Dad, be nice.

Despite everything, I
thank you for your courage

and wish you children
of your own someday

so you'll know what it's like to
wanna save them from the world.

[JUSTIN] The thing we're all
most afraid of is losing our friends,

is being all alone.

[TONY] I couldn't wait for the verdict,

so I came to help you with the store.

You know, I didn't realize
that, ah, these things move.

They flipped over everything.

All the shelves, the
computers in the back.

Still, everything's done and
pretty much back in place.

Olivia.

I wonder how long it's been back there.

[SIGHS] It still smells like her.

The jury's gonna do the
right thing. I know they will.

- [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]
- [MAN] No! No!

Not you! [WHIMPERS]

Not my beloved bride!

[WOMAN GROANS] I'm sorry!

- [FILM CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
- This is a zombie movie.

Yes.

You hate zombie movies.

[CLICKS TONGUE] Yes.

But I couldn't just sit around
waiting for the jury to come back.

And it was this, or a romantic comedy,

or a cancer movie, or something French,

so...

We used to judge people who
came to the movies alone.

Well, I'm not alone, am I?

I think zombies just
really wanna be loved.

That's ridiculous.

Zombies wanna eat brains. That's it.

Period. No deeper meaning,

no metaphor for human existence, nothing.

Except the dead come back to life.

[CHUCKLES]

I can't forgive you, Hannah.

I can't ever forgive you.

I was just gonna walk
away, so you didn't have to.

What made you think
I was gonna walk away?

- Don't you think you should?
- No.

I mean, the man was in a coma. For days.

[CLICKS TONGUE] I know.

When I saw him the other
night, I panicked and ran away.

[BOTH SIGH]

I'm done running.

And if you're gonna know me,
then you need to know all of me.

Yeah. Well, thank you.

[TONY SIGHS]

My dad got me into boxing.

And I was a fighter long
before I figured out I was gay.

After I figured out I was
gay, I was glad I was a boxer.

I hear that.

And I was glad I was past the point that
my dad could scare the sh*t out of me.

'Cause I didn't ever
wanna be scared again.

Especially of someone that I love.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

It's a backup date?

It's the verdict. I gotta go.

[SPOON TAPPING]

[CELL PHONE DINGS]

[BAILIFF] All rise.

The Honorable Judge
Martin Campbell presiding.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Be seated.

Bailiff, bring in the jury, please.

[DOOR OPENS]

Madam Forewoman, have
you reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

[JUDGE] What say you?

[FOREWOMAN] We the jury, in the
case of Andrew and Olivia Baker

versus the Evergreen
County School District,

find the defendant not responsible.

[PEOPLE MURMURING]

- [GAVEL POUNDING]
- [JUDGE] Come to order.

Thank you, litigators,
and thank you, jury,

for your patience, deliberation,
and service during this proceeding.

- This court is adjourned.
- [GAVEL POUNDS]

[CHATTER]

My daughter wasn't the perfect victim.

There's no such thing.

- [CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]
- Hannah was a beautiful young woman.

Full of life, and dreams, and
passions, and fears, and failings

like any other teenage girl.

And we let her down.

And people wanna point to the parents,

but we didn't allow her to be bullied,

and we didn't send her away
when she came and asked for help,

and we didn't send her back
to class with her r*pist.

Boys bullied her and adults allowed it.

You know, I don't know...

a single woman who hasn't faced
sexual as*ault, abuse, or worse.

Not one.

Many survive.

My daughter didn't, and
that's not her fault.

Obviously, we are very
disappointed with today's verdict.

We presented a case that we believe in.

But despite today's outcome,

we hope we've sent
a message to all schools

- that they must do better...
- [DOOR OPENS]

and that this cannot happen again.

- Students deserve to feel safe.
- [CLAY] f*cking Bryce.

[DENNIS] We hope in the near future...

- Bryce Walker?
- Yes, sir?

You're under arrest for
felony sexual as*ault.

- Excuse me...
- No. You can see him at the station.

- Clear a path, please.
- [DEPUTY ] Clear a path.

[DEPUTY ] Let's go, folks.
We need to get through.

You're making a big f*cking mistake.

- Justin Foley, you're under arrest...
- What?

As an accessory to
felony sexual as*ault.

Clay, what's going on?

Justin...

Mom? Mom?

Justin! Wait, no.

- Jess, it's okay.
- What?

It's okay.

[JUSTIN] Friendship is about sacrifice.

- Mom, they-they arrested Justin.
- I know, honey.

Justin knew that was a risk, going
on record about what happened.

Mom, he... He saved my life.

All right? We have to help him.

We will.

I promise.

Jessica.

We got him. We got Bryce.

But they got Justin, too.

What do we do? [SOBS]

You keep fighting.

["WHAT WENT DOWN" PLAYS]

♪ I buried my heart ♪
♪ In a hole in the ground ♪

♪ With the lights and the roses ♪
♪ And the cowards downtown ♪

♪ They threw me a party ♪
♪ There was no one around ♪

♪ They tried to call my girl ♪
♪ But she could not be found ♪

[ROSS BUTLER] For help
finding crisis resources,

visit reasonswhy.info.

♪ With the rust and the vultures ♪
♪ And the trash downtown ♪

♪ So don't step to me, kid ♪
♪ You'll never be found ♪

♪ 'Cause while you were
sleeping I took over your town ♪

♪ When I see a man, I see a liar ♪

♪ When I see a man, I see a liar ♪

♪ You're the apple of my eye ♪
♪ Of my eye, of my eye ♪

♪ You're the apple of my eye ♪
♪ Of my eye, I want ya ♪

♪ Give up my money ♪
♪ Give up my name, take it away ♪

♪ I'll give it away I'll
give it away, I'll give it ♪

♪ When I see a man, I see a liar ♪

♪ When I see a man, I see a liar ♪

♪ When I see a man, I see a liar ♪

♪ When I see a man, I see a liar ♪

♪ I'm a sympathetic animal ♪
♪ I'm a sympathetic fool ♪

♪ I'm a sympathetic fool, I know ♪

♪ Break up the chain I'll break
up the chain, I'll break it ♪

♪ Give it away I'll give
it away, I'll give it ♪

♪ You're the apple of my eye ♪
♪ Of my eye, of my eye ♪

♪ You're the apple of my eye ♪
♪ Of my eye, I want ya ♪

♪ Give up my money ♪
♪ Give up my name, take it away ♪

♪ I'll give it away I'll
give it away, I'll give it ♪

♪ When I feel low ♪
♪ When I feel low, I feel it ♪

♪ When I see a man, I see a liar ♪

♪ When I see a man, I see a liar ♪

♪ You're the apple of my eye ♪
♪ Of my eye, of my eye ♪

♪ You're the apple of my eye I want ya ♪