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Oh, yeah? And what are you going to do about it? You're weak.

Shut up.

Ethan, stay here.

Oh,

quit crying, Kathy.

I didn't hear you that hard, sweetie.

You know, I just get angry sometimes.

There's no more beer.

I guess I have to take care of everything.

You ready?

Okay, great.

And yourself?

Okay, good.

You know why we have to do this?

Of course I do, Mom.

I want you to be happy.

Nice and fast.

Just like we talked about.

No going back, okay?

No going back.

Okay.

Hi, Noah. Remember me?

I'm your mom's friend from work.

We're about to have so many adventures where we're going.

And you already have a friend.

My son, Ethan.

You guys are in the same age. We gotta go. He's here.

Go, go, go, go, go!

The hell do you think you're going?

Huh?

Come here a sec.

Hi, sweetie.

This is Noah.

You're going to be seeing him around your school from now on.

I need you to look out for him, okay?

I have an extra pair of cleats.

You're going to need them to play.

I need a good lawyer.

Already taken care of.

He can't come near you.

And I'm going to be here every step of the way.

That remarkable piece you just heard is an original composition by our very own

Noah Waters.

Ethan!

Are you listening to me?

Yeah, I read it, coach.

Good! Stay on him! Arsenal 29, ISO, let's go!

Ethan! Hey, give him space. Give him space.

Ethan, you with me?

What do you mean?

About 200 pounds of foul play.

Don't move. Just stay where you are.

Catch your breath.

Fine.

Come on.

Time to get up.

You think Ethan's okay?

That hit looked kind of nasty.

Got up, didn't he?

Wasn't that nasty from where I was sitting.

No, uh... A clerk gets held up at a grocery store, it's an occupational

hazard. Then Ethan takes a bump at a high school football game, there's a day

of national mourning.

Never thought I'd hear you talk about him like that.

When was the last time you reached out? Nope.

I'm not going there, Mom. Sorry.

What'd you think of my piece?

I loved it.

It was your best composition yet.

By far.

Good.

Because it's the one I sent to Berkeley.

Mr. Driscoll says I'm a lock for a scholarship.

Called it an open goal.

Even helped me record it.

I thought we agreed that you were going to stay here for college.

Mom, it's Berkeley.

I don't care if it's Carnegie Hall, Noah.

That's not what we discussed.

Money's not a problem. It's a scholar. It's not about the money, Noah, and you

know it.

You can have a great life here in Elk Grove. You can go to

college down the street.

You can get your degree. You can write, teach.

Listen, Mr. Driscoll said I'm the most talented student he's ever seen.

He thinks I can take my music into the...

stratosphere. California is on the other side of the country, Noah. I cannot keep

you safe there. I'm 18.

I'm an adult.

Being safe is my responsibility.

Your safety will always be my responsibility.

I can't believe that you did this without talking to me first. I cannot

believe that Mr. Driscoll would do this.

Don't you hear how selfish you sound right now?

So, you're cute as hell and can write symphonies like a genius?

God really has favorites, huh?

Mom and I had a fight.

You finally told her about Berkeley, didn't you?

I need to blow off some steam.

Took the keys to the cove house.

Isn't that the sinkhole house? The one your mom's been trying to fix forever?

Poetic, huh?

That's what my life's gonna be if I stay here, Maddie. One big frickin' sinkhole.

Not dramatic at all, babe.

Let's do something.

Let's throw a party.

Seriously?

Because I can text some people.

Do it.

But, like, keep it small. I don't want a big...

have gotten a little out of hand a little i don't know half these people

maddie i thought we locked the door this little baby worried mama's gonna get mad

you know blair there's a huge sinkhole in the front yard feel free to use that

as a diving board i'd be scrawny okay enough you two seriously babe i promise

i only touched the floor group but they must have gotten a little fancy with

their board buttons but it's fine okay it'll be fine

Now, your mom.

Let's talk about it.

Hit me up side to side.

I'm gonna get a refill, okay? I can't believe you gave up Ethan for loser

Manuel Miranda over there.

Ethan's like the textbook definition of perfect best.

Then why don't you date him, Blair?

Was that the game?

Can I come in?

Looked like a pretty bad hit.

Ethan's fine.

Good. Just wanted to make sure.

That's pretty rich.

You caring about my son's feelings all of a sudden.

What happened, Brooke?

Come on, before summer we were best friends.

Were.

And then Maddie stabbed Ethan in the heart and Noah handed her the knife.

Okay, don't you think that's a little dramatic?

Ethan and Maddie broke up, and now Noah and Maddie are dating.

It's high school. This is so trivial.

When it comes to your kids, nothing is trivial.

Okay, Ethan has had more than his fair share. His dad died, he was getting back

on track, and then here comes Maddie, breaking his heart. That's not fair.

Noah would never want to hurt Ethan. And you know what? Ethan loved Noah like a

brother. After everything I did for you.

Did you seriously just weaponize what I went through with Don to make me feel

bad? That... that came out wrong. I didn't... Sounds like it came out just

fine.

Coming here was a mistake.

It won't happen again.

She got me out of there to live a better life.

Why won't she let me live it?

You okay?

Yeah, it's nothing.

What the hell are you doing here?

It's invite only. Hey, I invited him.

You keep saying you want to patch things up, but you don't do anything about it.

Say that? She's just trying to make you feel better.

Noah, Ethan's here.

And that looks like an olive branch to me.

Just talk to him, okay?

Please.

Guess you didn't plan on this being a block party.

Got a little crazier than I hoped.

My help with the resale value.

Six weeks.

That's how long you two have been broken up. You looked like you were doing fine.

Well, I wasn't.

I know that now.

I should have known then.

Can't you at least try to get on board with this?

I really like...

If I said I'd give it a shot, then I'd owe you one forever.

So you did want to patch things up.

No. I just said that because it's true.

You miss me?

You can say it. Stop.

You're so cringe.

Maybe I miss you a little.

I'm sorry, too, for not being mature about this or whatever. I was

surprised.

I was confused.

Surprised? Well, yeah. Before me, Maddie was dating Brady Katrain. I thought she

had a type, you know?

Jocks, popular guys, and you're... Well, you know, not.

What's that supposed to mean?

You don't think I'm good enough for Maddie?

When did I ever say that?

It's not always about you, Noah. Go to hell.

You go to hell.

You gonna hit me?

Go ahead.

Free shot.

You know you've been full of surprises lately. Stealing my girlfriend, throwing

parties. Maybe you'll punch her too.

Punch her just like your pops would.

Noah?

Where were you? It's 2 a.m. I was worried.

Just went for a drive to clear my head.

Told you I was fine.

Okay.

Don't stay down here too long.

Close the door.

Noah?

I'm sorry about earlier.

Me too.

You know, breaking and entering is a felony around here.

Just get out of here and I'll say I never saw you.

Good morning.

No, no, no.

Ethan.

Ethan, sweetie.

Miss Waters?

Detective Summers, I'm leading this case.

Can I talk to you for a moment?

It's not possible.

We have texts on Ethan's phone that appear to prove it.

Noah wouldn't have thrown a party. He's not the type.

I got a notification on my phone. I came here, saw the place, and, um... Look,

it's been on the market for a while, so kids sneak in all the time.

Just not your kid.

Right. Please understand, I'm not accusing your son of anything other than

throwing a party.

Okay, noise complaints and underage drinking aren't my purview.

But murder is.

Murder? Ethan Mercer died from a blow to the head six hours ago. That much we've

determined.

Look.

Take a beat.

Okay? Catch your breath.

Right now.

Your son is the best resource I have.

I'm going to need him to tell me everything he remembers about last

night.

Who attended, who was invited.

Noah wouldn't have invited Ethan there.

He just wouldn't have.

I'd like to speak with Noah. He might be a material witness and I can really use

his insights.

What do you say, Kathy?

Can you help me out?

Yeah.

Great. I'll be in touch later this afternoon.

I have some... some news to deliver first.

Oh, Brooke.

Who would do this, Detective?

It's my fault, isn't it? No.

It's my fault Ethan's dead.

No. What happened to Ethan was not your fault. Don't you ever think that.

I only went there to clear my head. It was supposed to be a couple of friends.

I know.

I should have stopped him.

Maybe then... Oh, no, sweetie.

Oh, my God. Stop.

Okay, it's okay.

Look at me.

I know you learned your lesson.

You won't be that reckless again.

I promise.

I'm so sorry.

There's a detective coming over.

Her name is Summers.

She's going to ask you some questions about last night.

Thank you for doing this, Noah.

I hope you don't mind me taking notes.

I'm just trying to gather as much context as possible.

So you access the house at 342 Cove using your mom's key.

You and your girlfriend decided to throw a party and invite some friends over.

Is that about right so far?

It wasn't meant to be a party, just a gathering.

Party, gathering.

In any event, things got out of hand?

Who invited Ethan to the party?

Maddie. Maddie invited him.

And any particular reason why you didn't invite Ethan?

We haven't been on the best of terms lately.

Care to elaborate?

I'm sorry. I thought I was helping you.

You are.

Because that sounds a lot like an interrogation question.

Noah, let's just get one thing straight. I'm not trying to trap you.

I just want to know why Ethan wasn't invited to the party.

There was kind of a love triangle.

Situation. Okay.

Ethan used to date Maddie.

They broke up and we got together.

So when he did show up to the party, how did you feel?

Surprised? Why does that matter?

Just curious.

Maddie invited him.

Didn't that upset you?

She was trying to get us to patch things up.

And did you?

Did we what?

Patch things up.

You didn't.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Me too.

You've been very helpful, Noah.

What happens now?

I'm going to start with this list of names. Speak to everyone who was at the

party. Are they going to know I gave you the names?

Of course not.

That's my business.

I'll be in touch.

Goodbye, Miss Waters.

Thank you.

Noah, what did you do?

I swear it's not what it looks like.

So tell me what it really is, in fact, because I'm about to lose my mind here,

Noah. I did see Ethan last night. We had a run-in. So you just

lied to an officer of the law? No, no, I didn't. I told her...

We didn't patch things up. I mean, that's the truth.

There's blood on your sweater, Noah.

That is not the whole truth. We argued.

Ethan said some stuff that upset me.

Then he tried to goad me into hitting him.

Did you?

It was stupid.

I know.

He got a bloody nose.

I freaked out. A bloody nose, Noah?

I knew it was wrong right away. That's why I ran downstairs.

Did he follow you?

No.

I think he was shocked I had an injury.

I was shocked, too.

The blood on my sweater is from when I hit him. But, Mom, I didn't kill him.

You have to believe that.

Okay.

Okay.

You should have told Summers about this. I got scared.

We can fix this. They're going to know that he had a bloody nose.

And break it or anything?

That's not the point.

Look. You do believe me, right?

I know I haven't been the easiest kid in the world to live with lately, but I'm

still me.

And you know me.

Yeah.

Of course I do.

This whole day has just been a lot.

I love you, and I believe you.

Sorry I hit him.

Just get angry sometimes.

I just get angry sometimes.

Or in my cell there which he killed herself.

Then I gave her, so tutored by my art, a sleeping potion which so took effect.

As I intended for it wrought on her the form of death.

Meantime I writ to Romeo that he should hither come this dire night to help to

take from her her borrowed grave.

Being the time the potion's force it seeks.

But he what bore my lever. Friar John.

Then all alone, at the prefixed hour of her awakening, came I to take her from

her gingerly cult, meaning to keep her closely to myself.

Can you explain why the whole school came from Ted Bundy?

We're going to have the cop talk to you.

She's going to talk to everyone. She said that herself.

Yeah, but she hasn't yet.

You're the only one she's interviewed so far.

It's been two days. It doesn't mean anything.

It's high school, Noah.

Anything means everything.

I think you're the prime suspect, and that's the kind of mud that sticks.

Here, actually, um, I got it.

Did you change it?

Maddie, do you believe what they're saying?

Of course not.

I'm innocent.

I know.

You can trust me.

You know what?

I trust you more than anyone.

Why'd you change your combination?

Noah?

Maddie?

Here to show me your help passes. I don't have one, coach.

I was just grabbing a book.

I'll catch you later.

I thought you were going to write me up.

Seems like you're having a pretty bad day as it is.

What did you look at?

Just because I hear the gossip doesn't mean I buy it, Noah.

Okay, hold on.

Uh, my email and my office extension.

If you need to talk, you can call me.

Now, get to class before I find a pen.

Hey, Coach?

Yeah? Do you have some time now?

Mr. Driscoll?

Maddie.

What are you doing here? You should be in class.

That's Noah's locker.

Well, technically, it's the school's locker, and I can look in any locker I

choose to. With the student's permission.

Not sure you know what they're saying about him.

Come on, Maddie.

Smart girl like you should know you can never 100% be sure.

The stories are out there about what happened, and they're spreading like

wildfire.

If Noah's done something... Noah hasn't done anything.

If Noah's done something stupid, it's my job to protect him.

Protect him from what? Going to prison instead of Berkeley and killing your

shot at a promotion?

I don't think you're looking out for him, Mr. Driscoll.

I think you see Noah as a meal ticket and you're looking out for yourself.

Be very careful, Maddie.

You're talking to a teacher.

And you're talking about my boyfriend.

Ah, yes. Let's unpack that for a second, shall we?

A revolving door of jocks and you dump them all for a sensitive music kid who's

sure to be famous someday?

Shrewd move.

I care about Noah.

About his gifts. There's nothing I wouldn't do to make sure he gets the

life he deserves.

Nothing?

Noah's innocent.

And if you really cared about him, you would believe that.

You're a few credits shy of graduating, right, Matty?

I'd keep this between us if you want to be throwing a cap in the air come

spring.

Look.

There's nothing I can say that's going to make you feel better about the game

of telephone that everyone's playing out there.

It's just words, Noah.

It's just words.

When the truth comes out about what happened to Ethan,

you have nothing to worry about.

I didn't do this.

I know.

Ethan was my friend.

I know that, too.

Coach, you guys all through junior year.

You remember how he'd always pick me for his soccer teams even though I sucked?

You didn't suck, coach.

Maybe you sucked a little.

Who's gonna get out of here, you know?

First kid I coached to go pro.

I'm hearing through the grapevine that you've applied to Berkeley.

I don't think that's going to work out.

I'm going to tell you the same thing I told Ethan.

Get out of here.

Rome.

Be free.

Don't let your gifts take you as far as they can.

Because life...

I don't know if I can.

Then don't do it for you.

Don't do it for you, Noah.

He didn't do it, Brooke. Please.

Please, he's a good kid.

He's a good kid, and I am so, so sorry what happened to Ethan.

But he didn't do this. I need you to believe me, Brooke.

He didn't do it.

Is it true?

Does this mean Noah didn't do it?

Why would someone write that if it weren't true?

Whoever came in last night might know who killed Ethan.

Right? I believe they know something.

They have to.

It's possible, okay?

Any of that is possible.

But there is another theory.

Did you write it?

Don't play dumb with me.

You know my house like the back of your hand. So just tell me, did you write it?

I have no idea.

What is this? A message left on my kitchen counter in the middle of the

night. Are you trying to throw me off the scent?

Are you covering for Noah? Brooke, I need to... Just tell me, did you do this

to save Noah?

I will never in a million years be able to understand what you're going through

right now, but please do not come to my house and accuse me of this.

Do you think Noah?

No, I don't.

And I don't think you do either.

You know him like he's your own.

He loves you, and despite everything, he loved Ethan. Stop.

He wouldn't do this.

My son.

Let me help you.

Let me help you find the person who did this.

We both want the same thing. We both want justice for Ethan.

Someone out there knows what happened to Ethan Know that Noah is innocent.

We can't just sit here and do nothing Do you still have that security camera?

Summer's already looked at this she didn't find anything What are you

looking for It's too dark to say for sure Okay, so this is when they left

they couldn't have been inside for more than a few minutes

What did they pull up?

There. A plate. That's a license plate.

1147 and wait, that's a bumper sticker.

That's the school bumper sticker.

Whoever left the note is connected to the school.

Okay, well that narrows it down.

There's thousands of students.

Hundreds of faculty members.

Better than nothing.

Earlier, when I thought it was you.

Forget about it, honestly.

You're always going to be one of the best people I know, and you just went

through the worst thing in the world, so really, forget it.

Sometimes I...

Just think he's still out past curfew.

Every night I drive for hours.

And sometimes I circle the town twice.

Just going to all the places we used to go to.

The mall, the restaurants, the pier.

They look different now.

Sometimes I feel like this town is just looking at me, taunting

me.

Everything reminds me of him.

Oh,

there's a vigil tonight.

I don't know if you heard.

I'll be there.

We really have been through a lot together, huh?

Nothing's changing that, I guess.

Wait a minute.

If someone does know what happened, and they're connected to the school, maybe

they'll be at the vigil.

And we have a license plate.

You should come.

It's not that I don't want to. I just... Ethan was... I just can't,

okay?

I know what they'll say.

They'll look at me.

In case I didn't say it enough earlier, I believe you.

And I believe in you, Noah.

He was my first friend when we got here.

If I'd known, he'd be so angry about Maddie and me.

I knew how much you cared about him.

I promise you, Noah.

He knew.

I'll catch you guys later.

He scared me.

Sorry, Miss Waters.

Um, I was just wondering if Noah... It's not fair, you know.

He should be here.

He should get to say goodbye just like the rest of us.

Yeah. I really care about him, and I know Ethan did, too.

Because he's a good person, and you are a good person, and I just... I hate that

you're going through this.

We'll be okay.

We have each other.

And Noah has you.

It means the world to him.

Yeah.

Um, I should go inside.

Um, see you later.

You should keep Mama on a long leash, too, if you ask me.

Psycho's hereditary.

Enough, Blair.

Take it easy. I'm just saying.

Do you like Noah?

Is that why you're so mean to him? Like Noah? No. Why would you even ask me

that? Because I keep hoping there's a reason why you're so horrible to him.

Noah has been nothing but nice to you, Blair.

And... If you don't secretly like him, then I guess the reason you're so mean

to him is... Well, because you're a mean person, and I've been wrong about you

this entire time.

You don't get how it feels, do you?

To be the other one?

That's what they call me.

Maddie, she's so pretty. Maddie, she's so smart. What's the other one called

again? I have nobody lining up to ask me out, Maddie. And yeah, maybe that makes

me angry, so I come across as sharp or mean, but I'm not mean. Just hurt.

Noah wants to be your friend. He's only ever wanted to be your friend.

And he's never treated you like an other one.

Not ever.

Noah's just such a good person.

And he doesn't deserve this, any of it. What they're saying about him, what I've

done to him, and... What do you mean, what you've done to him?

Just drop it, Blair, okay?

Let's go in there.

If any of my players would ask me what team spirit looked like,

I would tell them, take a look at Ethan Mercer.

He was competitive in the right moments.

He was confident about the right things.

He was sensitive when he needed to be.

And he was humble when it mattered.

In short,

Ethan was one in a million.

Ethan's mother, who's with us, Brooke Mercer, who's courageously offered to

share some words tonight.

Thank you.

I'm going to the bathroom.

Ethan's mom's about to speak. Just hold my spot, okay?

I have a few things I'd like to say about Ethan.

Ethan came into this world on a snowy Wednesday morning in

December.

And there wasn't a sport in the world that Ethan didn't want to play

professionally.

Eventually, he settled on football.

He worried us a little when he flirted with water polo, given that that boy

could not swim.

Ethan knew that a competitive spirit always

came second to a kind heart.

I am not just broken.

I am angry.

I am angry at the senselessness of this tragedy.

And I am determined.

As any parent would be, I am determined to get justice for Ethan.

And to make sure that justice is swift.

Because my son deserves nothing less.

Gotcha.

It's Maddie.

What? The car.

It's Maddie's.

I think she left you the note.

Well, where is she?

I don't know, but I'm going to find her.

Are you insane?

You're not supposed to be in here.

What are you doing?

Hey, Blair.

Came with Maddie, right? Do you know where she is? She went to the bathroom a

half hour ago.

Thanks.

Maddie?

It's Matty. What's wrong?

Matty.

Matty.

Don't worry, I'm calling the ambulance right now.

She's in critical condition.

They've induced her.

A coma?

It's for her own good. They're trying to keep her brain alert.

Did she really try to... That's what it looks like.

Maddie's parents have been informed. They're on their way back here. Where is

she? Noah. I want to see her.

I want to see my girlfriend.

Sweetie.

Is she okay?

Please tell me she's okay, Mom.

Come sit down, sweetie.

Kathy, there's something else.

Maddie's not just fighting for her life.

She's fighting for her baby's life, too.

Maddie's pregnant?

Ten weeks, give or take.

That's not true.

It's not mine.

It's not my baby.

She's pregnant. Noah.

It's not mine, Mom. I swear.

You weren't at the vigil tonight, Noah.

I was worried I'd cause a distraction. I didn't want that.

So you stayed home?

Alone?

Detective, what exactly are you saying?

Nothing. I would hope not, since you said yourself we don't even know what

happened yet.

Noah, I think you should go home and stay close.

I might want to talk to you. No way. No, I'm seeing Maddie. Absolutely not.

What are you talking about? Noah, don't push me on this. I want to see my

girlfriend. Just calm down.

We'll go home. We'll work it out, okay? We'll get a lawyer if we have to. No,

no, no. I'm sick of this, okay?

I'm sick of it, Mom.

Noah. I'm sick of her judgmental looks and her stupid questions. Noah, calm

down. First it was Ethan, now it's this? Just calm down.

I'm sick of liars!

Noah.

Warning. Get out of here now.

Hey, one more outburst like that and I don't care what he did or didn't do.

He's going to jail.

You understand?

Did you do it?

Just tell me.

Did you kill Ethan?

Did you take Maddie's car and drop that note off of Brooks to cover your tracks?

No.

What the hell are you talking about?

How could you say that to me?

You know me.

Maybe I don't.

You came home with blood on your shirt.

Ethan is dead.

Maddie is pregnant.

My whole world is upside down. I don't know what to believe anymore.

You are so full of it.

What did you... Shut up and listen to me, okay?

I have a girlfriend in a coma.

She's carrying a baby that's not mine. I have a whole town that thinks I'm a

murderer, and now a mom who's gone from being a helicopter parent to accusing me

of murder.

So... Please, tell me again how overwhelming all this is for you.

I've never hurt anyone in my life, Mom.

First, you want me to move to college 45 seconds down the street because you

don't want to feel alone, and now you're freezing me out?

Go to hell.

And no, the baby's not mine, because...

Nadia and I have never slept together.

I didn't think I was ready.

And I don't have a dad to talk about that kind of stuff with, so I was

working up the courage to talk to you.

That's your answer.

You know what? I don't want to hear your voice again.

Not tonight.

The cleats Ethan gave Noah all those years ago.

We moved three times.

Noah won 15 music recitals.

He didn't keep a single one of those prizes.

He didn't keep a picture of his dad.

He didn't keep his first guitar.

These cleats.

These cleats have come everywhere with us.

I go above and beyond to protect him because when it really mattered, I

couldn't.

Don would have killed me if I had stayed.

He would have destroyed everything if you hadn't come into my life and saved

us.

I'm not Noah's hero.

You are.

Ethan was.

I was so worried that Noah would turn out like his father.

But I was wrong.

Noah's not his father.

He's my son.

And he deserves a great life because he's a good person.

But more importantly, because he didn't kill Ethan.

And I'm so sorry that you lost your son.

But that doesn't mean I should lose mine.

Is it Ethan's?

The baby?

You know, maybe Maddie brought him to the party that night to tell him.

Maybe things got out of hand.

Maybe she killed Ethan.

And that's why she left the note.

And maybe the visuals sent her over the edge.

And she tried to hurt herself because she felt guilty.

I am so tired of maybe, Kathy.

But maybe Maddie did it.

And that's the answer.

That was the hospital.

I got a call from Detective Summers.

You can see Maddie if that's what you still want.

I

was

wrong.

And it took me far too long to realize it.

know that you didn't do this and I am going to do everything in my power to

find out who did.

She'll be happy to hear your voice.

And about everything, I'm so good.

All this time we had one thing in common.

The most important thing.

How much we both love her.

Hi, I'm Noah Waters, here to see Maddie Timmer.

Sweet 7-0-1.

Down the hall, to your left.

Thank you.

Attention, visitors.

To protect our patients, please do not visit... You go ahead. I'll give you a

minute. ...severe symptoms such as severe cough or sore throat.

Thank you for authorizing this.

Any new developments?

Actually, I'm off duty for the night.

Maddie's parents were skiing when they found out, and...

They're trying to get back as fast as they can.

But in the meantime, I've got a girl in a bed in there with no one waiting for

her when she wakes up.

That just didn't sit right with me.

Detective,

can we talk for a second?

It's me, Marnie.

I

know about the

baby.

Matt.

If you made a mistake, if it's Ethan's, the two of you

had a...

A slip.

It's okay.

I forgive you.

If you can hear me, I forgive you because I love you.

We have results from the lab for Maddie. It's the neck ultrasound that's

troubling me the most.

How so?

There's irritation in the throat.

Vertical irritation.

Likely the path the pills took.

What does that mean?

it makes it likely that Maddie was forced to swallow the pills.

Against her will.

Dr. White, you're telling me it sounds like... You asked me to look for signs

of foul play.

Based on these results, it's likely that Maddie struggled with someone before she

fell unconscious.

This may not be a suicide attempt at all.

Oh, my God. Noah.

Noah. Noah, sweetie.

Noah.

Noah, baby.

Noah.

Hey. What happened?

Is there anything you can tell me? Height, clothes, build?

It happened too fast. I didn't see anything.

Sorry. It might still be worth getting you together with a sketch artist.

See what they can come up with.

The night was the scariest night of my life.

I'm okay, Mom.

We're going to be fine.

I know, sweetie.

Just for a second there, I thought you weren't going to wake up.

Mom, I didn't get hurt that bad.

Honest.

It's a bump on the head.

I started thinking about all the things I would have done differently and all

the things I didn't say.

I want you to have the best life, Noah.

I want you to see the world and write music about what you see because

the way you see it is so, so special.

And if that means moving to California, then I can't wait

to do it.

I heard what happened.

I wanted to make sure you both were okay.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, too.

I missed you.

I missed you, too.

I miss him.

I know, honey.

I know things didn't end well with Ethan, but Maddie's, she's a good kid.

And she's probably carrying my grandchild.

Someone's trying to hurt my family, Kathy.

Whoever attacked Noah tonight has got to be the same person that killed Ethan.

He was there to kill Maddie, but Noah showed up and messed with their plan.

What if Maddie is where all this starts?

What if she's been the target all along and the rest is just collateral damage?

Why would you think that?

I mean, she knew who killed Ethan.

Why didn't she just come right out and say it? Why did she have to slip notes

in the middle of the night?

I mean, maybe she couldn't speak out.

She didn't want Noah to go to jail, but she couldn't say who it really is.

So she's protecting them?

Or herself.

Or the baby.

I don't think it's your grandchild.

What?

I don't think Ethan's the father.

Kathy, there's no other way. You said it yourself.

Noah and Maddie, they never... Unless there's a third person.

Someone we don't know about, yeah?

Okay, a third person?

We thought Ethan was the father because he was Maddie's last boyfriend, but

that's the only reason.

A third person could connect all of this.

Stop this, Mom. I'm not listening to it.

I would breathe. I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important.

Maddie's not a cheater.

She wouldn't do this.

Not with Ethan, not with anyone else.

You said it yourself.

The baby can't be yours.

Is there a...

Anything. Anything at all about Maddie's recent behavior that might suggest

something was going on.

No.

Wait.

Combination to her locker.

She changed it last week.

She wouldn't let me look inside.

I thought that was weird because I always kept stuff in there. She gave me

the combination when we got together. She keeps everything in there. Journals,

essays, stuff from me, stuff from Ethan.

That's something.

We have to get in there.

Okay, and you have no idea what her combination could be?

Her birthday?

Your first date?

Might be smarter than that.

There's no way we could guess it.

Okay.

Guess it's back to square one.

Maybe not.

He's not coming.

Couple more minutes.

Thanks for coming, coach.

Sorry for the late message.

Well, I'm officially a little freaked out.

Someone mind telling me what's going on?

This is insane.

It's midnight.

I'm sitting in front of the school with two parents and a student, seriously

contemplating breaking into another student's locker who happens to be in a

coma.

I've never done anything crazier than this.

We can end this tonight if we get into that locker and find what we're looking

for.

But only one of us loses their job.

I've got a wife. I've got a mortgage.

This school means everything to me.

I know you want to get to the truth just as much as we do. Of course I do, Noah.

But I don't know if I can.

I'll do it for you.

Maybe you will get fired.

Maybe you'll solve a murder.

So, anytime a student changes their locker combination, they have to

register it in the system.

I never thanked you for being so kind to Noah.

Why else do you think I'm doing this?

Think I care about being a town hero?

Ethan was like a son to me.

And Noah's a good kid.

That's all that matters.

Someone's coming.

We have to hide.

Coach? Oh, hey, Max.

It's a little late for you to be here.

I had some papers to mark.

I was just headed out.

And you are?

Equipment maintenance.

In the gym.

Maintenance?

And are you a teacher or a custodian?

I was just headed to my car.

Passing by my office.

Were you taking the scenic route?

Your light was on.

And I parked in the back.

I'll tell the custodian you were asking about him.

Creep.

He's gone.

Got it.

1769.

Can't be it. There's got to be something else.

I guess sometimes a locker really is just a locker.

Don't you think they've been in there a little long?

Honey, your mom knows what she's doing, okay?

What if something's wrong?

Well, let's just sit tight like they told us to.

Screw it. I'm going in. No, I don't.

You ain't leaving me in the car.

Chatty. Her and that camera.

I knew she'd hang onto the photos.

Twice a week.

I checked that locker. Nothing.

I should have known to check the damn textbooks.

How could you do this?

I made a mistake, Kathy.

I saw the way she looked at me in class.

I thought we had this... connection.

You know?

Like she understood me.

It started before the summer.

It took me two months to wake up and realize what the hell I was doing.

How crazy it was.

She was your student.

I ended things!

I ended things!

We agreed not to tell anyone.

She started dating Noah.

I thought we were in the clear.

Tell the baby?

None of this would have happened if you hadn't taken advantage of her. Oh, shut

up! Shut up with your judgment!

I hear it right there, outside.

So none of the kids can see me.

Heard that little tiff between Noah and Ethan.

Your son got a pretty good licking.

Made his nose bleed.

Don't talk about my son.

It should have been so simple.

All she had to do was tell Noah the baby's his.

It's Noah's baby.

He's a good kid.

He'd step up. He would do the right thing.

It got heated.

It got loud.

I didn't know Ethan was pulling off on the driveway after his fight with Noah.

He heard everything.

Tried to step in, be a hero, save Maddie.

So he killed him.

He wasn't going to let Noah take the fall for my mistake.

We had a fight.

He's a tough kid.

But I had more to fight for.

You were his hero.

And you killed him.

I had to protect my family!

Nothing comes before that!

Nothing!

Nothing.

Maddie was going to go to the cops.

Could you imagine?

I reminded her. She was in the room.

And that makes her an accessory.

You know that's not true. You manipulated her just like you did from

the start.

Just take your emotions out of it.

And you'll see that what I did was for the best.

Everyone knew that Ethan and Noah were fighting.

Noah's a good boy who snapped.

He would do five years less for good behavior.

I hid here until the party was over.

And waited.

And when they found Ethan's body, everyone would put two and two together.

And they did.

Then Maddie started getting doubts.

Sending little notes in the middle of the night.

And that's when she dropped the big one.

You're a virgin son.

Never made it out of first base.

He and Maddie never went all the way, leaving only one possible father for the

baby.

I couldn't let that happen.

The vigil.

The bathroom.

You... did that.

It's Coach Travis.

He was behind this the whole time?

Stop my mom.

Noah, I promise, we're going to find your mom, okay? Like, let's just think,

where would he go? Where could he go that isn't the school or his house?

Literally anywhere?

I mean... He was there then.

He killed Ethan.

I know.

Your mom's security alarm.

It's at house 342 Cove.

You're a monster.

That's easy for you to say.

You don't think I hate how things turned out?

Ethan was going to get out of here. He was going to make something of himself.

I didn't set the world on fire.

But I'm not a loser.

You understand me?

I don't know the meaning of the word.

And I will not lose because of this.

You've already lost.

You think they're not on to you after what you did at the hospital?

No.

I snuck in through the window and nobody saw me.

A few days from now, they'll say that Noah, Noah locked that door and faked

the attack himself.

We're talking about a kid who's killed his mother.

Now that is a monster.

I'm sorry.

I'm stuck.

It's the only way.

I know men like you.

I've met you before.

I've married you.

You're weak.

Shut up. You're a coward who doesn't know how to take responsibility.

Shut up. It's over.

You've messed this whole thing up.

Shut up!

And you are going to suffer for what you did to those kids. Shut up!

Stop here.

Okay, hang back and call the police.

No way, I'm going in there. Noah, I already lost a son.

I will not lose you, okay?

Now call the police. Now.

What are you waiting for?

Just do it. Shut up.

You're going to make this look believable.

Screw it.

Why did you get beaten?

I had to.

It's my privilege to represent the school that took me in during a

difficult time in my life.

And the people who helped make me the man I am today.

So, how many times did he redraft this?

This part wasn't even written this morning.

Maddie sent a card.

She's better.

A lot better.

Baby's going to a good home. She'll be back in the fall to reducing her hair.

She didn't take the breakup too hard.

All she cares about is keeping Noah in her life.

Boyfriend or not.

That's what she said. Teachers for challenging us. Families for believing

in us. And to each other.

It was a nice thing you did.

Testifying.

Helping with probation.

She was way in over her head.

She didn't want to hurt Ethan.

She loved him.

Thank you.

And good luck.

Noah will now perform an original piece, his last before he heads off to Berkeley

in the fall.

I've been lucky enough to hear it, and I can't wait for him to share with you

all.

I'd like to dedicate this piece to someone very special, someone who's

taught me a lot.

Ethan was my best friend.

He looked out for me, always.

wherever he is.

I hope he knows that I appreciate that.

How much I miss him.