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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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[CAR HORN HONKING]

MS. COHEN: So, Abigail, uh,

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

if you started school

with the rest of your class this year.

Why?

Honey,

we just think that the more time that goes by,

the harder it will be for you to go back.

This way you can start off the year

just like everyone else.

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

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

She's ready.

MS. COHEN: Okay. Great.

[BANGS ON DOOR]

- (GROANING) - ROBERT: Melissa!

- Hey! - (BANGS ON DOOR)

Melissa!

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

Come on.

Shuttle leaves in 20 minutes, all right?

Listen, you're not in that bathroom

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

move it or lose it, let's go.

You're not wearing that to school.

- These are pajamas, Robert. - All right.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

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

Do you remember when you wore that boa?

- Every day. - SOPHIE: Every single day.

I... I still would, honestly.

SOPHIE: Aw, man.

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

[SOPHIE SQUEALS]

Ellie, you know Melissa, right?

Oh, yeah, uh, yes,

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

Aw!

Oh shit, Armani texted me last night.

- No! - Yeah.

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

I shit you not, he invited me to an art gallery.

SOPHIE: Oh my God, are you gonna go?

MELISSA: Fuck, no!

Sophie.

Oh my God.

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

We were in her psych class last year.

Oh, shit, that girl.

Hey, what was that name everybody kept calling her

- last year? - Sybil.

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

her locker's right next to mine.

Where?

ELLIE: What is she doing?

- Melissa, what the fuck? - Stop!

- ELLIE: Guys. - (SOPHIE GIGGLING)

Welcome back, Sybil.

Sorry.

She loves it, trust me.

"I do, as I said...

have my glass collection.

ABIGAIL: Most of them are little animals

made out of glass.

Tiniest little animals in the world.

Mother calls them the glass menagerie.

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

What the fuck is she talking about?

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

Nice job.

I'm glad somebody read the play this summer.

TEACHER: Who is next?

Melissa.

Melissa?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

SOPHIE: He's just so gross.

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

Oh, look, it's Laura Wingfield.

SOPHIE: Who?

Sybil.

Laura's this character from this play

we were supposed to read over the summer.

See the limp?

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

Oh my God.

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

No, wait, what?

Where did you hear that?

Ugh, fuck, I need a cigarette.

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

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ This ship that was right From the start ♪

♪ Love she could never forget... ♪

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

and then I have a personal account.

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

- (RAP MUSIC PLAYING) - (MUFFLED YELLING CONTINUES)

ROBERT: This has gone on for two weeks now.

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

No, hey, no.

Sorry, that was not for you.

That's better.

♪ I got a pretty little face Pretty little eyes ♪

♪ Pretty little tongue as well And pretty little lies ♪

♪ Trying to hide It from the world ♪

♪ I'm a pretty fucked up girl

ERIC: Abby.

Eric.

We took psych together last year...

remember, yeah?

But hey listen, I just wanted...

I just wanted to come over

and tell you that...

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

I mean, I think you're pretty cool.

So, I was just wondering...

if it was okay with you...

maybe I could give you a call sometime?

You got a number?

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

Hey, guys, my name is Jeremy Woods

and I'm filling in for Mrs. Howell

till the end of October.

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

JEREMY: Excuse me.

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

and, uh, there you go.

JEREMY: Hi.

There you go. What's your name?

- Sybil. - MELISSA: Sybil.

Abigail.

Hi Abigail, I'm Jeremy.

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

ERIC: Um-hmm.

You always gotta get the pass, Schue.

Okay, you're gonna have to head back

to guidance and get one.

JEREMY: I'm only joking, though.

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

have a seat.

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

- There you go. - Just like that.

JEREMY: Welcome.

All right, now I know you guys

were working on "The Glass Menagerie"

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

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

Anybody here ever read "The Crucible?"

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

- TJ: She's fucking... - Guys in the back?

JEREMY: You guys ever read "The Crucible?"

Arthur Miller?

- I do not recall... - Maybe.

TJ: reading that actually.

- ERIC: No. - You guys ever read any

Arthur Miller in here, at all?

Death of a Salesman, All My Sons, no?

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

Let's read, guys!

[CLASS GIGGLING]

Okay, I see how it's gonna go.

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

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

I think you're gonna like it a lot.

[MICROWAVE RUNNING]

[MOANING]

JENNIFER: So, work was good, huh?

Yeah.

Yeah, it was fun.

That's great.

Nice kids.

[JENNIFER SIGHS]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around

this whole teaching thing.

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

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

being back in the theater, and uh...

- Directing. - Directing.

- Well, that's great. - Yeah.

You want a beer or something before you go?

Oh, no. I have this,

conference call in twenty minutes,

so I should really...

- go. - Okay.

Uh...

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

I was talking to Michael and he has a new opening

at his office and I was thinking...

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

Maybe we could have drinks or dinner sometime next week?

Yeah, I'd love to meet him.

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

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

(SCOFFS) Right, I know.

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

permanent kind of...

thing, you know?

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

You guys would really dig each other.

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

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

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

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

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

All right, I should go.

- Thanks for dinner. - Thanks for nothing.

I'm joking.

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

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

JEREMY: All right, guys.

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

Do you see nail polish?

Hello, guys! Guys.

Turn around, c'mon, class has started.

Um, I wanna kind of talk more about

"The Crucible" and the showcase

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

uh,

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

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

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

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

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

The groups that are the most rehearsed,

JEREMY: that care the most,

those are the scenes we're gonna pick

to do the showcase.

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

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

So, um, I'm just gonna start

assigning roles based on who wants to play what.

Let's start with Elizabeth Proctor.

This is the wife of the protagonist.

She's accused of witchcraft.

Um, any seniors wanna maybe give this a shot?

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

- Lily. - Lily, want to give it a shot?

- Sure. - Great, thank you.

Um, all right, moving down.

JEREMY: Abigail Williams.

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

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

She starts having an affair with John Proctor

and then, when he wants to stop it,

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

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

Anyone wanna try to tackle that?

You have somebody in mind, over there?

Well, she should raise her hand.

Put your fucking hand down, bitch.

Uh, I'm gonna...

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

JEREMY: here Abigail.

[TJ CHUCKLES]

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

And, um, what's your name?

- Melissa. - JEREMY: Melissa.

Why don't you understudy Abigail for now,

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

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

John Proctor, okay?

JEREMY: Any of the fellas? John Proctor?

Nobody wants to try?

Okay, Eric, right?

- ERIC: Yup. - Great.

JEREMY: Eric as John Proctor,

Lily as Elizabeth.

Melissa, you'll be Abigail's understudy,

and Abigail is Abigail.

- Wait, what? - Yeah.

- That is so weird. - I know.

Why would she volunteer to read with Eric?

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

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

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

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

Slut.

"Only this consider,

the world goes mad,

and it profit nothing you should lay the cause

to the vengeance of a little girl."

Come on. Come on.

Is that good?

- JEREMY: It's great. - Yeah?

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

All right, good.

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

with the blocking. I really like it.

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

Thank you, Mr. Woods.

JEREMY: Thank you.

Abigail and Eric are up next.

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

[PANTING]

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

Come on up, yeah.

Yeah, you can play both parts, Sybil.

This is act two, scene two?

JEREMY: Okay...

I'll read it with you.

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

Right.

"I must speak with you, Abigail.

Will you sit?"

"How do you come?"

"Friendly."

"I don't like the woods at night.

Pray you, stand closer."

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

"I knew it must be you.

When I heard the pebbles on my window,

before I opened up my eyes, I knew."

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

[BOYS LAUGHING]

"I had thought to come many times."

"Then why didn't you?"

"I am so alone in the world now."

JEREMY: "Are you?

I heard that people ride a hundred mile

to see your face these days."

"Aye, my face."

"Do you see my face?"

[BELL RINGS]

All right, everyone, great day today.

Thank you, Jeremy.

Abigail, that was...

that was really great!

Thanks.

You definitely... you worked on this.

Well, you, too.

Well, I... I had practice.

I played the part in college.

- Yeah? - Yeah, at Mason-Gross?

Oh, wow.

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

Where you headed right now?

Lunch.

TJ: Ay yo!

Hey.

What happened in class?

Were you guys hooking up?

- Fuck you. - You were!

Fuck you! What happened?

Um, Jeremy read it with her.

That's weird.

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

MELISSA: Hey, did you see Eric this morning?

- Not yet. MELISSA: Oh.

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

- SOPHIE: What? - No, just,

like, just that you were a little bit jealous

that he was working with Abigail.

He didn't even go to class today.

No!

Yeah, seriously. He stood her up.

Apparently, Jeremy had to read the scene with her.

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

And Jeremy actually acted with her?

Yeah, that's what I said.

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

'Cause she's a slut.

Oh, thought she was a psycho.

Why are you taking her side?

I'm not, I just...

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

SOPHIE: Why are you being such a bitch?

Okay.

I gotta go.

[BELL RINGS]

Great day, everyone. Thank you.

JEREMY: See you tomorrow.

Found that paper.

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

Abigail?

JEREMY: Uh, just one quick question?

Thank you.

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

helping me out with the showcase?

- ABIGAIL: Yeah. - JEREMY: Yeah?

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

- and I'd love your help. - (ABIGAIL SCOFFS)

JEREMY: Looks great.

Come back here, check it out.

ABIGAIL: Were you ever, like a...

professional actor?

JEREMY: No, no.

I, uh...

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

I did, uh...

I did "Romeo and Juliet" at Bucks County.

That was fun.

And then I just...

I just stopped, you know?

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

Well,

ABIGAIL: you shouldn't have stopped,

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

JEREMY: Yeah.

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

as good as you are.

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

you're really good.

- (CHUCKLES) - JEREMY: Seriously.

You're really good.

All right, the lighting board.

Okay, I'm ready to learn.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ I found a dreamcatcher

♪ Lost halfway into flight

♪ Found a dreamcatcher ♪

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

♪ And I'll be fighting hard

♪ For my dream ♪

♪ For my home

♪ For my baby

♪ Sweet baby

♪ Found a dreamcatcher

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

[CROWD CHEERING]

So, does Eric still have to work with Sybil?

After that one day?

Fuck if I know.

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

but, I don't know.

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

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

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

- Whoa! - Whoa!

I'll tell ya after the game.

You are one hot bitch! Let's slaughter!

Yeah, send it.

- SOPHIE: That Beatle guy? - Yeah.

SOPHIE: That was very precise.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Um.

Hey, so,

I feel like I owe you an apology

for standing you up in class the other day.

It's okay.

No, I... come on, I fucked up.

I... I honestly was sick,

but I should've told you.

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

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

ERIC: practice?

You want to practice after school?

Yeah.

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

ERIC: I just feel bad

that we didn't get a chance to perform.

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

[MELISSA GIGGLES]

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

I was a dick to you, okay? I'm sorry.

ERIC: But, if I flunk this class,

I'm gonna get kicked off the team.

So, help a guy out?

Okay.

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

We're gonna break people's hearts.

All right?

I think it's just...

which scenes best tell the story?

Yeah.

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

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

"Salem, Massachusetts in the spring

of the year 1692", but...

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

not sure where to cut it.

How's the scene coming with Eric?

ABIGAIL: Uh.

He asked me to...

practice in here after school.

Really?

Good for him. He needs it.

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

You know, if you want, um...

we can just meet up after

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

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

Great.

Thanks for...

for doing this, by the way.

For doing what?

Letting me help you out

with the showcase and everything.

Thanks for helping me out.

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

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

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

It's...

it's just nice to...

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

have someone to talk to.

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

Yeah, I know what you mean.

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

[BELL RINGS]

I'll see you after school?

- Yeah. - Okay.

- Thanks for the help. - (CHAIN CLINKING)

Thanks.

ELLIE: Oh, my goodness.

Seriously!

Ready to laugh your fucking ass off?

Yeah.

I'll catch up with you later.

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

Coming to what?

Nothing. Don't worry about it.

Is this about Abigail again?

No.

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

Do you have a crush on her or something?

- What? - Not judging, just curious.

I think you guys would make a cute couple.

[MELISSA CHUCKLES]

Come on.

I'm done.

Oops.

Come on, let's go.

"It were a fire you walked me through,

ABIGAIL: and all my ignorance was burned away.

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

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

- (CLATTER) - SOPHIE: Oh, shit!

[MELISSA CHUCKLES]

[DOOR LOCKS]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[RAIN POURING]

You want me to give you a ride?

(JEREMY SIGHS) Woo.

Here.

Here, take this.

- Thanks. - Yeah, no problem.

Warm you up.

Where do you live?

Ah, over by the library?

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

We're practically neighbors.

[ABIGAIL SIGHS]

You know what?

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

This is... It's bullshit.

It wasn't just him.

While I was waiting in the auditorium,

I decided to run through my monologue.

And I heard a girl laughing in the wings.

You know what? Fuck them.

Okay?

I'll do the scene with you.

- Really? - Yeah.

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

Thanks.

Is anyone home?

Not 'til late.

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

Sure.

You want me to turn on the radio?

[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ Oh I remember Just you and me ♪

♪ Timeless nights Endless seas ♪

♪ Nothing was spoken of

♪ But truth and dreams love ♪

♪ And let us not break

♪ Let us not fade away

♪ So hold that thought

♪ We must find a way

♪ Cause it's a sure crash

♪ If we go down this road

JENNIFER: Where have you been?

I've been calling you.

- You scared the shit out of me. - You were supposed

to meet Michael about the job.

Oh...

shit.

JEREMY: That was today? Fuck.

- Yeah. - Fuck.

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

You know what? Let me, uh,

let me just, ah, you know just,

change out of the wet clothes,

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

It's fucked, okay?

Okay.

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

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

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

[SIGHS]

Look, I have been trying to help you.

I have been patient with you.

I have been so fucking patient with you.

I have been supportive of all of your shit.

This is really unfair to me.

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

I got... I'm teaching?

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

You're just, it's...

you don't know what you want.

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

You take time off to figure out what you want.

Don't be passive aggressive to me.

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

or you don't.

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

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

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

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

All right?

To Abigail.

To Abigail.

Woo.

Oh, to dear Abigail!

[GIGGLES]

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - JEREMY: Hey, guys.

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

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

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

Oh, hey.

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

No, I am.

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

TJ: You could be my understudy.

ERIC: Thanks, man. TJ: No problem.

- JEREMY: Okay, and then, - (ABIGAIL SCOFFS)

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

into here,

and I hold the lantern to your face.

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

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

this is the first time the audience

really sees your face.

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

"Can you see my face?"

Yeah,

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

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

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

MELISSA: Aight.

Good.

Yeah, yeah.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

Dude puff, pass.

Two puffs.

Do I hear little girls?

- TJ: Hey! - (GIRLS GIGGLING)

Hi, boys.

Ooh, they brought the party with them.

Oh my goodness, what is this?

- TJ: Hello. - MELISSA: Hello.

- Let's get fucked up! - Yes, please.

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

Oh my God!

- MELISSA: Oh my God! - TJ: Fuckin' careful!

Hey, you can come sit down, here.

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

I got you this.

Look at these fucking swords you've got on your foot.

Here, give me that bottle.

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

- Yeah. - TJ: Like a real man.

Okay.

Here's to...

ERIC: these fucking uniforms, man!

[RAP MUSIC CONTINUES]

Dude, dude, do you have your phone?

Ugh, it's upstairs, no!

[RAP MUSIC CONTINUES]

TJ: Can you guys kiss?

Oh, c'mon, be good cheerleaders!

- Oh! - Fuck you!

ERIC: Don't do that!

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

- ERIC: Oh! - TJ: Oh, shit!

TJ: Oh, shit.

ERIC: These should be the cheer uniforms.

Guys, I'm so drunk.

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

ERIC: Come here.

- (SOPHIE GIGGLES) - Oh, oh, oh.

Do you think I'm hot?

I think you're the hottest girl in school.

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

I can pull out.

Uh, do you mind just putting one on?

Yeah, yeah, I want you.

[SOPHIE RETCHING]

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

Oh, fuck.

Fuck.

MELISSA: Oh, gosh.

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

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

Hey, it's okay.

[SOPHIE COUGHS]

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

MELISSA: Get it out, okay?

Uh.

MELISSA: Oh, honey.

Here, let's... come on.

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

Yeah, of course, of course.

I'll get you cleaned up, come on.

Two coffees?

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

we definitely would've been on time.

Please!

Nope.

[INTERCOM BEEPS]

I can't fucking believe it's Monday already.

- (INTERCOM BEEPS) - MELISSA: I know.

[INTERCOM BEEPS]

Hey!

[INTERCOM BEEPS]

SOPHIE: Oh, Sophie Grant.

[DOOR BUZZES OPEN]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

JEREMY: Listen to this.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - JEREMY: All right, guys,

just, uh, stop the work for a second.

Um,

I picked the scenes for the showcase.

JEREMY: I think I picked the scenes

that best tell the story of "The Crucible",

as well as picking the scenes

of the groups that were most involved.

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

I don't want you to stop working,

'cause you will present on Wednesday

in front of the class.

Okay?

Um, we're gonna start with excerpts

of act one, scene one,

- Sherilyn and Gina. - Yes.

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

JEREMY: And then act two, scene three,

Lily, Phe, and Jack.

So, I'm really proud of you guys.

- It was some great work. - (KNOCK ON DOOR)

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

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

MELISSA: Hey, Abby.

Think you can still act

with our teacher's dick in your mouth?

[TJ LAUGHS]

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

ERIC: Yeah.

Yeah, what exactly happened?

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

Oh...

He doesn't know, does he?

Wanna tell him together, Sybil?

I said, "Shut up".

- What the fuck, psycho bitch! - Get away from me!

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

She, like, fucking attacked me!

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

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

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

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

MELISSA: Are you shitting me, Jeremy?

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

Don't fucking tell me how to talk to you!

JEREMY: You all right?

I'm sorry. Come on.

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

JEREMY: Let's go outside and talk.

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

And all my ignorance was burned away.

It were a fire, John.

We lay in fire.

And from that moment no woman dare call me wicked anymore

but I knew my answer.

I used to weep for my sins

when the wind lifted up my skirts,

and blushed for shame because some old Rebecca

called me loose.

And then you...

you burned my ignorance away."

[DOOR SHUTS]

Hey.

I've been looking all over for you.

You haven't been at lunch.

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

Do you maybe wanna study for the chem test later?

What?

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

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

I really have to talk to you about something.

What?

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

What?

I had sex with Eric.

- Congrats? - Yeah.

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

What happened?

He's been ignoring me.

Ah, he won't even look at me

since Monday, and um,

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

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

Ah, I just don't understand.

Can I come to your house later tonight?

Yeah, sure.

- (ROBERT YELLING) - (RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey.

Um...

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

have some time.

You think you could come over?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[DOOR OPENS]

- Hey. - Hey.

I wanna do this.

With you.

I can't.

Please.

I can't.

Shh.

I can't.

- Come here. - I can't.

Come here.

[PANTING]

Okay, it's still very hot,

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

- Thank you. - Ah.

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

Hey, El?

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

Um, could you just find the next...

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

Hey, what's up?

SOPHIE: Oh, my God, Melissa,

you are not going to believe this.

What?

ELLIE: Hola, hola!

All right, so...

did you find that last page about buffer zones?

Couldn't find it.

- What? - Nothing.

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

Oh, yeah. Tell me about it.

[PAPERS RUFFLING]

MELISSA: Fuck! Fuck!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

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

cross stage left here.

Oh, I'm crossing there?

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

for the moment. Right after that.

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

Ah, no, no.

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

Swamped, you know at...

at home.

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

That's very nice of you, Abigail.

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

I got it covered.

You think Kennelly's throwing a quiz?

Okay.

[BELL RINGS]

- Hey. - ABIGAIL: I altered my costume.

Figured I could try it on when we rehearsed today.

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

I'm really swamped at home.

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

leave a message.

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ Said it felt Like a storm coming ♪

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

♪ Took all my strength Not to eat you alive ♪

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

♪ Call me the liar ♪

♪ Open up Open up ♪

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

So, homecoming's tomorrow.

I guess, I'm not going with Eric.

MELISSA: That sucks, babe.

[SIGHS]

Hey, how's it goin'?

Uh, so I was wondering

what time we were getting together tonight?

To get ready for homecoming?

Yeah, of course, I still wanna go.

I thought you were gonna be my date.

No, she's just gonna meet us there.

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

over to your house at, like, sixish?

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

I'm excited! Okay, bye, Ellie!

ELLIE: Sophie!

Just a second! I need to find my necklace!

- ELLIE: Sophie! - Yeah, coming!

Fuck.

- (POP MUSIC PLAYING) - All right.

I feel like if we have a positive attitude,

- this could be a lot of fun. - (SOPHIE SCOFFS)

- Hi. - Hi.

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

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Have a good night.

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

Before you say anything, I did, okay.

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

Oh.

It was going so well. Okay.

- Did you get my text? - No.

Oh, shit. Okay. Did you get the paper?

MELISSA: The one we talked about?

Did you get the paper or not?

- MELISSA: Sophie? - No.

- What? - I checked in her notebook,

- but she tore it out. - What? Fuck!

Shit. We have to get that. We have to get that!

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

Oh my God! Hi!

- TJ: How're you? - Good.

- Yeah, you look good. - Hi.

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

Very well.

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

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

- Yeah, yeah. - MELISSA: Round back?

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

MELISSA: Yeah, good.

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

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

- Yeah? - Yeah.

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

Never happens. All right, all right.

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

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

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

- You're full of shit! You know... - I'm saying, you know...

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

I'm good, thanks.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

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

- Um... - MELISSA: Fuck you.

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

MELISSA: Are you done? Are you done?

- ELLIE: Now? - Yes

MELISSA: Are you done?

Yeah, um, I just like feel, really bad

about what's been going on with us.

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

Thanks. I just, um, can we wait?

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

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

MELISSA: Stop.

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

SOPHIE: like, morally.

MELISSA: Look what you did to my dress!

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

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

to the school.

What?

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

- I knew you were looking! - I know.

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

He's taking advantage of her

- and we need to tell someone! - Oh,

please don't pretend you actually care, okay?

Melissa's obviously putting you up to this.

SOPHIE: This isn't even about her!

Sophie, do you not realize she's literally

right behind you, like, on top of the guy

that you've been scheming for like three years.

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

Whatever, Sophie. You do whatever you want.

SOPHIE: Like, at least she's not obsessed

with some pedophile

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

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

How 'bout you shut the fuck up, dyke?

Okay.

Fuck that cunt.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

- (KNOCK ON DOOR) - Shit.

- What're you doing? - Nothing.

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

- What is that? - Get out!

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

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

- Hey, give me the computer! - Ah!

What is this? What are you doing?

- Shit! Fuck! - Hey!

Don't you walk out on me!

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

ERIC: Can I keep this?

- What the fuck? - ERIC: Yup.

Oh, Jesus, Mel.

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

Next one.

- MELISSA: Oh, okay. - Not bad.

MELISSA: Fuck off. They're not actually for you.

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

MELISSA: Stop, God.

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

Mel, I need to use your phone.

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

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

JEREMY: Melissa.

Enough with the phone. Bring it up here.

Gimme it.

[DRAWER OPENS]

[DRAWER CLOSES]

Sit down, please.

ABIGAIL: Jeremy!

Hey.

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

Listen, I need to ask you something.

My necklace is gone.

My cross?

I think maybe it came off in your car?

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

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

come by and look for it?

Um...

well, today's really not a good day.

I'll walk home.

You can pick me up tonight.

Can we talk about this tomorrow?

You don't wanna see me?

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

let's talk about this tomorrow.

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

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

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

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

STUDENT: Yeah, when do we rehearse in costume?

That's a great question.

"When are we gonna rehearse in costumes?"

JEREMY: Are you guys starting to think about costumes

and wardrobe?

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

JEREMY: I want you guys to design it.

I want you to look at the tape

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

- STUDENT: Yeah. - Yeah, thanks.

JEREMY: Good, good.

SOPHIE: Ugh.

Thanks.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Hey.

What's going on?

Can we talk?

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

It's not a good time.

With Abigail?

JEREMY: What do you wanna talk about, Melissa?

[TJ WHISTLES]

Abigail, slow up.

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

Hey...

there's something Eric really wants to ask you.

All right, here we go.

Wait, please, I...

I really need somebody to talk to right now.

[JEREMY SIGHS]

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

if you ever wanted to chill with us,

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

I guess you haven't heard.

I'm not really into little boys.

TJ: Oh!

JEREMY: What's going on?

Why didn't you pick me for that part?

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

Why?

You didn't know us.

(SCOFFS) What? Did you feel sorry for her?

No.

I just wanted you to notice me.

- (MELISSA GASPS) - Stop!

[CHAIN CLINKING]

[ABIGAIL SIGHS]

Where did you get that?

What?

Where did you get that?

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

Hey, get the fuck off me!

What're you doing?

Oh, with Jeremy?

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

You fucking whore!

What was that?

MELISSA: Help me go over my lines.

Okay.

Come on.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

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

(WOMAN ON SPEAKER) After the bell,

all grades please report

- to the auditorium. - Have you seen Abigail?

Uh, no.

She's not backstage?

I haven't seen her, no.

Hey, you guys have seen Abigail? Anybody?

- No. - DRAMA STUDENT: Sorry.

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

[DOOR SQUEAKS]

DRAMA STUDENT: "Only this consider,

the world goes mad, and it profit nothing

you should lay the cause to the vengeance

of a little girl."

[AUDIENCE APPLAUSES]

ELLIE: Okay, this is you.

Blackout for scene three.

Hey, hey!

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

"I must speak with you, Abigail."

JEREMY: "Will you sit?"

ABIGAIL: "How do you come?"

JEREMY: "Friendly."

ABIGAIL: "You were no hypocrite!"

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

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

so murderous a deed,

what will you tell them?"

"I will tell them why."

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDS]

JEREMY: Abigail.

Abigail!

Okay, so she gives birth to a huge baby,

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

- Ms. Cohen? - Yeah?

I need to report an incident.

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

Tell me what's going on with you?

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

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

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

Nothing's going... We...

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

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

Why did you kiss me...

if you don't wanna be with me?

Oh, I just...

I just wanna know.

I just wanna...

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

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

take a deep breath.

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

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

You okay?

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[ENGINE REVS]

Look, I'm really sorry.

I have something to give you.

MS. COHEN: How're you feeling?

- Fine. - MS. COHEN: Okay.

Do I just start talking?

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

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

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

Miss Bowman,

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

engage in a sexual relationship with you?

Yes.

Pictures?

MELISSA: Yes.

- And he asked you for these? - (DOOR OPENS)

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

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

What... what is he doing here?

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

Oh, he's not my father.

He... Well, parent or guardian.

- Oh, please, sit. - Thank you.

How you doing, honey? You all right?

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

Okay, um, so we can continue.

OFFICER DOLAN: You mentioned something about pictures?

Right, um...

He asked me for pictures after class one day.

I was too nervous to send them,

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

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

You know, to look at them.

And, has he returned the phone to you?

No, it's probably still in his desk.

Now the last incident, you said, occurred

OFFICE DOLAN: in the school auditorium?

Yes.

- When? - MELISSA: Um...

yesterday.

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

He left a note in my locker

asking me to practice for the showcase with him.

I was... I was the understudy

for the scene from "The Crucible".

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

We were rehearsing.

It's, um...

yeah, it's a really intimate scene.

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

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

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

And then...

he kissed me.

Uh, and did he threaten you?

Um, say he was going to hit you or,

try and restrain you in any kind of...

He said...

he said, "You wanted this.

Remember that."

OFFICER DOLAN: And what happened after that?

He touched me.

He asked me to take off my shirt

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

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

And what did you say?

I said yes.

But I didn't mean it, you know?

I was just...

I was just scared.

And I...

and I thought...

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

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

and then he...

he looked at me...

and he said...

"How many boys have seen you like this?"

You just think that you matter, you know?

The first time you think...

MELISSA: that even if it makes you sick

that at least you matter to somebody.

And then you realize that you don't.

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

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

go back a bit.

You mentioned that he hit you?

What?

You just said that, um,

OFFICER DOLAN: that you thought if you did this,

he would stop hitting you.

OFFICER DOLAN: So, when did this all start?

A couple of years ago.

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

- Hey! - She's coming with me!

- Calm down. - She needs a lawyer!

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

OFFICER DOLAN: Step out of the room.

MELISSA: Get out! Get out!

OFFICER DOLAN: Out of the room!

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

(MELISSA SOBS) I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

- Thank you. - Hey.

Thank you.

It's okay.

You're gonna be okay.

- Okay? - Yeah.

Here, I want you to...

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

It looks better on you than it does on me.

[INTERCOM BEEPING]

[MIC SWITCHES ON]

Melissa Bowman.

[DOOR BUZZES]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ What if I told you ♪

♪ You wanted someone quiet ♪

♪ I just kept runnin' fast ♪

♪ Away from My goin' past ♪

♪ What did you say to me? ♪

♪ You got a lot Of night in you ♪

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

♪ So just keep lyin' to me ♪

♪ Just keep tuckin' in My sheets ♪

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

♪ And that you Best be scared of me ♪

♪ What if I said to you ♪

♪ Fall in your arms I found my strength ♪

♪ But you just took it away

♪ I guess you said ♪

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

♪ What's the use of tryin'?

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

♪ She's in a room With no windows ♪

♪ So dark ♪

♪ I was frightened Of the night ♪

♪ Until I took it In my hands oh ♪

♪ Shut out all the light ♪

♪ What do I look like?

♪ A little girl lost

♪ A little lost cause ♪

♪ Is that pity in your eyes?

♪ At least you warned me first ♪

♪ But it's supposed to hurt ♪

♪ So just keep pushin' me ♪

♪ Just keep tryin' harder

♪ I'm not hero or a martyr ♪

♪ Think I'm the villain Of the story ♪

♪ Oh please

♪ If you know What's good for me ♪

♪ You just Keep me feelin' lonely ♪

♪ Until it puts me on my knees ♪

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

♪ What's the use of tryin'? ♪

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

♪ She's in a room With no windows ♪

♪ So tired ♪

♪ I was frightened Of the night ♪

♪ Until I took it In my hands oh ♪

♪ And shut out all the light

♪ Ah ah as I grow older I become ♪

♪ Less afraid of the dark ♪

♪ More afraid Of growin' older ♪

♪ Mm-mm-mmm ♪

♪ So won't you kiss me Up to God ♪

♪ 'Cause I know Just what I want

♪ Just somethin' to believe in ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm not

♪ Fallin'

♪ Fallin'

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

♪ Let me lay you down

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

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

♪ Let me lay you down

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

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

♪ Let me lay you down

♪ You'll feel all right

♪ As I grow older I become

♪ Less afraid of the dark

♪ More afraid of growin' older ♪

♪ Mm-mm-mmm

♪ So won't you kiss me Up to God ♪

♪ 'Cause you know Just what I want ♪

♪ Just for somethin' To believe in ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm not