[WHISPERING] Can you hear me?
Telling lies?
Do you wanna know?
Come on.
Come on. Do it.
[THINKING] I'M A GIRL WITH A PROBLEM.
IT'S NOT LIKE I DON'T KNOW BETTER.
BUT I SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN MYSELF INVOLVED
IN A VERY TEMPTING SITUATION.
FORGET THE LIES
CAN YOU HEAR THEM?
THEY TALK ABOUT US
TELLING LIES
THAT'S NO SURPRISE WHOA, SEE THEM
JONES: I DO KNOW BETTER.
BUT SOME THINGS ARE HARD TO RESIST.
SEE MY PROBLEM?
YOU LOOK GREAT. WAS I RIGHT?
THIS IS COMPLETELY WASTED ON THE LIBRARY.
YEAH, I KNOW. I GOT YOUR NOTES. VERY AMUSING.
CAN I GET ONE?
YEAH. I THINK IT'S SO ADMIRABLE
THAT YOU STILL STUDY. I DO.
I KNOW, DERRICK, BUT THE FACT IS
SOME OF US ACTUALLY NEED TO GRADUATE,
BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO GET A JOB.
HEY, DO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT GIRL OVER THERE?
SHE'S KIND OF GOT THE SHORT THING GOING?
THAT'S REBECCA. SHE'S SEEN YOU. GO.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
TRAVIS, YOU ARE GREAT-LOOKING,
AND THIS SOHO ARTIST THING YOU DO
IS COMPLETELY SEXY. PLUS, YOU'RE NICE.
WHICH, CONTRARY TO WHAT DERRICK MAY BELIEVE,
IS WHAT WOMEN WANT.
YEAH? YEAH.
GO.
YOUR FRIEND'S REAL SMOOTH WITH THE LADIES.
IT'S PATHETIC.
BARTENDERS. YOU GUYS SEE A LOT, HUH?
MORE OR LESS. YEAH, BUT THIS GUY,
YOU SHOULD HEAR HIS LIFE STORY.
PATHETIC DOESN'T BEGIN TO COVER IT.
YEAH?
HE'S LIKE A HOMELESS PERSON, ONLY RICH.
COMPLETELY RAISED IN HOTELS.
DERRICK, YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT HIM.
SEE, HIS FATHER TOURS.
HE'S THIS HUGE ROCK STAR,
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY WHO, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE GUY,
YOU'LL KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO HIS DAD'S RUNNING FROM ONE GIG TO ANOTHER.
HIS MOM'S A SUPERMODEL. OCCASIONALLY,
GOTTA LEAVE HIM AT A HOTEL.
THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF THE KID, THEY JUST CAN'T BE THERE.
IS IT JAGGER?
I--I WANT TO TELL--
I CAN'T, I CAN'T, MAN.
SO THEN ONE DAY, SOMEBODY AT THE PENINSULA
SEES HIM PLAYING CHECKERS WITH ONE OF THE DOORMEN.
SAYS, "WHO IS THIS KID?"
IT TURNS OUT HE'S BEEN LIVING THERE
FOR 2 YEARS. NO PARENTS IN SIGHT.
COME ON.
SERIOUS. THE NIGHT MAIDS
WERE READING HIM TO SLEEP.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SPLIT?
BECAUSE I SORT OF STRUCK OUT.
YEAH. LET'S GO.
HERE. LET ME, UH, BUY YOU GUYS A DRINK.
ON THE HOUSE.
Thanks.
IS IT COBAIN?
WAY TOO YOUNG. IT'S DYLAN.
IS IT HIM? NO. NO WAY.
YOU KNOW, UH, WE'D LOVE IT IF HE'D DO A SET.
YEAH, UM, I'LL ASK HIM.
[ALL LAUGHING]
HEY, WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM ABOUT?
NOTHING. A LITTLE FIB.
OH, A LITTLE FIB?
WELL, WE GOT FREE DRINKS OUT OF IT, DIDN'T WE?
YEAH, BUT I STILL DIDN'T GET LAID, DID I?
MY FRIEND, THE SEA IS WIDE.
THERE ARE MANY FISH.
MANY, MANY FISH, ALL RIGHT?
YEOW!
[ALL LAUGHING]
HEY, TRAVIS. DIDN'T YOU GO TO BED?
UM, I HAD AN IDEA.
WE GOT CLASS.
[KNOCKS] DERRICK, COME ON.
WE GOT GOODWIN'S CLASS.
OH? MMM.
NOW LOOK, I GOT THE RENT,
I JUST DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW.
TRAVIS, I DON'T NEED IT.
NO, I GOT IT FOR YOU.
YOU JUST SAID YOU DON'T HAVE IT.
NO, I JUST DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. LOOK. LOOK.
THIS IS MY APARTMENT, SO I GET TO MAKE THE RULES.
IT'S A SOCIALIST STATE. I HAVE THE MONEY, YOU DON'T.
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. NO RENT.
TRAVIS, THIS IS THE LAST TIME
IN YOUR LIFE THAT SOMEONE WILL
OFFER YOU SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
TAKE THE DEAL.
YEAH, JUST THINK OF ME AS YOUR PATRON.
I'M A PATRON OF THE ARTS.
GOODWIN: I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU
YOUR PAPERS ARE DUE THE FIRST WEEK NEXT MONTH,
NO EXTENSIONS. OKAY.
IN 1995, A SUPERMARKET TABLOID
RAN THIS STORY ON ITS FRONT PAGE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOMAN: MURDERER.
OKAY. THE NEXT DAY,
THE NEW YORK TIMES RAN THIS STORY.
THE STANDARD-BEARER OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM
ATTRIBUTED, WITHOUT APOLOGY,
A GOSSIP MAGAZINE AS ITS SOURCE.
NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MS. WATERS?
UM... [CLEARS THROAT]
WELL, UM...
NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT
ARE, LIKE, EXACTLY THE SAME THING ANYMORE,
SO HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TELL
WHAT'S REAL AND WHAT'S NOT?
AND DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS?
AN OPINION?
OCCASIONALLY, IN AN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT,
WE LIKE TO ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN,
BUT PERHAPS THAT'S TOO MUCH TO ASK
OF SOMEONE WHO SPENDS THE GREATER PART
OF HER CREATIVE INTELLECT ON HER HAIR.
[CLASS MURMURS]
WELL, I THOUGHT WHAT MS. WATERS SAID WAS BRILLIANT.
GOODWIN: AH, WEBB HAS COME TO THE AID OF MS. WATERS.
HER GRATITUDE WILL BE REWARDING, I'M SURE.
BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE SOMEONE
WILLING TO STATE AN OPINION.
OK, NOW, LET'S TRY ANOTHER ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE.
BACK THAT OPINION UP WITH AN ARGUMENT.
OKAY, UH, GOSSIP AND NEWS ARE THE SAME THING.
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME THING.
PEOPLE TELL STORIES. THAT'S WHAT MAKES US HUMAN.
COME ON, WEBB. CONNECT THE DOTS. BE CLEAR.
PEOPLE PASS A BUNCH OF STORIES AROUND IN THEIR TRIBE,
AND FINALLY SOMEBODY WRITES THEM DOWN,
AND THEN YOU HAVE RELIGION.
WHEN YOU READ THE GOSPELS,
THEY'RE JUST A BUNCH OF STORIES
THAT COMPLETELY CONTRADICT EACH OTHER.
I MEAN, MATTHEW'S SAYING THIS, AND LUKE'S SAYING,
"NO, THIS IS WHAT I HEARD."
WHAT'S YOUR THESIS?
ALL I'M SAYING IS PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE. WE DO WHAT WE DO,
AND WE GOSSIP ABOUT IT.
IT MIGHT BE GREAT IF WE WERE MORE NOBLE,
BUT THEN THE STORIES WOULDN'T BE AS GOOD,
AND I LIKE GOSSIP. IT'S FUN.
WELL, THAT WAS EXHAUSTING.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO FOR GOODWIN'S PAPER?
THE GUY'S A PRICK.
MAYBE WE SHOULD DO ONE TOGETHER.
SOMETIMES HE LETS PEOPLE DO THAT.
HEY, TRAVIS. HOW'S IT GOING?
UH, REBECCA. GREAT.
[LAUGHS]
I WONDER WHO SHE THINKS YOU ARE.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT WHOEVER IT IS,
I BET HE GETS LAID A LOT.
SOMETIMES
LIFE'S NOT FAIR
I CORRECT MYSELF
OH, HEY, UH, I HAD AN IDEA FOR GOODWIN'S PAPER.
I THINK WE SHOULD START A RUMOR.
WHAT, DO YOU MEAN ON PURPOSE?
YEAH, WHY NOT? WE'RE GOOD AT IT.
WELL, WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT?
YOU KNOW, TRACK IT. SEE HOW IT GROWS.
OH, YEAH, LIKE TELEPHONE.
YEAH.
SO, START A RUMOR.
LIKE JONES HERE IS SLEEPING WITH THE BOTH OF US,
THAT'S WHY WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER.
YEAH. NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE THAT.
WHY NOT?
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU NEVER SLEEP WITH A GIRL
LONG ENOUGH TO LIVE WITH HER.
WELL, I MIGHT.
YOU KNOW, IF TRAVIS TOOK WEEKENDS.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
I'M TWO ROWS BEHIND YOU IN GOODWIN'S CLASS.
I THOUGHT WHAT YOU SAID TODAY WAS JUST BRILLIANT.
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHO THINKS I'M BRILLIANT.
I LIKE THIS PARTY.
COME ON, JONES.
JUST ONE.
HUNH. HEY.
THANKS.
OF COURSE.
HEY, NAOMI.
WHO COMES TO A PARTY IN THE MEATPACKING DISTRICT
IN A TOWN CAR?
HER FATHER'S A VERY BIG DEAL.
[TIN STAR PLAYS HEAD]
I'M NOT GETTING ALONG
I'M NOT GIVING THE ANSWER
I'M NOT GETTING ALONG
SO TIME TO USE THAT PHONE
I'M NOT GETTING ALONG
I'M NOT GIVING THE ANSWER
YOU'RE HOT
CAN'T GET OUT OF MY HEAD
YOU'RE HOT
GOTTA GET ON
SO, YOU GONNA TELL ME?
TELL YOU WHAT?
YOU AND GOODWIN.
SAY THAT AGAIN?
[GRUNTS] I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IT.
SEX WITH A PROFESSOR.
OH, YEAH, YEAH.
I TAKE ALL MY TEACHERS BACK TO THE LOFT.
HUH, THAT'S FUNNY. I HEARD A HOTEL.
WHO TOLD YOU THIS?
I PROMISED.
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
YOU KNOW NAOMI?
NO, WHAT'S HER NAME?
NAOMI PRESTON.
TRANSFERRED IN LAST SEMESTER
FROM SOMEPLACE IN VERMONT.
SO WHO'S THE STIFF TRYING TO WARM HER UP?
WOMAN: BEAU EDSON.
LAST GUY ON CAMPUS WHO THINKS SHE PUTS OUT.
EVERYBODY KNOWS SHE DOESN'T.
I JUST DON'T GET WOMEN WHO ARE AFRAID OF SEX.
SO MAYBE I WAS WRONG ABOUT GOODWIN,
'CAUSE THIS LOOKS LIKE JEALOUSY TO ME.
PLEASE. THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET DERRICK WEBB
OUT OF MY LIFE WOULD BE TO SLEEP WITH HIM.
THAT'S NOT A NO.
[SOFT MOAN]
[GROANS]
WHY? WHAT?
NOTHING. YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU OKAY?
MARTINIS.
[GROANS]
HEY, TRAVIS. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU HIDING?
I'M NOT HIDING. I'M JUST THINKING.
MMM. ARE YOU DRUNK?
I'M JUST KINDA HAVING
A LITTLE DIALOGUE WITH GRAVITY.
[MARIE GROANS] HERE WE GO. AH, OKAY.
NOW, I GOTCHA. I GOTCHA.
TAKE IT EASY. YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN.
[SIGHS] PARTIES.
HOW YA DOING? YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
LET ME GET YOU A COLD RAG.
YOU HANG TIGHT.
COME HERE.
[CHUCKLES]
BEAU: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
COME ON, NAOMI. IT'LL BE GREAT.
[NAOMI CHUCKLES]
STOP.
OH.
[MARIE COUGHS]
BEAU...
I'M SO DRUNK. COME ON.
SHHH.
NAOMI: OH, BEAU.
PLEASE STOP.
PLEASE?
[TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING]
LESLIE: HAVE YOU SEEN MARIE?
SHE DISAPPEARED WITH DERRICK WEBB.
NO WAY.
DOES SHE EVEN KNOW HIM?
[CHUCKLES] SHE DOES NOW.
IS THAT AN AIR OF SEXUAL SATISFACTION I DETECT?
HEY, A GENTLEMAN WOULD NEVER...
HA HA!
HEY, I THINK WE GOT OUR RUMOR.
YEAH, I ALREADY HEARD TONIGHT'S BIG RUMOR.
OH, YEAH, YOU AND GOODWIN.
HA HA. HA HA HA HA.
WHO STARTED THAT?
NO, NO, THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE.
THIS GIRL AT THE PARTY, UH, NAOMI SOMETHING.
PRESTON. YEAH. HEY, WHOA!
YEAH, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HER?
SHE'S IN MY CALC CLASS. TRANSFER STUDENT,
OLD MONEY, EXPENSIVE EVERYTHING,
AND DOES HER MATH WITH A MONT BLANC PEN.
SHE AND HER DATE ARRIVED IN DADDY'S LIMO.
YOU DO HATE THE RICH.
WELL, I DON'T HATE YOU.
I BUY YOU DRINKS. THERE YOU GO.
I LIKE RICH PEOPLE WHO ARE NICE.
AND NAOMI PRESTON IS A BITCH.
HEY. YO, BUDDY!
JONES: HEY, TRAVIS.
NO EXPLORING.
YEAH, WELL, I SAW HER AND HER BOYFRIEND
IN THE BEDROOM TOGETHER.
I WAS IN THE BATHROOM.
SO I WAS JUST FLOSSING, AND, UH...
UH-HUH. MEANWHILE, THESE TWO
ARE IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR MAKING OUT,
AND SHE PASSES OUT AND HE SPLITS.
SO--HOW IS THIS GOSSIP?
WELL, WE SPREAD IT AROUND
LIKE THEY WENT AHEAD AND HAD SEX IN THE BEDROOM
WHILE THE PARTY WAS STILL GOING ON.
YOU JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T.
WHATEVER RUMOR WE TELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE UP.
OTHERWISE, HOW ARE WE GONNA KNOW IT'S OUR RUMOR?
THIS IS GOOD. IT'S SIMPLE.
IT'S CLOSE TO THE TRUTH.
IT'S GOT ROOM TO GROW.
HEY, WHOA! GET TRAVIS!
HEY, TRAV.
HOLD ON ONE SEC.
YOU KNOW, SCREW MY DAD ANYWAY.
TRAV?
WHAT ARE THEY GONNA SAY ABOUT HIM?
TRAVIS: SOME.
RAH RAH.
HEY!
THE LOOK
OF LOVE
[DERRICK GRUNTS] JONES.
GIVE ME A LITTLE HELP OVER HERE.
A LOOK, YOUR SMILE
JUST GRAB HIS FEET.
PUSH.
[GRUNTING]
[GIGGLES] YOU'LL WAKE HIM UP.
SHIT.
DRAGGING HIM ON THE SUBWAY DIDN'T WAKE HIM UP.
OKAY.
IT'S SAYING SO MUCH MORE
THAN JUST WORDS COULD EVER SAY
[LAUGHING]
I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT TO HOLD YOU
FEEL MY ARMS AROUND YOU
WE SHOULD TAKE HIS SHOES OFF.
ALL RIGHT.
[GIGGLES]
WHAT?
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
CAN YOU TELL ME IT NEVER CROSSED YOUR MIND?
AND YOU DO EVERYTHING THAT CROSSES YOUR MIND?
EH, DON'T ANSWER THAT.
DERRICK, I'M NOT JOKING.
COME ON.
YOU'RE JUST AS CAPABLE OF MEANINGLESS SEX AS I AM.
OH, AND THEY SAY ROMANCE IS DEAD.
IT COULD MAKE OUR FRIENDSHIP STRONGER.
[LAUGHS]
IS THAT RIGHT?
HE'S OUT.
HE'LL NEVER KNOW.
AM I ALONE IN THIS?
I WAS RIGHT. I FELT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
WELL, I FELT SOMETHING.
SEE, FIRST I THOUGHT IF WE STARTED THE RUMOR
THREE TIMES AND THEN WAITED FOR IT TO COME BACK,
THEN ONCE ONE OF US HEARD IT, WE COULD TRACE THE LINE BACK
AND SEE WHOSE RUMOR MOVED THE FASTEST.
DOESN'T YOUR HEAD HURT? MM-MMM.
BUT THEN I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS--
IT'S NOT SOME STUPID RACE, YOU KNOW? BESIDES,
PEOPLE ARE GONNA SPREAD THE THING BACK AND FORTH,
AND NONE OF THE LINES ARE GONNA MATCH.
IT'S LIKE CHAOS THEORY, YOU KNOW?
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF NOISE.
IT'S LIKE RAPID GUNFIRE. POW POW POW POW.
YOU REALLY ARE NOT IN THE LEAST BIT HUNG OVER?
MM-MMM.
SEE, HE'S FIGURED OUT A WAY TO MAKE IT ART.
TRAVIS, THIS IS VERY GOOD.
SO NOW ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS TELL THE STORY.
IF WE DO THIS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, IF WE DO THIS?
WHOA, WAIT A SECOND. JONES, THIS WAS YOUR IDEA.
I KNOW, BUT I HARDLY KNOW THESE PEOPLE,
AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THEM.
ASIDE FROM THE MONT BLANC AND DADDY'S LIMO.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WAIT, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
YOU DON'T LIKE THIS PERSON, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE MEAN
BECAUSE YOU'RE FROM PLYMOUTH, THAT'S WHERE PILGRIMS ARE FROM,
AND THEY'RE NOT MEAN, 'CAUSE THEY WEAR THE LITTLE HATS
AND THE BUCKLES ON THEIR SHOES.
THERE WERE MEAN PILGRIMS.
NO, NO, THEY WERE TOO BUSY GIVING THANKS.
HA.
SO ARE WE GONNA DO THIS OR WHAT?
JONES.
WELL, I GUESS WE COULD JUST STICK WITH
THE ONE THAT'S ALREADY MAKING THE ROUNDS.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT JONES AND GOODWIN AT THE PIERRE?
MM-MMM.
OH, SO NOW IT'S THE PIERRE?
SO?
LET'S DO IT.
YEAH, THE PARTY WAS COOL,
ALTHOUGH IT TOOK US FOREVER TO GET HOME.
THIS IS YOURS. THANKS.
AND WE EVEN LEFT EARLY, I MEAN, BEFORE NAOMI CAME DOWN.
APPARENTLY SHE AND BEAU WERE UP IN ONE OF THE BEDROOMS
HAVING SEX DURING THE PARTY.
I MEAN, I THOUGHT THE LINE ON HER WAS, LIKE, NO SEX.
NOT THAT I JUDGE THAT. I MEAN, A LOT OF GIRLS
ARE DOING THIS WHOLE CHASTITY THING NOW.
FINE. I JUST HAVE TO SAY I WAS SURPRISED.
WELL, YEAH. I MEAN, EVERYBODY HEARD WITHIN DAYS
AFTER SHE GOT HERE THAT SHE WASN'T PUTTING OUT.
BECAUSE SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND EVERYBODY WAS LIKE--
I KNOW, I KNOW.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK HER FACE IS TOO LONG AND HER NOSE--
IT'S ME.
LOUISE: I'M JUST SAYING I'M WORRIED ABOUT NAOMI.
I MEAN, SHE TAKES THIS POSITION
THAT SHE WANTS TO SAVE HERSELF,
AND THEN SHE GOES AND DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I MEAN, I JUST THINK IN THE LONG RUN
PEOPLE ARE GONNA TAKE HER LESS SERIOUSLY
AS A HUMAN BEING.
WELL, I HEARD-- I HEARD--
I HEARD--
YOU KNOW, I RESPECT WOMEN LIKE THAT
WHO ARE NOT INTO CASUAL SEX.
UH-HUH. EXCEPT AT A PARTY.
WELL, I HEARD WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN HER CROTCH...
AT FIRST THERE WAS RESISTANCE...
BUT... YOU KNOW HOW THESE THINGS GO.
OH, YEAH, I HEARD ABOUT THAT.
LIKE 6 GUYS AND 4 GIRLS GETTING IT ON.
WILD. OH, WAIT.
NO, THAT WAS AT MY HIGH SCHOOL.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW...
SHE'S GOT HER HAND ON HIS CROTCH...
AND HER SKIRT... IS UP OVER...
HER EARS.
I KNEW THIS GIRL IN FRESHMAN YEAR
WHO WAS ALWAYS, LIKE, "NO, NO, NO."
AND THEN FINALLY WHEN SHE'S GOING,
"YES, YES, YES," IT TURNS OUT
SHE'S WEARING RUBBER UNDERWEAR,
WHIPS, CHAINS, THE WHOLE BIT.
AND SHE GOES DOWN ON HIM... RIGHT THERE...
IN THE WINDOW...
SHE IS HOT... HOT...
IS HOT...
IS SO HOT.
WOMAN: SO HE PICKED HER UP,
AND THEY DID IT STANDING ON THE BED.
BLOW JOB? YES.
INTERCOURSE? DEFINITELY.
RUBBER UNDERWEAR?
YES, BECAUSE I SAW IT ONCE
IN HER LAUNDRY BASKET.
THIS BLACK RUBBER BRA. IT WAS SO CUTE.
LIKE VICTORIA'S SECRET GONE...
CRYSTAL METH.
AWW...
WHAT?
SHE WEARS BLACK RUBBER BRAS.
AND APPARENTLY ENJOYS MULTIPLE PARTNERS
ON THE FIRE ESCAPE.
Tin Star: LOVE YOU LIKE NO OTHER
LOVE YOU RAIN OR SHINE
YOU COULD BE THE ONE THING THAT IS ON MY MIND
DIS-
CONN-
ECT-
ED
CHILD
DIS-CONN-ECT-ED
CHILD
SHE'S BEEN ON MY MIND
YOU SEE, IT MOVES FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS.
AND SO, SEE, JONES STARTED IT,
THEN SHE HEARD IT,
SO YOU CAN TRACE THAT LINE BACK.
IT GOES BACK AND FORTH, LIKE, UH...
LIKE AIR WAVES.
SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER,
HAND IN YOUR ROOM?
YOU THINK I'M A FREAK, DON'T YOU?
NO, TRAVIS. THIS IS VERY ORIGINAL.
IT'S LIKE, UM...
YOU'RE ORIGINAL, TRAVIS.
LISTEN...
I KNOW YOU, MAN.
WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE YOU IS LIKE A PISTON,
AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN
WHAT MAKES IT RUN, YOU KNOW.
ALL THE SHIT THAT'S IN THERE.
I KNOW IT'S CONFUSING, BUT PICASSO, VAN GOGH,
ALL THOSE GUYS, THEY ALL HAD DOUBTS.
THAT'S WHAT MADE THEM BRILLIANT.
MAN, I CAN'T EVEN PAY MY RENT.
SOMETIMES I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
TRYING TO GET AT THE TRUTH, MAN.
JONES.
COME HERE. LOOK AT THIS.
ISN'T THIS GOOD?
ERICA: ...TOTALLY BOMBED, WENT UPSTAIRS,
HAD SEX WHILE THE PARTY WAS GOING ON.
PEOPLE WERE WALKING IN AND OUT, WATCHING.
APPARENTLY THEY WERE GETTING OFF ON IT.
NAOMI, SHE'S, LIKE, HELLO, NO SEX AT ALL.
HUGE POINT WITH HER.
WELL, I GUESS BEAU'S HUGER.
OR IS IT "MORE HUGE"?
BEAU EDSON. OH, GOD, I'D DO IT.
WELL, APPARENTLY, NAOMI DID.
WITH BEAU, AND MAYBE EVEN A COUPLE OF OTHERS.
THE STORY...
BEAU...
IT'S JUST THAT I HEARD IT FROM A COUPLE OF PLACES NOW.
LISTEN, OKAY?
I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE ARE SAYING
WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE SAYING.
WELL, DID YOU TELL SOMEBODY
THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED?
NAOMI...
I DON'T NEED TO LIE ABOUT SEX.
WELL, THEN TELL ME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
BEAU, LOOK AT ME.
WHAT?!
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
YOU WANNA HAVE SEX, YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE SEX,
YOU CAN'T MAKE UP YOUR MIND, AND NOW YOU'RE ASKING WHAT?
WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY?
WELL, JEEZ, NAOMI, I WONDER.
THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER, BEAU.
BEAU: NAOMI.
ACTUALLY, THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT, IT WAS, UH...
IN SOME SORT OF ORGY,
BUT THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY AN EXAGGERATION.
WHAT, UH... WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
WAS, UH, SHE PASSED OUT DRUNK,
AND THEY HAD SEX ANYWAY.
THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE SAYING?
TRAVIS: WELL, YOU SEE, THAT'S THE BEST PART.
IT KEEPS CHANGING.
FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SAID IT.
FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE TOLD YOU
THAT SHE PASSED OUT AND THAT...
AND THAT HE HAD SEX WITH HER ANYWAY.
THAT'S THE NEW STORY.
TRAVIS, DID ANYONE USE THE WORD "RAPE"?
YOU SAID YOU WERE PASSED OUT.
I WAS.
JUST--DON'T YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE
THAT HE WENT AHEAD ANYWAY?
WELL, I WOULD KNOW, WOULDN'T I?
I MEAN, IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENED,
WOULDN'T I KNOW?
YOU SAID YOU WERE DRINKING.
LOOK, NAOMI, I SAW HIM COME DOWN THAT NIGHT.
HIS FRIENDS WERE THERE,
THEY ASKED HIM IF HE GOT LAID,
AND HE WAS BRAGGING TO THEM.
I'M JUST NOT QUITE SURE
WHAT YOU'RE SO UPSET ABOUT.
THIS IS AN UGLY TURN, DERRICK.
WELL, HEY,
YOU LOVED IT WHEN IT WAS A 3-WAY.
HOW'S THIS WORSE THAN THAT?
STOP IT.
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU GET ALL PILGRIMATIC. I...
NOT EVERYBODY'S SAYING IT.
SOME PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE
THE OLD RUMOR.
YOU KNOW, THE MULTIPLE.
HA! ANYWAY, IT'LL PROBABLY CHANGE
IN A DAY OR SO. I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING
YOU GOT TO BE SO WORRIED ABOUT.
JONES.
IT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S JUST WORDS.
SO HOW BAD CAN THAT BE?
NAOMI: ...WE WERE KISSING,
AND...I HAD BEEN DRINKING,
SO I WASN'T FEELING GREAT.
HE PUSHED ME ONTO THE BED AND...
I TOLD HIM TO STOP, AND HE KEPT GOING.
WELL, NAOMI, I'M SORRY,
BUT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC.
WHAT EXACTLY DID HE DO
AFTER YOU TOLD HIM TO STOP?
WELL...
HE PUT HIS HANDS UNDER MY SKIRT...
AND...HE WAS PULLING AT MY PANTIES,
TRYING TO TAKE THEM OFF...
AND...I THINK HE RAPED ME.
YOU THINK HE RAPED YOU?
I PASSED OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS,
BUT HE WAS BRAGGING ABOUT IT, OKAY?
HE TOLD...
IT WAS EVERYWHERE. EVERYBODY KNOWS HE DID IT.
HOW DO THEY KNOW?
I KNOW.
OKAY?
I KNOW HE DID IT.
HEY. YOU READY?
SO HOW COME THE COPS ARE TALKING TO RICK AND BRUCE?
NAOMI'S PRESSING CHARGES AGAINST BEAU.
CHARGES?
HE RAPED HER WHILE SHE WAS PASSED OUT, JONES.
YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID.
YEAH, WELL, I HEARD HIM BRAGGING ABOUT IT
AND SO DID LESLIE.
ASSHOLE. HE SHOULD BE IN JAIL
FOR WHAT HE DID.
I DIDN'T DO IT.
YOUR FRIENDS SAY YOU DID.
THEY WEREN'T THERE, WERE THEY?
HEY, LISTEN, I ADMIT, UH...
WHEN I CAME DOWNSTAIRS, BILL ASKED ME, OKAY?
BUT HE NEVER GOT SPECIFIC.
IT WAS MORE LIKE DID YOU OR DIDN'T YOU?
SO I JUST LET HIM THINK WHAT HE WANTED TO.
WHAT DID HAPPEN?
UH, WE WERE DRINKING, MAKING OUT,
AND THEN SHE PASSED OUT, SO I LEFT.
YOU DON'T RECALL HER SAYING NO,
PROTESTING, TRYING TO PUSH YOU AWAY?
YES.
YES, OKAY? I REMEMBER SOME OF THAT, BUT...
LISTEN, SHE WAS SAYING NO, BUT--
BUT WHAT?
BUT SHE DIDN'T MEAN IT.
I DIDN'T DO IT!
DERRICK: HEY, TRAVIS, COME LOOK AT THIS.
YEAH, ZOOM IN ON THAT.
TRAVIS: AH, YES! GOT HER BY THE WRIST.
YOU GUYS HEARD WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WE HAVE TO COME CLEAN.
COME CLEAN?
LIKE MURDER, SHE WROTE. YEAH.
HA HA HA!
THIS IS A REAL COP, DERRICK.
HER INVESTIGATION'S NOT A JOKE.
AND WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS
WHY SHE DIDN'T TALK TO YOU.
I MEAN, YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE
WHO ACTUALLY SAW ANYTHING.
WELL, THAT'S INTERESTING.
I MEAN, DO YOU THINK THEY COULD ACTUALLY ARREST SOMEBODY
BECAUSE WHAT PEOPLE BELIEVE IS THE TRUTH
IS ACTUALLY MORE REAL THAN THE TRUTH?
YEAH, THAT'S REAL INTERESTING, TRAVIS.
WHAT A FASCINATING IDEA!
OKAY, YOU NEED TO RELAX A LITTLE BIT,
'CAUSE NOBODY'S BEEN ARRESTED.
I'M REALLY NOT SURE WHAT YOU WANNA DO.
"COME CLEAN"? HOW'RE WE GONNA DO THAT?
WE'RE GONNA TELL THEM, WHAT, THAT WE STARTED A RUMOR
THAT MAY JUST TURN OUT TO BE TRUE?
I MEAN, JONES...
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T EXACTLY SEE
EVERYTHING THAT WENT ON IN THAT ROOM.
I MEAN, WHAT IF...
WHAT IF HE DID RAPE HER?
THAT'S NOT FUNNY, DERRICK.
HEY, I WAS LOADED, MARIE WAS THROWING UP,
AND BEAU SHUT THE DOOR.
YOU SAID YOU WERE CERTAIN THERE WASN'T ANY SEX.
WELL, I'M ALMOST CERTAIN. EIGHTY PERCENT.
TRAVIS: WOW.
WHEN FACT SHIFTS WITH PERCEPTION--
I COULD TRACK THIS ALGORITHMICALLY.
TRAVIS, HE LIED TO US!
I DIDN'T LIE, OKAY? I MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.
DERRICK, THE WHOLE POINT WAS YOU KNEW FOR SURE
THEY DIDN'T HAVE SEX.
WELL, I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT?
I SCREWED UP. TRAV?
THIS--THIS IS A MESS.
WE--WE NEED TO GO TO THE COPS,
WE NEED TO TELL SOMEONE WHAT WE DID--
NO. WHOA. HA HA! JONES,
CALM DOWN, ALL RIGHT?
NOW THINK FOR A MINUTE.
WHAT IF HE DID RAPE HER?
I MEAN, SHE'S SAYING HE DID.
SO IF WE GO TELL EVERYONE THIS IS A HOAX,
HE'LL GET AWAY WITH IT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
ALL I'M SAYING IS IF SHE FILED A COMPLAINT,
THEN MAYBE SHE KNOWS SOMETHING WE DON'T.
IF HE DID IT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
POLICE ARE GONNA FIND THE EVIDENCE.
IF HE DIDN'T... NO HARM DONE.
WE SHOULD JUST...WE SHOULD JUST KEEP QUIET.
TRAVIS: YEAH.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
THE POLICE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, RIGHT?
[SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
THANKS A LOT.
DON'T DO IT, MAN.
NAOMI.
BEAU'S HERE.
WHAT?
I'LL TALK TO HIM.
NAOMI. NAOMI, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
GO AWAY.
WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU THINK I DID,
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU THINK THAT.
I'M TALKING TO HER! DO YOU MIND?
YEAH, I DO MIND!
HEY, COME ON.
WHAT THE HELL-- GET OFF OF ME!
NAOMI!
HEY, BEAU!
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT YOU DID.
GET YOUR HANDS OFF! COME ON, GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME.
WITNESSES SAY HE WAS BRAGGING ABOUT IT.
HIS INTERVIEWS, HE'S MAKING NOISE
THAT SHE SAID NO BUT MEANT YES.
THE RAPE KIT IS INCONCLUSIVE.
WELL, AS IT TURNS OUT,
THIS GIRL COULDN'T BE MORE HOOKED UP.
HER UNCLE'S A CITY COUNCILMAN,
FRIEND OF THE MAYOR WHO CALLED ME PERSONALLY
TO FIND OUT HOW THIS INVESTIGATION'S GOING.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
OKAY, PEOPLE,
LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN AMERICA TODAY,
THIS REVOLUTION... WILL BE TELEVISED.
MAN: SO, WHAT...
NOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME BIG DEBATE
ON "OH, WOMEN ARE VICTIMS,
TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR SEXUALITY"?
NOW, BE FAIR. THAT'S NOT AN ARGUMENT.
THAT'S SIMPLY POSTFEMINIST BACKLASH.
YEAH. YEAH, RIGHT.
LIKE, BECAUSE I HAVE A COCK, THAT MEANS I'M A RAPIST.
YEAH...WE'RE JUST A BUNCH
OF HYSTERICAL BITCHES.
YOU SAID IT, NOT ME.
WHAT?
EVER SINCE THEY LET US VOTE,
YOU GUYS HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE FACT
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY TALK.
SO WHO GAVE 'EM THE VOTE ANYWAY?
WHEN AND HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
[CHEERING]
WAIT, WAIT. LIKE MEN DO SUCH A GREAT JOB
RUNNING THE SHOW, OKAY?
UP TO YOU GUYS,
THE WHOLE PLANET WOULD BE NUKED BY NOW.
[LAUGHING]
WHAT I WANNA KNOW, IF THIS IS SUCH A TERRIBLE THING,
HOW COME IT HASN'T BEEN IN THE NEWSPAPER?
OKAY, NOW THERE'S A REAL QUESTION.
ANYBODY WANT TO ADDRESS IT?
MISS JONES, MAYBE YOU HAVE AN OPINION.
BUT IT'S JUST GOSSIP RIGHT NOW, ISN'T IT?
NAOMI: WHO IS IT?
IT'S CATHY JONES.
I'M IN YOUR CALC CLASS.
HI.
UH, CAN I COME IN?
JUST FOR A SECOND.
TAKING A BREAK?
CAN I...
I DON'T USUALLY DRINK.
I JUST, UH...
IT'S BEEN...
REALLY...
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
IT'S WEIRD, YOU KNOW. PEOPLE YOU BARELY KNOW
KNOWING SO MUCH ABOUT YOUR LIFE.
YOU KNOW, I-- I WANTED TO ASK.
I KNOW IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,
BUT, UH...
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT PARTY?
TO YOU, I MEAN. ARE YOU A FRIEND OF BEAU'S?
NO. HA!
NO, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.
I HEARD HE WAS ARRESTED TODAY.
WELL, HE SHOULD BE.
HE SHOULD BE ARRESTED FOR WHAT HE DID.
YOU KNOW, IT'S WEIRD, YOU COMING HERE AND...
I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT YOU NEVER LIKED ME.
WELL, NAOMI...
GOODWIN AT THE PLAZA.
WHAT?
AT FISKER'S PARTY, YOU TOLD SHEILA.
THERE WAS A RUMOR GOING AROUND
ABOUT ME AND PROFESSOR GOODWIN.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, DO YOU?
NO.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WHY WE'VE NEVER REALLY TALKED.
I GUESS MAYBE...
I WAS INTIMIDATED BY THE MONT BLANC.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM, CATHY?
CALL ME JONES.
I'M FROM, UH, MASSACHUSETTS,
PLYMOUTH.
OH. LIKE THE MAYFLOWER.
YEAH. YEAH, I KNOW,
IT'S A GREAT SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT
TO ONE OF MY ROOMMATES.
AND WHY IS THAT?
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, HE'S FROM DANBURY--
I'M FROM DANBURY.
WHAT'S HIS NAME? MAYBE I KNOW HIM.
UH, I DON'T THINK SO. DERRICK WEBB?
IS THIS SOME KIND OF SICK JOKE?
NAOMI-- GET OUT OF HERE!
GET OUT!
DERRICK: SHE SAID WHAT?
SHE KNOWS YOU, DERRICK.
OKAY, WELL, THAT'S NEWS TO ME, JONES.
YOU WENT TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL!
WELL, IT WAS A BIG SCHOOL, YOU KNOW.
WE MIGHT'VE PASSED EACH OTHER IN THE HALL.
I MENTIONED YOUR NAME, SHE GOES CRAZY!
YOU KNOW HER, YOU ASSHOLE!
YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU WOULD CALM DOWN A BIT,
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
SO BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU GET MAD.
DERRICK.
I'M SORRY.
I'M JUST... I'M NOT IMMUNE, OKAY?
YOU ACTED LIKE YOU NEVER HEARD OF HER.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN. LISTEN TO ME.
PEOPLE TEND TO REMEMBER ME.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER THEM.
SO...MAYBE OUR PARENTS KNEW EACH OTHER OR SOMETHING.
I MEAN, DID SHE SAY ANYTHING?
SHE JUST LOST IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S ABOUT, HONESTLY.
I DON'T KNOW.
DON'T MESS WITH ME, DERRICK, NOT NOW.
JONES, NOT WITH YOU.
YOU SWEAR?
NOT WITH YOU.
NOT NOW, DERRICK. NO.
WHEN?
DERRICK: PEOPLE TEND TO REMEMBER ME.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER THEM.
NAOMI: WHAT'S HIS NAME? MAYBE I KNOW HIM.
JONES: I DON'T THINK SO. DERRICK WEBB?
NAOMI: IS THIS SOME KIND OF SICK JOKE?
NAOMI-- GET OUT OF HERE!
SON OF A BITCH.
HI. UH, I'M LOOKING FOR A STUDENT
WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE GRADUATED
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
SURE. WHAT'S, UH, WHAT'S THE STUDENT'S NAME?
UH, NAOMI PRESTON.
UH, I'M SORRY.
WE CAN'T GIVE OUT INFORMATION ON ANY STUDENTS, PRESENT OR PAST.
WHAT?
EXCUSE ME.
I CAN'T TALK TO YOU.
I'M TRYING TO HELP NAOMI PRESTON.
HOW'D YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT ANYWAY?
NO ONE'S TALKED ABOUT THAT IN A LONG TIME.
I JUST HEARD ABOUT IT.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID.
DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE PAPERS HERE.
THE RICH PEOPLE.
I GUESS IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY,
YOU CAN MAKE JUST ANYTHING GO AWAY.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
THE STORIES I COULD TELL.
AH, THE WAY THESE KIDS BEHAVE.
NO CONSEQUENCES FOR ANY OF THEM.
SO CAN YOU, UH, TELL ME WHAT DID HAPPEN?
[ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC PLAYING]
EVERYBODY KNOWS, YOU BLEW IT
EVERYBODY KNOWS, EVERYBODY KNOWS
YOU COULD HIDE
TRAVIS, I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
YEAH, IN A MINUTE.
NOW, TRAVIS.
HE RAPED NAOMI PRESTON IN HIGH SCHOOL,
AND THEN HE USED US TO DO IT AGAIN.
I THINK WE COULD USE A DRINK.
DON'T TRY AND DENY IT, DERRICK.
I WENT TO DANBURY.
OH, SO WE'RE BACK TO MURDER, SHE WROTE.
I TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE.
I HEARD THE WHOLE STORY.
SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE?
WHICH WOULD BE WHO?
A TYPIST.
SHE WORKED AT THE SCHOOL FOR A LONG TIME.
SHE--SHE SAID SHE KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
SO YOU HEARD IT IN PASSING
FROM A COMPLETE STRANGER
AND DECIDED IT HAD TO BE TRUE.
TELL ME WHAT YOU DID!
OKAY, NAOMI AND I WERE TOGETHER, ALL RIGHT?
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.
AND ONE NIGHT, IT WAS FINALLY THE RIGHT TIME
FOR BOTH OF US, AFTER WAITING FOR YEARS.
AND SHE WANTED TO.
WE WERE BOTH READY, AND IT--IT WAS WONDERFUL.
AND THEN SOMEHOW, I DON'T KNOW, SHE FREAKED.
I MEAN, YOU MET HER, JONES.
SHE'S NOT THE MOST STABLE PERSON.
YOU RAPED HER.
I SWEAR TO YOU, NO MATTER WHAT SHE SAYS,
JONES, IT WAS NOT RAPE.
GENERALLY, WOMEN ARE PERFECTLY HAPPY
TO SLEEP WITH ME.
OR ARE YOU HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS, TOO?
THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER, DERRICK.
WAIT.
I'M SURE HE HAS AN EXPLANATION.
RIGHT?
THANKS, TRAVIS.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS AN OPEN MIND.
NAOMI IS YOUR CLASSIC POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL.
OKAY? SHE'S DESPERATE TO GROW UP
AND ACTUALLY BECOME A WOMAN.
BUT THEN SHE'S AFRAID
THAT DADDY'S GONNA FIND OUT ABOUT IT.
AND I CAN DEAL WITH THAT.
BUT THEN SHE DECIDED TO RUIN MY LIFE.
EVERYONE IN MY HOMETOWN
THINKS I'M A RAPIST.
AND I'M--
MY FAMILY WON'T EVEN SPEAK TO ME.
"HERE'S THE TRUST FUND, DERRICK.
STAY OUT OF OUR LIVES."
WHY THAT RUMOR?
LISTEN, I ADMIT SPREADING THAT PARTICULAR RUMOR
WASN'T THE NICEST THING TO DO.
I HAVE SOME ANGER, OKAY?
I WANTED TO HURT HER.
YOU SAY THAT LIKE IT'S OKAY TO WANT TO HURT PEOPLE.
JONES, YOU DIDN'T EXACTLY SPREAD THAT RUMOR
OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF YOUR HEART, OKAY?
I MEAN, AS I RECALL,
YOU THOUGHT THE IDEA OF HURTING NAOMI
WAS KIND OF ENTERTAINING.
COME ON, MAN, THIS IS WHAT YOU DID.
TRAVIS, YOU DID IT, TOO.
[SIGHS] LOOK...
NONE OF US INTENDED FOR THIS
TO GO AS FAR AS IT DID.
BUT THAT IS SIMPLY NOT OUR FAULT.
NOW, WAS THE WHOLE THING A MISTAKE?
MAYBE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE IN COLLEGE.
WE'RE YOUNG.
THESE ARE THE TIMES YOU SHOULD BE MAKING MISTAKES.
THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH YOUR POSITION
ABOUT BEING NICE, JONES.
NICE PEOPLE DON'T LIVE LIFE.
I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL MY DAYS
BEING ALL SWEET AND POLITE
AND THEN REALIZE WHEN I'M 80,
I'M JUST SOME NICE DEAD PERSON.
TRAVIS, COME ON.
[WHISPERING] I don't know.
A COUPLE OF US,
I MEAN, I--I SPREAD A RUMOR
ABOUT BEAU AND NAOMI.
I--I SAID THEY HAD SEX DURING A PARTY AND, UH,
SHE--SHE KNEW SHE HADN'T,
SO, SHE THOUGHT WHAT ANYONE MIGHT THINK.
UH, IT DIDN'T REALLY HAPPEN.
I JUST SAID IT DID.
THAT'S NOT MUCH OF A STORY, CATHY.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP BEAU, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO BETTER
THAN "I MADE IT ALL UP."
I--I'M NOT DOING THIS FOR BEAU.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD.
I HEARD THAT YOU HAD A CRUSH ON HIM.
NO, I DON'T.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, CATHY?
IMPEDING AN INVESTIGATION?
THAT'S NOT--
LISTEN TO ME.
BECAUSE I'M NOT A COMPLETE ASSHOLE,
I'M GOING TO FORGET THAT WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION.
BUT IF YOU START SPREADING THIS AROUND,
I WILL NOT LOOK KINDLY ON IT.
DIDN'T GO SO GOOD, HUH?
SEE, THAT'S THE THING, JONES.
I LIE MUCH BETTER THAN YOU TELL THE TRUTH.
TRAVIS, WE HAVE TO TALK.
OH, JONES, I WAS JUST, UH--
WE HAVE TO TELL SOMEBODY.
YOU AND ME. I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.
MAYBE IT'LL JUST BLOW OVER.
IT'S NOT GONNA BLOW OVER.
IF WE DON'T DO THE RIGHT THING--
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, HUH?
YOU WANT TO TURN ON DERRICK?
AFTER EVERYTHING HE'S DONE FOR YOU?
YOU ARE NOTHING WITHOUT HIM, YOU KNOW THAT?
YOU'RE PATHETIC.
NAOMI, IT'S CATHY. CATHY JONES.
NO, PLEASE, DON'T HANG UP. NAOMI--
[DIAL TONE]
GO AWAY.
LISTEN, JONES,
YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE THIS...
BUT I'M SORRY YOU'RE HURTING.
I'M A CYNICAL GUY,
AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY NO BIG SURPRISE TO ME
THAT NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE TRUTH.
BUT I KNOW THAT'S HARD ON YOU.
AND I'M NOT PROUD TO BE THE ONE WHO TAUGHT YOU THAT.
PLEASE DON'T TALK TO ME.
[WHISPERING] Jones, I mean it.
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
YOU'RE WIPING MY EYES WITH A COCKTAIL NAPKIN.
OKAY, NOW HOW APPROPRIATE IS THAT?
[LAUGHTER]
YOU KNOW...
WHAT DO I CARE ABOUT NAOMI PRESTON, RIGHT?
I MEAN, I'M NOT RUINING MY LIFE FOR HER.
THAT'S MY GIRL.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY IS SHE'S NEVER GONNA EVEN KNOW.
ALL THIS HAPPENED AND SHE'S NEVER GONNA EVEN KNOW.
BEAU. HOW WAS JAIL?
I HEARD WHAT YOU DID, ASSHOLE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU RAPED NAOMI.
WAIT. WHAT IF IT'S NOT TRUE?
WHAT DO YOU ME-- YOU HEARD I RAPED HER?
YEAH. WAIT! WAIT.
IS IT TRUE YOU RAPED HER?
THE GIRL HAS A VERACITY PROBLEM.
[PANTS] ANY GUY WHO LOOKS AT HER
IS A RAPIST.
THIS COULD HELP YOU, BEAU.
[PANTING]
YOU AND ME.
SHE DID THE SAME THING TO BOTH OF US.
[PANTING]
CAN YOU GIVE ME A HAND?
CAN I--CAN I TELL YOU MY SIDE?
[FLOWER POT BREAKS]
MY SIDE'S REALLY GOOD.
[GROANS]
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
I SAW YOU.
I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD.
SHE WAS SAYING NO AND YOU WERE GETTING OFF ON IT.
OH! OH.
YOU GO AWAY.
I JUST WANTED-- GO AWAY.
NAOMI, CALM DOWN.
I'M HERE TO HELP, OKAY?
I'M CALLING SECURITY.
ALL RIGHT, TOTALLY UP TO YOU. BUT IF YOU DO, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT BETWEEN YOU AND BEAU.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?
MY GOD.
YOU ARE STILL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL I'VE EVER SEEN.
OH, I SWEAR TO GOD, DERRICK,
IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR
AND GO, I'M GONNA COMPLETELY LOSE IT.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, OKAY.
DON'T BE SO EMOTIONAL.
PILLS, HUH?
WHAT ABOUT BEAU?
BEAU.
YOU LIKED HIM, HUH?
GOD, IT WAS LIKE DEJA VU WATCHING YOU TWO.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE YOU LIKED ME, TOO.
YOU LOVED ME, AS I RECALL.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WATCHED?
OH, I WATCHED. I WAS IN THE BATHROOM.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHY DID YOU COME TO MY SCHOOL
IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO SEE ME?
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW, THAT'S WHY.
I WISH YOU WERE DEAD.
WELL, THAT'S-- THAT'S NICE.
WOW, LOOK AT THIS.
THE WIZARD OF OZ.
YOU REMEMBER THAT NIGHT?
OH, I DO.
OKAY, GET OUT OF HERE.
I'M FINE NOW, DERRICK!
WELL, I'M NOT FINE!
WHAT HAPPENED WASN'T MY FAULT. I WASN'T READY.
"I LOVE YOU, DERRICK. OH, I LOVE YOU, DERRICK."
AND THEN YOU RUIN MY LIFE.
AND EVERY GIRL IN DANBURY THINKS I'M A RAPIST.
JUST STOP IT! JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT AND GO!
WE'RE EVEN.
WHAT?
YOU RUINED MY LIFE BACK THEN.
I'VE RUINED YOURS NOW. WE'RE EVEN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BEAU NEVER RAPED YOU.
I PLANTED A RUMOR.
AND I MADE YOU BELIEVE IT.
HE NEVER TOUCHED YOU.
THAT'S INSANE.
YEAH. IT IS INSANE.
BUT THE THING IS, NAOMI, I STILL KNOW YOU SO WELL.
AND I KNEW YOU'D FALL FOR IT.
YOU'D HEAR THAT STORY
AND YOUR LITTLE FEVERED IMAGINATION
WOULD START RUNNING AND YOU'D BE SITTING THERE IN HORROR
GOING, "OH, MY GOD, I GOT RAPED AGAIN
"BY MY BOYFRIEND, SOMEBODY I LOVE,
SOMEBODY I TRUSTED."
AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT BOTH TIMES IT WAS ME.
WHOA. HERE YOU GO.
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES, HUH?
[GRUNTS] OW!
MIND IF I KEEP THIS?
I HAVE SUCH FOND MEMORIES.
FUCKING ASSHOLE!
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
WHAT?
OH...
I, UH, HAD A LITTLE SHOWDOWN
WITH THE LOVELY NAOMI PRESTON LAST NIGHT.
THINGS GOT A LITTLE HEATED.
YOU TOLD HER?
YEAH.
AND WHAT DID SHE SAY?
MMM.
SHE WAS--SHE WAS COOL WITH IT.
[CHUCKLES] TRAVIS.
I THINK I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOUR WALL, BUD.
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS.
DID--DID YOU GUYS HEAR WHAT HAPPENED?
NO, WE JUST GOT UP.
NAOMI PRESTON'S DEAD.
WHAT?
THEY, UH, THEY FOUND HER BODY THIS MORNING.
SHE KILLED HERSELF.
OH, MY GOD.
WAIT, SHUT UP, JONES.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
IT'S ALL OVER CAMPUS.
SHIT.
THEY, UH, THEY THINK MAYBE SHE, UH,
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT 'CAUSE SHE WAS DRINKING A LOT
AND TAKING PILLS AND STUFF.
THIS IS OUR FAULT.
OH, PLEASE, JONES.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T DRIVE A PERSON
TO KILL THEMSELVES.
NAOMI'S WEAK. SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN WEAK.
[BANGING]
[BANGING ON DOOR]
[BANGING]
YEAH?
I'VE BEEN BANGING HERE FOR 5 MINUTES.
WELL, I WAS IN THE BATHROOM. WHO ARE YOU?
I'M DETECTIVE CURTIS.
YOU DERRICK WEBB?
YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S ME.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
CAN I COME IN? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I'D TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE DOOR
IF I WAS YOU.
OH, SHI--SHIT.
ROOMMATES.
I'M HERE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH
OF A YOUNG STUDENT--
NO-AMI PRESTON.
NAOMI PRESTON, YEAH.
YEAH, I HEARD ABOUT THAT.
CAN I MAKE YOU SOME COFFEE?
YEAH. I'D LIKE THAT.
SO YOU DIDN'T SAY-- DID YOU KNOW HER?
UH, WELL, WE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER.
DID YOU SEE HER LAST NIGHT?
NO, NO.
LISTEN, I TALKED TO A BEAU EDSON.
HE SAYS HE SAW YOU GO INTO HER DORM LAST NIGHT.
OH, HE SAID THAT?
WELL, BEAU EDSON'S AN ASSHOLE.
AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW,
HE'S UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR RAPING NAOMI.
YES, I KNOW THAT.
I MEAN, IF ANYONE PUSHED HER TO COMMIT SUICIDE,
IT WAS HIM.
THIS IS A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.
HOMICIDE?
OH, I'M SORRY, I--
WELL, I HEARD SHE KILLED HERSELF.
WE'RE NOT 100 PERCENT SURE WHAT HAPPENED.
WE HAVE A DEAD BODY, AND THERE WAS A STRUGGLE.
HOW'D YOU GET THE SCRATCH ON YOUR FACE?
UH, I WAS IN A FIGHT.
WITH BEAU?
HE LOOKS WORSE THAN YOU DO.
WELL, I WAS DEFENDING MYSELF.
I MEAN, HE JUMPED ME.
IS THAT HOW YOU GOT THE BITE ON YOUR HAND?
UH, YEAH, IT IS.
[KETTLE WHISTLING]
SO YOU'RE SAYING BEAU MAY HAVE DONE THIS?
NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.
[LAUGHTER]
TRAVIS: I DON'T BELIEVE THEY REALLY THINK HE DID ANYTHING.
JONES: THEN WHY ARE THEY ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE HE WAS?
LOOK, ALL I'M SAYING IS IF HE NEEDS OUR HELP,
WE SHOULD GIVE IT TO HIM.
TRAVIS, WE COULD BE NAMED ACCESSORIES.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
THEY TALKED TO ME, DERRICK.
THAT DETECTIVE FOUND ME IN THE LIBRARY
AND ASKED WHERE YOU WERE THE NIGHT OF NAOMI'S MURDER.
THEY DON'T KNOW IT WAS MURDER.
IT'S WHAT THEY THINK.
SO, WHAT'D YOU TELL THEM?
I--I TOLD HIM YOU WERE OVER THERE,
AND YOU TOLD ME.
WHAT? ARE YOU-- ARE YOU A COMPLETE IDIOT, JONES?
HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW YOU LIED TO THIS GUY?
HE--HE'S GOING, DERRICK SAID HE WASN'T THERE, AND I--
GOD DAMN IT. YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD--
WHAT?!
I SHOULD HAVE LIED FOR YOU?
WHICH LIE WAS I SUPPOSED TO TELL?
YOU TOLD SO MANY.
IF YOU'D HAVE BOTHERED TO AT LEAST
TELL THE TRUTH, THEN MAYBE I--
TELL THE TRUTH. OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE POSITION
OF RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION.
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TELL HIM YOU WERE THERE?
YOUR FINGERPRINTS HAVE TO BE ALL OVER THE ROOM.
WHILE WE'RE MAKING USEFUL OBSERVATIONS,
LET'S NOT FORGET WHO STARTED THIS RUMOR.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SENT NAOMI INTO A TAILSPIN.
NOW, DETECTIVE CURTIS MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW THAT.
YOU'RE SUCH AN ASSHOLE.
I DIDN'T KILL HER, JONES.
WELL, THEN IT WON'T MATTER THAT I DIDN'T LIE FOR YOU.
FUCK!
TRAVIS, WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?
I DIDN'T TELL HIM ANYTHING.
THEY, UH, THEY CALLED,
AND I'M SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN THERE.
OKAY. OKAY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SNAPPING FINGERS]
ALL RIGHT, UH...
YOU TELL HIM YOU WENT TO SEE HER AFTER I DID,
AND SHE GAVE YOU THIS.
WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?
JUST TELL HER THAT YOU, UH, THAT YOU WERE--
YOU TOLD HER ABOUT YOUR ART AND, UM,
SHE WANTED TO HELP OUT.
SO SHE GAVE YOU THIS PICTURE...
AND YOU AND I MET FOR A DRINK AFTERWARDS.
WHAT IF THEY THINK I DID IT?
THEY'RE GONNA--HA. ARE YOU SERIOUS?
TRAVIS, THERE'S NO-- NO, THERE'S NO WAY.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO MOTIVE.
TRAVIS, NAOMI KILLED HERSELF.
IT'S A SUICIDE. OKAY? NOW, WE BOTH KNOW
THIS IS AN INSANE MISUNDERSTANDING. WE JUST--
IT'S TOO WEIRD, MAN.
HEY, TRAVIS, LISTEN TO ME.
LISTEN. [SIGH]
NOW, DO YOU TRUST ME?
I DO A LOT FOR YOU. DON'T I?
YEAH.
OKAY, NOW, THE COPS ARE--
ARE MAKING SOME SERIOUS WRONG ACCUSATIONS HERE.
NOW, I-- YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, NOW, I JUST-- I NEED YOUR HELP. ALL RIGHT.
WILL YOU HELP ME? YEAH.
OKAY. COOL. ALL RIGHT.
GOODWIN: ENTER.
MISS JONES.
YEAH, UH, CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT?
WELL, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE CAMPUS IS ABUZZ
WITH THE NEWS OF NAOMI PRESTON'S UNTIMELY DEMISE.
NOW, THERE'S A JUICY STORY.
A GIRL IS RAPED BY HER BOYFRIEND,
THERE'S A TERRIBLE SCANDAL, HE GETS ARRESTED,
SHE CAN'T TAKE THE PRESSURE,
SO SHE DRINKS HERSELF TO DEATH
OR TAKES TOO MANY SLEEPING PILLS OR--
OR SOMETHING. SOMETHING TAWDRY AND USELESS.
IT'S A REAL SHOCKER.
AND WE'VE ALL BEEN HAVING QUITE A TIME WITH IT, HAVEN'T WE?
AND YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS, BECAUSE TODAY
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE GENESIS OF THESE TALES,
WHERE THEY GET STARTED, WHY THEY GET STARTED.
MR. WEBB...
PERHAPS YOU HAVE SOME INSIGHTS.
HOW DO THESE STORIES GET GOING?
I DON'T KNOW. THEY JUST HAPPEN.
HEH. THEY JUST HAPPEN?
IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO, WEBB?
A COUPLE OF LIVES ARE RUINED,
THE ENTIRE CAMPUS IS IN AN UPROAR,
AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS SHIT HAPPENS?
'CAUSE I HAVE TO SAY, WEBB,
USUALLY YOU'RE A LITTLE MORE GLIB.
ALL THAT DEEP THEORY ABOUT THE BIBLE AND HUMAN NATURE
AND GOSSIP IS FUN.
USUALLY YOU HAVE JUST PLENTY TO SAY.
I'D THINK YOU'D BE PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT.
MAYBE WANNA BRAG ABOUT IT.
I--I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS HE MADE IT UP.
THAT'S THE RUMOR.
THE ENTIRE DATE-RAPE SCENARIO
IS A FIGMENT OF MR. WEBB'S IMAGINATION,
AND WE FELL FOR IT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED, WEBB?
JONES IS THE ONE WHO STARTED THAT RUMOR.
SO, YOU TRY AND TIE ME TO THAT,
I WAS COMPLETELY UNINVOLVED.
SHE'S DEAD, YOU ASSHOLE.
THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.
MURDERER.
HE'S A MURDERER.
[MUTTERING]
LISTEN TO YOU PEOPLE.
YOU'RE THE ONES WHO TOLD THAT STORY...
PASSING IT AROUND, HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIVES.
YOU'RE THE ONES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE.
IDIOTS.
I THINK YOU'VE PROVEN YOUR THESIS, WEBB.
GOSSIP IS LOADS OF FUN.
GET OUT HERE, JONES.
DERRICK: TRAVIS.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE?
WARRANT.
ARE MY ROOMMATES HERE?
UP ON THE ROOF.
YOU TOLD GOODWIN?
YEAH. YEAH, I DID. AH, DO YOU--
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS DOES TO ME?
THE COPS FOUND OUT ABOUT DANBURY.
THEY KNEW I WAS ASKING ABOUT HER.
YOU GOT YOURSELF INTO THAT. I DIDN'T TELL YOU TO GO THERE.
I'M NOT TAKING THE FALL FOR THIS.
IF WHAT WE DID HAD ANYTHING TO DO
WITH NAOMI'S DEATH, WE HAVE TO ADMIT IT.
YOU WANNA GO THIS ALONE, YOU BE MY GUEST,
BUT THEN GET THE HELL OUT OF MY APARTMENT.
HAVE YOU SEEN THAT BEFORE?
YEAH, OF COURSE.
I--I SAW THIS IN NAOMI'S BEDROOM.
OFFICER STEVENS JUST FOUND THIS IN YOUR SOCK DRAWER.
IN MY SOCK DRAWER? MM-HMM.
NO, NO, NO. THIS IS MY ROOM UP HERE.
THAT'S MY ROOM.
THAT'S OFFICER STEVENS.
I HAVE TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, I ADMIT...
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS FROM THE BEGINNING,
BUT I HAVE A WEAKNESS FOR MY FRIENDS.
AND I WANTED TO PROTECT TRAVIS,
BUT HE'S CLEARLY-- HE'S JUST OFF.
COME LOOK AT THIS.
THIS GUY'S BEEN OBSESSED WITH NAOMI.
I MEAN, I ACTUALLY-- I THINK HE'S STALKING HER.
AND NOW, HE'S TRYING TO PUT THE BLAME ON ME.
YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS HELPED TRAVIS,
BUT I'M NOT GOING DOWN FOR THIS. I'M NOT. HEH.
BUT, I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS-- THIS WALL.
I MEAN, HOW--HOW SICK AND DEMENTED DO YOU HAVE TO BE
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
I MEAN, THE GUY'S A SOCIOPATH.
THERE'S NAOMI. MY GOD. HEH.
LOOK WHAT HE DID TO HER FACE.
WHO WOULD DO SOMETHIN' LIKE THIS?
THIS ISN'T THE WORK OF A SANE PERSON.
WHERE IS HE?
HE BOLTED.
GET OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SEE IF YOU CAN FIND HIM.
YOU, UH, YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THIS DOWN?
LET ME KEEP IT.
WAIT A SECOND.
YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T NEED THIS.
I MEAN, THIS IS MINE. IT'S MY BRUSH.
I'M GONNA FIND TRAVIS.
HE'S GOT A VERY INTERESTING HOBBY.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I SEE?
I SEE SOMEONE WHO HAD A MOTIVE.
PLUS, I CAN PUT HIM AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
PLUS, HIS FINGERPRINTS ARE EVERYWHERE.
PLUS, HE'S GOT A SCRATCH ON HIS FACE.
THIS AND THE DEAD GIRL'S GOT SKIN
UNDERNEATH HER FINGERNAILS.
AND I'M BETTING THAT THE DNA FROM YOUR HAIR,
IT'S GONNA MATCH.
GET OUT OF MY FACE.
I CAN'T TOUCH YOU WITHOUT A WARRANT,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE TOO HARD TO GET ONE.
I'M GONNA LEAVE A CAR OUT FRONT.
DON'T TRY TO GO ANYWHERE.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER ON REWIND]
SON OF A BITCH!
COME ON, COME ON.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
DERRICK!
WHERE ARE YOU GOIN'?
HEY!
UH...
ACTUALLY, I'M GOIN' SKIING IN SWITZERLAND, THANKS TO YOU.
I MEAN, PLANTING THAT PICTURE IN MY SOCK DRAWER,
THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS A SUPER IDEA.
I WAS GONNA TELL 'EM.
THEN I WOKE UP.
YOU MUST THINK I'M STUPID.
I MEAN, THAT WAS YOUR IDEA.
THAT WAS YOUR PLAN, TO MAKE 'EM THINK I DID IT.
OH, I BETRAYED YOU? THAT'S PERFECT.
OH, MAN, YOU GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING!
WHAT IS THAT?
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET AWAY WITH IT THIS TIME, MAN!
WHOO, HOO! HEH HEH.
GET INSIDE. FREAK. YOU'RE A FREAK.
YEAH, I'M A FREAK. I'M CRAZY!
I'M A MENACE! IS THAT RIGHT?
TRAVIS-- GET INSIDE!
WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS?
GET INSIDE! WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS?
I'M NOT GOIN' TO JAIL.
THEY GOT NO CASE. THEY HAVE NO CASE.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE RUNNIN', RIGHT?
I'M TELLING YOU,
IN THE HANDS OF A REALLY EXPENSIVE LAWYER,
IT'LL ALL GO TO SHIT, TRAVIS.
DERRICK! TRAVIS, I SAW HIM. HE--HE HAS A GUN.
YEAH, THANKS FOR THE NEWS FLASH, JONES.
SHUT UP.
SIT DOWN! TRAVIS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HE WAS GONNA GET AWAY WITH IT.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, YOU PSYCHO.
DERRICK, SHUT UP.
TRAVIS, GIVE ME THE GUN.
HE KILLED HER. YOU KNOW HE KILLED HER.
TRAVIS, I KNOW IF YOU SHOOT HIM,
THEY'RE GONNA ARREST YOU.
TRAVIS, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?
PUT IT DOWN!
NO. THEN HE WILL GET AWAY WITH IT.
WELL, THEN LET HIM.
TRAVIS, WE DON'T NEED TO BE A PART OF THIS ANYMORE.
I KNOW YOU.
YOU CAN BE BETTER THAN HE IS.
TRAVIS, PUT IT DOWN.
COME ON.
[GUNSHOT]
JONES: TRAVIS.
TRAVIS, CALL SOMEBODY.
911, TRAVIS.
TRAVIS!
LOOK AT ME. YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
BREATHE. BREATHE. SHIT.
YEAH, WE NEED AN AMBULANCE. SOMEONE'S BEEN SHOT.
AM I GONNA BE OKAY?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. NO, ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. COME ON. BREATHE. OKAY?
NO, NO. NO! COME ON. COME ON, JONES.
COME ON. COME ON. COME ON. JONES?
JONES? JONES?
THE COPS ARE DOWNSTAIRS. THEY PROBABLY HEARD THE SHOT.
THEY'RE PROBABLY ON THEIR WAY UP RIGHT NOW.
WAIT!
WAIT. WHAT ARE WE GONNA TELL THE COPS?
WE GOTTA GET OUR STORIES STRAIGHT.
OUR STORY? WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
TRAVIS!
WE JUST, UH-- WE JUST GOTTA TELL 'EM
WHAT HAPPENED. 'CAUSE, UH--
THIS WAS-- THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT.
NO, MAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO?
I SHOULD TELL 'EM YOU KILLED HER.
DAMN IT, TRAVIS! DON'T BE NUTS NOW, ALL RIGHT?
WE JUST GOTTA TELL 'EM THAT-- TELL 'EM WHAT, THE TRUTH?
WHY? YOU DON'T! LYING, RAPING NAOMI!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, WAIT!
IF YOU WANT ME TO TELL THE COPS EVERYTHING I DID, I WILL.
BUT YOU GOTTA TELL 'EM THAT I DIDN'T KILL JONES.
I'M GONNA LET 'EM IN.
SHIT!
ALL RIGHT! I RAPED NAOMI!
AND THAT BITCH DESERVED IT,
BUT I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY!
[TAPE REWINDING]
I RAPED NAOMI!
AND THAT BITCH DESERVED IT,
BUT I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY!
WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?
DERRICK WEBB TELLS THE TRUTH.
WHAT IS THIS?
HELLO, DERRICK.
NAOMI.
YOU KNOW, WHEN JONES BROUGHT THIS TO US,
I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD WORK.
AND THE OTHER NIGHT,
WHEN YOU WERE POUNDING THE SHIT OUT OF ME,
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THIS HAD BETTER WORK.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT WAS WORTH IT. BECAUSE IT WORKED BETTER
THAN I COULD HAVE EVER POSSIBLY IMAGINED.
WHO'S THE VICTIM NOW?
DERRICK, THIS IS MATT CURTIS.
HE DOES A LITTLE DRIVING FOR NAOMI'S DAD.
THIS IS MARK. HE'S IN MY CALC CLASS.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, PROFESSOR.
SEE YOU AT THE PLAZA.
IT TURNS OUT, JUST THIS ONCE,
I DID LIE BETTER THAN YOU.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE GONNA THINK? WHAT--
WHAT ARE THEY GONNA SAY ABOUT ME?
IT'S ONLY WORDS. HOW BAD CAN IT BE?
THERE'S AN EMPTY PLACE INSIDE THAT IS HURTING ME
A PLACE THAT KEEPS MY HEART OUT ON ITS OWN
AN EMPTY LUNG THAT WON'T GIVE THE WIND TO SPEAK AT ME
HOW FAR CAN I BE
FROM HOME?
WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN TO ME?
WHY YOU GOTTA DRAG ME DOWN JUST TO MAKE ME SEE?
YOU KNOW I DON'T LISTEN GOOD
AND I'M ALWAYS IN NEED
WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN TO ME?
DO YOU THINK THAT IT GOT UP AND LEFT FOR GOOD THIS TIME?
A CROWD OF FACELESS STRANGERS MOVIN' ON
A FEELING THAT YOU LEFT IT ALL BEHIND YOU NOW
THAT IT DOESN'T HURT SOMEHOW
TO KNOW
SO OPEN UP THE BOOK THAT YOU KEEP DEEP INSIDE
LET THE PAGES YELLOW IN THE SUN
SHOW THEM THAT YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO LET THEM SEE
HOW FAR YOU CAN BE
FROM HOME
WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN TO ME?
WHY YOU GOTTA DRAG ME DOWN JUST TO MAKE ME SEE?
YOU KNOW I DON'T LISTEN GOOD AND I'M ALWAYS IN NEED
WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN TO ME?
WHY YOU GOTTA BE? WHY YOU GOTTA BE?
WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN TO ME?
OHH