Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) s03e11 Episode Script

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday, dear Dylan You son of a gun Of a wonderful guy Guys, just stop singing if I blow out the candles, please.
Happy birthday to you Okay, make a wish.
Hey, all right.
- Good boy.
- Thanks, everybody, for coming.
What he would like to say is that although this is not the actual date, until next week, he's very glad that you could all be here to celebrate his, what, 80th? - Oh, 18th birthday.
- Yeah.
Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one anymore.
That's quite a cough you got there.
Yeah, I've been practising.
- Oh, I love this song.
- All right.
Yeah.
- Come on.
Come on.
- No.
No.
Mr.
Meyers.
- Gil.
- Gil.
Can I ask you about my paper on Emily Dickinson? Come on, Andrea.
That's business.
I'm off duty tonight.
Why did you give me a B-plus? You don't let up, do you? It's a party.
Where'd you learn to dance like that, anyway, huh? Completely self-taught.
Yeah, that's what they all say.
What else do they say? You ordered the onion rings, I ordered the french fries.
Oh, yeah, I got your order down here.
Hey, what are you doing here? Hanging out.
You want some cake? No.
You know, what I do want is to know what I have to do to get a decent grade from you.
Take my clothes off? Andrea, do you know Sue? - No, not really.
- Andrea Zuckerman, Sue Scanlon.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Listen, Gil, I'm not kidding.
My mom's gonna kill me if I fail freshman English.
- Sue.
- Look, I'll just leave you two to take care of business.
Sue, it's hard to get decent grades if you're cutting class all the time.
Well, couldn't I just do an independent-study project instead? I mean, I really do work better one-on-one.
Tell you what, come by tomorrow and we'll talk about it.
And don't let your mom get you down.
See you.
You're late.
Only by four minutes and 13 seconds.
Are you making fun of me? No.
You can forget about going out for the week.
And next week too, for that matter.
- But, Mom, you said - Uncle Henry is coming tomorrow.
He'll be sleeping here, in Scotty's room.
Well, why can't he stay downstairs in the den? Mom, you haven't let anybody touch this room for a whole year.
- I mean, not since Scotty died - Excuse me, Sue Scanlon.
When you have a family and a home, you can decide who sleeps where.
It's only fitting that Henry should stay here.
He was Scotty's favourite uncle.
I thought office service was supposed to be fun.
Like you get to know who's coming in late and who's flunking out.
Mostly, I just deliver notes for Mrs.
Teasley.
What's Sue in for? She practically lives here.
- Hi, Sue.
- Hi.
All right, I have to go pick up the attendance.
Well, wait.
Where do I put the announcements for the art fair? Just put it with all the other folders, and don't peek in the files.
Listen, Sue, we never got a chance to talk about what happened between you and David at the dance last week.
You don't have to worry, Donna.
He doesn't mean anything to me.
I know you don't mean that.
Look, I don't want you to have to feel weird around David now.
Look, I told you I'd stay away from him.
You don't have to do that.
Look, Sue, David does care about you.
But there is a difference between romantic love and affection shown from a friend who's almost like part of your family.
I know that, Donna.
I know all about it, okay? Now, hold it just a moment.
I'm in shock here.
Brandon is coming to a dance club? Like, to have fun? Oh, he's been practising.
And he's gonna show you guys up.
Kingston 12, here we come.
I have no idea what she's talking about.
Kingston 12, you're kidding, right? Good luck, Baryshnikov.
Can't wait to compare moves with you, big guy.
Brandon, could it be that you're becoming open-minded in your old age? More like feebleminded, Bren.
What am I thinking about? I hate dancing.
- Nikki likes it.
- Yeah.
So you and Dylan wanna come with? It looks doubtful, with the way he's going.
I'm really worried about him.
What'd the doctor say? You know how you feel about dancing? That's how he feels about doctors.
Yo, D, how's that cough? It's all right.
How you doing? I don't get why Mrs.
Teasley hates me.
I mean, what did I do to her? I begged her not to call my mother, but she says that she has to.
You're really going through a tough patch right now, aren't you? I mean, so what if I flunk out? My mom would probably die of shame.
She thinks her daughter's a deadbeat.
Do you think that? Sometimes I just think I'd be better off dead.
I mean, it should have been me, not my brother.
- I'm sorry.
- For what? For being honest? We all get down on ourselves sometimes, but you get through it.
You just gotta focus on the good things in your life.
The things that are worth sticking around for.
Like what? There's nothing.
Well, if you weren't around, you wouldn't know me.
See what you'd be missing out on? - Are you conceited or what? - Of course I am.
Did I detect a smile there? Almost? I came here to talk about grades and papers, and here you are trying to cheer me up.
You really are different.
So are you.
Sue, you're a very special girl.
You just need to believe it.
What do the works of Poe, Hawthorne and Crane have in common? Can anyone tell me? Brandon? Well, they're all very - dark, for lack of a better word.
- No, that's exactly the right word.
And they all rely heavily on symbolism as they explore the dark side of humanity.
- Mr.
Meyers.
- Thank you, Miss Walsh.
Mrs.
Teasley said you should look at it as soon as possible.
Excuse me, we're trying to learn something here.
I doubt that, Brandon.
Where were we? On the dark side.
I don't get it.
First he bails in the middle of AP English, and then he's a no-show for the staff meeting.
It's just very out of character for Gil.
Is it? You don't think so? Let's just say the more I get to know Mr.
Meyers, the less about him surprises me.
So, Brandon, when do you wanna get together and do? The meeting that we're having.
Right, the meeting.
- What meeting? - Well, it's a very private meeting.
It's a guy thing.
Would you excuse us? How's Friday? Doesn't give you much time to practise.
Silver, you told me you could teach me how to dance in one session.
Did I say that? Oh, my God, you're right, he's burning up.
Okay, so I'll go home.
I'll watch some videos, drink some chicken soup.
- You're going to the doctor's.
- Brenda.
Dylan, stop being so macho.
Even if you feel better in a day or two, I want you to finish the whole prescription.
Thanks, doc, I will.
Good to see you, Dylan.
And happy birthday.
I bet you never thought I'd make it to 18, huh? I was afraid you wouldn't make it to 8.
Have you been in any more motorcycle accidents recently? No, but I did bruise some ribs surfing last year.
Surfing? Where, Santa Monica? No, no, there are no waves there anymore.
Mostly I go up to Malibu, because the water's cleaner.
Look, Dylan, don't fool yourself.
You have to read the signs.
After a big rain, you can find all sorts of nasty bacteria in the channel.
Oh, yeah.
But, doc, when you see a 4-foot set rolling in, it's kind of hard to stay out of the water.
Look, Dylan, do yourself a favour: Try some indoor sports for a change.
That's it for today.
And for those of you thinking of cutting classes, remember, don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
- I'll tell you what I find out.
- Okay.
How you doing, man? - Doing good, how you doing? - All right.
AP English just isn't interesting without Meyers here.
Hope he's all right, he's been gone since Tuesday.
Have you checked on him at home? No, his machine's on all the time.
That reminds me, I was gonna ask you.
Do you know where Yeah, it's right up by where I surf.
Why, what's up there? That's where Gil lives.
I thought I might stop in and say hi.
Oh, man, that's a great place to live.
And I miss those waves.
Strep throat's gnarly stuff.
You look better, though.
I hate to admit it, but antibiotics, they work sometimes.
- Four out of five doctors surveyed - Guys, I've got some bad news.
Gil Meyers is in big trouble.
What do you mean? Well, you know how he likes to flirt with all the girls? - Yeah.
- He may have taken it too far.
I don't know all the details, but he's been "relieved of his duties pending an investigation," quote, unquote.
What kind of investigation? For sexual misconduct with a female student.
When did the doc say you could get back in the water, man? I don't know.
Man, looks like a killer set coming in.
Yes, I know.
Brandon, would you look at that water? Have you ever seen anything more beautiful? I'm gonna knock on Meyers' door.
You gonna be all right? - Yeah, I'm just gonna hang out.
- Cool.
So subs aren't cutting it? Well, let's just say these people aren't AP English teachers.
Fourth-grade math, maybe.
I'm sorry about that.
I hope they find someone.
But midyear, it'll be tough.
You'll be back, won't you? I mean, how long is this hearing gonna take? Brandon, I'm not supposed to talk about it.
All right, I'll just ask you questions, you can nod your head yes or no, like in All the President's Men.
Woodward and Bernstein.
I'm gonna miss you guys a lot.
You sound like you're giving up.
Like you're leaving.
But the hearing Brandon, there's not gonna be a hearing, because I am leaving.
If I go quietly and don't fight it, then Mrs The girl's mother will drop the matter and they'll close the books.
- But why would you wanna do that? - Why do you think? You gotta fight this thing.
You gotta clear your name.
Brandon, I told you, I don't wanna discuss it.
Hi.
Hi.
I was just writing a note, but I decided not to.
Do you remember me? Yeah, from the other night at the Peach Pit.
Right.
And I was also out there in the hall the other day.
You looked pretty upset when you ran out of here.
You're from the newspaper, right? But I'm not looking for a story from you.
Why not? You prefer to keep your personal business private.
Well, what do you care what I prefer? Nobody else does.
Look, Sue, I'm involved with something called peer counselling.
- I'm not interested.
- Do you know what it's about? It's like having a kid for a therapist.
No, thanks.
It's not a therapist.
It's someone you can talk to, someone who can understand how you're feeling.
And how are you supposed to understand how I feel? Because I once had a teacher that I really cared for.
Someone I thought I was falling in love with.
And what happened? Look, if I tell you about this, I want us to have an understanding.
I don't wanna share my feelings with everybody, just you.
Well, I wouldn't tell anyone.
And the same goes for stuff you tell me, okay? - Okay.
- Good.
Come on.
Andrea, hi.
Brandon's not here.
Well, that's okay.
Actually, I came by to talk to you.
I was hoping I could ask you some questions.
Step into my office.
But why are you so interested in Sue? Is it because of Gil Meyers? How did you know Sue was involved? Well, it's all over school by now.
You can't keep that kind of thing a secret for very long.
Well, you're her senior buddy.
What's the story with her? Well, according to Donna, the Scanlon family never really recovered from Scott's death.
Sue's dad just kind of checked out of it emotionally.
And her mom is a major control freak.
So she's just kind of an innocent victim in all this.
Well, with the way that she came on to David at the Pigskin Prom, I don't think you can really call her innocent.
Brenda, get ready for this one.
You'll be interested in this too.
I found out who accused Mr.
Meyers.
Sue Scanlon.
This is not news to you? I'm always the last to know.
How come you're so chipper? Well, I couldn't figure out why a mother would just let a sex offender walk away, unless she knew the charges were totally bogus.
And now that we find out who the so-called victim is, it all makes sense.
Wait a minute.
What makes you think that Sue's not telling the truth? And Gil did not deny the accusations, did he? That's because he can't.
That's part of their little deal.
Brandon, are you aware there has never been an unfounded claim of sexual abuse at West Beverly High? Well, that doesn't mean there can never be one.
And this girl is a nut, right? Well, let's just say she's troubled.
You are doing exactly what society has done to women for centuries.
You are blaming the victim.
She should not be on trial.
What about being innocent until proven guilty, huh? He should have the right to confront his accuser.
Excuse me.
He does have that right, and he's just chosen not to exercise it.
- There's a difference.
- Mrs.
Scanlon is pressuring him.
Or maybe it's because he's not innocent, have you thought of that? Look, the only reason that you wanna believe Gil is because he's the guy, and you can relate to that.
Yeah, okay.
I like to think Gil and I have a lot in common.
But what you and Sue have in common, that is beyond me.
Yeah.
I guess it is.
Good night, Brenda.
Well, I think Andrea will accept your apology, eventually.
- So you think she's right about Gil? - Brandon, I don't know.
I mean, I'm sure Sue's capable of telling a few lies here and there.
But I don't think she would hurt Gil for no reason.
Come on, Bren.
Clearly, the girl is screwed up.
That's probably Andrea coming back to apologise to me.
- What are you doing here? - It's a guy thing.
- David, I completely forgot.
- Oh, well, I didn't.
So let's do it.
I can't.
I've been working really hard at school, and with Meyers gone, the paper's crazy.
It's just not a good night.
Brandon, we're going to Kingston 12 tomorrow.
How am I supposed to go to a club and have a good time when our school is in total upheaval, huh? Oh, please.
And here I wasted a great alibi on Donna.
Oh, well.
Can't say I didn't try.
- I'll see you guys around.
- Sorry, David.
Bren, you won't tell anyone David Silver came over to give me dancing lessons, will you? Oh, on one condition.
You actually have to go to that dance club.
- Bren, I'm not - Brandon, isn't it about time you dropped this "I am what I am and I can't change," lame attitude and realise that you have a very nice, very sexy girlfriend who wants to dance with you? In other words, don't blow this one.
Working weekends, Zuckerman? I just don't like leaving any loose ends.
I just came to pick up some of my things.
I can't believe you took advantage of a girl just because she had a crush on you.
Excuse me? I know what happened, I know who was involved.
I saw her running out of your classroom on Monday.
For what it's worth, I want you to know that I did not abuse or make a pass at that girl.
I don't know how you define the word abuse.
All I know is that she was hurt and you were the cause.
I was trying to help her.
Do you really have so little faith in me? Kids just don't make up these things.
You're not even putting up a defence.
You're just running away.
Andrea, the reason I'm taking that deal is that I think Sue is in trouble.
I don't think she can handle a confrontational hearing right now.
Oh, so you're just being noble? You're protecting her, even though you know your whole teaching career is on the line? At least, if I leave on their terms, I might still have a teaching career.
I know I can do a lot of other things, but I just happen to like working with young people.
Maybe you like it a little too much.
Maybe I do.
But I can live with that.
What I cannot live with is having two suicides on my conscience for the rest of my life.
What do you mean? On my first teaching job, there was a girl.
A very troubled girl.
She was very bright, beautiful.
An amazing girl.
She fell in love with me.
But I did what I was supposed to do.
I held the line.
I even pushed her away.
I was very clear, and she killed herself.
- Because of you? - That's what the note said.
So you see, Andrea, I'm not about to publicly call Sue Scanlon a liar.
As long as I know the truth, that's all that matters.
For you.
But what about for her? I think I'm just about the last person that can help her right now.
If you wanna take a stab at it, be my guest.
Well, if it isn't the birthday boy.
- Hey, how are you? - How come you're landlocked today? It's my doctor.
She said that the water quality is detrimental to my health.
- It's a shame, isn't it? - Oh, man, it's a travesty.
I mean, here we have this beautiful natural resource and we're turning it into a trash heap.
You sound motivated.
You know, Friends of the Bay can always use more volunteers.
It's a good organisation.
I'll probably check them out.
So how's it going with you? Up and down, you know? Listen, I don't really know what happened, and I don't usually ask these kind of questions, but I was talking to Brandon and he told me.
I gotta tell you, if it were me and I was accused of something I didn't do, I'd be out of here, man.
No explanations, no defence.
Nothing.
I'm gone.
Thanks, Dylan.
But, you know, some things just aren't black-and-white.
Yeah, well, I wasn't there, so I mean, if that girl got the wrong message, maybe it was my fault.
I don't know, man.
You can always second-guess yourself, you know? Hindsight's 20/20.
- Maybe so.
- So, what are you gonna do? You got any suggestions? Thanks for paying for me.
But that doesn't mean this is a date, does it? No.
It means you have to dance with me.
- If you insist.
- I do.
- Let's go.
- Hey, hey, hey, easy, now.
We got all night.
Anybody want a drink? Yeah, I'll have a soda.
Not until you work up a sweat first.
Okay.
I love this song.
Hey.
How you doing? You wanna dance? I'd love to, but I'm with someone.
No, it's all right, you go ahead, I'll sit this one out.
- You sure? - Yeah.
I'm out of here.
- You want a soda? - Yeah, thank you.
What's Brandon's problem? Oh, he has a major hang-up about dancing.
Really? Is he ever gonna get over it? Well, maybe he needs a little incentive, if you know what I mean.
Nikki, stop the bombing.
It's enough already.
Enough? We're just getting started.
Come on.
You're making a spectacle of yourself here.
Oh, am I having too good a time? Is that it? Is that the problem, Brandon? Excuse me if I don't enjoy watching you bump and grind - with every guy in here.
- Brandon, take it easy.
I will.
Will you take her home? - Andrea, hi.
- Hi.
My mom was really sorry that she didn't get to meet you the other day.
So she wanted me to invite you over tonight for dinner.
- Tonight? - Please.
- Sure.
- Okay, I'll see you later.
Say, Bran, did you and Nikki ever make up? I don't believe I've made up with you yet, Steve.
Oh, come on.
I was just trying to get you off your rump.
And who asked you? I'll tell you what, if you and Nikki ever break up, you let me know, okay? God.
Hey, Nikki.
If you're willing to talk, I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry.
For what? Telling me off or not dancing with me? Both.
Look, Brandon, I just think, in a relationship, there are some differences you can live with and some you can't.
And how do you know so much about relationships? Because I'm a girl, and that's what girls do.
So do we get to kiss and make up now? It's not gonna be that easy.
There's still the issue.
One dances and the other one doesn't.
What do you want me to do, Nikki? I have no rhythm, end of story.
Okay.
How about this? One private dance lesson.
Your home turf.
Your favourite music.
Your favourite dance instructor.
You give it your all one time, just one time.
And if you truly have no rhythm, I will never complain again.
All right, you got a deal.
- Do you want half my sandwich? - Oh, no, thanks.
I think you've lost about 5 pounds in the last week.
Yeah, well, it's called learning the hard way.
What's the Coastal Waters Initiative? It's a measure on the ballot this year.
The people at Friends of the Bay turned me on to it.
Seeing as how I've reached the age of majority.
You get to vote for it.
How cool.
All I gotta do is register.
I'm pretty stoked.
I'm bummed.
How incredibly unfair.
Who would've known you had to register 30 days before the election? Anyone who'd read this information pamphlet? - I'm sorry.
- So am I.
I'll just have to try and cheer you up.
Better not.
Dr.
Littman said I might still be contagious.
- Oh, bummer.
- Yeah.
Hi.
I'm sorry.
You shouldn't come in.
What's the matter? I know I invited you over, but I made a mistake.
Oh, that's okay.
Don't worry about it.
Sue, what are you? Oh, hi.
You must be Andrea.
I'm so happy to meet you.
Come in.
Henry, I'd like you to meet someone.
This is Andrea Zuckerman.
- Zuckerman.
- Zuckerman.
- This is my brother, Henry.
- Hi.
We knew a Zuckerman family in Oklahoma City.
I believe they were mortgage brokers.
Any relation? I don't think so.
I've never been to Oklahoma before.
Sue spent the last five summers in Oklahoma.
We're gonna go upstairs.
No, you're not.
We're gonna start eating soon.
Did you know that Sue's friend is the smartest girl in West Beverly High? And she is going to Yale next year.
I'm not the smartest, believe me.
And I've just applied to Yale.
- I didn't get accepted yet.
- She is the editor of the paper.
Editor in chief? Is that right? Well, this year I'm the co-editor.
Maybe Sue could do some writing for the paper.
Well, sure, if she'd like to.
You know, I used to write for my high school paper.
- Did you really? - Susan, get your brothers and sisters.
We're gonna start dinner.
Trouble was, if I didn't have a good story, well, I'd just make one up.
Such a kidder.
Brandon, no one will see you.
Nobody's home.
The doors are locked.
I'll tell you what.
I'll even turn my back.
- You did agree to this.
- I did? Yes, you did.
Now, come on.
Come on, Brandon, just loosen up.
Start with the feet first, don't even worry about the hands.
You following me, Brandon? Brandon, that's not what I call giving it your all.
You're not giving it your anything.
Well, you see, that music just wasn't quite right.
Now, this music, I like much better.
- You wanna slow-dance? - Yeah, any objections? No, none at all.
Good.
Because I know this one dance, you may have heard of it, it's called the Brandon waltz.
No, no, I haven't heard of it.
I guess you're gonna have to teach me.
- Can I take your plate? - Why, sure, honey.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
Thank you for dinner, Mrs.
Scanlon.
It was great.
You have to come again soon, sometime when Conrad isn't away on business.
But thank heavens we have Henry here, filling in, guarding the homestead.
Why don't we put on a videotape of the ranch, then you can see? I don't think she's at all interested in our home movies, Mother.
But we have those terrific horse shows, - and we have Scotty jumping.
- I don't wanna see Scotty jumping.
Scotty is dead.
I have to apologise for my daughter.
She hasn't been herself since that nasty mess with that disgusting teacher.
Do you have to keep talking about it? Seems to me that you were the one who talked about it first, weren't you, Sue? Yes, I was.
So if you started it, well, then, you ought to finish it, - don't you think? - Henry I'm sorry, but I don't believe I ever got a clear explanation of exactly what that whole nasty mess was all about.
- Henry, for heaven's sake - All I've heard is a lot of talk about how he tried to seduce her, tried to have his way with her.
I wanna know exactly what she's saying he did.
And what she did to make him think he could make such advances.
What are you talking about? Sue didn't do anything.
Is that right, Sue? You didn't do anything, huh? No.
No, that's not right at all.
I was the one who tried to seduce him.
- Susan.
- It's true.
I tried to kiss him, but he wouldn't let me.
It was me.
So on behalf of the entire Blaze staff, AP English and everybody else here, we know this has been a big ordeal for you, man.
It's good to have you back.
- Thanks for the support, you guys.
- No sweat, man.
I don't think my brother ever would've gotten over it if you had really left.
Then it's a good thing I didn't have to.
I gotta go.
I told Mrs.
Teasley I'd be right back.
Brandon, I just wanna say, for once, I'm glad I was wrong.
Yeah, me too, chief.
So are you done being sick now? - I think so.
- Good.
Why? You worried about me, Kelly? Hey, what are friends for? Listen, I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions.
Don't apologise.
You gave me a lot of food for thought.
Well, at least you cleared your name.
Yeah, I guess.
- You're thinking about Sue.
- It's hard not to.
- How's she doing? - I don't know.
Her mother's keeping her in seclusion, and I was planning to drop by her house later.
If you can help her, whatever you can do, it'd be great.
Hi, Mrs.
Scanlon.
Is Sue home? Sue isn't seeing anyone but family right now.
Sorry.
I just thought that maybe you could just Yeah, but you're her senior buddy.
Look, that's not gonna get me very far in that household.
She shouldn't be so isolated.
I mean, who knows what she's thinking? She's probably feeling very guilty and depressed right now.
Well, being shut up in that house cannot improve her mental health.
That has gotta be one of the spookiest families I have ever been in contact with.
Look, I know, but what can we do? Somebody's gotta get in there.
And I think I know someone who has the best chance.
Who? Don't look at me like that.
Please, Donna.
We think this is a really critical time.
Look, Sue hasn't been in school for days, and you know how self-destructive she can be.
- Well, what can I do? - You can be her friend, Donna.
She probably thinks she doesn't have any left.
You don't think she'd do anything major, do you? There's no way to know if she's suicidal unless we get in there to talk.
You said yourself, Mrs.
Scanlon would not let anybody in.
Only family.
Well, I'm not exactly considered a member of the family.
No.
But your boyfriend is.
How did I let myself get talked into this? Because you care about Sue and you know that Scott would've wanted you to look after her.
Well, don't you think this calls for professional help? Well, maybe it's not as bad as we think.
I mean, Mrs.
Scanlon sounded thrilled to hear from you.
Yeah, well, any time Mrs.
Scanlon's thrilled, you know it's a bad sign.
David.
Hi.
Come on in, you guys.
My mom is gonna be so happy you're here.
David.
You have gotten so tall now.
Somehow I still expect you to come up just to my chin.
Yeah, I just kept on growing.
Luckily Donna sort of levelled off.
Sue, you look good.
How are you feeling? Fine.
How are you? Sue, go tell Uncle Henry to put some more meat on the grill.
- No, that's okay.
- No, no, no.
We're having a barbecue, and you have to stay.
Well, actually, we were just worried because Sue wasn't in school.
Yes, well, that school, that was the problem.
You kids are almost finished, thank God.
But the thought of four more years? Sue would not have survived it.
You're pulling her out of West Beverly? Absolutely.
Well, where's she going to go? We're moving.
We just decided.
Conrad is looking at houses right now in Oklahoma, near my family.
Oklahoma? The children need a healthy environment, that's all there is to it.
Imagine this: fresh air, no traffic, a community with wholesome family values.
And Conrad is on the road so much, it doesn't matter where he's based.
Well, don't you think that's kind of a sudden decision? Oh, it's not gonna be easy to leave this house, believe me.
All the happy times that we've had here.
And you've been here to share so many of them with us.
Big events and the milestones.
Anyway, we are gonna have a whole fresh start.
So come on out in the backyard, because we need to celebrate.
Amy, slow down.
David, what is going on? These people act like everything is fine and dandy.
Well, the Scanlons love barbecues.
- Sue, can I talk to you for a minute? - Sure.
Listen, I just wanted to make sure everything was all right.
Well, why wouldn't it be? Well, I just thought, with everything you've been going through, you might need someone to talk to.
Well, what do you care? I mean, really.
We were just worried, that's all.
I mean, Brenda, Andrea, even Mr.
Meyers.
Well, everything's absolutely fine.
I mean, I have my family.
They're the ones who really care about me.
So you can just tell everybody else to stop worrying.
Well? I don't think I'm very good at this.
The more they say everything is all right, the worse I feel.
Do you kids want hot dogs or hamburgers? So, what's the deal with Uncle Henry? Well, he was Scott's favourite uncle.
But I guess last time when he was in Oklahoma something happened, because he called him a jerk and never talked about him again.
Come on, Amy, you forgot to pick up your stuff.
Uncle Henry said I didn't have to.
Sue.
When your father's out of town, I'm in charge.
So don't think that you can call the shots.
Come on, Amy.
Sue.
Hi.
I was looking all over for you.
Well, I've been here.
Look, before we go, I just I wanted you to know that I understand if you don't feel like talking.
But if you change your mind, you can call me anytime.
Or David.
And I really do mean that.
Well, what would we talk about? Whatever you want.
Are the kids at school talking about me? I'm not gonna lie to you.
They're curious about what really happened.
And of course, it is none of their business.
I just keep thinking about what Andrea said.
What did Andrea say? She said that kids just don't make up stories abo About Well, that it has to come from somewhere.
- Anyway.
- Do you wanna know what happened? I'll tell you what happened.
He was kissing me and touching me.
I don't know who started it.
It could have been me.
He said it was me.
But then I didn't want to anymore, and I pulled away.
But he wouldn't let me.
He wouldn't let me go.
He hurt me.
If Mr.
Meyers did this to you, why'd you take it back? Because it wasn't Mr.
Meyers.
It wasn't him at all.
It was my It was my uncle.
It's always been my uncle.
Yeah, I mean, it's just not the same city it was when we moved here, not by a long shot.
Mom, I need to tell you something.
What? You were right after all, Andrea.
Sue didn't make it up.
But I'm sure Mrs.
Scanlon never even suspected - that her brother was a child abuser.
- Boy, he was smooth.
Yeah, now I know why Scott didn't like the guy.
So Sue was afraid he'd start with the little sister? I mean, how unbelievably awful.
Well, at least Sue doesn't have to carry the secret around by herself anymore.
Now she can start getting help.
Hey, Bren.
- Dylan.
- Guess what.
- Hi.
You're not contagious anymore.
- That's right.
So did you break the bad news to Donna? What bad news? You were looking forward to voting in the election.
- It's too late.
- It is not.
It's two weeks away.
No, he means it's too late to register to vote.
So I guess you guys are gonna have to sit this one out with the rest of us.
- But I registered months ago.
- You did? Don, I never thought you were so civic-minded.
Are you kidding? I've been waiting my whole life to vote.
- Way to go, Donna.
- So then you are familiar with the Coastal Waters Initiative? The what? Donna, allow me to share with you my firsthand personal experience with the hazards of pollution in our seas.
Excuse me.
Hey, guys.
Hey, Nat, you got something for me? - Here you go.
- Thank you, sir.
- And don't spend it all in one place.
- Spend it all in one place.
I won't.
- Nikki, let's go.
- Where are you guys off to? We're gonna check out the new dance club on Robertson.
- See you guys.
- Bye.
Brandon.
In a hurry to go dancing? Well, you see, David, in a relationship, you learn important things about the other person.
For example, I have learned how dancing makes Nikki feel.
And how is that, Brandon? Romantic.
Bacteria is being poured into our oceans that will make you physically ill to go close to the water.
Let us go.
- Goodbye.
- Bye.
- So long.
- Good night-y.