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This isn't going
Well, is it?

Well, it depends on
Who you ask.

Yeah. If you're
An enraged parent
With a misguided agenda,

It's going great.

Correct me if I'm wrong,
Superintendent,

But I don't recall
The board of ed
Passing any rule

That allows a lunatic to
Start handing out
Death sentences

Just because one of our kids
Acted like a kid!

Please, please, please.

As I've mentioned,

I've strongly urged
Principal green

To reconsider his decision,

But as much as I wish
It weren't so,

Principal green
Has final say

In all capeside high
Disciplinary matters!

Dr. Fielding,
Dr. Fielding, may I?

Oh, yes, please.

Please. Mr. Caufield.

Do you consider yourself
A member of this community?

Yes.

Are going to let
The personal prejudices

Of an outsider
Ruin my son's future?

I can't take this anymore.
I have to say something.

This is ridiculous.

This whole thing has been
Blown out of proportion.

This is a pta meeting,
Young lady,

Not a pep rally.

Now, you'll have
Your seat, please.

Isn't anyone going
To defend principal green

For everything
That he's done?

Miss potter, my son
Tells me that you
Are the one

Whose mural
Was destroyed.

This has nothing
To do with me, ok?

You're exactly right.

What it has to do with
Is the scare tactics

Of a man whose extremism
And notions of justice

Are better suited
For urban war zones

Than our civilized
Community.

You did not just say
What I think you said.

What I'm saying
Is that

If this educator
Were doing his job
In any capacity,

None of us would
Have to be here
Tonight.

And if you were doing
Your job as a parent,
Mr. Caufield,

Maybe your son would
Still be in school
Right now.

He has a file
In the guidance office
Over an inch thick.

Look, principal green
Is a fair man.

I'm sure he seems
That way to you, dear,

And to maybe some
Of the other students,

Whose families don't
Embr--

Don't what?

Don't embrace the values
That we as a community--

You don't know anything
About her family!

People! That's enough!

As of this friday at 3:00,

If principal green has not
Reduced matt caufield's
Expulsion

To a more
Reasonable sentence,

I will ask him to tender
His resignation.

This meeting is adjourned!

This is ridiculous.

Did what I think
Just happened happen?

Fielding's going
To railroad green
Into changing his ruling.

Either that
Or out of town.

Ok. Let's go.

He'll be expecting
Green's resignation.

For now this is
Sherry eisler of wkwb

Reporting from
Downtown capeside.

Hello, sherry.

Miss leery.

I mean gale.
It's--it's great
To see you.

You look terrific.

So do you.

Hey, congratulations
On making field reporter.

That's a long way from
The shy intern that I hired.

Well, I could say
I owe it all to you.

The new generation
Of female reporters
Would be nowhere

Without veteran
Trailblazers like
Yourself.

So, uh, what's your story?

You were inside there.
Didn't you see?

I saw a bunch
Of out of control parents,

Which, for this town,
Is hardly news.

Maybe, but what
About the principal
Expelling a kid

For the rest
Of the year?

He sounds like
A real whacko to me.

Come on, sherry.
We gotta move.

Ah, we got to get
Going.

Got a deadline to make.

You remember those days.

Oh. It was great
Seeing you, gale.

Hmm. You, too, sherry.

What happened in there
Was so unjust,

Not to mention
Personally demoralizing.

You know how
This system works, jo.

Convicts,
Mental defectives,

And people under
The age of 18

Are routinely denied
The chance to
Participate

In decisions
That affect their
Everyday lives.

And the problem is that
The squeaky wheel gets
All the grease.

I mean, all these idiots
Rant and rave about
Low test scores.

I mean, the people
Who are perfectly happy
With the way things are

Just sit back
And mind their own business.

True. Happy, satisfied
People rarely attend

Emergency pta meetings.

And teenagers, I mean,
Come on.

They'd have to be coaxed
And prodded

Before they'd actually
Set down their play stations,
Turn off trl,

And do something
About something.

You said it, sister.

So who's going
To rally the troops?

Obviously nobody.

You could.

Ha! Yeah, joey potter
Against the system.

What am I going to do,
Paint another mural?

That'll help.

I don't even know
Why I bothered to go.

It was a total waste of time.

There were barely
Any students there,

And I got 2 sentences out
Before I was attacked.

Joey, you can't just
Expect people to rally
Around a cause

That doesn't exist.

They need leadership.
They need--

That's what pacey said.

Pacey?

What kind of a name
Is pacey?

I thing you're going
To want to see this.

I'm on the phone.

No, really. I think
You're going to want
To see this.

Safe schools,
But at what cost?

Concerned parents demanded
Actions and answers tonight

From capeside school
Superintendent byron fielding.

The uproar started
When a high school girl

Painted a mural that was
Intended to bring unity.

Instead, all it brought
Was discord

And the potential
Resignation

Of a high school principal
Under siege.

Howard green has thus far
Refused to comment publicly

On his controversial
Decision to expel
Matt caufield, a senior,

Accused of vandalizing
The so-called unity mural

And fighting with another
Boy who took exception
To the prank.

The other boy was let off
With only community service,

Leading some
In this community
To question green's motives

And wonder whether he's let
Some kind of personal agenda

Affect his judgment.

Joey potter, the girl
Who painted the mural,

Was present
At tonight's meeting

And summed it up best
When she said this

About caufield's
Harsh punishment.

This is ridiculous.

This whole thing has been
Blown out of proportion.

I never said that.

We believe you, sis.

Sherry eisler,
Wkwb reporting...

I mean, I said it,
But not in that context.

I mean, this isn't fair.
This--

No one is ever going
To give me the chance

To say everything
That I want to say.

You're right,
They won't.

Not unless you stand up
And demand to be heard,

Show them you won't
Be ignored.

What are you suggesting?

Well, norma rae, looks like
You took my advice after all.

And what advice was that?

This meeting.
Rallying the troops.

I have to say,
This is a big step
Forward for you.

I mean, I'm known as
The capeside crusader
Far and wide,

Breaking down
Sexual stereotypes,
Eradicating rogue teachers,

But you, you're definitely more
The rebel without
The cause type.

So, look, I just
Wanted to say

Don't hesitate to ask
For any help that you
Might need,

Seeing that this whole thing
Was my idea in the first place.

You were encouraging,
Yes, pacey,

But this meeting
Was hardly your idea.

If that's the way
You want to play,
It's fine with me.

If you want to pretend
Like you devised this
Whole call to action--

I didn't.

I'm all out.

Me, too.

Ahem!

Oh, that's right.
You guys have--

You guys
Have never met.

Um, pacey, this is a.J.

A.J., this is pacey.

Right, the one
With the peculiar name.

How you doing?

A.J. Came down to help us
Rally up the troops.

Yeah. To give capeside
A small taste of some

Tried and true
College protest action.

Quick!

Green's coming inside,

And you guys
Got to see this.

Green too extreme!

Green too extreme!

Joey.

After you.

Concerned parents
Showed up at capeside high today

To express their outrage
At a principal who
Many think

Has gone too far.

Thanks for helping out
Tonight, honey.

Don't thank me.
Thank dad.

He's the one who indentured me
To this servitude.

Not a moment too soon.

I must say,
This restaurant stuff,

It's a lot more work
Than I expected.

Well, I'm sorry I couldn't
Be here any sooner.

What happened at that
Meeting at joey's
Tonight?

You should've seen her.

Totally confident.

Totally inspired.

You're proud of her.

Yeah.

How can I not be?

I mean, she's finally
Standing up for herself

And fighting back
The way I always knew she could.

You know,

I can't help but feel
A part of that.

She's organizing
An action tomorrow

Outside the superintendent's
Office.

Well, she's got
A tough road
In front of her.

Especially with
That spokesmodel
Turned journalist

Misrepresenting her story.

Byron fielding--

You know
What kills me

Is to see
An important story

Done badly simply
Because the person
Covering it

Has no idea
How to decipher truth
From popular opinion.

Sounds like you miss it.

Yeah, I'd be lying
If I said I didn't,

But, hey, I got
This place now.

Onward and upward.

What if...

You tried
To tell the real story
About what's going on?

Relive my glory days
As a field reporter?

All you would need
To get back in the game
Is a camera.

And a crew.

In these days
Of digital video,
A crew is one person.

Oh, and just who would
My one person be?

You do have one
Indentured servant
At your disposal.

I don't know, honey.

Even if we did this
And we did it right,

There's no promise
That the station
Would run it.

They've made it clear
Many times over

That my services are
Past their prime.

Well, we're into doing
For the station.

We're doing it for you.

And for principal green

And for joey.

We barely have enough people
To fill a softball team,

Let alone change the world.

Rome wasn't built
In a day, joey.

Thanks for doing this.

Hot coffee is great
For morale.

No problem.
So where's joey?

She's getting ready
For her close-up.

She's great,
Isn't she?

A born leader.

Ah, she's a peach,
All right.

I'm going to ask you
A series of questions

About the nature
Of the protest

And where the movement
Came from,

And then I think
We should concentrate--

Gale! What's this?

I'm doing a story
On the green situation.

For cable?

I don't know.
Truth be told,

I was thinking about
Submitting it to roger
At the station.

Good luck with that.

Joey, I would love
To get a follow-up
Interview with you.

In your frosted
Blonde dreams, barbie.

You didn't think I was
Too hard on her?

Felt about right to me.

What is it?

Superintendent fielding
Wants to see you.

Me?

The first signs
Of resistance falling.

Why don't I get
That feeling?

Because fielding
Is an unscrupulous,
Ineffectual jerk

Who cares more about
Job security than about what
Anybody out here thinks.

He's only going
To threaten you, jo.

I don't think you should
Go in there.

What do you think?

I'd go.

Ms. Josephine potter,
Correct?

Yes.

Have a seat.

I assume you know
Who I am.

The man who shows up
For football games
And graduation.

I appreciate
A sense of humor,

Though I prefer to think
Of my involvement in your life

As a touch more personal
Than that.

I hear you're responsible
For that dissonant clamoring
Outside.

That true?

Well, parents
Can picket a school,

Students can picket
A superintendent's
Office.

Fair enough.

And just what is it
You intend to accomplish

With this first amendment
Display?

Well, it's our belief
That principal green
Was right

In expelling
Matt caufield,

And he shouldn't be
Forced into changing
His ruling

Simply because--
No one's forcing him.

Pardon me, dr. Fielding,

But you threatened
To ask for his
Resignation--

That wasn't a threat.

that was a direct request.

As a representative
Of the student body,
I'm telling you

What is happening
To principal green
Is wrong.

As far as I know,

All you represent is
That meager handful
Of students

Out there right now.
And that's it.

Well, there's
More of us.

Oh, really?

Yeah! A lot more.

In fact, we have
A--a student-signed
Petition

With 300 signatures.

300?

Mm-hmm. And there's
Going to be a rally
Tomorrow night.

I mean, if you think
The crowd last night
Was vocal,

You just wait
Until tomorrow.

I didn't know about this.

Make no mistake,
Dr. Fielding,

There's a voice
That doesn't agree with
What's happening here,

And that voice
Will be heard.

I'm all ears.

Now, I suggest that you
And your friends hurry
Back to school

Before that principal
You love so dearly

Has to serve you with detention
For cutting class.

Who's cutting class?

I'm out sick
With a cold.

Dawson, mrs. Leery.

To what do I owe
A late afternoon
Honor?

We're here
For your interview.

Interview?
What interview?

For the story that I'm hoping
To run on channel 3

About the situation
In the community

As a result of
Matt caufield's
Expulsion.

I talked to nikki
This afternoon.
She said it was ok.

I just wanted you to
Have an opportunity
To speak,

For everyone to know
Your side of the story.

I know my side of the story.
That's all that matters.

I'm sorry, but my daughter
Misinformed you.

Mr, green,
For what it's worth,

People severely
Misinterpreted you
And this entire situation.

Are you sure
You don't want a chance
To explain your actions?

It's not my job to prove
To people that I'm
A fair and decent man.

If they don't know that
By now,

Some sound bite
On a television show
Is not going to help.

When you see
A good fight,
Get in it.

Dr. King's words,

But your lesson
To me.

This is not a good fight,
Nikki.

The more I try
To prove myself,

The more I empower
This insane notion

That I'm an enraged man
On a bigoted tirade.

I'm sorry, but I can't
Grant you the interview.

Have a nice day.

I'm just saying
It might've been nice

To have a little
Heads up before you
Invented a petition

With over
300 signatures.

I don't think
We have 300 students
At our school.

She had to bluff.

How else was
She going to get
The guy's respect?

Right. Look, it'll
Be fine, pacey.

Just tell us what we're doing
To get people to come
To the rally.

That bluff's going
To be a little bit
Harder to pull off.

A petition is
Easy enough to fake.

You just convince kids
That you're campaigning

For extra chocolate milk
Days at the cafeteria,

But for a rally,
You got to produce
Actual bodies.

Those are problems.
We need solutions.

All right,
Which we have.

See, pacey, here,
Said think internet,

So jack is right now
Putting an announcement

On the capeside website,
And andy is getting word out
The old-fashioned way.

Ok, if you don't come,
Then you can forget
About me participating

When it comes to me putting
All those little names
And faces together

In the yearbook, ok?

Great. Ha! Personal touch
Is always nice when
It comes to blackmail.

Oh, I should call--hello?

Hello? Oh, no.
Hold on one second.

Bessie!

Yeah?

Oh, for you.

Hello.

Joey!

We designed
A new flyer,

For your approval of course.

Great. Great.

Good, 'cause I already
Ordered 500 copies.

How are we going
To pay for that?

We're not, actually.

Pacey managed to
Convince a civil-minded
Copy shop owner

To run them for free.

He did?

Yes, he did.

Ok.

Ok, attention,
Everyone.

Look, I know you're all
Working very hard,

And we're only 20 people
Right now,

But by tomorrow night,
We have to be 200 at least,

So keep up
The hard work.

We got many miles to go
Before we can sleep.

Great job.

Hey!

Are you sure
You've never
Done this before?

Yeah. I can't believe
I'm doing it now.

Well, believe it,
'cause it's happening.

Thanks to you.

You're the one that
Convinced me to do it
In the first place

And you came
All the way down here.

I couldn't have done it
Without you.

You ok?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah. I think I'm
Just going to hang
Some of these flyers up.

Ok. I just got
A phone call.

What is it?

Some concerned citizen
Wanted me to know

That letting high school
Students use my place
Of business

As their point of attack
Against the system

Is not the best way to keep
My business afloat.

I don't get it.

You don't, do you?

You never do.

Look, bessie,
It was probably just

A stupid little prank,

And I wouldn't be
Surprised

If matt caufield
Did it himself.

Bess, relax. I'm--I'm
Sure it's no big deal.

What if it wasn't
A prank?

We can't afford to
Antagonize the people

Who hold the mortgage
On this house.

Or at least bodie and I can't.

We'll still be living here
When you go to college.

So I'm just supposed
To sit around
And wait patiently

Until I get out
Of this town?

I'm not allowed
To criticize it
Or even change it

In any way?

I didn't say that.

Look, I can't
Stop now, bessie.

Is that what you
Want me to do?

Jo, jo, no one's
Asking you to stop.

I think bessie just wants you
To be realistic about
The situation.

I am being realistic.

Spending all this time
And effort defending a man

Who won't even defend himself.
How is that realistic?

He shouldn't have
To defend himself.

He didn't do
Anything wrong.

You're sure this kid
Doesn't deserve another chance?

Everyone at school
Knows that capeside high

Is a much better place
Without matt caufield.

The students know it
And the teachers know it.

So all these parents,
They're just wrong?

Yes. You weren't
At that meeting.

You don't know what
Mr. Caufield said, ok?

He's got his own
Personal agenda,

And I'm not just
Talking about saving
His son's ass.

What do you mean?

She means all these
Concerned citizens

Wouldn't be fighting
This decision so hard

If principal green
Were white.

They would still
Be upset.

Upset, yeah,
And they might try
And take action about it,

But not like this.

There wouldn't be this level
Of anger and hostility

And misunderstanding,

And they certainly wouldn't
Try and threaten the family

Of some teenage girl
Trying to speak her mind.

I give up.
Joey, you want to change

The world from our living room,
Fine. Whatever.

Sorry.

It's ok.

Too bad you're not
A paying guest.

This scene
Would have been

Even more
Heinously awkward.

Look, uh, this is probably not
The best time to say this,

But, uh...

You're leaving?

Yeah. I figure since
I've alienated you

From your sister

And completely undermined
The financial viability

Of your family business,

My work here is done.

You can't leave.
I mean we just
Started.

I could give you
Another room,

Maybe something
Without nautical
Wallpaper.

No, no. I got to go.

I got papers to write.

Actually, papers to grade.

Listen, jo, you think
You need me, but you don't.

You're surrounded
By a lot of people
Who believe in you.

Good people.

Smart people.

I mean, even pacey
Turned out to be
Not such a bad guy.

What gave you that idea?

Well, I'm an excellent
Judge of character.

I found you, didn't I?

Uh, pacey, I think
You got that one covered.

Hurricane won't take it down.

Ha ha.

You know, it might make you
Feel better if you
Talk about it.

Talk about what?

About what's bothering you.

There's nothing
Bothering me.

Ha ha. Fine.

Fine.

I'm fine.

Ok. So I do kinda of
Have a problem.

Yeah, I noticed.

It's that obvious, huh?

Yeah, it's becoming so.

Do you think it would be
At all possible to,

I don't know,
Pretend like it
Wasn't that obvious?

Well, only if we pretend
To have a conversation
About it.

You really want to
Make me do that?

Ok.

Ha. Ok.

Um, let's just say
For the sake
Of argument,

That I had
Gotten myself into
An impossible situation.

That I had,
Hypothetically speaking,

Fallen for
Or was in the process
Of falling for

The worst possible
Person that I could
Ever fall for.

What would you
Tell me to do?

Well, I guess
I would tell you
That impossible situations

Are only made better
By doing something
About them.

So I should just go
And declare myself
To her

So that she could
Laugh in my face?

That's a great idea.

How do you know
That's how she'd react?

Well, I have it
On pretty good authority

That my rough charms
Don't really register

On her rarefied
Romantic pallet.

I mean, let's face it.

I got duckie
Written all over me.

Duckie?

Yeah, duckie.

Molly ringwald's
Best friend from
pretty in pink?

The guy who
Definitely does not
Get the girl.

Yes, but he makes the girl
Feel good about herself.

He does. He stands by her
Through innumerable
Fashion emergencies.

He humiliates himself
By lip-syncing
In a public place,

And he takes her
To the prom.

Where she promptly dumps
Him for another guy.

Ha ha ha.

All right.

The question is, pace,

This...Girl that you have
Developed impossible
Feelings for,

Are you going
To stand by her in
A very duckie-like fashion

Or are you going to let
Hurt feelings and pride

Prevent you from being
The friend

That you so innocently
Purport yourself to be?

I guess it just hurts.
That's all.

Well, that just means
That it isn't pretend anymore.

Mom, why are we doing this?

If green won't talk,
Why are we interviewing
Fielding?

Because there's
2 sides to every story,

And it's not our job
To editorialize.

Well, I'm sorry,

But it's my
Editorial opinion

That the world's heard enough
From this side.

Honey, if I didn't
Do this interview,

I'd be just like
Sherry,

Picking the news
That I want to tell.

Well, why shouldn't you?

Everyone else does
These days.

No, not the best
Journalists.

The best ones just ask
The right questions.

That's the only way
That the truth
Can surface.

Dr. Fielding will
See you now.

What we're asking
Principal green to do

Is not an unreasonable
Request.

Simply readmit one student
Who may have caused
A little trouble

Here or there.

Yes, but most
Of matt caufield's
Fellow students

Side with principal green
On this one.

Green could offer
To shorten the school day

By 15 minutes,
They'd follow him anywhere.

They can make
A lot of noise, though.

This rally, for instance.

They can rally all night
For all the good
It's going to do them.

Howard green has
Until friday at 3:00

To rescind his ruling

Or its going to be
His last day at capeside.

It would seem to me
That firing principal green

Is as extreme as him
Choosing to expel
Matt caufield.

Now, are you really sure
That firing their principal
Is what's best for the students?

It's what's best
For this community.

Ah, and that's who
You're responsible to,
The community?

Ultimately, yes.

Could I ask you
To read something
For me, sir?

Of course.

Could you please read
Line item number one
On that page?

Ah...

"I hereby declare to,
Above all else,

"Protect and serve
The welfare of each student

In this district
To the best of..."

"My ability."

What is this?

A contract for capeside
Superintendent of schools,

The one which states
What he's hired to do.

In fact,
That is your signature
On the bottom of that page,

Dr. Fielding, is it not?

Yes. Yes, it is.

So what you're holding
Is a contract,

Which you've signed,
Which states that your
Number one priority

Should be to these students
And their welfare.

In fact, it doesn't say
Anything about the community
Anywhere in that contract, sir.

Correct?

This interview is at an end.

Nikki?

Can a concerned father
Ask where his
Daughter's going

In such a hurry?

He can, but he's not
Going to like the answer.

Joey's rally.

You could come with me,
You know.

You already know
My position on that.

I'm not sure I know
Your position on anything
Anymore.

You spend so much time
Trying to protect
How you're seen

For fear that they're
Going to paint you
As some angry man.

I am angry.

And why
Shouldn't I be?

Nikki, do you have
Any idea how much
It hurts to know

That I did
The right thing?

And I'm doing
The right thing.

And because of someone's
Deep-seated fears,

It's not working.

Now, I don't want
To leave these kids,

And I don't want
To leave this town,

And I certainly don't
Want to put you
Through this.

So, yes, I am angry.

But if I show men
Like robert caufield
One flash of this anger,

They will use it
Against me.

The people tonight
Aren't like that.

They're on your side.

They--they support you.

They're fighting for you,
For us.

And they need to know that,
Win or lose, you support them.

Now, I'd say that pacey
Did a pretty impressive job

Of getting the word out
To the people.

Don't you think?

Yeah. Speaking of pacey,

I haven't seen
Or heard from him all day.

Testing! Testing.

1,2, testing.
unos, dos. ok!

As you can see,
We're not having any
Technical difficulties,

So I'd like to turn it over
To the lady who's
Responsible

For gathering us
All here tonight.

Let's give her a nice
Warm round of applause,
Shall we?

Without further ado,
Ms. Joey potter!

Think I warmed
Them up for you?

Ahem!

Well, uh, everyone's
Been coming up to me
In the last week,

Asking me why
I'm doing this.

Even people in my family.

I've certainly asked myself
Plenty of times.

And it's not because
Matt caufield trashed

My extracurricular
Art project and I've sworn
Eternal vengeance.

It's because some people
In our town seem to think

That our principal doesn't
Know what's best for us,

That he's some sort
Of an outsider.

But how can he
Be an outsider
When he's been there

Walking the halls
Of our school with us

Every day since september?

When he's taken the time
To get to know us,

To figure out our talents,
Whether they be filmmaking

Or student government
Or painting

And supported and encouraged
All of us who don't even
Know yet

What our talents are.

How can he be
An outsider

When he's been there
With us every day,

Trying to make our lives
Better?

I thought that's what
We could do tonight--

Talk about how
Principal green has made
Our lives a lot better.

Ok, no hands. Uh...

I'm starting to feel like
I'm back in mr. Peterson's
English class.

That's better.

Andie.

Well, the 2 most
Important things

That I learned
From principal green

Were that mistakes and setbacks
Aren't necessarily
Irreversible.

And if you can't
Learn from yourself,

Then you can't learn
From anybody.

He doesn't treat us
Like children, even
When we act like them.

He treats us
With respect

And listens to what
We have to say.

We've been trying
To form this
Committee...

I don't really know
Very many of you.

I'm the new kid and all.

But what I do I know
About you is what
My father tells me

At home over dinner,
While we're watching tv,

When we're doing the dishes,

Because that's
What he talks about.

That's all he talks about,

His students,
His school.

I had mixed feelings
About coming here
This evening.

But after sitting at home
And thinking about
Some of the things

My daughter said earlier,

It was clear that
I needed to come.

She said, "Dad, those people
Are on your side.

They're fighting for you."

And so I wanted to come

And to say thank you
For your support.

Now, neither myself
Nor dr. Fielding

Seem to be willing to budge
On this particular issue,

And so it looks like
I'll be leaving.

As I look around
This evening,

I'm motivated,

Because I see
A room full of people

Who have chosen to harness
Their inner power

As individuals.

Regardless of the outcome
Of this situation,

Know that I thank you.

All of you.

Thank you.

So you did it.

You rallied to a certain
Someone's side

In a very duckie-like
Manner.

Yeah. Mission accomplished.

How do you feel?

To be honest?

I feel like dog meat.

She didn't even
Thank me.

She will...

One day.

How can you be
So sure?

Because every duck
Has his day.

Just ask henry.

You ready to go?

Whenever you are.

Think she'll let us
In the house?

Bessie? If she doesn't,
We'll sleep in the car.

Wanna drive?

Stick shift?
No, thanks.

I think I've
Had enough--

Challenges this week.

Backing down
From a challenge?

That doesn't sound like
The joey potter I know.

It certainly
Wasn't the one

In front of all those
People tonight.

You saw?

Yeah.

Well, alexander here,

He just insisted
On coming.

See, he's extremely proud
Of his aunt joey.

Really.

Oh, yeah. When
You're not around,

He goes on and on about
How talented you are

And how smart...

And how brave.

You know,
On second thought,

Maybe I will
Drive us home.

Come in.

Ah, ms. Potter.

You haven't been
In my office
In a long time.

You haven't gotten yourself
In trouble, I hope.

You have a few minutes.

You could still
Change your mind.

Is that what you want?

No, I...

Maybe.

I don't know.

Why is that?

I know that you're
Doing the right thing.

It's just, uh...

I can't help but feeling
That maybe I, uh...

I failed you.

We couldn't stop them.

We weren't loud enough
Or...

Or strong enough.

And I'm really sorry.

Joey.

Look at me.

In all my years
In education,

I have never felt
More successful

Than I feel right now.

Do you understand that?

Thank you
For fighting for me.

You're welcome.

I guess it's time
To go home.

After you.

I'll see you,
Mr. Green.

See you, joey.

Tell everyone that
I can be down there

In less than an hour.

Ok.

Ok, I'll see you then.

That sounds like
Distinctly good news.

They're gonna run it--
Our story, tonight.

They want me
To race down now

And tape an intro
At the station.

Mom, that's terrific.

Oh, and that's
Not all.

One of the executive
Producers asked me

If I would be
Interested in doing

A few other
Special reports

In the upcoming
Months.

That's great.
What'd you tell them?

I told them
I'd get back to them...

In about 20 years

If and when I retire
From the restaurant
Business.

You're kidding?

I thought this is
What you wanted.

No. I think
What I wanted

Was just my chance
To say no,

To leave
On my own terms,

To start fresh
With no regrets.

And I can do that now
Because of you.

What did I do?

What you always do.
You inspired me, honey,

The way that you
Inspire everybody.

You see, as much as
You think you've
Changed, dawson,

You're still
The quiet hero--

Stepping in
At the right time,

Lending your efforts,

Never asking
For a reward in return.

You're smart, capable,
Sincere.

See, I think
You're editorializing.

Oh, come on.

Just a little bit
Farther.

A couple more steps.

Right here. Whoa.
Stop. Right there.

Perfect. We're here.

Pacey, I don't know where
You think "Here" is,

But it seems to me
We're nowhere.

Think back with me
For just a second.

Do you remember how
This whole thing
Started?

It started with
A girl, a wall...

And a paintbrush.

You bought me a paintbrush?

No, lame-o.

I stole this from your
Permanent collection.

You bought me a wall?

Not bought. Rented.

And this thing didn't
Come cheap, either.

It cost me 100 bucks.

You bought me a wall?

You said that already.

Look, it's a limited
Time offer,

So you should
Get cracking.

Pacey, did you
Fail to notice

The size of this thing?

I just thought
Your next endeavor

Should be
Bigger and better
Than your last one.

It's important that
You keep on growing

Both as a person
And as an artist.

I also got you this.

I know it's not gonna
Cover the whole thing,

But, as the saying goes,
The journey of a thousand miles

Begins with
A single step.

I'm going to need
Your help on this one.

No, no, no.
Not this time.

You're on your own,
Sister.

Pacey, you're unbelievable.

As soon as I think
I have you all figured out,

You go and you do
Something so outrageous

That completely
Challenges me

In a way that no one else
Would even think of,

That...

In case I don't
Say it enough...

Thank you.

It's about time, potter.

It's about time.