All language subtitles for SquadGoals.2018.WEB-DL.x264-FGT

'Okay, this can't happen again.'

'This mask is not where
it was supposed to be.'

The flowers were not where
they're supposed to be.

So this needs to
be on stage left.

'This needs be on stage right.'

'And that's that-how
that works.'

'Arms, make your last embrace.'

'And lips, you are the
doors of breath.'

Seal with a righteous kiss

the deal I have made
with death forever.

And then in this part,
I go in for the kiss.

Ah, Romeo, don't get
ahead of yourself.

See you on set.

So here's my take
on a high school

veteran journalist that I am.

Just about everything we do,
we do because we are afraid.

'Hey, Angela, over here.'

Afraid of not being able
to get into college.

Afraid of not being able
to pay for college.

Afraid of not being able to
meet our parents' expectations.

Afraid of being
socially isolated.

Afraid of our futures.
Afraid of our pasts.

Afraid of being alone.

Jordan, Angela,
let me get a pic.

Smile.

And even though a part of me
knows that these fears are

for the most part,
suburban, cry me a river

hashtag stop-whining-like
a-little-baby type problems

it is also true that sometimes

our fear is
completely justified.

My dear Juliet.

Why are you still so beautiful?

Did you get good pics?

Oh, sorry for asking.

'I'll forget about
all the bad luck'

that has troubled me.

Eyes, look out for
the last time.

Arms, make your last embrace.

And lips, you are the
doors to breath.

- Powerful performance.
- Nate.

Well, seriously though, Jordan
just oozes masculinity.

He's like Brando out there.

And Angela is Juliet.

I mean, she plays
comatose really well.

She's actually almost
making me forget

the degree to which she's
a full-blown bitch.

Stop.

Come, bitter poison.

Come, unsavory guide,
you desperate pilot.

Set the sea-weary
ship into the rocks.

Here's to my love.

Oh.

'That pharmacist was honest.'

His drugs work quickly.

So I die with a kiss.

Romeo?

Romeo?

Jordan?

'Jordan!'

Somebody, help me!

'When a free radical is
introduced to a closed system'

the potential result is an
explosive chemical reaction.

Excuse me, Jane, if I may?

Uh, yes, Ms. Pope.

Hi, everyone.

So, we've all been through a
very traumatic experience

with the death of Jordan.

And I would like to
introduce Emily Hodges.

She's a grief counselor.

This is gonna be awkward.

Is your mom counseling
or grieving...

- Shut up.
- I'm just saying.

Hi.

I know many of you are
feeling anxiety..

Stress, deep loss, and sadness.

These feelings are
very hard to process

and they are completely normal.

Please come talk to me.

I have an office next to Ms.
Pope's

and my door is always open.

And on a final note

there will likely be
reporters poking around here

over the next few days asking
questions about Jordan.

I wanna be very clear.

No one is to talk to the media.

Let's just keep this within
the Westbrook family.

Thank you, Jane.

Must be so weird.

What? Being the grief
counselor's daughter

and having her right here
all up in my business?

Oh, yeah. It's delightful.

Come on, you guys are so tight.

See, but I'm working on the
whole teen angst thing

and I feel like I should
be saying she sucks.

- Hey, Nate.
- What am I, chopped liver?

Wait for it. God, almost..

Wait for it.

Yeah. Got it. Yeah.

Nate, that's so mean.

It's all part of my charm.

Dude, show them the
one from the play.

Oh, of Jordan? Slightly
less charming.

- 'Little horrific, actually.'
- Oh, I can't look at these.

Jordan was my first
"♪SquadGoals" interview.

That's so sad.

So what, they're saying it
was his peanut allergy?

It's so weird you
can die from that.

I don't even get
how it happened.

He was so vigilant about it.

I mean, the whole school was.

There was nothing
in the lunchroom.

Nothing in the vending machines.

I know, it's so unfair. I
haven't had a Snickers bar

since, like, middle school.

I'm just saying my rights
have been violated.

Rumor has it, this totally
opens up the scholarship.

Yeah, Jordan was a shoo-in.

You mean, the whole
World Patrons thing?

Oh, it's a sweet deal.
I mean, full books

and board, everything.

Hey, maybe I have a shot now.

Probably better shot than I do.

Wrong. You're perfect for it.

The top citizen at Westbrook.
That's a laugh.

So, uh, how's the yearbook
going, by the way?

Oh, it's fine. Whatever.

It's genius. People are actually
gonna buy it this year.

- Stop.
- 'I'm serious.'

Interviewing every clique.
I love it.

You got the granolas,
the emos, the nerds.

Hello!

But how am I supposed to focus

on the yearbook when this
whole death by peanut thing

is so suspicious, right?

- Little bit, yeah.
- What do you mean?

He had an allergy. I mean,
people die from that.

We even had an
assembly about it.

I'm not denying he had
an allergy, Gill.

- It's just.. Pope...
- Is a horrible person?

That, and the fact that
the first thing she said

was don't talk to the media.

That's something you
say when you're trying

'to cover something up.'

Yeah, remember the whole
media blackout thing

after the grade inflation?

I mean, she's a total
corporate robot.

You guys are so paranoid.

I'm just saying, my
Spidey sense is tingling.

- It is weird.
- Oh, you mean Rudy?

Well, yeah, Rudy. But,
the whole Jordan thing.

I mean, somebody
should dig into it.

Sounds like a job for you, girl.

- What?
- You're the reporter.

I mean, look, we already
have to do interviews.

You might as well kill two
birds with one stone.

'See if your Spidey
sense is on point.'

- I like it.
- Sweet.

Let's you and me do
some interviews.

So, what do you know?

Not much more than I
told you last night.

The police department isn't
going to investigate?

Let's talk in my office.

The police are saying they still
have some unanswered questions.

And, uh, I am going to
do everything I can

to get to the bottom of this.

But this is a particularly
delicate situation.

So, when you talk to the kids

I'm gonna need you to tell me
everything that you find out.

Well, what the kids say in
session with me is confidential.

'Unless it's relevant
to a crime.'

And we wouldn't want anything
hurting your daughter's school

would we?

No.

Of course not.

Look, I'm not asking you
to do anything illegal.

I just need you to be my
eyes and ears out there.

And if you hear something, I
wanna know about it first.

- Samantha.
- Hey.

How long have you
been standing there?

Oh, just got here.

Um, I'm doing a story
for "Squad Goals"

and I was wondering if
I could talk to you.

Of course, let me just take
your mom to her office.

You can wait here.

I'll be completely candid.

The Reynolds happen to be huge
financial supporters for us.

Very connected to the
Westbrook community.

So, the last thing we need is
for an intrusive investigation

to trigger our biggest backers
to pull their support.

Would they do that?

Trust me, I've been at
the school for 19 years.

Investigations like
this almost always

lead to reckless accusations.

And when one donor pulls out,
it can start an avalanche.

There goes our funding,
our charter and our jobs.

Okay.

I'll do what I can
to try and help.

That's all I'm asking.

Let me know if you
need anything else.

Okay. Samantha, how
can I help you?

This will only take a
minute, I promise.

It's for "Squad Goals"
and I'm on a deadline.

Um, okay, well, I should
tell you now though

I don't know the results
of the student council...

Oh, actually, I'm
not here for that.

What I'd like to know is..

'Um..'

You know what, I'm
really busy right now.

Why don't we reschedule this...

Is it true that

it would be better for you

I mean, for the school

if Jordan's death is
ruled an accident

'rather than something else?'

What, what do you
mean, something else?

Uh, I don't know, I just...

'That's right. You don't know.'

And that was an extremely
inappropriate question.

I don't think your mother
would appreciate that either.

I was just asking...

'You know, why don't you
just go on back to class'

and I will try to forget

just how immensely
disrespectful you were.

'For the record, Samantha'

Jordan's death was an accident..

And it was tragic.

Hey, wait up!

What's so funny?

I was just thinking, Nate

remember how you used to
follow me around everywhere

in elementary school?

- Nate?
- Yeah?

- What are you looking at?
- Uh, nothing.

Uh, hey, what did Pope say?

Did she reveal
anything sinister?

Totally seems like she's
hiding something.

And I did manage to get a copy

of the World Patron
Scholarship finalists.

- No way.
- Are you serious? Let me see.

So after Jordan,
Brittany's next?

Damn, I'm sixth right after Sam.

Hey, I can't even
believe I'm on it.

So, doing the math, if I
decide to forego sleep

for, you know, ever, and work 6:00 p.m.
to 6:00 a.m.

every day of the week including
weekends and holidays

I could afford to pay for
college by, what, year 3000?

I'm in the same boat.

Well, not the early
admission boat

that you two geniuses
are in but still..

I promise. I'll
talk to my parents.

They're on the
selection committee.

We're going to college together.

I'm not a charity case, Gill.

I mean, plus, your
parents hate me, so..

We'll figure it out.

So, Brittany is the favorite
for the scholarship.

It's 'cause she raised 12 grand?

- From a car wash?
- 'You know, big deal.'

So they hem their skirts and
overcharge creepy old men...

- 'And Rudy.'
- To wash their cars.

Real hero of our times.

I spent 30 bucks
on that car wash.

- It was worth every penny.
- Geez.

Ready? Okay!

A-T-T-A-C-K, attack,
attack, attack!

Now, that Brittany's on the
top of the scholarship list

we need to figure
out what she knows.

Only one way to find out.
Let's do an interview.

Hey, guys, good job. I
think, just, you know

a few more practices, I
think we'll be ready to go.

- Yeah.
- Um, Brittany. Uh, hey.

I'm Sam. We're in bio?

Oh, yeah, you're from the
"Squad Goals" blog, right?

Uh, actually, Nate and I
are both in charge of it.

He's doing visuals and I'm...

Making us look good
for posterity?

- Exactly. Um, got a minute?
- Sure.

We just feel like we should get
to know the teams and clubs

personally and get to know
what you're all about.

Awesome.

Um, how would you define

"♪SquadGoals" for
the cheer squad?

Well, and this might
sound a little braggy

but I like to think of us as the
heart and soul of the school.

And I know the
stereotype is that

we're silly, slutty, and stupid

but, that's not us.

We get great grades,
we volunteer

and we support our teams.

And I love basketball,
so, it's great.

And forgive me for sounding
like a gossip site

but aside from loving basketball

is there a particular
player that you...

- 'Me and Lance?'
- Yeah.

Yeah, he's my boo.

Uh, humble brag, he's gonna
be playing college ball

for a really great school.

- Wow, that's awesome.
- Yeah.

'And do you have any
personal goals?'

Veterinary medicine.

If I get the World
Patron Scholarship.

Otherwise, it's
community college

until I raise the right
amount of fundage.

Uh, last question.

Uh, how do you feel about Jordan

'with everything
that's happened?'

Oh, um..

Yeah, that really is
a tragedy, isn't it?

I didn't know him very well.

He and Lance were pretty close though.
You should ask him.

Um, listen, I have to
get back to drills

but I love your jacket.

Oh.

Let's go talk to Lance.

College basketball stud.
You got a crush?

He's the next on the list.

Are you gonna behave yourself?

Can I just say that

that really is a nice jacket.

Thanks.

Oh, there he is.

Hi, Lance.

- What's up, Lance?
- Hey, guys, how's it goin'?

Uh, hey, Brittany texted me
about your "Squad Goals" piece.

Oh, yeah. Is it okay if Nate
videos while I interview you?

Yeah. Uh, I don't know that I
have anything interesting to say

but, sure.

Brittany just said
that you're gonna be

playing some college ball.

She's a talker. But,
thanks, yeah, we'll see.

You don't sound very excited.

Oh, no, I am, and
they're offering me

a pretty sweet financial
aid package too.

Not enough. Uh, it's gonna
be pretty tight moneywise.

But, if I get that scholarship

'then I should be
able to swing it.'

Uh, I'm sorry, you probably want

something a little
more quotable.

Um, how 'bout, uh, I
got a great girlfriend

and we have the best high
school with the best students

and teachers, coaches.

Westbrook's really made
me who I am today.

I'm truly blessed.

Bringin' on the cliches.

Okay, look, I'm sorry. Um..

I mean, basketball's been
really good to me, you know?

Ra-ra, right? But..

It's not who I am.

I mean, uh, yeah,
it's a part of it

'but it's not me.'

There's just..

I'm sorry, I am rambling.

No, actually, you're the first
person I've interviewed

that said anything
remotely real.

We're also asking
everybody about Jordan.

Can you talk about that?

Uh, you know, I didn't really
know him all that well.

Oh, really? Brittany said
you guys were friends.

I don't know how
she figured that.

Uh, look, I gotta get
back to practice.

But, thanks, guys.

Thanks.

What was that all about?

Not a happy fellow.

Why? He's got everything.

- You know something.
- No, I don't.

Dude, I'm a reporter. I
know BS when I see it

and you are BSing me.

I might have heard a
few things, yeah.

- Like what?
- I don't do gossip, Sam.

Okay.

I'm more of a
straight-ahead prick.

Hello?

Anybody there?

- Hey, mom.
- 'Hey, mom?'

'Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. Stop.'

Hey, mom?

That's all I'm gonna get?

Well, um, love you?

- You okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine. I'm good.

Uh-huh, you don't seem fine.

No, really. Um, school's just
a little crazy, that's all.

Well, I had a little chat with Ms.
Pope this afternoon

and guess what the subject was.

- Me?
- Mm-hm.

Why on earth would you
accuse your principal

who is my boss, by
the way, of a crime?

That is what you did, right?

I wasn't accusing her
of anything, mom.

I was just asking if may...

If she was complicit

in a criminal conspiracy that
resulted in a young man's death.

I'm just trying to figure
out exactly what happened

because apparently,
no one else is.

- Excuse me?
- I'm just saying.

It doesn't seem like anyone's
the slightest bit interested

in getting to the bottom
of Jordan's death.

All Ms. Pope cares
about is test scores

and appearances and...

You are not even 18. How
are you such a cynic?

I'm a reporter and we're not
getting the full story.

You are not a reporter yet.

You are a high school student

'with a chance to
get into college.'

All I'm saying is don't blow it.

Please? And..

Apologize to Ms. Pope first
thing in the morning.

Okay?

Okay.

I gotta go upstairs.

And then you're coming right
back down for dinner.

- 'Yeah.'
- Yes.

'Yes.'

No, no, no, no, of course.
Of course.

Ye-yes, and please know
that I am doubling down

on my efforts to make
Westbrook High School

the safest high
school in the city.

Okay. B-bye.

Oh, God. Sam, what is it?

- May I come in?
- 'Yes, you may.'

I just wanted to
say I'm so sorry

about our conversation
yesterday.

'I didn't mean to imply
anything about anything.'

I'm just upset, we all are

and I guess I was just trying

to sort through some
stuff, you know.

'Figure stuff out.'

Okay, well, next time you need
to sort through some stuff

I suggest you sort it
through with your mother.

I will.

You need to watch
your step, Samantha.

Just because your
mom works here now

doesn't give you free reign to
treat adults with disrespect.

How you doing, man? You okay?

Yeah, I'm good. A
little creeped out.

But that's pretty
normal around here.

Yeah, me too.

I mean, everybody's grieving.

- And I've been thinking.
- That's a first.

You know what would
really help everyone?

I mean, what would, what would
start the healing process?

- What?
- A massive blowout party.

Dude, my parents are going
out of town tonight.

Yeah? You should
invite everyone.

Hell, yeah, Nate. And
bring your camera

'cause it's gonna be insane.

Hey, look at this
picture of Sam.

Yeah, it's cute. What about it?

You think she'll
be at your party?

Her mom's on the strict trip.

- Ah, dude.
- What?

Come on, are you
gonna ask Sam out

or you're just gonna keep
annoying the crap out of me?

Okay, well, one, those
aren't mutually exclusive.

- And, two, I will ask her out.
- When?

I'm laying the groundwork.
I need a little time.

You're laying the
groundwork, how?

Yeah, I told her she
has a nice jacket.

Oh, and I thought I had no game.

It's a process, dude. I'm
just laying seed here.

Laying seed?

Now we gotta let it grow.

At least something's
getting laid.

Let me see the picture.

It is really nice.

Okay, guys, let's talk Axis II.

When we're talking about
Axis II disorders

and that term is rapidly
becoming antiquated

what we're talking about
are personality disorders.

Thank you, Rudy.
Please have a seat.

'Borderline, paranoid,
antisocial, narcissistic'

'all real fun stuff.'

I've got good news, my friend.

And it probably describes
about two-thirds

of the student body at
my last high school.

- What?
- 'I'm just kidding.'

I'm having a party
tomorrow night.

Rudy!

Do you have something to
share with the class?

Oh, uh, yes. I, I'm having
a party tomorrow night

and I'd love for you to come.

Okay, well, I'm flattered,
but that ain't gonna happen.

'Now, back to the lesson.'

'Big generalization coming'

'but for a lot of these
maladaptive personalities'

do you know what the most
common shared traits are?

Of course, selfishness
and grandiosity

thinking you're the bee's
knees are tied for first

but the other trait that
you always see is sarcasm.

Now, write this down.

'Sarcasm is really just
hostility disguised as humor.'

'I mean, yeah, it's a
part, but it's not me.'

'We're also asking
everybody about Jordan.'

Um, I-I didn't really
know him all that well.

Look, I gotta, I gotta
get back to practice.

Thanks.

'Thanks.'

'I invited your mom,
but she told me'

she's not gonna come.

Enjoying my computer?

Shared all the pics
for the paper.

- We're on deadline, Natie.
- Some of those are personal.

Come on, I've know you
since kindergarten.

How personal can it get?

But seriously, you've been
doing some really good work.

- So artistic.
- See, I'm artsy.

So how is the investigation
coming along?

Uh, you know, no
solid leads yet.

We need to do a lot
more footwork, but..

You could do some
digging at my party.

Everyone's coming.

Did he mention he's
having a party?

I'm having a party.

Oh, damn. I am late for PE.

See you later, Nate.

Dude, she's so into you. I
mean, did you see her shirt?

There's literally
cameras on the shirt.

Yeah, I mean, well, but..

- But Sam.
- Yeah.

Hey, guys.

I'm gonna handle
this for you, brah.

Sam, Nate. Nate, Sam.

Sam, Nate has something
he wants to tell you.

And I'm a ghost.

'Ladies.'

Okay, I'm gonna say
something to you.

Okay.

But before I do, let me
just say that I had a plan

to wait for the perfect moment,
you know, like a movie moment

where we could be in
a situation, like

one of those cool situations,
and I could spontaneously...

I have no idea what
you're talking about.

Me either. Let me
just start over.

So, you know I'm a
big, bitter, sarcastic

dark doofus, right?

- Right.
- 'Wow, this is embarrassing.'

Uh, I'm a big dark doofus who
has a big, big crush on you.

There, I said it. Now
Rudy can leave me alone.

And don't say anything.
We're friends, I know.

You can just, you know,
sit with it for a bit

humor me, and then
reject me later.

Can I say something now?

Please do.

I have a crush on you too.

- You do?
- I do, dufus.

Well, then that's
pretty awesome.

But, we can't do anything.

You've got to talk to Gillian.

'She has a major crush on you.'

No kidding.

Look, she's my best friend

and I'm not about to sneak
around behind her back.

Talk to her.

Uh, man, okay.

Nate, if you want any of this

you gotta do the right thing.

All over it. I will talk
to her at the party.

Okay.

- Welcome to Rudy's paradise.
- Thank you.

Ladies, we have a
date for a rendezvous

in exactly four drinks. Capeesh?
Capeesh? Alright.

Yeah! It is on.

Shall we retreat to
my secret chamber?

- Okay.
- Come on.

Holy crap. It is loud out there.

You asked for it, my man.

Yeah, but what the hell's
the matter with you?

You know I have no judgment.
You're supposed to stop me

when I come up with
this kind of stuff.

Um, what's with all the weapons?

Oh, it's, uh, it's
my dad's hobby.

But listen, nobody but us is
allowed in this room, okay?

I can handle the beatings for
the general house damage.

But anything in here, and I'll
never see the light of day.

Look, Sam, let's
get out of here.

This place is creeping me out.

Alright, let's go find you
a woman of loose morals.

Yes, that.

Whoa!

Wow, okay, boss. Whoa!

I'm not your boss. I
need to talk to you.

- So, what's up?
- I need to ask you something.

- Okay, shoot.
- Okay.

So, I know you and Sam are

I don't know, flirting, which..

I get, I guess. I mean,
she's so cute and...

- Gillian, we're...
- Let me finish.

I mean, we've been friends
since kindergarten.

I think I deserve a
little bit of attention.

I need to know how
you feel about me.

Hey, Gill.

Hey.

- You okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm going to the bathroom.

- Is that okay.
- Well, do you want me to come?

It's okay, Sam. I've been going
by myself since I was six.

- Hey, have you seen Nate?
- Nah. Check upstairs, maybe.

Hey, Brittany, have
you seen Nate?

You okay?

Yeah.

Um..

Hey, Sam. Um, I'm sorry.

It's just..

Why are you crying?

I came up here to fix
my lipstick and, um..

What?

I found this in my bag.

- Is that..
- Jordan kissing my boyfriend?

Yeah.

Who would give this to you?

Well, it wasn't Lance.

I just talked to him about
it and he said that

'he doesn't know
how it got there.'

Honestly, right now,
I really don't care.

I'm so sorry, Brittany.

The truth is, it's not really
a huge surprise to me.

Obviously, Jordan was..

Pretty obvious.

'And Lance and I..'

He told me before
that he had these..

Feelings, you know,
about himself

which is fine.

You know, feelings or feelings

and I'm not judgmental

but this is just making
me look like a fool.

Brittany.

Leave me alone, Lance.

Do you want me to talk to him?

Whatever.

Okay.

Hey, check this out.

Oh, hey, so, I saw Gillian.

I guess you talked to her.

Yeah, it was pretty brutal.
You wanna talk?

Later. I gotta find Lance.

Hello?

Who's there?

Lance?

No, that's, that's
fine, I mean..

- Have you seen Lance?
- What?

Have you seen Lance?

I, no, I, I haven't got
in anybody's pants.

I'm just kidding. Okay?

I.. I, no. I mean, I
haven't seen Lance.

Why, what-what's the..

- 'What happened?'
- 'Did you see that?'

'Get an ambulance.'

Brittany.

No, I'm so sorry.

- So you just turned 18?
- Uh, last week.

Happy birthday to me, right?

I'm sorry. I'm really nervous.

There's no need to
be nervous, son.

'You just need to
tell me the truth.'

I don't really know the truth.

I was having some people over.

Were you serving alcohol?

Serving alcohol? No.

I was not serving alcohol.

There's alcohol everywhere.

I mean, if people brought
alcohol, I don't know.

I'm not... the poli.. Whatever.

I was having some people over.

Word got out on social media

and things got a
little outta control.

A little outta control?

A girl died in your driveway.

Where are your parents?

They were gone for the weekend,
but they're coming back now.

Okay, you just tell me
everything you know.

She was in my sister's
room, I think.

I don't really know
what was going on.

To be honest, I
barely knew the girl.

Apparently, she was upset.

I-I don't really know
why or what happened.

Boy, you better give me
something better than that.

The cops were all over me.

They scar.

- They let you go?
- Yeah, of course.

Why wouldn't they?

You think I had something
to do with it?

No, no. I-I was.. I
didn't mean to imply...

Yeah, you say that, but
how come it sounds

like you don't believe me?

I do believe you.

I was just..

I need to talk to you
about something else.

Brittany showed me the
picture of you and Jordan.

I don't know what to tell you.

I've j.. I've just
been dealing..

Jordan was my best friend.

I don't know what to call it.

I know what my dad
would call it, but..

I had nothing to do with
that, with that photo.

Why would I want Brittany to
find something like that anyway?

I wouldn't want to hurt her.

I can't believe she's dead.

First Jordan, now Brittany.

'First Jordan, now Brittany.'

'What's happening?'

It's like everything is
spinning out of control.

Yeah, I know. Everything's
been pretty crazy.

Yeah. Are you okay?

'I've been better.'

So, we should talk.

- What about?
- 'Nate.'

What about him?

He told me he had a
crush on me yesterday.

'I told Nate he had
to talk to you.'

He had to be honest.

'Whatever, Sam. I don't
care, he's yours.'

Well, but this is
not how I want...

This is how stuff goes, okay?

Some people win,
other people lose.

It's a long game.
I'll get over it.

I'm so sorry.

This sucks.

Yeah, sure does.

But it is what it is.

- So, are we still friends?
- 'Of course.'

You just have to give me
a minute to get over it.

'You wanna tell me
what happened?'

I don't really know.

Um, I was just trying
to help a friend.

Turns out her boyfriend was..

Well, I don't, I don't really
wanna get into it all.

Was he cheating on her?

With another guy.

Oh.

- Who?
- Do you know Lance Hobart?

The basketball player?

Apparently, he was in love
with Jordan Reynolds.

That's tough.

Yeah, so Brittany
found out about it

and I was just trying
to help her out.

Honey..

Were you with Brittany
when she fell?

No.

I was downstairs
talking to Rudy.

- Were you drinking?
- Mom.

Was Brittany?

I don't know.

She fell out of the window.

And you're sure she fell?

Yeah.

I know that what
I'm about to say..

Is hard to hear.

Do you think that there's any
chance that she could've jumped?

I don't know.

Oh, sweetie. Come here.

I'm so sorry.

This is unbelievable.

Two deaths in less than a month.

It's more than I've
had in 19 years.

'We've got to get
ahead of this.'

Well, I've reached out to Mr.
Gomez and Mr. Reynolds

and they're both coming
in for counseling.

That's not the problem, Emily.

These donor parents are
not going to be happy

with another incident.

Especially if it's a suicide.

We've gotta, uh, we've
gotta call them.

We've gotta reassure them
that, that, that, that

that it was an accident.

But-but we don't know that it...

That it was an isolated incident

and that we are
looking into every...

But we don't know that
it was an accident.

Not knowing is not gonna
fly with these parents.

Oh, God, it's probably
been blasted out

on every social
media site by now.

Oh, crap.

Hello.

No, I have no comment.

We will let you know when we
have more information to share.

My sixth call since 5:30.

Nate?

Nate?

Are you messing with me?

Wow. Don't usually have that
kind of effect on women.

This isn't funny. You
scared the hell out of me.

I'm sorry. Are you okay?

No. Where were you?

You said you were gonna
be in the old shop.

I know. I got held up
for class by Perkins.

Well, I'm pretty sure
somebody's following me.

Somebody's following you?
Really?

Definitely.

I know someone was with
me in the old shop.

This is just too creepy.

It feels like just yesterday,
everything was great.

Now, all of a sudden, my
best friend hates my guts

and it seems like the school
is haunted by a serial killer.

So, what are we gonna do?

I just can't stop
thinking about Jordan.

How the hell did he get
exposed to freakin' peanuts?

You said it before, we
were all so careful.

Wait a minute. What was the last
thing that touched his lips?

The poison?

Yeah, but the poison was water.
We know it was tested.

What else?

Angela's lips.

So, I'm flattered that
you wanna interview me

but isn't the "Squad Goal"
thing just for seniors?

Well, we're actually
planning on doing a segment

called "Squads In The Making."
So, we thought of you.

Okay, cool.

So, what do you
wanna talk about?

Well, you've been
the stage manager

for all the school
plays this year?

- Uh-huh.
- That's pretty impressive.

Don't they usually give
that job to a senior?

I don't know if it's impressive,
but, I guess they like my work.

- Can I get a tour?
- Sure.

Yeah, so, check this out.

What show are you
guys doing next?

- We get to do "Hamilton."
- Really?

Yeah. It's so exciting.
Oh, my gosh.

You have to check out
this jacket we made.

- Wait, you guys made that?
- Yeah.

- 'Oh, my God!'
- 'Doesn't it look so vintage?'

- Yeah, I love the buttons.
- Right?

Thank you. We found
a button store.

Um, is that the "Romeo
And Juliet" stuff?

Yeah, well, whatever wasn't
taken evidence is still there.

Well, I mean, I guess you don't
really need the masks, right?

- 'Hey, you can pull that off.'
- Thank you, it's my new look.

'And this is Juliet's, right?'

Yeah, Angela. Such
a piece of work.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Sorry.

- It's cool.
- 'I'm such a klutz.'

'It happens, like, all
the time, actually.'

- 'Really?'
- 'Yeah.'

Oh, uh, you know what? I am
actually running so late.

It's okay, don't worry about it.

'Can we finish this later?'

Yeah, you know where to find me.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Hey.
- Hello.

Hey. How's everything
going at home?

Well, aside from my
folks being called home

from a romantic weekend getaway

'because there was a dead
body in the driveway..'

And, oh, did I mention that
not one but two of my dad's

cherished antique knives
were stolen from his office

the office that I told you
to not let anybody into..

Well, aside from that,
I guess you could say

that everything is just
hunky-dory, thank you.

How long do you think it'll take

to get the results
from the lipstick?

Seriously, dude?

Hey, that sucks.

Yeah, I'm grounded for
a freakin' month.

Sorry, man.

Um, did the police ever follow
up with you or anything?

I mean, what can they say?
I-I, I didn't break any laws.

You were with me when she fell
and even the cops said that

I can't control what anyone
brings in or does to the house.

So, at least that's
under control.

Hey, well, at least there's
something positive.

Yeah, alright.
Let's get to this.

Anybody else getting like a
"Nancy Drew's" mystery vibe?

'Here? Now? Okay, well..'

Start off with five milliliters
of distilled water.

Alright, then add three drops
of buffer concentrate.

'One, two, three.'

Add that to a test tube.

Alright.

Then, we swab the lipstick.

'Hm.'

Shake well.

Okay. Add a test strip.

And in just a second, we will
find out if you are pregnant.

- You're hilarious.
- Chill, Sam, I got this.

Voila, positive for
peanut residue.

- Who the hell did this?
- Do you think Angela did this?

- Oh, no way.
- I mean, she's pretty horrible.

Yeah, but she's not a murderer.

Look, I'm not saying she
intentionally killed him.

Maybe somebody else
messed with her lipstick

knowing Jordan was
gonna kiss her?

Well, and there's no way
she needed the money.

I'm like 99 percent certain

but she was the one with
peanut oil on her lips.

Let's go talk to her.

Yeah, I'll just clean all this up.
Thanks, guys.

Don't tell anyone I
came in here, okay?

Doctor-patient confidentiality.

I promise.

'So how are you?'

On a scale of one to ten, one.

One being horrible.

That's not surprising.

You've been through
a real trauma.

Yeah. Grounded forever.

My parents won't
even talk to me.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

You should be feeling
their support right now.

Yeah, well, that kind
of went out the window

when Brittany died falling
out their window.

Plus, my dad seems more upset
about his knives being stolen

than the fact that there's
an active serial killer

loose in his son's high school.

Well, we don't know
that for certain.

Let's just try to
stick with the facts

in a rational way, okay?

But, right now, I'm more
concerned about you..

And your feelings of loss.

Lost my freedom.

For sure, that's
a major problem.

Loss of your classmates.

Typically, someone
in your position

is feeling angry at the
person for leaving

and simultaneously
feeling guilty

'for surviving.'

Yeah.

I mean, if I hadn't
had that stupid party

maybe Brittany would
still be alive.

Rudy, it's very important

that you don't blame
yourself for any of this.

Nothing that you did caused
any of this to happen.

Listen, I, I gotta get to class.

Rudy?

Please come back in
again soon, okay?

You really do need a safe place
to work through all this.

I will. For sure.

Thanks.

- What was that about?
- What was what all about?

I just saw Rudy leaving
here looking pretty upset.

Well, he came in for counseling.

Did he say anything that
I should know about?

What we talk about
is confidential.

Of course, I just thought kids
were supposed to leave therapy

feeling better.

- Well, that depends.
- On the therapist?

On what was discussed.

Well, if it's relevant to what's
going on around here I...

It wasn't.

Rudy's in the middle of things.

Right smack in the middle.

And he's having a
difficult time.

Sometimes a wound gets opened
and, uh, it's a process.

I don't have time for
your process, Emily.

I need to get to
the bottom of this

before another tragedy happens

and I expect you to cooperate.

I'm doing exactly what I
was brought here to do.

If you'd rather have
someone else...

That's not what I'm saying.

Okay.

Well, then is there
anything else?

I have to meet some kids
for a group session now.

No.

Look, Emily, I didn't mean to...

I'm sure you didn't.

This can be rough on everyone.

- Bit of advice?
- Yeah.

You may wanna look into getting
some therapy for yourself.

It can really help.

'I don't understand what
you're asking me that for.'

I thought this was for
your "♪SquadGoal" blog?

It is. We're putting
together a special

in his memory tribute for
Jordan in the next post.

Okay, it just sounded more
like you were suggesting

I had something to
do with his death.

I'm not. I'm just asking

if you knew about the peanut
residue in your lipstick.

I never used it before.
How would I know?

It was our only dress rehearsal.

Which, by the way,
is ridiculous.

What kind of drama program
only has one dress?

God, I can't wait to
get out of this pit.

And by the way, what the hell
business is it of yours?

Whoa, take it easy, Angela.

I can't believe I'm even
engaging with you geeks

right now, but let me
ask you something.

Why on earth would I
have wanted anything bad

to happen to Jordan?

He's one of the few people that...
got this.

He got me.

Did you put in for
the scholarship?

What, the World Patron's thing?

Of course not, my family
is so not poor enough.

I'm truly sorry you're not poor.
My condolences.

Screw you, Nate. It's
time for my scene.

'Just so you know, I didn't have
nearly enough time to prepare.'

I hate her.

But she didn't do it.

- Did you hear?
- What?

- Lance is transferring.
- Really?

Yeah, I just saw him and
his dad in the office.

- Wow!
- I know.

What were you doing in
the office, by the way?

That is a very good
question, my friend.

Do you know who
you're talking to?

- Who?
- Captain Awesome.

Okay.

I just found out that I'm
the California AP Scholar

of Math and Science.
They just told me.

Captain Awesome, indeed.

Well, not to be
crass or anything

but the scholarship
list is now down to..

- Me, you, and Nate.
- Yeah.

But I'll tell you what.

That whole California
Scholar thing

that could put you
over the top, man.

It's my dad. I'm
still in lockdown.

Good luck with that.

Hey, dad. Guess what?

'Hi, mom.'

In the kitchen.

- Hi.
- Hi.

So, when were you gonna tell me?

About?

About Nate.

I'm at your school.

I hear things.

He is cute, right?

And he's smart. Like
scary smart, actually.

- Well, that's good.
- Yeah, and he's really funny.

But also kind of dark and weird.

Quirky.

- I like that.
- Me too.

- Go slow.
- Okay, mom.

And, uh, Nate's actually on
the scholarship list, too

but, he says he's
not gonna get it

because he's pissed
too many people off.

You know, speaking
of the scholarship..

What?

Don't you think it's a little
more than coincidental

that most of the people on it
are either now off the list

or you know, dead?

Well, you're still only talking
about two or three people.

Statistically, that's
a small sample set.

So, we tested the lipstick

Angela Dodds used in the play.

You tested the lipstick?

For what?

And who is we?

Me, Nate, and Rudy.

Anyway, it came out positive
for peanut residue.

Angela said she didn't
know anything about it

'and I think she's
telling the truth.'

This is not a game, Samantha.

This is as serious as it gets.

That's why we're
doing all of this.

But you are not a detective.

If anything, you're interfering

with the police investigation.

What investigation?

Nobody's asking any questions.
Nobody's doing anything.

Stop. This is not your job.

Your job is to get good grades

and get out of high school
with a perfect resume.

Period.

You don't have to be a
full-blown adult yet.

Trust me, it's overrated.

Anyway, how did you
even test the lipstick?

They have allergy testing
kits in the science lab.

Well, still, it doesn't
prove anything.

We don't know how it got there.

It is strange though.

'I'll reach out
to the detective'

they assigned to the case
from the school, okay?

Thanks, mom.

Speaking of you getting
out of high school..

I have something for you..

And I think you're
gonna like it.

- It's thick.
- 'Yes, it is.'

- Did you open it?
- Damn right I did.

- Did I get in?
- Yes, you did!

Oh!

- I'm so proud of you, honey.
- Thanks, mom.

Not that I know how
we're gonna afford it.

Oh!

Honey, scholarships

and loans and part-time jobs.

Where there's a will,
there's a way.

Congratulations.

- Tell me.
- What?

- You got in?
- Yeah.

- I got in!
- 'Shh!'

Girlfriend!

It's so awesome. I'm not sure
if we can swing it though.

It's gonna put me in major debt.

You'll figure it out.
I'm so happy for you.

- So, we're good?
- I'm fine.

- I was just being a jerk.
- No, I totally get it...

You don't even go there,
I thought about it

and there is no way
I'm letting a guy

come between me and
my best friend.

We gotta go on Roommate Finder.

Dude, you gotta fill up that
questionnaire right away

or you'll end up
with some psycho.

'Right.'

- What?
- Oh, nothing.

- It's just crazy.
- Just tell me.

I guess I'm thinking
about that photograph.

- Of Lance and Jordan?
- Yeah.

I don't know, that whole
thing is just too weird.

What are you talking about?

'Nate took that shot of Jordan.'

'I saw it when I was
on his computer.'

And the shot magically
appears on Jordan's locker.

What, so you're saying you think

Nate had something
to do with that?

Sam, next to you,
he's my best friend.

I've known him longest, but,
lately he's been acting weird.

And not like quirky
weird but weird, weird.

- Come on, Gillian...
- 'Bitter and sarcastic... '

Gillian.

What did Ms. Desai
say in Psy class?

That sarcasm is really
hostility disguised as humor.

Sure, but...

'Okay, and think about
who's, well, gone.'

- Okay.
- 'Jordan.'

Nate hated Jordan because he
thought he was full of crap.

Brittany, he hated all of her
cutesy-wootsy cheerleader crap.

- Look, he didn't hate Lance.
- No?

I keep forgetting you've
only been here a few months.

Did you know that Lance and
Nate used to be super close

not too long ago?

- No.
- They were.

But then high school started

and they started to hang
out with different crowds.

Lance chose to be with the
beautiful people and the jocks

and Nate, he chose us.

So, yeah, there's some issues
between Nate and Lance.

He thought he was a
fair-weather friend.

Not to mention a liar.

This is too much, Gillian.
No way.

I didn't wanna believe
it either, Sam.

And you guys have this
thing going on now and..

What, are you gonna say
he hated Rudy too?

'Nate would never have let him
get in trouble for that party.'

They're like brothers.

Whoever said it was about hate?

Maybe it's just about
doing what you gotta do.

Oh, can you wait outside
for just a minute

and I'll come get you when we're done?
Thank you.

So we have an issue.

- Two actually.
- What?

'Well, number one'

the autopsy just came
back on Brittany Gomez.

'She didn't die from the fall.'

Took them a while to find it

but she actually died
from a stab wound.

Oh, my God!

Then I just got an
anonymous email

that one of our students
is dealing narcotics

out of his locker.

I showed IT and they said

it came from an
untraceable address.

Read it for yourself.

- No way.
- What the hell is going on?

I'm losing control of my school.

Oh, my God.

What is it?

Excuse me. What are you
doing in my locker?

- Did you hear?
- Who died now?

- Lance. Kind of.
- I heard about that.

- It's horrible.
- No kidding.

I heard they're sending
him to military school.

- Poor Lance.
- Oh, hey, question.

How do you know Nate
took this picture?

What do you mean?

Are you sure it was
downloaded from his camera?

I'm photo editor for
"Squad Goal," Sam.

- I download all of his stuff.
- Oh. Right, sorry.

Did you guys hear?

About Lance? Yeah,
it's horrible.

No, not Lance. I'm
talking about Rudy.

What about Rudy?

Apparently, they
discovered in the autopsy

that Brittany was stabbed
before she fell.

- Are you kidding?
- No.

They found a knife
in Rudy's locker.

Supposedly, it matched the one

that Brittany was stabbed with.

- What?
- We better go.

'Watch your head.'

What do you think you're doing?

I'm taking pictures
for the school paper.

No, no more pictures. Get
yourself back to class.

That goes for you guys too.

- Yes, ma'am.
- I have a free.

Well, then just get yourself back inside.
The show's over.

And if those pictures see
the light of day anywhere

you're gonna be in a
cell next to your buddy.

Get back in class!

All of you guys.
Get back to class.

Hurry up!

There's no way Rudy
brought in that knife.

- Absolutely no way.
- He's so screwed now.

Forget the scholarship,
that's over.

Even the schools
that accepted him

are gonna rescind their offer.

Well, that's the least
of his problems.

He's gonna be charged
with a freakin' felony.

Unbelievable.

Someone had to have set him up.

Oh, no doubt. Let's meet
back up after school.

Nate.

I know you took the photo
of Lance and Jordan.

What about it?

Did you put it up
on Lance's locker?

No, I would never do
anything like that.

Did you ever share
it with anyone?

- No.
- You swear?

Positive. I separated it out.

I know how sensitive that is.

Okay. I gotta go.

- Let's talk later.
- Okay.

Listen, detective,
I am asking you

to please get back into this.

Because there was peanut
residue on the lipstick.

Yes, I know that there was

because my daughter
is a smart girl.

A whole lot smarter than..

Hmm.

Now I know why these
kids have decided

to take matters into
their own hands.

Thank you.

- Sam?
- Hey.

So you're gonna tell me? The
suspense is killing me.

It's Nate.

After everything you told me, I
realized it's got to be him.

Why would he keep taking
pictures of people dying?

And then he lied to me about
sharing that picture with you

of Lance and Jordan.

And he has motive.

He needs that scholarship
more than anyone else.

And what's scariest..

I'm the last one in line
for the scholarship.

He gets rid of me, he's got it.

So I need to make sure he's
busted before he can get to me.

Sam, I love you.

But you're kind of
stupid, you know.

Frankly, I like the whole line
questioning about downloading.

But that was a lie.

He had separated the
Lance-Jordan pic.

Enjoying my computer?

Shared all the pics
for the paper.

We're on deadline, Natie.

Gillian, what are you doing?

You know, you probably
don't know this

but I used to call him Natie.

See, I didn't just arrive
here six months ago

'with this girl-next-door look
and sweep Nate off his feet.'

I've known him almost
my entire life.

We went to
kindergarten together.

Gillian, can we just
settle down for a sec?

'It's a little late for that
now, Sam, don't you think?'

- Gillian.
- Gillian, Gillian.

Just shut up already!

Your charm's getting old, Sam.

You're supposed to
be my best friend.

I am.

But best friends don't
hook up with the guys

'their best friends
are in love with.'

When the person who has
known him their entire life

doesn't even get asked
to her own prom?

- Gillian, I am your best...
- Wrong!

Nate is my best friend.

And my soulmate!

Sure, let's just..

Put down the knife so
we can talk about it.

It's too late for
talking now, Sam.

It's time for action.

'Here's the thing.'

Best friends do extra ordinary
things for each other.

Jordan!

Somebody, help me!

You plant knives in the locker
of close friends just to help

the love of your life get the
scholarship he deserved.

What are you doing in my locker?

I kept one of the
knives for myself.

Sure, I'm glad I did.

'Your reporting skills aren't
gonna help you today.'

Gillian, please.

Please what?

Best friends do whatever
they have to do

to help the person they love.

Whether it's blackmail..

Or simply taking
care of business.

Can I tell you something?

My idea was just to
get Brittany wasted

and make an anonymous
call to the police

that she was driving drunk.

But you know what?

But when that entitled,
pretentious whore

just sat there whining
on the windowsill

after all she's been given..

Well, she just had to go.

It's now just down to you, Sam.

Last girl standing.

'And that won't be for long.'

Thank you, Gillian.

For what?

Confessing.

Nate, you get all that?

I got the whole thing.

'Sorry, Gillian, you're cooked.'

Really? You're gonna try to
continue and humiliate me

after all that
I've done for you?

- 'Put the knife down.'
- You know what?

You both have to go.

- You're dead!
- Ah!

Nate!

Sam, watch out!

That hurt, Nate.

'Come on, Natie.'

No, no. No!

'Natie, I loved you.'

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah. You?

Yeah, I think so.

A A few months ago when I
began writing "♪SquadGoals"

I didn't know what
it would become.

To be honest, I was
kind of hoping

it would be an
opportunity for me

to, well, be discovered.

But as it turned
out, I'm the one

who got to do the discovering

in that I solved a
couple of murders

and won a couple of student
journalism awards.

And to be honest, some of
the things I discovered

were pretty ugly.

And, some things
were pretty amazing.

I am thrilled to
announce the winner

of the World Patron
Scholars Award.

Samantha Hodges.

But it was all a
lesson in learning

one that I hope to continue
in the next phase of my life.

A phase that this scholarship

which I've chosen
to split three ways

will certainly make a whole
lot more manageable.

Sure, a four-year ride
would have been nice

but, the love and
friendship of my squad

is a whole lot nicer.