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♪ This is my country, land of my birth ♪

♪ This my country, grandest on Earth ♪

♪ I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold ♪

♪ For this is my country, to have and to hold ♪

♪ This is my country... ♪

DAVID: That's Brandon Walsh with the editorial board.

Andrea Zuckerman, editor-in-chief of the Blaze,

Mrs. Teasley...

Mr. Chapman...

The three amigos-- Steve, Kelly and Donna.

♪ This is my country, to have and to hold ♪

Dylan McKay and Brenda Walsh-- popular, a campus couple.

Silver, I told you about that thing, man. Come on!

♪ I pledge thee my allegiance, America the bold ♪

♪ For this is my country, to have and to hold ♪

How many verses are there in this song anyway?

I'm just curious.

Brandon, before I forget,

Citizen Kane is Saturday night.

You're kidding.

Isn't it amazing how it was made the same year

as the time capsule we're unveiling?

Yeah...

except I made plans with Emily Saturday night.

How'd you expect me to remember?

You bought those tickets two months ago!

Well, if you'd rather go out with her

than see a classic from Hollywood's Golden Age, I understand.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

♪ This is my native land. ♪

(applause)

TEASLEY: Thank you.

That was terrific.

I'd also like to thank our special guests,

from the Class of '41 ,who invite all of you

to take a closer look at the time capsule.

Thank you.

We'll see you tomorrow.

(applause)

Silver, cut it out, will you?

Just one sound bite, please.

That's all I ask.

And it was very interesting learning about what happened

on this campus the night Pearl Harbor was bombed.

Yeah, and if I had have been around back then,

I would've definitely signed up to be a Navy flyboy.

You know what I mean? McKay's a wimp.

STEVE: I would've been a Marine.

KELLY: No, no, no, I would've worn my hair like Betty Grable!

DONNA: Wait a second.

Aren't you the same people who were

just putting down the video yearbook?

If anything should be preserved for posterity, it should be me.

BRENDA: No, you mean me. STEVE: Me.

Uh, uh, thanks a lot, guys, th-that was great.

KELLY: Excuse me, I'm sorry. BRENDA: Wait a minute.

What do you say we do it one more time

just so I can get a few cutaways?

What do you say we don't?

What is this?

So, it was really fun doing that

man-in-the-street interview with you.

Yeah, yeah.

Geek! Wait, wait, where do I go?!

How do you think it came out?

Look, Scott, I haven't looked at it yet.

We just shot it before the assembly today.

Oh, right.

What? Get in. You're in.

Where do I stand?

Uh, as soon as you're ready, Kelly.

KELLY: Okay, I'm ready, I'm ready.

Uh, let's see, if I could have anything,

in that time capsule, it would be that snood right there.

STEVE: I wouldn't know what a snood is...

PAM (whispers): David!

David!

Oh, Mrs. Scanlon, I just saw Scott...

Shh-shh-shh!

Do you remember what Saturday is?

Uh, the big game?

No, it's the big birthday.

It's Scott's birthday!

Oh.

Now, what I thought we would do

is give him a party he will never forget.

You know, I don't think Saturday is such a good day.

But it's his birthday!

Well, yeah, but see, I'm, uh...

I'm MC'ing this big dance going on that night.

David Silver, I am surprised at you.

You are Scott's oldest and closest friend

in the whole wide world.

I can't even conceive of having a surprise party

for Scott if you're not there.

He'd be so disappointed.

He'd never forgive either of us. Now,

who should we invite?

You mean, you haven't invited anyone?

About 25 kids would be perfect, don't you think?

Yeah.

Denise, you have to come.

You were Scott's girlfriend in the fifth grade.

You owe it to him.

I don't owe him anything.

And don't keep saying he was my boyfriend.

It's embarrassing now.

♪ But I don't agree ♪

♪ Too bad you'll explain it ♪

(knock at door)

Can I come in?

Sure.

Just please lose that hat.

You know, it's my birthday tomorrow.

Listen, I... I know it's big game weekend, but

I'm going out for dinner tomorrow night, and,

and later on, if, if you wanted to stop by...

I'd love to but, um, I'm, I'm gonna be tied up pretty late.

It's cool.

Scott...

happy birthday, man.

Go ahead. Go ahead.

Thanks.

Anything you want.

STEVE: They put the lamest stuff in this time capsule.

Oh, like you could do any better.

I could do better

than a greasy pocket comb.

Oh, don't look now.

Hi, guys.

David, for the eighth time the answer is no!

What was the question?

Well, didn't Brenda tell you

about the surprise party going on tomorrow night?

Oh. sorry, dude, I'll be in Baja.

When do I get to go on one of these surfing safaris with you?

When you're willing to get your hair wet.

Bye.

Listen, guys,

all you have to do is make an appearance.

David, we don't even know this guy.

But he knows you.

It would make his whole year.

His whole life.

I'll go.

I mean, if anyone else will.

Yeah, who else is going?

I'm not sure.

I hate surprise parties.

Sorry, David.

Maybe next year.

Maybe never.

You know, I don't get why you agreed

to put together a birthday party on big game weekend.

Everyone's going to the dance.

It's his mother.

She makes me feel like I'm eight years old.

I've known Scott my whole life.

She was my den mother.

Yeah, but still, I mean, you don't have to...

I know, I know, I made a mistake!

I barely even talk to the guy anymore...

but I promised.

The party's going to be a total disaster when nobody shows up.

Look, I'll see what I can do, okay?

All right, thanks.

(kids shouting)

(balloon pops)

Spencer, I asked you not to do that!

David, where are all the kids you invited?

Scott's going to be here any minute.

Uh, well, I'm not exactly sure who's coming yet.

That was your department!

Well, yeah, I know,

but I told you it was gonna be hard

on such short notice to get...

I'm sure you did the best you could.

(balloon pops) Bradley!

Get everybody in the foyer, please.

He's going to be here any second. Come on.

Scott says you've got a couple rad new guns

in your collection.

Guilty as charged.

So, do you think we could take some, uh, target practice

out back when Scott gets home?

Well, guns aren't toys.

They're weapons and they should always be treated as such.

Uh, Mr. Scanlon...

Conrad, what are you doing?

Tinka called from the restaurant.

They're going to be here any second.

Well, nobody told me.

Let's go, please.

Okay, Davey.

You heard what the woman said.

Let's have a party.

PAM: David, the lights!

Shh! They're coming.

ALL: Surprise!

(laughing): Oh, my God.

See why I hate these things?

You came.

Kids, kids, come on in.

You'll ruin the surprise. Oh.

I don't believe this.

Aah! PAM: Spencer.

That's it, I'm out of here.

No, Steve, forget it.

Look, the only reason Brandon agreed to come

is because I swore that you'd be here,

and if you're not... Conrad!

Are you sure this is the right house?

Yeah. Brenda said 5070 Foothill Drive.

Well, if there's a party, how come it's so dark?

Oh, God, they didn't do the surprise yet.

We'd better get out of here.

Hey, Brandon.

What are you doing here?

Well, you know, Scott,

we were just out walking Emily's dog.

Right.

What dog?

KIDS: Surprise!

(laughs)

Fooled you, fooled you!

Nah.

As soon as I saw them, I knew.

Uh, Scott, I totally forgot it was a surprise, man.

I'm sorry.

It's cool. Is Brenda here?

Oh, yeah, yeah, Brenda and Steve and Kelly and Donna.

They're all here?

Inside?

Far out!

Happy birthday,

sweetheart.

Thanks for everything, Mom.

Thanks. Happy birthday, Scott.

Well, as long as you're here, you might as well join the gang.

Thanks.

Uh... well, we really pulled it off, huh?

I don't know, David, these friends you invited--

first they ruin the surprise,

and not a single one brings a present.

(sighing): But I guess we'll just have to make the best of it, won't we?

David, are you coming in?

I can't believe how clueless that woman is.

Who? Scott's mom?

She acts like the party was ruined

because of me and my friends,

when she should be thanking me for saving it.

It's not like Scott's Mr. Popular.

No one would've even showed up if it wasn't for you and me.

(sighs)

Scott.

How long did we commit to be here?

We're on borrowed time as it is.

David, unless you do something drastic,

this party is history.

Well, can't you get them to hang on

until Mrs. Scanlon brings the cake?

Everyone line up! It's limbo time.

That is it.

I'm out of here.

We're right behind you.

Mom! My friends don't want

to do the limbo. I'm sorry, we tried.

Come with me. Come on.

Hey, Scott, you have yourself

a happy birthday, all right, pal? PAM: Wait a minute!

You can't go.

Uh, well, it's, it's getting awfully late.

Will you look at that, it's 8:30 already.

DAVID: Guys, guys,

guys, I have an announcement. I need your help.

Excuse me.

Okay, now...

today's Scott's birthday,

and in order for me to give him his present,

you guys have to come get in a line.

DAVID: So, come on.

I think we should make a run for it now. No, Steve,

Kelly, come on, don't be shy.

Brandon, Brenda, Emily, all of you. Come on.

Steve. Silver.

Now... if any of you have ever seen

Scott dance, it's not a pretty sight, so...

I need you guys to help me teach

this major stud how to dance.

Music, maestro.

This must be our punishment for being late.

♪ ...with me tonight ♪ Okay. Okay, we got the beat.

Go on, fellas,

go on, okay. Now... ♪ No need ♪

everybody get into it, come on.

Okay, uh, Scott you're, you're off beat,

it's one, two, three.

Yeah, you're good. You're kind of getting into it.

That's, that's cool.

And... and Brandon's just Don't look at me.

not even doing anything but standing there. Hey.

Brandon, come on.

Go, baby.

Brandon, Brandon...

Emily can you help me with him?

No? Okay. Okay.

Scott, it's dancing, not a Stairmaster

Come on. Yeah, I know, I know.

Come on. Okay.

All right, David.

Okay. Okay. (video game beeps)

♪ Stay with me ♪

DAVID: Okay, everybody follow along, follow along.

♪ Tonight no need ♪ Brenda's got it. Go, Scott.

♪ To find ♪ Go Scott. Go Scott.

Go, go, go!

(laughing) Okay.

Okay. (screaming)

♪ Stay with me ♪

♪ Tonight no need ♪

Okay. ♪ To fight ♪

♪ Just to prove your piece ♪

♪ I'm wrong, you're right, yeah... ♪

♪ Stay with me ♪ DAVID: Okay, come on.

STEVE: I got my own thing going over here.

DAVID: Steve, what are you doing? He's doing this thing.

(song ends)

PAM: Okay,

time for birthday cake.

I was just getting the hang of it.

Well, you can do more later.

The kids have to go to bed.

I don't want Darlene to get off her schedule.

Okay, let's round everybody up.

Come on. Spencer, Spencer,

pajamas on before cake.

Where's Brandon?

(clears throat)

Spencer, your pajamas are in the closet.

Go put them on, please.

Hi.

BRANDON: I'm sorry you feel that way.

Brandon, where are you going?

We appear to be "setting a bad example"

and we've been asked to leave.

I think that would be best.

Yeah.

Well, if you're out of here, we're out of here.

I'll get Kelly.

Uh, Brandon, I'm really sorry.

That's not your fault, pal.

Peach Pit?

Yeah, let's go see Nat.

Scott, uh...

hope this didn't ruin your party, man.

No. Thanks.

Uh, thanks for coming.

I really appreciate it.

You're welcome. Bye.

Bye. Bye, Brenda.

Happy birthday. Thanks.

Uh, you can come with us you know.

Well...

It's okay.

I know you'd rather be with your friends.

Uh, no, I think I'll stay.

I promised his cousin I'd teach her how to freak.

Okay. Bye. Bye.

Bye, Donna.

(door closes)

Thanks for everything.

No problem, man.

Excuse me.

This is my favorite part.

Spencer, get your fingers out of the icing.

Mom, why'd you make those kids leave?

I wanted to see them make out some more.

We don't have any matches

David.

I'll get them.

Get the lighter off my desk, son.

Can I have the horse and the Indian? No, you cannot.

It's Scott's birthday; he gets the toys.

(flicking)

(sotto voce): Dad.

Big piece. (laughs): Big piece.

Found some matches. Oh, good.

Somebody get Scott.

David. Scott.

Thank you.

Scott, come on,

they found some... Hey, David,

check this out!

Scott.

Scott.

Scott, put that...

(gasping)

♪ There's a place for us ♪

♪ Somewhere a place for us ♪

♪ Peace and quiet and open air ♪

♪ Wait for us ♪

♪ Somewhere ♪

♪ There's a time for us... ♪

I can't believe that just two days ago

I was dancing at his house and now...

I don't want to sound like a jerk,

but which one was Scott Scanlon?

When you told me, I thought it was that kid over there.

It's obviously not.

No, Dylan. You know Scott.

He was David Silver's friend.

Blonde hair? He was in your Tech class last year.

Oh, my God. That guy?

My ears are ringing, I can't swallow.

My whole digestive system's a wreck.

I know it's the flu.

It's got to be the flu.

Well, whatever it is you're doing better than Scott.

Do you know where David Silver is?

I have to talk to him.

He didn't come to school today.

I feel so awful.

Yeah, well, everybody does.

No, Scott was my boyfriend in the fifth grade.

I've said probably two words to him in high school.

And now...

It's okay. Come here.

Before concluding our memorial,

a couple of announcements:

Private funeral services for the family

are being conducted this afternoon,

and the counseling office will be staying open later

and is available for anyone who would like to come in and talk.

Thank you.

You know, putting out a special four-page insert

in Scott's memory is gonna be a lot of extra work,

but now I think that under the circumstances,

it's really important. Absolutely.

What do you have in mind?

I just don't see why we need to use

this tragic accident as the springboard

for some diatribe about gun control.

I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned,

a loaded gun should not have been accessible

in a desk drawer of a house full of kids!

I agree, but the story speaks for itself.

We need to focus on the personal side,

get pictures of Scott, interview David Silver,

cover the funeral.

And who gets that plum assignment?

Well, obviously it shouldn't be Brandon.

Why not?

You really want to go to the funeral

after Mrs. Scanlon kicked us out of Scott's party?

She kicked you out?

Yeah, she caught us

making out in his little brother's room

and had a fit.

Terrific. I guess I'll cover

the funeral, then.

Andrea, I'll do it.

Great. And why don't you bring Emily along,

so you could rub some salt in Mrs. Scanlon's wounds

while you're at it? No, I'll go alone. I know how to be discreet.

What's the matter with you anyway?

Nothing.

I'm sure you'll do a fine job.

Bryce, where's that printing schedule?

(somber organ music playing)

DONNA: David.

Hi.

Hi.

Where's Kelly?

Uh, she wasn't feeling so well.

Yeah, well, join the club.

I almost lost it when they asked me

to "say a few words" about Scott.

Why?

Because I haven't been close with him for almost a year.

I wouldn't have the faintest idea what to say.

Plus, I had the most bizarre dream.

What was it?

David, you can tell me.

It was the night Pearl Harbor was bombed,

and we were all sneaking on campus to bury the time capsule,

like they did in 1941.

and when we dug the hole,

I realized it was a coffin...

...and the body inside was me.

Wow.

And, and when I woke up,

I, I kept saying, it's not you, it's Scott.

And I was happy.

Isn't that sick?

David, you're here.

Eleanor.

You know David Silver, don't you?

This is Scott's bestest, bestest friend in the whole world.

PAM: He was with us every Fourth of July at Arrowhead.

Scott just adored him.

I'll see you after the service.

It's up to us now.

Scott's memory is gonna be kept alive

by those of us who loved him.

So, come on inside, I want you to meet everybody.

You'll be sitting with the family.

But my Dad's here. David, please.

Cecil!

PAM: You met David Silver?

He was Scott's bestest,

bestest friend in the whole world.

Hey, your mom says to come to bed.

I'm out of here. (sighs)

Man, I've been staring at the same page for half an hour.

So give it a rest, I mean for tonight anyway.

Yeah.

Makes sense.

It's good to see your mug around here, man.

You and Bren seem pretty tight.

Yeah,

and I mean you know,

things seem to be going real well with you and Em.

It's cool.

Our timing is just way off,

with this whole death thing, you know?

Yeah.

I mean, I keep thinking,

I should've died at least three times--

once on the mountain with you,

I almost drowned when I was five,

and I easily could've bought it when I totaled Mondale.

But you didn't.

But I could've.

I don't know, the only thing I can come up with is

that someone up there must like me.

Does that mean that somebody up there didn't like Scott?

I don't know, man.

I don't know.

Hey, David.

Hi.

How you doing man?

Uh, great.

I'm doing good. How you guys doing?

We're fine.

Uh, well, that's, that's good.

I'll talk to you later.

All right.

Hey, Silver.

Hi, Steve.

How you doing, man?

You're looking good, buddy.

Well, why shouldn't I?

So tell me, did you actually see the gun go off?

Yeah.

There must've been tons of blood, huh?

Steve...

It's not every day this kind of thing happens.

Or maybe it does happen every day,

but not at West Beverly.

Uh, look, I gotta go.

I'll talk to you later.

All right. See you, bro.

David. Oh, hi, Kelly.

Uh, are you feeling better?

Much better.

My stomach was on the warpath or something.

Sorry I missed the funeral.

Was it creepy?

It was a funeral.

Uh, listen, I gotta go start my show.

I'll talk to you later.

David.

Oh, Mr. Chapman... How are you doing?

Listen, about the time capsule project,

I didn't have a chance to get to it this weekend.

But... David, David,

there's no rush on that.

Oh, oh, okay, okay.

I'll talk to you later about this.

All right. Hey, David.

Did you happen to remember those pictures

of you and Scott?

I'm sorry, I forgot.

No problem,

uh, when do you think we can do that interview?

How about tomorrow?

Same time, same place.

Cool. Great.

Hi.

I, uh, I was just wondering how you're doing.

Well, you're about the nineteenth person

to ask me that question today!

I'm sorry.

But to answer your question,

I'm fine, okay?

I'm just fine.

ANDREA: "They want you to believe

that guns don't kill people, that people kill people...

but tell that to the 6,000 children

who die from gunshot wounds each year."

Is that too strident?

No.

It's fine, go on.

All right.

"But Scott Scanlon was more than a statistic."

"He was a product of the West Beverly Hills school system."

I don't, I don't like the word "product."

What do you think?

Yeah, it's great.

(rock music playing)

(chuckles)

If, uh, if Dylan calls, tell him I'm at the library, okay?

Sure.

I don't know, can I trust you two by yourselves?

Good-bye, Brenda.

Good-bye.

(rock music continues)

(music plays louder)

Now what are we gonna do?

Beats me.

♪ You'll see ♪

♪ In time ♪

♪ Everyone pays a price ♪

Emily.

(sighs)

What?

(sighs)

I don't know, I just feel so...

Go ahead.

Guilty!

I feel guilty.

Guilty about kissing me?

No, it...

I don't know, shouldn't we be serious,

in mourning or something?

I mean somebody just died.

But we're alive, today anyway.

Our number could be up tomorrow.

That's true.

People always talk about things they want to do

and places they want to go before they die.

I mean, there's just one thing I want to do before I die.

♪ Everyone pays their price ♪

♪ Everybody pays a price... ♪

You know, David, you gotta give yourself time.

Dad, I know.

All I'm saying is that for the first time,

I, I feel normal again.

Well, that's great, that's great.

You know, the human spirit has

a remarkable capacity to recuperate.

They taught us that the first year in dental school.

But then, they were talking about gingivitis.

Yeah.

Well, uh, thanks for the lift and thanks for breakfast.

Thanks, dad.

PAM: David.

Hi. I, uh...

Oh, I'm sorry,

I was just remembering the last time I was here with you.

But never mind that.

I need you to come by the house this afternoon.

I want to give you some things of Scott's

that I know that he would want you to have.

David, um,

my mom and I want to take you and your dad to dinner

on Thursday night. Is that okay with you?

Uh, yeah, that's fine.

I gotta go.

Hey, big guy, how's it going?

Fine.

MR. CHAPMAN: David?

Yes?

Michael Shepherd offered to edit that video if, uh...

Uh, well, you said there was no rush.

Well, we're just trying to help you out.

Well, I don't need any help.

Uh, I, I shot the footage; I should get to put it together.

Okay, okay, you're right.

Just check in with me,

will you? Sure.

I thought you weren't doing the show today.

Of course I'm doing the show.

Oh, well, usually you start on the hour

and it's a quarter past...

Yeah, well, I would've been here on time,

if everybody would just get out of my face.

David.

I've got a show to do,

and I really don't want to chitchat, okay?

(giggles)

(giggling)

Hey, Andrea, I need to talk to you.

So talk.

Uh, David Silver asked if he could postpone his interview

by one day, and I told him...

Brandon, how can we do that?

We've got a firm deadline.

You know we might as well just drop the whole insert

if that's gonna be his attitude.

Hey, hey, would you relax, please?

Yes, it's gonna make it harder to make the deadline,

but it's definitely doable if I stay late

and paste up the board tomorrow night.

So what'd you ask me for?

What's the matter with you?

I'm having a hard enough time putting this section together

without you jumping down my throat

every time I open my mouth.

Excuse me.

I thought it was so doable.

I thought you had it all under control.

Are you mad at me because I didn't go to the movies with you

on Saturday night? Is that what this is about?

You said you understood.

Well, maybe I don't understand.

Maybe I don't like feeling like yesterday's news

every time she comes around.

You shouldn't feel that way.

Don't tell me how to feel, okay?

I know she's your girlfriend,

I know I'll get used to it,

but at this point it still hurts, okay?

Okay.

PAM: Oh, my gosh, do you remember this?

This was at Arrowhead.

We had the best fireworks that Fourth of July.

Remember that?

Scotty loved the Fourth of July.

That was his favorite holiday.

Of course, he loved all the holidays.

That's why I know he'd want you to have his Christmas stocking.

Oh, uh, no, I really think you ought to keep this.

Oh, no, no, no.

This is it.

This is the one.

Oh, the one I was looking for.

It's got you and Scotty.

I've got that one at home.

I know you're gonna treasure it.

Mrs. Scanlon, you're not listening to me.

I really don't want any more of Scott's stuff.

Oh, but you gotta take these Transformers.

You kids used to play with those by the hour.

That's when we were 11.

Why are you acting like we're still best friends?

Oh, when two people were as close as you and Scotty,

you stay friends forever.

Oh, is that the way it works?

Well...

if you don't want to help keep his memory alive...

I didn't say that!

Oh, David, I'm, I'm so sorry.

(sighs)

We're all experiencing your grief,

but David,

you mustn't be angry at Scott,

or feel like he's abandoned you.

I don't.

Look, Scott accidentally shot himself in the stomach

because he liked to play with guns.

But I don't think that has anything to do with me.

Well, fine, then...

Take what you want and, uh...

I'm gonna lie down.

Mrs. Scanlon,

just wait a minute.

Mrs. Scanlon.

TV REPORTER: Now, you have to remember in December of '41,

there was a blackout in effect, because everyone assumed

that Japan's next target would be Los Angeles.

That's why the students had to sneak onto campus...

David?

...to plant their time capsules.

What are you doing here so early?

(exhales heavily) What does it look like I'm doing?

Editing the video?

Bingo!

(sighs)

David, I hope you don't mind my asking.

Are you all right?

Sure.

I'm just peachy keen, hunky-dory, okay?

Why are being so nasty to me?

I'm not a doormat, you know.

Donna... No.

Half the time, you ignore me,

and the other half, you just want to talk about Kelly.

I mean, who stood by you

and got everyone to come to that party?

And who made a point of being at that funeral

so you wouldn't have to be there alone?

And who talked to you

when no one else would give you the time of day?

(sighs)

You did.

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

I didn't realize.

Look, I know

you're going through a really hard time right now.

I'm just worried about you.

Well, thanks,

but, uh,

the worst part's over.

I just got to move on.

And speaking of moving on,

I've really got to watch the rest of this.

Um, I'll talk to you later.

Okay.

Bye.

Bye.

(tape squealing)

SCOTT: David, good buddy, what are you doing?

Making a video?

DAVID: I'm doing man-on-the street interviews, and you

look like a man on the street.

Thank you.

Or in-in the hallway, actually. The hallway.

So, Scott, what were you doing in 1941?

I was in Vietnam.

Third Infantry, Marines.

Yeah, we were...

Scott, Scott, uh, you have the wrong war. That...

Well-well, we'll start again.

I can get it right.

DAVID: You know what? You know, I've known you my whole life,

and I don't think you'll ever get it right.

SCOTT: Oh, is that so? No, no.

DAVID: Yeah, that is so, that is so, but you know what?

You know what? I love you for it, man.

Come on, we'll do this. Okay.

If you want. One more time.

Man-on-the-street interviews, take two.

So Scott, what were you doing in 1941?

I was in Iwo Jima.

Iwo Jima?

That's where I got this-this... this-this...

No, this pungi stick in my leg,

and-and it was crazy, man.

I-I can still walk, though.

No need to worry.

DAVID: Oh that's good, that's good.

So in 1941, he was in Iowa Jima...

SCOTT: Oh, yeah, uh...

♪ He was a friend of mine ♪

♪ I would have trusted him with my life... ♪

It's a secret...

Tell me.

I'm gonna go talk to Andrea for a second.

Later.

Andrea?

(clears throat)

Andrea, listen...

I feel bad that you feel bad.

What can I do?

Nothing.

Just be my friend.

I am your friend.

And I'm your editor,

and you promised me an interview.

That's exactly where I was headed.

I need it in an hour, Ace.

You got it.

♪ He was a friend of mine ♪

♪ I would have trusted him with my life... ♪

Hey, David. Sorry I'm late.

Timely song.

(sighs)

Well, I'm glad you approve.

Hey, look, man, this isn't gonna take very long.

I just need to ask you a couple questions, okay?

Look, Brandon, I don't think that I...

David, I can't push this back anymore, man.

I'm on a serious deadline.

Well, why don't you just make up a few quotes

so I won't offend anybody by saying the wrong thing?

Why don't you just tell me something about Scott--

some memory,

something that not too many other people would know--

and we'll leave it at that?

Well, he sucked his thumb till he was eight.

Is that what you had in mind?

Come on, David.

We're putting out this issue as a tribute to Scott.

Why?

So people can glance at it

and then throw it in the garbage?

No, so people can get some kind of an idea as to who he was.

Look, he was a jerk, okay? (microphone feedback)

He was a jerk

who blew himself away, that's who he was!

You don't know. You left early.

(over intercom): You missed out on the fun part when he picked up a loaded gun

and twirled it around like Wyatt Earp.

You weren't there to see him goof up

and shoot himself and bleed all over his mom's

Persian rug!

David, the microphone is on.

I don't care.

No one gave a rat's ass about Scott until he died,

and I was the worst one of all.

He was my best friend, and I dropped him,

because he wasn't cool like you or Kelly or Steve.

David...

So they're looking at me.

So what?

They've been looking at me for days, Brandon.

Oh, poor David. Is he gonna be okay?

I hope he hasn't cracked up yet.

I can't even walk through the hall

without somebody in my face trying to cheer me up

like they're my new best friend.

Well, what about my old best friend?

(sighs)

It doesn't matter what you write about him

in that paper, Brandon.

It doesn't matter what you say about somebody

once they're gone.

What matters is how you treat them

when they're still here.

And I guess you can quote me on that.

That took a lot of courage, David.

So does anyone else want to interview me?

Listen David, do yourself a favor

the next time somebody asks you how you're feeling-- tell them.

Yeah. You can be honest.

We'll still be your friends.

Well, thanks.

But when do I get to start feeling better?

Yeah, it might take a while, David.

It happened so suddenly.

You can never be prepared for an accident like that.

Especially when you don't even get to say good-bye.

Well, it's too late for that now.

Maybe not.

I have an idea.

(doorbell ringing)

David.

Uh, here's the... the video cassette

I promised you.

You may not want to watch it right away, but

I'm sure one day you'll be happy to have it.

Thank you.

Are you sure you don't want to come in for a minute?

Oh, no. I'll, I'll come by another day

and visit Spencer and everybody,

but tonight I'm doing something kind of special.

Okay.

Wait a minute.

You don't want to forget what you came for.

I know that Scott would be really pleased

that you wanted to have that.

BRENDA: Come on, you guys. Are you almost done?

STEVE: Why couldn't we do this by the light of day?

Yeah, it's practically a ritual now.

Every 50 years, someone's got to break onto campus

and plant a time capsule.

Yeah, but how do you know

someone's gonna be here in 50 years to dig it up?

Well, time will tell.

Well, we've got books, CDs, magazines.

All that's left is personal touches.

Okay.

(clears throat)

Well, this is The Scott Scanlon Memorial Time Capsule,

so I brought along a copy of our special edition

on recycled paper and a copy

on floppy disc,

which undoubtedly will be considered a, uh,

primitive artifact in 50 years.

Well, here's my comment on today's technology.

Corvette key chain.

Oh.

Oh, so, what did you bring, Donna, cloth?

No.

In the forties, they had nylon.

In the nineties, we got Lycra spandex.

Well, I brought a very cool T-shirt

in honor of the great Minnesota Twins

for very obvious reasons,

I think.

So, what did you bring, D?

Surfboard wax.

It's to symbolize the waves that have been pounding the shores

for thousands of years, but really,

it's just a brief moment in time.

Oh.

That leaves you, David.

Well, uh,

there's only one thing left.

(sizzling)

Look, you guys, it's just like the Fourth of July!

This one's for you, Scott.