04x08 - Time Stands Still Part 2

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It shows a clip of Rick at home looking at the g*n, then it goes to outside the school

Emma: They can’t air the quiz show Toby.

Toby: Yes they can. They just cut before the paint pours on Rick.

JT: Which is now officially my new favorite mental image!

Toby: You know what?! You wouldn’t think it was so funny if it happened to you.

Danny: I would! And speaking of hysterical images…

(Rick is walking towards the front door still covered in the paint and feathers, holding tightly onto his backpack.)

Toby: What’s Rick doing back at school? I should go talk to him…

Emma: Go right ahead.

Toby: Rick! Rick! Raditch is going supernova. He’s gonna find out who did it.

Rick: And what? Give them detention?

Toby: Just saying, I’m sure it’d be cool if you skipped the rest of the day.

Rick: Toby, this is the one time I actually want to be at school.

In a classroom, Mr. Raditch is talking on the TV screen, Alex and Jay looking happy as he talks

Mr. Raditch: Twenty five years as an educator I have never, never been so embarrassed to be associated with this school. Whomever was responsible for the incident this morning should be ashamed of themselves and let me assure you that the perpetrator or perpetrators responsible for this will be found out and punished severely. If anyone has any information please speak to me immediately. I assure your confidentiality. Thank you.

In Ms. Kwan’s room

Ms. Kwan: So. Back to 1984.

JT: So how’s the big yellow loser?

Toby: That’s really nice JT.

JT: I hope he just gets the hint and leaves and uh you’ll have to find a new gamer geek friend.

Outside on the basketball courts

Spinner: And then when the feathers came down! Oh!

Jimmy: Cut the guy some slack Spin. He’s not that bad.

Spinner: Yeah ok! Oh chicken boy! Oh chicken boy! I love your wealth of knowledge and I, I love you.

Jimmy: I’m glad you think this is funny.

Spinner: Did you see the guys face? Definition of funny!

Jimmy: What kind of person does that?

Spinner: One, a genius. And two! If you rat on me-

Jimmy: What?! No really what are you gonna do? Yeah that’s what I thought. Look save the bully crap for someone who won’t fight back. And you better do something about it now before I do.

(Spinner and Jimmy start fighting and Mr. Armstrong comes and breaks it up.)

Mr. Armstrong: Hey! Hey! Save it for the game guys!

At Joey’s house

Caitlin: But this is your home! I mean what about Craig and Angela?

Joey: Craig, Angela and I can live in a smaller place. It’s either that or the dealership.

Caitlin: Yeah, but-

Joey: Yeah but you know if there was a way to keep both I’d be all over it. Look I got to head back to the dealership, but we’re on for coffee later right?

Caitlin: Yeah.

Joey: Ah, make yourself at home, while I still have one.

In the cafeteria

(Paige sees Rick still covered in the paint and feathers and walks up to him. He puts his hand on his g*n and slowly starts bringing it out.)

Paige: Look I know we’re not exactly best friends, but I wanted to say that I thought the whole paint and feathers job was sickening. It was really childish.

(Rick puts the g*n back in the bag.)

Rick: I’m sorry…for hurting Terri.

(Paige nods then walks away.)

At Rick’s locker

(Rick puts his jacket and backpack in his locker and slams the door shut.)

At Sydney’s office

Caitlin: Knock knock!

Sydney: Caitlin. You’re here.

Caitlin: I just got back this morning…to find Joey’s house for sale and your name on the sign.

Sydney: Look before you say anything I’m just helping Joe out as a favor, no strings attached so you don’t need to worry about us.

Caitlin: How much is he asking?

Sydney: 400. Why?

Caitlin: How does 350 sound?

Sydney: Sounds like $50, 000 less than the house is worth.

Caitlin: Alright, 375!

Sydney: Does Joe know about this?

Caitlin: Not yet, and until it’s a done deal I’d prefer he not. So if he asks just tell him it’s an anonymous offer.

(Sydney nods and they shake hands.)

Caitlin: Sydney it’s been an unexpected pleasure.

In the boys washroom

(Rick is washing his face and hears Spinner and Jay coming so he hides in the stall.)

Spinner: Jay listen! Raditch knows man!

(Jay sees Rick in the stall and knows he’s listening.)

Jay: About Jimmy? Yeah I’m surprised nobody’s figured it out yet.

Spinner: Dude!

(Jay grabs Spinner and shows him Rick’s listening.)

Jay: Jimmy set the whole thing up perfectly. The way he got all those easy sports questions wrong.

Spinner: Yeah and made sure uh psycho boy was all alone in the final round.

Jay: Never would have happened without a man on the inside!

(They leave and Rick opens up the stall door.)

At Jimmy’s locker, Rick walks up to Jimmy

Jimmy: How you holding up?

Rick: Good.

Jimmy: That’s good. Kind of surprised to see you here this afternoon.

Rick: Yeah I bet you are.

Jimmy: Look I’m really sorry about everything ok? And if those guys give you any more problems, I got your back.

Rick: You stabbed me in the back.

Jimmy: What?

Rick: You set the whole thing up.

Jimmy: Rick come on I defended you.

(Rick pulls out the g*n and points it at Jimmy.)

Jimmy: Is that real?

Rick: The whole time you pretended to be my friend. You made me do this.

(Rick looks away and sh**t Jimmy in the back as he’s trying to run away. He falls to the ground and Craig walks around the corner as people are running away.)

Craig: Oh! Jimmy!

(Kids are running away and Sean, Toby and Emma look to see what’s going on. Rick sees them and starts walking towards them.)

Rick: Hi Emma. Sorry I kissed you.

Sean: He’s got a g*n ok, let’s go!

Rick: Don’t turn away from me! Glad I found you Emma. You made my list.

Toby: Rick what are you doing?

Rick: You flirted with me. I thought you liked me, but that was something else.

Sean: Just put the g*n down ok? Anything else is just gonna make your life worse.

Rick: It can’t get any worse.

Sean: Believe me it can. I know. We’ll figure it all out okay?

Rick: Figure this all out? It’s too late.

Sean: No.

Rick: I’ve already sh*t someone. (He points the g*n right at Emma)

Toby: Stop!

(Sean and Rick are struggling and the g*n goes off and both of them go down as Emma and Toby are watching.)

Outside the school

Mr. Raditch: (On the loudspeakers) Remain in your classes until further notice. Absolutely no one is to leave. Refer to lockdown protocol. And please remain calm.

Mrs. Kerwin: I got a phone call from the police. Kate Kerwin. My stepson Toby is…

(The cop checks it out on his radio and lets her through right as they’re wheeling Jimmy out on a stretcher.)

Mrs. Kerwin: Jimmy?

Outside, somewhere

Joey: You are not gonna believe this but there is already an offer on the house!

Caitlin: Already? That’s great!

Joey: Sydney has really come through and it’s 10% above market value!

Caitlin: 10%?! Go Sydney…

Joey: I am back in business and with the extra money name a part of Toronto you’ve always wanted to live in.

Caitlin: Joey…

Joey: Danford, beaches…oh wait uh you just bought a house. In Riverdale. I may not be the craftiest guy in the corner but when my house sells in less than a day on the market.

Caitlin: How could I let you use it? You love that house.

Joey: Yeah I do. It’s great. Enjoy it.

Cailtin: Joey ugh, can’t you put your male pride aside for one second?

(Caitlin’s cell phone starts to ring.)

Joey: This is about me raising my own family and running on my own business.

Caitlin: (answers her phone) Caitlin Ryan…Oh my god! I’m on my way.

Caitlin: We have to get to Degrassi now!

In the school

(Policemen are walking everywhere with g*ns, there’s a police dog and police tape blocking off halls.)

In a room. Cops are talking to Sean at one table and Toby at another

Cop: Toby why do you think he did this?

Toby: I’m supposed to know!? Look the guy’s a psycho okay. He’s a total psycho.

Cop: Was he bullied? Teased?

Toby: Always! Every day. Constantly.

Cop: What did your friend do when someone-

Toby: Look he’s not my friend. He’s a psycho! And he’s not my friend!

Cop: I’ll give you some time…

In another room with Spike, Snake and Emma

Mr. Simpson: He needed help Emma.

Emma: He pointed the g*n right at me.

Spike: Oh honey…

Mr. Raditch: Archie?

Mr. Simpson: No I am busy here if you hadn’t noticed!

Mr. Raditch: I’m sorry. They want to know if you can get into Rick’s e-mail to look for signs. Warning signs.

Mr. Simpson: Of course, now the ground breaking 20/20 hindsight policy kicks into gear.

Mr. Raditch: I have 700 students and a teaching staff that I’m responsible for everyday. Don’t get on my case because one kid overreacted to some spilled paint.

Mr. Simpson: Yeah, one kid who you’ve personally spoken to twice in the last two days. But did you listen?

Mr. Raditch: Of course I did.

Mr. Simpson: I bet you can’t remember a word he said! This tragedy Dan, it could have been prevented if you hadn’t…

Spike: Archie! Can you two do this later?!

Mr. Raditch: Emma, they’re gonna want to speak to all of the witnesses.

Outside the school

Caitlin: Caitlin Ryan. CQGH. Can you tell us anything?

Cop: We had a firearm situation. At least two sh*ts have been fired.

Joey: There was g*nshots in there? My kid’s in there! Can I please just make sure he’s ok?!?! Can I…

Cop: Sorry sir. The school is in lockdown.

In a classroom

Paige: Okay I hate not knowing what’s going on. (She gets on her cell)

Hazel: I know! It’s been like forever. I need to go pee.

Ashley: Maybe it’s an alarm.

Hazel: b*mb scare?

Ellie: Niner mid-term phobia strikes again.

(Paige closes her cell phone.)

Paige: Guys. My mom heard there was a sh**ting.

(Hazel looks at Jimmy’s empty seat and then Ms. Sauve knocks on the classroom door.)

Ms. Sauve: Hazel could I see you in the hall?

In the hall

Ms. Sauve: Hazel. It’s about Jimmy.

Hazel: No!

Ms. Sauve: He was sh*t.

Hazel: No…

Ms. Sauve: He’s on his way to the hospital!

Hazel: No. No! I need to go! I need to go! I need to go…

Ms. Sauve: The lockdown will be over soon okay. We’ll get you there.

In the halls, the lockdown is over and all the students are leaving the rooms

Jay: Just relax. Everything’s gonna be fine.

Alex: Why did I go along with all this.

Jay: I said relax! You’re alive aren’t you!? Spin! I thought that might have been you!

Spinner: It was Jimmy man! Jimmy! They’re gonna find out. I have to-

Jay: No! You have to shut up okay?

Spinner: He’s my best friend.

Jay: Either outcome I would say he WAS your best friend.

Spinner: We might have k*lled him!

Jay: We didn’t do…

Spinner: We did!

Outside the school

Caitlin: Craig!

Joey: Craig, are you okay?

Craig: Jimmy got sh*t!

Joey: What?!

Rachel Rhodes: Did you know the victim?

Cailtin: Rachel Rhodes?!

Craig: Don’t call him victim! He has a name.

Rachel: Was he a target though? Were you? Did you see the sh**t?

Caitlin: Stop right now!

Rachel: Share Caitlin!

Caitlin: No, I’m not covering this.

Rachel: Well then step aside and let me.

Caitlin: Here’s a story for you. Local insensitive reporter pummeled by famous colleague.

(She gives Caitlin a dirty look then goes up to Toby.)

Rachel: You were the gunman’s friend. Do you know who he was after or why he did it?

Toby: I don’t know.

Rachel: Did you try and stop him?

Toby: What was I supposed to do?!

Mrs. Kerwin: Let’s go.

Rachel: Did the gunman say anything before he d*ed?

Toby: d*ed?!?

At the hospital

(Hazel and Paige are sitting together crying. Spinner walks up, Paige shakes her head at him and he walks away crying.)

At the Kerwin’s house

Rachel Rhodes: (on the TV) Following this afternoon’s double sh**ting one student is dead and another remains in serious condition. The suspect, a 16 year old boy, whose name cannot be released was the student found dead at the scene.

Mrs. Kerwin: Toby maybe you should turn that off now.

Spike: People do not get sh*t at Degrassi. They just don’t.

Emma: You talk about Degrassi like it’s achieved sainthood. It’s a school!

Spike: That’s my point.

Mr. Simpson: Look we just didn’t…none of us took Rick’s bullying seriously enough. It would be an understatement to say that he was unpopular.

Toby: Unpopular?!

Ashley: How about full on psycho?! Certified freak? The guy made us a lead story on the 6:00 news.

(Toby gets up and leaves the room.)

Mrs. Kerwin: Ashley…

Ashley: He sh*t Jimmy mom! I want an answer. Who was this guy who sh*t him, if not some psycho?!

(Toby slams the door.)

Emma: He was Toby’s friend.

Back at the school

(There’s flowers, pictures and candles on the steps and people are gathered around.)

At the hospital

Paige: (on the phone) No there’s no change. I’ve got to go.

(Paige and Hazel are looking through the glass at Jimmy lying in the hospital bed. Spinner is lying on his bed crying. Sean and Ellie are watching the news at their house. Joey, Caitlin, Craig and Ang are watching the news too. Toby is outside the school and Emma walks up to him and puts her arm around him. Someone places a picture of Jimmy at the scene and Emma and Toby hug crying.)

Scenes for next week

Reporter: Your boyfriend’s a hero, all I want to know is what it feels like!

Sean: Guess I’m about to find out.

Sean: (to the camera) Who says you can’t go home again?!

Mrs. Cameron: What if that kid had sh*t my Sean? What if I never got to see my baby again?!

Voiceover: Dealing with the stress of the school tragedy.

Ellie: Maybe you should cool off a bit.

Voiceover: Sean heads home to confront his past.

Sean: Stop playing the poor abandoned mother role because nobody’s buying it!