Biology 101

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[silence]

[piano music ]

[crickets chirping]

[piano music ]

Please, not... Diane...

It's Thursday.

I know just...

...not tonight.

This is the third Thursday

in a row.

I'm exhausted.

Next week, dear?

Tuesdays.

Thursdays aren't working out,

we'll just reschedule

for Tuesdays.

Tuesday sounds good.

[techno music ]

[piano music ]

[alarm clock blaring]

[exhales]

[groans]

[alarm stops]

Talked to Mr. Duke.

Guess what he told me.

Under consideration.

By the time we get the administration

to cough up the dough,

they'll be as outdated

as everything else in here.

Off to corrupt

some young minds?

I'll see you later, Marty.

I'll keep on

the administration.

They'll come to regret the day

they unleashed the wrath

of the Thatherton Community

College Science Department.

The, uh, uterus can be found

inside the pelvis

immediately dorsal

to the urinary bladder

and, uh, ventral to the rectum.

The human penis is made up

of three columns of tissue:

two corpora cavernosa

and one corpus spongiosum.

The enlarged,

bulbous-shaped end

of the corpus spongiosum

forms the glans penis...

[mysterious piano music ]

[door closes]

Okay, everybody, please turn

to page 63 in your books.

All right, I guess we'll end

a little early today.

Read chapter six for Wednesday

and work on

activities nine and ten.

Mr. Pollard?

I'm Marissa Weaver.

I emailed you

about transferring in.

Right, right.

Um... let me get you

an add slip.

I had you before.

No, I don't think so.

Are you sure?

You look really familiar.

I'm positive I had you before.

Nope.

I've just seen you around campus.

That must be it.

Must be.

[ambient music ]

[whoosh]

[Hannah, far off]

Dad?

[Hannah]

Dad?

[Hannah]

Dad?

Dad?

Dad?

Dad?

Dad!

I need money.

Mon...

[stammering]

What for?

Uh, we're going

to Big Bear this weekend

It's for school.

Big Bear for-for school?

- Yeah!

- No.

And what are you wearing?

Pull that down.

[scoffs]

Jesus, Dad.

Is that from my fund?

See?

Sixty grand,

and you can't even

part with $300?

300?

I'm sorry, what do you need

$300 for?

It's for school.

Really?

So if I get on the phone and I call Mrs.

Harris at the school office

she's gonna tell me

all about it?

- Forget it.

- Oh, hold on, what's this?

It's nothing.

Really, where did

you get "nothing"?

Is it from that boy?

Uh, what boy?

Uh-uh, I'll tell you what-

If you are not mature enough

to tell us the truth,

you are definitely

not mature enough

to be getting gifts from boys.

- But Mom, everyone else...

- You are not everyone else.

Hannah, get back here.

I got homework to do.

When did she start lying to me?

She's a teenager, Bill,

it's her job to make

our lives miserable.

She is not Daddy's little girl

anymore.

I wish she were seven again.

I miss my little girl.

She needs to stop this and

start acting like an adult,

and the sooner

that you realize that,

the faster she is

going to grow up.

[whoosh]

[ambient music ]

[computer beeps]

[typing]

Marissa?

Marissa.

Marissa.

[sighs]

[phone rings]

Hello?

Bill, can you explain something

to me?

I'm standing here looking

at our credit card statement.

Uh, what's it say?

What are all these charges

on here for "Dan's Hobby Shop"

that keep showing up

every month?

Um... chemistry supplies

for my classes.

From a hobby shop?

Yeah, some people's hobby

is chemistry.

Doesn't Thatherton give you

a budget for that?

Yes, dear.

Well, maybe you need to go

talk to Mr. Duke again.

I have a budget, Diane.

I know but last time

you talked to him,

he made you head

of the science department,

so it couldn't hurt to try.

All right, dear.

I'll do that.

You know, the worst that

can happen is he can say no.

Okay, dear.

[phone hangs up]

[techno music ]

Do you have any idea

how much your father and I

are sacrificing

so that you can have a future?

You keep this up, you're going

to end up going to Thatherton.

I'm s-I'm sorry,

but you know what I mean.

What happened?

That's what I'd like to know.

You know, I give up.

You-you try talking to her.

Do some parenting, Bill.

What happened?

I told Mom I was going

to Kristy's house,

but then Kristy wanted to go

to a party at Walt's

and I knew if I told Mom

she wouldn't let me go,

but then Mia's mom mentioned

the party to her this morning

and now she's bringing you

into it!

- Where were you?

- Walt's house.

[stammering]

Is Walt bracelet-boy?

Dad, that's not the point.

I didn't do anything wrong.

You can't blame your mom

for being angry.

You shouldn't lie to her.

Whether I lie or not, she's

just going to scream at me.

You know she only screams

because she loves you.

Well, I'm glad you don't

love me that much.

She's right, though.

You need to grow up if you're

gonna go to a good school.

I don't care where I go.

You need to start caring.

Have you had a chance

to look at this?

You need to check it out.

Scantron and a #2.

Don't have 'em?

Borrow from a neighbor.

Neighbor's a jerk?

Should've thought of that

before you moved in.

Mr. Pollard?

The answers are already written

in my test.

I'm sorry, I must've given you

my grading key by mistake.

Thank you for your honesty.

I'll be right back.

Just continue with your mid-

term and I'll be right back.

Uh, you wanted to see me,

Mr. Duke?

Have a seat, Bill.

Close the door.

I was approached this afternoon

by a student

who gave me some very...

...distressing information.

He alleges that

you were gratifying yourself

during a mid-term exam.

Tell me this kid is bonkers,

Bill.

I...

You really can't believe that.

I didn't think so.

Had a look at this kid's file.

Seems he failed your

Biology 101 class twice

and probably wasn't feeling too well

about the mid-term exam, either.

The old "teacher masturbating

in the class" routine.

It's a joke, Bill.

[awkward laugh]

Okay...

So let's just keep it

in the pants from now on.

Oh, and Bill?

The whole thing

with the microscopes.

We've been going over

the budget

and maybe it's not

so far-fetched.

Keep your heads up.

Did he wink?

- Wink?

- Did Mr. Duke wink?

Yeah.

[chuckling]

So what's this about you

masturbating in class?

[students chattering]

Marissa, can I see you

for a moment?

I've been doing good

on my homework.

It'll even out.

You can do better than this,

Marissa.

Don't you want to transfer

to a good university?

I don't really care.

You need to start caring.

Look, I've been really busy.

I haven't had a lot of time

to study.

A lot of things going on?

Yeah.

I'll do better on the next one.

I know you, Marissa.

You're something special.

I don't know if many others

can see that.

Where'd you get that?

It was a gift.

Then I guess there is someone

who knows how special you are.

You know I'm available.

I'm here to help you

whenever you need it.

Why don't you stay after class?

I'll go over

the worksheets with you.

Thanks, Mr. Pollard,

but I'll be fine.

Just this once, Marissa.

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