Class of 1984 Page #3

Look, teacher, I don't know

what you got in that bag, but...

- ...we never seen it before.

- Come on. Let's go.

Hey, hey.

In case you haven't noticed...

I run this school, man.

It's gonna be a big surprise

to the principal.

Let's go.

You say you've never

seen this bag before?

No.

They were dealing.

Five seconds earlier,

I would have walked in on a sale.

What? Those little kids

in your music class?

I mean, they were the only

other guys in the washroom.

- Maybe they brought it in there.

- That's a lie!

A lot of kids use that washroom.

That bag could have been lying in there

for hours before Mr. Norris came in.

Mr. Norris?

- If you'd seen the way they behaved...

- Selling drugs...

is a criminal offense, Mr. Norris.

We must be certain.

Sir...

Mr. Norris has been hassling

us ever since he got here.

That's bullshit.

I'm the best pianist in this school.

All I wanna do is play in the orchestra

and he won't let me.

- That's not true.

- The guy's got a problem.

Please, please.

All I wanna do is learn.

All right...

you boys get the benefit

of the doubt this time.

But from now on, when you go

into a washroom, you go alone.

Understand?

- Yes, sir.

- Yes, sir.

All right, back to your classes.

Away you go.

I can't...

no expulsion, no suspension, nothing?

That bag could have belonged to

any student who used the bathroom.

- Do you really believe that?

- We want to catch the dealers...

the vandals, the thieves, yes.

But we have got to

catch them in the act.

Do you understand?

I understand that

they're getting off Scot-free.

We don't have a watertight case.

It's as simple as that.

Wake up, you guys!

Come on!

Try to get a hold of the Metro police.

- What's his name?

- Jimmy!

I pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America.

One nation under God.

Indivisible with Liberty

and justice for all.

All right, it's okay!

- Get back!

- Back it up. Back it up.

Arthur, can I talk to you

for a minute, please?

- You wanna use this?

- He started the pledge of allegiance...

Now listen to me, Arthur.

I think that Jimmy's dead because of

that sh*t he bought in the washroom.

- Am I right?

- I don't know nothing.

I think you do.

I think you were there when he bought it.

And I think you can tell

the police who sold it to him.

- Just leave me alone.

- He was your friend, Arthur.

Whoever sold him that stuff

killed him with it.

Tell me who it was.

I just need his name.

No name is gonna bring him back.

Andy?

How about you and I...

having a drink?

Perfect.

- Hey, hey, hey!

- Boys and girls.

Boys and girls.

Hello.

Hey, music man, I need to have

a little chatty-whatty with you.

Hey, why don't you leave us alone.

I kept my mouth shut.

Come on. Get in.

- Come on.

- F***in' sh*t!

Where you going?

Run!

Come on, you little f***in' b*tch.

- You little b*tch!

- What do you want with me, man?

You shouldn't tell tales

out of school, arty-farty.

That could give us a bad name.

I didn't tell him anything.

If I'm not home in ten minutes,

I got four brothers...

Oh-ho, yeah. Terrified.

Arthur.

Terry, hasn't anybody ever tried

to get that gang out of school?

They have been put on

suspension so many times...

they oughta name

a revolving door after them.

You know the amazing thing?

I think Stegman's

actually a brilliant kid.

So is the Marquis de Sade.

I wonder what the hell they're up to now.

Come on now, Andrew.

Cool it.

- School is out.

- I just wanna see what's going on.

It's that Corrigan and the new boy.

Ah, sh*t.

Andy, this is stupid.

School's out, teacher-teacher.

You're not welcome here.

Come on, you kids.

You can come with me.

We're not in school now, teach.

I can bust your ass.

So do it!

Come on.

You can go home now.

- I got plans for you.

- Yeah? Likewise.

Oh, I'm pissing in my pants.

I don't know how many kids you sold to,

Stegman, but I'm gonna find 'em.

All I need is one kid who's got

the guts to face you in open court

and finger you for pushing it,

and then I've got you.

It ain't happened yet.

It will.

Up yours!

- Out of my way!

- Andy!

Oh, geez!

God, this is crazy.

I don't believe this.

You don't look so great either.

Let's get out of here.

- Did Arthur and Deneen get away?

- Oh, yeah.

Oh, my God.

Terry, you're gonna need stitches.

We gotta go to a hospital.

No stitches, no hospital.

That just means police and questions.

I just wanna get out of here.

Terry, I swear to God, I'm sorry.

It was me they were after.

- I had no right to drag you into this.

- Good God, Andrew.

They don't care which one of us it is.

They are at war. Don't you know that?

And I don't want any part of it.

Look, just get me home to Ellen.

She'll patch me up.

You sure you don't

wanna go to a hospital?

I am positive.

I do not wanna go to a hospital.

Just get me home to Ellen.

- Andy?

- Yeah?

How you doing?

- You okay?

- Yeah, I'm okay.

- What happened?

- Some punks from the school hit me.

Why?

I don't know. I was in their way.

What difference does it make?

Andy, what is going on in that place?

Please tell me.

A kid died today.

I was so goddamn stupid.

I was so busy trying

to nail Stegman today,

I never even noticed Jimmy was high.

If I'd seen that,

I could have saved him.

You could have...

you couldn't have known, honey.

How could you?

They gave Jimmy a minute

of silence today.

One lousy minute for 16 years.

Ignite the flame with Fallon.

Diane, I want you to pack...

everything you need and go

to your mother's until this is over.

I don't wanna go to my mother's.

This is my home.

I don't think it's safe

for you here anymore.

- Not unless you come.

- I can't!

I can't leave my job.

I am worth something as a teacher.

There are kids at that school

who need me.

Like what they did tonight...

shows you that they don't want

you there anymore, Andy.

That's one gang.

That's a small minority.

But you've taught before

and nothing like this has ever happened.

Well, this happened now,

and I gotta deal with it.

I don't understand you, Andy.

I just don't understand you anymore.

Are you gonna go

to your mother's or not?

You stay...

I stay.

It's as simple as that.

- Any other witnesses that you know of?

- No.

Anyway, we got all this information

and we'll make an investigation.

What the hell is there to investigate?

It was Peter Stegman and his gang.

Stegman is under 18 years old.

All the kids you wanna I.D.

are under 18.

Besides that, they can get 27 other kids

out there to alibi for 'em in a minute.

These kids know all the loopholes.

You throw 'em in one door,

they're out another one.

- I just saw him with my own eyes.

- So what?

That's not good enough.

Nowadays, you wanna make a case

against a juvenile...

you gotta be holding his hand

while he's robbing you.

Let me see the file so I can

see what I'm up against.

- I can't give you that information.

- Why not?

Because it's the law.

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