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our clandestine love

burns me.

I'm tired

of spinning

in this game of lies."

It's beautiful.

"Please forgive me for what I've done."

What I've done?

Well, you scared him because

you came on too strong tonight.

So if you apologize for your advances,

then he'll be more

comfortable moving forward.

"Yours truly,

Becca."

Okay, so,

put this in his mailbox.

I promise, he'll reply to you.

Thanks, Lucas.

You're such a good friend.

Lucas' parents, together, okay?

- And she was a good kid.

- And she's got good grades.

Hey, Jane, you wanted to see me?

David. Yes, come in, have... have a seat.

Okay.

This is Detective Speck.

Hey.

So what's going on? Classes canceled?

Well...

Mr. Butler, do you know a student

by the name of Rebecca Vaughn?

Yeah.

Yes, of course, she's in my English class.

Would you classify your

relationship with her as a close one?

No.

Not any closer to her... than... no.

Rebecca jumped to her death

from the school roof last night.

Oh, my God.

They found this note on her person

when they discovered her this morning.

So you wanna tell me again,

just how close you two weren't?

This...

this doesn't make...

That son of a b*tch.

- Lucas, Jane.

- What? Excuse me?

Lucas.

He set this up.

He did this. He must have killed her.

Could someone wanna fill me in here?

Lucas Ward.

He's a new student.

A very good student.

- But David seems to think otherwise.

- No. I know otherwise.

You contact Paul Garrett in Fresno.

Lucas did the same thing to him.

Did the same what?

He's trying to frame me.

He's trying to frame me for a grade.

For a damn grade.

This kid. He's not right in the head.

Jane, I tried to tell you.

He's a f***ing psychopath.

David, please.

I never touched her.

I wanna believe you, David.

I...I do.

But what was her sweater

doing in your classroom?

Oh, my...

Okay.

Becca had

a small crush on me.

She came to my classroom last

night and I told her to go away.

I'm sorry, uh...

David, um, till... but

until this thing clears up,

we... we have to... I have to let you go.

Jane.

We'll be in touch.

I'll stay with you. You need to go, David.

Lucas, did she ever talk

to you about Mr. Butler?

Lucas.

It's important that you're

honest with us right now.

She...

She talked about him constantly.

She said they were in love. So...

Lucas, uh, Mr. Butler

seems to think that you have it out for him

in some way.

Do you have any idea

why he would think that?

I'm trying to figure that out myself.

Ever since he gave me an F

on my mid-term report card...

- An F?

- Yeah.

Even though all my assignments were A's.

I was so close to Becca.

Maybe he wanted her all to himself.

Lucas,

I don't want you to worry

about your grade, okay?

I will personally see to it that

you get the A that you deserve. Okay?

Thank you, Principal Fremont.

I just...

I wish I could've done...

There's nothing anybody

could have done for her, kid.

I think that you need to just go

home and get some rest, all right?

You told them you didn't know me?

Hey, man, I warned you.

And you repay me by dragging

me back into this mess?

I barely escaped that monster.

Look, I... I'm sorry,

David. I really am.

And you can try to fight him.

But if... if he's got video

evidence like he had with me,

- then you're just...

- He can't have video evidence.

I didn't do anything.

You lost me. What are you saying?

Wait, wait, wait.

I didn't do anything.

- Mist... Mister, uh...

- Uh, Butler.

Is it hard to keep track of all

the teachers your son's blackmailed?

Hey, you can't go up there!

Call the police.

He's always fascinated with cameras.

Since he was a kid, he'd record himself.

Trying on different emotions like,

practicing being human.

Mr. Butler, okay? I'm your teacher.

The girl...

on that video.

She the one who died?

I think you know she didn't just die.

And you did nothing to stop him.

Even though you know exactly what he is.

I know.

But he's my son.

Adieu, Rebecca. Adieu.

Tres bon, Lucas. Tres bon.

Lucas Ward, please report

to the principal's office.

Lucas Ward,

please report to the

principal's office.

Hi, Lucas.

Lucas, come in.

Have a seat.

Do you wanna tell me

why you were filming this

little encounter, Lucas?

I suspected

that something was amiss.

So a thought behoove me.

That behoove me to...

It would behoove you to get a lawyer, kid.

I'm reopening Rebecca Vaughn's case

and I'm investigating everything

that actually happened that night.

In the mean time,

Mr. Butler has filed a

restraining order against you.

You come withing 50

feet of him, or his home,

and you'll find yourself

behind bars. Understand?

Who...

What about my classes?

H...how... how am I

expected to attend my classes

if I can't even go near Mr. Butler?

Lucas,

you're expelled. Go home.

Lucas?

Lucas.

I think you should go home.

And don't leave town.

Lucas.

Lucas.

Look, the whole restraining order thing,

it's not true.

It's not?

No.

Because if you ever come

near me or my family again,

I will f***ing kill you.

Fear.

Sadness.

Surprised.

Disgust.

Worried.

Surprised.

Excited.

Lucas.

Ache.

Worried.

I can't do it anymore.

Disgust.

I won't do it anymore.

It's over.

Surprised.

Worried.

Is there anything you want me

to tell your mother for you?

Excited.

Sadness.

Surprised.

That was always the hardest one for you.

Joy.

Sadness.

Anger.

I will never shut you out again. I promise.

This... all could have been avoided

if I was just sharing it with you.

I'm sorry I didn't believe you.

I was acting crazy.

You were acting a little bit crazy.

Right? So...

that's on me.

Can we, um,

maybe get in some mama and papa time, too?

Oh, heck, yeah.

Can I take a quick shower?

- Yeah.

- Oh, really?

- Just go.

- That bad? Okay.

And he's woken up.

- Right. Okay.

- I'll get him back down.

- Okay, you go.

- Yeah.

Hi.

Hi, you little cockblocker.

I hear it. Yeah. I hear your bottle.

Okay. Okay.

Okay, you stay there

with your monkey. Yeah.

You stay there with your monkey.

All right, baby. Just give Mama a second.

Just wanna make sure

it's hot enough for you.

And then we're done.

Hang on.

It's warm for you.

You're gonna like it.

Hi, Mrs. Butler.

We spoke on the phone the other day.

You're one of David's students.

Everybody's talking

about what happened and...

I just wanted to make

sure that he was okay.

Thank you for stopping by.

What a perfect

family you have.

Did you get him down?

Rachel?

Lucas!

Lucas!

And Iago says,

"What's he then that says

I should play the villain?"

Mr. Butler, please.

It's Joey's first day

and you're already late.

I will... I will stab him.

Sit down.

Right there.

Lucas.

Stop interrupting me.

Lucas, I swear to God. If you hurt him,

if you touch him...

Shut up!

Good.

Good.

Good.

So, class,

why do we think that Lucas took

Mr. Butler's family from him?

Huh?

Anyone?

It's an easy one.

Well, oh...

- well, it's an incentive.

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