Shock To The System Page #3

you're talking about!

That's why you

attacked me.

Attacked you?

Listen a**hole-

look, let's start

over, alright?

Strachey.

Yeah, I'm pretty

close, why?

I'll be there in

fifteen minutes.

Better make that

a half hour.

Hey, look who's here,

if it isn't Albany's

most famous gay dick.

Don't sell yourself

short, Stenski

the boys I've

talked to say

you ain't so

bad yourself.

Looking good wherever

you go, Strachey.

What can I say?

This place just brings

out the best in me.

Coroner ruled

it a suicide.

Drug overdose, just

like we thought.

Phenelzine?

That's right.

I thought he took xanax?

Yeah, well, we found xanax

right next to the body.

But no trace of

it in his system.

It turns out it was the

phenelzine that killed him.

Did he have a prescription

for phenelzine?

No, he didn't have

a prescription for either.

That's why Dr. Sung

didn't suspect anything.

She figures whoever

gave him the xanax

gave him

the phenelzine as well.

Plus, the crime

scene, the note,

everything indicates

suicide.

So who gave him

the pills?

That's none

of my business.

I investigate homicides.

The coroner

ruled it a suicide.

This case is closed.

You might as well

take this with you,

I have another

copy in the files.

Thank you.

Strachey...

what's the deal

with this kid?

Why the interest?

I don't know.

I guess he reminds me of

somebody I used to know.

A long time ago.

Hello!

You here?

Yeah, I'm up here!

Okay, I've got

Thai takeout,

double chocolate

fudge ice cream

with optional hot fudge

and that movie with

the two straight guys

playing gay guys,

playing two straight girls

to seduce their boss.

Or something.

I'm sorry

I have to work tonight.

But it's Tuesday night.

We watch movies

on Tuesday night.

I know, but it's

this Paul Hale thing.

The suicide?

Maybe not.

But I thought they found the

pills right next to his body?

They did.

They did, but Paul

didn't take them.

So how did he die?

They found another

antidepressant in his system

called phenelzine,

it causes a nasty reaction

when taken with alcohol.

Like a stroke in an otherwise

healthy 21-year old?

Right.

Paul was drinking

bourbon that night.

So somebody could have

slipped it into his drink

without him knowing?

Murder.

Or he took it himself.

I intend

to find out.

I'm doing a little

undercover work tonight

at the Phoenix Foundation.

Isn't that the sweater

my mother made you?

Yup.

It's group therapy.

I have to blend in

with all the other

recovering homosexuals.

I won't tell her

you said that.

You think someone there

might know something

about Paul's death?

Well, it's possible.

They're definitely

hiding something

there's something they don't

want the police to know about

and I intend to find

out what it is.

You have to save me

some Thai food,

and don't eat all

the ice cream, piggy.

Good luck.

And don't let him

brainwash you.

I'm the only one

who gets to do that.

...I was a freshman at NYU,

thought I was gonna be

this huge artist, you know?

My first winter

was so shitty,

being away

from home and all.

So that's when I started,

you know, doin' things...

gay things.

Goin' to clubs,

going to bars.

And pretty soon,

I was doing drugs, too.

I just wanted

to meet somebody,

fall in love,

all that stuff.

But it's just like

the whole scene,

it's so crazy.

So what changed

for you, Jefferson?

What brought you here?

A few weeks ago,

I went to this party

and for

the first time ever

I felt, just

really dirty,

I hated myself.

I pretty much

hated everything.

I couldn't break free.

I came back to Albany

to get some distance.

To figure

sh*t out.

"Turn now every one

of you from his evil way,

"and then you shall dwell

in the land which I gave

"to you

and your fathers."

We have one new member

joining us tonight,

Kyle?

I'm, uh, just

checking it out,

see, if it will

work for me.

What's Kyle doing...?

Self-defining.

Yes, self-defining.

I can't tell Kyle

this is the way to go.

You can't tell him.

The choices we make

are our own choices.

But you do have

the choice to change.

It's not going

to be easy.

But you have

to ask yourself

what's the value of

something if you don't have

to fight for it?

Life's a challenge,

a struggle,

there's nothing wrong

with working hard

for something

you believe in.

Choosing a straight lifestyle

opens up all kinds of doors,

amazing opportunities.

It's a path most homosexuals

are not strong enough to take.

It takes faith

and commitment.

You have to be

extremely motivated

you have to want something

better for yourself

and your family

so badly

that you can resist

the temptations

that will

surely come.

I know we were all very

upset to hear the news

of Paul Hale's death.

All I can say about

it right now is

I'm happy to talk

to any of you about Paul

in our individual sessions.

But right now I want to

keep our group time focused

on one thing:

You.

Your struggles.

And how we can

all help each other

to achieve the happiness

we deserve.

...we play basketball

on Saturdays

you should come.

Here?

A lot of the guys need

help getting comfortable

with a more

masculine role.

Basketball makes

them more "masculine"?

Sports, yeah, definitely.

I mean, you don't look like

you've got that problem,

but some of these

guys... man.

Need help, huh?

It's like they've never

seen a football game

in their life.

Part of the program is about

learning how to be friends

with guys without

sleeping with them.

If you want to immigrate

into straight society,

you gotta know what people

are talking about, right?

Yeah, I'll catch up

with you in a bit.

See you Saturday!

Hi, we didn't get

a chance to meet.

Oh, hi.

Katie.

Kyle.

Wow, good grip.

Sorry, I'm supposed

to be more-

I won't tell anybody.

It's just so hard.

There's so much

to remember.

You been here

a long time?

About five months.

It's been amazing

I'm so much better now.

According to who?

So you knew this

guy, Paul Hale?

Yeah, I knew

him really well.

Nice guy?

The best.

We were engaged.

Engaged?

Before everything changed.

What changed?

Katie, let's get you

home, okay, honey?

Kyle,

Kyle, if you'd like,

I've got time for an

individual session tomorrow

at 2:
00.

Uhm, alright, cool.

I'll look forward

to it.

Me too, thanks.

Kyle, I hope you

enjoyed tonight,

we're really glad

you're here.

Thank you.

See you tomorrow.

Count on it.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

You've got the

intimidation thing

down pat...

but your trailer

skills suck.

I know who you are.

Recognized you from

that article

in the advocate

last year.

Who're you working for?

Why? You have

something to hide?

Listen to me,

Walter's a good man!

If his father's got

you sneaking around

trying to dig-

who's Walter?

The punk next

to me in the meeting?

He's trying, man.

Bending over

backwards, trying to

do everything he can.

Slow down,

I don't know what

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