Social Suicide Page #3

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I'm every other synonym

for disappointment.

It's like they used an online thesaurus.

- That's so wrong.

- Ty's going to tell them

you're a gang member,

full of STD's, dealing in drugs.

And they'll listen to him,

they already hate you, and me.

And after Ty's finished with it,

we'll be finished.

- You know what I want to do.

- Reese, you can't joke about that.

- This is going to happen, trust me.

Ty will be out of the way forever.

- Two second clip between

manslaughter and murder.

Right, get Balthazar and

Emerson back in the

interview room.

(soft music)

So did you love her?

- [Voiceover] No I didn't love her!

It was always Reese!

And they we... are my friends!

- But you saw her first!

- Any girl who meets me and

Reese will always choose Reese.

- Have you ever had a girlfriend?

Hmm?

What was the exact nature

of their relationship?

- I don't know, they were close, you know?

All over each other all the time.

(thunder rumbling)

- Marc's going to hate this one.

- Oh, is he?

- Just ignore him, I do.

- Go on, kiss.

- That is not going online.

- Only delete nine seconds, please.

- Come on, Marc's going

to launch himself into the

stinging nettles without us.

- Oh yeah, I can't miss that.

(chuckles)

- About time!

You guys ready for this?

(screaming)

Oh, there's dog sh*t in here!

- Parasite.

- They liked having me around.

- You must've been jealous of Reese.

Not only did the camera love him,

but he took away the girl

you wanted to team up with.

- I was never...

- Okay, okay!

So you were jealous of Julia?

She took away the guy

that was going to help you

get that million hits!

- What's your point, inspector?

- You tell me!

- I thought they'd be good together.

They both had something special.

- So what changed a week ago?

Huh?

We have Reese saying, and I quote,

"Ty will be out of the way forever."

Ty wanted to break them up

so they planned on killing

him and you were the accomplice.

- What?

- And we can charge you right now!

- They were talking about getting married,

or at least a version of it!

- They're not old enough.

- It's true!

I filmed the entire ceremony yesterday!

I was the only guest!

The only one they trusted, actually.

- We didn't see anything.

(bridal music)

- Are you honestly telling

me that they thought Ty

would back off once they got married?

- Yes.

- Bullshit.

Getting married could

only have one result,

further antagonism.

Reese got married to escalate things.

- No, no, Reese is not like that.

He wanted to be friends

with Ty, they were family.

- Oh, come on!

Why do you think so highly of Reese?

- I don't.

It's just the camera that loves him.

- You are the camera, Balthazar.

Hmm?

It's not real, you know?

You just use it to exploit people.

- You're wrong!

You don't exist if you're not online.

Look at celebrities, yeah?

The bigger they are, the

more followers they have.

Followers, like a cult.

Yeah, somewhere out there

there's the perfect clip.

With the right drama,

humour, and excitement.

I'll get a million hits.

- Did you not get enough

attention at home, hmm?

Is that why you moved out at 16?

Or not enough from girls?

Friends?

Anyone?

- No.

- People who watch your

manipulated videos,

they're not looking at you,

they're looking at Marc and Reese.

They're not your friends.

They watch 100 stupid videos a day!

- I'm an artist!

There's a difference between

what I do and some drugged

up kid!

Or how about that video of the gymnast?

Yeah, you must've seen it.

Some pathetic girl exposes

herself to the internet.

Add some slow-mo and some

music, and there's your million.

She knew exactly what she was doing.

Pathetic little porn star.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Take it easy!

(door slams)

- I thought you were

supposed to protect me.

- I'm going to check on Dalton.

(soft music)

- Through there, upstairs, turn right.

- What's that?

- The investigation room.

- Right.

(soft music)

You need to cool off a bit.

- Thank you, Detective.

- You just attacked a witness!

- He knew what he was doing.

- Look, it wasn't him

who posted that video

of your daughter.

- You think I lost my temper?

I'm in control.

He wanted me to react, so I did.

Let him think he's getting to me.

- How old is your daughter?

- 14, why?

- Balthazar is just three years older.

Until last night he thought

the whole thing was a joke.

He's going through

stages of grief, ease up.

You'll get more answers that way.

- The kid's not right.

Look at that.

- S-sorry to interrupt you,

but I've got something here

you might want to see.

- [Voiceover] Yeah?

- It's buried in his browser

history, suicide help sites.

A forum he was posting on last night.

- Suicide websites.

- Probably wanted to use

them for entertainment.

- What if it's research?

- Emerson!

Where are you going?

- I'm going to arrange

legal advice for Balthazar.

I think he needs it.

- Alright, okay!

I'll take it easy.

But you need to help me get the truth!

Okay, ready?

Mr. and Mrs. Coulson,

do you know a boy called

Reese Mattson?

- I told her to stay away from him!

I thought she had.

Julia humiliated herself

at a party a few weeks ago.

Everyone saw it.

That boy hated our family.

He trashed my sisters house,

broke my nephew's leg.

- Our nephew Ty, he was killed last night.

Is Reese responsible?

- No, we're not sure yet.

Did you know that Reese and

Julia were still together?

- That's impossible!

- They were quite serious.

- After that awful video came

out she started disappearing

at all hours.

I took her computer away.

She didn't even mind.

- Do you know where she went?

Do you know anything that

would help us locate Reese?

- You okay?

- No parent deserves that.

(phone vibrating)

Excuse me.

Can you give me a minute?

I'll meet you downstairs.

- I'll get you a coffee.

- Thanks.

Doctor, doctor?

- Yes?

- Do you have those tox reports yet?

- Yes, we're running further

tests because the paracetamol

just doesn't cover it.

There was something else in her system.

She's stable for now so

we're in "wait and see" mode.

- Right, I need them ASAP,

so just call me, soon as.

- Alright.

- Thank you.

- Do you think Reese knows Julia's alive?

- He probably doesn't even

know she hurt herself.

You should focus on you.

I'm sorry Dalton attacked you.

- It's better than being ignored.

16 bottles of wine.

- What?

- Balthazar, that's

what I was named after.

- Could've been one of the three wise men.

Some people just aren't

cut out to be parents.

- Mine didn't even notice I'd

moved out for over a month.

They were on a cruise

watching whales or penguins.

- Perhaps you should've

tried to be more lovable.

- My GP says I have anger issues.

And anxiety.

Well, it's a long list.

- Everyone has their share SHI to deal with, Balthazar.

- Not everyone.

Not Julia, not Reese.

Those two have golden

horseshoes shoved up their

perfect bottoms.

- Trust me, everyone has.

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