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You must like at least one of them.

No, they're all mean.

I don't like them.

- Me and all the other kids...

- Hey, that's enough sugar.

- Daddy does it!

- Hey, hey, come on.

Don't tell on your old man.

- Where'd you go last night?

- Nowhere. Just walking around.

- So you never went back to sleep?

- No.

Maybe we should consider

not staying here.

- What are you talking about?

- Jim, I'm not blind. I can't help it.

I'm concerned about you.

I don't want...

Things to start happening again. Maybe

we should just pack up and leave.

We're going back home?

We're not going anywhere.

Now eat your breakfast.

- Do I have anything to say about anything?

- Oh, yeah.

I just want us to be happy.

Coming here was gonna be a new

beginning, not another...

Not another what?

Great! Great!

I got to get to school.

Help me, please, somebody!

Help me, please, somebody!

Remain in your seats after

you finish your tests.

Okay, I'm giving this

Norman guy another 15...

but I think he's got us

on a wild goose chase.

Anything?

Okay, I'm calling it.

Okay, boys, let's bring it back in.

Everybody check in now. Come on!

Come on, Mr. Norman,

we're gonna break for dinner.

- We'll get back at it later.

- Wait a minute.

- Is there a barn around here someplace?

- Well, yeah.

The old Phelps place is over

there across that creek.

These incidents tend to cluster.

One suicide triggers destructive

behavior in other troubled young people.

I can tell you, it will be the

simple things you do that count.

Trust your instincts.

If someone seems like they're

in trouble, they probably are.

Reach out. Connect with them.

Refer all problems to Dr. Bernardi.

Otherwise, keep everything

smooth and normal.

Come on, we have two

dead children here.

Things aren't smooth

or normal, are they?

And Kate's death wasn't suicide.

She was murdered.

Oh, God...

Mr. Norman? Mr. Norman?

What makes you think Kate's

death wasn't a suicide?

I just know.

I know both these kids were in

our class. Were you close?

Yes, I liked them both, and

neither one of them was suicidal.

It's a matter of record you've had

some emotional problems in the past.

I was just wondering,

how you're handling this.

What are you getting at?

I counsel faculty as

well as students.

If you'd like to meet in

a confidential setting...

What if it's bizarre?

Bizarre in what way?

I have a class to get to.

Excuse me.

Who are you? You don't

belong in this class.

I do now.

I'm a transfer from Milford.

You don't mind if I sit in

this empty desk, do you?

Hey, wait a minute.

That's Kate's old seat.

He doesn't know that.

Or maybe he does.

You got a problem with that, Jimmy?

I mean, Mr. Norman.

- Do you wanna give that to me?

- I'd love to give it to you.

- Jim?

- Yeah, almost through.

There's a boy at the door.

He says he's one of your students.

Did you keep the door locked?

- Yes.

- Okay. I'll handle this.

Who's here?

You get back to your room.

Go on, now!

What's going on, Chip?

What are you doing here?

Listen, I'm not here to

give you a bad time, okay?

There's something

I have to tell you.

Okay-

- What is it?

- If they do anything...

you got to know that

I wasn't in on it.

I mean, those guys... Mr. Norman,

those guys are seriously crazy.

Lawson and Vincent?

I went out with them

tonight, had a few beers.

You know, and I started talking

about how you were unking me...

and how I was gonna get

you and everything?

What happened?

They took me right up on it.

They said they knew you a long time

ago and they were gonna get even.

They hate you, Mr. Norman.

Chip, do you think they

killed Billy and Kate?

DO you?

Then you have to say so.

You have to tell the police.

No, if they find out I've been

talking to you, they'll...

- They won't know anything.

- Don't you see?

I'm not going back to school tomorrow.

I've got a brother in Kansas City...

- We got to go stop these guys!

- I've got to go, it's not my fight!

I'm just a jock.

- I'm sorry.

- Chip!

Wait!

We can't keep running from them!

Chip!

Chip!

- Jim, what's going on?

- Get back in the house!

- Lock all the doors and get upstairs.

- What the hell is going on?

- I don't want you two to get hurt!

- You're scaring Scotty!

- Oh, for God's sake!

- No!

Hello, Mrs. Norman.

I'm Chief Pappas.

I was wondering if I could have

a few words with your husband.

Thank God! They grabbed one of

my students. You got to stop them.

You wouldn't mind coming down to

the station with me, would you?

Hey, pal!

- Okay, please.

- Come on!

- Hit the road, Chip.

- You're making your Sunday drive, Chip.

You haven't met North yet, Chip.

He just came up from down South.

After you're gone, he's gonna

take your seat in class.

Did you have a nice talk

with Jimmy, Chip?

What did you talk about?

Did you talk about us?

You're gonna have a fun ride, Chip.

Now would you listen to me?

There's this kid, Chip Conway, and if

we don't help him he is going to die.

Those punks have him in their car.

And they're gonna kill him like they

killed Billy and like they killed Kate.

I know. Okay, sir, I know.

You said that.

You see, well, you seem

to know an awful lot.

A lot of stuff that nobody could

possibly know anything about.

Like finding the girl in the barn.

Like just happening to be on hand

when Billy Stearns was killed.

So you tell me, what

I'm supposed to think?

Look, I don't know what

you're supposed to think.

All I know is my

family is in danger.

- From who? Your students?

- Yes!

God damn it, you charge me

with murder or you let me go!

You sit down!

Does my driving scare you, Chip?

Oh, he's a tough man.

He ain't scared of anything!

Still not scared, huh?

No, no, you're cool as a

corpse, right, Chippie?

Well, boys, what's it gonna

take to scare this guy?

- The face.

- Oh, man, the face?

You do it, North.

That's for kids, man.

I'll do it.

Man, we must be bored

doing this crap.

It ain't working, Vinnie. He ain't scared.

Are you, Chippie, you Knucklehead?

Time to rock, jock.

It's Dad!

Dad, how was jail?

Hey, I wasn't in jail, okay? He just

wanted to ask me some questions.

Scottie, go in and finish your

breakfast. You've got school.

Okay...

They think you killed

Billy and Kate.

- Yeah, but they have no evidence.

- What are you gonna do?

I'm going in to teach. Now,

come on, I want a cup of coffee.

Talk to me, Jim. Why would

they think such a thing?

- Because they're being made to think it.

- By whom?

Please don't shut me out.

We got through your last

breakdown by talking things out.

I don't wanna talk it out,

okay? I'm tired.

I know. You haven't slept for more than

three hours in the last four days.

Look what you're doing to yourself.

I feel as if I'm losing you.

You're not losing me. I just...

I need a little more time, that's all.

I just need some time

to figure this thing out.

It seems another one of your

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