NO ONE'S POV:

Rue's Narration: Tyler Clarkson was booked for assault. But this shit wasn't adding up. And I was putting together the pieces of the puzzle.

Rue: Howard, McKay. Let's roll.

(The three of them, dressed as detectives, walk through a police station.)

Rue's Narration: I wasn't gonna stop until I got the truth.

(Y/N): Quick question?

Rue: Go ahead.

(Y/N): Why am I a part of this?

Rue: Isn't it obvious?

Lexi: It is.

(Y/N): Even to you, Howard? I'm sure it will come to me.

Lexi: Why would Jules lie to help Nate?

Rue: I don't know.

Lexi: Well, have you asked her about it?

Rue: No.

Lexi: You haven't asked her?

Rue: No.

(Y/N): Of course you haven't. That would be too easy.

Rue's Narration: Keep looking, you mook. I'm Morgan fuckin' Freeman and this is the beginning of the third act.

Lexi: Well, doesn't that seem like the first logical step?

Rue: Honestly, Howard, McKay, this whole thing is beyond logical.

(Cut to Rue & Lexi in the girls restroom.)

Rue: *while smoking a cigarette* Unless...wait a minute.

(She looks around to see that Y/N's nowhere to be found.)

Rue: Damnit, McKay!

(Y/N): *from outside of the girls restroom* What? I'm not going into the girls restroom. I'm not trying to get canceled. I can hear you two just fine.

Rue: Whatever. Unless Jules is in love with Nate.

Lexi: Why would Jules be in love with Nate?

Rue: You should listen to me.

Lexi: Bennett, the cigarettes are killing me.

(Y/N): [coughs] Lung cancer.

Rue: Hear me out. Listen. Listen. Listen, the night of the carnival, she wanted to go meet up with this guy she met online, okay? He's some fuckin' jock, he's from a conservative family, and they were talking and texting. They've been texting for weeks. And when I say texting, I don't just mean regular fuckin' texting. They were sexting.

Lexi: Like nudes?

Rue: Yeah. Side note, very nice dick. Very clean room.

Lexi: Oh.

(Y/N): "Oh?" What does that mean?

Lexi: All I said was "oh."

(Y/N): But it's the way you said it. I don't like the way you said it. If you want me to sext you a pic of my dick, all you have to do is--

Rue: Howard, McKay! Can we get back to the case? Please?

Lexi & (Y/N): Sorry.

Rue: This is exactly why detectives shouldn't date detectives. [sighs] She never fucking saw his face.

Lexi: Yeah, so Jules was catfished.

Rue: Now hear me out. So the night of the carnival, she made plans with this guy to meet up with him at the lake, okay? I fucking go home. Next thing I know...[knocking]...she's fucking knocking at my window. [knocking] She's all emotional, she's got fucking tears in her eyes. I say, Jules, what the fuck happened? She looks at me. She goes..."He didn't look like his picture."

Lexi: Yeah, that's like, the definition of catfishing.

(Y/N): Practically word for word.

Rue: No, but do you know what his name was?

Lexi: Nate Jacobs?

Rue: Tyler.

Lexi: Like...

(Y/N): Tyler Clarkson.

Rue: You're goddamn right.

(Cut to the trio in the school cafeteria.)

Rue: Maddy is 17, Tyler's 22, and they fornicated.

Lexi: Statutory.

Rue: Yeah. You saw it, (Y/N) saw it, I saw it. We all fucking saw it.

Lexi: Including Nate.

Rue: And what is a lighter offense than statutory?

(Y/N): Assault.

Rue: Bingo!

(Cut to Rue in her room, calling Lexi.)

[PHONE RINGS]

Lexi: *over phone* Hello?

Rue: Howard, it's Bennett.

Lexi: *over phone* It's 2:45 in the morning. Don't you ever sleep?

Rue: Call (Y/N) to connect the call.

Lexi: *over phone* He's most likely asleep like a normal person.

Rue: Call him, Howard!

Lexi: *over phone* [groans] Give me a second.

(She calls Y/N & to her surprise, he picks up the phone.)

(Y/N): *over phone* [yawns] Howard? What can I...do for you?

Lexi: *over phone* Bennett.

(Y/N): *over phone* Ah. Morning, Bennett.

Rue: Listen, why would Nate single out Jules in the first place? It's obvious he was sexually attracted to her. And because Jules is predominantly het, okay, he wooed her with his, uh, fucking creepy jock magic shit. She's super fuckin' sensitive, she's very forgiving, and she's basically the most wonderful fucking person on the planet...other than Howard in your case, McKay.

(Y/N): *over phone* [yawns] Correct.

Rue: She fell for him. That's why she fucking testified. I'm a genius. I'm a fucking genius. Hey, Mom! I'm a fucking genius. I'm not even tired. It's crazy. I'm not even fucking tired. I feel amazing. [chuckles]

(Y/N): *over phone* Can the fucking genius let us go back to sleep?

Lexi: *over phone* I'll be honest with you, Bennett. You're too close to this case.

(She ends the call with Rue as we cut to Lexi in her room.)

Lexi: See you at the office, McKay?

(Y/N): *over phone* Yes, ma'am.

(She ends the call with him.)

Cassie: Who was that?

Lexi: Rue. She had me call (Y/N). I think she's in, like, a manic state.

Cassie: Is she okay?

Lexi: I don't think so.

(Cut to Cassie at the head of the dinner table with her friends.)

Kat: I don't know what you're gonna say, but this feels like...really dramatic.

BB: Yeah, this is spooky.

Cassie: It is not spooky, BB. I just, I need your advice on, like, two things. And I need you guys to promise me not to say a single fucking word.

(They all nod in agreement.)

Cassie: So, the night of Daniel's Halloween party, something happened.

(She fills them in on what happened.)

Maddy: Wait. Am I hearing this correctly? You want to tell McKay that you made out with Daniel at the carnival and on Halloween?

Cassie: Yeah, but, I don't--I don't have to say it's Daniel.

Maddy: Bitch, that's the craziest idea I've ever heard. Right?

BB: For sure.

Cassie: Yeah, but I want to be honest with him.

Lexi: [groans]

Maddy: You can not tell McKay.

Cassie: But it's not like I cheated-cheated.

Maddy: Kissing is worse. It's so much more intimate. And if anybody brings it up, you deny, deny, deny.

Cassie: Okay, but, I just--I don't want there to be something this bad between us forever.

Kat: I wouldn't worry about it, Cassie. It's not like you guys are gonna be together forever.

Maddy: Kat, what the fuck is your problem? You're being a bad friend now. You were a bad friend to me, and this whole new personality is seriously unlikeable.

BB: World Star!

Kat: Why, because I won't sit and listen to you bitch and moan about your psychotic, abusive boyfriend who you've literally broken up a thousand times?

Maddy: It was literally the lowest point in my life, so, yeah. That and the fact that you're just fuckin' mean.

Kat: Maddy, ever since I've met you, all you talk about is yourself. Your clothes, your boyfriends, whatever superficial shit you think is so fucking important. Sorry I'm no longer interested.

Maddy: I don't know about everyone else, but I miss the old Kat. You know, the one that has a sense of humor and wasn't a fuckin' cunt?

BB: Damn.

(Kat storms out of the house ending the conversation. Cut to the Howard sisters in their room.)

Lexi: What was the other thing?

Cassie: What other thing?

Lexi: You said you needed advice on two things.

Cassie: I don't remember. What would you do?

Lexi: Um, I don't know. I've never really been in a situation where two guys have been interested in me.

Cassie: That's 'cause you're shy.

Lexi: I guess so, but I've also never been in a situation where I've been interested in two guys.

Cassie: That's also 'cause you're shy.

Lexi: Maybe. [chuckles]

Cassie: But if you were in my situation, what would you do? Like, would you tell (Y/N)?

Lexi: Honestly, I don't think I would tell him. He would kill the other guy. Literally.

Cassie: What if not saying something makes you feel really bad?

Lexi: Worse than saying it?

Cassie: Yeah.

Lexi: Well, then I think you don't have any other option.

(Cut to Cassie & McKay about to have a conversation.)

Cassie: I'm pregnant.

McKay: What? Are you for real that you're 100 percent pregnant?

Cassie: Yeah.

McKay: [sighs] I...[sighs] I'm sorry, uh...are you all right?

Cassie: Yeah, I'm--I'm just a little bit nervous.

McKay: Nervous about what?

Cassie: About what you're gonna say?

McKay: You're not really thinking about having this kid, are you?

Cassie: [sniffles] I really love you, McKay.

McKay: Yeah, I love you, too, but I'm doing a lot of shit right now. I'm in the middle of school. It's a big fuckin' responsibility, Cassie.

Cassie: What if this is what I'm supposed to do with my life?

McKay: What the fuck? My parents are gonna kill me. My brother is gonna kill me. My coach is gonna kill me. My parents are gonna fucking kill me. Fuck. Cass, I don't even think you wanna have this baby, okay? It's not a--It's not a fuckin' fairy tale. Like--It may seem all cute and cuddly to you, but this is real shit. I'm not even ready to be a dad. I don't know if that's selfish to say or whatever, but--children are fuckin' scary. You wanted to talk about it, so here we are, we're talking about it. But I say we don't do it.
Cassie: I'm not saying I'm gonna have a baby. [sniffles] I just wanted to dream about it for a minute.

McKay: [exhales]

Cassie: [sniffles]

McKay: You'll make the best mother on the planet one day. I say that without a doubt.

Cassie: [breathes deeply]