- Jake Deosdade: [runs after Matt] Matt, wait!
- Kelly: Jake, you won't believe this.
- Jake Deosdade: Will you just get out of my way?
- Brooke Morgan: [after she lost her job as student council president] Totally ruined! Totally humiliated in front of the whole school! And Kelly set it up! She pretends to be my friend and then she turns around and stabs me in the back!
- Theresa Morgan: Maybe there's some sort of explanation.
- Brooke Morgan: Of course there's an explanation! Kelly planned the whole thing! She stole Olaf's notes, then she gave them to her sister, her sister used them to write my paper. Kelly put them in my locker and phoned the principal. How could she do this to me? How could she smile in my face and then turn around and then...?
- Brooke Morgan: [starts to cry needing help]
- Brooke Morgan: What am I supposed to do? I'm the laughing stock in front of the entire school. Theresa, what am I supposed to do?
- Theresa Morgan: I'm really sorry. I have to go.
- Brooke Morgan: [still crying] Please.
- Theresa Morgan: I'm sorry.
- Theresa Morgan: [leaves Brooke in tears and Brooke starts to throw a pillow but doesn't have the nerve]
- Kelly: [Smug that she got Brooke fired from her job as student council president] Olaf, it's incredible!
- Olaf: What's incredible?
- Kelly: They found your geography notes.
- Olaf: Who has?
- Kelly: Someone phoned the principal. No one knows who exactly but whoever it was told him where the notes were hidden. So he went to look and there they were.
- Olaf: Where?
- Kelly: In Brooke's locker. And wait it gets even better. Because Brooke's geography paper was based on those notes.
- Courtney Simpson: I can't believe it. You mean?
- Kelly: Brooke got hauled down to the principal's office and now she is in major trouble. They're threatening to suspend her from school. At the very least she's gonna be on academic probation for the rest of the year and that means no extracurricular activities especially ones like running for student council president.
- Brooke Morgan: [horrified about losing her job as student council president] You did this to me.
- Kelly: Excuse me?
- Brooke Morgan: Don't play that game with me. You know exactly what I'm talking about.
- Kelly: Gee, Brooke, I'm afraid I don't. Oh, oh, you think I stole Olaf's notes and hid them in your locker after writing your geography paper. I mean does this make any sense? After all, it's your paper, Brooke which means you wrote it, right?
- Courtney Simpson: Is this true?
- [to Brooke angrily]
- Courtney Simpson: I tried to like you, Brooke! I really did! I even tried to look up to you! But after this, boy, what a great student president you would have made!
- [Brooke runs home]
- Kelly: Have you seen her?
- Theresa Morgan: About an hour ago.
- Kelly: How is she doing?
- Theresa Morgan: Really bad.
- Kelly: Good!
- Theresa Morgan: How can you say that, Kelly? I mean, she's totally crushed.
- Kelly: But that's exactly what we wanted, isn't it?
- Theresa Morgan: No! I wanted to teach her a lesson. But you should have seen her. She was almost crying and...
- [notices Brooke overhearing their whole conversation]
- Theresa Morgan: Oh my god. Brooke!
- Brooke Morgan: So that's what happened, is it? You helped her plan the whole thing.
- Theresa Morgan: No, I didn't!
- Kelly: True enough. But you knew all about it and you didn't say a word.
- Theresa Morgan: I couldn't stand to see you being so dishonest, Brooke. I used to admire you but then...
- Brooke Morgan: You betrayed me. My little sister and my best friend. Well, so now I know where things stand.
- Theresa Morgan: I only wanted to teach you a lesson. I just...
- Brooke Morgan: Save, your breath, Theresa! I don't discuss things with traitors.
- Theresa Morgan: Brooke.
- Brooke Morgan: Oh, don't you worry about me. This won't keep me down for long and let me tell you something else. I'll pay you back. Whatever it takes, I'll pay both of you back!
- [runs off]
- Kelly: What's up?
- Brooke Morgan: Oh, nothing. Miss Leddingham just gave me this. It's a note from the principal. He wants me to see him in his office.
- Kelly: What's going on? You think you're in some sort of trouble?
- Brooke Morgan: Of course not! He probably just saw my posters in the hall and he wanted to congratulate me on running for president.
- Kelly: Oh, I see. Sure, that must be it. For a moment there, I was starting to get worried that you might be in some sort of trouble.
- Brooke Morgan: What sort of trouble would I be in?
- Kelly: Oh, none! None at all. It's just a relief to know that you're not. Say hi to Mr. Zimmerman for me.
- [leaves]
- Matt Walker: Listen, about that little chat we had the other day.
- Jake Deosdade: Yeah?
- Matt Walker: I was wondering if there's anything you would like to take back. Fine, if that's the way you feel.
- Jake Deosdade: I don't suppose you have had a chance to talk to Ashley lately.
- Matt Walker: I tried to call her yesterday as a matter of fact. Didn't get very far.
- Jake Deosdade: Yeah?
- Matt Walker: She didn't want to talk. Not to me anyway.
- Jake Deosdade: She doesn't really want to talk to anyone else either. She's really torn up. So tell me something, start of interest, does that bother you? I mean, do you even care?
- Matt Walker: Yeah, of course I care.
- Jake Deosdade: Then, why don't you do something about it?
- Matt Walker: Like what?
- Jake Deosdade: You're an intelligent guy, Matt. Figure it out.
- Kelly: Nobody has seen her yet. So it looks like she's staying home again.
- Brooke Morgan: Maybe she's just sick.
- Kelly: Not a chance! She's just hiding in her bedroom. Who knows? Another couple of days of this and she just may drop out of school.
- Brooke Morgan: Want to hear something bizarre? I'm almost starting to feel sorry for her.
- Kelly: You feel sorry for Ashley?
- Brooke Morgan: I said I almost feel sorry for her. Don't worry, I'll get over it. Besides, it's totally her own fault, isn't it? She's the one that cheated on the test. So she doesn't deserve sympathy from us.
- Kelly: Absolutely! Oh, by the way, have you turned in that geography paper in yet?
- Brooke Morgan: This afternoon.
- Kelly: It's a pretty good paper, isn't it? Worth every cent you paid for.
- Brooke Morgan: Forget the paper. Let's just see the posters.
- Kelly: What do you think?
- Brooke Morgan: I guess it will do. Well, what are you waiting for? Start putting them up.
- Kelly: Absolutely, Brooke! Right away!
- Jake Deosdade: Oh, hi!
- Courtney Simpson: Hi!
- Jake Deosdade: Have you seen Ashley?
- Courtney Simpson: Yesterday for a few minutes. She didn't really feel like talking. I'm getting worried about her.
- Jake Deosdade: Yeah, me too. So, how about you? How are you doing?
- Courtney Simpson: OK I guess. Not bad. Well, actually, I feel almost guilty about saying this when everything is going so bad for Ashley but something kind of nice happened to me this morning.
- Jake Deosdade: Yeah?
- Courtney Simpson: The drama teacher wanted to talk to me. The class is entering a drama play in the festival and he asked if I wanted to write it.
- Jake Deosdade: Hey! Sounds great.
- Courtney Simpson: Could be kind of fun.
- Jake Deosdade: No! It's excellent. So, do you have any ideas? What's it gonna be about?
- Courtney Simpson: Maybe, maybe it will be about some stupid girl who acts like a complete jerk to a real good friend for no reason at all. Jake, look, I'm real sorry for what I said, for the way I acted.
- Jake Deosdade: No, don't be sorry. It was my fault. I was the one who...
- Courtney Simpson: No! It wasn't your fault and I can't believe I acted that way. I guess I was just kind of upset. So, do you think we can still be friends?
- Jake Deosdade: Yeah! I'd like that a lot. But listen, since we're friends again and since you're gonna be writing a play, I was just wondering, Shakespeare in the park is going on next weekend. So maybe, you know.
- Courtney Simpson: Are you asking me if I'd like to go to the play with you?
- Jake Deosdade: Oh, yeah, yeah, basically.
- Courtney Simpson: Sounds great.
- Matt Walker: Jake? Just in case you're interested, I saw her.
- Jake Deosdade: Ashley?
- Matt Walker: Yeah! I went over to her place at lunch. We talked for a couple of minutes.
- Jake Deosdade: What did she say?
- Matt Walker: Not much! Mainly, she just wanted me to leave. So, I did.
- Jake Deosdade: How is she?
- Matt Walker: Not so good. Not so good at all. Really bad.
- Jake Deosdade: Maybe, I don't know, maybe she just needs a little more time. Is she coming to school tomorrow?
- Matt Walker: I don't think so.
- Jake Deosdade: Then, when is she coming back?
- Matt Walker: I don't know and neither does she. Maybe not at all.
- Jake Deosdade: Oh, come on. I mean she can't just stay away forever.
- Matt Walker: That's what her parents want.
- Jake Deosdade: What?
- Matt Walker: They're talking about pulling her out of Hillside and sending her to a private school. They think her friends are a bad influence on her.
- Jake Deosdade: You're kidding.
- Matt Walker: Nope! It looks like Ashley agrees with them. She doesn't want to come back here either.
- Jake Deosdade: But listen, what are we gonna do?
- Matt Walker: I don't know, Jake. I really don't. Because I'm not sure how much longer I'm gonna be around either.
- Jake Deosdade: What is that supposed to mean?
- Matt Walker: It turns out that you and Ashley weren't the only ones who knew I was doing a little drinking. My parents found a bottle in my closet.
- Jake Deosdade: You're kidding.
- Matt Walker: They're freaking out. It all blew up last night. They actually think I should spend some time in one of those centers. The ones for teenagers with substance abuse problems.
- Jake Deosdade: Matt.
- Matt Walker: A guy has a few drinks on Friday night and what happens? His parents turn around and... It's hilarious, isn't it? You stand here and you watch the world start falling apart. I mean...
- [runs off]
- Olaf: Good morning, Jake.
- Jake Deosdade: Hi!
- Cyndi: Hey, you don't look so hot.
- Jake Deosdade: I don't feel so hot.
- Cyndi: Is something wrong?
- Jake Deosdade: Oh, lots of things are wrong. The O-Zone layer is breaking down. The rainforests are disappearing.
- Cyndi: Anything else?
- Jake Deosdade: Ashley.
- Cyndi: Yeah! She wasn't at school yesterday.
- Jake Deosdade: And I don't think she's coming today. Since she got caught cheating on that math test, she can't bring herself to face anybody. Yesterday morning, she pretended to leave for school but as soon as her parents left for work, she went back home and stayed there.
- Cyndi: That doesn't sound so good.
- Jake Deosdade: I'm starting to worry she's having some kind of a breakdown. That stuff with the test and all that garbage she's going through with Matt. It's like the wheels are falling off.
- Cyndi: So, what do you think she's gonna do?
- Jake Deosdade: I don't know. But look, I'd really appreciate it if you didn't spread this around.
- Cyndi: No! Don't worry about it.
- [to Olaf when he gives her a bite of his candy bar]
- Cyndi: Oh, thanks.
- Jake Deosdade: So, hey, did you ever find your research notes?
- Olaf: For my geography paper? No!
- Jake Deosdade: That's really lousy. All that work.
- Olaf: Yeah! 2 weeks of research. Poof! I told my mother. She patted me on the head and said poor Olaf. I told my father and he said, you idiot, why did you lose them in the first place?
- Brooke Morgan: Do you have to keep spying on me like that?
- Theresa Morgan: I wasn't spying.
- Brooke Morgan: Regular people knock and say hi. Spies lurk. You were lurking.
- Theresa Morgan: I was not. Is that your geography paper?
- Brooke Morgan: All 12 pages.
- Theresa Morgan: Must have been a lot of work for Kelly's sister.
- Brooke Morgan: Oh, yes! I'm sure it was. You're gonna keep your mouth shut, aren't you?
- Theresa Morgan: I always do, don't I?
- Brooke Morgan: Well, today is the day. The official announcement that I am running for student council president.
- Theresa Morgan: Sounds exciting.
- Brooke Morgan: Oh, I think so. You wouldn't of course.
- Theresa Morgan: Congratulations! Good luck.
- Brooke Morgan: You don't mean a word of that. So why say it? I mean what's the point in being a hypocrite?
- Theresa Morgan: I don't know. Maybe it's just a habit I picked up from you.
- [last lines for season 1]
- Cyndi: All right, lets do it.
- [she, Billy, Dylan and an unknown guy perform their random band while the end credits roll]
- [Billy, Dylan, Cyndi and an unknown guy practicing performing a rock band and they sound awful]
- Billy Simpson: So, what do you think?
- Cyndi: I think we sound a lot like Springsteen.
- Billy Simpson: Yeah?
- Cyndi: Percy Springsteen. Works down at the 7 Eleven. Can't play a note.
- Dylan Blackwell: What the heck? We'll get better.
- Cyndi: Well, we sure can't get any worse. Come on.