Jesse
Did my stepmom call you?
Kat
No…she hates me! Why?
Jesse
If she calls, don’t pick up.
Jesse
Where are you right now?
Kat
In class...where are you??
Jesse
I won't be at school today.
Jesse
I saw something I wasn't supposed to…
Kat
Wait...the cops just came into class.
Kat
They're looking for you…
Kat
They want to question me!
Jesse
Don't say ANYTHING.
Kat
What's going on Jesse?
Jesse
No matter what they tell you...
Kat
Babe are you in trouble?
Kat
Real trouble this time??
Emily
Haven’t heard from you in a while.
Kat
I know I’ve been super MIA but –
Kat
I really need my best friend right now.
Emily
We haven’t spoken in months, Kat.
Kat
I’m so sorry. It’s totally my fault.
Kat
I really need your help Em. You’re the only person I can trust.
Emily
You know I’m always here.
Emily
Even when you piss me off ;)
Emily
What’s up? Is everything ok??
Kat
Did you see the cops at school earlier today?
Emily
Everybody’s been talking about it.
Emily
But nobody knows anything!
Kat
They were looking for Jesse.
Emily
Shut up. Are you kidding me?
Emily
What did he do now??
Kat
Em I’m worried it’s serious this time.
Kat
Something to do with his psycho stepmom…
Emily
What’s she got to do with it?
Kat
He said if she called me…I shouldn’t believe her.
Emily
But the cops are looking for HIM, no?
Kat
Idk…I mean yes, technically they are.
Kat
But…idk. Something just feels off.
Emily
Kat. What do you want me to say?
Emily
You know how I feel about Jesse .
Kat
I know you’ve never approved of him…
Kat
And I’m sorry that’s put distance between us.
Emily
It’s not just about my approval!
Emily
Date who you want Kat.
Emily
But at least ADMIT that he’s always creating drama in your life.
Kat
I know Jesse’s been in trouble before.
Kat
But it’s never really been super serious.
Emily
How about the time he gave that kid Tony a bloody nose?
Kat
He was defending himself.
Emily
What about that time he went aggro on Mr. Grayson in English class?
Kat
Grayson made a super-racist comment.
Emily
And the time he got caught stealing milk from the corner store?
Kat
Everybody knows that the dude who owns that corner store hates Jesse.
Emily
Because he’s a delinquent?
Kat
Nobody ever says that part out loud, though.
Kat
Em you have NO IDEA what it’s like to be him.
Kat
To look like him in this town.
Kat
Guys at school giving him crap all the time.
Kat
Getting pulled over for nothing.
Kat
Strangers giving him all kinds of side eye.
Kat
I didn’t believe it until I started seeing it myself.
Emily
Kat are you watching TV right now?
Kat
No…I went for a walk to get some fresh air.
Emily
They’re talking about his little sister…
Kat
Jenny? She’s just a kid.
Emily
The police have no idea where she is.
Emily
It’s on every freaking channel!
Kat
What? That’s impossible.
Kat
We just saw her yesterday!
Kat
Jesse and I took her to the park.
Emily
His stepmom is sobbing on TV.
Emily
Oh god she looks SO sad.
Emily
That’s like, a mom’s worst nightmare.
Kat
That’s why the cops were looking for Jesse.
Emily
Do you think he had something to do with it??
Kat
That is CRAZY TALK. Stop.
Kat
He would never ever hurt Jenny.
Kat
She’s the only real family he’s got.
Kat
The cops probably just want to see if he knows anything…
Emily
They’re saying she disappeared from the house without a trace.
Emily
That poor little girl…
Emily
She’s so tiny in her school picture!
Kat
Jesse is going to be devastated.
Kat
Jesse vowed to take care of Jenny.
Kat
This has to be some kind of crazy mistake.
Emily
He’s making it worse, you know. Disappearing like that.
Emily
Makes everything look so much more suspicious…
Kat
We JUST saw her yesterday.
Kat
She’s got to be somewhere nearby.
Kat
Jesse just texted me!
Jesse
Kat I need your help.
Jesse
I don’t have a lot of time.
Jesse
I’m going to the police station.
Jesse
I’ll be safer there.
Jesse
Kat - you know I would never hurt Jenny right?
Kat
You’re like the sweetest brother ever.
Jesse
If anyone asks, we were together last night.
Jesse
That’s what I’m telling the police.
Jesse
I need you to say that too, ok?
Kat
Are you asking me to lie?
Jesse
It’s not a lie. It’s more like, a secret.
Jesse
This way, we’re both covered and my stepmom can’t pin this on me.
Kat
Your stepmom? Pin what on you?
Jesse
Our alibi will get me out of questioning.
Jesse
And then I can tell you everything.
Kat
I don’t want to lie to the cops Jesse.
Jesse
Just promise me Kat.
Kat
But he says he’s going to the police.
Emily
Does he know anything about his sister?
Kat
He wants me to cover for him.
Kat
But he wants me to tell the cops we were together last night
Emily
But you weren’t…were you?
Emily
You know you can’t do that right?
Emily
Lying to the cops is a CRIME.
Emily
We’re about to graduate!
Emily
COLLEGE – remember??!
Kat
I don’t know what to think right now.
Kat
Nothing makes any sense.
Emily
This is not complicated, Kat.
Emily
You need to tell the cops the TRUTH.
Emily
You were not with Jesse last night.
Kat
It’s Jesse’s stepmom.
Lynne
Katherine this is Jesse’s stepmother.
Lynne
Katherine if you’re there, please answer me.
Kat
Em – it’s exactly what Jesse was afraid of!!
Kat
What do you think she wants??
Lynne
I desperately need your help Katherine.
Lynne
We just want to know where Jenny is.
Emily
What is she saying?
Kat
She says she needs my help about Jenny.
Emily
You’re way too involved already.
Kat
Why does she think I know where Jenny is??
Lynne
You and Jesse were together last night.
Lynne
Answer me Katherine, please.
Kat
She’s asking if Jesse and I were together last night…
Emily
Maybe it’s your chance! Tell her the truth!
Emily
Just tell her no and you’re sorry and you hope they find Jenny.
Kat
I’m so sorry about Jenny. I hope they find her soon.
Lynne
I hope so too. For your sake as well as mine.
Lynne
You and Jesse were together last night?
Kat
Why do you keep asking me that?
Lynne
That’s what he told the police.
Lynne
Jenny disappeared late last night.
Lynne
Jesse’s got something to do with it.
Lynne
And if you were together, so do you.
