At the Dot
Marco: We must have done something awful in our past lives to deserve this hell.
Paige: Oh just wait until university. According to Dylan, it only gets harder. He said McGill’s tough.
Marco: Dylan? How is the Satan child anyway?
Ellie: Question: Who’s still bitter over last year? Answer: Oh Marco Del Rossi.
Marco: Stop. I am so over that guy. I’ve already forgotten who we’re talking about.
Alex: Great. So then let’s talk about stalker boy, Tim. Your lovesick shadow.
(They see Tim walking into the Dot.)
Marco: Guys can you be nice? You know we’ve been sort of seeing each other.
Ellie: Emphasis on the sorta. You guys haven’t even been on a date yet.
Tim: Hey you guys. Wow it looks like a brain bomb went off in here.
Marco: Yeah. Well studying for exams is killer, but you are welcome to join the carnage if you dare.
Tim: Super. First round of caffeine’s on me.
Paige: Oh I’m out. My ride just showed up.
(Marco sees Dylan through the window.)
Marco: He’s in town?! Paige why didn’t you tell me?
Dylan: Hey Marco.
Marco: Hey. Hi. Uh what are you doing here?
Dylan: May I?
Marco: Uh actually this seat’s saved for someone.
(Tim walks back over.)
Marco: My boyfriend Tim. Tim meet my ex, Dylan. He was, he was just leaving.
Dylan: Later Marco.
(Dylan leaves and Marco watches him through the window.)
During the grade 12 science final
Mr. Ellis: Okay people. No talking. No cell phones. No bathroom breaks until you’re done. Okay flip ‘em and have fun.
In the library
Liberty: So igneous rocks are pure, whereas sedimentary rocks are made of other forms of rocks. See?
Danny: Why do I care?
Liberty: Because if you fail, dad will send you to summer school…again. Derek, metamorphic rocks?
Derek: Are rocks that have been transformed with heat and pressure.
Liberty: Somebody’s been listening to me.
Danny: Somebody’s a bigger nerd than you.
(Danny gets up and leaves.)
Derek: That’s his way of saying we’d be flunking out right now if it weren’t for you.
Liberty: Well I do aim to please.
Derek: We still studying tonight? Maybe we can order pizza and talk.
In the cafeteria
Ellie: If I fail, which I did, I’ll be stuck at Degrassi forever.
Paige: Then it’s settled. Tonight we need to have some fun.
Marco: What? We have an English exam tomorrow!
Paige: Which you studied for non-stop for weeks. If you don’t relax and have some fun you’re going to crack Marco. So who’s with me?
(Alex, Ellie and Marco put up their hands.)
Paige: Nice. There’s this place, The Other Team. It’s a gay club so we don’t have to worry about getting hit on.
Alex: Great.
Ellie: Yeah great.
Paige: So are you gonna ask Tim to come?
Marco: I don’t know. Do I really want to be his first serious boyfriend? I mean I start university in the fall and-
Paige: And Dylan’s back in town. He’s single, has been for a while and he knows he screwed up.
Marco: Paige when I say Dylan broke my heart, I mean that he took it, froze it, he then dropped it from the CN Tower and ripped it to shreds, okay?!
Paige: Okay. All I’m saying, if you’re so ready to move on, then why aren’t you doing it?
At Liberty’s house
Mrs. Van Zandt: Liberty? Can we talk to you?
Liberty: Uh this is exactly why I put the schedule on the fridge. Home by 5, chemistry until 7, tutoring until 8.
Mr. Van Zandt: It’s important.
Liberty: More important that Mr. Ellis’ chem. exam? Yeah I doubt that.
Mr. Van Zandt: The adoptive parents phoned today.
Mrs. Van Zandt: They’re moving to Seattle.
Liberty: But no, that’s impossible. We have an open adoption.
Mr. Van Zandt: Well legally the baby is theirs. They have the right to move.
Liberty: And my rights? Oh yeah, I gave those up.
Mrs. Van Zandt: They asked if you’d like to see him once more before they leave.
Mr. Van Zandt: To say goodbye.
Liberty: I said goodbye when I gave him up.
Outside the club
Hazel: I cant believe I’m standing in line for something other than library books.
Paige: I can’t believe my brain is working well enough for me to even be speaking English.
Tim: Hey! This is really exciting. I mean I’ve never been to a gay club before. Have you?
Marco: Uh hey. Yeah. Uh yeah I came here once with…uh hey look the line’s moving. Let’s-
Tim: Okay.
At Liberty’s house
Liberty: So Upper Canada because it’s up the St. Lawrence river. Lower Quebec because it’s at the end.
(The doorbell rings.)
Danny: Alright! Pizza! You each owe me 8 bucks.
Liberty: So that’s history. What next, biology?
Derek: Can I ask you something personal?
Liberty: Sure. I’m all ears.
Derek: It’s about your baby. Did you ever consider keeping him? Like when you held him? Was it hard to let him go?
Liberty: Get out.
Derek: I’m sorry. I’m adopted. It’s just something I always wondered.
Liberty: Get out! I mean it! I don’t care if you were adopted, dropped by a stork, or abducted by aliens! Get out!!
(Derek leaves and Danny walks back in the room confused.)
Back at the club
Marco: Hey. Okay so you were busy telling me how much you live for the Oscars.
Tim: I live and die for them.
Marco: Oh me too! So quiz me.
Tim: Okay um best supporting actress 1994?
Marco: Um, uh…Oh! Dianne Wiest, Bullets Over Broadway.
Tim: Despite Uma Thurman’s outstanding performance in Pulp Fiction.
Marco: Performance in Pulp Fiction, I know!
(Marco sees Dylan dancing and stops.)
Marco: Hey Tim I’m gonna be right back, okay?
Tim: Okay.
(Marco walks over to Dylan.)
Marco: What are you doing here? Did Paige put you up to this?
Dylan: No I did.
(Marco starts to walk away, but Dylan stops him.)
Dylan: Just hear me out! I miss us. I miss you. You’re cute, you’re smart and you’re funny and I made a huge mistake.
Marco: Yeah you did a mistake Dylan! Tonight, coming here. I’m with Tim now. He’s my boyfriend.
Tim: Um sorry for interrupting, but I was just gonna go get some more water and…
(Marco kisses Tim, Tim smiles and Dylan gives an angry look before walking away.)
Outside, Marco and Ellie are walking
Ellie: Okay so Jane Eyre, which I finished reading an hour ago, don’t get it.
Marco: Okay think of it this way. I’m Rochester.
Ellie: Of course.
Marco: Yeah. Tim is Jane Eyre. You know ‘cause he’s simple, sweet and uncomplicated and Dylan is crazy Bertha locked away in the attic.
(Ellie doesn’t say anything.)
Marco: Okay it’s about moving on and putting the past behind you, with the right people. Just think of it like salvation.
(Marco’s palm pilot beeps.)
Marco: Hold up. It must be another e-mail from Tim.
Ellie: Okay that thing is one step away from you becoming an android.
Marco: It’s from Dylan.
At Paige and Dylan’s house
Marco: We are through! Over! So don’t send me stupid little e-mails!
Dylan: You came all the way to my place to tell me not to e-mail you?
Marco: Right.
Dylan: This is so not over. Not even close.
Marco: Why now? Huh? What is with this stalker routine? What you just happen to be home for the summer?!
Dylan: You don’t get it. I’m home for the summer because of you. I still love you Marco.
Marco: Don’t! Don’t call me, don’t text me, don’t e-mail me, don’t even think about me. Leave me alone.
During Mr. Ellis’ science final
Mr. Ellis: Alright guys. Time’s up. Pass them in.
JT: I didn’t even finish the exam. How did you get it done so quickly?
Liberty: Maybe ‘cause I never started.
(Liberty hands in a blank test and Mr. Ellis looks at it disappointed.)
In the cafeteria, Tim is holding a little present
Marco: Hey.
Tim: Hi. So I know you only have one more exam left and I should have given this to you before, but-
(Marco opens the present and sees a four leaf clover.)
Marco: Oh wow. Thanks. Good luck never goes out of style.
During the English final
(Marco looks at the 4 leaf clover after he finishes.)
Ms. Kwan: Time’s up everyone. Hand them in and congrats. Exams are done.
Ellie: I’m so tired. I think I might have answered the second essay question with White Stripes lyrics.
(Marco laughs and Ellie hands her test in.)
Paige: What do you say to a little Ryan Reynolds movie fiesta tonight?
Marco: Oh yes! I am so in. Oh, but Tim. I kind of promised him a date.
Paige: Oh um. Well bring him. We’ll give him a good going over. Make sure he’s good enough for our Marco.
Marco: And uh the Satan child?
Paige: Hockey practice. So?
Marco: So I’ll bring the chips.
Paige: Good. See ya.
Marco: Cool.
At Liberty’s house
Liberty: It was one stupid exam
Mr. Van Zandt: Worth 30% of your grade.
Liberty: So?
Mr. Van Zandt: You don’t care? I don’t understand you. This isn’t the girl I know.
Mrs. Van Zandt: Harold stop.
Danny: Derek and I are supposed to be studying here tonight dad and you’re supposed to be at a play, remember?
Mr. Van Zandt: Mm hmm. This isn’t over. We won’t be late.
(Their parents leave.)
Danny: I appreciate you being the demon seed and taking the heat off me, but I have a reputation to uphold. Female anatomy 101.
(Danny pulls out a porn video and Liberty grabs the whiskey bottle.)
Liberty: To Albert Einstein.
(She takes a swig and coughs as Danny and Derek watch surprised.)
Liberty: Dad doesn’t know who I am anymore, so let’s really mess with his mind.
At Paige’s house
Paige: Okay um don’t freak. Dylan promised he’d be out of here by now.
Marco: What? Paige!
Paige: It’s no big deal. We’ll be watching in the basement anyways. Come on. Everyone’s downstairs.
Dylan: Antwon before you go man. Check out my tattoo.
(Dylan takes off his shirt showing off his huge tattoo on his back.)
Antwon: Dude!
(Marco stops and stares at Dylan.)
Tim: Um Marco what about the Ryan Reynolds move fiesta that you promised?
Marco: Yeah. Yeah let’s go.
Tim: Cool.
Dylan: Hockey practice is cancelled. Why don’t you guys join me for a little poker? Texas Holdem?
Marco: No thanks. I think we’re gonna pass on that one.
Dylan: I figure you’d wimp out.
Marco: Excuse me?
Dylan: Come on Marco. Who are you kidding? You’re always playing it safe. You’re way too chicken to gamble.
Marco: Really? What’s the buy in?
(Paige goes downstairs and Marco and Tim stay upstairs.)
At Liberty’s house
Liberty: And here’s to dressing me in overalls ‘til grade 9.
Derek: Um you might want to pace yourself
Liberty: Yeah well I think that you think…that I think that you think…
Danny: Attention software glitch.
Derek: I think you’ve had enough.
(They start fighting over the bottle.)
Liberty: Let go! Let go!
(The bottle smashes against the mirror.)
Liberty: Oh no. No. No. No. Mom and dad are gonna kill me. I’m stupid, useless, messed up.
Danny: Liberty it’s a mirror. Your face didn’t break it this time so why so upset?
Liberty: Because my baby is gone. He’s gone across the country and I abandoned him.
Derek: I never got to meet my birth mother. I’m not sure I ever will. She couldn’t take care of me, so she made sure I ended up in family that could. I know it was hard for her to do.
Liberty: How do you know that’s what happened?
Derek: She told me. I mean in a letter. She gave me a sort of treasure chest.
At Paige’s house
Dylan: I see your 2 and I raise 4.
Marco: See you back.
(Tim is organizing Marco’s chips so Marco tosses in the wrong amount.)
Dylan: By raising ten?
Marco: Tim!
Tim: I’m sorry. They were all messy.
(Marco goes to switch the chip, but Dylan stops him.)
Dylan: Bet’s on the table.
(Dylan flips the last card and puts all his chips in.)
Dylan: All in.
Tim: Marco maybe you should fold.
(Marco puts all his chips in.)
Dylan: You sure you want to do that Del Rossi? Pretty reckless.
Marco: That’s what being reckless is all about my friend. Just doing, not thinking. Hurting whoever you want in the process.
(Dylan throws all the chips and cards.)
Dylan: What the hell is your problem? What do you want?
Marco: I want to know why you hurt me! How you, how you could just hurt me like that Dylan!
Dylan: I…I don’t know, but I’ve apologized and I’ve tried to make things better. So I’m not gonna keep beating myself up just because you’re stuck.
Marco: Oh I’m not stuck!
Dylan: You are. Date Tim. Play it safe. Date a bunch of guys. That doesn’t change the fact that everything comes down to you and me. Everything.
Outside, Marco and Tim are walking down the street
Tim: Dylan’s crazy. I mean what he said was totally out of line. I mean ‘cause you know, we’re good for each other, right?
Marco: Tim you’re great. You’re perfect actually and I’m…hey look I’m really proud of all the steps you’ve taken this year.
Tim: Well it’s all because of you and I’m thinking that you know you’re gonna be away next year, but-
Marco: Tim
Tim: -I’ll come visit and I got a bus schedule and I mapped out some times.
Marco: Tim! I, I wanted to move on. You and I, we connected, but I still-
Tim: Marco I get how difficult these things can be and how much Dylan meant to you.
Marco: That’s exactly the point. Tim he still does.
Tim: You used me.
Marco: No. No. No I wouldn’t do that. I’m really sorry.
Tim: Go back to your stupid, lying, cheating ex, ‘cause you know what Marco? You are perfect for him.
In a classroom
(Liberty is putting a bunch of items in a chest.)
Derek: So you’re both grounded for a month?
Danny: And I didn’t even get to see Liberty puke her guts out.
Liberty: Just what every kid needs to know. The inner workings of Degrassi.
(She puts an issue of the Grapevine inside.)
Derek: Well it’s a part of you, right?
JT: Here it is! Issue number 1 of the Crimson Kid.
Liberty: Comic book JT?
JT: Yeah! Do you have any idea how much that’s worth? It’s my most valuable possession and I want him to have it.
Liberty: Well I’d like it if both of you put something in as well. I want the baby to know he had lots of good people thinking of him.
Outside the school, Dylan pulls up
Marco: Dylan if you ever hurt me again I…
Dylan: I won’t. Hey even idiots grow up at some point. I’m a slob, okay? I’m reckless and I’m your exact opposite, but you mean everything to me Marco and I want another chance.
Marco: Uh you are such a jerk!
Dylan: What?! What, I…
(Marco pulls him in and they start kissing.)
Scenes for next week
Spinner: (To the camera) I’ll do anything for Darcy. Anything, but the one thing I can’t do is become a virgin again.
(Spinner and Darcy are sitting in the movie theatre.)
Spinner: When I was with Manny we did nothing together.
Darcy: You’re serious?
Voiceover: Betrayal.
(Manny is shown hugging Spinner and Darcy is giving an angry look.)
Manny: Oh my gosh Spinner you are my hero.
Voiceover: Jealousy.
(Manny walks over to Darcy angry and grabs her hair.)
Manny: You are the last person to ever call me that!
Voiceover: And rage.
(Manny and Darcy are shown fighting with each other.)
