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DEGRASSI
The Next Generation

"The Secret"
a.k.a. "Emma and Sean"
a.k.a. "Emma's Secret"
a.k.a. "Emma's Problem"

TELEPLAY BY
Elliott Butler

STORY BY
Elliott Butler

PRODUCTION CODE: 401

AIRED AS EPISODE: 401









































FIRST DRAFT












CAST LIST

	SEAN							DANIEL CLARK
	EMMA							MIRIAM MCDONALD
	PAIGE							LAUREN COLLINS
	HAZEL							ANDREA LEWIS
	SPINNER							SHANE KIPPEL
	SIMPSON							STEPHAN BROGREN
	JIMMY							AUBREY GRAHAM
	KWAN							LYNLIN LUE
	MANNY							CASSIE STEEL
	SPIKE							AMANDA STEPTO
	CASHIER							NEIL HOPE
	JT							RYAN COOLEY
	TOBY							JAKE GOLDSBIE
	TERRI							CHRISTINA SCHMIDT
	ASHLEY							MELISSA MACINTYRE
	ELLIE							STACY FARBER





















































BEGIN TEASER

1	EXT. BEACH – SUNDAY NIGHT							1

Sean and Emma are lying on the beach, looking up at the stars. Emma turns to 
him.

					Emma
			Hey, Sean?

					Sean
			Yeah?

					Emma
			Have you ever wondered if maybe there was a land
			beyond the stars?

					Sean
			Everyday.

					Emma
			Sean!

					Sean
			What? You asked if I have and I gave you an honest
			answer.

					Emma
			Whatever.

They lean in and kiss. After a few seconds, Sean pulls out a beanbag. Emma 
stands up as Sean rolls it out. Emma sits down and the two start to kiss. 
They fall backwards.

DISSOLVE TO:

2	EXT. DEGRASSI SCHOOL – MONDAY							2

Spinner, Hazel, and Paige enter screen and start walking towards the school 
entrance.

					Paige
			I swear, if I find that JT, he is going to
			be in a lotta trouble.

					Spinner
			Why? What'd he do?

					Paige
			Throughout the summer, he kept calling me saying,
			"Oh, Paige. Please go out with me. I love you."

					Spinner
			Do you...

3	INT. DEGRASSI SCHOOL								3

					Continued
			...want me to beat him up for you?

					Paige
			Nah, it'll be okay.

					Spinner
			Yeah, but just think, we're juniors now.
			Only one level away from being seniors.
			We pretty much rule the school now.

A3	CLOSE ON PAIGE									A3

					Paige
			Right. Feels, oh so, totally great not!

B3	ON SPINNER – OVER HAZEL'S SHOULDER						B3

					Spinner
			Ha-ha, very funny.

C3	ON HAZEL – OVER SPINNER'S SHOULDER						C3

					Hazel
				(TURNS TO PAIGE)
			Paige, can I talk to in private?

D3	CU SHOT OF THREE								D3

					Paige
			Spinner?

					Spinner
				(OBVIOUSLY NOT PAYING
				 ATTENION)
			What?

					Paige
			Girl talk – me and Hazel. Which means...

					Spinner
			...no boys allowed listening.

					Paige
			Okay...

					Spinner
			I'm leaving!

E3	FOLLOW SPINNER									E3

as he walks off.

F3	BACK ON HAZEL AND PAIGE							F3

					Paige
			So, what is it?

					Hazel
			I have a crush on Jimmy Brooks.

					Paige
			What?!

OPENING CREDITS
(Hazel, Marco, Ellie, Kevin, and Kendra are now added)

END TEASER

BEGIN ACT ONE

4	INT. SIMPSON'S ROOM								4

					Simpson
			Today, we will be making our very own websites.

A4	ANGLE ON HAZEL'S KEYBOARD							A4

Her hands types "Y-O"

B4	ANGLE ON JIMMY'S COMPUTER							B4

A message appears.

C4	ANGLE ON JIMMY'S FACE								C4

He looks shocked.

D4	ANGLE ON JIMMY'S MOUSE								D4

as his hand moves toward the mouse.

E4	ANGLE ON RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF COMPUTER					
	E4

as the mouse slowly moves towards the "x".

F4	ANGLE ON JIMMY'S MOUSE								F4

as he clicks on it.

G4	ANGLE ON COMPUTER								G4

as the message disappears.

H4	SIDE-ANGLE OF HAZEL								H4

as Hazel's face starts to go down.

I4	THROUGH TABLE									I4

as her head lands on the camera.

J4	ANGLE ON SIMPSON								J4

					Simpson
			Hazel!

K4	ANGLE ON HAZEL									K4

She immediately puts her head up and says...

					Hazel
			Yes, Mr. Simpson?

					Simpson (off)
			Get...

L4	ANGLE ON SIMPSON								L4

					Continued
			...to work.

FADE TO:

5	INT. GIRL'S WASHROOM								5

Hazel and Paige are washing up. Manny and Emma enter from behind, talking.

					Manny
			...and then he asked me out!

Emma and Manny scream.

A5	ANGLE ON PAIGE/HAZEL								A5

					Paige
			Excuse me, you can do that elsewhere!

B5	CU SHOT OF ALL FOUR								B5

					Manny
			This isn't your washroom, either!

					Paige
			Yeah, it is.

					Manny
			Where's your name at then?

					Paige
			For me to know, and you never to find out!

					Emma
			Come on, Manny. I forget the B.O.F.'s were
			here.

					Hazel
			"B.O.F.'s"?

					Emma
			Bride of Frankenstein's.

					Paige
			That's it! You're dead!

Paige starts chasing after Emma.

6	INT. STALL									6

as Emma enters and...

A6	CLOSE ANGLE ON LOCK								A6

...locks it.

7	OUTSIDE OF STALL – ANGLE ON PAIGE						7

					Paige
			You...!

					Emma
			Ha-ha!

CUT TO:

8	INT. KWAN'S ROOM								8

					Kwan
			Now, I want you all to memorize scenes
			10-21. Those will be the scenes we'll be
			filming tomorrow. The couple of this
			play are Messaur้ Claude-Veel and Mister
			Johnson.

She starts to hand out scripts.

A8	ON HAZEL									A8

					Hazel
			Yes! I play Messaur้ Claude-Veel.

B8	ANGLE ON JIMMY									B8

					Jimmy
			And I play Mister Johnson.

C8	ANGLE ON HAZEL									C8

She smiles.

9	INT. JIMMY'S ROOM – AFTER SCHOOL						9

We pan around her room as Hazel speaks:

					Hazel
			T'was do us owe tes' moment but ze pleasur้.

10	ANGLE ON JIMMY/HAZEL								10

					Jimmy
			The pleasure is all mine. But, there's only
			one thing you can do and tat is to do the
			following...

					Hazel
			...kiss me.

					Jimmy
			What? That's not in the script.

He picks up his script and looks through it.

					Hazel
			Hey, Jimmy?

Jimmy puts down script.

					Continued
			Are we friends?

					Jimmy
			Yeah.

Hazel leans in and kisses Jimmy. After a few seconds, she pulls back.

					Continued
			Whoa!

Hazel runs off.

11	EXT. JIMMY'S ROOM								11

The door opens and Hazel runs out. After about two seconds, Jimmy's head 
comes out.

					Jimmy
			No, Hazel, wait!

12	EXT. STAIRCASE									12

Hazel runs down the steps.

13	EXT. JIMMY'S HOUSE								13

Hazel exits the house and runs away. Jimmy exits and shouts out:

					Continued
			Hazel!

A13	ANGEL ON HAZEL									A13

					Hazel
			What?

B13	ANGLE ON JIMMY									B13

					Jimmy
			Why'd you run off?

C13	ANGLE ON HAZEL									C13

					Hazel
			What does it matter? You don't even
			like me.

D13	ANGLE ON JIMMY									D13

					Jimmy
			Who said that?

E13	ANGLE ON HAZEL									E13

					Hazel
			You did. I asked you if we were friends
			and you said "yeah".

F13	ANGLE ON JIMMY									F13

					Jimmy
			That doesn't mean I don't like you like
			you.

G13	ANGLE ON HAZEL									G13

					Hazel
			I am such an idiot.

H13	ANGLE ON JIMMY									H13

					Jimmy
			No, you're a beauty.

I13	ANGLE ON HAZEL AND JIMMY							I13

Jimmy walks over to Hazel and kisses her on the lips.

14	INT. EMMA'S HOUSE - KITCHEN – THE NEXT MORNING				14

Spike puts toast in the toaster oven.

					Spike
				(to Simpson)
			So, do you think she's up by now?

A14	ANGLE ON SIMPSON								A14

					Simpson
			I dunno. Let's go see.

15	INT. EMMA'S ROOM – MINUTES LATER						15

Spike enters.

					Spike
			Emma, wake up.

A15	ANGLE ON EMMA									A15

She wakes up.

					Emma
			Mom, I don't feel good. Is it okay if I
			stay here today?

B15	ANGLE ON SPIKE									B15

					Spike
			Okay, I'll check back on you in a few
			hours.

Spike walks out and closes the door.

C15	ANGLE ON EMMA									C15

Emma pulls a book under out from her pillow. She puts it in front of her and 
opens the cover.

D15	CLOSE ANGLE ON BOOK COVER							D15

It reads: "HOW TO TELL IF YOU'RE PREGNANT".

CUT TO:

16	EXT. KWAN'S ROOM								16

Paige, Spinner, and Hazel exit, carrying their books.

					Hazel
			So, um, guess what?

					Spinner
			What?

					Hazel
			Spinner – girl talk.

					Spinner
			Okay, I'm leaving.

He walks off.

					Paige
			What?

					Hazel
			I kissed Jimmy.

Hazel and Paige scream.

					Paige
			So, is it official? Are you and him dating?

					Hazel
			Well...

Jimmy walks over.

					Jimmy
			Hey, babe.

He kisses her cheek, winks at her, and walks off.

					Paige
			Oh my god! I don't believe it!

					Hazel
			You should.

					Paige
			You're right – I should.

They laugh and walk off.

17	INT. PHARMACY STORE								17

Emma enters and looks around. She finds aisle ten, looks at the sign.

					Emma
			No...

Emma looks at the aisle next to it – aisle eleven.

A17	EMMA'S P.O.V.									A17

The aisle sign. It reads:
AISLE ELEVEN
Birth Control Pills
Pregnancy Test Boxes

B17	ANGLE ON EMMA									C17

She walks off.

18	INT. AISLE ELEVEN								18

Emma looks through it and finds a box which reads:

A18	ANGLE ON BOX									A18

PREGANCY TESTS
If positive, will have a + sign which will be in blue
If negative, will gave a – sign which will be in red

B18	ANGLE ON EMMA									B18

Emma grabs it and walks off.

19	EXT. FRONT DESK								19

Emma drops the item on the register.


					Cashier
			Is this all?

					Emma
			Yes. Just ring it up.

					Cashier
			Okay. That'll be...
				(pause)
			...6 dollars.

Emma hands him the money and walks away.

20	INT. EMMA'S ROOM								20

The bathroom doors closed.

21	INT. EMMA'S BATHROOM								21

She looks at the test.

					Emma
			Oh my god. I can't believe it.

She sets the test down, runs to the toilet, and vomits.

A21	CLOSE ON THE TEST								A21

which has a blue + sign.

CUT TO:

22	EXT. SIMPSON'S ROOM – SAME DAY						22

Manny, JT, and Toby are walking out of the room.

					Manny
			Emma would've at least called me by now.

					JT
			Just get over it. She'll call sooner or
			later.

Manny's phone rings.

					Manny
			Hello?

A22	INT. EMMA'S ROOM								A22

					Emma
			Manny – it's me.

B22	ANGLE ON MANNY									B22

					Manny
			So what's going on?

C22	ANGLE ON EMMA									C22

					Emma
			I don't know how to say this but--

D22	ANGLE ON MANNY									D22

					Manny
			What?

E22	ANGLE ON EMMA									E22

					Emma
			I'm pregnant.

F22	ANGLE ON MANNY									F22

She drops the phone.

G22	ANGLE ON FLOOR									G22

as the phone hits and the battery flies off.

H22	BACK ON THE THREE								H22

					Manny
			Oh my god.

					Toby
			What?

					Manny
			Emma's pregnant.

					JT
			Oh god! Are you kidding me?

					Manny
			No.

					Toby
			Who's the father?

					Manny
			Sean – but you can't tell him. Promise?

Toby and JT nod their heads. Manny, JT, and Toby walk off. Terri appears from 
behind a locker.

					Terri
			Poor Emma.

23	INT. EMMA'S ROOM								23

Spike walks in.

					Spike
			Emma, honey, are you okay.

Emma walks out of the bathroom.

					Emma
			Mom, I think you better sit down.

					Spike
				(sitting down)
			Okay...

Emma sits down.

					Emma
			Mom, I'm pregnant.

A23	ANGLE ON SPIKE'S FACE								A23

She looks shocked.

24	INT. SIMPSON'S ROOM								24

Grade elevens are all on their computers.

A24	ANGLE ON TERRI									A24

She starts to type on her computer.

B24	ANGLE ON TERRI'S COMPUTER							B24

It reads:
TO:	PAIGE
FM:	TERRI
SBJCT:	NEVER BELIEVE WHAT I HEARD
Paige: Emma is

C24	ANGLE ON KEYBOARD								C24

as Terri types, "P-r-e-g-n-a-n-t".

D24	ANGLE ON PAIGE'S COMPUTER							D24

A beep and Terri's message appears.

E24	ANGLE ON PAIGE									E24

She looks over at Terri.

F24	ANGLE ON TERRI									F24

She nods "yes".

G24	ANGLE ON PAIGE									G24

She sits back in her seat, not believing what she heard.

FADE OUT

COMMERICAL BREAK

END ACT ONE























BEGIN ACT TWO

25	INT. GIRLS WASHROOM								25

Paige and Hazel enter.

					Paige
			Hazel, you'll never believe what I
			heard.

A25	ANGLE ON HAZEL									A25

					Hazel
			What?

B25	ANGLE ON PAIGE									B25

					Paige
			The grade ten girl, Emma, is pregnant.

C25	ANGLE ON HAZEL AND PAIGE							C25

					Hazel
			Who's the father?

					Paige 
			I'll take a wild guess and say Sean.

					Hazel
			Oh – my – god! Are you serious?

					Paige
			Yes.

					Hazel
			Poor Emma.

					Paige
			Poor Emma? Poor me. I wanted Sean to
			a father to my baby.

					Hazel
			You know what?

					Paige
			What?

					Hazel
			You are so selfish and you're a something
			I ain't gonna say because I'm under 18!

					Paige
			Ugh! Same to you!

Paige walks out. Hazel walks off screen.

26	EXT. STAIRCASE									26

Sean sits, reading a comic. Manny walks over to him.

A26	ANGLE ON MANNY									A26

					Manny
			Sean...

B26	ANGLE ON SEAN									B26

					Sean
			Yeah?

					Manny
				(off screen)
			There's a...

C26	ANGLE ON MANNY									C26

					Continued
			...secret that Emma has that involves you.

D26	ANGLE ON SEAN									D26

					Sean
			Okay...

E26	ANGLE ON MANNY									E26

					Manny
			The only this is, I don't know if I
			can tell you or not.

F26	ANGLE ON SEAN									F26

					Sean
				(very worried)
			What?

G26	ANGLE ON MANNY									G26

					Manny
			Emma is...

H26	ANGLE ON SEAN									H26

					Sean
			Emma's what?

I26	ANGLE ON MANNY									I26

					Manny
			Pregnant.

J26	ANGLE ON SEAN									J26

Sean looks shocked.

K26	ANGLE ON MANNY									K26

					Continued
			And with your child.

L26	ANGLE ON SEAN									L26

He stands up.

M26	ANGLE ON MANNY									M26

She looks up.

N26	ANGLE ON SEAN									N26

					Sean
			Are you serious?

O26	ANGLE ON MANNY									026

					Manny
			Yes.

P26	ANGLE ON SEAN									P26

					Sean
			I don't even believe this.

Q26	ANGLE ON MANNY									Q26

					Manny
			You don't?

R26	ANGLE ON SEAN									R26

					Sean
			I do. It's just an abbreviation for
			"This is unbelievable".

S26	ANGLE ON MANNY									S26

					Manny
			I know that.

T26	ANGLE ON SEAN									T26

					Sean
			Okay, um, what time is it?

He looks up at clock.

U26	SEAN'S P.O.V.: CLOCK								U26

It reads "2:59:59". One tick and the bell rings.

V26	ANGLE ON SEAN									V26

					Sean
			I gotta go to Emma's house. See ya!

He runs off.

W26	ANGLE ON MANNY									W26

					Manny
			Sean, wait!

X26	ANGLE ON SEAN									X26

Sean's running away, obviously not hearing Manny.

Y26	ANGLE ON MANNY									Y26

She walks over to a locker and puts her head against it as we...

CUT TO:

27	EXT. EMMA'S HOUSE – BIRD'S EYE VIEW						27

We can see Sean running.

28	INT. EMMA'S ROOM – A FEW MINUTES LATER					28

Sean enters.

A29	ANGLE ON EMMA									A28

					Emma
			Sean! What're you...

B29	ANGLE ON EMMA AND SEAN								B29

					Continued
			...doing here?

					Sean
			You wanna know what I'm doing here?
			Fine! I'll tell you what I'm doing
			here! Why didn't you tell me that
			you were pregnant! I had to find out
			from Manny. And I wish it was you!

					Emma
			I'm sorry!

					Sean
				(yelling)
			Sorry?! How do you think it feels to
			know that your girlfriend didn't tell
			you that she was pregnant and had to
			find out from her best friend!

					Emma
				(yelling)
			I was going to tell you!

					Sean
				(yelling loud)
			WHEN?! HUH?! WHEN WAS YOU PLANNING ON
			TELLING ME?!

Emma sits down on her bed, crying.

					Emma
			I don't know! Okay? Is that what you
			wanted to hear?

					Sean
				(sitting down next
				to Emma)
			No. I'm sorry. It's just – it hurts.

					Emma
				(still in tears)
			I know and I'm sorry.

					Sean
			It's gonna be okay. But, have you told
			your mom yet?

					Emma
			Yes. She went to do an errand and then
			would be back.

					Sean
			Listen--

30	ANGLE ON DOOR									30

It opens and Spike and Simpson enter.

					Spike
			Emma, we need to get you help!

A30	ANGLE ON EMMA AND SEAN								A30

They stand.

					Emma
			For what?

B30	ANGLE ON SPIKE AND SIMPSON							B30

					Spike
			Whaddaya mean, "for what"? You're
			pregnant.

C30	ANGLE ON EMMA AND SEAN								C30

					Emma
			Mom! There's something you don't know
			that I think you should.

D30	ANGLE ON SPIKE AND SIMPSON							D30

					Spike
			What?

E30	ANGLE ON EMMA AND SEAN								E30

					Emma
			Sean's the father of my baby.

Spike and Simpson walk over to Emma and Sean and say:

					Spike and Simpson
			He is?

					Emma
			Yes.

F30	CLOSE ON SPIKE									F30

					Spike
			Oh gosh.

FADE TO:

31	INT. TOBY'S HOUSE								31

Toby walks in. Ashley walks in from the kitchen.

					Ashley
			It's about time you got here!

					Toby
			Ashley, guess what.

					Ashley
			What?

					Toby
			You know my friend Emma?

					Ashley
			Yeah, loser!

					Toby
			Well, she's pregnant.

					Ashley
			Oh my! Are you serious?

					Toby
			Yeah.

Ellie walks in.

					Ellie
			Ash, come on.

					Ashley
			Yeah, just a minute.

					Ellie
			No – now!

					Ashley
			Okay!

Ashley turns and walks away.

32	INT. EMMA'S ROOM								32

Emma sits down with her mom.

					Spike
			Emma, listen. Do you know for a fact
			that you're pregnant?

					Emma
				(still in tears)
			The test said positive.

					Spike
			Oh no.

33	EXT. SEAN'S HOUSE								33

Sean walks to his door.

34	INT. SEAN'S HOUSE								34

He enters and tosses his backpack on the couch and runs to his room.

35	INT. SCHOOL – WEDNESDAY							35

Emma enter and walks over to Mr. Raditch.

					Raditch
			Emma, can I talk to you in my office?

A35	ANGLE ON EMMA									A35

					Emma
			Sure Mr. Raditch.

Emma and Raditch walk in Raditch's office.

					Continued
			What'd you want?

B35	ANGLE ON RADITCH								B35

					Raditch
			I heard you're pregnant. Is that true?

C35	ANGLE ON EMMA									A35

					Emma
			Yeah.

D35	ANGLE ON RADITCH								D35

					Raditch
			The Degrassi code of conduct claims
			that if a girl is pregnant, she can
			know longer go to said school. That
			means you can know longer go to this
			school.

E35	ANGLE ON EMMA									E35

					Emma
			You mean I cannot go to this school
			because I'm four months pregnant?!

F35	ANGLE ON RADITCH								F35

					Raditch
			This is...

G35	ANGLE ON EMMA									G35

					Continued
				(off screen)
			...correct.

H35	ANGLE ON RADITCH								H35

					Continued
			Now pack your things and leave.

I35	ANGLE ON EMMA									I35

					Emma
			Fine then!

Emma stands up and runs off, very mad.

36	EXT. RADITCH'S OFFICE								36

Emma exits the office and bumps into Sean.

A36	ANGLE ON SEAN									A36

					Sean
			Oh, hi Emma.

B36	ANGLE ON EMMA									B36

					Emma
			Better say goodbye to me now.

C36	ANGLE ON SEAN									C36

					Sean
			Whattaya mean?

D36	ANGLE ON EMMA									D36

					Emma
			Raditch is kicking me out of school
			because I'm pregnant.

E36	ANGLE ON SEAN									E36

					Sean
			Are you serious?

F36	ANGLE ON EMMA									F36

					Emma
			Yes.

G36	CU SHOT OF SEAN AND EMMA							G36

Emma leans in and kisses him.

37	EXT. EMMA'S LOCKER								37

Emma walks to her locker.

A37	ANGLE ON LOCK									A37

Emma's hand turns the knob: 35-29-35.

B37	ANGLE ON EMMA'S L0CKER								B37

Her locker opens and she starts packing her stuff in her backpack.

38	INT. RADITCH'S OFFICE								38

Sean enters.

39	SPLIT SCREEN									39
Emma packing her stuff | Sean in Raditch's office.
                       |
Emma                 |		Sean
Stupid Raditch.        |		Why'd you expel her?
                       |
The camera starts to   |		Raditch
pan down to her bag,   |		The code of conduct states
and stops at an angle  |		and I quote: "Any girl who
where we can see her   |		is pregnant cannot go any
text books. Her hand   |		longer to said school.
zips up the bag.

END OF SPLIT SCREEN

40	EXT. DEGRASSI SCHOOL								40

Emma exits and runs away.

41	INT. RADITCH'S OFFICE								41

					Sean
			Yeah, but THAT IS EMMA! SHE IS ONE OF
			THE BRIGHTEST STUDENTS HERE! AND YOU
			KNOW THIS!

					Raditch
				(very strict)
			Yes, but I am not the one who created
			these rules! Now get out of my office
			before I suspend you. And never yell
			at me again.

Sean pulls out a beater. He walks over to Raditch.

A41	ANGLE ON RADITCH'S HEAD							A41

					Continued
				(off screen)
			What are you doing?

The beater hits Raditch's head, hard.

B41	SIDE ANGLE ON RADITCH								B41

Raditch falls backwards, the chair falling with him.

C41	BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF: RADITCH							C41

He lies there, very unconscious.

D41	ANGLE ON SEAN									D41

					Sean
			What the heck did I just do? Dang.

E41	ANOTHER ANGLE									E41

Sean starts to drag Raditch into the closet. Sean closes the door.

42	EXT. RADITCH'S OFFICE

Sean walks out of the office and over to his locker.

43	INT. EMMA'S ROOM								43

Emma and Spike are sitting in the room, talking.

					Spike
			Emma, what are you going to do?

					Emma
			I don't know, mom! I don't know.

					Spike
			Which test did you get?

					Emma
			A pregnancy test.

					Spike
			I know that. Who made it, though?

					Emma
			Degrassi Pregnancy Factories.

					Spike
			You shouldn't have gotten that one.

					Emma
			Why?

					Spike
			Because they're almost always wrong.

					Emma
			So which test should I get?

					Spike
			E.P.T. tests.

					Emma
			"E.P.T.", what's that?

					Spike
			Error Proof Tests.

					Emma
			Okay.

Spike hands her a few dollars.

					Continued
				(standing)
			Thanks for being so understanding.

Emma hugs Spike and then walks off.

					Spike
			Yeah.

Spike moves Emma's pillow and finds a tape labeled "HOW IT HAPPENED".

					Continued
				(to herself)
			Oh god, she taped it!
				(brief pause)
			Wait a minute, I happen to know for a fact
			that Emma wouldn't do that.
				(brief pause)
			Oh gosh!

Spike comes to a stand and runs out the door, yelling:

					Continued
			Snake! Snake! Snake!

44	INT. KITCHEN									44

					Simpson
			What is it, honey?

					Spike
			Read what this tape says.

She hands him the tape.

					Simpson
			"How it happened". You don't think--

					Spike
			I don't know. I know she wouldn't
			do something like this though.

					Simpson
			Think we ought to watch it to make
			sure.

					Spike
			I guess.

The walk into their room.

FADE OUT

COMMERICIAL BREAK

END ACT TWO






































BEGIN EPILOUGE

45	EXT. SPIKE AND SIMPSON'S ROOM – A FEW MINUTES LATER			
	45

Spike and Simpson exit their room.

A45	ANGLE ON SPIKE									A45

					Spike
			I just can't believe it!

B45	ANGLE ON SIMPSON								B45

					Simpson
			It happened, so you must believe it.

C45	ANGLE ON SPIKE									C45

					Spike
			But, why her? Why not someone else?

D45	ANGLE ON SIMPSON								D45

					Simpson
			I don't know.

E45	ANGLE ON DOOR									E45

It opens and Emma steps in.

F45	ANGLE ON SPIKE									F45

					Spike
			Emma! Why didn't you tell us?

G45	ANGLE ON EMMA									G45

					Emma
			Why didn't I tell you what?

H45	ANGLE ON SPIKE									H45

					Spike
			Like that girl Paige! And by Dean,
			nonetheless!

I45	ANGLE ON EMMA									I45

					Emma
			You saw the tape! Haven't you ever
			heard of privacy?!

J45	ANGLE ON SPIKE									J45

					Spike
			Privacy?! Emma, this is important!

K45	ANGLE ON EMMA									K45

					Emma
			So was my trust!

Emma storms up to her room.

L45	ANGLE ON SPIKE AND SIMPSON							L45

Emma's door slams.

					Spike
			I'll go talk to her.

Spike walks up.

M45	CLOSE ON SIMPSON								M45

He just stands there.

					Simpson
				I don't believe this.

SUBTITLE: To Be Continued...

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