Felicity s01e08 Episode Script

Previously on "Felicity" You and I can't talk about Ben? And that's that's why I'm drawing the line.
How dare you draw a line?! Who are you to draw a line?! Zack Let's go slow.
We came back here last night, me and Zack.
He was pretty aggressive.
Julie, he didn't I'm thinking about growing a goatee.
Yeah? Yeah like right here.
Yeah, I know where a goatee goes.
I need to talk to you.
You're not gonna draw another line, are you? It's serious.
Do you mind? And, uh, ixnay on the uateegay.
Okay? Are you okay? Something pretty horrible has happened.
Are you gonna tell me? You can't tell anyone, okay? Okay.
I mean, it's really serious.
Tell me.
You're making me crazy.
It's Julie.
Okay.
Julie what? And Zack.
Julie and Zack.
What? I need a verb.
Otherwise He raped her.
Is she Is she okay? I don't know.
I mean, physically, yeah, I think she is, but I don't know if she's gonna do anything about it, you know? Like, I know what she should do, and I mean, you're an R.
A.
, right? I mean, you know how to You're trained to deal with stuff like this, right? don't report the crime.
How do you know that? My R.
A.
Handbook’s full of statistics like that.
There's actually a section that tells me how to deal with things like this.
I just I can't remember the exact procedure.
Can I burrow that book? I mean, I just don't know what I should do.
Yeah.
Dear Sally a few months ago I didn't even know Julie.
It's amazing how you can care about someone so much so quickly.
Yeah? Hey.
You ready? So who do you think will play me in the TV movie? Sorry.
It's going to the hospital seems so silly.
I'm fine.
I know, but you gotta get checked out, you know? If you want, I can come in with you for the exam.
No, that's okay.
Why don't you just tell me what happened? This guy and I were recording music for this movie that he's doing.
Is he a student at your college? Yeah, sorry.
He's um Friend? Boyfriend? We've kissed a few times.
That's it.
So, after recording, we went to a bar for a couple hours.
Were you both drinking alcohol? Well, will I get in trouble if I say yes? No.
Yes.
But mostly beers, and I wasn't, like, passing out.
I just was a little buzzed.
Anyway, um so then we went back to the dorm, and Zack lives un the 10th flour.
Zack's his name.
So he walked me back to my room, and we went in my room, and we we started kissing on the bed.
Was he being forceful? Was Not yet.
We were making out for about a half-hour or something, and he took off his shirt, and then he unbuttoned mine.
but my bra was still un.
Do you want details like that? Yeah.
Yeah, please.
Okay.
After a while, he took off his pants, and that's when I said that I didn't want to rush it, and he said that that was okay, he understood, and that he just wanted to feel me.
Um I was wearing a skirt.
I bet you hear stories like this all the time.
Unfortunately, it seems like it.
Okay.
What What happened next? Then he took off my bra, and that's when I said that I didn't want to have sex.
And you used those words? Yes, and that I wanted to wait.
And then what happened? Then he he put his hands inside of my underwear, you know.
And then I said no, and l-I moved his hand away.
Okay.
And, uh, What did he do next? He was, um He was un top of me, and he put his arms around-- under me so it made it really kind of difficult for me to stop him.
And then I said no, like, five times, maybe more.
Anyway, um And then, all of a sudden, um You know You were having sex.
Yeah, and he told me that he loved me, which I know that guys say that all the time.
Listen, I don't want to get, like, melodramatic with this, because I did not scream, I didn't hit him, and h-he wasn't violent.
You know, he just left this morning like nothing had even happened, nothing was wrong, so I mean, I don't even know if you would I mean, you wouldn't call this "rape," right? Yeah I would.
Did he, uh, use a condom? Um no.
Hey.
how'd it go? So I have to take two pills now and then two more to night.
You know, it was a really good idea for you to bring those sheets.
Miss Emrick? Officer Dennis, New York Police Department.
Can I talk to you for a minute? - Sure.
- We can go back to your doctor's office.
I'd like to get your account of what happened last night.
- You know, I just told her everything, so - Yeah, that was for medical records.
This is to file the police report.
M- Maybe you should talk to them.
Can I report this later if I want? Yes, ma'am.
Okay.
Then maybe I will.
Thanks.
- I just want to go home.
- Yeah, sure.
Felicity: I just keep thinking if I hadn't come to New York, Julie and I would have never met, and she might not have told anyone at all.
* Say it one more time * * I think I'm losing my mind * * I cannot find it one more time * * I hit the wall, I fall behind * Are you Felicity? Yeah.
Sorry I'm late.
Um, my train was delayed.
A moving truck or something stalled on the tracks.
I went to the snack car and had, like, three packs of peanut M & M's the king-size pack so I'm a little wired.
Anyway, that's why I'm late, so I'm really sorry.
Uh, what what are you late for? Um, I'm supposed to be staying with you.
Oh, my God.
You're the, uh, prospective student.
Yeah, from Harrisburg.
D- Did you forget about me? No, I signed up to house a how long are you staying again? - Three days.
- Three days.
Great.
Could you excuse me just for a minute? Listen, uh, I, uh, signed us up to house a prospective student.
- You did what? - She's right over there, so, uh Things are a little hectic right now for me, so I was curious if maybe you could, like, show her around.
You invited someone to sleep in our room without even asking me? I am really sorry about that.
- And now you want me to babysit? - Well, sort of.
Forget it.
I'm not gonna be responsible for some impressionable high-school senior.
Um, I'm a junior.
She can sleep in here.
If she touches my box she's dead.
There's this prospective student that's supposed to be staying with me for a few days, but something happened something really serious and I need someone who will let this girl stay with them.
Can you do it? What's happened that's so serious? Uh okay.
I have another favor to ask you.
Please be satisfied with the answer "I can't tell you.
" But I would never ask you if I didn't need to.
No problem.
Really? I've got you covered.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
So are there any parties we can go to or clubs? Have you guys been to Adrenaline? Thank you.
I think I'm gonna have to kick your ass.
Uh, so, good luck.
I read in Allure that Gaga's supposed to be really fun, too.
I went to Julie's room the next day.
She didn't want to go out at all.
It took me 20 minutes to convince her to come to lunch.
You know, I think this is one of my favorite parts about college the unlimited giant bins of sugar cereal.
You're trying to cheer me up.
Is it working? A little bit.
Hey.
Hi.
What's going on? I've been calling you.
Yeah, I've been busy.
Oh.
Okay.
So, are you around later? Uh, should be.
I want you to see the music that you did.
It really turned out great.
Okay.
See ya.
Oh, my God.
What's wrong with me? Woman: Most victims of rape don't report the crime at all.
Noel: 5% that's I read that.
And even worse, most of those people don't seek counseling.
Felicity: Right, which is why we're here.
Uh, our friend who this happened to, she's just kind of shutting off, you know? Well, what I'm going to suggest is really common sense that you should listen to your friend.
Believe her.
Make her feel as safe as you can.
She keeps saying that she's fine.
Trust me, she's not.
She's got to get some help.
What if our friend decides to report this? I mean, what's what's the protocol for that? It depends who she wants to report it to.
Obviously, if she goes to the police, it's a criminal case.
But your friend should know that usually the D.
A.
won't take acquaintance-rape cases where drugs or alcohol were involved.
They're just too hard to prosecute.
Let's say she reports it to the university.
Okay.
She'd file a complaint, write a detailed description of what happened, then a dean of students would gather all evidence hospital reports, police reports, statements by anyone who has knowledge of the event.
That would include you.
Would our friend have to testify? First the dean would meet with the alleged rapist.
If he or she feels there's enough evidence to warrant further investigation, the case is passed to the student-conduct committee.
There's a hearing.
That's When your friend would testify.
It's not a pleasant experience.
But doing nothing is worse.
Reporting is important, but even more important is that your friend talk to someone.
Being raped affects our sense of trust and control.
Almost 1/3 of rape victims contemplate suicide.
Okay, I'm supposed to bring this up organically in a conversation, but here's the truth.
Please don't get mad.
I went to the University Health Services office, you know, just to ask some questions.
You didn't tell them my name? No, no.
I was just curious what your options are.
The woman was really nice.
Her name's Gina.
She seems cool.
Anyway she gave me these to give to you.
Thank you.
So you should give her a call.
- I would if I felt like I needed it.
I swear I would.
- No, I know.
But you know how sometimes you get so close to something you can't even tell what it is anymore like, uh, if you keep repeating a word over and over again, it sort of loses its meaning? I have to get to class, but maybe maybe I'll call her later, all right? That's just what you told the police about, you know, reporting it, - so I just think - I will call you later.
Okay.
When's that agent come to your film class? I don't know.
Next week, I think.
Are you happy how the movie turned out? Yeah, yeah.
It's good.
Julie's music helped a lot.
Oh, yeah, Julie.
How's that working for you? I don't know.
What What's the must you guys would pay fur a disposable camera? 20 bucks? - What if you already have a camera? - No, no, no.
I'm gonna put these vending machines in prime locations like maternity-ward waiting rooms, restaurants.
Ouh, yeah.
Every time I go to a restaurant, that's what I really wish I had a camera.
Yeah, well, you guys are laughing right now, but soon you'll be working for me.
And then I'll fire you.
You'll get it! Disposable Camera Company, Incorporated.
Yeah.
Is Zack up there? This is Darryl, his R.
A.
Yeah, come un up.
Zack, your, uh, R.
A.
is here.
W- What do you mean, here? Downstairs? No, he's coming up.
- I'll be right back.
- All right.
Hey.
What's going on? Carla said you were here.
You got a minute? Yeah.
What's up? I want to know what happened un Friday night.
- Excuse me? - Friday night.
I heard something about you and a girl.
- What? - Yeah.
You wanna tell me? I went out with a girl un Friday night.
What about it? Did you rape that girl? - What? - 'Cause that's what I heard.
- That's impossible.
Who told you that? - That's what I heard! Now, I came this far to threaten you in person, so listen carefully.
If that rumor’s for real, I'm gonna make your life ugly, not just because you deserve it, but on my floor, you are my responsibility.
If something goes wrong, it threatens my job, and that threatens my tuition.
and I'm not having that.
You got it? I didn't hear you say, "Yes, Darryl.
" Yeah.
I got it.
Hey.
I just had a pretty wild conversation with my R.
A.
Yeah? Yeah.
He accused me of raping you, so what's that about? I don't know.
You don't know? - Well, did you tell anyone that? - I don't think so.
Well, think about it, please, because that's a pretty hard thing to forget telling someone.
I'm just really confused.
- Confused about what?! Is that what you think happened? - I don't know.
- How could you not know?! - I just don't.
I like you.
I mean, maybe it wasn't perfect, but, God, it wasn't a crime.
I just I don't want to talk about this.
No, no.
Wait a minute.
You kissed me at the bar.
I know.
There were very heavy signals going on, and you were into it.
- When we were in your room, we were both having a good time.
- Zack I didn't attack you.
I didn't rip your clothes off or something.
- Okay, I need to leave.
- Wait a minute, wait a minute.
- You didn't report this, did you? - No.
Are you going to? I don't know.
I mean, are you thinking about it? I just I'm really confused.
Just know that if you do, I will probably be expelled, okay? Could you let go of my arm? I didn't rape you.
Hello? Yeah, this is Felicity.
Javier, hi.
Uh can I can I work tomorrow? Um, the thing is, I asked Laurie to cover my shift because I have this big French exam, and I'm sort of going through some personal stuff.
Laurie's got mono? When did she get mono? Who did you tell? Um I only told Noel.
You told Noel? Javier, I gotta I gotta call you back.
Okay.
Yeah, I can work tomorrow.
Okay, I thought that Noel would maybe understand or know how to deal with something like God! You don't have to deal with this, I do.
I know, but I'm just I was trying to help you out.
Giving me those pamphlets is not the magic answer, and you keep treating me in this, like, condescending way like I don't even realize what I am going through.
Well, you keep telling me how fine you are.
You wouldn't believe you either if you were me.
You can't possibly understand who I am.
We are totally different.
And you keep telling me to do the right thing, but it's like you are talking a different language.
You haven't even slept with anyone.
I don't think I have to have had sex to understand when someone's been abused.
It was my fault, what happened with Zack, okay? This is the message that I give out to guys.
That's my talent.
Yours is being a genius, mine is giving this message out to guys.
- Julie, listen to what you're saying.
- I know what I'm saying.
I know what I am.
Yeah, I thought that maybe I could change it.
Going to college, I could, like, start over, but obviously I was wrong.
So when you sit there and you tell me to go and report what happened with Zack, it's, like, so easy for you to do this.
It's, like, black and white.
But this is not the first time that something like this has happened to me.
- Is that a coincidence? - Maybe not, but that doesn't mean it's your fault.
Would you just Would you give it up? I'm not gonna report it.
I'm not gonna go to the cool girl from the Crisis Center.
I am not you.
I'm not gonna sit here and watch you do nothing.
I am so pissed off that you told Noel.
I don't even know why I ever thought that you would understand.
Come in.
Did you tell Zack's R.
A.
about what happened? Did I tell Darryl? Um yes, I did.
How could you do that? Hey, you're forgetting that I'm a resident advisor, and part of my job description is advising residents.
And if there's a guy living in this dorm who raped someone and he does it again and I knew about it Well, Darryl went and to told Zack, and Zack freaked out at Julie.
Now Julie thinks I betrayed her, which maybe I have.
God.
Is she gonna call that lady? No.
God.
The worst part is that she thinks it's her fault.
Well, the fact is, I mean, statistically, that she's probably gonna end up doing nothing, which may drive you nuts, but I don't know if there's anything you can do about it.
What is that? What? That thing? Oh, this.
It's nothing.
You're not growing a goatee, are you? Not with that tone in your voice.
- Story - Yeah? If you don't stop turning those pages that loudly, I'm gonna outlaw magazines in this room.
Sorry.
Elena There's this club called Foxtrot.
It's on 17th street.
It has six levels.
You want to rally and go? They're upend till 4:00.
My treat I took out $200 before I came.
My parents would kill me.
It's my savings account.
Why do you even want to go to college? Because I want to become a cyto geneticist.
how else am I gonna become a cyto geneticist? All you talk about are clubs.
That's because I've never been to one.
I just keep reading about them! Look if I didn't have so much studying to do, I would go out with you, all right? But I do have so much studying to do, so could you quit talking about clubs, please? It has six levels.
Forget it! I'm turning out the light.
I brought my itty-bitty book light.
Good night, Elena.
Hey.
Hi.
Is Julie coming? Oh, uh, I don't know.
I haven't talked to her.
So, what's going on with her? What do you mean? I heard some things this morning.
I tried calling her, but she wasn't in her room.
Yeah, I don't know.
You should ask her.
Felicity, what's going on? I heard I heard she was raped.
You should talk to her.
Does Zack know about this? I mean, should I talk to him? What? It wasn't Zack? Ben: What happened with you and Julie? What? - Tell me what happened.
- Nothing.
No, I want you to explain to me exactly what happened.
You went out.
You went back to her place.
Then what? - Nothing.
We had sex.
- Yeah.
how'd that happen? What do you mean? You know how that happens.
No, I don't.
I don't know, and I want you to tell me.
We were hanging out, you know, and we were kissing, and she wanted to.
- Did you force her? - Are you kidding me? I heard a different story.
She wanted to, all right.
She was psyched.
You know what she's like.
You were with her, too.
We didn't sleep together, me and Julie.
She didn't want to.
- She wanted to with me.
- If you did this to her What are you, jealous?! Stop it! Stop it! You see, the difference is, is when you said "stop" I did.
Man: Is somebody gonna help this guy? Felicity: Come in.
Okay.
This is ridiculous.
What is? That kid that 16-year-old club-obsessed punk.
Is she driving you crazy? Do you know what she did last night at 2:00 A.
M? Do you really want me to guess? She got dressed to go out, and she put out an outfit fur me.
She went through my clothes and selected an outfit for me.
Then she woke me up, Face all made up, sparkles everywhere, and she says, "Elena, come un.
Take a risk.
You only live once.
" I'm like, "Go to bed, you 16-year-old freak.
" It actually sounds kind of sweet.
It's not sweet.
It's eerie.
She's too afraid to go out by herself.
She needs a buddy.
But the problem is, I'm not her buddy.
Okay, okay.
What do you want me to do? I don't care.
I'm relinquishing custody of the party animal.
She's all yours.
I'm sending her back.
Thank you for taking her the last couple of days.
You don't even know how big you owe me.
Who is it? It's Ben.
Can I come in for a minute? Hey.
How you feeling? - Pretty good.
- Yeah? What happened to your hand? Nothing.
Stupid.
Hey, um I wanted to tell you something, but I didn't want to come in here and preach to you.
I bet you've been getting a lot of that lately.
- It's okay.
- Yeah? Okay.
Um, well, when I was at home growing up, my father had this amazing ability to always let me down at the exact most important moment.
I mean, it was incredible.
Little times, like baseball games you know, he'd say he'd be there, and so I tried really hard, but of course it would turn out that he never went.
He forgot.
Birthday parties, track meets, my high-school graduation he didn't show up.
It was other things, too.
I mean, he'd get angry sometimes.
I must be really dense, because it took me forever to realize he's, like, a raging alcoholic.
He'd throw things, and he'd hit things, and he'd hit us.
My whole life I spent trying to figure out what I was doing to make him that way.
What mistake was I making? How did I somehow hurt him to make him act that way? Is this boring you to death? No.
Okay.
Anyway, it's weird living here, being away, you know? All of a sudden I have this distance from that madness.
And the one thing I can see now that I could never see before is that it wasn't me.
It wasn't me.
I am not the reason he'd drink.
I'm not the reason he'd get mad and hurt me and hurt my mom.
It was him.
It wasn't me, it was him.
I just wanted to tell you that.
* Every man has got his breaking point * * the click he hears that says, "We'll part or join" * * I fear we're in the dark before the dawn * * I was all right before * * I will be all right again * * Long before I heard the promises * * long before I shook the hand of grace * * I had seen the light of brighter days * * I was all right before * * I will be all right again * I think that is so impressive.
- What is? - That you have two jobs.
A lot of people have more than one job.
Hey, Noel! It must really afford you the opportunity to go out and party.
Uh, not really.
She went and saw Gina Julie did.
Yeah, I know.
I just saw her.
She said if it wasn't for you, she'd still be hiding out in her room, so Is that the girl I met at Dean & Deluca? Yeah.
Uh, this is Story.
This is Noel.
Want to go out to night? I have plans.
Gotta get rid of that.
You don't think it makes me look more sophisticated? - True.
- I like it.
See? Story likes it.
I think it makes you look super sexy, and I wouldn't just say that.
I'd be honest.
I mean, you don't know me, but that's how I am.
"The summer brought sweets, but autumn wrought division"? I hate poetry.
I mean, why don't they just say what they mean? How much does that stuff taste like butter? "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!"? - So much.
- I literally can't believe it's not butter.
Do you like the pump or the spray? Oh, my God.
The spray because the spread doesn't melt enough.
- It rips up the bread.
- Do you ever try it on graham crackers? Yeah.
how about cereal? No, I haven't thought of that.
You'll thank me.
Takes breakfast up a notch.
Have Have you guys met before? - Did you look in my box? - No.
Why? Forget it.
See ya.
W- Where are you going? You going out? Yeah some new club.
- Adrenaline? - Yeah.
Is it any good? I don't know, but l-I'm dying to go.
Can I come? - If you feel like paying.
- I was gonna offer.
- I'll be home late.
- Home? I'll do my eyes in the cab.
- We're walking.
- My treat.
Taxi it is.
- Did that just happen? - I gotta take a break.
- Where you going? - Nowhere.
I'm going to talk to Zack because this is totally driving me crazy.
He has no idea what is going on, and I just I feel like he needs to know that I'm fighting this.
Do you want us to come? No.
I can do this by myself.
Yeah? I wanted you to know that I reported what happened.
And that I'm gonna testify.
And I know you don't think what happened was rape, but it was.
Julie No, you didn't rip off my clothes.
I understand that.
But it was still rape.
I know.
I- I'm going going back to Minnesota.
I called my parents and told them that I met with the dean of the university and admitted to um what happened.
I told them I was guilty.
Anyway, my dad wants me home, as you can imagine.
I- I was gonna leave you this.
It says all the obvious stuff how sorry I am how horrible that night must have been for you how I wish things would have happened very differently.
I'm probably gonna be expelled.
That wasn't what I wanted.
I just needed you to know what happened.
I know.
This isn't your fault.
None of this is your fault.
I'd never done that before not, you know, force someone, but I'd never been with anyone.
As if that's any excuse.
Read that.
Maybe one day you won't hate me so much.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
Sally: Dear Felicity it's amazing how we blame ourselves.
You know, when John died, I was a wreck, certain that somehow, cosmically, I'd caused that accident.
It's probably just human nature to try to make sense of things random things.
* I sometimes think of all * * all the times that we have said goodbye * I think the scariest part is realizing that sometimes - * Understand all this * sometimes bad things just happen no reason, no purpose they just occur.
- * in the eyes of a child * - And We're left to pick up the pieces.
* Our hearts were torn inside * I guess that's what we're all doing - * and our minds were all persuaded * - aust picking up the pieces the best we can.
* Acting out a mad role * * in this coatroom play * * Won't you give us time * * to understand? * * And love will be * ***