Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) s03e13 Episode Script

I can't believe somebody tried to break into the computer system.
Yeah, I heard a bunch of the grades got wiped out.
- I hope mine weren't.
- Hope mine were.
So, Donna, ask me to hang out with you tonight.
Okay.
Hey, Bren, you wanna hang out with me tonight? Oh, sorry, I can't.
I have a date.
Are you kidding? With who? Who do you think? Oh, I don't believe you.
You've only been officially single for 48 hours.
Donna, you ever hear of the expression "Just do it"? Yeah, and have you ever heard of "Just say no"? Steve, you keep telling me everything's taken care of, but the Battle of the Bands is a week away and I still don't have a time slot yet.
Look, the wheels are in motion, Dave-o.
I've already got a couple of calls into these guys.
They don't call me by tonight, I'll call them back tomorrow.
That's what you said last week.
- Steve.
- Look, don't blow this.
Hey, it's a little premature for star tripping, isn't it? I don't know how I let you talk me into this.
Just lay low and play dumb, all right? This thing's gonna blow over in a couple of days.
Are you crazy? Tampering with a computer is a felony.
- We could get five years for this.
- Keep your voice down, okay? Did you see those guys with Miss Teasley? They're cops.
And they're not gonna let this just blow over.
Some hacker you turned out to be.
How was I supposed to know the system would lock down? - My old man's gonna kill me.
- No, he's not.
No one's gonna get caught because no one's gonna talk, right? Look, trust me on this one.
I'm your senior buddy, right? Good morning, West Beverly.
Heard any good computer jokes lately? - Hey, Dylan.
- Yeah, man.
- Got something for you.
- What you got? Every article written about that kid who was accused of cheating on his SATs last spring.
Where'd you get all these, man? Beverly Hills Public Library, periodical section, aisle two.
- Thanks.
- No sweat.
Look, if he beat them, so can you.
I gotta show these to Mrs.
Teasley.
Man, she wrote the most stellar letter on my behalf.
Mrs.
T's a good lady.
Yeah, she is.
I mean, she understands why I won't accept their offer to retake this test.
Unlike somebody you and I know.
Are you telling me you and Brenda broke up over this SAT business? It's a little more complicated than that.
- Hi, Kel.
- Hey.
- How are you? - Good, fine.
I saw that.
I'm just feeling a little paranoid this morning.
Don't be.
Kel, we don't have to hide anymore.
I know.
I just don't want anyone to get hurt.
Then you better go to the observatory with me tonight or else I will be hurt bad, real bad.
Dylan, we have to tell Brenda.
- Tell her what? - Everything.
I just don't want this to blow up in our faces.
You know, I don't either.
But sometimes when you care about someone, honesty isn't necessarily the best policy.
I just feel like I need her permission to go out with you.
The only person you need permission from is yourself.
Need some help there, chief? Working in this thing is so frustrating.
Other than that, how are you feeling? Not too bad, considering two buses passed me on the way, which I think is illegal.
I couldn't fit through the door at the market to buy gum, and with people staring at you like you're an alien from another planet, don't think I'm not gonna do a story on how the physically challenged are treated in this country.
It's good to have you back, Andrea.
Thanks.
But first we've gotta do an investigative report on that break-in.
Brandon, it is an award-winning story if ever I heard one.
Easier said than done.
Mrs.
Teasley has, and I quote, "Nothing to say on the matter.
" What, and you let that stop you? Hi, Bren.
Hi.
I brought the radishes.
Was I supposed to bring something? Yeah, the sodium chloride and every other chemical we need for this lab project.
I've had other things on my mind, Bren.
And obviously the grade that you get in this class isn't one of them.
You want another lab partner? No, it's okay.
I'm sorry.
So have you heard anything from the SAT people? No, Bren, I haven't.
You got any more questions you wanna ask? Yeah, do you want another lab partner? Boy, it sure is weird seeing Andrea in a wheelchair, isn't it? Don't worry about her.
What, she's already back in action? Oh, yeah.
I wouldn't be surprised if she cracks this case before the cops do.
What are you talking about? West Beverly, break-in, computer, ring a bell? Well, she's in there doing an interrogation right now.
Well, Andrea can be tough, but, well, she's no Ironside.
Oh, yeah? So who done it? Look, we'll just talk later, okay? Oh, come on, I'm not gonna tell anybody.
Yeah, come on, Andrea.
Steve's like part of the family.
He's the black sheep cousin, twice removed, but still family.
Thanks, coz.
Well, as long as you keep everything off the record, okay? - Yeah, sure, sure.
- Totally.
What'd you find out? Well, not much, but at least the grades have been restored.
Oh, I guess that's it then.
Problem solved, case closed.
Actually, the case has been reopened.
The police have promised Mrs.
Teasley they're gonna keep on this puppy until they make an arrest.
Kel, ask Brenda to hang out with you tonight.
- What? - I have a date with Rick tonight, and Donna thinks I'm becoming a loose woman.
Don't you think it's a little too soon for her to be going out with someone else? - Not necessarily.
- Thank you, Kelly.
But what about Dylan? I mean, you two were together for two years.
Donna, Dylan and I broke up.
It's not like I should be in mourning or something.
Yeah, Rick seems like a really nice guy.
Yeah, he is.
I mean, he's sweet, he's a college man, he is gorgeous, and he's crazy about me.
Not to knock Dylan, but it's kind of a relief to be with somebody who's not brooding all the time.
I mean, you've known Dylan forever.
You know what he's like.
Yeah, kind of.
Well, trust me, between his trust fund, his SAT scores, and his sneaking around behind my back, I just got tired of dealing with all of it.
So you honestly won't mind if Dylan starts dating other girls? No, he's free to go out with whoever he wants.
I got your message.
Well, good.
Pull up a chair.
- I'll stand.
- Okay.
Just reading about Madonna here.
Boy, I sure like that little gal.
She sure got spunk.
What? What do you want? Oh, I forgot, you're a businessman.
Always in a hurry.
Which is good, because we need to talk some business.
So start talking.
Haven't you heard? Someone broke into the school over the weekend, tampered with the computer.
- I didn't have anything to do with that.
- Well, now, that may be.
But I believe it would be of interest to the police to know that a certain fair-haired senior broke in about a month ago, tried to steal the master key right off my pegboard.
Well, it seems a certain janitor didn't put up much of a fuss when a certain Benjamin Franklin was floated his way.
You got a point there.
But then again, it's my word against yours.
I got 15 years seniority.
Now, who do you think they're gonna believe? Will that take care of it? Looks like we're back in business.
Hello.
Oh, Dottie, no, I told you, as soon as he gets home I'll Oh, guess who just came through the door.
- Who is it? - Your secretary.
Hello.
You're kidding.
We'll get back to him first thing in the morning.
Yeah.
Thanks.
Yeah, have a nice night.
What was that all about? We've been playing phone tag with a new client from New York all day.
Dottie was concerned that I wouldn't get to hook up with him.
I thought it must've been something cataclysmic.
She called three times in the last 20 minutes.
It's time to think car phone, Dad.
What's with her anyway? She's the temp.
She's trying to make a good impression.
Don't hold that against her.
No, I mean, she seemed very nice over the phone.
She is.
She's the best secretary I've had since we moved to California.
- I'll get it.
- Oh, thanks, hon.
Monsieur Rick, bonjour.
You did not have to.
Oh, but I did.
And they ain't for you, buddy.
Okay.
Mademoiselle Brenda, Monsieur Rick is here.
Shut up, Brandon.
I'll be down in a minute.
- Rick.
- Hi, Mrs.
Walsh.
- How are you? - Hi.
This is my husband, Jim.
- It's a pleasure to meet you, sir.
- Thank you.
So Brenda tells us you transferred to UCLA from Madison.
Yeah, I couldn't take another Wisconsin winter.
Well, you came to the right house.
- We're refugees from Minnesota.
- Yeah, Brenda told me.
- What did Brenda tell you? - Hi.
- You look great.
- Thanks.
- Here, for you.
- Wow, thank you.
- Mom, could you please? - Sure, honey.
So, what did Brenda tell you? Well, Rick was about to tell us why he bailed on winter.
Well, actually, I moved here mostly because UCLA has a topnotch Business Economics Department.
I thought you were a writer.
And I thought you were French.
- A friend of mine teaches at UCLA.
- Really? He's asked me to speak to his class on tax shelters.
Wait a minute.
You are the Jim Walsh who wrote "The Last of the Dying Tax Shelters" in Business World Magazine? - Word for word.
- Wow, this really is an honour.
Thank you.
I think you just made his day.
Oh, I think you made his life.
Can we go? Yeah.
It was a pleasure meeting you all.
It was a pleasure meeting you too.
- Bye.
- Great.
- We'll see you.
- Bye-bye.
They make a great couple, don't you think? Welcome to the planetarium.
Our show will begin in one minute.
I haven't been here since our field trip in the 7th grade.
You sat by Kenny Biller.
I cannot believe you remember that.
Oh, yeah, are you kidding me? Kelly, I sat there, I watched him to see if he had the guts to make a move on you in front of the whole class.
No way, he was so shy.
You were sitting with Deena Gornick, right? Yeah, she was pretty lively, that Deena.
So I hear.
In the age of discovery, nothing is off-limits or out of man's reach.
For the first time in the history of the scientific world, it truly seems that anything is humanly possible.
I think the lecturer said the same exact thing last time we were here.
- You know what? - What? I think you're right.
I think we're in a time warp.
We're trapped in the 7th grade.
"Scott, can you get me out of here?" "Well, I don't know, captain.
I can't" Mrs.
Simpkus will hear, you're gonna get us in trouble.
So what? If I can stand to get sent to the principal's office, so can you.
Preparations are in place for new launches into unexplored territories up until now thought of as Do you have guts enough to make a move in front of the whole class? - sometime after the beginning I was just waiting for permission.
- an American astronaut will step ashore onto the next new world, the planet Mars.
You know, I really love this place.
Yeah, me too.
I mean the food's great, the music's great, Nat's great.
The best part about it is this is our place.
Maybe we should go someplace else.
Did I say something wrong? Well, Rick, it's just that this can't be our place.
I mean, my brother works here, all my friends hang out here.
So, what are you saying? Are you embarrassed to be here with me? No, of course not.
Then what is it? You're afraid you're gonna run into your old boyfriend? - Rick.
- Hey, I'm not being critical.
It's perfectly understandable.
I mean, you were with him and now you're with me, and it's not easy to accept the fact that you're gonna marry me and have my five children and spend the rest of your life loving me.
How many children? - Hi.
- Donna, hi.
Hi, David.
You remember Rick, don't you? Rick, this is David.
- Hey, how you doing? - Great.
How you doing? Great.
Well, I think I'm gonna go put some money in the jukebox, okay? Bye.
Sounds like a good idea.
I have a whole bunch of quarters.
- It was nice meeting you.
- Yeah, same here.
- Maybe we should go someplace else.
- Yeah.
The city is so beautiful when the Santa Ana's are blowing.
You know when the best time is to come up here? Sunset.
No.
It's when you're so pissed off that you can't even see straight.
I mean, you look up at these stars and down at that city, and you just realise that you were never meant to be the centre of the universe.
And it makes all the other stuff, all the The hassles every day with the SAT people and all that, it makes it seem so insignificant.
You know what really stinks? No, Kelly.
What really stinks? You screw up a few times everybody thinks that's who you are, all you'll ever be.
Even when you try to do the right thing.
I guess it just makes you wonder if it's worth it, you know? It's all worth it.
If it wasn't, we wouldn't be here right now.
Dylan I think we should take it slow.
Kelly we have known each other all our lives.
We can't take it any slower.
Yes, we can.
I'm starving.
I'm starving too.
Come on.
- Hello, my darling.
- Hey, Nat.
- Welcome back.
- Thank you.
And in honour of your return to the Peach Pit, tonight everything's on the house.
Oh, I should get run over more often.
Brandon said it was a hit-and-run.
Yeah, so if you happen to see a silver, nondescript muscle car with a bent grill, make sure to call the cops.
Absolutely.
Something might turn up.
You never know.
Andrea, you know, if you wanna get some leads, you should offer a reward.
Oh, right.
I should just dig deep in my change purse.
I'll put up the cash.
Thanks, Steve.
That's very generous, but I Maybe it would work, I mean the school's gonna do it for the break-in.
- You're kidding? - Two hundred and fifty dollars.
- No questions asked.
- That's a terrible idea.
You just suggested it for the hit-and-run.
- Yeah, but this is completely different.
- Why? You know how kids are, they'll make up any story to get their hands on some dough.
You're probably right.
The detective in charge of the investigation told me in confidence that he thinks the trail's getting really cold.
Really? That's too bad.
Yeah, but he strikes me as such an incredibly negative kind of guy.
I mean, they already know that it wasn't a forced entry.
- Come again? - It wasn't a break-in.
Whoever was going and tampering with those computers was either hiding in the school or somehow got a set of the keys.
What's the name of your freshman buddy? Herbert.
Why? Because he just came in.
Steve, I really need to talk to you.
Listen, I know how you're feeling, we'll talk about it later, okay? But it's very important.
Let's discuss it later.
Come on, trust me.
He's having girl problems.
He wants one, that's the problem.
Hello.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's right here, hold on a second.
Dottie for Mr.
Walsh.
Again? Hello.
You finished typing the whole report? You are incredible.
I may have to go back to the office to sign some legal documents.
Oh, Jim, it's 9:30.
I know, but she's worked overtime just so the papers could go out as soon as possible.
Oh, I mean, couldn't she just drop them by? Dottie, would it be too much trouble to swing by my house on your way home? Thank you.
Okay, I'll see you then.
She is definitely the best secretary I ever had.
Well, she sounds incredibly conscientious.
No, she sounds like she doesn't have a life.
Are you sure you don't want a bite of this? I better not.
You don't know what you're missing.
Do you know how many calories are on that fork? About a billion.
Is it yummy? Maybe I'll have just a little teensy-weensy bite.
Okay.
- So? - So can I have another bite? You can have it all.
Next time dinner's on me.
Thinking about next time already? Don't you want there to be a next time? Well, I'm still thinking about this time.
Really? And what are you thinking about, Mr.
McKay? Well, I'm thinking about how beautiful you are.
And I'm thinking about I wish all these people weren't here.
Why? What would you do? I'd do this.
And I'd do this.
And maybe even this.
Spend the night with me, Kelly.
Let's get out of here.
Oh, my God.
Brenda.
I can't believe this.
I can't believe you would do this to me.
You said Dylan could go out with whoever.
And you said you were my best friend.
What a joke.
Hey, give it rest, Bren, all right? You know, if you're trying to make me jealous, Dylan, it won't work.
Hey, you're the one who broke up with me, all right.
Don't you ever forget it.
So how long has this been going on with you two? Since about 6:30.
If you're trying to lose your bimbo image, I don't think this will help.
- Look, Brenda - Listen, I gotta say something here.
There's a lot of history between all of you, but hurting each other is not gonna accomplish a thing.
By the way, I'm Rick.
I'm Dylan.
Bren tells me you're a hell of a tour guide, Rick.
- Can we go, please? - Wait.
Why don't we all just sit down and try and talk this out? I know it's gonna be a little bit uncomfortable, but you guys have known each other for too long to just blow it off like this.
I am not a bimbo, okay? Whatever you say, Kelly, but I was always taught that if it looks like a duck and it walks like a duck Go to hell.
Excuse me.
Hi.
May I help you? Dottie.
Hi, come on in.
- Dottie, this is my wife, Cindy.
- Oh, I know it's Cindy.
We go way back.
We're old phone pals.
It's nice to finally put the face and the voice together.
Yes.
Hey, guys, I didn't know we had company.
Oh, Dottie, this is my son, Brandon.
Brandon, Dottie.
Dottie, Brandon.
Hi.
I've heard all about you.
Obviously my father left out the good parts.
Brandon.
Anyone tell you you look a little like Cindy Crawford? I think it's the ears.
If only we could bring him out of his shell.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Okay, here are the documents.
Don't forget you have a 9:30 haircut appointment tomorrow and, oh, I made reservations at the bistro for your lunch with Brancato.
What would I do without you? Well, even though I'm still just a temp, to finally be working with someone who I respect and admire, who appreciates everything that I have to offer, it's like a dream come true.
That's very nice of you to say.
See you tomorrow.
It's nice meeting you.
The pleasure was mine.
Bye, thank you.
Isn't she incredible? Yes, that's one word for it.
Dad.
Did I miss something? Honey, what's the matter? Oh, it's so obvious.
What is? I mean, why she's such an incredible secretary.
Oh, sweetie, she has the hots for you.
Cindy.
Really, Mom.
Think about what you're saying here.
You're saying that a babe like that has got the hots for Dad? Yeah.
I mean, what, she's like in her 20's, there's no way You've made your point, Brandon.
But what I would like to know is, what is your point? Why did you change your clothes before she came? Dottie and I have a professional relationship and I didn't think it'd be appropriate to answer the door in my bathrobe.
Or without after-shave? Do you know what you sound like? A very perceptive woman? No, a jealous wife.
Oh, please.
Which I don't get.
I mean, what bothers you more? That she respects me or she admires me? Well, actually, it's what she has to offer that I'm most concerned with.
Mom, really.
A girl like that is not gonna Brandon, I'll take care of it, please.
Honey let me reassure you.
When I go in to the office, my mind is 110 percent on my work.
With the exception of you and the kids and how the Vikings are doing this season, nothing else ever enters my mind.
You sure you don't want me to come in? Not tonight.
I'm really sorry all this happened.
Those are two of the closest people in my entire life.
People that I've shared intimate secrets with, people that I trusted.
It's just that I feel so betrayed.
Listen to me, Brenda.
It's about moving on.
It's about forgetting about the past and looking to the future.
About knowing that certain relationships are important at certain times in your life.
But then you start moving in different directions and they just don't work anymore.
You sound like my father.
Well, your father's a smart man.
So you told Dylan about us? Yeah, sort of.
I am gonna make you forget him, Brenda.
Kelly, I didn't force you to do anything.
No, you didn't, but you were very persuasive.
You said that honesty isn't the best policy.
No, what I'd said was, honesty isn't necessarily the best policy when you're trying to keep from hurting someone.
Then why do I feel so horrible? I mean, some of the things she said Yeah, well, you know, Bren is not really known for beating around the bush.
I just I wish this whole night never happened.
Hey, come on, don't say that.
I'm glad tonight happened.
Well, maybe not the last part.
But I'm real glad to be here with you.
I just can't stop thinking about what you said at the restaurant.
How you made a big point about reminding her that she broke up with you, not the other way around.
All I meant was I don't need her approval to go out with you.
I just feel like maybe I'm here because she's not.
- You know that's not true.
- No, I don't.
Maybe you're with me on the rebound.
What about this summer, huh? What about up at Paradise Cove, the first time I ever kissed you, was that on the rebound? I don't know, okay? What can I do to convince you? I don't think you can.
At least not tonight.
Okay, this should work if you start it on page three, right next to the Peach Pit ad, okay? - Brandon.
- Hey, Andrea.
You wanna check out this copy? Sure.
Look, can I just talk to you for a minute alone? - Yeah.
Here, excuse me.
- Thanks.
What's up, chief? - You know, this computer thing.
- Yeah? It may be bigger than either one of us could have imagined.
That's not what the police say.
They think the reason it was a botched job is because it was done by a novice hacker Look, Brandon, can you let me finish please, all right? Have you ever heard of something called the? The legacy key? Yeah, I think so, why? Jay called me this morning from Northwestern to check in, and he told me that when he was editor of the Blaze, he heard rumours about a master key that unlocked every door in the school.
He's pretty positive that kids have been using it for years to steal tests and to change their grades.
Brandon, if this is true, we could be looking at a conspiracy along the lines of the Billionaire Boys Club.
- Steve.
Steve, I need to talk to you.
- Sure, but make it quick.
Coach Chapman's threatened to kill me if I'm late for gym again.
You took the legacy key, didn't you? - Bring me up to speed here - Steve, Andrea knows all about it.
She knows it's been handed down from year to year to year.
Now all she has to do is figure out who's desperate to try to break into the computers to change their grades.
- What did you tell her? - I didn't tell her anything, but she's very thorough.
You haven't discovered that yet? Hey, I don't have to listen to this crap.
You tell me what it looks like, Sanders.
You offer me in on the legacy, you bomb out on your SAT and your grades suck.
All right, so my GPA isn't the greatest and I probably won't get into SC, but there's a line there, Brandon and I didn't cross it.
Then you won't mind handing over the guy who offered you the key.
You know, you and Andrea are so smart, why don't you guys figure it out? You wanted to see me? Yes, Dylan.
Come on in.
I'm afraid I have some bad news about your SAT score.
The board's denied your appeal.
What? Denied? How in the hell could they do that to me? I'm just as surprised as you are.
Hey, I was there.
I took the damn test.
I know you did, but the proctor doesn't remember anyone coming in late.
And since there was no prior record of your signature, they didn't feel there was enough evidence to support your case.
They did say they'll let you take the test again.
Yeah, that's real big of them, Mrs.
Teasley.
Dylan, your only other option is to battle this out in court.
Now, it's been done, but it's a lengthy process and there are no guarantees.
- So then it's official, I'm a cheater.
- I'm sorry.
Good word there, "sorry," Mrs.
Teasley, because it describes this whole situation.
- This thing is sorry.
- Dylan.
Brenda, I need to talk to you.
Oh, suddenly you need my permission to do something? - Look, I wanted to tell you.
- Then why didn't you, Kel? Dylan thought that it would hurt you if we told you and neither of us wanted to do that.
So you snuck around behind my back out of concern for my feelings? That's pretty pathetic, Kelly.
You were the one who said you were tired of going out with someone who was brooding all the time.
You don't even know what went on last night.
I think I know you and Dylan well enough to know that you did not go back to his house to study Spanish.
What's going on with you guys? Now that I've met Rick, I can understand why you dumped Dylan.
Rick's a stud.
A big, sweet, boring stud.
- Kelly - At least I wasn't second choice.
- Neither was I.
- What do you mean by that? Would you two stop it? Dylan.
Dylan, where are you going? Anywhere but here.
Hello.
Okay.
I'll tell her.
Thanks.
Dad's gonna be running a little late.
Oh, what did he say? That wasn't Dad, that was his secretary.
Maybe we should invite her for dinner too.
Let's see, I faxed a copy to Morrison, you have a 9:30 with Leibrandt tomorrow morning and if you'd just sign my time card, that should take care of everything.
Thank you for putting in so much overtime, Dottie.
I really appreciate it.
I know I sound like a broken record, but this is the best job I've had in a long time.
I think we're a great team.
Well, in that case, I don't mean to sound pushy, but you're gonna get a call from the employment agency to see if you want to hire me full-time.
Actually, I've been thinking about it for quite some time.
That's what I was hoping you'd say.
Because I can't get you out of my mind.
And if you make me your personal secretary l'll make your life very happy, Mr.
Walsh.
Mr.
Walsh? Mr.
Walsh? There's no time pressure on this.
If you're not ready, - I'll tell the agency to back off.
- No, no.
Not at all.
No, I'll sleep with you I'll sleep on it tonight and give you my decision tomorrow.
Great.
See you tomorrow.
See you.
Hi, honey.
I'm walking out the door.
That was a pretty brutal scene in the hallway today.
I can't seem to win.
I mean, I kept Dylan at arm's length all summer because of my close friendship with Brenda.
Then she breaks up with the guy and assures me she's over him.
So after a lot of soul-searching, I figure I'm free and clear to go for it, you know? Somehow I end up being the bitch.
Well, I don't think that's how Dylan feels about you at all.
Talk to you later.
Hey, this is Dylan.
You know the drill.
Dylan, it's Kelly.
Look, I don't know what's going on with you.
I don't even know what's going on with me.
But let's talk about it, okay? Call me.
Anytime.
I'll be here.
With the new tax laws, I don't think there's any advantage to capital gains.
Well, just like tax shelters, they're not the attraction they used to be.
But then again, what is? I'm sorry, Brenda.
I don't mean to ignore you.
It's just so rare that I get the opportunity to talk to a top professional like your dad.
You know, if you wanna drop by the office to see how things run, I could give you the grand tour.
- That would be terrific.
- How scintillating.
All right, I promise, no more shoptalk.
- Good idea.
- Sorry, honey.
Coffee, tea or peanut brittle? No, thanks.
I'm stuffed, Mrs.
Walsh.
You are a great cook.
Well, thank you, Rick.
So, what business is your family in, Rick? Well, my father's an electrical engineer for the Hatami Corporation.
My keyboard's a Hatami.
My dad was one of the original designers.
In fact, I have one in my room back in my dorm.
Really? - You're late.
- Oh, yeah, just be glad I showed up at all.
A little hostility, huh? Let's just say blackmail doesn't bring out my best qualities, all right, Hudge? Son, I don't think you're looking at this the right way at all.
Why don't you spare me your interpretation? It's that kind of attitude that got you into this trouble in the first place.
You gotta learn to work from your strengths, boy.
Yours is your wallet.
Bloodsucker.
- That's real generous.
- Yeah.
But I don't think 100 bucks is gonna cut it anymore.
I'm sorry.
I had no idea we were gonna sing all of Jerry Lee's greatest hits.
Yeah, I think it was male bonding at its worst.
Well, maybe I can make it up to you with a little male-female bonding.
Are you mad at me? No.
Rick, listen you're a really nice guy.
No.
Look, I don't mean you're a nice guy.
I mean you are a really nice guy.
This just isn't gonna work out.
Why not? I just don't think we have anything in common.
What happened to fate, destiny, kismet? Look, I got wrapped up in the romance of it all.
The truth is, I am not ready to get involved in another relationship.
At least not the kind that you want.
Have I been pressuring you into doing anything you're not ready for? Rick, I'm not talking about sex.
I'm talking about everything else.
I mean, you practically have us walking down the aisle together.
Brenda, I never believed in love at first sight until I first saw you sitting on that park bench in Paris.
And then when I ran into you at the video store, it hit me like a ton of bricks.
You're the one.
Maybe if it were another time.
Just answer me one question.
No.
It has nothing to do with Dylan McKay.
Are you sure about that? Your father's gonna be crushed.
I'll break it to him gently.
Don't lose my number, because I will definitely not lose yours.
Yo, bro, I saved a seat up here for you, but there was this fine young thing I just had to service.
- You know how it is.
- Yeah, I know.
Did you show those newspaper clippings to Mrs.
Teasley? No, not yet.
- What are you waiting for? - It's a done deal.
The SAT people just said I cheated, there's nothing I can do to change their mind.
- That sucks, man.
I'm real sorry.
- Yeah.
Anyway, Brandon, look, you were the only one who stuck by me through all of it, so I just wanted to come down and say thanks.
Hey, it ain't no thing.
I'll see you tomorrow.
No, you won't.
l I'm gonna take off for a while.
For like how long? Couldn't tell you.
You talking about dropping out of school? No, I'm talking about I just need some space, you know? I need to get away from everything and everyone.
Are you sure it's just a good idea? I mean, you don't wanna fall into any kind of self-destructive thing.
That's why I gotta go.
When are you leaving? This is my last stop.
- Good luck, brother.
- Thanks, man.
- I'll see you.
- Okay.
Hey, this is Dylan, you know the drill.