[TUESDAY, 2:50, TINO, TISH, LOR and CARVER II all stand in front of TINO'S
locker.]
TISH: Arrested?!? Carver?!? WHAT?
LOR: Percy just told me he saw Carver getting arrested along with some other kids outside the school! Percy wouldn't lie about that, he has no personality.
TINO: Well, what did he do?
LOR: I don't know!
CARVER II: Hmm. if I know my character. and I think I do. my guess is it's something I did try to make myself cooler.
TISH: Well. I don't think there's much we can find out now, we'll just wait to probably find out tomorrow. I'll see you guys tomorrow.
[They all disperse.]
(TUESDAY, 3:32 PM, TINO walks home, as he does, TINO'S MOM rushes to the door.)
TINO'S MOM: Tino! Carver just called!
TINO (bitterly) : Oh, you talked to him on the phone, eh? Erupt into phone sex did it?
TINO'S MOM: Tino Terrence Tonitini, I-
TINO: Mom, I told you don't use my middle name. How would you like it if YOUR name was a tongue twister.
TINO'S MOM: Tino, Carver's in jail!
TINO: Yeah, I heard. So he used his only phone call to call *you*?
TINO'S MOM: He was TRYING to call you, you idiot.
TINO: Me? But we haven't talked in months.
TINO'S MOM: All I know is what he told me, which isn't much 'cause it was probably very uncomfortable for him to talk to me. He wants Tish, Lor and you to go down to the jail to meet him, while I call his mom and break it to her.
TINO: What'd he do, anyway?
TINO'S MOM: Possession of marijuana.
TINO (sighing): Okay, good.
TINO'S MOM: Good?
TINO: Well. not good. I just mean. it could have been something. Oh just go call his mom.
[TUESDAY, 4:12 PM, TINO, TISH and LOR arrive at the police station. A fat orange-haired cop approaches them.]
FAT ORANGE-HAIRED COP: Lor, what're you doing here?
LOR: Hi! Oh guys, this is my Uncle Manny.
MANNY: Nice to meet you kids. Now what's the only natural born female MacQuarrie in eight generations doing in a police station?
TISH: You're the first female MacQuarrie born in eight generations?
MANNY: We think the MacQuarries might have an excess in testosterone. In fact, when my little brother Hank gave birth to Lor, a girl, we thought he might be gay.
TINO: Lor, how come you never told us you had an uncle who was a cop?
LOR: Well. I have a lot of uncles. You know how I have like fourteen brothers?
TINO and TISH: Yeah.
LOR: Well so does, like, every single MacQuarrie, including my Dad.
TINO: You know, someone should really inform your family about the condom.
MANNY: So what're you kids doing here?
LOR: Well, our friend Carver's been arrested.
MANNY: Black, over-dramatic kid?
TISH: That's him.
MANNY: Yeah, Simmons picked him up a little while ago, said he was tipped off that a bunch of kids at Bahia High would have dope on them, looked like they were right. He's going to have to pay a serious fine, but after that we'll let him go.
LOR: Can we talk to him?
MANNY: Well. Sure, I guess so. Follow me. [Turning to another cop] Yo! Simmons! Someone's here to see the dramatic kid.
SIMMONS: Oh really? Anything to make him stop screaming "Racial Profiling!" This way, kids.
[SIMMONS leads TINO, TISH and LOR to he glass screen with the telephone thing. CARVER'S sitting behind it reading Shoe Biz.]
TISH: Carver?
CARVER: Guys! You got to get me out of here! It's horrible!
LOR: Is that Shoe Biz you're reading?
CARVER: Yeah, last *May's* Shoe Biz.
TISH: What the hell were you doing?
CARVER: I was just helping some people out by dealing, that's all.
TISH: That's all?!?
LOR: Who got you involved with this?
CARVER: Well. Gavin.
TISH: GAVIN? Since when do you help out Gavin.
CARVER: Well. you know. I've been hanging with a lot of different people. You know, Gavin's not bad once you get to know him.
TISH: There's nothing redeeming about a racist, Carver.
CARVER: Well what should I have done? Just had no friends for the rest of my life? What could I do in that position?
TINO (softly): You shouldn't have been in that position at all.
[Everyone stares at TINO, who is speaking in front of CARVER for the first time in months.]
TINO: Carver. I know it was an accident with my mom and you. I'm sorry for estranging you all this time. But why did you do all this?
CARVER: I was cool for the first time in my life. Drug-dealing seemed such a small price to pay. I mean, Tish, if you got to be a famous actress wouldn't you deal some drugs to do it?
TISH: ..No.. of course not.
CARVER: Damn..Well there goes my whole thing.. Look, I'm sorry for everything. God, my parents are going to ground me for like a year.
TINO: Well. we'll see you in a year, then.
CARVER: So.. We're cool, then?
[TINO gives a heavy sigh.]
TINO: Yeah.. I guess so. Not talking to you for months has made me appreciate your antics.
CARVER: See? So maybe it wasn't such a bad idea, me kissing your Mom.
[TINO gives a sharp glare.]
CARVER: But. we don't have to go there.
TISH: Arrested?!? Carver?!? WHAT?
LOR: Percy just told me he saw Carver getting arrested along with some other kids outside the school! Percy wouldn't lie about that, he has no personality.
TINO: Well, what did he do?
LOR: I don't know!
CARVER II: Hmm. if I know my character. and I think I do. my guess is it's something I did try to make myself cooler.
TISH: Well. I don't think there's much we can find out now, we'll just wait to probably find out tomorrow. I'll see you guys tomorrow.
[They all disperse.]
(TUESDAY, 3:32 PM, TINO walks home, as he does, TINO'S MOM rushes to the door.)
TINO'S MOM: Tino! Carver just called!
TINO (bitterly) : Oh, you talked to him on the phone, eh? Erupt into phone sex did it?
TINO'S MOM: Tino Terrence Tonitini, I-
TINO: Mom, I told you don't use my middle name. How would you like it if YOUR name was a tongue twister.
TINO'S MOM: Tino, Carver's in jail!
TINO: Yeah, I heard. So he used his only phone call to call *you*?
TINO'S MOM: He was TRYING to call you, you idiot.
TINO: Me? But we haven't talked in months.
TINO'S MOM: All I know is what he told me, which isn't much 'cause it was probably very uncomfortable for him to talk to me. He wants Tish, Lor and you to go down to the jail to meet him, while I call his mom and break it to her.
TINO: What'd he do, anyway?
TINO'S MOM: Possession of marijuana.
TINO (sighing): Okay, good.
TINO'S MOM: Good?
TINO: Well. not good. I just mean. it could have been something. Oh just go call his mom.
[TUESDAY, 4:12 PM, TINO, TISH and LOR arrive at the police station. A fat orange-haired cop approaches them.]
FAT ORANGE-HAIRED COP: Lor, what're you doing here?
LOR: Hi! Oh guys, this is my Uncle Manny.
MANNY: Nice to meet you kids. Now what's the only natural born female MacQuarrie in eight generations doing in a police station?
TISH: You're the first female MacQuarrie born in eight generations?
MANNY: We think the MacQuarries might have an excess in testosterone. In fact, when my little brother Hank gave birth to Lor, a girl, we thought he might be gay.
TINO: Lor, how come you never told us you had an uncle who was a cop?
LOR: Well. I have a lot of uncles. You know how I have like fourteen brothers?
TINO and TISH: Yeah.
LOR: Well so does, like, every single MacQuarrie, including my Dad.
TINO: You know, someone should really inform your family about the condom.
MANNY: So what're you kids doing here?
LOR: Well, our friend Carver's been arrested.
MANNY: Black, over-dramatic kid?
TISH: That's him.
MANNY: Yeah, Simmons picked him up a little while ago, said he was tipped off that a bunch of kids at Bahia High would have dope on them, looked like they were right. He's going to have to pay a serious fine, but after that we'll let him go.
LOR: Can we talk to him?
MANNY: Well. Sure, I guess so. Follow me. [Turning to another cop] Yo! Simmons! Someone's here to see the dramatic kid.
SIMMONS: Oh really? Anything to make him stop screaming "Racial Profiling!" This way, kids.
[SIMMONS leads TINO, TISH and LOR to he glass screen with the telephone thing. CARVER'S sitting behind it reading Shoe Biz.]
TISH: Carver?
CARVER: Guys! You got to get me out of here! It's horrible!
LOR: Is that Shoe Biz you're reading?
CARVER: Yeah, last *May's* Shoe Biz.
TISH: What the hell were you doing?
CARVER: I was just helping some people out by dealing, that's all.
TISH: That's all?!?
LOR: Who got you involved with this?
CARVER: Well. Gavin.
TISH: GAVIN? Since when do you help out Gavin.
CARVER: Well. you know. I've been hanging with a lot of different people. You know, Gavin's not bad once you get to know him.
TISH: There's nothing redeeming about a racist, Carver.
CARVER: Well what should I have done? Just had no friends for the rest of my life? What could I do in that position?
TINO (softly): You shouldn't have been in that position at all.
[Everyone stares at TINO, who is speaking in front of CARVER for the first time in months.]
TINO: Carver. I know it was an accident with my mom and you. I'm sorry for estranging you all this time. But why did you do all this?
CARVER: I was cool for the first time in my life. Drug-dealing seemed such a small price to pay. I mean, Tish, if you got to be a famous actress wouldn't you deal some drugs to do it?
TISH: ..No.. of course not.
CARVER: Damn..Well there goes my whole thing.. Look, I'm sorry for everything. God, my parents are going to ground me for like a year.
TINO: Well. we'll see you in a year, then.
CARVER: So.. We're cool, then?
[TINO gives a heavy sigh.]
TINO: Yeah.. I guess so. Not talking to you for months has made me appreciate your antics.
CARVER: See? So maybe it wasn't such a bad idea, me kissing your Mom.
[TINO gives a sharp glare.]
CARVER: But. we don't have to go there.