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Sean was on a mission. He wasn't sure what he was going to do when he found Jay, but he knew it wasn't going to be pretty. He came up to a corner and heard voices. He recognized the cockiness in Jay's voice right away. Sean was about to round the corner and confront Jay, when he heard the conversation and stopped short.

"We have got to confess Jay. I can't take it anymore."

"Ooooohh 'I can't take it anymore'." Jay mimicked. "GROW UP. How many times do I have to tell you, Rick deserved what we did to him. We didn't tell him to go shoot anyone!"

Sean couldn't believe what he was hearing.. Jay pulled the prank on Rick? I should have known.. but who was the other voice? He continued to listen…

"No, we didn't tell him to go shoot anyone, but we pushed him over the edge, and you know it!!"

"We didn't pull the trigger, and that's what matters. Confessing will get us NOWHERE. Do you wanna end up in Juvie? Cuz I sure as hell don't. Been there, done that. If they find out we had anything to do with that prank, they'll blame us. They can't blame Rick, but you can bet they will blame us. If you're smart, you'll keep your mouth shut, or I'll shut it for you."

"I'm not scared of you Jay. My best friend is in a wheelchair because of us. Because of US. Maybe you can live with that, but I can't. I'm confessing."

"You'll regret this Spinner! One way or another. If you try and say I was involved, I'll deny everything. They'll believe me too – after all, it's not like you and I are exactly best friends."

Spinner!? Sean thought Spinner & Jay were in on the prank together?

"Screw you Jay." As Spinner's footsteps faded into the distance, Sean stood dumbfounded. He was caught somewhere between shock and pure hatred. Jay, his supposed best friend had caused the single worst moment of several peoples' lives. And messed with Emma. Two things Sean just couldn't let go.

Sean struggled with what to do next. He knew that if Emma found out that Jay was the cause of her near death, it would solve that problem – she'd want nothing to do with Jay after that. But he also knew that Emma wasn't herself right now, and if he tried to tell her what he'd just heard, there was a good chance she wouldn't believe him. The only thing Sean knew for sure was that he needed to get Emma away from Jay. Permanently. He went off in search of the one person he thought could help him: Spinner.

He found Spinner sitting in the courtyard staring into space. One look told Sean that he'd been crying. Sean knew he'd have to tread carefully. He hoped he could keep his anger in check. After all, Spinner was one of the people responsible for the shooting, the thing that drove Sean away from Degrassi.

"Spinner."

"What do you want Sean?" Spinner quickly wiped away his tears.

"I know Spinner. I know about the prank you pulled on Rick."

Spinner looked horrified – "What? I don't.. I don't know what you're talking about."

"Relax, man. I also know you want to confess. And that Jay is threatening you. I heard his confession too."

Spinner let out a long breath and hung his head. "He.. he won't let me confess. If I do, he'll deny everything. He'll get away with it. I just don't know what to do."

"Well, I think I know a way we can make sure that Jay doesn't get away with it."

Spinner looked at Sean suspiciously "Why would you want to help me? I almost got you killed."

Sean took a deep breath. "Yeah, well, I'm not exactly your biggest fan, and you will get punished for what you did. But, I have more than one bone to pick with Jay. He's out of control, and I won't let him hurt anyone else."

Spinner looked at Sean quizzically "Does this have anything to do with him hooking up with Emma at the ravine?"

Sean's temper flared this guy is just asking to be punched in the face…

"That's none of your business. Besides, Emma hates me now."

"Dude, after you left Emma was devastated. Everyone just assumed it was because of the shooting, but one day I caught her staring at a picture of the two of you and crying. It wasn't too long after that she started in with Jay and his crew."

Sean felt a tug at his heart… as if I didn't feel guilty enough where Emma was concerned, now I find out the Jay thing is all my fault. I have to fix this.

"Look, I said I have a plan, do you want to hear it or not?" Sean hid his heartache with irritation.

Spinner nodded. "Jay's going down."