Monday morning at PCA
"hello Rivers" says Alexander Harris
"I assume since you've trespassed onto the property you have proof of your claims of extortion" asks Dean Rivers
"I do, remind me again why you forced Catarina Valentine to transfer away from PCA in June" says Alexander
"she was accused of paying Logan to do her homework, we have a zero tolerance policy here for cheating in any such form" says Dean Rivers
"Quinn Pensky said the reality was the opposite, Logan tried to pay Cat to do HIS homework and she refused, Zoey Brooks has said the same, I assume you know that Zoey Brooks and Nicole Bristow are dating" says Alexander
"I did know that Zoey was dating Nicole, I gave them my blessing, Zoey's father has donated a lot of money to this school" says Dean Rivers
"how would you feel if Logan, who you have punished for paying students to do his homework in the past, was extorting them, making them take naked pictures and sending them to him via his father's device backup company and in return he would not out them to the school if Zoey did his homework and Nicole took Logan's shifts as Sushi Rox" says Alexander
"I would have to expel Logan and have him arrested as well as sue his father, unfortunately you haven't had the evidence so far to prove Logan committed such acts" says Dean Rivers
"well I do now, Cat Valentine has identified Logan Reese as the man extorting her for naked pictures in return for him not kidnapping her, we showed that evidence to a judge, which granted me a warrant to search the Reese home, I found a server belonging to Reese Backup Inc., the warrant allowed me to search the contents of said server, on the server we found thousands of thousands of photos of Catrina, same number of Zoey, again the sane number of Nicole as well as several other girls we have yet to identify, is that proof enough" says Alexander
"if I'm hearing you right that gives you evidence against Malcolm Reese, not Logan" says Dean Rivers
"except we talked to Malcolm, while he does say the software is his companies he says Logan set that server up, he assumed it was homework, when I told him what we did find his face became so red it almost looked purple, he then told us that if his son were home he'd kill him for using his company's software for that" says Alexander
"ok then, why did you come here first if you have the evidence against him" asks Dean Rivers
"because I've been ordered to pull every student that's being extorted by Logan from PCA in case Logan threatens to release any photos he does have on hand to the other students on campus, I need the names of the girls we don't know the names of, we just have their initials, LM, DC, TK" says Alexander
"Lola Martinez, Dana Cruz…. Trisha Kirby, she's only in seventh grade, the others are in Tenth Grade like Logan, the appearance of Trisha on that list concerns me, while she is a trouble maker and has almost been expelled four times this year already for damages to the property she can be very down to earth, I'll make an announcement to get the girls all in one place, please get them to safety asap and charge Logan with the full extent of the law, he deserves to be punished, not only for exploiting his female classmates but also for making me look like I'm in on it, I protect all my students from wrongful arrests, technically speaking Nicole Bristow shouldn't still be a student, her parents nearly pulled her for being boy crazy, that was last September, that is until Zoey cornered her and confessed how she felt on October first, suddenly Nicole didn't care about boys, in fact they didn't become girlfriends until June when I was forced to expel Catarina based on 'evidence' Logan brought forward, evidence I now realize was completely false" says Dean Rivers as he picks up the PA microphone
Could Zoey Brooks, Nicole Brisow, Lola Martinez, Dana Cruz and Trisha Kirby please meet me in my office now please
"that was pretty bold, I'm sure Logan knows now what's up" says Alexander
"Logan won't be allowed to follow them, he knows the rules, he'll complain about them getting an award again, last year the girls basketball team racked up thirty awards, mostly thanks to Zoey and Dana, they were the highest scorers last year and were on track to do the same this year, Trisha is the water girl for the team and an aspiring player, Nicole is on the cheerleading squad and Lola makes the uniforms, trust me it won't seem out of place" says Dean Rivers
"oh we need Quinn Pensky too, she's the informant and the former extortion recruiter, however she was also a victim though with her it was by text" says Alexander
"she's out with the flu, we have a rule here at PCA, anything more than a cold and you're learning remotely from home, I assume you have her home address" says Dean Rivers
"I do not have her home address on record, our conversations were over email and she used the PCA email address she was given by the campus, even when we did try to trace it, it always led here" says Alexander
"she probably uses the forwarding software we give out to remote learning students, it allows them to attend class in real time as opposed to watching the lessons one class late, does she know you're arresting Logan" says Dean Rivers
"no, I did not inform her, I did not want Logan finding out in advance that he was being targeted today, if she was attending remotely would she have heard your announcement" says Alexander
"she may have, if she did Zoey would know, they're in science together, that's the class Zoey would have been in when I made the announcement, however she wouldn't attempt to come onto the property, you are more likely to find her at the Malibu Police department, run by LA county police, she's been working with them, she's trying to create a better metal composition for handcuffs, one that can be softened on the outsides but still strong enough to keep someone in them, she believes the current composition was designed to cause pain rather than simply restrain those arrested" says Dean Rivers as the girls show up
"did you really have to call us all in for another award, we lost our last game, we don't deserve it" says Zoey
"No, this is about keeping you safe from Logan, Alexander here is with the FBI, he's taking you off campus, you will be emailed links to the remote forwarding software" says Dean Rivers as the girls all exchange relieved glances
"so he's finally being arrested, we don't have to follow his commands anymore" asks Dana speaking for the group
"that is correct, Zoey, do you know if Quinn heard the announcement" says Dean Rivers
"I think so, after your announcement she disconnected her video stream to her on campus laptop and a message popped up telling me to hand it to whatever authority had arrived" says Zoey handing the laptop to Alexander
"why do we have to leave, I JUST started making friends, friends that actually care" asks Trisha clearly upset
"Logan kept the photos Trisha, I do not yet know if he's been sharing them, I'm taking you to LA for your safety, you girls will be allowed to return here for any sports commitments you have already agreed to but until Logan has been through the court process I would rather keep you girls off campus than risk you girls any embarrassment" says Alexander
"so we could come back after his trial, what will the reason be for taking us off campus" asks Lola suspicious
"my reason will be as follows 'something happened over the summer and you girls were targets and we're moving you off campus for safety reasons', which isn't that far from the truth" says Alexander
"will we be allowed to be in one place where you're sending us or will we all be separated" asks Lola
"Zoey and Nicole will be allowed to stay together, if there are any other girlxgirl pairs they will be allowed to stay together as well, you will all be in one house but only couples will be allowed to share rooms" says Alexander as Dana cozy's up to Lola
"when will Logan be taken away, I assume that's happening now" asks Dana
"getting you girls out now was important, he will be arrested soon, you do not want to be on the campus when he is arrested in case he decides to suddenly release the photos and people decide to attack you" says Alexander as Trisha panics
"w-w-would he really share them….. I don't want people seeing mine, he made me pose in ways my mom would kill me for if she saw me doing that" asks Trisha as Zoey comforts her
"IF he shares any of the pictures, I will make it very clear that you girls were forced to take them and I will ask Dean Rivers to make it very clear that looking at them is criminal and they will be arrested" says Alexander as Zoey's phone goes off and her face turns white
"check it Zoey" says Dean Rivers as Zoey checks it
"well there's no lying about why we're being taken off campus, he posted on PCA's social media 'I'm being arrested for something these girls did willingly' he then posted a link to the photos, several people have already opened the link" says Zoey as Trisha curls into a ball and cries
"Alexander, you came up from the parking garage, get your vehicles down there and discreetly get these girls out of here" says Dean Rivers picking up the PA microphone again
"right away" says Alexander, picking Trisha up and motioning for the girls to follow him
Classes are dismissed, meeting on the track field NOW, I MEAN EVERYONE
At the track 10 minutes later
"Dean what's so important" asks Chase
"I'm sure everyone saw the post Logan made" says Dean Rivers
"yes, but the FBI came, grabbed him and said nothing, are we really expected to believe he's guilty" asks a student
"the FBI has proof he forced the girls to send those photos, Trisha among them, in what world would a seventh grader send those kinds of photos to a tenth grader and said seventh grader not be reported, even IF they had given him the photos willingly, PCA has a no sharing policy, they would have been reported and striped of their sports positions and set for a three week suspension, the fact that he kept them shows intent, they were sent to him through his father's backup service, under the rules of PCA reporting policy he would have been required to report them, that being said anyone who downloads or views the pictures on the site he linked will be recommended to the FBI for charges of distribution of p*n, he acquired those photos by force and exploitation, let me make it clear, those photos were acquired by exploitation, possession of them by any student at PCA is ILLEGAL, Chase may I see you in my office, meeting over, return to class" says Dean Rivers as the crowd disperses and Chase follows him
In his office
"Chase I understand Zoey has been borrowing money from you since you guys became friends, did you know what she was doing with the money" asks Dean Rivers
"if you're asking if I knew she was saving up to buy Nicole something, the answer is no, after the first bit of money I recommended her to the theatre people, she'd started working there shortly after but the pay wasn't that much so she borrowed money from me every once in a while" says Chase
"did you really not know she liked Nicole, honestly I thought it was pretty obvious, her coming up with unique ways to do things without bothering Dana and all" says Dean Rivers
"she hid being gay pretty well, Michael is pretty good at noticing the small things gay girls do and even he didn't know" says Chase
"I'm assuming you finally did find out because the money you let her borrow suddenly became larger" says Dean Rivers
"yes I did find out but not from her telling me, last September Nicole was talking to Zoey about how it would be her last semester here, Nicole was laying on the grass and Zoey was leaning back as she tends to do, I'd overhead Nicole talking about it and attempted to approach them to console her, Zoey pulled her hair to cover her face, as if she didn't want people knowing it was her, you and I both know Zoey's never been one to hide the fact that she's consoling or helping someone, what she did next was even weirder, she used sign language to spell out Nicole's name, it was very obviously directed at me, I could see her eyes staring at me as she signed Nicole's name, then she quickly tilted her head towards Nicole and let herself slowly lay onto the grass, it was very purposeful, as if she was sending a message to me, as if to say 'I like her, don't say anything, keep walking', it wasn't like her to be so secretive" says Chase
"well as it would happen, when you increased the amount of money you let Zoey borrow, Logan came to me, he accused her of using her girlish figure to steal money from you, he kept coming back with 'proof', one example being that she sent you naked pictures in return for the money, pictures with captions, pictures the FBI says came from Logan himself" says Dean Rivers
"no, I never received any naked pictures, she'd send me a picture of herself in a bikini, usually asking for advice, most of them after she came out to Nicole, of which I was nearby when it happened, Nicole said 'I don't believe you' Zoey looked hurt, she looked over, saw I heard everything, she looked at me like she'd been shot, without her asking me I responded 'Zoey show her how you feel, words can be faked, actions are worth a million words', Zoey then picked up Nicole, spun her around a few times, pinned her against the wall, pushed her head so closet to Nicole's their lips nearly touched, Nicole stood there confused, her only verbal response being 'I need to think about this', kissed Zoey's nose then walked away, leaving Zoey feeling useless until the middle of December when they had their first unofficial date, they were never seen apart after that" says Chase
"and you had no idea Logan was making them send him naked pictures since the day you first noticed, later that day she came to me, begging me to keep Nicole from leaving, she also told me someone had started forcing them both to send inappropriate pictures but she wouldn't say who, as a result I couldn't do anything" says Dean Rivers
"wait so you've been sitting on that information for a whole year" asks Chase clearly angry
"it was obvious she was lying to me about how recently her and Nicole were forced to send the pictures, besides without a name I couldn't do anything, I can't enforce a rule if I don't know who to behead Chase" says Dean Rivers
"I noticed one girl was missing from his photo leak to incriminate them" says Chase
"so you knew what he was doing and didn't tell anyone" asks Dean Rivers angrily
"yes I knew, he threatened to sue my family for every penny they have if I said anything, I'm the only reason girls like Zoey, Dana and Lola even came back this year, their families decided to partially disown them after they got caught taking one photo each by their parents, I created an underground support group for them, where they could all talk safely, so they knew they weren't alone, Michael and I were the only guys that knew about it, we made them feel safe in a place that they felt would kill them if Logan felt they were no longer of use, when you expelled Catarina you probably saved her life, the girl that's missing is Lucy, Logan's ex, he made her date him, I helped her fake a mental breakdown so she could get away from him, she's out in LA somewhere" says Chase
"hold on, Lucy as in Lucy 'Neko' Valentine, the ten year old girl, the fashion queen, only outdone by Lola, that Lucy, please tell me I'm mishearing you when you said he made her date him" says Dean Rivers looking like he's about to explode
"yes that Lucy, there were thousands of photos, all of them missing from his photo leak, my guess is because he knows it would lead to him being hung from a helicopter, but I know he kept them on the server at his house, he tried to show me them a few times, I was disgusted, dating Cat's little sister was one thing but taking pictures of her is another" says Chase
"do you know if she's even still alive" asks Dean Rivers
"her phone pings mine every month, sometimes I'll get a hey so yes she's still alive but I have no idea where, last week she sent me a p/r, it means please respond, she has been talking steadily to me since" says Chase
"did she escape the campus on her own or did you drop her off when she left, I remember last September Coco suddenly saying 'Rivers, Lucy is missing, nobody knows where she is', Coco was absolutely terrified" says Dean Rivers
"yes I helped her leave, after she managed to freak Logan out enough to break her away from his grasp she didn't feel safe here, she didn't trust that you'd believe her, she felt that Coco would demand that she stay and to stop 'lying', you have to understand, her and Cat were connected at the hip, similar to Dustin and Zoey but even more, she wouldn't even let me tell Cat what was going on, let alone tell her that she was leaving no matter what" says Chase
"Cat is a victim as well Chase, when was the last contact from Lucy" says Dean Rivers
"oh God so he got them both, Uhh this morning, she detailed what she ate this morning, also something about her clothes being bland and that Cat would hate it, oh also for the first time since she left she asked how Cat was doing, wherever she is she's not being informed of anything current and I was too scared to tell her that Cat was expelled in June" says Chase
"why did you help her escape, I understand your compassion but people will find you taking a ten year old girl off campus very creepy" says Dean Rivers
"both Cat and Lucy were like sisters to me, if Cat had asked me to get her out of here I'd have helped her in a heartbeat, Lucy said Logan might kill her if she came to class the next day, I acted like a big brother and got her the hell out of here, you didn't see her face or hear how she said it, when she said 'Logan might kill me if I go to class tomorrow' she said it as if he'd told her that he would, she was near full out panic attack Rivers, you would have done the same thing if you were in my shoes" says Chase
"bland clothes, spotty communication, what did she describe the food was like" asks Dean Rivers
"she likes oatmeal and ravioli, they serve her what they call 'oatmeal' but she says the ravioli tastes like bad sushi and the oatmeal tastes like sand or mud" says Chase
"sounds like Lu-Care mental health facility in Lancaster, I'll let Agent Alexander know her whereabouts" says Dean Rivers
"may I go back to class now, I kinda need to get good grades to stay here and keeping me here prevents that" asks Chase
"take an early lunch, you just participated in an FBI investigation and maybe gave them another victim in the case against Logan, he made me look like I was in on his criminal affairs, they had actually sent me a cease and desist order and that I should comply with the investigation, they treated me like I knew what he was doing and didn't care, if I'd actually known the extent to which Logan was extorting and exploiting girls I'd have killed him myself" says Dean Rivers
"you're sure I won't get in trouble for skipping the rest of class, my parents spend every penny they make over the summer to send me here every year, they send me here because PCA promises enriched education, if I'm penalized because you told me to take an early lunch they won't let me come back" says Chase
"you helped in federal investigation, students flock here from all over America, if there are more victims of Logan's that the FBI does not knows about please urge them to come forward, urge them to come talk to me, it doesn't have to be the naked pictures thing, if he had any sort of lean on them that could possibly be criminal the FBI needs to know, I'll inform your teachers that you are working for the FBI, looking on campus for more victims" says Dean Rivers
"looking as in just today or every day going forward" asks Chase
"the rest of today and every day going forward during lunch and after your classes, if Michael can be trusted get him involved too, I don't like the seething criminal underworld that just got revealed, I want this school to be a safe place for everyone, I hate kids not being held accountable, I hate that little Lucy Valentine couldn't trust me, if kids like her can't trust me then how can anyone know they can trust me" says Dean Rivers
"good point, I guess I better get started" says Chase as he leaves