What's Brooke Got To Do With It?
Max is taken to the Arcadia Bay Police Station and she is being question by Officer Barry and the prosecutor, Lydia Savage about her sleeping with a minor naked in bed. Max couldn't call an attorney since she has no money to afford one.
"Did you sleep naked with a minor?" asked Officer Barry.
"Yes… but I didn't it was statutory rape since he is sixteen years old and I just turned eighteen years old… It isn't that much of an age gap," Max exclaimed.
"Did you have sex with that boy?" asked Lydia Savage.
"No… we did not. Even we did, it wouldn't be statutory rape according to the law. Is statutory rape is a minimum sixteen years old?" asked Max.
"Well you may say no, but you could be lying to us?" said Officer Barry.
"Well Mr. Graham is technically fifteen years old," Savage noted.
"What!? What kind of bullshit is that?" yelled Max. "I also did not have sex with him."
"Well I am going to let the court decide that," warned Savage.
Then the door opens. A middle age woman in nice business attire and carrying an attorney's bag walks in.
"I agree, maybe the courts should decide that. Enough talking Miss. Caulfield," the woman demanded.
"State Representative Alicia Graham, what are you doing here? Are you suppose to be in Salem?" asked Savage.
"I am on a leave of absence. I will be representing Miss. Caulfield as her attorney," firmly said Alicia.
Then a quick facial of fear on Officer Barry and Savage's faces.
"Did you know this girl is here all because what she did to your son?" asked Savage.
"Yes… my son has told me everything," Alice retorts. "He also told me you haven't even talked to him once to see if my client had sex with him and you suspected she had sex with him on what evidence?" asked Alicia.
Both Officer Barry and Savage are having a hard time answering.
"I see," Alicia taunted. "What about a DNA test?" asked Alicia.
"No… we have not done that yet," answered Officer Barry.
"So you arrested my client on speculation from other people other than the victim… from what I understand you haven't talked to him once? And you arrested her with no evidence other than a photo, but you have no DNA evidence if she had sex with him," questioned Alicia.
"Well what else naked in bed would mean?" Officer Barry questioned right back.
"Many other things," Alicia remarked. "Well you book her now with all the 'evidence' you have or you release her and dropped the charges now."
Officer Berry and Savage decide to book her even though they know they currently don't have strong enough evidences for arraignment at eight o'clock on Wednesday or Max could be dismissed and release from all charges.
Warren is rest in his dorm room, moping and looking at the photo that he photoshop photo of him and Max.
There is a knock on the door. Warren answers it, "Brooke?"
"I am so sorry what happen to Max… that was so shocking," she falsely stated.
"Yes… This is my fault," claimed Warren.
"Anyway," Brooke brushed off. "Maybe we can go to the Two Whale Diner, or the movies, or drive off to another town for dinner if you want to talk about it," suggested Brooke being too enthusiastic.
"I'm sorry Brooke… I just don't feel going out with anyone today," Warren replied back to her.
"But it might be fun… you really need some fun time with a friend… someone who cares for you," she said. "Now that Max is unavailable and there is nobody else who would go out with you so…"
"Brooke!" Warren snapped back. "I'm sorry… but I need some time alone".
Then Principal Wells voices in on the intercom. "Mr. Warren Graham, please come to the principal office immediately."
Brooke gets more irrigated that the principal drags Warren away when she is trying to get him to go on a date with her despite her failed attempts.
Warren reports to the Principal Wells' office again where Principal Wells, two police officers, Mr. Madsen, and his mom are there.
"Sit down Mr. Graham, these two officers are here to question you. Your mother here is acting as your parent and attorney since you are still a minor and legally the officers can't question you without either parent or an attorney," applied Principal Wells.
"I think you know why we are here Mr. Graham," applied Officer Barry. Warren shakes his head yes.
"Then let's get down to the point. Did you have sex with Miss. Caulfield?" asked Officer Barry.
"No sir, we did not," answered Warren.
"Are you sixteen years old?" asked Officer Barry.
"Yes I am," replied Warren.
"He will be seventeen next month I will add," Alicia added.
"Did you sleep together naked at a hotel in Newberg?"
"Yes we did," shamefully answered Warren as he sees a small disappointment in his mom's face.
"Are you in a relationship with Miss. Caulfield?" asked Officer Barry.
"Yes I am… we've been dating for two weeks now," Warren responds in a slight desperation tone.
"Who is the one push on getting in bed naked together?" asked Officer Barry.
Warren then thinks about it… if he says the truth then it would show it is Max's fault or he could lie and tell them it was his idea, but he doesn't know what Max told them and he could be arrested for perjury which would not help Max's case either.
"It was her idea… but I did not protest. I quickly went with it," Warren answered; hopefully it would help Max's case.
"No matter who idea it was, it by law it wouldn't be statutory rape since Max is eighteen and it wouldn't be statutory rape if my son was under sixteen or three years apart, but he is not under sixteen and he will legally and officially turn seventeen next month so you have no case… especially if and when your DNA test will come back negative," Alicia stated.
"Like Mr. Savage said, technically he could be seen as fifteen and Miss. Caulfield is eighteen at trial… making it three years apart," Officer Barry argued back.
"No… there is no "technically", he is legally and officially sixteen years old," Alicia snapped back. "He was born on 1996 and then minus that from 2012, you will get sixteen for your answer. There is a calculator on Principal Well's desk, we can check it if you want".
"I will let courts decide that," Officer Barry warned, and then he officers leave the room.
"Don't you worry son, I will get Max out of this and then sue this school on both of your behalves if we don't come to a fair agreement," Alicia applied.
Elsewhere at Blackwell Academy, Dana and Juliet have already started their investigation together while David is alone doing his own investigation.
Dana and Juliet are in Dana's dorm room to come up with a plan on who leaked those pictures. Their first suspect is Brooke.
"If it is Brooke leaked that photo and responsible for Max's arrest, then I am beyond so going to expose her in the next article," Juliet huffed.
"If Brooke is the one, how are we going to get the evidence from her?" asked Dana.
"We need to get into Brooke's room without getting caught on what we are doing," informed Juliet. "Also she has not been going anywhere far as of late so she is not long when she is out of her room."
"One of us needs to distract her long enough to make an investigation in her room," suggested Dana.
Five minutes later Dana goes to Brooke's dorm room and knocking on the door.
Brooke is sitting in her dorm room, upset that Warren turned her down again and she is still thinking of ways to get Warren's affection and attention away from Max and on to her.
"Hey Brooke… I am on my way to the Two Whale Diner. Juliet had to write a story on Max so she can't come with me tonight… I was wondering you could be my company tonight?" asks Dana.
"Not today… I have… uh… I have a big homework assignment due pretty soon," Brooke lied.
Dana could see though the lie, but does not want to push it or she fears Brooke would suspect she 's up to something. After several failed attempts to get Brooke to leave, Trevor comes walking through the hallway looking for Dana. Dana knows he is there to ask her on a date… then an idea came to her mind.
Dana and Juliet find Warren on campus and she tells him that Brooke is likely behind this, what she and Juliet are planning to distract Brooke away from her dorm room long enough for Juliet to sneak into her room to find evidence, and expose her all before Max's arraignment on Wednesday.
"What! You think Brooke behind this?" Warren yelled in surprise.
"Well think about it… everyone knows Brooke also likes you and didn't seem to take you and your relationship with Max to lightly, and she is capable do such things," Juliet suggest.
"Now that makes so much sense now. We are so done," Warren confirmed.
"Don't break things off just yet. We need you to distract her so one of us could sneak in to her room for evidence," said Dana.
Warren expresses his face and gestures in protests of Dana's plan. "I already tried to invite her to the Two Whale Diner with no success," Dana explains. "That is why I need you to invite her… I think she would only listen to you."
Warren hesitates for a few seconds…"All right, I will do it for Max".
"Don't worry, I agreed to go with Trevor so we can go on a double date," said Dana.
"WHAT ARE YOU KIDS DOING?" David demanded an answer, scaring Warren, Dana, and Juliet.
"Uh… Mr. Madsen… good evening," Dana, stuttering in slight panic.
"You guys are doing your own investigation. I overheard that you think Miss. Scott is behind this," said David.
"Well yes, but we don't have any solid evidence yet," Warren answered.
"And you (Warren) are going to pretend to go on a date with Brooke so one of you could go sneak in and get the evidence," David correctly assume. "You know if you go to the Two Whale Diner on a date with another girl, Joyce will take it the wrong way. I could tell her advance on what is going on in exchange of you guarantee you do something for me."
"What is that?" asked Warren.
"Something else that is bothering me on all of this went down. You got a lighter sentence and Max not only got expelled, she got arrested on something that is protected by law… and I heard from your mom that they are going to court that you are 'technically' under fifteen years old despite what your records say about your date of birth," David warned.
"Something about that does seem quite right, I have a weird feeling that some deal was done with Principal Wells to expel Max… I mean it wouldn't be the first time he's done something like this," David continues.
"You mean the situation with Ms. Hoida, yeah I heard about that," said Juliet.
"I am not suppose to tell you this, but Max witnessed Nathan shoot Chloe. I saw her in the bathroom when I caught Nathan with Chloe's body. I think Sean Prescott might have found out and he is trying to get back at her… and that photo was just the weapon he needs," said David.
"What do you want from us?" asked Dana.
"I also need you to sneak into Principal Wells' office and try to find if there was some dirty dealings that got Max expelled and arrested," said David. "Sam is going to clean Principal Wells' office tonight and we'd came to an agreement to 'help me' on something".
Warren, Juliet, and Dana agreed to go with the plan, even though Warren is not looking forward going on a "date" with Brooke, now that he suspects Brooke could be responsible for the leaked photo that led to Max's arrest and expulsion.