Her Truth Is Marching On
Brooke wakes up in a good mood after having a date with her big crush, Warren. She exits her dorm room and heading to the showers. While walking to the showers, her happiness turns into worrisome as some of the girls she passes through like Stella and Kate look at her with some resentment.
She enters the shower where Courtney is there and she gives Brooke this dirty look. "Oh look… it is the jealous hoe of Blackwell," Victoria comments.
"What are you talking about?" asked Brooke.
"Don't act like you got Max Caulfield expelled and arrested all because she was hanging out with Warren," said Victoria.
"You found that out? Please don't tell anyone about it," Brooke pleaded.
"Too late… the whole school knows," said Victoria as she hands her the newspaper about Brooke's involvement of Max's expulsion and arrest and why she did it. "How does it feel to be at the other end of one's justice, except there were no justice on what you did to Max. You may keep the paper… there are plenty around the school".
Furious, she marches over to Juliet's dorm room. "JULIET… WHAT DID YOU…"
Then she silenced herself when she realized not only Juliet and Dana are there, Warren is in the room too.
"Warren… please the article is lying," Brooke lied.
"You are the one who is lying. I'd already know everything," Warren told her in a cold tone.
Brooke directly looks at Juliet and Dana, "What did you tell him?" yelled Brooke.
"It is not what we tell him," Dana said, "it is about what you told."
Juliet plays the voice conversation between her and Mr. Prescott. "YOU WENT TO MY ROOM? I AM GO TO PRINCIPAL WELLS THAT YOU BROKE INTO MY ROOM" yelled Brooke.
"Like you didn't go to Max's room because how else you could have gotten that photo? So go ahead and tell Principal Wells," Juliet challenged. "Its not like he would be able to help you right now."
Puzzled, "what do you mean?" asked Brooke.
Max is sitting in the cafeteria at the women's prison at Salem, Oregon eating some foul tasting breakfast.
There is a TV in the cafeteria is on and turned to the morning Salem TV News. In the beginning teaser show a major scandal at Blackwell Academy. Then the news transitions to the two morning anchors, Rick Cummings and Jenny Sullivan start with their top story at Blackwell Academy.
"Corruption scandals plagues at Blackwell Academy at Arcadia Bay. According to reports, Blackwell Academy Principal Raymond Wells has been accepting bribes from Prescott Estates owner Sean Prescott. Earlier this month, his son, Nathan Prescott was arrested after shooting and killing a young girl at the school," Rick Cummings reported.
"According to Principal Wells' emails, he agreed to accept the bribes in exchange to expel a female student named Maxine Caulfield because she witnessed Nathan Prescott shooting the victim, Chloe Price," said Jenny Sullivan.
"An addition to the bribe agreement, he agreed to have Caulfield expelled and arrested on a false charge of statutory rape as Caulfield is eighteen years old having a relationship with a 16 year old boy and according to the law, the age gap between the two is not considered statutory rape, but the school expelled and arrested her because to the school and the Arcadia Bay Police Department, the boy is "technically" 15 years old despite what his birthdate and records says otherwise".
Then the news turns to a live press conference with Principal Wells. "I still stand on the issue. To us, Mr. Warren Graham is technically 15 years old and Miss. Caulfield is eighteen, making it statutory rape and that view is not only apply to us, but to the police department,"
Then the story switches to Alicia talking to the media. "There is no technically fifteen years old or any years old for that matter, especially when you are being corrupted and bribed to have the student expelled and arrested just like my client," Alicia tells the press. "Legally and conformingly you are what age from when you are born and stated on records that will confirm your age just like my son is legally and conformingly sixteen years old and will turn seventeen by next month. It would be very dishonest to convict my client because the victim, to make him look 15 years old when he is in the legal age of 16."
Then Alicia then states to the press, "I am making a deal right now to Blackwell Academy, the Arcadia Bay Police, and Prescott Estate. Drop all charges of my client before arraignment, rescind the expulsion and clear the expulsion from school record immediately after release, refund her full tuition, make a public apology for my client and my son, the school write a good recommendation letter to get into a good college, and Principal Wells step down from the school." Then Alicia threatens… "If these demands are not met and if we do go to a full trial, I promise will do everything in my power to win and on the behalf of my client we will sue the school, the police department, Prescott Estate, and Principal Wells. Then as a state representative I will asks the state and maybe the federal government to do an investigation on the school, Arcadia police, Prescott Estate, and Principal Wells for any more corruption and violations that could result in more fines and probably jail time," as she closes her statements.
Then Jenny Sullivan closes the story, "The arraignment was suppose to be tomorrow, but it was pushed back to Monday due to the recent activity and information. Max Caulfield is not the first person to be send packing due to the school's corruption this year, our sources tell us a schoolteacher Ms. Hoida was also ousted and Principal Wells was bribed to do such too. We will continue more on the story".
A prison guard comes in at the cafeteria and goes to where Max is sitting. "Miss Caulfield, you are being released on bail and you will be on house arrest to Joyce and David Madsen until arraignment".
Max is released from prison, but not from the charges or at least for now. She walks out to the parking lot where her parents, Joyce, and David are waiting for her. They all embrace her one at a time.
"I still cannot believe how corrupt that school is," said Ryan.
"Unless that asshole Principal Wells is still part of the school, you are not going back," said Vanessa.
"The guard said my bail was paid… how much did you pay?" asked Max.
"Don't worry about it," as Joyce refuse to answer as her parents refuse to answer too.
"Thank you David for what ever you did," said Max.
"David just got fired this morning," Joyce tells Max, then Max's eye widen with surprise.
"Principal Wells blamed me and Samuel for what just happened and we both got fired," David informed.
"I'm so sorry about this," said Max.
"Don't be sorry… it is a no consequence to me. I refuse to work for anything that I know it is this political and corrupt where it doesn't belong like at a school. Samuel feels the same way too," said David.
"Where is Warren?" asked Max.
"Unfortunately he is considered a witness and he cannot see you at this moment or it could be consider witness tampering," Vanessa explains.
Then a bunch of reports with cameras, voice recorder, and notepads comes running in on Max and then bombard her with endless of questions.
"Miss. Caulfield, is it true you had sex with sixteen year old boy or is he fifteen," ask male TV reporter 1.
"He's sixteen and he will be seventeen," Alicia answered for Max.
"How do you feel being in the path of a corrupt principal?" asked female TV reporter 2.
"Well my daughter should not be expelled or in jail in the first place all because the school and the police feel like making the victim fifteen," Ryan answered for Max.
"All right… my daughter needs some rest. If you want more quotes, I suggest you wait till eight in the morning at the courthouse where I will make my statements," Vanessa comments then they take her to the car and drive off to Joyce's house where they meet Alicia.
Back at school, Alyssa is starting a campaign on the behalf of Max and Warren and against the school's corruption and dark politics. She printed like a thousand posters and signs saying "JUSTICE FOR MAX" being the most common.
Warren, Stella, Juliet, Dana, Kate, Justin, Daniel, and Trevor are gathering around Alyssa's little headquarters located at the dormitory's courtyard lawn. Zach is there on the behalf of Juliet.
Alyssa on a megaphone is shouting "JUSTICE FOR MAX, SHAME ON OUR SCHOOL! It is not right for Max or anyone to be ousted all because one's ignorance and corruption."
Then she quiet down a bit when Victoria, Courtney, and Taylor walked at the campaign table. "What are you doing here?" asked Alyssa.
"Is that anyway to greet a supporter?" questioned Victoria.
"What?" yelps Stella in a surprised tone?
"Well Max shown concern for Taylor's mother, she and Courtney plan to go on a fashion trip, and for me Max and I are starting to become close friends," said Victoria.
Then Brooke comes walking out of the dormitories with all the protesters looking at her with hostile glares.
"Oh look… it is the jealous hoe of Backstab Academy," Victoria comments at Brooke.
Brooke gives the protesters a hostile glare when all of them, but Warren let out a roar of boos. Warren just gives her the look of great disappointment and hate. Brooke just says nothing and walks away… looking at specifically at Warren.
Max, Max's parents, Joyce, and David are at Joyce's house where she has an ankle bracelet for her house arrest. Alicia is there to explain the situation to them.
"You need to be at Joyce's house every night by 8PM and you are not allowed to talk to my son or anyone at the school for the time being because they will be count as witnesses if we go to court. Hell, right now even I'm not allowed to talk to him until if we go to trial," Alicia tells Max and her family. "Also the state investigators and FBI are now investigating the school and Prescott Estate for any further evidences of violations or illegal activity that we can use to our advantage, so far they already found several and the school is currently on lockdown."
"Thank you Miss. Graham, for everything," said Max.
"Please, call me Alicia. You could be my future daughter-in-law after all," she chuckled. "Funny to think all this is happening because how popular my son is with the ladies". Alicia then leaves.
Internal Affairs investigators from Salem and Portland have come to Arcadia Bay to investigate the Arcadia Bay Police Department.
On Thursday evening at 10 o'clock, the Salem TV News makes the scandals in Arcadia Bay as their top story with evening anchors Andrew Wong and Beth Hayes start off the show.
"More and more scandals are exposed at Arcadia Bay as a student at Blackwell Academy, Max Caulfield was expelled from Blackwell Academy and arrested because her relationship with a sixteen year old boy which would be in her legal rights," Andrew Wong states.
"Parties from Caulfield's attorney, the school, the Arcadia Bay police, the prosecutor handing the case FBI, and Internal Affairs investigators have made their statement to the press," said Beth Hayes before the news transitions to the press conferences.
"From the evidence and reports from various outside investigators, this is clearly an act of greed and corruption against my client. My client was and is in her legal right to have relationship with my sixteen-year-old son and there is no "technically" being fifteen years old all because they feel like it," Alicia stated to the press.
The news cuts back to the anchors.
"Principal Wells has made his statement to the press. We have one of our reporters, Regina Salazar on the story," said Beth Hayes.
The news turns to Principal Well's press conference. The news shows the protest has grown now that Logan and Ms. Grant have joined the protest.
"I still stand by what I did and I still stand by the arrest and the reasons of the arrest. She knew the rules and she broke them. Also she should not have a relationship with a boy who is such underage according to the Arcadia Bay Police standards and the school's standards," Principal Wells quotes to the press.
"What about the information from your email and from the FBI affirming you were bribed by Sean Prescott to get her expelled on any kind of offense because she is a witness to Sean Prescott's son's crime?" Regina Salazar questions.
"I can tell you what the email and the FBI are stating are nothing, but lies and misinformation. I expelled her on my own judgment, my so called bribed has nothing to do with it," said Principal Wells in a more agitated tone.
Then the second reporter asked, "What about the several other students who admitted to commit the same act including the one who sent out the photo… Brooke Scott?"
A third reporter questions, "You said the boy she is having a relationship with is underage under "your" and the police standards, how is that right and fair?"
Principal Wells now even more agitated, "That it… no more questions or statements for now," then he walks off as he refuses to answer the second and third reporters' questions.
Blackwell Academy is now getting letters and request from the students' parents to pull their kids' out of the school since they no longer trust the school or the town. Also there is a petition by the Blackwell Academy students that demands Max be reinstated to the school and have her expulsion rescinded and there is another pension going around the school that demands Principal Wells to step down.
Prosecutor Lydia Savage makes her press conference to the media. "We intend to prosecute Maxine Caulfield to the fullest extent. What she did to Mr. Graham is wrong since according to the Arcadia Bay police AND the school, the victim is technically and I do stand by that since it is true making it statutory rape and a crime to prosecute".
"What does it mean to be technically 15 years old when his birthdate and birth records say his is legally AND officially sixteen and going on seventeen next month?" asked reporter 1.
"It means that we believe we can argue Warren Graham be technically 15 years old to be true at trial, making it statutory rape and intention of statutory rape. We have to make an example out of Miss. Caulfield statutory rape is wrong, we have to try", Lydia Savage answered.
"How do you expect to fight this when the numerous corruption scandals by the school and the Arcadia Bay police department that led to Miss. Caulfield's arrest?" asked reporter 2.
"Because the school and the Arcadia Bay police made numerous human errors and corrupt acts doesn't make Miss. Caulfield innocent".
The attorneys on both sides gather their arguments, evidences, and information for arraignment on Monday to get her case dismissed or move to an actual criminal case.
A/N: Thanks you for your support and following for this story.