13 Reasons Why

My whole life, my father told me people will judge me.

Justin, wake up.

People will assume they know who I am by looking at me.

Justin, come on.

We got to get you to Mrs. Baker and the lawyers before court starts.

And that the deck is stacked against me.

Justin, get up! Come on.

-I'm not so sure he got the message. -It's disgusting.

-He stinks. -No, the clothes stink.

He's been living on the street for five months.

When you're faced with that, when you're without power,

on the outside, you have tough choices.

- You're up early. - Hi! Uh...

Laundry. Yeah.

-Is this new? -Yes. It's, um, pre-distressed.

-Clay, is that your gym clothes? -Uh...

-'Cause it smells-- -Yeah, um...

I left them on the bathroom floor last night, like I do,

and you know, at night, my aim isn't so good.

Uh, your father had an early meeting,

so it's just you and me for breakfast, okay?

Okay, great. Thanks, Mom.

It's easy to hide. To give in to the pain.

Like Hannah did. She started to believe

that she was less than.

Shit.

Tony, it was heroin.

I did, like, an image search and it came up black tar heroin.

He... He had heroin.

To believe that a life of privilege and position

was only for other people.

You're up early.

You got Rodin coming over for a yoga lesson?

No. Just wanted to say good morning before you went off to practice.

Oh.

Why?

That girl's mother made a statement in the press, apparently.

Yeah?

You haven't been following it?

Uh, Dad and Warren told me to keep my head down,

so, you know, that's what I've been doing.

So school's been fine, then?

With all this drama?

Yeah, yeah. Everything's great.

You know, just gearing up for the season.

Let me know if you need someone to talk to.

Dr. Pierce would be glad to see you.

Or your counselor at school.

What's his name? Mr. Porter?

No, thanks. I'm good, Mom.

-All right, honey. Have a great day. -Yeah, you, too.

-Don't work too hard. -Yeah.

But the truth is, privilege is a trap all its own.

What the fuck? What are you doing here?

Tony told me to wait till your mom left, then come through the window.

Did I mess it up?

Uh, no, the window's right, but why did he send you?

-Well, he thought I could help. -Help with what?

I've got some supplies. How are you feeling?

Fine. Supplies for what?

When is Tony getting here?

He's not coming, Clay. He's still on probation.

He can't risk getting involved now that he knows about Justin.

What about me?

All right, so the thing is, I was washing your clothes

and I found your shit and I flushed it down the toilet.

And Tony thinks you might be an addict and we might have to detox you.

Fuck this. I'm out of here.

Well, "A," all of your fucking clothes are in the wash,

and "B," where are you gonna go?

We're gonna get you through this.

Look, Justin, you want to help Jessica, right?

You can't testify if you're high.

-Okay? -Justin. Justin.

Jesus, what happened to you?

You think Jessica will wanna see you like this?

No.

Shit. I can't miss school.

Go. I got this.

-I'll text you every hour. -Why are you doing this, Sheri?

I spent the last five months trying to make up for what I did.

And now that I'm out,

I realize it's actually gonna take the rest of my life,

so maybe this is where I start.

I think I, I think I ate too much breakfast.

Oh, fuck, Justin. That's my bed.

Do you know who might want to intimidate you, Jessica?

I think it's pretty obvious.

It's the same guy who assaulted her in the fall

and doesn't want her opening her mouth in court.

So, okay, if he's worried that you would call him out,

that means he thinks that you know who he is.

Yeah, well, I don't.

Okay, even if you don't know for sure, maybe you've got a feeling?

Or maybe someone else saw something that night.

Because if you're scared to come forward, for whatever reason,

I want you to know that we're on your side.

You know, we can protect you.

And it's safe to tell the truth.

Honey, is there something else?

You can talk to us, baby.

And we're gonna get that bastard, you don't have to worry about that.

And we do ourselves no favors by keeping our heads down, by hiding.

You have to find a way to hold your head up.

Say hi to Trish and the kids.

All right, last call, I promise. You good?

-Yeah, I'm good. -Yeah?

Uh, yeah, you know, I'm just, like, a little nervous, I guess?

Oh, my boy doesn't get nervous. You're gonna be great.

Just tell them what you told the lawyers last fall.

-The truth will set you free, right? -Yeah, no, I know.

But, um...

But, Dad, like, what if they ask things that they didn't ask before?

Like, what if they ask me to, you know, name names?

-What names? -I don't know, Dad.

It's just... Some of the other kids, they, um...

they called out, like, friends of mine.

Look, son. You've worked hard to get where you are.

Harder than other people in the same position.

And relationships are important. They're everything.

In any fair system,

they wouldn't be putting you in a position to make impossible choices.

But it's not a fair system.

And I want you to look after yourself first.

Yes, sir.

You're gonna be great, okay?

Justice for Hannah!

You have to find a way to belong in this world.

You have to find a way to be strong.

Hey, man. Can I sit here?

I don't exactly have the upper body strength to stop you, so...

Well, maybe if you showed up for PT yesterday,

-could've worked on your left hook. -Maybe I didn't feel like it.

Wouldn't you rather hang out with your actual ambulatory friends?

Nah, no, I like my non-ambulatory friends.

Good for you, then.

-Hey, man, you okay? -Yeah.

No. I just... I remembered something.

Or... I almost remembered it.

-We love you, Hannah! -Justice for Hannah!

Oh, my God. Look at them all.

What did I say?

You spoke to them.

You showed them who Hannah really was and they heard you.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Your statement had quite the impact, clearly.

-I knew you'd be upset. -I'm not upset.

They should hear from you at the right time.

People need to hear the whole story, Hannah's story.

-And they're not getting it in there. -These kids are not on message.

These kids are kids, Jackie.

And they are the story. We tell Hannah's story through them.

-This Marcus Cole-- -Is a little politician.

But he'd rather blame the school than himself, and I can work with that.

When you're marginalized, powerless,

you have to find strength somewhere.

In friends.

-Jess. Jessica. -Hey, Clay, what's up?

We have Justin.

What?

Over the weekend, Tony and I went down to Oakland.

But how did you know--?

You saw the postcard. You fucking snooped through my room?

He wants to help.

He said he'll testify, he's, um...

-a little too sick at the moment, but-- -What do you mean sick?

From being homeless.

Look, he's at my house. We're taking care of him.

-If you want to see him or-- -I don't.

Soon as he's better, gonna take him to the Bakers' lawyer.

-He can back up Hannah's story. -It's not Hannah's story,

and it's not his story, it's mine.

I don't want him telling it.

Jess, listen. Listen to me.

- Justin wants to help. - Shut up, Clay.

I'm just worried about it. All right?

I'm serious, dude. No, I'm not kidding.

Ask your boyfriend for help with history.

Oh, wait. He's brain damaged.

You're just jealous he had a brain to damage, Monty.

Guys, if I don't ace this test, I might drop below a C, okay?

So play the dad card again. Metcalf will let you slide.

It's not a card, dude.

No, I know. Fuck, sorry, brother. You know what I mean.

If Chlöe hadn't stopped doing study group...

I'm sorry, Zach. I've just been so busy with everything.

Yeah, "everything," meaning doing Bryce.

Hey, well, it's Zach's fault.

-He set us up. -Yeah.

I gave him your number. The rest of it isn't my fault.

-Meaning what, exactly? -Meaning I have to get to class.

What's going on there, Walker?

He's just got a lot on his mind. I don't blame him.

When you feel left out,

when you feel like this high school world is against you,

it can be lonely and frightening.

I wouldn't want anyone to feel that way.

Which is why I signed up for Dollar Valentines,

and why I invited Hannah out.

And was there a reason you chose Hannah in particular?