13 Reasons Why (TV Series)
The Missing Page (2018)
Steven Weber: Gary Bolan
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Principal Gary Bolan : [to Clay] I left a message with your mother about your unexcused absence on Friday.
Clay Jensen : My mother doesn't live with us anymore.
Principal Gary Bolan : Oh? Hence the absence?
Clay Jensen : Uh, no. I took a mental health day.
Principal Gary Bolan : Oh, I see. The same day Hannah Baker's tapes were posted online. Hmm? Come on. You're telling me those two things are unrelated?
Clay Jensen : My girlfriend is in a psychiatric hospital. I went to visit her.
Principal Gary Bolan : Was the visit prearranged?
Clay Jensen : It was with her.
Principal Gary Bolan : All right, Clay, you know what? I don't have a lot of patience these days. So let's talk about the real issue here. You're acting out, and I need to know why. I need to know what you need because I don't wanna see somebody getting hurt with this.
Clay Jensen : Somebody already has gotten hurt. Two people, but we're not allowed to talk about them.
Principal Gary Bolan : Suicide contagion is a real thing and we've got to take measures to protect you kids.
Clay Jensen : I don't understand. How does silence protect us?
Principal Gary Bolan : Kids get talking about Hannah, maybe even admiring what she did, they might think somehow that this is an answer. It might be a way for other kids to feel their pain, that they could live on after they die.
Clay Jensen : Where on her tapes does Hannah say that?
Principal Gary Bolan : Well, whoever posted her tapes online seems to believe exactly that, that her story should go on forever.
Clay Jensen : Maybe they just wanted to start a conversation. We weren't talking about these things before Hannah.
Principal Gary Bolan : Of course we were. In counseling sessions, in health classes.
Clay Jensen : That's not talking. That's telling.