Stalker

Hello?

Anyone in here?

Seriously?

You got to bekidding me.

Who's the guyin the conference room?

Coach Baker of Pacific Canyon High School.

Juvenile stalking case.

He's young.

Junior coach.

He's one of those jocks who ends up back where he started.

You're bitter in the morning.

I'm suspect of anyone who willingly goes back to high school.

He claims he's being stalked by a female student.

He came forward when it escalated.

No prior claims through campus security or LAUSD.

He notified the principal, who contacted the juvenile division.

They kicked it to us.

Teen stalkers are highly unpredictable.

They're the most likely to suddenly turn violent.

What'd she do to him?

Nearly crushed him in the gym bleachers.

Teens are mean.

Morning.

Morning.

I spoke to Perry's father.

He supplied me with Perry's credit card numbers

and bank accounts.

Perry's father's cooperating?

Not exactly. He doesn't want his kid

to get in any trouble, but he wants him found.

Nothing on Ray?

No, but we know they're together.

We find Perry,we find Ray.

I'd like to run with this if that's cool.

Yeah.

You ok?

I think so. I just, um...

I need to stay busy.I think that works best for me.

Janice and I will take the coach.

Keep me posted.

Good morning.

What are you doing?

Waiting for you to wake up.

I didn't want to disturb you with noise.

Picked up a few things for you.

Um, prepaid phone, some toiletries, some clothes.

Just guessed at the size.

Oh, and I have breakfast and coffee.

I wasn't sure if you had any dietary restrictions,

so I have options here.

We got glazed doughnuts, fruit, or a whole wheat bagel.

How do you like your coffee?

Why are you doing this?

Thought you might be hungry.

Why am I here,

in L.A., in this motel?

Why did you bring me here?

Yes. You want answers. Of course.

We're here for Beth. Michelle.

I'm sure you want to see her, reconnect.

It's been a really long time.

Why?

Why what?

What do you want from me?

A friend.

I know how that must sound,

but I did just help you get released.

Surely that allows me some goodwill.

The police will belooking for us,

so we have to be careful.

It's best if you just stay in the room.

There's no warrant out for me.

No, no, but Beth...she's-she's a powerful woman.

She'll have resources to find us.

So, uh-um, we have to...we have to lay low.

Beth's freaking out.

She's looking over her shoulder,

but if we give it a few weeks,

she'll resume her life,

let her guard down,

and then-then we establish contact.

I'm not staying here in this room

with you for a few weeks.

Please, Ray.

If you want Michelle, you have to trust me.

You have to win her back slowly.

Trust-trust is earned.

It'll take time.

And then what?

You get Michelle back,

and I get Beth.

Her name is Jenny Kline.

She's a junior.

She's been harassing me now for a few weeks.

She a student of yours?

No. No. She volunteered to lead the booster club for the team,

but I think it was just an excuse to get close to me.

Why is that?

Well, let's face it. I'm not ugly.

Nor modest.

I don't know if you remember high school,

but students are hypersexual beings.

I get a lot of attention.

You didn't do anything that would make her think

you'd be receptive?

No, nothing.

Why do you think it's Jenny?

These texts were sent from a prepaid cell phone.

From the things she said in the text messages.

She wrote me a note a few weeks ago.

It was very graphic.

Did you bring the note?

No. I shredded it.

It was written in the past tense

like we had already been together.

I didn't want anyone to see it and get the wrong idea.

Did you tell anyone about it?

No.

Well, ignoring her advances might have

caused her to escalate.

Escalate?

She tried to crush me.

That probably wasn't her intent.

She was more than likely trying to get your attention.

Well, she has it.

Look. I know I should have reported this sooner.

Why didn't you?

Because I was afraid of your attitude, quite frankly.

Rumors have already started,

and rumors become fact in high school.

I see a little prejudgment on your face.

Nope. That's just my face.

Jenny denies it, and I believe her.

What's been going on in your daughter's life lately?

My husband died a year ago... leukemia.

I'm so sorry.

We were devastated,

and Jenny hasn't really dealt with losing him.

I think she feels responsible.

He needed a bone marrow transplant.

She wanted to give, she wanted to save him,

but she's adopted, so she wasn't a viable match.

She didn't know she was adopted?

We were gonna tell her when she was 18.

Finding out was really hard on her.

Has she ever mentioned coach Baker?

A few times.

She's involved with the booster club,

but that's important to her because her boyfriend's on the team.

Her world starts and stops with him.

What's his name?

Emmet Beaudry.

I would never hurt anyone,

and why would I want the coach?

I'm dating the hottest guy in school.

Are things good between you?

Yes.

I mean, mostly. He's not talking to me.

Emmet is mad about this...

stupid thing, and now he's really angry

about the rumors with the coach.

Tell me about it.

There was this online poll that someone did.

"which teacher would you have sex with?"

I jokingly said coach Baker

and got quoted on "PC Tattler."

"PC Tattler"?

"Pacific Canyon Tattler."

It's like this gossip blog

that someone at school does.

You think Emmet is jealous of coach Baker?

I don't know.

He's playing for the guy you said you wanted to have sex with.

Yeah. Ok. He said it sucked,

but I never sent coach Baker a single text.

I never flirted with him ever.

Why is this happening?

I would never hurt someone.

It's not me.

She's emotional,

which isn't surprising, given what's going on in her life lately.

She and her boyfriend aren't talking either.

Maybe her rocky relationship brought her

to seek out a connection to the coach

that didn't exist.

It's a he said/she said.

Does mom believe her?

Yeah. She's concerned.

She understands the seriousness of it,

but she's minimizing Jenny's behavior.

Parents don't want to believe the truth about their kids.

Well, does the coach suspect anyone else?

No. Just jenny.

Yeah, mom. It's fine. I'm with Alexis.

Stop worrying, ok? Bye.

God, she's so freaking worried.

I just stepped on something.

Oh, stop it.

This place always gives me the creeps.

Everything gives you the creeps.