| Bloods, Crips, and Tyronn Anderson
 On his way to school Harry nearly runs down a kid in the
street. He sees that he is being chased by a group of other boys
onto school grounds and one of the assailants has a bat. Harry leaps
into action and chases the group. He finds them on the bleachers outside
ready to beat Tyronn, (a student). Harry tells them he has called
security and the group takes off. Tyronn is interviewed by Guber.
He asks the student if he is a member of a gang and Tyronn says no.
After all is said and done Guber assigns him to bathroom duty after
school, scrubbing graffiti from the walls. Tyronn tells him he has choir
practice, which gets a mocking response from Guber, but it turns out he
really is in the school choir and has an incredible voice. Marilyn
is the choir director and as she is rehearsing with Tyronn and the group
after school Harry comes in and tells her that Tyronn may be in
trouble. Tyronn is mad at Harry for butting in to his
problems. Harry talks with him about why he's wasting his life in a
gang and it turns out that Tyronn's own gang is beating him. He
tells Harry that it's because he's trying to get out. Later Guber
brings an officer to see Harry about Tyronn. The officer tells him
that the beating may be related to a murder that took place
recently. Harry talks with Tyronn again that evening as he is
painting the bathrooms. Harry knows that he is covering something up
and wants Tyronn to tell him the truth. He asks him about the
murder. In complete confidence Tyronn admits to murdering the kid
only after Harry agrees to keep it a secret. It was a late night
self-defense shooting of another gang member who pulled his gun
first. Tyronn breaks down and confides in Harry, telling him that he
can't take it anymore and wants to get out of the gang. Harper
questions Harry about Tyronn, but Harry keeps his promise and doesn't tell
the whole story. Harper can tell he is lying, but does not pursue it
further at this point. Harry and Lauren discuss the gangs of
Boston, but Harry does not tell her what he has learned about Tyronn.
He decides to warn Tyronn about the cops snooping around and Tyronn
reminds him that he has promised not to tell. Harry struggles with
the issue and as the show ends he watches Tyronn's
choir practice once
again, wondering what he should do.
The Milton and Lisa Affair comes to a Head
The most recent Sheryl Holt website shows Milton and
Lisa swinging from a chandelier in a very suggestive pose. Harper
calls her in and asks her if there's any truth to it. Sheryl admits
that she knows only about the rumors, but has a gut instinct that it's
true. Lisa is upset and frantic about Sheryl telling Harper and the
whole website issue. She speaks with Milton and is afraid of being found
out. Milton tries to calm her, but he's seems to be just as
scared. Harper asks Milton if any of the website is true and of
course Milton lies, but Harper is onto him. Lipschultz later tells
Harper that he overheard Kevin and Milton talking about something to do
with an affair earlier but isn't sure what he heard. Harper tries to
get more out of him, but Harvey knows nothing else. Harper decides
to call for Kevin. He questions Kevin about Milton and he lies
through his teeth and claims to know nothing. Harper stares hard at
Kevin and he has to look away. Harper sees it as a dead
giveaway. Guber attacks the problem from a different side as he
calls in Lisa's parents. He tells them about a possible affair
between their daughter and Milton, but admits that they have no solid
evidence...yet. The mother seems concerned, but the father is
outraged and is determined to "Keep his eye on her". Lisa
and Milton meet once again at his home where he has decided to call the
whole thing off. They discuss it and Lisa is unwilling to just give
it up. She wants to just put it off until graduation. After
much debate she relucta ntly agrees but asks for one more kiss which turns
into one more "time" and they begin disrobing on the couch. The father shows up and catches them and takes Lisa
home. Oooh boy. He decides to tell Guber  the whole
thing. Milton has to visit Guber the next day and Guber hands him
his resignation papers and tells him if he refuses to sign it he will make
it impossible for Milton to ever get a job anywhere ever again.
Milton signs it and walks out. He then goes to Harper's office and
tries to apologize for his actions, but it seems that Harper doesn't want
to hear it and tells him to "just go". Finally, Kevin goes
to Guber and tells his about Milton's affair and explains that Milton
thought he was dating a Harvard student at the beginning. Kevin sees
this as an attempt to clear Milton somewhat, but all Guber gets out of it
is that Kevin knew and didn't tell. From that he tells Kevin he's
fired, and that's it! Kevin storms out saying "You can't fire
me".
The Blob...NOT!
Christine tells Coach Riley that she wants to quit the
team. The coach is upset because they have a huge match against
Belmont Hills coming up and he needs her. She is upset because the
names haven't stopped and she doesn't want to go on any
more. Later
Lauren finds Christine crying in the showers. She learns that
Christine has just had a break-up she thinks the wrestling is what made
him leave her and she doesn't want to go back. Christine tells
her that the name calling has just gotten worse and when she wrestles the
whole crowd chants "Blob!" Lauren talks with Kevin about
Christine. Kevin feels that its none of her business, Christine made
a commitment to the team and if she quits now he feels that she is just
letting the team down. Lauren goes to the boyfriend Danny. She
asks him about the break-up and he tells her what it's like to be teased
and just  decided he couldn't take it any more. Kevin goes to
Christine one more time, trying to convince her to stay on the team.
He needs her to win, but she won't do it. Harper sees her in the
hallway and  takes a moment to
encourage her. Apparently it worked
because she shows up for the match and helps the team win while the crowd
is wildly chanting "Blob, blob, blob!" After the match is
over she takes the mike and makes a speech thanking them for
supporting her and asking them to please call her by her proper
name. The crowd proceeds to chant "Christine, Christine,
Christine!" A very touching moment.
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