It's Marcus Cole's turn in the hot seat now as the Baker trial continues and Clay tries to get Justin ready to testify against Bryce. In the prior episode, Justin was revealed to be a drug addict after Jessica's emotional court date, and Marcus was given a fiery warning about testifying. Clay starts off this episode discovering Justin's stash, forced to wash his clothes and keep the secret from his mom. He calls Tony, who sends Sheri to help Justin detox while Clay goes to school, despite Justin's defiance. We see the result of Mr. Porter going directly to Mrs. Walker, as she Watches and talks to her son with newfound interest, to his discomfort. Porter now has even more on his plate, as Jessica and her parents have come to him with a threatening note she received. Porter and the Davis' try to tell her it is safe to tell them the truth, but, feeling pressured, she says nothing. We go to the nervous Marcus Cole and his dad, who assures him that there is no need to worry because he simply needs to tell the truth. Marcus asks what he should do if asked about his friends who have been mentioned in court before, with his father saying that, because the system is unfair, they might expect him to, but he should just worry about himself. Later outside the court, Dennis mentions to Olivia that, because Marcus is a young politician who'd rather blame the school than take blame, he can be an asset. At the school, Alex and Zach have an initially lighthearted conversation that gets dark when Alex suddenly drops his drink, remembering a bit of his suicide attempt. In the halls, Clay tells Jessica about Justin, leaving out the drug addiction, but she states that she never wants to see him again. Zach, again with Bryce's group, vents about his fears of his next test, only to get jokes from Monty and the others. We learn that Zach set Chloe and Bryce up, with some aspect of their relationship bothering him, and we see Tyler and Cyrus with their explosive as eh goes to class. In court, Marcus spins the story of his date with Hannah to be that he wanted to offer her friendship, and she got upset with him when he tried to hold her hand. We see in a flashback that he actually didn't match with Hannah in the Dollar Valentines, but took a bet with Bryce about if he could get in her pants. Dennis takes Marcus' story and turns it to say that obviously, Hannah suffered because of a potentially hurtful program the school put on. Back at school, Chloe continues to try being friends with Jessica, who decides to cut school with Alex, who finally admits to her at the movies what he really said to Hannah after she found out they were dating. Elsewhere, Clay debates with Tony, now refusing to help, about how to handle the situation, as Sheri watches over the suffering Justin. Pressured to explain Hannah's reaction, Marcus claims she was using him because she liked Bryce, and we see that she later groped him at school to show him how she felt. Meanwhile, Clay finds another photo of Bryce with a girl, believing it to be from football player Scott Reed. He tries getting in touch with Sheri, but is distracted when he sees Chloe and Bryce, hearing Tyler rage about Marcus lying in court. Marcus tells Bryce that now things are in his favor, as because of how he spun things, the jury will believe anything that happened between her and Bryce was her doing. Jessica and Alex, now at the Baker store, talk to Olivia before Andy Baker arrives, and we learn they are having problems from her continuing the trial and him being with another woman. After school, Marcus finds Tyler and Cyrus' bomb outside his car, getting a blast of pink material to his face as he finds the word "Hypocrite" on his back window. Bryce offers his help to Zach through a cheat sheet for his upcoming test, then at his house we see him pressuring Chloe into having sex with him. Jessica and Alex share a tender moment until her pain regarding Bryce and Justin resurfaces, and we see Clay take over handling Justin, assuring him they will take down Bryce. After the bombing, Marcus has gone to see Mr. Porter, who has since had a tense conversation with the principal and know he has little time left at Liberty High. Porter tells Marcus that they both know people are getting back at him for a reason, and he intends to give the proper help different kids need. Things go back to Tyler, showing a surprised Cyrus how to shoot real guns, then Olivia, trying to get Tony's help in convincing Jessica to come forward. As the episode ends, we see Alex having difficulties with his parents, Zach the next person threatened, and both Clay and his mom deciding how to handle information they found about the case. This episode focuses on how rumors go around and how information can be twisted around, with Marcus the prime example of this. Despite others knowing exactly how things went from both Hannah's story and flashbacks here, it is all essentially hearsay and Marcus can say whatever he wants. Aside from keeping the truth hidden, this contributes to the idea that Hannah was just a slut who wanted attention. Obviously, it is hypocritical for Marcus to say anything like this, because he is the one who started rumors and is now spreading misinformation in court. It's very telling of his personality for him to do this, as well as how he is progressing as a character, as he is sticking to his lies. Whereas Courtney, one of the most hated characters in season one, finally broke down and told the truth, Marcus is buckling down into his typical political methods. In a way, they are two ways of handling a similar problem, because both were afraid of how people would see them if the truth got out. Courtney finally told the truth and found that, unlike how she thought, no one saw her any differently or treated her poorly for being gay. Marcus, on the other hand, is so set in what his dad has told him and in not ruining his dad's political career as well as his own, that he is willing to commit perjury, which, of course, could get him in deep trouble. It's interesting how everything is starting to close in on Bryce, as for a time it seemed that as Clay thinks, he could keep getting away with his crimes. With the now proactive and aggressive Porter, however, a sharp blow was dealt with Mrs. Walker seemingly learning what her son has done. In spite of what Marcus says, as well, things are now more dangerous for Bryce because, even with his silver tongue twisting things, he has brought attention to Bryce and Hannah. If Justin is seriously willing to help take down Bryce, and Jessica is finally able to come forward, things might go the way Olivia wants. With another student coming to court in the next episode, the Baker trial is sure to become more complicated as truth and misinformation swirl together.
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