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00:00:00When I fell from the rooftop, all I could hear were my classmates crying, not for me.
00:00:05They were crying for Chloe Cole, the cheer captain they all adored.
00:00:10If you hadn't called the cops and tried to stop us, Chloe never would have been humiliated enough to kill
00:00:16herself.
00:00:16You killed her!
00:00:18In my last life, on our senior trip after graduation, Chloe pitched a stunt.
00:00:23Every one of the school's golden kids would pack flour in clear bags and carry it through TSA at Troy
00:00:28International Airport as a prank.
00:00:30I did everything I could to stop it. I even alerted the parents and saved every one of their futures.
00:00:35But after the prank left Chloe publicly humiliated, she jumped off a building.
00:00:40The whole class took their rage out on me and shoved me off the rooftop.
00:00:45When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the moment Chloe posted the prank plan in the Wetsup
00:00:49group.
00:00:53Listen up! For our senior trip to Medford, everyone brings a clear bag of flour in their carry-on.
00:00:58When TSA sees 30 bags of white powder, they freak out.
00:01:00Then the cops show up, we yell,
00:01:02It's flour! Happy graduation!
00:01:04We film their faces, post it on TikTok, and go viral.
00:01:07The group chat explodes instantly.
00:01:09The screen flooding with exclamation points and likes.
00:01:13This idea is insane. Normal group photos are lame as hell.
00:01:16Our class is about to make history.
00:01:18I'm already laughing.
00:01:18When the time comes, we all shout together,
00:01:21This is gonna be legendary!
00:01:22I stare at the screen.
00:01:24A chill spreading through my stomach.
00:01:26I'm the class president and student point carry for this trip.
00:01:29The flights to Medford, the hotel, the whole itinerary, I handled all of it myself.
00:01:32And now they want to wedge a stunt flirting with federal felony crimes into a trip I'm responsible for?
00:01:36This time, I won't say one word to stop them.
00:01:44This time, I want to see whether the armed SWAT officers at Troy International Airport will go easy on them
00:01:49without me stepping in.
00:01:50I'm not participating in this airport security prank.
00:01:53The checkpoint isn't a playground.
00:01:55If this gets you charged with a federal felony, your IV offers are gone.
00:01:58Take my name off the list.
00:02:00The group chat, which had been exploding with messages, freezes instantly.
00:02:04Three full seconds of silence.
00:02:06Then the mockery comes back even harder than before.
00:02:10Helen, what is wrong with you?
00:02:11Since when is flour illegal?
00:02:13I had a sandwich this morning.
00:02:15Should I turn myself in at the police station too?
00:02:17Here comes Law & Order Helen again, lecturing everybody.
00:02:20Our class president is such a buzzkill.
00:02:22One last chance to go crazy before graduation, and she has to act all mature.
00:02:26Looking at these death-wish comments, I don't even feel angry anymore.
00:02:30Then a private message from Dylan pops up at the top of the screen.
00:02:34Don't worry. If anything happens, I'll step in front of you.
00:02:37We've known each other forever.
00:02:38When have I ever screwed you over?
00:02:40Chloe just wants one last shot to go viral before graduation.
00:02:43Do me a favor and stop calling it out in the group chat, okay?
00:02:45Childhood sweetheart?
00:02:46In my last life, this was the same man who kept saying he'd stand in front of me,
00:02:50then personally kicked me off the rooftop.
00:02:53I don't answer his DM.
00:02:55I go straight back to the group chat and type my final warning.
00:02:58I'm not participating.
00:03:00There will be no powder in my luggage,
00:03:01and I do not consent to anyone pulling a prank in the airport security checkpoint.
00:03:05I thought drawing a hard line would be enough.
00:03:07I underestimated how badly Chloe wanted to drag the whole class into feeding her vanity.
00:03:13Slot?
00:03:14Helen.
00:03:17Every name has a security order number next to it.
00:03:20Mine is on the first line.
00:03:22Class president.
00:03:23First through security.
00:03:24Take me off it.
00:03:26Come on, Helen.
00:03:26I'll bring the flower.
00:03:27You just need to take it from me at the airport.
00:03:29It's last last trip together.
00:03:30Do you really have to make a scene?
00:03:32Exactly.
00:03:32You already signed the hotel contract,
00:03:34so the class president can just fail whenever she feels like it.
00:03:37If we can't get the hotel deposit back,
00:03:39are you going to pay for it?
00:03:42Helen.
00:03:43Everyone's really looking forward to this.
00:03:45Don't be the bad guy.
00:03:46Chloe's been staying up late planning everything lately.
00:03:49You're really going to hurt her if you do this.
00:03:50I look at the words the bad guy and almost laugh.
00:03:53In my last life, I was afraid she'd be upset
00:03:55and that everyone would end up facing serious charges,
00:03:57so I called the parents one by one and begged them to stop their kids.
00:04:01In the end, I became the villain who had ruined their youth
00:04:04and died with my body shattered beyond recognition.
00:04:07We've known each other this long and you don't trust one word I say?
00:04:10Show up that day with an empty suitcase and I'll shove it in there myself.
00:04:13The group chat starts slamming the same message over and over,
00:04:16pressuring me to say yes.
00:04:18The class president has to come.
00:04:20You have to bring it.
00:04:21Don't be a buzzkill.
00:04:22This isn't an invitation.
00:04:23It's a mob closing in.
00:04:25They think if enough of them pile on,
00:04:27they can force me to nod and give in.
00:04:29Too bad.
00:04:30After dying once,
00:04:31the thing I'm best at now is preserving evidence.
00:04:43Chloe isn't just losing it in the group talk.
00:04:45She also posts this suicidal little plan on TikTok,
00:04:48trying to build hype before the trip.
00:04:50Ultimate senior stunt countdown.
00:04:52The first group in the country to carry bags of flour through TSA.
00:04:55Don't ask if we're scared.
00:04:56Being young means making an impact.
00:04:59The comments explode almost immediately.
00:05:02Some people think it's awesome.
00:05:03Others ask if they're going to get arrested.
00:05:05Chloe Smigley replies,
00:05:07even airport agents will think it's funny.
00:05:08And buried in all that gawking,
00:05:10I spot a few anonymous accounts that feel deeply wrong.
00:05:16Chloe doesn't get suspicious.
00:05:18She treats it like engagement and gives everything away.
00:05:2010 a.m., terminal 2, all of it.
00:05:22As I read her replies,
00:05:24a chill runs down my spine.
00:05:25A news report from my last life detonates in my head.
00:05:28On that exact day,
00:05:30in that same terminal,
00:05:31the DEA busted an interstate drug trafficking ring on the spot
00:05:34and seized a huge quantity of high-purity cocaine.
00:05:40Drug traffickers thrive on chaos.
00:05:42More than 30 students standing around
00:05:44with wide-open suitcases and white powder all over the floor.
00:05:46That is the perfect cover.
00:05:57Mr. Miller, this is Helen.
00:06:00Chloe Cole is organizing the whole class,
00:06:02more than 30 students,
00:06:03to carry clear bags of flour through TSA
00:06:06at Troy International Airport on the way to Medford.
00:06:08She even posted a TikTok livestream TV for it.
00:06:11The second Mr. Miller heard my first sentence,
00:06:14his tone changed.
00:06:15He called it outrageous.
00:06:16Why?
00:06:17I immediately bundled up the screenshots I'd organized
00:06:19and emailed them to him.
00:06:22But 40 minutes later,
00:06:23when he called me back,
00:06:24his tone had completely changed.
00:06:26Helen, I already asked Chloe and Dylan about it.
00:06:29They said they just bought flour
00:06:30and were planning to make pizza in the hotel kitchen.
00:06:33Everything in the group chat was just kids exaggerating.
00:06:36Making pizza means everyone has to put name labels on their bags
00:06:38and carry them through the security topple?
00:06:41Did you read those comments from the suspicious accounts?
00:06:43What if someone uses the chaos
00:06:45to slip contraband into the luggage?
00:06:51Helen, you're the class president,
00:06:53not the morality police.
00:06:54Everyone else in the class is telling the same story.
00:06:57You're the only one assuming the worst.
00:06:59Have you considered that you might be overreacting?
00:07:01Using to cooperate won't solve anything.
00:07:03Don't start running to the authorities
00:07:04the second something gets messy
00:07:05and tearing the class apart.
00:07:06In the end, somehow I'm the one at fault.
00:07:10I don't argue anymore.
00:07:11I just hang up.
00:07:13That five-minute recording will become hard proof of his negligence.
00:07:18If the school won't handle it,
00:07:19I'll go to someone who will.
00:07:26I filed a report with the police about the entire prank
00:07:29and specifically flagged the drug-related risk behind those suspicious accounts.
00:07:32We'll notify the DEA and TA at Troy International Airport immediately.
00:07:35Helen, protect your suitcase.
00:07:36Do not let anyone touch it.
00:07:44After I left the police station,
00:07:46I thought I'd made my line in the sand clear enough.
00:07:49Too bad some people insist on walking straight into the line of fire.
00:07:56Helen, I know you hate trouble.
00:07:57Tomorrow, you don't have to say anything
00:07:59and you don't have to be on camera.
00:08:01I'll stand in front of you.
00:08:03The camera just has to catch you for one second.
00:08:05Dylan Dale was the childhood friend I told everything to in my past life.
00:08:09Back then, I thought years of history meant something.
00:08:12Enough to outline my principles.
00:08:14It took dying once to learn that some bonds are just ropes
00:08:17other people use to tie you down.
00:08:19I'm not carrying flour
00:08:20and I'm not letting anyone put it in my suitcase.
00:08:23That's my bottom line.
00:08:25Bottom line?
00:08:27You're drawing lines with me too?
00:08:28You signed the trip paperwork?
00:08:30You collected the money?
00:08:31Tomorrow, you're not getting out of this.
00:08:34Let go.
00:08:36I can play nice and talk you into it
00:08:37or I can humiliate you in front of everyone.
00:08:40Think whatever you want.
00:08:41Tomorrow at the airport, I'll bring your share with me.
00:08:52Back at the apartment, I emptied my suitcase completely
00:08:55and checked it top to bottom.
00:08:57The main compartment, side pockets, inner dividers.
00:09:00I shot high definite video of every inch with my phone.
00:09:09If anyone tries to unzip it, the black thread will snap.
00:09:12I photograph every tamper marker for the record
00:09:15then upload everything to an encrypted cloud drive.
00:09:18A copy of the incident report, the audio recording
00:09:21and my written statement declining responsibility for the prank.
00:09:26At two in the morning, the group chat is still blowing up
00:09:29over where everyone should stand tomorrow.
00:09:32They think strength in numbers will force me to cave.
00:09:35Too bad.
00:09:36If there's one thing I'm good at now,
00:09:37it's preserving evidence.
00:09:44On the day of the senior trip,
00:09:46more than 30 of us swarmed through the departures hall
00:09:49at Troy International Airport like a moving wall of noise,
00:09:52drawing stairs from every direction.
00:09:58Oh my God, get this on camera.
00:09:59This bag of flour is going to be legendary.
00:10:02Don't chicken out.
00:10:03The first person who caves and starts explaining to TSA is a loser.
00:10:08They line up to collect their powder bags,
00:10:10as thrilled as if they were being handed admission offers
00:10:13from an Ivy League school.
00:10:15They seem to think that if they make a big enough scene,
00:10:17they'll become the biggest stars on social media.
00:10:24Guys, the ultimate senior prank starts now.
00:10:29Everyone's got a bag.
00:10:31Follow me, we're going live.
00:10:46Class president, this one's yours.
00:10:51I'm not taking it.
00:10:52I told you I'm not part of this prank.
00:10:56Here we go again.
00:10:57Helen Hart.
00:10:58Who are you trying to impress with this holer-than-throw act?
00:11:01Come on, Helen.
00:11:02Don't embarrass yourself in front of everyone at the airport.
00:11:05It's our last group trip.
00:11:07Do you really have to make a scene?
00:11:11I won't be the one people are laughing at.
00:11:15All right, enough.
00:11:16Let's just go check our bags first.
00:11:17If she won't take it now, she'll take it later.
00:11:20They still hadn't given up.
00:11:21I set my suitcase by my feet,
00:11:23one hand resting on the hand the entire time,
00:11:25staying completely alert.
00:11:27Helen, the Airbnb host just messaged.
00:11:28They want us to confirm the room now again.
00:11:30Can you check if it's these names?
00:11:35Amy is standing far too close,
00:11:37half her body blocking my view.
00:11:39Her darting eyes have guilt written all over them.
00:11:43Just as I thought.
00:11:44The clear tape on the side pocket is peeling up at one corner.
00:11:48The black thread pinned beneath it is snapped.
00:12:00Who put it there?
00:12:04I did.
00:12:05So what?
00:12:06It's just flour.
00:12:08Do you really have to treat me like some kind of thief?
00:12:10I said I wasn't participating.
00:12:12So you're admitting you slipped it in there?
00:12:14Why are you filming?
00:12:16Touch me again and I'll call airport security right now.
00:12:19Nearby travelers are already starting to look over.
00:12:21Dylan Dale's hand freezes in midair
00:12:23and he glares at me through clenched teeth.
00:12:25Helen Hart, do you really have to make this feel like a crime scene?
00:12:28Your stuff.
00:12:29Your stuff.
00:12:30Keep track of it yourself.
00:12:37Every sharp snap of those locks
00:12:38is another shield between me and death.
00:12:41I photograph the sealed zippers again
00:12:43and upload the images to my encrypted cloud drive.
00:12:45Locked up that tight?
00:12:46What, you think you're somebody important?
00:12:48She's not scared of flour.
00:12:50She's scared we'll steal the spotlight.
00:12:59The man in the baseball cap had been watching us from the cafe for a long time.
00:13:04Watching these students open their suitcases,
00:13:06hold up bags of powder for selfies,
00:13:08laugh, shout, and make a scene.
00:13:14Remember the plan.
00:13:16Once the TSA agents start freaking out,
00:13:18Chloe Cole counts down 3, 2, 1,
00:13:20and we all yell,
00:13:21Happy graduation!
00:13:22Even better if the cops show up.
00:13:24Go big or go home.
00:13:25If they mistake the flour for drugs,
00:13:27they're damn well apologizing to us afterward.
00:13:30The place is total chaos.
00:13:32No one notices the danger closing in.
00:13:35I only found out later,
00:13:36watching the surveillance footage in court.
00:13:38That was the moment the man in the baseball cap
00:13:41quietly slipped into the crowd.
00:13:46That was how the high-purity cocaine got planted in the confusion.
00:13:51That pack of arrogant idiots handed the dealers the perfect cover.
00:14:03Helen, this is our last group event after three years of high school.
00:14:06Are you really going to stand against everybody?
00:14:08Last time, she cried like this too.
00:14:11Cried until the whole class felt sorry for her.
00:14:13Cried until I became the villain who ruined everything.
00:14:15But not this time.
00:14:16I'm not falling for it again.
00:14:17That's right.
00:14:18I'm not doing it.
00:14:20Fine.
00:14:21Stand there and watch.
00:14:22This is what real fun looks like.
00:14:30Any normal traveler would have toned it down
00:14:32the second they saw a scene like that.
00:14:34But these idiots, drunk on clout,
00:14:36look like they've just hit the jackpot.
00:14:38Holy crap.
00:14:39The security setup today is insane.
00:14:41They've even got SWAT out here.
00:14:43You seeing this?
00:14:45This is real TSA at Troy International Airport,
00:14:47not a drill.
00:14:48Follow me.
00:14:49We're about to go viral.
00:14:50Yeah!
00:14:51One by one,
00:14:52they recklessly shove their suitcases onto the conveyor belt.
00:14:55The first,
00:14:55the second,
00:14:56the third.
00:14:57I stand outside the police line,
00:15:02watching coldly,
00:15:06as this spectacle of destruction begins.
00:15:23the screams rip through the terminal.
00:15:26Nearby travelers scatter in panic.
00:15:33and now you're watching the best part of our ultimate graduation stunts.
00:15:40three,
00:15:41three,
00:15:42two,
00:15:43one.
00:15:45Get down!
00:15:46Hands behind your head!
00:15:47Face down on the floor!
00:15:58At the security check sign at Troy International Airport,
00:16:02screams mixed with the metallic clatter of weapons and tactical gear.
00:16:09Let me go!
00:16:11Are you insane?
00:16:13We're high school seniors!
00:16:15That's just flour!
00:16:16Shut up!
00:16:17Don't move!
00:16:18These campus golden boys,
00:16:20so used to throwing their weight around at school,
00:16:22clearly have no idea they are staring down federal felony charges.
00:16:26They even think this is just part of the prank going perfectly.
00:16:31My live stream!
00:16:33You broke my phone!
00:16:34We were just filming a graduation video!
00:16:36We didn't mean any harm!
00:16:37It was just a joke.
00:16:38You owe us an apology.
00:16:39The second I post this on TikTok,
00:16:41you're all screwed.
00:16:42I stand outside the yellow police line,
00:16:44watching the farmy with cold eyes.
00:16:47The three black industrial zip ties on my suitcase are still completely intact.
00:16:53Are you with them too?
00:16:55Step back.
00:16:56Keep your hands where I can see them.
00:17:04Officer, I'm the point person for this trip.
00:17:06I filed a report with the police in advance.
00:17:09Here's my copy of the incident report
00:17:11and my written statement declining responsibility for the prank.
00:17:20The female officer studies the statement bearing my fingerprint,
00:17:24suspicion giving way to wary curiosity.
00:17:27Inside the police line, meanwhile,
00:17:29an absurd fantasy of a last-second reversal is already playing out.
00:17:35Begin field testing.
00:17:37Hearing that result,
00:17:38the little clues sprawled on the ground instantly relaxes.
00:17:42Bag one, flower.
00:17:45They think the scales have finally tipped in their favor.
00:17:58See, I told you.
00:18:00Officer, this is way over the top.
00:18:02It's just regular flower from a grocery store.
00:18:03Did you seriously need a SWAT team for that?
00:18:06The internet should see this.
00:18:08We're all Ivy League bound.
00:18:12You think roughing up a few students over flower makes you look tough?
00:18:16When you're done testing,
00:18:18you'd better line up and apologize to us.
00:18:23Officer, can we get our phones back?
00:18:25I want to film you proving it's flower.
00:18:27This is about to blow up.
00:18:29The more they talk, the more excited they get.
00:18:32Like a pack of generals celebrating a glorious win.
00:18:35Not one of them notices the agents nearby going colder by the second.
00:18:38Their eyes even carrying a flicker of pity for the doom.
00:18:43In my last life, I fought like hell to stop every bag of flour
00:18:47and save these idiots' futures.
00:18:50But in this life, that flash of blue under the harsh airport lights
00:18:53with my own eyes, what real despair looks like.
00:18:55That flash of blue is so vivid it makes your stomach turn.
00:18:59It isn't flour.
00:19:01It's high-purity cocaine.
00:19:02Enough to put them away for the rest of their lives.
00:19:10Bro, relax.
00:19:11We'll buy you guys pizza later.
00:19:13That flash of blue under the harsh airport lights overhead.
00:19:20Bag 22, positive.
00:19:22Switch to the stronger re-ragent.
00:19:23Retest every bag.
00:19:25Lock down the whole area.
00:19:26Nobody moves.
00:19:28Face on the floor.
00:19:29Anybody moves and you're dead.
00:19:31A second ago, these Ivy League-bound seniors
00:19:33were still shouting for the cops to apologize.
00:19:36Now the smiles on their faces freeze valid.
00:19:41Troy International Airport always keeps the air conditioning cold.
00:19:44But right now, I can smell the fear in the air.
00:19:47Fear and the sharp stink of urine.
00:19:52Kevin, first girls.
00:19:55That's not mine.
00:19:56I have no idea what that is.
00:19:58It was just flour when I picked it up.
00:20:00How did it turn into drugs?
00:20:01No!
00:20:08Officer, this has nothing to do with me.
00:20:10Officer!
00:20:11I just bought flour.
00:20:13Somebody must have set us up.
00:20:15Yeah!
00:20:16Chloe Cole, you sent it to us.
00:20:18Didn't you say you packed every bag yourself?
00:20:20You ruined our lives!
00:20:21The dog-eat-dog spectacle has begun.
00:20:24The girl who once ruled the school
00:20:25is now the one everyone has turned on.
00:20:32Helen!
00:20:32Helen!
00:20:34You're the class president.
00:20:35Tell them!
00:20:35Explain it to them!
00:20:36I look at him, utterly unmoved.
00:20:39I even pull my jacket zipper a little higher.
00:20:41It really is cold today.
00:20:44Come with us.
00:20:49Drugs, students, and a major airport shutdown.
00:20:52Those three words together are enough
00:20:54to put the federal government on maximum alert.
00:21:00Sir, Helen planned the whole trip.
00:21:02She handled our plane tickets
00:21:03and coordinated all the checked luggage.
00:21:04Here it comes.
00:21:05When prison time is suddenly on the table...
00:21:07It was Helen Hart!
00:21:08...privileged kids falls back on instinct.
00:21:10Sacrifice the one who never fit in.
00:21:15Right!
00:21:16Helen's been acting weird since yesterday.
00:21:18She deliberately sealed her suitcase shut
00:21:20and kept her distance from us.
00:21:21She had to know there were drugs in the luggage.
00:21:25She even called the police ahead of time
00:21:26and never told us.
00:21:28Officer, doesn't that prove
00:21:29she was the inside accomplice hiding the drugs?
00:21:32Childhood bonds.
00:21:33Faced with a federal felony charge,
00:21:34those words are worth less than trash.
00:21:36They think if enough voices pile on,
00:21:38they can pin a death sentence on me.
00:21:47More than 30 people outside
00:21:48are accusing you of organizing
00:21:49this drug smuggling operation.
00:21:52And you're the only one
00:21:53who separated yourself from it ahead of time.
00:21:55Miss Hart,
00:21:56you'd better have a damn good explanation.
00:22:04The interview room is cranked freezing cold.
00:22:07Harsh white light beats down
00:22:08on the stainless steel table,
00:22:10flashing back in a blinding glare.
00:22:12Helen,
00:22:12every student outside
00:22:13at Troy International Airport
00:22:14is telling the exact same story.
00:22:17Kevin says you were fully in charge
00:22:18of this senior trip to Medford,
00:22:20that you booked all the flights
00:22:21and hotels yourself.
00:22:22I lean back in my chair and say nothing,
00:22:24just looking at the agent.
00:22:26Kevin turning on me
00:22:27was exactly what I expected.
00:22:29Childhood friend,
00:22:30classmate loyalty.
00:22:31When prison is on the line,
00:22:32those words are cheaper than sewer trash.
00:22:35Amy says your behavior
00:22:36at the security cop,
00:22:37it was extremely suspicious today,
00:22:38that you deliberately kept your distance
00:22:40from the rest of the group.
00:22:42And Dylan.
00:22:47Dylan says you knew ahead of time
00:22:48a drug kingpin was going to use this flight.
00:22:50Not only did you fail to warn your classmates,
00:22:52you set them up to be scapegoats.
00:22:53If that cocaine sticks,
00:22:55they're facing federal charges
00:22:56and up to 10 years in prison.
00:22:57Their Ivy League offers will be gone,
00:22:59so they need me to take the fall.
00:23:00Agent Sanchez,
00:23:01if I were the mastermind,
00:23:02why would I make sure
00:23:03my own hands were this clean?
00:23:04Because you wanted those brain-dead idiots
00:23:05to take the fall for you.
00:23:07I stop arguing.
00:23:08When someone's throwing filth at you like this,
00:23:10explanations are useless.
00:23:12Only hard evidence can shut them up.
00:23:14Agent, there's something I want to show you.
00:23:16I watch Agent Sanchez pick up the phone.
00:23:19On the screen is a group chat
00:23:20titled Class 6 Senior Blowout.
00:23:24Chloe started this?
00:23:26Yes.
00:23:26Kevin backed her up in the messages below.
00:23:33I explicitly refused to take part,
00:23:35and all I got for it was cyberbullying
00:23:38and guilt-tripping from the whole class.
00:23:41They thought strength in numbers
00:23:42would force me to cave.
00:23:44You can also look at Dylan's private messages.
00:23:55But this only proves
00:23:56they pressured you
00:23:57into joining a stupid prank.
00:23:59It doesn't clear you of the suspicion
00:24:00that you used this
00:24:01as a chance to get revenge.
00:24:03Agent, I did try to stop this disaster.
00:24:07Helen, more than 30 people
00:24:09are all saying it's Flower.
00:24:11You're the only one
00:24:11being paranoid and suspicious.
00:24:13Not only are you refusing
00:24:14to think about the group,
00:24:15now you've learned
00:24:16how to lie and snitch?
00:24:18Mr. Miller,
00:24:18what if something really does go wrong?
00:24:20Don't drag my class through the mud.
00:24:22If you don't want to go,
00:24:23then get the hell out of this class.
00:24:25The phone recording echoes
00:24:26through the empty interview room.
00:24:28Mr. Miller's lofty arrogance
00:24:30now sounds like a perfect death warrant.
00:24:34But that still doesn't answer
00:24:36Dylan's most damning accusation.
00:24:37You knew about the dealer's plan
00:24:39in advance, didn't you?
00:24:40I don't know.
00:24:46On that point,
00:24:47I'd like to show you my suitcase.
00:24:52A few minutes later,
00:24:53Agent Sanchez takes me
00:24:54to the evidence storage area.
00:24:56Open suitcase from
00:24:57Troy International Airport
00:24:57are piled on the floor like trash.
00:24:59Mine is the only one
00:25:00standing alone in the corner.
00:25:02What's this?
00:25:03The main compartment,
00:25:05front pocket,
00:25:06and side zippers of my suitcase
00:25:07are all bound shut
00:25:09with knotted industrial zip ties.
00:25:12Every zipper seam is sealed
00:25:13with clear tape
00:25:14and under each strip
00:25:16is a thin length of black thread.
00:25:18It's a tamper-evident setup.
00:25:19If anyone tries to force a zipper open,
00:25:22the black thread snaps.
00:25:24Agent Sanchez,
00:25:25if I were really working
00:25:26with a drug kington behind the scenes
00:25:27or planning to use this
00:25:28to get my classmates hurt,
00:25:30why would I lock down
00:25:31my own suitcase this completely?
00:25:33Someone with something to hide
00:25:34would never seal their own suitcase
00:25:35this tightly.
00:25:37They need access.
00:25:39They would need to leave a way in
00:25:40for an accomplish.
00:25:41Not premeditated.
00:25:43Precaution.
00:25:43A defense this perfect
00:25:44almost looks premeditated.
00:25:46I did everything I could
00:25:47to warn people to stop this
00:25:48and nobody listened.
00:25:51This is a copy of the incident report
00:25:52from when I filed with the local police
00:25:54three days ago.
00:25:55I didn't just report
00:25:56those assholes' prank plan.
00:25:57I also included screenshots
00:25:58of the suspicious accounts
00:25:59under Chloe's social media posts
00:26:01that kept asking for flight details.
00:26:03They think the police are only here
00:26:04to deal with the flower stunt.
00:26:05They have no idea
00:26:06that the DE has this terminal
00:26:07locked down today
00:26:08because of the lead
00:26:08I gave them in advance.
00:26:12Agent Sanchez takes all my evidence
00:26:14and strodes out of the interview room.
00:26:16The heavy steel door
00:26:17swings shut again behind him.
00:26:19The hallway outside the station
00:26:20isn't very soundproof.
00:26:21I can hear the chaos clearly.
00:26:23The outlaws who were celebrating
00:26:24in front of the cameras
00:26:25just moments ago
00:26:25have now been stripped bare by fear.
00:26:28I didn't!
00:26:30I really only bought flower!
00:26:34I want my lawyer!
00:26:35I want my mom!
00:26:38Sir, I don't want to go to prison.
00:26:40I didn't know there was cocaine in it.
00:26:43This was all Chloe's idea!
00:26:44It has nothing to do with me!
00:26:45The villain's collapse
00:26:46is an ugly forest.
00:26:47The parents who rushed to the station overnight
00:26:49are breaking down too.
00:26:50No one cares about their tears.
00:26:51In the face of federal felony charges,
00:26:53everyone is equal.
00:26:55Half an hour later,
00:26:56the door to the interview room
00:26:57is pushed open again.
00:26:59Helen, we verified your police report
00:27:00and your suitcase cleared
00:27:01a full secondary inspection.
00:27:02There were no narcotics in it.
00:27:03Am I free to go?
00:27:04We may need you again
00:27:05as the investigation moves forward.
00:27:07For now, you're free to go.
00:27:08My supervisors asked me
00:27:08to thank you for the tip.
00:27:10I collect my belongings
00:27:11and push open the door
00:27:12to the interview room.
00:27:13A blast of cold air
00:27:14hits me head on.
00:27:17Helen!
00:27:18You and Dylan grew up together.
00:27:20You have to explain this
00:27:22to the agents.
00:27:23He would never touch drugs.
00:27:25He's a good kid!
00:27:26He got a full scholarship
00:27:28to an Ivy League school!
00:27:30Helen,
00:27:31what exactly did you tell them?
00:27:33It was Flower to begin with.
00:27:35So why are you pretending
00:27:36to be innocent
00:27:36and setting us up?
00:27:39This is Dylan.
00:27:40Even now,
00:27:41with his life collapsing around him,
00:27:43he's still trying to use
00:27:44our childhood history
00:27:45to guilt me into saving him.
00:27:47Worse,
00:27:47he's vicious enough
00:27:48to turn around
00:27:48and blame someone else
00:27:49for his own stupidity.
00:27:51Mrs. Dale,
00:27:51your son nearly sent me
00:27:52to federal prison today.
00:27:55That's impossible.
00:27:56He would never hurt you.
00:27:58He thought it was Flower.
00:27:59He was just joking around.
00:28:01Did he ever check
00:28:02that it was Flower?
00:28:03And what gave him
00:28:04the right to assume
00:28:05that any powder handed to him
00:28:06would be safe
00:28:06inside an open suitcase
00:28:07at an airport?
00:28:12In the video,
00:28:13Dylan Dale arrogantly
00:28:14shoves a bag
00:28:15of unknown powder
00:28:15into the side pocket
00:28:16I hadn't managed
00:28:17to zip tight.
00:28:25Yeah, I put it there!
00:28:27So what?
00:28:28It was just Flower!
00:28:30You were acting like
00:28:31I was some kind of thief!
00:28:34So you're admitting
00:28:34you planted it?
00:28:39Mrs. Dale looked closely.
00:28:41He didn't just force it
00:28:42into my bag,
00:28:43he admitted it out loud.
00:28:44If I hadn't protected myself,
00:28:45I'd be the one
00:28:46facing federal felony charges today.
00:28:55They thought a flimsy
00:28:56I didn't know
00:28:57would be enough
00:28:57to dodge punishment.
00:28:59Too bad.
00:29:00Country A's justice system
00:29:01does not believe in tears.
00:29:03The hallway is dead silent.
00:29:06Dylan holds his swollen face,
00:29:08head lowered,
00:29:09too afraid
00:29:09to meet his father's eyes.
00:29:12Helen, please.
00:29:13I'm begging you.
00:29:15Dylan made one stupid mistake.
00:29:17After everything
00:29:18you two have been through,
00:29:19you can't just stand by
00:29:20and let him end up
00:29:21with a federal felony
00:29:22on his record.
00:29:25When he forced
00:29:26that unknown powder
00:29:26into my suitcase,
00:29:27did he think
00:29:28for even a second
00:29:29about the friendship
00:29:30we'd had
00:29:31for over ten years?
00:29:33He must have thought
00:29:34it was only Flower
00:29:35for the prank.
00:29:37He never meant
00:29:38to hurt you.
00:29:44Did you inspect
00:29:45every single bag of powder?
00:29:48Can you swear
00:29:49nobody touched the stuff
00:29:51in Chloe Cole's box?
00:29:54If you'd actually
00:29:55pulled it off,
00:29:56I'd be the one
00:29:56facing charges
00:29:57and losing my college
00:29:58offers right now.
00:30:01The person
00:30:02you should be begging
00:30:05isn't me.
00:30:07It's the judge.
00:30:10I stopped wasting
00:30:11my time on the
00:30:11pathetic spectacle
00:30:12of that mother and son
00:30:13and turned toward
00:30:14the end of the hallway.
00:30:15I'd barely taken
00:30:16a few steps
00:30:17when a shrill scream
00:30:18rang out behind me.
00:30:23Chloe's mom acted
00:30:24like she'd found
00:30:25a lifeline
00:30:25and lunged
00:30:26straight at me.
00:30:29Helen.
00:30:31You were the one
00:30:32who organized
00:30:32this Medfield trip,
00:30:34right?
00:30:35You planned
00:30:36the whole itinerary.
00:30:37This has to be on you!
00:30:39She doesn't care
00:30:40about the facts at all.
00:30:41She just wants
00:30:42a scapegoat.
00:30:43Someone she can
00:30:43throw under the bus
00:30:44to drag her daughter
00:30:45back from the abyss
00:30:46of a drug charge.
00:30:47I handled the trip
00:30:48logistics, yes.
00:30:49But your daughter
00:30:50bought that powder
00:30:51herself,
00:30:52labeled it herself,
00:30:54and handed it out
00:30:54herself.
00:30:55Chloe is still a kid!
00:30:57She's just a little
00:30:58vain, that's all!
00:30:59She would never
00:31:00go near cocaine!
00:31:05You're the class
00:31:06president.
00:31:07Why didn't you
00:31:08stop her?!
00:31:09At 18,
00:31:10she's a legal adult
00:31:10under country A law.
00:31:12You and your precious
00:31:12daughter can learn
00:31:13that most basic
00:31:14fact in jail.
00:31:21The Troy sun
00:31:22stings my eyes,
00:31:24but I know
00:31:27the storm is only
00:31:28beginning.
00:31:35Videos shot by bystanders
00:31:37completely blow up
00:31:38social media across
00:31:39the country.
00:31:41In just two hours,
00:31:43the video passes
00:31:4310 million views
00:31:44on TikTok.
00:31:46At first,
00:31:47the comments are
00:31:48full of people
00:31:48ripping into the
00:31:49students for being
00:31:50reckless, arrogant
00:31:51idiots.
00:31:53but the tide
00:31:53quickly turns.
00:31:55Chloe's mom
00:31:56posts a long
00:31:57scroop on Facebook,
00:31:58taking direct
00:31:59aim at me.
00:32:02This trip from hell
00:32:03was orchestrated
00:32:04by Helen Hart.
00:32:05She knew there were
00:32:05police ahead of time
00:32:06and just stood there
00:32:07while her classmates
00:32:08walked into disaster.
00:32:09A few parents of
00:32:10classmates who'd always
00:32:11had it out for me
00:32:12immediately started
00:32:13reposting it.
00:32:14Some even paid off
00:32:15rage bait accounts
00:32:16to wilt the story up.
00:32:17The comments turn
00:32:18uglier by the second.
00:32:20She's basically
00:32:20a sociopath.
00:32:21Her college needs
00:32:22to revoke her
00:32:23admission offer.
00:32:24Looking at the
00:32:25flood of abuse,
00:32:26I almost laughed.
00:32:29They think hiding
00:32:30behind their keyboards
00:32:31means I can't
00:32:32touch them.
00:32:33You want to drag
00:32:34me online?
00:32:35Fine.
00:32:37Let's let this
00:32:37play out for a while.
00:32:42This time,
00:32:43getting them expelled
00:32:44won't be enough.
00:32:45I'm going to make
00:32:46them pay until it hurts.
00:32:50By the second day
00:32:52of the online firestorm,
00:32:53the school could
00:32:54no longer stay silent.
00:32:55The vice principal
00:32:56called me personally.
00:33:00Helen,
00:33:01this has gotten
00:33:02way out of hand.
00:33:03The school's reputation
00:33:04has taken a serious hit.
00:33:05So,
00:33:06what does that
00:33:07have to do with me?
00:33:08You're the class
00:33:09president,
00:33:09and you were the
00:33:10student organizer
00:33:11for this trip.
00:33:11The school believes
00:33:12you were seriously
00:33:13negligent.
00:33:13You knew Chloe
00:33:14and the others
00:33:14were fooling around,
00:33:15so why didn't you
00:33:15take effective steps
00:33:16to stop them?
00:33:17I grip my phone,
00:33:19my eyes turning cold.
00:33:21The school wants
00:33:22to throw me out there
00:33:23to calm the outrage
00:33:24and wash its hands
00:33:25of the whole thing.
00:33:26A few days before
00:33:27we left,
00:33:28I reported that
00:33:29ridiculous plan
00:33:29to Mr. Miller.
00:33:30I already spoke
00:33:31to Mr. Miller.
00:33:32He said what you
00:33:33brought him was just
00:33:33emotional suspicion,
00:33:35not any substantial
00:33:35evidence.
00:33:36Helen,
00:33:37don't start
00:33:38learning how to
00:33:39dodge responsibility
00:33:39the second
00:33:40you've graduated.
00:33:43Vice principal,
00:33:45if I remember
00:33:46correctly,
00:33:46you control the
00:33:47school's Ivy League
00:33:48recommendations,
00:33:49don't you?
00:33:50If you're determined
00:33:51to pin this on me
00:33:52and revoke my
00:33:53graduation status,
00:33:59then I'll make
00:34:00sure the national
00:34:01media hears
00:34:02a very interesting
00:34:03recording.
00:34:07I didn't give him
00:34:08time to react.
00:34:09I immediately
00:34:10sent over the
00:34:10recording of my
00:34:11call with Mr. Miller
00:34:12from before the
00:34:12trip.
00:34:13Helen,
00:34:13more than 30
00:34:14students are
00:34:14telling the same
00:34:15story.
00:34:15They only bought
00:34:16regular flour to
00:34:17make pizza.
00:34:18Have you considered
00:34:18that you might be
00:34:19overreacting?
00:34:20Don't let your
00:34:20personal feelings
00:34:21tear the class
00:34:22apart.
00:34:23Two minutes
00:34:24later,
00:34:24the vice principal
00:34:25calls again.
00:34:28This time,
00:34:29his voice is
00:34:29shaking.
00:34:31Helen,
00:34:32the school will
00:34:32reopen the
00:34:33investigation
00:34:33immediately.
00:34:34Please,
00:34:35don't send that
00:34:36recording to the
00:34:36media.
00:34:38Half an hour
00:34:39later,
00:34:39the school rushes
00:34:40out a statement
00:34:41on its website
00:34:41announcing that
00:34:42Mr. Miller has
00:34:43been suspended
00:34:44pending investigation
00:34:45for possible
00:34:45derelictment of
00:34:46duty and clarifying
00:34:48that I had warned
00:34:48them multiple times.
00:34:52The school has
00:34:53folded,
00:34:53but the parents'
00:34:54group chat is
00:34:55still making one
00:34:56last desperate
00:34:56stand.
00:34:58Kevin's mom keeps
00:34:59frantically tagging
00:35:00me in the chat.
00:35:01If you knew
00:35:02there was a risk,
00:35:03then why didn't
00:35:03you just cancel
00:35:04the flight in the
00:35:05rental house?
00:35:06You wanted to
00:35:07sit back and
00:35:08watch my son
00:35:09get ruined.
00:35:10I stare at the
00:35:11absurd message
00:35:12and start typing
00:35:13across the screen.
00:35:15Everyone on that
00:35:16trip was over 18
00:35:17and traveling of
00:35:18their own free will.
00:35:21As the student
00:35:22point person,
00:35:23I had no authority
00:35:24to cancel anyone's
00:35:25travel plans.
00:35:26Once I discovered
00:35:26the safety risk,
00:35:27I filed a report
00:35:28with the police.
00:35:29If you object to
00:35:30how I handled it,
00:35:31I suggest you
00:35:32sue me immediately.
00:35:34And one more thing,
00:35:36defamation in
00:35:36country A can cost
00:35:37you a fortune.
00:35:40That warning silences
00:35:41the parents'
00:35:42group chat in an
00:35:42instant, but the
00:35:43storm outside is
00:35:45only beginning.
00:35:51Chloe's mom refused to
00:35:52accept defeat.
00:35:53She paid off a few
00:35:54rage bait accounts
00:35:55with millions of
00:35:55followers to whip up
00:35:56a frenzy across
00:35:57social media.
00:35:58They didn't just
00:35:59paint me as a
00:35:59cold-blooded traitor,
00:36:00they even dewboxed
00:36:01my apartment address.
00:36:10Helen, we heard you
00:36:12were the one who
00:36:12organized the senior
00:36:13trip.
00:36:13You called the
00:36:14police, so why
00:36:15didn't you warn
00:36:15your classmates
00:36:16directly?
00:36:16You called the
00:36:17cops, but didn't
00:36:17say a word to
00:36:18them.
00:36:18Were you trying
00:36:19to clear your
00:36:19own name while
00:36:20deliberately letting
00:36:21them walk to
00:36:21their deaths?
00:36:22If you could go
00:36:23back to the
00:36:23security tech point
00:36:24and do it over
00:36:24again, would you
00:36:25try harder to
00:36:26stop them?
00:36:26Can you honestly
00:36:27say you're
00:36:27completely innocent?
00:36:29Move.
00:36:32What, feeling
00:36:34guilty?
00:36:35Why won't you
00:36:35answer?
00:36:45They don't want
00:36:46the truth.
00:36:47They want a
00:36:48scapegoat the
00:36:49entire country can
00:36:50tear apart online,
00:36:51someone they can
00:36:51exploit for more
00:36:52traffic.
00:36:53In my last life,
00:36:54this kind of moral
00:36:55black rage drove me
00:36:56into a dead end.
00:36:57But not this time.
00:36:58No one gets to
00:36:59drown me in public
00:37:00outrage again.
00:37:03Back in my room,
00:37:05the abusive messages
00:37:06on X have already
00:37:07topped 100,000.
00:37:08I don't open a
00:37:09single comment.
00:37:11I just sit on the
00:37:12couch and quietly
00:37:13watch the traffic
00:37:14outside the window.
00:37:16The reporters
00:37:16outside ask whether,
00:37:18given another chance,
00:37:19I'd try harder to
00:37:20stop them.
00:37:22They have no idea
00:37:23I'm the one who
00:37:24actually got a
00:37:25second chance.
00:37:27In my last life,
00:37:28I did everything
00:37:29they expected from
00:37:30the good person.
00:37:31I called every parent
00:37:32one by one.
00:37:33I fought to stop
00:37:34those bags of flour
00:37:35in the airport terminal.
00:37:36I saved every one of
00:37:37my classmates' Ivy League
00:37:39admission offers.
00:37:40And what did that get me?
00:37:42Chloe Cole couldn't go
00:37:43viral, lost face,
00:37:45and spiraled into suicide.
00:37:46Then Dylan Daly took
00:37:48the lead and dragged
00:37:49me onto the roof.
00:37:51Amy Archer stood there
00:37:52filming on her phone.
00:37:53They forced me to
00:37:54kneel in front of
00:37:55Chloe Cole's memorial
00:37:56photo, then kicked
00:37:57me off.
00:38:00As I fell, I heard
00:38:02them crying, but
00:38:03every tear was for
00:38:04Chloe Cole.
00:38:06I already died for
00:38:07them once.
00:38:08In this life, I will
00:38:10not take the fall for
00:38:11anyone.
00:38:17Outsiders don't
00:38:18understand what I mean
00:38:19by last time.
00:38:20They think I'm talking
00:38:21about those ignored
00:38:22refusals in the group
00:38:23chat.
00:38:23Only I know it was a
00:38:25real life that got
00:38:26taken.
00:38:26That cryptic post lands
00:38:28like a bomb and
00:38:29instantly detonates
00:38:30across the internet.
00:38:33Once the comments
00:38:35were shut up, people
00:38:36were forced to slow
00:38:37down and think.
00:38:38They followed the
00:38:39trail and dug up
00:38:40every piece of
00:38:40evidence I'd already
00:38:41released.
00:38:42The coercion in the
00:38:43group chat, the
00:38:44airport surveillance
00:38:45footage, even her
00:38:47written statement
00:38:47bearing her fingerprint.
00:38:57Public opinion has
00:38:58completely reversed
00:38:59overnight, but I have
00:39:01no intention of
00:39:02stopping there.
00:39:06these are the accounts
00:39:07of every major
00:39:08influencer involved in
00:39:09spreading the smear
00:39:10campaign, along with
00:39:11notarized records of
00:39:12Chloe's mom's defamatory
00:39:13statements online.
00:39:15The chain of evidence
00:39:16is flawless, Miss
00:39:16Hart.
00:39:18How far do you want to
00:39:19take this?
00:39:23Sue them for
00:39:24defamation.
00:39:25I want a public
00:39:26apology, and the
00:39:28damages need to be high
00:39:28enough to wipe them
00:39:29out.
00:39:30They had no
00:39:31hesitation when they
00:39:32tried to bury me in
00:39:33lies.
00:39:34Now it's time they
00:39:35learned what happens
00:39:36when they come after
00:39:36the wrong person.
00:39:42In less than 24
00:39:44hours, dozens of
00:39:45cease and desist
00:39:46letters carrying
00:39:46massive damage
00:39:47requests were
00:39:48delivered with
00:39:49pinpoint accuracy to
00:39:51those rage bait
00:39:51accounts and to
00:39:53Chloe's mom.
00:39:56The first one to
00:39:57fold was the
00:39:57influencer who'd
00:39:58led the pack in
00:39:59attacking me.
00:40:00Overnight, he
00:40:01deleted every
00:40:01defamatory video and
00:40:03posted a pedific
00:40:03long scrub, claiming
00:40:05he had only been
00:40:05imprecise in his
00:40:06wording, then begged
00:40:07me to go easy on
00:40:08him.
00:40:09Right after that,
00:40:10Chloe's mom scrubbed
00:40:11her account clean
00:40:12too.
00:40:12The parents who
00:40:13were screaming in
00:40:14the group chat
00:40:14yesterday about
00:40:15making me pay, all
00:40:16went dead silent
00:40:17today, as if by
00:40:18mutual agreement.
00:40:22imprecise in his
00:40:22wording, when they
00:40:24were trying to
00:40:24push someone to
00:40:25the edge, they
00:40:25never seemed
00:40:26worried about
00:40:26precision then.
00:40:27I ignored every
00:40:28plea for mercy and
00:40:30had the lawyers
00:40:30push the case all
00:40:31the way through.
00:40:37Back it up 10
00:40:38seconds.
00:40:39Zoom in on the
00:40:40guy in the
00:40:40baseball cap.
00:40:43Just as we
00:40:44thought, we
00:40:44confirmed it.
00:40:45Because of the
00:40:46anti-terror drill
00:40:46that day, airport
00:40:47perimeter security
00:40:48was locked down
00:40:48tight.
00:40:49And the drug
00:40:49dealer's original
00:40:50delivery plan fell
00:40:51apart.
00:40:54So they set
00:40:54their sights on
00:40:55this pack of
00:40:55students losing
00:40:56their minds for
00:40:56clout?
00:40:57Dozens of
00:40:57suitcases left
00:40:58wide open, powder
00:40:59flying everywhere,
00:41:00they practically
00:41:00built the dealers
00:41:01a cover screen.
00:41:02Slip into the
00:41:03crowd, shove a
00:41:03few packages
00:41:04inside, and it
00:41:04takes maybe
00:41:05seconds.
00:41:06Sir, if we
00:41:07hadn't received
00:41:07the tip in
00:41:08advance, SWAT
00:41:08never would have
00:41:09been holding
00:41:09that security
00:41:10comp point.
00:41:11It was that
00:41:12high school
00:41:12student, Helen
00:41:13Hart.
00:41:14The suspicious
00:41:14account she
00:41:15reported before
00:41:15departure matched
00:41:16this drug
00:41:16King 2 network's
00:41:17online contact
00:41:18scene exactly.
00:41:20As the final
00:41:21piece of the
00:41:21surveillance puzzle
00:41:22falls and
00:41:23displace, the
00:41:24truth behind the
00:41:24Troy International
00:41:25Airport incident
00:41:26finally comes out.
00:41:33Miss Hart, I'm a
00:41:34senior DEA agent.
00:41:35On behalf of the
00:41:36DEA, thank you for
00:41:37the critical lead you
00:41:37gave us for the
00:41:38operation and the
00:41:39arrests.
00:41:39Were all the
00:41:40suspects taken into
00:41:41custody?
00:41:41Yes.
00:41:42The dealers have
00:41:43fully confessed.
00:41:44The online accounts
00:41:45you identified earlier
00:41:46were exactly what gave
00:41:46away their movements.
00:41:48If not for your
00:41:48remarkably clear-headed
00:41:49call, this shipment of
00:41:50high-purity cocaine
00:41:51probably would have
00:41:52made it onto the
00:41:52East Coast.
00:41:53We'll issue a
00:41:54nationwide statement
00:41:54tomorrow.
00:41:54As for your
00:41:56classmates, they're
00:41:58going to prison.
00:42:07They thought they
00:42:07were playing some
00:42:08reckless youth game
00:42:09that would blow up
00:42:10online.
00:42:10They never realized
00:42:11they were the ones
00:42:12who packed up half
00:42:13their future and
00:42:14loaded it onto a
00:42:14conveyor belt bound
00:42:15for prison.
00:42:21Dad, did you talk to
00:42:22the admissions offices
00:42:23at the Ivies?
00:42:24I can't lose my
00:42:25recruited athlete spot.
00:42:26I'm supposed to play
00:42:27NCAA ball.
00:42:28Forget NCAA.
00:42:29Every Ivy that
00:42:30recruited you has
00:42:31rescinded its offer.
00:42:33What?
00:42:34The federal prosecutor
00:42:35has already filed
00:42:36charges.
00:42:37Every one of you
00:42:37students is facing
00:42:38two federal felonies
00:42:39suspected drug
00:42:39trafficking, endangering
00:42:40aviation safety.
00:42:41Your life is over.
00:42:43No, it was Chloe
00:42:43bought that flower.
00:42:44Go talk to Helen.
00:42:45Helen can prove it
00:42:46for me.
00:42:46Helen?
00:42:47The surveillance
00:42:48footage caught you
00:42:48red-handed shoving
00:42:49the band powder into
00:42:50Helen's suitcase
00:42:50yourself, and you
00:42:52still expect her to
00:42:52save you?
00:42:55On the fifth day
00:42:56after it happened,
00:42:57the official police
00:42:58statement finally came
00:42:59out.
00:43:01The statement is
00:43:01crystal clear.
00:43:02The drugs were
00:43:03planted by an outside
00:43:04criminal ring, taking
00:43:05advantage of the chaos
00:43:06when students openly
00:43:07handed out white powder
00:43:08and left large numbers
00:43:09of suitcases wide open.
00:43:10All suspects involved
00:43:11have been arrested.
00:43:12It even mentions me
00:43:13by name.
00:43:14It says student
00:43:15Helen Hart provided
00:43:16suspicious account
00:43:17activity and flight
00:43:17details in advance,
00:43:19giving law enforcement
00:43:20critical help with the
00:43:21airport operation and
00:43:22follow-up investigation,
00:43:23and offers special
00:43:24thanks for her
00:43:24assistance.
00:43:26As for the other
00:43:26students involved,
00:43:27the statement classized
00:43:28their conduct as
00:43:29intentionally carrying
00:43:30suspected prohibited
00:43:31items and disrupting
00:43:32public transportation,
00:43:33forcing the security
00:43:34checkpoint to close for
00:43:35six hours and delaying
00:43:37nine flights.
00:43:37Public opinion has
00:43:38completely flipped.
00:43:39The big fluencers who
00:43:40trashed me before are
00:43:41deleting their posts
00:43:42and apologizing,
00:43:43calling me a textbook
00:43:44example of staying
00:43:45clear-headed.
00:43:45People have even dug up
00:43:47the parents' old
00:43:47blame-shipping comments.
00:43:49Now the parents' group
00:43:50chat is dead silent.
00:43:51Nobody dares show
00:43:52their face.
00:43:58The school switched
00:43:59sides even faster
00:44:00than the internet did.
00:44:04I don't hesitate.
00:44:05I press accept.
00:44:07Helen, the school
00:44:08believed in you all
00:44:09along.
00:44:09We've read the official
00:44:10statement.
00:44:10You're a model of civic
00:44:11responsibility, a real
00:44:12credit to this school.
00:44:13Vice Principal Roberts,
00:44:14I'm recording this call
00:44:15too.
00:44:16If you're about to talk
00:44:16to me about management
00:44:17responsibility again,
00:44:18then I think we can have
00:44:19our lawyers handle it
00:44:20directly.
00:44:22The vice principal lets
00:44:23out two dry, awkward
00:44:24chuckles, then quickly
00:44:25hangs up.
00:44:26Just an hour earlier,
00:44:28the school district board
00:44:29had issued disciplinary
00:44:30action.
00:44:31After students reported
00:44:32the problem, Mr. Miller
00:44:34not only failed to report
00:44:35it in time, he actively
00:44:36suppressed the complaints.
00:44:37He was fired on the spot.
00:44:39The faculty advisor who
00:44:40once scolded me over the
00:44:41phone for being too
00:44:42sensitive and causing
00:44:44trouble, who tried to
00:44:45pressure me into
00:44:45compromising with the
00:44:46people behind this,
00:44:47has now lost the career
00:44:49he thought was
00:44:49untouchable.
00:44:50I heard he's been
00:44:51pulling strings everywhere,
00:44:52trying to get to me,
00:44:53hoping I'll write a letter
00:44:54asking for leniency.
00:44:57I didn't take his call.
00:44:58Adults should pay for
00:44:59their own arrogance
00:45:00and prejudice.
00:45:02But the real punishment
00:45:04is only just beginning.
00:45:08This is a mass email
00:45:10with the high schools of
00:45:11every student involved
00:45:12copied on it.
00:45:13The Ivy League launched a
00:45:14joint background review.
00:45:16Overnight, all 32
00:45:17admission offers were
00:45:18revoked.
00:45:19The reason was almost
00:45:20identical in every case.
00:45:22Serious illegal misconduct
00:45:23before enrollment,
00:45:24causing major public
00:45:26fallout, and resulting in
00:45:27potential federal felony
00:45:28charges.
00:45:31They failed the character
00:45:32review, and their
00:45:33admission offers were
00:45:34revoked on the spot.
00:45:38The parents who have been
00:45:40playing dead completely
00:45:41lose it.
00:45:4212 years.
00:45:43My son worked for 12 years
00:45:45to build this future,
00:45:46and now because of one
00:45:47bag of flour, his whole
00:45:48future is ruined now.
00:45:50Why didn't anyone
00:45:51stop them?
00:45:52Where was the class
00:45:54president leading the trip?
00:45:56How did this turn into this?
00:45:58Why didn't anyone stop them?
00:46:00I did.
00:46:00I called the police.
00:46:02Back then, they said I was
00:46:04a buzzkill.
00:46:05Now that everything's blown
00:46:06up, they want to blame me
00:46:07for not stepping in as the
00:46:08scapegoat.
00:46:09The nerve.
00:46:15Helen, this is a DEA agent.
00:46:17There's something about what
00:46:18happens next in the case that
00:46:19I think you need to know.
00:46:21The female agent told me that
00:46:22the four students whose
00:46:23suitcases tested positive for
00:46:25high-purity cocaine were
00:46:26preliminarily believed to have
00:46:27been unwittingly used, but
00:46:28they still had to cooperate
00:46:29with a long federal
00:46:30investigation.
00:46:31Two of them have
00:46:32completely fallen apart.
00:46:34They can't sleep at night.
00:46:35Every time they close their
00:46:36eyes, they see armed SWAT
00:46:37officers at the checkpoint.
00:46:39As for Chloe, the one who
00:46:40started the prank, she's
00:46:41still causing a scene in
00:46:42detention, insisting she was
00:46:44framed.
00:46:45The agent said Chloe spends
00:46:46every day in a glaring
00:46:47orange jail uniform, pounding
00:46:49on the steel door hard
00:46:50enough to shake the whole
00:46:51block.
00:46:52I'm not a drug dealer!
00:46:53I just wanted to blow up on
00:46:55TikTok!
00:46:56I just wanted the whole
00:46:58internet to remember our
00:46:59class six graduation stunt!
00:47:01Let me out!
00:47:05Congratulations, kid.
00:47:06They remember you all right.
00:47:08Those federal felony charges are
00:47:09in black and white now, and you
00:47:11can't just make them disappear.
00:47:19Even now, she still thinks she was
00:47:21just unlucky, right?
00:47:22Yes.
00:47:22She still doesn't understand that
00:47:24public order doesn't make
00:47:24exceptions for anyone's vanity
00:47:26or youth.
00:47:29I walk over and press the
00:47:31intercom button on the monitor,
00:47:32but I don't open the door.
00:47:34Helen, I'm begging you, please
00:47:36write a statement for the
00:47:37prosecutor.
00:47:37Tell them Kevin was just going
00:47:38along with everyone else, okay?
00:47:39He's always been such a good
00:47:40kid.
00:47:41He would never touch that kind
00:47:42of contraband.
00:47:43You can't let one stupid prank
00:47:44destroy his shot at an Ivy League
00:47:46school!
00:47:47Mrs. Kane, every person who
00:47:48took part was over 18.
00:47:50Nobody held a knife to your son
00:47:51and forced him to join in.
00:47:52He didn't mean any harm!
00:47:53He had no idea the consequences
00:47:55would be this serious.
00:47:58He had no idea the consequences
00:47:59would be this serious.
00:48:02They can't punish all of us.
00:48:04There are more than 30 of us.
00:48:05What are they going to do?
00:48:06Lock us all up?
00:48:07Even if they take it seriously,
00:48:08we'll still go viral.
00:48:11It's not that he didn't know
00:48:12the consequences.
00:48:13He just thought that even if
00:48:14he broke the law, he could
00:48:15dodge real punishment by hiding
00:48:17behind the crowd and claiming
00:48:18he was a minor.
00:48:19A deathly silence hangs outside
00:48:21the door for a long time.
00:48:22In the end, the expensive gift
00:48:24box disappears with her into
00:48:26the cold curtain of rain.
00:48:35On the phone screen is a 2,000-word
00:48:37apology post from Amy Archer.
00:48:41On the phone screen is a 2,000-word
00:48:43apology post from Amy Archer.
00:48:45Every line drips with self-pity.
00:48:47She says she was just swept up
00:48:48by the click, that deep down
00:48:50she was really on my side.
00:48:51She even swears that if she had
00:48:52the chance to do it over,
00:48:54she would stand by me
00:48:55without hesitation.
00:48:57I didn't reply to her long
00:48:59scroop.
00:48:59I just sent the video.
00:49:01Helen's way too scared.
00:49:03Let's give her a little help.
00:49:09After I sent the video,
00:49:10I blocked her.
00:49:12With people like that,
00:49:13you don't waste a single word.
00:49:15Evidence is the loudest slap
00:49:17in the face.
00:49:22The day the case was fully closed,
00:49:24the DEA agent in charge
00:49:25asked to meet with me
00:49:26and thanked me for the lead
00:49:28I provided.
00:49:29Take a look at this.
00:49:31It's the interrogation footage
00:49:32of the lead suspect.
00:49:33I think you need to know the truth.
00:49:39In the video,
00:49:40the drug dealer takes off
00:49:41his baseball cap,
00:49:43his eyes full of the careless
00:49:45indivference of a man
00:49:46with nothing to lose.
00:49:50These four bags
00:49:51of high-puzzity coquine,
00:49:52you're the one who put them
00:49:53in the student suitcases?
00:49:55That's right.
00:49:58DDA was watching us
00:49:59so closely,
00:50:01we didn't have a shot
00:50:01at getting anything
00:50:02through the security checkpoint.
00:50:04Then I happened to see
00:50:05that cheer captain's
00:50:07over-the-top teaser
00:50:08on TikTok.
00:50:10Drug was costly!
00:50:11The drug dealer says
00:50:12he thought it was just kids
00:50:13showing off at first.
00:50:15But when he got to
00:50:16Troy International Airport,
00:50:17it was like
00:50:18Christmas came early.
00:50:21It was like
00:50:22Christmas came early.
00:50:24More than 30 carry-ons,
00:50:26all sitting wide open.
00:50:28Those idiots were too busy
00:50:29taking selfies,
00:50:30live streaming,
00:50:31and practicing
00:50:32their little chant
00:50:33to keep an eye
00:50:34on their own bags.
00:50:36A scene that chaotic
00:50:37was basically
00:50:38custom-made cover for me.
00:50:39I could slip something
00:50:41into a bag
00:50:41in under five seconds.
00:50:44You knew they were students
00:50:45and you still use them?
00:50:48So what?
00:50:49Did I force them
00:50:50to play that stupid game
00:50:51at the airport?
00:50:57Do you know
00:50:57one of the students
00:50:58tipped us off ahead of time?
00:51:02Do you know
00:51:02one of the students
00:51:03tipped us off ahead of time?
00:51:06If she hadn't given us
00:51:07the flight details
00:51:08in advance
00:51:08and told us
00:51:09you were planning
00:51:09to use the chaos
00:51:10to get through security,
00:51:11we never would have
00:51:11closed the net this fast.
00:51:14You got taken down
00:51:15by an 18-year-old
00:51:15high school girl.
00:51:16The drug dealer
00:51:17stays silent for a long time,
00:51:19long enough for the mockery
00:51:20to slowly drain from his face
00:51:22until all that's left
00:51:23is a bitter,
00:51:24self-mocking smile.
00:51:25That girl,
00:51:26she has a hell of a lot
00:51:27more sense than those idiots.
00:51:29They'd get sold out
00:51:29and still help count the money.
00:51:34Thanks.
00:51:35I feel no pride
00:51:37in the drug dealer's praise
00:51:38and no pity
00:51:39for my classmate's stupidity.
00:51:44In this life,
00:51:45I didn't take revenge
00:51:46on anyone.
00:51:47I just watched them
00:51:48drag themselves into hell
00:51:49with their own hands.
00:51:52In September,
00:51:54the early fall air
00:51:55in Westbridge
00:51:55is crisp and cool.
00:52:07on move-in day,
00:52:08the campus is packed
00:52:09with bright-eyed freshmen
00:52:11and the air hums
00:52:12with freedom
00:52:13and the promise
00:52:14of the future.
00:52:21looking at my photo
00:52:22on my student ID,
00:52:23I feel a little dazed.
00:52:27At this exact moment
00:52:28in my last life,
00:52:29I was already a cold corpse
00:52:31and the people who killed me
00:52:32were here,
00:52:33stepping over my blood
00:52:34to enjoy an elite education.
00:52:37But now,
00:52:38everything has changed.
00:52:41They're the ones
00:52:41under suspicion
00:52:42for a federal felony
00:52:43and I'm the one
00:52:44standing here in the open
00:52:45with nothing to hide.
00:52:52I heard the classmates
00:52:53who got expelled
00:52:54are having a miserable time now.
00:52:55But I don't care anymore.
00:52:57Their mess will never
00:52:58spill into my life again.
00:53:07In our first week,
00:53:08we took a required
00:53:09freshman lecture
00:53:10for the entire class,
00:53:11Law and Public Safe.
00:53:23The professor points
00:53:24at the image
00:53:25with a laser pointer,
00:53:26his voice echoing
00:53:27through the lecture hall.
00:53:28The law never accepts.
00:53:30I thought it was fine
00:53:31as an excuse.
00:53:32What you thought
00:53:33was a youthful prank
00:53:34became the perfect cover
00:53:35for criminals.
00:53:37Public order doesn't bend
00:53:38for vanity or ignorance.
00:53:4032 kids wrecked their futures
00:53:42over one stupid stunt.
00:53:46Oh my God.
00:53:48Are these people insane?
00:53:49Pulling a prank
00:53:50in front of TSA?
00:53:52That is next level stupid.
00:53:54I heard even their
00:53:54Ivy League admission offers
00:53:55got reswinded.
00:53:56Serves them right.
00:53:58Everyone is mocking
00:53:59this pack of idiots.
00:54:00No one knows
00:54:01that the level-headed
00:54:02class president in the news,
00:54:04the only one
00:54:04who walked away untouched,
00:54:06is sitting right beside them.
00:54:09Trading 32 admission offers
00:54:10from top schools
00:54:11for one basic lesson
00:54:13in common sense.
00:54:15That's one hell of a price.
00:54:34College life is busy and full,
00:54:37but every now and then,
00:54:38I still come across updates
00:54:40about those people.
00:54:41The internet never forgets.
00:54:44In a cheap copy shop
00:54:45in the Troy suburbs,
00:54:47Kevin Kane,
00:54:48wearing a yellowed old T-shirt,
00:54:50is making copies for customers.
00:54:53Hey, man.
00:54:54You look familiar.
00:54:56Aren't you that
00:54:56class vice president
00:54:57from the news?
00:55:00Yeah, the idiot
00:55:01at Troy International Airport
00:55:02who yelled,
00:55:03they can't punish all of us,
00:55:04and demanded an apology
00:55:05from TSA?
00:55:07Why don't you give that
00:55:08they can't punish all of us speech
00:55:10to a federal judge now?
00:55:13Instead,
00:55:13you're stuck here
00:55:14making one-cent copies.
00:55:17Sir, please pay.
00:55:19There are people
00:55:19waiting behind you.
00:55:21Oh, I'll pay.
00:55:22I don't have a federal felony
00:55:23on my record,
00:55:24so yeah,
00:55:25I can afford it.
00:55:28The irony is almost perfect.
00:55:31Back at the airport,
00:55:32he thought 30-plus people
00:55:34was a get-out-of-jail-free card.
00:55:36Now he finally understands.
00:55:37In the eyes of the law,
00:55:39more people just means
00:55:40a longer list of charges.
00:55:51In the comments
00:55:52under Kevin Kane's video,
00:55:53someone has posted another link
00:55:55with the caption.
00:55:59Once a million follower influencer,
00:56:01now just a fast food cashier.
00:56:09The former cheer captain
00:56:10who once chased Cloud
00:56:11at any cost
00:56:12and dreamed of making herself famous
00:56:13by pranking TSA
00:56:14has now had her account
00:56:15permanently banned
00:56:16from the platform.
00:56:19Everybody, look who this is.
00:56:21Isn't this Chloe Cole?
00:56:24The one who was going to pull
00:56:25that huge graduation stunt
00:56:27at Troy International Airport?
00:56:30Stop filming!
00:56:32Please, just stop.
00:56:34My manager will fire me.
00:56:36Stop filming!
00:56:37Please, just stop.
00:56:40My manager will fire me.
00:56:42Didn't you love being on camera?
00:56:43Didn't you say
00:56:44youth should make an impact?
00:56:46Now your million followers are gone
00:56:47and you're selling $5 burgers.
00:56:49That's what impact looks like.
00:56:54I had an admission offer
00:56:56from an Ivy League school.
00:56:57I just wanted people to remember me.
00:56:59I never meant to ruin my whole life.
00:57:03That crisp sound is eerily like
00:57:05the one from the airport that day
00:57:06when a SWAT officer
00:57:07racked an assault rifle.
00:57:19The rain is coming down hard.
00:57:22I walk to the window
00:57:23and recognize the person
00:57:24standing downstairs in the rain.
00:57:26It's Dylan Dale.
00:57:28Seeing him like this
00:57:29does not surprise me.
00:57:30A few days ago
00:57:31someone in our old
00:57:32high school group chat
00:57:33posted a video
00:57:34of him doing back-breaking labor
00:57:35at a freight yound
00:57:36outside Troy.
00:57:37After losing his Ivy League
00:57:38athletic recruit spot
00:57:39Dylan could not find
00:57:41decent work
00:57:41with a felony record
00:57:42hanging over him.
00:57:43Now he is hauling freight
00:57:44in a shipping yard.
00:57:49Move it!
00:57:50You weak little punk.
00:57:51What?
00:57:51You forget to eat?
00:57:56The comments are full
00:57:57of people mocking him.
00:57:59They say he had plenty of strength
00:58:00when he shoved powder
00:58:01into someone else's suitcase.
00:58:03So why is a little lifting
00:58:04enough to make him puke now?
00:58:06He used to have a future.
00:58:07He could have been out
00:58:08on a football field
00:58:09with the crowd
00:58:10cheering for him.
00:58:11He smashed all of that
00:58:12to pieces
00:58:13with his own hands.
00:58:21Dylan Dale is kneeling
00:58:22in the mud
00:58:23head tipped back
00:58:25shouting hoarsely
00:58:26up at the building.
00:58:30Helen Hart!
00:58:32I know you're watching!
00:58:35Please!
00:58:36Come down
00:58:37and see me
00:58:38just once!
00:58:44If you're out here
00:58:45screaming like this
00:58:46are you trying
00:58:46to get the police
00:58:47to add disturbing
00:58:48the peace
00:58:48to your charges?
00:58:53I can't take it anymore!
00:58:55That shipping yard
00:58:56is no place
00:58:57for a human being!
00:58:59Every day
00:58:59I'm hauling those boxes.
00:59:04And every time
00:59:05I close my eyes
00:59:06all I see
00:59:07is that day
00:59:08at the airport
00:59:08me shoving
00:59:09your suitcase!
00:59:10I really do know
00:59:11I was wrong!
00:59:17Helen
00:59:19we grew up together
00:59:20for old times sake
00:59:22would you please
00:59:22write the court
00:59:23a letter asking
00:59:23for leniency?
00:59:25If you put in
00:59:26one good word for me
00:59:27maybe the judge
00:59:28will go easier on me.
00:59:29Maybe I can still
00:59:30start over!
00:59:31More than 10 years
00:59:31of history
00:59:32what a useful
00:59:33bargaining chip.
00:59:35When he needed
00:59:35someone to take
00:59:36the fall
00:59:36it was the rope
00:59:37he used to tie me down.
00:59:39When he needed saving
00:59:40it became
00:59:41his last lifeline.
00:59:43Dylan
00:59:44when you shoved
00:59:45that bag of white powder
00:59:46into my suitcase
00:59:47without even knowing
00:59:48what was in it
00:59:49did our years of history
00:59:50ever cross your mind?
00:59:55If you had the chance
00:59:56to do it over
00:59:57you still wouldn't
00:59:58have chosen my side.
01:00:01You just regret
01:00:02that I wasn't the one
01:00:03who got caught that day.
01:00:07The day the case
01:00:08was closed
01:00:09a DEA agent
01:00:10called me.
01:00:11He told me
01:00:11the drug kingpin
01:00:12who had blended in
01:00:13among the students
01:00:13was unbelievably arrogant
01:00:14in the interrogation room.
01:00:16Those stupid teenagers
01:00:17chose to leave
01:00:17their suitcases wide open.
01:00:18Their vanity
01:00:19gave me the best cover
01:00:20I had ever seen.
01:00:21The drug kingpin
01:00:22thought those high schoolers
01:00:23were lambs
01:00:23being led to the slaughter.
01:00:24Then the agent
01:00:25slapped my photo
01:00:26down in front of him
01:00:26and told him
01:00:27a high school girl
01:00:28had set the trap
01:00:28three days earlier
01:00:29and brought down
01:00:30his entire operation.
01:00:37Those smug boys and girls
01:00:39traded 32 admission offers
01:00:40from top schools
01:00:41to learn one
01:00:42brutally expensive lesson.
01:00:44The law never gives
01:00:45anyone a pass
01:00:46just because they're young.
01:00:51And I stepped over
01:00:52the ruins of their arrogance
01:00:54into the life
01:00:55that was truly mine.
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