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Andrew testemunha contra Fletcher, ele é solicitado a seguir o suicídio de Sean Casey.
RACHEL: Would you characterize his conduct as extreme, Andrew? Did he ever intentionally inflict emotional distress?
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This would not be a public hearing, you know. Fletcher would never know it was you who spoke up.
ANDREW: Why would you do this to me?
JIM: Do you think that I would let him put my son through hell and then just walk away scot-free? Don't you know I would never let that happen? That there is nothing in the world more important to me than you? Don't you know that?
RACHEL: Andrew?
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RACHEL: Andrew?
ANDREW: Just tell me what to say.
Isso leva a que Fletcher seja demitido, o que é confirmado quando Andrew conhece Fletcher no clube de jazz.
Apesar das garantias de que Fletcher nunca descobriria quem testemunhou, ele de alguma forma descobriu e toda a cena final é baseada em torno de Fletcher recebendo o pagamento por Andrew, fazendo com que ele perdesse o emprego.FLETCHER: Andrew. Hey. [JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS] I don't know if you heard. Uh... I'm not at Shaffer anymore.
ANDREW: Yeah, I did hear that. Did you quit?
FLETCHER: Not exactly. Some parents got a kid from Sean Casey's year, I think, to say some things about me. Although why anybody would have anything other than peaches and cream to say about me is a mystery.