13 Reasons Why (TV Series)

Tape 5, Side A (2017)

Derek Luke: Kevin Porter

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• Andy Baker : [to Mr. Porter]  You say the school had no idea my daughter was suicidal, but you published a poem in that school paper that says exactly what she was feeling.

  Kevin Porter : Okay, hang on.

  [closes the door to his office] 

  Kevin Porter : Um, this isn't a school-sanctioned publication. This is one of the students' independent art projects. It's distributed on campus.

  Andy Baker : Teachers were discussing this poem in class when they should have been getting help for the kid that wrote it.

  Kevin Porter : Okay, to be fair, this was published anonymously.

  Andy Baker : Did anyone try to find out who wrote it? Or ask whoever it is that put it in there?

  Kevin Porter : Mr. Baker, this doesn't seem to be talking about suicide.

  Andy Baker : Are you serious? She talks about drowning with stones tied to her feet. She talks about being lost for good.

  Kevin Porter : Mr. Baker, a lot of teens talk about being lost.

  Andy Baker : Well, God help them if they come to you.

• Kevin Porter : Hey, Ryan, thanks for coming in. I wanted to ask you a question about this poem.

  Ryan Shaver : Oh.

  Kevin Porter : Do you remember where it came from?

  Ryan Shaver : Someone slipped it into my locker last year.

  Kevin Porter : Hmm.

  Ryan Shaver : Yeah, I thought it was well-written.

  Kevin Porter : So you didn't actually find it on campus.

  Ryan Shaver : Isn't that the whole concept of the magazine? Sometimes I get submissions anonymously. Why are you asking me about this?

  Kevin Porter : It seems that Hannah Baker wrote it.

  Ryan Shaver : Oh, my God.

  Kevin Porter : Now her folks aren't too happy it got passed out around campus.

  Ryan Shaver : I had no idea it was Hannah's.

  Kevin Porter : Did you think maybe the person who wrote this was thinking about hurting themself?

  Ryan Shaver : To be honest, this isn't the first submission I've received like this. Teenage angst, you know? Perennially popular. But just because you write something doesn't mean you're going to do it.

  Kevin Porter : True, but I'm afraid the administration can't allow you to publish "Lost & Found" anymore.

  Ryan Shaver : But I'm working on a memorial issue dedicated to Hannah Baker.

  Kevin Porter : I get that, but with her parents bringing a lawsuit, it's too sensitive right now.

  Ryan Shaver : That's unfair. I built this magazine out of nothing. It's the focal point of my college apps.

  Kevin Porter : You may be asked to give testimony about this poem. That could affect your college admission too. I'm sorry.

  Ryan Shaver : Sucks to be held accountable. Doesn't it?