The River King
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:07:04
They found a body
in the river this morning.

:07:07
Saying it's Gus Pierce.
:07:09
Jesus.
:07:10
They're saying
he killed himself.

:07:13
Who are?
:07:14
I'm just telling you
what the dean told me.

:07:17
A bright boy,
no doubt about it.

:07:20
But he'd been behaving oddly
these last few weeks.

:07:23
In what ways?
:07:24
He wouldn't change
his clothes.

:07:26
Wouldn't go to classes,
stayed in bed day after day.

:07:29
He was in Chalk House,
you see.

:07:33
Well no, actually,
we don't see.

:07:36
What exactly is
the significance of that?

:07:38
Only that it's our most
venerable boy's house.

:07:41
We have four.
:07:43
Sharpe, Otto, Denton
and Chalk.

:07:49
Everyone wants to be
in Chalk.

:07:51
Gus was there because of his
perfect scores in his aptitude tests.

:07:55
There are distinct advantages
to being there.

:07:57
They have a maid,
for instance.

:07:59
A maid?
:08:00
And their own parking area.
So they can have a car on campus.

:08:04
It seems to pay off.
:08:06
Chalk boys always graduate
top of the class.

:08:08
I'm guessing that Gus wasn't
the typical Chalk House boy.

:08:12
Bit of an outsider, really.
:08:15
God, you know, I just feel...
:08:17
terrible I didn't see
how depressed he was.

:08:21
So moody sometimes, but...
:08:25
I never thought
he'd commit suicide.

:08:26
- We're not talking suicide.
- No-one mentioned anything about suicide.

:08:30
We don't know how
this boy died.

:08:34
If it's all right with you, we'd
like to take a look at his room.

:08:38
Yes, of this course.
:08:45
Are you trying to burn
the place down?

:08:46
- Not a bad idea.
- Where's Kenny?

:08:49
He's not coming.
He's over at Fotomart.

:08:51
- What?
- No photographs? Why not?

:08:53
Word from the Chief was: "Don't bother him.
Don't take too much time with any of...

:08:56
- Come on, we need photos.
- That's what the guy said.


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