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== Detailed Synopsis ==
== Detailed Synopsis ==


[[Johnny]] arrives home and gives [[Lisa]] a red dress as a present.  [[Denny]] walks into their home, grabs an apple and follows Johnny and Lisa upstairs as they go to have sex.  Denny leaves and Johnny and Lisa have sex. The next morning, [[Claudette]] visits Lisa and Lisa tells her she doesn't love Johnny anymore, and Claudette tells her that she can't support herself and Johnny bought her a car, a ring and clothes.  Lisa calls [[Mark The Room|Mark]] and demands to talk with him and she calls Claudette a stupid bitch and asks to see Mark tomorrowThe next day, Mark stops by Johnny and Lisa's apartment and Lisa flirts with Mark and tells him she doesn't love Johnny anymore and after Mark temporarily resists, they have sex.  After they have sex, Mark regrets going behind Johnny's back and Lisa tells him she loves him and Mark tells her they can't cheat together again.  Johnny buys a bouquet of flowers from [[Florist]].  Denny stops by Johnny and Lisa's home and asks to kiss Lisa, and then leaves.  Johnny gets home and gives Lisa the flowers and tells Lisa he didn't get his promotion at the bank.  He and Lisa then get drunk and have sex.  The next day Lisa asks Claudette if she will be coming to Johnny's surprise birthday party next Friday and Claudette complains that Harold wants her to give him a share of her house and that she has breast cancer and is dyingLisa then tells Claudette that Johnny didn't get his promotion, got drunk and hit her, which Claudette doesn't believe.
Newspaper headlines flash across the screen detailing marijuana incidentsOne article mentions a PTA meeting at Truman High School where [[Dr. Carroll]] will be be giving a talk on marijuanaHe tells the parents to tell their children about the dangers of narcotics and to urge lawmakers to enact compulsory education on the scourge of marijuana.  He then reads them a letter from the Department of Narcotics telling them that PTA groups can be valuable in stamping out marijuanaHe then tells the parents how drugs can be hidden in shoes and other items.  He ends telling them that marijuana is deadlier than heroin and tells them the story of an apartment run by [[Mae]].


[[Michelle]] and [[Mike]] break into Johnny and Lisa's apartment and start making out and afterwards are caught by Lisa and Claudette coming back from shopping.  Denny stops by and Lisa tells Claudette that Johnny wanted to adopt Denny and when Denny turned 18 found him an apartment in the same building and started paying for itOn the roof of the building, Denny is confronted by [[Chris-R]] who demands the money Denny owes him and then pulls a gun on DennyJohnny and Mark see Denny and Chris-R and take away Chris-R's gun and then take him to the policeDenny admits to Claudette and Lisa that he owes Chris-R money after he bought drugs from himLisa calls Mark and tells him she still has feelings for him.  The following day, Johnny complains to Mark that Lisa has been telling people that he hit her.  Mark asks Johnny if he thinks women cheat like men and then relates a story of a woman he knew who had multiple boyfriends and when they found out, beat her so badly she had to go to the hospital which makes Johnny laughDenny goes to the roof of the building and he and Johnny toss a football around and Denny tells Johnny that he is in love with Lisa and Johnny says he is okay with it and trusts him and LisaLisa tells Michelle that Johnny didn't get the promotion at work and then hit her when he got drunk.  Lisa then tells Michelle that she is sleeping with Mark and she doesn't love Johnny anymore. 
[[Jack Reefer Madness|Jack]] enters an apartment and wakes Mae up and tells her to get the place cleaned upThe doorbell rings and Jack lets in a group of people including Eddie and then tells Mae he is leaving to make a drop offRalph is walking with two other guys when one guy invites him to a partyJack walks up to Ralph and Ralph points out Mary Reefer Madness|Mary to JackThey then walk up to Mary, Bill Reefer Madness|Bill and Jimmy Reefer Madness|Jimmy and Ralph introduces Jack to themRalph invites them to get together, but Mary tells them they have plansJimmy then goes with Ralph and Jack and they go to a club and see Hot Fingers playJack asks Mae, who is also at the club if she has any new prospects and she motions at Jimmy who is dancing with AgnesMae invites Jimmy to her place and they and Jack and Ralph leave.  Bill goes to Mary's house and they drink hot chocolate and reenact a scene from Rome and Juliet until they are interrupted by [[Mrs. Lane]].  Bill goes home and Junior tells Mr. Harper and Mrs. Harper that Bill has a girlfriendJimmy picks up Bill and they drive to the soda shop and sit with Ralph and BlancheThey then leave and go to Mae's placeJimmy leaves to drive Jack to get some more joints, while Bill stays and sits with BlancheMae walks into the room and hands out joints, and Blanche convinces Bill to try oneJack goes inside to see his boss after giving Jimmy a jointPete Daly walks into the Boss's office and tells him he wont sell marijuana to kids and the Boss fires himAs Jimmy is driving Jack back to Mae's place, he runs over a pedestrian and drives awayDr. Carroll is at the Federal Offices Bureau of Investigation telling Mr. Wyatt that he is sure there is a gang distributing narcotics to studentsMr. Wyatt then tells Dr. Carroll about the growing spread of marijuana.
 
Johnny comes home and Lisa threatens to break up with Johnny and then goes to bedIn the alley, Mike tells Johnny that he left his underwear at Johnny's apartment and Claudette found them.  He, Johnny and Denny then toss the football around.  Mark shows up and shoves Mike too hard and has to take him to Mike's home.  Lisa and Claudette arrive at the apartment and Lisa tells Claudette that she had sex with someone else, which Johnny, who is listening on the stairs, hearsJohnny then starts to bug his home to record all phone conversations.  Johnny has a conversation with [[Peter The Room|Peter]] about women and how he knows Lisa is cheating on him and asks for advice, but Peter tells him he doesn't want to get between him and Lisa.  Mark arrives and Johnny tells him what they have been discussing to which Mark mentions he is dating a married woman.  Johnny then tells the story of how he met Lisa while working as a busboy in a hotel and he said hi to her.  Lisa arrives home with Denny and Mark and Peter leave.  On the roof, Mark tells Peter that he did something awful and Peter figures out he cheated with Lisa.  Peter tells Mark to stop seeing Lisa and they walk back into the building.  At a coffee shop, [[Coffee Shop 1]], [[Coffee Shop 2]], [[Coffee Shop 3]] and [[Coffee Shop 4]] order coffee from [[Susan The Room|Susan]] and [[Barista 2]].  Johnny and Mark arrive and when Mark asks about Johnny's new bank client, Johnny asks about his sex life. Mark meets up with Lisa and they have sex again. Johnny and Mark go the park and toss a football aroundMark goes to Johnny and Lisa's apartment again and as they are about to make out, Michelle arrives and interrupts them and Mark leavesMichelle asks Lisa if she has told Johnny and Lisa tells her if she can't get what she wants from Mark she will get it from someone elseClaudette comes to visit Lisa and Lisa tells Claudette that she loves Mark and not Johnny and Claudette tells her that marriage has nothing to do with love. 
 
Johnny comes home to his surprise party with Mark, Lisa, Denny, Claudette Michelle, Mike, [[Steven The Room|Steven]], [[Party Member 1]], [[Party Member 2]], [[Party Member 3]] and [[Party Member 4]] in attendance.  During the party, Johnny watches Lisa with suspicion.  Lisa suggests everyone go outside for fresh air and then after everyone but Mark leaves, she grabs him and they go onto the couchSteven walks into the room while they are making out and demands to know what is going onLisa tells Steven she loves Mark and Steven tells her she is going to destroy JohnnyJohnny announces to everyone at the party that he and Lisa are expecting a baby.  Michelle and Steven pull Lisa aside and Michelle tells her she has to be honest with Johnny.  Lisa admits to them that she is not pregnant and she told Johnny she was pregnant to make things interesting.  Michelle and Steven argue with Lisa and she ignores their advice and tells everyone at the party it is time to eat cakeParty Member 4 tells Party Member 3 that Lisa is looking hot tonight.  Mark asks Lisa who the baby belongs to and Lisa slaps Mark.  Johnny and Mark get into a short pushing match and then apologize to each other.   
 
Later, Johnny catches Lisa and Mark dancing and another fight breaks out between Johnny and Mark. Johnny then accuses everyone of betraying him and walks upstairs and locks himself in the bedroom. Lisa calls Mark and he tells her she should leave Johnny and he doesn't like Johnny anymore.  Johnny pulls out the tape he used to record every phone conversation and plays it for Lisa who tells him she is leaving him.  Johnny then destroys the apartment and thrusts with his crotch against the red dress he bought her as a gift before ripping itHe then pulls out a gun and shoots himself in the head, killing himself. Mark and Lisa run into the room and find Johnny dead and Mark kisses Johnny's forehead.  Mark then breaks up with Lisa and blames Lisa for Johnny killing himself. Denny runs into the room and sees Johnny dead and tells Mark and Lisa to leave him and Johnny's body.  They then all gather around Johnny's body as an ambulance arrives.

Revision as of 20:36, 7 May 2019

A successful banker, and nice guy is betrayed by everyone in his life.


Genre

Drama

Characters/Groups

Mary - Dorothy Short

Bill - Kenneth Craig

Blanche - Lillian Miles

Ralph - Dave O'Brien

Mae - Thelma White

Jack - Carleton Young

Jimmy - Warren McCullom

Agnes - Pat Royale

Dr. Carroll - Josef Forte

Junior - Harry Harvey, Jr.

Character thumbnails with links to profiles

Detailed Synopsis

Newspaper headlines flash across the screen detailing marijuana incidents. One article mentions a PTA meeting at Truman High School where Dr. Carroll will be be giving a talk on marijuana. He tells the parents to tell their children about the dangers of narcotics and to urge lawmakers to enact compulsory education on the scourge of marijuana. He then reads them a letter from the Department of Narcotics telling them that PTA groups can be valuable in stamping out marijuana. He then tells the parents how drugs can be hidden in shoes and other items. He ends telling them that marijuana is deadlier than heroin and tells them the story of an apartment run by Mae.

Jack enters an apartment and wakes Mae up and tells her to get the place cleaned up. The doorbell rings and Jack lets in a group of people including Eddie and then tells Mae he is leaving to make a drop off. Ralph is walking with two other guys when one guy invites him to a party. Jack walks up to Ralph and Ralph points out Mary Reefer Madness|Mary to Jack. They then walk up to Mary, Bill Reefer Madness|Bill and Jimmy Reefer Madness|Jimmy and Ralph introduces Jack to them. Ralph invites them to get together, but Mary tells them they have plans. Jimmy then goes with Ralph and Jack and they go to a club and see Hot Fingers play. Jack asks Mae, who is also at the club if she has any new prospects and she motions at Jimmy who is dancing with Agnes. Mae invites Jimmy to her place and they and Jack and Ralph leave. Bill goes to Mary's house and they drink hot chocolate and reenact a scene from Rome and Juliet until they are interrupted by Mrs. Lane. Bill goes home and Junior tells Mr. Harper and Mrs. Harper that Bill has a girlfriend. Jimmy picks up Bill and they drive to the soda shop and sit with Ralph and Blanche. They then leave and go to Mae's place. Jimmy leaves to drive Jack to get some more joints, while Bill stays and sits with Blanche. Mae walks into the room and hands out joints, and Blanche convinces Bill to try one. Jack goes inside to see his boss after giving Jimmy a joint. Pete Daly walks into the Boss's office and tells him he wont sell marijuana to kids and the Boss fires him. As Jimmy is driving Jack back to Mae's place, he runs over a pedestrian and drives away. Dr. Carroll is at the Federal Offices Bureau of Investigation telling Mr. Wyatt that he is sure there is a gang distributing narcotics to students. Mr. Wyatt then tells Dr. Carroll about the growing spread of marijuana.