Andre, Beck and others in “Unfinished Business”

I told you, I DON'T KNOW!

Cat

Okay, if you don't know, you don't know. [slaps Beck hard then grabs his shirt] NOW DO YOU KNOW?!

Hey, man! Get your partner off of me!

Andre

You better tell her what she wants to know. [licks a lollipop]

Cat

You got three seconds to talk.

I-I-I don't know. I-

(Cat slaps him again)

She's in my basement! [Cat lets go of him] She's in my basement. [gets on his knees and cries]

Boring.

[The students turns to Sikowitz]

Andre

That was boring?

[gets up] Yeah, it was all too predictable. There were no, [puts on a shocked face] AHH, surprises.

Jade

I enjoyed the slapping.

See, entertainment is so much more entertaining, when the characters do something the audience doesn't expect.

Robbie

I don't get what you're trying to say here.

RRex

You've bewildered everybody.

[The students begin to talk all at once.]

All right, okay, maybe I'm wrong. Let's move on the something else. [Cat, Beck and Andre sit back down] Let's talk about our hopes and dreams. [points to Tori] Tori.

[points to Sikowitz] Sikowitz.

What's your biggest hope and/or dream? [smiles at her]

Uh...probably to be a pop star. A really successful singer.

[laughs insanely]

[laughs nervously with him] What?

Oh, well, maybe you could sing at weddings for the hearing impaired. [continues laughing]

[The students looks at Sikowitz in shock.]

Jade

Okay, this is the most fun class ever.

[sad] You really don't think I can make it as a singer?

Nope. HA! You see? You're all staring at me with rapt attention. Why? Because, as a teacher, you expect me to encourage my students not puke on their dreams. Right?

[The students agree]

Uh huh.

This is what I'm trying to explain. When characters do the unexpected- [falls suddenly] audiences pay attention.

Oh, I have a headache.

[The bell rings.]