Walking the Halls (2012)
Jamie Luner: Holly Benson
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Quotes
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Holly Benson : [Casey unemotionally walks the streets after exiting the hotel. She finally phones her mother. The line rings] Casey.
Casey Benson : [softly, voice slightly breaking] Mom.
Holly Benson : Honey! Honey, what's the matter? What is going on?
Casey Benson : [weeping] I need you to come pick me up.
Holly Benson : Okay, okay. Where are you?
[cut to a shot of their home at nighttime]
Holly Benson : So, how many girls are involved in this?
Casey Benson : [in casual clothes, hair up, resting head on her hand] I can't say, really. A few.
Holly Benson : [concerned, determined] I mean, are they all from your school?
Casey Benson : Mom, I told you, I can't talk about it.
[turns to her mom]
Holly Benson : Here.
[hands her a cloth ice pack for her cheek]
Holly Benson : This pimp, wh-where did you meet this pimp?
Casey Benson : Mom, stop. All I can say is that they're dangerous, and if I say anything...
Holly Benson : Honey, we can't let them get away with this. They're gonna do it to - to another girl. Somebody has to stand up to them.
Casey Benson : Mom, they'll kill me, okay? So just drop it.
Holly Benson : Honey, if they've threatened you, then we're going to the police.
Casey Benson : My God, no, no. Definitely *not* the police. Promise me you will not call the cops.
Holly Benson : [passionately, yet gently] Why?
Casey Benson : [thinks for a few moments] I don't want to tell them what I did. I don't want to tell them I'm a prostitute.
Holly Benson : [takes her face] Honey, they deceived you. They pulled you into something you didn't want to do.
Casey Benson : [shakes head, not looking into Holly's eyes] Not really. I chose it. I... chose to take the money.
[more confident sounding]
Casey Benson : No one made me do it. I'm not who you think I am, Mom. I'm not who *I* thought I was.
Holly Benson : Oh, baby, you are. You are still the same little girl that I loved from the moment you were born.
[nods, whispers]
Holly Benson : We all make bad choices. I've made some bad choices. This doesn't define you.
Casey Benson : [emotionally, shaking head] I'm sorry.
Holly Benson : No, I'm so sorry.
[they embrace]
Holly Benson : Oh, baby. Honey, I ove you more than anything in the whole world!
[Casey continues weeping and they retract from the embrace]
Casey Benson : Let's just move. Let's just get out of L.A. I don't want to live here anymore.
Holly Benson : [caresses her head and cheek] We're gonna get through this.
[whispers]
Holly Benson : I promise you.
[grasps Casey's head and kisses her forehead]
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Holly Benson : [shot of the school as kids walk in the scene; voiceover of Holly talking] I'd like to take my daughter out of this school, and I was told that I'd need to request a transfer.
Principal Jenkins : I'm disappointed to hear this; Casey's one of our best students.
Holly Benson : [nods slightly] I know.
Principal Jenkins : [suspicious] Is there something wrong?
Holly Benson : Is this conversation confidential?
Principal Jenkins : Absolutely.
Holly Benson : [licks lips slightly] Casey's afraid to come back here. Apparently, there are some people - some students - that are involved in something... illegal.
Principal Jenkins : Ms. Benson, i that's the case, I have a right to know what it is.
Holly Benson : I don't know if it's happening on this campus, but I have reason to believe that some of the students are engaged in sexual activity for money.
Principal Jenkins : [gasps] Casey told you this?
Holly Benson : She didn't give me any names, and she did not give me any details, and she made it very clear that she wants to keep her name out of it. But, yes. Yeah, she told me.
Principal Jenkins : [sighs] With your permission, I'd like to do one thing -
[scene cuts to Jack finding out from them Casey blabbed about the escort service]
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Jack : [faked sincerity] This is certainly unwelcome news. Prostitution is becoming more and more of a problem in our local schools.
[they begin walking]
Jack : Grenada Hills just busted a 16-year-old boy pimping out his 15-year-old girlfriend.
[crosses his arms]
Principal Jenkins : We're talking nice schools. These kids come from good homes.
Jack : The girls don't think they're doing anything wrong, or, at least in a lot of these cases, that's what they claim. It's a real tragedy.
[eye contact with Holly]
Principal Jenkins : Well, we're gonna put a stop to it before it takes hold on this campus.
Jack : Absolutely. And don't worry, Mrs. Benson. I'll respect your daughter's privacy. We'll get to the bottom of this.
Holly Benson : Thank you.
Jack : Of course.
Principal Jenkins : Thank you, Officer McConnelly.
[she leads Holly off-screen to walk with her and Jack, arms crossed, looks at them and the expression on his face changes slightly]
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Holly Benson : [camera lowering down on city as Holly talks] So, how would you feel about transferring to Van Westerly?
Casey Benson : Oh, my God, not that place. Jeremy's girlfriend. Ugh!
Holly Benson : [stirring food] Well, that's what the district recommended.
[Casey becomes suspicious]
Casey Benson : The district? Who did you talk to?
Holly Benson : Well, I spoke with Principal Jenkins.
Casey Benson : [slightly panicked] Oh my God, Mom, you talked to her? What did you tell her? Please tell me you didn't mention anything!
Holly Benson : Casey, honey, she asked me a lot of questions and I gave her very vague answers,
[Casey sighs in distress]
Holly Benson : and I also told her that you weren't interested in discussing any of the details.
Casey Benson : Mom!
Holly Benson : I had to give her a reason.
Casey Benson : Did anybody see you?
Holly Benson : What do you mean?
Casey Benson : I mean, was anybody there besides Ms. Jenkins?
[doorbell rings]
Holly Benson : I'll get that.
Casey Benson : [on edge] No. I got it.
[she walks to the door while her mom relaxes, and Amber is bouncing in the window]
Casey Benson : Amber?
Amber : Casey, I need to talk to you about something!
Casey Benson : About what?
Amber : [panicked] I need your help!
Casey Benson : Why?
Amber : It's Jack. Something happened, and he went crazy! Come on, Casey, open up; I'm scared! Before somebody sees me out here!
Holly Benson : Casey, who is it?
[now at the door]
Casey Benson : [looks to her mom] Um, it's my friend, Amber.
Holly Benson : Okay.
[Amber is let in]
Holly Benson : Hi, is everything okay?
Amber : No, no, it's not.
[Jack makes his way in after Amber and cocks the gun and Amber closes the door]
Holly Benson : Go, honey, run!
[Jack's plan commences with Amber as an accomplice]
