Scene Order

1. Bonnie’s hallucination/nightmare of Peter
2. Bonnie and Nick discuss Peter’s death the morning after
3. Mothers talk about the “good boys” of the town and importance of Peter’s memorial
4. Dodie, Nick, and Bonnie discuss Peter’s death after his body is found
5. Nick finds inebriated Bonnie and Peter at a house party
6. Peter rapes Bonnie
7. Moms discuss crime scene photos with Dodie; Peter’s COD still unknown
8. Peter and Nick drunkenly walk in the snow around the lake 
9. Nick confronts Peter about raping Bonnie
10. Moms load Nick on a sled and take him offstage
11. Moms confront Nick about Peter’s injuries
12. Nick, Bonnie, and Peter play quarters, Peter pressures Bonnie to drink more, Bonnie and Peter leave Nick to go to Peter’s bedroom
13. Moms confront Bonnie about Peter’s death, invite her to his “celebration of life,” give her a photo of Peter’s dead body, and she calls Peter’s phone after they leave
14. Bonnie and Peter talk while looking at clouds, Peter confesses his love for Bonnie and confirms that they are officially a couple
15. Moms, Nick, Dodie, and Bonnie are at Peter’s memorial
16. Moms confront Bonnie about not being “in mourning” enough
17. Bonnie confronts Peter about the rape in the alley behind Brommie’s, Bonnie punches Peter
18. Peter drowns
19. Bonnie and Nick argue about the rape, their friendship, and Peter’s death at the lakeside memorial
20. Bonnie brings a casserole to Dodie and tells him that Peter raped her
21. Bonnie calls Peter’s phone and he joins her in her room and as they review alternative choices on the night he raped her

Chronological Events

Year One:

1. Sometime during Bonnie’s Freshman year of college, Nick introduces Bonnie and Peter “at lunch”. The three of them spend a lot of time together during the end of Freshman year.
2. Nick and Bonnie frequently hang out together over the summer.

Year Two:

3. August – before the start of school:  At Nick and Peter’s, Bonnie, now a Sophomore, plays quarters with the guys. Peter pressures Bonnie to drink more, Bonnie and Peter leave Nick to go to Peter’s bedroom where they have sex and their relationship begins. 
4. November. Bonnie and Peter talk while looking at clouds, Peter confesses his love for Bonnie and confirms that they are officially a couple.
5. Bonnie and Peter remain a couple throughout her sophomore year.

Year Three:

6. September: Bonnie’s Junior year begins. Bonnie and Peter are still together. Are things rocky? Is Peter faking it and wanting to break up?
7. Before Winter break: Nick finds inebriated Bonnie in the bathroom at Nick and Peter’s Christmas house party
8. Peter rapes Bonnie
9. Bonnie does not hear from Peter again.
10. Bonnie shares what happened with Nick (over Winter break?)
11. Bonnie returns from winter break – 5 weeks after the rape
12. January: Nick confronts Peter about raping Bonnie
13. Late January: School resumes.
14. Late January/Early February? Bonnie confronts Peter about the rape in the alley behind Brommie’s, Bonnie punches Peter
15. Peter drowns  – same night as confrontation
16. Peter’s body is found – when?
17. Dodie is called in and the body is identified – When?
18. Bonnie and Nick discuss Peter’s death – when?
19. Dodie, Nick, and Bonnie discuss Peter’s death and what happened the night he died.
20. Mothers talk about the “good boys” of the town and the importance of Peter’s memorial. 
21. Moms discuss crime scene photos with Dodie and convince him to hold a public memorial service. They steal a photo of Dead Peter.
22. A drunk Nick wanders down to the lake where Peter drowned. After nearly falling into the lake, Nick passes out in the snow.
23. Moms load Nick on a sled and take him to the memorial. They convince Nick to attend Peter’s memorial service by showing him the dead photo of Peter.
24. Moms confront Bonnie about Peter’s death, invite her to his “celebration of life,” give her a photo of Peter’s dead body, and she calls Peter’s phone after they leave
25. Moms, Nick, Dodie, and Bonnie attend Peter’s memorial
26. Moms confront Bonnie about not being “in mourning” enough
27. Bonnie and Nick argue about the rape, their friendship, and Peter’s death at the lakeside memorial (same night as the memorial)
28. One or two days later: Bonnie brings a casserole to Dodie and tells him that Peter raped her 
29. Mom’s realize they can’t control Bonnie, that Peter’s perfect memory will not be perfectly preserved. They are now forced to face the reality of their own boys as well.
30. Bonnie calls Peter’s phone and he joins her in her room and as they review alternative choices on the night he raped her.

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