Drunk, Tripp admits that he can’t remember why he is mad at Brynn. He is staying in Charlotte’s guest house, which is stocked with liquor. Brynn says she saw the turquoise envelope in Tripp’s bedroom years ago, but Tripp denies it. She then interrogates him because she can tell when he’s lying: he rubs his thumb and finger together. She learns that he didn’t take the money, and neither did Charlotte, but his dad did. Tripp found it and brought it back to school, planning to turn it in to the office, but police were there searching after Mr. Larkin’s death. Tripp panicked and stuffed the money in the nearest locker, which randomly turned out to be Charlotte’s.

Tripp admits that the reason he yelled at Brynn in front of everyone is because he knew she had seen the turquoise envelope. He decided to yell at her and call her a stalker, so that if she told people he had the money, he’d say she was lying in retaliation. Tripp also confesses he was in love with Brynn in eighth grade.

Brynn tells Tripp he needs to straighten out. He then remembers why he’s angry: She is secretly working for Motive about Mr.