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- Alright.
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7. - All good?
- Yes.
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- Mm-hm.
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10. My name is Kevin McClain.
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11. St. Bernardine High School will tell you
that I am the Turd Burglar.
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21. Shat? Shit? Shat my pants?
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22. Shit. It's shit.
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25. My name is Kevin McClain.
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26. Kevin McClain was expelled from school,
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for crimes that he confessed to.
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those confessions were coerced.
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that false confessions do happen,
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people who are not starved for attention,
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is pretty much opportunistic.
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looking for the lever
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where you want to go.
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to knock that lemonade
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didn't you?
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about an AP Bio assignment.
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doesn't surprise me at all.
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into Brother Buckley,
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the superior beverage.
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will be waiting—
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You're gonna take the later bus.
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and go down to the school,
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"Oh, it's not necessary."
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considering him a suspect.
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for two hours, four hours, six hours,
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into the parking lot—
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118. - Excuse me, officers.
- Hey, Kathy.
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"If you confess, this will happen.
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143. If you don't confess, this will happen."
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- No, no, no.
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- I think— Can you...?
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- No.
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- No, I enjoy it.
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452. I lied to the officers.
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453. I did go to Dawsey's with Tanner,
but I did not buy laxatives.
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454. Well, what did you buy?
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455. I do not remember.
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456. It was two weeks after the fact
when they asked me.
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457. Do you remember what you got at
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458. I don't know.
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459. I wish I could remember, I really do,
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460. but all I know is that
it wasn't laxatives.
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461. We know from the police report
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462. that caused the Brownout was maltitol.
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463. So we decided to go
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465. Iron oxide yellow, isopropyl alcohol.
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466. Do any of these have maltitol?
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467. This one doesn't.
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468. Maybe we're just not looking
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469. Let's go ask a pharmacist.
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470. You're not going to find any laxatives
with maltitol in 'em.
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471. Why not?
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472. It's primarily a sugar substitute.
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473. Do you have anything here
that has maltitol in it?
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474. - Yep.
- No laxatives have maltitol.
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475. We've got some candy.
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476. Like, what kind of candy?
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477. This one has the maltitol in it.
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481. It was a product with a reputation
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482. consistent with that of the Brownout.
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483. Says one Amazon customer,
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484. "These Gummy Bears
made me shit like crazy.
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485. My anus felt like
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487. But the idea that Kevin
boiled down Gummy Bears
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the lemonade dispenser
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completely changed the color
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493. - So where did the maltitol come from?
- I don't know.
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494. I mean, obviously
not from Dawsey's, I guess.
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495. Did the police even try and verify
what Tanner said?
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497. and see that none of the laxatives
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498. and they weren't able to do that,
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499. which means they just went off
of everything that Tanner said
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500. - and took it as facts.
- Yeah.
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501. If he can get the maltitol from Dawsey's
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502. You're right.
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503. I'm almost positive that
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505. Okay.
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506. Maltitol caused the Brownout.
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507. But maltitol can't be purchased
at Dawsey's.
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508. So why would Tanner tell the officers
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512. but I do know that Kevin and Tanner
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513. haven't been best friends
for, like, a minute.
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514. He thinks I ruined Skip Day.
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515. Skip Day is a St. Bernardine institution.
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516. It's an annual planned event
where students pitch in for an Airbnb
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520. It was kind of a shitshow,
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521. because half the party was doing
the Great American Challenge,
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530. Lundgarden's mom!
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531. The puzzle has to be last.
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532. And the pizza has to be sausage jalapeño.
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533. It's fucking impossible.
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534. Kevin and Tanner always made fun
of Skip Day.
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535. They called it "Skip Chromosome Day."
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536. So when Skip Day
rolled around this year...
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537. Kevin was really surprised to see
that Tanner was not in school.
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538. This is the best Skip Day yet!
Yeah, bro!
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539. Guys, shh!
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540. The cops are here!
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542. called the authorities.
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543. You resent your classmates.
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544. Don't you, Kevin?
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545. Yeah, you even went as far
as to call the police
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546. to get a Skip Day party canceled,
didn't you?
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547. I did not call the police.
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that things got really heated.
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555. He said that they'd never really
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556. And then, I guess Kevin just lost it.
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557. Finally, I had no choice but...
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558. I had to kick him out of the band.
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559. I got this kid Myles to replace Tanner.
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560. He's a better fit for our audience.
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561. I was at Kyle's bar mitzvah.
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562. I met Kevin at the ice cream buffet.
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563. And Kevin asked me,
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565. you want to be in a band?"
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566. And I was like, "Yeah."
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567. So...
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568. Now I'm in a band.
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569. We're trying to get back into
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572. knows lots of 13-year-olds.
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573. I think people thought
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middle school parties.
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575. So, when I'm with him,
it's, like, less weird
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576. because I am a middle schooler.
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577. Is that enough bass for you, Myles?
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578. That's what I'm talkin' about!
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579. Oh, Myles.
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580. Tanner was pissed.
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581. Wouldn't you be?
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582. He and Tanner started that band.
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583. And to kick him out?
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584. And to replace him with a 10-year-old?
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585. He can't even play an instrument.
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586. I think Tanner is bitter.
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587. Apparently bitter enough
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588. to accuse me falsely of a felony.
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589. There definitely are some holes
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590. I mean, why would he go to the cops
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591. he saw Kevin with laxatives?
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592. And not just laxatives,
everything that he brought to the police -
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594. the fact that he'd been
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595. I mean, he had all this information
right after the Brownout.
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on November 6th,
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600. But Tanner still doesn't go to the police.
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601. Then three days later,
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609. Yes, he was butthurt.
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611. I mean, yeah, that makes sense to me.
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612. I think it's clear that Tanner
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613. Everything that he brought to the police
comes with a huge grain of salt.
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614. I think that the police
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621. I keep coming back to the horchata.
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624. Look at the Turd Burglar's Instagram,
right?
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625. Uh-huh?
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626. Now, for every crime
he'd post a warning days before.
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627. Right.
And an aftermath post right after.
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628. Just to let the school know
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633. Nothing after that.
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634. That was the last thing
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640. It is odd that the Turd Burglar
warned of a fourth crime
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642. and did so after
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650. is the footage of the Brownout.
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660. What are you saying?
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661. I'm saying I think Kevin
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662. You think he shit his own pants
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663. Yeah.
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666. Right.
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670. It's like a scared look.
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671. - Straining.
- That's kind of a hard face.
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672. - I don't know.
- I just did it for you.
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673. Look at his face and tell me
that's the face of an innocent man.
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674. I couldn't dismiss anything
Sam was saying.
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675. I couldn't tell you
that Kevin wasn't straining.
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679. But fortunately, I did know one thing.
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680. It wasn't straining that got me
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683. and I'm a junior
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684. Chloe Lyman came to me
with a story of injustice.
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685. Her version painted Kevin
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from the vending machine,
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in front of me.
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