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Tape 5, Side B is the tenth episode of the first season of 13 Reasons Why.
The subject of this tape is Sheri Holland.
Synopsis[]
A distraught Hannah gets a ride home from the party. Jessica's behavior grows increasingly erratic, and Clay learns the truth behind the tragedy.
Plot[]
Flashback[]
Clay says bye to Jeff at Jessica's party, refusing a ride home from Jeff who assures Clay he had two beers two hours ago and is now drinking coca-cola. Jeff asks Sheri to move her car because she is blocking him in. Sheri obliges and on the way sees Hannah, who is visibly upset after witnessing Bryce rape Jessica. Hannah accepts a ride home from Sheri after proving she is sober. On their way home, Sheri hits a stop sign while looking for phone charger for Hannah. Hannah wants to call 9-1-1 but Sheri says no because of the trouble she will be in, Hannah becomes persistent so Sheri leaves her on the side of the road. Hannah walks to a nearby liquor store and calls 9-1-1 using an employee's phone. The police say they have already gotten a call about an accident.
Clay was the first responder on the scene after hearing the crash on his way home. He finds Jeff, his friend, crashed into another car due to no stop sign. He tries to get Jeff out of the car so he can give him CPR, but can't reach him properly. Clay called the police and gave information about what happened. Later Jeff is announced dead.
Alex and Clay discuss feelings about Jeff's death after he died.
Hannah tries to tell Clay the truth about Jeff and the stop sign, but Clay becomes angry thinking she is making it about her. Hannah then believes Clay wants nothing to do with her. Hannah then sees Sheri who turns around, she runs after her. While they are talking Mr. Porter asks if they're okay, they both lie. Sheri then asks Hannah to keep her mouth shut about it. Feeling lonely, sad and depressed Hannah goes into The Crestmont theater and sits down while she cries.
Present day[]
Clay goes back to the car crash site where Jeff died and flashbacks, in detail, to him telling the police officer what he saw and Mr. Cantrell being taken away.
After Jessica and Justin spend the night with each other, Justin starts to leave, he gives Jessica a toy, he won, they named 'Little Justin' for comfort, as he leaves Justin spots a empty bottle of Vodka under her bed but says nothing.
Clay goes to the liquor store Hannah visited and asks the employee she saw if he remembers what the call she made was about.
Olivia and Andrew discuss the meeting they're about to have about the settlement.
Zach, Alex, Courtney, Marcus and Ryan sit down and have a debate on what to do with Clay and the tapes. Alex and Ryan are the only ones to admit the tapes tell the truth about what they did and label Bryce a rapist, the rest are in denial.
Justin and Jessica kiss on the stage of the movie theater. Jessica, drunk, becomes angry because Justin doesn't want to have sex, she knocks out the theater's ghost light in anger after she starts throwing food at Justin. Jessica laughs it off but Justin becomes angry and walks away from the situation.
Tyler confront Sheri about what Clay wants to do and what he has said to her. Montgomery interrupts them thinking Tyler is bothering her. He shoves him up against the lockers but Alex comes by and tells Monty to leave Tyler alone. Monty starts on Alex asking if he wants to fight, Alex tells him he just got suspended. Monty tells Alex "fuck you" Alex replies "No thanks Monty, you're not man enough", Monty walks away.
Jessica and Bryce talk in his car. They go back to her house and she shows him her Dad's gun range. She picks out a gun, which worries Bryce. Jessica assures him it's not loaded, but when she checks, they both find out it is. Jessica shows Bryce how to handle a gun, and they become a lot closer than they were before.
Lainie, Dennis, Olivia and Andrew discuss the settlement that the school has put on the table. Olivia refuses to accept it. In the girls bathroom Olivia asks Lainie what she would do in this position with Clay being dead, Lainie admits she'd do anything to get the truth about what would have happened, whether she liked it or not, and wouldn't settle for any amount of money.
Clay gets a text from Sheri to meet her somewhere, he rides to the place and realises it's the house he visited on the night of the crash. Mrs. Cantrell says that Sheri said a 'Clay' would be coming. Clay sees Sheri come down the stairs helping Mr. Cantrell. Sheri says that this is how she is paying for her mistake, although she won't admit that she may have caused Jeff's death.
Clay confronts Sheri and begs her to tell Jeff's parents that he wasn't drunk driving. Sheri refuses "what's done is done.". Clay asks Sheri to come with him to Jeff's parents house and explain what happened to him. When he gets there, she doesn't show up, so he tells them. His parents thank him and he leaves.
Clay and Tony are sitting at the playground. Clay begins to listen to the next tape, which Tony finally reveals is about him. He becomes terrified and asks Tony, "Did I kill Hannah Baker?". After Tony dodges the question with his answers, he finally looks at him and says, "Yes."
Cast[]
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Quotes[]
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Multimedia[]
Soundtrack[]
| Song | Artist | Album | Scene |
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| Intro Song: "Oh In This World Of Dread, Carry On (13RY Edit)" by Eskmo. | |||
| 24 | Bitter Rivals | Sleigh Bells | present day: Clay goes back to the car crash site. |
| It Says | Soft Limbs | Small Village Rumors | flashback: Hannah goes down the stairs at Jessica's party. |
| Elegy to the Void | Beach House | Thank Your Lucky Stars | present day: Alex talks to Clay about the accident out on the bleachers. |
| Atmosphere (Joy Division cover) | Codeine | Substance | present day: Clay asks Tony for answers late at night in the park. |
| The Stand | The Alarm | Declaration | present day: Clay asks Tony if he killed Hannah Baker; End |
| The Campaign | Packy | The Transition | flashback: played in the background at the party while Sheri approaches Hannah to drive her home. |
Original Music[]
| Song | Artist | Album | Scene |
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| Clay | Eskmo | 13 Reasons Why (A Netflix Original Series Score) | flashback: Hannah plays the first few notes on the keyboard before Sheri approaches to drive her home. |
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