Chapter Six

what happens

A popular and beloved teacher, Mr. McMahon, has a heart attack and dies at school. A close friend of the deceased, Principal Harper overcomes his own grief to help his students cope with the loss. To make matters worse, it appears that McMahon had been having an affair with a female senior, Karen Fitzgerald. While Harper struggles to deal with the incident's aftermath and maintain status quo, the students and faculty begin to fall apart. A defiant pupil, Webster, spits on Lauren and she vows to have him expelled. The case becomes more complex, however, when Harper learns that Webster was close to Mr. McMahon and is extremely upset over his death. A disciplinary hearing is held and it's decided that Webster will only be suspended, much to Lauren's disgust. Meanwhile, the distraught students hold an assembly to deal with their confusion. The kids quickly embrace God as the answer and their meeting turns into a mass prayer rally. Eventually, Harper and Guber look into McMahon's alleged af

who made it

directed

Jonathan Pontell

written

David E. Kelley

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Tom McCarthy as Kevin Riley
• Joey Slotnick as Milton Buttle
• NNatanya Ross as Singer
• Eric Jungmann as George Howe
• April Grace as Sandra Henderson
• Jill Ritchie as Karen Fitzgerald
• Efren Ramirez as Amaad Wilkens
• Edwin Hodge as Jamaal Crenshaw