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Clayton’s approach to Maddie doesn’t go as planned. He ends up spraying himself with Dr. Pepper. He heads to the back of the building to hose the soda off himself. Patti followed. “That went well.” “Shut up.” “You want her? Bring your A Game.” “What if I don’t have one?…

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Feeling sorry for himself, Clayton wanders off and Patti follows. He feels upset because he thinks Gabe is better looking and better built than he is. “Have you looked in a mirror lately—at all?” Patti asked. “Yeah. So?” “So, what do you see?” “A scrawny guy who needs a haircut.…

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Filthy, but happy, Jose, Gabe and Luis bring in their stone altar cross. Rather than going home covered in ashes, they decide to have a fire hose shower—with Maddie at the helm. Clayton and the other boys pulled off their shirts and capered around in the chilly water. Gabe and…

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Maddie chats with Patti and realizes that Clayton really does like her. Though she tries to talk to him, he refuses to speak to her. Frustrated, she heads to bed. “So?” Patti asked. “He won’t talk to me.” “Are you really surprised? You kissed another guy.” “Clayton isn’t my boyfriend,”…

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Gabe tells Maddie why the men are there. She asks if she should be scared, but he tells her that he hopes she won’t be—then he kisses her. It’s just a light, fleeting thing, but Clayton (and pretty much everyone else) sees. Clayton and Madison had grown up together, their…

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Clayton and Gabe end up at the gang hangout and encounter Ramon, the leader. He admits that Claire is there and says that he simply took some pictures of her. Gabe tells him if she was violated, he will get even. Ramon doesn’t like the threat, but he does believe…

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Claire is in the clutches of the gang leader and the men of the church, along with Clayton and Gabe, are looking for her. Not finding her anywhere else, Gabe decides to go to the gang’s hangout. Clayton raised an eyebrow at Gabe. The young Mexican man tipped his head…

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Claire makes her way through town and ends up somewhere she really shouldn’t be, a gang hangout. She asks the leader for marijuana so she can plant them on Maddie. He delays, offering her a drink. Foolishly, she drinks it all. “I don’t feel well,” Claire said. “I wanna go…