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Chapter Six

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

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  • Originally Aired November 27, 2000
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Production Code 1B06
  • Network FOX
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Name Type Role
David E. Kelley Writer
Adrian Davis Guest Star
Mark L. Taylor Guest Star
April Grace Guest Star
Laurie O'Brien Guest Star
Eric Jungmann Guest Star
Larry Bates Guest Star
Efren Ramirez Guest Star
Nick Jameson Guest Star
Hallie Erin King Guest Star
Christopher John Fields Guest Star
Shelly Cole Guest Star
Joanna Sanchez Guest Star
Natanya Ross Guest Star
Angela Paton Guest Star
Phyllis Lyons Guest Star
Paul Norwood Guest Star
Alex Chester Guest Star
Jill Ritchie Guest Star
Jonathan Pontell Director