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John Downes Vance

Frank Philbrick

Jerry Kesserling

Samuel K. N. Deleavney

Will Greenberger

Placerville High School

Administration Office

Placerville High School Lawn

Allagash Hunting Camp

Schoodic Point Cabin

Schoodic Point Beach

Central Maine General Hospital

Augusta State Hospital

Placerville High School Bathroom

Placerville High School Locker Area

Police Roadblock

Placerville, Maine

Greenmantle Academy

Maine State Police

Placerville Police Department

Placerville High School Student Council

Placerville High School PTA

Placerville School Committee

Placerville High School Greyhounds

Titus (padlock)

Belt (father's)

Pistol (Charlie's gun)

Transistor radio

Intercom (school intercom)

Jigsaw puzzle 'Last Berry in the Patch'

Yearbook (Placerville High yearbook)

Deer head (mounted)

Charlie Decker's hunting trip

Charlie Decker breaks storm windows

Charlie Decker's fight with Dicky Cable

Charlie Decker's failed sexual encounter with Dana Collette

Charlie Decker attacks Mr. Carlson with pipe wrench

Charlie Decker fights his father in the garage

Charlie Decker shoots Mrs. Underwood

Charlie Decker shoots Mr. Vance

Charlie Decker's confrontation with Principal Denver

Charlie Decker's psychological torture of Don Grace

Irma Bates and Grace Stanner fight

Charlie Decker survives sniper shot

Classmates attack Ted Jones

Charlie Decker shot by police

Trial and sentencing of Charlie Decker

Placerville High School hostage crisis

Sandra Cross's sexual experiences

Breaking storm windows

Father throwing Charlie

Fight with Dicky Cable

Assault on Mr. Carlson

Confrontation with Mr. Denver

Shooting of Mrs. Underwood

Shooting of Mr. Vance

Shooting at windows

Fight between Irma and Grace

Failed sexual encounter with Dana Collette

Confrontation with father in garage

Being shot by sniper

Students' attack on Ted Jones

Being shot by Philbrick

Firing gun into floor

Ted's attempt to take gun

Don't Let 'Em Give You No Lip

Keep It Tight and Keep It Right

A single step outside the circle means death

August 27, 1976

November 3, 1976

December 5, 1976

the third of March

the fall of 1962

the summer before my junior year

the day before Thanksgiving

the first day of my sophomore year

the second week of April

the end of April

Charlie Decker and Carl Decker (father-son conflict)

Charlie Decker and Rita Decker (mother-son bond)

Charlie Decker and Joe McKennedy (friendship)

Charlie Decker and Sandra Cross (infatuation and revelation)

Ted Jones and Sandra Cross (sexual relationship)

Charlie Decker and Mrs. Underwood (teacher-student murder)

Charlie Decker and Mr. Vance (teacher-student murder)

Charlie Decker and Mr. Denver (antagonistic principal-student)

Charlie Decker and Mr. Grace (psychiatrist-patient adversarial)

Charlie Decker and Frank Philbrick (hostage negotiator)

Ted Jones and his mother (alcoholic mother)

Pig Pen (John Dano) and his mother (abusive relationship)

Carol Granger and Dicky Cable (past crush)

Charlie Decker and Dicky Cable (fight)

Charlie Decker and Dana Collette (failed sexual encounter)

Charlie Decker and Mr. Carlson (teacher assault)

Sandra Cross and anonymous boy at Rollerdrome (casual sex)

Catatonic state

The Creaking Thing

The Cherokee Nose Job

Titus, the Helpful Padlock

The axioms themselves never change

Throw us your panties!

The best of all possible worlds

Slicker than owl shit

The Subplot of the Media Coverage

The role of the media in the hostage crisis.

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Overview Timelines StoryFlow

Entities

John Downes Vance

Frank Philbrick

Jerry Kesserling

Samuel K. N. Deleavney

Will Greenberger

Placerville High School

Administration Office

Placerville High School Lawn

Allagash Hunting Camp

Schoodic Point Cabin

Schoodic Point Beach

Central Maine General Hospital

Augusta State Hospital

Placerville High School Bathroom

Placerville High School Locker Area

Police Roadblock

Placerville, Maine

Greenmantle Academy

Maine State Police

Placerville Police Department

Placerville High School Student Council

Placerville High School PTA

Placerville School Committee

Placerville High School Greyhounds

Titus (padlock)

Belt (father's)

Pistol (Charlie's gun)

Transistor radio

Intercom (school intercom)

Jigsaw puzzle 'Last Berry in the Patch'

Yearbook (Placerville High yearbook)

Deer head (mounted)

Charlie Decker's hunting trip

Charlie Decker breaks storm windows

Charlie Decker's fight with Dicky Cable

Charlie Decker's failed sexual encounter with Dana Collette

Charlie Decker attacks Mr. Carlson with pipe wrench

Charlie Decker fights his father in the garage

Charlie Decker shoots Mrs. Underwood

Charlie Decker shoots Mr. Vance

Charlie Decker's confrontation with Principal Denver

Charlie Decker's psychological torture of Don Grace

Irma Bates and Grace Stanner fight

Charlie Decker survives sniper shot

Classmates attack Ted Jones

Charlie Decker shot by police

Trial and sentencing of Charlie Decker

Placerville High School hostage crisis

Sandra Cross's sexual experiences

Breaking storm windows

Father throwing Charlie

Fight with Dicky Cable

Assault on Mr. Carlson

Confrontation with Mr. Denver

Shooting of Mrs. Underwood

Shooting of Mr. Vance

Shooting at windows

Fight between Irma and Grace

Failed sexual encounter with Dana Collette

Confrontation with father in garage

Being shot by sniper

Students' attack on Ted Jones

Being shot by Philbrick

Firing gun into floor

Ted's attempt to take gun

Don't Let 'Em Give You No Lip

Keep It Tight and Keep It Right

A single step outside the circle means death

August 27, 1976

November 3, 1976

December 5, 1976

the third of March

the fall of 1962

the summer before my junior year

the day before Thanksgiving

the first day of my sophomore year

the second week of April

the end of April

Charlie Decker and Carl Decker (father-son conflict)

Charlie Decker and Rita Decker (mother-son bond)

Charlie Decker and Joe McKennedy (friendship)

Charlie Decker and Sandra Cross (infatuation and revelation)

Ted Jones and Sandra Cross (sexual relationship)

Charlie Decker and Mrs. Underwood (teacher-student murder)

Charlie Decker and Mr. Vance (teacher-student murder)

Charlie Decker and Mr. Denver (antagonistic principal-student)

Charlie Decker and Mr. Grace (psychiatrist-patient adversarial)

Charlie Decker and Frank Philbrick (hostage negotiator)

Ted Jones and his mother (alcoholic mother)

Pig Pen (John Dano) and his mother (abusive relationship)

Carol Granger and Dicky Cable (past crush)

Charlie Decker and Dicky Cable (fight)

Charlie Decker and Dana Collette (failed sexual encounter)

Charlie Decker and Mr. Carlson (teacher assault)

Sandra Cross and anonymous boy at Rollerdrome (casual sex)

Catatonic state

The Creaking Thing

The Cherokee Nose Job

Titus, the Helpful Padlock

The axioms themselves never change

Throw us your panties!

The best of all possible worlds

Slicker than owl shit