![]() He asks the students where they left off in the textbook. Next, the boys stand beside their desks as Nolan comes in to Keating’s old classroom, acting as the English teacher until Mr. Keating returns the wave from his office full of suitcases. Keating in a window and gives a quick wave. McAllister walks with students in the snowy courtyard, reciting verse to them. Keating, but his father insists he sign it. The signatures of his friends are already on it. He hands Todd a piece of paper summarizing this and asks Todd to sign it as confirmation that it’s true. Keating’s abuse of influence as a teacher is what led to Neil’s death. Nolan reviews the details of the Society’s meetings, and says that Mr. Nolan asks if Todd was a part of the Dead Poets Society, and Todd admits he was. Meeks says that Charlie was expelled and that he didn’t tell them anything they didn’t already know. Todd asks Meeks what happened through his door. Nolan calls Knox into his office, who gives Todd a thumbs up as he walks by his room. In the next scene, Nolan walks Meeks back to his room as Todd waits in his. With a bloody nose, Cameron vehemently maintains that Keating should be fired and that the boys should save themselves. Cameron insists the boys cooperate, believing that they’re victims and that Neil’s suicide is Keating’s fault. The boys hold Charlie back from attacking him. Cameron arrives and admits that he told Nolan everything. Charlie says the administration will be looking for a scapegoat. Neil’s friends gather together in secret, waiting for Cameron, suspecting him of having betrayed them. Headmaster Nolan delivers a mournful tribute to Neil and announces that he’ll conduct a full inquiry into his death at the request of his family. The voices of Welton boys singing transition to a shot of a service for Neil held in the school’s sanctuary. He reads the Thoreau quote written in his own hand on the first page and begins to sob. He goes to Neil’s desk and finds “Five Centuries of Verse” in it. Keating sits at his desk in his empty classroom. ![]() The camera zooms out on the snowy lake as Todd walks out onto the dock, appearing miniscule. The others protest, but Todd escapes from their grasp and runs toward the lake, screaming as he goes. Todd shrieks repeatedly that Neil’s father must have shot him, that Neil would never leave them. The boys comfort him and put snow in his mouth. He observes how beautiful the snow is and then immediately vomits. The next snowy morning, Todd heads down to the lake with the boys in tow. ![]() ![]() Charlie wakes Todd in his bed and tells him that Neil is dead. ![]()
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