Don’t—don’t—don’t, um (pause) don’t make matters worse.… You think violence is what they did to Matthew—they did do violence to Matthew—but you know, every time that you are called a fag, or you are called a you know, a lez or whatever …

LEIGH FONDAKOWSKI: Or a dyke.

FATHER ROGER SCHMIT: Dyke, yeah, dyke. Do you realize that is violence? That is the seed of violence. And I would resent it immensely if you use anything I said, uh, you know, to—to somehow cultivate that kind of violence, even in its smallest form. I would resent it immensely. You need to know that.

LEIGH FONDAKOWSKI: Thank you, Father, for saying that.

FATHER ROGER SCHMIT: Just deal with what is true. You know what is true. You need to do your best to say it correct.

MOMENT: CHRISTMAS

NARRATOR: Andrew Gomez:

ANDREW GOMEZ: I was in there, I was in jail with Aaron in December. I got thrown in over Christmas. Assault and battery, two counts. I don’t wanna talk about it. But we were sittin’ there eatin’ our Christmas dinner, tryin’ to eat my stuffing, my motherfucking bread, my little roll and whatnot, and I asked him, I was like, “Hey, homey, tell me something, tell me something please, why did you—” Okay, I’m thinking how I worded this, I was like, “Why did you kill a faggot if you’re gonna be destined to BE a faggot later?” You know? I mean, think about it, he’s either gonna get humped a lot or he’s gonna die. So why would you do that, think about that. I don’t understand that.

And you know what he told me? Honest to God, this is what he said, he goes: “He tried to grab my dick.” That’s what he said, man! He’s dumb, dog, he don’t even act like it was nothin’.

Now I heard they was auctioning those boys off. Up there in the max ward, you know, where the killers go, I heard that when they found out Aaron was coming to prison, they were auctioning those boys off. “I want him. I’ll put aside five, six, seven cartons of cigarettes.” Auction his ass off. I’d be scared to go to prison if I was those two boys.

MOMENT: LIFESTYLE 2

BAPTIST MINISTER: Hello.

AMANDA GRONICH: Reverend?

BAPTIST MINISTER: Yes, hello.

AMANDA GRONICH: I believe your wife told you a bit about why I’m contacting you.

BAPTIST MINISTER: Yes, she did. And let me tell you—uh—I don’t know that I really want to talk to anyone about any of this incident—uh—I am somewhat involved and I just don’t think—

AMANDA GRONICH: Yes, I completely understand and I don’t blame you. You know, I went to your service on Sunday.

BAPTIST MINISTER: You went to the services on Sunday?

AMANDA GRONICH: Yes, I did.