Justice for Rose (Possible)

*[Possible]*

## Summary

It's possible that the students of CMU may find out that there's more to Rose's death than it seems. It may be that they find out that the government is looking into her case and so they suspect something, or that they may find out that they instigated Rose's death. So they start a campaign, put up posters #justiceforrose, and altogether counter corruption in the local law enforcement, something which would probably go viral and national. This would create a complication for Willy, as all of his friends or most of them would be for the Rose campaign, while he would actively be working with the FBI to cover it up. Also, this would create problems for James Shumaker and the other FBI characters, adding some conflict to the story. Since Willy is a very cool guy, there could be a conflict of interest in him still being cool, or shaming his dad and getting money.

If the story takes this turn, a large portion of *Heart* may focus on campus dynamics, while also including more characters in the laughable social hierarchy that college exemplifies, such as nerds, frat groups, etc., but with an emphasis on individual people. This would require more character building for others--not just for Stacey, Syl, Willy, James, Mayson, and Terrance, but for other characters that would be introduced.

## Breakdown

In the #justiceforrose plot line, the whole university becomes aware of the FBI investigation of Rose. Ideally, neither they, nor Stacey, will know that the car crash was instigated by the FBI, but rather that the FBI is covering up *something,* and that, along with the fact that the old lady who was in the crash hasn't been properly on trial, the result will be that someone gets the #justiceforrose plot on a roll. Possibly, it would be John Smith, Stacey's counselor. After that, the story passes on by social media, texts, etc., until it's advertised campus wide. Again, this presents a major dilemma for both Willy Jr. and James Shumaker, because Willy's friends support the Rose campaign, and Willy's closest friends, who know about his involvement with Stacey, begin distancing themselves. Along with that, the FBI is receiving major pushback from local news media and further statewide news media reporting against them. At this point, they can't kill Stacey or anyone related, because that will only raise more suspicion. The Justice for Rose plotline would be the main tool to push the story along, acting as the outward plot/struggle alongside Stacey's individual one, which is actually the core plot for *Heart.* It may be that James decides to no longer work with the FBI and tells Stacey what's up (and is killed quietly) and that Willy becomes more intent on working with the FBI. Or conversely, Willy may 'fess up and screw over the FBI himself.

## Result

The above section would start after Christmas break, and continue until about the climax of the story. At the climax of *Heart*, we would see one of the major FBI agents being removed from the project and replaced by someone else, and the story would then focus solely on Stacey's own struggle again, possible starting at the part where she tries to raise Rose from the dead.