Valentine's Day

**Valentine's Day** is the fifth episode of the first season of Grand Army, and the fifth episode overall. The episode released on October 16, 2020 on Netflix.

## Synopsis

Joey's charges and Owen's discipline hearing send shockwaves at school. Dom's mother makes an uncomfortable proposal to bring in money.

## Plot

A text reads “You think this is fun and games?”.

Dom’s mother has a proposal to try and save the family but Dom isn’t too comfortable with it. The family are on the edge with their financial woes. On the subway, Leila kicks a Valentine’s Day bag off the sub as it was left unattended.

Joey heads to the hospital to get checked by a rape kit. Her parents are supporting her. At school, Omar speaks to Leila and tells her she’s an understudy for the casting and she’s offended. She’s also told by Anna to not record Joey again while out in public — Tim is also concerned, wondering where Joey is going with her parents.

Leila believes she got a Valentine’s Day gift from George (it was from Omar).

At the hospital, the doctor is understanding and asking Joey for consent while she checks her out and takes photos — it looks like a horrific experience as Joey tells herself that she’s okay at the end. In class, Luke and George are asked to leave class. The police have turned up. Rumors spread quickly that George and Luke have been arrested. Tim has also been arrested. Anna is furious and she texts Joey calling her “psychotic”.

At the hearing for Owen and Jay, Dom tells the interviewers that she doesn’t think they took her money. Jay is asked intense questions about Owen and he confirms that Owen took the wallet but it wasn’t theft, though the interviewers are not buying it. The suspensions will be going ahead — it’s an end of a chapter for Owen and this is the kind of outcome that will cripple Jay.

Joey speaks to a therapist about what happened. She feels like she’s the “bad guy” now and that she’s already getting texts. She says she’s overanalyzing everything and cannot sleep. Joey gets upset because she loved them as they were her friends.

Leila asks for Rachel’s help and tries to throw up in the toilet. She asks Rachel if she thinks if George assaulted Joey. Rachel tells Leila that she’s changed — she explains that if last year a woman accused someone of rape, she would have believed her.

Flora and Sid finally speak after their break up. They’ve missed each other and they head to the bathroom to hook up — Flora passes him a condom and they have sex.

Dom gives her family a breakdown of finances which includes her working and doing people’s hair until her sister is better. She wants a more feasible solution to save the family and it’s admirable of the character to see her take on the mantle.

At home, Joey hears her parents argue and they are talking about the choices she makes. She then heads into bed with her siblings to watch TV. They ask her if she was raped and ask what it means. Joey explains to them what rape means in a more innocent way and then deletes her Instagram account.

A text reads, “You think this is fun and games? It’s actually more like hell”.

## Cast

* Odley Jean as Dominique Pierre
* Amir Bageria as Siddhartha Pakam
* Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson
* Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer
* Alphonso Romero Jones II as John Ellis
* Thelonius Serrell-Freed as Tim Delaney
* Anthony Ippolito as George Wright
* Brian Altemus as Luke Friedman
* Sydney Meyer as Anna Delaney
* Keara Graves as Grace
* Brittany Adebumola as Tamika Jones
* Naiya Ortiz as Sonia Cruz
* Crystal Sha're Nelson as Tor Sampson
* Marcela Avelina as Flora Mejia
* Lola Blackman as Rachel Finer
* Zac Kara as Omar Biller

* August Blanco Rosenstein as Victor Borin
* David Iacono as Bo Orlov
* Lindsay Wu as Wendi
* Tiffany Alycia Tong as Mei
* Jennifer Tong as Su
* Michala Brasseur as Raquel
* Devyn Nekoda as Suki
* Olaf Sham as ID Administrator
* Vanessa Smythe as Photographer
* Rachel Boyd as Natalie
* Kelsey Falconer as Christina
* Micah Solis as Nick Rodriguez
* Diego Martinez-Tau as Chris Yoon
* Tristan Samuel as BSU Kid #1
* Asha James as BSU Kid #2
* Shakeil Rollock as BSU Kid #3
* Tristan Culbert as Harry
* Michelle McLeod as ID Student #1
* Rami Khan as ID Student #2
* Katie Griffin as Rebecca Connely
* Rod Wilson as Matt Del Marco
* Ava Preston as Nina Del Marco
* Deanna Interbartolo as Frankie Del Marco
* Lily Gao as S.A.N.E
* Amy Stewart as Dr. Caroline Nevins
* Sagine Sémajuste as Sabine Pierre
* Magaly Colimon as Antoinette Pierre
* Mercedes Slater as Odette Pierre
* Osias Reid as Tristan Pierre
* Cole Bullock as Dante Pierre
* Michael Brown as Shawn Jackson
* Raven Dauda as Nicole Jackson
* Raoul Bhaneja as Soujas Pakam
* Sonia Dhillon Tully as Jyoti Pakam
* Ordena Stephens-Thompson as Deborah Williams
* Ron Boyce as Robert Williams
* Jason Weinberg as Principal Michael Metta
* Reetu Bambrah as Ms. Arnoux
* Sergio Di Zio as Coach Columbo
* Shane Marriott as School Police
* Sandy Kerr as AP U.S. History Teacher
* Katie Messina as Hearing Officer
* Heather Dicke as Substitute Teacher
* Shannon Leibinger as Jewish Girl
* Rao Rampilla as Flower Seller
* Justine Sanker as Dance Team #1
* Saskia Barros-Raparanta as Dance Team #5
* Lincoln Alexander Estridge as Teen in Youtube Video
* LeeMichael Jones as Mumbling Kid
* Jailin Daley as Pacing Kid