Scott Lane

**Scott Lane** is a supporting main character of Father Death. He is the owner of the music store called The WAVE. He is best friends with Andrew, Nick, Charlie, Daphne, and Melissa. He becomes very close to Tyler and Nancy. He sees Clarence and Kathy as his parents since his own parents abandoned him when he was a teenager. It was Clarence and Kathy who took him in and fostered him.

## Story

### Part I

#### Chapter 1

Scott was introduced as being with Lorraine, her family, and their friends as she died of cancer. After her funeral, he is hanging out with Andrew, Daphne, Nick, Charlie, and Melissa in the basement, where the reminisced about their past with Lorraine. He then speaks about offering Tyler a job at his music store, which Andrew appreciates.

#### Chapter 2

Scott appears briefly in Chapter 2. After Veronica's cruel prank on Ali, Ali, Abby, Bella, Anton, Vicki, Emilia, Anna, Gary, and Anthony head over to the Wave, where Scott and Tyler are working. Vicki informs Scott of the bullying that Ali is going through, which disturbs Scott, who sees Ali as a sweet innocent kid who doesn't deserve the bullying.

#### Chapter 4

Scott appears in Chapter 4. When he and Tyler are working behind the counter, Vicki arrives to inform them that Charlie has arrested Ali for Veronica and Will's murder. Scott becomes angry by this move by his best friend. So he hires his own lawyer to help Ali out. After his lawyer successfully convinces Charlie to free Ali, Scott is seen in the hallway of the police station, where he pays his lawyer for the help.

## Relationships

Andrew Carter
Scott and Andrew have a great relationship as they are childhood best friends. They are considered brothers, especially since Andrew's family fostered Scott when his parents abandoned him. To show his loyalty and care for Andrew and his family, Scott offers to give Tyler a job at his store, which Andrew appreciates.

Lorraine Carter
Scott and Lorraine didn't have a good friendship during her lifetime. But it turns out that they did sleep each other, despite being foster siblings. When Lorraine came home to her family and announced that she has terminal cancer, she and Scott made amends and became friends in the end. To show his loyalty to her and her family, Scott offers her son, Tyler, a job at his music store.

Clarence Carter
Scott and Clarence have a father-son relationship. Despite Clarence's opposition to Scott's lifestyle, Clarence show great love and respect for Scott as a son. When Scott's parents abandoned him, Clarence and Kathy took him in and raised him like their own son.

Kathy Carter
Scott and Kathy have a mother-son relationship. Kathy always loved Scott and Andrew's other friends, even if they weren't always innocent. Kathy has great love and respect for Scott as a son. Scott's parents abandoned him, Clarence and Kathy took him in and raised him like their own son.

Tyler Carter
Scott and Tyler have yet to bond as of Chapter 1. But Scott relays to Andrew and their friends that he's considering offering Tyler a job at his music store.

Charlie Rodriguez
Scott and Charlie are high school friends, which is strong as they've continued to be friends for over 20 years. When Charlie arrests Ali for Veronica and Will's murder, Scott becomes angry by this move and hires his own lawyer to help Ali. When Charlie confronts him over it, Scott reminds him that Scott always rescued Charlie and Andrew from bullyings, justifying why he saved Ali, a victim of bullying, from Charlie, who eventually concedes that Scott is right.

Nick Curtis
Scott and Nick are high school friends, which is strong as they've continued to be friends for over 20 years.

Melissa Howard
Melissa and Scott aren't exactly best friends as they are the complete opposite. But it turns out that they briefly dated in high school. Melissa dated all three of Andrew's best friends.

Daphne Carter
Scott and Daphne have a good friendship that has lasted over 20 years. They seem to have great respect for each other.

Ali Warner
Scott appears to be friendly to Ali in Chapter 2, when she joins her friends after being viciously bullied by Veronica and Will. Scott is shocked by the cruelty she goes through and introduces himself to her.

## Appearances

### Part I

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2

## Trivia

* Scott is based on Steven Hyde from That 70s Show. The image of Hyde's actor, Danny Masterson, is used for Scott's picture.
* Both Scott and Hyde were abandoned by their parents only to have a rich father give them a music store.
* Both Scott and Hyde dated a girl that dated most of the boys in the group (Jackie & Melissa).
* While Scott, Nick, and Charlie all slept with Lorraine, who was based on Laurie Foreman, Hyde (who Scott is based on) never slept with Laurie.