Dr. Franklin: How well did you know Jimmy?
Virgil Hawkins: Not too well. Nobody did and that was the problem.
Virgil Hawkins: Not too well. Nobody did and that was the problem.
Jimmy Osgood: I can show you something cooler. I can show you a real gun.
Virgil Hawkins: What?
Jimmy Osgood: My dad bought it for protection. Wanna see?
Virgil Hawkins: No! I hate guns! My mom was killed by one! Listen, Jimmy, I gotta go. See you after school, Jimmy. (voiceover) The last thing I wanted to see was his dad's stupid gun. 'Course, eventually, I would see it and, when I did, it wouldn't be protectin' anybody.
Virgil Hawkins: What?
Jimmy Osgood: My dad bought it for protection. Wanna see?
Virgil Hawkins: No! I hate guns! My mom was killed by one! Listen, Jimmy, I gotta go. See you after school, Jimmy. (voiceover) The last thing I wanted to see was his dad's stupid gun. 'Course, eventually, I would see it and, when I did, it wouldn't be protectin' anybody.
"All I wanted was to be left alone but they wouldn't even do that. They had to hurt me, humiliate me. Well, it ends tonight. I'm putting a stop to them once and for all."
—Jimmy's manifesto