History Timeline / Hatchetfield

* '''Oct. 6''', afternoon: Despite the murderer on the loose, rehearsals for the school's production of The Barbecue Monologues carry on without interruption. Ruth is running lights, desperately wanting to step into the spotlight but unable to because of her anxiety ("Just for Once"). Max kills her after she's left alone to refocus a light. Grace is questioned about the murders, trying to pin them on Clivesdale, but her involvement is discovered by Detective Shapiro due to the WWJD bracelet she left at the Old Waylon Place. Grace steals Officer Bailey's gun and flees on her tricycle. Paul finally gives Emma his number, but his flirting is interrupted by Steph and Pete arguing about who was inciting their relationship which both sides apparently were never interested in ("If I Loved You"). Grace tries to get Pete and Steph to help her flee to Canada. Officer Bailey comes in to arrest her, but the teens escape after he inexplicably switches targets to Paul.

* Emma and Zoey both get jobs at Beanie's, an independent coffeeshop owned by Nora near CCRP Technical, but Zoey is quickly promoted over Emma despite her age because of Zoey's connection to Nora through the local theatre community. Ted has a crush on Zoey and calls her the "latte hotté". Paul starts going to Beanie's because of this and thinks Ted means Emma, developing a crush on her and becoming a regular.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Moana}}'' is released. Ted sees it and doesn't like it. Alice, who apparently has a soft spot for Disney movies at the age of 16, goes to see it with Paul. Prof. Hidgens apparently sees it at some point despite being a childless shut-in. Bill doesn't see it at all.

* Peter Spankoffski, Stephanie Lauter, Grace Chasity, Max Jägerman, Ruth Fleming, Richie Lipschitz, Brenda, Stacy, Jason Jepson, Kyle Clauger, and Brad Callahan are born. (They're seniors in the 2020-21 school year. Steph and Pete's birthdays are in early 2002 since they're "consenting adults" during "Abstinence Camp" which is set in the early summer.)

* In this time period Miss Holloway begins a partnership with Hatchetfield social worker Douglas Keene ("Duke"), an open-minded public servant who's willing to let her use her unorthodox, supernatural methods to help the children suffering from problems he can't understand. They strike up a flirtatious friendship that borders on romance, due to Duke having a crush on her. She also starts up an '80s themed diner named Miss Retro's at some point, with Frank Pricely being a loyal customer.

* Peter Spankoffski, Stephanie Lauter, Grace Chasity, Max Jägerman, Ruth Fleming, Richie Lipschitz, Brenda, Jason Jepson, Kyle Clauger, and Stacy are born. (They're seniors in the 2020-21 school year.)

* Pamela Foster's chronic neglect of her children begins to catch up to her and come to the attention of the state; after various unhappy incidents, Douglas "Duke" Keene is assigned at some point as a social worker to the Foster household and does his best to try to push Pamela to be a better parent, although there's little he can do since Lex (reasonably) sees being taken into the foster system as a worst-case scenario for Hannah. She instead covers for her mom's failures as much as she can and starts counting the days until she turns 18 and can take Hannah away to take care of her herself.

* '''The events of "Killer Track" occur concurrently with "Honey Queen".''' After a performance by rock band Needy Beast, lead guitarist Rose follows strange goth Kale instead of going to Denny's with the other members. Kale takes her to his car where he plays the Killer Track, a song that kills everyone who listens to it a week after they hear it.

* '''Oct. 2''': Max's disappearance makes Hatchetfield High an objectively better place to live for everyone. Pete goes to the football game with Steph since it's the first football game that Max can't stop the nerds from going to ("Go Go Nighthawks). Richie, the mascot for the football team finally gets praise from the team who apologize for bullying him. Richie finally enjoys being alive… '''And is immediately murdered by Max Jägerman, now a ghost due to the spell cast on the Waylon Place''' ("Nerdy Prudes Must Die"). With its star quarterback and mascot dead, the Hatchetfield Nighthawks lose the big game to the Clivesdale Chemists.

!! 2010
* Pete and Steph start 1st grade, although they never meaningfully interact.

Duke calls an ambulance to take Miss Holloway's body to the morgue, and opens the letter only to find that she was going to come back to life in 20 minutes and calling an ambulance was exactly what she didn't want him to do.

Duke asks Miss Holloway who she is, and she answers, only for Duke to forget everything she told him. She explains that the "deal" she made makes everyone forget whenever she tells them about her past. She explains that the Killer Track will be playing during the honey festival.

* Solomon Lauter is elected mayor.