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Content Warning: This section discusses child abuse and attempted death by suicide.
On May 31, 2020, Andre goes into the locker room at Parks & Rec. He uses Eric’s locker code to get into his locker, where he finds Eric’s backpack with rolls of money in it. Hearing someone come into the locker room, he swaps his backpack with Eric’s and closes the door.
Andre calls Boogie and tells him about the money. They assume that Eric has to come back eventually since he’ll be 18 soon. He also tells Boogie about the bruises on Sierra’s arm.
Andre decides to go see his mother, who is staying at his parents’ apartment. He recounts most of what he’s learned, though he leaves out Eric’s backpack and the fact that he broke into Mr. Whitaker’s desk. He just says that his files were open. He asks her what to do. She says that they shouldn’t do anything just yet, except perhaps get Sierra to tell the full truth about what’s happening.
She confesses to Andre that when she was 12 years old, Mrs. Whitaker came in an ambulance to the hospital with Luis, Eric, and Sierra. The doctor and nurse on duty called for a welfare check, but when Mr.