<P> On the B side of the first tape, Hannah reminisces about her friendship with Jessica Davis and Alex Standall, who later start dating, and eventually stop hanging out with Hannah . When Alex breaks up with Jessica, she blames it on Hannah and humiliates her by slapping her in public . Alex is the subject of the A side of the second tape . On the tape Hannah recalls the fallout from a list that targets the girls in school, giving them superlatives based on their looks . Alex lists Hannah and Jessica's ass as' the best' and' the worst' respectively . In the present, Hannah's mother, Olivia Baker, finds the list at her house leading her to believe that her daughter was being bullied . She seeks the school principal's help . Meanwhile, Clay turns to Alex for answers, and reveals that he made the list to get back at Jessica who refused to have sex with him . He also tells Clay that he deeply regrets making the list in the first place . </P> <P> As Clay progresses through the tapes, he encounters all the other people on Hannah's recordings, simultaneously reflecting upon his friendship with her, which grew stronger over the course of time . He discovers that everyone on the tapes either took advantage of her or simply abandoned her . Tyler Down, the school photographer, stalks Hannah and distributes a photograph of her and Courtney Crimsen, a closeted lesbian, kissing at a sleepover . Afraid of her classmates discovering her sexuality, Courtney spreads the rumor that the girls in the leaked photos are Hannah and Laura, another lesbian classmate, and also adds to the rumor about Hannah and Justin, furthering her poor reputation . Marcus Cole humiliates Hannah in public by calling her "easy" on a date, and Zach Dempsey, who has feelings for Hannah, steals the "positive notes" destined for her in the Communications class as revenge for her blaming and rejecting him . </P> <P> Hannah later joins a poetry club where she meets fellow student Ryan Shaver, who publishes her personal poem against her wishes in his school magazine . Hannah attends a party at Jessica's house, hoping for a fresh start to the new school year . She was invited to the party by Clay, who by now has completely fallen in love with her . While hiding in Jessica's room, Hannah witnesses Bryce raping an unconscious and intoxicated Jessica, with Justin's consent . Hannah is too scared to tell anyone and decides to leave . Sheri Holland, the subject of the next tape, is a fellow student who offers her a ride home, but abandons her after she crashes her car into a stop sign, which later leads to the death of Jeff Atkins . In the present day, Tony confides in Clay about the night of Hannah's death . </P> <P> Clay struggles to continue listening to Hannah's recordings thinking that he, despite being closer to her than the others on the tapes, has let her down . He decides to return the tapes to Tony, who tells him that he is, in fact, the subject of the next tape . Clay hesitates to listen to "his" tape, but eventually decides to continue . </P>

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