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the school. Of course, Tucker, Antoni and the others disregard such a rule and sneak out to hang around there anyway. Tucker is seen by Baxter and quickly escapes. The next thing he hears is that Antoni was killed during a dare match gone too far. Antoni's gang deny Tucker's involvement in sneaking out, leaving Tucker in shock.
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Benny Green as revenge for Tucker's own violence. Tucker attempts to help Benny several times, and jumps to his defence when he witnesses it but is unable to protect Benny, especially since Doyle targets the boy when Tucker is not around. This causes Benny to bunk off school, much to Tucker's
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