Father Simon is not present. A couple of you saw him picked up in a black sedan this morning, his bags packed, no doubt summoned back to the Church in disgrace.
That leaves Mathis, Angel, Joseph, Jon and Harry. Mathis and Jon have been temporarily discharged for this meeting. Jon's arm is in a new sling and Mathis's jaw is wired up, preventing him from talking.
The Dean reprimands all of you for what he describes your "inexcusable behaviour". Your arrest for "indecent behaviour and drunkenness during Prohibition" will go on your permanent record and in particular Mathis, who assaulted an officer of the law is not being pressed with further charges, given his clearly unstable mental state that night, however, he is on a final warning.
One more mistake from any of you, no matter how small, will result in immediate expulsion from the school.
After the reprimand, to which you are not permitted to speak, you decide to adjourn together to the local milk bar and talk, or in Mathis' case, mumble.