by j.23 on Sun May 21, 2006 5:36 am
the finale revolved around graduation. i'll try to make this short. the day of graduation, marissa got a letter from her dad asking her if she wanted to go work with him on a boat for a year and she agreed. meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend (volchek) blackmailed ryan saying that if he didn't provide him with the money to leave town (volchek stole a car), then he was going to tell his mom (dawn, not kirsten) what happened. volchek also told marissa so immediately she got thrown into this as well. eventually, ryan got the money and paid volchek off but volchek insisted that it was not over, saying that he wanted to see marissa for one last time. ryan pretty much told him to fuck off. that night, ryan, summer, seth and marissa hung out at the model home one more time before marissa's departure. after everyone said their goodbyes, ryan started to drive marissa to the airport. unknowingly though, volchek followed them. he was drunk, and he subsequently ran the car that ryan was driving off a hill. ryan pulled the unconscious marissa out. as she was laying in his arms, he told her he was going to get help but she told him to not to leave her. that's when she died in his arms