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♪♪

♪ I bet we've been
together for a million years ♪

♪ And I bet we'll be
together for a million more ♪

♪ Oh, it's like I
started breathing ♪

♪ On the night we kissed ♪

♪ And I can't remember
what I ever did before ♪

♪ What would we do,
baby, without us? ♪

♪ What would we do,
baby, without us? ♪

♪ And there ain't no nothing we
can't love each other through ♪

♪ What would we do,
baby, without us? ♪

♪ Sha-la-la-la. ♪

That was a wonderful
dinner, Elyse.

Every time I come here,

I learn so much
about health food.

I like your family, Elyse.

Even this guy.

When he's not talking politics.

Come on, Gus.

On the big issues,
we're not that far apart.

- Mm-hmm.
- Matter of fact,

I have always felt, uh,

kind of a special bond with you.

I cried when Bush was elected.

So did I.

Mine were not tears of joy.

All right, okay, so
we don't talk politics.

It's one area we'll just avoid.

How are things going
down at the station?

Oh, your dad and I are
producing a documentary

comparing, uh,
Reagan's presidency

to medieval Europe's
bubonic plague.

Nine out of ten people
prefer the plague.

All right, so we
don't talk about work.

Hey, how's Mike
doing at Harvard?

Oh, oh, very well, very well.

He's working part-time
for Ted Kennedy.

You're killing me, Gus.

Maya, I understand you
guys are looking for a house.

Have you had any luck?

Not yet.

The market is really tight.

Seems like there's
nothing out there.

Well, if, uh, Alex and Gus don't
wind up coming to blows here,

uh, why don't you take a look
at the house across the street?

The Obecks are moving.

The Obecks are moving?

That's wonderful.

Why is that such good news?

Oh, well...

I never liked Marty Obeck.

He was always running
around telling people

the only things I was
interested in was makeup

and clothes and shoes.

What, you dispute that?

No.

I just think it's very
rude of him to point it out.

What's the house like, Elyse?

Kind of like this one.

Victorian, with a lot of charm.

Do you think we could see
the house this weekend?

Well, I'll talk to the real
estate agent and set it up.

Just out of curiosity, Steve,

how many black families
are there in the neighborhood?

Well, let's see.

There's the...

Well, uh...

with you, there'd be one.

Let's say we didn't move in.

How many would there be?

Didn't move in?

Uh-huh.

This will take a minute. Um...

That would be none.

Well, I think that
might say something

about the neighborhood.

Look, Gus, I want you to know

this neighborhood
is not like that.

We've lived here for 15 years.

There's never been
one racial incident.

That's a pretty
impressive record

for a one-race neighborhood.

It'd be great to have
you guys as neighbors.

Gus and I could carpool to work.

Hey, I'm all for that.

Oh, I get so tired of
driving to work alone

with nothing but the
radio for company.

What do you listen to?

Strictly elevator music.

Welcome to the
neighborhood, Gus!

I just know your
friends, the Thompsons,

are going to absolutely
love this house.

It's just one of the most
charming old Victorians

- in Leland Heights.
- Mmm.

And you know it's been
completely restored?

Everything brought up
to code in every respect.

Oh, heck with the
Thompsons. We'll take it.

Listen, I'm gonna open
the blinds in the kitchen.

It's so pretty with the
sunlight streaming through.

Sorry we're late.

Alex and Gus insisted
on sitting in the car

until the accordion version

of "Rock Around
the Clock" was over.

Oh...

Oh.

Uh, uh, Christine Chadway,

these are our
friends, Gus and Maya

and Michael Thompson.

Uh, Christine is the real estate
agent who handles this house.

Uh, how do you... how do you do?

Oh, this house is so charming.

It's the best one we've
seen, isn't it, Gus?

Yes, isn't it?

This is our dream house.

This is the house
I saw my family in.

D-Don't show so much enthusiasm.

It'll only make the price go up.

Yeah. For once in his life,

my dad is offering some
sound financial advice.

Pretend you hate the house.

Make her have to
work to sell it to you.

- Yeah.
- Okay?

This house has
a lot of problems.

Well, the roof leaks.

Uh, the basement floods.

You know, it
needs a lot of work.

I mean, quite frankly, they
ought to just tear it down.

Now, this woman has a
very unusual sales technique.

Didn't you just
say that it'd been

brought up to code in every way?

Look, the workmanship
is so shoddy, I just...

I just don't feel that I
can, in good conscience,

sell this house to
these very nice people.

Excuse me, uh, Christine?

It seems to me that you're
trying to discourage us

from buying this house.

Oh, no...

Excuse me.

Uh, no, I-I just
want to make sure,

right up front, that you know

the really miserable
shape this house is in.

Well, suppose we
offered you full price

- for the house right now.
- Uh, whoa.

Uh, full price?

Uh, can I speak to
you for a moment, Gus?

Maya, you like the
house, don't you?

- Yes, I do.
- Yeah, well, good, good.

We're offering your client
full asking price for the house.

Yo, Gus. Yoo-hoo,
Gus, big fella.

We haven't met. Hi.

Well, Christine, it looks like

you've got an offer
you can't refuse.

I don't know that my clients

are really ready to
sell this house yet.

I mean, actually, they
just asked me to kind of

feel out the market
for them first.

That's not true.

I happen to know that the
Obecks are very anxious to sell.

Yeah, the absence of
furniture is a bit of a tip-off.

I think it's obvious
what's going on here.

She doesn't want to
sell the house to us

because we're... black.

Black? Me? Never.

No.

You're not black; we are.

This behavior is
totally offensive.

I, uh...

I want to apologize
to my friends.

Christine, um...

I suggest you take this
offer back to your clients,

and that they, uh...

they give this the serious
consideration it deserves.

Well, actually, yes.

I-I do... I do have
to talk to my clients.

I'm beginning to think
this isn't about money at all.

And that pains me on
every conceivable level.

Are you aware, uh...

Christine Chadway,

Realtor license number 47856...

That there are
antidiscrimination laws

in this state?

Dad, uh, why don't we just...

get out of here?

This was a big mistake.

No, no, no, no.

The only mistake made
here today was hers.

Michael. Maya.

Come on.

Let's, uh... let's look
at the rest of our house.

It's scary the things I
miss when I'm not here.

Mom baked a apple pie.

And it's still warm, Alex.

Well, what are we waiting for?

Let's get the knife.

Alex, we can't have any.

It's a... it's a "welcome
to the neighborhood"

gift for the Thompsons.

Yeah, but Mom just
baked it to torture us.

She's not above that, you know.

Ooh.

Sure smells good.

Probably tastes even better.

This could be her best work yet.

This pie is mine.

Do it, Alex.

What about the Thompsons?

We'll get 'em a
store-bought pie.

They'll never
know the difference.

Come to papa, come to papa...

Freeze, Alex!

You eat that pie, that's
the last thing you eat.

Welcome to the
neighborhood, Gus.

Well, thank you, Alex.

That's, uh, very sweet of you.

Thanks very much.
Baked it myself.

Ooh, I came over to
give you something, too.

- What's this?
- Here.

"20 All-Time Greatest
Hits for the Dentist's Office."

Oh, Gus. Oh, Gus.

I'm just glad I finally found
someone to share this with.

Oh...

Oh! You...

You know, I had a root canal
to "The Streets of Laredo."

What is this?

What is it, honey?

Nothing. Nothing.

What was that letter, Dad?

Uh, no, just... junk.

Uh, something about a sale.

Dad, have you lost your mind?

It's okay, Steve.

I know what it is.
We got one, too.

What is it?

It's a letter from some
of your neighbors,

asking you to join
them in their effort

to rid the neighborhood of
the new unwanted element.

Oh, Gus, I'm-I'm so sorry.

This is terrible.

They can't get away with this.

I'm gonna find out who they are,

and I am gonna give
them a lecture on freedom

and constitutional rights
that they will not soon forget,

and they are not gonna
bother anybody after that.

Well, I've heard
your lectures, Alex,

and I can't condone
that kind of violence.

What's going on?

This is 1989.

Things like this
don't happen now.

Well, I guess they do.

It's just so shocking to find it
happening in your backyard.

Oh, don't be shocked, Elyse.

Oh, this thing always comes up,

and it doesn't take much
to bring it to the surface.

Well, you're not gonna
move out now, are you?

No, we are not.

Maya and I want to stay.

Gus,

we have to find out
who wrote this letter.

No, Steven, no.

No, the best thing
to do is to ignore it.

Once they realize
we're not moving out,

they'll give up.

Look, you're not alone here.

We're gonna keep
an eye out for you.

Thank you, Steven.

But it's, uh... it's okay.

Look, uh, I got to go.

Let me drive you home.

I live across the street.

Let me walk you home.

Look, Steven, when I get home,

I'll come back over
here and tell you I'm fine.

Okay.

Then I'll walk you home.

Hey, Michael.

How you doing? I heard
you were in from Harvard.

Hey, Alex, good to see you.

- Come on in, man.
- Thanks. Thanks.

So, Harvard, huh? What's it like

going to the best business
school in the country?

I'm not in the business school.

I'm in liberal arts.

They still have that?

Sorry to disappoint
you, Alex, but... they do.

And to tell you the
truth, I think, uh,

poets are more
important than bankers.

Well, try getting a car
loan from the Brontë sisters.

You know, it's going
to be interesting

living in the same
neighborhood with you, Alex.

Whoa.

Hey, Dad, would you
turn that down a little?

Wait, wait, you don't
want to listen to that?

Hey, that's the
"Beer Barrel Polka."

The two of you
should rent an elevator,

fix it up and move in together.

Listen, Mike, let me tell
you why I really came by.

Um, I just wanted you to know,
while you're back at Harvard,

that, um, you don't have
to worry about your folks.

If there's any more
problems, we'll be here.

Problems?

What kind of problems?

Uh, it's nothing, really.

I mean, nothing.

All right.

The house is haunted.

Look, somebody
in the neighborhood,

uh, is passing
around this racist letter

trying to convince people
to get your parents to move.

Damn.

Alex, I told them
this would happen

if we moved into an
all-white neighborhood,

but they wouldn't listen to me.

♪ Roll out the barrel... ♪

Hey, Alex.

Oh, you should have
been listening to WNTW.

You missed an
uninterrupted polka fest.

Dad, uh,

Alex told me about the letters.

Oh, well, don't worry
about it, Michael.

Chances are this whole
thing will just blow over.

Well, I am worried.

How am I supposed to
keep an eye on you and Mom

if I'm 800 miles away in Boston?

Hey, well, you don't have to.

Look here.

You see, we have our
own personal vigilante.

Hi there.

Looks like rain.

Steve, old buddy, I
appreciate your concern,

but it really isn't necessary
for you to guard our house.

You can't be too careful, huh?

Okay.

Alex, I didn't see
you come over here.

Yeah, I walked right by
you on the porch, Dad.

- Hi, Alex.
- Hi, Maya.

Hi, Steve.

Hi, M...

Maya, I didn't see
you come home.

Oh, I walked right
by you on the porch.

It's a heck of a service
you provide here.

Hello?

Look here, if you
ever call here again,

I'm gonna have you arrested.

Oh, and I'll, uh, take a
box of mint cookies, too.

Damn Brownies.

How long has this
been happening, Dad?

Oh, ever since Troop
39 started that sales push.

I think he has a right to
know what's happening here.

All right.

Besides the letter,

there have been
some phone calls.

It's not the first time this
kind of thing has happened,

and it won't be the last,

but we can deal with it.

Who you calling?

I'm, uh, canceling my
flight back to Boston.

- Hello?
- You'll do no such thing.

You've got midterms coming up.

We'll be all right, Michael.

We don't want
you to miss school.

What good am I
going to be in school

if I'm worrying about
you two all the time?

You deliberately put yourself
into a dangerous situation

and naively think
it's gonna blow over.

Well, it's not.

Well, what do you wants
us to do, Michael? Move?

Yes, that's exactly what
I think we should do.

Well, I'm sorry. We're
not gonna be run

out of here like criminals.

We worked hard to
own a place like this.

Why are you so stubborn?

This is a racist society.

You can't change that.

Yes, we can.

Look at you.

I mean, you are at Harvard.

Now, do you think you got
there by people sitting back

and saying, "I can't
change things"?

I'm all for change,

but not when it comes to
placing my family in danger.

You're overreacting, Michael.

No, I'm not.

You just don't
seem to understand

what could happen to you here.

I know Steven's one
hell of a watchman,

but it's not enough.

I know what needs
to be done here.

I'm gonna call a
neighborhood meeting.

We've got to put an end to this.

Nobody should have
to live under guard.

Hi, honey.

Hi. Elyse, when
did you get here?

I came to hang curtains.

Walked right by
you on the porch.

Come on, Eagle Eyes.

I'll walk you across the street.

If you ask me,
that's a trick porch.

Thank you all for responding
to the call to come here

and talk about what's going
on in the neighborhood here.

Well, I'm ashamed to say

that ever since Gus
and Maya Thompson

moved in here to
this neighborhood,

they have been
threatened and harassed

with hate mail
and-and phone calls.

It-it has to stop.

Yes, it does.

Not everybody in this
neighborhood is a bigot.

We're-we're nice people
and we're good neighbors,

unless we're taken advantage of,

which brings me
to the other reason

why I'm here tonight.

What's that, Phil?

I want my hedge clippers back.

You had them since last May.

And my electric sander.

Yeah, and my snow shovel.

We, uh... we promise
to return everything

after the meeting.

Uh, I-I should apologize for
my parents not being here.

They're visiting
my aunt in Detroit.

Um, but I-I'm sure that I
speak for my whole family

when I say that black
and white together

make more than a nice
piece of marble cake.

They make brotherhood.

Look, uh, let me, uh...
let me start by saying

most everybody in
this neighborhood

is happy to have you here.

We don't care about
the color of your skin.

All we care about is, uh,

what dish you'll bring
to those potluck parties

and whether or not you
have good tools I can borrow.

Um, I feel there's
something I have to say.

Now, I may not know
much about history...

or politics or...

math,

economics,

language arts, phys ed...

Mal, we want to wrap
this up about 11:00.

Okay, okay.

I just have to
include chemistry.

Um, but I do know people,

and when I look
at the Thompsons,

I see these are...
these are good people.

These are warm people.

These are stylishly
dressed people.

Uh, I-I-I'd like to
say something.

I just want to thank you for all
the kind words that you've said.

Now, we know that the
trouble is being caused

by only a few people.

We don't know who you are,

and quite frankly,
we don't care,

but if you're here tonight,

let me say, loudly and clearly,

you are not scaring us
out of this neighborhood.

We are not moving.

I have something to say.

Go ahead, Glen.

I worked at Franklin
Steel for eight years,

graveyard shift, to try to
save up enough money

to put a down
payment on my house

so that my wife, Ginny,
and our kids could have

a decent place to live,

and, uh,

now I hear that, since
they've moved in,

the value of my house
has dropped by $5,000.

And it's just gonna
keep dropping

as more and more
blacks move in here.

My house is the only
investment I have,

and if it goes under,
so does my family.

So what am I supposed to do?

Stand by and watch
everything I've worked for

just slip away?

Now, I've got nothing
against you personally.

This is all about economics.

Yeah, well, maybe it is to you,

but we have to
take it personally.

I mean, we're the
ones that are getting

the hate mail and
the phone calls.

Well, I'm sorry that's
happening to you,

but nobody asked you to
move into this neighborhood.

I wasn't aware that I
had to get permission.

But there are plenty of nice
black neighborhoods around.

I mean, why'd you
have to come here?

We came here because
we have the right to live here,

just as you do.

You don't see me trying to move

into one of your
neighborhoods, do you?

This is one of my neighborhoods,

an American neighborhood,

and I am an American,
and I fought in Vietnam

and Mississippi and Memphis
to defend the freedoms

that some of us
would like to enjoy.

Well, your freedom is
my financial disaster,

and if your family
won't move, mine has to.

- Come on, Ginny.
- Wait, wait, Glen.

Glen, Glen, just before you go,

you, uh... you
mentioned economics,

so I feel that I must speak.

Now, the only way
the property values

in this neighborhood
are gonna go down

is if people like yourself
start panic-selling.

Now, in-in the current market,

uh, our homes have
been appreciating

by approximately 4.2% per annum,

6.3% if you made any
home improvements.

How can we? Your
dad has all our tools.

Anyway, what I'm
trying to say is this.

I hope that we in
this neighborhood

can continue to live in harmony,

and to sell our homes

to people of all
creeds and all colors,

all races...

at tremendously
inflated profits.

Listen, Alex, I
hope you're right,

but I can't afford
to take that chance.

I am moving out now,

and there's a lot of
you in this room here

who are gonna be following me,

even if you're too
ashamed to admit it.

He won't be moving so fast.

I have his trailer hitch.

I...

I'm terribly sorry
this has happened.

Uh, we found a house
we liked, and we moved in,

but we didn't mean to
disrupt the neighborhood.

Well, obviously this
neighborhood needs disrupting.

Disrupting is healthy.

You know, my whole life, I've...

I've heard my parents
talk about the '60s,

how they disrupted
the social order

to change the things that
they thought were wrong.

Well, I wish I were
there in the '60s

so I could say to the world,

"I want to fight
for justice, too."

That was a beautiful
thought, Jennifer,

and very well-timed considering
tie-dye is coming back in.

But it's only one
family that's moving.

The rest of us
are staying, right?

- Yeah.
- Of course.

- Right.
- Good.

Peter?

Phil? Nancy?

Well, how...

What can you be thinking?

Well, none of us
want to move, Elyse,

but we can't afford to
lose a lot of money, either.

I think we'll just have to
wait and see what happens.

Gus, Michael, I want
to talk to you in private.

I think we should go home.

Look, don't let anything
that's happened here

change your mind.

Steven, I'm sorry.

In my life, my
family comes first,

and right now, I'm not so sure

that staying here is the
best thing for us to do.

Michael, don't let them do this.

It was never my
choice to move here.

Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog.