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Buddy forward I know I told him of course you've got your agenda and all

but the grant one is dry Get

her out

$20 a week, my daughter paid me to stay awake.

Can it be true? Is that all the further you've got since 7 o 'clock this

morning? Hey, it's your lookout.

The job takes two days, two weeks. I could care less.

These steps need to be sanded and resealed.

Boy, you got some brass feet, Pitt.

Making a friend work off a promissory note.

You think I would rather have a qualified painter?

I had to have some periodontal work done. Okay.

So I happen to be one of the 18 million unemployed right now without a safety

net. What am I supposed to do, let the teeth rot?

You don't have a safety net because you haven't worked for Ringling Brothers or

any other kind of gainful employment for over 10 years.

With my heart murmured.

Here's your Henry's compound for the roof. Oh, yeah.

Your high -pressure nozzle.

Don't lose this one.

Hey, they're about to play a half hour of Willie.

Yeah.

Hello, is Megan there?

Just a minute.

Bingo. Mom, there's some man for you on the phone.

Okay, we'll just hang on a second.

Hello? Hello, Megan?

Uh -huh? It's Jim Rockford.

Jim? Oh, my God. Jim?

Who's Jim?

What have I asked you when I'm on the phone?

I don't know. That goes in the sink.

Is that a daughter?

It's been, like, what, 15 years?

Yeah, at least.

You know, I was on campus today.

At the psychology department?

You're kidding.

Yeah. I, uh, I was at a client meeting. I didn't get the job, but, uh... Oh,

geez. You know, we passed in the elevator.

What? I was shocked into silence.

You know, the last time we talked, you and Michael had moved to Atlanta.

Well, I'm back.

I'm divorced.

Oh?

Yeah, me too.

It'd be wonderful to...

the Santa Barbara house.

Why don't you come?

Oh, you know, I don't know.

Okay. Yes.

Hey, is that Jim Rock? Frank, I feel like I'm crashing your hootenanny here.

Now, this is what I need, another birthday.

By the way, this is not Parkinson's -induced, and I didn't trip over my

either. Newest grandkid just got me with a Similac. Oh, boy.

Come on.

Yeah, you know, I was glad to hear Megan say that you might show.

Hey, I bet the Reagan years were good to you, huh?

S &L Investigations, defense contractor fraud.

Matter of fact.

Well, I sold the talent.

It's part of UTA now.

I'm enjoying myself.

Hey, wait. Yes, sir. You were supposed to bring lime slices to the lady in the

black dress ten minutes ago.

Never mind. It's a little late now.

Come on, Jim. I'll take you to my favorite golf course.

Yes, you heard the marriage of the century is over. I never heard it

as that.

Someday I'll learn to shut my big mouth.

Megan?

It's Jim.

Hi, Meg.

Jim?

Jim? Jim,

um... This is my sister, Josie.

Howdy, people.

There's a function at the junction.

I'm sorry I'm late. Forgive me, Godfather.

Hello, Patrick.

I didn't think you were going to make it. Oh, I'm sorry. I had a client

and I'm late. Uncle Patrick!

Oh, come here, dollface.

This is my daughter, Josie, my cousin Patrick, Jim Rockford.

Hi. Jim Rockford?

Is Megan's road not travelable?

Oops. Patrick.

Jim, Molly, Molly, Jim. Hi, Molly. No, we're at the wrong table. We are. We're

at Ice Station Zebra. Say goodbye to the nice people.

Bye, everybody.

Bye.

How's your dad?

Rocky died late last year. Oh, no. I'm so sorry.

You two had such a special relationship.

I miss him.

He was always a major fan of yours.

Really?

He was funny that way. He wasn't an educated man, but his judgment of people

usually dead on.

Of course, he called me Sonny right up to his death.

Well, that's parents.

Kool and I are bored, Mom. We're going to go down on the beach, see if there

any people doing it.

Excuse me?

Grandpa doesn't want anyone on the cliffs because of the erosion.

Now, say hello to Mr. Rockford.

My son, Daniel. Jim. Hi, Daniel. Hi.

What's your sister doing?

She and Kate are acting like dorks.

Hey, Daniel, come here.

He's quite a guy.

You think so?

Clanky.

Oh, we've heard many grand and heartfelt tributes to...

Francis Dougherty today, from his children in particular.

And while I'm not a member of that August body, I'd say I'm about as close

one can get without the requisite advanced degree from Yale and

Prozac.

But because of that, he has, to his credit, six extraordinarily

annoying, children.

A legacy as a fountainhead of one of the most powerful and blah, blah, blah,

literary and talent agencies ever to exist in this town.

As Frank himself once said, he never met a control issue he didn't like.

Whoa!

Hang on.

When my father...

His brother died.

My uncle was there for me.

He tried.

So, the part everybody likes, we get to drink. Here is to Uncle Fountainhead.

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday.

I never heard you mention your cousin before.

Really? He's kind of a fixture.

Your brother Peter's an interesting guy. What does he do?

He's an entertainment lawyer. You know, he went into the family business.

Gold Firebird!

He likes it very much.

Oh.

You there?

Uh, that's me right here.

Well... We'll call you tomorrow, okay?

Bye.

I'll tell you that.

What'd you say? You were flapping the backboards when you got here today.

Want to say that again?

I'll say it again. I got about a hundred witnesses.

Patrick! Patrick, for God's sake!

Patrick,

that's enough.

Excellent choice of birthday present.

I don't suppose I could get some of that coffee without paying for it. That's

all right.

That's why I brought two cups.

I see you met Mr. Wong last night. It's not worth talking about.

No cream, huh?

Oh, Jimmy.

Man, I tell you, sometimes I wonder, what does it all mean? Why?

Well, I mean, don't you ever wonder?

Take me, and here I am my age with nothing.

cleaning the aluminum siding on my best friend's house.

Angel, you are so full of self -pity.

Oh, well, thank you, Reverend Schuller.

I spent the evening with somebody who lost her sight in a car accident at the

age of 15. You should see her attitude.

That shrink you were bumping back in the early 80s?

If you had to spend ten minutes of your life as a blind person, you know what

she said to me?

Dodger Stadium's dark most nights?

Look, Jimmy, I hear a sermon coming on, and I just don't feel... She said that

she was in Las Vegas at a convention with her guide dog, and she was outside

casino. Some guy comes up, pats her on the head, stuffs a 50 in her hand, and

then runs away before she can give it back.

Yeah, so what's the point?

Can you imagine the humiliation?

Somebody treating you like a rabbit's foot?

I knew this little chick, Jimmy.

Who's this?

Are you listening to me?

Hey!

Look, I'm sorry. You didn't call the police and I appreciate it. I would have

done jail time.

Your cousin asked me not to.

Now get the hell out of here.

When do you get off talking to me like that?

I gotta go work.

This is my parking lot. I own it. I discovered this whole stretch of

I'm Balboa, okay?

You don't like it?

I was somewhat drunk last night, but I was not high, I swear.

I care less if you shoot up your foot powder or mix dragster fuel with hair

grappa. Just don't come around me or mine.

The shame is that if he finds you with your face in a shag rug, he's going to

tear up your cousin pretty good.

Actually, Megan's the one who suggested you and I talk. Sure she did. The

facilitator. Okay, but also, I need a private investigator.

I'm supposed to work for you?

She said you didn't have a job. She said what?

She meant for now, I'm sure.

There's an actor client of mine dropped out of sight.

Actor client? Yeah. I'm a personal manager.

Here.

Uncle Frank, fly paper you to the payroll?

No, I'm on my own now for over a year. It's a small but selective client list.

Jack Nicholson.

Hootie and a blowfish.

All right, who then?

Well, Molly for one.

I also represent fitness guru Pablo Cohen and the writing team of Schneider

Frolov.

Okay, listen.

The client I'm worried about is named Ekaterina Stepashin. She's Russian.

film star back in Russia.

Unfortunately, she still hasn't been able to break through here. That's why

worried. She's been so depressed.

I am not working for you, and you can tell your cousin I do not need a

manager, especially not her. My career's doing just fine.

Fair enough.

You certainly tried to play therapist with me enough times, and it does work

then.

She asked you to ask me to find this Russian as a personal favor to her?

Pediatricians know kids need more calcium to help build a lifetime of

bones. Mental telepathy.

Flying broomsticks.

Airborne RVs. Wow!

This can only mean one thing.

Those two kids are witches.

Now, the race is on to unlock the secrets of Witch Mountain.

Are you a magician or something?

With two spellbinding movies on one freaky night.

Catch the bewitching double feature, Escape to Witch Mountain, and Return

Witch Mountain. Premieres Friday at 7 on the Hallmark Channel.

Ernesto!

Come here!

Oye, pregúntale a este hombre qué quiere. Estoy trabajando aquí y no me

paz. Pues hable, hable, hable. Alto, alto.

Dar al jefe.

Su boss, ma 'am. Mi telefono.

Gracias.

No, hi, Josie. How are you?

Hi, Jim.

Yeah, no, thank you, Jody.

Oh, fine. Hi.

Hi. Let me just get them set up with dinner and I'll be ready.

Okay.

Great.

These guys and their cousins are flying off to Atlanta tomorrow to spend summer

vacation with their dad.

Oh, really?

His new house is a pond.

We're going to swim and catch leeches and stuff.

And we're not afraid of those leeches, are we? Not anymore.

Jim. Oh, hi, Frank.

I can't get that Nintendo working.

Oh, thanks for trying.

I wish you'd stay and have dinner with Daniel and Josie.

Oh, nothing I'd like better, but no can do.

Did I hear we're still going on about those leeches?

Nope. It's all over and settled.

Because, as I said, there couldn't be that many in a spring -fed pond.

Anyway, all you have to remember... Okay, Dad, it's settled.

You know, the seabees, we used to burn them off. Okay, Dad, thank you. Don't

shush me, Megan.

I'm trying to explain to the child there's absolutely nothing to be afraid

Of course you do.

About time, dude.

I know.

Mark got locked out of his house.

Mm -hmm.

His mom will take our church out and carpool.

Good.

Josie, eggs?

One, two o 'clock, Mom.

Thanks.

Jim, uh...

I have to apologize for my nephew's behavior the other day. I guess every

has its swamp thing.

I never said you didn't have a job. I said you were available.

Oh, available. Excuse me.

Well, aren't you?

I do not need a personal manager.

I'm not repeating yourself. I'm proud of that line.

Well, what's his problem anyway?

Patrick is very sweet and bright.

He's written great screenplays, which, of course, Hollywood doesn't get.

He graduated the highest ever in Peace Corps language training.

He lived in Africa and Russia.

He gave me a praise book.

Well, he speaks it fluently.

He was one of the first capitalists in there after the 91 coup.

He knows Yeltsin.

I could tell from his driving.

You two were always so close?

I was in love with him.

He was my big cousin, you know.

So tell me about your marriage.

You're not running this question. You first.

Oh, boy.

No.

Michael and I still love each other.

I don't know.

He's a very angry man.

More so every year.

But time, kid.

Dueling careers, you know, usual suspects.

Speaking of kids, yours are terrific.

They're much more responsible and self -assured than most children their age.

Well, they've had to be.

But thank you.

So talk about your marriage.

Well, Kit's a great person.

The whole thing convinced me that...

I just don't want those kind of complications in my life, especially not

age. Boy, I'm with you there.

Hey, Dennis.

I was just in the area. Oh, how's the sit?

You want to sit?

I'd have nothing to compare it to.

So you got an office with a window. Listen, I was just wondering if possibly

could do me a favor.

I'm going to say this again. It's not the same old department. Things are

different now. The king thing, O .J., our reputation's in the toilet. Our

response time is now a matter of public amusement.

Okay, Dennis, take a chill pill.

No, it's not okay, Dennis, okay?

We're overloaded, yet the same negative voices come in here asking for special

consideration. Just thought as a friend you might be happy to see me working

again. Okay, what is it?

A dry spill's over, Dennis.

That's my favorite kind of gig, too.

Gift Trace. Of course it's your favorite. I use our MCT link seven out

times. I turn your missing person, you collect your markup without leaving your

rocking chair.

Why Katerina's the passion?

The work and a friend asked me to.

What the hell are you talking about? What the hell are you talking about? I'm

answering your question.

I didn't ask you a question.

You said why Katerina's the passion.

It's a name.

No, Dennis.

The Y is pronounced Yuh.

Yuh Katerina. It's Yuh Katerina, not Y.

Oh.

Say it.

And I guess what I'm saying is I quit.

Yeah, I'm coming.

Yeah? You are searching for Ekaterina Stepashin?

Who are you?

Did you find her yet?

Did you have some information you wanted to impart?

Who?

Who engaged you to find her?

Who engaged you to find her?

Patrick Doherty.

Where's Pat?

At home. That's where he works out of.

You

must

try harder.

I don't know.

Oh, you play golf.

On occasion.

Oh, Boris Andreevich is a scratch player.

Boris Andreevich.

Did you find Ekaterina Stepashin?

Did you find Ekaterina Stepashin? No.

It's the truth.

Do you know where Pat's family lives?

I have to go now.

I wish I didn't have to leave things on such basis.

Megan? Megan, it's Jeff!

Michael said he'd call as soon as the children landed.

Oh, you worry so much, they'll all be fine.

Even my horrific daughter.

Come on, buddy.

Thanks a lot, Josie. I'll talk to you later.

Bye, sis.

Bye -bye.

Who's there?

I'll take the cans out in the morning.

Jim?

I dressed in feelers. The tall guy called him Boris Andreevich. Yeah,

Finally reached Molly.

She says she hasn't heard from Patrick since yesterday morning.

Molly's the girlfriend?

Yeah.

Here's some more ice.

You're pretty terrified.

Are these Russians going to come after all of us?

Oh!

These guys must have had KGB training.

The North Korean Shiatsu.

What did you tell them?

That's what scares me. I can't be sure.

Ma 'am, did you warn family members of the possible danger?

Yeah. They were all really upset.

Thank God my children and my sister's children just went back east.

Patrick, that's a great screenplay that nobody gets. Did I mention that, Dennis?

And you have no idea who these men could be?

No. Patrick knows so many Russians.

He did some film financing over there, I think, and then for a while he was

exporting Soviet Army overcoats. They were kind of hip a couple of years ago.

He knows Yeltsin.

You just won't stop, will you?

I tried Tevas.

Ever wear them? If not, you got a treat coming.

Officer Burgess tells me that the neighbors haven't seen anything out of

ordinary all day.

How about a tall guy whacked out on Haldol and staggering around with a

Was there one?

I wouldn't stay here, ma 'am, or report to work.

Oh, that's great.

What am I supposed to do?

Pack a bag. We'll deal with it. What does we'll deal with it mean?

Your white Katerina surface.

St. John's Hospital. O .D.

Satisfactory condition.

This tall Russian guy came to my trailer looking for you.

His name... Gennady Koblitz.

Koblitz, Megan, remember that. No, you can't tell him I'm here.

Russian,

yeah. I'll give it to you.

Look at this. It's for you.

It's Cartier.

See diamonds?

It's per cut.

No, no, thank you.

Look, Gennady...

Is he Russian mafia?

Yes. Yes, Russian mafia, yes.

KGB, originally?

M .V .D.

Interior Minister.

Medal, yes.

Hero of the Soviet Union.

Now... Changed man and business for himself.

Soviet Union?

Gennady, is he friends with Patrick Doherty?

Yes. He's my manager. So nice.

Moscow Art Theater.

Six years.

So Patrick was supposed to get you established to help you.

Yes.

He met to me many people.

But I don't work.

Gennady was screaming.

I swallowed many capsules of vodka.

Is this your first suicide attempt?

How sad.

Gennady is angry.

He wants you back. He's very mad at Pamela. Don't tell him, detective, sir.

I have a statement.

As soon as they let me go from here, I'm returning to Moscow tomorrow.

Your arm.

Hey.

It's Venice, Fendi.

No, no. Gennady, give it to me. No.

Really, no, no, no, look.

We're not going to tell him where you are. Just take the coat.

We're going to have to call your father and tell him what's going on. Just stay

there. Nurse!

doing still here. Aren't you worried?

No.

We're headed for New York first thing in the morning anyway.

Want a drink?

No. Well, have some wine, a little red if you got it. Yeah, sure.

I'm gonna sit down.

Anyway, I've met Gennady Koblitz, and he's not a complete moron.

I have to believe he realizes that if he touches anyone of my family, I have the

kind of friends who can and will single him out for the cold room.

Dad. He wants to kill Patrick.

I said my own family. I'm not talking about Patrick.

Anyway, he doesn't want to kill him.

Punish him a little, yes.

Thank you.

Go a little Cossack on his dumb ass.

Well, who knows? Maybe he can succeed where Betty Ford and the Jesuits and the

rest of us will fail.

Here we go.

Megan, the man is 43 years old.

How do you know Koblitz?

Through Patrick.

Yet another attempt to get the nephew up and running.

A year ago, Kobletz had some 15th century St. George icons from the State

Museum. I have friends who are collectors. I made some introductions,

Patrick with the negotiations.

I can't believe this. That art is the patrimony of the Russian people.

Patrimony? Didn't I used to represent him when he was married to what's -her

-name?

I'm delighted you find it so amusing.

Do you wish me to help your cousin in his battle with life?

Huh? Because, frankly, I'm a little confused about my role.

I need to go to the bathroom.

You all right? Yeah, yeah.

She's really something, isn't she?

Well, she's something, all right.

That is the way she took me to task.

None of my other kids have that much spine.

No, those leeches aren't waiting for you, honey. Leeches can't think.

I miss you too, and I wish I could be there to hug you to sleep too.

Did you get to go to Ben and Jerry's?

Because you were thinking about those leeches.

Try and remember Jo in Little Women.

That's right. She has the same name as you.

And she was very brave.

Well, I love you too, Jo Jo.

Bye -bye, sweetie.

My father, pain in the ass.

Yeah, well, Rocky would have done the same. Nature lectures.

Toughen you up.

This was his place, huh?

Yeah, his studio.

Of course, all he ever did was bring his buddies up here on the weekend, and

they'd watch games and barbecue kielbasa.

Yeah, I can't unload it, but I still pay the taxes on it.

It's a nice smell.

Pine trees.

It shelters it from the imperial ministry until we can find a way to talk

down and it'll have paid for itself.

Good night.

Go lie down.

Let's not have that conversation about... You taking the couch and I take

bed. Well, you sleep where you want.

My bad back cuts into my chivalry these days.

Why did you call me?

This professor works with Dmitry Kalkin, the Russian expert.

Okay, bring him down.

Yo, Professor.

Mr. Fest will see.

Professor, what can I do for you?

Mr. Festa, I appreciate you seeing me.

You like? Yeah.

Well, Mr.

Kalkheim is an avid reader, and he was looking through the large prededition of

the times when he spotted an article mentioning both you and Mr.

Koblitz.

Koblitz. Yeah, I know. The paper said that you and Mr. Koblitz had partnered

to purchase Atlantic City property.

Their partnership did not eventuate.

The whole time they slipped us the blini.

They're lower than the silverfish.

Russians. It's like Gabriel Harriman.

I'm sorry?

He was ambassador over there. He said, with the Russians, you're always buying

the same horse twice.

They ripped us off for $18 million.

Let me tell you something about the Russian mafia.

They're violent.

They're sociopathic.

A bath once in a while would be nice, too.

That's not true, Rich.

What, are you going to contradict me?

This is a sociocultural thing. I think it's so cold over there, taking a shower

is not instilled in the young.

I think it's up to the individual.

Koblitz with me was always well -groomed.

You don't know where Mr.

Kalkine could contact Mr.

Koblitz, do you?

To the right enterprising party, I'd be willing to pay into the four figures for

that same information.

Is that right?

You're not up yet?

Feels good.

Were you able to reach Patrick?

Still no answer. Nothing on my server.

You've just been lying here.

I took Buddy out.

It was too cold.

Oh, and I banged into something and broke it. I think it was a bowling

something. It felt like a little man with a ball.

Anyway, he fell off his seat.

I'll make us some coffee.

You like tea, right? Listen, about last night... Please, not the first thing.

Okay, then get back in.

That's not in.

We've got to get moving pretty soon. Okay, soon.

I like this.

Smelly old cabin, hanging in bed.

No job to go to. You should have run off with your cousin.

Ha, ha.

This is a problem with L .A.

Never any snow days.

So you're liking this, too?

The being here part with you.

That one bird, the high one, goes exactly every 17 seconds.

You want some cornflakes?

Okay.

I'm going to take a quick shower.

The water's pretty brown.

Uh -oh.

I'm going to try Patrick again, see if he's checked in.

the personal secretary mailbox for Dr. Megan.

Megan, hi, this is Rochelle. The numbers haven't been crunched yet, so don't

bother.

Meg, you nut.

Ten messages on my machine's a little excessive, don't you think? Jim, it's

Patrick on the phone.

I have a whole host of important calls, and they all turn out to be you.

Seriously, there's nothing to worry about. I'm fine. I spent the night at a

client's, Pablo Cohen. He was great about it. And yesterday, I kept moving

around, even maintained a full schedule of meetings.

I mean, I got a lot of work done.

I'm sorry if this caused you any hassle. I know Gennady Koblitz. It'll blow

over. I just talked to Molly.

I'm going to pick her up, and we'll chill at Two Bunch Palms for a couple of

days. I'll call you.

Molly's. Get dressed, Megan.

Buddy? Buddy, baby?

He's okay. He's okay.

He's okay right here.

Call an ambulance. I'm hurt. Angel?

Oh, God. It's horrible back there. It's horrible.

What is?

Jim?

What's going on?

You all right? Is everybody okay?

Yeah, yeah. I'm okay. My shoulders.

Well, that's the seat belt. That's good.

Here, get out. Come on, buddy.

Stand right by the car.

Angel, you're all right. Now get out and help her. Why can't she help me? I'm

losing cerebral fluid. Angel, just do it. Don't move me.

Don't move me.

No, please.

Molly?

Honey?

Oh, my God.

I'm going to want you to look at some pictures.

Call my mom. She lives in Reno.

She's in rough shape.

One of both perps raped as well as me. It's not clear.

Oh, God, Molly.

No, please.

Koblitz?

Apparently not. She knows Koblitz. Two men.

Russians. Maybe that Boris Andreevich guy.

I'm so sorry about all of this.

Jim, what they did to you.

You've got no reason that I can remember to call me Jim.

Koblitz blames you for not getting Mr. Poshin's career on track. Is that the

assumption?

Yeah.

Things started out mediocre, then promptly went to the toilet.

Yekaterina finally split on Gennady.

That's when Mr. Doherty hired me to try and salvage the situation.

I felt bad for the guy.

Then he does this to Molly to get back at me?

Koblitz, Mr. Posh, and Hit L .A., they seek you out for representation, and

fee is what, the usual 15 %?

Yeah.

Well, uh... Well, what?

Well, I was forced to ask Gennady for 100 ,000 cash.

I told him I could deliver a Golden Globe.

See, Yekaterina's movie, The Guard Shack, had a little heat on it from the

Azerbaijan Film Festival.

Oh, Patrick.

I'm in litigation on my screenplay, Max. I owed $40 ,000 on those overcoats. The

Golden Globe isn't for sale.

I know that!

Max.

It's not my best judgment call, I know.

But I am doing pretty good at this.

Don't tell Uncle Frank about the Golden Globe thing.

Oh, Patrick.

Pleasing Dad's the least of your problems right now.

I've seen enough.

Oh.

Well, did it. Why? Why?

Hey. Dennis, I gotta make a call.

Is that you, Jimmy? Jimmy?

Angel? Oh, God, Jimmy, I'm blind. I'm blind.

You are not blind.

I can't see.

I can't see.

Angel, you just have a minor concussion. They're keeping you overnight for

observation. My eyesight's perfect right now. Don't lie to me. Angel, you were

telling blind jokes, and now you're scared.

Mr. D doesn't have a car anymore.

Oh, sure. Same old Angel Martin Locke.

Don't worry about it, Patrick. I don't need for you to

understand. Well, that's good, because I don't understand. Yeah, well, too bad.

Up, buddy, up.

Down, boy.

Down, buddy, down.

Let me ask you something.

Was I right?

You two kissing cousins more zany than I could guess.

Do you know how ridiculous you sound?

How I sound? Listen to you.

Rationalizing and babying a parasite like that? He wasn't always this way.

Oh, big so what?

After high school, Patrick was accepted at Harvard on a national merit

scholarship SATs in the high 15s. There's no shortage of fools at Harvard.

Everything he achieved, he did it all without a father.

He had your dad.

He had my dad.

Oh, hey.

I'm sorry.

It's really hard for me to talk about.

It's all right.

I should probably tell you.

My parents owned a second house in Sun Valley. Look, if you don't want to talk

about it, don't talk about it. Every holiday, there we were.

My family, friends of my parents, the cousins, all kinds of...

friends and roommates from school.

There was a separate guest house.

It used to break in 1971.

They'd been really great in spring skiing.

At this party, Patrick was there, I was there, my brothers and sisters, my

sort of boyfriend.

I was going out with this guy named Tony Herndon. Get away from my girl,

Patrick.

I remember he had these little gold flecks in his eyes, and I thought that

so amazing.

Also,

there was this guy, Jeff Kravitz, a friend of my brother's from Yale.

Some people say Jeff Kravitz started it.

It doesn't matter now

Well, I always just say I lost my sight in a car accident.

Otherwise, when people meet Patrick, or even in the way they relate to me, it's

just a lot easier.

June of that year, he made his first suicide attempt.

I told him if he left me here like this, I'd kill myself.

Which was probably stupid, but...

I was 15 and I couldn't think of any other way to stop him from hurting

My father... There's no way I can even begin to convey.

But Patrick and I became even closer after that.

I guess because we were both so isolated by everyone, you know?

Each in our own way.

Can you understand?

So we are like lovers, I guess.

It's like a private club of only two people.

The Easter 1971 Club.

Boy, I slept great last night.

I love this place.

That would make Rocky happy.

But I gotta find coblets who can all get on with their lives.

Here's that same bird. You hear it?

Every 17 seconds.

Oh,

hey, Dennis.

Man, I just get on days. I really appreciate that.

Knowing you had this place set up. It's long enough to find him, Dennis.

I'm here to interview one of your customers, police business.

Yes, sir.

I'd better get my manager.

Mr. Koblet?

Lieutenant Becker, police department.

Mr. Koblitz, Mr. Rockford here says that on Monday morning, the 11th, you

invaded his home in Malibu and proceeded to assault him. Is that true?

You understand English, sir?

I was to his home.

You were?

We talked.

But assault?

No, Jose.

Hey, hey, Jim, just once and you're out on the street.

Mr. Koblitz.

Mr. Rafferty also says that there was an individual with you wearing a fila, a

warm -up suit. The interrogation expert?

Boris Andreevich?

No. Ah.

I'm sorry, Lieutenant, but I went along to offer this man help in the

investigation. He left his cart with old friend of mine, the maitre d' Raye, in

this restaurant.

Now I'm accused of assault?

What assistance did you give him?

Only moral support. I didn't know anything.

I didn't want to hear you do that.

Do you know a Molly Hiroki?

Gentlemen, let me present Valeriana Elenishna Koblitz.

Hello,

ma 'am. She doesn't speak English at all, but, boy, she enjoys her visit to L

.A. Molly Hiroki was sexually assaulted and beaten at her house on Thursday.

Sexually assaulted?

Where were you that afternoon?

With my mother. Where with your mother?

Disneyland. Where else?

Pirates of the Caribbean.

But beastie cop right on her stomach.

She was undoubtedly out in the car with him when they came by my place, maybe on

their way to Knott's Berry Farm.

She's going to swear that there were no two other specialists.

She was in the car.

The department will be taking an active interest in you, sir.

Did you tell Mother it's your wish to be buried at Frontierland?

Come on, Jim.

All right, Dennis.

I'm looking for Dr.

Adams. Uh -huh.

Well, here it is.

It's very impressive. I'm very proud to be here. Let me just finish up some

stuff.

I thought maybe we'd go to Valentino's, my treat.

Oh, well.

Oh, I spoke with the children in Atlanta just now.

Guess who went swimming?

Oh, hey, that's great.

Here, have a jelly bean.

So, you think Koblitz might actually decide to cool it, huh?

Well... Oh, I'm just going to send that tape.

He knows he's got some scrutiny on him. Is Danny going to send it? What is going

on here?

What? You're running around speed wrapping like you're about to give birth

pound of coffee.

I spoke with Michael in Atlanta just now.

The last couple of weeks, we've been talking about the possibility of getting

back together.

A lot of this has to do with the children, you know.

I got it.

Your situation isn't typical, you know. I said I got it. Oh, don't be like that.

Like what?

You're going to do what you're going to do.

Don't expect me to sit here and scrunch up my hanky over your children.

They've got everything. And you know what? It is none of my business. It's

so complicated.

And that's exactly what we agreed we didn't want. Oh, right. And you called

to compare notes.

got sexual.

Oh, you're complaining.

Oh, please.

Well, I'm glad I forced the issue, and the sex was great, by the way.

I don't feel like going out to dinner anymore.

I don't feel like going to the concert.

What, duper? We have the ticket. They're hard to get.

Well, I don't see how we could have anything approaching a good time.

Maybe your sister wants to go. Oh, Jim.

Send me a Braves cat.

Heal.

Can't be my sister already.

You stay back here.

Ah, you're not going to believe this.

Jim!

Didn't Lieutenant Fecker tell you to lay low? How low can you go?

Meg, you're nuts.

I'll use your Heineken. I hope you don't mind.

Yes, I mind.

Bust in here when everybody's all nervous and terrified.

I wanted to let you all know that Molly is doing much better. I was with her at

the hospital all day.

Well, that's good.

And the situation with Koblitz is pretty much resolved. I thought maybe we could

all celebrate. Well, I know celebrate's not exactly the right word, considering

the circumstances. Did Becker say everything was resolved?

Well, he told me what he said to Gennady, and then I spoke with Gennady.

Well, on the car phone.

I said everything had gone beyond the pale. He agreed, and I made some

assurances. He will never harm a follicle on the head of anyone I care

ever again.

What did you say to him?

Oh, the emotional Russian soul.

It's always complex dealing with them, but he's okay now.

I, uh, got some things for Molly, uh, favorite CDs of the 90s.

Oh, uh, Mac, I got something blue here.

Here, here, here.

The chieftain's long black veil. A Sinead is on there and Van the Man.

It's a little Doherty Roots music.

Do you mind if I listen to this later?

No, sure.

Look, I know we had a real ugly situation, but we're alive, and life

is always worth celebrating, right?

Well, I mean, the situation is improved.

I can understand how you'd like to see some prosecutions handed out.

Way up there on my letter to Santa.

I would just like to urge everybody to let things lie. What do you think?

Are you leaving?

Yeah.

How come?

Josie and I are going to a concert.

Right.

I'll call you.

Come with.

Hey, hey, hey.

What about my golf club?

Hey, hey, hey.

What about my golf club?

Put him in room.

Lock the door.

Come here.

This is

white

noise. In six to eight hours, you cannot organize your thoughts or walk for a

while. You can't do that to her.

Keep her balanced if you can't hear.

I know how you feel.

That's why she's here.

One of you will decide to help me.

Help how?

It is time now to stop delaying. We need Patrick.

Patrick said you and he resolved everything. Patrick is a very difficult

and yet I'm fond of him. But, you know, he has his chemical dependencies he

cannot be relied on.

We don't know where Patrick squirrels off to.

I understand.

In a few hours, I will for sure know what you know.

Have a

good

day now.

Good luck to you, sir.

Excuse me, am I approaching the Montebello Public Library?

He works with that Russian slug.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Remember me? Elsie Peck Devo?

Bring it to me. Bring him here.

You need some help? Just keep moving, Sonny. You're scaring my dog.

Come on, baby. You were out here yesterday.

Was I?

Hey, how'd you lose your sight, mister?

Bomb squad.

Hey,

that's not a real blind person's thing. Yeah, that heart is dealing.

The French version.

Yeah, right.

Suck your skate.

How bogus.

Loser. No, man.

Nice wedgie. This dude's a fake.

Hey, run it, man.

What is it?

Be right back.

I can stay there.

Professor.

Well, this thing is amazing.

Yeah. It also has a scanner that can convert the printed page into speech, so

can read books.

I'll be damned.

Okay, now, I can't skim this, so this thing's going to have to read all 11 of

those files in their entirety.

What's on the screen?

It's really tight.

What about now?

Whoa.

Well, it's English. It looks like 11 titles.

It looks like newspaper articles.

Okay, you're going to have to skim it.

Interior ministry man awarded.

That's 1981.

Officers awaits.

Pair released after questioning and death of U .S. trade representative.

Enter 8.

8. Enter.

Moscow. Two former interior ministry officials were released after

and the hit and run death of Miles Melvoin.

U .S. Trade Representative.

Melvoin died after attending a party at the home of Patrick Dougherty, president

of Mosswood Film Financing Consultants.

One of those questioned, Gennady I. Koblitz, was also a guest but had left

earlier. Koblitz and Melvoin were known to have disagreed on Mr. Koblitz's

alleged attempts to divert American aid money.

This murder, your cousin must hold a smoking gun, something that would get

Koblitz executed.

A major miscalculation. You don't blackmail a man like that.

Patrick must have threatened him to make him leave us alone.

I want

to talk to you about your behavior the other night. Step into my

office, please. Hello, Lieutenant.

Okay, thanks. Down, buddy.

You're coming back to the house, aren't you, Jim? I think I'll be heading home.

Why? Maybe you can't handle any more of the party -hardy Dorothy.

Thank you for coming, Jim.

I'm truly sorry about the death of your cousin, Meg.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye, Josie. Bye, Jim.

What are you doing?

Yearly maintenance.

Thought I'd come out, maybe have some lunch.

What's your problem?

I don't have a problem. I got the afternoon free. I'm offering you to buy

lunch. You got to make a problem out of that?

Thanks.

Man, it's really cold out here.

This dirty guy, real bunch of brutes, huh?

What do you think happened?

Happened? Well, we find two plane tickets in the guy's pants. His

on the way over. They're going to meet, and they're going to take off like a

couple of three birds, so... L .A. is bigger than both our butts put together.

Two Russians from Minsk, Tinsk, they just find a motel where Patrick is

out?

I tell you, that Megan Adams...

One beautiful woman.

It's over, Dennis.

I figured.

He's getting married again.

How about lunch?

Let's do it.

Who's dog is that I can't keep him to me not in my place.

It's not fair to him Oh, when did you start sharing your oxygen with another

life form?

I thought I would do a good deed, and I went to the pound, but I was only

putting my own selfish concerns ahead of what's good for the animal's

loneliness, Jimmy. Yeah, what was it, Angel?

Seeing eye scams? Jimmy? You're not dumping that dog on me, you got that?

your dog, and you're gonna take care of him. If I ever hear you gave him away, I

am gonna feed you the rest of his friskies, and then I'm gonna break your

Okay. Okay, okay.

Get in here. Get this dog some water.

Okay, okay.

Oh, and there's some almost gone bologna in the fridge, too.

Oh, you mean all the time I was working here, there was food rotting in there?

Did I get any? No.

Well, the only problem I can see is, uh, what's gonna happen to that dog if you

get held in jail?

What's that?

If the cops choose to call it that, it's accessory to homicide.

Accessory to my colon?

What are you trying to lay on me?

Well, you gave up Patrick Doherty, didn't you? You drove him, knew his

Is he dead?

Oh, I'm sure you can make a case that the Russians tortured you.

Anyway, it's probably not a charge that you'd get indicted on.

I didn't twist nobody's cap.

You didn't point them to Patrick's motel?

I ain't seen Mr. D since the accident.

I've been in Gardena, man. I've been at the poker palaces trying to raise your

900. Oh, yeah, raise me my 900.

Well, raise a pillow. You'd have come in for some.

Look, Jimmy, that is what Larry is for.

Frankly, I'm insulted that you would think that I might... Just shut up,

Stop it.

Come on! Come on! You gotta work it harder than that. You're gonna make that

team at Harvard West Lake.

Frank, I'm sorry to startle you. The housekeeper let me in the front gate.

No, it's all right. I don't think Megan is around right now, Jim. I think she

went down to the beach with her sister.

That's all right. I don't want to talk to Megan yet.

Well, are you all right?

What is it?

It has to do with your nephew's death.

You haven't been here.

I have never seen her this bad, ever.

Patrick was the main character in the story of her life. Maybe it's finally

happening except the fact that it's not going to be rewritten ever. Hey,

Grandpa, come and watch me and Daniel jump.

Did, uh, Megan ever express any anger at her cousin over the accident?

No. No?

No. I think she realized even as a young girl that her injury gave her the power

to completely obliterate that kid, and I think it frightened her.

Oh, she raged at other things.

Therapists, physical obstacles, parents.

That's to be expected.

They'd been soulmates.

Stayed that way.

Don't ask me how.

What about you?

I was too harsh.

I knew it even when I was doing it, but I couldn't stop myself.

You saw it. Set him up, knock him down.

You're very frank about it.

That's my name, Jim.

Did you tell Gennady Kobles where he might pick Patrick up?

I mean, Patrick talked to you constantly.

He craved your approval.

You know, I like you well enough, Jim. You better take down that social worker

shingle or you could be facing a lawsuit.

This girl that he loved and hurt so badly, she couldn't give him what he had

coming to him.

Patrick hated himself, Frank.

You know...

My other children, when their... When their kids' school pictures turn out

badly, they go into a tailspin.

She has never seen her daughter's face.

Her son's.

Daddy?

Is he right?

Why don't you answer me?

Oh, Daddy.

How long could we go on?

We were so unhappy.

So tortured.

Oh, God, Dad. Oh, my God. You were his father.

The job fell to you.

Why? Oh, that's the wrong question.

All you can do is keep going and carry what you have to carry.

But you didn't.

You didn't, Daddy.

You taught all of us to do that. And in the end, you didn't.

Megan. You and Mom dragged me kicking and screaming from my room.

You made me want to succeed and have a life.

And now I can never speak to you again.

Never see you again.

Hey, Grandpa, check it out!

Megan.

What the hell are you saying?

How can I? How can I let my children be around your influence now?

Megan. Your kids.

And your children.

You're everything to me. You know that.

Was I such a disappointment?

Such a horrible tragedy to you.

That you had to murder.

I don't feel like...

You're like, I'm a tragedy.

Your boss is inside. He kicked me out. I'm aware of that.

Frank Doherty told you he met with the Russian here? They called him from here.

He didn't set up the killing. He just told them what they needed to know.

Captain, are you with the manager?

Roger that. What do we got?

A Boris A. for Andreevich Makschenov is registered.

Let's do it, sir. Roger.

What do you think you're doing?

Hey!

Stand back.

He's taking a schvitz.

I'll head back to the division, right? I want a check with the Russian

consulate.

Folks, clear the hallway, please.

Is the match enough?

Police!

Freeze!

Drop the weapon! Drop it!

Put your hands on your head!

Drop the weapon! Drop the weapon!

Drop it, I said! Drop it!

All right, ma 'am. It's all over. It's okay. Out of the pool!

Out of the pool now!

On your face.

Everybody fan out.

Search the surrounding properties.

I'll stay here with the suspect.

Move it.

Mr. Rockman?

Get up.

Not only have you used methods of torture against several citizens,

visually impaired woman, but just now you assaulted Mr. Rockwood over a minor

altercation concerning your shower sandals.

What?

What?

What?

Where's your hypodermic needle now, huh?

This is your chance to escape.

Well,

don't quit on me now. You're doing real good. Let me show you this one.

We have a search in progress.

Yes, sir.

Hello.

This is Jim Rockford. At the tone, leave your name and message. I'll get back to

you. It's me.

That was me who hung up.

I'm not going to Atlanta.

I'm confused. Probably not thinking clearly right now.

I need to pull myself together and talk to somebody.

I need to talk to you, so... Okay.

Call me if you want to.

Bye.

Em not die, you'll be the lucky one.

It keeps getting worse and worse.

The sooner we get ashore, the better. I can't take care of a bunch of kids.

I'm so happy it hurts. You told me everything.

Do you think I am a murderer?