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There is a red delay in the fourth inning at Bush Stadium in St. Louis.

Cubs and Cards have scored.

In case

you're wondering, Mom, this is what is known in baseball, Colin, as a blowout.

I can't believe Grant keeps trying to jam full hitters with his breaking

Where did he learn to play a triple A?

Jupiter?

just as it went over the fence.

Oh, that's wonderful. Why don't you get a picture of the scoreboard while you're

at it in case you haven't noticed we're down seven zips.

That's a touchdown and an extra point.

Ah, no, that's baseball aging.

What makes you think so?

Look, I'm going to get something to eat. Anybody want anything?

You've got time to eat. Yeah, I want a spicy hot dog with mustard, the brown

pine, onions, medium shake, and some nachos, if the cheese sauce is fresh.

Anything else?

Peanuts. Yeah, I kind of think I'd double all that for me.

This is worse than the Bay of Pigs.

stealing it.

You weren't going to steal it. What were you going to do, take it for a walk?

Look, this is part of an initiation.

You know, like in school, like a club.

I was supposed to grab a man's wallet, then give it back.

Right.

Let's try that on security.

I knew this was going to happen.

Look, I'm telling you, kid mister.

Here's a list.

An autographed dead poster.

A man's wallet.

A pair of pasties from Max's Fun Palace.

A food pail from the gorilla section of the zoo.

It's a cute little list. It must be a real fun club.

Look, I was going to give you back your wallet as soon as I showed everybody

else that I had it. I was going to take it into the lost and found.

Look, it's all there, every cent.

Where do you go to school?

Vernon.

I'm a sophomore.

What's your name?

Allison Tyner.

All right, Allison Tyner.

Some jokes just aren't funny, and this one could have bought you a bed in

Juvenile Hall.

I know, I know.

Look, I swear to you.

I will never do it again.

Angel. Hey, Nash.

You looking good?

Want to go for a ride?

Jonathan wants to talk to you about Nikki.

I haven't seen the chick.

Just tell that to Jonathan.

Look, Nash, I can't, okay?

I mean, I'll be there in an hour.

I got to check out a medical thing. You know what I'm talking about?

I don't want to cause Jonathan any problem.

I'll tell him for you.

One hour.

Don't make me come looking for you, Angel.

Looking for you is a real war.

AJ, you ought to be ashamed of yourself falling for a lion like that.

Rick, she had a lift.

She showed it to me.

Now, the first item was an autographed Grateful Dead poster. Number two, I've

forgotten. But number three was a man's wallet.

And if you believe that, there is a bridge on the bay I can let you have

cheap. I'm glad to hear it, because you're going to have to sell something

pay for that damn camera of yours.

One thousand bucks to take pictures of the most inane, inept display of

since you hung them up in T -ball?

Ooh, vicious.

That means you're uptight, which means you know you got played for a sucker and

you just don't want to admit it.

Excuse me. What?

Allison.

You are A .J. Simon, aren't you?

How did you find me?

You dropped your card.

You know, at the game.

Yes.

Yes, of course I did.

I didn't mean to bother you guys. I just, I want to make sure you got this

Must have dropped it.

It's this receipt. Thank you. I'll be...

That's not my signature.

Uh, no, no.

That's mine.

I kind of borrowed your card to get the tickets for the game today, and, uh...

You... And you call her a thief?

Hey, come on, what's the big deal? I always pay you back before you get your

statement, don't I? I can't thank you enough.

Won't you please sit down? Can I get you a soft drink, anything?

No, thanks.

I'm not thirsty.

There's another reason why I came.

You know, besides the card.

Okay.

Fire away, we're all ears.

When I read where it said Simon & Simon Private Investigators, I thought... I

mean, I wondered...

how much it would cost to help someone.

That depends what kind of help you need.

It would have to be, you know, you wouldn't tell the police.

Well, why don't you just take a deep breath and tell us about it?

You're in trouble, right?

No, no, not me.

A friend of mine, she kind of had some things done to her.

That's why I was wondering how much you cost.

Well, Allison, that could be a little bit out of your league. I mean, it's

a day plus expenses.

Hello?

Allison, why do I have the feeling that this has something to do with that club

you're in?

A .J.? Yeah.

Manny. Ah.

Would you excuse me a moment? This is a creep who can and won't.

All right, Manny, don't you even think about trying to wriggle off the hook.

if you hang up on me...

I will comb every dive, every juke joint in town until I find you.

Manny, we have to put an attorney on that. It's going to wind up costing you

lot more.

What?

No, no, excuse me, Manny.

No, we did not damage the car.

The troglodyte who fired at us with a machine gun damaged the car.

What? Oh, give me a break. Come on, we sent you a second notice over a year

Manny, you do not have a line of credit. We are not a banking institution.

We are private investigators.

And we have the normal debts associated with the great American dream.

My camera, it's gone.

It was a Model 357 auto -advance with an F2 .8 500mm telephoto lens.

Boy, that's expensive stuff.

When was it stolen?

About an hour ago. We chased the...

perpetrator. Thief.

But we were unable to see where the perpetrator went.

Well, to what do we owe this unexpected pleasure?

They got ripped off, sir.

Ripped off?

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?

Brand new auto -advanced camera. Perp grabbed it right out of their office.

Gotta learn to keep your door locked.

They were both there when it happened.

There.

In the office while the robbery occurred.

Well, how many of them were there? Three? Four?

Actually, one.

But big.

A third -degree black belt. A master in the martial arts.

I think fast is the word that describes it, Lieutenant. Fast, very quick.

It was a girl, Abigail.

Rich kid from La Jolla. She stole it while we were on the phone.

She also lifted my wallet this afternoon at the stadium and said it was some

sort of high school initiation.

You know, you two are really something.

How many years in the trade do you have?

Each or combined.

Look, come off it, Lieutenant.

I know you're having fun with us just because we trusted in human nature. We?

Fail -face?

Look, we're juvenile for a couple of years, and some of that trust will go

down the drain.

Number one, I think he got conned about La Jolla. My guess is she's a runaway.

Sometimes they hang around the stadium looking for an easy mark.

Easy mark.

I can see that.

And number two, if you have any fantasies about finding that kid, forget

There's a thousand others who look just like her out there, and they know every

abandoned building, alley, warehouse, drainpipe from here to Tijuana.

You're late, Angel.

Get up here now.

Where

you

been, Angel?

Sorry, Jonathan.

I've been looking for Nicky.

And?

She's not around.

Must have been wrong.

You know about somebody's finger?

It came from a very reliable source.

You went back, huh?

Okay, so I'll keep looking for her. Is that what you want me to do?

I want you here.

I've got some guests coming aboard.

Can't find somebody else. Oh, they requested you?

I can see why you've got sensational hands.

You look like hell.

Nash, take her below and get her a shower. Check out some extra sexy

her to wear.

And when you're finished with our guest, I want you back out there looking for

Nicky.

And don't fail me this time, Angel.

Your failure is something I find absolutely intolerable.

AJ? What?

Over there?

Yeah, maybe.

Hey, could you wait up a minute, please?

Hey!

17th Allison, look alike in the last hour.

AJ, why don't we stop being so stubborn and follow up on the one lead Marsh did

give us?

Especially when I found this under your pillow, stinking like some cheap, what,

Mexican smack?

Get out of my face! Go on!

Sorry about that, gentlemen.

Poor kid's been breaking her hump trying to kick the habit.

Every now and again she falls off the wagon.

She's going to make it. Enough time and support. That's all she needs.

Enough time and support.

Anyway, I don't suppose you came here to listen to me babble.

My name is A .J. Simon. This is my brother Rick.

We're looking for the kid that stole this camera.

You want a suggestion?

Call your insurance company.

Her name is Allison.

She's about 5 '6", maybe 110 pounds, blonde hair, brown eyes,

high cheekbones, real full lips.

You know what you just told me?

The sky is blue and trees have big green leaves.

Ms. Byers, we're not police.

We just want to get the camera back.

Well, you're never going to get it. You are wasting your time. I don't know how

to make it any clearer.

We would still appreciate any help that you could give us.

Okay.

There's Lisa.

No, she jumped off a downtown high ride last week.

And Jody?

Jody is dying of AIDS. Christine, she shoots up in empty boxcars.

And Angel? Angel?

She turns tricks on some floating cat house. And beyond that, there are a

hundred other five -foot -six blonde teenagers who would steal your camera

to pay for a 20 -second high.

So take my advice and go on back to whatever suburb you came from.

And be happy. No, thank God that you lost a camera instead of one of your

children.

Here you go, Angel.

Baubles, spangles, and beads.

You better box it tonight, babe.

Your favorite stallion's out there waiting for you.

He's really hot to try.

And you, hon?

Since you're a fresh fish, you're probably going to hold a raffle.

Shake your little tails, ladies.

We cast off in five minutes.

Never let him see you cry.

Do you hear me?

Because some of the pigs down there like it when you cry.

What's your name?

Heather.

Well, Heather, I don't know how you got yourself into this, but you did.

Now there's only two choices.

Either you play their games or you swim.

It's open.

I need a place to crash.

Where's my brother's camera?

I'm going to bring it back like your credit card.

Got ripped off.

I don't suppose you're going to be surprised to know that I am getting sick

tired of your lies.

Now, I won't...

I

need a place to crash.

What happened?

If you let me stay, you can do anything you want.

You like me, don't you?

Is that who you are?

Angel?

Angel eyes.

Angel tongue.

Angel of your dreams.

Look, I... I sold the camera for 50 bucks.

You know the girl I was telling you about, my friend?

She needed help. I bought her some food.

Sit down.

Allison, I want to know what happened to you tonight.

Some guys like to hurt.

Hit.

Fun.

You know, kicks.

Is there anything... Is there anything at all that I can do?

Yeah, you can let me stay here.

And then in the morning, I'll cook you bacon and eggs for breakfast.

And you'll probably never see me again.

If I paid your way, would you go home?

You want the truth?

No.

Where is home?

Hey, lots of places.

Hey, all over, everywhere.

What, your parents travel a lot?

My old man travels.

He's a welder.

When he works.

Which is almost never.

What about your mom?

She's dead.

So I got stuck with Boozer.

Going from place to place.

Looking for a job.

Somebody wouldn't fire him off in less than a week.

Chicago.

Cleveland. L .A.

I've been there and picked him off the floor of some scummy bar.

Any other relatives?

Why would they want me? He didn't.

I'm sure if you... Look, can you just forget it?

All right.

I didn't mean to upset you.

Are you hungry?

I'll fix you something to eat.

Look!

We were headed back from Auckland, coming down the I -5,

when we decided to stop for gas and oil.

He told me to get a hot dog.

Only he didn't really need gas and oil.

Because when I came out, ta -da, he

was gone.

He left you?

Hell, it wasn't even a town.

stinking stupid station.

And nothing in either direction.

I'll never forget what it looked like.

Because the sun was going down.

The whole sky was bright red.

Like chicken blood.

What did you do?

Thought he'd come back for me I Waited two whole days

Living off candy bars

Then I gave some trucker a big smile

I found out How easy it was to keep from

starving

So now that, you know, let's get off this whole damn subject, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

You can sack out upstairs.

Where are you going to sleep?

Right there.

On the sofa.

Bathroom's on the right.

Hey.

You never did tell me how you found this place.

You really want to know?

Sure.

One of the guys who hit me tonight... He used you and your brother to help him

get a divorce.

AJ, you're the nicest guy I've met in a long time.

Dear AJ, I'm sorry I took your gun.

I may need it.

I'll pay you back, I promise.

Allison!

How come you didn't eat anything?

I'm not hungry.

How are you supposed to get better if you don't eat?

Well, here's something you won't be able to eat good.

Lots of sugar.

Lots of calories.

Everything bad, that's why you're going to love it.

Here, one bite.

100 calories, yummy, come on.

Angel, you've got to get me something.

It hurts all over.

Okay.

I'll see if I can squirt some red.

You stay cool.

And eat.

Angel, somebody was moving downstairs.

There's nobody here.

Besides, I got you a present.

It's got bullets.

Anything happens, all you gotta do is just bam.

Here.

Come here.

Come here.

It's gonna be okay, hon.

It's going to be okay.

I'm going to get you some pills.

And I'm going to make you better.

And then we're going to get the hell out of here.

Do you know where we're going to go?

We're going to go up the coast.

Santa Barbara.

We'll be safe there.

We'll live on the beach.

Get the two of us.

We'll be right back.

Hi.

How you been?

How's your love life?

What's different for you?

The thing is, uh, see, uh, I need a couple of reds.

You want the jar, maybe.

You want the half jar, maybe.

Anything less, forget it.

What about a roll?

You see this?

You think I sell just one of these, or these?

Pull out just one piece of wire from back.

You take the whole thing, or you take nothing.

Okay, how much for a half?

$60.

Okay. Look, I got it. $28.

Take this, and I'll throw in a party.

I need

a

cup of red.

Do you understand me?

My best friend is... She's sick.

$60.

initiation is never going to end, is it? Damn you.

Give me that.

That's for medicine.

I would have thought my camera would have bought a barrel full of medicine.

Your camera wasn't worth the deal.

You know, Allison, you are getting harder and harder to like.

Give me 60 bucks, dude.

I'll make you like me fine.

Where the hell is my gun?

Didn't you get my note?

I told you I'd pay you back.

I swear to God, if you don't stop these games, somebody's going to die.

You listen to me.

That gun can punch right through a wall and pulverize the brain of a stranger

out in the street. Now, I want it back.

Before that happens to you or one of your friends.

I got one friend.

This whole world.

I can't even talk.

Use it.

I can't even get her one damn thing to stop her pain.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, come here.

Just calm down.

Tell us what happened, okay?

They hurt her.

AJ, I got no pulse, no breath.

She doesn't need a hospital.

Come on, get out of the way. Give me room here.

You don't understand. They'll find her. They're watching all the hospitals.

We called him Jonathan and we called him Daddy.

I just can't figure out why men like to do that kind of stuff.

Normal men don't.

I've seen them in their suit and tie, their big cars, their dressed -up wives.

It's the same guys who came on the boat.

What you guys don't know is that there are special rooms on that boat.

And they hurt Nikki so bad, they thought she was dead.

I mean, I've never heard anybody scream like that.

If you tried to help, they knocked you down.

And they just threw her overboard in the water like a... Bag of garbage.

How did she survive?

Me and Mickey are too damn tough to kill.

She floated ashore.

I searched two whole days before I found her.

She was barely alive.

Allison, why were you so afraid to take her to a hospital?

Because I knew Jonathan would find out.

And he did.

He always knows. I don't know how.

He had people searching all around, all over town, looking.

Are any of you family of Nikki Osterman?

Only family she got's me.

Yeah. Well, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but Nikki didn't make it.

What? She died 15 minutes ago. I guess she got a hold of a hot load.

No.

That's a damn lie. She didn't have anything.

I was out trying to score some reds. Look, I'm sorry, but that's the way it

happened. I bet the stuff she had in her arm was 30 or 40%.

I'm going to be safe.

Down the hall to the left.

Just leave me alone!

All we know is that when she left the hospital, she was in an extremely

desperate state of mind.

And we're not positive where she's headed, but we think she's going to end

a boat, on a yacht that's used for parties.

The worst part is we think she may be armed with a very dangerous weapon.

You sold Mickey for a lousy head of junk.

You know something, Angel?

Daddy loves me more than he loves you.

I'm Daddy's little girl now.

You're dead, you little slut!

I ever see you again, you're dead!

Hi, Max.

Listen, I changed my mind.

I know where Nikki is.

Where is she, babe?

I'm only telling Daddy.

Okay, you can leave.

I'm sorry.

Maybe they're scared.

Maybe no one really does know.

But what makes it worse is I've heard the name of that boat myself.

It went in one ear and out the other.

Can I use your phone?

Please. Call Abigail. Maybe somebody in vice can help.

The Markson.

The boat you want, the Markson.

Angel says she knows where Nicky is.

Oh, really?

I'm only telling in private.

You know something, Angel?

You're getting real scrawny.

Like a bag of bones.

Pretty soon nobody's going to watch you.

Can't get your tongue?

You killed Nikki.

You shot her up.

Now she's dead.

So that's it.

Angel, I'm going to tell you something.

I'm going to tell you because you're my dearest girl.

And because I think you're mature enough to understand.

Because so many girls depend on me.

From time to time, I have to make decisions which may be painful, but

absolutely necessary for the protection of everyone.

Whoa! Hold it. Nobody gets on board with that.

No!

No! Don't shoot!

Allison, don't!

If he killed Nicky, I swear to you, he'll pay.

She's crazy. She tried to shoot me.

You shut your mouth or I'll shoot you myself.

Allison, give me back my gun. My name's Angel.

Now look, we did everything we could for Nicky. We tried.

She's dead.

Yes, but we tried.

And you owe us for that.

If nothing else, you owe me the gun.

He killed Nicky and now he's going to die.

Gentlemen, I swear, I don't even know who she is.

That pig!

My name's Angel, remember?

You gave me that name.

You put it right here while all those other pigs were watching.

That's a tattoo.

That's colored ink. What's really you is what's inside.

And nothing can change that. Nothing can give it a different name.

He'll go right through you and kill him anyway. Isn't that what you said?

Yes, but you're not going to shoot.

You won't take bets?

Allison, if I didn't see something good in you, if I didn't see something

basically decent and worthwhile, believe me, I'd never be doing this, because I

sure as hell am not doing it for him.

Me, huh?

Yes, you.

And all the years that lie ahead.

Maybe I don't want them.

Maybe they can be different.

Oh, sure!

Next you're going to be asking me to believe in Tinkerbell.

Allison, I'm not going to lie to you.

I'm not going to tell you that it's always going to be wonderful for the

your life because it isn't always wonderful for anybody.

So what does it matter?

What matters is that we take what we are given and we do the best we can with

it.

Do you know what I do best?

Huh?

I lie flat on my back.

No.

Angel does that.

Allison wants more.

I think Allison wants respect. I think she hates lying and stealing and

prostitution.

And I think if she could turn her life around and get it pointed in a different

direction, she'd never do any of that again.

How come you know so damn much about her?

Because I think her father hurt her and betrayed her.

worth than anything that's ever hurt her since.

But I think there are other people, if she'll let them, other people who will

help her work through that pain and have the life that she deserves.

Two of them are standing right here, Allison.

You and I are going to have a little talk before the cops get here.

Get on your feet.

How could he leave me like that?

I waited two whole days.

Do you know how that felt?

Yes.

All I ever dream about is that he's going to come back to me.

Nice. Your office. It's very, very nice.

Is there any particular reason why it shouldn't be? You even have exercise

equipment. Well, you know, I like to keep in shape, tone, arms and legs,

Yes, I can see that, Richard.

It's Rick,

Abigail, not Richard.

It's Lieutenant Rick, not Abigail.

Lieutenant Rick, is this an official visit?

Or is this simply a walking tour of historic downtown San Diego?

It's semi -official.

My camera.

Don't thank me.

I wasn't going to. Thank burglary. Okay. They raided an ex -con who's been

fencing stolen merchandise.

All right. And here's some more good news.

Elisa Byers has a lead on an aunt and uncle who might be willing to take

Allison. Oh, wonderful. Yeah. Keep your fingers crossed.

She's got your address. She says she's going to write.

Bye. Bye.

see you. Lunch at the Dell? Next week.

Good. This is a day for surprise business.

Well, I happen to be at the drugstore and I picked up the pictures you took at

the game.

Well,

let's see.

Actually, these should probably be blown up. Come on, Ansel Adams.

Don't be so... Wow.

Wow, look at this fantastic auto -drive sequence of the empty sky.

Where's the baseball?

Oh, I love this one of me. It's out of focus.

Makes me look ten years younger.

You look like Sybil Shepard.

How much did you say you spent for this camera?

Ah, well, with tax and everything, I'm not sure, but

you'll get the full amount when you check the monthly statement on your

card.