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All right, all right, you guys, heading down to the lucky track, okay?

Hey, we're going to hit town in a minute, so everybody listen up.

People around here haven't exactly put the welcome mat out for us. The fact is,

they'd like to get rid of us completely since these break -ins have started.

So I want you all to keep your noses real clean while we're here, all right?

Great touch, Chandler.

Mr. Gard, can I get some more change?

Coming right up.

Got to take care of my customers.

Hey, you going to go to this team fling thing?

You got anything better to do?

It's not your turn.

If I'm here, it's my turn.

Hey, kid.

I don't know what it's like around where you live, but around here we don't act

that way.

If you want to buy something, buy it. Otherwise, go hang around somebody

place, okay?

You already seen Julio? He was in the drugstore a while ago, Vinny.

Come on, man.

Coming to town's a privilege.

Let's go.

Taking the snap from center, and it is a pitch back to Piscitello.

He's to the 20, 15 out of bounds at the 13 -yard line. A great run by

Piscitello. You come and just make yourself at home there, okay?

Take your shoes off, whatever.

Boy, you want a little more of the bean dip?

It's good.

Yeah, here, help yourself.

I brought you a little popcorn in here.

How's the drink?

Oh, it's just the way I like it.

Maybe a little less water on the next one. You got it. Less water. Right.

Water on that one.

I'm sure he didn't see anything when you brought him in. I don't think so. We

came in through the garage. Besides, the heavy trucks haven't shown up yet.

You should tell him to hurry up. I kind of hope he takes his time if you don't

want to meet.

Well, how many more of those do you think we ought to give him before you

him?

Before I tell him.

Your name was on that little package, too, you know.

Hey, you know, you guys didn't have to go to all this trouble. Oh, yeah, yeah,

we did. No, we did. Yeah, really.

Mr.

Talman, we've put you through an awful lot ever since I moved in here.

What was that? Oh, look at that play! Whoa!

You know, you guys are all right.

So I have to look twice sometimes before I go out and get the paper in the

morning. Since I was pistol -whipped by that clown waiting in the bushes. You.

Sorry.

You're going to make a living, right?

Spatial hazard, sir.

Clear the streets. Get back.

Who are those guys in padded suits?

They're going into my house.

Okay.

Mr. Taubman, there has been a terrible, terrible mistake.

Thank God they've got the wrong house. No, no, sir.

They've got the right house.

Right house? Right house.

Yeah, a little weasel this afternoon had the wrong house here.

It's all his fault. See, he got the addresses mixed up and he wired the

into your house.

You're telling me there's a bomb in my house?

Sir, that's a little harsh.

For the time being, we're calling it a divide.

A divide? Yeah, it's a simple little incendiary. At least that's what the

said when we caught up with him this afternoon. I wouldn't worry about it.

Diego PD's got the best bomb squad in the state. Won a big contest just last

year. Your attention, please. This is Lieutenant M .P. Brown of the San Diego

Police Department.

Standby evacuation procedures for this area have now been canceled. Does that

mean... We wish all of you a pleasant evening. Thanks for flying with us.

Will Richard and Andrew Simon please report to the mobile command van?

What'd you say?

Will Richard and Andrew Simon please report to the mobile command van?

Years.

Now this means we're...

It is for life.

Yeah.

Only for a few days, guys.

Think of it as a nostalgic return to the wilds of your youth.

Anything but woodwork town. I don't think I could look at another birdhouse.

We would make lousy camp counselors. Those kids would blow up cover by the

we had the first weenie roast.

Yeah.

Why should I try to rope you into doing a favor for my friend?

It's my responsibility.

All right.

I'll give you one month.

One month of free steakhouse.

Boy, another few minutes and I was taking that big chair lift to the sky.

hey, you can't lay your life out on the line for your friend. Huh?

Okay. Now, there's this tribe of Micronesia.

If one guy saves another person's life, well, that person is solemnly bound to

tend his swine, thatch his hut, protect his firstborn. You know those little

grass skirts they wear?

Did you say yes?

You wanted Micronesia?

I can't remember any Camp Apollo when you were that age.

Well, actually, Mom, this is not your normal run -of -the -mill summer camp.

Yeah, I'm telling you, Lenny is not your normal camp counselor.

Did three years for burglary. That's the trade they're teaching in prison now,

camp counseling?

No, ma 'am.

Lenny got a master's in social work and started working with street kids. And

when he was paroled, Camp Apollo, you know, takes referrals for, you know,

like... juvenile offenders from the police. For kids just on the verge of

getting into trouble, that's all.

Rick, I wish they'd had that when you were young. It would have saved us $5

for that one week in the military academy.

How could I know the cannon still worked?

I hope you saw your name tags on your shirts.

Don't forget your wool socks.

It looks like rain.

Yeah, well, when the laundry comes back and you can't figure out which shirts

are yours, just like the laugh time.

Laugh time? I was eight years old.

I bet you forgot the bug spray. I did not.

Bet you did. I did not. It's right here. Where?

Someplace.

Mom?

Did you sew those name tags on your shirts?

Remember last time?

Carved a section of this every year since the camp began.

Kind of a tradition.

I think we're getting pretty good at it.

Yeah, and we just got here.

We'll get another year to carve that.

Yeah, thanks, guys.

Oh, well, there's a lot of blood under the bridge.

Yeah, we Micronesians have to stick together.

Long story, and we're on a short leash.

Yeah. Another house is broken into. It means five burglaries in two weeks.

How's it look for your kids? Anything tying men?

Nothing but their records.

Well, the M .O.'s been consistent.

They take a lot of junk with the valuables. But there's still nothing to

that it was the kids, right?

Those vigilantes don't need any proof.

They're calling in all the political favors they can muster.

City Council meets Friday.

Saturday, we're history.

First thing we gotta do is find out whether these kids are guilty or

Morning, inspection.

Okay, guys, listen up. My name is A .J. Simon. I'm going to be your new

counselor for a while.

I can see we're going to have a lot of fun.

Loving to our old counselor.

He fought a heroic battle, Poison Oak. Unfortunately, he lost.

What's your name?

Cricket. Anybody wash behind your ears in recent history, Cricket?

No one could see behind my ears.

And besides, someone stole my soap.

Now, who would steal soap, nutweed? Right. Okay, come on, let's go, let's

let's go. Let's get this place cleaned up. Let's make the beds up a little bit

better than this.

Come on.

What's under here?

Got her snake.

Good morning, gentlemen.

My name is Simon.

And I'm in charge of this pigsty.

The rest of the summer, I'm going to be your father, your brother, best friend.

I might even be an uncle you can't stand.

You're going to find out I can be a real nice guy, or I can be one mean son of a

gun.

There can be a few changes made around here.

Beginning now.

First order of business.

How many of you guys want to help me attack another one of the counselors?

What's the matter with you? Too much oatmeal this morning?

I'm talking to you.

So?

So you want to help me raid another one of the cabins?

Look, man, just leave me alone, okay?

I don't want to play your stupid little games.

You're going to play this game, so get on your feet.

All right, let's go.

You guys back from woodcraft already?

Yeah, this guy Brown thought he was trying to make a toothpick out of a tube

before.

That's useful.

All right, we've got half an hour. What would you all like to do?

Raid the girls' cabins and steal their underwear?

Plenty of time for that later when you're older, Cricket.

All right, we're going to take a hike.

Up to the top. Eagle Rock.

Got a half hour before lunch. We'll all work up a nice afternoon.

Night.

You're slipping.

That's the way we're going to play the game.

Okay, A .J., you've had your fun.

Yep.

Didn't think of that.

a compass.

Everybody knows the sun comes up in the east, right?

So if it's morning, the shadow of the stick points to the west.

What if it's night?

Then you use the north star. It's not very hard to find if you know what

looking for.

Where I live, what you look for is streetlights.

They shout out to know you're on the 105th street.

Hey, why don't you teach us something about surviving on the streets?

In a couple of days, we're all going to be back there anyway.

They're right.

These guys don't need to know where the North Star is or what wild berries are

edible.

What they want to know is how to boost a car radio before the alarm goes off.

They're scared of the big time.

I don't think they really know what the word survival means.

I'll tell you what really scares their skin off.

It's that possibility that in the searching out here, trying to find out

hell they are,

They might find something.

Now, that's one trick I don't think any of them have the guts to pull.

All right, you guys, why don't you head on back to the cabin. You can jump in

the lake if you want to.

Come on, get out of here.

Last person back gets to do the girls' laundry.

I'm glad you said that.

Sometimes I guess I lose my patience.

I know the feeling.

Damn it, Towner, I believe in these kids.

If they had anything to do with these robberies, it's all over.

Nothing is going to be over.

You and I have one thing in common.

We both like to play the long shots.

Nightbag in a camper's cabin.

Like I'm breaking a Boy Scout oath or something.

Hello. What? What do you got?

Tractor trailer equipment rental.

Girl of the month.

I thought they stopped coming out with that 20 years ago.

Still get excited every time I see a tractor rig.

Oh, I got some dead frog over there.

Still leaves us with about 40 acres of forest to cover.

Maybe we ought to call Mom and have her bring up a couple of metal detectors.

NPR 2240s ought to do the trick. Uh -huh.

Whoa!

You need a hand there?

Yeah, can you get me fired?

I'm hardly the old pimp. Spirit, sure.

I told him my father's car last winter. This is his idea of discipline.

We live about a mile from here.

Well, sounds like we got something to tell the rest of the kids here.

Yeah, it's not so bad.

Some of the kids are okay.

I'd just rather be hanging out with my friends.

Hey, Rick? Yo.

Isn't it my skirt?

You got your name on it?

Come

on,

Cricket.

You will float.

I promise.

Besides, Richard, I'm going to be standing right here next to you.

Uh -uh. No way.

There are things in that water.

What things?

Leeches, snapping turtles, and who knows what else.

Who told you that? The guys.

They said a kid got sucked down there by something last summer.

And all anybody ever found was a chewed up bathing suit.

They did?

No, look, Cricket.

There's nothing in here except minnows and perches and... Nice,

Rick.

Boy, you wouldn't believe some of the stuff they got floating around down

Oh, yeah, I would.

What on earth are you doing down there, anyway?

Well, I was in camp, where I used to hide my beer. Found a little lake, so I

just taking a look around, that's all.

Oh.

You must be the new guys.

Not that new.

It looks like we're going to be splitting up soon, so some of us are

together and having a little going -away party.

You want to come?

Thank you.

I'd love to. Can I bring anything?

Just you.

I am here, right?

I mean, you can see me standing here and everything.

What's wrong with her?

Good taste?

No excuse.

Hey, Julio.

Next time you decide to go on a 30 -mile hike, let somebody know.

See one of yours?

Yeah.

One of those kids not into group activities, I guess.

Everybody's up to win a personality contest.

Hi,

guys. Hey, Tom.

We had another break -in this morning.

Same M .O.? Yeah.

All your campers accounted for?

If I find out who's wrecking everything for the rest of us, he better be ready

to eat what he stole.

Hey, what's your problem, man?

Let's count heads.

Let's bust heads.

You serious?

That never broke us, did it?

I think you're overreacting.

It's about time somebody overreacted. Fred, it's not worth all this. Just calm

down.

I am not.

May I help you?

Yes, ma 'am. My name is A .J. Simon. This is my brother Rick. We're private

investigators. We're working for Camp Apollo.

Oh, you found my sterling collection.

Well, as far as we know, the police haven't recovered anything yet.

We just wanted to let you know that the camp is doing everything they possibly

can. So am I.

Can we talk to you for a second?

Well, who's this?

Come here.

Come say hello to me.

How are you?

How are you? Well, I hope those kids are dumb enough to try this place again.

Are you absolutely certain it's the kids?

Tell them.

This place was locked up tight when I left. I mean, you can't be too careful

with all these burglaries.

At first, I couldn't imagine how anyone could get in here. And then I remembered

Graskell's door in the kitchen.

Who else but a child could get through there?

But would the dog let a total stranger in?

Well, we found him locked in the bathroom with a carton of ice cream.

Elbow watched.

Some responsibilities just can't be delegated.

Can you give us a description of some of the missing items?

Well, the police have a few pieces of sterling that were dropped.

The engravings were timber doodles.

Ma 'am?

Woodcocks. Yeah, of course, I knew that.

We will search the camp thoroughly.

You're not going to find anything.

I mean, those kids know how to fence things in a hurry.

Look, I know these are underprivileged kids.

There's got to be a better way to help them. Maybe back in their own

neighborhoods before somebody gets hurt.

Sir, you're absolutely right to defend your home.

But we really don't feel it's the kids.

That's your opinion, pal.

See you later.

Beautiful, aren't they?

I just tried every ghost story I've ever heard in my entire life.

You can't say the reviews were favorable. Kids kept calling them fairy

Not enough sex and violence.

You've got to remember, these kids watch television.

Speaking of sex and violence.

Hi, guys. Where have you been?

Well, I confiscated a little potato alcohol from cabin number eight.

Good for those guys.

I've got to set an example here.

How good an example?

So what camp were you guys at last summer?

Us?

Um, Guadalampo.

Right. Guadalampo? Yeah. In Mexico?

Yeah. But I thought that was a prison camp.

It is.

It was just, you know, a little misunderstanding. We were only there a

days.

Hey, Tom. Hey, how you doing? I just got a call from a friend of mine on the

city council.

The good people of this community are really putting a squeeze on him.

Look like they've got a majority ready to vote to shut us down on Friday. On

what grounds?

Don't worry, they'll find something.

Great. So we have two days to prove that these kids aren't a danger to their

community.

What is it, dear?

Quiet. Somebody's in the house.

Oh, Frank.

Let's just call the police. They're not getting away with this.

Not a second time.

Put that down and don't move.

Don't do any better in the Corps.

All right.

Kevin passes inspection.

Barely.

All right, all of you out of here. Come on, fall out. Move, move, move!

He's stolen, Wally.

Give me a shot.

What's it gonna be, kid?

So you did it, huh?

You'd rather listen.

That's okay.

You listen.

Julio sold out the camp.

Julio double -crossed his friends.

Billy O's a thief.

He's a murderer.

You're not going to listen to this.

Sit down.

You're damn well going to listen to it.

Frank Chandler died this morning, man.

The DA is going to push to have you tried as an adult.

That's felony murder, Julio. Hard time.

Tell me what happened.

Come on, man. Trust me.

And you helped him set me up.

Make me believe you didn't do it. I found the stuff right under your bunk.

How stupid do you think I am?

You actually think I'm just going to steal a car, break in all those houses,

just leave the stuff sitting under my bunk?

Aaron, you turned me in anyway.

Oh, just get out of here, man. Just leave me alone.

I don't think you're stupid.

I don't think you're even a little stupid.

I don't think you stole that stuff either.

But you're going to have to help me prove it.

Estelle? I am so sorry.

If there's anything we can do.

Randy? I'm sorry, Mrs. Chandler.

Randy?

Again, Estelle.

Anything.

We love you.

Thank you, Warren.

Excuse me, Mrs. Chandler.

I'm Lieutenant Brown with the San Diego Police.

Are you the one that arrested that boy?

Yes, and I'm very sorry about your loss.

It seems like you solved this case a day too late.

I know this must be very difficult for you, but it's extremely important that

go over everything that you remember from last night.

Again, I'm very sorry, but may we speak privately?

Randy?

Randy, I'm terribly sorry.

Wait up.

Where are you going?

What the hell happened last night?

All I know is it was an accident.

Left the house mad.

Must have lost control of his car.

You can't blame yourself for that.

Thank you.

Who the hell am I supposed to blame?

You?

Randy, you'd better remember that we're all in this thing together.

And we could all go down together.

These are your mother's sedatives.

This bottle's yours.

Go on.

Go on.

It'll make you feel better.

But you lied to us, man. Now that's all we gotta know.

No, all you gotta know is that Lenny brought us here to try and keep this

open.

Hey.

I don't think Julio did it either.

To prove that, we're gonna need your help.

Hi, AJ. I have your NPR 2240s in the car.

It was a lovely drive up here.

What's going on?

One of Rick's kids got arrested.

Yeah, but it didn't do it.

It doesn't matter.

I mean, they're going to close this place down anyway.

Sounds like you've already given up.

Oh, lady, you don't know anything about this.

Sit down, mister.

What I do know is when things look the darkest, that's the time you fight the

hardest.

I remember the first time Rick was arrested.

Rick's been in jail?

Oh, they said he stole old McDougal's car and took it for a joyride just

he had the reputation of getting into trouble.

Mom. And after an entire day at the police station, his father and I finally

convinced them that Rick couldn't have possibly done it.

Mom, I did it.

That's not the point.

The point is we stuck together and had faith in each other no matter how bad

things looked.

And I'm sure that's exactly what they're asking you to do now.

Excuse me.

I just got word that the stolen goods showed up at a storage warehouse in

County. They're going to sell it this afternoon as unclaimed items.

Was A .J. ever arrested?

Well, um... These are the pieces, all right.

That's the timber doodle, huh? Yeah, the long beak used by... Can I help you

guys?

Yes, I'm Lieutenant Brown with the San Diego Police.

We'd like to see whoever's in charge.

Uh, yeah.

Sure, I'll go and get him.

Hold it.

It wasn't my idea. I was just the delivery boy.

Let's not forget the way you framed Julia.

I'm sorry.

I really am.

Whose idea was it, David?

Your father's a lawyer, isn't he?

I'm sure he'll be very happy to plead your case in court.

Ross Garrett.

He runs the drugstore at the Malin Mall.

He got a bunch of us guys to rip off our folks.

For money?

Drugs?

Who else was involved?

Keith Helmsley, Randy Chandler, a bunch of us guys.

The townies are ripping off their own parents?

Hey, town, does Julio know about this?

I'll be right there.

Good luck.

What's going on?

What? We're out of here.

There's no way they're getting away with this. No way.

I say we show these guys they're messing with the wrong people.

Lenny says we can't leave camp.

Do whatever you want, Cricket. The city's going to close this place down

I say we give them a real good...

Garrett? Yeah?

We'd like to check out the store. We hear you have a special on candy.

Oh, I'm sorry, officers. I had to close a little early today. It's a personal

business. Oh, I think that's okay.

What we're looking for is probably in that briefcase anyway.

Think about it.

We have a warrant for your arrest.

Quite a concession.

You're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent.

Hey.

I thought the boys were gone.

Look, you could say they went into town.

They were looking for the guys who set Julio up.

They were really mad.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

My daddy always said to me, there's nothing in this life you get for free.

Whatever you get, there's always a bill that's due.

Yeah.

On the day that I said goodbye, he shook my hand, but tears were in his eyes.

Hey, I just saw the cops arresting Mr. Gary.

I'm sorry. This is a private party. You'll have to leave.

Don't worry. We're not staying.

You busted Julio Sanchez.

He didn't do nothing.

Too glad to see what's really been going on here.

You've given us a pretty hard time because some of us have been in trouble

before. Well, I hope you're going to be just as tough on your own kids when they

get busted.

Yeah, for sure.

Even if we didn't do the rip -offs.

Let's show these people we deserve to be up here, huh?

I trust these guys. I say handle it their way.

All right, wait.

Look, this one's my son, and I don't know what's going on around here.

Dad, don't listen to them. They're trying to blame all these robberies on

Everybody knows they're just a bunch of hoods.

Forget it, Keith.

It's over.

It's true.

We did it all.

Dad, you don't believe these guys, do you?

You tell me.

We are

out of

here.

Finally got everybody on the bus and settled down.

You know, half those kids have wrangled themselves jobs as caddies for next

summer. That's the kind of enterprising I like to see.

I guess there'll be another knots in the old totem pole, huh? Oh, I think you'll

be carving on that totem pole for years to come.

I just wanted to let you know that we're sorry we gave you such a hard

time before.

We're really glad that you came to the camp.

But some of the guys outside want to say goodbye to you before you go.

Well, that's nice.

Come on, guys. It's very nice.