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Where do you think Big Bubba will go tonight?

Anywhere he wants.

Okay, and my kneecaps are starting to bother me anyway.

Yeah, you had to do it, didn't you? You had to insist we go down there and

testify against him.

Somebody had to put him behind bars. Yeah, well, why? I had plans for the

of my life. A wife, kids, maybe one more New Year's Eve at whose songs?

Come on, you're overreacting.

Oh, yeah? He got off.

He's probably out celebrating. He's probably forgotten the whole thing.

Right.

Put him away for a million years. Yeah, he's celebrating.

All right, what are you doing?

Trying to figure out who to leave the power wagon to.

Oh, come on, Rick. Not another mortality binge.

Look, the last time you started making out, Will... I can't leave it to you.

You're a goner.

Rick, you are overreacting. Oh, yeah?

Yeah, Bubba is just a man.

No, Bubba is a walking three -megaton bomb. He goes off, entire cultures

disappear. If you two are gonna get violent, can I watch?

What? What?

Whoa, a little too much coffee, huh?

Didn't anybody ever teach you to knock?

Who are you?

Matt.

Which one of you two is Rick's son?

What can we do for you?

A letter from my mother's company.

If you sign right here on the dotted line, we'll be out of your lives

Which I'm sure will make us both very happy.

My own mother makes me get a receipt. Can you believe it?

Yeah.

Yeah.

It was very nice to meet you two, uh, gentlemen.

Don't hurt each other now.

What a charming child.

Really raising them right these days.

All manners.

Speaking of manners, I bet you're ever drawn again. You're on.

Rick. This is Matt. His life is in danger and there's nothing I can do. I

help him.

You... You're his only

chance. He doesn't know it, but he's our son.

I need to talk to you.

Look, I've got 20 minutes to catch a last San Diegan back to Los Angeles.

Molly Hatch is playing the Palladium tonight.

Is he okay?

Yeah, he's just... He has to send a response to your letter.

Yeah, well, call Federal Express.

Hey, it could be worth some money to you.

How much?

50 bucks.

Two and a half CDs.

What do you do?

How much do you want?

$250. You must be joking.

$225. Dollars?

Cash, up front.

And no funny stuff. I know some karate.

$100.

I'm going to make a run in my boat to pick it up. What's your problem, dude?

Nah, composing right across my head.

Man, you're seriously weird, you know that?

It's $200.

What do you mean, we? Hey, Jerry.

You sure he's yours?

Oh, yeah.

He's yours.

Hey, you know you're gonna go... You

know you're gonna go deaf if you don't turn that... Well,

it's official.

I just became a parent.

Maybe it's all a mix -up.

Yeah, maybe it's a... No.

It's not a mix -up.

No, remember that chef from Bakersfield, uh... Kathy. Kathy. Remember when she

wrote you about having a cake in her oven and what she had was a cake in the

oven. Yeah, but Melissa wouldn't make that kind of a mistake.

Melissa's, uh... Melissa.

She... Well, one thing's for sure.

We're gonna have to... keep him here until we can figure out what kind of

trouble he's in.

Don't you have any respect for other people's property?

It's hard to respect cheap Thailand junk.

Yeah. Hey, now you can get some decent ones. They were decent until you got

hands on them. I ought to take that dumb hat of yours, pull it down around your

throat and choke you with it. Look, you guys, I warned you. I know some garage.

What do you think you are? Johnny bitch, put the thing on right.

Got it. It's on some guy's boat.

Why are you calling me?

You like progress reports.

There's only one thing I want to hear from you. The kid is dead, clean, quiet,

and you handled the body just like the last time.

Uh, no, Mr. Sinclair, I... It's much harder to prove murder one if they don't

have a whole corpse.

Now, you don't want to go back to prison, Barry.

Matt, you want another burger?

No.

No, thank you.

You know, you didn't even touch the corn.

Did your mom ever tell you you gotta eat your vegetables?

She works late.

I cook for myself.

All the more reason to eat right.

Yeah, you don't want to wind up with zits.

Rick, do you mind if I use your phone there for a minute?

No, go ahead.

You know, that stuff's loaded with caffeine.

Really? That's probably what makes you so jumpy. I am not... jumpy.

So, Matt, you got a girlfriend?

Does a chicken have lips?

Right.

Pretty?

No, she's a dog.

What do you think?

What does she do?

Anything I ask her to.

Does she have a name?

Mary.

Mary? Yeah,

I used to date a Mary.

Blonde. Yeah, this one's blonde.

I'll bet that's why whenever she gets excited, she calls me Rick.

Aren't you a little young to smoke?

When did you start?

When I was... Well, you're a regular little smart mouth, aren't you?

It's just a little problem I have.

Kind of like you being hypocritical. I am not hypocritical. I am...

Never mind.

Listen, guys, I'm going back to L .A.

Uh, what about our, uh, his letter, his reply?

Kyra Pro. I'm not into this. Yeah?

Well, what about my tweeters in there? Who's gonna pay for them, huh?

Those junkers? Well, they may be junkers, but they're my junkers. They

junkers. Hey, the hundred bucks for my deal, probably cover it. Probably.

You might get some change back, too.

Unless you're in a real big hurry to get back to Mommy.

Why don't you relax?

You could do a little fishing. Rick's got a lot of good fishing gear. You like

to fish?

No.

My father liked to fish, though.

He was pretty great at it, too.

You know, he even fished the Gulf of Tonkin right before he died.

Yeah, that's in Vietnam. I know.

Look at you. No, I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. You sure you're all right?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Okay.

What kind of neighborhood is this anyway, huh?

Come in. It's open.

Top night?

One night.

Hey, look, why don't you go check out his stereo?

Well, that's just too hilarious.

Actually, the TV is right over there.

Not the gut.

Holding together.

Get anything out of him? No, and every time I try, I start yelling at him.

That kid is wound up tighter than a $2 watch.

Ah. Mm -hmm.

Did we get a hold of his mom?

No. Well, I tried, but there's no listing, at least not under her old

Okay, good luck.

Don't let me have a run at him. You got to know how to talk to the... Never

mind. Just go. Beat it.

Come on. What quest do you have floats?

Rick says you had a rough night.

Not as rough as his.

Any idea who it was?

Who do you think comes crawling into his boat at 2 o 'clock in the morning?

And I don't mean chicks, either.

I don't know.

What's this?

It's a bomb.

Go ahead and open this for you.

White. I better make a great tie -dye.

So you guys go fishing?

I don't really feel like fishing, though, anyway.

No, I don't want my dad sawing it.

It's all smelly and slimy, and you're just sitting around.

It's pretty boring.

I want to know the truth. I agree.

I know what it's like not having a dad. I lost mine when I was a kid.

Really?

How did he die?

He was killed doing some work for the government.

Wow.

My dad was a Marine.

He ate it in Nam.

My friends didn't know the feeling, you know.

You know, that feeling.

You watch your buddy playing catch with his father, you know.

There's nobody to pick you up when your mother has to work late.

I swear, there were times...

I got so angry with him for dying, I wanted him alive just so I could kill

What, Rick?

I got a kid I want you to run.

This is a police station, Rick, not your personal research facility.

This kid may have broken the law.

Mm -hmm. He came to this dark conclusion because... He had a letter with him

that said he was in trouble.

Oh.

Okay. Fine. Sure. No problem. No, seriously.

There's somebody after him. Who?

A big guy. Came onto the... Well, it's just somebody, okay? You know, I have

heard you be a lot more creative than this.

I'm trying to save this kid from a life of crime.

Oh, darn. My heart's bleeding. I'm going to have to go to the cleaners again.

Okay, okay.

He's 15 years old.

He's a technological wizard.

And the eastern block is hot on his heels.

It's better.

You like that?

Imaginative, inventive. I'd give it a seven. Oh, come on. That's worth an

Come on.

All right, last arrow in my quiver.

Ready for your signature, Lieutenant?

You're not going to make me beg in front of him.

Lieutenant

Marsh,

please, ma 'am, I need a favor.

I love my job.

You want me to what?

You want me to what?

You want me to babysit?

What do you think we are, a bunch of daycare ladies here, Rick?

Do I look like a scout leader to you? I got a business to run here.

Cards like that, you're not going to have it for long.

You want to talk about this privately?

May as well.

I'm Buzzy. Good kid. It's only for a couple of hours, and I need to leave him

with somebody reliable.

Hey, Rick, I've been called a lot of things in my time, but reliable? All

all right. I'll make it worth your while.

What, somebody kick off and left you a fortune?

No, better than that.

Listen, old boxer in there, he's been cleaning your clock and poker for about

the last five years, right?

Yeah. You want to know how he does it?

You're full of it. No, no, no.

You get yourself away every time you get a good hold card.

No. Yeah. Really? Yeah.

How?

I'll tell you when we get back.

Matt, I want you to meet Buzz Sawcooter.

Just what's the deal here?

The deal is you're going to stay here until Rick and I come and pick you up.

That is the deal.

You got a radio up there?

Yeah, sure.

I also got a card game, which I'm missing.

Oh, yeah?

What kind of cards?

Dealer's choice poker, son. Right now we're playing baseball. No peaky pot

limit.

Well, gosh, Mr. Cooter, I've only got 20 bucks on me, but I've always wanted to

learn how to play poker.

It sounds like you're an old pro.

Well, Matty, me boy, it's a very simple game.

You see, basically, you start out, you put a dollar into the pot. Everybody

a dollar into the pot.

Think you'll be safe?

Matt, that's a buzzer.

Now, do you mind telling me where we're going?

Well, Matt's got two priors, criminal trespass.

For which we mean breaking and entering, only the minor.

Yeah, he beat the sack at one with the help of one Milton Havenhurst, attorney

at law in Newport Beach.

Aha, and you're wondering how this kid can afford a high -priced lawyer for a

two -bit boss?

Mind like that, you ought to be a detective.

Bad idea.

Yeah.

Before we begin, I'd like to know what your hourly fee is.

$275.

Are you gentlemen comfortable with that?

Think we can handle it?

We have a young man we'd like you to represent.

He's a good kid, but he does have a few priors.

What's the charge?

They're going for break and enter, maybe burglary.

Serious charges.

They could ruin a young man's life.

We understand you can work wonders with a judge.

I don't think I'm interested in your case.

Why not? You do it for other people.

Rick? What's a six -figure shark like you doing representing 15 -year -old

burglars? Providing fair and legal counsel for legitimate financial gain.

That's a load of bull.

Rick, back off.

You should teach your brother some professionalism.

I will do a very professional job of ripping that silver tongue out of your

throat, Pee -wee. Oh, fine.

I don't know which I'll enjoy the most.

The assault charges I'll file or the lawsuit.

All right, Rick.

All right, that'll do.

That's enough. Come on, Rick. Let's go.

Come on.

Later.

You have to do something.

Two guys just came here.

Elton, come on. You're overwrought.

Hey, the kid must be talking.

You told me everything was cleaned up.

Look, relax, will you? Play some tennis, get some exercise, for God's sake.

Hey, look, don't patronize me. If he's talking, I got a problem.

You lawyers, always thinking about yourselves.

We got a problem, Milton.

Well, let's see what we can do to solve this problem.

Relax. It's being dealt with, even as we speak.

And I'll raise you another ten.

Cool.

Hot damn!

I don't know how to thank you guys.

I like get to keep this money, right?

Hey, what are you guys doing still sitting around here? You got work to do.

do it.

And you.

Try to stay out of trouble until Rick can come back and pick you up. No

I'll just sit here and count my money.

Next time, I want you to let me handle the interview alone.

Yeah, right.

I'm serious.

That guy's toilet scum. Yeah, well, toilet scum is exactly what we got out

him. You ever hear the expression, you catch more flies for sure? Matt?

Hey,

Matt?

Matt?

Matt?

Creeps almost as irresponsible as his father.

Matt?

You all right?

Yeah.

I'm okay.

We're going to talk.

I've got nothing to say to you.

I just saved your little butt back there. You're going to tell me why.

Is it my fault some boards fell down?

Huh? Is it? No, I don't think so. Come on, cut the crap.

You've been writing my case ever since I got here. I am trying to help you. I

don't want your help. All right, fine, go. Go on, go.

Maybe next time he'll jump a curb and get you. Or maybe he'll just pull a

trigger, and if you're real lucky, you'll be a good shot. Look, that's my

business, isn't it?

I mean, who in the hell do you think you are, my father?

No, I don't have a father. My father is dead.

He was shot in the war. And I won't have some burned -out P .I. slandering his

name, either.

What are you doing? He was shot, all right.

He didn't die.

I wish my father was here right now. He'd really... What is that?

I don't know. Some merit badge?

It's a purple heart. What does it mean?

Beats me.

Could you sell me some metal?

That's pretty good.

Your mom has a scar on her left thigh just above the kneecap.

She got it with a fish hook.

So?

We were in Cozumel. I took her night fishing.

I don't believe you. How do I know about the scar?

I met your mom May 1972, Taos, New Mexico.

You were born what, February 73?

March. March.

If you're my father, then where have you been the last 15 years?

I never knew.

Yeah, right.

I swear to God she didn't tell me until yesterday.

Sheep.

We'll see your mom and I.

A lot of fireworks.

it was a different time back then, Matt.

See, I'd seen a...

I'd been through a lot of pain.

And your mom...

Your

mom helped me through that.

We backpack out of Chinle on the reservation for the spring equinox that

and the whole mesa was just one

big friggin' bouquet of wildflowers, and the nights were...

Well,

when we bought, I mean...

While your mother could make even Charlie look inviting.

Come on, son. Talk to me.

I've got this guy looking for me.

His name is Sinclair.

He runs a burglary gig.

Rich people, jewelry, electronics, big ticket stuff, you know?

But he only uses kids to do the jobs because we can't get thrown in jail.

Why is he after you?

To shut me up.

I used to work for him. Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, me and Chip Carnes.

Except... Chip told Sinclair that he wanted out.

Sinclair went nuts.

He started kicking him and punching him and just beating on him.

I saw Chip hit the pavement.

He had these little cuts all over his face from this big ring that Sinclair

wears.

He didn't get up.

You witnessed a murder?

I don't know.

I mean, I didn't hang out to check his pulse.

But... So my mother and I get home a couple nights later.

And the place is trashed.

I mean, totally.

They'd obviously been there looking, you know.

And then...

All of a sudden, my mother has this errand she wants...

She

has this errand she wants me to run to you.

Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

You got to put this guy away.

Yeah, me and whose army?

This fellow Chip is a friend of yours, right?

You owe him something.

He's gone.

He's living with the worms. Save that talk for the kids on the street.

I have some friends who can help.

If you agree.

If I decide...

To agree.

Does that mean I have to start calling you dad?

Don't do that.

Abby's still in deposition.

Hannah hadn't said she'd call as soon as possible, though.

Am I to sleep?

Yeah.

So... How you holding up, Dad?

God's honest truth.

Sometimes I just swell up like a peacock.

And then I want to drop a load of lumber on him.

You know, sometimes I look at him and I see Melissa, but I see me too.

You know, around the eyes. I know, me too.

You know something else?

Part of me is jealous.

The weirdest thing, though, is how quick it all happened.

I mean, you and Mom have always been in my life with this kid. I mean, what if I

know him 24 hours and already it's... It's called family.

Yeah.

Sinclair is a total head case.

Walking nightmare?

I think the Los Angeles D .A. will be very interested in your testimony.

You don't get it, do you?

He's nuts, yes, but he ain't stupid. He isn't stupid.

Sorry.

What are you trying to say, Matt?

Well...

He stashes his goods at Forbes stores up on Olympic.

But after today, I wouldn't put any money on him sticking around.

I'll call LAPD right away.

You nut.

If you think they'll go for a warrant based on your hearsay, hey, hey, I got a

bridge I'd like to sell you.

And you wonder why our youth respect the police.

Sorry.

Matt, you want to wait outside, please?

And miss this?

Matt! Jackson!

Well, come on. You guys are going to let me go with you, right? Discuss that,

lady. Come on. Oh, come on. You want to get Matt us out of here, please?

Come on, Matt. I'll show you the station.

Take a hike.

Look, Abby, we're going.

But I want you to hold him in protective custody.

Rick, I can't just... Where are his parents?

Well, his mother's out of touch.

Well, what about his father?

Uh, his parents aren't married, but his father would approve.

I know he would approve.

Six hours.

You're not back for him? Mission accomplished.

I take the case and head over to LAPD. Okay, fine.

What is it with you two? I haven't seen you guys this mushy since that warfret

puppy ran under Rick's bunk and wouldn't come out. Where's Matt?

He's right... I left his thing at that desk when I went out to get this photo.

Well, he is gone now. How could you let him go?

No, she's a cop, damn it. What's wrong with you? You can't keep your eyes on a

15 -year -old kid for 30 full seconds. Rick!

Why do you suppose Matt just took off like that?

I don't know. I suppose he felt left out.

Well, what was I supposed to do? Bring him along and get him killed?

Maybe we should have just stayed down south and looked down there first.

Look, right now, the best thing that you can do for Matt is help to nail

Sinclair.

No, when I get my hands on that kid.

Yeah, you've got to stop treating him like a child, too.

Why? He's acting like one.

Look, you want him to act like an adult, you treat him like an adult. Well,

where do you suppose this pseudo -adult is at this moment? He's probably on your

boat. Yo, dude, start giving me like some coffee.

Where the hell have you been? How did you get up here?

I guess he already had his coffee. We have been worried to death about you.

Don't you ever think about anybody but yourself.

Tommy Buells. He's bad news.

You stay put. You read me.

Sure.

I wondered when you were going to show up.

You know, we're moving out tonight.

I got held up, sir.

You got held up. Hold on a second. Get out of here.

Do you know what's wrong? Something is wrong here. I've never seen a home in

Beverly Hills with this cheesy Korean garbage. Now, where'd you get this?

I'm sorry, sir. I... It was in your load this morning. Now, who's going to buy

that junk from me?

Mr. Sinclair, please.

The west side was crawling with black and whites all morning.

So I got down to Venice.

Was it, uh...

Was it raining today?

I got hot.

I found a hose and I doused myself.

Where, Zuma Beach?

You've been surfing on my time, kid! Hold it!

Who the hell are you?

Well, let's just say I've seen what you do to kids and I don't much like it.

Trust me, mister, right now you could use some police protection.

You get your little surfer pals, you get out of here, you pretend you never saw

the place.

It would be gross.

Two necks, no heads.

Get out of here.

Now.

You know, for a moment there, a brief moment, I felt kind of a rush.

It was exciting.

Now, where was I?

Oh, yeah. Like I said.

We're out of here as of now.

Good thing, too.

I have a feeling there's gonna be a bad accident.

You know, they really ought to condemn old places like this. See, when they

burn, they... They just go up like a box of matches.

Now, you and the others, you finish loading up, and you go home for a few

Spend some time with your families, you kiss your girlfriends, have a few

laughs. Go on, tie them up.

Well, you're going to have to pop a cap at me.

You know, I don't think you know who you're dealing with, pretty boy.

Now, go on. Get out of here. Like I said, when we open for business in a few

days, I know where to find each and every one of you. Now, go on. Get out of

here.

Come on, get up.

Come on, tough guy.

Get up!

I

tried

to kill my kids.

That kid is really something else, isn't he, Mom?

I'd have expected no less from my firstborn grandchild.

Any more out there, Rick?

D .A. couldn't get over what a witness Matt made.

You know, wasn't he something? He remembered dates, places, times, jobs,

everything.

Sinclair's gonna pay for a long time.

Yep. I have been waiting for 42 years to do that. Go sit down.

Guess I better go call the boy, Walter.

I'm going to starve him to death.

Rick.

My God, Melissa.

How are you?

Oh, I'm... Surprised.

Come on in.

This is my mother, Cecilia, and my brother, AJ.

Hi. This is Melissa.

Nice to meet you finally.

AJ, you were going to show me how Rick redid the cabin?

Yes.

Yes, I was.

Excuse us.

It's a beautiful... No, you first.

Okay,

me first. You look terrific.

So do you.

Your hair's a little... shorter.

Well, thank you for putting it that way.

He's a fine boy, Melissa.

Well, I've done the best that I can.

Sometimes, however, it's the choice between parenting and having something

eat. No, no, you've done fine. You've done real good.

The environment the way it is today, anybody's kid can get in trouble.

Rick, I... When you put a bright one in public school, you got to expect him to

be a little bit wild. Listen to me. So I was thinking maybe a private school,

you know, something that would challenge him. Rick... And then there's college.

I mean, I got a little bit saved up, so maybe between the two of us... You are

not making this easy.

I'm not making what easy?

Matt is not yours.

Well, of course he is. I mean, he even...

Oh, boy.

After you left, I met a guy.

I was on the rebound, and he was safe and secure.

Jesus.

It was a stupid thing to do.

I was seven months pregnant the last time I saw him.

But Matt knows all about me. I mean, he knows about my fishing, he knows about

Nam. All about the Rick Simon who rode through my life.

He needed a father.

So I drew on the best man that I had ever known.

Did you think about how I'd feel?

I didn't think.

I did what I had to do to save my son.

He's out there now on the bow.

I saw him on my way in.

I've already told him.

I wish.

I just wish.

Yeah, me too.

We'll still see each other, you know.

We're friends.

We'll take you fishing.

Yeah? Yeah.

Suppose you want this back.

Why don't you hang on to it?

Are you ready, lad?

Take it easy.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you do the thing.

Thank you, boy.

You okay?