05x14 - Film at Eleven

Episode transcripts for the TV show "21 Jump Street". Aired: April 12, 1987 –; April 27, 1991.*
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05x14 - Film at Eleven

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And in the area of education,
over angry people

crowded into City Hall
tonight to protest a plan that

would make month
schools a reality

within the next two years.

Although the school board
indicated that year round

classes seemed to be
the only alternative,

parents vowed to take
their fight to the courts

If it proved necessary.

Before we end this
broadcast, I would like

to make a personal statement.

hours ago my
daughter disappeared.

There was no sign of v*olence.

There's been no
demand for ransom.

What there has been is
an incredible display

of the most incompetent
police work imaginable.

What the hell's she doing?

I don't know.

Well, you want to
go to commercial?

We cut her off, she'll
have us all fired.

So starting tonight, I
intend to broadcast an update

on this continuing farce,
until the chief of police

assigns someone to this case,
other than a keystone cop.

I'm Mickey Croft
for channel News.

Have a good night, and
we'll see you tomorrow.

How would you like to be
the chief of police right now?

Lot better than the yutz
he's going to put on the case.

[theme music]

THEME SONG: We never
thought we'd never

find a place where we belong.

Don't have to stand alone,
we'll never let you fall.

Don't need permission to
decide what you believe.

I said jump, down
on Jump Street.

Jump down on Jump Street.

Your friends will be there
when your back is to the wall.

You'll find you need us cause
there's no one else to call.

When it was hopeless a
decision's what you need.

You'd better be ready
to, be ready to jump!

Jump Street.

Why us?

Our lucky day.

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: As if
it weren't for bad luck,

we'd have no luck at all.

CAPTAIN FULLER:
You got that right.

Captain Fuller?

CAPTAIN FULLER: Yeah?

Frank Walters.

CAPTAIN FULLER: Oh, Mr. Walters.

We've been expecting you.

This is Officer Tony McCann.

Well, where's this
wonder cop who's

supposed to solve everything?

Mr. Walters, we've
been expecting you.

This is Officer Tony McCann.

Come on, he's just a kid.

CAPTAIN FULLER: Mr.
Walters, one of the reasons

the chief called us is
because Mickey Croft's

daughter is years old.

Now this unit sort
of specializes

in people of that age.

Yeah, we have subscriptions
the team b*at an everything.

Yeah, also you
got a smart mouth.

OFFICER TONY MCCANN:
Sad but true.

It's been a problem for me
ever since the first grade.

CAPTAIN FULLER: Understand
this, Mr. Walters.

We'd just as soon pass
on this investigation.

I mean our fellow officers
aren't going to appreciate

being shown up by us.

FRANK WALTERS: They don't
have a lot of choice do they?

I still feel that this should
be handled by a real cop.

I'm a real cop all right.

It's just the only
difference is instead

of salary they give me course
credit at my community college.

You've been out of the
first grade long, McCann?

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: You
know what they say, Frank?

You can take the boy out
of the first grade but--

CAPTAIN FULLER:
But you can't take

the first grade out of the boy.

Ixnay on the BS Mac, it's
time to go to work, huh?

That an order, Captain?

CAPTAIN FULLER: That's an order.

Oh, well.

Those guys downtown
never liked us anyway.

Oh!

No way, man.

Not in this world
and not in the next.

All right?

OFFICER TONY MCCANN:
Come on, Brian.

Why not share and share alike?

Because the word came
down from the captain,

who passed it to the lieutenant,
who passed it to all of us.

What word?

Then whoever the dragon lady
got assigned to this case,

was persona non grata.

h*tler at a bar
mitzvah, Andrew Dice

Clay at women's lib meeting.

You're not being
reasonable here, all right?

You out of your mind?

Woman goes on television,
makes us downtown guys

all look like fools.

You want reason?

Look, just tell me what
you run besides a drill, OK?

It's been two days, Man.

We haven't had time
to run anything else.

We checked kids'
friends, the teachers,

one of the photos at the train
station, the airport, it's me

and Larson on this, right?

We got five other cases hanging.

Brian?

I was just saying goodbye
to McCann, Lieutenant.

And that's just what
I want you to be saying.

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Well,
don't sweat it, Lieutenant,

he didn't tell me anything.

You know, I figured
it would be one of you

Jump Streeters
picking up this case.

Yeah?
How so?

Made up two lists--

those that would be
hungry enough to want it,

ones that would be stupid--

And let me guess?

Jump Street was the only one to
make it on both lists, right?

Come on.

You got to update your
act there, Donnelly.

Look, I didn't come down here
do numbers with you, all right?

There's a missing kid out there.

I figure if we scratch
each other's backs,

we can both come
out looking good.

Look, we don't need
any back scratching,

especially from you.

The more time that
goes by, the less

chance we have of finding her.

What's your problem?

They going to send you back to
Newark if you don't find her?

How do you know about that?

I've got friends back there.

They told me about
this boy scout who

got himself in some trouble.

I had a little help
with the trouble.

That's not the way I hear it.

You know, sometimes
I wonder if I did

the right thing staying a cop.

Most days I feel good about it.

But then someone
like you comes along

and I have to think it
through all over again.

[theme music]

The way you drive, you don't
sneak up on too many people,

do you?

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Nope.

On the other hand, I don't
have to ring a lot of doorbells

either.

Come on in.

I was fixing some lunch.

Frank, thought it'd
be best if I didn't

go with him this morning.

He was worried you try and
get out of taking the case,

and I'm not very good at
taking "no" for an answer.

I tend to get nasty.

OFFICER TONY
MCCANN: So I gather.

You didn't make
things any easier

with that little
ad lib editorial.

The people downtown
were getting nowhere.

I thought I'd ask for
help from another unit.

Provide them with
a little incentive.

Oh, you mean kind of like
dating somebody else to make

your boyfriend jealous, right?

I never had a problem
making my boyfriends

jealous, Officer McCann.

No, I'll bet you never did.

My mother used to cut
the crust off for me.

What kind of a
boyhood did you have?

Short.

Thank you.

Sharon and I moved
back here two months ago.

I got my start in
the local paper.

We've been gone for years.

Sharon seems to have
made the adjustment

pretty well, making new
friends, doing well in school.

No problems with boys,
no problems with dr*gs.

Believe me, I would know.

Wow, you know all the
questions don't you?

The police went
over them with me what

seemed several hundred times.

How much money
would she have on her?

I gave her the week's
allowance the day

she disappeared.

$, she can't get
very far on that.

Look, Mrs. Croft, I
don't want to upset you

needlessly but there
is a possibility

we have to consider here.

No.

We will not consider
anything but finding Sharon

and bringing her back safely.

Is that understood?

I'd like to see Sharon's
room, now, if that's OK?

I'll need a picture of her.

Anything else?

Not for now, no.

Let me know if there is.

OK.

[music playing]

MAN: Watch your step.

[music playing]

Sharon?

Hey, Sharon.

Hi.

Your mother sent me to find you.
I'm Anthony McCann.

I'm a police officer.

She's going to be
glad to see you're OK.

Have you been here a long time?

I bet you that
popcorn sucks, huh?

Oh, right it sucks.

So do the hot dogs.

Oh, yeah?

That's too bad Sting has to
stand up in a place like this.

Better here than nowhere.

Are you ready to go now?

OK.

Well, you better where this
because it's cold outside.

Who is it?

Oh my god, you did it.

You found her!

Sweetheart, are you all right?

Here, let me look at you.

You're filthy.

We have to get you cleaned
up and put some food in you.

Are you all right?

McCann, is she all right?

Yeah, she seems to be.

Go on upstairs, honey, and
get out of those clothes.

It'll give me a chance to
fix you something to eat

and thank Officer McCann.

Go on, honey, get up there.

All right, we'll see you, huh?

Is there any way I
can pay you a bonus?

No.

You're sure?

I'm positive.

Well, then, let
me walk you out.

Well, thanks again.

It's my pleasure.

I like it when things
turn out like this.

MRS. CROFT: Me too.

We'll see ya.
MRS. CROFT: OK.

Don't hit anybody.

Yeah.

Well, that's better.

Now, what can I get you to eat?

There's some leftover
chicken in the icebox.

SHARON: I know.

What are you talking about?

I know.

[music playing]

OFFICER JOEY PENHALL: Thank you.

All right.

Bless you.

Cough it up.

Here.

- What's this?
- Your cut.

- Cut of what?
- The bets.

What bets?

We all put down money
that you'd find that kid.

The other cops couldn't
wait to bet against you.

Oh, that's very reassuring.

You guys all had faith in me.

Actually, we figured
anybody with half a brain

could have found her.

Nobody, that talented qualified.

Here, take it.

No.

Here you guys go have
a pizza on me, OK?

OK, I'll tell them.

Pizzas for everybody, on Mac.

Yo, Yo, Yo.

What?

You bet on me too, Captain?

Hey.

That's a pretty big bet.

No, not really.

I just got long odds.

I'm beginning to
feel like a racehorse.

Yeah, and if you
keep doing this good

we can all take
early retirement.

I don't think I
should take this.

Well I do and I'm
your commanding officer.

OK.

OFFICER JOEY PENHALL:
Yes, exactly.

That's exactly what I mean.

It's as simple as that.

Once I decided to
risk failure, I became

a more complete person for it.

I mean all you gotta do is risk.

SHARON: Excuse me, is
Officer McCann around?

See, you're looking
into a better person

now because, I mean, how else
are you going to grow up?

Hey.

Hey, how are you?

Fine.

I never thanked you.

Well, there's no need.

No, you were really nice.

I'd like to take you to lunch.

Are you free?

Sure.

Anywhere I want?

I have a credit
card for emergencies.

Well, this is
definitely an emergency.

This isn't what I meant.

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Well,
you said anyway I wanted.

Everyone's really impressed
with how fast you found me.

OFFICER TONY MCCANN:
Not quite everybody.

Mom said you searched my room.

OFFICER TONY
MCCANN: Not exactly.

I just kind of looked around.

You tell her what you found?

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: I wasn't
assigned to take inventory.

So you don't have to
always tell everything?

You know, sometimes the nicest
thing you can do for somebody

is not tell them everything.

For a long time mom kept the
truth about my dad a secret.

Said he d*ed in a car accident.

It wasn't until I was that
she told me I was illegitimate.

Said it wasn't anything
to be ashamed of,

that there are worse things.

Lots of them.

What I liked was
that mom just decided

I was grown up enough to know.

It was nice to think
she thought I was

grown up enough for something.

That's why it's so hard.

Sharon, if there's something
you want to talk about--

Yeah.

No.

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Look, it'll
just be between me and you, OK?

No, forget it.

It's your choice.

I just--

I mean I called you
because I'm afraid.

The thing that
made you runaway?

Hey, you know if I
can help, I will.

You can't.

Try me.

I said, no.

I think I want to go home, now.

OK.

It's cold.

Can I borrow your coat?

Sure.

[music playing]

Thank you.

Well, thank you for lunch.

I'm sorry.

Sharon?

Something's really
bothering her.

I'm getting her to a doctor.

He'll help her with it.

I wonder, you know if--

Look, McCann, I haven't given
Sharon the easiest childhood.

OFFICER TONY MCCANN:
Well that hasn't hurt

the way she feels about you.

It's been one
uprooting after another.

I didn't want to come back here.

We were happy on the
east coast, but the offer

was just too good.

I talked to her about it.

I thought she understood,
but obviously it's

having some negative reactions.

And seeing you seems
to have upset her too.

No, that's not
what's upsetting her.

MRS. CROFT: She'll be
back in school tomorrow.

I wanted her to return
to a normal pattern

as soon as possible.

And I think that, that
excludes seeing you.

Well, that's your call.

I just I think that--

MRS. CROFT: I'm
glad you understand.

Now if you'll excuse me, I
better make sure she's OK.

OK.

[music playing]

Spare some change?

Thanks.

Hello, anybody home?

Hello?

[sirens]

Look, have you
noticed anything unusual

in the last few days?

No, I did hear some noises.

OFFICER: Check the bottom?

OFFICER: No, good idea.

Let me try that.

I'm not going to see
much, I don't think.

[sirens]

Who was the first
one on the scene?

OFFICER: McCann.

OFFICER: How we doing here now?

OFFICER: Pretty good.

Let me check this, again.

OFFICER: That one
there should do it.

- You found her.
- Yeah.

My guess would be three
maybe four days dead.

What were you doing here?

His name is Richard Watkins.

Cause of death seems to be
that paperweight over there.

Crushed his head like an egg.

What were you doing here?

Meaning no
disrespect Lieutenant,

but you have a tendency
to repeat yourself.

Listen, wiseguy.

The last thing we need is
a guy like you making us

out to be a bunch of screw-ups.

Back in Newark at the
Academy we had this instructor,

Charlie Monroe.

He's a good cop,
a great teacher.

First day he said to us all,
work hard and do good work.

LIEUTENANT DONNELLY:
What's your point?

I came downtown.

I said, let's do it together.

But you said no.

Foolish pride Lieutenant,
it's your division's

second biggest problem.

And what's our first?

OFFICER TONY MCCANN:
You don't want to know.

The hell I don't.

But--

LIEUTENANT DONNELLY: But what?

Butt, tush, rear end.

It seems like you people
are either covering your own

or kissing somebody else's.

Work hard and do good work.

Hell of a teacher, old Charlie.

[school bell rings]

Excuse me?

SECRETARY: Yes?

Yes I have a message
for Sharon Croft.

Could you please see
that she gets it?

SECRETARY: And
exactly who are you?

I'm Anthony McCann.

I'm a friend of Sharon's.

SECRETARY: Really?

Melody?

Take this to Sharon Croft.

She's in room .

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

What do you want
with Sharon Croft?

You know Sharon Croft?

She's my girl.

Oh, you're lucky.

And I don't think she'd
have some sleazeball like you

as her friend.

- Well, you're wrong.
- No.

You are.

No one else is going to come
on campus and hassle her.

Look, I'm not
looking to put you

down in front of your friends.
What's your name?

- Brandon.
- Brandon.

OK, now when I let you go, you
tell them you checked me out

and I'm OK.
Got it?

Got it?

Yeah.

Now, who came by
and household her?

Some old guy.

Short, fat, never
seen him before.

I don't think he'll
be coming around again.

Well, it's good you're
looking out for her.

So am I. Now, get
back to your friends.

Listen--

SHARON: Please?

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Sharon?

I don't have
anything to tell you.

Why did you put that
address in my pocket?

SHARON: I didn't.

Sharon, I'm on
your side, all right?

SHARON: Fine, then just go
away and leave me alone.

There's been a m*rder, Sharon,
and it's not going to go away.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

I want to help you.

Then just leave me alone.

Forget you ever met me.

I won't do that.

You have to.

Please, you can only
make things worse.

Just get out of my life.

MRS. CROFT: Obviously, I
didn't make myself clear.

No, you did just fine.

MRS. CROFT: Then
why are you here?

She's in trouble, Mrs. Croft.

Nothing she and
I can't handle.

Don't make it necessary for me
to contact my lawyers, McCann.

Fine.

[school bell rings]

[school bell rings again]

Mac, you got anything
you want to share with me?

Nothing I can
think of, Captain.

Then how come
I'm getting phone

calls telling me to order you
to stay away from the Croft kid?

Beats me.

You're not keeping secrets
from me, are you Mac?

Captain, secrets have to make
sense and none of this does.

None of what?

Well, the kid comes to see
me the day after I find her.

She wants to tell me
something but can't.

And then I find this
address in my pocket.

Did she put it there?

I think so.

CAPTAIN FULLER: But you
didn't see her do it.

No.

I go to the address
and there's a stiff.

Any connection to the Crofts?

OFFICER TONY MCCANN:
I don't know.

When I talked to
the kid, she ran.

Then her mother starts
getting nasty with me.

Who is handling the k*lling?

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Donnelly.

Fine.

Then let's leave it to him, OK?
- Yeah.

Whatever you say, Captain.

Mac, I got read
out on your homicide.

You on homicide?

Donnelly's homicide.

You want to hear it or not?
CAPTAIN FULLER: No

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Yes.

OK, here it is.

Captain, you can cover
your ears if you like.

Richard Watkins, age
at the time of death,

minor city official.

He was driven out of
office years ago,

some kind of scandal.

Worked for the party
doing odd jobs ever since.

Real hand-to-mouth existence,
if you know what I mean?

Well, what kind of scandal?

CAPTAIN FULLER: McCann!

OFFICER JOEY PENHALL:
Computer didn't say.

Trust me, I looked.

You'll have to go
to the library.

He's not going
anywhere, right, McCann?

Right, Captain, no where.

Well, thanks for
the info anyway.

Salmon.

Jump!

Spawning.

OFFICER TONY MCCANN:
Thanks for the information

I won't be needing.

Captain, you're right.

Have you ever got a
popcorn colonel stuck

between your teeth, Captain?

Sure, it happens
to me all the time.

Drives me crazy.

Yeah.

I don't want to get any more
calls from downtown, McCann.

I don't like talking
to the people downtown.

Is that understood?

Yeah.

Go to it.

Uh, yes sir.

[music playing]

Hey, ow!

[music playing]

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Brandon!

What were you doing up there?

I thought the
cops were finished.

And that gives you the right
to go on a scavenger hunt?

Where do you get
off asking questions?

This give you a clue?

Now, back to the first question.

What were you doing
up there, huh?

You have to read me my rights.

I'd be happy to when I'm
booking you for assaulting

a police officer.

You weren't planning on going
to college now were you?

OK.

OK.

Somebody gave me $ to
find something for them.

You want to play questions?

Fine, we'll do it downtown.

Let's go.

Mrs. Croft.

She told me to look for this.

I don't know what she
wanted with these.

[music playing]

OFFICER TONY MCCANN: Ooh!

Nice sh*t.

It takes a while to
get the hang of it,

then you'll have it for
the rest of your life.

Like golf, only easier.

Well, thanks for seeing
me on such short notice.

Well, boy, in my age
all I got is short notice.

Besides, I don't get
too many visitors.

Those who aren't dead
are still too embarrassed

to admit knowing me.

You'd think after all these
years they'd of forgotten.

Well, not likely.

Hell, I even remember.

Even made the news back east.

Come on, you were
just a baby then.

Almost years old.

Hell, what did you
know about hookers?

Not much, but I knew a lot
more after hearing about you

and your pals in
the city council.

I'll just bet you did.

I don't know what
people ask more,

that we were cavorting
with call girls

or doing it on city money?

Probably the money.

That was Watkins idea to
charge it off to expenses.

Damn, fool.

He never had two dimes to rub
together and all of a sudden,

he couldn't spend
it fast enough.

Nice sh*t!

And this had to do
with his m*rder?

Uh, take a look at this.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, this was the
party group, sure.

Oh, there's old Watkins.

Wasn't much to
look at, even then.

Can't say is any of us were.

Shallow boys are a
lot like politics,

best sh*t you can
make not only scores

your points, knocks your
opposition on its keister, too.

Mr. Sellers, do you remember
the name of the reporter

that broke that story?

Yeah, I wouldn't
forget that one.

Croft.

Mickey Croft.

[music playing]

How about him?

Officer McCann.

You beg forgiveness
for Mickey Croft?

It's not my thing begging.

I want it sometimes,
but I never beg.

Uh, may I?

Help yourself.

Not yours either,
begging I mean.

I'd like to think not.

MAN: Get me some nails will ya?

You used to be managing
editor of the paper, here.

Yeah.

Mickey Croft hired you
when she made network.

It's called, loyalty.

It's a very rare commodity
in our profession.

Hey, sleep on your own time.

She, uh, she got
her start with you.

She sure did.

She broke a story on some
councilmen and some call girls.

Broke her into the big time.

She was just a kid then.

years old.

You know, I'm curious.

I mean, that was a
pretty big story.

That's a pretty tricky thing
for a new reporter, isn't it?

She brought it in,
she got to write it.

Yeah, but that had to be one
big time potential lawsuit.

She had all the facts
and they were solid--

names, dates, hotels.

Yeah, but still, you would
have had to put a lot of faith

in her.

I mean, what made you so
sure that her information was

reliable?

You're not going to
let this go are you?

I can't.

[music playing]

Come on.

[music playing]

Frank called and told me.

I wasn't sure whether
it'd be you or the police.

I thought we
should talk first.

Thank you.

Something for you?

Uh, soda if you got it.

I've got it.

Does this mean you're
on duty, officer?

That's what it means.

You are good at
your job aren't you?

Afraid so.

How much do you know
and how much is guesswork?

Mostly I know.

How you are making your living
back then, how you knew Watkins

and the other councilman.

And your guess is?

You wanted to
become a reporter.

You saw a chance to break a
big story and you took it.

It's not that simple.

Hardly ever is.

Back then we were
just hanging on.

Sharon was two and it didn't
seem like I was much older.

But I knew if we
could just hold out

that I was going to make it.

Then Frank told me
there were going

to be cuts at the newspaper and
I was at the top of the list.

All that could protect me
was coming up with a story,

a significant piece
was how he put it.

It was significant all right.

Yeah, launched your career.

Oh, yeah.

Jumped me out of the hotel
room and into the city room.

Everything I ever hoped for.

Nobody ever figured
it out until Watkins

read that article
about you becoming

the new local TV anchor.

Realized who broke that
story all those years ago.

He came to me, threatened
to expose what I've done.

And I knew once he started to
bleed me it would never end.

So I went to his apartment,
I took a paperweight,

and I k*lled him.

OK?

No.

No, I had the lab
lift the prints

off the photo you gave me.

They weren't on
the m*rder w*apon.

So I wiped it clean.

I don't think so.

SHARON: It's all right, Mom.

He knows.

No, I'm guessing.

Based on what?

Based on Sharon's leather
jacket at Watkins apartment.

Maybe I wore it there.

Maybe, but I don't figure
you'd pay him blackmail.

You're too strong for that.

I already told
you I didn't pay.

Here's what I think happened.

Watkins came to your mother
and she turned him down cold.

Then he went to your school--

Right.

She's got a lot of money
to give a blackmailer.

--to put pressure on
your mother through you.

How did he get
you his apartment?

He said he was an
old friend of mom's.

Don't say anything.

He knew enough about
her that I believed him.

When I got there, he
showed me pictures of mom

and that group of people.

He said they used
to party together.

Then he started saying
things about what he and mom

used to do, awful things.

And I didn't want to hear them.

So I started to leave.

No!

And then he grabbed me,
and he started to touch me.

So I picked something
up and I hit him.

And there was blood
everywhere and I ran.

You realize when
I get her to retract

what she just said
there's no prosecutor that

will take this case.
- Probably not.

Then what's the point?

Why are you here?

You know what it's like
to live with secrets.

You want to carry
that around with her

for the rest of her life?

The point, McCann?

I think she should
turn herself in.

I think she should
tell the truth.

What truth?

That Watkins tried to
hurt her to get back at you

for something you
wrote years ago.

In her panic, Sharon k*lled him.

That's all?

It's all the truth
the police will need.

Then you are not going
to tell them anything more?

It's not my concern.

It's not even my case.

It's up to you.

[music playing]

CAPTAIN FULLER: Police
Lieutenant Carl Donnelly,

said it was his--

his department's
reputation for tenacity

that convinced the Crofts
their only course of action

was to come forward.

Yeah, well,
that's what downtown

is known for all right.

The kid going to be OK?

Assistant DA I talked
to said they cut a deal--

involuntary manslaughter.

Probably a suspended sentence.

No, that's not what I meant.

Look, you got a
mother and a daughter

fighting over who's going to
take the rap for one another.

I'd say they're in
pretty good shape.

I wouldn't mind having someone
like that in my corner.

Yeah, well, maybe someday.

Yeah, maybe.

[music playing]
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