03x05 - The Usual Suspect

[bunniefuu]

♪ Gotta be, be,
go

[Virgil growling]

Virgil: feed me. Feed me!

Feed me!

Hello?

Good morning, virgil.
Aah!

You know, you gotta
warn a brother

When you're gonna wear
that many colors
in the morning.

I left my shades
upstairs.

Excuse me, but this is one
of the dashikis I got

When we went to africa.

I'm wearing it
to the community center

For my new
counseling internship.

Now, what do you
really think?

I
really
think
I'm hungry.

You know, virgil,

The trip we made
to ghana with daddy

Gave me an entirely new
outlook on life.

Oh, good for you.

Only, what does that
have to do with breakfast?

For a long time,
you've chosen
to dis my cooking.

Now I've chosen to stop
making your meals.

Say what?

Ahh, that was
really cleansing.

I feel empowered.

Yeah, right.

She's empowered,
I'm starvin'.

[Laughter, chatter]

We take one lousy
vacation

And suddenly sharon
is the queen
of self-esteem.

V, there's nothing wrong

With being proud
of your heritage.

You should research
your family tree.
I did it.

Rich, no offense,
but your family tree

Is just one
big potato.

You're irish.

Wrong-o. I'm / irish.
And the other half...

Vikings!

Oh, yes, v,
my blood runs thick

With herring
and sour cream.

Ah, that explains
the horned helmet
in your closet.

Unh.

Chill, godzilla.
Watch out.

Do I look like tokyo
to you?

You dissin' me, dawg?

Me? No, no.

I was just
joking around.

Totally on me, man.
My bad.

Girl: virgil,
what's happening?

Just stay out
of my way, little fish.

Did you see the size
of that dude?!

Looks like he's
doing high school

On the -year plan.

Don't you recognize
marcus reed?

That's marcus?

[Whistles]
he got a lot bigger.

Food must be good
at juvenile hall.

Man, don't push
your luck with him, v.

That is one
major head case.

Hey, I could take him.

No, static could
take him.

Virgil, if he wants
to keep his identity secret,

Will stick with snivelling
and running away.

You know, you're
not exactly helping me

With my self-esteem.

Hey, I do the best I can
with what I got to work with.

[Police radio drones]

Bang baby.

Maybe we should call
the metahuman
containment team.

Rojas, I've been
on this b*at

Since you were
in kindergarten.

I say when to call
for backup.

[Thud]
policeman: unh!

Rojas: packard?

[Growling]

[Alarm bell ringing]

[Pained shriek]

Call...for backup.

Incoming!

Burger fool burrito?

I told you,
sharon isn't cooking.

Hmm...yum.

"Contains the minimum
daily requirement

Of cardboard."

Eat up, it's
a good source
of roughage.

Hey, hit the sound.

...last night he was taken
to a hospital,

Where a spokeswoman
announced

That officer packard
is in fair condition.

Meanwhile,
investigators report

That nothing was missing
from the warehouse.

Hey...officer packard
was the cop

Who busted marcus
last time.

Rich, I realize
that you're smart and all,

But how do you know that?

I looked it up
on my new crime
database

Computer index.

Oh. Wait. Hold up.

What crime database
computer index?

I cross-indexed
all newspaper
crime reports

From the last
years.

About million
items in all.

And it really works?

[Scoffs]
would you ask batman
that question?

No.

But he's a famous
caped crusader

With his own batmobile
and batplane.

you
are a sophomore
with a pocket protector.

Here's my point.

The police say
the intruder didn't
take anything.

Therefore,
that was no robbery.

That was an ambush,
and packard was the target.

You think marcus is
that bang baby.

Well, this did happen

Right after marcus got out
of juvenile hall.

Reporter:
we now take you live
to the sports arena,

Current home
of the dakota auto show.

Reports indicate that
an unidentified metahuman

Is rampaging
through the building.

Virgil: uh-oh!

Gee, I was hoping
I'd get to see
the auto show this year.

Yeah,
the perimeter's set.
We're going in.

Hold on.

Static,
glad you're here.

Who's your friend?

Uh, this is...

Gear's my name,

Technology is my game.

Please, take a card.
Backpack!

Uh...thanks.

What's the situation?

The arena was unoccupied
when that thing busted in.

Lucky for us the car show
doesn't open for another hour.

[Angry growl inside]

Better make that
hours.

We'll find
that bang baby faster
if we split up.

Great idea.

I got dibs
on the foreign
sports cars.

You take the suvs.

Suvs? What am i,
a soccer mom?

Virgil: uh-oh...

Looks like we're after
one big crash-test dummy.

Yo, gear, see anything?
Not yet.

Static: well,
from what I've seen,

This one's gonna be
a handful. Stay sharp.

Relax, dude,
I am totally...

Focused.

[Sighs] they have got
the proton exchange ratios

All wrong.

If they just apply
the law of thermodynamics

To the squared inverse
of the positron sequence,

Then--aah!
[Growling]

Deal with
this,
creepoid!

[Growling]

Gotta go. Bye.

Gear, take cover.

I got it.

Aah!
[Growling]

Ok, plan "b."

Uhh!

If this keeps up,
I'm gonna run out
of letters.

Static!

[Crash]

[Car alarm blaring]

Aah!

Static, don't move.
I'll get you out of there.

Unh...though
it may take a while.

Huh?
[Rumbling]

Whoa!

Where's the beastie?

I don't know.

That car alarm went off

And then it turned
and bolted out of here.

Must have known
I was coming.

Which way did it go?
It?

It...the bang baby.

You know,
about feet tall,

Big teeth and claws?

We didn't see a thing.

What?!
Something that big

Can't just
disappear.

Unless it didn't stay big.

If I get kicked out
of dakota high,

A judge gonna pull
my probation.

I'm trying to stay cool,
but it's hard.

I mean, just yesterday,
some kid starts trippin'
and dissin' me.

Makin' jokes.

Hey, I can relate.

I got a brother
like that.

People see me,
they just think
I'm a gangster.

Maybe that's
all I am.

Ok, then,
you may as well give up.

Hey,
you're my counselor.

You're supposed
to be down with me.

I am down
with you, marcus,

But if you buy into
that gangster label,

You only confirm
other people's
preconceptions.

You defeat yourself.

Yo, I didn't
come up easy.

I know, and I'm sorry,

But that's in the past.

You gotta be responsible
for your own actions.

Marcus, you have
a lot of potential.

You can choose
to use it,

Or you can
throw it all away.

Big news.

Marcus had
a job lined up
at the auto show,

Only his bad attitude
got him fired.

Wow, this guy's
really clockin'
the payback hours.

Wait, there's more.

He also used to have
a girlfriend,

But that
is definitely
in the past tense.

Which database
did you get that from?

Uh, I just hung around
the girls' tables
at lunch.

You would not believe
the way they talk.

Hi. Tamara lawrence?

Mm-hmm.

Did you used to date
marcus reed?

Why, you writing
his biography?

Uh-uh. He's been
sweatin' me.

Yeah, I used
to go with him.

And if I were you,
I'd be real careful.

Marcus has
a nasty temper,

And since that blowup
at the docks, hmm...

He's been real bad.

You mean after
the big bang?

Right. After that,
if we had a fight,

He'd totally lose it.

He'd get so mad, he'd just
bust the door down

And run out,

And I wouldn't
see him again
for hours.

That's why
I broke up with him.

[Car stereo
playing loud]

Thanks for your help.

Hey, babe.

Turn it down, deion.

You know my ears
are sensitive.

No prob.

[Tires screech]

[Volume much louder]

♪ I'm gonna get the party
crackin' in time ♪

♪ I will never have
to wait in line... ♪

[Crash]

What--
[gasps]

[Growling]

Aah!

That thing
trashed my ride!

I got a $ ,
sound system
in there!

Well, maybe it's not
feelin' your taste
in music.

Uhh!

[Growling]

Aah!
Aah!
Aah!

Anyone get the number
of that bus stop?

Yo, this monster
disappears faster
than front-row tickets

To a little romeo concert.

Unh.

It's got to be him,
rich.

There's no other
explanation.

Ok, then I think it's time
for static and gear

To bring him in.

Uh-uh-uh. No,
we need proof.

We have to definitely
link marcus

To all those att*cks.

You know, tamara said
marcus had a bad temper.

Maybe that's the key.

He was mad
at officer packard
for arresting him...

He was mad
at the auto show
for f*ring him...

He was mad at tamara
having a new boyfriend.

There's your formula.

Marcus plus mad
equals monster!

If you want to make him
do the old presto change-o,

You gotta get him angry.

Well, that won't
be hard for me.

Sharon always says
when it comes to
irritating people,

I'm the best
there is.

Hey.

Hey.

Yo, tamara, sorry
to hear about

Your new boyfriend's car.

Yeah, he was, too.

But he's more upset
about losing

That loud sound system
of his.

You know,
I was thinking,

Hey, maybe marcus
is the monster.

But then I figured,
nah, it couldn't be.

Marcus isn't that pretty.

Heh heh heh.
Heh heh heh.

On the other hand,
he's almost tall enough,

And he's definitely
fat enough.

And he sure looks
dumb enough.

So, I say--

What's with you, fool?!

It's bad enough
you bug me in school,

But now you're
messin' with me
in my hood?

Yeah, that's right.

What are you gonna do
about it...punk?

I'm gonna knock you
into a whole new
zip code!

Aah!
Unh!

Man, how mad
does he have to get?

Look, it's j. Lo!

Huh?
Where at?

Yo, dawg...
You goin' down.

♪ Wanna go clip for clip ♪

♪ Wanna go whip for whip ♪

♪ Wanna go fifth for fifth ♪

♪ Dough for dough,
dough for dough ♪

♪ Wanna go toe to toe ♪

♪ Wanna go slow to slow ♪

♪ Wanna go dough for dough ♪

[Rumbling, creaking]

Whew.
[Cell phone rings]

Shh!

V, you won't believe this.

Your sister is
marcus' counselor.

Well, she's doing
a lousy job.

Listen, marcus
can't

be the creature.

He was here
at the center
with sharon

Right when we were
fighting that thing
at the auto show.

What?! Oh, man!

Too late.
I got marcus so mad

He wants to turn my face
into a picasso.

Rich: well,
if he catches you,

At least you know
you can zap him.

Oh, sure, and give away
my secret identity?

There's a plan.
[Growling]

Um, richie...

I'm gonna have
to call you back.

[Snarling, growling]

Aah!

[Roaring]

♪ Can't fight the power ♪

♪ Can't fight the power ♪

♪ Can't fight the power ♪

♪ Can't leave it alone ♪
♪ can't leave it alone ♪

♪ Can't fight the power ♪

♪ Can't shake it off,
can't break it off♪

♪ Can't fight the power ♪

[Grunting]

♪ Can't fight the power ♪

♪ Can't shake it off,
can't break it off ♪

♪ Can't fake it off ♪

[Quietly]
rich, I'm back,

And I got big ugly
chasing me.

Well,
if it's not marcus,

Then why is he
chasing
you.

I don't know, man.

[Growling]

Weird. Everyone marcus
has a grudge against,

The monster goes after.

Maybe marcus controls it.

Or maybe the monster
wants everyone to think
it's marcus.

Maybe it's framing him.

Aah! Uhh...

[Calliope music starts]

[Music slows and stops]

Aah!

Virgil: whoa...

Aah!

Uhh--unh!

[Monster growling]

[Gasps]

[Monster chuckles]

So, why aren't you
going after him?

Marcus ain't
good enough for you?

[Screeches]

I'm onto you, dawg.

Or should I say
girlfriend?

What you talkin' about?!

Check it, marcus.

Creature feature
wants you to take
the blame

For all the damage
it created.

What for?

Maybe 'cause you
broke up with her.

Aah!

Tamara?

[Tamara/monster voice]
that's right,
sweetie.

But how--

Remember the night
you broke up with me?

I went to the docks
looking for you,

Hoping to get you back.

You weren't there.

So the big bang got you.

Yeah...but not you.

You walked away clean...
From me and everything else.

So you're blaming me
for what happened?

Oh, yeah.

Before only my heart
was hurting.

Now everything hurts.

I try to control it, but...

You've got no idea
what it's like to live

With a monster inside of you.

What are you gonna do?

What do you think?

I think it's time
you started singing

A different tune,
homegirl.

Aah!

[Growling]

These won't hold me long.

Won't have to.

If you're
gonna sing,

Then what you need
is a backup band.

Just the thing
for you

And your
sensitive ears.

[Calliope music
playing fast, loud]

Uhh! Aah!

Too loud!

Say what?
You want me

To pump up
the volume?

No problem.

[Music playing louder, faster]

Rr...

Sorry I had
to do that,

But jail will be
a lot quieter.

[Groans]

Policeman: this is how
we found the scene.

Somebody's gotta
move that back.

Don't ask me who.

[Police radio drones]

First time I ever...
Yo, rich,

We were trippin'
going after the wrong guy.

You got that right.

From now on,
we have to be sure
of our facts.

Don't assume
anything.

Never judge a book
by its cover.

And most
importantly...
Yeah?

Bring earplugs.

Oh, my ears
are still ringing

From that wall
of sound.

Right.
What?

[Yelling]
I said
right!

Ow! Ok.

Tamara said I don't know
what it's like

To have a monster
living inside me.

She's wrong.

The difference is
you can tame
your monster.

You can even make it
go away. It's up to you.

Listen, marcus,
I'd just like to say

I'm sorry
for dissin' you.

Well,
I should hope so.

Are we cool?

Well, uh...

Since you are
sharon's brother.

Heh, who would
have thought?

For once it pays
to be related to you.

What did I tell you
about your insults?!

I've had it.
Come here!

Uh, sharon,
I would like
to remind you

That there are police
around.

No jury would
convict me.

You got any suggestions?

You could run.

Ooh, good idea!

Aah! Aah! Oh, stop. Aah!