[music continues]
[instrumental music]
(Spenser) I had put in a long hard day of detecting
and was looking forward to an evening of fine food
good wine and pleasant conversation.
I knew that Rita Fiore could provide the last
and she had already offered to pay for the other two.
Rita kept alive in me the concept of women in general
and distracted me from the concept of woman in particular.
We were friends.
And so we had friendly dinners together
whenever she wasn't facing a two-foot stack of briefs
and I wasn't being sh*t at.
Consequently, we hadn't seen each other in some time.
- Hey, come up now, hey come up! - 'Buck up, Peter, get inside.'
[indistinct chatter]
- Alright, alright! - 'Good jump, Peter.'
(Rita) 'Okay, now keep it moving.'
[indistinct chatter]
- This side, that side. - Rebound! Rebound!
[whistle blows]
Okay. Okay.
Now, Nick, come on, don't get tricky.
Just use your speed and go around them.
Okay. I'll see you guys next week.
- That's it for today. - Yeah.
- Hi. - Hi.
That's some fast kids. Good moves.
Oh, you don't know the half of it.
Oh, no, it's that late?
Well, not in the cosmic sense maybe
but I think we're gonna lose our table.
Oh, I can be ready in ten minutes.
No, make that twenty. We should call the restaurant.
- Where'd you make reservations? - Jasper's. Is that okay?
It's great. Well, I'm glad I'm not buying.
My pleasure.
It's also all the way across town.
- Hey, do you like Italian? - Yeah.
Well, I happen to know that the best linguine
in the western world is only two blocks away
and very reasonable.
Alright. Make it :. Hey, Emily, have you seen Kevin?
This makes the third session he's missed.
I'll tell him you asked if I see him.
But you know Kev, always on the move.
[instrumental music]
[tires screeching]
[tires screeching]
(male #) 'Scanlon wants his money, kid!'
I'm sorry, Mr. Scanlon.
Kid's quick.
He's got no place to run.
I know that. He knows that.
After you get what he took, teach him not to do that again.
Yeah.
This place is certainly, um, well-lit.
Yeah. Great, huh?
Ooh!
Ah, looks good.
Now I make you something very special for the dinner.
Thanks, Ernie.
This isn't dinner?
Uh, Ernie's dinners are like a symphony.
This is only the prelude, antipasto.
[chuckles] Oh..
So when'd you start coaching basketball?
Hm, when I was little, my brothers used to foul each other
to start fights till dad made me referee.
Then you got the bug and couldn't hang up the whistle
and tennis shoes, right?
No, I really believe in the Fresh Start Program.
In most cases it's the only thing
standing between these kids and prison.
Like the kid you mentioned who's been absent recently.
Kevin Moran.
He'd be the first one in my group to go sour.
I'd like to prevent that.
More worried about one lost lamb
than the ninety-nine who didn't stray?
Worried the other ninety-nine
will get the same idea.
- Hm. - No, Kevin's an okay kid.
And a terrific athlete, made varsity track and football
his freshmen year.
That didn't keep him busy enough?
Hm, he got kicked off both teams
after his second petty larceny shoplifting charge.
Sounds like he made some wrong choices.
Yeah. Well, so did I when I was . Everybody does.
Not me. I was perfect.
Oh, yeah. Sure you were.
Anyway, all I wanna know is if he's still clean
'or if he's gotten himself into some other kind of trouble.'
I knew this dinner was a setup.
No, it isn't a setup.
I wanna hire you to check out Kevin
and I'm willing to pay you your going rate.
'What is it?'
Two-hundred a day, plus expenses.
- Two-hundred? - Plus expenses.
Alright. Okay. That sounds fair.
It is fair, but it so happens
that today I'm running a special.
The price of an Italian dinner.
- No. No. - Oh, I insist.
It'll only take a couple of hours.
Thanks. But I owe you more than one Italian dinner.
You sure do.
- You know what I mean by it. - Two Italian dinners.
(Spenser) I'd heard the story so often, I could put it to music.
Teenagers going bad.
It happens for almost as many reasons as there are kids.
They think they're all grown up
and wanna grab some of life's excitement.
Often that excitement translates
into something illegal or dangerous.
I hoped to reach Kevin Moran
before he made any further irreversible mistakes
but I was waiting for a respectable hour to call.
- It leaps. - It barely breathes.
Why is it that I used to be able to run ten miles
without breaking a sweat
a-and now five feels like cardiac arrest?
Ageing process, perhaps it's time for you
to move to the spectator stage of life.
Join me in Foxborough on Sunday.
Two seats on the -yard line for a sold-out game?
I don't wanna know where you got 'em.
Years of crime solvin' has given you a suspicious mind.
You sittin' or what?
I'll dust off my pom-poms.
After church on Sunday, babe..
[birds chirping]
[panting]
It's nice running on Saturdays.
Nobody around.
Every day is Saturday for me.
Don't be proud of it, Kevin.
Dropping out of school is really stupid.
What about college?
I don't need it. Not where I'm going.
Where is that? Jail?
Lighten up.
So where is it you're going?
Chicago. You wanna come?
You're crazy.
What's in Chicago?
Nothin'. Just one of the best football teams around.
The scout who likes me, he said if I wanted to
I could play pro.
What he said was maybe you could try out
after you graduate from college.
I was there, remember?
He didn't say anything about college.
That's what he meant.
[panting]
Come on, Kevin, stop making things up and stop dreaming.
You've gotta graduate from high school first.
And if you don't come back to the Fresh Start Program--
I don't need this from you. I get enough of it from my dad.
Go to school, work hard, get a job.
And then one day maybe you can drag your butt home
at in the morning with a regular paycheck.
Your dad's a nice guy.
He's a loser.
You have to be some hotshot or you don't count, is that it?
That's pathetic.
Does it mean you won't go with me?
No way.
[intense music]
I gotta go.
Hey! Don't I get a kiss?
Excuse me, miss.
Are you a friend of Kevin's?
What's it to you?
Well, I got a message for him
and I need someone to deliver it.
[intense music]
[knocking on door]
Kevin!
I know you're home.
[door unlocking]
- Yeah? - My name is Spenser.
Private cop.
You know, P.I.
What do you want with me?
Ms. Fiore was worried about you.
She asked me to stop by, make sure you're okay.
[chuckles] Yeah, I'm fine.
- Tell her I'll be by next week. - Okay.
But you and I are gonna have a chat right now.
Sure.
So where have you been lately?
- Looking for work. - Drop out of school?
Does Ms. Fiore know that?
What difference it make to her?
I told you, she worries.
- I got stuff to do. - Yeah, so do I.
- Got some coffee? - No.
Soda's fine.
So you quit the program?
Dropped out of school? What's the problem?
Right now, you are.
What about the rest of the time?
- What do you want? Tour? - Yeah.
- Football? You like football? - Yeah.
A little small to be a pro, aren't you?
Yeah, well, I'm fast. I do a four-five-forty.
Hm. Have your dad give Ms. Fiore a call.
Yeah, I'll do that next time I see him.
- He a busy guy? - Who, the phantom?
Yeah. Drop by Scully's late night. See how busy.
Scully's Bar?
You know, funniest thing happened last night.
I was over on Newbury Street, this guy--
Big fat man in a red suit ask you to hold it
while he loaded his sleigh? Donnelly's pawnshop.
Let's go have a little talk with Mr. Donnelly.
- I'm not going anywhere. - You wanna bet?
Hey.
I'm sorry I took the TV.
- Good enough? - That's terrific, kid.
Now, who's gonna pay for my new door?
What new door? I popped it with a jimmy.
Wasn't even a scratch on the lock.
- How much? - Two-hundred.
Two-hundred? It's a little steep, wouldn't you say?
I didn't hurt the door.
What do we say we, uh, make it for the inconvenience?
Forget it, I'm gonna call the cops.
Well, it's probably best anyway.
I bet my friends down at the Special Detective Squad
'would love to get a look under your counter'
'without a warrant.'
Okay, I'll give the kid another chance.
But pay up now. Cash.
I knew you were a reasonable man
the minute we walked in the door.
Say thank you, Kevin. Phew.
You happy?
He's probably gonna sh**t his mouth off
about how he got bucks out of me.
You mean, out of me.
And Ms. Fiore's gonna hear about it from one of the guys.
No, she's gonna hear about it from you.
Oh, come on, Spenser.
I told her I was clean. She's never gonna trust me again.
Besides, you'd be messing up this solid relationship
based on mutual respect, which you and I got going.
Oh, give me a break.
So how am I gonna get my money back, big spender?
I'm good for it.
You don't mind if I lift an eyebrow of disbelief, do you?
Now, you before you talk to Rita Fiore
I want you to tell me about the other baggage
you might be carrying around.
I'm clean, I told you.
Oh, don't play this innocent routine with me.
'And don't think you're fooling anybody but yourself.'
I look in your eyes, you know what I see?
A conman who'd rather steal than work
and takes everybody for a sucker.
Well, what gives you the right to talk to me like this?
A lot of things.
I'm older than you, I suspect I'm smarter than you
and I know I'm bigger than you.
'Look, if you wanna drop out of school'
'and play in the street, you better learn the rules.'
The big guys talk and the little guys listen.
You better start flying right.
'You're gonna find yourself on the ground'
'and some big cat's gonna come along and eat you up.'
So you're gonna tell Ms. Fiore
that you're gonna behave yourself and show up on time.
Otherwise, you and I are gonna have another little talk.
Spenser, I know what I'm doing.
I doubt that, but we'll see.
One thing I do know for sure, the pros don't hire guys
who slobbered mustard on themselves.
[instrumental music]
[tires screeching]
[knocking on door]
Emily.
[knocking on door]
Emily, it's me.
- 'What do you want?' - I came to give you a kiss.
- Kevin, I can't talk right now. - What are you talking about?
'What's the matter?'
What happened?
That guy at the track
said he had a message for you.
Said that if you didn't return all the money that you stole..
I don't wanna see you anymore.
(Spenser) I didn't know if I'd gotten through to Kevin Moran or not.
After all, -year olds
are not the best advice-takers in the world.
But I'd hope so.
Kevin seemed like a genuinely good kid
who instead of stealing televisions
should be doing what Hawk and I were doing
on a crisp, clear fall day.
Thinking about football.
- Want some tickets, ma'am? - 'Programs. Get your progra..'
You know, Kevin, you're taking some kind of chance
even showing up here.
Scanlon's looking all over for you.
Yeah, well, I got to keep working to get him off my case.
Hey, Mario, what do you say, just a couple of bills.
I'll pay you back as soon as I can.
- Forget it. Two? - Give me one.
- Great. - Forget it. No loans.
I might have busted my home for me, not for you.
Ticket. You got your ticket?
Did you ever think about playing pro ball when you was a kid?
Negative.
I got a nasty head sh*t
when a young man didn't understand the rules
decided I preferred the opposite of hittin' back.
Well, football's hardly a gentleman's game.
Very American.
- Ticket, ma'am? - Tickets.. Tickets.
- So is free enterprise. - Ah?
Programs! Get your programs! Hey, buddy..
I see that you're into more than small appliances.
You a ticket broker, too, Kevin?
Come on, Spenser, everybody's happy with scalping.
It doesn't hurt anybody.
Well, especially, guys on probation.
You wanna help me, right? Okay, can we talk about this later?
- This is not a good time. - No, now is a perfect time.
- Where'd you get the tickets? - A guy.
I bet this guy's got a name, doesn't he?
'Got your programs right here.'
What's the name, Kevin?
Stiles.
Well, you find Mr. Stiles and tell him you just quit.
I can't do that, I owe him.
You know, I, I came up short a couple of times.
- How much? - A couple of hundred.
- That's all. - That's all?
A few bucks from me, a couple of hundred from Stiles?
But you're good for it, right?
Come on, we're missing the kick-off, man.
Hey.
I want you to call me five o'clock sharp, alright?
- I don't know your number. - Well..
You're an enterprising young man
look it up in the "Yellow Pages."
Now, get out of here.
I better take off, I got somethin' I gotta do.
Oh, prelim punchers must've finally gotten to you.
You're telling me you gonna miss the game
for a crumb snatcher like that?
- Have fun. - Damn, you disappoint me, babe.
I thought you a bona fide sports fan.
You just another social worker.
Ticket. Ticket. Hey, I got ticket on the .
Come here, cowboy, I know you want this ticket.
How much you got, man?
[instrumental music]
Well, it's good to see my tax-dollars hard at work.
Spenser, how did you get in here?
'The building's closed today.'
I told the guy downstairs we're having an affair.
I need to talk to you about your reclamation project.
Kevin? What'd you find out?
Wanna hear the bad news first?
Looks like he's pulled off at least one burglary.
Now he's mixed up with a ticket-scalping operation
from which he's skimming money.
What's the good news?
Pats are leading by two touchdowns.
Oh!
- Want some coffee? - Yeah, cream, no sugar.
You're giving up on him, aren't you?
No, not yet.
I really appreciate this, Spenser.
You don't have to do this on my account, you know?
I'm not. I'm doing it for me now.
I don't know, there's something about the kid.
He's a good athlete and I got a feeling
his mind's almost as smart as his mouth.
No offense, but he sounds like a junior version
of someone else I know.
'Yeah, I suppose.'
I just can't help remembering
that I had a few chances of screw-up when I was his age.
- And you didn't? - 'No.'
But I had a couple of things going for me.
Boxing, for one.
My dad really hung in there with me.
That's what I wanna talk to you about.
What's the story on his parents?
Well, his mother d*ed when he was ten.
His dad, oh, no, I don't have much on him.
[exhales sharply]
Iron worker until November '
when he injured both of his legs in an industrial accident.
That's eight months after Kevin's mother d*ed.
That's all I've got on him.
I do know that he's never at home.
Yeah, which means Kevin's left in front of the TV set
most of the time all by himself.
Yup, I gotta talk to Kevin about that.
- I'm gonna locate the father. - Do you know where to look?
Scully's Bar.
[instrumental music]
[instrumental music]
(Spenser) Scully's Bar was the kind of place
you could find in any big city.
There was a line of people outside the door in the morning
waiting to forget a day that hadn't yet begun.
On this particular Sunday afternoon
they were missing the game I had just missed.
A ten-point lead for the Patriots
didn't meet with any enthusiasm from the Patrons
but the tavern keeper was clearly a fan.
[indistinct commentary on TV]
- Give me a drought. - Yup.
- How we doing? - 'Just ran the kick up.'
(man on TV) 'Back to the .'
- Joe Moran been in today? - Nope.
Do it! Do it!
(man on TV) 'He's at the , the , knocked out..'
But he does come in, right?
Yup, every night. Very reliable.
- What do you want with Joe? - It's about his kid.
Are you a scout? Joe says that kid's real fast.
Yeah, real fast, but right now I'm looking for Joe.
Yeah, well, you're looking about, uh, hours too early.
Joe don't come in here until :.
- In the morning? - 'Yeah, in the morning.'
What do you think? He's gonna clean the place when it's open?
That'd disturb my customers.
Alright! Alright!
(Spenser) So Joe Moran did hangout at the local bar
from to a.m., six nights a week
nursing a broom and a dustpan.
And it wasn't the only place he hung out.
A little first-class detective work
and the price of a frosty got me the name
of another place where I can find Joe.
Just in case I didn't care to wait until a.m.
Mr. Moran?
My name is Spenser.
I'd like to talk to you about your son if you've got a minute.
Sure. So how do you know Kevin?
Well, sort of from the Fresh Start Program.
'Oh, it's a real good thing they have.'
Instead of treating kids like criminals
they understand, you know, about making a couple of mistakes.
'Kev, he's a smart kid.'
Yeah, but like all kids, he's not as smart as he thinks.
'Ms. Fiore from the DA's office would like you to call her.'
She's concerned about Kevin.
He hasn't really stuck with the program.
Look, probably he's fallen behind in his homework.
'You know how they lay it on them these days.'
He dropped out of school, too.
Wait, what are you talking about?
He...he didn't..
Oh, so I only know what he wants me to hear, huh?
Yeah, well, I'll talk with that DA.
You can bet I'll be talking with Kevin, too.
He said he was clean. He was doing real good.
Anything else he hasn't told me?
Have your talk.
I think you should hear it from him.
(Spenser) Your dad is always your first hero
until you think you know more than he does.
Then you move on through comic-book warriors
movie stars and big-time athletes.
Finally, you grow up and things come full circle.
You realize heroes are just good men
working hard, doing the best they can
with the hand they've been dealt
like Kevin's father.
The sadness was that Kevin hadn't come to see it yet.
[telephone ringing]
- Kevin. - 'Spenser. Hey, I got a plan.'
(Kevin on phone) 'You take the money to Scanlon--'
No, Kevin. I'm not gonna be your delivery boy.
'No, no, no. That's not what I meant. See, if you bring--
Kevin, I'll pick you up in an hour, and bring all the money.
[knocking on door]
Alright, go on. Rub it in.
Tell me about what a great game I missed.
Oh, no, no, no, I've been ruminating about
the action-packed adventure you about to enter.
Oh?
Your young Foxborough scalper
you say he works for a dude named Stiles?
Yeah. I'm taking him to see him right now.
Stay nice now, folks say the brass Stiles
can call up a fair couple of seats at the Garden.
Alright, I stand warned.
New paragraph. You familiar with the Chez Tayir?
Yeah, it's a joint that Franky Scanlon opened
after his legs went sour so he could stay surrounded
by his admiring fans.
Ah, yes. And one of those admiring fans is, uh, Stiles.
Scanlon and Stiles, tight.
You're sayin' that Scanlon's involved
in this ticket-scalping operation?
Scanlon's got lots of businesses.
He uses the teeny bees to muse.
Starts them out on the tickets, that works out
he moves 'em up to the big slide
smack, crackdown, you dig?
Stiles gig is to keep the teeny bees honest.
Couple of regular Fagins.
Yeah, you better make like the Artful Dodger
or you gonna do the rumba with the S&S.
- You saw all that too, huh? - Of course, London.
- Original company? - Who told you, babe?
[instrumental music]
Kevin.
I know you don't wanna talk to me
but you're gonna have to face me sooner or later.
How about later?
Look, we're gonna end up talking to each other
whether you like it or not.
Look, I got places to go, Ms. Fiore.
Where? Not back to school.
You dropped out of that, just like you quit
'the Fresh Start Program.'
What's up tonight, Kevin? Little more robbery, perhaps?
Boy, that watchdog of yours sure has a big mouth.
Wasn't enough you pokin' around in my life
you have to hire some private cop?
I just asked Spenser to find you.
Whatever he might be doing now, that's his business.
'And if you weren't so bullheaded and defensive'
you might know that he's just trying to do what I am.
- Help you. - Yeah?
Well, I'm about to drown with all your help.
We aren't playing games this time, Kevin.
Yeah, okay.
Look, I gotta go see Spenser.
Alright.
I'll expect to see you at the gym.
- On Thursday. - I'll be there.
[instrumental music]
[indistinct chatter]
So did you have your talk with Ms. Fiore?
Yeah, sorta.
Sounds like it went real well.
I'm sorry, gentlemen, but we have
a very strict dress code here.
Oh, that's okay, we had a couple of meatball subs
on the way over.
We'd like to talk to Mr. Scanlon.
I'm afraid that's quite impossible.
Oh, anything's possible
if your heart is pure and your conscience clean.
Come on, kid.
Can I do something for you, gentlemen?
I tried to tell him, Mr. Stiles, but he wouldn't listen.
You could tell Scanlon we'd like to talk to him.
Mr. Scanlon is a very busy man.
Maybe I could help you.
I'll keep you in mind when we're ready to order.
But now I'd like to talk to Scanlon.
Kevin wants to pay back the money he borrowed.
Excuse me.
[indistinct chatter]
Can we just deal with Stiles and get outta here?
Oh, and miss a chance of shaking hands
with Mr. Touchdown?
- Mr. Scanlon will see you. - Great.
Uh, we take deliveries around back
through the delivery entrance.
Got it.
Follow the yellow brick road.
We should've given this to Stiles.
We could've been out of here.
You took the money from Scanlon, you give it back to Scanlon.
[grunting]
[groaning]
I don't want him found here.
[groaning]
[dramatic music]
[instrumental music]
You took some pretty good sh*ts there, Spenser.
- You're a lucky guy.. - Ow!
All you got is a couple of cracked ribs
and, uh, those abrasions, and, of course, that concussion.
Yeah. Lucky, lucky me.
Well, a couple of days' rest and you'll feel better.
Now, take this to Admitting and we'll set up a bed for him.
Yes, doctor.
What are you doin'? Spenser, what are..
What are you doing? You heard what the doctor said.
Oh, I've always had trouble with authority figures.
Uh, let me give you a hand with that.
That's very Florence Nightingale of you.
- Yeah. - Ah..
Come on, Spenser. I'll give you a ride home.
Yeah, then you could walk me up the stairs
make me a hot cup of tea and tuck me into bed.
[chuckles] Of course, you could always take the bus.
My car's faster.
- See you around, Spenser. - Thanks, Frank.
Never there when you need him
always in your face when you don't.
- How you feelin'? - Well, he didn't win.
I think it's time to stop dancing with the team mascot
and have a little talk with Scanlon.
Can you keep an eye on Kevin for a while?
Do I look like a daycare worker?
Just make sure Stiles doesn't land on the kid
until I get a chance to talk to his keeper.
What if he tries?
- Make him look like me. - Hm.
[telephone ringing]
(Joe) 'Kevin?'
[clanking]
What are you doin'?
- Packing. - For what?
Where do you think you're goin'?
- Away. - Hey..
You don't use that tone with me.
And you can just unpack that bag.
You're not goin' any place.
Listen to me, Kevin!
It's still my house
and as long as you're here, you go by my rules.
I'm taking care of that right now.
I already told you, I'm leaving.
There's more than just leaving the program in school
isn't there?
What kind of trouble are you in?
What do you care anyhow?
Haven't seen nothin' of you except
your backside since mom d*ed.
Because I'm workin' two jobs
so you got food on the table
and you got a place to live
and you can buy those smart-name $ sneakers.
Yeah, dad, it's really great around here.
All this luxury and attention.
Kevin, uh, you're scared. I-I can see that.
But don't leave. Stay here. I can help you.
Hasn't anything I ever taught you stuck in?
No, dad. I guess not. But don't worry about it.
[door opens]
[door shuts]
[dramatic music]
[water splattering]
[g*n cocks]
Lenny! Lenny, get in here!
Lenny's taking a nap.
You just made the last mistake of your life comin' into my--
Just save your threats for somebody you can scare.
Now, Kevin's gonna pay back the money he took from you
and then your business with him is over, you got it?
[grunts] You got it?
Now, if you have any ideas about comin' after me, then do.
That's one dance I'll look forward to.
[coughs]
[sighs]
Scanlon told you this directly?
Yeah, and he's straight about it, too.
Listen, Kevin, you come up with the bread
and it's all over, clean slate.
He said you can have your old job back.
- He can keep that. - Whatever.
But, uh, if I was you, I'd made up with the man. Otherwise--
Look, I know all about otherwise.
I saw what they did to Emily.
[siren wailing]
You're sure about this, Mario?
What? I have to sign it in blood?
Come on, he's given you a chance to get off the hook, man.
Come on!
Okay.
Tell him I'll meet him you know where.
Right.
[dramatic music]
Yeah, I've heard all those Scanlon stories before, Spenser.
- Do somethin' about it. - 'Like what?'
(Martin) 'You want me to roust him?'
'Tear his house up? Pull his office apart?'
Well, that doesn't sound bad for starters.
I'm sure you'd turn up somethin'.
No. Then he nails us for unlawful search.
Lieutenant Quirk can't get a warrant.
- There's no probable cause. - Oh, come on. It's Kevin.
And who knows how many other kids just like him
that Scanlon's living off of?
- 'He's got to be stopped.' - I need proof, Spenser.
You give me one little shred of proof
and I'll hammer Scanlon like you can't even imagine.
How about a witness?
Somebody who knows his operation from the inside.
Kevin? I don't know.
He ran away when you were being beaten.
Because he was scared. But I had him, right there!
He was ready to stand up to Scanlon and come clean.
Scanlon was at the restaurant when we were there.
We don't know where he is.
You got a telephone call, Spenser.
I do now.
What are you doing? Taking your personal calls here now?
[indistinct chatter]
Spenser.
Your crumb snatcher stopped runnin'.
- Where? - 'Old power station.'
Near the aquarium. Went in with a bag.
Suspect he's gonna make himself cozy for the night.
Yeah, I know where it is.
Babysitting is over, I got to boogie.
Go ahead and take off. I'm on my way.
Was that about Kevin? What happened?
- I don't want anybody hurt. - Neither do I.
[engine revving]
[train horn blaring]
[groaning]
[thuds]
[sighs]
I'm hurt.
Oh, Kevin, first that you would steal.
'Then you would try to run from me.'
I paid you the money, I thought we had a deal!
No, no, no, no, no. Kevin, no deals.
The other boys know that you took from me
that you don't respect me.
You have to pay for that.
I'll get you for this, Mario, you set me up.
Oh, Mario does what he's told.
Something you should remember.
[panting]
[intense music]
[Kevin screaming]
[groaning]
Go tell the other kids what you just saw, Mario.
[Kevin groaning]
I did you a favor, Kevin.
I could've broken your legs.
And next time it'll be worse.
Now you get this straight.
'I own you, Kevin.'
You do anything, run, talk to the cops, anything
I'll k*ll your father.
'Understood?'
Good.
Spenser's been all over this kid.
'You stick around in case he shows up.'
I don't want any more problems from him, ever.
[music continues]
[whimpering]
[instrumental music]
[whimpering]
Spenser, look out. Stiles is waiting for you.
[g*nshots]
[dramatic music]
He's yours, Kevin.
I sh*t him, but he's yours.
This is what it comes to.
You've gotta make a choice, and now is the time.
It's not the kind of man you wanna be.
Does your hand hurt bad?
It's not my hand.
Yeah.
[instrumental music]
[indistinct chatter]
Kid down at the hospital?
I don't know. His dad met us there.
He'll take him home as soon as he's released.
'Kevin's still pretty shaky.'
I wanna question him about Scanlon's operation
as soon as he settles down. Now, I hope he'll cooperate.
I think he'll talk.
Scanlon's gonna be waiting for you.
Then he's gonna have a long wait.
Kevin's clean. My business with him is over.
You got your witness.
You guys take care of the bad guys.
You owe me an Italian dinner.
[door shuts]
So you should've told me about the trouble you were in.
Well, you know that, right?
Yeah.
Now I mean that, Kevin.
You're family.
I care about you more than anyone.
I put up with you because you're my son.
I love you more than anything else in the world.
- I got mad at you-- - You have a right to.
Yes.
But you're only , and you lost your mom
and you're stuck with your old man
who just isn't that good at being both parents.
If your mother were alive now..
You miss her?
Yeah, I miss her..
...every day of my life.
You know, I think I'm gonna call in to work sick
for the next couple of days.
'Hang around here, okay?'
That's great.
I'm gonna make up for all this.
I know that, I know that.
You feeling any better?
Yeah. Just tired.
Well, you-you get some rest.
And then maybe we'll go out to breakfast tomorrow, okay?
[instrumental music]
[intense music]
Emily, I know you don't wanna see me.
You've got every reason to hate my guts
but I have to talk to you. Please.
Kevin, I know I hurt you when I said--
No, I'm the one hurting people.
What they did to you, your face
'it's because of me.'
All this is because of me.
This guy Spenser got beaten up
then he had to sh**t Stiles.
My dad..
I hurt my dad.
'It's all falling apart.'
It's my fault. Everything's falling apart.
I don't know what to do about it.
That guy you're working for is responsible for all of this.
He's making you nuts, Kevin.
Get out of it.
I'm going to.
After tonight it's all over.
[dog barking]
[instrumental music]
[vehicles honking]
Three minutes early.
I guess you have no second thoughts.
No, but we do it by the book.
- Yours or mine? - Mine.
It's me Scanlon wants. If I show up..
It might tend to provoke him.
A fight might break out.
Cops get called.
They get a chance to legally search
for dr*gs, money and weapons.
Scanlon might mind, do you think?
I do hope so.
[chuckles]
[engine revving]
[doorbell ringing]
- Yes? - Uh, my name's Kevin Moran.
I'm a friend of Mr. Scanlon's.
I called, he said I could come over.
- Who is it? - Kevin Moran.
Says he's a friend of yours.
It's okay, Jimmy, let him in.
Just a minute, kid.
Uh, Jimmy, Jimmy, he's a kid. He's a friend of mine.
Sorry, Mr. Scanlon.
How you doin', Kev?
- You hungry? - Uh, no, sir.
Well, you should be. Always stay hungry.
[engine revving]
So, what about your friend Spenser?
[intense music]
You should've broken my legs.
For God's sake, Kevin, put the--
(Kevin) 'Shut up!'
[grunting]
(Kevin) 'Put your hands on the table.'
- Put your hands on the table! - 'You don't wanna do this.'
Put your hands on the table! Shut up!
You're making a big mistake. You don't wanna do this.
Kevin.
You know what you're doing?
I'm doing what I have to.
He's gonna k*ll my dad.
- No one's gonna hurt your-- - You shut up.
Now, you're gonna pay for what you did to Emily
'and you're gonna pay for what you did to me.'
He'll pay, Kevin.
But let the police have him.
Don't come down to his level.
- It's too late. - 'No, it's not.'
You made a mistake by looking up to the wrong kind of man.
'But you learned from it.'
'Don't ruin it my making one last mistake.'
'The biggest mistake of your life.'
That's not the kind of man you wanna be.
- 'Remember?' - But I can't let him win.
He hasn't.
By wanting to quit, you've beaten him.
You k*ll him now and he does win..
'...because you lose it all.'
[intense music]
[sighs]
[door opens]
[g*nsh*t]
[g*nsh*t]
[g*nsh*t]
[groans]
Kevin? Hey.
Kevin. Hey!
No. No. Oh, God, no.
[panting]
[instrumental music]
[indistinct chatter]
(Rita) 'Work it around. Now come on, stop dribbling.'
'Pass the ball.'
'Watch your man, Brown.'
Good. Hands up, defense.
(Spenser) The Fresh Start Program continued that year
without its star runner, Kevin Moran.
His loss was felt by
every young man and woman in the group
and yet served as a tragic confirmation
that they must choose their paths in life with great care.
The grief was palpable.
A living thing that cut and wounded all.
Emily, Rita
and most cruelly, Joe.
Healing would come slowly.
Kevin had finally turned
made the right choice.
Yet it had ended in tragedy.
A poet would make much of the fact
that he had d*ed searching for what he is.
In fact, had become
like his father
a quiet hero.
And it would forever rest heavy on my heart
that Kevin had learned this too late.
He was missed.
[theme music]