04x18 - Crime Story: Part 2

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♪ Now the world don't move ♪

♪ To the b*at of just one drum ♪

♪ What might be right for you ♪

♪ May not be right for some ♪

♪ A man is born ♪

♪ He's a man of means ♪

♪ Then along come two ♪

♪ They got nothing
but their jeans ♪

♪ But they got
diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ To move the world ♪

♪ Everybody's got a
special kind of story ♪

♪ Everybody finds
a way to shine ♪

♪ It don't matter that
you got not a lot ♪

♪ So what? ♪

♪ They'll have theirs
and you'll have yours ♪

♪ And I'll have mine ♪

♪ And together we'll be fine ♪

♪ 'Cause it takes
diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ To move the world ♪

♪ Yes, it does ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent
strokes to move the world ♪

last week, arnold
and his friend dudley

were confronted in
the schoolyard at lunch

by two bullies.

You saying we got to bring
you sandwiches every day

And pay you bucks
apiece for eating them?

You catch on quick.

Why should we pay you?

Because you sh*t
your mouth off, kid,

And you do it again, it's gonna
cost you a lot more than bucks.

How much more?

Who knows?
Hospitals charge a lot

To put a body back
together again.

when willis heard about it,

he decided to
confront the bullies.

Lay off my brother
and his friend and b*at it.

What if we don't feel like it?

Then you got a
problem on your hands.

I think you're the one
with the problem, man.

Hospital?

What's the matter?
Are... Are you all right?

I'm fine. I'm just
visiting willis.

Willis? What's wrong with him?

and now for part .

Hey! Where is everybody?

Hello!

Welcome home, will...

Oh. It's only you, arnold.

You mean "only me" isn't
worth a crummy cupcake?

Thanks a lot.

Oh, arnold, this
one's for willis.

I thought it was dad bringing
him home from the hospital.

They're not home yet?

Maybe they wouldn't
release willis

'Cause he's too sick.

Oh, arnold, they only held willis
there overnight for observation.

He's fine. That's why
daddy went to pick him up.

But maybe those boys
b*at him up so bad,

He had a relapse.

He could be in brain
surgery right now,

With a machine
poking him that goes...

Beep beep beep beep
beep beep beep beep...

Booooop.

Oh, arnold, stop worrying.

That's easy for you to say.

You've got brothers.

I've only got one.

Here we are.

Willis!

Hi, willis.

What took you so long?

We had to stop at the
drugstore for tranquilizers.

You that shook up, willis?

Not him. Me.

I'm sorry, dad.

But if it hadn't
have been of them,

They wouldn't have
laid a glove on me.

Oh, sure. In the meantime,

You've got a badly
sprained hand,

Bruised ribs,
stitches in your head.

Well, at least the stitches

Will hold his brain in.

It wasn't that one-sided.

I got a couple of
good sh*ts in myself.

Oh, terrific.

At today's hospital prices,

That cost me about $ a sh*t.

That's a real buy.

Listen, I'm only gonna
say it one more time.

Don't you ever do a
dumb thing like that again.

Yeah, willis. You really
could've gotten hurt.

[Doorbell rings]

I'll get it.

Mr. Drummond?

Yes?

Detective simpson.
May I come in?

Oh, yes, please, come in.

I just missed you
at the hospital.

They called in and gave us a
complete report about that fight.

You mean everybody
knows I hid under the bench?

Too bad willis wasn't
as smart as you.

Please. Sit down,
detective simpson.

This is my daughter kimberly.

These are my sons,
arnold and willis.

Pleased to meet you.

You know, I have a
big family myself.

I'm from queens, and
my wife's from brooklyn.

I hope you're gonna tell us

That those punks are in jail.

Well, not yet.

But they could be with a little
cooperation from you people.

Can you describe them?

Sure. They both were
a little bigger than me,

And one of them has my
knuckle prints on his jaw.

And their names are
eddie and roberto,

And they both smell
of kosher pickles.

Why aren't creeps
like that in jail?

Well, for one thing, nobody
wants to get involved.

Well, my sons will testify.

So will my friend dudley.

He was under the bench with me.

That might get us an
as*ault charge against them,

But don't forget,

Your son went down
there looking for trouble.

And he found it.

The important
thing is to get them

For ripping off
little kids like arnold.

Extortion's what we
want to nab them for.

Well, there must
have been witnesses.

I mean, it happened
at lunch hour.

Half the school must have
seen it, didn't they, arnold?

Yeah, but at assembly today,

When the principal asked
if anybody saw the fight,

Only one kid raised his hand,

And it turned out he wanted
to go to the bathroom.

Same old story.

There must be something you
can do about it, detective simpson.

There are only a
couple of things, willis.

The best way is to
catch them in the act,

But they seem to be able

To smell a setup a mile away.

The other way is to get some
concrete evidence on them

While they're
ripping off a little kid.

Let them indict themselves.

Well, how? Oh, you mean,

Like planting a microphone
on a potential victim?

If you're talkin' about me,

I don't like the word "victim."

You mean you'd stick a
microphone on arnold?

Exactly where do
you intend to stick it?

We'd never ask to
bug a child, arnold.

But since you did
mention it, mr. Drummond,

If you'd come
forward on your own

And volunteered to do that,

I can promise you
there'd be a lot of police

Hiding in the area.

What are they hiding for?

I'm the one that
should be hiding.

Yeah, dad. Arnold
would be really safe.

The place would be
crawling with fuzz.

I mean police officers.

Thats ok, son.

You'd be surprised
what we call each other.

Willis, there is no way I would
let arnold be used as a decoy.

Yeah, I agree with you, daddy.

Well, I'm sorry we can't help
you, detective simpson, but...

I know. I can make
the speech for you.

You want to do the right thing,

But you don't want
to endanger your kid.

What's wrong with that?

Not one thing. I understand.

I'm a family man myself.

Maybe we'll get lucky
one of these days

And get these thugs anyway...

Before they hurt
somebody real bad.

Well, I've, uh...

I've got to get
going. So long, kids.

Bye-bye. Bye.

If you need me,
here's my number.

Oh, thanks very much.

I wish we could have helped him.

We can.

You won't let us.

Dad, I've been thinking.

You've always taught
us to be good citizens

And try to be helpful.

But not at the risk
of harm to my family.

Your outlook is a lot different

When you're a parent, arnold.

Arnold, you mess
around with those guys,

You may not live to be a parent.

Please let them wire me, dad.

I bet you there'd be
cops all over the place.

I bet you there'd be
in a black and white

With . Mags

And on the roof with
sawed-off shotguns

And a whole swat team
in bulletproof vests

Ready to spring
out of the sewer.

Arnold, this isn't
hill street blues.

Willis is lucky.

He could have been
permanently injured.

I hear you talkin'.

Cancel previous request.

Willis, the doctor
wants you to rest.

Now you can go
on up to your room.

Oh, but, dad, how can I rest

With those guys out
there still runnin' loose?

Just relax and think
of something pleasant.

Think of your
girlfriend charlene.

No, don't do that.

That'll just keep you awake.

Come on, willis. I'll help you.

I'll read to you,

I'll turn the tv on for you,

And I'll sing you to sleep.

Here. You'll walk
better if you lean on me.

I'm ok, arnold.

But you lost some blood.

You're liable to be more
lightheaded than you usually are.

Here you go, willis.

Oh, gee. Thanks, kimberly.

Come on, willis.

[Doorbell rings]

Hi, dudley. Come on in.

How you doing? Good to see you.

Good to see you.

I really appreciate
you coming, ted.

Ahh. Not at all. I
was gonna call you.

Now I'm really concerned
about this situation.

Yeah. So am i.

Would you like a drink?

Thanks. How about
a very dry martini?

You got it.

Hey, dudley, care for
something to drink?

I'll have a very dry dr. Pepper.

You want that with an olive?

Why not? I'm not driving.

Ok. Dry dr. Peppers.

Make mine a double.

Oh, sure.

You know, I've given this
a lot of thought, phil,

And I'm not sure
it's a good idea

To let dudley go to
school tomorrow.

You're thinking right, dad.

You got a good point, ted.

It's worrisome.

I felt the same
way you do at first.

Then I gave it some
more thought,

And I've decided I'm gonna let
arnold go to school tomorrow.

What you talkin' about, dad?

Well, aren't you worried

About those two
punks showing up again?

You bet I'm worried.

That makes it unanimous.

Well, if you're worried, phil,

Why expose arnold to any danger?

What if those two bullies
do show up again, dad?

That's a good question.

I hope you got a good answer.

As a matter of fact, I do.

He always has an answer.

I have no intention

Of exposing you to
any danger, arnold.

I'm gonna take arnold
to school myself.

He can stay inside all day,

Then I'll go and pick
him up after school

And take him home.

I'm not gonna let punks

Stand in the way of
my son's education.

Well, I have to
agree with you there.

Now don't weaken, dad.

Look, I prefer that
you go to school, son.

But his mother and I both work,

And there's no way
we can pick him up.

No problem. I can take
them both to school

And pick them both up.

Ah. Ha ha.

I told you he always
has an answer.

Morning, willis.
How do you feel?

Ohh. I feel like the
san francisco ers

Used me for a tackling dummy.

Is there anything I can do?

Yeah. Find me a new set of ribs.

Well, at least you get
to stay out of school.

That's worth a few ribs.

How did you sleep?

Oh, pretty good.

I had to sleep on my
left side all night.

Yeah, I can tell.

Your afro's flat on that side.

You want me to get the
dryer and blow it up for you?

No. After a while,
it pops out by itself.

Room service.

Thanks! Did you
bring some for willis?

Here, willis. I thought
you might like some juice.

I'll bring you up some
breakfast, too, if you'd like.

No, thank you, kimberly.

I can make it down to eat.

Good. I'm making pancakes.

Let her bring them up, willis.

After you eat them, you'll
wind up in bed anyway.

Arnold,

How would you like
a stack of pancakes

Up your nose?

No, thanks. I'm
trying to cut down.

Good morning, kids.

Good morning,
daddy. Morning, dad.

Oh, daddy, breakfast will
be ready in just a few minutes.

Thanks, kimberly.

Well, how did you sleep, son?

Not bad.

Dad, can I go to school today?

I'm feeling pretty good.

No, you're not.

If you want to go to school
when you can stay home,

You must be delirious.

Ah, willis, you
heard the doctor.

He said you should stay at
home for a couple of days.

Yeah, but I tell
you, dad, I'm fine.

Willis, don't argue with dad.

We're staying home.

That's right and...

We?

Well, you're going to work,
kimberly's going to school,

Adelaide has the day off.

Somebody's got to
make the sacrifice.

Thanks, arnold, but I
can take care of myself.

There he goes.
He's delirious again.

Arnold, I appreciate the fact

That you're willing to
give up the thrill of school

For the drudgery
of staying home.

But as I told you, you're
gonna go to school.

Now I don't have any
meetings scheduled for today,

So I can work at home

And take care of willis myself.

You know, dad,

As long as you're letting
arnold go to school,

Why don't you have the
cops put a mike on him?

Willis, let's not go
over that again, ok?

I'll see you downstairs.

Hand me my robe, arnold.

Ok.

Ohh.

Man, willis,

I'm really sorry
you got b*at up.

And you did it for me.

That's ok, little brother.

And I'd do it again.

See, dad, doesn't understand
about guys like this.

See, we're from the streets,

And he's from park avenue.

They just keep ripping off kids

And getting away with it

Until somebody
sticks their neck out

And nails them.

Hope you enjoy your
breakfast, abraham.

Sure can't enjoy mine.

You know something,

Willis was right.

Now I really wish
dad would let them

Put a microphone on me.

Hey, wait a minute.

Dad only said the
police couldn't wire me.

He didn't say I
couldn't bug myself.

Yeah, that's what I'll do.

I'll bug myself.

I know I've got
the guts to do it,

Although I'm not in any hurry

To put them on display.

Let's see. Where's that pocket?

Ok.

That ought to do it, abraham.

If eddie and roberto
come to school today,

I'll get them to thr*aten me.

Ooh, I better
make sure it works.

Hey, willis!

Yeah?

Let's go have some
breakfast, willis.

I'll be right with you.

What'd you say?

I said I'll be right with you.

Could you give me
that one more time?

Arnold, are your
ears painted on?

Ok, ok. I just want to make sure

I heard you right.

Arnold, recording: hey, willis.

Willis, recording: yeah?

Let's go have some
breakfast, willis.

I'll be right with you, arnold.

It's perfect, abraham!

Just perfect!

Why am I so happy?

If those guys find
out what I'm doing,

I'll be recording
my own obituary.

[Whispers] arnold.

Ahh!

It's only me.

What are you trying to
do, scare me to death?

I almost lost my lunch,

And I haven't eaten yet.

What are you doing out here?

We're supposed to stay inside

And eat in the cafeteria.

I know, I know.
But you go ahead.

I've got to be out here.

Why? You crazy?

Forget it. I don't want
you to get involved.

Involved with what?

Dudley, please,
I can't tell you.

If you got k*lled
on account of me,

You'd never speak to me again.

Speaking of k*lled,

What if those guys come by?

They'll dribble you over
to the basketball court

And slam dunk you.

I know, I know.

But a man's got to do
what a man's got to do.

I'll remember that.

I'll put it on your tombstone.

Oh, uh, whose move is it?

Dad, it's been your
move for minutes.

I'm sorry, willis.

Here's lunch.

Thanks, honey. That's very nice.

Gee, thanks, kimberly.

I really appreciate you
coming home from school

To do this for me.

Oh, it's all right.

All I missed is gym.

I'm not so crazy
about muscles anyway.

Hmm, unless, of
course, they're on a guy.

Shall we, dad?

Oh. Uh, whose move is it?

The older white person.

To tell you the truth, willis,

This whole thing
with the bullies

Has got me a little upset.

I'm really not concentrating.

As a matter of fact, I'm
having second thoughts.

About what, daddy?

Well, I'm thinking about

What arnold said
to me yesterday.

He implied I was a hypocrite.

You know, in a way, he's right.

I've tried to teach all of
you to do the right thing,

That when you
believe in something,

You stick up for it.

You don't back down
under pressure.

Now I won't let you do it.

Daddy, you're only
protecting your family.

Well, maybe I'm
overprotecting you.

Detective simpson promised

There'd be plenty of police
there to protect arnold

If they want to wire him.

Arnold wants to do it.

That really should
have been enough for me.

Then are you
gonna let him do it?

Yes... Yes, I think I will.

Of course, I'll be there
along with the police.

All right!

And I'm sure that this
is the right thing to do.

Ok. Now whose move is it?

It's still yours, dad.

Ok.

Checkmate.

Checkmate?

Yeah, that's a chess term.

It means you've
just been zapped.

Daddy sure stuck
it to you, willis.

Dad would have never b*at me

If I didn't have
stitches in my head.

Willis, you've
only got stitches.

Uh-uh. I'm gonna have more

After I cut my throat.

Yeah, detective simpson, please.

Philip drummond calling.

Well, if you do get
in touch with him,

Would you tell him I'd like to
see him as soon as possible?

It's very important.

Thank you.

I'll tell arnold about it

When I pick him up from school.

In fact, he should be in
the cafeteria having lunch

Right about now.

Well, well, look who's here.

How you doing, little shrimp?

How you doing,
guys? I'm doing ok.

Isn't it roberto and eddie?

I'm eddie. He's roberto.

Oh. Sorry about that.

Guess your friend
isn't here, huh?

Gonna have to pay us a
whole bucks yourself, eh?

What bucks?

Do we have to go
through that again?

The bucks you
gonna pay us every day

For eating your lunch,

Or you'll be wearing your teeth

On the outside of your lips.

And, uh, since you don't
have any lunch today,

Why don't you make that bucks?

Did you say I got
to pay you bucks

For eating my lunch, roberto?

That's right.

And did you say, "make
that bucks," eddie?

You got it, kid.

Well, if you think I'm
gonna let you rip me off,

You're crazy.

I'll tell my brother.

Oh, really?

How many brothers you got?

Just one. Willis. You know him.

Yeah. He's the one
who kept hitting my fist

With his face.

Roberto, are you saying
you b*at up my brother willis?

Maybe you didn't notice.

You were too busy
hiding under the bench.

Eddie, what were you doing

While roberto was b*ating
up my brother willis?

I was helping roberto

By kicking your
brother willis in the ribs.

What are friends for?

Well, here's a sure bet.

I can't give you $ .

'Cause I haven't got that much.

So here's $ . Of
your extortion money.

Anything else you'd like to say?

Yeah. How come you
asking so many questions?

No reason. I'll
see you tomorrow.

Hey, hold it.

What's that lump?

Oh, that lump?
Oh, it's a bee sting.

I've been meaning to
see a doctor about it.

A bee, huh?

How did my radio get in there?

Eh, my favorite station!

♪ Neer neer neer neer ♪

That's a tape recorder.

You little... Get him!

[Panting]

Whew! Man, that was close!

Arnold, what are you doing here?

Why aren't you in school?

Dad, I did it. I did it.

I ran all the way home,

But I did it.

Listen to this.

Arnold, recording: let's go
have some breakfast, willis.

Willis, recording: I'll be
right with you, arnold.

You ran all the way
home from school

So that we could
hear you ask willis

To have breakfast?

No. I want you to
hear those guys,

Eddie and roberto, thr*aten me.

I got them all on tape!

What?!

Where'd you see them, arnold?

At school. At lunch.

You mean they came in
the cafeteria after you?

Not exactly.

Well, what exactly
did happen, arnold?

I guess I exactly disobeyed you.

I bugged myself with
the tape recorder

And waited for those guys.

Arnold, that was a very
foolish thing that you did.

That ran through my mind
when they were chasing me.

Arnold, how did
you ever get away?

I ducked into the subway,

And I went into a place
they couldn't follow me.

Where was that?

The ladies' room.

There was a lot of screaming,

But I'm alive.

And very lucky to be alive
without police protection.

You didn't need
to do that, arnold.

What you don't know is
that I've already decided

To let them wire you.

Run that by me again.

[Doorbell rings]

I'll get it.

Arnold, you shouldn't
have done that.

You could've gotten hurt.

You wanted to see
me, mr. Drummond.

Oh, yes. Please come in.

I was gonna tell
you that I had decided

To let you wire arnold.

But apparently,
he's beaten us to it.

He says he has got all
the evidence that you need

On a tape recorder of his.

Oh, really? Where is it?

Right here.

I hope it recorded ok.

The only time I want
to see those guys again

Is on visitor's day.

Well, let's hear it, arnold.

Arnold, recording:
how you doing?

Isn't it roberto and eddie?

Eddie, recording: I'm
eddie. He's roberto.

Oh, sorry about that.

Well, that's not very much
evidence so far, arnold.

It's coming up. Hang
on to your badge.

I guess since your
friend isn't here,

You're gonna have to
pay the whole bucks.

What bucks?

Roberto, recording: do we have
to go through that again?

The bucks you're
gonna pay us every day

For eating your lunch

Or you'll be wearing your teeth

On the outside of your lips.

Arnold, that's exactly
what we needed.

I mean, who knows
how many other kids

Are going through the
same thing at their school?

You know, you
deserve a lot of credit

For doing something about it.

You're a hero.

Ha ha ha!

Good going, arnold.

I'm gonna see you're made
an honorary detective.

All right!

But as long as it's honorary,

How about making
it chief of police?

♪ Now, the world don't move ♪

♪ To the b*at of just one drum ♪

♪ What might be right for you ♪

♪ May not be right for some ♪

♪ A man is born ♪

♪ He's a man of means ♪

♪ Then along come two ♪

♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans ♪

♪ But they got
diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ To move the
world, yes, it does ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent
strokes to move the world ♪

♪ Hmm ♪