04x12 - Things We Said Today

Episode transcripts for the TV show "21 Jump Street". Aired: April 12, 1987 –; April 27, 1991.*
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04x12 - Things We Said Today

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ANNOUNCER (ON
RADIO): Just inside

the Chicago , Greg McKeon
in motion to the right side.

Williams ducks in under
a center, takes the snap,

he's backing it up.
Williams in the pocket--

Come on.

ANNOUNCER (ON RADIO):
He throws it off side.

And it's intercepted.

What?

Oh, sorry, I just
hate the Bears.

You're supposed to root
for people, not against them,

ain't you?

That takes the fun out of it.

Your first name's Harry?

Yeah, it's on the card.

ANNOUNCER (ON RADIO): Return
out to the yard line.

I gotta try to catch the
rest of this game on TV.

ANNOUNCER (ON
RADIO): Wide receiver

in motion to the left side.

Lobs to the right side
and it's intercepted.

, cutting right to the ,
cutting back the other way.

, left side line.

Fumbles the football.

It's picked up.

He's across the into
Tampa Bay territory.

What the hell are you doing?

Do you remember me?

You're the gas station guy.

You have seconds
to tell me who I am.

[cocks g*n]

[theme music]

THEME SONG: We never
thought we thought we'd

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.

I said jump, down
on Jump Street.

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

You'll find you need us because
there's no on else to call.

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

You better be ready to
jump, Jump Street.

One, two, three--

OK, wait a minute.

Four.

MAN (ON TV): The
liquid hydrogen t*nk

now at flight pressure and
all three engines ready to go.

Coming up on a -minute
point in our countdown.

Man, it's so lame
to make us watch this.

It's better than
sitting in class.

Yeah.

You know this would be
cool if we were stoned.

Then ditch.

Go watch in your
grandpa's opium den.

Excuse me.

Why didn't you wait for me.

You know I wanted to see this.

Up yours.

You never told me.

I told you last
night, but you were

too screwed up again to listen.

Like mother like daughter.

You know, dad's nose
was bleeding last night

from snorting so much.

Shut up.

That is so sick.

I hate it.

My brother, dweeb.

MAN (ON TV): We have
main engine start.

Four, three, two, one.

We have lift off.

Lift off of the th
space shuttle mission.

And it has cleared the tower.

ASTRONAUT (ON TV): Challenger
now heading downrange.

MAN (ON TV): Challenger,
go with throttle up.

MAN (ON TV): Flight controllers
here looking very carefully

at the situation.

Obviously, a major malfunction.

We have no downlink.

Have Officer Ioki report to
my office as soon as he gets in.

Yes, sir.

I don't think I'm going to
last very long with him.

Well, he's
definitely not Jenko.

I mean look at this place.

It's so--
- Sterile.

Yeah.

[knocking]

Yeah.

Give me news, Ioki.

Well, I believe someone
is dealing at the school

through a student
named Janine DeGray.

Tell me something
I don't already know.

Sir?

You've been at Lincoln two
weeks now and produced zero.

Well, the-- the girl
is very standoffish.

It's very hard to make contact.

Then go through her brother.

Explore other avenues.

They don't get along.

Plus, he's straight.

Have you tried?

I don't have to.

I know.

You've got a lot
to learn, Officer.

I was undercover for years.

So in my book, unless you've
exhausted every avenue,

you haven't even begun yet.

You don't go in
every time as a buyer.

You do whatever it takes.

If the brother's
straight, you be straight.

Get into their home.

Maybe you'll find something
there that'll take you

to the next step.

Captain Jenko would never--

Let me know how it
goes, Officer Ioki.

The future doesn't
belong to the fainthearted.

It belongs to the brave.

The Challenger crew was
pulling us into the future.

And we'll continue
to follow them.

Thank you.

You OK?

You know, you're the only
one who knows about my past.

When I was a kid in Vietnam, I
remember the day the astronauts

landed on the moon.

And they said there
were Americans up there.

I mean, do you know how
God-like that sounded to me.

I felt safe because friends
of the American soldiers

were up there watching over us.

I tried so hard to see them.

You know, when I saw
that ship explode today,

all the loss, I knew what it
would be like to lose you.

You've heard about
the effects of drug use,

the dangers it
presents to the user

and of the people around them.

But how do we end this epidemic?

Now the pamphlets
I'll hand out are

the names and numbers
of organizations that

will help you to just say no.

And when friends or
family are abusers,

you can help them
by getting help.

You're saying to be a snitch?

That's a dirty word.

But it shouldn't be.

You know, the notion
of snitching originated

in the criminal world--

gangs, prisons.

Now, if we're going to b*at
this very serious drug problem,

we have to start thinking
like law abiding citizens,

not like morons and hoods.

[jeering laughter] Let me answer
your question another way.

This was in an article I read
by our first Lady Nancy Reagan.

"Time and again, and in many
languages, former drug users

have told me they were
finally able to stop

because of the support
of their families."

And I think that's
how we have to see

our whole country, not as
a lot of little families,

but one big one.

We're all connected.

And if someone's
hurting our family,

be it a user or a
pusher, well, then we

owe it to our
brothers and sisters

to act aggressively
upon that problem.

Hey.

Hey.

Harry, right?

Right.

It looks cool.

Thanks.

Is it for art class?

No, just myself.

My dingus guidance
counselor won't let

me take any more art classes.

That's OK.

Mr. Whelan let's me
in here after school.

Dude doesn't look happy.

Dude's not.

She won't go out
with you, you know.

Who?

My sister, man.

I seen you following her.

No, I wasn't--

Mm, hm.

All right, I think she's OK.

Yeah, well, you don't want
to get what you're going after.

Hey, come on, man.

No guy thinks his
own sister's hot.

No, it's not that.

She's-- she's a major coke head.

She sells too.

Janine is trouble.

Have you tried
talking to her about it?

I tried everything.

She doesn't listen.

My mom and dad are just as bad.

You know, it's like I'll--

I'll try to show them stuff
from like social studies today.

They'll either laugh or get
mad, you know, depending

on how wasted they are.

So you think
that cop was right?

What?

About that family stuff?

Yeah.

I guess so.

Maybe you can
help your sister,

you know, by
reporting on the guy

that's selling her the dr*gs.

Maybe.

Look, I didn't mean
to interrupt you.

No, hey, thanks for listening.

OK.

Kyle, you're home late.

You're home early.

Yeah.

Finished roofing job
on time for once.

Dad, the check, don't
go to Donny with it, OK?

Kyle, a man's entitled
to a little relaxation

after a hard day's work, OK?

[music playing]

MR DEGRAY: Hey, Donny.

How you doing?

Yeah, it's me.

Ah, the usual.

No, no, that's OK.

I'll send somebody
over to pick it up.

You want somebody
to pick it up?

I'll pick it up.

I just got this.

This is from a guy named Donny.

This is where he lives.

OK.

These people
sent me to buy it.

If you go to their house,
you'll find more dr*gs.

How do you know, son?

They're my parents.

Come over here.

I want to introduced
you to Judy.

She's going to love this.

Judy, Judy Hoffs, this
is Sal "The Blowfish"

Banducci, our new janitor.

Maintenance engineer.

Nice to meet.
- You, too.

Would you do one for her?

Do what?

Just check it out.

You're going to love this.

Please.

[drumming sound]

[blowing]

The blowfish.

I love this guy.

HT Ioki, who's
recently perfected

a new police method of getting
suspects to turn themselves in.

Well, it's the
Asian way, getting

the enemy to expend his energy.

I've considered my
parents the enemy before,

but for a kid to
actually turn them in?

That sounds a little
like h*tler Youth to me.

His parents were drug abusers.

And I'm sure he had
exhausted every avenue

in trying to help them.

Anyway it feels
good to know that I

had something to do with the
kid being better off now.

- I want you to understand why--
- Don't even.

I didn't know that they
were going arrest them.

What did you think the
cops were going to do?

Write them a ticket?

I just wanted them to
get rid of the dr*gs.

You know, mom and dad wouldn't
listen to what was right.

Right?

What do you know about right?

You turned us in.

I was helping them.

They were hurting themselves--

Oh, give me a break.

That's straight out of
Nancy Reagan BS at school.

I can't believe you fell for it.

They were ruining our lives--

No, you mean they
were ruining yours.

You know, I was fine,
you little jerk.

But you couldn't
have things your way,

so you wrecked it for everybody.

You narc pig.
What?

You think you're helping me?

[music playing]

[piano music]

[clapping]

Thank you, Wayne
Newton, for the song.

And thank you, Cheryl,
for the present.

You're welcome.

Now, make a wish.

So, what did you wish?

I wish my name was Jim.

What?

OK, when I was a kid
in Vietnam, I mean,

this is when my
family kind of knew we

were going to go to the states.

My parents told me to pick an
American name because people

would have trouble with ours.

Yeah.

So one of my favorite TV
shows was "The Wild, Wild West."

And Jim West was this
really tough guy.

And so I--

I've always wanted that name.

And it's either that
or Artemis Gordon.

Hey, Artemis is a cool name.

If I ever have kids, I'm
going to name them Artemis.

I'd work all day, I hear these
kids say my parents are creeps.

My parents won't let me go out.

My dad's uptight.

I'd give anything to
see my parents again.

Just to tell them
how much I miss them.

Just make them proud of me.

Tell them about you.

I can't fill up that hole.

Just don't make another one.

MR DEGRAY: I love my children.

During that unfortunate period
in my life when dr*gs impaired

my judgment, I
never for a moment

thought I was harming
Kyle and Janine.

I hope your honor will take
into consideration that I had

planned on entering a
substance abuse center shortly

before my arrest.

And, finally, since my wife
is remanded to counseling

and rehabilitation at
the county hospital,

I beg the court to also
grant me probation,

allow me to keep
my natural right

as parent to Kyle and Janine.

The thought of losing them to
a foster home is quite painful.

I beg, allow me,
my natural right.

You know, you are a very
selfish man, Mr. DeGray.

I don't believe that the
thought of losing your children

crossed your mind for a
second before your conviction.

And now, your children are
another convenient tool?

Why, I feel for your
children, especially

your son, who was driven
to such an heroic,

albeit desperate action.

And I regret that
your lives were

made public under the
scrutiny of the press.

But I think years from now
that your family will be

thankful for Kyle's decision.

And I remind you that
you were selling dr*gs,

providing them to your
daughter, contributing

to her delinquency.

Therefore, it is a
decision of this court

that you serve no
more than five years

and no less than
months at the state's

minimum security facility.

Court's adjourned.

KYLE: I was led to believe
this would help them.

Why should we be taken away?

That's what you get
from listening to people.

- Shut up.
- Come on, you two.

I never thought
they'd go to jail.

You liar.

It's exactly what you wanted.

Look, what's done is done.

You can't turn back the clock.

What can I do?

You can get on with your life.

That's where I come in.

Oh, wow, it only gets better.

You're fortunate.

You have a relative who's
agreed to take you both.

I ain't living with him.

You have an aunt and
an uncle in Portland.

No way.

My aunt's a total bitch.

It's that or a foster
parent who will only take you

in because they get paid too.

Either one, I don't care.

Just get me away
from doofus here.

Why are you ruining my life?

I didn't break
the law, you know.

You tell me, Kyle.

What are we supposed to do?

We have laws in this country
against selling dr*gs,

taking dr*gs.

Yeah, there ain't no law
stronger than the family.

You should get the chair.

Janine.

This may not sound
very good right now,

but you have relatives
who care about you.

It'll be a different
environment, a better

environment, a new start.

We have to do the
best thing for you.

Oh, sure, this is just great.

Kyle, you made a choice.

Right or wrong, you made it.

And it leads to this.

The sooner you accept it, the
sooner you can deal with it.

[music playing]

[expl*si*n]

RONALD REAGAN (VOICEOVER):
The future doesn't

belong to the fainthearted.

It belongs to the brave.

[echos] Belongs to the
brave, belongs to the brave.

ASTRONAUT (VOICEOVER):
Go with throttle up.

Go with throttle
up, throttle up.

[g*nf*re] Malfunction.

Malfunction.

Malfunction.

Malfunction.

Hey!

[scream]

[gasps]

[music playing]

[knocking]

Cheryl!

Cheryl.

[music playing]

Harry?

.

OK, wait a minute.

Six.

- Put the g*n down--
- Seven--

Damn it.

I know you.

Eight, nine--

[g*n sh*t]

I've got you.

I got you.

I'm a cop.

Oh, yeah, that's great.

I should have known it.

You bastard.

Figure it out yet?

All I figured out is that
you must hate me pretty much.

Pretty much, yeah.

Why?

You took my life.

You look pretty
good for a dead man.

Yeah, I do.

I never k*lled anyone.

Oh, yes, you did.

When I was , you k*lled me.

Don't knock yourself out.

Kyle DeGray,
Roosevelt High School.

I had a sister Janine.

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, he's the
kid who narc'd on his parents.

So why did you put
a g*n to my head?

Because you put one
to mine three years ago.

Only you pulled the trigger.

You turned in your parents.

You told me to.

What?

Oh, hell, you don't
even remember, do you?

How can I?

I come across--

I come across
hundreds of kids.

I destroy lives every day.

My job saves lives.

Then consider
yourself a failure.

Why me?

Your parents did dr*gs.

Your teachers gave you
the anti-drug lectures.

You turn them in.

Why me?

Because I thought you
were my friend back then.

You listened.

And I thought you really
cared about me and my family.

Great performance, man.

You don't have any idea--

Did you get the collar
when I turned them in?

Because I'd hate to think
this was all for nothing.

I dropped out of school,
a series of crappy jobs,

a sister that hates my guts.

You took my family away.

I never did anything except
tell you the right thing to do.

Oh.

Well, you do that a lot, I bet.

Tell me, whose else's
life have you ruined?

[music playing]

[knocks]

[door locks]

[music playing]

I was hoping you could
help me find someone.

Have you spoken to Kyle since?

No.

You're aware that he
ran away from the shelter?

Yes.

From that point
on, we've lost touch.

If Kyle only listened
to the people, those

who were trying to help him.

I was trying to help.

Well, the road to hell is
paved with good intentions.

Ma'am--

Don't call me ma'am.

I'm younger than you.

I don't think you can
understand the pain of having

your parents taken away.

I think I can.

Apparently you told Kyle
to betray his family.

That's not true.

My mother d*ed of cancer.

My father, who's
still in prison,

refuses to see his own
daughter, his own grandchild.

For what?

A handful of dr*gs.

Not even a splash in
the ocean's worth.

You know, Kyle didn't
have to go to the police.

He could have called one
of those helpline numbers.

Or turn to God for help.

I don't know the things
that you said to Kyle,

but the Lord tells
us if we forgive them

in their trespasses,
then our Heavenly

Father will forgive us.

OK, then forgive Kyle.
He needs someone.

My father and
mother forsake me.

Then the Lord will take us up.

That's what the psalm tells me.

Kyle is a lost soul.

And I pray for him every
day, officer, every day.

But he is not welcome
in this house.

MR DEGRAY: What do
you want me to say?

I was a sucko dad?

OK, I was a sucko dad.

Forgive me, I didn't have
much of a role model.

Why can't you
let Kyle know that?

Because he was a sucko son.

He was trying to help you.

OK, we weren't model parents.

We used dr*gs, and we should
have found some other way

to cope with our problems.

But we loved our kids.

And we busted our
asses to support them.

Maybe you should
have listened to them.

It's a little late for that.

So what are you going
to do about it now?

I'm in jail.

What do you want me to do?

Just don't let the
past ruin your future.

Look who's talking.

What are you?

The Good Humor man?

You swing by here in your
spare time and ring your bells?

What?

Do you feel a little guilty?

Sure, you know you
used some dumb teenager

to advance your future.

Only now you know
how dumb you were.

I'm just trying
to help you now.

Don't.
Not again.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Look, some stuff gets
broke you just can't fix.

Never.

[music playing]

[knocks]

Hi.

Remember me?

Yeah.

[piano music]

[beep]

IOKI (ON ANSWERING MACHINE):
Cheryl, this Harry Ioki.

Um-- look, I don't
know what to say.

I had rehearsed.

But these machines
only give you one sh*t.

We need to talk.

I'm not pregnant or nothing.

Sorry about that.

There's some things
that should be said.

Please call me, - .

Bye.

[tape rewinding]

[music playing]

JUDGE: Would you like to make
a statement before sentencing?

No.

I'd like to say something
on behalf of the defendant.

Who are you?

I'm the officer
he pulled a g*n on.

I think there were
extenuating circumstances

that would explain--

He pleaded guilty, sir.

He didn't take into
account the consequences

of his actions.

He shouldn't be
punished for that.

You are way out
of line, officer.

But there were
things that happened

in the past, your honor, things
that are outside his control.

Thank you, officer.

That will be fine.

No.

Come on, man.

Look, they ain't taking
your parents this time.

They're taking Kyle.

Now doesn't that scare
the hell out of you?

Tell them.

Bailiff.

Look, they took his family,
but it wasn't his fault.

You see--

damn it.

Why are you doing this?

Talk to me, man.

Just tell them what happened.

Let me-- let me
explain what I did.

Just see something.

Why aren't you saying something?

[music playing]

IOKI (ON ANSWERING MACHINE):
Cheryl, this is Harry.

Yes, again.

Could you do me a favor.

I think my phone is busted,
and I need someone to call me.

[phone ringing]

Yeah.

CHERYL (ON PHONE): Harry,
I've been thinking.

Maybe we should talk.

Hi.

Hi.

Long time no see.

Yeah.

Harry, your message, you tried
to sound funny and charming,

but-- uh--

pain in your voice, couldn't
get it out of my head.

I k*lled some people.

This kid, Kyle, and me, and you.

Can we go?

It's too-- it's too formal here.

Please.

Yeah.

So I finally sold
the dues because I

got so tired of always
parking it on a hill

so I could jump start it.

That car was
like an old friend.

Some friendships
need a running start.

You know, sometimes I
think back on the things

I did a month ago, a
year ago, years ago,

and I say, what the
hell was I doing?

Harry, that boy Kyle
is not your fault.

No, let me finish.

I was thinking
back, and you know,

you were the best
thing ever in my life.

And I messed you up.

I want to fix that.

Did you feel good
when the shuttle

got off the ground again.

Yeah.

Maybe it's a sign for us.

No.

If the expl*si*n was
an omen of the end--

Harry, you left me
way before you left me.

I know.

It was a mistake.

That you're trying to correct.

Let it go.

We didn't work out.

I never meant to hurt you.

Harry, you lost your family.

You can't let that stop you
from loving someone else.

But I--

I don't know.

I guess it's really hard
for me to believe it

when something is so right--

I let my past ruin our future.

You didn't ruin my life.

I'm with someone now
that makes me very happy.

OK, this is not a joke.

Dump him and give
me another sh*t.

Harry--

No, I swear to God, I'm not
going to make the same mistake

again if you help me.

I can help you without
being in love with you.

I mean it's part of
our job on this planet.

We're all connected, you and
me and the mailman and that kid

Kyle.

And the baby I'm going to have.

Be happy for me.

I mean, you can be a little
sad for Harry and Cheryl,

but be happy for me.

So when is it due?

In about six months.

What are you going to name it?

Well, if it's a girl Michelle.

If it's a boy Artemis.

Your dad passed
his parole hearing.

If I could get him here,
wouldn't you talk to him?

No.

OK, you're right.

Excuse me.

You're right.

We all messed up your life.

Your parents were bad parents.

Your sister was a bad sister.

And I'm a bad cop.

We all did wrong to you
and now your life sucks.

Yeah, it's really easy for
you to say now, isn't it?

Why didn't you think
about that when

you got me to turn my folks in?

I did.

See, I saw you were
in pain, and I thought

that maybe this was a way out.

I know some kids that have been
helped by doing what you did.

Only now I realize for you
it was the wrong thing.

What else could I have done?

I don't know.

Maybe we should have
called social services

or gotten your folks in Al-Anon.

There are other
things out there.

But who knows what
would have worked.

I guess it really doesn't
matter now, does it?

I guess not.

No, I guess not.

So what's in the
future for you, Kyle?

Is there going to be one?

Huh?

I mean, hell, if anyone got
a good reason to snuff it,

it's definitely you.

I mean, all those people
who ruined your life.

What are you doing?

I'm helping you, man.

You want me to write
a note for you.

I'm not going to hang myself.

You're not?

Well, then, we better move on.

You see you, Kyle, we all hang
together or we just don't hang.

[knocks]

[music playing]
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