05x03 - Buddy System

[bunniefuu]

[MUSIC - BEETHOVEN, "MOONLIGHT
SONATA"]

Hi.

Wow.

Let's dip.

She's in my math class--

can't even get to
first base with her.

Did you like it, Gavin?

Did you really like it?

It's OK.

But it kind of put me to sleep.

Ugh.

Beethoven is supposed
to relax you, especially

the "Moonlight Sonata."

To tell you the truth,
I prefer Metallica.

Well, let me-- let me
give you another one.

OK?

OK.

But I don't think
it's gonna take.

Just give it a chance.

OK.

Listen, why don't you go
get the hideout set up.

I'll be there in a few minutes.

Can we talk about
girls some more?

Sure, if you want to you.

Now go on.

Have you got my money?

Uh, hey, Mr. Cousins.

I see you found the place.

I said, do you have the money?

Well, look.

Here's the thing, man.

I don't have it right
now, but you'll get it--

I promise.
- Yeah, you said that last week.

- Yeah, I know, but--
- What did I say then?

Come on.

I swear, next week I'll--

Now, let's talk about
the payment schedule.

[suspenseful music]

[THEME - HOLLY ROBINSON,
" JUMP STREET THEME"]

THEME SONG: We
never 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.

Ooh!

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'll
need us 'cause

there's no one else to call.

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

You better be ready
to-- be ready to jump--

Jump Street!

[siren wailing]

Who's that?

I don't know.

Excuse me, can we
help you with something?

Yeah, grab the
other end of this.

Well, why are you moving it?

Because I like it this way.

Good reason.

You trying tell us
this is your desk?

Yeah, is there a
problem with that?

No, there, uh, shouldn't be.

Well, I'm Judy Hoffs--
looks like I'll be

your next-door neighbor.

Name's McCann.

And I'm Doug Penhall.
Hi.

I'm your other
neighbor-- don't like

any loud parties late at night.

Don't worry.

I'm not the loud type.

So where are you from, McCann?

Here and there.

Here and there where?

Here and there, everywhere.

Ah, great-- see you
guys have met already.

- Highlight of our day, sir.
- Good.

Time to go to work,
guys-- my office, huh?

Of all the people we talked to,
this looks like our only lead.

Well, what's the
story on this guy?

Well, the boy's
mentally Ret*rded.

He's part of a mainstreaming
experiment at PH

called the buddy system.

That's where they
pair a mentally

disabled kid with an
underprivileged kid, right?

Exactly.

The two of them do
everything together.

The idea is to give the
underprivileged kid a sense

of responsibility and the
mentally challenged kid a sense

of fitting in.

And the victim was this
guy's buddy in the program.

You got it.

Well, what makes you
think he knows something?

Well, the report said
that during questioning,

the kid was terrified.

And even though he denied seeing
anything, I'm betting he did.

So let me guess.

I'm supposed to go in there and
become his newest best buddy.

Maybe one of us will do it.

Well, no offense,
but aren't you guys

getting a little old for that?

I mean, you look great, but,
uh, you and the th grade

haven't seen one
another in a while.

I've got some literature
on the program if you want.

Thanks.

All the same, I won't need it.

Hey, if you're thinking
this kind of thing

is below you, well--

Not at all--

I'm happy to be here, thrilled,
and anxious to get to work.

So if it's all the
same to you, uh--

Fabulous.

Guy's a little
prickly, don't you think?

That's almost the exact
same word I was thinking of.

Where does Fuller dig
up these guys, anyway?

Well, you look young
enough to get carded,

you get tagged for Jump Street.

By the way, how long have
you and the th grade

been strangers?

About as long as
you have to live.

Whoa!

[school bell ringing]

So, Mr. McCann, you are aware
of the buddy system program

that I coordinate
here at the school?

Yeah.

Yes, ma'am-- or
yes, Ms. Kline.

Sorry.

Hmm.

Ugh.

So from your
presence here, I can

assume you are willing to
take part in the program.

Well, sure.

Why not?

[knocking]

Um, you-- you wanted
to see me, Ms. Kline?

Yes, I did, Christopher.

I'd like for you to
meet Anthony McCann.

Anthony, this is Christopher.

It's nice to meet you, Chris.

Anthony will be your new buddy
for the semester, Christopher.

I don't need a new buddy.

Ms. Kline?

Yes?

I'm your new TA.

[coughs]

Hey, hey.

Hey, listen, man.

What's the matter?

You're acting like you're
PO'd at me or something.

- I can't hear you.
- Yes, you can.

Uh-uh.

Now, listen to me.

Now, they assigned us to
be buddies, all right?

Those are the rules here.

You and me, we're
buddies, like it or not.

So why don't you try
to like it, Chris?

Christopher.

What?

My name is Christopher.

C-H-R-I-S-T-O-P-H-E-R--
Christopher, not Chris.

I'm sorry-- from
now on, Christopher.

You know, I have the
same problem, you know?

People always try
to call me Anthony.

But I like "Mac."

Your locker's
right next to mine.

That's great.

All buddy lockers
are next to each other.

[lock rattling]

Can I help you with that?

I'm not stupid--

can open my own locker.

Anything I can do?

- Come along fun.
- Glad to hear it.

Mind if I walk
you to your car?

It's not safe to go out
there by yourself these days.

Since the Hooks boy's m*rder?

Oh, it was such
a shock to us all.

He'd been doing so well, too.

Was it a g*ng thing?

Oh, no, no.

He never hung around with
anyone in particular, until we

paired him with Christopher.

As part of the buddy system--

Yeah, well, we
felt that's why Gavin

had been doing so well lately,
having someone to look after.

And then-- I'm just glad
we have Robert around--

makes me feel a lot safer.

Yes, ma'am.

That's what I'm here for.

You need me, just holler.

[MUSIC - BEETHOVEN, "MOONLIGHT
SONATA"]

Mac, how are you
doing with Christopher?

Oh, not exactly bosom
buddies, but I'm getting there.

Hmm.

Any ETA?

What's the rush?

We've only been there two days.

Well, only that the k*ller
may figure out someone saw him.

You sure you don't want
to see that literature

on the buddy program?

I'll take care of it.

I'll turn up the charm.

[laughs]

Well, that oughta do it.

What's your problem?

I got no problem.

I'm just happy to be here.

Anybody talk to
Christopher's parents?

Nah, his parents are divorced.

He's with his mom, but
that's a good idea.

I'll call her into
the counseling office.

Be better if I talk to her.

Well, that would blow
your cover, wouldn't it?

Well, not if I go as
Christopher's buddy, it won't.

Why don't you let
Penhall handle it?

You got enough to deal with.

I'd rather handle it myself.

It's a basic Q&A. You don't
think I can handle that?

No, you'd do fine.

I just think it would go
better if I was there.

And why would that be?

Because I've been
around the kid.

His mother might say something
that means nothing to you

but means a hell of a lot to me.

All right.

How about I take
really detailed notes?

That way, you won't
miss anything.

OK?

I thought this was my case.

We think of it as our case.

That's the way we work.

Fine.

I just hope you
don't blow anything.

I'll try to
handle the pressure.

Captain, what--
what is with him?

Stay with it.
He's a good officer.

Yeah?
What's his background?

He's a b*at cop.

Paperwork said he did fine.

JUDY: Oh, where was this?

New York, New Jersey,
someplace like that.

Sounds like you read
that paperwork real good.

PENHALL: Sounds like he's
giving us the runaround.

How about you run around
to Christopher's mom, huh?

And how about you get
back to the school

and, uh, do some detective work?

Now, that sounds like
we're getting thrown out.

Sounds like it to me.

How come he's playing,
"I got a secret"?

I don't know.

Let's come back here later
tonight and find out.

OK.
[school bell ringing]

Pretty good, huh?

I don't know what you mean.

Oh, come on.

You were checking out
those girls, weren't you?

No, I wasn't.

Hey, it's OK.

You know, I was
checking them out too.

They're great-looking.

You really think so?

Well, yeah, definitely.

Their names are
Claire and Tanya.

[laughs]

Wait, you already
know their names?

Well, hell, you're
halfway there.

Why don't you go talk to them?

Oh, no.

I don't talk too good when
I'm talking with girls.

Well, uh, let me let you
in on a little secret--

neither do I. I
mean, I start talking

like I have rocks in my mouth.

Rocks in your mouth?

Me too.

I got an idea.

What do you say, we both
go there and talk to them--

with rocks in our mouths?

Wow.

What do we say?

Well, we'll, um, ask
them out on a double date.

How's that sound?

Yeah!

OK.

Claire, Tanya!

Hi, Christopher.

You're new here, right?

Yeah, name's McCann.

Hi, I'm Claire.

This is Tanya.

She's with me in
the buddy program.

Hey, just like
us, Christopher.

Nice to meet you.

I bet the girls at your old
school are really depressed.

Thank you.

So what, uh, what
do you guys like

to do at night around here?

Mm, the usual things--

food, movies, stuff like that.

Oh, that sounds good.

Wanna join us?

For what?

Food, movies, stuff like that?

Sort of a double date?

--exactly a double date.

Yeah, I'd love
to go out with you.

How about you, Tanya?

Think you want to go out
with Christopher tonight?

Great, then it's
all set, right?

Tonight OK with
you, Christopher?

I don't want to go.

Sorry.

Christopher!
- Leave me alone.

What?

Look, I thought you
wanted to double date.

Hey!

Why does everyone think
I can't like regular girls?

What are you talking about?

You were interested
in Claire, not Tanya.

She's prettier and
nicer and more fun.

But-- but now she likes you!

Is everything going all right
with Christopher at school?

As far as we can
tell, everything's fine.

But we know what kind
of trauma Gavin's death

must have been for Christopher.

We just want to know
how he's doing at home.

Not well-- not well at all.

He's been moody, withdrawn,
doesn't want to see anyone.

Gavin meant a
lot to Christopher.

NATALIE MICHAELS: Next to me,
Gavin was the most important

thing in my son's life.

Christopher said nothing
but good about him.

How did you feel about him?

As far as I could
see, in the three months

that they were
together, Christopher

went from an age
equivalent of years old

to about years old.

Anyone who could do that
for my son, I liked.

I'll bet.

JUDY: Now, you said
Christopher's been withdrawn.

Has he spoken to you at all?

Very little.

JUDY: Anything
about the k*lling?

Nothing, not a word--

if I bring it up,
he leaves the room.

I think he's just too
frightened to deal with it.

So is there somebody else
he can talk to about this?

I tried to get him to go and
see some of his old friends

at the school he used to attend.

But he went down there
once or twice-- now

he doesn't want
to do that either.

What school is that?

The Underberg
School-- it's a school

for exceptional children.

Mr. Penhall, is
Christopher going

to be safe in your school?

We're all keeping an
eye on him, Mrs. Michaels.

He'll be fine.

ROBERT COUSINS: Claire, Tanya.

Hi, Mr. Cousins.

I found this tape--

Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata."

Either of you have any
idea who it belongs to?

Well, if you hear anybody's lost
it, just send them to me, OK?

Yeah, sure will.

Thanks.

I'll appreciate it.

Um, what's up, guys?

Got a lot of paperwork
to catch up on.

It was either, uh,
work late or work

on the weekends, Captain.

All right.

You know, I'm not sure I can
deal with you two behaving

like responsible officers.

Well, give it time--
you get used to it.

In time, we may
even get used to it.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, well, uh,
keep it up, huh?

See you in the morning.

Good night, Captain.

Good night.

I don't think this qualifies
as responsible behavior, Doug.

Depends how you
define responsible.

Actually, I believe it's B&E.

Why?

I'm not breaking anything.

And we're doing it to our
commanding officer, Doug.

We're working with this guy.

We're entitled to know just
exactly what he's all about.

Sounds like
situational ethics to me.

Well, we can discuss it
when somebody's sh**ting

at my unprotected back--
where is this file?

OK.

Well, let's just look at
it outside by your office

in case someone comes in.

Fuller obviously sent
it someplace else.

Why would he do that?

Only one reason
I can think of-- he

knows us better than we think.

[door closing]

Hey, how's it going?

Ah, slow.

I'm not getting anywhere--

thought I'd drop by and go
over the files one more time.

How'd it go with
Christopher's mother?

Mm, not much.

PENHALL: She gave
us, uh, one lead.

We're going to follow
it up tomorrow.

So did you take those
detailed notes you promised me?

The hell's this all about?

Oh, hey, look, we didn't
mean anything by it-- really.

Wait a minute.

We're entitled to know
who we're working with.

No, all you're
entitled to know

is whether or not
I'm a good cop.

Jury seems to be out on that.

Well, I don't see either of
you coming up with anything.

All you have to do is
make friends with one kid--

doesn't seem to be
your strong area.

Right.

And I suppose
you're the goodwill

ambassador for this operation.

Whatever I do,
it's out in the open.

I don't have to hide
anything I've done.

Well, maybe that's because
you haven't done anything.

This just isn't working out.

How about you just
get off this case?

No, I'm on this
case till it's closed.

If you don't like
that, that's tough.

And when this is all
over, then you and I

can handle our other business.

I can't wait.

Why do I have to do this?

Because we were in
the wrong, Penhall.

I know it, and you know it.

Well, if "we're"
in the wrong, how

come "we're" not apologizing?

Because I don't got all that
testosterone running around

in my system, that's why.

Jeez, I hope not.

What are you talking about?

Well, I mean, if
you guys do decide

to get aggressive
with one another,

it's better you do it alone.

On the other hand, if
you decide to behave

like a responsible adult--

shouldn't come to that.

Responsible?

Just gonna b*at me over the
head with that word, aren't you?

I'm gonna try.

Listen, uh, about last night--

Yeah?

Well, kind of got out of hand.

Like how?

Like, we both said
stuff we didn't mean.

I don't remember saying
anything I didn't mean.

You play?

A little.

One-on-one?

Sure.

[rock music playing]

[coughs]

Nice game.

Yeah.

Well, I haven't been
beaten up on like that

since my older brother.

Well, I haven't beaten
on anybody like that

since my younger brother.

You got a younger brother?

Had one-- we
don't talk anymore.

You play ball in,
uh, high school?

Yeah.

I made city honorable
mention my senior year.

I played football.

That's what I figured.

I play on the
basketball courts too.

No kidding.

Always fouled out
in the second quarter.

[laughs]

Listen, uh, about what
you were saying, uh--

Forget it.

No, I mean, you're
entitled to know.

Uh, yeah.

Well, I went through
training in New Jersey,

and I started on
the force in Newark.

I was a b*at cop.

It's what I wanted to be
my whole life, you know,

preserve, protect, right
out the old manual.

The problem being, the old
manual didn't say anything

about cops on the take.

And, uh, well, that's
who I got assigned to.

They get upset when
they found out you knew?

No.

Hell no, man.

They're the ones who
told me about it.

They wanted to cut me in.

But I passed.

You know, it's not
why I became a cop.

I mean, not that I ever intended
to say anything about it--

I just figured it was
between them and the guys

they were taking from.

But they didn't see it that way.

So I guess they tried to
make you look dirty then, huh?

No.

No, we got a domestic
disturbance call one night,

and I was the first
one to the door.

It was a setup--

I took three hits.

Ugh.

They tried to k*ll you.

I never saw who it was.

I couldn't even bring charges.

So I was laid up for
a couple of months.

You know, I had some
time to do some thinking,

made some decisions--

first being that I still wanted
to be a cop, second, that I'd

move out here, and, uh, third,
that I wouldn't count on anyone

but myself anymore.

Those guys, they're
the exception.

They're not the rule.

Up here, I know that.

But down here, the point
hasn't gotten across yet.

Captain Fuller agreed to keep
it just between him and me.

Ah.

Ah, I'm late.

Do you want to go for, like,
a slice of pizza or something

sometime?

Yeah, sounds good.

Thanks for not dropping me.

Listen, uh, you
got any ideas on how

to get through to the kid?

Well, uh, tell you what
always seems to work for me--

don't push.

Don't treat people like
you're working on a case.

Just treat people like people.

[MUSIC - BEETHOVEN, "MOONLIGHT
SONATA"]

MAC: You're learning
it right off the tape.

Ms. Kline said I
could be in here.

No, I'm not trying
to hassle you.

- This is my free period.
- No, it's OK.

I just-- I heard
the music, and I

wanted to see who was playing.

How do you do that?

I don't know.

I just do it.

I mean, you can hear it,
and you can just play it?

Uh-huh.

Show me.

OK, you show me
some of your music,

then I can play you something.

You play the piano?

Oh, a little bit--

I'm not as good as you, but--

Well, I-- I'm learning
the second part.

I-- I don't play
that very well yet,

but-- but I know the first part.

Pretty good, huh?

That's very good.

Oh, I-- I can teach it to
you sometime, uh, if you want.

Well, yeah.

It's one I'd like to know.

But let me teach
you one first, OK?

You can learn it faster than me.

Great!

[MUSIC - SCOTT JOPLIN, "THE
ENTERTAINER"]

That's good, but you-- you
got to play a little smoother,

a little smoother.

Then why didn't
you play it that way?

Let me-- let me
try that again.

[coughs]

You ever k*lled anyone?

How fast does
your police car go?

You ever get scared?

Easy, easy-- one
at a time, guys.

Let's see, no, I've
never k*lled anyone,

and I hope I never have to.

My police car can go up to
about miles an hour.

And yes, I do get scared a
lot, especially when my police

car is going miles an hour.

Who's the worst bad
guy you've ever caught?

Listen, before
we talk about me,

why don't we talk
about Christopher?

Has he told you
anything interesting

the last couple of weeks?

Actually, we haven't
seen him that much.

BOY: Except for the
time by the hideout--

What hideout?

Oh, it's behind his
school, in the woods.

Yeah, it's by a
bunch of boulders.

He took us to it once.

But he told us
not to tell anyone.

It's OK to tell her--
she's a policeman.

Did he say anything then?

Not really.

He just seemed
like he was real sad.

Yeah, well, I'm sure he'll
be feeling a lot better soon.

He'll probably come
by to see you then.

Listen, how would
you guys like it if I

took you down to where I work?

Like-- like, next week?

- How about Monday?
- All right.

All right.

OK, great.

Listen, thanks a lot
for talking to me.

- OK.
- Sergeant Hoffs?

Do you think that maybe one
day, I could be a policeman too?

It's-- it's an awful
dangerous job, Brian.

Yeah.

It's OK.

I understand.

So I'll see you
guys on Monday, OK?

Right.

See you then.

Brian?

Yeah, sure.

See you Monday.

[MUSIC - BEETHOVEN, "MOONLIGHT
SONATA"]

I bought some
tapes by that guy.

Joplin.

Yeah, him.

And one of the songs
even has words.

So I thought, maybe
we could learn it--

I could play it, and
you could sing it.

Oh.
Oh, no.

No, you don't want
to hear me sing.

Well, sure I do.

No, no.

I kind of sound like a frog
that's been stepped on.

I'll play louder.

You know, you're not too bad
at this buddy system thing

after all.

Thanks.

I bet you miss
Gavin sometimes.

Oh, a lot.

You know, everyone thought he
was this tough guy, you know?

But he wasn't like
that with me--

um, not ever.

He must have got
in some bad trouble

with the policeman that day.

Wait a minute--

what policeman?

The one Gavin got
in the fight with--

the one who k*lled Gavin.

Did you see him?

Did you see who he was?

It's someone you know.

You could name him, Christopher.

No.

No, now tell me, Christopher.

Give me his name, OK?
Just give me his name.

No!

[engine roaring]

[g*nshots]

Is that the car you
were talking about?

Yeah, that's the one.

Hoffs said to look
for some boulders.

Come on out, kid.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Come on out, kiddo.

You can hide, but you can't run.

PENHALL: Stop!

Police!

Police officers!

Ow, ugh.

- You OK?
- Yeah, yeah.

Go, go, go!

Ugh.

Mm.

Christopher!

Christopher, it's Mac!

It's OK.

You can come out now.

It's safe.

Christopher!

Look, I know you feel like
I lied to you, and I did.

But I didn't do it
for a bad reason.

I was just trying
to protect you.

I know you think
the guy who k*lled

Gavin was a cop, with that
uniform and everything.

But he wasn't a cop.

Real cops are supposed to
help people, not hurt them.

Now, listen to me, Christopher.

I can prove all this
to you, but first

you're gonna have to trust me.

I know that's hard, and
I know you're scared.

But sooner or later,
you're gonna have

to start trusting people again.

CHRISTOPHER: Why?

Because if you don't,
you're gonna be all alone.

And that's one hell of a
hard way to go through life.

So come on, man.

Give me a try.

[THEME - HOLLY ROBINSON,
" JUMP STREET THEME"]

THEME SONG: Jump!

Jump!

Jump!