[alarm buzzes]
And bend and 2 and 3 and 4.
Chest out.
Side and 3 and 4.
Other side now.
Feel it burn and 2 and 3 and 4.
You gotta work and 2--
[engine revving]
[honking horn]
[gunshots]
John Osborne.
Here.
Thank you. Rick Payne.
Here.
Patrice Peacock
Here.
Bill Peterson.
Yo.
Kathy Petrie.
Kathy?
Here.
Mike Platt.
Here.
Karen Smith.
Here.
Matt Sloan.
Yeah, here.
[theme music playing]
[SINGING] We never thought a finding
the 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.
Your friends will be there when your back is to the wall.
You'll find you 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 21 Jump Street.
OK, the similarities are obvious.
Both presidents pleading ignorance,
attempted cover ups, and scapegoats, most notably
G. Gordon Liddy and Oliver North.
Now let's talk about some of the differences.
Anybody?
Helen, what do you think?
Umm, well, Reagan did it better.
How do you mean?
Well, he got away with it.
MR. HUNT: So you're saying it's OK as
long as you get away with it?
Is that what you've learned?
Well, yeah.
I mean, they're just out for themselves.
What's going on out here?
Mr. Tompkins didn't show up today.
[police radio]
[loud rock music]
Neighbors said it was a kid.
Rode away on a bike.
You think it was someone from this school?
They shot Tompkins first, missed, then shot his wife.
You know, just 'cause the guy was on a bike
don't mean it's a kid.
Gah, I just--
I can't believe--
I mean, Mr. Tompkins must feel so--
god.
Maybe Tompkins was into some pretty weird stuff.
WOMAN ON INTERCOM: May I have your attention, please.
I'm sure you're all aware of the tragic events
to Mr. Tompkins in the past day.
Anyone with any information, please
report to Mr. Pegasus' office.
May I ask that your thoughts and prayers be with Mr. Tompkins
as we observe a moment of silence for his wife of 15
years, Mrs. Elaine Tompkins.
[dramatic music playing]
[drops books]
Hey, Helen.
Hi, Mike.
Umm, I was wondering if you were going
to Mrs. Tompkins' funeral.
Well, yeah, probably.
I was wondering if you--
Well, I'm probably gonna catch a ride with John,
so you should just talk to him.
OK? - All right.
OK.
Bye, Mike.
CHEERLEADERS: O-A. Fight.
O--
R-H-S. Stand up and shout we're the best.
We know how to get the--
DOUG: Hey, bud, watch where you're drooling.
Liable to ruin my paint job.
Hey, how'd you get one of these?
Get?
You don't "get" a vehicle like this.
You earn it.
I rebuilt this engine from scratch.
How much do you want for it?
[scoffs] I'll sooner so my pancreas.
Hey, do you think we could, like, uh, I don't know,
talk shop some time?
Yeah, sure.
I'm subbing for Coach [inaudible]..
You can track me down, can't you?
Yeah.
Listen to this.
[engine revving]
All right. See you coach.
This is your key.
You lift the lid like this.
Will you be using your box today?
- Yeah. - All right.
You can use one of those booths for privacy.
Hey, how much did that truck cost you?
About $1,500.
Really?
Twice that after I had it fixed up.
Hmm.
I'm kind of nervous.
I never been to a funeral before.
Well, they're no fun but nothing
to get you nervous about.
Do you have to pray?
What?
We don't go to church.
I've never prayed before.
I don't want to look dumb.
Well, you know, you're just here to pay your respects
however you do that.
It seems like some people don't belong here.
Like who?
Like that guy Tom.
He just transferred.
Well, you know, he's probably just here as an excuse
to get out of class right.
No.
No, he's a brown-noser.
You can tell.
I don't like him.
He tries too hard to make friends.
My name's Mike.
I'm Coach Laden.
1,500, huh?
Yeah.
1,500.
[soft music playing]
Bill.
Oh, Mike, I'm sorry.
I didn't know how many would show up.
I'm the only one without a flower.
Well, you should have pitched in.
Well, how much?
No, Mike, it's too late, really.
What do I do?
Mike, just don't worry about it.
It's OK. Come on.
I didn't know we were supposed to--
It's OK.
I'm sorry, Mr. Tompkins.
I didn't know we were supposed to have a flower.
It's OK, son.
Hey!
Get away from the bike.
Well, I, uh, rebuilt the engine a while ago.
Nah, could use some new tires, but otherwise everything else
is OK.
But it's cool.
When-- when people see you driving it,
they think it's a cool car right?
Well, yeah, man.
No kidding.
How much do you want for it?
I'm looking for two.
I got 15 on me.
You got yourself a deal.
Thanks.
[engine revving]
So where'd you get the money to buy the car?
I've been working after school.
You have?
Hmm.
Oh, at the paper box company?
That was last summer, mom.
Oh, right. They fired you.
I forgot.
So where you working?
I work at the ice rink.
Really?
Doing what?
Nothing really.
This and that.
Well, that's great, Mike.
It's a nice car.
[interposing voices]
Oh my god.
Is that Mr. Tompkins?
Well, it seems that Nixon and those guys
were out for themselves.
But Reagan, you know, he was trying to free the hostages.
Congress wouldn't let him.
So even if an act is unlawful, it's
OK if your intentions are good?
I guess.
OK.
You're-- you're given a gun, and you're put
in a room with Muammar Gaddafi with no reprisals.
Would you kill him?
Tom?
No.
Why not?
Well, I don't think we're getting all the information
I would need to do that.
I would.
Bill, you'd shoot him?
Between the eyes.
How come?
'Cause it solve a lot of our problems.
DOUG: Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Is this yours?
Yeah.
Well, it's about '67, '68 right?
Yeah.
[whistles]
Did your dad get you this or what?
I saved up.
I work at the ice rink.
Very cool.
Congratulations.
Want to go for a ride?
Sure.
Kick this baby over.
So why'd you get this car?
You're not anyone 'til you get a car.
The cooler the car, the cooler the guy.
MIKE: Do you know any of these guys?
Nope.
Do you plan on talking to any of these guys?
Nah.
It's good enough just to be here.
So you get the car and you just sit here?
No.
I gotta goal.
See this car is just one step, one
step to getting what I want.
Yeah?
You know that girl Helen Akerly?
Mmm.
Well, uh, I like her.
All right.
I get it.
So you get the car, and it's kind of like how can she
turn you down sort of thing.
Well, let me ask you something, man.
What are you sitting here hanging out with me for?
Why don't you take the next step, killer?
I mean, you're almost at the top of the stairs now, you know.
No, man.
I got one more step.
One more step.
OK.
It's just cooling it.
Enjoy, man.
What can I do you for?
I need to know what concerts are in town next week or so.
10,000 Maniacs at the Pavilion,
White Snake at the War Memorial, and the BoDeans
at the [inaudible] Theater.
Which one do girls like most?
Well, I don't know.
Depends on the girl.
What's she like?
Which one can I get the best seats for?
Whitesnake.
Fourth row, $100 a pop.
I'll take those.
[football team grunting]
Hey, Helen. - Hi, Mike.
Got a sec.
Oh, yeah, sure.
Uh, I was wondering if you were
doing anything Thursday night.
Thursday?
Well, that's the night we put the school newspaper together.
Oh, 'cause-- 'cause I got these two Whitesnake tickets.
I was wondering if you wanted to go.
I'll go.
Marcy'll go.
I wanted you to go.
They're fourth row.
Whoa!
Oh, I'm sorry, Mike.
I mean, if I would've known, you know, it's just that--
I mean, I promised Mr. Tompkins before everything
happened, and, well, to back out now it just--
OK.
Cool.
Thanks, Mike.
Bye, Mike.
TOM: What happened to your bike?
It's around.
Yeah, because, you know, if you don't need it anymore,
man, I'll buy the bike off you.
It could really help me out.
It's not for sale.
[engine revving]
[loud rock music playing]
[SINGING] Like a sheep that needs a shepherd,
like a shepherd need the stars up in the sky, never
stop to ask the question, never stop the bus,
and never wonder why.
I love it, turn my head and walk away.
I feel it [inaudible] together.
I'm willing, turn my head and walk away.
I'm starving.
Little baby, what's the difference?
Hello, Michael.
Can I talk to you for a second?
Sure, come on in.
I don't know how to talk about this 'cause it's about
what happened to Mrs. Tompkins.
I have this feeling someone knows I did it.
It's a perfectly natural reaction.
I don't think we should be talking.
Hey, Mike, how'd you do on that test?
Eh.
Yeah, me, too.
All that Watergate Contra-gate crap.
I mean, what's it got to do with us, you know.
Hey, I hear you work at the ice rink.
What?
That guy Tom, he said that's how you
got the money to buy your car.
But I said I didn't think you work there.
Did he ask you to ask me?
No.
Why do you want to know?
Well, I thought maybe you could pull some strings.
You know, a bunch of us could get
together and play some broom ball after the rink closed.
Come on, Mike. Helen will be there.
You can be this center, and she'll be your left winger.
I'll check with my boss.
Cool. Thanks, Mike.
Hey, I don't want that guy Tom there.
Tom's all right.
OK.
No, the insurance wouldn't cover it.
You won't be responsible.
Look, kid, just rent the rink in the day, 50 bucks an hour.
I'll pay you $200 for two hours, 11 to 1 in the morning.
Cash?
Yeah.
You pay me directly?
All right.
Well, it's all set for Friday.
Great.
Yeah, my boss said we could have all the Cokes and stuff
we want.
HELEN: That's really cool, Mike.
BILL: Hey, guys.
Check this out.
Richard [inaudible] dad was a fireman.
He works downtown with the cops a lot.
Well, the police think that the person that shot Tompkins's
wife was like a hit man.
Neighbors said it was kid.
Right.
Some kid from out of town.
He flew in, he killed her, he took off.
Yeah right.
Like some kid from the mafia.
Who would want to kill her?
Well, the guy shot at Mr. Tompkins first.
Whoa!
What if Mrs. Tompkins was trying to kill her husband
and the guy double crossed her?
Guys, come on.
No way.
I mean, did you see him at her funeral?
He was so sad.
There's no way.
They had a fights though.
How do you know?
Well, I used to do yard work and stuff around their house.
Got to know them pretty good.
And I used to hear them fighting all the time.
I thought man, this is weird, you
know, seeing a teacher fight.
HELEN: Yeah, I don't know.
I mean, yeah, I fight with my dad,
but I'd never kill him just so I wouldn't have to deal with it,
you know.
OK.
Then let's say that there's this button.
And if you push it and the person would just
disappear, if you could do that, who would you face out of life?
The Detroit Pistons.
Um, Cher.
Mike?
Well, if it's just phasing people out,
I guess it would be my dad since he's phased out of my life
anyway.
Thanks for keeping it light, Mike.
Tom, mmm, it's not my decision.
OK.
Let's say they paid you to do it.
How much?
Um, 10,000 at least.
I mean, no one would do it for less than that.
Right.
No less than 10.
No, not at 10.
Not-- not at any price.
No.
[interposing voices]
Hey, Tom.
Snag a broom.
You're in time for the face off.
Hey.
Hey!
What's up, Joe?
1:00, kid.
You wanna stay, the rates go up.
What are you talking?
125 instead of 100 now.
Oh, come on.
It's the last period.
We're almost finished.
Now.
Everybody out.
Listen, Mike, don't get fired over this really.
Fired? He don't work here.
You don't work here?
Let's go.
Outta here.
Hi, Mike.
Don't you go home?
I don't like it there, anymore.
I have a problem.
Don't turn your back on me.
I'm not Mrs. Tompkins, sir.
I won't go away that easy.
That's what you want, isn't it?
It's not important for you to know what I want.
What's the problem?
Don't get mad or nothing.
But I-- I think what I did for you is worth
more than what you gave me.
We made a deal.
You scammed me.
It was worth 10,000.
That's what I hear. That's what I want.
What?
Who do you think you are?
Eric Dickerson.
This isn't renegotiable.
I think it is.
What you going to do?
Turn me in?
You'd go with me.
Are you gonna kill me?
Go ahead.
Do me a favor.
I already did you one.
So don't--
$8,000.
If I can find you, what's to keep me
from finding another Mike to kill you for $2,000?
Is that what you done?
I saw you talking to that Tom guy.
What was that all about?
Homework.
Kids.
He asked about me, didn't he?
Don't you get it!
[door slamming]
Hi, handsome.
[tapping]
I've been thinking, and I was wrong.
I shouldn't ask you for more money.
It's OK.
Just leave.
I was kind of screwed up, but then I took a second
and looked at it from another point of view.
Just go.
You're not the problem, but I know what is.
And I'm going to take care of him.
So it was third period driver's education.
We had a substitute teacher.
And all the-- all the guy had to do was show this film--
MIKE: Hey.
Look about the other night, guys, I hope you forgive me.
I don't know.
I like you.
I mean, I guess I tried too hard.
Don't worry about it, Mike. Come on.
Sit down.
BILL: So what happened?
TOM: Well, so all he had to do a short film.
And so we were watching this film,
and there was a guy driving a car.
And he was driving down the street,
and he made a left turn.
And all of sudden, his eye popped out of the socket.
The eye came out of the socket.
The teacher fainted dead like that.
We thought he had a heart attack.
He didn't.
He's OK.
He still teaches.
[laughter]
[loud rock music playing]
[SINGING] I'm willing, turn my head and walk away.
I'm starving.
Little baby, what's the difference?
I'm willing, turn my head and walk away.
[water rushing]
Hey, Mikey.
Ah, you having one of those mornings, huh?
What's wrong, man?
You want to talk about it?
Are you in trouble?
You ever, uh--
What?
You ever get an idea, and it seems like a good idea first,
you know, like it's going to make your whole life better.
So you start to do things.
First, thing goes great.
Second thing doesn't.
And you, like, wonder if it was even
a good idea in the first place.
I'm sorry, man.
I don't understand.
It's too late, you know.
Can't start over.
Can't go back.
You're stuck.
Can't stop.
You're stuck.
When I'm stuck, you know, when I can't control my own situation,
I usually ask for help.
No?
Why don't you tell me what's wrong?
No, it's all that-- it's all that stuff about Helen.
I don't even like her anymore.
You know, Mike, sometimes people
get trapped into thinking there's only
one way to solve a problem--
Just leave me alone.
I'll figure it out for myself.
I know what I've gotta do.
OK.
OK, man.
If you need to talk, you know.
Hey, Mike.
I'm so jazzed about tonight.
Yeah, I can't go so here.
Just take whoever.
Really!
Do you want me to pay for these tickets or--
No, no. Someone gave them to me.
You sure?
Yeah, I got something I gotta do tonight.
Hey, Tom.
Yeah.
Look I-- I've been kind of a jerk and--
No, no.
No, I'm not very good at ma--
I need some help them on my paper,
and you seem to have this Jefferson-Hamilton thing down.
Sure.
When's good.
Whenever.
Can you come over like 8 or 9?
My mom goes to work at 10:00.
Yeah, that's good.
Yeah.
Thanks, Tom.
Sure.
Hello, operator.
I think my phone is broken.
Can you try the line please?
Thank you.
[phone rings]
I got it.
Yeah, hello.
All right, thank you, operator.
Mom, that was this teacher from school, Mr. Tompkins.
The man whose wife was killed?
Yeah, I got to help him out the school paper.
OK.
Listen, if this guy Tom comes by tell him where I had to go,
and I'm real sorry and I'll talk to him tomorrow.
OK, Mr. Tompkins, school.
I'll tell him.
[gunshot]
Mike, police.
Drop it!
[gunshot]
Stop!
[yelling]
[gunshots]
You're under arrest, Mike.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used
against you in a court of law.
You understand.
You have the right to an attorney.
If you can't afford an attorney, one will be
appointed for you by the state.
Why'd you do it, Mike?
It seemed like a way to get those guys to like me.
Butler.
Here.
Clark.
Here.
DeSilva.
Here.
Dobson.
Here.
Elliot.
Yo.
Fox.
Here.
Franklin.
Yeah, here.
Grant.
Here.
John Osborne.
- Present. - Thank you.
Rick Payne.
Here.
Patrice Peacock.
Yo.
Bill Peterson.
Here.
Kathy Petrie.
Kathy?
Yeah.
Come on, folks.
Sit down.
Everybody back to your seat.
Come on.
Robin, sit down.
[theme music]
[SINGING] Jump!
Jump!