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Hello.
Very funny.
What's going on here?
We're just reporting in for our shift.
Yeah, well the two of you are late.
Well, the community the alert is out in full force.
You know, it's getting harder to sneak into this house.
JUDY HOFFS: Yeah, they got more signs than the freeway.
So how's the old hole in the wall gang holding up tonight?
Gimme another.
Even money he's our guy.
Yeah, well, no action on that bet.
Neighborhood's already convinced there's more than coincidence
between the LeBrecks moving in and the recent string
of burglaries.
How come new neighbors always bring suspicion?
What are you, kidding?
These guys are the stars of America's Most
Wanted over here.
Hm, well, that's it for me.
I'm going to bed.
Goodnight, dad.
Goodnight, Judy.
Night.
How in the world am I supposed to keep track
of all of our expenses if you don't write
them down in the checkbook.
I can't keep track of everything.
There's no receipts.
No, they're not.
My accountant is coming down on my back
because you don't keep records.
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[interposing voices]
[shattering]
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[singing]
We never thought of finding a place where we belong.
Don't have to stand alone.
Never let you fall.
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 when there's no one else to call.
[inaudible] decision's what you need.
You got to be ready to-- bey ready to jump.
21 Jump Street.
I'll see you later.
Oh hey, Judy.
Here.
Homer's probably casing the houses
through the kids at school, you know, parents'
vacation time, work hours.
Stick by him.
Maybe we'll get lucky and find out the next house they'll hit.
I hope so.
I can't take much more of these baloney and cheese sandwiches
you've been making.
Is this a pretty girl looking away or do you see
an old lady with a big nose?
OK, now what just happened here?
Your optic nerve processed the image the same way
but it all depends on how your mind was told to perceive it.
So here is a case where seeing is not believing.
Now, you'll all learn a lot more about the makeup
of your own eye by dissecting a sheep's
eyeball in the next class.
I want you to find lab partners by tomorrow.
[bell rings]
Lisa, are you OK?
What happened to your face?
Nothing, I just fell in the driveway.
Well, you take care of yourself, OK?
This isn't fair.
There's no reason I can't go.
Get inside this house, young lady.
Hey, you hear me?
Inside this house now.
You be quiet, it's none of your business.
You shut-- get out of the way.
Get in here.
No, dad.
Get inside this house.
You're hurting her, dad.
We're not here to interfere with domestic squabbles.
We're staking out the LaBrecks, not their neighbors.
DOUG PENHALL: Come on, unscramble it.
HARRY IOKI: I'm trying.
I'm trying.
DOUG PENHALL: There, you got it.
Unbelievable.
HARRY IOKI: Oh man.
Jiggle the wires.
Here.
DOUG PENHALL: You know, Sal's an electrical whiz.
I bet he could get this cable thing to unscramble.
Hi, Judy.
Some of us have to work the day shift.
You guys mind turning the TV down so I can get some sleep?
Well, yeah.
It's-- the TV, it's busted.
Well, it's a good thing.
You know what that is?
I can't see a thing.
You know, it's cable.
Why don't you see what's on the public channel?
Hey, hey.
LeBrecks, they're either going shopping
or about to commit a serial murder.
HARRY IOKI: Well, if it's shopping, do we need anything?
Yeah, get some junk food.
Chips, sodas.
Whatever, anything with a shelf life of 20 years.
Here.
Don't let the neighbors see you either.
10-4, 10-4.
Get some diet soda.
You know, we've been watching his family for a long time.
We don't know anything about them.
That kid Homer, you got anything on him?
Judy?
Oh, I haven't made contact.
What have you been doing this whole time?
The girl in the next house, she had a nasty black and blue
mark on her face.
Well, I'm not surprised, had a nasty spill
last night in the driveway.
Really, I didn't see that.
Supposed to be watching the Addams
family here, not the Cleavers.
That father's abusing his family.
Have you actually seen him hit them?
No, but I've seen a lot.
Maybe you imagined a lot.
There are a lot more kinds of abuse than physical, Doug.
If I were those kids, I'd be at the breaking point.
I'd do anything to get out.
You don't need to see those, dear, because they
have canceled tomorrow night.
Oh, they canceled?
Yes, they canceled.
Who do they think they-- why'd they cancel?
Do you remember [inaudible].
Do you know what's happened--
That's not my fault, darling.
Nobody wants to be with us anymore.
Well, that's not my fault. You go to a place,
a restaurant like that, where people don't [inaudible]..
[interposing voices]
Hey, don't you tell me.
Excuse me, Rob?
Hey, what do you know, it's the girl next door.
More like across the street.
So how do you like the neighborhood?
It's OK.
It was great when I was a kid.
Look, I was wondering if you wanted
to be lab partners tomorrow.
Kind of ditching tomorrow.
I don't like hurting things just to find out what's inside.
Sorry.
Screw this in here.
Punch that in there.
Plug this in here.
And bingo.
How's that?
Great.
Hey, I still don't understand how she does that.
It is all yours today, but remember that's the last
of the quantity--
Hey, Judy.
Online right now if you'd like to get in on the deal
because that item is completely gone.
Look at all the accessories you get with that.
Yeah, what a deal.
There you go, guys.
Blowfish cable systems.
You've got a problem, give me a call.
I'll put you on hold for an hour.
That's it. Sal.
Sal, I want you to go across street, right.
Give them a whole spiel about how they won this contest
to get free cable installation.
But here's the hitch, you got to lay the cable inside the house.
Guys, that's a great idea.
Yeah, a little undercover police work.
You got it.
Go get them, Sal.
HARRY IOKI: Doug, you're always thinking.
The juices are flowing.
What can I tell you?
There he goes.
Don't you question my responsibility.
You're too young.
Don't you be so arrogant.
If you want to know something, why
don't you just go ask her, OK?
Where is she?
I don't know where she is.
All right?
[interposing voices]
What do you mean you wouldn't tell me?
You better start behaving like a responsible son
or you're out of this house.
Ah, community alert guys.
Back off.
They got him.
- To install some cable. - Let's go.
Let's go.
No, wait a second here.
My tools.
We'll get them later.
Should we go down there and help him?
No, no. We're going to blow our cover.
Look, we're not even supposed to be in this house.
Good idea, Judy.
You go down there and tell him that he's your cable guy.
Judy, Judy, talk to them.
Hey, where you going?
Hey, are you OK?
I live across the street and I heard some noises.
I thought maybe-- is there any--
[train whistle]
ADAM FULLER: Sounds to me like you simply
witnessed a domestic argument.
JUDY HOFFS: Oh, no, no.
It was much more than that.
How do you know that?
JUDY HOFFS: You're a father.
You know the difference between a domestic argument
and violence.
And you're a cop.
If there was violence, why didn't you stop it?
Because I didn't--
Because you really didn't see anything other than the family
argument, did you?
I mean, you saw what you wanted to see.
If you opened your eyes, you'd see it too.
You know, you're getting caught
up in something that's really--
Captain, I think something happened to Mr. Daniel.
Oh, for crying out loud, Hoffs.
The family had no place to go.
The mother was afraid.
The kids couldn't defend themselves.
You know, you don't know anything about it.
JUDY HOFFS: You just don't care.
ADAM FULLER: And you are way out of line.
Don't you question me.
JUDY HOFFS: Oh that's right, when I want your opinion,
I'll ask for it, right?
ADAM FULLER: Bingo.
JUDY HOFFS: That sucks.
Guess it's my turn.
You OK?
Yeah.
I didn't mean to.
I couldn't help overhearing.
It's OK.
Thought you were ditching today.
I am.
Want some company?
Well, I kind of have some things I have to take care of,
you know, by myself.
Oh, maybe I'll drop by later.
No, don't come over.
Hey, come on.
I'll drop you off at school.
OK.
Can't you wait just five more seconds.
She's about to do the thing with the teeth again.
Where is Ioki?
Because I want him to see this.
Come on, Sal.
You could hardly expect--
2:00 in the morning I'm sitting in a jail
cell with guys named Bloody Eddie and Derek
the Domino waiting for Hanson to come down and identify me.
He goes through all the trouble of coming downtown to say,
I've never seen this guy before in my life.
That's funny.
I was strip searched, hosed down,
and naked in front of grown men.
I'm sorry, Sal.
That's not funny.
Hey, better call Hanson.
He's going to have to go downtown again.
I know what you're trying to do, guys,
but you gotta listen to me, OK?
Hi.
I'm Adam Murray.
I'm your new neighbor across the street.
I hope I'm not imposing or anything.
No, I'm Pam Daniels.
Yeah.
Yeah, I know.
My daughter's met your son.
I've got this favor to ask.
I mean, I know it's a bit much for a new neighbor
but I went next door to ask them and--
The LaBrecks.
Yeah.
Yeah, I hold on to my wallet any time I
just look over at their house.
They are something.
Anyway, I've got this pain in the butt tree stump
in my backyard.
And I've seen your husband around
and I thought maybe you could-- you know, I'd buy the beer.
Maybe we could have a barbecue.
My husband's gone.
Oh, is he on business or is--
I didn't mean to pry or anything.
Yes, on business.
Yeah, OK, well maybe when he gets back,
you know, if he's up for it.
Maybe you can send him over.
Nice meeting you.
Yeah, nice to meet you.
Bye now.
His father is gone.
I know.
Rob and his sister are pretty happy about it.
The mother's not.
What are you saying, captain?
That we're here to stake out the LaBrecks.
But if you want to keep your eye on that other situation--
He thought we were fighting the other morning.
We were.
He thinks I'm suffering the same problem with my father.
Captain, I can get him to believe you are being abusive--
What?
Maybe I could get him to open up about the other night.
He feels so alone, like he's the only one in the whole world
with this problem.
Look, Hoffs--
He's dying for someone to share his fears.
It can take weeks for him to open up to you.
Look, we're going to the show together at school tonight.
If we could stage one minor incident,
I know I could gain his trust immediately.
You will just have to take the time.
Captain, this boy needs help now.
No.
I won't do that.
Now, if any of you have Mrs. Brooks for English,
you've read that ancient Greek classic, Oedipus Rex.
Well personally, I think it'd be a lot less
boring if the parts were played by Skipper and Gilligan.
Gilligan, little buddy, you just killed your father
and slept with your mother.
Really, Skipper?
Gee, will that get us off the island?
Gilligan, snap out of it, little buddy.
Don't you get it?
You slept with your mother.
Oh no--
I don't recall giving you permission
to go out tonight, young lady.
You get your ass back home.
As long as you are under my roof,
you will live by my rules.
Now, let's go.
Don't ignore me because I know how to get
your attention real quick.
Stop it.
I want you right now.
Stop it.
It's all part of the act, folks.
Good morning.
Is this a bad time?
Oh, no, no.
Please, come on in.
Have a seat.
Thank you.
Can I get you coffee?
No, thank you.
Welcome wagon.
It's a little corny, I brought some muffins.
Hey, nothing corny about homemade muffins.
No, these are the kind that come in a tube.
Ah.
So what brings you over?
There isn't anything wrong, is there, Pam?
I have no one else to go to.
My family is so distant and my friends--
I don't want them to know.
They don't want to know.
I mean, I feel so foolish.
I sense-- I know that you're a good man.
Look, it's OK.
I'll help.
I'll listen.
I understand what you've been through.
My-- my husband's disappeared.
He hasn't shown up for work in a couple of days.
Has he made a large withdrawal at the bank?
What I mean is, I mean, I've heard
that's what guys would do if they
were going to just take off.
My husband--
Has something happened to him?
Do you suspect-- you think your husband might be dead, Pam?
Do you have any idea how?
I think my son did it.
Three, two, one.
Congratulations.
I don't know, it's kind of lame.
I'm 17 and this is the first time I've been
awake for 24 hours straight.
How do you feel?
I think I'd feel better if I had
done it when my dad was around.
Yeah, well mine's going to kill me.
Don't go home.
I've thought about that.
I had my escape all planned.
You were digging tunnels in your back yard?
No.
But everything else has crossed my mind.
What's your favorite plan?
He's got this bed that's perfect.
And when he was asleep, I tie him up to the bedpost
with my shoelaces.
Then I wake up Lisa and Jenny and mom
would be making sandwiches and stuff
and grab some clothes, drive all night.
Stop off at my grandparents in Maine.
Then go some place, make sure he'd never find us.
Was it really that bad?
I swear to you, you're going to laugh,
but I really thought he was the devil.
I mean, it was the only excuse for the things he did.
You know, like your dad.
He'd get home at about 6:00, 6:30 everyday.
At around 4:30 I'd start feeling a little nervous and sick.
And an hour before he got home, I'd throw up.
Why he was ever allowed to be a parent--
it just feels like--
it feels like we're being punished.
It's not your fault. It's his.
Yeah.
I'll tell you, though, I like to believe that it was some angel,
I don't know, some Jedi knight came
and took him from our lives.
That angel will come for you too, Judy.
It's just until then, guess you're stuck with me.
Where were you all night?
Contrary to what you may believe, Captain Fuller,
we are not father and daughter.
Well, you should have reported--
Reported what?
That you practically yanked my arm out of the socket.
That I was totally unprepared for your actions.
Why did you do that?
Because I wanted to help him.
You know, I have tried to keep that part of me
locked away all my life.
But I can remember praying for someone
to help me when I was a kid.
Captain, you-- you were--
My father used to sit with his beer in the dark
at the kitchen table.
And when he had gathered up enough hate for his own life,
he would turn on us.
It was all I'd ever known.
And I was afraid that it might be the only way
I knew how to be a father.
But you're not that way.
No, my fear kept me away from my own son.
Since my divorce, I've ignored him.
I can't even remember the last time I talked to Kip.
Opened up wounds getting involved with the Daniels.
Those wounds never closed.
The screaming, the arguing.
They've been with me my whole life.
They're quiet now.
Mrs. Daniels thinks that, uh, Rob
may have murdered his father. - And you believe her?
I could almost understand if he did.
Radial artery, metacarpal--
Hepatic artery.
Yes, thanks.
Right.
Cervical.
Inner jugular.
Did you know if you cut the jugular,
the person only has two minutes to live.
Yeah, well I doubt that's going to be
on the test tomorrow, Rob.
Hate to die that way.
What's the one way you wouldn't want to die?
Alone.
If you were going to kill somebody, how would you do it?
I wouldn't.
It's just a question.
Look, I know what you're getting at, Rob.
And I don't like it.
When I was a kid in the winter,
I wished his car would skid across the ice and hit a tree.
As I got older, I knew what I had to do.
I'd wait till he was really plowed,
give him shooters, risk him turning real mean.
Stand him up in the shower, warm water, so he wouldn't sober up.
Put a towel around his legs so there
wouldn't be any finger marks.
Pull his legs out from under.
People bash their heads in the bathroom every day.
Look just like an accident.
Stop it, Rob.
Sorry.
Just wanted to tell somebody.
Yeah, well it hurts to hear it.
He told me how he would kill his father.
Would or did?
I think we should bring him in for questioning.
All right, tomorrow before school.
Lets allow that house one more night of piece.
[knocking]
Upstairs.
You stay right there.
Pam?
You OK?
A mother is supposed to protect her son.
Um, do you want to come in?
No, I can't stay.
I'd have sent him away.
I'm no better than what I hate.
I can't stand it and I can't leave.
Look, I understand you're under a lot of stress.
I'll do everything I can to help you and your family.
No.
You can't help anymore.
Look, Pam, if Rob has hurt someone,
you can't just let it go.
He didn't do anything.
Are you trying to tell me that--
He's back.
My son of a bitch husband has come back.
Since that first night, there haven't been any problems.
There will be.
Daniel's got to know he's hurting his family.
Oh yeah.
He can't enjoy it.
No.
Well, maybe while he was away, he got some help.
You can't stop that sickness in a week.
And you certainly can't do it alone.
Can it be stopped?
God, I hope so.
But it seems like the only thing that kids
learn from their abusing parents is violence.
It's a cycle, keeps repeating itself.
No, no, I never hit my son.
You broke the cycle.
No.
No, I did something just as wrong.
I was so afraid of becoming my father
that I kept myself totally away, both physically
and emotionally.
I love my boy so much.
But he scares the hell out of me.
I'd just come to accept unhappiness.
But for the time he was gone, I really felt free.
I can imagine.
No, he can't.
It's like Mr. Lawson's history class,
you know, they toss that word around all the time,
freedom this, freedom that.
And you just kind of sit there and go, yeah, right.
But now I know what it means.
I can't go back.
Well, he hasn't done anything since he's been back.
It's even more terrifying, the waiting.
I don't know if I can take him wigging out on me anymore.
Maybe you've got to give him a chance.
No.
No, I've given him too many chances already.
[doorbell]
Hi, Pam, how are you?
Adam.
Can you talk?
I-- I just wanted to stop over and check on you.
Oh, thank you.
Well, I haven't done anything.
No, you've been so helpful.
You're talking like it's over.
Well, I think it is.
I really think so.
Why is that?
Well, if Phil just--
he needed to get away just to try to get himself together,
to stop hurting his family.
And it's worked.
It's really worked.
Well, I hope you're right, Pam.
I am.
I have to be.
But if you're not, you have to get out.
There are people who can help you.
Thank you, Adam.
In my professional opinion, the LaBrecks are
nothing more than just weirdos.
I think we ought to pack it up and go home.
I concur.
These community alert people, they chase us every day.
I'm beginning to feel like a mechanical rabbit at a dog
race.
Yeah, well, just keep watching, guys.
What is it?
Hey, now you're talking, buddy.
You're going to love it. You're going to love it.
Now you're talking.
What's the matter with you?
Why are you always a punk?
Why don't you show respect to your father and your mother
when we're having a--
you've got no right to talk to me without respect,
you understand that?
Where did you go?
You're no good.
You ought to get a job.
Get back in here and face the music.
Hey, get me some ice, you punk.
Where are you?
Nobody respects their elders anymore.
Get a job or mow the lawn or do something right.
Down.
Captain--
Down, down.
What is it, pinhole?
I got dizzy here. Wait a minute.
Where are you taking me?
We're going to the bathroom.
They're not coming over to borrow sugar.
[interposing voices]
Captain, this is just how Rob said he would kill his father.
I really think we should--
Nobody break cover.
Ioki, call for backup.
Pinhole.
Hoffs.
We didn't-- we didn't know you were home.
We saw this dude breaking into your house.
I'm with the community alert patrol.
You guys know this man?
No.
Take care of this.
You, on the ground.
Pam, we're cops.
We need your keys right now.
Honey, stay by the car.
You OK?
He's alive.
I couldn't do it, mom.
I'm too weak.
Oh no, baby.
You're not the one who's weak.
No.
Get in the car there, Juney.
Keys?
[car engine]
Hello, Kip.
It's dad, son.
How have you been?
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