[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, "21 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.
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--
21 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 retarded.
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 10th 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 10th 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 murder?
Oh, it was such a shock to us all.
He'd been doing so well, too.
Was it a gang 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 killer 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 beat 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 8 years old
to about 10 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 killing?
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 shooting
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 beat 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 beat 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 kill 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 killed 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 killed anyone,
and I hope I never have to.
My police car can go up to about 150 miles an hour.
And yes, I do get scared a lot, especially when my police
car is going 150 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 killed 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]
[gunshots]
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 killed
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, "21 JUMP STREET THEME"]
THEME SONG: Jump!
Jump!