Today we're at a high school not to arrest anyone,
but to encourage a career in the police.
It might come as a surprise to learn
that high school was not a very nice time for me. I was not very cool.
In fact, I was so uncool
I was voted most likely to become a police officer.
So I was.
When I say voted' I mean,
the other kids would shout it at me as I was walking to class... "Cop!"
Yeah. So be that as it may, it'd be nice to get in there
and talk to these young people, and be the cool ones for a change.
So this is a baton.
It's one of the very few weapons that the New Zealand Police
have at their disposal. We use it for offence and defence. Don't we?
See that? Pretty cool.
Yeah. So anyway in closing and to reiterate: you know, don't use drugs.
I'm all good. I'm all good.
Common sense is, you know, it's a real buzz.
It's a real high, and it's got real street value.
And us you're so much more than just fingerprints or DNA
or other incriminating evidence.
I mean, you're actually a person... a person of interest.
Okay. Do we have any questions? Yes?
- How much money do you get? - Well...
- Can I have a go at your taser? - No.
No. No. Yes?
How huge is your carbon footprint, driving around all day
in your four-wheel jackboot of colonization?
O'Leary, you want to take that one?
Officer Minogue, do you hear that altercation outside?
Ah, yep.
That's go for Sapphire and Steel. Yeah.
Minogue, there's actually a commotion outside.
Actually.
- Cop! - Turn your ears on, Logan!
You know you're not allowed to wear leather jackets at school.
You'll have to get it off me, sucker!
- All right, fine. - Altercation in progress.
I'm sure the principal has got it under control.
I've confiscated the jacket, sucker!
You know, I think you handled that disturbance really well today.
Thank you. I thought you did.
Well, I just think it was great teamwork yet again, you know.
It was a complex situation.
- We had student versus teacher. - We did.
We had a student in an unauthorized garment.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Followed by a teacher wearing an unauthorized garment.
Followed by a teacher in an unauthorized garment.
- We've now confiscated the jacket. - That's in our car.
- That... we've got that. - Yeah.
- That's right. - So, problem solved.
Nice jacket too, just quietly.
Nice jacket.
Yeah. It's a really nice jacket.
I mean, that's just my personal take on an official police view.
Yeah, sure. Sure.
Can you keep your eyes on the road, Minogue?
Oh yeah. Everything is under control.
I've got two side mirrors, and my senses are popping?
Just quite keen to try that jacket on.
Don't you think it'll be a little bit too cool for you?
What?
No. Here. Hold the wheel, I'll show you.
Minogue! No! You're driving!
What are you doing? Hold the wheel!
Sorry. Sorry That was impulsive.
- I don't know what came over me. - Well, what did come over you?
I mean, you can't put that on. It's not police issue, okay, for starters.
But if I put my police badge on it, it'd be police issue.
You can't just put your badge on things, and call them police uniform.
You tried that with your jandals, okay?
Plus, you're driving... half the time.
I'm not driving though.
No. You said it's not police uniform.
I'm not gonna wear it, I'm just gonna try it on.
- I saw it first! - What? No, I'm just having a turn.
Well, can you not do it? It's distracting. I'm trying to drive.
Just concentrate on the wheel.
Well... concentrate. I am concentrating on that.
But while you're doing that, it's hard to concentrate.
Plus you've taken your seatbelt off, and that's not on. That's illegal.
Unbelievable.
- Check it out. - Does look pretty cool.
Thank you.
I know that. Looks like it's made for me.
As we know, youth can be a difficult time for youth.
So we need some new ideas to really reach out to the rangatahi.
Parker... you seem like a pretty hip, cool kind of guy. Is that correct?
Me, Sarge?
Oh, no. Far from it.
I mean, at school I was voted most likely to become a cop.
Yeah, same.
Yeah. Well, ah, so was I. But, they don't know me.
Actually, if you want hip and cool, Sarge,
I don't think you can go past musical hand bells.
Really? Tell me more.
Me and my besties, we get together like, and we just play a...
Oh well... look who decided to grace us with their presence.
Sorry, Sarge.
Yeah, you know, sometimes, operations out in the field,
they don't always run to a clock.
So just, you know, just chill out everyone.
Is that right?
And, ah, what is that you're wearing, O'Leary? Take that off.
Sorry there, Parker. Please extrapolate about these hand bells.
I'm interested in learning more about your culture.
Yeah, basically me and my crew, or my band...
we're called the Bellbottom Beauties.
And we've got twelve different bells, and they're various sizes.
Now, the rule is, you're not allowed to turn them upside down.
You're meant to hold them up as if it were an icecream cone.
So we each get three different bells, and they play different notes.
And we kind of focus more on the...
Catch you suckers later.
This place is a little... low octane.
Excuse me, Minogue.
Hey! Get back here!
You know what? I want a full report on your insubordination, Minogue.
- I'll follow him. - No. Don't do that.
I want to follow him too, when he looks like that.
No, Parker. Don't do that.
Matter of fact, no one else follow Minogue, all right?
That's a terrible example to set for youth.
Yeah. I think it came from a blue cow. It's hard to say.
So, I'm just following Minogue, first to remind him
that he shouldn't be wearing that unauthorised attire...
And also that it's actually my turn with the jacket.
So I guess I describe my personal style as... law-abiding rebel.
I mean, he's just kind of acting all cool, talking all cool.
Normally he finds it very hard to communicate with other people.
I mean, it's normally just me that he talks to.
It's not that helpful being in the police, not being able to communicate.
I guess I could have been a bad boy,
but instead I'm a good boy, who's still a bit of a bad boy.
Hey, Minogue! It's my turn with the jacket.
You've had a turn, O'Leary.
I just want to look in the mirror.
I haven't even had a turn looking in the mirror.
Okay. Well, I'm coming to get it.
Good luck, O'Leary.
- Yeah! That's how you do it! - That's actually not how you do it.
In fact, that's obstructing the police.
Minogue!
- Looking cool, Minogue. - Yeah, whatever.
- Just thirty seconds. Minogue. - How about no seconds, O'Leary?
It's over now, isn't it? Game over.
Yeah.
Right. That's it.
No more wearing of that cool jacket. All right?
You are wearing the most stylish outfit in the world,
the New Zealand Police uniform.
Yeah. That's right, Minogue. That's right.
And when you don't have pride in your uniform,
you let the squad down, don't you?
Just... wearing that jacket gave me a lot of confidence.
And I'm just... you know, not used to that.
I understand, Minogue. And thank you for sharing that.
You know, clothes can give us a lot of confidence.
And jackets like this one... That's a very nice jacket.
It's a... it's a very nice jacket. Hello...
I want you...
But there's a real mana in wearing the dark blue.
Only if you respect it, though.
Every morning I get up and I put this uniform on.
I look at myself in the mirror, and I salute myself.
That is how the...
- Hey! It's gone, Sarge! - Hey! Who's in there!
Go on, O'Leary! You are letting down the squad!
You're letting down our squad, O'Leary!
Really can't figure out the damn...
Hey. "Oh, you need more than one pin number," they said.
Great idea.
Thought you just pulled it. Yeah, you just pull it.
- It's not even connected. - Oh God. O'Leary!
Continuing to assert that O'Leary
is wearing a non-regulation item of clothing
that she took from the evidence room.
I'm gonna take the shortcut, you guys go round. It's too dangerous.
O'Leary!
I'm out of here! Too slow, sucker!
Officer O'Leary is now throwing insults,
which a form of verbal assault, which is only verbal,
but it's still an assault.
O'Leary is running in quite an effortless manner,
and talking to me in a disrespectful tone, considering she is my partner.
But I know that there is a fence coming up round the corner,
and fences are like kryptonite to her,
so I expect to be able to apprehend her soon.
See you later, sucker!
You see that?
No, because then you guys can't get over. I know a shortcut.
Go that way! Go that way!
There are some really good ones in there. I'd love to hear more,
but I'm pretty busy. So probably gonna have to go.
Obviously these guys, they'll be coming with me,
they're making a documentary about me.
I'm gonna reach down while she's distracted, talking about herself.
I'm gonna grab the jacket... because this craziness has got to end.
... For me. But, I mean, the punters seem to love it.
Didn't even hurt. I win this round, O'Leary.
I've got to go. This will not stand.
Minogue has surprised me with an ambush.
I mean, it's not very honourable policing.
He's taken the confiscated jacket,
and I don't believe he's got any intention of returning that
to the evidence room.
He's now breakdancing on the police station awning.
That's a skill that he's shown no proclivity to, in the past, whatsoever.
Taser fingers!
I mean, it's entirely out of character,
and to be fair, the jacket deserves better.
Minogue!
Did it look cool?
Earlier on this evening, while performing,
what a lot of people were saying were spectacular breakdancing manoeuvres,
the awning gave way, and I came crashing down.
But rather than assisting me
Officer O'Leary abducted the jacket from my persons.
She is a disgrace.
O'Leary! Put down the jacket and move away!
That manoeuvre is far above your technical capability, O'Leary.
Built a ramp...
What Officer O'Leary doesn't know is that I've formulated a plan
to put this skateboard into a forward momentum,
which will then stop her forward momentum, allowing me to catch up,
and then remove the jacket from her person,
and walk around cockily for the rest of the day.
See you later, sucker!
Effectively all that's happened there is I've just passed her the skateboard.
So she continue... could continue to look cool on a different vehicle.
It's just unfortunate that Officer O'Leary is putting looking cool
above actually being cool, which is a bit unfortunate.
But, it's just a maturity thing, I guess.
- Hey. - It's you.
When did you learn how to breakdance?
Well, where did you learn how to do all those tricks on the bike?
- First time I've ever done it. - Never ever tried it before?
No.
I'm actually overheating slightly, due to all the exertion.
Well, maybe just... take the jacket off. Cool down for a while.
Copy that.
My turn!
Minogue!
- You want a taser? - No, you wouldn't!
You two! Cut it out!
You are behaving like a couple of thugs, not New Zealand Police!
Report to the holding cells, right now.
Turn.
Turn again.
Yeah. There's something not right about that jacket.
Every time one of you puts it on, you become a completely different person.
You're... there's only one word for it, cool.
- So what's new? - I'm often cool.
- No, you're not, Minogue. - No. Look at O'Leary, eh?
What is she even leaning on?
See that? That's cool.
Okay. Minogue, try that jacket on.
Oh yeah.
Okay.
Do something.
Holster !
Impressive.
All right. Now remove the jacket and try that again.
Just as I suspected.
Everything you do, you do better while wearing that jacket.
- Best of three? - Yep.
I believe that that jacket is possessed
with the spirit of its former owner.
- I can still borrow it though ? - I'll look after it though.
We need to find out who the original owner was.
I believe whatever spirit is still inside it, he wants something.
I will, because Minogue doesn't have a very good track record
for not being an idiot.
Well, what about O'Leary? She's...
Can't even think of an insult?
Well, I can. I will think of one and I'll text it to you.
Do you know what? I don't think I can trust you with this. With... with...
I should... well, I should at least... try it on, I mean...
It's not gonna fit you, Sarge. You're way too big for it.
- It's tailored for me. - Excuse me.
That is highly inappropriate for either of us to notice that, O'Leary.
It's kind of snug, Sarge?
What are you even talking about, sucker? I'm very sorry.
This jacket just makes me feel like such a confident bad boy.
I mean... There's something in here.
Requesting assistance.
Thank you.
It's an old video card.
Expired in August 1987, and it was a Notorious Roland?
So the owner was cool enough to put a bad boy nickname on an official ID.
Give me that, fool! I'm so sorry. I don't know why I called you that.
It's this jacket, just...
...just feels so good.
So soft on my body. It's like my body is sculptured in pavlova.
- Hi, guys. - Hey, how did you get in here, sucker?
- Sorry? - I mean, Parker.
I was just wondering what are you guys are investigating?
There's a possible possessed jacket.
- Can I try it on? - No, no. Not at all, Parker.
There's no way you're the same size as me or O'Leary. No. You know what?
Run that name in the database. Okay, go!
All right. You two...
I need you to find out what this spirit wants.
I need you to go along with the jacket.
I need you to work as a team. Do not betray each other.
- Can I trust you? - Yes, Sarge.
- Yes, Sarge. Definitely me. - Oh well, probably not her.
Okay. Good. But first, I'm just gonna keep it a little bit longer,
because I want to take some selfies in it.
- Yeah. We'll take it now, Sarge. - No, no.
Now please take it off. I love it too.
Get your hands out.
- Where are we going? - I don't know.
Jacket is controlling the steering wheel.
See. I'm not even looking.
- Look at me not looking. - It's not very safe.
I know, but look. I'm not even looking.
- What's it doing, O'Leary? - Minogue, what are you doing?
It's accelerating without my permission.
Look, I'll just turn the sirens on, then no one will notice.
Great idea, O'Leary. That's teamwork.
Guys, it's Sergeant Maaka here. I've got a bit more information here
about the original owner of the jacket.
Go ahead.
"Notorious Roland Smiler. He was a black belt in karate,
a welterweight in dance boxing,
and a golden sash in tánglángquán, praying mantis kung fu."
"And by many accounts, the finest dancer in all of Greater Newtown."
We're actually heading in that direction, Sarge.
The report continues...
"...gave him official warning to stop making us all jealous."
What was the cause of death, Sarge?
Still looking into that. I will report when I know more.
And the message is... that wine glasses don't need wine in them...
for young people to have a good time.
Quite impressive, actually.
Might get you to play at the office Christmas party.
I'd love that, Sarge.
- Why are you doing a spin? - I assume because it's cool.
Da-da-da-da-da driving skills.
It's my turn with the jacket! Come on.
So we're here in Newtown, and we've been brought here
by a possessed leather jacket, as you can see.
We're just trying to determine, what it wants.
Really I feel like we should be running,
but my partner insists on strutting.
Looks as though I'm about to attempt to pick this lock with a hairpin.
I don't have that skill, nor do I even wear hairpins.
Hello, comms. We've got a burglary in progress.
- Can you identify the suspect? - Yeah. It's us doing it.
- What are you doing? - I don't know.
So it appears I actually have just committed a Code 5120.
That's an arson.
That's actually Breaking and Entering.
So that was the breaking and this is the entering.
Still one of the bad ones.
That looked so cool though, O'Leary.
It actually did feel quite cool.
Why have we broken into a secondhand store?
I don't know. Ask the jacket.
Why have we broken into a secondhand store?
I didn't mean actually ask the jacket.
- I know. O'Leary! - What?
- Look! - What?
- Police. - Cool.
- What are you pointing at? - I don't know.
- Are you seeing what I'm seeing? - Yes.
It's a pair of pants, like that of the Eighties rapper, MC Hammer.
We can't touch those.
Maybe the pants know the jacket. They used to be an ensemble.
They didn't want to be split up,
and that's why the jacket brought us back here.
I don't buy it. You've got the blue leather,
and then the gold satin pants. I mean, the colours don't work.
It's good contrast.
And then there's different weights, like really heavy leather,
and the lightness of the satin.
It wouldn't work.
Pursuing pants, approach with caution.
Slowly cautiously pursuing pants.
Satin pants! We know you're in here!
Come out with your... you can't say, "hands up."
No.
Pants!
Pants! Pants! Pants!
Pants!
- Good Evening... - Pants.
Pants. I'm Officer Minogue and this is my partner.
Officer O'Leary.
Yeah. We work with the New Zealand Police.
You... you having a good... good night?
What are you doing, O'Leary? We're trying to build trust.
It's not me, it's the jacket.
Stop it!
Get the jacket off please. Get the jacket off me. Get...
You get the jacket off; I'll get the pants.
All right, everyone. Just break it up.
All right. Just calm down.
O'Leary, I'm not quite sure how to...
...arrest these pants without invading their privacy.
This jacket is very disorderly.
Right, beginning to understand why your jacket doesn't like you, mate.
Let's just... Just get in there.
In you go. Come on.
Get my hand off my face please. That's a police face.
He's assaulting a police officer.
These pants have put themselves on me, O'Leary.
Not a look everyone can pull off, apparently.
O'Leary!
Looks like I'm attempting to leave the store
in pants I haven't purchased, O'Leary.
I appear to be being abducted by my pants.
I think my pants are making me do stretches.
So is this jacket. Why would we be stretching?
- I think they want us to fight. - What? I don't want to fight you.
I don't want to fight you.
I'm sorry about what happened earlier.
And I'm sorry for throwing so many insults at you.
You didn't throw any insults at me.
Yeah. But I was thinking of heaps,
and I was gonna throw them all at you at once.
What are you doing? You're supposed to be working!
We're not in control, Sarge.
Well, actually. Look, I came down to assist,
because I'm going to try and contact the spirit.
I think the spirits want us to battle.
This is the way that Notorious Roland met his demise...
...in a dance battle against his arch nemesis,
Edmond the Eggbeater Egmont.
You ghosts!
Reveal your spectral entities here!
But also, in a manner that is not scary please.
I'm Notorious Roland!
The one, the only. I never quit. I'm a gonna get you, sucker!
I'm the Eggbeater! And you're the egg!
You're going down, clown.
Notorious Roland? You are wanted for possession of these two officers.
Stop it.
Look, I know I look good doing this, but...
I'm not enjoying it. Thank you. Please. I'm asking you nicely.
Look, you've been dead for over forty years, Mr Notorious.
Sucked ! Loser !
- Yeah, you're dead too. - What?
- Sucker ! - How?
The two of you, perished tragically in a dance battle
where you each tried to best each other,
pulling off riskier and riskier moves until...
...you jumped on the roof of a passing police car,
smashing the light on top, and then electrocuting yourselves
Sad.
I know I said I wished you were dead earlier, but...
on hearing that you are, I'm actually pretty downcast.
Sorry to hear about you dying.
Look you guys. It doesn't have to feel like this, okay?
You've been holding onto this grudge for over forty years.
You guys are better than that. You're working against each other,
you're gonna be in this endless cycle.
And, I mean, look, you like some of his dance moves, don't you?
- Well, I do like your dance moves. - I do like your moves, actually.
- They are pretty good. - Same thing.
There's never gonna be a winner here.
You need to break the cycle, or maybe because you're so good at it,
you breakdance the cycle. Whatever works for you.
Okay. You've got to work it out, and then it won't have to be so sad.
It's just an endless cycle of fear, hell, horrible, you know. It's hard.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- It's like a black hole. - Yeah.
You don't know what's on the other end,
and if you're gonna get to the end.
You guys shouldn't be fighting; you should be dancing together.
Yeah. You know, you're gonna be very popular on the other side, I think.
But the only way you're gonna be popular
is if you actually make that, make that transit,
and move onto the other side permanently.
Also, could the two of you... please release me. It's...
This is very exhausting.
What is that move?
I've seen that... I've seen that move a few times.
I can't stop! I can't stop! Oh my God!
As you can see, we've managed to convince Eggbeater Egmont
and Notorious Roland to work together instead of against each other.
Yeah. And that's really great to see. I mean, it's a great result.
And I think if you are a ghost, don't haunt your old clothes.
Yeah. Clothes have the right to be recycled
without bearing the grudges of their former owners.
And I think if this demonstrates anything,
it's that the coolest thing out there is teamwork.
Yeah. Doesn't sound cool though.
Yeah. But it is. We'll say it together.
- Teamwork. - I wasn't ready.
Okay. Well... ready? We'll say it together.
- Teamwork. - Team.
Teamwork. So we say the same thing.
- Here we go. - Well, ready?
Teamwork.
- That was a good one. - That was really good.
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