All language subtitles for family_ties_s04e12_you_ve_got_a_friend

I bet we've been together for a million
years.

And I bet we'll be together for a
million more.

Oh, it's like I started breathing on the
night we kissed.

And I can't remember what I ever did
before.

What would we do, baby, without her?

What would we do, baby, without us?

And there ain't no nothing we can't love
each other through.

What would we do, baby, without us?

Sha -la -la -la.

Please be patient. I'll get to all of
you. I'm the only one here.

What do you say, ma 'am? Ready to go?

Oh, I can't leave, Alex. I've got
customers here.

Oh. Okay, ladies.

Closing time. Closing time.

Thanks. Thanks very much. Here you go.
Come on. Everything will be half price

tomorrow, okay?

Don't forget where your cars are parked.

Alex. Come on. It is good publicity,
Mel. You don't have to go through with

I'm still going to be a few more
minutes, okay? Wait a minute. What am I

supposed to do here while I'm waiting
for you?

Buy something for Ellen. We have some
pretty scarves on sale.

It's not a bad idea, actually. She's
still mad at me for making animal noises

during the women's poetry reading.

She's so sensitive.

Hmm. Not bad.

Makes a definite statement.

Let's see.

Hmm.

Bold, but not brash.

Uh, excuse me.

You mind telling me which one of these
scarves you like better? Why?

Well, because it's a present for my
girlfriend, and you, being a girl,

have a keener fashion sense than I do.

They both stink.

See, I didn't know that.

Can I help you with anything?

Uh, no, thanks. I was just... Where did
you get this stuff?

Uh, I bought it at another store.

than another store use our price tags.

You know, I thought so, too.

You stole the stuff, didn't you? I gotta
go.

Hi. Remember me? Ugly stars?

Oh, yeah. How you doing? Oh, I'm fine.

Get out of my way.

I got her. I got her. Whoa.

Whoa. You're pretty strong for a little
person. So are you.

It's all right, Alex. I locked the door.
I'm gonna call security.

Oh, please don't turn me in.

I'm sorry.

I was scared.

Who wouldn't be?

But there are times in a man's life when
he has to look danger in the eye and

say, ha.

And so, without any regard for my own
personal safety, I held that dangerous

criminal at bay until help arrived.

I don't understand, Alex. When exactly
did you save Mallory's life?

life was endangered throughout this
entire encounter.

I mean, that criminal could have turned
on her at any minute.

Who knows what else she was hiding in
her book bag.

Her book bag?

Just how old was this criminal?

Boy, Andy was really feisty tonight.

Took us almost an hour to get him to
bed.

You shouldn't let Alex do it. He's
really good at restraining little kids.

I hate to break it to you, but Andrew's
crying again.

Again? Hey, you know what? Maybe you
should do what my aunt used to do to get

to sleep when I was a kid.

What's that?

Oh, she'd take me for a ride on her
Harley 1200.

Okay, Mallory, I've heard Alex's version
of a shoplifting. Now I want to hear

the truth.

If you don't mind, Jennifer, I'd rather
not talk about it. I feel really bad

about getting a 12 -year -old in
trouble.

12, huh?

You're a real hero, Alex.

Hey, hey, Bonnie and Clyde were 11 when
they started.

Mal, I know you feel bad, but you
wouldn't have been doing that girl a

you let her get away with it.

I just feel sorry for her. I mean, I
don't even think she has parents.

When we were filling out the police
report, she seemed so alone.

Do you know where she lives?

Yeah, it's some sort of children's home.

Milford Children's Center. Yeah, I know
that place.

My cousin lives there. Maybe you could
take me. I mean, I'd really like to see

her, Nick. You could visit your cousin.
Oh, yeah, that'd be great. You know,

he's my favorite cousin.

I just wish I could remember his name.

Milford Center, that's a home for abused
children.

Abused children? I thought it was an
orphanage. No, most of these kids have

parents. They just can't live with them.
Yeah, that's right. My cousin's dad, he

was a real loser. You know, he didn't
know how to treat his kids.

Wish I could remember his name, too.

Oh, yeah, yeah, it was Uncle Something.

What do you want?

I just wanted to talk to you. See how
you're doing?

Hey, I'll go look for my cousin. Just
tell her if you need anything.

If you came down here to ease your
guilty conscience, you can save your

all right?

Well, I don't feel guilty about what I
did. I think a feeling's wrong.

Well, if you came down here to lecture
me, you can save your breath also.

Because I already got a lecture from the
judge and I'm six months on probation.

Happy?

I didn't come down here to lecture you
either.

I thought maybe we could be friends.

I don't have room for any new friends
right now. I'm all filled up.

If someone dies, I'll call you.

Look, I understand that you don't like
me very much right now.

But I did come down here to see you and
to see how you're doing.

I've been thinking a lot about you and
I'd like to get to know you better.

Why bother with me?

There are lots of kids who you could get
to know, and many of them have

shoplifted as well.

Okay, now there's one now. Come here,
Tony. Someone wants to be your friend.

Now, this is Tony.

He's shoplifted three times, and the
last time was a car.

You're not making this very easy.

You're right.

You should start with Judy.

She's only shoplifted once.

Okay.

Maybe it was a mistake to come.

Hey, wait a minute.

Why'd you really come here?

I told you. I thought maybe we could be
friends. Yeah, but why?

I don't know. Does there have to be a
reason?

Look, I haven't really thought this out,
but I thought it might be fun if you

came by my house and met my family.

I've got a baby brother and a sister
your age.

And you've met Alex.

You're the sheriff.

Come on, I think we'll have a good time.

You can come over tomorrow after school
and stay for dinner.

What's the catch?

There's no catch.

I said I think my mom's making soy
burgers tomorrow night.

Well, maybe I could just come for
dessert.

Hey, hey, hey, this is him. I found him.

I would like to introduce you to... Hey,
what's your name again?

You

know,

I could be wrong about this.

out of the playpen. All he wants is that
box.

You were all the same when you were
babies. The boxes were always more

interesting than the toys.

Actually, I remember Alex got so
attached to a box that he used to cuddle

with it in his arms at bedtime.

At no time have I cuddled with a box.

He even had a name for it.

His Baba.

You know, Mom, technically, this is
slander.

I could sue.

He took it in the bathtub with you, and
it all fell apart.

And he cried and cried.

All right, Mom.

I'll see you in court.

Hey, gang. Hey, Dad.

Oh, how's my little guy?

Hey, what you got there?

A box.

Yeah. Your brother Alex used to play
with a box, too.

He called it his ba -ba.

this place cleaned up?

Come on.

Jessie's gonna be here any minute for
dinner. I want her to feel at home. Does

Alex have to be here tonight?

No, it's good, Mallory. We don't want
Jessie to think we're too perfect.

She should see our family like it is.

Warts and all.

Are you calling me a wart?

Mom, please, make them stop. Their
fighting's gonna ruin the whole night.

Oh, well, I wouldn't want to ruin felon
night.

Mom!

Everyone, this is, uh, Jesse Blake.

Hi, Jesse. Jesse.

I mean, my mom, my dad, my sister, and,
uh, well, you know, Alex.

Hey, dirty Harry, how's it going?

Jennifer, why don't you take Andrew
upstairs and get him ready for the bath?

Here.

I meant that that's where you met.

Dad!

I meant, uh, what grade are you in? Dad!

What?

Oh, Jesse's in the seventh grade. Oh,
great. Famous Jennifer.

What's your favorite class?

Gym. Famous Jennifer.

Are you enjoying school?

No, I'm failing every course.

Same as Mallory.

Come on, Alex. It's your turn to set the
table. Oh, Mom, that's women's work.

Which I do gladly.

Parents always so cheerful?

No. I mean, they get mad at us when we
do dumb stuff.

So what's different in my house?

What was it like?

Just different.

I'm sorry, Jesse. I didn't mean to pry.

Look, maybe it was a mistake for me to
come over here. I don't feel

This wasn't a mistake.

Come on, Jesse, give it a try. You might
have a good time.

My family's not so bad if you follow a
few simple rules.

Don't start my dad talking on nuclear
disarmament.

Don't start my mom talking on women's
lib.

And don't start Alex talking.

Well, I already figured out the Alex
part.

You're practically a member of the
family.

All right, Ma, you got to do something.

What's the matter, honey? Well, it's
Mallory and Jesse. They're up in a room

again. Now, this has been going on for
two weeks. They're laughing, they're

talking, they're having a good time.

It's getting on my nerves.

Oh, I think it's great that Jesse's
starting to feel more comfortable here.

do, too.

I just want Mallory to start feeling
comfortable here.

Hey, gang. Hey, guys.

Hi, honey.

What do you got there?

A little surprise I picked up.

Here's a present for Andrew.

And a box for Alex.

That is just like Alex's old box.

Here

you go, Alex.

Sweet dreams.

Don't be silly.

I have no use for that box.

You don't have to hide how you feel
about this box.

Look, this is preposterous. I'm 19 years
old. I don't want this stupid box.

Well, I guess he's outgrown us.

Come on, we'll take the elephant up to
Andrew. He'll really like that.

The answer to this question is wrong. It
should be 12.

What's wrong with it?

I don't know. It just says 12 in the
answer book.

You're never going to understand this
stuff. It's a waste of time.

Oh, sure you will. Don't give up.

I'll help you. Math's one of my better
subjects. Don't say it, Alex.

One of my better subjects.

I can't take credit for all of them. I
mean, I trained Jennifer and Andrew, but

I couldn't do much about the rest.

You know, my little brother and I fight
a lot, but I like him.

I didn't know you had a little brother.
You never mentioned that. Yeah.

When I'm 18, I'm going to take him out
of Milford, and we're going to get our

own place.

I'm going to take care of him.

Give him a better life than our parents
gave us.

I'm curious. Are your parents Jesse?

I haven't seen my dad in about five
years.

My mom, she kicked him out of the house
because he used to hit us.

And after he left, she started doing it.

And that's why they put my brother and
me in homes.

Do you ever see your mom?

Sometimes.

She says she wants us back.

I feel real sorry for her.

She's made such a mess out of her life.

I'll tell you one thing, though.

If I ever have kids, I'm going to be so
good to them, they're not going to

believe it.

Is something wrong?

No, nothing. I'm fine.

I'm sorry, Jessie. I didn't mean to make
you feel uncomfortable.

You didn't.

You didn't. Just leave me alone, okay?

It's just as if you ever need to talk
about anything or you ever need

I'm here.

Okay. Thank you.

What do you think of this dress?

I want to give it to Jesse as a
surprise.

I've never seen him wear a dress.

It's a little busy.

I just want to do something special for
her, you know?

We're at kind of a delicate point in our
relationship.

Seems like she's pulling back a little.

Listen, Mal, maybe you should take it
kind of slow with Jesse.

What do you mean?

Well, you know, kids like her are kind
of hard to figure. You know, like my

cousin. What's his name?

Jessie's not hard to figure, Nick. She's
just like anyone else.

I mean, you give her love, attention,
affection, and she responds.

Okay, maybe I'm wrong. You know, I hope
I'm wrong.

I mean, it won't be the first time I've
been wrong.

Oh, hi.

Gosh, I've missed you.

I'm busy.

What you been doing?

Nothing. Glad to tell you everything
that goes on in my life.

Sorry, Jessie, it's just a question.

Get it.

Look, I got a break in about 15 minutes.

If you want, we can go get a soda or
something.

I'll wait here.

Great.

Listen, Mal, I need to talk to you about
Jesse.

Nick, the subject is cold. Mallory, I
think we ought to open it up and quick.

Why? Because she's empty in the store.

Oh, no.

Hey, I'll stop her. No.

Jessie, what are you doing?

Nothing.

I thought you put something in your bag.

Oh, it's just my sweater. I dropped it.

Don't lie to me, Jessie.

I'm not lying.

How can you do this? I've got to turn
you in again.

You can't turn me in. You're my friend.

Hey, what are you doing? I'm calling
security.

I don't believe this. I thought you were
supposed to be my friend, but I guess

that was just a lot of talk.

Hey, Jessie, I am your friend.

Okay? It just doesn't seem like you want
to be mine.

Fine. Take your clothes.

I mean a lot more to you than I do.

How could she do that? I thought I made
real contact with her.

Hey, you know how some people don't come
around so easy?

Know what I mean?

I mean, you know how long it took me to
open up with you?

You told me you loved me on our first
date.

Yeah, but I wanted to tell you when I
was asking you out on the phone.

Um, the, uh, that's the first time that
happened, I swear. It won't happen

again.

Look, uh, you gonna be okay?

Oh, yeah, I'll be fine, thanks. All
right.

I'll call you later.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Something wrong, Mallory?

I caught Jesse shoplifting again.

Oh, no, Mel. That's terrible.

I'm sorry, honey.

I know how disappointed you must be.

It's my own fault for getting my hopes
up. You know, I thought I'd be able to

have some kind of magical effect on her.
It was stupid.

Well, don't blame yourself, honey.
You've only known her a short while.

expect her to change so quickly.

Yeah. It's like the important thing is
you made an effort to help her.

I mean, you reached out to another human
being.

I give you a lot of credit for that.

In fact, right now, I'm proud to be your
brother.

What?

What is it? What are you staring at? You
think I don't know how to be

supportive?

I have a lot more sensitivity than you
give me credit for.

So stop staring, okay?

Sorry, sorry. Okay.

Hi, Mallory.

Can I talk to you?

Sure.

We'll leave you two alone.

Hi.

I don't know why I took those clothes.

I don't need them.

Anyway, I knew you'd catch me.

How could you do that? I thought we
really liked each other. Why do you like

so much?

What do you want from me?

I don't want anything from you, Jessie.
Come on, everybody wants something.

Okay, maybe I did want something.

Maybe I started this whole thing for the
wrong reasons.

To feel important. Maybe I wanted to
change your life. Okay, but that's wrong

because nobody's going to change your
life but you. Yeah, how am I supposed to

do that?

Oh, for one thing, you could stop
stealing.

Hey, I only took those clothes because I
knew it would make you mad.

Why do you want to make me mad?

I don't know.

Maybe I want to hurt you before you hurt
me.

I'm not going to hurt you, Jessie. Yes,
you will.

Everyone I've ever cared about has hurt
me.

Jessie, there's got to be a point where
you start letting people into your life.

Don't you see? I can't start depending
on anyone right now.

I've got to take care of myself.

by in this world.

Jesse, I know it's hard for you to trust
people after what you've been through.

I'm just asking you to give it a try.

I really care about you, Jesse.

I'm afraid, okay?

I'm afraid of getting too close.

Then we could take it slowly.

You know, one step at a time.

Then maybe you'll be less afraid.

I think friends make it easier.

Will you let me be your friend?

Try.

Sit, Ubu, sit.

Good dog.