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The police know the drugs in the locker weren't yours.

And they don't want to arrest you. You can come home. Tonight on Simon and

Simon.

No! Amy, come on. Come on.

Beautiful. Three kilos.

Hey, Jake.

Come on, calm down.

Somebody get...

Hey, Phoebe.

Yeah? Want to go for a ride with the guys doing fourth period?

I've got to study.

Sophie, I've got a fifth period computer.

Are you mad at me?

No.

Why are you being so mean and stuck up?

I'm not.

I'm trying to avoid you, right?

No. I'm trying to stay out of trouble.

My parents have been giving me a real hard time since you got busted again.

I didn't do anything wrong.

Sophie.

Besides, come on, they can't prove anything.

So, I screw up again, I go to jail.

That's it.

I just want to say thank you very much. I've enjoyed filling in for your coach

this week. She's feeling a lot better. She'll be back tomorrow.

Oh, hey, Phoebe.

You were doing some nice playing out there. You ought to go out with the

No, I'm not that good.

You've shown a lot of potential.

It'd be a shame to waste all that talent. Why don't you think about it?

Okay. Okay.

Coach Simon, I really enjoyed your class this week.

Thank you. I enjoyed being here.

Thanks. Good.

Bye -bye. Bye.

I thought they broke up last week. They break up every week.

You said he was going to take her to Lenny's party Saturday?

Uh -huh.

Are you going to Lenny's party with Rob, Phoebe?

No, I've got something else to do Saturday night.

Sure.

Phoebe's already got a date.

With her probation officer.

She's a great kid.

Mm -hmm.

Oh, by the way, she's a better than average athlete. I recommend she go out

the volleyball team.

No, she doesn't expect a thing.

I've got to go. I'll talk to you later.

Hi,

Phoebe. I thought you were at lunch.

I wasn't hungry.

Were you just talking about me?

Yes, as a matter of fact, I was.

That was...

Coach Tekka, the volleyball team.

What am I not supposed to be suspicious of?

Well, coming in to tell you, I really don't think I want to.

I've never really been, I don't know, competitive.

It's just a game, Phoebe. Games are supposed to be fun. Have fun with it.

Sons, I've seen their team. They need you.

Maybe. I don't know.

Thanks, Coach Simon.

Okay. Bye. Bye -bye.

Hi. Coach Techett, A .J. Simon.

Just fine. Thank you. Listen, I need a real big favor.

Would you give Phoebe Glass a tryout for the volleyball team?

Hey, how you doing, Phoebe?

I'm okay.

Guess what? They want me to go out for the volleyball team.

That's great.

I always told you you were good at sports.

See you.

Rob?

I miss you.

I swear to God I'm through with all that stuff.

Phoebe.

The truth this time.

I'm glad.

Really? See, I've started seeing someone else now. I didn't know.

Baby, I'm really proud of you.

I want to be friends.

I mean, special friends, huh?

I could really lose a friend right now.

I'll be right back.

Sure.

Hi. Going my way?

Yeah.

You all right? Everything okay?

Sure?

Mm -hmm.

You want to talk about anything?

No, it's kind of a long story.

Okay, but if you want to, I'm here.

Sometimes it helps if you've got something on your mind.

Hey, Jay.

What in the world are you doing here?

Hi, Lieutenant Brown. What a pleasure.

Nice to see you again.

I'm teaching phys ed, of course. I'm substituting this week. What brings you

here? Drug education class.

That's where I'm going.

Oh, it's a city project.

I visit a different high school each week.

This is Phoebe Glass, by the way, one of my students with Lieutenant Brown.

Hi. Used to coach your son in basketball down at the Y.

Ah, yeah, right.

Maybe we can get together later and talk.

Okay. All right? Thanks.

I guess I'll see you later.

Wonderful.

Bye. Bye -bye.

Nice to see you, Lieutenant.

Yeah, yeah.

Like a lot of kids, they aren't hooked or anything. They just do drugs on

weekends for fun, you know.

They can handle it.

Well, it's not a question of just handling it.

Every time you do a drug, you're cutting yourself down. You're cutting down your

mind and your body.

After a while, it's not quite so much fun anymore.

Then you find that you depend on the drugs just to get yourself through the

Do you ever do drugs?

I know where you're going with this one. That's that old phony argument.

If I do drugs, why shouldn't you? If I don't... Well, then maybe if you don't

them, you shouldn't put them down.

Yeah.

Do you?

No. But that's not the point.

I'm not here to talk about me.

Come on, you guys. Just shut up and let the man talk.

You know, I've had a few friends who've had dropped two tabs of acid.

Change of reservation, will you?

Well, you have to ask yourself, is this what I want to do?

You're the teachers and the doctors and the parents of the future.

What kind of people are you going to be?

I mean, you do have the choice.

You can say no.

Hey, man.

Is it true you have narc spying on us in school?

We have police wherever the laws are being broken. And yes, we do have agents

the schools trying to stop the drug trafficking because we worry about you.

Kids.

Yeah.

What's the matter, Phoebe?

You afraid there's a narc in here?

Nah. Phoebe already knows all the narcs in our school.

You're crazy.

Am I?

No, Phil.

I could do a lot of damage if you're calling out to the narc.

Tell me one thing.

Are you a narc or not?

No, I am not a narc.

But you're not really a coach, are you?

No.

Phoebe!

I'm sorry I ever got you involved, AJ.

What happened?

A little glass girl found out that A .J. was checking up on her. She got made by

a 16 -year -old girl. Well, it's pretty hard to fool kids, A .J. A lot tougher

than the adults we gotta cover. Well, now she hates my guts.

Well, what'd you expect?

I wanted to be her friend. I wanted to be somebody that she could trust.

There's only two things wrong with that. First of all, you're an adult. And

second, you've been lying to her since you've known her.

I haven't lied to her.

I'm not gonna leave her alone.

You hired him?

My own parents hired a detective to spy on me? He did it as a personal favor.

I've known your mother and father for years. How can there be laws against

Oh, you're very selective about the laws you choose to have enforced.

When Sophie was arrested again... Daddy, I don't do everything she does! Phoebe,

if Sophie is convicted of a second offense, she may have to go to reform

Your parents don't want that to happen to you.

Phoebe, trust me, you don't want to have anything to do with juvenile detention.

Not... Just Sophie.

Your grades have been falling, and you start to get withdrawn like you used to

be. And we wanted to avoid trouble with the police.

I thought that maybe A .J. could just... You just don't understand. Turn away

and shut us out.

Don't you get it? We were afraid for you.

We love you.

You've got a funny way of showing it.

B .B.?

Phoebe? Look, I know how you must feel.

But you and I, we've gotten to know each other.

How much did they pay you to be nice to me?

Nobody pays me to be nice.

I guess Phoebe wasn't as clean as she claimed.

Too bad the cops had to find it.

Must open her locker to get half the school loaded.

Sorry.

That's okay.

I'm Jennifer. What's your name?

Phoebe. Nowhere. Me neither.

I can't believe that.

There's clear evidence that the locker was broken into. There was an anonymous

tip that she was set up.

All right, right now, the most important thing is the simplest.

If she calls, and the odds are she will, she will probably call collect.

Collect?

Oh, does that mean that she's halfway across the country by now?

Oh, no, no, no. Not necessarily so.

Kids that run away often stay near familiar surroundings.

Still, one suburb to the next is a toll call, even if it's right across the

street. So, when you accept that call, be sure to ask the operator for time and

charges. And when Phoebe hangs up, you stay on the line. The operator will be

able to give you the number that she called from, and we can trace that right

away. You may have to argue with the operator to get it. You may even have to

call the police and have them get it for you. But don't give up.

am, are you?

Not yet.

No?

Help yourself.

No.

Are you a narc?

Look, I'm just a kid, okay?

Just like you.

Well, why don't you smoke this? It'll make you feel a lot better.

Yo, Tal.

Hey, Tanner.

Hi. Don't hide me.

You only hide me when you want something. I don't have time for hiding.

of here.

Okay.

Come back here.

Your dad tried to make me feel guilty.

What do you want?

Phoebe Glass.

The young lady I introduced you to over at the high school.

He's a runaway.

It's all right, man.

Look, I don't know what I can do to help you on this one right now.

Town, we're desperate.

Yeah, but I got a narcotics tab for us on double shift. We're trying to figure

out who's about to put 60 kilos of cocaine on the street.

Lieutenant! Yeah, all right.

Tell you what, why don't you check with Spencer in juvenile? He's a good man.

You lose a kid?

Uh, yeah, we're private investigators.

We're looking for a 16 -year -old girl named Phoebe Glass.

I've written down all the details you need for your report, and that's a

photograph. How long has she been gone?

Since yesterday.

That's not very long. She could be visiting with a friend.

No. We've checked all her friends.

She thinks she's running away from a drug bust, but she's wrong.

Well, we'll put it in the national computer.

If she's picked up anywhere, they'll notify us. I have to be honest with you.

hope she comes back on her own.

or calls one of the runaway hotlines or calls her parents, because if she

doesn't, odds are we're not going to find her.

Look, we've distributed copies of her picture to some of the local hangouts

at the bus station.

Yeah, the trailways give her a free ride home if she gets in touch with the

police. Yeah.

Also, we've been trying to pinpoint some of the... For survival, that's

generally the way they get it.

Hooking, pornography, drugs.

Not this girl.

She has too much common sense.

Yeah.

Jen, you ever call your parents?

Nah.

Pray they might answer.

Your old man ever jump you, Phoebe?

No. You're lucky.

That's when I started getting high.

But I couldn't get high enough to get out of his reach.

Jen.

Jen.

Jen.

You all right?

You all right?

Crashing.

Drung out.

I know where we can get some downer.

Got any money left?

No. It's all gone.

What about deeds? I bet they, yeah.

I've exceeded my credit limit.

And he's not into taking it out on trade anymore.

Says I'm no fun.

Two stones.

Guess I fell asleep with something, I don't know.

I'm really hurting.

I need something.

I bet you've never met Phoebe.

Whoa.

Dee! Hey, Dee!

The princess died.

Who is your friend?

This is Phoebe.

She's okay.

Yeah, but you don't look okay, Jen.

You've got to be down with Dee.

Yeah, I'm looking at her.

You need money, Jen?

Not for me.

It's for Phoebe.

Take it easy, girl. Take it easy. I'm all right.

Uh -uh.

Come on.

Come on, let's talk about it.

Come on.

Nice kitty.

ways are never found.

They are never found.

Where's she gonna sleep tonight?

You feeling good, lady?

Listen, why don't you go to the donut shop? I got to take care of a little

business here.

All right?

I'll meet you back at Vine Street when you're finished.

I don't know what else you need.

Yeah, lady, come on.

Make yourself a rainbow.

How beautiful.

And their beauty is more than skin deep.

Three kilos each.

No problem with customs, right?

No, they like to get the live stuff out in a hurry.

Yeah, but how long have the snakes been carrying around the merchandise?

About a week now.

They'll pass through their systems and out sometime tonight.

Hi.

Be careful. They're poisonous.

Look, honey.

Where? Not... Honey, look at me.

We're not quite finished yet, all right?

Why don't you go see if you can find Jen, all right? She's probably with

Okay. Okay?

See you later. Yeah, you'll see me later.

No problem, Donovan.

She's okay. Phoebe's no problem.

Deeds, if that girl connects me to your coat for sex jams, you're right.

I enjoyed your class.

Hooking, pornography, drugs. How much did they pay you to be nice to me?

How much did they pay you?

Phoebe, I am so sorry.

God, please let it be all right.

Morning. Hi, how'd you make out?

Cruised every beach from Del Mar to Rosarito.

Nothing.

Been through every mall and slum and abandoned building in San Diego County.

Not even a lead.

Now, you know, an hour after she split, she could have been out of town.

Next day, Seattle, Phoenix.

Any one of a thousand places.

AJ, we just can't cover the entire Continental Uniteds.

Okay.

Let's go. We got work to do.

I don't even know where to look.

Everywhere we've already looked and then some.

We got to check in with her parents and Spencer.

We're going to have to locate you a razor.

Come on.

Let's do it.

Yes, operator, I'll accept.

Matt, he speaks.

Hi, Mom.

Hi, Phoebe. Are you all right?

Yeah, sure, I'm all right.

Where are you, honey?

I can't tell you.

Phoebe, we want you to come home.

Tell us where you are. We'll come and get you.

No. Honey, the police know the drugs in the locker weren't yours.

Do you understand? They don't want to arrest you. You can come home.

I don't trust you.

Why would I lie?

Because, Daddy, you've lied before.

Phoebe, I'd do anything to get you off the streets, even lie.

But this is the truth.

I swear it.

Phoebe, are you okay?

You're not doing any drugs, are you?

No, no.

No drugs.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, I forgot.

charges. No, it's all right.

It's all right, really. We have a friend at the phone company.

Get Bruno on the phone.

Mrs. Glass.

Mrs. Glass, please.

It will take us a few hours, but we can still trace the call.

But if she does call again, make sure you get time and charges, okay? Bruno,

Rick.

All right, you can't be too far away.

Hi, we're looking for a runaway girl who used his phone a few hours ago.

Check out Vine.

I saw her talking to the guy who runs the Vine Street Arcade. Thank you. Down

there.

Like my kind of place. You just kind of hang loose, keep your eyes peeled.

Hey, pal.

You need any help?

Just window shopping.

There's no sign I've heard of her. There's a guy inside. Seems to know a

kids Phoebe's age. Well, let's go see on the way to death. Hey, hey, hey. All

right. Good idea.

Maybe later.

Our best shot is to just watch the place and see if she shows up.

Don't you think?

Rick, you got her.

Don't worry, Phoebe. I'll get Bobby. We'll find you.

It's me.

Folks, that's it.

Show's over.

No! They're not my brother!

It's all right.

No. It's okay, Phoebe.

Okay. All right. I can't go home like this.

All right, AJ, there's a coffee shop right up here. Let's get some food into

her.

You don't understand.

More than I ever let you know. Can I borrow some ketchup?

Sure. No, sir.

Anyway, I was right on the edge when I shipped out to NAMM.

One thing I'd never done, though, was drug.

But in the dang, I was dope everywhere.

And at least half a dozen real good excuses every day to get loaded.

Basically, just, you know...

Took a little of the edge off the war for a little while.

And I was just about ready to really get into that scene.

I headed up a fire team over there.

One day we were on a recon, and I'd sent out our point man, a guy named Stanton.

And his job primarily was to spot the enemy first, keep us informed.

Wait for it.

We, uh... We cleared the jungle after.

Just a few miles.

I still don't know what he was on, but he was really out of it.

He had, uh... Taken up a position.

Started firing.

On us.

He, uh... Hit three of us.

Killed one.

God.

What happened to him?

I shot him.

I thought too much about doing dope after that.

Skin is breathing.

I can see the air going in and getting out of your skin.

Oh, my God, I can see your bones.

Hey! All right, AJ.

Come on, calm down.

All right, AJ. Calm down now. Get a hold of yourself now.

AJ, come on.

Come on, calm down.

No. Easy.

What?

What'd you do?

That's just popular. Really dusty.

No. AJ.

AJ, come on.

No, no.

AJ. AJ.

Somebody get out of here.

Get me an ambulance!

You know what the scariest part of all is?

What?

If I'd had a, you know, a real knife, I would have done the same thing.

I would have come at you different, you know, neutralize the arm.

He would have killed you.

That's the power of... Ah,

yeah, they did a CAT scan at the hospital last night.

Worried about brain damage.

Thank God everything seems...

Reasonably in place.

I had to choke him out.

You ready for that? I had to choke out my own brother.

You know who did it?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

Little two -bit piece of scum down at the beach.

He must have grabbed Phoebe when I was trying to get A .J. under control.

All the kids down there answer to a guy named Ede that passes out drugs to kids

in return for whatever favors they're willing to exchange.

Cocaine. For starters.

We might be working on the same case.

He runs a combination arcade and exotic pet shop.

We've got the place staked out, but I doubt if he's going to show.

One.

Two. Three.

Damn it.

Cops all over the place.

And I told Deeds.

I told him his old street whore was going to bring us down.

We're going to have to do something about her.

I'm in charges, please.

Stay on the line, please.

Phoebe?

Mom.

I want to come home.

Mom.

Phoebe?

Phoebe!

Operator? I'll get Rick and A .J. on the other line. I've received a call from a

runaway child. You must give me the number that she's calling from. One

please.

I told you to get some.

I don't feel.

Hey.

Look.

See, I got something that's going to make you feel better.

Why don't you take down a little trick?

Come on, Deeds. I didn't know that you wanted to go home.

We'll be there as soon as we can.

All right, here it is. The phone's at 1227 Brighton. It's just a few blocks

9th Street. Bye -bye.

She isn't there.

These two guys are new.

They took Phoebe.

Thank you.

Wait for us, all right? Break in.

We can.

Excuse me?

Where is she?

Oh, man.

I haven't got time to live.

How much of this stuff is too much?

Stop these guys. They're trying to kill me.

It's a damn shame I got here too late to see what happened.

All right, all right.

They got a chopper.

They land up the beach, North County.

All right, get on the horn to downtown Brown Narcotic Task Force. Spencer,

the... Where'd the girl go?

I'm Charlie 17.

I'll take the lead. Follow me. Roger that.

Vincent,

do you read me?

Roger. Have downtown ground go to tack one.

Not yet

Put it down.

They're all yours. All right, everybody get out of the car.

Come on, get out of there.

Put your hands over your head.

Get them up over your head.

Problem, officer.

Just taking a young friend for a little ride. Yeah, say this before, all right?

Oh, I will. I will.

Friends,

why don't you sing him a song?

You have the right to remain silent. If you give up that right, anything you say

can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to

with an attorney and to have the attorney during questioning.

If you so desire and... I cannot afford one.

Come on back. An attorney will be appointed. Phoebe?

What's wrong?

I'll tell you what's wrong. It's this dream rap of yours.

Your life has changed overnight.

It won't happen again, I promise.

I've learned my lesson.

Honest. Look, we don't doubt you. We know you mean it.

I just want you to... And you'll be clean. And as soon as you face some real

stress, you'll be high again and back on that roller coaster.

But there are some new programs that can help you flush those drugs out of your

system. And I can help you get into one.

Then you gotta get back into society.

That could be harder than kicking the drugs.

Sophie and all the other druggies, they're gonna be out there, all the same

pressures as before, and they won't change.

You don't have to do it alone, Phoebe.

Hey, look at it this way. You're already one of the lucky ones.

A lot of kids never make it back at all.

Yeah.

I know what you mean.