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Happy Mother's Day from Bach.

So she's on one side.

Greasers on the other.

We may be enemies, but we've got a lot in common.

Being afraid, for instance.

We're afraid of them.

They're afraid of us.

And everyone's afraid of showing.

I guess most of all, we're afraid of what we don't know.

Yeah, when it comes down to it, flushes and greasers were a lot alike.

Maybe that's the scariest part of all.

Hey, buddy.

You gonna eat that rat or you gonna let me have it?

Thank you.

What's with the long face, man?

Turner chewed me out, said my gang's not keeping pace with your crew.

Man, he reamed me out, too. My boy's already got three rules done. We got two

the way.

You're kidding. No.

Well, I just finished our second.

That's me, babe. Twice the work, half the wages.

Think it might have something to do with my suntan?

Let me have some.

Thank you.

You know, see, this is something.

You and me up here laughing, talking, ain't got no problem.

Our brother's sitting in that classroom on top of a pot of cake.

Give it time, Emmett. Things will settle down.

Man, they started that bus and thing a year ago up in Watsonville. They're

beating up colored kids in the bathroom up there.

Maybe it'll be different around here. Yeah, and maybe we're going to send a

to the moon, right?

I never know. We might.

Yeah, well, if we do, they won't be colored.

All right, boys, let's go back and bang some jingles.

Like I said, twice the work, half the bucks.

Come on, fellas, let's go.

Gotta hand it to you, pony boy.

Got away with words.

You don't think it was too corny?

Nah.

Where do you read mine?

The way I go on about my brother, you're gonna need galoshes to get through the

mush.

Shoot. I thought the smell was coming from the cheese band.

Feeding time at the zoo.

Want to sit down?

Plenty of room in my table.

Uh, that's okay.

I've got my own table.

Oh, great. Then, uh, I'll lead at yours.

Oh, well, just my luck.

Only two seats left.

Well, guess I'll see you in class soon.

Yeah, see ya.

Hey, if it's not the guy that crossed the line, we'll have to tell him about

The guy's in my riding bunch. What's the big deal?

Your little summit meeting raised quite a few eyebrows.

Yeah, you mean Doyle Moffat and the stormtroopers?

Yeah, amongst others.

Nice friends, Pony.

And you can dance to the Supremes, but you can't make them.

God, this is so stupid.

I mean, Ben's a good guy.

He's smart, he's funny.

He's got plenty of guts. I know.

And I think, um, Sarah Jane would agree with me.

Those swaying hips? That beehive hairdo?

Get your peanuts off my car.

Just made for fingers and that sweet, sweet pearl.

You're dreaming.

This is a real McCoy. I'm in love with the capital L.

Yeah, so is everybody else at Buck.

Too bad you got about as much chance with that girl as I got winning the Indy

500.

Why?

Because she's a... Older woman? Woman of the world?

No, because she don't know you exist.

All right, a temporary situation I intend to rectify.

Love has no boundaries, Steve -O.

Now, Buck, can I talk to you man to man?

I don't see any man.

Well, then woman to woman.

Look, you need help.

Not that bad.

Now, how often do you get guys coming in here asking to be busboys, huh?

Well, I'll answer that for you.

Never. As in zero?

Now, you want to know why?

Because this job stinks.

What makes you so hot to trot?

Well, I like it here. The ambiance and everything.

Plus, I come cheap. You like cheap.

You'll do whatever you're told?

No complaints?

No hassles? No lip?

No matter what the score is? No problem.

You work for tips only.

You work your butt off. And no fooling with your buddies.

Whatever you say, you're the boss.

You take your orders from Pearl here.

If she snaps her fingers, you jump.

Can you handle that?

Absolutely.

Hey.

I ran out of gas. All I want is a knee high, okay? I want to know who he is.

Get your hands off me. Sarah Jane, I asked you a question. And I already told

you it's none of your business.

You dropped me. No explanation, no warning, no nothing.

No, I tried to tell you.

You don't listen. Oh, yeah. And he does.

Yeah, he does.

He listens to me.

Only not like you, Soda.

Only concerned about yourself.

He cares about me.

How I feel. He cares about getting in your pants is all.

You let him, right?

But you won't let me.

You would think that, wouldn't you?

Well, you're wrong, man.

We got something better.

You want better?

Okay, look, I'll change.

Okay, look.

I'll even open the door for you.

Who is he, Sarah Jane?

You'll never change, no way.

Let me officially see.

Boom city, fellas.

That's where the action is.

Yeah, you think so?

I know so.

Look, we'll just fix up the tempest. We'll go join the drag comp.

Up there, they got dozens of chicks just waiting at the finish line to share the

glory, okay?

Hey, so the win or lose, we're going to take home all the chicks.

What do you say?

Coke's flat.

Man, I'm sitting here, all right?

Somebody talking to me, Fred.

I hear something, but I don't see anything.

You look pretty familiar to me.

Do I know you from somewhere?

No.

The girl I know had taste.

She's got taste. Good taste. Come on, man. Come on.

Ben, don't. This is just what he wants.

What's the matter, man?

Chicken? What?

Some punk playing show and tell? Ben, please.

We don't want trouble.

Let's just leave.

With ginger ale.

You all right, silly?

Give me the keys, man.

The keys!

Hey, I'm going with you. Get away, man.

I'm gonna do this myself.

That was my blue shirt.

Daddy, have you seen my shirt?

Last I saw it was on the sofa.

Listen, do you have plans Sunday night?

I figured on having a couple of guys over.

Like who?

Emmett Sinclair and his brother.

Spades?

You're going to be spades into this house, Daddy?

Since when did you join the lynch mob?

For your information, diary, this happens to be a white neighborhood, a

neighborhood. Shoot, it took us three years to get old man Parker to give us a

nod. Old man Parker?

Old man Parker beats his dog.

Look, where's all this coming from?

Let me tell you something, diary.

This is our turf. And if you can't hold your head high on your own turf, well,

then you ain't got spit.

Hey, man, what's the rush? Look, man, I told you I didn't want any more trouble,

all right? You didn't tell me.

Sarah Jane did.

But she's not here now, is she?

No, she's not! Come on!

It just galls you meeting Sarah Jane, doesn't it?

She said you were better than me, man.

Just wanted to sit close up, is all.

Shoot. I don't see much.

I don't see much at all.

He's all yours now, Curtis.

Stay where you are.

Come on.

I want these glasses washed again, and I don't want to see a spot, not a single

speck. Do you hear me, boy? No more specks. Yes, ma 'am. Yeah.

I want all these ashtrays dumped and clean. That means everyone.

Everyone on every table, every counter, of everything, of every toilet, and this

is dumped.

You got that, boss? Your wish is my command.

Okay. Then get your eyes out of my bra cup and your sorry tail in here.

Oh, and damn it, boy, whatever you do, watch out for the, uh... Electrical

Don't worry, I got it.

What did the hospital say, son?

Not much, that he's racked up pretty bad.

You gonna live?

I guess.

Man, I should have stayed with him.

For what?

Get the rap you didn't do? At least until the ambulance comes.

And the cops come too?

So you gotta start thinking about your own self, your own hide, man. I mean,

were somewhere else tonight, okay? You were somewhere else, you get that?

Since when you been hanging out with these madras, huh?

Since I found we share a common interest.

Saw him earlier at the movie theater.

Yeah, I figured he'd have to drop her off sooner or later.

Turned out to be sooner.

Of course.

You would have done your job right there, Curtis.

We wouldn't have had to scrape our knuckles so bad.

I didn't ask for your help or yours.

You're in it with us now, pal, whether you like it or not.

You didn't see nothing. We didn't see nothing. In other words, dummy up.

man, you don't have to tell someone nothing. And if I don't want to?

A white girl dumped you for a color.

Come on, Curtis. When push comes to shove, who do you think the cops are

to believe?

You're going to finish this?

It's almost four in the morning.

Hey, what happened to you?

Somebody jump you?

Yeah, you could say that.

Associates, huh?

I need to ask you a favor, pony boy.

Well, name it. If anyone asks.

I was here all night.

You and me, we were playing gym running, right?

I hate gym running.

We were playing crazy eights.

Okay, will you do it?

On one condition.

But the other guy looks worse than you.

Trust me.

He does.

That's just like the fuzz show up a day late and a dollar short.

What are they doing here? Auditing algebra?

Asking questions is getting nowhere fast, most likely.

Whatever it is, I didn't do it.

You didn't hear what happened?

What happened?

Ben got jumped in the park last night.

Jumped?

You're kidding.

A bunch of white guys spit it, and they did a pretty good job, too.

Any idea who?

Yeah, take your pick.

Up in the bay and nails up there for an hour with those guys.

Stone, you work for me. Okay, you do what you're told.

Look, they don't want me. I don't want them. Just do it.

No lift.

Henry, give me a hand.

Don't get behind, John.

I heard about Ben. How's he doing?

He'll live.

That your man up there with my boys?

I covered for you. I don't want you to fall behind.

I don't need your charity.

Hey, if Turner comes down hard on you, you can bet my ass it'll be grass soon

after. Look, man, don't patronize.

I've been out here working on my own since I was 16 years old. Why are you

jumping down my throat?

I'm trying to help.

When Ben was 10 years old, the boy fell out of an oak tree. He busted up his arm

real bad, but he didn't cry.

He decided right then and there that's how he was going to live his life.

Unafraid.

I had dated a white girl.

I told him, I said, boy, you're losing your mind. Are you crazy?

You know what he did?

He smiled at me.

Then he asked me why.

That boy was all I had.

It's just like you and your brothers there.

Talking like he's in the past.

He's not. He'll recover.

He'll walk.

But inside, he ain't gonna never be the same again.

He'll be looking over his shoulders for the rest of his life now.

I'm gonna find out who did this.

That's not gonna change whatever he is.

If it was your brother, what would you do?

Well, what do we have here?

Welcome, come in.

Anyone want some juice?

What brings you around here, Sarah Jane?

Looking for last licks?

Just talking with Ponyboy.

Oh, is that right?

What might that be about?

About Ben?

Is that right, huh?

Don't mind me.

You guys talk all you like.

Just couldn't let it be, could you, Soda?

Had to prove what a big, tough guy you are.

Hiding there across the street, watching him kiss me goodnight, must have boiled

your blood.

Hey, I'm trying to listen to some music here. Only you can do it yourself.

You need six guys to back you up.

Hey, what happened to your boyfriend wasn't my doing. Oh, you expect me to

believe that?

I really don't care what you believe.

Fine.

Maybe somebody else will.

What does that mean?

Sarah Jane?

What does that mean?

What'd you say to her, pony boy?

Nothing. You sure about that?

She didn't need my help. It was all in your face.

I didn't do it, Ponyboy.

It's not me you gotta convince.

What are you saying?

I should go to the cops?

Yeah, I'm not saying anything.

You don't understand, man. They'll throw away the key. They'll lock me up and

throw away the key.

All for something I didn't even do.

Of course not.

You were here playing gin rummy with me.

All right, well, all the dirty words in the telephone numbers are off the thaw.

I've stolen all the bowls and I mopped the floor.

Ray, what about the soap and towels?

Still to the brim.

Something else?

Well, slow dance wouldn't hurt, and I do believe this is our song.

Your mop's in my drink.

Huh?

Your mop.

It's in my drink.

That's China Black.

Two bucks a shot.

And it's coming out of your pay, boy.

Excuse me, boy, but you're on toilet paper.

The name's not Boyd.

The name's not Boyd.

Soda, look at Two -Bit over there.

Look at him. They're working him like a dog.

Look at him over there. Oh, look at him down on his hands and knees looking like

some kind of... A what, Steve?

Like a what?

Hey, he's up, okay?

It's cool.

Yeah, just honk the door.

What you gonna do? You gonna let this eat you alive or something?

Look, he stole your girl.

Stole Steve?

It's more like her choice.

Well, whatever.

Okay, it's Lenny and Doyle's thing. They're the ones that are going after

colors, not you.

Look, everything's going to be fine, okay?

What's Ponyboy thinking? He thinks everything's fine, isn't he? Yeah, I

So let me have a draft.

What's the matter?

Huh?

When a black man walk into a bar, everybody's hair start turning. That it?

Make you wonder, don't it?

Maybe black folks ain't wanted around here.

This bar is open to everybody, pal.

Yeah.

Just so long as you can make it to the bar.

You know, I can't figure it out.

I don't know what's better.

Having folks respect you or just be scared of you.

Some folks say they're one and the same.

Yeah.

Some say.

You know what I say?

I say you can't get no respect in this town.

Unless you got some... News got a way of traveling fast

in this town, you understand?

It don't matter how much you try to cover it up, there's always gonna be

somebody who knows the truth.

And I know the truth.

That's all right.

I can wait.

There's a time and place for everything.

Crazy, Soda.

If you go to the cops now, you're marked lousy for life.

Cover the post for me while I'm gone. Buck comes cover for me.

That'll be $3 .50, man.

Look, what happened, happened.

Go on down there and spill your guts. It ain't gonna change nothing.

Okay?

Lenny and Doyle, it's their responsibility.

You didn't do anything, Soda.

I'm not gonna let you do this. I'm not gonna let you screw your life up. Well,

then come down to the cops with me, Steve.

Back me up.

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

Your hands are clean. Why get them dirty?

So you don't understand.

You didn't do anything.

But I wanted to, Steve.

I wanted to.

Hanson, what the hell I tell you about those sneakers, man?

I'm not going to pay for another tetanus shot.

Emmett, the truth is, I didn't know my brother was involved.

And why don't you try and bring a nail in one of them damn studs every now and

then? Soda was there, but he didn't jump in.

Next time I tell you, you find yourself a new job.

You saw Soda's bruises.

Ben laid him out cold.

Did Ben tell you?

He didn't, did he?

Look, Curtis, why don't you just go back on your side, huh? You done stepped on

the wrong side.

Just like that, huh?

Yesterday, we were in the same boat.

Nell and Ruth scraping pennies to look after our brothers. What are you going

get it through your head, man?

You and me ain't in the same boat.

I'm black, you're white. I get the dirty end of the stick, you get the clean.

That's how it goes.

But I got news for you, Curtis.

I ain't gonna take this no more.

This time, I'm gonna make it right.

How? Like, went after my little brother? He went after mine. He said he didn't

do it. And you believe that?

If he was your brother, would you?

I mean, you come after Soda, you gotta go through me first.

This is how it is.

I'm not just some hired hand to be bossed around.

You know, some piece of mud to scrape off your pumps.

I'm a man.

Needs and desires.

Yes, my darling, these are for you.

I know they're beautiful.

Not half as beautiful as you are.

Do it.

What you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?

Buffing the moose.

Well, you can forget Bo Winkle here because, uh...

Pearl just called you.

She needs you to clean out the shed and mop the john and

scour all those pots and pans in the kitchen.

These are flowers.

That's so sweet, buddy. Are they for me?

Oh, yeah.

Eat them.

Hallmark, huh?

A friend's story.

It's about...

About a guy and his brother.

How they stick together no matter what.

Kind of like you and me, huh?

No, it's about respect.

I never got a chance to explain. Hey, there's nothing to explain.

You wanted an alibi. You got one.

I'm sorry, pony boy. I'm sorry for getting you involved. That doesn't

what you did.

But don't worry, Soda. If the cops come, I won't sell you out.

You better believe you were.

Cops catch wind of this, we're gonna have social workers down our neck

some false wrong.

You were here that night, you understand me?

I already went.

What? To the cops.

Told them my name, told them my whole story, told them everything. Me, Lenny,

and Doyle told them everything.

What'd they do?

Cop acted like he didn't even hear me. I said, mister, I'm telling you the

truth. He said, kid, when you greasers get jumped, you guys come down here

crying?

Why should we? They never do anything. That's just it. He agreed.

They don't. Not for Cullards, not for Greethers, not for anyone.

Darryl, you're right.

We shouldn't have gone down there.

You don't want to be sitting here, pony boy.

It's a free world.

You think so?

People who hang around me tend to get hurt.

I risk it.

But I won't.

I thought we were friends.

Got all the friends I need.

I read your story.

It's got a lot of heart.

It's easy.

I love my brother.

Yeah? So do I.

That's why I want you to call off Emmett.

Hey, man, you know it wasn't Soda.

Sarah Jane told Emmett, not me.

Then tell him the truth.

Tell him it was Doyle and Lenny, not my brother.

Your brother.

The same one who didn't lift a finger.

The same one who couldn't stand Sarah Jane and me going out.

I did a good thing with her, man.

I could talk to her.

I could really talk to her.

But your brother has changed all of it.

Soda went to the cops today.

Yeah, I know those cops.

Talked to me for all three minutes at the hospital, and I haven't heard from

them since.

No, man, you're not hearing me.

My brother put his tail on the line.

Once this gets around, he's a walking target.

That's a rough way to live.

Trust me.

I know.

What's up, buddy?

Should have seen action at the pumps today.

Like we're giving away free gas.

You had a buck ask for me?

Oh yeah, did he ask for you?

Yeah, what did he say?

A lie. What was I supposed to say? You down there snitching to the cops?

Weren't you?

So you don't do that, man.

You don't go down to the cops. You don't tell them it doesn't matter why, it

doesn't matter who. You don't go to the cops. It's just the rules.

Who's rules?

If you don't want me to sit here, I don't understand.

Should I go?

Ben dumped me.

I already hear that.

He said, what's the point?

We're only going to get hurt. Like I'm not already.

I don't know.

Maybe he's just scared.

We're just trying to protect you.

See those girls there?

I've been staring at me since I walked in like I'm some piece of trash.

Don't let him stare.

You got more guts than all of them put together.

Since when are you so understanding?

Sometimes I listen.

Well, Soda Pop, what have we here?

Beat it.

I don't believe it. He still isn't grateful.

And here we got him back with his chick.

I said beat it.

Then again, who would want her, considering where she's been?

You need a hand, Soda?

No, I think I got things covered.

Oh, yeah.

He's a tough one, that boy.

So tough he even squealed to the cops.

That's right, Soda Pop.

Word gets around fast.

If I were you, Snitch, I'd watch my back.

Sooner or later.

We'll be there.

Thanks.

Run, guys.

That is the last straw. I've had up to here with you. What?

Oh, you've had enough.

Well, I got something to tell you, you whip -cracking general.

I'm through taking your guff, licking your boots.

No, I'm not your slave, and I'm not anybody's slave.

Am I coming in loud and clear? Girl, I quit.

Romance is over.

I never knew you were so wanted.

These are ways of watering the daisies, though.

Thought we weren't talking.

Not, I just need you to help me soup up my car.

Oh, yeah.

You gonna help me?

Didn't watch you miss the, uh, Boone City Drive race? Not a chance, buddy.

Heard you had some visitors last night.

Yeah, left me some artwork, too.

Gonna have to get used to these midnight calls if you keep sticking your neck

out, you know that?

Seems I recall you stuck your neck out for me last night.

That's because you're one of us.

A guy's got to know when to draw the line, you know?

Man's got to live with himself, too.

Come on, Stone. A coffee break's ten minutes, not twenty.

I haven't finished my cinnamon twist.

And you haven't finished shingling that dormer either.

He ain't going anywhere.

Look, I'm not going to ask you again.

Hey, I haven't seen your other friend jump in the gun. My other friend?

work for me.

You want me to spell it out?

You know, Curtis, you got a mouth on you.

But then again, so does your brother. Stone, are you going to do it or not?

Man's causing you a lot of grief, ain't he?

I should fire his body. Well, come on. You do that, you know what's going to

happen. First thing that's going to happen is you're going to fall behind.

You fall behind in this business, you lose money. Then you lose money, you're

out of a job.

Best to just get used to it.

He's just a tip of the iceberg there, that's all.

Uh, there.

Ben, tell me what Soda did.

It took a lot of guts, man.

Yeah.

Yeah, it comes with a price.

I swear, if anything happens to my brother, I'll... What are you gonna do,

You gonna go for an eye for an eye, like I did?

Oh, yeah, and when'd you cool off? I didn't say I did cool off. In fact, I'm

still a little hot.

But what's it gonna get me?

A stretch in jail?

Then what's gonna happen to Ben?

No.

I think the best thing for you and me to do is just keep a good leash on our

little brothers.

Know where they are, know what they're doing.

Tell you right now, I'm not going to run from anything.

Don't have to.

All you got to do is just keep looking over your shoulder.

Air -conditioned clothes?

Geez, if I were you, I would be careful. I hear there's a nasty flu going

around.

Well, what do you know?

A matching set.

All right, here's the plan.

We're going to get you burned in for a thing blows over when we're not each

the other one is.

Even when I go to the bathroom?

Soda, you're working a late shift, right?

You coming home afterwards?

Well, actually, I was planning on heading down the war as for the

Real cute, man.

You're the last one that should be choking around here.

After work, you stay put.

Tony, you have to try to practice the Latin, right?

Yeah.

Soon as it's over, you come to the diner. I'll pick you up, then we'll get

started.

But wait, you're selling shingles to Mr.

Houston. That could take forever.

Then you stay there forever.

Like I said...

Another glass, please.

No ice.

Thanks.

Think she's mad at me?

Two hours' worth of water? She's crazy about you.

Darian is shingles. I knew he'd be all night.

Soda's working late, huh?

Yeah.

I gotta admit, I never thought he'd go to the cops.

People change.

It just doesn't come easy, I guess.

Have you spoken with Ben?

A little.

It's kind of hard these days.

Yeah, tell me about it.

He mentioned me?

No, of course not.

Why would he?

It's just a matter of time, Sarah Jane.

Sure. Morning, boy. There you are. I've been looking all over the place for you,

man. Hey, man. It's down. Take a lot off your feet. There's no time. Look out.

It's just at the bowling alley. It's all over the place.

What's all over the place?

The one and only. You're going to jump soda tonight.

Give me some change. For what?

Just give me some change for the phone.

Surprise.

Surprise. Told you we were going to be paying you a little visit.

Now can we talk about this here now, boys? Hey, he's a funny guy.

Isn't he a funny guy?

You've done all the talking you're going to do, snitch.

You lost your compass.

Now we're going to show you the way home.

I lost mine, too.

You care to show me my way?

Why are you at it?

Show us all.

Come on.

What's the matter? You don't like these odds?

Let's go, boys.

Let's rock and roll.

That's okay.

We got all the time in the world.

We won't be waiting.

Let's go.

How'd you know, man?

Sarah Jane called.

You gotta thank her sometime.

Guess that means we're two rivals, huh?

Yes.

It's okay, Darry. They're back down.

Figured it was the least we could do.

I mean, us in the same boat, you know.

Come on, fellas. Let's go.

Thanks.

Funny the things you have in common with strangers.

Just takes getting to know them, I guess.

Trouble is in this town, it's not easy.

But then, nothing worthwhile ever is.

This is Ron Gardner, Channel 5 News. Two U .S. airmen have been murdered in the

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