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In the city of angels, under cover of night, people are drowning in

a sea of light.

The devil holding your life on the line.

Angels are calling, rain for time.

Something's got to give, something's got to bring.

I want my hat. Later. I want it now.

We've got to get out of here.

Here we are, lad.

Sunset Reef.

Best place for lobster.

Don't forget, Willie. Never forget. Just past the pier.

Left at China Cove, water so clear you can see forever.

All right, back in the gym.

Why don't you play here by the shore?

I'll be back before you know it. I think I might build the same castle, Dad.

Soon we're going to live in a real one.

I love you, son.

I love you too, Dad.

Where have you been?

Where's the money?

The police were everywhere. I had to ditch the money.

Where? In an alley, a garbage can.

You're lying.

I'm not, I swear.

But what is lying?

I wouldn't lie to my own brother.

The hell you wouldn't.

Now, I want my money.

Now. Okay.

Okay. Take it easy.

Willie, where's the money?

Where have you and your daddy been?

Willie, listen to your Uncle Lyle.

Things can happen to you as a child that are so terrifying, you block them out

of your memory forever.

If you're Willie Logan, you live by your wit, your talent, and your friendship

with a mentor.

Unfortunately, memories have a way of surfacing again.

Even terrifying memories can come back when you least expect them.

Hey, not a bad date, Breck.

A very good date, Breck.

Whoa, out of here. You have a math assignment and I've got a gig. The

kind. A wedding.

And a bar mitzvah.

One of my switch, Breck.

We're on that road, Breck. We're on that road.

Don't forget to nap, sir. All right.

home okay

Tell me or I'll kill you.

The difference between being a lifeguard and a private eye is that a lifeguard

has to spot trouble and respond.

Private eye gets hired by someone who's already in trouble.

Either way, a stranger's life is suddenly in your hands.

Unfortunately, private eyes can't always spot the victims as easily as

lifeguards.

Hey, you missed a spot.

Really? Yeah. Where?

Out there anywhere.

See, this spot here is mine.

If you want to park here, it costs you $5.

No, no, no.

Our rent includes two parking spaces.

Yeah, it does. Out there, anywhere you want to park.

Oh, come on, Lou. This is a very expensive car. If I park it out there,

get dinged. That's why I don't park mine out there. Don't you understand?

Your car's not even here today.

Didn't drive today.

Then nobody's using your spot.

And they still give me $5.

You didn't drive today.

How'd you get here?

Bye.

Yeah, buddy, gotta love being the owner.

Excuse me.

Yeah. I'm looking for Mitch Buchanan.

Well, you just found him.

You're a private eye, right?

Sure am. My name's Willie Simon.

Well, what can I do for you, Willie Simon?

Um, my dad didn't come home last night, and I was just wondering if you could

help me find him.

Step into my office?

Yeah, sure.

I don't know how

much a private eye costs, but you can have this.

Willie, the guy who chased you and grabbed you, do you know who he is?

No. Did you call the police?

Ah, they don't listen to kids. Where's your mom?

She is sick, in bed.

Here's a picture of my dad.

His name is Ned Simon.

I'm really worried about him. Will you find him?

Well, we're going to need a signed contract.

Signed by an adult.

I tell you what, I'll drop you off.

Your mom can sign it. Where does she live?

105 South Firestone.

But she's not there.

She's at her sister's place.

My auntie Ann's.

I thought she said that she was home sick in bed.

Yeah, she's sick in bed at Annie M's place.

So I'll give you the contract and get her to sign it. So how much do you

Well, our usual fee is three... Dollars an hour. Very low overhead.

A one hour's deposit is customary.

Okay.

We'll bill the rent to you after we find your dad.

All right.

See ya.

See ya.

She's sick in bed.

At Auntie Em's house.

This isn't Kansas, Toto.

Hurry on down to Merv's car town, 105.

South Firestone, yeah.

What's the deal?

Bogus little boy.

Well, we're on the payroll. Why don't we tell him?

I'll take these pictures around, see if anyone's seen the missing Ned Simon.

Let's do it.

Want a Chevy?

Want a Ford? That old car making you bored?

Hurry on down to Merv's car town, 105 South Firestone.

Yeah!

Oh. What do you think, baby?

Who is it?

Hey, buddy, it's Mr. Cannon. Open up.

Hey. Hello.

Thought you lived at 105 South Firestone.

Uh, no, I don't live there. I live here.

Oh.

My mom?

That's your mom, huh?

That's kind of funny, because I have a picture of your mom in my house, too.

What do you mean?

Well, the other day when I was shopping for picture frames, this exact same

person was in those picture frames. Isn't that weird?

So is your name really Willie?

Willie?

I'm not letting him. He's doing it all by himself.

Okay, so now where do we look? Anywhere but here.

All right, let's split up. I'll take Venice.

I'll take Paris.

Instead of going to Europe, we went to Child Protective Services.

I recognize the child. Who's the man?

That's Ned Simon, the boy's father. Well, he certainly is not the boy's

No, he's been ID'd on the beach. He is a musician.

He is Ned Simon.

He may be Ned Simon, but he's not the child's father.

Well, is that Willie Simon?

No, it's not. It's Willie Logan.

Are you sure?

Certainly. Well, I'm not surprised.

That the name is Logan? No, that she's certain.

He's been in the system since 1988.

Logan Willie T.

Father Victor.

Died when the child was five years old.

What about the mother?

Marlene died during the birth of the child.

Kids had it pretty tough.

The child has made it tough for all of us who work in the system.

It's burdensome.

He's been placed in foster homes time and time again, and every time he runs

away, it is so troublesome.

Now, we haven't come across him for the past 18 months.

Where is he?

We don't know.

And to be honest with you, Miss Belda, if we did, we wouldn't tell you.

Well, we'll find him.

We can't have him running around the streets with some vagabond musician, can

we?

We'll catch him, and when we do, we will place him in a foster home again.

And he'll run away again, sooner or later.

Most certainly.

I don't like your attitude.

I don't like yours either, Miss Belda.

I don't even like you.

Really?

Thank you.

You know, may I just... Be my guest. Thank you.

The child is not just a burdensome case file, nor is he troublesome.

He's just a scared little boy that got lost in a bad shuffle.

And he, along with everyone else on the planet, except for you, wants to be

loved by everybody else.

Am I done?

Doesn't feel like it.

You, Miss Belda, are a sourpuss, constipated, and I hope that is your

excuse for acting like this.

Butthead.

There. All done.

I had the gigantic burger.

So, what'd you get? I got the normal double cheese monster.

No, no, no. In the computer.

Oh. Well, Willie's dad was a bad guy.

So was his uncle.

Victor Logan and his brother Lyle were out at the bank about seven years ago.

Got 400 grand.

Wow. A day later, they found Victor with two .38 gloves in his pocket.

Well, who put them there?

Yeah, nobody knows.

They nabbed Uncle Lyle for the robbery he did a few years in San Quentin and

your entertainment pleasure.

He was released four days ago.

Well, he's got to be the guy who's after Ned and Willie.

You guys, we've got to find Willie now.

Let's go.

Now, I'm asking you nicely.

Where's the boy?

I'm not going to tell you.

Never.

Touching.

But so stupid.

Do you realize what you said?

Huh?

You value his life more than your own.

Go ahead.

Kill me.

You're no good to me dead.

But you're almost dead.

I'm going to use you as bait to find the boy.

Ugh!

treat was that Ned was in the hospital.

And since Ned was the closest Willie had to family, I had a feeling the little

guy might be there.

You've got to get better.

You've just got to.

You and me, we're a team. Freak and a frat, remember?

Please wake up.

Come on, let's go home together.

I promise.

I promise I'll keep up with my studies.

I hate my bed.

You're all I've got.

Don't leave me.

I love you.

Look, why don't we let him get some rest?

Come on.

Yeah, I'll take this.

Jump in, huh?

Hey, dude.

You hungry?

Yeah. Be ready in a minute.

I'll put the sauce on.

Too soon, the sauce?

I always sauce early.

You fork, don't you?

I beg your pardon?

Tongs, tongs.

Forks poke holes in the skin of the juicer.

How often do you tong?

Every three minutes. Not four, not two.

In fact?

No.

So when do you saw?

When it's time.

You're doing this to drive me crazy, aren't you?

Uh -huh.

Is it working?

Yep, I think so.

Willie,

go along.

Smells good.

Hey. Hey.

Just talked to the hospital.

He is in serious but stable condition.

He's not my real father, you know.

I know all about it.

You've been there pretty tight, huh?

Yeah. He's been taking care of me for the past year and making sure I'm all

right.

He's been teaching me stuff.

We laugh all the time.

I even eat carrots now.

Yeah. I know.

Catch you in a minute, huh?

Yeah. Okay.

I think he should stay at my place for a while.

It's safer.

What if he decides to ease on down the road again?

Well, we'll just have to ease on down after him.

I'll put the tracking device on his belt.

Ever notice how music triggers memories?

Memories of your childhood?

Funny how music can bring back memories from long ago and borrow it.

Make that road.

Well, well, well, well.

That was really beautiful, Willie.

Yeah, it took me to a very nice place, partner.

How'd you get so good in that thing anyway?

Practice. I usually got a lot of time to myself.

My real father, well, he wasn't around all that much.

I can't even remember what it looks like.

And my mom.

The blues.

Who's the best?

B .B. King.

Oh, yeah.

I have this dream that I get to jam with him.

Just a dumb dream.

You know that he named his guitar?

He calls it Lucille.

Must be a very special lady.

You got a name for your axe?

Marlene.

Marlene?

Let's go.

Hey. Where are the troops?

I don't know. I just got up a few minutes ago.

Oh, Ryan's car is outside.

Well, maybe they went for a walk.

Willie's on the moon.

Willie.

$400 ,000, Willie.

Where is it? I don't know.

After the job we split up, and your father took the money according to plan.

You killed my dad.

And I'll tell you what.

Hey, we will not. Shut up.

I'll kill you if you don't tell me where it is.

Why is little Buggers telling the truth? He should be right around here.

You know what I think?

No, I don't want to hear it.

Give me that.

I think he's in here. I hear you.

I'll get the flashlights, but I hate it.

You know, secondhand smoke kills, too.

Well, that's the least of your problems.

You see, this controls the water level in the reservoirs in the Santa Monica

Mountains. In a very, very rainy winter, thousands of gallons of water rush

through here three times a day. In fact, there's a release due in a few minutes

at 9 .05 exactly.

And if you don't cooperate, I'll walk out of here, you drown.

Flashlights always remind me of that movie E .T.

Remember? The guy with the keys in the woods?

Don't talk about movies.

Why not?

Because I just saw Jurassic Park. Scared me to death.

Jurassic Park's not a scary movie.

Invasion of the Body Snackers, that's a scary movie. You stop talking about

scary movies.

What, are you scared?

I'm not scared. I'm trying to focus on a complex.

A babbling brook, a park, or something.

Jurassic Park.

See, you remember if you try. Keep going.

Uh, we went out in the dinghy.

And he told me to wait.

He went to go get lobsters for dinner, and he took this box with him.

He didn't bring it back, and he didn't have any lobsters either.

Yeah, but where did you go in the dinghy? Where?

Oh, we always go for lobsters.

Sunset Reef.

Take me there.

Why? Wait a minute. What about me?

For what do you think? You can't just leave me down here.

Please hurry, guys. Please hurry.

Hey,

guys, over here.

I'm over here.

You all right?

Yeah. That was Uncle Lyle.

He killed Willie's father.

And he's taking Willie to get some money.

What's that?

What? That.

What time is it?

It's something after nine.

What time exactly?

It is 9 .05 exactly.

Then that would be water.

Don't forget, never forget, just past the pier, left at China Cove, water so

clear you can see forever.

Just past the pier, left at China Cove, water so clear you can see forever.

Hey, there! There?

Yeah.

Willie! You okay?

Yeah, he's down there.

Let's go.

All right, you hang here. I'm going after him.

I'm going to stop myself.

Yeah, but we have to be ethical.

What do you do?

Well, what would you do if you were me?

Very good day, Frank.

Is he here?

Yeah, buddy.

So are you going to tell him where I went?

Tell me what?

Well, uh, Mitch, Garner, and Ryan here.

They all went to Batworth.

Court's willing to let me adopt you.

You really get to be my dad?

Forever? In a day.

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen. Excuse me.

Is there a Willie Logan in the house?

No, but there's a Willie Simon.

All right, Willie Simon.

Hey, let's give Willie a hand. Why don't you come up here and bring your guitar

and play a few notes for us?

Hey, right on.

Ladies and gentlemen, Willie Simon.

Oh, play with me?

Yes, sir.

Is this the dream, Mr. King? It could be, but dreams do come true, Mr. Simon.

Can we join? Let's get it on, what do you say?

all night long.

In the night, you can blow your dreams away.

There's a price you've got to pay.

You can't run.

In the night,

you can hear the barons call as another angel falls.

Grace to the boulevard in the blink of an eye.

The devil is watching as we fly into the night.

In the night, you can hear the siren call

as another angel falls into the night.