Original subtitles

♪ NO MORE PENCILS NO MORE RULE BOOKS ♪

♪ NO MORE TEACHERS' DIRTY LOOKS ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT COMPLETELY ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S BEEN BLOWN TO PIECES ♪

♪ WELL, YOU GOT NO CHOICE ♪

♪ ALL THE GIRLS AND BOYS ♪

♪ THEY MADE ALL THAT NOISE ♪

♪ BUT THEY FOUND NEW TOYS ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT COMPLETELY ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S BEEN BLOWN TO PIECES ♪

♪ WELL, WE'VE GOT NO CLASS ♪

♪ AND WE'VE GOT NO PRINCIPAL ♪

♪ WE'VE GOT NO INNOCENCE ♪

♪ CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER WORD THAT RHYMES ♪

♪ OH, SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT COMPLETELY ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER ♪

♪ DON'T YOU KNOW SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER ♪

♪ SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER ♪♪

[ Boy ] CHECK IT OUT.

WE WERE HEADED UPTOWN. WATCH YOURSELF !

[ Horn Honking ]

[ Tires Squealing ] OH, NO.

[ Squealing Continues ]

LEAVE ME ALONE ! GET OFF ALREADY !

[ Gasps ]

-OH, NO ! - PULL THE FUCKING CAR OVER NOW, GIRL.

PULL THE FUCKING CAR OVER NOW, GIRL ! I'M NOT FUCKIN' AROUND !

- [ Tires Squealing ] - [ Van Horn Honking ]

YO, COME ON ! LET'S GO ! LET'S MOVE IT !

WE'RE NOT PLAYIN' AROUND, FOOL ! COME ON ! OPEN THE DOOR ! GET OUT !

YO, YO, YO ! CHECK THIS OUT !

[ Woman ] OH, PLEASE ! MY GOD. [ Man ] HEY !

- YO. LOOK WHO'S HERE. - RANDALL THOMASSON. OUR LUCKY DAY.

- BACK THE FUCK UP ! - WAIT A MINUTE.

[ Gasping ]

NO ONE WANTS TO GET HURT. YOU KNOW THAT, AND I KNOW THAT.

LIKE YOU KNOW THIS GUN FUCKIN' POINTED AT YOU ?

YOU BOYS ARE FROM LENTHROP ? END THIS NOW, BEFORE YOU RUIN YOUR LIVES.

- DON'T FUCK WITH THE BROTHERHOOD ! -I'M NOT.

JUST GIVE ME THE GUNS.

I DON'T WANT YOU TALKIN'. GET ON THE FUCKING GROUND ! YOU HEARD HIM ! NOW !

THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I'M OFFERING YOU A WAY OUT.

EVERYBODY WINS.

WHAT THE FUCK ?

[ Gasping ]

[ Gunshots Continue ]

FUCK YOU, THOMASSON !

ARE YOU CRAZY ?

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ? HE WAS OUTTA CONTROL !

WE'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO STEAL THE CAR ! HE WAS GOIN' DOWN SOONER OR LATER !

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT ? WHY WERE YOU SHOOTIN' AT HER ?

I DON'T KNOW ! LET'S GRAB THE CAR, AND GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE !

ALL RIGHT ! ALL RIGHT ! GIVE ME ONE SECOND.

SO LONG, THOMASSON. [ Gunshots ]

ARE YOU CRAZY ? WHO'S THE ONE OUT OF CONTROL NOW ?

GET OUT OF HERE ! COME ON !

COME ON ! SO LONG, TEACH.

[ Engines Starting ] YEAH, THIS IS WILLY.

[ Tires Squealing ]

[ Siren Wailing ]

♪♪ [ "Taps" ]

THANKS.

HOW YOU FEELIN' ? I'M OKAY. THANKS, DANNY.

LISTEN, IF YOU WANT TO TALK, I'M AROUND.

MAYBE TOMORROW WE COULD GO GRAB A SLICE OR SOMETHING.

TAKE YOUR MIND OFF ALL THIS STUFF.

OKAY. I'M REALLY SORRY.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU--

YEAH.

YOU COULD TELL ME WHY SOMEONE WOULD DO THIS.

THAT WOULD HELP. [ Man ] ANYA.

UNCLE CARL ?

I REMEMBER A KID WHO WAS ABOUT THIS TALL.

YEAH ? WELL, THAT WAS A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

KARA LAVELLE, I WANT YOU TO MEET SOMEONE.

THIS IS CARL THOMASSON, MY UNCLE.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU.

I WORKED WITH ANYA'S FATHER AT LENTHROP.

I DON'T REMEMBER RANDALL MENTIONING A BROTHER.

ANYA'S ONE OF THE TOP STUDENTS AT LENTHROP. YOU MUST BE PROUD OF HER.

YES.

EXCUSE ME.

NOT MUCH OF A STUDENT TURNOUT.

NOT MUCH OF A SURPRISE.

RANDALL WORKED IN THE SPECIAL STUDENTS' WING.

KIDS WITH DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS. VIOLENT.

THEY'RE PROBABLY OUT CELEBRATING.

THE REST COULDN'T MAKE BAIL.

ANYA HAS MY NUMBER IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

FEEL FREE.

DAD TOLD ME ABOUT THE CODE AND WHICH NEWSPAPER TO PUT IT IN...

IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU TWO HAD YOUR OWN DEAL,

BUT HE KNEW THAT IF I EVER NEEDED HELP, HE COULD TRUST YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED ?

HE WAS MURDERED.

HE WAS PICKING UP SOME GROCERIES AT A PLACE NEAR SCHOOL.

TOUGH NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT MY DAD WASN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING.

HE USED TO SAY, "NEGOTIATE,

[ Together ] DON'T INITIATE."

LOOK WHERE IT GOT HIM.

DAD ALWAYS FIGURED THAT YOU'D BE THE ONE TO GO FIRST.

KILLED IN SOME THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.

HE THOUGHT HE WAS NEVER GONNA SEE YOU AGAIN.

I GUESS HE WAS ONLY HALF RIGHT.

I WONDER--

I WONDER HOW MANY FIREFIGHTS YOU WALKED OUT OF.

AND HE...

WALKED INTO A CAR JACKING, AND THEY SHOT HIM.

WHAT DO YOU CARE ? DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK HE WAS TRYING TO FIND YOU ?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY OTHER CODES HE PUT IN THE PAPERS ?

DID YOU KNOW THAT HE USED TO TEACH ME KARATE ?

[ Crying ]

SO.

ARE YOU HERE TO HELP, OR ARE YOU JUST ON YOUR WAY ?

PASSING THROUGH ?

[ Boy ] YOU KNOW YOU WANT ME, BABY. WHAT'S UP ?

YOU COULD TRUST US. I'M TALKING TO YOU.

[ Girl ] DON'T TOUCH ME. HEY, GUYS !

I'LL SEE YOU IN CLASS. YOU NEED IT, GIRL.

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THAT GIRL ? DAMN.

SHE'S ALL YOURS. THINKS HE'S GONNA DO SOMETHIN'.

[ Crying ] YOU OKAY ?

[ Car Approaching ]

[ Boy ] YO, ASSHOLE.

YOU ADDRESSING ME ?

I'M TALKIN' TO YOUR ASS, BEAVIS. WHAT THE FUCK YOU DOIN' ON MY BLOCK ?

WALKING.

YOU HERE LOOKIN' FOR A LITTLE SOMETHIN' ? HOW LITTLE YOU WANT IT ?

DON'T COME LOOKIN' OVER HERE, 'LESS YOU WANNA GET YOUR ASS KICKED.

YOU WOULDN'T BE THREATENING ME, WOULD YOU ?

-[ Siren Wails ] -[ Man On Bullhorn ] YOU WANNA GET IN THE CAR ?

LATER, ASSHOLE.

[ Boy ] WATCH THIS !

[ Screaming ]

[ Bell Ringing ]

MR. SIX, YOU'RE LOOKING FIT.

LOOKING GOOD YOURSELF. NICE RENDEZVOUS POINT.

CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I WAS TO SEE YOUR NAME ON THE LOCAL AVAILABLE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN MIAMI WITH SHALE.

I WAS. I'M A NEW YORKER NOW.

I GOT MYSELF AN EXPENSIVE APARTMENT,

THE OVERPRICED CLOTHES, SEASON TICKETS TO THE KNICKS.

HEY, CARL.

I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR BROTHER, MAN.

THANKS.

DID YOU TWO EVER MANAGE TO WORK THINGS OUT ? NO.

- SO WHY AREN'T YOU WITH SHALE ? - WHY ?

I'LL TELL YOU WHY. 'CAUSE SHE IS.

HER NAME IS JANE HETZKO. THIS IS COSTA RICA.

YOU NORMALLY CARRY AROUND OTHER PEOPLE'S VACATION PICTURES ?

SHALE SENT IT TO ME FROM THE PEACE CORPS. THE MAN IS TEACHING NOW.

JOEY, I'VE GOT SOMETHING. I'M GONNA BE STRAIGHT. THERE'S NO MONEY IN IT.

- YOUR BROTHER ? - YEAH.

WHAT DID THE COPS HAVE TO SAY ? THEY'RE DOIN' THE BEST THEY CAN,

BUT IT'S A BIG CITY. I'M IN.

EVERYTHING'S STILL FRESH, SO I WANT TO MOVE ON THIS. TALK TO THIS GUY.

HE OWNS THE PLACE WHERE MY BROTHER WAS KILLED.

OKAY. YOU NEED A RIDE ?

NO, THANKS.

HEY, LIEUTENANT.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN YOUR CREW.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

HI.

HI.

NO, THANKS. [ Chuckles ]

SO. DID THIS PULL YOU AWAY FROM ANYTHING ?

NO, NO. I'M BETWEEN WARS.

YEAH. ME TOO.

YOU MUST HATE THIS, HAVING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. YOU'RE MY BROTHER'S DAUGHTER--

I MEAN IT'S OKAY IF YOU'RE NOT. I CAN HANDLE THIS ON MY OWN.

HOW MUCH LONGER YOU WANT TO STAY ?

UNTIL I FIND OUT WHO KILLED YOUR FATHER.

THAT WORKS FOR ME.

THE GUY FROM THE REPAIR SHOP DIDN'T WANT TO TALK AT FIRST. HE WAS PRETTY SPOOKED.

HE SAW THE SHOOTERS ? ONE SHOOTER.

AROUND LENTHROP HIGH SCHOOL, THE MAJOR GANGBANGERS CALL THEMSELVES THE "BROTHERHOOD."

OR THE 'HOODS. THESE LITTLE SCUMBAGS,

THEY WEAR SWEATSHIRTS TURNED AROUND WITH LITTLE EYEHOLES CUT IN THE HOODS...

SO WHENEVER THEY MAKE A MOVE, UP COMES THE HOOD.

THE REPAIR SHOP OWNER SAID HE WAS SURE THAT THE KIDS WERE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.

WHERE DO THEY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME ?

FINDING THAT OUT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

GETTING YOU INSIDE THE SCHOOL, THAT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM.

GOT ANY IDEAS WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US OUT ?

[ Door Opener Buzzing ]

[ Locks Clicking ]

HEY. COME ON IN. THANKS.

IS THAT FOR ME? YEAH.

IT WAS A NICE SURPRISE WHEN YOU CALLED.

HOW'S ANYA HOLDING UP ?

ACTUALLY, SHE'S DOING VERY WELL.

BOY, BOTH PARENTS DEAD BEFORE YOU TURN 18.

WHO DEFINES "FAIR" ? YOU SEEM TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT HER.

RANDALL AND I WERE INVOLVED FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO. EVENTUALLY WE BECAME FRIENDS,

ALTHOUGH HE WAS A LITTLE TOUGH TO GET CLOSE TO.

HOPE IT'S NOT A FAMILY TRAIT.

LISTEN, KARA, WHO'S, UH--

WHO'S GONNA TAKE OVER RANDALL'S CLASSES ?

I'M SURE REGISTRY WILL TRY TO RECRUIT A SUBSTITUTE.

RECRUIT ? THE SPECIAL WING IS NOT ONE OF THE POPULAR ASSIGNMENTS.

ALTHOUGH, YOUR BROTHER ACTUALLY THOUGHT HE COULD HELP THOSE KIDS.

IS THERE ANY REASON WHY I COULDN'T BE A SUBSTITUTE ?

WELL, THAT DEPENDS. WHAT DO YOU NORMALLY DO FOR A LIVING ?

I'M A TEACHER TOO, OF SORTS.

I TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.

DEFEND THEMSELVES. LIKE WHAT ? KARATE ?

THAT'S PART OF IT, BUT, UH, ON A MUCH LARGER SCALE.

WHO DO YOU TEACH ?

WHOEVER PAYS ME.

ARE WE TALKING COUNTRIES HERE ? KARA.

I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO RANDALL WHETHER YOU HELP ME OR NOT.

I'D LIKE YOU TO HELP ME.

YOU NEED TO GET YOURSELF A TEACHING CERTIFICATE.

BUT THAT SHOULD ONLY TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS.

AND WE NEED TO GET YOUR NAME INTO THE COMPUTER REGISTRY.

[ Kids Chattering ]

[ Boy ] LOOK AT THE HANDS. I CUT 'EM OFF.

[ Scoffing ] YOU CUT 'EM OFF !

NICE SHOES THERE.

FUCK YOU. HOW YOU DOIN', MAN ? HOW YOU FEELIN' ?

I'M ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S UP ?

THANKS FOR ASKING. SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

WORD IS THE BROTHERHOOD WAS DOWN WITH IT.

THERE'S NO DOUBT. WHEN THE SHIT HITS, IT'S ALWAYS THEM.

SO WHO'S TAKIN' OVER YOUR DAD'S CLASS ?

YOU FUCKING STUPID ? WHAT ? WHAT ?

[ Buzzer ]

EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THE REGISTRY OFFICE IS ?

IT'S THIS WAY. FOLLOW ME. THANKS.

YOU'RE NEW. YEAH.

WELCOME TO LENTHROP. I'M WARREN DRUMMOND. FRANK PERAKOWSKI.

HOW YOU DOIN', FRANK ? I TEACH AUTO SHOP, DRIVER'S ED, COACH THE SOCCER TEAM.

ARE YOU PERMANENT OR SUBSTITUTE ?

I DON'T KNOW YET. I'M TAKING OVER FOR MR. THOMASSON.

TAUGHT IN SOME SPECIAL STUDENTS' WING ?

YEAH. SIBERIA.

REGISTRATION WILL GIVE YOU AN I.D. BADGE. SECURITY WON'T LET YOU UP THERE WITHOUT ONE.

WHAT'S UP, MR. D ? DANNY.

HEY, THANKS FOR THAT ADVICE. YEAH, OF COURSE.

EVERYTHING'S WORKIN' OUT PRETTY GOOD. I'M GLAD.

IF THAT KID HADN'T FOUND SOCCER, HE'D BE LOST.

HERE'S THE OFFICE. YOU GOT A WHIP IN THAT BRIEFCASE ?

OH, ABSOLUTELY. AND A SENSE OF HUMOR.

YOU'LL NEED IT. GOOD LUCK UP THERE.

THANKS.

♪ CAN'T STOP THE BEAST WHEN NATURE CALLS ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BE LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN WHEN YOU LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN'S IT'S LIKE THE JUNGLE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BE LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN ♪♪

[ Metal Detector Beeps ]

[ Wand Squeals ]

[ Boy Shouting ] YO, CHECK IT OUT. SHUT UP !

EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE ROOM 416 IS ?

MR. THOMASSON'S OLD CLASS. AROUND THE CORNER TO THE RIGHT.

BETTER WATCH YOUR ASS UP IN THERE.

[ Students Shouting ] PAY ATTENTION. WE GOT CHICAGO OVER HERE.

FURTHER WEST WE GOT SEATTLE--

♪♪ [ Loud Music Playing ]

[ Everyone Talking At Once ]

I KNOW YOU'RE FEELIN' ME, BABY. I KNOW YOU'RE FEELIN' ME.

GOOD MORNING, CLASS.

EXCUSE ME. WOULD YOU TURN THAT DOWN, PLEASE ?

- WHAT ? - WOULD YOU TURN THAT DOWN, PLEASE.

FUCK YOU, MAN. THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG.

YO, TURN IT DOWN, MASE. I WANNA HEAR WHAT THE MAN GOT TO SAY.

♪♪ [ Turns Off ] SHIT, MAN. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY.

- TRUE. - THANK YOU.

DID YOU BRING ENOUGH OF THAT FOR EVERYONE ?

UH, I MUST HAVE LEFT MY COOLER AT HOME, BILL. [ Boys Laugh ]

THAT'S NOT VERY CONSIDERATE.

YOUR CLASSMATES MIGHT BE THIRSTY. FUCK THAT !

WHAT THE FUCK I LOOK LIKE ? DR. PEPPER ?

THIS AIN'T GOODWILL, MOTHERFUCKER. BETTER SLOW THAT SHIT DOWN.

MY NAME'S MR. PERAKOWSKI.

'SCUSE ME. MR. PERA-WHAT-SKI ?

I'LL BE YOUR NEW TEACHER.

YOU GONNA TEACH US HOW TO USE FOUR GUYS TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB ?

[ Students Chuckle ] I CAN'T IMAGINE IT WOULD TAKE FOUR GUYS TO SCREW ANYTHING.

UNLESS WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT FOUR COWARDLY LOWLIFES. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT ?

YO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.

- HOW'D YOU GET THAT ? - I HURT IT PLAYING BASKETBALL.

SPORTS CAN BE ROUGH.

SO CAN TEACHING. NOT IF YOU HAVE A STRONG LESSON PLAN.

OH, YEAH ? WHAT'S THIS SO-CALLED GREAT LESSON PLAN YOU GOT FOR US ?

I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. [ Metal Clinking ]

- [ Scoffing ] - YO-YO. SHOW AND TELL ?

NOW, GIVEN THAT THIS IS A HISTORY CLASS,

HISTORY IS ALL ABOUT PERCEPTION.

WHAT THE FUCK IS YOU TALKIN' ABOUT, MAN ?

PERCEPTION.

FOR EXAMPLE, 30 YEARS AGO...

THE UNITED STATES PERCEIVED THE SOVIET UNION TO BE ITS GREATEST THREAT.

BUT WE NOW KNOW THAT THEY CAN BARELY FEED THEMSELVES, MUCH LESS CONQUER US.

- AW, MAN. -LET'S TALK ABOUT VIETNAM.

VIETNAM WAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERCEPTION.

WE PERCEIVED THAT THEY WERE A SMALL, AGRARIAN COUNTRY...

THAT MILITARILY WE COULD EASILY JUST...

ROLL OVER.

BUT AS WE NOW KNOW, AND IT WAS A VERY TOUGH LESSON TO LEARN,

THAT THEY JUST ROLLED RIGHT OVER US.

SO WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THESE TWO MISTAKEN PERCEPTIONS ?

ANYONE ?

ALL RIGHT. WHAT AM I HOLDING ?

WHAT THE FUCK. IT'S A YO-YO.

MM-HMM. NOW.

DEFINE IT FURTHER. SAY WHAT ?

WHAT EXACTLY IS A YO-YO ?

IT'S A STUPID LITTLE TOY, MAN.

[ Carl ] THAT'S RIGHT.

TODAY IT'S A TOY.

BUT 400 YEARS AGO, IN THE PHILIPPINES, IT WAS A WEAPON.

[ Students Exclaiming, Laughing ]

[ Boy ] HE'S A NINJA !

PERCEPTION. NOW, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ?

NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.

NEXT TIME, BRING ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE.

WE GONNA BUST HIS ASS UP ? I'M READY.

DON'T NOBODY MOVE ON IT TODAY. ALL RIGHT.

HAD THE WORD WITH LITTLE B. TOMORROW SOMEBODY'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THAT MOTHERFUCKER.

[ Beeps ]

[ News Announcer On Radio, Indistinct ]

MIND IF I SIT DOWN ? MIGHT AS WELL. NOBODY ELSE WILL HAVE YOU,

NOT WEARING THAT I.D. BADGE.

HERE AT LENTHROP WE WEAR OUR SCARLET LETTERS WITH PRIDE.

MACK WEATHERS. FRANK PERAKOWSKI.

MEET AN ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE, ROY SINGER.

JOSEPH KARPAL...

AND CAPTAIN SALAMANDER HIMSELF, HOWARD MARTIN.

WELL, HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP,

FIRST DAY IN HELL ?

PRETTY GOOD. I'M STILL HERE.

HOW ARE THE KIDS TREATING YOU ?

THEY THINK THEY'RE PRETTY TOUGH, BUT I'M NOT SO SURE.

OOH. THAT'S WHAT RANDALL THOMASSON THOUGHT.

THE MAN YOU'RE SUBSTITUTING FOR,

HE HAD SOME IDEA THAT THESE CRETINS WERE WORTH SOME KIND OF AN EFFORT.

HE FOUND OUT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, DIDN'T HE ?

ONLY A FOOL SUFFERS A FOOL'S FOLLY.

LET ME JUST GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE. PUNCH IN, PUNCH OUT AND TRY TO STAY ALIVE.

YOU'LL NEVER BE PAID ENOUGH TO DO MORE.

PREACHIN' TO THE CHOIR AGAIN, WEATHERS ?

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.

THE TRUTH IS, YOU COULDN'T TEACH A FISH HOW TO SWIM.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY ALL YOUR STUDENTS ARE DROWNING.

YOU'VE GOT STUDENTS, DRUMMOND. I'VE GOT LAB EXPERIMENTS.

MAYBE IF MR. THOMASSON HAD LEARNED TO ACCEPT THAT...

HE WOULDN'T BE GETTING A MEMORIAL PLAQUE IN THE HALL.

RANDALL THOMASSON WAS THE ONLY TEACHER WHO TRIED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

YEAH. LOOK WHAT HE GOT FOR IT. BOOM.

FRANK. YEAH ?

YOU GOT A MINUTE ? SURE. EXCUSE ME.

GOOD LUCK.

DON'T LISTEN TO THAT SHIT. THOMASSON WAS A GOOD MAN AND A GOOD TEACHER.

HIS LOSS WAS A TRAGEDY FOR THIS SCHOOL.

HE'S NOT LIKE THESE GUYS.

DID YOU REQUEST THIS ASSIGNMENT ?

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THAT ABUSE ?

WARREN. KARA.

ARE YOU GOING TO INTRODUCE ME ?

YEAH, SURE. FRANK PERAKOWSKI.

KARA LAVELLE. WELCOME. SO NICE TO MEET YOU, FRANK.

[ Buzzer Sounding ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING ? I WAS JUST HAVING FUN AT WARREN'S EXPENSE.

COULD YOU HAVE IT WITH LESS ENTHUSIASM ?

YES, SIR.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD SHOW ME HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY, SIR.

SHALL WE SAY 1900 HOURS ?

HOLA, SENORITA.

WANT TO COME FOR A RIDE IN MY CAR ?

MAN, WHAT'S UP WITH THIS ?

DANNY, THIS CAR IS BEAUTIFUL. IS IT YOURS ?

IT'S THE BOMB, AIN'T IT ?

WHERE ARE YOU HEADED ?

HOW'S A GUY LIKE YOU AFFORD A RIDE LIKE THIS ?

LET ME GUESS. AN EARLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT.

YEAH. THAT'LL BE THE DAY.

SMART MONEY SAYS THE BETTER ACTION IS IN THE CAR WITH THE NIECE.

I THINK THE SMART MONEY SHOULD SHUT UP.

SHALL WE ? LET'S.

LET'S GO SEE WILLY.

LET ME SHOW Y'ALL WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE.

[ Guys Shouting ] [ Man Groaning ]

[ Man Grunts Painfully ]

[ Laughter, Jeering ]

- [ Machine Whirring ] - [ Grunts ]

[ Jeering Continues ] REMEMBER YOUR REPAIR SHOP GUY ?

[ Grunts, Moans ] THAT'S HIM.

SHALL WE ? LET'S.

DON'T FUCK UP.

STRIKE ONE. [ Laughs ]

HEY, WILLY. YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD.

WE ALWAYS TREATED YOU GOOD.

PROTECTED YOU.

BUT NOW YOU'RE TELLIN' EVERYONE THAT WE KILLED THAT TEACHER.

WE EVEN GAVE YOU A TASTE OF THE BUSINESS.

SO YOU CALLED THEM, DIDN'T YOU ? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

SO I CALLED THE COPS. SO WHAT ?

YOU DIDN'T JUST CALL FOR HELP. I GOT N.Y.P.D. BLUE ALL OVER MY ASS.

I GOT SHIT TO MOVE. MIGHT AS WELL BUST A CAP IN MY ASS WHILE YOU AT IT.

BUT, NAH, YOU HAD TO SPIT IN MY FACE.

GIMME THAT BAT. I TOLD YOU TO NEVER FUCK WITH THE BROTHERHOOD.

WHAT YOU THINK ? YOU ROBBIE ALOMAR ?

SPIT IN MY FACE AND GET AWAY WITH IT ?

LOWER THE BAT.

- WHO THE FUCK ? - I SAID PUT THE BAT DOWN.

- YOU FUCKIN' UP. - COME ON, SIX. SLOW IT DOWN.

LITTLE B. WHAT DOES THAT STAND FOR ? LITTLE BRAINS OR LITTLE BALLS ?

HELP ME OUT HERE. YOU GOT SOME BALLS.

I'M GONNA USE 'EM FOR BATTING PRACTICE.

HEY, LITTLE BALLS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN INFRARED LASER SIGHT IS ?

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CHEST.

I'M GONNA TAKE THIS MAN OUTTA HERE RIGHT NOW. YOU UNDERSTAND ?

[ Silenced Gunshots ]

DAMN, MAN, MY LEG !

WANNA TRY THAT YOURSELF ?

I DIDN'T THINK SO. LOOK AROUND YOU.

EVERYBODY HERE IS DEAD WHEN I SAY SO...

IF YOU EVEN THINK OF MAKIN' A MOVE.

[ Groaning ] YOU CAN END UP LIKE YOUR SCUMBAG FRIENDS.

IT'S YOUR MOVE.

-[ Bat Clatters ] - GOOD CHOICE. GO UNTIE THE MAN.

- LET HIM DOWN. - YOU STAY WHERE YOU ARE. I WANT YOU TO DO IT.

YOU'RE FUCKIN' UP NOW, MISTER MAN.

[ Blade Clicks Open ] DON'T MESS WITH MY CREW.

I ALREADY DID.

EVERYBODY STAY PUT TILL THOSE LITTLE RED DOTS DISAPPEAR.

UNLESS YOU CARE TO BE VENTILATED.

PEACE.

MMM. WHAT ARE WE DOING ?

EXPRESSING OUR FRIENDSHIP. MM-HMM.

COME ON. I'VE BEEN HOPING THIS WOULD HAPPEN FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

YEAH ? ME TOO.

WHY DON'T WE JUST SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT ? OKAY ?

'CAUSE-- I DON'T GET YOU. I MEAN, YOU LIKE ME, RIGHT ?

WELL, WELCOME TO THE THOMASSON FAMILY.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE THOMASSON FAMILY ?

I'M SORRY. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I MEAN--

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. BUT THERE'S AN OLD FRIEND OF HIS THAT'S LOOKING.

YEAH ? HIS OLD FRIEND A COP OR WHAT ?

NO. HE'S JUST THIS GUY.

KIND OF STRANGE. VERY INTENSE. BUT HIS HEART'S IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ?

NO. NO ?

SHIT. IT'S MY UNCLE.

YOU'VE GOTTA GO. WHY ? I GOT MY CLOTHES ON. LET ME MEET HIM.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. HE'S A MORMON. WHAT ?

HE'S A MORMON. I'M SERIOUS !

[ Footsteps On Stairs ]

HI. HEY.

WELCOME BACK FROM SIBERIA. THANK YOU.

[ Car Engine Starting ] HOW WAS IT ?

GOOD. WE DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF THE YO-YO.

AH, DEEP. [ Laughs ] HEY.

NICE MUSTANG.

[ Sighs ]

HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. RIGHT HERE.

LET'S GO. GET OUT, MAN.

I'M LOOKIN'. I'M LOOKIN'.

[ Alarm Wailing ]

[ Alarm Stops ]

LET'S GO. [ Engine Starts ]

[ Kara ] YOU EVER BEEN MARRIED ?

NO. EVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT ?

NO.

EVER HAD A DOG ? YEAH.

BUT... IT DIDN'T WORK OUT. [ Laughs ]

OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S FAIR.

TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.

NOT MUCH TO TELL. GEEZ.

YOU'RE TOUGH.

NOTHING SCARES YOU EXCEPT MAYBE SHARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.

ONCE UPON A TIME...

A LONG TIME AGO--

RANDALL AND I WERE PARTNERS.

IN WHAT ? WRESTLING.

MERCENARIES.

RANDALL THOMASSON WAS A MERCENARY.

[ Inhales ] YES, HE WAS.

HE AND I CREWED TOGETHER QUITE A LOT.

IN SEPTEMBER, 1986, WE TOOK AN ASSIGNMENT.

TWO MONTHS IN GHANA.

SOME THINGS HAPPENED. MISTAKES WERE MADE.

A MAN WAS KILLED, AND THE MISSION WENT TO SHIT.

EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF ANYA'S BIRTHDAYS, I NEVER SPOKE TO HIM AFTER THAT.

WHY DID HE DECIDE TO TEACH ?

[ Sighs ]

'CAUSE HE WAS A GREAT TEACHER.

[ Phone Ringing ]

YEAH.

SO, WHERE ARE YOU ?

THE SAME PLACE. AND WHERE IS THAT ?

LOOK, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME OR NOT ?

I THINK I DO.

OUR FRIENDS DONTAE AND MASE HAVE BEEN VERY BAD BOYS TONIGHT.

I PLANTED A CAR, AND OFF IT WENT. AND GUESS WHERE IT ENDED UP.

OKAY. I'LL MEET YOU THERE IN 20 MINUTES.

[ Hangs Phone Up ]

I'LL CALL YOU LATER. THANKS FOR THE EGG ROLLS.

MMM.

[ Joey ] HEY. INSIDE THAT TRUCK IS WHAT'S LEFT OF OUR CAR.

ANY IDEA WHY THEY BROUGHT IT HERE ?

JUST SITTING HERE WAITING FOR YOU, LOVER BOY.

SIDE DOOR. BAY DOORS.

[ Carl ] TOMORROW NIGHT WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.

BIG DAY TOMORROW.

WHY IS THAT ?

[ Dontae On Tape ] DON'T NOBODY MOVE ON IT TODAY. HAD A WORD WITH LITTLE B.

SAYS TOMORROW SOMEBODY'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THAT MOTHERFUCKER REAL GOOD.

SOUNDS INTERESTING.

♪♪ [ Loud Rap On Boom Box ]

GOOD MORNING, CLASS.

WELL, IF IT AIN'T THE MAN WITH THE LESSON PLAN.

[ Moaning ]

- IS HE NOT FEELING WELL ? - I GUESS NOT.

LET'S DO THIS SHIT.

♪♪ [ Loud Rap Continues ] I'D LIKE TO GET STARTED, MASE.

I'D LIKE TO GET STARTED. WHAT ?

I'D LIKE TO GET STARTED.

♪♪ [ Continues ] WHAT'S STOPPING YOU, THEN, BABY ?

I'M NOT SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN HEAR ME.

YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY GIVES A FUCK.

I KNOW I DON'T, CRACKER.

[ Everyone Laughs ]

WELL, CLASS, IT APPEARS WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED AN IMPASSE.

THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED WITH THIS SITUATION...

TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT AN IMPASSE IS ?

YEAH. ISN'T THAT SOMETHING LIKE A "COMP-ASS" ?

♪♪ [ Continues ] [ Students Laughing ]

NO.

AN IMPASSE IS A SITUATION THAT HAS NO APPARENT SOLUTION.

FOR EXAMPLE, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY LECTURE,

WHILE MASE WANTS TO LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC.

NOW, IF WE BOTH REFUSE TO COMPROMISE,

WHAT WE HAVE IS CALLED AN "IMPASSE."

SO IN THE ABSENCE OF COMPROMISE,

HOW DO WE RESOLVE A SITUATION OF THIS NATURE ?

- WHAT THE FUCK YOU DOIN' WITH MY RADIO ? - ANYONE ?

MOTHERFUCKER ! THAT'S MY GODDAMN RADIO !

THAT'S RIGHT. YOU REFUSED TO COMPROMISE, AND SO, IN FACT, DID I.

HOWEVER, MY POSITION WAS EXPLAINED TO YOU VERY CLEARLY.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ELABORATE FURTHER ?

NO, I THINK I SHOULD ELABORATE YOUR MONKEY ASS.

I'M GONNA CUT YOU REAL GOOD.

VERY GOOD. WE CAN DISCUSS HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT IF YOU PREFER.

PARRY AWAY.

ALWAYS PARRY AWAY.

ALWAYS KEEP THE WEAPON AS FAR FROM THE BODY AS POSSIBLE.

[ Student ] AH, MAN ! EVERYONE SEE HOW OPEN HE IS ?

IN THE ABSENCE OF COMPROMISE,

THE GREATER FORCE PREVAILS.

MASE, YOU LOST A RADIO, BUT YOU LEARNED A LESSON.

THAT LESSON COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE SOMEDAY.

KEYSHAWN'S BEEN GONE A LONG TIME.

MASE, YOU'RE IN CHARGE. I WANT YOU TO LOOK AFTER THE CLASS WHILE I'M GONE.

OH, AND, UH, MASE.

DON'T USE THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE TO.

[ Boy ] MASE AIN'T NOBODY.

KEYSHAWN ?

KEYSHAWN, YOU OKAY ?

KEYSHAWN ?

[ Grunts, Groans ] [ Laughs ]

[ Laughing ]

WE'RE GONNA NEED A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SUBSTITUTE.

[ Boy Groans ] [ Punches Landing ]

YO, MAN ! STOP THAT CRAP !

WHAT'S WRONG WITH Y'ALL ?

[ Gasping ]

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT RANDALL THOMASSON'S MURDER ?

FUCK YOU.

[ Toilet Flushing ]

[ Exhales ]

MY FRIEND, YOU ARE A VERY DANGEROUS PERSON.

MOTHERFUCKER, DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT ! I'LL COME OVER THERE AND KICK YOUR ASS.

I WORK IN THIS BUILDING. THE JANITOR, JOHNNY BARTEE.

YEAH. I AIN'T NEVER SEEN NO TEACHER...

USE NO GREEN BERET SPECIAL FORCES TACTICS LIKE THAT BEFORE.

YOU RECOGNIZE THAT ?

JANUARY, 1971. NOVEMBER, 1972.

FIRST BATTALION, 16th INFANTRY.

SENT US INTO THEM V.C. TUNNELS.

SOME OF US NEVER CAME OUT.

SOME OF US STAYED IN TOO LONG. TUNNEL RAT.

NOW I UNDERSTAND THE ENTRANCE.

WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THESE GENTLEMEN MEANT YOU SUCH SERIOUS HURT.

I MEAN, THEY ARE CLEARLY TOO MATURE TO BE STUDENTS,

AND YOU ARE CLEARLY NO ORDINARY TEACHER.

I'M ON A SECRET MISSION. GODDAMN IT ! I KNEW IT !

YOU'RE AN UNDERCOVER AGENT. THAT'S RIGHT, BUT I WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

YOU JUST GET YOURSELF BACK TO CLASS. I'LL CLEAN UP THIS MESS.

YOU SURE ?

I'M THE JANITOR. THAT'S MY JOB.

YOU CRAWL AROUND INSIDE THESE WALLS LONG ENOUGH,

YOU HEAR SOME THINGS.

YOU JUST COME DOWN AND FIND ME IN THE BASEMENT LATER. ALL RIGHT ?

I'LL DO THAT.

[ Chuckles ]

UH, BARTEE ? YEAH ?

YOU GOT ANY SPOT REMOVER ?

WHAT BRAND ?

[ Laughing ]

YOU SHOULD HAVE CAME WITH ME. [ Door Opening ]

SO HE WAS TRYIN' TO GET OUT ? HE WAS LIKE, BOOM, BOOM--

KEYSHAWN.

- ARE YOU OKAY ? - YEAH. I'M COOL. I'M CHILLIN'.

'CAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT OKAY, I COULD WALK YOU BACK TO THE BATHROOM MYSELF.

YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY ? I'M COOL. I'M CHILLIN'.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, LET'S SEE. WHERE WERE WE ?

I BELIEVE WE WERE DISCUSSING FORCE VERSUS COMPROMISE.

[ Buzzer Sounding ] OKAY, GUYS. LISTEN.

TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT ALASKA, THE 49th STATE.

HEY, MASE.

LISTEN. UM, WAS THAT RADIO EXPENSIVE ?

NO, NO. STOLEN.

YO, MAN. I WAS WRONG. IT WAS A RIGHTEOUS BUST.

WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD ON.

IF YOU'RE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT, YOU'RE SMART ENOUGH...

TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THOSE GANGBANGERS.

OH, YEAH, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. I COULD BE A STOCKBROKER, RIGHT ?

- WHY NOT ? - [ Scoffs ]

MAN, DO YOU KNOW ME ? DO YOU KNOW MY LIFE ?

MY POP'S IN PRISON, RIGHT ?

MY LITTLE BROTHER JUST GOT SHOT IN A DRIVE-BY.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FUCK MY MOM IS.

DO YOU DIG WHAT I'M SAYIN' ?

WHAT I DIG IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO END UP THE SAME WAY, NOT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO LIVE THIS LIFE ! AND I'M LEADIN' IT RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S NEVER JUST ONE WAY.

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT ?

YOU KNOW ANOTHER WAY ? YOU KNOW HOW I'M GONNA GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS CIRCLE ?

FUCK IT, MAN. YOU AIN'T NEVER GONNA UNDERSTAND.

I LET THEM IN MYSELF. I SAW THAT FUCKIN' TEACHER GO IN.

WHO IS THIS GUY ?

SO WHERE THE 'HOODS ? [ Stall Doors Slamming ]

FUCK. YOU SURE YOU LET 'EM IN HERE ?

I LET 'EM IN MYSELF ! SO WHERE THE FUCK THEY GO ?

BUT I DRAGGED THOSE THREE OUT THE BATHROOM THE WAY I CAME.

HUH ? A COUPLE OF NEW YORK'S FINEST CAME BY, PICKED 'EM UP.

WATCH YOURSELF !

PIPES CAN JUMP OUT AND GRAB YOU WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT IT.

LIKE IN 'NAM, CAUGHT IN THEM V.C. TUNNELS.

YOU HAD TO LOVE IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ? YEP.

YOU TAKE FEAR, AND YOU MAKE IT YOUR FRIEND.

ROGER THAT SHIT ! THEY TEACH YOU TO LOVE IT.

ONLY WHEN IT'S OVER, AIN'T NOBODY TEACH YOU HOW TO STOP LOVIN' IT.

SO FUCK IT. I STAY DOWN HERE.

IT'S WARM, IT'S COMFORTABLE, IT'S MINE.

DON'T BOTHER NOBODY.

I LIKE-- I LIKE TO FEEL THE EARTH AROUND ME.

[ Laughs ] WHAT ?

AIN'T NOBODY EVER COME TO THIS PART OF THE SUBLEVEL 'CEPT ME.

AND NOW YOU.

CHECK THIS OUT.

I THINK YOU GONNA LIKE THIS.

TA-DA ! BEEN COLLECTIN' SINCE '69.

AND IT ALL WORK TOO.

REALLY ? YEAH.

[ Chuckles ]

THAT'S LIVE !

THAT'S BULLSHIT. [ Laughs ]

BARTEE, DID YOU KNOW RANDALL THOMASSON ?

YEAH. HE WAS A GOOD ONE.

I DIDN'T LIKE HEARIN' HE GOT HISSELF FRAGGED.

HE WAS MY BROTHER.

OH !

BOY, THAT'S ONE BIG BITE OF A SHIT SANDWICH. I'M SORRY.

YOU WANNA POP ?

BARTEE, YOU SAID BEFORE YOU HEARD A LOT OF THINGS CRAWLIN' THROUGH THESE WALLS.

IT'S USUALLY NOTHIN'. BUT FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS...

I HEAR PEOPLE COMIN' AND GOIN' AT NIGHT.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE 'CEPT SECURITY.

YOU NEVER CHECKED IT OUT YOURSELF ? HELL, YEAH.

BUT WHEN I GOT THERE, WASN'T NO ONE AROUND.

NOTHIN'S BEIN' STOLEN, AND NOTHIN'S BEEN REPORTED MISSIN'.

I CAN'T FIGURE IT.

I HAVE ANOTHER MAN WORKING WITH ME.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE THOSE SOUNDS ARE COMING FROM.

TONIGHT. NOW.

ARE YOU READY FOR A LITTLE RECON ?

YEAH, BUDDY. I'M THE KEY MASTER.

ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU BRING ME SOMETHING FOR MY COLLECTION. ALL RIGHT.

- OH ! - YO ! DON'T FUCKIN' MOVE !

STUPID ! YOU WANNA END UP LIKE YOUR DEAD-ASS POP !

I WANT YOU TO GET YOUR FRIEND OFF OUR ASS. ALL RIGHT ?

GOT THAT ? GOT THAT ?

THIS CONVERSATION DID NOT HAPPEN.

[ Tires Squealing ]

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY FOUND OUT, BUT THEY KNOW.

THEY KNOW ABOUT YOU AND ME BEING CONNECTED.

I SWEAR I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO ANYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

IN THE MEANTIME I WANT YOU TO STAY HOME FOR A DAY OR TWO.

QUARANTINED ? [ Chuckles ]

WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL ? DON'T YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CAN PICK UP YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ?

YEAH, BUT-- LOOK, ANYA, I NEED YOU TO DO THIS. OKAY ?

[ Car Horn Honks ]

ALL RIGHT ? I'LL GET WHATEVER YOU NEED.

WHILE I'M HERE IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, YOU COULD DO SOME SHOPPING.

YOU KNOW, GET SOME SODAS, DEFINITELY SOME YOGURT. OKAY.

AND A COUPLE OF VIDEOS. WHATEVER'S NEW ON THE SHELF.

BUT NO ROMANTIC COMEDIES. RIGHT.

I'LL GIVE YOU A LIST, OKAY ?

THANK YOU.

[ Groans ]

JOEY, THIS IS JOHNNY BARTEE.

OKAY. LET'S GET GOING. WHOA. AREN'T YOU FORGETTIN' SOMETHING ?

FOUND THIS IN AN IRAQI BUNKER.

TRICLOSAN. GOVERNMENT WON'T TELL YOU THIS, BUT I WILL.

THIS IS WHAT'S CAUSING GULF WAR SYNDROME.

SHIT.

THIS IS GONNA BE A FINE ADDITION TO MY COLLECTION.

WHERE WE GOING, MAN ? AUTO SHOP.

WE NEED TO OBSERVE WITHOUT BEING SEEN.

ALL RIGHT. I CAN ARRANGE THAT.

TRICLOSAN ? THEY USE IT IN HAND SOAP.

DON'T ASK.

LET THEM KNOW THE SUBSTITUTE'S ON HIS WAY IN, MAN.

[ Phone Dialing ]

[ Hammer Tapping Nearby ] MIGHTY BUSY FOR AN OFF NIGHT, HUH ?

WE GET UP IN THIS DUCT HERE.

[ Equipment Whirring Nearby ]

[ Grunts ]

LOOK RIGHT IN ON THE PARTY. [ Whirring Continues ]

THERE AIN'T NO VIETCONG WAITIN' FOR YOU IN THERE. HOIST YOUR ASS ON UP.

YO, B.

GO ON.

IT'S A REGULAR ASSEMBLY LINE DOWN THERE.

NOT TOO STUPID, RUNNING A CHOP SHOP OUT OF YOUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.

[ Phone Ringing ]

- YEAH. - WE GOT A PROBLEM, MAN. A BIG, FUCKIN' PROBLEM.

I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO CALL YOU ON THIS PHONE-- HEY, PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.

YOU TAKE DOWN WHAT, THREE OR FOUR CARS A WEEK.

TAKE A LITTLE OFF THE ACTUAL RETAIL PRICE.

THEY'RE KNOCKIN' DOWN A HUNDRED GRAND A MONTH.

WE GRABBED THIS CAR, RIGHT ?

I WAS DRIVING FOLLOW-UP. A LO-JACK MUST HAVE KICKED IN.

THE COPS PICKED UP THAT THE CAR WAS HOT. THERE WAS THIS CHASE.

DO YOU THINK RANDALL FOUND OUT ? MAYBE ONE OF THE 'HOODS TOOK HIM OUT.

NAH, I LAID BACK, BUT THAT AIN'T THE PROBLEM. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR ?

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT THE CAR ? FUCK THE CAR ! THAT SHIT WAS TOTALED.

THEY ARRESTED MASE, DIDN'T THEY ?

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT ARRESTIN' MASE ? THE BROTHER'S DEAD !

MASE IS DEAD !

FIRST GOOD NEWS OF THE EVENING.

ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ?

MASE IS DEAD, AND NO ONE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.

WHAT WE SUPPOSED TO SAY, MAN ? THE BROTHER'S DEAD. THAT'S THAT.

IS IT ?

THE MAN TOOK A RISK. HE FUCKED UP ! NEXT PAGE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ANYONE WHO'S BEEN IN COMBAT WILL TELL YOU.

THE GUY NEXT TO YOU GOES DOWN, YOU DON'T BLINK.

YOU PUSH ON. KEEP FIGHTING.

'CAUSE IF YOU LOSE YOUR FOCUS,

YOU LOSE YOUR CONCENTRATION EVEN FOR ONE SECOND,

YOU COULD BE NEXT.

BUT THE FACT IS THAT MASE WAS NO SOLDIER.

- AND THIS IS NO BATTLEFIELD. - SEE. THAT'S WHERE YOU WRONG.

MISTER WHITE COLLEGE GRADUATE, GO-TO-THE-FRONT, SUBSTITUTE-TEACHER MAN.

YOU LIVE ON THESE STREETS ? HMM ?

SEE, ME AND MY HOMEBOYS,

WE GOTTA FIGHT FOR EVERYTHING WE GET,

'CAUSE AIN'T NOBODY GONNA GIVE 'EM TO US LIKE THEY GAVE 'EM TO YOU.

SO YOU KILL.

YOU TAKE OUT ANYBODY THAT GETS IN YOUR WAY.

THAT'S YOUR M.O., ISN'T IT ? WHAT YOU TRYIN' TO SAY ?

WHAT, THAT I SMOKED MASE ? 'CAUSE THE COPS THE ONES WHO SMOKED MASE.

I'M NOT TALKIN' ABOUT MASE.

WHAT THE FUCK IS YOU TALKIN' ABOUT ?

[ Buzzer Sounding ]

[ Sighs ]

AND HOW WAS YOUR DAY ? TO BE HONEST, I'VE HAD BETTER.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF LENTHROP.

TELL ME ABOUT DRUMMOND. HE'S A BRIGHT GUY.

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS LIKE HIM.

BUT HE'S DIFFERENT AWAY FROM WORK--

COLD, REGIMENTED.

FOR A WHILE WE WERE FRIENDS.

BUT THEN HE ASKED ME OUT. I WASN'T INTERESTED.

HE HAS THIS VERY...

POSSESSIVE QUALITY ABOUT HIM.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT'S ABOUT ?

JEALOUSY.

DO YOU WANT SOME MORE SAKE ? YEAH.

YEAH ? A LITTLE BIT ? YEAH.

I HAVE THIS STORY ABOUT JEALOUSY. MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME THIS A LONG TIME AGO.

THAT IF YOU TAKE JEALOUSY AND YOU PUT IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE,

THAT IT WILL CREATE FRICTION.

AND THAT FRICTION CREATES A SPARK.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ?

NOT YET, BUT I'M TRYING. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO YOU TAKE, UM...

THE COMMON FIREFLY--

THIS LITTLE BUG. MM-HMM.

NOW, DURING THE SUMMERTIME IT FLIES AROUND AND AROUND LOOKING INTO THE SKY.

GO ON.

I WON'T BITE, I PROMISE.

[ Chattering ] [ Whistling ]

DID YOU GET THE ASSIGNMENT ?

[ Carl ] LISTEN, I NEED SOMETHING FROM YOU.

OH, REALLY ?

BACKGROUND INFORMATION. I NEED YOU TO GET BACK INTO THAT COMPUTER...

AND CHECK ON DRUMMOND'S CAREER MOVES BEFORE HE GOT HERE.

CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME ? YEAH, BUT WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR BROTHER ?

YOU GOTTA TRUST ME ON THIS. I NEED THAT INFORMATION.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

THAT'S THE NEW GUY WHO TOOK OVER FOR RANDALL ? WONDER IF HE'S GONNA LAST.

[ Doorbell Ringing ]

DON'T WORRY. IT'S OKAY. I'LL GET IT.

HELLO, LITTLE MISS. HEY, BOSS.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT, UH,

DON'T PRISONERS GET AN HOUR IN THE YARD FOR EXERCISE ?

OCCASIONALLY. [ Sighs ]

[ Phone Ringing ]

HELLO ?

IT'S FOR YOU, COMMANDANT.

YEAH ? [ Kara ] CARL ?

I'VE GOT IT.

SOME INTERESTING THINGS POPPED UP WHEN I WENT ON-LINE.

YOU'LL STOP BY LATER AND PICK IT UP ?

WE'RE ON OUR WAY. "WE" ?

DON'T OPEN THE DOOR FOR ANYONE, OKAY ? WE'LL BE BACK SOON.

[ Opening Door ]

[ Knocking ]

♪♪ [ Reggae ]

HEY, KARA. WARREN.

I WAS JUST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THOUGHT I'D SAY HI.

BROUGHT YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM: CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP.

THANKS.

NOT VERY HUNGRY. I FORGOT WHAT A GREAT APARTMENT YOU HAVE.

YOU WERE ONLY HERE ONE TIME.

YEAH, AND WHAT WAS I THINKIN', RIGHT ?

TERRIFIC GIRL WITH A GREAT JOB AND A GREAT APARTMENT.

WARREN, THIS LITTLE COMPETITION YOU HAVE GOING--

TELL ME ABOUT HIM.

♪♪ [ Reggae ] HEY.

HI. HOW ARE YOU ?

GOOD.

[ Giggles ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ Kissing ]

[ Grunts ]

WHAT'S THE MATTER ? NOTHING. I LIKE YOU.

WELL, I LIKE YOU TOO. YOU KNOW THAT.

I KNOW. THE THING IS...

YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY THE ONLY REMAINING VIRGIN OF OUR BELOVED HIGH SCHOOL.

OH, YEAH ? YEAH.

THAT'S OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

SO !

[ Groaning ]

ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT WE'RE BOTH HAVING FUN.

[ Grunting ] WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHO HE IS, HUH ?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHO HE IS, HUH ? [ Chuckles ]

FUCK YOU, WARREN ! [ Grunting ]

I'M NOT PLAYING WITH YOU, KARA. WHO IS HE ?

[ Gasping ]

HE'S RANDALL THOMASSON'S BROTHER.

THAT'S IT ?

HE JUST WANTS TO-- TO KNOW WHO KILLED HIM.

AND THAT'S IT ?

- BULLSHIT ! - [ Groans ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Whimpering ]

HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND WAS. I DIDN'T KNOW.

WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM ?

WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM ? NOTHING.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM ANYTHING.

SORRY. [ Silenced Gunshots ]

YEAH. LOOK, I'M TIRED OF THIS GUY, HUH.

I DON'T CARE. BY TOMORROW MORNING, YOU AND YOUR 'HOODS FIND HIM, YOU TAKE HIM OUT.

[ Chattering ]

[ Man ] JUST HOLD IT OPEN. I'LL GET THE DOOR.

I DON'T WANT IT SCRATCHED. EXCUSE ME. CAN I GET BY HERE, PLEASE ?

YEAH, SURE.

THANK YOU.

WATCH THE LEG ! I GOT IT. I GOT IT.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

YOU REALLY DON'T WANNA DO THIS, DO YOU ?

NO, I REALLY DO WANNA DO THIS.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT. [ Sighs ]

YOU'RE KILLIN' ME. THIS IS MORE TORTURE THAN PRACTICE.

I DON'T KNOW. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

YEAH ? YEAH.

YOU WANNA TAKE A SHOWER ? NO WAY. [ Laughs ]

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[ Shower Running ]

WHERE IS IT ?

COME ON.

WHERE ARE YOU GOIN' ?

WHERE'D YOU GET THIS ?

DANNY, WHERE'D YOU GET THIS ? HEY.

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. YOU SHOT HIM, DIDN'T YOU ?

YOU SET UP THE BROTHERHOOD, AND YOU KILLED MY FATHER.

I NEEDED THE MONEY. FOR WHAT ?

- YOU FUCKIN' STUPID ? HOW WAS I GONNA PAY FOR THE CAR ? - A CAR ?

WHAT WAS I GONNA DO, ASK MY PARENTS ? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE FUCK THEY ARE.

IF YOU AIN'T GOT SOMETHIN' THEY WANT, THEY WON'T FUCKIN' TALK TO YOU, SO FUCK THEM !

FUCK THOSE ASSHOLES IN THE BROTHERHOOD. WHAT'D IT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS ?

SPECIAL THINGS. IT WAS SUCH AN EASY SETUP, MAN.

BUT YOUR FATHER COMES ALONG AND HAS TO PLAY THE FUCKIN' HERO.

SO YOU FUCKED HIM ? BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, SO YOU TRIED TO FUCK ME TOO.

HYAH !

[ Groans ]

STAFF SERGEANT WARREN K. DRUMMOND OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS,

GRANTED HONORABLE DISCHARGE WITH SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

CHARGED WITH SUSPICION OF EXTRALEGAL AFFAIRS, HONDURAS, 1986.

SON OF A BITCH IS ONE OF US.

PLEADED "NO CONTEST" IN RETURN FOR THE HONORABLE IN 1987.

[ Door Opens ]

HI.

HI.

I KNOW YOU'RE A BIG, TOUGH MERC, BUT A PHONE CALL WOULDN'T HAVE HURT.

I'M GETTING TIRED OF LOSING PEOPLE. ANYA--

DANNY BRAMSON KILLED MY DAD.

HE SET UP THE BROTHERHOOD, HE STOLE A CAR AND HE JUST SHOT HIM.

NICE TRADE, HUH: A CAR FOR MY DAD ?

HE SAID HOW HE PROVED TO MR. DRUMMOND...

THAT HE WAS SOMETHIN' SPECIAL.

WHEN IS THIS GONNA END ?

SOON.

VERY SOON.

THIS GUY GETS TO SCHOOL EARLY.

HE DOES SEEM TO KEEP HIMSELF BUSY.

CARL,

THAT FUCKUP IN GHANA, THAT'S BERGER'S FAULT-- HE FROZE.

RANDALL DID THE RIGHT THING.

I CAUGHT TWO CARLOADS. YOU READY ?

BORN READY. LET'S DO IT.

[ Carl ] HOW CLOSE ? LESS THAN A MINUTE.

WOO-HOO-HOO ! PARTY TIME.

IT'S ALL GOOD. [ Chattering ]

I GOT IT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA ! WHAT Y'ALL FELLAS INTO NOW ? NOBODY EVEN HERE YET.

BAD NEWS, JOHNNY. WE GOT TROOPS IN PURSUIT, HEAVILY ARMED.

COME ON IN. [ Bell Rings On Door ]

[ Doors Opening ]

- YOU OKAY ? - WHY ?

- 'CAUSE YOU'RE HIT. - FUCK.

THE GUNS IN THE BASEMENT. WE GOTTA GO THROUGH THE AIR DUCT.

- GOOD. LET'S GO. - WHERE'S THE OPENING ?

WE GOTTA GET ACROSS THE HALL. WHY'D YOU BRING US IN HERE ?

BECAUSE THEY WERE SHOOTIN' AT US ! NO SHIT !

FORGET ABOUT HIM ! HE'S GONE ! HE WAS JUST A KID !

WILL YOU COME THE FUCK ON !

[ Screaming ]

- LET'S GO. - [ Groaning ]

THIS WAY.

HOW'D Y'ALL LIKE THAT TUNNEL TOUR ?

JUST MAKE IT OUR LAST. MY GUESS IS WE GOT ABOUT A MINUTE.

DON'T WORRY. Y'ALL GONNA LIKE THIS. I KEEP THESE HERE FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK, SIR.

DOES IT WORK ? FIRED IT TWO WEEKS AGO.

OUTSTANDING. GO ON. I'M WITH YOU.

[ Boy ] THIS IS IT, Y'ALL, ALL RIGHT. IT'S SHOW TIME NOW.

[ Groans ]

WE'RE GOOD. ONE DOWN.

[ Gunshots ]

- [ Groans ] -[ Rapid Gunfire ]

[ Screams ]

THAT'S TWO AND THREE.

[ Gasps ] WHAT THE HELL Y'ALL WAITIN' ON ?

- I DON'T KNOW. YOU ? - WE GOTTA MOVE.

SHOW US THE WAY.

WHAT DO YOU KEEP LOOKIN' AT ? KNOCKOUT GAS. DAMN STUFF SHOULD'VE GONE OFF.

YOU GOT A GAS MASK FOR THAT ? DOWN !

OH, DAMN.

WE ALMOST HOME. LET'S MOVE !

LET'S GO, BARTEE.

[ Joey ] COME ON. SOME TIME TODAY. I'M WITH YA !

- ANY TIME. - JUST ONE MORE SECOND.

[ Weapon Clicks, Fails To Fire ]

SAY GOOD-BYE, MOTHERFUCKERS, AND BE SURE TO WRITE.

[ Gunshots ]

[ Shouting, Indistinctly ]

THIRTY SECONDS, THEY'LL ALL BE UP.

HEY, LITTLE BALLS. THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT HURTS.

[ Gunfire ]

WHY DID DRUMMOND HAVE RANDALL THOMASSON KILLED ?

DRUMMOND SAID, "KILL WILLY."

WHAT ABOUT THOMASSON ?

DIDN'T LIKE HIM. TOO FUCKIN' NOSY.

WASN'T US, MAN. SOME KID GOT HIM FIRST.

WHERE NOW ?

THERE'S A CERTAIN TEACHER IN NEED OF A NEW LESSON PLAN.

YO, DONTAE. WHAT'S UP ?

SOME SHIT'S BUZZIN' AROUND SCHOOL ABOUT MR. T'S SUPPOSED TO BE KICKIN' BROTHERHOOD'S ASS.

WHAT THE FUCK IS YOU TALKIN' ABOUT ?

I SAW HIM HEADED TOWARDS SHOP ! AND SECURITY IS ALL OVER THE PLACE !

LET'S GO. LET'S GO. OH, SHIT.

TODAY WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT HEADS. THE HEADS CONTROL AIRFLOW MIXTURE, INTAKE AND EXHAUST.

OPEN YOUR BOOKS. [ Girl ] MR. DRUMMOND ?

- DID YOU HEAR ABOUT MISS LAVELLE ? - HE DOESN'T HAVE TO.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DRUMMOND ?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO 'CAUSE YOU KILLED HER.

THAT'S VERY ENTERTAINING.

OPEN YOUR-- KARA LAVELLE DIED BECAUSE SHE KNEW SOMETHING.

SO DID MY BROTHER. NOW THAT WE KNOW WHO KILLED HIM,

EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE.

I FEEL SORRY FOR DANNY BRAMSON.

SEEMED LIKE A GOOD KID. I NEVER MENTIONED HIS NAME.

YOU ALSO NEVER SAID YOU WERE A MERCENARY, RIGHT ?

[ Muttering ] LIEUTENANT CARL M. THOMASSON.

YOU KILL PEOPLE FOR MONEY. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T KILL MISS LAVELLE ?

WHAT I DO IS A JOB.

I TRY NOT TO LIKE IT TOO MUCH.

SOTHIS IS GOING TO BE A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

MARLA, CALL SECURITY.

- I WOULDN'T DO THAT, PROFESSOR. -[ Boys Muttering ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Students Muttering ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Students Muttering ]

YO, YO, BACK UP !

MY GOD !

♪ VIOLENCE ♪♪

[ Students Shouting ]

[ Groaning ]

CARL !

NO !

[ Screwdriver Piercing Body ] [ Gurgles ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Students Chattering ]

YOU'RE OKAY.

HOW YA DOING ?

NO WORSE THAN YOU.

SO, TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU GOT PLANNED FOR THIRD PERIOD, HUH ?

ALL RIGHT, ALL Y'ALL KIDS, BACK TO CLASS.

SHOW'S OVER, UNLESS YOU WANT ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION FROM ME.

YO, SECURITY, GET ME AN AMBULANCE OUT HERE.

LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A DOCTOR.

YEAH, AND A VACATION.

SO ? SO--

[ Chuckles ] THANKS.

NO PROBLEM. I'LL SEND YOU A BILL.

[ Laughing ]

[ Bartee ] MAN, YOU ALL RIGHT.

SO, WHAT DANGEROUS PART OF THE WORLD ARE WE OFF TO NOW ?

WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD FINISH HIGH SCHOOL,

AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT DANGEROUS PARTS OF THE WORLD.

YOU KNOW, I'M KEEPING THE HOUSE,

AND THERE'S A SPARE BEDROOM,

AND YOUR NAME IS THOMASSON.

YOU KNOW, I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.

VERY PROUD.

CLOSED-CAPTIONED BY CAPTIONS, INC. LOS ANGELES

♪♪

♪ THE FEAR OF MANY MEN TIMES AN INFINITE NUMBER OF FUCKUPS ♪

♪ HAS BROUGHT US TO THE STREETS WHERE FOOT SOLDIERS SIC UP ♪

♪ BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN ♪

♪ STYLES ARE BASEMENT FILES ARE FUNK ♪

♪ TEN GIG OF HARD DRIVE WE RIDE IN THE TRUNK ♪

♪ THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND ♪

♪ WORDS, SOUND WORDS, SOUND WORDS, SOUND ♪

♪ THE WHITE LINE IS GROUND THE RED LINE TIES YOU IN ♪

♪ AND THAT MEANS THE SHIT IS HOT ♪

♪ I BE LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN AND IT'S THE ONLY SPOT ♪

♪ WHERE MASS STYLES FESTER AND DROP ♪

♪ UNWRITTEN LAWS AND A FUCKED-UP INDUSTRY WITH NO BALLS ♪

♪ CAN'T STOP THE BEAST WHEN NATURE CALLS ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BE LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN WHEN YOU LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN IT'S LIKE A JUNGLE ♪

♪ A JUNGLE A JUNGLE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BE LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN WHEN YOU LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN IT'S LIKE A JUNGLE ♪

♪ LIKE A JUNGLE LIKE A JUNGLE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BE LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN WHEN YOU LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN IT'S LIKE A JUNGLE ♪

♪ LIKE A JUNGLE LIKE A JUNGLE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BE LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN WHEN YOU LIVIN' IN BROOKLYN IT'S LIKE A JUNGLE ♪

♪ LIKE A JUNGLE, LIKE A JUNGLE LIKE A JUNGLE, LIKE A JUNGLE LIKE A JUNGLE, LIKE A JUNGLE ♪

♪ LIKE A JUNGLE, LIKE A JUNGLE LIKE A JUNGLE, LIKE A JUNGLE LIKE A JUNGLE, LIKE A JUNGLE ♪

♪♪ [ Continues Repeating ]

♪ COME ON ♪♪ [ Echoing ]

♪♪ [ Reggae, Indistinct ]