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[suspenseful music]

Come on.

38 seconds.

That was a good one, Daddy.

That's money in the bank.

Now, buckle up, Molly.

[crashing]

Stay here.

Jeez, look at that! - I'm really sorry, man.

My-- my foot slipped right off the brake.

Any damage?

Maybe I'll just fix it myself.

Hey, man.

Don't want any trouble.

All we want is the car, buddy.

I don't got a gun.

Just take the car.

Please don't hurt my kid!

Do what he says, Molly.

Just stay put now, all right?

All right?

Yeah.

What are we gonna do now?

[theme music]

THEME SONG: I feel a beaton the street tonight.

The lights are bright, andit feels all right tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

Hot!

BOOKER: Did you report the theft to the police?

Um, not exactly.

Not exactly?

Well, it's-- it's a littlemore complicated than that.

See, I'm a--

I'm a repo man.

A repo man.

Nice job.

When people pay their bills, I'll retire.

All right, what exactly happened?

I picked up this '89 560 SEC.

I've done it a million times.

Only this time, I'm drivingaway and some guy rear ends me.

I get out of the car, and Iwind up with a gun in my face.

I don't blame him.

You, uh, ever have your car repossessed?

Yeah, once.

So why didn't you go to the police?

Well, um--

I'm sort of on parole in Arizona.

Let me guess.

Car theft?

I've gone straight.

I swear.

I got a little, um--

I got a lot of responsibilities now.

Look, all I want is for you to get the car back.

I'm on the hook for it.

Chances are it's not even insured.

I'll give you 500 bucks, cash.

I'll check the chop shops, see if they've

seen the car, all right?

Who are you?

Molly.

What are you doing?

Coloring.

Who said you could touch my stuff?

Molly.

Hey, Daddy!

Molly, this is Dennis Booker.

Hi.

Listen, Gary, I think youought to go to your boss

and be honest.

Tell him your car's missing.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Look, I noticed in the directory that you've

got a daycare center here.

I was wondering if I could leaveMolly there for a few hours?

Oh, I think that's just for employees only.

I am an employee.

[phone ringing]

Mr. DeAngelo's office.

Hi, Tony.

It's Dennis.

Dennis.

How are you?

Good.

Let me ask you a question.

If I were to buy a hot Mercedes,where would you send me?

How would I know?

Tony, you never bought acar off the lot in your life.

I resent that implication.

However, if I were to indulge myself

in a black market automobile,I might start my shopping down

on 10th Street.

Can you be a little more specific?

I suppose, if I were pressed, I'd say--

uh, City Auto Works, DowntownMotors, Miranda's Auto Repair.

Thanks.

Mention my name.

They'll give you a good deal.

[music playing]

Can I help you?

Yeah, looking to buy a car.

We don't sell cars.

We repair 'em.

Yeah, well, a friend of minesays you can help me locate

a Mercedes 560 SEC for me.

Try Mercedes-Benz of Lakewood.

Yeah, well, I can't afford their terms.

Then I guess a Mercedes istoo much car for you, pal, huh?

I guess I got the wrong place.

I guess so.

Yeah, well, this guy saysyou kind of deal a little

in the gray side of the market.

Look, I don't know your pal, all right?

Yeah, I'm just a guy with$20,000 to spend in cash.

[chuckles]

You shouldn't be walking aroundwith that kind of scratch.

This is a bad neighborhood.

You could get hurt.

Thanks for the tip.

Anytime.

I got bad news and I got worse news.

All right, give me the bad news first.

Gary Smith never came back.

Now the worse news?

There's one kid left in daycare.

And it's ours.

Uh, Molly.

Hi.

I made this for my daddy,and this is for Eddie.

They're very nice.

Where is he?

That's what I'd like to find out.

Uh, listen, Molly.

Do you know where you live?

In a motel with a swimming pool.

Where?

On a street with lots of motels.

Uh, what street?

I don't know.

Do you have a phone number?

We don't have a phone.

Um-- what about your mother?

She's gone.

What about your friend Eddie?

He's staying there too.

Does Eddie have a last name?

Jones.

Jones, great.

Do you know where your father works?

No, but I went there once.

Do you remember where it was?

On a street with lots of car places.

I'm beginning to see apattern developing, Dennis.

I'm hungry.

It's 7 o'clock.

We usually eat at 6:00.

Can we go home now?

Uh, Molly, I--

I don't know where you live.

Then where am I going to stay?

No. No.

No. Uh-uh.

No. No.

No. - One second, Molly.

No.

These things scare me.

Look, look, I'm only goingto be gone for a few hours

till I find this guy.

Well, my building just doesn't allow pets.

It's serious serious.

What if I touch her and she breaks, huh?

What if she asks me questions about God?

What if she has to go to the bathroom?

All right, all right.

I want you to check all the motels

on Belfort Highway, all right,for Gary Smith or Eddie Jones.

Also give me a list of repo places.

OK.

I'll be at the beach house.

We're going to the beach?

I love the beach.

Come on.

MOLLY: How come you don't get a newer car?

I like this one.

But it gets bad mileage.

How come you know all about cars

but you don't know where you live?

My daddy always takes me to work.

Your dad takes you to repo cars?

Yeah.

I'm the timer and the lookout.

Great.

Hey, my daddy's the best.

There's no car he can't get.

I'll bet.

He can do an import in under 45 seconds.

Eddie calls him Super Ninja Repo Man.

Who is this Eddie guy anyway?

He's my uncle.

Wow!

This place is great!

Oh, oh, oh!

Don't-- don't touch that, don't touch that.

There you go.

You live here all alone?

Yeah.

No wife?

Alone.

It's a pretty big place for one person.

Yeah, I know and it'sgetting smaller all the time.

So are you hungry or what?

I'm starving.

You want McDonald's, pizza?

How about some vegetables?

Vegetables?

Alrighty, let's see here.

Uh, I think we're all out of vegetables.

Hey, hey, hey, look at this.

How about a hot dog?

I don't eat red meat.

OK.

Oh, wait, I know where the best things are.

We could try the grocery store.

You don't really eat these, do you?

Yes, I do.

I happen to like potato chips.

They're all salt and oil.

And potato.

This is a potato.

Nothing?

You called every motel?

Great.

His name's probably not even Gary Smith.

Yeah, we'll be OK.

Yeah, I'll see you in the morning.

We'll figure this out.

All right, bye.

[water splashing]

Molly?

Molly?

Molly?

Molly?

Can I sleep in this one, Dennis?

Molly, was the bathroomlike this when you came in?

No.

Then why did you leave it this way?

I don't know.

Would your mom and dadlet you get away with this?

My daddy doesn't mind.

My mommy's in heaven.

I'm sorry.

That's OK.

I never really got to know her.

She died when I was real little.

Do, uh-- do you have any pictures of her?

No.

But my daddy always says if I ever

want to know what she looks like, I

should just look in the mirror.

Is there anything else youwant before you go to bed?

You can tell me a bedtime story.

I don't know any bedtime stories.

Eddie always tells me a story.

This Eddie guy is starting to annoy me.

Please, just one story?

Then I'll go to bed, I promise.

- You promise? - Promise.

Promise?

Promise.

All right, come on.

OK, I'll tell you a story.

There were these threebears, a girl, and a genie.

And this girl has three wishes.

So she comes home one day,and these wolves are huffing

and they're puffing--

That's not a very good story.

Well, I told you Iwasn't very good at this.

In a good story, you let goof the people in the story.

But then something bad happens to them.

But then something goodhappens to them, like when

the princess gets the prince.

And then everything works out OK.

And that's a good story 'causeit's got a happy ending.

Um, I'll tell you abetter story tomorrow, OK?

OK.

[soft music]

Dennis?

Can I sleep in here with you?

Uh, I don't think so.

I always sleep with my dad or Eddie.

I've never slept alone before.

Well, there's a first time for everything.

Dennis, I'm afraid.

OK, you can stay here.

OK?

I'll make this up nice and comfortable.

Oh, yes, I'm sure I'll be just fine.

Goodnight.

Dennis?

Is my daddy gonna come back tomorrow?

I hope so, Molly.

I hope so.

Goodnight.

[soft music]

Good morning.

Good morning.

Did you sleep OK?

Yeah.

What time is it?

Early.

I think I remember where my daddy works.

Yeah?

Where?

By the doughnut.

The doughnut?

Any of this look familiar?

Sort of.

Do you remember where youwere before you came here?

Phoenix.

But we weren't there for very long.

One time, me and Eddiegot to stay at this place.

They had horses, and thisnice lady let us feed them.

Yeah?

Do you remember where it was?

My daddy called it the ant farm.

I brought us breakfast.

Oh, maybe later.

I always bring daddy breakfast.

OK, what else you got in that bag?

Everything.

That's why Daddy calls i my everything bag.

The doughnut!

BOOKER: Is that the placewhere your daddy works?

Yeah.

Can we go look for him?

Oh, I don't think that's a good idea.

How come?

Because I got someoneelse who wants to meet you.

Who?

I don't know anything about kids.

What's to know, Reggie?

You were a kid once.

Yeah, a bad one.

Look, Reggie, I don't know what

her dad is into, all right?

But whatever it is, I think it's best Molly's

not around when I find out.

[sighs]

OK.

I can watch her for a while.

But don't forget I got a show tonight.

I mean that, Book.

I owe you one.

Tada!

Look.

It's Reggie.

Hi.

Name?

Uh, Dennis Cook.

No car registered here.

Try one of the other lots.

I'm not looking for a car.

I'm looking for a friend of mine.

Gary Smith.

You're not the only one looking for him.

Supposed to bring a car back here last night,

and he never showed. - What, did he take off?

Uh-huh.

Sooner or later, every repo man gets

behind the wheel of a carthat's worth a thousand

times what he's getting paid.

Just keeps on driving.

I don't know.

That doesn't sound like Gary.

Have you tried to reach him?

Never been here long enough to have a phone.

Do you mind closing that on your way out?

Uh-- actually, I came here because Gary said

maybe you could give me a job.

Sorry, but I get all the help I can use.

Not if Gary's gone.

Guys like Gary are a dime a dozen.

No, they're not.

Not like me, not like Gary.

Where'd you say you know him from?

Phoenix.

OK, hotshot.

Bring this home and we'll talk.

Thanks.

Oh, oh-- uh, one other thing.

You wouldn't happen to haveGary's address, would you?

I've been out here, Ihaven't been able to see him.

You didn't see me askingfor your address, did you?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Hey, kiddo.

You really as good as Gary?

Guess I'm a little rusty.

Your behind is gonna berusty if you hurt my car.

Why can't you just practice on your own?

It's a convertible, Reggie.

It'd be too easy.

Ah!

Uh-uh.

I've had enough of this.

Give me my keys. Now, Book.

Keys.

Oops.

Oops?

That's all you can say?

Oops?

How am I supposed to get into my car?

I got everything under control, Reggie.

Yeah, right.

I'm gonna go call the locksmiththat you're gonna pay for.

[knocking]

[molly laughing]

Open the door.

How did you get in there?

The other door was open.

You want me to show you how to start the car?

No, honey, we got some complicated stuff

to figure out.

These old ones are easy.

In a newer one, you mighthave to use one of these.

Then you just gotta hot wire it.

You know how to do that?

Yeah.

Let's see.

Ah.

This is easy.

Watch.

Uh-uh-uh.

Right.

Now what do you do about alarms?

Alarms?

Always disconnect them at the battery.

Red wire first, then the white wire.

Red wire first, then the white wire.

Money in the bank.

[clanging]

Tada!

Time?

3 minutes and 45 seconds.

You'd be in jail by now.

[laughing]

[music playing]

[engine starting]

Yeah.

[suspenseful music]

[glass shattering]

What are you, crazy?

Jeez, man, I'm really sorry, but the roads

are kind of slick.

Nice gun.

Looks like we got us a live one, Barry.

Have a nice night.

Hang tough, bud.

REGGIE: Where have you been?

Walking home.

Hello, Reggie.

Don't try it, Book.

Sorry, man. All right?

Where's Molly?

In the other room.

I finally got her to sleep.

Did you find her dad?

No.

But I think the guy owns therepo place is running a scam.

What kind of scam?

He steals cars.

That's what all repo men do.

Nah, he really steals cars.

He sends a guy to repossess the car,

then someone steals it from him.

Repo guy does the hard work,then the car gets yanked.

Makes sense.

The problem is I thinkMolly's dad got hip to the scam

and someone found out.

I don't have a good feeling about this.

Dennis.

Hi, Molly.

Did you find my daddy?

Um-- not yet, but I'm still looking.

I'll see you later.

If Uncle Reggie's going away,who's going to stay with me?

So you're gonna invite us in?

Do I have a choice?

Come on.

I'll put this right here.

There you go.

Why don't you open this while Italk to Uncle Tony outside, OK?

I told you I don't thinkthis is such a good idea.

I kind of got my day planned.- It's no problem.

She never gets in the way.

There's a ball game on at noon.

But don't let her watch too much TV, OK?

Some guys are coming over to play poker.

Reschedule.

I got a couple of babescoming over a little later.

No babes.

No babes.

I never would have takenyou for the fatherly type.

I'm not the fatherly type.

She's really gotten to you.

- No, she hasn't gotten to me.- Yes, she has.

No, she hasn't.

Uncle Booker.

MOLLY: Dennis!

Look what Dennis got me!

She looks, uh--

kind of cute.

You're gonna love her, Uncle Tony.

I'm gonna go, OK?

OK.

[inaudible] with Tony, all right?

Do you like to play poker?

I thought you wereinterested in a Mercedes?

I got an open mind.

How much you want for this?

You don't listen, huh?

This is a body shop, not a dealership.

Yeah, well, you can't blame a guy for trying.

You know?

Ooh.

Somebody filing too close?

The lady who owns it can'ttell first from reverse.

Lady, huh?

Yeah.

Nice paint job.

Thanks a bunch for the compliment.

Now, if you don't mind, I got work to do.

Yeah, me too.

Hey.

Hey.

I was worried about you.

I thought you skipped town like your friend.

Yeah, well, I'm here, but the car isn't.

A couple of guys stole it from me last night.

Yeah, it's not thefirst time I've been hit.

This business ain't what it used to be.

So what do you want me to do?

Nothing.

I'll let the police and insurance know.

Did you hear anything from Gary yet?

Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you.

Um-- a friend of mine called from back East.

Gary showed up there withhis kid looking for a job.

Back East, huh?

STANTON: Mm-hm.

When was that?

Yesterday.

Yesterday.

Well, I guess that explains everything.

Hey, kid.

Yeah.

You forgot this.

What's this?

Tonight's job.

All right.

I think this guy is trouble.

I think Miranda was right.

Great.

All right, well, thanks anyway.

Yep, bye.

Nothing.

No credit history, no vehicle registration.

Nothing on Gary Smith or Eddie Jones.

Dennis, what are we gonna doif this guy doesn't come back,

huh? What if he--

Shh!

Not too loud with the kid around.

Shh!

She's not here.

What do you mean she's not here?

Tony was supposed to drop her off hours ago.

Tony?

You left an impressionablechild with Tony?

How much damage could aguy do in a couple hours?

- Oh-- - Arriba!

Arriba!

Huevos rancheros, amigos.

Arriba!

Arriba!

Where have you been?

Cancun.

Cancun?

You took her to Mexico?

I got an emergency call.

They needed me for a flight,so I took the midget with me.

[phone ringing]

What are you, crazy?

Hey, she flew first class.

SUZANNE: No, he can't come to phone right now.

I want you to say goodbye to Uncle Tony.

Now, don't you forget.

When you get older and a guy like me

asks to buy you a drink, what are you gonna say?

I say, get lost, creep!

That's great.

Bye, Uncle Tony.

Bye.

See you.

You OK?

Sure.

All right, bye.

Was that my daddy?

Nope.

That was the boss man.

Dennis.

He wants to see you immediately.

Booker, we have to talk about our little guest.

She's a client.

- She lose her teddy bear?- No, her father.

Look, Chick, I'm just keeping an eye on her

till I can track him down.

I didn't want to leave heralone at the beach house.

What about her relatives?

Well, she has an uncle named Eddie,

but I can't find him or the father.

That's the problem.

All right, look.

She can use our daycare center.

I mean, that's what it's there for.

Great.

But, listen.

Sooner or later, you're gonna have

to face the fact that ifyou can't find her father,

she's going to need some kind of permanent home.

OK.

Suzanne, are you and Dennisgonna get married someday?

[laughs]

I don't think so.

How come?

You like him, don't you?

Well, I like him, yeah.

But we're just friends.

Anyway, I don't think he'sexactly husband material.

I know what you mean.

You do?

He doesn't know anythingat all grocery shopping.

Dennis took you grocery shopping?

And he was very strict about the rules.

Wait a minute.

We talking about the same Dennis here?

I think so.

What kind of rules?

Don't mess up the bathroom.

That's a good rule.

No clothes on the floor.

No bad words.

Brush up and down, not straight across.

Dennis makes you do all these things?

Yep.

And then he tells me a story and tucks me in,

and sleeps next to me in thechair so I don't get afraid.

Hmm.

Who'd have thunk it?

How you guys doing?

Suzanne and I made you pictures.

Wow, that's great.

Why don't you make me wantwhile I talk to Suzanne, OK?

Is everything cool?

Yeah, everything's cool.

But I kind of need a favor.

I gotta go back to the repo lot tonight.

Oh, she can stay with me.

I thought you didn't want to deal with kids.

Oh, no, no, no.

I can deal with this one.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

[suspenseful music]

[engine starting]

[bell ringing]

Stanton?

[ominous music]

Stanton, who did this?

[sirens blaring]

The Duke brothers.

The guys who stole the cars for you?

I worked for them.

Where's Gary Smith?

Did they kill him?

Is he dead?

Stanton?

[loud thudding]

Don't move!

POLICEMAN: Put the gun down.

Sorry you had to spend the night in the tank.

I didn't get the word till this morning.

I was set up.

Looks like it, yeah.

You're just lucky you didn't touch that knife,

or it'd be a whole different ball game.

I'd like to think it wasn't luck.

What are you into, anyway?

Not much.

Car theft, insurancefraud, murder, the usual.

Great.

So maybe you could help us with this other body

we found out there.

What other body?

Yeah, we found some guy in the trunk of a repo.

Uh, blonde, late 20s,uh-- what do you call it,

ninja tattoo on his left arm.

Know him?

Yeah-- yeah, I think I do.

Suzanne.

What?

Where's Molly?

Down in daycare.

Why, what happened?

Gary Smith is not coming back.

Is he--

Yeah.

What are we gonna tell Molly?

Nothing.

Not until I find someone to take care of her.

Dennis.

Don't you think that I canunderstand how you feel?

But at this point, the-- theauthorities can handle Molly's

situation better than we can.

What, and give her to some strangers?

Put her in a juvenile center?

Come on, you know what those places are like!

All right, Dennis, listen to me.

She needs things that youcan't possibly give her.

Now, I don't see any alternative here.

Just give me some time.

She belongs to somebody.

I just gotta find 'em.

Who?

Both her parents are dead!

There's still Eddie.

Who's Eddie?

It's an uncle she always talks about.

Just give me a chance to findhim before you do anything.

OK.

As long as you understand that you

have to turn her over to thestate if this doesn't work out.

Molly?

Hey.

Hi, Dennis.

How you doing?

How come you didn't come for me last night?

I was working.

I thought maybe you didn't like me anymore.

Look, uh, don't you ever think that, OK?

OK.

You promise.

Promise.

OK.

Smile.

OK, come here.

All right, come here.

Oh, listen.

Suzanne's gonna take you backto the beach house 'cause I've

got some work to do, all right?

But when I get home, I wantyou to tell me all about Eddie,

OK? - OK.

Is that a deal?

Yeah.

High-five.

This a special order?

Hey, what are you, hard of hearing?

I told you I don't know--

I don't know nothing about that racket!

I think you do.

I need you to do me a favor.

Just call me, Mr. Cooperative.

This better be important.

You think I'd call you if it wasn't?

Think I'd waste change on you two guys?

What the--

[tires screeching]

[sirens blaring]

Really sorry.

Guess the roads were kin of slick.

POLICEMAN: Put your hands on the car, now.

Oh, well.

SUZANNE: Look at that face.

Hey, kid, how you doing?

Fine.

We went to the beauty store.

I see that.

Listen, Molly, it'sreally important right now

that I find your Uncle Eddie.

Do you think you can help us?

Sure.

Now, I know I've askedyou this question before,

but do you remember where he lives?

Everywhere Daddy and I go.

Is he a business friend of your daddy's?

No, he's my friend.

He keeps me company when daddy's not there.

Do you know what he looks like?

He's very small and has green hair.

Wanna meet him?

Yeah.

He's right here.

Close your eyes and you can see him.

Is Eddie your imaginary friend?

Daddy says he's real andthat he'll always be there if I

close my eyes and think of him.

Are you mad at Eddie?

BOTH: No.

We're not mad at Eddie.

Why don't you show me what'sin your everything bag?

This is my favorite rock thatDaddy and I got at the beach.

It's nice. What else do you have?

This is Mommy's ring,but Daddy let's me hold it.

Wow, that's pretty.

This is the bag with the stopwatch.

What else?

This is me and Daddyand Sundance and the pony.

Yeah, let me see.

Do you remember where this picture was taken?

On the ant farm.

On the ant farm?

The ant farm.

[music playing]

Excuse me.

Yeah, can I help you?

Yeah, are you Janice Smith?

Yeah.

Is that a horse named Sundance?

Yeah.

Who are you?

I'm Uncle Dennis.

[soft music]

You all set?

You ready to go see Sundance?

I guess.

OK, let's go.

Is Daddy gonna be there?

Uh-- you know, Molly, when I was a kid,

just a little older than you, my daddy

went away just like yours did.

Did you do something bad?

No, I didn't do anything at all.

That's why it was so hardfor me to understand.

Did you miss him?

Yeah, a lot.

Did he ever come back?

Um-- no.

Dennis, is my daddy in heaven with my mommy?

Yeah, that's where he is.

But you know how Eddie's alwaysthere when you close your eyes?

Yeah.

Well, your daddy's alwaysgoing to be there too.

All you have to do is think about him.

What about you?

Will you always by my friend?

Molly, I'll always be your friend.

You couldn't lose me if you tried.

Can we go see Sundance now?

Sure can.

You ready?

Let's go.

Come here.

I'm starving.

Well, I got some breakfast in the car.

Not potato chips.

No.

No, potato chips.

I got fruit, OK?

Don't you think I've learned anything?

[laughing]

[music playing]

[theme music]

THEME SONG: I feel a beaton the street tonight.

The lights are bright, and it feels all right.

tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

[music playing]