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( Aretha Franklin's
"Freeway of Love" playing )
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CHRIS:
From the time I was young,
the thing I dreamt most about
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was cars.
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Even though I couldn't drive,
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I always imagined what kind
of car I would get if I could.
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Drew and I used
to pretend every car
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that came down the street
was ours.
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My red.
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Oh, that's my green.
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Mine.
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( siren wailing )
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� Freeway of love �
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Nah, you can have that one.
( scoffs )
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When I got older, I was always
asking my dad to let me drive.
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Hey, Dad, can I drive?
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And he always said
the same thing.
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Drive?
Sure, you can drive...
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as soon as you turn 16,
go to driver's ed.,
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get a license,
graduate from high school,
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get a job, get out of my house,
get a car, get insurance.
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Yeah, then you can drive
anytime you want.
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He could have just said no.
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� In my pink Cadillac �
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Hey, Dad.
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It's street cleaning today.
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I hate having
to move this car all the time.
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Even though he always said no,
I had to ask.
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Can I do it?
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No, you don't know how
to drive, Chris.
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Yeah, I do.
You know how to drive?
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Yeah.
Okay, let's see.
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Having a steering wheel
in my hand
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was one of the most amazing
feelings I'd ever had,
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right behind my first kiss,
which hadn't happened yet.
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Okay, now put the car in R.
I got it.
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Okay.
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� We're going riding �
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� On the freeway of love �
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� Wind against my back �
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� We're going riding �
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� On the freeway of love �
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� In my pink Cadillac �
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Wow,
you really can drive.
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I learned from
watching you.
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It was just a few feet,
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but they were the most exciting
feet I had ever experienced.
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( groaning ):
Wait, wait... h-help.
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( funky hip-hop theme playing )
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� Oh, make it funky now �
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CHRIS:
Moving my dad's car on
street cleaning day was great.
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Sometimes they even cleaned
the street.
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Only one thing
would have made it better.
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Chris, I'm tired.
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Can you move the car
across the street
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before you go to school?
Yeah.
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You think you can
do it without me?
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Really?
If you can't feel you're ready--
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No, n-no, n-no,
I got it.
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Good, and make sure you
put on your seat belt.
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I will.
And don't touch my mirrors.
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I won't.
Don't move my seat.
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Okay.
Warm up the engine.
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Right.
And don't go burning up gas.
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Just moving the car
across the street.
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That's three cents
worth of gas.
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By the time this checklist
was over,
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I had had a license, a diploma,
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and had made
my third appearance
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on Showtime At The Apollo.
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Hurry up or you'll
be late for school.
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My father's trust made me feel
like a man... and so did this.
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Hey, Chris.
You driving now?
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Yeah,
so if you ever need
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a ride someplace,
just let me know.
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Especially if that someplace
is across the street.
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Well, maybe we could take
a ride after school.
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Maybe.
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Look, I got to go,
I don't want to hit traffic.
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At that moment,
I had a decision to make:
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drive across the street
and look like a fool,
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or drive around the corner
and feel real cool.
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( engine starts )
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If Greg were here,
he'd say I was in there.
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Okay.
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Here you go, Julius,
here's your breakfast.
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Julius, wake up.
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What are you still doing here?
( sighing )
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I gotta go to court.
I got a speeding ticket.
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My mother had her own style
of driving called
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The Fast and The Furious:
Bed-Stuy Drift.
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( tires screeching )
Move out the way.
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Car doesn't move
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the way it used to. Whoa!
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I told you about speeding.
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Now you have to spend
a whole day off from work
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just to pay a ticket.
I'm not paying the ticket
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because I wasn't speeding.
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Cop gives me a ticket
for doing 32 in a 25.
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Who does 32 in a 25?
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If I'm gonna speed, I'm gonna
do 30 miles over the limit,
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not seven.
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Drew, Tonya,
come on, let's go.
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How come y'all ain't
at school?
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School is closed for
teachers' records' day.
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Yeah, and Mama's
making us go with her
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so we don't disturb you
while you sleep.
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See you.
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My mother always thought
the worst would happen
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if my father didn't get
enough sleep.
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( funky theme playing )
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While my mother got ready
to challenge the law,
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I was still breaking it.
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Hey, little dude from
across the street!
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Check you out, man.
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I didn't know you knew
how to drive.
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I'm just moving my dad's car
for street cleaning.
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Well, you look a little stiff
in there, little dude.
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See, man,
you got to cop a lean,
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pop your collar up
a little bit.
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I'll show you.
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Another thing I learned
about cars
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is that it's not always
what you drive,
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it's how you drive it.
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� Yo, yo �
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Pop this up some
like this.
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Now go ahead
and lean.
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� I'm big and bad �
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Man, come--
Lean, man.
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Man, get low. Yeah.
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I can't see nothing.
But you look good, though.
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I got to get to school.
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Man, come on,
let's go.
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You can't see me,
but take my word for it:
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I look cool.
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While I was on the road,
my mother
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was getting the runaround.
Be quiet.
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Boy, don't get on
my last nerve today.
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Uh, excuse me,
miss,
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could you tell me
when my case is up?
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Let's see.
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You're case number 89
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and as soon
as this one ends,
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we're moving on
to case number... two.
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Number two?
( gavel bangs )
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What are you talking about?
Excuse me, uh, ma'am.
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Could you maintain decorum
and observe complete silence
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while this court
is in session?
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Thank you.
( chittering )
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WOMAN: That way.
What's he talking about?
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Come on.
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Meanwhile,
Jerome had me driving
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like he was Miss Daisy.
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Just a little bit
further, man.
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I need to get the car parked
so I can go to school.
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Where do you need to go?
Right here,
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right here, little dude.
This is my stop.
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Thanks, little dude.
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Ah, man.
What's wrong with you?
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I'm gonna be
late for school
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'cause I missed my bus
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and I still haven't
parked the car.
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Look, man, just relax,
all right, little dude.
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It's a spot
right over there.
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I can't park there.
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I'm 50 blocks from my house.
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You got the car.
Why don't you drive to school?
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Because it'll be
the last ride I ever take.
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Because I'm not
supposed to be driving.
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I'm supposed
to be parking.
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Plus, I don't even
have my license.
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Well, I'm just saying
if you doing something
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you ain't supposed
to be doing,
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you might as well do
something you supposed to do.
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Sounds crazy, makes sense.
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I guess.
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Hey, you think you could
stop by and pick me up
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on your way home from school?
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No!
All right.
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Let me hold a dollar.
I need bus fare.
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What about my gas money
to bring you here?
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Thanks, little dude.
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Remember what I showed you.
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I was supposed to park
across the street,
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but now I was
on the highway to Hell.
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Even though I was scared
out of my wits,
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there was something
about driving
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that made me feel like
the coolest kid in the world.
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� Yeah, oh �
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And the only thing cooler
than driving to school
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was pulling up in front of it.
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Whoa, Chris, is that you?
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I always suspected you were
held back a couple of years,
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but I didn't know
you could drive.
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When'd you get
your license?
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I don't have my license.
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What are you
doing driving
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and where'd you get a car?
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It's my dad's car.
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What are you doing with it?
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Moving it to the other
side of the street.
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Or the other side
of the borough.
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Cool.
This is totally off the hook.
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Greg was actually the first one
to use that phrase
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and eventually went on
to teach Snoop "shizzle" talk.
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Aren't you afraid
your dad might find out?
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He's a pretty hard sleeper.
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As long as I'm back by 5:00,
I think I should be okay.
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The truth was my father
could sleep through anything.
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� Fire �
( alarm beeping )
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There we go.
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Hey, wake up, man!
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Wake up,
the whole place is on fire!
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We got to get
out of here now!
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Wake up!
Hey, fellas, get out!
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The place is burning down!
Get out!
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When the other
kids see this,
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we are going
to be so in there.
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Greg, you can't tell
anyone about this.
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If a teacher finds out
and calls my dad, I'm dead,
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so you can't say
anything to anyone.
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Your secret's safe with me.
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No, it's not.
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Oh, hey, Chris,
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I heard you got your father's
deuce and a quarter. Cool.
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Hey, Malcolm Racer X, I heard
you got your father's hooptie.
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Cool.
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Hey, Chris, I heard
you've got a father.
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Cool.
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Greg, I thought I told you
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not to tell anybody
about the car.
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Now the whole school knows.
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I'm sorry, man.
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You've got a car
and I know you.
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That's the closest thing
I've ever gotten to being cool.
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You know Jennifer Thompson?
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Yeah, so?
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Well, every time I'm around her,
I get tongue-tied,
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and I finally had something
worth saying to her.
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That I had my father's car?
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And that I'm riding shotgun.
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If I had had a shotgun, Greg
would be riding in the trunk.
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Case number seven.
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Ma, I'm hungry.
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Me too.
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Oh, I knew y'all would
say that. I got a snack.
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Here, we'll just open
these chips and--
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And we gonna eat some chip--
Ma'am, you have been warned,
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already,
for making too much noise.
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I'm sorry, Judge.
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I got hungry kids
over here.
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We're just having
a snack, that's all.
252
00:09:30,804 --> 00:09:34,173
Well, why don't you try
and have it quietly?
253
00:09:34,174 --> 00:09:37,376
( whispering ):
I'll chew quiet.
254
00:09:37,377 --> 00:09:38,711
Ma,
I'm thirsty.
255
00:09:38,712 --> 00:09:39,978
Yeah, so am I.
256
00:09:39,979 --> 00:09:42,715
Mm, Drew, go look
for a vending machine
257
00:09:42,716 --> 00:09:44,350
and bring us back a soda.
Okay.
258
00:09:46,419 --> 00:09:49,788
Guilty. Twenty days, $200
fine.
259
00:09:49,789 --> 00:09:51,156
For a parking ticket?
260
00:09:51,157 --> 00:09:52,458
350.
261
00:09:52,459 --> 00:09:53,659
Ooh.
My mother found out
262
00:09:53,660 --> 00:09:55,728
that judge was a hard case.
263
00:09:55,729 --> 00:09:57,663
So your left
taillight was out?
264
00:09:57,664 --> 00:10:00,032
Ah... 10 years.
265
00:10:00,033 --> 00:10:01,667
ROCHELLE: 10 years?
Move it.
266
00:10:01,668 --> 00:10:03,535
Did you hear that?
Move it, paisan.
267
00:10:03,536 --> 00:10:04,937
Unless you had soft curves.
268
00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,271
Guilty.
269
00:10:06,272 --> 00:10:08,741
Six months house arrest.
270
00:10:08,742 --> 00:10:09,775
What?
271
00:10:09,776 --> 00:10:11,677
( quietly ):
At my house.
272
00:10:11,678 --> 00:10:13,379
Oh, okay.
Okay.
273
00:10:13,380 --> 00:10:15,414
Yeah, yeah.
274
00:10:15,415 --> 00:10:16,982
Hey, get that number.
275
00:10:16,983 --> 00:10:19,385
She better hope
his wife ain't home.
276
00:10:19,386 --> 00:10:21,420
Girl, they got you
for speeding too?
277
00:10:21,421 --> 00:10:23,922
You don't look like nothing
on you goes fast.
278
00:10:23,923 --> 00:10:26,291
I told you this
was gonna be big.
279
00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:27,459
Hey, Chris.
280
00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:29,695
Can we sit in your car?
281
00:10:29,696 --> 00:10:31,163
Yeah, why not.
282
00:10:31,164 --> 00:10:32,431
Because they're underage.
283
00:10:32,432 --> 00:10:34,366
Oh, wait... so was I.
284
00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:35,968
Ooh, can we turn on the radio?
285
00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:37,770
Yeah, Chris,
turn on the radio.
286
00:10:37,771 --> 00:10:40,139
I had broken every rule
my father had given me.
287
00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:41,640
But since I had the car,
288
00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:44,009
there was no reason
not to take advantage of it.
289
00:10:44,010 --> 00:10:47,012
Especially since all I had
to do was let it sit there.
290
00:10:47,013 --> 00:10:48,681
Hey, Chris,
291
00:10:48,682 --> 00:10:51,383
can you take us
for a ride?
292
00:10:51,384 --> 00:10:54,319
While I was finding out
what cars do for guys,
293
00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,523
my mother was finding out
what guys do for girls.
294
00:10:57,524 --> 00:10:59,525
Your Honor,
I clocked her doing 62
295
00:10:59,526 --> 00:11:00,959
in a 55.
296
00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,062
It also says here
that you crashed
297
00:11:03,063 --> 00:11:04,430
into the side of a building,
298
00:11:04,431 --> 00:11:07,266
destroyed four parked cars,
drove through a pond...
299
00:11:08,735 --> 00:11:11,470
and parked by a fire hydrant?
300
00:11:11,471 --> 00:11:14,239
I throw myself onto
the mercy of the court.
301
00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,475
I deserve to be punished.
302
00:11:16,476 --> 00:11:18,911
Don't be so hard on yourself.
303
00:11:18,912 --> 00:11:21,046
You know, I don't really
think you intended
304
00:11:21,047 --> 00:11:23,782
to go 62 in a 55.
305
00:11:23,783 --> 00:11:26,952
The judge is trying
to go 47 in a 22.
306
00:11:26,953 --> 00:11:28,987
JUDGE:
I tell you what
I'm gonna do,
307
00:11:28,988 --> 00:11:32,024
I'm gonna let you off
with just a warning, okay?
308
00:11:32,025 --> 00:11:33,625
And I hope
309
00:11:33,626 --> 00:11:35,861
that you've learned
your lesson.
310
00:11:35,862 --> 00:11:37,463
Go on. Ll�mame.
311
00:11:37,464 --> 00:11:39,865
Disgusting.
312
00:11:39,866 --> 00:11:41,800
Yeah, I know
I learned my lesson.
313
00:11:41,801 --> 00:11:43,902
Next time I'm gonna come
in a tighter dress
314
00:11:43,903 --> 00:11:45,437
( gavel bangs )
and a low cut top.
315
00:11:45,438 --> 00:11:48,007
Who said that? Bailiff,
316
00:11:48,008 --> 00:11:49,641
get granny out of here.
Come on, granny,
317
00:11:49,642 --> 00:11:50,809
Sorry.
get your butt out.
318
00:11:50,810 --> 00:11:53,278
No, you got to go. Shh.
319
00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:56,148
Shh.
320
00:11:56,149 --> 00:11:58,384
Momma, what's taking
Drew so long?
321
00:11:58,385 --> 00:11:59,418
I don't know.
322
00:11:59,419 --> 00:12:00,853
Let me go find him.
You stay here.
323
00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:03,589
If they call 89,
tell 'em to wait.
324
00:12:03,590 --> 00:12:04,890
Open the door.
325
00:12:04,891 --> 00:12:06,558
While my mother was creeping
out of court,
326
00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,694
back on the street,
I was rollin'.
327
00:12:08,695 --> 00:12:10,529
� The wall cave in,
The bass makes-- �
328
00:12:10,530 --> 00:12:13,198
It's a shame the white kids
have more rhythm than me.
329
00:12:13,199 --> 00:12:14,800
� Yes the front and back �
330
00:12:14,801 --> 00:12:17,403
� You would think it was
A party, not a Cadillac �
331
00:12:17,404 --> 00:12:20,172
� 'Cause I drive up to the ave
With the windows closed �
332
00:12:20,173 --> 00:12:22,841
� And my bass is so loud
It could rip your clothes �
333
00:12:22,842 --> 00:12:25,444
� My stereo's thumpin'
Like a savage beast �
334
00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:28,213
� The level on my power meter
will not decrease �
335
00:12:28,214 --> 00:12:29,848
( car puttering )
336
00:12:29,849 --> 00:12:30,983
( car tires squealing )
337
00:12:33,453 --> 00:12:34,920
What's wrong?
338
00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:36,388
Everything.
339
00:12:36,389 --> 00:12:39,558
I'm just glad we're in Brooklyn
and not Alabama.
340
00:12:43,496 --> 00:12:46,031
I learned all kinds of things
about driving a car,
341
00:12:46,032 --> 00:12:47,966
but not a single thing
about fixing 'em.
342
00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:49,568
Maybe it's just
out of gas.
343
00:12:49,569 --> 00:12:50,703
It's not out of gas.
344
00:12:50,704 --> 00:12:51,870
Maybe the battery's dead.
345
00:12:51,871 --> 00:12:53,539
Great, then we could
have a double funeral.
346
00:12:53,540 --> 00:12:55,908
I think I know somebody who
might be able to help us.
347
00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:01,947
The janitor?
348
00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:04,283
The janitor was the one person
at Corleone
349
00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:05,517
that everybody knew.
350
00:13:05,518 --> 00:13:07,319
But nobody knew anything about.
351
00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,022
I heard he did a kid a favor
once... for five bucks.
352
00:13:10,023 --> 00:13:11,590
What type of favor?
353
00:13:11,591 --> 00:13:13,525
( bell ringing )
354
00:13:15,595 --> 00:13:19,164
Next time, kid,
study for your test.
355
00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:25,137
Hey.
356
00:13:25,138 --> 00:13:27,473
Hey.
357
00:13:27,474 --> 00:13:28,941
I know you.
358
00:13:28,942 --> 00:13:30,843
You're that black kid.
359
00:13:30,844 --> 00:13:31,844
Chris.
360
00:13:31,845 --> 00:13:33,212
Yeah.
361
00:13:33,213 --> 00:13:35,547
So can you do me a favor?
362
00:13:35,548 --> 00:13:37,483
Well,
that depends.
363
00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:39,284
Got five bucks?
364
00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:44,823
With Drew running loose in
a building full of courtrooms,
365
00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:46,892
my mother was imagining
the worst.
366
00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:49,828
I find the defendant guilty
of being a black teenager
367
00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:52,297
in a court of law.
368
00:13:52,298 --> 00:13:54,266
I didn't do it, Mom.
369
00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:55,634
Hey, Mom.
370
00:13:55,635 --> 00:13:57,336
Drew,
where have you been?
371
00:13:57,337 --> 00:13:59,038
I just made $10.
372
00:13:59,039 --> 00:14:00,639
Some guy just paid me
to pee in a cup.
373
00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,875
Boy, give me that money!
Don't you know
374
00:14:02,876 --> 00:14:05,044
that's against the law.
Not technically.
375
00:14:05,045 --> 00:14:07,079
And you were supposed to get
soda-- Where's the soda?
376
00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,181
I had to drink them
so I could pee.
377
00:14:09,182 --> 00:14:10,916
You have to spend money
to make money.
378
00:14:14,587 --> 00:14:16,088
Try now, Chris.
379
00:14:16,089 --> 00:14:17,122
( engine revving )
380
00:14:17,123 --> 00:14:18,624
All right,
you fixed it.
381
00:14:18,625 --> 00:14:20,025
No problem.
382
00:14:20,026 --> 00:14:22,027
That'll be five bucks.
383
00:14:22,028 --> 00:14:23,262
I already gave you five.
384
00:14:23,263 --> 00:14:24,830
That was for the favor.
385
00:14:24,831 --> 00:14:26,832
This is to keep
my mouth shut.
386
00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:32,538
Nice doing business with you.
387
00:14:34,641 --> 00:14:36,875
OFFICER:
And as he pulled away from
the curb, Your Honor,
388
00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:38,277
he made a three
lane change
389
00:14:38,278 --> 00:14:40,112
and then proceeded
to make a U-turn
390
00:14:40,113 --> 00:14:42,548
in a business district.
Excuse me.
391
00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:43,649
Did you see
my little girl?
392
00:14:43,650 --> 00:14:45,651
Yeah, she stepped out.
393
00:14:45,652 --> 00:14:47,286
Stepped out?
What do you mean stepped out?
394
00:14:47,287 --> 00:14:49,421
She's just a little girl.
Whoa, whoa.
395
00:14:49,422 --> 00:14:51,357
You're the one
that left her here.
396
00:14:51,358 --> 00:14:53,592
Did you just
"whoa" me?
397
00:14:53,593 --> 00:14:54,793
( sighs )
398
00:14:54,794 --> 00:14:56,595
Look, Drew,
just stay here.
399
00:14:56,596 --> 00:14:57,896
If they call
number 89
400
00:14:57,897 --> 00:15:00,032
just tell them
to wait, okay?
401
00:15:02,435 --> 00:15:03,669
( giggling )
402
00:15:03,670 --> 00:15:06,538
Tonya! I thought I told you
to stay put.
403
00:15:06,539 --> 00:15:07,573
I had to go.
404
00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:09,274
You have a lovely
daughter.
405
00:15:09,275 --> 00:15:10,809
Thank you.
406
00:15:10,810 --> 00:15:12,244
Momma,
she's on trial too.
407
00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:13,979
I'll bet she is, baby,
come on.
408
00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:16,548
Hey!
I got a speeding ticket.
409
00:15:16,549 --> 00:15:18,183
Well, I-I got a speeding
ticket too.
410
00:15:18,184 --> 00:15:20,052
For going seven miles
over the speed limit.
411
00:15:20,053 --> 00:15:21,353
Can you believe that?
412
00:15:21,354 --> 00:15:24,523
That's not even speeding.
I said the same thing, girl.
413
00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:26,458
It's all right.
I'll pay the fine.
414
00:15:26,459 --> 00:15:28,394
I'm just glad they
didn't check my trunk.
415
00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:30,295
'Cause if they found
my guns and drugs,
416
00:15:30,296 --> 00:15:32,264
I would of been
in trouble.
417
00:15:32,265 --> 00:15:33,999
Okay. Uh, well,
you take care.
418
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,968
Congratulations.
Bye.
419
00:15:35,969 --> 00:15:37,336
Nice talking to you.
Okay.
420
00:15:37,337 --> 00:15:39,538
You too, baby.
Tell the streets we said hello.
421
00:15:39,539 --> 00:15:42,374
Case number 89.
422
00:15:45,612 --> 00:15:47,413
WOMAN:
Case number 89!
423
00:15:47,414 --> 00:15:49,014
Ooh, 89, that's me.
Here sit down.
424
00:15:49,015 --> 00:15:51,450
Didn't I tell you to tell me
when it's gonna happen.
425
00:15:51,451 --> 00:15:53,719
JUDGE:
Oh... you.
426
00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,021
Officer,
tell me what happened.
427
00:15:56,022 --> 00:15:59,324
Yes, Your Honor.
Uh, on the date in question,
428
00:15:59,325 --> 00:16:00,693
I clocked
the defendant here,
429
00:16:00,694 --> 00:16:02,728
doing 32 miles an hour
in a 25
430
00:16:02,729 --> 00:16:03,929
mile an hour zone.
Mmm.
431
00:16:03,930 --> 00:16:05,831
And when I approached
the vehicle,
432
00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:08,701
she unleashed a torrent
of obscenities,
433
00:16:08,702 --> 00:16:10,436
and I, honestly,
I was personally offended.
434
00:16:10,437 --> 00:16:12,004
What?
Ma'am.
435
00:16:12,005 --> 00:16:14,473
Oh. Your highness--
436
00:16:14,474 --> 00:16:16,408
Your Honor, ma'am.
437
00:16:16,409 --> 00:16:18,077
Oh, I'm sorry,
Y-Your Honor.
438
00:16:18,078 --> 00:16:22,448
Now, I know the officer
may have clocked me doing 32,
439
00:16:22,449 --> 00:16:23,549
but I know
I wasn't.
440
00:16:23,550 --> 00:16:25,551
JUDGE:
Yes, so let me get
this straight.
441
00:16:25,552 --> 00:16:27,186
You want me to take your word
442
00:16:27,187 --> 00:16:30,389
versus the word of a sworn
officer of the law.
443
00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:31,490
Yes.
444
00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:35,060
Okay, do you have
any other witnesses?
445
00:16:35,061 --> 00:16:37,696
Nope. Nope.
Guilty.
446
00:16:37,697 --> 00:16:38,731
Okay, wait, wait,
447
00:16:38,732 --> 00:16:40,432
in-in that,
in that case,
448
00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:42,735
I-I, I'm throwing myself
449
00:16:42,736 --> 00:16:45,371
at-- At-- At the mercy
of the court.
450
00:16:45,372 --> 00:16:49,241
I have been such
a very bad girl and--
451
00:16:49,242 --> 00:16:52,378
And-- And I deserve
to be punished.
452
00:16:52,379 --> 00:16:53,445
Ow.
453
00:16:53,446 --> 00:16:54,847
I know this.
454
00:16:54,848 --> 00:16:56,281
That's what I'm doing.
455
00:16:56,282 --> 00:16:58,784
Fifty days or $50.
456
00:16:58,785 --> 00:17:00,552
No, come on,
Judge!
457
00:17:00,553 --> 00:17:02,054
I, okay, okay, wait, wait, wait.
458
00:17:02,055 --> 00:17:04,456
I-I-I promise you
I wasn't speeding.
459
00:17:04,457 --> 00:17:07,393
Ma'am,
everyone who came in here today
460
00:17:07,394 --> 00:17:08,560
said the same thing.
461
00:17:08,561 --> 00:17:10,129
Whether they
were going 32
462
00:17:10,130 --> 00:17:13,165
in a 25 or 37 in a 30
463
00:17:13,166 --> 00:17:15,234
or a 62 in a 55.
464
00:17:15,235 --> 00:17:16,268
"I wasn't guilty,"
465
00:17:16,269 --> 00:17:17,469
"I didn't see
the sign!"
466
00:17:17,470 --> 00:17:19,038
"I'm a law abiding citizen!"
467
00:17:19,039 --> 00:17:20,606
"I didn't do nothing wrong!"
468
00:17:20,607 --> 00:17:23,509
Did you just hear yourself?
Wait-- Wait a minute.
469
00:17:23,510 --> 00:17:25,678
Did-- Did it ever occur to you
470
00:17:25,679 --> 00:17:28,747
that everybody
that came in here today
471
00:17:28,748 --> 00:17:30,182
just so happened
472
00:17:30,183 --> 00:17:33,852
to be going seven miles exactly
over the speed limit.
473
00:17:33,853 --> 00:17:36,855
Not two,
not ten, not 12,
474
00:17:36,856 --> 00:17:39,224
but one, two, three,
four, five, six, seven.
475
00:17:39,225 --> 00:17:40,459
Seven, everybody.
476
00:17:40,460 --> 00:17:41,960
Officer,
477
00:17:41,961 --> 00:17:45,030
do you have the calibration
report for your radar gun
478
00:17:45,031 --> 00:17:46,065
on the day in question?
479
00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:47,966
Uh...
480
00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:49,702
no I don't.
Mmm.
481
00:17:52,939 --> 00:17:54,239
Case dismissed.
482
00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,008
Aw.
Ha! Yes!
483
00:17:56,009 --> 00:17:58,344
In your face!
( cheering )
484
00:17:58,345 --> 00:18:00,312
Five!
High five. High five!
485
00:18:00,313 --> 00:18:01,580
( gavel banging rapidly )
486
00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:03,449
Silence! Hey!
Woo!
487
00:18:03,450 --> 00:18:04,983
I'm sorry.
This is a courtroom!
488
00:18:04,984 --> 00:18:06,151
I'm sorry.
Not an end zone.
489
00:18:06,152 --> 00:18:07,686
I'm sorry, Your highness--
Your Honor.
490
00:18:07,687 --> 00:18:09,221
And for your little dance,
491
00:18:09,222 --> 00:18:11,156
I find you in contempt of court.
492
00:18:11,157 --> 00:18:12,524
That will be $80, please.
493
00:18:12,525 --> 00:18:14,760
Damn it!
494
00:18:14,761 --> 00:18:16,995
After a day behind
the wheel of a car,
495
00:18:16,996 --> 00:18:19,898
I had been popular,
I had been terrified,
496
00:18:19,899 --> 00:18:22,267
and I was ready
to get back on the bus.
497
00:18:24,070 --> 00:18:26,338
Oh, no.
498
00:18:30,777 --> 00:18:32,411
Hey, kid!
499
00:18:32,412 --> 00:18:33,879
Hey!
500
00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,048
A little young to be
driving, ain't you?
501
00:18:36,049 --> 00:18:38,984
I'm just listening
to the radio, officer.
502
00:18:38,985 --> 00:18:41,487
There's only one reason
the police in Brooklyn
503
00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:45,157
would pass up the chance
to bust a black kid in a car,
504
00:18:45,158 --> 00:18:47,860
two black kids in a car.
505
00:18:47,861 --> 00:18:49,128
( siren blaring )
506
00:18:49,129 --> 00:18:51,063
( tires squealing )
507
00:18:52,699 --> 00:18:54,833
How'd it go in court?
I won.
508
00:18:54,834 --> 00:18:57,002
Just like I told you
I would, Julius.
509
00:18:57,003 --> 00:18:58,237
You did?
Mm-hmm.
510
00:18:58,238 --> 00:18:59,505
I told you I wasn't speeding.
511
00:18:59,506 --> 00:19:01,373
I proved my case.
512
00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:04,476
Then she got fined $80
for contempt of court
513
00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:05,911
for doing a victory dance.
514
00:19:05,912 --> 00:19:08,047
Did anybody ask you that?
515
00:19:08,048 --> 00:19:09,948
My dad was barely
done lying down
516
00:19:09,949 --> 00:19:11,684
when I started lining it up.
517
00:19:11,685 --> 00:19:13,285
Hey, Chris,
any problem moving the car?
518
00:19:13,286 --> 00:19:14,553
No, it moved fine.
519
00:19:14,554 --> 00:19:16,088
No trouble finding a spot?
520
00:19:16,089 --> 00:19:17,756
No, it was simple.
521
00:19:17,757 --> 00:19:19,058
Oh. Well, thanks.
522
00:19:19,059 --> 00:19:20,559
You really helped me out.
523
00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,194
After all that had happened,
524
00:19:22,195 --> 00:19:25,264
I kept thinking about
how my dad had trusted me.
525
00:19:25,265 --> 00:19:27,132
Even though I had managed
to get the car
526
00:19:27,133 --> 00:19:29,034
back home
without him knowing,
527
00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:32,504
it seemed like the right thing
to do was tell the truth.
528
00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:34,506
Dad?
Yeah, son.
529
00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:36,342
I have a confession.
530
00:19:36,343 --> 00:19:39,645
I drove your car
to school today.
531
00:19:39,646 --> 00:19:41,680
You what?
I'm sorry.
532
00:19:41,681 --> 00:19:43,048
I really am.
533
00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:46,185
Son, I'm very
disappointed in you.
534
00:19:46,186 --> 00:19:48,620
But as long as you're safe
535
00:19:48,621 --> 00:19:50,289
that's all that really matters.
536
00:19:50,290 --> 00:19:53,092
Thanks, Dad.
537
00:19:53,093 --> 00:19:54,193
But one more thing...
538
00:19:54,194 --> 00:19:55,394
Yes, Dad?
539
00:19:55,395 --> 00:19:57,596
( screaming )
540
00:19:57,597 --> 00:20:00,032
Since I got the car home
and nobody got hurt,
541
00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:02,968
I figured the best thing to do
was to keep it to myself
542
00:20:02,969 --> 00:20:05,070
and never do anything
like that again.
543
00:20:05,071 --> 00:20:06,872
ALL:
Amen.
544
00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:08,907
Well. Well, next Friday,
Chris,
545
00:20:08,908 --> 00:20:10,009
I'll let you move it again.
546
00:20:10,010 --> 00:20:12,111
Cool.
Where'd you park it?
547
00:20:12,112 --> 00:20:14,146
Across the street.
548
00:20:15,749 --> 00:20:17,683
( whirring )
549
00:20:21,087 --> 00:20:24,890
� Everybody hates Chris �
550
00:20:29,329 --> 00:20:31,330
( funky hip-hop theme playing )