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am your father.

So you come here after 14 years with a story like that?

No!

You really are my father.

Mest

Don't they cry where you come from when somebody dies?

No, they don't.

hildren are the hope of your species

not the danger.

How long do you think you'd last without me to take care of you?

Is that what you do?

[surfers chattering]

[surfer] Whoo-hoo!

[beachgoers, surfers cheering]

[students chattering]

[principal] Mr. Forrester,

! am sure you know it's unusual

to enroll a student this late in the year.

! know. That's happened before.

Look, the few transcripts that we have are spotty at best.

Well, what can we do to fix it?

Scott'll have to take an equivalency test.

What's that?

The test, assuming you pass,

will show that you're familiar enough with this year's work

for me to move you on with the rest of your class.

Well, suppose I' don't pass?

You'll have to repeat Grade 9.

When can Scott take the test?

Week from Friday.

There are a few other students

in the same boat

Good luck, Scott.

I'll help you get ready for the test.

We can start studying tonight.

! don't know what we're doing here. We've got more important things to do.

What things?

You think ! can just forget my mother?

You got to be with her.

I didn't even get to her, to touch her, to hold her.

l know.

We found her once.

We won't stop looking: We'll find her again.

not if we're here ening tests.

[School bell! rings]

Come’ on) Let's) blow this Popsicle stand:

-Anyone give me a definition of this?

[students snickering]

How about it; Jessica?

[laughs]

Did you study the assignment?

Yeah.

Me and Bo studied it together.

-Why don't you ask him? -[snickering]

All right. How about it, Bo?

Give me a definition of that.

Handle it.

Aerobic respiration.

gets into some tiny leotards

and respires aerobically.

[students chuckle]

Sit down, Bo.

It'appears as though Bo needs someone

to help him again.

Any volunteers?

How about you, son?

What's your name again?

Scott Hayden.

This is a biology class, Scott.

The Revenge of the Mattei Legion

[students snickering]

Is that it?

! would like an explanation

I had it in my last school.

Oh, you have?

Then perhaps you ¢ can tell Bo

I'd rather not.

(e)

by which a cell completes the breakdown of glucose

in the presence of oxygen.

[student 1] Ooh.

[student 2] Mr. Scientist.

[student 1 chuckles]

Any luck?

No.

I've been to every paper, magazine and photography shop in the area.

Nobody wants me.

Yeah, join the club.

What?

-What are you gonna do? -I'll keep on looking.

I'm going to an employment agency tomorrow.

I'll take whatever kinda job ! can get.

How'd everything go in school?

Scott?

! just don't feel like 1 belong anywhere.

[chuckles] Join the club.

too big a deal out of this, do you?

Well,

I'm not like most teenagers.

l mean, half of me is from another world.

! don't fit in anywhere.

l don't have one friend.

Scott.

Until you find one,

I'll be your friend.

[recruiter] Mr. Forrester,

you wrote down here that you're a photographer.

-[recruiter chuckles]

Yet under employment sought, you put “any kind.”

l ‘don't?

in any field related to photography.

However, we will fi

and we'll let you if we get anything.

l can't wait. I've gotta have a job today.

Besides, there's a sign right out front

that says that you do have jobs available.

Well, those are just menial labor jobs.

You-- You're overqualified.

That doesn't sound like an excuse not to work.

it's just things like raking leaves

diving, hauling trash--

Wait a minute. Pearl diving?

[chuckles] That sounds interesting.

Give me a break, buddy.

You=-

Pearl diving sounds interesting to you?

Okay. You got it.

It's the Blue Dolphin.

It's on 23rd.

Next.

[café owner] Scuba gear?

for a dishwasher,

and they send me a dadgum stand-up comic

l love it. Come on.

-Hey. What you sayin’, Norman?

-Just got one letter for Gus. -Who?

-Oh. Come on then. [cackles]

-[Murphy cackles]

Stand-up comic.

Yeah, dishwasher. [cackling]

Come on back here.

l brung you two things.

I brung you a letter and a comedian.

Whoo-wee. Whoever you are, ou're a sight for these old eyes.

by

Hey, you better take a lo ule: at it, Gus.

It's junk mail.

-Gus. -Paul.

long without taking a break

hat my fingers smell like lemons

and look like prunes.

“Pearl diving?

-Oh, there he goes again!

You gonna love him) [cackles]

Paul. That's a good name.

Know that that means "grea

Here, take your coat off,

put your jacket down here and put this thing on.

So, where you from, Paul?

All over. ! travel around a lot:

You know, when l\was your age, I thought about doing that too.

See the world:

In there.

I took an old soda bottle

and put it on the ground and spun it around.

when they play kissing games. [chuckles]

My dad told me goodbye.

he'd be in my pocket. [chuckles]

l was gonna be alone.

And \' took off

in the direction that that bottle pointed.

l walked all the way to the ocean, right here.

-And you've been here ever since?

figured that bottle told me

Hey, yo, Brain.

Scored some points

with the teacher, Brain.

I'm not a brain. l just knew the answer.

-That's all. -No, that's not all.

It wasn't my idea.

You put mouth on it, man.

So?

So you made me look bad. Now you're gonna make me look good.

How's that?

You're gonna do tonight's homework for me.

-! can't do that. -Sure you can.

It wouldn't be right.

ve got my own

to deal with. [grunts]

y thinking about yourself?

[bully 1] Give him another shot, man.

[bully 2] Go ahead, Bo. Do it.

[delivery person] Hey, Gus.

Is Murph around?

He's up front. I'll get him.

[chuckles]

[Murphy] Gus, did! Sid ever get here?

and bring them out here right away.

I got a customer waiting.

Hurry it up.

Yeah, sure.

Uh, Paul, would you take a box of bran flakes up to Murphy?

He'll show youl where they go.

Sure.

Hey, Scott.

Good news.

I got a job today.

he number two pearl diver

at the Blue Dolphin Café.

Scott?

What happened?

[Paul] A run-in?

Is that another word for a fight?

You got it.

-Why? -[scoffing] Dad, how should I know?

I'm the new kid. I'm the intruder.

Why?

Because maybe if they see this,

ll be satisfied and leave me alone.

[Scott sighs]

l wish there was something) ! could do.

There is.

Look, let's just pack up our stuff and get out of here, okay?

-Because of that?

Because of everything. s just not working out here, okay?

It

5 because of Fox.

\ don't think he knows that we're here.

It'S Okay to run when’ Fox is here,

Yes, it is.

Why?

Because Fox is more dangerous

than the guy that gave you black eye.

So, there l was,

my back to the rushing river and nowhere to go.

eader was this gorilla

named, uh, Sucheck.

were lined up behind him.

It looked like a whole damn town.

But anyway, anyway, he had this two-by-four in his hand

and he was coming at me, you know.

And don't ask me where it came from, but somebody threw me a broomstick.

And! then ! looked at it;

ike... [blows raspberry])..."Who needs that?

Well, Sucheck looked at his two-by-four

and he threw it down!

[laughs]

[laughs, coughs]

So, what happened?

he knocked me in the river,

and I drowned.

[chuckles]

[chuckles]

That's something we inavetat thought of.

Gus, what did! you put in this?

[Gus] It's ground-up soda crackers

horseradish

and a squirt of walnut oil.

l learned that from a man

who used to pe boxers in the Yukon.

Yum. Can eat it wh

[chuckles, snorts]

[Murphy] Hey, Gus.

Do me a favor, will you?

I've cut myself on that dadgum can opener again.

Write out the specials for tomorrow. Here.

-What are they? -What do you mean, "What are they?"

Justilike every dadgum Wednesday:

chicken cacciatore, 5.95, meat loaf, 4.95.

Come on, Gus. Get with it.

You write it up, Paul, huh?

l wanna if you can spell cacciatore.

You're kidding. How'd you know?

Just some things that! noticed.

l don't think he can write either.

Then why doesn't he learn?

I don't know.

-Well, why don't we ask him?

-Well, it's not that simple.

what Miss Michaels wants to see you about?

Well, I'll go over to the gym for a little while.

Scott.

I'll be in your pocket.

[students chattering]

lasses begin every day at 8:30

and end at 3:00

except for makeup tests and detention

which happens every day.

school for boys

but T-shirts imprinted with vulgar words

or offensive pictures

are immediate cause for Suspension.

Is everything clear so far?

You're not enjoying this very much, are you?

is not my idea, Mr. Forrester.

nought it would be a good didea

because you

and your son missed orientation.

very =

I'm not interested in your son?

Mr. Forrester, I'm not the one

who is dragging him

from state to state,

! don't think very much of the way he’s getting his education.

There reasons why we travel so much.

It seems a shame that you put ur freewheeling search for adventure

yo

ahead of Scott's welfare.

I think he's a bright boy.

is the most important thing in my li

Itis?

I know who you are, Mr. Forrester.

I've seen your book, Eye of the Storm.

You're no different from) any other parents

who use this classroom as a day care center.

All 1 do is keep the lid in place.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

have to finish marking these papers.

Ben

you gonna tell us why you brought your daddy here this morning, Hayden?

Miss Michaels wanted to see him.

don't know why.

we had yesterday, huh?

Yeah, he probably went crying to his daddy.

I don't think so.

He's a good boy. Aren't you, Hayden?

Got my homework?

No.

Take it easy.

I'm very disappointed.

Guess ! was wrong.

[bully 2] You got him, bro. You got him.

[bullies laughing]

See you tomorrow.

All set, ready to go?

Uh, yeah. All set, ready to go.

What's in the bag?

Dinner. A present from Murph.

Does Murphy always give you food

Sure does.

Yeah, that's one of the fringe benefits

of being a pearl diver.

! got two racks of ribs in here, man. One for you and one for me.

Best you ever tasted.

What letter?

The one t ibiat ural gave you

Oh, yeah, that one. Right.

It was junk mail. l threw it away. It wasn't important.

Murphy seemed to think it was.

No, he just ragging me.

-Why?

[scoffs]

No reason.

‘Cause he knows titel you Can't read?

About a year ago, my friend Norman--

you know, the mailman--

They were looking for a mailman.

I got reall excited [chuckles]

I thought that'd be great,

and jesting with folks

and getting to know people and helping them out too.

take a test. [chuckles]

Well, it's not late, is it?

is to get somebody to teach you.

Ml you tomorrow.

[students chattering]

[Bo] Hey, Brain.

What's the problem?

an't seem to get my locker open.

[bullies chuckle]

It's 'cause it's our locker now.

See) We figured! we needed! an) extra one!

Is that okay with you?

You guys, that's not fair.

! don't have a place to put my stuff now.

Why don't youl ask your daddy?

can help you find another one.

Hey; see what happens when you're not interested in being friendly?

[bullies laughing]

Why don't you just leave me alone, all right?

[Bo] "Oh, leave me alone. Leave me alone."

-[sphere whirring] -[Bo] You can't take it, huh, buddy?

Come on!

[Bo] Yo, let's do it right now.

[grunts, groans]

God!

Hey, got something for you, man.

-[bully 2] That's it now.

-[bully 1] Ow. -[bully 2] Get him.

[whirring]

-[bully 2] What's going on?

[bullies exclaiming]

Oh. Damn.

Paul's ribs.

Hey, stop! Stop!

[bully'2}! Don't pushime, man

[Bo] Come on.

[sphere whirring]

[exclaiming]

Let's go. Let's go!

Let's go. Come on, man. Run!

Come on!

[Bo] We ain't through with you, Hayden!

Gus, wait!

-Are you okay? -Okay? you kidding, Dad?

Did you that?

Did you those guys take off?

I'm not sure l'should've done that.

What are you talking about?

l mean, what would! you have done if you were alone,

if 1 weren't who I am,

if it wasn't for this?

ucla gotten the stuffing

Is that what you want?

Of course not.

I have to get along in the real world?

Well, yes, but--

but you

hat those guys off.

l guess sometimes it's easier

to give advice than to follow it.

Gus saw me.

He's probably not the only one either.

So all of a sudden it's okay to run?

Why are you making this so hard?

Don't you understand the difference?

Well, sometimes ! do

[scoffs]

You kidding?

Well, what are you afraid of?

! thought we were friends.

There's something weird about you.

What about that light that you had in your hand?

Is that it?

I-I-It had a blue glow around it.

Sunlight, maybe.

Why don't you come by for dinner tonight?

You're not afraid of meat loaf, are you?

[secretary] Mr. Gimble, Mr. Hubbard

wants to you in his office.

Forrester, Paull Forrester.

-Yes, Mr. Hubbard?

a man who won a Pulitzer

photographing refugees in Cambodia

end up washing dishes

at the Blue Dolphin

Do you mean Forrester?

Forrester.

Well, that's him. [stammering]

Frank, I run a bonded agency here.

: hat Forrester is not in any kind of trouble, okay?

Right; right:

Forrester.

Would you get me the State Employment Office, please?

[knock at door]

Who's there?

Uh... don't know.

Come on in.

Maybe we should talk some other time:

When you called, you said the problem was urgent.

No, you're just in time for meat loaf.

Why don't you stay for dinner

-This is my friend, Gus.

Hello, Gus.

Howdy-do, ma'am?

Well, ! better put dinner in the oven.

I'll be right back.

-[clears throat] You want a drink? -No, thank you.

Well

-l really have to be going.

of Seaton teaeners at Westside High.

Yeah?

Mr. Forrester,

why don't you come to school tomorrow and we'll talk?

You'see...

And that's why you asked! me here,

Hi, Gus. Hi, Miss Michaels.

l thought since Gus needed a teacher--

You got a lot to learn about minding your own business.

keep your bright ideas to yourself.

-But, Gus-- -Good night, Gus.

-Good night, Scott.

[Scott] Good night, Miss Michaels.

What'd’ miss?

Wait’a minute, Wait’a minute:

-What is it with you? -l'm sorry.

It all seemed so simple.

Gus needed a teacher, and you're the only one that I know.

Well, it’s not simple.

Besides, why should! care“

But you're a teacher. You have to care.

A long time ago, maybe ! did.

After years of bucking the system

I just got worn out.

I think, in your heart,

you! Know you can still teach the way you want to.

The bug is under the rock.

Now, which goes where?

[sighs]

Now, what is this?

i”

Paul:

[door slams]

! brought you an application

but ! won't be needing it.

But, Gus, you geltalta a take a test

-l thought you knew that. -Yeah, well, you thought wrong, okay?

[sighs]

I've been thinking it over is all,

and aman my age being chased up and down all day by dogs

and having to be out in any kind of weather--

[scoffs]

Who needs it?

If you say so, Gus.

Stan was telling me I missed out

on a great story the other day,

Oh, no, forget it.

You guys too.

Seems as though Gus was in a car the other day and--

No, you got it all mixed up.

Saw this guy, and he was an ordinary kinda guy,

except...

Except what, Gus?

Except what?

l saw this guy

standing near a chain-link fence,

a silver ball in his hand

Only it wasn't really silver.

It was, uh, blue.

And it was like he was listening to it,

And then alll of a sudden,

started to glow with this bright blue light.

And! thought it was gonna blow up.

l heard what you said).

You said the ball glowed blue.

And green and yellow.

now you tell/ me you' Were too fa

to give me a description of the man?

You know; I think it Was a woman.

Ten minutes ago,

No, ! think it was a woman

Why aren't you telling me what you told the others?

Maybe because you're too anxious.

Listen, mister, you don't know what hot is!

is working here with you, isn't he?

It's Thursday. It's his day off.

It ive?

S not Thursday. Where does he !

I don't know, Maybe’ he went to the bank:

It's too early for the bank. Which bank?

Look, it's time for my break.

to protect this man,

but ! promise you one thing. I'm gonna find out,

and when ldo, we'll talk again, you and I.

Well, I figure 1 know enough the law to know that I ain't broken any.

So why don't you just leave me alone?

Follow him and don't lose him.

Don't take your eyes off him.

-Hi, honey.

-Hi. -Good morning.

Have you talked to Gus?

The thing is, he was on t

of a breakthrough.

-Paul! -I felt--

Paul!

-Gus, what's the matter?

Miss Michaels.

Paul, somebody's looking for you.

A guy named Fox came down to the café asking me a bunch of questions.

Who's Fox? Why's he looking for you?

What's going on?

[Miss Michaels] You haven't answered me!

[Gus] The man looked dangerous.

[Miss Michaels] What do you mean, "dangerous"?

like he was boiling inside.

Didn't you hear me?

what's the a

Dad) ! can't.

-We can't Wal around for two days.

Whatever it is you're running from,

do you have to leave right now?

Mest

Well, suppose eyaul could

-What do you mean? -Like now.

Right now, before school starts. Can you do that?

-Oh, ! don't know. -Dad.

Please, let me do it. I

m ready.

l have to take this test

[sighs]

(e)

[bully 2] It's stupid. Stupid.

I'll wait here. I'll Keep an eye out.

(e)

Now, you have one hour to complete the exam.

staff meeting, but I'll be back.

Good luck.

Go.

Wiley, check the back.

YG

leave a forwarding address

Sorry. And they paid in advance.

Cash.

-They're gone. -I told you.

Westside High School.

[Bo] Ah, there he is.

all by himself this morning?

[laughing]

Well, well, well, Brain.

Still scoring some points

with Miss Michaels, eh?

It's jUsta test I have to take.

just leave me alone, okay?

Because we like your company.

Would you cut it out, man? Come on. This is important.

You're not being very friendly, Brain.

Hey; maybe you could use some pointers:

-[desk crashes]

[bully chuckles]

Yeah, give us some pointers, Bo.

Show you some points.

...going upside your head with this stick right now.

What do you think of that, huh?

to say about that, big guy?

[bully 1] Yeah, show him, man. Show him.

What is it? What's happening?

There's more than one test going on in that room.

You know, if you guys spent half the time

that you do trying to terrorize me

on your homework, you might learn something.

l think he's scared. Don't you, Bo?

in how to get along around here.

-You gonna hit me with that, Bo? -Yeah, why not?

Newton's third law of motion.

[laughs]

What the hell you talking about?

For every action,

there's an equal and opposite reaction.

If you're-- If you're wearing

some roller skates and yo

across the floor, huh

what's gonna happen to you?

How do I know?

You're gonna go bac

on the skates, stupid.

See, here's Bo's fi

and it's going this way,

and here's my face, and when Bo hits me;

i's gonna cause

an equal reaction to his fist.

That may mean a cracked knuckle

or a broken finger,

but the shock’s gonna travel up his arm into his shoulder.

Shut up, Brain.

Lecture’s over.

(e)

All right. Let's do it, huh?

Come on, tough guys.

Take me one at a time.

That wouldn't be fair, would it?

‘Cause I might be able

to get a few shots in.

You wanna hold my hands?

Hold my hands behind my back

so Bo can give me his shot.

So he won't have to worry about me fighting back, will he?

[chuckles]

Oh, you like this, don't you?

So, do you wanna hold my hands behind my back too, huh?

You know what really turns you on, l think?

What really turns you on

You love that, don't you?

It makes you feell pretty big

doesn't it, Bo?

Hmm?

But when do I quit being the new fish?

When I say so.

[snaps fingers] Come on.

Listen, don't have time for this, man.

gotta go the coach down at the gym.

Hey, Alex.

[bully 2) Yeah, man) me’ too!

! mean, this cat ain't fun anymore.

You may have talked your way around them two idiots, but not me.

Three o'clock after school, man.

Just me and you.

Fine, three o'clock.

[chuckles]

Hey, what you laughing at?

Nothing.

[exhales]

Why don't you wait here? I'll be back.

Son, can you tell me how to get to the principal's office?

Uh, down the hall and on the left.

[exhales]

! won't See you anymore, will 1?

As soon as Scott finishes taking the test

then we'll be moving on.

Murphy asked me to give you this.

It's four days’ pay. [chuckles]

Thank you.

Well, if you're ever by this way again,

you know where to find me.

[scoffs] l don't know.

thanks for caring.

-Hey, Gus. -Amm?

hat guy was questioning you

down at the

how'd! you Know his name was Fox?

Well, his jacket was laying open

on one of those cardboard boxes,

and there was a letter in the inside pocket,

[chuckles]

I guess I read it.

I guess you did.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

[students chattering]

[School bell! rings]

Time's up, Scott.

We'd) better hurry up:

l wish you could tell me why you're on the run, Paul.

After all, you did help me see things

in a new light.

l wish there were,

Miss Michaels's room is down at the end of the corridor, room 43,

first building straight ahead.

-Great. Thank Je very much.

If you can send Scott's test results to this address

a friend willl make sure that we get them.

No problem.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

And good luck.

-Excuse me, are you Miss Michaels?

Well, my name is George Fox.

I'm with the Federal Security Agency.

l wonder if l! could! have a word with you.

[students chattering]

Miss Michaels.

! went down to the post office,

hey told me they're gonna give

the civil service again next summer.

Yeah?

l was wondering, uh...

if you could spare the time to give me a lesson.

How about right now?

So how do you think you did?

On’ the test?

I'm not sure. It was tough. [chuckles]

You know, ! was proud of the way you handled yourself with those boys

while you were taking the test.

-You knew about that, huh? -Yep.

And you didn't= you didn't'do anything?

I didn't have to.

The whole time l was taking the test,

all l could think about is how you said you'd be in my pocket.

[Paul] You know, the more I learn about you,

what it’s like for you to grow up,

the harder it is for me to understand how to help you.

[Scott] Well, that sounds pretty normal to me. [chuckles]

[Paul] You think so?

[Paul] I knew that.

[both laugh]

[Paul] Just testing you.