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Congratulations,

Pop.

It's about time.

I never thought you'd be a family man.

Have a cigar.

Thank you.

Doing great. Six pounds, seven ounces. Born last night. She's Danny's girl.

Danny, congratulations.

Thank you.

Ain't it a beautiful day?

Enjoy!

She had it! It's a little girl! New cigar!

New cigar!

Hey!

Get it! Hey!

Hey! Did it finally happen? Yeah, little girl. Congratulations.

New cigar. Thanks.

See you later.

See you around.

Hey, everybody!

Hey, how's the new mama?

Watch out!

Hey!

Hey, what's happening?

What do you know?

Congratulations,

pal.

Boy or girl? Girl, yeah. Look at that.

You got a light?

Yeah, sure do, man.

Uh-huh.

Girls are wonderful when they're small.

They're like kittens.

And then they turn into tigers.

Yeah? Even Angela?

Yeah, even Angela.

She's out of control.

You should see the posters she's putting up in her room. These half-naked guys

flexing their muscles.

Kids have got a dream.

Not like that.

You did when you were her age.

Why shouldn't she?

What she needs is discipline.

Girls her age, if they don't get a job or do some sports, they get into big

trouble. I got a friend.

Gymnastics coach.

Yeah, yeah, she'd go for that. I'll talk to her.

So whose idea was the skyline, anyway?

God, look at Crystal.

She's incredible.

Oh, I could do that if I hadn't eaten lunch first.

Girlie, you are such a big show-off.

Oh, my God.

Get off your butt, Brandy.

Angel, my body is perfect. I'm improving my mind.

He's pretty.

So I'll see you. See you tomorrow. See you later.

Hi, Angel.

How's it going?

Sorry I'm late.

Thanks for babysitting tonight.

You read my mind.

I did?

You knew I loved gymnastics.

Thanks for getting me in the class.

I didn't get you in. You got in on your own. No, I didn't. Don't lie to me.

My dad asked you to get me in, and Mr. K is a friend of yours.

So you like it.

It's amazing.

I keep watching Crystal. She's so beautiful.

She's the best one in the class.

I want to be independent, like her.

I can't hang around my folks forever, you know.

The only reason why my dad wants me to teach monastics is so I won't get into a

bad crowd.

Is that insulting?

Glad I don't have to deal with teenagers yet.

Well, you think it's easy dealing with adults?

You're still very young.

Well, then, close your eyes.

How's the little girl?

Hello, Mrs. Cromwell.

Hello, Angel.

Hello.

Isn't she cute?

She's adorable.

And she loves her daddy, too.

I gotta change.

She's so cute.

Let me tell you about the house. Okay.

The kitchen's through that door.

Help yourself to whatever's in the refrigerator.

Okay.

There's a television and sound system in the den. Cool.

And there's a phone here with a beeper number on it.

Would you please call us if anything happens?

Sure. Okay.

Oh,

she's so beautiful.

Have you babysat before?

Yeah. For my aunt and my next-door neighbor.

Well, I'm a little nervous, but she's really a good baby, and she should sleep

through the night. Mrs. Cromwell, everything will be fine.

Don't worry about a thing. Come on, we've got to go.

I'm ready.

I guess we can go.

If anything happens, anything at all, call us. Don't worry, I will.

Bye, have a good time.

Call us. I will.

Do you think she'll be all right?

They'll be fine. We need a break.

We haven't been out in such a long time. It's like a real date.

I can't believe this is our 25th.

Hey, Dennis.

Made me touch you. Hey, buddy.

How are you doing?

Okay, okay.

Hey, Dennis. Way to go.

My favorite wide receiver.

How you been?

Hey, Scott.

Good to see you, too.

You looking dapper.

Hey, look what the cat dragged in. It's cracking.

I'm going to talk to you. All right, see you there.

Oh, Dennis, how are you?

Hey, how are you? Oh, he's still gorgeous.

Do you remember the day before the bell game with Lincoln we set up the

tombstones in their end zone? How

the

hell did he know it was me?

I don't care.

I told you.

There was a shovel in your backpack.

He didn't have to turn me in, though.

Well, he knew I couldn't do it by myself.

I didn't want to be sitting in that office all alone.

Yeah, well, thanks for thinking of me.

Hey, were you in that class?

No, no, but my husband was.

Oh.

Are you ready to go?

Yeah, sure.

Let's go. Hey, you want to come get a bite with us? We're all going to Mel's.

You want to go, honey? I want to go home, but you can go.

Maybe I'll meet you there later.

Okay. You want to go?

Okay, let's go. Come on.

Please, don't shut me out.

I just want to listen.

You've been avoiding me all evening.

I haven't seen most of those people in years.

Well, there's a way to be with people that doesn't make me feel unwanted.

Oh, come on.

It was my reunion.

Then you should have gone by yourself.

I didn't want to leave you out.

You didn't talk to me all night.

We're together all the time.

Is that too much for you?

No, it's not too much for me. Then talk to me. Let me know that I am a part of

your life.

You are, damn it. Don't swear at me.

All right, that's enough. Just stop it. Don't shout at me. I wasn't shouting.

Yes, you were.

All right, if I was shouting, I'm sorry. Don't you ever shout at me.

I said I was sorry.

Angel, is everything okay?

Someone was on the roof.

Tell us what happened.

I heard noises, so I just came in here to check on the baby.

Did you see anyone?

No.

Are you sure you heard something?

Yes.

Come on, Angel. Get your books together.

I'll take you home.

Probably just a raccoon.

There's a guy who's after me.

Why do you say that?

Well, because there's been a couple times where I've gotten the feeling that

someone's following me.

Do you have any idea who it is?

There's a creepy guy my dad knows.

He looks at me kind of weird.

He works at the junkyard.

Did you tell your dad about it? Yes.

He said I was imagining things.

I'll tell him.

No. Don't tell him anything.

He wouldn't do anything and he'd ground me and it'd just be a big mess.

You don't believe me?

I didn't say that.

Well, your face did.

Will you come with me to the junkyard?

Sure, I will.

Good.

Hello, my darling.

Dennis, I don't think we should use her again.

Why? What's wrong with Angel?

I don't want to get involved in a teenager's fantasy world.

Okay, what's up? You've got something on your mind.

Yes.

Yes, I was thinking about us, actually.

And I'm not?

I think we're only one of your priorities.

That's not true.

You may not think so, but you've actually been spending less and less

time at home.

I think you're a little freaked out by the baby.

I'm crazy about her.

Maybe we waited too long to have her.

I think we appreciate her more.

You're under a lot more pressure.

I think we both are.

I'm sorry about our fight in the car.

Great place.

Are you sure this is it? I don't see him, but I know he works here. I've seen

his truck, and it's from this junkyard. I'd recognize him anywhere.

He's medium height, hook nose, weird grin. He always wears a pink skull cap.

I want him to go ask the boss.

I just know he's here somewhere.

You sure he works here? Yes, I'm positive.

We'll come back another time.

If you don't believe me, we don't have to come back.

I believe you.

Watch your hand and watch your head.

Do it backwards.

Okay.

Oh! That was a little bit. Okay.

Go. Next.

Okay. Angela seems to be coming along.

She's working her butt off.

You've got to watch what you're doing.

Watch what?

People see you patting the behinds of little girls and they start wondering

about you. You're joking. I'm just telling you what people think.

I train young girls to become world-class athletes.

I give them technique, discipline, and a father's affection.

That's how I produced Olympic champions over there in Europe, and that's how I'm

going to do it here.

And I don't want no interference from you or anyone.

Okay, this weekend we're going to Santa Cruz for the state qualifiers.

I want you to go to bed early, have a good breakfast, no milk, no junk food,

and meet me here 8 o'clock sharp, okay?

Who's going to need a ride?

We need another car.

I'll drive.

Okay, and I'll see you Saturday.

I love to go to a mazola party with him. A

mazola party?

Excuse me, Mr. Cromwell. Could we change the station, please?

Oh, come on. You're kidding. This is Freddie Cannon.

Who?

I guess you wouldn't know him.

This is good. It's great. This song was on the charts for ten weeks. When?

1959.

Duh, Crystal, that was Jimmy Dean.

Whatever!

So sweet, Mr. Cromwell.

Um, Mr. Cromwell, could we change the station, please?

Please!

to the Level 10 State Championships hosted by Golden Gate Gymnastics and its

Booster Club.

Top gymnasts from this meet will go on to compete in the regional championships

to be held in Phoenix, Arizona April 21st and 22nd.

Can I get this licorice also?

Sure. What else?

Do you want anything else?

Um, yeah. Can I have nachos?

Sure. Jesus,

I'm so nervous.

This is just like being in the gym.

You gotta remember that. I shouldn't have come.

Listen.

Everybody who came here is good enough to qualify.

I didn't bring anyone here just to be a derriere.

I can make it.

Just cancel.

Okay?

You're out.

Thank you.

Stop him!

Hey, son of a bitch!

What happened?

Major, are you okay?

I'm fine.

I should have listened to myself.

She is not good enough to compete.

That's not it. Why don't you tell me what it is, coach?

Now do you believe me?

I'm sorry, Angel.

Why does he keep after me?

He's finally shown himself.

Now we can pin him down. What does he want from me?

I never met anyone like you.

You're lucky.

Oh, don't make fun.

Angela, I'm not one of your classmates.

Oh, Dennis, don't act all high and mighty with me.

That's not what I meant.

I just thought there was something special between you and me.

There is.

You think so too?

Yes.

Good.

Can we go back?

Yeah.

So, are you going to continue with gymnastics?

Don't change the subject, Dennis.

I thought we were connecting.

I never felt this way before.

Stop it, Angela.

I was only trying to talk to you.

So we talked.

You just don't want to deal with me.

I'm only a kid to you.

Angel, what else could we be besides friends?

Whatever feels right to you.

Come on.

Friends, okay?

Dennis, everything all right?

Grant, yeah, fine.

We're just talking.

I'm checking out all the parked cars now.

Used to be just teenagers making out.

Any more can be just about anything.

Drugs, guns, stolen cars.

A lot of wetbacks.

I didn't know that was your business.

Oh, it's everybody's business.

They don't got papers. I take them down to immigration.

They send them right back across the border.

Gee, I don't have my papers.

You know Angela?

Enrique's daughter.

She's a little upset.

Some guy's been following her.

Why don't you come down to the police station?

We'll smoke him out.

See you around.

Racist jerk.

Hi, you guys.

Hello, Marta.

Hi, Dennis. How are you? How'd it go?

She did fine. Oh, I messed up and fell.

Are you hurt, baby?

Well, my leg is sore.

Would you like to come inside?

No, I better get home.

Thank you for taking her, Dennis. Sure. Say hi to your wife.

Want some to eat, baby?

No, Mom, I'm not hungry.

Then pop right into a hug back, young lady.

Jack. Hey, Dennis. Double scotch.

Double scotch it is. Long time no see.

How's that?

What's new?

What is it? Same old, same old. Yeah? Yeah.

Hey, I got to talk to you. Yeah.

I figured it out.

A way to make some real money.

Oh, yeah.

Hey, pretty honey, why don't you go make yourself pretty?

Don't worry, Martha doesn't suspect a thing.

I'm not going to leave her either.

Hey, Angel, you slipped on the balance beam.

Well, if I was there, she'd have blamed it on me.

You're too hard on her.

Hey, do you like horses?

Horses? Yeah.

Don't you always want a home?

I can't ride.

Cut out that what's up stuff.

What's up with you?

Nothing. How's Jason?

Straight a middling.

Is he really serious between you guys?

Hmm, kinda.

Well, if it's serious, it can't be kinda.

Well, I usually see him, if that's what you mean.

Are you guys really close?

Hmm, not always.

But there's no one else?

No one, you know, serious.

Well, how serious are you guys then?

You mean, are we doing the wild thing?

Well, are you?

Just come right out and ask me, girly. Yeah, sure.

Why? God, are you thinking about it? No!

No drinks on the pool table.

Thanks. You're a real friend. Your best friend, really.

I won't tell anyone.

I didn't say you couldn't.

Is she in there again?

Hey! Hey, quit hogging the bathroom.

It's the only place I have some privacy since you won't let me have a phone in

my room. All my friends have their own phones. Yeah, that's all you need. It's

no big deal.

Get off the goddamn phone right now. Come on. All right.

When will you grow up, hija?

When will you treat me like an adult, papi?

God, you never leave me alone.

Always after me. Always... And don't slam the goddamn door.

Sorry.

How was it?

Long ride.

Good thing you love to drive.

Those teenagers, they talk so damn much.

You've been drinking.

Yeah. Enrique and I, we had a couple.

Well, anyway, it's your fault.

What is?

Teenage girls love men in their 40s. Oh, yeah.

I made salmon steak.

Oh, thanks.

But I'm not hungry.

Oh, well, that's all right. I can wait.

Dennis, I've been very resentful about you not spending time with us lately.

And, um...

And today I... I realized that one of the things I love about you most is how

much you care about other people.

You're so sweet.

And anyway, it gets easier every day with the baby.

Yeah, it's just a matter of time.

Yeah.

Um... Would you want to come with me?

Oh, I'm a little tired.

Well, you usually get a second wind.

Nothing.

Not getting much sleep, I guess. You gotta complain with me.

Something's getting you down, I know that.

Nothing, hombre.

Really nothing.

You need to get out more. Relax.

Come out and have a beer with the guys, you know?

I would, but Bill asked me to chaperone the high school dance.

You couldn't pay me to do that.

Pretty soon you'd be organizing town meetings.

You're always having too much to do with everybody else.

Gotta go out with your buddies.

Then I'll come steamed.

How about if I fix you up with one of Lydia's friends, huh?

No.

You gotta stop feeling guilty.

Start living.

Take care of yourself, man.

In the end, all you got is yourself.

Nobody else.

You looking for something?

You.

Now, why would you be looking for me?

You've been following a girl.

So what if I have?

You like her too, huh?

Lay off. Whoa.

If I find you near her, I'll have your ass.

You better move, sport.

You're liable to get hurt.

Did you find what you were looking for?

Find what you wanted?

Yeah, I found it.

Hey, Mr. C.

Hi, Angel.

Hi. Gee,

I didn't see you inside.

Me either.

Do you need a ride?

Get inside.

Where are you going?

So did you get to see the guy?

Yeah, but I don't think it's going to do any good.

Thanks for trying anyway.

Are you sure you know what you're doing?

I've been doing this since before you were born.

are you sure this is on tight would you give me a diaper a

diaper here oh

i get it

you're so smart you never know when you might need them

you missed a spot where there there and there

Hey! Okay, girlie, shower time. Let's get naked. Hey, Eric. You going to the

dance? Uh, well... Are you? Hey, yeah, I guess so. Just think, Eric.

Did you guys do anything?

What do you mean?

Oh, come on.

Are you and Eric doing the couples thing?

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Eric's slow, but he is cute. Get out of here. Why?

Oh, my god. You've got somebody else, haven't you?

Well, come on.

Give it over. Tell me.

OK. All right. Fine.

He's not in the class.

Is he in the school?

He's not in the school?

Oh my god. So he's older.

It's someone older.

Curly, that's even better.

Wow. It's just like last semester. I was going out with this guy who was like...

Oh my god!

What? It's cold. It's freezing.

He was like 19.

I mean, that is heavy shit.

19.

So, does Eric know about this new little Romeo?

No.

Well, that's good. Otherwise, it'll be a real mess.

He's wonderful.

Yeah? Yes!

I could really depend on him.

Completely. Well, that's important.

You know, I like older guys.

You know, they got a car.

They got cash.

You know, they can actually, like, take you somewhere.

So, the big question is, have your folks met?

Yeah.

Well, do they like him?

Lorna, get me the Rogers loan application.

Right away, Mr. Cromwell.

Angel!

Hi. Hi.

Surprise!

Uh...

You shouldn't come here by yourself.

I wanted to see you.

Didn't you?

Of course I did.

So?

What, are you afraid of being seen with me? No, of course not. It's nobody's

goddamn business.

Then what is it, Dennis?

You're Enrique's daughter.

And I'm not good enough for you?

I'm married. I have a child. I know that.

Wow. You can take off just like that?

Angel, we have to talk. What a beautiful place.

I've never seen it before.

Look, we like each other.

A lot.

But... Look, the sun came out for us.

You could be my daughter.

Oh, no, I couldn't.

I have more guts than you ever have.

I'm just trying to think of what's best for you.

I can take care of myself, thank you.

You're a kid, for Christ's sake.

Don't... Fucking patronize me, Dennis!

Do you love me?

More than I can tell you.

You haven't got a chance.

I'm gonna get you.

I, son of creature from Black Lagoon, me want human thing. Me eat human thing.

Go easy on that stuff, Enrique.

Are you all right, baby?

I'm supposed to be home two hours.

Where have you been?

I'm not a little girl anymore!

I can come home whenever I want!

Well, I think you're carrying the ocean swimming a bit too far, aren't you?

As long as the sharks don't get you.

Hey, hombre, I need your help. It's open.

Hombre. Enrique, ¿qué pasa? Come in.

It's my daughter.

I can't find her. She ran away.

Where? I don't know. I thought maybe she might have come here.

We'll go look for her.

Just a moment. Yeah.

You shouldn't let her go like that.

It's dark.

She's a young girl. What could I do?

She was like three hours late.

Marta and I were worried sick.

And then she comes in, it's like nothing happened.

I got so mad at her, I let her have it.

You didn't hit her. I had to teach her a lesson.

You can't beat her, man. How else are you going to straighten out your kids?

Not by hitting them.

Maybe if I paid more attention to her, huh?

Maybe if I went to her meets and I got closer to her.

God damn it, son of a bitch.

You didn't find her?

She'll be alright. She'll show up.

You'll see.

You'd better find my baby.

It's about time you go to the police.

Angel!

God dammit, where the hell are you?

We're gonna get him. Come on. Come on.

I'll take you home. No, I don't want to go home.

My dad hit me. I know he hit you, and he's really sorry that he hit you. Yeah,

until next time, right?

I don't want to go. You need to be with your folks now. No.

Yes, we'll go in there together. No, I want to go with you. We'll talk to him.

No! I'm not going to let him hit you. I won't let him hit you, okay?

Do that again, please.

Thank you.

We've been looking for you everywhere, hija.

You gave us a real scare.

She had a close call.

A man was chasing her.

Oh, my God.

Don't worry. We won't let Angela out of our sight.

Mommy, I'm not staying here.

What?

Where are you going to go?

Mr. Cuomo said I could stay at his place.

No, no. You belong here.

We can take care of you, Ika. No way.

I'm sorry about what I did.

No. If she wants.

Maybe for a couple of days. It's fine with us until things straighten out.

Maybe he's right.

We should let her go.

I'm going to get my things.

For a couple of days.

We gotta talk, man. Sure.

You know, this is not the first time.

Drivers has been after Angela for a while.

I know.

How'd you know?

Your daughter didn't think you'd believe her.

That girl.

I gotta tell you something.

I used to run illegals across the border on some drugs.

I didn't know that.

Yeah. One night we got pulled over by a boat of patrolmen.

I knew I was looking at hard time if I got busted.

So I cold cocked him. I left him on the ground unconscious.

Then Travis ran him over with his van.

I tried to stop him.

The guy's sick. He's capable of anything.

So anyway, I heard he got busted a while later.

They couldn't pin anything on him.

He figured I had turned against him, so he came looking for me.

That's when he saw Angela.

Does she know any of this?

She's just a little girl.

I knew how to move.

That's why I came here.

I thought I lost him, but I'm just going to have to have it out with him.

No.

We'll go see him with the police.

They'll stop him. They couldn't stop him before.

Well, the couch is it.

This is fine, really.

Thanks.

Goodnight.

Good night.

Angel.

I'm happy to put her up for a while, but... But don't you think we're getting

too involved in their family life?

She got into a huge fight with Enrique. That's why she ran away.

That's why she wanted to stay with us.

But don't you think that we're making it too easy for her to escape from her

folks?

I mean, part of growing up is having to face your parents.

There's nothing wrong with us helping out.

She's getting attached to you.

You think so?

Come on, Dennis.

She has a huge crush on you.

Don't tell me you haven't noticed it.

Dennis.

Well, what if she does?

So you're going to drive her to school?

Yeah.

And you're going to pick her up?

Sure.

And you're going to take her to gymnastics?

Why?

Do you want to? No.

No, I don't.

I'm going to take Ginny for her checkup.

I'll see you later.

Hi, good morning. Hi. Hi.

We better get going.

Yeah.

Good morning.

I'll pick you up this afternoon.

What's wrong?

I'll take you someplace special this afternoon.

Okay.

Will you marry me?

Hi, Dennis.

Mr. Vasquez is already here.

Hi, Grant. Thanks for coming. Sure.

I've been looking around for him, but I can't find him.

Can I help you?

We're looking for Travis Mason.

I haven't seen him today.

Is he supposed to come in?

Supposed to.

Doesn't mean he will.

Do you know where he lives?

Nope.

You don't know where your employees live?

Hey, this ain't a bank, Mr. Cromwell. It's a wrecking yard.

My men don't belong to the Rotary Club.

It makes my day if they just show up. And if they actually do some work, I'm

tickled pink.

All right, when he comes around, you give me a call. We gotta talk.

Oh, yes, sir. Right away, sir.

He's not coming around here again. He knows we're on to him.

We gotta find him.

That pimp is trying to kidnap my daughter.

We're doing everything that we can, Mr. Vasquez.

Well, it may not be enough.

Those Mexicans.

They sure get themselves worked up. It's his daughter, for Christ's sake.

He knows the guy.

Dennis. We should go after him. We should let people know. We should bring

it up in the next town meeting.

Well, we can do that, but that sure won't deter him.

Why are you mixed up in this?

They're my friends.

You're pretty close to that girl, aren't you?

She's underage.

I know how old she is.

Do you know what you're doing?

Stay out of it, man. Stay out of what, Dennis?

He's not there.

They don't know where he is. He may be gone or he may pop up at any time.

This is where we used to hang out.

We had our senior day brunch here. You know, they had waitresses on roller

skates. They'd come out with trays and hang them on your window.

We spent a lot of time here.

I love to see things through your eyes.

But you gotta see the place inside.

Music's the same.

You know how this all got started?

What? Rock and roll.

See, there's a guy named Alan Freed. He's got a radio show in Cleveland

called the Moondog Rock and Roll Party. The Moondog. See, back then there was

only rhythm and blues played by blacks, but they didn't get any airtime.

He changed all that, and he played these race records. He put together white

groups like Bill Haney and the Comets, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry,

and after that, those race lines just disappeared.

I love to see you get excited.

I know you're a big kid.

You're the kind of girl I wish I knew when I was in high school.

Well, maybe our dreams do come true.

You want to know what happened to him?

He got busted, tried and convicted for taking money from companies to push

their records. And everybody was doing it then.

Dennis.

I want to know what's going to happen to us.

I was thinking about us all day, and I can't stay in your house anymore.

I feel... I feel bad. It doesn't feel right.

You have a wife and a baby.

Let's get out of here.

But here with you everything seems so easy, so simple.

It is.

Dennis, will you take these in? Sure.

I hope it's okay. I ran out of paprika, so I improvised with the Vasco sauce.

Can I bring anything else?

No, I've got it. Just sit down. I'll be right in.

So, are you going to compete in the next meet?

Mr. K thinks I'm ready.

Go ahead. Start without me.

How did Jenny check out?

Oh, she's in the 60th percentile for height and the 40th for weight. Oh,

good. Then she's perfect, huh? Well, we always knew that, right?

Of course. She has a perfect mother and perfect father.

Jill, your food's getting cold. I'm coming.

I wanted to come and alert you to a serious problem that has surfaced in our

community, something we thought could never happen in our town.

One of our girls has been followed, harassed, and almost kidnapped.

Now, our children must be made aware of the danger.

We must insist that they never go anywhere by themselves.

And finally, we must catch the individual who is the prowler. It's the

responsibility of law enforcement.

For two years, I pushed a bond measure that would have increased police

protection, and for two years, you've shot it down in flames.

Greg, maybe you can come up here and give us your slant on this. Tell us what

the police can and cannot do to protect us, and what we can do to prevent any

harm from coming to the kids in town.

We'd be grateful.

The world we live in is a sick place.

I don't know what makes a grown man follow a teenager.

But whatever it is, we must find him and put him away for good.

The governor and the state legislature have recognized that. They've passed

anti-stalking laws.

We now have the power to contact and arrest alleged stalkers.

And we have a suspect in this harassment case.

But there may be others.

We need your testimony to put these perverts behind bars.

Eternal vigilance is the price that we all have to pay for the safety of our

children.

If there are no other questions, this meeting is adjourned.

That was great.

Come with me.

Sure.

Enrique and I have been looking for Travis. How about you? Any leads?

No.

Well, what now?

I'm taking you in.

Me? What for?

Statutory. What?

Someone's trying to do me in.

What kind of evidence do you have? That happens in court. I've got nothing to do

with it. Come on.

We're law enforcement. That's the justice system. Two separate things.

Don't give me that shit. You better calm down.

Did you file the complaint?

You're a real friend, Grant.

I'm a police officer.

My job is to serve and protect this community.

You let us down, man.

You really let us down.

Treating you like a common criminal.

Making us post $400,000 bail. It's preposterous.

I mean, who is framing you, Dennis? Who's behind this?

Grant, for sure.

Maybe others.

Grant? Grant is your good friend.

He's a racist.

He never understood why I could be friends with the Vasquez's.

Well, people are not going to believe these outrageous charges anyway.

If there's enough hysteria, they'll believe anything.

Well, then Angela will testify. She'll straighten them out.

She'll tell them, right?

You're not worried, Dennis, are you?

Worried?

No, I'm not worried.

This is your fault.

You brought this on yourself. You were too close to that girl.

I mean, but the whole idea that you would... You

didn't, did you?

Pretty crazy, isn't it?

Enrique, it'll just keep ringing.

Hola.

Hola. The good people of this town.

Hey, what do you want?

Is it true?

What? You and Dennis.

That's none of your business.

As long as you're living in this house, it is my business.

You don't own me. Stop trying to run my life.

She is totally out of

control. She sees what you do.

Why should she be any different?

Hey, Angel.

Can we sit down?

Hey, are people hassling you?

No.

They're just avoiding me.

I don't see what's the big deal. Just because he's older.

Shut up, Crystal. Maybe she doesn't want to talk about it.

It's okay, guys.

You're the only ones I can talk to. Everybody's treating me like a slut.

I hate this place.

Angel, it's okay. We're behind you, 100%. I don't know why everybody's

making such a big deal out of it. It's none of their business.

Why can't they just respect my privacy?

Kat, we're talking like you committed a crime.

Well, there shouldn't be a law against it.

Just because it's against the law doesn't make it a crime. Duh, Crystal.

Whatever is against the law is a crime, stupid.

And they should change it. I mean, we're beyond Victorian morality.

And hell, we're old enough. Well, they're trying to protect little kids.

But that's not us.

Thanks, guys.

Whoa, she's tripping.

Hello? Dennis?

Now that I hear you, I'm great.

How are you?

I feel better, too.

But they won't let me out of my house. I can't stand it.

Dennis, please, I've got to see you.

Angel, hold on a second.

Dennis,

could you come up from my office for a couple of minutes?

Sure.

Angel. Yeah?

I have to go.

I've got to see you soon.

We'll see each other somehow.

I promise.

Okay.

I have to look into your eyes.

Bye.

Big hug. Bye.

Well? Yes!

Way to go, girlie! Good to see you, Dennis.

How are you holding up?

As well as can be expected.

Good. Good. You've always been tough as nails. Have a seat.

So, what a thing to be hit with, huh?

I tell my boys, life is like racquetball.

You never know where the balls are going to come at you. You just know it's going

to come, and you've got to be ready for it.

Listen, Dennis, you gotta protect yourself.

Get the best lawyer and build a foolproof defense. That's the only way

you can beat these bloodsuckers.

I'm gonna do that.

You'll have to devote a lot of time to it.

I suggest you take off to make sure you can clear your name.

Yeah, but I'll do it on my own time. I'm not gonna let it interfere with my work.

Take off, Dennis. That's the best thing you can do.

You're not telling me not to come in, are you?

You'll be out of the limelight. You'll be able to concentrate on clearing up

this whole mess.

Now, that'll make me look bad, like I'm running away from my work or like the

bank has lost confidence in me. Nonsense.

It's better for you.

You won't have to put up with everybody looking at you strange.

I'm dealing with that already everywhere.

So we might as well take the bank out of it.

I see.

So when do you want me to...

Come back.

As long as it takes.

We'll see how it goes.

We'll be in touch.

I'll give you a call.

Right. Fight the good fight. It won't be hard.

Thanks, Miss Ferry.

Hello? Mrs. Cromwell? Yes.

Who is this?

It's Marta Vasquez, Angela's mother. Yes?

Please, I won't take long. I'm calling to warn you.

To warn me? My husband doesn't believe the rumors, but he's very angry.

Why are you calling me? When he finds out, he'll come after Dennis. What are

you talking about?

Excuse me? Mrs. Cromwell, Angela talked to me about Dennis.

Yes?

They fired me. I'm not surprised.

You're not?

I was.

Where are you going?

Away.

Out of here.

Now? You betrayed me, you son of a bitch.

I thought it was just an infatuation. I didn't see it.

It happened. It didn't just happen.

You seduced a minor.

It wasn't like that. How was it then? Two lonely souls connected in the night.

Is that it? Is that it? And then they went off in a flash. Is that supposed to

make me feel better? I didn't mean to hurt you.

The difference between adults and children, Dennis, is that they think

about the consequences.

You had an affair just as we were starting a family.

Oh, Dennis.

We had something special.

I've always done everything for you and for Jenny. I'm sorry you consider us an

imposition. And for everybody else.

Oh, for God's sake, Dennis!

An angel means a lot to me.

Things should improve with us gone.

Are you going to take Jenny? Of course I'm taking Jenny.

What were you going to do, play house with Angel?

I want you out. In three days!

Get off!

I

was

scared.

I was really scared.

Especially the last time. How did you first meet him?

Well, he's a friend of my dad's.

Did he show an interest in you right away?

Yeah. He started following me.

And when did it become serious?

What do you mean?

When did he become intimate with you?

He never got close to me.

I think he had sexual relations with you.

I'm talking about that maniac from the junkyard. Angela, I think we're going to

need to really take a look at what happened between you and Dennis

Cromwell. I think once we get a chance to get that out into the open, you'll

see that your fears of a man following you really stem from this frightening

experience that you had with Mr. Cromwell.

Denison, I have a real understanding.

Angela, I'm sure that you believe that you do.

But I think that you'll find that your fears really relate to Mr.

Cromwell who took advantage of you. He didn't take advantage of me. Denison, I

have a real closeness. We care about each other. And I don't think that's

anybody's business.

I'm trying to put you in touch with your true feelings about the matter.

I'm on your side.

Can you do me a favor, then?

I'll do anything I can.

Can you get me to see him?

Please? They're treating me like a criminal. I can't go out. I can't even

use the phone.

There's a court order forbidding him to have anything to do with you. But I've

got to see him.

The court order is for your protection, dear.

The courts treat me like a child.

You are a minor.

I can't believe you took me to that woman.

She's the one who needs the help, not me.

We're trying to do what's best for you, Angela.

Why can't you be more understanding?

You were 19 when you married him.

Yes, and I was already working. It's a big difference.

You can't do this to me.

You're keeping me like a prisoner.

I don't want to go in that hellhole.

Don't talk like that.

I want to go to gymnastics.

Fine. That's it.

If you don't take me, I'm going there myself.

Angela? Angela?

Close the door.

I'll take you.

What the fuck are you doing here, man? I gotta see Angel.

I gotta see her.

Is she here?

You're so fucked up. You gotta help me. Snap out of it. I love this girl.

They won't let me see her?

You don't get involved with a young girl.

It don't work.

Here they jump all over your ass.

I gotta talk to her.

How could you fuck yourself up like this? I love this girl.

This girl, she means everything to me.

The longer you drag it out, the more it hurts. I don't care. I don't care. I

love her. I love her. I love her.

Oh, you don't understand.

Dennis. Angel.

I was so worried about you.

I couldn't do anything.

Are you all right?

Have I seen you?

Yeah.

Let her stay. She's old enough.

No. She's not.

Wait outside. No.

I'm going to hear what you're going to say because it's me you're talking

about. You deceived us, Dennis.

We trusted you with our daughter.

She's still a child.

How could you do it? It wasn't his fault, Mom.

I knew what I was saying.

Because I don't expect you to understand.

I wish I didn't have to cause this pain for you or for us. I don't want to hear

it. Well, you're going to have to hear it, Mom. You're going to have to because

that's the way I feel about him. Come on, baby.

This has gone too far. No, I'm not going.

I want to talk to him. You are coming with me. No, I'm not!

She'll be right out.

Please.

I will wait outside.

Come on, Dennis. We've got to get out of here.

Angel, we've got to talk.

Let's go, please.

This is our chance.

Hurry.

There's other countries where we could be married, you know This isn't one of

them. Yeah, what a bummer You have to be 18 here.

Let's go away.

Just you and me where no one can reach us Where would you go

Costa Rica they say it's the most beautiful place in the world.

I Don't speak Spanish you wouldn't have to we live on the beach

The bugs would eat us alive.

Then we'd travel down the coast and dance outside every bar all the way down

to Tierra del Fuego.

I hate long drives.

It would just be you and me.

The sea and the sky.

How can I say no to you?

You can't.

Come on, baby.

Just get your things.

Let's go, okay?

Yeah.

Hey!

Enrique, I wanted to talk to you. Couldn't you find me?

Find my daughter, though, didn't you?

I wanted to be with him. Wait outside.

You think you can make decisions for me? Well, this is my life.

Get out!

You can't treat her like that.

Now you're going to tell me how to deal with my daughter, huh?

Your money don't give you the right.

You know that's got nothing to do with it, Enrique. We were friends. No, man, I

trusted you, man.

And you used me to get to my daughter.

No, it wasn't that way.

If I ever see you come close to my familia again, I'll kill you, you son of

a bitch.

Couldn't you find somebody else?

Somebody a little older?

She's not a little girl anymore.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

She's a young woman. You made sure of that.

We're going. You're staying.

I will take care of her.

Now you stay right here and try and take care of yourself.

Wait.

Ricky?

Ricky?

Angel?

Angel!

Angel!

Angel!

Oh!

you motherfucker!

What goes around comes around.

Let's put him in the truck.

I'll bring the car around.

I killed him.

I killed him.

You had to.

They'll see what I've killed you.

We can't go away now, can we?

Not now.

We can never go away.

I know we can make it. We will.

We've got to stay here now and deal with it.

All of it.

I'll always love you.