1 00:00:03,228 --> 00:00:06,547 [theme music] 2 00:01:38,498 --> 00:01:42,059 [music playing] 3 00:01:50,468 --> 00:01:51,726 REPORTER (ON RADIO): And that wraps 4 00:01:51,803 --> 00:01:53,478 up the news for this evening. 5 00:01:53,555 --> 00:01:56,198 Stay tuned for music till midnight. 6 00:01:56,275 --> 00:01:59,943 We'll be back then for the midnight news. 7 00:02:00,020 --> 00:02:01,945 What a joke. 8 00:02:02,022 --> 00:02:03,030 What? 9 00:02:03,106 --> 00:02:03,972 The news. 10 00:02:04,049 --> 00:02:05,139 The news is a joke. 11 00:02:04,917 --> 00:02:06,449 You learn about as much from that 12 00:02:06,526 --> 00:02:08,952 as you do a presidential debate. 13 00:02:08,963 --> 00:02:10,737 I mean, what did we find out from the news? 14 00:02:10,814 --> 00:02:15,792 We found out there was a train wreck in France, a plane crash, 15 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:18,295 people fell off a sailboat, presumed drowned. 16 00:02:18,371 --> 00:02:21,715 Oh, and a secretary says she slept with a senator, 17 00:02:21,791 --> 00:02:25,310 followed by some very bad jokes by the weatherman. 18 00:02:25,387 --> 00:02:27,679 They call that the news. 19 00:02:27,756 --> 00:02:29,264 That's what the people want, I suppose. 20 00:02:29,341 --> 00:02:30,615 Yeah. 21 00:02:30,692 --> 00:02:31,825 And little kids want candy all the time, 22 00:02:31,902 --> 00:02:33,143 but you don't give it to 'em. 23 00:02:33,220 --> 00:02:35,896 You do if you're selling them the candy. 24 00:02:35,972 --> 00:02:38,481 Thank God for newspapers. 25 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:39,482 Why? 26 00:02:39,559 --> 00:02:41,401 How many people read 'em? 27 00:02:41,478 --> 00:02:42,995 I mean, really read 'em. 28 00:02:43,071 --> 00:02:46,781 How many people read anything anymore? 29 00:02:46,858 --> 00:02:47,958 Video stores are crowded. 30 00:02:48,035 --> 00:02:50,952 No big, long lines in the library. 31 00:02:50,963 --> 00:02:53,622 Getting worse all the time. 32 00:02:53,698 --> 00:02:55,874 How do you turn it around? 33 00:02:55,951 --> 00:02:58,543 In the home, when kids are young, turn 34 00:02:58,620 --> 00:03:01,129 off the set and read to 'em. 35 00:03:01,206 --> 00:03:03,715 Let 'em experience the wonders of words. 36 00:03:03,792 --> 00:03:06,134 What if the parents don't read? 37 00:03:06,211 --> 00:03:10,180 Then they have an obligation to their children to learn. 38 00:03:10,257 --> 00:03:11,848 What do you mean, go back to school? 39 00:03:11,925 --> 00:03:13,350 Yeah, that's right, go back to school. 40 00:03:13,426 --> 00:03:15,685 They got classes in the evening. 41 00:03:15,762 --> 00:03:16,895 Turn right up here. 42 00:03:16,972 --> 00:03:18,605 We're going to take the freeway. 43 00:03:18,682 --> 00:03:22,025 Where are we going, anyway? 44 00:03:22,102 --> 00:03:24,194 Back to school. 45 00:03:24,271 --> 00:03:27,831 [music playing] 46 00:03:56,636 --> 00:04:00,197 [chatter] 47 00:04:01,266 --> 00:04:02,732 Doug! 48 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:03,984 Here you go, partner. 49 00:04:04,060 --> 00:04:05,819 Another outstanding "Blue Jay Banner." 50 00:04:05,829 --> 00:04:08,989 How could we miss with a lead article on teenage sex? 51 00:04:08,999 --> 00:04:10,365 Come on, it's in the writing. 52 00:04:10,442 --> 00:04:13,493 If we keep it up, one day it'll be "McCormick 53 00:04:13,570 --> 00:04:15,036 and Rollins receive Pulitzer." 54 00:04:15,113 --> 00:04:16,321 Why not? 55 00:04:16,397 --> 00:04:19,082 How come your name always goes first? 56 00:04:19,159 --> 00:04:20,750 Sounds more rhythmical that way. 57 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:22,344 That's a matter of opinion. 58 00:04:22,421 --> 00:04:23,487 All right. 59 00:04:23,563 --> 00:04:24,504 How about alphabetical order? 60 00:04:24,581 --> 00:04:26,122 M comes before R. 61 00:04:25,766 --> 00:04:28,466 How about I change my name to Anderson? 62 00:04:28,543 --> 00:04:29,718 We'll talk about it, OK? 63 00:04:29,794 --> 00:04:31,228 For right now, we got to meet my dad. 64 00:04:31,305 --> 00:04:33,388 He wants to meet the journalism sub. 65 00:04:33,465 --> 00:04:35,265 Oh, just what we need, a sub. 66 00:04:35,342 --> 00:04:36,266 No problem. 67 00:04:36,343 --> 00:04:37,234 We'll keep the guy in line. 68 00:04:41,598 --> 00:04:42,798 Gentlemen, welcome. 69 00:04:42,874 --> 00:04:44,065 I'm the principal, Bill McCormick. 70 00:04:44,142 --> 00:04:45,775 Pleased to meet you. Jonathan Smith. 71 00:04:45,852 --> 00:04:46,609 - Mr. Smith. - Mark Gordon. 72 00:04:46,686 --> 00:04:47,694 Mark, how are you? 73 00:04:47,771 --> 00:04:48,611 Please have a seat. 74 00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:50,188 Thank you. 75 00:04:50,265 --> 00:04:53,408 I appreciate very much, both of you substituting for us 76 00:04:53,485 --> 00:04:55,210 on such short notice. 77 00:04:55,287 --> 00:04:57,287 You come very highly recommended, 78 00:04:57,364 --> 00:05:00,332 so I know you'll demand the best from our kids. 79 00:05:00,408 --> 00:05:04,127 Now, Jonathan, in addition to teaching English, 80 00:05:04,204 --> 00:05:06,963 you'll be serving as advisor for the school newspaper. 81 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,050 That is an activity that is near to my heart 82 00:05:10,126 --> 00:05:12,635 because my son, Colin, is co-managing editor. 83 00:05:12,712 --> 00:05:13,803 Terrific. 84 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:14,637 I'm looking forward to it. 85 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:16,056 Good. 86 00:05:16,132 --> 00:05:17,974 And, Mark, we have a full schedule for you, too. 87 00:05:18,051 --> 00:05:20,935 I understand I'll be teaching phys ed. 88 00:05:21,012 --> 00:05:23,730 Well, [laughs] you got half of that right. 89 00:05:23,807 --> 00:05:28,151 The subject you will be teaching is sex ed. 90 00:05:28,228 --> 00:05:29,611 Uh-- uh-- 91 00:05:29,687 --> 00:05:31,220 sex ed. 92 00:05:31,298 --> 00:05:32,906 Well, I really wasn't planning on that. 93 00:05:32,982 --> 00:05:34,616 I mean, that's really not my thing, you know. 94 00:05:34,692 --> 00:05:35,717 Oh, come on, Mark. 95 00:05:35,793 --> 00:05:36,910 You've taught sex ed before. 96 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,578 I know that, Jonathan. 97 00:05:38,655 --> 00:05:39,662 You were great at it. 98 00:05:39,673 --> 00:05:40,580 Thank you. 99 00:05:40,657 --> 00:05:41,706 [buzzer ringing] 100 00:05:41,783 --> 00:05:43,666 Excuse me. 101 00:05:43,743 --> 00:05:45,460 Yes? 102 00:05:45,537 --> 00:05:46,378 Oh, good. 103 00:05:46,454 --> 00:05:48,505 Send them in. 104 00:05:48,581 --> 00:05:52,258 Jonathan, there's a couple of fellows I'd like you to meet. 105 00:05:52,335 --> 00:05:53,635 Hi, Dad. 106 00:05:53,711 --> 00:05:56,346 Hi, son. 107 00:05:56,423 --> 00:05:59,015 Mr. Smith, Mr. Gordon, this is my son, Colin, and 108 00:05:59,092 --> 00:06:01,017 his co-editor, Doug Rollins. 109 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:02,769 Pleased to meet both of you. 110 00:06:02,846 --> 00:06:04,396 Mr. Smith, these two young men have written 111 00:06:04,472 --> 00:06:06,773 top notch articles on everything from the homeless 112 00:06:06,850 --> 00:06:08,307 to teenage sexuality. 113 00:06:08,385 --> 00:06:10,276 And I don't mind telling you, that last subject 114 00:06:10,353 --> 00:06:12,529 was not an easy one to get past the school board. 115 00:06:12,605 --> 00:06:13,505 Yeah. 116 00:06:13,581 --> 00:06:14,923 I can imagine. 117 00:06:14,999 --> 00:06:16,458 Looks like you two have quite a champion here. 118 00:06:16,535 --> 00:06:17,367 Yeah. 119 00:06:17,444 --> 00:06:18,460 We sure do. 120 00:06:18,537 --> 00:06:20,537 Mr. McCormick, I'm sorry to interrupt. 121 00:06:20,613 --> 00:06:22,004 MR. MCCORMICK: Well, what is it? 122 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:23,039 A school bus has had an accident. 123 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:25,583 It appears to be serious. 124 00:06:25,660 --> 00:06:27,377 Oh, my dear God. 125 00:06:27,454 --> 00:06:30,046 [siren blaring] 126 00:06:30,123 --> 00:06:33,809 [suspenseful music] 127 00:06:58,443 --> 00:07:02,020 [siren blaring] 128 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:06,583 Hey. 129 00:07:06,659 --> 00:07:07,859 Are you all right? - Yeah. 130 00:07:07,936 --> 00:07:09,252 I'm just a little shaky, that's all. 131 00:07:09,329 --> 00:07:11,045 Can you answer a few questions for the paper? 132 00:07:11,122 --> 00:07:12,088 Yeah. All right. 133 00:07:12,165 --> 00:07:13,673 - You're Ellen, right? - Yes. 134 00:07:13,750 --> 00:07:14,591 Ellen Kayhill. 135 00:07:14,667 --> 00:07:15,951 Yeah. 136 00:07:16,027 --> 00:07:17,184 We were in the same biology class last year. 137 00:07:17,062 --> 00:07:18,520 Can you tell us what happened? 138 00:07:18,597 --> 00:07:19,971 It was just so strange. 139 00:07:19,982 --> 00:07:22,149 The bus just went right off the road. 140 00:07:28,181 --> 00:07:30,732 Honey, are you all right? 141 00:07:30,808 --> 00:07:31,691 I'm OK. 142 00:07:31,768 --> 00:07:32,609 I'm OK. 143 00:07:32,685 --> 00:07:33,651 I'm OK. 144 00:07:33,728 --> 00:07:35,904 Oh, thank goodness. 145 00:07:35,980 --> 00:07:37,747 Was anybody hurt? 146 00:07:37,824 --> 00:07:39,291 One of the kids has a broken leg. 147 00:07:39,367 --> 00:07:41,201 I think maybe that's the worst of it. 148 00:07:41,277 --> 00:07:43,453 I heard about the accident on the radio, and I-- 149 00:07:43,530 --> 00:07:47,165 and left the baby with Mom and I came as fast as I could. 150 00:07:47,242 --> 00:07:48,791 Honey, I'm glad you came. 151 00:07:48,868 --> 00:07:51,794 I'm glad you came. 152 00:07:51,871 --> 00:07:53,263 We were real lucky. 153 00:07:53,340 --> 00:07:56,099 [siren blaring] 154 00:07:57,019 --> 00:07:58,143 Hey, you kids get away from there. 155 00:07:58,220 --> 00:07:59,469 That's gasoline coming out of there. 156 00:07:59,546 --> 00:08:00,720 Yeah, yeah. OK. 157 00:08:00,797 --> 00:08:02,230 All right, well, thanks a lot, Ellen. 158 00:08:02,307 --> 00:08:03,139 We're gonna talk to the bus driver. 159 00:08:03,216 --> 00:08:03,915 - OK. - Thanks. 160 00:08:03,859 --> 00:08:05,141 Bye. 161 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:06,643 Did you notice my interviewing technique? 162 00:08:06,719 --> 00:08:08,436 Woodward and Bernstein would have been proud of us. 163 00:08:08,513 --> 00:08:11,564 Do you realize you mention those guys every day? 164 00:08:11,641 --> 00:08:13,149 BRETT WILLIAMS: Mr. Nichols? LARRY NICHOLS: Yeah. 165 00:08:13,226 --> 00:08:14,651 Brett Williams with Leading News. 166 00:08:14,727 --> 00:08:16,653 Can you tell us what happened? 167 00:08:16,729 --> 00:08:18,238 Well, yeah. 168 00:08:18,315 --> 00:08:19,322 I was-- I was coming up this curve here, 169 00:08:19,399 --> 00:08:21,207 just like I do every morning. 170 00:08:21,284 --> 00:08:24,244 And-- well, but as soon as I took my foot off the pedal, 171 00:08:24,254 --> 00:08:27,163 the bus just took off like a shot. 172 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:28,414 The pedal just stuck somehow. 173 00:08:28,491 --> 00:08:29,282 I don't know. 174 00:08:29,359 --> 00:08:30,667 And after that, Mr. Nichols? 175 00:08:30,743 --> 00:08:33,127 Well, I jumped on the brake but it was too late. 176 00:08:33,204 --> 00:08:34,837 We went right over. 177 00:08:34,848 --> 00:08:35,755 Did you hear that? 178 00:08:35,832 --> 00:08:37,281 Yeah. 179 00:08:37,359 --> 00:08:38,225 The bus driver just said the pedal stuck. 180 00:08:38,301 --> 00:08:39,842 That's what caused the accident. 181 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:41,177 So? 182 00:08:41,254 --> 00:08:42,512 So if the gas pedal stuck like that, 183 00:08:42,589 --> 00:08:45,181 maybe the bus company didn't maintain the bus. 184 00:08:45,258 --> 00:08:46,683 I mean, you hear about sloppy minutes 185 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,194 all the time, you know, with airplanes, trains. 186 00:08:49,271 --> 00:08:50,812 Doug, there could be a big story here. 187 00:08:50,888 --> 00:08:53,314 So where do we start? 188 00:08:53,391 --> 00:08:54,056 Bus yard. 189 00:08:54,134 --> 00:08:55,325 Come on, let's hit it. 190 00:09:03,776 --> 00:09:05,752 OK. 191 00:09:05,828 --> 00:09:07,870 Now, I'm going to tell you kids exactly what I told the cops. 192 00:09:07,947 --> 00:09:10,540 Those school buses are kept in A1 shape. 193 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:12,508 My own kids ride them. 194 00:09:12,585 --> 00:09:15,420 But the driver, Larry Nichols, said the gas pedal stuck. 195 00:09:15,496 --> 00:09:18,381 Well, if the gas pedal stuck we're going to find out why. 196 00:09:18,458 --> 00:09:19,799 You said if. 197 00:09:19,876 --> 00:09:22,510 Do you mean maybe it didn't stick? 198 00:09:22,587 --> 00:09:23,845 Well, it's hard to-- 199 00:09:23,921 --> 00:09:25,388 don't you put words in my mouth. 200 00:09:25,465 --> 00:09:28,308 What my colleague means is, isn't it 201 00:09:28,384 --> 00:09:32,228 in the realm of possibility that it didn't stick? 202 00:09:32,305 --> 00:09:36,065 Well, why don't we wait till I finish checking out the bus? 203 00:09:36,142 --> 00:09:37,191 What about Larry Nichols? 204 00:09:37,268 --> 00:09:39,402 Is he a good driver? 205 00:09:39,479 --> 00:09:41,946 Well, Larry's been working for me for seven years 206 00:09:42,023 --> 00:09:43,406 and I've never had a problem. 207 00:09:43,483 --> 00:09:45,241 Well, maybe you can tell us what kind of person is. 208 00:09:45,318 --> 00:09:47,744 You know, something about his character. 209 00:09:47,820 --> 00:09:49,078 His character? 210 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:50,672 He's a nice guy. 211 00:09:50,749 --> 00:09:51,789 He's a family man. 212 00:09:51,866 --> 00:09:53,499 He's a good worker. 213 00:09:53,576 --> 00:09:55,793 Look, if you want to know anything else about Larry, 214 00:09:55,870 --> 00:09:58,671 you ask Larry. 215 00:09:58,682 --> 00:09:59,598 Thanks. 216 00:10:02,627 --> 00:10:06,104 [ominous music] 217 00:10:14,889 --> 00:10:16,189 That's Larry. 218 00:10:16,265 --> 00:10:17,857 Excuse me, Larry. 219 00:10:17,868 --> 00:10:19,267 Yeah? 220 00:10:19,343 --> 00:10:20,068 We're doing an article for the school 221 00:10:20,144 --> 00:10:21,277 paper on the bus accident. 222 00:10:21,354 --> 00:10:22,853 Can we talk to you? 223 00:10:22,931 --> 00:10:26,157 Oh, look you guys, I'm pretty stressed out about all that. 224 00:10:26,168 --> 00:10:27,583 Another time, OK? 225 00:10:27,294 --> 00:10:29,702 Well, this won't take very long. 226 00:10:29,779 --> 00:10:31,663 You guys got to know that reporters have been 227 00:10:31,739 --> 00:10:32,914 coming out of the woodwork. 228 00:10:32,990 --> 00:10:34,708 I'll tell you what. 229 00:10:34,384 --> 00:10:35,833 Why don't you read the article in "The Daily Register?" 230 00:10:35,910 --> 00:10:37,259 I told everything to them. 231 00:10:37,337 --> 00:10:39,462 Well, we like to do our own reporting. 232 00:10:39,539 --> 00:10:42,507 Yeah, but I just don't feel like going over it again. 233 00:10:42,583 --> 00:10:45,802 Does that mean you're refusing to talk to us? 234 00:10:45,878 --> 00:10:48,471 Hey, you know, I think you're getting a little pushy here. 235 00:10:48,548 --> 00:10:51,641 And I'm wondering why you don't want to talk to us. 236 00:10:51,718 --> 00:10:53,610 You know, kid, I don't like your attitude. 237 00:10:59,392 --> 00:11:00,566 He's hiding something. 238 00:11:00,643 --> 00:11:02,652 Are you sure? 239 00:11:02,729 --> 00:11:03,920 No, but I'm hoping. 240 00:11:06,232 --> 00:11:07,882 Hey, Frieda, how are you doing? 241 00:11:07,959 --> 00:11:10,284 Oh, Larry, I didn't expect you back today. 242 00:11:10,361 --> 00:11:14,205 Well, I left my wallet and stuff in my locker back here. 243 00:11:14,282 --> 00:11:16,040 How are you feeling? 244 00:11:16,117 --> 00:11:19,335 Well, I did a bunch of interviews, and-- 245 00:11:19,412 --> 00:11:21,070 and then I had to take the blood test. 246 00:11:21,147 --> 00:11:24,048 And then I get back here, and a couple of kids from the school 247 00:11:24,125 --> 00:11:26,467 paper nail me outside. 248 00:11:26,544 --> 00:11:28,594 You know, Frieda, you should have heard 'em. 249 00:11:28,671 --> 00:11:30,179 I mean, they talked to me like I'm some kind 250 00:11:30,256 --> 00:11:32,181 of criminal or something. 251 00:11:32,258 --> 00:11:33,433 I did hear 'em. 252 00:11:33,509 --> 00:11:35,110 They were in here pushing for a story. 253 00:11:35,186 --> 00:11:37,979 Oh, boy. 254 00:11:38,055 --> 00:11:40,189 Well, I'm going to go change. 255 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:43,401 Larry, you want to take the day off tomorrow? 256 00:11:43,478 --> 00:11:44,986 Nah. 257 00:11:45,062 --> 00:11:45,903 Nah. 258 00:11:45,980 --> 00:11:46,904 I'll be fine. 259 00:11:46,981 --> 00:11:47,864 But thanks, anyway. 260 00:11:47,940 --> 00:11:48,748 I appreciate it. 261 00:11:57,825 --> 00:11:58,842 Hello, Etta. 262 00:11:58,918 --> 00:12:01,252 This is Frieda, from the bus yard. 263 00:12:01,329 --> 00:12:03,212 Etta, who can I talk to about a couple 264 00:12:03,289 --> 00:12:06,766 of kids working on the school paper? 265 00:12:06,843 --> 00:12:08,643 OK, thanks. 266 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,012 [chatter] 267 00:12:11,088 --> 00:12:14,566 [bell ringing] 268 00:12:24,393 --> 00:12:26,486 I'm-- I'm Mr. Gordon! 269 00:12:26,562 --> 00:12:27,887 [chatter] 270 00:12:27,964 --> 00:12:30,248 Well, I guess you could read that off the board. 271 00:12:32,911 --> 00:12:34,702 Well, I'm going to be teaching your class 272 00:12:34,779 --> 00:12:36,871 for the next few weeks, so I imagine we're 273 00:12:36,948 --> 00:12:39,874 going to be talking about sex. 274 00:12:39,951 --> 00:12:41,959 [laughter] 275 00:12:42,036 --> 00:12:42,919 OK. 276 00:12:42,995 --> 00:12:45,213 What do you want to know? 277 00:12:45,289 --> 00:12:46,823 That's very funny. 278 00:12:46,900 --> 00:12:51,803 Uh, well, how far have you gotten in your book? 279 00:12:51,879 --> 00:12:54,305 We're up to the chapter on getting pregnant. 280 00:12:54,316 --> 00:12:55,807 Getting pregnant. 281 00:12:55,884 --> 00:12:57,225 [laughs] Well, that should be easy. 282 00:12:57,301 --> 00:12:59,569 [laughter] 283 00:13:00,346 --> 00:13:02,104 Uh-- uh-- 284 00:13:02,181 --> 00:13:03,272 I'll take the role. 285 00:13:03,349 --> 00:13:04,824 I'll-- I'll take the role. 286 00:13:08,688 --> 00:13:10,029 Stephen Addison? 287 00:13:09,539 --> 00:13:12,073 Hey, ready, willing, and able. 288 00:13:12,149 --> 00:13:15,243 [laughter] 289 00:13:15,319 --> 00:13:17,036 Ellen Kayhill. 290 00:13:17,113 --> 00:13:17,954 Ellen Kayhill. 291 00:13:18,030 --> 00:13:19,956 Is she here? 292 00:13:20,032 --> 00:13:22,291 Oh, not here. 293 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:23,209 David Cutler. 294 00:13:23,286 --> 00:13:24,710 DAVID: I'm here. 295 00:13:24,787 --> 00:13:26,003 Good. 296 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:27,296 Oh, boy. 297 00:13:27,373 --> 00:13:30,642 [laughter] 298 00:13:31,603 --> 00:13:32,802 Jonathan. 299 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:33,719 Yeah? 300 00:13:33,796 --> 00:13:34,846 Do you mind if I walk with you? 301 00:13:34,922 --> 00:13:35,805 Oh, no. Not at all. 302 00:13:35,882 --> 00:13:37,606 All right. 303 00:13:37,684 --> 00:13:40,476 So how are Colin and Doug doing with their investigation? 304 00:13:40,553 --> 00:13:41,894 Well, it's a little early to tell. 305 00:13:41,971 --> 00:13:44,230 I did get a call from Frieda Wallace at the bus yard, 306 00:13:44,307 --> 00:13:45,598 though. 307 00:13:45,675 --> 00:13:47,108 It seems the boys are being just a little too 308 00:13:47,184 --> 00:13:48,568 aggressive in their interviews. 309 00:13:48,644 --> 00:13:50,152 I'll talk to 'em about it. 310 00:13:50,229 --> 00:13:53,197 I prefer to use the word assertive. 311 00:13:53,274 --> 00:13:57,326 And it's a trait I've worked very hard to instill in Colin. 312 00:13:57,403 --> 00:13:59,745 The boy's doing just fine. 313 00:13:59,822 --> 00:14:01,664 I can understand you being proud of your son, but-- 314 00:14:01,741 --> 00:14:03,082 Oh, I am very proud of him. 315 00:14:03,159 --> 00:14:04,709 That boy has what it takes. 316 00:14:04,785 --> 00:14:08,296 You know that he and Doug were up for the City Council Youth 317 00:14:08,306 --> 00:14:10,006 Achievement Award this yeah? - Oh, yeah. 318 00:14:10,016 --> 00:14:10,965 Colin told me. 319 00:14:10,976 --> 00:14:12,258 Good. 320 00:14:12,335 --> 00:14:13,643 I just want to make sure that you 321 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,312 don't put any kind of damper on either of those kids. 322 00:14:16,389 --> 00:14:17,930 You know what I mean. 323 00:14:17,941 --> 00:14:19,682 Well, I'll certainly use my best judgment. 324 00:14:19,759 --> 00:14:20,650 Of course. 325 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:31,235 Do you realize we've come up with absolutely nothing, nada? 326 00:14:31,312 --> 00:14:32,862 Partner, we're just warming up here. 327 00:14:32,939 --> 00:14:34,430 Yeah. 328 00:14:34,507 --> 00:14:35,940 Well, maybe the bus accident was just that, an accident. 329 00:14:36,017 --> 00:14:39,076 You read about accelerator pedals sticking all the time. 330 00:14:39,153 --> 00:14:40,912 Douglas, can you imagine Woodward 331 00:14:40,988 --> 00:14:42,304 and Bernstein giving up? 332 00:14:42,381 --> 00:14:44,040 If you mention those guys one more time-- 333 00:14:44,116 --> 00:14:45,207 Excuse me. 334 00:14:45,284 --> 00:14:46,083 Hi. 335 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:47,302 Hi. 336 00:14:47,378 --> 00:14:49,012 Can I talk to you two about something? 337 00:14:49,088 --> 00:14:50,296 COLIN: Sure. 338 00:14:50,373 --> 00:14:53,007 It's about the bus accident. 339 00:14:53,084 --> 00:14:55,718 What about it? 340 00:14:55,795 --> 00:14:57,428 I can only talk to you if you promise 341 00:14:57,505 --> 00:14:58,930 not to tell anyone who I am. 342 00:14:59,006 --> 00:14:59,889 No problem. 343 00:14:59,966 --> 00:15:01,223 Now, I mean it. 344 00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:03,225 If you use my name, I'll deny it. 345 00:15:03,302 --> 00:15:05,227 Reporters never divulge their sources. 346 00:15:05,304 --> 00:15:06,487 You're safe, I promise. 347 00:15:08,992 --> 00:15:11,317 It's about the bus driver. 348 00:15:11,394 --> 00:15:13,536 What about him? 349 00:15:13,613 --> 00:15:17,406 Well, he doesn't pay a lot of attention when he drives. 350 00:15:17,483 --> 00:15:18,908 He fools around sometimes. 351 00:15:18,985 --> 00:15:20,910 Fools around? 352 00:15:20,987 --> 00:15:26,499 The day of the accident he was fooling around, 353 00:15:26,575 --> 00:15:29,085 I mean, with me. 354 00:15:29,161 --> 00:15:31,253 He was coming on to me. 355 00:15:31,330 --> 00:15:32,347 What? 356 00:15:32,423 --> 00:15:35,675 He was coming on to me. 357 00:15:35,751 --> 00:15:39,595 Could you explain what you mean by that exactly? 358 00:15:39,672 --> 00:15:41,847 He was goofing around. 359 00:15:41,924 --> 00:15:46,769 You know, he kept staring at me and winking 360 00:15:46,846 --> 00:15:51,524 at me in the rear view mirror, giving me these looks. 361 00:15:51,534 --> 00:15:54,568 And that's when the bus went off the road. 362 00:15:54,645 --> 00:15:57,363 Did he just come on to you all of a sudden? 363 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:58,413 No. 364 00:15:58,491 --> 00:16:00,700 He's done it before. 365 00:16:00,776 --> 00:16:02,201 He's even said things to me. 366 00:16:02,278 --> 00:16:04,578 What kind of things? 367 00:16:04,589 --> 00:16:05,496 I don't want to say. 368 00:16:05,573 --> 00:16:07,456 It's too gross. 369 00:16:07,533 --> 00:16:10,334 And the worst thing about it is that he's married. 370 00:16:10,411 --> 00:16:12,044 I saw his wife at the accident. 371 00:16:12,121 --> 00:16:13,429 We saw her, too. 372 00:16:13,506 --> 00:16:16,549 Listen, Ellen, how long is all this been going on? 373 00:16:16,625 --> 00:16:19,135 For a while. 374 00:16:19,211 --> 00:16:21,512 Maybe two months. 375 00:16:21,589 --> 00:16:22,805 And I really-- 376 00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:23,806 I don't-- 377 00:16:23,883 --> 00:16:24,941 Look. 378 00:16:25,018 --> 00:16:27,935 Maybe we should go someplace more private. 379 00:16:28,012 --> 00:16:28,936 I think I should go. 380 00:16:29,013 --> 00:16:31,406 But we still want to talk to you. 381 00:16:31,482 --> 00:16:33,040 I don't know. 382 00:16:33,117 --> 00:16:36,527 Remember, you promised not to let anyone know who I am. 383 00:16:36,604 --> 00:16:38,320 I mean, I wouldn't want Larry coming after me 384 00:16:38,397 --> 00:16:39,822 or anything like that. 385 00:16:39,899 --> 00:16:40,573 Don't worry. 386 00:16:40,649 --> 00:16:41,907 You have our word. 387 00:16:41,984 --> 00:16:42,834 OK. 388 00:16:46,572 --> 00:16:49,966 [somber music] 389 00:16:52,369 --> 00:16:55,179 Partner, we've got our Watergate. 390 00:17:09,162 --> 00:17:10,561 [music playing] 391 00:17:10,638 --> 00:17:14,557 [bell ringing] 392 00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:19,570 So now, with this girl coming to us, 393 00:17:19,581 --> 00:17:21,363 we have a story a lot bigger than a bus accident. 394 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:22,523 All right. Now, wait a minute. 395 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:23,607 Wait a minute. Slow down, Colin. 396 00:17:23,684 --> 00:17:24,366 You're not there yet. 397 00:17:24,443 --> 00:17:25,810 You got a long way to go. 398 00:17:25,887 --> 00:17:28,913 But we've got a witness who was actually involved. 399 00:17:28,989 --> 00:17:30,498 Come on, Doug. 400 00:17:30,575 --> 00:17:32,750 One anonymous witness does not make a story. 401 00:17:32,827 --> 00:17:34,335 But what can we do? 402 00:17:34,411 --> 00:17:36,670 She won't go public. 403 00:17:36,747 --> 00:17:38,555 Look, you come up with some hard facts 404 00:17:38,266 --> 00:17:42,885 then I'll think about printing something, but not until then. 405 00:17:42,962 --> 00:17:44,278 All right. 406 00:17:44,355 --> 00:17:46,263 You want hard facts, we'll get you hard facts. 407 00:17:46,340 --> 00:17:47,482 Come on, Doug. 408 00:17:50,845 --> 00:17:52,561 Boy, that Smith ticks me off. 409 00:17:52,638 --> 00:17:53,771 Who does he think he is? 410 00:17:53,848 --> 00:17:55,122 Hey, he's just trying to do his job. 411 00:17:55,199 --> 00:17:56,482 Well, his job is being a teacher. 412 00:17:56,559 --> 00:17:57,933 We're the reporters. 413 00:17:57,577 --> 00:17:58,676 We've got a hell of a story here, 414 00:17:58,753 --> 00:17:59,935 and he won't let us print it. 415 00:18:00,013 --> 00:18:01,612 Not until we get more facts. 416 00:18:01,689 --> 00:18:03,272 That's a lot of bull. 417 00:18:02,916 --> 00:18:05,616 He's messing with my First Amendment rights. 418 00:18:05,693 --> 00:18:07,118 Well, I'm not giving up. 419 00:18:07,194 --> 00:18:08,360 This story's too big. 420 00:18:08,438 --> 00:18:09,754 We could-- we could sell it for a TV movie. 421 00:18:09,831 --> 00:18:11,122 Hey, you think so? 422 00:18:11,198 --> 00:18:12,790 I know so. 423 00:18:12,867 --> 00:18:15,209 People love this sordid kind of stuff. 424 00:18:15,286 --> 00:18:17,970 Why else would they watch a jerk like Geraldo Rivera? 425 00:18:25,647 --> 00:18:26,813 How you doing, Larry? 426 00:18:32,595 --> 00:18:35,229 Did you guys ever hear about a man's home being his castle? 427 00:18:35,306 --> 00:18:36,272 Yeah. 428 00:18:36,348 --> 00:18:38,232 Well, this is real important. 429 00:18:38,309 --> 00:18:39,150 Yeah? 430 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,076 What is it? 431 00:18:42,021 --> 00:18:44,163 One of the kids from the bus has accused 432 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,157 you of causing the accident. 433 00:18:46,233 --> 00:18:47,324 Wait a minute. 434 00:18:47,401 --> 00:18:51,078 You want to run that by me one more time? 435 00:18:51,155 --> 00:18:53,998 This girl on the bus said your mind wasn't on your driving. 436 00:18:54,074 --> 00:18:56,834 [laughs] That's ridiculous. 437 00:18:56,911 --> 00:18:58,711 COLIN: She says you were coming on to her, 438 00:18:58,787 --> 00:19:00,337 and you've also been saying obscene things 439 00:19:00,348 --> 00:19:02,006 to her for a long time. 440 00:19:02,082 --> 00:19:02,932 What? 441 00:19:05,461 --> 00:19:07,011 This is crazy. 442 00:19:07,087 --> 00:19:08,128 Who is she? 443 00:19:08,205 --> 00:19:10,681 We're not at liberty to say. 444 00:19:10,758 --> 00:19:12,558 Don't give me that bull. 445 00:19:12,635 --> 00:19:13,851 What you're saying is pretty serious, 446 00:19:13,928 --> 00:19:15,069 and I've got a right to know. 447 00:19:15,146 --> 00:19:16,837 Why don't we just stick to the issue? 448 00:19:16,781 --> 00:19:18,814 Because, as far as I'm concerned, there is no issue. 449 00:19:18,891 --> 00:19:20,357 I haven't done anything wrong. 450 00:19:20,368 --> 00:19:21,284 Larry. 451 00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:25,863 Is everything all right? 452 00:19:25,940 --> 00:19:27,990 It's all right, honey. 453 00:19:28,067 --> 00:19:29,441 Now, listen. 454 00:19:29,518 --> 00:19:31,744 If you're not going to say who is accusing me, 455 00:19:31,820 --> 00:19:33,746 then you've got no right to say diddly squat. 456 00:19:33,822 --> 00:19:36,707 Now, why don't you get off my property? 457 00:19:36,784 --> 00:19:42,630 Remember, we gave you a chance to explain your side. 458 00:19:42,706 --> 00:19:44,798 Hey, I don't know what that girl said, 459 00:19:44,875 --> 00:19:46,967 but I haven't done anything. 460 00:19:47,044 --> 00:19:48,886 I'm not in the habit of fooling around with teenagers. 461 00:19:48,963 --> 00:19:50,054 Now, get out of here! 462 00:19:50,130 --> 00:19:50,980 Now! 463 00:19:58,481 --> 00:19:59,647 What's going on, honey? 464 00:19:59,723 --> 00:20:00,773 Nothing. Nothing. 465 00:20:00,849 --> 00:20:01,908 Nothing's going on. 466 00:20:09,608 --> 00:20:10,783 Come on, Ellen. 467 00:20:10,859 --> 00:20:11,876 We just need a little more information. 468 00:20:11,953 --> 00:20:13,878 Will you please stop following me? 469 00:20:13,955 --> 00:20:15,079 This is too important. 470 00:20:15,155 --> 00:20:16,397 Listen. 471 00:20:16,474 --> 00:20:17,581 You told us Larry said obscene things to you. 472 00:20:17,658 --> 00:20:19,333 Do you know if anybody else heard it? 473 00:20:19,410 --> 00:20:20,593 No, I don't 474 00:20:20,670 --> 00:20:22,044 Ellen, we don't have enough to get this guy. 475 00:20:22,121 --> 00:20:24,013 Is there anything you haven't already told us? 476 00:20:24,090 --> 00:20:26,423 Yeah, like, did he do anything else? 477 00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:27,549 Look, I don't want to say. 478 00:20:27,626 --> 00:20:28,634 He did, didn't he? 479 00:20:28,645 --> 00:20:29,969 Didn't he? 480 00:20:30,045 --> 00:20:31,720 - Well, he-- - What is it? 481 00:20:31,797 --> 00:20:32,638 Talk to us. 482 00:20:32,649 --> 00:20:33,931 What else did he do? 483 00:20:34,008 --> 00:20:36,225 Are you sure you'll never mention my name? 484 00:20:36,302 --> 00:20:37,084 You can trust us. 485 00:20:37,161 --> 00:20:39,687 We already told you that. 486 00:20:39,763 --> 00:20:41,105 I don't know if I can say it. 487 00:20:41,181 --> 00:20:42,031 Tell us. 488 00:20:45,519 --> 00:20:51,198 He-- he touched me. 489 00:20:51,275 --> 00:20:53,742 He what? 490 00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:55,369 I don't want to say anything else. 491 00:20:55,446 --> 00:20:57,413 Ellen, you can't let him get away with that. 492 00:20:57,489 --> 00:20:58,464 When did he touch you? 493 00:21:01,002 --> 00:21:05,546 The first time I was the last one on the bus after school. 494 00:21:05,622 --> 00:21:07,589 I hate him. 495 00:21:07,666 --> 00:21:08,799 I hate him! 496 00:21:08,876 --> 00:21:12,353 [music playing] 497 00:21:25,067 --> 00:21:26,317 - Hi, Ernie. - Hey, Doug. 498 00:21:26,393 --> 00:21:27,276 Colin. 499 00:21:27,353 --> 00:21:29,019 Ernie. 500 00:21:29,096 --> 00:21:31,322 Say, I've been reading your articles in the school paper. 501 00:21:31,398 --> 00:21:33,324 Jimmy brings them home all the time. 502 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,492 You two guys are making a real name for yourselves. 503 00:21:35,569 --> 00:21:36,619 We're trying. 504 00:21:36,695 --> 00:21:37,511 That's why we're here. 505 00:21:37,588 --> 00:21:38,495 We'd like to talk to you. 506 00:21:38,506 --> 00:21:39,754 Me? 507 00:21:39,832 --> 00:21:41,248 You're going to do a story on me? 508 00:21:41,325 --> 00:21:42,875 Well, maybe someday, but not right now. 509 00:21:42,951 --> 00:21:44,710 [laughs] Shucks. 510 00:21:44,787 --> 00:21:46,312 Listen. 511 00:21:46,388 --> 00:21:47,296 Do you think you could give us some information 512 00:21:47,373 --> 00:21:49,114 on Larry Nichols? 513 00:21:49,191 --> 00:21:51,216 You know, the guy who had the accident with the school bus. 514 00:21:51,293 --> 00:21:52,259 Larry? 515 00:21:52,336 --> 00:21:53,594 I've known him since he was your age. 516 00:21:53,670 --> 00:21:54,511 Good kid. 517 00:21:54,522 --> 00:21:56,229 Oh. 518 00:21:56,307 --> 00:21:57,514 So, as far as you know, he's never been in any real trouble. 519 00:21:57,591 --> 00:21:59,308 No. 520 00:21:59,385 --> 00:22:01,643 Well, there was that one silly mess years 521 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,479 ago, but nothing ever bad. 522 00:22:03,555 --> 00:22:04,438 Silly mess? 523 00:22:04,515 --> 00:22:05,647 Yeah. 524 00:22:05,724 --> 00:22:07,024 Well, Larry was going to night school, 525 00:22:07,101 --> 00:22:08,776 getting his high school diploma. 526 00:22:08,852 --> 00:22:10,944 Couldn't have been more than 21. 527 00:22:11,021 --> 00:22:13,614 This was long before he met his wife, now. 528 00:22:13,624 --> 00:22:16,033 Anyway, he kind of had a crush on Mel 529 00:22:16,110 --> 00:22:17,793 Hudson's daughter, Wendy. 530 00:22:17,870 --> 00:22:19,787 She was a senior at Jefferson High. 531 00:22:19,863 --> 00:22:20,954 A high school student? 532 00:22:21,031 --> 00:22:22,606 Yeah, that was the problem. 533 00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:26,835 See, Mel was overly protective of Wendy, her being 17 and all. 534 00:22:26,912 --> 00:22:28,420 Well, Larry took her out one night 535 00:22:28,497 --> 00:22:30,381 and kept her out too late. 536 00:22:30,457 --> 00:22:33,342 Mel got all out of joint and called the cops, pressed 537 00:22:33,419 --> 00:22:35,677 charges against Larry for contributing 538 00:22:35,754 --> 00:22:37,388 to the delinquency of a minor. 539 00:22:37,464 --> 00:22:39,306 Contributing to the delinquency of a minor? 540 00:22:39,383 --> 00:22:40,791 Yeah. 541 00:22:40,868 --> 00:22:43,685 Well, Mel cooled down eventually and dropped the charges. 542 00:22:43,762 --> 00:22:46,322 Like I said, it was all pretty silly. 543 00:22:46,399 --> 00:22:47,773 Well, listen kids, I got to scoot. 544 00:22:47,850 --> 00:22:48,732 OK. 545 00:22:48,809 --> 00:22:50,150 Thanks, Ernie. 546 00:22:50,227 --> 00:22:51,911 You keep up those articles, now. 547 00:22:55,482 --> 00:22:58,167 I can't wait to see the look on Smith's face now. 548 00:23:14,501 --> 00:23:15,559 Well, what did you think? 549 00:23:15,636 --> 00:23:16,519 I'm sorry, Colin. 550 00:23:16,595 --> 00:23:17,553 I can't let you run it. 551 00:23:17,629 --> 00:23:18,837 Why not? 552 00:23:18,915 --> 00:23:19,972 The stuff Ernie Parsons told us nails it. 553 00:23:20,048 --> 00:23:21,214 No, it doesn't. 554 00:23:21,291 --> 00:23:22,266 You're jumping to conclusions. 555 00:23:22,342 --> 00:23:23,918 Yeah, but there's a real pattern here. 556 00:23:23,994 --> 00:23:26,728 Larry Nichols was fooling around with young girls 15 years ago. 557 00:23:26,805 --> 00:23:28,639 That's right, 15 years ago. 558 00:23:28,282 --> 00:23:31,483 He was 21 years old and he went out with a girl who was 17. 559 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,819 That's all he did, was go out with her. 560 00:23:33,896 --> 00:23:35,529 You don't know he did anything out of line. 561 00:23:35,606 --> 00:23:37,080 The charges were dropped. 562 00:23:37,158 --> 00:23:38,624 Lots of newspapers would go with what we have. 563 00:23:38,701 --> 00:23:41,577 Oh, you bet they would, son, but that doesn't make it right. 564 00:23:41,653 --> 00:23:43,228 Yeah. 565 00:23:43,305 --> 00:23:44,296 But if we don't move on it, somebody will scoop us? 566 00:23:44,373 --> 00:23:45,898 Well, I'm sorry. 567 00:23:45,975 --> 00:23:47,466 You're just going to have to take your chances with that. 568 00:23:59,671 --> 00:24:01,029 Come on, Jonathan. 569 00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:03,724 Can you get me out of teaching this sex ed? 570 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:04,850 Come on, Mark. 571 00:24:04,927 --> 00:24:06,209 There's nothing I can do about it. 572 00:24:06,287 --> 00:24:07,411 The boss gave you the assignment. 573 00:24:07,487 --> 00:24:09,129 The least you could do is try. 574 00:24:09,206 --> 00:24:12,441 Give me something easy to teach, like chemistry or physics 575 00:24:12,518 --> 00:24:14,168 or calculus. 576 00:24:14,244 --> 00:24:15,194 Are you trying to tell me you know more about calculus 577 00:24:15,270 --> 00:24:16,487 than you do about sex? 578 00:24:16,563 --> 00:24:18,614 That's not what I said and you know it. 579 00:24:18,690 --> 00:24:21,366 I'd like to see you try to teach this class. 580 00:24:21,377 --> 00:24:23,327 I mean, some of these kids, they ask questions 581 00:24:23,403 --> 00:24:25,787 that are not exactly angelic. 582 00:24:25,864 --> 00:24:27,297 I mean, it's embarrassing. 583 00:24:27,375 --> 00:24:28,665 Yeah, well, it's your job as the teacher 584 00:24:28,742 --> 00:24:31,168 to see to it that the kids don't get embarrassed. 585 00:24:31,245 --> 00:24:33,253 I'm not talking about the kids getting embarrassed. 586 00:24:33,330 --> 00:24:36,006 I'm talking about me getting embarrassed. 587 00:24:36,083 --> 00:24:39,518 [chatter] 588 00:24:50,556 --> 00:24:52,189 Jonathan, look at these drawings. 589 00:24:52,266 --> 00:24:53,815 You know, when I was a kid, this is the kind of thing 590 00:24:53,892 --> 00:24:54,900 you hid under your mattress. 591 00:24:54,977 --> 00:24:56,735 Excuse me. 592 00:24:56,812 --> 00:24:58,612 Are you Mr. Gordon? 593 00:24:58,689 --> 00:24:59,863 Yeah, that's me. 594 00:24:59,940 --> 00:25:00,998 What can I do for you? 595 00:25:01,075 --> 00:25:02,766 I'm Ellen Kayhill. 596 00:25:02,843 --> 00:25:04,701 Some of the kids tell me you've been calling 597 00:25:04,778 --> 00:25:06,537 my name in sex ed class. 598 00:25:06,613 --> 00:25:07,788 Yeah, that's right. 599 00:25:07,465 --> 00:25:08,830 Where have you been? 600 00:25:08,907 --> 00:25:10,716 I just wanted you to know that you 601 00:25:10,793 --> 00:25:12,209 can take my name off the role. 602 00:25:12,286 --> 00:25:14,378 I dropped out of the class. 603 00:25:14,454 --> 00:25:16,055 Oh, I see. 604 00:25:16,131 --> 00:25:19,925 I wanted to take the class but my mom didn't like it. 605 00:25:20,002 --> 00:25:21,218 I understand. 606 00:25:21,295 --> 00:25:21,969 Yeah. 607 00:25:22,045 --> 00:25:23,187 Well, see ya. 608 00:25:28,969 --> 00:25:30,936 Seems like a nice kid. 609 00:25:31,013 --> 00:25:33,021 Kind of tense, though, wasn't she? 610 00:25:33,098 --> 00:25:35,732 Yeah. 611 00:25:35,809 --> 00:25:38,944 Yeah, she sure was. 612 00:25:39,021 --> 00:25:40,312 Doug, we got to get the story out. 613 00:25:40,388 --> 00:25:41,321 Smith is spoiling everything. 614 00:25:41,398 --> 00:25:42,631 Yeah. 615 00:25:42,708 --> 00:25:43,674 But, unfortunately, the dictator-- 616 00:25:43,750 --> 00:25:45,659 I mean, the teacher gets the final word. 617 00:25:45,736 --> 00:25:47,235 But we can't just drop it. 618 00:25:50,407 --> 00:25:54,042 Well, I see Woodward and Bernstein are still working. 619 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:54,960 You boys want a lift? 620 00:25:55,037 --> 00:25:55,919 I'm on the way home. 621 00:25:55,930 --> 00:25:57,754 No thanks, Dad. 622 00:25:57,831 --> 00:26:01,508 I think we're going to be here for a little while. 623 00:26:01,519 --> 00:26:02,434 Keep slugging. 624 00:26:05,339 --> 00:26:06,930 Now you've got your dad using that Woodward 625 00:26:07,007 --> 00:26:08,932 and Bernstein line. 626 00:26:09,009 --> 00:26:11,226 Doug, I know what I want to do. 627 00:26:11,303 --> 00:26:13,020 I want to print what we have on Larry Nichols. 628 00:26:13,096 --> 00:26:14,438 Don't tell me, tell Smith. 629 00:26:14,514 --> 00:26:16,607 We tried that. 630 00:26:16,683 --> 00:26:18,775 Now I'm going to print without Smith's approval. 631 00:26:18,786 --> 00:26:19,818 You've got to be kidding. 632 00:26:19,895 --> 00:26:21,194 I'm not kidding. 633 00:26:21,271 --> 00:26:22,571 My father will back us. 634 00:26:22,648 --> 00:26:24,205 Are you sure? 635 00:26:24,283 --> 00:26:26,033 He stood behind us on the sexuality article, didn't he? 636 00:26:26,109 --> 00:26:27,117 But that's a completely different subject. 637 00:26:27,194 --> 00:26:28,043 Come on, Partner. 638 00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:29,286 Let's go for it. 639 00:26:29,363 --> 00:26:32,331 I need some time to think about this. 640 00:26:32,407 --> 00:26:34,249 If we don't act on it now, I know we'll be sorry. 641 00:26:34,326 --> 00:26:37,169 Can't you see that? 642 00:26:37,245 --> 00:26:38,587 Doug, we're reporters. 643 00:26:38,664 --> 00:26:39,921 It's our duty. 644 00:26:39,998 --> 00:26:40,922 We have to do this. 645 00:26:40,999 --> 00:26:42,057 I don't know. 646 00:26:46,004 --> 00:26:47,229 I'm going to print it. 647 00:26:49,675 --> 00:26:51,400 You want your name off the story or on? 648 00:26:57,099 --> 00:26:58,741 On. 649 00:26:58,817 --> 00:27:00,359 [music playing] 650 00:27:00,435 --> 00:27:01,619 Let's get to work, partner. 651 00:27:11,113 --> 00:27:14,089 [music playing] 652 00:27:27,129 --> 00:27:29,262 You had no right to go behind my back. 653 00:27:29,339 --> 00:27:31,973 Maybe we made an end run, but we had no choice. 654 00:27:32,050 --> 00:27:33,558 The article is important to the school. 655 00:27:33,635 --> 00:27:34,859 Oh, come on. 656 00:27:34,937 --> 00:27:35,477 What you printed was irresponsible. 657 00:27:35,554 --> 00:27:37,062 It's nothing but innuendo. 658 00:27:37,139 --> 00:27:38,522 You didn't even bother to print the fact 659 00:27:38,598 --> 00:27:40,232 that the charges against Larry Nichols were dropped. 660 00:27:40,308 --> 00:27:41,733 Very, very convenient. 661 00:27:41,810 --> 00:27:44,361 How about if we print that in the next issue? 662 00:27:44,438 --> 00:27:46,029 Oh, it's going to be printed in the next issue 663 00:27:46,106 --> 00:27:47,948 of "The Banner," but neither one of you 664 00:27:48,025 --> 00:27:49,491 are going to have anything to do with writing the copy. 665 00:27:49,568 --> 00:27:51,743 You're no longer managing editors. 666 00:27:51,820 --> 00:27:53,161 You can't do that. 667 00:27:53,238 --> 00:27:54,446 I can't? 668 00:27:54,523 --> 00:27:55,372 Well, let me tell you something, son. 669 00:27:55,383 --> 00:27:56,998 It's already done. 670 00:27:57,009 --> 00:27:59,218 You two will be lucky if you cover the school picnic. 671 00:28:06,543 --> 00:28:08,760 I should have never listened to you. 672 00:28:08,837 --> 00:28:11,388 Relax. 673 00:28:11,465 --> 00:28:13,732 I told you my father would back us on this. 674 00:28:33,195 --> 00:28:34,703 SECRETARY: You can go in now. 675 00:28:34,780 --> 00:28:35,629 Thank you. 676 00:28:46,124 --> 00:28:48,592 Jonathan, I-- 677 00:28:48,668 --> 00:28:53,346 I'm asking you to reinstate the boys. 678 00:28:53,423 --> 00:28:54,656 I'm sorry. 679 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:56,016 I can't condone their actions. 680 00:28:56,092 --> 00:28:58,143 Well, I grant you they-- 681 00:28:58,220 --> 00:28:59,811 they should have communicated with you. 682 00:28:59,822 --> 00:29:00,704 Communicated? 683 00:29:00,780 --> 00:29:01,897 They went behind my back. 684 00:29:01,973 --> 00:29:02,939 I know that. 685 00:29:03,016 --> 00:29:04,073 I know that. 686 00:29:04,151 --> 00:29:06,201 They-- they made a mistake. 687 00:29:08,772 --> 00:29:10,614 But I know my son. 688 00:29:10,690 --> 00:29:13,533 I know his feelings about the First Amendment rights. 689 00:29:13,610 --> 00:29:15,368 The First Amendment rights don't 690 00:29:15,445 --> 00:29:17,162 give them the license to destroy the life 691 00:29:17,239 --> 00:29:19,498 of an innocent human being. 692 00:29:19,574 --> 00:29:22,509 Now, wait just a minute. 693 00:29:22,586 --> 00:29:25,837 I hardly think you can call Larry Nichols innocent. 694 00:29:25,914 --> 00:29:27,881 The man has a background of this kind of thing. 695 00:29:27,958 --> 00:29:29,332 Come on. What background? 696 00:29:29,410 --> 00:29:30,850 The old police charges against him were dropped. 697 00:29:30,928 --> 00:29:33,512 Charges are dropped against guilty people every day. 698 00:29:33,522 --> 00:29:34,805 Besides that, the girl on the bus 699 00:29:34,881 --> 00:29:36,482 didn't make up a story out of whole cloth. 700 00:29:36,558 --> 00:29:38,550 The girl on the bus refuses to come forward. 701 00:29:38,627 --> 00:29:41,945 She is obviously frightened, so she went to her peers. 702 00:29:45,192 --> 00:29:47,025 Look, Mr. McCormick, I can see we 703 00:29:47,102 --> 00:29:50,737 are not going to agree on how to handle this situation. 704 00:29:50,814 --> 00:29:58,954 Well, then you and I will have to agree to disagree. 705 00:29:59,030 --> 00:30:00,589 I'm sorry, Jonathan. 706 00:30:00,666 --> 00:30:04,510 Those boys will have their First Amendment rights. 707 00:30:04,586 --> 00:30:08,931 As of now, I am reinstating them as managing editors. 708 00:30:19,426 --> 00:30:21,902 That is the end of this discussion, Mr. Smith. 709 00:30:24,973 --> 00:30:28,492 [somber music] 710 00:30:43,325 --> 00:30:45,625 This whole thing is ridiculous. 711 00:30:45,702 --> 00:30:47,769 My husband did nothing wrong. 712 00:30:51,166 --> 00:30:52,758 She finished her bottle. 713 00:30:52,834 --> 00:30:56,395 Look, we have nothing more to say about it. 714 00:30:56,471 --> 00:30:57,345 Not another one. 715 00:30:57,422 --> 00:30:59,306 It's endless, honey. 716 00:30:59,382 --> 00:31:01,108 Maybe we should get an unlisted number. 717 00:31:03,637 --> 00:31:05,562 That "Register" sure did a number on us, reprinting 718 00:31:05,573 --> 00:31:07,439 that stupid high school story. 719 00:31:07,515 --> 00:31:10,901 I'd give anything to know who that girl is. 720 00:31:10,977 --> 00:31:12,569 I've been racking my mind trying 721 00:31:12,646 --> 00:31:14,279 to come up with something. 722 00:31:14,356 --> 00:31:16,907 But I just keep coming up with zero. 723 00:31:16,983 --> 00:31:18,950 Why would you say these things about you? 724 00:31:19,027 --> 00:31:21,286 Diana, I already told you I don't know. 725 00:31:21,363 --> 00:31:22,754 I just don't know. 726 00:31:29,204 --> 00:31:33,632 You're beginning to have doubts about this, aren't you? 727 00:31:33,708 --> 00:31:35,300 You're beginning to believe this crap, aren't you? 728 00:31:35,377 --> 00:31:39,429 Honey, look, it's only natural to question why a young girl 729 00:31:39,506 --> 00:31:41,222 would say what she's saying. 730 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:44,851 Well, are you asking me if I'm telling you the truth? 731 00:31:44,928 --> 00:31:45,877 No. 732 00:31:45,954 --> 00:31:46,978 It's not that. 733 00:31:46,989 --> 00:31:48,855 Then what? 734 00:31:48,932 --> 00:31:51,566 Well, are you telling me everything? 735 00:31:51,643 --> 00:31:53,443 That's great. 736 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:54,961 That's just great. 737 00:31:55,038 --> 00:31:56,655 Now you're beginning to sound like all the callers. 738 00:31:56,731 --> 00:31:58,740 Look, we're dealing with a teenage girl here. 739 00:31:58,817 --> 00:32:00,325 Maybe she misinterpreted something. 740 00:32:00,402 --> 00:32:02,002 There's nothing to misinterpret 741 00:32:02,079 --> 00:32:03,828 because nothing happened. 742 00:32:03,905 --> 00:32:04,996 Do you hear me? 743 00:32:05,073 --> 00:32:07,666 Nothing happened! 744 00:32:07,742 --> 00:32:09,834 [doorbell ringing] 745 00:32:09,911 --> 00:32:12,337 Damn it! 746 00:32:12,414 --> 00:32:14,389 That's one more trying to dig up dirt. 747 00:32:21,631 --> 00:32:23,348 Mr. Nichols? 748 00:32:23,425 --> 00:32:24,924 Yeah. 749 00:32:25,002 --> 00:32:26,935 We're going to have to ask you to come downtown with us. 750 00:32:27,012 --> 00:32:30,939 It's about the accident and the allegations in the paper. 751 00:32:31,016 --> 00:32:32,941 Are you kidding me? 752 00:32:33,018 --> 00:32:34,275 Those are just anonymous charges. 753 00:32:34,352 --> 00:32:35,527 I mean, kids making up a story. 754 00:32:35,603 --> 00:32:36,987 Yes, sir. 755 00:32:37,063 --> 00:32:39,447 But we've had a lot of calls from concerned parents. 756 00:32:39,524 --> 00:32:42,042 You're going to have to come with us. 757 00:32:42,119 --> 00:32:45,629 [somber music] 758 00:33:01,129 --> 00:33:02,279 Doug, it's me. 759 00:33:02,355 --> 00:33:03,430 They just let Larry go. 760 00:33:03,506 --> 00:33:04,556 I don't know what they found out, 761 00:33:04,632 --> 00:33:06,408 but here's what I want to do. 762 00:33:06,485 --> 00:33:07,517 Early tomorrow morning, when he pulls up to school, 763 00:33:07,594 --> 00:33:08,977 I want to be right on him. 764 00:33:09,054 --> 00:33:10,395 7:30 sharp. 765 00:33:10,406 --> 00:33:11,530 See you. 766 00:33:14,851 --> 00:33:17,027 Larry Nichols was questioned for over an hour, 767 00:33:17,103 --> 00:33:19,329 but the chief of police declined to discuss the nature 768 00:33:19,406 --> 00:33:21,131 of those questions with us. 769 00:33:21,207 --> 00:33:23,408 Leading News will bring you an update on the Nichols situation 770 00:33:23,485 --> 00:33:24,710 as soon as we receive it. 771 00:33:32,410 --> 00:33:33,218 Larry. 772 00:33:33,295 --> 00:33:34,210 Yeah? 773 00:33:34,287 --> 00:33:35,178 I need to talk to you. 774 00:33:40,335 --> 00:33:42,427 Frieda, if this is about that school paper again-- 775 00:33:42,504 --> 00:33:43,778 No. 776 00:33:43,855 --> 00:33:45,930 It's more than the school paper, Larry. 777 00:33:46,007 --> 00:33:48,641 I don't know how to tell you this. 778 00:33:48,718 --> 00:33:52,103 I have been getting a lot of pressure put on me. 779 00:33:52,114 --> 00:33:54,239 And I-- I, um-- 780 00:33:57,018 --> 00:33:58,243 I'm going to have to let you go. 781 00:34:01,523 --> 00:34:03,281 What? 782 00:34:03,358 --> 00:34:04,991 You got to understand. 783 00:34:05,068 --> 00:34:07,744 I've been getting a lot of flack from parents. 784 00:34:07,821 --> 00:34:11,498 I hear they're even starting a petition against you. 785 00:34:11,574 --> 00:34:12,557 Frieda, look. 786 00:34:12,634 --> 00:34:13,991 I've got a wife. 787 00:34:14,069 --> 00:34:15,960 I've got a baby that I have to feed. 788 00:34:16,037 --> 00:34:16,961 I know. 789 00:34:17,038 --> 00:34:19,798 I know it, and it kills me. 790 00:34:19,874 --> 00:34:21,716 But, you know, I could lose the whole school 791 00:34:21,793 --> 00:34:25,053 contract over this. 792 00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:30,517 I swear to you, I didn't do anything wrong. 793 00:34:30,593 --> 00:34:35,063 I believe you, Larry, and I'm sorry. 794 00:34:35,140 --> 00:34:37,482 But there's nothing else I can do. 795 00:34:37,559 --> 00:34:41,078 [somber music] 796 00:35:10,675 --> 00:35:12,851 Where's Larry? 797 00:35:12,927 --> 00:35:16,396 He got fired this morning. 798 00:35:16,406 --> 00:35:18,365 Oh. 799 00:35:18,441 --> 00:35:22,035 [music playing] 800 00:35:38,119 --> 00:35:38,969 Here he comes. 801 00:35:51,391 --> 00:35:52,390 Well, is that something-- 802 00:35:52,467 --> 00:35:54,350 Larry Nichols getting canned. 803 00:35:54,427 --> 00:35:55,435 Nichols got fired? 804 00:35:55,511 --> 00:35:56,561 STUDENT: Yep. 805 00:35:56,638 --> 00:35:57,562 He's out of here. - We did it. 806 00:35:57,639 --> 00:35:58,521 We actually did it. 807 00:35:58,598 --> 00:36:00,231 They axed Larry! 808 00:36:00,308 --> 00:36:02,701 There's our headline for the next "Banner." 809 00:36:02,777 --> 00:36:04,027 Why wait? 810 00:36:04,103 --> 00:36:05,428 Let's get a special edition out right now. 811 00:36:05,372 --> 00:36:06,905 We can scoop "The Register." - You mean now? 812 00:36:06,915 --> 00:36:09,115 The photocopy room isn't open yet. 813 00:36:09,192 --> 00:36:12,243 You're forgetting, we have a key to the photocopy room. 814 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:13,369 That answers that. 815 00:36:13,446 --> 00:36:14,254 Let's go. 816 00:36:16,407 --> 00:36:19,176 Miss, it's time to go. 817 00:36:38,846 --> 00:36:40,063 Oh, jeez, I'm sorry. 818 00:36:40,139 --> 00:36:41,439 I didn't even see where I was going. 819 00:36:41,516 --> 00:36:42,315 Oh, that's OK. That's OK. 820 00:36:42,392 --> 00:36:43,316 No, no. 821 00:36:43,393 --> 00:36:45,777 It's my fault. There you go. 822 00:36:45,853 --> 00:36:46,703 Thank you. 823 00:36:46,780 --> 00:36:48,071 I'm sorry, again. 824 00:36:48,147 --> 00:36:49,447 It's OK. 825 00:36:49,524 --> 00:36:53,043 [music playing] 826 00:37:44,662 --> 00:37:45,536 There. 827 00:37:45,614 --> 00:37:46,521 It's finished. 828 00:37:46,597 --> 00:37:48,840 Bookmark. 829 00:37:48,916 --> 00:37:49,924 You realize who broke this case? 830 00:37:50,001 --> 00:37:52,427 You and me. 831 00:37:52,503 --> 00:37:53,428 Come on. 832 00:37:53,504 --> 00:37:55,722 Let's hit the copy machine. 833 00:37:55,732 --> 00:37:59,142 Reporters at "The Register" are gonna eat their hearts out. 834 00:37:59,218 --> 00:38:00,018 Hey. 835 00:38:00,094 --> 00:38:02,729 Somebody left their binder here. 836 00:38:02,805 --> 00:38:03,655 Ellen Kayhill. 837 00:38:03,732 --> 00:38:04,822 There's her name. 838 00:38:04,900 --> 00:38:05,940 What am I seeing here? 839 00:38:06,017 --> 00:38:07,342 Oh, listen to this. 840 00:38:07,419 --> 00:38:10,403 Dearest Larry, I love you with all my heart. 841 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:11,771 Huh? 842 00:38:11,848 --> 00:38:13,406 Listen to this one. 843 00:38:13,483 --> 00:38:15,908 Larry, you drive me to school and you 844 00:38:15,985 --> 00:38:18,453 drive me wild with love. 845 00:38:18,463 --> 00:38:19,412 Oh, man. 846 00:38:19,423 --> 00:38:21,539 This is weird. 847 00:38:21,616 --> 00:38:22,790 Larry and Ellen Nichols? 848 00:38:22,801 --> 00:38:26,461 Mrs. Ellen Nichols? 849 00:38:26,537 --> 00:38:27,554 What is going on? 850 00:38:27,630 --> 00:38:28,504 More than we thought. 851 00:38:28,581 --> 00:38:29,964 That's for sure. 852 00:38:30,041 --> 00:38:32,592 ELLEN: Mr. Smith? 853 00:38:32,668 --> 00:38:33,518 DOUG: In here. 854 00:38:41,144 --> 00:38:43,019 I'm looking for Mr. Smith. 855 00:38:43,096 --> 00:38:45,605 He got my binder by mistake. 856 00:38:45,681 --> 00:38:46,531 Is that my binder? 857 00:38:49,310 --> 00:38:51,277 Yes, it is. 858 00:38:51,354 --> 00:38:52,853 Would you give it to me, please? 859 00:38:52,930 --> 00:38:56,416 Ellen, we read the things you wrote about Larry. 860 00:38:56,493 --> 00:38:57,951 Let me have it. 861 00:38:58,027 --> 00:38:59,085 Why did you write that you loved Larry? 862 00:38:59,162 --> 00:39:00,411 You said you hated him. 863 00:39:00,422 --> 00:39:01,329 It's my property. 864 00:39:01,406 --> 00:39:02,288 Give it back. 865 00:39:02,299 --> 00:39:03,164 Ellen. 866 00:39:03,241 --> 00:39:04,791 I don't want to talk about it. 867 00:39:04,867 --> 00:39:06,392 You have to tell us what's going on. 868 00:39:06,469 --> 00:39:08,461 Otherwise, we can't continue to protect your identity. 869 00:39:08,538 --> 00:39:10,071 You promised. 870 00:39:10,148 --> 00:39:11,923 We promised because we thought you were telling the truth. 871 00:39:11,999 --> 00:39:13,549 You better tell us everything. 872 00:39:13,626 --> 00:39:14,476 Now. 873 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:19,389 I made it up. 874 00:39:19,465 --> 00:39:22,058 What? 875 00:39:22,135 --> 00:39:23,109 I made it all up. 876 00:39:23,186 --> 00:39:26,479 I made up everything. 877 00:39:26,556 --> 00:39:31,442 You mean Larry never said anything to you? 878 00:39:31,519 --> 00:39:32,860 No. 879 00:39:32,937 --> 00:39:35,488 He never touched you? 880 00:39:35,565 --> 00:39:37,949 No, never. 881 00:39:38,025 --> 00:39:40,377 The bus accident had nothing to do with you. 882 00:39:42,738 --> 00:39:43,746 No, it didn't. 883 00:39:43,590 --> 00:39:44,631 It was just an accident. 884 00:39:46,993 --> 00:39:48,051 Why did you lie? 885 00:39:52,641 --> 00:39:54,340 I don't know. 886 00:39:54,417 --> 00:39:59,470 I was-- I was just so mad at him. 887 00:39:59,547 --> 00:40:01,681 For what? 888 00:40:01,757 --> 00:40:03,108 Because I loved him! 889 00:40:09,098 --> 00:40:12,525 I've loved him ever since the sixth grade. 890 00:40:12,602 --> 00:40:19,657 I used to look at him, day after day, too afraid 891 00:40:19,668 --> 00:40:21,584 to even talk to him. 892 00:40:24,530 --> 00:40:32,378 And then there was the accident, and I saw her, his wife, 893 00:40:32,455 --> 00:40:33,488 holding him. 894 00:40:36,501 --> 00:40:38,309 I didn't even know he was married. 895 00:40:50,181 --> 00:40:56,077 I hated her and I hated him. 896 00:40:56,154 --> 00:41:01,032 I really-- I didn't mean for it to go this far. 897 00:41:01,108 --> 00:41:06,504 It just kept getting bigger and bigger. 898 00:41:15,998 --> 00:41:21,844 Please, I'd just like my binder back. 899 00:41:21,855 --> 00:41:25,440 [somber music] 900 00:41:42,692 --> 00:41:44,450 [laughs] Yes, indeed. 901 00:41:44,527 --> 00:41:45,701 Uh-huh. 902 00:41:45,778 --> 00:41:47,870 I agree, they work very hard. 903 00:41:47,881 --> 00:41:51,165 [laughs] I'll tell them that. 904 00:41:51,242 --> 00:41:53,459 Oh, you bet I'll keep my fingers crossed. 905 00:41:53,536 --> 00:41:55,061 Uh-huh. 906 00:41:55,138 --> 00:41:57,263 Harold, thank you very much for calling. 907 00:41:57,340 --> 00:41:58,114 Goodbye. 908 00:41:58,191 --> 00:41:59,966 [knock on door] 909 00:42:00,042 --> 00:42:00,841 Come in. 910 00:42:00,918 --> 00:42:03,553 Come in. 911 00:42:03,629 --> 00:42:04,620 Come on in. 912 00:42:04,397 --> 00:42:06,264 I just got some happy news. 913 00:42:06,340 --> 00:42:09,475 Colin, Doug, because of your work this year on the paper, 914 00:42:09,552 --> 00:42:11,978 you have made the final round of the City Council's 915 00:42:12,054 --> 00:42:15,147 Youth Achievement Award. 916 00:42:15,224 --> 00:42:17,650 Not bad, eh, Mr. Smith? 917 00:42:17,727 --> 00:42:18,550 No. 918 00:42:18,628 --> 00:42:19,661 Not bad at all, sir. 919 00:42:26,110 --> 00:42:28,503 Colin, what's wrong? 920 00:42:31,741 --> 00:42:32,590 This will explain. 921 00:42:41,292 --> 00:42:43,509 The girl lied. 922 00:42:43,586 --> 00:42:46,396 That's right, about all of it. 923 00:42:49,508 --> 00:42:53,519 We wrote that retraction to set everybody straight. 924 00:42:53,596 --> 00:42:57,189 Doug and I are going to go down to the paper 925 00:42:57,266 --> 00:42:58,666 and give them the whole story. 926 00:43:02,146 --> 00:43:03,204 Yes. 927 00:43:05,733 --> 00:43:08,451 Yes, of course. 928 00:43:08,527 --> 00:43:11,370 You be sure to give them the name 929 00:43:11,447 --> 00:43:14,624 of your source, whoever she is. 930 00:43:14,700 --> 00:43:17,543 She's the one that created this mess in the first place. 931 00:43:17,620 --> 00:43:19,629 No, she didn't. 932 00:43:19,705 --> 00:43:23,716 Irresponsible reporting created this whole mess. 933 00:43:23,793 --> 00:43:28,104 Nothing is going to be gained by making that girl's name public. 934 00:43:28,181 --> 00:43:30,815 Mr. Smith is right, Dad. 935 00:43:30,892 --> 00:43:35,269 Besides, we made a promise to protect our source, 936 00:43:35,346 --> 00:43:36,904 and that promise has to be kept. 937 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:42,943 What that girl needs now is some help. 938 00:43:43,020 --> 00:43:45,196 I'll try and see that she gets it. 939 00:43:45,272 --> 00:43:48,750 [music playing] 940 00:44:20,650 --> 00:44:21,574 Ellen. 941 00:44:24,270 --> 00:44:25,945 You're waiting for Colin and Doug, aren't you? 942 00:44:26,021 --> 00:44:26,862 No. 943 00:44:26,873 --> 00:44:27,955 I was just-- 944 00:44:28,032 --> 00:44:33,536 They didn't tell, and nobody will. 945 00:44:33,612 --> 00:44:36,622 I don't know why I did it. 946 00:44:36,699 --> 00:44:39,792 It was so mean. 947 00:44:39,869 --> 00:44:41,886 I feel so bad about what I did to Larry. 948 00:44:44,665 --> 00:44:48,134 I'd really like to apologize to him, 949 00:44:48,144 --> 00:44:51,846 but I'm afraid to face him. 950 00:44:51,922 --> 00:44:53,439 Look, I don't blame you for being afraid 951 00:44:53,516 --> 00:44:56,225 but you're going to have to do it. 952 00:44:56,236 --> 00:44:58,403 You owe that to Larry and his wife. 953 00:45:01,223 --> 00:45:02,565 Would you like Mr. Gordon and I to drive 954 00:45:02,641 --> 00:45:04,650 you over to Larry's place? 955 00:45:04,727 --> 00:45:05,559 Yeah. 956 00:45:05,370 --> 00:45:07,787 That would be great. 957 00:45:07,864 --> 00:45:09,989 OK. 958 00:45:10,065 --> 00:45:13,501 [music playing] 959 00:45:24,538 --> 00:45:27,465 Well, now that they've printed this retraction, 960 00:45:27,541 --> 00:45:31,635 you know the bus driver is going to get his job back. 961 00:45:31,712 --> 00:45:33,846 Are you gonna let Sara ride on the bus with him? 962 00:45:33,923 --> 00:45:34,705 No way. 963 00:45:34,782 --> 00:45:36,390 I still think he's guilty. 964 00:45:36,467 --> 00:45:37,558 You know what they say. 965 00:45:37,635 --> 00:45:39,360 Where there's smoke, there's fire. 966 00:45:41,430 --> 00:45:42,813 JONATHAN (VOICEOVER): Congress shall 967 00:45:42,890 --> 00:45:45,149 make no law respecting an establishment of religion 968 00:45:45,226 --> 00:45:48,819 or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging 969 00:45:48,896 --> 00:45:51,864 the freedom of speech or of the press, 970 00:45:51,941 --> 00:45:53,449 or the right of the people peaceably 971 00:45:53,526 --> 00:45:56,002 to assemble and to petition the government 972 00:45:56,078 --> 00:45:58,704 for a redress of grievances. 973 00:45:58,781 --> 00:46:02,717 Abuse the First Amendment and you destroy it. 974 00:46:08,123 --> 00:46:11,517 [theme music]