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Tonight on Spencer for hype. Who do they belong to? The father died yesterday.

Michelle.

I was gonna take your...

You'll never live to see the day I get caught dirty again.

I'll make my own contract with you. And I won't be

real, man.

The father has a right to know about that. Are you pregnant?

You'd be smart to think about another land of work.

expression hell on wheels. But somehow I'd never thought of them as roller skates.

But then I'd ever thought that shopping for fresh vegetables

was something I might have to die for either.

Spencer. Your

home late.

I was in the entire inspection.

There are hazards in insisting on fresh produce. Did

you get my note?

Are you kidding? World class sleuth? I am?

I was dusting it for Prince from the phone, right? Should I be insulted?

You don't sound too disappointed that I canceled. I'm a tough guy.

I'm budding my lip.

I drove down to the Cape. Well,

look, I can meet you there. Take me, uh... No.

Really. I'm embarrassed

to sound like such a cliche, but...

I need to be alone with my thoughts.

You all right?

I love you, don't I?

How can you want to get back?

Bye.

Don't believe what anyone says. There's nothing quite so lonely.

There's can't alone if you're one.

I'll get you.

Ben sir.

What's the world coming to? I hear some hot dog trying to ice you on roller skates.

Maybe I'll get you a pair. I'll be mighty embarrassed for you.

You bought it from somebody so unprofessional. Oh, I don't know.

Could be the coming thing. Real stylish. Tell me Gordon, a showboat.

You don't learn from style. You know? I did.

You wouldn't have an old heart. Ha ha ha ha. Lion forms here, babe.

You got a lead? Not yet. Well, before you

get in, gross and detected.

I got something to show you.

Thanks.

Listen.

Okay, I give up. What am I supposed to be looking for? You detected.

Detect the needs clues.

To unswing.

What about them? I guess it is hard to see the resemblance,

they're not wearing any bullet holes at all. What?

God.

See there? I tell folks

you're not just another punched out pre-learned boy.

Got another?

But I don't know, I don''t know.

Just Tommy, he leaves him

with a sugar friend who lives around here.

Kiz don't know that dad is dead, but she doesn't either.

Just want something thrown out.

What do you want me to do about it?

I mean, I'm very sorry that the father is dead, but I...

Why did you bring me here?

Hey, hold it!

Hey! Hold it! Hold it right there!

Hold it up! Hold it, hold it up. That's it.

Come on, you two. Hey, come on, come out of there. All right, son, that's it!

Come here, that is enough. Ain't just son, let me go. Hey, now that is an up.

All right, where do you live?

Look, if I'm gonna help you, I need to know it. You don't need your help.

We're not telling you anything. This here is a business associate of your daddy.

And he must be a barber. Hey, now listen to me.

I haven't beaten up any kids in about two or three weeks now,

so don't push your luck. All right? Come on, let's go. Come on.

The Spencer now? Till just now, even I didn't for sure.

What do you think his reaction is going to be? Wish I knew.

It's moments like this that I absolutely hate myself

for being so virtuous and giving up cigarettes.

Seems to me like I've got some real thinking to do.

Will you please remember that I'm your friend as well as your doctor?

Thank you. And I'm available for any professional discussion you might want.

But Susan, it's my personal belief

that the father has a right to know about the pregnancy.

I'll be a part of your decision.

You mean abortion?

That's the word we're both so carefully avoiding us.

Ain't a choice to be made lightly.

I'm neither is having a family, isn't it?

Thank God somebody came to get those brats. I was going nuts. What about family?

I can't talk. I'm late for work. I love a modest woman.

Like we were discussing family. Did Tommy ever mention anybody?

Tommy talked to me about Tommy. Ratt stood me up. Promises me.

This big night on the town sticks me with these kids and then never shows up.

What about a job? Maybe his boss knows. Right. Work. Tommy.

I guess you don't know him very well.

Hey, how do you know him anyway? I know I'm well enough to take his kids.

Good, well, there's stuff in that sack.

Oh, and I'm out $12 for the burgers and drinks.

Be sure and save you received for the IRS.

A woman of your compassion must use charitable deductions. Come on.

You see, your friend Tommy, you give him a message from me.

You tell him if he ever comes around here, I'll kill him.

You understand me? He's dead!

The beauty is made returned to the sea. House tricks.

Can we grab him? You have a stand-up to firepole until I show you how.

All right.

Don't tell me. Detective Work slowed down so you decided to open a daycare center.

These appreciate myself controlling not throwing my arms around you

and whispering unspeakable things in your shell shaped ear.

How are you? Better? Not good, but better. You talk about it? Yeah, I want to.

I need to. But first, what about the kids? Yes. Did you see it?

Did you say it once again?

Well, she's terrified of you. What do they belong to?

that father died yesterday.

My shot up.

It was a head man who was trying to kill him.

Alright.

They don't seem to have any relatives.

and have to find some kind of welfare agency out.

Do you have any ideas?

Of course there's privatearity in the county.

God, how can you be so calm about all this? Someone just tried to murder you.

It's my job to remain calm, which is not to say that I'm not furious.

It's not that he tried to kill me because that goes with the territory.

It's that he'd be so careless with their future.

I'll call the county, but don't be surprised if they

can't pick him up before tomorrow at the earliest.

Is there anything else I can do?

I don't know. And I don' not know how to tell her.

With as much honesty, emotional honesty as you can. But Spencer...

Don't tell them you killed him.

One shock is enough once set of emotions.

I came about it.

Get you this morning because of...

Your father's not coming back.

Told you he was a jail. Nice.

It was killed

yesterday. Yeah?

How did it happen?

What did you get drugged out, walked into a bus?

It was a terrible thing that never should have happened.

But if he's dead, he's gonna take care of...

I'm gonna find a place for you.

And you can stay here until I find a real good spot, all right?

So what's in it for you? I mean, everybody else is jumping to kick us out.

Why are you so eager to take us in?

I owe you, Dad.

No way.

My dad didn't have any friends.

Only people he can borrow money from.

Yeah, we don't need anybody.

No! It's okay.

Honey, it's okay! I only took this part. Honey, go!

It's okay to cry.

Yeah.

You want to know?

Thanks for all those fun when she was spotless.

One thing I need.

Name the man who called it, it's on Spencer. He'll come out of there.

that you can get me that look.

No one, two different things.

Even if I know money's too big on this one, man.

and it's still big nobody even talked to you.

Besides, what you care, brother, you cannot afford.

Looking out, because I want to.

Are you telling anybody who asks that contract

still floating on spins or somebody pick it up?

Be real man.

Won't do no good. I'm not a hot man. You'd be a hot bad, you'd be.

Customer going shopping.

telling from we out of town.

They'd never heard of a hole.

kids.

Hey, do you think it would ruin my Sam's speed image

if I told you how glad I was to see this afternoon?

And that I'm grateful that you're not going back this mythy all tonight.

Jenny and Rico sleep after what happened this afternoon

was almost a fight to tucking in.

and down for the count.

I ever told you how exquisitely beautiful you are right there with the pulse beats.

Why didn't

you tell me when I called you last night that somebody tried to murder you?

rely on you.

I know that you had a lot on your mind and I didn't think it was fair.

Damn it, sponsored. You always have to be so self-sacrificing.

Next they feel so self-indulgent when I try to... On your what?

Talk about your own problems. Seems to me you're doing a pretty good job

of avoiding that even before I mention the kids.

I don't want to fight.

You don't wanna fight, you don't gonna talk, you wanna make love?

You've pretty much eliminated all our options, Suez.

One is to be like that little girl this afternoon.

And if you put your arms around me and tell me everything's okay.

I'm sorry, sir.

Don't you know?

You know everything's gonna be alright.

as long as we love each other.

I'm never gonna leave you.

Susan had awakened and as an alternative to talking, had decided on demonstrating to

Jenny how a mature woman deals with stress, which is to say she took her shopping.

I decided to take some action myself, not

that world-class private investigators have

But it is

generally considered bad for business to let

somebody get away with trying to kill you.

If you were hiring muscle at Boston, one place to look was Niknizmans.

Niks was a felon's employer.

Everything from breaking kneecaps to arson, all under the same roof.

Wow.

Are you gonna say small world or shall I?

What do you want?

You're not bringing those kids back. Hey, wait a minute, you can't go in there.

I think you want your first job as company. Spencer.

So, Snick, passing on college scholarships now?

What time is it? I thought you'd be dead by now. The kind of talent you send out,

I'll be spending my sense eight years on the back porch at the old detective's home.

I don't do murder contracts. Though for you, I could be tempted. It's good.

A man needs goals. But just because you didn't have the guts

to pick up the contract doesn't mean you don't know the employer or choice.

Who is it next?

Hey, kid, you want to break into the business?

This smart mouth out of my face and after premises

in the next 60 seconds, you got a job. Don't put this kid in a box.

Break a few of his major bones you've got a career. Look, kid, he's just kidding.

I should warn you. I was running up heavyweight. Golden gloves, specific flee.

Really? No kidding. What flee? Pacific.

I'm Nick. Who do

I want next?

out of town by as it's all I know. It was a business agent. All phone contacts.

Real careful.

Nick.

If I find out you're lying to me, I'm gonna come back and work you over.

Real careful.

Think about another line of work, kid.

You creep! Why did you tell me Tommy was dead?

For the kids burgers, I don't want you to make a contribution on their behalf.

Let's go.

Well, as it says in Latin on a dollar bill, a new era now begins. Let's go. Come on.

We gotta stop.

10 more steps and we'll call it a half mile.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Get it, close enough.

I think my appendix is going to burst or something. Take some deep breaths.

Hold cramp up. Stretch it out.

You ever play sports with your dad?

to go into the Red Sox game or was it a Celtics fan?

Go to the movies, watch TV. Nothing. My dad was a jerk.

He never had a job. But he never had any time for us.

He was out all night and then a sleep all day. But he was still your dad.

He was a jerk.

B-B-B.

Hang in here for a second.

Well, would you find out? Well, you'd be smart thinking about another line of work.

You'd find out who's trying to kill me? Not who exactly.

that contract on your life stop floating.

That picked up by some heavyweight telling them from out of town. Mm-hmm.

And there'll be a whole lot tougher to deal

with than a flashy knife on roller skates.

The vigorous exercise of Rick and a chilling conversation

with Hawking, my body was tuned and my mind was in overdrive.

But since I still didn't know who was trying to kill me,

I tripped to Tommy Gordon's apartment didn't seem unreasonable.

On the other hand, maybe Tommy's employed how to change a heart.

The two guys in the blue sedan had been on my tail since I left the firehouse.

Could be just working up the nerve to offer me an apology.

Sure they could.

But I assert there's no better way to work off a good

breakfast than with a little light breaking and entering.

All in the name of good detective work, of course.

The secret to searching a room was to do it methodically, one section at a time.

I was prepared to take the bottom off the refrigerator

or even stick my hand down to see what was hidden in the garbage disposal.

It wasn't that tough.

Guard through Tommy's wallet wasn't a major job.

No plastic money, no social security card. Not even a driver's license.

The man even drove illegally.

$27.

While I was debating buying double-a bonds as a trust fund for Jenny and Tommy,

my keen detective's eye spotted a clue.

And then my keen detective's ear heard what I'd been afraid to hear.

Oh

BAM!

That's it.

What is that?

Catch it, catch it, ah!

It's just there. It's got a better end than I do.

Man with hired killers after him, you're acting indecently relaxed.

We sleep not nor do we slumber. We got my 9mm, my holster,

a 207 degree of the Boston Common

and less that chipmunk up there is packing heat I'd say I'm making sure.

You win some helplessness is what drew me to you in the first place. Thank you.

Speaking of which, the day is two-thirds over

and you still haven't found the welfare office about picking up Jenny and Rick.

How definitely should she change this subject? But true, there's still here.

I would think a woman like yourself

would be understanding and consider that I've been busy

sleuthing and detecting and looking for clues. They fancy.

Another one. It's not real long. There we go. Here we go!

Rhode Island. How about that? Is that long enough?

Catch it, catch it!

I do consider and I do understand, because your code

isn't it, your sense of justice and obligation.

You don't have to make it sound like a social disease. Sometimes I think it is.

You're ever going to face the fact that you can't take on the burden of the world?

Not sure. When I grow up.

Excuse me. I'm looking for a lawyer named Ronald Chadway. I'm he. Great.

You see, I need a terrific mouthpiece. See, I'm a professional killer,

and I need to defense for murder one.

If this is a practical joke, it's in rare bad days. Yeah, well, so it was murder.

I should've done it. You know one of your clients, Tommy Gordon, tried it on me.

My client? No, yeah, your card. Interesting.

But very circumstantial, wouldn't you say?

I shot Tommy three times with a snob nose 38.

It was so circumstantious he was dead before he had the pavement.

Look, Mr. Spencer. Well, Mr

Spencer, I'm a criminal lawyer.

Some of my clients are accused of heinous crimes.

That's entirely possible that one of their disreputable colleagues acquired my card.

After all, you've got your hands on and didn't you?

But Judge, you see enormous, Judge Edway.

Believe that, Chan-Wayne guy wouldn't take my case. I mean, who does he think he is?

Well, he doesn't have to think he's anybody,

because he is somebody, at least in the eyes of the heavy weights in this town. Huh?

Like who? Do you ever hear of King Powers? Oh, yeah, Big Ragged Sky.

They put him away, didn't they?

They did, but you can bet if there's a trick to be pulled, Chadway will spring him.

Well, right now he's talking to me just for emotion.

He'll be arguing for a new trial.

Say, do you think the patch will give the Jets a good game on Sunday?

Oh, yeah, I'll take this for a gas, so it's gonna gun him down.

I'll tell you what you do. You get yourself a contract with somebody who's wired.

You know what I mean? Yeah. And then you give Chadway another try.

Thanks.

I hope you're right about the patch. I cooked the whole spread.

King Powell's put out the contract. That's right. From inside the joint.

But I was the one that put him there.

If I remember correctly, I was one of setting him up on the arms deal.

And that's why they indicted him and convicted him.

And that is why I went to prison. You only got him because I wouldn't kill you.

How many of you should be after? So why do you think he wants you?

Maybe it's another vicious case of racial injustice. Right.

So what are you going to do? March on the prison? Make my own contract.

With you, I finished with OK. Yeah, well, I'm not.

I wonder if you can watch Susan, the kids will have a talk with King.

We're talking cares, man.

My only credit card's way over the limit.

I guess I just became the most expensive babysitter in Boston.

Haha.

Spencer, you've got to be all wrong. I'm shocked you'd suggest such a thing.

It must be contagious. Your lawyer Chadway was shocked when I showed him

his business kind of tell me. Well, I hope you find who I was trying to kill you.

As for me, I owe you a debt of gratitude. Really?

For incarcerated me in giving me this chance to reform.

I'm becoming a law-abiding citizen. And I want to thank you for giving me

this chance of becoming clean and decent.

You find that amusing?

Why is this picture your guard hosting you

down with a bucket of lion and wire brush?

I see the way to get the dirt off of you, King O'Babe.

And the inside would take a frontal lobotomy.

No matter how cute you get, you'll never live

to see the day I get caught dirty again.

And you can dance to that. I hit man with a knife couldn't do it too carefully.

I hope you're not spending all your money on lawyers, King of Bay,

because to keep up this nonsense is going to cost you a fortune.

I appreciate you, sir, but you don't have to worry, Spencer.

I happen to be a wealthy man.

An extraordinarily wealthy man, as far as you're concerned.

Smells so nice and clean. Like a girl. That's not so bad always.

Do you really use all this junk? Ouch!

not all at once but as I do use them.

How you doing?

flying sponsor how you don't.

If you hold still, the brush won't pull your hair.

Does Spencer think this smells good? Uh-huh. That's why I wear it.

And you think she'll look sexy with this stuff on her face? I certainly hope so.

And where in all this is how you got him to make love with you?

That's something I don't want to talk about.

Almost in here, Rob. How about a walk up?

Ah! That's a tie if I smell good. Well, let's do it.

With that, I doubt one of the two best-moving beauties in Boston.

I can cure it. Time for a bit. Okay.

Well, there's a female who's certainly not afraid to speak her own mind.

And unlike me.

I don't know.

Sometimes you say things in other ways. Like being upset right now.

And I don't think it's because of Jenny's breaching good manners.

or by not wanting to make love the other night, first time that's ever happened.

Practically.

By avoiding the question I want to ask.

Are you pregnant?

and get out loud makes it sound so selfish.

But dammit, this is just the worst time for this to have happened. The worst time.

Do you think there'd ever be a perfect time, Susan?

Convenience?

Is that what we're talking about here?

I love you.

And I know you too well to believe that your motives

would ever be selfish, but I don't think you're telling me everything.

I think you're afraid to have this baby because of who I am,

like Hawk having to come to protect you. No, that's not it. You worked that out.

You and the baby could live in Smithville. You'd be safe there.

And like I told you, we could get married. We could work it out.

Spins are part of loving you as accepting who you are. That includes your work.

Made a conscious decision at the beginning

of our relationship that I wouldn't complain about the danger.

At least not a whole lot. Damn it, Susan. I want to know how you feel.

What I'm really talking about is independence.

All my life I've depended on someone. First, my parents, then Frank,

have probably the point where I can stand on my own

and feel some control over my own life. To make decisions based on what I want.

baby now I'll lose that.

So maybe it is selfish.

Susan, I understand about independence.

about people making decisions.

without being controlled or forced.

But this decision is not yours alone. It's mine too.

I've got a responsibility here.

I want it. I'm prepared for it. Are you? Yes.

To be obligated in ways you can't begin to imagine. Damn it, Susan.

Everything you're saying is absolutely true and totally irrelevant.

This baby has a right to live. What if I don't think it's a baby yet?

What if i think there's still a choice?

We're very lucky to be so sure.

The only thing I know right now is that I love you.

So you think the ultimate harmony in the world comes from...

us knowing we're independent creatures.

my decision I couldn't do it.

If I do.

What about us?

What if I borrow this force page? Jokes, jokes, jokes. Like jokes. I get it.

You realize you're out the number and drop by the surrender.

It's going to feel a lot.

Skaterbrew's not walking out into the park because they

got laws against dogs, bikes and attempted murder.

That's right. Let's see a legal. Hey, jokes. Hey, I love jokes.

I never fucking a guy puts a gun at. All right, all right, okay.

But I can explain please, Patrick. Just give me a chance. I'm gonna let you.

Pretty natty after a king or a baby.

There's uniforms looking muddy damp for these days. Keep that bum away from me.

Just delivering a present. If every singer I hit with a ball, you might say.

What is this? My

name is Arnold Macy.

I am an attorney at law employed by King Powers. I'm his power's direction.

I engaged him. Mr. Tommy Gordon, using another lawyer, Ronald Chadway

as the money drop. Turn that damn thing off.

Can I talk to him alone for a minute?

What are you trying to do, Spencer? Scared me? I want to negotiate.

Payal, a trust fund for Tommy's kids. Are you crazy?

All in the case, the Commonwealth

Massachusetts versus King Powers, motion for new trial. All in in the cases.

Trust me. Well, you told me one of the extraordinarily wealthy manuals.

I would figure a clean, decent human being like yourself would jump at the chance.

Let's either that or the first order of business

inside is me playing this tape in the judge.

Pauling the case.

I figure with time off for good behavior it's

worth about 20,000 a year until age 21,

six for the boy, 12 for the girl.

It's almost 400 grand. Think of it as workman's comfort, Tommy.

Who knows, maybe you could even write it off. All right, you off.

I thought your mind might go in that direction,

so I took the liberty of leaving a copy of the tape

in an envelope for Lieutenant Quark and homicide. Gentlemen, please, last call.

Conning wealth versus King Powers.

King.

You can make it a deposit, not to live at the table.

Done.

I sure hope we don't have to shake hands. I'll be out in six months.

Join to the world.

Doing a lot better.

Yeah, I found a terrific school for you and Jenny. Where we can stay together.

It's not too far from Boston.

I like it come up and see you and come down and visit.

Got the money for that?

coming from your father really.

I got him.

There'll be money for things like someone in college.

You're going to get a real chance, Rick.

The important thing is what you do with that chance.

You gotta take charge of your life. Cut the bull.

All this bull about honesty and responsibility.

But why don't you be honest and tell me what's going on?

Nobody owed my dad anything.

I owe them some.

Yes.

I took something from him that...

can never be repaid.

You killed him, didn't you?

Yes.

You lied.

You told us you cared about us, but you lied.

You only did those things because you felt guilty. You're a liar. Wait, hey, listen.

Rick, hold it. Look, I'm sorry I didn't tell you the truth in the beginning.

I'm Sorry I had to kill your father. Look, why isn't it important?

You gotta know that I didn't have any choice. And another thing is true.

At first I was looking after you in Jenny because I did feel guilty

and obligated, but now it's because I really care about you.

I don't believe you.

Nobody cares about me.

Not even my own father. No. No, that's not true.

He always made sure you had clothes to wear and food to eat,

and he never left you alone when he went away, right?

And he could have ditched Jan Luffy in some home, but he didn't do that.

And when I found his wallet, you know what he had in it.

Just pictures of you and Jenny.

So maybe he wasn't the best father in the world, but he was yours.

don't think for a minute that I didn't love you.

he did.

Susan and I had gone to war.

We come out on opposite sides of an excruciating world to learn.

to our new Link's Sorrow.

found no compromise.

Susan and I had gone to war.

We still are yielding. Love each other.

Guess maybe that's the only road to peace.