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- GO AHEAD.

EN ROUTE.

- LIBRARY BOOKS.

- HOP TO IT, LUKE. WE GOT TO GO.

YOU GOT IT, ELSIE, HONEY?

- YEAH. - OKAY.

HERE'S THE ORANGES.

YOU GOOD? - YEP.

- A FEW MORE FEET.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

- HEY, CHARLIE.

- YEAH. - LET'S GO.

- IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER MIDNIGHT TRAINING.

- YOU CHUCKLEHEADS BETTER HURRY UP IF YOU WANT SOMETHING.

- JUST ON TIME. - WHAT DO WE GOT?

- OKAY, HERE WE GO. - COME ON, HOUDINI.

WE'RE STARVING.

- PATIENCE.

- YES, SIR. PLEASE, UH, HOLD ON.

- HEY. - HEY.

- THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

PLEASE DON'T WORRY. EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE.

- 911. WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY?

- LET'S GO. LOAD IT UP, GUYS.

LET'S GO.

ALL COUNT.

- YOU ON TODAY, COWBOY?

- ROGER THAT, 23.

- YOU GIVE ME A 10-21 WHEN YOU WRAP THAT CALL?

- COPY THAT. WILL DO.

HEY, BUDDY.

SURE DO GOT A NICE VIEW UP HERE,

BUT WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GET YOU DOWN?

YOU SEE YOU GOT YOUR MOMMY DOWN THERE.

SHE'S WAITING FOR YOU.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO DOWN AND SAY HI?

- YEAH. - OKAY. READY?

YOU CAN LET GO. I GOT YOU.

COME ON.

OOH, YEAH.

SEE? YOU GOT IT?

GOOD JOB. HERE...

WHAT DO YOU SAY? GO SEE MOM.

- MOMMY. - OH, JIMMY.

- THERE YOU GO.

- HEY, YOU FOLKS DOING OKAY?

- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- OPERATOR 23, THIS IS COWBOY

WITH YOUR WELL-BEING REPORT.

- DON'T YOU EVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.

- KID'S DOWN, SAFE, PROBABLY GONNA BE GROUNDED

FOR A WHILE.

- ROGER THAT, COWBOY.

SAFE TRAVELS.

- JENNY...

I NEED YOU FOR TEN.

- OKAY, JUST MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT TOO MUCH OR THEY'LL NOTICE.

- THIS'LL GET 'EM.

BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HIDE OUT AT MY PLACE TONIGHT.

- BUT YOU FORGET, I GOT A BLIND DATE TONIGHT.

- OH, THAT'S RIGHT. WEDNESDAY.

- YEAH. - REGINA.

YVONNE PROMISED SHE'S A LOOKER.

- YEAH, WELL, I DO TRUST YOUR WIFE'S TASTE.

IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, I KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU.

IT'S THE HOTTEST SAUCE ON EARTH!

- THERE'S--THERE'S NO WAY TO SUGARCOAT THIS.

LET ME START WITH A POSITIVE.

NO JOBS ARE BEING ELIMINATED. - BUT?

- EVERYBODY'S GETTING A CUT IN HOURS,

MANDATORY FURLOUGH DAY ONCE A WEEK,

AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

- AND THEN I'LL GO BACK TO FULL-TIME?

- AS LONG AS THE COUNTY BUDGET LOOSENS UP.

- I HAVE KIDS, BILL.

- JENNY, I SQUEEZED THEM AS HARD AS I COULD.

- YOU KNOW IN ALL THE TIME I'VE WORKED HERE

THE FOUR WORDS I'VE NEVER HEARD?

- WHAT? - "COUNTY BUDGET'S LOOSENED UP."

- WE MET AT PABLO'S.

I WAS WITH YVONNE.

- I'M SORRY. I JUST--I DON'T REMEMBER.

- WELL, MY HAIR WAS MUCH LONGER THEN.

IT WAS, LIKE, TO HERE, BUT THEN I CUT IT.

WELL, I DIDN'T CUT IT. SOMEONE CUT IT FOR ME.

THAT'S WHAT I MEANT TO SAY.

- YEAH. IT LOOKS NICE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. - YOU DO?

- YEP. THAT'S ONE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME.

I'M "TELEPATHICAL."

- YOU ARE?

- MM-HMM. - WHAT AM I THINKING?

- DENTAL HYGIENIST, NO.

WEB PROGRAMMER, NO.

"BEAUTICIAN, FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE,

MUST HAVE ONGOING CLIENTELE."

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

- EXCUSE ME.

- COME IN.

- EVENING, CHIEF.

I BROUGHT YOU A DOGGIE BAG.

- OH, YEAH?

WELL, WHAT WAS SHE--

TOO TALL,

TOO BLONDE, TOO THIN?

- TOO "TELEPATHICAL."

- IS THAT A WORD?

- YOU KNOW, I THINK I COULD BE IN SOME TROUBLE.

- WHAT THIS TIME?

- A LITTLE TABASCO IN THE OREOS.

- BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK.

PAYBACK'S COMING.

- YEAH, I WAS AFRAID YOU WERE GONNA SAY THAT.

- YEAH.

- CHECK.

- WHAT?

- WHAT'S WRONG?

- WHAT MAKES YOU THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG?

- 'CAUSE YOU'RE JUST STANDING THERE,

STARING OFF INTO SPACE.

- I'M JUST THINKING.

- OH, NO.

- MOM, WE HATE IT WHEN YOU THINK.

- COME ON, GUYS.

- WE'RE NOT LITTLE KIDS.

JUST SAY IT.

- OKAY.

I'M THINKING ABOUT RENTING OUT THE GUEST ROOM.

- WHY WOULD WE DO THAT?

- WELL, BECAUSE MY HOURS WERE CUT AT WORK,

WHICH MEANS I'M GONNA BE MAKING LESS MONEY,

AND WE HAVE TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE SOMEHOW.

- SO SOMEONE WOULD LIVE WITH US?

- THAT SOUNDS REALLY CREEPY.

- IT WOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT--

YOU KNOW, NOT LIKE MEALS OR ANYTHING.

JUST SOMEONE TO RENT THE ROOM,

SOMEONE WHO WOULDN'T BE HERE THAT OFTEN.

- DO WE GET TO CHECK THEM OUT FIRST?

- YES, OF COURSE.

WE WILL TOTALLY CHECK THEM OUT...

TOGETHER.

- HEY. - YO, YO.

- WHAT YOU GOT? - JUST PREPPING.

- THIS JUST IN FROM THE "GOOD IDEA" DEPARTMENT--

PLACING AN INCENDIARY DEVICE IN A FIREFIGHTER'S MOUTH

IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

- OH!

COME ON, GUYS.

HEY!

- OKAY, LET'S LIST ALL THE GOOD FEATURES.

- UM...

COMES WITH A BED.

- "SOFT BED."

- WHAT ABOUT THE BATHROOM? - "IN-SUITE BATH."

- NEWLY REDECORATED.

- THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S VERY GOOD.

"RECENTLY RENOVATED."

- MM.

- YOU KNOW WHAT?

I AM GONNA SEND THIS FLYER AROUND TO THE COUNTY OFFICES.

- GOOD.

- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

- LET'S DO IT, GENTLEMEN.

- ATTENTION, ENGINE 54, RESPOND TO REPORT--

SMOKE COMING FROM A RESIDENCE AT 1012 LARKIN STREET.

- LET'S GO. LOAD IT UP, GUYS.

- ENGINE 54, RESPOND TO REPORT...

- DISPATCH, ENGINE 54 ON SCENE--

SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, SMOKE COMING FROM DOOR.

GUILLERMO, GET THE HALON. - ROGER THAT.

- GOING IN. - RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

- OH!

- WE GOT A FIREMAN DOWN!

YOU OKAY? WHERE'S IT HURT?

- I'M OKAY. JUST GO INSIDE AND SEE IF EVERYBODY'S OUT.

- COME ON, GUYS, MOVE IT, MOVE IT.

COME ON. MOVE, MOVE, MOVE.

- OPERATOR 23.

- FIREMAN DOWN, 1012 LARKIN.

- COWBOY? - ROGER THAT, 23.

- WHAT'S THE NATURE OF HIS INJURIES?

- IT'S ME. DOOR BLEW. TOOK ME OUT.

- I'VE GOT THE PARAMEDICS ROLLING.

THEY'LL BE THERE ANY MINUTE.

- SO IT WAS A DISPLACED FRACTURE.

WE GOT IT REALIGNED NICELY.

- LIKE, REALIGNED LIKE I'LL BE ABLE TO WALK?

OR REALIGNED LIKE I'LL BE ABLE TO CLIMB A LADDER AGAIN?

- YOU'LL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN.

- THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. - YOU WANT LADDERS?

HERE'S YOUR BEST CHANCE-- NO WEIGHT-BEARING, NONE.

AND THE FOOT DOESN'T TOUCH THE FLOOR AND NO STAIRS.

- MY CONDO'S ON A THIRD-FLOOR WALK-UP.

- AND NO STAIRS--NONE.

CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY.

- SURE THING.

DO I LOOK LUCKY TO YOU, MISS?

- COWBOY?

- 23?

- THAT'S ME.

- THE GUYS SEND YOU OVER HERE?

SO THIS IS LIKE A 10-21 UNPLUGGED?

- YEAH. LIKE THAT.

HOW'S YOUR LEG?

- IT'S LIKE A WHOLE SPACE STATION IN THERE.

- I BROUGHT YOU APPLE BROWN BETTY.

- THANK YOU.

911'S GETTING MUCH BETTER WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

I JUST FELT BAD--

YOU KNOW, A RESCUE WORKER INJURED ON THE JOB.

- HEY, YOU WANT TO STAY FOR A MINUTE?

YOU KNOW WHAT? WHY DON'T WE DIG IN?

I'LL GET A COUPLE FORKS SENT UP.

- THANK YOU, BUT I CAN'T STAY.

I HAVE TO GO TO A THING.

- A THING? WHAT KIND OF THING?

- I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, YOU KNOW...

JUST A THING.

- OKAY.

HAVE FUN AT YOUR THING, 23.

- GET BETTER SOON, COWBOY.

- UH, PLATE.

HOW DO I GET YOUR PLATE BACK TO YOU?

- UM...

IT HAS MY NUMBER ON IT.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK OUR RENTER WILL BE LIKE?

- IT MIGHT BE AN EVIL GENIUS

LIKE BATMAN'S ARCHENEMY, THE JOKER.

HE'LL SMILE AT US,

BUT STILL BE PLOTTING OUR DEMISE.

- WHY DON'T WE JUST TELL HER SHE CAN KEEP OUR ALLOWANCE?

THAT WAY, SHE WON'T HAVE TO RENT THE ROOM.

- IT'S NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH.

- THEN WE'LL NEED JOBS.

- NO ONE'S GONNA HIRE US FOR REAL JOBS.

- PEOPLE WITH DIRTY CARS WILL.

- NAH. WHERE ARE WE GONNA GET THE MONEY FOR THAT--

DETERGENT, SPONGES, BUCKETS?

- WE'LL WASH SOMETHING ELSE...

DOGS.

- OH, YEAH, 'CAUSE THAT'LL BE EASIER.

- WHY DON'T YOU HELP COME UP WITH IDEAS

INSTEAD OF JUST CRITICIZING?

- SO THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

- NO.

- MOM, SHE SQUEEZED MY CHEEKS SO HARD,

I THOUGHT THEY'D FREEZE IN A PUCKER.

- I KNOW. I KNOW.

- COWBOY. - HI, 23.

THIS IS MY PARTNER, GUILLERMO.

AND THIS IS YOUR PLATE.

- OH, THANKS.

- YOU'RE 23? - DO YOU WANT TO COME IN?

- WHY DO THEY KEEP CALLING YOU 23?

- YOU'RE A COWBOY?

- NOT A REAL ONE.

- COWBOY, HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.

- THANK YOU.

- YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER?

- LOOK, I-I WANTED TO PROPOSE AN IDEA.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YES.

YOU CAN JUST SAY NO, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME WHY.

- OKAY. - I'D LIKE TO RENT YOUR ROOM...

JUST TEMPORARILY.

- PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE HOMELESS.

NO STAIRS--DOCTOR'S ORDERS.

I VE IN A THIRD-STORY WALK-UP,

AND YOUR FRONT PORCH IS ABOUT THE BEST THING

I CAN DO RIGHT NOW. - IT'S JUST ONE ROOM.

- NO, THAT'S FINE. IT'S ALL I NEED.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO PAY CASH FOR THE FIRST MONTH'S RENT UP FRONT.

- UM...

- YOU HAVE THE 3-D VERSION?

THAT'S AWESOME. - YOU PLAY?

- YEAH. - WHAT LEVEL ARE YOU ON?

- JUST GOT TO SEVEN.

- HE'S GOT THE WHOLE FIREHOUSE PLAYING IT.

- YOU GOT PAST THE MINOTAUR?

- YEAH. YOU GOT TO DROP THE GOLD.

THAT WAY, YOU CAN JUMP OVER THE FIRE TRAP.

- DROP THE GOLD-- OF COURSE.

- DID I MENTION ADULTS ONLY?

- UM, WELL... - ARE YOU A FIREMAN?

- I SURE AM.

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I GOT A SECRET.

COME HERE.

IT'S OKAY. I'M NOT GONNA BITE.

I'M ALSO AN AMATEUR MAGICIAN.

POOH!

- WHOA. - WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

- COOL. - WOW.

- PRETTY GOOD.

- THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE WHO'VE COME TO LOOK--

- MOM...

HE'S FINE.

- WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD JUST SHOW YOU THE ROOM, YOU KNOW,

BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY CRAZY DECISIONS.

- YEAH, UH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

- GOOD GAME.

- IT'S PERFECT.

- YOU'D HAVE YOUR OWN BATHROOM.

UH, I PUT SOME TOWELS IN IT AND STOCKED IT WITH STUFF.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE SUPPOSED

TO DO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A RENTER.

I'VE NEVER HAD A RENTER BEFORE, SO...

- 23, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

IT'S JENNY.

JENNY MCCLAIN. - JEFF SINCLAIR.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE.

- I HAVE ANOTHER IDEA.

REMEMBER WHEN WE TOOK THAT FIELD TRIP

TO THE RETIREMENT HOME AND READ TO THE OLD PEOPLE?

I BET THEY'D PAY FOR ANOTHER STORY.

- WE GOT A RENTER. WE DON'T NEED JOBS ANYMORE.

- HIS LEG'S GONNA HEAL. HE'S GONNA GO HOME.

- WHY WOULD THEY PAY FOR A STORY?

I MEAN, THEY COULD JUST LISTEN TO A CD BOOK FOR FREE.

- WHEN WE WERE LITTLE, WOULD YOU RATHER LISTEN

TO A CD STORY OR HAVE MOM READ YOU ONE?

- YOU MAY HAVE A POINT.

- AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

OKAY, AND WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?

WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS? I NEED YOU TO CALM DOWN.

WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS? OKAY.

YES, SOMEONE WILL BE OVER IMMEDIATELY.

JUST STAY CALM. OKAY.

SO WHAT'S UP?

- I FOUND A RENTER.

- AND? - IT'S COWBOY.

- NO WAY. - YES WAY.

HE HAS A THIRD-FLOOR WALK-UP, AND HE CAN'T DO THE STAIRS--

DOCTOR'S ORDERS.

- WE LIKE THIS DOCTOR.

- WHAT SHOULD WE CALL OURSELVES?

SHH. HE'S IN THERE.

COME ON, WE NEED A NAME.

- I DON'T KNOW. UH...

BOOK READERS INC.

- HI. - GOOD EVENING, MA'AM.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, BUT IS YOUR NEW TENANT IN?

- UM... - HE'S THROUGH THERE.

- WE'RE JUST GONNA DROP A FEW THINGS OFF

AND GET HIM TUCKED IN.

- UH, OKAY.

COME ON IN.

- HEY.

- HI. GOOD EVENING. - HI.

- LET'S SEE ABOUT OUR BOY, HUH?

- WE'LL BE QUICK.

- GREAT.

ARE YOU DOING YOUR HOMEWORK?

- YEAH. - BACK TO WORK.

- OH, LOOK WHO IT IS. WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

ARE YOU HURT?

- UH, WE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU, JEFFY JEFF.

- GUYS, COME ON.

COME ON, GUYS.

- BE QUIET, GUYS.

- COME ON, GUYS. NO, NO, NO.

COME ON. OW.

- SO...

- HEY.

- I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE WORD "PROFESSIONAL" IN IT,

LIKE "PROFESSIONAL STORYTELLERS"

OR "PROFESSIONAL READERS."

- WE CAN'T JUST CALL OURSELVES PROFESSIONALS

'CAUSE WE FEEL LIKE IT.

- WHY NOT?

- I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE

THE ADDRESS OF THE RETIREMENT HOME.

IT WILL MAKE US LOOK MORE OFFICIAL.

- GUYS!

- WHAT'S GOING ON?

- OH, COME ON.

- THANK YOU, MA'AM. HE'S A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE NOW.

- GOOD EVENING.

GOOD NIGHT.

THANKS.

- YOU GUYS DO THIS A LOT?

- WHAT'S YOUR DEFINITION OF "A LOT"?

- I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, HE'S RESPONSIBLE.

- OKAY. OKAY.

- WE'LL SEE YOU A LITTLE BIT LATER.

- HAVE FUN.

- HEY, KIDS.

GOT ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH BASEBALL?

- UH, WE GOT A LOT OF SCIENCE FICTION.

- BASEBALL-- I LIKE BASEBALL.

- BASEBALL...

I THINK WE'VE GOT SOMETHING.

NINE INNINGS TO GLORY.

- ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE TALKING.

- ELSIE?

ELSIE, HONEY...

HOW DID NATALIE'S BIRTHDAY INVITATION GET IN THE TRASH?

- I DON'T KNOW.

- YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT THERE?

YOU'RE NOT GOING? - NAH, NOT THIS YEAR.

- BUT SHE'S YOUR BEST FRIEND. - I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, LUKE, HONEY?

- WORKING ON THE ORAL PRESENTATION THING.

- DID YOU PICK A FAMOUS PERSON?

- YEAH, THE PRESIDENT.

- SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

- IT'S NOT ORIGINAL.

I BET, LIKE, TEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE GONNA PICK THE PRESIDENT.

- THAT'S OKAY. - HE'S RIGHT. IT'S NOT ORIGINAL.

- IT'S DUE ON THURSDAY.

- SORRY.

- I WANT TO DO SOMETHING BETTER.

SEE, RIGHT HERE...

"ORIGINALITY COUNTS."

OKAY, UM...

WHAT ABOUT MOTHER TERESA?

- KING ARTHUR?

- SHAKESPEARE? both: BORING.

- ARE WE DISTURBING YOU?

- SORRY. - HANG ON.

YOU GOT ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS?

- AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO.

HARRY HOUDINI. - HE WAS A MAGICIAN.

I DON'T THINK THAT THE SCHOOL WANTS--

- HE WAS NOT JUST A MAGICIAN.

HE'S THE GREATEST MAGICIAN AND ESCAPE ARTIST OF ALL TIME.

- WHAT'S AN ESCAPE ARTIST?

- IT'S A MAGICIAN WHOSE SPECIALTY

IS THE IMPOSSIBLE ESCAPE.

THEY CALLED HOUDINI

THE MAN WHO NO JAIL COULD HOLD.

HE COULD DO IT ALL.

HE COULD ESCAPE FROM JAILS, TRUNKS LOCKED IN THE OCEAN,

STRAITJACKETS-- YOU NAME IT.

HIS MOST FAMOUS ESCAPE

WAS CALLED THE CHINESE WATER TORTURE.

THEY LOCKED HIM UPSIDE-DOWN IN A GLASS TANK

THAT WAS FULL OF WATER WITH HIS LEGS WRAPPED IN CHAINS,

HIS HANDS CUFFED BEHIND HIS BACK.

AND HE COULD GET OUT OF IT...

IN A MINUTE.

- WOW.

- NOW, THAT'S ORIGINAL.

I BET NO ONE ELSE IS DOING HOUDINI.

- OKAY. IF WE CAN FIND ENOUGH INFORMATION.

- I'VE GOT TWO GREAT BOOKS ON HIM.

- AWESOME. THANKS.

- YOU KNOW WHAT THE GREAT PART ABOUT DOING HOUDINI IS?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST TALK ABOUT HIM.

YOU CAN SHOW THEM.

COOL.

- WELL, THEY'RE NOT GONNA LET HIM

BRING YOU TO SCHOOL TO SHOW THEM MAGIC TRICKS.

- OF COURSE NOT.

I'M NOT GONNA SHOW 'EM ANYTHING.

LUKE IS.

- AND THEN IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

WHO CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE HIM,

HOUDINI WOULD SAY THESE WORDS,

"ONE, TWO, THREE. I'M FREE."

- NURSE?

- I'M ELSIE...

FROM BOOK READERS INC.

YOUR FRIEND IN ROOM 30 SAID YOU WANTED A STORY?

- OH, YES. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

I-I CAN'T SEE, SWEETHEART,

SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME AND GET IT.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE, ELSIE.

I LOVE STORIES.

BUT I CAN'T READ THEM MYSELF,

SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU CAME.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

- I'LL READ YOU THE NAME OF THE BOOKS I HAVE WITH ME.

- DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE, DEAR?

- UH, YES.

- OH, WELL, THAT WILL BE FINE, THEN.

"THERE ARE TWO KIDS--

"A GOOD GIRL AND HER FUNNY BUT SOMETIMES ANNOYING BROTHER.

"AND THEY LIVED ALONE WITH THEIR MOM.

"IT WASN'T ALWAYS THAT WAY,

"BUT IT HAD BEEN

FOR AS LONG AS THAT LITTLE GIRL COULD REMEMBER."

- THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY. YOU TAKE CARE NOW.

HI, MRS. BURNS.

WHICH IS IT, ACADEMIC OR DISCIPLINARY THIS TIME?

YOU'RE KIDDING.

- HEY, YOU TWO MONKEYS.

GET IN HERE!

I NEED AN AFTER-ACTION REPORT.

HOW WAS THE PRESENTATION?

- LUKE WAS AWESOME.

- GOT A STANDING OVATION.

- IS ALL THAT HOMEWORK?

- WE HAVE JOBS.

- JOBS? - YOU CAN'T TELL OUR MOM.

- WHOA, WHOA, WHAT KIND OF JOBS?

- WE READ TO OLD PEOPLE.

- YOU GET PAID?

YOUR MOM DOESN'T KNOW?

- WE'RE MAKING MONEY 'CAUSE HER HOURS GOT CUT.

THAT'S WHY SHE WAS RENTING THE ROOM.

- SO, TO HELP YOUR MOM OUT, YOU TWO GOT JOBS.

- HEY, EVERYONE. SORRY I'M LATE.

- HI, MOM.

- LUKE MCCLAIN, FRONT AND CENTER.

- OH, GOD.

HIDE THE MONEY.

I'LL COVER.

- PLEASE?

- OKAY, BUT YOU GOT TO PROMISE TO TELL YOUR MOM,

BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOOD TO KEEP SECRETS FROM HER.

- DEAL.

- MRS. BURNS CALLED.

CONGRATULATIONS.

- "HE SEES NO BLACK SKY

"AND RAGING SEA, FEELS NOT THE REELING TIMBERS,

"AND LITTLE HEARS HE OR HEEDS HE

"THE FAR RUSH OF THE MIGHTY WHALE,

"WHICH EVEN NOW

WITH OPEN MOUTH IS CLEAVING THE SEAS AFTER HIM."

UH, I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO GO.

- OH.

- WE COULD PICK UP TOMORROW IF YOU'D LIKE.

- UH, YEAH. SOUNDS GREAT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

- YOU WERE A FIREMAN?

- USED TO BE.

THESE DAYS I JUST SIT ON THE SIDELINES

AND LISTEN IN ON THE ACTION.

- I LIKE FIREMEN.

- OH, YEAH? - THEY'RE THE GOOD GUYS, RIGHT?

- YOUNG LADY...

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE VERY BRILLIANT.

- HERE YOU GO. - THANKS.

- I WAS WONDERING WHY YOU HADN'T BEEN IN.

HOW BAD IS IT? - IT'S A DISPLACED FRACTURE.

IT'S HEALING.

- EGGS AND BACON, IS IT? - YEAH.

OKAY, HERE IT COMES.

YEAH, YOU DID IT!

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF ELSIE CAN RUN THE BASES.

HERE YOU GO. POP FLY.

GO, ELSIE, GO!

HERE SHE COMES.

GOOD CATCH. COME ON, GET IN HERE. GO!

BRING IT IN. NICE!

SHE WON. NICE JOB! GOOD RUN!

SHE DID IT.

NICE JOB.

YOU ARE FAST.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE? GIVE IT UP TO YOUR SISTER.

GOOD JOB.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? YOUR SISTER'S GOT SPEED.

WHERE'S MY BALL?

GOOD JOB.

911. WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?

- MY EMERGENCY IS THAT MY TENANT IS--IS TEACHING MY KIDS

HOW TO FIELD A BALL AND--AND GET "A"s IN SCHOOL.

- DON'T PANIC. HE'S GOOD WITH KIDS.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT? - MY POINT?

MY POINT IS THAT MY KIDS ARE CONFUSING MY RENTER WITH--

WITH A REPLACEMENT.

- MIGHT YOU BE OVERDRAMATIZING THIS,

I MEAN, JUST A LITTLE BIT?

- I DON'T KNOW.

VERY CONFUSING.

- I GOT TO GO. I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

- THERE'S THIS LADY NAMED ETHEL.

SO SHE CALLS 911, LIKE, SIX, SEVEN TIMES A DAY

IN A COMPLETE PANIC.

I MEAN, SHE REALLY, TRULY BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE

IN OUTER SPACE WHO ARE BOMBARDING HER BRAIN

WITH MICROWAVES AND CONTROLLING HER IDEAS.

- SO HOW'D YOU HELP HER?

- DID YOU SEND IN A CHOPPER?

- I KEPT THINKING...

"MICROWAVES."

I TOLD HER IT WAS A DIVERSION SHIELD.

AND SHE SAID IT WORKED.

SHE CALLED ME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO THANK ME.

- GOOD IDEA, MOM.

- SURE IS.

- ALL RIGHT, IT'S TIME FOR BED, EVERYBODY.

TEETH BRUSHING. - MOM!

- NOW!

SAY GOOD NIGHT TO JEFF.

both: GOOD NIGHT, JEFF.

- GOOD NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOOD AT YOUR JOB.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD TAKE THE TIME

TO DEAL WITH THOSE ODDBALLS.

- IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

I'M GONNA PUT THE KIDS TO BED.

AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DO TOO, RIGHT?

PHYSICAL THERAPY.

SORRY. - YES, MA'AM.

- DON'T YOU FORGET IT, COWBOY.

- GOOD NIGHT.

- "THE TRUTH WAS THAT THEY LOVED EACH OTHER VERY MUCH.

"AND THOUGH THEY WEREN'T THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,

THEY WERE HAPPY FOR YEARS TO COME."

- THANK YOU. THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

- HOW ARE YOU...

HOW DO YOU...

- HOW DO I WHAT, SWEETHEART?

- HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN A PIECE IS FINISHED?

- WHY, BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE IT?

- YEAH. - OH.

WELL, I KNOW WHEN IT FEELS RIGHT.

- I FEEL THAT WAY WHEN I FINISH WRITING A STORY.

- OH. DO YOU WRITE STORIES?

- MM-HMM.

- WELL, I'D LIKE TO HEAR ONE SOMETIME.

- UH...

- WHAT'S WRONG?

- WELL, THE TRUTH IS,

I'VE BEEN READING YOU THE STUFF I WROTE MYSELF.

- REALLY?

- YEAH. - HOW OLD ARE YOU?

- UM, EIGHT.

- EIGHT?

EIGHT YEARS OLD-- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

- THANK YOU.

- "BOTTOM OF THE NINTH.

"BASES LOADED.

"AND ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT

WAS JUST HOW BY..."

"HAPPENSDAY"? - HAPPENSTANCE.

- "HOW BY HAPPENSTANCE

"I WAS LIVING SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE

VICAR..."

- OH, UM...

VICARIOUSLY.

VICARIOUSLY.

IT'S NO USE.

I'LL--I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR DOLLAR BACK.

- OH, HANG ON. DON'T GIVE UP SO EASILY.

THE KEY TO READING OUT LOUD

IS TO SLOW DOWN.

- BUT I DON'T WANT TO BORE PEOPLE.

- SON, BORING IS THE SAME DUMB JOKES THE DOCTOR TELLS ME

DAY AFTER DAY

BECAUSE HE THINKS I DON'T REMEMBER.

TRUST ME. YOU ARE NOT BORING.

YOU'RE LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN THIS JOINT.

- UH, THANKS.

- TRY IT AGAIN.

- AGAIN.

ONE MORE. ANOTHER.

GOOD NEWS...

YOUR LUNGS SOUND GREAT.

- CAN YOU PUT THAT IN "WHEN WILL I BE BACK AT WORK" TERMS?

- LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT GUYS LIKE YOU.

I SAY, "LOOKING GOOD"-- YOU HEAR, "RECOVERED,"

WHICH MEANS ALL SYSTEMS GO.

END RESULT--SETBACK.

- NAH, YOU GOT ME WRONG.

- MAYBE, BUT HERE'S THE PLAN JUST IN CASE--

STILL NO STAIRS.

IN FACT, LET ME BE MORE SPECIFIC--

LEVEL SURFACES ONLY.

COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS.

- WILL I GET MY "RETURN TO DUTY" SLIP?

- LEVEL SURFACES ONLY.

- THANKS, DOC. - YOU BET.

- IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

- COME IN.

- HEY, CHIEF. - HEY.

- I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMEONE.

CHIEF, THIS IS MY, UH...

LANDLADY.

- LANDLADY?

IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN COME UP WITH?

MISS, PLEASE FORGIVE MY YOUNG FRIEND HERE.

HE'S A LITTLE SHORT ON VOCABULARY,

BUT ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW HIM, HE'S ALL RIGHT.

- I SURE HOPE SO.

I'M JENNY.

- I'M THE CHIEF.

OH, BUT PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR BEING SO RUDE.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRINK? - NOTHING. I'M FINE.

- DON'T BE SILLY.

THEY'RE MAKING ICED MOCHAS IN THE CAFETERIA.

AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WOMEN GO CRAZY

FOR CHOCOLATE.

- YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

- UH...

- OKAY, I'LL GET IT. YEAH.

I GOT IT. - OH, THAT'S BIG OF YOU.

- ICED MOCHAS. - YEAH.

- THIS IS A NICE WAY OF TALKING ABOUT ME BEHIND MY BACK.

- OH, WE BROUGHT BOOKS.

YOU LIKE TO READ?

- AS WELL AS I CAN.

THE CATARACTS ARE GETTING WORSE.

BUT THEY STARTED A NEW THING HERE

WITH, UH, KIDS READING TO YOU.

A BUCK'LL GET YOU A READER.

- IS THAT YOU?

- WHO?

- WOW. YOU WERE HANDSOME.

- HUH? - I MEAN, YOU STILL ARE...

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE UNIFORM.

- OH, YEAH. - WOW.

- WELL, FLATTERY GETS YOU EVERYWHERE.

DOES THE GUY NEXT TO ME LOOK LIKE JEFF?

- HE DOES. - MM. IT'S HIS OLD MAN.

- WHERE IS HE? - OH, FIRE GOT HIM.

HE WENT IN, AND THE ROOF COLLAPSED.

HE DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT.

- HOW OLD WAS JEFF? - TEN YEARS OLD.

NOW, I-I'VE BEEN HERE SEVEN YEARS.

HOW MANY GUYS DO YOU KNOW WOULD KEEP COMING BACK TO VISIT

AN OLD SMOKE EATER LIKE ME?

HOW MANY?

- NOT MANY.

- ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO, WE'RE BACK.

- OH, WE WERE JUST GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME, CHIEF.

- HIS TIME'S ALMOST UP.

- HE WON'T LEAVE. AND MOM DOESN'T WANT HIM TO.

THEY LIKE EACH OTHER.

- YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

- DO TOO.

THEY WHISPER.

YOU DON'T WHISPER TO SOMEONE YOU DON'T LIKE.

- IF THEY REALLY LIKED EACH OTHER,

THEY'D GO ON A DATE.

- MAYBE THEY WILL.

- YOU CAN'T DATE A RENTER.

- THERE'S NO RULE ON THAT.

- WELL, THERE'S A RULE ON BROKEN BONES.

YOU CAN'T TAKE SOMEONE OUT TO DINNER IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE.

- I HAVE AN IDEA.

- HEY, GUYS. HOW WAS SCHOOL?

- YOU GOT TO STAY IN HERE.

- MOM'S HAVING A MEETING TONIGHT.

- IT'S SERIOUS. - YOU GOT TO STAY RIGHT HERE.

- WITH THE DOOR CLOSED.

WHAT DID YOU BREAK?

both: NOTHING.

- SOMEONE'S COMING OVER.

- CAN YOU PUT ON SOMETHING NICER?

- WHO'S COMING OVER?

- SCHOOL COUNSELOR. MRS. BURNS WANTS TO SEE YOU.

- LUKE, WHAT DID YOU DO? - YOU'RE IN YOUR 911 CLOTHES.

CAN YOU CHANGE INTO SOMETHING UN-WEIRD?

- I HAVE TO BE UN-WEIRD FOR MRS. BURNS?

- HEY, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH ME

AND NOT ELSIE? - WELL, THAT'S FAIR.

DOES IT?

- DINNER'S READY.

- THE MEETING'S OVER ALREADY?

- MOM, SHE'S HERE! I STUCK HER IN THE KITCHEN.

- UH...

- MOM, WE'LL BE DOING HOMEWORK UPSTAIRS.

- I'M SO SORRY.

- DON'T--DON'T BE.

OH.

- SO FAR SO GOOD.

SO WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY?

- I GOT THE "TOO SOON TO KNOW" SPIEL.

- THEN IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU'RE ON THE WHAT-IF BUS.

- YEAH, LIKE, WHAT IF I RENT MY ROOM

TO MY TENANT, WHO'S CHARMING,

EVEN DEBONAIR,

AND THEN YOUR KIDS, THEY FIX YOU UP,

AND INSTEAD OF DANCING UNDERNEATH THE STARS,

YOU'RE EATING BREAKFAST FOR DINNER IN YOUR OWN KITCHEN.

- LIKE THAT...

EXCEPT FOR THE DEBONAIR PART.

- WELL, NOBODY'S PERFECT...

- NOT EVEN FIREMEN.

- HOW DO YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING?

- LEAVE 'EM ALONE.

THEY NEED MORE TIME TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

- OKAY, OKAY. I WILL START.

WORST DATE EVER.

UH, OKAY, THERE WAS THIS GIRL.

IT'S OUR FIRST DATE.

SHE ASKED ME TO GO ON A SUNDAY DRIVE TO CARMEL

AFTER SHE BOUGHT A BRAND-NEW CAR.

- THAT SOUNDS NICE.

- TILL SHE PICKED ME UP.

I JUMPED INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

AS WE'RE PULLING AWAY FROM THE CURB, I TURN AROUND.

HER PARENTS ARE IN THE BACKSEAT.

- WHAT? WHAT DID YOU DO?

- OH, I TOLD A LOT OF BURNING-BUILDING STORIES,

AND I WATCHED THAT ODOMETER COUNT ALL 300 MILES.

ALL RIGHT.

YOUR TURN.

- SAME-- IT WAS THE FIRST DATE.

HE TOOK ME TO THE MOVIES.

AND RIGHT OFF THE BAT, HE STARTS LAUGHING,

I MEAN, AT FULL VOLUME,

SEAT-SHAKING BELLY LAUGH.

- WHAT WAS THE MATTER?

- THE MOVIE HADN'T EVEN STARTED YET.

- WHAT'D YOU DO?

- I MARRIED HIM.

- HOW'D THAT WORK OUT? - OBVIOUSLY, NOT GREAT.

HE LEFT.

AND I DON'T MEAN, LIKE, LEFT,

LIKE MOVED DOWN THE STREET.

HE, UM... HE DISAPPEARED.

WE NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN.

- HOW OLD WERE THE KIDS?

- THREE AND FIVE.

BUDDY TOLD ME THAT YOU LOST YOUR DAD WHEN YOU WERE A KID.

- YEAH.

HE DIED IN A FIRE...

ALONE.

HIS TWO-IN WAS ON THE PORCH.

- TWO-IN?

- FIREFIGHTERS--

IT'S WHAT WE DO.

TWO IN, TWO OUT.

TWO GO IN, TWO COME OUT...

OR DON'T COME OUT AT ALL.

- WHY WAS THE TWO-IN OUTSIDE?

- HE WAS A BOOT-- A ROOKIE.

HE SAID HE SAW SIGNS OF A FLASHOVER--

DARK SMOKE,

I.E., FIRE ON THE CEILING THAT COULDN'T BE VENTED.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEY NEVER SHOULD HAVE GONE IN, BUT MY DAD HEARD KIDS

AND WENT ANYWAY.

- I'M SORRY.

UM, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO DO ME A FAVOR?

- OF COURSE.

- WOULD YOU TALK TO LUKE ABOUT YOUR DAD?

- YEAH.

SURE.

W-WHY?

- I JUST THINK IT'D BE NICE

FOR HIM TO KNOW HE'S NOT THE ONLY BOY

GROWING UP WITHOUT A FATHER.

HEY. - HEY.

- THIS RENTER THING HAS ITS UPSIDES.

I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR THE KIDS.

- JUST FOR THE KIDS?

- OKAY, SO HE SAID I NEED A BREAK,

AND HE'S TAKING ME OUT TONIGHT.

911. WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WEAR.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

- THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF ALL OF THIS--

THE JITTERS, THE BUTTERFLIES.

IF YOU DIDN'T FEEL THAT WAY,

IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE WORTH GOING ON THE DATE.

- IT'S NOT A DATE. - YEAH, IT IS.

- NO, IT'S NOT. - YES, IT IS.

LOOK, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO ASKS WHO OR WHERE YOU GO.

IF TWO SINGLE PEOPLE SET A TIME

AND THEY ANXIOUSLY LOOK FORWARD TO IT

AND THAT TIME HAPPENS TO BE AFTER DARK,

TRUST ME, IT'S A DATE.

DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR HAIR.

- "I CARED NOT TO DRIVE A NAIL OR CHOP A STICK OF WOOD NOW

"FOR FEAR THE NOISE I SHOULD MAKE SHOULD BE HEARD.

"MUCH LESS WOULD I FIRE A GUN FOR THE SAME REASON.

"AND ABOVE ALL, I WAS INTOLERABLY UNEASY

"AT MAKING ANY FIRE,

"LEST THE SMOKE, WHICH IS VISIBLE

"AT A GREAT DISTANCE IN THE DAY,

"SHOULD BETRAY ME.

"AND FOR THIS REASON, I HAVE REMOVED

"THAT PART OF MY BUSINESS WHICH REQUIRED FIRE,

"SUCH AS BURNING OF POTS AND PIPES, ET CETERA,

IN A MINUTE APARTMENT IN THE WOODS."

- ATTABOY, LUKE. WAY TO GO.

THAT WAS FANTASTIC.

- YEAH, I MEAN, I KNOW THEY DIDN'T HAVE A FIGHT.

LOOK, I'M GONNA ASK HER ONE MORE TIME,

AND I WILL CALL YOU BACK, OKAY?

OKAY, THANKS.

ELSIE, THAT WAS NATALIE'S MOM.

I KNOW SOMETHING IS BOTHERING YOU,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT IT IS.

BUT I WANT TO WARN YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.

NATALIE'S YOUR BEST FRIEND.

AND THIS IS HER SPECIAL DAY.

AND IF YOU MISS IT, I THINK IT WOULD REALLY HURT HER FEELINGS.

- IT'S BECAUSE OF HER BROTHER.

HE HAS A SNAKE.

EVERYONE SAYS IT'S HUGE.

AND I'M AFRAID HE'S GONNA TAKE IT OUT DURING THE PARTY.

- OKAY, SWEETHEART, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.

ALL RIGHT?

- JEFF, WHAT? - UM...

- IT'S OKAY.

IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, JUST SAY IT.

- WHY DON'T WE TRY THIS?

WHY DO YOU THINK HER BROTHER WOULD DO THAT?

- BECAUSE HE KNOWS WE'LL SCREAM.

- AND WHICH GIRLS IS HE GONNA IGNORE?

- THE ONES WHO AREN'T AFRAID.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

IF HE DOESN'T KNOW YOU'RE SCARED,

HE'S GONNA LEAVE YOU ALONE.

THAT'S THE FIRST PART OF OUR PLAN.

- SO I JUST PRETEND NOT TO BE SCARED?

- MM-HMM.

- WHAT'S THE SECOND PART?

- YOU TEXT YOUR MOM A SECRET CODE.

WE'LL COME TO THE HOUSE.

WE'LL HAVE AN EXCUSE AND BRING YOU HOME,

AND NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW YOU WERE SCARED.

- WHAT'S THE SECRET CODE?

- HMM.

2N? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- 2N. THAT'S FIREFIGHTERS' CODE.

THAT'S HOW WE WORK.

SOMEONE IS ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.

- AM I OVERDRESSED?

- PERFECT.

- I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA GET A BABYSITTER.

- YOU BOTH GOT CELLS?

- THAT DOESN'T WORK. THEY CAN'T BE ALONE.

- JEN, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ALONE.

JUST LET IT PLAY OUT FOR A MINUTE.

- YEAH, MOM, JUST LET IT PLAY OUT.

- HEAR THAT? "JEN."

- WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WOW.

OH, MY...

- YOU THINK THEY'RE OKAY IN THERE?

- YES. AS LONG AS THEY STAY OUT OF SIGHT.

THE WORST OF IT WAS...

WATCHING THEM WAIT AND WAIT,

EVERY DAY ASKING, "DID DADDY CALL?"

- HOW LONG?

- 18 MONTHS, 26 DAYS

BEFORE THEY FINALLY STOPPED ASKING.

- I STILL COUNT. - COUNT WHAT?

- HOW MANY DAYS IT'S BEEN SINCE THE FIRE...

MY DAD. - WHAT HAPPENED?

- HOW MANY 911 CALLS HAVE YOU TAKEN?

- UM, I DON'T KNOW. THOUSANDS, I GUESS.

- YOU EVER HAVE A CALL

WHERE ONLY ONE PERSON

SAID HE HEARD CHILDREN INSIDE?

NOT ANYONE ELSE-- JUST ONE--

LIKE MY DAD'S FIRE?

NO ONE MENTIONED CHILDREN INSIDE,

NOT ON THE RADIO,

NOT BY A WITNESS OR...

ANYONE REPORTING...

JUST THE ROOKIE PARTNER.

- YOU THINK THE ROOKIE... - WAS COVERING A BAD DECISION.

- OH, JEFF.

- YOU KNOW, MY DAD, HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO GO IN.

I DON'T THINK HE SHOULD HAVE GONE IN.

I DON'T THINK HE HEARD ANYONE.

I THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE.

- YOU THINK THIS ROOKIE LIED ABOUT THE KIDS

'CAUSE HE WAS COVERING FOR YOUR DAD?

- YEAH.

AS OF A MINUTE AGO...

I THINK YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT ME THAN ANYONE ELSE.

- TOLD YA.

- ALL RIGHT, PEOPLE, PAY UP.

A BET IS A BET.

COME ON, GIVE IT UP.

THANK YOU.

I REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR MONEY.

- YOU TWO THE BOOKWORMS?

WELL, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THIS FACILITY,

AND I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU BOTH

IN PRIVATE.

- WE'RE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE.

- OUR READING JOBS ARE OVER. - WE GOT CAUGHT.

- WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER PAPERS, AND WE'RE DODGING TAXES,

AND WE'RE SWINDLING THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THEIR MONEY.

- WE WERE STEALING MONEY FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE INCOMPATIBLE.

- YOU MEAN INCOMPETENT?

- THAT TOO. - IS THAT MY BOOT?

- IT'S OUR TIP JAR.

WE BORROWED IT. - WE NEED YOU TO CALL

THAT ADMINISTRATOR LADY.

- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. HOLD ON. TIME-OUT.

- SHE SAID OUR PARENTS HAVE TO CALL.

- BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW WE ONLY HAVE ONE.

- AND SHE'S THE ONE WHO HAS TO MAKE THAT CALL.

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL YOUR MOM ABOUT YOUR JOBS?

- SHE'D MAKE US RETURN THE MONEY.

- AND WOULDN'T LET US GO BACK.

- WELL, THAT'S HER DECISION TO MAKE.

- WELL, YOU'RE NOT THE ONE WHO'S READING TO AN OLD BLIND LADY

WHO'S WAITING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

- AND BUDDY REALLY WANTS TO HEAR THE END OF MOBY DICK.

HE'S NEVER READ IT. - BUDDY?

YOU READ TO A MAN NAMED BUDDY?

IS THAT THE SUNBRIAR RETIREMENT HOME?

SHH.

YES.

YES, IS SHE THE ONE IN CHARGE?

THEN YOU CAN PUT ME ON HOLD. THANK YOU.

THEY'RE GONNA GO GET HER RIGHT NOW.

WOULD YOU PUT THAT IN MY ROOM, PLEASE?

YES, MA'AM.

YEAH, I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO LUKE AND ELSIE.

I KNOW.

BUT SHOULDN'T THEY AT LEAST GET TO FINISH

THE STORIES THAT THEY STARTED?

THEY'VE MADE COMMITMENTS.

WELL, THEY'VE BEEN TAUGHT

THAT THEY SHOULDN'T MAKE COMMITMENTS THAT CAN'T BE KEPT.

LOOK, WHY DON'T I JUST COME DOWN IN PERSON

AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS?

PERFECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. BYE-BYE.

- THANKS, JEFF.

- DON'T THANK ME YET.

- WELL, AT LEAST THANKS FOR TRYING.

- WELL, IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

- I DON'T KNOW HOW HE FIGURED OUT THE SNAKE THING.

IT'S NOT WHAT I WOULD HAVE TOLD HER TO DO.

I GUESS IT'S JUST SOMETHING A GUY WOULD THINK OF.

- NO, HONEY, NOT ALL GUYS--

JUST KEEPERS.

AND I KNOW A LOT ABOUT BOYS AND REPTILES.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T CALL ME.

- WELL, I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T HAVE TO.

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS.

- OH, MY GOSH, THAT IS SO CUTE.

WHERE ARE THEY?

- ELSIE'S AT A PLAYDATE, AND JEFF TOOK LUKE

TO A FIREFIGHTERS' COMPETITION--

A BOYS' THING.

- GO, GO, GO, GO.

- COME ON, LUKE.

- YEAH. - COME ON, KYLE.

- ONE, TWO, THREE...

- 911. WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY?

- THIS IS 1-TOM-LINCOLN-9.

RELAY IS DOWN ON POLICE DISPATCH CHANNEL,

SO I'M ROUTING THROUGH YOU.

I AM IN PURSUIT OF A WHITE CADILLAC SUV

LICENSE 2-BRAVO-ROMEO-INDIA-5-6-4,

SOUTHBOUND ON MAIN, APPROACHING THIRD.

- ALL UNITS, ALL FREQUENCIES, STAND BY.

1-TOM-LINCOLN-9 IS IN PURSUIT,

SOUTHBOUND MAIN AT THIRD.

1-TOM-LINCOLN-9 IS IN PURSUIT

OF A WHITE CADILLAC ESCALADE,

LICENSE 2-BRAVO-ROMEO-INDIA-5-6-4.

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS STOLEN.

- THIS IS 1-TOM-LINCOLN-9ER. HIGHWAY TO SPEED.

I AM STILL HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON MAIN

APPROACHING SIXTH.

- THIS IS 1-ADAM-10, SECONDARY UNIT FOR 1-TOM-LINCOLN-9.

- ROGER, 1-ADAM-10.

1-TOM-LINCOLN-9, WHAT IS YOUR LOCATION?

1-TOM-LINCOLN-9, WHAT'S YOUR 20?

1-TOM-LINCOLN-9, HOW DO YOU READ DISPATCH?

CODE 3.

- THIS IS 1-ADAM-10.

1-TOM-LINCOLN-9 IS T.C.'D AT EIGHTH AND MAIN

WITH BRIDGE ABUTMENT.

OFFICER NEEDS ASSISTANCE.

REQUESTING FIRE AND AMBULANCE, CODE 3.

- OFFICER NEEDS ASSISTANCE AT MAIN AND EIGHTH.

1-TOM-LINCOLN-9 IS T.C.'D AT THE BRIDGE PYLON.

- FIRE DEPARTMENT EN ROUTE.

PARAMEDICS RESPONDING.

- SUPERVISOR 3.

THANK YOU.

- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED?

- 911. WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?

- CAN YOU GIVE ME THE CROSS STREET?

- SIR, WE'RE SENDING SOMEONE RIGHT AWAY.

LET ME VERIFY YOUR LOCATION, PLEASE.

- 911. WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY?

- THESE ARE ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

AND THIS IS MY DAD.

- YOUR DAD DIED?

- YEAH...

IN A FIRE WHEN I WAS TEN.

- I ALWAYS WONDERED

WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE TO HAVE A DAD...

YOU KNOW, TO STRIKE OUT IN A BALL GAME

AND HAVE A DAD THERE.

BUT THEN ON THE WAY HOME,

HE'D POINT OUT SOMETHING I DID GOOD...

MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.

THAT'S WHAT OTHER KIDS' DADS DO.

- YEAH.

I ALWAYS IMAGINED IT LIKE THIS.

WE BOTH KNOW YOU DIDN'T PLAY WELL,

BUT WHEN YOU AND YOUR DAD DRIVE HOME,

HE'D TELL YOU IT WAS A BAD CALL BY THE UMP,

THEN DO SOMETHING NICE...

STOP FOR A MILKSHAKE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I FOUND OUT?

THAT THERE WERE OTHER GUYS WHO WOULD TAKE ME

FOR THAT MILKSHAKE.

- HEY.

BAD CALL AT WORK?

I'M SORRY.

- I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED YOU TO TALK TO LUKE ABOUT YOUR DAD.

HE'S NEVER REALLY HAD SOMEONE LIKE YOU

TO LOOK UP TO...

EVER.

AND--AND ELSIE...

SHE WORSHIPS YOU, AND I--

AND HERE'S THE DEAL, OKAY?

THIS ISN'T THE WHAT-IF BUS ANYMORE.

THIS IS WHAT IS.

- OKAY.

- THE BAD CALL I HAD AT WORK

WAS AN OFFICER...

IN A FELONY HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT.

AND NOW SOMEONE IS KNOCKING ON HIS DOOR

TO LET HIS WIFE AND KIDS KNOW THAT HE IS NEVER COMING BACK.

- I WAS THAT KID ONCE.

- SO YOU UNDERSTAND.

YOU UNDERSTAND THE DANGER OF A KID HAVING A FATHER

OR A FATHER FIGURE WHOSE LIFE IS ALWAYS ON THE LINE.

- I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT YOUR KIDS

OR YOURSELF THROUGH THAT.

WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS...

WHY YOU'RE LETTING THE WHAT-IF GET IN THE WAY OF THE WHAT-IS.

- JEFF, COME ON.

THEY ALREADY LOST A FATHER ONCE.

AND I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THEY--

HOW WE COULD GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

- I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOUR KIDS.

- I'M SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY.

- COME ON, WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.

MOM...

WHAT'S WRONG?

- WHY WOULD YOU THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG?

- YOU'RE JUST STANDING THERE ALL STILL.

- I THINK WE SHOULD TALK.

- WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

- TO THE DOCTOR.

KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

HE MAY RELEASE ME TO GO BACK TO WORK.

- BUT THAT MEANS YOU COULD GO HOME.

- WELL, YEAH. THAT'S WHERE HE LIVES--

AT HIS HOME. - WOULD YOU STILL COME EAT HERE?

- IF HE CAN GO TO WORK, HE'LL EAT AT THE STATION.

- ARE YOU GUYS GONNA STAY FRIENDS?

BUT YOU GUYS WHISPERED.

- WHISPERED?

- YOU DON'T WHISPER TO SOMEONE YOU DON'T LIKE.

- IT MEANS NOTHING.

IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY!

- LUKE, COME ON--

- CAN I STILL USE OUR SECRET CODE--

2N?

- THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

- 911 EMERGENCY.

- I HAVE AN IDEA.

DO YOU GUYS WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIES

TONIGHT INSTEAD OF THURSDAY?

NOT REALLY.

- YEAH. NOT REALLY.

- I MISS HIM TOO.

- HOW MUCH PAIN MEDICINE?

- NONE.

- OKAY, LET'S DO A FINAL CHECK,

SEE IF YOU'RE GETTING YOUR HEARING BACK.

- MY HEARING?

- I FIND MOST FIREMEN WHO WERE INJURED

END UP WITH HEARING LOSS.

- REALLY?

- LET'S CHECK THOSE EARS.

WHEN I SAY "LIGHT DUTY,"

WHAT DO YOU HEAR?

- LIGHT DUTY.

- OH. GOOD.

SO YOU DON'T HEAR ANYTHING

THAT SOUNDS LIKE, "OKAY TO CLIMB A LADDER"?

I'M SERIOUS.

SOME OF MY FIREMEN PATIENTS THINK THOSE TWO THINGS

SOUND THE SAME.

- UNDERSTOOD.

- YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

- GUYS?

- YO, YO. WELCOME BACK, GIMPY.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK, BROTHER. - THERE HE IS.

- HEY.

WHAT'S UP, BRO?

- WELCOME BACK.

- NICE, HUH?

- I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DIDN'T CALL ME.

- WELL, I SPOKE TO THEIR FATHER.

- THEIR FATHER?

DID HE ACTUALLY SAY THAT HE WAS THEIR FATHER?

- UH, NO...

NOT SPECIFICALLY.

BUT HE WAS A MAN,

AND HE CAME HERE TO TALK TO ME ABOUT,

AS HE SAID, THE PICKLE THAT THE MCCLAIN KIDS WERE IN,

SO I JUST ASSUMED THAT-- - HE ACTUALLY CAME HERE?

- YES.

- PICKLE.

I GUESS MY KIDS DIDN'T WANT ME TO KNOW,

SO THEY CONNED MY FRIEND

INTO, UH, COMING.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

- WELL, HE SAID THAT THEY HAD FIGURED OUT A WAY

TO MAKE MONEY,

AND IT WAS FOR YOU, BECAUSE YOUR HOURS WERE CUT.

THE MAN, UM, SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN RAISED

TO SHOW UP FOR THEIR COMMITMENTS,

AND THEY STILL HAD OBLIGATIONS TO TWO OF OUR RESIDENTS.

HE ASKED THAT THEY BE ABLE TO FINISH OUT THEIR STORIES

UNDER THE CONDITION THAT THE READINGS WOULD BE FREE.

YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS JUST ABOUT STARTED A MUTINY

WHEN I SAID THE KIDS COULDN'T COME ANYMORE.

OKAY, SO HERE ARE THEIR LAST TWO CLIENTS

AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.

- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME.

- "THE LAST RAYS OF THE SUN DISAPPEARED MUCH TOO QUICKLY.

"I COULD BARELY MAKE MY HAND OUT IN FRONT OF MY FACE.

"AND WHEN I DID, IT SEEMED LIKE SOMEONE ELSE'S HAND

"WITH A SINISTER LIFE FORCE OF ITS OWN.

"FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY,

"MY ROCKY PRISON WAS DARK AS BLACKEST NIGHT,

AND MY THOUGHTS WERE FILLED WITH TERROR."

- I'VE BEEN LIKE THAT...

LONELY AND SCARED.

- ME TOO.

- WHEN WERE YOU LONELY AND SCARED, KID?

- WHEN MY DAD LEFT, I GUESS...

AND NOW TOO.

I'M LONELY FOR SURE, SAD.

- WHY'S THAT--

'CAUSE THEY TOLD YOU YOU COULDN'T READ TO US ANYMORE?

- YEAH.

BUT ALSO 'CAUSE OF JEFF.

HE WAS OUR RENTER.

WE THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA BE MY MOM'S BOYFRIEND.

BUT IT DIDN'T TURN OUT LIKE WE FIGURED.

- WHY NOT?

- HE SAID HE HEALED.

HE WAS READY TO GO BACK TO HIS OWN PLACE.

BUT I THINK SHE MADE HIM LEAVE.

- WHY WOULD SHE DO A THING LIKE THAT?

- I THINK SHE WAS SCARED.

I MISS JEFF.

HE WAS LIKE...

LIKE MY DAD SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

- AFTER YOUR DAD DIED,

PEOPLE TRIED TO CONSOLE YOU.

THEY'D COME UP AND SAY...

HOW TRAGIC IT WAS...

HE DIED BEFORE HIS TIME.

YOU REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU?

- YEAH.

THAT THEY WERE ALL WRONG.

- EXACTLY.

THEY WERE THE ONES THAT WERE CONFUSED.

HOW COULD THEY KNOW IT WAS BEFORE HIS TIME, HUH?

HOW COULD YOU KNOW THAT?

MAYBE, UH, EVERYONE HAS...

THEIR TIME.

AND HOWEVER LONG YOU LIVE,

MAYBE THAT'S THEIR TIME.

YOUR DAD'S TIME WAS--

- 38 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL FINE, BUDDY.

I MEAN...

I DON'T KNOW-- I GET IT.

BUT HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO HELP ME NOW?

- YOU'RE NOT A KID ANYMORE, JEFF.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TIME IS.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA KNOW.

I KNEW YOUR DAD BETTER THAN ANYBODY.

AND THIS I KNOW FOR THE TRUTH.

SEE THAT CHAIR?

IF HE WAS SITTING RIGHT THERE, RIGHT NOW,

AND YOU'D ASK HIM, "DAD, DO I TURN MY BACK

ON LOVE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID?"...

EVEN THOUGH HE WAS TORN AWAY FROM YOU,

YOUR DAD WOULD SAY, "SON, DON'T RUN."

HE WOULD NEVER WANT HIS DEATH,

NO MATTER HOW TERRIBLE,

TO STOP YOU FROM LIVING.

- "OF COURSE THE LITTLE GIRL WAS SAD,

"FOR HERSELF

"AND FOR HER BROTHER.

"THEY'D WORKED VERY HARD TO KEEP THE FIREMAN WITH THEM

"SO THEY COULD HAVE A FAMILY AGAIN.

"BUT SHE FELT THE SADDEST OF ALL FOR HER MOM,

"WHO HAD FINALLY FOUND HAPPINESS

"AND THEN SUDDENLY THROWN IT AWAY.

"WOULD SHE EVER BE HAPPY AGAIN?

"THE GIRL HOPED SO.

HER MOM DESERVED IT."

- OH, DEAR.

- EVEN IF THEY WON'T LET US WORK HERE,

CAN I STILL COME VISIT YOU?

- OF COURSE, SWEETHEART.

OF COURSE.

- THAT'S TRUE.

IT'S VERY WELL DONE.

NICE PEOPLE.

- YOU BOTH BROKE SO MANY RULES.

YOU LIED. YOU VIOLATED, LIKE, A DOZEN LAWS.

YOU TOOK MONEY FROM OLD PEOPLE.

I AM SO...

SO PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU.

- HOW'S THE LEG?

- ALMOST THERE.

- BACK TO FULL DUTY?

- CLOSE.

- GO AHEAD.

ASK ME.

- YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

- WELL, YOU'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR OVER A YEAR.

YOU'RE THE SPITTING IMAGE OF YOUR DAD...

THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM.

- WHAT HAPPENED?

- I FROZE.

- THAT'S WHAT THE AFTER-ACTION REPORT SAYS.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?

- I FROZE.

- NO. NO, YOU DIDN'T.

YOU READ THE SIGNS, RIGHT?

THE THICK, DARK SMOKE,

HIGH HEAT,

ANGEL FINGERS, FREE BURN.

IF YOU HAD GONE IN, YOU WOULD HAVE BURNED TOO.

- WE HEARD KIDS...

THE SCREAMING.

HE WENT IN, BUT I DIDN'T.

- NO, THERE WERE NO KIDS.

MY DAD MADE A MISTAKE, AND YOU COVERED FOR HIM.

- WE HEARD KIDS.

- HE MADE A MISTAKE.

- LISTEN TO ME, JEFF.

I MADE THE MISTAKE.

- A FLASHOVER IS MORE THAN 1,000 DEGREES...

1,000.

WE BOTH KNOW YOU GOT TWO SECONDS TO GET OUT.

- BUT IN THOSE TWO SECONDS, I MAY HAVE SAVED YOUR DAD.

- ABOUT ZERO CHANCE.

- BUT IT WASN'T ZERO.

- BUT AT LEAST ONE OF YOU LIVED.

- SURVIVED.

ONE OF US SURVIVED...

BUT NEVER LIVED.

I LEFT MY PARTNER TO FIGHT ALONE.

HE DIED INSIDE.

I DIED OUTSIDE.

- THANK YOU.

- FOR WHAT?

- FOR LETTING ME BLAME YOU INSTEAD OF MY DAD.

- COME ON, GUYS, IT'S STILL A SCHOOL NIGHT.

WE GOT TO GO NOW, OR IT WILL BE TOO LATE.

- COMING.

- OPEN UP, MA'AM. WE GOT AN EMERGENCY.

WE GOT A FIREMAN DOWN.

HE'S REALLY DOWN.

- YOU WANTED A WHAT-IF.

WELL, WHAT IF WE DON'T DO THIS?

WE COULD MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE OUR LIVES--

ALL OUR LIVES-- - BETTER?

- MORE THAN BETTER...

THE BEST.

- WHAT IF EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO ME AND THE KIDS

HAPPENED FOR A REASON?

THAT REASON BEING THAT I WOULD BE STANDING HERE...

AT THIS EXACT MOMENT.

- YOU REMEMBER WHAT TWO-IN MEANS?

- GO IN TOGETHER,

YOU STAY TOGETHER,

AND YOU COME OUT TOGETHER.

- AND I WANT TO HAVE THAT TIME WITH YOU.

- I WANT THAT TOO, COWBOY.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.