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god sakes turn that music down

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sorry mother

no of course we'd love to have you but

it's five hours in the plane do you feel

up to it

no no get the door I'll call you later

mom have you been smoking dinner did my

mother call from Florida to tell you to

say that uh she always says no but she

knew father did leave a message on the

machine to tell you to have a good time

tonight

did you remember to ask that how late

Ginny and I can stay out oh honey I had

a breakfast meeting that a client came

over to sign a lease on the new mall

space and all the other kids get to stay

out all night I know dad's paying for

the limo but I can put the overtime on

my plastic yeah and I could split it

with her my parents left me their gold

card yeah Jamie why don't you ask your

father is that so difficult home-start

reruns again ma I eat this one more time

my initials are gonna be msg lights the

big night

do the guys still pay for the Crusaders

or is that old-fashioned drew how'd you

make out of math you know Jamie even

looks different test was a history what

are you doing what's different hold

still

what are you doing that's different um

dad about tonight you losing weight huh

are you kidding

thunder thighs shut up you gerbil right

you guys she lightened her hair Chuck oh

yeah looks good I um

dad could we stay out I saw mr. good

fella today hmm Jamie's teacher mr. good

fellow he wants her to apply to Harvard

and Stanford

seriously cute little monkey what am i

guys hear this it'll take the wind right

out of Frank sails I mean he's always

going on about sending his daughter that

Swiss finishing school uh when do we eat

right away honey

makes me a drink will you Katherine sure

I'm gonna check with Burt about Sunday's

game well gosh this is just funning for

me ooh the air this might come as a

shock but tonight we're all gonna sit

down at a table like civilized people

and eat at the same time they call it

quality time and God knows we don't

spend enough of it together by the way

how did you do in there

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I don't know why either country needs so

many nuclear warheads don't they teach

you that at school they spent all this

money on TV telling kids not to do drugs

but the kids don't care because they

figure they're gonna get nuked anyway

yeah yeah well that sounds like a

cop-out to me wait a minute

drugs what do you know about drugs I

know where you get those ideas it's like

crazy music what are you listening to

the news we've been going steady six

weeks he has a sister and wants the only

guy I know who likes anchovies on his

pizza is that enough be glad you're not

an only child then you'd really get the

third degree see I'm not so bad

I got asked out something I'll be right

back come on Lucy that bow is straight

gee yeah wear that dress my often makes

you look I got boobs too bad you don't

have anything to make you look like you

got brains at least mine won't be

getting as fried as yours will tonight

you look Paul Verona Thanks I hope I

don't make a jerk of myself you're gonna

be fine

just think how many girls look like you

are on the way to Stanford her Harvard

great dad would you like me to wear a

sign on my way to the Ivy League you got

a lot going for you kid the world's your

oyster um dad you're probably gonna say

no but all the other kids get to stay

out all night and there's gonna be a

whole bunch of as long as you're gonna

be with the gang okay have fun we trust

you

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all right everybody you come through the

door at the same time

no no wasting anyway if you can't see

the camera the camera can't see you say

cheese

get all together ready want a good

picture you're going in the room all

right take care good night

that rawness he's a nice kid yeah this

makes me feel old

do you realize our prom was 20 no 24

years ago that's depressing

say cheese he was such a pain in high

school

Little Miss Priss from Boston you

thought everybody in California was one

generation out of the trees

how could you blame me judging from

those surf bombs you hung around with

still do well I was crazy about you

hey make sure the kids have all the fun

don't forget you inventory I'll let my

spreadsheet slide and tonight we'll pull

around how bad yeah won't have Joey I

did isn't that what this is about and

I've been paying for my mistake for the

last eight months

well we've kept it together that says

something doesn't for us for the

children at least they don't know and

what they don't know can't can't you

forget

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rocket please I want to be a longer

there

no I can't leave now but if taza taza

even shows up what I'm gonna ask him to

dance but everybody's heard the dragons

are packing heavy

it's gonna happen to me

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have you noticed any of your earrings

missing no why your son is wearing one

of mine how do I know I'm in there to

say good night

any head alarm he's 13 give him a break

do you think walk too fast did he ask

you did you give him permission no I

don't think so

well looked Chuck I work too I do the

best I can

besides Jamie's always been your

favorite everything about Drew upset you

that's because all he ever talks about

is a damn bomb I mean when I was growing

up all we worried about was where the

blondes have more fun

I hate your damn smoking well at least I

don't do it in front of the kids

prevent cancer you're making early death

preferable

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oh boy

nothing's gonna happen to him it's as II

swore I'd kill him feel a phenol back

rocket the dragons have put a hit on it

Jenny is there anybody we can tell like

who if we tell the teachers are called

the cops out guys they'll kill us

and what about Adkins tell the principal

what you want rocket to ditch you know

then forget it Jane you're with the

rocket you know many girls would like to

take a place you gotta chill out just

stick with me when we leave okay

I'll be right next to you just like in

Girl Scouts

come on come on be there hello this is

an emergency I have reached the Los

Angeles Police Department all our lines

are busy do not hang up we will be with

you in a minute

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there's no idea what this is the Blue

Star if it means anything but it's

definitely her I'm side its you through

this but we found two purses on the

ground the girls were in blue and well

the way she was shot we didn't know

Jenny's parents are in Florida I think

we have the number oh they'll be

contacted immediately I have a couple of

questions I need to ask you I need to

know who were her friends gives me a

sergeant Mercurial where's my daughter

we don't know most of the kids involved

left the scene you don't know where my

daughter is

we were hoping you might it's just she's

probably at home do we have Jamie's

purse no I'm sorry what

I'm afraid the purse contained illegal

narcotics we have to hold it as evidence

oh no wait a minute

my daughter is a straight-a student

Jamie's never ever been involved with

drugs whatever you thought that this

better not go on her ready for college

or there's gonna be hell to pay all

right we'll talk to your daughter

tomorrow and get everything straightened

out

I'm sure she's home by now I want to go

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she didn't even message she's not in the

room all right

first we call Ron's parents you know the

number Mia I only met the kid twice I

thought you did no I I never

what's his last night Oh Baskin Oh it

might be Raskin something like that you

don't know the boys last name I think

it's a basket Catherine I I don't

understand you and Jamie are so close

how can you not know

well his numbers got to be her address

book that it was a boy wrong what the

drugs in her purse I bet there were his

I bet you're right what's going on drew

you know the name of the boy that your

sister went out with tonight rocket

what the hell's rocket didn't you just

ask me this is no time to be cute

sweetheart we're talking about Ron

everybody calls Ron rocket is that his

last name no what's his last name

Raskin last well tell me what's going on

you know the kids phone number you know

where he lives

the elusive his mom most these parents

are divorced where's Jamie

do you know Ron's mother's name but she

still go by Rask I don't know I'll get

it

where's Jamie

hello it's Department time I got to call

it was too late

LF and live for now

it's an all-white gang mostly middle

class they sell crack we're blue like

the Creoles I thought so but over 500

gangs to keep track of I figured I'd get

my favorite expert to confirm Mercurio

we both know that you love me for my

Donuts come on I got some fresh coffee

to shuck T what is an Asian gang like

the Dragons doing in the valley pushing

drugs

they diversified probably moving in on

the LS n market thinking that if they

could knock off rocket maybe the white

kids would run home to mommy yeah cause

he wasn't exactly waving a water pistol

ballistics say it was a 44 Magnum the

Dragons took an Uzi off a gang in Temple

City last week oh good night up against

13-year olds with machine guns it's the

same all over the country well I think

it's time I retired Oh that'll be the

day

any ideas what Holt Isaac crawled in

tune I got a few I'll do some checking

you know what I'm afraid of

but the elephant are gonna be out for

revenge and unless we get rocket this

whole thing is gonna blow up the guys in

narcotics have got enough to put him

away they want his gang out of business

but they're acknowledging the lfn I

thought the official line for you boys

and blue is that there are no white

gangs hey I'm out there every day and I

find it hard to believe middle class

white kids shooting at each other from

BMWs it's not like that poor they've got

everything maybe that's your answer

take care good

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I wouldn't blame you if you hated me

I feel so respond to a smiie to take

care of Jenny and you know how much I

loved her supposed to be comforting you

it'd be a hell of a lot easier if you

weren't such a saint I'm not a saint

my first Tara died I lost my mind

I wanted to kill you

I I never thought I'd set foot in the

same room with you again I but I hated

Chuck I hated my husband for taking us

on vacation but then on the plane back I

had time to think you know it took me

forever to get pregnant

Roger and I weren't even sure we could

and then Jenny came along it was a

miracle every day I said thank you God

for giving me this this wonderful child

what was it a joke why my daughter was

it pre-planned

I can't help feeling it's my fault I

love my job and in my head I know I have

the right to do something fulfilling but

in my heart I always feel guilty about

leaving the kid I stayed home didn't

mean a thing I I spend hundreds of hours

with Jenny just doing things but I can't

remember what we talked about or or if

we even talked at all I mean about the

important things

you know you take it all for granted and

well you never expect your kid not to

come home

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you know she died

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use something to do anything lie to me

tell me I'm imagining this I can't

believe it either

oh Jenny I'm sorry I don't know how

Roger and Benny got through the funeral

what made leave me worse was that Jamie

wasn't there nothing would have stopped

her

we'll find her

Jaime's not dead is she no I don't know

I think we'd feel it was such a close

family I think would feel something

yes sergeant there you are so we've

taken your boy put Jamie's description

on the wire

well that's paperwork who's out there

looking for we got 300 calls a day from

missing kids and handle at least 5000

Runaways from all over the country

Jimmy's not a runaway I think she may be

kidnapped all worse look sergeant I know

my daughter she was physically capable

she'd have called us by now you must

know what it looked for her I'm sorry

we'd have made an immediate search of

the neighborhood if she were under 10

sorry she's 16 look we're doing

everything we can but you have just got

to sit tight don't tell me to sit tight

when my daughter may be in the hands of

a maniac for days I've tried working

through the system Lawler got us a bunch

of dumb excuses I could do better I

could get out there look for her myself

I mean

you've got thousands of kids to look for

I've only got one line just wash it

please

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take care hi hi I'm looking for Shelly

rascal or I want to talk to her about

her son are you Shelly are you pop no

I'm Jaime Coburn's father oh I don't

know where she is

my son neither I mean I hope they didn't

run away and get married

loudly when you get married too young

you know what I mean you have reason to

believe that they oh no it's just that

Jaime was around a lot hey do you mind

I'd like to pay I'm sorry I'd like to

talk to you like a cup of coffee

uh-huh that's original I go on a break

in about 10 minutes if you want to stick

around okay

thank you

so how'd you find me a little birdie

know Jamie's address book

we called you at home but there's no

answer so I tried here yeah I know I had

it they you married

uh-huh did Jamie ever you know I used to

be married to Ben the jerk left me for

this 20 year old kumquat and I had to go

back to work I mean it's all my ex's

fault all this trouble Ronnie's in he

never never ever sees the kid anymore

you know especially since that woman had

a baby and then I had this waitress job

at night you know so I suppose the kids

figured why stick around the house alone

you know did Ronnie tell you where he

was going do you think he might have

taken Jamie with him I don't know he

tried to hide it from him but I found

out that he's in a gang and into drugs

anyways I just said to myself as long as

he's going to school and he's coming

home with those good grades and he's got

those awards for sports and everything

that everything would be okay I'm sure

being a single mother is no picnic yeah

it isn't you know

I mean if you don't say nothing to them

then they think that you don't love them

and if you say too much I was afraid

that he'd get lost in the streets like

them other kids so how do you handle

Jamie I mean you guys say no sometime

right how do you let her know you love

her

I don't recognize any one of them no it

was worth a try the other day I was a

little but I want you to know I'm here

to cooperate good and I got a few more

questions for you sure before she

disappeared

did your daughter seemed depressed or

withdrawn she give away any of her

things change friends a problem sleeping

from letter grade slip stop caring about

her appearance no did she talk about

death no why it's routine we have to

rule out suicide suicide one kid in

America kills himself every 90 minutes I

know Jamie is alive well that about

wraps it up her pictures gone to NCIC

the National Crime Information Center so

if she's picked up for anything the

police will know she's a runaway or

missing she won't be arrested running

away isn't a crime mr. Tobin it's a

status offense like curfew no I mean for

them drugs in her purse but she wasn't

in possession of her purse so I can't

imagine the DA pressing charges but if

she does know about those drugs she

probably won't be too anxious to talk to

us does this

nc do they cover the hospital's Jamie's

had a shock she could have amnesia no

that's something you'd have to check out

now what we look around you look around

maybe we get lucky she comes home lucky

that's it we're on the street every day

I know but you you can't find my

daughter you can't find the murderer you

can't find my daughter's boyfriend how

could you let this happen

look I know this is your daughter you've

every right to be upset

so I understand but the fact that she's

out there is not our fault those kids

were at a school function I don't know

why you parents don't ask the teachers

where they were when the shooting took

place

all right rocket this way back off

where is she what have you done with her

why don't be wrong Walker whatever the

his name is said that Jamie held on to

Jenny's body after she was shot and then

he was afraid they'd be more shooting so

he dragged her into his car and they

spent the night in his sister's

apartment Jamie said he had a sister

what oh it's one of the few things she

told me about him was he had a sister

well anyway he woke up the next morning

and Jamie was calm where he doesn't know

he hid out with his gang and he hasn't

the clues what happened to Jamie but if

she's alive why doesn't she call I know

that's what's driving me crazy - maybe

we should hire a private detective or

put ads in the paper we could get a

picture on milk cartons like those other

kids we'll do whatever it takes I

promise you that

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I don't know who you think you are but

students do not carry weapons at this

school you're suspended you made my day

get him out of here mr. Corbin Coburn

please come in I'm so sorry you had to

witness this little incident dent was

made in his allowance thank God for

security that's what I wanted to talk to

you about where was security the night

of the prom well no one regrets that

tragedy more than I do

perhaps you can tell me what's going on

when kids aren't even safe in a

school-sponsored event look mr. Coburn

you can't blame us I'm an educator not a

policeman although as you saw sometimes

I'm forced to be both these kids have

bored so they get into trouble

they're the cushion generation parents

are afraid they're afraid to discipline

to lead to alienate to offend and in

case you think I'm making a speech I am

the same speech I made the other night

to the PTA out of a school of 3,000 kids

six parents came to that meeting I'm not

attacking you when you asked me what's

going on and I'm telling you and this is

one of our better schools what can you

tell me about gangs

there's no gang problem here mr. Kovarik

at least that's what the last principal

told me you really want to know about

gangs is one person you've got to talk

to you she's not easy to find

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okay well I've never seen a basketball

game played like that that was a

basketball game I'd rather see them

going at each other in sports and on the

street

hey man some of these kids are the same

gangs as their grandfathers killing each

other over stuff Nolan can't even

remember that's such a waste

nobody grandfather's a member of all six

daughters you'd be surprised

miss Adkins seems to think you know them

all and I was hoping that you would help

us with Jaime Jaime Coburn you know the

LA gang project doesn't really deal with

runaways

he's not a runaway what do I do to

convince her grades were exceptional she

had perfect attendance when Jamie wasn't

at home did you know where she was my

wife and I always ask the children where

they would be and do you ever check up

on their answers every trust our

children miss blast glass we're a very

close family we don't have any secrets

I see so you got a long low with your

daughter if she had a problem she was

able to come to you and talk it out I

told you Amy you have a problem you come

see me first and did she

well she's a well-adjusted child she

doesn't have any problems

nothing you know what she consider a

real problem well thank you very much

mr. Coburn if I hear of anything on the

streets I'll be sure to pass it along

just one more thing

did you know that for more than a year

in your very close family that has no

secrets your daughter's been a real

member of the lfn one of the worst gangs

in the city

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first they tell needs a little fuse

maybe the fan belt no more than $50 it

suddenly is a leak in the transmission

they hit me up 300

you always do this

in the middle of a crisis

off on a tangent my business is going to

hell and you're taking the car in you're

cleaning out the closet it helps me

think

would you prefer I fall apart completely

you're never there when I need you

what's that supposed to mean I'm doing

all the work you're doing all the

yelling

do you wonder why I don't ride around

the streets with you because there's got

to be a home for Jamie to come back to

because someone's gotta be Robert drew

but mostly because it makes me feel even

more helpless

Elly's damn big it just seems all of us

can't we either talk about

it's not my car I'm upset about Jamie

and you know well when you say I'm never

there for you you mean you're still

angry about what happened ten minute

fling that I'll regret the rest of my

life I can't even believe it happened

nothing like it ever will again I want

to spare I love you damn it I love you

very very much

damn it I love you too / what just pull

over

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I thought you were gonna leave me scared

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so you don't know when but the elephant

is planning to take down the Dragons

damn where in dime alley in the park

where okay call me back if you get

anything

hey man shooter you owe me one okay but

where were we how could Jamie be in the

gang without us knowing this is possible

you're wrong

she calls herself shadow she's been

going with rocket who's the head of the

lfn for about six months now

she told us six weeks no you gotta

understand I mean these kids con

everyone including themselves and they

cover for each other - not you oh my god

look I admire your loyalty but you're

just like all of these other

well-meaning parents with no idea what

is going on shooter Oh Richard I can't

talk right now can I call you back

Friday well look barring disaster it's a

definite maybe

me too all right see ya

if you knew about Jamie why don't you

come and tell me well until you showed

me her picture I had no idea what her

real name was but you try finding out

you think I just came down with the rain

I have been doing this for five years I

work 16-hour days and nights and you've

seen what I do with my spare time look

in the past if I were able to get a

kid's name and address I would go to his

house to talk to his parents guess what

they were never home

Oh

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a lot was jammed where's your mother

dad she started crying again oh there

she is I'm not going Chuck sure you

gotta go and if you don't go something

happens you'll never forgive yourself

ah what if I do going something happens

here you're asking me to choose between

my mother and my child no Katherine

we're partners you and me right you got

to let me hold the base down here

because you're the only one your

mother's got Jeff don't make me I can't

I just can't be careful I know how you

feel that you don't have any choice we

don't have any choice and maybe your

mother's stroke isn't so serious and

she'll be okay and you'll be right back

and they made this thing called a

telephone and I'll be on it every minute

you got it go

tell grandma lover you take care of your

father okay

passengers be planning flight number

three three two please proceed to

carousel three to claim your baggage all

passengers with boarding passes for

flight number six two two for Salt Lake

please proceed to gate number 17 hey

drew

I was told your sister was a member of

the ally fan is that true No

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are you the owner RV yeah I had to play

the game to get to you ah clever

Thanks so how can I help you I need a

favor

yeah we found their membership cards we

figure she came here a lot well like I

said I'll do what I can but you know I'm

not here very much unless there's some

kind of a problem or something I

understand and and so many kids come

through here that uh this is Jamie

mm-hmm and this is our number and if you

wouldn't mind telling your staff to

contact us if they shouldn't see her

yeah you know how kids are if they know

her father's looking for them yeah well

thank you I think we're really on the

track that was a damn good idea

yours drew we leave a picture of Jamie

and every place used to go so he's bound

to see her get in touch with us it's all

I could think of it's good ready for

earthquake that's the name of the story

yeah she got a lot of her stuff there

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why don't you wear the get-ups on the

earthquake place I never saw him that

kind of clothing did you know now you

know I was really a good idea yours

Jimmy maybe being up at the cabin well

while you're in a John I call Tahoe

police are gonna check it out you're

really a smart kid

that mean you're listen to me and next

time go Democrat you run for president

I'll vote Democrat counter be a

millionaire to get into politics well

and I'll make you another deal you find

something that you really want to do

with your life something that makes you

happy I'll back you no matter what it is

that's all I ever wanted for you kids

choices be happy go wash your hands off

it on the steaks okay dad Oh drew I was

wondering you know at the airport I

asked you about the lfm how'd you know

what it was I hear kids talk about it at

school what did they say did they ask

you to join yeah and you're certain your

sister had nothing to do with them not

that she ever told me

found us in the street probably tossed

from a car

there's her dress we won't really know

if it's red blood until we get the lab

reports take about a week

we'll handle the press

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you'll have to talk to anybody

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I can't believe she's dead don't write a

novel about the dress I think that Ozzy

has her stashed away somewhere hoping he

can trade her in for part of a plea

bargain we're gonna check out the

tunnels right now see if we can come up

with anything I'm gonna take you the

long way so that I can check out the

bathrooms sometimes kids sleeping them

kind of things be so bad at home that

kids were actually sleeping the public

telling them sure when at home they're

ignored or they have no rights or when

there's too much pressure pressure what

kind of pressure these kids I've got

pressure I got a business to run I got a

family feel what kind of pressure these

kids have do people like me I've got to

get good grades while I make the team

learning to live with divorce or even a

stepparent you see they have all of the

stress with none of the adult mechanisms

to cope for a teenager sex is a big

issue well the changes that their bodies

are going through I mean they even lose

sleep over the state of the world Jews

like that I always thought it was an

excuse not to do something worthwhile

maybe he really believes

I'll be right back

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nice weather

what

you're looking for something special

what do you mean

20 shut up

really Billy you know this kid you know

what he tried to do I can guess I'm

sorry man

I thought your shopping hey don't you

ever talk to candy man I've been looking

for you for over two weeks I got a

letter from your mother just send you a

bus ticket

right one way to know where I got it go

stay in touch

hey I care about you you jerk

come on

you see that

not a phen a pas as paignton spelled

backwards you're kidding these kids

actually worship the devil a small

percent the swastikas and the pentagrams

are mostly for shock value now the kids

don't even know what they mean well I'll

tell you it scares the hell out of me

what am I supposed to do sell my

business and go off to Kansas people in

Kansas I'm wondering if they should move

suppose unfortunately there are kids all

over the country we live lives their

parents know nothing about you've got to

be able to pick up on their signals well

I might be able to pick up on I mean

what does it mean look at this do you

have a degree in hieroglyphics 90% of my

job is listening to kids well what's the

point why come to some dark damp tunnel

and spray your name with paint you know

sort of like cavemen they define their

turf it's a symbol of ego identity

manhood strengths existence and all of

this means something to you oh yeah

I can tell who's in what gang who's got

a chip on their shoulder who's angry at

whom and here's what I wanted to show

you know it was Bambi

Jenny

and Jamie's shadow

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yeah

but it's across town does that mean that

all that means is that Todd Z's gang is

after her and we figured that right no

she's dead that's what this proves she's

dead now Rockets name is crossed out and

he's not dead

look if tosses game doesn't have Jamie I

bet you the elephant is hiding her you

really think so yeah I hope to have the

right

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a cup of coffee

what do you want

I don't know why shadow is but if they

see her I'll let you know

would you like something to eat maybe we

could talk sure

how did you get the name of Ajax

because when the cops come I always get

away clean because of your age I'm

sixteen fourteen

how long have you been on the streets

two years course back then I had a

straight mother I want someone who kind

of looks after you who cares if you live

or die you didn't have that at home it's

never been there

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you stay alive

doing this and that sometime I freelance

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aren't you aren't you afraid of AIDS or

won't happen to me and if it ever does

who cares

lots of thing is worse than dying you're

such a smart girl

there's none of my business but what

about your future you ought to be in

school I'm sorry I done I'm really sorry

did did you know Jamie shadow did you

did you know her well did she ever talk

about her her fat man she's in trouble

huh

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I love her very much

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I'll help you find her

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cuz

nobody ever came looking for me

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here

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take good care

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hello drew where the hell have you been

do you know what time it is hi dad

don't give me that you said you were

gonna be out a couple of hours you had

me worried sick you weren't home

don't push me boy we studied like I told

you then we went out looking for Jamie

Brad was helping me weren't you you know

you're not supposed to be out this time

of night what's the matter with you do

you think you and Mom are the only ones

who care about Jamie

well she's my sister and I thought we

could find her

I couldn't stand it or something

happened to you - it's okay dad

Brad's gonna spend the night yeah well

you better get upstairs and go to sleep

right away Oh drew do Brad's parents

know that he's here oh yeah they said it

was okay don't you trust me Dad

Chuck this is Shakti I know how much you

want to find Jaime

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hello chop that God had been calling all

night to check machine I just got in I

was trying to get you earlier oh I was

at the hospital that I'm having a home

nurse great catheters I got a half the

message from Jamie she's alive I'm on

the next plane home

great I'll see you tomorrow of all the

times I could quit I pick now to try and

stop smoking I love you I love you honey

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so Mercurio pulled off a minor miracle

and got it through the lab report said

that the blood on Jamie's dress wasn't

Janice

that's a relief yeah did you hear from

her again no

well at least we know that she's still

alive yeah that's why we've got to find

taozi

you know that girl

Ajax she really got to me for somebody

that I spent what 10 minutes with I feel

like I know her better than Jamie drew

Wow yeah

you know we could be sitting a stakeout

for nothing

they might have nabbed taozi at the

other end I'm gonna call in the markets

gotta have a pay phone I'll be right

back I'll be waiting

hey Jax

Ajax

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or that

get out of here

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what am I gonna do with you

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let's go I really am mad at you

who the hell do you think you are

attorney Harry you behave like a stupid

middle-class deaf gringo haven't you

been listening to me you could have

gotten yourself killed hey Jax

Convy alright went after that kid and

she caught me when the hell am i gonna

learn you learn to listen she said that

she would help you find your daughter

not that she was going straight but the

police got a line on tazzy that's worth

something right come on ah I used to

hate cops when I was a kid I was in a

gang you yeah you think the white girls

would ever let me forget that my mother

was black and my father was Puerto Rican

being a chola was the only way I could

get respect the worst part was that I

started to see my parents through

everybody else's eyes I made and a

gardener going nowhere how old were you

I got jumped in when I was 13 jumped in

well it's an initiation of sorts

the girls beat on you you fight back and

if you survive you're in sounds charming

what turned you around I did time for

assault with a deadly weapon when I was

in jail not one of them not one of my

gang ever came to see me I'll wrote to

me or anything suddenly that family that

I thought I had just disappeared but

luckily the family that I'd neglected

was still there for me and when I got

out I just I never went back

if you don't like being disillusioned

how do you stand a career and do-gooding

I guess I just don't have very high

expectations

I consider the LA gang project a success

if we can save even one kid I keep

asking myself when I could have done

differently you know the only trick that

I know is just to get kids just to talk

everything out and to remember that

they're people not status symbol so many

parents they get into this my kid drives

a better car than the neighbor's kid

syndrome you know and there's more my

wife and I we're having marital problems

and we were very careful not to let the

kids know yeah they're very very smart

you think Jamie knew yeah and if Jamie

knew you could bet that drew did too one

of the reason kids get into trouble is

because they're afraid that their

parents are gonna split up so they start

to make their own decisions sort of

insulate themselves with another kind of

family the kind that gangs provide

how do I say this without something like

I'm coming on to you

I guess we'll never know will we

yeah Oh mrs. Ross yeah aha I did see

Billy

looks fine

uh-huh I told him about the bus ticket

his brothers in town

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in about an hour yeah I can be there

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would you like me to run out and get you

something to eat on the plane such as it

was how about you drew well I was

supposed to go over Brad's house his mom

invited me over since you weren't here

we were gonna do homework what you go on

honey I'm just gonna take a hot shower

and go to bed okay

good night good night I missed you can

hello it's mercury Oh they've got Cassie

too bad we can't string the punk cut by

his thumbs wouldn't as you say where's

Jamie is she all right

does it claims he hasn't seen Jamie

since the night of the killing

all this I'm all right back to square

one

everyone's trying yeah yeah every adult

I've talked to has the best intentions

if the way to hell is paved with good

intentions

well that was the best intentions get

you sorry tazzie doesn't have her then

what I've checked out 20 shelters 40

squats

trouble is you looked at 40 in there

probably 400 mr. Corbin

there's a point when you've got to get

on with your life you don't get it

until my daughter's home I don't have a

wife

thank you for him I wish I could have

been more help oh I know if one more

thing the underground club it's sort of

like a floating crap game the location

changes every week overheard when the

kids talking about it on cereal and

Hadley they're right that's my next stop

hey good luck

come on let's good man my cars are over

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hey come on man you'll be okay

hey watch

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so you're out looking for Jamie want to

lay that on me again or how about don't

you trust me Dad musta thought it was a

riot I asked you about the drugs get rid

of that damned take it off

I don't blame you

how can I have been so stupid

and with all this going on I thought we

were getting closer but you were conning

me all the time do you wanna know why I

go to those clubs it's exciting it's

where my friends are and they listen to

me every time I try to tell you how I

feel

you just change the subject but you've

got my attention now kid look how I got

it who said I graduated from parent

perfect dad you don't like

you're crazy

I love you oh yeah that how come you ask

me questions but never listen to the

answers you don't want to talk about

what's important to me every Thursday

you play poker every Sunday you play

golf and when you're not with your

friends you're at work I don't fit in

guilty

but with an explanation what

you and Jamie mean more to me than

anything and I'm always trying to give

you everything I guess in the process

I've cheated you out of the one thing

you leave the most my time

Jamie

so you understand I'm only here to help

Jamie wants to tell you what she told me

remember it wasn't easy for her to come

home uh Jamie

your mother and I have learned a great

deal since you've been gone

now that you're home we want you to help

us make some changes

Jamie told me that at first she stayed

away because of the shock of seeing

Jenny get killed and then she was afraid

she knew that you both would find out

about her association with the LFM

can't you tell us

I haven't always been straight with you

what you haven't been with me either

I mean after Jenny was I left rocket and

that's over now where were you where did

you go the first week I hung out with my

friends from elephant I mean their

parents knew it no we'd waited for them

to go to sleep and let me in the window

and after that I was on the street I

asked people for a change to these

details the most important thing is that

Jamie wanted to come home and I know

that given half a chance you can work

out something that's honest and that you

can learn to trust each other again

can I go to bed now of course how do you

must be exhausted we just can't thank

you enough Jamie

I love you I love you good night daddy

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time for me to hit the road

be patient

a lot of things don't go perfectly

when all this happened again and what

about the drugs well I can steer you to

a family program you might consider

changing or to a new school music I have

to take it one day at a time yeah we're

the lucky ones were alive and I know

we're together and you have my number if

you need anything

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stay safe my friend

never

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what a mind

where do we begin

you

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