My New Best Friend (2015) - full transcript
COOPER BRAWN (40s) is a cynical, hard-nosed K-9 cop who spends his days tracking down bad guys and his nights hanging out with his surfer pals. And he wonders why his relationship with his ex-fiancé, SAMANTHA PHILLIPS (30s) didn't work out. Still, he hopes to re-kindle the romance. Samantha is upset at herself for still having feelings for Cooper and makes plans to move away so she can get over him. Then, spunky PENELOPE "POLKA-DOT" DAUGHT (11) enters Cooper's life by inventing a "Cops for Kids" program in which she helps take care of Luey at the Police Kennel. Charmed by the young ragamuffin, Cooper lets Polka-dot work, unaware she would eventually sneak into the kennel late in the evening to bring Luey home. Polka-dot lives with her mom, FRANCES (40s), who is battling a serious illness. To gain courage, Polka-dot identifies with her hero, Huckleberry Finn. After all, Huck was an orphan who navigated a mighty river on his way to a new life. Meanwhile, Frances' health declines to the point where she needs hospitalization. Afraid she will be sent to an orphanage, Polka-dot hides in a closet while the EMT's take Frances to the hospital. When Cooper finally learns the truth about Polka-dot, he confides in Samantha who is charmed by the deeply felt concern Cooper shows as he helps Polka-dot deal with the loss of her mom. What had been a lost relationship between Cooper and Samantha now comes back together as their engagement is re-kindled... and they officially welcome the charming and wonderful Polka-dot into their lives as adoptive parents.
♪ LIVIN' OUT OF SUITCASES
MOST OF MY LIFE ♪
♪ IT DON'T MATTER MUCH TO ME
♪ MOVIN' WITH MY MAMA
♪ ACROSS THIS FAIR LAND
♪ WITH OUR LIVES...
♪ SHE SAID "GIRL, YOU'VE GOTTA
CHANGE YOUR MIND" ♪
♪ IT AIN'T UP TO THEM
TO SAY ♪
♪ WHAT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE
♪ YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT
IN YOUR OWN WAY ♪
♪ LIVIN' OUT OF SUITCASES
MOST OF MY DAYS ♪
♪ AND I JUST
PRAYED THEM ALL AWAY ♪
♪ SO THE SUN SHINES
ABOVE THE CLOUDS ♪
♪ WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
ANYWAY ♪
♪ OH, MY MAMA
SHE SAID I'M GROWIN' UP ♪
OH...
♪ TO BE THE LEADER
OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ BUT I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD
FOR A DAY ♪
♪ ON TOP OF THE WORLD...
HOPE YOU'RE FEELING
BETTER, MOM.
HEY, HONEY.
DID YOU EAT, TOO?
I ATE A WHALE
OF A HELPING, MOM.
THAT'S MY GIRL.
NOW, BE SURE
YOU EAT, TOO.
OF COURSE.
BYE, SWEETIE.
♪ EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE
ON TOP OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ IT DON'T MATTER MUCH
TO ME ♪
♪ LIVIN' OUT MY DREAMS
♪ I CAN'T REALIZE
♪ THAT I'M ALL ALONE...
LUEY! QUIET.
LUEY, THAT'S ENOUGH!
GEEZ...
COOP!
WHY DOES THIS SEEM
SO METAPHORICAL, COOP?
I RUN INTO YOU...
NO, WAIT.
YOU RUN INTO ME,
LITERALLY,
AND MY DAY
INSTANTLY GETS WORSE.
I'M NOT TOTALLY SURE
WHO HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY HERE.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
INTERVIEW SOME WITNESSES.
COOP, HOW ABOUT
JUST A "SORRY"?
OKAY. SORRY.
I HEARD YOU HAD
A 10-DAY UNPAYCATION.
A WHAT?
YOU KNOW, A VACATION
WITHOUT PAY...
AN "UNPAYCATION."
AH... WELL, IT WASN'T ALL BAD.
AT LEAST THERE WAS
A THREE-FOOT SWELL BREWING.
I SURFED
7 OF THE 10 DAYS.
WELL, AT LEAST
YOU GOT A NEW DOG.
OH, LUEY?
YEAH. HE'S A PIECE OF WORK.
COULDN'T FIND HIS BUTT
IN A SNOWSTORM.
NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE AFTER
IN A SEARCH DOG.
HIS NAME OUTTA BE "LOONY,"
NOT LUEY.
OH, HE SEEMS LIKE
A GOOD MATCH TO ME.
HEY, COOP!
WELCOME BACK.
WE MISSED YOUR SORRY BUTT.
OH, YEAH.
CAN YOU BELIEVE
BOSS TOOK BUSTER
AWAY FROM ME?
YEAH, WELL, 10 DAYS
OFF WITHOUT PAY
IS PRETTY HARSH
FOR SUCH A TINY NICK.
THEY USUALLY
JUST HANDLE THAT
WITH A REPRIMAND.
HEY, PHIL.
POLKA-DOT, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING NOW?
THIS IS A FIVE-FOOT PUSH-BROOM
WITH MEDIUM BRISTLES, PHIL.
WHAT I'M DOING
IS SWEEPING TRASH OFF THE FLOOR.
YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
NOW GIVE ME THE BROOM.
YOU DO NOT WORK HERE.
I DO IF YOU LET ME.
OUT! LOOK, HONEY.
WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH ALL THIS BEFORE.
YOU'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH
FOR A WORK PERMIT.
I'M TOO YOUNG
TO SWEEP YOUR FLOOR,
BUT I'M OLD ENOUGH
TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY'S BABY
WHILE THEY'RE AT THE MOVIES
WITH THEIR MISSUS?
I DON'T GET IT, PHIL.
"WITH THEIR MISSUS."
NO ONE USES THAT WORD.
HUCK FINN DID.
OH! IS THAT WHO YOU ARE
IN THAT GET-UP? HUCK FINN?
WELL...
HUH.
BABY-SITTING'S
CASUAL WORK,
LITTLE HAYSEED.
IT'S HERE AND THERE,
NOW AND THEN,
NOT A VOCATION.
SO LABOR LAWS
DON'T APPLY.
I WISH THEY MADE IT 11.
WHAT?
IF THEY GAVE YOU 11 DAYS OFF
INSTEAD OF 10,
YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY,
AND I MIGHT HAVE A JOB.
HO, HO, HO.
SHOT YOU DOWN, COOP.
YEAH, HE DOESN'T EVEN
BOTHER TO CALL.
THE GUY SENDS ME A TEXT!
THAT'S THE WAY
THINGS ARE DONE
THESE DAYS.
YEAH, IF YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
SAYS IT SHOULD'VE BEEN A BARK,
NOT A BITE.
10 DAYS.
COME ON, LUEY.
COME ON.
LUEY, DO YOU WANT
SOME WATER?
FAUSS, LUEY!
- FAUSS!
- WHAT'S THAT MEAN... FAUSS?
IT MEANS "RETREAT."
"COME BACK."
HIS NAME IS LUEY?
ODD NAME FOR A DOG.
YOU THINK SO, "POLKA-DOT?"
THAT WASN'T VERY NICE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
TO YOU? "OFFICER."
CARRY ON, OFFICERS.
GET OUTTA HERE.
HOW 'BOUT SWEEPING OUT
A DOG KENNEL?
WHAT?
IT'S HERE-AND-THERE WORK,
NOW AND THEN,
AND NOT A REAL VOCATION.
WE'VE GOT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
THAT DO THAT.
YOU'RE NOT GETTING
YOUR MONEY'S WORTH.
CHECK OUT THE NEW GIRL.
I KNOW.
IT KIND OF SAYS "DROLL,"
BUT IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO SHOUT IT.
WHAT'S "DROLL?"
MOM, I'M HOME!
HEY, BABY.
IT'S THAT LATE
ALREADY?
I BROUGHT US FISH-STICKS.
DIDN'T YOU WEAR THAT
LAST HALLOWEEN?
YEAH, BUT I, YOU KNOW...
MIXED IT UP A BIT.
OH, SWEETHEART,
ARE WE OUT OF
CLEAN LAUNDRY AGAIN?
I'M SURE
I'LL BE BETTER TOMORROW.
I'LL GET ON IT.
DON'T, MOM!
IT'S FINE,
EVERYONE THOUGHT
I LOOKED COOL.
I'LL MAKE US DINNER.
UH, NO! NO, WE GOTTA DO
YOUR MATH HOMEWORK FIRST.
HERE'S THE THING
ABOUT THAT, MOM.
SOME KIDS
ARE REALLY GOOD AT MATH
AND THAT MAKES THEM
FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES.
WHY SHOULD I ROB THEM
OF THAT FEELING?
I'M NOT BUYING INTO
YOUR POLKA-DOT LOGIC.
COME ON. SIT.
MATH FIRST. COME ON.
LET'S GET THIS DONE.
WE LEARNED
ABOUT PIE TODAY.
OOH, HUCKLEBERRY PIE?
I WISH.
"DON'T IT SURPRISE YOU
THE WAY THEM KINGS
CARRIES ON, HUCK?"
"NO. BECAUSE
IT'S IN THE BREED.
I RECKON
THEY'RE ALL ALIKE."
"BUT, HUCK, THEM KINGS
IS REGULAR RAPSCALLIONS,
THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY IS."
"HENRY THE EIGHT
TAKES UP
A NOTION HE WANTS TO GET UP
SOME TROUBLE WITH THIS COUNTRY."
"ALL OF A SUDDEN...
"HE HEAVES ALL THE TEA
AND WHACKS OUT
A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE."
HEY.
HEY.
I BROUGHT THAT
TO, UH, PAY YOU BACK.
UM...
YOU DIDN'T...
GET THIS FOR ME.
YEAH, I KNOW,
BUT I WOULD HAVE,
IF I'D THOUGHT OF IT.
YEAH, THAT'S
THE OPERATIVE WORD,
COOP... THINK.
WHERE ARE THEY HEADED?
PROTECTIVE SERVICES?
AFRAID SO.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ROOM
ON THE HOUSEBOAT FOR THREE MORE.
SURE. YOU WANT ME TO TAKE 'EM
FOR A LONG-TERM PLACEMENT,
OR JUST A ONE-NIGHTER?
GIVE 'EM TO ME LONG-TERM.
I'VE GOT ROOM.
PLENTY OF ROOM.
LUEY'S BUNKING
AT THE STATION KENNEL RIGHT NOW,
AND I GOT AN AVAILABLE CRATE.
YEAH, YOU WOULD
MAKE THEM
SLEEP IN A CRATE.
AND YOU'D FEED AND WATER THEM
ONCE A DAY, TOO, I BET.
KIDS EAT
MORE THAN ONCE A DAY?
- WHAT'D MOM DO?
- SHE JUST WENT TO VEGAS...
FOR A FEW DAYS
WITH THE BOYFRIEND.
SHE DECIDED SHE LIKED IT BETTER
THERE THAN HERE,
SO SHE STAYED.
LEFT THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD
IN CHARGE.
HOW DO YOU DO IT, SAMMY?
YOU KNOW
THE ANSWER TO THAT.
IF I KNEW
THE ANSWER TO THAT,
WE'D PROBABLY
STILL BE ENGAGED.
NO. IF YOU WANTED KIDS
INSTEAD OF WANTING TO BE ONE,
WE'D STILL BE ENGAGED.
OW.
YEAH, COOP?
YOU KNOW,
EVENTUALLY YOU'RE GONNA
BE A GEEZER.
SO WHO'S GONNA
TAKE CARE OF YOU THEN?
EVER THINK ABOUT THAT?
NO.
NOT REALLY.
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS
ASSISTED-CARE HOMES.
AND I THINK THEY FEED
AND WATER YOU ONCE A DAY, TOO.
LET'S SEE YOUR FEET.
HONEY, THOSE...
MOM?
A LITTLE COMPROMISE HERE?
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL LET THE BOOTS SLIDE,
BUT THE DRESS STAYS.
I DON'T WANNA GO.
NOT WITHOUT YOU!
I'M SORRY, HONEY.
I JUST DON'T
FEEL WELL ENOUGH.
I DON'T WANNA GO
EVEN IF YOU COULD COME.
I SPOKE TO RUTH.
SHE AND PASTOR JOHN
WILL MEET YOU THERE
AND EVEN TAKE YOU
TO LUNCH AFTER.
I NEED YOU
TO DO THIS, POLKA-DOT.
DID THE DOCTOR SAY YOUR BLOOD
IS GETTING WORSE AGAIN?
THEN THAT SHOULD
GET YOU
ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST.
IT WON'T.
I'M STILL NOT, UM,
SICK ENOUGH TO QUALIFY.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO HOPE FOR.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE SICKER,
BUT STILL NOT BAD ENOUGH
FOR A NEW LIVER,
AND YOU SAID
IT ISN'T GONNA GET BETTER,
SO AM I SUPPOSED TO HOPE
THAT YOU GET WORSE?
COME ON. SIT.
HONEY, I CAN'T
PREDICT THE FUTURE.
BUT UNTIL
WE MAKE FRIENDS HERE,
I NEED TO HAVE
SOMEONE AVAILABLE
FOR AN EMERGENCY.
WAS MY DAD
REALLY THAT BAD, MOM?
HE WAS.
MAYBE HE'S CHANGED.
OH...
I USED TO HOPE FOR THAT,
TOO, HONEY.
HEY, YOU KNOW HOW MEAN
HUCK'S DAD WAS?
WAS HE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT HIM?
LISTEN, POLKA-DOT...
THE LAST TIME
I GOT WORSE UNEXPECTEDLY,
YOU ENDED UP
IN A COUNTY FACILITY.
I'LL NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF
FOR THAT
AND I'LL NEVER
LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.
IT WAS ONLY FOR A MONTH, MOM.
BUT I KNEW THE WHOLE TIME
THAT YOU WERE GONNA GET BETTER
AND COME GET ME.
RUTH AND PASTOR JOHN
ARE GOOD PEOPLE, HONEY.
IF I...
EVER ENDED UP
IN THE HOSPITAL AGAIN...
THEY'D HELP US
IF WE NEEDED IT.
BUT MOM, THEY'RE PROPER...
JUST LIKE HUCK FINN'S
AUNT SALLY AND THE WIDOW.
"PROPER" OR NOT,
HUCK WAS SAFER WITH THEM
THAN HE WAS ON THE RAFT.
BUT HE LIKED
THE RAFT BETTER.
WHAT DID THEY DO?
THEY ADOPTED
AND CIVILIZED HIM.
"THE END.
YOURS TRULY, HUCK FINN."
BYE, MOM.
BYE.
- TAKE CARE.
- HELLO, PENELOPE.
HELLO, YOURSELF!
WE WERE HOPING YOU'D JOIN
US FOR LUNCH, DEAR.
THAT'S WHAT MY MOM SAID.
WHICH IS GRAND OF YOU.
AND HOW IS
YOUR MOTHER, PENELOPE?
SHE'S BETTER, THANK YOU.
AND I LIKE TO
BE CALLED POLKA-DOT.
WE CAN CHECK IN ON HER
AFTER LUNCH,
AND BRING HER SOME TAKE-OUT.
I THINK WE'RE COVERED, FATHER.
AND VISITS ARE HARD FOR HER.
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHEN SHE'S NAPPING.
WELL, WE'RE HERE FOR HER
IF SHE NEEDS US, PENELOPE.
AND IT'S "PASTOR."
I'LL PASS THAT ALONG
WHEN I GET HOME, PASTOR.
AND IT'S "POLKA-DOT."
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
HOLD ON, LITTLE ONE.
DIDN'T YOU SEE THE SIGN?
"AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY."
OH, YES, SIR.
I...
AM AUTHORIZED.
I'M PART OF
THE "COPS FOR KIDS" PROGRAM.
"COPS FOR KIDS?"
NEVER HEARD OF IT.
I'M ASSIGNED
TO OFFICER COOPER-BRAWNS.
- BRAWN?
- YES, SIR.
MY ASSIGNMENT
IS TO CLEAN LUEY'S KENNEL.
WHERE IS IT?
OH. OKAY, COOL. UH...
IT'S AROUND BACK.
PENS ARE ALL MARKED
WITH THE DOGS' NAMES.
AND ACTUALLY,
BRAWN'S ON THE TRAINING FIELD.
AND LISTEN...
SLOW DOWN, OKAY?
COME ON!
YEAH!
FAUSS, GRIZZLY!
FAUSS!
GOOD JOB.
GOOD BOY. GOOD BOY.
COME ON.
GOOD.
GOOD BOY.
HEY, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?
HEY, THAT BETTER
NOT BE... LUEY.
WHAT IF I GET
A CALL-OUT RIGHT NOW?
HE'S A POLICE DOG,
HE'S NOT A PET!
LUEY COULD NEVER HURT SOMEBODY
LIKE THAT GERMAN SHEPHERD.
HE'S NOT TRAINED FOR ASSAULT.
HE'S TRAINED TO TRACK.
HE DOESN'T NEED
A BUBBLE BATH FOR THAT.
I KNOW. I JUST THOUGHT THAT
MAYBE IF HE WAS WASHED, HE...
NOT ANOTHER WORD, YOUNG LADY.
JUST GET THAT CRAP OFF HIM.
AM I FIRED, COOPER-BRAWNS?
YOU WERE NEVER HIRED.
AND IT'S "OFFICER BRAWN."
COULDN'T I JUST
GET A REPRIMAND?
FIRING ME
SEEMS A BIT HARSH.
I COULDN'T EXPECT
TO GET MY $5.00
IF I DIDN'T CLEAN UP MY MESS.
YOU'RE HERE
WITHOUT PERMISSION,
SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET $1.00,
NEVER MIND FIVE.
NOW, CLEAN UP YOUR STUFF
AND SCRAM.
COOPER-BRAWNS,
WHY DOES LUEY SLEEP HERE?
THE WEBSITE SAYS
THAT THE DOGS
USUALLY SLEEP
WITH THEIR HANDLERS.
I DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH ROOM AT THE HOUSEBOAT.
YOU LIVE ON A HOUSEBOAT?
AND I GO OUT
AT NIGHT,
A LOT, AND HE DOESN'T LIKE IT,
HE WHINES,
AND THE NEIGHBORS
DON'T LIKE THAT.
DON'T YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?
NOT ANYMORE.
- WHAT WAS HER NAME?
- SAMANTHA.
HOW LONG
DID SHE KEEP YOU?
THIS IS NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS.
WELL, THE RESULT IS
THE POOR DOG'S ALL ALONE,
AND THAT MAKES HIM SAD.
HE SLEEPS 10 HOURS A NIGHT.
HE DOESN'T CARE WHERE.
P.S.,
I HATE THE RED SOX.
MOM, I'M HOME.
MOM?
MOM, WAKE UP!
MOM!
MOM!
9-1-1.
WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?
HELLO?
9-1-1.
HELLO?
PARAMEDICS! HELLO?
BASED ON HER MEDS,
SHE MUST HAVE LIVER DISEASE.
UNIT 39 TO BASE STATION.
BASE STATION.
GO AHEAD, 39.
GOT AN ADULT FEMALE,
PROBABLY LATE-30s,
SHOCKY, UNCONSCIOUS.
MAKE EVERYTHING OKAY.
MAKE MY MOM BETTER.
PLEASE, GOD,
JUST THIS ONE THING.
JUST THIS ONE THING.
MOM...
PLEASE BE OKAY.
DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE.
I NEED THE NUMBER
FOR THE BASE STATION.
IS THAT THE NAME
OF A BUSINESS?
IT'S WHERE THE PARAMEDICS GO
WHEN THEY RESCUE SOMEONE.
EVERY HOSPITAL
THAT HAS A TRAUMA UNIT
HAS A BASE STATION.
I NEED TO KNOW
WHICH HOSPITAL, PLEASE.
DON'T THEY GO TO THE ONE
CLOSEST TO WHERE YOU LIVE?
NOT ALWAYS. WHAT IS
YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE?
I KNOW!
IF THEY HAVE 12 MICE TOTAL,
AND MARY HAS SIX MORE MICE
THAN RALPH,
RALPH HAS THREE MICE,
AND MARY HAS NINE MICE.
9 PLUS 3 EQUALS 12.
IS THERE
SOMEONE ELSE IN SOCIAL SERVICES
I COULD SPEAK TO?
PARAMEDICS SAID
SHE CALLED 9-1-1 HERSELF,
THEN MUST'VE PASSED OUT.
NO VISITORS HAVE SHOWN UP.
HER I.D. JUST LISTS
AN OLD ADDRESS
AND AN OLD LAND-LINE.
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP.
THIS ISN'T
A NEW ONSET DIAGNOSIS,
SO SHE MUST HAVE HAD A DOCTOR
BEFORE SHE MOVED HERE.
IF NO ONE SHOWS UP
WITHIN A FEW DAYS,
WE CAN CALL THE POLICE,
ASK THEM TO GO THERE,
AND DIG AROUND.
OKAY.
YOU DESERTING
RED SOX NATION?
THE INTERNET SAYS TO BE CAREFUL
WITH THESE FLOPPY EARS. WHY?
WELL, THEY KEEP THE WIND
FROM BLOWING AWAY THE SKIN CELLS
HE PICKED UP ON THE TRAIL.
IT'S HOW HE HUNTS.
SO THE SCENT STAYS IN HERE?
IT'S CALLED
"THE SHAWL."
DIDN'T YOU LEARN THAT
ON THE INTERNET?
HOW LONG CAN
LUEY FIND THE TRAIL
AFTER A BANDIT'S DISAPPEARED?
WELL, IT DEPENDS ON
HOW HOT OR COLD
THE TRAIL IS,
AND IT'S NOT A "BANDIT,"
IT'S A CRIMINAL,
AND THEY DON'T
JUST FIND CRIMINALS.
THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION!
CAN'T LUEY FIND
REGULAR LOST PEOPLE, TOO?
YEAH, SURE. AS LONG AS
WE HAVE A SCENT ARTICLE
TO START THE TRAIL.
BUT SAY THEY WERE MISSING
FOR A WHILE, LIKE...
SAY, A WEEK.
COULD LUEY STILL FIND THEM THEN?
MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.
HOTTER THE TRAIL, THE BETTER.
GIVE HIM FRESH WATER
BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
I WILL.
- THIS IS LUEY?
- YEAH.
HI. HI!
YOU'RE SO CUTE!
YOU KEEP HIM SO CLEAN.
UM... COOP.
LET ME EXPLAIN
SOMETHING TO YOU.
JUST STAY WITH ME
ON THIS.
SURE.
UNLESS, LAST NIGHT,
WHEN I WENT HOME,
YOU GOT TRANSFERRED
TO SOCIAL SERVICES
AND I GOT FIRED,
THERE IS NO NEED FOR YOU
TO BE SITTING IN MY SPOT.
WELL, I WAS CONCERNED.
YEAH? ABOUT WHAT?
WELL, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY METRO
TO CHECK ON ME IN A FEW DAYS,
SO I WAS WORRIED.
YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT ME
NOT CHECKING ON YOU?
YEAH.
COOP, TO SPLIT...
"TO SEPARATE
OR DIVIDE INTO PARTS"...
SUCH AS A RELATIONSHIP?
THAT'S US.
WE SPLIT UP.
THERE IS NO NEED
FOR ME TO CHECK ON YOU.
FAIR ENOUGH.
HEY, COOP.
FORGETTING SOMETHING?
NO.
AH, COOP!
THE DOG, COOP! THE DOG.
COME ON, LUEY.
HEY, KENNY.
YOU'VE BEEN
AT THIS FOR AWHILE.
YUP.
YOU EVER
SEEN THAT BEFORE?
NUH-UH.
A POLICE DOG
DUMB ENOUGH TO EXPOSE HIS SIX
WHEN HE SLEEPS?
NEVER
MIND A POLICE DOG.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANY DOG DO THAT.
MAYBE THAT'S
HIS PROBLEM.
HE DOESN'T KNOW
HIS BUTT FROM HIS HEAD.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
IT'S 5:00
SOMEWHERE.
HEY, LUEY...
WANT TO HELP ME FIND MY MOM?
OKAY, LUEY, SMELL THIS!
OKAY, COME ON.
LET'S FIND MOM.
YOU FOUND HER!
GOOD DOG, LUEY.
COME ON.
COME ON.
GOOD DOG, LUEY.
GOOD DOG.
BUT I HAVE TO COME BACK ALONE.
THIS'LL SCARE
THE BAD GUYS AWAY.
"YONDER WAS THE BANKS
AND MAYBE A SPARK..."
"WHICH WAS A CANDLE
IN A CABIN WINDOW.
"IT'S LOVELY
TO LIVE ON A RAFT.
WE HAD THE SKY UP THERE,
ALL SPECKLED WITH STARS."
"WE'D DISCUSS
"THAT WHETHER
THE STARS WAS MADE
"OR ONLY JUST HAPPENED.
"I JUDGED
IT WOULD HAVE TOOK TOO LONG
"TO MAKE SO MANY.
BUT JIM SAID THE MOON
COULDA LAID THEM..."
"I DIDN'T SAY
NOTHING AGAINST IT,
"BECAUSE I SEEN
A FROG LAY 'MOST AS MANY,
SO OF COURSE
IT COULD BE DONE."
SO CLOSE. AH!
SCORE!
UM, HEY, JIMMY,
I'M GONNA TAKE
A BREAK, OKAY?
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S HIS HARNESS.
I GUESS I DIDN'T CHECK IT
BEFORE I LEFT LAST NIGHT.
YOU MUST NOT HAVE.
WELL, IT'S JUST
THE DUMB DOG SLEEPS
FACING INTO
HIS DOGHOUSE.
I GUESS
I DIDN'T SEE IT.
NO ONE COULD GET IN HERE, RIGHT?
I MEAN...
TAKE A DOG OUT?
WHO'D HAVE THE GUTS
TO EVEN TRY TO TAKE A DOG
FROM THE POLICE KENNEL?
AND THEN RETURN HIM?
WHY DO THAT?
YEAH...
I THINK YOU
ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED THIS
UNDER MY DESK PROTECTOR.
WELL, I THOUGHT
YOU'D WANT IT NEARBY.
COOP, I HAD YOU NEARBY
FOR THREE YEARS,
AND THAT DIDN'T
WORK OUT SO WELL,
WHICH IS WHY
I CALLED IT OFF.
I DON'T NEED
THE DAILY REMINDER.
HERE'S THE DEAL.
I WANT TO
START DATING AGAIN,
AND IF SOMEONE
COMES BY MY OFFICE...
YEAH, I GUESS PEOPLE HERE
STILL THINK WE'RE TOGETHER.
I THINK THEY PRETTY MUCH
KNOW WE'RE NOT.
WHY?
BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST THING I
TELL THEM.
OH.
WELL, I FORGET
HOW TANNED AND FIT I AM.
YOU ARE LIKE
A PRAYER ANSWERED.
EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE,
I GET A TWANG OF IT...
NOSTALGIA, UNCERTAINTY...
"COULD WE EVER HAVE MADE IT?"
WERE YOU LESS OF A BOOB
THAN I REMEMBER?
THEN, LIKE A PRAYER ANSWERED,
YOU SHOW UP.
I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
WHAT IS?
YOU'RE NOT AMBIVALENT.
THERE'S THE COOPER I KNOW.
ALWAYS FINDING
THE SILVER LINING.
YOU LOOK... GOOD, MOM.
I BET ANYTHING
YOU'RE GETTING BETTER.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
I GOT A JOB.
I DECIDED TO WAIT FOR YOU
AT HOME,
BUT DON'T WORRY...
I'M SAFE.
IS THIS YOUR MOM,
SWEETIE?
WE WERE HOPING
SOME FAMILY WOULD COME.
ARE YOU HERE ALONE?
I'M HERE ALONE.
BUT I'M STAYING
WITH MY GUARDIAN.
HE'S A COP, A K-9 COP.
OFFICER COOPER-BRAWNS.
HONEY,
I HAVE A QUESTION,
BUT YOU MIGHT NOT
KNOW THE ANSWER.
DOES HE...
THE POLICE OFFICER FRIEND...
HAVE POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR YOUR MOM?
WHAT KIND OF POWER?
I'M SORRY.
I MEANT, CAN HE SIGN
CONSENT PAPERS FOR HER?
NO. OUR PASTOR
WAS GONNA BE THAT.
BUT THEN MY MOM GOT SICKER
BEFORE IT WAS ALL ARRANGED.
THINK SHE CAN HEAR ME?
MAYBE.
SHE'S GETTING LIGHTER.
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT
WHEN THERE ARE SIGNS THAT
SHE'S BECOMING MORE CONSCIOUS.
I KNOW.
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
IT TAKES HER TWO WEEKS,
A MONTH AT THE MOST,
TO GET BETTER.
HOW LONG'S SHE BEEN SICK?
I DON'T TOTALLY KNOW.
SHE GOT WORSE THIS YEAR,
BUT STILL ISN'T BAD ENOUGH
TO GET ON
THE LIVER TRANSPLANT LIST.
SHE'LL QUALIFY NOW.
CAN I DO MY HOMEWORK HERE?
I MEAN, UNTIL MY RIDE
COMES AT 8:00.
STAY AS LONG
AS YOU LIKE, HONEY.
THANK YOU.
THEY SAID SHE WAS BETTER.
THEY CALLED IT "LIGHTER."
BUT, IF YOU ASK ME...
I DON'T THINK
SHE LOOKED THAT GOOD.
HELLO, POLKA-DOT.
HELLO YOURSELF,
KENNEL KENNY.
WOW...
YOU KEEP HIS PEN
THIS CLEAN,
WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOU
JOIN THE UNION.
BRAWN NEEDS
HIS DOG ON THE FIELD.
UH, MAYBE IT'S BETTER
IF YOU DON'T GO OUT THERE.
HE WASN'T HAPPY
LAST TIME.
IT'S JUST HE'S PRETTY MUCH
KING AROUND HERE,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU DISOBEY THE KING.
YEAH,
BEHEADINGS AND STUFF.
PRETTY MUCH.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED HIM
TO NOT BE AFRAID OF WATER!
AND FROM THAT,
YOU GOT THAT
IT WAS YOUR JOB
TO TEACH HIM TO SWIM?
YOU JUST GOTTA
WHOOP HIM UP MORE.
I MEAN, WHY WOULD A DOG
GO THROUGH THE WATER
IF HE'S NOT WHOOPED UP?
"WHOOP HIM UP." DID YOU
GET THAT OFF THE INTERNET?
CAN YOU EXPLAIN SOMETHING
TO ME, COOPER-BRAWNS?
I THOUGHT YOU KNEW
EVERYTHING ABOUT
DOG TRAINING.
I DO,
BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT A DOG.
WHAT'S A "SIX"?
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
YOU KNOW,
LIKE, "COVER YOUR SIX"?
OH! UH, YOUR BACK.
- WHAT?
- TURN AROUND.
OKAY, YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF A GREAT, BIG CLOCK.
WHAT'S RIGHT
IN FRONT OF YOU?
THE KENNEL.
NO! WHAT NUMBER
ON THE CLOCK?
OH! THE 12.
OKAY. WHERE AM I?
AT THE SIX!
"I'VE GOT YOUR SIX."
I'M PROTECTING
YOUR BACK...
LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.
THAT'S LIKE WHAT HUCK FINN DID
FOR JIM THE SLAVE.
HE HAD JIM'S SIX.
HUCK FINN?
'COURSE.
AND THE WIDOW HAD HUCK'S SIX.
SO EVERYBODY WAS COVERED.
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL
ABOUT HUCK FINN?
AND WHO BESIDES YOU
READS HUCK FINN?
HE WAS AN ORPHAN
AND WASN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING!
HE LIVED ON THAT RIVER,
NO ONE WAS IN CHARGE OF HIM,
AND HE WAS NEVER CAPTURED!
YOU DON'T THINK
THAT'S A BIG DEAL?
OKAY! CALM DOWN.
SORRY I ASKED.
NO!
DRY OFF LUEY FIRST.
GONNA BE
A K-9 OFFICER?
YOU GOTTA TAKE CARE
OF YOUR DOG FIRST.
AND HERE,
THAT'S FOR YOU.
SHOULDN'T YOU BE HOME?
IT'S NOT DARK.
I GET GROUNDED
IF IT'S AFTER DARK.
ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU.
SEE YA!
LOOK, LUEY!
I'M NOW OFFICIALLY
PART OF THE POLICE K-9 UNIT.
GET YOUR NOSE
OFF THAT.
SHEESH... SMUDGES.
JUST WHAT I NEED.
I WANT ONE OF THOSE.
THE ONE
WITH THE FAKE LADYBUGS.
FIRST,
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB,
THEN YOU'RE BUYING
$20 CAKES?
ARE YOU JOKING?
WHERE WOULD I GET
TWO SAWBUCKS?
WHAT DO YA THINK? YOU THINK
THE BUGS COME LOOKING LIKE THAT?
I HAVE TO BRING A CAKE
TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.
THAT'S HOW THE OTHER KIDS
KNOW IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY.
HUH!
WELL... WEAR A SIGN.
DIDN'T YOU COVER THAT BOOK
IN, LIKE, THE SIXTH GRADE?
YEAH. I DIDN'T
GET IT THEN.
I DIDN'T REALIZE
IT WAS THAT GOOD!
LOOK. SAM?
THERE'S SOMETHING
ON MY MIND,
SOMETHING I'VE BEEN
WANTING TO SAY TO YOU.
OKAY.
I MISS YOU.
THE OTHER DAY,
YOU SAID THAT THING ABOUT
WANTING TO START DATING
OTHER PEOPLE AGAIN?
- YEAH?
- UGH! NO.
I THINK THAT...
I'M ASKING...
I HAVE A PLAN,
AND I JUST WANT YOU
TO GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.
OKAY. SO WHAT'S
YOUR PLAN?
US.
I WANT TO GIVE
US ANOTHER TRY.
HERE'S THE THING.
WE LOVED EACH OTHER.
THAT'S FOR CERTAIN.
AND I THINK
WE STILL MIGHT.
AT LEAST, I KNOW I DO.
LOOK, PEOPLE BREAK UP
BECAUSE THEY FALL OUT OF LOVE!
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH US.
IT DIDN'T. I JUST...
AND I KNOW ONE THING
FOR SURE.
I DON'T WANT TO
BE WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
SO...
SO IT DIDN'T WORK.
OKAY. I THINK
IT CAN WORK THIS TIME.
AND WHY DIDN'T
IT WORK BEFORE?
WELL...
BECAUSE I...
I DON'T KNOW,
I THINK I WAS TOO...
AH, WHAT'S THE WORD FOR IT?
I WAS TOO FOCUSED ON...
PLAYTIME?
YEAH.
YEAH! PROBABLY.
BUT THAT'S THE THING.
I'VE CHANGED.
HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED, COOP?
BE SPECIFIC.
HOW?
WELL...
COOP...
I'M LEAVING.
OH.
OKAY, I'LL GET THE CHECK.
COOP!
LEAVING, AS IN TRANSFERRING.
I'M NOT GONNA
LIVE HERE ANYMORE.
I'M GONNA WORK AT ONE OF
THE BASE STATIONS IN THE VALLEY.
OH...
OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY!
WELL, THAT'S FINE,
SAMMY.
WE'LL STILL
SEE EACH OTHER.
NO, WE WILL RUN INTO EACH OTHER,
TRUST ME.
IT'S OKAY.
WANNA COME TO A PARTY?
GOOD OLD PHIL GAVE ME
A PIECE OF CAKE!
♪ HAPPY...
WE'LL SKIP THE SONG,
I'LL JUST MAKE A WISH
AND THEN WE CAN EAT.
I WISHED THAT
THEY DON'T CAPTURE ME
BEFORE MY MOM GETS BETTER.
THEY HAVE
SOME NOT-SO-NICE PLACES
FOR KIDS IN MY SITUATION.
OH!
AND I ALSO WISHED THAT
COOPER-BRAWNS DOESN'T FIND OUT
THAT YOU CAME TO MY PARTY.
"FRANCES...
"WE CAME BY
TO SEE HOW YOU'RE FEELING.
"WE'LL COME BACK SOON.
PASTOR JOHN AND RUTH"
OH, PENELOPE!
UH, RUTH,
IT'S THE DAUGHT CHILD!
WE GOT YOUR NOTE.
I THOUGHT I'D DROP BY HERE,
SAVE YOU THE TRIP.
GOOD, GOOD.
BUT WE WANTED TO
LOOK IN ON YOUR MOM.
OH, SHE'S IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS
THESE DAYS.
BUT I HAD A QUESTION.
SURE, WHAT IS IT?
IT'S ABOUT PRAYING.
COME IN.
SO...
SAY YOU PRAY FOR
SOMETHING YOU WANT.
HOW THOROUGH...
LIKE, COMPLETE...
DO YOU NEED TO BE?
I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.
SAY YOU WANT
TO GO FISHING
AND YOU PRAY FOR A FISHING ROD.
DO YOU NEED TO PRAY
FOR THE HOOKS SEPARATELY?
OR WILL YOU
AUTOMATICALLY GET THEM
WITH THE ROD?
DO YOU WANT TO
GO FISHING, DEAR?
NO.
IT'S A "SUPPOSE"
SORT OF QUESTION.
I ASKED MY MOM.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW,
AND SHE... WE...
FIGURED YOU WOULD KNOW,
BEING THAT
YOU'RE THE PREACHER.
AH.
MY DEAR,
GOD KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED
EVEN BEFORE YOU ASK.
IF HE WANTS YOU
TO CATCH A REALLY BIG FISH,
HE'LL PROVIDE
A REALLY BIG HOOK.
IF I HELP YOU,
YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE.
I KNOW.
YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL THEM
WE WERE TOGETHER.
WHATEVER.
OKAY.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
SAY A CIVILIAN
WORKS 40 HOURS A WEEK
AND CAN WASH
FIVE DOGS AN HOUR.
HOW MUCH IS THAT
PER HOUR,
AND HOW MUCH
IS THAT PER DOG?
FIRST, WE NEED TO
KNOW THE CIVILIAN'S PAY.
LIKE, DOES HE MAKE
MINIMUM WAGE?
OR IS HE IN A UNION?
THEY USUALLY MAKE
MORE THAN MINIMUM.
WHAT'S A UNION?
'CAUSE ONE OF MY FELLOW OFFICERS
TOLD ME I SHOULD JOIN ONE.
WE NEED TO
RENEGOTIATE MY SALARY.
WHAT?
I SPOKE TO AN EXPERT.
I NEED $7.00 AN HOUR.
MINIMUM.
RIGHT NOW, I GET FIVE.
RIGHT NOW,
YOU DON'T GET A WAGE,
YOU GET A GIFT,
WHICH IS FROM ME,
PERSONALLY,
OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF MY HEART.
AND IT WOULD BE OVERPAYMENT
IF IT WERE PAY.
BUT IT'S NOT,
BECAUSE YOU WERE NEVER HIRED,
BECAUSE THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE
WHO ALREADY GETS PAID TO DO
WHAT YOU THINK
YOU WERE HIRED TO DO!
LUEY'S HAPPIER CLEAN,
AND A HAPPY DOG
IS A HARD-WORKING DOG.
AND A HARD-WORKING DOG
CAN SMELL AN OUTLAW A MILE AWAY.
FIVE MILES AWAY.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
IF LUEY STINKS,
LIKE HE DID WHEN I MET HIM,
HE'S GOING TO BE DISTRACTED
BY HIS OWN ODOR
AND MAKE MISTAKES.
ALL THAT TO SAVE $2.00?
WHOA!
WHAT'S UP
WITH THE STARE-DOWN?
SHE WANTS A RAISE.
"COPS FOR KIDS"
DOESN'T MEAN SLAVE LABOR.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING
AS COPS FOR KIDS!
YOU INVENTED IT,
REMEMBER?
DANG.
REALLY, DUDE?
WOW.
HOW MUCH DID SHE
GET OUT OF YOU?
SHE WANTED SEVEN,
BUT I GOT HER
DOWN TO SIX.
IT WAS WORTH SEVEN.
SHE WORKS FOR ME.
MM-MM.
NO, SHE DOESN'T!
SHE SAID SHE WOULDN'T WORK
FOR A SLAVE OWNER!
SORRY. THEY PUT
BROCCOLI ON IT TONIGHT.
I KNOW YOU DON'T
LIKE BROCCOLI,
BUT I GOT YOU
AN EXTRA ICE CREAM.
THANK YOU.
HOW WERE
MY MOM'S LABS TODAY?
THEY'VE HAVEN'T
CHANGED MUCH, SWEETIE.
THAT'S OKAY.
THEY WILL SOON.
THAT'S HOW THIS GOES.
EAT BEFORE YOUR RIDE COMES.
WHEN DO YOU
GET A DAY OFF?
THURSDAY.
BUT I'M BUSY.
I WASN'T ASKING ABOUT YOU.
I FIGURED IF YOU GOT A DAY OFF,
SO DID LUEY.
I WAS THINKING
ABOUT SHOW-AND-TELL,
AT MY SCHOOL.
THERE'S A SOUTH SWELL
COMING IN.
SHOWING-AND-TELLING
AT YOUR SCHOOL
IS THE LAST THING
I WANT TO DO.
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO COME.
I CAN TAKE HIM.
AH, THE DEPARTMENT
WOULD NEVER GO FOR IT.
THEY WOULDN'T APPROVE
OF A DOG DEMONSTRATION?
I STILL HAVE TO DROP HIM OFF.
SO?
YOU'RE TRYING TO COME UP
WITH REASONS TO SAY NO.
WHAT MAKES
YOU SAY THAT?
THAT'S HOW
GUYS LIKE YOU ARE.
YOU KNOW
A LOT ABOUT GUYS LIKE ME?
I KNOW MY MOM WAS SMART ENOUGH
TO DIVORCE ONE.
THIS IS YOU
ASKING FOR A FAVOR?
THEY'LL JUST FEED HIM
A BUNCH OF LICORICE
OR DING-DONGS... WHATEVER IT IS
YOU GUYS EAT THESE DAYS,
A BUNCH OF HOKUM.
WE NEVER EAT HOKUM.
WELL?
IT'S AGAINST THE RULES.
YOU ALWAYS SAY
HE'S FAT AND STUPID.
THIS IS A CHANCE FOR HIM
TO SOCIALIZE AND EXERCISE,
ALL WHILE
YOU'RE RIDING THAT SOUTH SWELL.
OH, HEY.
YOU ANY GOOD WITH KNOTS?
COOPER...
I THOUGHT ABOUT
WHAT YOU ASKED.
ABOUT HAVING ANOTHER TRY?
AND...
THE ANSWER'S NO.
I'M LEAVING.
TRANSFERRING.
MOVING FAR AWAY.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S TOO HARD!
SEEING YOU.
BUT I DON'T UNDERST...
COOPER.
YOU ARE A GREAT GUY.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
THAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU.
YOUR SUN IS ALWAYS OUT,
AND...
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
BUT?
YOU KNOW THE OTHER DAY,
WHEN THOSE THREE LITTLE ONES
WERE SITTING ON THE BENCH...
AND YOU ASKED ME
HOW I DO IT?
I CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
MY PLAN WAS
TO LEAN ON YOU,
BECAUSE...
THAT'S WHAT COUPLES DO
WHEN THINGS GET DARK.
AND I WANTED TO BE THERE
FOR YOU, TOO, BUT...
YOUR LIFE NEVER
SEEMS TO GETS SERIOUS ENOUGH
FOR YOU TO NEED ME.
WE FELL IN LOVE
AND WE GOT ENGAGED,
AND I THOUGHT
WE'D GROW OLD TOGETHER...
BUT INSTEAD, WE GREW APART.
I'VE GIVEN TWO WEEKS'
NOTICE, COOP.
I HAVE TO GO.
SAM.
COME ON.
LET'S...
COOPER.
THE OTHER DAY,
YOU SAID
THAT YOU STILL LOVED ME.
IF THAT'S TRUE,
EVEN JUST A LITTLE...
YOU WON'T ASK ME NOT TO.
THEN I WON'T ASK YOU NOT TO.
I'LL HAVE HIM
BACK IN HIS PEN BY DARK.
RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL.
ROGER THAT.
HAVE FUN!
I WILL.
COME ON, LUEY!
OKAY, I NEED
YOU ALL TO GO OUT.
AND YOU NEED TO LEAVE, TOO.
I NEED TO PREPARE
MY PRESENTATION ALONE.
SMELL THIS, LUEY.
OKAY, YOU CAN
ALL COME BACK IN NOW!
BLOODHOUNDS ARE DIFFERENT
THAN MOST OTHER DOGS.
THEY'RE DESIGNED TO TRACK
CELLS THAT FALL OFF HUMANS
AND LEAVE A SCENT BEHIND.
THAT'S WHERE I COME IN.
I LOOK AFTER HIM,
BATHE HIM, AND HELP
WITH SENSITIVE TRAINING.
EWW!
AND THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
BLOODHOUNDS DROOL
MORE THAN MOST OTHER DOGS.
OH, AND THEY CAN'T
EAT ANY HOKUM.
WHAT'S "HOKUM"?
IT'S KIND OF LIKE FOOD
FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, I THINK.
HOW'D YOU GET TO DO THAT JOB?
I HAVE A BOSS ON THE FORCE.
OFFICER COOPER-BRAWNS.
HE HIRED ME.
HOW CAN OTHER PEOPLE
GET A JOB WITH THE FORCE?
YEAH, I WANT TO DO THAT, TOO!
YOU HAVE TO BE
SPECIALLY QUALIFIED.
BUT WE'RE CUTTING INTO
MY DEMONSTRATION TIME.
THIS HARNESS TELLS HIM
THAT PLAYTIME IS OVER,
IT'S TIME FOR WORK.
OKAY, LUEY. I NEED YOU
TO FIND TIFFANY'S BACKPACK.
THAT'S TIFFANY.
T-I-F-F-A-N-Y.
GO FIND.
NO WAY!
SHE TAUGHT LUEY TO READ!
FAUSS, LUEY! FAUSS!
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS NOT TO LET
THE MASCARA CLUMP TOGETHER.
HEY! WHERE ARE YOU
OFF TO, LITTLE LADY?
HI, KENNEL KENNY.
I'M TAKING LUEY ON A "RIKE."
A... A WHAT?
LUEY RUNS
AND PULLS ME ALONG ON MY BIKE.
SEE YA.
GOODBYE.
SO RICH!
I GOT SO MUCH CAKE,
IT WAS AWESOME.
I'M TALKING, LIKE,
BLACK FOREST CAKE.
JUST A SECOND,
I'VE JUST GOT TO...
HEY! WHERE'S LUEY?
OH, POLKA-DOT
TOOK HIM OUT ON A RIKE.
IT'S REALLY CUTE...
I DON'T...
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW, KENNY.
I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE
TO TELL YOU
YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO KNOW.
I'M PRETTY SURE SHE'S BEEN
TAKING HIM HOME AT NIGHT.
RETURNS HIM IN THE MORNING,
BEFORE I GET IN.
IF THE CAPTAIN
FOUND OUT,
HE'D PUT ME
ON A PERMANENT UNPAYCATION.
I MEAN, IS IT
WORTH THE HEADACHE?
HOW'S LUEY PERFORMING?
HE'S GOT MORE GIDDY-UP
THAN EVER.
BUT HE'S NOT
SLEEPING HERE.
I MEAN, THAT'S A...
THAT'S A BIG LIABILITY.
WELL...
AFTER HE FINDS A KID
THAT'S GONE MISSING,
ASK THE PARENTS IF THEY CARE
WHERE THE SEARCH DOG
SPENT THE NIGHT.
AHH...
LET'S LET
SLEEPING DOGS LIE, KENNY.
REALLY, COOP.
"SLEEPING DOGS LIE?"
EVERYTHING'S
GOING REALLY GOOD, MOM.
I DID THIS MAJOR THING
AT SCHOOL FOR EARTH SCIENCE.
EVERYONE IN THE CLASS
TOTALLY CHEERED AT THE END.
YOU WOULD'VE LOVED IT.
♪ FROM THIS VALLEY
♪ THEY SAY
YOU ARE GOING ♪♪
WHAT IS IT, LUEY?
POLKA-DOT?
POLKA-DOT?
EVERYTHING'S FINE, MOM.
YOU TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING
I'D NEED TO KNOW
TO NAVIGATE MY OWN RIVER.
GO TO SCHOOL, EAT GOOD,
BED EARLY,
NOT BE SCARED.
I EVEN SAID MY PRAYERS,
JUST LIKE YOU'D WANT ME TO.
FEEL MY SMILE.
I CAN FEEL IT, HONEY.
I CAN FEEL YOUR SMILE.
I LOVE YOU, MOM.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
BUT, LUEY, I'M ALSO WORRIED,
WHAT IF MY MOM
DOESN'T COME BACK?
COMING TO GET YOU,
LUEY! TIME TO WORK.
IS THE SUSPECT ARMED?
YEAH, ROGER THAT, COOP.
HE HAD A HAND-GUN.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON, LUEY.
LET'S GET YOUR GAME FACE ON.
COME ON, GRIZZ. LOAD UP.
LOAD UP HERE. LOAD UP.
QUIET, LUEY. SIT TIGHT.
WHAT DO WE GOT?
WHITE MALE. MID-20s.
WHEN THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT
WAS TOO SLOW
GIVING UP THE CASH,
HE KNOCKED HIM OVER THE HEAD,
DROPPED HIM COLD.
DROP ANYTHING...
HAT, WALLET, GLOVE?
YEAH.
CIGARETTE,
HE TOUCHED IT.
HE'S GOT ABOUT
A 10-MINUTE JUMP ON US.
PATROL'S GOT TWO GUYS
READY TO WATCH.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD.
LET'S ROLL.
LET LUEY TAKE THE LEAD.
MAYBE HE CAN SNIFF HIM OUT,
WE CAN AVOID A BITE.
THAT'S A GOOD CALL.
COME ON, LUEY.
COME ON. COME ON.
LET'S GO. COME ON.
I'M GONNA SEND
GRIZZLY IN.
NO. NO, WAIT.
WE KNOW YOU'RE ARMED!
COME OUT, HANDS FIRST!
DO IT NOW!
LET ME GIVE
THE COMMAND.
YOU GOT THREE SECONDS,
OR WE'RE SENDING IN THE DOG!
ONE...
TWO...
GO BACK TO THE CRIME SCENE.
PICK UP THE RIGHT TRAIL.
WOOF!
ROGER THAT.
I'M SORRY.
I'M TAKING YOU HOME.
COME ON!
- THIS ONE?
- YEAH.
ON THE LEFT?
THANK YOU
FOR THE RIDE.
GO GET YOUR MOM.
WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT THIS.
NO, WE DON'T.
GO GET YOUR MOM.
BUT SHE'S ASLEEP.
WAKE HER UP.
I CAN'T. SHE'S SICK.
REAL SICK.
OH, REALLY? SICK? SICK HOW?
SHE HAS LIVER DISEASE.
LIVER DISEASE?
WHAT KIND OF
LIVER DISEASE?
PRIMARY BILIARY
CIRRHOSIS.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
WAKE HER UP ANYWAY.
SHE'S NOT HOME.
WHAT, HER BILELARRY...
BILILARY, WHATEVER... GOT BETTER?
NO.
I LIED. SHE'S NOT SICK.
SHE'S OUT.
SHE DOES THAT SOMETIMES,
AND SHE STAYS OUT VERY LATE.
AND LEAVES YOU ALL ALONE?
NOT ALL NIGHT!
AND BESIDES,
I'M OLD ENOUGH TO BABY-SIT.
REMEMBER?
OPEN UP, MA'AM. POLICE.
WHAT'S HER NAME?
FRANCES.
OPEN UP, FRANCES.
IT'S THE POLICE.
FRANCES?
OKAY. YOU GO IN THERE.
LOCK THE DOOR
AND GO TO BED, OKAY?
I'LL BE BACK TOMORROW,
AND TELL HER TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU.
HEY, LUEY.
DON'T YOU DARE.
COME HERE.
SIT DOWN.
THAT'S A PINK SLIP.
IN CASE YOU'VE
NEVER SEEN ONE,
THAT'S HOW YOU FIND OUT
YOUR JOB'S
LETTING YOU GO.
LEAVE THE STUFF THAT
WAS HERE WHEN YOU CAME,
TAKE WHATEVER'S YOURS
WITH YOU.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
OH, SURE, I CAN.
I NEED THE MONEY!
11-YEAR-OLDS
DON'T NEED MONEY,
BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO
ANYTHING OF VALUE.
WASHING A DOG IS VALUE.
AND I'M 12 NOW.
NOT WHEN IT CAUSES
THIS MUCH HEADACHE.
THERE'S A REASON
THEY'RE CALLED "ACCIDENTS,"
AND NOT "ON-PURPOSES."
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE
GOING TO A CRIME SCENE.
DON'T MOVE AN INCH.
LAST NIGHT,
WE WERE A HEARTBEAT AWAY
FROM SENDING IN THE ATTACK DOG.
THOSE ARE BITES.
THAT WHITE STUFF IS BONE.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
YOUR ARMS AND LEGS.
I DID THAT.
THAT WAS MY DOG.
I SENT HIM IN.
BUT I CAN LIVE WITH IT,
BECAUSE
THAT WAS AN ARMED SUSPECT,
AND THAT'S MY JOB.
LAST NIGHT?
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU.
I WAS WRONG
FOR CREATING THIS MESS
AND FOR LETTING YOU THINK
THIS PLACE WAS A PLAYGROUND.
BUT THE "COPS FOR KIDS"
PROGRAM...
THEY WON'T BE HAPPY
WHEN THEY FIND OUT...
THERE IS
NO COPS FOR KIDS.
YOU MADE IT UP.
IT'S NOT REAL.
IT'S YOUR TALL TALE,
JUST LIKE MARK TWAIN
MADE UP HUCK FINN.
HUCK FINN
IS A STORY BY SAMUEL CLEMENS,
WHO CALLED HIMSELF
MARK TWAIN,
AND MARK TWAIN BELIEVED
IN HUCK FINN.
AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT HAPPENED
ON THE MISSISSIPPI...
IT COULD'VE HAPPENED!
FROM NOW ON,
YOU'RE OFF THE JUNK FOOD.
IT'S OKAY, COOP.
I WASN'T
DOING ANYTHING.
WILL YOU BELIEVE
THAT I GOT
CONNED BY A KID?
WHAT?
SHE'S 11!
11?
ACTUALLY, I GUESS
SHE JUST TURNED 12,
BUT SHE'S CAUSED ME
NOTHING BUT GRIEF,
AND NOW TO MAKE THINGS WORSE,
LUEY WON'T EAT.
WHO'S THE KID?
UH, SHE WORKED
FOR ME.
SHE'S PART OF
THE "COPS FOR KIDS" PROGRAM.
WE DON'T HAVE
A "COPS FOR KIDS" PROGRAM.
I KNOW.
SHE INVENTED IT.
SHE HID IN MY TRUCK LAST NIGHT
ON A CALL,
AND THANKS TO "LOONY,"
WHO TRACKED HER
INSTEAD OF A SUSPECT,
SHE ALMOST GOT MAULED!
OKAY, TIME OUT.
YOU HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF
HOLES TO FILL IN.
SO LET'S START WITH...
DID YOU GET A WAIVER
FROM HER PARENTS
FOR HER TO WORK WITH YOU?
I'VE SEEN THAT STUPID
"OOPS, I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT THAT" LOOK BEFORE.
SO...
WHAT DID HER PARENTS SAY
WHEN YOU DROPPED HER OFF?
AND THERE'S THAT LOOK AGAIN.
WELL, THE MOM'S
DIVORCED,
AND SHE WASN'T HOME.
LET'S CALL HER.
I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER.
OKAY. WELL,
GIVE ME HER NAME.
FRANCES IS THE MOM.
- MM-HMM?
- POLKA-DOT'S THE KID.
THAT'S POLKA-DOT?
OKAY, WELL, FRANCES WHAT?
POLKA-DOT WHAT?
UM...
AN ADDRESS?
DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN.
BUT I KNOW WHERE IT IS,
BECAUSE
I DROPPED HER OFF.
YOU LET HER GO IN?
YOU DIDN'T MEET THE MOM,
AND YOU DROVE AWAY?
YOU HAVE A 12-YEAR-OLD
WHO WORKS FOR YOU,
SHE STAYS OUT AT NIGHT,
AND YOU'VE NEVER HEARD
FROM ANY PARENTS,
BUT THAT DOESN'T STRIKE YOU
AS ODD?
YOU-YOU DO REALIZE THE MOST KIDS
HAVE A CURFEW, RIGHT?
I MEAN, WHAT IS IT YOU DO
FOR A LIVING?
ALL SHE WAS DOING
WAS WASHING THE STUPID DOG
FOR BUBBLEGUM MONEY.
WHERE DID YOU MEET HER?
AT THE DINER.
SHE WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB.
SHE WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB
AND SHE'S 12?
HEY! I KNOW
WHERE SHE GOES TO SCHOOL.
SHE ASKED ME TO DO THIS, UH,
UM, TALK,
A SHOW-AND-TELL.
SO DID YOU?
PFFT. REALLY?
SAMANTHA McCUTCHEN.
YEAH, HE'S RIGHT HERE.
YOUR OFFICE IS TRANSFERRING
A CALL FROM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
IT'S URGENT.
YEAH. BRAWN.
HER LABS
WERE GETTING BETTER...
HEADING THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SHE WAS BECOMING
MORE RESPONSIVE.
BUT THEN HER VITAL SIGNS
DETERIORATED QUICKLY.
PEOPLE WITH LIVER DISEASE
THIS... THIS ADVANCED
DON'T HAVE MUCH RESERVE.
SHE WENT BACK
INTO A DEEP COMA,
STOPPED BREATHING AT 12:02.
SHE'S DEAD?
DOESN'T SHE HAVE
A NEXT-OF-KIN LISTED?
NO.
DOES POLKA-DOT KNOW?
NO. WE WANTED AN ADULT,
SOMEONE CLOSE TO HER,
TO TELL HER,
AND BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN
DROPPING HER OFF
FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS,
WE FIGURED...
WHAT?
YOU'RE HER GUARDIAN, RIGHT?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'RE K-9 OFFICER BRAWNS?
"BRAWN." YEAH.
YOU'RE
LUEY'S HANDLER?
WAIT. YOU KNOW LUEY?
LUEY COMES WITH HER
SOMETIMES.
HOW OFTEN?
SHE COMES EVERY DAY,
AND LUEY USUALLY COMES WITH HER.
SHE STAYS
UNTIL YOU PICK HER UP.
OKAY, LET ME
GET THIS STRAIGHT.
SO POLKA-DOT
COMES HERE...
EVERY DAY.
SHE TOLD THE STAFF
THAT SHE'S STAYING
WITH OFFICER BRAWN,
AND HE GIVES HER
A RIDE HOME?
YEAH. WITH HIM.
I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND
ACCUSATORY, BUT...
BUT HOW COME NOBODY
VERIFIED HER STORY?
DON'T ANSWER THAT.
I DIDN'T EITHER.
DO YOU WANT TO BRING HER
TO SEE HER MOM
BEFORE WE MOVE HER?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
POLKA-DOT SAW HER?
LAST NIGHT.
BUT IT WAS LATER THAN USUAL.
MAYBE SHE SENSED
THIS WAS COMING.
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
SHE WAS KIND OF...
WELL, DOWN.
DID HER MOM KNOW SHE WAS HERE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
BUT SHE COMBED HER MOM'S HAIR
AND DID HER MAKE-UP.
NO.
NO. I'M NOT
BRINGING HER DOWN HERE.
SHE SHOULD REMEMBER HER
JUST LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU.
I'LL DO THIS.
I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.
I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
NO, SAM.
THANK YOU.
I HAVE TO
DO THIS ALONE.
SHE CAN'T HEAR IT
FROM A STRANGER.
NO, COOP, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT THIS IS LIKE.
- I'VE SEEN THIS...
- NO! YOU HAVEN'T.
I'VE BEEN A COP
FOR 15 YEARS.
- NO, TRUST ME.
- I'VE DONE PLENTY OF...
- NOT LIKE THIS ONE.
- NOTIFICATIONS LIKE THIS.
SAM, I WOULD
LIKE NOTHING BETTER
THAN TO LET YOU
DO THIS FOR ME.
REALLY, BUT I...
THIS IS
MY RESPONSIBILITY.
I DIDN'T SEE IT.
I JUST DIDN'T SEE IT.
OKAY. I'LL GO PICK HER UP
AND I'LL TAKE HER
DOWN TO THE STATION
AND I'LL TELL HER THERE.
NO. IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
SHE KNOWS
THE MOMENT SHE SEES YOUR EYES
WHAT'S COMING.
SO...
YOU GOTTA SAY IT THEN
AND SAY IT STRAIGHT.
NO MINCING.
SHE'S ALREADY
BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH,
AND THAT JUST...
IT PROLONGS THE AGONY.
SO WHEN SHE GOES
INTO DENIAL,
WHICH SHE WILL,
RESTATE IT.
RESTATE IT UNTIL
SHE BELIEVES YOU.
OKAY.
COOP.
I'M COMING WITH YOU.
I DON'T THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW YOU.
I'M NOT GOING FOR HER.
YOU'LL KNOW WHAT TO DO.
AH.
POLKA-DOT?
IT'S ME.
ANSWER THE DOOR.
POLKA-DOT, OPEN UP!
I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!
ANSWER THE DOOR.
COME ON, ANSWER THE DOOR.
COME ON. OPEN UP.
I'M COMIN' IN, EITHER WAY!
STOP RIGHT THERE.
DON'T MAKE ME SHOOT.
DON'T SHOOT!
I'M A POLICE OFFICER!
STOP RIGHT THERE.
DON'T MAKE ME SHOOT.
POLKA-DOT?
POLKA-DOT!
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE A SEAT...
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
I'M NOT LEAVING.
HOWEVER LONG
IT TAKES FOR YOU TO COME OUT,
I'LL STILL BE HERE.
HI.
I TOLD MY MOM
YOU WANT TO TALK TO HER.
SHE'LL BE BACK LATER
TODAY. SHE'S OUT...
POLKA-DOT... STOP.
SIT DOWN.
AM I CAUGHT?
SIT.
PLEASE.
I KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
THEN YOU KNOW
THAT SHE'S AT MEMORIAL?
SHE'S NOT
AT MEMORIAL ANYMORE.
POLKA-DOT...
I NEED YOU
TO LOOK AT ME.
SHE'S GONE.
SHE'S GONE
TO A...
BETTER PLACE.
I'M SUPPOSED TO
GO TO THE PREACHER'S.
I MEAN... THE PASTOR.
THAT'S WHAT MY MOM SAID.
SO IT'S ALL SET.
YOU CAN RIDE ME THERE,
JUST LET ME GET MY STUFF.
OH, AND I SHOULD STILL
GO TO SCHOOL.
I KNOW!
YOU CAN KEEP ME!
IT'S LIKE HUCK.
THE WIDOW TOOK HIM IN.
EVEN WHEN MISS WATSON
DIDN'T WANT HER TO,
SHE STILL DID IT!
WE DON'T HAVE TO
BE CIVILIZED OR ANYTHING.
I COULD DO STUFF FOR YOU
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO,
LIKE PAY YOUR BILLS ONLINE!
POLKA-DOT, STOP!
NO, I'M... LOOK, I'M SORRY.
THAT WOULD NEVER WORK.
I'M NOT...
I'M NOT SET UP FOR THAT.
"SOME DAY, I'LL LIE DOWN
AND FORGET IT ALL!
AND MY POOR BROKEN HEART
WILL BE AT REST..."
"FOR WHO FETCHED ME SO LOW
WHEN I WAS SO HIGH?
I DID MYSELF."
POLKA-DOT, STOP IT.
"LET THE COLD WORLD
DO ITS WORST.
"ONE THING I KNOW...
THERE'S A GRAVE
SOMEWHERE FOR ME."
POLKA-DOT, IT'S GONNA BE...
"THE WORLD MAY GO ON
"JUST AS
IT'S ALWAYS DONE,
"AND TAKE EVERYTHING FROM ME...
BUT IT CAN'T TAKE THAT."
"SOME DAY, I'LL LIE DOWN IN IT
AND FORGET IT ALL,
AND MY POOR, BROKEN HEART
WILL BE AT REST."
HANG ON.
COME ON. COME ON, LET'S GO IN.
COME ON.
YOUR MOM?
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
UH, I'M ACTUALLY
JUST AN ACQUAINTANCE OF...
WELL, SAMANTHA HERE
IS WITH CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
IF YOU'RE WILLING,
THIS IS THE BEST OPTION FOR NOW.
WE CAN RE-EVALUATE LATER,
AND SEE
IF IT'S FEASIBLE FOR EVERYONE.
EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL FIGURE
THIS THING OUT TOGETHER.
YOU'LL TEACH US
A FEW THINGS TOO, I BET.
WE CAN DO SOME BAKING.
UM, I'LL, UH...
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR A FUNERAL SERVICE.
SOMETHING SIMPLE.
OKAY. WOULD YOU, UH,
WOULD YOU LET ME KNOW?
OF COURSE.
SHE'S IN
A SAFE PLACE, COOP.
THERE'S NOT
A LOT OF OPTIONS...
WHEN THERE'S NO DAD
IN THE PICTURE
AND NO RELATIVES.
BELIEVE ME.
THIS... IS THE BEST ONE.
HOW DO THEY DO?
YOU KNOW, IN THE LONG RUN?
SOME DO FINE...
AND...
SOME DON'T.
TELL ME ABOUT
THE ONES THAT DON'T.
YOU ALREADY KNOW
ABOUT THEM.
AND THOSE ARE
THE DESPERATE ONES...
YOU'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH THEM
YOUR WHOLE CAREER.
HOW DO YOU NOT
BRING 'EM ALL HOME?
YOU NEVER ONCE...
ASKED ME THAT
WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER.
I'M SORRY...
FOR THAT.
IT BREAKS YOUR HEART,
DOESN'T IT?
YOU'D BRING 'EM ALL HOME
IF YOU COULD, WOULDN'T YOU?
FOR YEARS,
I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR JUST...
FOR JUST A HINT OF HUMANITY
IN THAT WATERLOGGED SOUL.
SO TELL ME ONE THING.
WHY NOW?
WHY NOT WHEN
WE WERE TOGETHER?
I... WISH I KNEW.
THANKS.
AND THEN I'LL SAY
SOMETHING SIMPLE.
SOMETHING TO
CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF...
UH, "POLKA-DOT."
LIKE WHAT?
LIKE WHAT WILL YOU SAY?
WELL, SOMETHING LIKE,
"LORD, AS YOU
WELCOME FRANCES
"INTO YOUR LOVING ARMS,
"WASH AWAY OUR PAIN
AND OUR ANGUISH
AND RESTORE AGAIN
THE JOY IN OUR SOULS."
"JOY"?
AND THEN WE COULD, UH...
HAVE SEVERAL SELECTIONS
FROM THE ORGANIST.
YOU KNOW, I, UH...
I DON'T WANT
TO OFFEND ANYBODY,
BUT I'M...
I'D LIKE TO MAKE
THE ARRANGEMENTS MYSELF.
I'VE GOT, UH, SOMETHING
A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN MIND.
I'M SURE
IT WILL BE LOVELY.
"DO NOT SPILL YOUR TEARS
INTO THE WATER.
INSTEAD, TURN,
FACE THE WIND..."
"FOR I WILL BE THERE,
AND I WILL WIPE THEM DRY."
"AND LIKE THE WAVES
THAT BLANKET THE SHORE,
"MY LOVE WILL REMAIN WITH YOU...
"FAMILIAR,
"ENDURING,
"AND INFINITE.
IT IS ALL THESE THINGS,
BUT IT IS NEVER ABSENT."
I LOVE YOU, MOM.
"NEVER ABSENT."
GOD, WATCH OVER
THIS LITTLE GIRL
AND BLESS THE MEMORY
OF HER MOM.
♪ THOUGH
I MAY NOT BE AROUND ♪
♪ KNOW THAT
I'LL BE LOOKIN' DOWN ♪
♪ TO KEEP YOU SAFE
TO KEEP YOU SOUND ♪
♪ BUT YOU'RE NOT LOST
YOU'RE FOUND ♪
♪ AHH...
♪ YOU ARE FOUND ♪
COOPER-BRAWNS?
YEP?
MY MOM...
I BET
SHE REALLY LIKED HER FUNERAL.
AWW, I'M SURE
SHE DID.
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT
I DID LAST WEEK?
UM... I DON'T KNOW.
I READ
"HUCK FINN."
DID YOU LIKE IT?
I LOVED IT!
IT WAS KINDA SAD.
LIKE HOW?
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW
HUCK'S A LITTLE KID,
BUT HE STILL FEELS
SO RESPONSIBLE
FOR JIM THE SLAVE.
YOU KNOW, IT JUST...
KINDA MADE ME SAD.
WHY?
WELL, YOU KNOW,
EVEN THOUGH
LIFE DEALT HUCK
A PRETTY ROUGH HAND...
I THINK HE STILL JUST
WANTED TO BE A KID,
YOU KNOW?
THE KIND THAT DOESN'T
HAVE ANY WORRIES.
AND IT MADE ME SAD
THAT HE MIGHT'VE FELT GUILTY
JUST FOR WANTING THAT.
BUT...
IT ENDED HAPPY.
'CAUSE, HUCK,
FOUND OUT
THERE WAS SOMEBODY
HE COULD LEAN ON.
HE FOUND OUT
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DO
WHEN IT GETS DARK.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU'RE GONNA KEEP ME,
AREN'T YOU, COOPER-BRAWNS?
I GOT YOUR SIX.
WILL YOU KEEP ME?
I WILL.
- BE HERE AT 3:00.
- 3:00 IT IS!
YOU SHOULD'VE
GIVEN HER THE RAISE.
I GAVE HER THE RAISE!
YEAH, EVENTUALLY!
HI!
I'M POLKA-DOT.
DID YOU WANT MY DAD
OR MY MOM?
UH, THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
WHO WAS THAT?
DON'T WORRY.
I TOOK CARE OF IT.
WHO WAS THAT?
DON'T WORRY.
SHE TOOK CARE OF IT.
I THINK
WE SHOULD ESTABLISH
SOME GROUND RULES
AND PROCEDURES.
I AGREE.
WHY DON'T WE ALL SIT?
OKAY... FIRST.
I'M AT
A VERY IMPRESSIONABLE AGE.
I MAY NEED SOME BOUNDARIES.
OKAY. TWO...
HUCK FINNEVERY NIGHT.
WHAT?
THREE...
I WANT YOU
TO BUILD ME A RAFT,
AND WE'LL DO THAT EVERY DAY.
FOUR...
HOW OLD ARE YOU GUYS?