Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000): Season 5, Episode 11 - Hate Is Just a Four Letter Word - full transcript
The campus erupts in controversy when an accused anti-Semite is asked to give a speaking engagement at the school.
Kelly, come on.
Tell me who's negotiating
your contract.
Steve, there
is no contract.
There's no agent.
There's no big deal.
They're just taking
a couple pictures of me.
Excuse me. Seventeen magazine
is a big deal okay?
And everybody knows they pay
their models top dollar.
Steven, for
the last time,
l'm not a model.
l'm just a
college student.
That's why they picked me.
That's why they're taking
the pictures here on campus.
They picked you
because you'll work cheap.
Thank you,
Mr. Show Biz.
Uh-huh, okay,
well, this Mr. Show Biz kept
the Peach Pit alive
long after people thought
it'd be dead in the water, okay?
Yeah, right.
All you did was go and ask
your dad for a loan.
Believe me,
just mentioning that to him
cost me major
deal points, Kelly.
What's he doing here?
He's being motivational,
l guess. Who knows?
-Today's the last game
of Tournament '94. -Ah.
He's some piece
of work, Steve.
Rush? No!
Well, there he is,
Stevie Wonder!
So nice you could join us,
sonny boy.
Stevie...
l'll kill you.
Where are you going?
To be presidential.
When are you coming back?
Five minutes. l'll
meet you on the field.
How come you keep coming
to these Student
Senate meetings
if nobody else
ever comes?
Force of habit, l guess.
l'm sorry.
lt's not so bad.
l just bang my gavel
and go.
You can bang my
gavel anytime.
Mm, don't mind if l do.
Hang with me for two seconds.
This won't take long.
l refuse to be called
a racist, Janice!
She didn't call
you a racist, Levy!
l did!
Walsh is here.
Let's get started.
Excellent.
l think this is gonna
take a little longer
than two seconds.
Yeah.
Andrea, you're
out of wipes.
-Oh, here they are, Grandma.
-Oh!
There's some diapers
underneath.
Uh, you know, l expressed
two bottles of milk.
They're in the fridge.
And Jesse said he'd be home
no later than 7:00.
My Hadassah meeting
starts at 7:00.
Well, l'll call you from
the library at 6:00.
lf he's not here,
l'll just come home.
Don't rush on my account.
All those ladies do is gab for
the first 20 minutes anyway.
Thanks, Grandma.
And you have fun
with your Rosie, okay?
You know, Hannah's looking
more like Eli every day.
Who's Eli?
Sadie's son.
You never mentioned him.
He was a happy little boy.
l was his babysitter.
He died in the camps.
Sweetie, oh,
you're so beautiful.
lt's no secret
that the Jews on Wall Street
control the banks
in this country, that
they control the media,
the Congress,
the State Department;
the whole kosher pickle.
And if you dare to question
the scope of their influence,
they call you ''anti-Semite''
and demand a public apology.
Well, when have they apologized
for buying up the slums
of our cities and charging
the highest of rents
to the poorest of our black
brothers and sisters?
When have they apologized
for sucking the life's blood
out of our communities?!
The fact, is l have never heard
one Jew apologize
for the 250 million Africans
that died in the holds
of their slave ships
during the Middle Passage.
This is just a sampling
of the pernicious lies
that Reverend Turner...
That speech is five years old.
Turner's comments were taken
completely out of context.
And what kind of context could
you possibly put them in?
l move that this Senate take
action now to ban Roland Turner
from appearing on this campus
Friday night.
-Yeah, and l second it.
-Since when
does the Maccabee Center get
to decide who the Black
Student Union can or can't
invite to speak on this campus?
Since part
of my tuition goes
to finance
this Student Government.
Excuse me.
The B.S.U. is paying Reverend
Turner out of
-our own discretionary funds.
-But it's still
University money that's being
used to sponsor a demagogue...
Hey! Who made you the head
of the thought police?
Let's have some order,
please, people.
The First Amendment protects
the right of free speech,
and that is what
is at stake here.
That's all that's at stake here.
Look, obviously this is
a very emotional issue,
and l don't think we're
going to get anywhere...
Point of order,
Mr. President,
but a motion's been put
on the floor.
Well, l'm tabling that motion,
Alex, pending further study.
Take the vote, man!
Meeting's adjourned.
We'll reconvene at 2:00.
Let's go, Kel.
That's our
fearless leader.
You can't run away
-from this, Brandon.
-You didn't think
that Walsh would
actually have an opinion
without checking with the
Chancellor first, did you?
You're a funny guy, Alex.
Dr. Revez to Radiology.
Dr. Revez to Radiology.
Good morning,
or should l say
good afternoon?
Where am l?
They moved you
to a private room.
That's a good sign,
don't you think?
l think it's a very
good sign indeed.
Though, l'm definitely not
happy about the room number.
We need to get you
into a ''four.''
A ''four'' will bring
your life path
into a much
healthier balance.
A few of your friends
dropped by.
l don't want to see anybody.
Not even Valerie?
Especially not Valerie.
Oh, have a heart, Dylan.
She's been keeping a
round-the-clock vigil,
and she definitely has
a healing aura...
Stay out of it.
l'm sorry.
l'm sorry.
This is no time
to upset you,
but, um, there is someone
who needs to speak to you.
Hello, Dylan. l'm Jamie Young.
l was on call in the emergency
room when you were brought in.
Jamie's a
medical student,
and she's doing some
fabulous research on dreams.
Well, specifically,
we're studying patients
who've had
near-death experiences,
to see what they can remember
when they were unconscious.
What's your hurry, son?
I'll pray for your soul.
l don't remember anything.
-Okay, great.
-Okay, take care.
Thanks a lot.
What'd they say?
Chancellor Arnold's leaving
for a retreat tonight,
but Dean Whitmore offered
to bring all the parties
together for a powwow.
Well, that's good.
But we all agreed
the Administration
shouldn't get involved
until after the
Senate votes.
Why would you do that?
Because the Student Government's
supposed to be autonomous.
We should be able to work
it out by ourselves.
Well, you will.
With Alex Diaz
calling the shots?
Yeah, he did seem to be playing
one side against the other.
Exactly.
He knows the Review
Board's going
to meet in the next couple
of weeks to decide
whether or not l have
the right to be President,
and this is his way of showing
how little support l have.
Well, you have me.
And don't forget how persuasive
you can be one-on-one.
Does that mean
l can persuade you
to go back to
your apartment
for a little game of
slap and tickle, hmm?
Don't you have
a football game?
Oh, my God!
Muntz, how bad
was it, man?
l stopped counting at 35-7,
and that was halftime.
Hey, Mr. Punctuality,
so glad you could make it.
Steve, l'm real
sorry, man.
Oh, it's cool. Now everybody
knows you're a flake.
l'm not the flake
in this picture.
Hey, don't
worry about it.
Even Rush said these guys
are practically semipro.
Rush took it okay?
He's talking
basketball now.
l won't be on that team.
Ah, who cares if their tight end
could leap tall buildings
in a single bound--
they were lucky, too.
The only one who was
lucky was Brandon
for not being there.
Uh-huh. See this gaze,
see the clenched jaw?
l've come
to recognize these signs.
He's in a political mode
right now.
Listen, l'm real sorry
about the game,
but l'll see you guys
later, okay?
Bye, bud.
Mind if l join you?
Why not?
lt's still a free
country, isn't it?
Look, Janice, l know
you're a major part
of this Senate boycott
with Diaz.
One thing has nothing
to do with the other.
Sure, it just happens
to be a coincidence
that you've laid all
this on my lap
after you haven't been
to a meeting in two months.
Brandon, don't look
for a grand conspiracy here.
This month marks
the 25th anniversary
of the Black Student Union
on this campus,
which is something
every African-American
at C.U. is very proud of.
And we've been planning
a broad spectrum
of cultural events, such
as folk dancers from Senegal
and poetry readings.
And a keynote address by one of
the most controversial men
in America.
Hey, l wanted Anita Hill
to come, but l was outvoted,
so l went with the majority.
That's how a democracy works.
But Turner's ideas
are so extreme.
They used to say the same thing
about Malcolm and Dr. King
and Marcus Garvey.
You've heard of Marcus Garvey,
haven't you?
Marcus Garvey, he was,
uh, big, tall guy.
Didn't he play
for the Houston Rockets?
Very funny.
Look, Janice, maybe we can
come up with some way
to make this whole Turner
business a little less volatile.
-Now, what did you have in mind?
-Well, l'm just
thinking out loud now, but what
if the university still paid
for the speech,
but we held it off campus?
Like maybe in Compton
or South Central?
You know what l mean.
What if a bunch of Nazi
skinheads wanted to hold a rally
right here in the quad, huh?
At the law school we have
a saying:
''You're either down with the
First Amendment or you're not.''
You know what i mean?
Yeah, l know what you mean.
You know, my horoscope always
says the same damn thing.
What's it say?
''Accent the unorthodox.
Use elements of timing and
surprise to get what you want.''
Well, what do you want?
Faucet's fixed.
All it needed was a new washer.
What?
No, it's nothing.
We were just, um,
reading our horoscopes.
So, what's your sign?
Uh, Scorpio.
Hey, that's this month.
Yeah, l know.
So, when's your birthday?
Friday.
Friday?
We're having a party.
No, we won't.
Yes, we are.
No, l'm serious.
The last thing l need
is to be reminded of how old
l'm getting.
Exactly how old are you, Ray?
25.
Really?
Geez, you're practically
robbing the cradle, Ray.
l'm almost 20, thank you.
Well, l'm almost past my prime.
No, you're not.
Friday, 8:00.
We're having a party.
Donna...
Shh!
lt's a surprise.
l'm accenting the unorthodox.
Andrea, right?
Andrea Zuckerman.
Noah Levy.
From the Maccabee Center.
l was friends with Dan Rubin.
Right. Sure. Hi.
Hey. So, uh, what are you
up to these days?
Uh, n-nothing much.
l've got a physics mid-term
to study for tomorrow,
and a baby l've got
to get home to.
You have a baby?
Yeah. l'm married.
Got a baby.
lt's been a big year. Um...
Look, it was nice seeing you
Noah, but l've gotta go.
l'm crazed.
You know, l'm pretty
crazed myself.
You take care.
Are you still friends
with Brandon Walsh?
Uh, yeah, he's the
godfather of my daughter,
See, then, maybe you could
use your influence with him
to help keep Roland Turner
from speaking on this campus.
Turner's going
to speak at C.U.?
Friday night.
And the Senate votes
on it tomorrow.
l will definitely give
Brandon a call,
but l have to go home
and meet my grandma.
Thanks, but before you go,
take a look at this videotape
we have of Turner,
and you'll understand
why l came to you.
Okay.
Hey, what a pleasant
surprise.
Hi. l know it's late and l
should've called first, but l...
Come on in.
Thanks.
Hey, you know
you're always welcome here.
l thought l heard a familiar
voice. How's Hannah?
Fine.
Hey, chief.
Thought you'd be
at home cramming.
Yeah, me, too. Um, Brandon, can
l talk to you for a minute?
Sure, come on up.
How can you defend
Roland Turner?
l'm not.
Did you see this tape?
l saw part of it.
Well, did you see the part
where he questions
whether the Jews faked their
deaths in Auschwitz
so the U.N. would vote to create
the state of lsrael?
He said that?
Yeah, he said that.
Now you understand what kind
of man we're dealing with.
Still, he apologized
for that speech.
Apologized to whom?
The six million Jews
who died in the Holocaust?
Please, the only reason
he said anything
was because ABC News got
ahold of this tape.
Look, l agree with you.
Turner's obviously a racist, and
he's probably an anti-Semite...
Probably an anti-Semite?
Listen, the Student Senate's
gonna reconvene
at 2:00 tomorrow.
My sources tell me they're
gonna vote ten to five
in support of the Black
Student Union on this one.
How are you going to vote?
l'll probably abstain.
l don't believe you.
Hey, the other side's
got the vote on this one.
They don't care what l think.
lt's a done deal.
This is a backroom deal.
And what's that
supposed to mean?
lt means l won't be surprised
when Janice Williams
and Alex Diaz drop their
challenge to your presidency.
l think you know me
a little better than that.
That's okay,
Brandon.
You're just a political animal
like the rest of them.
Whoa, wait a second.
You come over to my house
at 1 1 :00 at night
to lobby me to vote your way,
and l'm a political animal?
Shame on you.
Brandon Walsh, up early
and working hard.
Hey, D'Shawn,
long time no see.
How's the team looking
this year, bud?
First game's down in
Long Beach this Friday
if you want to
come check it out.
l'm supposed to go to a surprise
party this Friday,
unless, of course, we have to
call out the National Guard
to protect Mr. Turner.
The talk was that was
going to be canceled.
Well, the Senate
votes on it today,
but my prediction is
he's gonna be there.
You're not too thrilled
about that, huh?
Frankly, no.
Janice Williams keeps assuring
me that his real message
is about self reliance
and self discipline,
but l don't know.
What do you think?
l think Roland Turner is
a promoter, Brandon.
And what are they
paying him-- 10,000 bucks?
Something like that.
Yeah, well, l get
suspicious of anyone
who tells poor people what
they want to hear
at 10,000 a pop.
Don't let yourself
get dragged in it.
lt'll just make you crazy.
Yeah, you're right.
Thanks, man.
Have a good season, huh?
Yeah, you, too.
Thanks.
Good morning.
Hi.
l thought you said you had an
important exam this morning.
l did.
l just wanted to see
how last night went.
Oh, it went.
Dylan slept. So did l.
l hope you did.
l'm not much
of a sleeper anymore.
Oh, Valerie.
l know.
l'm too stressed out.
l need to, uh, practice
my breathing and
get myself centered.
But first, um... l really
need to talk to Dylan.
Oh, l wish
you could, too, dear,
but right now, he just...
He feels too ashamed
to see anybody.
But there's nothing
to be ashamed of.
l mean, things got
out of control.
lt could happen to anybody.
l know, l've seen it.
Just give it time, Valerie, hmm?
Time and love.
l just wish there was
something l could do.
Well, there is.
lf you wouldn't mind
dropping by his house and
picking up a few
personal things-- you know, like
his bathrobe and a toothbrush.
Yeah, no problem.
But first
you get yourself to school
and pass that test of yours.
Okay, but before l go,
uh, there's something
that l need.
What's that, dear?
The house keys.
Now everything's
going to be fine,
and don't worry about Charles.
He's got a great eye.
He just gets a little
skittish under pressure.
Since l'm skittish by nature,
we should get along just fine.
You seem very calm to me.
Exteriors can be
deceiving.
lsn't that what posing's
all about?
No more. She's perfect.
Your whole life is
about to change.
You know that, don't you?
From one photo session?
l don't think so.
Hi, we found you.
Hey, it's our little
glamour queen.
Shh!
Nora Troussant,
these are my friends--
Steve Sanders
and Donna Martin.
-lt's a pleasure.
-Hi.
-Hi, nice to meet you.
-Hi.
l love what you're wearing.
Yeah, it's cute, huh?
l wanted to go with white
to play up her blondness.
Oh, she's a blonde,
all right.
Steve, don't you have
somewhere to go?
No, not unless you want me to
renegotiate your contract.
Don't mind him.
So where are they
doing your spread?
On the main quad.
Oh, l don't think so.
Why not?
Have you seen the
main quad today?
Stop Roland Turner
from spreading his message
of hate.
Sign the petition, let the
Senate know how you feel.
Stop Roland Turner from
spreading his message of hate.
Sign the petition,
let the Senate know how...
Thank you.
David, just the person
l want to see--
l have something
for you to sign.
Yeah, well don't take
this personal,
but l'm not really
into politics, Andrea.
This isn't about politics.
You're Jewish, aren't you?
Yeah, sure, l'm Jewish.
Then how can you tolerate
anti-Semitism?
Because being Jewish has never
really been a problem for me.
David, of course
it hasn't been.
You grew up in Beverly Hills.
No, Andrea, maybe it's
because l never made such
a big deal about it.
Fine. Don't sign it.
Andrea...
No, you know what?
There is an old parable
about a man
who said nothing when they
went and arrested people
from another city because
he didn't know who they were.
And he didn't say
anything when they went
to take his neighbors
away because he figured
''Hey, it has nothing
to do with me.''
And finally when they came
to his house,
he wondered why there was no one
left to stand up for him.
Sign the petition.
Let the Senate know
how you feel.
Stop Roland Turner from
spreading his message of hate.
Sign the petition.
Let the Senate know
how you feel.
Stop Roland Turner from
spreading his message of hate.
Sign the petition...
Oh... Uh, Dylan around?
No, he's not.
Can l help you?
You know where l can get
in touch with him?
And who are you?
l'm just an old surfing buddy
in from San Diego
for a couple of days.
So, you know when he'll be back?
Not for awhile.
Oh. So, how's he doing?
He was a pretty wild guy
back when l knew him.
l hope he's calmed down
a little bit.
ls he all right?
No, not really.
l'm sorry to hear that.
Say, you don't know how l can
get in touch with him, do you?
Yeah, sure, come on in.
All right.
We've collected
over 1 ,500 signatures
in the last six hours.
Which'll be presented to
the council this afternoon.
See, they don't want
a black man
to tell 'em like it is,
'cause that scares them.
No, it's your ignorance
that scares me.
-Who you calling
ignorant, bitch? -Hey, look...
They're turning this school
into a three-ring media circus.
We'll get through
this, Brandon.
Let me know how
the vote goes.
-Yeah, l will.
-Okay?
Thanks, Dean.
Can't control your friends
anymore, huh, Brandon?
That's not a good sign.
Go away, Alex.
Well, you know,
if you'd have taken
the vote yesterday,
like a real
president would've,
none of this would
have happened.
-Hey, Kel.
-Hi.
You look terrific.
ls this what you're wearing
-in the photo shoot?
-l don't think
there's gonna be a photo shoot
unless the Maccabee Center
decides to move their
little demonstration.
Fat chance--
Andrea and her friends
are so bent out
of shape about this,
there's no reasoning
with them.
Kelly,
it's over.
Charles won't work
under these conditions.
Can't we go
somewhere else?
Charles is too upset,
and frankly, so am l.
l'm sorry, Kel.
Nora, this is my
boyfriend, Brandon Walsh.
This is Nora-- she's
with the magazine.
She's put a lot
of effort into this.
You know...
l've worked in Milan, Paris,
all over the world
because of
what l can do,
because of who l am inside.
And it's only here,
in the land of the free,
that l'm constantly reminded
that it is all about
the color of my skin.
All right, now, before
this meeting gets started,
there are a few things
l'd like to say.
We have to evacuate the Union,
immediately.
Somebody just called in
a bomb threat.
The bomb squad thinks
the call could've come
from a splinter group
from the JDL,
or possibly the Ku Klux Klan.
But who knows?
l think he's holding up.
Would you like
to speak to him?
Brandon.
Hi, Chancellor.
Yeah.
Well, now that the senate
voted to let Turner come,
l think things are only
gonna get worse.
Yeah, l'll tell him.
Thanks. l'll try.
Well, here's a brainstorm--
the chancellor thinks
we should beef up security
on Friday night.
l'm already
working on it.
And l'm already working
on my resignation speech.
l hope you're kidding.
Half kidding.
l don't want
to be remembered
as the guy who presided
over the Civil War.
Do you think it
could come to that?
lt's pretty bleak, sir.
Janice Williams
and Noah Levy
got into a shouting
match after the vote.
Both sides are grandstanding
for the press.
lt's totally depressing.
For me, too.
You don't know much
about my background,
but l was one of the first
black students admitted
to the University
of Georgia.
And l remember the threats
and the cat calls
when we tried to desegregate
the lunch counters
and register new voters.
Were you one of
the Freedom Riders?
And l was there at the
Reflecting Pool in Washington
when Martin Luther King
spoke about his dream.
And every step of the way,
at every battle
that needed to be fought,
Jewish people were
right there with us.
To have it all unravel
after only one generation
is a very sobering thought.
Boom box, the boom box to give
it to you, boom box...
How does he sound
at a lower volume?
ls that a hint?
Yeah.
Hi, guys. Sorry l'm late.
Hi. What'd they say?
lt was crazy--
when the bomb threat happened,
l thought the photographer was
gonna have a nervous breakdown.
-Did they reschedule?
-Yeah,
but now they want to change
the whole concept.
They don't want to do the shoot
on campus anymore.
Well, who can blame them?
And they're thinking
of putting me on the cover.
That's great!
Thanks. But there's one
slight problem.
They rescheduled the shoot
for Friday night.
Mm. So you can't come
to Ray's surprise party.
Sorry.
That's okay.
Steve's not coming, either.
Why not?
Out of loyalty
to Griffin.
''Sorry, us KEG men gotta
stick together, Donna.''
What a creep.
Yeah. Andrea's
obviously
busy, and if you're out,
that means Brandon's out,
and poor Dylan, he's...
really out of it, so...
Yeah. l tried to call him today.
lris said he was
still pretty low.
Do you think l should
invite Valerie?
Not unless you want her to make
a move on your boyfriend.
You know, Ray doesn't really
seem like the party animal type.
Why don't we just make it a
small dinner party for the
-four of us?
-Okay.
But wait,
you're still gonna go
pick out his present
with me, right?
Sure. Just let me call Brandon
and see how he's holding up.
No, no. Come on, just
do it from the car,
'cause the store
closes at 6:00, okay?
Anything for you, bubbie.
Ciao.
See ya.
What's wrong?
Uh... it's nothing, really.
lt's just...
What do you think
of me being Jewish?
l don't know.
l don't really think of
you as being Jewish.
l don't really think of you
as being anything at all.
You're just David.
So it doesn't really
make a difference to you?
Does it make a
difference to you?
l don't know.
But Grandma,
nobody at the Maccabee Center
said anything to imply
that they would tolerate
a loony who would go
and call in a bomb scare.
l honestly don't think that's
how the media's gonna play it.
Look, l got to go--
l want to feed the baby,
watch the news and spend at
least 15 seconds with my husband
before l go back to the Maccabee
Center for the board meeting.
Okay. l know--
l love you, too.
Bye-bye.
l wish the phone would stop
ringing already.
What are you smiling about?
Andrea,
l'm your husband, l love you,
but you got to admit,
you thrive on this stuff.
What stuff?
The controversy,
the politics.
Being in the limelight.
Jesse, don't cheapen
what this is about, okay?
lt's not about me--
it is about Roland Turner
and his warped sense of history.
Okay, okay.
ln that case--
yeah--
sorry l said anything.
l want to hear what it is you
have to say.
l just don't know
what it is you're saying.
Well, in my opinion,
there's definitely
a clear difference
between free speech
and hate speech, but...
people are allowed
to have other opinions, Andrea.
But l didn't say they weren't.
Then tell that to Brandon.
Excuse me, Brandon is
a whole different story.
He abstained because he
didn't want to offend anybody,
and in the process
he alienated everybody.
Okay, l think
the news is starting.
Jesse,
please talk to me.
Well, what am l supposed to say?
You're dynamic...
y-you're smart,
you're beautiful,
you're passionate...
you're a good mom.
But you're not a very
tolerant person, Andrea.
You're just not.
Today's student vote
is a clear indication
of their indifference
to the rise of anti-Semitism
in this country,
and we will not stand by
while our lives
are being threatened.
Furthermore, Roland Turner's
appearance at C.U.
serves no purpose
but to promote fear and hatred
and to exacerbate the existing
racial tensions on our campus.
l can't watch any more of this.
Brandon...
Hey, hey, hey, l know you're
caught in the middle of this,
but it really wasn't
as bad as you think.
You're right, Dad. They could've
detonated the building.
Now, that would've
been embarrassing.
Brandon.
l'm serious, Dad.
You try to come up
with a compromise
that everyone can live with,
and then a friend of yours
goes on TV and makes you
look like a fool.
You're not a fool,
and you're not a failure.
But you are a white male
in a world
where the power structure's
becoming less male
and less white every day.
The times they are a-changin'.
They always do.
l thought you were
supposed to be dead.
Go on!
You're a hero, McKay!
McKay, McKay...
What do you want?
You look like you
could use a taste.
Or are they shooting you up with
that good pharmaceutical stuff?
You know...
if l was to yank
out this l.V.,
you'd be in
pretty sad shape.
There's a purpose
to life, Dylan...
trust me.
Trust yourself.
What do you want?
When the cops come
to arrest you,
and they will
arrest you...
forget you ever knew me.
You hear?
Dylan?
Now you get better,
you hear? Huh?
Everybody misses you.
Aren't you going to
introduce me to your friend?
He was just leaving.
l'll catch you later, buddy.
l don't think so.
You all right?
Yeah, l'm all right.
Hey, chief.
Hey.
You're up early.
Yeah, so are you.
Well, my daughter
gets up at 5:00 a.m.
l don't have much choice
in the matter.
-Ah.
-What about you?
l like to get a workout in
before the day gets too hectic.
l guess we've, uh,
lost touch with each
other's routines, huh?
Yeah.
Saw you on TV
last night.
Yeah. There are a few things
l'd like to take back.
Something you believe
in your heart,
you never have to
apologize for that.
l know, but l, uh...
l'd like to apologize
to you, Brandon.
l mean, l... as a friend.
Well, as a friend and
longtime political ally,
l accept.
So, where you off to?
Ah, a board meeting
at the Maccabee Center.
-You're on the board now?
-l'm in
over my head, is what l am.
Why?
You want to walk?
Sure.
Yeah, so l told Noah Levy,
l said, ''Look, if we walk
into that auditorium
''and disrupt Turner in
the middle of his speech,
we're gonna lose any
sympathy we have.''
Yeah. You gotta keep
your people out of there,
otherwise all hell
is going to break loose.
l know.
How would you feel about you
and Janice Williams sitting down
one-on-one talking
about security?
Maybe you guys could find some
kind of common denominator.
l don't think she'd do that.
She's the one that
suggested it.
Okay. Let's do it.
Good. How about
1 1 :00, my office?
Join the protest tonight
against Roland Turner.
Don't let hate be the only
voice that's heard,
Join the protest...
l asked them to let us
paint over the swastikas.
They won't listen to me.
Well, they'll
listen to me.
This is University
property.
We can't let buildings
be defaced like this.
They promised me they'll remove
them themselves in the morning.
They really just feel it's
important to keep it
just like this until
after Turner speaks.
l'm sorry. That's
completely unacceptable.
They really feel strongly
about this, Dean.
l wish you'd reconsider.
l don't understand
their thinking at all.
The swastika is a symbol
of Nazi persecution.
What kind of a statement are
they trying to make?
That it could happen again.
Join the protest tonight
against Roland Turner.
Don't let hate be
the only voice that's heard.
Join the protest tonight
against Roland Turner.
Don't let hate be the
only voice that's heard.
Join the protest tonight
against Roland Turner.
Don't let hate
be the only...
Andrea, l just wanted to give
you a copy of the statement
the B.S.U. released
deploring anyone...
Look, l, l can't deal
with you right now, okay?
Look, l just don't
want you to blame us
for everything that's
been happening.
Of course, l blame you.
l mean, you're the ones
who invited Turner here.
You're the ones who
created an atmosphere
of hate on this campus.
lt wasn't us.
Andrea, you're basing your
entire opinion of Dr. Turner
on one bootlegged videotape
that is not a true reflection
of what he or his
organization is all about.
Oh, really?
Then maybe your Dr. Turner
would like to see my videotape,
the one where my
grandmother describes
what it was like
to be in Buchenwald.
l'm sure that would
go over great.
...Roland Turner.
Don't let hate be
the only voice that's heard.
Great.
She's not even a doctor.
l'm not telling her anything.
lf l told her my dreams were
about being in a tunnel
with the devil until my
dead father stepped out of
the white light and saved me,
she'd have me committed.
No, she wouldn't.
To me, dreams
are the window to the soul,
and you don't have to reveal
anything you don't want to.
No, but l do have
to get committed.
l mean, eventually
the court's going to make me
go to rehab somewhere.
Well, the key word is
''committed.''
lf your heart's not into it...
l'm into it, l just...
Look, l went to AA before
in high school.
And l'm not knocking it,
l just don't...
l think this time
l need something
a little unconventional.
Okay.
We'll find you something.
Well, we've gotta find something
cheap. l can't afford to...
Oh, Dylan, don't worry
about the money.
l used to say that to
your father every day.
Well, you didn't say that to my
answering machine this summer.
Well, hell, even a spiritualist
can have a bad day.
Hey, Donna, how's it going?
Mmm, great.
You know, chicken Parmesan
is so easy to make.
You just...
Put Parmesan cheese
on chicken, right?
Yeah, you're right.
And look, l've got a salad,
fresh cantaloupe,
and a birthday cake, of course.
You better tell her.
Donna, l... l can't stay.
What?
He feels guilty
for not going to the
demonstration tonight.
l don't fast on Yom Kippur.
l don't eat Matzoh on Passover.
l've got to do something.
But Ray's going to be here
in 20 minutes.
Donna, l'm sorry.
l promise, l'll-l'll
make it up to you.
Great, he had to go find
religion tonight, huh?
l won't be late, okay?
Oh, this is for Ray.
See ya.
Amen.
-Amen.
-Amen.
lsn't it prophetic
how the B.S.U.
invited Turner to speak
on the Sabbath.
Let's eat.
My husband is so
supportive of me, Grandma.
He is supportive,
but there are limits.
Rose, do you want a leg,
or white meat?
A leg will be fine.
Grandma, can l talk
to you alone for a minute?
Of course.
Grandma, l know how concerned
you must be about tonight,
but l promise, l'm not gonna
cross any police barricades
and l'm gonna let Noah
do all the interviews.
That's good to know.
l know how distressing
this must be for you.
Do you?
Of course l do.
All the horrible memories
it must bring back,
and that here in America,
in the 1990's,
anti-Semitism and ignorance
still exists must just be...
Andrea,
there will always be
ignorance and swastikas
and hate crimes and worse,
but for me, tonight,
what is distressing is to hear
that you've been fighting
with your friends
and have distanced
from your husband.
But that's because
they don't understand
how dangerous a man
like Turner is.
That's why we have to speak out.
We can't let ourselves
be intimidated.
That's important, but there's
also a time to listen--
a time to turn the other cheek.
What are you suggesting, that l
join the welcoming committee?
Hey, it's getting
awful lonely in here.
Coming.
Grandma, l-l want
to understand.
What l have to say
may not make sense
to a modern person
like yourself,
but in the Talmud it is said
that if a man is an anti-Semite,
he must be spurned, for he is
too consumed with hate
to listen to reason.
But if someone
like Dr. Turner
is first a man who seeks
the good of his community,
and then is anti-Semitic,
we must reach out to him
for if given a chance,
he will eventually see
the error of his ways.
But Roland Turner isn't
that kind of man.
Well, how do you know?
lf l were you, l would not
stay outside and protest,
but l would be inside that
auditorium to bear witness.
Happy Birthday.
Yeah, That's me--
older and wiser.
What's wrong?
Well, first l wanted to throw
this big surprise party,
but everyone bailed,
and then Clare and David
were supposed to
be here for dinner...
Donna, l didn't come over
to see Clare and David.
l don't even like
Clare and David.
You don't?
Once l get to know them,
maybe things will change,
but you're the one
l care about,
write songs about.
Well, uh, speaking of songs,
just hold that thought, okay?
Where are you going?
To get your present.
You couldn't just let my
birthday come and go, huh?
Nope, couldn't do that.
Donna, this is a Gibson ES335.
lt's... it's like a classic.
Yeah, well, the man at the store
said Roy Orbison used
to play one just like it.
This had to cost you a fortune.
Well, you're worth it.
Happy Birthday.
Don't you think
there'll be trouble
once Turner
starts speaking?
Oh, l think we'll be able
to keep the situation
under control here.
The campus security is
out in force tonight,
and the Maccabee Center promised
to conduct themselves
with dignity and aplomb,
and as you can see,
they are being true
to their word.
But what if something
does happen?
The only thing that's gonna
happen is this interview
is gonna end, so, uh,
why don't you go chase
a fire or something?
Hey, is Turner here yet?
Unfortunately, punctuality
doesn't seem to be
his strong suit.
Great, how's everyone
doing inside?
Staying cool.
Good. Glad to hear it.
Thanks for everything,
Brandon.
You got it.
Next time if you plan on
doing something like this,
maybe you should
invite Bill Cosby.
Well, my friend Zuckerman
certainly knows how to
pull out all the stops.
You must be very proud
of your granddaughter.
Oh, that l am.
Pretty impressive, huh?
Very impressive.
Why don't you guys take
a candle and join the line?
No, l think that we're going
to, uh, go inside.
That is brilliant.
They wouldn't do
anything to you
with your grandmother in there.
We'll see you later.
Grandma Rose.
Brandon.
Hi.
Rose Zuckerman, this
is Janice Williams.
She's with the Black
Student Union.
Hi.
l saw you on the
news last night.
You're very
well-spoken.
Oh, thank you.
Janice, Rose and l
were wondering if it
would be a problem to go
inside and hear what Turner
has to say-- find out what
he's about ourselves.
On one condition...
that you both sit
next to me.
Thank you.
Uh, you know what? l'm gonna
meet you guys inside.
So, Andrea mentioned you
were interviewed for a history
project on the Holocaust.
Yes, l was.
l'd love to watch
it sometime.
So would l.
Tell me who's negotiating
your contract.
Steve, there
is no contract.
There's no agent.
There's no big deal.
They're just taking
a couple pictures of me.
Excuse me. Seventeen magazine
is a big deal okay?
And everybody knows they pay
their models top dollar.
Steven, for
the last time,
l'm not a model.
l'm just a
college student.
That's why they picked me.
That's why they're taking
the pictures here on campus.
They picked you
because you'll work cheap.
Thank you,
Mr. Show Biz.
Uh-huh, okay,
well, this Mr. Show Biz kept
the Peach Pit alive
long after people thought
it'd be dead in the water, okay?
Yeah, right.
All you did was go and ask
your dad for a loan.
Believe me,
just mentioning that to him
cost me major
deal points, Kelly.
What's he doing here?
He's being motivational,
l guess. Who knows?
-Today's the last game
of Tournament '94. -Ah.
He's some piece
of work, Steve.
Rush? No!
Well, there he is,
Stevie Wonder!
So nice you could join us,
sonny boy.
Stevie...
l'll kill you.
Where are you going?
To be presidential.
When are you coming back?
Five minutes. l'll
meet you on the field.
How come you keep coming
to these Student
Senate meetings
if nobody else
ever comes?
Force of habit, l guess.
l'm sorry.
lt's not so bad.
l just bang my gavel
and go.
You can bang my
gavel anytime.
Mm, don't mind if l do.
Hang with me for two seconds.
This won't take long.
l refuse to be called
a racist, Janice!
She didn't call
you a racist, Levy!
l did!
Walsh is here.
Let's get started.
Excellent.
l think this is gonna
take a little longer
than two seconds.
Yeah.
Andrea, you're
out of wipes.
-Oh, here they are, Grandma.
-Oh!
There's some diapers
underneath.
Uh, you know, l expressed
two bottles of milk.
They're in the fridge.
And Jesse said he'd be home
no later than 7:00.
My Hadassah meeting
starts at 7:00.
Well, l'll call you from
the library at 6:00.
lf he's not here,
l'll just come home.
Don't rush on my account.
All those ladies do is gab for
the first 20 minutes anyway.
Thanks, Grandma.
And you have fun
with your Rosie, okay?
You know, Hannah's looking
more like Eli every day.
Who's Eli?
Sadie's son.
You never mentioned him.
He was a happy little boy.
l was his babysitter.
He died in the camps.
Sweetie, oh,
you're so beautiful.
lt's no secret
that the Jews on Wall Street
control the banks
in this country, that
they control the media,
the Congress,
the State Department;
the whole kosher pickle.
And if you dare to question
the scope of their influence,
they call you ''anti-Semite''
and demand a public apology.
Well, when have they apologized
for buying up the slums
of our cities and charging
the highest of rents
to the poorest of our black
brothers and sisters?
When have they apologized
for sucking the life's blood
out of our communities?!
The fact, is l have never heard
one Jew apologize
for the 250 million Africans
that died in the holds
of their slave ships
during the Middle Passage.
This is just a sampling
of the pernicious lies
that Reverend Turner...
That speech is five years old.
Turner's comments were taken
completely out of context.
And what kind of context could
you possibly put them in?
l move that this Senate take
action now to ban Roland Turner
from appearing on this campus
Friday night.
-Yeah, and l second it.
-Since when
does the Maccabee Center get
to decide who the Black
Student Union can or can't
invite to speak on this campus?
Since part
of my tuition goes
to finance
this Student Government.
Excuse me.
The B.S.U. is paying Reverend
Turner out of
-our own discretionary funds.
-But it's still
University money that's being
used to sponsor a demagogue...
Hey! Who made you the head
of the thought police?
Let's have some order,
please, people.
The First Amendment protects
the right of free speech,
and that is what
is at stake here.
That's all that's at stake here.
Look, obviously this is
a very emotional issue,
and l don't think we're
going to get anywhere...
Point of order,
Mr. President,
but a motion's been put
on the floor.
Well, l'm tabling that motion,
Alex, pending further study.
Take the vote, man!
Meeting's adjourned.
We'll reconvene at 2:00.
Let's go, Kel.
That's our
fearless leader.
You can't run away
-from this, Brandon.
-You didn't think
that Walsh would
actually have an opinion
without checking with the
Chancellor first, did you?
You're a funny guy, Alex.
Dr. Revez to Radiology.
Dr. Revez to Radiology.
Good morning,
or should l say
good afternoon?
Where am l?
They moved you
to a private room.
That's a good sign,
don't you think?
l think it's a very
good sign indeed.
Though, l'm definitely not
happy about the room number.
We need to get you
into a ''four.''
A ''four'' will bring
your life path
into a much
healthier balance.
A few of your friends
dropped by.
l don't want to see anybody.
Not even Valerie?
Especially not Valerie.
Oh, have a heart, Dylan.
She's been keeping a
round-the-clock vigil,
and she definitely has
a healing aura...
Stay out of it.
l'm sorry.
l'm sorry.
This is no time
to upset you,
but, um, there is someone
who needs to speak to you.
Hello, Dylan. l'm Jamie Young.
l was on call in the emergency
room when you were brought in.
Jamie's a
medical student,
and she's doing some
fabulous research on dreams.
Well, specifically,
we're studying patients
who've had
near-death experiences,
to see what they can remember
when they were unconscious.
What's your hurry, son?
I'll pray for your soul.
l don't remember anything.
-Okay, great.
-Okay, take care.
Thanks a lot.
What'd they say?
Chancellor Arnold's leaving
for a retreat tonight,
but Dean Whitmore offered
to bring all the parties
together for a powwow.
Well, that's good.
But we all agreed
the Administration
shouldn't get involved
until after the
Senate votes.
Why would you do that?
Because the Student Government's
supposed to be autonomous.
We should be able to work
it out by ourselves.
Well, you will.
With Alex Diaz
calling the shots?
Yeah, he did seem to be playing
one side against the other.
Exactly.
He knows the Review
Board's going
to meet in the next couple
of weeks to decide
whether or not l have
the right to be President,
and this is his way of showing
how little support l have.
Well, you have me.
And don't forget how persuasive
you can be one-on-one.
Does that mean
l can persuade you
to go back to
your apartment
for a little game of
slap and tickle, hmm?
Don't you have
a football game?
Oh, my God!
Muntz, how bad
was it, man?
l stopped counting at 35-7,
and that was halftime.
Hey, Mr. Punctuality,
so glad you could make it.
Steve, l'm real
sorry, man.
Oh, it's cool. Now everybody
knows you're a flake.
l'm not the flake
in this picture.
Hey, don't
worry about it.
Even Rush said these guys
are practically semipro.
Rush took it okay?
He's talking
basketball now.
l won't be on that team.
Ah, who cares if their tight end
could leap tall buildings
in a single bound--
they were lucky, too.
The only one who was
lucky was Brandon
for not being there.
Uh-huh. See this gaze,
see the clenched jaw?
l've come
to recognize these signs.
He's in a political mode
right now.
Listen, l'm real sorry
about the game,
but l'll see you guys
later, okay?
Bye, bud.
Mind if l join you?
Why not?
lt's still a free
country, isn't it?
Look, Janice, l know
you're a major part
of this Senate boycott
with Diaz.
One thing has nothing
to do with the other.
Sure, it just happens
to be a coincidence
that you've laid all
this on my lap
after you haven't been
to a meeting in two months.
Brandon, don't look
for a grand conspiracy here.
This month marks
the 25th anniversary
of the Black Student Union
on this campus,
which is something
every African-American
at C.U. is very proud of.
And we've been planning
a broad spectrum
of cultural events, such
as folk dancers from Senegal
and poetry readings.
And a keynote address by one of
the most controversial men
in America.
Hey, l wanted Anita Hill
to come, but l was outvoted,
so l went with the majority.
That's how a democracy works.
But Turner's ideas
are so extreme.
They used to say the same thing
about Malcolm and Dr. King
and Marcus Garvey.
You've heard of Marcus Garvey,
haven't you?
Marcus Garvey, he was,
uh, big, tall guy.
Didn't he play
for the Houston Rockets?
Very funny.
Look, Janice, maybe we can
come up with some way
to make this whole Turner
business a little less volatile.
-Now, what did you have in mind?
-Well, l'm just
thinking out loud now, but what
if the university still paid
for the speech,
but we held it off campus?
Like maybe in Compton
or South Central?
You know what l mean.
What if a bunch of Nazi
skinheads wanted to hold a rally
right here in the quad, huh?
At the law school we have
a saying:
''You're either down with the
First Amendment or you're not.''
You know what i mean?
Yeah, l know what you mean.
You know, my horoscope always
says the same damn thing.
What's it say?
''Accent the unorthodox.
Use elements of timing and
surprise to get what you want.''
Well, what do you want?
Faucet's fixed.
All it needed was a new washer.
What?
No, it's nothing.
We were just, um,
reading our horoscopes.
So, what's your sign?
Uh, Scorpio.
Hey, that's this month.
Yeah, l know.
So, when's your birthday?
Friday.
Friday?
We're having a party.
No, we won't.
Yes, we are.
No, l'm serious.
The last thing l need
is to be reminded of how old
l'm getting.
Exactly how old are you, Ray?
25.
Really?
Geez, you're practically
robbing the cradle, Ray.
l'm almost 20, thank you.
Well, l'm almost past my prime.
No, you're not.
Friday, 8:00.
We're having a party.
Donna...
Shh!
lt's a surprise.
l'm accenting the unorthodox.
Andrea, right?
Andrea Zuckerman.
Noah Levy.
From the Maccabee Center.
l was friends with Dan Rubin.
Right. Sure. Hi.
Hey. So, uh, what are you
up to these days?
Uh, n-nothing much.
l've got a physics mid-term
to study for tomorrow,
and a baby l've got
to get home to.
You have a baby?
Yeah. l'm married.
Got a baby.
lt's been a big year. Um...
Look, it was nice seeing you
Noah, but l've gotta go.
l'm crazed.
You know, l'm pretty
crazed myself.
You take care.
Are you still friends
with Brandon Walsh?
Uh, yeah, he's the
godfather of my daughter,
See, then, maybe you could
use your influence with him
to help keep Roland Turner
from speaking on this campus.
Turner's going
to speak at C.U.?
Friday night.
And the Senate votes
on it tomorrow.
l will definitely give
Brandon a call,
but l have to go home
and meet my grandma.
Thanks, but before you go,
take a look at this videotape
we have of Turner,
and you'll understand
why l came to you.
Okay.
Hey, what a pleasant
surprise.
Hi. l know it's late and l
should've called first, but l...
Come on in.
Thanks.
Hey, you know
you're always welcome here.
l thought l heard a familiar
voice. How's Hannah?
Fine.
Hey, chief.
Thought you'd be
at home cramming.
Yeah, me, too. Um, Brandon, can
l talk to you for a minute?
Sure, come on up.
How can you defend
Roland Turner?
l'm not.
Did you see this tape?
l saw part of it.
Well, did you see the part
where he questions
whether the Jews faked their
deaths in Auschwitz
so the U.N. would vote to create
the state of lsrael?
He said that?
Yeah, he said that.
Now you understand what kind
of man we're dealing with.
Still, he apologized
for that speech.
Apologized to whom?
The six million Jews
who died in the Holocaust?
Please, the only reason
he said anything
was because ABC News got
ahold of this tape.
Look, l agree with you.
Turner's obviously a racist, and
he's probably an anti-Semite...
Probably an anti-Semite?
Listen, the Student Senate's
gonna reconvene
at 2:00 tomorrow.
My sources tell me they're
gonna vote ten to five
in support of the Black
Student Union on this one.
How are you going to vote?
l'll probably abstain.
l don't believe you.
Hey, the other side's
got the vote on this one.
They don't care what l think.
lt's a done deal.
This is a backroom deal.
And what's that
supposed to mean?
lt means l won't be surprised
when Janice Williams
and Alex Diaz drop their
challenge to your presidency.
l think you know me
a little better than that.
That's okay,
Brandon.
You're just a political animal
like the rest of them.
Whoa, wait a second.
You come over to my house
at 1 1 :00 at night
to lobby me to vote your way,
and l'm a political animal?
Shame on you.
Brandon Walsh, up early
and working hard.
Hey, D'Shawn,
long time no see.
How's the team looking
this year, bud?
First game's down in
Long Beach this Friday
if you want to
come check it out.
l'm supposed to go to a surprise
party this Friday,
unless, of course, we have to
call out the National Guard
to protect Mr. Turner.
The talk was that was
going to be canceled.
Well, the Senate
votes on it today,
but my prediction is
he's gonna be there.
You're not too thrilled
about that, huh?
Frankly, no.
Janice Williams keeps assuring
me that his real message
is about self reliance
and self discipline,
but l don't know.
What do you think?
l think Roland Turner is
a promoter, Brandon.
And what are they
paying him-- 10,000 bucks?
Something like that.
Yeah, well, l get
suspicious of anyone
who tells poor people what
they want to hear
at 10,000 a pop.
Don't let yourself
get dragged in it.
lt'll just make you crazy.
Yeah, you're right.
Thanks, man.
Have a good season, huh?
Yeah, you, too.
Thanks.
Good morning.
Hi.
l thought you said you had an
important exam this morning.
l did.
l just wanted to see
how last night went.
Oh, it went.
Dylan slept. So did l.
l hope you did.
l'm not much
of a sleeper anymore.
Oh, Valerie.
l know.
l'm too stressed out.
l need to, uh, practice
my breathing and
get myself centered.
But first, um... l really
need to talk to Dylan.
Oh, l wish
you could, too, dear,
but right now, he just...
He feels too ashamed
to see anybody.
But there's nothing
to be ashamed of.
l mean, things got
out of control.
lt could happen to anybody.
l know, l've seen it.
Just give it time, Valerie, hmm?
Time and love.
l just wish there was
something l could do.
Well, there is.
lf you wouldn't mind
dropping by his house and
picking up a few
personal things-- you know, like
his bathrobe and a toothbrush.
Yeah, no problem.
But first
you get yourself to school
and pass that test of yours.
Okay, but before l go,
uh, there's something
that l need.
What's that, dear?
The house keys.
Now everything's
going to be fine,
and don't worry about Charles.
He's got a great eye.
He just gets a little
skittish under pressure.
Since l'm skittish by nature,
we should get along just fine.
You seem very calm to me.
Exteriors can be
deceiving.
lsn't that what posing's
all about?
No more. She's perfect.
Your whole life is
about to change.
You know that, don't you?
From one photo session?
l don't think so.
Hi, we found you.
Hey, it's our little
glamour queen.
Shh!
Nora Troussant,
these are my friends--
Steve Sanders
and Donna Martin.
-lt's a pleasure.
-Hi.
-Hi, nice to meet you.
-Hi.
l love what you're wearing.
Yeah, it's cute, huh?
l wanted to go with white
to play up her blondness.
Oh, she's a blonde,
all right.
Steve, don't you have
somewhere to go?
No, not unless you want me to
renegotiate your contract.
Don't mind him.
So where are they
doing your spread?
On the main quad.
Oh, l don't think so.
Why not?
Have you seen the
main quad today?
Stop Roland Turner
from spreading his message
of hate.
Sign the petition, let the
Senate know how you feel.
Stop Roland Turner from
spreading his message of hate.
Sign the petition,
let the Senate know how...
Thank you.
David, just the person
l want to see--
l have something
for you to sign.
Yeah, well don't take
this personal,
but l'm not really
into politics, Andrea.
This isn't about politics.
You're Jewish, aren't you?
Yeah, sure, l'm Jewish.
Then how can you tolerate
anti-Semitism?
Because being Jewish has never
really been a problem for me.
David, of course
it hasn't been.
You grew up in Beverly Hills.
No, Andrea, maybe it's
because l never made such
a big deal about it.
Fine. Don't sign it.
Andrea...
No, you know what?
There is an old parable
about a man
who said nothing when they
went and arrested people
from another city because
he didn't know who they were.
And he didn't say
anything when they went
to take his neighbors
away because he figured
''Hey, it has nothing
to do with me.''
And finally when they came
to his house,
he wondered why there was no one
left to stand up for him.
Sign the petition.
Let the Senate know
how you feel.
Stop Roland Turner from
spreading his message of hate.
Sign the petition.
Let the Senate know
how you feel.
Stop Roland Turner from
spreading his message of hate.
Sign the petition...
Oh... Uh, Dylan around?
No, he's not.
Can l help you?
You know where l can get
in touch with him?
And who are you?
l'm just an old surfing buddy
in from San Diego
for a couple of days.
So, you know when he'll be back?
Not for awhile.
Oh. So, how's he doing?
He was a pretty wild guy
back when l knew him.
l hope he's calmed down
a little bit.
ls he all right?
No, not really.
l'm sorry to hear that.
Say, you don't know how l can
get in touch with him, do you?
Yeah, sure, come on in.
All right.
We've collected
over 1 ,500 signatures
in the last six hours.
Which'll be presented to
the council this afternoon.
See, they don't want
a black man
to tell 'em like it is,
'cause that scares them.
No, it's your ignorance
that scares me.
-Who you calling
ignorant, bitch? -Hey, look...
They're turning this school
into a three-ring media circus.
We'll get through
this, Brandon.
Let me know how
the vote goes.
-Yeah, l will.
-Okay?
Thanks, Dean.
Can't control your friends
anymore, huh, Brandon?
That's not a good sign.
Go away, Alex.
Well, you know,
if you'd have taken
the vote yesterday,
like a real
president would've,
none of this would
have happened.
-Hey, Kel.
-Hi.
You look terrific.
ls this what you're wearing
-in the photo shoot?
-l don't think
there's gonna be a photo shoot
unless the Maccabee Center
decides to move their
little demonstration.
Fat chance--
Andrea and her friends
are so bent out
of shape about this,
there's no reasoning
with them.
Kelly,
it's over.
Charles won't work
under these conditions.
Can't we go
somewhere else?
Charles is too upset,
and frankly, so am l.
l'm sorry, Kel.
Nora, this is my
boyfriend, Brandon Walsh.
This is Nora-- she's
with the magazine.
She's put a lot
of effort into this.
You know...
l've worked in Milan, Paris,
all over the world
because of
what l can do,
because of who l am inside.
And it's only here,
in the land of the free,
that l'm constantly reminded
that it is all about
the color of my skin.
All right, now, before
this meeting gets started,
there are a few things
l'd like to say.
We have to evacuate the Union,
immediately.
Somebody just called in
a bomb threat.
The bomb squad thinks
the call could've come
from a splinter group
from the JDL,
or possibly the Ku Klux Klan.
But who knows?
l think he's holding up.
Would you like
to speak to him?
Brandon.
Hi, Chancellor.
Yeah.
Well, now that the senate
voted to let Turner come,
l think things are only
gonna get worse.
Yeah, l'll tell him.
Thanks. l'll try.
Well, here's a brainstorm--
the chancellor thinks
we should beef up security
on Friday night.
l'm already
working on it.
And l'm already working
on my resignation speech.
l hope you're kidding.
Half kidding.
l don't want
to be remembered
as the guy who presided
over the Civil War.
Do you think it
could come to that?
lt's pretty bleak, sir.
Janice Williams
and Noah Levy
got into a shouting
match after the vote.
Both sides are grandstanding
for the press.
lt's totally depressing.
For me, too.
You don't know much
about my background,
but l was one of the first
black students admitted
to the University
of Georgia.
And l remember the threats
and the cat calls
when we tried to desegregate
the lunch counters
and register new voters.
Were you one of
the Freedom Riders?
And l was there at the
Reflecting Pool in Washington
when Martin Luther King
spoke about his dream.
And every step of the way,
at every battle
that needed to be fought,
Jewish people were
right there with us.
To have it all unravel
after only one generation
is a very sobering thought.
Boom box, the boom box to give
it to you, boom box...
How does he sound
at a lower volume?
ls that a hint?
Yeah.
Hi, guys. Sorry l'm late.
Hi. What'd they say?
lt was crazy--
when the bomb threat happened,
l thought the photographer was
gonna have a nervous breakdown.
-Did they reschedule?
-Yeah,
but now they want to change
the whole concept.
They don't want to do the shoot
on campus anymore.
Well, who can blame them?
And they're thinking
of putting me on the cover.
That's great!
Thanks. But there's one
slight problem.
They rescheduled the shoot
for Friday night.
Mm. So you can't come
to Ray's surprise party.
Sorry.
That's okay.
Steve's not coming, either.
Why not?
Out of loyalty
to Griffin.
''Sorry, us KEG men gotta
stick together, Donna.''
What a creep.
Yeah. Andrea's
obviously
busy, and if you're out,
that means Brandon's out,
and poor Dylan, he's...
really out of it, so...
Yeah. l tried to call him today.
lris said he was
still pretty low.
Do you think l should
invite Valerie?
Not unless you want her to make
a move on your boyfriend.
You know, Ray doesn't really
seem like the party animal type.
Why don't we just make it a
small dinner party for the
-four of us?
-Okay.
But wait,
you're still gonna go
pick out his present
with me, right?
Sure. Just let me call Brandon
and see how he's holding up.
No, no. Come on, just
do it from the car,
'cause the store
closes at 6:00, okay?
Anything for you, bubbie.
Ciao.
See ya.
What's wrong?
Uh... it's nothing, really.
lt's just...
What do you think
of me being Jewish?
l don't know.
l don't really think of
you as being Jewish.
l don't really think of you
as being anything at all.
You're just David.
So it doesn't really
make a difference to you?
Does it make a
difference to you?
l don't know.
But Grandma,
nobody at the Maccabee Center
said anything to imply
that they would tolerate
a loony who would go
and call in a bomb scare.
l honestly don't think that's
how the media's gonna play it.
Look, l got to go--
l want to feed the baby,
watch the news and spend at
least 15 seconds with my husband
before l go back to the Maccabee
Center for the board meeting.
Okay. l know--
l love you, too.
Bye-bye.
l wish the phone would stop
ringing already.
What are you smiling about?
Andrea,
l'm your husband, l love you,
but you got to admit,
you thrive on this stuff.
What stuff?
The controversy,
the politics.
Being in the limelight.
Jesse, don't cheapen
what this is about, okay?
lt's not about me--
it is about Roland Turner
and his warped sense of history.
Okay, okay.
ln that case--
yeah--
sorry l said anything.
l want to hear what it is you
have to say.
l just don't know
what it is you're saying.
Well, in my opinion,
there's definitely
a clear difference
between free speech
and hate speech, but...
people are allowed
to have other opinions, Andrea.
But l didn't say they weren't.
Then tell that to Brandon.
Excuse me, Brandon is
a whole different story.
He abstained because he
didn't want to offend anybody,
and in the process
he alienated everybody.
Okay, l think
the news is starting.
Jesse,
please talk to me.
Well, what am l supposed to say?
You're dynamic...
y-you're smart,
you're beautiful,
you're passionate...
you're a good mom.
But you're not a very
tolerant person, Andrea.
You're just not.
Today's student vote
is a clear indication
of their indifference
to the rise of anti-Semitism
in this country,
and we will not stand by
while our lives
are being threatened.
Furthermore, Roland Turner's
appearance at C.U.
serves no purpose
but to promote fear and hatred
and to exacerbate the existing
racial tensions on our campus.
l can't watch any more of this.
Brandon...
Hey, hey, hey, l know you're
caught in the middle of this,
but it really wasn't
as bad as you think.
You're right, Dad. They could've
detonated the building.
Now, that would've
been embarrassing.
Brandon.
l'm serious, Dad.
You try to come up
with a compromise
that everyone can live with,
and then a friend of yours
goes on TV and makes you
look like a fool.
You're not a fool,
and you're not a failure.
But you are a white male
in a world
where the power structure's
becoming less male
and less white every day.
The times they are a-changin'.
They always do.
l thought you were
supposed to be dead.
Go on!
You're a hero, McKay!
McKay, McKay...
What do you want?
You look like you
could use a taste.
Or are they shooting you up with
that good pharmaceutical stuff?
You know...
if l was to yank
out this l.V.,
you'd be in
pretty sad shape.
There's a purpose
to life, Dylan...
trust me.
Trust yourself.
What do you want?
When the cops come
to arrest you,
and they will
arrest you...
forget you ever knew me.
You hear?
Dylan?
Now you get better,
you hear? Huh?
Everybody misses you.
Aren't you going to
introduce me to your friend?
He was just leaving.
l'll catch you later, buddy.
l don't think so.
You all right?
Yeah, l'm all right.
Hey, chief.
Hey.
You're up early.
Yeah, so are you.
Well, my daughter
gets up at 5:00 a.m.
l don't have much choice
in the matter.
-Ah.
-What about you?
l like to get a workout in
before the day gets too hectic.
l guess we've, uh,
lost touch with each
other's routines, huh?
Yeah.
Saw you on TV
last night.
Yeah. There are a few things
l'd like to take back.
Something you believe
in your heart,
you never have to
apologize for that.
l know, but l, uh...
l'd like to apologize
to you, Brandon.
l mean, l... as a friend.
Well, as a friend and
longtime political ally,
l accept.
So, where you off to?
Ah, a board meeting
at the Maccabee Center.
-You're on the board now?
-l'm in
over my head, is what l am.
Why?
You want to walk?
Sure.
Yeah, so l told Noah Levy,
l said, ''Look, if we walk
into that auditorium
''and disrupt Turner in
the middle of his speech,
we're gonna lose any
sympathy we have.''
Yeah. You gotta keep
your people out of there,
otherwise all hell
is going to break loose.
l know.
How would you feel about you
and Janice Williams sitting down
one-on-one talking
about security?
Maybe you guys could find some
kind of common denominator.
l don't think she'd do that.
She's the one that
suggested it.
Okay. Let's do it.
Good. How about
1 1 :00, my office?
Join the protest tonight
against Roland Turner.
Don't let hate be the only
voice that's heard,
Join the protest...
l asked them to let us
paint over the swastikas.
They won't listen to me.
Well, they'll
listen to me.
This is University
property.
We can't let buildings
be defaced like this.
They promised me they'll remove
them themselves in the morning.
They really just feel it's
important to keep it
just like this until
after Turner speaks.
l'm sorry. That's
completely unacceptable.
They really feel strongly
about this, Dean.
l wish you'd reconsider.
l don't understand
their thinking at all.
The swastika is a symbol
of Nazi persecution.
What kind of a statement are
they trying to make?
That it could happen again.
Join the protest tonight
against Roland Turner.
Don't let hate be
the only voice that's heard.
Join the protest tonight
against Roland Turner.
Don't let hate be the
only voice that's heard.
Join the protest tonight
against Roland Turner.
Don't let hate
be the only...
Andrea, l just wanted to give
you a copy of the statement
the B.S.U. released
deploring anyone...
Look, l, l can't deal
with you right now, okay?
Look, l just don't
want you to blame us
for everything that's
been happening.
Of course, l blame you.
l mean, you're the ones
who invited Turner here.
You're the ones who
created an atmosphere
of hate on this campus.
lt wasn't us.
Andrea, you're basing your
entire opinion of Dr. Turner
on one bootlegged videotape
that is not a true reflection
of what he or his
organization is all about.
Oh, really?
Then maybe your Dr. Turner
would like to see my videotape,
the one where my
grandmother describes
what it was like
to be in Buchenwald.
l'm sure that would
go over great.
...Roland Turner.
Don't let hate be
the only voice that's heard.
Great.
She's not even a doctor.
l'm not telling her anything.
lf l told her my dreams were
about being in a tunnel
with the devil until my
dead father stepped out of
the white light and saved me,
she'd have me committed.
No, she wouldn't.
To me, dreams
are the window to the soul,
and you don't have to reveal
anything you don't want to.
No, but l do have
to get committed.
l mean, eventually
the court's going to make me
go to rehab somewhere.
Well, the key word is
''committed.''
lf your heart's not into it...
l'm into it, l just...
Look, l went to AA before
in high school.
And l'm not knocking it,
l just don't...
l think this time
l need something
a little unconventional.
Okay.
We'll find you something.
Well, we've gotta find something
cheap. l can't afford to...
Oh, Dylan, don't worry
about the money.
l used to say that to
your father every day.
Well, you didn't say that to my
answering machine this summer.
Well, hell, even a spiritualist
can have a bad day.
Hey, Donna, how's it going?
Mmm, great.
You know, chicken Parmesan
is so easy to make.
You just...
Put Parmesan cheese
on chicken, right?
Yeah, you're right.
And look, l've got a salad,
fresh cantaloupe,
and a birthday cake, of course.
You better tell her.
Donna, l... l can't stay.
What?
He feels guilty
for not going to the
demonstration tonight.
l don't fast on Yom Kippur.
l don't eat Matzoh on Passover.
l've got to do something.
But Ray's going to be here
in 20 minutes.
Donna, l'm sorry.
l promise, l'll-l'll
make it up to you.
Great, he had to go find
religion tonight, huh?
l won't be late, okay?
Oh, this is for Ray.
See ya.
Amen.
-Amen.
-Amen.
lsn't it prophetic
how the B.S.U.
invited Turner to speak
on the Sabbath.
Let's eat.
My husband is so
supportive of me, Grandma.
He is supportive,
but there are limits.
Rose, do you want a leg,
or white meat?
A leg will be fine.
Grandma, can l talk
to you alone for a minute?
Of course.
Grandma, l know how concerned
you must be about tonight,
but l promise, l'm not gonna
cross any police barricades
and l'm gonna let Noah
do all the interviews.
That's good to know.
l know how distressing
this must be for you.
Do you?
Of course l do.
All the horrible memories
it must bring back,
and that here in America,
in the 1990's,
anti-Semitism and ignorance
still exists must just be...
Andrea,
there will always be
ignorance and swastikas
and hate crimes and worse,
but for me, tonight,
what is distressing is to hear
that you've been fighting
with your friends
and have distanced
from your husband.
But that's because
they don't understand
how dangerous a man
like Turner is.
That's why we have to speak out.
We can't let ourselves
be intimidated.
That's important, but there's
also a time to listen--
a time to turn the other cheek.
What are you suggesting, that l
join the welcoming committee?
Hey, it's getting
awful lonely in here.
Coming.
Grandma, l-l want
to understand.
What l have to say
may not make sense
to a modern person
like yourself,
but in the Talmud it is said
that if a man is an anti-Semite,
he must be spurned, for he is
too consumed with hate
to listen to reason.
But if someone
like Dr. Turner
is first a man who seeks
the good of his community,
and then is anti-Semitic,
we must reach out to him
for if given a chance,
he will eventually see
the error of his ways.
But Roland Turner isn't
that kind of man.
Well, how do you know?
lf l were you, l would not
stay outside and protest,
but l would be inside that
auditorium to bear witness.
Happy Birthday.
Yeah, That's me--
older and wiser.
What's wrong?
Well, first l wanted to throw
this big surprise party,
but everyone bailed,
and then Clare and David
were supposed to
be here for dinner...
Donna, l didn't come over
to see Clare and David.
l don't even like
Clare and David.
You don't?
Once l get to know them,
maybe things will change,
but you're the one
l care about,
write songs about.
Well, uh, speaking of songs,
just hold that thought, okay?
Where are you going?
To get your present.
You couldn't just let my
birthday come and go, huh?
Nope, couldn't do that.
Donna, this is a Gibson ES335.
lt's... it's like a classic.
Yeah, well, the man at the store
said Roy Orbison used
to play one just like it.
This had to cost you a fortune.
Well, you're worth it.
Happy Birthday.
Don't you think
there'll be trouble
once Turner
starts speaking?
Oh, l think we'll be able
to keep the situation
under control here.
The campus security is
out in force tonight,
and the Maccabee Center promised
to conduct themselves
with dignity and aplomb,
and as you can see,
they are being true
to their word.
But what if something
does happen?
The only thing that's gonna
happen is this interview
is gonna end, so, uh,
why don't you go chase
a fire or something?
Hey, is Turner here yet?
Unfortunately, punctuality
doesn't seem to be
his strong suit.
Great, how's everyone
doing inside?
Staying cool.
Good. Glad to hear it.
Thanks for everything,
Brandon.
You got it.
Next time if you plan on
doing something like this,
maybe you should
invite Bill Cosby.
Well, my friend Zuckerman
certainly knows how to
pull out all the stops.
You must be very proud
of your granddaughter.
Oh, that l am.
Pretty impressive, huh?
Very impressive.
Why don't you guys take
a candle and join the line?
No, l think that we're going
to, uh, go inside.
That is brilliant.
They wouldn't do
anything to you
with your grandmother in there.
We'll see you later.
Grandma Rose.
Brandon.
Hi.
Rose Zuckerman, this
is Janice Williams.
She's with the Black
Student Union.
Hi.
l saw you on the
news last night.
You're very
well-spoken.
Oh, thank you.
Janice, Rose and l
were wondering if it
would be a problem to go
inside and hear what Turner
has to say-- find out what
he's about ourselves.
On one condition...
that you both sit
next to me.
Thank you.
Uh, you know what? l'm gonna
meet you guys inside.
So, Andrea mentioned you
were interviewed for a history
project on the Holocaust.
Yes, l was.
l'd love to watch
it sometime.
So would l.