Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992): Season 2, Episode 4 - Why Can't You Behave? - full transcript

Mayday, mayday !

Honolului Center this is Twin
Cessna three two alpha tango.

Aircraft on 121.5,
say again your call sign.

*** Three two alpha tango,
we got a problem here.

Roger, three two alpha tango !

Say your intentions.

We're declaring an emergency.

Request vectors to Honolulu.

Roger !

Squat 7700, turn right, 260.

Center, you better clear
the airspace below us.



We're going in.

Roger, two alpha tango.
Your position is 10 miles east of Honolulu.

We're rolling equipment.

- Good morning !
- Good morning, my dear. How are you ?

Where the hell is everybody ?

You're busted.

Happy birthday to you !

Happy birthday to you !

Happy birthday to J !

Happy birthday to you !

Thank you, thank you.

I hope you people approve this
cake with the fire marshal.

That's all I got to say.

Speech !



Speech !

- Yeah.
- Yes.

Well, as unaccustomed as I
am to public, you know what...

The Hawaiians

have a lovely saying about
growing old, which I am.

Oe a'e

ku'u make make

e hele

e opio e kea

me he hipa

kane la.

Translation?

I'd rather be young
and as virile as a ram.

Sweet okoli.

Now you guys come over
here and help me with this.

I couldn't blow all that out.
Save my life.

I don't believe I'm
that old anyway.

One, two, three...

Very good !

Hey Jake,
why don't you have a piece...

What's the matter, brah?

I got some bad news.

Senator Brandauer is dead.

Randall Brandauer?

His plane went down last night.

I'm sorry.
Take this out.

Cancel everything for this afternoon.

I want to go by and see how
Merlon's holding up.

How in the hell did it happen?

They don't know, J.L.
They don't know.

I just talked to him yesterday.

He...

He was flying to the Outer
Islands to gather evidence

for the committee on the disappearance
of Congressman Kanahi's plane.

Call Paula Lee at the Safety Commission.

Ask her if she wants a hand with her
investigation into both of the accidents.

- Morning, Audrey.
- Good morning, sir.

Well, how are we?

What's this ?

Ah, the press doesn't
waste any time, do they?

In another 24 hours,
they'll be clamoring for results.

So, what have we got?

Well, two things we know for certain.

It was the same class of
aircraft in both incidents,

and they both used the
same charter company.

The airline is complying fully
with the safety commission.

So far, no sign of faulty
maintenance procedures.

A reporter for this paper
could have dug that up.

Paula Lee's people have
assembled a wreckage.

We're meeting with her.

Hi, Dad.

Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt.

Come into my office.

I don't think the old man's
ever mentioned a son to me.

He ever say anything to you?

No.

Nice digs.

Quite a change from your first office.
Remember that dump?

You told me once you paid
the cockroaches' rent.

Who gave you this?

Oh, yeah, the PA awarded it to you
after your first successful case.

What is it that you want, Dan?

I've wanted to drop by since
you arrived back on the island.

Would it surprise you to know
I've got my own business now?

You're still angry about the money,
aren't you?

After eight years.

You never should have gone to her.

Oh, I should have gone to you, right?

Would you have given it to me?

I would have told you to stop wasting your
time on half-baked schemes like that one.

And the one before,
and the one before that!

I was gonna pay Mom back.
All 40,000 with interest.

That money was her life savings.

Not that does matter now.

I'm sorry.

Really.

I've got an important meeting.

Yeah, right.

I just wanted to see you again.

You look good.

Dan...

I, uh...

... got to your mother's
grave last weekend.

And there were some
fresh flowers on it.

Hibiscus.

She always loved them.

Yes. Hibiscus.

It's funny,
I couldn't come up with a name that day.

You've got your meeting.

Bye, Dad.

Eight years.
He hasn't changed a bit.

You mean he's always been impossible?

Well, not always.

Judging from the looks on your
faces, I guess I'm a well-kept secret.

- I'm Dan McCabe.
- Derek Mitchell.

Hi, Derek.

- Jake Styles. Hi.
- Hi, Jake.

- I'm Audrey.
- Audrey.

Uh, talk about awkward moments.

Of course,
they're kind of my specialty.

- How'd it go in there?
- Oh, you know...

People who don't change
won't believe that you have.

Nice meeting you all.

Okay.

You live here on the island?

Yeah, all my life.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah. You new to the islands?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, you could say that.

Well, I could show you
around sometime if you want.

Sure, sure.

Places the tourists never go.

Yeah, well, as long as I
don't have to play the ukulele

or dance the hula, I think I'm covered.

Anything else I should avoid?

Yeah, if I can't pronounce it,
I won't eat it.

Matter of fact, your father,
he stopped going to restaurants with me.

Occurs to me you probably know
my father better than I do.

- Jake?
- Yeah?

At meetings in 20 minutes.

OK.

- Well, listen, I'll talk with you, OK?
- OK.

All right.

When the prop separated,
we think it put that hole in the fuselage.

Why did the prop break off?

I have an idea about that.
We'll know if I'm right in a minute.

Okay. Well, we'll let you get back to work.
Thank you.

Well, I'm curious about something.
It's none of my business.

What's that?

Just wondering why you're here.

I mean, I can handle this.

Where should I be?

I don't know.
You haven't seen your son in eight years.

It seems to me that's where you want to be.

You think I should be with him?

You never mentioned
your son to me.

I don't know how long we've
been working together.

J.L., Jake, look at this.

Look at this. Sheared right in half.

- Where were these?
- The propeller mounts.

When they failed,
the vibration threw the prop.

So what are you talking about?
Metal fatigue?

These babies are counterfeit.

Why would anyone want
to counterfeit a bolt?

Each one of these sells for $250.

Which leaves a lot of room for a fat profit

if you don't mind killing people.

Pull every one of these bolts from
the warehouse and check the numbers.

This is what we've come up with.

All right. This is it, huh?

Looks like just this one small lot
from coastal exports is no good.

Never had any trouble with them before.

You ever look for any?

Checked them out thoroughly
when they first came to us.

So you never checked anything
from them again, did you?

Just the cost per unit, right?

They had a good track record.

They had a low price.

Have you placed a large order for
these bolts from Colesville recently?

Yeah, but it hasn't even
come through the door yet.

How would you know that we ordered
a large shipment from there?

Just lucky guess.

Some of their counterfeit
inventory went to the distributor

before they got a chance
to make them extinct.

In other words, they screwed up.

Five people died.

Now, Derek, find out everything you
can on coastal exports, will you?

Hello. May I speak to Judge Hahn, please?

This is J.L. McCabe. Thank you.

You know, Jake, every once in a great while,
we get a break in this business.

I hope you appreciate this one.

Standard grum work.

I don't mean that.

If coastal had unloaded
that big shipment on,

the distributor made the big score,
they'd be in Hong Kong right now.

The guy with the black hat
always rides the fastest horse.

You gentlemen ponder
on that for a minute.

Hello, Charlie? Yeah, it's J.L. McCabe.

Look, I'm gonna need a search warrant.

Uh-huh. Coastal exports.

What the hell is this?

Search warrant.

Okay, check out over there.

Hey, come on!

- Where is he ?
- I take care of him.

There're cops all over the place.

Watch out !

- What was that ?
- He's on the roof.

He's on the fricking roof !

I got him.
I got him.

No you don't.

Drop it !
Put it down, right now !

Now, pull it over.

Move it over !
Move it over !

Did you find what you
were looking for ?

Yeah, I found it.

Come on.

So, what's it like working with my father?

I think it's probably
better than living with him.

He's like...

Like the high priest of
some long-lost religion.

You know, he sits alone in this temple and
he contemplates the meaning of justice.

I mean, who does that anymore?

I think he's got one or two followers.

And I'm drinking with one of them.

- Danny !
- Hey, Blue.

How you feeling?

All right.

Bringing in another one of
your disreputable friends?

Yeah, worse. He's a cop.

Hey, man, would you just
get off my best customers?

Hey, Blue Danny Boy.

How you doing? Jake Styles.

Listen,
you play a hell of a sax, man.

Thanks, man. Thanks.

Ooh, I love this one.

Think I could play a while?

Sure, man. Knock yourself out.

You know, your friend's not bad.

But he's always hiding
behind the notes.

You never know what he's feeling.

It's pretty good.

Yeah, thanks.

Used to work in a piano lounge.

Did this for pocket money in college.

Of course, then I quit school.

Never followed through
with the piano either.

Story of my life.

But I suppose my dad told you about me.

No, matter of fact, he hasn't.

Good old dad.

You like him, don't you?

Yeah.
Yeah, I do.

When I was growing up here on the island,
maybe eight or nine,

he was a cop going to law school at night

and working graveyard with the metro squad.

About the only glimpse I got
of him was in the afternoon.

Go into his bedroom and wake him up.

He'd always sleep like a drowned
man, his arms flung back.

He was a big, strong guy then.

I'd lie on one arm, and he'd lift me
with one hand right over his head.

We'd talk about what he studied
the night before, about the law.

Listen to me ramble.

No, it's OK.
I think it's interesting.

What?

I think it's interesting that you
didn't go into law school.

What do you say, Blue?
Is your old man a musician?

Chief bank teller.

And he went to Bible class
every Wednesday night.

That was the only night I could sneak out
with my guys and play a gig somewhere.

Is that why you're a cop?

Because your old man was one?

Uh, no.

No,
no. My old man was in the Army.

He left when I was about seven years old.

The night before he left,
after I was in bed,

he kept playing this...

He kept playing this old song on
the record player over and over and over.

I remember that.

I woke up in the morning,
and he was gone.

I never saw him again.

- Bye, doll.
- Bye, Blue.

Is that it?

Yes, that's it.

Okay, man.

Thanks, man.

Ah, you've decided to join us for a
little real police work, have you?

I know it's not as exciting
as jumping on moving trucks,

but it usually proves more useful
in the long run, I believe.

Good morning.
So good to see you.

Oh, thank you.
A good morning to you.

You could have been killed,
you damn fool.

Here, look at these.

Who are these guys?

The owners of Coastal Exports.

They're also prime suspects

in a half dozen bunco scams from
Philadelphia to San Francisco.

But they've never been convicted.

What's the problem?
We got them, right?

Why isn't this man smiling,
Derek?

Because he
never smiles.

Because these two are
still on the mainland.

The photos were faxed from San Francisco,
where they currently reside.

So the question is,
do they know that we know?

Because if they do, they're probably
already booked on a world tour.

What is it?
What have you got there?

A sales order from Ray Dine
Aircraft Parts to Coastal

for 10,000 units
propeller mount bolts.

Serial number, etc, etc,
signed this day, by...

By Daniel McCabe.

Broker.

So I'm guilty, right?
Right away, I'm guilty.

Nobody's saying that here.

No, nobody has to.

You knew we were
investigating the crashes.

Why didn't you come forward earlier?

I didn't come forward because I
didn't know your investigation

had anything to do with
coastal exports or those bolts.

None of that was in the papers, J.L.

Now, don't bother running
interference for me, Jake.

My father's already made up his mind.

You're never gonna trust me again, are you?

That's enough, Dan.

No, I don't think it is.

You see, Jake,
there's some history to this kind of thing.

My father sees a pattern here.

Now, it doesn't matter that I
was 19 years old the last time.

It doesn't matter that
I didn't steal the car.

My friend did.

If that was the only thing,

if that was the only time, why don't you...

In fact, it doesn't really matter

that I was innocent then
and I'm innocent now.

What really matters is that
I embarrassed my father.

Do you know anything about
the counterfeit bolts?

I was the broker.

I don't work for Coastal.
I brokered the deal.

And you know what?

I don't care if you believe me.

What do you think?

About the case, Jake.

It doesn't matter what I think.

What if you're wrong?
What if he's innocent?

May I ask you a question?
Just one simple question.

Just why the hell
do you care so much?

You're right.
It's none of my business.

Jake?

Jake...

Look, I, uh...

My son is always needed
more than I can give.

More time, more attention,
more guidance.

He's the one person in my life
that I've never been able to figure out.

You know, I think the classic
question of the all-suffering parent is,

where did I go wrong?

So where did I...

... go wrong ?

Just pulled your
message off the machine.

What's he want now?

Your dad's off the case, OK?

But I wanted to talk to you.

Sorry for jumping on you.

It's all right.

It's all right.

And thanks for trying
with him this afternoon.

Look, I got an idea.

You want to help out
on this investigation?

Any way I can.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Come on.

We need to talk.

Yeah, I know what time it is.

It's about the big shipment to Radine.
We lost it.

They just cancelled the order.

Something about too much
inventory to maintain. Who knows?

Mel...

Mel, before you get all worked up,
I found another buyer.

Yeah, the whole shipment.

I don't know about price.
He wants to deal with the owners directly.

Both you and Hal.

How should I know?
I'm just a broker.

Maybe he thinks he can cut a better deal.

The sooner the better.

Right. Right.

Bring your swim trunks.
Leave your wives.

Yeah, you got it, man.

What do you think?

I think they bought it.

Both inside?

Ready and waiting.

All right, what did you tell them ?

Just what we rehearsed.

Big international clearing house.

- You buy in bulk.
- Right.

- If the price is right.
- Right.

Wish me luck.

I think you'll have to agree with me,
Mr. Randall.

Call me Pete, would you?

- Pete.
- Good.

That we have got the best pricing structure
in the industry on this particular item.

Well, you're right.
These prices are very good.

As a matter of fact,
when Dan mentioned them to me,

I thought it was something
I should look into.

Excellent.

You see, in my job,
I see certain parts

coming from the same
manufacturer year after year.

And I get used to seeing the
same code number sequences.

So I see funny code numbers on
the forms that Dan showed me,

I get a little curious.

Just what's your point?

Do you know how easy it is to check
on a manufacturer's code number?

Just what are you implying, Randall?

Implying?

Oh, relax.

You're talking to someone who
understands these things, OK?

Just what do you understand?

What do I understand?

I understand that you gentlemen can sell me

these bolts at half the cost per
unit that you're offering here.

That's what I understand.

- Half ?
- Half.

Just because somebody screwed
up on some code numbers?

We just came in from San Francisco, pal.

We didn't fall to Earth
from another planet.

You'll have to excuse me while I call
my friend at the safety commission.

Hold it, hold it.

I mean, we're all businessmen here, right?

You'll take the entire shipment?

That's what I said.

$0.50 on the dollar.

OK, it's a deal.

That's great.
That's great.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Nice doing business with you.

We'll get the check.

That's a print, fellas.

Gentlemen, you're under arrest.

Get them out of here.

Here we go.

Take them outside,
rid them of their rights.

Look, we want to talk to an attorney.

Good idea.

- You'll get your chance.
- This is a misunderstanding.

Get them out of here. Yeah, I know.

Get them out of here.

You've got the right to remain silent.

If you give up the right to remain silent,

anything you say can and will....

All right,
let's go over this one more time.

I think that's enough.

We've been over and over this.

Do either of you gentlemen know
where the bolts originated?

My client has already responded to that.

This is harassing.

Thanks a lot.

You did OK.
You did real well.

So are they talking?

Well, their lawyers are
screaming the Fifth Amendment,

but that's only natural.

I think we'll be able to
build a case without it.

You did good, though.
You did really good.

Come on.

So what's next?

- Won't they figure out that I helped you?
- Well, not until the arraignment.

Then they're going to try to
make you look as bad as they can.

Relax. You need a good lawyer
who'll do the same thing.

Yeah.
Relax, he says.

How's that going to
look for my father?

He's right, you know.
I'm going to screw up.

I mean, really,
how did these guys find me?

What,
is there a sign glued to my back?

Is this Easy Target or something?

Look back there, isn't there?

Come on. Stop it.

Stop it.

Great, you got my message.

Yeah.

Derek said you had something
important to show me.

If it's about the case,
you should tell Jake.

I'm no longer involved.

No, it's not about the case.

It's about the Mai-Mai.
They're running.

You got me down here to fish?

I was sitting in my apartment,

trying to think of a time
when you and I didn't fight.

And I remember the fishing.

You know what I
liked about it best?

You were so patient with me.

I mean, there I was, 13 years old,

losing fish, tangling our lines,

getting all 90 pounds of me dragged
around the boat by a 10-pound fish,

and you never once raised your voice.

You just sat and watched.

Smiled.

I rented the boat for the day.

Come on, let's take her out.

Danny,
you remember the time you and I,

your mother were in that charter
boat off the Leewards?

Yeah ?

Hey, Jake, if you want to get
in on some dynamite fishing,

we've got an extra pole.

What's wrong, Jake?

I got a call from Paula Lee.
Another plane went down.

Dear God.

Where is he?

Out.

But if you're interested in vital clues
to the investigation, you can always ask me.

So what do you got, Sherlock?
Show me.

The bolts were manufactured right here.

You sure?

I've checked every
shipping line in Honolulu.

San Francisco never sent that
truckload of counterfeit bolts here.

Hey, so what is that?
Is that good or bad for our case?

Against Pellerino and Grabler, they're
in it up to their designer sunglasses.

We've established a paper trail that
leads straight back to Coastal.

Conspiracy to defraud.

We're not going to make an
investigator out of you yet.

So... So where is it?
Tell me where it is.

- What?
- Counterfeiting plant. Where is it?

Ball's back to you, sport.

Can't you squeeze those big
rig cowboys you collared?

No, no. They're hiding behind their
lawyers like Pellerino and Grabler.

They'll come running
to us sooner or later.

Did you get those
phone records I want?

You still need them?

You got a problem with that?

Jake, it's the old man's son.

Do you got them or not?
I need them.

Jake, do you know what you're doing?

All right.

Good, you got the injustice printed out,
just like I wanted.

That's good.

Good.
That's great.

Doing my job.
That's what I'm doing.

Give me what you got, Bobby.
Come on.

Dire Straits concert.
It's great. You want to listen?

No. I've been a very busy boy.
I had a hard time following him.

Did you get all the
calls from the pay phone?

Yeah, I got them.

Check with the phone company,
right?

Yeah, it's all there.

They're all to the same address.

Bastard.

Jake, you're welcome.

Get up !

Get up !
Get up !

Hold it !

Put it down !
Put them down !

Got your message.
What's... I'm sorry.

Why...
Why can't he make a statement tonight?

Yeah, I guess not.

Look, you know, I'm gonna have to
run this by the prosecuting attorney.

I mean, you know that. I can't...

Well, if he...

If he doesn't hold back,
maybe we can make a deal.

Otherwise, I mean, I can't...
I can't guarantee anything.

Yeah. Eight o'clock? Good.

Okay.

Heard you went fishing.
How'd it go?

All right. All right.
What the hell happened to you?

I... I slipped on the courthouse steps.

Stand there, killed myself.

Pretty embarrassing, too.

Knew that marble would get to me one day.

So, listen, you wanna go get a drink?

What?

A drink at Blue Danny's place.
That's why I called you.

- Yeah, sure. Sure.
- Hang on one second.

- Derek!
- Yo.

That was the export guy's
lawyer on the phone.

Pellerino? He wants a deal?

Yeah, he wants a deal.

He said he's gonna reveal everything
tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.

All right.

That's great.

You think he knows where
the counterfeiting plan is?

Yeah, I think he knows.
I think we'll find out soon enough.

So, is our star witness for
the prosecution thirsty?

Uh, well, sure.

Derek, you wanna go?
It's a great little jazz place. It's great.

Yeah, you know,
I just realized I'll have to pass.

I got some of Dad's things in the car.
I better drop them off at his place.

Oh, come on. It can wait, can't it?
You can do it later.

You know my dad.

Tell you what,
why don't I meet you there in an hour?

- Uh, an hour? Okay.
- Yeah.

- All right. Is that good?
- Yeah.

- All right, don't hang me up.
- No way. Okay, Blue Danny's.

- You got it.
- Right.

Brett?

Okie?

Hey! Where are you guys?

At police headquarters, Dan.

Dad, I...

Your people have rolled over on you.

My people?
What are you talking about?

This was your operation, Dan.

You planned it.
You had the bolts made right here.

No, this is crazy, Dad.

Jake told me you were here.
I just came down to see...

When it went sour,
you sold out your partners.

Tried to cut it off there.

At least long enough to get
as far away as you could.

I want you to look at something.

Do you understand what you've done, Danny?

Dad, I'm sorry.

I don't believe that for a half a second.

I'm gonna have to take you downtown now.

Give me an hour.

Just one hour.
I'll be out of your jurisdiction.

You won't have to do this.
I know you don't want to do it.

Just one hour.

I was booked on a flight
to Hong Kong this morning.

I changed the ticket to tomorrow.

I wanted us to have a
last day together, just...

... so you'd have one decent memory of me.

Good God, kid,
for once in your life

try to show a little dignity.

There are two special agents
from the FBI waiting outside.

They'll take you back to the
mainland and face federal charges.

I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

Because you're a good cop.

Jake...

I wish you'd been my son.

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