The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968): Season 2, Episode 15 - Bailey's Bad Boy - full transcript

Andy arrests 19 year-old Ronald Bailey after he sideswipes farmer Fletch Dilbeck's truck. The young man drives a flashy convertible and obviously comes from a well-off family. He also treats Andy and Barney as hicks, telling them that once his father gets to hear of what they've done, they'll get fired. Andy takes it all with a grain of salt and goes about his business. Ron finds the local routine, such as closing the jail on Sunday and taking the prisoners home for dinner, all a little strange but it's when he sees Andy's relationship with Opie and Andy's approach to parenting that he begins to re-evaluate his priorities. When his father's lawyer Arthur Harrington appears, it becomes apparent that the fix is in and the young man is again off the hook. He makes an important decision however.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED,
FLETCH?

THE OLD TRUCK
FINALLY POOP OUT?

NO.

WELL, WHAT
HAPPENED, FLETCH?

WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?

YEAH.

I DIDN'T
EXACTLY FIGURE

YOU WAS MIXING
SALAD HERE

IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE HIGHWAY.

HOW'D IT HAPPEN?

WHOOSH!



SIDESWIPED, HUH?

YEAH.

RECKLESS DRIVER, HUH?

YOU KNOW WHO DONE IT?

NO.

WHAT KIND OF CAR WAS IT?

WHITE.

DID YOU NOTICE
WHO WAS DRIVING?

YUP.

YOU EVER SEEN HIM BEFORE?

NO.

DAD-BURN IT. IF
YOU DON'T START

STRINGIN' A FEW
WORDS TOGETHER,

WE'RE GONNA BE HERE
TILL SUPPER TIME.



I AIN'T EVEN
HAD MY LUNCH YET.

HOW'D IT HAPPEN?

YOUNG SQUIRT
COME TEARING BY HERE

IN ONE OF THEM NEWFANGLED
CONVERTIBLE JOBS.

DROVE ME CLEAN OFF
INTO THE DITCH.

I'D JUST LIKE TO GET
MY HANDS ON HIS NECK

FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS.

I'D SURE SHOW HIM WHAT FOR.

UH-HUH. BETTER
REST AWHILE, FLETCH.

YOU MUST BE ALL WRUNG OUT
FROM ALL THAT JABBERING.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

HI, THERE,
YOUNG FELLA.

HI.

NICE CAR.

THANKS.

WELL, IF, UH, YOU OFFICERS
WILL EXCUSE ME,

I'M GOING TO CUT OUT.

I JUST, UH, STOPPED
TO CHECK MY TIRES.

YOU, UH...

YOU ALWAYS
DRIVE AROUND

WITH CELERY
IN YOUR CAR?

I HAPPEN TO LIKE CELERY.

THAT'S NICE.

NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS SIDESWIPE A SALT TRUCK

YOU'LL BE ALL SET,
WON'T YOU?

WELL, THAT'S PRETTY SHARP
FOR A COUNTRY COP.

MUCH OBLIGED.

DON'T DO THAT.

LET'S RUN
HIM IN, ANDY.

YOU TAKE HIM. I'LL TAKE
CHARGE OF THE CRIME CAR.

CRIME CAR?!

I'VE GOT TO BE
IN MIAMI BY...

IF IT'S NOT
TOO MUCH TROUBLE,

MAY I SEE
YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE?

THIS IS A REAL DRAG.

I PROMISE
NOT TO GET IT DIRTY.

LET'S HAVE IT.

"RONALD BAILEY. 19."

KIND OF YOUNG TO GO TEARING
AROUND THE COUNTRY

IN ONE OF THESE SPEED WAGONS
RUNNING TRUCKS OFF THE ROAD,

AIN'T IT?

HE WASN'T OFF THE ROAD.

LOOK, WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE

TO SQUARE
WITH OLD MacDONALD, HUH?

HOW MUCH?

WELL, COME ON.

HOW MUCH--
50, 100 BUCKS?

WELL, COME ON.
I WANT TO GET GOING.

LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT
IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE.

THERE COULD'VE BEEN SOMEBODY
HURT IN THAT TRUCK.

NOBODY WAS HURT,
AND NOBODY IS GOING TO BE HURT

IF WE JUST DROP
THE WHOLE THING.

WAIT. WHAT WAS THAT

YOU SAID ABOUT "NOBODY
IS GONNA BE HURT"?

SHERIFF...

MAYBE I BETTER
STRAIGHTEN YOU OUT.

LIKE IT SAYS RIGHT THERE
ON THE LICENSE:

MY NAME IS BAILEY.

MY FATHER
IS JOHN JUDSON BAILEY.

YOU HA HEARD OF HIM.

YEAH. WE'VE HEARD
OF HIM.

WELL, THEN, I GUESS YOU KNOW
THAT MY DAD CAN HAVE

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING
HE WANTS IN THIS STATE,

INCLUDING, UH, THAT JUNIOR
G-MAN BADGE OF YOURS.

NEVERTHELESS,
I'M HOLDING YOU

FOR LEAVING THE SCENE
OF AN ACCIDENT.

CIRCUIT JUDGE WILL
BE BY IN A FEW DAYS.

YOU CAN PRESENT
YOUR CASE THEN.

I'M AFRAID WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO DETAIN YOU TILL THEN.

JAIL? WHAT ABOUT
MY FATHER?

OH, HE CAN COME
SEE YOU ANYTIME.

VISITING HOURS
ARE FROM 2:00 TO 4:00.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU CAN'T FIND MY FATHER?

WELL, CALL DAD'S ATTORNEY!

TELL HIM I'M... I'M IN
SOME HOKEY-POKEY JAIL.

I DON'T KNOW!

SOME ONE-HORSE TOWN
CALLED MAYBERRY.

WELL, YOU TELL HIM
TO GET DOWN HERE QUICK.

THERE YOU GO.

HI, YOUNG FELLA.

BARNEY GONE ALREADY, HUH?

WELL... COME ON.

WHERE ARE
WE GOING?

FISHIN'.

WHAT?

I PROMISED
MY YOUNG 'UN

I'D TAKE
HIM FISHIN'.

BARNEY'S WATCHING
BICYCLES

AT THE MOVIE HOUSE

AND I GOT NOBODY
TO STAY HERE,

SO YOU'LL HAVE
TO GO WITH US.

WHAT IF I DON'T WANT TO GO?

WELL, I'M AFRAID YOU GOT
NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER.

LET'S GO.

[ SIGHS ]

OH, AND, UH, I KNOW

YOU WON'T TRY
ANYTHING FOOLISH

LIKE TRYING
TO GET AWAY?

OH, DON'T YOU WORRY

ABOUT ME TRYING
TO GET AWAY.

GOOD.

YEAH. I DON'T WANT
TO MISS THE FUN

WHEN MY DAD SENDS ONE
OF HIS MEN DOWN HERE

TO STRAIGHTEN YOU OUT.

COME ON.

COME ON.

I GOT ONE!

I GOT ONE!

Andy: PLAY HIM, OPE,
PLAY HIM.

I THINK HE'S
PLAYING ME, PAW.

COME ON.
REEL HIM IN. GO ON.

Andy: YOU GOT HIM,
YOU GOT HIM.

THE OTHER WAY.
THAT'S RIGHT.

REEL HIM IN,
REEL HIM IN...

WHOA!

A WHOPPER.

LOOK AT THAT--
WOW! LOOK AT HIM.

HE'S FIGHTIN', TOO,
AIN'T HE?

BOY, HE'S
A MONSTER.

AIN'T HE THOUGH?
PHEW!

BOY. YOU KNOW WHAT?

MAYBE WE'D BETTER
THROW HIM BACK,

'CAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE

THAT WE'VE GOT
A FRYING PAN THAT BIG.

COME ON, PAW.

[ LAUGHING ]

BOY. HERE.
HOLD MY POLE

WHILE I BAIT
MY YOUNG 'UN'S LINE.

I BELIEVE THAT'S THE BIGGEST
FISH YOU EVER CAUGHT.

I DON'T KNOW.

OH, YEAH. IT WAS BIG.

WON'T HE BE GOOD TO EAT?

[ SLURPING ]

BUT I THINK WE
OUGHT TO SAVE IT

FOR OUR
SUNDAY DINNER.

YOU THINK SO?

THERE YOU GO.

[ SIGHS ]

HEY, OPE,
HOW ABOUT A SANDWICH?

I BELIEVE
I WILL.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S ALL HAVE ONE.

LET'S SEE WHAT
AUNT BEE'S FIXED US HERE.

LET'S SEE
WHAT THIS IS.

OH, HAM.
HAM.

MMM-MMM.
OH, BOY.

HEY, HEY, I THINK
I GOT SOMETHING.

THAT AIN'T NO

LITTLE ORDINARY CATFISH.

DON'T LET HIM
GET AWAY!

PLAY HIM!
PLAY HIM!

LET'S PLAY HIM.
COME ON.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

YOU WANT HIM?

LET ME HAVE IT,
LET ME HAVE IT.

LOOK AT THAT. HE NO MORE
GOT HIS LINE IN THE WATER

'FORE HE CAUGHT HISSELF A FISH.

TAKES YOU LONGER
THAN THAT, PAW.

SURE DOES. SOMETIMES I'LL
SIT AS MUCH AS HALF A DAY

WITHOUT EVEN A NIBBLE.

YEAH?

YOU ALREADY
GOT A NICE ONE.

AND A PRETTY GOOD SIZE ONE,
TOO, HUH, PAW?

YOU'D BETTER KNOW IT.

YOU'RE A BETTER MAN
THAN I AM.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, YOU THINK YOU'RE REAL CUTE,
DON'T YOU, SHERIFF?

HOW'S THAT?

WELL, COME ON. I'M WISE.

YOU THINK YOU CAN BUTTER ME UP--

MAKE ME FEEL REAL GOOD--

AND I'LL ASK MY DAD
TO GO EASY ON YOU.

WELL, IT WON'T WORK,
SO JUST FORGET IT!

HOW DO YOU
LIKE THAT?

YOU JUST LET
HIM GET AWAY.

YUP. I'M AFRAID
THE FISH AIN'T

THE ONLY ONE
THAT GOT AWAY.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]

HEY, CUT THAT RACKET OUT,
WILL YA?

I SAID QUIET!

QUIET!

FOR PETE'S SAKE.

HOW'S A PERSON SUPPOSED
TO GET ANY SLEEP AROUND HERE

WITH THAT GOSH AWFUL
RACKET GOING ON?

TAKE IT EASY, DEPUTY.

I WAS JUST
TRYING TO AMUSE MYSELF.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING
TO BE STUCK IN SOME HICK JAIL

ON A SATURDAY NIGHT.

WELL, THAT'S JUST
TOO BAD ABOUT YOU,

BUT IT JUST SO
HAPPENS IT'S 10:30

AND RESPECTABLE FOLKS
ARE HOME IN BED

AND ASLEEP BY NOW,
SO GO TO SLEEP!

HEY, THIS TOWN REALLY SWINGS,
DOESN'T IT, DEPUTY?

HOW'S THAT?

DOESN'T ANYBODY IN THIS TOWN
LIKE TO SWING?

'COURSE. WE GOT LOTS OF SWINGS.

WE JUST DON'T USE 'EM AT NIGHT.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN MY CELL?

YOUR CELL?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S BEEN MY CELL
EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT

FOR THE PAST UMPTEEN YEARS.

NOW WILL YOU KINDLY GET OUT?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I AM NOT KIDDING YOU

AND IF YOU
DON'T REMOVE YOURSELF,

I'M GOING TO CALL
A POLICEMAN.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

OKAY, WISE GUY.

POLICE! POLICE! POLICE!

POLICE! POLICE!

WHAT'S GOING ON OUT...?

OH, OTIS, IT'S YOU.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE
SO MUCH RACKET

WHEN YOU COME IN?

OFFICER, ARREST THIS MAN.

WHAT?

HE'S TRESPASSING
ON MY PROPERTY.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

A CITIZEN'S PROPERTY'S
GOT TO BE PROTECTED

AGAINST PROWLERS
AND TRESPASSERS.

THAT'S THE LAW.

OTIS, WILL YOU
JUST PIPE DOWN

AND GO TO SLEEP IN
THAT OTHER CELL?

I JUST CAN'T SLEEP
IN A STRANGE ROOM.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET SOME SLEEP
AROUND HERE.

COME ON, BOY. LET'S PUT
YOUR THINGS IN THAT OTHER CELL.

OH, NOW, JUST A MINUTE!

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME

THAT YOU INTEND
TO ACCOMMODATE THIS GUY

AND GIVE HIM ANY
CELL HE WANTS?

WELL, HE'S AN OLD CUSTOMER.

I SUPPOSE IT'S NO MORE
THAN RIGHT.

GET THAT LIGHT, WILL YA?

OH, THEY'LL NEVER BELIEVE THIS
WHEN I TELL 'EM.

UH, NEVER BELIEVE WHAT?

I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A BUNCH
OF KOOKS IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

YEAH?

WELL, THEY WON'T TAKE MONEY
WHEN I OFFER IT TO THEM.

YOU TREAT A DRUNK
LIKE SOMEBODY IMPORTANT...

OH, MAN, IS THIS A LAUGH.

YEAH, WELL, YOU'LL BE LAUGHING

OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE
OF YOUR MOUTH

WHEN YOU GO TO ANSWERIN'
THAT CHARGE OF RECKLESS DRIVIN'.

YOU'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

OH, OTIS.

HEY, GIVE ME A HAND HERE.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, THIS IS IT!

I DON'T WANT NO MORE DISTURBANCE
OUT HERE, YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT'S LIGHTS OUT!

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TRY
AND GET SOME SLEEP AROUND HERE.

BARNEY. BARNEY!

BARNEY. BARNEY?

WHAT IS IT, OTIS?

I CAN'T GET TO SLEEP.

ALL RIGHT.

[ SNIFFS ]

[ HUMMING
"BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES" ]

[ SNORING ]

[ CHURCH BELLS RINGING ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH, THAT ANDY GUMP.

[ HUMMING ]

MORNING, BARN.

OH, MORNING, AND.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

ALL SET?

YEAH. ALL SET.

OKAY. LET'S GO,
YOUNG FELLA.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WE'RE CLOSING.

YOU'RE WHAT?

WE'RE CLOSING.

WE ALWAYS CLOSE
ON SUNDAY.

YOU'RE CLOSING THE JAIL?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WE'RE GOING HOME
TO EAT DINNER.

AUNT BEE'S FIXING
SUNDAY DINNER.

AND YOU ALWAYS
TAKE THE PRISONERS WITH YOU?

MM-HMM.

YOU'RE TAKING HIM, TOO?

IF HE WANTS TO GO.

I DOUBT HE SLEPT ENOUGH.

HEY, OTIS? OTIS.

OTIS? WAKE UP. WAKE UP, OTIS.

WE'RE GOING HOME
AND EAT DINNER.

YOU WANT TO COME?

OH, NO THANKS, ANDY.

I THINK I'LL STAY;
GET A LITTLE MORE SHUT-EYE.

AFTER A WHILE, I WANT
TO WASH OUT A FEW THINGS

AND WRITE SOME LETTERS.

Andy: OKAY.
SUIT YOURSELF.

COME ON.

JUST A MINUTE, SHERIFF.

HMM?

I GOT A CALL
IN TO MY FATHER.

HE'LL TRY AND REACH ME.

HE WON'T BE ABLE
TO FIND ME.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

OTIS WILL TAKE A MESSAGE,
WON'T YOU, OTIS?

YEAH.

BE SURE AND TAKE
ANY OTHER MESSAGES.

ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.

AND BE SURE
THE LIGHTS ARE OUT.

OKAY.

OKAY, AND-AND LOCK UP.

YEAH, YEAH.

AND BE SURE
ALL THE WINDOWS ARE CLOSED.

OKAY, OKAY.

OKAY.
BYE, OTIS.
BYE.

SEE YOU NEXT
SATURDAY NIGHT.

HAVE A NICE DINNER.

WE'LL SAY HELLO
TO AUNT BEE FOR YOU.

YOU DO THAT, YES.

I THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER LEAVE.

SURE WAS GOOD TO EAT,
AUNT BEE.

OH, WAS IT EVER.

OH, IT WAS GOOD,
IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.

MM-HMM.

BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE
TO STUFF YOURSELVES.

COULDN'T HELP IT,
COULDN'T HELP IT.

LOOK AT THAT.

CORPORATION'S REALLY
GROWING, ISN'T IT?

RON, DID YOU ENJOY

YOUR DINNER?

OH, YES, MA'AM. IT WAS FINE.

WELL, I THINK I'LL GET
THE ICE CREAM FREEZER.

Andy: OH, YEAH. WE WANT
TO MAKE SOME ICE CREAM.

BARNEY, GIVE ME A HAND.

YOU CAN BUY IT
IN THE STORE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO MAKE IT FOR?

DIDN'T YOU EVER EAT
ANY HOMEMADE ICE CREAM?

NO.

WELL, YOU'RE IN FOR A TREAT.

YEAH.

PAW?

HMM?

YOU IN A GOOD MOOD?

YEAH. WHY?

IF I TELL YOU SOMETHIN',

WOULD YOU PROMISE
NOT TO GET MAD?

WELL, THAT ALL DEPENDS.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, IT AIN'T HARDLY
WORTH MENTIONIN',

BUT I THINK
I BETTER MENTION IT.

YOU KNOW THAT OL' WINDOW
ON MRS. PURDY'S BACK DOOR?

YEAH.

SOMEONE THREW A BALL,
AND BUSTED IT.

HMM.

WOULD YOU BY ANY CHANCE
BE THAT SOMEONE?

ARE YOU MAD, PAW?

NO. NO, I'M NOT MAD.

PROMISE YOU
WON'T GET MAD.

YOU WON'T GET
AN ALLOWANCE

TILL THAT
WINDOW'S PAID FOR,

OKAY?

OKAY, PAW.

MAKE WAY FOR
THE ICE CREAM.

OH, BOY!

AND STRAWBERRIES
TO GO IN IT.

COME ON, OPE.

GIVE HIM A HAND, OPE.

OKAY, BARNEY.

SHERIFF?

HUH?

WEREN'T YOU SORT OF ROUGH
ON THE KID?

HOW'S THAT?

WELL... WHY, WHY DON'T YOU
BAIL THE LITTLE FELLA OUT?

BAIL HIM OUT?

WELL, YEAH.
IT'S JUST A WINDOW.

OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH.

YEAH, YEAH. I
GUESS I COULD,

UH, "BAIL HIM OUT,"
LIKE YOU SAY,

BUT THE ONLY-ONLY
TROUBLE WITH THAT

IF, UH, IF I
WAS TO DO THAT,

WHY, EVERY TIME
HE'D GET IN TROUBLE,

HE'D BE EXPECTIN' ME
TO COME TO THE RESCUE,

DON'T YOU SEE?

UH, THIS TIME IT'S
A BROKEN WINDOW.

LATER ON, IT'D BE
SOMETHING BIGGER

AND THEN SOMETHING
BIGGER'N THAT...

NOW, HE'S GOT...
HE'S GOT TO LEARN

TO STAND ON HIS
OWN TWO LEGS NOW.

OH, I GOT TO KEEP
THAT YOUNG 'UN STRAIGHT.

OH, EXCUSE ME. I GOT
TO HELP WITH THE ICE CREAM.

HOW'S IT
GOING THERE?

OH, GREAT.

OPIE'S DOING
A GREAT JOB.

GOOD. WHEN YOU GOING
TO PUT THEM STRAWBERRIES IN?

NOT TILL JUST
TOWARD THE LAST.

Barney: DID YOU EVER HEAR
THE ONE ABOUT...?

ANDY?

WHAT'S UP, BARNEY?

I BELIEVE THE BOY'S
DADDY'S ARRIVED.

OH?

YEAH. A BIG, BLACK LIMOUSINE
JUST PULLED UP--

ONE OF THEM BIG JOBS. YEAH.

SHERIFF TAYLOR?

ARTHUR HARRINGTON.

I'M J.J. BAILEY'S ATTORNEY.

OH, WELL, GLAD TO SEE YOU.

HI, MR. HARRINGTON.

OH, RON...
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, MY BOY?

I'M FINE.

GOOD. WE'LL HAVE YOU OUT OF HERE
IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

SHERIFF, I WANT
TO COMPLIMENT YOU

FOR BEING SO CONSCIENTIOUS
IN UPHOLDING THE LAW.

OH, WELL, THANK YOU.

THE BOY MADE A
LITTLE MISTAKE.

YOU TAUGHT HIM
HIS LESSON

AND I'M SURE WE CAN
LET IT GO AT THAT.

SHERIFF, YOU CAN RELEASE HIM.

I'LL ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY.

OH, WELL, THAT-THAT'S FINE,
MR. HARRINGTON,

BUT, UH, BEING A EXPERT LAWYER

YOU-YOU UNDERSTAND
I CAN'T JUST LET THE BOY GO.

I MEAN, THERE'S-THERE'S
LEGALITIES AND PAPERWORK

AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WHY, OF COURSE.

WE DON'T MIND WAITING, SHERIFF.

HOW LONG DO YOU
THINK IT'LL TAKE?

'BOUT TWO DAYS.

THAT'S WHEN JUDGE PARKER
WILL BE HERE FOR THE TRIAL.

I SEE.

AND YOU DON'T THINK

THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY
SEE YOUR WAY TO...?

OH, NO, NO, NO.
I COULDN'T DO THAT. NO. UH-UH.

WELL...

I WAS HOPING WE COULD DO THIS
THE EASY WAY.

HOWEVER...

WOULD YOU COME IN, PLEASE?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

I WANT TO ASK YOU A FEW
QUESTIONS, MR. DILBECK.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY THAT
THAT OLD TRUCK OF YOURS

IS A TRAFFIC HAZARD?

AND ISN'T IT TRUE

THAT YOU WERE DRIVING
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD

AND THAT THE BAILEY
BOY DID NOT HIT YOU?

IN FACT, YOU
SIDESWIPED HIS CAR.

THEREFORE, IT WAS
YOUR FAULT AND NOT HIS.

ISN'T THAT TRUE, MR. DILBECK?

WHAT DO YOU SAY, FLETCH?

GO ON. TELL HIM IT'S TRUE.

WELL, SHERIFF,
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT?

WELL, I'LL SAY I HOPE
FLETCH ENJOYS HIS NEW TRUCK,

'CAUSE I GOT A FEELIN'
HE'S GONNA BE A-DRIVIN' ONE.

ALL RIGHT, MR. HARRINGTON,
YOU WIN.

NOW, JUST A SECOND,
MR. HARRINGTON.

THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT HAPPENED.

HUH?

THE ACCIDENT WAS MY FAULT.

NOW, RON,
YOU LEAVE THIS TO ME.

NO, I'D RATHER NOT
LEAVE IT TO YOU.

LOOK, BOY, I'M TRYING TO HELP.

I KNOW THAT, MR. HARRINGTON,
BUT THE FACT IS...

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

WELL, IT-IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO PUT INTO WORDS.

IT'S JUST THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
THE WAY YOU SAY.

YOUR FATHER
WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THIS.

WHAT CAN I POSSIBLY TELL HIM?

UH... WHY DON'T
YOU TELL MR. BAILEY

THAT THE BOY
BUSTED A WINDOW

AND WANTS TO STAND
ON HIS OWN TWO LEGS?

YOU KNOW, ANDY, THESE YOUNG
FELLAS, THEY REALLY GET ME.

HUH?
OH, THE WAY THEY WORSHIP
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.

SOME OF THEM DO THAT,
ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, THEY THINK THAT BIG WAD
OF DOUGH CAN GET THEM ANYTHING.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
I GOT A SAYING --

MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING.

THAT'S YOUR SAYING?

YEAH.

TELL YOU ONE THING.

THAT BIG WAD OF DOUGH
SURE HELPS THE FELLAS OUT

WITH THEM GIRLS, DON'T IT?

NOW THERE'S
WHERE YOU'RE WRONG.

I CAN PICK THAT
PHONE UP RIGHT NOW,

CALL JUANITA DOWN
AT THE DINER FOR A DATE,

TELL HER RIGHT OFF I WASN'T
GOING TO SPEND A NICKEL ON HER.

IT WOULDN'T MATTER.

HMM, LET'S SEE
YOU DO IT.

HUH?
CALL JUANITA.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL --
HOLD THAT.

OKAY.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

HELLO, SARAH?
GET ME 242.

IT'S ALL A MATTER
OF TECHNIQUE, ANDY.

IT'S NOT MONEY.

IT'S BEING SMOOTH,
AIN'T IT?

JUANITA? BARN.

[ LAUGHS ]

HOW ARE YOU?

UH...

UH, YEAH, GO AHEAD.

SOMEBODY SPILLED
SOME SOUP ON THE COUNTER.

SHE'S WIPING IT UP.

JUANITA?

BARN AGAIN.
HI, THERE.

LISTEN, I WAS JUST WONDERING
WHAT YOU'RE DOING TONIGHT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
I THOUGHT I'D DROP BY.

OH, WE COULD SIT AROUND
FOR A WHILE,

THEN WE WOULD GO FOR
A RIDE IN THE SQUAD CAR.

MIGHT EVEN LET YOU PLAY
WITH THE SIR-EEN.

[ LAUGHS ]

THEN WE'D COME BACK
AND SIT AROUND SOME MORE,

MAYBE PLAY A LITTLE
TWO-HANDED POST OFFICE.

BUT THE POINT IS IT'LL JUST BE
YOU AND ME, ALL ALONE.

HELLO? HELLO?

JUANITA?

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
WE GOT CUT OFF.

LET'S CALL HER BACK
RIGHT NOW.

SARAH? SARAH?
GET ME 242 AGAIN.

WE WERE JUST CUT OFF.

OH-- JUANITA?

THIS IS ANDY TAYLOR
OVER AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

BARNEY WAS JUST CALLING YOU
ABOUT GETTING ON A DAT-- HELLO?

HELLO?

YOU'RE RIGHT.

MONEY AIN'T EVERYTHING.

IT JUST IS
TO JUANITA.