The Cosby Show (1984–1992): Season 5, Episode 11 - Truth or Consequences - full transcript

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I'm back.

Oh, I was just getting a napkin.

You look beautiful.

Thank you.

I got us another
large order of fries.

Oh, I can't. I
really have to go.

Come on, we're having
a good time, aren't we?

Yes. So be a little late.

- But my parents...
- Your parents see you all the time.



We only spend a little
time together each day.

Stay. I need you.

Jeremy, if I'm late again,
I'm really going to get it.

Okay, then meet
me back here tonight.

I have homework to do.

Do it in the morning
before you go to school.

I can't stand being
away from you.

Please... my sweet?

Okay.

Okay, I'll meet you
back here at 8:30.

You promise? Because
I'm going to be here.

All right, all right, I promise.

Now I really got to go.

Wait a minute, wait a
minute, wait a minute now.



Now, what kind of kiss was that?

I mean, that's the kind
of kiss you give a friend.

Jeremy, there are people here.

So?

Why should we care
what people think of us?

That was nice. That
was... That was nice.

Bye.

See you at 8:30.

All right.

Chocolate cake extraordinaire,

only to be had with a glass

of ice, almost frozen milk.

You can't have this milk, honey.

Why, dear?

Sweetheart...

you are having skim milk.

- Skim milk?
- That's right.

No, bring me a glass of water.

You are having skim
milk in a fine glass.

Oh, thank you
so... Look at that.

Oh.

You know what, I want to
see the cow that gave that up.

Mom, how come you're
letting Dad have cake?

Your mother and I
have an agreement.

That's right. I told your father
if he ran 4 miles this morning,

he could have chocolate
cake for dessert tonight.

Yes, Miss "Worrying
About It" Face.

And today I ran 4.4 miles

of which the last
4 point, point 4,

I ran uphill sprinting
backwards on my hands.

And if any of you
have some cake left

that you cannot finish,
just pass it this way.

- Don't even try it.
- All right.

- Forget it.
- Okay.

In fact, this last piece
of cake might be mine.

We all know the rule that if
anyone is a half hour late for dinner,

their food is up for grabs.

And in about 30 seconds,
Vanessa's cake's going to be mine.

You're going to have
to fight me to get it.

Don't worry, Rudy, I
will. 25 seconds left.

This is two days in a
row Vanessa's been late.

That's not like her.

- 15 seconds.
- Uh-oh.

14, 13...

Did she call anybody
and leave a message?

No, Mom. 11, 10...

Hey, look out the window!

There's a possum doing a
two-step with a chipmunk.

Hey. Everybody. Somebody...

- It won't work, Dad.
- You've got to look.

- You're the smallest one here.
- We're not falling for that.

Come on, you could look.

Look. 7... 6, 5...
4... Wait a minute.

- What?
- You guys, we don't have to do this.

Mom left the second chocolate
cake in the refrigerator.

Y'all can have that.
Are you kidding? Really?

Zero! Time's up! Ha ha ha!

No fair, you cheat.

I'm sorry I'm late.

I'm really sorry. I totally
lost track of the time.

Easy come, easy go.

Where have you been, Vanessa?

I was with the Decorating
Committee for the winter dance.

We ran late. I got
out as soon as I could.

Well, you should
have called somebody.

Come on, sit down.

I'll get your dinner before it
gets any colder than it already is.

Oh, Mom, would you
mind if I skipped dinner?

- I'm not really hungry.
- You're not?

No. See, Leslie Phillips and Joe Sebastian
are on the Refreshment Committee,

and they brought
samples so we all got full.

I couldn't eat another bite.

Yes! It's mine!

Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine!

Mom, Dad, would you mind if I go
upstairs and get started on my homework?

I told Cara I would come
over to her house tonight

and help her with her algebra?

You just walked in the door
and now you're telling me

you're getting ready
to rush back out again?

Well, Mom, Cara really needs
me. She's in trouble with algebra.

All right, but don't forget
your curfew, it's 10:00.

Okay, I'll be here. Bye!

Mm, cake extraordinaire.

And I don't have to
run 4 miles to get it.

- Vanessa?
- Yeah?

I just looked on my dresser,
and one of my earrings is missing.

Did you take it?

Come on, Theo, it
looks so good on me.

Let me borrow it?

No, it doesn't. It looks
ridiculous on you.

Vanessa, that's a man's earring.

Theo, come on. Let me borrow it.

I'll let you borrow one of mine.

I don't get it.

You're going to Cara's house to study, and
you're worried about what you look like?

I study better when I look good.

Come on, Vanessa.

Now, would this have
anything to do with, uh, Jeremy?

Jeremy? No.

Vanessa, you're a lousy liar.

And now this is all
beginning to make sense.

Your being late,
all your excuses.

You're hanging
out with this guy,

and you don't want
Mom and Dad to find out.

Mom and Dad have met
Jeremy, and they like him.

But do they know you're
sneaking out to be with him tonight?

I'll be back by 10.

There's no reason
for them to know,

unless someone in this
family opens his big mouth.

Hey, don't worry about
me, I'm in college now.

I'm out of this
petty sibling stuff.

You're on your own.

But... watch yourself.

It's not too easy to put
something over on Mom and Dad.

So remember that when
you leave for Cara's house.

Oh, Vanessa, let me know
what Jeremy thinks of my earring.

Rudy! Rudy!

What? I need a favor.

Don't tell me, you're not
going to Cara's house,

you're really going to be with Jeremy,
you need me to cover for you again.

Right.

What do you want
me to say this time?

If I'm not back by 10:00,

tell Mom and Dad that I
called from Cara's house

and I said I was
going to be late.

- Problem.
- What?

I go to bed at 9:30.

Okay, okay, easy.

Uh... don't go to sleep.

Wait up until 10:00, then
go to Mom and Dad and say,

"I forgot to tell you, but Vanessa
called and said she was going to be late.

And she loves you."

- I don't like this.
- Like what?

All this lying you
want me to do for you.

Rudy, this is very
important to me.

I'm crazy about Jeremy,
and he's crazy about me.

Do you know what he said today?

He said, "Vanessa, I need you."

So?

Don't you understand?

We're at a very important stage
in our relationship right now.

He's reaching out to me.

If I don't show up
tonight, I might lose him.

Okay. I'll do it.

Thank you!

But when I get older,
I'm not lying for any man.

Any man that wants to be with me,
he's going to have to do the lying.

I'm worth it.

Morning, Lila.

Dusty.

The day's as
beautiful as that day

when you and I were
together on the ranch in Denver.

Please don't bring that up.

A lot has happened since then.

You mean your time with Daryl

has made you like this?

Her time with Tim,
Frank, and Marty, too.

Mm!

Mom, Dad, I have to talk to you.

- Uh-huh.
- I know why Vanessa's late.

She's not late,
honey. It's only 5 of 10.

She's not?

Okay, I'll be back in five
minutes to tell you why she's late.

Hey, Rudy, come here.

What? Come here.

You know that Vanessa's
going to be late?

- Yes.
- How do you know that?

Well, before I went to bed, Vanessa
called to say that she'd be late.

And that she loved you.

I didn't hear the phone ring.

You didn't?

No, and I've been
here all night.

Well, the phone didn't ring.

Vanessa called, but
the phone didn't ring?

Yes.

Well, you see, I was
going to call Kenny...

and when I picked up the
phone, Vanessa was on the line.

And... then I called Kenny.

Yeah, that's right.

After you talked to
Vanessa, you called Kenny?

Yes.

Oh, that's good.

So then, if I call Kenny, he'll tell
me that you called him tonight?

Mom, please, don't call Kenny.

Why?

Because Kenny has a bad memory,

and he won't remember
that I called him.

And you have a bad memory.

You don't remember

that if there's one thing we
will not abide by in this house,

it's being lied to
by our children.

And any child who stands up
and knowingly tells a bold-faced lie

will be punished.

- They will?
- Yes, ma'am, they will.

They'll be grounded
for two weeks.

Vanessa's not at Cara's
house. She's with Jeremy.

He said he needed her.
She didn't want to lose him.

I'm going to bed.

Oh, and last week,

I put six chocolate chip
cookies in my lunchbox

when you said I can
only have three. Bye!

All right, so it's Jeremy, hmm?

Well, dear, the girl
is 15 is what it is.

Yeah, I know she's 15.

She better walk through that
door in the next two minutes,

she might not live to see 16.

I tell you what we should do.

We should just take this
sofa and turn it around

so the first thing she sees when
she comes through that door is us.

We should do it now. Please.

There we are.

This is really
beautiful, Jeremy.

I'm glad we drove up here.

Well, yeah, this is the best place in
the city to see a view of New Jersey.

You turned off the car.

Oh yeah, well, I wanted to
enjoy the view for a while,

and I don't want to waste gas.

Smart.

Yeah.

What's the matter?

I think we should stop.

Why? Aren't you enjoying it?

Yeah... too much.

That's why I stopped.

You don't have to stop.

Jeremy, I can't!

What's the matter now?

This just feels funny.

I mean, what would my parents
say if they knew we were up here?

Vanessa, we're
having a good time.

Why do you have to
bring your parents up?

I mean, I'm not thinking
about my parents right now.

I should go home.

I knew this was going to happen
when I started dating a sophomore.

- I knew it.
- Jeremy, I'm sorry.

I really am.

This is just happening
too fast for me.

Okay, listen.

I'll be happy to take you home.

But I just want you
to know one thing.

I like you a lot.

And sometimes I feel like...

I might even love you.

You do?

Well, yeah, that's how
I've been feeling lately.

But you have to
make up your mind.

How are you going
to live your life?

The way you want to or the
way your parents want you to?

All right, Cliff, that
is 55 minutes late.

Now, this child has crossed the line
from being late into reckless defiance.

In another five minutes, I'm going to
get in my car and do the father patrol.

When she walks through
this door she belongs to me.

I can't believe it.

The way she stood in our
faces, and she lied to us.

And then she spends this
whole evening out there

doing who knows
what with this Jeremy...

She better not be
doing who knows what...

or she's going to have to
deal with you know who.

Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.

Did Rudy tell you I
was going to be late?

Yes, she did.

Good.

Why'd you move the couch?

Well, we heard on the news
there's going to be a snowstorm.

We decided to watch it.

Oh, that's nice.

I heard a car. Who
dropped you off?

Cara's father.

Oh, that was nice of him.

Yeah, we had a lot of
fun on the way over here.

He turned up the music and
was singing along with us.

He's a great guy.

Yes, he is. Yeah...

So you've been at
Cara's house all night?

Sure. Remember I said I was going
over there to do algebra with her?

Well, good night.

Uh, hon?

Do me a favor, will you?

Pass me the telephone
so I can call Cara's father

and thank him for
dropping you off.

Oh, you can't.

I beg your pardon?

You see, on the way over here, the
car was making some really weird noises

so he said he was going to take
it right to a garage and get it fixed.

He could be there all night.

Vanessa... you are a liar.

Your whole story is falling
apart right before your face.

And I'm going to stop you
now because you are my child.

And before I see you drift
deeper into the abyss of untruth...

let me tell you that
Rudy has informed us

that you were with Jeremy tonight, and
you are grounded for at least a month.

A month?

I said at least a
month. Might be longer.

You can't ground me for a month.
I won't be able to see Jeremy.

No, you're going to see Jeremy
because I'm going to call him tomorrow

and tell him to come over,
because I want to see the boy.

Oh, Dad, please, you can't.

No, I want the boy.

Dad, you're going
to embarrass me!

No, I'm not going to
embarrass you at all.

I just want to talk
to the boy, that's all.

Why are you doing this to me?

I can make my own choices.

It's my life.

Vanessa, if I were you, I'd take myself
up those stairs while I still have a life.

Come on, Dad, please.

You can't call Jeremy.

I've got to do it, dear,
because it's my life.

Mom, this is so unfair!

Listen, don't tell
me what's unfair.

Why are you
humiliating me like this?

Don't you care
about my feelings?

You lied to us! No, I don't
care about your feelings.

Your feelings don't count.

I'm moving out!

Great! I'll help you pack!

Not gonna tell me.

All these years, Cliff, Vanessa
has been the mature one.

I should have known it
was too good to be true.

Mm.

I just want the boy.

Bring me the boy.

I told him 4:00. That
gives him 10 minutes.

The boy.

Hi, Dr. Huxtable.

Just come in and sit down.

Hi, Mrs. Huxtable.

I know I'm kind of early,

but I could tell by the tone of your
voice that you really wanted to see me.

Jeremy, I'm so sorry!

Shut up!

Uh, would you mind
if I took off my jacket?

It's getting kind
of hot in here.

That's fine.

- Am I allowed to answer her?
- Yes.

It's all right, Vanessa.

I miss you!

Let me tell you
something right now.

I'm coming up, and it's
not because I love you.

Jeremy, Dr. Huxtable
and I have known you,

and we've met your parents.

And up until now, we felt pretty
good about you seeing Vanessa.

Well, Mrs. Huxtable, I know I brought
Vanessa home a little late last night.

A little late? Jeremy,
you were an hour late.

But this isn't about being
late. It's about telling the truth,

which is something
Vanessa used to do.

Last night she lied to us about
why she was late for dinner.

Then she lied to us about
going to her friend's house

when she was really
going to be with you.

Vanessa and I really
wanted to see each other

and she knew you
guys wouldn't approve,

so I told her to do
whatever she had to do

to get out of the house.

Well, I respect your honesty.

Oh, thank you.

But I detest what you're
being honest about.

Jeremy, are you okay?

That's it, I've had
it. I'm going up there.

Listen, young lady,
when somebody tells you

to shut your mouth,
you better listen up.

Mom, I'm worried about Jeremy...

Oh, please, who
cares about Jeremy?

Nobody's choking that boy yet.

You see what you've caused?

Okay, I think we can
continue in our discussion now.

Son, let me ask you something.

Has Vanessa ever encouraged
you to lie to your parents?

Well, no, I don't have to lie to my
parents. They're not as strict as you.

They let me stay out till 11:30.

I see. Well, Vanessa
must be home by 10:00.

So if you want to see Vanessa,
you're going to have to follow our rules.

I understand that.

Good, I hope you
understand that in a month,

because that would be the next
time you would go out with Vanessa.

Well, yeah, she told
me that, and I'll wait.

And if it's okay with
you and Dr. Huxtable, I

guarantee that none
of this will happen again.

Very happy to hear that.

Now, if you will excuse me,

I'm going to have a little
chat with Miss Vanessa.

Okay, good-bye, Mrs. Huxtable.

Well, I guess I'll be going.

No, I don't think you will.

You and I are going to have
a little chitchat in the kitchen.

In the kitchen? Mm-hmm.

Sit down.

No, not there, that's my seat.

Sit down.

I'm going to have an apple.
You want to split one with me?

Well, sure, Dr. Huxtable.

Good.

Ah.

I brought you in here...

because there's some things
I want to talk to you about

that I don't want to get
Mrs. Huxtable involved in.

What's that?

Now, last night, you were in a
parked car with my daughter.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Now, let's say
this apple is you...

and this apple is my daughter.

Now, how close...

were the two of you in the car?

I'm not sure I know
what you mean.

Okay. This is you, right? Right.

- This is Vanessa.
- Mm-hmm.

Were you that close in the car?

Yes.

Yes.

- Were you closer?
- Mm-hmm.

Were you...

Oh, no way, sir! Uh-uh!

No! No! No way.

Uh-uh. No, sir.

How close were you?

Well... it was more like this.

Okay.

Now...

you said that Mrs.
Huxtable and I are strict.

Well, yeah, you are.

But did you know that Vanessa
has to be in here at 10 P.M.?

Mm-hmm.

But that at 1:00 in the morning
she's free to go out... anytime?

She is? Oh, yeah.

And she can go out,

and she can stay out
as late as she wants to.

Vanessa didn't tell
me anything about this.

- Did you ask her?
- Well, no, I never would have guessed it.

I'm saying that at
1:00 I want you here.

I'll have her to the front of the house,
and I'm going to rent a car for you all

so that as long as you don't do
like this... You know what I mean?

So that'll be it,
and you'll be here.

But my curfew is at 11:30.

You could go out the window, you
could go out through the basement,

you could put pillows
underneath the sheets...

But, Dr. Huxtable,
I can't do that.

Why can't you do that?

Because my parents would
catch me and they would...

Say that again. Kill me.

Say that again.

My parents would
kill me. Mm-hmm.

So why are you asking
my daughter to sneak out?

I understand what you're saying.

I'm sorry. Mm, okay.

You see this? Mm-hmm.

Ever since the first day, it's
been getting man in trouble.

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