Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) Movie Script
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds
they come and they go
Chilly winds may blow
Oh-o-o
And I don't know
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds
they come and they go
Chilly winds may blow
Oh-o-o
And I don't know
Walkin' all around
Feelin' lost and found
Only talking to the wind
Movin' up and down
Going round and round
No lonely traces of a friend
The wind in my dreams
Is more than I breathe
Winding through our memories
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds
they come and they go
Chilly winds may blow
Oh-o-o
And I don't know
Endless evolution
Turned off revolution
Everybody reads
between the lines
Kicks put on the shelf
So high on life itself
Hopelessly we're
playin' with the mind
Chilly winds
'Good morning, class.
I'm your substitute teacher.'
How do you pronounce that?
Please, quite, please.
Quite.
'If you'll get your
homework together'
'I'll circulate them
with the grades.'
Dig that figure.
And your report is on?
- John Milton.
- Oh.
Ah, Paradise Lost.
Good.
And yours?
Um-hmm.
Good.
- May I please be excused?
- Yes.
Who's there?
'Hello?'
You alright?
Mr... Mr. Proffer.
Mr. Proffer! Mr. Proffer!
Mr. Proffer!
Mr. Proffer!
Mr. Proffer!
'Mr. Proffer!'
'Just a moment, young man.'
Mr. Proffer, In our lavatory.
She's in our lavatory.
Who?
Jill Fairbun, she's up there
in the boy's lavatory.
That is very much
against the rule.
It's not that, sir.
It's nothing immoral, sir.
- She's dead.
- Mr. Proffer.
That's exactly how
it started in other schools.
- Ms. Craymire--
- Values completely--
Ms. Craymire,
it's alright, she's dead.
On featured 10-20.
'Ocean Front High School,
forest in outskirts.'
Roger. I'm on my way.
Haven't seen my first murder
but should everyone
be crowding in here?
I don't understand this.
We've always kept our academic
averages so high.
Just a minute, you, not so fast.
No, chief. Here.
The boys' lavatory.
She was such a terrific
little cheerleader.
Mr. Proffer, please, if
there's any evidence, sir
it's being trampled.
'Alright, watch it there.'
'Watch it, c'mon,
step aside here.'
Let me through there, c'mon.
G-get away from that door.
Get back, get back.
And stay there!
Chief Poldaski, don't you think
there's too much, uh..
Evidence trampling..
Evidence trampling
going on here.
Alright, everybody stop
trampling on the evidence.
So, that means everybody.
And shut up!
Anyway, it was about
uh, ten after 9:00.
I remember English class
had just started--
Say, ain't you, uh,
ain't you the, uh..
...the uh,
football team water boy?
I'm the student manager.
Oh, uh, the water
is carried by the, uh..
...assistant student
manager, chief.
Yeah, well. Anyway, I went to
use that cubicle right there.
Say, how do you think the, uh
team is going to do
against Valley High, huh?
Uh, I went into that--
- I went into this cubicle--
- 24 games straight.
Oh, was it 44-45?
- 45, I guess.
- Oh, 45.
I started to use
this cubicle right here.
And I looked down
and I saw a leg.
Oh, I seem to feel much more
positive about everything now.
State police.
I wonder what's happened.
I want a sperm and molestation
check before the body's removed.
Why don't you and the boy go
to your office, Mr. Proffer?
I'm sure it'll be
more pleasant there.
You don't need the kid at all.
I've got his whole
story right here.
And the note that was
pinned to her butt.
- You got it?
- Yeah, I've got it.
'Oh, here it is. Here.'
Let me understand this.
You found this
on the girl's body?
- Yeah.
- Huh.
- And you removed it.
- Um-hmm.
And then you...
folded it carefully.
Otherwise, you might have lost a
very valuable piece of evidence.
'You know, I've got some very
good ideas about this killing.'
And I'm gonna need all the help
I can get from you, chief.
Starting right now.
McDrew. Yes.
Oh, sorry. I was in the middle
of a Humm Wadsworth test.
What?
Wait a minute, what happened?
I don't know--
Tiger, did you hear about..
- Yes, I just heard.
- What happened?
- No, I don't know.
- Do they who Jill..
Look, I'll tell you
as soon as I come out.
She was a fine girl and-and
a really terrific
little cheer leader.
Gosh, you've come.
Some of the parents are
insisting we close the school
and newspapers a-a-are
demanding a statement.
This is, uh, Mr. McDrew,
our assistant principal.
But I've know him
my way as your football coach.
I've seen you many time from
across the field, McDrew.
I'm Captain Sam Surcher.
State Police,
Investigation Division.
How do you do? Sorry, I
wasn't immediately available.
Oh, he explained.
You know, my kids are
gonna be really impressed
that I met Tiger McDrew.
How long since Braddock High
won a game from you folks?
'Four years at least, right?'
Yes, we've had quite a run
of exceptional young men here.
Young women, they're
always one of the finest.
- She's such a terrific--
- Little cheerleader.
Damn it, Mr. Proffer
don't you think
she'd want to be remembered
for something besides
leading a bunch of stupid gals?
Well, uh..
...let's get our time
sequence straight now.
When you looked into the booth,
uh, you recognized her.
'You turned,
then you ran for help.'
Well, actually, I didn't
recognize her at first.
Well, I was facing her
from sort of an unusual angle.
And I didn't recognize her
till after she toppled over.
Well, how did she
topple over, son?
Oh, I think I leaned on her.
You leaned on her? How?
When I bent over
to read the note.
What're you so..
What're you so nervous about?
Because I... keep wondering
maybe I did it on purpose.
'Did what?'
C'mon, kid. Tell us
what you did to the body.
I leaned my hand on
her bottom, like I said.
You think I'd do anything
else to a dead girl?
Haven't even had a live one yet.
- Love life problems, huh?
- What love life?
I'm 17 years old, and I haven't
touched a girl's breast yet.
Well, maybe you haven't
found the right girl.
Now, something bugging you?
I mean, like that..
Well, you're not worrying about
acne or bad breath or anything?
No, it's nothing like that.
Nothing physical then.
That's good.
Perhaps, there is one physical
thing I should've mentioned.
I have kind of
a problem with, uh..
...you know, erections.
Ah.
Is the problem constant, Ponce,
or does it vary?
No, it's, uh,
it's pretty constant.
Well, I mean, does...
anything seem to help?
Well, yes, sir. They, uh...
They don't seem to happen as
often if I take cold showers.
'When I'm with the girls..'
'...the only thing
that help is to do'
'multiplication problems
in my head.'
'But that kinda interferes
with conversations.'
Hello, Ponce dear.
What a terrible experience
finding the poor girl like that.
Oh, hello, Mr. McDrew. I'm
Ms. Smith, substitute teacher.
Yes, I know.'
Is there anything at all
I can do for you?
No, ma'am.
How are you?
Oh, I'm just fine,
Mrs. Smith. Thank you.
Done.
Very good.
Incidentally..
...I'm putting your name down
for track, next semester.
Oh, man. C'mon, Tiger,
that sport scene is a drag.
I don't know how you
got hooked on it.
You can't spend the rest of your
life reading a book, Harold.
An animal body needs
animal exercise.
I'm gonna teach
you to feel, man.
- To live.
- Right.
Hello, Yipper.
Hello, boy.
Hello. Live around here?
'Could I offer you a drink?
I live right there.'
Um-hmm.
Daddy, daddy.
Mommy, did you tell daddy
what I got form school?
Hi, sugar plump.
Hey, what's this
school turning into?
Oh, don't ask me.
You heard, huh?
- On the news. It's awful.
- Shocking.
Do the police have any clues?
Well, I don't know. I talked
to the inspector today.
He didn't seem to
wanna tell me anything.
They never wanna tell you
anything when they talk to you..
Shopping?
Was she raped, Captain?
Well, if you don't mind,
I'll ask the questions.
I'm surprised
that embarrasses you.
Well, isn't sex involved in many
of the crimes you investigate?
Yes, now and then.
Now, about those boys,
Jill used to date.
Were any of those boys in the
habit of calling her..."Honey"?
- Yes.
- Alright, who?
Oh, well, probably, all of them.
See, our generation's not afraid
of feeling... affection.
Or expressing it.
For example... I love you.
And I love you.
And the world... must learn
to love one another.
Currently, that'll be all,
Miss Lidia.
- Hilda.
- Hilda.
'Next.'
- Good afternoon, Miss Millick.
- Yvonne.
Yvonne.
Is this in every survey show
that the police are oriented
very conservatively?
So are many Americans.
Ponce.
What if the police represents
just one point of view?
Well, that could be
very dangerous.
Oh, Ponce, hey.
Is my dad dangerous
'cause he's conservative?
Yes.
Your dad doesn't have
the powers of repression.
'Is the police repressive?'
Well, they deserve
what they get, that's all.
- Tiger, didn't we..
- Excuse me.
Is there still a game on Friday?
No, it hasn't been decided, yet.
'Hey, what about practice?'
- Ponce, I'll see..
- Alright.
Miss Smith.
Excuse me.
Hi, Mr. McDrew.
Yeah, could we, uh, get together
during, uh, fifth period?
Yes. I mean, no, no.
I'm not free
but what I mean is,
I'll-I'll make myself free. Yes.
- Good.
- Definitely.
Okay.
'In a typical high school,
it will be difficult'
'to invent a system more
destructive'
'of a child's
natural creativity.'
'Only in the most backward
penal institutions'
'does one discover equally
oppressive rules of silence'
restriction of movement'
'constant examination
of behavior.'
'A world in which one must
learn to work, eat, exercise'
'and sometimes,
even defecate by the clock.'
You mind?
The coroner estimates that the
girl was killed between 8 and..
Yes. I've said, I was here
...working on my book
at that time--
Well, no offence, I hope.
No offence taken.
It's your job.
For test result control.
Some students are more easily
distracted than others
which might show up as
low IQ or some defect
which actually, isn't present.
Uh, the principal
tells me that...
he thinks,
this guidance counseling
is responsible for
the academic average she had.
Masters degree in psychology.
That's quite impressive.
Well, I understand that you've
turned down a couple of offers
to teach universities.
Because I believe, this is..
...as they say,
"Where it's at."
High schools are simply
not reaching the student.
For every college dropout
we lose 15 to 18
in high school, Captain.
The records on the dead girl.
Anything in there
that might be of help to us?
I think,
Jill fooled a lot of people.
Not particularly
intelligent, IQ 103.
'She seemed more intelligent
because she adapted so well'
'to high school
level activities.'
- Quite beautiful, though.
- 'Yes, extraordinary figure.'
Excellent dancer.
Baton twirler.
What kind of men..
...would a girl like this
be attracted to, Tiger?
'Well, let me see.'
'I'd say, it's not impossible,
she had marriage in mind.'
As a psychologist,
any comment on the note
that was found
on her... on her body?
Out of my line.
Disturbed personality,
obviously.
- Hello, Miss Smith.
- Hi.
'Mind locking the door?'
Put the switch too, will you?
You know, I try to get in
three minutes of this, everyday?
'You'd be surprised, how
hard it is to find the time.'
Ha. Would you like
to pour us a drink?
It's right over here.
It's organic apples, brewers
yeast, honey and a raw egg.
Helps keep
the old juices flowing.
Oh, well, that's, uh...
that certainly is important
to a teacher.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
We must have a real
drink, sometime.
- Or is there somebody?
- No.
I mean, there was,
but we broke up.
Pity. Sit down.
Must be very difficult
to be a single female teacher.
Well, yes, I-I think,
at times, we get even..
It's almost painful.
Which makes me wonder
if you can handle something
I have in mind.
Oh, yes.
I mean, I-I, I'll certainly
try to handle anything
you might throw at me.
As it were.
- Ponce.
- Pardon me?
Oh, oh, Ponce de Leon Harper.
Oh, yes. 12th grade,
the boy who found the..
Yes.
As you can see from his profile,
he has enormous potential.
Somehow, he's acquired
a hang up about... sex.
And I doubt if a girl his age
could help him, now.
And I was wondering,
Betty, if you would?
Uh... help him?
Oh, I understand
your hesitations.
Could cut into your afternoons
or evenings
when you and I would meet
and compare notes
on Ponce's progress.
Well, uh, yes. I guess, we would
have to do that, wouldn't we?
And now, let's see,
as I understand it
you, uh... you want me
to help him?
'His problem is...
sexual immaturity.'
Oh.
Yes, uh, well, that's...
that certainly is... a problem.
And solution is...
a mature woman's friendship.
Oh. You want me
to be his friend?
You could start by inviting him
to your apartment.
Tell him, you wanna go over
some assignment with him.
It sounded at first as if,
you wanted me to sleep with him.
- Isn't that silly? Ha-ha-ha.
- It's uproarious.
I wonder,
what you would have said.
Well, now, if we started
doing that with our students
who knows, where it would lead?
'Well, we'd certainly
get to know them better.'
But I wonder,
if it's ever justified.
Say, in the case of a,
of an exceptional student.
But some teachers
might do it for pleasure.
Yes, I suppose there
could be some-some whistling
while we work.
Could I be honest
about something?
Yes, of course.
I hope you're not gonna ask me
to invite him too often.
'At this age, uh,
the boys are re-becoming men'
and I don't see any point
in being a..
In being uncomfortable.
Well, there's no reason to be
uncomfortable in Ponce's case.
He confessed to me
only this morning
that he is totally impotent.
Oh, the poor child.
Yes, tonight. Can you?
I thought, you might want
to expand your notes
on Milton into a term paper.
See you later then, Ponce.
Well, it's hard to answer
has anyone made any unnatural
sexual advances toward me.
Perhaps, if the captain were to
rephrase the question, Pamela?
No, I think,
I understand the question.
'I don't understand the word
unnatural in this context, sir.'
Well, I am having to ask
all the girls.
The thing is, if a boy didn't
make sexual advances toward me
I think that would
be pretty unnatural.
No, that's not quite what
I'm getting at, Miss Wilcox.
Perhaps, if the captain were to
rephrase the question, Pamela?
No, I think,
I understand the quest--.
Okay, okay.
Alright, thank you very much.
Thank you.
Next.
- Sit down, Miss...
- Sonny Swangle.
'Swangle. Swangle.'
Has anyone made any... unnatural,
sexual overtures to you?
You kidding?
Oh, really? Oh, God.
Oh, hi, Ponce.
Come on in.
I just know,
we're gonna be good friends.
Yes, ma'am.'
Now, shall we start out
by discussing
what you think about Milton.
- Milton who?
- John Milton, silly.
'Paradise Lost, remember?'
You were saying about Milton?
- Well, he was a great poet.
- Go on.
Well, he-de, he-describes
the way in heaven
from which Satan was expelled.
And his evolution
into the devil.
'Avenging himself by..'
...by corr-by corrupting
his most...
finest creation, woman.
I mean, mankind.
'Guard your queen.'
Mate.
"I fled, but he pursu'd
"though more, it seems,
inflam'd with lust than rage
and swifter far, Mee overtook
his mother all dismaid."
"And in embraces forcible
and foul engendering with me
"of that rape begot
these yelling monsters
"that with ceaseless cry,
surround me,
"as thou saw'st hourly conceived
"and hourly born
with sorrow, infinite to me.
"For when they list into
the womb that bread them
they return and howl and gnaw
my bowels, their repast."
- Isn't this exciting?
- Oh, yeah.
What's the matter, Ponce?
Now you don't think
I'm going to eat you, do you?
Oh, yes.
Ah, no, Miss Smith.
Oh, come. Let's make
some hot chocolate.
- Oh, well, I'll just wait here.
- No, come with me, Ponce.
Okay, well, I'll bring
the text along
in case you'd like
to read through.
You've had enough
Milton for one day.
Let's have some hot chocolate.
- Coming, Ponce?
- Yeah, hmm.
Miss Smith, may I
please be excused?
'To your left and
through the bed room.'
'The girl has no diary,
just letters.'
- Let's get cracking.
- These were all pen-pals?
It's a wonder she didn't
die of writer's cramp.
60 times 60 is 3660..
'Ponce, are you alright?
Chocolate's getting cold.'
...3721, 62 times 62 is..
Listen to me, Ponce.
I'm hardly worthy
of being a teacher
if I can't discuss any
problem a student has.
Please, come out.
Ponce dear..
...I happen to know
that your are struggling
with a sexual problem.
- Is that it?
- Yes, ma'am.
Well, I'm going to be
equally honest with you.
The reason I invited you
here was to help you.
You must be putting me on,
Miss Smith.
Come, let's sit down
and talk about it.
- Please.
- Oh, I can't.
Ponce, you are a
handsome, healthy boy
and everything is going
to work out alright.
You mustn't worry. You must
continually believe that. You..
Ponce, would you be more
comfortable discussing it
in the living room?
- Please.
- Oh, my goodness.
- 'Oh, my goodness'
- Ma'am?
Isn't that just wonderful?
Well..
We certainly have ended this
night on a note of triumph.
Haven't we?
'I got it.'
Son of a gun!
Damn.
'After two days of
intensive investigation'
'the police are still
without a suspect
'on the Ocean Front
High School murder.'
Jule Fairbun, a lovely 17 year
old senior at Ocean Front
was found dead in the boys'
lavatory by a fellow student.
Chapter 14.
Love, life and learning are
what education's all about.
Yet, somehow,
schools begin backwards
by teaching places,
names, formulas.
'Instead, we should teach
a passion for living.'
'A love for our world
and ourselves'
'which would set students
reveling in discovery.'
'And in this century,
which mankind seems racing'
toward a new dark ages, at best'
if not annihilation..
'I'll get it, hon.'
Our schools may become
our last chance.
Indeed, our last minute chance
to turn mankind
towards truth, joy and love.
It's Captain Surcher, hon.
He says it's important.
We got a couple
of questions, McDrew.
'And they couldn't wait
till morning.'
Remember the words of
the note left on the body?
"So long, honey."
Yes, puzzling.
Which led us to believe that
the killer was a psychopath.
'But, uh... Listen.'
"Dear Jill honey, how uptight
they'd all be if they knew."
"Oh, you honey.
This man needs you,
I'll defy them, will you?"
Signed?
First let me make my position
very, very clear.
Nobody, but nobody is gonna
get away with murder.
But the last person
I'd want it to be
is one of the black students.
'It just opens up that question
of police prejudice and..'
It's signed "Greeny."
Isn't that the nickname of one
of your quarterbacks, Jim Green?
Yes, but I'm sure you'll
find he was in the--
We checked.
This week, he's clean-up monitor
in the chemistry lab.
He was in there
alone this morning.
'Listen, can I get a sample
of his hand writing?'
'I mean, homework
or something like that.'
'I wanna make absolutely certain
before I make a move.'
It's Jim's handwriting.
Alright, then we'll
have to pick him up.
Well, if he killed her in
the chemistry lab downstairs
why would he deposit the body in
the second floor can?
Perhaps because it's furthest
routes away from the assembly
and the school office area.
We'll check out the timing,
but I was hoping that you
were gonna tell me
something I don't know.
I am.
He's not your killer,
promise you that.
As his friend, as his teacher..
...and as a skilled
psychologist.
Alright, I'll hold off.
Yes.
Oh, by the way.
I was talking over some of
your ideas with my two sons.
And they told me
to give you a message.
"Right on, man. Right on."
Our soldier boys who spend
their lives in vain
While savour sense
they say pom pom
Are crossing Asian plain
Now!
Oh, dear, this is
terribly embarrassing.
Oh..
'21 second to here.'
- Oh..
- 24 seconds to here.
You stay like this. I want
him to carry you in there.
But I've never been
in a boy's lavatory before.
Freeze!
Poldaski..
Well, I was waiting
for the killer.
A criminal always returns
to the scene of the crime.
- Can we talk about something?
- Sure.
I went to see
Miss Smith last night.
One... two... three..
You mean, if a women compliments
you on your erection?
Well, that should mean
she kind of likes you, right?
Yes, it..
...it does sound like
a warm friendship development.
Say what?
Honest, she said "It's splendid,
Ponce, it's just lovely."
Then, she shoved me
out the front door.
Tiger, am I crazy?
I think we've cured Ponce.
What happened?
Well, we discussed Milton
and had hot chocolate.
No, no, no.
I mean, what did you
do to cure him?
'Well, nothing really.'
He just, uh...
bloomed as it were.
Well, something stimulated
the boy. What was it?
I don't know.
Now your next meeting,
you should watch him carefully.
Note the exact moment
he's aroused.
Ah, excuse me, but
I prefer not to.
Why?
Well, it's difficult
to put into words, but, um..
Well, after Ponce left
last night
I, uh... I had
a miserable evening.
Oh.
'He's a very attractive boy.'
And I just can't
go through all that again.
I'm sure you're
exaggerating, Miss Smith.
Tiger..
...I broke up with
my boyfriend 13 months ago.
It's so easy to escape
that kind of discomfort.
I'm surprised you don't
know the method.
- You don't, do you?
- Method? No.
Well, let me demonstrate it.
Now it's terribly important
that you not think of affection.
Are you not familiar
with this experiment?
No, no, I can't say that.
Well, it's a reverse
on basic Masters and Johnson.
The whole trick is to maintain
an observers point of view.
Oh.
Now, since you are treating
these sensations as
a interesting physical
phenomenon
you'll notice it's impossible
for me to excite you.
- Ha. Yes, I noticed.
- I see.
You see, sex is much more
than just touch.
It certainly is.
Not that there
isn't art to touch.
I mean, this can be
quiet pleasant.
Yes, it could be... pleasant.
You are now responding to me
intellectually, analytically.
I am?
Now notice the difference
when emotion replaces analysis.
Now let's try the same thing
with affection.
- Are you ready?
- Yes.
- Lock the door.
- What?
Lock the door.
Betty, I love you.
- I want you.
- Oh, I want you.
I need you.
Oh, Tiger.
Tiger..
There, I'm sure you get
the general idea.
- Tiger, wha--
- 'Let's see.'
'I believe I have some test
scheduled this period.'
With that... body of yours,
it was certainly difficult
to remain analytical.
Oh, hello, Pam.
Be with you in a minute.
Uh, could we continue this
uh, discussion later today?
Oh, my scheduled is
pretty tight, Miss Smith.
How about meeting after
you've had a session with..
...with the student
in question?
I think I hate you.
...They couldn't use it, hey
We... our team can fight
Hey we're out of sight
Hey from Ocean Front
'Get set. Hut!
'Good. Ten. Hut!
'Seven. Hut!
Get set. Hut!
Good.
Get set. Hut!
Hit it. Good.
Get set!
Hut!
Okay. Get to the fence.
They look pretty well up, huh?
Yeah, they can do better.
Watch this, for when
you get your own team.
We can, we can do it,
we can do it
We can, we can
We can do it..
'Tell me, why are we here?'
To win!
- What?
- To win!
- 'Why do we win?'
- 'We're the best.'
- 'Why?'
- 'We're the best.'
- Right. Who can beat us?
- Nobody!
- Can Carverton beat us?
- No!
- Can they beat us?
- No!
- Will they beat us?
- No!
What have we got to do with 'em?
- Kill them!
- Right?
- Right!
- Let's go then.
I ran into Miss Smith.
She mentioned you.
She did?
I have the impression that uh,
she wouldn't mind terribly
if you happened by
again some night.
You caught me!
Oh, Tiger.
I really want you.
No.
I mean, I wanna split with you.
- Split?
- I want to be your old lady.
Hey, come on now,
I've got an old lady.
I don't care.
Jill and I were friends, dig?
We were really tight,
and I know.
Do you understand?
I know.
You know what, exactly?
You were making it with her.
- Did she tell you that?
- No.
I followed you, to the beach.
'About five nights ago.'
'Remember?'
Yeah. Did you tell anyone?
Jill's dying like that
made me see something, Tiger.
You've got to grab
for happiness.
No one is going
to give it to you.
Got to reach out and take it.
You didn't answer my question.
Have you told anyone?
You have to marry me, Tiger.
Or else, I won't be
able to help myself.
- Good morning. Fill her up?
- Yes.
- Check under the hood?
- Yes.
Tiger.
Tiger.
Tiger, wait. Tiger.
Tiger..
Bah!
...For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain
majesties
Above the fruited plain
America America
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good
with brotherhood
I wonder why they always die
with a smile on their face.
'But the killer's
some part of this school.'
'There's no more
any doubt about that.'
But, are we agreed then,
is the school to stay open?
And it's our best chance
of finding the killer.
'Alright, but what about
the game though, Tiger?'
'Oh, heck, I'll say
cancel the whole thing.'
We won't win against Carverton.
Right, Tiger?
We play on Friday.
Once you start retreating,
life will drag you down.
Ponce. Football practice today?
No, we never practice
on a day of a murder.
Come on, Jim. You've
got to get into it.
Look, Jim, I mean, all you
have to try to do is
is to make sense out of
the written word.
'What is the author
trying to say? You know.'
'Look.'
"Why would you have me tie
myself down for the first women
"who comes along.
Give up the world for her
"and never look at anyone else."
You see?
"What a fine thing that would be
to be, tricked into fidelity.
"To bury yourself
into one passion forever
"and to be blind from your youth
on, to all the other beauties
who might catch your eye."
- What's he reading?
- Moliere's "Don Juan."
We're doing it for Thanksgiving.
"...Give over to
the sweet violence
"which directs me.
"Whatever happened I...
"I can't refuse loving
what is lovable
"and as soon as
a beautiful girl asks for love
"if I had 10,000 hearts
"I'd give them all to her.
"The act of falling in love has
an indefinable charm on it.
"And all the pleasure in love
lies in the fact
"That it doesn't... last
"What intense pleasure
there is in subjugating
"by 100 attentions,
the heart of a young beauty
"in seeing day by day...
the progress you make."
Hi, Miss Smith.
I, uh, I was just
in the neighborhood and..
- How are you?
- Fine.
I just was riding around
and I happened
- to be in the neighborhood
- Yes you said that.
I was just riding around
doing nothing.
Aha, Oh, what's that?
- Is that for me?
- Do you like ducks?
I mean chocolate ducks?
I adore chocolate.
Oh, you can sit down.
I can't stay.
Uh, there's liquor inside it.
- Oh, Ponce, you shouldn't have.
- Oh, no that's alright.
My father's rich. I mean my
mother is rich my father's dead.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- Six years ago.
- Oh.
- Just like that.
I mean, when nobody was really
expecting him to.
- I see. I am sorry.
- I am too.
I'm sure you miss him.
No, I mean, yesterday when..
Oh, no, oh, Ponce, you know
that's, that's fine.
I'm sorry for what I did.
- No, no, that's good--
- For what..
- I'm sorry for what happened.
- It should happen all the time.
Don't, uh, don't be sorry about
that. That is just fine.
I'll see you tomorrow,
Miss Smith. I got some work.
Oh, goodnight, Miss Smith.
'Where did you tell them
you were going?'
'Majorette meeting.'
'You should've brought
your baton.'
I told them I'd borrow one.
Here?
On the football field?
Oh, dynamite.
Did you ever wanna say
to the world... I defy you?
'Just a minute, please?'
Miss Smith, I'm sorry
but I forgot..
You forgot what, Ponce?
I forgot...
My keys!
I don't see them anywhere.
Perhaps if you retrace your
steps, come in, Ponce.
I was just getting into bed.
Now let's see you came in
Uh, gave me the duck
and then you sat down.
Oh, the duck.
Oh, yes, it's out there.
Oh, I'll walk home.
I only live a few blocks..
'Please don't.'
'I know I can't sleep now.'
'Maybe if we danced until I
became exhausted then I could.'
Yes, ma'am. It's lot better than
taking sleeping pills.
Come here, Ponce.
You're very tensed, Ponce.
I'm sorry, Miss Smith.
Betty.
'Ponce, is your mother a
terribly strong willed person?'
- How did you guess?
- You're letting me lead.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- And you keep apologizing.
Yes, ma'am.
But then she's a great
person you understand.
Anything that I ever become of
owe to her..
I'm sure you
owe a lot to Tiger too.
- Well, he's a great guy.
- Yes, he's a very wise man.
Jesus.
- Oh.
- What's the matter, Ponce?
- It's nothing.
- You tired of dancing?
No, I love to dance.
No.
Why sometimes I dance for hours.
Like tonight, huh?
Oh, good music, Miss.
I could dance all night,
tonight.
- Ponce, are you undressing me?
- Oh, no, Miss Smith.
No, it's, uh,
I guess, I must've accidently.
Ponce, don't hurt me.
- The duck
- What, dear?
The duck.
- Oh, Jesus.
- Oh.
The duck.
Oh, it's alright, Ponce.
It's alright.
Come we'll fix the damage.
Oh!
I've got it.
Hi, coach!
- John? How are you?
- Fine, and you?
Oh, fine, fine.
Say, John, would you mind
turning off that light?
- John..
- Oh, yeah.
- Anyone with you, John?
- 'No, no. No, just me.'
'That's good.
Coming to the game on Friday?'
- For sure.
- We got some new players.
We'll really rip 'em to pieces.
I'll be back in three minutes.
'John..'
- You know her?
- Who, her?
- Sure, I go to her old man.
- Yeah, me too.
- Yeah, he's a terrific dentist.
- Yeah.
He gave me a terrible
root canal job, last year.
- This tooth, right here.
- What brings you out tonight?
The murderer. They always return
to the scene of the crime.
Good thinking.
Yeah... doing a little homework,
huh?
Listen, John, we got a play I
wanna diagram for you--
No. With that many girls around,
you're bound to come across
one bitch, right?
Don't you worry. You just go
and beat Carverton on Friday.
Oh, and don't let those boys
worry you about those killings.
You just tell 'em old John'll
figure something out eventually.
Yeah, I'm sure you will, John.
Say, I'm sure sorry I messed up
that little party of yours.
Oh, well,
what's a fella to do, John?
Some things
just can't be helped.
Here, I'll show you..
'Now I, know that colored boy
didn't do it.'
' mean not the way
that nigger plays football.'
Oh-h-h!
Is he gone?
Yes.
"Oh brave new world,
that has such people in it."
Shakespeare - "The Tempest".
Do you know how many stars
there are in our galaxy?
'No, can't say that I do.'
100 billion.
'Do you know how many have lived
since the beginning of time?'
A trillion?
About 100 billion.
That means there's one star
for every man that ever lived.
Far out.
You're gonna be late for school!
So are you!
This case is beginning
to take on some bizarre aspects.
Yeah, like a pile driver broke
broke his neck, no weapon found.
Karate, maybe?
You think the chief may have
stumbled over something?
Yes, sir,
that's not a bad guess.
- Oh, Mr. Proffer.
- Yes?
It's a delegation
from the American Legion.
They wanna talk to you
about an anti-perversion
and 100% Americanism committee--
No-no, I can't,
I couldn't possibly--
Four orders.
Get out there
and give 'em a hand.
The people from Life Magazine
say I gotta pose for 'em, May I?
They're taking pictures
of everything.
Life Magazine? That's
international coverage.
Two A students, a B student
and now a chief of police.
We certainly got a batch
of funerals comin' up.
I just can't work here, anymore.
I just can't stand it.
'Oh, Harriet, Harriet, I do
understand. You need to rest.'
- 'I need a rest.'
- 'A short vacation.'
'No, I can't. I don't want
to miss the game, tomorrow.'
We are doing everything in our
power to ensure the safety
of the boys and girls.
Miss Craymire!
Uh, Miss Craymire..
Our assistant principal,
I'm sure will be able to answer
any questions that you have.
- He can't.
- Of course he can.
He's doing
a personality profile.
If you will not close the
school.
I'll not allow Hilda
to set foot here.
- How are you, Hilda?
- Terrific.
Good.
How are you, miss Smith?
- Miss Smith?
- How are you, Betty?
- Terrific.
- Good.
Jesus, Captain,
he's served his country.
Infantry Company Commander,
Korea. And get this..
...Unit commendation,
plus a silver star
plus a purple heart.
Mm-hmm... and this here?
Ranger training,
fort Bedding, Georgia.
Karate instructor.
Probably an expert at crossbows,
boomerangs and fencing.
You sure you're not just
jealous of him, Captain?
There's a girl up there with him
now, testing light's on.
You may be right.
'Remember, he's a genuine hero.'
I'm sorry, someone reported
a stranger loitering
'outside your door
in the corridor.'
May have been one
of the janitors.
I think,
Ponce is probably right.
I understand, Captain.
I really do.
Thank you.
Marriage?
Serious step, Ponce.
Yeah, I really love her.
'May I be very candid here?'
Sure, man,
that's why I come to you.
We've never discussed this,
but I can see now is the time.
You see, I've always had
the real hope that..
'...after college, you'd return
here to Ocean Front High.'
'As a teacher.'
- A teacher?
- I feel you'd be the best.
I've felt that ever since I
first evaluated you.
'And, since I'd become
principal, eventually.'
'You'd become vice principal.'
I'd continue
as guidance counselor.
But even here, I want you
to begin handling
as much of it as you can.
Wow.
There's my girl!
Come here to daddy.
I wish I could have that boat.
- This one?
- Mm-hm.
Alright, we'll buy this boat.
- Mmm, that's more my style.
- Yeah, on my salary.
- Steal it, we'll go to Mexico.
- What about Brazil?
- Hmm..
- Tahiti, daddy!
- Tahiti?
- Let's go now!
Okay.
And keep you in peace.
Now and forever more.
Amen.
Amen.
All buried at the same time.
How touching.
I'm so proud of our community.
Everybody insisted we not
cancel the game.
We'll lose for sure,
everybody's so down.
They're gonna have a moment
of silence of each of the girls
at half time.
Jesus.
Well organized.
Hi, Tiger. My little sweet
shortcake snack.
'I've got something for you.
I've always got something.'
For a clue, look in your top
desk drawer.
We're gonna have to cool it
for a while, Sonny.
Why?
Just for a while.
Will you forgive me?
If I had something
to hold me over.
- We have it.
- Hey!
- And they want it.
- Hey!
- 'But if they had it.'
- Hey!
- 'They couldn't use it.
- 'Hey!'
It's time for the bomb.
Throw it.
Where in the hell do you get off
playing it like that?
You children don't want life.
You want Disneyland.
Pope! Pope you can't even take
out a 150 pound sophomore.
And Moss... are you running
or dancing a ballet?
'And Primo and Sullivan, you're
playing a couple of old women.'
'Jim is no help because he's
running with his head down.'
'And he's sloppy!
You bunch of pussies!'
'A few moments of silence
for our dear departed.'
'Three wonderful girls
from our student body.'
'And one of them,
a terrific little cheerleader.'
'Who I know,
are up there, somewhere.'
'Still cheering us on today.'
'And of course, that valiant
crime-fighter.'
'John Poldaski who gave his life
for all of us.'
'You might say.'
Is it possible
we can do it like we planned?
- Yes.
- You promised me you'd win.
Didn't you?
You promised me you'd hit 'em.
Didn't you?
'Yes.'
- Are we gonna hit em?
- Yes.
- What?
- Yes!
- Are we better?
- Yes!
- Are we the greatest?
- Yes!
- What are we?
- The greatest!
- What are we gonna do to 'em?
- Kill 'em!
Then, goddamit go do it!
'Go! Go! Go!
What about a cross-buck
to the right?
Gotcha.
'Go, team, go!'
Right!
Come on, you guys, put me down.
Hey, coach! Have you got a word
for us?
Love!
Hey, Tiger, you need me
for notes?
My office, in ten minutes.
We've got a lot to talk about.
We won, tiger.
The man who wrestles his woes,
Jim, they never get up again.
Now, coach, about the academics.
Congratulations, coach.
How about a few words for KBEX?
Coach?
'Hi, Tiger,
I've got something for you.'
'I've always got something.'
'For a clue, look in your
top desk drawer.'
'We're gonna have to cool it
for a while, Sonny.'
'Why?'
'Just for a while.
Will you forgive me?'
'If I had something
to hold me over.'
'Get down here,
yeah, that's it, yeah.'
'How's that? Feel good?'
Hey, man, you really made
some great calls.
Especially that last reverse.
Listen, Tiger, I think
I'm coming down with something.
I'm gonna go home.
I'll drive you.
Hey, great game, eh, Sam?
It's time to blow the whistle
on the swinger.
- Pick McDrew for questioning.
- Sam..
And besides that, I want
every young broad
he's had recently for
a lie detector session.
Somebody's got a break.
Go ahead.
And here we have Captain
Sam Surcher, State Police.
- It was a great game, Captain?
- Yes.
Would you say, captain, that
we can expect
some breakthrough
in the high school murder case
In the very near future?
Shit.
And you heard it first
here on KBEX.
An inside report from
our state police.
'No Ponce. I didn't ball the
entire female student body.'
Just a few
truly exceptional girls.
Just as I could concentrate
only on those boys
with good potential.
Like yourself.
'A few others, you know.'
With girls you communicate best
that way
'with boys, I use sports.
Fishing trips.'
That sort of thing.
Hey remember that rugged hike
to the top of Mount Whitney?
Oh, Jesus.
Yeah, but did you have to
kill them?
Jill.
...was an incredibly stupid
mistake on my part.
'It was the only time I ever
ignored my own test results.'
In the office, that morning.
The ultimatum.
'Divorce my wife.'
'Marry her and answer to the
world at that moment. Or else.'
You know, my first thought,
Ponce, was..
...if I could...explain it
to you.
'Make you... really understand.'
'Then, perhaps,
you'd keep silent.'
Yeah, I'm really beginning
to understand.
No, Ponce.
You couldn't
possibly keep silent.
'And I'm afraid there's no way
you can convince me'
'that you could.'
'We have a real dilemma,
haven't we?'
'I'm taking you home.'
The accelerator's stuck!
Hang on, Ponce.
We are gathered here
in memory of our late
and much regretted friend,
Michael "Tiger" McDrew.
'Whose contributions have put
Ocean Front High School'
'at the vanguard
of educational communities.'
'And at the top of the
High School Football League.'
'A heroic man, whose last act
was to thrust a passenger
'from the submerging car.'
'Giving his life,
that a boy might live.'
'The sea has not
yielded up his remains.'
'But his memory will live
forever in our hearts.'
'And his soul, in God.'
Amen.
'Amen.'
We'll long remember
Happiness we know
In golden days
of love and learning
Wisdom's seeds were sown
We'll remember joy of giving
Love to our fellow man
And to him
wherever he is
Lend a helping hand
'You knew I was special
to him?'
Mm-hm, he would've wanted us
to comfort each other.
My place at four.
You really guessed wrong
about him, Sam.
Giving his last breath
to save a young boy.
I must be getting stale.
Need a vacation.
I'll take a couple of weeks.
- Where you going?
- I dunno... Brazil?
- You're full of surprises.
- I hope to be.
Still, it's very strange
they never found a body.
I'm crushed, I have to talk
to someone.
My place or yours?
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds they come
and they go
Chilly winds may blow, oh
I don't know where they go
And I don't know
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds they come
and they go
Chilly winds may blow, oh
Where do the winds go?
Oh, I don't know
Looking all around
feeling lost and found
Only talking to the wind
Moving up and down
going round and round
No lonely traces of a friend
The wind in the trees
is more than a breeze
Winding through our memory
Chilly winds
Chilly winds
Chilly winds
Chilly winds
Chilly winds
they come and they go
Chilly winds may blow
Oh-o-o
And I don't know
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds
they come and they go
Chilly winds may blow
Oh-o-o
And I don't know
Walkin' all around
Feelin' lost and found
Only talking to the wind
Movin' up and down
Going round and round
No lonely traces of a friend
The wind in my dreams
Is more than I breathe
Winding through our memories
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds
they come and they go
Chilly winds may blow
Oh-o-o
And I don't know
Endless evolution
Turned off revolution
Everybody reads
between the lines
Kicks put on the shelf
So high on life itself
Hopelessly we're
playin' with the mind
Chilly winds
'Good morning, class.
I'm your substitute teacher.'
How do you pronounce that?
Please, quite, please.
Quite.
'If you'll get your
homework together'
'I'll circulate them
with the grades.'
Dig that figure.
And your report is on?
- John Milton.
- Oh.
Ah, Paradise Lost.
Good.
And yours?
Um-hmm.
Good.
- May I please be excused?
- Yes.
Who's there?
'Hello?'
You alright?
Mr... Mr. Proffer.
Mr. Proffer! Mr. Proffer!
Mr. Proffer!
Mr. Proffer!
Mr. Proffer!
'Mr. Proffer!'
'Just a moment, young man.'
Mr. Proffer, In our lavatory.
She's in our lavatory.
Who?
Jill Fairbun, she's up there
in the boy's lavatory.
That is very much
against the rule.
It's not that, sir.
It's nothing immoral, sir.
- She's dead.
- Mr. Proffer.
That's exactly how
it started in other schools.
- Ms. Craymire--
- Values completely--
Ms. Craymire,
it's alright, she's dead.
On featured 10-20.
'Ocean Front High School,
forest in outskirts.'
Roger. I'm on my way.
Haven't seen my first murder
but should everyone
be crowding in here?
I don't understand this.
We've always kept our academic
averages so high.
Just a minute, you, not so fast.
No, chief. Here.
The boys' lavatory.
She was such a terrific
little cheerleader.
Mr. Proffer, please, if
there's any evidence, sir
it's being trampled.
'Alright, watch it there.'
'Watch it, c'mon,
step aside here.'
Let me through there, c'mon.
G-get away from that door.
Get back, get back.
And stay there!
Chief Poldaski, don't you think
there's too much, uh..
Evidence trampling..
Evidence trampling
going on here.
Alright, everybody stop
trampling on the evidence.
So, that means everybody.
And shut up!
Anyway, it was about
uh, ten after 9:00.
I remember English class
had just started--
Say, ain't you, uh,
ain't you the, uh..
...the uh,
football team water boy?
I'm the student manager.
Oh, uh, the water
is carried by the, uh..
...assistant student
manager, chief.
Yeah, well. Anyway, I went to
use that cubicle right there.
Say, how do you think the, uh
team is going to do
against Valley High, huh?
Uh, I went into that--
- I went into this cubicle--
- 24 games straight.
Oh, was it 44-45?
- 45, I guess.
- Oh, 45.
I started to use
this cubicle right here.
And I looked down
and I saw a leg.
Oh, I seem to feel much more
positive about everything now.
State police.
I wonder what's happened.
I want a sperm and molestation
check before the body's removed.
Why don't you and the boy go
to your office, Mr. Proffer?
I'm sure it'll be
more pleasant there.
You don't need the kid at all.
I've got his whole
story right here.
And the note that was
pinned to her butt.
- You got it?
- Yeah, I've got it.
'Oh, here it is. Here.'
Let me understand this.
You found this
on the girl's body?
- Yeah.
- Huh.
- And you removed it.
- Um-hmm.
And then you...
folded it carefully.
Otherwise, you might have lost a
very valuable piece of evidence.
'You know, I've got some very
good ideas about this killing.'
And I'm gonna need all the help
I can get from you, chief.
Starting right now.
McDrew. Yes.
Oh, sorry. I was in the middle
of a Humm Wadsworth test.
What?
Wait a minute, what happened?
I don't know--
Tiger, did you hear about..
- Yes, I just heard.
- What happened?
- No, I don't know.
- Do they who Jill..
Look, I'll tell you
as soon as I come out.
She was a fine girl and-and
a really terrific
little cheer leader.
Gosh, you've come.
Some of the parents are
insisting we close the school
and newspapers a-a-are
demanding a statement.
This is, uh, Mr. McDrew,
our assistant principal.
But I've know him
my way as your football coach.
I've seen you many time from
across the field, McDrew.
I'm Captain Sam Surcher.
State Police,
Investigation Division.
How do you do? Sorry, I
wasn't immediately available.
Oh, he explained.
You know, my kids are
gonna be really impressed
that I met Tiger McDrew.
How long since Braddock High
won a game from you folks?
'Four years at least, right?'
Yes, we've had quite a run
of exceptional young men here.
Young women, they're
always one of the finest.
- She's such a terrific--
- Little cheerleader.
Damn it, Mr. Proffer
don't you think
she'd want to be remembered
for something besides
leading a bunch of stupid gals?
Well, uh..
...let's get our time
sequence straight now.
When you looked into the booth,
uh, you recognized her.
'You turned,
then you ran for help.'
Well, actually, I didn't
recognize her at first.
Well, I was facing her
from sort of an unusual angle.
And I didn't recognize her
till after she toppled over.
Well, how did she
topple over, son?
Oh, I think I leaned on her.
You leaned on her? How?
When I bent over
to read the note.
What're you so..
What're you so nervous about?
Because I... keep wondering
maybe I did it on purpose.
'Did what?'
C'mon, kid. Tell us
what you did to the body.
I leaned my hand on
her bottom, like I said.
You think I'd do anything
else to a dead girl?
Haven't even had a live one yet.
- Love life problems, huh?
- What love life?
I'm 17 years old, and I haven't
touched a girl's breast yet.
Well, maybe you haven't
found the right girl.
Now, something bugging you?
I mean, like that..
Well, you're not worrying about
acne or bad breath or anything?
No, it's nothing like that.
Nothing physical then.
That's good.
Perhaps, there is one physical
thing I should've mentioned.
I have kind of
a problem with, uh..
...you know, erections.
Ah.
Is the problem constant, Ponce,
or does it vary?
No, it's, uh,
it's pretty constant.
Well, I mean, does...
anything seem to help?
Well, yes, sir. They, uh...
They don't seem to happen as
often if I take cold showers.
'When I'm with the girls..'
'...the only thing
that help is to do'
'multiplication problems
in my head.'
'But that kinda interferes
with conversations.'
Hello, Ponce dear.
What a terrible experience
finding the poor girl like that.
Oh, hello, Mr. McDrew. I'm
Ms. Smith, substitute teacher.
Yes, I know.'
Is there anything at all
I can do for you?
No, ma'am.
How are you?
Oh, I'm just fine,
Mrs. Smith. Thank you.
Done.
Very good.
Incidentally..
...I'm putting your name down
for track, next semester.
Oh, man. C'mon, Tiger,
that sport scene is a drag.
I don't know how you
got hooked on it.
You can't spend the rest of your
life reading a book, Harold.
An animal body needs
animal exercise.
I'm gonna teach
you to feel, man.
- To live.
- Right.
Hello, Yipper.
Hello, boy.
Hello. Live around here?
'Could I offer you a drink?
I live right there.'
Um-hmm.
Daddy, daddy.
Mommy, did you tell daddy
what I got form school?
Hi, sugar plump.
Hey, what's this
school turning into?
Oh, don't ask me.
You heard, huh?
- On the news. It's awful.
- Shocking.
Do the police have any clues?
Well, I don't know. I talked
to the inspector today.
He didn't seem to
wanna tell me anything.
They never wanna tell you
anything when they talk to you..
Shopping?
Was she raped, Captain?
Well, if you don't mind,
I'll ask the questions.
I'm surprised
that embarrasses you.
Well, isn't sex involved in many
of the crimes you investigate?
Yes, now and then.
Now, about those boys,
Jill used to date.
Were any of those boys in the
habit of calling her..."Honey"?
- Yes.
- Alright, who?
Oh, well, probably, all of them.
See, our generation's not afraid
of feeling... affection.
Or expressing it.
For example... I love you.
And I love you.
And the world... must learn
to love one another.
Currently, that'll be all,
Miss Lidia.
- Hilda.
- Hilda.
'Next.'
- Good afternoon, Miss Millick.
- Yvonne.
Yvonne.
Is this in every survey show
that the police are oriented
very conservatively?
So are many Americans.
Ponce.
What if the police represents
just one point of view?
Well, that could be
very dangerous.
Oh, Ponce, hey.
Is my dad dangerous
'cause he's conservative?
Yes.
Your dad doesn't have
the powers of repression.
'Is the police repressive?'
Well, they deserve
what they get, that's all.
- Tiger, didn't we..
- Excuse me.
Is there still a game on Friday?
No, it hasn't been decided, yet.
'Hey, what about practice?'
- Ponce, I'll see..
- Alright.
Miss Smith.
Excuse me.
Hi, Mr. McDrew.
Yeah, could we, uh, get together
during, uh, fifth period?
Yes. I mean, no, no.
I'm not free
but what I mean is,
I'll-I'll make myself free. Yes.
- Good.
- Definitely.
Okay.
'In a typical high school,
it will be difficult'
'to invent a system more
destructive'
'of a child's
natural creativity.'
'Only in the most backward
penal institutions'
'does one discover equally
oppressive rules of silence'
restriction of movement'
'constant examination
of behavior.'
'A world in which one must
learn to work, eat, exercise'
'and sometimes,
even defecate by the clock.'
You mind?
The coroner estimates that the
girl was killed between 8 and..
Yes. I've said, I was here
...working on my book
at that time--
Well, no offence, I hope.
No offence taken.
It's your job.
For test result control.
Some students are more easily
distracted than others
which might show up as
low IQ or some defect
which actually, isn't present.
Uh, the principal
tells me that...
he thinks,
this guidance counseling
is responsible for
the academic average she had.
Masters degree in psychology.
That's quite impressive.
Well, I understand that you've
turned down a couple of offers
to teach universities.
Because I believe, this is..
...as they say,
"Where it's at."
High schools are simply
not reaching the student.
For every college dropout
we lose 15 to 18
in high school, Captain.
The records on the dead girl.
Anything in there
that might be of help to us?
I think,
Jill fooled a lot of people.
Not particularly
intelligent, IQ 103.
'She seemed more intelligent
because she adapted so well'
'to high school
level activities.'
- Quite beautiful, though.
- 'Yes, extraordinary figure.'
Excellent dancer.
Baton twirler.
What kind of men..
...would a girl like this
be attracted to, Tiger?
'Well, let me see.'
'I'd say, it's not impossible,
she had marriage in mind.'
As a psychologist,
any comment on the note
that was found
on her... on her body?
Out of my line.
Disturbed personality,
obviously.
- Hello, Miss Smith.
- Hi.
'Mind locking the door?'
Put the switch too, will you?
You know, I try to get in
three minutes of this, everyday?
'You'd be surprised, how
hard it is to find the time.'
Ha. Would you like
to pour us a drink?
It's right over here.
It's organic apples, brewers
yeast, honey and a raw egg.
Helps keep
the old juices flowing.
Oh, well, that's, uh...
that certainly is important
to a teacher.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
We must have a real
drink, sometime.
- Or is there somebody?
- No.
I mean, there was,
but we broke up.
Pity. Sit down.
Must be very difficult
to be a single female teacher.
Well, yes, I-I think,
at times, we get even..
It's almost painful.
Which makes me wonder
if you can handle something
I have in mind.
Oh, yes.
I mean, I-I, I'll certainly
try to handle anything
you might throw at me.
As it were.
- Ponce.
- Pardon me?
Oh, oh, Ponce de Leon Harper.
Oh, yes. 12th grade,
the boy who found the..
Yes.
As you can see from his profile,
he has enormous potential.
Somehow, he's acquired
a hang up about... sex.
And I doubt if a girl his age
could help him, now.
And I was wondering,
Betty, if you would?
Uh... help him?
Oh, I understand
your hesitations.
Could cut into your afternoons
or evenings
when you and I would meet
and compare notes
on Ponce's progress.
Well, uh, yes. I guess, we would
have to do that, wouldn't we?
And now, let's see,
as I understand it
you, uh... you want me
to help him?
'His problem is...
sexual immaturity.'
Oh.
Yes, uh, well, that's...
that certainly is... a problem.
And solution is...
a mature woman's friendship.
Oh. You want me
to be his friend?
You could start by inviting him
to your apartment.
Tell him, you wanna go over
some assignment with him.
It sounded at first as if,
you wanted me to sleep with him.
- Isn't that silly? Ha-ha-ha.
- It's uproarious.
I wonder,
what you would have said.
Well, now, if we started
doing that with our students
who knows, where it would lead?
'Well, we'd certainly
get to know them better.'
But I wonder,
if it's ever justified.
Say, in the case of a,
of an exceptional student.
But some teachers
might do it for pleasure.
Yes, I suppose there
could be some-some whistling
while we work.
Could I be honest
about something?
Yes, of course.
I hope you're not gonna ask me
to invite him too often.
'At this age, uh,
the boys are re-becoming men'
and I don't see any point
in being a..
In being uncomfortable.
Well, there's no reason to be
uncomfortable in Ponce's case.
He confessed to me
only this morning
that he is totally impotent.
Oh, the poor child.
Yes, tonight. Can you?
I thought, you might want
to expand your notes
on Milton into a term paper.
See you later then, Ponce.
Well, it's hard to answer
has anyone made any unnatural
sexual advances toward me.
Perhaps, if the captain were to
rephrase the question, Pamela?
No, I think,
I understand the question.
'I don't understand the word
unnatural in this context, sir.'
Well, I am having to ask
all the girls.
The thing is, if a boy didn't
make sexual advances toward me
I think that would
be pretty unnatural.
No, that's not quite what
I'm getting at, Miss Wilcox.
Perhaps, if the captain were to
rephrase the question, Pamela?
No, I think,
I understand the quest--.
Okay, okay.
Alright, thank you very much.
Thank you.
Next.
- Sit down, Miss...
- Sonny Swangle.
'Swangle. Swangle.'
Has anyone made any... unnatural,
sexual overtures to you?
You kidding?
Oh, really? Oh, God.
Oh, hi, Ponce.
Come on in.
I just know,
we're gonna be good friends.
Yes, ma'am.'
Now, shall we start out
by discussing
what you think about Milton.
- Milton who?
- John Milton, silly.
'Paradise Lost, remember?'
You were saying about Milton?
- Well, he was a great poet.
- Go on.
Well, he-de, he-describes
the way in heaven
from which Satan was expelled.
And his evolution
into the devil.
'Avenging himself by..'
...by corr-by corrupting
his most...
finest creation, woman.
I mean, mankind.
'Guard your queen.'
Mate.
"I fled, but he pursu'd
"though more, it seems,
inflam'd with lust than rage
and swifter far, Mee overtook
his mother all dismaid."
"And in embraces forcible
and foul engendering with me
"of that rape begot
these yelling monsters
"that with ceaseless cry,
surround me,
"as thou saw'st hourly conceived
"and hourly born
with sorrow, infinite to me.
"For when they list into
the womb that bread them
they return and howl and gnaw
my bowels, their repast."
- Isn't this exciting?
- Oh, yeah.
What's the matter, Ponce?
Now you don't think
I'm going to eat you, do you?
Oh, yes.
Ah, no, Miss Smith.
Oh, come. Let's make
some hot chocolate.
- Oh, well, I'll just wait here.
- No, come with me, Ponce.
Okay, well, I'll bring
the text along
in case you'd like
to read through.
You've had enough
Milton for one day.
Let's have some hot chocolate.
- Coming, Ponce?
- Yeah, hmm.
Miss Smith, may I
please be excused?
'To your left and
through the bed room.'
'The girl has no diary,
just letters.'
- Let's get cracking.
- These were all pen-pals?
It's a wonder she didn't
die of writer's cramp.
60 times 60 is 3660..
'Ponce, are you alright?
Chocolate's getting cold.'
...3721, 62 times 62 is..
Listen to me, Ponce.
I'm hardly worthy
of being a teacher
if I can't discuss any
problem a student has.
Please, come out.
Ponce dear..
...I happen to know
that your are struggling
with a sexual problem.
- Is that it?
- Yes, ma'am.
Well, I'm going to be
equally honest with you.
The reason I invited you
here was to help you.
You must be putting me on,
Miss Smith.
Come, let's sit down
and talk about it.
- Please.
- Oh, I can't.
Ponce, you are a
handsome, healthy boy
and everything is going
to work out alright.
You mustn't worry. You must
continually believe that. You..
Ponce, would you be more
comfortable discussing it
in the living room?
- Please.
- Oh, my goodness.
- 'Oh, my goodness'
- Ma'am?
Isn't that just wonderful?
Well..
We certainly have ended this
night on a note of triumph.
Haven't we?
'I got it.'
Son of a gun!
Damn.
'After two days of
intensive investigation'
'the police are still
without a suspect
'on the Ocean Front
High School murder.'
Jule Fairbun, a lovely 17 year
old senior at Ocean Front
was found dead in the boys'
lavatory by a fellow student.
Chapter 14.
Love, life and learning are
what education's all about.
Yet, somehow,
schools begin backwards
by teaching places,
names, formulas.
'Instead, we should teach
a passion for living.'
'A love for our world
and ourselves'
'which would set students
reveling in discovery.'
'And in this century,
which mankind seems racing'
toward a new dark ages, at best'
if not annihilation..
'I'll get it, hon.'
Our schools may become
our last chance.
Indeed, our last minute chance
to turn mankind
towards truth, joy and love.
It's Captain Surcher, hon.
He says it's important.
We got a couple
of questions, McDrew.
'And they couldn't wait
till morning.'
Remember the words of
the note left on the body?
"So long, honey."
Yes, puzzling.
Which led us to believe that
the killer was a psychopath.
'But, uh... Listen.'
"Dear Jill honey, how uptight
they'd all be if they knew."
"Oh, you honey.
This man needs you,
I'll defy them, will you?"
Signed?
First let me make my position
very, very clear.
Nobody, but nobody is gonna
get away with murder.
But the last person
I'd want it to be
is one of the black students.
'It just opens up that question
of police prejudice and..'
It's signed "Greeny."
Isn't that the nickname of one
of your quarterbacks, Jim Green?
Yes, but I'm sure you'll
find he was in the--
We checked.
This week, he's clean-up monitor
in the chemistry lab.
He was in there
alone this morning.
'Listen, can I get a sample
of his hand writing?'
'I mean, homework
or something like that.'
'I wanna make absolutely certain
before I make a move.'
It's Jim's handwriting.
Alright, then we'll
have to pick him up.
Well, if he killed her in
the chemistry lab downstairs
why would he deposit the body in
the second floor can?
Perhaps because it's furthest
routes away from the assembly
and the school office area.
We'll check out the timing,
but I was hoping that you
were gonna tell me
something I don't know.
I am.
He's not your killer,
promise you that.
As his friend, as his teacher..
...and as a skilled
psychologist.
Alright, I'll hold off.
Yes.
Oh, by the way.
I was talking over some of
your ideas with my two sons.
And they told me
to give you a message.
"Right on, man. Right on."
Our soldier boys who spend
their lives in vain
While savour sense
they say pom pom
Are crossing Asian plain
Now!
Oh, dear, this is
terribly embarrassing.
Oh..
'21 second to here.'
- Oh..
- 24 seconds to here.
You stay like this. I want
him to carry you in there.
But I've never been
in a boy's lavatory before.
Freeze!
Poldaski..
Well, I was waiting
for the killer.
A criminal always returns
to the scene of the crime.
- Can we talk about something?
- Sure.
I went to see
Miss Smith last night.
One... two... three..
You mean, if a women compliments
you on your erection?
Well, that should mean
she kind of likes you, right?
Yes, it..
...it does sound like
a warm friendship development.
Say what?
Honest, she said "It's splendid,
Ponce, it's just lovely."
Then, she shoved me
out the front door.
Tiger, am I crazy?
I think we've cured Ponce.
What happened?
Well, we discussed Milton
and had hot chocolate.
No, no, no.
I mean, what did you
do to cure him?
'Well, nothing really.'
He just, uh...
bloomed as it were.
Well, something stimulated
the boy. What was it?
I don't know.
Now your next meeting,
you should watch him carefully.
Note the exact moment
he's aroused.
Ah, excuse me, but
I prefer not to.
Why?
Well, it's difficult
to put into words, but, um..
Well, after Ponce left
last night
I, uh... I had
a miserable evening.
Oh.
'He's a very attractive boy.'
And I just can't
go through all that again.
I'm sure you're
exaggerating, Miss Smith.
Tiger..
...I broke up with
my boyfriend 13 months ago.
It's so easy to escape
that kind of discomfort.
I'm surprised you don't
know the method.
- You don't, do you?
- Method? No.
Well, let me demonstrate it.
Now it's terribly important
that you not think of affection.
Are you not familiar
with this experiment?
No, no, I can't say that.
Well, it's a reverse
on basic Masters and Johnson.
The whole trick is to maintain
an observers point of view.
Oh.
Now, since you are treating
these sensations as
a interesting physical
phenomenon
you'll notice it's impossible
for me to excite you.
- Ha. Yes, I noticed.
- I see.
You see, sex is much more
than just touch.
It certainly is.
Not that there
isn't art to touch.
I mean, this can be
quiet pleasant.
Yes, it could be... pleasant.
You are now responding to me
intellectually, analytically.
I am?
Now notice the difference
when emotion replaces analysis.
Now let's try the same thing
with affection.
- Are you ready?
- Yes.
- Lock the door.
- What?
Lock the door.
Betty, I love you.
- I want you.
- Oh, I want you.
I need you.
Oh, Tiger.
Tiger..
There, I'm sure you get
the general idea.
- Tiger, wha--
- 'Let's see.'
'I believe I have some test
scheduled this period.'
With that... body of yours,
it was certainly difficult
to remain analytical.
Oh, hello, Pam.
Be with you in a minute.
Uh, could we continue this
uh, discussion later today?
Oh, my scheduled is
pretty tight, Miss Smith.
How about meeting after
you've had a session with..
...with the student
in question?
I think I hate you.
...They couldn't use it, hey
We... our team can fight
Hey we're out of sight
Hey from Ocean Front
'Get set. Hut!
'Good. Ten. Hut!
'Seven. Hut!
Get set. Hut!
Good.
Get set. Hut!
Hit it. Good.
Get set!
Hut!
Okay. Get to the fence.
They look pretty well up, huh?
Yeah, they can do better.
Watch this, for when
you get your own team.
We can, we can do it,
we can do it
We can, we can
We can do it..
'Tell me, why are we here?'
To win!
- What?
- To win!
- 'Why do we win?'
- 'We're the best.'
- 'Why?'
- 'We're the best.'
- Right. Who can beat us?
- Nobody!
- Can Carverton beat us?
- No!
- Can they beat us?
- No!
- Will they beat us?
- No!
What have we got to do with 'em?
- Kill them!
- Right?
- Right!
- Let's go then.
I ran into Miss Smith.
She mentioned you.
She did?
I have the impression that uh,
she wouldn't mind terribly
if you happened by
again some night.
You caught me!
Oh, Tiger.
I really want you.
No.
I mean, I wanna split with you.
- Split?
- I want to be your old lady.
Hey, come on now,
I've got an old lady.
I don't care.
Jill and I were friends, dig?
We were really tight,
and I know.
Do you understand?
I know.
You know what, exactly?
You were making it with her.
- Did she tell you that?
- No.
I followed you, to the beach.
'About five nights ago.'
'Remember?'
Yeah. Did you tell anyone?
Jill's dying like that
made me see something, Tiger.
You've got to grab
for happiness.
No one is going
to give it to you.
Got to reach out and take it.
You didn't answer my question.
Have you told anyone?
You have to marry me, Tiger.
Or else, I won't be
able to help myself.
- Good morning. Fill her up?
- Yes.
- Check under the hood?
- Yes.
Tiger.
Tiger.
Tiger, wait. Tiger.
Tiger..
Bah!
...For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain
majesties
Above the fruited plain
America America
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good
with brotherhood
I wonder why they always die
with a smile on their face.
'But the killer's
some part of this school.'
'There's no more
any doubt about that.'
But, are we agreed then,
is the school to stay open?
And it's our best chance
of finding the killer.
'Alright, but what about
the game though, Tiger?'
'Oh, heck, I'll say
cancel the whole thing.'
We won't win against Carverton.
Right, Tiger?
We play on Friday.
Once you start retreating,
life will drag you down.
Ponce. Football practice today?
No, we never practice
on a day of a murder.
Come on, Jim. You've
got to get into it.
Look, Jim, I mean, all you
have to try to do is
is to make sense out of
the written word.
'What is the author
trying to say? You know.'
'Look.'
"Why would you have me tie
myself down for the first women
"who comes along.
Give up the world for her
"and never look at anyone else."
You see?
"What a fine thing that would be
to be, tricked into fidelity.
"To bury yourself
into one passion forever
"and to be blind from your youth
on, to all the other beauties
who might catch your eye."
- What's he reading?
- Moliere's "Don Juan."
We're doing it for Thanksgiving.
"...Give over to
the sweet violence
"which directs me.
"Whatever happened I...
"I can't refuse loving
what is lovable
"and as soon as
a beautiful girl asks for love
"if I had 10,000 hearts
"I'd give them all to her.
"The act of falling in love has
an indefinable charm on it.
"And all the pleasure in love
lies in the fact
"That it doesn't... last
"What intense pleasure
there is in subjugating
"by 100 attentions,
the heart of a young beauty
"in seeing day by day...
the progress you make."
Hi, Miss Smith.
I, uh, I was just
in the neighborhood and..
- How are you?
- Fine.
I just was riding around
and I happened
- to be in the neighborhood
- Yes you said that.
I was just riding around
doing nothing.
Aha, Oh, what's that?
- Is that for me?
- Do you like ducks?
I mean chocolate ducks?
I adore chocolate.
Oh, you can sit down.
I can't stay.
Uh, there's liquor inside it.
- Oh, Ponce, you shouldn't have.
- Oh, no that's alright.
My father's rich. I mean my
mother is rich my father's dead.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- Six years ago.
- Oh.
- Just like that.
I mean, when nobody was really
expecting him to.
- I see. I am sorry.
- I am too.
I'm sure you miss him.
No, I mean, yesterday when..
Oh, no, oh, Ponce, you know
that's, that's fine.
I'm sorry for what I did.
- No, no, that's good--
- For what..
- I'm sorry for what happened.
- It should happen all the time.
Don't, uh, don't be sorry about
that. That is just fine.
I'll see you tomorrow,
Miss Smith. I got some work.
Oh, goodnight, Miss Smith.
'Where did you tell them
you were going?'
'Majorette meeting.'
'You should've brought
your baton.'
I told them I'd borrow one.
Here?
On the football field?
Oh, dynamite.
Did you ever wanna say
to the world... I defy you?
'Just a minute, please?'
Miss Smith, I'm sorry
but I forgot..
You forgot what, Ponce?
I forgot...
My keys!
I don't see them anywhere.
Perhaps if you retrace your
steps, come in, Ponce.
I was just getting into bed.
Now let's see you came in
Uh, gave me the duck
and then you sat down.
Oh, the duck.
Oh, yes, it's out there.
Oh, I'll walk home.
I only live a few blocks..
'Please don't.'
'I know I can't sleep now.'
'Maybe if we danced until I
became exhausted then I could.'
Yes, ma'am. It's lot better than
taking sleeping pills.
Come here, Ponce.
You're very tensed, Ponce.
I'm sorry, Miss Smith.
Betty.
'Ponce, is your mother a
terribly strong willed person?'
- How did you guess?
- You're letting me lead.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- And you keep apologizing.
Yes, ma'am.
But then she's a great
person you understand.
Anything that I ever become of
owe to her..
I'm sure you
owe a lot to Tiger too.
- Well, he's a great guy.
- Yes, he's a very wise man.
Jesus.
- Oh.
- What's the matter, Ponce?
- It's nothing.
- You tired of dancing?
No, I love to dance.
No.
Why sometimes I dance for hours.
Like tonight, huh?
Oh, good music, Miss.
I could dance all night,
tonight.
- Ponce, are you undressing me?
- Oh, no, Miss Smith.
No, it's, uh,
I guess, I must've accidently.
Ponce, don't hurt me.
- The duck
- What, dear?
The duck.
- Oh, Jesus.
- Oh.
The duck.
Oh, it's alright, Ponce.
It's alright.
Come we'll fix the damage.
Oh!
I've got it.
Hi, coach!
- John? How are you?
- Fine, and you?
Oh, fine, fine.
Say, John, would you mind
turning off that light?
- John..
- Oh, yeah.
- Anyone with you, John?
- 'No, no. No, just me.'
'That's good.
Coming to the game on Friday?'
- For sure.
- We got some new players.
We'll really rip 'em to pieces.
I'll be back in three minutes.
'John..'
- You know her?
- Who, her?
- Sure, I go to her old man.
- Yeah, me too.
- Yeah, he's a terrific dentist.
- Yeah.
He gave me a terrible
root canal job, last year.
- This tooth, right here.
- What brings you out tonight?
The murderer. They always return
to the scene of the crime.
Good thinking.
Yeah... doing a little homework,
huh?
Listen, John, we got a play I
wanna diagram for you--
No. With that many girls around,
you're bound to come across
one bitch, right?
Don't you worry. You just go
and beat Carverton on Friday.
Oh, and don't let those boys
worry you about those killings.
You just tell 'em old John'll
figure something out eventually.
Yeah, I'm sure you will, John.
Say, I'm sure sorry I messed up
that little party of yours.
Oh, well,
what's a fella to do, John?
Some things
just can't be helped.
Here, I'll show you..
'Now I, know that colored boy
didn't do it.'
' mean not the way
that nigger plays football.'
Oh-h-h!
Is he gone?
Yes.
"Oh brave new world,
that has such people in it."
Shakespeare - "The Tempest".
Do you know how many stars
there are in our galaxy?
'No, can't say that I do.'
100 billion.
'Do you know how many have lived
since the beginning of time?'
A trillion?
About 100 billion.
That means there's one star
for every man that ever lived.
Far out.
You're gonna be late for school!
So are you!
This case is beginning
to take on some bizarre aspects.
Yeah, like a pile driver broke
broke his neck, no weapon found.
Karate, maybe?
You think the chief may have
stumbled over something?
Yes, sir,
that's not a bad guess.
- Oh, Mr. Proffer.
- Yes?
It's a delegation
from the American Legion.
They wanna talk to you
about an anti-perversion
and 100% Americanism committee--
No-no, I can't,
I couldn't possibly--
Four orders.
Get out there
and give 'em a hand.
The people from Life Magazine
say I gotta pose for 'em, May I?
They're taking pictures
of everything.
Life Magazine? That's
international coverage.
Two A students, a B student
and now a chief of police.
We certainly got a batch
of funerals comin' up.
I just can't work here, anymore.
I just can't stand it.
'Oh, Harriet, Harriet, I do
understand. You need to rest.'
- 'I need a rest.'
- 'A short vacation.'
'No, I can't. I don't want
to miss the game, tomorrow.'
We are doing everything in our
power to ensure the safety
of the boys and girls.
Miss Craymire!
Uh, Miss Craymire..
Our assistant principal,
I'm sure will be able to answer
any questions that you have.
- He can't.
- Of course he can.
He's doing
a personality profile.
If you will not close the
school.
I'll not allow Hilda
to set foot here.
- How are you, Hilda?
- Terrific.
Good.
How are you, miss Smith?
- Miss Smith?
- How are you, Betty?
- Terrific.
- Good.
Jesus, Captain,
he's served his country.
Infantry Company Commander,
Korea. And get this..
...Unit commendation,
plus a silver star
plus a purple heart.
Mm-hmm... and this here?
Ranger training,
fort Bedding, Georgia.
Karate instructor.
Probably an expert at crossbows,
boomerangs and fencing.
You sure you're not just
jealous of him, Captain?
There's a girl up there with him
now, testing light's on.
You may be right.
'Remember, he's a genuine hero.'
I'm sorry, someone reported
a stranger loitering
'outside your door
in the corridor.'
May have been one
of the janitors.
I think,
Ponce is probably right.
I understand, Captain.
I really do.
Thank you.
Marriage?
Serious step, Ponce.
Yeah, I really love her.
'May I be very candid here?'
Sure, man,
that's why I come to you.
We've never discussed this,
but I can see now is the time.
You see, I've always had
the real hope that..
'...after college, you'd return
here to Ocean Front High.'
'As a teacher.'
- A teacher?
- I feel you'd be the best.
I've felt that ever since I
first evaluated you.
'And, since I'd become
principal, eventually.'
'You'd become vice principal.'
I'd continue
as guidance counselor.
But even here, I want you
to begin handling
as much of it as you can.
Wow.
There's my girl!
Come here to daddy.
I wish I could have that boat.
- This one?
- Mm-hm.
Alright, we'll buy this boat.
- Mmm, that's more my style.
- Yeah, on my salary.
- Steal it, we'll go to Mexico.
- What about Brazil?
- Hmm..
- Tahiti, daddy!
- Tahiti?
- Let's go now!
Okay.
And keep you in peace.
Now and forever more.
Amen.
Amen.
All buried at the same time.
How touching.
I'm so proud of our community.
Everybody insisted we not
cancel the game.
We'll lose for sure,
everybody's so down.
They're gonna have a moment
of silence of each of the girls
at half time.
Jesus.
Well organized.
Hi, Tiger. My little sweet
shortcake snack.
'I've got something for you.
I've always got something.'
For a clue, look in your top
desk drawer.
We're gonna have to cool it
for a while, Sonny.
Why?
Just for a while.
Will you forgive me?
If I had something
to hold me over.
- We have it.
- Hey!
- And they want it.
- Hey!
- 'But if they had it.'
- Hey!
- 'They couldn't use it.
- 'Hey!'
It's time for the bomb.
Throw it.
Where in the hell do you get off
playing it like that?
You children don't want life.
You want Disneyland.
Pope! Pope you can't even take
out a 150 pound sophomore.
And Moss... are you running
or dancing a ballet?
'And Primo and Sullivan, you're
playing a couple of old women.'
'Jim is no help because he's
running with his head down.'
'And he's sloppy!
You bunch of pussies!'
'A few moments of silence
for our dear departed.'
'Three wonderful girls
from our student body.'
'And one of them,
a terrific little cheerleader.'
'Who I know,
are up there, somewhere.'
'Still cheering us on today.'
'And of course, that valiant
crime-fighter.'
'John Poldaski who gave his life
for all of us.'
'You might say.'
Is it possible
we can do it like we planned?
- Yes.
- You promised me you'd win.
Didn't you?
You promised me you'd hit 'em.
Didn't you?
'Yes.'
- Are we gonna hit em?
- Yes.
- What?
- Yes!
- Are we better?
- Yes!
- Are we the greatest?
- Yes!
- What are we?
- The greatest!
- What are we gonna do to 'em?
- Kill 'em!
Then, goddamit go do it!
'Go! Go! Go!
What about a cross-buck
to the right?
Gotcha.
'Go, team, go!'
Right!
Come on, you guys, put me down.
Hey, coach! Have you got a word
for us?
Love!
Hey, Tiger, you need me
for notes?
My office, in ten minutes.
We've got a lot to talk about.
We won, tiger.
The man who wrestles his woes,
Jim, they never get up again.
Now, coach, about the academics.
Congratulations, coach.
How about a few words for KBEX?
Coach?
'Hi, Tiger,
I've got something for you.'
'I've always got something.'
'For a clue, look in your
top desk drawer.'
'We're gonna have to cool it
for a while, Sonny.'
'Why?'
'Just for a while.
Will you forgive me?'
'If I had something
to hold me over.'
'Get down here,
yeah, that's it, yeah.'
'How's that? Feel good?'
Hey, man, you really made
some great calls.
Especially that last reverse.
Listen, Tiger, I think
I'm coming down with something.
I'm gonna go home.
I'll drive you.
Hey, great game, eh, Sam?
It's time to blow the whistle
on the swinger.
- Pick McDrew for questioning.
- Sam..
And besides that, I want
every young broad
he's had recently for
a lie detector session.
Somebody's got a break.
Go ahead.
And here we have Captain
Sam Surcher, State Police.
- It was a great game, Captain?
- Yes.
Would you say, captain, that
we can expect
some breakthrough
in the high school murder case
In the very near future?
Shit.
And you heard it first
here on KBEX.
An inside report from
our state police.
'No Ponce. I didn't ball the
entire female student body.'
Just a few
truly exceptional girls.
Just as I could concentrate
only on those boys
with good potential.
Like yourself.
'A few others, you know.'
With girls you communicate best
that way
'with boys, I use sports.
Fishing trips.'
That sort of thing.
Hey remember that rugged hike
to the top of Mount Whitney?
Oh, Jesus.
Yeah, but did you have to
kill them?
Jill.
...was an incredibly stupid
mistake on my part.
'It was the only time I ever
ignored my own test results.'
In the office, that morning.
The ultimatum.
'Divorce my wife.'
'Marry her and answer to the
world at that moment. Or else.'
You know, my first thought,
Ponce, was..
...if I could...explain it
to you.
'Make you... really understand.'
'Then, perhaps,
you'd keep silent.'
Yeah, I'm really beginning
to understand.
No, Ponce.
You couldn't
possibly keep silent.
'And I'm afraid there's no way
you can convince me'
'that you could.'
'We have a real dilemma,
haven't we?'
'I'm taking you home.'
The accelerator's stuck!
Hang on, Ponce.
We are gathered here
in memory of our late
and much regretted friend,
Michael "Tiger" McDrew.
'Whose contributions have put
Ocean Front High School'
'at the vanguard
of educational communities.'
'And at the top of the
High School Football League.'
'A heroic man, whose last act
was to thrust a passenger
'from the submerging car.'
'Giving his life,
that a boy might live.'
'The sea has not
yielded up his remains.'
'But his memory will live
forever in our hearts.'
'And his soul, in God.'
Amen.
'Amen.'
We'll long remember
Happiness we know
In golden days
of love and learning
Wisdom's seeds were sown
We'll remember joy of giving
Love to our fellow man
And to him
wherever he is
Lend a helping hand
'You knew I was special
to him?'
Mm-hm, he would've wanted us
to comfort each other.
My place at four.
You really guessed wrong
about him, Sam.
Giving his last breath
to save a young boy.
I must be getting stale.
Need a vacation.
I'll take a couple of weeks.
- Where you going?
- I dunno... Brazil?
- You're full of surprises.
- I hope to be.
Still, it's very strange
they never found a body.
I'm crushed, I have to talk
to someone.
My place or yours?
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds they come
and they go
Chilly winds may blow, oh
I don't know where they go
And I don't know
Chilly winds may blow
Chilly winds they come
and they go
Chilly winds may blow, oh
Where do the winds go?
Oh, I don't know
Looking all around
feeling lost and found
Only talking to the wind
Moving up and down
going round and round
No lonely traces of a friend
The wind in the trees
is more than a breeze
Winding through our memory
Chilly winds
Chilly winds
Chilly winds
Chilly winds