Eng to Kill with Kindness

I IRONED IT. MMM. SMELLS GOOD. LIKE YOU. YOU COMING OVER LATER? YEAH. BRING SOME CLOTHES. OK. AND IN CASE I'M NOT HERE. DAN, LAURELTON HIGH. WHERE THAT TEACHER GOT KNIFED? YEAH, THEY'VE INSTALLED A METAL DETECTOR. TALK TO MARGE. I THINK HER SON GOES THERE. OK. NOT IN THE BLUE BOX. MARGE, HOW COME KEVIN'S AT LAURELTON? THAT'S SUBURBAN. YOU GUYS LIVE DOWNTOWN. HE WAS AT SCOTT COLLEGIATE, BUT I TOOK HIM OUT. WHY? YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT WAS GOING ON -- GANGS, DRUGS, GIRLS *** IN THE BATHROOM. NOW IT'S THE SAME AT LAURELTON. NO, IT SHOULDN'T BE. THAT'S ASHDALE HEIGHTS. PRETTY POSH NEIGHBOURHOOD, ISN'T IT? NO, IT'S NOT POSH, IT'S JUST-- ...COMFORTABLE, MY MOTHER WOULD SAY. IT'S GOT ONE OF THE PROVINCE'S BEST ACADEMIC RECORDS. I PAID SPECIAL TRANSFER FEES -- IT COST ME A BUNDLE. YOU MEAN I'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF? HOW OLD IS KEVIN NOW? KEVY? 14. KEVY. LITTLE KEVY'S ALL GROWN UP. YEAH, YOU SHOULD SEE HIM. OVER HERE! OH, IT'S THE DOMER, HUH? DOMER, NICE EARS, BUDDY. EASY! YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY UGLY, MAN. LET'S GO. [ BEEPING ] [ GIGGLING ] ALL RIGHT, GINNY. ALL THE BELL, LET'S GO. IT'S ME, KEVIN. KEVI I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU. HOW ARE YOU DOING? UH, JUSTIN, DEAN, NICK, THIS IS JAKE AND DAN FROM CHANNEL 10. THAT'S THE GUY FROM THE POSTER? MY CHICK'S GOT YOU ABOVE HER BED, RIGHT NEXT TO THE FUNKY BUNCH. [ LAUGHING ] COME ON, YOU'RE LATE FOR CLASS. HEY, WHY DON'T YOU INTERVIEW US? YEAH, THE SORDID TRUTH ABOUT LAURELTON HIGH NOW REVEALED. OK, THAT'S ENOUGH. COME ON, LET'S GO. DO I HEAR A NOISE OR SOMETHING, WHAT IS THAT? HEY, MAN, WE'RE TALKING TO THE MEDIA. NO PROBLEM, WE'LL CATCH YOU LATER. SEE YOU LATER. YAOW! LITTLE KEVY. REALLY. T SMART DRUGS. BRAIN FOOD. NONPRESCRIPTIVE PILLS TO BOOST YOUR BRAIN POWER. DOING A STORY. AH, ANOTHER BABY BOOMER FAD, JUST LIKE JOGGING. I, MYSELF, AM A PRACTIONNER OF HATHA-YOGA AS TAUGHT BY SWAMI VARAJANEE. YOU SHOULD READ THIS STUFF -- INCREASED MOTIVATION, HIGHER I.Q., PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS. AH, YES. WEIGHT LOSS. THIS IS A BUTTERFLY KNIFE. WHEN YOU BEND THE HANDLE AROUND IT, THE BLADE IS CONCEALED. A 14-YEAR-OLD PULLED IT ON ONE OF MY TEACHERS LAST WEEK. REPLICA HANDGUNS. MARTIAL ARTS STICKS. VARIOUS HOME-MADE RAZOR WEAPONS. WHY WAS THE TEACHER STABBED? HE TRIED TO TAKE A KNIFE AWAY FROM A KID. THIS ISN'T THE KIND OF SCHOOL WHERE YOU EXPECT TO SEE THIS. I MEAN, DON'T THESE KIDS COME FROM GOOD HOMES? MOST OF THEIR PARENTS ARE HIGHLY EDUCATED PROFESSIONALS. IT SHOWS UP IN THEIR GRADES. THIS SCHOOL HAS ONE OF THE BEST ACADEMIC RECORDS IN THE PROVINCE. SO HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE VIOLENCE? WELL, THERE ARE A MILLION THEORIES FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE -- EVERYTHING FROM SINGLE PARENTING TO THE DEATH OF GOD TO A HOLE IN THE OZONE LAYER. WHAT'S YOUR THEORY? THAT LIVING IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD LIKE THIS ROM AND WHY IS THAT? TELEVISION. TELEVISION. YOU MEAN VIOLENT PROGRAMS? NO, I MEAN VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD. UM, RIOTS, CIVIL WAR, TERRORISM BROUGHT RIGHT INTO OUR LIVING ROOMS IN GRAPHIC DETAIL. HOW DO YOU THINK THOSE IMAGES IMPACT ON OUR YOUNG PEOPLE -- THEY'RE THE VIDEO GENERATION. THEIR VALUES ARE SHAPED BY TELEVISION. NOW, I THINK THAT IT MAKES VIOLENCE UNREAL. IT TURNS IT INTO A VIDEO GAME. IF TELEVISION'S THE PROBLEM, WHAT'S THE SOLUTION? UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION... METAL DETECTORS. MR. HOWARD SAYS YOU GUYS ARE INFLUENCED BY THE VIOLENCE YOU SEE ON TELEVISION. YEAH, MY PARENTS WON'T LET ME WATCH TELEVISION BECAUSE IT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS MY EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. [ LAUGHING ] DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S BUGGING US? IT'S THE CHICKS. THEY'RE ALL AFRAID OF GETTING AIDS. HEY, COME BACK, WAIT, WAIT. COME ON, KEVY, HE'S YOUR FRIEND. JAKE, COME ON, PLEASE. ARE YOU GOING TO GET SERIOUS? OOH. WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS, METAL DETECTORS, TEACHERS GETTING STABBED. IT'S WALKER, MAN. THEY WON'T GET OUT OF OUR FACES. WALKER WHO? HEY. IT'S A GANG WAR BETWEEN YOU AND WALKER? A TURF WAR. MACAULY'S OUR PARK, AND THE WALKER GUYS STARTED-- HE'S TALKING TO US, OK? YOU WEREN'T EVEN HERE WHEN IT STARTED. THEY STARTED HASSLING OUR CHICKS. IN THE PARK TWO BABES GOT SWARMED. THEY RIPPED THEIR JACKETS, THEIR WALKMANS... SO WE RIPPED THEM. THEY HIT US, WE HIT THEM. SO WHY DID THE TEACHER GET STABBED? 'CAUSE HE'S A GEEK. HE GETS STABBED 'CAUSE HE'S A GEEK. HE TRIED TO CONFISCATE A GUY'S BLADE. E. WE HAVE TO CARRY TO PROTECT US. WE'RE READY. THAT'S RIGHT, TSCH-T HEH, HEH, HEH. LET'S GO CHECK OUT CHARMAINE. HEY...TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, OK? HE'S NOT A VEGETARIAN OR ANYTHING, IS HE? TOM? NO. YOU NEVER KNOW WITH THESE GUYS IN THERAPY. THEY CAN BE PRETTY FUSSY. LAST TIME HE WAS OVER, I MADE, UH, GRILLED SALMON. HE LOVED IT. WELL, I CAN'T COOK THE SAME THING THAT YOU COOKED. [ SIGHING ] A TOUCH NERVOUS, ARE WE? A FEW BUTTERFLIES BEFORE THE BIG DATE? IT'S NOT A BIG DATE. THE GUYS'S COMING OVER FOR DINNER FIRST TIME. I DON'T WANT TO POISON HIM. I DON'T THINK IT REALLY MATTERS. I'LL FRY A COUPLE OF CHEESEBURGERS. I'M SURE HE LOVES CHEESEBURGERS. UGH. EVERY SINGLE TIME I COOK GRILLED SALMON, IT ENDS UP DRY. DAN'S BACK. KELLY'S AT THE HEALTH FOOD CONVENTION. WHERE WAS DAN? LAURELTON HIGH, WHERE THE TEACHER WAS STABBED. WHAT DO THEY CALL IT? INTERACTIVE EDUCATION. MIKE. SETH. DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GKO BILOBA, GOTU NEITHER DO I. ACCORDING TO KELLY IT IMPACTS POSITIVELY ON YOUR SUCCESS CURVE. YOU KNOW WHAT I SAY? I SAY IT'S ALL A BIG BABY BOOMER FAD. THAT'S WHAT I SAY. WHAT WAS HE TALKING ABOUT? BRAIN FOOD, YUPPIE DRUGS. THEY SAY IT MAKES YOU SMARTER, MORE SUCCESSFUL. JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS, A SMARTER SETH. WHY DID THE TEACHER GET STABBED? 'CAUSE HE'S A GEEK. SUDDENLY, EVERY ADULT'S A GEEK. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, BAD GUYS WERE FISHER PARK. NEVER CHANGES. WHAT'S DIFFERENT IS THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE. WHO ARE THESE GUYS? THEY'RE KEVIN'S FRIENDS. DON'T YOU LOVE THEIR CLOTHES? POW! HEH, HEH, HEH. WHAT ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL? HE WAS GOOD. ...RIOTS, CIVIL WAR, TERRORISM... ALL BROUGHT INTO OUR LIVING ROOMS IN GRAPHIC DETAIL. HOW DO YOU THINK THESE IMAGES IMPACT ON OUR YOUNG PEOPLE? HE TURNS VIOLENCE INTO A VIDEO GAME. HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT'S A CROOK -- HE BLAMES TV, MEANWHILE HE LETS HIS STUDENTS RUN AROUND LIKE THEY OWN THE JOINT. IT'S A TAD SMOOTH BUT, UH, LET'S LEAD WITH IT IN THE SECOND BLOCK. YES. YOU EVER MEET THESE KIDS? NO, OH, BUT I'M JUST SO GLAD KEVIN FINALLY HAS SOME FRIENDS. HE WENT NOVA WHEN I TOLD HIM I WANTED HIM TO SWITCH TO LAURELTON AND-- HE WAS SO LONELY AT FIRST. YOU KNOW, WE FORGET JUST HOW IMPORTANT FRIENDS ARE AT THAT AGE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? CUTE KID, HUH? KEVIN, YEAH, HE'S, UH, HE'S GROWN UP A LOT, HASN'T HE? LOOKS JUST LIKE HIS FATHER. IT'S SO UNFAIR. HE THINKS YOU'RE COOL, YOU KNOW? MUST BE THE POSTER. YEAH, MUST BE. WHAT CAN I SAY? THAT BE THE WAY I BE. DID YOU WANT SOMETHING? NO. FORGET IT. MIKE, I'M GOING TO LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY TONIGHT. BEFORE THE 6:00? WELL, MAC CAN HANDLE IT. HE'S DONE IT BEFORE, HE DOESN'T NEED ME. WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT? I HAVE A DINNER ENGAGEMENT. IT'S OK WITH MAC, IS IT OK WITH YOU? I GUESS. [ SIGHING ] THANKS A BUNCH. ANNE! SO WHO'S THIS TOM GUY? WHAT TOM GUY? THIS TOM GUY YOU'RE GOING OUT WITH. HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? I SAW IT ON CHANNEL 4. OH, CHANNEL 4. THIS PLACE IS A CESSPOOL OF GOSSIP. HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I THOUGHT I'D HITCH A RIDE. EXCELLENT. J.C., AM I ALL DONE FOR TODAY? GOOD. HEY, MIKE, YOU REMEMBER TESSA, DON'T YOU? OF COURSE, YOU DID THE POSTER. IT'S GOOD. THANKS -- I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO PARIS. SHH. HA, HA, HA. NOW, HOW OLD IS HE? FENNELL? I DON'T KNOW. OH, HE'S HANDSOME. HE'S MATURE HANDSOME. TURNS ME ON. I GOT TO TALK TO YOU. I GOT A STORY FOR YOU. OH, YEAH? WHAT IS IT? LOOK, YOU GOT TO PROMISE NOT TO SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE, PROMISE? IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE STORY IS. MACAULY PARK, BRING THE CAMERA, JUST YOU. I DON'T KNOW, ABOUT THAT, KEVIN. I BETTER TALK TO YOUR MOTHER. NO, YOU CAN'T TELL HER. I WOULDN'T HAVE SAID NOTHING IF I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TELL HER. OK, WHEN? NOW. AND DON'T TELL ANYONE. [ TESSA ]: SO WHERE ARE THEY? [ JAKE ]: I DON'T KNOW. WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, A RUMBLE OR SOMETHING? OH, MAYBE. WHY, ARE GETTING A LITTLE BORED? I JUST DON'T GET WHY YOU DO THIS. BECAUSE BRAIN SURGEONS CAN'T TAKE THEIR GIRLFRIENDS ALONG. YEAH, BUT COMMERCIAL DIRECTORS CAN. I MET THIS GUY -- DIRECTS, SHOOTS HIS OWN COMMERCIAL, MAKES 20 GRAND A WEEK. WOW. SO WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT WITH HIM? ALL I'M SAYING IS THERE'S GOT TO BE A LOT OF OTHER WAYS TO MAKE MONEY IN THIS BUSINESS BESIDES CHASING AMBULANCES. YOU BROUGHT THE CAMERA. YEAH, WHY, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, KEVIN? THERE. WALKER WIMP, MAN. YEAH. COME ON, GET CLOSER. [ GIGGLING ] [ YELLING ] KEVIN! OH, AH! PS. [ POLICE SIRENS WAILING ] HEY! [ MOANING ] YOU GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE, KEVIN. YOU GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE. GO BACK TO THE JEEP! YOU GOT TO GO, MAN! GET OUT OF HERE! I PUT THE THE WORD. THE AMBULANCE IS COMING. I THINK I'VE BEEN CUT. YEAH, IT'S NOT TOO BAD, OK. JUST HANG ON. JUST HANG ON, OK? SO THIS KISS YOU HE STATION. YEAH HAVE GIVE HIS NAME? WELL, HOW DID YOU GET HERE? WELL, WHERE IS SHE, WHERE'S THE GEAR? WHEN THE FIGHT STARTED I TOLD HER TO BEAT IT. I RAN OVER HERE AND THE CAMERA'S IN THE JEEP. HOW MUCH OF THIS YOU GET ON TAPE? I DON'T KNOW. I WANT TO SEE THIS TAPE. WELL, I'LL HAVE TO GET IT FOR YOU. WELL, WE'LL BE WAITING. NO PROBLEM. [ KELLY ]:...SALES OF SMART DRUGS CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE BOOSTING BABY BOOMER I.Q.'s, BUT THEY'RE BOOSTING THE PROFITS OF METRO'S HEALTH FOOD STORES. ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF MODERN SCIENCE... I'M KELLY LONGSTREET FOR CHANNEL 10 NEWS. [ SETH ]: OR YOU COULD TRY READING A GOOD BOOK. [ PHONE RINGING ] MacFARLANE. HI, MAC, IT'S ANN. UM, ANY PROBLEMS? NO. SHOULD THERE BE? JUST CHECKING. THANKS. WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT ANYWAY? THEY WERE TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE PARK. IT'S OURS, THEY KNOW IT. THEY BUY IT NOW. IT'S WAR -- GUNS, KNIVES, ANYTHING THEY WANT. JUST RELAX, OK, KEVIN, TAKE IT EASY. DO YOU WANT A DRINK OR SOMETHING? R? NO. IT'S A COOL PLACE. NICE BED. THANKS. MIND IF I USE IT? [ FOOTSTEPS ] OH, WHERE WERE YOU? IT'S OK, I WAS WITH THE COPS. KY? NICKY WILL LIVE. WHERE'S THE TAPE? I KEPT TAPING, I SAW THE STABBING. OH, DAMN IT. WHAT'S WRONG? COPS KNOW WE HAVE IT -- YOU'RE ON IT, AND SO IS EVERYONE ELSE. WIPE IT. WHERE'S THE PHONE? MARGE, HI, IT'S JAKE. LISTEN, UH, I'VE GOT KEVIN WITH ME RIGHT NOW AND HE'S FINE AND EVERYTHING, BUT WE HAD A BIT OF A PROBLEM. I WANT YOU TO MEET ME AT THE STATION RIGHT AWAY. JUST DO WHAT I SAY, OK? THANKS. [ PHONE RINGING ] AH. YEAH? ANNE, IT'S, IT'S JAKE. WHAT, UH, WHAT DO YOU WANT? YOU HAVE A DATE TONIGHT, RIGHT? IS YOUR DATE THERE NOW? NO, HE'S NOT. WHAT IS IT? NOTHING, DON'T-- JUST, NEVER MIND. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER, BYE. [ SIGHING ] MIKE, IT'S JAKE. I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT, UH, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. AH! IT'S OK. IT'S NOT HIS BLOOD. WHOSE BLOOD, THEN? WHERE WERE YOU? THERE WAS A FIGHT AT THE PARK THIS AFTERNOON. ONE OF HIS FRIENDS GOT STABBED. I GOT IT ALL ON TAPE. WHY WERE YOU THERE? CORDIAL INVITATION. YOU KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? NO, NOT REALLY. WE'VE GOT TO SEE IT BEFORE THE COPS DO, 'CAUSE HE'S ON IT. I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WANTED YOU THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO THEY COULD BE ON TV. LIKE THE BAD BOYS IN EAST L.A. WE CAN'T USE THIS. WELL, THE POLICE KNOW IT EXISTS AND THEY WANT TO SEE IT. WE CAN SAY IT GOT WIPED. NO. THEN I'LL CUT HIM OUT. WHY? IT'S TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE. ONE CUT, MIKE, NOBODY WILL KNOW. LISTEN TO ME, MARGE, IF I SAY YES, IT MAKES THE STATION AN ACCESSORY TO A CRIMINAL ACT. OH. OK, MIKE, MIKE, MIKE, OK. LET'S SAY I NEVER CALLED YOU, AND WE DID IT. OR YOU LEAVE AND WE DO IT BEHIND YOUR BACK. YOU KNOW, WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. YOU'VE ALREADY LIED. YEAH, BUT THEN IT'S ON ME AND HER, YOU KNOW, NOT THE STATION. PLEASE, MIKE, NOBODY WILL KNOW. PLEASE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO FOR YOU? CUT HIM OUT. THANK YOU. YOU SAID YOU WERE AT DEAN'S DOING YOUR HOMEWORK. I WAS. I JUST HAD TO GO TO THE LIBRARY TO GET SOME STUFF. I SAW SOME FRIENDS ON THE WAY HOME. WE WERE JUST TALKING WHEN THESE GUYS FROM WALKER-- COME ON, KEVY! THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. YOU CAME HERE AND TOLD ME WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. I JUST TOLD YOU TO GO TO THE PARK. YOU AND DAN WANTED A STORY. THAT'S WHY YOU CAME TO THE SCHOOL. I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP. WHO WERE THE BOYS? MY FRIENDS. YOUR FRIENDS CARRY KNIVES AND CHAINS? OH, KEVIN. AH. [ KNOCKING ] OH. HI. HI. COME ON IN. [ PHONE RINGING ] UH, EXCUSE ME. IN HERE. IS KEVIN ON THE TAPE? NOT ANY MORE. SHE CUT HIM OUT? YOU LET HER? HOW LATE ARE YOU GOING TO BE? UH, WHY? WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS BEFORE TOMORROW. IT'S DONE. JUST TURN IT OFF, OK? STAGED THE FIGHT WELL, THEY DIDN'T, I MEAN, WE GOT A TIP. CAN'T ROW? WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO HAVE DINNER. WELL, I GUESS THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE. DAMN. WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED? OH, WE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS AT WORK AND-- HE'S RIGHT. I SHOULD PROBABLY GO AND DEAL WITH IT. OK. IS THERE REALLY ANYTHING YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH TONIGHT? UM... NO. FORGET IT, I'M NOT GOING. [ PHONE RINGING ] YEAH? MARGE, HI, IT'S ANNE. ARE YOU OK? WELL, I GUESS. WE WERE JUST LEAVING. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF TOMORROW? MAYBE. THANKS... FOR CALLING. YEAH, OK, 'NIGHT. IS IT DRY? NO, NO. DIDN'T JANE TELL YOU THAT I WAS ALERGIC TO SALMON? YOU'RE WHAT? SHE SERVED IT TO ME ONCE BEFORE, I NEARLY DIED. UH, SHE TOLD ME THAT YOU LOVE IT. I DIDN'T WANT TO EMBARRASS HER. OH, NO. [ SIGHING ] JOKE, BAD JOKE. HA, HA, HA, YOU ARE TERRIBLE. YOU ARE A TERRIBLE PERSON. M A HUNGRY PERSON. COULD WE EAT? GO AND SIT. [ SIGHING ] ALL RIGHT. BYE. IS THAT YOUR KID? YEAH, THAT'S MY OLDEST, JEFF. HE NEEDS BRACES. [ SIGHING ] WHERE THE HELL AM I GOING TO GET MONEY FOR BRACES. YOU OK? YEAH, I JUST MISS HIM SO MUCH. I DON'T LIKE BEING SEPARATED LIKE THIS. DOES HE LOOK LIKE YOU? NO, HE LOOKS A LOT BETTER. I DOUBT IT. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING TO YOUR KID? IT WOULD BE TERRIFYING. I HAVE IMAGINED IT. MY DAUGHTER'S GOING TO BE A TEENAGER IN A FEW YEARS. MARGE HAS RAISED THAT POOR KID ALL BY HERSELF. SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY HELP FROM ANYBODY. IS THAT THE PROBLEM? NO, I'VE SEEN TOO MANY SO-CALLED NUCLEAR FAMILIES WHERE MOM AND POP DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS AND THE KIDS STILL WENT COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS, AND OTHER HOMES WHERE EVERYTHING WAS OUT OF WHACK, BUT THE KIDS WERE JUST FINE; GO FIGURE. MAYBE IT'S US, MAYBE IT'S TV. THEY GET SO MUCH INFORMATION, THEY GO CRAZY. IT MAKES ME CRAZY. SO, THIS, UM, THIS BOY'S ON THE TAPE? IS THAT WHAT THAT CALL WAS ABOUT? HMM, HE WAS ON THE TAPE. WE CUT HIM OUT. IS THAT WHY YOUR BOSS CALLED? YEAH, IT'S KIND OF BOTHERING HIM. WHAT ABOUT YOU? HOW ABOUT YOUR WORK? YOU NEVER TALK ABOUT IT. ARCHITECTS ARE THE WORST. I'M-- I DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU. IT W WELL, I WORK AT HOME. JUST ME. I USED TO BE WITH THEY'RE HUGE. WELL, THEY DECLARED ME REDUNDANT AFTER THE REAL ESTATE CRASH. AND I LIKE IT THAT WAY. I USED TO WORK ALL DAY, SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAD A DEADLINE, I'D SLEEP THERE. EVEN FENNELL DOESN'T DO THAT. MY WIFE THOUGHT I WAS HAVING AFFAIRS. AND WERE YOU? NO. I USED TO JOG WITH MY BOSS BEFORE WORK. WE'D MEET AT THE CLUB BEFORE IT OPENED, CHANGE OUTSIDE, RUN, AND BY THE TIME WE GOT BACK, IT WOULD BE OPEN. SHE FOLLOWED US ONE MORNING AND CAUGHT US BARE-ASSED IN THE PARKING LOT. SHE ACCUSED ME OF HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH HIM. WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW. I WISH I HAD. MAYBE HE WOULDN'T HAVE FIRED ME. BUT YOU LIKE IT THIS WAY. YEAH, I DO NOW. BUT IT WAS A PAINFUL PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT. MM, SO YOU'RE A RECOVERING WORKAHOLIC. I'M RECOVERED. BELIEVE ME. MMM. THANKS. HMM. HOW'S THE KID? 30 STITCHES ON HIS FACE AND THE KNIFE JUST MISSED HIS LUNG. COPS ARE WAITING FOR THE TAPE. MAKE A COPY AND SEND IT DOWNTOWN WITH LEGAL. WHAT STARTED THIS? IT'S JUST TEENAGE BOYS PROVING THEIR MANHOOD. BY KILLING? THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! HEY, MAC, I GOT NEWS FOR YOU. TEENAGE GANG WAR IS NOT NEWS. THEY ARE IN THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD. RIGHT, LIKE DRUGS AND PROSTITUTION. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM TILL IT MOVES UPTOWN. IS MARGE COMING IN? OH, SHE'S DROPPING OFF, KEVIN. I'M SOTECTORS, GANGS. I SENT KEVIN HERE TO PROTECT HIM FROM ALL OF THAT. THIS IS A GOOD SCHOOL -- WE'RE DOING OUR BEST, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THIS KIND OF STUFF ANY MORE. A BOY WAS STABBED YESTERDAY. BUT NOT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND NOT DURING SCHOOL HOURS. DO YOU KNOW WHERE KEVIN WAS WHEN THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE? AT THE LIBRARY. YOU'RE SURE? AND WHERE WERE YOU? AT WORK. ARE YOU IMPLYING SOMETHING? NO, I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR SINGLE PARENTS TO PROVIDE SUPERVISION. OH, SO THE GOOD KIDS ALL HAVE MOTHERS AND FATHERS. DON'T PATRONIZE ME. MY SON WAS NEVER IN TROUBLE BEFORE HE CAME TO THIS SCHOOL. HE DOESN'T DO DRUGS, HAS A "B" AVERAGE. ACTUALLY, KEVIN HAS A C- AVERAGE... AND HE'S FAILING THREE COURSES. IT'S NOT SURPRISING GIVEN HIS ATTENDANCE RECORD -- 25 ABSENCES TO DATE. WHY TELL ME ABOUT THIS? WE TRIED. WE SENT THAT HOME...WITH KEVIN. DIDN'T YOU GET IT? I'M NOT SURE. WE ALSO TRIED LEAVING MESSAGES ON YOUR ANSWERING SERVICE. MAYBE THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH YOUR MACHINE. KEVIN IS ALSO ON REPORT FOR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR IN CLASS. CHILDREN NEED GUIDELINES, MRS. ATHERTON. I BELIEVE IN GIVING HIM CHOICES. YEAH. UH, WILL YOU TELL KEVIN HIS MOTHER WILL BE OUT IN A MINUTE? PARENTING ISN'T A POPULARITY CONTEST. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU TRIED SAYING NO TO YOUR SON? WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT? YOU, ABOUT YOUR MARKS, ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOUR, ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON AROUND HERE. KEVIN, YOU'VE BEEN LYING TO ME FOR MONTHS. AFTER EVERYTHING I TEACH YOU ABOUT TRUST AND HONESTY, YOU GO TO SOME PARK AND FIGHT LIKE SOME ANIMAL? THE WALKER GUYS STARTED IT. I NEARLY GOT KILLED, BUT YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THAT. THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S YOUR FAULT. I DIDN'T WANT TO COME HERE. YOU MADE ME. I FINALLY START TO MEET A FEW PEOPLE, AND YOU START PULLING MY CHAIN AGAIN. JUST BACK OFF. YOUR FRIENDS ARE THUGS. AND I FORBID YOU TO SEE THEM ANY MORE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? UNDERSTAND? NO. WHAT DID I SAY? YOU CALLED WATSON "DOTSON". [ DAN WATSON ]:...HAVE YET TO UNCOVER THE PERPETRATORS. MEANWHILE, A SHOCKED NEIGHBOURHOOD FINDS ITSELF CONFRONTING SOME WHY ARE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ACTING THE SAME AS KIDS WHO COME FROM NEIGHBOURHOODS STRICKEN WITH POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT? ARE PARENTS AND SCHOOLS TO PERMISSIVE? OR IS IT THE FAULT OF THE MEDIA, OFTEN ACCUSED OF EXPLOITING VIOLENCE FOR COMMERCIAL GAIN? ONE YOUNG STUDENT TOLD ME THERE ARE NO NEIGHBOURHOODS ANY MORE. IT'S JUST ONE BIG TV SHOW... FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE, CUE. THANK YOU, DAN. I'LL BE BACK AT 6:00 WITH JANE OLIVER. I'M BETH MILLER AND THIS IS A TANNEL CHEN *** REPORT. SETH! [ LAUGHING ] DID YOU SEE THAT? THE *** REPORT? [ CHUCKLING ] WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? [ SIGHING ] THE TANNEL CHEN *** REPORT, HA, HA, HA. IT'S NOT FUNNY, HA, HA, HA, HA. LAUGHING ABOUT? SETH. HE SCREWED UP THE NOONER. WHAT'S THE MATTER? IT'S KEVIN. HE'S IN TROUBLE AT SCHOOL TOO. HE'S BEEN LYING ABOUT EVERYTHING. WHAT DOES THE PRINCIPAL SAY? OH, HE BLAMED ME. BLAMES YOU FOR WHAT? FOR EVERYTHING -- FOR BEING A SINGLE PARENT, FOR BEING TOO PERMISSIVE. MY PARENTS SAID NO TO ME EVEN IF I LOOKED AT THEM. I JUST WANTED THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT. COME ON, YOU'RE A GOOD PARENT, MARGE. I READ ALL THE BOOKS. I READ PIAGET, BETTLEHEIM. THE ART GALLERIES, WE HAD TALKS EVERY MONTH TO AIR OUR DIFFERENCES. HEY, DO YOU WANT TO BE MY MOM? IT'S MY FAULT. I TOOK HIM AWAY FROM ALL OF HIS FRIENDS, FROM ALL THE KIDS THAT HE GREW UP WITH. AND NOW HE'S WITH THIS BUNCH OF YUPPIE YAHOOS I DON'T EVEN KNOW. OH, GOD, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? HE'S TESTING YOU, MARGE. YOU JUST HAVE TO BE STRONG. LIKE YOU WERE WITH CARRIE, SO SHE ENDED UP ON THE *** STREET. I'M SORRY, MIKE. I'M SO SORRY. IT'S OK. IT'S OK. WHICH ONES DID YOU TAKE? I'M NOT SURE. AS LONG AS IT WASN'T THE CITRO PANETINE, WHY, WHAT ARE THEY? THEY DON'T KNOW -- IT'S HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL, BUT IT'S, UH, A SEX THING. YOU MEAN LIKE, UH, AN APHRODISIAC? NO, THE OPPOSITE. THOSE HALLUCINATIONS, I MEAN, THE STRANGE WORDS ON THE TELEPROMPTER? I DON'T KNOW. COULD BE A HORMONAL CHANGE. MAYBE IT WILL WEAR OFF. MAYBE? MAYBE? MAYBE! WHAT'S SO FUNNY? LS I WAS THEY'RE JUST PLACEBOS, BUT NOW HE THINKS HE'S HALLUCINATING. DID YOU SEE THE NOONER? NO. HE IS HALLUCINATING. I DIDN'T EVEN THANK YOU. THAT'S OK. YOU WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME. WOULD YOU TALK TO HIM? I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. HE LOOKS UP TO YOU. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME. I'M JUST LIKE A, UH, IMAGE TO HIM. HE DOESN'T HAVE A FATHER, JAKE. AND MAYBE IT WILL HELP IF HE TALKS TO A MAN. SURROGATE FATHER STORY, SCENE 1, TAKE 1. [ LAUGHING ] YOU HIT ME, I'LL SUE. MY DAD'S A LAWYER. HEY, KEV-- I KNOW SHE SENT YOU. HER. FRIEND. JUST GET OUT OF MY FACE? N. OF WHAT? OF WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO. SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING INTO. SHE DOES NOW. "COME ON, KEVY, LET'S TALK, LET'S BE FRIENDS." FRIEND. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, HUH? WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU -- TALK TO ME. [ WHISTLING ] F YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ME, OK, KEV? . HEY, MAN, COULD WE GET A COPY OF THAT TAPE, YOU KNOW, THE UNCUT VERSION? COME ON, A HUNDRED BUCKS FOR POSTERITY. LET'S GO. THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A FIGHT IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CAMERA. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THIS WAS CHANNEL 10's IDEA IN THE FIRST PLACE. DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF? NOT YET, BUT MY SON CAME THIS CLOSE TO DYING. AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE JUST HAPPENED TO BE A TELEVISION CAMERA THERE TO TAPE THE EVENT. AND IF THAT MEANS LAUNCHING A CRIMINAL LAWSUIT AGAINST CHANNEL 10, I AM QUITE PREPARED TO DO SO. AND WHAT WAS HIS SON DOING THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE? WHAT WERE WE DOING THERE? WE GOT A TIP. OUT OF THE BLUE, JUST LIKE THAT? OH, COME ON, KYLE, YOU KNOW PEOPLE CALL US BEFORE THEY CALL THE POLICE. LL SPEAK GAL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS US. I'LL SPEAK TO LEGAL. DOES LEGAL KNOW THAT WE CUT HIM OUT OF THAT TAPE? NO -- MAC, YOU AND JANE E. LEGA RIGHT FOR KEVIN AND FOR MARGE? I DON'T KNOW AND NEITHER DO YOU. TO THE TAPE? NO, BUT A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT SETH. TANN LLOWED A FIST FULL OF THOSE SMART DRUGS THEY WERE PLACEBOS. WE'RE HAVING THEM ANALYZED. WHAT ABOUT A SHOW ON TEEN VIOLENCE FOR OLIVER AND COMPANY? INSTEAD OF DUCKING, LET'S GO AT IT. THIS GUY SAYS IT'S OUR FAULT. LET'S GET HIM IN AND SOME COPS AND TEACHERS AND SOMEONE FROM THE MEDIA. ? BECAUSE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE. WHAT DID HE SAY? NOT MUCH. I JUST HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF THAT THERE ARE RHYTHMS, THERE'S TIMES WHEN KEVIN AND I ARE IN SYNC AND THERE'S TIMES WHEN WE'RE FURTHER APART. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE RELATIONSHIP'S BROKEN DOWN. IT JUST MEANS THAT I HAVE TO CALM DOWN AND HAVE TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE MORE SPACE. I'D GET HIM OUT OF THAT SCHOOL. WHY? HE'S HANGING AROUND WITH KIDS THAT ARE WAY OVER HIS HEAD; HE'LL DO ANYTHING THEY SAY, ANY TIME, ANYWHERE. HE'S NOT LIKE THAT. HE'S GOT A MIND OF HIS OWN. NOT ANY MORE, HE DOESN'T. HIM SWITCH SCHOOLS. RIVE HIM CRAZY. RULES? YEAH, RULES. HE'S STILL A KID, HE'S STILL DEPENDENT ON YOU. AND WHILE HE IS, HE'S GOT TO HAVE SOME RULES. WE'VE NEVER HAD RULES, JAKE. WE JUST DON'T WORK THAT WAY. LOOK, WHEN I WAS A KID, I WAS IN A GANG. WELL, IT WASN'T REALLY A GANG. IT WAS LIKE A BUNCH OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD KIDS. BUT WE GOT INTO SOME HEAVY, HEAVY STUFF. BUT WE WERE ALWAYS MORE AFRAID OF OUR PARENTS THAN WE WERE OF THE COPS. HE'S TOO BIG FOR THAT. YOU'RE STILL HIS MOM. DON'T FORGET THAT. TEEN VIOLENCE IS A GREAT SUBJECT FOR OLIVER AND COMPAN. WE'VE ALREADY GOT A SHOW FOR NEXT WEEK -- THE HUMANE SOCIETY: ANIMALS VERSUS PEOPLE. THIS IS BETTER, DON'T YOU THINK? I JUST HATE ALL THAT STUFF OF PEOPLE SITTING AROUND, SCREAMING AT EACH OTHER, POINTING FINGERS AT EACH OTHER. WHAT'S THE DRILL? OK, DO IT. GREAT. WHAT ABOUT SETH? WHAT'S GOING ON? DOCTOR SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. PERSONALLY, I JUST THINK HE'S TRYING TO GET ATTENTION. I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU-- I WAS JUST TELLING THEM WHAT YOU SAID. WHAT DID I SAY? THAT I CAN'T SEE THEM ANY MORE. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID, ISN'T IT? COME HERE. LATER, KEVY. OK, LET'S RUN IT.ANN GOOD EVENING. I'M SETH MILLER. TONIGHT, METRO'S FIGGEST BOOD FANK IS ON THE BERGE OF... OHHH! [ HUMMING ] OK, WHAT'S NEXT? MOM. YES, SWEETIE. I FEEL REALLY LOUSY. CAN I JUST GO HOME? WHAT'S WRONG? MY STOMACH. YOU'RE SWEATING! I'M GOING TO GET YOU A BLANKET, OK? I WON'T BE LONG. I FEEL REALLY SICK. CAN I JUST GO HOME? GET J.C. TO CALL YOU A CAB, OK? A CHANNEL 10 NEWS BREAK. A CHANNEL 10 NEWS BREAK. THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY. VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY. A CHANNEL 10 NEWS BREAK. THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY. THIS IS A CHANNEL 10 NEWS BREAK. THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? GOING HOME. WHERE'S MARGE? WHAT WAS KEVIN ATHERTON DOING HERE? MARGE WAS BABYSITTING HIM. IS THIS WHAT I THINK I THINK IT IS? IT'S A BULLET, SETH. OH, THANK GOD. I FOUND THESE IN THE BATHROOM. I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING THINGS. WAS KEVIN ATHERTON THERE? TALL KID? YEAH. DID YOU CALL KEVIN A CAB? NO. WAS I SUPPOSED TO? KEVIN LEFT THOSE IN THE BATHROOM. CALL THE COPS. CALL THEM. KEVIN. KEVIN! KEVIN! WHERE IS IT, KEVIN, HUH? GIVE ME THIS. IS IT IN HERE, HUH? CRIPES, WHY? I DON'T BELIEVE YOU, MAN. WHY, KEVIN, WHY? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? FOR NICKY. I PROMISED. IT'S OUR PARK. OH, MY GOD! IT'S OUR PARK. KEVIN...OH, MY GOD, ARE YOU OK? FREEZE. DROP THE GUN! NO, DON'T SHOOT! AYS. SEE, A GLITCH. WE'RE FIXING IT. THIS IS YOUR IDEA OF A JOKE, ISN'T IT? HOOKING UP A DYSLEXIC TELEPROMPT? EXCUSE ME, I SEEM TO BE LOST. AT LEAST HERE YOU'LL HAVE COMPANY. ARE YOU HERE FOR THE TAPING? TAPING? FOR THE PANEL DISCUSSION, TEEN VIOLENCE. TOM KENNEDY. MIKE FENNELL. I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU. I'M SORRY, I DON'T REMEMBER. YOU'RE THE PSYCHOLOGIST? THE ARCHITECT. I THINK WE GOT OUR SIGNALS CROSSED. HI. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I WAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER LOOKING AT A HOUSE. OH. WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO DO A TAPING. WE'RE DOING A PANEL E THAT'S GOING TO AIR TONIGHT. CAN NICE TO MEET YOU. LIKEWISE. COME ON. HA, HA, I'M SORRY, OLIVER, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE. NOBODY CAN PROVE A CONNECTION BETWEEN NEWS GATHERING AND TEEN VIOLENCE. IF YOU POINT A FINGER AT THE MEDIA, YOU GOTTA LOOK AT MOVIES, POP MUSIC; THESE RAP SINGERS TELL KIDS TO KILL COPS. WELL, NOW WE KNOW. WHERE'S THE BOY NOW? HE'S IN JUVENILE HALL. YOU WANT ME TO STAY OR LEAVE? MMM... I THOUGHT SO. SORRY. IT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY HARD DAY. OK. GOOD NIGHT. 'NIGHT. CAPTIONS PROVIDED BY TELEFILM CANADA CAPTIONS PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING CENTRE