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possibly double. He threw his legs he's been. 5 seconds left for three. Days. Pendleton What in God's name are you doing now. Oh partly burned I seen throughout this the I was looking at the marvelous night of your grand final shot and get me a new one from stationary and clean up the court. It's showtime. Oh you're on the catwalks after lunch while you're up there trying to control your jump shot so you don't hurt yourself. It's a 12 foot drop. What makes you think I'd be shooting jump shots from the catwalk. Maybe it was customer complaints about the vibrating light fixtures. Which one of you guys. Was a 5. 6 2 to 1. Mr. Walters. We. Miss you every day. Me I got lucky seven. Menswear speak to me menswear show me some crime.

Welcome. How can you eat that stuff at nine o'clock. I never want to to but I'm working on something. Wait a minute. You got record in tapes. That's rather. Unfair you know everybody steals records and tapes. I bet you I get two before lunch. Here on. Solitaire. Look at number three out of all of the kids used to preppy was going to kids to work on cars. The fathers have them serviced. Everybody steals. No lady on a. Big shopping bag looks like somebody's grandmother. It's the perfect disguise. It's a natural. About a nine. Yes Molly That's right. Nobody's looking. You know you watch it you know you have to have it come on you crave it. You must have a.

Goal for a lady. I bet she has the rest of the Senate home. Mommy nobody's around. She's got a. Video slasher you know might want to give up a cookie. And then it's going to be on come on come on to put it in the bag of money please please. Well you know what you have a married lady. The perfect crime should be that they have they have their What's the matter with her anyway. You don't think she's honest with somebody just browsing. Nobody out there is honest. Remember. THE CUSTOMER. Is the enemy. She'll be back. They always come back. Look at the kid not a mug. He's over by the stereos but he's go of Percocet. He's got to be crazy. He's going to show the count of that they are look at him here is he's going for it. He's moving toward the kid.

But you can't tell the little freak is coming off the shelves. That's our. You're a joke. Security some of them what. Where are your ears. Yeah. I got her baseball cap in his hand. Red Sox you say he's proud when everyone has the right ones already talking about him. Ok old man. Come on you know you want to record. It. Name. Me she would shoot Trey. Oh Barry glare at her did you learn that on Sesame Street. Tell me your name son. I'm not your son. I know my children live. Tell me your name.

This boy is wise soon to be. Otherwise it will be easier for you to give me that TV approach you like a pig but. That's OK Pendleton I've heard word chase dreams. He put the kettle on. He's the baseball cap bender. I'm going. Oh fucking garbage mouth. Tell me your name. OK. We're going to start all over you little twit. Now if you don't answer my questions I'm going to bash your brains in now how do you know why that brooch Steven with a V sly Yes l y. Thank you very much the. Boss. Can you just let me go and forget it.

Know any good songs. What's that got to do with it. Never mind. Age doesn't matter. Oh I'm afraid it matters a good deal to the core. Look I don't have time to argue law with a 12 year I'm 15. Oh I'm small for my sorry address and phone number. And yet everybody says a little for me. Who cares. 29 no wait time wardrobe. 7 8 2 3 4 4 5. But nobody's home. He lowkey got the cassette deck can just forget this. But here is the gearshift not do anything else. Well let's all honest. Mothers first name Sally. Father's first name. See I thought you locked the door. Never unless I have a. List it's against regulations. Your father's last name. Yes. Yes. Yes yes yes. Can we stop this search would you please tell me your name.

Which domain names are. Oh. Anybody home believe me Roger. He's very young. Have you ever been in trouble before. Mike what have you ever been arrested. Do you have a probation officer have you ever been accused of stealing or helping someone steal or do you think I am a criminal. Served I would have to call the police station and get an office over here if you don't cooperate. This is Mr. Would you make the call please. What school you attend a Battlefield High guidance counselor. Why. Even have to call somebody. Not her. Please don't call her. I talk to her about. We talk a lot. Just don't call her my mother just tell my mother she's here. Where. In the store. In the store. You tried this time with your mother in the store. How did you expect to explain the cassette deck door. Oh never mind.

This is Royce we're going to come to my office. Thanks Sir would you please tell me your name. As a police officer on his way over here. Now if you don't cooperate I just do I find you. What I had to do was ask the test for the security office and I knew you'd be here. She said just loves to stop by and chat with his colleagues. Yeah Miriam will see so that don't be modest. Cecil was a professional 35 years but he was booed in the light of duty. Shot three times. It was terrible. We were so afraid we were going to do see him it's he says tough you know good men are tough. Now when we travel around he's a life to stop by and talk with his comrades in arms. It's like a fraternity he says. I order still a couple I don't think we've had the pleasure.

I Miriam often but pleased I'm sure Miss is often back isn't there with a K. or C. H. C. 8. Pleased to meet you Mrs often via. I'm going to Royce and this is my partner ally spender Marion would you please wait outside. Is something wrong here because this is all about a free man. Steven. I think your missus lives who knows what I think. We had better go with all these two. We get. Older it was a. Late night. And this is awful but if you would kindly please just wait outside. We have some business to attend to with your husband and their stead. I will be pleased to meet you too long. Do you know if we should get to before dog. You should drive dog.

Mrs. sly Would you please put your cigarette out. Thank you Mrs. sly. Your son has been caught stealing a cassette deck and destroying store property maliciously sugar it sugar. I am convinced it's sugar All right young man. Tomorrow you start on vitamins and fruit juice only is that understood. No more snickers Twinkies count. Chuck you love Franken Berry No more Stephen. Anything you see God everywhere I go I know what your trouble is fruit loops and fast food but you can forget about the party tonight I don't send you out to meet your destruction with the Frito Bandito go see about that. Father gets home you are in deep yogurt. Yeah yeah yeah not get off my mind. From a. Yeah that's no way to be talking to your mother.

I knew you were the way he talks like this over time. Labor has no mockery no lame ghosts no I don't research on this I've read books I am no cook. Just yesterday I came home and found two empty Coke bottles. He had had ice cream and I found an empty box of Fruit Loops in his room. Sugar is responsible for this behavior I call the hotline. I talked to a man. He said I was doing just the right thing. He often bought let's have a cup of Milky Way's enough of a break. Oh go ahead make fun but our family is on a regimen of vitamins and fruit juice only but not Steve and he won't do it no sir no fruits and nuts for him. I try to keep a sugar free but not Steve unless you do or she's crazy. Ask her why she won't stop smoking. She's always smoking she's a nervous wreck. Ferrari God knows how I have tried what I said not so easy you know. I was a member of a self-help group called Kick it sisters and me and also I don't think you can blame sugar for your son's anti-social behavior doesn't realize what he's doing. I know my. Friends are shocked shocked first but what do you think you are talking to your mother like then wow the baseball cap banned it breaks. That was Stephen for Haven't

we don't have it. With you. I think we're getting a little out of hand here Steven. Be quiet Mr. Offenbach mind your own business. Mrs. sly you please sign this form acknowledging the fact we caught Stephen shoplifting and we're releasing him in your custody. Robert and. I Ryan. Royster. I don't think. That's the business is picking up but we got. Your with Pendleton in the old man and in just a few minutes I'll have these other two out here. And it was so I tomorrow I'm going downtown to the juvenile intake office and present them with the evidence and then the hearing will be scheduled with the cord you mean there will be a trial. Is this thing going public. It will my neighbors my own you measure sorry. May I have a word with you. Oh who are you. I don't know you you're a thief. Oh not really Moses Law. It was just too many years of jelly donuts. What.

I hate to break this up but it's out of the question. They say no social services center folks. I'm afraid I have some things I'd like to say to this gentleman myself and I'm on city time so sorry to disturb you people. Oh so Officer She so we really must be going with his wife. He doesn't know. Know what I'm afraid your husband's been apprehended for shoplifting ma'am. Shoplifting. Yes ma'am. Must be some mistake. So yes it was a police officer for 35 years. He was wounded. He retired to the other. Six hundred dollars in his pocket World vacation. Cecil believes that the law there was somebody was toast. No I'm afraid it's true ma'am. I tried to leave the store without paying for a baseball cap. Baseball cap. Why do you want to do that. Does that. Mean the baseball cap is only good actually the baseball

caps. For 100 every team. He's like oh lucky for you you just pay for the damages and we could forget the whole matter I'm sorry ma'am that is out of the question. Marion and what you say is wait outside. It's true. Marion it's true. We discuss it after I have talked so. I think I'll go to the car. If. You just sit in the car you come along after you talk with your. Well after you're finished. Mrs. sly before you do I have to do one more thing. OK talk about that because this was what I had to take Stephen's picture. Or. Steve will be barred from the store until he's 21 if you returns you'll be arrested for

trespassing and these pictures show the sales people 65 Yeah Bardsley dives kid OK block it hold still read between the lines Lee Oh very nice the judge will enjoy that I need to try not to flash your IQ this time can we get out of you know. So fine by me. Blew it. Aside just for me. Mr. Slide May I talk with your son. Mrs. Rice please. The officers here there's only one door. I'm not going to go anywhere I'm not going to hurt the kid just stand outside. Let Mr. Pendleton stay in here with us. We're usually right. Your show. That. Five minutes. It's all right Mrs. sly. What do you want. I want me five minutes lady that's all. I don't know. I suppose it's all right.

Five minutes from now we'll be smoking right outside. Would you like a cigarette. Everyone I. Have a thing. Do you mind if we use your closet. Sure go ahead. Say. So. Well what do you want nothing more you want five minutes for the five minutes just for you for me. FOR WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT IS THIS.

Come out come out I'm sure you'll steal this time though I bet there's the truth. How can I be sure you tell me curious you can't you ever steal anything before. Sure just small things not big like this. I don't believe you. It's the truth. How can I. You really caught 35 years. You really shot three times all the same time. Yes he shot you two bank robbers punks didn't get him the main jail. One was my partner killed the other one after they shot me. What about that other one. No he stood too young for a good looking kind of small for he said they rape him in jail.

Do you know what it means to the neighborhood and that's what just like jail so you think I'm going to jail. Don't you know. OK I don't know in 35 years. I never took a thing even a cup of coffee. A free today. I steal a baseball cap with shoes but I'm not what you think I think you're going to keep on. Prime. Time. Thank you Mrs Rice. I think she'd. Rather work with you alone.

I mean if you would please just wait outside with officer right. Think about what you said. Think real hard. Coming. Back to life. Brenda I like let the old man go why he tried to knock it around. He did a great thing. I don't know how to explain it but he's a good man. The conversation was a little strange. I'll tell you about that later. But believe me that old man is OK. He's a thief. Yeah but for a baseball cap. So where do you draw the line. Look it's not our job to decide how much is enough. Our job is to catch people who steal he stole he got caught the rest is for the judge. It's my bust. I

can do what I want. He's got a wife. There are other rules too. Yeah like why. I'm not sure but often black nose knows what the rules the real rules. That doesn't make any sense and it doesn't change what he did all those years a cop. Brenda he's an old man cop a cop then he should have known better. He's old and another is young and another's poor and they all have reasons. There's always a reason why you don't want to send somebody to jail. Look I hope he did help the kid out. I don't think he's a bad man. Although I certainly am curious about the rest of his collection. He bought the other hats. Yeah. And you know he said so to get soft. It's my bust. You're a fool Brenda you didn't take the other hats but he took this one. Look you watch the monitors you see him do it. You catch him you send them away. And if you're

lucky they don't stab you or shoot you. This time we're lucky that the old man is not going to get the electric chair. You'll probably be fine then on his way to Florida by noon. And it's everybody's first time. Everybody's a virgin. OK your bust. OK your bust. Bail. She's going to kill me. I one of its broken. Most often back what you have in your police.

Service you don't know what they were like you picture where there's a good house there. Oh you see I knocked it out the desk I thought I broke it. Oh thanks. Say that's a good looking picture. Would you like to keep it for souvenir. My name and where you go. When you hear me I said I'm letting you go. Oh no you don't know what I mean. You call the officer in a much get on with that's what you do. My colleague Officer in. The right. Just derived from Bach I have to cuff you and take you down to the stage. Young man I am fully aware of the procedure.

I most often bought. That was a great thing you did for the kids. I did it for both of us. Change your mind. No you turn me down. Let's get on the monitors right now you take 25 I mean records and tapes records and tapes. Here with these girls don't mind if I do. That's it sweetheart Alabama just while the Grammys is going to sound real good I just tell you how much I am I am doing only looking inside right and yet you go for it. The first requirement.

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