Courageous Page #2

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Officer in foot pursuit,

300 block of Oakview, northbound.

David, where are you?

Oakview?

I haven't even found Hartford yet.

I'm getting too old for this.

David, where are you?

I'm headed to Whitley.

Always gotta be the hard way,

doesn't it?

Oh, look at what we have here.

You're just digging a deeper hole

for yourself, aren't you?

Adam, I got the suspect, 10-95.

Help Nathan if you can.

Ten-four. Good job, Shane.

Where is he?

Headed back up toward Sheffield.

All right.

- There he is, there he is.

- I got him.

Slingshot?

Let's do it.

Give me your hands.

How far you gonna make me

chase you, man?

I'm getting too old for this.

You got some wheels, man.

But I'm out of gas. Hoo.

Welcome to the party.

You go out for a burger?

Should've got pulled over

for driving too slow.

Hey, I got Jamar in the back.

I'm really sorry.

- I got turned around. It was my bad.

- They don't pay us enough.

They ought to give us a bonus

for catching them on foot.

Look, man,

you gotta learn the streets.

I needed you.

Look, it's not gonna happen again.

Hey, Javi, boss wants

to see you in the trailer.

- I'm gonna get you, Marcos.

- No, you're not.

Isabel! Marcos! Stop running.

Pick up these toys!

I need to start lunch.

Not rice and beans.

You show me a clean room

and I'll think about it.

How can you have anything else?

Rice and beans is all you have.

Javi?

What are you doing home?

Why aren't you at work?

They let me go.

What? Why?

I was last hired.

They went over budget.

Why didn't you call me?

I could have talked to them.

We've got two children to feed.

I tried to tell him that.

But it made no difference.

We owe $400 in a week, Javi.

All I have is rice and beans

to feed the kids.

Marcos needs shoes.

I tried to tell him, Carmen.

I'm trying.

Look.

Here's $300.

Get whatever you need

for the children.

I'll go out and look for work.

Javi, wait.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean

to react that way.

Why don't you take the car?

We'll walk to the store.

I'm not gonna drive

while my family walks.

Carmen, I've asked God for help.

He will find me work.

Do you have anything

I can take with me to eat?

A tortilla.

Tell Jordan to get out of my room.

He won't leave my stuff alone.

- I'm not bothering her.

- Yes, you are.

Jordan, I told you five minutes ago to

brush your teeth and put your p. j.'s on.

- Now, do I have to get Mr. Pow-Pow?

- No, ma'am.

Well, let's start moving in that

direction. Quick, quick, quick.

I don't want you up all night

texting that boy. You hear me?

We need to know

more about him

before you even think about

developing feelings for him.

Hey, what boy?

Another saggy-pants boy

is interested in Jade.

But this time he's 17.

Mom, it's not that big of a deal.

It is a big deal when you're only 15.

Here, hold this.

Is this someone you met at school?

Yes. He's nice, though. His

grandmother goes to Mount Zion.

Does he go to Mount Zion too?

I think, when she takes him.

His parents don't go to church?

He lives with his grandma.

Has he asked you out?

Yes.

Jade, come on,

we already talked about this.

You can't go on a date

till they talk to me.

They have no business talking

to me until you're 17.

It's not a real date. We're

just going to the mall.

If a boy has asked you to go

anywhere with him, it's a date.

Nathan, it's Adam Mitchell.

Trying to kill me? That is nasty.

You're not supposed to be eating it.

My car should be ready

in a couple days.

Not a problem.

That shirt's a problem.

Heh, heh, heh.

You don't like my shirt?

Ugh.

Emily, what do you think of my shirt?

I love it.

Your daughter loves my shirt.

My daughter's 9.

Okay. Well, Tyler thought

it was cool, so I got it.

Your 12-year-old son's giving you

fashion advice?

Well, I see no one gives you

fashion advice.

- How is Tyler?

- Oh, he's good.

I only get him every other weekend,

and even then

it's only after Mia's filled his head

with her toxic opinions of me.

A third of my pay goes to alimony.

Let's talk about this later.

Why? What's alimony?

It's a, uh, real bad condition

Mr. Shane has.

- It makes him wear ugly clothes.

- Hey.

You know what I like about you?

What?

Oh, yeah. Never mind.

I was thinking of somebody else.

# Your love is all that I needed #

# It's all I ever needed ##

All right,

I'm just staying here on the curb.

You got five minutes,

cabana boy.

Hey, can you bring me a lollipop?

Yes, I will, sweetheart.

I'm not getting you one.

Oh, Daddy, turn it up. I love this song.

Oh, I've heard this before.

Who is it?

No, sweetie,

what are you doing?

Come dance with me.

This is a parking lot.

This is not where people dance.

Just for this song. Please?

Emily, people can see us.

That's okay.

They don't care,

Daddy. Please?

Tell you what. You dance

right here and I'll watch.

Okay.

# And oh, oh, oh, oh #

Okay, when you're ready to dance,

this is what you do.

First you put your right hand

around my waist like this.

Then you hold your

other hand out like this.

Then we sway back and forth

to the music.

# When we're together #

Heh.

And you can spin.

Are you sure

you don't wanna dance?

# I'd like a castle on a hill #

I'm dancing with you

in my heart, sweetie.

# Where you and I

Could spend the day #

# And I'd love to go

Where time stands still #

Trying to teach your dad

how to dance?

He won't dance with me.

That's because he's a fuddy-duddy

with no sense of style.

All right, everybody in the car.

Mr. Fuddy-Duddy's leaving.

# And oh, oh, oh, oh #

Your Highness.

Thank you.

Emily, who taught you to dance?

I know it wasn't your father.

Hey, I dance at home with my wife.

Because she's too embarrassed

to dance with you in public?

You could be walking right now.

Heh, heh.

But I'm not.

# When we're together ##

Oh!

No way you're doing that again.

Watch me.

You want me to line nine more up

like I did last time?

They want to know

what we're talking about.

We're not talking about anything.

Hey, man, that steak was great.

Thing tastes just like my dad's.

That guy used to grill out all the time.

Yeah, mine too.

Hey, speaking of dads...

That e-mail the sheriff read,

you think that was accurate?

I do. I grew up seeing

that kind of stuff all the time.

I wonder where

all the good fathers went.

Ain't that the truth?

What? I remember you talking

about your dad.

Wasn't he an usher at your church?

Yeah, but that doesn't mean anything.

Soon as the church service started,

he'd step out back for a smoke.

You know, one time he says to me,

"I better not catch you drinking. "

Had a beer in his hand

when he said it.

My mom used to nag him.

That is, till they got divorced.

Look, it's not like I don't love the guy,

but it's hard to respect a hypocrite.

What about you, David?

Um...

I had a good dad.

I guess.

I mean, the guy wasn't perfect.

My parents split

after he had an affair.

But I think he regretted it.

I struggled with it, but, you know,

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