Firehouse Dog Page #5

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You made the news.

[groans]

[TV news theme plays]

And we're back,

at 12 minutes past the hour.

This next one really made my day.

An historic firehouse

in Lincoln County,

which has been slated

for closure later this week

is being credited

with one last lifesaving rescue.

REPORTER:

Meet Dewey, mascot of Engine 55

and the hero of yesterday's

tunnel collapse.

Dewey is new to the team,

but as you can see,

he's raring to go.

We spoke with

Captain Connor Fahey

and the brave firefighters

of Engine 55

and asked them...

[choir singing "Ave Maria"]

NEWSWOMAN:

The entertainment industry

honors its own today

at a memorial service

for canine action star Rexxx,

who died tragically last month.

Security is tight,

and emotions are high,

as a veritable who's who

of Hollywood stardom

is in attendance.

- [dogs whining]

- TREY:
I had a mantra:

Next year, Rexxx.

Next year we'll nap

by a roaring fire.

[voice breaking]:

Next year we'll play Frisbee

under a blue moon.

Next year we'll take that hike

through Joshua Tree.

[whines]

Well, there is no next year.

And tonight,

there's a bright new star

shining in Heaven.

[mourners sob quietly]

TREY [crying]:
I loved my dog.

[quacking]

[whining]

It's just the way he

would have wanted it,

thanks to you.

[sniffles]

- [music stops]

- Cut the water!

Ah, it's the least I could do.

Rexxx always had a flair for drama.

[crying quietly]

Oh, Trey.

Let me take you to dinner, okay?

[crying]:

I can't... I can't believe he's gone.

Now it's too late for

Rexxx to just be a dog.

[Dewey snoring]

[man singing rock]

[Dewey groans]

[farting]

[Dewey groans]

[alarm blaring]

DISPATCHER:
Engine 55,

Ladder 24, Ladder Eight,

Rescue Nine, respond.

Kessler Parkway, electrical

fire. Power lines down.

Come on, guys!

[sirens wailing]

[man singing rock continues]

[whining]

[both laugh]

[crash]

No.

[crash]

Fine.

[alarm blaring]

Okay.

Move over.

[video game race car roaring]

[man singing rock fades]

[shifts gears]

Figures.

We finally get our act together

just in time to close.

PEP:
Yep.

Good old Dogpatch- late as usual.

That's us.

JOE:

Well, at least we came out swinging, right?

Someone order rocky road?

CONNOR [chuckles]:

Is that

a parting gift, Zach?

No, courtesy of Greenpoint.

Told 'em I was coming over here

on business anyway.

I, uh... prefer to give

bad news in person.

You got our reassignments?

Afraid not.

Okay, so what's the bad news?

[sighs]:
Bad news is...

you're gonna be up all night

unpacking this stuff.

The orders came down

from the mayor himself:

Dogpatch is staying put.

For real?

That furry

little publicity magnet

you've got there saved

this company's rear end.

- [loud laughter]

- Yeah!

- Dewey!

- Yeah!

- That's so solid, man!

- What?!

- [grunts inquisitively]

- Okay!

Yeah!

[barking]

- Whoa!

- Whoa!

[laughter]

CONNOR:
Well, Shane was right.

Maybe all Dogpatch needed

was a good dog.

[Shane laughing]

[whistle blows]

BOY:
Okay, shoot, shoot!

What's up?

What do you think is up?

Mrs. Renzi busted

a pop quiz first period.

- Arlo said it was...

- Yeah.

Brutal. I got it.

No.

Not just brutal.

Way brutal.

[bell rings]

Oh, man.

- Can I copy off of you?

- I was gonna copy off of you.

Hey, you copied off me last time.

- That was one answer!

- It was an answer.

You owe me.

See you later, Shane.

GIRL:
Where's my lunch money?

As your friends in first period

undoubtedly told you,

there will be a pop quiz today.

This quiz will cover everything

we reviewed last week.

And remember,

any incomplete answers

do count as mistakes.

I see a lot of gum chewing.

Please visit the wastebasket

immediately if that is the case.

Thank you.

Hey, Joe, check this out.

B-plus on my science test.

[chuckles] Hey! I'm impressed.

Did you copy?

No. I studied for

almost one whole night.

Are you...

actually cooking?

- Hey.

- Hey, Shane.

- Where's my dad?

- He's downtown at a meeting, knockin' heads.

Where's his stuff?

In his office.

[quiet, melancholy

theme plays]

Sure... make yourself right at home.

What was wrong with his old office?

He's captain- he belongs here.

Look, I know I told you to blame

your DNA for all your problems.

Moving on wasn't easy

for your dad,

but he's finally stepping up...

and maybe you should, too.

[typing rapidly]

[Dewey snoring]

[continues snoring]

[knock at door]

Hey... hey, I just got a call

from the Public Affairs Office.

Apparently, the mayor

wants you and Dewey

to appear

at the Firefighters Benefit.

That's cool, huh?

Yeah.

What's going on?

I-I was...

I was just getting you organized.

[computer beeping softly]

Wait a minute.

This is... this is my...

Yeah, your wall map.

It beats pushpins.

You... you shouldn't

have done all this.

Sorry.

No, I mean,

you should never have felt

that this was your responsibility.

[sighs heavily]

I know in the past six months

I've really been ragging on you

for just about everything,

and I...

I think the truth is,

I'm the one who's...

been neglecting what's important.

What's that?

It's you.

'Cause you're so smart...

and capable and strong.

And I've been... kind of lost

in all of this

since Marc died, and I...

I think I've turned

into a pretty lousy dad.

I'm sorry.

And thanks for this.

I'm not strong.

I'm weak.

I'm a bad person.

Why would you even...

think something like that?

The day of the mill fire...

I was at school.

The trucks drove by.

[siren wailing]

Hey!

[laughing]:
There he is.

Shane!

[siren echoing]

Then J.J. called her mom.

She said a firefighter was missing.

I ran back to the fire station

as fast as I could.

When I got there,

nobody would look at me.

[crying]:
Not Joe...

not Lionel...

not Pep.

That's when I was sure

you were dead.

I loved Uncle Marc.

But when I found out it was him...

I was happy.

I was happy 'cause it wasn't you.

[sniffles]

[sniffles]

[crying]

We're gonna be okay.

[sighs]

[Dewey snoring]

[both laughing]

[sniffling]

Thank you.

Okay, we've just got the tally.

Now, this "little reception"

has raised over $100,000

for our firefighters.

How 'bout that, huh?

Yes, give yourself a round of

applause and while you're at it,

how about something

for our honored guests

from Dogpatch Station, Engine 55?

[jazz playing]

Now maybe we can squeeze

a new battery out of the department.

Thanks for pleading

our cause with the mayor.

Hey, don't thank me;

thank Super Mutt.

Hey, where's Pep?

She's gonna miss all this.

I don't know.

I'll try her again.

Here she comes, and she

is way out of uniform.

Since when are you a girl?

Stop staring.

You'll burn holes.

[laughter and applause]

Okay, seriously, let's

get to the real reason

we're here tonight.

This little pooch has

been on CNN, Fox News

and all five local news channels.

We're on!

Please welcome

the pride of Engine 55,

Dewey the Wonder Dog

and his boy, Shane Fahey.

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