Kid West

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(THEME MUSIC)

(RHYTHMIC MUSIC)

Ungrateful mutt.

I fed you yesterday.

What are we gonna do

with this thing anyway?

I told you, we're gonna sell him.

To who?

I don't know.

It was your master plan to get him anyway.

I'm sick of him.

[KID] Why don't you return

him and get the reward money?

Who's there?

[KID] Banjo Cunningham, you ding bat.

Don't you know the voice

of the neighbor you've had

for seven years?

Jimmy, that you?

[KID] Well, who else would it be?

Your voice sounds different.

[KID] Well, Banjo, when a

boy reaches a certain age,

testosterone kicks in and

his voice starts to change.

You follow me?

Well, if that's so,

ain't your voice supposed

to be deeper?

[KID] Barret, do I

need to come out there

and give you a personal

education in health

or lack thereof?

No, Jimmy.

[KID] That's what I thought.

What you doing out here?

[KID] I'm squatting next to a tree,

what do you think I am doing?

As I was saying,

there's a reward for that missing dog.

I saw a poster on an oak tree

about 100 feet west of here.

If you call the number on the poster,

you can get $50.

You sure?

[KID] As sure as I'm sitting here.

Thanks for the tip, Jimmy.

We'll leave you to it.

Sometimes it's just too easy.

I know you may be afraid

of the dark, little buddy,

but it's for your own protection.

That's Kid West.

(RHYTHMIC MUSIC)

Hey, your mama told

me to come and find you.

Where have you been?

Sorry, Mrs. Roberts,

can't talk right now.

(RHYTHMIC MUSIC)

(YELLING)

Now you listen up, Banjo Cunningham,

that's the last time

I wanna hear about you

stealing in my neighborhood.

Oh, by the way,

watch out for gators.

There's no gators in this river.

Oh yeah?

What's that?

Made you look.

We were worried sick.

I didn't think her little

heart was ever gonna mend

if we couldn't get him back.

Thank you, Kid West.

Just doing my duty, ma'am.

We'll miss you around here.

Where have you been?

Sorry I'm late.

What is that silly thing

still doing on your head?

Where do you wanna start?

Just some extra income.

Every little bit helps.

Where did you get it?

From the Edwards family.

Take it back.

Go on now.

Aren't you forgetting something?

Spitting image, I'd say.

Hardly.

I wasn't talking about you.

Try to blend in to your new

neighborhood, young lady.

There are no cowgirls in Minnesota.

Not yet.

I'll be in touch.

Any progress?

Not yet.

But if my calculations are correct,

we're right on top of where it used to be.

Okay.

Something wrong?

Well, it's just that

no one's ever tried to

dig this up before.

(METAL HIT)

You know,

there was a time stations

actually played music.

Through the rain

Through the storm

Through defeat or battering scorn

(MUSIC CUTS OFF)

You better get some

sleep, sweetheart, okay?

(SLOW MUSIC)

I know there's been

a lot of rumors about

what this find actually means.

But can you give us the

historical significance

of what was found?

Well, first of all, it's

important to differentiate

between folklore and fact.

A lot of people misconstrue

this as some sort of

ghost story that's returned to haunt them.

But as a matter of history,

it's quite remarkable that

Walter Smith's personal life...

Hey.

This it?

Uh huh.

Small population.

They're probably all eating breakfast.

Well.

What do you think?

Well, it has character, I'll give it that.

That's one way to put it.

Listen, my hours are gonna

be pretty full at the hospital

so that means you're gonna

have to take care of yourself

most of the time.

Oh, I can handle it.

What I'm saying is, don't

you go looking for trouble.

What if it comes looking for me?

Then hide.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Morning.

That your truck out there?

Uh huh.

Well I just a received report

that it's a stolen vehicle.

I beg your pardon?

Just kidding you.

I'm Sheriff Badger, just

wanted to welcome you

to the neighborhood.

Well, thank you.

I'm Faye Cooper, and this is Harper.

Hello, little lady.

My daddy was a sheriff.

Is that right?

He died in the line of duty.

Harper.

I'm very sorry to hear that.

That's okay.

He was a hero.

They called him Sheriff West.

He also...

Well, thank you for stopping by.

We sure do appreciate it.

Of course.

I'll leave you to settle in.

But if you two need anything

at all, you let me know.

Welcome to the neighborhood.

You shouldn't say things

like that to strangers.

(QUIET MUSIC)

(ALARM RINGING)

(MUMBLING)

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Nice hat.

Nice bike.

You new around here?

My mom and I just got in yesterday.

Name's Kid West.

Your first name is Kid?

What happens when you grow up?

Haven't you ever heard of a nickname?

Not really a nickname person.

People just call me Angie.

You're gonna need a faster

bike in this neighborhood.

My bike is plenty fast.

You wanna race?

Sure.

You wanna lose?

(MUSIC)

Talk is cheap, Miss

I don't like nicknames.

Count of three.

One.

Two.

Three.

(RHYTHMIC MUSIC)

Hey wait, where's the finish line?

(RHYTHMIC MUSIC)

Hey you!

Who gave you permission

to ride on my streets?

Don't you know the rules?

Let me guess, you're the rule makers?

Right.

First rule, is that only kids in our gang

can ride on this street.

Unless they get permission from you?

You're catching on.

I'm guessing that

permission costs something.

You're smarter than you look, Cowgirl.

Time to pay your daily fee.

You're gonna charge that

other girl the same thing?

You mean Pocahontas?

She's my girlfriend, she gets a free pass.

How romantic.

She part of your gang too?

Not yet.

But she'll come around.

What happens if someone

doesn't pay their daily fee?

They get taught a lesson.

Don't you move, cow pie.

Hold on there, Axel.

Not bad for a girl.

Make you a deal.

Do us enough favors, you

can ride these streets

all you want.

I'm sure you don't give

many offers like that.

Like I said, you're

smarter than you look.

I'll pass.

Big mistake.

Better watch out, Cowgirl.

You and your family.

(TV NEWS IN BACKGROUND)

Thanks.

Friendly neighborhood?

Colorful.

So how was your first day?

Oh, it was okay.

A few nurses in another unit were let go.

They were fired?

No, it was just a low census.

When the hospital doesn't

have enough patients

in a particular unit,

the hospital has to let

people go sometimes.

Would this ever happen

to someone in your unit?

Well, the thing is.

(PHONE RINGS)

(TV NEWS IN BACKGROUND)

Hello?

Oh, hi.

Yeah.

I wish.

Well, it's not very good.

[TV] Now we go live to Tracy Storm

who is outside the museum.

Tracy, what can you tell us?

Well, Erica, the key that was discovered

just a few days ago was

stolen here last night.

The key is believed to have once belonged

to Walter Smith.

The legendary tycoon who

died in a house fire in 1855.

The archeologist who led the excavation

is offering a $5000 reward for its return.

No, it's not good.

I don't think it'll last

more than a couple of weeks.

(SLOW MUSIC)

You're right, she needs it.

(UPBEAT RHYTHMIC MUSIC)

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