Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Page #3

BUT WE DO HAVE:

A PARTIAL FOOTPRINT HERE.

YOU SEE, ONCE AGAIN, OUR THIEF

KNEW THE ENTRANCE

THAT WASN'T BLOCKED OFF

OR WIRED TO THE MAIN

ALARM SYSTEM.

HE CAME IN:

THROUGH THE VERANDA UPSTAIRS

AND CAME DOWN THIS STAIRCASE.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK, EDDIE?

- SEVEN.

- SEVEN AND A HALF.

- MM.

- ANYTHING ON THE VERANDA

WORTH NOTING?

- WELL, BASED ON

THE SCRATCH MARKS

ON THE EXTERIOR WALL

AND THE ROOFTOP,

HE USED A GRAPPLING HOOK.

- WHAT ABOUT THE BUSINESS CARD?

- WELL, THAT'S THE SAME

AS THE OTHERS.

NO PRINTS, INK-JET--

PROBABLY A HOMEMADE JOB.

- HOW'D HE DESIGN THA CAT PAW?

THAT'S REALLY COOL.

- LOOK, WE'LL HAVE

ALL OUR FINDINGS BACK

LATER ON AT THE LAB

IF YOU WANT TO STOP BY TODAY.

- THANKS, DOCTOR.

LET'S GO TALK TO OUR FAVORITE

FENCE.

- LUNCH FIRST.

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME

FOR BREAKFAST.

- OH, AND, SAM,

THIS GUY ISN'T MAKING

ANY MISTAKES,

AND AT THIS RATE,

WE'LL NEVER FIND OUT WHO HE IS.

- WE GOT A FOOTPRINT NOW.

THAT NARROWS IT DOWN

TO A FEW MILLION PEOPLE.

- WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, PARTNER?

- THIS THIEF KNOWS HIS TARGETS.

KNOWS THEM INSIDE AND OUT.

KNOWS WHEN TO HIT,

WHERE TO HIT, AND WHAT TO HIT.

- STAKING THE PLACES OUT.

- FOR DAYS, MAYBE WEEKS.

AND HE ONLY HITS

THE BIG TARGETS.

ESTATES FIRST, DIAMONDS

AND SAPPHIRES,

THEN THE REMBRAND AT THE POLK COUNTY MUSEUM.

NOW THE MING.

- HE'S GOT ALMOS ALL THE GOOD STUFF IN TOWN.

THERE CAN ONLY BE A FEW PLACES

LEFT TO HIT.

- LET'S GO FIGURE OUT WHICH IS

ON THE TOP OF THE LIST.

- HEY, CHIEF.

- CHIEF, YOU GOT A MINUTE?

- I DO IF YOU GOT SOMETHING

ON THE CAT.

- MAYBE WE DO.

- I'LL LET DETECTIVE STEELE

FILL ME ON THE DETAILS,

ALL RIGHT?

- WE'RE GOING ABOUT THIS

THE WRONG WAY.

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE CA TO STRIKE,

AND THEN WE START LOOKING

FOR HIM.

WHAT IF WE WERE A STEP AHEAD

RATHER THAN A STEP BEHIND?

- WELL, I LIKE IT,

BUT HOW?

- GOING BY WHAT THE CA HAS STOLEN,

THERE ARE ONLY ONE OR TWO

MORE PLACES FOR HIM TO HIT.

BASED ON THE INSIDE INFORMATION

HE OBTAINS,

WE KNOW THAT HE STAKES OUT HIS

TARGET LONG BEFORE THE ROBBERY.

- SO WE STAKE OUT THE TARGETS

AND WE CATCH HIM BEFORE HE ROBS.

- YES, LIEUTENANT FOGLE,

BEFORE HE STRIKES AGAIN.

GOOD WORK, SAM.

LET'S IDENTIFY

THE POTENTIAL TARGETS.

TAKE ALL THE RESOURCES YOU NEED.

- THANK YOU, SIR.

FOGLE, GO BACK TO OUR OFFICE,

MAKE A LIS OF POTENTIAL TARGETS.

START WITH THE DA VINCI EXHIBI AND THEN WORK FROM THERE.

I'M GOING TO GO HAVE

A CONVERSATION WITH THE FENCE

AND I'LL PICK UP A PIZZA

ON THE WAY BACK.

- WHY DO I GOTTA DO

THE DESK WORK?

- CHIEF, YOU DID SAY TAKE ALL

THE RESOURCES I NEED, RIGHT?

- IF YOU CONSIDER FOGLE

A RESOURCE,

YOU'RE WELCOME TO HIM.

- I AM A RESOURCE.

- COME ON.

- WOULD YOU LIKE SOME TOAST,

SWEETHEART?

- NO, THANKS.

- WELL, EAT YOUR FRUIT, THEN.

- WHY HASN'T DAD

BEEN AROUND FOR BREAKFAST?

- YOU KNOW HE'S ON A BIG CASE.

I DON'T THINK HE'S BEEN HOME

FIVE HOURS ALL WEEK.

- IS HE ON A STAKEOUT?

- I THINK SO.

I THINK HE'S HAVING TO SLEEP

IN HIS CAR.

- WOW.

- I HEAR LENORE'S FAMILY

IS MOVING.

THAT'S A SHAME.

I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LIKE HER.

- [chokes]

MOM, I'M TRYING TO EAT HERE.

- ALL RIGHT.

WELL, SHE WAS YOUR RECEPTIONIST.

AND I THINK YOU SHOULD GO

TO HER PARTY TODAY.

- BUT I'M GROUNDED UNTIL MONDAY.

- I DECIDED TO GIVE YOU TIME OFF

FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.

IF YOU MAKE SURE THAT TEN IS ZIPPED UP BEFORE YOU GO.

- I'M JUST GOING TO SAY GOOD-BYE

TO CODY.

[crickets chirping]

- I'D NEVER ADMIT IT,

BUT I WAS GOING TO MISS LENORE.

SHE WAS A GOOD DAME,

AND SHE HAD A GREAT DOG.

I'M SORRY YOU'VE GOT TO LEAVE,

LENORE.

- HA!

I KNEW YOU LIKED HER.

- NOW YOU KNOW WHY I HAVE

AN INNER MONOLOGUE.

[dramatic orchestral music]

- YOU GOT ANYTHING, MARTINSON?

- A COUPLE DUMPSTER DIVERS

AND A STRAY DOG.

THAT'S IT.

- THIS HAS GOT TO BE

HIS NEXT TARGET, FOGLE.

IF THE CAT IS STILL HERE,

HE'S GOING TO WANT A SHO AT THAT DA VINCI EXHIBIT.

- MAYBE HE KNOWS

WE'RE WATCHING HIM.

IF I WERE THE CAT,

I'D BE HITTING OVER

AT THE ANTIQUE SHOP.

WINDSOR HEIGHTS.

A LOT LESS SECURITY OVER THERE.

- LESS RISK,

LESS REWARD.

AND I THINK THE CAT WOULD LIKE

THE CHALLENGE.

- OKAY.

[melancholy orchestral music]

- I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D MAKE IT.

- WELL, MY MOM GAVE ME TIME OFF

FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.

- HOW'D YOU PULL THAT OFF?

A GOING-AWAY PRESENT?

THANKS.

I'LL GET CODY.

MEET ME BEHIND THE SWING SET.

- DIDN'T THINK I'D SEE YOU

ON THE STREET SO SOON, SAM.

- BEAT IT, MELVIN.

- I GUESS SAM

HAD TALKED HIMSELF OU OF WHATEVER PUNISHMEN HIS MOM HAD--

- MELVIN, I'M THE ONE

WITH THE INNER MONOLOGUE.

[sighs]

- FOLLOW ME,

AND DON'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS.

- MY CURIOSITY

HAD THE BEST OF ME.

I KEPT MY MOUTH SHU AND FOLLOWED.

I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOU PLAYING KISSY FACE WITH LENORE,

BUT I FIGURED CODY WOULD KEEP ME

OUT OF TROUBLE.

- NOW YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS.

- WHAT?

HOW?

WHY?

- RIGHT, WELL, MY GRANDFATHER

OWNS THIS LAND,

AND MY DAD BUILT THIS FOR ME

SO I WOULD HAVE A CLUBHOUSE.

HE DIDN'T WANT ME WORKING

FOR A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE MOVING,

GRANDPA SAYS THE CLUBHOUSE

IS STILL MINE,

AND SINCE I WON'T BE HERE

TO USE IT,

I'M LEASING IT TO

THE JUNIOR DETECTIVE AGENCY.

- BUT THERE IS NO

JUNIOR DETECTIVE AGENCY.

MOM AND DAD SHUT IT DOWN,

REMEMBER?

AND WITH YOU GONE,

WHAT'S THE POINT?

- YOU'RE SWEET, SAM, BUT YOU'LL

FIND ANOTHER RECEPTIONIST,

AND AS FAR AS YOUR PARENTS

ARE CONCERNED,

SINCE IT'S NOT IN THEIR GARAGE,

HOW WILL THEY KNOW

IF THE AGENCY IS BACK?

- [sighs]

I DON'T KNOW.

WOW.

- WOW IS RIGHT, AND IT'S ALL

YOURS IF YOU CAN PAY THE RENT.

- WHAT'S RENT?

- ONE KISS ON THE LIPS.

- I SUPPOSE ONE KISS

ISN'T GOING TO KILL ME.

AT LEAST, I HOPE NOT.

NOT A WORD OF THIS TO ANYONE,

LENORE.

NOT A WORD!

[spirited orchestral music]

- WELL, GANG, HERE WE ARE.

OUR NEW HOME.

- OH, I LOVE IT.

- DO YOU MIND IF I LOOK AROUND

THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

- YEAH, I GUESS IT'S ALL RIGHT,

BUT STAY ON THIS BLOCK.

IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE HOUSE,

YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR, ALL RIGHT?

- AND DON'T BE GONE TOO LONG.

I'M GOING TO WANT YOUR HELP

UNPACKING THE KITCHEN, OKAY?

- ALL RIGHT.

[charming acoustic music]

[kids laughing]

- HEY, SHE'LL UNDERSTAND

SOMEDAY.

DADDY HAD TO GET A JOB

TO PUT A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS

AND FOOD ON THE TABLE.

- YEAH, SOMEDAY.

- LOTS OF KIDS

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

- YOU SEE?

I KNEW YOU'D LOVE IT HERE.

- CAN I HELP CARRY SOME BOXES

IN THE HOUSE?

- SURE, UH, GRAB THAT ONE THERE

BY THE FLOWERPO AND BRING IT INTO THE KITCHEN.

- WATCH OUT FOR THE MOVERS.

- GOT IT?

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

- HOME SWEET HOME.

- HEY, GANG.

- I WAS HOPING YOU'D MAKE IT.

- I GOT SOMEBODY TO COVER FOR ME

TONIGHT.

I WANTED TO HAVE DINNER

WITH MY FAMILY.

IT IS SO NICE TO HAVE A MEAL

WAITING FOR ME.

- WELL, WE WERE KIND OF

COUNTING ON YOU.

- SO, UH, DID YOU SOLVE

THE CASE?

- DON'T INTERROGATE YOUR FATHER,

AND, PLEASE, TAKE YOUR ELBOWS

OFF THE TABLE WHILE YOU EAT.

- WHAT'S THE SCOOP ON THE CAT?

- WE WERE ON A STAKEOUT, SON.

NOTHING GLAMOROUS.

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