Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Page #4

JUST WAITING FOR THE CA TO MAKE HIS MOVE.

- WHAT THEN?

- HOPEFULLY WE CATCH HIM

IN THE ACT.

- THAT'D BE PRETTY COOL.

- HEY, I SAW A MOVING TRUCK DOWN

AT THE OLD MILLS HOUSE TODAY.

I GUESS SOMEONE'S FINALLY

MOVING IN.

- MAYBE WE SHOULD GO DOWN THERE

AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES.

- WELL, THAT WOULD BE NICE

WHEN YOU'VE GOT THE TIME.

SO HOW WAS LENORE'S PARTY TODAY?

- PARTY?

- UH, YEAH, DAD.

LENORE'S MOVING.

HER DAD GOT TRANSFERRED

TO ST. LOUIS.

- AND SHE HAD A GOING-AWAY PARTY

TODAY,

AND I MADE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION

TO LET SAM GO.

- THAT'S FINE.

SO HOW WAS IT?

- UH, GOOD.

YOU KNOW, FRIENDS, FOOD.

A PARTY.

- WELL, I KNOW YOU TWO

WERE CLOSE.

I'M SORRY YOUR FRIEND IS MOVING.

- HEY, MAYBE OUR NEW NEIGHBORS

HAVE A CHILD YOUR AGE, HONEY.

- HEY, HEY.

NAPKIN.

SO, HONEY, ARE YOU EXCITED

ABOUT TOMORROW?

FIRST DAY ON A NEW JOB?

- YEAH, SURE.

FIRST DAY'S ALWAYS EXCITING.

I JUST DON'T LIKE BEING

THE NEW GUY.

I'VE GOT TO PROVE MYSELF

ALL OVER AGAIN.

- YOU'LL DO GREAT, DADDY.

- THANKS, SWEETHEART.

- HEY, DON'T GET USED TO PIZZA,

YOUNG LADY.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT KITCHEN

READY TO COOK IN

TOMORROW NIGHT, ALL RIGHT?

- WELL, I GOTTA GET UP

IN A LITTLE WHILE.

I'M GOING TO GRAB A SHOWER

AND GO TO BED.

- ALL RIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

- GOOD JOB TODAY, DEAR.

- THANKS, DADDY.

- GLAD TO SEE

YOU'RE IN A BETTER MOOD.

- I JUST REALIZED HOW LUCKY

WE ARE.

THAT'S ALL.

- WHY DON'T YOU FINISH UP

THAT SLICE:

AND THEN HELP ME MAKE UP THE BED

FOR DADDY:

SO HE'S GOT A COMFORTABLE PLACE

TO SLEEP, OKAY?

- ALL RIGHT.

- OKAY.

- OH, CHERI.

TRES BIEN.

AH, YES.

YOU MAY HAVE FIGURED IT OUT,

BUT YOU WILL NOT STOP ME.

[chuckles]

PAS MAINTENANT,

PAS JAMAIS.

THEY MAY HAVE FIGURED IT OUT,

BUT THEY WILL NEVER CATCH ME.

NOT NOW,

NOT EVER.

- STEELE AND FOGLE,

ALL CLEAR ON THE BACK END.

I'M TAKING OFF.

- THANKS, MARTINSON.

WE'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.

- SO HOW WAS DINNER

WITH THE FAMILY?

- WONDERFUL.

I HADN'T SEEN SAMMY

SINCE WE GROUNDED HIM.

- HOW'D JUNIOR TAKE THE WHOLE

SHUTTING DOWN:

OF THE DETECTIVE AGENCY?

- VERY WELL.

I THINK IT'S JUST A PHASE

ANYWAY.

BESIDES, HIS RECEPTIONIS GOT TRANSFERRED TO ST. LOUIS.

- WHO HIRES

A TEENAGE RECEPTIONIS AND THEN PAYS TO MOVE HER

TO ST. LOUIS?

- HER DAD GOT TRANSFERRED,

GENIUS.

SHE'S NOT REALLY A RECEPTIONIST.

- I KNEW THAT.

- LESS TALK,

MORE STAKEOUT.

[warm orchestral music]

- HA.

[clicks tongue]

- AH, I SEE YOU MET DOUG

THE DOG.

- YEAH, I GUESS SO.

- HOW YOU DOING?

I'M DEPUTY CHIEF CARR.

YOU MUST BE DAVE MARSH.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

READY TO GET STARTED, SIR.

- AH, GOOD TO HAVE YOU ABOARD,

DAVE.

LISTEN, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU

A LITTLE TOUR OF THE PLACE

AND THEN I'LL LET YOU

GET SETTLED IN, OKAY?

- GREAT.

THAT IS AN EXCELLENT DOG.

- AH, YEAH, WELL,

DON'T GET TOO ATTACHED TO HIM.

NEW REGULATIONS:

AT THE FIREHOUSE: NO DOGS.

- [panting]

- DOUG WILL BE GONE

BY THIS WEEKEND.

- GOT A GOOD HOME TO GO TO?

- NO, NOT YET.

I'D TAKE HIM HOME MYSELF,

BUT I GOT THREE DOGS.

MY WIFE WOULD KILL ME.

LISTEN, LET ME GET YOU

SETTLED IN.

WE'LL GO UPSTAIRS AND MEET SOME

OF THE GUYS.

- GREAT.

- BE GOOD, DOUGIE.

[tranquil orchestral music]

- HELLO,

MY NAME IS KATHY STEELE.

- WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

[angelic harp music]

- MY FAMILY AND I LIVE

JUST DOWN THE STREET.

- I'M CASEY MARSH, AND, UH,

THIS RUDE LITTLE GIRL IS EMMA.

- YOU GOT A NAME, SHORT STUFF?

- MUFFINS.

I-I MEAN SAM.

SAM STEELE JR.

- THAT IS SO NICE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, EMMA?

- THANKS, MUFFINS.

- HERE'S A BASKE FULL OF SOME SHAMPOOS AND SOAPS

JUST IN CASE:

YOU HAVEN'T UNPACKED YET.

JUST OUR WAY OF SAYING

WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

- OH, THANK YOU, KATHY.

I'D INVITE YOU IN, BUT THE HOUSE

IS SUCH A MESS RIGHT NOW.

- OH, NO WORRIES, CASEY.

WHEN YOU GET SETTLED IN,

JUST GIVE US A CALL,

WE'LL HAVE YOU OVER

FOR A COOKOUT.

I KNOW YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LOVE

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

- YEAH.

- [chuckles]

I'M SURE WE WILL.

- OUR PHONE NUMBERS AND

ADDRESSES ARE IN THE BASKET,

SO JUST GIVE US A CALL

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK.

- OH, I'M SURE WE WILL.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

- YES, VERY NICE.

- THAT WENT WELL.

- BE RIGHT BACK.

[gentle orchestral music]

- HEY, YOU GUYS, LOOK WHA I FOUND AT THE FIREHOUSE.

[laughs]

- DAVE.

- OH, COME ON, HONEY.

THEY WERE GOING TO GET RID

OF HIM,

AND NOW, UH, DOUG, IS GOING

TO MAKE OUR LITTLE GIRL HAPPY.

- DOUG?

- YEAH.

AND MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE

OF HIM.

- OH, DON'T WORRY, DADDY.

I WILL.

- ALL RIGHT.

- YOU STAY HERE.

I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH

THE MUSEUM AND CHECK THINGS OUT.

- HEY, CAN YOU GET ME A SMOOTHIE

AT THE CONCESSION STAND

WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE?

I'M FEELING A LITTLE PECKISH.

- NO.

- I TRUST EVERYTHING

IS IN ORDER, DETECTIVE.

- SO FAR, SO GOOD.

HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING

WITH THE DA VINCI EXHIBIT?

- RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

I'D SHOW YOU AROUND,

BUT THE ROOM IS UNDER LOCKDOWN

WHILE THE EXHIBI IS BEING PREPARED.

WHY DON'T WE HAVE A CUP

OF COFFEE:

TO DISCUSS YOUR SECURITY PLANS?

- LEAD THE WAY.

- OKAY.

I'M GLAD YOUR DEPARTMEN IS KEEPING AN EYE ON US.

- WE WANT TO CATCH HIM

IN THE ACT, MS. CARMICHAEL.

I'M HOPING THE EXHIBI AND THE CHALLENGE OF

YOUR SECURITY WILL LURE HIM IN.

- DO YOU THINK HE KNOWS

YOU'RE WATCHING THE MUSEUM?

- WE'VE TRIED TO KEEP

A LOW PROFILE,

BUT I'M SURE HE SUSPECTS

ADDITIONAL SECURITY,

ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS BY FAR

THE BEST TARGET IN TOWN.

- WE CONSIDERED MOVING I OUT OF THE CITY,

BUT GREAT ART WILL ALWAYS

ATTRACT GREAT THIEVES.

NO USE RUNNING FROM THEM.

- THE GREAT ART OF DES MOINES

HAS ATTRACTED THE CA SEVERAL TIMES.

I JUST HOPE IT DOESN' HAPPEN AGAIN.

[dubious instrumental music]

- HEY.

- HI, SWEETHEART.

HEY, I NOTICED A LO OF BACK AND FORTH

TO LENORE'S HOUSE TODAY.

MIND TELLING YOUR MOTHER

WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT?

- UH, YEAH, I WAS JUS RETURNING SOME STUFF

THAT BELONGED TO LENORE.

THE MOVING TRUCK WAS GETTING

READY TO LEAVE HER HOUSE, SO...

- DID YOU HAPPEN TO GIVE HER

YOUR TRENCH COAT AND FEDORA?

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM

LATELY.

- UM, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, SHE LOVED THE JUNIOR

DETECTIVE AGENCY SO MUCH,

I WANTED TO GIVE HER SOMETHING

TO REMEMBER IT BY.

- AREN'T YOU A THOUGHTFUL BOY?

mwah!

I'M GOING TO GO GET US SOME TEA,

FOR MY HARDWORKING,

THOUGHTFUL SON.

- I'D NEVER LIED TO MY MOTHER,

AND I DIDN'T LIKE THE TASTE

OF IT,

BUT THE JUNIOR DETECTIVE AGENCY

WAS GOING TO BE BACK

IN BUSINESS.

- THERE MUST HAVE BEEN ANOTHER

DOG AROUND HERE, HUH, DOUG?

JUST DON'T DO NUMBER TWO AGAIN.

I'M RUNNING OUT OF BAGS.

WELL, IF IT ISN'T MUFFINS.

- IT'S SAM.

SAM STEELE JR., TO BE EXACT.

HEY, I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU HAD A DOG.

- I DIDN'T TILL TODAY.

DAD GOT DOUG FOR ME

AT THE FIRE STATION.

- DOUG.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD NAME

FOR A DOG.

- I DIDN'T THINK OF IT.

HE SHOWED UP WITH THAT NAME.

- HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I HAVE TO TAKE MY GLASS

BACK INSIDE.

YOU MIND IF I HELP YOU WALK DOUG

AFTER THAT?

- WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO HELP ME

WALK DOUG?

- WELL, YOU KNOW,

I THOUGHT I'D SHOW YOU

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