What We Find on the Road

Mom?

- Hi. - You James Manse's kid?

Yeah.

You just turned 18?

Your old man wanted me to give you this,

and this.

You can pick it up at Billy's garage.

TJ, what the hell? You're supposed to tell me this

- when it happens, okay? - Excuse me.

- Not 12 hours late. - Dude, watch out, watch.

It's fine. Okay, so what?

- He just shows up at your house - Let's go.

Out of nowhere, a random guy?

- Sorry. - Hey.

What? Yes, yes. And he was massive too.

So what? Just a key, key and a note?

Yeah. I was going to walk over after my shift

unless, trying to give me a ride?

Man, of course I'm trying to give you a ride.

I want to see it now. You can't just tell me

- a story like this. - See what?

Oh, don't pay any attention to him, Amber.

- Is this, ah? Oh! That for me? - Is it your birthday?

Not quite.

So, no.

Cool. Yeah.

Aren't you leaving soon?

Uhh, I got a week left here

and then summer league starts in a few weeks.

Word on any big plans?

Um no. Nothing yet.

Well, we should hang out sometime.

Okay, cool. Sounds good.

Okay, bye.

Bye. Shut up, bro.

What? Okay, I see you, TJ.

You know, Amber's right though.

You really should have some fun this summer

for like once in your life.

Well, I don't get an allowance every week

like some people I know.

Right, right, right, right. Okay, Hurry up.

I'm over it. I'll be outside.

That's, that does cost money. Okay.

Hurry up, TJ.

Worst case scenario is I feel like he just needs me

to do a favor for him or some shit like that.

A favor?

Yeah. Be like, take this to this address or some shit.

30, 30. And that's 32. The red.

This? This place?

This is it. Yeah.

Let's do it. Let's see what this key's about.

I don't see what people see in the Mini Cooper, you know what I mean, Jimmy?

- I don't like it. - I agree.

Jeez. These are complicated, these cars.

- Sir? - Oh, hey.

- Excuse me. - Hi.

- What can we do for you? - How's it going?

Um, we're looking for Billy.

Looking for Billy.

You found him. What's happening?

Hi. Um.

My father sent me here.

Who's your father?

J... James Manse.

Oh, right, right, right.

You're the Hammer's kid.

Jimmy, he's the Hammer's kid.

Oh, is he? Yeah. He looks a little bit like him.

And who are you? You the Hammer's kid too?

No, I'm not.

Don't be too surprised. You didn't know the Hammer.

Anyway, so what are you doing here?

Umm. Yeah, he sent, he, I dunno he,

he sent me these keys and your address and,

- You don't know what they're for? - No.

I guess you are the Hammer's kid.

All right. Let's go resurrect the blue biscuit.

I'm going to need your help. You're going to get dirty.

Jimmy, let's go.

Okay.

All right.

Don't expect much.

Swing it.

- There it is. What do you think? - Look at that bomber.

Okay, now don't rush this.

All right. Let's see what we're working with here.

Don't say we didn't help.

Remember, this car is 50 years old, man.

Even I looked better 50 years ago too.

- Nice color combo. - It is.

Oh, there's the hubcaps. Yeah.

Dude, is this thing a gift or a curse?

One, two, three. Here's the good stuff. The 383.

- Probably nice when it was new. - I know, man.

Not a bad looking car at all.

Excuse me guys, let me slip in here.

You know, when this car was new in 1968, right?

People were driving this in Beverly Hills.

Okay. See if there's any oil in this thing.

I mean, I think we got more to work

with than we might have thought originally.

How far do they have to go with this thing?

Manifolds, no rusting.

It might go easier than expected.

But this hose got to go.

Oh, we'll get an M34

We'll get a new battery.

It doesn't look too bad.

Yeah. Okay. Here's what we're going to do.

So, we're going to work on it.

Okay.

But not today. So come back tomorrow.

We'll see where we're at. We'll talk some more.

- Yeah, we need some time. - All right. Thank you so much.

- Yeah, you're welcome. - Thank you, seriously.

And I want you to do me a favor.

Start saving money for gas because you're going to need it.

Yeah. Thank you.

It's a guzzler.

- Well did you tell her? - She said I can't go.

She says I'm too young and

she says I can barely drive.

Okay. That last part's a fair point.

Well did you tell her the army enlists kids

our age to go to war?

Oh no. I forgot to tell her that, dude.

I'll bring it up next time. I mean, she's pissed,

she's pissed he got me a car without asking her.

She's pissed it's old.

And she said it'll never make it to California.

Okay. Many fair points from your mom.

Yeah. She said he's the same, selfish,

irresponsible adolescent he always was.

And the drugs and the drinking and the prison time

wiped out any judgment he ever had.

She wants to think it over.

She wants to think it over, dude.

- You're right. - Yeah.

Peep this.

Drainage.

Dude, you're getting good.

Yeah.

You good to drop me off at Billy's?

Yeah, sure. Why not? Hurry up though.

I have places to be, girls to see.

Billy.

- Hey, how you doing? - What's going on?

Hey, TJ, how are you? Hey, Jimmy.

We got an Interstate 65 on the rack?

Yeah, there should be one on the bottom shelf.

Look, take this, put this over there.

This is dead. It's heavy.

Okay.

It's gone. D-E-A-D, dead. Any alternators come in?

I ordered that earlier. Should be here this afternoon.

Okay. I'll believe that when I see it.

Okay. Here's what happened.

We can't find a radiator for the car

'cause it's 1968 ya know? I mean,

I was playing a little league then.

So we're gonna recore it.

And what's this for?

You're kidding me?

You don't know what a radiator does?

No, you don't know what that is?

No.

All right. Okay.

It cools the water, the cooling system.

Keep the engine, gets hot when it runs,

it's hot like you when you run down the street, you get warm.

- Cools it off. - Okay.

So, oh, you know, what happened is Jimmy

found a cassette of the Hammer in the glove box, right?

I did.

Yeah. Lost in Love. Remember that one?

That was a classic, Lost in Love.

That was beautiful.

Wow. How well do you know my dad?

Well, I mean, everybody knew him in the town.

I mean, he's a famous guy. Rock and roll, man.

Probably the most famous guy in the whole town.

Was he as bad as they say?

Bad? Come on. What's bad? What is bad?

Jimmy, the kid wants to know if the Hammer was bad.

Yeah, you know, he made mistakes.

When you get caught at making mistakes,

you end up smoking Newports at Walpole.

Right, Jimmy?

I mean, Jimmy's made a lot of mistakes.

He probably made more mistakes than me

because he lived more dangerously than me.

And the Hammer had a lot of opportunity.

He was talented guy.

So he made a corresponding amount of mistakes.

I haven't seen him one time since he disappeared.

All I've gotten is a key to this and an address.

He could have called me or something.

I don't know.