The Rockford Files

ROCKFORD This is Jim Rockford.

At the tone, leave your name and message.

I'll get back to you.

Jim, it's Benny. I know your sewer's backed up,

but I can't get out there today. Maybe your buyers won't notice.

Oh, great.

Where do you want it?

What are you doing here?

What's it look like I'm doing? I brought you your car.

Tomorrow, Gus. I asked you to bring it tomorrow. I don't want it today.

I don't know why you want this at all.

Gus, do me a favor, would you?

Would you go back and check your paperwork?

I think you'll find that I specifically requested delivery on the 30th.

This is the 29th.

Could you bring it back tomorrow? Please?

Okay.

Thank you. It's your money.

Hey! Wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait!

What do you mean, " It's my money " ?

I'm not paying for today. This is your mistake, Gus, not mine.

I don't make mistakes. I make deliveries and this is a delivery.

Now, if you want me to deliver again tomorrow, fine.

But you pay for today and you pay for tomorrow.

So what's it gonna be?

Leave it!

Gus! Don't leave it there!

I'm tryin' to sell this place!

Oh, Gus!

Not there, Angel! Not there!

What? Move it!

Well, I'd love to, Jimmy. I got a little problem with reverse.

Move it! All right.

Angel!

Told you I had a problem.

Well, you've got more than a problem with reverse.

At least I have reverse. Where'd they find it?

Oh, a chop shop in El Segundo. Angel, this is not a good time.

You're gonna have to excuse me, but I'm expecting a guest.

Well, what am I?

Uninvited. Hey, you should have called first, you shouldn't just drop by.

Now, that's the trouble with living at the beach.

Everybody just thinks they can drop by.

Use your towels, run up your phone bill, eat your food.

Hey, any time I'm not welcome around here,

all you got to do is say the word.

Go home, Angel.

Angel, I told you this is not a good time.

For sitting?

I don't want you to sit. I don't want you to stay.

Jimmy, we can't always have what we want. This is an emergency.

Angel!

Jimmy, I am about this far from a complete, total rubber room breakdown.

Oh, damn.

This trail mix?

Hey, no! No! No!

Oh! I'm sorry, Jimmy. I couldn't help myself.

Oh, man, do yourself a favor. Get rid of this stuff. It is nasty!

Well, not if you don't eat it. It's potpourri.

Who are you expecting? Princess Di?

I'm having a meeting here, Angel. It's very important.

I don't want you to say anything. I don't want you to do anything.

Except clean up the mess you've made. Understood?

Understood?

Oh, my God! Mr. Emmenthaler!

I thought we'd never make it.

Oh! A couple of minutes late. No problem.

Ed. Ed.

Oh, Mrs. Emmenthaler! I've been looking forward to meeting you.

I am going to throw up. What?

I am going to throw up! Oh! Oh!

She doesn't seem to be feeling too well.

No. The excitement, I guess.

I guess. Oh, wait till she sees the closets.

Great closets. Can't seem to fill 'em up.

That's one of the first things that women want to see, you know.

Well, maybe a glass of water.

Oh, of course. I should have thought about that.

Uh, Angel!

Angel, could you bring Mrs. Emmenthaler a glass of water, please?

(STAMMERING) Got some glass of water coming, Myrna. Just hold on.

That's a friend of mine, just dropped by.

It's one of the great things about living at the beach.

People just drop by.

You'll never spend a Ionely day. I can guarantee that.

Ed, what are you doing? You told me you'd get me out of here!

Get me out of here! Please! All right, Myrna.

All right. Look, we've gotta get going.

What do you mean, " going " ?

You can't go.

You said on the phone that you were ready to sign the papers.

Uh, your exact word, " It's a done deal."

You said you were ready to buy the trailer.

Well, wait a minute now, don't throw my words back at me.

That was before we took a couple of bricks through the window.

We could have been killed.

I mean, we drove right through the middle of this thing.

Now, don't you think they'd have had somebody out there

to like warn us off or something?

We drove right through the middle of it.

Ed, get me out of here!

Myrna, will you shut up?

In the middle of what?

The riot, or whatever it's supposed to be.

The whole damn town's going up in smoke.

People are running around with guns, they're looting, they're burning.

I don't know how we got out of there alive.

Now, listen, I only came by because

it seemed like the right thing to do.

Now, we have nothing on paper,

so, if you're thinking about suing me...

No, I'm not thinking about suing. I'm just trying to get a handle on this.

Oh, no! Never mind. All right. Let me tell you something,

we're getting the hell out of here, Rockford. Never mind!

And I would suggest that you do the same.

(SOBBING) No! I'm going.

What'd he think I was gonna do with his money? Open a lemonade stand?

Oh, Angel! Angel, don't you go anywhere!

You stay right here!

I gotta answer the phone! Don't leave.

Angel!

Angel!

Yeah. Yeah. Hi, Rocky.

Yeah, I just heard.

Angel! Angel, don't you even think about leaving here!

Yeah, Rocky. Hey, no, don't worry about me. No, I'm home.

I'm fine, I'm not going anywhere.

Yeah. Okay. Okay. I'll talk to you later.

Angel? Angel, what is the matter with you?

Didn't you hear what Emmenthaler said about the riots?

Yeah. I got the whole earful.

You checkin' out, Jimmy? You leaving town maybe?

Well, maybe. Well, all right, I'm leaving town.

At least I'm trying to. Didn't I mention that?

No. You did not. My old buddy.

I gotta hear it from some stranger! Some lame named after a cheese!

... smoke has obliterated the surrounding area.

Oh, God. We can see a number of buildings

that are fully engulfed in flame.

No word yet as to fire department response.

It is our understanding, as yet unconfirmed,

that there has been some difficulty

in delivering crews to the troubled spots.

A number of reports, also unconfirmed,

of crews coming under attack.

There has been gunfire. There have been casualties.

It's been a long day,

and it looks like it's going to be an even longer night.

Los Angeles is truly a city under siege.

The mayor has declared a state of emergency

and there is a possibility that a curfew may be imposed tonight

in an effort to contain the violence which continues to erupt.

The National Guard has been deployed by the governor.

Residents are being warned...

(ON ANSWERING MACHINE) This is Angel, at the beep speak.

Um, Angel. This is Jim.

Now, I know you're probably still sore at me,

but would you call me back anyway so I know you got home?

I really don't like what's happening out there. Now you call me!

The mood of the mob seems to change by the moment.

There is still a great deal of anger, but there is also fear.

Looting is widespread

and has been reported at points across Los Angeles County,

including Compton, South Central Los Angeles and Westwood Village.

At this moment, several downtown structures

are being damaged by rampaging vandals.

Cars have been smashed in the intersections

and abandoned by their owners.

Trouble erupted almost immediately upon delivery of the King verdict.

At the moment, the courthouse,

federal and state office buildings...

May I help you, ma'am?

I'm Halley Kittredge, Mrs. Lansing's attorney.

Her children called and asked me to meet them here.

All right, follow me.

Can we get a photographer over here, please?

Oh, God, where is she? I called her hours ago.

It's more like 20 minutes, Dorie. She'll be here.

Come on, sis. That's just gonna make you feel worse.

I just couldn't feel any worse.

Oh! My eyes are so hot. Oh, God, they're swollen, aren't they?

I practically can't see.

Excuse me, ma'am. May I help you?

I'm the family attorney, it's okay.

Yeah. Right over there. Oh, I got here as fast as I could.

I don't know what to say.

She's been like that ever since...

She didn't see anything. I made sure of that.

But I had to tell her how it was.

What happened, Josh?