THE WRONG WAY HOME
[All the best lines stolen from George Geiger with the best of motives, obviously!]
~~
Today�s epi? What�s on the cards?
We are in North Africa
Looks like it�s hot and dry out here
In a place called Estoccia
There�s starving people in camps here
Ev�ry day facing a drought
Emergency aid is flown in
With supplies to help them out
It�s night outside a big building
A full moon shines overhead
By a camp fire a man walks by
Wonder what it was that led�
This western man to arrive here
And in his hand, a briefcase
Does his face seem familiar?
Wow my spy skills, they are ace!
Not from Murder Between Friends though
For this time he is Joe King
He is known by the guard outside
Dominic�s doing his thing
�Comment ca va, ce soir?� he asks
�Tres bien,� Joe replies, �Vous?�
Hope you�re impressed that I�m rhyming
In English and now French too?
If you don�t understand, I�ll help
�How is it going, tonight?�
�Very well,� Joe then replies. �You?�
Now when asked you will look bright!
�Il est tranquille, eh?� Dom then says
That�s quiet. Joe King agrees
Just then a gunshot does ring out
Brings Dom down onto his knees
Joe catches Dom as he falls down
As a brown-suited guy flees
From the office of the PM
At least that is what Joe sees
Joe takes Dom�s gun and he runs too
But why we are not sure yet
As he rides off they shoot at him
But miss, away he does get!
Meanwhile back at the PM�s Off
A guy watches the retreat
A blanket held above his head
I think again, him, we�ll meet
4247 Maplewood
Dotty has lost the car keys
A rushes in, �I have them here�
She blows in just like a breeze
�You�re sure that I can take the car?�
Dotty then asks her daughter
Parallel parking�s not for me
Her teacher hasn�t taught her!
Just then, the phone rings, it is Joe
�I�m in DC,� he then says
�That�s great,� A answers, she is pleased
Then he tells her of his mess
�I�m in trouble, you see and they�
May call, to find where I am
Just tell the truth, that you don�t know
I�ll try to get from this jam�
�Well let me help,� Amand� tells Joe
�You can�t, it�s too dangerous�
Look, I�m okay, I�ll be in touch�
Worried, A�s face is non-plussed
�Joe King, he�s with the EAO�
A fugitive,� Billy tells
Meanwhile at his desk, Lee looks up
The name, does it ring a bell?
From the field, the agent reports
�They want King back, that�s before�
The State funeral can take place�
Or else there will be uproar�
�They�ve closed the African airports
To stop Joe King from leaving
They think they�re too late, he�s gone home
One step ahead, he�s weaving�
�How long do we have to find him?�
Francine, she asks the agent
�48 hours is all I guess�
To watch you, a cop they�ve sent�
Meanwhile Lee walks to the printer
He�s puzzled, what�s going on?
�How good�s the case?� Francine then asks
�His prints, they were on the gun�
�A guard was killed,� the agent says
�And rumors are abounding�
About Joe King�s involvement here�
And the US, they�re hounding�
�Give us reports, as long as poss�
To the agent, Billy speaks
�But get out when you have to, though�
Of trouble this case, it reeks
�They�ll hang us out to dry,� Bill said
�Blaming an American�
Lee walks over to B and F
A little shocked, looks our man
�What is it Scarecrow?� Billy asks
A little shaky, Lee sounds
�The name it seemed famil�r, right?�
�What is it, man?� Billy frowns
�I checked the Central Registry�
Computer, at GSA�
Joe King�s Amanda�s ex-husband�
Was all he could find to say
Francine looks over at Billy
Lee asks his boss for this case
�It�s too bizarre to be made up�
Fran says, you should see her face!
�An international killer�
As Amanda�s ex-husband?�
Well thanks for being supportive
To A. We know where you stand!
�That�s suspect, Francine,� Billy says
�No fav�rites though, on this one�
If you must use Amanda, Lee�
Then do it, find what goes on�
Billy then leaves followed by Fran
The cam�ra zooms on Lee�s face
This case it will be serious
Good job Lee�s assigned this case!
Amanda�s gone to EAO
To find out what�s going on
Meets field counsel Darryl Prescott
See if he knows where Joe�s gone
�Five years ago we met,� he says
�Just after Joe, he joined us�
I�m surprised that Joe hasn�t called�
To explain about this fuss�
�What�s going on?� A asks again
�Civil disturbance where Joe�s�
Posted now,� �In Estoccia?�
He writes.� That is how A knows
A looks confused, �An incident?�
But Joe, he�s just a lawyer�
�We�d hoped you�d talk him in to us�
We thought that if he saw ya�
He could explain, what�s going on�
To us,� Prescott continued
�Well Joe he hasn�t been in touch�
She hoped that he�d be rescued
We�re back in Arlington again
Dotty�s there with a hosepipe
The boys are riding on their bikes
Offers dessert, hear the hype!
�There�s apple pie, it�s hot, it�s good!�
�Oh, yeah!� the boys, they exclaim
As they abandon bikes right there
�Oh boys!� Dotty does proclaim
Across the street, Joe�s in a cab
To watch his boys, he sits there
Pretends he�s lost so the driver
Will forget about this fare
Amanda�s in Billy�s office
Billy asks if she has heard�
About her ex. She says she has�
But that this is so absurd
�Joe couldn�t kill a fly,� she said
�But Estoccia is dang�rous�
Returned Billy; but A�s not phased
�That makes no difference, that does�
�So why is it he disappeared�
In the middle of the night?�
�Even then� A said �There�s no way�
Agencies seek to indict
�We�ve thrown out all the nets for him�
FBI, CIA too�
Security taskforce also�
What�s left for Billy to do?
�We�ll do all we can Amanda�
Amanda asks �Does Lee know?�
�He is on this assignment, now�
�Thank you, Sir,� See, B�s not slow
Lee staggers in to the foyer
In Georgetown, he�s carrying
Four bags, white tiger-striped covers
Worn out, heavily breathing
A guy then follows behind him
�May all your wives be pregnant!�
He says. Mrs Marston�s puzzled
What is it that he did rant?
�It�s a traditional greeting�
Back at home, but out of date
As we have too many people�
Mrs M does tolerate
�Let me intro the Inspector�
He�s Asham Ali Shambar
Of the Royal Estoccian
Police Force,� wants to go far
�He�s on a special assignment
But only for a few days�
Mrs M gives him a pass then
By nothing, Mrs M�s phased
Shambar is about to go up�
The stairs, but Lee tells him, �No�
�The Agency�s downstairs,� says Lee
Into the lift then they go
�Ah, Mr Stetson,� she calls out
�My office, not your closet�
Lee oozes charm as he collects
The bags, �Sorry, I�ll just get-�
Lee takes him in to Leatherneck
�He�ll fix you up to chase the�
Bad guys here in America�
Seems chewing gum is the key
�Don�t touch that,� LN says to him
�They�re special, you�ll see double�
Or faint backwards onto the ground�
Lee knows this guy is trouble
�Be sure to give him everything�
�Keep him busy,� Lee signals
LN says �Gotcha,� he�s not thrilled
But they are Agency pals
LN gets out a pouch of stuff
To get Shambar westernised
Again says �Don�t mess with the gum�
S sees the stuff, is surprised
�1000 bucks American�
Orioles cap, credit card
Restaurant tips and a book of�
American slang,� it�s a start
With these he�ll be American
Chewing gum he�ll also get
LN wants to take a picture
For Shambar�s ID. All set?
Shambar waves his hand at the cam
�It�s just a superstition�
�That�s right, about stealing your soul?�
�That�s so, may not be fiction�
�Amanda�s in the Q Bureau�
�What does she know?� Lee asks him
�No more than us,� is the reply
�So tell me, what about him?�
�Our friend who�s from Estoccia?�
He is too good to be true�
Pretends like he�s at Disneyland�
He�s shifty, though, I�ve a clue�
Up in the Q, Lee�s in the vault
�Hmm,� he says, �Hmm?� A then asks
�Oh, it�s nothing,� �No, really what?�
To make a list he then tasks
�Be as specific as you can�
Doctors and cleaners, you know�
Old apartments you remember�
�I�m getting �em� It�s hard though
�I�m comparing your ES12s�
Joe�s account from yours differs�
�So let me see,� she then asks Lee
�Here is your file,� he offers
�No, not my file let me see his�
He pauses, hands it over
But as she�s reading, he then thinks
How this man was her lover
�Ohhh!� Amand� says in a high voice
�What?� �Nothing,� she just replies
He knows that it�s not nothing though
To get more info, he tries
�It�s just this stuff is misleading�
It says to change I resist�
I�m stubborn, it says, legal talk�
But Lee he�s getting the gist
�I�m not a stubborn person, Lee�
You know that right?� He hedges
�You know how to get what you want�
She�s rattled, round the edges
�Well, maybe I�m a bit stubborn�
Sometimes we didn�t agree�
�Would you care to elaborate?�
�I don�t, Lee it�s about me�
�Amanda, this time you�re my case�
You really have to tell me�
I know it�s tough, I need the truth�
Amand�s resigned, �Okay, Lee�
�Seventy-two was when we wed�
With Philip born the next year�
Joe also started law school then�
Frustrated, Lee could not bear
�Joe graduated three years on�
The same year Jamie was born�
Lee interrupted, �I can read��
His patience was getting worn
�Look, tell me what�s not in the file�
�My marriage? Uh-uh� Shakes head
�A-man-da� Lee really pushes
�No, really, why?� Amand� said
�It�s criminal psychology�
Or something like that,� Lee said
�I�m trying to piece together�
What goes on in Joe King�s head�
Now Joe is wanted for murder�
But what you say doesn�t track�
You say he�s happy-go-lucky�
Mild-mannered. You�re holding back�
�Look Lee, I�m uncomfortable�
But Joe�s a great guy, he is�
Just then, a knock on the Q door
�Saved by the bell,� Amand� says
Lee points his finger then to her
�We do not know each other�
�Oh� says Amanda, Lee opens
The door, this man�s a bother
To Shambar, Lee introduces
Joe King�s ex-wife Amanda
They have some leads, she says �Good hat�
As Shambar kisses her hand
DP�s the bad guy, this epi
Foster�s the man at the top
�We didn�t think Joe�d get this far�
But if he calls, him we�ll stop�
Joe King continues to trust you�
He called you, when he found out�
�But if he calls we�re connected�
Then harder to rub him out�
Murder is the manhunt�s focus
�I�m keeping out of the way�
Said Foster. �What if he comes here?�
�Well, we�re quite out of the way�
And if he makes it, we�ll kill him�
Say he attacked me, you know
How did King�s prints get on the gun?�
�Switched the grip� Oh, dear, poor Joe!
�We need a contingency plan�
If Joe�s arrested, we�ll need�
Leverage to use against him�
�There�s fam�ly,� �Then it�s agreed�
Foster asks, �How do we get them?�
�The ex-wife, works in DC�
The firm it is called IFF�
Makes, government films,� you see
�Her two sons, they go to school here�
�His sons,� Foster sips his tea
�To kill him is best, however�
Or more elaborate, see?�
Now we�re back in the Q Bureau
Amanda�s giving a list
Of Joe�s addresses before theirs
I think there�s none that she missed
Shambar is staring intently
At something, what though, the fish?
Meanwhile Amanda continues
That this was over, her wish
Shambar has another saying
�A running man only runs�
In two ways, to or away from�
Something� Of sayings, he�s tons
Lee says �He came straight to DC�
Maybe he wants something here�
�At the EAO?� says Shambar
�Foster? His superior?�
Just then Fran comes in the Bureau
�Ah, salaam,� she says. What�s that?
�Owar salikum salaam,� Huh?
Here my translation falls flat
Now they are talking about deer
Something about caribou
He replies about a gazelle
Does this make some sense to you?
Fran enjoys telling Amanda
That the FBI drew blank
Joe�s not in hotels nor motels
So that Amanda�s heart sank
No sign in hospitals either
Rescue missions, morgues and jails
�Well that�s good,� so says Amanda
Even though, her face, it pales
�We�d better go,� says Lee Stetson
Fran leads Shambar from the room
Lee then gives A a large cell phone
She can call them, really soon
�You swing by your house, Amanda�
�Can�t we lose him,� she replies
�No we have got to contain him�
So that on him we�ve got eyes.�
�We must find Joe before he does�
�Is this a regular phone?�
�Yes� �Do I use it like normal?�
�Yes, but no area code�
Over at Arlington High School
Prescott says he�s a PI
He says there�s been trouble with Joe
Vice Principal says, �Oh, my�
The VP says, �Since when is this?�
Amand�s on our PTA
Things with Joe�ve always been friendly
Prescott just says, �Things change, hey�
He gives her his card, �Please call me�
If you see Joe King �round here�
�Cos if he sees them there�s danger�
He�ll take them. Now, are you clear?�
In Arlington, Dotty is reading
Joe�s letters from years ago
Amanda seems to have hundreds
What she looks for, I don�t know
Oh, Dotty, what�s with the glasses?
They�re big and black, look tacky
Must be when she�d finished with them
She then gave them to Jamie!
A says to see if the letters
Are of unusual things
Or of enemies that Joe�s made
Or probs the EAO brings
�If Joe calls, Mother, you ask him�
Where he is? What�s going on?�
Get him to give you his number�
Off to IFF, I�m gone�
�You and that blasted film comp�ny�
Making you think of your work�
When Joe is out there, in trouble�
Surely your work you could shirk�
�Mother, I�ll be looking for Joe�
But IFF they will know�
Where I can be reached. Don�t worry�
It�ll be fine. Gotta go�
�Sure� says Dotty, non-believing
As Amanda leaves the room
�I�d like to know how you�re informed�
Where it comes from, and so soon�
Amand� pulls out of the driveway
Prescott watches from his car
From the house Dotty emerges
�There�s a phone call �Amand-a!�
The VP�s calling to tell them
A detective�s been to school
Dotty confirms that the police
Search now for Joe, �It�s awful�
Lee and Amanda are walking
With Shambar, he fills them in
�The PM and a guard were killed�
Then there were fires and looting�
�No one saw Joe,� said Amanda
�No� agreed Shambar, �But see�
The people they all seek vengeance�
And Joe he was seen to flee�
�In Estoccia, the food is scarce�
The land is so parched and dry�
But they love their Prime Minister�
Want vengeance for him, that�s why�
Just then they come to a big house
Lee says, �From memory lane�
And onto fraternity row.�
�This is where Joe lived, back then�
�The owner�s Mrs McDonald�
Or McDragon, we called her�
Rents out her rooms to law students
That�s Joes room,� A points, �Up there�
�Mrs McDonald, hello there!�
Bet you don�t remember me?�
�Oh, Amanda, of course I do�
What�s going on?� then said she
�Is there some off year reunion?�
�Cos your old boyfriend was here�
Oh, did you ever tie the knot
�Ah� said Amanda, unclear
�Come in,� she says and they follow
S waves his hand at the door
Lee gives him a look of disdain
Wondering what it was for
�Joe stayed last night, said a mix up�
Meant he had nowhere to stay�
I had the room so I let him�
�You�re sure it�s Joe would you say?�
S feels the bed that Joe slept in
�What is it you�re looking for?�
An aura or what?� she asked him
�Not impossible, for sure�
�Did Joe say where he was going?�
�No, when I got up, he�d gone�
Just then Lee finds something. A clue?
�What is that?� Shambar�s question
�What this? It�s nothing,� Lee tells him
�Just some old travelers checks�
�Can you stay?� asks Mrs Mc then
Then she says something to vex�
�It�s a shame that you can�t stay here�
For I have stories to tell�
About Amanda, the old days-�
But A is saved by the bell
�Please do not get me in trouble�
Will you?� how Amanda pleads
Stetson says someone must watch here
S stays while L&A leave
�I don�t think Joe will go back there�
Shambar can stay there all day�
Meanwhile we�ve a lead to follow�
If you�ve a pencil, we may�
In Dooley�s, they�re by the juke box
He has a pitcher of beer
Thinking back to their college days
Like yesterday, they are clear
�There�s Ella, Basie and Goodman�
And The Trogs� �Isn�t it great?�
I don�t think they�ve changed anything�
Since Joe and I here would wait�
We had no money to speak of
Here we could just play a tune�
�You and he came here a lot then?�
�Yeah� �Hope he comes again, soon�
Waiting, they go sit in a booth
And Lee, he pours them a beer
�You know your story�s unfinished?�
�Nosey aren�t cha?� Listen here
�It�s not like there�s a big secret�
When Joe left law school, he said�
He�d like to join the EAO�
Helping people to be fed�
I thought the boys should be stable�
Not moving �round year on year�
Country to country, all over�
Eventu�ly it was clear�
�You wanted to be a housewife�
�I wanted a home,� said A
�So I moved into Arlington�
And Joe then went his own way�
Lee really is sympathetic
His eyes tell how much he cares
�I guess we were separated�
Then, for a couple of years�
That�s when we agreed to do it�
Life is okay, even so�
Lee stares at A, so intently
�Okay�s not enough for you�
Just then Joe comes into Dooley�s
And Lee comes up with a plan
For A to distract her husband
While he sneaks up on the man
�No� she says, �I must talk to him�
He doesn�t know who you are�
Then I will give you a signal�
Do you see where their hands are?
Get your minds out of the gutter
Or hot tub if you prefer
As she stands her hand�s in his hand
As she leaves he watches her
When Joe sees Amanda, he leaves
Amanda glances at Lee
Then she follows her ex-husband
Then Shambar turns up, oh gee!
Shambar says a student saw Joe
At Dooley�s only last night
Then asks Lee why he is here too?
�Thirsty,� Lee smiles, he�s so bright!
Lee tells him to wait at the booth
And orders drinks at the bar
Says they�re on his friend over there
Then he exits. What a star!
Outside Lee can�t see Amanda
Meanwhile Joe�s down an alley
A follows him, there�s cool music
Will she find him? Wait and see
Joe he hid inside a doorway
Amand�s not fooled, did you see?
Pauses so slightly when passing
Carries on walking, that�s key�
To catch the man you are trailing
Convince him that you have missed
Him; then he�ll make an appearance
Catches him then, what a twist!
�Joe� says Amanda, and they hug
�Everyone�s worried �bout you�
Me, mother and Mr Prescott�
You know, he�s from EAO�
�Why don�t you come back to the house�
�That�s a chance that I can�t take�
But you�re right we have to talk soon�
Get outta there, for pete�s sake!
�Cos Prescott�s now in the alley
Spooky music can be heard
Meanwhile Lee�s out in a back street
But of A he has no word
We�re in the Georgetown U Lib�ry
Joe pushes Amand� along
Just then she turns and she stops him
�Joe wait a minute, not long�
You must stop running, it�s not safe�
And Prescott�s not far behind
�Amanda, they need a fall guy�
And it�s me� He�s in a bind
�I told you, you shouldn�t see me�
It�s too dang�rous for you here�
Then A hears the click of a gun
Pushes Joe into the clear
Shots then ring out in the lib�ry
Outside Lee hears them and runs
Into the building towards them
Joe�s not used to all these guns
A�s now guiding her ex-husband
Under cover of the shelves
A says, �He�s moving� she�s noticed
Into her strength she now delves
Lee then arrives in the lib�ry
A�s arm protecting her ex
More gunshots ring out around them
And Lee is getting so vexed
Lee then sees Prescott as he shoots�
At Joe and A, over there
Prescott leaves, Lee steps right out then
Looking for A, can�t see where�
Amanda�s gone, so he calls her
�Amanda� calls nervously
They both are standing behind him
He is surprised, is our Lee
Lee swings around as she says, �Here�
�Come on you two, while we can�
As they hop over the counter
Joe gets the purse for Amand�
�Care to speculate who did it?�
�It�s those who killed the PM�
Employees of the EAO�
�But� A then asks him, �Why them?�
�I caught them stealing the relief�
In Estoccia � and elsewhere?�
�If I believe you,� Lee told him
�Of course we do,� she does care
�If I do,� Lee then repeats it
At his words A stares at Lee
�Now it is starting to make sense�
Joe�s being framed, do you see?
�I guess the shooter will fall back�
So his next move he can plan�
You should be safe in the crowds here�
But stay inside if you can�
I must lose Inspector Shambar�
Joe�s nervous, just at the name
�I think he�s in on the murder�
What do you think is his game?
�I�ll see the two of you later�
Lee says and leaves; then he turns
Sees Joe and A, they�re hand-holding
Inside Lee something just burns
Prescott�s now updating Foster
�Mrs King�s friend had a gun�
Now we must take Joe King�s children�
�No,� Foster says, �We�re not done�
�But it�s the only way to King�
�Once we do that, all is lost�
We�re connected, they will find us�
But be ready,� F�s riposte
Back at Lee�s, Shambar�s complaining
At the huge Dooley�s bar bill
�Petty cash will reimburse you�
Next day will be better still
Lee pours them milk in the kitchen
Where are the cookies? I ask
Laces the milk with a drug then
S drinks � Lee�s achieved his task
Mrs Mc�s; Joe and Amanda�
Tripping along mem�ry lane
�I took the wrong way home, this time�
�Don�t worry, you�re not to blame�
�You saved our lives in the libr�y�
�James Bond films,� Amanda said
�Oh,� says Joe, �Yeah,� says Amanda
�Oh, well, at least we�re not dead�
�What happened Joe?� asked Amanda
�It was a fluke, when I found�
Someone was changing deliv�ries�
Cooking the books, I�ll be bound�
�I went to see the Prime Min�ster�
And then the shooting started�
Taking the food from the starving�
From ethics they have parted�
Amanda asked, �Can you prove it?�
�It�s right here, but I can�t go�
I should have stayed out of all this�
�How could you? It�s what you do�
Sat on the bed, they hold hands now
For they both need the support
Then there�s a knock at the room door
Lee�s there, with a glance he�s caught�
The hands; just as A then lets go�
Of Joe�s hand, self-consciously
�Would you rather be alone, now?�
�Mr Stetson, come in, please�
Shambar�s drugged on zono-methol
Should stay asleep for a while
�So what�s the plan, Joe?� Lee questions
�I need to look at their files�
�The invoices at EAO�
Should show the discrepancies
�You know what your looking for, yeah?�
Let�s go, then� Getting the gist?
At EAO, they all break in
Joe and Amanda and Lee
But when he looks they�re all missing
There are no records to see
�What about Shambar?� Lee then says
�If he�s involved he might talk�
We could give him a nightmare� See?
A�s hand - Lee�s back, as they walk?
Back at Lee�s, Shambar is knocked out
Joe�s nervous, gun in his hand
�Shambar, you�ve got 30 seconds�
This is not going as planned
�You�ll have to knock him around some�
�Joe doesn�t do that, you know?�
�Amateurs� I think Lee�s thinking
�Uh-huh� No tough guy is Joe
�Sweetheart, shake him really hard now�
Joe nods, he tries then �Come on�
Just then Shambar, he rolls over
�Hello, Joe� What�s going on?
Joe kneels �Mr Prime Minister?�
I can�t believe it,� he says
A & Lee exchange their glances
Confusion, they just can�t guess
�I thought you were dead?� Joe queries
Smiling, Shambar-PM says
�Reports of my death were greatly�
Exaggerated, I guess�
At Lee�s apartment, they�re making
Coffee for all, PM�s tired
�America is exhausting�
�Some coffee should get you wired�
Then Lee hands PM a coffee
But the PM is not daft
He takes Lee�s cup away from him
Look at Lee�s face � what a laugh!
�What happened in Estoccia?�
�At my office, Shambar stood�
Waiting with a gun to shoot me�
I shot him first, I am good�
Then Joe said, �Shambar�s accomplice
Tried to kill me, but he missed�
Then panicked, said how you were dead�
How does Joe know of this twist?
�I could see the plan against me�
And I knew Joe�d help me out�
�So you decided to stay dead?�
�Safer that way, I�ve no doubt�
�But you�ve already been framed, Sir�
Being alive makes it worse�
Lee then has an epiphany
�Only one man knows,� Lee�s terse
�Joe, you have shared your suspicions�
Since then, someone wants you dead�
�How do we prove it, though?� Joe asked
�Same way as if a snake�s dead�
What did Lee say then? A dead snake?
What is he talking about?
Snakes and their biting or something
He�s cracking up, I�ve no doubt!
Foster res, somebody�s knocking
�What�s so important?� F yells
Lee smiles, �Oh just how much freedom�
You�ll have. Or maybe the cells?�
�Your allegations are major�
Can you corroborate them?�
�Gentlemen?� Lee invites them in
Foster is shocked at the men
Standing before him is Joe King
And the PM � but he�s dead?
Lee�s looking cool in that jacket!
�Good day, Foster,� Lee then said
Arlington High there�s a phone call
For �Mr Friar�, but no
It�s Foster calling for Prescott
Hanging up, he�s gotta go
A drops the boys off at the school
VP asks what is happ�ning
Says that the man makes her nervous
A�s spider sense is tingling!
�Who�s here again?� asks Amanda
�Your detective, don�t you know?
Watching the boys �cos your husband�s
Likely to meet them, and go
Nervously, A steps from her car
�Can you show me where he is?�
VP says, �I�ll check where he�s gone�
On the phone, A gets to biz
�Lee, are you there?� �Yes, Amanda�
�There�s an emergency here�
I�m at the school, someone�s after�
The boys I think, and he�s near�
He�s also been looking for Joe�
�I should�ve guessed this could be�
�Stay on the air, then, Amanda�
We�ll be right there, Joe and me�
The VP says, �No one�s seen him�
She and A search everywhere
In a classroom or in the gym
�Oh, they could be anywhere�
In the gym, Jamie is bouncing
On a tramp�line, up and down
Doing a flip he falls over
�You messed up then!� Jamie frowns
Prescott walks in with his shades on
Philip and Jamie, they fight
Philip says you just need balance
Demos a flip. What a flight!
Jamie tells Philip, �Oh, that�s good�
Then they see Prescott come near
�Hi� he says. The boys say �Hi� back
What he wants so far�s unclear
A tells Lee she�s off to the gym
�We�re here, now� is Lee�s reply
Joe leads the way to the gym then
And right behind him, our guy!
A enters the gym, they see her
�Hey, Mom!� P calls, �Wanna jump?�
�Fellas!� she yells, but he grabs them
Taking a gun � he�s no chump
�Don�t move, Mrs King, I mean it�
Lee is behind him. She sighs
A talks to Lee with their eyespeak
�Mom?� Jamie plaintively cries
Lee dives right over the gym horse
Rolling to where Prescott stands
Turning, he releases the boys
Boy, is Lee good with his hands!
Lee punches him in the stomach
Knocking the gun from his hand
But Prescott returns the favor
Hits Lee, to the mat, he lands
Prescott then jumps towards the gun
Taking a leap, so does Joe
The PM runs to the boys, there
Looks like they�ve rescued them. Oh!
Prescott and Lee are still fighting
While the boys run to their mom
Lee and Prescott near the tramp� now
Prescott falls but Lee climbs on
On the tramp�line, Lee�s now jumping
Up and down and up and down
Grabs a rope and tarzans outwards
Then swings back and knocks him down
This time Lee gets in a right hook
Prescott he falls to the mat
Cringing in pain, Lee looks at him
PM shakes his hand. That�s that!
�The snake bit� the PM tells him
Don�t you start�s all I can say
Lee looks over at Amanda
A looks back � Oh what a day!
It�s tag time now at Maplewood
Dotty and A plant something
Noisily the boys come in then
From football with dad, Joe King
The boys they are still excited
Dotty has dinner all planned
Hot dogs, to keep up with the theme
Against the fence, Joe just stands
�Have a good time?� asks Amanda
�I sure did, they had such fun�
Why don�t we go for a pizza?�
�I�d love it,� Gardening�s done
Dooley�s now, romantic music
�You�ve changed, Amanda,� Joe said
�You�re not the woman I divorced�
Nor the woman I married�
�I�ve just got some outside interests�
Amanda smiled at the thought
�Whatever they are, they suit you�
As each others hands are sought
�You mean you won�t go backwards then?�
�Forwards. The future looks great�
Joe smiles, �So let�s have some music?�
Pondering A�s happy state
Romantic music is now heard
Lee turns away from the bar
As Joe and A dance together
Lee watches them from afar
He sees them dancing so closely
Then A leans back in Joe�s arms
Looking across into Lee�s eyes
She�s fallen hard for Lee�s charms
images courtesy of Swoopes