TV FoxFamily, Fri, February 25, 2000, "Worlds Apart."
Written by Denitria Harris-Lawrence, Directed by Brenton Spencer.

[ Horn honking ] hey, hey! You're driving across my lawn! Mike! Mike... You're at the wrong place again. Sophie Becker? That's me. You bought this? Got a good deal, too. You mind, uh, telling me what it's doing on my lawn? We're neighbors.

Don't forget the Mentos. The Mentos, Yeah, I know, I know. And the Victoria's Secret Catalog. That's really important. E.Z., I'm gonna get you your stuff, all right? Now, would you get off my shirt? Yeah, okay, but you're not going to forget, are you? Especially not the you-know-what. How, when you keep pounding it in my head? So how am I supposed to get all this stuff to you? Here is a 12 x 15 manila envelope addressed and stamped from my father, the eminent professor, Richard Friedkin, PhD





to Katherine Cabot, care of the Agnes Retirement Home. Just pop it in the mail when ready. E.Z., you're crazy, man. This is never gonna work. They think it's college material. It works like a charm every time. Have a great trip, amigo.

Going home, huh? Yeah. Getting out of here for a minute. The first time's always the hardest. These are my peops, Jules. I ain't got nothing to be afraid of. Sometimes people act differently towards you, because, you know, from being in here. Yeah, maybe, but not where I come from. That's good, Auggie. It'll be easier for you then.

Hey, Auggie, your parents are over at the administration building. Hey, Juliet. All right, let's go. How are you feeling about going home? It's my home. Am I supposed to feel different? You're going to be surrounded by a lot of things that helped get you here, including your brother. Yeah, I can handle my brother. Good. Because that's one of the things I want you to work on while you're home. Just remember -- patience, communication, deep breaths. All right, man.

Mr. and Mrs. Ciceros. I think Auggie's all ready. Son. Papi. Ma. Augusto. See you in a couple days, Auggie. And don't forget, keeping your room clean's on that list.

How's he? Really? You've got yourself a good son there, Mr. Ciceros. You sure we should be bringing him home like this? So soon, after what happened? Your son's come a long way. Just give him a chance to show you.

Uh, yeah, put that there. Oh, no, give that one to me. Thanks. Uh, where's Lula? Your cafeteria director quit. Frank was kind enough to volunteer my services. Feels like some sort of initiation. This is really bad timing. Why, what's up? Chloe called this morning. She's bringing the investors tomorrow. Is this payback for the trailer? No, not yet. Well, call her back. Tell her she's got lousy timing, and reschedule. I can't. We need the money badly. You know, this isn't just about the money. Well, what? Peter, this is an obvious ploy to somehow get back into your life. First of all, it's not her style, Soph, and secondly, she hasn't. Is that what this morning was all about? This morning was about me trying to get a clear picture of our relationship. Like? Like... What if I told you I want more? Guys... Just put that stuff in there. Well, first of all, I'd have to register, uh, surprise, and then I'd have to ask you to define... "More." I want to be friends, Peter, real friends,



and see where that takes us. I thought we skipped that whole awkward friendship stage and went straight to the good stuff, didn't we? What? What's "the good stuff?" I mean, really?

A little more to the left. Which left? My left, of course. The New Yorkers may want to read this. A little professionalism here. I don't want to be hanging this banner all day. Did you put this in my box? Let's grasp the concept of up, Yes. Why? Well, shelby was dumping all over your other eggs, so I thought that that would make up for it. Is it straight yet? Down an inch. Do you think you can handle that? Wow. I mean, that's like... No one has ever -- and I mean never -- done anything nice for me before. I did it because I like you. Really? I just freaked you out again. Work on pulling it back. Pulling it back. Hey, where's Sabrina going? What did you say to her, Freakin'?

You making friends all right, Augusto? Yeah, some. A girlfriend? What about tus estudios? Yeah, I'm getting by. Concentros tus estudios [ speaking in Spanish ] You are different. You are not like -- me? Hey! Auggie, my man. What's up, Mano? Long time, Ese. Good to see you. Good to see you, too, man.

[ Papi speaking in Spanish ] I'm here now, all right? So how long you here for? [ Papi speaking in spanish ] Hey, hey, hey. Don't take it out on me. [ brother speaking in Spanish ] Abraham! Hey, man, it's not lockdown. [ Papi speaking in Spanish ] You want me out of your house? Just say the word.

[ Papi and Mame speaking in Spanish ] please! Can we just, for once, have a quiet dinner?

Hey, Soph, you've got to move this trailer. The neighbors are leaving nasty notes. I know. I was one of them. ham ha, ha. Now, please.

You are? Very funny. Here, can you zip me? You got all dressed up for takeout? I'm not ready. Can you stall him? Stall him? Stall who?

Hey, Pete. Bob. Nice place you've got here. Are you lost? No, I'm actually looking for... Wow. You look gorgeous. Why, thank you, Robert. You've got a date with Bob? You know each other? We play a little ball when I'm not trying to get up on the slopes? I saw his picture at the post office. Well, I guess we should get going. Yeah. We have reservations at eight. Sorry about the Chinese. Nice talking to you, Pete.

What's up, man? Que pasa? The fellas want to see you. Yeah, well, let's just chill, man. It's my first day back. I don't want to upset moms, you know. Ah... What's she gonna know? Huh? We just sneak out the back like we used to. Comprende? Oh, come on, man. Do it for the crew.

[ Police sirens wailing ] All right, let's do this. Oh, yeah. Now you're talking, Ese.

Maybe it's wrong for us to be chowing down on Chinese food when I don't even serve it here. Just tell them it was the special and you ran out. All she says is she wants to be friends. The thing is, I thought that's what we were, you know? She is a beautiful wom... Person. Yeah. But Bob Briago (phonetic)? I mean, Come on. What's that say about me? He's a good-looking guy. Person. Really? Yeah, really. But he's so... He's so... Bob. Bob. Thank you. Ever notice there's a lot of Bobs in Agnes? Why are you so wound up about Bob anyway? You and Sophie aren't exclusive. That's not the point. The point is that she and Baawb don't have anything in common. Besides the obvious, what do you and Sophie have in common?

Yo, what's up? What's up? My little brother here is, like, running the joint. Yeah, well, you're a lucky mother, 'cause your butt was headed straight to the juvie, man. What can I say? Auggie: [undecipherable] No, man. The only thing that saved your butt was the cops catching you before you knifed that pu-tron-ee (phonetic). Yeah, something like that. Yo, but I'd do time in any drugged-out place before I'd go to juvie. Know what I mean? Because I'm a straight kicker now. Yeah, yeah. That's what I've been saying. Yeah. You feel, man?

Did you get a chance to bomb any walls, man? No, man, no time, no time. Aren't you getting paid, Es-Say (phonetic)? From what? From drugs, Ese. What you think, man? Huh? Think about it, homes. You got the perfect hook-up -- rich, juvenile druggies just begging you for a fix. Able to pay top dollar. Huh? Sounds like a no-brainer. No way, man. No way. Yo, those counselors are straight up. Always looking for a reason to bust us, okay? No, man, for real. You can't get nothing by them, all right, nothing. Well, maybe you ain't trying hard enough, Ese. Listen, they check us morning, noon, and night, okay? Yo, if my brother says it's hard, it's hard. Lay off, homes. Auggie, do you ever leave this joint, man? Yeah, sometimes, that's just when the guys do a community service or something lame like that, man.


[ speaking in Spanish ]

What's the matter? Just give me a minute. Does this got to do with somebody else? Did I say anything about somebody else? No. You're just acting kind of funny, that's all. You know, sometimes I used to wish you were in the joint. At least I'd get to see you regular.

I didn't mean nothing by it. It's okay. I'm just trying to deal. What did they do to you up there? Things have changed, Auggie. Not me. Where is it? Where's my tag? They painted over it, just after you got sent up. Oh, I thought you knew. But this was me. This was my piece. Hey, Scarbrow, man, Land's End has got nothing on this place. I'm already picturing the magazine ads. Thousands of money suits in New York, and you bring me Chip Fuller. He was your friend once. yeah, if you can call it that. Come on, Peter. He's the best, and you need the best. You want to save this school or not? I think you're losing out by not really marketing this place. Add a few teachers, some students, and you've got yourself a cash cow.

Sorry I'm late. Well, hello there. You came back? I realized I really like it here. Oh, good for you. Hey, uh, Kat, could you, uh, give everybody the 50-cent tour, please? You made your point. Didn't know i was trying. You wanted to get a rise out of me, didn't you? Give me a little credit.

What's with the wood? For this woodshed, the gazebo. All built by students. It gives us a sense of responsibility and accomplishment. We build what we use. Very "Touched by an Angel." Hand me that ax, my man. Yeah, baby. Very impressive.

Our initial concern should be to increase our capital, our assets, et cetera. Then create a marketing strategy with an eye towards expansion. I'm not comfortable mass-marketing the school. Suburbia has emerged in all its shoot-'em-up glory. Crazy kids are in. These kids are not crazy. Let's make that very clear. I just think, if we don't capitalize on the trend, we're missing out on the obvious. This glass is dirty. I need another one.

Peter, you do agree that the school could stand to make some changes? Some, yes. A marketing campaign can only help. We'll take some pictures of the school, maybe some photo film featuring some of the students. In fact, Peter, I think you on the cover of a brochure climbing some mountain would be a slam dunk. Mm-hmm. And Sophie over here would be a great model, as well. I really doubt that. She's right. I just want to keep the integrity of my school intact. The integrity of our school will stay intact. I promise.

Augusto... I packed you some lunch for the ride back. Come on, Ma, you know they're not going to let me bring in that stuff. You might get hungry along the way. Yeah, I guess. Finished packing? Yeah, I didn't really bring much. You and your brother, you stayed out late the other night? Nothing happened, all right? We just... We just saw some friends. They the same friends that got you in trouble? Come on, let's not get into that right now, okay? I'm just worried, you know? You're doing so well with the dyslexia and everything. Yeah, and I'm going to continue doing well. Okay? I'm fine. No worrying. Because if you're trying to punish me for sending you to that school -- Mame -- I begged Father Ryan to put you in Horizons, so you wouldn't have to go to that other horrible place. I'd die if you went to that other place, Augusto. Mame, I don't hate you, okay? I know what you did was for me, but I came out looking like a punk to all my friends. Rather you look like a punk than dead. Here. I want you to have this. Tu proteccion. Por me, Augusto. Okay.

What's up, what's up? So you on your way back up? Yeah, man, I got a two-day leave. That's it. I brought you a little present. Oh, man, you know I can't take this. It's just some samples to spread around school, homes. No, I'm not going to chance getting busted, okay? Well, you won't know till you ask. Look, I told you, this isn't going to work, okay? Now you hear what i'm telling you. This will work.

[ Papi speaking in Spanish ] I'm trying to say goodbye to my hermanito, 'kay. [ speaking in Spanish ] Augusto...

Vamonos.

This little problem ain't gonna go away, Hermanito.

You know, everything was different, man. It happens. Not in my neighborhood. Nothing ever changes. Maybe it wasn't the neighborhood, Aug. Hey, ain't nothing changed about me, all right? Would that be such a bad thing? Go on. Oh, and, Aug... Two weeks community service... For sneaking out. Gracious, Mame.

So what you're saying is what if we realize we have nothing in common, where do we go from there? Yeah. I mean, isn't it better to find out now? Peter, I want to know we're not gonna wake up one morning and not recognize each other, just because we didn't take that one step back. It's never going to happen, Soph... Not with me. Maybe what I'm trying to say is I'm the one who needs to play catch up. I've got group. Maybe we can talk about this tonight over lobsters? I can't. Housewarming. You just got here. Who do you know? A few people from the university... Robert. What can I say? The man makes me laugh. You don't have to date Bob to laugh at him. Actually, he's funnier from a distance. Why don't you bring the lobsters over? Yeah, right. Maybe some other time.

This is whacked. The moment I get back, what do I got to do? Manual labor. Man, the quicker that you stop whining, the faster we'll get through this. Oh, no, I'm just saying, you know? Like, this town's got enough money that why don't they go invest in one of them -- them big trash trucks, you know? Why should they? They've got us.

Shhhhh. Not a word. What are you doing here, Abe? I told you your problems wren't gonna go away. You guys can't be here. You've got to go now. That's where you're wrong, Ese. This is exactly where we should be. You're not gonna let us down after we bombed that wall in your honor? 'Cause we can definitely get more creative. Listen, I told you I'm not gonna sell your drugs, all right? Well, that's unfortunate, because Rocko seems to think this is prime business up here. What's up with you, Auggie, my man? You're making me look bad in front of my boy. Come on, Abe. I could get sent up for this, man. If this goes bad... You know I've got your back, man. Hey... I wouldn't let you take the fall, right? What's it gonna be, Chino? Come on, baby bro. You and me -- just like it was back in the day. We deliver tomorrow outside of town. Nah, forget about it. They case the joint. Too many eyes, son. Look... Meet me up on this hill on the Cactus Road. Okay? Tomorrow, noon. If you're not there in 15 minutes, I walk, all right? Hey... It's good to have you back, Ese.

Don't be sneaking up on me like that, meat. Chill, man. I just wanted to check out where all the noise was coming from. Just step off, all right? I don't need any static from you tonight. Oh... So Peter shouldn't know about the graffiti in town, huh? Yeah, I saw the way that you were looking at that wall. Sort of like you saw a ghost or something. It's called art, meat. Hey, you don't know nothin'. Whatever, man. Just make sure that your problems don't become mine. No es tu problema. All right? I can handle it. I always have.

[ bell ringing ] Auggie, are you mad at me or something? No. Why? You've barely said two words to me since you've been back. You even missed your tutoring session. Look, I've just been busy, all right? So that's it? No explanation for why you've been dissing me? And since when do you start using the word "dissing?" Since I'm standing here trying to get you to listen to me. Look, Jules, I'm not dissing you, all right?


You and me, we're just two different people from two different worlds. Is this the part where you tell me I won't understand where you're coming from. You won't, all right? You can't. Wrong. You put on this front like you're so hard, but we're all the same when we're in here. Oh, are we? Are we, Jules? Because as soon as you got the green light, you went straight for the all-American boy. What does it matter who I went for? It doesn't. I'm just trying to make a point. Does that painting in Agnes got something to do with this? Look, why do you do that, huh? Why do you stick your nose in there like -- like you're my girlfriend or something? You're not my girl, Jules. I know that. Okay. I got to go take care of something.

Scott, I think Auggie's in trouble. So what? So he needs our help. He's going to confront somebody -- maybe whoever painted on that wall in town. He made it perfectly clear that he doesn't need anybody's help. It's called pride, Scott. You guys seem to flaunt it a lot. Why should I risk getting in trouble for him? You know what? You don't. Just watch my stuff for me. Hey, hey. Where are you going? To risk getting into trouble. What are you going to do, use harsh language?

So what does that... Shhh. Actually, you could get hurt at any moment. Come on, man, let's go. Hey. Wait a minute. Where are we going?

Scott, I'm not real good at blood-spilling games. You know how to play poker? No. Uh, lie to your parents? All the time. Okay, give me that face. Keep your chin up, man. It's all about the attitude. All right. Put one hand in your pocket, and don't look so nice. Come on. All right. Why?

Hey, I thought you were going to help me ship off the suits. You can handle it, Peter. You don't need me. You're wrong. How was the party? You missed a good one. We even played twister. Should I take note that's one of your favorites? It's up there.

Yo, I'm doing whatever it takes to get out of here, all right? And selling drugs ain't a part of it. I'm out. Hey, you're never out. We're who you are. You can't change that. Yeah. Why you fronting, man? What? Do you think you're better than me now? Is that it? No, man, you know it ain't like that between us. Then why are you backing out, huh? This place just makes you realize there's more to life than flipping burgers or selling crack. I thought we was brothers. Blood till the end.

Sempre. But for now, I've got to do this for me. I can't let you do that, Ese. What you gonna do, Abe... Kill me? You think you're ready to take me down like that? Huh? Break Mame's heart? If he won't, I will. Hey. Hey! Chill with that, man. You picking sides now, Ese? You better choose wisely.

Hey! What's going on here? Nothing that concerns you, man. Looks like we've got some new customers. What's up with him? I'm handling this, meat. I can see that. No. What is this? What are you doing here? Come on, man. Abe, just let them walk, all right? Just let them walk. This is between you and me. I heard you might have something to share. Maybe. You interested? Why do you think I'm here? No, Scott, you don't got to do this, man, all right? No, come on. Show me what, man? Take a peek. I told you, we're not interested, all right? Know what, Ese, you've disrespected me for the last time. No! No, no, no.

Why are you doing this, Abe? You're my brother. I don't know you anymore. I know it, but it doesn't change the fact that we're still family. I tried to be like you, but I can't. All right. You have to let me go.

Jorge! This is bull! Let's roll. What? Rocko's not gonna like this, man. I don't care what Rocko likes. Auggie ain't one of us no more. You want to stay, you find your own way back. You better try and stay here as long as possible. You ain't got no family no more. Vamonos. de hora, Tu es solo... Hermanito.

This guy, like, comes up on me, you know? And I play him cool, like, "you don't scare me." I mean, I even give him the look. Then it all goes down. I really get crazy, and they just back up. Man, it was one of the most defining moments of my life. Are your eyes really that blue? Okay, now you're freaking me out.

Was that kiss for being your boyfriend or was that a thank you for Auggie? Well, it's for both. I was rooting for the first question. Mostly it is. What was it, Jules? Me or Auggie? You think just 'cause I wanted to help him, I'm crushing on Auggie? You always want to help when it comes to him. We're just friends. I'm not buying that anymore, all right? Whenever you two are together, it's like you're talking in code without even moving your lips. You're reading way too much into this. Am I? I'm here with you, not Auggie. You're my boyfriend. Those are just words, Jules. Then what do you want me to say, I'll say it. The truth. The truth is... I'm tired of having to defend myself. If you're having such a hard time believing me, then maybe we shouldn't even be together. Maybe we shouldn't.

Hey. Hey. It's a peace offering. You, uh, hang it above your door. Keeps the evil spirits away. Why do I get the feeling Bob is included in that? It's beautiful. Thank you. I didn't know you were this talented. You learn more and more about me every day. And what's wrong with expanding on that? Nothing. Just so you don't use it as another excuse to hide your feelings behind. Not this time.

Well... How do we do this? From the beginning is always good.

Peter Scarbrow. Sophie Becker. So... Where'd you grow up?

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