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Inquiry About Child's Location
Bennington
Hello.
[picking up the phone]
Joe Depke
Hello. Is this Mr. Cotwell?
Bennington
Yes. Who is this?
Joe Depke
My name's Depke. Joe. Joe Depke. Yeah. Listen, I might have some information on the whereabouts of that child.
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Blame and Frustration Among Friends
Veeko
I worked at Burger King three years. This is worse than that.
Eddie
Don't blame me. We'd be resting easy if Butterfingers here hadn't lost the kid.
Norby
I lost the kid? I lost the kid?! Oh, well, that's news to me.
Eddie
Who putted himself to sleep reading the kid's nursery story?!
Norby
Who left the window open?!
Veeko
That was me.
Eddie
You idiots are why we don't got the kid. As far as I'm concerned, you can drop out and I'll keep the five million myself. Frankly, you don't deserve a penny!
Veeko
You'd stiff us?
Norby
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Don't get hot, Eddie. Don't get hot. We're all just tired from getting torn apart.
Eddie
Oh, like I like to fall off buildings and jump in ditches! That's the breaks. We're dealing with a baby. Babies are obviously more dangerous than we thought.
Norby
It don't figure, Eddie. They're so small.
Eddie
When I boxed, the guys I most feared were those who feared nothing. Babies are like that, they ain't afraid of nothing. Baby tracks.
[they notice Bink's foot tracks]
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Searching for a Missing Child
Mr. Andrews
Your name's McCray?
Mrs. McCray
Yeah. What did I do?
Mr. Andrews
We're looking for a missing child.
Mrs. McCray
These are my kids.
Mr. Andrews
Mind if we take a look?
[enters the room]
Agent Dale Grissom
Hello, ma'am.
Young Girl
Hi.
[waves at Larine]
Mr. Andrews
Sir, in here.
Laraine
Baby. You have a beautiful little boy.
[watches in him in happiness]
Mrs. McCray
Thank you, ma'am. I'll pray he comes back to you. These kids are all I've got, so I know how I'd feel if I was in your place.
Laraine
I hope you never are, for your children's sake.
Agent Dale Grissom
Sorry, we inconvenienced you.
Bennington
Be there in a second. I'm sorry for the trouble.
Mrs. McCray
Sir? I believe in my heart that someone somewhere watches over the babies.
Bennington
Yes, I hope so.
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Exploring Options Beyond Familiar Stories
Gilbertine
You will see the many, many sights of the big city. Couldn't we read another book? We've read this one a hundred times.
[She stops reading and sighs heavily]
Bink
Boo-boo! Boo-boo!
[That's what he called his favorite book]
Gilbertine
You have so many other books.
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Baby's Location Uncovered in Urban Setting
Norm
I seen the baby.
Agent Dale Grissom
Where?
Norm
Right across the street on the curb.
Agent Dale Grissom
Where'd he go?
Norm
Where'd he go? It's the craziest thing, I don't remember.
Agent Dale Grissom
Maybe we'll take a ride. See if you remember then.
Bennington
Can I help? You want money? How much?
Norm
Don't embarrass me. Don't insult me. Please, your money's no good here. Put it away.
Bennington
Where's the baby?
Norm
House across the street. Second floor. McCrays. No guarantee! Listen, mister, I didn't know your kid! I just saw his picture on TV! I called because I care.
[sees Laraine, heads into McCrays' house]
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Planning a Strategy to Reach the Baby
Eddie
Norby! Veeko!
[calls for help]
Veeko
Hey! We're down here!
Norby
Hey, Ed! We better go before I dry!
Veeko
Ed, can you see the baby from up there? Just hang on and we'll come on up. I got an idea.
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Confronting Risk in a Challenging Situation
Norby
Hey, Eddie, you sure you don't wanna go check to see if they left the money?
Eddie
Oh, that's a good idea. We get the living hell tore out of us by a baby! Three fully grown men versus fifteen pounds of pink flesh with a mouth. Now, what chance have we got of strolling into that alley and coming out with anything less than one and forty years in prison?
Veeko
No way.
Eddie
No, thank you! This is a hexed situation. We walk away while we're still ahead.
Veeko
We took a licking and kept on ticking.
Eddie
We'll go back to banks. Dealing with grownups, I don't want no kiddy stuff.
Norby
We did all right with banks.
Veeko
Or a convenience store once in a while, keeps things interesting.
Eddie
You know, I tell you one thing I learned from all this, I ain't never gonna have any kids of my own.
[to Norby and Veeko]
Norby
Yeah, seeing as you burnt down the only tree in your forest, I wouldn't worry about it.
Eddie
Why don't you shut up? I don't wanna ever hear another word about that rotten, snake-bit baby.
[about Bink]
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Investigation of Missing Baby Leads to Clues
Agent Dale Grissom
We got some news. I don't know if it's good, but it's not bad. Since the media broke the story, calls have come in. There was a report of a man looking for a baby on a bus this morning. A baby missing from a department store care center. Another, at three o'clock, at the zoo. Shortly after that, at a downtown park. And a final report not long ago at...
Gilbertine
A building under construction.
[realizing]
Agent Dale Grissom
Yeah, that's right.
[surprised]
Gilbertine
He's doing everything in the book. I know where he is. "Before returning home for supper, Nanny and Baby Boo stopped at the Old Soldiers Home to visit Mr. Tinsel." That's where he is.
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A Lost Book Sparks a Child's Adventure
Bennington
You had quite an adventure today.
Baby Bink
Boo boo.
Bennington
Boo boo?
Gilbertine
It's what he calls his book. He lost it today.
Laraine
We'll get you another one, sweetheart.
Baby Bink
Boo boo!
Laraine
What? Oh, I see. That's nice.
Baby Bink
Boo boo.
Laraine
That's not a boo boo. That's a clock. A ticktock. Was there a ticktock in his book?
Gilbertine
No. Well, he's pointing to...His boo boo, he's not pointing at the ticktock, he's pointing to his boo boo, he wants his boo boo.
Grissom
I thought he was getting a new boo boo.
Laraine
He means his boo boo's back there, that's where he's been.
Grissom
Radio Rogers and McCloskey, tell them we're going to the ticktock to get the boo boo, and send for backup.
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Work Seriousness vs. Humor in Conversation
Veeko
Hey, Eddie, maybe he went down a rabbit hole.
Eddie
We're serious about our work. You wanna make jokes? Join the circus.
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Discussion of a Kidnapping Incident
Cop 1
Have you guys seen a baby around here?
Eddie
The park is full of...babies.
Cop 2
Yeah, well, there's been a kidnapping.
Norby
Well, that's a crying shame. It's amazing what people will do for money.
Veeko
Yeah, for five million...
Eddie
If we see anything... Excuse me. If we see anything, we'll be sure to notify...
[Baby Bink turns on the lighter; absolutely moans]
Cop 2
He's got a bad heart.
Eddie
Excuse me. The police. Thank you.
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Bus Driver Denies Baby Passenger Emergency
Norby
Did a baby get off this bus?! A little guy, about two feet tall! It's an emergency!
Bus Driver
I didn't have nobody today with a baby.
Norby
He was by himself!
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Preparing for the Baby's Photoshoot
Laraine
Good night, sweetheart.
Bennington
Good night, Bink.
Laraine
Did I tell you? The baby's having his picture taken tomorrow.
Bennington
Say hello to old Willy.
Laraine
I will.
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Surprise Reaction to Unexpected News
Veeko
Some people.
[noticing Bink is on Ursala's purse]
Norby
Eddie, how could he get off?
Veeko
I seen him.
Both
What?!
Veeko
He's in the big broad's purse.
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