The Black Phone

- Come on, boys! - Make us proud.

Come on!

What are you doing? Get it to second!

Let's go! Let's run!

You're giving this game away!

Come on! Pick it up!

Come on, Finney! Come on!

You got this!

Let's go, buddy!

- Play ball! - You got this, Finney.

Strike!

Yes, Finney! Nice, Finney!

Let's go, Finney! Two more strikes!

Swing, batter, batter! Swing, batter, batter!

- Strike two! - Yes, Finney!

Yeah!

Eyes open out there! Eyes open!

Swing, batter, batter!

No, no.

- Home run! - My God.

Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!

Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!

Bruce! Bruce!

Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!

- Good game. - Good game.

- Good game. - Good game.

- Good game, guys. - Good game, coach.

Hey, dude!

Man, your arm is mint.

You almost had me.

- Good game. - Good game.

I have a study guide and everything.

- Hi, Bruce. - Hi, Bruce.

You think you can slurp that a little louder?

I don't think they can hear you up in Boulder.

Sorry, Daddy.

I don't know. Everyone says Fonzie or Richie.

Millie says Potsie, but I don't think anyone should ever trust anyone

who wants to grow up and marry Potsie.

I think I'll just stick with my current plan

and marry Danny Bonaduce.

You're not gonna marry a member of the Partridge Family.

He's so crucial. I love his voice.

It's new.

What?

The flyer. Mr. Yamada is putting them up again.

You don't think they're gonna find them, do you?

Not how they want to.

Come on. Let's go. We're gonna be late.

Come on! Come here!

Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

There's a fight!

You think you're so tough?

Let's find out.

I will pound you like a nail, you scrawny little beaner.

Then do it.

Unless you're scared.

Get him, Robin!

Get up!

Hit him harder!

Come on.

- Holy shit. - Let's go.

Let's go!

What the hell? That was Moose.

I don't care.

Moose is a giant asshole.

I know.

- But last year he made your nose bleed... - Gwen.

He had it coming.

No one has that coming.

- Finney, he beat you up. - I know, Gwen. I was there. Remember?

I...

I just don't want to talk about it.

Well, he was stupid to pick a fight with Robin Arellano.

He's the toughest kid in school since the Grabber got "Pinball" Vance Hopper.

I wish you wouldn't call him that.

Everyone called him "Pinball" Vance.

- No, I mean... - I know who you mean, jerk face.

Even the papers call him the Grabber.

Just... I wish you wouldn't say his name.

You don't actually believe that story, do you?

No.

Because he can't hear you.

He doesn't really take kids that say it.

I know that.

- Finney! - I said I know!

- Then say it! - No.

Are you chicken?

I didn't mean it.

I know.

The inner core is solid. The outer core is molten.

The next layer, called the mantle, is mostly solid.

However, the thin outer zone of the mantle is partially molten.

Next slide.

The surface layer is called the crust.

It is solid and very thin.

As the Earth separated into layers, it began to cool slowly,

but the interior was still very hot.

Hey, Finney.

See you at lunch!

I'll save you a seat!

Hey, Finney.

Come on out, dick weed.

Not fooling anyone, noid.

What you doing in our bathroom?

See the sign? It says "boys."

Yeah, "boys," not "fags."

Dipshits, move.

Hey, Finn. What's happening?

You know, just keepin' on keepin' on, I guess.

Moose got some damn sharp teeth.

Knuckles bled all first period.

Wait.

Fuck with Finn again...

I fuck with you.

You can leave now.

Thank you.

You're gonna have to stand up for yourself one of these days.

Yeah, I know.

Hey, why'd you fight Moose?

He was just shit-talking. Pretty sure he'd back down.

Nope. I was so surprised when he swung, to be honest.

I mean, did you have to? Looked like you really hurt him.

I was just gonna knock his ass down. Whale on him a bit.

But that wouldn't draw no blood.

In a situation like that, the more blood, the better.

For the crowd, you know? It makes a stronger point.

I've seen Texas Chain Saw Massacre Friday night. You seen it?

That movie is rated R. My dad would never take me to see that.

My uncle takes me to the drive-in. We see everything.

But, man, that movie... It's the best ever.

Better than Enter the Dragon?

Well, okay. Maybe second best.

You know, I wanna see a Bruce Lee movie one day.

Like... Maybe if it comes on TV, you know?

Yeah. Yeah, you will.

Hey... you got time to stop by my house after school?

Is it math again?

Mr. Johnson talks too fast.

He doesn't explain it right. Not like you.

Can you walk me through it? If I get another F, I'm suspended.

Yeah, sure.

So, when we subtract six from eleven,

we find that the value of x is five.

You wanted to see me?

Gwendolyn Blake, this is Detective Wright and Detective Miller.

Miss Blake.

They would like to talk to you about something.

Is it... Is it true you're friends with Amy Yamada?

We have homeroom together. Is she okay?

She's fine.

You know what this is about.

What did you say to Amy about her brother Bruce?

Just that I had a dream about him.

What kind of a dream?

Just a weird one.

What happened in your dream?

He was taken. That's all.

By a man with black balloons in a van.

Yes.

What else can you tell us about your dream?

Why? It was just a dream.

- Who else knows about the dream? - Nobody.

We found two black balloons at the scene, Gwen.

We also found one black balloon at the scene of Griffin Stagg's abduction.

And we never released those details. So...

So the question is, where did you hear about the balloons?

I didn't.

I'm gonna ask you again.

- How did you know about the balloons? - What aren't you telling us, Gwen?

Either there's a leak in the department or...

- Or what? I'm the Grabber? - No.

You think I kidnapped Vance Hopper last spring? Is that it?

Vance got held back twice.

I've seen him fight, and trust me,

he could kick the shit out of either of you blindfolded.

Gwen, watch your language.

Yeah. I took him down 'cause obviously I'm the Grabber,

- you dumb fucking fartknockers. - Gwendolyn Blake!

Gwen.

What aren't you telling us?

That sometimes my dreams are right.

There he is.

What was that?

Nothing.

I'm staying over at Susie's tonight.

It's Friday, so you know what that means.

I'll look after Dad.

I'll be home in the morning.

And you better not eat all the ice cream.

I'm sorry!

Dad! Stop!

You stay out of this!

Gwenny, they came to my work.

Why did the police come to my work?

I don't know! I'm sorry!

You need to tell me what you know about this investigation!

- Nothing! - Tell me what... What?

Nothing.

- Nothing! - What?