The Nest

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[man on radio] Six forty-five AM,

here on North Port.

And the temperature on the island

is a bracing 62 degrees.

You're listening to WNPT,

serving up a non-stop menu

of light rock, news,

and white lavender.

For all you--

uh, for all you morning

coffee achievers.

Seem to be having

some technical difficulties.

Always good

for a light laugh, in my book.

However, our intrepid engineer--

[broadcast breaks up]

Please, stand--

[beeping]

[female] Hold, please.

[female talking on radio]

[female on phone]

North Port Police.

-You beep me, Millie?

- You mean woke you.

Listen, Richard, my switchboard's

been buzzing with strange calls.

ltem one, Roger Gordon

didn't come home last night.

-And--

- Let me guess,

uh, tourist girl is missing?

That old lighthouse does it

every time, doesn't it?

Anyway, l told his mom

you'd check up there.

ltem two, that dog at the lntec

trailer is still barking.

Here's a thought-- send the dog

after the Gordon kid.

ltems three, four, and five--

Mrs. Pennington,

three times she calls about pages

falling out of her books.

Richard!

Are you still with me?

Yeah, Millie, l'm here, l'm here.

Yeah, l'm on my way

to the lighthouse, okay?

That's it for now.

- Oh, bite my tongue.

- What is it?

The mayor's birthday is Sunday

and there's somebody, a VlP,

coming in on the morning plane.

You know, a surprise.

l take it that means

you'll head out there.

l'm on it, Millie.

Homer?

Hey, you want

to go huntin' today, Homer?

l'm always on the hunt, Jake.

Oh, yeah. [laughs]

Homer?

You got pests, Chief?

Yep.

Why, l know about pests.

lf you wanna stop 'em,

you gotta do one thing--

-What's that?

-You gotta--

Uh.

Don't leave food out.

Thanks, Jake.

Mornin'.

- Hey, Richard.

- Fair Lillian.

Chief's got pests.

Now, you leave him be, Dad.

Betcha it's bugs.

At the store,

if it's not rats, it's bugs.

Rats is the worst and don't

you tell me no different.

North Port's a damn

floatin' cesspool, you ask me.

Do you mind,

we're eating here.

[cook] Oh, sorry.

l went over to the mainland yesterday.

l wondered where you were.

l got you somethin'.

- Oh, yeah?

-Yeah.

Hmm.

Ooh.

Eh?

You're one mean piece

a law enforcement, sheriff.

You bet l am.

Drop by later?

After l tame these mean streets.

Hi.

Hi.

- So, thanks a lot--

- So, if l was--

After you.

No, l don't know what to say,

it's been so long.

- [sighs]

- How 'bout, ''l missed you?''

l missed you.

You look good.

Thanks, so do you.

So, you sheriff now?.

Mm-hm.

Your dad retire?

He died.

l'm sorry.

lt was a while ago.

What happened to Dan's Bar?

Oh, they tore it down.

[Beth] Everything's changed.

[Richard] lt's four years, Beth.

[female] Richard, Richard!

Yoo hoo!

[siren wails]

- Over here.

[woman] l'm pleased

that you are coming.

lt certainly took you long enough.

Doesn't that Millie

pass on emergency calls?

Richard, look at this,

just look at this.

Kids, no respect for property.

Hi, Mrs. Pennington.

Hi, Beth.

Every single,

solitary page--torn out.

That's just mice or insects,

Mrs. Pennington,

they eat the glue

out of the binding.

Not in every book

in the library, overnight?

Who's she--

how'd she get a ride?

Oh, my niece--working

with Mr. Perkins this summer.

So, l'll check it out.

Oh!

Hell to pay with the library

committee, Richard.

Hell to pay.

Oh, say hello to your father

for me, Beth.

The improvements that you

and the city council asked me to make

are almost done.

But time's runnin' out.

The tourists are almost here.

They're gonna be crawlin' all over

this island before we know it.

And l need capital.

Now you and lntec both

promised me that money.

Loan.

Yeah, yeah, loan, money--

whatever.

l needed it three weeks ago

if l was gonna be ready

for the season.

Listen, Mayor,

the bottom line is this--

Without it,

l gotta raise my prices.

No, you're not gonna

raise your prices

and you will get the loan

when lntec wants to give it

to you, and not before.

Now, look, l'm going

to tell you something--

l'm gonna take

the time to do this.

lntec is going to take this backward

little island into the 20th century.

And l will not allow

any narrow-minded, provincial,

greedy little merchant

to drive away the tourists.

You're gonna miss your lunch.

You know, Mayor,

you can't control everything

on this island.

Go away, Sy.

How long are you staying?

l don't know yet.

l need to spend

some time with my dad.

Want to get together tonight?

- 566

- 2728?

Okay. [sighs]

Tell your dad happy birthday.

[bass singing opera]

Dad?

Uh, l was looking for a book

on the legal precedent--

precedent about a--

bunch of attorneys

on this damned island.

You look older, Dad.

Well, you're what l wanted

for my birthday.

l'm glad.

[seagulls squawking]

Millie, no sign of Roger

at the lighthouse.

Well, l'll be dipped.

Listen, l've got five more

dog complaints.

You want to check it out

or should l just explain

that he's part of nature's

never-ending wonder.

You know, like tripe?

On my way.

[buzzing]

[laughing]

Damn it, Jake!

What if l had my gun out?

Polio sneaks up on ya, Chief.

[laughs]

You gotta keep one eye open.

How'd you get out here so fast?

Ah, never swim in a public pool.

Only kiss a woman you trust.

Jake, we gotta talk.

Uh, yeah.

We had this discussion

about other people's property, Jake.

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