Lincoln Heights, Season 2

Gangbanger (to Cassie):
So what you doing out here by yourself, mami? Don't you know the streets are dangerous?

Cassie:
Go away!

Gangbanger:
I'm just trying to help you out, see? If you come with us, we're gonna take good care of you. (he gropes Cassie's leg)

Cassie:
You wanna know why I'm by myself? The buses aren't running, there's people all in the streets, I lost my boyfriend. I've been waiting an hour-and-a-half for him to pick me up! –People are throwing bottles everywhere, this city's going crazy! Now you come to hassle me?! You want something from me? Well, come get it, papi, otherwise back off!

Lizzie:
Nothing's up, quit riding me!

Eddie:
What did you say? (to Cassie) What in the hell's going on? You're home late; your sister's talking back.

Cassie:
Don't look at me, Tay's the one wearing makeup.

Lizzie:
(about Boa) He says that my letters are what's keeping him alive. I know I should listen to what my dad says, but if all it takes is a letter to help someone, isn't it wrong not to write it?

Kevin:
What the hell kind of a name is "Sage"?

Eddie:
It beats "Parsley".

Kevin:
Okay, dude, this is no time to joke! My kid just landed on my doorstep. My over-developed, under-dressed, trucker-mouth kid.

Jenn:
This is not about me; this is about you and your family.

Eddie:
Okay, but right now I gotta deal with my family.

Jenn:
Fine. I'm coming with you, you're not gonna do this alone.

Jenn:
We just got a shipment of flu shots and Saturday mornings are especially bad.

Eddie:
Remember when we used to be especially bad on Saturday mornings?

Jarone:
(voice over) In every war there are weapons: Gats, nines, hate, intimidation. Don't matter who you are, everybody's strappin'. But sometimes, some days, it goes the other way, and the weapons are hope, trust and understanding. Maybe those are the weapons that can win the war, or maybe it ain't supposed to be won at all. Maybe the point is to keep on going, keep on fighting, and never, ever, give up.

Eddie:
I'm in kind of a bind here. I made Jarone's family a promise, if you press charges I won't be able to keep that promise.

Jake:
That boy needs to pay for what he's done.

Eddie:
I hear ya, but some bad guys are after Jarone –connected guys. He goes into the system now, he may not come out alive. See how it goes. If it doesn't work out, press charges. Make him pay his debt to society.

Jake:
To hell with society, he can pay his debt to me.

Eddie:
(about Jarone) How can I help him if I don't give him the benefit of the doubt?

Kevin:
Well, you're a better man than me.

Eddie:
And this surprises you?

Cassie:
(to Charles) Are you breaking up with me? (Charles looks away) Are you?

Charles:
Yes.

Cassie:
Don't you love me anymore?

Charles:
It doesn't matter...

Cassie:
It does, Charles, it matters to me. Did you ever love me?

Charles:
I did, and I still do.

Cassie:
Well why won't you fight for us?!

Charles:
'Cause it won't work. This is for the best.

Cassie:
For who, Charles? Don't say it's for me, because it's not. You're doing this for you! (turns and runs out)

Jenn:
(to Lizzie about The Wiz) You want me to watch it with you? I know the words to the songs.

Lizzie:
Uh… no thanks, Mom, I've heard you sing. You're no Diana Ross.

Eddie:
Baby, I don't want you to quit your job.

Jenn:
But you don't want me to have that job, either.

Eddie:
That's because I can't let you go to work without worrying you'll get stuck by a needle, or that some sick guy in the waiting room is not gonna get violent on you. So I need your help. I need you to tell me how you get through the day, knowing the dangers I come across. Tell me, so I can do it for you.

Sage:
(spills coffee on purpose) Oh! Oops! Sorry. Guess you might wanna mop that up.

Cassie:
(looks at Sage's top) Was that Charles' shirt?

Sage:
Yeah.

Cassie (rips the shirt):
Oops! (wipes the counter with the ripped shirt) All fixed.

Cassie:
Your eggs are on the stove.

Lizzie:
And the toast is ready, and the coffee's hot.

Eddie:
Okay, what'd you guys do with our kids?

Cassie (to Lulu):
I have much more in common with a guy like Luc. Our passion for life, our dedication to art.

Lulu:
Okay. Your I.B.U.s are off the scale.

Cassie:
Hmm?

Lulu:
Your International Baloney Units?

Eddie:
I'm just trying to keep you safe.

Jenn:
We gave up safe when we moved here, Eddie, now it's about trying to make a difference where we can.

Eddie:
Jenn, you can't fix every broken wing.

Jenn:
Neither can you, but you haven't stopped trying.

Lund (to Charles):
So what's the deal? You got some kind of a twisted fetish for cops' daughters?

Charles:
No! Sage is cool, we're just hanging out.

Lund:
Let's keep it that way; Sage has got enough problems.

Charles:
Mr. Lund, I'm a good guy. You don't need to worry about me hurting your daughter.

Lund:
It's not her I'm worried about. Sage eats good guys for breakfast.

Sage (to Charles):
What do I have to do for you to dedicate a song to me?

Sage:
Hey girls, I know it's very ghetto-chic to gang up on me, but I gotta get to class.

Ta'Wanda:
Ghetto what?? Bitch, I know you did not just call me ghetto!

Ta'wanda:
So, What's up girl? You and Charles back together again?

Cassie:
(slowing down) No.

Ta'Wanda:
'Cause it kinda looked that way after he was doing all that singing to you last week.

Cassie:
Charles and I are not back together. He's with Sage now.

Ta'wanda:
He was better with you than that skinny old ho. (Cassie giggles)

Ta'wanda:
(sees her boyfriend take number from Sage) Oh, hell no! (to Sage) What the hell do you think you're doing, chattin' up my man?

Sage:
(smirks) Looks like your man's thinking 'bout trading up.

Ta'wanda:
Girl, it's no wonder white boy sang his little love song to Cassie instead of you. You're just plain old white trash.

Cassie:
Charles, you broke up with me. Then you go and buy my painting… now you're singing to me in public? Why are you playing games with me?

Charles:
I'm not playing games with you, Cassie. I'm sorry. It's just been harder for me to turn it off than I expected. You meant a lot to me, you still do.

Cassie:
Charles, it's hard for me too, but you have to stop.

Charles:
I never meant to cause you any pain… especially now that you're with Luc. You are with Luc, aren't you?

Cassie:
(sighs) Maybe it'd be easier if we just stayed away from each other. (walks away)

Charles:
I'll try. (slams his locker)

Charles:
(about the mural) I hope you finish it. Cassie, you have to do the stuff that matters to you; you never know when something's gonna happen.

Taylor:
(bumps into Desmond) Oh! Sorry.

Desmond:
Yeah, you better be, bitch!

Taylor:
Don't call me that! I said I was sorry. (looks at another Shiloh member) What you want from me, a cookie?!

Eddie:
(about Cassie's mural) But what kind of parents would we be if we let her do this and she gets hurt?

Jenn:
And what kind of hypocrites are we if we don't help her? And to be honest, I don't think we can stop her.

Eddie:
Oh. Oh, I can stop her.