The Rookies (TV Series)

Cliffy (1975)

Mark Slade: Cliffy

Quotes 

• Cliffy : [Officer Terry Webster, due to an injured ankle, is using a cane and is walking slowly down the precinct hallway. He sits down gingerly on a bench to rest. The door opens and Cliffy Parkins enters and approaches Terry]  Hi. I'm Cliffy Parkins.

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry acknowledges Cliffy]  Terry Webster. What do you need?

  Cliffy : [Cliffy looks down shyly before answering Terry's question]  I'm here to see the police station.

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry looks at Cliffy, a question in his eyes, not quite understanding what he means]  What?

  Cliffy : [Cliffy looks confused]  My friend, Officer Mike, told...

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry now understands what Cliffy is asking]  Mike Danko.

  Cliffy : [Cliffy looks at Terry]  Told me to come see him.

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry stands up slowly]  Oh, uh, you're the Cliffy Parkins Mike's told me about.

  Cliffy : [Cliffy nods slowly]  Yeah.

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry smiles understandingly]  Mike's talked a lot about you.

  Cliffy : [Cliffy looks directly at Terry]  It's my birthday, and I'm old enough to be a real policeman. He wants me to decide if that's what I really want and I already know. I'm gonna go to policeman's school and I'm gonna catch the ones who did it myself.

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry isn't sure how to answer Cliffy so he would understand. He gestures toward outside]  Cliffy... Mike isn't here. He just left to go on patrol and he won't be back for quite a while.

  Cliffy : [Cliffy looks away, disappointed]  Oh... .

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry starts to walk away, then turns back toward Cliffy]  Ummmm, did he know you were coming?

  Cliffy : [Cliffy doesn't answer Terry's question directly]  Uh, he's gonna show me the police station...

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry walks slowly toward Cliffy]  Hey, Cliffy, maybe... the best thing for you to do is to go home and call Mike later tonight and make a definite time to see him tomorrow. Understand?

  Cliffy : [Cliffy looks around, then looks away from Terry]  I think... .I think so.

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry looks questioningly at Cliffy]  What is it?

  Cliffy : [Cliffy's voice wavers uncertainly]  I... I don't know how to get home.

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry hesitates before answering Cliffy]  Well... why don't you sit over there, and I'll try to get your phone number, ok?

  [Terry walks awkwardly to the information desk] 

  Cliffy : Ok.

  [Cliffy sits on a bench and removes his cap. He looks around then gets up and leaves] 

  Officer Terry Webster : [Terry is now behind the information desk and starts to pick up the phone; he sees Cliffy leaving]  Cliffy? Cliffy?

  [Terry hangs up the phone]