Chapter 16: Tom And Jimmy Get Involved
Vinny, Charlie and Jake see Bill training with all these professional trainers. They see Jimmy watching his nephew. "Bill this is pay back for that Labor Day Cup tie three years ago. He's a Baker now and you have to beat him for the name Murtaugh." Jimmy told him. "Don't worry Uncle Jimmy I can beat Vinny hands down." Bill told Jimmy. "That's good to know." Jimmy said to him.
"He's still angry over the tie three years ago?" Jake asked Vinny and Charlie. "I guess so." Charlie told him. "It's me against Bill, why would Jimmy get involved?" Vinny asked them. "I guess he still wants to beat my dad." Jake told him. "Your dad has nothing to do with this." Vinny told him. "Tell Mr.Murtaugh that." Charlie then said to him. "Let's go back to my cabin and tell your dad to meet us their to tell him this." Vinny told them as they left.
They go back to Vinny's cabin where Tom is waiting for them. They tell Tom about Jimmy still mad about the tie three years ago. "He's crazy." Tom told them. "So, you agree with us?" Vinny asked him. "You're going to wipe the floor with that nephew of his." Tom told them. "I don't want to be dragged into this whole rival thing you have with Jimmy." Vinny told him. "You're a Baker and Bill's a Murtaugh. We need to settle this once and for all." Tom told him. "I'm not competing against Bill just so you can rub it in Jimmy's face when I win." Vinny told him. "I don't want to rub it in Jimmy's face. I want to shove down his competitive throat." Tom told Vinny. "Then you two duke it out because I'm competing for myself and only myself." Vinny told him. "But if you win it's a win for the Bakers." Tom told him. "I'm a DiMiranda not a Baker." Vinny then told him. "You married into this family. Just because your last name isn't Baker doesn't mean that you're not part of this family." Jake then told him. "Jake's right Vinny." Tom said to him. "And dad just because he's part of this family doesn't mean he has to beat Bill for the Baker name." Jake then said to Tom. "Jake has a point there Tom." Vinny said to Tom. "Jake doesn't know what he's talking about." Tom then said to Vinny. "Tom for the last time I'm not competing with Bill so you can tell Jimmy that your son-in-law beat his nephew." Vinny then said. "I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning for day two of your training program." Tom told Vinny as he left the cabin.
Vinny just looks at Jake and Charlie. "Does he even listen to me anymore?" Vinny asked them. "It didn't seem like he was listening to you." Jake said to him. "I'm going over to the Boulders to tell Bill the competiton is off." Vinny told them. "You can't do that." Jake told him. "Just watch me." Vinny said as he went to the Boulders.
Vinny arrives at the Boulders and knocks on the door. Jimmy answers the door. "Hey Vinny, here to scout your competiton?" Jimmy asked him with a laugh. "No. I'm here to call the whole thing off with Bill." Vinny told him. "Playing mind games are we? I bet Tom told you to say that, didn't he?" Jimmy asked him. "No. I'm here because you and Tom are using me and Bill in your whole rivlary thing." Vinny told him.
Bill walks to the door when he sees Vinny at it. "You here to watch me workout?" Bill asked him. "No." Vinny told him. "Good because I'm done for the day." Bill then said to him. "I want to call off this competition." Vinny told him. "That's a good one Vinny." Bill told him as he and Jimmy started to laugh. "I'm actually not joking this time." Vinny told them with a serious look on his face. "You're serious about calling this thing off aren't you?" Bill then asked him. "Yeah." Vinny replied.
"It's about time you came to your senses." Bill told him. "I'm doing this because I don't want to be involved in this whole Jimmy and Tom rivalry thing." Vinny explained to him. "That's not the real reason you're quitting. You're afraid of losing to me." Bill told him. "No. The real reason I'm quitting if you want to know is so you and Mike can go rappelling on Thursday like you told him you would." Vinny then told him. "I only told that Mike kid that so he would leave me alone. I wasn't really going to take that brat rappelling." Bill told him. "You lied to a twelve year old kid who looked up to you?" Vinny asked him. "I didn't lie I only told him that so he would leave me alone." Bill said to him.
"I'm not surprised at all. I knew you would do something like this to that kid sooner or later." Vinny told him. "He's just a kid. He'll get over it." Bill told him. "Yeah he'll get over it.It mighttake hima day, a week, a month, a year or maybe even never." Vinny told him. "I don't care how long it takes that kid to get over not going rappellling with me." Bill then said to him. "You might not care but, I sure as hell do. That kid is like a brother to me. All the Baker children are like my brothers and sisters. So, if you mess with one of them it's like your messing with my family." Vinny told him. "I really don't care what they are to you because they mean nothing to me." Bill told him. "Just for that I'm going to kick your ass in that competition in two days." Vinny told him. "I'm shaking in fear." Bill told him sarcastically. "You better be becuase in two days I'm not holding anything back." Vinny told him as he left the Boulders.
Bill is laughing at Vinny. "Did you hear him Uncle Jimmy?" Bill asked him still laughing. "This is no laughing matter Bill. You just pissed off Vinny and gave him a motive to beat you." Jimmy told him. "Come Uncle Jimmy he can't beat me." Bill told him. "Maybe he couldn't beat you when he was himself but, now he's pissed off and when that guy is pissed off he is unbeatable." Jimmy told him as he walked away. Bill is now concerned about what his uncle just told him.
