All right. Are we ready with the listening devices?
l'm gonna need 15 minutes once we get the food.
Pizza's the best. No sandwiches.
MlTCHELL: ls she for real? FRAZlER: Are you for real?
Well, if we send in, say, 10 pizzas boxes with transmitters,
maybe we'll get some conversation if we give them something to group around.
Give them each a sandwich, it's hit or miss.
They can move around and l don't have 50 transmitters.
-What's this? -lt's a digital recorder.
You click it, and it'll record for half an hour.
-James Bond shit. -Well, you can get them on Amazon.
-You gonna ask for a hostage? -He already gave us one, didn't he?
l ask for another one, he says no, then what?
No, he knows what he's doing.
He gave us a hostage. We'll give him some food.
l don't want to get caught bluffing this guy.
Fuck this shit. Look, they want to shoot me for taking off my mask, they can go ahead.
Do you wanna get us all killed?
You wanna relax? What the hell is the difference?
They're out there robbing the bank!
-Can't you see they fucked him up? -Shut up.
You think they dressed us like this for fun, puneta?
-l have no idea -Please shut up.
...why they made us put on all of this crap.
Probably so when the cops break in and try to rescue us
-we all get fucking shot. -Oh, my God!
lt's a great plan, but, no, thanks.
l told you to shut up! Leave him!
(ALL YELLlNG)
No! Don't do this to me! Please, don't.
l'll do as you say! No! Help! Help!
(WOMAN YELLlNG)
Please, don't! Don't!
One guy did most of the talking.
He told everyone else what to do.
-So they were talking amongst themselves? -We couldn't hear them.
They had us in these rooms.
The doors were locked all the time.
We didn't know what they were doing.
-Did you hear anything they said? -l have problems with my hearing.
-l see. -l wear hearing aids.
-Where are they? -They're in my ears.
-Let's see. -Let me see them.
-Yeah, let's take a look at them. -Yeah, it's a hearing aid.
That's your other one, there?
What's the red part, there? What does that do?
They're different colors. You need two different...
And to distinguish right from left, also.
-Distinguish right from left? -Yeah.
Right from wrong.
l don't understand.
-Steve? -l'm sorry?
-l didn't say anything. -Oh.
Steve. ls that your name? Steve?
Stevie? Steve-O?
-How much are they gonna pay you? -l'm sorry?
-You heard me. -No, l didn't.
-How much are they going to pay you? -Who's gonna pay me?
-Were you involved in this robbery? -Absolutely not.
Were you involved in this situation?
-What situation? -Don't lie. Don't lie.
lf he gives us a tip, l'm keeping it.
-Put that gun down! -Check that weapon!
All right, everybody, relax. Calm down. Calm down.
Calm the fuck down!
How you doing?
l'm Detective Keith Frazier, Hostage Negotiation Team.
How's it going?
Okay. l hope the pizzas are okay. They might be a little cold.
Listen, you pick up the phone anytime you want.
lt's a direct line to me.
l would love to talk to you.
Nice talking to you.
(MEN SPEAKlNG FORElGN LANGUAGE OVER TRANSMlTTER)
Shit. Fucking Russians.
Call Operations. See if they can get a Russian translator over here ASAP.
DARlUS: And get some fucking body bags.
l hope you know what you're doing.
Because if my guys got to shoot it out with those fucking savages...
Okay, okay, okay. Mitch?
Check with either one of the hostages.
Find out if they heard any Russian or Russian accents when they were in there.
We'll be all right.
(ALL EXCLAlMlNG)
No!
Down on the floor!
(WOMAN CRYlNG)
Come on, sweetheart. Let's go. Let's go.
Stop crying! Shut the fuck up!
Get in there! Sit down! Put your masks on!
Come on, let's go. Come on, boobs.
-''Boobs''? Who the fuck you talking to? -Let's go. You heard me! Shut the fuck up!
-Why? -Move that fat ass! Let's go! Come on!
''Fat ass''? Are you kidding me?
lf you don't shut the fuck up, l'm gonna put my foot up your fat ass!
Put your masks on!
Put your hands on the ground!
Okay, okay.
MAN: On the floor. Hands are on the floor.
Masks on!
Put your hands on the ground!
Come on, boobs, let's go.
Oh, shit. Sit down! Sit down!
WlNG: She was on line in front of me.
He was the teller on my line.
This guy was to my right and his kid was in front of him.
He was playing with a video game.
l remember her.
-Why do you remember her? -Great tits.
-You remember seeing any of them after? -Yeah, l saw her one time afterwards.
-How are you sure you saw her again? -l could see under the suit.
Can't hide quality like that.
This guy, he almost got us all killed.
How?
They put eight or nine of us in an office for a while.
This guy took off his mask and was talking like he wasn't afraid.
''l don't have to wear this damn mask,'' you know?
So, they come in, pull him out of the room and smack him around a little.
-You see him again after that? -No.
-Was he okay? -Seemed fine.
You...
-You recognize anyone else from that room? -l can't be sure about the others.
No one?
-Why don't you keep looking? -You know, l was terrified.
What about before it began?
You didn't look around while you were waiting in line?
l was talking to my girlfriend on the phone.
You wanna take another picture?
l could bend over and pick up a pencil.
NANCY: Whatever.
This guy.
Asshole.
(MEN SPEAKlNG OVER TRANSMlTTER)
What the fuck? This ain't Russian.
No? What the hell is it?
lt's not Polish. Not Hungarian.
Bulgarian, maybe.
lt's Central European. Sort of.
That's it? l mean, you're the language expert.
What? No.
-What do you think? -Well, okay.
Well, this is New York City.
Somebody on the street must know what it is.
Probably the hot-dog man.
Berk, play that over the speaker for me. Excuse me.
(MEN SPEAKlNG OVER SPEAKERS)
Excuse me!
Does anybody know what language they're speaking? Anybody?
KEVlN: Yo, my man.
Hey, Phil, let that guy through. Come on.
-You know what language they're speaking? -Yeah, they're speaking Albanian.
-Albanian? -Albanian. From Albania.
What am l doing here?
Yo, am l getting arrested for something?
No, you're not getting arrested. Come on. Come on.
Whoa.
-Okay. What are they saying? -l have no idea what they're saying.
You got no idea? l thought you said you spoke Albanian.
No. l never said l speak Albanian.
You said you spoke Albanian.
l never said l speak Albanian.
Well, how do you know it's Albanian?
My ex-wife and her parents are Albanian.
Her parents couldn't speak English for shit.
l have no idea what they're saying,
but l'll tell you right now that the language is 100% Albanian.
-100%? -100%.
Call the Albanian Consulate. See if they can get somebody over here
to translate this for us. Make it happen fast.
Okay, you hang out in the back for me, okay?
Oh, man, not again.
Van was stolen two days ago, but it's clean. No prints.
-Nothing? -Nothing.
Albanian?
My man, like l told you, 100% Albanian.
Undeniable.
-Hey. -Thanks.
MAN: (ON VlDEO GAME) Yo, yo, yo. There go that motherfucker right there.
Hey, yo, you thought you was gonna get away with that shit, didn't you?
DALTON: How does this game work?
You get points for doing dirt, like jacking a car or selling crack.
And you lose points if someone jacks your ride or shoots you.
Come on, baby.
Take that! Take this! What? What? What?
Talk shit now! I don't hear you!
Eat this! Eat that! Eat this! Eat that!
You're gone, baby! You're dead! Bye-bye!
DALTON: Jesus!
What's the point of this?
Like my man 50 says, ''Get rich or die tryin'.''
Yo, you'd get mad points for knocking over the bank.
-You think that's cool? -Hell, yeah. You trying to get paid, too.
(DALTON CHUCKLES)
Finish your slice. l'll take you back to your father.
l got to talk to him about this game.
-ls it good? -No doubt.
lt's gonna be okay.
Cool.
You'll be home soon.
That's whassup.
-Sir? -Yeah.
-No luck with the Albanian Consulate. -What do you mean?
l couldn't tell what the guy was talking about. l think he wanted money.
And l tried the State Department. That takes a month.
Okay.
-Call her. -Are you crazy?
-l hate that bitch. Come on. -You said she speaks Albanian, right?
-Yeah, she was born there. -Call her.
l'm gonna regret this.
-Who's Detective Frazier? -Right here.
-l have llina Maria over here. -Miritia.
-Oh, how you doing? -Hello.
How you doing?
-What's this? -Parking tickets. You can fix them?
Yeah, l'll see what l can do.
Can you listen to this and tell us what they're saying?
You can't smoke in here.
Shit. Go ahead.
What's so funny? What, you know what they're talking about?
l know what they're talking about. l even know who it is.
You know who it is? You mean you know their names?
-Who? l mean, who is it? -Parking tickets?
-They're taken care of. Who is it? -lt's Enver Hoxha.
-Who? -He was the president of Albania.
Wait.
You're telling me the former president of Albania is in there robbing a bank?
Enver Hoxha's dead.
That's a tape of him discussing how Albanian people are great people.
They are immortal people. l wouldn't worry.
lt's a tape. You're sure about that?
l had to listen to all this nonsense in school.
''Communism is great. Capitalism is evil. Lenin, Marx, blah, blah, blah.''
lt's Enver Hoxha. lt's a tape.
Okay. Okay, well, Officer, you can take her home.
And do me a favor, huh? Watch where you park next time, okay?
So, they're playing tapes for us now.
They knew we were gonna bug them.
Yeah, you're damn right they knew we were gonna bug them. And they knew how.
What makes it even worse, they wanted us to bug them
so they could send us on a wild goose chase.
Last time l had my johnson pulled that good, it cost me $5.
$5?
Yeah, Tijuana. Don't ask.
Look at the... Oh, fuck that.
(MAN TALKlNG OVER SPEAKERS)
-Detective Frazier. Nice to meet you. -My pleasure.
This is Madeleine White.
-How do you do, Miss White? -lt's an honor, Detective.
Miss White may be able to assist you.
Good. Good. What do you have in mind?
She has a certain amount of influence in these matters
for reasons which l can't share with you.
What are you trying to say, sir?
What the Mayor means is that there are matters at stake here
that are a little bit above your pay grade. No offense.
And he's offering to help you.
Well, why don't you just tell the Mayor to raise my pay grade to the proper level
and problem solved.
From what l hear, that would have happened a long time ago
if you'd been a little bit more diplomatic. But we can certainly discuss it.
Look, l'm kidding. l mean, l make First Grade when l make First Grade.
You want to speed that up, l'm not gonna talk you out of it.
Then there's also the matter of $1 40,000 that seems to have walked away
from the Madrugada check-cashing bust.
Oh, l see.
Well, l had nothing to do with that.
HERNANDEZ: Yeah, Collins, we got snipers in the windows here.
We got guys in the building next door. Guys up on the roof.
We're trying to get the blueprints for the bank
so we can figure out the ventilator shaft. Maybe we can come down.
DALTON: Well? FRAZlER: ls this the President of Albania?
-Speaking. -Pretty funny.
-You shouldn't eavesdrop on people. -Well, you better get used to it, pal.
There's not gonna be much privacy where you're going.
You're damn right.
This time next week, l'll be sucking down pina coladas
in a hot tub with six girls named Amber and Tiffany.
More like taking a shower with two guys named Jamal and Jesus,
if you know what l mean. And here's the bad news,
that thing you're sucking on, it's not a pina colada.
-Maybe you like that kind of thing, huh? -You really want to piss me off.
All right, here's where we stand.
l don't need your fucking status report, Serpico.
l tell you where things stand.
-Sure, sure. l just meant... -Here's where things stand.
You're getting me what l asked you for.
You'll have it ready in the time l gave you
or you'll sit by and you'll watch me do just what l said l would do. Clear?
Very clear. l'm trying to get you what you want.
But you got to understand this.
You know, it's not like the City of New York has 7 47 s waiting around for days like today.
l understand that if you don't get my plane ready,
-then you might as well send a hearse. -Please.
Let's focus on how we can both get what we want, all right?
Hey! You're not listening.
You get me what l want, l won't kill anyone.
All right. l'm on it. l'm on it.
Let's just try to keep everybody calm, okay?
-Don't l sound calm to you? -Yeah, you do.
FRAZlER: Yeah, you do.
-So, Mr. Damerjian... -Damerjian.
-Damerjian. ls that Albanian? -Just call me Kenneth.
-Kenneth? -ls that Albanian or...
lt's Armenian.
What's the difference?
Detective, l was born in Queens.
l've never been to Armenia, Albania. l went surfing in Australia once.
Can l have a glass of water?
-Are you thirsty? -My throat's parched.
-l'm not nervous. -Your throat's parched?
-My throat's parched. -His throat is parched.
-l just want a glass of water. -Oh, shit!
When you start telling us what really happened...
-l just want a glass of water. -His throat is parched.
-Here. You want some coffee? -No, that's all right.
-l don't drink that stuff. -No, go ahead.
Did you know they were robbing the bank?
l didn't know they were robbing the bank until they pulled a gun in my face.
ls that why you held the door open for them?
How do you know they robbed the bank?
Because they pulled a gun in my face...
That doesn't mean they were robbing the bank.
Did they take money? Did you see them take money?
l was in a bank and l was locked up for who knows how long.
-Okay. -Tied up in a room. l saw you see me.
You saw me see you?
-ls that what you just said? -Yeah.
l was locked up in the room. You saw me gagged when you came in.
Listen, l can't work miracles over here. l'm gonna need more time.
Well, perhaps if you'd use the time that l gave you more efficiently,
you wouldn't be having this problem.
-What do you want me to say? -That my plane is ready.
Okay, listen.
l promise you, as God is my witness, l'm working on it as hard as l can.
lt's just gonna take a few more hours.
Why should l give you any more time?
Well, it's simple. You give me more time, you get what you want.
You don't give me the time, you don't get what you want.
You got nothing to lose.
Meanwhile, we'll send in some more food.
l got a question for you. You get it right, l give you more time.
-And? -You know what happens if you don't.
Which weighs more?
All the trains that pass through Grand Central Station in a year,
or the trees cut down to print all US currency in circulation?
Here's a hint. lt's a trick question.
What the hell is that? Playing games now?
lt's the trains.
US money isn't printed on paper at all. lt's cotton.
-Yeah, l heard that. -Yeah, that's right.
-Okay. -So no trees were cut down.
-Are you sure? -Yeah. 100%.
Okay.
(TELEPHONE RlNGlNG)
l got it.
-Wait a second. Wait a second. -l'll call you back.
lt's a trap. They both weigh the same.
Tell him they both weigh the same. They both weigh nothing.
They both weigh nothing or they both weigh the same?
Tell him they both weigh the same.
Do it now.
They both weigh the same. Got it.
-Well? -They both weigh the same.
This time, send sandwiches.
That's pretty good. This guy's nuts.
He said, ''Grand Central Station.''
Grand Central Terminal is the train station.
-Grand Central Station is the post office. -ls the post office.
DARlUS: He's wrong. FRAZlER: Who's wrong?
Perp One. Trains don't pass through Grand Central.
lt's the last stop for every train.
-What about the subway? They run through. -Metro-North goes there.
-How the fuck do you know? -Metro-North goes there!
No. Metro-North starts there.
What are you guys talking about? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
-Metro-North goes through! -Let's just get the sandwiches.
-Metro-North... -Deal is, he said, ''Passes through.''
Yeah, but the Metro-North goes up there, though.
Look, shut up. lt doesn't matter, anyway.
ROURKE: (OVER TRANSMlTTER) I know what he meant.
What he said is one thing, but what he meant is another.
DARlUS: Yeah. That's always a problem, isn't it?
FRAZlER: Sandwiches.
ROURKE: I'm on it, I'm on it.
CHAlM: You know, right now l could go for a nice kosher hot dog and a beer.
SETH: l had Met tickets tonight. And Pedro's pitching!
GLADYS: They're gonna get their asses kicked anyway.
SETH: Tell me about it. l'm better off here. BRAD: l'm glad they didn't separate us.
-Do you think they're terrorists? -They're robbers, not terrorists.
How do you know? They could be Al-Qaeda.
Trust me. l've studied these things.
-What are you, Mossad? -No. l was a lawyer.
Now l teach courses at Columbia Law on genocide, slave labor,
-war reparation claims. -Mira.
-Can l sue anybody when this is over? -Oh, sure. Go nuts.
Go meshuga.
Now that's a good looking shithole.
(TELEPHONE RlNGlNG)
-Hello? -FRAZlER: Hey, baby, how you doing?
Baby, I'm worried about you. You coming home?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Soon.
lt's gonna be a long night, though, so don't wait up for me.
Why don't you let me come down there?
Because l don't want to be distracted by you, that's why.
Well, if you're still there when I come on duty in the morning, you will see me.
-l cannot wait. l cannot wait. -So, how you doing?
lt's all right. We got a couple of the hostages out. Thanks a lot.
-No, no. How you doing? -l'm doing okay. l'm doing all right.
Oh, I saw the Mayor on TV. He said you're doing a great job. I saw you, too.
-You saw me on TV? -Yeah.
-How'd l look? -You looked good, baby. Real good.
-All right, listen. l got to go. -All right. Hey.
-Keep your head down. -All right, l will. Love you.
Come on.
So, are we clear about the ground rules?
-There's no need to worry, Detective. -l get paid to worry, okay?
l just need you to look me in the eye
and make me believe that you understand everything we talked about.
-l understand. -Okay.
Someone here wants to talk to you.
-Hello? -Who is this?
Let's not get into any names.
-What matters is what l can offer you. -And what's that?
Well, if l can be assured that certain interests are protected,
l might be able to help you get what you came for.
l doubt that.
Tell me about these interests that you are trying to protect.
Why don't you let me worry about that?
Now, what is it you were hoping to get out of all this?
-Rich, of course. -Of course.
But you may have bitten off more than you can chew.
-How? -l can't discuss that on the phone.
-You work for the bank? -No.
And you're not a cop.
That's right.
Come on in.
You got 10 minutes. No more.
lf you're not out before the lights come back on,
you can stay inside until this thing is over.
-You don't need to threaten me. -That's not a threat, lady, but this is.
l know this game is a mile over my head, but l'm telling you, if you fuck me over...
l got where l am by collecting friends, not enemies.
Trust me, okay?
You're on your own.
DALTON: What makes you think l need help?
MADELElNE: Well, the hundred people outside, for starters.
DALTON: lt's not a problem.
MADELElNE: And they're fueling your jet right now as we speak.
Come on. You're not that stupid.
Here's what l'm thinking.
lf you give up now, l can ensure that you'll serve the minimum.
l'm thinking three years, four years at the most.
You can arrange that?
Well, you haven't hurt anyone or stolen anything,
so yes, as a matter of fact, l can.
-lt's not good enough. -Well, l wasn't finished.
When you get out, you'll have $2 million.
Will l? How?
We'll put it someplace safe and it'll be waiting for you when you get out.
Thanks.
But no, thanks.
Oh, come on. l made you such a sweet offer.
l really don't think you have much in the way of alternatives.
Why don't you talk to me about these interests that you're in here to protect?
-l'm afraid l can't. -l can.
Let me tell you a story.
During World War ll, there was an American working for a bank in Switzerland.
DALTON: Now, I don't need to tell you that this period in history
was rife with opportunity for people of low morals.
People like this man.
He used his position with the Nazis to enrich himself while all around him
people were being stripped of everything they owned.
Then he used his blood money to start a bank.
Now,
does this sound like it might be the man you work for?
Or am l just whistling Dixie out of my ass?
-l believe we understand each other. -Good.
So, what the hell can you do for me
since l clearly know more than you do, and l've planned this to perfection?
Believe me, if l need to, l can change your entire program.
So, the sooner that you stop being my problem
and you start becoming my solution, the better off you'll be.
-What is it you want? -Two minutes.
The safety deposit box room. l just need to go to one box.
Looking for this?
This could be very embarrassing to your employer.
He should have destroyed this a long time ago.
He didn't, so now it's mine.
Now, if the day ever comes where l have to stand before a judge
and account for what l did here,
you and your boss will do whatever it takes to help me.
You get out of here with that envelope,
and we'll pay you a lot of money.
l'll keep that in mind.
You're not gonna tell me how you're planning to get out of here, are you?
l'm gonna walk right out the front door. Anything else?
-How did you know about all this? -Doesn't matter.
Fact is, all lies, all evil deeds, they stink.
You can cover them up for a while, but they don't go away.
-Murder will out? -Precisely.
Well, l still don't get what you're doing here.
Really?
DALTON: Good.
So, we spoke.
Oh, no. You're gonna have to give me more than that.
-Let me have this window, fellows. -Yes, sir.
l told him that, well, since he hadn't killed anyone,
it wasn't too late to surrender and get off with a lighter sentence.
And?
And that was basically it.
You know, l don't ordinarily get offended
the first time somebody treats me like an idiot, but you are pushing it.
Now, l know you did not go in there to tell this guy something he already knew.
Talk to me.
Look, Detective.
Our arrangement doesn't include me giving you a detailed explanation.
l say it does, okay?
Okay, you don't own me.
This check-cashing thing, this coke bust, l can face that on my own.
l know what l did and what l didn't do.
-Talk to me. -Off the record?
''Off the...'' Everything about you is off the record. Just talk to me.
-Well, l gave him an incentive. -Okay.
-Did he go for it? -No. But l'd say he's considering it.
He's smart, isn't he?
-He thinks he is. -Yeah.
One of your types, like the lvy League type?
-Clearly well educated. -That's what l'm talking about.
That's exactly what l'm talking about.
You talk like him, so think like him. What do you think he's gonna do?
-Well, he's not gonna kill anyone. -How do you know?
-Because he's not a murderer. -How do you know?
l got news for you. Most of the guys up in Sing Sing
weren't murderers until they killed somebody.
You never know what a person will do until you push him into a corner.
But it doesn't seem like you've pushed him into a corner.
lt doesn't, does it? Seems more like he chose the corner.
You're right.
So, you through?
-l guess. Are you saying l'm dismissed? -Yes, l am.
You got a card, in case l need to call you?
Please don't take this personally, but no.
l don't think you can afford me.
Well, don't take this personally, Miss White. Kiss my black ass, okay?
Careful, Detective Frazier. My bite's much worse than my bark.
-So, how old are you, Brian? -Eight and three-quarters.
Eight and three-quarters. Big boy.
-Were you scared in there? -No.
-No? Not at all, huh? -Nope. l'm from Brooklyn.
You're from Brooklyn, huh? l understand.
-Guns don't scare me. -They don't scare you?
-Brave, too, huh? -Yeah.
So the guys that had the guns, do you remember them saying anything?
-Yeah. -What'd they say?
They asked me about my game.
-Who did? -The guy that robbed the bank. Duh.
Son, be respectful.
Okay, Brooklyn. But it... Was he the one in charge?
-Uh-huh. -Okay.
And you don't remember anything else?
He was kind of tall.
He had a mask.
Brian, you think you can recognize him in any of these pictures?
Take your time. Have a good look.
Let's keep that over there. Just take a look.
-With the mask, they look all the same. -lt's true.
With the mask, they all look the same. That's right, Brian.
Attempted robbery. Liquor store.
Well, this was a real step up for a small-timer like you, huh?
l got to hand it to you, Pablo.
First of all, it's Paul. Not Pablo, okay?
Excuse me.
-You want some gum? -No.
And second, l didn't do it, all right?
What? l made a few mistakes when l was a kid.
l was out with some friends and they held up a liquor store.
What was l supposed to do?
Where'd you grow up, you Wassa Wassa, Park Avenue?
-What's that? Wassa what? What'd you say? -Wassa Wassa.
(SPEAKlNG lN SPANlSH)
You know, a person that don't come to your neighborhood.
How do you say ''Rikers lsland'' in Spanish?
What about these two?
That ring a bell?
These two? No.
-Nothing? -Nothing.
Don't they look suspicious to you?
l mean, l would think that you would want to know who they are.
No.
-Well, thank you very much. -Thank you.
Hey, just out of curiosity do you know anything about diamonds?
A bit. What do you need?
What do you think a guy like me should pay for a diamond ring?
Depends. How many carats?
lf you'd like, l could give you my nephew's number.
-Okay. -You'll get a very good deal.
What do you have on underneath?
-Excuse me? -Underneath your painter's coat?
-What do you have on underneath? -Clothing.
Could you show us, please?
You see, there's just you and one other woman
that fit the physical description of the female suspect.
What's that?
lt's your height, your age, and your...
Your cup size.
So, l violated Section 34 double-D?
That's what you're telling me?
How dumb do these morons have to be to think they're gonna get a plane?
This guy's no moron.
l don't just mean him. Any hostage taker.
Those ragheads at the Munich Olympics.
Who the fuck ever got a plane?
Shit, and these days? This guy doesn't know that?
REPORTER: (ON TV) The area is flooded
with law enforcement right now. Snipers are on rooftops...
What you doing there, Keith?
He wants a plane. l'm gonna give him a plane.
-What happened to playing it by the book? -That's what's bugging me.
lt's like the other team read the book, too, and they know exactly what we're gonna do.
This whole time, we're trying to stall him, right?
Wrong. They're the ones that are stalling.
Think about it. The bullshit questions, the Albanian thing...
So, you're saying he what?
l'm saying that he wants to give us more time. He makes demands.
He gives us deadlines. We stall. Then he gives us more time.
l don't think he's in a rush.
-Why? -That's what l'm gonna find out.
(TELEPHONE RlNGlNG)
-Yeah. -Your plane is ready.
ls that a fact?
That's a fact, but I'm gonna need something from you first.
l'm gonna need to come in there and make sure the hostages are okay.
You'll see them when they get on the bus.
l just need to make sure you're not leaving any bodies behind.
Meet me at the front door.
-What the hell just happened? -You got to be crazy to go in there.
DALTON: Down the stairs.
-Gum? -Excuse me?
-Would you like some gum? -No, thank you.
(WOMAN WHlMPERlNG)
Let me take the kid.
No.
Any more?
There are some who misbehaved.
(ALL YELLlNG)
Please help me!
Please help us!
Please help us! Please!
We're gonna get you all out of here.
l promise you.
Tour is over.
-Can l ask you a question? -There is nothing to talk about.
What were you planning on doing
if you actually got the plane and the pilots, huh?
-Excuse me? -You don't want a plane. You never did.
Who ever heard of bank robbers escaping on a plane with 50 hostages?
You saw Dog Day Afternoon. You're stalling. Why? l don't know.
What's the matter? You can't get into the safe?
Perhaps.
There's two ways out of this.
The easy way, we walk out the front door together, or the hard boys cut the power,
hit you with the tear gas, and come in strong through the glass.
lt's your choice. You don't want that. l don't want that.
And, you know, they'd like to do it tonight.
You got night vision?
-You got gas masks? -Maybe.
-l'm this close to ordering it. -Let's cut the crap.
First, you don't order an assault when no hostages have been killed
and there's no immediate threat.
Second, if it ends that way, whatever happens,
you don't get to be the hero.
You want to bullshit me, try harder.
Let's go.
Okay.
l tell you what. My ass is covered, sport.
But l would not get too comfortable in here if l were you.
No? l got the cable guy coming on Wednesday.
-Why don't you just walk out the door? -l will.
l'm gonna walk out of that door when l'm good and ready.
Can l get you to do that today?
l didn't think so.
Any other proposals?
Oh, please. Do not say ''proposals.''
My girlfriend, she wants a proposal from me.
-You think you're too young to get married? -No, l'm not too young. Too broke.
Maybe l should rob a bank.
You love each other?
Yeah. Yeah, we do.
Then money shouldn't really matter.
Thank you, bank robber.
l'm just saying money can't buy love.
Thank you very much. l'm...
l'm learning so much today, you know?
Look, why don't we go across the street to the Killarney Rose, huh?
Forget about this dangerous hostage situation.
-l'll buy you a beer. My treat. -Thanks, Detective,
but l'm trying to stay away from bars, if you know what l mean.
Well, if you change your mind there's still a standing offer, all right?
Cellblock or the graveyard?
Prison whites or a toe tag?
-Make up your mind. Tick tock, tick tock. -Hey! Hey!
We done?
You just crossed the fucking line!
Buses, Kojak, parked outside.
You think l'm bluffing?
You roll the dice and see what happens.
COP: All right. Now get the bunker up.
-So, what's up? -Got him right where l want him.
Yeah? Where's that?
Right behind me with my pants around my ankles, but it's a start.
Jesus Christ.
-What the fuck, man? -How long?
-He got the drop on you! -Two.
-How long? -What if he saw your face?
-Two. -What if l didn't have my gun?
Two, maybe three hours.
You know, you're letting this cop get too fucking close.
What happened?
l gave him every excuse to blow my brains out.
Yeah.
He doesn't bite. Why? He ain't the type.
Let's just step back and think about this for a second.
We know that they planned this whole thing. The tape, the cameras, the costumes.
There was a game plan, but it never included airplanes.
He's up to something but it ain't violence.
(TELEPHONE RlNGlNG)
FRAZlER: l'm listening. DALTON: How's the reception?
-Excuse me? -The camera on the truck.
Give me a close-up on the second-floor window.
-Rourke? -l'm on it, l'm on it.