How you doing?
What's this? Parking tickets. You can fix them?
Yeah, I'll see what I 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?
I know what they're talking about. I even know who it is.
You know who it is? You mean you know their names?
Who? I mean, who is it? Parking tickets?
They're taken care of. Who is it? It'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. I wouldn't worry.
It's a tape. You're sure about that?
I had to listen to all this nonsense in school.
"Communism is great. Capitalism is evil. Lenin, Marx, blah, blah, blah."
It's Enver Hoxha. It'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 I had my johnson pulled that good, it cost me $5.
$5?
Yeah, Tijuana. Don't ask.
Look at the... Oh, fuck that.
(MAN TALKING OVER SPEAKERS)
Detective Frazier. Nice to meet you. My pleasure.
This is Madeleine White.
How do you do, Miss White? It'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 I 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 I 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, I'm kidding. I mean, I make First Grade when I make First Grade.
You want to speed that up, I'm not gonna talk you out of it.
Then there's also the matter of $140,000 that seems to have walked away
from the Madrugada check-cashing bust.
Oh, I see.
Well, I 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? Is 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, I'll be sucking down piña 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 I mean. And here's the bad news,
that thing you're sucking on, it's not a piña colada.
Maybe you like that kind of thing, huh? You really want to piss me off.
All right, here's where we stand.
I don't need your fucking status report, Serpico.
I tell you where things stand.
Sure, sure. I just meant... Here's where things stand.
You're getting me what I asked you for.
You'll have it ready in the time I gave you
or you'll sit by and you'll watch me do just what I said I would do. Clear?
Very clear. I'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 747 s waiting around for days like today.
I 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 I want, I won't kill anyone.
All right. I'm on it. I'm on it.
Let's just try to keep everybody calm, okay?
Don't I sound calm to you? Yeah, you do.
FRAZIER: Yeah, you do.
So, Mr. Damerjian... Damerjian.
Damerjian. Is that Albanian? Just call me Kenneth.
Kenneth? Is that Albanian or...
It's Armenian.
What's the difference?
Detective, I was born in Queens.
I've never been to Armenia, Albania. I went surfing in Australia once.
Can I have a glass of water?
Are you thirsty? My throat's parched.
I'm not nervous. Your throat's parched?
My throat's parched. His throat is parched.
I just want a glass of water. Oh, shit!
When you start telling us what really happened...
I just want a glass of water. His throat is parched.
Here. You want some coffee? No, that's all right.
I don't drink that stuff. No, go ahead.
Did you know they were robbing the bank?
I didn't know they were robbing the bank until they pulled a gun in my face.
Is 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?
I was in a bank and I was locked up for who knows how long.
Okay. Tied up in a room. I saw you see me.
You saw me see you?
Is that what you just said? Yeah.
I was locked up in the room. You saw me gagged when you came in.
Listen, I can't work miracles over here. I'm gonna need more time.
Well, perhaps if you'd use the time that I 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.
I promise you, as God is my witness, I'm working on it as hard as I can.
It's just gonna take a few more hours.
Why should I 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.
I got a question for you. You get it right, I 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. It's a trick question.
What the hell is that? Playing games now?
It's the trains.
US money isn't printed on paper at all. It's cotton.
Yeah, I heard that. Yeah, that's right.
Okay. So no trees were cut down.
Are you sure? Yeah. 100%.
Okay.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
I got it.
Wait a second. Wait a second. I'll call you back.
It'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.
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. Is the post office.
DARIUS: He's wrong. Who's wrong?
Perp One. Trains don't pass through Grand Central.
It'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. It doesn't matter, anyway.
ROURKE: (OVER TRANSMITTER) I know what he meant.
What he said is one thing, but what he meant is another.
DARIUS: Yeah. That's always a problem, isn't it?
FRAZIER: Sandwiches.
ROURKE: I'm on it, I'm on it.
CHAIM: You know, right now I could go for a nice kosher hot dog and a beer.
SETH: I had Met tickets tonight. And Pedro's pitching!
GLADYS: They're gonna get their asses kicked anyway.
SETH: Tell me about it. I'm better off here. BRAD: I'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. I've studied these things.
What are you, Mossad? No. I was a lawyer.
Now I teach courses at Columbia Law on genocide, slave labor,
war reparation claims. Mira.
Can I sue anybody when this is over? Oh, sure. Go nuts.
Go meshuga.
Now that's a good looking shithole.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Hello? FRAZIER: Hey, baby, how you doing?
Baby, I'm worried about you. You coming home?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Soon.
It's gonna be a long night, though, so don't wait up for me.
Why don't you let me come down there?
Because I 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.
I cannot wait. I cannot wait. So, how you doing?
It's all right. We got a couple of the hostages out. Thanks a lot.
No, no. How you doing? I'm doing okay. I'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 I look? You looked good, baby. Real good.
All right, listen. I got to go. All right. Hey.
Keep your head down. All right, I will. Love you.
Come on.
So, are we clear about the ground rules?
There's no need to worry, Detective. I get paid to worry, okay?
I just need you to look me in the eye
and make me believe that you understand everything we talked about.
I understand. Okay.
Someone here wants to talk to you.
Hello? Who is this?
Let's not get into any names.
What matters is what I can offer you. And what's that?
Well, if I can be assured that certain interests are protected,
I might be able to help you get what you came for.
I 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? I 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.
If 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.
I know this game is a mile over my head, but I'm telling you, if you fuck me over...
I got where I am by collecting friends, not enemies.
Trust me, okay?
You're on your own.
DALTON: What makes you think I need help?
MADELEINE: Well, the hundred people outside, for starters.
It's not a problem.
And they're fueling your jet right now as we speak.
Come on. You're not that stupid.
Here's what I'm thinking.
If you give up now, I can ensure that you'll serve the minimum.
I'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, I can.
It's not good enough. Well, I wasn't finished.
When you get out, you'll have $2 million.
Will I? 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. I made you such a sweet offer.
I 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?
I'm afraid I can't. I can.
Let me tell you a story.
During World War II, there was an American working for a bank in Switzerland.
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 I just whistling Dixie out of my ass?
I believe we understand each other. Good.
So, what the hell can you do for me
since I clearly know more than you do, and I've planned this to perfection?
Believe me, if I need to, I 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. I 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 I have to stand before a judge
and account for what I 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.
I'll keep that in mind.
You're not gonna tell me how you're planning to get out of here, are you?
I'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, I 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.
I 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, I don't ordinarily get offended
the first time somebody treats me like an idiot, but you are pushing it.
Now, I 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.
I say it does, okay?
Okay, you don't own me.
This check-cashing thing, this coke bust, I can face that on my own.
I know what I did and what I didn't do.
Talk to me. Off the record?
"Off the..." Everything about you is off the record. Just talk to me.
Well, I gave him an incentive. Okay.
Did he go for it? No. But I'd say he's considering it.
He's smart, isn't he?
He thinks he is. Yeah.
One of your types, like the Ivy League type?
Clearly well educated. That's what I'm talking about.
That's exactly what I'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?
I 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.
It doesn't, does it? Seems more like he chose the corner.
You're right.
So, you through?
I guess. Are you saying I'm dismissed? Yes, I am.
You got a card, in case I need to call you?
Please don't take this personally, but no.
I 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.
Big boy.
Were you scared in there? No.
No? Not at all, huh? Nope. I'm from Brooklyn.
You're from Brooklyn, huh? I 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. It'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?
I 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, I didn't do it, all right?
What? I made a few mistakes when I was a kid.
I was out with some friends and they held up a liquor store.
What was I supposed to do?
Where'd you grow up, you Wassa Wassa, Park Avenue?
What's that? Wassa what? What'd you say? Wassa Wassa.
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
You know, a person that don't come to your neighborhood.
How do you say "Rikers Island" in Spanish?
What about these two?
That ring a bell?
These two? No.
Nothing? Nothing.
Don't they look suspicious to you?
I mean, I 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?
If you'd like, I 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?
It's your height, your age, and your...
Your cup size.
So, I 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.
I 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. I'm gonna give him a plane.
What happened to playing it by the book? That's what's bugging me.
It'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?
I'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.
I don't think he's in a rush.
Why? That's what I'm gonna find out.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Yeah. Your plane is ready.
Is that a fact?
That's a fact, but I'm gonna need something from you first.
I'm gonna need to come in there and make sure the hostages are okay.
You'll see them when they get on the bus.
I 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 WHIMPERING)
Let me take the kid.
No.
Any more?
There are some who misbehaved.
(ALL YELLING)
Please help me!
Please help us!
Please help us! Please!
We're gonna get you all out of here.
I promise you.
Tour is over.
Can I 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? I 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.
It's your choice. You don't want that. I don't want that.
And, you know, they'd like to do it tonight.
You got night vision?
You got gas masks? Maybe.
I'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.
I tell you what. My ass is covered, sport.
But I would not get too comfortable in here if I were you.
No? I got the cable guy coming on Wednesday.
Why don't you just walk out the door? I will.
I'm gonna walk out of that door when I'm good and ready.
Can I get you to do that today?
I 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, I'm not too young. Too broke.
Maybe I should rob a bank.
You love each other?
Yeah. Yeah, we do.
Then money shouldn't really matter.
Thank you, bank robber.
I'm just saying money can't buy love.
Thank you very much. I'm...
I'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.
I'll buy you a beer. My treat. Thanks, Detective,
but I'm trying to stay away from bars, if you know what I 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 I'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 I 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 I didn't have my gun?
Two, maybe three hours.
You know, you're letting this cop get too fucking close.
What happened?
I 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 RINGING)
I'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? I'm on it, I'm on it.
No, no, no, no, no, no! Fuck!
Oh, shit.
Keith! Keith! Keith!
(ALL YELLING)
What are you doing? What the fuck are you doing?
You mean beyond the obvious?
That's what I mean. Come on, this ain't no bank robbery!
This is your fault. I told you to get the buses.
Fuck you! I didn't kill anybody.
I got 50 more people in here. You fuck with me again,
I'll give you two of the longest days of your life.
All right, look, just tell me what it is you really want and I'll get it for you.
I promise. I've told you. Two buses, a plane.
Right, right. And box seats behind home plate at Yankee Stadium.
Come on, don't bullshit a bullshitter.
You planned every inch of this thing right from the start.
You got everybody marching to your beat, including me, and I'm through buying it.
You're too damn smart to be a cop.
Now get the fuck out of here.
What? You going to shoot me?
Do it. Shit, you got nothing to lose.
I damn sure ain't got nothing to lose, so shoot me.
Do it.
Shoot me. Fuck you.
Tell them to send someone sane over here.
We got a big problem.
Hey, Detective, this ain't your day.
How you doing, Captain?
Look, I know you put your trust in me and I just...
Well, you're a good cop. Frazier, I need more like you.
But if you're going down on this one, I can't go with you.
You got to understand this, though, sir...
No, no, no. Let me just tell you what my problem is, okay?
I go to bed, everything's hunky-dory.
I get a call at 3:15, and there's what? A dead hostage.
Right, right, right. But I can end this... It is ended.
See, you think I got options.
I got to answer to the Chief of D's.
Darius is calling the shots on this. That's it.
Hey, Sarge.
What'd he say? That's it.
Shit.
DARIUS: It's a tactical nightmare. COUGHLIN: I know.
Well, first, this is the only way in.
Then we got to make it up the stairs blind.
Once we get up there, we're right out in the open.
DARIUS: They have the advantage of cover.
They can pick us off like sitting ducks.
Then if we make it across the floor and down the stairs,
we still can't tell the homies from the good guys until they shoot at us.
Even if it isn't rigged with explosives, it's still a fucking nightmare.
(ALL SCREAMING)
Move! Move! Move!
HOSTAGE: Open the door!
COP 1: Keep moving. COP 2: To the right.
COP 3: Watch the hands, watch the hands.
And let's not forget the possibility of hostages being killed.
Right now! Put the gun down!
Back off or I shoot! I said back off!
DARIUS: Well, our best hope is to separate them from the hostages.
If we can get two or three upstairs and take them out?
Kill them?
COP: Gun! Gun! Gun!
What if there's more than four?
Yeah, well, that's what's so nuts about it.
Anybody in a painter's suit could be a perp.
Maybe we should dress our guys up like a bunch of painters.
And we should use rubber bullets. Take head shots. Put their lights out.
ED: Not a bad idea. COUGHLIN: Yeah.
COUGHLIN: Rubber bullets it is, baby.
If this goes down wrong,
they're going to dump this whole mess in your lap, you know?
I'm making First Grade. What?
I'm making Detective First Grade. Things ain't all they appear to be.
What the fuck does that mean? Detective First Grade Keith Frazier.
Are you fucking kidding me? Yes.
Thank the Mayor and our mystery guest for that.
You cut a deal with those guys?
Never make First Grade? Shit.
Worked too hard to let that happen.
Everybody's getting theirs. I'm gonna get mine.
I'll be outside.
What a day, what a day.
Detective, they're gonna storm that bank without you? It's not right.
So, tell me about the kid who pointed the gun at you, the 12-year-old.
Now? Yeah.
Last year, up in the 33rd,
I was breaking up a fight about a half a block from the high school.
This one little spic is getting his clock cleaned by another one.
Do me a favor, Sergeant. Just tone down the color commentary.
So I bust up the fight,
I turn around and this kid is pointing a.22 at my chest.
Is that right? Now, which kid was this? Another kid, an African-American.
An African-American, right? Yeah.
Came out of nowhere. I didn't see him.
So, what'd you do?
What did I do then? I'll tell you what I did then.
I got shot in the fucking chest. That's what I did then.
Yeah, so you'll pardon my euphemisms, Detective,
but I would rather wind up an old bigot than a handsome young corpse.
Now, no offense, Detective,
but I'm just trying to keep them away from us.
Now, what do you say we just get these people safely out of the bank?
I hear that.
And I'll try and watch what I say in the future.
You never know who's listening.
MITCHELL: What are you doing?
Jesus. Shit.
They bugged us.
Darius!
Darius, don't make a move!
What? It's all fucked up!
Do not make a move! Keep your men back!
What are you talking about?
They heard everything we said in the M.C.C.
What? Stand down! Stand down!
The drawer with the demands in it! They heard everything we said!
They put a transmitter in it! They bugged us!
No, no, no. I'm going in.
Shit.
Get everyone together.
STEVIE: Steve! Steve-O!
They're coming in.
Everybody good? Yeah.
All right! Everybody out!
Put your masks on! Everyone out! Out!
(ALL SCREAMING)
Go now! Go!
Go! Go! Go!
STEVE: Now! STEVE-O: Get the fuck out!
Move!
DALTON: Everybody up the fucking stairs! Move!
Move!
Don't shoot! Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
Get down! Get down on the ground! Don't shoot!
Cease fire!
Cease fire! Cease fire!
Let's go, people.
(ALL CLAMORING)
Put your hands on your head! Get down!
Put your hands on your head.
Will somebody stop him? Get down!
Put your hands on your head.
Get them down!
On the ground! Put your hands on your fucking heads!
Do not move!
Get down, put your hands on your head! Put the cuffs on them! Let's go!
(HERNANDEZ SPEAKING SPANISH)
What's going on?
DARIUS: Don't take any chances!
It wasn't me! I'm not a criminal!
Cuffs!
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
Don't move! I'm not moving!
Don't move! Do not move!
Check them. Make sure they ain't got no weapons on them and shit.
DARIUS: Hernandez! HERNANDEZ: Right here.
HERNANDEZ: E.S.U. Team, line up!
Door to the left, door to the left.
Clear on the right. Clear!
Left side clear. Clear!
Clear. Clear.
All clear! HERNANDEZ: Check under the desk.
Clear. Checking the office. All clear, Sarge.
Clear. Clear.
All clear, Sarge.
HERNANDEZ: All clear. E.S.U. On the stairs. Line it up!
HERNANDEZ: Let's go, guys. Team in, team in. Let's go.
Clear!
Clear. Clear.
Clear, Sarge. Clear.
HERNANDEZ: Give me a bunker up here. I need a bunker up front.
COP 1: Bringing the bunker up.
COP 2: Clear, Sarge.
Clear.
We're almost clear down here. Make sure you're sure.
I'll keep looking. Stay on it.
Roger that.
Ready? Let's go.
This is the last door.
Clear, Sarge! Come on down.
Did you find a dead hostage? Negative.
DARIUS: If it ain't here, you must've missed something.
Maybe, but I'm pretty sure we're the only ones moving around down here.
Check this out. They forgot to rob the joint.
MITCHELL: Holy shit. FRAZIER: And you didn't find anybody?
We're still looking, but there are no bad guys,
no booby traps, no tunnels, no damage.
And nothing missing. Great, great, great.
We'll put out a city-wide description for David fucking Copperfield, then, huh?
Listen, I'm not trying to tell you your jobs, Detectives,
but unless they swam out through the toilets,
whoever did this is upstairs sucking pavement.
All right, good job.
What's that?
Cell phones.
Hey, guys! You need to see this. Okay.
Collins! Grab a uniform, make a quick count of that money in there, all right?
Yes, sir. And stand by, all right?
Don't let anybody get tempted, including you!
COLLINS: Yes, sir!
Right here, Detective.
What do you got? You're going to love this one. Toy guns.
Fake guns. You got to be kidding me.
Toys. As if it wasn't weird enough already.
COP: (OVER RADIO) Cap, come to the ladies' room.
On my way.
Check it out.
We can stop looking for that body.
Fake guns.
Fake execution.
Nobody goes home till we get everybody's story.
Cap, we got something else in the storage room.
Porcario? Yo.
Where's the men's room? Down the hallway on the left.
COP: Pick them up, pick them up. Toss them.
MALE HOSTAGE: I'm a hostage. Stop pushing.
COLLINS: Female hostages to be searched by female officers only!
COP: All right, listen, let's get these people up.
I can't hear you. What? Valerie Keepsake.
Go, go, get on the bus.
Kenneth Damerjian. Yeah.
Person one.
I'm Peter Hammond. Eric Dodge.
Wait! Chaim. My name's Chaim.
Fucking cocksucker.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Just give me your name. Just give me your name.
Say your name.
I work in the bank!
I'm the bank security guard! Nobody's listening!
Okay, we'll straighten it out.
Everybody's saying listen! Nobody's listening!
We'll straighten it out. Come on.
Listen, I'm not getting on the bus! Yes, you are.
COLLINS: Move! Move! Move! I am not! I work at the bank!
COP: Collins, you got this?
Listen, I work at the bank!
COLLINS: All right, just get him on the bus. Get him on the bus.
Nobody's listening! All right. Calm down. Get on the bus.
COP 1: Come on, guys, guys! COP 2: Over this way. Over this way.
Officer, take her over to Sarge. Come on.
COP 3: Come on, let's get going with these people off that line over there.
Come on.
Captain, I'm telling you, this thing is a mess.
They thought this one out, soup to nuts.
So, lay it out for me.
We photograph everybody that came out of the bank.
We sit them down, we question them, we show them the photos.
Most of them can't point to anybody that's guilty of anything.
We ask them if they could recognize anybody who was not one of the bad guys.
Even if we considered someone as a possible suspect,
there's one or two or three other people that would rule them out.
It's like the thing never happened.
What about prints? Everywhere. So what?
All it shows is that these people were there. Alibis?
Just about everyone.
Even if their alibi was weak,
a hostage would identify them as being one of the good guys.
There we are, back to square one.
Priors?
We got one employee who had some juvie stuff. One customer had...
Excuse me.
One customer had an out-of-state warrant for child support.
Another one had a couple of priors, G.L.A. Mostly.
Again, same problem. Plus, he was a fucking idiot.
Bank cameras? Useless.
I'm telling you, they thought of everything. Almost.
Sounded like everything to me. But this.
We haven't found that.357 or the perp that was holding it.
If you did, there'd be no prints on it anyway.
Bury it. Bury it?
What the fuck do you expect me to say?
Captain, this thing stinks to high hell. I mean, somebody did something here.
You said it yourself.
You got no robbery. No suspects.
Nobody's breathing down my neck to come up with answers.
I'm not gonna breathe down yours. Bury it.
I wasn't expecting this.
I promise you, I'll find you guys more cases to solve.
Okay.
Oh, here's something that you probably did expect.
They found that missing Madrugada money. No shit.
Yes, you want to know where it was?
In my bank account? No.
My summer house in Sag Harbor? No.
My wallet? No.
Then, no. I don't want to know.
MITCHELL: This is bullshit, man.
I mean, we're the only ones left trying to catch the bad guys
and they're gonna come after us like that?
I'll tell you what. Every one of your accusers, man,
I say we go after them all, Keith, Michael Corleone style.
"Michael Corleone, do you renounce Satan?"
"Yes, I renounce him."
There's no 392.
Huh? Safety deposit box number 392.
According to these records, it doesn't exist.
Pinstriped, mayonnaise, lying motherfucker.
Didn't Coughlin say we should move on? Let's go.
Thank you, again, Your Honor. I'll come pick it up tomorrow?
Yes, you're welcome. Thank you.
What are you doing, Detective?
Now, what business do you have with Judge Pasqua?
Police business.
Weren't you told to bury this? I got a job to do, Miss White.
And since when is your job more important than your career?
Or did you forget our arrangement? We didn't have any arrangement.
Let me tell you how this works. You...
No, let me tell you how this works.
You press here to record and you press here to play.
MADELEINE: (OVER RECORDER) There's also the matter of the $140,000
that seems to have walked away
from the Madrugada check-cashing bust.
FRAZIER: I didn't have anything to do with that, so...
MAYOR: We'd like to be in your corner on that.
In exchange for what? I mean, what, do you want me to do something unethical?
I mean, no disrespect to the both of youse
but I don't need you to be in my corner, Mr. Mayor.
Look, I'm innocent.
Innocent or guilty, you're still going down.
Give Miss White whatever she needs, or your career is over.
Done.
Kaput.
So? You gave me what I wanted.
Your career is blossoming and all is right with the world.
What was Case hiding?
You know, there's a famous saying by the Baron de Rothschild.
"When there's blood on the streets, buy property."
I think Mr. Case really took that sentiment to heart.
But he is no different than half the Fortune 500.
Let it go, Detective.
You're a good cop.
This city needs you.
Lady! Lady, you're in the wrong place. I have an appointment.
Arthur.
Good morning. Miss White.
Have a seat.
Thank you, Vincent. That's all for now. Thank you.
(CASE CLEARING THROAT)
Well. What did he say?
Well, Detective Frazier turned out to be quite sharp.
But I just fast-tracked his career a little and he's under control.
I hope so. Tell me about the envelope.
Where is it now?
Well, the gang leader is going to hang on to it,
as an insurance policy to keep you from seeking revenge.
Clearly, he has a very low opinion of you.
And what might that be?
Well, let's see. In a nutshell, that you got rich,
doing business with the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Yes.
It was 60 years ago. I was young and ambitious.
I saw a short path to success and I took it.
I sold my soul.
And I've been trying to buy it back ever since.
But you and this mystery man, you have an understanding?
I think so. And he managed to get out of there with that envelope.
If someday he comes back to blackmail you, well,
you'll pay him. And you'll get it back.
So, I guess that's it. I suppose so.
Bullshit. I beg your pardon?
He didn't go through all that just to stick your envelope under his mattress.
Look, they left money untouched, Arthur.
So?
So, he had to have walked out of there with something else.
The bank says that there was nothing missing.
So, there had to have been something in that box
that was worth more to him than your envelope.
You don't have to tell me.
There's only one thing it could be anyway.
Diamonds.
And then there's the ring.
Cartier ring.
It belonged to the wife of a Parisian banker.
Wealthy family of French Jews.
And when the war came along, the ring and everything else they owned
was confiscated and they were shipped off to concentration camps. None survived.
We were friends.
I could have helped them.
But the Nazis paid too well.
Can I trust that you will keep what you've learned
here today confidential?
Despite whatever you may think?
Yes, Arthur.
Well, I'd love to tell you what a monster you are,
but I have to help bin Laden's nephew buy a co-op on Park Avenue.
If that were true, you wouldn't tell me.
We're listing you as a reference.
(SIGHING)
My name is Dalton Russell.
Pay strict attention to what I say
because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself.
I've told you my name. That's the "who."
The "where" could most readily be described as a prison cell.
But there is a vast difference
between being stuck in a tiny cell and being in prison.
The "what" is easy.
Recently I planned and set in motion events to execute the perfect bank robbery.
That's also the "when."
As for the "why," beyond the obvious financial motivation,
it's exceedingly simple.
Because I can.
Which leaves us only with the "how."
And therein, as the Bard would tell us,
lies the rub.
(BANGING)
STEVE: He's gonna smell like shit. STEVE-O: What do you expect after a week?
CHAIM: Yeah.
Why do you think I rolled down the window?
(CHUCKLING)
Oh, shit.
That cop, Frazier, and his partner are walking into the bank.
Are they coming for me? Can't say. It's just the two of them.
MAN: Yeah, everything's going great today. No.
Yeah, about 5:30. Okay.
Sounds like fun. Okay.
Talk to you later.
Sorry. Excuse me.
Mr. Hammond?
Good morning, Detectives.
Just like he planned.
I got a court order here to open a safe deposit box.
Number 392.
(STEVE-O SIGHING)
STEVE-O: Oh, thank God.
Where is it?
I left it in there.
This way, Detectives.
Why did you do that? You left the ring.
Trust me.
I left it in good hands.
DALTON: I'm no martyr.
I did it for the money.
But it's not worth much if you can't face yourself in the mirror.
Respect is the ultimate currency.
I was stealing from a man who traded his away for a few dollars.
And then he tried to wash away his guilt.
Drown it in a lifetime of good deeds and a sea of respectability.
Let me get that. Let me.
It almost worked, too.
Okay.
But inevitably,
the further you run from your sins,
the more exhausted you are when they catch up to you.
And they do.
Son of a bitch.
Certain.
It will not fail.
What do you think that's worth?
(CHUCKLING) If you got to ask, man, you can't afford it.
Thank goodness my girlfriend ain't here.
"Follow the ring"?
Detective Frazier. Mr. Case.
How are you? I am great.
Nobody got killed at the bank. Everybody's happy. My kind of day.
That's wonderful. Wonderful.
Detective Mitchell. Mr. Case.
Be seated, gentlemen. Thank you.
Can I offer you anything? No.
I must say
I was most impressed
by the way you handled that business.
Thank you, Mr. Case.
Whenever I hear the term "New York's Finest"
you're who I think of.
You keep the rest of us safe and make it look easy.
Pardon me. Well, what's so amusing?
When you say "the rest of us," Mr. Case, I mean, you got to look around.
"The rest of us" is a category that you haven't qualified for in a long time.
Touché, Detective. I won't deny it. I've done well.
Yes, you have. But I'm very confused.
You see, I got a case
where armed robbers laid siege to your bank.
It is your bank, right?
Well, I'm Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Then ita-zita-vene-gazoo.
The robbers disappear. Poof.
And they don't take a nickel, right?
You're asking me? Yes, I'm asking you.
I mean, it's your bank. You own it. I'm asking you.
It's a tiny part of our organization.
No robbers. No real victims. No loot missing.
It's got to be the first time in law-enforcement history.
I never heard of it before.
So, you got to ask yourself, "What the fuck happened?" Don't you, Mr. Case?
I'm not quite sure I like your tone, Officer.
You don't like my tone? Then give me a straight answer.
It's the founding bank of your empire. You built it. It's your baby.
Give me a straight answer. What do you think happened?
I have no idea. Oh, come on, now. Come on.
I'll tell you what I think happened.
I think you sent that woman in there to patch things up.
Miss White. I think you paid her. What was she doing in there?
Look, this is absurd.
Are you implying that I had anything to do with it?
392.
Safe deposit box 392. What's the story on that?
I have no idea what you're... Don't lie to me, Mr. Case.
I don't lie. I looked at all the records.
All the bank records for safe deposit boxes at your bank.
At first glance, everything looked fine,
but there was one safe deposit box that had no records.
I mean, going all the way back to 1948.
So I started thinking. Who would have the answer to this riddle?
Probably the man who forgot to mention
that he built the bank in the first place in 1948.
It doesn't add up, Mr. Case. It does not add up.
I'm afraid I can't be of any further use to you, Detective.
It's something really bad, isn't it?
Mr. Frazier, I have spent my whole life serving humanity.
You can ask anyone who knows me.
They'll vouch for me, and for the things that I've done.
You think they'll vouch for you after I find out the truth about this ring?
I don't think so.
Oh, by the way, that thing you said about us being New York's finest?
I want you to know, we really appreciate that.
How gracious.
Let's go. We're gonna follow that ring.
Hey, Keith, let me see your shoe. What?
Let me see your shoe. Why?
'Cause I have never seen anybody put their foot that far up a guy's ass.
Yeah, I guess I did, didn't I?
Oh, man. You cut him an ass the length of the Lincoln Tunnel.
We're gonna need a traffic cop on that shit.
Good afternoon, sir.
Do you have a reservation? Looking for the Mayor.
May I have your hat, please? No, you cannot. Get your own.
MADELEINE: They're looking to invest $4 billion over the next four years.
And that's all in place.
Sorry to interrupt you, Mr. Mayor, but there's an old American saying,
"When there's blood on the streets, somebody's got to go to jail."
Edwin, could you please excuse us for a minute?
MAYOR: What's this about, Detective?
I believe Detective Frazier is looking for some closure?
That's a good word. Closure.
Case closed, you know what I mean?
This is the number
of the War Crimes Issues office in Washington, D.C.
How'd you like to be on the front page of the New York Times?
That'd be great.
Make sure they spell my name right, though. That's Frazier with a "z".
You can keep the pen.
You made copies?
Please.
We got to keep the real criminals off the streets, Your Honor.
All right, well, thanks for lunch.
War crimes, huh?
What have you got me into this time?
(SNORING SOFTLY)
Mama?
Did you bring Big Willie? And the twins.
Slow down, girl.
I'll get my gun off before I get my gun off, okay?
Pow, pow.
Sorry. Excuse me.
FRAZIER: Why don't you just walk out the door?
DALTON: I will.
I'm gonna walk out of that door when I'm good and ready.
Son of a bitch.
Come on, honey. The handcuffs are getting cold.