The video of Milos and Tamina...
I told you to erase it.
I erased everything. It's all gone.
Don't lie. I won't be angry.
Why not?
-What is it? -What does it look like?
It's an address book.
I took it from the black cop.
What's this?
What is it?
"Eddie Flemming."
Why won't you be angry at me for keeping my movie?
You'll see.
Come. Bring the camera.
Hello.
My name is Frank Capra. I'm a famous Hollywood director.
There she is!
What are you doing here?
What am I doing here?
I came to see how the investigation is going.
I called, and you're not here.
I waited by the station house, you never show up.
I beep you, you don't return my call.
Where the hell have you been?
Ladder 21 was at the rock for training. All right?
So we stopped there so she could get cleaned up.
What do you mean cleaned up?
I let her take a shower.
A shower? And did you take one, too?
Come on, Chief.
She's been through a lot. I'm trying to help her out.
Really? That's really nice of you.
You take a homicide witness...
to take a shower after your partner's been shot.
Are you out of your fucking mind?
You having that much trouble get ting dates?
I told him to. Tommy, get her out of here.
There was the press all over the place.
I didn't want her face in the news, so I told him...
to take her someplace quiet till things calmed down.
-Really? -It was my decision, not his.
I am the Deputy Chief Fire Marshal...
and every now and then, I like to be included in decisions.
I understand. Infact, once he briefs me...
you guys can take over the press conference...
and you can take the lead in the case.
-How's that? -All right.
I'm ready to be briefed.
-Excuse us. -Sure.
Are you ready to brief me?
Good.
Wait.
Fellas, can you give us a few minutes, please?
-You bet. -Thanks.
Shut that door, too, when you go out.
Thanks a lot, guys.
Just so you know, I didn't touch her.
Maybe you should've...
because nobody believes you didn't, including me.
I know it wasn't the smartest thing to do...
and you think I'm a fool, but nothing happened.
It wasn't the smartest thing to do.
To say the least, you ought to know better.
She's got the potential to fucking hang you.
If she even suggests that you made a pass at her...
it's fucking over. Deny it all you want.
It won't make a fucking bit of difference.
You never went out on a limb for somebody?
"Here's the name of an immigration lawyer."
That's how you go out on a limb.
If you heard her story, you'd believe her, too.
You'll jeopardize your career and your life...
and my case...
and I'll give you another piece of advice.
Maybe you don't watch TV...
but I'll let you in on a little secret.
The whole fucking world watches television.
When you go out there, they know your face...
and the little fucking itty bit of fame...
I have in this fucking city makes my job a lot easier...
and I get a lot more done because of it.
Why'd you stand up for me with the chief?
I don't know.
You remind me of a puppy I used to have...
who pissed all over the carpet, but I still kept him.
-Let's go. -Captain!
One at a time, please!
We're looking for two male white suspects in their thirties.
We believe them to be of an Eastern-European nationality.
That's another lesson.
You got nothing to say, don't waste their time or yours.
Let somebody else do that.
What's the plan now?
You're on the team, so I'll call you when something happens.
Right now I've got to propose to my girlfriend.
Really? Congratulations.
Don't congratulate me. She hasn't said yes yet.
I still think there's something...
I could be doing to helpfind these guys.
Go home and get some rest.
Sometimes you can try too hard.
Sometimes you have to go away in order to come back.
Like you did with that shot today?
That's right.
All right. I get it.
Good, because you don't look like you get it.
I get it.
-Sure you get it? -I get it.
-You get it? -No, I get it.
Trust me. I get it.
Why don't you keep it?
Don't say I never gave you anything.
Coming.
Hello?
I'm looking for Gayle Cassiopi.
I think it's one flight up.
Thanks.
Action.
Who's she?
None of your fucking business.
Who's Nicky?
Beautiful.
It's OK.
You know what I need? I need your opinion.
You do? About what?
You see...
they're going to make a movie about me, too, Eddie...
and write books.
Write books.
Books? What's your fucking accomplishment?
I kill someone famous.
And I saw you on the page of "People" magazine.
Eddie, look at me.
Good.
Good. Be tough to the end.
Actor who plays you will want you to die like a hero.
Tabloids don't have to do re-enactments.
They're going to have a real movie this time.
You film killing me, you'll get away with that?
You're stupider than I thought.
Both out of your fucking minds.
Turn it off!
We are insane.
Who else but crazy men would film their crimes?
So I kill you, and if we are caught...
we are sent to mental hospital...
but once I'm in the hospital, I say I'm not crazy...
just pretending.
So I would be acquitted.
We see psychiatrists.
They must certify we are sane...
and because of your double jeopardy law...
we can't be tried for the same crime twice.
We come out free, rich, and famous.
This is a fucking great idea.
You think the jury will buy that bullshit?
You sickfucks.
I'm smarter than Americans.
You watch crybaby talk shows all day long.
Not only will Americans believe me, they'll cry for me.
Would you like to say good-bye to your Nicky?
Maybe you can propose to her now.
He has nothing to say.
Give me a pillow.
Give me a fucking pillow!
Come here, start the camera.
Cut! This is my project.
I'm the director, and I say action.
Shut the fuck up!
Detective Flemming...
was one of the most decorated NYPD detectives...
in the history of New York.
Among the several thousand arrests he made...
during his career, the famed Stephen Geller case.
He was widely loved by the community he served.
His partner eulogized him.
Eddie was my mentor...
My partner...
Tragedy. Every great film must have one.
...the word "friend."
I will miss him.
I said, no!
No means no. Want me to get ugly?
Gentlemen, I'm sorry. It's a private affair.
-Sorry, no. -Let me get a drink.
Please hold.
Just stay on. Hold on. Robert, you've got a call.
What the hell are you doing here?
Hold on. I'm right here. Just stay right there.
Don't be ridiculous. Can't you see I'm busy here?
Trust me. Take this call.
Hang up the phone, go get yourself a drink.
Take the call.
Give it to me.
I'm sorry.
Who is this?
I made a movie of Eddie Flemming's murder.
How do I know this is you?
You'll know when you meet me.
-Where? -Come to 35th and Broadway.
Don't bring the police. Come alone...
oryou'll be in my next film.
Listen, asshole, I've been threatened by better than you.
No. I'm the best that's ever threatened you.
They're gonna get you.
We'll talk about that.
About surrendering?
4.00. It gives you time to go to bank.
$1 million.
"Top Story," are you still there?
I'm here.
It doesn't work that way.
If you don't want my film...
I'll call another show, and they will show it.
I'll meet you. I need two things from you--
I want exclusivity, and you will surrender to me.
Bring cash.
Let's go.
Truck 21 spotted on the north end of the building...
put the aerial ladder up to the roof.
Engine company 54 and Engine 9...
took hand lines up to the second level.
The they cut a hole in the roof directly over the fire.
-So how was the funeral? -Not good.
Did the D.A. video-tape her deposition?
He finished a little while ago.
Swing by her apartment...
pick up her clothes, and take her straight to INS.
She's their problem now.
Hard to believe. Watch.
What's this?
I don't know.
"Good luck with all your troubles.
"I'm here if you need me. Ludwig."
Who's he?
My boss. Why, are you jealous?
Why don'twe get your stuff?
Look...
you're a witness to a double homicide.
All right? I can't get involved with you.
All right?
Why don't you go get your bags, and I'll wait here.
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
Get back!
That's not mine!
Get back!
Don't do it!
Come on!
Hurry!
-It's locked. -Where's the key?
-It's not mine. -All right.
Get in the bathroom.
1075. 47th and 8th!
All right. We're trapped! Two alarms on arrival!
Oh, my God.
He's nailed it down.
Baby, don't open the window. It'll suck the fire towards us.
-They were here. -Jesus Christ, that's Eddie's.
They were here!
Calm down, Daphne. Just get in the tub.
-There's gasoline. -What?
There's gasoline in here.
-What are you doing? -I'm pouring it out.
-It's not going down. -Oh, my God.
Give it to me.
Jesus Christ. It's clogged. God damn it.
Please do something. We're going to die.
Forget it. They're all clogged.
Come on, baby. Just stay low and stay calm.
90% people who die in a fire die from eating smoke.
Let me introduce you to my partner...
and the man who started the fire.
Say something for your fans.
Stand back and get down! Just get back and stay low.
Stay low!
This'll buy us some time!
Get back!
This is a great film.
We can see fire right now, and Daphne's in the fire.
Tell him it's OK.
Let's go!
Come on, guys. Let's go.
Get that plug now!
Take care of the boy.
And get her some oxygen!
You all right? What the hell happened up there?
It was a setup. Somebody booby-trapped the apartment.
-Who? -It's gotta be the same guys.
You gotta speak louder. I can't hearyou.
Jordy, are you hurt?
-I'm all right. -What?
You have to speak up.
What the hell are you talking about?
What is it?
We have a disturbance in the lobby.
-Where's Hawkins? -He's not on the premises.
Go get that tape and bring it here right now.
Any request for that video-tape has to go to--
Woman, I am begging you! You can't let this happen!
You want that tape, contact the at torney.
I'll be happy to give you--
You thinkwe're joking?
Listen,you can't do this! Don't do this to Eddie.
Don't do it to the people of this city.
You can't show the man's murder on TV!
You want the tape, there it is!
Stay tuned for a special edition of "Top Story."
Detective Eddie Flemming's brutal murder...
has been video-taped, and we will broadcast it...
after these messages.
Hard to believe. Watch.
Who says you can't be success in America?
I came here with nothing, knowing nobody, and now, look.
I am success story.
Why did you say "I"?
-It should be "we." -Don't be paranoid.
I gave you half of what they gave me.
Good evening. I'm Robert Hawkins...
and this is "Top Story."
-Here we are. -Tonight I present to you...
material of a graphic and violent nature...
never before seen on television...
and I do so with a heavy heart.
It would only be normal to askwhy.
Why are we showing something so disturbing?
And my answer is as a journalist...
I am obligated to show it.
I air this tape in loving memory...
of my friend Eddie Flemming.
Hard to believe.
Watch.
You film killing me, you're gonna get away with that?
Just turn it off.
Cut! This is my project.
I'm the director, and I say action.
Shut the [beep] up!
Why did you leave that stuff in about you being a director?
-Because I am the director. -What?
Don't you fucking realize if it wasn't for me...
for my idea, no fucking way we'd be sitting here right now?
-Your idea? -My idea.
Is that the guy?
Don't you understand?
This is a greatAmerican movie, and who made it?
I made it all. I was the director.
-Who are you? -Everything.
I am everything.
This is whatAmerica wants-- violence and sex.
Before we hand in the nextvideo...
I'm gonna put titles on it...
and my credit is going to read, "Directed by Oleg Razgul."
Yeah, but there is only one problem.
One credit, but I don't share credit.
-You got it? -Share credit?
You think you're a director?
You're just a little, small, Russian piece of shit.
Let's go!
This is Robert Hawkins for "Top Story."
We'll be back after this.
All right, I'm here. Oh,Jesus.
This is the man I told you about.
This is Bruce Cutler.
Bryan, come get this from here.
I am Emil. I'm insane.
Are you my lawyer?
Not just yet.
I got your money.
Where is it?
Shit,where is it?
Where is it?!
He's got the camera! He's got the movie!
Let's sit down and talk a minute.
I need it! Where is it?
Don't move!
Get your hands up and drop the gun!
Drop the goddamn gun!
What did you hit him for? He surrendered!
-Go tight on them. -He's unarmed and hurt!
I'm going with you.
Come on!
I'm coming down there with you.
I'm his lawyer--
Turn the camera off!
Keep going! Keepfilming!
I'm invoking his rights!
What's going on?
I'm going with you.
Fuck!
I'm going down there with you.
What's going on?!
They're taking you downtown.
-Whoa! I'll take him. -He's mine!
I'm taking him. Don't argue with me.
-He's my collar! -He killed my partner!
After he's booked, he's yours, but I'm walking him in!
All right, kid, have your 15 minutes.
Tommy, ride with him. Get in the fucking car.
Don't speak to him!
Put your head in!
Get him in the car, Tommy!
Put your head in,you fool!
I ain't playing with you! Shit!
You ought to be ashamed of yourself!
Bullshit, Leon!
Ashamed of what? I got him off the streets.
Bravo, Mr Hawkins!
You better back off.
You are sick!
I'm fed up with your bullshit!
Let go!
Get outta here!
Where are you going? You'll lose everybody!
What are you doing, man?
This is not the way to the station!
Talk to me! You're losing them!
Answer me, man!
-Answer me! -Where am l?
-What the hell-- -What's going on?
Hold on. Wait!
Come on!
Where's my lawyer? Where are they?
God damn it!
What's wrong with you, man? Shit!
Fuck you! What's going on?
Jordy, listen! Wait a minute!
You can't do this, man!
Listen! Wait,Jordy!
Come on.
Listen, man, please!
How'd you know how to rig that apartment?
My father was a fireman.
He taught me about fire. Now it's my friend.
-Take a walk. -You're not thinking straight.
Don't you get it? He knew he'd get caught.
That's why you video-taped Eddie's murder!
I want to see this son of a bitch dead, too--
It's over tonight, you son of a bitch!
You can't kill him in cold blood!
Get the hell outta here!
Get in the car!
Listen to me! I'm not gonna let you do this!
Get in the car! Go!
Now go!
Fuck it, man! Shit!
Something fucking funny?
Refreshing.
You think this is funny?!
Turn around!
You want to be famous? You want headlines?
Now's your chance.
Put your hands up.
Get your goddamn hands up!
Turn around.
You want to be a real American, right?
You want to be a tough guy?
Here's Eddie's gun. You remember him?
Come on.
You want to be famous? Shoot me.
Want headlines? Want to make money?
Want to be a celebrity? Shoot me!
You can't kill me. You're not a cop.
You're just a fireman with a gun.
OK...l'll make it easy.
You Americans are pussies without your missiles and money.
You won't kill me.
You don't have the balls.
Don't do it, brother!
Kill me.
Get up!
You are mine now, sucker!
You are out of control, you know that?
Here's Eddie's gun.
Where you going?
I lost my shoe. I want my shoe.
Get him out of here!
Emil Slovak is a victim here. He is not a culprit.
We all appreciate the tragedy...
of the death of Detective Flemming.
I represent Mr Slovak.
He was operating under the undue influence of his partner.
This will all come out at the trial...
and Emil will be vindicated. I will see to that.
-Good job. -Thanks.
How you feeling?
I brought letters.
Fan mail from women.
One wants to buy you a suit...
another one sent money, and another one wants money.
-Bring me the cigarettes? -I did.
The perception out there is very bad, Emil, right now.
And perception is reality.
You may not be crazy...
but I want to get that message out...
and I want to get it out now.
That's our only defence in this case.
You have tofocus on three things--
paranoia,fear, and delusions.
I was all of those.
But you never appreciated the severity of it until now.
Of course not. How could I be?
I was paranoid, fear ful, and deluded.
Now...what about Oleg?
They're looking all over for him.
Haven't found him. Maybe he went back to Russia.
I don't know.
He's here.
Let'sforget about him and focus on you.
You're what's most important.
What about my movie rights? Book rights?
Foryou?
I have not thought about that, Emil.
How much do you want? What's your cut?
I thinkwe could be partners. 50-50.
No way.
I give you 30%, no more.
Don't forget. We're in it together.
I thought 40% might be all right.
Oh, my God!
Thirty, or I call another lawyer.
This is the biggest case of your life.
Don't try to negotiate. Say yes or no.
I can live with 30%, but, Emil, it's important...
you understand this is not all about money.
What else do you need?
I need to know about you, what makes you tick.
I need to know about your background.
I need to know about your mother,your father...
your brother,your sister, everything.
That's what I need to know.
My father always degraded me.
He killed my self-esteem.
He hated me from the day when I was born.
Emil Slovak will appear in court today.
His lawyer--
Stay focused. Start again.
Emil Slovak will appear in court today.
His lawyer will argue that his client is mentally unfit...
This is such bullshit.
In a related matter, Mr Slovak's attorney Bruce Cutler...
famous for handling sensational cases...
claims his client is unfit to stand trial.
Bobby,want to give me a break already?
Hello? No, not you, hon.
Hello? No, we have no comment.
...his partner Oleg Razgul, who threatened to kill him...
if he didn't follow his orders.
I gotta go!
I'm going back to the Czech Republic...
toface the charges against me.
I'm innocent.
If she shot a cop who raped her sister...
in this country, she'd be a hero.
And I approached him and asked him...
for some spare change. Politely, right?
Whereupon he pulls out his big gun...
pushed me all up in the tree...
hand cuffs me like this up here...
and then he takes my money, right?
Took my money and left me here like this...
exposed to all the elements.
Un-fucking-believable.
Look at this fucking guy.
Kids, you know, if you out there...
don't hate your firemen.
Not all Fire Marshals like this.
It's not like this, so keep the love.
Hard to believe. You're watching "Top Story."
How could you forget that you hand cuffed a civilian...
to a fucking tree in Central Park...
in the middle of the night?! Tell me that!
Look, all right, I know I screwed up...
but it's not like this guy is some innocent civilian.
He'll end your career and probably mine!
End my career?
What am I talking about? The press will be all over us!
Get the fuck back to your desks!
Come on, Chief. Look at my file.
I've never had a civilian complaint against me before.
-I crack big cases. -Your record doesn't matter!
It should mean something!
That's past history! Don't you get it?
Look, I'm sorry. It's unfortunate...
that I have to make decisions based on your press coverage...
but that's what I gotta do.
You're suspended, without pay, pending a department trial.
Not to mention your criminal charges.
That's not right.
You better get yourself a damn good lawyer.
...over a million dollars for the disputed video.
In related news, Emil Slovak is back in court tomorrow...
where we're expected to learn...
if he is competent to stand trial.
Meanwhile, the massive manhunt continuesfor Oleg Razgul...
the alleged mastermind behind the murder...
of New York City Detective Eddie Flemming.
"Action News" has learned that Mr Slovakwon't have to worry...
about how he is going to pay for his defence.
He has received movie offers...
and has been in conversations with numerous publishers...
concerning the rights to his story.
Further developments are expected today...
in the bizarre Eddie Flemming murder case.
Judge Stanley Stern will issue his ruling...
on alleged killer Emil Slovak's insanity plea.
If the court rules in his favour today...
Mr Slovakwill be transferred to the psych ward...
at Rikers lsland for further testing...
before being remanded to the custody...
of a permanent institution for the mentally ill.
Slovak's attorney Bruce Cutler has maintained...
that an abusive childhood is to blame...
for the actions of his client.
The Czech national apparently has a history...
of physical and emotional trauma...
heaped upon him by an alcoholic father.
What's ever left over, keep it.
Thanks, buddy.
Keep the Statue of Liberty in the background, all right?
-How do I look? -You look beautiful.
Thanks. Fuck you. Roll.
What are you looking at?
Forget about him. Let's go.
All right. Just roll.
All right. Let's go.
Bruce Cutler, do you have a statement for us?
It's been a difficult and long day for us.
Emil has been found incompetent to stand trial...
and in times of extreme stress...
as a result of his delusional thinking...
he could not appreciate the wrong fulness of his acts...
and therefore he's not liable for his acts.
This is a victory for the mentally ill...
and before Emil is taken on the boat...
to the psychiatric ward at Rikers lsland...
it should be noted that what he did...
he was forced to do...
by Oleg Razgul, a dangerous and demented individual...
who is at liberty right now...
in the streets of New York, and both Emil and l...
Iook forward to when he is brought to justice.
What the fuck are you looking at,you piece of shit?
Officers,you have to watch him.
He's assaulted my client in the past.
That's it? This scumbag kills Eddie Flemming...
and now he gets to spend the rest of his life...
in some country club nuthouse?
What about the victims and the families and their rights?
Marshal, I understand you don't agree...
but this is the system, and this is the law.
Let's go.
I can kill you. I'm insane.
We need this area cleared. Move back.
...two-shot of Cutler and Slovak.
All right.
Give me the boat in the background.
Do you really believe that your client is insane?
Emil knew exactly what he was doing. Watch this.
All right.
Turn it off.
This tape I kept for myself.
In hospital I say I'm not crazy...
and because of your double jeopardy law...
we can't be tried for the same crime twice.
We come out free, rich, and famous.
Can we deal for this?
It'sfree.
What would you say to evidence...
that proves your client is not insane?
"Top Story" has the truth right here...
from Oleg Razgul himself.
You knew what you were doing.
It's all in here...in my movie.
Officers, do your duty and arrest this man!
I'm not the killer. I'm the director. Action!
-Back off! -Let her go!
Everyone, back away from me!
Hold your fire! Do not fire your weapons!
Stay back!
Nobody's gonna fire.
-Hold that line! -Let her go!
Tell him to put his gun down.
-All right. -Get that shotgun out of here!
-Nobody's gonna fire. -Stay back!
Everybody, get back! Do not fire, anyone!
-Lower those weapons! -Go tighter.
Now! Lower!
Tell him to put his gun down!
-Put your weapon down! -Let her go!
If he doesn't lower his gun, I'llfucking kill her!
-Officer, lower that weapon! -Loweryour gun!
-Remember what he did to Eddie! -Shut up!
Do not fire that weapon!
I'll surrender if he lowers his gun.
Don't you let this piece of shit surrender!
If you don't let me surrender, I kill her now.
-I don't care! -I kill her now.
Do not fire that weapon!
-Shut up! -Take that shot.
God damn it! You take that fucking shot!
Officer, for the last time, lower your weapon!
Look, he's lowered the weapon. Don't shoot her.
You take that shot.
He lowered his weapon. You don't have to shoot her.
He lowered the weapon, all right?
You're OK. Don't look back.
Don't look at him.
Fuck! Did you get that? Fuck!
Let's get you out of here.
Hey, boss. He's still alive.
Come on. Let's go.
How was that?
That was great.
Thanks.
I thought you might want that.
Alan, here. Take this camera.
Marshal.
Marshal,you feel up to making a statement?
All right. Forget it. No statement.
Cut the camera. Listen, I can help you.
Take a lessonfrom Eddie.
The media can be a powerful ally.
Eddie was my friend. I'd like to be yours, too.
Good job.
-You OK? -I'm fine. Fuck him.
Follow him walking away, and then whip back to me.
We've been talking with Fire Marshal Jordan Warsaw.
He's understandably over whelmed...
with what's just occurred here today--
the tragic end of two vicious psychopaths...
who attempted to manipulate the news media...
for their own greed and egos.
We at "Top Story" will never allow ourselves...
to be used in this way.
Our goal is to bring you the news in all its complexity.
The truth was the real hero here today...
and we're proud to have brought it to you...
exclusively on "Top Story."
This is Robert Hawkins. Good night.