(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Police.
Yes? Hi. Romina Gutierrez, please.
DOC: That's the woman, right there. Romina.
Yeah.
Hi. Hi, I'm Officer Deluca. Romina Gutierrez?
Yeah. Yeah, we're here to search your house.
What for? For evidence.
Evidence for what? We're looking for the money
that Luke Glanton may or may not have given to you.
Yeah, well, we don't have anything that... (STAMMERS)
You can't just walk in here.
Yeah, I can. No, you can't.
Why's that? 'Cause it's my house.
Look, you assume that I have a warrant,
and I'll assume that your mother has papers, okay?
This won't take long.
Come on. ROMINA: Kofi.
We're just gonna start upstairs, okay? ROMINA: No, no, no, no.
No, no, my baby's upstairs.
My baby's upstairs sleeping. Your baby's...
Yeah, my baby's upstairs sleeping,
so, no, we're not gonna start up there.
No, no, no, don't go up there.
Romina, hey, relax, relax, relax. He can't go up there.
DELUCA: Yeah, he can. You can go up there if you want.
But if we find evidence while you're up there,
you're under arrest. For what?
We've done this a lot of times, okay? It'll be quiet.
Go on, Scotty. Be quiet.
(WHISPERS) How about a cup of coffee?
Yes, yes, yes. That'd be great.
Is it all right if I go into your living room here?
Yeah, go ahead. Thanks.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Romina, let's go. Come on.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(PANTING)
(HUSHED) What are we doing? What are we doing here?
Hey, this is crazy.
Wait outside. I don't want... No, we gotta go.
This is fucked-up.
Why the fuck are we here? Let go of my arm, man.
What the fuck are we doing here? Let go of my arm.
Scott, what the fuck are we doing here? Shut up.
DELUCA: How long did you know Luke? ROMINA: A couple years.
Did you know he was robbing banks? No.
You didn't know that at all? No.
Let me just ask you one more time, because this is what we do.
You have no knowledge to this money? No.
Officer, I swear to God.
It's not here? No.
It's not outside?
SCOTT: If I was gonna hide something,
I would hide it closest to my heart.
AVERY: (WHISPERING) Scott.
SCOTT: Pick him up.
Pick up the baby.
I don't think we should do this.
I don't wanna wake him. I don't wanna pick him up.
Pick him up.
I'm good.
Put him back and let's go.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
What's up? Yeah, they're clean.
All right-y. We'll get out of your hair.
DELUCA: What do you got there, Scotty? Come on.
Help him out, will you?
DOC: Scotty, stop. Stop. You gotta give me a chance to count it.
You gonna count like that, we're gonna be here till 5:00 in the morning.
How are you gonna count it?
Got a money counter in your asshole? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fourteen grand. $14,000.
Well, it's not gonna be an even split
because the lion's share's going to our hero.
Consider it unofficial hazard pay.
DOC: From us to you. (ALL LAUGHING)
Enjoy it.
DELUCA: 'Cause you're not gonna get it from the department.
DOC: Don't spend it all in one place. (CHUCKLES)
Fucking earned that. Don't forget that.
DELUCA: Not bad, huh?
DOC: Not bad for a night's work.
(LAUGHING)
(SIGHS)
WEIRZBOWSKI: We're gathered here to celebrate a cop who makes other cops proud.
We can all rest a little easier at night
now that he's on the path to recovery.
Ladies and gentlemen, Officer Avery Cross.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
Thank you. Thank you, Chief. Thank you for your support.
(CRYING)
When I was in law school, we used to always talk about justice.
We'd have discussions about justice.
That's just what they were...
Discussions.
I joined the police force
because I wanted to work alongside the brave men and women
who know that some problems can't be solved by talking.
Now, no one wants to be in the situation
I found myself in a couple weeks ago.
I certainly wish that it turned out differently.
I'm not gonna lie. Sometimes I even wish that (SIGHS)
maybe it wasn't me that was called upon that house that day.
But that's the job.
And I can't think of another line of work that I'd rather be in.
Thank you. (ALL APPLAUDING)
How's it feel? (GROANS)
(EXHALES)
I'm not sure it's doing much good.
How's the spotlight?
I'm ready for it to end. (LAUGHS)
Look, don't worry, it will.
You know, the police always put on a big show
when something like this happens
'cause the hero card's the only one they have to play.
I'm not really thinking about that, Dad.
I'm just trying to get back to work.
You know, Avery, if you planned this,
it couldn't have turned out any better.
But you're not gonna make it work for you in the police department.
I promise you that.
I didn't come here to be lectured, Dad. You tricked me.
You said the pool would be good for my knee.
Sorry.
You know, I'm not as calculated as you.
You know, my life's not a campaign.
It's much simpler. Yeah.
Well, for somebody not campaigning,
you gave a hell of a speech yesterday.
You certainly had my vote.
Plus, that knee's a goldmine.
(SIGHS)
No, I mean, a limp goes a long way in politics.
(LAUGHS)
Look at Roosevelt.
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
Pull out the red carpet! Get the flowers out!
Get all the flowers out! Here she comes. Come here.
(LAUGHING)
I gotta go see the chief. I gotta go see the chief.
Why? I don't know. I don't know.
Is it bad news? Think it'll be bad news?
SCOTT: Say hi to the chief for me.
Gonna be goin' back down up there. (LAUGHS) Oh, Jesus Christ.
(SCOTT) Stay off your knee. Don't mess your hair up, pretty boy.
WEIRZBOWSKI: Got a call today from DA Killcullen.
(SIGHS)
WEIRZBOWSKI: Close the door.
The state internal investigation into the shooting of Luke Glanton
has been deemed lawful.
Congratulations, Officer.
You can put it behind you, get back to police work.
The question is, can you go back out on patrol anytime soon,
and if you could, can you be effective?
I don't think that I can. That's okay.
You know what? There's a lot of jobs to be done around here
that, in ways, and you know that,
in ways, are much more important
than what happens out on the street.
I'm so glad you said that because, Chief, I've thought a lot about this
and I think that I could be best utilized as a lieutenant
in charge of special investigations.
There's a lot of restructuring within the division
that I've actually formulated...
I can't fucking do that.
Well, yeah, of course you could. I mean...
Cross! Come on.
You paid too much for your education to act so stupid, kid.
Well, I think it's the very fact that I do have an education like this
that perhaps is the reason why I've thought about
how restructuring the unit, the division,
can actually benefit you, me...
Cross, I appreciate your ambition, I really do.
And I think... You know, I think you're gonna be a great cop.
You are a great cop. You're a hero.
But at this point, right now, you gotta get back to real life,
and in real life, you got two choices. Which are?
You can retire on disability...
I don't wanna do that. All right, good.
I don't want you to do that either.
Or you could be reassigned at your current rank.
That's it. You gotta work your way up, man.
(PERSON WHISTLING TUNE)
Hey, man, heard you were down here.
Hey.
What are you doing?
What are you doing in plain clothes? You didn't hear? I made Vice.
(LAUGHS) Get the fuck outta here.
Yeah, man, I'm actually paired up with Deluca.
That's good. What do you got for me?
Oh, yeah, couple mutts left this in the back seat of their car.
A leaky substance. All right.
So when are we gonna get together, grab a little bite,
you know, talk about some things?
Sounds great. All right, man. Page me.
Okay. Thanks.
SCOTT: What I'm about to ask you is very sensitive.
The only reason why I'm asking is 'cause you're my friend.
I don't know what I can do to help,
but, yeah, what do you need? All right. Right on.
Deluca and I have been working on this case, all right?
And I want you to keep this to yourself.
It's a little private.
And I don't want anybody to know about it, okay?
Okay.
Okay, Deluca and I are working with this fucking hooker.
We gotta fucking head her off with some coke.
So Deluca and I thought that, you know, if...
We need some temporary access to the evidence room.
We need you to get some shit.
We gotta hit this bitch off. That's what we need.
I really tried to look out for you with that seven grand.
Now I need you to look out for me.
I'm serious, bro. This is how it works.
(SIGHS)
(KEYS JANGLING)
Hey. Hey, don't worry, it's okay.
I didn't mean to startle you.
It's okay. I just wanna give you something. All right?
Listen, this is the money that we recovered from your house, okay?
I want you to have it.
I don't know what that is.
You don't have to ever even see me again,
just take the money. (SOBBING)
I'm not here as a police officer, I'm here as a regular guy.
Listen, listen, listen. Listen to me. Get the fuck away.
You fucked up my son's life,
therefore you fucked up my life!
Get the fuck away from me.
AVERY: I should have brought this to you sooner, and I apologize.
This was recovered from a house during a search.
No, wait a minute, Cross.
It's just a small fraction of what's going on.
Wait a minute, Cross.
Don't say another word.
What do you mean? No, no, no, don't say another word.
What do you expect me to do with this?
You're joking, right? This is shit.
Chief.
This ain't my problem, all right? This is your problem.
This is our problem of the fucking police department,
and I'm bringing it to your attention
because that's what I should fucking do!
Oh, yeah, is that right? Yeah!
Is that what you should do?
Rat out other fucking cops? Chief...
This is un-fucking-believable, all right?
Get this shit out of here!
(PANTING)
(POLICE SIREN WAILING)
Fuck.
Hey.
DELUCA: Where you going?
I was going home.
You know that thing you and Scotty been talking about?
Yeah.
Sure.
Well, you and I have to talk about it.
Follow me.
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(ENGINE STARTING)
(SIGHS)
(AVERY BREATHES HEAVILY)
What the fuck?
Fucking...
(COCKING)
(CONTINUES BREATHING HEAVILY)
Oh, fuck.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
DELUCA: Hey!
(GRUNTS)
(COUGHING)
Hey, Pop.
Avery.
There's a way out of this.
You're not gonna like it.
You wanna hear?
Yeah, I wanna hear it.
Let's start with the precinct.
Anybody there still trust you?
Scott.
We'll start with Scott.
(KIDS SHOUTING)
SCOTT: Playing shortstop.
AVERY: Looks good. He's getting bigger. Jesus Christ.
(SIGHS)
You really gave Deluca quite a scare.
He's ready to dump you, the whole thing.
Enough with these fucking tests, all right?
Either ask me to help you or just leave me the fuck alone.
(CROWD APPLAUDING)
(AVERY CLAPS)
I need you to go into the locker,
I need you to take the McKillen case out.
It's a kilo, it's a big brick, it says "McKillen" across it, okay?
I need you to break off a chunk, I need you to put it in a bag.
I'm gonna come by, I'm gonna pick it up tomorrow morning.
If somebody asks you, "Hey, why is this lighter?"
You say, "Hey, you know what?"
"I'm a rookie. I made a mistake."
You're a squeaky-clean fucking lawyer with a medal of honor.
Nobody's gonna question you, okay?
You gotta do this for me. I'm in a jam with these guys.
No problem.
I knew I could count on you, man.
Yeah.
Tell Mike I love him. I gotta go.
All right.
(TAPE REWINDING)
SCOTT: (ON TAPE) I need you to go into the locker,
I need you to take the McKillen case out.
It's a kilo, it's a big brick, it says "McKillen" across it, okay?
I need you to break off a chunk, I need you to put it in a bag.
I'm gonna come by, I'm gonna pick it up tomorrow morning.
All right?
If somebody asks you, "Hey, why is this lighter?"
You say, "Hey, you know what?"
"I'm a rookie. I made a mistake."
You're a squeaky-clean fucking lawyer with a medal of honor.
Nobody's gonna question you, okay?
You gotta do this for me. I'm in a jam with these guys.
AVERY: (ON TAPE) No problem.
(TURNS RECORDER OFF)
You shown this to IA?
'Course not.
Handing it to you on a silver platter.
Got any idea what this means?
Are you ready to do it?
Are you, son? Are you really ready?
'Cause they're gonna fuckin' tear you in half.
I'm gonna need your assurance you're gonna follow through with it.
Really?
And I'm gonna want full immunity when you do.
You can't just walk in here and tell me
what the fuck to do. You understand?
And when you do,
I wanna be made Assistant District Attorney.
I have a law degree and I passed the bar.
I don't have a spot for you right now. Make a spot.
I won't do that.
I can't just snap my fingers and make you Assistant DA.
You can say no.
You can say no, I'll walk out this door,
I'll walk over to the Gazette,
I'll tell 'em everything I know, including this conversation.
Listen, you're not going anywhere. Don't... Listen.
Put it back on the table, I'll fucking do it.
All three things?
All right.
I'm not gonna promise you how long you're gonna stay there.
You're not gonna shake my fucking hand, pal.
I'll make you Assistant DA. I'm never gonna shake your fucking hand.
You're too smart for your own good.
FEMALE REPORTER: Come down, come here.
Get right in there for a good shot.
Detective, how do you respond to these allegations?
(CAMERAS CLICKING)
(PRISONERS YELLING)
REPORTER: Drugs, corruption and gangs.
It's not an investigation by the Schenectady Police Department,
it's an investigation into the Schenectady Police Department.
Earlier today, DA William Killcullen
announced that his office,
along with the FBI,
would be handing down indictments
that would lead to the arrest of these Schenectady police officers.
The DA is making allegations today that the Vice officers
were acting like the gangs that they were supposed to be busting.
Officers allegedly stole drugs and money,
even guns from inside the evidence room here.
Officials say that, with that stolen evidence,
the cops paid criminals to help set up their rivals,
which then led to those headline-grabbing arrests.
The DA announced its star witness in the case today,
hero cop Avery Cross,
who, less than a year ago, was shot in the line of duty
while trying to save two Schenectady residents
from the alleged Moto Bandit.
In Schenectady, I'm Jessica Layton, News Channel 13.
It's gonna be all right. MALE NEWSREADER: Thanks, Jess.
It's the largest case of fraud this region has seen...
(TURNS OFF TV)
AVERY: You know, when I was a kid,
I used to look at my dad dressed in judge's robes
and I used to think that my father was a superhero.
And I don't think I was far off.
He had that quality that judges have
where they have tremendous compassion,
but they're also ferocious at the same time.
He wasn't afraid of making enemies.
I think that's probably why he had so many friends.
I had the chance, right before he fell into the coma, to tell him
that I was dedicating my run for Attorney General to him.
And... (CHUCKLES)
He shook his head, "No," and I didn't understand why.
So I leaned in close, and... He could whisper.
And he said to me,
"I'll take the win, not the run." (FAINT LAUGHTER)
That was my dad, that was AI.
Son, you wanna come with me? Sure.
JENNIFER: Avery? Yeah.
Can I talk to you for a minute?
Sure.
Close the door.
What's wrong?
JENNIFER: We have to talk about AJ.
He wants to come and live with you.
He won't stop asking me about it.
Really?
(SIGHS)
I guess that's a good idea at some point.
I think he needs you. I think, if he doesn't come and live with you,
he's gonna completely go off the rails.
It's just right now, you know,
with the campaign and everything, it's just not an ideal time.
I mean, what am I gonna do with him? I don't know what he likes.
I just don't think it would be good for him or anybody.
I mean, come on, you know that. Okay.
No, well, you can tell him that.
Jennifer... What am I supposed to tell him?
I just don't... Why are you doing this right now?
You can tell him now.
MAN 1: Tomorrow we're gonna head to Buffalo in the morning.
Wednesday is outer boroughs in New York City,
and then the AI Smith dinner at night.
Do we have time to get there? We do, absolutely.
We'll have our last event close in Queens,
we'll hit the Upper West Side
and then we have to be at the Waldorf.
How about Yusef, the driver we had for my dad? Can we get Yusef?
Yeah, totally. What's going on in Queens?
In Queens, he's gonna do an event
on environmental issues. Yeah.
Talking about some of the... Protecting the Sound,
and some of the environmental stuff.
And then Thursday head to Rochester for lunch.
You're gonna go to a place
where you're gonna order something called the Garbage Plate.
Just want you to be prepared for it. That's the picture.
We're gonna do that... Did you see?
MAN 2: Yeah, no, I've seen it.
MAN 1: And then Sunday morning, black churches.
AVERY: Oh, perfect.
WOMAN: Avery Cross?
AJ: Yeah. AJ.
AJ? Hi, AJ. Yeah.
So what high school are you coming from?
Troy High School. Yeah. You're coming from Troy? Okay.
So not too far away. What brings you to Schenectady?
Uh, my dad wanted me here.
Your dad wanted you here?
Yeah, for my senior year, he wanted me to move here.
What about you? Did you wanna come here for your senior year?
I don't know. Yeah. I...
I guess not, not really. (LAUGHS)
Do you know anybody here?
At the high school? No.
No. Don't know anybody?
AJ: Just... Just peek over your shoulder.
Peek over your fucking shoulder.
There. Hello. Hello. Hello.
You don't like them girls?
I don't know, maybe you're just used to it.
They ain't got girls like that where I come from. You feel me?
Where are you from?
Troy.
Troy? Yeah, you heard of Troy?
Yeah, I've heard of Troy. Where's Troy at?
It's fucking right next door, dude.
Right next door?
I would've guessed you were from Long Island.
Where's that?
It's where people that talk like you come from.
(LAUGHS)
B, I'm bored as a motherfucker around here, dude.
I've been here for, like, fucking three days,
I'm bored out of my fucking mind.
Welcome to Schenectady.
What do you dudes do for fun, nothing?
This is it? This is what I got, for a year?
No, we got some things.
What?
Don't say, like, a mall.
If you say a fucking mall, B, like, I swear to God...
(CHUCKLES)
What do you do?
I get high.
We do some of that around here.
I could tell you smoked. I seen you from back there.
You one of them loner... Loner-stoners is what I call 'em, right?
You like to get high and, like,
chill in your room and draw and shit.
So what you trying to do with the rest of this day, then?
You trying to go to math class?
You wanna go get high?
Let's go. All right, let's go.
AJ: You know what this remind me of? The Goonies.
You know that movie? Where they're, like, all in a cave?
You want a cigarette, just ask, don't worry.
I'll take a cigarette.
I like smoking cigarettes when I'm high.
You like smoking when you're smoking?
(BOTH LAUGHING)
You smoke menthols, man? Like a breath of fresh air.
(RAPPING) Like a breath of fresh air. But you don't care.
You got the smoke puff blowing everywhere, I swear.
Yo, here we go, I said my spit is my MO.
My mouth is my gun, I shoot up your whole squadron
with one flip of my tongue. And you done.
When did you write that?
No, I'm not trying to lie. I wrote that.
AJ: Fucking quiet around here.
JASON: Shit, though, when I was a kid,
there were always kids playing here, you know?
AJ: Oh, you came here when you was a kid?
JASON: Yeah, man, I'd come here with my parents sometimes.
AJ: Are your parents still together?
JASON: Yeah.
That's cool, they're still together.
Yeah, it's all right.
It's not my real dad, though.
Where's your real dad at?
Oh, he died, actually, like in a car accident or something.
Shit.
Yeah, this is kind bud, dude.
But you know where I could score some X?
Yeah.
For tonight?
Well, we just did our downer, we gotta get up.
Remember, come back by yourself. All right?
Yeah, man, you got it.
All right.
Let's go.
Let me see it. What?
Let me see the fucking drugs. You fucking crazy, man?
Let me see my fucking drugs.
(LAUGHS)
Fucking nuts, man.
What the fuck? I gave you $500.
Yeah, that's 20 hits.
Yo, that's inflation in Scheneck, right?
(LAUGHS)
Oh, yo, what the fuck, son?
Dead ass, the fucking 5-0. Don't worry about it, man.
Oh, fuck! Fuck! Police.
Let me see your hands. Police! Get on the ground!
Get on the ground! Get on the ground! All right! Fuck!
Interlace your fingers.
(GROANS)
WEIRZBOWSKI: He was buying ecstasy from a Schenectady kid.
CAMPAIGN ADVISOR: And who arrested him?
WEIRZBOWSKI: A couple of beat cops. McCracken and Potter.
You know these guys? Mmm-hmm.
They'll sit on it if I ask them to.
CAMPAIGN ADVISOR: Did anybody else see him come in?
WEIRZBOWSKI: No. I made sure of that.
(SIGHS)
CAMPAIGN ADVISOR: Did you get any sense that he knew this kid or...
WEIRZBOWSKI: Yeah, friends.
CAMPAIGN ADVISOR: Just the two of 'em? WEIRZBOWSKI: Yeah.
Okay.
What's this other kid's name?
Jason Kancam. Got busted a few years ago for shoplifting.
What's his name? WEIRZBOWSKI: Jason Kancam.
An aimless youth.
Gordon, can we kill the mic on Room 3?
Yeah.
(DOOR CLOSES)
Dad, I fucked up. I know...
And I know you don't have time to deal with this stuff right now.
Not him, okay?
What? I want you to leave him alone.
All right?
Okay? Why?
Wipe that fucking smirk off your face! You hear me?
I want you to leave that fucking kid alone, all right?
Look at me. Look at me.
You wanted to come live with me, right?
You think this is easy for me, during this time, huh?
I'm trying to make this work. I'm doing it for you.
You can have anything you want,
but I don't want you to touch that kid.
You leave him alone. Do you under-fucking-stand me?
Say yes. Yes.
Look at me and say yes. Yes.
JUDGE: Can you state your name for the record?
Jason Kancam.
Jason, how old are you? Seventeen.
Are your parents here today?
Yes. Yes.
JUDGE: Can you come up, please?
You're Jason's parents? Yes.
Jason, you've been charged with criminal possession
of a controlled substance in the third degree.
Counselor, do you waive a formal reading of the charges?
LAWYER: Yes, please, Your Honor.
In regards to my client's status,
there has been a discussion with the District Attorney.
Your Honor, I may be able to have this case potentially resolved today.
So I'd ask that the court put it on for second call.
JUDGE: Second call.
LAWYER: This is a C felony,
so Jason could do anywhere between five and 15 years.
But I'm getting the impression from the prosecutor
that they may be willing to reduce it today to a misdemeanor.
The offer on his particular case would be time served,
which is the day he spent in jail,
and a fine, and that would be it.
Can he come home with us today? He can.
Guess it's your lucky day. Somebody's looking out for you.
(BOYS LAUGHING)
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
Look, I didn't mean to get you busted the other night, all right?
I'm sorry.
Yeah, it was a pretty shitty fucking night.
But don't worry about it.
I was out of there in five fucking minutes, dude.
You think I'm gonna sit there and get fucked up the ass all night?
And what happened when you got home? Huh?
Went upstairs.
Tried to go to sleep, but I was still trippin' like a mo'fucker.
Why, what happened to you when you got home?
I'm cool, man.
Your moms was all worried and shit?
Oh, man, my mom's...
I'm cool, man.
Really?
'Cause I saw that guy today.
What guy?
Your dad.
That's your fucking dad.
When did he move in?
What the fuck you talking about, AJ?
Just wanna know. I figured out... What the fuck's your problem?
Chill, dude. Chill. What's your problem, AJ?
Just fucking around.
Don't be so serious.
You got a fucking temper, B.
You need to watch that shit. It's gonna get you into fucking trouble.
KOFI: How was school, Vanessa? It was okay. I had trouble with math.
Hey, what's the deal with my dad?
What?
(SCOFFS)
What, did you like really hate him or something?
What was his name?
I'm not doing this. What was his first name?
I'm not doing this.
JASON: How come Mom never talks to me about my dad?
(KOFI MIMICS DARTH VADER) I'm your father.
Search your feelings. You know it to be true.
(LAUGHS)
It's her business to talk about it, not talk about it, you know?
Grandma used to tell me some.
Yeah? What did she used to say?
She said, like...
Just that he was, like, an outlaw.
You know?
Sound cool to you?
I don't know.
He's not your father. Not really.
Just some guy with a baby.
I'm your father.
Been there since you were born. I will always love you.
Can you at least tell me his name?
(KNOCKS)
Hello?
(DOOR OPENING)
Yeah?
I'm looking for Robin.
Yeah, I'm Robin. What can I do for you?
Um...
I was hoping to talk with you about Luke Glanton.
I'm his son.
You're Luke Glanton's son?
Yeah.
Well, come on back, get a beer.
Bet it's down here in this box,
if I remember rightly.
God.
That guy's your dad. That's him there.
And that's the pig there, the one that bagged him.
JASON: What happened to him?
ROBIN: Who, the cop?
Oh, forget about him, man. Don't... Don't start there.
I'll show you good things. I'll show you good things. Come on.
You are standing right where your dad
used to stand and we used to talk.
He was a good guy, your dad.
Oh, wow. Yeah, those glasses.
I haven't seen those in a long time.
They're his, those goofy glasses.
These were his? Yeah.
You can keep those. He would've wanted you to have them.
Was he good at anything?
Yeah, he was the best motorcycle rider I've ever seen in my life.
The best. Yeah?
Best. Never seen another one like him. Best.
He was like nothing. Rare.
Were you guys good friends?
Yeah, I think we were.
You still got his bike?
No, his bike's gone. Yeah.
Police took it.
I think they cut it up, you know.
They were angry with him. I know that.
They were real mad with him.
I can show you some other things, too, if you want to see more.
Yeah? Yeah.
Why don't you put the glasses on?
For sure, he would've said they were left there for you.
No doubt.
Put 'em on, if you want. Go on, put 'em on.
Yeah? Come on, I'll tell you.
Yeah. Yeah!
Yeah? Yeah. You're calling him back.
(LAUGHS)
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
AJ: Jason! Jason.
Let me talk to you.
Look, man, I wanted to say I'm sorry about what happened earlier, all right?
I was a dick. I won't deny it.
You lost my money, all right?
Like, that's... I think that's all
I need to really fucking say, all right?
But I'm willing to fucking squash it, okay?
If you do the squashing, I'll be the squasher.
I said I'm sorry, brother. I meant that shit.
What you thinking? Okay.
You dig? Okay.
We good? All right.
Dude, dude, yo, listen.
I'm having a fucking party at my pop's place tonight.
Dude, my pop's is fuckin' off-the-chain, B. Come along.
I can't do that, man, I'm sorry. Why?
Can't make it tonight. You got family stuff you gotta do?
No, but I got stuff I gotta do. (SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
Nah.
You wanna squash it, right?
We squashed it, man. So then come tonight.
You want me to come to your party tonight?
I want you to come to my party. Is that what you want?
All right, cool, I'll see you tonight. All right. Hold up.
I'll see you tonight. Another one. Hold up.
Do me a favor, B.
Bring some Oxys, all right? Then we straight.
No, man. What you mean, no?
You gotta make it correct. I'll see you, man.
Nah, nah. You're not... I'll see you, okay?
Nah, nah, nah, nah. We ain't seeing shit.
You coming tonight? Yes.
You copping my Oxys? Yes. You got it?
All right, sounds good. All right, sounds like a fucking plan.
It don't gotta be $500 worth, you know.
Yo, J! Keep your head up, bro.
PHARMACIST: Same insurance and everything else with all that stuff?
CUSTOMER: Yes. PHARMACIST: All right.
All right, I'll get to work on this for you right away.
Be right back.
(PHARMACIST CLEARS THROAT)
PHARMACIST: How'd you make out with the weather?
CUSTOMER: We did all right. A little water in the basement.
PHARMACIST: Made out pretty good. CUSTOMER: Yeah.
PHARMACIST: So much water in my basement from that flood
that the whole house is gonna have mold in it.
Okay, looks like I've got everything I need on that.
Couple more things I wanna check in here.
Okay.
Processed here for you.
(PHARMACIST CLEARS THROAT)
Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
What the fuck are you doing?
You little motherfucker, get back here!
Get fucking...
(MUFFLED HIP-HOP PLAYING)
You made it.
(PILLS RATTLING)
Hey, Oxys! Hey!
All right, I got one fucking question. One question.
Ho-ho-ho!
Who wants some fuckin' Oxys?
(ALL CHEERING)
Hello. There we go, there we go, there we go. Hello.
Who ain't got 'em?
Who ain't got 'em, hold your fucking hands out!
Take it.
(VOICES ECHO)
AJ: Everything's slowing down.
You lost?
They're looking at you.
Who... Who is that?
Is that AJ's dad?
I think so.
Is everything all right?
You okay?
(GLASS SHATTERING)
You got something you need to tell me? Yo, what are you...
What do you gotta tell me? Huh? You think I'm fucking stupid?
Yo, get the fuck outta here.
You think I'm fucking stupid? Get the fuck outta here!
Think I'm stupid?
Get the fuck out... What, you can't fucking hear?
What's your pop do?
Fuck's your problem, man? Fuck off.
Here's the fucking door. There, you motherfucker!
Get the fuck out. Fuck you, man.
Fuck you and your old fuckin' pig!
Get the fuck outta here!
What's your problem?
Fuck him up. Fuck him up.
GIRL: Calm down!
(VOICES FADE OUT)
Jason. Can you hear me, baby?
Vanessa, get your father.
Baby.
You're a liar.
KOFI: He woke up?
He say something?
Hey, Jason.
Why don't you sit down and wait. I'm gonna get the car. Okay?
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
BENNY: What the hell happened to you?
Yo, I need your help, all right?
Yeah, man, all right. What you need my help for, man?
I need a gun.
You need a gun?
Come on, man.
(MUFFLED HIP-HOP PLAYING)
What the fuck? What the fuck are you doing?
Wait, wait, what are you... Get on the floor!
Get on the fucking floor! Oh, my God! Fuck!
All right. All right, I'll see you tomorrow. All right.
(GRANDFATHER CLOCK CHIMING)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(SIGHS)
Are you alone?
What's going on?
Don't look at me. Turn around.
We're gonna get in your car
and you're just gonna keep driving.
Don't talk to me, or I'll shoot you in the back of your head.
Go.
Turn around.
How did you get into my house?
AJ let me in.
Is he okay?
(LOUDLY) Is he?
Give me your wallet.
Where's your wallet?
It's in my jacket. Give me your jacket.
You want my wallet? Here, take my wallet.
Want my jacket? My jacket.
Get on your knees.
What did you do to my son?
Get on your fucking knees!
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
Close your eyes. Close your eyes.
Please, just tell me my son's all right.
This isn't about your fucking son.
(SOBBING)
I'm sorry, Jason.
(SOBBING) I'm sorry.
FEMALE NEWSREADER: It was a tight race for over a year
between Cross and Kellerman,
and then unprecedented events over the last month
made to threaten Cross' election bid.
First, allegations of underage drinking at his house,
and then a violent robbery from a yet-unidentified intruder
that left his son hospitalized with a concussion.
Remarkably, Cross has managed to right his campaign,
and now, as you see, the District Attorney
has just won the election for Attorney General.
We will go live now as Senator McFarley prepares
to address the crowd of supporters.
(ALL CHEERING)
I've had the honor of knowing Avery Cross since he was a boy.
(SPEECH CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
Ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure and my greatest honor
to introduce the next Attorney General
of the state of New York, Avery Cross! Go. Curtain.
All right, AJ, you gotta go. You gotta go out there.
There's a flag. Go. Go where the kid is. Go.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
(CROWD CHEERING)
Thank you!
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
(ALL CHANTING) Avery! Avery! Avery!
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
MAN: Yeah?
Mr. Anthony?
Yeah.
Hey, I, uh... I called you, said I was gonna be out here today.
Oh, right, of course. Yeah. Well, you're early.
Yeah. There's only, like, one bus headed out here.
So...
You're not from around here, huh?
No. I'm headed out west.
So you ready? Wanna go take a look at it?
Yeah. I'll just get my coat.
All right. All right.
It runs great.
It's got a lot of miles on it, but I kept up with the maintenance.
How much you want for it?
Well, I was thinking I need five.
All right.
You ever ridden one of these before?
(ENGINE STARTING)
(SLOW SONG PLAYING)