Faster (2010) Movie Script
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[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHlNG]
GUARD:
Turn around.
[RATTLlNG]
MAN 1 :
l'll bite your head off.
[YELLS]
l'll see you out there. Yeah.
Yeah, motherfuckers.
MAN 2: We'll fuck your ass up, man.
WARDEN:
ln The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran
writes about good and evil.
''Of the good in you, l can speak,
but not of the evil. ''
You are only good
when you are at one with yourself.
What you went through in here
l wouldn't wish on any man.
But you survived.
You didn't ask for trouble.
But you didn't back down
from it either.
lt was as if you were born
to the darkness in this place.
[CLOCK TlCKlNG]
l hope to God
that this day,
you put that darkness behind you.
[SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY]
l want you to know
there is help on the outside.
So if you get to thinking it's too much
and you can't handle the pressure,
please call one of these numbers.
Do you have any questions?
Where's the exit?
[SlGHS]
[GUlDO & MAURlZlO DE ANGELlS'
''GOODB YE MY FRlEND'' PLAYS]
[HORNS HONKlNG]
[TlRES SCREECHlNG]
MAN 1 : Oh, what are you doing?
MAN 2: Hey!
MAN 3:
Hey, what the hell?
RECEPTlONlST:
May l help you?
Sir? Sir?
Now, that happens, we'll be--
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[PEOPLE SCREAMlNG]
MAN:
Jesus.
[JEFFRE Y LUCK LUCAS'
''GRlFOS MUERTOS'' PLAYS]
MAN 1 :
How's it going, man?
[MAN 2 SPEAKS lN SPANlSH]
You know how it is.
One day good, the next not so good.
Just have to go with the flow,
you know?
So, uh...
You don't trust me.
All right.
[COlNS CLATTERlNG]
Man, what did l tell you
about that hairy change?
Okay, if you don't
want my business,
l'll take it elsewhere.
lt's your jones, holmes.
MAN 1 :
Wait a minute. Please.
l'm sorry. l was just
messing with you, okay?
lt's me. You know me.
Please.
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Okay, okay.
[DOOR OPENS]
[KENNY ROGERS
& THE FlRST EDlTlON'S
''JUST DROPPED lN'' PLAYS]
Oh, no.
Hey.
Will you look at that?
Looks like somebody got lost.
What do we got?
Wha--? What do we got?
Yeah, l caught the case.
ClCERO: No, you didn't.
Yeah.
You couldn't have.
Why is that?
Because Mallory would
never put you on my case.
l don't like this
any more than you do.
l'm weeks away from retirement,
got paperwork up my ass.
So when the supervising sergeant
tells me to jump,
l just go with the flow, baby.
You can't smoke in here.
Sorry.
ClCERO:
Get me a good tight shot
of that exit wound.
MAN [ON TV]:
lt is being reported
that a gunman entered
a downtown Bakersfield building
this afternoon and opened fire,
killing an employee.
The suspect remains at large.
[EXERClSE MACHlNE
SQUEAKlNG]
Stop!
He is described as a male in his 30s,
approximately 6'3'' tall
with closely cropped hair.
Police have not yet released
the name of the victim.
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MAN [ON TV]:
The gunman was described as
armed and extremely dangerous.
Let me call you right back.
Well, well.
You've been a bad boy.
lt's a nice set of wheels
l got you out there.
You got my money?
Hm.
Now, how'd you smuggle
that much money out of prison?
You don't wanna know.
[GROANS]
l want the other names.
The price just went up.
lt took me 1 0 years
to track down these people for you.
And it cost a lot of money.
And now l wants to re-negotiate.
Okay.
That's what l thought.
You're playing ball now.
The price just went down.
Kenny?
Kenny.
This here is
my Samoan friend.
Ultimate Fighting champion
over in Guam.
You don't know half the sick shit
they do over there just to win a title.
[SPEAKlNG lN
FORElGN LANGUAGE]
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l know what that is.
l know who you are.
Who is he?
Brother,
l ain't got no beef with you.
Do what l pay you to do.
What are you doing?
This dude's a ghost.
l can't mess with no ghost.
You better get back.
KENNY: l ain't messing with a ghost.
Bald-headed Precious. Get your--
Here, l owe you a refund.
Here you go.
ClCERO:
He looks so familiar.
l have seen him somewhere,
l know it.
Really?
[GRUNTS]
All right, here it comes.
Look at his face.
He knew
his number was up.
Wait a minute.
That's not just fear,
that's recognition.
He can't see where the gun is.
lt's blocked by the partition.
He knew him.
Maybe.
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WOMAN [OVER PHONE]: Hello?
Marina.
Hey, it's me.
Do you know what time it is?
Yes, l know it's late, l'm sorry.
Call me right--
Okay, okay.
You're taking him to the game.
Yes, l'll be there tomorrow.
l'll pick him up tomorrow.
Yes, l'll be on time.
Don't let him down. Promise.
Yes, l promise.
But listen-- Listen.
[LlNE DlSCONNECTS]
[lGG Y POP'S
''l WANNA BE YOUR DOG'' PLAYS]
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Morning.
KlLLER:
l did a sequence of poses
this morning
that only 1 0 people
on the planet can do.
Ending with the corpse pose.
But you know what,
l'm done with yoga.
l beat it.
You beat yoga?
Yeah.
[LlLY CHUCKLES]
lt's time to move on.
To what?
l don't know.
Something more ultimate.
l worry that a real corpse pose
is the only thing
that's gonna satisfy you.
No, come on, not death.
Life.
Oh, l've never felt so alive.
Really?
Yeah.
[PHONE RlNGlNG]
MAN [OVER PHONE]:
Got a new client for you.
l know you like a challenge.
We're gathering information
on locations.
l'll send you the target spec now.
The client thinks
the target's coming after him.
He needs the job done fast.
Okay.
[LlNE DlSCONNECTS]
LlLY:
Who's he?
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lt's not a question l ever ask.
Sure you don't wanna stay a while?
Hold that thought.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
KlLLER:
lt's my work.
lt's getting harder and harder
to go on these jobs.
WOMAN [OVER HEADSET]:
You mentioned this before
at our last session.
Can you take some time off?
KlLLER: No, no, that's not an option.
My business is important.
You haven't told me
what it is you do now.
l'm a surgeon. l remove cancer.
Well, l'll have to take you
at your word.
You know, l have other patients
in the medical field.
They find it hard to handle
the stress associated with their jobs.
There's a lot of pressure
when you have someone's life
in your hands.
[SlGHS]
Morning, Detective Cicero.
Sergeant Mallory.
Don't be mad.
You should've told me.
MALLORY:
You're right, you should've
heard it from me. l'm sorry.
l should've told you.
Let him help you
with the case though.
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COP:
So, what do we got?
You play fast and loose
with that ''we'' shit, cowboy.
We got our shooter.
We?
l got a call from the warden
at Murdoch.
He recognized our guy in the news.
Apparently, he made a lot of money
running contraband in prison.
Any gang affiliations?
Nope, did his whole 1 0.
No protection. A walk-alone.
They kept coming after him.
He kept knocking them down.
l see he kept score.
All he had to do was flash that
and no one would screw with him.
He got popped for a bank job.
Ten years ago, Bakersfield First.
ROBBER 1 :
Don't be a hero, you got me?
Stay down.
Shooter was a bank robber--
He was the driver.
ROBBER 1 : Go, go.
DRlVER: Get in.
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Go, go, go!
[SlRENS WAlLlNG]
ROBBER 2:
Look out.
[SlRENS WAlLlNG]
What are you doing?
You're gonna get us killed.
He knows what he's doing.
Do your thing, little brother.
Go, go, go.
ROBBER 3:
Damn it, what's he doing?
ROBBER 2:
Where you going?
They passed. They passed. Do it.
l don't see anyone. Think we're clear.
ROBBER 3: Slow down.
Slow down!
[SCREAMS]
ROBBER 3:
Turn it around. Turn it around.
You son of a--
ROBBER 2:
Watch it, watch it, watch it!
Cops, man!
ROBBER 3: They're right there!
BROTHER: You're good. Go.
Cops, cops.
BROTHER:
You're good, you're good.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Rip it. Rip it.
[LAUGHS]
Now, he made a clean getaway.
So who collared him?
Good, this is where
it gets really interesting.
l wanna show you something.
Check this out.
OLD MAN:
Oh, my.
This is such a big help.
lt takes me a long time
to get up those stairs.
You can put the things anywhere.
Okay.
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[GROANS]
You okay?
Yes.
Thank you for your concern.
You're very kind to help an old man.
Sure.
l'm gonna go.
Can l offer you something to drink?
l should be going.
No, let me get you something.
Please,
it's the least l can do.
Be nice to have a little
company for a change.
KlLLER: You see,
l changed careers because l--
Well, l had some issues
l needed to resolve.
You know, l needed to test myself.
Mentally and physically.
Really re-create myself.
WOMAN [OVER HEADSET]:
And now it's all become too easy.
Yes. Yes.
l'm bored, but l mean,
that's only part of it.
l mean, it's Lily.
She's a distraction.
Distractions can be a problem
in my work.
WOMAN:
You were going to talk to her
about marriage and having a family.
ls that still something you want?
You know what? You're right.
l mean, she's the woman l wanna
spend the rest of my life with.
Are you gonna ask her
to marry you?
That's what l'll do.
l'll pop the question. Heh, heh.
Are you off your meds?
Yes.
As your therapist,
l have to advise against that.
Gotta go.
MAN 1 :
All right, look, there's two cars.
MAN 2:
Quiet.
MAN 3:
All right, you're good.
MAN 2:
All right, you guys. Here we go.
MAN 3:
Be quiet.
MAN 2:
Back, back, back!
Hands up!
Back up.
Tell me what's going on here?
After the bank job,
they got ambushed
by another crew.
Somebody set him up.
And somebody taped it?
Sick bastard made
his own personal snuff film.
MAN 2: Where's the money?
MAN 3: Tell them.
ClCERO:
l knew l remembered
this guy from somewhere.
Where did you get this?
First week l made detective,
Vice busted this porn operation.
l walked into the bullpen,
they were watching this.
l pretended l got a phone call,
had to walk out.
Didn't have the stomach for it.
MAN 2:
Bank robbers, huh?
Tough guys.
BROTHER: Don't tell them.
l flipped it to Homicide,
but never went anywhere.
Why is that?
Never see the killers' faces, not once.
MAN 2: Where's the money?
Don't tell, bro.
MAN 3: Brothers?
MAN 2: Your brother?
MAN 3: l don't see the resemblance.
MAN 4: Yeah.
MAN 2:
You want me to shoot him, huh?
Like the others?
He's not gonna kill me,
he's bluffing.
MAN 2: Bluffing?
Two down and l'm bluffing?
You want me to shoot him?
MAN 3: Think twice.
MAN 2:
You want me to shoot him, huh?
Like the others?
[MAN 4 LAUGHS]
BROTHER: Don't tell him.
DRlVER: Don't shoot him.
BROTHER: He's not gonna shoot.
Let's tell him where it is.
But it's our only leverage.
[BROTHER YELLS]
l'm sorry l got you into this, bro.
MAN 2:
Just tell me where the money is.
OLD MAN:
l bet you're a good student.
Yeah.
Thanks for the drink.
Sure.
l should get going.
BROTHER:
Sorry l got you into this, bro.
Sorry l dragged you into this.
MAN 2: Last chance.
BROTHER: Don't tell him, bro.
Please, don't shoot him.
BROTHER: Don't do it.
MAN 2:
lt's up to you.
BROTHER:
Don't you tell him, bro. Don't tell him.
Under the floorboards
in the kitchen.
MAN 2:
There you go.
DRlVER: Gary, l'm sorry.
BROTHER: lt's okay.
l'm sorry.
lt's gonna be okay, bro.
lt's gonna be okay.
No!
MAN 1 :
Oh, Jesus, man, no.
DRlVER:
No!
[BROTHER GASPlNG]
MAN 3: Gotta get that money.
Jesus, man.
DRlVER:
Gary!
Told you wouldn't shoot him.
Watch him.
MAN 4: Okay.
TELEMARKETER:
See if he's lying.
MAN 3:
l got it.
[lNAUDlBLE DlALOGUE]
TELEMARKETER:
Lift this up in the bag.
MAN 4:
Hey. Hey.
Smile for the camera.
Smile for the camera.
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[SCREAMlNG]
l didn't know.
l didn't know
that was gonna happen.
Don't, please.
He made us do it.
Please don't hurt me.
l'm not gonna hurt you.
[DOOR OPENS]
[GASPS]
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[LOCK CLlCKS]
[ENGlNE STARTS]
[TlRES SCREECHlNG]
OLD MAN:
Smile for the camera.
l'm gonna kill you all.
ClCERO:
They killed him.
What do you mean they killed him?
He was dead.
At least for a little while anyway.
The hospital pronounced him DO A.
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DOCTOR:
Can you hear me?
Bullet hit, ricocheted around
his skull, came out his cheek.
He's got a plate holding
the back of his head together.
l mean, this guy refused to die.
And now, he must be going after
everyone in that video.
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You said you wouldn't be late.
Where have you been?
l caught a case.
You're supposed to
take Tommy to his game.
You made me late for my class.
l'm sorry, it's a big deal,
this case.
l saw it on TV.
l do not wanna hear about it.
You want me to have full custody?
l will take custody.
COP:
You know l don't want that.
Then take him to his baseball game.
Okay. All right.
What's up, champ?
What position they got you playing?
Don't play much.
Well, you got an arm
like a cannon.
l don't know why
they wouldn't let you.
l know.
Maybe l should have a talk
with that coach.
Maybe pinch-hit or something.
What do you say?
[PHONE RlNGlNG]
Hello?
ClCERO: Hey, it's Cicero.
There's been another shooting.
This could be our guy.
Yeah.
Mallory wants you
down at the scene.
Okay, l'll be there in a little bit.
40 45 Danson Road. Got it?
l'll be there in an hour.
[LlNE DlSCONNECTS]
Hey, you know what,
l'm not gonna make it in today.
l'm taking my son
to a baseball game.
lt's really important that l be there.
Well, you know what?
That's just too bad.
All right, bye.
Good grief.
Can you imagine that?
l already told them l had
a ball game to go to today.
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[CAMERA SHUTTER CLlCKS]
lncredible.
You're a full two hours late.
John, did you--?
So, what do we got?
What do you got?
Guy did the world
a favor on this one.
Found out
who shot our snuff films.
Excuse me.
So we got a telemarketer,
a sex offender.
What's next, a lawyer?
Whole shebang
just got a lot weirder.
Witnesses placed a
second shooter at the scene.
After our suspect
whacked Mr. Rogers,
he had a little shootout
in the hall.
Maybe an armed neighbor.
Uh-uh.
No one recognized
this dude.
They exchanged gunfire
then disappeared.
Both of them.
COP:
The second shooter,
any description?
The word ''beautiful'' came up.
Beautiful?
Like a movie star.
KlLLER:
He punked me.
He's really that good?
KlLLER [OVER HEADSET]:
Good's not even the right word.
l mean, you know,
the dude's completely artless.
l mean, there's no sophistication
to him whatsoever.
But he's pure, you know?
No fear, no hesitation.
There's nothing.
He as fast as you?
No, he's faster.
You'll get him.
How can you be so sure, hey?
Because you always do.
KlLLER: Baby.
Yeah?
Marry me.
MAN:
Hey, mister.
[lNAUDlBLE DlALOGUE]
Goddamn it. Shit.
[LAUGHlNG]
ls that what l think it is?
Oh, the tattoo?
Yeah. Tattoo.
Yeah, l was in the L.A. Crash Unit
before l got transferred up here.
Guns blazing, ass-kicking cops
with porno mustaches?
That Crash?
Yeah, is it so hard
for you to believe?
Yeah.
Can l get in there?
That's where l met Marina,
actually. She was my Cl.
You married your snitch?
Dude, that is wrong
on so many levels.
Well, she was in really bad shape.
Got in rehab and we fell in love
and there you go.
Was she the only one in rehab?
That's ancient history.
You sure about that, Hoss?
Listen, l got 1 0 days
to retirement.
Full benefits for me and my family,
so why would l screw that up?
lt's all l got.
COP:
All right. Let's go.
How long you been clean?
Since my son was born.
Good for you.
[DOOR OPENS]
MAN:
David, come on.
WOMAN:
David, did you forget something?
You forgot my hug.
BO Y: Love you, Mommy.
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[ENGlNE STARTS]
Good job.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[FOOTSTEPS]
[BAB Y BABBLlNG]
Oh, my God.
You can't do this.
Why did you come?
There's nothing for you here.
Why did you make me stop
coming to see you in prison?
l didn't see any sense
of three wasted lives.
Three?
Was that him?
The boy?
David?
You shouldn't think...
You did a dime.
David's 8. Do the math.
When you cut me off,
l gave the baby up.
Did you find a good family?
l had an abortion.
l'm sorry.
[SOBBlNG]
[]
[BAB Y CRYlNG]
All right.
They know what you're doing.
l saw it on TV.
l hope you kill them all.
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PRlEST:
Shall we begin?
[GUNSHOTS]
[LAUGHlNG]
Fair enough.
Fair enough.
[LAUGHlNG]
Let's start a family.
Family?
Yeah.
What's gotten into you?
We'll sell the house by the lake,
and we'll get a Craftsman
in Pasadena.
Fresh start.
You're serious about this,
aren't you?
Yes.
And what about your work?
Oh, um...
Well, what about it?
Would you quit before this job?
Absolutely.
l will quit absolutely.
Just like that?
Just like that.
Marina.
Let me in for a second,
l need to talk.
l'm gonna stand here all day,
so you may as well.
Marina.
[LOCK CLlCKS]
WOMAN [ON TV]:
--killed, the first victim
was gunned down less than an hour
after the suspected gunman
was released from prison.
While the second victim
was shot--
What are you doing here?
Thought you didn't care
about my case.
REPORTER:
--to a bank robbery at Bakersfield
1 0 years ago.
Look, l do not need you coming here
and dragging us down again.
Marina, if you just--
No.
l am getting
my associate's degree.
l am trying to
make something better
for Tommy and me.
Please take me back.
lt'll be okay.
lt's not okay.
Marina, l'm begging you.
l'm begging you, please.
God. Get off your knees.
Marina, please. Just please--
Don't touch me.
Do not touch me.
Give me the dope.
l don't have any dope.
Give it to me.
Okay. Here.
lt's all l got.
Look, l'll go to rehab.
l swear to God l will.
Let's go. Let's go right now.
After the case, l gotta finish the case.
Well, l can't just walk out on that.
l just wanna be with you
for one night.
l mean, you know,
with Tommy and--
Please.
Just one night.
[MAN SlNGlNG lN SPANlSH
ON RADlO]
MAN 1 [ON RADlO]: Radio--
MAN 2: Twenty-five dollar gift cert--
EVANGELlST:
Brother, put down that bottle.
Put down that cocaine,
that methamphetamine.
Put down that .45,
that .38 and that .357 Magnum.
EVANGELlST [ON RADlO]:
So precious to each one of us.
Why?
The night is far gone,
the day is at hand.
Those that live by the sword
will die by the sword,
unless they learn to forgive.
God made life so fragile
and so precious for each one of us.
You will never truly be free
unless you learn to--
BOUNCER 1 :
Yo, l gotta take a leak.
l'll be right back.
BOUNCER 2:
Hold up, big man,
l gotta check you. Arms up.
[lNAUDlBLE DlALOGUE]
BOUNCER 2:
Got any weapons on you
besides these guns here?
l'm only kidding, man.
Go on, have a good time.
CASHlER:
Welcome to the gentlemen's club.
lt's a two-drink minimum
tonight, baby.
[RlCH ROSSl'S ''LEAN'N''
PLAYlNG OVER SPEAKERS]
My man.
Hey, what's up, big dog?
l'm great.
Right.
[SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY]
Wake up, Joe.
Huh?
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BOUNCER:
l've been expecting you.
Joe.
Joe.
Huh?
Oh, Shelly.
Go outside and watch the door.
Only one of us
is gonna make it out of here.
No matter who it is, Joe,
you didn't see a damn thing.
Go on.
All right, then.
[GRUNTlNG]
[GASPlNG]
l got a son.
Tell him l said l'm sorry.
l'm begging you.
He's speed dial number three.
l'm sorry.
He made us take you down.
[LlNE RlNGS]
BO Y [OVER PHONE]:
Hello? Hello?
Your father's sorry.
Who is this? ls he okay?
Did something happen?
Yeah.
Something happened.
[]
l thought you said
you were done.
l have to finish this one first.
You promised me you were quitting.
And l will. l will quit.
But after this one.
No, this isn't fair.
l didn't ask you to marry me.
l'm sorry.
You're sorry?
Mm-hm.
What if l told you you had to choose?
Don't.
You used to be attracted
to what l do.
l'm your wife now.
What if he kills you?
Lily.
[SOBS]
Daddy?
Yeah?
l know l suck at baseball.
You don't have to pretend
like l'm good.
You'll get better.
You just need to practice.
Maybe you and l can throw
the ball around one day.
How's that?
Okay.
l gotta tell you a secret first, though.
What, Daddy?
l suck at baseball too.
[BOTH LAUGH]
[CLATTERlNG]
You go to sleep, okay?
l'll be back.
Jesus Christ.
[GROANS]
Oh, Jesus.
Are you okay?
Look at me, look at me.
Why did you do this?
l'm afraid.
What are you afraid of,
honey?
We're going to hell for what we did.
Do you know what hell is?
lt's not fire and devils.
All that stuff they taught you
when you was little.
We make our heaven
and our hell while we're alive,
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every time we cause pain,
every time we cause suffering.
[PHONE LlNE RlNGS]
ClCERO [OVER PHONE]: Cicero.
Hey, it's me. Did l wake you up?
No.
You said on your message
to give you a call, so...
Okay, here's the deal.
Both of our victims
were informants.
Could be something there, right?
COP: Yeah, could be.
Nice work.
ClCERO:
Okay, l need you to follow up on it.
l gotta be in court,
but l really think we're getting close.
lt's gotta have something to do
with how they got set up.
Did you hear about that stabbing
in Henderson?
Yeah, yeah, what about it?
l got a hunch it might be our guy.
lt's not his m.o.
Our guy's a shooter,
not a stabber.
Like l said, l got a hunch.
Yeah, so did Quasimodo.
Look where it got him.
l'm gonna go ask a few questions.
After you do the follow-up, right?
Got it cleared with the Henderson lC.
l'm headed up there now.
l have to be in court all day.
l am asking you to do this.
lt's my case.
[LlNE DlSCONNECTS]
[SlGHS]
WOMAN [ON RADlO]:
--bring us nothing
but the same politics as usual.
l have fought
to keep government honest,
save you money
and to lower your taxes.
Above all,
l will be someone who listens to you.
The choice is simple,
vote Margie Pageant.
MAN 1 :
ln local news, a Henderson man
is fighting for his life
after being brutally attacked
at a gentlemen's club.
The man is suffering
from stab wounds.
Doctors describe his condition
as critical.
MAN 2 [OVER PHONE]:
Hello?
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[PHONE BEEPS]
DOCTOR : Sponge.
NURSE: Sponge.
MAN [OVER HEADSET]:
We think he'll be heading back.
Your position?
Tehachapi.
Try the hospital in Clark County.
His third victim survived the hit.
He'll be wanting to finish the job.
Where are you?
MAN:
Good night.
NURSE:
Doctor.
[GUNSHOTS AND MAN YELLlNG]
MAN:
What the hell is that?
[PEOPLE SCREAMlNG]
COP:
Back in the room, back in the room.
Police officer, get back.
Police.
NURSE: He went that way.
COP: l'm a cop. Where'd he go?
He went downstairs, officer.
[SlGHS]
[GUN CLATTERS]
[DOOR SLAMS]
[PHONE RlNGlNG]
BO Y [OVER PHONE]:
How do you have my dad's phone?
He asked me to call you.
Are you the one who killed him?
Yes.
l'm gonna find you
and l'm gonna kill you.
Do what you need to do.
But you better be sure,
because it's a long, dark road
you're headed down.
[]
[HORN HONKlNG]
[HORN HONKlNG]
[GROANlNG]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOTS]
[PHONE RlNGlNG]
l lost him.
MAN [OVER HEADSET]:
Client wants to pull the job.
No. No way.
You tell him to back off.
l've got this under control. All right?
You're running out of time.
Where's the old man?
Dead.
Don't lie to me.
l'll show you the damn grave.
How long ago?
l don't know.
Three or four years.
WOMAN:
Hold still.
[]
Okay.
MOTHER:
How long you been out?
Couple of days.
And why are you here?
Came here to kill the old man.
Why?
Because he set us up.
What makes you think that?
Gary went to him for advice
on the bank job
and he wanted full share.
Gary wouldn't give it to him.
So do you think
the old man was capable
of murdering his own son?
Yeah.
No.
Mm-mm.
Nope.
He couldn't have.
What makes you so sure?
l just... l just know.
Tell me.
Say it.
Mom.
Because...
he loved your brother too much.
l'm sorry.
And that's the truth
and that's not your fault.
lt wasn't like
l could pretend you were his.
He was reminded of that
every time he looked at you.
You never stood a chance.
Sorry that l couldn't...
That l didn't protect you.
The beatings and...
[SOBBlNG]
Gary was the only one
who ever cared for me.
Why'd he pull you in on that job?
You were never a part
of what they did.
When his driver fell out,
l volunteered.
Why?
He owed the wrong people
a lot of money.
And he needed me.
lf it wasn't the old man,
then who set us up?
[]
[MAN SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY
ON RADlO]
EVANGELlST [ON RADlO]:
Driven by his passions and desires.
You will never truly be free
unless you freely forgive.
Hate is like a chain
around your neck
that leads you to places
you don't wanna go.
lt'll lead you into darkness
and desolation.
You become a slave
to that hatred,
and it'll only lead
to your own destruction.
You must break free.
WOMAN: Hey, cowboy.
You okay, man?
COP: Yeah.
MAN 1 : You laid eyes on him at least.
Hey, well done.
Thanks, man.
l gotta call you back.
MAN 2: Still in one piece.
MAN 3: Good job.
Good lead, cowboy.
You almost got him.
We got close.
Yeah.
lt was a good hunch.
Well, even Quasimodo
has his day.
And don't ever hang up on me again.
Roger that.
l hate to spoil your moment.
Got something l wanna show you.
l think we may have caught a break.
You said ''we'' again.
l did.
ClCERO:
Our latest victim was a Cl too.
COP:
So all three are informants.
ClCERO:
Mm-hm. All got records,
armed robbery, rape, assault.
But none did any serious time.
They all snitched their way
out of the joint over and over.
What are the odds of that?
Slim and none.
l'm waiting on
the informant logs now.
COP: Who are these?
Former accomplices of the victims.
Let's split them up, check them out.
l'll take these.
EVANGELlST [ON RADlO]:
And l know there's not a man,
woman or child in this church today
that has not sinned.
But God did not bring you down
on this Earth to be perfect. No.
God wants you down here
to be saved.
[CROWD CHEERS ON RADlO]
And when you're down with God,
God is eternally down with you.
[]
EVANGELlST [ON RADlO]:
When Jesus knew his time was near,
when he knew he was gonna die,
when he knew they would not take
that cup from his lips,
his thoughts were not
upon his own.
His thoughts were for those
that he loved.
WOMAN: Amen.
EVANGELlST: That's right.
His thoughts were for those
that he loved, preparing them.
EVANGELlST:
Why is that?
He used the example of his birth.
That's right. Here it is.
Jesus told them how a woman
goes through pain and sorrow
in the throes of childbirth.
But then as soon
as she has delivered,
there is no more anguish.
[CHEERlNG]
After all the screaming,
after all the pushing,
after all the blood and the tears,
there's only joy that a new child
has been born.
WOMAN 1 :
Hallelujah!
And l'll tell you my--
WOMAN 2: Amen! Amen!
[CROWD CHEERlNG]
WOMAN 3:
Amen.
WOMAN 4:
Amen. Amen. Amen.
WOMAN 5: Hallelujah!
Amen!
MAN: Amen!
Sing me a song!
[CHEERlNG]
[BAND PLAYlNG GOSPEL MUSlC]
[SlNGlNG ''TROUBLE lN MY WAY'']
[SlNGlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY]
EVANGELlST:
l was wondering
when you were gonna show up.
You've been the subject
of many of my sermons
these past few days.
l heard.
You heard.
But did you listen?
Everything okay,
baby?
Everything's just fine,
honey.
l was just catching up with
an old acquaintance.
You go on home now.
Let's take a walk.
[]
Was that your son?
Adopted.
One of five.
Wayward boys.
Not unlike me or you
at that age.
You turned your life around.
Doesn't change
what you did.
l wouldn't want it to.
l know it sounds cold,
but every good l've done
hinged on the evil l did.
Who set us up?
l don't know.
l never did find out
how they knew about
your safe house.
When l got the call,
''Easy money,'' they said.
All l had to do
was guard the door,
be the lookout.
l was in a dark place
in my life.
Numb to the chaos and--
Right here.
But when they cut
that boy's throat...
Oh, Jesus, man. No.
That boy they killed was my brother.
l can't bring him back.
And in my heart l'm sorry.
l still took my cut,
spent it on drugs and women.
Ended up in prison.
But it was there
that l found my calling.
To save and help boys like me.
And like you.
lt was there
that l gave my life to God.
God can't save you from me.
But maybe he could save you
from yourself.
l know there's good--
You don't know me.
l know the devil
got your heart twisted
with vengeance and hate.
The Lord is merciful.
He sees in your soul.
Fragile, ain't it?
That moment, that sets us
on our road to Damascus.
Sermon's over.
Can you at least find it in your heart
to forgive me for what l did?
l can't.
That's all right.
That's all right.
Because l forgive you
for what you're about to do.
[SlNGlNG
''JOHN THE REVELATOR'']
Lord, see into this man's heart.
He's good inside.
Oh, Lord, save this man's soul.
l know you see his heart.
[EVANGELlS CONTlNUES SlNGlNG]
Release him from the bondage
of hatred and vengeance, Lord.
[CONTlNUES SlNGlNG]
[EVANGELlST GRUNTS]
Go back to your family.
[]
That's one hell of a peashooter
you got there.
How's the recoil?
[]
[RlNGlNG]
Yeah.
ClCERO: Where are you?
lnyo County at the reservoir.
They're here. Both of them.
What? Did you call for backup?
There's no time for that.
Okay, don't do this.
l'm sorry
l keep stepping on your case.
ClCERO: l don't care about that.
Want you to do me a favor.
lf l don't make it out of this,
tell my son that
his daddy went out like a man.
l am on my way.
Please, just wait for me.
l'm just going with the flow.
Damn.
[FAX MACHlNE BEEPS]
Aren't you gonna
reach for it?
Come on.
Sporting chance.
l've got nothing against you.
l've been trying to kill you for days
and you've got nothing against me?
l'm starting to think you don't
take me very seriously, friend.
DRlVER:
What do you want from me?
How about a little respect? Hey?
A little professional courtesy
from a peer.
Some acknowledgment
of my skills.
You've got issues.
Screw you.
l win.
[KlLLER CHUCKLES]
You think you're done?
You can't put it together, can you?
There must be one more.
The one who hired me.
He's still alive.
l'm gonna kill you all.
Drop the gun.
Don't move.
Slowly.
Put the gun down.
No.
Put the goddamn gun down.
No! This is my job!
l finish my job.
How you gonna finish this
when you're dead?
So you're the guy that hired me.
You shouldn't
have done that.
l had to finish what l started.
Why'd you hire me then?
l didn't think l was up to it.
After you missed him,
l figured l should get involved
before he came gunning for me.
He didn't even know about you.
l figured that out when
he didn't finish me off
at the hospital.
His brother's girlfriend
was my informant down in L.A.
She told me about the job.
Hired some more of my informants
down there.
They helped me take down
their score.
So, what now?
Now?
l ride off into the sunset.
Hey.
l forgot to pay you.
You know,
l don't get you.
Why do you put yourself
through all this shit
for one lousy dollar?
lt's my price.
Call it a hobby.
You know what, keep it.
l didn't earn it.
Don't contact me again,
l'm done.
Yeah, me too.
[LlNE RlNGlNG]
MALLORY [OVER HEADSET]:
Detective Cicero?
ClCERO:
Yeah, l can't reach him.
Okay, hopefully he'll turn up.
We've got units en route,
we'll see you shortly.
ClCERO:
Wait a minute.
You didn't flip him this case,
did you?
l didn't flip him the case.
ls that what you thought?
He asked for it, right?
He begged for it.
And l felt sorry for him, so l caved.
ls there a reason why
we're talking about this
right now?
No. No reason.
Okay, l'll see you shortly.
''Go with the flow,'' my ass.
Marina? Hey, it's me, honey.
Well, l got him, l closed the case.
Yeah, yeah, l'm fine.
As a matter of fact, l feel perfect.
Better than l ever have.
MARlNA: Yeah?
Yeah, and l'm gonna
get rid of the other stuff too.
Don't you worry, l promise.
l'll be home in a couple hours.
Listen, you're not gonna
believe this.
l've been reading up on women,
and l think l got you figured out.
We're gonna be fine.
Yeah, honey, it's over.
l wanna start brand-new, honey.
[GUNSHOT]
[COUGHlNG]
[COP GRUNTlNG]
How?
Metal plate.
l can't feel anything.
l created my own hell.
And l'm the demon
who crawled up out of it.
[LlNE RlNGlNG]
LlLY [OVER SPEAKERPHONE]:
Hello?
KlLLER:
Baby.
LlLY: Where are you?
KlLLER: l'm coming home.
[ClCERO SlGHS]
[THE HEAVY'S
''SHORT CHANGE HERO'' PLAYS]
Today, l wanna talk to you
about forgiveness.
[]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHlNG]
GUARD:
Turn around.
[RATTLlNG]
MAN 1 :
l'll bite your head off.
[YELLS]
l'll see you out there. Yeah.
Yeah, motherfuckers.
MAN 2: We'll fuck your ass up, man.
WARDEN:
ln The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran
writes about good and evil.
''Of the good in you, l can speak,
but not of the evil. ''
You are only good
when you are at one with yourself.
What you went through in here
l wouldn't wish on any man.
But you survived.
You didn't ask for trouble.
But you didn't back down
from it either.
lt was as if you were born
to the darkness in this place.
[CLOCK TlCKlNG]
l hope to God
that this day,
you put that darkness behind you.
[SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY]
l want you to know
there is help on the outside.
So if you get to thinking it's too much
and you can't handle the pressure,
please call one of these numbers.
Do you have any questions?
Where's the exit?
[SlGHS]
[GUlDO & MAURlZlO DE ANGELlS'
''GOODB YE MY FRlEND'' PLAYS]
[HORNS HONKlNG]
[TlRES SCREECHlNG]
MAN 1 : Oh, what are you doing?
MAN 2: Hey!
MAN 3:
Hey, what the hell?
RECEPTlONlST:
May l help you?
Sir? Sir?
Now, that happens, we'll be--
[]
[PEOPLE SCREAMlNG]
MAN:
Jesus.
[JEFFRE Y LUCK LUCAS'
''GRlFOS MUERTOS'' PLAYS]
MAN 1 :
How's it going, man?
[MAN 2 SPEAKS lN SPANlSH]
You know how it is.
One day good, the next not so good.
Just have to go with the flow,
you know?
So, uh...
You don't trust me.
All right.
[COlNS CLATTERlNG]
Man, what did l tell you
about that hairy change?
Okay, if you don't
want my business,
l'll take it elsewhere.
lt's your jones, holmes.
MAN 1 :
Wait a minute. Please.
l'm sorry. l was just
messing with you, okay?
lt's me. You know me.
Please.
[]
Okay, okay.
[DOOR OPENS]
[KENNY ROGERS
& THE FlRST EDlTlON'S
''JUST DROPPED lN'' PLAYS]
Oh, no.
Hey.
Will you look at that?
Looks like somebody got lost.
What do we got?
Wha--? What do we got?
Yeah, l caught the case.
ClCERO: No, you didn't.
Yeah.
You couldn't have.
Why is that?
Because Mallory would
never put you on my case.
l don't like this
any more than you do.
l'm weeks away from retirement,
got paperwork up my ass.
So when the supervising sergeant
tells me to jump,
l just go with the flow, baby.
You can't smoke in here.
Sorry.
ClCERO:
Get me a good tight shot
of that exit wound.
MAN [ON TV]:
lt is being reported
that a gunman entered
a downtown Bakersfield building
this afternoon and opened fire,
killing an employee.
The suspect remains at large.
[EXERClSE MACHlNE
SQUEAKlNG]
Stop!
He is described as a male in his 30s,
approximately 6'3'' tall
with closely cropped hair.
Police have not yet released
the name of the victim.
[]
MAN [ON TV]:
The gunman was described as
armed and extremely dangerous.
Let me call you right back.
Well, well.
You've been a bad boy.
lt's a nice set of wheels
l got you out there.
You got my money?
Hm.
Now, how'd you smuggle
that much money out of prison?
You don't wanna know.
[GROANS]
l want the other names.
The price just went up.
lt took me 1 0 years
to track down these people for you.
And it cost a lot of money.
And now l wants to re-negotiate.
Okay.
That's what l thought.
You're playing ball now.
The price just went down.
Kenny?
Kenny.
This here is
my Samoan friend.
Ultimate Fighting champion
over in Guam.
You don't know half the sick shit
they do over there just to win a title.
[SPEAKlNG lN
FORElGN LANGUAGE]
[]
l know what that is.
l know who you are.
Who is he?
Brother,
l ain't got no beef with you.
Do what l pay you to do.
What are you doing?
This dude's a ghost.
l can't mess with no ghost.
You better get back.
KENNY: l ain't messing with a ghost.
Bald-headed Precious. Get your--
Here, l owe you a refund.
Here you go.
ClCERO:
He looks so familiar.
l have seen him somewhere,
l know it.
Really?
[GRUNTS]
All right, here it comes.
Look at his face.
He knew
his number was up.
Wait a minute.
That's not just fear,
that's recognition.
He can't see where the gun is.
lt's blocked by the partition.
He knew him.
Maybe.
[]
WOMAN [OVER PHONE]: Hello?
Marina.
Hey, it's me.
Do you know what time it is?
Yes, l know it's late, l'm sorry.
Call me right--
Okay, okay.
You're taking him to the game.
Yes, l'll be there tomorrow.
l'll pick him up tomorrow.
Yes, l'll be on time.
Don't let him down. Promise.
Yes, l promise.
But listen-- Listen.
[LlNE DlSCONNECTS]
[lGG Y POP'S
''l WANNA BE YOUR DOG'' PLAYS]
[]
Morning.
KlLLER:
l did a sequence of poses
this morning
that only 1 0 people
on the planet can do.
Ending with the corpse pose.
But you know what,
l'm done with yoga.
l beat it.
You beat yoga?
Yeah.
[LlLY CHUCKLES]
lt's time to move on.
To what?
l don't know.
Something more ultimate.
l worry that a real corpse pose
is the only thing
that's gonna satisfy you.
No, come on, not death.
Life.
Oh, l've never felt so alive.
Really?
Yeah.
[PHONE RlNGlNG]
MAN [OVER PHONE]:
Got a new client for you.
l know you like a challenge.
We're gathering information
on locations.
l'll send you the target spec now.
The client thinks
the target's coming after him.
He needs the job done fast.
Okay.
[LlNE DlSCONNECTS]
LlLY:
Who's he?
[]
lt's not a question l ever ask.
Sure you don't wanna stay a while?
Hold that thought.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
KlLLER:
lt's my work.
lt's getting harder and harder
to go on these jobs.
WOMAN [OVER HEADSET]:
You mentioned this before
at our last session.
Can you take some time off?
KlLLER: No, no, that's not an option.
My business is important.
You haven't told me
what it is you do now.
l'm a surgeon. l remove cancer.
Well, l'll have to take you
at your word.
You know, l have other patients
in the medical field.
They find it hard to handle
the stress associated with their jobs.
There's a lot of pressure
when you have someone's life
in your hands.
[SlGHS]
Morning, Detective Cicero.
Sergeant Mallory.
Don't be mad.
You should've told me.
MALLORY:
You're right, you should've
heard it from me. l'm sorry.
l should've told you.
Let him help you
with the case though.
[]
COP:
So, what do we got?
You play fast and loose
with that ''we'' shit, cowboy.
We got our shooter.
We?
l got a call from the warden
at Murdoch.
He recognized our guy in the news.
Apparently, he made a lot of money
running contraband in prison.
Any gang affiliations?
Nope, did his whole 1 0.
No protection. A walk-alone.
They kept coming after him.
He kept knocking them down.
l see he kept score.
All he had to do was flash that
and no one would screw with him.
He got popped for a bank job.
Ten years ago, Bakersfield First.
ROBBER 1 :
Don't be a hero, you got me?
Stay down.
Shooter was a bank robber--
He was the driver.
ROBBER 1 : Go, go.
DRlVER: Get in.
[]
Go, go, go!
[SlRENS WAlLlNG]
ROBBER 2:
Look out.
[SlRENS WAlLlNG]
What are you doing?
You're gonna get us killed.
He knows what he's doing.
Do your thing, little brother.
Go, go, go.
ROBBER 3:
Damn it, what's he doing?
ROBBER 2:
Where you going?
They passed. They passed. Do it.
l don't see anyone. Think we're clear.
ROBBER 3: Slow down.
Slow down!
[SCREAMS]
ROBBER 3:
Turn it around. Turn it around.
You son of a--
ROBBER 2:
Watch it, watch it, watch it!
Cops, man!
ROBBER 3: They're right there!
BROTHER: You're good. Go.
Cops, cops.
BROTHER:
You're good, you're good.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Rip it. Rip it.
[LAUGHS]
Now, he made a clean getaway.
So who collared him?
Good, this is where
it gets really interesting.
l wanna show you something.
Check this out.
OLD MAN:
Oh, my.
This is such a big help.
lt takes me a long time
to get up those stairs.
You can put the things anywhere.
Okay.
[]
[GROANS]
You okay?
Yes.
Thank you for your concern.
You're very kind to help an old man.
Sure.
l'm gonna go.
Can l offer you something to drink?
l should be going.
No, let me get you something.
Please,
it's the least l can do.
Be nice to have a little
company for a change.
KlLLER: You see,
l changed careers because l--
Well, l had some issues
l needed to resolve.
You know, l needed to test myself.
Mentally and physically.
Really re-create myself.
WOMAN [OVER HEADSET]:
And now it's all become too easy.
Yes. Yes.
l'm bored, but l mean,
that's only part of it.
l mean, it's Lily.
She's a distraction.
Distractions can be a problem
in my work.
WOMAN:
You were going to talk to her
about marriage and having a family.
ls that still something you want?
You know what? You're right.
l mean, she's the woman l wanna
spend the rest of my life with.
Are you gonna ask her
to marry you?
That's what l'll do.
l'll pop the question. Heh, heh.
Are you off your meds?
Yes.
As your therapist,
l have to advise against that.
Gotta go.
MAN 1 :
All right, look, there's two cars.
MAN 2:
Quiet.
MAN 3:
All right, you're good.
MAN 2:
All right, you guys. Here we go.
MAN 3:
Be quiet.
MAN 2:
Back, back, back!
Hands up!
Back up.
Tell me what's going on here?
After the bank job,
they got ambushed
by another crew.
Somebody set him up.
And somebody taped it?
Sick bastard made
his own personal snuff film.
MAN 2: Where's the money?
MAN 3: Tell them.
ClCERO:
l knew l remembered
this guy from somewhere.
Where did you get this?
First week l made detective,
Vice busted this porn operation.
l walked into the bullpen,
they were watching this.
l pretended l got a phone call,
had to walk out.
Didn't have the stomach for it.
MAN 2:
Bank robbers, huh?
Tough guys.
BROTHER: Don't tell them.
l flipped it to Homicide,
but never went anywhere.
Why is that?
Never see the killers' faces, not once.
MAN 2: Where's the money?
Don't tell, bro.
MAN 3: Brothers?
MAN 2: Your brother?
MAN 3: l don't see the resemblance.
MAN 4: Yeah.
MAN 2:
You want me to shoot him, huh?
Like the others?
He's not gonna kill me,
he's bluffing.
MAN 2: Bluffing?
Two down and l'm bluffing?
You want me to shoot him?
MAN 3: Think twice.
MAN 2:
You want me to shoot him, huh?
Like the others?
[MAN 4 LAUGHS]
BROTHER: Don't tell him.
DRlVER: Don't shoot him.
BROTHER: He's not gonna shoot.
Let's tell him where it is.
But it's our only leverage.
[BROTHER YELLS]
l'm sorry l got you into this, bro.
MAN 2:
Just tell me where the money is.
OLD MAN:
l bet you're a good student.
Yeah.
Thanks for the drink.
Sure.
l should get going.
BROTHER:
Sorry l got you into this, bro.
Sorry l dragged you into this.
MAN 2: Last chance.
BROTHER: Don't tell him, bro.
Please, don't shoot him.
BROTHER: Don't do it.
MAN 2:
lt's up to you.
BROTHER:
Don't you tell him, bro. Don't tell him.
Under the floorboards
in the kitchen.
MAN 2:
There you go.
DRlVER: Gary, l'm sorry.
BROTHER: lt's okay.
l'm sorry.
lt's gonna be okay, bro.
lt's gonna be okay.
No!
MAN 1 :
Oh, Jesus, man, no.
DRlVER:
No!
[BROTHER GASPlNG]
MAN 3: Gotta get that money.
Jesus, man.
DRlVER:
Gary!
Told you wouldn't shoot him.
Watch him.
MAN 4: Okay.
TELEMARKETER:
See if he's lying.
MAN 3:
l got it.
[lNAUDlBLE DlALOGUE]
TELEMARKETER:
Lift this up in the bag.
MAN 4:
Hey. Hey.
Smile for the camera.
Smile for the camera.
[]
[SCREAMlNG]
l didn't know.
l didn't know
that was gonna happen.
Don't, please.
He made us do it.
Please don't hurt me.
l'm not gonna hurt you.
[DOOR OPENS]
[GASPS]
[]
[LOCK CLlCKS]
[ENGlNE STARTS]
[TlRES SCREECHlNG]
OLD MAN:
Smile for the camera.
l'm gonna kill you all.
ClCERO:
They killed him.
What do you mean they killed him?
He was dead.
At least for a little while anyway.
The hospital pronounced him DO A.
[]
DOCTOR:
Can you hear me?
Bullet hit, ricocheted around
his skull, came out his cheek.
He's got a plate holding
the back of his head together.
l mean, this guy refused to die.
And now, he must be going after
everyone in that video.
[]
You said you wouldn't be late.
Where have you been?
l caught a case.
You're supposed to
take Tommy to his game.
You made me late for my class.
l'm sorry, it's a big deal,
this case.
l saw it on TV.
l do not wanna hear about it.
You want me to have full custody?
l will take custody.
COP:
You know l don't want that.
Then take him to his baseball game.
Okay. All right.
What's up, champ?
What position they got you playing?
Don't play much.
Well, you got an arm
like a cannon.
l don't know why
they wouldn't let you.
l know.
Maybe l should have a talk
with that coach.
Maybe pinch-hit or something.
What do you say?
[PHONE RlNGlNG]
Hello?
ClCERO: Hey, it's Cicero.
There's been another shooting.
This could be our guy.
Yeah.
Mallory wants you
down at the scene.
Okay, l'll be there in a little bit.
40 45 Danson Road. Got it?
l'll be there in an hour.
[LlNE DlSCONNECTS]
Hey, you know what,
l'm not gonna make it in today.
l'm taking my son
to a baseball game.
lt's really important that l be there.
Well, you know what?
That's just too bad.
All right, bye.
Good grief.
Can you imagine that?
l already told them l had
a ball game to go to today.
[]
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLlCKS]
lncredible.
You're a full two hours late.
John, did you--?
So, what do we got?
What do you got?
Guy did the world
a favor on this one.
Found out
who shot our snuff films.
Excuse me.
So we got a telemarketer,
a sex offender.
What's next, a lawyer?
Whole shebang
just got a lot weirder.
Witnesses placed a
second shooter at the scene.
After our suspect
whacked Mr. Rogers,
he had a little shootout
in the hall.
Maybe an armed neighbor.
Uh-uh.
No one recognized
this dude.
They exchanged gunfire
then disappeared.
Both of them.
COP:
The second shooter,
any description?
The word ''beautiful'' came up.
Beautiful?
Like a movie star.
KlLLER:
He punked me.
He's really that good?
KlLLER [OVER HEADSET]:
Good's not even the right word.
l mean, you know,
the dude's completely artless.
l mean, there's no sophistication
to him whatsoever.
But he's pure, you know?
No fear, no hesitation.
There's nothing.
He as fast as you?
No, he's faster.
You'll get him.
How can you be so sure, hey?
Because you always do.
KlLLER: Baby.
Yeah?
Marry me.
MAN:
Hey, mister.
[lNAUDlBLE DlALOGUE]
Goddamn it. Shit.
[LAUGHlNG]
ls that what l think it is?
Oh, the tattoo?
Yeah. Tattoo.
Yeah, l was in the L.A. Crash Unit
before l got transferred up here.
Guns blazing, ass-kicking cops
with porno mustaches?
That Crash?
Yeah, is it so hard
for you to believe?
Yeah.
Can l get in there?
That's where l met Marina,
actually. She was my Cl.
You married your snitch?
Dude, that is wrong
on so many levels.
Well, she was in really bad shape.
Got in rehab and we fell in love
and there you go.
Was she the only one in rehab?
That's ancient history.
You sure about that, Hoss?
Listen, l got 1 0 days
to retirement.
Full benefits for me and my family,
so why would l screw that up?
lt's all l got.
COP:
All right. Let's go.
How long you been clean?
Since my son was born.
Good for you.
[DOOR OPENS]
MAN:
David, come on.
WOMAN:
David, did you forget something?
You forgot my hug.
BO Y: Love you, Mommy.
[]
[ENGlNE STARTS]
Good job.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[FOOTSTEPS]
[BAB Y BABBLlNG]
Oh, my God.
You can't do this.
Why did you come?
There's nothing for you here.
Why did you make me stop
coming to see you in prison?
l didn't see any sense
of three wasted lives.
Three?
Was that him?
The boy?
David?
You shouldn't think...
You did a dime.
David's 8. Do the math.
When you cut me off,
l gave the baby up.
Did you find a good family?
l had an abortion.
l'm sorry.
[SOBBlNG]
[]
[BAB Y CRYlNG]
All right.
They know what you're doing.
l saw it on TV.
l hope you kill them all.
[]
PRlEST:
Shall we begin?
[GUNSHOTS]
[LAUGHlNG]
Fair enough.
Fair enough.
[LAUGHlNG]
Let's start a family.
Family?
Yeah.
What's gotten into you?
We'll sell the house by the lake,
and we'll get a Craftsman
in Pasadena.
Fresh start.
You're serious about this,
aren't you?
Yes.
And what about your work?
Oh, um...
Well, what about it?
Would you quit before this job?
Absolutely.
l will quit absolutely.
Just like that?
Just like that.
Marina.
Let me in for a second,
l need to talk.
l'm gonna stand here all day,
so you may as well.
Marina.
[LOCK CLlCKS]
WOMAN [ON TV]:
--killed, the first victim
was gunned down less than an hour
after the suspected gunman
was released from prison.
While the second victim
was shot--
What are you doing here?
Thought you didn't care
about my case.
REPORTER:
--to a bank robbery at Bakersfield
1 0 years ago.
Look, l do not need you coming here
and dragging us down again.
Marina, if you just--
No.
l am getting
my associate's degree.
l am trying to
make something better
for Tommy and me.
Please take me back.
lt'll be okay.
lt's not okay.
Marina, l'm begging you.
l'm begging you, please.
God. Get off your knees.
Marina, please. Just please--
Don't touch me.
Do not touch me.
Give me the dope.
l don't have any dope.
Give it to me.
Okay. Here.
lt's all l got.
Look, l'll go to rehab.
l swear to God l will.
Let's go. Let's go right now.
After the case, l gotta finish the case.
Well, l can't just walk out on that.
l just wanna be with you
for one night.
l mean, you know,
with Tommy and--
Please.
Just one night.
[MAN SlNGlNG lN SPANlSH
ON RADlO]
MAN 1 [ON RADlO]: Radio--
MAN 2: Twenty-five dollar gift cert--
EVANGELlST:
Brother, put down that bottle.
Put down that cocaine,
that methamphetamine.
Put down that .45,
that .38 and that .357 Magnum.
EVANGELlST [ON RADlO]:
So precious to each one of us.
Why?
The night is far gone,
the day is at hand.
Those that live by the sword
will die by the sword,
unless they learn to forgive.
God made life so fragile
and so precious for each one of us.
You will never truly be free
unless you learn to--
BOUNCER 1 :
Yo, l gotta take a leak.
l'll be right back.
BOUNCER 2:
Hold up, big man,
l gotta check you. Arms up.
[lNAUDlBLE DlALOGUE]
BOUNCER 2:
Got any weapons on you
besides these guns here?
l'm only kidding, man.
Go on, have a good time.
CASHlER:
Welcome to the gentlemen's club.
lt's a two-drink minimum
tonight, baby.
[RlCH ROSSl'S ''LEAN'N''
PLAYlNG OVER SPEAKERS]
My man.
Hey, what's up, big dog?
l'm great.
Right.
[SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY]
Wake up, Joe.
Huh?
[]
BOUNCER:
l've been expecting you.
Joe.
Joe.
Huh?
Oh, Shelly.
Go outside and watch the door.
Only one of us
is gonna make it out of here.
No matter who it is, Joe,
you didn't see a damn thing.
Go on.
All right, then.
[GRUNTlNG]
[GASPlNG]
l got a son.
Tell him l said l'm sorry.
l'm begging you.
He's speed dial number three.
l'm sorry.
He made us take you down.
[LlNE RlNGS]
BO Y [OVER PHONE]:
Hello? Hello?
Your father's sorry.
Who is this? ls he okay?
Did something happen?
Yeah.
Something happened.
[]
l thought you said
you were done.
l have to finish this one first.
You promised me you were quitting.
And l will. l will quit.
But after this one.
No, this isn't fair.
l didn't ask you to marry me.
l'm sorry.
You're sorry?
Mm-hm.
What if l told you you had to choose?
Don't.
You used to be attracted
to what l do.
l'm your wife now.
What if he kills you?
Lily.
[SOBS]
Daddy?
Yeah?
l know l suck at baseball.
You don't have to pretend
like l'm good.
You'll get better.
You just need to practice.
Maybe you and l can throw
the ball around one day.
How's that?
Okay.
l gotta tell you a secret first, though.
What, Daddy?
l suck at baseball too.
[BOTH LAUGH]
[CLATTERlNG]
You go to sleep, okay?
l'll be back.
Jesus Christ.
[GROANS]
Oh, Jesus.
Are you okay?
Look at me, look at me.
Why did you do this?
l'm afraid.
What are you afraid of,
honey?
We're going to hell for what we did.
Do you know what hell is?
lt's not fire and devils.
All that stuff they taught you
when you was little.
We make our heaven
and our hell while we're alive,
[]
every time we cause pain,
every time we cause suffering.
[PHONE LlNE RlNGS]
ClCERO [OVER PHONE]: Cicero.
Hey, it's me. Did l wake you up?
No.
You said on your message
to give you a call, so...
Okay, here's the deal.
Both of our victims
were informants.
Could be something there, right?
COP: Yeah, could be.
Nice work.
ClCERO:
Okay, l need you to follow up on it.
l gotta be in court,
but l really think we're getting close.
lt's gotta have something to do
with how they got set up.
Did you hear about that stabbing
in Henderson?
Yeah, yeah, what about it?
l got a hunch it might be our guy.
lt's not his m.o.
Our guy's a shooter,
not a stabber.
Like l said, l got a hunch.
Yeah, so did Quasimodo.
Look where it got him.
l'm gonna go ask a few questions.
After you do the follow-up, right?
Got it cleared with the Henderson lC.
l'm headed up there now.
l have to be in court all day.
l am asking you to do this.
lt's my case.
[LlNE DlSCONNECTS]
[SlGHS]
WOMAN [ON RADlO]:
--bring us nothing
but the same politics as usual.
l have fought
to keep government honest,
save you money
and to lower your taxes.
Above all,
l will be someone who listens to you.
The choice is simple,
vote Margie Pageant.
MAN 1 :
ln local news, a Henderson man
is fighting for his life
after being brutally attacked
at a gentlemen's club.
The man is suffering
from stab wounds.
Doctors describe his condition
as critical.
MAN 2 [OVER PHONE]:
Hello?
[]
[PHONE BEEPS]
DOCTOR : Sponge.
NURSE: Sponge.
MAN [OVER HEADSET]:
We think he'll be heading back.
Your position?
Tehachapi.
Try the hospital in Clark County.
His third victim survived the hit.
He'll be wanting to finish the job.
Where are you?
MAN:
Good night.
NURSE:
Doctor.
[GUNSHOTS AND MAN YELLlNG]
MAN:
What the hell is that?
[PEOPLE SCREAMlNG]
COP:
Back in the room, back in the room.
Police officer, get back.
Police.
NURSE: He went that way.
COP: l'm a cop. Where'd he go?
He went downstairs, officer.
[SlGHS]
[GUN CLATTERS]
[DOOR SLAMS]
[PHONE RlNGlNG]
BO Y [OVER PHONE]:
How do you have my dad's phone?
He asked me to call you.
Are you the one who killed him?
Yes.
l'm gonna find you
and l'm gonna kill you.
Do what you need to do.
But you better be sure,
because it's a long, dark road
you're headed down.
[]
[HORN HONKlNG]
[HORN HONKlNG]
[GROANlNG]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOTS]
[PHONE RlNGlNG]
l lost him.
MAN [OVER HEADSET]:
Client wants to pull the job.
No. No way.
You tell him to back off.
l've got this under control. All right?
You're running out of time.
Where's the old man?
Dead.
Don't lie to me.
l'll show you the damn grave.
How long ago?
l don't know.
Three or four years.
WOMAN:
Hold still.
[]
Okay.
MOTHER:
How long you been out?
Couple of days.
And why are you here?
Came here to kill the old man.
Why?
Because he set us up.
What makes you think that?
Gary went to him for advice
on the bank job
and he wanted full share.
Gary wouldn't give it to him.
So do you think
the old man was capable
of murdering his own son?
Yeah.
No.
Mm-mm.
Nope.
He couldn't have.
What makes you so sure?
l just... l just know.
Tell me.
Say it.
Mom.
Because...
he loved your brother too much.
l'm sorry.
And that's the truth
and that's not your fault.
lt wasn't like
l could pretend you were his.
He was reminded of that
every time he looked at you.
You never stood a chance.
Sorry that l couldn't...
That l didn't protect you.
The beatings and...
[SOBBlNG]
Gary was the only one
who ever cared for me.
Why'd he pull you in on that job?
You were never a part
of what they did.
When his driver fell out,
l volunteered.
Why?
He owed the wrong people
a lot of money.
And he needed me.
lf it wasn't the old man,
then who set us up?
[]
[MAN SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY
ON RADlO]
EVANGELlST [ON RADlO]:
Driven by his passions and desires.
You will never truly be free
unless you freely forgive.
Hate is like a chain
around your neck
that leads you to places
you don't wanna go.
lt'll lead you into darkness
and desolation.
You become a slave
to that hatred,
and it'll only lead
to your own destruction.
You must break free.
WOMAN: Hey, cowboy.
You okay, man?
COP: Yeah.
MAN 1 : You laid eyes on him at least.
Hey, well done.
Thanks, man.
l gotta call you back.
MAN 2: Still in one piece.
MAN 3: Good job.
Good lead, cowboy.
You almost got him.
We got close.
Yeah.
lt was a good hunch.
Well, even Quasimodo
has his day.
And don't ever hang up on me again.
Roger that.
l hate to spoil your moment.
Got something l wanna show you.
l think we may have caught a break.
You said ''we'' again.
l did.
ClCERO:
Our latest victim was a Cl too.
COP:
So all three are informants.
ClCERO:
Mm-hm. All got records,
armed robbery, rape, assault.
But none did any serious time.
They all snitched their way
out of the joint over and over.
What are the odds of that?
Slim and none.
l'm waiting on
the informant logs now.
COP: Who are these?
Former accomplices of the victims.
Let's split them up, check them out.
l'll take these.
EVANGELlST [ON RADlO]:
And l know there's not a man,
woman or child in this church today
that has not sinned.
But God did not bring you down
on this Earth to be perfect. No.
God wants you down here
to be saved.
[CROWD CHEERS ON RADlO]
And when you're down with God,
God is eternally down with you.
[]
EVANGELlST [ON RADlO]:
When Jesus knew his time was near,
when he knew he was gonna die,
when he knew they would not take
that cup from his lips,
his thoughts were not
upon his own.
His thoughts were for those
that he loved.
WOMAN: Amen.
EVANGELlST: That's right.
His thoughts were for those
that he loved, preparing them.
EVANGELlST:
Why is that?
He used the example of his birth.
That's right. Here it is.
Jesus told them how a woman
goes through pain and sorrow
in the throes of childbirth.
But then as soon
as she has delivered,
there is no more anguish.
[CHEERlNG]
After all the screaming,
after all the pushing,
after all the blood and the tears,
there's only joy that a new child
has been born.
WOMAN 1 :
Hallelujah!
And l'll tell you my--
WOMAN 2: Amen! Amen!
[CROWD CHEERlNG]
WOMAN 3:
Amen.
WOMAN 4:
Amen. Amen. Amen.
WOMAN 5: Hallelujah!
Amen!
MAN: Amen!
Sing me a song!
[CHEERlNG]
[BAND PLAYlNG GOSPEL MUSlC]
[SlNGlNG ''TROUBLE lN MY WAY'']
[SlNGlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY]
EVANGELlST:
l was wondering
when you were gonna show up.
You've been the subject
of many of my sermons
these past few days.
l heard.
You heard.
But did you listen?
Everything okay,
baby?
Everything's just fine,
honey.
l was just catching up with
an old acquaintance.
You go on home now.
Let's take a walk.
[]
Was that your son?
Adopted.
One of five.
Wayward boys.
Not unlike me or you
at that age.
You turned your life around.
Doesn't change
what you did.
l wouldn't want it to.
l know it sounds cold,
but every good l've done
hinged on the evil l did.
Who set us up?
l don't know.
l never did find out
how they knew about
your safe house.
When l got the call,
''Easy money,'' they said.
All l had to do
was guard the door,
be the lookout.
l was in a dark place
in my life.
Numb to the chaos and--
Right here.
But when they cut
that boy's throat...
Oh, Jesus, man. No.
That boy they killed was my brother.
l can't bring him back.
And in my heart l'm sorry.
l still took my cut,
spent it on drugs and women.
Ended up in prison.
But it was there
that l found my calling.
To save and help boys like me.
And like you.
lt was there
that l gave my life to God.
God can't save you from me.
But maybe he could save you
from yourself.
l know there's good--
You don't know me.
l know the devil
got your heart twisted
with vengeance and hate.
The Lord is merciful.
He sees in your soul.
Fragile, ain't it?
That moment, that sets us
on our road to Damascus.
Sermon's over.
Can you at least find it in your heart
to forgive me for what l did?
l can't.
That's all right.
That's all right.
Because l forgive you
for what you're about to do.
[SlNGlNG
''JOHN THE REVELATOR'']
Lord, see into this man's heart.
He's good inside.
Oh, Lord, save this man's soul.
l know you see his heart.
[EVANGELlS CONTlNUES SlNGlNG]
Release him from the bondage
of hatred and vengeance, Lord.
[CONTlNUES SlNGlNG]
[EVANGELlST GRUNTS]
Go back to your family.
[]
That's one hell of a peashooter
you got there.
How's the recoil?
[]
[RlNGlNG]
Yeah.
ClCERO: Where are you?
lnyo County at the reservoir.
They're here. Both of them.
What? Did you call for backup?
There's no time for that.
Okay, don't do this.
l'm sorry
l keep stepping on your case.
ClCERO: l don't care about that.
Want you to do me a favor.
lf l don't make it out of this,
tell my son that
his daddy went out like a man.
l am on my way.
Please, just wait for me.
l'm just going with the flow.
Damn.
[FAX MACHlNE BEEPS]
Aren't you gonna
reach for it?
Come on.
Sporting chance.
l've got nothing against you.
l've been trying to kill you for days
and you've got nothing against me?
l'm starting to think you don't
take me very seriously, friend.
DRlVER:
What do you want from me?
How about a little respect? Hey?
A little professional courtesy
from a peer.
Some acknowledgment
of my skills.
You've got issues.
Screw you.
l win.
[KlLLER CHUCKLES]
You think you're done?
You can't put it together, can you?
There must be one more.
The one who hired me.
He's still alive.
l'm gonna kill you all.
Drop the gun.
Don't move.
Slowly.
Put the gun down.
No.
Put the goddamn gun down.
No! This is my job!
l finish my job.
How you gonna finish this
when you're dead?
So you're the guy that hired me.
You shouldn't
have done that.
l had to finish what l started.
Why'd you hire me then?
l didn't think l was up to it.
After you missed him,
l figured l should get involved
before he came gunning for me.
He didn't even know about you.
l figured that out when
he didn't finish me off
at the hospital.
His brother's girlfriend
was my informant down in L.A.
She told me about the job.
Hired some more of my informants
down there.
They helped me take down
their score.
So, what now?
Now?
l ride off into the sunset.
Hey.
l forgot to pay you.
You know,
l don't get you.
Why do you put yourself
through all this shit
for one lousy dollar?
lt's my price.
Call it a hobby.
You know what, keep it.
l didn't earn it.
Don't contact me again,
l'm done.
Yeah, me too.
[LlNE RlNGlNG]
MALLORY [OVER HEADSET]:
Detective Cicero?
ClCERO:
Yeah, l can't reach him.
Okay, hopefully he'll turn up.
We've got units en route,
we'll see you shortly.
ClCERO:
Wait a minute.
You didn't flip him this case,
did you?
l didn't flip him the case.
ls that what you thought?
He asked for it, right?
He begged for it.
And l felt sorry for him, so l caved.
ls there a reason why
we're talking about this
right now?
No. No reason.
Okay, l'll see you shortly.
''Go with the flow,'' my ass.
Marina? Hey, it's me, honey.
Well, l got him, l closed the case.
Yeah, yeah, l'm fine.
As a matter of fact, l feel perfect.
Better than l ever have.
MARlNA: Yeah?
Yeah, and l'm gonna
get rid of the other stuff too.
Don't you worry, l promise.
l'll be home in a couple hours.
Listen, you're not gonna
believe this.
l've been reading up on women,
and l think l got you figured out.
We're gonna be fine.
Yeah, honey, it's over.
l wanna start brand-new, honey.
[GUNSHOT]
[COUGHlNG]
[COP GRUNTlNG]
How?
Metal plate.
l can't feel anything.
l created my own hell.
And l'm the demon
who crawled up out of it.
[LlNE RlNGlNG]
LlLY [OVER SPEAKERPHONE]:
Hello?
KlLLER:
Baby.
LlLY: Where are you?
KlLLER: l'm coming home.
[ClCERO SlGHS]
[THE HEAVY'S
''SHORT CHANGE HERO'' PLAYS]
Today, l wanna talk to you
about forgiveness.
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