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Are you a cop?
Am I supposed to answer that?
No, baby, you're supposed to hold still.
Hope you don't mind cold hands.
She pats you down every time she sees you.
Spread your cheeks wider.
Wider.
Wider.
I need access to the 'taint, yo.
Okay.
You smell something burning?
( groans and laughs )
( sniffs )
I love the smell of real money.
Wherever you got it, put it back.
A guy in Evidence owes me.
As long as we have it back in the morning...
Is this bedtime? Did I ask for a story?
We're supposed to be high-end, hooked-up buyers.
You want to go in with Monopoly money?
Huh?
Those pink $100 bills aren't going to fly.
That's like going in with our badges around out necks.
Van, I'm thinking maybe this is a bigger issue
leading to a long conversation as to the nature of morality...
You want to play Mystical ***, I'll buy you the robe.
First, which one of these is going to make her bite
because that ends the whole debate.
Have a Happy Meal. Be happy.
You wax your ***.
Don't tell the guys.
She's going to find it.
I'm almost done.
Me, too.
She's going to find it, you watch.
( screams )
( gasps )
( exhales )
This thing's got some serious over-steer.
Find what you were looking for?
He's gone off-line, sir.
We lost him?
So?
I'm think 80.
We said 100.
Yeah, but that over-steer...
Is nonexistent.
If I was here to get bent over and doggied
wouldn't I be barking?
You've used that line before.
How 'bout you just show me what we're talking about here.
Let him count it.
It's not like it's Monopoly money.
( engines roaring )
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Lay them down! Now!
Go!
Go!
We're all clear! Van, you all right?
Yeah!
But I got a rug burn like you wouldn't believe.
( chuckles )
( gunshot )
Dre?!
Close it down. Close it down now.
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You went off-line. You went off-line.
The deal was right.
All we needed is a little faith
and for your guys to scope the stands.
That's what we did.
Well, your seeing eye dog missed the damn sniper!
Hey! Hey!
Don't put this on me.
I clocked out.
My partner's alive.
Officer Ray...
( yells )
I'm sorry for your loss.
But I'm curious
where is that $100,000 you stole
from the evidence locker this morning?
The good news is
I don't want to hear the answer.
You get that money back, I.D. the shooter
I'll pin the medal on you myself
and your partner will get the kind
of hero's funeral he deserves.
But first thing Monday morning
if the DA doesn't know heroes from villains
and it's just a big, juicy, front-page mess
like it is now...
well, son...
guess who's ***
they're going to go buck wild on?
( yells )
Great! Great!
You need some help?
No.
No, I got it, thanks.
You sure?
I've had my eye on you for a while, Van.
Look...
you about to ask me out or something?
because I'm having
a really bad day.
Add that to the long list of amazing mistakes
you've made in your career.
Don't make another one.
Today was not your fault.
But it is your problem.
The girl, the fence?
Three.
I've been on her six.
You want another shot at her?
Think about it.
( groans )
Whoo!
Sweet! That's game.
( ringing )
Yeah?
I'm calling for Deaqon Hayes.
Speaking.
This is Commander Blanchard, LAPD Homicide.
It's about your brother.
He was shot in the line of duty, and I'm sorry, he died en route.
Sorry about your brother.
You're not here for no funeral.
But you're going to be good for funeral business.
You don't nothing about telling fortunes.
And in fact, don't nobody know
what the hell you do for a living.
And your *** lost weight.
I'm down five pounds, nephew.
I'm on the Zone.
( chuckles )
Welcome back to home plate, player.
Good to see you, dog.
Heard about what's been going on out here, right?
Whatever you know, I want to know.
Oh, a little "Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord" type action, huh?
You must be a mind reader, player.
We talking about some real hardcore stuff going down.
Four-man crew
all they do is hit slingers, man.
We talking about coming into your crib, military assault
Jason hockey mask
sticking AK-47s right at your neck
taking your stash, your cash and your cars.
That's what your brother was buying, man.
Them "G" rides yanked off them dealers.
And homeboy that wet him down
he's out jamming his jimmy in a place where it don't belong.
Man, this dude is ghost.
Nobody know his face, name, nothing.
What's up with the fence?
Little girl named Cassidy, homie.
Now I could point you in her direction
but if things get a little too hot for you
then what might be in that drawer over there
may help you out.
What happened?
Cops came out of nowhere.
They never come out of nowhere.
Did the buyers bring them?
Are the buyers cops?
I need to know.
So you want me to what?
The hotshot who flipped the GT
I want you to wrap yourself around him.
Find out who he is.
If he's a buyer, I want his money.
And if he's a cop, I want his head.
But you're not happy about it.
I'm happy.
I know when you're lying.
Nobody knows when I'm lying.
BILLIE: I need a hard charger who will drop his life
and never look back.
A face that can get past the rope
and a body good to go all night.
We spend all our time going after foot soldiers.
I want the generals.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I'm talking about access, resources...
doing it from the inside.
The ultimate backstage pass.
Welcome to the candy store.
Everything you see came off some high-rolling ***
who thought he was too rich for the backseat of squad car.
Normally, it would go to auction.
I had an idea.
Everything we seize, we keep.
Everything we keep, we use.
This is a life of crime 24/7.
You don't drop cover, you never flash a badge.
So?
Officer Van Ray is getting transferred to Oblivion County.
And in the ***
of an unidentified African-American male
at the Irwindale Speedway
Van Strummer is wanted for questioning.
The jacket we build on you will go a long way
to re-establishing your credibility with the girl.
That, plus a few key props will get you next to her.
Yeah. I know where to find her.
Whether she'll do business again, well...
that's when we see if I chose wisely.
You chose wisely.
Bring cops again?
I didn't bring them last time.
And technically, you and I never closed
so technically, I'm here for my $100,000.
You bought a car; you want to drive it upside down
that's on you.
Look, Cassidy, uh
I got a little situation.
You see, that car was for a buyer out of Tokyo.
It was his hundred; he's still driving a little yellow Datsun.
So I thought I'd swing by, see if you want talk business.
There's a warrant out for your arrest, did you know that?
What will the kids in my fan club say when they find out?
My single's just going to tank.
Jokes and chat, just Mr. Wow looking to move some rides, huh?
Yeah, 'cause before me, you never caught a bust
never did time, never got a ticket.
Probably going to marry a senator.
Look, there goes your maid of honor.
It's all very entertaining and I'm even enjoying myself
but it doesn't tell me what you're about.
I think you're coming on a little light
for a guy who just watched his buddy get killed.
That guy was my porter, did all my heavy lifting.
I go through five a month.
He was lazy, he was stealing
English was his second language
and I don't think he had a first.
Now don't get me wrong
what happened out there wasn't cool, but you know...
saved me a *** slap.
Ouch.
You'd suck to work for.
But I'm fun to hang with.
I recall a moment or two.
But hoping you can trust somebody
isn't the same as knowing.
So, for all future business
I'm in need of $500,000 cash.
And I don't want to hear
that it'll take you a couple days.
'Cause you know who takes a couple days?
The cops.
Ain't you gonna frisk me?
( chuckles )
I'll see you.
Good party.
You got my note?
If I turn around and you're wearing a dress
I swear I'm going to throw up.
Speedway.
Guy who got shot.
Who pulled the trigger?
I don't know?
Well, gee, I guess I'll let you get back
to the party, then.
Sorry to bother you, man.
Maybe I could buy you a Bellini.
Look... I want to find out who did it, too.
Okay, that guy worked for me.
He was your porter.
You hire five a month.
English was his second language.
Saved you a *** slap.
Okay.
I think what I need to do here is explain.
Is this bedtime? Did I ask for a story?
Oh, my God.
You're Deaqon.
You be real sure you want to know my name.
I'm a cop, okay?
Andre was my partner.
He talked about you all the time.
You guys grew up in Torrance.
You middle name is Lavelle, your favorite
Steve McQueen movie is The Towering Inferno.
You ran with a gang. You got caught.
He beat the crap out of you
which when you guys stop talking.
What, eight or nine years ago?
You moved to New York.
He heard you joined up.
You work NYPD undercover narcotics.
Will you please get that thing out of my face now?
Your partner's dead
and you're up to your *** in Miller High Life.
You think I'm running a story?
How else would I know about The Towering Inferno?
Whose favorite Steve McQueen movie is The Towering Inferno?
Maybe you got my Blockbuster card.
What?
Come on.
Do it.
You crazy?
Yeah.
Come on, baby.
Make it happen.
I know you didn't just
throw my Desert Eagle out the window.
Uh-huh.
That's how you want it?
Then that's the way it is.
I'm Van, by the way.
( both groaning )
Oh, God!
( both grunting )
( screaming )
Listen, I don't want to scare you
but you got to get your game face on, okay?
You got to look mean.
Just deadlock-- like that-- all right?
'Cause I'll be real clear with you.
You're about ten years off your home court.
Now, I've been on the inside.
I know this gray motel.
This is my turf.
So, you just smile pretty
'cause you're the new *** on the bars.
This is the Westside, yo? The Westside.
Westside.
I'm going to get some of that.
Let's get that.
Westside.
Two shot.
( yelling )
Okay, fine.
So you know your Kajagoogoo.
Apparently, you're a Kajagoogoo expert.
Peckerwood, New Wave is my game
you know what I mean? Give me something.
What you got?
No, you didn't.
No, you didn't just call me Peckerwood.
Don't make me go Duran Duran on your ***
all right, baby, okay?
Hey, Shaqon, what are you laughing at?
Take two steps back.
You're like Jimmy Whispers there.
Don't think I didn't see you
give him the answers last time.
All right, ready?
Me and you, Jingles.
Three Duran Duran singles.
Hit me.
One.
"Girls On Film."
Oh, that's good.
"Save a Prayer."
Oh!
Oh!
Butter, baby.
Towering Inferno
you want to go boy bands?
No. I'm cool.
Towering Inferno?
That's weak McQueen, baby.
Weak.
That's what I'm talking about.
Give me some love.
Van Strummer.
Yo.
Deaqon Hayes.
You've got bail.
Keep it real, fellas.
BILLIE: I talked to your captain
back in New York.
You didn't tell him
about your brother's death.
No, I didn't.
Did you?
I thought we should talk first.
Let's talk.
Oh, she can do that.
You seem kind of confused
about the dos and don'ts of police work.
You come to town without checking in
scoring a hot gun
looking for street justice.
All don'ts.
So, put me on a plane.
I'll put you back in a cell.
Unless?
Unless you tell me what you know.
Okay, lady, you want to play hardball?
All right.
The car that Andretti here flipped--
it's a G ride.
That's an automobile
owned by a criminal, dude.
CHAMBERS: The car was legally registered to...
John Eric Stokowski.
( sighs )
Papa John Stump.
Papa who?
Uh, sir, I request
that Detective Hayes of the NYPD be temporarily
assigned to The Candy Store
on the condition that he head the investigation
regarding Papa John Stump, and I get to watch.
( lively conversation )
( conversation stops )
( crowd laughing )
Westside.
Hey.
Easy, partner.
That ain't right.
Just chill.
Whoa!
Yeah, you.
What?
This ain't right.
What the hell.
That's weird.
You got that right.
Give me a break.
What you doing there?
What you think he's doing?
Let's go.
Yee-hah!
( crowd whooping )
( whooping stops, crowd murmuring )
I'm gonna have to burn that dance floor.
You must be Papa John.
Now I got to cut off my ears.
Look, man...
I'm just here to return something.
The only surviving piece of your $3 million
Ford GT 40.
The same crew that hit you
they hit me.
Military assault, Jason hockey masks...
ripping cars, cash and stash.
Them *** knew where everything was.
Safe, bikes, cars out back.
In and out in ten minutes flat.
They hit us so fast
I figured it had to be an inside job.
So, the next day, I was so positive
I took two of my best boys
out to the desert--
cracked their knees with a ball peen.
I'm sorry, boys. Truly.
Damn.
Hey, it's Van.
I got your cash.
I need a car.
Come find me.
So now you own a '67 Shelby Cobra?
Is this for your Japanese hookup?
What can I say?
American iron gets you all the geishas.
And you have that little down payment we talked about?
I do.
Here.
Later.
Oh, so this could be the you-and-me part?
I read someplace that every relationship
is set in the first five minutes.
That whatever happens in those five minutes
that's the dynamic between the two, forever.
So I'll always have a gun on you?
It's a theory.
For people that don't know a thing about life.
( both laughing )
When that guy got shot at the track
I saw your face.
I saw your eyes.
He was your friend, wasn't he?
But I have something you want
so you lie--
and you have something I want
so I pretend you're not
because there's only one thing here
that we both know isn't a lie
and that's the money.
You sure about that?
No.
Me, either.
Someday I'm going to be somebody different.
Somebody that doesn't have to lie or hide.
That's who I want to be tonight.
DEAQ: We've been following this girl all day.
Man, I'm bored!
I've been in this car forever, man.
There ain't no AC in this...
I'm sorry. Did you say something?
I wasn't listening.
Look at this, man.
Surfing.
Why are they sitting out there?
Ain't nothing coming.
That's exactly what Andre said
till I got him a short board
for Christmas.
A short board?
Yeah, a short board.
You know, little guy? A little short guy?
I know what a short board is.
I just want to know
what the hell are you talking about.
Your brother was good.
First time out, got barreled.
King of the green room, baby.
King of the green room.
Guy was hanging ten like this.
You turned my brother
into a little surf ***?
Black people
don't surf.
You saw Jaws, right?
Did you see any black people in the water?
When is the last time you've seen a brother...
You ever seen Gary Coleman on a board?
My brother
didn't surf.
Maybe you didn't know your brother like I knew him.
That's all I'm saying.
I knew my brother.
You knew your brother?
You think you knew my brother better...
You knew your brother?
Yeah, I knew my brother.
What do you think he'd say
you coming out here
looking for street justice-- trying to be
the little baby Shaft, black vigilante style?
Same thing he'd say about you stealing $100,000
that didn't belong to you.
What about that?
I didn't have to live with my brother
to know he was an inflexible son of a ***.
He never saw anybody else's perspective
and he'd never change, all right?
How did I get him to surf then, genius?
Drugs. How do I know, man?
You know, he...
he cared about you, man.
He knew what you were doing in New York.
He had friends out there.
He kept his ear to the ground.
He was proud of you.
Yo, man, check this out.
We got company.
This is my last time.
Gonna quit?
I just want to step off for awhile.
Well...
DEAQ: Hey, hey...
she's the mark.
Your job is to get with the men with the money.
To crawl inside their heads
and bring me back what you see.
Don't you forget where I found you--
cooking *** in a basement.
Doing your 300-pound parole officer.
You want to go back to that?
Huh?!
( sobbing )
What the...?
Move! Move! Move!
Go! Now!
Going in!
I hate L.A.
VAN: Special Agent Adam Kane, 16-year vet
has intel on every dealer who's been hit.
Guy uses DEA manpower
to bite high-rolling vics
who will never, ever call the police.
And we're not telling you one thing
you don't already know, are we?
I suspected.
Couldn't prove it.
Still can't.
I'm not actually going to get mad here.
What I'm going to do is tell you
I'm about to get mad and ask you this:
At what point does anybody here but you get the full picture?
I mean, how am I supposed to do my job
with you keeping secrets?
We are talking about
one of the most decorated agents in Justice.
This guy is stainless steel.
I wanted the facts to lead you, not me.
This doesn't *** you off?
No. It's smart.
Are you kissing up to the boss?
I hate you.
No doubt.
You could be the first one to see him in cuffs.
You got my attention.
We find you a house.
You rent it for cash.
Be conspicuous.
Van ordered a Cobra.
You own a Cobra.
You have a criminal past in L.A.
Use it.
That includes former associates
who will add credibility to your cover.
Because the second you move in...
tag, you're it.
This is your lifeline. Hit the star key.
I've got a SWAT team
at the bottom of the canyon, five minutes away.
When we take Kane, I want the girl boxed in tight.
What?
Nothing. I get it-- you want her to testify.
No. I need her to testify.
She's got two strikes. She's looking at life.
I'll cut the deal myself.
You don't know me, okay?
This isn't about money, cars or the way you look in a dress.
You got a new way of doing the job? Great.
Comes with a few rules? I'm all about that.
But this is personal for me.
I'm looking for one guy with a smoking gun
and that guy's going to spend the rest of his life
smelling the inside of a cage, no matter what.
Trust me.
I waited. Figured you might as well know it was me who did this.
( sighs )
Are you a cop?
'Cause if you are, I'm dead.
DEAQ: That girl's playing you.
VAN: Come on, man.
Why not? You're playing her.
She comes to your hotel room, asked you were you a cop?
No.
Because you're playing her.
So what makes you think for one moment
she's not playing you?
Look, you saw what he did to her, okay?
You took pictures of it.
So what? Maybe she's playing him, too.
( scoffs )
I feel bad for the girl, all right?
She didn't pull the trigger on my brother
but she knows who did.
Which means she's on that side of the road
and we're on this side.
You never crossed a double line, right?
Hey... I cross it every chance I get.
You're thinking about Andre.
Never crossed a double line in his life.
Right.
And he'd tell anybody who would listen.
( chuckles )
Wow.
Oh, man, he'd kick my ***
if he knew what I was doing right now.
Man, I wouldn't even have a ***.
I missed nine Christmases.
What happened to Andre was my fault.
They grilled me for hours, man, but...
I couldn't answer one question as to why he died.
Look, man, I don't like you...
but you're good people...
and you loved my brother.
We got some questions to answer.
That's what we're here to do, right?
You down?
For Dre.
For Dre, man.
The guy has money and lives it.
If you can get what he wants, he'll pay.
Does he trust you?
He doesn't even pretend to.
KANE: It's going to go down differently this time.
He's your responsibility.
So tonight, pick him up
disarm him, don't tell him where he's going
bring him here.
We'll make delivery at 6:00 a.m.
If all goes well, he'll be driving a Cobra to Tokyo.
But if he even thinks one wrong thought, I...
...kill him.
Maybe...
What?
We just keep right on driving
right past this deal, right out of our lives.
go someplace new and start over.
Look, Cass...
I need this deal.
Nothing's going to be right for me until we close, so...
after that, I'll... I'll go wherever you want.
You really need to work on it.
What?
Lying.
Dig, homey, dig.
We're getting a little short, dog, on this Crissie, man.
Okay.
( heavy sigh )
( grunts )
MAN: Get down! Get down!
Hit the ground now!
Put your money down! Put your money down!
Give me that wallet!
( yelling continues )
Yo, yo, hey, what the hell?
Take it off, lady!
Hands behind your head!
Shut up!
Hands behind your head!
Hey, I'm cool, man.
Hey, man, what's with all these guns and things?
Just be cool.
( groans )
Man, I don't believe this.
You Friday the 13th look-alike contest-winning idiot.
Y'all know y'all messing with Aquarius?
You might as well just go ahead and put a bullet in me
right now, because I am not going to forget this right here.
Put a bullet in me now, hmm?
Because the next life-- guess what?
Aquarius is coming back as a pair of pliers.
And I'm pulling off your nut sack.
Hear me now, believe me later.
Yours!
Yours. Yours. I'm going after yours.
Stay where you are!
( screaming )
Don't move! Stay down! Stay right there!
( screaming )
Stay down.
Go, go.
Let's go, boys.
Flank right.
I got it. I got it.
Go. Move. Here we go, here we go.
Here we go. Let's go, boys.
( groaning )
Sun's coming up.
Your guy coming?
( groaning )
( growls )
( yells )
Get down.
( echoing yell )
( grunts )
What?!
What you going to do now?
Let me guess-- LAPD?
Deaq, listen to me, man.
Okay, just put the gun down
and I'll go cuff him, man.
I have the right to remain silent.
It's not worth it.
Anything I say can and will be used against me.
You pull that trigger, you're no better than he is, man.
You shot my brother!
He didn't even see your face!
Don't do it, man.
( smirking )
Look at me!
Don't do it.
Look at me.
Don't do it!
Do it.
You're a better liar than I thought.
No, I'm not.
Go.
Get out of here.
That was pretty cool, man.
Except now we have to walk.
Could have asked her for a ride.
Yeah, but it was such a moment.
Did you feel that?
Man, you know she just played us.
What you talking about, Willis?
I affected her.
She is a much better person now
because of me.
Don't make me shoot you, Van.
Are you always this dumb when it comes to women?
Hey, you want to play Mystical ***?
I'll buy you a new robe.
( groaning )
Help a brother out, boo.
I know about the girl.
We have some paperwork to fake.
Damn.
That party was off the hook!
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