06x15 - Trouble in the Bank

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FEMALE DISPATCHER: One-Adam-. One-Adam-, a in progress.

One-Adam-, handle code .

[SIREN WAILING]

[FEMALE DISPATCHER TALKING INDISTINCTLY ON RADIO]

There you go. You okay?

You've got brakes.

It's okay.

You got them.

We're out of flares again.

I just put a box in there yesterday.

Those guys must be smoking 'em?

I'll go get some.

Hey, Jerry, was that silent at Marko dr*gs a good call?

Which one? I've had about three this month.

Yesterday, the guy hit the button because a wino passed out.

They ought to yank that thing out of there

till the guy figures out what it's for.

By the way, got that buck and a half you owe me?

Hey, we're straight. I paid you that, didn't I?

Nope, it was seven, two days ago at the burrito joint, remember?

Gee, Pete. You're right. I'm sorry.

Partner, lend me a buck-and-a-half, will you?

Want to meet at Harry's later for coffee?

Sure.

[CAR DRIVING AWAY]

-Checks came in. I picked yours up. -Oh, good.

Wait a minute.

This one's yours.

-Oh, yeah? -That was scary.

Can't afford the cut in pay.

-Kind of quiet today. -Yeah.

MALLOY: Two calls in three hours is not exactly New Year's Eve.

Pete, hold it!

Back up.

It's the blue one.

Oh, sorry.

Got those Os and those Qs mixed up on those old plates.

Say, as long as the air's dead, how about an early ?

Okay. You name it.

How about Leland Way and Comstock?

Leland Way and Comstock? There's no place to eat there.

I know. It's my bank.

Your bank?

Yeah, since its payday,

I thought I'd go and make a deposit.

On my lunch hour?

I also thought that I'd make

the last payment on my car, and pick up the pink slip.

How long is all this gonna take?

Ten, fifteen minutes?

Fifteen minutes.

[CHUCKLES]

Look, Pete, it would have taken longer, but I called yesterday.

They should have all the paper work done by now.

You mean, you knew yesterday you were going to pull this on me?

Yeah. I kind of won.

Fifteen minutes, and I won't get a second cup of coffee.

Okay, tell you what,

you let me pick up my pink slip, and I'll buy lunch, okay?

Okay. That's a deal.

One-Adam- requesting code at Leland Way and Comstock.

FEMALE DISPATCHER: One-Adam-, okay, .

Ten minutes. I'll be timing you.

Come on, . Don't be a hard nose.

Hold it right there, blue boy.

You're making this thing a lot tougher on yourself.

Let me do my own worrying.

Are you alone?

Come on, where's your black and white?

I'm alone, I'm on foot b*at.

All right, drop your belt. I want you face down on the floor,

hands out to your sides.

Sounds like you've heard that before.

Just do like I tell you.

[GRUNTS]

Get back over there!

Get his belt and cuff him.

Now, I want all of you

to move to the middle of the floor and lie down.

Move!

Who's got the key to those doors?

Lock 'em, Number Two.

Cleve, there's a black and white out there.

Call me Number One, you creep.

-Is there anyone in it? -Yeah.

All alone on foot b*at, huh?

-Let's get out of here. -Not until we get what we came for.

Forget the money, let's split.

Look, punk, don't you fink out on me.

Pick up that bag and hit those cash drawers.

[RADIO BEEPING]

MALE DISPATCHER: All units in the vicinity of One-Adam-,

a silent at the bank, Leland Way.

One-Adam-, handle code .

One-Adam-, code at Leland Way.

One-Adam-, a in progress at Leland Way.

Advise responding units my partner's inside, being held hostage.

Request One-L- meet me on Tac .

FEMALE DISPATCHER: All units, in progress at bank,

Leland Way.

One-Adam- reports his partner is being held hostage at scene.

One-L-, meet One-Adam- on Tac .

MACDONALD: One-L- to One-Adam-, go.

Mac, Jim's inside.

Did you see how many?

I saw two. There may be more.

Set up a perimeter, and sit tight till I get there.

My ETA is three minutes.

One-Adam-, roger.

One-Adam-, requesting all units

responding to the at Leland Way.

Meet me on Tac .

All units, be advised

that the command post is one half block west of Leland Way.

Mac wants us to sit tight. He's on his way.

Right. What happened?

Jim walked right into a .

We'll take the back.

[SIREN WAILING]

I told you we should've split!

Cleve, what are we gonna do?

Shut up and let me think!

Thinking time's run out.

Shut your mouth, pig!

Look, I don't wanna get myself k*lled.

Now, you said this couldn't miss.

We're not gonna miss. Blue boy here'll get us out.

You're gonna tell your buddies to back off, give us room.

Pass.

Listen, no matter what happens in here,

that's not going to change what goes on outside.

Don't give me that, you're expendable routine.

It's true.

We'll find out.

Wes, lock those people up in that store room.

All right! On your feet, let's go. Move it!

[WOMAN SHUDDERS]

Move!

Any ideas, Pete?

Not yet.

The double doors in front, and a pair like 'em in the parking lot

are the only way out.

-They covered? -Yeah.

How many civilians inside?

I couldn't tell.

Well, I've ordered a SWAT team and tear gas.

If we have to, we'll smoke 'em out.

We'll do the best we can to protect Jim.

I know that, Mac.

That room is perfect.

They won't be hassling us for a while.

Okay.

Make it easy on yourself, man.

You're going to that door, and talk to 'em.

Yeah, fine, but it's not gonna do any good.

I'll be the best judge of that.

You want some good advice?

You're blowing smoke, cop. I don't need it.

No, Cleve, I wanna hear what he has to say.

My neck's out, too.

Relax, will you?

We've got them where we want them.

Don't let blue boy here snow you.

Uncuff him.

Okay, Mac.

I have a full team standing by. We're ready when you need us.

I'll try to talk 'em out.

Sorry about your partner, Malloy.

You two been together long?

Yeah, I broke him in.

How do you think he's handling it?

He's a damn good cop.

We'll get him out.

[OVER P.A.] Get out of the bank.

Wait.

You're surrounded. There's no way out.

Now, throw out your g*ns and come out with your hands up.

Repeat, come on out.

Throw out your weapons and you won't be hurt.

There's no other way out.

You guys are bought and paid for.

Cleve, I've had it. I'm gonna give it up.

One more step, and it'll be your last.

I told you, I'm going to get us out!

Take him back to the pole.

Go on!

Now, you keep an eye on him while I look around.

Why don't you give this thing up before it goes any further?

What are you talking about?

If he'd have listened to you, you guys would be out of here by now.

Don't try to con me, cop.

I'm not trying to con you.

I'm just making sense.

Give up now, all they've got you for is attempted bank robbery

and as*ault on a policeman.

[SCOFFS] What's so great about that?

It's a lot better than kidnapping and m*rder.

Don't try to scare me with that stuff.

[SHUSHING] I'm not trying to scare you.

You got an army of shotguns out there.

You're gonna buy it in the middle of the sidewalk,

feet from where you're standing.

You're hooked up with a guy that's not playing with a full deck?

What do you say?

All I want is out.

Then uncuff me, give me your g*n,

and stand back.

I can't, man. He'll see me.

Yeah, you're right. Okay, I'll tell you what.

When he comes back, I'll kick him.

When he goes down, you grab his g*n.

What do you say?

We'll all walk out of here alive.

Okay, let's do it.

You should see them turkeys out there all trying to hide behind their cars.

Get the g*n! Get the g*n!

Easy.

-You try to make a deal with him? -No way, Cleve. Honest.

I didn't know he was gonna do that!

Why'd he ask you to get the g*n?

You crum. That's the second time you tried to shove me.

What's the matter with you? You crazy?

You said yourself he's our ticket out of here. Cleve!

I only got out of the joint two weeks. You're not sending me back, cop. No way.

Cleve!

Yeah.

Use it now or use it later blue boy.

MACDONALD OVER P.A.: All right, in there.

Time's running out.

Come out with your hands up.

Looks like they're gonna hang tough.

Just hope they don't panic and start sh**ting.

Right. Let's talk to 'em on the phone.

You handle it, Pete. Maybe you can pick up something from Reed.

In the bank, we're gonna call you on the phone.

If you're smart, you'll talk.

I told you. We've got 'em. They're ready to make a deal.

-Can we use your phone? -Of course.

-Going to call the bank? -That's right.

-Got the number right here. -Oh, good.

Use the speaker. That way, you both can hear.

Fine.

Okay, Pete, see what you can do.

[RINGING]

Yeah? What's on your mind?

We want to know what's on yours.

CLEVE: We're holding the aces.

If you mean the officer, he's a useless hostage.

Sure, he is. Listen, Chief, he's wearing the same blue suit as you.

I don't mind one bit seeing it all bloody.

That officer is prepared to die.

Nobody is.

Ask him.

We already got that pitch.

We've got all the men and g*ns we need. You're nailed.

Time's on our side. We can wait.

You can, but I can't.

Maybe what you're saying about blue boy is true,

but we got a lot more than him to bargain with. Nine or .

So, for every five minutes you hang us out, we knock one off 'em off.

How's that grab you?

And blue boy gets it first.

Let me speak to the officer.

Wanna say goodbye?

Sure. Here.

This is Reed.

Jim, you all right?

Yeah, but don't take any chances with this pair.

Hang tight. We'll think of something.

Okay, Boomer.

The clock is running down, copper.

[DISCONNECTS LINE]

Well, he said pair, so there's two of 'em,

and he called me Boomer, so one of 'em's got a shotgun.

Mac, we found a car behind the bank with the motor running.

It's a West L.A. stolen. Gotta be theirs.

Mac!

Yeah?

Give 'em their car.

I'll get in the trunk with a shotgun and a CC unit.

You keep Tac open and I'll keep you posted on their location.

-They'll hear you. -No, they won't.

I'll talk low, and you can roger by clicking your mike button twice.

You're asking me to put two officers in jeopardy instead of just one.

They could end up nailing both of you.

Mac, what other chance has Jim got?

Or the civilians?

Okay, let's try it.

Let's go.

Mac, I'm all set.

[SIGNAL CRACKLES TWICE]

MACDONALD: In the bank, we're going to back off.

-What did I tell you? -You did it.

Turn the officer loose and we'll give you a -minute start.

No way we're turning' him loose, coppers! Not till we're ready.

Those are my terms.

You got less than a minute to make up your mind.

Then we'll see how anxious you are to let your pig die.

All right, but if anything happens to Officer Reed,

you're living on borrowed time.

We got to like each other in there, didn't we, blue boy?

I wouldn't hurt him for the world.

Not unless you cross me.

I don't want to see no helicopters, you understand?

If I so much as hear one,

even if it's from radio station, he gets it.

Get out of here while you still got a chance.

We're going out the other door.

Now, play it cool, coppers. Come on.

Hold your fire.

Let the suspects leave the bank.

CLEVE: You drive, Wes?

You know what we just done, copper?

We pulled the law by the tail.

North on Manning.

Mac, give 'em enough room.

[SIGNAL CRACKLES TWICE]

Where are we going to dump him, Cleve?

They'll be looking for this car.

When they find it, they'll find him.

Turning east on Chadwick.

[SIGNAL CRACKLES TWICE]

He sure slickered you cops.

You tell him, boy.

Gotta hand it to you, Cleve.

You sure took care of business.

You aren't out of it yet.

Neither are you, pig.

Turning north into Ridge Estates.

[SIGNAL CRACKLES TWICE]

Mac, they've reached their backup car!

They're going to switch. I've got to make my move.

End of the road, cop.

You're on your way to pig heaven. Out!

Why don't we just leave him and split, Cleve?

k*ll a cop, and you never sleep.

I'll sleep just fine.

You were right, blue boy. You're on your way to pig heaven.

-Any last wor... -Jim!

Glad to see you, partner.

How do you feel?

I've got a bit of a headache.

I brought you a present.

The pink slip. Thanks, Pete.

I had to go to the bank, anyway, to fill out the reports.

Yeah, well, I owe you a lunch.

Matter of fact, I owe you a steak dinner.

Just do me one favor, will you?

From now on, do your banking by mail.

[CHUCKLES]