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- Alright. Well, why the hell...

- do you look so worried?

- There's a few news crews here...

here already. They wanna

know what's going on.

Took care of it, Richie. Everything

is taken care of. Not to worry. oh...

... there is one more thing.

Sir?

Coffee. Hot, black and plenty of it.

- I'm on it.

- Good man, Richie.

Holy sh*t!

- Get 'em the f*** outta here!

- C'mon guys, let's go.

Ladies and gentlemen, NYPD.

I'm sorry,

- but we're gonna need this room.

- Just perfect.

Don't panic. Stand up

and exit in an orderly fashion.

Hello, Michael.

- What are you doing? Sophie?

- Just relax.

Come on.

- What's going on?

- I have a little problem.

I thought you might be able

to help me out.

See, I need to get into this vault.

- Sophie, that's my gun.

- Care to help me with the code?

- Sophie!

- Why are you doing this?

Isn't it obvious?

Michael, I have little time

to answeryour silly questions.

I can't. The vault's on a time lock...

forthe long weekend.

There's nothing I can do.

That may be the case,

but there is one instance

- when the code can be overridden.

- Sophie!

See, I've done my homework

and I know you have the code...

because the bank doesn't want

any cases say where someone...

- ...threatens someone's life...

- Sophie! What the f***!

... to open the door. It's

cheaper to be robbed than sued.

Strange time we live in.

This wasn't part of the plan.

I can open the vault, Michael.

That means I don't need you.

I don't know anything about any code.

I don't believe you.

But the real question here

is whether or not

you believe me. Do you believe

I will kill you, Michael?

Please God don't do this.

- Sophie, what the f***...

- Shut up! This does not concern you.

- Don't shoot him.

- It appears my colleague...

believes I'll do it. But do you?

- Don't shoot him.

- Michael?

Sophie, put the gun down.

Alright, I'll open it.

You didn't answer the question.

Yes!

Yes, I believe

you'd kill me, alright.

I believe you're f***ing crazy.

Are you happy?

You win.

Michael, we win either way.

I want you to remember something, okay?

Every breath...

you take from this moment on...

will be a gift from me.

All that you become in your life...

will be in thanks that I did not...

kill you. Do you understand?

Yes.

Good.

Ladies and gentlemen,

our main bout fortonight.

Live from Caesar's palace...

in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the black trunks,

- weighing in at 210...

- F***!

What is it?

Magix dropped two points.

Christ, you scared the livin' hell outta me.

I'm losin' my shirt on this tech sh*t.

Let's go. C'mon.

Yeah, this is Lieutenant

Craig, NYPD.

What do you want, lieutenant?

Ha! Ha! What do I want?

Wasn't that supposed to be

my next question? Alright.

Look friend, why don't we start

from the beginning here?

How many people

you got in there?

That's not how you play the game.

Don't you want a name,

something you can call me?

Game? This is no game, friend.

Why don't you smarten up?

Give it up. This way nobody

gets hurt. Especially me.

The way I see it, you got no options.

I don't think I like your

attitude there, Lieutenant.

Let's get a couple things straight.

I'm the only one with options. You are

not in charge here. And secondly,

it's real important

that you keep me happy...

'cause I feel a bit touchy

and when I get touchy...

I can go off,

you know what I mean?

That makes you responsible

for my state of mind and thus...

forthe people's lives in here.

Long and short of it?

You piss me off...

and we start throwing bodies

out the front door.

The big bad wolf said to

the 3 little piggies, "I will huff...

and puff and blow

your house down."

Now, do you wanna play nice?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Look,

let's play nice, alright?

Now that wasn't

so difficult, was it?

Now, give me a name.

What do I call you?

You can call me Lukas.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

Lieutenant...

- Hold it, hold it, hold it!

- Don't hang up yet, alright?

It's been nice chatting

with you, Lieutenant.

Wait a minute! How do I know

you got people in there?

I mean, give me something.

Let me know they're okay.

Since you and I are gonna

be doing a lot of business,

you're just gonna

have to trust me.

I bet you're a real tomcat.

- You got that whole bank teller--

- Hey! What are you doing?

I'll talk to you later.

- Leave her alone.

- Relax, brother.

- Leave her alone, okay?

- Alright girls, we got work to do.

Remember the clock.

Go on, sit down.

Sit down!

In a stunning development today,

several armed robbers stormed

a downtown branch...

of the Central City Trust

just before closing.

They've locked themselves inside

and are now holding...

an unknown number of employees

and customers hostage.

As you can see behind me,

police have completely surrounded--

Gentlemen, meet the newest...

and maybe most effective weapon

in the bank robber's arsenal.

...after what happened in Dallas last week...

- Television.

- It's like Saddam watching CNN.

...you'd be doing us a favor

if you'd stand back.

Do you know how many people are

inside the building at this time?

- I just arrived on the scene.

- Why don't you tell me?

Sir, just last week,

...in reaction to what happened in Dallas,

the police commissionertalked

tough at a press conference...

about how this city

would not be held hostage.

Does this mean that

intervention here is imminent?

Well, let me just state

the obvious here.

This is not Dallas.

We have an experienced team...

and we're going to do everything

in our power...

to bring about a

quick and peaceful resolution.

Intervention is only

a last resort...

and every case is different.

okay, now, one last time

and you can quote me on it.

Intervention in purely

a last resort.

Unless of course

you're looking for a promotion.

Now, we will do our best

to try and keep you...

up to date as things progress...

and I think that's all I'm going

to say for right now.

- Thank you very much.

- Can you tell us anything...

about the suspects?

Anyone who might be responsible

forthis? Are there any

fatalities at this point?

Hey, let's go get paid, man.

- Seth, you go.

- Take the manager.

okay.

You, get up. C'mon.

Let's go. Let's go.

What's going on here?

Well, nothing we can't handle,

but thanks foryour concern.

I'll let you know

if anything crops up.

Funny, I didn't expect

to see you here, Jack.

Well, life is full

of surprises, isn't it, Dan?

Listen, I'd love to have

a reunion, but as you can see,

I got a hell of a lot

to take care of here.

You know I've got jurisdiction here.

oh, yes. Jurisdiction, jurisdicition.

Let me see if I can figure

this out, Dan. Uh...

You wanna go in there right now

with guns blazing, is that it?

That'd be a bit dramatic, don't you think?

This one is mine.

End of the story.

I got my reasons.

Besides, I've already made contact...

and you and I know

what protocol is, don't we?

Don't throw the book at me, Jack.

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