Above the Law Page #4

Synopsis: In Japan, the Sicilian martial arts expert Nicolo "Nico" Toscani is recruited by the CIA Special Agent Nelson Fox to join the Special Operations Forces in the border of the Vietnam and Cambodia. In 1973, Nico witnesses the torturer Kurt Zagon interrogating prisoners of war and he is disgusted and quits the CIA, returning to Chicago. Fifteen years later, Nico is married with a baby with his wife Sarah and they live in the same house of his mother. Nico is a tough and incorruptible narcotics detective of the Chicago Police Department very close to his partner and friend Delores 'Jacks' Jackson and his friend Detective Lukich. When Nico and Jacks investigate a drug traffic operation, they arrest the gang of the drug dealer Tony Salvano but they find that they are smuggling the plastic explosive C4 instead. However there is an interference of the FBI and Salvano and his partner are released by FBI Agent Neeley (Nicholas Kusenko) and the detectives are forbidden of proceed with the investig
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Andrew Davis
Production: Warner Home Video
 
IMDB:
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
53%
R
Year:
1988
99 min
718 Views


I'm risking my ass by telling you this.

Okay, don't take so long

to call me next time.

Good luck, "pais".

Why is the CIA calling you

at 2:
00 in the morning?

Because Fox is a crazy a**hole.

He gets drunk, he forgets he's halfway

around the world, and he calls.

He says he just wanted to know

if we got his Christmas card.

Listen, don't be that way.

- I'm just so scared.

- Don't be.

I'm gonna take care of everything,

all right?

All right?

Nico, who's there?

O'Hara, what's going on, man?

Isn't it a little early for breakfast?

Nico, how you doing?

I'm sorry. I gotta take you downtown.

The Feds want to talk. It'll work out.

Here's the warrant, Toscani.

You f***ing piece of sh*t.

I'll take that, thank you.

Easy guys! He's my friend. Take it easy.

It's gonna work out. Let's go.

It'll work out. I'm real sorry about this.

It's not necessary! This is ridiculous!

Let him play his p*ssy game.

This is his setup.

Who do you think you are coming here

and treating my son like a criminal?

Who do you think you are?

- Just stop it! There's an infant here!

- Easy, easy.

- Check that coat.

- Why don't you come check it, a**hole.

Take it easy!

Why don't you come

and put your hands on me!

- Get him out of here!

- Everything's gonna work out.

Come on. I'll be back in three hours!

The Police Association's

got lawyers for this!

You can't do this!

This guy, in the middle of the day,

comes in my place and starts wrecking it.

He assaults my customers.

He starts doing all this outer-space stuff,

putting my customers in orbit even.

I remember those violations

you told me he was guilty of.

Look, this is my boy, right here.

They finally got you, huh?

They finally got you, motherf***er.

I told you it was gonna go down.

Should've listened...

There he is.

You guys got one hell

of a police department around here.

I got a cousin in the department

in New Orleans.

You ever heard of Bob Bouquet?

Put your ass in that chair.

Illegal wiretaps, unauthorized surveillance.

When was this guy born?

You're quite a cop, Toscani.

You don't listen to anybody, do you?

- Where's Jax?

- She's out of this!

You're the rotten apple in this barrel.

We don't need to look any farther

than you and your family.

- You, mother...

- Nico!

Do you want to go to prison?

Unlawful entry.

- IIlegal search and seizure.

- Deputy...

Who do you think is pulling their strings?

Who do you think they work for?

You were ordered to back off on Salvano.

I suppose you had too big a hard-on

for that, didn't you?

You can't be in on this, Fred.

You're officially suspended, Toscani.

I want your badge and your gun.

You gonna hold me?

You can walk for now.

Don't walk far.

Sara, I'm all right.

It's okay, and I love you.

Tell Mama not to worry. All right?

I love you. 'Bye.

What the hell is going on?

What's happening here?

The sanctuary people, they're refugees

from El Salvador, Guatemala and Chile.

They're terrified of cops.

They're not even talking to me.

Down at the morgue, they got a guy

who was not a congregation member.

Alan Singletary.

He's an aide to Senator Harrison.

The Foreign Relations Committee Harrison.

The guy who's been crawling all over

the Central American drug connections.

You're gonna make a hell of a DA.

Harrison's staff has been compiling

some kind of heavyweight white paper.

It implicates some of the major

intelligence agencies in drug trafficking.

They'll release it next week.

- So that's how Fox knew.

- Who?

An old Agency buddy of mine called me

last night. He said my family's in danger.

Luke, I need a favor.

I need you to go to the house, call

Uncle Branca. Mama's got the number.

Get the family ready to move out.

You got it, buddy.

They took away your "pistola", right?

Yeah.

Thanks.

I don't believe this.

You come in here, with the children,

and bring all this up...

Listen.

You know me.

Please, tell these people...

...they don't have anything to worry about.

There is rubble all over the yard, Nicola.

I know, Sister.

Father Tomasino.

He came alone...

...two weeks ago. He had papers...

...papers to give to the senator.

Father Tomasino was going

to give the mass that day.

Father Gennaro talked him out of it.

He was afraid for Father Tomasino.

So it was Father Tomasino

they wanted to kill.

Where is Father Tomasino?

He go, mister. He ran away.

If anybody knows where he is, you've got

to tell me because I know I can help him.

We don't know, mister.

Jax, I'm serious. You're out of this.

Wait a minute. I got a list.

You told me to get a list.

I'm telling you, you're finished.

I mean it. Out.

You're not talking to a rookie,

you understand?

You go home, you take care of your family,

okay, and I'll call you.

Paperwork only!

I'm gonna do what I have to do.

Thank you!

Okay, come across now.

Come on, baby, come on.

Hi, Nico!

- Call the police.

- Come on!

Freeze, motherf***er!

Anybody moves, he dies.

Drop that magazine, motherf***er, now!

Everybody's gonna ditch their weapons,

butt first.

Grab the barrel and do it, everybody. You!

Now, you.

Now, you.

Put your hands on your head.

All right, fall in behind the last man.

I don't think you can drop us all, badass.

You're right, but I'll get an A for effort.

All right. Let's go. Fall out!

Put your hands on your head.

Come on, you! Move!

Please don't come in here. Please, please.

Not in my store.

It's a police emergency. I'm a cop.

On your knees. Give me the phone.

Let's go.

- This guy's gotta work, too.

- Get down, a**hole.

Get the f*** down!

You wanna get down?

Get down on your f***ing knees!

They tell me, "Come to America!"

No, not in my store!

There's the police!

No, mister!

Another police car.

Look! My store.

Come on, come on. Is it clear?

Sara, Branca will take care of us.

We'll be safe there.

Family goes in the Lincoln.

I'll ride in front.

I'll be five minutes behind you.

It's got to be this way.

Let's go.

Where's Jax?

She thinks there's some documents

in some guy's apartment.

They killed the wrong priest.

What are you talking about?

I'll tell you what I'm talking about.

The second priest from Costa Rica...

...hiding in the church.

He was the one they meant to kill.

You know where to find this guy?

No, I do not.

Then you're gonna need help.

Yeah, I'd like you to help me.

Watch my family.

What are you gonna do?

You don't want to know.

Freeze! Put your hands up in the air.

Now go put them on the hood of the car.

Special Agent Neeley, what were you doing

with that woman up there?

Were you engaging in some kind

of unnatural sex acts with that young lady?

She must be 15!

That's illegal in some states, you know.

What are you talking about?

I thought you federal agents were straight,

honorable guys.

Does your wife know about this?

Sex is not the only thing in life.

Get in.

- So, how has your day been?

- Okay.

Listen, Toscani, I want to congratulate you.

You just made number four

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