Albino Alligator Page #5

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everybody knows he's a hustler

except the kid.

The kid thinks, you know,

it's luck. Guy's made

a lot of money off him.

Lady, this means nothing to me.

Now, just wait a second, now.

I'm not finished yet. You know

how Dino said he paid off the cops?

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

Well, I don't know if that's true,

but, uh, we had cops

in and out of here all the time.

You know? I mean, they know Dino.

They know me. Yeah.

If I go out there with you...

and I tell them you're my friend,

then you are my friend, okay?

I mean, they'll believe me. Hmm?

How does that sound?

I'm still listening.

If you take the kid out there...

They don't know the kid, you know?

I mean, they're gonna question

both of you separately.

Kid's family is gonna be there.

Hard enough to lie to the police,

let alone your own family.

I mean, the kid will crack.

I know what's at stake here.

I won't crack.

Well, you haven't cracked yet.

Right.

I mean, that's what I mean.

I mean, you can't

take a kid out there.

You need someone

who knows the score.

Someone who's more mature.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Well, I'll think about it.

Okay.

Thanks, Bill.

I'm standing out here

on Townsend Street...

(TV MUTED)

Turn up the volume.

What?

The volume on the TV. Turn it up.

LAW:

I saw that clicker.

I can't figure it out, boss.

I'll get it.

Well, all I can say

is that we're inv olved

in a hostage situation here

that will inv olve

our commitment to being here

in an investigation,

joint investigation, with the

New Orleans Police Department.

Okay, can you confirm for me

how many people are being held

hostage inside at this time?

At this time, I cannot.

Can you confirm

the rumoured deaths?

I'm sorry,

I can't comment

on that now.

JENNY (ON TV):

Well, we've heard that

at least two, and possibly three,

agents have been

either injured or killed.

MARV (ON TV):

Like I said, no comment. Um...

All I can say is that we're inv olved

in a hostage situation,

and we're doing everything we can

to mak e sure that everyone

comes out safe and sound.

JENNY (ON TV):

Thank you, Agent Rose, for your time.

So, to sum up, there is a gunman,

or gunmen,

holding an unknown number of

hostages in Dino's Last Chance Bar.

Details are sk etchy right now,

but we do have an unconfirmed report

that at least two officers

have been killed in the line of duty.

Reporting live from Dino's

Last Chance Bar, this is Jenny

Ferguson for Channel 7 Action News.

Okay, turn it down.

JENNY (ON TV):

Back to you in the studio.

Kid, from now on,

you're in charge of the TV set.

When the news comes on,

I want you to turn up the volume.

Got it?

Can I get my coat? I'm cold.

DOVA:

Yeah, all right, kid.

Three dead cops?

Look, they're gonna call here

any minute. Are you ready

with the note?

Sure, yeah.

How about you, kid? You ready?

I thought you said that...

Yeah, I know, I did. I'm taking him,

all right? So just... Shh!

Enough! Enough!

You read the notes.

He comes with me.

But I know them.

Do you understand? No more.

No more!

Hey, kid, you're doing the right thing.

You know that, right?

How'd you get in here, anyway?

I knew Dino.

What's your name?

Danny.

All right, Danny. You go over there

and sit with the rest of them.

No, that's... That's great.

But even if it's probably right,

there's no way to confirm that.

I don't think we should run that.

I mean, going out on a limb like that.

I don't know.

You know what? F*** it.

Run it. No, run it. Run it.

You guys, I'm telling you. This is

a great story. You should run it.

Because if it's wrong,

we'll retract it, all right?

(PHONE RINGS)

Make sure she reads this

word for word.

Now read this.

" Here are the demands.

There will be no negotiation.

First, an empty bus

with all the windows painted black

must be driven onto the sidewalk

directly in front of the bar.

Once in place, the driver must exit,

and no one else will be on it.

The bus must have a full tank of gas.

Second, a small jet must be

waiting at the airport.

It has to have enough fuel

to traveI 3000 miles.

Third, there must be no tricks.

If any of these amends...

Demands are not met

exactly as they are presented,

a hostage will die.

For each demand that is met,

one hostage will be released."

Very good.

LAW:

I wanna talk to you guys.

Come over here.

(WHISPERS)

Hey.

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

(INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE)

(SONG)

We ain't gonna really

kill anybody, right?

No.

No way.

Say it.

Say what?

We ain't gonna do it.

Yeah. We won't.

You swear on Mom's grave?

On Mom's grave.

We ain't gonna really

kill these people.

Yeah. Right.

Now you.

What?

I wanna hear you say

those exact words.

We won't.

Swear it.

I don't like swearing on my mother.

Come on. Just say it.

Come on.

Do it.

I swear on my mother

we ain't gonna whack no one.

Unless we have to.

MARV:

Well, the plane is definitely a no-go.

BROWNING:

F*** the plane.

He ain't even gonna reach it.

MARV:
You and the Chief agree

on that one. He doesn't want him

up in the air either.

By the way,

he has some other ideas too.

Oh, he does, does he?

Well, that's nice.

He's gonna sit back there

in Washington in his comfy chair

and tell us to sit tight and wait

and comply with all the demands.

Well, f*** that. I'll tell you this:

One more f***ing gunshot goes off,

and we're going in.

Game over. Good guys win.

I'm gonna naiI him

before he gets on the bus.

MAN 2 (OVER SPEAKER):

You bring what you got,

we'll bring what we've got.

MAN 1 (OVER SPEAKER):

No. No, I bring nothing until I see...

You show me first.

COWENS:
Holy sh*t. I think he saw me.

AGENT 2:
What the f***?

(PHONE RINGS)

Let it ring.

We said what we're gonna say.

Hey, turn it up.

Now, the siege has been going on

for just over two hours now, and there

seem to be no breaks in the case.

All I do know is that some demands

have been made by the gunmen,

but no report has been made to us

about what those might be.

Now, as I reported earlier,

we do have an exclusive

but unconfirmed report

of the identity of the man

who is holding these hostages.

His name is Guy Foucard.

A Canadian citizen, he's

a wanted known gunrunner...

What the f***?

What the...?!

What? That... That's me.

Guy Foucard, huh?

I don't know what...

Suspected gun dealer?

My name is not "Guy."

My name is "Ghee."

I am not the man they say they want.

Your picture's up

on the f***ing screen.

Yes.

"Ghee," "Guy," who the f*** are you?

The photo is me. The photo is me.

But, I mean, f***...

(STAMMERS)

Maybe he's a cop trying to

trick us or something.

I am not a cop.

No, no, no, that's not it.

He's not a cop. He was in here long

before this whole thing went down.

Right.

It's something else.

What? No, nothing. I mean...

I knew something was wrong.

I never liked your idea.

If he is a cop, I say we waste him

right now. Right f***ing now!

He's not a cop.

You searched him. He's got no gun.

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