Caught in the Crossfire Page #6

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- Four.

No, five...

right at the center

of mass.

You definitely had a visual

on the suspect?

Yes, sir.

Just so we're clear...

did you see the weapon

in the suspect's hand...

before you fired?

Yes.

I only fired after

he engaged us first.

How many suspects did you see

when you entered the scene?

Just the one.

And the suspect's

vehicle, right?

That's correct.

The first responders reported

multiple suspects in the area.

Why would you go in there

without backup?

Look, if Michael was in

that warehouse,

then we needed to get to him

before anyone else.

Even if you put yourself

and your partner in harm's way?

When we arrived,

Jack Thompson was firing on us.

Why?

(Firing)

The officers

had him pinned down.

He was trapped.

There was no way out for him.

Why would he fire on us?

Like you just said,

he was trapped.

They'd killed a cop

earlier in the night.

They were a four-man crew.

There was Cruz, Hicks,

Thompson and Michael Pips.

Cruz and Hicks

were dead already.

Who was in that tree line?

Excuse me?

Who pinned us down

on the tree line?

[Man]:

Movement, tree line!

(Firing)

[Emmett]:

You said they were bangers...

wealthy street boys,

Vice Lords.

If it wasn't one,

it was the other.

No, we thought they were bangers

because of what Tino told us.

What did we really see?

(Gunfire popping)

We're f***ing sitting ducks

out here!

Michael said he saw three officers

at the 6th street park shooting.

He said that...

He said "three".

[Michaels]:

Let's get back on track.

Right there.

"Lerner, Cominsky and Johnson".

(Indistinct police radio)

Those are the same three officers

that shot down Michael Pips tonight.

Where was the third officer

when we arrived?

I don't like what

you're insinuating.

Where was Johnson?

Johnson arrived after you went

to the warehouse.

It's right here.

There's no way...

you could have seen that

from your perspective, detective.

Well, who confirmed his arrival?

Lerner and Cominsky, right?

Yo, let's get the f***

out of here, man.

Did the suspect say he saw

three uniformed officers...

at 6th street

earlier in the day?

Yeah, he said three.

But taken out of context,

it could mean anything.

So what do you think

he meant, detective?

It's gangland.

Are you kidding me?

We've had a series of shootings

in the last couple of weeks.

You tell me, captain,

have we stepped up patrols?

Exactly.

What do you think

happened out there?

I think it was

a righteous shoot.

(Muted)

Hey, eyes on me, buddy!

I think the suspect was agitated

beyond the point of no return.

And had detective Shepherd

not got between us,

I wouldn't hesitate

to put the suspect down.

Had you tried to

talk him down?

He had already fired

on us both, lieutenant.

So, yes,

If I had the chance to

do it again, i'd kill his ass.

Listen, we can circle

around this again and again...

and look at it from

every different angle,

but this is gonna come down

to one important fact:

He fired on us and

continued to fire on us...

knowing we were

police officers.

Were those other officers

justified in killing this kid?

I ask myself...

had they not, would me and my partner

be sitting here right now?

But wait a minute!

You're not listening to me!

Because it's bullshit!

It's bullshit!

Why? Because it doesn't fit

in a tiny little box for you?

I'm done with this.

You know where I stand.

I'm prepared to file

an unlisted report.

We expect your full

cooperation.

I can't commit

to anything,

not till I speak

to the administration.

- Sorry.

- So what are you saying?

You're not even gonna

look into this?

We're moving on, detective.

What if Tino is right?

What if what he's saying

is true?

We don't owe it to the public

to make sure that our house is clean?

There's no evidence that would

warrant that investigation.

You've made sure of that.

Who could have set

this whole thing in motion?

It had to be...

It had to be somebody...

with complete tactical control

over all units involved.

Somebody shot one of ours.

Now it's your responsibility

to bring him in to justice...

at all costs.

Do you understand me?

Who could have set

this whole thing in motion?

Are you listening to me,

detective?

It's you.

You sent us on a one-way mission

to retaliate against a cop killer.

This blood's on your hands.

Don't worry. I have too much respect

for the department...

to make this

a public matter.

I'll clean up

these reports...

to avoid

a criminal prosecution.

There's no way I'm gonna

save your job.

You're done.

I don't know how

i didn't see this before.

Search without a warrant,

tampering with evidence,

the death of a criminal informant

while he's in your custody.

That's just the beginning.

It would have to be somebody

that had complete access...

to all the criminal case files.

Yeah.

[Michaels]:
Get the badge,

change out the shells,

clean this place up.

You got it.

Check over there.

- [Man]:
Come on, guys, hurry up.

- Grab his badge. Come on.

- Let's get out of here, boys.

- [Man]:
Hurry up!

Someone... Someone who

could control...

all of the crime scenes.

Someone who could control

the timing...

of all of the patrolled zones...

so there could be

no witnesses.

- Go!

- Lie down!

Give me the gun!

Give me the gun!

That's you.

That's you, lieutenant.

I'm gonna have your badges.

I want your names.

I want your names.

I want your names.

(Bullet fires)

Someone who could control

every aspect...

of what was reported.

I got a sworn statement from

an officer in good standing.

She says the only thing that happened

that night was street justice...

a retaliation shooting

from a rival gang.

It's that easy.

And this is the only thing

the public's gonna hear.

Anything else is

considered fiction.

I'll need your badge

and your gun.

Hey.

Briggs, you saw

what happened tonight.

It's over, Shepherd.

There's only one move

to make.

I expect nothing less

than your full cooperation.

And you'll have it.

You write up the report.

He'll sign his name.

I guarantee it.

Why?

- Why'd you do it?

- Get him out of here!

Huh?

He was innocent.

You put that in your report,

- you piece of sh*t!

- Don't do this!

- Now!

- Don't do this here.

- He was innocent!

- That's enough!

Put that in your report,

you son of a b*tch!

I'm not taking

the fall for you.

And you... You saw

what happened tonight.

- I won't let them bury it.

- All right.

- I won't let them bury it.

- All right, all right.

Come on.

(Door beeping)

(Train whistle blows)

We're right here

moving towards the alcove.

We turn the corner. Shots fire.

We duck behind the wall.

(Shots firing)

[Briggs]:
Police officers!

Drop the gun!

And we're here.

Who did you see?

Man, I didn't do this!

I didn't kill that f***in' cop!

Drop the f***ing gun, Michael.

We have you surrounded.

Who did you see? Just stay there

and let me get a shot off.

Let me get a shot off, Shepherd.

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