Dark Blue Page #10

If the city is starting to burn, Jack,

it's partly because of guys

like you and me.

And I may be a goddamn alcoholic,

but that doesn't mean I can't tell the truth.

And I got all the deep, deep dirt right here.

Somebody put the cuffs on me

and let me start talking.

We'll just let the sh*t fall

wherever it wants to fall.

Come on, who's got the cuffs? Come on.

Come on, who's got my back here?

Somebody, come on, who's got the cuffs?

For Christ's sake,

somebody back me up here!

- Can we wrap this up?

- Sergeant Jakes, arrest him.

- Are you sure about this?

- Just do your job, Sergeant.

If you're thinking

what I think you're thinking, think again.

- Perry is delusional in the extreme.

- You're going down.

Then the whole department

goes down with me,

starting at the very top.

I got files on everybody.

I got photographs, canceled checks.

No dirty little secret gets by me.

- I take the fall, everybody takes the fall.

- If that's what it takes.

It would be suicidal for you

to arrest me here.

Cameras running,

a riot starting out in the streets.

No investigation, no inquiry.

Is that the way a Chief behaves?

You should have taken the deal

we offered you.

You're the one who has to make a deal.

I'm the one you have to deal with now.

I'm not going to arrest you

because I don't have to.

Everything's been set in motion.

You're finished, Jack.

You don't know what you've started.

I didn't start anything. You did.

- I'm not going down.

- Yeah, you are, Jack.

Because I'm taking you down.

Are you listening to me?

Are you listening?

Good,

because they all are.

They're gonna book him

within the hour.

He needs a lawyer, a good one.

You report

to your A and B watch commanders.

We're officially on tactical alert.

They finally nailed Jack Van Meter.

We got a story now.

I'll run it exactly as you said it,

word for word.

There is a riot alert all over the city.

Sergeant Jakes, uncuff him.

Look at that.

The whole damn city is gonna burn.

It's going to get ugly before it gets better.

How ugly do you think

it's gonna get for me?

Ugly.

Hey, Chief.

What's the worst prison we got?

San Quentin?

Mmm-hmm.

I'd rather go to Lompoc, man,

or even Tehachapi.

I'll see what I can do.

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