Dirty Page #6

Oh, heavens, no.

JACKSON:
You didn't tell anybody?

No.

BERG:
Nobody knew about this sh*t? No.

You told nobody?

No!

But it's funny

that you should mention it,

because there was a guy

who came by here recently

and he was asking

all sorts of questions

about you two.

What kind of questions?

I don't remember.

I know he was just

really interested in you.

Well, you didn't think

that we would want to know

about that sh*t, Jerry?

Do you know how much crack

I've smoked since then?

(CHUCKLES)

I'm sorry.

My mind's a little bit fuzzy.

Jerry...

god damn, boy.

God damn.

Damn it!

I hope you don't think

that I'm cleaning that up?

Oh, well,

the thought hadn't

really crossed my mind.

JACKSON:
Jerry.

What?

Jerry, listen.

Is there anything

that you can tell us

about this guy?

Anything at all?

Hmm...

yes, yes.

I think I might know

where he's at.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Do you have a pen?

Do you have...

A pen!

Do you have a pen?

Right here.

Yeah, here you go.

Thanks. Yeah.

(MUTTERING)

Okay.

Ah.

Hey.

Don't touch my stuff.

There.

SNORTS:
Jerry, this is a strip club.

Yeah. Right.

'cause that's where I saw him.

No, no, no.

Maybe that was another guy.

Um...

yes. Yes. Yes.

Because he said that that's...

Because he said that he had the

spot right next door to it.

How do you know this sh*t?

We got high together

a few times.

JACKSON:
Jerry...

what the guy look like?

Mm, I'm not really...

I'm not really good

with faces these days.

(COUGHING)

god damn.

Can we please

get the f*** out of here now?

Please.

Can we please go now?

(COUGHING CONTINUES) -we

get the f*** out of here.

Come on, let's go.

What's the matter with you?

You asked this motherf***er

to tell us

everything that he knows.

He did.

He don't know jack sh*t.

So let's get

the f*** out, all right?

Unless you wanna stop

for some penicillin

on the way home,

I suggest that we step off

right about now, man.

Look at this.

All right, let's do this,

right now.

Let's step off.

Let's go.

Jerry,

if you see the guy again

what are you gonna do?

I'm gonna put you on speed dial.

Speed dial.

Promise.

Hey, no. No.

Keep the pen.

Keep the f***ing pen.

Put it

in your f***ing collection.

NEIGHBOR:
Keep it f***ing down over there.

Son of a b*tch!

Hey, lose some weight!

Lose some weight!

Lose some weight!

BERG:
That's five,

six, is that the one?

Six? Number six?

The f***ing guy

at the titty bar said six.

You hear him as well as I did.

No need to get snappy.

(CRASHES)

Go this... god...

Okay.

Okay.

Berg.

Yeah?

Berg, come take a look at this.

Well, what's happening, man?

It's him! It's him!

What?

Hey!

What ya doing,

Mr. Photographer?

What were you doing there, berg?

I told you we were following up

on some leads.

For what, that old woman?

You were supposed to have had

that wrapped up already.

Okay, we did,

but we're just, you know,

trying to tie up

some loose ends,

trying to make sure

that we're thorough on this.

Oh, yeah?

Well, while you were

being thorough,

I had la breathing down my ass

all day.

Because I told them that my guys

would cooperate.

But the two of you are making

me look like a f***ing fool.

Your interviews were over

three hours ago.

With all due respect, commander,

f*** that.

No, no.

F*** you, my friend.

Now you and your sidekick

are gonna march yourself

down that hall

and you're gonna tell

that b*tch from la

everything she asks for.

And if you don't, I swear to god

both of you will be

checking parking meters

downtown by lunch.

Do I make myself clear?

Yes, commander.

Yes, sir.

Carry on.

Detective, can you

state your name

for the record?

Oh.

Go ahead.

Detective Benjamin Jackson,

LAPD.

So, detective,

do you know of any malfeasance

in your department?

Not to my knowledge.

Okay, so, why don't you tell me

why you became a police officer?

I guess

the standard answer would be

I wanted to help people.

But that's not your answer?

Well, we all like to help people

but anyone who tells you

that's the sole reason

they do this job

is lying to you.

Well, what's

the real reason then?

I don't know,

you gotta ask them that.

Come on, detective,

you can't tell me

that you think cops

operating with impunity

is good for anyone.

Listen, lady,

lot of bad people out there.

And every day,

we're up to our waists in sh*t.

You think you could do

a better job?

No one's questioning

the need for police.

Being a cop's a shitty job.

Does the good you do

outweigh the bad?

It says here that you are

a family man.

Any kids?

No, Ma'am.

Is everything all right

with your plumbing?

My plumbing's fine,

not that it's any of your business.

(GIGGLES)

We haven't gotten

around to it yet.

I mean, you're more than welcome

to come over...

Do you want kids?

What does it matter?

It matters what kind of world

they grow up in.

How'd you land this gig anyway?

I have double degrees

in psychology and sociology.

With a concentration on

criminal behavior and ethics.

That's how.

So, you're the one

who determines

what's right or wrong.

Yeah, that's why

they pay me the big bucks.

You know what?

What?

It's because of people like you

that this country's

going to sh*t.

(CHUCKLES)

oh, no, no, please.

I'm sorry, enlighten me.

Come in here in your pantsuit,

put your nose up in the air...

telling us what to do,

what not to do.

And you talk and you talk

and you b*tch and you b*tch

but you have no solution.

JACKSON:
But I'll tell you what I know,

crime or no crime, dirty or not,

I'll take any one

of those men out there

over a thousand

of your fancy degrees any day.

And what people like you

don't understand,

is just because you get

your hands dirty,

that doesn't

always make you dirty.

(SIGHS)

wow.

I expected more from you.

I mean, if you're gonna sit here

and hide behind a bunch

of meaningless platitudes,

we're gonna be here forever.

It's almost like you think

we're the bad guys.

Cops can be bad just like anybody else.

(CHUCKLES)

What's so funny, detective?

So, you wanna create

these categories,

this is bad, that's bad.

But the truth is,

good people do bad things

and vice versa.

But it doesn't really matter,

because it all winds up

the same out there.

Now, you're gonna have

to excuse me

if I don't rush

to convict my brothers,

because some ivy league skirt,

who never did a day in the sh*t,

thinks that she can

run this thing

just because she has read a text

that tells her

that power corrupts.

And you don't think

power corrupts?

Well, you can't corrupt

something that already is.

Look, you've been at this

station longer than me,

I'll give you that.

But let me tell you

what I've learned.

No one is above the law.

And those who think they are

eventually they get theirs.

Well, guess we'll have to wait

and see, won't we?

You know what,

clearly this is going nowhere.

So, I'm gonna ask you

one last time detective,

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