Dirty Harry 5: The Dead Pool Page #2

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Drugs were Johnny's trademark.

He made his career singing about them.

It made him controversial.

I can see why you'd want him

in your flick.

It was a marketing decision.

Johnny Squares sells tickets.

You know, bums on seats, love.

Besides, we needed

a music video tie-in.

Any idea who was supplying him?

No, but if I hear of anything,

you'll be the first one I call.

Marvelous.

Check on anyone

who dealt with Squares.

- Whether it was the cast or crew...

- Inspector Callahan.

Inspector.

Sh*t.

Is it true that Johnny Squares OD'd?

We're conducting an investigation.

Right as we speak.

At this point, nothing's been...

Thank you, inspector.

Excuse me, are you Suzanne Dayton?

What's going on here?

Johnny?

Johnny?

Hold it. I'm sorry,

you have to step back.

- No, Johnny!

- There's nothing they can do.

You're gonna make yourself sick.

Hold on, could we

give her a little air?

Out of the way, please.

Off with that camera.

I can film whatever I want.

IKKeep shooting.

This is someone else's heartache.

Right in here.

What are you doing? Give me that.

Smart.

High and Dry is the kind of

mindless film comedy...

... that's come to typify summer films

aimed at the youth market.

The humor is of the

locker-room variety.

Audiences seeking more sophistication

will have to look elsewhere.

The producers...

Rock star Johnny Squares

was found dead this afternoon.

Samantha Walker filed this report.

The body of Johnny Squares was found

today at the Royal Meat Company...

... where he was on location

filming Hotel Satan.

The cause of death is not known,

but Squares had a history of drug use.

The rock star was arrested last July

for possession of heroin.

Many of his songs were allegedly

based on his drug experience.

What's that all about?

My past catching up with me.

As a kid, I was in the gang

that hit him up for protection money.

All my life, I've been running in

gangs or trying to put them away.

So I figured I'd come over to Homicide

for something different.

It's different, all right.

Call for backup.

Come on, get the f*** out of here.

Hurry up!

Move it! Move it!

Put your money on the table!

Hurry up!

Don't move!

Don't f*** with me, lady!

Come on, guys, hurry up!

- You forgot your fortune cookie.

- What!?

It says:

"You're sh*t out of luck."

Get out of the way!

"Teaming up with a Chinese-American is

good for the department's image."

Who was he?

Some guy in the wrong place

at the wrong time.

Madison. Dean Madison was his name.

Does it ring a bell?

- Never heard of him.

- Well, he knew you, Harry.

I found this in his pocket.

It's a list of celebrities.

Tony Engelhart, the pro linebacker.

Michael Cipriano, the race car driver.

Oh, and one Inspector Harry Callahan.

Johnny Squares is on that list.

See what's written by his name?

Yeah, RIP. "Rest in peace."

You know what this is?

It's a bill for a TV camera and lens.

When I said stop wrecking cars,

I didn't mean destroy something else.

They interfered

with an investigation, sir.

Don't give us that. Is this

your idea of media cooperation?

Cooperation works two ways.

What is it you have against reporters?

Some of them

are just marvelous people.

Others walk through a pile and track

it through an investigation.

You better change

your attitude fast.

Because unless we

reach an agreement with them...

...it's liable to cost this city

Join us, please.

This is Ms. Samantha Walker

of station IKKWSF.

Captain Donnelly.

- Ms. Walker.

- Captain.

- And this is Inspector...

- Callahan. We've met.

Yes, of course. Won't you sit down?

Ms. Walker...

...Lieutenant Ackerman tells me

you have a proposal to make...

...regarding the accidental

damage to...

There was nothing accidental about it.

The department might have something

to say about that.

Although the camera was destroyed...

...I have the entire

incident on video.

I see.

And your proposal?

We may be willing to drop

the lawsuit against the city...

...but that depends

on Inspector Callahan.

I'm sure the inspector

would be willing to...

What do you have in mind?

Dinner.

I owe you an apology.

You were right

about what I did the other day.

I had no business intruding

on that girl's grief.

I get too eager sometimes.

In my rush to get the story,

I made an error in judgement.

We all make those sometimes.

No, I should have known better.

I'm sorry.

- Let me ask you, Miss Walker...

- Sam.

Sam.

Do you like cops?

If they're not in my

rear-view mirror. Why?

I wonder what

we're supposed to talk about...

...other than the damaged camera.

Oh, no, no, no.

I'm letting the insurance company

deal with that.

And I think I can be persuaded

to drop the lawsuit...

...but I want something in return.

What would that be?

I want your story.

What's that?

I've done my homework on you.

You've had quite a colorful career.

Loot at this. You see...

...there's a lot of interest right now

in the Janero case...

...and the cop who put him in prison.

Channel 8 is doing a news special

on organized crime in the Bay Area.

But what I would like to do

is an in-depth profile...

...of you, Inspector Harry Callahan.

Sorry, I'm not interested.

Why not? This latest attempt

on your life by one of Janero's men...

You're not interested

in doing a story on me.

You want blood. That's what sells...

- Now wait a minute...

- No, you wait a minute.

You people are interested

in death and mayhem...

...and you don't care

how you get the story.

That is not fair. That's not

the kind of journalism I do.

To you I'm just a cop

with a price on his head.

Let me tell you, I don't like

people saying they're gonna kill me.

Nor do I like journalists using it

as a way to increase ratings.

- What I was going to say...

- That's the end of the story.

Sorry.

The coroner's report last night...

...said that Squares used speedballs.

Injecting cocaine and heroin?

But that's not what killed him.

He was using an inhaler

with some new designer drug.

A synthetic form of heroin.

You mean something along the lines

of China White.

Only a thousand times wore powerful.

One snort and he went into

immediate respiratory failure.

IKKnow what I'm trying to figure?

Why is a guy like that...

...screwing with synthetic junk

when he's got the real stuff?

Maybe he didn't know

what he was using.

Harry.

Harry?

Sorry about that.

Get you next time.

Check the cast and crew

for prior drug busts.

I'll check with Narcotics to see if any

dealers are moving synthetic heroin.

Harry, there's something here

you should see.

A story to be published

in today's Tribune...

... reveals that director Peter Swan

and several other people involved...

... in the film Hotel Satan were

playing a game called "The Dead Pool."

According to sources,

the object of the game...

... was for players to pick

eight Bay Area celebrities...

... who might die

by a predetermined date.

The winner was to possess the list

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