Edison Page #5

Forget it, Moe!

Forget the whole thing.

This isn't going anywhere.

Bullshit.

- Pollack!

- This sh*t isn't over.

What are you doing?

Isiaha's dead.

Willow's in a f***ing coma?

I'll publish myself

if I have to copy it at Kinko's

and pass it out on the street corner.

It's a f***ing disaster.

A f***ing disaster! !

We were on the short list

for the Republican Convention.

The summer f***ing Olympics! !

And now we're look at

a Federal consent decree?

There's a dead body

outside my f***ing office! !

The f*** are we gonna do?

It kinda puts a little crimp in your

Better Edison thing, doesn't it?

We gotta do something

about him, Lee.

Who, Tilman?

Well. . .there it is.

You know. Yeah.

What about you, Jack?

Huh? Me?

Yeah you.

What are we gonna do about you?

Well. . . I'll be fine.

Thanks for asking.

All units. . .All units

please respond.

We have a five-twelve

at 6th and Main.

All units.

All units please respond.

We have a five-twelve at 6th and

Main.

Copy that dispatch.

This is two-six responding.

Hello?

It's me. Meet me at the courthouse

tomorrow morning at nine.

Rafe please talk

Hello? Rafe?

Josh?

- Maria?

- Yeah. Green. Hi.

Thank you for helping Raphael get

over his fear of doing this.

I'm Hector, Maria's father.

- Hi.

- Yeah.

Where's Rafe?

He's changing in

the men's room. Yeah.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Rafe?

Rafe?

Yeah, I'm out here!

What's goin' on, man?

What are ya doin'?

It's crazy, man.

Tilman shot.

Yeah, I know.

And your first reaction

is 'let's get married'?

It's what she wants.

That's her.

Hey, why are you doin' it?

Death benefits.

What' this?

It's the rest of your story.

Are you sure?

Am I sure of what?

Are you sure you want this,

and I want you to think about it.

Something goes wrong your

whole world comes crashin' down.

And mine, too.

What do you think?

I say write your f***in' story.

Thank you.

Just remember.

These guys don't f*** around.

They're relentless.

Keep your head down.

And your door locked.

Thank you.

Come on, I gotta get married,

come on. Let's get out.

Rafe. Come in.

- Hey, Rafe.

- Wha's up, man?

Rafe. Sit down.

This is a police file photo

Pollack's girlfriend

at the Lazerov's come to

Jesus talk.

And there it is. The enemy

you can't beat a photograph.

Ashford's printing this as

a tease to polics story on FRAT.

So we say Charles is a liar.

He'd say anything to go home

and visit his dying mother, right?

Whatever discrepancies

there are between

his testimony and what's

actually in the police locker

will be offset when the Feds find the

drugs we planted in 's house.

You rammed the door

to compromise its security.

Keep the junkies from using

the place as a shooting gallery.

Lazerov was unstable.

So the Feds' will buy that.

All that's left is Pollack.

Pollack?

He's a kid.

Justice needs the case closed.

So we give 'em.

Herald needs its advertisers,

I can handle that.

But this kid pollack?

This kid polic is

like a pup with a bone.

He doesn't wanna hear

there's no meat on it,

he just keeps gnawin'

and gnawin' and gnawin' .

So. . .

Polic has to see the man.

It's a partner's duty.

To Laz?

To Laz.

What?!

What? What?

You know what.

You know exactly what.

You're the only one

that can put an end to this now.

I go to Justice, what I'm dealing

with threatens the people I love.

What's the matter with you?

You're havin' an

argument with yourself.

- Don't talk to me like I was

- I said It was a righteous offer. . .

but I'm not takin' it.

You're not listening.

I'm not talkin' about my offer.

I didn't say go to Justice.

I said you're the only one who can

put an end to this. Didn't I?

Yes you did

Yes you did.

Hello, you've reached the

answering machine for. . .

Moses Ashford.

Please leave a message at the tone.

Hey, it's Josh.

You're not gonna believe this.

I just got a hold of

the evidence we need on FRAT.

Listen, I don't wanna talk

over the phone, but

Moses, you're gonna

wanna see this.

I'm layin' out the story now

and then I'll email it to you.

Oh, and I'm also Fed-Ex'ing

hardcopies to all the big papers.

I'll talk to you later.

You've got email.

Right.

Yes, I know.

Yeah, I emailed it last night

but I'll mail a hardcopy to be safe. . .

so let me get your

address right now.

Okay, right,

perfect

Okay, it's on its way.

Thank you. Bye-bye.

F***.

What're you doing?

In the car!

In the car!

Move! Get in !

Oh my god.

Sh*t!

F***!

F***.

We're gonna f***in' die.

Move it!

Go!

Open fire!

- Go! Go! Go!

- What?

Go! Go!

Go to the warehouse!

Look out!

F***!

F***!

Jeez

Hold your fire!

You hear me Deed?

Let's stop all this alright?

We don't have to do this.

All I want is the kid.

You hear me?

All I want is that kid.

Tell him whatever

it is, you won

and we can come to an extremely

agreeable solution here.

Same deal you gave Lazerov?

Motherf***er.

The f*** is wrong with you!

Let's finish this thing.

You go.

I'll light this up!

Move! Move!

Drop 'em.

Get up.

Get up.

He's down !

Hey Rafe!

Come on out now.

It's over!

I got your boy here.

Come on, Rafe. Get out where

I can see you, Rafe.

I'll kill him now

I don't see you!

Get out a here!

We're finished.

It's over we're done.

You're goddamn right it's over.

- Put It down.

- FRAT's over.

Everybody's dead.

Everybody's dead because of you!

Because you couldn't do

what you were supposed to do.

Put a bullet in this

f***er and his story.

Well you do it now, Rafe.

Put a bullet in his f***in' head.

Do what I tell you.

We walk away,

forget about this sh*t.

You kill him.

Right now you do

as you're told.

Do it!

You do it!

Because if you don't, I will.

- Duck.

- What?

Keep your door

locked, kid

Now not for another 15 minutes.

Don't say anything.

I'll be there in a minute.

Where have you been?

Laying out Polllack's story.

Yeah, well, the story changed.

And Deed wasn't here.

Detective Wallace.

D.A. Reigert's here.

Tilman?

Why are they here?

They're reporters.

The press is on the other side.

And material witnesses

to the dissension in FRAT.

Right.

Not much for the FBI

to work with, is there?

No they'll probably

close up shop.

This kind of story. . .

not really in the Herald's

wheelhouse, is it Moses?

No it's not.

No.

Tilman have any last words?

Well, there it is.

Good day, gentlemen.

He said there was agreement

between the D.A. 's office. . .

and judges regarding

FRAT related prosecutions.

That the cash evidence from

criminal trials wound up in the

Better Edison Foundation

for your political campaign.

That laundering this

money was systematic.

That principals from

Midland, Hightower

and other companies

were involved.

He said all that?

And that was

unmitigated slander.

I'm gonna go with it

if you run for any elected or

appointed office in this state.

Broke as you are, you think

that's a smart thing to do?

Now, Jack, did I get broke

doin' the smart thing?

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