Fort Apache the Bronx Page #5

that we lose respect...

in the neighborhood.

Pick it up.

Startin' on this tour...

I'm gonna want you

to start makin' arrests.

All of you know of

criminal situations that exist.

Up until now,

you looked the other way.

That's gotta stop.

Every suspect that we bring in...

will be questioned by the squad.

We're gonna bring 'em in,

book 'em...

toss 'em

and see what they spit out.

And we won't quit

until we get a lead.

Now...

I don't expect something

for nothing from you men...

so I'm offerin' a deal.

You collar us somebody

who gives us information...

you get a week added

to your vacations.

Ah, who's gonna be minding the store

when we're all on vacation?

Sir.

I don't follow you.

Well, we could all go around with

our noses buried in the penal code...

we could make a hundred

bum collars a day.

So the jails will be full,

the neighborhood will be empty...

and meanwhile you ain't gonna be one

step closer to clearing those killings.

If you're afraid to do

some police work, Murphy...

you can stay in and clean out

the sh*t houses until your retirement.

Shut your mouth, Murphy.

As for the rest of you,

my offer stands.

Two leads?

Two weeks, and so on.

Call it bribery.

Call it dedicated police work.

Just get out on the street

and bring in those cop killers.

I won't question your motives.

Okay, knock it off.

You're dismissed.

Let's go downstairs and get

into something more comfortable.

Come on.

Plain wheels, plain clothes,

plain brains.

Plain, plain. What are you always

putting yourself down for, huh?

Uh-oh.

I feel a lecture coming on.

You need one. I appreciate you

more than you do yourself.

- I can see your hidden potential.

- You got good eyes.

A guy like you

with all you got goin' for you?

Sh*t, you could conquer the world.

Instead you keep holdin' yourself back.

You gonna be my guru, huh?

You gonna tell me how to release

the hidden powers within?

I tell you.

I can give you some tips based on my

extensive study of the road to success.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

The first thing you're

gonna have to deal with...

is this problem you seem to have

with authority figures.

You have a lot of trouble

taking orders, am I right?

You have what they call

very low self-esteem.

Before you make any progress

at all in your life...

you're gonna have to get

in touch with your feelings.

I keep trying,

but the line's always busy.

Is this stoolie reliable?

We'll soon find out.

- I'm calling my lawyer.

- Yeah?

- Never mind that, tons of fun.

- Hey, what's the matter with you?

I'm gonna give this bastard

a workout! Come on!

What's the matter with him?

He's a little upset

because of those cop killings.

I'm no cop killer.

Cops are my best customers.

You ain't seeing no lawyer

till I'm finished with you, fatso!

Hey, hey, cut it out!

We're here to see if we

can get a lead on that case.

Talk to the creep across the hall.

He's been dealing guns for weeks.

All right. Take it easy. Calm down.

You'll give yourself a heart attack.

Okay. Please don't tell him

I gave him up.

- He'll kill me.

- Don't worry.

Listen, arrest yourself.

Go wait in the van.

Okay. Watch it, man. He's mean.

He's stoned on downs all the time.

He blasts his goddamn radio

at all hours.

Some people got no consideration.

Wanna go in?

I don't hear no radio.

He could be sitting behind that door

with an M-60.

Sh*t.

That's okay.

Fire!

Nice touch.

Not her.

Not her.

This guy does all right.

Him.

Okay, sports lovers.

Police.

Knock it off.

All right, music lovers.

Out of the cars.

This is a raid. Come on.

Get out of the car

and on the pavement. Let's go.

- Give us a f***in' break.

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

What about last week, man?

Last week don't count.

Come on, John, let's go.

Hey, you, let's go.

Get out. Get out, man.

A little scene here.

- Move it.

- I know you're comin'.

Long time no see. How's everything?

I know it is. Get out of here.

Andy, get those guys out of the van.

We're gonna grab a bus.

How you been?

Long time no see.

Come on, ladies.

Come on, let's go.

This ain't no picnic.

Police business.

We're taking the bus.

Hey, this is a ball, you know?

I always wanted to drive a bus.

Hey, come on. Cheer up.

Yeah, cheer up, cheer up.

We got a bus full

of cop killers here.

Super sleuth strikes again.

You're letting that Connolly guy

get to you again.

Forget about him.

The guy's an empty suit.

He acts like we're a bunch of jerk-offs.

All we want to do is drink and screw.

Hell, there ain't one guy in this house

who wouldn't give his right arm...

to get the guys

that killed those two rookies.

I know guys who'd shoot their mothers

and their feelings wouldn't get hurt.

You can't go turnin' this neighborhood

upside down...

every time somebody gets killed,

not even a cop.

Let's get the f*** out of here.

Get out!

Come on in. Come on. Let's go.

Innkeeper, we need lodgings

for the night.

Don't leave 'em here, Murphy.

Please, put 'em up on the stairs.

I'll book 'em after I get through

with this bunch. Please.

We'll be here all night

with this group.

All you guys, listen!

Book your people,

then move 'em up to the squad...

so the detectives

can talk to them.

We'll authorize overtime

for all the men on the 8-to-4...

so we can process the suspects.

It's like Grand Central Station.

How are we gonna get the next tour out?

- Knock, knock.

- What is it?

- We got a bit of a riot building up.

- Where?

In the Bronx.

I wouldn't bother you

if it was in Philadelphia.

Special Investigations sent some people

to that clubhouse and they went to war.

We've had three 10-13s.

The crowd's heading for the precinct.

Call every available car off patrol

and get some backup from Borough.

Hey, you got a filthy mouth.

What happened here?

We went in to question them,

and they started to give us a hassle.

Why weren't my desk officers

informed about this?

Why wasn't I informed about

the following those people have here?

You sent us out on this. You should

have told us what we were getting into.

- Name, please.

- I ain't tellin' you my name.

We ain't tellin' you nothin' till you

tell us why we've been arrested!

They cooperating?

They ain't even being sociable.

You think we killed your cops, man?

We wouldn't waste the bullets.

You wanna go to war with me,

tough guy?

I've got 17 assaults and 5

assassinations of officers to clear.

I'll nail your ass to the precinct wall

if you hassle me.

Do you understand?

We were at a nuclear power

teach-in...

all day that day.

At Sarah Lawrence, man.

You want to check it out?

We've got 500 witnesses.

You want to go up against 500

honky college girls, man?

- Go ahead.

- Yeah, stiff, go check it out.

Then you can let us out.

Hey, hey, stiff!

You wanna tell me your name again?

Let the brothers go!

Let the brothers go!

Let me across, ladies.

That's it.

Out of the way. Lovely.

N.G. On that bunch

of revolutionaries up there.

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