Inside Man Page #8

I'm gonna walk right out the front door.

Anything else?

- How did you know about all this?

- Doesn't matter.

Fact is, all lies, all evil deeds, they stink.

You can cover them up for a while,

but they don't go away.

- Murder will out?

- Precisely.

Well, I still don't get what you're

doing here.

Really?

Good.

So, we spoke.

Oh, no. You're gonna have to give me

more than that.

- Let me have this window, fellows.

- Yes, sir.

I told him that, well,

since he hadn't killed anyone,

it wasn't too late to surrender

and get off with a lighter sentence.

And?

And that was basically it.

You know, I don't ordinarily get offended

the first time somebody treats me

like an idiot, but you are pushing it.

Now, I know you did not go in there

to tell this guy something he already knew.

Talk to me.

Look, Detective.

Our arrangement doesn't include me

giving you a detailed explanation.

I say it does, okay?

Okay, you don't own me.

This cheque-cashing thing, this coke bust,

I can face that on my own.

I know what I did and what I didn't do.

- Talk to me.

- Off the record?

"Off the... " Everything about you

is off the record. Just talk to me.

- Well, I gave him an incentive.

- Okay.

- Did he go for it?

- No. But I'd say he's considering it.

He's smart, isn't he?

- He thinks he is.

- Yeah.

One of your types, like the Ivy League type?

- Clearly well educated.

- That's what I'm talking about.

That's exactly what I'm talking about.

You talk like him, so think like him.

What do you think he's gonna do?

- Well, he's not gonna kill anyone.

- How do you know?

- Because he's not a murderer.

- How do you know?

I got news for you.

Most of the guys up in Sing Sing

weren't murderers

until they killed somebody.

You never know what a person will do

until you push him into a corner.

But it doesn't seem

like you've pushed him into a corner.

It doesn't, does it?

Seems more like he chose the corner.

You're right.

So, you through?

- I guess. Are you saying I'm dismissed?

- Yes, I am.

You got a card, in case I need to call you?

Please don't take this personally, but no.

I don't think you can afford me.

Well, don't take this personally, Miss White.

Kiss my black ass, okay?

Careful, Detective Frazier.

My bite's much worse than my bark.

- So, how old are you, Brian?

- Eight and three-quarters.

Eight and three-quarters. Big boy.

- Were you scared in there?

- No.

- No? Not at all, huh?

- Nope. I'm from Brooklyn.

You're from Brooklyn, huh? I understand.

- Guns don't scare me.

- They don't scare you?

- Brave, too, huh?

- Yeah.

So the guys that had the guns,

do you remember them saying anything?

- Yeah.

- What'd they say?

They asked me about my game.

- Who did?

- The guy that robbed the bank. Duh.

Son, be respectful.

Okay, Brooklyn.

But it... Was he the one in charge?

- Uh-huh.

- Okay.

And you don't remember anything else?

He was kind of tall.

He had a mask.

Brian, you think you can recognise him

in any of these pictures?

Take your time. Have a good look.

Let's keep that over there. Just take a look.

- With the mask, they look all the same.

- It's true.

With the mask, they all look the same.

That's right, Brian.

Attempted robbery. Liquor store.

Well, this was a real step up

for a small-timer like you, huh?

I got to hand it to you, Pablo.

First of all, it's Paul. Not Pablo, okay?

Excuse me.

- You want some gum?

- No.

And second, I didn't do it, all right?

What? I made a few mistakes

when I was a kid.

I was out with some friends

and they held up a liquor store.

What was I supposed to do?

Where'd you grow up, you Wassa Wassa,

Park Avenue?

- What's that? Wassa what? What'd you say?

- Wassa Wassa.

You know, a person

that don't come to your neighbourhood.

How do you say "Rikers Island" in Spanish?

What about these two?

That ring a bell?

These two? No.

- Nothing?

- Nothing.

Don't they look suspicious to you?

I mean, I would think that you would

want to know who they are.

No.

- Well, thank you very much.

- Thank you.

Hey, just out of curiosity

do you know anything about diamonds?

A bit. What do you need?

What do you think a guy like me

should pay for a diamond ring?

Depends. How many carats?

If you'd like, I could give you

my nephew's number.

- Okay.

- You'll get a very good deal.

What do you have on underneath?

- Excuse me?

- Underneath your painter's coat?

- What do you have on underneath?

- Clothing.

Could you show us, please?

You see, there's just you

and one other woman

that fit the physical description

of the female suspect.

What's that?

It's your height, your age, and your...

Your cup size.

So, I violated Section 34 double-D?

That's what you're telling me?

How dumb do these morons have to be

to think they're gonna get a plane?

This guy's no moron.

I don't just mean him. Any hostage taker.

Those ragheads at the Munich Olympics.

Who the f*** ever got a plane?

Sh*t, and these days?

This guy doesn't know that?

The area is flooded

with law enforcement right now.

Snipers are on rooftops...

What you doing there, Keith?

He wants a plane.

I'm gonna give him a plane.

- What happened to playing it by the book?

- That's what's bugging me.

It's like the other team read the book, too,

and they know exactly what we're gonna do.

This whole time,

we're trying to stall him, right?

Wrong. They're the ones that are stalling.

Think about it.

The bullshit questions, the Albanian thing...

So, you're saying he what?

I'm saying that he wants

to give us more time. He makes demands.

He gives us deadlines. We stall.

Then he gives us more time.

I don't think he's in a rush.

- Why?

- That's what I'm gonna find out.

- Yeah.

- Your plane is ready.

Is that a fact?

That's a fact, but I'm gonna need something

from you first.

I'm gonna need to come in there

and make sure the hostages are okay.

You'll see them when they get on the bus.

I just need to make sure

you're not leaving any bodies behind.

Meet me at the front door.

- What the hell just happened?

- You got to be crazy to go in there.

Down the stairs.

- Gum?

- Excuse me?

- Would you like some gum?

- No, thank you.

Let me take the kid.

No.

Any more?

There are some who misbehaved.

Please help me!

Please help us!

Please help us! Please!

We're gonna get you all out of here.

I promise you.

Tour is over.

- Can I ask you a question?

- There is nothing to talk about.

What were you planning on doing

if you actually got

the plane and the pilots, huh?

- Excuse me?

- You don't want a plane. You never did.

Who ever heard of bank robbers

escaping on a plane with 50 hostages?

You saw Dog Day Afternoon. You're stalling.

Why? I don't know.

What's the matter?

You can't get into the safe?

Perhaps.

There's two ways out of this.

The easy way, we walk out the front door

together, or the hard boys cut the power,

hit you with the tear gas,

and come in strong through the glass.

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