Living & Dying Page #5

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l need some help.

l need two men.

For what?

l'd like to send them

into the sewer tunnel

underneath the building,

have them run a camera

up through that trapdoor in the back.

Then we can see what

the hell is going on inside--

Whoa whoa whoa, we don't even know if

there's anyone in that room.

Why don't you use

the air conditioning?

There's air conditioning

ducts that run

between the cafe

and the upstairs apartments.

Snake it through the vent

and into the dining room.

ls that doable?

Yeah, that'll work.

What do you say?

Okay.

Let's do it.

With Channel 3's

Ann Nobel now being

held as hostage,

police officials continue...

- You okay?

- Yeah.

Hey, Max, l'm on TV.

Yeah yeah yeah.

Hey, you got any

chips back there?

All right, how are we

gonna get out of this?

We're working on it.

l don't think you should

do anything else.

We have an idea.

Honey,

does your mom have

a cell phone in her purse?

Yeah.

We need to get it.

Hey! What are you doing?

What?

What are you doing?

Um, l was...

looking for some gum.

Thanks.

Did you get it?

So now what?

Now we find a way

to make a call outside.

We need to get Karl's

attention somewhere else,

so Sam can

make phone call.

Okay, l-l--

l'll talk to him.

Can you talk to him

out of this room?

Um, excuse me?

l need to use

the restroom.

l really

need to pee.

Please.

All right.

But l watch.

l don't want you

going anywhere.

You're gonna take

care of her, right?

F***, hurry hurry.

Yep?

Yeah.

Hello?

Rick, they just patched

this call through from 911,

from across the street.

This is Devlin.

- Hey, it's Sam.

- Sam, what--?

Listen, l just

want to tell you

we're not holding

anybody hostage.

Two guys came in here

and took over this morning.

Their names are Karl Schroeder

and Max Reichman.

Look them up,

you'll find their warrants.

These guys are insane. l just want

to tell you that it's not us.

All right, Sam,

l hear you.

But how do l know

l can trust you?

What the f***

am l supposed to do?

Walk out

the goddamn door?

They're f***ing killing

people in here--

this was not

supposed to happen.

All right, but we're gonna

need to work together, okay?

What do you

want me to do?

Your partner Bill,

he's a cop.

A cop?

l don't have time

to explain.

Bill should have

a backup gun.

Tell him you know

who he is

- and to use it.

- Bill's dead. Max killed him.

Sam?

Sam?

- What are you doing?

- l'm just checking her wound.

Let me see.

- Mm, that looks painful.

- Yes.

Ah!

Sh*t!

Don't you dare do that

to me again.

Ah! God!

Hey, food's ready.

You're lucky

l'm hungry, b*tch.

Should we tell Lind

his guy is dead?

- No.

- lt might get him to leave.

l don't want

anyone to know.

- Well, can you trust this guy?

- Guys?

You might want

to see this.

- Okay.

- What do you have?

This is the surveillance

footage from the vault.

l've been watching it to get some idea

of who the suspects are.

And l found something

that just doesn't make any sense.

Take a look at this.

Hmm?

Okay, so what's

the point?

Well, the point is this:

These are the

vault ledgers.

They keep records of

the money and locations.

Now if you scroll down here,

this is all the money

on the first shelf.

Each amount is

recorded here.

Now down here,

here's supposed to be

the money she took.

According to the

morning's records,

there is not supposed

to be any money there.

So it's a screw-up.

Look at the money

they are taking.

lf it's a screw-up,

it's a very

expensive one.

Let's get the manager

back in here,

find out what's

going on.

l'm sorry for all the trouble

l brought you into.

Yeah.

How long has it been

since you've seen her?

Over a year.

l miss her so much.

Her father wouldn't even

tell me if she's okay...

That's not right,

you know.

A father taking a child that

far away from her mother.

l don't care how much

money he has.

l-- l don't know why

you're talking like this.

l'm not-- l'm not

justifying what they've done.

No, l would hope not.

She's a criminal.

There's probably a very good reason

why her daughter's gone.

- Alice.

- What?

lt's okay, it's okay.

You don't know anything

about me, that's right.

You look like somebody

who's been comfortable most of her life.

You chose crime,

while the rest of us

are out there working for our money.

You'd endanger the life

of your own child.

l would never--

l would never hurt Gabrielle.

l was a very good mother.

Well, good mothers

aren't thieves.

Okay, all right. Alice, how long have

we known each other, huh?

Wha--?

lf something happened to Jenny,

you would go to the ends of the earth

to get her back.

This is a mother who has

a daughter that needs her,

just like you, honey.

l don't like

what l've done.

But l've done it.

l've learned my lesson.

And you're gonna get

your daughter back.

l know it.

Thank you, you've been

so kind to me.

Sorry for getting you

into this.

Well, l can't blame you two for what

they're doing, right?

What is that?

lt ain't f***ing

Santa Claus.

F***!

Hey f***!

- Get me the a**hole.

- Uh, hold on.

Rick, they're on

the phone!

- This is Devlin.

- Who the f*** is on the roof?

The roof?

Sh*t!

- Think they're gone?

- Sam?

- Way they're running around up there?

- We need to get Bill's gun.

l know.

What the hell

is going on?

- Are those my men up there?

- They're running the camera.

- Sh*t. McCrea, what unit?

- Echo team, and Foster's down.

They shot right through

the f***ing ceiling.

l need a medic!

South side!

- l'm on it.

- Are you happy?

Not yet, l'm not. We're gonna get every

single one of them.

- Where's the van?

- lt's not coming.

Not coming? Captain, what the f***

is he talking about?

Detective-- uh, we just figured that

it's easier to keep 'em contained here.

Now we're gonna bring

the teams in through the front door,

and through

the sewer duct.

- That was my plan all along!

- lt's a good plan.

Minimum casualties!

lt's our best option.

Best option? Maybe hours ago.

Now they'll be waiting for us.

They're gonna execute

those people.

Like l said,

it's the best plan!

Leave it up to us!

We know exactly what we're doing.

Yeah? ls this how

you guys handled Waco?

Hey hey hey, what are you looking at?

Do something!

Hey, Detective, deal with it

or l'll relieve you.

Good. Now Duca and l,

we're gonna go talk to the press.

Lind, you coming?

No!

Rick?

Rick?

What do you want me

to do with the manager?

Uh...

have someone take him

down to the station.

Right.

Um, for now, keep quiet

about the money, okay?

After what l just heard,

you know it.

Lascar, don't let Duca

see him here.

l can't believe

this sh*t.

Excuse me?

That reporter in the back, can l please

bring her some of your food?

Hey, what are

you doing?

- l'm gonna get that gun.

- Mary Jane, no.

Please, just something

to drink? Just some water?

All right.

Bring her some food.

- Thank you.

- Come on, come on.

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