Magnum Force Page #6

What?

The cop that lives upstairs?

What's that?

Plastic explosive.

A bomb?

That's right.

If you'd bothered me any more,

we'd all be stuck to the ceiling.

-Do you want to hold it?

-No. I don't want to get involved.

Go to your apartment and stay there.

Don't open for anybody.

Homicide, lt. Briggs,

lnspector Callahan calling.

Callahan, where are you?

Iook, Briggs,

I just found a bomb in my mailbox.

I want you to get a man

over to Early's house right away.

What?

I've got a bomb right here!

Now get a man over to Early's,

you hear me?

Right.

Stay right where you are.

I'll be down there myself.

Don't move.

Yeah?

Come on in.

I don't like looking down one of those.

Where's the bomb?

Right on the dresser.

All right. Iet's get out of here.

Avery will want to see this.

You mind driving?

I want to take a closer look at this thing.

This thing could be activated

by your mailbox key.

Or by a timer.

Turn right, here.

Get on the freeway.

The freeway?

You got a new route to city hall,

lieutenant?

Your gun's out of its holster, Briggs.

First time?

You know you're not going to city hall.

The only way you're going anywhere

is in a rubber bag.

Iet me have your gun.

Now the shells.

Three. You always carry three.

Throw them out the window.

How do you figure on pulling this off,

Briggs?

I run the investigation, with your record,

I can make anything stick.

What I can't understand is,

why you of all people?

A hundred years ago in this city,

people did the same thing.

History justified the vigilantes,

we're no different.

Anyone who threatens the security

of the people will be executed.

-Evil for evil, Harry. Retribution.

-That's just fine.

But how does murder fit in?

When police start becoming

their own executioners...

...where's it gonna end, Briggs?

Pretty soon, you'll start executing people

for jaywalking.

And executing people for traffic violations.

Then you end up executing your neighbor

'cause his dog pisses on your lawn.

There isn't one man we've killed that

didn't deserve what was coming to him.

Yes, there is. Charlie McCoy.

What would you have done?

I'd have upheld the law.

What the hell do you know about the law?

You're a great cop, Harry.

You had a chance to join the team,

but you'd rather stick to the system.

Briggs, I hate the goddamn system.

But until someone comes along...

...with some changes that make sense,

I'll stick with it.

You're about to become extinct.

Get off at the next exit.

Red?

Red?

Briggs was right.

You guys don't have enough experience.

Just hold it right there, Callahan.

No tricks.

Your organization's through, Briggs.

There's a lot more where they came from,

believe me.

Move out of the way. Move it!

Uphold the law.

You just killed three police officers, Harry.

And the only reason

I'm not gonna kill you...

...is because I'm gonna prosecute you

with your own system.

It'll be my word against yours.

And who's gonna believe you?

You're a killer, Harry. A maniac!

A man's got to know his limitations.

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