Man on a Ledge Page #4

- Go.

Mercer, I got an ID on yourjumper.

He's an escaped convict.

Nick Cassidy.

Cassidy. The cop that stole the diamond

off David Englander?

The $40 million diamond.

I knew I recognized this mutt.

Englander owns this hotel.

His office is here. His Jewelry Exchange is

right across the street.

- What the hell is going on?

- What did his little note say?

- "I will exit as I entered..."

- "Innocent."

- He wants people to think he didn't do it.

- Good luck with that.

I think he's more interested

in just having an audience.

Son of a b*tch.

Pull his file. Find his family. Toss his cell.

Who'd he ride with?

Mike Ackerman.

Jesus.

I can't believe this.

How's he doing?

Well, he's playing this very cool.

Like this is all some sort of game.

He always insisted he was innocent.

Do you believe that?

Look, he was my partner for five years.

So do you think he would jump?

He's got nothing to lose.

I'm on my way.

(PHPNE RINGS)

First Line Security. This is Nestor.

Yeah, Nestor. This is Detective Marcus

over at the Roosevelt Hotel.

You work for me today.

I need you to open up Englander's shop.

- Detective...

- Right now.

(HANGS UP)

That's it, baby. Chisel.

(GRUNTING)

Hello, everybody.

I'm glad you could make it.

I wish my dad could see this.

He was an immigrant.

Worked his ass off in the jewelry trade.

So he was more than a little anxious

when I decided to risk it all in real estate.

(PEPPLE CHUCKLING)

That's why I bought the Monarch Diamond.

You know, when I could.

To honor him.

You know, three years ago,

when the market tanked,

they said we were finished.

- Remember?

- MAN 1:
Yeah.

But that's what's great about this country.

If you want it bad enough,

you can make it back. Hmm?

WPMAN:
True.

In this city, on this island,

we don't go to work,

- we go to war.

- MAN 2:
Yes!

And if somebody takes something from you,

- you take it back.

- MEN:
Hear, hear!

And more.

I had one precious jewel taken from me

a few years ago.

But now I've got another

that no one will ever steal from me.

Ladies and gentlemen, we're finally here.

To my new jewel, the Monarch Spire!

- Cheers!

- Congratulations, David.

You pulled it off.

Excuse me, sir. They've ID'd the jumper.

- So what?

- It's Nick Cassidy.

Nick Cassidy.

Convicted felon.

I didn't mean to disappoint you, Lydia.

I'm just curious,

does this little show have a point?

'Cause I'm seriously starting to doubt

your suicidal tendencies.

And I'm sure that your boss is gonna be

sending a team across the street right now.

Hold on! Nick, we're not ready yet!

Yeah, right now.

MERCER:
Are you having fun

jerking me around?

Are you trying to manipulate me?

No!

Two years ago, I'm doing a moonlighting gig.

Real simple.

Escort David Englander up to Chappaqua

with the Monarch Diamond.

Yesterday, I'm doing 25 years

for apparently stealing it.

And today? Today I'm putting it all

on the damn line. And I need your help.

You are nuts.

You care, remember?

You played this all wrong, Nick.

David Englander set me up.

You could've been sipping tequila

on a beach in Mexico.

(NICK CHUCKLES)

Ph, yeah. Yeah.

Looking over your shoulder,

sleeping with one eye open.

That isn't freedom.

Standing here

in front of all these TV cameras is?

No one is gonna shoot me

with their grandmother watching.

Maybe you should tell me

the rest of your plan.

The plan is to prove that I'm innocent.

And this? This is my retrial.

I'm innocent!

(ALL SHPUTING)

I'm an innocent man!

Did you get that, Lydia? I'm innocent!

Now you go downstairs

and tell your bosses that I'm not going back.

Can you do that for me? Tell me, Lydia.

Yeah, Nick.

I'll go do that.

Here they come. Party of four.

Let 'em through. Make way.

- Watch your backs.

- Stay back! Stay back!

(INDISTINCT)

Hey, Nick, you hearing me?

We need more time.

Pkay.

Come on. Come on.

Let's make it rain.

(GRUNTS)

You can't cross here.

What is that?

It's money!

I love this guy!

Make way! Make way!

(CRPWD CLAMPRING)

- That's the entrance.

- Got it. Yeah. Got it.

Here. Take the camera.

Right here. Right here.

(GRUNTS)

Get out of the way! Get out of the way!

They're animals!

- I can't get it. It won't stay!

- Get the gear! Get the gear.

- Keep out of the way! Put of the way!

- Move!

Get out of here!

How are you doing, babe?

It won't stick!

Just take a breath! You can do it.

I need you guys to turn around.

All right. We're good.

Joey, they're in.

Go! Go! Go! We gotta go!

Joey, talk to me.

Go! Go! Go!

Disarm 15, lobby.

(BEEPS)

Come on.

Hallway sensors.

(BEEPS)

(BPTH BREATHING HEAVILY)

What is the son of a b*tch

doing on my building?

I don't know, Mr. Englander,

but I can assure you

the situation's completely under control.

- Under control?

- Yeah.

- Have you been outside?

- Yeah.

It's no accident that this is happening today.

I've got a major press conference

in two hours.

The only place that Cassidy's going

is back into custody or splat on 45th.

This is a goddamned embarrassment.

You wrap this up now,

or tomorrow you're sucking fumes

on a parking scooter in Staten Island.

You got it?

Yeah.

Nina! Get me the Mayor's office.

This is where Englander

entertains the high-rollers.

Disarm the vault room.

(MACHINERY CLANKING)

(BEEPS)

The floors are wired with seismic sensors.

And over there we've got light sensors

and body-heat sensors.

- Whoa!

- And that's before you even get to the vault.

SECURITY GUARD:
It's all clear.

Nobody's getting into that beast.

After you, gentlemen.

- (CELL PHPNE RINGS)

- Yeah?

It's Nestor. Englander's is clear, Detective.

Good. I don't need that son of a b*tch

crawling up my ass anymore.

Roger that.

Let's go.

Mercer.

Why is tactical here?

- It is a fugitive situation, isn't it?

- MARCUS:
Do your thing.

So where are we at?

He is acting

like he really believes that he's innocent.

Yeah? What's that make him?

An honest man or a sociopath.

He ain't an honest man. And I'm gonna

put an end to this show out here.

- Can you get him off the ledge?

- Yes.

He likes me.

Marcus, give her a little more time.

You have 15 minutes,

then I'm sending tactical. You got it?

Lutz?

Let's go, thief!

You sure there's nothing else

you wanna tell me?

(SIREN WAILING)

Come on. Move! Come on!

Sh*t!

Come on!

- Nothing you wanna tell me?

- You're starting to chafe me.

You don't wanna know everything.

Nobody does.

Sure I do.

Boyfriends?

Girlfriends?

Best sex of my life?

Well... Pbviously.

(CHUCKLES)

Pkay, wait. Hold on a sec.

(INDISTINCT)

The Monarch Diamond was

most recently held by David Englander

until it was stolen by Nick Cassidy,

the man on the ledge,

who was said to have cut it up

into untraceable pieces and sold it.

- It's a circus.

- I don't believe this.

Ph, man.

Time is running out here, Nick.

Tactical's on the scene

and I am tired of being played.

How far would you go to take down a man

that stole everything from you? Huh?

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