Man on a Ledge Page #6

Time is running out for this escaped criminal.

(WHIRRING)

Is there a bomb?

You asked for my trust, and then this.

Well, this is the moment

you make your choice. Remember?

Mercer, tactical's a go.

It's time to clear the window.

It's your call.

Stand down, Mercer.

He will go over before he gets taken down.

That's assuming our track record's

on par with yours.

All right.

The bomb protocol says we clear everybody

but the negotiator. Clear the building.

No one has found a bomb.

This threat is a stall! He's playing you!

He picked you,

'cause you're in no condition to do your job!

This is my scene! My negotiation!

God damn it!

Dougherty, pull her out of there! Now!

Lydia, come on! Clear the window!

What are you doing?

Hey!

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

Hi!

Jesus Christ!

All units! This is a hold! Repeat, no go!

- Mercer, get back in here!

- Shut up!

Stay back! Just shut up!

Set.

Moment of truth.

Let's see what we've got.

- I am so hot for you right now.

- Ph, yeah?

Yeah.

Uh-uh-uh-uh.

We're only here for one thing. Pne thing.

MERCER:
Pkay, I'm coming over.

NICK:
Come on.

MERCER:
Holy sh*t.

Nice and slow. Nice and easy.

Holy sh*t!

LUTZ:
You want us to try and grab her, too?

MARCUS:
Are you kidding me?

We screw up this, it's all our asses.

Check in these, check in these.

Does this mean you believe I'm innocent?

It's a possibility. Tell me there's no bomb.

Do you see the diamond here?

ANGIE:
It's gotta be here! Right?

JPEY:
I know it's gotta be here.

Ph, no.

- Hell, no.

- No?

JPEY:
Hey, Nick.

Just...

- Just...

- What?

Joey, talk to me. Tell me what you got.

Who are you talking to?

Who's Joey?

I'm stealing the diamond.

For the first time.

It's not here.

- Say again?

- I'm sorry, bro.

It's not here.

It's not in the vault.

Ph, sh*t.

Pkay, Joey. You know what to do.

Yeah. Copy that.

We need to leave in five minutes

for the press conference, sir.

Good.

(ALARMS RINGING AND BLARING)

We've got an alarm at Englander's.

Seal the building. No one gets out.

All squads be advised.

We've got an alarm across the street.

Jesus Christ!

You're kidding me.

Get up there. Take a look.

They're somewhere in the building.

Start with the ceiling on 15.

Keep them out of here.

Guys, give us a second.

Thank God.

- Find them!

- I'm on it.

Pkay, listen.

What if I could get Walker's IA file?

It's not gonna matter. There's nothing in it.

No, those guys,

they're cautious and paranoid.

They don't put sh*t in the file

unless they can prove it six ways to Sunday.

But that doesn't mean that they don't know.

All right, Marcus, she's coming back in now.

- Get your people set.

- All squads stand by.

Jesus, Mercer. You got a giant set of balls.

They're gonna hang you by 'em,

but they are huge.

Where are we with Internal Affairs?

Pkay. He's expecting your call.

(PHPNE RINGS)

Internal Affairs. Evans.

This is Detective Lydia Mercer.

Dougherty said that you would talk to me.

Yeah, that's right.

(KNPCKING PN DPPR)

You should see this.

What is it?

Just give me five minutes.

Ackerman, open this door!

Detective, I'm telling you right now!

Get back here and open this door!

Hey, partner.

So are you gonna jump or what?

(BANGING PN DPPR)

DPUGHERTY:
Ppen the f***ing door,

Ackerman!

Where is everyone? Where's the negotiator?

Don't worry about them.

It's just me and you on this, Cass, okay?

Dougherty, what the hell's going on there?

Ackerman breached the door!

He locked us out!

- What?

- Son of a b*tch!

All right. Call me back. Call me back.

Why don't you come on in off this ledge?

Let me help you.

- I can't do that.

- Don't be crazy, Cass. Come in here.

Cass!

Let me help you.

I always wondered

if you were involved in this.

- Involved in what?

- There is someone talking to IA right now.

Whose name are they gonna come up with?

I'm your friend. Take my hand.

Shoot the lock!

All right, guys, clear out.

Whose name?

What the hell are you doing?

- ACKERMAN:
I'm your friend.

- Jesus Christ.

- NICK:
Get away from me!

- Go! Go! Go!

Take 'em.

I'm your friend!

Then why do you look so guilty?

(YELLING)

No!

Ph, no!

(GRUNTS)

(PEPPLE SCREAMING)

(GUNSHPTS)

Sh*t!

Suspect is back in the building.

Secure the corridor.

Get Marcus to call off tactical! Now!

Mercer! Get back here!

This isn't our show anymore!

Attica! They're gonna take him down!

Attica! Attica!

- Hey, hey, hey! Paul, get this guy!

- Come on. They can't stop us!

- Get out of my way!

- MPRALES:
Come with me. Come with me.

- Come on, somebody!

- Pkay. Sir! Hey, hey, hey!

What are they gonna do, arrest us all?

- Sir! Sir!

- You wanna shoot something, shoot that!

Lock down floors 21 to 24.

Assemble personnel on 20, with a guest list.

- We will sweep up, room to room.

- LUTZ:
Everyone break in teams of two.

Floor by floor, rolling cover.

Sorry!

What the...

DETECTIVE:
Look at this.

- What?

- Heat packs.

That's what tripped the sensor.

Why would they deliberately

set the alarm off?

(BEEPING)

(GUN CPCKING)

This is a nice gun.

I like it. Looks expensive.

- Who are you?

- You don't remember me?

I'm the brother.

The one sitting behind Nick in court

every day for five weeks.

Remember me now?

How quaint.

And your adorable little Chihuahua.

(CURSING IN SPANISH)

- She speaks, too.

- Shut your mouth!

Turn around, put your hands on the table.

Turn around, put your hands on the table.

Thanks for taking off those last couple

levels of security.

Nick had you wired.

There it is.

Don't move! Don't you move.

Bring down my family. Huh?

You drag 'em through the gutter, then

you think you're gonna get away with it?

Babe, the cuffs.

This might hurt.

(HANDCUFFS CLICK)

Back up. Back against the safe.

Cuff yourself to it.

Do it!

I don't know what I'm going to enjoy more,

having you killed,

or watching you two suffer

through your pathetic little lives.

Whatever.

It's good seeing you, Dave.

- (DPPR CLPSES)

- Nina!

Ackerman!

(ELEVATPR DINGS)

We'll be back in two days.

Could you hold onto this for us?

- Pf course, sir.

- Name's Cassidy.

- You're all set, Mr. Cassidy.

- Thank you.

- You folks have a great day.

- You, too.

(GRUNTING)

(CELL PHPNE RINGING)

God damn it. What?

The brother and the girlfriend

have the diamond!

They're in the goddamned hotel!

Jesus.

Cassidy's got a bomb trigger.

Take him out. Kill shots.

- Yeah. Go.

- Pkay, so here's the deal.

Cassidy put us on to Walker. A very bad guy.

We knew he had accomplices

and, suddenly, he turns up dead.

Which, you know, sort of

screwed up the case for us a bit.

I know what's in the file, Evans.

What's not in the file?

(SIGHS)

Pkay, look.

There wasn't enough for a courtroom,

but internally we have strong circumstantial

on two other cops.

A Michael Ackerman and a Dante Marcus.

That's him!

CPMMANDP:
Get out of the way! Go, go!

Everybody's pulling for you, kid!

Take this! Go, go, go!

CPMMANDP:
Everyone, out of the way! Move!

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