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Do you feel it, Lieutenant?

Then we're just empty

space ourselves.

Exactly, exactly.

And these tiny particles of matter,

which are so small that no

one's ever seen them, never,

they contain enough energy

to blow up this house,

an entire city,

every person on Earth.

That is inconceivable.

General, I really don't think

much about those things.

I'd probably see too much.

What do you see?

People dead before their time.

That's the history of

the world, Lieutenant.

Some people die before their

time so that others can live.

It's the cornerstone of civilization.

War, religion, democracy.

A hundred die so that

a thousand may live.

Well, General, I take

'em one at a time.

Right now I got Allison Pond.

We're not so different,

you and I, Lieutenant.

You see, certain men...

A doctor, a national leader,

an officer of the law,

give to society in ways

that most people do not.

In turn, society gives them

certain considerations.

Now, we don't teach this in school.

We don't acknowledge it.

But those who accept

the burden of leadership

understand they have

these considerations.

You've accepted the burden of

leadership, haven't you, Lieutenant?

In what sense, General?

You protect society,

the ordinary citizen.

Now, in doing so,

sometimes you may break the law.

You may violate the Constitution,

the Bill of Rights, Search and Seizure.

In fact, it may even be

known that you do so.

And yet, nothing happens,

because it is understood that that

is part of the burden of leadership.

And you accept it.

You accept your sins.

General, Allison Pond

was out at your test site.

We found this in her foot.

I'm gonna need your calendar

for the last month,

where you were, who you saw.

Of course you are.

Colonel Fitzgerald will get

you everything you need.

Thank you, sir.

Nice house.

I've spoken to Los Angeles.

We'll have the film within 24 hours.

What'd Timms have to say?

He said the cornerstone of

civilization was human sacrifice.

Lieutenant Hoover, sir.

Maxwell.

Maxwell Hoover, say hello to

Special Agent Jeffrey McCafferty

of the old FBI.

Lieutenant.

Special Agent McCafferty here seems

to be interested in one of our cases.

Allison Pond.

Special Agent, that was her

name, wasn't it? Allison Pond?

Yes, sir.

Bill, you mind if I inquire what

business it is of the FBI's?

If I may, Chief.

Our role here is

purely informational.

We are aware of the fact

that a man of fundamental

importance to national security

has somehow been brought

into an investigation

in reference to a young girl's death.

In light of the damage that this could do

to him both personally and in his work,

the director felt that

it was appropriate,

without stepping on your

jurisdiction, of course,

for me to come down and share with

you our knowledge of the situation.

And what would that be?

I'm prepared to give you the

director's personal guarantee

that General Timms had nothing to

do with the death of Allison Pond.

How would the director

know something like that?

I'm afraid I'm not at

liberty to discuss that.

That's it?

That's it?

If I call your boss in Washington,

he'll vouch for this pile

of crap you're handing us?

The director specifically

asked me to tell you

that he appreciates your cooperation

in this matter, Lieutenant Hoover.

He also felt that you would understand

the sensitive nature of the situation,

being that you're a

married man yourself.

We are not within our

resources, gentlemen.

And we're more than willing

to share them with you.

Of course, if you were to come across

anything in regard to evidence,

the director would be

grateful to see it himself.

The director would be very grateful.

Maxwell...

Do you have the slightest

idea how intensely I hate

these pathetic little Ivy

League cops being in my town?

Let alone sitting in

a chair in my office?

Yes, sir, I sure do. Yes, sir.

Have you got anything

hard on this guy Timms?

He's lying about Allison Pond.

- Can you prove that?

- No, sir, I can't prove it, but I will.

But here's the deal, Bill.

We had an informant.

Now, he was killed at the

beach by a heavy machine gun

heavy caliber machine gun.

That's military, that's a connection.

Wait a second, I know three guys

a block from Lankershim Boulevard

in North Hollywood alone who've got

the same ordnance in their back rooms.

Wake up.

Bill, when we set this squad up,

we answered to nobody but you.

That was the deal, nobody but you.

Four men, no politics, no favors.

- We answered to nobody.

- No.

When we set it up, it was

organized to do two things,

get rid of gangsters and criminals,

not go up against the

Atomic Energy Commission.

But goddamn it, Bill,

what if they're killing people?

Sometimes you guys talk to people

and nobody ever sees 'em again.

They become history.

Nobody looks too hard into that.

Allison Pond never hurt anybody.

She must've done something.

Otherwise, we wouldn't be sitting

here talking about her like this.

I'm coming.

- Mrs. Hoover?

- Yes?

FBI. We have a warrant to

search the premises, ma'am.

A warrant?

You're looking for a film?

What kind of film?

Mike, check the bookcase, please.

What kind of film?

Esther, where's Max?

Cut it.

No!

Find him!

- Are you hurt?

- No.

What happened?

The FBI was here with a search

warrant, looking for a film.

What's going on?

Max, what is going on?

The man in the film is

named Thomas Timms.

He's the head of the

Atomic Energy Commission.

And the girl is dead.

- That's all?

- That's all.

You know why these

guys are still L.A. cops?

Because they couldn't cut the

grade to make federal agents.

Wire taps, warrants, subpoenas.

You follow proper procedure,

and it can't fail, boys.

J. Edgar taught me that.

This prick from the LAPD

thinks he got over on me?

I fixed his ass with a search

warrant on his premises.

What if Hoover comes here?

I'll arrest him for trespassing.

Jesus Christ!

See? That's federal property.

This isn't.

This is L.A.

This is my town.

Out here you're a trespasser.

Out here I could pick

you up, burn your house,

f*** your wife, and kill your dog.

And the only thing that'll protect

you is if I can't find you

and I already found you.

How long?

Six months.

A little less.

Did everybody know?

No.

No, nobody knew.

It's been over...

You Pig!

Hoover.

Fitzgerald.

You've got something of ours.

I want to see Timms.

There's no reason to involve

the General in this.

It's a straight trade,

yours for ours.

What you got today was a copy.

We will do whatever is necessary.

No Timms, no deal.

All right. 10:
00 tomorrow at the

military airfield west of the city.

You bring everything,

we bring everything.

Originals and any copies.

This is where you bring

people to get rid of them.

Isn't it?

It's over, right?

It's not like that, Allison.

It's not just over.

The thing is you think you

can have it both ways,

that you can make it work both ways.

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