Nighthawks Page #3

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You people are never prepared.

And there's no security.

You may print that.

- You ever see anything like this?

- No.

This detonator tells me that

our suspect is not retired, Sergeant Fox.

Why now? Why not during the day,

when the place is wall-to-wall people?

- It's his method.

- What method?

The instilling of fear. By tomorrow, the UN

delegates will be screaming for protection.

It's all part of the acts

of terror, gentlemen.

Shakka Holland.

OPEC raid, Vienna.

And?

- And what?

- What did she do in the OPEC raid?

OK, once again.

She shot a policeman in the neck

at point-blank range.

She kills without provocation.

She's a known associate of Wulfgar's.

Uh, DaSilva...

...name the three successful

antiterrorist raids recorded worldwide.

We've gone over this for days now.

And we'll go over it

until it's second nature.

You have to learn to think like him, to

act with the same ruthlessness he does.

Isn't this overkill?

Overkill?

His cover's always some woman who's

clean. He loses one, he finds another.

We know his MO, but what we don't know,

and we'll never know it sitting here...

...is motive, method and opportunity.

- Forget this police-academy nonsense!

This is a terrorist.

He doesn't think like a criminal.

He wants to be a hero.

And you want to treat him

like some mugger on the streets?

- Get inside the man's head, dammit!

- Look, I understand that.

But how do you expect me to understand

you're training us to be assassins?

The only difference between

him and us will be the badge.

I don't know about you, and I don't know

about the rest of these men, but...

...I didn't join the force to kill people.

- Oh, for Christ's sake, man!

To combat violence

you need greater violence.

To defeat a violent people,

you have to react in a given situation...

...with ruthless,

cold-blooded violence as well.

And if any of you think that you don't

have the killer instinct, you're wrong.

We all have it. It's just a question

of pushing the right button.

And if we're very lucky, there will be

one moment when he will be vulnerable.

One brief, critical moment.

- That is when you must do it.

- Do what?

- Take him.

- You mean open fire?

There's no other way.

And if we miss, that's dead hostages.

- Hopefully not.

- That's an unacceptable risk.

There's a UN benefit at

the Metropolitan Museum next week.

Those people are already hostages. It's

our responsibility to try and stop him.

It's not my responsibility to be

part of an accidental homicide.

For Christ's sake, DaSilva!

Will you get out of this

cop-on-the-beat mentality!

Your wife left you for it!

Wasn't that enough?

And how did I know that, DaSilva?

I make it my business to know

the backgrounds of all you people...

...because they're weapons against you. I

knew it would get through to you, DaSilva.

And if there's any way,

Wulfgar will know it too.

He will know the backgrounds

of each of you people.

What's valuable to you.

Make you live in fear.

You people have no idea of the extent of

the underground in your own city, do you?

That's the technique of terror.

How do you like it?

I'm out.

Thank you, everyone. That'll be all.

- Just listen to me...

- I don't want any part of it any more.

I know, but listen...

- He didn't have to say about my wife...

- Listen, listen.

He's asking us to commit ourselves

to stopping a terrorist...

...who's capable of wiping out hundreds

of people in one shot, just like that.

You're one of the best.

He's looking at you as one of the best.

And you can't back off now.

You gotta stay with it.

Think about it, OK? It's up to you.

What's this?

Oh.

Sh*t.

Jesus.

Let me help you.

I didn't mean it.

I couldn't help wondering...

what was in there.

I know.

- It doesn't matter.

- No...

- Please, I won't tell anyone. Don't worry.

- It's OK.

You mustn't be worried.

You go to a better life.

I don't want that transfer.

- No?

- But I'll be honest with you.

I don't know if I could take

that shot with innocent people around.

"Deke DaSilva, drafted into the army,

August 41969."

"Volunteered for Airborne School."

"Accepted by Officer's Candidate School."

"Reassigned, first lieutenant,

First Cavalry Division, Vietnam."

And much more.

The most interesting statistic is...

...52 registered kills in combat service.

One would have said that you were quite

adept at pulling the trigger, wouldn't one?

That was war.

Let me just say that I have a feeling

you'll do the right thing at the right time.

Good evening, DaSilva.

- No hace nada.

- Hay que botarlo, porque no sirve.

- Carajo.

- Carajo. Te veo. Ya te lo apunto, ya.

I'll have the special Cuban melon.

Don't sell melon here.

Didn't I read your ad

in the personal column?

Carajo, yo no advertise.

Maybe Wulfgar was wrong.

Wulfgar.

- Yes?

- They found a stewardess dead.

What stewardess?

If you guys at the command centre haven't

heard of this girl, maybe it's time you did.

We're not sure who her boyfriend was,

but we've gone through her souvenirs.

It's like a map of every discotheque

and singles bar in town.

- What's that to do with us?

- No, nothin' unusual...

...except one thing that doesn't belong.

A map of the Wall Street area.

The street that was bombed was circled.

I want you and Fox to hit all the places

she might've hung out.

- Somebody might have a bead on her.

- All right, we're on it.

- I never saw her.

- Are you sure?

- Positive.

- Absolutely positive?

- I never saw her.

- If you hear of anything, give us a call.

- No?

- Maybe, maybe.

If you think of anything...

- Ever seen that girl around here?

- No, I don't think so.

Look, if you remember anything,

call me at that number, all right?

No, no. Never seen her before.

Why don't you look again?

Don't remember her. Do you?

Yeah, she's been here.

When?

- Maybe a couple of weeks ago.

- Do you remember who she was with?

Yeah, a guy with blond hair,

dressed pretty good.

- Has he been here tonight?

- I ain't seen him.

We just wanna

look around a while, all right?

OK. Go with him, Mike.

Don't hassle anyone, OK?

- May I have your coats?

- Thank you.

This way.

- What do you think?

- I don't think he's here.

We're gonna stick around for a while.

All right.

Come on, Deke.

Why don't we check out another place?

Wait. Wait.

What?

Let's say I did this...

Cut this off, added this.

He could look something like that,

couldn't he?

Yeah, I guess so. Why?

Because that... is standing over there.

- I got a feeling.

- You wanna go check him out?

Wulfgar!

Police! Move! Move!

You dumb jerk!

You wanna get killed?!

I'll go this way!

- He went that way.

- In here!

- That's seven. He should be out.

- I hope you're right!

Now!

Dammit!

Police! Move! Get outta the way!

Get outta the way! Move!

You got him?

I don't see him!

I got him!

I lost him!

I got him! I got him!

Scream!

Stand away! Move!

- Get outta the way!

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