Ransom Page #4

You, a known scumbag, walks into

a grocery store filled with cops...

and you ask for a box

of kiddie cereal.

I don't know about you, but I think

that makes you a four-star a**hole.

What do you think?

What the hell were you

gonna do with the videos? Huh?

The kid's got tape on his eyes,

for Christ's sake.

I thought he could

listen to 'em.

Don't be stupid again.

- Jimmy.

- Hey.

I was just dreamin' about you.

- Was it good?

- Mm-mmm.

No. My father was back,

and then he was beating me up again.

And then you were there,

but you... you didn't do anything.

You were just standing

there and watching.

Yeah, well, you know

that's just a dream.

- I locked his ass up, remember?

- Yeah. I know.

Where you been, man?

I'm goin' out of my mind here, you know.

Hey, it's all right.

These guys...

These guys are wacko.

They don't listen to me.

They don't respect me.

- I don't trust them.

- Don't worry about them.

They're afraid of me.

- Why do we need them? Why?

- We can't do this alone.

And the kid.

I'm scared sh*t of this kid.

I think we should just do this now.

Get rid of him.

- Get it over with,

'cause he's like a time bomb.

- Hey, hey, hey, listen to me.

You think you're scared

of the kid, but you...

you know what you're really scared of?

Your own humanity.

Your own decency.

'Cause you're good, and that's okay.

That's all right.

That's what I need from you.

When the time comes, the kid's

my problem, not yours. All right?

Well, you still trust me, don't you?

Yeah? 'Cause you know

I can do this, right?

- Yeah.

- Right?

- Yeah.

Good.

'Cause it's time to get paid.

- Is there anything in the reports?

- Yeah.

A lot of stuff we already know.

A lot of stuff we don't know.

Stuff you don't want to know.

You know, you tell yourself...

No, you lie to yourself...

that, uh, you're doing all this...

for your family.

Security, money, the future.

All this-this-this king

of the mountain bullshit.

It's bullshit.

I keep seeing him tied up like that

with those handcuffs, and, uh...

I can't help him.

I can't help him. I can't...

- It's upstairs.

- Kate, where's Tom? Come on, now.

Let's do this.

Come on. Come on.

- Comin' in.

- All right, here they come.

Here they come.

Remember the drill. Jack!

Hello?

- Mr Mullen?

- Yes.

- Are you good to go?

- Am l... Am l... Am I what?

Get in the car and drive.

96th Street West. Come alone.

Take the Westside Highway North.

I'm... l-l-I don't have the money yet.

Not yet. But I need more time.

- I'll get it. L-I just...

- Don't f*** with me.

I want, I want to talk to my son.

- Come alone.

- Wait. Hold on, uh. S...

Uh, Sean has asthma.

Uh, it's very serious.

So, what's the weather like?

Is it rainy? Damp?

Is he in a cellar?

On a mountaintop?

Please, don't.

My son gets vertigo.

- How's the linguist

doing with my accent?

- The w-what? The ling...

N... Hey, there's no one here.

Just me.

- Are you sure?

- Hey, you think I'm a f***in' idiot?

- I want to get this over with.

- Very good.

- Let's keep it that way.

- So how do I get my son back?

- Are you going to pay me?

- Of course I am.

Then it shouldn't be a problem.

- He'll call you.

- He'll... When? Who? No, you'll call?

He'll call me?

- When?

- 96th Street. Come alone.

- Goddam it!

- Yes. Sweet and pretty.

They jammed us.

Everything's frozen.

Um, did you get it? Where...

Where did you trace it to?

They crashed the computer.

- Did I pick the right guy or what?

- Yeah.

- Huh? What'd I tell you?

- Yeah. Yeah.

We're gonna get it.

- Let's get Paul wired up.

- Whoa, whoa. I'll do it.

I'll do it. Let me.

- He gonna be all right?

- He's gonna be great.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

He better be.

I got a situation here. Legally,

I can't stop you from doing this.

Understand that this guy...

I don't know where he's coming from...

and I think he's a professional.

Now, if he starts throwing us

curve balls out there...

we are gonna have to improvise,

and we might not be able

to protect you, Mr Mullen.

I think it would be wiser if you just

let one of our guys make the drop.

- Ma-Maybe you shouldn't do it.

- Look, I'm okay. I'm okay, really.

L... I just want to give him

what he expects.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Look. It's almost over, kid.

I'm gonna get you back

with your parents. Promise.

- When?

- Soon.

- When?

When?

- There are tracking devices in the bags.

- Monty wants the packages...

- Do you have any other questions?

- All right, the car's completely wired.

- Any problems, we'll be right there.

- He said I was to come alone.

- All we're doin' is

following the money, Tom.

- Okay.

- We'll always be a safe distance away.

- Okay.

Listen. Let me give you a tip.

This here's a business

transaction. All right?

You're a businessman.

He's a businessman.

You think of this as business,

you'll be fine.

All right?

Get him back.

CP to S.O. Units. All units

converge on 269 West 125 Street.

500 Unit to CP.

We have a visual on the package.

Yeah?

Okay, listen up.

I'm only gonna say this once.

Get off at 125th Street,

go right three blocks...

to the Kasarda Rec Center.

- Take the suitcases inside with you.

- Son of a b*tch is scrolling us.

In the swimming pool, there's

a locker key down by the drain...

in the deep end.

There'll be somebody watching you.

You won't see them,

but they'll see you.

I want you to get that key.

I want you fully clothed

when you do.

You so much as remove

your wristwatch, your son dies.

When you have the key,

go find the locker.

- You got seven minutes.

- All right, I'll do everything you say.

I just need you to repeat it

so I could be very clear.

- Seven minutes.

- To do what? To get there?

To jump in the pool?

Goddam it. Ah, Jesus.

- We got it.

- He what?

- Blocked out the trace.

Should we pull it?

- No.

Run the trace again.

All right, let's start

dumping hackers and phreakers

in the profile. Anybody high tech.

Uh, we'll cross match that with military

background, police background...

uh, security training,

uh, hostage negotiations.

- Where's the pool?

- It's over there.

Hands in front of you.

Hands straight out.

Hands to the side. Push.

Hands in front.

Hands up.

Hands in front of you.

Sh*t! We lost him.

Damn it.

Track all unsubs

that exit the building.

You're going too slow.

Get your ass moving.

Now, put on the hat

and the overalls.

Take the canvas bags downstairs

to the boiler room.

Use the stairs by the shower.

Put the money into the new bags.

Then leave the building

and find a Monte Carlo.

There's a key taped

to the phone.

Leave the phone with the suitcases

and drive to the Holland Tunnel.

We'll be watching you, Tom.

We're getting a reading on

those suitcases. They haven't moved.

Tell the S.O. Leader

I want that building cleared.

500 to S.O. Units.

We got an eyeball. We got the car.

The car has not moved.

S.O. 15 to CP.

Located the packages. They're empty.

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