Serpico Page #6

or the whole world...

was some kind

of a f***ing boy scout camp?

What do you expect, for Christ's

sake, a magician? A big daddy?

White knight snaps his fingers,

the dirty world turns white...

Just keep talking.

That's what you can do.

while the Pope's choir sings

"Ave Maria," is that it?

You gonna blame me 'cause those

bastards don't wanna get involved?

I tried to help you.

I got my head handed to me.

Where's your head? It's on

your shoulders. That's what I see.

- You don't look so hot yourself.

- What's all this sh*t over here?

Get ready to blow up again,

'cause I got another idea.

You and your ideas

are as full of sh*t as you are.

- Right on cue.

- Right on cue.

We can talk to Foreman,

the commissioner of investigations.

Another guy!

We got another guy here.

We could even talk to a guy

I know on the New York Times.

Oh, that's terrific.

Go to the Times.

Every time I talk to you, Blair,

This is safe, Frank.

It's safe? With my ass on the line,

it's safe, right?

- Your ass is already on the line!

- That's my business!

- You don't trust me, Frank?

- I don't trust you!

- Go fuckyourself!

- Fuckyou!

Look, when I come home,

I want a house clean.

- Don't take it out on me, Paco.

- I don't want to pick up sh*t!

Honey...

come to bed.

All right. Look, we all know

what this is about, right?

Frank, what the hell was happening

between you and Don Rubello?

Simple. I didn't take any money.

I don't take money.

Rubello said if I changed my mind,

he'd hold my share...

he'd give it back to me.

- I didn't change my mind.

- The conniving bastard.

- All right. I'll handle Rubello.

- Donny was stealing.

I'll get back the money he took.

But this ain't gonna happen again.

From now on, no more three bagmen.

Starting today, every one ofyou...

makes his own collections-

no stops, no bread, okay?

- Right.

- You got it.

What about you, Frankie?

I'll make up what Don took from you.

- Why should I start now?

- Everybody'd feel better about you.

You can always give it

to charity.

Look, Frankie, what do you say,

a hundred a month just for expenses?

For my secretary and my

business lunches, entertainment?

All right. All right.

We split Frank's share from now on.

You're a schmuck, Frank.

If they would take

all that energy, see...

put it into

straight police work...

we'd have the city

cleaned up in a week.

They'd clean up.

There'd be no crime.

If I could work alone-

That's the thing, see?

If I could just get- Work alone.

But they don't like that.

They don't want that.

They want to suckyou in.

You go over

the same thing, Paco.

So f***ing corrupt. Everybody,

everyone. Nobody giving a sh*t!

There's gotta be a way

to wipe it out, goddamn it.

Let's get out of here for a while,

huh, honey? Let's go to a movie.

Quit handling me! What are you

doing? How am I gonna go to a movie?

They'd kill me if they knew!

You think that hasn't happened?

Eitheryou're exploding, oryou're

Iying around like a catatonic!

- I can't stand it, Paco.

- You don't give a sh*t, right?

All I care about is you!

That's all that matters to me.

That's why it hurts so much.

I can't stand to see you like this...

Scared, miserable,

dreading to go to work.

It's tearing me apart!

And then I get sick of hearing

about it, and I start hating myself.

You didn't like my being a cop,

so don't give me that sh*t.

I love you! I want to marry you!

I want to have children with you!

- Goddamn it! I hate it!

- Why don't you get out?

- Why don't you?

- It's crossed my mind.

Well, do it.

- What do you got?

- Would you bust whitey?

Try me. Try me.

This guy's heavy.

He's Italian.

Mobbed up.

Still interested?

Stop f***in' around.

I'm not in the mood. Come on.

He's a loan shark,

runs a big numbers operation.

This mother's so cocksure...

he picks up his own slips

while he's collecting his loans.

Where's the drop?

Hold it!

I'm a police officer.

And...

Wait a minute.

You're under arrest.

- I thought you were a junkie.

- I'll take that wad in your pocket.

- You're a riot, kid.

- I know. I'm a joke.

What are you doin'?

What's that?

Put that away, oryou're in more

trouble. Give me your car keys.

Where they been

hiding you, kid?

Wouldn't you like to know?

Hold this guy for booking.

Get a rap sheet on him.

I'm gonna search his car.

Where's Corsaro?

Smith took him upstairs.

I swear to God, I thought this guy

was some f***ing junkie.

Listen, Rudy, you should

see some of the...

- Hey, you.

- Hey, who?

You. Get over here

and empty your pockets.

- I don't do that.

- You're my prisoner. Do what I say.

- Get over here.

- He's gonna get nasty about it.

You're f***ing right!

Hey, Frank, cool it, huh?

Lean, motherfuck!

Spread!

Frank. Hey, Frank, Rudy's on.

He's good people.

Stay the f*** outta this!

You f***!

What's this?

What's this?

Get in! Get in!

Serpico.

Got that record check on Corsaro.

You want to read something?

It's about your pal Corsaro.

Here, read it.

Read it!

He did 15 years.

You know what for?

For killing a cop.

He's a f***ing cop killer.

- It's good to see you again.

- I've had it. I'm finished.

- What's wrong?

- I can't take it. I gotta get out.

If I have to go back to uniform,

I'm going back to uniform.

I can't wait for Delaney to call.

I can't play their game anymore.

The commissioner didn't

get in touch with you?

Not a word. No investigation,

no undercover work, nothing!

- I had no idea, Frank.

- It's only fair to tell you.

I've been to outside agencies.

I'll go to more if I have to.

What outside agencies?

Holy Mother of God! Frank, we wash

our own laundry around here!

- You could be brought up on charges!

- We do not wash our own laundry!

- It just gets dirtier!

- You are in trouble!

I don't care if I'm in trouble.

I don't care who gets it.

- If I have to go to outside agencies-

- Stay away from outside agencies!

- Where am I gonna go?

- You hear me?

- Where am I gonna go?

- Wait until you hear from me.

- I've been waiting for 11/2 years.

- I'll get back to you.

That's not enough!

Where am I gonna go?

It's my life, you f***!

Serpico, see Inspector Palmer.

For this precinct,

cases reported...

Murder- 14 for August,

Inspector Palmer?

Deputy Chief Inspector Daley

and Inspector Gilbert...

are waiting to see you.

You want to come

to my office?

Captain McCIain called me.

I briefed Inspector Daley

and Inspector Gilbert...

on your allegations.

The question is, in all these

months, why didn't you come to us?

Well...

I never met these gentlemen

before, sir, and...

you told...

I mean,

you told Captain McCIain...

that the division was as clean

as a hound's tooth.

You think you're the only honest cop

on the force, Serpico?

My record's clear.

Inspector Gilbert's just

come from the commissioner's...

confidential

investigation unit.

Then you must have

heard something. I mean...

I don't understand.

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