Serpico Page #7

Commissioner Delaney has known

about this from the beginning.

No, I didn't hear a thing.

But I understand

your frustration, Frank...

believe me.

I mean, it's sort of like

trying to punch your way...

out of a paper bag,

right?

What outside agencies

have you been to, Frank?

I don't see how that's pertinent

to my allegations.

We ought to ask Serpico directly

if he's gonna cooperate or not.

- Come on.

- We've gotta know...

if there's any real basis

for an investigation.

Well, I...

I'll have to think that...

I'm gonna have to think

about that.

What is there

to think about?

I don't see how the division

can investigate itself, sir.

You've got a point there.

But you would cooperate with

an impartial investigation, right?

Yeah. Up to a point.

As long as I'm not involved.

I just want to go someplace

where I can do my job.

That's fair enough.

We'll be in touch.

Inspector Palmer?

May I see you a minute?

Was it necessary to let everyone

in the station house...

know I was comin' in here

to see these guys?

You believe from what you now know

that a full-scale investigation...

is warranted?

- Yes, Commissioner Delaney.

- Go to it.

But, sir...

shouldn't headquarters

handle something like this?

No.

You're all experienced men.

Chief Gallagher here will be

available for consultation.

Commissioner...

Serpico claims that...

McCIain talked to you about

this whole thing some time ago.

Yes. I seem to remember

something about that.

We can't set up a surveillance on

"somewhere over by Crotona Park."

We need a location!

I've given you 36 locations

that are paying off.

Now, what do you want? The whole

thing signed, sealed, delivered?

You're conducting this

investigation, not me.

Lieutenant Smith-

Let's get back to him.

Lieutenant Smith.

Lieutenant Smith said to me...

if I didn't want the money that

he would stash it in his attic.

I'll have him transferred

in the morning.

F*** him.

How about transferring me?

I hear you been

vouchering pad money...

over to a confidential

investigation squad.

Oh, yeah? How can I voucher money

when I don't take any?

You won't find anything

on Serpico.

He's clean.

Right?

You practicing your frisk?

I'm looking to buy

a used tape recorder.

They're feeling me up every day.

How am I gonna wear a wire?

Come on, Frank.

Wearing a wire means testifying to

corroborate the tape, right? Right.

I'm not testifying.

I gotta put a dime

in the parking meter.

Ragland, put a dime

in the parking meter for Serpico.

Hey, Frank. Frank, you know

Herman Tauber, district attorney?

Yeah, I watch television.

Frank, I want to compliment you

for coming forward like this.

It's unique.

It's uniquely unique.

You should be proud of yourself.

There's gonna be a grand jury

on these shitheels...

with Frank Serpico

as my star witness.

Mr. Tauber, you and everybody

in this room can go to hell...

'cause I'm not testifying.

- Listen-

- Wait just a second, Frank.

You have nothing to fear.

You're not gonna be singled out.

I'm not afraid.

I don't give a f*** who knows...

- Wait a minute-

- if it meant something...

- but this investigation is bullshit.

- Mind if I say something?

Bullshit. You're not going after

corruption in the department...

the division, the Bronx.

A few flunky cops

thrown to the wolves...

to protect Delaney and those guys

who've known about this for years...

and won't do a f***in' thing about

it, that's why I won't testify.

- Hey, what's this?

- Exactly what it says.

I'm splitting.

"Splitting." I never read

anything so stupid in my life.

"I'm leaving. If you want to

discuss it, I'll be at Felix's."

I didn't feel like another

blood-and-guts scene.

I figured you wouldn't

be able to shout in here.

I can shout anywhere!

I won't shout.

Sit down, sit down.

It's just gonna go on

and on, Paco.

It isn't gonna

get any better.

And if you quit,

somehow I'll be blamed.

How could you leave

the man you love...

future father of your kids?

You never said anything

like that to me before.

And if I come back,

you won't say it again.

You want to be free

and unattached...

to go on fighting for your cause

and keep torturing yourself.

My cause.

I felt so safe with you...

so loving.

Stay with me, Laurie.

- Come on. Stay with me.

- No, no.

- What do I owe you for that?

- Excuse me.

Here.

Here's $2:
00.

What are you doing?

Do you want to walk away,

or should I?

I'm not gonna walk away.

It's finished!

Who do you think you are, trying to

pull that "no testifying" bullshit on me?

Chief Green,

I know your reputation.

Look, maybe if you were borough

commanderwhen this thing started...

run this investigation yourself,

I'd feel different about testifying.

But the truth is,

you're coming in after the fact.

You're like a quiffwho says

she won't, then maybe she will.

I'm like a quiff

who's been f***ed over...

for a year and a half by guys like

Kellogg, McCIain, Delaney...

I'm not Kellogg,

McCIain or Delaney!

Frank, it won't be

just flunky cops.

This is only the beginning.

This could be the biggest thing...

- since the Harry Gross case.

- And meanwhile, where am I?

I'm out there alone.

Who gives a f*** about that?

I'm totally isolated in the

department. I don't have a friend.

Don't give me that bullshit. I've

been puttin' cops away for 30 years!

My name's an obscenity on every

precinct shithouse wall in the city.

- I've observed that, sir.

- Friends! I fought my way up...

as a Jew in the department in the

days you were supposed to have...

an uncircumcised shamrock

between your legs.

I have this nightmare

I'm on 5th Avenue...

watching the St. Patrick's Day

parade and I have a coronary...

and 9,000 cops

march happily over my body.

Friends. I haven't got a friend

on the force, either, Serpico.

- I'll be your friend, Chief.

- I'm not lookin' for any.

- I'll make an exception for you.

- Frank, you're a good cop.

Stop being a prima donna.

Cut out the shtickklech.

I don't understand.

How am I being a prima donna?

I want to protect myself.

We're gonna get the indictments.

You're gonna have to testify.

Ready on the right.

Ready on the left.

Ready on the firing line.

What are you gonna tell

the grand jury, Frankie?

Depends on

what they ask me.

Suppose they ask you

who's taking money?

What I don't know,

I don't know.

But you do know, Frank.

Look, Frankie, I like you. I don't

want to see anything happen to you.

But you gotta understand,

a lot of people could get hurt here.

I'm not saying anything's going to

happen. I'm saying it could happen.

I mean, there's lots ofways.

Nobody has to take a shot at you.

They can just not be there

when you need them.

Somebody come at you with a gun,

they look the other way.

Or they can send you

in first enough times...

until finally one day you're gonna

walk in the wrong door.

- Thanks for the information.

- F*** you, Frank!

I have nothing more. Does anyone

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