Serpico Page #9

to be headed

by Whitman Knapp.

Yeah, come.

It's your reward. It's a transfer

to narcotics, Brooklyn South.

You're still in clothes. You get

a tin shield, not a gold one.

I miss you already, Frank.

Look, Frank...

it's narcotics.

You be careful.

It's very easy to get hurt...

and to...

to be set up.

Get in.

You're not wired,

are you?

Okay, you cocksucker.

You might get by in the Bronx

with that kind of sh*t...

but down here,

Last week,

one dope dealer...

sent out these guys

making pickups.

We let 'em collect it all,

and then hit 'em.

That's serious money.

And with that,

you don't f*** around.

- I got the message.

- Good.

Now get the f*** out.

The guy's name is Limbo.

He just uses this place,

his girlfriend's brother's place.

He's a pusher- heroin.

- We'll drive around to the corner.

- Right.

You keep in sight out front. When

you spot somebody who's dirty...

take off your glasses

and wipe 'em.

- Got it?

- Right. Okay.

We stay around here very long,

we're gonna get spotted.

Well, Frank, why don't you

go up there and check it out?

- Why don't you?

- I got the wrong clothes.

I'll take you shopping.

Limbo.

Police. Freeze!

Police officer.

All right, up against the wall.

Get your hands up against that wall.

Get up. All right.

- Palms on the wall and spread 'em.

- Get those hands up!

- Come on. Spread 'em!

- Get your feet apart.

- I saw the buy.

- Let's get Limbo.Julio!

- You all right, baby?

- Yeah, yeah. I got 'em.

Police officer!

What the f***

are you waiting for?

Go down the fire escape!

Police! Throw out your guns

and come out with your hands up!

- Wait. What do you got here?

- It's Mr. and Mrs. Serpico, sir.

Okay. Go ahead.

- Where's our son?

- They're bringing him from X-ray.

- We want to see him.

- Just a few minutes.

Mr. and Mrs. Serpico...

the news is better

than we expected.

Thank God the bullet

was a small caliber.

It didn't enter the brain...

or strike the spinal cord.

He's on the critical list...

but his condition

seems to be stable.

Thank you, Doctor.

Thank you.

Stay out of there.

Didn't they tell you?

What?

The word is, don't talk to him.

He's no f***in' good.

- How you doing, kid?

- Hello, Sid.

How are you?

You wanna read my fan mail?

Sure.

You're a big shot now, huh?

I want you to get those

f***ing cops away from my door.

The Knapp Commission likes you.

They want you to appear.

Naturally.

Heinemann and Julio

are cleared.

The three of you are up for

exceptional merit awards.

That's very funny.

That's very funny.

Francesco, you love me?

I always had a thing for you, Sid.

You know that.

Your gold shield's

come through.

What's this for?

For being an honest cop?

Or for being stupid enough

to get shot in the face?

You tell them

they can shove it.

I don't want it.

Oh, well.

Well, Frank,

the facts are these.

You'll have to stay on leave

of absence for a few months.

In all probability, the hearing

in your left ear won't come back.

Two bullet fragments are still

lodged there in the bony portion.

One is very close to

the carotid artery...

andyou'll have to be checkked

from time to time.

Your left side will

feel stiffioccasionally.

Once in a great while you may

experience some dizziness.

But in general,

you'll be okkay.

Through my appearance

here today...

I hope that police officers in

the future will not experience...

the same frustration and anxiety

that I was subjected to...

for the past five years

at the hands of my superiors...

because of my attempt

to report corruption.

I was made to feel that I had

burdened them with an unwanted task.

The problem is that the atmosphere

does not yet exist...

in which an honest police officer

can act...

without fear of ridicule

or reprisal from fellow officers.

Police corruption cannot exist

unless it is at least tolerated...

at higher levels

in the department.

Therefore, the most important result

that can come from these hearings...

is a conviction by police officers

that the department will change.

In order to ensure this...

an independent,

permanent investigative body...

dealing with police corruption,

like this commission, is essential.

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