Sleepless Page #5

Synopsis: Vincent Downs is a cop in Las Vegas, who's partnered with a crooked cop. His partner asks him to steal some drugs, which they do. But what they don't know is that the drugs belong to a crime family, the Novaks who goes after anyone who crosses them. And Rob Novak the man who was handling the drug sale sets his sights on the man who sold him the drugs, casino boss Rubino. Rubino discovers Downs was the one who stole the drugs so he has Downs' son abducted and tells Downs to bring the drugs to his casino. Jennifer Bryant, an idealistic cop who wants to take down every criminal including the Novaks. Recently one her busts went bust and she did everything by the book. She thinks all the men are patronizing her. When she meets Downs she gets a vibe off of him and follows him. Downs brings the drugs to the casino and hides the drugs. Downs meets with Rubino and asks for his drugs. Downs wants his son first before he gives him the drugs. Rubino shows him his son and goes to get the drugs but
Director(s): Baran bo Odar
Production: Open Road Films
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
34
Rotten Tomatoes:
23%
R
Year:
2017
95 min
$20,757,977
Website
527 Views


Thomas's phone for an hour.

I didn't want

to worry you, okay?

Where are you? I'm still

at the Luxus casino.

What the f*** is going on, vin?

Listen.

Everything I do

is about you and him.

You know it's always

been that, right?

I would never let anything bad

happen to either of you.

Please, you gotta trust me, d.

Baby, you're scaring me.

Yeah. Uh, listen.

I gotta call you right back.

Vin?

What the f***?

Dena?

You have one new message.

Yeah, it's Dennison.

I have the product.

Stay in the garage. I'm coming.

Vincent downs

is internal affairs.

He's five degrees

from fingering us.

You created the mess this morning.

Now you clean it up.

Take downs out.

Now!

F***!

Motherf***er.

Sh*t, there's another one.

Dennison.

Shh, shh!

It's gonna be okay.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Does Vincent downs

know who I am?

Go f*** yourself.

It's Bryant here.

We've got a 187.

Parking garage

at the Luxus casino.

- How's your guy?

- He's gone.

You see any shell casings

over there?

No.

Mine's dead too.

It's, uh, Sean Cass.

Vincent downs's partner.

You called it in, right?

Yeah.

Okay. Um...

Stay with the bodies.

I'm gonna lead 'em in.

You trying to take me down?

Look, you go down,

I go down, all right?

If I go down,

you'll be dead in a week.

Listen.

Got a folder on my desk.

It's got every name

of every cop,

every detail of every job

I did for you.

Now, if I die, that folder...

You...

Your daddy,

your f***in' family,

you're done in Vegas.

You can't touch me.

Yeah.

But we're paying you a lot

of money to protect us.

And you're not doing your job.

Just do your f***in' job.

Or I think you're gonna

realize there's a lot of ways

that my family can touch you.

We clear?

First floor.

Look, I have everything

under control.

So do I.

Now, I'm tired of running

around this goddamn casino!

Where are my f***ing drugs?

Thomas.

- Stay right there!

- Dad!

The cop's son, we have him.

Yeah, Mcferrin's

gonna bring the dope.

- Okay.

- Okay?

Please.

Aaah! Aaah, no! No!

Stop!

Aaah!

Aaah!

Go!

Motherfuck!

- Go! Go!

- Move!

Get back!

- Come on! Come on!

- Get those guys!

Get back! Get back!

Hold on.

Get back! Get back!

Go! Let's go!

Freeze!

Aaah!

Stanley Rubino,

you're under arrest.

You have the right

to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be

used against you in a court of law.

They're headed to the garage.

Got it.

Well, keep 'em busy.

All right, meet me downstairs.

Don't let 'em leave the garage.

I'ma jump out, all right?

I'ma jump out. What?

No matter what happens,

keep drivin'.

Oh, sh*t!

Aaah!

Oh, sh*t!

Hey, dad. Dad.

You all right?

All right, get up.

Ow!

- We gotta go.

- Son.

- Wait, wait.

- Oh, sh*t!

Wait, wait!

D!

D! What the f***

are you doing here?

- Thomas, are you okay?

- He's fine! You stay down!

Vincent!

I want my f***ing drugs!

I got 'em!

Sh*t!

Novak!

I'm comin' out.

Don't do that, dad. Don't do that!

I'm comin' out.

I'm comin' out.

Don't have anything on me.

I know where the drugs are.

Okay?

It's been a f***ed-up day,

I know it.

I can take you there.

Get the drugs

and have it all solved.

Vincent downs.

I told you I was gonna

remember that name.

Dad! Dad. Dad, dad.

- Shh, shh.

- Okay, okay, okay.

We're here.

T, put pressure here and here.

Where? Here?

Here. Yeah.

I'll be right back.

Hang in there! Hurry up, mom.

Hurry up!

Be right back!

Come on, dad. We gotta get outta here.

All right?

You're gonna be all right.

Hang in there.

All right, everybody, stay back.

Thomas, there's

another towel in the back, okay?

- What? -There's another

towel back there!

Get it.

- All right.

- Put it on your dad.

- Okay. Got it.

- Hold it steady.

Got it.

Steady, Thomas.

Give me the phone.

- Give me the phone.

- A phone, phone.

- Stay with me, vin.

- Okay. All right.

Got it.

This ain't yours.

It's Cass's.

- Put it on voice mail.

- Okay.

What a night.

Yeah. What a night.

- Hello.

- Don't hang up.

Just listen.

Okay? Just listen.

Yeah, it's Dennison.

I have the product.

Stay in the garage.

I'm coming.

Vincent downs

is internal affairs.

He's five degrees

from fingering us.

You created the mess this morning.

Now you clean it up.

Take downs out. Now!

Freeze!

Aaah!

Keep driving.

It's okay.

Don't worry.

I work for the Novaks.

Novak ever mention my name?

No.

No? Good.

Wait! No!

Keep driving.

Requesting immediate help.

444, officer needs assistance.

Got movement.

Easy now.

Be careful.

444, to my location.

Rubino.

He went crazy.

Grabbed my gun.

Started shooting everybody.

I think I got him.

But Bryant didn't make it.

What the fu...

Arrest that f***er!

Oh, sh*t.

Pressure is 160 over 90.

Heart rate is 110.

Pulse ox:
92.

Actually, 15 liters.

Iv established. TKO.

Got it.

Eta nine minutes.

You all right?

It's okay.

Stay here, Thomas.

Hold on to this, okay?

He's gonna be all right.

BP is thready.

Looks like she's losing consciousness.

Five's clear.

Come on, hon.

Stay with me.

- Hard right.

- Door.

Respiratory shallow.

What we got?

Listen to my voice, hon.

We're almost there.

- Stay with us.

- Come on.

- Hey, mom.

- Hey.

So, uh,

hey, you good?

Sorry.

What happened to your face?

What happened to your face?

I think you kicked

the hornet's nest today.

Yeah, we did that.

Bryant.

I'm a good cop.

I know.

So... about the ring.

Coordinate with DEA on-site.

Mr. Novak,

it's Anderson, sir.

We've got a problem.

Run.

Run, run, run.

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Andrea Berloff

Andrea Berloff (born 1974) is an American screenwriter, actress, and producer. Berloff is best known for writing the 2006 disaster drama film World Trade Center, and co-writing the 2015 biographical drama Straight Outta Compton. more…

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