Snitch Page #5

Synopsis: Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.
Director(s): Ric Roman Waugh
Production: Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
PG-13
Year:
2013
112 min
$42,908,315
Website
928 Views


You did this. You did this.

Lay back.

Go on and flash your lights.

All right, right here.

Let's just let them get out first, all right?

I want to make it easy on him

in case he got other plans.

Like what?

Shootin' our asses so he ain't gotta pay.

All right. We good.

Hawk is on target.

We'll take them on the way out.

Welcome to the real party, player.

Heard it cracked off early.

You ain't got cold feet, do you?

I'm here.

Go on, man.

Let me see one, man.

Taste.

I'm good.

I ain't asking.

Get up on you quick, huh?

Here's 10 Gs of key.

You're welcome.

I have visual confirm of the exchange.

Just hold until my signal.

I got some people that

want to sit down and talk. Could be

some serious paper.

Real serious.

When?

I'II let you know.

Glad to be back in the yard, eh, Cruizer?

He's heading toward the exit.

What do you want to do?

Let them go.

Repeat?

Repeat. Let them go.

All right, John, let's go, man. We're done.

Let's get out of here, man. Let's go.

What are you looking at, man?

Just making sure they're gone.

They're gone, they... What's with you?

The stuff I took. That's it.

Let's go.

It's 11:
00.

I thought you were coming home for dinner.

Where were you?

I was at work.

No, there's something going on.

We're supposed to be

an open book, remember?

Is this about Jason?

Please talk to me.

I have no idea what's going on.

If I help them make arrests,

they'll reduce Jason's sentence.

Okay, how?

How are you supposed to help them?

By doing a drug deal.

Are you out of your mind?

You wanted to know.

- People get shot and killed!

- I know that, Analisa. This is my son!

- You have more than one child, John!

- And I'd do the same thing for her!

You know that.

But it is not my rules, okay? It's their rules.

Which means every move that I make

or I don't make,

Jason will have to live with

for the next 10 years of his life.

And what if you don't live?

Baby, have you thought about that?

You have a family here, too.

And I hope that I have your support

when the time comes.

You're not old enough to vote though,

are you?

John, my secretary

said you needed to see me.

You said all we needed was

Malik and the drugs in the same place.

That's exactly what we had last night.

We had a deal. We had it done.

- Calm down!

- Don't tell me to calm down!

I'm not gonna keep my voice down!

He had 10 keys and he let him go!

This is my kid's life, God damn it!

- Keep your voice down! Stop it!

- It's not just about you!

Malik's supplier's

gonna be at the next exchange.

Cooper made the call,

and it was the right one.

You go for the highest target, John.

Now you just have to be patient.

Take the next meeting.

Your son will be all right. Great.

You had Malik single handed

with 10 keys and you let him go?

He would've given up everybody.

Oh, bullshit, he would've.

I had to make a judgment call.

No, you didn't. It is my call.

And I will decide exactly

how this comes down,

do you understand? Is that clear?

Crystal.

Hey, Sylvie.

And do what?

Yo, Manny. Dame tu carro, bro.

I came to visit Jason.

They wouldn't let me see him.

They said he was in the infirmary.

What happened?

He was assaulted.

They said he had over 36 stitches.

When they say "assaulted"...

I don't know, they said that they were gonna

keep him in there for at least two more days

and that there was no way

that you and I could even see him.

I'm trying here, right?

I talked to the lawyers at Project Innocence,

and they said that they were gonna...

He's not going to last that long, Sylvie.

I don't see you getting anywhere!

Oh, God.

Damn it, I did this to him. I did it.

God damn it.

- No, you didn't.

- I did.

I should... I should've known,

I should've known he was in trouble.

I should've been able to protect him.

Please, John.

Let's end this nightmare.

It's not your fault.

John.

What's going on?

Did you follow me here?

Who'd you visit?

It's my son.

Look, man, he made a mistake,

his friend set him up.

Wait, wait...

They said if we cooperate, if we help them...

You made a deal.

Geez,

you got any idea

what they're gonna do to us, man?

You have any idea?

- It ain't just Malik, man. It's the cartel, man.

- You know what they're gonna do

- to our families, man?

- It's my son.

Your son? What about my son, man?

I've got a son, John.

You're a dead man, John.

You're a dead man.

Hey, where's your mom?

She's sleeping.

Vanessa, what are you doing?

Is this what you've been doing

on your work trip, huh?

Can't even take care of

your own goddamn son!

Stop, Vanessa, he's in the other room.

Look, it's not what you think, okay?

Listen to me. It is not what you think.

Bullshit!

You made me a promise, Daniel.

Baby, listen. I need you to pack a bag.

I stay clean and you stay away from

- that life, remember?

- Baby...

I understand, baby.

But right now, what I need you to do is

I need you to pack a bag

for you and Anthony.

You need to go stay with your mom.

You don't tell me what to do.

Not after last night!

All right, enough! Okay, just...

Look, I'm, I'm...

I'm in trouble, baby. I am

in trouble. Okay.

Please don't do that, Vanessa.

Sweetheart, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,

look, it's nothing that I can't...

I can't do it again, Daniel, I can't do it again.

I can't watch you go to prison or...

Or end up dead.

Baby, that is not gonna happen,

do you hear me?

That is not gonna happen.

I'm not going anywhere, sweetie.

Why do you do this to us?

Why do you keep doing this?

I can't, I can't, I can't!

I'm sorry.

Oh, sh*t.

- They just came right in.

- Where's Isabelle?

She's still at school.

Get her and take her

to your sister's now. Go! Go!

What are you doing here, Malik?

I like your old lady.

She in a hurry, huh?

What do you want?

You want that paper, right?

What about Daniel?

What about him?

Come on, man, El Topo waitin'.

Only him.

Arms up.

You have a cell phone?

Yeah.

It no longer works.

And anything else on you electronic.

I understand your business

is in a complicated spot.

Pretty hard to make money nowadays.

It doesn't have to be.

When you work for us,

you will be treated like family.

This of course includes your wife.

And your child.

I hear Isabelle is a beautiful girl.

You and Analisa are really lucky to have her.

Thank you.

You will make this next trip alone.

Once you make the pickup,

you will take it into Mexico.

We will unload

your construction supplies as well

before you cross back over the border

so everything looks legitimate.

Palacio will pay you $250,000.

If all goes well, you will see much more.

Show us your loyalty

and your future will be bright, my friend.

I will call you the day after tomorrow,

10:
00 a. m.,

with an address. Be ready to leave.

What about Malik?

You work for us now.

Let's get one thing clear, man,

you still works for me.

Got it.

Just handle your business, playa.

'Cause I ain't lettin' nobody

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Justin Haythe

Justin Haythe (born September 16, 1973) is an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He worked on the 2013 action films Snitch and The Lone Ranger, as well as the 2017 horror film A Cure for Wellness. Haythe lives in New York City, United States. more…

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