Snitch Page #7

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
930 Views


Despite what you might think of me, John,

I am your only protection on this.

Yeah, maybe so.

But as many times as you guys

changed the game on me,

I had to put some things into play first.

Yeah, like what exactly?

You know my deal with Keeghan

was for the money and the bust.

Well, now I'm gonna make sure

that that happens

on this side of the border.

I want you to track

the cell number that I'm on.

I'm in one of my other trucks right now,

and it's filled with their cash.

John, listen to me, I just got a hit on NTIS.

Somebody connected you to Jason.

I don't know who it is

but we're working on it.

John, can you hear me?

Pull over now.

What's happening there?

They know. Get Jason in protective custody.

They'll have people on the inside.

Don't you worry about him. We're on it.

We got units coming to him now.

Already got the prison on lockdown.

He's in an isolation cell.

Locate a second number.

It's 517-555-0199. It's El Topo's cell.

Get me that number track now!

Did you get him?

Yeah, we locked his position off his cell.

I have tactical teams en route.

I'm shot. In the leg.

John, listen to me. Hang in there.

I got units responding to you now.

Just get off at Woodward.

It's the next exit.

I'll have them converge there.

- Clear.

- Kitchen clear.

House is all clear.

No one's home.

Just missed him.

Turn around.

He's heading north on Nichols.

Seal the perimeter.

All right, show me hands!

Show the hands now!

No, no, no, no.

Get me your hands in the air!

Shut it off!

Keep 'em up!

Ladies and gentlemen, we are here today

to announce the arrest

of Juan Carlos Pintera

and other key members

of the Nuevo Len cartel.

Rest assured we will be safer tonight.

Thank you.

So you going to vote for her?

John.

You did a great thing. Thank you so much.

I only wish I could tell people about it.

It's okay.

As long as I see Jason free

in the morning is all I need.

7:
00 a. m. sharp he'll be out.

So how is your family dealing

with going into witness protection?

I haven't told them yet.

Coop, Daniel James.

Hey.

How's the arm?

I'II live.

Heard you're refusing WitSec.

Yeah, we got a plan.

We're just gonna disappear on our own.

So what did you need me to do,

a statement, right? That's why I'm here?

You can start by signing that.

Wait a second, man. What is that?

Listen, you got nothing

to worry about, Daniel.

We know you were

instrumental in this bust.

Hundred Gs?

Yeah. That's reward money

for the capture of Juan Carlos Pintera.

That's John Matthews' money, man.

Well, he said something

about having to lay you off.

Let's get started.

Let's go home.

Thank you.

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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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