Tension(s) Page #3

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I pray to God that whatever that...

...hate's going on inside of you,

it's not directed at...

...anyone inside this house.

- Tell me about your wife.

What happened between you two?

- What happened?

Nothing happened, man.

She left me and I don't blame her.

- Why did she leave you?

- It's none of your concern.

I'm just trying to understand

what happened to you.

I mean, look at yourself.

You look like sh*t.

Your house is a mess.

Now you're working a...

...shitty desk job. See, I can

read people, too.

What happened doesn't matter.

We have a beautiful daughter...

...and we both love her very much,

so we get along just fine.

There's something you're

leaving out.

I assume you didn't come

here to fix my marriage right...

...counselor, so why don't you just

get back to what it is you want.

Love was never the issue

between you two.

You never stopped loving her.

It was something else.

You pushed her away.

Why?

What do you want from me?

What is it you want?

Enough of this psychobabble

bullshit about my work...

...and my wife.

You have already...

...threatened me, you threatened my

daughter and a kid, enough.

What do you want?

- Hey, hey, Kyle...

...I got it. I got it.

Yeah. That's him.

You want to know what we

want from you? There it is.

Francis Kesler. We need to

know everything about him.

Searching randomly for...

...conspirators on the police

database is a little extreme...

...don't you think?

- What can you tell us about him?

A member of SWAT.

An elite sniper.

Yeah, his name's Francis Kesler.

Again. What can you

tell us about Kesler?

He's an elite member of SWAT back

when I was a police negotiator...

...we'd call Kesler in if

there was a sticky situation.

Him and his guys would clean

everything up, is that what you...

...want to know?

Better. But you're not telling us

everything.

Bad luck. Maybe you shoulda

kidnapped a SWAT guy.

That's fair.

Yeah.

Okay. You know what,

counselor? Being the police...

...negotiator that I was, I think I

could give you a tip or two on...

...how to improve your

communication skills.

We could do this all day,

smart mouth.

We already know you guys are tight.

It's okay.

What are you asking me for?

It's all about cooperation

and trust, Jake.

We're here to stop a killing and

unfortunately we need you.

Everything's a test until we stop

these murderers.

Kesler and I go back, I don't know,

maybe ten years or so.

We were both in the

Academy together.

There we go. Now, don't forget to

mention that he's your...

...daughter's godfather.

- Okay. So we're close.

- Close enough to lie for him?

- What do you mean?

Those are classified papers, Jake.

Kesler was the subject

of an investigation by IAD.

He shot a suspect

but unfortunately...

...it wasn't on the clock

when he did it.

How'd you get these papers?

You guys cops?

IAD maybe?

Funny you'd say that.

Are you or do you know of...

...any corrupt cops in this city?

- That's not what I said.

I honestly don't give a sh*t.

I want to know why...

...you testified in his favor.

- Kesler was accused of...

...shooting a suspect in cold

blood. But this guy was dangerous.

Not only was he dangerous,

but he was holding...

...innocent people's lives

in jeopardy.

See, that's where it gets tricky.

You testified under oath that you

were at the scene.

You were a witness.

- That's right.

You were nowhere

near the scene...

...when the shooting went down.

- I think you should check the...

...court documents again.

- No. I think you should...

...take a look at this.

10:
45, the same day. You couldn't

have been at two places at once.

When the suspect

Christopher Brown was shot...

...you were over an hour away

from the scene.

My wife had the credit card

that day.

We also have footage from

the gas station security camera.

You lied in court to save

your friend's career.

Christopher Brown was associated

with the local mob, okay.

There were witnesses

who saw what this guy did...

...but they were all too scared

to testify.

I did what I had to do.

- You lied! Kesler shot Brown...

...and you covered for him knowing

that he was guilty.

If Kesler said it was

self defense, I believe him.

Are you sure you know your

friend as well as you think?

So, that's what this is

about, huh?

You guys after Kesler?

- Look, we got enough evidence...

...to get you and Kesler fired from

the force. What we want is...

...for the both of you to help us

expose a conspiracy.

Okay. Give me proof of what you

claim, and then maybe we can...

...have a deal here.

I swear to you, Jake,

within the next hour...

...you'll know everything and

you'll see everyone...

...who's been implicated.

If you guys know who's behind this,

why don't you just expose them?

Like we said, these guys are...

...powerful enough to make

evidence, even people just...

...disappear.

We want you to call your friend...

...and ask him for his help.

We also need confirmation...

...of the target.

- What am I supposed to tell him?

You and Kesler are close,

and he owes you.

Okay? Whatever happened

in the past, you can change...

...something today.

- You understand what it's like...

...to have another person's life

in your hands.

There's no room for

self-pity here.

Time to step up.

Make the call.

I don't think I can do this.

You don't have a choice.

Call Kesler. Tell him you're...

...precinct has intel on a threat

against the city.

You need him for an unofficial

operation.

We'll feed you the info.

- What if I refuse?

That's funny. You see, I could blow

your head off...

...splatter your brains

all over the walls...

...and your daughter wouldn't

even wake up.

F..k you.

Is there something you need

to tell me?

Did I forget to mention?

Kathy's...

...a deaf mute. Make sure she

understands what's going on...

...when you wake her up.

- You didn't tell me that.

It doesn't change a thing.

Now go get her!

- Wait!

Wait. Okay.

All right. I'll do it.

Hello?

Hey, man.

- Hey, Jake. You okay?

- Yeah, pal, everything's just fine.

I'm glad...

...you called. Jess is

worried about you. She called me...

...last night.

Listen, I didn't call to talk about

of my wife, Kesler.

What's going on?

Listen, Kesler, I've got intel that

there's gonna be...

...an attack against the city

today.

I'm talking about somebody

high profile.

Who's your intel?

I can't tell you that, pal.

But...

...I need your help.

- Just tell me what you need.

- Okay.

I just need to get ready, Kes.

- Give me two minutes.

- Something else, buddy...

...this one's unofficial.

- I trust you.

Thanks, pal.

I'll get back to you.

I don't like using this guy. I hope

you guys know what you're doing.

Am I supposed to know this guy?

His name's Anton Fisher.

Kesler knows him.

This man is the key to

stopping today's attack.

We want Kesler and his team

to get to Fisher.

No. What you want is for me

to use my friend Kesler.

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