The Big Easy Page #4

Oh no, don't be confused, no.

Things like last

night don't happen to me.

Me either.

Oh, please.

No, I mean it, I really do.

I know too much about

your reputation to believe you.

God!

You want to get out

of my office, huh?

(phone ringing)

Anne Osborne.

Look, I'm going to take

you to lunch.

You look into my eyes and tell me

whether you believe me or not.

No, I can't.

Oh, great, then I'm

going to make us a reservation

for Antoine's for one o'clock.

What did she want?

Who, Anne?

"Anne" he calls her.

She's got everybody

around here scared shitless,

and he calls her

"Anne" for Christ's sakes!

I think that woman

is using the Angelo murder

as an excuse to come

sniffing around our widows...

Shhh!

Widows and orphans fund.

Why don't you relax, son.

Remy's got the lady

wrapped around his finger.

Which reminds me,

what's the beef?

I got a call from the

Sho-bar on Bourbon Street.

There's a new owner in there.

He's having some trouble,

and he wants to talk to you.

I got laryngitis.

He's got this thing about rank.

He don't talk to

no sergeant or flat foot.

Hey, hey,

don't you look at me, Lou.

I got to go

talk to Carmine Tandino.

Oh, come on,

for the widows and orphans.

It will take you five minutes.

It's on your way.

All right, dude,

but you owe me one, huh?

Oh!

Watch out, loose ball.

Ohhh!

Oh, you!

That's 200 bucks.

(music playing)

I'm looking for George Joel.

You got him.

I think your mother

is calling you down there.

I heard you wanted

to talk to somebody.

I wanted to see the captain.

Hey, wait a minute, please.

Come back;

I didn't mean to offend you.

I got a different cop in here

every night shaking me down.

I can't stay in business

like that.

You got cops in here

bothering you?

Why don't you just send

them to me?

Don't get me wrong;

I'll pay, one guy, once a month,

not have cops jumping all over me.

Settle down, all right;

I'll take care of it.

I'll give you a number

you can call anytime, okay.

I knew you were

the right guy to talk to.

What's this?

It's my way of saying thanks.

You wearing a wire?

Help, help!

Hold it, freeze!

Get down!

Internal Affairs, hold it!

What's he chewing?

Spit it out!

Chew all you want, a**hole.

We've got everything on video tape.

Miss Osborne,

a telephone call.

Jesus, can't I leave

the office for an hour?

What?

I'm sorry, what?

Step up.

Hold it, hold it.

I got to talk with this man.

Cut him loose here.

What's the special treatment?

Come on, man!

Yeah, he's a cop.

What the hell happened?

They set a trap, and I got caught.

The thing that Dodge

was talking about?

That was supposed to be me.

I can handle it.

I got Lamar Parmentel to defend you.

Lamar?

I know, he's beat your

brains a thousand times,

but he knows what he's doing.

The guys have agreed

the widows and orphans fund

is paying his fees.

You want to keep

your voice down, Jack, man.

Thanks.

Make room and be quiet.

Remy.

We take care of our own,

remember that.

I'm going to take care of it.

I'll give you a number

you can call anytime.

We got the bribery

conviction locked up.

I don't know, it skirts

the edge of entrapment.

If we get the wrong judge,

he'll throw the case out.

Maybe he'll want to make a deal.

I don't think we

should offer a deal now.

We should get a conviction,

then we can offer a deal.

Anne, I want you

to ask for very high bail.

Let him sweat a little.

Help, help!

All rise.

These are the custodies?

Be seated.

Okay, what have we got?

Tibido.

There are two Tibidos,

your honor.

Unrelated cases.

All right, sit down,

we'll get back to both of you.

You; you look familiar.

Well, I'm certainly sorry

to see you before me, lieutenant.

Extortion, bribery.

Do you have counsel?

I'm his counsel, your honor.

We waive rights and

plead not guilty.

We petition the court

for the earliest possible date

for a preliminary hearing.

Now, the 22nd is

the earliest date I've got.

Your honor, everyday my

client is suspended from the force

does great damage to his reputation,

As well as to the on-going

investigations he's conducting.

All right.

We can get you in day after

tomorrow before Judge Garrison,

If that's all right

with the state?

We're ready, your honor.

Your honor, giving

due weight to the seriousness

of the charges against

a public official,

the state asks for bail

in the amount of $50,OOO.

Your honor, the defendant

has been a police officer

for 11 years and has very

strong ties to the community.

Bail is set at $500.

All right, Tibido, Andrew.

That girl is after your ass.

Why don't you let me try

to make a deal.

What kind of a deal?

Plead you guilty to unlawful

acceptance of a gratuity.

Is that a misdemeanor?

A felony, you'll get

maybe three months jail time.

One felony conviction

and I'm off the job.

What kind of a life is that?

I'm a cop,

it's all I know how to do.

Remy, Remy,

they've got a video tape.

Did you ever see

a jury watch a video tape?

It's like watching

Mike Wallace on "60 minutes. "

Lamar,

I can't go to jail.

Can I help you?

Yeah, I called about...

a nickel magnet.

Yeah, I got it right here.

You're not wearing

a quartz watch, are you?

What?

It's a powerful magnet.

If you're wearing a

quartz watch it will ruin it.

I ain't got no time for no watch.

Good, 183.

Yeah, I know.

(alarm ringing)

(music plays, Bobby singing)

Hey, brother.

Hey, what's the matter?

Don't you recognize

your own brother, brother?

Jesus, Remy!

You know Mardi Gras

ain't till February.

What are you doing

in that get up?

Oh, a little undercover work.

I thought you were suspended.

Who told you that?

Mama.

She said you were framed.

Look, this is hard as hell

for me to explain to you.

You don't have to

explain anything to me.

Look, I want to be honest

with you.

In this particular case,

It was a setup.

But, I've been on the take

in little-bitty ways

since practically

the first day on the job.

I know that.

Oh, yeah?

Who told you?

What do you think,

I'm stupid?

Nobody had to tell me.

I know you give mama

the money for my tuition.

It sure don't

come out of your salary.

I'm just glad I can

finally thank you.

I didn't want you

to know about that.

I remember once,

I must have been about six or seven,

I was looking in daddy's

pocket for a candy bar,

and I found seven to eight

$10 dollar bills.

You knew about daddy?

Yeah, I knew about

daddy and all the relatives.

I just...

I figured it was understood.

I didn't understand it.

What?

I didn't have any

idea daddy was on the take

- until I was on the job myself.

- Are you serious?

You were eight years

old when daddy died.

I should have asked you.

It's not too late;

want to ask me anything else?

Sex?

Drugs?

Have you been having sex?

Don't you want to introduce

your mama to your lawyer, son?

Mama, this is Lamar Parmentel.

Ah, the renowned

queen of the McSwain Clan.

How delightful to finally

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