The Glimmer Man Page #6

Jack, what a pleasant surprise-

You know, in most states in this country...

...kidnapping is still a no-no.

Hell, we don't even do it anymore.

Do me a favor. Spare me the drama and...

...tell me a story.

What's Deverell smuggling?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Really?

Goddamn, Jack! What are you doin', man?

Deverell's killed four people to hide

something, and I want to find out what.

You're a f***in' psycho.

I don't know what the hell

he's talkin' about.

Well, you're a cop!

Aren't you gonna help?

Okay.

But I'm a really bad shot.

- Stay out of it.

- I'm just tryin' to help.

Kill me if you like, you son of a b*tch.

I still have no idea

what you're talkin' about.

Jack, I know we've had some harsh words

in the past...

- I tell you I do not know-

- Okay...

I need that hand. Jack, I need that hand.

You know I will. Right about...

All right! Time! Game over!

God I miss you, Jack.

So many young men today

just won't go that extra mile.

I miss you too, Smith. Now, what is it?

Deverell is smugglin'...

...chemical weapons in from Russia.

I made the contacts for him. The deal's

being brokered by the Russian Mafia.

Would one of you gentlemen mind

callin' me an ambulance?

So, what's he doin' with this stuff?

Deal's bein' done tomorrow.

Some welfare hotel downtown.

He's sellin' it to a bunch

of Serbian freedom fighters.

You mean terrorists.

Semantics. You say tomato-

No, motherf***er, I didn't say, "tomato. "

I said, "terrorists. "

You work for the government.

Why would you, of all people,

help Deverell?

To get rich, son. To get rich, why else?

You got that?

Yeah, I got that.

Well, aren't you the grown-up spy?

What do you want?

I want you and your friends

to leave me alone. Forget that I exist.

I already have.

Don't make me come back and kill you.

- I won't.

- Good.

Gentlemen, we must not forget

the little matter...

- ... of the ambulance.

- I only shot you in one foot.

Hobble to a hospital.

Well, safe to assume, folks,

that the rainiest winter in memory is over.

Sunny and dry weather for tomorrow

and for the entire five-day period.

Everything we could hope for

in this part of the country...

Deverell is smugglin' chemical weapons in

from Russia.

The deal's bein' brokered

by the Russian Mafia.

- Who is this?

- So, how's that, a**hole?

I know you're friends with everyone

from the postman to the President...

...but no one will touch you

with a ten-foot pole...

...when this sh*t gets out. Understand?

Detective Cole.

You are persistent, I'll give you that.

Looks like I got somethin' you want,

you got somethin' I want.

- What might that be?

- Donald.

Donald's your triggerman, isn't he?

I'm listening.

I want him, not you.

Deliver him to me with a nice bow

and the murder weapon.

I'll take it from there.

You take the tape... my name

gets clean... your name stays clean.

Everybody's happy, how's that?

Done.

Why don't you meet me tomorrow?

I'm doing a little business at a place

called the Ovington Arms, downtown.

Apartment D-14.

Would 10:
00 be good for you?

Why does this gotta be so complicated?

This isn't complicated.

It's nothing but a game.

Reminds me of an old Persian tactician...

...trying to teach his young troops strategy.

That, later on, came to be known as chess.

So, we're gonna bore 'em to death now?

Young warriors used to like

to fight head-on.

Old warriors like to wait...

...let their opponents expose the board,

work themselves into a corner...

Time to go. Sun Tzu, The Art of War.

Sun Tzu. Just keeps gettin' stranger.

Donald's your triggerman, isn't he?

I'm listening.

I want him, not you.

Deliver him to me with a nice bow

and the murder weapon.

I'll take it from there.

Take the tape... my name gets clean...

...your name stays clean.

Everybody's happy, how's that?

Done.

Guess your ass just got sold

down the river, shithead.

This won't take long. Just a quick pick up.

I'm sure it won't.

Shabby, but chic.

Either we're a little early...

...or our hosts are a little late.

What the hell is going on, Donald?

You tell me.

You think you're gonna hand me over

to Cole. Bad move, fruitcake.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You'll never get out of here.

No, this is my show from now on.

Positively Shakespearean.

"To be...

"... or not to be! "

Time to go.

Wait. We don't know how many guys are

in there.

What do you want me to do?

Wait till they all kill each other?

If the old warriors are patient and...

...all the young warriors,

they kill each other and...

...that's how we get to be old.

I like that plan too. You listened well.

That's what I told you in the bar.

I don't know why I don't listen to myself.

I'm stupid.

Let's just wait.

Drop the guns! Police!

Put your guns down!

Drop that f***in' gun!

Drop the gun now!

Drop the gun, boy.

Freeze!

Just drop it!

You, too!

Where do you live?

- Around the corner.

- Well, get your ass around the corner!

And take little Whoopi Goldberg with you.

Jesus Christ.

Showdown on Sesame Street.

Big Bird will pop out of one

of these doors next.

Hi!

Out here!

Hurry, man! I can't hold on much longer!

Oh, God, don't look down.

Don't look down.

Oh, don't look up.

All right, hang on.

Yeah. That's a good idea, man.

I wouldn't have thought of that.

- All right, are you ready?

- Ready for what?

For this.

There's a window, Jack!

There's a window!

Is that your gun

or are you gettin' excited, man?

Get off me. Get off.

Police business. We're right on

out of here.

- Can you make it down to the lobby?

- Yeah, I'll be all right.

The elevator was broken.

Has anybody ever told you

you're a real pain in the ass?

All the time.

You're not gonna have to hear it anymore.

I'm gonna take care of you

like I took care of your ex-wife.

Here we are.

When you wake up in the morning

and look in the mirror...

...I think you're probably happy...

...pleased at what you see.

And that disturbs me.

So, I'm gonna take it on

as my responsibility...

...to make sure that you never get to look

in the mirror again.

I woke up happy, I'm going to bed happy

'cause you're gonna be dead.

Take your best shot.

No, I said, "Best shot. "

Boring.

Is that the best you got, boy?

If that's the best you got,

I'm just gonna have to kill you.

Is that all you got?

You don't look like you're gonna be

wakin' up happy now.

Hey, Capt.

You're looking a little rough there,

Campbell.

Yeah, well, they say I'm gonna make it.

Guess I owe you an apology, Jack.

God, wouldn't that be nice?

Well, you're not gonna get it.

But I do owe it to you.

Do me a favor,

tell my wife I'm alive and well.

You got it.

Feel better, kid.

Yeah.

Say, Jack. How about we not talk

for a couple of days?

Somethin' I said?

It's just that ever since

you started bein' my partner...

...I've been beat up, blown up...

...shot, kicked out a window...

...all my worldly possessions

burnt to a crisp.

Basically, I'm homeless.

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