The Negotiator Page #4

schoolgirl and get your ass spanked?

Have to look into that, Danny.

Nothing against you dressing up

like a girl...

... but I didn't know that

about you, Farley.

This is really, really unproductive.

Unproductive?!

You're right. It is.

So tell me a joke, Farley.

You know any jokes?

No?! You just cost someone

their life, Farley! Game over!!

Shot fired!

Shot fired!

Can anyone see?

Don't let him go.

You can't talk me down!

You can't make me change the deadline!

Now get me Sabian!

You got 6 minutes, 42, 41...

Listen, Danny, is anybody hurt?!

Is anybody hurt?

We're okay, just don't be saying "no"

no more, motherf***er!

- Everybody calm down.

- I'm so sorry.

I'm so f***ing sorry.

Give me status. Someone give me status.

Tell me what you see.

Visibility zero, sir.

Just a few moments ago...

... a single shot was fired inside

the city administration building.

We got the whole city of Chicago

watching this.

This could turn into a press nightmare.

What do we do if Sabian can't make it?

We got to remember that's

Danny Roman upstairs.

We work with him and we don't

really know what he's done.

We know what he's doing now.

I don't want this to get personal

for us either.

He's obviously over...

Do you mind?!

He's obviously gone over the edge.

This is not personal.

If I thought sending my team in there

would put more people in jeopardy...

...I wouldn't consider it.

I don't want to go in there.

But it's our best option.

He can't be talked down.

They'll get us out.

Don't worry about Danny.

He won't hurt anybody.

Bullshit. No one knows what this

crazy f***er is going to do.

This has nothing to do with me

and Maggie. You get him to let us go.

"Because once you familiarize yourself

with the chains of bondage...

...you prepare your own

limbs to wear them."

Abraham Lincoln said that

and I believe it.

So you have got to get me

the f*** out! Now!

Do yourself a favor and keep quiet.

We'll handle this.

Don't tell me to be quiet.

Don't say you'll handle it. None of you

been in a situation like this before.

Just shut the f*** up.

F*** you!

- Prick.

- That's enough!

He's going to hear you.

He's got the gun, so he's in charge.

Both of you pipe down now.

Let Maggie go. She's not involved.

And she's a woman...

I didn't ask to be let go because

I'm a woman. I hate that crap.

Me and him should be let go because

we had nothing to do with this.

It's between you cops.

We have nothing to do with this.

Look, I'm not just some dirt merchant

loose in the street anymore.

I'm not. I got a nice new lady friend

that I'd like to get back to.

And she has got this kid, Albert.

Super kid, Dan.

Great kid.

What do you think you can do?

Take a look at that screen.

They think you're a killer.

They're going to try to take you out.

What do you think Sabian can do?

He can't stop this.

What about you, Frosty?

You think I'm a killer too?

Come on!

You've known me for 20 years.

You think I killed Nate?

I don't know what to think.

I'll tell you this:

What you're doing is not helping.

Hey, schoolgirl.

You still sweating that ugly display

you gave us all a few minutes ago?

Stop kicking yourself in the ass.

We all have our bad days.

Stop trying to get in here.

I'm pretty well bunkered.

Palermo...

...take that toothpick out.

I don't want you to swallow it

if something goes down.

That's right, sports fans...

...it's me, Danny Roman.

The man upstairs.

Just wanted to say hello before the

curtain goes up on this little drama.

I guess you're all wondering

why we're here.

Well, it's simple.

We're here to find out

who took our money...

...and who killed Nate...

...because it wasn't me.

There's some bad cops among us...

... and today we're going to

find out who they are.

I know how that sounds.

I know what you're thinking:

"He's gone. He's a murderer."

But I'm that same son of a b*tch

you trusted your lives with...

...played softball with,

went drinking with.

The same guy you invited to your house

to celebrate...

... your kid's baptism, Tonray.

The same guy who saved Palermo's ass...

... when that sniper had a bead

on him at the stadium gig.

This is good.

Danny's trying to get us to Stockholm

so we think twice about taking him out.

Now, I want...

No, I need you guys...

... to understand that I had

no choice here.

My life was being stripped away from me.

First, they kill Nate.

Then they took my badge.

Then you guys.

Next...

...they were going to take away my wife

by sending me to prison. And that...

...I cannot take.

I can't live without...

Put yourself in my position.

What else could I do?

Gaines, get word out to our team. We're

switching to frequency 3 now.

I tried to tell everyone I was being

set up, but no one wanted to listen.

Well, now you have no choice.

You got to listen,

because we're not leaving here...

...until I find out who set me up.

Let me warn you:

Whoever killed Nate is frightened that

Niebaum might know something.

They're going to try and

end this quickly.

Another warning:

I know the rules of engagement...

... so don't test me.

You got 4 minutes to get Sabian here...

...or you'll find out just how serious

I really am.

Look me in the eye.

Right here.

Now, tell me...

...when did you find out Nate

was investigating the fund?

I first found that Nathan was

conducting the investigation...

...after I spoke with you

after he was killed.

You're lying. And I know you're lying.

You know it, huh?

You can read my mind, Roman?

No, I'm not. I'm reading your eyes.

The eyes can't lie.

Didn't you know?!

A quick lesson in lying. See, this is

what us real cops do.

We study liars.

Example:

If I ask you a question about something

visual, like your favorite color...

...your eyes go up and to the left.

Neurophysiology tells us your eyes

go in that direction...

...because you're accessing

the visual cortex.

So you're telling the truth.

If your eyes go up and right...

...you're accessing the brain's creative

centers and we know you're full of sh*t.

Now, let's try this again.

Your favorite television show?

I'm not going to play your stupid

f***ing game, okay?

Why, Niebaum? You afraid we'll

catch you in a lie?

When did you find out

Nate was investigating the fund?

After I spoke with you.

That's a lie if I've ever seen one!

- F*** you! I never blinked my eyes!

- You didn't have to blink.

Your body language says you're lying.

He's nervous.

What do you expect from him?

Shut up! You know how this works!

It's not just your eyes.

It's everything.

If you cough, sneeze, cross your legs,

scratch your ass...

...they're all tell-tale signs.

You can stare at me with those

dead-ass eyes all you want.

You can't beat the system.

One last question:

Do you know who killed Nate?

You.

I don't know. I couldn't tell.

Up, down, right, left...

So what now? Card tricks?

Shut the f*** up!

You knew Nate was investigating

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