The Negotiator Page #6

Drop the gun! Drop it!

Put it down! Now!

Put it down!

You'll get this man killed!

Drop your weapon!!

Put your guns down!

Tell him! Tell him, Frost!

Put the gun down now!

Drop your weapon!

Green light. Take the subject out.

I can't believe this.

Palermo, take the subject out.

Palermo, take the subject out!

Copy!

Don't tell me f***ing copy!

- Pull the f***ing trigger!

- Copy!

I cannot take the shot.

Pull the trigger!

- Negative, sir, I cannot take this shot!

- Have a heart!

F***!

Palermo, you're relieved.

Kick it!

- Looks like the HT's speech worked.

- Stand back.

We have this.

Is this your command or is it his?

You had him distracted.

We saw an opportunity to end this.

You put those hostages at risk!

That's what you did.

That's not how I work! First, we talk!

It was my call.

We don't feel this man

can be talked down.

Really? I've been here a half-hour!

How do you know that?

With all due respect, sir...

...I have kept a zero casualty rate

for 5 years precisely because...

...this kind of action is a last resort!

This is not your command, Sabian.

That's right. My command is to

get those people out safely!

You don't know this man!

He's manipulating the situation.

Look what he did to Palermo.

He's going to f*** with every single one

of you if we give him enough time!

And he knows you'll do it.

Because he knows how you f***ing work.

He's got a point.

We have a chain of command.

Your chain of command just gave

Danny Roman 2 more hostages.

Officers! Will you take responsibility

if he takes one out? Because I don't!

They're waiting to take this over.

You want that to happen?

So this is going to be

very easy for you.

Roman asked for me and

he's going to get me.

We're going to do it my way or I walk.

I got no truck with leaving

you with this.

Now, it's your decision.

Or they'll f***ing take it over!

You have command for now.

But I'm still the ranking officer

on the scene...

...and I will be watching.

Good. You watch. Now, do me a favor.

Introduce me to our team.

Attention...

...this is your chief, Al Travis.

I would like to introduce you to

the negotiator, Chris Sabian...

...who, as of now, has full command.

My name is Chris Sabian and as of now,

all decisions go through me.

No order is valid unless I give it.

No action is taken unless

approved by me.

Understand that we will work

together to end this...

...safely and quickly.

It didn't work, Beck!

I'm still alive, motherf***er!

Danny, it's Chris.

Listen to me. Pick up the radio...

...and talk to me, man.

Nothing! Look!

You guys with the cameras, you get that?

All I asked for was more time...

...and they tried to take me out!

It is the policy of the

Chicago police...

...to resolve all hostage situations...

...with the utmost regard for the

preservation of life!

Get his wife.

You want my blood?

Take my blood! Come on!

Here it is! Take it!

They have a shot!

We can end it here!

No. You want to shoot him

on national television?

Move the crowd back.

I want the area clear.

Go ahead, take my blood!

Go ahead, take the shot!

I'm getting too close to the truth

and they want to kill me...

...just like they killed Nate!

Chief, give me the order.

- Give me the order!

- Wait.

Don't take that shot!

What am I going to have to do

to be heard?

Am I going to have to hurt somebody

to get respect?! Well, all right.

All right, I will!

You don't want to do that. You do not

want to take this to the next level.

Can he hear me?

Does he have a radio?!

Think you can shoot people and get away

with it? They send you in to kill me?

Think you can kill me and

get away with it?!

I know you're one of them!

I know!

Now you're going to pay for

doing that sh*t to me!

Danny, Danny, do not...

...hurt anyone. Do not do that.

I am in command here.

No one will breach.

No one will come in there.

No one is going to do anything without

my authority. I am in control.

You are not in control! They are!

They're not listening to you, Chris!

So I'm going to show them

why they should!

One of those you sent in to kill me

is about to die!

Every time you try to come in...

...this will happen!

Move!

Move!

Get in there! Get in there!

Down! Down!

Are you one of them, Scott?

One of those that set me up?

Is that why you want me dead?!

Danny, it's me, Karen.

Danny, please talk to me.

Do not...

...come in here...

...again.

Karen, I'm sorry.

Cut the electric. Cut it now.

After hours of little to no action...

... in the past 2 minutes we've

witnessed a flurry of activity...

... up there on the 20th floor

of the building.

And it looks like there's some

more action now.

They've cleared the barricades

and it looks like...

... those are federal sedans, FBI

agents, in fact, arriving on the scene.

This is a major development,

because up until now...

... this negotiation has been handled

exclusively by the Chicago police.

The arrival of the feds means they are

either coming to aid in negotiation...

... or perhaps more likely,

to take over the negotiations.

But that's all speculation.

All we know is they are now on the scene

and we'll have to wait and see...

What have you done, Danny?

You've just f***ed yourself completely.

You killed a cop!

You killed an innocent man!

He wasn't innocent.

He's one of them.

He tried to kill me.

I told you all when I came in here...

...I wasn't leaving till

I got the truth.

I don't care how long it takes.

You could've prevented this.

Why don't you just tell him something,

Niebaum?

Why don't you just tell him anything?!

Inspector?

You must know something.

Please, Inspector.

He already lied when he knew it would

cost someone their life.

If you know something, anything,

you tell me now.

His personal files are on the computer.

I'm not supposed to know.

There's a lot of stuff on there.

Probably could help you.

Unlock yourself. Get the computer.

I saw your troops moving in...

...and I don't want a situation

where you and the ATF take over...

...without any f***ing

evidence whatsoever.

I don't want you going in.

Before the press prints this,

I want another hour.

- Phone is ringing.

- I know.

- Another hour. I want a guarantee.

- Will you answer the phone?

You have one shot.

Are you going to get that?

Sorry to interrupt,

but what took you so long?

I'm busy.

A piece of advice: Never keep

a hostage-taker waiting.

Relax. He'll call back.

Who you think you're dealing with...

If you have a problem,

maybe let us handle this.

Tell him I'm on my way up.

Get the phone.

- Sabian...

- No, it's Far...

Danny, Chris is on his way up.

We need to reopen negotiations.

I'm sorry, you want something from me?

I want the electricity turned back on.

You want something...

...from me.

You think killing a man gives you

the power to negotiate?

Why is that?

Because you think you know me?

Because you think you can trust me?

Because you think you know what I'll do?

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