The Negotiator Page #8

But I cannot have this go over the air.

So it's over.

It's done. Come on out.

Get my wife.

Get his wife.

- They found the informant.

- Thank God!

Yes! Thank God!

Congratulations, Maggie.

You are free to go.

Inspector...

...f*** you very much.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

"Let my people go," man!

Come on, man. Give it up.

Hold on a second.

At the academy, we worked at

Area 6 together.

Chris, put Nate's informant on.

Wait, I don't want this broadcast.

If he can clear my name,

I want to talk to him now!

This is Cale.

Hi, Cale. Very brave of you

to come down like this.

I have a lot of questions.

Let's just start with...

... who was involved...

...in this conspiracy?

For 500?

I can't name names in front of everyone.

It wouldn't be appropriate.

I don't want to hear that.

Who was involved?

Who was it?!

Men you know, Danny.

There may be others.

But I only know the key players.

Don't make me say their names.

Why didn't you see Niebaum?

I didn't know if Niebaum

was getting paid off...

...to be quiet or not.

I couldn't trust him or

Internal Affairs.

I did hear his name mentioned.

So Niebaum was involved.

Thanks.

How did you know Nate?

From the academy.

How long you been on the job?

Since '74. Why?

When did you last meet Nate?

The night before he died.

Good.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Hold on, Cale.

Sorry.

So Nate tells me you played ball with

him at Colorado State. That right?

Yeah, but what's this have

to do with anything?

He went to Arizona State.

Put Chris on.

Nice try, Sabian.

Your little bluff didn't work.

Niebaum told me...

... Nate was his informant.

Yes, he worked for IAD.

He worked for Niebaum all along.

He just didn't want me to know.

Niebaum says he was not part

of the murder.

What's going on here?

- He's using our bluff against Niebaum.

- But he's willing to testify.

He'll name names...

... if you'll grant him immunity.

You call me back if we have a deal.

We've been made.

What are you doing?

I didn't make any deal.

They think you did.

But there is no "they," right?

So you don't have sh*t to worry about.

This was a bluff?!

That all depends on your position.

You knew about this?

No, I didn't.

I told him what I knew

about Nathan's informant.

This is how you used that information?

Making us think he's innocent after

all those... Who do you think you are?

I can use information any way I want!

I don't know who's innocent!

I'm trying to find out!

Don't call me in here to be part of

one of your charades again.

Get him back!

Karen!

Right now, understand,

I don't know who to trust...

...up there or in there.

The bluff wasn't just for Danny.

Move, Rudy.

Move!

Who killed Nate?

They killed Nate.

You think they won't kill you too?!

F*** it!

What are you doing?!

Where are you taking me?!

I know nothing!

You set me up so they'll take me out!

You'll get another innocent man killed!

Not in that room!

Don't put me in that room!

Nate came to me with taps. I went to

the guys who were implicated.

They offered me money to lose

the evidence! I did it!

Okay?! It was a one-time deal!

Nate turned down the same deal,

they killed him.

Who's on the taps?

Get me out of this doorway!

- Who's on the taps?

- All your friends!

Argento...

...Hellman, Allen.

That's bullshit!

I have proof! I have them on taps...

...saying they took money

from the fund.

They couldn't by themselves!

Who's in charge?!

I don't know.

Are those taps on this computer here?!

Where are they?

I have them somewhere safe!

Air Tac-1, civilian unit approaching.

Peel away.

You are flying in a government

crime scene air space.

It is imperative you respect

the 2-mile boundary law.

Turn away from the building.

Who's firing?

Who just fired?

Initiate breach.

Do not breach!

Let me through! Let me through!

Team position's been compromised.

Unit 1, give me status.

Kill the lights, Unit 1!

Give me status.

We're coming in.

F***!

Move! Move!

He's got flashbangs!

F***! Move, move!

F***!

Take him out!

Take the subject out!

Do not fire!

Do not! I did not give the order!

Do not!

Terminate breach!

Can you hear me?

Are you okay?

Sh*t. Sh*t!

They shot him.

Hold on, Inspector.

I'll get somebody up here to help you.

Danny, can you hear me?

Is anyone else hurt up there?

Come on, come on.

Is anyone hurt up there?

Come on. Hold on.

I'm going to get somebody.

Get somebody up here!

Niebaum's been...

Oh, God.

He's dead!

You hear that, Chris?

They killed him.

Are you shot?

Is anyone hurt up there?

Anyone else hurt up there?

What happened? I step out of this room

and someone gets killed?

It was an accident.

What did you expect my men to do?

A gun went off.

Any idea who shot first?

What the f*** are you accusing us of?

My men responded to a situation!

If a firecracker goes off,

you respond the same way?

And what did we agree to?

That no matter what, no one goes in

without my authority!

That's that we agreed on!

You have no eyes or ears up there!

You only have assumptions!

The breach was conducted

with my authority.

Not anymore.

We're taking over. FBI cannot let

the situation continue as it has.

Don't take me off. Listen.

We're asking you to leave.

I bluffed him but he knows

what I was doing.

We need to rotate your men...

He thinks that someone

just tried to kill him!

We're going in, full breach.

Don't do it. Listen to me.

You full breach and everyone's

going to die. Understand?

Maybe that's what some of you want,

but I don't!

I was brought here to save

this man's life and to bring him out!

There's no reason to

jeopardize hostages.

Shut up!

Agent Moran, this is a mistake.

You want to change negotiators, fine.

But you give Roman even a 30-second

window of opportunity, he'll exploit it.

We got to keep him locked down.

My men can handle it.

We've seen what they can handle.

Please.

Your men stay in place.

Our men will support yours.

But you'll execute our orders.

You're off.

I'm just surrounded by people who

want to go in there and kill him.

This is a guy you called your friend!

I got nothing invested in this!

I wonder why that is!

Maybe someday we'll find out.

No more negotiating.

Would you please escort

Mr. Sabian to his car?

Lieutenant...

...this way, sir.

You call yourselves his friends!

Danny Roman, this is Agent Grey

of the FBI.

Chris Sabian's been relieved.

I'm in charge now.

As of this moment, all negotiations

are suspended.

You have 5 minutes to surrender...

...or we're coming in after you.

Oh, Christ. Sabian's going in.

Danny, it's me. I'm on my way up.

This wasn't your fault.

We all heard him confess.

He was guilty, not you.

I know.

What's it matter, Maggie?

Nate's dead. Niebaum's dead.

Computer's dead.

Look, Sabian is coming upstairs.

You have to tell him what Niebaum said.

Will you give up now?

That would be a crime.

Listen, all of you...

...l'm sorry I got you into this.

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