The Place Beyond the Pines Page #7

f***ing police department,

and I'm bringing it

to your attention

because that's what

I should f***ing do!

Oh, yeah, is that right?

Yeah!

Is that what you should do?

Rat out other f***ing cops?

Chief...

This is un-f***ing-believable,

all right?

Get this sh*t out of here!

(PANTING)

(POLICE SIREN WAILING)

F***.

F***.

Hey.

DELUCA:
Where you going?

I was going home.

You know that thing you and

Scotty been talking about?

Yeah.

Sure.

Well, you and I

have to talk about it.

Follow me.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(ENGINE STARTING)

(SIGHS)

(AVERY BREATHES HEAVILY)

What the f***?

F***ing...

(COCKING)

(CONTINUES BREATHING HEAVILY)

Oh, f***.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

DELUCA:
Hey!

(GRUNTS)

(COUGHING)

(COUGHING)

Hey, Pop.

Avery.

There's a way out of this.

You're not gonna like it.

You wanna hear?

Yeah, I wanna hear it.

Let's start with the precinct.

Anybody there still trust you?

Scott.

We'll start with Scott.

(KIDS SHOUTING)

SCOTT:
Playing shortstop.

AVERY:
Looks good. He's getting bigger.

Jesus Christ.

(SIGHS)

You really gave

Deluca quite a scare.

He's ready to dump you,

the whole thing.

Enough with these

f***ing tests, all right?

Either ask me to help you or

just leave me the f*** alone.

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

(AVERY CLAPS)

I need you to go

into the locker,

I need you to take

the McKillen case out.

It's a kilo, it's a big brick, it

says "McKillen" across it, okay?

I need you to break off a chunk,

I need you to put it in a bag.

I'm gonna come by, I'm gonna

pick it up tomorrow morning.

If somebody asks you,

"Hey, why is this lighter?"

You say,

"Hey, you know what?"

"I'm a rookie.

I made a mistake."

You're a squeaky-clean f***ing

lawyer with a medal of honor.

Nobody's gonna

question you, okay?

You gotta do this for me.

I'm in a jam with these guys.

No problem.

I knew I could

count on you, man.

Yeah.

Tell Mike I love him.

I gotta go.

All right.

(TAPE REWINDING)

SCOTT:
(ON TAPE) I need you

to go into the locker,

I need you to take

the McKillen case out.

It's a kilo, it's a big brick, it

says "McKillen" across it, okay?

I need you to break off a chunk,

I need you to put it in a bag.

I'm gonna come by, I'm gonna

pick it up tomorrow morning.

All right?

If somebody asks you,

"Hey, why is this lighter?"

You say,

"Hey, you know what?"

"I'm a rookie.

I made a mistake."

You're a squeaky-clean f***ing

lawyer with a medal of honor.

Nobody's gonna

question you, okay?

You gotta do this for me.

I'm in a jam with these guys.

AVERY:
(ON TAPE) No problem.

(TURNS RECORDER OFF)

You shown this to IA?

'Course not.

Handing it to you

on a silver platter.

Got any idea what this means?

Are you ready to do it?

Are you, son?

Are you really ready?

'Cause they're gonna

f***in' tear you in half.

I'm gonna need your assurance you're

gonna follow through with it.

Really?

And I'm gonna want full

immunity when you do.

You can't just walk

in here and tell me

what the f*** to do.

You understand?

And when you do,

I wanna be made

Assistant District Attorney.

I have a law degree

and I passed the bar.

I don't have a spot for you right now.

Make a spot.

I won't do that.

I can't just snap my fingers

and make you Assistant DA.

You can say no.

You can say no,

I'll walk out this door,

I'll walk over to the Gazette,

I'll tell 'em everything I know,

including this conversation.

Listen, you're not going anywhere.

Don't... Listen.

Put it back on the table,

I'll f***ing do it.

All three things?

All right.

I'm not gonna promise you how

long you're gonna stay there.

You're not gonna shake

my f***ing hand, pal.

I'll make you Assistant DA. I'm never

gonna shake your f***ing hand.

You're too smart

for your own good.

FEMALE REPORTER:
Come down, come here.

Get right in there

for a good shot.

Detective, how do you respond

to these allegations?

(CAMERAS CLICKING)

(PRISONERS YELLING)

REPORTER:
Drugs, corruption and gangs.

It's not an investigation by the

Schenectady Police Department,

it's an investigation into the

Schenectady Police Department.

Earlier today,

DA William Killcullen

announced that his office,

along with the FBI,

would be handing

down indictments

that would lead to the arrest of

these Schenectady police officers.

The DA is making allegations

today that the Vice officers

were acting like the gangs that

they were supposed to be busting.

Officers allegedly

stole drugs and money,

even guns from inside

the evidence room here.

Officials say that,

with that stolen evidence,

the cops paid criminals

to help set up their rivals,

which then led to those

headline-grabbing arrests.

The DA announced its star

witness in the case today,

hero cop Avery Cross,

who, less than a year ago,

was shot in the line of duty

while trying to save

two Schenectady residents

from the alleged Moto Bandit.

In Schenectady, I'm Jessica

Layton, News Channel 13.

It's gonna be all right.

MALE NEWSREADER:
Thanks, Jess.

It's the largest case of fraud

this region has seen...

(TURNS OFF TV)

AVERY:
You know,

when I was a kid,

I used to look at my dad

dressed in judge's robes

and I used to think that

my father was a superhero.

And I don't think

I was far off.

He had that quality

that judges have

where they have

tremendous compassion,

but they're also

ferocious at the same time.

He wasn't afraid

of making enemies.

I think that's probably

why he had so many friends.

I had the chance, right before he

fell into the coma, to tell him

that I was dedicating my run

for Attorney General to him.

And... (CHUCKLES)

He shook his head, "No,"

and I didn't understand why.

So I leaned in close, and...

He could whisper.

And he said to me,

"I'll take the win, not the

run." (FAINT LAUGHTER)

That was my dad, that was AI.

Son, you wanna come with me?

Sure.

JENNIFER:
Avery?

Yeah.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Sure.

Close the door.

What's wrong?

JENNIFER:
We have to

talk about AJ.

He wants to come

and live with you.

He won't stop

asking me about it.

Really?

(SIGHS)

I guess that's

a good idea at some point.

I think he needs you. I think, if

he doesn't come and live with you,

he's gonna completely

go off the rails.

It's just right now, you know,

with the campaign and everything,

it's just not an ideal time.

I mean, what am I gonna do with him?

I don't know what he likes.

I just don't think it would

be good for him or anybody.

I mean, come on, you know that.

Okay.

No, well,

you can tell him that.

Jennifer... What am I

supposed to tell him?

I just don't... Why are

you doing this right now?

You can tell him now.

MAN 1:
Tomorrow we're gonna

head to Buffalo in the morning.

Wednesday is outer boroughs

in New York City,

and then the

AI Smith dinner at night.

Do we have time to get there?

We do, absolutely.

We'll have our last event

close in Queens,

we'll hit the Upper West Side

and then we have to

be at the Waldorf.

How about Yusef, the driver we had for my dad?

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