The Taking of Pelham 123 Page #2

and after that, there is a late fee.

What do you think that

late fees going to be?

Come on, tell me what will it be.

Your going to kill... the passengers.

Oh commodities is

what I will start to kill.

One for every minute past the

dead line, I am forced to wait.

They become more valuable this

way, they still have the same price.

He's only rattleing, he's

never gonna pull this off.

Don't tell me, tell him.

- Who the hell is this guy?

- I don't know who it is!

Garber. Just stay with it.

What's your name? I didn't get your

name, what's your name my man?

- My name?

- What's your name?

Tell him? Garber.

Garber, okay. Now seriously, man.

In 59 minutes, I'm gonna

start killing passengers.

So my advice to you, get on the

phone and get the mayor notified, now!

Listen, I mean, I'm just

a civil service employee,

I can't get hold of the mayor.

Well that's your problem man,

that's not mine! That's like,

Who's responsible for who

lives and who dies in, new york?

That's the, new york city's problem!

Get the f*** of the radio and

notify the mayor, mother f***er!

Okay.

Nine months of this and I'm free.

Next may, I'll get inaugurated be

sitting in central bay on the beach,

with a pia colada and I will never

have to ride the subway ever again!

- Never say never, sir.

- Never!

Alright. What's next for the afternoon?

East harlem elementary at 2:30 you were supposed

to read "A cat in the hat" to the third grade.

Everytime I go to the schools, I get sick.

They all have runny nose's.

Call Dr. Katz tell him,

I want him waiting at

the school with a flu shot.

- He's in car 3.

- Yeah.

What happened?

Somebody just hijacked a 6 train.

It stopped in the tunnel between.

Between 51st and 22nd.

Another idiot with a gun

- What do we know?

- It's not clear but, I have a car waiting for us downstairs.

The subway will get us there faster.

Alright. Have the doors closed,

tell them will meet them at 59 street.

Tell the conductor this is now an express.

We're skipping the next 5 stops.

- What?

- This is not right!

Hold on, hold on. Everybody

will get where they need to go,

we'll make all the stops.

Maybe he's not such a

douchebag after all, huh?

That's funny!

I think you should be the

one to get a call like this.

The negotiating team

will be here in 5 minutes

and the mayor's been notified.

- Gonna tell him?

- Get the f*** out of here!

- My shift's over in 10 minutes.

- What are you staring at?

Your face, trying to remember

it for when it's not here anymore.

You going to start in on me now?

Damn right I'm going to start in

on you. Don't f*** this up, Garber!

You wanna do it?

- It's your station, it's your call.

- Oh, it's my call now?

That's right, your call.

Pelham 1-2-3, come in, this is rail

control centre. Are you there?

Gerber, baby boy! What's up?

"Garber". Just wanted to let you

know the, mayor's been notified.

Think he'll pay?

I don't know. I'm just the... a...

what did you call me? The broker.

No! no ,no you represents the

city of new york right now, buddy!

Well, I can tell you that your dealing

with one of the old time bureaucracy.

I know that, I mean it takes time.

Well, then you better

fix the bureaucracy,

because when the time comes,

these motherfuckers, these

hostages are gonna go real quick!

You got it. You got it.

Any other demands?

Yeah well no f***ing

pizza for 'em either, man!

No, I mean... are you guys like terrorist's?

Do I sound like a terrorist?

Do I terrorize you?

Actually, you don't but um...

not that I've ever talked to one.

So... So... What?

This is just about money?

- Oh is there anything else?

- There's not dying...

Yeah, well... you know you live you

die, you either go with the current,

or you bite and you all

end up in the same place.

Where's that, Jersey?

Yeah, you watch it.

I was born there man.

No, no I'm just saying...

You're up in the motorman's cab so

it means you know your on the radio,

which means that

your an easy target...

You gotta know the drill.

Yeah, I know that soon I won't be

alone and if I'm the first to get shot.

I'm the first of many to get shot!

That's correct, but then

you'll still be dead.

Death is an improvement on alot of

things I can think of, buddy boy!

Sounds like he slept with my ex.

You know we all owe, god a death.

I'm a man who pays his debt's.

are you a man who pay's his debt's?

Yeah, yeah, sure... TV, cable, and my mortgage...

That's a little like dying once a month.

This is only a part.

Oh you're married!

You're a married man.

- Maybe...

- No, you're married, man!

Married men have mortgages.

What about you?

You got a mortgage?

I don't know, Garber. Why don't you

tell me and then we'll both know?

I do not know... I mean you, I'm sure

someone out there loves you dearly and a...

you know would

be worried about you.

Like I said, your in the motorman's

cab, you got no covers, cops on the way...

You know circumstances are "my" protection,

Cause right now, you know...

hostages are a good insurance,

by the way I see it.

I'm pretty well protected.

You know this reminds me

of being in a confession.

Are you a, catholic? I'm

married, are you a catholic?

Maybe... I don't know.

Your a catholic and a

catholic, a good catholic

would know that his got a

train load of innocent people.

I mean you don't want to kill

innocent people, do you?

A good, catholic knows

that know body is innocent.

and I'm not going to kill all these

hostages and give up my leverage.

No. I hope you know, what you're doing.

Yeah well it's running like

a swiss watch down here.

So don't worry about it.

So, what do I call you, anyway?

Call me, Ryder.

As in "train rider"?

Call me with Ryder...

with a "Y". Ryder...

I like you, Garber!

I do like you, man.

You may be the last

friend I ever make.

Well, I hope your wrong, Mr. Ryder.

But uh... you know I'm just a guy...

I'm just a guy on the

other end of the mike.

Oh, you don't think

this was meant to be?

you don't think this

was fate, you and me?

I don't know, you know, things

happen that lead to other things...

and maybe this was one

of them but a... thats it,

I never... get excited about coincidence.

Well you got 50 f***ing

minutes, so check me.

That's right, 50 minutes. Check.

Then don't call me, unless you got news.

- You got it.

- Mother f***er!

GB, you're f***ing good, man!

Okay, move it the other way.

Alright, come on move it!

The other way!

Peter, move it back a little less.

Got it!

All right! We got it!

- Who's talked to these jokers?

- That would be me.

Under my supervision, who are you?

Lieutenant Camonetti,

NYPD, hostage negotiations.

John Johnson, chief transportation officer

Walter Garber. I'm a...

consult dispatch. Right now

What can you tell me, Walter?

His name is, Ryder,

with a "Y" and a...

his asking for 10 million dollars by 3:13.

- Good, he's looking towards the future.

- Right.

Did he say what he'd do if

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