The Taking of Pelham 123 Page #3

he doesn't get the money?

Yeah, he said he'd kill a passenger,

every minute we go over.

- Starting at 3:
13 pm?

- Yes, sir.

- Anything else?

- He's smart...

If he's so smart, why's he

got himself, so f***ing stupid?

- Is he on the train radio?

- Yeah, yeah. We can get him right here.

Any chance we can get

a signal down there?

We'd like to get him on

one of our cell phones.

No. No there's no chance,

not where he is. uh-uh.

What's this, leverage, stock trade?

Yeah, it's weird, he's like a

money guy, like wall street.

he talked about the passengers

like they were... commodities.

- Catholic?

- Yes, I think he's, catholic.

For christ sake, Garber! you gonna

tell us what he's zodiac sign is?

No, I'm just saying in my

opinion I think he's, catholic.

He asked me if the guy is catholic. I wrote

it down. I'm giving him my opinion.

Unlike other people around

here, I actually have an opinion....

Fellas, can we settle this

domestic dispute... later?

- Absolutely!

- Why do you think he's, catholic?

Well, I think he's, catholic because

he talked about original sin,

confession, and I don't know, I just wrote

it down, I didn't know what else to do.

- Did he ask for a priest?

- No.

Good anything else?

Yeah, he sounded like...

the way he was talking

sounded like he's not afraid to die.

Yeah well, it's early yet.

Calls coming through, uh...

Yes, sir, right here. You

hit the blue button here

you can reach him and

it'll come back to you.

You mind if I take your seat?

- No, no, go ahead!

- Thank you, Walter.

this one here is six lines you

don't have to press that one.

- that one goes around the whole room.

- Okay.

- Why don't you, uh...

- Just hit the talk here and, uh...

Walter, remove the rest of

the day off, get out of here.

I thought, I'll stick around

here... Make sure that...

That wasn't a suggestion.

So, why don't you go home?

Can I take a piss?

- So who's stopping you?

- alright,

I don't want to end up on

any amnesty international list, so

step up to the door, face out.

Open the middle door.

Do what you gotta do.

Can I jump down, there?

- You gotta go, or don't you??

- I do, I gotta go!

Step up my, man!

Lets go! Lets go!

That kids going places.

Alright close the doors!

Pelham 1-2-3, come in.

Pelham 1-2-3, please come in.

Alright, everybody sit down!

Who is this?

This is, Lieutenant Camonetti, I'm with

the, NYPD hostage negotiation team.

I'd like to talk to you

about this situation that we're in.

Where the f*** is, Garber?

Mr. Garber is a train dispatcher

this, then this is now a police matter...

I want to talk to, Garber!

I'm sorry, Mr Ryder, but Mr

Garber is no longer involved.

Stand!

Put, Garber on the line!

To be honest, Mr Garber has gone home.

Put, Garber on the f***ing

line, or I kill the motorman!

I guarantee you, Mr. Ryder... that

I am the best person for you to be

talking to right now, just give me

a moment and I'l explain why.

I always knew you were going

to be the first one to go.

Mr. Camonetti, youv'e got 60

f***ing seconds before I kill another.

Okay? 59... 58...

Get, Garber!

- 56... 55...

- We are trying to locate...

Mr Garber, ASAP, Mr. Ryder.

Why did you do that, ?

Mr. Camonetti, or whatever f***ing

grease ball name you got...

the city of f***ing new york

killed Mr. Jerry, okay?

Garber! Garber!

Come, come quick he...

he killed, Jerry Pollard, man.

Come on, he wants to

talk to you right now!

He's here! He's on the way!

- 8... 7...

- He's approaching the desk!

Hey it's me! It's, Garber!

Garber!

You didn't say goodbye!

- You killed, Jerry.

- The city of f***ing new york killed, Jerry okay?

The biggest rat-hole in

the world f***ing killed, Jerry!

Okay? Now you can chuck

another victim up to, NYC.

- Now can everybody hear me?

- Yeah we here you, loud and clear.

Well good, now you don't

have to tell the cops

they don't tell me how to do it, or how

it's going to be! I'll f***ing tell them.

Don't you ever, ever leave me again,

or, I'll hunt you down and I'll kill you!

Now,

you got 39.

ESU 2. What's your position?

ESU 2:
we're approaching hostage

car from the south tunnel.

Go, go, go!

$10 million! Let's just write him

a check and get it over with.

- He wants it in cash.

- I was joking, LaSalle.

We've been given 1 hour

to get the money together.

$10 million! Where do

they get these numbers?

Actually ten's the limit, Sir.

- Why is that?

- We just sign a request to the city control

he forges it to one of our lenders, cash get's released to

the federal reserve. Limit at any one time, is 10 million.

Well some idiot with a gun wouldn't

know that. I didn't know that.

- Well you're very busy, sir.

- How do you know that?

Here he is.

- Henry, what's the situation?

- They just killed a hostage.

B*tch of a way to find out, but

these guys may be the real deal.

Guys? I thought it was one

idiot with a gun, who are...?

Multiple gunmen. We don't know, they're

not sure. They got 18 hostages they say

they'll kill more in an hour, that's

the time limit. They want you to know.

- What do we know about them?

- They're not amateurs... They cut out a car

stopped a rise in the tunnel, they can see

us coming a 100 yards either way.

How long to get the money together.

I don't know.

- Find out.

- Your not thinking of paying these, pricks are you?

I'm thinking of buying time and being ready.

Call the controller,

tell him we'll pay them.

What's with you and, Garber,

huh? Tell me about him.

- Was he scheduled to work today?

- Yeah, absolutely.

But...

- But what?

- He's only had this particular job, a couple of weeks.

- Why is that?

- He's under investigation.

- What?

- We're gonna suspend him, with pay...

What's he being investigated for?

We went to, Japan, he had a look at some

trains and the allegation is that he took a bribe.

- Took a bribe. does he have a previous record?

- No. Not that I know of.

- Your sure of that.

- Yeah, I don't think so. I gotta take this.

The identity of the

hijackers is still unclear

the hostage negotiating team has

just arrived at the, MTA headquarters

to determine if this

is a terrorist enterprise

Is that what we are? an enterprise?

We're an enterprise!

Well, our little enterprise

has begun it's descent.

ESU 4, what's your, ETA?

Approximately two minutes from the target.

Why's the train called, Pelham 1-2-3?

It comes at, Pelham Bay

at 1:
23 in the afternoon.

How did you end up with this call?

It's a lexington avenue train

and I got the lexington avenue

desk. It came through my desk.

Can you think of any reason,

why you would be targeted?

someone would wanna hurt you?

Something against you or something.

No.

Yoy recognize the voice?

No. As I said, it was a coincidence

that it came through my desk.

Did you pick this desk, or

was it assigned to you?

Did I?

I said, did you pick this desk,

or was it assigned to you?

Can I take my coat off?

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