The Taking of Pelham 123 Page #4

- Doesn't make any sense!

- What doesn't?

The guy your talking to,

he isn't a train dispatcher.

Walter Garber.

- He's a big shot.

- Big-shot of what?

Rail control, he runs things up there.

Atleast he did before I went out.

- His name is Walter?

- Yeah.

Dude like that shouldn't

be answering the phone?

- Mr. Ryder wants to talk to you.

- Right.

Are you sure you don't have

some sort of relationship with him?

I'm sure whatever

relationship I have with him

is better than yours.

Jerry, my friend was killed

while "you" were talking to, Ryder.

So maybe that's a question you should

be asking yourself, instead of asking me

- I didn't have anything to do with this.

- I didn't say that.

This, Mr. Garber,

is an unknown variable.

- An unknown variable?

- That's right

and peoples lives are at stake.

- I understand that.

- So, please excuse me if I

try to get more comfortable

with you, okay?

It aint working, but okay.

Alright.

Now with that in mind, would you agree

to a consensual search of your house?

It would take me 40, 45

minutes to get a warrant.

Yes, okay.

Got, em.

- Walter Garber.

- Wow

Oh sh*t, look at this!

He took a bribe, man.

Yeah.

Woo-hoo, baby!

ESU 2:
what is your overall status?

All position's secured.

Alright, hold your fire until instructed.

Pelham 1-2-3

can you hear me?

Yeah, loud and clear, back at ya!

Alright the mayor's agreed to pay and a...

they're getting the money

together right now.

Good!

Well you know, you got 28 minutes,

so I'd advise them to make haste.

I'm sure you will.

So, is your first name, Walter?

- Excuse me?

- Your name, is it, Walter.

- Yes it is.

- good.

What are you doing dispatching trains?

I thought you were some sort of, MTA big-shot?

I worked for the, MTA, today

they put me in dispatch and uh...

- My bad luck.

- I thought you didn't believe in bad luck.

I said I didn't believe in fate.

do you believe in rig

contracts for new trains?

Look... what we talking about this for?

- I need to know who I'm dealing with.

- You need to know, who your dealing with?

Yeah, I need to know who I'm

dealing with. Are you a bad penny!

Let me explain something to you.

being accused of

something is one thing.

Be guilty of it, is

something entirely different.

I agree, but...

You gotta take me

through it my, man.

You gotta tell me from the top.

This whole train thing, come on.

Alright, I started out in a... maintenance.

platforms maintenance, track maintenance.

- Conductor.

- Conductor, really?

Yeah and then, motorman.

A motorman? How long

did you do that for?

I drove them over 6 years, I went

to operations, assistant dispatcher

- dispatcher, I finally ended up...

- Yeah, your assistant, chief transportation officer or

something, right?

That's right.

And part of my job is to a...

go out to the manufacturers, you know people

who build the trains and bid on contracts for the trains.

Is that where you took your

bribe, the Japanese train...

- or the, Canadian train?

- I did not take a bribe, alright?

I was accused of taking a bribe,

I have not been proven guilty yet.

Well they havent said yet, I

mean they haven't decided yet.

They got no proof. I don't

care what they decide.

- It don't matter what...!

- Is this when they demoted you?

That's correct, they demoted

me pending the outcome.

And now, they tying to

humiliate you, is that, right?

Mother f***ers!

I know how these things work,

man okay. Everything doesn't seem

to appear like what it is, but you gotta

be completely honest with me, man.

- I don't know what you're talking about?

- How did you do it?

I didn't.

- I'm innocent.

- Oh your innocent?

Look, your talking to a catholic, man

we've been over innocent before, okay.

I've been through all this, man, so

Just tell me how did you do it!

I didn't do it!

Okay, that's it, that's f***ing it!

Kid! You!

- Me?

- No, no, you, up! Up over here.

I don't know what you did

to piss him-off, but you did.

Garber, do you know

what I'm looking at?

Do you know what I'm looking at?

- No, I do not.

- First, it's my gun.

At the end of my gun...

What's your name, man?

- George. Everyone calls me, Geo.

- George, his friends call him, Geo.

He's got this 80s skate-board thing going, It make's him

work, but It's not going to look to good in his casket.

Listen, Ryder, just slow down. We

haven't reached the deadline.

There's no f***ing deadline, man!

You just gotta tell me the truth.

- About what?

- The bribe, did you take it?

I didn't take a bribe!

Okay, you got 5 seconds

to save this kid's life.

I didn't do anything!

- Five...

- Just wait a second!

- Four... three...

- Wait a second!

Two...

Tell him anything, please!

Alright, okay!

Say it!

I took the bribe.

- How much?

- 30, um...

How f***ing much!

How did you do it?

I went to, Japan to look at these trains,

was part of my job.

I...

I don't get to vote, okay? I just recommend.

I chose what I thought was the...

best train and the, Japanese had the

best train and I made my recommendation.

Before you took the bribe?

Yes.

That was a train you were

going to pick anyway, huh?

Yes.

Now your fighting for your job and

they trying to humiliate you, aren't they?

No, no.

No. I did what I did and um...

and it's not the, MTA's fault.

What did you spend it on?

Look, what has this got

to do with anything, huh?

What did you f***ing spend it on?

I used the money

for my kids, alright!

To pay my childrens tuition.

I have a 17 year old and a 19 year old,

and I used the money to pay

for their college tuition, alright.

You know, Garber...

you're my god-damn

hero, you know that?

You have a kid here, you don't even

know him, you saved his life.

That's brave, man!

That's f***ing heroic!

Tell, Garber thank you.

Thank you, Garber.

Thank you, Garber

for saving my life.

Thank you, Garber

for saving my life.

Your welcome.

Sit down.

You're just like me, Garber.

I fuel this city, I fed her

breakfast every morning

and now, we're the bad guys!

I don't think so, I don't f***ing think so!

Hello, Therese?

Honey, look, there are, police here at home.

They want to search the house and

they said you said it was okay.

Yeah, yeah, it's okay. Just let them

in. We've got nothing to hide.

Is this about the investigation?

No, no!

You watching TV?

The hostage thing. Yeah I'm watching it.

Well it's just that uh...

I'll tell you all about it

when I get home, but...

I'm in the middle of it here right now,

and they just wanna do a background checks on

everybody that's involved here at the, MTA.

That's why they're at the house.

Okay, but your okay?

I'm fine, I'm fine. Just let them in,

I'll see you when I get home.

Alright, okay. Bye.

I'm sorry, Walter.

I am.

Listen, don't let this guy

ruin your day's reality.

Because, that's what he wants to do, he hurts you,

your gonna get angry. His got the advantage.

- You understand?

- Yeah.

Just deflect alright, if you can.

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