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You're bribing your son with stolen hockey tickets.

Now, that'll fix things up between you two. Oh, Farrell left them in the cab.

Mm -hmm. I got a whole weekend planned.

Look, I know you got custody. He has karate tonight.

Mike's taking karate?

Yep.

He could miss one class for this.

He might not want to. Ask him.

No. Whenever you drop him off, he's angry and moody.

I gotta clean up your mess, Mike. He's angry because he never sees me. He never

sees you because he's angry.

Because you walk around piffed at the world even when you're with him.

You know, you lost your badge, Mike.

And your son lost a hero.

So... I'm not a hero.

I'm still his dad.

That's between you and your son.

No, you're between me and my son.

Sorry.

I was banging my head against a wall.

Kensington, please.

Got an address?

Not exactly.

Well, Kensington's not the place we drive around lost.

You go there a lot?

I'm a cab driver. I go everywhere a lot.

You want to pick an intersection?

Landmark something that I can point the cab at?

Your line of work, I bet you see a lot of weirdos.

Yeah, you could say that.

Any of them ever ask for peculiar things?

You're going to have to be more specific.

People ever ask you to find them drugs?

Sure.

Hookers? Is that what's happening now?

No, no, no, no.

I'm just curious.

What about if someone wants a little... protection?

A gun?

Right, a gun.

Do you know where someone would go for that?

Uh, I'm thinking... a gun store.

No, gun stores do background checks. You got a record?

No. I don't have days I can wait.

You know a guy or what?

He's supposed to do seven years. He's out in less than three. No one calls me.

Well, don't get a gun.

Get a restraining order. Okay, unless the paper's bulletproof restraining

it's not going to help me.

Ex -cons talk a lot of crap.

Generally, it's just talk.

Can you just take me to get the gun, please?

Either you are partners or you're dated.

A man's angry enough to risk more time.

That's about betrayal.

I was teaching this night school accounting course.

He comes up to me with an idea for a carpet business. He had contracts,

everything.

So I went partners with him.

It turns out he had a gambling problem.

He forgets to tell me that he might have to torch the place.

He said he'd split the insurance money with me if I'd be his alibi.

Well, you did the right thing.

Yeah.

That's what the cops told me, too.

Told me it was my duty. Told me they'd protect me.

You know what they're telling me now?

That it wasn't a lifetime guarantee.

Yeah, basically.

It went through trial.

On my mail.

Where are you going?

To find a less ethical cab driver.

What, you think buying a gun is going to make you safe?

You buy a gun, nobody's safe.

What else am I supposed to do? Am I supposed to sit back and wait until he

shoots me? He shoots my wife, my kid?

Is that what you do?

Thanks for the ride.

All right, give me your partner's name.

Why?

Does that mean you're going to do this?

No prize?

I don't think it's lunch without prize.

Consider it another favor.

That better be my large lemonade.

Much better.

Why are you looking for this Boone character?

My cousin's cousin.

Promised I'd look him up.

I pulled his file with his picture.

Black sheep of the family?

Am I going to have to take that sandwich back?

It was released two days ago.

That's his home and his work addresses.

What does his sheet look like?

Are you serious?

Hey, I never met this cousin.

If I'm going to talk to the guy, I want to know what I'm dealing with.

Yeah, I'm going to risk my career because I don't want anything to

you.

Are you going to make me go to City Hall, order the trial transcripts, order

record? Huh? It's going to take weeks.

It's a real bitch not being a cop, isn't it?

What? Listen, um, not before.

You should have told me they were playing the Bruins.

My mistake.

So what, like half an hour?

Uh, I got this, um, thing that I gotta take care

of. No, no, he is putting on his hockey jersey right now, Michael. Please don't

do this.

All right, I'll be right over. Okay.

From your pained expression, I had to be your ex.

Oh, it's good to see Mikey for the weekend.

Look, you can take him to see your cousin's cousin.

Family's important.

I want to go visit Father Bruce. I thought we were going to the hockey

Mikey, it'll just be a few minutes. Relax.

Your mother said you're taking karate.

Yeah. Why can't I go with you?

Let me just get this out of the way, and then I'm all yours.

I'll wait in the car.

You'd be bored.

Instead, you're ditching me to church?

Hey, hey.

Church is a sacred place.

Holy. Is that why you never go?

Excited for the weekend?

I guess.

I know your dad's really looking forward to it.

Yeah. I'm sure he wanted to bring you along, but sometimes your dad gets

involved. My dad drives a cab.

I'm done here, okay?

Well, not yet. Come here.

Pick up one of those plums.

Why? Just pick up a plum. Don't argue with the priest.

Now throw it.

What? You heard me. Throw it.

At the church?

It's just a building.

It's a church.

Yeah, it's there to help you feel better.

Just throw the fruit.

I've got to do everything.

Trust me. I do this after every meeting with the bishop.

Come on, take another one.

Ah, give it a yell!

How long are you going to be, man?

You Mac Boone?

Who's asking?

A friend of your old partner's?

Nibs. How is he, man? I've been thinking about him recently.

Well, he's worried that you might still hold a grudge about the trial.

You shouldn't get involved, man.

Oh, we're just talking.

For example, I say I'm concerned about your friend.

And you tell me that I got nothing to be concerned about. That sort of talking.

We got nothing to be concerned about.

Once more.

What's feeling?

And if I don't, what you going to do, make it harder for me to hail a taxi in

the city? Get out of here.

Taxi jokes aren't funny.

Oh, really? So I'll make it real straight. It's none of my business.

I don't want to hurt you, but I will.

All right?

Thanks.

I just don't know why this will be a long conversation.

Just leave your keys in the car. Do I get a ticket? They'll remember you.

No! If nibs get so much as a ding... What you gonna do, mess me up?

You gonna mess me up, tough guy?

Bring it on.

But this was your plan, man? You was gonna scare me

straight?

I got a hockey game to get to.

I'll leave in a few minutes. Nice try.

You, uh, you miss Kat while you're in? She's not my girl.

Not for long, sir.

You missed my point.

You want to see a girl, any girl, in the next 20 years, you touch nibs,

I'll make sure the cops come straight to you.

They'll put you away.

Let me catch the lights.

We still might not miss the opening play zone.

What did you do with Chris?

Some gardening. It was all right.

How'd you get that?

I caught my hand.

In what?

The door.

I got in a little fight earlier.

One of my fairs. He was scared of a guy.

So I try to reason with him. He won't listen.

We get into it.

How big was he?

Big. Did he know karate?

Didn't ask.

He was an ex -con.

You fought him?

Yeah. Did you punch him in the face?

You know that fighting is always the last resort.

Yeah, yeah.

Don't tell your mother about this, okay?

Who do you like tonight?

Flyers are puck -and -a -half dogs.

They could be down by three -and -a -half. I'm a homer. A homer?

Check you out, sports fan.

Michael,

it's okay. It's going to be all right.

Assault complaint.

You're dragging me in an assault complaint.

Give me a break.

I am Oshansky.

I'm not calling Children's Services to come watch a kid.

Hey, Marcellus.

Hey, Mikey.

How's my favorite Oshansky? We're going to the hockey game.

Okay.

Yo, Palmer.

What? Put up a chair for our young hockey fans.

You have an unusual idea of quality time.

Things got a little rough at the family reunion?

I wanted to talk.

The guy didn't want to listen.

Wow. What choice did you have, huh?

Everybody walked away just fine. What the hell am I doing here?

Are you serious?

These guys are looking for a reason to sweat you. You handed it to them.

The captain's going to ask who gave you the flash on Boone's address.

Yeah. So get me out of here.

Get you out of here? Yeah.

I know all my people look alike to you, but I'm not David Blaine.

Is he black?

I think so, yeah.

You two done chatting?

Oh, yeah.

Yes, sir.

You're long done, Captain.

So what's the score?

Two -one after one for us.

Okay, I sure had to go. Yeah. Okay, record's pretty good this year. Come

out with me.

Here you go.

Why does everyone here hate my dad so much?

Um, some cops don't agree with certain things your dad did.

You mean taking the money?

I read about it in the paper.

Why do they care? He didn't rip them off.

Well, they feel like, um...

I could let them down.

Oh.

But they shouldn't.

Your father was a great cop.

Best partner I ever had.

He always had my back.

I always had his.

So he stole, but you didn't?

You really think I brought this guy up?

Or are you just jerking me around?

Because my answers can vary.

Why'd you go to the parking lot? To talk to the guy.

I shouldn't have even done that much. You didn't even know the guy. Why'd you

want to talk to him? Oh, come on, Captain.

You know I said nothing to complain.

If it wasn't me, you... It would be the same routine.

Guy bleeding?

Hospitalized?

Did he even get a bruise?

You know I didn't touch the guy.

Yeah.

I'll add that to the list of things I know.

Whatever you're doing, Oshansky, back off.

Now get out of here.

What are you doing?

Total Internal Affairs said to cut you loose.

You called IAB?

There's this little thing. It's called a lie.

Captain will never check. Who wants to talk to the Rat Squad? So now he thinks

I'm working with Internal Affairs.

Well, I'm pretty sure he's taking someone else to the prom.

I screwed up.

I'm sorry.

You said that like 20 times.

Well, this is why fighting is never a good idea.

Tomorrow. Batting cages, movie, arcade, whatever you want.

Promise. Don't promise.

Things come up.

Like tonight.

That's over.

I'm calling this guy.

I can't do anything more for him.

Oh, jeez, Nebs.

Fine. You don't get a call waiting, you don't get the news.

You're just going to ditch him? You're not even going to tell him?

You called the cops on you?

Oh, God, I am so sorry.

I can't go near the guy.

But don't worry, if he was going to come after you, he would have done it while

I was locked up.

Careful.

You're making me sweat.

You and your kid, you could stay here. I got an extra room. I got video games.

You'll have fun. We're not staying here.

Dad. Michael.

In a minute.

If you're scared, call a cab.

A different cab. And go to a... Go to a hotel.

Go to the airport.

Go to a train station. So I'm supposed to pack my home, my wife, my kid, I

my business and hide?

For how long?

At least until Monday.

You still got a problem, then?

I'll see what I can do.

Right now, I gotta get my son home.

He'll be fine.

I'm thirsty.

Could my son have some water, please?

Honey, can you get us a glass of water, please?

Look, I don't have a lot of cash, but I can pay you. I got great remnants,

Berber, quality stuff.

Mr. Olshansky.

Meet my wife, Katrina.

Hi.

You prefer Katrina?

Or a cat?

Either is fine.

Because I guess Boone called you cat.

Since that's what he carved in his flesh.

Mike, we're out of here.

I'm not done.

Drink fast.

You stole his woman.

Left that little detail out, huh?

You done now?

You won't help him because you think he stole me? No, I wasn't going to help him

anyway. Now I feel really good about it. My husband is a good man.

If you won't help him, God help you.

No wonder Boone wanted to pound you.

Hell, he could take a number.

We got water in my place.

Thank you.

I have to do something to protect my family.

Yeah.

Your family.

You miss being a cop, don't you, Dad?

I was good at it.

Yeah.

In my rookie days, working patrol, I got a nighttime disturbance call in the

temple. The door was unlocked, and my partner and I, we go in.

There's this guy, bound and gagged in the living room.

And then this 20 -year -old kid, he walks in.

So I draw on him, and I'm yelling.

Show me your hands. And he's screaming.

And my partner's screaming.

All I can hear is the blood pounding on my head.

And then the kid, he comes towards me.

I got the safety off.

I got my finger on the trigger.

I'm about to blow him away.

And I hear my partner.

It's hazing, he says.

Fraternity prank.

I didn't start out a good cop.

I had to work at it.

There are still a few things that I got to work at.

Like being a dad.

My cell, this is 200.

Son of a bitch.

He actually did it.

Thanks for the heads up.

I'll be there in a half an hour.

What's going on?

I gotta take you back to Chris's.

What's wrong?

You know that guy I had to fight with?

Somebody shot him.

Is he dead?

I wish.

He said I was a shooter.

You never should have promised.

You're right.

Sorry to wake you, Grizz.

Apparently this is why I'm here.

Do you want some hot chocolate, Mikey? This sucks.

Right again. You want the hot chocolate or not?

I don't want to stay here. Hey.

I don't want to go back to the station and get grilled by the cops.

I'll make the hot chocolate.

You never should have messed with that guy.

I had one three -minute conversation with him.

How was I supposed to know it? It ruined the rest of my life.

You're tired, guys. I'm tired.

Six a .m. math every day.

He said you got in a fight with him.

Libs needed my help. This discussion is over.

If you'd helped him, he wouldn't have shot the guy.

I said this discussion is over.

Wish I hadn't come this weekend.

So do I.

Oh, no, look, no.

You know that's not what I meant.

I want to spend time with you. I just, I... Look,

I love you, and I will be back as soon as I can.

Where's Boone?

He's in somewhere.

Somebody tell me where Boone is.

Where is he?

Where's Boone?

Is he in there?

I see you. I see you in there.

All you had to do was stay out of it.

You want to pay that, huh? Now, here's your big chance.

Send the squirrel to jail. Hold on. My testimony?

Nobody's going to jail my testimony. You got me locked up. Oh, one whole day?

I'm sorry. Oh, is that what you want?

You want me out of the way. I say that? I was already out of the way. No, you

need to calm down. Yeah, well, they should have kept you locked up. Listen

me.

Nibs took everything, everything.

My family, my life. Yeah, well, maybe.

Maybe you spend less time torching your store, more time stoking your girls'

fires. Oh, yeah?

Yeah. Well, you don't know.

You don't know. This is the guy right here. Him.

Good luck.

You stayed upright during Mass.

I'm impressed.

You know where you were describing God as a shepherd?

You were listening.

No one listens.

Very cool.

He's doing a lousy job.

Why do you say that?

People do bad things all the time. He never stops them.

Well, that's not really his style.

He just gives us chances.

What we do with them, that's up to us.

People mess up often enough.

He stops giving them chances, right?

No.

He never does.

He should.

I went to Nib's place, 1689 Chatham. I was there 15 minutes, and then I went

home. Shooting took place on the 1600 block of Chatham. Because Nib shot him.

The woman probably came around looking for trouble, and he found it. You do

you're not here as a consultant.

Why would I shoot him? I don't know. Why would you rough him up? I assume you

were protecting somebody.

You stop at a bar?

Call anyone, anyone who can vouch for where you were?

Touch me for powder.

I haven't fired a weapon since you took mine. And you're smart enough to wear

gloves and change your clothes before coming down here.

Your kit.

What did you do with it?

Don't drag Mikey into this. Oh, Shansky, we got a positive ID on you, unless you

got an alibi. Mikey was with me.

Where is he? I'll have somebody bring him in.

Sure, right.

I held my son's hand while I shot somebody.

Maybe you dropped him off. I didn't drop him off.

Call Heather.

Have you got her? Maybe you stopped at Wawa, told the kid you're running in for

a pretzel, took a walk down the road.

How long does it take to shoot someone?

You don't need to interrogate Michael.

Please.

Where's the boy?

You left your son with a priest?

Do you watch the news?

He's 10.

He shouldn't have to go through this alone.

I assume they offered to bring Heather in with him.

Look, it's not going to be too tough on the kid. He'll talk to the captain.

He'll tell him he was with you the whole time.

You were never out of his sight, and you didn't shoot anybody.

Yeah.

You didn't shoot anybody, right?

We were supposed to be in the game.

You're a Flyers fan, huh?

Yeah. Where'd you go after here?

My dad had to go see a friend.

Some guy named Nibs. Do you remember what time you left there?

12 .52.

Good memory.

I saw the clock when we got back into the car.

And then where'd you go?

To my dad's apartment.

Did he stop anywhere?

No. He never left you in the car?

No. My kid, that hour, would have fallen asleep since we started driving.

I could have gone to the shore and back for all you knew.

You sure you didn't doze off?

Maybe just for a couple minutes?

Boy, back to your story.

Sorry for the inconvenience, Olshansky.

Mikey, I know you know that you shouldn't lie.

I'm not certain.

Thank you.

I appreciate you protecting me.

You're welcome.

You just shouldn't lie.

Got it.

Hey.

Hey.

Michael, see this?

The rest of the day is yours, okay?

Whatever you want, you name it.

Take me home.

This isn't working.

Well, it's a process.

Now, one of them kills the other.

You don't think the cops are going to come looking for you?

Why do you think I'm hanging with a priest?

What's better, alibi to my son?

If she keeps calling me, she still thinks I'm going to help her husband.

After the squirrel completely screwed up my time with Mike Jr.

Oh, yeah, he really jobbed you.

You got something to say?

You really think the guy you met yesterday caused your problems with

weekend, yes, I do. Absolutely.

The guy asked for your help. You chose him over your son.

When he asked for my help, I wasn't going to have Michael.

What was I supposed to do? Blow the guy off?

You wanted to drop into this guy's life, fix his problems, and then ride off

into the sunset.

No.

No.

I wanted to take Michael to a hockey game.

Thank you so much for meeting me. I was desperate.

Seventh call tipped me off.

I'll pay you. I don't have much money, but you can take this. It was a gift

my husband.

It's got to be worth something. Please, please. Please, I need your help.

Lady, I'm here because I'm going to help you. Just keep it.

I... I've tried calling all his friends, his co -workers.

Nobody's seen him.

Where does he feel safe?

I have no idea.

I'm sure you do. You just don't know yet.

Where does he hang out? A bar? A club?

At home, mostly. I can't believe he did this.

When you two fight, where does he go?

We don't really fight.

You're married.

Henry's not big on conflict.

When was he in prison? Did you visit him?

After you and Nibs got involved?

A few times.

Well, that couldn't have made Henry happy.

He'd talk for a few days afterwards.

Where? He'd bury himself at work.

You try calling the store. Is anybody there?

Nobody's seen him there.

He has an inventory warehouse on Umbria.

Umbria.

I picked him up on Umbria.

Get a babysitter. Get the key.

Meet you back here.

All right. Okay.

Oh, my God. What is this?

Stop talking and look.

For what?

A name, an address,

a strange credit card bill, a photo of a familiar play.

Do you know

anything about accounting?

You ever go with these with you?

Did you love Boone?

Yes, I did.

So why'd you leave him?

He kind of left me, right?

Three years, you couldn't wait.

When he left for jail, I thought I would be lost and destroyed.

And I wasn't, because he was never really there for me.

Boone came from nothing.

scratch and crawl for everything he ever got.

It is great. That's why I fell in love with him.

But his career, his ambition would always come first.

Nibs, all he wanted is a family to take care of.

Mother, I'm here.

Let's go.

Maybe he's gone back to the house.

Was he stupid?

No. Then he didn't go back to the house.

Sank.

Friends, ex -girlfriends, current girlfriends.

My husband does not have an affair.

Because he'd be sure to let you know.

A few times he's even thought about another woman I knew.

Why'd the chicken cross the road?

What are you talking about?

I didn't pick your husband up here.

He was over there, on that side of the street.

There's nothing there.

Except that storage place.

No reason to be over there.

Yo!

What are you doing? I'm sending you home. I'm not going home.

Either you do or I... No, I refuse.

What's your baby's name?

Anya.

That's nice.

Go home.

I can never read my wife's writing.

Only an

idiot tries to reason with a pregnant woman. Get a sign in. Very important.

Where exactly do I sign?

Right there on the top.

There doesn't seem to be any space.

On that page, sir, the one is completely blank.

Oh.

Oh, there?

Right there?

Oh,

you must think I'm a moron.

Nibs, it's me, Olshansky.

Tuttle.

Ready or not, here I come.

Why'd you want me in here?

Afraid of me?

You know, it's funny.

You got a warehouse right across the road.

Lots of room.

You wouldn't think that you need a storage locker.

It's safer here.

Is it?

Where's the money?

What money?

Your wife's watch, Bulgari.

You must have blown 10 grand on that minimum. My new store. Yeah,

cash. I saw the books. You don't understand. You ripped off your

You couldn't keep covering it up.

So you torched the place. You hung it on your partner.

What about that needs clarifying? I don't understand.

What was that for?

You're kidding me.

Give me the gun.

I assume you didn't ditch it.

Now, where's the cash?

Huh? Where's the cash? Inside that clock over there.

You should have burned the rest of this stuff, too.

You know how much these rugs cost?

Oh, nibs.

How much is in here?

I got close to 100 grand left.

You gonna call the cops?

No one believed Boone three years ago. They're not gonna believe him now. So

you're still protecting me?

No, I'm protecting Boone.

We can't leave. He's out front.

You saw him? He couldn't see me. He was behind the dumpster. He got himself set

up that way so he could see my store, but not... Then he saw me.

Ned? Ned?

Where's the lock? Inside.

Go!

Go! My family needs the money. You stay out of this, don't dance with me! I'm

just trying to help you here!

Go!

Hey.

Nebs, get down! Get down! Somebody must be moving in!

Oh, wait!

You don't want to do this.

Give me the gun.

It's not loaded. Give me the gun!

Right here.

Nebs! Stay right there, Nebs.

All right, Oshansky.

Take the stairs.

Get out of here. Your prints are all over this gun, so if you talk to the

cops... You're going to take the fall, all right?

Now go.

No.

I don't want to hurt you, but I will.

No.

You're not a criminal.

So what do you think I should do here, huh?

Call the cops?

Have faith in the system? Hey, one life sentence, two life sentences don't make

no difference to me right now. Believe me. It makes no difference to me either.

I lost my job.

My wife dumped me. My son hates me.

Hell no! They hate me.

Give me the bag.

Give me the bag.

Shoot him.

Shoot him.

Here.

I don't want the money.

You earned it.

I don't want the money. Take it. It's okay. Oh, shut up. Shut up.

I'm not having you walk out of here like it's okay.

Like you paid me off.

You think you're going to get justice here?

It's way too late for that. You stole my business. Yeah. You stole my money.

Three years of my life. Who's walking in the parking lot right now? You made

something of yourself once. You can do it again.

You took Katrina.

I loved her, man.

You stole everything.

Only if you pull the trigger.

Half of this is yours. At least take that.

John! Wait a minute. He just walks out of here? He just walks out?

It's up to you.

You know what?

This is what you want!

Give me that.

That's my money!

That was my business.

Thank you.

I'll have you a drink.

Could I talk to him?

He doesn't want to see you.

What the hell happened this weekend?

Things came up.

I just want to talk to him.

Ask him to give me another chance.

You can't talk your way out of this one, Michael.

Bye.

I really screwed up.

I promise.

Don't make promises, Dad.

Hey, Dad.

Yeah. That guy?

The one who asked you to help him?

Uh -huh.

Did you?

Yeah.

I think so.

I have a karate demo Thursday.

I'll try to make it.