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No taxi ladies give me I really need this cap

512 Pennsdale, let me guess you're in a

hurry

Why

aren't you taking market it's faster you came that way they got two lanes

partner

You can make it.

You want to drive?

Let's just get there in one piece, okay?

Hey, it's only 840.

Who is it?

It's important that you understand everything I say. Where's my sister?

Now, Jody, I know that in your job at justice, you have access to the federal

witness protection files.

You're going to go back to the office and get me the new name and address of

Anthony Lewis Sparks.

Jody, are you listening?

Yes. S -P -A -R -K -S.

Write it down, Jody.

Anthony Lewis Sparks.

the information you give me, you'll get your sister back.

Now believe me, I'll know every move you make.

If you go to the police or FBI, I'll know and I'll kill her.

You have until three o 'clock.

Jody? Yes.

Keep the phone.

I'll contact you. Hold on. Alyssa wants to say something.

Jody, promise me you won't go to the police.

I promise.

Are you all right?

What do you want?

What happened here?

Nothing. Everything's fine.

No, it's not.

Give me that.

What are you doing?

Calling the police. No!

Please stay out of this. This doesn't concern you.

This girl needs help.

You've got to call the police. No, I promised I wouldn't.

Who is she?

My sister.

And do you know who has her? No.

Please leave me alone.

The person that you talked to.

Did they ask for money?

Did they give you any kind of instructions?

He said I should... Why am I telling you this? You're a cab driver.

Well, I've had some experience helping people.

What? I used to be a cop.

Tell me what he said.

He said he'd kill her.

Just take your time and tell me...

Everything that happened.

You won't involve anyone else.

I'm a research assistant at the Justice Department.

I got a call at work today telling me to come home. My sister was in trouble.

When I got here, I found the picture and the cell phone was ringing.

And a man's voice said he had Alyssa.

Said I had till three o 'clock today to find the new name and address of a

protected witness

I

don't

know if I can do this

Jody, you've got to try.

Right now, he's got all the leverage.

You've got to try and change that.

What does that mean?

Just get the information.

Here's my cell phone number.

Call me.

And if you hear from the kidnapper, go.

So where'd you get the gun? What gun?

Sit up when I'm talking to you. Sit up when I'm talking to you.

Stupid.

Where'd you get the gun?

I don't know anything, man.

I'm busy.

Yeah, then why'd you answer?

What do you want, Mike? I'm in the middle of something.

Did I say move? What?

I'm not talking to you.

Oh.

Look, I need some information on an Anthony Lewis Sparks.

Call me later.

No, there is no later with this one.

Give me the name.

Anthony Lewis Sparks, S -B -A -R -K -S.

So you were saying?

Department of Justice, may I help you?

Oh, yes.

Hi, Judy.

I've been looking for you.

Oh, I had some errands to run. Sorry, I should have said something.

All right.

I am going to need those statistics and that recidivism you've been working on,

okay? Sure, no problem. I'm almost done.

Yeah, whenever you're ready.

Don't do this to me.

Something wrong?

You know, I do have a day job.

Appreciate this, Mercedes.

You want to show me some real appreciation and lose my number.

Yeah, but then my life would be so empty.

What'd you find out about Sparks?

First, tell me you're interested in him.

Can't.

You want me to give you information on a federal witness and you're not going to

tell me why?

I don't think so.

Girl's in trouble.

Very serious trouble.

Dial 911.

She was warned not to.

Yeah.

Give me that.

You got the information?

It's impossible.

My passport won't access the data.

Jody, you have got this.

Anthony Sparks was vice president of a Jersey bank and laundered money for a

-time drug dealer named Mitchum.

Sparks turned state's evidence and the feds hit him in a witness protection

program.

Mitchum is sitting in jail, worried.

Trial starts next week. If Sparks testifies, Mitchum gets the John Gotti

for an extended stay.

And if Sparks gets whacked?

Might as well not waste the taxpayer's money.

So who's the girl?

What's the trouble?

So, um, this information highway is more of a one -way street.

Sorry.

I'll tell you where you can stick your sorry.

Jody, do you have the stats for Mr. Pearson?

Not yet. I'm still working on them.

Well, I know he needs them by the end of the day.

It's not another game to it, so... Okay.

Brad Pearson's office?

No, Robin, he just went down the hall.

Oh, wait a minute, here he comes now.

Your wife's on line one.

I'll take it at my office.

Pearson!

I have Judge Porter on the phone in my office. He needs to talk to me.

Tell Robin I'll have to get back to her, and I'm going to need you to take some

notes, okay?

You'll call you right back, okay, Robin?

Okay, bye.

His new name is Otto Meyer.

O -T -T -O -M -Y -E -R.

621.

621 Quaker Lane.

All right, stay there in case he calls.

Just stall him. Don't let him know you got the information yet. What are you

going to do?

I'll get back to you before three.

Well, if you insist upon knowing, your husband called at my office for the

diagnosis of your case, oh, I'd say about ten days ago.

I discussed your condition with him thoroughly at that time.

It was then that I told him, from all accounts, Mr. Stevenson, your wife's

illness seems to date far back in her early childhood.

Yet there were at times comparative long periods of good health.

Is that true?

Yes, I... I gotta get out of here.

Did you relax?

Yeah, right.

You're a slob, you know that?

I was starting to enjoy my new life until you and your jagoff partner showed

Hey, as long as you're an imminent danger, we're all roomies.

I've been stuck in this house for a week. Why don't we go to the movies?

It's dark in the theater.

Get away from the window.

You are thinking about what you're going to cook for dinner.

What, you think I look like Emeril?

Yeah. Hey, all right.

Hey, watch it. Ow. Keep your head down.

Stay down. All right.

Joshua?

Joshua, come on. Come back here.

I'm sorry, my kid. I told him not to take a false swing. Let me pay for the

damages. That's all right. Hey, don't worry.

Come on, I'll get the kid to clean up the mess. What's it gonna cost? 40, 50

bucks? You know, take it. Really, hey, forget it.

Fine.

All right.

You all right?

Yeah, what now?

Yeah, can we have the ball back, please? I'm very sorry.

You know, it's special. It's a foul that Josh caught at the vet.

Take your ball.

He's going to be out for a while.

You just stay right there, pal.

I won't. I swear.

Please. I won't tell anything.

Please don't shoot me. Please.

Please don't. I swear.

I don't know anything.

Please. Please don't hurt me. Please. Please. Shut up.

All right. All right.

Kylie.

We've got a problem.

What are you talking about, Pat? We lost a protected witness.

Who? Sparks.

I don't believe this.

Jody, line three.

Justice, Jody Lincoln.

Jody, it's Mike.

Meet downstairs in the back of the building in exactly five minutes. Make

you got the cell phone.

You got it?

Yes. What did you... I'll explain everything.

Who was that?

Hey, you gotta tell me what's going on. Get on the floor.

Why didn't you just kill me back there, huh?

Hey.

Why didn't you just say something?

Okay, shut up.

In the back.

Meet Anthony Lewis Sparks.

You kidnapped him?

Yeah. Who the hell is she? Are you sure that's him? It doesn't look like his

file photo.

What is going on here?

Hey.

Come here.

Please.

It's three o 'clock.

Yeah, I like punctuality.

Who is this?

Friend of Jody's.

Well, friend.

Tell her she's not very good at following directions.

Goodbye. Hold on. Don't hang up. There's somebody here you should talk to.

Say something to the man.

No! Get lost!

Guess he's not in the mood to talk.

That was Anthony Lewis Sparks.

I have him. He's out of the system now.

And the feds have no idea where he is. Now, that's good for you.

Because unlike them, I'm a free agent who knows how to deal.

You got leverage.

I got leverage.

This guy's crazy!

So you give me Alyssa unharmed, I'll give you Sparks.

I'll get back to you.

You got the number.

Your sister just did a very stupid thing.

You don't know what you're getting yourself into. Just watch your step.

Watch the hair.

What is going on?

Just get over here.

Hey, hey.

Get up there. All right, all right. Don't push me.

Are you all right with this lady?

You'd like me in the sanctuary to murder her? I just want to save my sister.

Oh, great.

You can let this lunatic get me killed.

You can scream all you want.

Nuns haven't lived here for years.

This the church?

Yeah.

Prayer might be appropriate.

Make yourself comfortable.

Hey! Hey!

Hey, come on!

Hey, don't leave me here, please!

Hey,

Mike.

It's Jody Lincoln.

Father Tom Grzelik.

Nice to meet you, Johnny.

All right, if she, uh...

Hangs out here for a while.

Sure. But I may put you to work.

Should I ask?

No. No big deal.

She just needs a place to gather her thoughts.

I'll call you if I hear anything.

All right. Thanks.

Sure.

Mike, wait.

Are you sure about all this?

Sure? No.

No, but I got to tell you, when guys like Mitchum, when they hire killers,

hire professionals.

And pros don't leave behind living witnesses.

But we got something that he wants.

So believe me, this is really his best chance.

Yeah, I'm going to sell this.

You son of a bitch.

You asked me for info on a protected witness, and a few hours later, he's

snatched from a U .S. marshal?

A coincidence?

What, you think this is funny?

Every law enforcement agency in the country is looking for Sparks, and I

you got him.

Just as sure as I know you're going to give him up. I can't do that.

What was that? Did you say can't?

A young girl could die.

Oh, my.

People die every day.

You assaulted a federal agent.

You kidnapped a witness.

You want to know about this girl?

No.

No, I don't.

Everything I know just takes a bigger bite out of my ass.

Sooner or later, they're going to get around to me.

And sooner or later, I'm going to roll on you.

All I know now is that you asked about Sparks. That gives me a slap on the

wrist. More than that.

You like being alone?

You're alone now pal.

I just want to make sure you're okay.

Where's Rambo?

I don't know.

Do you realize how much trouble he's getting you into?

I'm not the bad guy here.

I'm trying to put the bad guy away.

This is what I get for trying to testify against a drug dealer?

You worked with him.

I cleaned a couple of bucks.

Does that give your friend the right to turn me over to a hitman?

Get me out of here.

Please.

Please.

Hi. Hi.

You all right?

Sure. I was just finishing Sunday's sermon.

Want a preview?

You seem to know Mike well.

Yeah, very well.

Are his instincts good?

That's a tough question.

I guess I'd ask him things about what?

He's not a Boy Scout, but he's got a good heart.

Yeah.

Hello, Mike.

Surprised I know your name.

I know all about you.

So you know who I am?

Wasn't hard.

You stayed in Jody's apartment far too long. She took the same cab to and from

her office.

You were watching.

Grabbing sparks was an interesting move.

I am intrigued.

Maybe we can make a deal. How do we find out?

I'll know after I look you in the eye.

Where do we meet?

Be on the corner of 12th and Poplar in 15 minutes.

Oh, and Olshansky.

If I smell a setup,

you'll never see Alyssa.

Yeah.

Good evening, sir.

Good evening.

We're going to have to move.

It's about half dark.

I didn't know.

No problem.

Who was that?

What?

Who was that playing?

Oh, I don't know. It's a radio.

Okay. Have a good night.

Thanks. You too.

Well, I hold.

Look, I've been trying to face the serial number of this gun all day.

Well, no, I guess a couple more minutes won't matter.

Why don't you do me a favor?

Look, let me give you a call back.

U .S.

Marshals. How can I help you, gentlemen? We working on the same case,

Washington?

I don't know. At 11 .40 this morning, you went online.

and entered the interagency database.

You downloaded information on Anthony Lewis Sparks.

Are we in? Yeah. Two hours later, he was forcibly removed from protective

custody. Now, you're going to sit there, and you're going to give a smart mouth,

or you want to handle this like gentlemen?

Yeah, I'm here. But I gotta tell you, I'm not crazy about games.

This is no game.

I have to make sure you're alone.

Now, the number three bus will be there in a minute.

Get on it.

Hello, Chaffee?

Yeah.

Well, keep going.

Why don't you give me a little dance?

Did I tell you your ripped jersey top and your plaid hip hugger pants?

Did you put that Chanel on I gave you?

And your old snow looks good in the kitchen, baby.

Don't you go.

And you don't serve me.

Before you bitch in my definition.

Is that what you think I look like?

Let's get a couple of drinks. Get to know each other.

Your ex -wife won't take you back. You're driving a hack, double shift,

making minimum wage. Jim is informed.

I'm not divorced yet.

You really think this is a good time to split hairs?

All right, we've established you've done your homework.

You are under indictment on felony charges.

So why do you want to jam yourself up more by grabbing a federal witness?

A cop friend of mine wanted to know the same thing.

I didn't think you had any cop friends left.

You give me straight answers or I get up and go.

I believe this is the girl's only chance.

No matter what her sister did, you're not the type to leave anything behind,

especially witnesses.

You think you understand me?

I couldn't begin to understand a guy like you.

You blindsided me, Olshansky. I didn't see you coming.

But why should I trust you to give up Sparks? When I was a cop, I hated

with snitches.

They sell out their mother to save their neck.

Now, if I was willing to play that game, my lawyer says that my problem will go

away tomorrow.

But I am not a snitch.

I hate them.

So you're asking me to trade a jerk like Sparks for an innocent 19 -year -old

girl?

No contest.

You're comfortable with Sparks' death on your hands?

I'm not going to kill him.

You are.

You're an enigma, you know that?

The apartment turns its back on you, they're looking to screw you every way

can, and yet you still want to be the hero wearing the white hat.

But I'm no hero.

Heroes know still money.

And they don't deal with the devil.

Okay.

2 a .m.

Where?

You still got the phone?

I'll give you a call.

So what? So I'm supposed to be thankful because he got me a couple extra hours?

That would be a start.

You handcuff a man in my church without telling me.

You lied by omission.

You are testing the limits of this friendship.

If I don't produce sparks, this woman's sister will die.

Who do you think you are, trading one life for another?

Grizz, I had to do something. You don't get to choose who lives or dies. You let

him kill a girl.

You don't get to play God!

That's not what I'm doing.

Do you truly believe you have the right to give this man up to certain... I

never was going to give the guy up!

You know me better than that!

I had to convince the kidnapper that I would.

Now I've got the leverage.

He's going to call me. He's going to tell me where he's going to be with

And this is the best chance your sister has to be saved.

Where are you going?

I want to get some help.

You make sure he stays here.

This is not over between us, Mike.

Give it up, Otansky.

Another stand -up guy.

You fast. Take it easy. Where's my witness? Hey, hey, hey.

Where's my witness? Take it easy. Don't tell me to take it easy.

Sparks is alive and he's safe. You ought to be thanking me.

Are you out of your mind? Back off, Wyatt.

Let's hear him out.

Okay. Okay.

Go ahead.

I'm going to help make your careers. What the hell are you talking about?

Mitchum's hired gun, kidnapped a 19 -year -old girl, and he's holding her

hostage.

I told you, he didn't tell me anything.

Oh, now you're happy about that.

He's agreed to trade her for Sparks. Where? When?

Two o 'clock. He's going to call and he's going to tell me where.

And I figure he's not going to give me a lot of lead time.

And he's going to be watching for you.

So, we have to do this on the fly.

He was your partner.

He's a total ass.

But a Greek cop.

Zachary?

Zachary?

Barks.

Where's Alyssa?

Now you.

Come here.

Send it.

No, it doesn't work that way.

I get the girl.

And then you get sparked.

Doesn't work that way either.

You meet me in the middle.

Hands where I can see them.

You too, my friend.

Couldn't find a place a little more cheery?

I think you'd feel right at home here, old Chansky. All dark and gloomy.

Oh, yeah. You know me that well, do you?

You'd be surprised.

Okay, that's close enough.

Sparks isn't just going to walk over there. You let the girl go, and

I'll bring him to you.

As you wish.

Hands where I can see them.

Melissa, I want you to just come to me, okay?

No.

Don't run.

Don't run.

Send them, Olshansky.

All right.

It'll be okay.

Almost there. Bring him.

I got the girl!

Anybody with a clear shot, take them out.

You stay here with them.

You'll be fine.

He's gone.

Okay. We need a dive team out here at the pier.

I don't believe it.

Crazy.

Maybe.

You all right?

Yeah.

It's a good vest.

Yeah, well, I'm happy for you.

How about you?

Fine. You okay?

Yeah, I'm good.

Where is she?

She's in here.

Alyssa?

Alyssa.

Here we go again.

Who the hell are you handing me off to this time? I recognize that voice.

Oh, great. I'm back with Laurel and Hardy. Now I really feel safe. Shut up,

Sparks, all right? We've got to find you a new place to live now.

Anything from the river yet?

No, nothing. Water temperature this time of year, give five minutes tops.

My bet?

You drown.

That's a bad idea.

That's not your problem, Olshansky. You've got bigger things to worry about,

like assaulting a federal officer, obstruction of justice, kidnapping, and

sure the prosecutors are going to find a few more things for you to worry about.

All right? Turn around. The thing worked out. You're a big hero. What else do

you want, man? I want his ass in my slam. Hold on there a minute, Ollie.

He saved my life. Probably yours, too. Stay out of this. No!

You charge him with anything, I get amnesia.

I swear, my lips will seal.

I won't testify against Mitchum. I won't.

Let it go.

We get the win.

He goes back to driving a cab.

You're okay.

But if you're not careful, you'll give snitches a good name.

So where are you going?

I'm going to go earn a living.

I haven't had a fare all day.

Thank you.

I'm glad it all worked out.

If you need a cab, give me a call.

Yeah. Bet you didn't know I had this number.

You always need an escape plan, Olshansky.

Sometimes it's a plane, sometimes it's a train.

Sometimes it's a wetsuit and a boat.

You're smart.

I'll give you that.

I don't like being crossed.

I may have to pay you and your family a visit sometime.

You leave my family out of this, you hear me?

And if I were you...

I'd be more concerned that you shot a U .S. Marshal in a bulletproof vest.

So when Sparks walks into court, Mitchum won't be too happy.

So I'd be less worried about me, more worried about your own back.

Well, thanks for the tip. But with all respect, you are not me.

See you soon, Oshansky.