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We can't attract him.

Hammer kills good hope in two minutes.

I knew you were a cop. And since you are so interested in our little enterprise,

you just became part of it.

Tonight you're going to have the opportunity to question the hammer of D

up close and personal. Get him out of here.

Get him to the pit!

Break a hole!

Come on, ladies.

You might want to see this.

Knock the outlaws!

Get that shirt off him. Come on, get that shirt off him.

Come on, bring it on.

Trust me, Hammer.

He's a cop, Hammer.

You know what to do.

Don't let me down.

Nothing got outward once it ended.

Good. You know, you'd think they'd learn. This is my house.

Then into Copperhead to see if there was any truth to the rumors that the guards

are staging fights with the prisoners.

Copperhead prison authorities said that Holland couldn't take the pressure, so

he leapt to his death from the fourth tier of a cell block.

Who verified it? The prison doctor.

He signed the death certificate and he confirmed it as a suicide.

Looks more like a beating than a fall.

Maybe the cons found out he was a cop.

Who in the prison knew he was undercover?

No one. But the warden was very upset when he found out that he hadn't been

informed that Holland was on special assignment from the Arkansas Attorney

General's office.

Sending in an Arkansas cop was a first mistake.

Yeah, between the guards and the cons at Copperhead, they must know every cop in

the state of Arkansas.

That's why the governor called us to see if we had someone to go in undercover.

It's a dangerous assignment because the corruption probably goes all the way up

to the warden. If that's the case, then when you go inside, there's no safety

net. That's right.

Walker, the governor wanted me to tell you that this is not an order and you

don't have to go, which is what I recommend.

Tell the governor I'll go in.

Why didn't I know you were going to say that?

Since you can't trust anybody on the inside, maybe you should go in with some

backup. Turbette's right. We should all three go in. Well, I hate to say it, but

it would make me feel better.

Okay.

Tread you go in as guard. You're not going as con of windford

In

the

eyes of a ranger the unsuspecting stranger had better know the truth of

from right

Cause the eyes of the ranger are upon you.

Ain't all you do, he's gonna see.

When you're in Texas, look behind you.

Cause that's where the ranger's gonna be.

Come out of there.

Come on, maggot. What do you think this is?

Club meds? No one's going to change their diapers from this point on.

My name is Lieutenant Trachten.

I am chief of guards.

My job at this institution is to make your lives a living hell, and I love my

work.

You've had your three strikes.

You are out, and now you are mine.

At Copperhead, all new inmates start out in solitary confinement.

Shut up! You'll never get out of here!

This doesn't bother you,

Flint.

I've been there before.

Move over!

Sure, but you just need a little more to work with.

Warden Kyle wants you to dispatch it out with Rodgers.

You tell Warden Kyle.

If he wants a real fight, get me a real fight.

Jake Flint checked out.

He's a tough one, too.

Yeah? Yeah, boy.

Last time he let him out of solitary, he killed a guard with a single punch.

That's why they sent him to us.

Sounds like a good prospect.

Let's go welcome the new guard.

Beam it, isn't it?

Had some trouble to stay in prison over at Fort Smith.

Depends on what you mean by trouble.

You the big win here?

Yeah.

Lieutenant Tract.

Yeah, they said you had a mouth on you.

Who the hell are they?

Policy review board.

Said he'd like to use your baton, too.

Yeah, sort of a Zen thing, you know.

Not a fan.

Heard you were in the yard when they cut Lieutenant Wilson's throat.

Yeah, I was. I was the one that put him in the body bag. Really?

But Wilson wasn't in the yard and they didn't cut his throat.

He was in the laundry room.

Khan smothered him with a mattress.

So what's with the thumb on my windpipe?

All the guards are here at Copperhead for disciplinary problems.

Undesirables. Potential lawsuits.

Embarrassments to the system.

What, are you buttering me up?

I'm here to straighten you up.

Or ship your butt out.

I'm good at what I do.

Which is keeping slimeballs in line.

If you don't like it, start shipping.

You can talk the talk.

Now let's see if you can walk the walk.

One of the upstanding citizens in this cell.

Made a shiv in a machine shop.

Shake it down. Find it.

Outside. Are you crazy?

Well,

I guess you're just going to have to throw them out.

Don't get your salad tossed.

You really want me to start tearing up the date property? You want to stipulate

that there was no shit in there.

And there never was.

Okay.

You can walk the walk.

Take him down to supply.

Get him squared away.

Check him out.

I'm done.

Get your butt up.

You guys are pathetic.

Hey, what's the date?

13th of November.

I can make any difference to you.

My name is Lieutenant Tracton.

I am the Chief of Guard.

It is my job in this establishment to make sure that your lives are a living

hell. And I love my work.

At Copperhead, it is the policy.

Then all new inmates start out in solitary confinement.

Come on, man, you're great.

Hey!

That's crap.

How long?

Until I say you can come out, you got any more questions?

Yep. Does the ugly come from your mother's side of the family or what?

You think you're tough, punk?

Hell, you don't even know what tough is.

What's wrong, tough guy?

I'm gonna break your neck!

Don't kill him.

What kind of copperhead?

Take him to the hole.

Get up.

I got him.

Yeah, for both of us. You all right?

I'll let you know in a couple of days.

Yeah, the rumors were right.

This agent fights between cons.

Where do they fight?

In a place called The Pit. It's right behind D Block.

That's where the fighters live, too.

What? You mean like a stable of gladiators or something?

Something like that.

Now, listen.

They've got this con here they call The Hammer. He's real awesome.

His real name is Dirk Savage.

He's killed a few of his opponents on camera.

I guess he's becoming some sort of cult figure in the underground.

It's called what says he's the one that killed the undercover cop.

We'll see if Dan Johnson can find a website selling underground cage fights

the Internet.

Have you seen Walker? I hear he's supposed to come out of solitary

He's been in solitary?

Yeah, yeah. That's where they keep the new cons so they can check him out. Gage

went in today, too.

For how long?

He shouldn't be in too long, though. The way I see it, this cage fight operation

is real hungry.

They've got to have a steady flow of heavy hitters to take on this guy, the

Hammer. With Gage's doctored history, he should be a prime contender.

Alex, I've got to go.

I'll call you again.

You're a lucky man, Flint.

Going to D -Block.

What's so special about D -Block?

Find out when you get there.

Go.

Open D -Block!

Hey,

Tracks. New meat?

Yeah.

Who's the big mouth?

Dirk Savage.

affectionately known as the Hammer.

The Hammer.

Why? I told you before, Clint. You'll find out.

Enjoy your new home.

Which one's my buck?

I'm Gilstead.

Tom Munger.

Jake Lent.

How'd you get all this stuff?

We have to fight every week.

No rounds, no holes barred. And it's all on camera.

This hammer guy, what's his story?

He used to collect for the mob. Used to be a leg breaker. With a perfect

collection record.

He's treated like a king in here. Gets anything he wants. Booze, drugs, women.

For fighting? For winning.

The hammer's never lost.

You try to stay away from me.

What if you don't fight him?

Then you die.

What are you doing? Take it easy. It's just routine.

I don't care. Look, we had some trouble with an undercover cop in here.

Now, every new man, con or guard, is checked and double -checked. You got a

problem with that, take it up with Tracton. Take what up with Tracton?

Nothing. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do.

Problems with an undercover cop, huh?

Guess I cramped your style.

Never missed a beat.

She's supposed to be on the block.

I came to get my asthma inhaler. If I don't get a couple of hits a day, I

lock.

Anything else I can help you find?

No, I'm throwing here.

Get back onto the block.

Don't forget to lock up.

Anything?

Nothing.

Strip to the waist, grease up. Time to find out what you're made of.

What's this for?

It's for the camera.

I'm gonna make you a star.

What'd he draw?

Wide -legged London.

That camera won.

Pull in there.

That's it, Doug. That's it. That's what I want.

Camera three, get around the outside.

Camera 2, focus up.

Go for the flood. Go for the flood. Get a necktie.

face. Throw it on face right there. I want to see some pain.

Come on. Come on.

We'd like a little more blood, but... I bet.

I won, he lost.

That's good enough for me.

You got some pretty quick move.

I hear you're pretty quick yourself.

Hang around.

Judge for yourself.

Number three, stay with him. Stay with him all the way around.

get the blood on the side.

Well, I guess that's a wrap.

Flynn!

Quick enough for you?

You're everything they say you are.

Hey, having a victory party in my cell tonight.

Warden's importing a couple of hot tamales from the honor farm.

My treat.

No thanks.

I'm picky who I associate with.

Hey. What'd you just say?

He said he's picky who he associates. I know what he said.

Damien Quill.

Marine middleweight champion, three years running.

But he was dishonorably discharged for killing an opponent in the ring.

That's usually viewed as a risk of the game.

Quill kicked him in the head when he was down.

Need a downside?

Not that I can see.

After he got out of the Marine Corps, he killed four more men in a bar fight,

and finally a deputy sheriff at the Little Rock County Jail.

Well, sound like a keeper to me.

Bring him out.

What do we got here?

Jake Flint.

This old boy's tough as they say he is. He's as tough as they say he is.

You think he can take the hammer?

I don't think anybody can take the hammer.

Flint.

You cost me a hundred bucks today.

That just makes me feel so bad.

Welcome to Hammer's world.

Hammer's world?

Yeah, Hammer's a cage fighter.

Unbeaten.

He's killed five men in here.

And four more that wish they were dead.

Today he killed a man whose bunk you're about to take.

Top block.

Excuse me.

For not finishing me off when you had the chance.

Let me give you some advice.

When you fight the Hammer, don't take it easy on him. Finish him if you get the

chance, or he'll kill you.

Okay.

Come on, Hammer. Listen up.

So tense.

Have a drink, honey.

Can I invite someone to my party? They don't say no. I did.

I think it's time I taught you some manners.

Hey!

Shut up!

Only fighting on my watch is in the pit.

You got a date with a grease trap.

Don't tell him. I'm done with him. Think about it.

Hammer, I wouldn't want to be in your shoes when the warden finds out you

this clown and the cameras weren't rolling.

You're off the hook.

For now.

Let's go!

I hear they busted that Arkansas cop

for trying to smuggle out a videotape of the hammer killing someone.

I wonder where he got the tape.

Well, this can go on without the worst knowledge.

My guess is...

The warden's office.

You're probably right.

Alex told me two years ago Warden Kyle had insurmountable financial problems.

Now he's a wealthy man and Tracton just paid cash for a $50 ,000 bass boat.

Maybe it's time we busted this operation before there's another death.

Yeah, but we still don't have proof that the warden's involved.

Yeah, you're right.

Without proof, he could start this all over again.

Why don't I sneak into the warden's office and try to find some evidence?

Let me ask you something.

Yeah. Why the grease pit?

That's why it's called hard time.

I think you missed a chunk there.

If you want me to keep selling these tapes, I need more action.

You want more action?

I want Flint.

What's the problem?

Yeah, from what I've heard, Flint should be able to give Hammer one hell of a

fight. What about this new kid Quill? Pure nitro. Why don't we start with him?

Let's not forget why you brought this unique project to me to begin with.

Money. We all want it. It's no coincidence that we're all making it.

Now, these may be brutal cage fights to you, but in

truth, they are theater.

You always leave them wanting more.

Anticipation. Now, that's what we're selling. Yes, indeed.

Hammer should fight quilt.

It's quilt.

Whatever. And yes.

The Hammer should fight Flint, but except for those of us in this room, who

knows their names?

Let's not blow a great chance here.

I will build the reputations of both Quill and Flint.

I'll hype the hell out of them on the net as they work their way through the

ranks. The only two men who might be able to unseat that mighty Hammer of D

-Block. Not on their best day.

When one of them finally does meet the Hammer in the main event, that will be a

huge demand.

A demand which will lead to huge profits.

But I still want Flint.

If he doesn't lose in the preliminaries, you're going to get him. What if he

loses?

I'll put him in a cell with you. The rest is up to you.

One way or the other, you're going to get Flint.

It's not bad.

It's cocky, but he's good, and I like it.

He might just take the hammer. I don't know.

What's the damage?

Concussion. He'll live. Get him out of there. Come on.

You're next!

You know,

Trachten, I've been getting a bad feeling lately, so...

I think after the fight tomorrow, I'm going to shut everything down.

I want you to tell Hammer that I'm expecting something special.

A fight to the death.

Good grief, you're up to 20 minutes.

You know, we're the only three that haven't been beaten.

I guess we're going to have to fight each other.

And the winner takes hammer?

I'm going to win. You're taking a dive.

Wait a minute, don't you think we should flip more? No, I win, you lose,

understand?

All right.

Showtime.

By the way, you're not going to be fighting each other.

What? You know, Hammer wants to fight you both. Sort of a doubleheader.

He wants to fight us both?

He just said that.

At once? No.

First one, then the other. So pick the order.

And you should know, he's promised his promoter, he's gonna kill you both.

You're first.

You're going to die real slow.

Take me first.

You're going to die even slower.

Get in there!

Sit down.

What's going on?

Hammer's biting Quill and Flint to the death.

Oh my god!

Alex, it's Jimmy.

Jimmy, what's happening?

Gage is fighting the Hammer right now. Walker's up next.

These fights are to the death, Alex. So send in the cavalry.

We need them now.

Great. All right. I got to go.

Jimmy?

Who are you talking to?

My mother. Oh, your mother's in the cavalry.

Who are you? A cop?

Sheriff? Another one of those Attorney General snoops?

I'm a Texas Ranger.

Not a state.

No wonder your cover was so good.

You're bold!

Freeman's a Texas Ranger.

Chances are Quill and Flynn are too.

Freeman got a call out.

Good job of checking him out. There's nothing we can't handle. Will you please

tell me how we're going to handle it? If we kill these guys in the stage of

riot, we'll be blaming on the con.

All right.

They're both out!

I'm a bunny now.

You're going to get to see what it feels like to be on the other side of the

cell for a while.

Well, it's over, guys.

Aren't you going to thank me?

For what?

Softening up the hammer for you.

Yeah, he was really soft, all right.

Cause the eyes of the ranger are upon you.

Ain't all you do, he's gonna see.

When you're in Texas, look behind you.

Cause that's where the rain is gonna be.