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Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Hey. Hey. Hey.

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Heat. Heat.

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Everybody knock it off.

Okay, people. He's inside. This one's

real.

Please

go

again. Open it now. Reese Kusack move in

on the right. Ready here.

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Hippie. Give me the money. Boy, move in.

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Load up, Larson. On the way.

Hurry up.

Okay, guys. Coming closer. We got him in

the air. Okay, man. Let's take care of

this [ __ ]

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Give me the rest of the money. No

money. No money. No

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money. Get the [ __ ] out of here.

Somehow I just don't believe you gave me

all the money.

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Stay right where you are. Everybody stay

where you are.

Stay where you are. Please. Police.

All right.

Reese is down. Reys is down.

Terres, speedy [ __ ] recovery.

Salude,

hey, you still got a place for him on

the team, right? V one, you heard the

dog. Yeah, he's going to have to learn

to walk again. I can't use anybody's

less than 100%. Yeah, you know, you're

right. It stinks. But you're right. He

was good. Reese was good. He was the

best. If he was the best, he wouldn't

have gotten popped, would he? Where are

we going to find another guy like Reese?

That's what I want to know. At least he

didn't go home in a box. I got somebody

in mind. Hey, three more of these, huh?

Lloyd Spice.

Theres [ __ ]

Damn it, Jeff. I'm calling for backup.

[ __ ] no. Back up, Blake. Breaking a

restraining order. Just chasing this

guy. And what the hell are we doing

here? We're getting the job done,

Hayden. [ __ ] Come on. You're in the

wrong lane.

Jesus. Get out of my way. Watch out for

the car. Watch out for

this. Oh [ __ ]

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Father, someone's going to stop me. I'll

stop you. You

[ __ ] Stop me. I'll stop you.

[Applause]

This is unit 16 R21. Officer needs

assistance on the corner of 12th and

Maple. Request immediate backup.

Don't you [ __ ] move.

You did it, didn't you, Eddie? You know

where the Chandler kid is, don't you? I

just couldn't help myself.

Is he alive? Is he alive? Where's the

[ __ ] Chandler kid? Punish

me. [ __ ] Did you kill him? Did you kill

him, kid? Don't kill him. Did

you [ __ ] get out, huh?

kill

him. [ __ ]

it's over, man.

The fact that you were right about the

Chandler boy doesn't excuse anything.

You know what I hate about working for

internal affairs powers? Bet you can't

keep our balls in a jar on your desk. I

hate that this job is political and that

when I got a loose cannon like you just

begging for jail, someone upstairs can

say not

sustained. I had your badge in my

pocket. So wherever they're sending you,

you better tow the line because next

time you won't be so lucky. Yeah, I'll

keep that in mind. That's

all. Have a nice day.

Bon. Oh, what the hell have you been up

to?

Not watching you enough, amigo. Oh, it

makes me look bad. My old partner

stepping in [ __ ] with the

IIA. Didn't you learn anything from me,

kid? I can take care of myself.

[ __ ] I pulled every favor I had to

get IIAIA off this.

You got me free and clean.

You I'm with has a lot of juice.

Boys upstairs like I were

son. I think you're ready for a special

assignment. I'm listening. Yeah, that'

be a [ __ ] first.

Look,

uh, we're having a little barbecue.

Here's the one and where.

Come on out. Meet the guys.

Trust me, you're made for this one.

All right, step right down this hallway.

Hey, Cap. I said blood rare. The way I

look at it, any steak that isn't burnt

to a crisp is blood [ __ ] right. Well,

not for Danny. You know, he likes his

meat raw, huh? And on the tire mark's

still on it, huh? Hell, that's the only

meal of the server. Posi like us. Oh,

yeah. Damn straight. You ladies take

after me, you might turn into real men.

Are you saying you'd rather have

roadkill instead of my gourmet hand

grilled top-of-the-line steaks? You

better think carefully, boy. You know,

I'm still your C out. Here's to the best

cook in town. Cheers. Sal

cut it pretty close with Payton. I had

your cold. Yeah. Yeah, I know. They told

me.

Listen. Yeah.

Thanks for covering for me. Well, we've

never done that before, but we got you

out because you're a prime candidate for

an elite assignment, and you can walk

away anytime.

I can get you reassigned to homicide in

another division. Nobody will ever hold

it against you.

Well, Cap, I don't even know what this

special assignment is yet.

I know. I just didn't want you to feel

that we had a a gun to your head. Talk

to Van. I'll lay the whole thing out for

you. But

first, let me load up another ice chest.

Yes, sir. Hey, Bob. Here we come. Get

out of the way. Here we

come. Come on, Bob. Get out of the way.

Bobby, move your ass. Hey, I know he's

your boy, but uh I don't think he's

right for the squad. You know, he's a

grandstander. Likes to make the play

himself. We need a team player. He

wouldn't even be on the force if I had

their way. I looked at his jacket.

Got almost 20 beats. Yeah, most of them

not

sustained. That's the problem.

Yeah. Well, the rest of us managed to

get on a squad with only one or two

scrapes with IED.

Yeah. Think of the squad, Dan. I mean,

come on, man. Every time we make a

collar, we're in the frying pan. You

know, we need to do everything cleaner

and better than the other cops. Pilots

can't take orders.

Period. Guy like that is going to get

somebody killed. Better listen to

Larson, Danny.

Look, I know the guy. I partnered him

when he is a cherry gold shield. I'm

telling you, I trust him in a firefight

like I trust any one of you. Look at his

street record. He takes care of

business. Sounds like power is better

for squad than we are. He killed his

quotas with two black guys.

This is the best gig I ever

had. We put away the bad guys and I

don't want anybody

Yeah, you know, Cusack's right for a

change. Hey, gracias, amigo. Hey, Pendo.

I said for a change, right? We are the

best of the best. We give these repeat

offenders a second chance. You know, we

give them a choice. They can either go

to jail or they can leave town.

Look, when I say he's a good man, I know

what I'm talking about. Back then, we

were involved in a shooting. I mean, it

went down the way it had to, but by the

time I a [ __ ] all over it, I could have

kissed my pension

goodbye. Kid stood up for me, covered

me. He belongs here, people. If he wants

to try, I want him on the team.

Hey,

Super. There he is.

You should think is all yours.

Hey boss, Kev said you'd fill me in.

Play a little game with me, amigo. Okay,

but won't your wife object? [ __ ]

you. Imagine being able to catch the

perk, gun in his hand, doing a crime

every single bus you make. Imagine the

Force being more interested in putting

away the bad guy than in covering their

ass. Oh, yeah, right. What have you been

drinking?

Imagine a world where you can draw your

weapon when you want. And you don't have

to yell police till you pick your spot.

My imagination's not that good. This

doesn't have to be, kid. It's real. I

live in it every day.

Go.

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We're called SIS, Special Investigation

Section. Come on, let's go.

Bet the guys now you're watching them

work.

They're good. Wouldn't want to have them

against me. That's the point. Let's go.

I'm not talking clan [ __ ] I'm not

talking neo-Nazi [ __ ] We're not

some [ __ ] rogue outfit. We're an

official unit operating under official

department policy. Go.

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We're Hunter Trackers, a 10-man squad

working roundthe-clock

surveillance. We target high-profile

criminals. Track them until they commit

another felony. Just felonies. No loose

change. We want to put these boys away

for a long time. A long time. Now, these

are the pricks we're targeting now. So,

that's uh surveillance footage on Billy

Nash. He's casing the bank. These are

bad boys. They rob banks, hurt people.

That's their job. Our jobs to stop them.

What with pictures? You're thinking like

a beatcock kid. This is real

surveillance. Crooks like this develop.

We follow them, learn how they work,

shut them down.

It's pretty intense. How many cases you

guys work on at a time? One. Till we put

them away. one.

Well, how come I never heard of the SIS

before? We're low profile, amigo.

Officially, the mayor didn't even know

we exist. Officially,

you guys want me on this squad? Yeah.

I don't know. Everybody's got me down as

bad news. I'm not exactly what you would

call a elite.

You've been working with the wrong

people, Jeff. What used to get you in

trouble get you round to beers with SIS.

Hey, Cat. Is Vorn making everything

sound attractive? Powers? Yeah. Oh,

yeah. Where the [ __ ] do I sign? Hey,

let's back up a

minute. This squad doesn't have any

cowboys on it. Can't afford the risk.

Now, I know your record, Jeff. So are

all the guys in the squad. So, if I let

you in, you better fly right. We operate

under strict guidelines. Mistakes mean

coming home in a bag. loud and clear,

Cap. If I [ __ ] up here, it's not just my

ass. I got a team depending on me.

You're right, Dan. I like him. We got

two rules in the SIS, Detective Powers.

We target the most dangerous criminals.

Take those animals off the street for

good. Got it. What's the second rule? We

keep quiet.

Welcome to the SIS,

detective. Thank

you. Thanks.

[Laughter]

Won't let you down. All right.

So, you're going to work all night if

you don't let me

finish. Three sentences and this

prostitution piece hits the late

edition.

Whatever. Still, it's nice to have

someone to come home to. You know what?

It might be a house husband, you know

what I mean? Yeah. Don't start. What? I

didn't say anything. Not even Vegas.

No, we are not getting married.

You were the one who said we shouldn't

have to choose between our jobs and each

other, and you were right. I'm always

right. I hate it. I mean, it's tough

enough as it is. Do you know how hard it

is for a crime reporter to come home and

listen to all the stuff that you bring

home and not use it in a story?

Made a deal, right? Nothing leaves the

room. That way, we can blow off steam

and not worry about it. Mhm. Then

explain Eddie Payton.

Who?

Very smooth powers. Eddie Payeyton, you

know the sick bastard who you lost your

badge over. Max told me that he left a

message so I could get some photos.

Nobody knew when they were going to

release Payton. But lo and behold, you

were there and my answering machine was

rewound. He chops up little kids, Kelly.

What was that? Yes, he's a psychotic

[ __ ] Jeff. That doesn't change what you

did.

I'm sorry.

Okay. I mean it. I I crossed the line

and it won't happen again.

Wow.

I don't know if that's good enough. Oh,

yeah.

By the way, bride eyes, I didn't lose my

badge. I just got reassigned. Where?

Kelly, do you really want to talk shop

now?

Where was I?

You're about to apologize. My brain's

out.

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Sheila, I'm

home. But you're not, are

you? Hey, baby. You miss me

yet? You want to come back?

You even think about

me? I think about you,

baby. Every time I call the liquor

locker, another [ __ ]

delivery. Remember that kid, Powers?

Just stuck my neck out for him.

Hope he makes

it. You never stuck your neck out for

me.

What? Oh, right.

Right. You couldn't live with it.

with

what? My

life. I miss you so

bad. So

bad.

Sheila, come on. Oh

my treat you good.

I treat you so good,

baby. Jesus, I miss

you.

Sheila, baby, please come on.

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All right, Vince, you know what you got

to do? What you doing, Vince? I got the

door. You got the door. What you doing,

Mary? I'm doing everything, baby. You

can just stay in the car. Yeah. You

better make sure your ass get the cash.

You know what I'm saying?

Okay, center to quarterback. The ball is

headed your way. Repeat, ball is headed

your way. Copy, center, quarterback has

the ball.

Oo, Billy N. Ugly as life.

Yeah, that's them. I make five.

Here we go.

You run the computer on these guys,

boss. Not our job. And they go away

track him and sack him. Bunch him up,

kid.

Yes, sir. Hey, man. And why did she have

to come along anyway, man? My [ __ ]

man. I'll take care of her. Hey, man.

You know, you make sure you keep Daisy's

ass planted in the back seat. She'll be

cool, man. Just knock it off.

Nash has an outstanding felony wrapped

in Texas. Assault and battery. We can

bag him right now and move on to the

next bad guy. [ __ ]

Texas. Hand them over to Texas. They'll

be out and back in LA in 6 months. We'll

have to do this [ __ ] all over

again. Mike, you okay? You look like you

partied a little hard last night, buddy.

I can handle it, Dan. Looks like they're

slowing down to check out the bank. Just

a bunch of brighteyed kids looking to

open up that first account. Fullback.

There's a quarterback. Pick up the ball.

Roger that, quarterback. Fullback has

the ball.

Listen, I'm going to circle it back

around.

Roger. That center has the ball. Hey,

you make sure you get the cash, [ __ ]

Quit running your mouth. All

[Applause]

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[Applause]

right. So, how do you know they're going

to do it?

They don't kid. They got in their mom.

Steal a car, use at the bank, and switch

back to their own. If they steal a car,

hot shot, we know it's showtime.

Last few minutes are always longest.

Park the damn car, Johnny. Come on.

Rock and roll. Center to team. The ball

is in play. Repeat, the ball is in play.

Maroon Link, we will carry the ball to

the end zone. We have five players on

the visiting team. Copy center

quarterback moving in. Close off the

back doors.

You ready to go in, kid? Now, now she

isn't even here yet. Surprise, surprise.

I don't know. Sounds a little bit like

enttrapment to me, you know. Boss, ask

him to rob the [ __ ] bank. We just

know he will. Supposed to save some

lives.

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Mike, give Angel some backup. I don't

want that Lincoln getting away.

Hey buddy, get your head out of your

ass.

Dan, look, there's too many [ __ ]

people in that bank. Somebody's going to

get killed. I don't have time for this

[ __ ] You want out? You want to do your

[ __ ] job?

Yeah. All right. I'm in.

[Music]

You see hardware, don't wait for me.

Copy that, boss.

[Music]

Bet your lunch takes marrying baby at

Oh. Oh [ __ ] You still owe me from the

Steelers game. Double or nothing.

Okay, but not

McDonald's. If these guys weren't so

[ __ ] scary, they'd be funny. That

locos where one is, huh? Hitting a bank

on a Friday afternoon. That sounds like

something your homeboys are doing, huh?

You sec. It's against regulations to

make racial remarks against your fellow

officers. You inbred white trash

[ __ ] You threw trash in my

family and ready for these guys. Grease

bowl. I was born ready. Going to make

this quick. We'll be in and out.

You chicken [ __ ] me boy and I'll hunt

you down. Come on, man. I'm going to

break my [ __ ] water out here.

Don't lose a baby, sugar. [ __ ] Nash

never takes three of them. Von's a man

short. Doesn't matter how gigs to

Lincoln anyway. Besides, Vaughn will say

two against three just sharpens his

edge.

Let's do it.

Wait for my queue. Huh?

Casey, put that down. Nash will get

pissed. Now,

Mary,

everybody. Police freeze.

Let's get the [ __ ] out of here. Go, go.

Is this it?

All units in the vicinity, we have a 211

in progress at the Bank of America.

Dispatch, cancel 211. Repeat, wildfire

on scene.

Police. Show me your hands. Put your

hands on the dash. Hands on the dash.

Johnny in the

car. Go.

[Music]

Everybody stay down. Stay on the floor.

[Music]

I'll call an

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[Applause]

ambulance. Hey, Larson, don't touch the

crime scene, man. What are you doing,

Armano? I didn't see nothing.

That's where it'd be if we were slow.

Oh, Jesus. What are you doing?

Empty. The [ __ ] gun was empty. What

exactly is

Why the [ __ ] did you do that? Huh? Why

the [ __ ] did you do that? You stupid

[ __ ] The [ __ ] gun was empty.

Look at this. She's just a [ __ ]

little girl. Not out here. Not out here.

You [ __ ] tell me why we didn't arrest

him. Not out here. Why? Not out here.

[ __ ] move. Don't move. Think about

it.

Think about

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it.

Damn. I I just can't do this

anymore. I

I just want That's all I want.

Mike.

Get over the

[Music]

Get out of here. Get the hell out of

here. Get out of here.

Come on. I'll deal with this [ __ ] Go

on. Move. Roger. We copy. Let's move it.

[Music]

Yeah.

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Kelly Daniels LA Chronicle. Can I talk

to her? She's in bad shape. It's like a

war zone in there. It's lucky more cops

didn't get hit. You mean they were

inside the bank? Yeah. And this lady is

going to be inside the morg. Don't move.

Captain Keller Kelly, the secure area.

All right. Can I have some help here?

Same old Kelly. Fastest scanner in the

West. That's right, Bill. What do you

Listen, give me a few minutes, will you?

I'm not even up to speed yet. Well, what

do you have so far? All I know is we've

got five bad guys down, one guard, one

civvy. Five down, and it's officer

shooting.

Bill,

call me in my office. I'll get back to

you later. Your office? Bill? What's the

deal?

Excuse me. Can I ask you a few

questions? I'm sorry, ma'am. Ask the

officer in charge. Uh, Kelly Daniels, LA

Chronicle. Thought I knew most of the

plane closed guys around here. You're a

new face detective.

You really should refer your questions

to the officer in charge, ma'am. Oh, I

thought you were in charge. You sure

Bill Keller down in a

hurry? Mind telling me why there were

officers inside the bank?

Please speak to the officer in charge.

Not going to say it again.

Are you a beds intelligence?

Have a very nice day.

Okay, let me see what you got, Nurse.

Okay, let me see.

Larson, let me see what you got, please.

[ __ ] God damn it, Larson. That's three

times in a row, man. When are you guys

going to start to learn to play with

50s, huh? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Right.

Listen to him. Guy gets lucky, wins

three times, wants to raise the stakes.

Hey, if what's with powers? He's finding

his balance. What's his problem? Hey,

Oddshot. Remember your first time? That

was wonderful. Yeah, you were cleaning

puke off your boots for a week, Cowboy.

I remember you.

You all right, amigo?

Yeah, sure. Why not? We went through

some heavy [ __ ] today.

You didn't even try to arrest him.

That's right. I saw a threat and

answered with necessary force. Yeah, but

you didn't even identify yourself. No,

you did. Almost got yourself capped.

Yeah.

You know, we go a long way back. I I

don't want to have to cover for you

again. Not after all this time.

What should I have waited for him to

take a hostage or shoot the guard?

You're right.

You're right.

Come on, have a drink with the guys. I

just didn't expect to kill them all.

That's the job. We might look like

scumbags, but we're the best there is.

Plus, we'll be watching your back.

That's right, amigos. So, you better be

nice to us. Can I see Diane will be nice

to you here? I got the next round. Okay.

Oh, great. Hey, Richie. I want to leave,

man. Make put some Kuba in it this time.

Okay. Scotch, baby. Three. Say,

"All right, deal me in

I like the new kid." Kid Jesus Christ

with this kid [ __ ]

[Laughter]

Hey. Hey, open up. That's life,

[Applause]

amigo. Nice. I'm going to have to go on

the train if I'm going to drink with you

guys on

top from

Adam description.

[Music]

Hey, baby. You're home late.

You've had a

few. A couple. So, what you working late

on the story? Uh, maybe. I know. Who was

that guy that you came out of the bar

with? That was Detective D.

How do you know? I met him at the BFA

shooting.

He walked around the crime scene like he

owned the place, shut down one of my

best department sources, and then he

wouldn't even tell me his name.

What are you are you spying on me? No,

I'm spying on Van. I would like to know

how you're connected to him. But you're

starting to sound an awful lot like a

reporter here. I am a reporter, Jeff.

Not with me. Remember, nothing leaves

the room, right? Well, something just

came into the room. Seven victims. Seven

victims. No arrest. Just seven body

bags. Five perpetrators. You And you're

drinking, buddy wants to keep a lid on

it.

Look, if I don't ask Jeff, the paper's

just going to send somebody else to do

it. Fine, Kelly. Let him. Then I can

tell them to go to hell without ruining

my chef. Look, I got an early briefing

in the morning. I'll just sleep on the

couch. Okay.

All right, gentlemen. Park

them. Let's get down to

business. Old business.

The IIA and AOS have ruled that the bank

shooting was clean. No further

inquiries.

I'd like to ask a question from the

hospital. Huh? No. Maybe I'll wait till

later. I I'll wait till later.

And I understand from the hospital that

Detective Lloyd will be okay, but he may

not be returning because he is

considering retirement, which is, I

think, a good time to mention that

stress is as real a hazard on this job

as gunfire. So don't mu it

out. Feel up tight. Come and see me.

Department can help. Okay. Concluding

old business. Oh yeah. Now I remember

what I want to talk about.

I want to talk about my promotion, pay

raise, the pension, the many things that

been promised me over the years that I

never really got. And I I feel I got

your raise. All right. I got your raise.

Continuing. Detective Sergeant Jeff

Powers has been officially partnered

with Dan Vaughn on a permanent basis.

All right, gentlemen. New

business. After a brief 18-month

vacation at taxpayers's expense, Alberto

Torres, Raymond Chavez, and Lois Herrera

have been returned to the streets of LA.

Obviously, you all remember them. Well,

we made a few mistakes the last time we

took him down. Yeah, we left him

breathing. Cuz the wrong person has a

joke like that and this section can be

all done. This isn't some third world

death squad. Secure that

crap.

Gentlemen, what we have here are three

serial rapists specializing in ambushing

young girls in their

van. We know they rape. They brag about

it in prison, but the best we've gotten

them on is battery because nobody caught

them in the

act. The

victims too scared to testify. So, Mrs.

Torres, Chavez, and Herrera are around

again, looking for a good

time. Let's give them more than they

bargain

for. All right, dismissed.

powers.

One tells me you've been dating a crime

reporter.

Yeah. Yeah. Um don't don't worry about

that, Cap. You know, we don't talk shop.

Well, I don't like it. Remember, we work

on a low profile around here.

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

Don't worry, Cap. He won't [ __ ] where he

eats. Fawn. I want Torres and his

crew. I've got a daughter of my own.

So, can you take him down this

time? Make it

stick. Loud and clear, Cat.

loud and clear.

[Music]

Hey, there's some

there, man. She's too [ __ ] old, man.

Let's get something fresh. You know what

I mean, man? Give it up, man. What do

you think? You're sucking on my dick.

Come on. Give it up. Oh, [ __ ] you, man.

You wish your dick tasted this good,

huh? Hey, I don't even know what dick

tastes like, man. [ __ ] you, too, man.

Hey, what are we doing talking about

burgers, man? I want me some Mexican

puss.

Give me the joint, man.

Homeboy smoking crack like it was a

sport.

Who's change,

amigo? We want these [ __ ] going down

hard.

You got a laser sight on that thing?

Yeah.

Need somebody to draw a map to the

target, boss?

It's [ __ ] dark. I'm not that good.

Hey, hey, hey, check out the chocolate

moose in the corner. The [ __ ] moose.

She's got a nice ass, man.

Alberto, my man. What was wrong with

her? I thought she was cute.

They're hunting. We're hunting.

Everybody's hunting. Welcome to the

bario buffet.

Take a look at these scab. So, when do

you think these cuties are going to

score? Huh? They're going to score soon.

And this time there's going to be no

plea bargaining. Let's just make sure we

get them before they get across the

border again. We'll get him. I want me a

nice young sweet senorita, man. That's

what I [ __ ] want. There's all kinds

of senorita. Well, then let's get down

to business, man.

Okay.

Mina, mina.

All right. All right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. That's it. That's it. Make a

right. Right here. Right here. All

right. We'll take a right. We'll take a

right. Let's park in that alley. Better

see now.

He's turning. Game time, right? Yeah.

Team, this is quarterback. He's open the

store. Set a drop play. We're looking

for a spot. We'll be right there. You

just hang on. Hang on.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Hi. Nice evening. Huh? Listen, I know

you're busy. You got to go. No, no, no.

I got to go. I know. I know. I'm trying.

I'm trying to sell the jewelry. I know.

Look at this

guy. You believe this? Look at this man.

He's [ __ ] with his own bario girls.

Say, what do you care, Angel? You're not

a Mexican. You're a Cuban, huh? I'll

explain it to you later, QC. I think we

got him, amigo. I think we got him.

You might bring your mom, your sister.

They can check it out. Will you? Will

you?

[Music]

Here we go. Not yet. Not yet. Not

yet. Just wait.

[Music]

Hey, listen to me. Listen to me. Shut

up. You want to hear that [ __ ] Shut the

[ __ ] up. You hear me? Shut

up. Get on and get out of the way, man.

Hey. Hey, get the [ __ ] out. I want you.

All right. Get the [ __ ] out. I want you

to turn down. It's not a [ __ ] show.

Get

outside now. Both of you.

Jesus Christ, Dan. Come on. We went

felony right. Bear tight.

Shut

up. Listen, man. I just can't sit here

and watch this go down.

Jeff, get back in the [ __ ] car. What

are you going to do, boss? Write me up

for stopping a rape. The [ __ ] is he

doing? He's showboating, man. He's

moving out ahead of us without a [ __ ]

backup. Come on.

[Music]

Give it up.

You want to [ __ ] with

me? Back the [ __ ] up.

Back off, you [ __ ] I'm warning you.

I'm walking out of here. You're not

going anywhere with the girl, man. Let

her go.

Man, I'll do her.

Don't [ __ ] with me. Hey. Hey, look at

me, Holmes. I'm trying to save you, man.

You got cops all around you. If you pull

that trigger, your mama won't recognize

you.

Huh? Hey, come on. Let the girl go and

put the heat down,

Essay. Better to live than die,

huh? That's

it. That's it. Come on. Come on.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

I had him, boss. I had him. Why the [ __ ]

did you do that? Wouldn't have happened

if you followed orders, [ __ ] But he

killed the girl. You killed her. So

what? They won't be raping any more

women, will they? Yeah, especially not

that one. Now that's a fact. Jeff, it

was righteous. He had a [ __ ] gun at

the girl's head. I can handle anything

IA wants to throw at us. That is not the

[ __ ] point. This is not about IA. All

right, cut this [ __ ] We don't want to

discuss from the whole [ __ ] city, do

we?

[Applause]

Excuse me. Excuse me. This is a crime

scene. You can't come in here. Excuse

me. Hey, get that off. Huh? Huh? You

want to get cut from the team, man? Huh?

Look, I like you. All right. Be smart.

That way you'll stick around. Okay. Are

you okay?

No. Yes. I I already talked to them and

they sent me to you.

You mean to tell me you don't even know

where your own officers are assigned?

Well, I'll shout if I damn well want to.

Caffeine bothering you? I'm not in the

mood, Max. Got this spooky cop Vaughn

stonewalling me on a major shooting. No

one will give me a thing. And LAPD, they

won't even tell me where he's assigned.

It's unfinished. Here.

Well, if you can't ask the shooters, why

don't you ask the guys that got shot?

They're dead, Max. I'm a reporter. I

noticed these things. Yeah. And dead

people go to the morg where a lot of

people look them over. Yeah, I notice

things, too. That's why I'm an editor.

The morg? You staring me right in.

Thanks, Max.

The [ __ ] happened out there? Press is

saying they watched a rape. Want to tell

me about it? Yes, sir. Nothing to

tell. We followed the pers. They

snatched a girl. We moved in. They heard

us. Tourists freaked and wasted her. We

took them all down resistant. End the

story.

Well, you see

it. That was you living up to your rep.

City CS are going to grill you like top

sirine. I've worked too many years to

see this squad burned by some political

jerk

off. You know what a good soldier is?

Yeah. Yeah, I sure do. Someone who

doesn't break ranks.

Try being one last.

No sweat, city council,

kid. You'll do the right

thing. Oh

man, you still got a good punch.

I told you I'm done covering for you,

man.

What are you going to tell him?

I wish the [ __ ] I knew. I mean, how can

you just sit there, Dan, and watch

crimes go down? Whatever happened to

protect and serve? Huh? There was no

SIS. The crimes had happened anyway.

Yeah, but we watched a girl get raped

last night, man. I can't handle that.

I don't know,

Jeff. Maybe I lost her with

Torres. God knows I didn't want that

girl hurt.

Maybe I lose it

sometimes. Sheila left me about a month

ago. She said she couldn't live with

what I

do. Maybe I jumped the gun. I don't

know. I do know those three [ __ ] will

never hurt anyone

again. I took the shot. It's wrong. I

have to live with it. That's the job.

[Music]

You'll do good, kid. I trust you.

See you in the counseling room, partner.

We get these moved out of the way.

[Music]

You new here?

Does it show? Only the new ones want a

pew. Doesn't smell like medical school,

does

it? What do you need? Uh, we we lost the

paperwork on uh Torres gunshot uh wound.

You mean vaugh gunshot wound. Multiple

rounds, close

range, but the boys will be at Libya

lead poisoning.

Von Gonshot sounds like a German injury.

And good. You got a sense of humor cuz

we got a pretty tough audience here. No,

Vaughn is the shooter. We get his work

all the time here. I hear they say the

real bad guys for the SIS.

cuz I wouldn't know the difference. They

all look the same to me. SIS, right? Um,

secret special investigation section.

So, what else do you need? Come here.

I'll show you something. Come

on. Causes, multiple gunshot trauma,

some in the back.

Is this Von's work, too? Oh, yeah. Yeah,

sure. Yeah. Come on. Let's

What's the SIS for, doc?

the SAS. What's its assignment? What do

you ask?

Who are you? Listen, Doc, I'm going to

take another look for that report.

Thanks.

Down here. Yeah, right down there. You

got it. Don't worry about

[Music]

Okay, let's try

multiple gunshot wounds

[Music]

on Von and Larson. All

right, here we

go. Oh god. Innocent civilians.

[Music]

Oh,

Jeff. Jeff, don't do this to me. They

follow the crook frequently for weeks,

and they don't touch him until he does a

crime. that special investigation

section, SIS, but they want it airtight.

So, they wait and sit by and watch the

crime happen. Max, people are beaten,

terrorized, and the cops are outside

watching. And look, look at

this. More than half the time, they kill

the suspect with multiple shots

frequently in the back. Look, let's

pretend I run a newspaper and give me

the short version. Okay. Okay. They're

uh they're a death squad, an officially

sanctioned hit team. They target crooks

and wait until they can kill the bad

guys with impunity. Oh [ __ ] Kelly,

that's a mouthful. There's nothing else

that makes sense, Max. They're They're

ultra secret. Nobody in the LAPD will

even talk to them. And they've killed

more per officer than any other squad

more than SWAT. This is page one. You

got to run it, Max. Okay, I'll run it.

Oh, great. When you get a corroborating

source on record, a person inside the

department, somebody I can point to when

legal services comes to visit. You want

me to accuse the LAPD of assassination

with no backup?

What would you do in my shoes, Kelly?

I'd probably chickenen out too, Max.

[Music]

Jeff, I'm glad I caught

you. Look, Kelly, I need to go.

[Music]

He was high on crack. He took a hostage.

Anything could have

happened. He killed the hostage and I

opened fire before he could shoot anyone

else. I only wish I'd shot earlier.

Might have saved that young girl.

Okay. Thank you, detective. Thank you.

We all understand how difficult it is

for you to go over. Ask his partner.

Is that the way it went? Detective

Powers. Councilman Smith, please direct

your questions to the chair.

Do you agree with Detective Vaughn?

Detective Powers.

Yes,

sir. I agree. Thank you. Now, through

wasting

time, let's move

on. We've all seen the uh the squad's

arrest record.

It's very impressive. Tell

us how do you do it? Yes, sir. We're the

department's secret weapon against

repeat violent offenders. We follow

hardened criminals, keeping them under

surveillance until we catch them in the

act. We draw a line in the city

councilman. We take the worst of the

worst off the streets. Period. Start

asking the hard

questions. You are an LAPD flunky

Taylor. Ask him about powers. He's been

on IA's list for years. Brutality.

Councilman, illegal search, weapons

violations. Mr. Smith, this is a

dangerous man. Yes, sir. I am.

I'm a danger to every repeat offender

out there thinking about committing a

crime. But the criminals make the rules

out on the street. Not us. We just

react.

And the

SIS lets us fight back on a level

playing

field. I'll stack my arrest record

against anyone's. I get the job done.

Councilman Smith, you get out of order

one more time. No, you know you want to

know what's out of order. Joe Taylor

running a police inquiry. I mean, you're

in bed with every police charity this

side of Pomona. This entire council

knows that.

What about Rosa Rodriguez? Huh?

Detective Vaughn, the young lady that

Torres raped while your hero sat back

and

watched. Tell me, detective, what kind

of police officer watches a young girl

get raped? Would you be happy if the SIS

hadn't been there? Mr.

Smith, would you rather have Torres

raped someone else's daughter tonight?

Maybe

yours? I'm deeply sorry about that young

girl. deeply, deeply sorry. Until you

put on a badge, you don't know what it's

like. But we took down three serial

rapists. Three monsters who won't hurt

anyone

again. You want to ask the hard

questions, ask yourself, are you on the

side of crime or justice? Thank you,

detective. Please.

[Music]

Hey Joe, how you doing? Hi Kelly, how

are you? Good. Was that meeting about

the SIS? No, just personnel matters.

Kelly, Councilman Smith is saying you're

part of police department damage

control. Any comment? You should take

that up with Mr. Smith.

Councilman Smith. No comment on

this. Oh, Katrina, you have a

second for Betty,

man. Of

course. Thanks, C.

Thanks, Jeff. I didn't do it for you,

Dan. All right. You did it for

yourself and you protected the team. As

long as you take care of us, we'll take

care of you. You can count on it.

Let's go again.

[Music]

Hi.

I'm leaving,

Kelly. I don't know for how long.

Out of town?

No.

just out of

here. Things are getting

complicated. You're asking too many

questions, okay? It's making my job very

hard. It could get dangerous for me.

Things are happening. Things that you

wouldn't understand.

things like the

SIS and the tourist

shooting. I understand.

No, no, you

don't. You don't even know what you're

talking

about. Jeff, I know you were involved in

the bank shooting. I saw your picture.

Look me in the eye and tell me I'm

wrong.

Listen,

Kelly. I've never asked you to give

anything up for me, have

I? I'm asking

now. Drop this story. Hand it off to

someone else for me. Okay, please. Jeff,

I can't. It's not just the story, right?

Jeff, you're not a cop anymore. You're a

hitman. You follow criminals and kill

them. You watch crimes happen. You let

innocent people get

hurt. Why? Why? So you can call it a

righteous shoot.

Would you care as much about this if it

wasn't a page one story? Huh?

[Music]

Hit me. You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

What's the problem tonight? It's none of

your

business. None of my [ __ ] business

either for that matter. Okay.

[Music]

If you

come

start late, I know. I know. I'm sorry.

All right,

gentlemen. This one's stamped urgent.

What we have are two armed

robbers on the streets who have held up

five bars in the last three weeks.

Bobby Lewis and Mark Franco Rob Upscale

Beach Hangouts, the Rolex Champagne

Group. Yeah, I usually hit around uh

happy hour until now. We got a tip. They

just moved into the Venice Beach area.

Our informant says that they've made

some new friends and they're getting

ready to push their luck again. We've

narrowed down their targets to three

marina

bars. I think it's time we stepped in,

changed it, born want your boys to stake

out three locations down here.

Understood. Yes, sir. Understood.

All right. Be alert,

gentlemen. People are watching on this

one.

These the background clips I asked for.

Look at me, huh? I'm a I'm an editor.

I'm not your copy

boy. Besides, your list isn't even

current. One of the uh cops, Mike Lloyd.

You're tired.

You just gave me my informed source,

Max. I could almost kiss you. Almost.

Yes. Uh Mike Lloyd in Los Angeles.

Yeah, Detective Lloyd, it's Kelly

Daniels, LA Chronicle. I'd like to talk

to you about what? About the SIS. Do you

want more people to die, Mike? Every day

that you don't tell the truth, you're

helping them. You're helping them.

I know what happened at the bank. Talk

to me, Mike. I'm sorry. I just didn't

want that little girl to die.

[ __ ] There's a kid in the car.

So, you really think these surfer dudes

are going to start killing people? Whoa,

he's talking to me again. You've been

acting like I stood you up for prom

night. Talk to

you. Had a little [ __ ] in my life

lately, you know. Your woman?

Yeah, we uh kind of broke up sort of.

Oh, she threw you out. Listen, just drop

it, okay?

Seriously, man. I don't think these kids

are killers should take a look at their

jacket. They kid around with their

victims. They tell bad jokes. I don't

see them shooting.

Things go wrong. People get into

[ __ ] It happens. Yeah, tell me about

it. Just obey orders today, Jeff. Kick

your [ __ ] ass.

[Music]

Mr. Lloyd.

Hello,

detective. It's Kelly Daniels from the

paper.

Mr. Lloyd,

[Music]

don't.

[Music]

Visiting team is on the field.

[Music]

Larson, you got the cut up on the Jeep.

You got the cut up on the Jeep. Larson,

copy. We got him.

[Music]

Hey, bro.

[Music]

So, what do you want to do?

I don't like it. San Diego's cooler.

Around here, the cops can really screw

with you, man. Maybe we should just book

out of here. No, no, Bobby. Bobby got to

stop sweating, man. Cops aren't going to

bother us, dude, cuz we're white.

I don't know, bro. We know the bars,

Nestie. Up here, it's a different scene.

What are you collecting [ __ ] points

today? It's a yucky peach bar, dude.

[Music]

Enzone, this is quarterback. How's your

view?

It's not bad. The girls look pretty good

in here.

I don't see them yet. Where are they?

Let's get rich. Ser up, dudes.

Yo, dude, hang out at the door. All

right.

Don't fall asleep out here. You know,

bars, I don't think they're as

good-looking as you said they were. No,

no, no, no, no, no. Cuz I said that you

were

good-looking. By the way, that's a

fabulous shirt you're wearing. Good

afternoon, crime victim. Welcome to the

Mark and Bobby show. You're all about to

get robbed by the best looking thieves

on the

street. Shit's going down.

Ball is in play. Ball is in play.

Everybody be ready. Wait till they hit

the street. Do not let them get to the

Jeep. Copy that, Larson. I got the Jeep.

Don't forget the two knives, the steak

knives, and the apple magician. All

right. And your watch. This is a real

comedy team. Hey, [ __ ] the rollups.

Let's take the bay. Can I have your

phone number? No. Never hurts to ask,

right? These guys don't look bad enough

to hurt anybody. I got to get off the

air. I got to get off the air. Watch

your ass. Hey, get chilly. What you got

there, pal? Hey, listen. Uh, you take

whatever you want. Okay. Who walk me?

Hey, yeah. Yeah, have it. You want to

hurt me? What? You can't.

Come on out, boys. Come on out and play

with us. Do not [ __ ] with anybody.

Thanks for the capital gains, folks. See

you later. Yes. Have a very pleasant

day. And don't get sunburned.

Freeze.

Police. Angel's

down. Angel. Jesus

Christ. Police. Get out of

here. I got the chief.

Move, move, move, move. Come on.

[Music]

We're [ __ ] history off to the side,

bro.

[Music]

Police clear.

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[Music]

Come on, Mark. Don't make it any worse

for yourself, man.

[Music]

Stay there. Stay

there. Spread them.

It's a plet gun. I could have killed

you, you little

[ __ ] Please drop the weapon.

All right, drop the [ __ ] weapon.

You win. You and gave you a hell of a

run though, huh? Worked off a few

donuts.

What are you laughing at, [ __ ] Well,

I know something you don't know. You

don't have [ __ ] on me. Robbery, assault

with a deadly weapon.

[Music]

Oh, man. You [ __ ] up, dude. You got

the wrong guys. How do you kill somebody

with a pellet gun?

Huh? It's a toy, dude. We're just out

making a little money and having a

little fun. You're still going away.

Well, maybe to summer camp, but that's

about it, dude. I'm 17.

What? I'm a juvie scrot. Maybe I'll go

and do a little freeway cleaning for a

week, but then I'll be out cleaning cash

registers again.

Oh, Christ.

17. That's a toy. Let me see that thing.

[Music]

A [ __ ] It's a plet pistol. Dumb kid

pulled it on me. Saw the whole thing.

Right, amigo? Right, boss. The whole

thing.

Don't get weird on me now, Jeff. Just

stay away from me, Flynn.

You really want to take me on over this

piece of [ __ ]

Come on, Jeff. Sick little [ __ ] would

have been out in 3 weeks if we'd let him

go. Let him go. You never had any

intention of letting him go. You never

let anybody go.

[Music]

Your word against mine,

kid. Don't [ __ ] with me,

Jeff. Do not [ __ ] with me, Jeff.

Hey, Cap. You got something to say to

me? Yeah. If I had a beef with B and I,

I couldn't let it slide. officially you

bring a grievance to my attention. The

straight answer is you're working it out

with your partner. Well, obviously that

means you're not going to do anything

about it.

Cap, I saw him shoot that kid in cold

blood. You know what kind of damage you

could do to the squad talking like that?

Squad? Is that all you care about? What

about the truth? Huh? What about what

went down? Hey, you're not powers. It

was a righteous shoot. I never saw mess

up yet.

I love us quarrel

boys. People are starting to talk.

Amigo, you better make up your mind

which side you're on.

[Music]

Remember, you [ __ ] me, you [ __ ] the

badge. Nobody's going to care about your

reasons. How long you been getting away

with murder, boss?

You say something like that outside this

room, I'll bury

[Music]

you. Worry about your future, amigo.

Not mine.

Michael Lloyd cared about this

city. He cared about the people who live

here. And even though he didn't die in

the line of duty, he was still a victim

of these streets.

When he died, Mike Lloyd was an officer

in this department. He was a member of

this

team. He will always be a member of this

team.

[Music]

Kelly, I heard you were there. Are you

okay? Yeah.

Sorry. Did Mike uh

No.

How many more people have to die, Jeff,

before someone comes

clean? Please.

No, I will not go on record, Kelly. I

have to handle this my way.

You want to protect the department, but

you don't care if they turn LA into

Beirut.

You don't care when they become the

judge and the jury and the executioner.

Maybe I missed something, but when

exactly did we abolish the Constitution

of the United States so we could protect

the damn

department? They're not going to protect

you, Jeff.

[Music]

[Music]

Lieutenant Develin, you got a minute?

Powers. You decide to turn yourself in

for the greater good?

I I need your help.

I wouldn't piss in your mouth if your

teeth were on fire.

What if I brought you a case?

A capital case. A detective gunning down

an unarmed perp in cold blood. How'd

that be? Huh?

Witnesses.

Yeah. Yeah. right in front of you.

Okay, you got my attention. Who's the

shooter?

Dan vaugh, my partner.

S I

S. I should have known that's where

you'd end up.

Okay, you can fill out the forms. I

can't promise you anything. What do you

mean fill out the forms? I'm talking

about a murder here. Do you know how

many officer involved shootings there

are in a year? Only a few of them ever

get recommended for prosecution. It's an

uphill battle. Yeah, well, a minute ago

you were loaded for bear. Internal

Affairs specializes in corruption. Cops

taking payoffs and running scams.

Shootings are not our bread and butter.

You're afraid of the SIS. You're [ __ ]

chicken [ __ ] I'm doing my job. You're

You're not doing your job. You're

covering your ass. You know, you're so

[ __ ] self-righteous when you're

trying to bury me. But when I bring you

somebody with juice like Von, all of a

sudden, you know, you're thinking about

your

pension. You know, you're pathetic. You

give me the [ __ ] paperwork so nobody

can say you turn me away. Well, [ __ ]

you. [ __ ] you.

I'm [ __ ] lady.

[Music]

[Music]

This is the testimony of Detective

Sergeant Jeff Powers.

[Music]

Um, I was recruited into

the special investigation section by my

former partner, Dan Vaughn. Uh, Vaughn

was was my first partner when I

graduated from the academy.

Um, I I'd like to make it clear that

that not every cop is a bad

cop. That that this squad did not start

out to be a bad

squad. We had the best of intentions. We

um were supposed to be an elite unit. We

were supposed to take the worst of the

worst off the street.

And somewhere along the line that that

changed.

[Music]

Yeah. Vaughn here. Have you seen the

papers? The

TV? [ __ ] Damn. We've been blowing sky

high. Powers is [ __ ] six ways this

Sunday.

Jeff, you don't have to do this.

Yeah, I do.

I'm not going to run from Bond for the

rest of my

life. Be back in a

minute. SIS has conducted themselves

appropriately. They're not putting the

public in

jeopardy. They are the elite, the cream

of the crop, and they're being

characterized as executioners and

criminals in their own right, which we

vehemently deny. Of course, we have a

special investigations unit. Unique and

violent criminals need specially trained

officers to deal with them. Not only for

our safety, but for theirs. Gentlemen,

there is a definite bias in the press.

Our Medal of Valor winners get one inch

in the paper. Story gets three pages of

you to think that's a special interest.

I don't know what is. You're finished

powers.

You're through. That's why I came over

here. So I could look you in the eye and

quit. It's over.

Over. even started. [ __ ]

you can't [ __ ] me. You think I [ __ ]

you? The paper's just the start. I'm

going to tell anybody who will listen

cuz I'm the LAPD, amigo, not you. You're

just a [ __ ] field officer for a

[ __ ] death squad.

[Music]

No, stop it.

[Music]

How does it feel, [ __ ] Huh? How does

it feel?

Jeff, what is this?

[Music]

Is this all you know?

[Music]

Go for it,

kid. Go for it. Come

on. Then I'd be just like

you. I quit.

[Music]

It doesn't mean

dick. Hey, nobody gives a [ __ ] what the

papers say. You okay?

It doesn't mean dick. Nobody reads the

[ __ ] papers.

Hey, they want us. They want the SIS.

They want us to do what we

do. Nobody cares. Amigo,

they want the [ __ ] scum off the

street. They don't give a [ __ ] how we do

it. They don't

care. They love us, man. Don't you

understand? They all [ __ ] love us.

[Music]

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Heat.

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Heat.

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Heat.

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Heat. Heat. Heat.

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Hey, found

you.

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Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat.

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