Original subtitles

CALL THAT FUNKY MUSIC?

NOT TO ME

WELL, I SEE ALL THE BIGWIGS ARE HERE

ALL RIGHT. WRITE SOMETHING THAT'S TRUE.

BEAUTIFUL

IT IS SO PARAMOUNT FOR AMERICAN AFRICANS

TO RELATE POSITIVELY TO THEIR HISTORIC HERITAGE.

AH, YES THOSE PEOPLE OVER THERE ARE SO NATURAL

WHAT HE IS SAYING IS,

''WHEN THERE'S A SNAKE IN THE GRASS,

BEWARE OF THE ELEPHANT ''

HIS EXCELLENCY HAS A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE

AT THE EMBASSY

HE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A CABINET CRISIS

SHALL WE?

PLEASE!

PAY FOR IT, BEGGAR.

NO, SIR, MR CHANCELLOR,

I SWEAR I AIN'T TOUCHED A THING.

I SWEAR IT!

I DIDN'T TAKE NOTHING

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

FRIENDS AND PATRONS,

IT IS OUR TRADITION EACH YEAR TO HONOR

A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY,

AND THIS YEAR'S NO EXCEPTION

PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING

CAPTAIN FREDERICK J. BRYCE,

HARLEM'S NEW COMMANDER OF THE 27th POLICE PRECINCT

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HAVE HAD MANY REWARDING EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE,

BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND OTHERWISE

BUT NONE HAS MEANT AS MUCH TO ME

AS TO BE HONORED BY YOUR GROUP

AND I KNOW IT,

SINCE I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CROWNING YOUR QUEEN

SO FOR THE EXCITING MOMENT

THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR,

MAY I NOW PRESENT MISS CAROL LEE DUSANT?

YEAH HOW ABOUT THAT?

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

SHH!

MISS CAROL LEE DUSANT,

I CROWN YOU QUEEN OF DOSSANT ET CARTIENT OF HARLEM

THAT'S IT. KILL THEM, LITTLE SISTER.

SHE'S LOVELY

EXCUSE ME, CAPTAIN

HMM ALL RIGHT

THANK YOU

HA! WELL, WELL

IF IT AIN'T COFFIN ED AND THE GRAVEDIGGER.

WHEN DID YOU FLATFEET JOIN SOCIETY

SINCE WHEN DID THE MAFIA'S HOUSE NIGGER

GO IN FOR CHARITY BALLS?

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER A LONG TIME, BOYS.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT EVER MADE A GOOD PINCH ON ME,

BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT THAT WAS BUSINESS

THIS IS SOCIAL

UNDERSTAND?

SEE THAT LITTLE GIRL?

THAT'S MY SISTER'S CHILD.

SHE GOES TO A HIGH-TONED PRIVATE SCHOOL UP IN RIVERDALE

AND ALL SHE KNOWS

IS THAT HER UNCLE CASPAR IS IN THE BARBERING BUSINESS, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

ONE TIME YOU BOYS WAS PREPARING FOR A HOT SUMMER

I SENT MY BOYS OUT ON THE STREET TO COOL THINGS DOWN

NOW YOU OWE ME A FAVOR

JUST 'CAUSE WE WORK OUT ON THE STREET,

THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT IN HIGH SOCIETY.

SURE LOOK BEAUTIFUL, HONEY

LIKE YOU STEPPED OUT OF A PICTURE IN A MAGAZINE

ALL HER FINE UPBRINGING JUST SHOWS

THIS IS JOE PAYNTER HE SORT OF RESCUED ME

SISTER, YOU COULD BE MY SALVATION

PAYNTER?

I HEAR YOU'RE THE TOP PHOTOGRAPHER IN HARLEM

IN NEW YORK, BABY. IN NEW YORK.

DON'T OFTEN MEET A MAN THAT SURE OF HIMSELF

YOU GOT TO BE

A BLACK MAN HAS TO BE TWICE AS GOOD TO GET AHEAD

WELL, EXCUSE US

I THOUGHT YOU SAID

I SHOULD BE SEEN WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE, UNCLE CASPAR

DOES THAT INCLUDE A COUPLE OF UNCLE TOM COPS

CAROL, LOOK

THESE GENTLEMEN AND ME,

WE GOT A LONG ASSOCIATION

THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARRANGED

THAT BUSINESS TRIP OF HIS...

SIX MONTHS IN BERMUDA

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, UNCLE CASPAR?

TAKE THE CHILD OUT OF HARLEM,

BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE HARLEM OUT OF THE CHILD.

ALL RIGHT, WHERE IS IT?

IN THERE

WHO WAS HE?

A KITCHEN MAN HENRY SOMETHING

JESUS CHRIST! YOU DON'T KILL A MAN FOR THAT!

FOR WHAT

I HAD SOME TURKEYS SITTING THERE DEFROSTING

THEY'RE ALL GONE

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY WAS MIGHTY HUNGRY

LOOKS LIKE THEY LEFT THEIR CALLING CARD

''E P. DOUGLAS & CO.,

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA ''

I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT

THERE WAS THIS GIANT HAMHOCK

HANGING OVER HARLEM

THAT WOULD BE FIVE

AND BROWN GRAVY

DRIPPING DOWN A CHIMNEY

THAT'S NUMBER ONE.

AND A LOT OF UMBRELLAS

UMBRELLAS THAT'S FIVE

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT SHOULD BE 5-1-5

THANK YOU, YOUR MAJESTY

AND I'M GOING TO PLAY A FULL DOLLAR WITH YOU

WHEN THAT MONEY HITS, I WANT MY FULL $600 PAYMENT.

I DON'T WANT NO SHUCKING AND JIVING

DIGGER, YOU'VE BEEN BETTING ON YOUR BADGE FOR 12 YEARS.

NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DREAM, YOU AIN'T GOING TO WIN.

WE CAN'T EVER GIVE UP ON OUR DREAMS

I'VE JUST BEEN DREAMING ABOUT RAZORS AND TURKEYS

NOW THAT SHOULD BE SEVEN

UH, YOUR MAJESTY, UH

WOULD THIS HELP

WHY THAT LOOKS LIKE HIS RAZOR

HE ALWAYS HAD HIS MADE UP

DOWN IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

REAL SPECIAL

WITH BLUE STEEL

THAT'S WHY EVERYONE CALLED HIM CHARLESTON BLUE.

THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED IT

YOU WERE JUST A BABY

BUT I USED TO HEAR MY MAMA TALKING

EVERYONE IN HARLEM USED TO TALK ABOUT CHARLESTON BLUE

NOWADAYS NO ONE GIVES A DAMN

UNTRUE, SISTER.

THE THINGS THAT CHARLESTON BLUE DID

AIN'T SOON FORGOTTEN

THEY DON'T BELIEVE HE'S COMING BACK,

BUT I KNOW DIFFERENT

HE PROMISED.

YOU'LL SEE.

SOON AS HE TAKES CARE OF DUTCH SCHULTZ, HE'LL BE BACK

HE SAID, ''I'M GOING TO CUT THAT DUTCHMAN SO SLICK,

HE WON'T KNOW IT TILL HE TRIES TO TURN HIS HEAD AROUND.''

AND THEN HE CHOSE ONE OF THOSE RAZORS

AND GAVE ME THE REST

TO LOCK UP

HE HAD A DOZEN OF THEM MADE UP.

NEVER TRUSTED ANYONE WITH THEM BUT ME

HE USED ONE FOR SHAVING

AND THE REST FOR TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

YOUR MAJESTY, UH, HAVE YOU STILL GOT THEM, LOCKED UP

OF COURSE I DO HE'S GOING TO NEED THEM WHEN HE COMES BACK

HE SAID, ''HONEY, YOU WAIT FOR ME

''I'LL BE BY TO PICK YOU UP

IN MY BRAND-NEW 1932 LINCOLN ''

I'VE KEPT THEM REAL NICE FOR HIM

HE'S COME BACK

HIGH POST ADAMS,

ALL-CITY CHAMP WHEN HE PLAYED AT FRANKLIN

HE WON A SCHOLARSHIP TO KENTUCKY

YEAH, TILL HE GOT STRUNG OUT

WHO WOULD WANT TO DO IN A POOR JUNKIE

YOU MAKE HIM?

YEAH

USED TO RUN ERRANDS FOR THE FRANK MAGO FAMILY

YOU THINK IT'S A MAFIA JOB?

LOOKS LIKE THEIR MARK

I ALWAYS THOUGHT

THE BLACK HAND WAS THE SYMBOL OF THE MAFIA,

BUT WITH THAT STEEL RAZOR,

IT LOOKS MORE LIKE THE WORK OF A BLACK HAND

MAYBE YES AND MAYBE NO

GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUNG MAN

GOOD AFTERNOON

YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE. I'M SORRY. IT'S CLOSED.

BUT I MUST GO IN. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

NO!

OUT OF MY WAY!

NO, LADY!

OW! NOT... LADY!

OUT OF MY WAY!

YOU ARE CRAZY!

HOW DARE YOU

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE WHAT'S THE TROUBLE

THIS GENTLEMAN REFUSES TO GET OUT OF MY FACE

I GOT A JOB TO DO

SHE IS DISTURBING THE BEREAVED

SHE CAN'T DO NO HARM

OH, WAIT!

SHE'S TRYING TO GET ME TO OPEN UP HIS COFFIN.

I HAVE EVERY RIGHT

I PAID FOR THIS

I SELECTED EVERYTHING

I BOUGHT ONE FOR HIM

AND ONE FOR ME

WE ALWAYS DID THINGS TOGETHER

TRUTH OPEN IT UP

I AIN'T DOING NOTHING WITHOUT NO COURT EXHUMATION ORDER.

NOW, THAT'S THE CITY LAW

MAN HAS A FINE LEGAL MIND

THAT IS THE CITY LAW

ARE YOU STILL IN THE STEAL-TO-ORDER BUSINESS

LADY UP ON 138th STREET ORDERED A MINK

GOT, UH, MUSKRAT INSTEAD

I THINK THEY CALL THAT CONSUMER FRAUD

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!

NOW, Y'ALL CAN OPEN UP THE CASKET

WE DON'T WANT TO STEP ON YOUR AUTHORITY.

MOVE IT!

I WAITED FOR CHARLESTON BLUE UNTIL 3:00 IN THE MORNING

ON THE CORNER OF 125th STREET AND LENOX AVENUE

HE'S GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO

WHY, THAT RASCAL

HE'S PROBABLY OUT LOOKING FOR ME NOW

I JUST HAVE TO FIND ME A BRAND-NEW 1932 LINCOLN

MAYBE OLD CHARLESTON BLUE HAS COME BACK

THERE AIN'T NO BLACK ANGELS 'CEPT US

COME ON, YOU BASTARDS!

YOUR MAMA SAID IT, YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

WHAT THE HELL'S GO I NG ON HEY!

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!

ALL RIGHT, NOW HEY

CAPTAIN, THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING UP HERE

WE CAN SMELL IT

I'VE NO INTENTlON OF RUNNING THIS OUTFIT ON SMELL,

YOURS OR OTHERWISE

CAPTAIN, THE WAY THINGS GO UP HERE,

YOU'RE CUTTING YOURSELF A ROUGH ROW TO HOE

YES, I KNOW HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING

YOU TWO HAVE A LONG HISTORY IN THIS PRECINCT...

lNTIMIDATING WHITE COMMANDING OFFICERS,

MANHANDLING SUSPECTS,

CARRYING OUT INVESTIGATIONS ON YOUR OWN

ONLY BOTHERING TO CHECK IN

WHEN YOU HEAR THERE'S A WARRANT OUT ON YOU

DIGGER AND ME HAVE BEEN WADING THROUGH THIS SWAMP

FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS

NOW, CUTTINGS, SHOOTING, THIEVING, THAT'S COMMON STUFF

BUT WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS OUTSIDE THAT PATTERN,

BETTER GRAB YOUR BALLS AND RUN FOR COVER

DETECTIVE JOHNSON, I'M NOT INTERESTED

IN BLACK SENSITIVITY TRAINING FROM YOU OR OTHERWISE

I'M ONLY INTERESTED IN PROPER POLICE PROCEDURE,

WHICH, FROM NOW ON, WILL BE FOLLOWED TO THE LETTER CLEAR

OH, WE READ YOU...

DIGGER AND ME MAKE A FEW WAVES,

WE JUST MIGHT BLOW THAT NICE RETIREMENT YOU GOT COMING UP

ALL RIGHT

ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS PRECINCT.

I HAD A NICE QUIET COMMAND ON STATEN ISLAND

AND YOU WAS THE ONLY COLORED PERSON

THE COMMISSIONER COULD FIND TO SEND UP HERE

TO KEEP THE NATIVES FROM GETTING RESTLESS

NOW, LOOK

I'VE GOT TWO YEARS TO GO. TWO.

NOW, I'M APPEALING TO YOU AS A...

AS A BROTHER

AS YOUR SUPERIOR OFFICER

THERE'S NO REASON WHY A PRECINCT IN HARLEM

CAN'T BE RUN AS EFFICIENTLY AS IN THE REST OF THE CITY.

I'VE BEEN THINKING THAT MAYBE THE CAPTAIN'S RIGHT

WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD TEAM SPIRIT IN THE PAST

YOU'RE RIGHT.

FROM NOW ON,

LET'S TRY TO DO THINGS HIS WAY

GOOD WELL, I'M GLAD

NOW, I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE, YOU UNDERSTAND,

FROM YOU OR OTHERWISE

SIR...

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THIS CASE HANDLED?

ACCORDING TO PROCEDURE,

THERE'S A VERY SIMPLE, ORGANIZED METHOD TO THESE MATTERS.

YOU MAKE UP A LIST OF SUSPECTS

YOU FILE AN INTERROGATION REPORT ON EACH ONE

RIGHT, SIR.

UH, WHO DO WE INTERROGATE?

THE MAFIA?

DO YOU THINK FRANK MAGO'S GOING TO TALK

TO A COUPLE OF OFFICERS OF OUR PERSUASION

THIS MAN UPTOWN, CASPAR BROWN,

IS TOO STUPID TO KNOW ANYTHING

NOW, THERE'S ALWAYS CHARLESTON BLUE

HE'S DEAD.

THAT DO NARROW THINGS DOWN A BIT, DON'T IT?

CAPTAIN...

COULD YOU TELL US

HOW WE GO ABOUT INTERROGATING A TURKEY

GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE

THANK YOU, SIR.

GRAVEDIGGER JONES

COFFIN ED JOHNSON

YOU TAKE THIS INSTEAD OF CASH?

MAN, I BEEN CLEANED OUT FOR THREE DAYS

I CAN'T GET NO SUPPLIES

COME ON, VINCE! I'M HURTING, MAN!

MAN, AIN'T YOU HEARD? CHARLESTON BLUE COME BACK.

HE BEEN RIPPING OFF THAT MAFIA

AND DUMPING THE JUNK IN THE HARLEM RIVER

WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD, SISTER?

UH, YOU SHALL BE BLESSED

SEVEN TIMES SEVEN... AND ONE.

HEY. HEY, MAN, TH-THAT'S 49.

4-9-1.

I'M GOING TO PUT A DIME ON THAT ONE

BLESS YOU

WHY WASTE YOUR MONEY?

IF YOUR NUMBER COME OUT, AIN'T NOTHING TO BUY.

MAX, CAN'T YOU GET THEM TO MOVE IT?

WE GOT TO GET THIS STUFF OUT ON THE STREETS

SUPPLY COMES ALL THE WAY FROM JERSEY

SIMMER DOWN I DON'T LIKE BEING HERE, EITHER

I AIN'T STICKING AROUND UP HERE AFTER DARK. IT AIN'T SAFE.

FOR THE LITTLE ORPHANS?

MAGO SAYS DON'T LET NOBODY IN

BUT IT'S BAD LUCK IF YOU DON'T GIVE HER ANYTHING.

UH, THAT'S RIGHT, BROTHER.

REAL BADASS LUCK!

LET ME GO!

LET ME GO!

THIS BOOKING IS ENTIRELY OUT OF ORDER

THERE WAS NO PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE

OF A CRIME BEING COMMITTED

NEW RULING. I JUST NEED INTENT

NO THERE HAS TO BE SOME PROPER WARNING UNDER MIRANDA AND...

O.K., WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

I COLLARED HIM BEFORE HE COULD START ANYTHING

THIS SEARCH AND SEIZURE IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL

EVEN UNDER THE ROCKEFELLER STOP-AND-FRISK STATUTE,

REASONABLE PRESUMPTION IS NECESSARY

I GOT MY REASONABLE PRESUMPTIONS,

RIGHT HERE

DON'T LET THE SMART TALK FOOL YOU.

HE COULD BE A LOT OLDER THAN HE LOOKS

THEY ALL GOT THE SAME TECHNIQUES

UH, WHO'S ''THEY''?

DIDN'T YOU READ THE CAPTAIN'S DIRECTIVE?

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE BLACK BERETS.

THE CAPTAIN'S BEEN PUTTING OUT A LOT OF DIRECTIVES

ON THEM BLACK BERETS

NOT TO MENTION ALL THAT BACKGROUND PAPER

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR

WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH MILITANT TERRORISTS.

LIKE THAT THERE'S THE BLACK BERET FLAG

THOSE ARE THE SYMBOLIC BLACK LIBERATION COLORS

I AM HEP. DON'T TRY TO COVER UP, BOY.

DON'T CALL ME ''BOY.''

MY NAME IS DOUGLAS WRIGHT JR

SERGEANT JAREMA,

DIDN'T YOU READ THE CAPTAIN'S DIRECTIVE ON SENSITIVITIES?

I'M SORRY, BUT...

BUT THIS WAS

LOADED

WITH INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE

OH, YEAH, UH

MALCOLM X's BIOGRAPHY

AND...

HE'S GOT...

CONCEALED CHEMICALS, TOO

YOU KNOW, BLACK BERETS WERE THE ONES WHO BLEW UP THE...

ALLEGEDLY BLEW UP.

IT WAS FOR A DEMONSTRATION FOR MARCUS GARVEY DAY

THEY ALL GOT THEIR COVER STORIES,

ONLY I KNEW THE WAY HE WAS ACTING. I...

HEY, DON'T MESS WITH THAT STUFF. IT MIGHT BLOW UP.

RIGHT ON!

YOU SHIT

HEY, YOU KNOW ME, MAN HA HA HA!

OH! HELP ME UP, SUCKER!

MMM! OH, A BEAUTY UH, THANK YOU!

GOOD DAY

A REAL BEAUTY

HEY! SLOW DOWN, MAN

YEAH YOU CAN'T BE WHIPPING ON ME OUT IN THE STREET

FIRST YOU GOT TO TAKE ME INSIDE AND BOOK ME

THEN YOU WHIPS THE HELL OUT OF ME IN THE BASEMENT

WHAT? AHH...

WAIT A MINUTE YOU GOT TO TAKE ME IN

I STOLE THAT WHEEL

WELL, I'M A USER, MAN YOU KNOW THAT

HEY, L-LOOK AT THEM TRACKS.

I GOT A BENT SPOON, TOO

THAT'S PARAPHERNALIA, AIN'T IT?

O K, WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?

EARL J., YOU KNEW THAT WAS THE CAPTAIN'S OFFICIAL CAR!

BUT... Y-Y-

WELL, IT'S THE INFLATION

UH, IT'S THE TRUTH, MAN

DOPE'S SHORT IN HARLEM

YOU CAN'T COP A BAG FOR LESS THAN $20,

AND THAT'S CUT TO SHIT WITH MILK SUGAR

GO ON

WELL, HABIT I GOT IS $100 A DAY.

MAN, THAT'S BEYOND MY CAPACITY TO STEAL.

YOU OUGHT TO SPEND A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON THE ISLAND

IT'LL REDUCE YOUR HABIT.

I JUST CAN'T FACE THE COST OF LIVING.

YOU GOING TO TAKE ME IN?

IF THAT STUFF IS HARD TO GET,

THERE'S GOT TO BE A REASON TELL ME WHY

I JUST HEARD THAT THE REGULAR DELIVERIES IS BEING HIJACKED

THEY SAY HE COME BACK

THEY SAY HE GOING TO GET ALL THE DOPE IN HARLEM

WHO?

CH-CHARLESTON BLUE

FAT'S IN THE FIRE, MAN

AND IT'S GOING TO BURN

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, MAN!

WHAT ABOUT ME? HEY, WAIT!

YOUR WHEEL RUINED MY WORKING CLOTHES!

IT WAS AN ACT OF GOD

I KNOW WHAT KIND OF ACT IT WAS!

AND THAT JUNKIE BUST INTO MY ROOM AND STOLE MY TV!

WASN ' T ME!

WHY AIN'T YOU ARRESTING HIM

INSTEAD OF RUNNING ME DOWN?

IT WAS ME! I CONFESS!

GETTING SO A RESPECTABLE WORKING PERSON

CAN'T EVEN WALK ON THE STREET FIVE MINUTES

WITHOUT SOMETHING HAPPENING!

COPS DON'T DO NOTHING!

JUNKIES AND POLICEMEN, ONE RIGHT BEHIND THE OTHER WITH HIS HAND OUT!

OH, BABY. HE'S GOING TO GET RID OF BOTH YOUR KIND.

WHO IS?

CHARLESTON BLUE,

THAT'S WHO

HEY, NO, MAN! YOU GOT TO TAKE ME IN!

HEY, COME ON YOU GOT TO TAKE ME IN

HEY WHAT ABOUT ME

MR ED!

HEY, MR. ED

WHAT ABOUT ME?

IT'S NICE AND WARM, MR BROWN,

THE WAY YOU LIKE IT

JUST OVER LIGHTLY, HONEY.

MY SKIN IS FEELING DOGGED

NOW, DON'T GET THE MUSTACHE UNEVEN, HONEY.

YOU'RE A NASTY SHOCK

FOR A MAN JUST OPENING HIS EYES, GRAVEDIGGER

WHAT YOU BOYS WANT?

OH, WE JUST THOUGHT WE'D DROP BY AND...

PAY YOU OUR SYMPATHIES

HEARD YOU WAS BOMBED OUT OF THE TURKEY BUSINESS. PITY.

ANY MAN IN BUSINESS

HAS TO EXPECT A FEW MINOR LOSSES

AND THE CREDIT FURNITURE LINE RUN OUT OF CREDIT

DON'T MEAN A THING

I WORK FOR AN OLD, ESTABLISHED FIRM

WAKE UP SOMEBODY HERE IN HARLEM IS SHUFFLING THE DECK

THEY ONLY WASTED THE WHITE BOYS SO FAR

I WONDER WHEN THEY'LL GET AROUND TO...

WASTING THE HOUSE NIGGERS

GENTLEMEN, THE LATHER'S DRYING

OH, THE LATHER IS DRYING

OH, I AM TERRIBLY SORRY, MY DEAR.

HERE IS YOUR RAZOR

THAT'S NOT MY RAZOR

OH, IT'S NOT YOUR RAZOR?

OH, MY MISTAKE

THIS YOUR RAZOR?

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT RAZOR?

DON'T WORRY AIN'T NOBODY GOING TO WALK OFF

WITH NONE OF YOUR MERCHANDISE

HEY, THAT'S CHARLESTON BLUE'S RAZOR

WHERE WOULD I GET CHARLESTON BLUE'S RAZOR FROM?

OLD CHARLESTON BLUE'S BEEN DEAD FOR 35 YEARS

HELL, NO...

EXCUSE ME

I KNOW THAT I WAS ONE OF HIS PALLBEARERS

MAYBE THAT'S WHY HE DON'T REST EASY.

THAT MAN WAS A FRIEND OF MINE

ASK ANYBODY

THAT IS THE TRUTH, BROTHER CASPAR.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CHARLESTON BLUE?

JUST WHAT'S AROUND

AIN'T GOT MUCH MORE TO LIVE FOR EXCEPT LEGENDS.

BUSINESS WITH THE NIECE, OR A LITTLE BUSINESS WITH THE UNCLE?

JUST STOPPED BY FOR A SHINE

IT'S ON ME, JOE

LOOK

AS FAR BACK AS WE GO TOGETHER,

AIN'T NO NEED FOR GAMES

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT RAZOR?

WHAT'S YOUR INTEREST, CASPAR? SENTIMENTAL?

I GOT A CURIOSITY WHEN YOU BRING SOMETHING BY

THAT REMINDS ME OF THE PAST

OH, THE PAST YOU REMEMBER WHEN OLD CASPAR

WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THAT STUFF THAT WAS GOING DOWN

WHITE GANGSTERS MOVING INTO HARLEM

ANYBODY STAND UP AGAINST THEM

GOT AN ICE PICK IN THE HEAD

OLD AARON, PAPPY GO-LIGHTLY,

THEY STOOD UP TO THE MAFIOSI BUT THEY GONE

'CAUSE MAYBE MAYBE YOU SOLD THEM OUT

THAT AIN'T TRUE. I TOLD CHARLESTON BLUE

THE DAY HE WENT AFTER DUTCH SCHULTZ WITH HIS RAZOR,

''TIMES IS CHANGING ''

AHA!

LOOKS LIKE TIMES ARE CHANGING

AGAIN

TAKE TWO!

MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY

COME ON, RANDOLPH COME ON, RUDOLPH, WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS

COME ON!

HEY, FELLAS I GOT THE GUY

WHO'S BEEN PLANTING ALL THOSE EXPLOSIONS

FOR THE BLACK BERETS

THAT'S WONDERFUL, MAN. BET THAT TOOK A LOT OF DOING.

WELL I KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR

IT'S A HARD COLLAR, BUT I BROKE HIM DOWN.

THAT'S THE TRUTH, MAN

I AM A BLACK BERET,

AND I'M MEAN, MAN

I TOLD THIS OFFICER HERE

THAT IF HE'D LET ME GO FOR 15 MINUTES,

I'D BE BACK WITH A WHOLE ARMY, MAN

WE WAS GOING TO BURN THIS STATION DOWN

I EVEN... I EVEN GOT A FUSE, MAN

HEY, DON'T NOBODY MESS WITH THE BLACK BERETS, MAN.

WE SIGN OUR OATH IN BLOOD

THAT AIN'T GOING TO GET IT, EARL J

AW, COME ON, MR ED

I COULD'VE BEEN A BLACK BERET, MAN

DON'T NOBODY EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

I GOT AS MUCH RIGHT AS ANYBODY ELSE

TO BE A BLACK MILITANT TERROR-ROR-IST!

LORENE, GET BACK THERE. GET TO WORK.

TAMU, EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE PLACE

IS DOING SOMETHING EXCEPT YOU

LEAVE HER BE, CAROL

SHE'LL COME AROUND

SHE JUST DOESN'T TRUST ME

EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING THEY'RE AFTER.

YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND IT WITH TAMU

HEY, TAKE IT SLOW, BABY. YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN.

HI, JOE

HEY, MARK HOW YOU DOING?

GOT A MINUTE

JOE, I'VE BEEN WANTING TO ASK YOU

LET'S HELP THEM WITH THAT COUCH O K, FELLAS?

YEAH EASY

LOOK OUT!

OH, YEAH?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

OH, JUST CHECKING

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON AT ''B'' AND OLIVER

OLD JOE PAYNTER

SURE COME A LONG WAY FROM HUSTLING STREET CORNERS

SO JOE'S DONE TIME IN THE WHITE MAN'S JAIL

WHAT REAL BLACK MAN HASN'T?

FOR STEALING POCKETBOOKS FROM OLD LADIES

FOR BEATING UP A PUSHER

LOOK, BABY

JOE'S PAID HIS DUES

HE MADE HIMSELF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHER IN NEW YORK

HE DONATED THE SPACE, HIS EQUIPMENT, AND HIS TIME FOR THIS PLACE

AND AFTER HE GOT OUT OF VIETNAM,

HE IMMEDIATELY SET UP A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BLACK VETERANS

TO TEACH THEM USEFUL TRADES

NO, TO SHOW THEM THEY CAN MAKE IT

WITHOUT TURNING INTO WHITE MAN'S NIGGERS.

LIKE YOUR UNCLE CASPAR?

AND YOU?

CAROL

WE ALL GOT BLACK DREAMS

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE USING US DREAMERS

AND YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ELSE?

THEY AIN'T ALL WHITE

HE'S RIGHT, CAROL.

HE CAME IN HERE TRYING TO PUT YOU DOWN

HIM AND ME AIN'T GOT NO ARGUMENT

MAYBE WE GOT A WHOLE DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS,

BUT WE BOTH JUST TRYING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY

AGREED?

MAYBE YES

MAYBE NO

I ONLY HAVE A MINUTE

I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL DAY,

SETTING THINGS IN ORDER FOR CHARLESTON BLUE

WHEN HE COMES BACK

SEEMS SPOTLESS TO ME IT ALWAYS DOES

OH, YOU DON'T KNOW HIM LIKE I DO

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT HE'LL NOTICE

FOR INSTANCE, I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO SEE

HOW OLD AND FADED HIS PICTURE WAS,

SO I HAD A COPY MADE

THAT'S NICE

HE'LL LIKE THAT

I HAVE TO GUSSY UP HIS OLD ARMCHAIR

I HAVEN'T ALLOWED ANYONE TO SIT IN IT

SINCE HE LEFT

OH, I POLISHED THE SILVER

AND I MUST MAKE HIM UP SOME OF HIS FAVORITE JELLY

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO FIND THE TIME.

WELL, I'LL ONLY ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS

THEN I'LL LET YOU BE

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

YOU SAW ALL THOSE RAZORS IN THEIR CASE?

LET ME SEE

HE GAVE THEM TO ME BACK IN 1932

FOR SAFEKEEPING,

YOU KNOW, WHEN HE WENT OUT AFTER THAT DUTCHMAN.

I SHOULD'VE LAID IN A NEW SUPPLY OF LEAVES TODAY

BUT I GOT BUSY LOOKING FOR THAT LINCOLN

BUT WITH ALL I'VE GOT ON MY MIND,

I HAVEN'T EVEN KEPT UP WITH MY NUMBERS

OH, WE CAN'T HAVE THAT

I HAD A DREAM ABOUT A DUMPLING... APPLE DUMPLING

THAT WOULD BE FIVE

AND IT HAD A...

ONE FIVE

I KNEW I WAS FEELING LUCKY TODAY

I MIGHT EVEN FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED

TO ALL THOSE RAZORS

IF YOU'LL HELP ME

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING

WHAT?

THAT I'M AN OLD CRAZY LADY

WHO DOESN'T HAVE HER HEAD ON RIGHT.

YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN THAT

EVERYONE THINKS I'M CRAZY.

I HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

ABOUT ME AND CHARLESTON BLUE

BUT IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.

AT LEAST I HAVE ONE BELIEVER ON MY SIDE

WHO?

WHY, JOE PAYNTER.

HE COPIED MY PICTURE FOR ME

HE UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY MY FEELINGS

HE REALLY WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE

I CAN BELIEVE THAT

JUST WANTED TO HEAR

ALL THOSE OLD STORIES ABOUT CHARLESTON BLUE

SAT HERE FOR HOURS

NOW

WHAT PLEASURE CAN YOU GET

IN KISSING AN OLD LADY LIKE ME?

OH, GET ON OUT OF HERE WITH YOUR BAD SELF.

HA HA HA

WHEN CHARLESTON BLUE GETS BACK,

HE GOING TO HAVE TO STAND IN LINE

COMPANY?

JUST THE PIGS

WE'RE MORE LIKE RABBITS.

YOU, UH, GENTLEMEN HERE FOR A SITTING?

NO AS A MATTER OF FACT,

WE'RE JUST HERE TO PAY A FRIENDLY VISIT.

WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE WARNING

YOU'RE LIVING ON BORROWED TIME.

ALL MY TIME IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR

YOU SURE?

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, CASPAR BROWN

IS DOING SOME HEAVY THINKING

HE'S THINKING HE AIN'T MADE

SUCH A GOOD MATCH FOR HIS NIECE AFTER ALL

MY UNCLE'S VERY FOND OF JOE

CAROL

MAYBE YOUR UNCLE HAS CHANGED HIS MIND

WHY DON'T YOU CALL HIM AND FIND OUT?

YEAH, CALL HIM RIGHT NOW,

BEFORE HE STOPS THINKING AND STARTS ACTING

SISTER, AIN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AFTER THINGS DOWNSTAIRS?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT

I GOT A LOT GOING ON

YOU DON'T WANT TO FORGET YOUR OBLIGATION

TO YOUR YOUNG SISTERS AND BROTHERS

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

SAW CASPAR BROWN

STANDING ON THE CORNER OF 125th STREET AND LENOX

WITH AN OLD LADY FRIEND OF OURS

THEY WERE BOTH LOOKING FOR

A 1932 LINCOLN

SEEMS THEY BOTH WANT TO

SEE CHARLESTON BLUE

SURE DO

LADIES, YOU WANT TO TAKE FIVE.

WELL

LOOKS LIKE YOU TWO GENTLEMEN

BEEN DOING SOME PRETTY HEAVY THINKING YOURSELVES

YEAH, PARTICULARLY THE WAY THE DOPE'S BEEN DRIED UP OUT OF HARLEM

BY CHARLESTON BLUE

HE TOOK CARE OF SOME TROUBLE YOU COULDN'T.

YEAH, HE'S OPERATING LIKE PEOPLE BEGINNING TO THINK

HE'S SOME KIND OF BLACK ROBIN HOOD

MAKES NO DIFFERENCE AS LONG AS HE AIN'T

STEALING FROM THE RICH TO SELL TO THE POOR

I HEAR THEY BEEN PUTTING THE STUFF IN THE HARLEM RIVER

I WOULDN'T TRUST DIGGER'S MAMA

WITH ALL THAT DOPE IN HARLEM

SINCE CHARLESTON BLUE AND US WANT THE SAME THING,

I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD WORK TOGETHER

YOU WANT CHARLESTON BLUE TO HELP YOU

YOU GOT IT

HEY

A LITTLE ACTION FOR CHARLESTON BLUE

A LITTLE ACTION FOR GRAVEDIGGER JONES

AND COFFIN ED JOHNSON

THE TAKE MUST BE PRETTY SMALL FOR YOU TWO

SINCE CHARLESTON BLUE RUN THE DEALERS OUT OF HARLEM

OTHERWISE, YOU WOULDN'T BE COMING HERE SELLING ME PROTECTION.

WE AIN'T TRYING TO SELL YOU NOTHING.

WE JUST WANT THE STUFF!

I'LL BET AIN'T PLAYING GAMES WITH CROOKED COPS

AS STUPID AS CHARLESTON BLUE

GOING AFTER MACHINE GUNS WITH A STRAIGHT RAZOR?

GENTLEMEN

ROOF!

I DIDN'T THINK CASPAR BROWN WOULD CATCH ON THIS QUICK

THAT'S ALL FOR TONIGHT, LADIES.

SHOW'S OVER

CHAUVINIST

RESPONSIBILITY

GIVE ME MORE RESPONSIBILITY, YOU KEEP SAYING

SO I GIVE YOU RESPONSIBILITY, AND WHAT HAPPENS?

HONEST, MR MAGO I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE THERE ALONE

YOU THOUGHT YOU THOUGHT

YOU HAVEN'T GOT A THOUGHT

I GIVE YOU A CHANCE, AND WHAT DO I GET

YOUR OWN PEOPLE ARE STEALING YOU BLIND!

YOU'RE RIGHT, MR. MAGO.

I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD OF CHARLESTON...

DON'T GIVE ME ANY MORE ABOUT THAT CHARLESTON BLUE CRAP.

ALL YOU PEOPLE GOT FUNNY NAMES

BUT I KNOW DAMN WELL WHO'S BEEN HIJACKING MY SHIPMENTS,

AND IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO TRUST YOU WITH ANOTHER JOB...

I AIN'T ASKING FOR NOTHING, MR MAGO

YOU KNOW ME. I'M GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I GET.

YOU CAN START BEING GRATEFUL YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.

BUON GIORNO, SIGNORE MAGO.

GOOD MORNING, BROTHER CASPAR

FANCY MEETING YOU HERE

OK OK

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

OH, WE JUST DROPPED BY

'CAUSE YOU DO SUCH GOOD WORK

WE'RE SHOPPING FOR A PAIR OF IDENTICAL WREATHS

I DON'T CALL WHAT YOU DONE

TO TWO OF MY BEST BOYS FRIENDLY

I DON'T CALL WHAT YOU DONE WITH THOSE BOYS SMART

SEE? SEE? THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS!

SENDING GUNS OUT TO JOE PAYNTER,

YOU GOT TO EXPECT THEM TO COME BACK DEAD

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER

YOU KEEP THAT IN MIND, SIGNORE MAGO.

I WASH MY HANDS OF THE WHOLE THING

YOU AIN'T GOT MUCH CHOICE.

THE WAY HE'S DRIED THINGS UP,

YOU'RE ALREADY OUT OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL TRADE IN HARLEM.

THEY SAY JOE PAYNTER DONE TOOK OVER HARLEM!

HE DON'T TAKE OVER NOTHING

AS LONG AS I'M HERE

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE MUCH LONGER

AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK

YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE MUCH LONGER?

COME ON. YOU'RE TRYING TO THREATEN ME

I WAS JUST THINKING ON SOMETHING

JOE PAYNTER'S BEEN SAYING

WHAT DO I CARE WHAT HE'S BEEN SAYING?

YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT. IT'S JUST TALK.

I DON'T KNOW, DIGGER HE SOUNDED MIGHTY SURE WHEN HE SAID,

''I'M GOING TO RUN THAT OLD WOP'S ASS CLEAN OUT OF HARLEM ''

I CAN HANDLE HIM I STILL GOT THE ORGANIZATION

YOU GOT NOTHING!

SOME OF JOE'S IDEAS MADE A LOT OF SENSE

REMEMBER WHEN HE SAID

AFTER HE KICKED THE MAFIA OUT OF HARLEM,

THAT BLACK PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY

WOULD RUN WHITE CRIME OUT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES

AND HE DONE PROVED IT

HE DONE PROVED WHAT?

HE DONE PROVED THAT FRANK MAGO

AIN'T GOT NO MORE BALLS THAN A

''FARFALLA."

BUTTERFLY.

I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS

UH, DIGGER, WHY DON'T WE JUST MAKE A DONATION?

I'M A FAIR MAN, CASPAR

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M GOING TO DO

JOE?

THEY'RE GOING TO RESUPPLY UNCLE CASPAR,

AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST SHIPMENT EVER

THEY MUST BE FIGURING VOLUME SELLING WILL FORCE ME OUT

GUESS THEY AIN'T STUDIED THE NEW ECONOMICS, HUH

HE TOLD ME I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SEE YOU ANYMORE,

''BUT IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO RUN INTO HIM ON THE STREET,

I WANT TO KNOW WHEN AND WHERE IT HAPPENED! ''

OH, HE JUST WON'T GIVE UP

I THOUGHT WHAT YOU'D BEEN DOING WOULD BRING HIM AROUND,

BUT HE STILL KEEPS WORKING FOR THE WHITE BOSS

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I FIND THE TIME

BUT DON'T WORRY, JOE.

I GOT AHOLD OF EVERYBODY

AND LAID THE PLANS ON THEM

THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE REAL EASY

ALL MR CASPAR'S FRIENDS WILL FEEL LIKE WHITE RATS IN A MAZE...

AIN'T THIS YOUR BUSY SEASON?

SORRY.

I'M JUST A LITTLE ON EDGE

THIS IS MY BUSY SEASON, YOU KNOW?

WISH THEY'D STOP BUYING BLACK FOR A WHILE.

JOE, YOU ALREADY KNEW

ABOUT UNCLE CASPAR'S MAFIA FRIENDS RESUPPLYING HIM

I HEARD TALK

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME

EVERY RUMOR YOU HEAR IN HARLEM

GOT TO BE CHECKED OUT THREE WAYS FOR FACT

I DON'T LIKE BEING USED

SISTER, I DON'T LIKE BEING USED, EITHER

THEN WHY DID YOU HAVE ME GO...

HONEY, THERE AIN'T A BLACK MAN ALIVE

AIN'T BEEN USED IN SOME WAY

BY SOME WHITE MAN AND HIS DOPE

I WISH ALL THAT SHIT

WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HARLEM RIVER

BABY, THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO REST

UNTIL THERE'S NOT ONE WHITE PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY LEFT

SELLING DOPE TO BLACK PEOPLE

BLESS YOU

AVANTI! AVANTI!

HEY, WHAT DO YOU...

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO LOOK AT?

BLESS YOU BLESS YOU

BLESS YOU

EXCUSE ME

IF THEY CAN STUFF A TURKEY,

THEY CAN STUFF AN ITALIAN

CLOSE THAT DOOR

THAT FEEL BETTER NOW, MR. BROWN

OH, YEAH

YOU SHOULDN'T LET YOURSELF GET SO TENSE

OH, DON'T WORRY, HONEY.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE NOW...

JUST FINE

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A NICE LONG REST

I'LL LOCK UP

STAY WITH THEM

BETTER MOVE

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, SISTER

HALF RIGHT!

MOVE!

NOW, NOW

I'LL BE FINE I'LL BE JUST FINE

READY!

FIRE!

READY!

FIRE!

READY

FIRE!

THAT'LL TEACH THEM NIGGERS

OH, SHIT! THE PIGS IS BACK

MY FRIENDS, LET THY WI LL BE DONE!

PRAISE THE LORD!

WATCH YO ' ASS!

COVER JOE!

BITCH

DAMN

SON OF A BITCH!

PAYNTER PULLED A SWITCH ON US.

JAREMA

COME IN HERE

HOW DO I TELL HEADQUARTERS

TWO OF MY MEN PRECIPITATED A GUN BATTLE

RIDING SHOTGUN ON ONE OF THE BIGGEST NARCOTICS SHIPMENTS IN HISTORY?

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WILL DO TO MY CAREER?

IT AIN'T GOING TO DO NOTHING

FOR OUR CAREER EITHER, CAPTAIN.

YES, SIR?

CHARGES ARE BEING BROUGHT AGAINST THESE TWO OFFICERS

UNTIL THEY ARE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED,

THEY ARE BOTH ON DISCIPLINARY ASSIGNMENT

UNDER YOUR DIRECT SUPERVISION

COME ON

THEY NO LONGER HAVE FIREARMS AUTHORIZATION

THEY WILL CHECK WITH YOU EVERY HOUR, ON THE HOUR,

YOU WILL TAKE THEM TO THEIR ASSIGNMENT

AND ESCORT THEM BACK

JOHNSON!

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THEY TAKE

ANY INDEPENDENT ACTION WHATSOEVER

YES, SIR

CARE FOR SOME MORE, GENTLEMEN?

BARBECUED RIBS

COLLARDS.

PIG FEET

LET'S CUT THE CRAP.

WE GIVE YOU

THE SAME DEAL CASPAR HAD

BLACK-EYED PEAS.

SWEET POTATO PIE

WE GIVE YOU THE FRANCHISE

INDEPENDENT

YOU HANDLE DISTRIBUTION

WE IMPORT AND SUPPLY YOU

NOW, I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT ALL YOU ITALIANS GO FOR

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE DEAL?

NOBODY ELSE EVER HAD A DEAL LIKE THAT

YOU RUN THROUGH THE DEAL,

AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.

WE GIVE YOU THE FRANCHISE...

YOU DON'T GIVE ME ANYTHING.

I GOT IT.

WHAT'S NEXT?

SUPPLY

YOU THINK YOU GOING TO SUPPLY ME?

BABY, YOU ALREADY HAVE.

I GOT ENOUGH ON HAND TO LAST ME A YEAR

AND I GOT BROTHERS SENT ALL OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA

GOING TO SEE THAT I KEEP SUPPLIED

OK

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A DEAL.

ANYTHING BELOW 110th STREET

THAT'S YOURS

ANYTHING ABOVE 110th

THAT'S MINE

AND YOU KEEP YOUR ASS OUT OF IT

WHAT...

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WE'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS UP HERE FOR YEARS

YOU WERE HERE FIRST, RIGHT

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT.

BABY, MY PEOPLE WERE HERE

WHEN YOUR GRANDDADDY WAS STEALING HORSES IN SICILY

THIS IS OUR BACKYARD

FROM NOW ON, YOU STAY IN YOURS

AGREED?

GENTLEMEN

I'D LIKE TO SEAL OUR BARGAIN

WITH THE TRADITIONAL TOAST TO MY PEOPLE

WELL, GRAVEDIGGER JONES

AND COFFIN ED JOHNSON

LEGENDS IN THEIR OWN TIME

YOU TWO-BIT PUSHER

HEY, BABY, TAKE IT EASY

YOU KNOW, BLACK PEOPLE GOT TO START WORKING TOGETHER

INSTEAD OF DOING EACH OTHER IN

I COULD USE YOU

YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS

AH, THAT'S JUST TOO BAD

BLACK COPS LIKE YOU BEEN PAYING THEIR DUES FOR YEARS

IT'S THE TIME YOU COULD BE COLLECTING.

COOL IT

YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND

I'VE WON A WAR OF LIBERATION,

PUT CRIME IN BLACK HANDS

AND THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO STAY

NIGGER, IT'S WHAT YOU PUTTING IN BLACK ARMS

THAT'S GOING TO FRY YOUR ASS ONE DAY

CAN'T NOTHING TOUCH ME.

I GOT ALL OF HARLEM ON MY SIDE

MIGHT AS WELL JOIN ME,

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MAKE A MOVE WITHOUT ME

NOW, FACE FACTS

HEY

I'D JUST LIKE TO TURN YOU ON TO WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW.

BUT, IF YOU AIN'T WILLING

TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A SMALL DONATION TO THE, UH

BLACK POLICEMEN'S BENEVOLENT LEAGUE

OH, UH

I GOT MY EYE ON YOU

HEY, KIDS, WANT TO GIVE ME BACK MY CAR

THANK YOU

JUST WHAT DOES IT TAKE

TO GET THAT SON OF A BITCH

BY BEATING HIM AT HIS OWN GAME

HEY, MISTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CROSS ME?

OH, PLEASE, MISTER

THANK YOU

YOU'RE WELCOME

AND THE NEXT THING, THEY BACK DOWN.

RIGHT ON

HEY, SWEETIE

DAMN IT

HAVE MERCY

HAVE MERCY ON ME

Trois-quarante-deux Ouest, 117�me rue.

APARTMENT ''D''

''D'' LIKE IN DAVID

ME MAN DONE GONE CRAZY,

HE TRIED TO CUT OUT ME GIZZARD

WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE

AND THEN HE GOING KILL HIMSELF

OF COURSE HE DRUNK

HE DONE CHOP THE TAIL OFF THE DOG

ARE YOU COMING?

YOU BETTER COME HERE QUICK

MAKE HASTE, YEAH?

O.K. YOU'RE OFF-DUTY NOW.

GET IN

DON'T WORRY ABOUT US NONE

WE CAN FIND OUR WAY HOME

NOTHING DOING

CAPTAIN SAYS I GOT TO ESCORT YOU TO DUTY

AND ESCORT YOU FROM DUTY

COME ON, YOU GUYS,

HE'S HOLDING ME RESPONSIBLE

WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT A BLACK MARK

ON SERGEANT JAREMA'S NAME

10-9-7. 10-9-7. PLEASE REPORT.

P P T.

10-9-7.

PLEASE REPORT.

10-9-7. O. K.?

REPORT TO 3-4-2 WEST 117th STREET

APARTMENT "D"

ENRAGED LUNATIC ON THE LOOSE WITH BUTCHER KNIFE.

10-9-7. ACKNOWLEDGE, O.K.?

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

I BEEN THINKING, SERGEANT

NOBODY LIVES AT 3-4-2 WEST 117th STREET

AT LEAST OFFICIALLY

THAT'S AN OLD, ABANDONED BUILDING

SEEMS, THOUGH, THE BLACK BERETS

WAS ALLEGEDLY USING IT FOR THEIR HEADQUARTERS

WE BETTER GO

THAT'S IT, ED.

THERE IT IS.

I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN A BLACK BERET,

BUT I HEAR THEY'RE REAL MEAN

SIGN OATHS IN BLOOD

FRANKLY, SERGEANT, I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE, EITHER

MAYBE IT'S JUST A RUMOR,

BUT YOU CAN FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU GO IN

YOU KNOW, THE CAPTAIN'S VERY FIRM

ABOUT US ALWAYS WORKING IN PAIRS

YEAH, BUT THE CAPTAIN'S ALSO VERY FIRM

THAT WE DON'T DO NOTHING EXCEPT DIRECT TRAFFIC.

BUT HE DID SAY

YOU WERE UNDER MY ORDERS

WE CAN'T IGNORE A PLEA FOR HELP

CAN BOTH GO IN

JUST CHECK THINGS OUT

YOU AIN'T COMING IN WITH US?

SOMEBODY HAS TO LOOK AFTER THE CAR

YOU KNOW THE RULES

GOT TO HAVE AN ARMED OFFICER PRESENT

TO COVER THE EVENTUALITY

WAIT A MINUTE. REMEMBER

WE'RE NOT AUTHORIZED TO CARRY ARMS

OH, THAT'S RIGHT

YOU CAN TAKE MINE

HERE

SHEESH

JUST LIKE CHILDREN

YOU CAN BOTH HAVE A GUN

I DON'T WANT YOU STARTING UP AGAIN

NOW, YOU SURE

YOU AIN'T GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE

BECAUSE YOU DID THIS

WITH THE CAPTAIN?

CAPTAIN DOESN'T KNOW HARLEM

THE WAY WE DO

RIGHT ON

PLEASE, SISTER, DON'T GO IN THERE

PLEASE! IT ' S TOO LATE TO HELP!

JOE, THE PAPER SAYS

THOSE TWO DETECTIVES GOT KILLED

IN A SHOTGUN AMBUSH BY THE BLACK BERETS

LET ME SEE THAT

YOU SAID IT WAS AN EXPLOSION

ME AND THE NEW YORK TIMES

DON'T ALWAYS USE THE SAME SOURCES

WHAT'S GOING ON ANYWAY?

JUST EAT YOUR BREAKFAST, BABY

I GOT A LOT ON MY MIND

YOU'RE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS

THAN YOU WERE ABOUT MY UNCLE CASPAR

JUST LIKE TO GET MY FACTS STRAIGHT

GO ON EAT

I'D LIKE TO GET SOME FACTS STRAIGHT

YOU TOLD ME MY UNCLE GOT KILLED

RIDING SHOTGUN FOR THE MAFIA

HE DID

I HEARD HE DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE HIS SHOP THAT DAY

YOU CAN'T GO BY RUMOR

IT'S MORE THAN THAT

YOU WERE TALKING TO TONY THIS MORNING,

TELLING HIM YOU DIDN'T WANT ANY MORE TROUBLE WITH THE SUPPLIES

THAT STUFF DIDN'T WIND UP

ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HARLEM RIVER, DID IT

I TOLD YOU TO EAT YOUR BREAKFAST!

DON'T GIVE ME NO MORE DUMB QUESTIONS

YOU KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING

ALL RIGHT

YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED FROM ME

I'M GOING HOME NOW

YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD

WELL, WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR LITTLE SISTER?

SISTER CAROL'S THINKING ON LEAVING OUR LITTLE ORGANIZATION

AIN'T YOU THE FICKLE ONE?

SEEMS A SHAME TO LOSE HER

MAYBE YOU COULD PERSUADE HER TO STAY

BUT IF SHE DON'T

WELL, WE ALL GOT TO DO OUR THING.

YOU CHECK THOSE DISTRIBUTION LINES

YEAH, THEY'RE TIGHTER THAN A RAT'S ASS

THEY BETTER BE

I DON'T WANT NO MORE SCREW-UPS

JOE JOE

JOE, I SWEAR THEY BLEW UP.

LET GO, YOU FREAK

DID YOU SEE THE BODIES?

NO

THEM CATS GOT NINE LIVES

I'M GOING TO ACCOUNT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

''WE THE MEMBERS OF THE BLACK CULTURE SOCIETY

''DO HEREBY ESTABLISH

''THE JONES AND JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN CRIMINOLOGY

''TO BE GIVEN ANNUALLY

''TO A DESERVING YOUNG BROTHER OR SISTER

IN THE COMMUNITY ''

I'D LIKE TO ADD MY PERSONAL CONDOLENCES

IT'S A GREAT LOSS FOR US ALL

I WANTED TO PAY MY RESPECTS

I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A PROVISION

FOR A FIRST-CLASS FUNERAL... FLOWERS AND SINGING.

COFFINS

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE, MR PAYNTER,

TO OBTAIN ANY REMAINS WHATSOEVER

SEEMS A SHAME

AND A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ALL THEIR FRIENDS

I ASSURE YOU THIS MEMORIAL

IS IN KEEPING WITH PROPER POLICE PROCEDURE

DETECTIVES JONES AND JOHNSON DIED HONORABLY

REALLY?

I HAD THE IMPRESSION THOSE TWO WERE SORT OF UNDER

A CLOUD

THE CHARGES AGAINST THEM WERE DISMISSED

I CAN'T SEE HOW IT HAPPENED

THOSE TWO WERE ALWAYS SO CAREFUL

THEY NEVER TOOK NO CHANCES

WELL

THEY

THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

I...

I SENT THEM

AIN'T THAT SOMETHIN'?

THE WAY THEY WAS LOVED

ALL RACES, ALL COLORS

EXCUSE ME

CAPTAIN, UH

TELL YOU WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT OUR FALLEN BROTHERS

GET A FITTING MEMORIAL

DON'T BOTHER.

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN

EASE UP, CAPTAIN

$5,000 OUGHT TO DO THEM REAL PROUD.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON ME

AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY

TO HELP OUT THE FORCES OF THE LAW

WE BOTH DON'T WANT NO TROUBLE.

CARRY ME HOME

GRAVEDIGGER

AND COFFIN ED

THEY WAS MENS, BUT NOW THEY'SE DEAD

THAT'S REAL NICE

I KNEW YOU'D COME AROUND

THIS ORGANIZATION'S GOT A LOT TO OFFER A PERSON...

DIGNITY, RESPECT...

LOYALTY?

I'D LIKE A LITTLE TOAST

BEFORE YOU START SERVING ME BUTTER

I'M NOT JIVING YOU

I...

WHY SHOULDN'T YOU BE LOYAL TO JOE?

DIDN'T HE SAVE YOUR LIFE OVER IN VIETNAM?

YEAH. AIN'T IT FUNNY THE WAY THINGS WORKED OUT

WAR CAN BRING THINGS OUT IN A MAN

MAKES HIM REALIZE HE'S GOT CHARACTER

HE'S NEVER PUT TO USE

MM-MMM I TAKE HONEY

AND MAYBE SOME HAM OR BACON

A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER THERE

PUT THAT THING DOWN

THEY JUST DON'T SEE THE POTENTIAL

FIGHTING LIKE THAT

DEVELOPS YOUR FEELINGS FOR YOUR BROTHER

AND SELF-DISCIPLINE

AND THE KIND OF LOYALTIES THAT YOU KNOW...

EXCUSE ME, BUT WOULDN'T YOU LIKE SOMETHING FIRST?

WHAT YOU GOT

HOW ABOUT SOME GRAPEFRUIT?

COME BACK HERE, BITCH

BITCH!

MOTHER

WHEN I GET YOU, YOUR ASS IS GOING TO BE

MINE!

COME BACK HERE!

I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!

GOOD MORNING, GOOD SISTER

OH, FOLLOW THAT LITTLE BITCH!

COME ON!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? FASTER!

WE WANT TO EAT COCONUT PONE

SPARROW MY-MY, GONNA MAKE ME MOAN

CAN'T YOU HURRY COME ON, HURRY

RUSH, RUSH, RUSH

ONE MAN GET UP AT 5:00

HE CAN BEAT THE MAN THAT GET UP AT 6:00

THE MAN AT 6: 00, HE DONE GET UP

TO BE AHEAD OF THE WHITE MAN WHO GET UP AT 7:00

DON'T MAKE SENSE IN THE ISLANDS

WE DON'T DO NOTHING 'LESS WE WANT TO

WE LIVE LONGER. IT'S A FACT.

CAN'T YOU GO ANY FASTER? COME ON!

YOU WANT ME TO DISOBEY THE LAW?

MY COUSIN TELL ME THE POLICE UP HERE IS REAL MEAN

COME ON THEY'RE TURNING LEFT

I CAN'T TURN DOWN THERE. THAT'S A ONE-WAY STREET.

I CAN'T DISOBEY THE LAW.

JUST PULL OVER PULL OVER!

PULL OVER WHERE?

YOU AIN'T GOING TO PAY ME

AND YOU SUPPOSED TO BE A RELIGIOUS PERSON?

HEY, IT'S O K

IT'S... OH, IT'S O.K. NOW.

SHH, IT'S OK

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW.

I...

SHH

I... I JUST DIDN'T KNOW.

I WAS TRYING TO FIND A PLACE

I DON'T BELONG ANYWHERE

I'M NOT EVEN BLACK

YOU LISTEN TO ME, CAROL.

YOU'RE A WHOLE LOT BLACKER THAN WHAT YOU THINK.

OH, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I HELPED HIM DO,

AND I THOUGHT I WAS A PART OF THE REVOLUTION

SISTER, YOU ARE

NOW...

NOW YOU'RE PART OF THE REVOLUTION.

THE RABBIT REVOLUTION,

AND BROTHER RABBIT AND BROTHER WOLF

GOT A BIG DIFFERENCE OF OPINION

ABOUT THAT HONEY TREE

AND LITTLE SISTER FOX,

SHE AIN'T THE ONLY ONE

THAT THAT BIG BAD WOLF'S BEEN TRICKING.

SO THE TRICK IS TO GET BROTHER WOLF'S ASS

CAUGHT IN THE BRIAR PATCH, RIGHT

RIGHT

GOT A DIME, LADY?

OH, LORD

UH, SORRY, SON, SORRY

I... I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COMING

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MR JONES

I KNOW IT'S YOU

YOUR DISGUISE IS QUITE CLEVER

WHEN IT COMES TO FOOLING THE AVERAGE LAYMAN

YOU AIN'T WONDERING WHY I AIN'T DEAD

JUDGING FROM YOUR PAST RECORD,

I'M SURE YOU AND MR JOHNSON HAVE REASONS FOR DECEIT,

ASSUMING MR JOHNSON IS ALIVE AND WELL

YES, HE IS

I GATHER YOU APPROACHED ME TO DISCUSS

THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN THE COMMUNITY

SINCE MR PAYNTER CAME TO POWER

YOU'RE WAY AHEAD OF ME.

YOU WANT HELP GETTING RID OF THAT MOTHER RAPER, I'M READY.

ALL RIGHT HERE, BABY

SHAKE ON IT

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

RIGHT ON

LEAD ME ACROSS THIS STREET

JUST LEAD ME ACROSS THE STREET

THIS IS WHERE THAT FREAK STORES HIS TOYS

HEY, MAN, I HEAR YOU GOT SOME SHIT

YEAH, MAN, OUR SHIPMENT JUST CAME

ALL RIGHT, MAN

DAMN

COME ON, MAN WHAT'RE YOU WAITING FOR?

COME ON I NEED IT

COME ON

LIGHT, DAMN IT

JUST COME ON

OH, SHIT!

I'LL KILL YOU!

YOU BLACK BASTARD!

COME BACK HERE, YOU UGLY, FAT, BALD-HEADED MOTHER HUBBARD

COME BACK HERE!

I'LL FIX YOUR ASS!

OH, DEAR

YOU COME BACK HERE!

WHERE DID THAT FREAK GO

WHERE'D HE GO

US RESPECTABLE WORKING MOTHERS

JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU

FOR THIS HERE YOUTH CENTER, MR. PAYNTER.

NOT ALL OF OUR BUSINESSMEN ARE SO GENEROUS

THE WAY I SEE IT, IT'S WORTH IT.

KEEPS OUR YOUNG MEN OFF THE STREETS

AIN'T IT THE TRUTH

TILL NOW, US WORKING PEOPLE

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TROUBLE OUR CHILDREN WAS INTO.

I'M HOPING THIS CENTER TURNS OUT REAL USEFUL CITIZENS

WE'VE GOT TO POINT OUR YOUTH

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF OUR PROBLEMS WITH DOPE

I CAN IMAGINE

JOE! JOE, JOE!

OUR SHIT'S BLOWING UP ALL OVER HARLEM!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THEM TWO AND YOUR OREO BITCH

GOT INTO OUR SUPPLY LINES

SUPPLY LINES? WHAT SUPPLY LINES?

YOU KNOW GOD DAMN WELL WHAT I ' M TALK I NG ABOUT!

WHO IS THIS FREAK?

JOE PAYNTER, YOU BITCH

HEY, HEY, YOU GET OUT OF HERE!

YOU'RE A BAD INFLUENCE ON THESE YOUNG BOYS!

WHO ARE YOU CALLING A BAD INFLUENCE?

GET HIM OFF!

TWO BLACK BASTARDS!

SOLD ME THAT SHIT BLOWING UP ALL OVER HARLEM

ALLEY ALLEY OOP!

WHERE'S THAT FREAK

OUT OF MY WAY!

DIDN'T YOU STEAL MY TV

WASN ' T ME!

I KNOW THAT MONKEY!

THIS MONKEY GO WITH ANYBODY!

COME ON GET OUT OF HERE!

OH, JOE PAYNTER, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?

YOU LITTLE SON OF A BITCH!

FREEZE!

BLINK ONCE AND YOU'RE DEAD

BLINK TWICE AND YOU'RE BURIED.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?

MR JOHNSON!

GET OUT OF HERE!

VERY NICE

I ADMIT IT

YOU GOT ME

AND YOU GOT ALL THE DOPE IN HARLEM

FOR TODAY, THAT IS.

YOU KNOW, YOU GET RID OF ME,

THE MAFIA'S GOING TO BE BACK HERE TOMORROW

WE'LL WORRY ABOUT THAT TOMORROW

LONG AS THERE'S PEOPLE, THERE'LL BE DRUGS

AT LEAST MY WAY IT'S ALL BLACK

UP HERE IN HARLEM, ALL THE DEAD ARE BLACK

DON'T NOBODY MAKE A DUMB NIGGER

STICK A NEEDLE IN HIS ARM

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

YOUR OWN PEOPLE, YOU BASTARD!

HEY, SLOW DOWN!

IT AIN'T WORTH IT, MAN!

IT IS TO ME

GOD DAMN IT, LISTEN TO ME

THAT SON OF A BITCH GETS DONE IN BY A COP,

IT'LL TURN HIM INTO A HERO

HEY, IT'S ME

DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE ME?

I'VE COME BACK.

I'M CHARLESTON BLUE

YOU AIN'T NOTHING BUT A GOD DAMN PUSHER

YOU SEE ANYTHING?

NO

GOT A LITTLE NEAR-SIGHTED IN MY OLD AGE

YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR ASS!

ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS,

YOU'VE GOT 4 AND 3/4 SECONDS

TO GET OUT OF HERE

BY THE WAY

THE NUMBER FOR TOMORROW IS 5-1-5

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