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So where is he?

He'll be here.

With the $2 million, right?

Hey, Della, what's happening?

I don't know yet.

That depends on if my date wants his mommy,

little Bo-peep, or Helga the bitch goddess.

Is this 339 or 334? I can't read Beth's writing.

Looks like a 4.

Helga the bitch goddess?

I'll tell you what happens.

I'll look forward to it.

Don't you know smoking's bad for your health, old man?

So is this. Spread 'em!

Ready for this, churchy?

I better be.

Watch the arm!

Some lookout. Move it!

Let's hit it.

Get in the truck.

Get down, man!

Where's my lawyer?

Shut up!

You all right, Lenny?

Yeah. Great.

2 million bucks.

Let's you and me retire, huh, churchy?

How about Tahiti?

Ready when you are.

Well, let's get this over first.

He's a little uptight.

Shit. Ain't everybody?

Right.

Come on, lover. Don't be shy.

Am I coming in, or will we do this in the hall?

Hi!

Does this say nine or four?

A nine.

Gee, thanks. You were great.

Let's do it again sometime.

Just a minute.

Hello, sweetheart!

And you brought your Teddy!

Ok?

Go!

Police. Hands on the counter.

Don't move.

Why would I move?

Stay with him.

Grandma!

What big eyes you have!

Oh!

And what big ears you have!

And what big teeth you have!

And what a big...

Police!

Go! Go!

Get up!

Don't move!

Get over there!

Jesus...

Christ!

Aah!

Aah!

No!

Aah!

No!

Please don't kill me!

I didn't do anything to you!

Ooh!

Aah!

I don't know what's going on up there.

It sounds like a war. Send more back-up.

I was just visiting a friend.

Where did he go?

Oh! He's coming back!

Aah! Aah!

Partner...

What the hell happened?

Later, later, boys and girls.

Later.

No comment now, kids.

Come on, let's go. Look out.

How much money did the department...

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

I'll talk about it this afternoon.

I can't talk now.

Thank you.

Damn jackals will tear me apart

if I give them a chance.

Where is he?

In my office.

Bud, those guys that died were his friends.

Oh, yeah? So what?

Thanks.

Good morning, Tony. How are you?

Good morning.

Tim, I just found out

one of those dead dealers

was an ex-cop from Phoenix.

Tony, you're off the case.

What the hell are you talking about?

Tony, are you ok?

I've had better days.

I'm looking at three months planning down the toilet,

major drug bust fucked up,

couple million dollars of department money ripped off,

not to mention three keys of smack

that should be in the evidence room.

Not to mention I lost six good friends.

Right. We got beat up real bad.

At least it'll show the media boys that we're trying.

I'm opening a window. It's starting to stink in here.

Easy, Tony.

Son of a bitch.

I'm your precinct commander. Don't talk to me that way.

You always had a hair up your ass

that I got here without being on the street.

You're a scumbag.

You're close to being on suspension.

I called you a scumbag. I didn't even call you an asshole!

Wise ass! You're history in this department!

Fine! I'm out of here!

Take it!

I'll call you later.

Don't spend that money, darling.

I'll be watching for you.

What money?

I never met a street cop

who wouldn't grab a few loose bucks.

I didn't hear that.

You're as deaf as you are stupid.

Maybe stupid enough to set this thing up.

You son of a...

Captain, get me off this thing, damn it!

What's the matter with you?

You lost your mind?

Yeah.

I hope you feel better.

I do.

I'm going to go back and join the human race.

I don't think they're going to have you.

There you go.

Thanks, honey.

Ok. Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

What do we do now?

We'll think of something.

Ha ha!

Della, get in here and keep me warm.

Uhh!

What's wrong, baby?

Uhh...

Oh, my god!

Thanks, Roger.

No problem. Let me know, right?

Churchy, how the hell are you?

Hi, rog. You look great.

Yeah, I know. Let me buy you a drink.

Sally, another one...

I don't want a drink.

We'll celebrate. I hear wieser dropped the charges.

Churchy, it's coming in so fast, I need help spending it.

Go ahead. Touch it.

Ha ha!

So what's it been?

Like, about a couple of months

since they kicked you out, right?

Yeah, couple months.

What you been up to?

Temporary job.

Got a job over at...

Carson's department store.

Oh, Jesus, church.

Rent-a-cop?

Yeah.

You can do better than that.

I hope so.

I been there.

Same thing when I left the force,

ass hanging out of my pants, dragging along...

Now I'm making 8k a month.

What are you doing?

A little of this and that.

Who you working for?

Guy I know.

Who you working for, Roger?

Nah, nah, churchy.

This is not for you.

Some things you don't tell to straight arrows.

No offense, right?

No.

Here. Just in case you want to call me,

have a drink... Whatever.

We'll get together.

We got to look out for each other.

Maybe I shouldn't say this,

but, what the hell,

we used to be... Almost friends.

It's over. You got to move on.

Those guys are dead. You're alive.

You got to get back into your life.

Stay out of trouble, Roger.

Seriously, churchy, you need some laughs.

Churchy!

Pffft!

Mr. Church, wait!

Wait! Wait! Wait!

You didn't take your policy manual.

Oh, my policy manual!

It must be committed to memory by tomorrow.

Do I make myself clear?

Till then, you'll just have to carry it.

How do we make our policy decisions at Carson's?

By memorizing our policy manual.

Very good, Mr. Church.

Oh, please, remember your bong is five.

My what is what?

The signal that you're needed.

Yours is five bongs.

You really must read your policy manual.

Now, go.

Go! Go! Go!

Santa!

I'm sorry. Are you Tony church?

No.

What are you talking about?

Turn around.

Yes, you are!

Della Roberts from the hotel blanford.

Hi.

I remember you.

I've been calling you.

All I get is your stupid machine.

What are you doing?

The guy from the hotel who tried to kill me

tried again.

What are you talking about?

Death!

I'm talking about my death!

He tried to kill me. You got to believe me.

You saved my life once.

That was a mistake. Go to the police.

I did. Those jerks don't care!

Mr. Church, I have been bonging you and bonging you.

You forgot to punch in your time card.

I'm doing my job.

Will you listen to me!

Roland, here's Santa!

Why is he hunched over?

I'm in trouble!

Tell him what you want for Christmas.

That's not Santa. He's a fake!

Ow!

Beat it, you little shit!

Just shut up!

I almost died!

What do you think this is? Hem stitching?

Mr. Church, arrest this woman.

Merry Christmas.

No guns, Mr. Church!

You didn't read your policy manual. You're fired.

Perfect!

Oh, shit.

Haven't you got some Christmas shopping to do, lady?

Della Roberts.

I got to get undressed.

If you've got something I haven't seen before,

we'll donate it to science.

Ha! Cute.

Why don't you like me?

You're bad luck.

Every time you're around me, I get fired.

I'm bad luck?

Not a Darth Vader

who blew everybody's balls off in the hotel, huh?

Nice.

Look, I'm not begging...

But please,

we've got to find this guy before he kills me.

Why don't you leave town?

I'm not leaving town.

Let him leave town. He's the bad guy.

I'm not moving! Let him move!

Seeing how 38 of your friends got slaughtered,

you might have a stake in this, too.

Besides, you look like you got time on your hands.

You want to turn around?

Turn around!

Jesus. A modest cop.

Nice legs.

I've got to go to work.

I'm not hooking anymore.

Great.

I'm not asking for a freebie. I got $1,500!

I'm a hostess at the greenery.

Please!

I want to hire you.

I'd like you out of my life... Forever.

Fine! But if he kills me,

it's on your head... Forever!

Della!

Excuse me.

Phone.

Who is it?

I didn't ask.

Hello.

Church here.

I still think you're bad luck.

I don't think that guy is trying to kill you.

But on the off chance that he is,

you still want to talk, I'll listen.

You become a pain in the ass, and it's over.

I say, "jump," you say, "how high?"

What are you? Out of the dark ages?

Bye-bye.

No!

Wait! I really need you!

Church, you got to help me! Hello?

Church, are you there?

Are you there?

Jump.

Shit!

What?

How high?

I'll see you tomorrow.

Good night.

Don't you touch me, you son of a bitch!

I just wanted to know what time it was!

There's my train.

Get out of here!

Oh!

Oh!

Pitts, how long you been out of your blues?

This is my first week.

Really?

Couldn't tell.

Thanks.

Lemar, you used to partner with church, right?

Yep.

At the academy,

they used to say Tony church this, Tony church that,

like he's the baddest cop on earth.

Is that true?

Nah.

Nah. Ha ha!

I didn't think so.

He's worse.

Hey.

Check it out.

That's the hooker from the hotel.

What's her name...

It's, uh... Della...

Della something.

Are you sure?

What the hell is she doing here?

I wonder if she's good.

What have you got to compare it to, pitts?

Oh!

Yeah?

It's me, della.

What are you doing here now?

There's important details I should go over with you now.

Oh.

Church, it's freezing out here!

Second floor.

Christ!

God, it's cold out there!

I never ever remember it being this cold out there!

Never! Oh!

Here. Hold this, please. I got it at a pawnshop.

It scares the shit out of me.

I almost blew some guy's head off.

Pervert.

You can get anything in a pawnshop now. Trust me. Anything!

Swell place.

The bears live here?

Ha ha.

I love this movie!

You can get it in color now.

There's a new process. It's fabulous!

Can't wait to see Casablanca.

Are you like this all the time?

You're getting on my nerves.

It's called joie de vivre.

What's all this shit?

Where's the bathroom?

Over there.

Over there?

Oh!

Uhhh!

Pretty.

Church!

Take care of that.

It cost me 400 bucks.

Oh, that's so much better.

Oh!

Whew!

Comfortable at last...

And almost warm.

Ahhhh.

Movie over?

Yeah.

Football?

I think that is just great.

That's great that you kept stuff like this.

Look how cute you are.

46.

Is that the year or your number?

The number.

Oh!

I like the broken nose. You were really cute.

Really!

I bet you had a lot of dates with a lot of girls

when you were young.

You got a cd?

No.

Get one. It sounds fabulous.

You got one?

Yeah!

You looking for something?

Got something to drink?

Kitchen?

Oh, look! Another picture of you!

That's so cute!

You got something civilized to drink?

I got beer. I like beer.

Isn't that fascinating?

You see this dodge across the street?

Yeah?

Cops.

How'd you spot them?

Oh, honey, can a dog spot fleas?

What are you doing?

Nothing! Take it easy.

I wish we'd wired that place.

What do you think they're doing?

I would imagine position number 57.

That's the one where the guy hangs from the chandelier

while the woman files her toenails.

You'd think that...

Tell me about the guy.

How'd he find you? The guy in the hotel.

The John? Through Beth.

She runs the escort service.

The escort service?

Yeah, the escort service.

Anyway, she put his name into the computer

to see what he wanted.

The computer picked me.

Beth's your pimp?

Beth is my friend.

Sorry.

She's done more for me than anyone in my life.

What do you know about it, anyway?

You probably don't have friends.

Tell me about the guy.

He was ordinary.

We said 50 words to each other.

Then some maniac shot him and his Teddy bear.

Maybe you better tell me about the maniac.

I couldn't see him at first.

He was wearing a helmet.

The second time, all I remember is a beard,

and both times, the man smelled.

It's like the liniment we used after rehearsal.

What did you ever rehearse?

Damn Yankees, flower drum song,

wish you were here, pajama game.

Flower drum song?

You're right,

I wasn't in flower drum song.

I danced in a lot of stock.

Where do I sleep?

Where you live. Home.

Home? Church, come on, are you kidding me?

I haven't been home since I got out of the hospital.

I've been sleeping on friends' couches,

friends' floors, and in sleazy hotels!

I'm scared!

Tough.

Tough?

Yeah.

That's $1,500. The least you can do...

Take it back! Take it back!

No!

Don't do that.

I'm scared.

Oh, stop it. I hate that.

All right!

You can stay here one night.

Ah! Thanks.

Hey! Hey! What's this?

Get down. Get down, pitts.

Shit!

Come out, come out, wherever you are.

Aghh!

We came to mow your lawn.

Sure you did. Who's we?

My new partner.

Andrew pitts, Tony church.

Hiya, Tony.

Hiya.

What do you do about his diaper rash?

What's the matter, church, couldn't you get it up?

Want a drink, lemar?

Ah, thank you, churchy.

I hate these winter stakeouts, don't you?

Oh, yeah.

Do me a favor, kid.

Step outside for a minute.

Man talk, you know?

Go ahead, Andy. Go ahead.

Aw, crap!

You shouldn't have.

It will take weeks to build him back up.

Tell me you're staking out my neighbors and not me.

It's you, churchy.

Wieser's feeling the heat.

You're his lead.

When I rattled him, I must've destroyed his only brain cell.

He's thinking since one cop survived the raid,

then maybe that cop arranged the whole thing.

What do you think?

I think I got three years till retirement.

Wieser wants me in your shorts,

I'm in your shorts, ok?

I thought you liked me.

I do.

I like my wife and kids more.

It's a shitty world, churchy.

I'll see you around, lemar.

Want a drink, kid?

Andrew...

Andrew pitts.

Right.

Keep it.

Couldn't we have something a little more modern?

You know, the seventies happened,

most of the eighties, too.

I liked the sixties.

Life was simple.

All you worried about

was getting laid the first time.

You still trying?

Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!

Roll up the window.

It's hot!

It's winter.

It's my malaria.

Roll it up!

All right!

Sorry.

Great.

When will you tell me where we're going?

That's a one-way street.

Watch it! Holy shit!

What are you on, drugs?

Oh!

Ha ha ha!

Ah!

Oh, no! No, no, no!

I'm not going in there.

What are you talking about?

This is a waste of time.

I can recite this thing backwards.

Forwards would be better.

Come on, church,

I really don't want to go in there, you know?

I'm scared.

I'll be with you.

Well, be still my heart.

Where you going?

I've had it with you.

Come on, church, I was kidding.

I was joking, come on.

Look.

I'm jumping.

Higher.

What were you thinking about when you came in?

Whips, chains, black leather.

Don't be such a smart ass.

My first time here, I was busted.

That's what I was thinking about.

Hi.

May I help you?

Yes!

Room 339.

Can I see your badge?

No.

You don't want to mess with him,

you know what I mean?

Thanks.

Ok, you're in the lobby. Now what?

Uh... I said hello to Pete at the desk,

and I took the elevator to the third floor.

Let's do it.

Why don't we have lunch?

Ah, ah, no!

What are you doing?

I don't want to do this!

I don't feel well!

Now what?

I went in the trick's room.

God! I don't remember this wallpaper.

Did you see anybody in the hall that night?

No. Yes!

The guy with the blue bag went in there, I think.

That was Lindy, undercover cop.

You're opening the door? Why?

I'm not going in there...

I'm not. I'm not.

Damn!

All right, you're inside.

Did he meet you at the door?

No.

Was he alone?

Yeah.

No. He was waiting in here

with the green bay packers.

He was sitting in that chair.

This chair?

Yeah.

This is where he bought it?

Yeah.

Ok.

What happened then?

I, um...

I called Beth and checked in like usual,

then I started working.

What does that mean?

What do you mean?

What does that mean?

What do you mean, "what do I mean"?

You want all the tiny details?

Yeah!

I ripped off his pajamas,

I jumped on him,

I did what I do!

Is that what you mean?

This is shitty, church.

This is really shitty.

I'm leaving here. I can't...

If it means that you quit on me,

that's ok,

but I am leaving here.

I'm sorry, kid.

Mm, yeah, sure.

I am.

Come on.

Jesus!

I couldn't read Beth's writing that night.

I didn't know what room to go to.

It was written 334, 339.

So, uh, I asked Pete,

and he didn't know, either.

We figured it was 334, so I came here.

You came here?

Yes! A guy opened the door.

How big was he?

Average.

Hair?

Dark.

Clean shaven?

Yes. How did you know?

Put a beard on him.

A beard?

Yeah.

Yeah, same scary eyes, yeah.

You got something.

Yeah. What?

Same guy, with and without a beard.

He's been trying to kill you all along.

Come on.

Ha! Now you believe me!

Are you sure he didn't say anything to you?

Read my lips, he didn't say anything.

Read my lips. Don't screw around!

You got it!

Look, an hour ago, we didn't know dick.

Dick?

Dick.

Ok, I'm sorry, and I'm hungry.

When will you feed me?

I'll buy you lunch.

Really?

Yeah.

Ta-da!

I knew it.

What?

Dead flesh.

You know how to treat a girl.

Was your last date in 1959?

Yeah.

Really?

No!

Hey, churchy, churchy!

Hey!

Churchy, how you doing?

Hi, rog.

Great day. What a day.

Roger, it's 30 below zero.

You've got to dress for it.

Mink on the inside, 2,000 in cash.

You like it?

It's fine.

Churchy, do I sense a little temptation here?

A little, yeah.

Let's go for a drink.

I can't now.

Yeah.

Churchy, is that the hooker from the blanford job?

Ex-hooker.

Yeah. Well, you working on that?

Sort of, yeah.

You find out anything?

Why you so interested, Roger?

Me? Uh, you know, Lindy was my cousin.

Oh, I didn't know that.

I'm sorry.

Well, look, churchy, I've got to run.

I'll be calling you, ok?

Yeah. Roger.

Yeah?

Don't call me churchy anymore.

Hey, you got it.

God, it's cold.

Uh, I love rog.

Hmm?

He's just like a great big pussycat.

Whenever I see him, I want to scratch his ears.

You know rog?

Sure. He dates one of the girls from Beth's. Molly.

He's going to marry her.

She's lucky, church.

Hookers and baseball players,

when their legs go, it's time to get out.

I thought you weren't hooking.

I'm not.

It was just a joke.

I wonder where he gets his cash from.

God, I don't know.

Molly said he's absolutely loaded.

Last month he gave a party.

It must have cost him $10,000.

US girls worked it.

It was a weird party.

What do you mean, weird?

All of the Johns there were ex-cops.

Uh, dancer, we've got to talk!

Look, I'm sorry, but, uh...

It's just Alexander's getting nuts

about the hooker with church.

It's like everything's starting

to fall apart here.

I'll kill her this time.

Yeah, yeah, uh...

Except he, uh, wants the money back

that you took out of the hotel room.

The money's mine.

Hey, dancer, dancer,

I'm on your side.

You know that.

It's just that, uh...

Well, hell, you can't move that stuff.

It's marked.

He can launder it, so you kill the girl,

and he'll give you a dime on the dollar.

It's 200k.

What do you say?

What the hell?

Jesus Christ! No!

What the fuck's wrong with you?

He's screwing with me...

And I don't like it.

I'll kill the girl,

but I get 25 cents on the dollar.

Sure.

Oh, gee, no.

God, dancer!

Break into a police station?

This is crazy.

Why? It's designed to keep people in, not out.

I hate police stations.

We must be nuts.

Can you see anyone?

No.

Oh, church!

What?

My shoe... I'm stuck.

Take them off.

You take them off.

This must be a trap. It's too easy.

It is easy.

Why do I have to do it?

Because you can run the computer.

That's a lousy reason.

Oh! Oh! Ow!

What floor is this on?

The first.

I'll never make it.

Ok.

Shoes.

Remember, we want a print-out

of the last two years,

every cop that...

Every cop that has been fired,

retired, or quit.

I know that.

Ok.

Shit! I don't remember this thing.

Give US a break, will you?

Refrigerator, refrigerator.

That fat man is last year's news.

How will they fill the stands this year?

Anyway, I've got to pull some records.

I'll talk to you.

See you tomorrow, commander.

Well, hi.

Hi.

Late night, huh?

Oh.

I thought I knew the tasty ones in this precinct.

I'm a temporary tasty.

I won't be long.

Well, in that case, I'll wait.

No! I mean...

Listen, can I be honest with you?

I've got a lot to do.

I'd hate to keep you.

It should be available in an hour.

Well, I guess I'll be back in an hour.

Perfect.

Having fun?

It's interesting that you like Chinese food.

I love it!

Roger.

One step to compatibility, church.

Look at these,

and see if you recognize anybody.

Ok.

Where you going?

To get a beer.

Hey, church.

Yeah.

This is a friend of Roger latrele.

Yeah. Keep going.

Keep working.

You know, you look sweet in glasses.

I wear them when I want to see.

Hey, these print-outs are pretty good.

Tony. Tony, come here!

Tony!

This is the guy from room 334.

It's the same crazy eyes.

Are you sure?

He's the killer, I'm positive, honestly.

Adam booth, code name, dancer.

Dancer? Did I mention I dance?

Lots of times.

Joined the force, six months later, killed two suspects.

The problem was that he liked it.

Try this out.

Says that he...

It means it's good, you know?

What else happened?

The shit hit the fan.

He shot the guy and then read him his rights.

They didn't care for that.

Was he fired?

You bet.

And then about a year later,

he popped up downtown.

He was teaching dancing at some ballroom.

Dancers are usually nice people.

Give me a break.

Well, they are!

He snuffed out old ladies. They were customers.

Why?

Well, his name was on their insurance policy.

Get it?

That's despicable. Old ladies?

Yeah. They sent a team to get him.

Why didn't they arrest him?

Four guys, he killed them all.

Now, wait... this is making me really angry, Tony!

If those numb nuts

who call themselves police officers

had the balls to arrest him

so he doesn't kill everybody,

how could something like this happen?

Huh?

Come here, I want you to hear somebody.

Oh, yeah?

Ready?

Yeah.

Is this a new sting record?

Hmm, better.

Don't you have anybody who's alive?

No.

No, these guys are good.

Well, I'll tell them.

Listen, I have an announcement to make.

Yeah?

Della Roberts is about to take off her clothes,

so will all prudish policemen

please cover their eyes

from this gross display of female flesh?

Go over by the window and show everybody.

What a good idea.

I was kidding.

Get out of there! Come on!

No. Come and dance with me.

What the hell happened there?

Look at the window.

Ma'am.

Thanks.

What do you say, churchy?

Hi, guys.

Lemar, just a suggestion. You might want to drive.

Thanks a lot, Tony.

What happened to your window?

When you want a cop, you can never find one.

These were in the wall.

You might run them through the lab,

being a police officer and all.

I told you we should have been here.

Shut up, pitts.

Oh, crap!

Church.

Church.

What?

Come on, you promised.

This lady is the best friend I have in the whole world.

All right.

We won't push her.

You're going to show some respect.

You'll be nice.

Ms. Conners will be with you momentarily.

Thank you, Victor.

Where are the girls?

There are no girls here.

What do the customers do, jump Victor?

When I think you're shaping up,

you turn into a schlemiel.

Della.

Beth.

Hi, baby. How are you?

Fine.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Tony church, this is Beth conners.

Hi.

You disappeared for weeks.

What's going on?

Well, I'm in a little trouble.

Really?

Yeah.

Well, you look fine. He must be the reason.

Is he wild?

No, but he's got potential.

Well, he's decent-looking. That's a start.

He could use help in the wardrobe department.

What's his name?

Church.

Church, come on down. We'll have a drink.

He looks like a beer man to me.

Well, I certainly hope

you're taking care of della.

We have our moments.

I'll bet. Where'd you meet?

Blanford hotel.

Beth, Tony saved me that night.

You're a cop?

You brought a cop here?

I'm trying to keep her alive.

Bullshit.

Cops don't care about US.

Some guy's trying to kill me.

If he finds him, I live.

What do you want?

Here's a list of ex-cops.

Tell me everything you know about them.

Beth, please. It's for me.

You're not asking for much, huh?

Next.

Roger the dodger.

Roger latrele.

A real friend.

Huh.

Next.

Sam Watkins,

sexual preference... Baby dolls and bathtubs.

Maybe I'm a little out of touch.

There's nothing on Adam booth?

Nothing, darling.

"Reference h. Alexander" keeps popping up.

Is that haskel?

That's right.

He's a good client.

He's also Chicago's biggest dope dealer.

That's Alexander in the red tie.

You remember how to work this?

Yeah.

I push this if anybody goes upstairs.

Uh-huh.

Where can I hide this?

I'd tell you, but you'd hit me.

I'll think of something.

Bye-bye.

Please be careful.

Mr. Alexander. Mr. Alexander.

Oh, please, won't you finish this dance with me?

I've got something to do upstairs.

Yes, but it's my favorite song.

Please.

How can I say no?

You look very familiar to me,

but I can't place you.

Well, you know, we have a mutual friend...

Beth.

Beth?

Beth always had good taste.

Ow!

Don't you remember me from last year?

Honestly, I was here,

and I loved it.

I was in red,

and my hair was different.

You know, it was down to here.

Somehow I never managed to jump up and down

and make it look like dancing.

But...

Shit.

Mr. Alexander, Mr. Alexander, please.

I wanted to tell you I'm having a great time.

It's just a wonderful party.

I'd like to come back.

We'll discuss it with Beth.

What the hell do you think you're doing here?

Checking things out.

Who the hell are you?

Security.

You were hired by Beth conners?

Right.

Then your job is downstairs, isn't it, watching her girls?

My men watch this floor.

Outside!

Look after the outside!

You work here? How about getting my car?

I'm off duty.

That's church! Hang on to him!

Hang on to him!

Go get him!

Get him!

Are you sure it was church?

Yeah, I'm sure.

It's all over.

I've been had.

I've been had by a woman I trusted.

Get dancer.

Ugh!

Baby, you all right?

Hey, give me some help here!

What's the matter? What's the matter?

Aah! Aah!

Aah!

Hi, honey!

Get out of here.

Why?

Because I'm taking a bath.

Here, one for the inner man,

and one for the outer man. Watch it.

Ooh! Woof!

Where did you learn that?

We used to rub them

up and down our calves after rehearsal.

Good idea.

There. How's that?

Hmm.

Nice. Ahh!

What are you looking at?

Nothing.

Thanks.

I promise I won't do anything

that doesn't feel wonderful, all right?

Fine.

In fact, if you get upset in the slightest bit,

you just say stop, and I'll stop. Ok?

Ahh!

Can I ask you a question?

No.

I'll ask you anyway.

How'd you know how to run a computer,

and you were in all those musicals?

Well, some of those musicals.

How come... How come?

Sometimes you have to

go through a hell of a lot

to find out

what you're really good at.

Yeah.

Hey... my clients needed me...

And I needed that.

So, in a way, you know,

we both got what we needed.

Kind of.

You know...

Ahh!

Oh, you bastard!

Ha ha ha!

Ohh!

What's the matter?

Are you all right?

I don't know.

Why did you do that?

Do what?

I just tried to kiss you.

I'm not used to caring.

Neither am I.

Hello.

It's me, Roger.

I got to see you right away, ok?

What's happening, Roger?

I'll tell you when I see you.

Church, please!

Where are you?

At the moosehead. Come alone, ok?

It's life and death, really.

I'm on my way.

What?

It's Roger. I got to go.

You still got the gun?

Yeah. It's in my purse.

What are you doing? Come on.

Happy new year, rog.

Should old acquaintance be forgot.

Yeah.

I hear they whacked you around a little.

I figured you would.

Why don't we stop screwing around?

You work for Alexander?

The force was all I knew.

I was kicked off for the same thing

half the guys are doing.

Right.

I was drowning out there.

Alexander threw me a life line.

You said a matter of life and death.

Whose, yours?

Yours.

I've done some shitty things in my time,

but this...

You're my friend.

How can I kill you?

Alexander's orders.

You and the girl both.

They'll kill me if I don't.

What the hell am I going to do?

I guess you better go ahead and shoot me.

No.

No.

Whew!

Here's an update on the stabbing murder

that took place today.

Though it happened in front of many witnesses,

the police have no description of the killer.

The victim has been identified as Beth conners.

They are asking anyone who was in the vicinity of the killing

to come forward with any information

that might help in the search.

Alexander figures it's one of our guys

who leaked it to the cops.

He tells dancer to hit them all.

Not just the cops, our guys, too. Everybody.

Tell me about dancer.

He's a maniac.

Hey, he was supposed to leave the money

because it was marked.

So what does he do?

He keeps the money and everything.

Nice friends you got.

I didn't know about dancer.

I swear it, church.

Some of those guys were my friends.

They were my friends, too.

I'm supposed to kill you, right?

Jesus, god almighty,

how did I get myself here, huh?

A smart guy like me?

Church, I don't know.

Victor!

Ooh! You scared me half...

Have the police been here?

No.

Give it to me. It's Beth's.

Oh, Victor, for Christ's sake!

Where are the keys?

You have no right...

Give me the goddamn keys!

Come on!

I won't need them anymore, anyway.

Just horrible what happened! Just horrible!

Yeah, I can see you're all broken up about it, Victor.

Creep!

He's got a whole army of ex-cops

from all over the place.

Why ex-cops?

Because Alexander thinks we'll always be

one step ahead of the working cops.

Can you identify him?

I recruited him, didn't I?

You recruited him, but will you testify?

Church.

You want to come out of this alive...

Only one way.

You have to talk to the d.A.,

make a deal with him.

If they keep me alive, sure, I'll testify.

What am I going to do?

I got no choice, right?

That-a-boy!

Tony, phone call for you.

You're halfway home, pal.

Yeah?

Church, it's me. Beth's dead.

I'm sorry, kid.

It was the son of a bitch with the knife.

I'm at Beth's.

What are you doing there?

My name is on one of those computer disks.

I told you not to leave the apartment.

Remember, we ran Adam booth through the computer?

We couldn't find anything.

Well, I remembered that his name is dancer.

Well, I ran that through the computer, and bingo.

Oh, hey, uh, let me get another.

Hello, Roger.

I can find him.

The golden gargoyle club.

Get out of there.

Get out of there now!

That's Roger!

We've got to do this.

How many of your friends has he killed?

It's the only way.

If lemar doesn't get the wire,

we're dead in the water.

He'll get the wire.

I'm just a lookout, right?

I don't like it!

He may not be there!

If he is, I tell you, you come in.

I don't want you hurt.

Me, either. I really don't want to get killed.

If he finds me, that's going to happen.

Can't you do what I say without arguing?

No. You got to let me do this, church.

Ok.

What?

Ok.

Really?

Come on!

Gee, what changed your mind?

How do I know?

Get back. Don't get near the car.

You got it?

You got it?

Yeah, I got it. Here it is.

That receiver cost $484.

I got to get it back.

You'll get it back.

Who you wiring?

Me.

They can't hear you through the coat.

You're kidding!

Take it off.

You take it off!

Wait a minute.

You going to tell me why?

No.

I didn't think so.

You need back-up?

If he spots a cop, he'll be gone.

You warm enough?

Yeah.

Good luck, churchy.

Ma'am?

Thanks.

Ma'am?

Thanks for the wire.

Thank pitts.

I made him sign for it.

I don't like this.

It will be fine. Ok, bye.

Wait a minute. The gun.

In the purse.

All right.

Bye.

Wait a minute.

Maybe I should go alone.

If he sees you first, he's out of there.

You got to remember two things.

I stay away from him, and I keep talking.

That shouldn't be a problem for you.

Yeah.

Ok, bye.

Yeah.

Good-bye.

Church... I'm in.

God, this place is packed.

I don't know how I'm going to find him.

Ok, I'm heading towards the bar.

No, nothing yet.

Ooh! I just got goosed

by some guy dressed as little red riding hood.

This place is a zoo.

I'm going to try another room.

Ugh, what a pig palace!

Oh, please!

No, he's not in here, either.

Hey, sweet lips, what you doing tonight?

Me and my old lady are looking for a third.

Yeah, well, try the yellow pages, asshole.

Ugh, nothing yet.

Church, he's here!

I'm sorry, church,

but I'm blowing this son of a bitch away.

I love your muff.

No!

Ooh!

Church, I've lost him

and the gun!

Hello, della.

Are you scared, della?

Move it!

Ouch!

Should I kill you now?

Quit pushing!

Church!

Church!

Move!

Church!

Tony!

Church!

Slow down.

Move!

Say please, asshole.

Please, asshole.

Della: Where are we going?

Why are we going north

on lake shore?

So where'd you learn to dance?

You're good.

I only ask because I used to dance.

I did a lot of stock.

I was in wish you were here

and pajama game,

flower drum song, damn Yankees.

Flower drum song?

Shut up!

My girlfriend lives right there,

555 north Sheridan,

right on the right.

I don't suppose you'd consider letting me off.

How did it feel when the blade went in?

Was it cold?

It's dancer.

What do you want?

I'm coming in.

Not here.

You stay out of here.

You want the whore? I've got her.

Kill her. Don't bring her here.

I want my money.

I'll kill her,

and you're going to watch.

He's coming in.

Della: That's why we're going to lake forest?

We're going to Alexander's!

No.

Come here!

You bitch!

You were wired!

Jerk that son of a bitch!

Damn it!

You must be crazy,

driving like that!

You!

Are you a crazy person, or what?

What.

Didn't you see me signal?

You can't signal and turn at the same time, lady.

Oh, god! Is that a gun?

What am I doing?

Come back here! Give me your license!

That's a gun!

He's got... police! He's got a gun!

What are you doing?

Give me my purse!

Yeah, hello. What do you want?

Lemar, it's church.

It's 3 A.M.

He's got her.

He's taking her to Alexander's.

Who's got who?

On green bay drive. I need a back-up.

Ooh!

You think you'll need that?

Oh, god.

It's not enough.

15 cents on the dollar.

I told you 25!

It's more than enough.

Not for me.

Kill her.

Then we'll talk about it.

Ahh! Ok, ok.

Ohh!

Wait a minute!

Yeah!

Come on, you mother...

Ahh! Oh!

Ohh!

Ohh!

No!

No!

Ohh! Ahh!

Dancer?

I didn't know they were going to try to kill you.

Aah! Oh!

Uh!

Uh!

Alive, I'm worth a lot to you.

Dead, I'm not worth anything.

Think about it.

There.

I'm unarmed.

Dancer.

I can't hurt you.

I can help you.

I can.

Uh!

Oh!

Stay here!

I'm going around back.

Don't be a hero, pitts.

Ah!

Della, what the hell are you doing?

Tony! Oh, Tony!

Tony, something's there!

Aah!

Freeze!

Uh!

Uh!

Uh! Ah!

Aah!

No!

Ah!

Ah!

Uh!

Uh!

Aah!

Aah!

Ohh!

Ah!

Ooh!

Ooh!

Uh!

Ugh!

Ooh!

Ooh!

Ooh!

Ooh!

Ooh!

Aah!

Tony?

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Is he dead?

He ain't got no head.

Thanks for helping.

That took guts.

It did?

You're a good cop, Andrew.

Thanks.

Thanks a lot, Tony. Thanks.

Ahh!

I got to go downtown.

I told lemar I'd make a statement.

No, you don't.

Yes, I do.

Lemar said you didn't have to be there until this afternoon.

I want to do it now.

Can't you do what I ask without arguing?

No, I can't.

Church!

You're a mess.

Your apartment is a mess.

Your life is a mess.

You know how to straighten it out, huh?

Yeah, I do.

So...

Jump.

How high?

Thanks.

I got to lie down.

I have such a headache.

Where are we going?

Our place.

Our place?

You want to argue if it's our place?

You're lucky to have a place to lie down.

I got pictures to hang, too.

Now I'll have your pictures on the wall.

Probably from flower drum song.

No. But I got a great shot of me in chorus line.

I'm standing right there in front of the marquee.

Ha ha ha!

Kiss me.

You got it.

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