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(dog barking) DANNY ROMAN: Yeah, I like animals

better than people sometimes,

especially dogs. Dogs are the best.

Every time you come through the door

they treat you as if they haven't seen you in a year.

And the good thing about dogs,

is that they got different kinds of dogs

for different kinds of people,

like pit bulls,

the dog of dogs.

(dog barks)

Pit bull can be the right man's best friend

and the wrong man's worst enemy.

Yeah, you gonna give me a dog for a pet,

give me a pit bull. Give me...

Raoul, right, Omar?

Give me Raoul.

I fuckin' hate Raoul!

Shut the fuck up, asshole!

Son of a bitch don't know when to shut up.

Hates Raoul.

(dog barks)

Farley fucked up the list.

DANNY ROMAN: Yeah, I can dig it, Omar.

I had a dog like that...A poodle.

She didn't bark, though.

She pissed on the floor.

I hated that dog.

But if I was ever depressed,

she'd lay her head in my lap,

look up at me with those big old eyes,

and even though

I thought I hated that dog,

I loved her.

It's like that, ain't it, Omar,

that love/hate thing?

No more goddamn talk!

I can't wait any more, you hear me? I want my wife!

I want her up here!

OMAR: Or I'll do our daughter.

(dog barks)

Omar, listen to me--

No more fucking talking!

I want that bitch, or I'll do the girl.

Omar, I'm doing the best I can here, man.

I'm not gonna hurt her.

I just want her to see me blow my brains out.

I want her to think about that

when she's sucking that fat prick's cock.

BECK: Roman's losing him.

If this guys goes, he could take that girl with him.

We gotta go in there now.

We'll give Danny another minute.

Not yet. He's pulled out of worse.

BECK: Another minute, that girl will be dead.

Unit One, prepare entry.

All units stand by for full breach.

COPS: Back! Back! Could you please keep back?

BECK: You lost him. Make entry.

Beck thinks you lost him, Frost gave the go-ahead.

DANNY: That's not the play. Omar's tight.

He can get a shot off if they breach.

Look, Nate, I can still talk to him,

I just need time.

HB Team One, negotiator requests time.

Negative. Team's in position.

Fuck it, I'm going in.

No, hey, no, no! Don't, goddamn it!

Don't pull this shit. You'll give him another hostage.

You know another way To get the gun off the girl's head?

Negotiator entering kill zone.

You gotta keep him out of there.

Our men will lose objectivity

if he's in there.

Danny, this is Frost. Stand down.

DANNY: Omar was a marine, right?

Yeah.

Do we have a shot?

Bedroom, but he's nowhere near that.

He will be. Get Eagle and Palermo over to that window,

Tell them to wait for my signal,

put that motherfucker on his back.

Eagle, Palermo...

Hellman, Allen, Argento...

When I'm clear, come in there and get that girl.

Yo, Omar!

I just got word your wife's here.

Wife?

Shut the fuck up.

Now, I've been authorized

to make the trade,

but I gotta come in, look around,

make sure there's no other hostages

and there's no surprises, all right?

Fuck you!

I want to see her first.

Omar, I gotta come look.

Then I can bring in your wife,

get the girl, all right?

What if you're lying?

Then shoot me!

Ha ha. Okay, fair enough!

OMAR: Nice and slow!

You look around,

then I get my wife,

or you fucking die!

BECK: Palermo,

Eagle, prepare for shot,

Okay?

Ready.

Move real slow.

This ain't about me or you,

but I'm gonna take you out just the same.

(dog barking)

CHIEF: He's in.

We gotta play it out now.

Unit One, hold position.

Lock it.

(door locks)

DANNY: Nice breeze.

Great day to be out, you know.

Not cold, cool, kinda brisk.

Too back we got stuck in here, huh?

You've seen everything, there's no surprise.

Now, let's do this.

Hey, I gotta look in those rooms down there, Omar,

you know, make sure there's nobody there.

OMAR: All right, move!

DANNY: Football, huh?

Perfect day for it.

You know, I ain't missed a Bears home game

since I left the Corps.

Of course, the Corps

was a winning team, wasn't it?

Oh, yeah, you were in?

DANNY: Yeah, did a tour in '73.

OMAR: Well, semper fi, motherfucker, I did two tours.

'68 and '69.

DANNY: Well, hoo-fuckin'-rah, Omar.

Hoorah!

Don't meet many marines these days.

Everybody joins the navy.

I have a visual on the suspect.

See, nothing here, lieutenant,

so now we make the trade.

DANNY: Uh, stay cool.

We got a one count.

(radio chatter)

DANNY: like I told you, gotta check out everything.

Omar...

A marine and a sailor

are in a bathroom taking a piss.

The marine goes to leave without washing up.

The sailor says, "In the Navy,

they teach us to wash our hands."

The marine turns to him and says,

"In the marines,

DANNY AND OMAR: They teach us not to piss on our hands."

NATE: Now! Now! Move!

H.T.'s down!

BECK: Copy.

You all right, bud,

Huh?

You okay?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Sure.

(country pop music plays)

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah!

♪ Where did you come from, where did you go? ♪

♪ Where did you come from, Cotton-eyed Joe? ♪

♪ Get out the fiddle, Cotton-eyed Joe ♪

♪ Got me a Mary, don't I know? ♪

♪ Where did you come from, where did you go? ♪

♪ Where did you come from, Cotton-eyed Joe? ♪

DANNY: Yeah, boy, come on, get down, get funky, get loose.

Come on, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it!

You are a hoedown daddy.

Now I've seen everything.

Okay, which one is the most pathetic out there?

How you feeling, man?

Not great.

I wanna talk to you for a minute, all right?

All right, cool.

Hey, cut the music!

Take a wild guess who's on the news...again.

After six hours,

hostage negotiator Danny Roman

Risked his own life,

disarming the hostage-taker

and ending the standoff.

Uh, Lieutenant Roman,

It looks like you saved the day again.

Uh, no, it was a team effort.

I just talked the guy out.

REPORTER: Well, did he say anything in there?

COP: He just wanted to hog the spotlight.

I just want to tell you how close I came

To busting your ass today because of that shit you pulled.

But because it'll never happen again, right,

It's okay. I'll let it go.

All right, he's all talk.

Danny, off the record,

that was one hell of a gutsy job, man,

again, congratulations.

Thanks, Chief. Congratulations to you.

Great party. Thanks.

Hey, Danny, you really in the marines,

or was that a bluff?

Uh, no, I was in the army,

and I fucking hate dogs.

Despite how things worked out today,

you put these guys in jeopardy.

If you'd been taken hostage,

you would have fucked up everything.

Everybody lived, Beck,

even you.

WOMAN: 20,000 cops in Chicago.

Can't you take turns?

Oh, I was gonna let Nate go in,

but I knew Linda would be pissed at me.

Nate's much smarter than that, right, Nate?

Yeah, too smart.

I'm too smart for my own good sometimes.

Have you got a minute? I gotta talk to you.

It's something important, okay?

Just be a minute, I promise.

Just a minute.

Go on, tell your secrets.

Oh, man!

I was approached by someone recently.

He knows who took money

from the Disability Fund.

What?

Almost two million is missing now, Danny.

Yeah, I know.

According to him,

we know the guys who took it...Cops,

guys in our own precinct,

guys that we might call our friends,

stealing our own money.

I mean, I would have told you sooner,

but this is the first chance I got.

Who told you this?

I can't say.

But this guy knows what he's talking about.

He's been on the job since '74.

He's been around, working cases like this. He knows his shit.

So why didn't he go to Internal Affairs?

Because he thinks

Internal Affairs is involved.

He heard Niebaum's name mentioned.

He doesn't know what to do about it.

They offered to buy him out.

And?

And he said he'd think about it.

Ohh.

We were at the Academy, worked Area Six together,

so he trusts me.

But this guy, uh,

Dan, this guy is really scared.

When did you find out about all this?

Most of it last night.

But I, uh, I've been working on it

for a couple of weeks now, you know.

I figured that with you on the board,

you might have heard something.

No, I didn't hear a thing.

Well, they did do an audit, you know,

but it didn't prove anything. Yeah.

If somebody's stealing our money,

we gotta find out who.

Now, you just tell this informer he should--

(banging on car roof)

Oh, shit!

Oh, Jesus Christ!

Officer Bald.

What are you girls doing, blowing each other?

I was about to get a blow job till you showed up.

Yeah, I mean,

I know y'all partners and stuff, but, uh

everyone's looking for ya.

Please don't Shine the light in here, officer.

Can't a guy just hold his partner's hand?

Yeah, well, I'll let you girls be.

Wipe that stuff off your mouth.

Yeah, order me a drink, big guy.

Oh, Jesus.

We'll finish this later.

Yeah, all right.

Yeah.

Yeah. Don't tell Linda.

Shit.

KAREN: I don't like the thought

Of fixing up this house alone, Danny.

And with what you're doing--

Nuh-uh-uh, darlin', that's the job.

It's not the job.

The job I can deal with.

It's how you do the job,

like what you did today.

I'm fine.

This time.

You know, what I love about you

is that you do these crazy things.

It's just that I wish you'd start differentiating

between crazy and just plain stupid.

I know this whole marriage thing is new to you,

but coming home every night is a big part of it.

Every night.

Okay, I promise I will come home every night...

No matter what I have to do.

Every night.

What are you trying to negotiate?

You forget that I know that you lie for a living?

Not right now.

Ohh!

Listen, listen,

Danny Roman is a married man now.

No more crazy shit, all right?

Vroom!

See that? That's the bus.

The bus is going down the street.

Crazy is on the bus.

(pager vibrating)

It's vibrating, baby.

DANNY: Nate is vibrating.

Hmm.

Go. Tell Nate I said hello

and that I expect him

to keep you out of trouble from now on.

Mmm. Hey, how you doing? Caught me.

Look, uh, Danny beeped me earlier.

What's, uh, what's going on?

Nate?

Freeze!

Get your hands up!

Police officer! Officer down!

He said he talked to his informant last night,

Some guy he was at academy with

and knew from Area Six.

This guy said he knew

what was going down with the pension fund.

The informant didn't come to you guys

because, um...

because he thought

someone from Internal Affairs was involved.

One of us?

So exactly who was this informant, Lieutenant?

Hey, hey, hey, he didn't tell me his name.

Look, it's obvious somebody found out

Nate was investigating the fund off this informant's tip,

and they took him out.

All right,

let's just go back to the very beginning.

Do this whole thing again.

Hey, hey, hey, I just found my partner

with his head blown off, all right?

I don't feel like doing this!

Well, you're gonna have to--

Back--back off!

Just back off, Niebaum.

We'll do this some other time.

(drum roll)

OFFICER: And...Halt!

(shouting orders)

(bagpipes play)

(shouting orders)

I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.

OFFICER: Ready, aim,

Fire!

Aim...Fire!

(gunshots)

Aim, fire!

(knocking)

Is that the door?

You get it.

Oh, shit!

(loud knocking)

Yeah?

Hey, Danny, listen,

they found the gun that killed Nathan.

It was in the lake. No fingerprints.

Hang on, please.

I have a search warrant.

Hold it, inspector.

Danny, the serial number on the gun,

it was one of three guns

stolen from a dealer.

Two Of the guns were recovered by you

around seven months ago, remember? Yeah.

The third gun was not found until now.

You gotta be fuckin' kidding me?

You're serious?

There's nothing we can do.

We came as soon as we heard

they were issuing a search warrant.

Okay, guys, go easy. He's one of ours.

In here, in here.

FROST: I'm sorry, about this, Karen.

We all know it's bullshit.

Just let them do their work

and get the hell out of here.

It is bullshit.

He's standing over the body of a dead cop

who's investigating the fund.

He had access to the gun,

and he's on the fund's board.

He had motive and opportunity.

Who the fuck are you, Niebaum?

It was your name Nate mentioned

When he said Internal Affairs was involved.

Oh, now it's my name, huh?

We've got a little investigation going here, too,

and your name keeps coming up. Wonder why.

Maybe it's because Nathan found you

stealing money from the fund.

DETECTIVE: inspector!

I think I got something in here.

Looks like offshore accounts.

DANNY: what the--

That shit's not mine!

You planted this shit!

Put it away.

Why are you doing this to me, huh?

Chief, you don't--

REPORTER: Lieutenant, do you think you'll be charged

with the murder of officer Roenick?

Do you think you'll be charged

with the murder of officer Roenick?

Make a hole here! Come on, come on, back up!

Back up! Back up!

Hey, give the guy a break!

Get back there!

Beck...

Thanks.

How could you show your face here?

I knew someday you'd get somebody killed.

Nobody really knows what happened, okay?

Okay, come on, seriously.

What's going on, Danny?

We heard a lot of shit.

DANNY: what?

Hey, Danny.

Come on inside.

TRAVIS: All right, everybody, get back to work.

Sit down, Danny.

Danny, I'm gonna be honest with you.

I don't know what to think.

But I don't have any choice

until this Internal Affairs investigation is complete.

So, your gun and your badge.

Chief...

You know me.

I'm being set up.

Look, Nate told me his informant

knows who's involved.

Help me find this informant, and all this goes away.

Yeah.

(reporters shouting questions)

REPORTER: Have you talked with Mrs. Roenick?

Right here! One more!

Are you allowed to make a comment?

REPORTER: Is there anything you can tell us now?

Linda.

Linda.

No, Karen.

Mrs. Roenick, we should go.

Linda, I didn't do what they say I did.

We should go.

Mrs. Roenick, we should go.

Fuck you, Danny!

Fuck Niebaum!

Fuck all of you!

You all killed him.

Don't you stand here--

Don't you stand here in my face--

Don't you say one more fucking word to me.

You've taken him away from me.

God help you, Danny.

You took him away from Jeremy.

Now you stand here--

You stand here, and you just live with that.

LAWYER: Mrs. Roenick, please.

Please, let's go.

Danny, we need to go.

We need to go.

Come on, this way.

The papers found in your house...

Can you come up with an explanation, Danny,

as to why you had that kind of money in offshore accounts?

You have no proof the money

had anything to do with the fund

or that Mr. Roman even opened those accounts.

The money in them was well-laundered,

but the last deposit into those accounts

matched the last amount stolen from the fund.

I don't have any offshore accounts.

The statements were in your home.

You were standing over the body.

Are you charging my client?

Because all of this is very circumstantial.

We have a gun...

linked to you

and a pair of gloves

that we took from the water,

which explains why your client

had no powder on his hands.

(Danny sighs in disbelief)

You know how this city feels about corrupt cops.

I'll get a conviction with my eyes closed.

Just tell us where the rest of the money went,

as well as who your partners were, and maybe--

I need to speak to my client.

I'll give you one day to make a deal.

You hear me? One day.

After that there'll be no deal to negotiate.

We will arrest you,

and you will face the maximum penalty.

I'll see to it.

Be here tomorrow and have a decision made.

KAREN: Danny.

Danny.

MOREWITZ: Danny.

Danny.

What?

Understand that they have a case

that a jury will convict on.

I can't do any more for you.

Cut a deal.

Karen...

Go and wait for me in the car.

Don't worry.

Everything's gonna be fine.

Danny, please don't do anything

Crazy. Crazy?

Crazy's on the bus, remember?

I love you.

I love you, too.

Be right back.

(floor indicator chiming)

RECEPTIONIST: Danny Roman.

I'm goin' to see Niebaum.

RECEPTIONIST: Uh, yes, sir. Could you wait just a minute?

I have to buzz him, sir. Sir--Mr. Roman, wait, sir!

You made it clear? Perfectly.

Well, make it clear again.

All right? Come on, this is--

Hold on, hold on.

Roman, what can I do for you?

Man's got a right to face his accusers,

doesn't he, inspector?

We need to talk.

Well, go ahead, talk.

I want to know what's going on.

Huh!

You killed your partner.

And unless something has changed,

you're about to be formally indicted.

You're not answering my question.

Now, Nate told me you were involved. I want to know how.

Well, just look me in the eye

and tell me you weren't involved.

Look me in the eye, god damn it!

Look you in the eye for what?

Lookit, why don't you just tell it to the judge?

All right? We're finished.

Get him outta here.

You're not doin' this! Let me go!

Roman!

(gunshot)

Aah, fuck!

Lock the door.

Lock it!

Look, Roman, don't make things worse

than they already are. Just put the gun down.

You, sit your ass down. Sit!

Okay, man, you got it.

This is my life here, Niebaum.

All right...

I want some answers!

I don't have any answers for you, Roman!

Put the gun down and leave.

Oh, you don't feel like talkin'?

Well, we're gonna stay here until you do.

It's your choice.

'Cause I'm not goin' to jail today.

DANNY: move!

DANNY: go! Go!

All right. Come on!

COP: Drop your weapon, Danny.

Lower your weapon. Drop it!

Guns down! Down!

Drop your weapon, Roman.

Drop it! Easy, Roman.

That wasn't an accident,

And neither will the next one that goes into your head.

Now get down here now!

Come on!

All right, everybody in here,

march over to that desk over there.

Put your guns, cuffs, keys, everything...

on this desk and get outta here!

Let's go! Move! Move it!

Danny!

What are you doin' here?

The call is out on the citywide, Danny.

You see what they're making me do?

Danny, what the fuck are you doing?

You just got married, man. Think about Karen!

I am thinking about Karen,

and now that I think about it, I'm glad you're here.

You just raised the ante.

Join the party.

God, Danny, this is crazy.

Take your guns off.

Put 'em on this table, now!

I know you heard me say both of 'em.

(sirens)

FROST: Danny, listen to me.

It's not too late to stop this.

Are you tryin' to talk me down, Frosty? Is that it?

This is crazy.

This isn't helping you.

Hey, me and him have nothin' to do with this, you know.

Danny, I've known you for twenty years.

What the fuck are you doing?

Look, I know I made you stay, Frost,

but you cannot monopolize the conversation.

You're not the scene commander here. I am.

You.

You're Niebaum's secretary, right?

What's your name?

My name's Maggie, and I'm his assistant.

Well, Maggie, don't be scared.

I'm somewhat familiar with situations like this, all right?

I'm not scared.

I've been mugged twice. Once at gunpoint.

Guns are not new to me.

But I'd rather avoid 'em if I get the chance,

if you know what I'm saying?

Well, I don't think you're gonna have that chance

this time, Maggie.

And if you're Niebaum's assistant,

you have everything to do with this.

Yeah, but... Not me, bro.

Okay, I don't--I don't work for this pig.

I'm not a cop.

I know. You're Rudy Timmons.

You're a rat for the Rat Squad.

You don't remember me?

I arrested you in '92 for credit card fraud.

Oh, shit! (chuckling)

Yeah? Wow.

Yeah. I remember you.

I remember you. Hey, man!

Hey, last time I saw you

You were a clean-cut boy in blue.

What happened to you, man?

That's what we're here to find out, Rudy.

PILOT: Air One, realign formation.

I wonder if they're out there.

Your partners, Niebaum.

The guilty ones.

My guys.

They'll come, you know,

scared shitless I'll get the truth out of you

and try and stop me.

If they can't get me,

they'll kill you.

(sirens)

God damn it.

Have them clear the perimeter

and start evac.

I don't want anything movin' on that fuckin' river!

All right, locate the phone panel.

Lock down the elevator.

Have these guys clear the stairwell.

Have Unit 2 hold outside Internal Affairs.

COP: You got it. Come on.

Chief...

Christ, they're here already!

Set up command on that barge over there

so the press can't get to us.

TRAVIS: Farley, what do you got for me?

We locked down the elevators from the 20th floor down.

Beck.

COP: Let's get those phones up there.

I got a real concern.

He knows our tactics,

and we got a lot of real estate to lock down.

Do we have the manpower?

We got personnel from six different districts,

but he's still gonna try and control the environment.

We'll just see who wins the race.

Perpetrator is an expert marksman.

He's an expert in explosives and tactics.

Gentlemen, play this by the numbers.

Maintain your fields of fire.

Elevators.

Fuckin' Roman's up there, man.

He's got Frost inside.

We see a chance to end this, we take him out.

We're blind, and he's seeing 20/20.

Intel? Yeah.

I want visuals and audio set up from 19 and 21.

Farley, you're negotiating.

He'll eat Farley up.

Commander, uh...

You know, if you--

if you wanna talk to him, I'd, uh...

If you can't handle him, I won't have a choice.

Get him locked down first!

In the meantime, Farley, get on the fuckin' phone.

Someone locate the building engineer!

COP: right away!

Ohh, boy.

(clearing throat)

(ringing)

(telephone rings)

Chief Travis.

Special Agents Grey... This is Moran.

We're the FBI negotiators.

MORAN: It's a federal building.

It's our jurisdiction.

He's one of ours. We got this.

Fine with us,

for now.

(ring)

Chief.

We got eyes!

Great.

(phone ringing continues through headphones)

Son of a bitch! Go to Camera 2.

(ring)

(ring)

(ring)

FARLEY: he got all six. We got nothin'.

We gotta see in that room.

No eyes, no ears.

Looks like we're running out of options.

I want status reports now.

BECK: give me an update.

BECK: Give me status.

Somebody give me status. Tell me what you see.

All shafts are locked down, sir.

Blinds closed.

Visibility zero, sir.

We contained him.

We have not contained him. He's contained himself.

He's cut us off.

Try the phone again. Let's see what he wants.

(ringing)

(ring)

DANNY: Talk.

Hello.

Yeah, hello.

I'm Rudy. So don't shoot me, thinking I'm him. Please.

Rudy... My name is Farley.

Could you please get Danny on the line?

Farley would like to talk to you.

Tell him I only want to talk to Chris Sabian.

He'll only talk to, uh, Chris Sabian.

DANNY: Tell him if Sabian's not here in twenty minutes,

you die.

I don't want to talk to anyone else but Chris Sabian.

Yeah, okay.

We heard you.

They said they heard you.

Who is Chris Sabian?

I heard that name before.

He's from the west side.

Once he talked 55 hours.

Never forces tactical action.

I don't know how Danny knows him.

So find Sabian.

911 Chris Sabian.

CHRIS SABIAN: Come on.

Talk to me.

I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere.

So please... come out.

WOMAN: You don't want me to come out.

I wanna kill her right now.

I do want you to come out.

I want you to come out so we can discuss this.

You're not even listening to me.

Yes, I am listening to you. I--

I just--you promised that you'd come out, so...

so come on out, all right?

I don't want to do this through the door.

Look, I just...

I wanna do something without arguing, okay?

Let's get on the road.

Your clothes look fine.

No. Yeah, they do.

According to some people, I look fat...

in ski clothes.

No, look, that's not the word she used.

You know, she used...

A much worse word.

Honey...

(mock sternly) get off the phone!

(whispering) Get off the phone.

Get off the phone. No.

I'm your father, and I'm very upset with you right now.

(whispering) Try your sweater.

(whispering) All right, honey, but get off the phone.

And I want you to apologize to your mother

for saying that she looks...

wide.

(whispering) That's not a good word to use, "wide."

(whispering) How'd you like to be called wide?

Do you hear me?!

I am very serious. I'm very angry with you.

Right now. Get off the phone.

Get off the phone.

No.

Don't you make me-- shh.

You know, I once talked a man

out of blowing up the Sears Tower,

but I cannot talk my wife out of a bedroom

or my kid off a phone.

LISA: That's because no one's standing behind you

with a big gun.

(mutters) Yeah? Well, that's debatable.

(call waiting beep) Oh, hold on.

Hello?

Yeah. He's right here.

It's for you.

Hello.

Sabian's twenty minutes out.

And we only got fifteen.

TRAVIS: All right. Call Danny again.

Get him to change the deadline.

Tell him Sabian's on his way.

(ringing tone)

(ring)

Sabian?

N-no, it's, um, it's Farley.

Look, Farley, I told you,

I don't wanna talk to anyone but Chris Sabian.

Yeah, uh, he's-- he's on his way, okay?

He's gonna be here real soon.

We just need a little bit more time, okay?

But you don't have more time, Farley.

Uh, Danny, Danny, please, tell me

Wh-wh-what are you doin' here, okay?

This is, like, pretty serious.

You're goddamn right this is serious!

So why don't you take me seriously?

Well, we are. We are. We just, um...Uh...

I just, um...

I just wanna talk to you, okay?

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

You think you can talk me down, Farley?

Look, um...

I need to, um...

Tell me what you want, all right?

Okay, Farley, you want a shot?

I'll give you a shot.

Yeah, we got some time before Sabian gets here.

Ohh, what do I want?

Um, let's see.

How about... Can I see a priest?

No, you can't see a priest.

That's good, Farley. That's good!

You shouldn't let me see a priest

because a priest is associated with death,

and you don't want me thinking about death in my state,

now, do you?

Um, no. No.

But you told me no, Farley.

You can't say no.

Never use "no" in a hostage situation.

Danny, would you relax a little bit?

I'm relaxed. I'm very fuckin' relaxed.

But let me give you some advice.

Never say no to a hostage-taker.

It's in the manual.

Now, are you gonna tell me no again?

No, I'm not-- no?

Annh! Wrong answer.

Eliminate "no"... From your vocabulary.

Shut up!

Never use "no," "don't," "won't," or "can't."

All right?

It eliminates options.

The only option that leaves

is to shoot someone. Understand?

Uh, yes. Yes, I do.

"Yes." Good! See, yes is good.

If you say "no" again, I'll kill somebody, all right?

Now let's practice.

Can I see a priest?

(stammering)

Let's not-- you know what?

Can we--can we just, like, talk--

You wanted to talk. We are talking.

Now, can I see a priest?

Uh...I'll see what I can do.

That's good, Farley.

Now you're learning.

Now, I'd like a submachine gun

so I can blow everyone away.

I'll--I'll look into that.

Good. You're doin' good, Farley.

You ever cheat on your wife, Farley?

No. Watch yourself.

I'll kill someone.

You ever cheat on your wife? Answer!

I'll...See what I can do.

FARLEY: I'll have to... think about that.

Um, I'll look into that.

You ever, um...

dress up like a schoolgirl

and get your ass spanked, Farley?

FARLEY: Danny, look,

okay, all I wanna do is talk to ya.

I am talking! Now...

Did you or did you not

ever dress up like a schoolgirl and get your ass spanked?!

I'll have to look into that, Danny.

Oh, Jesus, Farley, you know...

nothin' against you dressin' up like a little girl,

but I didn't know that about you, Farley.

Danny, you know, this is really, really unproductive.

Unproductive?

You're right. It is.

So...Tell me a joke, Farley.

You know any jokes?

No, I--

No? You just cost someone their life, Farley!

Game over!

(shot reverberating)

BECK: shot fired.

Shot fired.

BECK: Shot fired. Did anyone see--

(everyone shouting)

Um... Don't let him go.

You can't talk me down!

You can't make me change the deadline!

Now get me Sabian!

You got six minutes, forty two, forty one,

(over radio)(siren) forty...

FARLEY: D-Danny, is anybody hurt?

BECK: keep him on the line! Is anybody hurt?

We're okay. Just don't be sayin' "no" no more, motherfucker!

Oh, fuck.

TRAVIS: All right, everybody calm down.

It's ok. I'm so sorry.

No, I'm so sorry. I am so fucking sorry.

BECK: Give me status.

Somebody give me status. Tell me what you see.

PALERMO: Visibility zero, sir.

Get back!

Everybody, stay back.

Just a few moments ago, a single shot was fired

inside the city administration building.

We of course could not hear it down here because...

Well, we got the whole city of Chicago watching this.

I mean, this could turn into a press nightmare.

What do we do if Sabian can't make it?

We gotta remember that that's Danny Roman upstairs.

We've worked with the guy for twelve years,

and we don't really know what he's done.

We know what he's doin' right now.

I don't want this to get personal for us either.

He's obviously over the--

Hey, do you mind?

He's obviously gone over the edge.

This is not personal.

But if I thought

that sending these guys on my team in there

would put more people in jeopardy,

I wouldn't consider it.

I don't wanna go in there...

but it's our best option.

He can't be talked down.

They'll get us out.

Don't worry about Danny.

He's not gonna hurt anybody.

Aw, bullshit.

No one knows what this crazy fucker's gonna do.

This--this has nothin' to do with me and Maggie.

You're his friend. You get him to let us go,

because once you familiarize yourself

With the chains of bondage,

you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Fuckin' Abraham Lincoln said that, and I believe it.

So you have gotta get me the fuck out! Now!

Do yourself a favor, Rudy, and just keep quiet.

We'll handle this.

Oh, don't tell me to be quiet.

And don't tell me you can fuckin' handle it

because none of you

ever been in a situation like this before.

Just shut the fuck up.

Oh, fuck you!

Prick!

MAGGIE: All right, that's enough.

He'll hear you out there,

and he's the one who's got the gun,

so he's the one who's in charge.

Both of you need to pipe down now.

Danny.

I think you should let Maggie go.

She's not involved.

She's a woman, and I think it's only fair--

Wait a minute. I didn't ask to be let go 'cause I'm a woman.

I hate that crap.

Me and him should be let go

because we have nothin' to do with this.

Absolutely. We--

It's between you cops.

We have nothin' to do with this.

Danny, Danny...

Look, I'm not just some

dirt merchant loose in the street any more.

I'm not. I got a nice new lady friend

That I would like to get back to.

And she has got this kid, Albert.

Ohh, super kid, Dan. Great kid.

Danny, what do you think you can do?

Take a look at that screen.

They think you're a killer, Danny.

They're gonna try to take you out.

Now, what do you think Sabian can do?

He can't do anything to stop this.

What about you, Frosty?

You think I'm a killer, too, huh?

Come on.

You've known me for twenty years.

You think I killed Nate?

I don't know what to think, Danny.

Tell you this, Danny boy,

what you're doing is not helping.

DANNY: Hey, Schoolgirl.

You still sweatin' that ugly display

you gave us all a few minutes ago?

Stop kickin' yourself in the ass.

We all have our bad days.

Beck...

Stop tryin' to figure out

how to get in here.

I'm pretty well bunkered.

Palermo...

Take that toothpick outta your mouth.

Wouldn't want you to swallow it, somethin' goes down.

That's right, sports fans.

It's me, Danny Roman.

The man upstairs.

Just wanted to say hello

before the curtain goes up on this little drama.

I guess you're all wondering why we're here.

Well, it's simple.

We're here to find out who took our money

and who killed Nate.

Because it wasn't me.

There's some bad cops among us,

and today we're gonna find out who they are.

Now, I know how that sounds.

I know what you're thinking.

"He's gone. He's a murderer."

But I'm that same son of a bitch you trusted your lives with

and played softball with, went drinkin' with.

I'm the same guy you invited to your house

to celebrate your kid's baptism, Tonray.

The same guy who saved Palermo's ass

when that sniper had a bead on him at the stadium gig.

TONRAY (whispering): Oh, this is good.

Danny's trying to get us to stockholm

so we think twice about taking him out.

Now, I want you--

No. I...

need you guys to understand that I had no choice here.

My life was being stripped away from me.

First, they killed Nate.

Then they took my badge.

Then you guys.

Next, they were gonna take away my wife by sending me to prison.

And that...

I cannot take.

I can't live without...

(sighs)

Put yourself in my position.

What else could I do?

Gaines, get word out to our team.

We're switching to Frequency 3 now. Run.

I tried to tell everyone I was being set up,

but no one wanted to listen.

Well, now you have no choice.

You've got to listen,

because we're not leaving here

until I find out who set me up.

Now let me warn you:

Whoever killed Nate

is frightened that Niebaum might know something.

They're going to try and end this quickly.

Another warning:

I know the rules of engagement.

So don't test me.

You got...

four Minutes to get Sabian here,

or you'll find out just how serious I really am.

(siren)

I want you to look me in the eye, Niebaum.

Right here.

Now, tell me:

When did you find out Nate was investigating the fund?

I first found that Nathan was conducting the investigation

after I spoke with you after he was killed.

You're lying.

And I know you're lying.

Oh, you know it, huh?

What, you can read my mind, Roman, is that it?

No, I'm not.

I'm reading your eyes.

The eyes can't lie.

Didn't you know what I was doing?!

A quick lesson in lying.

See, this is what us real cops do.

We study liars.

Example:

If I ask you a question about something visual,

like your favorite color,

and your eyes go up and to the left,

well, neurophysiology tells us

that your eyes go in that direction

because you're accessing the visual cortex.

Therefore, you're telling the truth.

If your eyes go up and right,

then you're accessing the creative centers of the brain,

and we know you're full of shit.

Ha ha.

Now... Let's try this again.

What's your favorite television show?

I'm not gonna play your stupid fucking game, okay, Roman?

Uh, why, Niebaum?

You afraid we'll catch you in a lie?

When did you find out

Nate was investigating the fund?

(clearing throat) After I spoke with you.

Whoa, that is a fuckin' lie if I ever--

Fuck you!

I never even blinked my eyes, you scum--

You didn't have to, Niebaum, it's your body language.

It says you're lying.

He's nervous, Danny. What do you expect from him?

Shut up, Frost! You know how this works.

It's not just your eyes, Niebaum. It's everything.

If you cough, sneeze,

Uh, cross your legs, scratch your ass,

They're all telltale signs. You can't cheat.

You can stare at me

with those dead-ass eyes of yours all you want.

You can't beat the system.

One last question:

Do you know who killed Nate?

You.

I don't know. I couldn't tell.

I'm sorry. Up, down, right, left.

Well, so what are we gonna do now, card tricks, Roman?

Shut the fuck up, Niebaum!

You knew Nate was investigating the fund,

and you killed him!

You could've ended this.

I guess you don't want to, huh?

That's too bad.

That's really too bad,

Rudy...

'Cause Danny Roman was just starting to like you.

Well, tell Danny Roman to hold the fuck on.

FROST: Danny...

Danny, you don't want to do this.

How do you know?

If you think I could kill Nate,

how the fuck do you know I don't wanna do this?

(click)

(telephone rings)

Yeah.

Danny Roman...

This is Chris Sabian here.

Oh. Good timing, Chris.

You made it just in time.

Well, I got lucky. Traffic was light.

DANNY: Glad you accepted my invitation.

Oh, I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

What's it been, Danny, two years?

Yeah, not since both our teams

Showed up for that gig on the north side.

You pulled rank and ran my boys outta there.

Two negotiators on the same site. Never work.

So what's this then,

the exception that disproves the rule?

Look, you do your job, I do mine,

maybe we both walk outta here in one piece.

(low-battery warning beeps)

All right then, Danny,

Here's the million-dollar question.

Why you?

Exactly.

Well, I got my reasons.

I just don't want to go into 'em right now.

We'll talk about that later.

This is our first date, Chris.

The courting period.

So...

what do guys like you do

when they're not talking guys like me down?

Well, I'm, uh, pretty much of a homebody, Danny.

I, uh, spend a lot of time with my family.

My, uh, my kid.

I, uh, I read a lot of books, you know.

I, um, watch a lot of old movies, you know. AMC.

You got a satellite?

They show all those old westerns.

Westerns?

I like comedies myself.

I did like Shane, though. That's a good one.

Uh, Shane, now that's a good one.

I'd have picked one

where the hero lives at the end, you know,

like Rio Bravo or, uh, Red River.

I think you're talking about the wrong movie there, Chris.

You know, Shane lives. At the end of it,

he's riding off, and that kid, uh...

Brandon...

De Wilde.

Yeah, Brandon de Wilde's calling his name,

"Shane, come back, Shane!"

Danny, I'm sorry to have to be the one to tell you this,

but Shane died.

You never see Shane dead. That's an assumption.

No, it's a common mistake.

You see, in--in the final shot, you see him

slumped over on his horse.

He doesn't look back because he can't. Shane's dead.

He's slumped because he's shot.

Slumped don't mean dead.

Well, I guess you think

that Butch and Sundance live, too,

even though you never see them dead.

They're entirely surrounded.

Oh, so now you some kind of history buff?

Yeah, I generally read histories and biographies.

Well, don't believe everything you read in books.

Well, I didn't say I read just one book.

I try to read all the books on a subject.

I try to get all the facts

and then decide for myself what really happened.

Mm-hmm. Get all the facts, huh?

Yeah, that's smart.

You're much better at this than Farley, you know.

All right, before we start to bore everyone,

let's get back to business.

First, my list of demands.

One--I want my badge brought down here.

Two--If I die, I want a departmental funeral.

No one's gonna die here, Danny.

Three--I want the informant found.

He's the only one that can clear my name,

and he's the only one who knows who's running this conspiracy.

Four--I want to know who killed my partner.

Now, if neither the informant or killer is found In eight hours,

I will kill one hostage an hour

until they're all dead.

Five--I want to talk to you face to face--

Now.

(telephone beeps)

Scene commander's upstairs?

Yeah. But you can talk to me.

You're the chief?

Yes. Travis.

Nice to meet you.

You're Beck?

You're...

Farley.

Hi.

All right. Vest.

What, you're going up there?

Yes.

Why didn't you try and talk him down?

He would have expected it.

His sheet, please.

Does anyone know why he asked for me?

We were hoping you could answer that.

I can't. Psych evaluation--who's on it?

That's Tonray.

He may actually think he's innocent.

With his knowledge, we're probably gonna

have to go tactical.

We put a plan together.

If we can distract him long enough,

We can send in an infiltration team. We'll keep it small.

Let's just wait on that. Let's hear him--

COP: the wife's here!

Oh, god.

How is he? Has he hurt anyone?

Who's talking to him?

Karen, he's okay. He asked for Chris Sabian.

Chris Sabian?

I'm Chris Sabian.

Do you know Danny?

No.

I know it doesn't matter to you,

but he didn't do those things they say.

You have to help him.

Mrs. Roman, I have no idea

about Danny's guilt or innocence.

That's not why I'm here.

I'm here to try to get him out safely.

So if you want to help, go with Tonray,

answer some of his questions,

and then we'll have someone drive you home.

No! No, I'm not going home.

Mrs. Roman...

You bring tension and emotion to a scene

that already has too much of both.

I am not leaving my husband.

All right, fine.

But if you want to help him, help me.

I have to get up there now. He wants to talk to me.

Go with Tonray, answer his questions,

and then stay, in case we need you.

That's the best I can do.

(whispering) Karen, just come with me and talk, ok?

It's gonna be all right.

(door closes)

All right, how do I get up?

You take the freight elevator to the 18th floor,

and you walk the rest of the way.

Assuming you got all these points covered,

What is this? This is a shaft off Internal Affairs?

No, that's access to the steam pipes. It's unusable.

All right. First let's get his badge down here.

Second, shut off the heat. He'll know it's coming,

But he might deal a hostage to get it back.

What channel we on?

Three.

Chief, I want to show you something.

FROST: Danny, take me.

Yeah, yeah, take him.

Come on.

I got--I got the asthma,

you know?

(coughing)

You can't put me...

in bad situations, man.

Oh, for Chrissake,

Why do you always pick on me?

I mean, who am I, Charlie Brown?

You know what Nietzsche says?

"Even the strongest

have their moments of fatigue."

And I'm fatigued, Dan.

I'm just-- I'm fuckin' fatigued.

Oh, god.

You okay?

Do I look okay?

I got a gun pointed at the back of my head.

Nice fuckin' pants, man.

Hey, shut up, Mr. Blackwell. Get over here.

You workin'?

Sort of.

I was negotiating a truce

between my wife and daughter.

That might prove to be easy by comparison.

Yeah. It wouldn't surprise me in the least.

So you shut off the heat already.

You know how this works, Danny.

Yeah, I do.

Next time you try and bluff,

make sure you charge your cell phone.

All right, now, you want to tell me

What I'm doing up here?

I wanted to tell you face to face I'm not crazy.

I'm just doing this to prove my innocence.

I believe you, Danny.

Anything I can do to help you get out of here, you know--

Don't fuckin' patronize me, man!

I know you don't think I'm innocent,

so don't tell me, "I want to do everything I can

to help you get out of here."

Don't talk to me like I'm some second-rate H. T.

All right, you're right. I'm sorry. My mistake.

Yeah, you are sorry.

Get outta here. Lock the door.

Call me when you want to talk.

No, wait. Danny, I'm ready to talk.

You're right.

You're right.

I don't know if you're innocent or not.

You could've done everything they say you've done.

You could've killed that cop.

I don't know, and I don't care.

There are ways to prove your innocence,

but this is hardly one of them.

And now you got hostages.

So let me tell you this.

You hurt one of them, you're gonna burn up

whatever currency you've got to deal with me.

They're all I care about.

You leaving here walking is a distant second.

Now, do I make myself clear?

Good.

Now we're gettin' somewhere.

Good. Now answer my question.

What am I doing up here?

Before Nate was killed, he told me

the men involved in the fraud are from my precinct.

Guys I know.

Guys I might call friends.

And?

And you're not.

When your friends betray you,

sometime the only people you can trust are strangers.

(rattling)

DANNY: Lock the door!

Get out! Get out!

Come on, hurry up!

Lock it! Hurry up!

Come on! Hold it right there! Right there!

Beck! Beck! What happened? I've lost him!

He's gone back in!

Go, go, go, go!

Get up! Get up! Get up!

Aah! Aah!

Aah!

Aah!

Drop the gun! Drop 'em!

Put it down!

Put it down, goddamn it!

You are jeopardizing the life

of this hostage! Drop your guns!

Drop your weapon now!

BECK: Sniper Team,

Can anyone see Roman?

Look for the one shot.

(shouting)

(helicopter)

We have the target acquired.

SCOTT: Put it down!

MARKUS: drop the weapon, Danny!

Drop it now!

Drop the weapon!

Drop the gun! Drop it!

Put it down! Now!

Put it down, Danny, now!

DANNY: drop it! You're gonna get this man killed!

(uncocks gun)

DANNY: drop your weapon!

Put your gun down!

Tell him!

Tell him, Frost!

Put the gun down now!

Drop your weapon!

Green light. Take the subject out.

I can't believe this.

BECK: Palermo, take the subject out.

Palermo?

Take the subject out.

Copy.

Don't tell me fuckin' copy!

Pull the fuckin' trigger!

Copy.

I cannot take the shot.

Pull the fuckin' trigger.

Negative, sir.

I cannot take this shot.

Come on!

Ohh...

Fuck!

Palermo, bring it in. You're relieved.

Get it!

GREY: Looks like the H. T.'s speech worked.

Stand back!

We have this.

Is this your command, or is it his?

You had him distracted,

we saw an opportunity to end this. We had to take it.

No. You put me and those hostages at risk.

That's what you did. And that's not how I work.

First we talk.

It was my call.

We don't feel this man can be talked down.

Oh, really?

I've been here a half hour! How do you know that?

With all due respect, sir, I have kept

a zero casualty rate for five years,

precisely because this kind of action

is a last resort!

This is not your command, Sabian.

Yeah.

That's right. You know what my command is?

To get those people out safely. That's my command!

Well, you don't know this man, lieutenant!

He's manipulating this whole situation.

Look what he did to Palermo.

He's gonna fuck with every single fuckin' one of you

if we give him enough time,

and he knows you'll do it,

because he know how you fuckin' work!

He's got a point, Sabian.

We do have a chain of command here.

And your chain of command

has just given Danny Roman two more hostages.

Officers! You gonna take responsibility

if he takes one of 'em out?

Because I don't!

They're just waiting to take this over.

You want that to happen?

So this is gonna be very easy for you.

Roman asked for me, and he's gonna get me.

We're gonna do it my way, or I walk.

I got no truck

with leaving you with this responsibility.

Now, it's your decision,

or they're gonna fuckin' take it over!

You have command for now...

But I'm still the ranking officer on the scene,

and I will be watching.

Good. You watch.

Now do me a favor.

Please introduce me to our team.

Attention.

This is your chief Al Travis.

I would like to introduce you

to the negotiator Chris Sabian...

who as of now has full command.

My name is Chris Sabian, and as of right now,

all decisions go through me.

No order is valid unless I give it.

No action is taken unless prior approved by me.

I know we understand each other

and that we'll work together

to try to end this safely and quickly.

(turns radio off)

It didn't work, Beck!

I'm still alive, motherfucker!

Danny? It's Chris.

Danny, Danny, listen to me.

Pick up the radio and talk to me, man.

COP: Stay back! Back!

Nothing! Look!

You guys with the cameras, you get that?

All I asked for was more time,

and they tried to take me out!

It is the policy of the Chicago police

to resolve all hostage situations

with the utmost regard

for the preservation of life!

Get his wife. We might need her.

You want my blood?

Take my blood! Come on!

Here it is! Take it!

Chief, they have a shot. We can end it right here.

No one takes that shot. No one.

You want to shoot him on national television now?

Move the crowd back. I want the area clear.

Go ahead! Take my blood!

Go ahead, take the shot!

Danny!

I'm gettin' too close to the truth,

and they want to kill me

just like they killed Nate!

Chief, give me the order.

Give me the fuckin' order! Wait.

CHRIS: Do not take that shot!

What am I gonna have to do

to be heard, huh?

Am I gonna have to hurt somebody

to get respect?

Well, all right.

All right, I will!

Danny, listen to me. You don't want to do that.

You do not want to take this to the next level.

Can he fuckin' hear me? Does he have the radio?

Think you can come in here

and just shoot people and get away with it, huh?

They send you in here to kill me

and you just do it?

You just think you can come in here and kill me

and get away with it?

I know you're one of 'em. I know you are!

Well, now you're gonna fuckin' pay

for doin' that shit to me!

Danny, what are you doing?

Do not hurt anyone. Do not do that, all right?

I am in command here.

Danny, no! Danny, don't do it!

No one is gonna do anything without my authority.

I am in control here.

You are not in control!

They are!

They're not listening to you, Chris,

So I'm gonna show 'em why they should.

One of the son of a bitches you sent in to kill me

is about to die!

And every time you try to come in,

this will happen!

Now move!

Move!

Get in there.

Get in there!

Down! Down!

Are you one of 'em, Scott?

One of the men that set me up?

Is that why you want me dead?!

Danny, it's me, Karen.

Danny, please talk to me.

(gunshot)

Oh, my god.

Do not...

come in here...

again.

Karen, I'm sorry.

Cut the electric. Cut it now.

After hours of little to no action,

within the past couple minutes

we have witnessed a flurry of activity

Up there on the 20th floor

of the Chicago Administration Building,

and it looks like there's a little more action

going on over here right now.

They've cleared the barricades,

and it looks like a number of plainclothes--

actually, those are federal sedans,

FBI agents, in fact-- arriving on the scene.

This is a major development in this story,

because up until now, this negotiation

has been handled exclusively by the Chicago Police Department.

With the arrival of the feds,

it means they are either coming

to aid in the negotiation, or perhaps, or more likely,

to take over the negotiations.

But that is all speculation at this point.

All we know is that they are now on the scene,

and we'll have to wait and see what...

FROST: What have you done, Danny?

Danny, you've just fucked yourself completely.

You killed a cop!

You killed an innocent man!

He wasn't innocent.

He's one of them.

He tried to kill me.

I told you all when I came in here,

I wasn't leaving

until I got the truth.

I don't care how long it takes.

You could have prevented this.

RUDY: Why don't you just tell him something? Niebaum?

Why don't you just fuckin' tell him anything!

Inspector...

Five Years, Maggie.

You must know something.

Please, inspector.

Maggie.

Now, he already lied

when he knew it would cost someone their life.

Now, if you know something-- anything--

You tell me now.

He keeps all his personal files

on the computer.

I'm not supposed to know about them, but I do.

There's a lot of stuff on there,

probably can help you.

Frost. (keys fall on floor)

Unlock yourself.

Get the computer.

(whispering) All right, I just saw your troops moving in,

and I don't want another situation

where you and the ATF take over a situation

without any fuckin' evidence whatsoever.

I don't want guns going off, and I don't want you going in.

I want a guarantee, before the press

starts framing this story, that I have another hour.

TRAVIS: phone is ringing.

I know.

Another hour. I want it guaranteed.

Are you gonna answer the phone? Yes.

You have one shot.

Thank you.

(ring)

(ring)

Are you gonna get that, or what?

(ring)

Yes.

Sorry to interrupt you, Chris,

but what the fuck took you so long?

I'm busy. Busy?

A piece of advice--

Never keep a hostage-taker waiting.

It pisses 'em off.

(dial tone)

Relax. He'll call back.

(ring)

(ring)

Who the fuck you think you dealin' with--

(dial tone)

If you have a problem, lieutenant,

maybe you want to let us handle this.

CHRIS: Tell him I'm on my way up.

Chief, tell him.

(telephone rings)

(ring)

Farley, get the phone.

Yeah.

(ring)

Sabian--

No, it's Far--

Danny...

Chris is on his way up.

We need to reopen negotiations.

I'm sorry. You want something from me?

I want the electricity turned back on.

You--you want something...

from me?

You think killing a man

gives you the power to negotiate with me?

Why is that, Danny Roman,

'cause you think you know me?

'Cause you think you can trust me?

'Cause you think you know what I'm gonna do,

that I'm gonna give you time?

Don't you fuckin' count on it.

Right now, I'm the only thing standing between you

and an army that's just itching to walk in here

and take you out.

So you tell me something, Danny--

Why should I get in their way, huh?

Make me believe

why I should deal with you ever again.

I still have hostages.

They can still be punished

for your mistakes.

What was that, a threat? Did you just threaten me?

That's all I need to walk out of here, Danny.

The rules of engagement state,

you don't risk a breach if the hostage-taker

is willing to kill in retaliation.

And I think I've proved I'm willing to do that.

Things are not what they seem, Chris.

You saw what they did.

They didn't tell you they were coming in

because they want me dead.

One more gun goes off,

and I'm gonna give the order

to move in myself. You understand?

Don't think you've bought anything

by asking me to come here...

because you need to remember,

I am a stranger to you.

You have no idea what I'm capable of.

I need the electricity

so I can turn on that computer

and get a look at Niebaum's files.

I also want food and blankets

for the hostages.

I'll need a hostage. Nothing less.

Take Frost.

Turn the electricity back on.

BECK: Could you repeat that, Sabian?

I'm about to walk out with a hostage.

Do what I say.

Turn the electricity back on.

Credit card fraud and electronic theft--

That's you, right, Rudy?

Well, uh, I got caught

for credit card fraud and electronic theft,

but the list goes on, you know?

RUDY: Look, I could sit here all night and get nothin'.

You know? I mean, what kind of security has this thing got?

F1, enter.

MAGGIE: c...

dash-i-dash-com...

G9.

(beeps)

Run a search. Well...It's got--

Look for anything

that has to do with with the disability fund.

There's a lot of added security here.

It's not bad.

It's just outdated by about six months.

Mmm. The fuckin' cops are always two steps behind.

He is looking for people to believe in him.

I don't think I helped the situation.

And then he shoots Scott.

Ohh...

Christ.

I couldn't do anything.

Frost.

It would be helpful for me

if you could tell me about Danny's relationship

to the disability fund,

his case and specifically this informant.

Anything you might have overheard or that you know,

that might be of use to me that you think is pertinent.

Sure.

"Disability Fund.

Subdirectories: wires and taps."

Click on "wires."

RUDY: Oh, man, there's a lot of wires.

What are all these numbers here?

Cops' badge numbers.

Okay, now scroll down.

Stop, stop, stop!

Back up one.

That's Nate's badge.

Okay.

(continues scrolling)

Click that.

DANNY (on computer speaker): Well, they did do an audit,

but they didn't prove anything.

Hey, that's my voi--

DANNY: Somebody's taking our money.

We gotta find out who it is. You tell this--oh, shit!

NATE: Oh, Jesus.

You son of a bitch.

You were tappin' Nate.

You knew he was investigating the fraud.

You lied!

Fuck you!

And then you killed him

because he was gettin' too close.

We tap a lot of cops.

There's only one killer in this room, anyway.

NIEBAUM: I'm not the killer here, you are.

Scroll back to October 12,

the night before Nate was killed.

Uh...There's only one recording.

Well, click on it!

All right, all right.

LINDA: Are you gonna talk to me?

NATE: Ah, it's that case I'm workin' on. It's, um...

NATE: Look, I'll just be a minute. I'm sorry, honey.

I won't be long. I just want to see if he's here.

You know? I don't want to talk to him on the phone.

It's just not...

Look, I'll see you soon.

Okay?

I'll just be a minute.

LINDA: Okay.

NATE: Okay. I love you.

LINDA: I love you, too.

He was going to see his informant, wasn't he?

(chuckles) I don't know what you're talking about.

The night before Nate was killed,

he told me he had just talked to his informant.

Yeah, yeah.

You knew that, too.

What's goin' on here, Niebaum?

Why can't you find this guy, huh?

You gotta be lookin' for him

so you can shut him up, too.

You don't know who he is, do you?

Linda wouldn't tell you

where they went that night, would she?

Because she thinks You're as guilty as I am.

(telephone rings)

(ring)

Go ahead, Danny.

Is this a private line?

You need it to be?

Yeah.

Sorry.

(dial tone) CHRIS: Go ahead.

I need you to talk to Linda Roenick, Nate's wife.

About what?

I found some taps that prove

Niebaum's been lying all along.

I heard something on one of them.

I need you to ask Linda about it.

You...And only you.

What do you want me to ask her?

Ask her where she and Nate went

on the night of October 12,

the night before he died.

Who he talked to.

If she tells you who he saw,

I'll give you another hostage.

If she tells you nothing...

You get nothing.

Have my hostage ready.

Yes.

Yes.

Great.

All right.

Excuse me, I gotta go.

Can we have a word?

Yes.

This is Hellman.

He's been studying the blueprints with Beck.

They have a suggestion.

You do take suggestions?

Hellman thinks we can get a team

in the vent system

right above Roman's position.

What we're suggesting is,

getting men in place for a crisis entry.

Just one unit,

only as a precaution.

Now, look, with this type of an entry,

we can control him in case he starts shooting hostages.

Then we can go in there strong.

Two, three seconds from bang to bullets.

Look, Sabian, we're not asking for full breach,

but we have a real concern

that he may kill another one of our men.

That may not mean much to you,

but it means a hell of a lot to us.

Beck, please.

Chris, I just want to be ready to go

if we need to.

I agree with the commander's assessment,

and I do care if our team is injured.

But they don't move, not an inch,

no matter what Danny does,

without my authorization first. Understood?

Gentlemen?

Without a doubt. Fine.

Sabian.

(police radio chatter)

Allen...

we're gonna make an opportunity.

We'll take him out if we get the shot.

Right.

How are you holdin' up?

Good.

Why don't you take a little break?

I'm gonna get us inside.

We're gonna end this thing.

Let's do it.

Anybody gotta use the bathroom?

MAGGIE: Yes. I do.

MARKUS: Me too.

Where is it, Maggie?

Actually, there's one across the street

in a nice little italian restaurant,

but I'm sure that's probably out of the question at this point.

No. You can use that one

if you can hold it till we get out of here.

There's one down the hall.

Thank you.

When she's gone, use this.

(sirens)

GREY: In the event we need to contain the building,

I need teams on 19, 20, and 21.

Yes, sir.

And secure the lobby.

Yes, sir.

Farley, what the hell is Sabian doing out there?

No idea. Guy came in about an hour ago,

they've been talking ever since.

Why the hell's this taking so long?

They're trying to wear down Danny

so he gets tired.

Why the hell do you have all these cops

and their accounts in here, Niebaum?

Why are you investigating a fraud that you're part of?

I'm not part of any fraud.

Did you find out these cops were skimming from the fund

and you blackmailed them?

Is that how it works?

Well, why these cops?

These guys don't have access to the money.

Well, it's basically insurance fraud, right?

What?

It's...

Look,

somebody-- some of these guys

on this list

submit false claims.

It's like with this auto body thing

I pulled one time.

Uh, I mean some...Guy I know,

Uh, he would tell the insurance company

his car had been wrecked. Right?

It's very simple.

And then?

Well, he'd never get paid

If the claims agent wasn't in on it.

So you'd need somebody with access

to put the paperwork through and then cover it up.

Bingo!

(chuckles)

That's where you come in...

Isn't it, Roman?

(whispering)

All right. What is this, Sabian?

Who is this?

You're about to find out.

(ring)

Danny?

You talk to Linda?

I've done one better. I found your informant.

You're going to end up givin' me all my hostages.

Sergeant Cale Wangro.

He knows who's involved.

He was afraid to come forward

after Nathan was killed,

and he wasn't sure whether or not you were involved.

Well, who was it?

Listen, Danny...

This is gonna implicate too many people, all right?

So the FBI is here. They're ready to take his statement

to ensure impartiality.

But I cannot have this go over the air, all right?

So it's over, Danny.

It's done. Come on out.

Get my wife in there.

Get his wife.

They found the informant.

RUDY: Oh! Thank god!

Yes!

Thank god!

RUDY: Congratulations, Maggie. You are free to go.

Inspector,

fuck you very much.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Sayonara.

Let my people go, man!

Come on, man. Give it up.

Chris, hold on a second.

NATE: We were at the academy.

Worked at area six together.

Chris, put Nate's informant on.

Wait, wait. Danny, I don't want this broadcast.

Look, if he can clear my name,

I want to talk to him, now.

Danny, this is Cale.

Hi, Cale.

Very brave of you to come down like this.

I guess you know I have a lot of questions,

So let's just start with, um,

Who was involved in this conspiracy for 500, Cale?

I can't name names,

not in front of everyone here.

It wouldn't be, uh, appropriate.

I don't want to hear about appropriate.

Just tell me who was involved.

Now, who was it?

CALE: Men you know, Danny.

There may be others...

(exhales)

but I only know the names of the key players.

Don't make me say their names.

Why didn't you go see Niebaum?

I didn't know if Niebaum

was getting paid off to be quiet or not.

I couldn't trust him or Internal Affairs, so...

I...Did hear his name mentioned.

So Niebaum was definitely involved.

Thanks, Cale.

Now, how did you know Nate?

From the academy.

How long you been on the job?

Since '74.

Why?

When's the last time you met with Nate?

The night before he died.

Good. Now we're gettin' somewhere.

RUDY: Dan.

Hold on, Cale.

DANNY: Sorry, um...

So, Nate tells me you played ball with him

at Colorado State. That right?

Yeah, Danny,

but what does this have to do with anything?

Well, he went to Arizona State, Cale.

DANNY: Put Chris on the phone.

DANNY: Nice try, Sabian.

Your little bluff didn't work.

Now, Niebaum told me

Nate was his informant.

Yes, he worked for I. A. D.

He worked for Niebaum all along.

Danny--

He was describing himself. He just didn't want me to know.

Now, Niebaum says

he was not part of the murder.

What's goin' on here, Sabian?

He's using our bluff against Niebaum.

DANNY: But he's willing to testify.

He'll name names

if you'll grant him immunity

on the murder charge.

You call me back if we have a deal.

Danny, talk--

(line disconnects)

We've been made.

What are you doing? I didn't make any deal.

I didn't make-- what the fuck are you doing?

Well, they think you did, Niebaum.

But there is no they, right?

So you don't have shit to worry about.

This was a bluff?

That all depends on your position, doesn't it?

Did you know about this, Frost?

No. No, I didn't. I told them what I knew

about Nathan's informant.

And this is how you used that information.

Making us think that he's innocent after all this.

Who the fuck do you think you are?

I can use information any way I want

to try to end this siege.

I don't know who's innocent.

That's what I'm trying to find out.

Don't call me in here

to be part of one of your charades again.

Karen, you--

Get him back!

Karen.

Karen.

Karen, right now, understand,

I don't know who to trust,

up there or in there.

The bluff wasn't just for Danny.

Move, Rudy.

Move!

Who killed Nate?

They killed Nate, Niebaum!

You think they won't kill you, too?

Fuck it!

What the fuck are you doing?

Where are you taking me? No!

NIEBAUM: I know nothing!

DANNY: They're just gonna take me out

because you set me up.

You're just gonna get another innocent man killed.

NIEBAUM: I know nothing! God damn it!

All right, all right,

Don't put me in that fuckin' room!

Okay! Okay!

Don't put me in that room!

Nate--Nate came to me with taps.

I went to the guys who were implicated in the taps.

They offered me money to lose the evidence.

I did it!

NIEBAUM: Okay, it was a one-time deal.

They offered the same thing to Nate.

I thought he'd take it, he didn't, they killed him.

Who's on the taps?

Get me outta of this fuckin' doorway!

Who's on the fuckin' taps?

All your friends!

Who?

NIEBAUM: Argento, Hellman, Allen, yeah.

DANNY: That's bullshit!

No, I have proof! I have them on taps,

talking about how they took money out of the fund.

They couldn't do that themselves.

Now, who's in charge?

I don't know.

Are those taps on this computer here? No!

Where are they?

I have them somewhere safe!

DISPATCH: Air Tac-1. Civilian unit approaching.

Peel away.

LOUDSPEAKER: You are flying in a government crime scene air space.

It is imperative you respect the two-mile boundary law.

Turn away from the building.

Aah! Who's firing?

MARKUS: Down, down, everyone down!

CHRIS: Who the hell just fired?

BECK: Initiate breach.

No, no, no, do not breach!

Let me through! Let me through!

The team's position has been compromised.

Unit One, give me status.

CHIEF: Send in Unit One.

Kill the lights, Unit One.

BECK: Unit One, give me status.

Unit One, we're coming in.

Aah!

COP: Move! Move!

He's got flash-bangs!

Fuck! Move, move!

Fuck!

Get down!

BECK: Take him out now!

Take the subject out!

Do not fire! Do not!

I did not give the order! Do not!

Terminate this breach!

(grunts)

(crowd murmuring)

(siren)

COP: Come on, let's keep it on back.

Danny, can you hear me?

DANNY: Maggie, you okay?

Rudy? Markus?

(gasping)

Oh, shit. Shit!

They shot him!

Hold on, inspector. Just hold on.

I'll get somebody up here to help you.

(moaning)

Danny, can you hear me?

Danny, is anyone else hurt up there?

Danny, is anyone hurt up there?

Come on. Hold on.

I'm gonna get somebody. Come on.

Get somebody up here! Niebaum's been--

Oh God!

He's dead.

You hear that, Chris? They killed him.

Oh, Jesus.

Danny, are you shot?

Danny, is anyone hurt up there?

Anyone else hurt up there?

What the hell happened?

I step out of this room, and someone gets killed.

It was an accident. What did you expect my men to do?

A gun went off. Do you have any idea who shot first?

What the fuck you accusing us of?

(all yelling) My men responded to a situation!

A firecracker goes off, you respond the same way.

You don't know what happened up there.

And what did we agree to?

We agreed that no matter what Danny does,

no one goes in without my authority.

That's what we agreed on.

You've got no eyes,

you've got no ears up there.

You got nothing but assumptions.

Hey, I called for the breach.

It was conducted with my authority.

Not any more.

We're taking over. FBI cannot stand by

and let the situation continue as it has.

Don't take me off. Listen to me. Listen to me!

We're asking you to leave, Lieutenant Sabian.

All right, I bluffed him, but he knows

what I was doing. He understands.

Commander Beck, we need to rotate your men off

and replace them with the bureau's tac team.

He thinks that someone just tried to kill him.

We're going in. Full breach.

CHRIS: Don't do it. Listen to me. Listen to me.

You full breach, and everyone's gonna die.

Do you understand that? Everyone's gonna die.

Now maybe that's what some of you want to have happen,

but I don't.

I was brought here to save this man's life

and to bring him out, all right?

But there's no reason to jeopardize hostage lives.

Shut the fuck up!

Agent Moran, this is a mistake.

You want to change negotiators, that's fine.

But you give Roman even a thirty-second

window of opportunity,

we trade men now, he'll exploit it.

We got to keep him locked down.

My men are in place. They can handle it.

We've seen what your men can handle.

CHRIS: Please.

Your men stay in place.

Our men will support yours, commander,

but you will execute orders

that we give.

You're off, Sabian.

I can't believe this.

I'm just surrounded by a room of people

that want to go in there and kill him.

This is a guy you called your friend.

I got nothing invested in this!

I wonder why that is.

Well, maybe someday we'll find out.

No more negotiating.

Would you please escort Mr. Sabian to his car?

COP: Lieutenant, this way, sir.

CHRIS: Been dying to go up there.

You call yourselves his friends, huh?

Danny Roman, this is Agent Grey of the FBI.

Chris Sabian has been relieved of his command,

and I'm in charge now, Danny.

GREY: As of this moment, all negotiations are suspended.

You have five minutes to surrender,

or we're coming in after you.

(sirens)

Oh, Christ, Sabian's going in.

Danny, it's me. I'm on my way up.

Danny, this wasn't your fault.

We all heard him confess.

He was the guilty one, not you.

Yeah. Well, what's it matter, Maggie?

Nate's dead, Niebaum's dead.

The computer's dead.

Danny, look, Sabian is coming upstairs now.

You have to tell him what Niebaum said.

What? Are you gonna give up now, man?

Come on, that would be a crime, man.

(telephone rings)

Listen, all of you.

(ring)

I'm sorry I got you into this.

This will all be over soon.

GREY (on radio): Danny, pick up the phone,

or we will be forced to come in.

(ring)

Maggie, would you tell my wife something for me?

(ring)

Just tell her I was trying to keep my promise.

(ring)

(ring)

Hey, Danny...

You know Niebaum worked at home

just about as much as he worked here.

He could have kept Nathan's taps there.

(loads gun)

You alone?

Listen, you gotta surrender now.

I can't hold them back any more.

They're coming up.

I'm getting too close, Chris.

I know what went down now.

Niebaum told me Hellman, Allen, and Argento are involved.

You got no proof.

Yes, he does. Niebaum confessed.

We all heard him.

They're shooting us one by one,

and you fuckers aren't helping us.

Are you gonna help us or what?

Who called for the breach, Beck?

Yeah, but he says you fired first.

His men responded. Niebaum was an accident.

Niebaum was no accident. He was assassinated.

He's got three bullets center mass. Look.

Come on, Chris, you gotta admit something's going on.

It doesn't matter what's going on, Danny.

Two cops are dead, and you killed one of them.

Now, I need to get you and these hostages

out of here before they come in.

Let's end this, Danny!

(grunts of struggle)

(glass breaking)

Now they had to believe I was capable of that.

There's only one dead cop up here,

killed by the men who tried to set me up.

Now I know Nate tapped Hellman and the others,

and I think those taps are at Niebaum's house.

If I can get there, I can end this.

They're gonna kill you, Danny.

Do you understand that? You got no way outta here

unless you surrender.

You gave me a way out

when you shut the heat off.

Now you know there's another way you can help me.

You were wrong about me.

What if I'm right about them?

But what if you're wrong about me?

Maggie, uncuff yourself. Get in the conference room.

Initiate full breach.

Shoot on sight.

(grunts)

(grunts)

Come on, Rudy, move!

Move!

Here, Maggie, use this.

Markus, split this between you and Rudy. Wet it.

You know the drill.

There's gonna be a lot of gas and smoke.

Give me those keys.

Don't be scared.

They're coming to save you in a minute.

Close the door.

Down, down, down on the ground now!

COP: move back!

Double up, now, now, now, now!

To the right!

Found the hostages. No sign of Roman.

Check the elevator shaft,

Check every vent, check the basement.

Come on, get up!

Let's go! Let's go!

We found Scott!

He's alive!

You want to prove your innocence...

here's your chance.

But you make one wrong move...

and I'm gonna take you down myself.

Understand?

All right, you wanna get outta here?

Follow me.

If he's in here, we'll find him.

If he's not...

He's gone mobile.

This is Commander Beck.

I am now back in charge of this operation.

What the hell are you doing?

If he's out of the building,

he's no longer in your jurisdiction.

Dispatch, suspect may have left the scene,

possibly on foot.

Alert all units.

DISPATCHER: Copy that, alerting all units.

Sorry, lieutenant, can we check the trunk?

(steam hissing)

(people shouting)

(engine starts)

I don't know what the fuck was going on.

A lot of shit happened up there.

All right, now, you must have some idea.

You know something, I would really like to help out,

but my lips are sealed.

Frankly, I don't trust any of you fuckin' guys.

I'm very disappointed in all of you.

CHIEF: Maggie, you gotta help us out here.

I know what you're feeling.

I know that you sympathize with Danny,

but we need to stop him

before he does something dangerous again.

You don't want anyone else hurt, do you?

All right, Maggie, you know something,

you don't tell us, that's obstruction of justice.

Want to go to jail?

He went to Niebaum's house.

TRAVIS: why did he go there?

Maggie?

Why did he go there?

(sighs)

There's nothing here.

Chris, who did Nate go and see

the night before he was killed?

Did Linda tell you?

Yeah, he went to see you,

but you weren't there at the precinct.

You're running out of time, Danny.

Dispatch, this is commander Beck.

DISPATCHER: Go ahead.

I need an air unit deployed at 1300 block of Addison.

Have available HBT units meet me

at the corner of Addison and Iroquois.

I also need an HBT supervisor

to finish clearing the building.

DISPATCHER: Copy. Relay.

(siren)

Come on, Danny, there's nothing here. It's over.

That's it. I'm taking you in, man.

You had your chance.

Look, look, don't screw me now.

You said you were gonna give me time, right?

Now, look, I know these are the bastards that killed Nate.

Now all I need is...

Two Minutes, just two minutes and your radio. All right?

I can make this work. Come on! Come on!

(guns cocked)

Hold it right there, Hellman!

You come down this hallway,

I'll shoot you one by one!

HELLMAN: Danny! Danny Roman.

Come on. It's all over.

Huh? You'll do a little time.

Karen will be taken care of. Okay?

Nobody gets hurt.

HELLMAN: All right? Come on, surrender.

Surrender, my ass!

I've got two disks here

With your voices on them.

Nate's taps.

Come on down the hall!

I got fifteen shots here. That's five apiece.

(glass breaking)

HELLMAN: Whatever you're trying to pull, Roman,

it's not gonna work.

Would you stop this shit

and come on out before somebody gets killed.

DANNY: Look, I know somebody else was in charge.

You guys couldn't have pulled this off by yourself.

Danny, man, you got this all wrong.

No, I got it right.

Is that why you sound so nervous, Argento?

You kill Niebaum and Nate?

Danny, that's absurd.

Come on. You know your guys out there

are gonna leave you hanging for murder one

While they plea down.

Make a deal for yourself

While you still can, Argento.

ARGENTO: Danny, I swear to you.

We don't know what you're talking about.

All right, play dumb.

How could you dumb fucks

let somebody get you on tape?

Come on, listen to you.

Why don't you stop this shit and come on out?

All right. Keep talking asshole.

You've already done everything wrong.

You left me alive, me against you,

and I won.

Hey, fuck you, huh?

Fuck you!

Let me tell you something. I don't give a fuck

what kind of evidence you got. You know why?

Huh? Because you're not gonna make it

out of here alive, motherfucker.

FROST: Stand down.

Just put your weapons down

and move your asses out of here now.

Frost?

Yeah. Danny, it's me, Frost.

Yeah, Danny, I'm ordering them off.

I'm locking them out now.

It's just you and me, buddy.

You hear that, Danny?

They're gone.

Listen, Danny...

I know you're scared.

I know you don't trust anyone.

A lot of shit went down.

I don't even understand some of it myself.

Come on out, Danny. You have my support.

Any evidence you have, let's just bring it out there.

Hey, Frost. Come on.

What the hell are you doing here, Sabian?

Finishing what you started.

What are you talking about?

Roman is going out with me. No one else. Alone.

We can't trust anyone else.

Yeah. That's right.

We don't know who to trust, do we?

Do you like westerns, Frost?

What the fuck is that supposed to mean, huh?

I like westerns.

I can't get enough of them.

I watch 'em all the time.

My favorites have always been the ones

where the hero dies at the end.

You remember Shane, Danny?

What?

I think you're right.

Shane died at the end.

So, you killed Nathan.

I killed Danny.

And now my hands are just as dirty as yours,

only I still have the evidence,

so I'd say I'm in a very good position to negotiate.

So, you wanna deal...

You deal with me.

And, uh, there's a time limit on these negotiations,

(sirens approaching) 'cause we're about to be interrupted,

So let's do this quickly. I want in.

60% of everything (sirens)you've taken.

Well, I can't give you what I don't have.

You see, I spent a lot of my take.

Also, I don't know how much Allen,

Hellman, and Argento have left.

We used a lot of it to set Roman up.

All right. 50% of what you don't have.

30%.

45.

35.

You should have been a negotiator.

All right. I want all the evidence destroyed.

Deal.

This is everything, huh?

Mmm.

What do you think?

Ha ha ha.

(siren)

Danny Roman's been shot.

He's dead.

CHRIS (over radio): Let's get you some help.

(Danny groaning)

CHRIS: Come on. Here we go.

That's it. Come on.

There you go.

CHRIS: We got an officer down in here!

BECK: You have the right to remain silent.

If you give up the right to remain silent,

anything you say can and will be used against--

No! No! No! No!

(groaning)

You're not gonna get off that easy.

Wait, Karen, wait.

(moans)

Get some help here!

We got an injured cop here.

Give me your hand.

Oh!

Danny, you know what I thought.

I'm sorry.

Sorry about that.

Yeah. Nice bluff, Chris.

Well, it worked.

Anyway, I figured you'd rather

be shot by me than by him.

Yeah.

Here's the one demand I didn't meet yet.

Nice talking to you, lieutenant.

Thanks.

Let's get him out of here.

BECK: Eagle, make sure this location is secured.

I want this street cleared right now!

We got an ambulance coming through here.

Move it!

(sirens)

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