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I saw his boys kill a dude this morning.

It ought to be worth a cool million, maybe two.

The last person that offered to testify against Bogota wound up on the wrong end

of a chainsaw.

One million dollars buys you one tight -lipped friend, me.

And then I am rid of you once and for all.

Sporty's up to something.

Sporty's always up to something.

We're gonna live before we die. Get back.

Yo, Kirby, you missed the spot, man. Right there, right there, man. I gotta

sharp, you know. I got an image to uphold in the community.

Yeah, these shoes carry heavy load, all right.

Uh,

I'll be right back.

I don't have it. I don't have it.

If I had, I'd give it to you.

You know that guy?

The one who broke the window?

Sure I know him. Everybody knows Sporty James.

How are you doing?

I never knew him to do anything that crazy, though.

When I get my next vacation, I think I'm going to go check out the Bahamas.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey, don't wrinkle the threads, man.

Caught me some hard green, you know what I mean? Don't worry about it.

So good to see you, Hunter, my man. What'd he do?

The guy is running down the street like he's on fire.

Picks up a trash can and throws it clear through a plate glass window of pawn

shop down on Euclid.

Sporty. Just a whim, Hunter.

I just finished business.

You know, a three martini lunch.

But all of a sudden I had this playful whim.

It was all in front, officer, and I will be very happy to pay the damages.

Sporty, you never had a whim in your life that couldn't show a profit.

You misjudge me, Sergeant McCall. You look at me and you see a man of

You don't see the real sporty, James.

A man of feeling, a man of impulse.

A man who can stack a line of bull from here to Oxnard.

She's not just foxy, man. She's sharp.

I like her.

Man, you got a shovel?

Hunter? McCall?

We got a body at Euclid and Cosgrove.

Mail cough. Found this morning. On Euclid?

Yeah.

I have to talk to this man in private just for a minute. All right. Bring him

back when you're finished. I haven't booked him in yet. To tell the truth,

Hunter, man, I impressed the time, man. You know, I got some business

intentions.

Yeah. You know, I would like to chat with you, man. You know, this is the

on you, but I am dry.

Hey, man, look, I am dry.

I don't know nothing. I've been nowhere.

I've seen nobody.

You on Euclid?

Yeah, I was wrapping my mouth around a couple of beers with some blood.

What'd you see?

Me? Nothing.

I was just hanging around. You know me, I don't know.

Yeah, I do know you. What'd you say?

Yeah, we go back by the way, don't we? Too far back. What'd you say?

I'll keep telling you nothing.

Sporty, we've got a dead body on Euclid Street.

You were running down that street. You picked up a trash can. You threw it

through a plate glass window. I want to know why. I told you why. Now, would I

lie? Yes, you would.

You think maybe Sporty killed this guy? Oh, that's crazy.

I never harmed anybody in my life. And both of you know that. Yeah, but you

we got a real cranky boss out there, and he's going to want to know about this.

Guy running down the street, dead body around the corner.

Okay, okay, okay.

Now, look, you are not going to believe this.

But here's the real deal.

Now, I was walking down the street, minding my own business, with nothing on

mind whatsoever, you understand?

When all of a sudden, these two big dudes come right after me, and think

they got heat.

They're ready to shoot.

What do they look like? Look like?

They look like two big dudes with guns. That's what they look like. They hang

around looking at their faces.

I started running, man.

You know, and I was thinking real fast and running faster when I saw this

car. And quite naturally, I broke the window to get their attention.

Sporty, we got a dead body on Euclid.

You saw it, right?

That is the end of the story.

That is the gospel. If you want any more, you have to go to somebody else.

It's going to be awfully dangerous out there on the street for you.

Hunter. I want to thank you for your kind concern.

I will see you around.

Stay cool.

Thank you.

You bet.

So then she says to me, who are you?

Bill and Bob, good to see you guys feeling so good. Yeah, I'm working so

You are.

Can't you see we are?

Listen, I'd like you guys to do me a favor.

Once Sporty James gets a kick free, I want you to tail him for us.

Why not you, Hunter?

Because he knows who we are.

Have we got time to do our colleagues this little favor?

No.

But for you, we'll make the time.

I thank you and my partner thanks you.

The people of L .A. thank you.

Like the way you tie your fly.

I got you.

She got you.

We're wasting our time.

This guy's gonna ride all day.

Oh, Hunter, you're a bad man. Send a little jive mongus to watch me.

Now, don't go down the alley, all right? He'll know we're following him.

Go up around the block.

Hey, what the...

Phoebe's name is Peter Harlan, 36, lived in the marina.

Looks like he was beat up pretty bad.

No witness.

L -56, L -56, come in.

L -56, go ahead.

Stand by, L -56.

Go ahead, L -37.

Hunter, we lost your man.

Can you believe these two field geniuses? How'd you do that? Well, he

car into one end of an alley, and when it came out the other end, a blonde fox

in high heels was driving.

It's parked at the corner of Mason and Denner.

Thanks a million, you guys.

Hey, look, we were doing you a favor, you know?

Yeah, I know.

Stay with the car. L -26 on.

Sporty's up to something.

Sporty's always up to something.

Yeah, I know that, but it really aggravates me to know that he's holed up

there somewhere laughing at us.

I'd like to rent a room.

Who are you?

I'm Sergeant McCall, Metro PD.

You are Miss... Hoffman.

Roxanne Hoffman.

I live here.

I thought Peter Harlan owned this boat.

He does.

Peter and I, you know.

Yeah.

I have a warrant to search the boat.

What are you looking for?

Peter's not even here now.

I know.

I'm sorry to have to tell you like this.

Peter Harlan is dead.

No, I... I don't believe you.

He was attacked in an alley.

He... He fell and broke his neck.

The timing is way off here.

But you might be able to help us find who did it.

Could you answer some questions?

Yeah.

How long did you know Peter Harmon?

A little over a year.

Where was he employed?

Peter had his own business.

He wasn't doing very well.

He started dealing coke.

Full time?

No, just to do some favors for important clients.

And then it got bigger and bigger.

About two weeks ago, Peter went away for about...

Six days.

I didn't ask her anything, but I know when he takes the boat, that it's

for drug.

Anyway, when he got home, he was real tight.

And then the phone call started.

What phone call?

The guy with an accent.

All Peter ever called him was Bogota.

You said that you felt Peter was afraid of him?

Yeah, they thought Peter was holding out on him.

Some deal that went sour.

They didn't believe Peter because there was a lot of money involved.

Millions, Peter said.

You know where the produce hotel is?

On Parkadale?

That's right.

Mr. Claxton 203.

I want you to come over here real quick.

I've stumbled on a plan without a hitch.

And Sporty's gonna make his best girl rich.

Come over here, baby.

And don't be slow.

You like your makeup, we're gonna go.

We're gonna make love and we're gonna fly.

We're gonna live before we die. Get back.

His name is Bogota.

Did you ever hear of the guy?

Nope.

You know, maybe Sporty actually saw Bogota's men.

Kill Harlan.

Yeah, I can't seem to get Sporty off my mind.

What is it? Why do I like that little rat?

Well, greedy, selfish, tricky, rude and obnoxious. What's not to like?

Sporty, it's me.

What are you doing dressed like that?

What is going on in here?

We are celebrating, Mama.

We are celebrating being rich.

What are you talking about?

Money. That's what I'm talking about. Money.

Not the kind we get, the kind they get. Enough money.

Too much money.

All

you

got to do is get me in touch. With Bogota.

Bogota?

Well, now you're talking crazy.

Come on, you know him.

Come on, baby. I mean, you want to jab me. You do know him.

Well, yeah, I've met him, but I don't know him.

Anyway, Sporty, it's not safe to know this man.

Now, look, nobody's going to get hurt, Marguerite.

All I'm talking about is a simple little business transaction.

How simple?

I saw his boys kill a dude this morning.

I was there, baby.

And that's a murder one conspiracy rap that he can't beat because those dudes

were his dudes.

Now, he don't need no trouble like that. It ought to be worth a cool million,

maybe two.

A million dollars, maybe two?

Yeah. Ever since you told me about this dude, Bogota, I've been trying to think

what to do with him. And then this thing just falls into Sporty's lap. Baby, it

was supposed to happen. I can feel it. It's karma, baby.

I don't know, Sporty.

You get rich, maybe you won't want me no more.

I'm never going to stop loving you.

That's why I want the best for you.

And in order to get the best, you're going to have to do something.

Take a chance. Because I've been hustling out here in these dirty streets

life. Now, this guy's got millions.

And one of them's going to be ours.

Oh, Sporty.

You have got to be careful.

Bogota kills people, even if he just thinks that they're doing something he

don't like.

But, baby, he already knows that I got something on him. I got no choice but to

play it out.

He's going to kill me anyway, Marguerite.

Look, are you going to help me?

All right.

But this man scares me.

No, no, no. Listen, listen. Come, come, sit down, sit down. Look, I got it all

set up, baby.

All you got to do is get a message to the gentleman.

Well, what do I say?

Tell Bogota that somebody saw what happened in that alley.

And Fat William... wants to talk to him about it. They already called Fat

William and told him to get out of town, right?

But that's all you know, you see.

You can even tell him where Fat William lives because Fat William won't be

there.

Is that all I have to do?

Well, you got to get a number from Bogota where Fat William can call him

tell him that Fats are going to call you for that number.

No, no, no, baby, look.

With this amount of scratch, we'll be able to go so far that they won't even

able to catch us.

Just think, Marguerite.

Hot nights and long, lazy days in Jamaica.

You know, there's something wrong with my life.

I'm young, I'm well -educated, I'm not bad to look at, and I have just spent

entire day with street people and con artists and sweaty wrestlers.

I just do not enjoy days like this.

There's something wrong with this.

What the hell are you talking about?

I'm talking about... This.

These street people.

Con artists.

Cookers. Sweaty wrestlers.

You know, they pop out of the woodwork. They disappear back into the city. You

ever wonder where they go?

Right over there.

That's him.

Pull over.

Molly?

Let me ask you a quick... Wait a minute!

Every time you see me, you run.

Why? I'm always afraid you're going to bust me. Look, man, look, look. I'm

clean, clean as the lolium, man. Check that out. Check it out. I don't want to

check it out.

Now, I understand you've been working for Sporty, James. There's nothing

bustable, man. Nothing just what I've seen here. You know Sporty. He's like

CIA. Where can I find Sporty?

I don't know, man.

God's truth, I haven't seen him in days.

I don't know where you can find him, man.

I heard, I heard that he's been hiding out from some big coke market. That's

all.

Turn around.

Girlfriend, man.

Girlfriend. He's got a girlfriend.

He's got a girlfriend? Yeah, yeah. A real special kind of girlfriend.

What's her name?

Um... Montero.

Marguerite Montero. What's her name?

Where can I find Marguerite?

Corner of Fenimore and Coswell.

She's look out for a rock house, man.

Uh, yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, man. Yeah, she'll be out on the porch, man. She's like a real little

itty -bitty girl, man.

Montero?

Yes? I'm Sergeant McCall.

This is Sergeant Hunter.

We're with Metro PD.

I'm sure that you've heard Sporty mention us.

I have.

We have reason to believe you know where Sporty is.

We'd like to help him.

No, I don't know where he is.

You seem frightened, are you?

No.

I just don't know where he is.

We happen to think you do.

Well, what's Sporty done?

Well, nothing yet, but his life is in danger, and if you happen to know where

is, we'd appreciate you telling us so.

Look, I don't see him no more.

And I just don't know where he is.

If you do see him,

will you hear from him?

Give me a call at that number.

He could be saving his life.

Believe me, the DEA has been on Bogota's trail for almost three years.

We've assigned one of our top units, but so far, you're well aware of the house

on Coswell Street.

You won't find a honcho like Bogota within 20 miles of a rock house.

Coke bosses in Columbia ramrod both ends of their cocaine pipeline now.

Production and delivery, and they stay out of sales.

So what are you saying, that Bogota's untouchable?

No, he's the enforcer, the muscle behind a $100 million a year operation.

Well, if he's so prolific, why haven't you nabbed him yet?

Well, we got a couple of problems, like what does he look like, where does he

live? Well, we're looking for a man that witnessed two of Bogota's thugs kill a

dealer. The dealer's name was Peter Harlan.

The last person that offered to testify against Bogota wound up on the wrong end

of a chainsaw.

Oh, well, thanks for the information.

You know, if Metro Homicide tags Bogota before we do, the DEA could look pretty

silly. Yeah.

We should probably stay in touch, huh?

Yeah. Let's do that.

Hello, Marguerite.

You want to see me?

A man paid me to give you a message.

What man?

They call him Fat William.

He talks to me on the street all the time.

Check him out.

What is the message?

He said to tell you that somebody saw what happened in the alley and that the

somebody can identify the killers and it'll cost one million dollars to keep

this man quiet.

Somebody?

Sporty James, you mean?

I don't know who the man is.

Fat William knows him.

Where is he?

I don't know.

Where is Fat William?

Fat William's out of town.

He's been gone since yesterday.

He trusted you with a message.

Shirley must have told you where to find him.

No, I swear he didn't. He just said to deliver the message and he would contact

me. He would find me.

And that to get a number where he could call you.

Such a pretty face.

Too bad the mouth tells so many lies.

Find out what she knows.

You can lie to me, but to them you will speak the truth.

The victim's name is Marguerite Montero.

Looks like her ribs are crushed, her arm's broken.

She really took some punishment.

They made it slow, and they made it hurt.

What was the actual cause of death, Barney?

Oh, internal bleeding or a bone fragment in her lungs.

Thanks.

Think we can plant 40 before they do?

Well, well, well.

Who needs a shine?

How you doing, Kirby?

Hiya, Hunter.

McCall? How you doing?

Not very good.

Haven't found Sporty yet, so we're back.

I ain't seen him or heard from him. You know Sporty.

He's a secret man.

Always got those wheels turning.

No telling where that fool was at.

Kirby, we don't want to arrest him. He hasn't done anything.

We just want to find him before anything could happen to him.

I'm just repeating yourself, Sergeant.

I got nothing for you.

Marguerite's dead.

Oh, no.

Sweet, pretty little thing.

Beat her up pretty bad before they let her die.

Why? Because they're looking for Sporty.

Kirby, come on. Give us a break.

He doesn't even know how much trouble he's in. I can't.

You know how it is.

Sporty's my friend.

I'd like to help.

But I don't know where he is.

Yeah, we know how it is, Kirby.

We're just going to have to find Sporty on our own, I guess.

Okay.

Hey, Kirby, what you got for me?

Hunter, am I calling looking for you?

This is not news, Kirby.

I told them I didn't know where you were, just like you said.

But... But what?

They want to see you bad.

They said they have something real important to tell you.

Something real important.

Well, what is it?

They wouldn't tell me.

Maybe you ought to call them.

Keep your mouth tight, man. I'm about to make the biggest move of my career

here, and I don't need those two messing up my mind.

Okay, Sporty.

Talk to you later.

Yeah, Solace, it's McCall. I need a records check on a payphone number.

555 -9273.

Yeah, I need the telephone number and the address. And when you get it, give

a call in the car, all right?

Sorry, Curry, we gotta find Sporty.

Just don't let Sporty know it was me.

I wouldn't let him down for anything.

You're a good friend.

He'll understand that.

Yeah, but just don't let nothing happen to old Sporty.

We won't. Thanks.

Come on, Sporty, open up.

Yeah, it's your favorite cop.

Kirby the telephone, right?

Right. That Kirby, you know, he's all right, but he ain't too bright.

Look, I'm kind of busy.

What's your problem?

Well, the problem is, Sporty, you're hiding out.

Wait a minute. I think I remember having this conversation before.

The only thing is, I also remember telling you that I didn't see anything.

We know that, but the game has changed a little bit.

Look, you two aren't going to ask me the same old questions again, now, are you?

Sporty Marguerite's dead.

You're lying, man. She's not dead.

Sporty, we wouldn't tell you that if it wasn't true.

You're trying to threaten her.

No, we're not.

They found her body this morning.

Well, the people that killed her wanted her to talk about you, but we don't

think she did.

You're damn right she did, man. I know she didn't because if she had, I

be standing there talking to you. I'd be dead.

Oh, man, I sent her.

I sent her to the dude, man.

Look, Hunter, you got to help me get him, man.

You got to help me put the mark on him, man. He ordered to kill him, man.

And I'm going to get him, man. You see that?

You see that? That is where I got him.

He's a dead man, man. He just don't know it yet. That's all. See, because I'm

important to him now.

He'll come out for me.

Sporty, you'll get yourself killed.

We want you out of this. All we want you to do is testify for us.

What's that going to do, man? You don't know where to find him, man. You don't

know how to find him. I can.

We can't let you put your life on the line, Sporty.

Tell me something. What do you live for?

What makes you get up in the morning?

All that talk about work and duty?

are the only animals on God's good earth who don't know that the only reason for

living is pleasure.

When I wake up in the morning, I get up because, man, the streets are out there.

And I've got to wheel and deal and move and shake, you know, because I love it.

But now all that's gone, man.

The pleasure's gone.

You know what I'm... You did what I'm trying to say, man.

If I don't help to put this scum away, if I don't make up the market for what I

did to her, man, all the pleasure's gone, man, and I was just dying slow,

all.

I mean, I have got to get him, man, no matter what.

It's a word we can't put a savane in danger.

You do want him, don't you? Of course we want him, but we can't use you as bait.

Well, okay, you think about it, man.

And while you're doing that, I'm going after that sucker.

With you or without you.

Don't do that.

Look, you're not listening to me, McCall.

I've got to do this.

And if I have to do it without you, man, I will.

Because my life is going sour now, man.

And I've got to make it sweet again.

Don't you know better than to bring me something like this?

Look, Charlie, Sporty's going after this guy with or without us. Now, don't you

think it'd be better for him if he did it with us? We're not having this

conversation.

I do not give permission to break the rules.

But if an officer has an emergency situation in which there's a civilian

stake, he does whatever's necessary to save that life. I've always felt this.

You speak English?

I said you speak English.

He don't speak English.

Okay. I want you to tell him he's under arrest for murder. I'm going to take him

downtown to visit his friend Miguel.

I want you to tell him to put his hands behind his head and tell these people at

the bar not to make one move. If they do, I'm going to shoot you.

now, folks. Step aside. Let us through.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

I can't be found, but I can be bought.

Sporty James Enterprises and Traveling Show.

I understand that you have a business proposition to discuss.

A very simple one.

One million dollars buys you one tight -lipped friend, me.

Why should I even pay you one dollar?

Man, don't waste my time. I saw what your boys did to Harlem.

At least two or three hundred people know that they're your boys.

You do know that they're in the can, don't you?

Yes, I know.

So when it comes time to breathe the gas or roll over, what do you think your

boys will do?

What is your proposition?

The state's got but one witness, me.

You pay me the money, and I finger the wrong dudes in the lineup.

And then I leave the country.

So how do I get this money to you?

Where are you? You think I'm just driving around here to see L .A.? I know

L .A. looks like.

So how do we deal?

I want you to crawl to me with the money in your hands, sucker.

That's what I want.

Where? You'll be at L .A .X. 8 o 'clock tomorrow morning.

The International Launch.

Now listen, you get there right after you go through that little machine.

You know, the one that's gonna keep me alive?

The one that you can't bring any guns or knives through?

I understand you can't even get a serious belt buckle through there,

But you can get some green paper through.

About one million dollars worth.

And then I am rid of you once and for all.

Hey, baby, I may be greedy, but I'm no fool.

I figure I got one good thing left in me, and after that I'm not pressing my

luck.

This is the final boarding call. Flight 76 to Phoenix is now boarding at Gate

120.

This is the final boarding call.

Flight 76 to Phoenix is now boarding at Gate 120.

Are you Sporty James?

Are you the big man or are you just a trusted messenger?

I'm Bogota.

I didn't send no messenger because I wanted to see your face.

I wanted you to see mine when I tell you if you roll over on this deal, man,

you won't live five minutes.

You got that?

I got it.

I got it.

Flight 73 from San Diego is now arriving at gate 112.

Flight 73 from San Diego is now arriving at gate 112.

Hey, hey, hey, I didn't say you could go.

Our business isn't finished.

It's a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Bogota, or whoever else you may be.

Yes, thank you, thank you.

contact airport security on the white curtain.

Arriving passenger Dr.

Terrell, please contact airport security on the white curtain.

The red zone is for the loading and unloading passengers loading.

He's out.

He's heading towards the car across the street.

All right, get ready.

He's going into the parking structure.

Get out.

What's the matter?

Somebody wants to talk to you.

Two units, they're heading north on La Cienega.

Where are they now?

Heading Fort Mulholland.

Mulholland's the place that we're looking for security.

24629 Mulholland.

24629 Mulholland. All right, we got it. Listen, everybody stay cool and fall

back.

Maybe we should try and pick up a little speed here. I'm starting to get

worried.

Where is it?

Hey, man, you aren't Bogota.

Do you think I am so stupid that I would deliver the money to you myself?

You are Bogota.

Well, you know, I don't like to carry a lot of cash on me.

I want the money.

Uh, I left it in a locker at the airport.

The key?

Oh, well, I don't have it with me. You know, I pass it off to a friend just

before I... Hold on, man, hold on.

It's in my shoe, my left shoe.

We can make a deal, okay?

You let me go, and you got a loyal friend for life, baby. I swear I won't

identify your boys. I swear I won't.

That is right.

You will not.

Because you're going to kill me.

When they get back with money from the airport, then we may do that.

I may do it to myself.

Well, he's dead.

I never killed anybody in my life.

Couldn't help it, Spotty.

I don't know.

Maybe I could have.

Flight 65 to Denver and Atlanta will now begin morning through gate 115.

Flight 65 to Denver and Atlanta now warning at gate 115.

Oh,

look at that.

There's been a thief here.

You think you could put a million dollars in a locker at an airport and

safe about it now, wouldn't you?

You think I've got it.

He didn't have time to stash the money. It's got to be in one of the lockers.

Now, which one is it? I don't know what you're talking about, McCall. I put it

right in here.

It's evidence. We got to have it, Sporty. Come on.

You live for pleasure, don't you, Sporty?

Well, yeah.

Well, there's not going to be any more pleasure for you.

Not a minute of it. Ever.

Not till we see the money.

We're going to see to it that you're followed every minute of every day for

rest of your life by two very miserable...

Honky cops.

You thought I was serious, didn't you?

Hey, man, I was just joking with you.

Hey, Sporty James is a man with a sense of humor.

How many times are we going to do this for you?

Eight. That was it, hugo.

That was it.

Bogota's men must have been watching me all the while.

It doesn't wash, man.

No, no, no.

Look, I'm telling you people the Bible -bound truth.

Goodbye, pleasure.

Hello, honky cops.