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Thank you.

Thank you.

I wish we knew who Tony's contact was and what he looked like.

Where is Tony?

Don't worry about Tony.

He's a pro. He'll be here.

I

hope

Alvarez isn't over his head on this one.

Turn off the receiver, will you?

Gladly.

You could have been made at a higher altitude.

You can't lose yourself.

Tony's inside, Hooker. Heading to the tables in the back.

Take care of it.

Hey, Tony.

You got it. I got it.

Quiet, stop.

It's now or never.

These people don't wait, Tony.

Come on.

What are you doing?

That kid could get hurt. He's got a knife.

Sounds like things are going bad.

The

guy

from the drug deal just started a fight.

It could be a setup.

He says adios.

Stacy, where the hell is Tom?

That's it, Hooker.

Can't see him.

Maybe there's someone who can.

Four out of 30 do Eric.

We've just lost a red dodge heading west from 6th and 10th.

Roger, 30. About a 20 -second ETA.

He's now found on Macy from Idaho.

How far from us?

He should be exiting the side street just ahead. Head to your left.

There, look here.

Air 20, we have him in our sight. Dead ahead.

Roger, 4 Adam 30.

He could be making it out the other side, Hooker. If he does, the bird will

him up.

But if he's in there, he could blast you out of your sock before you ever saw

him.

Air 20.

Light her up.

Air 20, can you force them into the clear?

Now sue me.

Air 20.

Actually, it's this.

Tony didn't have a chance.

He even took his gun.

He didn't make it.

You'll hear it from me, Hooker.

In the morning.

You okay?

Hooker, that guy you nailed, Corrigan's leaning on him something fierce.

Dr. Klein, telephone.

Dr. Klein.

Shut up, man!

What do you think?

You started the fight. Take it easy.

He's going to breathe. He's going to talk.

I don't know what he's saying, man. I didn't set up nobody.

I told him. Now tell me.

The guy that I score from most of the time, you know.

He give me a hundred bucks and a $50 bag of cocaine to start a fight, anything.

As long as I got everybody's attention.

Disconnection. What's his name?

I don't know. I don't ask.

I do little jobs.

He takes care of me.

I'm going to take care of you if I don't get a name. You want me to make up a

name? Jim, back off.

Before we lose this lowlife because of harassment.

Now talk to me.

Describe him.

What does he look like?

He's Latin.

Got one of them Cuban accents.

Cuban? You sure?

Hey, man, I've been around long enough to know Cuban when I hear it. Get a

sketch artist down here fast.

a brief roll call, so let's get started.

About four years ago, I gave a briefing right here.

We had a series of vicious rapes.

Two suspects, animals, beat the victim savagely.

One young officer dedicated himself to their apprehension. He spent every spare

moment on and off duty staking out possible hit locations, and when they

hit, They grabbed her co -ed while she was jogging.

He was on the job.

There was a gun battle.

A long -foot pursuit, but he captured both suspects.

He was one of the finest young officers to come through here.

They gave him the Medal of Valor.

like a brother to every officer in this precinct.

Last night we found him in an alley.

Die.

He'd been shot in the head.

You have the composite.

Possible suspect.

I want you to look for him.

The way Tony looked for those rapists.

man and woman here has to go to the limit to find this guy.

Tony would have done the same for you.

If you turn up anything, I'm to be notified.

No matter the time of day or night.

It's bad enough letting anybody get blown away, but... You're a cop like

Let's see if there's something we can do about it, shall we?

Four out of thirty. Four out of thirty. Meet four out of sixteen.

Alley six in Kenwood.

I think it's our man. The beat officer threw a spot on him at the shine stand

the street. We drove by the stand. I'm pretty sure it was him sitting inside.

He looked like a runner.

Rabbits written all over his face.

We'll try and take him at the stand.

Take your car, cut him off at the north end. We'll start from here.

Stacey, an ambulance, now!

4 -Atom -16, I need an ambulance with 5th and Collin.

The bullet that Romano

took had my name on it.

The bullet's in his gut.

Somewhere.

I'm going to have to find it, dig it out, stop the bleeding fast.

Jim, the scum who shot Romano.

His name is Morrow.

He was paid to set up Tony Alvarez.

By a bail bondsman named Louis Baca.

Anything else?

Just that Morrow was paid in cocaine.

That's all we could get out of him before he slipped into a coma.

This bondsman, Baca, he must be tapped into the cocaine pipeline.

Yeah. So we bust Baca?

Not yet.

He's the first wrong on the ladder.

Then we're going to work our way up?

Same way Tony was going up.

Under cover? The captain's already said no. This time I'm not taking no for an

answer. Stacey, you're in this too.

Ramona wouldn't want us sitting around when we have a lead on Tony's killer.

Whatever it takes. What it's going to take is Stacey spending some time in

in, Bill.

Felony, get me Donna Marr out here, will you?

So, how you doing, Charlie?

Hey, you can't complain, Mr. Barker.

How about yourself?

Busy.

Have a cigar.

Habana. Get your hands off me. I can walk on my own.

Crummy food and plumbing that hasn't worked since the 4th of July.

So I heard.

Hurry up. Your friends are waiting.

So where are you from, Chicky?

Hometown, Panama City.

About an hour south of Tallahassee.

But I've been living in Miami about a year.

Got picked up last night at the airport, huh?

Yeah. Search was bad.

I'll beat it.

Well, kid.

Hey, baby.

Hey, Trent.

Come on, Trent. Trent. Mr. Trent. Mr. Trent. Let me talk to you. What do you

want? Let me talk to you. What do you want?

Three kilos of cocaine at West Coast prices. That's 150 big ones.

You got your money.

My loss is none of your business.

Hey, don't get up. Get your hands up. Don't die, Mr. Trent.

Your friendly bondsman is here to help.

Meet me there in 30 minutes and don't bring the mule.

You understand?

She's got a case.

What'd the doctor say?

Romano's out of danger.

Bust it up a little and thrive, and he's gonna be okay.

That's good news.

You all right?

I just hope Stacy's ID holds up.

Twill did his homework on this one.

There's a DEA agent living in Miami named Donna Marr. Same age, same

description. She lives in Miami, huh? Maybe that's as close as I should get to

any of Twill's people.

Hey.

Jim, snap out of it.

I know you got your mind on what happened to Tony, but if you don't get

together... You're going to hang us both out.

I'll be okay.

What's on your mind?

Look, your mule was jacked up at the airport.

If you guys were pros, you'd know they watch all the incoming Miami flights.

And half the mules they pick up are Chiquita.

It's a chance you take.

Bringing it into the country is always the toughest part.

Not with my people.

Interested? Maybe.

If the price is right.

And the stuff is quality. We can't move garbage.

You know a funny thing?

I've been addicted to these things since I was a kid.

They are called pirulis.

You ought to try one.

In the sack, right there.

And if you like the candy, call me.

He's slick.

Seen a lot of people lay dope down. Never any better than that. He's too

He never even touches stuff. No way we can bust him.

Yet.

Not exactly your typical government office building. The DEA leases it under

fictitious company name.

Eight o 'clock. Latin doll.

I want to go in there with you. No, you can't. They don't trust you. But stay

close. We may need you for backup.

They want to do ten first time.

Ounces? How much are we talking about?

Three thousand per.

You people crazy?

I'm not going to let thirty thousand dollars just ride down the yellow brick

road. They're big leaguers, Twill. Only big money will move them. Well, not with

my thirty grand, especially in the hands of a couple of street cops. I mean, how

could I explain that to Washington, Hooker? You won't have to.

I'll get the money somewhere.

Forget Tony Alvarez, Twill.

Play it safe.

Well, I'm sure you'll have the answers when your brass finds out that you

off.

Let a couple of street cops make the case without you. Now, wait a minute,

Hooker. I'll play along with it, but you wear a wire. I smell a rip here.

No wire.

One thing you can bet your shirt on.

They'll search us.

I hope you know what you're doing.

You can make it, Mr. Riggs.

Please, follow me.

Frank Piero, Frank and Riggs.

All right. All right.

You've got to be careful.

You could be wired.

Maybe working for the man.

Yeah, so could you.

In every business, there's got to be an element of trust.

First. You gotta know who you're trusting.

Like, uh, we know you were both busted.

Florida 79, smuggling.

We checked.

Both your names are on the bond.

One more thing.

If anything goes wrong during our deal, you'll never leave here alive.

You're scaring me to death. Let's deal.

Put it on the tray.

Go ahead.

We wouldn't want them to see it. They might get hungry.

The money will be checked.

Take it easy.

Your merchandise is very close.

I'll be right back.

Enjoy your drinks.

Bye.

Think we're being ripped?

We may have to push a little, see who comes out with the woodwork.

Push?

In here?

You've got to be kidding.

The money's clean.

No funny ink or powder. Even the serial number's checked okay.

We're just happy to be unbelief.

Behind you.

Yeah, you're sitting on it.

Mordida, my friends, the price of doing business.

The house goes to them, not to me. To ensure that you leave hair on your feet.

Listen to me.

There's a .38 pointed right at your gut.

Your friends try something, and you won't have anything left to hang your

buckle on.

Now let's get out. Get out.

the money, kid.

Let's go.

You'd think that was close, Viero. I wouldn't like it through here.

to the damn house. It was a joke. We were just having fun.

You know what Hooker's doing?

Shooting craps. If it works, it's brilliant. If it doesn't, we're back to

one. Okay.

Forget the house.

I'll front you a kilo. How about that, huh? Two pounds. Great.

Hasn't even been cut.

Hey, man, you're not dealing with just me.

I'm nobody, a lousy friend.

But if something happens to me, the big man will come after you.

Hey, you nuts?

You kill someone for a crummy ounce?

Call your man.

Riggs! Get out there. Put everything away.

We may have to leave in a hurry.

You'll back me up, you'll see.

You'd better.

Tell them I just screwed up.

But tell them maybe we can still take care of business.

Hi.

It's Frank.

Yes. Tell me what happened to you, Frank.

I screwed up.

Tried to burn for an ounce.

That's what I understand.

I've told you before, Frank.

It's very important that you take care of business.

But they still want a deal. Everything is okay.

Is there any chance they're cops?

No. No chance. They were going to kill me.

Set it up.

And Frank, I won't tolerate any more mistakes.

Everything is okay.

We can still do business.

You get credit on that house.

Jim, how did you do?

Trace the number. Rudy Cates, attorney at law.

Heavy hitter.

Surprise.

You just struck out.

You got it, amigo.

You're under arrest.

Tell Barca to look a little deeper. Make sure these guys aren't working off of

beef. I'm trying to tell you, you got to place one of your guys with Fierro.

You got to tighten it up.

If he gets pushed hard, he's gonna roll.

You don't listen very good, brother.

You listen, brother.

I made you an offer when you crawled in here with Castro's boot print on your

butt.

I give the orders and you stick around so long as you follow them.

Piero decided to cooperate after we offered him the witness protection plan.

They're holding him at county. We'll pick him up.

Before the deal is set to go.

You know, these two guys are running around in circles trying to connect this

investigation with Alvarez's murder.

Two suspects running loose. One of them tried to blow you away last night,

Hooker. We don't like that. I'm not crazy about it myself, but I want Cates.

You're talking about one of the top criminal attorneys in this city. You

really think you're going to ever get that high up in the ladder, do you,

Hooker?

Fierro said that Cates handles the big deals in person. He's got a new load

coming in.

Fierro placed our order this morning.

20 kilos.

Forty -four pounds.

What are we talking about in dollars?

Fifty thousand dollars a kilo. That's a million dollars. This isn't Donkey Kong

hooker. This is the real world.

You know your priorities stink, Twill.

Narcs like Tony put their lives on the line to fight drugs. And you're worried

about money? I don't care what you think about me, Sergeant. From where I'm

sitting, the risks are overwhelming. You ever make a case, Twill?

You couldn't have.

You go through life playing it safe.

Cates has a brother.

A Mario Lita gangster.

He was a jailbird in Cuba.

Thumb and his finger, right hand.

He has a tattoo.

The word Madra.

And an arrow.

Signifying his criminal specialty.

Which is?

Murder. In Cuba, he was a paid assassin.

You know, Tony Alvarez was not just murdered. He was assassinated.

You think about the type of person it takes to put a gun to a man's head and

pull the trigger. And then you think about Kate's brother.

You say the risks are overwhelming?

When I think about Tony, I know they're worth it.

When do you call me in with the cash?

Not until it's time to count the money.

You left this number on Kate's service. Now, how long have we been waiting?

About three hours.

Damn it, Will, will you sit down? Cool it, Jim.

We're all feeling the pressure.

You've been eating your guts out since this thing started. Talk to me.

I was there to watch Tony's back at the stakeout. It was my job, and I blew it.

You saw a man about to be knifed and you went to help him.

Don't you think Tony would understand?

I don't know.

I wish I could ask him. You don't need to.

I'm telling you, he'd have done the same thing you did.

What's happened, happened.

If you don't stop letting this thing eat you up, we're both going to be in

trouble on this one.

I know.

Don't worry, I'll be there.

With the money.

We got two hours.

Let's go get Piero.

Meet us at Pier 16.

That mean anything to you?

The load's probably coming in off a freighter. They've done it before.

What else should we know?

He'll probably have other guys around him.

Stay off the air.

They know all your frequencies.

And watch out for Kate's brother.

He's a real local.

Hi, Charlie.

Frank Fierro.

I didn't know he was here.

Wasn't here very long.

customer of mine.

Who bailed him out?

Nobody. He must have made some kind of deal.

He was just released into police custody.

You take care of the introduction, Piero.

We'll handle the rest. Yeah, and don't look so tight. It's not easy, man, when

you're in my shoes.

Come on. You stay here. Stay with the car.

Very punctual. Quality I like in people I do business with.

You don't look well.

You're sweating.

It's nothing.

Maybe I got a flu bug.

Nice place you picked.

It's not fancy, but safe.

One of my clients owns this facility. It's shut down temporarily.

We got company?

There's no one, except my brother. Would you like to meet him? No, no, no. Let's

get started.

It will be a moment. We're waiting for your merchandise.

How about we start with a money count first?

It's close by.

It'll be brought in when the merchandise arrives.

Pointuality's a quality I like, too.

Where's the stuff?

It'll be here.

Like when?

Anything on the scanner?

Then what are you doing here?

Go back and keep watch.

Lay off it.

I know my job.

Time's up. See you around, pal.

Be patient.

Twenty kilos.

Looks like it's all in here.

Catch of the day.

Dumped off the rust bucket in the harbor, huh? The rust bucket, as you

has a cargo more valuable than any supertanker, I assure you.

Now.

What's he doing here?

Zip it up. We're getting out of here. You got it. No, no, it's only Baca.

That man there, he's working for the cops. You're crazy, man.

He got sprung from county to help them.

That man's trying to louse up our deal.

I don't see any cops here.

Oh, maybe I do.

Maybe you're just plain local like your brother. Actually, it doesn't make any

difference who you are. We have the money.

Stacy! You face down, hands apart!

It's Tony's.

You got him, Jim.

He's the one that pulled the trigger on Tony.

The case made page one. The supervising agent Twill made page one. Read it.

When DEA supervisor Twill was asked about the case, he replied modestly, all

did was assemble the very best people and give them the resources to do the

Can you believe that?

We confiscated nearly 50 pounds of pure cocaine and made several arrests,

including that of a prominent attorney, Rodolfo Cates, who has been implicated

in the murder of agent Tony Alvarez.

Do I need to read on?

Sounds like we just stood around with our hands in our pockets while Super

Twill did all the work.

At least he mentioned Tony.

Yeah, well, for a guy like Twill, it amounts to an epitaph.

My brother never looked for glory.

He just wanted to do his job as well as he could. Nobody knows that better than

we do, believe me.

Let's go. We're due on watch.

You just let me know any time you want to get back in the harness, Junior. Hey,

I'm ready, Hooker.

I'm ready.

Only on account of my wound and all the...

Doc says that I can't stand any aggravation.

Aggravation?

Yeah, so you won't mind keeping your voice down and not calling me Junior and

stuff like that?

No problem, Junior.

Ramon, I know that you're a mature, responsible adult who shouldn't be

around with frivolous people, which is why I asked the DeFalco sisters.

Never to call you again.

Booker, you didn't.

Gotcha, Junior.