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Hey.

Dad, look what I found.

It was behind some boxes of junk in the garage.

Oh, I remember this.

Were you a biker?

And where'd you get it, then?

Back in Brooklyn.

On a day I came this close to being killed by a buffalo.

A buffalo?

A buffalo?

Buffalo Bigelow was the leader of the Avenue A motorcycle gang.

He owed the city 12 grand in traffic tickets.

Sarge wanted them busted.

I'd been out of the academy six weeks.

My partner was Vince O 'Rourke, toughest cop on the beat.

Buffalo loved his wheels almost as much as he hated cops.

That bike was the envy of everyone who wore Leatherman studs.

I can enjoy busting his clowns. Oh, Vince, he's got 20 guys with him. Maybe

should call for some backup.

Backup's for sissies. Let me show you how to land a big one.

Hey, Buffalo, you're under arrest.

Well, now what, shrimp?

You think these guys are going to let you take me in?

I could see this was a tight -knit group. I had to think of a way to split

apart before they did it to me.

Take you in, Mr. Buffalo?

I think you must have misunderstood.

We didn't come for you.

No, not at all. We came for your bike.

What?

I've been authorized to conduct an auction to pay off your traffic

Who'll start the bidding?

No one's going to bid on my bike. We're like brothers.

Oh, great. Then it'll stay in the family.

Do I hear 100?

100. 100.

I have 100 from the man with the ring up his nose.

Do I hear 200?

200. Shut up!

$200. I have $200. Thank you very much, sir. Do I hear 300 bucks? 300 bucks for

the best bike in town.

Look, I told you. We're like brothers here.

300, brother.

Come away.

Put your hands off.

That's not mine.

It's not his.

I got that better. Who's got the red?

Hey, give me that line.

But you never arrested Buffalo?

No, we got him.

And the experience inspired a little poem that kept me in one piece

my entire career.

A poem.

When a tough guy is your target and the odds are far from fair, incite a fight,

then bust him when he leaves intensive care.

You work here?

Yes. Yeah, well, who's your boss?

Well, there's no need to be rude.

Mr. Mandino's on vacation. Can I help you?

The key's to the vault.

Who's got it?

There's not much in here.

We had our weekly pickup last night. Yeah, sure you did.

Mr. Costa is a Christian, sir. He doesn't lie.

Well, I'm a Christian and I'm robbing a bank.

This guy's got to be the MVP of the old world super team.

He waltzes into the vault, forgets to take a hostage.

Lopez, have any trouble bringing him in?

So, listen, what time do you want me over tonight?

Seven -spot. Yeah. Should I bring some pretzels, beer?

It's dinner, Paulie, not a poker game.

Old habits die hard. Hey, Lopez.

Nice call.

Check this guy out.

Who is he?

Marcel Marceau, from what I can make out. He hasn't opened his mouth since I

picked him up off the floor.

All right, book him. Take a look at his assault weapon.

It's a dart gun.

Hey, still on robbery, genius.

Lambert.

Wow, you know this guy.

Paulie Pentangeli. Didn't know about the career change.

This one seems to have hit a snag. Help me, Paulie. Get me out of here. Hey,

come on. It's not so bad.

The coffee's always lukewarm. No secondhand smoke.

It'll be an experience.

You ever cared for her, you'll get me out of here.

Brian Lambert, investment broker. Real high flyer in the 80s.

And?

He's married to Nancy.

Your Nancy?

My Nancy.

Paul, please, I've got to talk to Nancy now.

Is she here? No.

Come on, sit down.

Look. I know I've screwed up. I'm willing to pay the price.

Commissioner, please, I must talk to my wife.

Who's that comedy you were playing out this afternoon?

He's asking you a question.

Yeah.

Well, it's a long story.

Yeah, well, we're just a couple of civil servants. We got nothing but time.

Look, you still work for Pendragon Investments? Yes, yes.

You have a five -year -old boy.

You live in the best part of town. You got no prior record.

What's going on?

I can subpoena your bank records.

I can run a TRW, a Dun & Brad... Look.

I just need to talk to my wife.

Your wife can't help you. What's going on, Lambert?

Somebody's squeezing you?

His wife's here.

You'll see her when we're done here.

Nancy. Willie.

You can't be any more surprised than I am.

When did you come back?

A couple of months ago.

So, how's married life?

Is that supposed to be funny?

Yeah.

Where's Brian?

He's talking to Tony.

You post bail?

No, no, not yet. Why not?

Well, how much is it?

$100 ,000.

Well, you only got to come up with 10%. What? Don't tell me Brian invested in

Whitewater, too. I'll have the money by tomorrow.

You'll be safe here overnight, won't you, Polly?

Yeah.

I'll make sure nobody pukes on his $1 ,000 shoes.

That's an idea. Why don't you give the bondsman 10 pair of loafers?

You're a first -class jerk. Better than a third -class crook.

I'm so sorry.

No bail.

You're kidding.

Hi, Tony.

Matthew.

Take him downstairs.

Put him in a separate cell.

Come on. Wait a second. Wait. Can't you walk down with me?

Why don't you run Lambert's financial records, see what kicks out?

Yeah.

She looks good.

Too thin.

You want to make dinner another night?

No, I'm fine.

You sure?

I'll be there at 7.

I'm fine.

I don't know how much Tony told you, but, you know, we were together for five

years. I thought we were in it for the long haul.

until the day I asked her to marry me. Then she freaked out. Freaked.

I mean, she gave me that speech, you know, about how she didn't know if she

what it takes to be a cop's wife. You know what I'm talking about? You know,

right?

So,

I mean, we kept going out, but, you know, the mojo wasn't working anymore.

No mojo.

She said she needed her space.

Well, the next thing I know, Lambert's in the picture, and it's weekends in

Jamaica and diamond bracelets.

We're married six months later.

I mean, I can't say that I blame her. He treated her like a queen.

I married Diane on the rebound, and, well, we all know how that ended up.

God, I sound like a head case.

Well, how long is it since you've seen her?

Oh, six years and four months next Friday.

Well, roughly.

And you're still waiting for her to come running back into your arms? No, no,

that would be crazy.

She's, you know, she's got a kid, she's married.

I don't know, I guess it was just seeing her, you know.

We were soulmates, Rachel.

You don't leave your soulmate for Mr.

Wallstreet. Well, obviously she loved him. Give her some credit.

Oh, but this guy, uh... Come on, Paulie, I mean, admit it. It's not gonna

happen. Move on.

She's tough.

Yeah, you're right. You know, that was in the past. It was beautiful while it

lasted, but now it's in the past.

I happen to know a whole lot of cute single women.

Names and numbers, right?

You got it.

Excuse me.

You got a girlfriend?

Hello? Not really.

We'll talk later.

Hang on.

It's the precinct.

They want to transfer a call from Nancy to Paulie.

Nancy's on the phone?

Put it through.

Really got through to him, Mom.

Hello?

Yeah.

No.

I'm not busy.

Now it's fine.

Sure, I can meet.

Right.

I, um... You know, she... She, you know, she wants to be

on my board.

Dinner was great, right? Thanks.

Do you still jump up like that whenever I call?

Every time.

Oh, I love it when you lie.

Eight. Three more talks, huh?

Polly, we're in trouble.

Three days ago, Julian, our son was kidnapped.

By who?

We don't know.

They called and said that if we don't come up with half a million dollars,

they'll kill us.

You should have gone to the cops right away.

They warned us not to.

Well, why didn't you give them the money?

We didn't have it.

It's complicated.

Our money's tied up.

Tied up? Your son's life is at stake? Your money? Don't you think I know that?

We sold everything we could, you know, the cars, the jewelry.

Was that enough?

That's why Brian was trying to rob the bank.

And why I couldn't put it there.

They said no cops and, um, you know, we haven't told anyone.

But when I saw you today... You got us stolen.

No, no, no, we can't. We can't. No more causing.

We want the money.

But you don't have it.

I do now.

Explanations later, Paul.

Come with me to make the exchange.

The

meet's

behind Box Canyon, off the 44.

And Nancy's got the money, so I'm going with her.

For the exchange?

If they ask, I'm her brother.

Look, all they care about is the brand, right?

Go on.

There's a ridge that runs along this north end. You can post up there.

Well, they said if they see any police, they'll kill Julian on the spot. No,

they won't see us. Look, I asked you not to bring Tony into this. And I told you

why I had to. Paulie had no choice.

Look, if you still feel uncomfortable, we can wait until they call again and

if we can trace it. No, they said it has to be this morning.

Stay with Paulie. Do what he tells you to do.

Help. At no time do you act on your own. Understood?

No radio contact.

We'll be up on the ridge.

Okay. Let's go. We're out of time.

Stand behind me and close.

Let me do all the talking.

Do you have a gun?

They're gonna search us.

Don't worry. Tony will have an army backing us up.

Yeah, what if they don't let Julian go? Don't play the what -if game.

Let's just get lucky, okay?

It'll be all right, Nat.

I'll take care of it.

Where's our arm?

I don't see anyone.

Don't worry. They're up there.

Hi.

Where's the money?

There's nowhere near half a million dollars here.

I lied.

I had to. You might not have come.

You're right. This is crazy.

I didn't know what else to do. Well, we can't go through with this.

Damn it.

Gray van just pulled up. Stay alert.

What are we going to do?

Stay calm.

My brother.

Let me see the money.

Where's Julian?

The boy's fine.

He'll have a story to tell his friends on the schoolyard.

Now, about the money.

Something's wrong.

Name is Ross Novacek.

Armed robbery in 75, assault in 80, first -degree manslaughter also in 80.

Our sources say he does jobs for some of the New York families, but he's

essentially an independent.

Why is this guy into kidnapping all of a sudden?

Scott was tracking down the ownership of the van, allowed to dust it up for

print. What about the helicopter?

We're getting a list of all landing pads in a 100 -mile radius.

Contact the feds? Yeah, they're backing us up.

Thanks, Jimmy.

Didn't Nancy say anything to you? About what?

You know, this morning.

Is she, uh, you know, mad at me?

Is she mad at you? You took a bullet for her.

She shouldn't have gone down like that, you know.

Commissioner, you asked me to go back and check Lambert's financial records?

Yeah, Jamie.

It came up.

What is it?

On February 9th of this year, a check for $75 ,000 was posted.

It was from Ross Novacek.

He was one of your clients. Why didn't you tell me that?

I, uh... Who are you talking about?

The man who kidnapped Julian.

You knew him? You did business with him?

I had no idea he'd do something like this. How could you not tell me that?

I was afraid of what you'd think.

Afraid of what I'd think? What about Julian?

I thought I could handle it, honey. I tried to do it the way we... Look, my

business was falling apart. We were going broke.

Novichek called me up one day. He heard about me through a friend of a friend.

Said he had some money to invest.

How much?

400 ,000.

My losing streak continued. I lost it.

He went ballistic.

Said if he didn't get it all back... Did you know he was connected?

Not till this happened.

I mean, I know I should have checked him out, but he seemed legit. He had a

couple of hotels. He owned a restaurant.

How did you do business?

Over the phone.

You never met him face to face?

Just once.

Where?

Coffee shop in Stouffville.

Mayors, Myers, I don't know, something like that.

Did it seem like he went there often?

I don't know.

Maybe.

I'm going to need all the bank accounts, phone numbers, all the recorded

contacts you had with him. Yeah, I'll get you everything.

Honey, I'm so sorry. I... Just send the Novichek down.

We're gonna do everything we can to get Julian back, okay?

We're gonna get him back, Nance.

What was that about? What?

You don't make promises to someone in her position.

Why can't I give her some hope? That's not what you were doing.

You were trying to show up Lambert so you could be her shining knight that he

can't be.

I'm going to keep that promise.

Try another shot. What's it going to take to get the kid back?

One phone call?

In return for what?

What half the world is fighting the other half for.

Freedom.

You return unharmed, and I'll try to get your sentence reduced.

He dies, and you're gone forever. Hey, with my record, I'm gone forever either

way. No.

I walk out of here, well, there's no deal.

You know that can never happen. Never say never.

You are going to the stony, lonesome, chump federal prison.

Because of you, the Lamberts will put flowers on an empty grave every year.

I'd love to spend some time alone with you. Are we

serious about this or not?

I'm listening.

I mean, what do you think you're going to hear?

A million cash and small bills?

The Gulf Stream to fly me to Libya?

A piece of paper is all I want.

From the U .S. Attorney saying when I return the kid, there'll be no charges

pressed.

I could try.

I need to talk to my people.

You got a phone?

Do you want me to make a deal or not?

They got a portable, too.

That's a nicer model.

Impossible to trade.

Yeah. That's me.

Where are you? If I'm not where we said by noon tomorrow, kill the kid.

Great reception.

What's it mean that Novichok won't negotiate?

Time is on his side. He's trying to make the best deal he can. So why can't we

just give him what he wants? He wants to walk. So let him.

Nancy, we can't. Look, why can't you just give him everything he wants and

you can arrest him again after we get Julian back?

Honey, the man's not stupid.

Oh, that's right.

Fooled you pretty good, didn't he?

Did he say anything else? Are there any leads at all?

I'm going to go down to the lab after this to see if they've come up with

anything. So that's the big plan? Sit and wait?

For now.

It's not enough!

Look, is there some way I can stay up here with Nancy?

It's against regulations. Oh, don't give me regulations.

For God's sakes, have some humanity, will you? She needs me here with her.

Can't be done.

Sorry.

For the record, Pentangeli, I know what you're doing. What am I doing?

The promises, the touching, keeping us apart. I'm doing my job. Don't forget,

she's my wife.

You're out of line here. You're shameless.

You got the monopoly on shame.

Oh, stop it!

Both of you, God.

Julian's out there somewhere. God knows if he's even still alive. And the two of

you are acting like a couple of... Just... I'm sorry.

Look, I gotta get back.

Come on.

Is there anything you need?

Take him downstairs.

Go.

It's the truth, Nance. I can't let him stay up here with you.

I'm not going to be able to make it home tonight, sweetie. I'm sorry.

I'm just really under the gun.

I'll have Nancy and her husband holding up. Like you'd expect.

Not looking forward to the next few hours.

How's everyone over there?

We miss you.

We're all fine.

Look, uh, I gotta go.

Love you.

Me too.

What were we hearing from the lab?

Only prints they found in the van with Julian.

DMV says the van was stolen three days ago in Passaic.

Got everyone pulling double shifts, and I had the phone lines rerouted from

Lambert's house to here.

You talk to the U .S. Attorney's Office here?

The most they'll consider is a reduced sentence. There's no way they're going

drop the charges.

You think Novacek's bluffing?

My guess is he'll cut a deal at the last minute. And if he doesn't?

Look, I made some calls.

Turns out Novacek's got a teenage son. Lives down in Atlantic City with the

mother. And the word is, he'll do anything for this kid.

I say we grab him, we trade him for Julian.

I know it's crazy, but we're running out of time. You gotta consider everything.

Not breaking the law.

Bending it. No, breaking it, Paulie.

This is about saving a kidnapped little boy. That's it.

Meaning what?

You see this as your opportunity to win Nancy back. You'll do whatever it takes.

If you can't leave your personal feelings for her out of this... I'm

control.

Have we heard anything?

Oh, Nancy, please.

I hate myself for what I've done. I sit in that cell and I want to die.

Oh, well, it doesn't feel much better out here.

In my mind, I was doing what was best for you and Julian.

Doing business with gangsters? I told you I didn't know that.

What are we doing here?

You might find something we can use.

Was making more money so important?

I was this close to filing for bankruptcy. It wasn't a question of more

It was holding on to what we had, the house. Oh, for God's sakes, who cares

about the house?

It was my job to provide for you and Julian. If I couldn't do that... That's

what you think, isn't it?

That I married you for your money.

Well, if I did, what does that make me?

Oh, Nancy.

Ryan, I love you for who you are.

Or at least I did.

Thanks.

Thanks.

I don't know how much more of this I can take. I really don't.

I am so scared.

You know, I just feel like I'm dying a little every moment that he's away from

me. We're going to get him back.

Put your arms around me the way you used to.

It's going to be okay.

We got a location on Julian.

Holly.

I found a helicopter and a landing pad and stole them.

There's an old cabin on the property.

Neighbors saw two men and a boy going in last night.

Get Prince, Susan.

Tony.

Blood.

I want a full search of this area. Five -mile radius, break up into detail. No

long gone, Paulie. Do it! We're out in the middle of nowhere.

They're not gonna hang around.

What do you want to do, Tony, huh? Stick the kid's face in a milk carton and

wait?

You fellas give us a minute.

I'm going to forget all about the whole idea of chain of command because at a

time like this, it doesn't matter. What I'm not going to forget is that your

judgment's turned to mush.

You're not a detective here. You're a lovesick teenager who... Tony, why don't

you just... Who just wants to win back his old girlfriend.

Kidnap Novacek's son?

Send these guys out on some useless... I'm taking you off

the case.

No, you can't do that. I just did it.

Tony, wait. No, listen.

Please, okay? Look, I'm out of line. You're right. You're right.

You know, I saw the blood, and I just... It won't happen again.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Look, you've got to let me be in on this one.

We've got six hours left. Let's go.

Is Tony around?

No, but he should be back soon.

Oh, I brought a clean shirt.

Some bagels for you guys. Great, thanks.

Excuse me, can I get the bathroom?

Sure, let me find something.

Nancy?

Yes? Hi, I'm Rachel Scali, Tony's wife.

Oh, hi. Hi.

I think I have some aspirin.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Yeah, I'll take care of that. I'll make sure he gets his.

Thanks, Mom.

Is there anything I can do?

No, thank you.

Sit down.

You know, I just keep thinking that... What if they come back and tell me that

my son is dead?

It could happen, you know, just as simple as that.

Dad.

These men are greedy.

All they want is money.

Keeping your son alive is the only hope they have of getting anything.

You know, when I was a little girl and I was upset about something my mom would

say to me, kiss it up to God and he'll take care of it.

Kiss it up to God.

How's your husband doing?

Not much better than me, I guess.

To tell you the truth, I feel like I don't even know who he is anymore.

Your husband and Polly have been... I don't know where I would be if they

weren't helping me.

Those two guys are like a couple of pit bulls.

They are not going to quit until they get your son back.

Believe me, they'll come up with something.

Hey, look who's here, the dynamic duo.

We're here to visit the Joker.

Open up.

Let's go. Yeah, we're two.

You wanted the U .S. attorney. You got him. Yeah, making my deal.

We're cutting the deal all right.

Maybe not the one you wanted.

He's got a witness that's going to put you away for the rest of your life.

right. Julian Lambert.

That's what you get for using amateurs.

Your boys lost him just outside of Morgan Heights.

Sweetheart, I was so worried.

You're going to have to call and tell Grandma, huh?

Those morons.

Yeah, they are.

Come on.

What the hell were they doing in Morgan Heights?

They got a Dairy Queen there. Maybe they stopped for a moment. They were

supposed to be waiting at the Motor Lodge in Grosvenor. Hold it.

What do you mean?

What's going on?

This is C -1.

What is this?

Calvin, take him to lock up.

That's not the kid.

That's not the kid.

Yeah, but now we know where he is. Great work, Nance.

They've got Julian in room three.

How we doing, Ronnie?

Stay ready.

Susan?

All set.

Move out.

Hey, check it out.

Hey, sweet thing, I'll find out you did.

Where's Duane?

How you doing, Julia?

Come on now.

Come on. I got you. There we go. Up there. Yeah.

Oh.

Mommy!

Daddy! Oh, Julia!

Oh, yeah. Oh, sweetheart.

Oh, Julia. Oh, we were so worried about you.

Are you okay, honey? I love you so much.

I remember why I do this.

Can we go home now? Can we go home?

Oh, yeah, you bet.

No one's ever going to hurt you again.

How do you say thank you to someone who's given you your family back?

You just did.

My attorney told me the banks dropped the charges after you talked to them.

You've been through enough.

Why don't you go home and get some rest?

Listen, I'm glad it all worked out okay.

He's a brave kid.

You busy?

No, not at all.

How's Julian?

Um, first few days were tough, but it's getting better.

Look, now that this is over, um, I just wanted to tell you how grateful I... No,

that's not what I wanted to tell you.

Um... I came here to say that I am really confused.

About what?

About how to go back to my life after everything that's happened.

Crazy, or is there still something between us?

I guess we're both crazy.

Have you told Brian yet?

I'll tell him tonight when he gets home.

Do you want me to go with you? I'll meet you later.

I'll be at Lou's.

This is really happening, right?

Nancy. What's up, Casanova?

Well, looks like Nancy and I are getting back together.

When did this happen?

Oh, it's happening as we speak.

Don't things work out for you?

Even though you don't think it will.

I didn't say that.

Hey, Scali.

I've known you since we were in short pants. I can read your face.

Well, it's pretty quick. I mean, emotions run high.

What you both went through was pretty intense.

You mean like when I rescued her son while her husband did nothing? You were

trained to rescue him. Brian wasn't. Hey, Brian's the reason this whole thing

happened. He made a mistake.

He didn't seem like a very bad guy. Why are you defending him? I'm not defending

him. It's just... Yeah, just what?

We're talking about a family breaking up here.

I mean, it's got to be the right thing. Not just for now, but forever.

Tony, she came to me. Don't make me the homewrecker. I never said you were.

I love her.

She loves me.

Did she ever say that to you, that she loves you? She didn't have to.

She said it to Brian.

It's just words, okay? I know what's in her heart.

This is my life, okay?

Paulie, what are you doing here? Listen to me very carefully. I'm only going to

say this once.

Is everything okay?

Go out and get the thickest knee pads they sell.

Get down on them, and I want you to beg Nancy to forgive you.

Don't ever lie to her again.

And don't ever let me catch you running around with the wrong crowd. Believe me,

it's not worth it.

You've got a family.

It lives or dies by what you choose to do.

You know something I don't?

I love her, Paulie.

It's just that since the bottom fell out, I don't know how to show her. Who

doesn't take a bank account to wrap your arms around someone and make them feel

loved?

Why are you telling me this?

I'm certifiable.

The arm slammer.

All the way around her.

Same.