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Shit's over in an hour. I've still got to get Andy a present.

The old man's coming to the house later. It's my boy's 10th birthday. 10th?

Time flies.

Yeah, like I don't know what the old man's going to get him. Every year it's

same thing. Dad shows up with a shiny badge and a cap gun.

I got a closet full.

Kid doesn't stand a chance. He's going to be a cop like his old man, his old

before him.

Busted brake light. That's going to cost him extra.

All right, let's get this over with. Okay, come in.

Beat this, man. We didn't do nothing.

Tell you what, we squeeze these guys, then you get your kids something you

really want.

Hold on. Be cool. We ain't holding. I wasn't holding when I did six years of

Riker.

Not.

It's your car?

Yeah. I bought it off a guy.

200 bucks.

Think I got a good deal?

No, I think you'd get ripped off. Piece of junk.

Let me see some ID.

Oh, what for, man? What do we do? Just show me some ID and make sure something

else comes with it.

Oh.

Hey.

What about you? You got something for me?

Yeah.

Payback.

Oh, no, man. What'd you do? That's the cop that set me up, man. Go, go.

Wait a minute.

Get the license plate number.

Up to down, shot, fired, and evened an ambulance at 149th and Brook.

And hurry, my partner's been shot.

You could change the world.

Change.

Rearrange your world.

Change.

Take one, divide by two.

Change. If it was only.

Come on, Danny.

Stay with me. Stay awake, Danny.

Danny.

Danny.

Danny. Think of Jenny. Think of Andy.

Come on.

Pop. Pop, I'm here.

Can't hear you.

What?

Who are you?

My name's Smith, and I'm here to represent you.

All right, you tell me what is going on here.

You're dead, Officer Botello.

What?

How can I be dead if I'm standing here talking to you?

Look for yourself.

I'm dead.

I can't believe it.

There was no money, Frank. You hear me?

My son wasn't taking any money.

Now he knows I'm dirty.

It's not fair. Not like this.

What did you expect?

Comes around, goes around.

What are you saying to me? You're dirty.

Sounds as if you've already passed judgment, Mr. Smith.

What's going on? Who is this?

Look at all the people he's hurt.

He doesn't deserve a second chance, Judge.

Judge?

Well, the evidence does lean in that direction, yes, but still... I can't

him. Oh?

On trial?

What are you doing here? He's been taking money

for the past ten years.

Planting evidence to get convictions, falsifying records, lying in court. Look

what I found. Hey, man, that's not money. You planted that on me.

He's done it all.

And that's just the highlight reel.

He can't redeem himself, no way. Another mad dash to judgment, Mr. Smith.

He's also a husband and a father.

And he has done a number of heroic deeds as a police officer. He's destroyed the

lives of innocent people. Why should his life be redeemed? You must learn to

look beyond the obvious.

All right, it's true.

I've done a lot of things I'm ashamed of.

And my dad, finding out about me being dirty will kill him.

I've left nothing behind but shame and dishonor. I'm begging you, please, give

me a chance to make it right. I mean, that's what this is about, isn't it?

Yes, that is what this is about. So God's on his side and not on the side of

the people whose lives he's ruined.

Perhaps.

Those people's lives will be made better if this man can stop himself

from taking the wrong path.

Patience and faith, Mr. Smith.

I have made my decision, Officer Patello.

I want you to return to the defining moment in your life when you

did indeed choose the wrong path.

Change that decision and you will be given a chance to live a different life.

You'll be given three days.

Three days only.

No one will recognize you.

You are a creation in the universe. Go with the blessing of God Almighty and

courts. You reject me?

I do.

And all his works.

I know this church.

This is the old neighborhood where I grew up.

Very funny.

I can't believe you made me a priest.

Is this for arguing with Othniel?

What? I can't even argue.

That's Andy.

Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord?

That's me up there.

And Jenny, my dad.

It's Andy's baptism.

This is ten years ago. I can't believe it.

Look at Jenny.

So beautiful.

I forgot how happy she used to be.

You were put here for a reason.

Try and think about what that could be.

It was the party tonight.

That was when I first went on the take.

Then that's what you're here for.

Try and change things from the beginning.

All right.

I can change it. I know I can.

Yeah, well, we'll see.

What is your problem? I thought you were here to help me.

I am. Yeah, like back at the shooting, you were a real big help back there.

Okay, okay, okay, because it doesn't work that way. I can't save people from

dying.

I can only help them afterwards.

I know these guys.

Okay, remember, you don't look like yourself.

They won't recognize you.

Everything all right here, Father?

Everything's fine.

Just enjoying the baptism.

Mm -hmm.

Who are you? Never seen you before.

Oh, my. Mm -hmm.

Oh, I'm, um, I'm... Mrs. Smiley.

You're not welcome here.

The church is open to everyone, my son.

Not to Internal Affairs.

I baptize you.

In the name of the Father.

And of the Son.

What is wrong with you?

Why'd you run out like that? Detective Philip Barbosa, Internal Affairs?

Oh, this is messed up, man. Do you know how much everybody hates I .A.? How does

he expect me to change anything?

Nobody's going to listen to me.

Nobody's even going to get near me. All right, all right, all right. Let's think

about this.

If you go to that party tonight, everyone's going to see that internal

affair.

Maybe your younger self will have second thoughts about getting in on the

action.

Yeah, or maybe they'll just kill me.

There is no excuse for your grossly inappropriate behavior during the Holy

of Baptism. It was unconscionable and very annoying. I almost forgot who I

baptized. Oh, it was the Patello baby. You know, Dan and Jenny's kid. Cute

little guy.

Looks like a little bald eagle. He's got a beak.

I never know who I baptized.

Is anything I am saying getting through to you?

I'm sorry, Your Worship.

You know, I was helping a friend in trouble. There is a time and place for

everything, Father Smith, and it is not during my baptism. Smith, come on, we've

got to get to the bar.

Can we talk about this later here? I mean, I'm late for an appointment.

No, we cannot talk about this later so that you can go to a bar.

I was told to expect trouble from you.

From who?

From above.

It was a matter of penance, Father Smith.

Father Smith.

Hey, listen up, everybody.

My new grandson.

Andrew Russell Patello.

New baby.

Son's a cop like his old man.

Jeez, what are we, guys, huh?

Beautiful.

Hey, thanks, Ray. I appreciate it.

I just want you to know...

That would heal for you. You know?

You got the pretty wife used to the finer things in life. A new baby.

I got two of my own. Believe me, I know how expensive kids can get.

You don't want to lose face with your wife. You know, prove what your in -laws

have been preaching. That you can't, you know, provide for Jen and the baby the

way they deserve.

Hey, Nicky.

You been keeping it clean?

Huh? Word on the street is that you've been, you know, up to your old tricks.

Officer Santiago.

I don't want to hear it.

You keep me happy.

You keep your get -out -of -jail -free card.

Come on.

Yeah.

We want you to have this.

Part of the benefits package.

Come on.

No. No.

I don't want this.

We're doing okay. We'll get by. You know, you don't understand something.

That's the way things work around here.

Buy the baby something nice.

We're too late.

No, no. Go talk to him.

Get him to give it back.

He knows how to reason with him. It's you. Go. Go.

Clay. How you doing?

It's a friendly bar.

You got no business here.

We understand each other. It's not your business, Santiago.

You understand?

Come on, Ray.

You're not gonna hit me with that.

As long as we understand each other.

What are you doing here? What do you want?

My father's a beat cop, just like you.

Excited for bravery, action above and beyond the colleges.

Like you.

The point of this conversation?

I want your help, Russ.

We can stop a young officer from making a big mistake.

One that both he and you will regret.

Are you threatening me, Barbosa?

Listen, just because I'm I .A.

Doesn't mean I'm not a friend.

Oh, yeah, that's true.

Yeah, you're a real buddy, aren't you?

Is that why you were nosing around my grandkid's baptism?

She's paying respects, right? Take it easy, Pop.

Hey, don't you call me Pop.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean any disrespect.

Look, Russ, I just want to make sure your son is not getting himself into any

trouble. I need you to talk to him. You stay out of my son's life. You hear me?

He's a good boy.

Yeah, he is.

But he's about to go down the wrong path.

Talk to your son.

You're the only person he'll listen to. You're his only hope.

What's going on here? It's all right.

I'm not the enemy here.

Who's this guy?

It's okay, Danny. He's I .A.

He's just in the wrong place.

I got this, Ray.

It's all right.

We're just having a friendly talk about you.

About me?

Yeah. I want to make sure you're making the right decision.

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

Danny, Jenny looks tired. Why don't you take her little Andy home and get some

rest, all right?

All right.

Sure, Pop.

Good night, son.

Good night.

Look, stay away from my boy.

I'm not onto your actions, Santiago.

Not yet.

As far as you're concerned, I'm not your enemy either.

Let's just keep it that way.

You got something to say to me?

You've had a busy day, haven't you, my beautiful boy?

Good night, Andy Pitt.

You happy, Jen?

Of course I'm happy.

I couldn't be happier.

I just wish I could give you more.

I've got you and Andy.

That's all I need.

Who was that guy at Goody's last night?

Why was he talking to your dad? He's no one, Jen. Don't worry about it.

But he seems... Jenny, I work 70 hours a week. The last thing I want to do is

come home and talk shop, okay? It's our son's christening day. Let's not ruin

it.

You wanted to see me, Your Holiness?

You left before you gave penance to the Heavenly Father.

Oh, yeah.

I'm sorry. There was a matter that required my immediate attention.

Oh, you don't say.

Something more important than atonement to the Lord.

I'm sure the Lord appreciated what I was doing.

You're sure?

Well, you seem to have a good understanding of what the Lord does and

want.

Yeah, he gives me signs.

Really?

Signs?

I was looking at your records, Father Smith.

Apparently, you were a lot of trouble at the seminary. I was?

You don't know?

I don't remember.

You don't remember being trouble? You don't remember being in the seminary?

Oh, the seminary.

Running an illegal betting establishment.

The bingo hall.

Eating communion wafers as an afternoon snack.

I was fasting.

I failed.

Pilfering the sacramental wine. The communion wafers are very dry.

Okay, so there was a bit of trouble, but that all got cleared up.

Isn't that in there too?

Actually, yeah.

No.

Do those records say anything good about me?

Not a lot, my son.

But the Lord does forgive.

Good, that's good.

Because people have a hard time with that, forgiving.

Even godly people.

I know you are not going to be here very long.

But while you are here, tread softly.

Oh, and Father Smith, I believe your penance should be increased

for walking out on your original penance.

Light some candles.

A hundred should do it.

Yes, sir.

I'll get right on that, Your Holiness.

Be a priest with a bad record?

Well, why?

Why is this? Is this about teaching me patience?

Or is this for arguing with Othniel?

I'm not supposed to disagree with Othniel, not ever.

Never a response. All I hear is the sound of my own voice.

When do I get to live again?

I do is guide people to their salvation. What about mine?

Who's their salvation? My salvation.

Is that it?

Is that it?

Nothing.

Not even a sign.

Okay.

I'll take that as a yes.

Hi, I'm Detective Barbosa.

Good morning, Miss Patello. Is your husband home?

No, he had an early shift. What?

That's right. I forgot.

I just wanted to talk to him.

You were at Goody's last night. I saw you with Danny.

I heard you from Internal Affairs.

Yeah, but I'm not here to hurt your husband.

I want to help him. I mean that.

Help him with what? What's he done?

Nothing.

This is a little complicated.

What is?

It's very important that Danny listens to me.

If he makes the wrong decision, it could be very bad for him.

I don't understand what you're saying.

I can't explain it, Jenny.

Do you know me?

No, you don't know me. My name is Mrs. Patello.

Look, I want you to leave. You're upsetting the baby. Oh, Andy Panda, it's

buddy. Why did you call him Andy Panda?

I don't know.

His name is Andy in Panda theme of it. I can't talk to you anymore.

No, wait, wait.

I just want you to know one thing, Mrs. Patello.

Your husband will be here for Andy's 10th birthday.

What? I want you out of here. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. Leave my family

alone.

All right, okay. Just calm down, Jen. Tell me what he said.

I'll be there for Andy's 10th birthday. I mean, what's that supposed to mean?

No, I don't know what he's talking about.

No, nothing's wrong. He's just working your head, okay? I don't want you to

to him anymore.

All right?

I'll be home in a couple hours.

I love you.

And then I swore at him, and I hit him, Father.

You hit your husband?

For no reason?

There were reasons, but I know I shouldn't have hit him.

I know how wrong it was, Father.

You're right, it was wrong. It was very wrong.

What should I do, Father?

Don't do it again.

No, my penance. What should my penance be?

Oh, right.

Cook your husband a nice dinner and don't let it happen again.

I have to atone for my sins.

Twelve Hail Marys.

Father, it's usually five Hail Marys or five Our Fathers.

Really?

Well, whatever works best for you.

I mean, you did hit him.

Thank you, Father.

Bless you.

Bless you, my child.

That went pretty well.

Have you come to confess your sins, my son?

You gotta help me, Father.

I'm in trouble.

What kind of trouble?

Big.

Very big.

These cops will want to kill me.

Have you been thinking about what I told you?

You stay away from my wife and kid, and you stay away from me, you hear me? Man,

you got a short fuse.

Now you listen.

Time is running out for you to do the right thing. You gotta stay clean, you

hear me?

It's very important that you don't do this. You've got to stay clean.

I don't know what you're talking about. I am clean. No, you're not.

You don't know what it's going to do to your life.

It starts with the money, but it's the power.

The power becomes an addiction.

You begin to make up your own rules. Whatever you say or do is law, but then

lose yourself.

And then you lose your whole family.

You won't be able to look your father in the eye because all you'll see are

those people you destroyed and what it does to your wife and your kid.

When you don't come home.

Hey, Danny.

Always so important that you had to see us now.

I don't want the money.

I don't want any part of this.

That IA guy is spooking you, don't worry about him. We'll take care of him.

Not him.

It's me.

That's not why I became a cop.

Don't do it, Danny.

Done.

That man today from IA, he called Andy, Andy Panda.

Jen, he was just playing with your head. That's what they do.

All right, don't worry. I told you, it's all been taken care of.

What did he mean you'd be there for Andy's 10th birthday?

I don't know. I'm going to be there for every birthday. Where else would I be?

It scared me.

It's nothing, all right?

Forget about it.

Whatever it is, I'll get rid of him.

Hey, Pop.

What are you doing?

I need to talk to you, Danny.

Come on in. See John in here.

Actually, I need to talk to you alone.

All right.

What's wrong, Pop? What is it?

You made a big mistake, hon.

Take it.

Take it.

Don't make waves.

You, Pop? Why?

Because that's the way it is.

What does that mean? Did somebody force you? Did they put a gun to your head?

It's hard to explain. Well, I don't get it. I don't get any of this.

You never went without, did you?

There were always plenty of presents under the tree at Christmas, weren't

You had everything you ever needed. Pop, stop. Just stop. I made sure of that.

Stop trying to justify it.

It's wrong. That's it. That's all there is to it.

No, that's not all there is to it. You and me, Danny, we're cops.

It's a brotherhood out there on the street. You don't go against the

brotherhood.

It's dangerous. Do you understand me?

You've got to protect your family at all costs. I did what I did to survive.

And you're still doing it.

I don't want to talk about this no more.

This conversation is done.

Over. All I wanted to be was a cop like my old man.

Yeah, well, you are a cop, so keep it.

And you keep quiet about it.

You understand?

Did Mom know?

Never.

And don't go talking to Jenny either.

I'm sorry, son.

It's just the way it is.

I'm sorry too, Pop.

As we prepare to celebrate the sacred mysteries,

Let us acknowledge our failures and ask the Lord for pardon and strength.

I confess to Almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have

sinned through my own fault, in my thought and in my word, in what I have

and in what I have done. What are you doing?

Penance.

Penance and more penance. I don't know what I did in my other life, but it must

have not been pretty.

You should talk to your wife. She freaked out. What?

What did you say?

I got caught up. I said too much.

Lord, we have sinned against you.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Did you make any headway with yourself?

I don't know.

It's hard to tell what I'm going to do.

Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Maybe if you could talk to him, me, whoever.

Tell him who you were, what's at stake. I can't. I can't intervene directly. I

can only guide you.

You have to be the one to make the difference.

All right, so now what? I only have a day left. I need some help here.

Okay, come with me.

Where are we going?

There's someone I think you should meet.

It's a boy.

He came into the church earlier today looking for sanctuary. What does it have

to do with me?

What are you doing? What is this? That's the guy that killed me.

What are you talking about, man? How could I kill you? You're standing right

here. What's this dude talking about?

He's talking about something else, Julio. He's talking crazy, man. Why are

doing this?

He came to me. I had no control over it.

He told me something I think you should hear.

Tell him what you told me, Julio.

It's okay. He's from Internal Affairs. You can trust him.

Just tell him the truth.

That these cops want to kill me, right?

Because I know too much.

They're dirty.

I got their actions, their names, the whole deal.

Santiago, Welsh, Russ Patello.

Wait a minute. Russ Patello?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's one of them.

You're lying, man. What are you doing? Get him off me. Take it easy. Take it

easy. Calm down. Julio didn't do anything. He just told you the truth.

And the truth shall set me free, right?

That's what they say.

Do you have any idea about your dad?

No. Never.

A lot of lives are at stake here, Dan.

This is your chance.

Your only chance to make things right.

I don't know.

I guess in the back of my head, I... I knew something.

I don't know, maybe.

Hey, what about me?

I'll take you down to the station later. You can make a statement. I'll put you

in protective custody.

No, I ain't going nowhere with you. You're going to hit me again.

No, I won't.

None of this is your fault.

You okay?

Yeah.

What do you want, Barbos?

We need to talk.

Hey, I ain't got nothing to say to you.

How could you do it?

Do what?

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

Yes, you do.

Look, how do you people live with yourselves, huh?

Ruining cops' lives like you do?

You take a look at my record. I was decorated four times.

I ain't done nothing wrong.

You broke my heart, Pop.

What are you talking about? You're not making any sense.

I looked up to you.

We all did.

You don't know nothing. Now get out of my way.

I know that you were once a good cop.

You saved that woman from a burning car, and that's what made your kid want to

join the force.

How do you know that?

And how come you know so much about my kid?

I know that no matter how far astray he goes, you were always the one that could

have pulled him back.

You were his hero, his hope, his second chance.

What's going to happen now?

What's going to happen when the only person he really respected is just as

as him?

Where will he go?

What will he do without that moral compass to guide him home?

Who are you?

I'm just a cop who got lost.

I could have been talking, Russ.

No, you wouldn't do that. I hope not. Hey, I hope not, Russ.

Just back off, okay?

Danny.

You were up walking around all night, weren't you?

I couldn't sleep.

What happened with your father last night? I told you, it was nothing. Just

stuff.

I gotta go out now.

But it's your day off. We were gonna take Andy to the park. Well, I can't. I

something I have to take care of.

What? What is it?

Danny, talk to me. I'm your wife.

You know, when I was a little kid, I saw a picture of my pop in the newspaper.

He risked his life just to pull some lady he didn't even know out of a

car.

He told me he was just doing his job.

They called him a hero, my pop.

That's all I wanted to do with my life.

Just be a cop like my father.

You are, Danny.

What are you going to do?

Everything's going to be okay. Just trust me.

I love you, Jen.

Danny.

So when's that crazy dude from IA getting back?

Shouldn't be too much longer.

You know, it's good fruit, Father.

But I'd kill for a quarter pounder.

So would I.

There he is.

Oh, man, it's about time. I want to get this thing moving. Not that I don't like

it here, Father. I mean, you've been good to me.

Come in, please.

Thank you for coming.

Oh, hey, I was surprised you called me.

I was surprised, too.

What did you mean when you

said Danny would be here for Andy's 10th birthday?

I said it because I wanted you to understand that your husband was going

all right.

I believe that and I just wanted you to believe that too.

I swear to you, I will not hurt your husband.

I believe you.

What is it, Jenny?

I know Danny's in some kind of trouble.

He left with his gun this morning and it's his day off. He never does that.

Please, tell me you'll help him.

You have my word.

Oh, how can I help you, Detective Barbosa?

I was looking for Father Smith.

Father Smith?

One of the altar boys said they saw him leaving with two police officers.

Do you know what it could be about?

No, thank you, Muncie.

Detective, how well do you know Father Smith?

Not that well. He's just helping me out with a personal problem.

Have you ever seen unusual things happen around him?

No. Why?

Nothing. It's strange.

All his records are missing, too. They just disappeared.

You don't move that car, I'm going to ram it.

Your son's a troublemaker. What are you talking about? What kind of trouble? I

think he's going after Santiago.

How would you know that?

It's what I do.

Did you check the spat?

Santiago and Wells logged out about an hour ago.

There's also a friend of mine missing, a priest, and a young kid, a snitch.

I think Santiago grabbed him.

Do you know where he'd take him?

Russ, it's your son.

Let's go.

Sway, get out. Let's go.

I didn't do nothing.

I didn't say nothing.

No, man, please let me go. I'm just a kid. You don't want to do this. You

want to do this. Shut up. No, he's right, man. You don't want to do this.

to hell. You go to hell forever.

Is that right, priest?

Am I going to hell?

It'd be tough to defend you.

Hey, what's wrong? Nothing.

Take him up.

Hey, daddy boy.

Trying to be a good cop, huh? Come on.

Come on, let's go.

You gotta believe me, man.

I didn't do nothing.

Shut up.

He's a priest, man. You can't do nothing to him. I said shut up.

IA's on to you, Ray. Even this priest is on to you. How many guys did you pitch

off a roof? You gotta believe me, man. You're making a big mistake. I didn't

nothing to nobody.

You're a lousy snitch, you know that, Julio?

A real pain in the butt.

Why don't you show everybody here how you can fly, huh?

Let him go.

You want to take his place, father?

Huh? Come on, take his place.

See his body down there?

No. I'm right behind you, boys.

You see me jump or you just think you saw me? You usually believe in things

can't see, things you can't explain.

That'd require faith.

Belief in something bigger than yourself, bigger than that badge, bigger

that gun.

Oh, now that would be a problem, now it wouldn't. All right, all right, that's

enough of that.

Jump your weapon.

Okay, Danny boy?

I'm okay, Pop.

Help!

Help me!

Thank you, man.

I owe you my life.

I'm back.

Yep.

So I just saved the life of the man who was going to kill me. Is this going to

change everything?

I don't know.

I hope so.

I gave back the money.

Your dad testified against Santiago and Welsh.

They're both buying bombs.

Your dad got out three years ago.

What's happening to me?

You're starting to get your life back.

Your new life. The only one you're going to remember.

Will I make it to my son's birthday?

It's not up to me.

If it was, you'd be there.

Singing happy birthday and helping him blow out the candles.

No matter what happens.

Thanks.

For everything.

Oh, man. What's up with this?

You ain't holding, are you? Just be cool.

Hey, Danny, let's go.

I bought it off a guy.

200 bucks.

Think I got a good deal?

No, I think you got ripped off. Piece of junk.

Show me some ID.

What for, man? What do we do?

Just show me some ID.

Don't worry, champ. He'll be here for your birthday.

Hey, I'm home.

Saved you some cake, I hope.

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah, now I am. Hey, happy birthday, Andy Panna.

How you doing, buddy?

A harmonica.

Yeah, remember that kid Julio?

He works with gang kids now. He gave him his harmonica to give to Andy. I'm

kidding. Hey, honey.

Look, let's get a picture of this.

All right. Ready?

Here we go.

All right.

You want to take the next one?

I think it is.

Well, looks like I did a pretty good job.

What do you think?

Did I shorten my sentence at all?

I know what you're waiting for.

I was wrong, Othniel. He did deserve redemption.

There, I admitted it.

I was too quick to judge.

Where does happiness come from?

I suspect.

Okay, I'm learning.

Happiness comes from things you can't see.

It takes a big leap of faith to believe in something bigger than yourself.

It's that big jump I've still got to take.

Isn't it?

You could change the world.

Change.

Rearrange your world.

Change.

Take one, divide by two.

Change. If it was only up to you to change.

To a world of wonder from a world of pain.

I will listen for you.