All language subtitles for Cool Breeze (1972) DVDRip

[lion roaring]

[upbeat music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

♪ Brother Stan is down
got it together ♪

♪ Sinister lady
the man is got it going ♪

♪ Lots of grooves lots of
grooves here together ♪

♪ He does it just
like a cool cool breeze ♪

♪ Cool breeze

[upbeat music continues]

[music continues]

♪ This brother's smart
he's with it ♪

♪ And believe me he's no fool

♪ He's supper hip
and he moves he grooves ♪

♪ Oh he moves just
like a super cool breeze ♪

♪ Cool breeze ♪

[male on CB radio]
'Attention all
Los Angeles county units.'

'Wanted for..
Male negro, 25-30 years..'

[engine revving]

'Look like our man?'

[tire screeching]

[police siren blaring]

[upbeat music]

[siren blaring]

[music continues]

[tire screeching]

[siren blaring]

[music continues]

[gun shot]

Shit man, who you shooting at?

Sorry.

I almost lost my natural.

[music continues]

[tire screeching]

Dammit!

[John]
'In trouble, Travis?'

Hey, man. With you here
I sure do get business.

- We're closed.
- Open, now open.

- It's open.
- When did he come in?

I don't keep time on people
unless they're goofing off.

Where were you
last hour, Travis?

Oh, just sweeping here,
Uncle Tom, just sweeping.

Frisk him.

Watch your hands, man.
I'm ticklish.

No gun, no money, no nothing.

- You're brothers, right?
- Half brothers.

That's right same nig
different jockey.

Shut up, Travis.
Search the place, Harry.

You got a warrant officer?

John, don't make it
hard on yourself.

I got a business here. You see
all these people looking at you?

What're they gonna think, huh?

You disrupting my business
without a warrant.

Alright, Travis, let's go now.

You gonna finish sweeping?

[male #1]
'Andrews, let's get it on.'

Smith Alteridge, step forward.

Age 55, no record
or prior arrest.

- Put your hands down, Smith.
- I'm dangerous--

Shut up.
Don't rile a lieutenant.

Mr. Smith, will you
put your hands down? Please.

Thank you, Mr. Smith.

Andrews, what in the hell
is he doing here?

He was arrested
at eight last night, sir.

Phoned in hisself.
Said he murdered Miss Ann.

Miss Ann? Miss Ann, who?

Well, that's all lieutenant.
A Miss Ann.

Said she was his main squeeze.

Next, Andrews.

Step back.

[Andrews]
'George William, step forward.'

'Put your hands down.'

Age 22,
possession of narcotics.

Occupation, clerk.

Picked up downtown
talking to himself.

- Claims he's Jesus.
- Uh, who?

Jesus, you better handle
this one careful, lieutenant.

You could be another
Pontius Pilate. Ha ha.

Next, Andrews.

Step back.

[Andrews]
'Battle Travis, step forward.'

'Occupation none. Age 27.'

He was with football jive,
served in Vietnam.

Honorable discharge.

[Andrews]
'Released from
the club due to a war injury.'

'Regular hero, lieutenant.'

'1969, arrested for loitering.
No disposition.'

1970, suspicion of narcotics
traffic. Insufficient evidence.

'1971, suspicion of
armed robbery, no disposition.'

'1972, suspicion of assault
and robbery. Acquitted.'

We're damn sure he's been
a lot busier than that.

Andrews, come here.

Yes, sir.

Is this the best
you can do for a line up?

Well, that's it, sir.

You know what you got up there?

You got two jive nuts
and a lucky crook.

- Get a coat and get up there.
- Me, sir?

- Now!
- Yes, sir.

Everett, bring in
that clerk from the hotel.

Yes, sir.

Lieutenant Knowles.

You Mr. Davidson, right?
From the Hotel Douglas.

- Yes, sir.
- Good.

Okay, now do you see the man
that robbed you last night?

Not down here.
Up there.

[Davidson]
'I don't know.'

[Knowles]
'You don't know?'

[Davidson]
'Yes, I know.
It's that all look alike.'

You know what they say
about us niggas.

[all laughing]

Mr. Davidson, do I look
like you? Take a good look now.

No, sir.

Then they lied to us,
didn't they?

- We don't all look alike.
- No, sir.

- Captain Harmon--
- What?

The message just says
he wants to see you now.

Andrews.

Look at them.

Andrews, I want you to take
Mr. Davidson here downstairs

and look at all the black mug
shots we have in the building.

I don't care
if it takes all night

'and then maybe
we won't all look alike.'

Sit down, Knowles.

- Alright, what is it?
- Sir?

'What the hell
is going on in your division?'

'There've been
39 auto thefts'

'33 burglaries,
18 armed robberies'

'seven assaults, two race riots
and five moral offenses'

'all in the last month.'

Since more Negros
are in this division

the muggings and stick ups
have gone up 20 percent.

That's a lot of crap, sir.

They've increased in every
other division in the city.

That don't make it
any better from where

you stand now, does it?

The only safe merchants around
here are the black ones

who keep their places open as
fronts for the bookie joints.

I closed them down.

'But they open up
again, don't they?'

'That because you don't
close 'em down hard enough.'

'I want you to tear out the
phones, break the furniture!'

Bust 'em!

'You recognize him?'

You'd have to be white
not to recognize him.

Sidney Lord Jones. What about
him? He's in San Quentin.

Was, Knowles.
Was.

Somebody greased that fruit cake
parole board and now he's out

a lot sooner than
anybody thought possible.

A lot of money was spent and
investors want interest.

I wanna know the kind of
interest he's gonna pay off.

'He's in LA,
I want you to find him.'

'I wanna know
every move he makes'

'every time he spends
a dime to take a crap.'

[upbeat music]

- Hey.
- Where're you going, man?

What are you?
The man or something?

Look more like
a yellow pages nigga.

Sure a funny
looking nigga, alright.

What you got in that bag?
Come on, let me see.

- Can I trust you?
- Him.

- Sure, man. You can trust me.
- You can trust him.

You ain't going
in there anyhow.

Don't try to talk, brother.
You just listen.

In minute you'll feel better.

You get up
and you go tell Mr. Finian

"Sidney Lord Jones
is here to see ya."

And don't rub 'em,
you'll just make it worse.

[indistinct chattering]

[telephones ringing]

Some bastard fixed this rate.

I knew I shouldn't have
taken it.

Too much money on
some no count nag.

You find out what white bastard
is fixing his rates.

- It could've been lucky.--
- Make me lucky.

That's why I got you for.
Jesus, lover of my soul

Stretch, some super space dude
out there wants to rap with you.

You're in trouble
or in a lot of luck.

Quit rubbing you balls.
Who is he, what's he want?

He looks like
he could be the man.

But he says his name is
Sidney Lord Jones.

- Davis, send him in.
- I'm in.

Ha ha ha!

I was waiting to see you!
Dear God..

Man, they told me
you was out.

Hey, man.
How you doing?

I say, "Lord show me how
to commit the perfect crime"

and here you is
right here in my place.

- The Lord.
- Yes, I wanna see Mercer.

Hold on, Lord. Show me how
to commit the perfect crime.

This store ain't
all I got going.

I need $50,000 from you.

In a whole over
three million into.

Big enough so three million look
like a pimple on a broads ass.

Something wrong, Mr. Finian?

Holy moly.

Nobody else talked to me about
that kind of dough before.

$50,000?
I don't know man.

White boys pull
that kind of shit.

Shove it!

You playin' yourself cheap.

Brothers got a thing
bigger than that.

Lot of dough man
that's Whitey's kind a job--

Whitey's job?

Whitey is busy worrying when
China's gonna drop the bomb.

I'm gonna get over.
Are you ready for me or not?

I'm ready for you.
I sure hope she gets old.

Dear God, make Mr. Finian
give up the booze.

Oh, no, just one or two
a day.

[knock on door]

Oh, it's you.

- What do you want?
- I wanna make a bet.

- Well.
- Davis says you gotta okay it.

- How much you in for?
- About $2300.

Learn how to win,
then come back.

Stretch, I need this bet
to get ahead, man.

Okay. Okay.

Tell Davis your bet's good
for 500 more, but that's it.

'You better pick a winner
and start paying me back.'

If you can't,
go learn yourself a trade.

Look, don't loud talk me
like that.

I'll kick you so hard in your
ass it'll make your nose bleed.

What's wrong with you, man?
I want my money.

I put enough here
to buy it three times over.

- Haven't I always paid you?
- Ain't nobody said you didn't.

You're trying to make me out
like a jive deadbeat.

- Oh, Travis, all I said--
- I don't want no favors.

You'll get your money tomorrow.

Son of a bitch.

I let this clown
have my bread.

He gets uptight
'cause I bring it up.

Who is he?

Oh, he's just another loser
around here bettin' on an angel.

My book whips the shit out,
and he keeps comin' back.

Supposed to be some hip dude
pushing his muscle around town.

Where were we?

I see Mercer.

Well, I don't know.
Fifty thousand dollars..

- Give me a couple of days
- Tomorrow. Early.

Mercer ain't never been
in anything like this before.

He's got the money to invest.
You just set it up.

Sorry we're closed..

'Lock that door.'

Well, what'd they jack you
up for this time?

Same old bullshit.

Took me downtown
and put me in a lineup.

Some hotel clerk
couldn't identify shit.

- Was it you who hit the hotel?
- What hotel, man?

I'm walkin'
and the man starts chasin'.

All I need with my record,
to get caught with a gun.

Wish I did pull that job.

Some dude got away
with a whole bunch of money.

Knock off for a while, Travis,
or they're gonna nail your ass.

The pigs go for blood.

Keep it up, you'll end up
with your ass in the slam.

When I need somethin',
I go out and get it.

And right now I need me $2300.

- Finian?
- Yeah.

Let him sweat.
Will do him good.

That fat ass dog. He can
afford to lose a few pounds.

A weasel ass like him.

He's badmouthing me. Getting
people to think I'm his bad bet.

What do you care
about that loser.

Might be a blessin' if you can't
find a book to give you credit.

I didn't come
here to hear that.

Then hear this.
You ain't getting a dime.

I ain't got 23 cents
to give you.

Who gave you the money
to buy this place?

And I paid you.
Ten times over.

You've been nickel
and diming me to death.

I ain't gonna let you
take me down drownin' with you.

Brother or no brother
I need the money.

- Hey, now look--
- Get out of my way.

Hey, I'm your brother.

Just because
my old man poked your lady

don't make you special.
Now, stay out of my way.

You alright, man?

I've felt better.

- Hey, man, I'm sorry.
- Yeah.

Look..

...here's half of
what you need, huh.

Since we're only half brothers.

You give Finian
what you owe him..

...and you keep the rest
for yourself.

Go on. Take it
before I change my mind.

I'll try to get the rest of it
to you tomorrow, okay?

I'll see Roy.

- Still messin' with that dude?
- Yeah, some.

Once in a while.

Dudes downtown get hung up for a
good driver on somebody's job

so Roy calls me.

Yeah, just be careful, huh?

Heh. Look who's talkin'.

Hey, did you read
the paper today?

No.

The fuzz busted
38 massage parlors.

Boy comes and bumps you.

Yeah, Obalese, she works in
one of them joints, don't she?

That dumb broad.

She always got her hands
where they don't belong.

[baby crying]

I've gotta feed the baby, Roy.
Just keep it up.

Just keep it up.
I'm not going nowhere.

[shushing]

What is it?
What is it? Hmm.

[baby crying]

There you go.
Ain't that pretty?

- 'Put her down..'
- Okay.

Yes. Okay. Go to sleep.

There's a good girl.

- Here I am, lover.
- Oh.

[phone ringing]

Oh, yes.

Hell with that telephone.

[phone ringing]

Oh, fuck.

Yeah.

John, what the hell you calling
me this time of night for?

What?

You call me at 2 o'clock
in the morning

because you wanna borrow $1800?

It's going down.

If I had you here
right now I'd kick your ass.

It's dying.

Hey, man, I haven't pulled a job
in at least three months.

I got a family to support
and if I was gonna go downtown

and burrow any money,
I'd do it for myself.

Going.

Hey man, I don't have
to listen to that crap.

Going, gone.

God!

That bitch.

Tryin' to make me feel cheap
'cause I wouldn't go downtown

and borrow $1800 for him
to give to a loser like Travis.

And you should have
heard what he called me.

I'm suppose
to be his friend too.

Come to me, lover.

Oh, shit.

Oh, it's just
not happenin', Roy.

Goddamn worthless thing.

[dialing]

Yeah, John, I'm sure
I can get it for you.

Yeah, I'll have it
there before noon. Okay.

Don't talk about it, baby,
just do it.

[babbling]

Keep it cool. One.

Drivin' for two.

[knock on door]

Come in. Four.

- It's open. Five.
- 'It's me, baby.'

Come on in. Six.
Got to win. Seven.

Thought you was busted.

Oh, they was just
goin' for newsprint.

They didn't have any evidence.

John told me
you were in the slam.

I was jacked up for
something somebody else did.

Oh, not you this time,
huh, baby?

- Hmm.
- Come on, get away.

Hey, what did I do?
I mean, just what did I do?

Travis.

Travis, I'm for you, baby.

All the cats on the street
diggin' me and I'm just trying..

Sure, baby, sure.

I don't like being alone.

I'd be good to you.

- Do anything you want.
- Look you and I know better.

What's the matter
with you anyway?

- I just wanna be with you.
- Come here.

I'm hustlin' tryin'
to get out of the city

and you try and hustle
to get to me.

Baby, you're crowding me.
I got plans.

I can't get it on
in mighty's jungle.

When I get it together
my way I'm goin' back home.

To clean air and open spaces
and doin' my thing. Baby!

- Whoa!
- Anything like that.

Yeah, but can I stay, huh?

- I'll be good to you.
- Yeah, I bet you could.

- Make you feel good.
- Mmm-hmm.

Mmm-hmm. Now, don't go funning
me. Just a couple of days, huh?

Okay.

But don't go gettin' no ideas.

- Okay?
- Mmm-hmm.

Ow!

[seagulls screaming]

Thank you.

They ain't got nothin' in this
town worth million dollars

[Sidney]
'There's diamonds.'

Three million bucks worth,
maybe more.

Von keeps the biggest
diamond broker on the coast.

Ooh-whee!

You know I ain't
one to throw my cash around.

And for 50 grand..

...I'm looking
for a big hustle.

I laid it all down
on paper, nothing's missed.

Except my 50 Gs.

- What you need 50 grand for?
- Personnel, equipment.

- How many brothers?
- 'Three.'

A box man.
Him we pay the most.

I got him.
Roy Harris.

He can open a safe like it was a
can of beer, but he costs.

And a crack driver in case
of trouble. He should get ten.

And muscle. Someone not
all screwed up and shootin'.

For the right brother 15 grand.

I can get you all the dudes
you want for nickels and dimes.

You pay for what you get.

I got thousands of dudes on me.
Buildings full of them.

You don't like
the deal, forget it.

Hold on, Bill. Now, Lord here
he ain't no ordinary dude.

Now, just hold on one second.

Now, if I decide
to go in and I say if..

...what's in it for me?

There's a group
of brothers behind this.

The money will be used to set up
a black people's bank.

You'll be into legitimate
business and you'll be doing

something to help
soul brothers for once.

Say I ain't looking to be nobel.

Man, I offer you the biggest
deal since Columbus hustled

that broad Isabella
and all you do is bullshit.

Alright. Just tell me one thing.

Just tell me how do you
plan to dump the take?

We're talking
to the biggest fences.

It's gonna take more than one.

I'm thinking
I could handle it myself.

Bless my soul. You a fence,
Bill? Oh, come on.

Well, I got connections
and like the man says

it's a worthy cause.

And we may as well
make the best of it, right?

Alright, my man,
you can count me in.

Oh, by the way, uh, Stretch
will advance anything you need.

Right, Stretch?

Uh. yeah, yeah, oh, yeah.

I got a beautiful life
set up for you.

In-ses, out-ses.
Broads from 9 to 90.

Any color but white.
Anything you want.

Look, I'll take it
with my eyes closed.

Surprise me.

- Thanks.
- So long, Bill.

[female #1 singing]
♪ La la la la la

♪ La la la la lala la

♪ La la la la la

♪ La la.. ♪

'What's the matter,
cheeky baby? Hmm?'

- Don't call me cheeky baby.
- I thought you liked it.

I got to go.

I said I got to go.

Oh, why do you have to go?

I don't understand.

Lie in here
with your old lady.

I got to go to work, baby.

You're not like
my old cheeky baby.

You ain't gotta be doin' nothin'
better than stayin' with me.

[giggling]

Sometimes. Sometimes.
That is.

I can eat you up
right here just like a

bowl of cornflakes
and champagne.

I think I'd be
just a little too much

for a little lady like you.

You haven't been you know.

I love you.

[instrumental music]

[woman on TV]
'Bill, come out of there.
You let..'

[Bill]
'Tinker.'

Bill.

Ah, no, no cockfight.

What do I care about
a bunch of chickens.

My wife, the TV and Eugene.

Eugene, the goddamn dog.

Look, man, I ain't
payin' you.

Now, you listen to me.

I got a list
I want taken care of.

Tinker, I don't have to read
the paper, I can feel it.

I got some people
owing me real money.

And I want it.
Now, you listen to me?

No fuckups and no no's.

My name's Mona.

And you were good.

That's no crap.

Was it nice for you?

Maybe half a bill, huh?

Do you talk?

What is this?

You son of a bitch.

Baby, I want you,
I know what number to dial.

I'm gonna dial me a cop.
I gotta make a living.

Guys like you
can put a girl on welfare.

You don't shut up,
you ain't gonna need welfare

you're gonna need Medicare.

Oh, you're so dumb.

Here I'm hustlin' you
gettin' nothin'.

And you're hustlin' Mercer
gettin' nothin'.

Big ass Sidney Lord Jones

you been gettin'
it all up for Mercer

and he ain't got a dime.

Dumbass.

Gettin' homey already, huh?

Your brother was here
this morning

and he left this for you.

- Some gag fan.
- 'Hmm?'

This dough ought to stop
Finian's badmouth.

It'd be nice if you could
save some of that.

You want my head busted?

I mean if you start
a business or something.

You're a regular Geraldine,
aren't you?

Oh, trash.

Small businesses
always gettin' hurt.

My folks have a business.

A turkey farm in Texas.

A regular outdoor sweatshop.

Working 12-14 hours a day.
Watchin' gobblers.

'And then
Thanksgivin' time comes'

'and some happiness man
comes along'

'and gives them a few pennies
and a redneck snow job.'

Forget it.
I don't want no business.

- What are you supposed to do?
- What suits me.

I got talent.

I could've been somebody too.

And I'll get it together.

Once I get out of this city.

Go back home to Texas.

Maybe a small town
with some funky high school

or junior college.

A football team
that wants a pro coach.

All I need is some break
to get me started.

And smack some cat
to give me a job.

And I wanna go with you.

Baby, I have to make a hit
to get it together.

My skin's thick.
I can't feel a thing.

You hurt too easy.

Being with you Travis
I'm starting to get harder

all the time.

♪ Everlasting life ♪ Everlasting

♪ Jesus came to me ♪ Everlasting

♪ Everlasting life is free

♪ Oh, everlasting ♪ Everlasting life

Well, the devil's
really gettin' his comeuppance

today you being here.

How you feel?

Got a little nookie last night,
didn't you? How was it?

A year and a half don't change
how it goes in and out.

She damn well talked a lot.

♪ Sometimes in life

How solid is Mercer?

You kiddin' me?

Mercer's got God on his side
as far as I'm concerned.

As far as I'm concerned

I got my ass and 3 million
dollars on the line.

Is Mercer for real or not?

♪ Seek everlasting life

♪ Oh, everlasting life ♪ Everlasting life

♪ Jesus gave to me

♪ Everlasting life is free

Somebody's been jivin' you.

Look, Bill owns over half
the real estate

When he's in the hustle,
cops ain't even let go of you.

I got a piece last night
that said different.

You get the holy Church
go back to being Jewish

if I'm wrong.

Now you're gonna believe me
or some no-count bitch?

♪ Oh, everlasting ♪ Everlasting life

♪ Everlasting life

♪ Everlasting life is free ♪ Free oh

♪ I'm so glad ♪ I'm so glad

You stick around.

After services I'll introduce
you to our peterman.

♪ ...life is free ♪

We'd like to thank the choir
for that inspiring hymn.

[all]
Amen.

My friends..

...brothers and sisters

'Something good...is going
to happen to you.'

'But I'm here today
to assure you of God's word.'

'Of our Lord himself that he
does here. He loves you.'

'He's near you. You can actually
reach out and touch him.'

'And I have personally.'

'I want to see something done
in your lives today.'

[all]
Amen.

'Wisdom of the ages makes claim
to moral and ethical principles'

'from which
there is no regress.'

'Retribution never fails.'

I got your money for you,
turkey.

This ain't the time.
I'll catch you later.

I ain't havin' you put my
business in the street no more.

Put it back.

[all]
Amen.

No. I ain't some dog you can
jump up and down on, you know.

By God, this is
the Lord's house.

Take it easy.
Hang loose.

I wasn't musclin' you.

No, you were loudtalking me in
front of strangers. What? Huh?

[whispering]
I made a mistake.
I'm sorry.

I made a mistake.

[Roy]
'Liquor breeds..'

'Heed yourself to prayer.'

'Because prayer moves the hand
that moves the world'

'that brings salvation down.'

It's all there, Mr. Finian.

[Roy]
'Anytime, ain't no time at all.'

[Priest]
'Choose the time.
Make a chair in the corner.'

'Your meeting place with God.'

[all]
Amen.

'Make it your meeting place.'

[knock on door]

Mercer in?

Tell him Tinker's here.

[growling]

We are havin' so much fun.
You can see him later.

Bill, you haven't finished
the game yet.

I deserve some of your time.

Emma, I'll be back
in a minute.

Get rid of that mother
and bring your ass back up here.

Emma.
We can talk in here, man.

Alright, man.
Lay it on me.

- How much you touched?
- Not a nickel. No one.

Not a goddamn crumb.

Tinker, I got to have
the cash, man.

Look, maybe one or two of 'em
would come through, I doubt it.

I roughed 'em up.
I ain't gonna waste 'em.

- Look like you'll have to sue.
- Sue?

- Sue myself into Sing Sing.
- What's the matter?

Havin' trouble
with that new broad of yours?

- Shut up, Tinker.
- Huh, cheeky baby.

- 'I said shut up.'
- Don't shut me up.

I ain't one of your
ass-kissing flunkeys.

Alright, man,
I'm sorry.

Just don't hassle me.

Tinker...man, I'm busted.

Flat, busted, broke.

- What about this place?
- Mortgaged up the ass.

Some whiteys conned me into
shufflin' the last of my dough

into some busted
oil wells.

I'm a party to lawsuits leaning
on every nickel and dime

'them building's ever made.'

- I don't wanna hear it.
- You're gonna hear it.

'Cause I got a way out.
Lord come here yesterday--

Oh, man, you've really gone
and flipped.

Sidney Lord Jones.

That dude came yesterday
and tried to hustle me.

- He's in Quentin.
- Not anymore, he ain't.

He came to the beach house with
a hot diddly play in his pocket.

Who gets hit?

Von Keep.

- Three million in diamonds.
- Okay, okay.

I'm all ears.
What's he want?

Only 50 grand.

You cheeky baby?
You ain't got 50 grand.

Well, what if I was
to tell you I know how to

come away with
the whole three million?

Now, I told him
I'd fence the stuff myself.

No waitin'.
Cash on delivery.

But when he delivers..

...I'll tell him I need one or
two more days to get the dough.

Now, the stuff's hot, right?

Now, I get him
to leave it with me.

And with his rep, they'll damn
sure be lookin' for him.

But certainly not here.

And not with me.

And I could split with it.

Another name..

...another place.

And three million in diamonds.

'You funny-time old man.'

You're just comin'
in your pants, ain't you?

What a crook.

'All I need is fifty grand.'

If I show you how to get it,
what's in it for me?

- Third.
- 'Uh-uh.'

'Half.'

Okay. Okay, you just tell me
how to raise it.

Simple.
People do you favors.

- Like who?
- Finian.

He's always
suckin' up to you.

He'll sweat,
but he'll do it.

Gonna make him feel real big.

Oh, sweet Jesus.

You know, Tinker Bell,
I think you might be right.

Generous gift you gave, Stretch.

Fantastic sermon, Roy.

[chuckling]

You know Lord Jones here?

We've got a job for you.

Sorry, Stretch,
I'm not into it.

I need a tool man, reverend.

It ain't goin' on Sundays,
so it shouldn't conflict.

'You get your money upfront.
Twenty five grand.'

- 'It's a sure thing.'
- 'You sure you don't want in?'

What boxes have you opened?

Cannonball, Diebold,
double door, name it.

Can you bust a Diebold with a
time lock and relockin' device?

[Sidney]
'What do you use?
Glock..'

We're going
to the moon nowadays.

I can open things
that don't have openings.

[Sidney]
'What is that?'

[Roy]
'A Co2 laser.'

'I sort of found it sittin'
in a government building..'

'...doing nothing.'

It can cut through five inches
of steel, two feet of concrete

and any man that is fool enough
to stand in the way of it.

- What do you say?
- Praise the Lord.

- Okay, who else?
- Uh, we're shoppin' now.

The only driver I know
is John Battle.

- Finian knows him.
- Amen. He's good.

Alright, he's in.
Now we need some muscle.

Uh, who's good with the piece?

There's Renner. Remember,
you pumped him in the balls?

We don't have time for losers.

- How about this, um, Travis?
- Oh, my God.

Of all the dudes
in the city wha..

What do you want
with that fart-buster?

Hey, he's tough
and he's good with the piece.

John Battle goes,
Travis goes.

- 'They're brothers.'
- I don't like him.

That's good enough for me.
He's in.

I don't think of
light colors good, lieutenant.

I kinda dig it myself.
What don't you like about it?

Even if it's big it ain't gonna
hide that bulge like dark ones.

Anybody'd tell you're funny.
I'll try the blue one.

Finian, over here.

Oh, lieutenant.

- How are you?
- Fine, fine, fine.

Wasn't expecting you
till the end of next week.

Yeah, well, fact of the matter
is I had something to tell you.

I gotta raid you.
Bust the place a little.

- Book you even.
- Book me?

I thought
you was my friend.

Oh, today I ain't got no friend.

Look, Stretch,
they're pushing me downtown

so I gotta push you a little.

Gotta look good, don't I?

- Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. Why me?
- Finian, Finian, Finian.

Everybody knows who the biggest
hustlin' book in town is

and it ain't
the pacific telephone, hmm?

This look okay? Hmm?

This ain't the best holy mother
time to run me downtown.

- The tie's too big.
- Let me try the brown one.

Look, man,
ain't I always cooperative?

Finian, I'm gonna let you slide.

But I want you
to close this joint up tight.

Hear me? I'll tell you
when to open up.

Oh, thanks a lot, lieutenant.

- Thanks a lot.
- How about this one?

Oh, that's bo..
That's a whole lot better. Yeah.

Yeah.

Phew!

- What's the fuzz doin' in here?
- How'd you know?

Well, he walks like a duck.
Smells like a pig.

Oh, just in here
to see big daddy that's all.

- Mmm-hmm.
- Nothing's the matter.

[laughing]

He recognized me.

Don't you go.
He's my inside man.

Everything is keyed to go
at midnight tomorrow.

The manhole is near the corner.

The soft spot's here through
the old steam tunnel.

The wall blocks it off
on this end, you bust through

you move in,
you take over.

Roy, you're the artist, you draw
the circles in the right places.

Here, here, here

and look out
for the alarm system here.

Travis, you ain't no trouble,
so see to it we don't have any.

John, you drive
and wait in here.

- 'Any questions?'
- Everything sounds cool, man.

Yeah, but what about the bread?
It's upfront, remember?

Pay the brothers, Finian.

He's sweatin' so full.

Money makes me sweat.

Emma, how many times
have I told you about that?

- Where are you goin'?
- A business trip.

- I'll be gone one or two days.
- Criminal.

- What are you talkin' about?
- 'Your crimes.'

'Your crimes
of passion, you criminal.'

That young girl and you with
that shrunken up thing of yours.

- Emma.
- 'Don't Emma me.'

You wanna drive me to suicide?

You put me here.
You put me here.

You wanna drive me to suicide?

Emma, you tried suicide already,
but you botched it up. Remember?

Hmm.

You, you like titties?
Huh?

You a titty man.

- You wanna see some titty?
- Emma.

I told you this was
a business trip.

You afraid
I ain't comin' back?

Go to hell.

That bitch, she'll be shovin'
'em down your goddamn throat.

I found letters.

And I found pictures.

And I found hairs.

- And you haven't had a black--
- Emma!

Now, this is very important
to me. Now, please.

You haven't had a black hair

since your last time
you got it up.

[dramatic music]

[mumbling]

[music continues]

[music continues]

- Hey, what's up, man?
- Okay, man. Okay.

[indistinct chattering]

[Travis]
'It's a hell of a time to be.'

'Ladies versus the champions.'

[all laughing]

'Man, you gotta be kiddin'.'

- 'I could get shot lookin' like
this.'
- 'You'd get shot if you don't'

'What are you moanin' about?
I'm gonna be chairman Nixon.'

[music continues]

See you inside, Roy.
Just remember.

Open the door
for your friends.

[music continues]

[John]
Look at that.

[John grumbling]

What are you doin' out there?
Collecting fares?

Come on.
Let's get it going.

Now, listen.
I want you acting human.

I don't want anybody killed.

Brush it away but not bumped.

Gee, I hope I'm
in the right place.

[music continues]

[music continues]

[Sidney]
Travis, I told you,
you're no trouble.

You see to it we don't have any.
Watch the back door.

[music continues]

[music continues]

[explosion]

Get it on. We ain't shootin'
targets in Atlantic City.

Hey, man,
I gotta focus it first.

Ain't gonna see the beam anyway.

[music continues]

[buzzing]

Alright. Now, it's shittin'.

[buzzing continues]

[music continues]

[crashing]

Here. Start collectin'
the rocks. I'll check it.

[Travis]
Hmm, I wonder if I can get my
name engraved on this.

Sounds a little rustic to me.

[Roy]
'Travis, who do you think
you are? Sidney Poitier?'

That camera thing ain't
makin' no screen test.

Wearin' a mask don't mean
it's Halloween.

'No trick or treatin'. Come on,
move your ass outta there.'

[Travis]
I'm comin', Roy.
I'm comin'.

[gunshot]

[alarm ringing]

- Come on, we gotta get out.
- Don't wet your pants.

You're supposed to be watching
the back door, aren't you?

Hey, man, Rent-A-Cop.

[gunshots]

Travis, Travis. It's okay.
Come on, let's get outta here.

Roy. Roy.

[alarm continues ringing]

[siren wailing]

[tires screeching]

[cop #1]
Get that bus outta here.

[dramatic music]

[Roy groaning]

Take me, Lord.
Take me home.

I got it in the side.

I can feel it goin' up.

I'll get you to a doctor.

No, no, man.
Take me home.

[knock on door]

Come right in, boys.
Right in.

Now, how'd everything go?

- You're Renner?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

This is Tinker James,
my business partner.

Mr. James.

What's he doin' here?

My business partner.

Okay.

- Can we see the stuff?
- It's all here.

- This is good.
- Better be.

The store don't give refunds.

You don't have to read paper
to find out what's in it.

What's in it is here.

I'm sure we're gonna do much
better than we--

Sure, but let's see
the color of your cash.

You did one hell of a job.
One hell of a job.

'Course you understand
that yesterday was Sunday.

Hmm, and today is Monday.
Now cut the shit.

Well, I haven't got
the money quite yet.

- 'You haven't got it?'
- I haven't got it now.

But I will get it. Wednesday
morning. Maybe tomorrow.

Now, you boys have to understand

people sticking their necks
out with a million bucks

in cash ain't ready
to part with it easy.

They'd be getting
a little too quick.

We moved on you.

Wait a minute, man,
I'm Bill Mercer.

Now you know I'm good.
Give me a few days.

Few more days? The cops ain't
gonna be boppin' around

waitin' for few more days.
They're warmin' for us now.

We gotta remain flexible.
We gotta be flexible.

Trust me,
but if you don't--

You want me to leave
the stuff with you?

- Nobody's knockin' my door.
- Fuck off, man.

I'd let the
clam decorate the cross

'than leave 'em with you.'

- Hold it. Tinker here.
- Tinker, what are you doin'?

Shut up, Bill.

'Talk ain't gettin' us nowhere.'

- Now, toss it over here.
- You're bad man, Mercer.

And you, get your hands up.
Get 'em up.

- Nervous, Travis?
- A little bit.

You'll be nervous and alone if
you don't toss that over here.

'Now, toss that over here.'

[gunshot]

[glass clinking]

[gunshots]

[panting]

Get up. I said get up.

This bullet might
not kill you

but you'll remember it
the rest of your damn life.

[mumbling]

It's a cold shot, man.

Tryin' to hog it
all for yourself.

Where's your head at?
You could've been somebody.

Come on, man, now, please.
Now, please. I'm sorry, man.

Look, I'm broke.

I ain't got credit
in the dime store.

Oh, man, please.
Give me a break, man.

Lord, let me give him
the cure..

Don't get your bows
in an uproar now.

Mr. Mercer here
has messed things up.

And Mr. Mercer is gonna
straighten things out.

- Man, I can't do nothin'!
- Oh, sure.

Sure you can.

[laughing]

See, we are the sticker.

And the insurance company
is stuck!

So you're gonna go
to the insurance company.

- Insurance company?
- Sure.

This heist has set 'em back
quite a few bucks.

So we're just gonna offer them
their beads back for 'em

easily 25%
of what they're worth.

They might buy it.
No questions asked.

Yeah, well..

Yeah, I guess
I could try. I--

[chuckling]
You ain't got no choice.

Well, after all you and Tinker
were partners. Hmm?

You could be lyin' that way.

Still partners.

[John]
Mercia!

Dammit.
Where's that woman?

Marcia!

Get your ass up.
Marcia!

Marcia.

Marcia!

Nip it.
The baby's sleepin'.

[Roy groaning]

- 'Easy, boy. Easy, boy.'
- 'I'm dyin'.'

John, what's happened?

Let me lay him down
before you start in on me.

- No!
- Dammit.

Ain't nobody leaving you,
my dear boy.

Why can't we take him to
a hospital? Call an ambulance.

- Do something.
- Finian has send in for a doc.

If we take him to the hospital,
they'll use him for spare parts.

[Roy groaning]

[crying]
You've always been trouble.

Blame me? Shit.

Ain't my fault.
It was a fight--

Roy don't fight.
You know that.

[siren blaring]

Listen to that.

Yeah.

Must be a fire or somethin'.

[Roy groaning]

John, John.

I pray to god that doctor
gets here quick.

[yawning]

Did you ever see
such hard flab?

Ain't I deserving to have
somethin' to go right.

Why did it all go wrong?

Sweet mother of God,
why did it all go wrong?

Shut up.

You want to complain?
Go, put your head in the toilet.

Travis, you want Finian
to call you a doctor?

You worry me gettin' whiter
all the time like that.

Give me a drink.
That'd hurry my tan.

Pour Travis a drink, Finian.
Christ will save you.

Yeah. Well, who's gonna'
save me the 50 grand I'm out?

Jesus Christ! Why I get
caught up in these messes?

[phone ringing]

Maybe that's the Lord
callin' you out, Finnie.

Yeah. Probably collect.

'Hello. Yeah. '

'It's John. Yeah.'

He wants to talk
to you, Travis.

Yeah, go ahead.
Yeah, I'm okay.

'Who the hell
you wanna talk to?'

Alright.

Lord, it's for you.

Lord here.

[siren ringing]

Looks like box springs
and stained sheets tonight, man.

My business is here.

Stay loose.

Well, cops are starting
to twist arm.

Bustin' folks
who don't show.

They're lookin'
for anybody and everybody.

John, they just got.

[guitar music]

[indistinct chatter]

They got me down
here on a false charge.

- You know what happened to me?
- Hey, you wanna listen to me?

Hey, you better listen, I mean
what you gonna do about this?

Get your ass off my paper.

I ain't moving till you
take down my complaint.

- Look, I wanna see the captain.
- Man, we'll call you.

Rustlin' me outta my bed,
embarrassing me in front of my..

What are you gonna do
about my bus?

We'll call you when we're ready.

I ain't like
one of them hustlers

you know, who got someone
every hour. I'm particular.

- Vivian.
- Hey, you, you.

You, cool it.
I'll be with you in a minute.

Hey, hey that's not
you, Captain..

- I said cool it.
- Now, where's my-my bus?

Get your ass
in there and shut up.

Vivian, the sooner you settle it
down and answer a few questions

the sooner you can get it out
in the streets again.

Now, all I wanna know
from you is

you seen this man?

All I ever see
is the ceilin', baby.

Now, you sure you haven't
seen this man?

You got a picture of him
from his waist down?

No. I ain't never seen him.

Now, you through?

Yeah, yeah, and the only reason
I'm being generous to you

and lettin' your ass
sit on my desk is

I might wanna use
your services someday.

Over my dead body.

I might like it that way.

Now, out. Out!

Maybe we're barkin' up
the wrong tree, lieutenant

Nah. This job has got his
name written all over.

'Obalese Eaton.'

Have you ever seen this man
at any time in the last 10 days?

I don't think
I've ever seen him before.

You don't think?
Take a good look.

'Did you or didn't you?'

- No.
- 'No, what?'

No, I don't think
I've ever seen him before.

[Bill]
Boys, you got to understand.

I've got a name
in the community.

And that's why these men came
to me with this offer.

And another thing
I want you to understand.

I don't be fooling around
with no stolen goods.

[male #1]
I'm sure, but what makes you
think it's a legitimate offer?

[Bill]
Well, judging from the way
they sounded on the telephone

based on my own experience

I'd definitely say
that the offer was real.

But you see,
it's up to you fellas.

Well..

...what am I supposed
to tell 'em when they call back?

[male #2]
I'm not excited about it, Bray.
We're making it easy for them.

There's always a possibility
the police department

will come up with something.

Maybe they'll take
less than 25 percent.

[Bill laughing]

[coughing]

I think we just soon
flush it down the toilet

than haggle with you.

- On principle, I'm against it.
- Who knew?

Three million dollars
is a lot of money to lose

on some measly principle.

And besides, you all know
you can buy a principle

pretty cheap nowadays.

Thank you, Mr. Mercer.

This isn't something
we can decide for ourselves.

We'll have to consult
others in the firm.

Well, I could appreciate
and understand your position.

Oh, by the way
just consider me like

well, the Lone Ranger
in this kinda deal. Kemosabe.

[laughing]

You maybe
a sharp ass businessman

but you sure ain't
no pool shot, honey.

If you play fair and have your
feet on the floor, I'd win.

Funny man. Funny man.

There's a couple of cops out
here to see you, Mr. Mercer.

If the flatfeet ain't got no
warrant, throw 'em out.

You into anything, Bill?

Barry, tell 'em
I'll be right there.

'Oh, but, honey we were
having so much fun.'

You can see 'em later.

Oh, bastard.

- Mr. Mercer?
- Yeah?

I'm Lt. Holster.
This is officer Matten.

What's your problem, boys?

- Do you know a Tinker James?
- Yeah.

When was the last time
you saw him?

- 'Oh, yesterday sometime.'
- Yesterday?

'Yesterday afternoon.
Is he in some kinda trouble?'

'Not anymore, he isn't.'

'We fished his body out
of the ocean this morning.'

Jesus! Well, I didn't know
he could swim.

Not pumped through
like a sieve, he can't.

- We found this on his body.
- What is it?

It's a list of names
on your business stationary.

- Know any of 'em?
- Oh, just a bunch of deadbeat.

Tinker was collecting some
debts from me. That's all.

- Was he using muscle?
- Why's that my business?

If he was, I ain't got
nothin' to do with it.

I see. When did you say
you saw him last?

I told you.
Yesterday afternoon.

The coroner puts his death
at 1 or 2 this morning

after the Von Keep job.

We figure there might
be some connection.

One was shot.
There was blood on the floor.

'Maybe it was Tinker's. Maybe
he died in the getaway car.'

'And they tossed his body
in the ocean.'

Lieutenant, Tinker was
nickels and dimes.

If you ask me, I think it was
some heavy white dudes.

One more thing, Mr. Mercer.

Just for the record,
where were you last night?.

- I could, but I'd rather not.
- I rather you would.

Well, I'm nearly 60, but I'm
living much younger than that.

- 'You understand?'
- Go on.

[Bill]
'Well, uh, I was out
with a young lady last night.'

[Holster]
'Uh-huh.'

Well, her name
is Lark Williams.

- 'Uh-huh.'
- And she lives at the beach.

Now, I got there by 11:30.

And I stayed a little longer
than I planned.

- Uh, you understand. Don't you?
- Yes, sir. We understand.

Thank you, sir.

Hello, Lark.
No, maybe tomorrow.

Now listen to me
very carefully, baby.

You might get a knock
from the police.

Quiet down. Quiet down.

No, I ain't in no kinda trouble.

But if they ask you
about last night

you tell them that I spent
most of the night with you.

What? There is?

Oh, well, it's, uh,
just 'em sauce on the rug

and you clean it up
real good, huh?

[tires screeching]

I hate driving
this big bat, huh?

[honking]

[siren blaring]

[tires screeching]

[siren blaring]

[Lord]
'Pull over nice.'

Remember. They all think
we look alike. So act like it.

[siren blaring]

[indistinct chatter on radio]

Let me see your
driver's license?

You know you went through
a stop sign back there?

Yes, sir.

[indistinct chatter on radio]

Run a make..

[tires screeching]

[glass shattering]

Who's left?

You talked to nearly all
the sickles in town.

You've been gettin'
thousands of phone calls

from all over the state.

Man, this Lord Jones,
sure gets around.

Look, I am a citizen.

Now, why can't
I see the captain?

Man, you're still here.

I am responsible
for a $4200 conveyance.

Now, you wouldn't understand
about that, huh?

Look, man, you can't have people
goin' around stealin' 42 grand.

That's what them buses cost.
And I am responsible.

That's what this is all about?

I mean, knockin' me
in my head, stealin' my bus--

Now, you just go sit
there and I'll take the report.

[instrumental music]

[panting]

[bell buzzing]

Ah. Why can't this happen
to me at home?

[snapping fingers]

Uh, excuse me, honey.
I gotta go get some more oil.

Shh. Don't start panicking.
Just listen.

Get rid of him and I'll be
in the shower room.

- I've scared for you--
- Just get rid of him.

[water gurgling]

You plan and you plan,
you don't cut corners

and they don't matter.

'I'd had done better
drawing straws.'

Fuck, man.
It can't be dumb luck.

[sighing]
Tackle the Rent-A-Cop.
The dumb shell dumps the deacon.

'Geronimo and Tinker,
smashing into squad cars and..'

Oh, Travis, baby.
I was so worried about you.

Cops been running
down everybody.

- Oh, Travis, you're hurt.
- Forget it.

We need to hide here.

But cops been
askin' everybody 'bout him.

They want him bad.

Forget him.

Can we stay here
'til tomorrow night?

What is wrong
with you, Travis?

What you got against
stayin' alive?

I can't stand pain
and you give me one in the ass.

Now can we stay here?
Yes or no?

Yeah, Travis.
We close tomorrow.

Alright.
Uh, like what happened?

Uh, she confirmed
what Mercer said.

That he was with her
from 11:30 to 3:00.

Yeah. Did you believe it?

I don't know.

Mercer doesn't have
enough stamina

to stay with her
more than half an hour.

I didn't send you over there
to determine Mercer's virility.

'Was she telling you the truth?'

I guess so. If he wasn't,
he's crazy.

Jeez, an old nigger like that.

You know, I can tolerate
a little masturbation.

I can even tolerate some sodomy.
Let him cavort with a cow.

But an old man like that
with a nice, pretty young girl.

That's too much.

That's too much like incest.

'You know, she could be
his daughter for all I know.'

I gotta guy out here,
I think you oughta listen to.

- About what?
- The Von keep business.

Alright. Alright, bring him in.

Holster, that's all.
I'll see you later.

Yeah.

Oh, and Holster, you watch out
for that, that...pervert.

Sit down.

'Alright, what do you got
to tell us?'

Now, not everybody
wants to listen, huh.

I mean, I've been sittin' here
for eight goddamn hours

waitin' for ears to listen

Okay.

Now, I'm
Charles Waynewright Washington.

I mean,
Charles Washington Waynewright.

You see, I've told you
I was in this place too long.

Now, I'm a bus driver, you see.
My number is 6362RTD.

- Now, I--
- Charlie.

Tell him about
the man on the bus.

Alright. What did
they look like?

I'm tied up
lying in the back of the bus.

I mean, they got me
scrunched up against the wall.

Alright, alright. Tell him
what you heard, Charlie?

The point is,
I am a city employee.

I've got responsibility.

'Now, look,
they didn't take nothin'

'but they used up
some little gas'

'they made a little dent
on the left side.'

I mean, that bus costs
forty-two thousand dollars!

I mean, that's city property.
That's city money.

You know, you oughta
do somethin' about those guys

and find them
and put them away.

They're just regular nuts.

Just tell the captain
what you heard, Charlie.

Now you wanna know
what did they say? Nothin'.

Then I hear one of them say,
"Don't call me The Lord.

Call me Dicky baby."

Nuts. Regular nuts.

They used the bus
for a getaway?

'What else?
What other names did you hear?

Uh. There was a Wallace.
Then there was a-a Georgie baby.

Then they mentioned
a guy named...Finian.

Finian.
Finian, Finian, Finian..

That's the name of the book
over Nose division.

Right, sir.

Hello?
Hello, look..

Hello?
Connection..

Hello, Nose?

Nose, call me back.
This connection's lousy.

Right.

Hello, hello, get me
someone there run down

everybody's first
and last names

that sounds like Wallace,
Dicky, Georgie.

Right away. Yeah

[phone buzzing]

Hello, Nose? Nose?

Listen, you lean
on your boy Finian

and find out
about Sidney Lord Jones.

And his Von keep business.
You hear me? Right away.

And you better not
come back empty handed

or you'll be sweepin' here
for the rest of your life.

We got a positive ID on
Lord Jones in the Broadway area.

He's got Travis Battle with him.
Battle backed into a squad car.

'and busted that pretty good.'

[laughing]
Oh, he's bustin' loose
all around us.

Hey, listen, surround that area.
The whole thing.

[whispering]
Only quiet. Real quiet, mate.

Hey, what about me, huh?

You, you? Get outta here.
Get him outta here.

Well, what about my..

They kidnapped my--

We are, we're so..

Listen, we crack this one

maybe we get a promotion?

We can be mayors.

Who knows?

Travis, I don't know
nothin' about this.

You better get a doctor.

You haven't slept all night.

Just pack me up tight.

Here.

Here's a grand.
Go, get me a car. Okay.

[coughing]

Well, we're the last ones.

I don't know what you're sayin'
about luck and not hiding.

Yeah. We will get out.
L.A. is too big a town.

Yeah. I'm gonna be headed to
Chicago. Do you wanna come?

L.A., Chicago, Detroit,
is just another place to die.

I'm going where whitey ain't
paved all the roads yet.

Listen, man, I, uh,
I hate to ask you, you know.

I haven't given you
a deal

but I need some dollars.

I've only few hundreds left--

- Sure.
- Say, two grands.

You take a piece
of glitters, huh?

Here, say somethin'
like this. Hmmm

[chuckling]
It's worth it.

Keep them.

Oh, come on. Take it.

Sit down for a couple
of years and cool off.

I need my gun. Tryin' to battle
Mrs. Harris can be trouble.

'Still thinkin' like
a poor boy, huh?'

Alright, man.
Where you gonna be?

Forget it.

You know better. I hope that
you'd stay in this town.

'Bein' black
and no protection against..'

[chuckling]

Remember..

...you're a winner
until you get caught.

[dramatic music]

- You're free?
- Yeah. Get in.

Well, where to?

Drive me North,
up the coast to San Luis Obispo.

Hey, that's a lot of miles.
This ain't no joke.

I gotta a television show
to do up there.

You know, I thought
I recognized you.

Freeway is faster.

'Take the coast that way.'

Oh, you just like waves, huh?

'You ain't gonna see
them in the dark.'

I like the dark.
Got plenty of time.

Finian!

I swear to God, I had nothing
to do with that business.

And you know
I'm a religious man.

O-oh! Finian, Finian,
Finian, Finian!

Sucker, you got about
as much religion in you

as a dollar-come-by.

'Finian, why don't you
tell me about it?'

Sure, you saw Lord Jones here.

I didn't see anybody here.
I didn't see nothin'.

Then why connect me
with Von Keep?

Simple. Captain knows
somethin' about you.

'And I'm down here
to find out what.'

Finian, Finian, do you think
I get jollies

by tearin' this place up
like this, huh?

Please, believe. He just
comin' here to buy a suit.

That's all.

You wear our clothes too.
Don't you?

Well, he's just wears it, too.

[indistinct]

I'm your friend.
Don't you..

Mm-hmm.
I don't remember nothin'.

Now, Finian..

Finian!

Finian, why don't you
do yourself a favor.

I'll make a deal with you.

You turn states..

...tell me all about it,
and what I'll do is

I-I'll make sure,
I'll make absolutely sure

that you won't get more than
a year. Two, at the most.

Hmm? Huh?

Jesus! Ah, that hurt.

[crying]
Give me a chance, will you?

Tell them you couldn't
find anything. Yeah, that's it.

I-I'm out of town.

But you're here, here.

Finian, the captain
is out for blood. Hmm?

And you know damn well
it ain't gonna matter.

Jesus!
Don't harass me.

[indistinct]

You better watch out.

Finian, I bet you would
narrow me, would you?

That's right.

But I'll tell, tell,
I'll tell about all

that you've been gettin'
out of me.

I wish you hadn't
said that, Finian.

'Cause now you have
pissed me off.

Oh! Jesus! You crazy!

What's wrong..

[panting]

[Finian screaming]

Sucker..

[indistinct]

Huh, up until now.

But now, I'm going
to be a good cop.

'Cause if I let you go,
I'll be a bad cop.

[Finian groaning]

You just aren't happy. I will
expect you make me work on it.

[panting]
Look, I'm sorry.
I'm your friend.

Don't move.

Dammit, don't make me..

That'll kill me.
Don't make me.

[train horn blaring]

[coughing]

[siren blaring]

Hurry, take the back.

You're up here with me.

[humming]

Hey, turn around real slow.

- Where's Roy Harris?
- He's in there.

Hey, what's the problem here?

He's wanted for robbery.

That can't be.
Harris is dead.

How'd he die?

He had an illness.

- How was he taken by?
- He got shot.

That Von Keep robbery.

No. Street fightin'.

'His thing was breakin' up
street fights.'

- Street fight, huh?
- Yes.

Bishop's comin' tomorrow.
It's in the papers.

The mayor is comin'.

Even the Police Commissioner
will be here to honor him.

The Police Commissioner?

[instrumental music]

[door opens]

I got to see
a doctor right away.

Have a seat, please,
and fill up this form.

An accident. My husband
has had an accident.

He's fainted, and he's
in the car, and he's bleedin'.

You oughta go to a hospital.

Dr. Fields is a gynecologist.

Ma'am, hold it.
Ma'am, you can't.

'He's got a patient.'

Will this be alright?

'Oh, what is this?'

My-my husband's
had an accident.

He's hurt and he's bleeding
and he's fainted.

And he's in the car.

Excuse me, please.
I'm sorry.

Let me see
what this is all about.

[engine revving]

[groaning]

[coughing]

Sit down here.

Lie back.

He's been hemorrhaging.
He's lost a lot of blood.

Hold this. Hold it.
Thank you.

Um, I've got to get
some more bandages.

Now hold that bottle up high.

Hello, sheriff?

This is Dr. Fields.

Fields.

Some colored woman
has just brought

her husband into my office.

He's got a bad wound.
Looks like a gun shot.

Hang up.

Out.

Get him up.
I want him in the car.

He's lost lot of blood.
He should be in a hospital.

You should've been
callin' a hospital

when you was callin'
the damn cops?

'Hey, you. Get that bottle.'

But that's wrapped.

'Come on.'

Now help him.
Come on, help him.

[instrumental music]

[chuckling]

That's good.

- 'This one?'
- Yeah.

You see, honey.

Five minutes of this treatment
and all your troubles disappear.

Ten minutes
and your fingers will be

just like another
erogenous zone.

Did that mean that we'll be
making love in half hour?

Cheeky, honey.
You're so over sex.

Look, your fingers
has goosebumps on 'em.

No.

[doorbell ringing]

Who could that be?
It's late already.

Edna, wait, wait.
Now, wait a minute.

- Do you love me?
- Of course, silly.

I wouldn't be massaging
your fingers if I didn't.

Why do you love me?

Damn it, because you're nice
and do favors.

[instrumental music]

[doorbell ringing]

God, it's late boys.

- 'Never too late for business.'
- 'Can we come in?'

- Uh, no.
- 'Yeah.'

Hands on the table.
Feet apart.

- What the hell is this?
- You're under arrest.

You have the right to remain
silent, Mercer.

Anything you say
maybe taken down

and used against you
as evidence.

- I've heard that on TV before.
- Inside.

Now, what the hell
is this all about?

You are charged of complacently,
robbery and murder.

Find the girl.

And come on, let me tell you
something, lieutenant.

My lawyers are fanatic
about suin' for false arrest.

If you think you're gonna
make those charges tick

you better get yourself
a good crooked judge

and a rigged jury.

How about a nice
honest confession?

Your friend, Finian,
had a lot to say.

Here.

Why don't you read it?

[woman crying]

'Hey, come on out
of there.'

'Come on out of there.'

I'm not gonna tell you again.

Lieutenant,
she's locked herself.

What am I supposed to do?

Just get her out of there.

Uh, should I use the gas bomb
in there, lieutenant?

I hope it don't kill her.

I got nothin'.

Shh, now, come on.

It's alright, it's alright now.

It's alright.

It's alright, baby.

Old Finian sure knows
how to make things read

mighty religious, don't he?

Cheeky, baby. What kind
of trouble we in?

Real trouble.

Mercer wasn't with you
that Monday night, was he?

Tell him the truth, baby.
Go ahead.

- No.
- Did he tell you what to say?

No, not all of it.

I made up some
of it myself.

Officer here is gonna
take a new statement.

You better be sure you give him
the whole truth this time.

Another few minutes
and your fingers

would have felt real good,
cheeky baby.

I know, baby.
I know.

Oh, lieutenant, do you mind
if I go to my study

'to call my wife.'

I mean,
I ain't goin' no place else.

Yeah, go ahead.

[dramatic music]

[music continues]

Lieutenant, I have a gun
and if you don't let me go

I'm gonna start drilling
this place with holes.

And maybe you..

...or maybe the girl.

[gunshots]

There's a note, lieutenant.

Gun wasn't even loaded.
What a dumb thing to do.

He wouldn't have got more
than two or three years.

"Please don't tell my wife about
the empty gun, she'll laugh.

Lemme go grand."

[engine revving]

[dramatic music]

Where are you going with that?

Well, I thought you'd feel
better if I put it in the trunk.

Go on now.

[Sidney]
'Isn't it early
in the week for football game?

'Yeah, they've been making
that racket for two days now.'

They're having Miss Black
Venture County or..

...some contest here tonight.

Man, you oughta see
the broads in that place.

Well, Joey..

Thank you.

I gotta hit to John,
I'm takin' a rest off here.

Wait, don't you think
we oughta be gettin' on?

I've been hackin' it
all night long

I can't spend on it forever,
give me a break.

[music continues]

Sure we are gettin' you
on that one.

Alright, give me
the cue, okay, Miguel?

From Del Mar Junior College,
Miss Debbie Jigson.

[whistles]

You're on roller skates, baby.

That's it, okay! Come on!

From Santa Paula,
Miss Odada Jasmerry.

Odada Jasmerry, that right,
dear? Okay, come on.

Hold it just there,
what is this, bum bum bum?

We ain't going
no strip here.

And you ain't
Tina Turner neither.

- Humph.
- Oh, girls, look.

You and I are no different

'but as far as tonight's
audience gotta know'

you as virgin
as my ass is black, dig it?

Now, shake it a little less

'and squeeze it together
a little more.'

Finian?

- We're gonna burry your head.
- Get off!

You hear me?
You hear me?

[Lt. Carl]
'We expect to capture
their leader and recover'

'the stolen jewels momentarily.'

Get that up to P.R.
and tell him to fix it.

Mention my name.

About time this department
got some good publicity.

Lt. Knowles
is here to see you, sir.

Well, send him in.

Oh, god damn it, Knowles,
what am I gonna do with you?

'The commissioner wants
a black officer at the business'

and you get it.

Then you go into business
with a Jesus freak bookmaker.

Oh, Jesus, Knowles.

Tell you, you got me over
the barrel in a whole new way.

Oh-ho, you got it
all wrong, captain.

Oh, I got you dead
to rights, Knowles.

- Finian fingered you.
- Oh, you've been had, captain.

Finian's a confessed criminal.

His testimony
don't mean a damn thing.

'And you're a crook, Knowles.'

And I'm gonna get
the grand jury to indict ya.

- 'You really think so?'
- Uh-huh.

After all I did, umm,
break the Barren keep case.

And I am the token
black officer in the division.

All that looks good on paper,
of course credit goes to you too

''cause like I was tellin' them
on television this morning--'

- You were on television?
- 'Oh, didn't you, yes, sir.'

- And you mentioned my name?
- I really did.

- I told 'em all about you.
- Oh, God.

♪ We're almost home,
oh, baby ♪

♪ We're almost home

♪ Gee it's been on stop

♪ And the heart struck
in a big city ♪

♪ And I leave behind

♪ Memories of my..

♪ But together
we're going to make it ♪

♪ Lot of trouble
we sure can take it ♪

♪ When we're almost home ♪

Where am I?

You're almost home, baby.

Just a few more miles to go.

You're gonna be alright.

Sidney Lord
wouldn't let me downstairs

unless I took
his little present.

He's funny.

You think
I should've taken it.

Baby, we're gonna be rich
and live forever.

[contestants giggling]

'Girls, we move
around the winner, okay?'

Ladies and gentlemen,
Miss Black Ventura County.

Stop it! Hold it! Take it back.

Told ya a dozen times.

We got a celebrity here,
gonna present a prize.

We're gonna have hundreds
of people looking at ya.

So, let's not screw it up.

Okay, girls,
back in your places.

[indistinct chattering]

Alright, give it,
okay, Miguel?

'Damn.'

'Bullshit.'

[indistinct]

Hey, hey,
hold it a minute.

Yeah.

Hey, you recognized me, huh?

Oh, man, saw me on the TV
last night, huh.

You know what,
I gettin' to be more

and more brothers
on TV nowadays, yeah.

Well, I'm-I'm becoming
so well known

I almost had my clothes
torn off me the other week.

I could've used you fellas.

Hey, I might be able
to use you tonight, yeah.

It might be fun
helping me out there

when I choose a winner tonight.

You know, yeah, yeah, hey..

...you give this to the doorman

he's the cheapest bribe I know.

He'll get you good seeds.

Yeah.

And umm...after the show

come by, you see,
and I will introduce you

to one hell of a girl, yeah.

Hey, wave-wave to Sherley.

Hey, Shirley! Hey, Shirley!

- 'Hey, Shirley.'
- Hi, Shirley, hi.

Yup, listen, fellas,
I got to go, now, yup.

But come by tonight
after the show.

- Okay, sure.
- Yeah, right, right.

Hey, keep on boogie, yeah.

- Yeah, right.
- Yeah.

- Hey, hi.
- Hi.

[instrumental music]

[Solomon Burke singing "Get Up
And Do Something For Yourself"]

♪ You gotta get up and do
something for yourself ♪

♪ For yourself

♪ You gotta get up and do
something for yourself ♪

♪ For yourself

♪ Well, you can't
depend on anybody else ♪

♪ If you want it done
you got to do it yourself ♪

♪ You gotta get up and do
something for yourself ♪

♪ For yourself

♪ Oh, do it, do it,
do it, do it, do it ♪♪