"Hey, what's up?" "Looks like the kid got clocked with that." " Is he going to make it?" " Got his head stove in pretty good." " Witnesses?" " No." " Did he come from in there?" " He's dressed like it." " Did you let anybody leave?" " I know the job." "I'm just doing mine." "Excuse me." "Was there anything peculiar, any commotion?" "Did you see..." "Just call her and say what I told you to say." "Hang up the phone." "Don't worry about my father, worry about me." "I'm not going to argue..." " What?" " How did you get that blood on you?" "What blood?" "I'll ask you again." "If you give me attitude, I'll drag you out by your hair." "How did you get that blood on yourself?" "It was like..." "He started it and I finished it." "Look, I was razzing' the guy." "He couldn't take a joke." "So you cracked his head open." "I can dig it." "He left all pissed off." "I followed him out to apologise." "Next thing I know, he's coming at me with a silver bat." "I was defending myself." "Anybody see?" "No, officer." "It was just me and him." " Do you know who my father is?" " No." "Do you?" " Take him out." " Let's go." "What's your name?" " Diane Palmieri." " What did you see?" "Nothing." " So why did you point that guy out?" " I didn't." " What's that?" " What?" " What did you see, Diane?" " Nothing." "I swear." "It's a zoo in here." "How can I see anything?" "Detective, we have a potential witness you should see." "I'll be back in a minute." "Keep her company, okay?" "That racist bastard!" "That's the one that did it." " How do you know?" "Did you see it?" " No." "He was sitting over there." "He hassled Trey from the minute we walked in." "Right this way." "This table over here." "Yo!" "Excuse me, sir." "Yo!" " What's up, man?" " They don't serve malt liquor here." "No malt liquor, all right?" " No... all right?" "All right?" " What the hell is your problem?" " Let's go." "I want to go." " No, we're fine." "We're fine." "Don't even worry about it." "Have a seat over here." " What did Trey do?" " Nothing." "He tried to ignore the guy, but the bastard wouldn't let up." "No 40's, no Chronic." "And no Indo." "All right?" "Hey, dog." "Is you deaf?" "Holler back!" "What an asshole!" "You got that, Tupac?" " And then what happened?" " Trey turned the tables on him." "What are you doing?" "He took a white napkin and a knife, and he poked holes in it." "Then he walked over to the guy." "I think you dropped this." "And he dropped it on his head." "Bull's eye." "Everybody laughed." "I guess that little prick was pissed." "He was embarrassed that all his friends laughed at him." "Thank you." "You can go and check on your friend now." "Tell me he is not the primary on this." "It's his catch, Lou." "Walter Wade, Jr." "You big Walter Wade's son?" " Yes, I am." " The real estate developer?" "Daddy's a big man, huh?" "Big man." "The waitress." "She saw it, huh?" "What did you do, motherfucker?" "Threaten her?" "She had to go to the john." " Where did she go?" " She left." "Shit!" "Get him on board." "I am going to intubate." "He's starting to seize." " Homeboy's got rhythm." " What?" "Was it something I said?" "I think my nose is broken." "He broke my nose!" "Damn!" "We're losing him!" "Trey!" "I've been waiting for this all year." "You are gone from this precinct." "Gone?" "For what?" "For that?" "His roots in the community couldn't go deeper." "He has no criminal record." "Your Honour, the charge is homicide." "Not having done it before is not an excuse." "Bail is set at 200,000 dollars." "Fuck you!" "Can I get a statement?" "Shaft." "It's Walter Wade." "Thanks for breaking my nose that night." "My lawyer says that's why I got bail." "And that's precisely why I'm skiing in Switzerland right now." "See you when I see you, Slick." "Come on, man." "You suck!" " Shit!" "They think I'm a criminal." " Shut your mouth, faggot." " John Shaft." " Vasquez." "Welcome to Narcotics." " Jimmy Groves." " Jack Roselli." " Transfer in from the 3-5?" " Yeah." " You're Shaft, huh?" "Heard you quit." " Not yet." "Luger, hurry the fuck up, man!" "Come on, you bitch bastard!" "Come on, you Billy Bob motherfucker." "Open the goddamn door." "Three Happy Meals or four?" "Four." "Hurry up!" "Freeze, motherfuckers!" "Don't move!" "Everybody freeze!" "Grab that motherfucker!" "Down on the floor!" "Somebody turn that fucking music off!" " Put your hands behind your back." " Shaft, I've got one." "Now you can't speak English." "I bet you can say "kilo", can't you?" "Hey!" "Goddamnit!" "Don't make me chase you." "You're going to piss me off." "Stop!" "Shit!" "Shit!" "Help me!" "Throw something else!" "Disperse, motherfuckers!" "Come on!" "Watch your backs, ladies!" "Open the door!" "Open it!" "I'm going to fuck you up for making me run!" "You got me, Papa." "Peace, motherfucker." "Good luck!" "April fool, motherfucker." "I told you not to make me run." "This shit's too tight!" "Think about this ass-whupping you are going to get." "It's going to be a long ride to the precinct." "Paraphernalia." "Nothing." " Let me call my wife." " Shut up, cornbread." " Let me call my girlfriend." " Shut the fuck up!" "Easy with the braids." "What you got against black men?" " Supposed to be a factory up there." " They must have gotten a heads up." "My kid's got more indictable shit under his bed." "These skells will get revolved before we clock out tonight." " Look at him." " Who is that?" "Peoples Hernandez, a neighbourhood alligator." "It's all his play up here." "He's got half a dozen apartments." "Keeps changing his shit on us like it's a shell game." "You enjoying the show?" "Yo, Spree." "Pass me the ball." "John, don't do it." "Come on." "No!" "Good shot." "Peoples Hernandez!" "Come on down!" "Motherfuck." "Yes!" "Uh-oh." "You pissed him off now." "Here come the troops." "This is Egyptian cotton." "2-20 thread." "This is like half your shitty-assed paycheck." "Step off, Peoples." "You wouldn't know Egyptian cotton if Pharaoh himself sent it to you." " You best sleep in that vest." " There you go." "You're under arrest for assaulting an officer." "They're taking the big man in for acting crazy." "It's the only way you can touch me, you pathetic Kentucky Fried Nigger." "I got some chicken wings for you." "What have we got here?" "Concealed weapon!" " The Iceman goeth." " Goeth for a long time." "Come on." "Step up." " Can I get my shoes shined?" " Yeah, you sure can." "Home sweet home." "Hold still, please." "I'm going to put so many lawyers on your ass   you're going to think they opened a branch office up there." "Lawyers are for wankers." " Weren't you going to smoke me?" " I smoke Camel." "It's not my size." "When the van comes for these fools, this one gets the busted seat-belt." "What the hell is he doing here?" "Tell me it ain't one of your dick-arounds." "Honest to God, I was in fear for my life." " I know the routine." " Shut the fuck up, cornbread!" "Yo, Luger." "What's up with the cornbread?" " Your problem is what?" " Nazis with badges." "Nazis?" "You've got to lighten up, Shaft." "I talk like this all the time." "I see your point." "Maybe I should take an ethnic sensitivity workshop, huh?" "Fuck you." "Maybe I should workshop my foot up your ass." " Pick a colour, black or blue?" " How about I make you both?" " Anytime, anywhere." " Ain't nothing between us but air." " Come on!" " Go, go, go, go!" "Yo, Shaft." "I like the way you handled that, bro." "Shut the fuck up!" "Yo, Shaft." "You got a call." "He says it's urgent." "The test results may have come back." "Today we find out if I'm your daddy, or the German Shepherd." "Pretty good." "Well, how good is good?" "You're kidding me." "Red, if this is another one of your..." "Solid info?" "100 percent solid?" "No shit." "Where?" "All right, I got it." "Thanks." "I got you." " What's up?" " Old business." " You need back up?" " No, I got it." "Rasaan." "I'm calling in a favour, son." "Favour my ass, motherfucker." "You ain't got none left with me, dog." " You ran all your shits out, baby." " Don't argue, nigger." "Just do it." "All right, dog." "What happened, Rasaan?" "I got to do a favour for my man real quick." " How are you doing?" " Let's get going." "How are you doing, Richie Rich?" "Remember me?" "Refresh my memory." "Put them on." " Where are we off to?" " Fifteenth precinct." "Okay, dog." "That's my dog, Shaft, back there." "That's my man." "Word up." "You all right?" "Cold, chilly?" "You want a jacket or something?" "I bet you thought I was sneaking back in." "To my fellow cab peepers and flappers in Crown Heights." "Bed-Stuy!" "I'm innocent!" "You look depressed, Shaft." "You depressed?" "Back away from the car!" "Fuck with the bull and you get the horns!" "Go, baby!" "Yeah!" "You're the man, Shaft!" "You know, bro." "I'll be out in an hour." "I don't think so, Running Man." "You see, the van to central processing left five minutes ago   and there won't be another one for hours and hours." "By the time you get downtown we're talking overnight in the tombs." "And they won't arraign your ass before morning." "It's a shame we didn't get here a little sooner." "You look depressed, Walter." "You depressed?" " Yo, Peeps." "You still here?" " The seat-belt on the van was busted." " Oh, damn." " It's called habeas corpus." "That means "due process" for the illiterate." "It's called "you wanted to play games with me", Peoples." "I know a shitload of games." "You boys play nice." "Teflon Don, nigger!" "Teflon!" "Bitch." "Hey, white boy." "What did he get you for?" "Income tax evasion?" "Fuck you." "Damn!" " What's happening?" " What's up, big boy?" "Same old, same old." "Congratulations." "You were on TV." "Let me get your autograph." "You're a star." " Mr P, how have you been?" " Fine, fine." " Who's winning?" " Who do you think?" " Hey!" " Congratulations, baby." "Lucky man." "Alice!" "Ease up on my nephew." " That boy'll poke a hole in something." " Uncle J." "Mr Big-Time Private Eye." " I earned my pay today." " Well, you did bring him in." "But what?" "But what?" "Come on." "Spit it out." "Nothing." "When are you coming on board with me?" " Soon." " Soon?" "You always say that." "Give me your shoes." "They wouldn't fit you." "I only ask once." "You want my shoes?" "For two years now, I've been meaning to ask you..." "When you dress like this, where exactly do you strap your piece?" " You forgot already?" " You know, it was way back in the day." "Oh, yeah." "Maybe you should ask Lamont." "Why ask Lamont?" "I'm standing right here." "Why you always up on my woman?" "This shit gets people killed." "I was asking a legitimate question." "Why do you always roll up on me like this." "You feeling insecure?" " He's just kidding." " I ain't studying this bullshit!" "Back the fuck off the Armani!" "Surprise!" "We got you, baby." "We got you." "Surprise." "Do you want a smoke?" "Don't smoke." "Thanks." "My name is Peoples." " You know why they call me that?" " You take care of your people?" "Yeah, actually." "More or less." "You play golf?" " Not for a while." " Golf is phat." "Tiger Woods." "Tiger Woods." "I like him." " You got a boat?" " I had one." "What kind of boat you had?" " A Boston Whaler." " A Boston Whaler..." "You've been around the world, right?" "You know something?" "I got money longer than train smoke." "I've never been on a plane in my life." "Let me ask you something?" "Your?" "Cinco familias." "Five families, five boroughs, one love." "Okay." "You're an interesting motherfuck." "You got like a business card or something?" " Congratulations." " Thank you." "Don't kiss me, motherfucker." " Good night." " Later, dog." "... back in custody tonight after a two-year flight fromjustice." "Wade, seen here in 1998   was re-arrested by Detective John Shaft tonight in Westchester." "I don't get it." "Why the fuck did he come back?" "I wouldn't have." "See, if there ever was a "but what", that would be it." "That kid's old man can slip his thumb on the scale, nobody says nothing." "Ain't no fucking way he walks from this." "No way." "Really?" "Let's roll." " Good night." " Good night, all." "Such a cynical motherfucker." "You want to come home with me tonight?" "It's been a while." "What is it this time?" "You just want to be held, or you want the LD?" "What do you think it is?" "I want the LD, baby." "And then I want to be held." "That's all right with you?" "You know me." "It's my duty to please that booty." "Finish up." "Let's go." " Kearney, how's retirement?" " Catfish are jumping." "I heard you bought a big house out in Nassau County." "Four-bedroom Colonial, right on the water." "Let me ask you something." "How does a third-rate pencil-pushing apple-stealing dickhead like you   afford a four-bedroom Colonial in Nassau motherfucking County?" "How much did they pay you?" "After working the job uptown for 28 years   you know what I like best about where I live?" "How do I say this?" "It's a restricted community." "Your Honour, my client did not fly home 5,000 miles to jump bail." "You mean, jump bail again." "He was in the wind for two years, and if he decides to take off again   the mood of the people in this city..." "We can't risk the possibility of waiting another two years   another two months, two days, two hours." "The District Attorney's office is ardently opposed to any kind of bail." " How about no bail?" " Remove that man." "Get him out." "Back up, son." "You will get your ass twisted!" "Get off of me." "Your point is well taken, Mr Torres." "The defendant is hereby ordered to surrender his passport to this court." "However, I believe that young Mr Wade is sincere   in his desire to deal with whatever form of judgement   this room deems necessary to deliver." "Bail is set at one million dollars." "Your Honour, my client is prepared to post bail." " What is wrong with you?" " I'm out." "I'm done." " Are you nuts?" " This is wack." "Fuck the job!" "I'll get him my own way." "It's insane." "I'm cool." "I quit." "I took that job thinking I could fight the good fight from the inside   and you told me about all the problems." "That colour thing." "Too black for the uniform, too blue for the brothers." "About how justice gets tangled up in red tape or bought off by the green." "You were right." "Fuck that job." "Fuck the badge." "I'll get that silver spoon motherfucker my own way." "No lawyers, no politics, no rules, no regulations." "No pension!" "You're too hot." "Step off a bit." " Let me put my people on him." " Hell, no!" "His ass is mine." "What's the difference?" "Got is got?" "His ass is mine." " We're in pretty good shape on this." " What about the waitress?" "Paul, talk to him, will you?" "The truth is, Walter, we can't find her." " This guy is great." " You know why we can't find her?" "She doesn't want to be found." "Do you want to go to Switzerland, while we try to track her down?" "It can take a year, two, ten... maybe never." "Meanwhile, everything and everyone else is in place." "I don't believe this." "Even if she does surface, she is seriously damaged goods." "It's just a roll of the dice, kid." " I'll roll my own damn dice." " Walter..." " Oh, hello." " Hello, my darling." " How was your day?" " Fine." "Is that my mother's choker?" " You gave her my mother's jewellery?" " Walter..." "Walter." "Walter!" "Hi, Mrs Palmieri." "Remember me?" " I really need to talk to Diane." " She lives in the Bronx." " I checked the last address I had..." " Right now she's in Europe." " Where in Europe?" " Spain." " I love Spain." " Maybe Italy." "I never know 'til I get the postcard." "What can I tell you?" "Okay." "Thanks." "I'll probably get fired for this, but I thought you might need some help." "Terry?" "From Metronome, right?" " Remember me?" " Yeah." "How did you find me?" "I'm free Monday nights, Tuesday nights and every other Wednesday." "Read my mind." "Why I am here?" " Looking for Diane?" " You got it." " What's in it for me?" " What do you need?" "Look down the corner." "See the little nigger with the red hat?" "That's Malik." "My son, Tony, is a real good boy, a good student." "But he's 12 and I caught him twice last week running errands for Malik." "I need for that to stop." "Can you handle that?" "That's Monday, Tuesday and every other Wednesday, right?" "You got it, baby." "Fucking haves and the should-not-haves, motherfucker!" "Anybody looking to maintain their employment with the NYPD it might be in their best interest to leave now." "Down!" "Down!" "Down!" "What's my name?" " What's my name?" " I don't know." " John Shaft!" " What?" " John Shaft." "Say it!" " John Shaft!" "There's a kid up the block about 12 years old, Tony." "You know him?" " Yeah." " Wrong answer." "There's a kid down the block about 12 years old, Tony." "Do you know him?" "I don't know that kid." "I don't know that nigger no more." "This kid." "You see him, you run for your motherfucking life." "You got that?" "Do you ever want to see me again?" "Do you ever want to see me again?" "!" " No!" " What's my name?" " I forgot." " What's my name?" "John Shaft!" "John Shaft." "You ever want to see me again?" "You answered that, huh?" "My bad." "What?" "Hey, you guys." "Break it up." " You're fighting over a bit of rubber?" " He started it." "Jump for it, okay?" "And behave." "Get out of the way!" "Get out of the road!" "What are you fucking doing, you crack head?" "Leon, the minute she shows up, you call me, right?" "Yeah." "How can you get me into the academy after chucking yourjob?" " Who lost your rap sheet for you?" " You." " Who got you the tryout with the Jets?" " You." "Who got you that gig at the club?" "Who delivers 10 times out of 10?" "All right." "You." "So shut the fuck up and call me, when she shows." "Why do you even want to be a cop?" "Forget I asked." "Got milk?" "Yeah, you want some milk?" "I've got a bunch of milk." "I'm telling you, that Jeter hit one home run and two doubles   and he walked once." "Listen, he walked once." "Shit." "There's someone here." "You're dressing down to blend in?" "You look like a fucking duck hunter." " I need someone located." " Located?" "Do you mean found?" "Located and then what?" "That going to cost you." " What am I?" "A pawnbroker?" " I had it appraised." "It's worth 40,000." " Stolen?" " Inherited." "Inherited?" " $ 40,000?" " Yo, Peoples." "Look." "It's him." " That's you!" " Nice fucking friends." "Hundreds of people were outside the courthouse Monday  protesting thejudge's decision to grant bail." "The case continues to arouse fierce passions in the city." "The trial is scheduled to begin in two weeks." "We are following this case closely to bring you the latest developments." "Flaco, Flaco..." "We got Hollywood right here in our house!" "I got to tell you something." "In this neighbourhood, I am the motherfucking king snake." "I do like this on 181, three people die on Riverside." "But the thing of it is, you know..." "I go downtown to take a girl out, show her the sights." "I walk into a restaurant, my stomach is in a knot, my teeth are clenched   my hands in fists." "I don't fit in down there." "People size me up." "So ten minutes into it, I can't wait to come back home." " I'm like a prisoner, you know." " Okay." "But you..." "I would kill to be you." "Go where you go." "Do what you do." "So this is what I propose." "The jewellery." "Hock the flash, bring me the cash." "I'm not gonna not take it." "But what I really want..." "I want you to start taking me downtown with you." "I want you to start taking me wherever you go." "You mean like... hang out together?" "Take you to what, the Harvard Club?" "What the hell are you talking about?" "No, no, no..." "When I say me "me" is this." "Hi." "I want you to front for me." "Be my face." "Get me some upscale customers." "I would like that very much." "If you get me into your world, I'll do that bitch for you." "Word is bond." "You're doing a little bit too much of your own product." "What?" "Look, it's $ 40,000." "I thought it would be more, but that's what it is." "If it's important to you, tell everybody you've got a rich white boy on a rope." "But entre nous..." "No fucking way." "What's up, Peoples?" "Let me keep this." "You know..." "You took a big risk coming here all by yourself." " Did I?" " Peoples, can I keep this?" " $ 40,000?" " That's what I said." "But this other thing, you can't do for me?" " Not on your life." " Not on my life?" " Peoples, let me keep that ice." " No." "He'll need it to raise money." "You drive a hard bargain, white boy." "Where the fuck did he go?" "What the fuck is wrong with you, sneaking up on me." "You want to die?" " Get in the car." " Take it easy." "Shit!" "He had this... money belt stuffed with rocks." "Peoples told him to cash it in, done deal." "Walter Wade, right?" "Yes, the white boy from television." "They're going to kill that white girl." "Shit!" " What's up?" " Getting to know the lay of the land." " How are you doing?" " I'm having a conversation." " The courthouse." "That was rough." " Right." "I'm sure you're right." " You sure, you're all right?" " Yeah, I'm cool." "Shit, man!" "I'm out of here." "Hey, Shaft." "I heard, you quit the police." "I don't think I should be doing this shit any more." "Okay, Shaft." "You big fag." "This guy comes here." "He's got his drawers stuffed with jewellery   and he asks me, can you locate somebody?" "I say yeah, because he's like a celebrity   and you don't want to say no." "He's coming to me." "It's flattering." "But the truth of it is, finding people is not really my, as they say, forte." "So this is what I propose." "You're detectives, right?" "You detect, so why don't I subcontract to you?" "The guy says, it'll cash out to 20 G's." "He'll bring it by tonight." "With you I'll split it fifty-fifty." "Easiest money you'll ever make." "You take half." "I take half." "Ten large?" "Ten thousand." " Just tell me where she's at." " Then what happens?" "Easiest money you'll ever make." "You want to tell him about that, too?" "Can I talk to you for a moment?" "What?" " I wonder what the market did today." " How should I know?" "Damn!" "I heard, you need a job, but this?" "You know, guys like you go down for good, when they get aspirations." "When they try and rise above their station." "Like this contract killing thing you got with Walter, Jr." "Do yourself a favour." "You're a two-bit dope dealer." "Stick to what you know." "Take it easy." "Stick to what I know?" "Fuck you, motherfucker." "I'm a star." "I am the boss." "You ain't shit." "You ain't even a pig no more." "You think that makes me less dangerous or more dangerous?" "If I see you somewhere I don't think you belong..." "I will kill you." "Look, I respect you, I like you." "Why you always want to fuck me?" "Have a nice day." "Why did you flinch?" "Miss Palmieri." "Wait here." "Motherfuckers!" " She is not going to testify." " Stay the fuck away from my sister!" " Take it easy!" " Your sister, huh?" "If she didn't see anything, why is she running so hard?" " Just leave her be." " Wade threaten her again?" "Don't move." " 'Cause I can take care of that." " Just leave her be." "Frankie?" " Mikey?" " Ma, go back in the house." " We just want to talk to her." " Yeah, sure." "With those guns." "Get lost!" " What do you think?" " They shot a blank." "Nothing, right?" "Come on, Shaft." "Lead us to that waitress." "I think we're being tailed." " Roselli and Groves." " They're following us?" "They saw me with Tattoo last night." "Peoples probably hired them to find Diane." "So, yeah, they're following us." "First Walter, Peoples and now these two." "They like to fuck with people, huh?" "I'll show them what that is all about." "47th and 5th." " What you staring at, bitch?" " Punk ass!" " You better keep stepping." " Fucking white boy." "Freeze, mo-fo, 'fore I bust a cap in your dome!" "Fuck!" " How did I sound?" " How did you sound?" "Freeze, mo fo, 'fore I bust a cap in your dome." " Pure Notorious P.I.G." " That means a lot coming from you." " How much did we get?" " Hang on." "You're so controlling." "$ 42,000." "That's a lot of count for a simple murder around here." "I know cats that'd take out a whole zip code for that kind of cheese." "Anyway, it's a one-time favour." "I owe you one." " You're still my fucking cracker." " Fuck you, too, cornbread." "I'm out." "Get the stuff for him." "The wheel's already set in motion." "You can't just turn off the dogs of war." "I got fucking mugged!" "I have no money!" "I hear you, I hear you..." "Take it easy." "Well, I guess you've just got to earn it back." "Huh?" "An ounce is $ 1,000, eight ball's 200, gram's 80." "It's all pre-bagged." "And if you cut it any more, you can say goodbye to repeat customers." "You've got to be shitting me." "You keep coming back, re-up with me 9 or 10 times   we should be even-Steven in about... six, eight months." "Is this a fucking joke?" "To keep in touch." " Hello?" " Mom, you called me?" " Those detectives came around." " I'm not testifying!" "I know." " I'm not a bad person." " I know, you're not." "I will not testify!" "Please, Mom, just keep them away from me." "Diane?" "7- 1-8-5552-47-3." "I need a number check." "7-1-8-5-5-5-2-4-7-3." "Comes up Tony DeCarlo, 114 Cromwell Street, Marine Park." "And hey, tell Shaft, get that bastard." "He's probably getting one of those Simonize jobs." "Let's play games." " How are you doing, partner?" " You ready, Leon?" "Let's roll." "Come on, Shaft." "Lead us to the prize, baby." "I've got to pee." "He's sitting right over there." "He'll lead you right to the girl." " You got our money?" " Oh, yeah." " That boy, the celebrity, got mugged." " He what?" "He showed up at my house and said, "I got no money."" " Do I look like a fucking fool to you?" " I don't know." " Where's our money?" " I just told you, he got mugged." " That's like an Act of God." " Where is our fucking money?" "!" "He got mugged." "Ask him." "Dangerous times." "You've got to watch your back." " You watch yours, too." " New world order." "Be careful." "Yo." "Give me Peoples." "Hello?" "Who the fuck is this?" "Say exactly what I told you, word for word." " I'll blow his brains out." " Take it easy." "Just be ready." "The twojigs you're fucking with, they robbed the white boy  and they've got the money under the seat." "They're playing you, dude." " Step out of the car, please." " Excuse me?" "Yo!" "What's up?" "What?" "Damn." "Let's roll, soul." "Oh, shit!" "I know what it sounds like, but we had no idea." " You know, what that sounds like?" " Easy, easy." "If we'd thought of it, which we didn't, we would've taken him out ourselves." "None of us are nice people here." "But we delivered, you got your dough." " Give us our cut." " Your cut?" " I'll give you your cut, motherfuckers!" " Give us our money!" "Let's all die!" "Hold it!" "Peoples, I saw Shaft." "He drove off." " What?" " I saw Shaft." "He drove off." " Shaft?" " Who the fuck is that?" "Go see if that stupid monkey is there." "What?" "He's playing us." "Shaft is playing us!" " You got it, right?" " Yeah, baby." "Hello, can I speak to Diane Palmari, please?" "No, Rasaan, Palmieri." "Palmieri!" "I said I got it, dude!" "What are you looking at me like that for anyway?" "Good morning." "I'm from Publisher's Clearing House." " Diane Palmiri home at the moment?" " I don't know who you mean." "Wait a second!" "You got some dough coming." "Go, go, go." "I wish he'd hurry up, so we can get out of here." "It's okay!" "Mikey, get your brother and get over here now!" "Yo, Shaft!" "Go through the front and the back." "Shit!" "Motherfucker bring me out here for this bullshit!" "Kill them!" "Let me in there, man." " Fuck this shit!" " I said stay!" " Yo, Shaft!" " Start the fucking car!" "Come on!" "No..." " Get the broad in the car!" " Open the door." "No!" "You killed my little brother!" "You best kill me, motherfucker!" "You best kill me, motherfucker!" " Get in the car." " You best kill me, motherfucker!" " Let my sister go!" " Diane!" "Diane!" "Get out of here, Rasaan." "Hurry up." " Fuck you, motherfucker!" " Calm down!" " Choke that motherfucker!" " What did you do to her?" "!" " Go, goddamnit!" " You got me out here." "Mikey!" " Damn it!" " Motherfucker, I'm..." "Mikey!" "This is fucked." "Little brother, little brother..." "Oh, my God!" "You follow them..." "Look at my little brother!" "You follow them, you find out where they go and you call me." "I'll take it from there." "Don't worry about it, you dirty pig." "You owe me now, Mr Big-Time Shaft!" "Before we get up in here, I have to warn you all." "I gave the cleaning lady a few years off." "You know, let her get her shit together." "I'll pick some of this shit up and light candles and incense." " Everything will be cool." " Goddamn, Rasaan." " It's like a biohazard in here." " You're welcome." "Sit down and relax." " You first." "That's nasty." " What?" "Sit down!" "Go ahead." "Sit down." "This is some repugnant shit." " What do you want?" " White boy..." "You come into my life, next thing I know, Shaft kills my little brother." "Snatched that bitch from under me and put my little brother in a box." "You can't hear me?" "You got something in your ear?" "!" "I'll come back later and put this in your ass!" "Hey, Carmen." "I got John Shaft on the line." "Yeah, Peoples." "6850 Nilston Avenue, between Prospect Place and Park Place." "We'll sit tight, in case he makes a move." "Yo, Ras." "Big man, what are you doing?" "Come on." "Let's get going over there." "You're real funny." "Let me use your phone." "I want to check on my brother." "All right, comrade." "Check on your brother." "Look, it's just the two of us here." "You saw it, didn't you?" "And it's like a big flat stone laying on your chest." "You've got to let go of it." "Trust me on this." "Just let it go." "I was on my break." "I went out front to have a cigarette." "I was out there about 10 minutes." "I see the black kid, Trey, coming out." "He was pissed." "Talking to himself, pacing and cursing." "He didn't see me." "Then about a minute later that Wade guy comes out." "He doesn't even break stride." "He snatches up this silver pole." "Trey turns to him, and he saw him." "He saw it coming." "Hejust bashes him." "And the spray... you know?" "Blood." "And he sees me." "Wade." "I wanted to run, but my legs wouldn't move." "He comes over  and pushes me." "Give me your wallet." "I didn't understand." "Diane Palmieri?" "You see that, huh?" "You want a taste of that?" "You want a taste?" "You go back inside, finish your shift and then you go home." "Somebody will call you later tonight." "Do you understand me?" "I don't remember going back inside." "I remember talking to you, ducking out the back and going home." "I got a call, like he said I would." "Some guy." "Very smooth." "Very..." "And the next day, I just started running." "I've been kind of running ever since." "Okay." "Now, here's the good news." " You're about to stop running..." " You don't get it, do you?" "I took money." "The man who called me that night, he offered me $100,000 to get lost." "Half right then and half after the disposition of the case." "And I said yes." "I took $ 50,000 and I disappeared." "See, I told myself, I pointed him out to you..." "I fingered that son of a bitch, and I got him arrested!" "I told myself that was enough." "But obviously, it wasn't." "I mean, obviously." "I'm so sorry." "These last two years..." "they must have been hell on you." "What?" "I could be home trading stocks on the Internet." "I could be home watching the Nicks." "Oh, shit!" " Could she know about us?" " How do I know?" "She's coming this way." "Play it easy." "Stay with me on this." " How are you doing?" " What are you guys doing here?" "Watching your back." "I just got here." "My back?" "Your back, Shaft's back." "He never said where he was going to be." "The drums." "You hear things." "Drums?" "He picked a tough neighbourhood to lay low in." "You wearing your vest?" "No." "Jesus Christ!" "Police business..." " What are you shooting at now?" " You, if you don't get off my face." " Fuck you!" " Get a life, girls." " Get these nuts, cop!" " Go piss in the bed, boy." "Yeah." "Keep walking." "Oh, shit!" " What next, maestro?" " We finish what we started." "What did I do with these keys?" "I'll be right there." "Don't rush me!" "You ready?" "Come on, Diane." "Let's go see the D.A." "Get out the window now!" "Out!" "Go!" "You got my house fucked up!" "Stay behind me." " Come on, Diane." " Get in there!" " They went out the window!" " Let's go!" "Hurry the fuck up!" "Come on." "Go to the car." "Go to the car!" " Why?" " My kids." "You can't believe what private schools are charging nowadays." "This is breaking my heart." "Shoot him." "It's Giuliani time." "Stylish." "On the corner!" "Get in the car!" "Come on!" "Drive!" "Yo, Shaft!" "Get the fuck in the car!" "I'm about to leave all you motherfuckers." " What the fuck are you doing?" " Shut up and drive." "Hold on." "Shoot his ass!" "Oh, shit!" "Watch that shit!" " You're fucking up my car, pussy!" " Drive, goddamnit." "Drive." "Yeah." "Shoot all their motherfucking asses!" "It's okay." "Calm down." "They can't fuck with us!" "They can't fuck with us!" "You know how I own it behind the wheel." "They can't fuck with me." "Hey, Shaft!" "No more Teflon Don!" "No more shit!" "I'm a motherfucking dead man, first to admit it." "Maybe you kill me, maybe I kill myself." "What do you think?" "Look, this is between you and me." " Let her go." " Funny thing is, I'm not your enemy." "I'm Peoples." "They are your enemy." "I'm not your enemy." " They are your enemy." " You're doing Wade's dirty work?" "Are you going to shoot me?" "All I got is this." "Let's go, man." "Okay." "I'm putting the gun down." "Hand to hand." "Come on." "Let's go." "That's good." "Let's fight." "Take your woman!" "I'm not your enemy." "I'm Peoples." "I'm Peoples." " Motherfucker, come on!" " Are you through?" "Let's go, old man." "Let's get it on." "I'm Peoples." "It's okay." "Walter Wade, who fled the country more than two years ago   has been out on bail, awaiting this day  to finally convince a jury of his innocence..." "She passes through." "Let her pass." "This morning we've got a whole new line-up." "We've got a new judge." "The D.A. is running the prosecution." "And we have an eyewitness." "Today we're going to get our money's worth." "I know we will." " Shaft!" "A word, please?" " How are you doing?" " I'm scared to death." " You're going to be fine." " If you feel yourself tightening up..." " Just look for you." "I'll be there." "Oh, Jesus!" "You don't even have to look at him." "Okay?" "No!" "Don't!" "Let her go!" "Let her go!" "You're still determined to be a private eye?" " I think you're making a mistake." " I don't." "Why don't you join us?" " I like what I do." " Yeah, right." " Are you Detective Shaft?" " Used to be." "I need to file an assault charge against my boyfriend." "People say, I should talk to you." " This is Detective Vasquez." "She's..." "...unavailable at the moment." "See that guy on the phone?" "When he's done, he'll help you." " They said I should talk to you." " I don't work here any more." "When he's done, he'll help you." "Write the asshole's name and where I can find him." " You can't do that." " One for the road." "Why don't you get that looked at?" "I'll see what I can do." " Now what?" " I've got to pull this asshole's coat." " Can you back me up?" " Back you up?" "Bye." "Bye." "Good luck to you." "You damn jerk." " We've got to talk, dog." " What's the deal, son?" "The deal is my life is fucked, man." "I ain't got no car." "I ain't got no business." "I can't eat." "They shot up the whole building." "Landlady wants to put me in the street!" " Calm down, man." "It ain't that bad." " What?" "Fuck both of you!" "It's my life we're talking about." "Rasaan, shut up." "Here." "What are you giving me that for?" "This is for me?" "This is my shit?" "That's why I love you, baby." "Motherfucking dog, you always take care of me." "I love you for that." " Let's roll." "We've got work to do." " You call this work?" "Shaft, I've been thinking." "You should make me an associate in this detective thing you got going." "No hard core detective work." "I want to take pictures of the broads cheating on their husbands." "I just want to hold the camera." "All you'll be holding is the steering wheel." "Yeah, brother." "We're off into the sunset, brother." "ENGLISH"