"[ train rumbling by ]" "[ sneezes ]" "Okay, out loud so's I can hear what you're sayin'." "I'm checkin' the passengers gettin' on and off." "Uh-huh." "Front and back." "Shuttin' the doors." "Yeah." "Rear section first, then the front section." "And the doors are closed." "Now I'm checkin' my indicator lights to make sure all the doors are locked." "I remove my switch key, go out the window for a distance of three car lengths..." "To make sure no one's bein' dragged." "[ indistinct ]" "[ conductor ] 51st street next stop." "Next stop, 51st street." "How'd I do ?" "[ indistinct ]" "[ woman talking:" "Indistinct]" "[ giggling ] [ boy ] choo-choo !" "Now you take my advice, kid." "You serve your six months, and then you put in for the motorman." "Watch it now." "We're comin' in." "59th street." "No, it ain't." "[ conductor ] 51st street." "Sorry." "This station is 51st street." "[ trainer ] never say you're sorry, kid." "Someone may come back here and hit you in your damn nose." "[ conductor ] grand central station, next stop." "Next stop, grand central." "If I was you, I'd start studyin' for that motorman exam right now." "Tell you the truth, Mr. Mattson, I have been." "Wanna hear somethin' ?" "Every car in the IRT is 72 feet long." "Costs $150,000, weighs 75,000 pounds." "This is where I'll be gettin' off." "Hang in there." "You're doin' fine." "I'll see ya." "Hey, what's the rush, chief ?" "We ain't gonna leave without ya." "[ conductor ] 33rd street, next stop." "Next stop is 33rd." "Oh !" "[ making popping sounds ]" "What's wrong, dude ?" "Ain't you never seen a sunset before ?" "[ boy ] choo-choo !" "[ boys giggling ]" "Hey, how am I supposed to see with you" " Holy God." "What do you want ?" " I'm taking your train." "You're taking my train ?" "Hey !" "Turn around." "I got s-somethin' to show you." "What's goin' on ?" "Shut up." "I won't tell you again." "Open the door or I'll blow your head off." "May I get by, please ?" "No." "You don't wanna go in there." "Suppose I do anyway ?" "Then I'll shoot your pee-pee off." "Now just go back out the window and t-tell me what you see." "[ conductor ] someone leaning against the head car." "The second he comes aboard, you sh-shut the doors." "Keep your hand off the microphone button." "All right, Mr. Green ?" "Hundred percent, Mr. Blue." "Get moving, Will you ?" "[ phone ringing ]" "Lieutenant ?" "Oh." "Shelley, give that to the meathead upstairs, Will ya ?" "Okay." "[ woman ] right this way." "Just follow me." "Shelley, have you seen lt." "Garber ?" "Right over there." "Oh." "Lieutenant, it's so nice of you to leave your duties..." "Long enough to escort our distinguished guests around the facilities." "May I present to you Mr. Yashimura." "[ Japanese ]" "Uh, Mr. Matsumoto." "[ Japanese ]" "Uh, Mr. Tomashita." "[ Japanese ]" "And Mr. Nak-nakimahuh ?" "[ Japanese ]" "Nakabashi ?" "These gentlemen are all directors of the Tokyo metropolitan subway system." "And gentlemen, I'd like you to meet lt." "Zachary Garber..." "Of our own New York transit authority police." "Pleasure, gentlemen." "When you finish with them, send 'em up to 13... 'cause the chairman would like to say good-bye to them personally, okay ?" "Sayonara." "Sayonara." "[ Japanese ]" "Follow me, gentlemen, please." "New York city subway system's the largest in the world," "With 237 Miles of track, 7,000" "Gentlemen, please." "New York city subway system's the largest in the world:" "7,000 cars, 237 Miles of track" "Say when, Mr. Blue." "You just keep going, Will you ?" "[ boys giggling ]" "You're still in switching'." "Why don't you take it up to series ?" "You're green all the way through." "Well, we're in no hurry." "[ sneezes ] cold sounds pretty bad." "I woke up in the middle of the night-- [ explosion ] geez !" "What happened ?" "She must have bucked." "You told me you could drive this thing." "It wasn't me." "It's the train." "She bucks all the time." "She's a dog." "[ Garber ] this is the headquarters of the transit police," "Which occupies the entire second floor of this building." "We call it the nerve center." "Right over here, the status board pinpoints the disposition..." "Of every transit authority patrolman presently in the field." "That's it." "Get a good shot of that." "[ typing sounds ]" "Yeah, well, things are usually jumpin' pretty good in here." "I suppose you gentlemen have your share of crime..." "In the Tokyo subways, right ?" "Right ?" "Well, that's the way it goes." "These are the assignment desks, one for each of the lines." "This is the BMT, the IRT." "Here's the IND." "There's our artist in residence." "And right through here is our operations lieutenant, Mr. Rico Patrone," "Who on weekends works for the mafia." "Rico, I'd like you to meet some good friends of the chairman." "Hiya." "Very good friends, Rico." "Hiya." "These are the directors of the Tokyo subway." "[ typing sounds ]" "Why don't you tell these gentlemen about some of the exciting things..." "That have happened in the New York city subway system lately, Rico." "Well, we had a bomb scare in the Bronx yesterday." "But it turned out to be a cantaloupe." "I'm busy, Zach." "Okay ?" "In the course of a normal work week," "The average T.A. Policeman deals with such crimes as robbery," "Assault, murder," "Drunkenness, illness," "Vandalism, mischief," "Abusiveness," "Sexual molestation, exhibitionism." "[ train wheels clicking on track ] [ green ] what's your name, motorman ?" "Denny Doyle, sir." "You ever been written up ?" "Yes, sir, once." "What for ?" "Running a red signal." "How about you ?" "Yeah, twice." "Once on the cannisi-- that's right, Mr. Green." "Tell Mr. Doyle all about yourself, Will you ?" "Okay, stop it about here." "I'm takin' your brake handle..." "And the reverse key, Denny." "[ sneezes ] I want your cutting key also." "There, that's it." "You'll be hearing from command center in a minute or two." "You won't answer." "You will ignore the call." "Is that perfectly clear ?" "They can call all they want to." "I'm deaf." "Thanks, Mr. Grey." "Don't mention it, Mr. Green." "Right ?" "Right." "Let's have your cab key, conductor." "I can't do that." "I ain't supposed to do that." "You got three seconds to live, conductor." "One, two" "Okay, okay, okay." "It'll mean my job." "What's he gonna do ?" "You wouldn't want me to spoil the s-surprise, would you ?" "Just stay where you are." "You'll go back to normal speed when I tell you." "[ indistinct ] Meland." "Command center calling Pelham 123." "Come in, please." "I'm sorry." "I couldn't help it." "It's automatic." "Pelham 123, do you read me ?" "[ static ] come in, Pelham 123." "Pelham 123, where the fuck are you ?" "Hey !" "What's the goddamn hurry ?" "I told you, one of my tower men dropped his wedding ring down the John !" "What are you runnin' for ?" "Who's runnin' ?" "How come that gate ain't locked ?" "Who's gonna steal a subway train ?" "[ woman ] grand central tower calling command center." "Have you picked up on Pelham 123 yet ?" "[ man ] that's what we're tryin' to find out now." "What'd he say ?" "It's backed up all along the line." "Jesus Christ, Caz !" "You picked a hell of a day to be late !" "You wanted a plumber down here, didn't ya ?" "Whose goddamn wedding ring was it ?" "Who else ?" "Mrs. Jenkins'." "Sorry, Mr. Dolowicz." "It just slipped off." "What were you doin' with your hand in the John ?" "My hand wasn't-- fish it out, Will ya ?" "The toilet's behind the board." "Caz, Will you listen to me ?" "There's a train down !" "Classification's been open to a woman for only a month," "And already we're in a goddamn toilet." "What the hell's that ?" "That's what Marino's been tryin' to tell ya." "Somethin's up." " He's layin' down between 28th and 23rd street." " What the hell for ?" "Don't know." "How long ?" "Couple minutes." "Command center's been tryin' to raise him," "But so far he don't answer his phone." "Why don't he answer his radio ?" "Take it easy." "It's been too long !" "Maybe his radio is busted..." "And the son of a bitch is too lazy to climb down and use the telephone." "I'm gonna write him up for this, goddamn it !" "I'm gonna have his ass !" "[ Marino ] hey, it's movin'." "For Jesus Christ's sake, the dumb bastard is movin' backwards." "He left the front car behind." "That goddamn cord must be busted." "He stopped again." "Well, stopped is better than backwards, at least." "Jesus Christ." "What was that ?" "What was what ?" "I didn't know these things went backwards." "Now you know." "Would you mind tellin' me what you gentlemen are doing ?" "Yeah, I would." "[ boys giggling ]" "Choo-choo !" "[ man ] come in, Pelham 123." "Come in." "All right, Mr. Green ?" "Smooth as silk, Mr. Blue." "How do you feel ?" "Oh, great." "Get out, Doyle." "Here's your gun." "Get goin', Will you ?" "We're already two minutes late." "[ man ] Pelham 123." "Do you hear me, Pelham 123 ?" "Hey, look !" "The front car's movin' !" "And forward this time !" " I've got eyes, Haven't I ?" " What's goin' on down there ?" "You children with anybody ?" "Are you children with anybody ?" "Yeah, my mother." "Tommy, Anthony." "Go back and join her." "Why ?" "Go back and join your mother." "Mom, we wanna play." "[ woman talking:" "Indistinct ]" "[ gasps ] you can be a drunk and a" "Your attention, please." "Now then, you'll all remain seated." "Anybody who tries to rise is going to get shot." "[ passengers gasping, muttering ]" "There's another one." "[ muttering ] shut up !" "[ talking stops ] move up a bit, Mr. Doyle." "Now, ladies and gentlemen, you see this gun ?" "It fires 750 rounds of nine-millimeter ammunition per minute." "In other words, if all of you simultaneously were to rush me," "Not a single one of you would get any closer than you are right now." "Mom, are those real guns ?" "Shh !" "I do hope I have made myself understood." "[ Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ]" "He stopped again." "The crazy, dumb-ass son of a bitch stopped again." "He's halfway between stations." "Damn mental case." "I'm gonna nail his pecker to the goddamn wall for this." "Take it easy." "Oh, come on !" "If I gotta watch my language just because they let a few broads in, I'm gonna quit !" "How the hell can you run a goddamn railroad without swearing' ?" "Grand central terminal, this is the desk train master." "Who the hell's in charge there ?" "It's for you, Mr. Dolowicz." "It's me, Frank, Caz colonics." "We're watching it on the board." "What the hell good is watchin' ?" "I got trains pilin' up !" "Get some goddamn supervision down there !" "It's on its way, Frank." "I'll be back." "I'll turn out the power." "Quick as you can." "All right, everybody in this part of the car move to the back." "Come on." "Everybody in the front part of the car move to the back." "[ people complaining ] what the hell is goin' on ?" "Move back, please, and sit down." "[ woman ] may I say something, please ?" "Would you mind letting us know what's happening ?" "Listen to me." "All I wanted to tell you-- be quiet and sit down !" "Let's go, honey." "Move it !" "Don't touch me." "All right, Mr. Doyle." "What are you gonna do ?" "What about this one ?" "Let her sleep." "What you're going to do, Mr. Doyle, is to go back," "Collect all the passengers from the nine cars we've cut loose," "And you walk them to 28th street station." "People hate to get off in the middle of a tunnel." "Just do as you're told." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "Can I go with him ?" "I got this very important appointment." " Nobody else leaves." " Aw, shit." "I'm sure you wouldn't mind if the children were to go." "Sit down, Will you, madam ?" "Didn't you hear what I said ?" "Nobody else leaves." "Excuse me, mister." "Don't you think we should be let in on what's happening ?" "What's happening, sir, is that you're being held..." "By four very dangerous men armed with machine guns." "I suppose you ask a foolish question-- [ screaming ]" " Be quiet." " Shut up." "Now be quiet." "Nothing'll happen as long as you obey my orders." "Shit, man." "That's what they said in Vietnam, and I still got my ass shot full of lead." "Shut your mouth, nigger." " And keep it shut." " Mr. Grey." "[ woman praying softly inSpanish] [ praying continues ]" "That looks terrible." "[ sneers ] who asked you ?" "[ blue ] all right, Mr. Green." "All the power's off from 14th street to 33rd." "All four tracks:" "Local and express," "The north and the southbound." "Why am I still seeing lights in this tunnel ?" "Oh, that's emergency." "They run on ac like the signals." "[ sneezes ] stop that, Will you ?" "Sorry." "Leave the door open." "Did you cut off the power down there without callin' power central to explain ?" "You listen to me, Pelham 123." "Cut this out and answer me !" "You're screwin' up the whole New York city subway system." "[ Garber ] gentlemen, this is the T.A. Command center." "Come on in." "A lot of laughs in here." "A terrific place." "Each train is identified by the name of its terminus and the time of its departure." "Thus an express train leaving Woodlawn at 6:30 pm..." "Would be Woodlawn 630." "While on its return trip, its destination might be," "Let's say, like, Flatbush 825." "I hope you're memorizing' all this junk." "I'm gonna ask questions later." "What the hell's the matter with you ?" "Don't worry." "They don't understand a word of English." "This way, dummies." "Pelham 123, answer the radio." "There he is." "Meet Mr. Frank Terrill, the lord Byron of the New York city subway system." "Come in, Pelham 123." "Note the way fire and smoke shoot out of his ears." "Don't bug me !" "I got troubles here !" "What's the matter ?" "A train is down, its radio's dead, the power's off, and it's dumped its load." "Aside from that, everything's ginger peachy." "What time is it, Mr. Green ?" "Uh, 2:10." "Right." "Time to talk to them." "Something troubling you ?" "I think I'm gonna die today." "That's entirely possible." "This is Pelham 123 to command center." " This is Pelham 123 to command center." " There he is." "Do you read me ?" "We'll leave him alone to his problems." "Where the hell are you ?" "What are you tryin' to do ?" "Screw up this railroad single-handedly ?" "I want an explanation !" "Your train has been taken." "What ?" "Repeat." "Your train has been taken." "Hey, shut up in here !" "Shut up !" "I said, shut it, everybody !" "Shut it up, everybody !" "Goddamn it !" "What do you mean ?" "Are you the motorman ?" "Negative." "Then who are you ?" "Nobody's authorized to be in that cab except the lousy motorman." " Now identify yourself." " Listen, train master." "Your locomotive has been hijacked by a group of heavily armed men." "It what ?" "We are holding 17 passengers and the conductor hostage..." "In the first car." "I am quite prepared to kill any or all of them..." "If you do not obey my commands to the letter." " Have I made myself quiteclear?" " You're outta your skull !" "Be that as it may," "Get out a pen, take down our list of demands." "Now wait a minute." "Stand by." "What the hell would anybody wanna hijack a goddamn subway train for ?" "Hit your six button, Frank." "I want the T.A. Police in on this." "What the hell are all these Chinamen doin' in here, huh ?" "Holy Christ." "I forgot." "Johnny, would you take these monkeys up to 13 ?" "It is all right, lt." "Garber." "I'm sure we can find it by ourselves." "And thank you for a most instructive visit, lieutenant." "And most exciting too." "Most exciting." "Most exciting." "Garber to Patrone." "Garber to Patrone." "Come in, Patrone." "This is Patrone." "Rico," "I want you to plug everything you got into the IRT train master's circuit." "And all units stand by on the double." "Call in the city cops." "Put it on an I-11 so their computer gets it." "What's up, z ?" "You won't believe it." "You know me." "I'll believe anything." "A train's been hijacked." "I don't believe it." "[ woman ] oh, God, I've been ten minutes here already." "How long does it take for a train to come ?" "[ people complaining ]" "When did the power go ?" "Hey, conductor, when did the power go ?" "Who wants to know ?" "Me, the supervisor of the grand central tower wants to know !" "Oh, yes, sir." "A couple of minutes ago." "What happened down there ?" "Who wants to know ?" "Nobody knows." "What's goin' on ?" "I don't know." "I heard somethin' about somebody gettin' killed." "What happened ?" "Was anybody killed ?" "No, nobody's killed." "[ Denny ] on the left now." "Watch out for the third rail." "What the hell is this, for Christ's sake ?" "Your attention, please, ladies and gentlemen." "I'm sure the more intelligent of you have worked out what's happening." "You're all hostages." "Oh, my God." "Isn't that wonderful ?" "Hostages." "What did you think ?" "Guests ?" "Stop joking." "When we get what we want, you'll all be released unharmed." "Until then, of course, you'll continue to do precisely as you're told." "[ Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ] [ older man ] excuse me, sir." "What's going to happen to us if you don't get what you want ?" "Excuse me, sir." "We are going to get what we want." "[ whispering in Spanish ]" "I don't give a goddamn what they were armed with." "They were gonna kill me, for God's sake !" "You're like the captain of the ship !" "You're supposed to go down with it !" "Horse shit !" "Oh, you lady, butt out !" "Tell command center I'll be on my way to investigate." "I wouldn't go down there if I was you !" "I know you wouldn't !" "You work for the subway, mister ?" "Tell 'em I'm gonna sue." "I'm gonna sue their ass off." "Oh, go sue !" "[ people shouting ]" "Watch the third rail !" "Pelham 123 to command center." "Do you read me ?" "You ready to take down our list of demands now ?" "I'm listenin', you animal." "What do you want ?" "Do you have your pen ?" "Go on, for Pete's sake !" "To begin with, it's important that you understand three things." "One:" "Pelham 123 is completely within our control." "Two:" "We're all armed with automatic weapons." "Three:" "We have no scruples whatsoever about killing." "Do you understand me so far ?" "I understand you fine, you lunatic." "Please inform the mayor that we demand one million dollars cash..." "For the release of the car and all the hostages, right ?" "That'll be the day." "The time is now 2:13." "The money must be in our hands not later than 3:13," "One hour from now." "If the money is not in our hands," "We'll kill one hostage for every minute you're late." "Keep dreamin', maniac." "Furthermore, if anybody attempts to interfere-- anyone in any way" "We will begin killing the hostages immediately." "Confirm, please." "Zach." "Zach !" "Pelham 123, come in, please." "This is Pelham." "Identify yourself, please." "This is lt." "Zachary Garber of the transit police." " Identify yourself, please." " I'm the man who stole your train." "There is no way you can get away with this." "You are underground in a tunnel." "Why do you concern yourself with that ?" "At precisely 3:13, we are gonna begin executing the hostages." "Don't you think you'd better get in touch with the mayor and get back to me..." "For my further instructions ?" "That son of a bitch has got me backed up all the way to the Bronx." "What is this, a circus ?" "Let's get back to work." "Rico, did you get that ?" "Only your end of it, but I can piece it together." "It's crazy." "The guy who's talkin's got a heavy English accent." "He could be a fruitcake." "We got anybody at 28th street ?" "Just checking it out." "Yeah, he's around there somewhere." "Tell him to hold the fort." "It's liable to be all day before the city cops show up." "They're never around when you need 'em." "Will do, z." "[ people complaining ]" "[ Rico ] station 28." "Station 28." "Come in, please." "Patrolman James." "This is lt." "Patrone, operations." "Where are you now ?" "28th street, southbound." "Hey, look, lieutenant, everything's cooled out." "I mean, nothing's happening." "What's going on ?" "Don't react to this, but a train's been hijacked." "Holy shit." "For God's sake, don't say anything." "There's a supervisor from grand central tower there." "See if you can find him." "I saw him a few minutes ago." "He went down the track on foot." "Geez." "You'd better go back after him." "See if you can turn him back." "Yes, sir." "All I know is," "I am the goddamn mayor of the goddamn city of New York," "The second most important elective office in the entire country," "And you're tryin' to tell me I gotta lay here and suffer..." "Like every other schlub in the country ?" "I'm sorry you have the flu, Mr. Mayor." "There's nothing more I can do." "There's one more thing." "Get out." "[ coughs ] you can't fight city hall." "[ TV ] couple number two, Arthur and Eleanor, you have 20 points." "[ ringing ] answer the question correctly and you move into first place." "[ clicks TV off ] yeah ?" "Al, it's Warren." "I'm coming upstairs." "I got a real bitch on our hands." "Don't tell me." "I don't wanna know." "I'm coming up." "Can't you handle it, Warren ?" "You are the goddamn deputy mayor of the city of" "Sure I can handle it, like I handle every other..." "Filthy, stinking job in this whole miserable city," "But I'm not gonna do it." "What is it, another strike ?" "All right, all right, I can take another strike." "A gang of men has hijacked a subway train." "A gang of men" "Has hijacked a subway train." "They want a million dollars for it." "Come on up." "[ clicks TV on ]" "Couple number one, Tom and Rusty," "Are the winners of today's newlywed game !" "I missed it !" "[ clicks TV off ]" "What do you want, Mr. Green ?" "Is everything okay ?" "Will you go back and sit down ?" "I do not want Mr. Grey and Mr. Brown alone with the rest of the passengers." "Don't you trust 'em ?" "Yes, I trust Mr. Brown." "I do not trust Mr. Grey." "I think that Mr. Grey is an enormous, arrogant pain in the ass..." "Who could turn out to be trouble." "I also think that he is mad." "Why do you think they threw him out of the mafia ?" "Oh, terrific." " Hold it right there, cowboy." " Who are you ?" "You'll find out if you take another step." "I'm warning you, mister, that's city property you're fooling around with." "That's just too fuckin' bad." "Why didn't you go grab a goddamn airplane like everybody else ?" "We're afraid of flying'." "Now clear out or I'll shoot your ass off !" "The hell with you." "I'm comin' on board." "I warned you, stupid." "[ screaming ]" "Holy shit." "[ passengers screaming ]" "I warned the bastard, but he kept on comin' anyway." " He alone ?" " I didn't see nobody else." " Mr. Brown." " I guess I got us on the scoreboard, right ?" "Hmm ?" "[ chuckles ] [ screaming, crying ]" "You take over for Mr. Grey now." "He's so quick with that gun." "The jerk was comin' on board." "What are you talkin' about ?" "[ kids crying ]" "Loved every minute of it." "Keep those children quiet." "I'm tryin'." "I can't !" "Do you want me to try ?" "Oh, my God, no !" "Shh !" "Thought you said that nobody was gonna get hurt." "[ whispering ] patrolman James calling operations." "This is Patrone." "Did you find that supervisor ?" "Shh !" "He's dead, lieutenant." "Speak up." "I can't year ya." "I can't." "I'm only 20 yards away from the hijacked train." "They just shot him..." "With a machine gun." "Is he dead ?" "Wouldn't you be, lieutenant ?" "Stay put and keep an eye on things." "Z, they just Drew first blood." "That supervisor from grand central tower." "We don't know his name." "They just killed him." "Oh, God." "Thanks, Rico." "Frank, do you know who went down to 28th street from grand central ?" "Caz Dolowicz." "Why ?" "Geez, I knew him." "Hey, what do you mean, you knew him ?" "They just shot him." "Dead ?" " Caz ?" "Fat Caz ?" " Yeah." "[ man ] Garber ?" "Oh, shit." "Garber ?" "You there, Zach ?" "Yeah." "Who's this ?" "Costello." "Yes, captain ?" "I'm puttin' you in charge of this end." "I'm goin' down to headquarters." "If I don't show up quick, the city cops'll hog all the action." "There's even one aboard the train-- one of the hostages." "You're kiddin'." "There's a cop on the train ?" "How do you know ?" "There were two of 'em, but one got off at 33rd street..." "And called in later when the news got out." " That means the other one's stillonthedamntrain." " Plainclothes ?" "Yeah, tactical force." "Man or woman ?" "You know somethin' ?" "I never even thought to ask." "It doesn't make any difference." "Whoever it is can't do very much single-handed." "Warren, I thought it over." "I know what we're gonna do." "Yeah ?" "You tell me." "We're gonna let 'em keep the goddamn subway train." "Hell, we got plenty of them." "We'll never even miss it." "How about the 18 hostages, al ?" "We gonna miss them ?" "Warren, goddamn it." "This city hasn't got a million dollars !" "Then empty out one of your Swiss bank accounts, because there's no way out." "Don't we get to think about it ?" "There's no time." "I still want the full picture." "Get me the police commissioner, the chairman of the transit authority..." "And that putz we got for a controller." "They're on their way over now, but it's no good running to them." "You're the man." "The buck stops with you." " Oh, shit." " God help us." "Shit !" "Piss !" "Fuck !" "Call Charlie whiteface." "Tell him I'll get to him as soon as I can." "Where's that list on 144 ?" "Command center calling Pelham 123." "Frank, you're hoggin' all my circuits." "I got motormen callin' me from all over the line." "Tell 'em to shut up and get off the air." "I need some more lines open." "I never thought I'd see the day when talkin' to murderers..." "Took priority over runnin' a railroad." "Get off it." "My only priority is saving the lives of these passengers." "Screw the passengers !" "What the hell they expect for their lousy 35 cents ?" "Oh, you're beautiful." "Do you read me, Pelham 123 ?" "If I was runnin' things, I'd go in there with guns and tear gas." "Well, you're not runnin' things, so start doin' your own work and let the police do theirs." "Like that cop on the train ?" "When's he gonna start shootin' ?" "You don't even know if it is a he." "Do you read me ?" "Women cops." "What the hell good are they ?" "Probably can't even find a gun in their goddamn purse !" "[ blue ] this is Pelham 123." "Any news to report ?" "What's that about news ?" "Say again about news." "I said, have you any news to report ?" "Oh, no, nothin' yet." "[ sneezes ]" " Gesundheit." " What are you calling about ?" "[ Garber ] we need more time." "Shut the door, please." "It is 2:24, lieutenant." "You've got 49 minutes left." "Be reasonable, Will ya ?" "We're tryin' to cooperate with ya, but we can't do anything..." "If you don't give us enough time to work with." "Forty-nine minutes." "We're dealin' with city hall." " You know what a mess of red tape that is ?" " Forty-nine minutes." "Look, fella, we know how to tell time here as well as you do," "But we aren't gonna get anyplace if all you do is repeat "49 minutes."" " Forty-eight minutes." " Yeah, all right." "We'll get back to you as soon as we can." "To hear you plead with that chickenshit makes me ashamed to be an American." "Can it, Will ya ?" "Go play with your trains." "[ siren blaring ] [ man on radio ] stay tuned for an update on the subway hijacking case." "[ silly music ] this is the police commissioner." "Get me the borough commander." " Turn off that goddamn music." " Yes, sir." "Harry ?" "I'm headin' up to see the mayor right now." "What's it look like down there ?" "It's murder, Phil." "They're comin' out of the woodwork." "They smell blood." "Who's your number two ?" "Deputy chief Inspector Daniels from special operations." "He's a good man." "He handled that protest at friar park." "Get those goddamn photographers outta here !" " How are you deployed ?" " I've got about 50 men inside the tunnel." "North and south of the train, well-concealed, all wearing vests..." "And armed with machine and submachine guns, shotguns, handguns, riot guns..." "And a half-dozen snipers with night scopes." "We could fight the third world war." "Just make sure they stay outta sight." "If the hijackers see one, we'll have a massacre." "We have a sniper's report that they're movin' around inside the car freely." "The one in the motorman's cab is fully exposed and an easy shot." "Absolutely no !" "You understand me ?" "We're takin' their threat seriously." "What do you got upstairs ?" "Trucks, cars, emergency, medical and rescue units." "Harry, tell me somethin', Will ya ?" "They're in a tunnel surrounded on all sides." "How do they expect to get away ?" "Beats the shit outta me, Phil." "[ man blows nose ] [ woman ] oh, al, that's disgusting !" "Will you stop with the tissue ?" "Warren, Will you tell him that other mayors have to live in this house after we're gone ?" "Go in there, al." "I'll send everybody there." "Just sit down." "Oh, good." "Thanks for coming up on such short notice." "[ indistinct ]" "Good, Phil." "Just in time." "Police commissioner, let's go." "Coffee ?" "Cake ?" "Skip it, Jessie." "We're running short on time." "We all know what's going on underground, don't we ?" "So the main issue is whether or not we're gonna pay the ransom." "Phil, what do you think ?" "Well, we're fully mobilized." "I can go down there anytime." "We've got enough firepower to wipe out an army." "But I can't guarantee the safety of the hostages." "In other words, you're for paying the ransom." "Well, we don't want another Attica, do we ?" "So your vote is ?" "I abstain." "Shit." "Barney ?" "The safety of the passengers is the only concern of the transit authority." "Your vote ?" "Pay the two dollars." "Two dollars ?" "If it was two dollars, I'd pay the two dollars." "It's a million." "It's a one with six zeros." "Is it comin' out of your pocket ?" "Come on, Sid." "Save the poor-mouth for later." "How do you vote ?" "I'm not through discussing' it yet." "Yes, you are." "Now vote." "My concern is with the taxpayers." "Someone oughta be." "You know what I always say." ""millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute." isn't that what I always say ?" "Uh-huh." "So that's a no." "All right, al." "You've heard from the three wise men." "Now what do you say ?" "What are they going to say, Warren ?" "They who ?" "Who ?" "Everybody !" "The press, the man on the street." "He means the voters." "[ coughing ] you know what they're gonna say." "The times is gonna support you, the news is gonna knock you," "The post will take both sides at the same time." "The rich'll support you, likewise the blacks..." "And the Puerto Ricans won't give a shit." " So come on, quit stalling !" " Will you stop bullying everybody, Warren ?" "This is supposed to be a democracy !" "Wise up !" "We're tryin' to run a city, not a goddamn democracy !" "Al, quit farting around !" "We've gotta pay !" "Jessie ?" "Hmm ?" "Jessie, what do you say ?" "I know a million dollars sounds like a lot of money." "But just think what you're gonna get in return." " What ?" " Eighteen sure votes." "All right." "All right, Warren." "Warren, arrange for the payoff." "Hallelujah." "Fellas, you heard him." "Phil, pass word to the bad guys that we're coughing up." " Sid, what bank do we do the most business with ?" " City national trust." "I'll give 'em a call." "I'll call." "You'll take an hour tryin' to knock down the interest rate." "[ sighs ]" "Jessie," "I think I handled it all right, huh ?" "A regular Fiorello La Guardia." "Patrolman James calling operations." "This is Patrone." "What's goin' on ?" "There's a lot of feet moving around in the dark." "I can hear 'em." "I figure it's a couple of dozen sharpshooters and snipers." "Am I right ?" "I wouldn't be surprised." "You make damn sure they know I'm standing here..." "Between them and the hijackers." "I'm not all that easy to see in the dark." "[ door opens ]" "Nothing yet ?" "Boy, they're sure takin' their time, aren't they ?" "Don't worry." "They're gonna have to pay." "Supposin' they don't ?" "Well, then, a lot of people are gonna die, aren't they ?" "Yeah." "Including us." "It's better than selling life insurance, isn't it ?" "Life insurance ?" "I thought you told me you were in the army." "I was." "That's where I developed my expensive tastes." "Ah." "British army, $150 a month." "You gotta be kidding." "The Africans paid me 5,000." "A month ?" "For leading a battalion." "Jesus." "What the hell did you get outta that for ?" "Because the market dried up." "Wow." "Five thousand." "Well, at least you weren't fired, you know." "I don't give a shit." "Who wants to drive a subway train for the rest of his life ?" "What did they catch you doing ?" "Me ?" "Nothin'." "What do you mean ?" "They framed me." " The biggies needed a fall guy." " Biggies ?" "Transit cops, undercover guys." "They got wind of a gang passing dope, transporting from downtown to uptown," "And giving it to a motorman and somebody picking' it up." "They tried to pin the evidence on me, but they didn't find anything." "You were innocent ?" "Of course I was innocent." "Think I'd do a thing like that ?" "What's the matter with you ?" "[ chuckles ] [ siren blaring ]" "I'm on my way to headquarters." "We got the green light." "Green light ?" "Phil, that's great news." "The men are rarin' to go." "No." "We're payin' the ransom money." "Pass the word along to the hijackers." "Roger." "Command to the 28th street platform." "Come in, Daniels." "Do you read me ?" "This is Daniels." "Pass the word along." "The mayor's agreed to pay." "Let the hijackers know right away, Will ya ?" "Roger." "Command center," "This is 28th street." "Do you read me, command center ?" "This is command center." "Who's this ?" "Chief inspector Daniels." "Mayor's agreed to pay." "Pass it on to the hijackers right away." "Will do, sir." "Pelham 123." "Come in, Pelham 123." "This is Pelham 123." "I read you." "We agree to pay the ransom." "Repeat:" "We agree to pay." "What ?" "They're gonna do what ?" "Do you read me, Pelham 123 ?" "You're outta your skull." "Hey, Will ya ?" "I read you, Garber." "Take down my next set of instructions." "They're to be followed to the letter." "The money's to be paid in the following denominations." "$500,000 in fifties, $500,000 in hundreds, all right ?" "500,000 in fifties, 500,000 in hundreds." "Right." "Which will then be put in stacks of 200 bills each," "Bound with two thick elastic bands." "Two stacks of bills bound in what ?" "Bound with thick elastic bands." "Point two:" "All of the bills Will be old bills," "Their serial numbers to be random." "When the delivery arrives, we'll contact you with further instructions, right ?" "About what ?" "Your getaway ?" "Signing off now." "That son of a bitch." "Hey, Pelham." "It might interest you to know, I figured out how you're gonna do it." "Yes, it would interest me very much." "You're gonna make every man, woman and child in New York city..." "Close their eyes and count to a hundred." "It is now 2:47." "That means you have got 26 minutes." "Wait a minute." "We agreed to pay you the money." "Now turn your clock off, will ya ?" " Twenty-six minutes." " Your instructions were complicated." "The money has to be counted, stacked, tied, transported." "It isn't physically possible." "You'd be surprised what's physically possible." "The clock's running." "Twenty-six minutes." "After that we can start scratching' 'em off one per minute." "[ coughs ]" "Your attention, please." "Ladies and gentlemen, it might interest you to know..." "The city of New York has agreed to pay for your release." "[ chattering ]" "As soon as the money gets here, will you let us go ?" "Soon after." "[ older man ] excuse me, sir." "Would you mind telling us now how much you're getting ?" "Why is that of interest to you, sir ?" "Well, a person likes to know his worth." "One million dollars." "That's not so terrific." "[ groaning ]" "Pull your pants up, al." "We're goin' downtown." "Totally out of the question, Mr. La Salle." "Nobody asked you." "Warren, for Pete's sake, I'm sick as a goat." "What's the point ?" "The point, for Pete's sake, is that the mayor of the city of New York," "Trailing by 22 points in all the polls," "Cares enough about 18 citizens in jeopardy..." "To make a personal appearance on their behalf." "You know what'll happen ?" "What always happens." "I'll get booed." "He's a very sick man." "Will you let go of that ?" "[ groans ] shit." "Al, all you have to do is say a few words to the hijackers over a bullhorn." "You make a dignified plea for mercy." "Warren, suppose the hijackers start shooting at me ?" "Will you stop ?" "They have no reason to shoot at you." "Why ?" "You think they're from out of town ?" "[ weak laughter ] get dressed, al." "I'll do the jokes." "[ indistinct ]" "[ indistinct ]" "They're backed up for Miles and bitchin' like hell." "Hold your water, Will ya ?" "Sit down and I'll tell ya what we're gonna do." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "Now listen." "I want all-- [ indistinct ]" "[ Rico ] Garber." "Come in, Garber." "Come in, Garber." "Who are we waitin' for, z ?" "Beats me." "How long's it take to get all that money together ?" "We'll never make it." "The passengers are dead ducks." " I wonder what that cop's thinkin' about now." " What cop ?" "The one who's a hostage." "Shit, I'm glad it's not me." "Where the hell's that money ?" "You wanna make yourself useful ?" "Get personnel and tell 'em to get together a list of all motormen..." "Discharged for cause during the past five to ten years." "What are you lookin' for ?" "Somebody down there knows how to drive a train." "You don't pick that up watchin' sesame street." "Tell 'em you want it today." "Mr. Grey, can I have a word with you, please ?" "Sure." "Don't go away." "Will you stop messing around with that girl ?" "What are you talkin' about ?" "She's a 20-buck-a-trick hooker." "Who's a 20-buck-a-trick hooker ?" "Leave her alone." "Who are you to go around calling people hookers ?" " I can do this job and hump that broad at the same time." " Listen, you little prick." "Twenty bucks wouldn't buy you a good-night kiss." "I'm giving you an order, Mr. Grey." "Blow it outta your ass, colonel." "You're talkin' to the wrong man." "I'm not your Mr. B-b-brown." "I once had a man shot for talking to me like that." "Well, that's the difference between us." "I've always done my own killing'." "Sure takin' a hell of a long time in there." "It's a lot of money, Albert." "Ever think of how many times you gotta wet your thumb to count a million bucks ?" "Command center calling 28th street." "Come in, inspector." "This is Daniels." "Has the money left yet, inspector ?" "Not yet." "What are they waitin' for ?" "Give 'em a goose, Will ya ?" "We're runnin' outta time !" "[ whistling ]" "[ whistling continues ] [ whistling ]" "Pelham 123, this is command center." "Come in, Pelham 123." "This is Pelham 123." "This is Garber." "We're moving a little slowly at this end, Pelham." " We need some more time." " Sorry." "No more time." "If you can just see your way through-- [ indistinct ]" "Will you hold it down ?" "I want a local sent around the loop at south berry" "I said, knock it off !" "I'm tryin' to buy some time here !" "And I'm tryin' to run a railroad, for Christ's sake !" "While you're playin' grab-ass with a bunch of friggin' pirates !" "How about 15 more minutes ?" "A lousy 15 minutes ?" "Negative." "Ten minutes then." "What difference can ten minutes make to you ?" "Negative." "Anything wrong ?" "Wanted more time." "How much more ?" "Just ten minutes." "That can't hurt anybody." "I didn't give it to them." "Suppose they can't make it ?" "Then we do what we said we'd do." "Maybe an hour isn't enough time." "You know the system." "You give 'em an hour, they take an hour." "You give 'em two hours, they take two hours." "An hour is plenty of time." "Yeah, I know, but supposing' it isn't ?" "This is the borough commander." "Come in, headquarters Charlie." "Headquarters Charlie !" "Aren't you guys moving' yet ?" "What the hell's goin' on ?" "You know what the time is ?" "Yes, sir." "We're still waitin' for the money." "If I don't see your faces before the deadline, I don't wanna see them ever !" "Yes, sir." "I told you." "It's gonna be our ass." "Let's go !" "This is a million dollars ?" "It's what it buys, not what it weighs." "[ siren blaring ]" "[ siren blaring ]" "[ indistinct ]" "[ siren blaring ]" "Eight minutes." "We're just not gonna make it." "Inspector, where are they now ?" "Center street, north of chambers." "That gives us seven minutes." "It's just not enough time, sir." "Even if they get up to 28th street on time," "We still gotta carry it down track on foot." "No way, sir." "[ siren blaring ]" "I always wanted to do this." "We're scarin' the shit outta everybody." "Including' me." "Pelham 123, this is Garber." "Come in, Pelham 123." "All right, Garber, this is Pelham 123." "The money's en route makin' pretty good time," "But it won't get to you by 3:13." "I'm very sorry to hear that." "Suppose we get it to the station entrance by then." "Will you change your deadline from delivery to you to arrival at 28th street ?" "Would you do that at least ?" "Do you read me, Pelham, for cryin' out loud ?" "All right, Garber, but no more concessions." "Is that quite clear ?" "Quite clear, quite clear." "Inspector, they bought it." "If we get the money to the station entrance by 3:13, we'll be okay." " Good work, Garber." " Hello, headquarters Charlie." "Headed north on center street, approaching Kenmay." "Keep it comin'." "You've got four minutes." "Yes, sir, we'll make it." "We'll never make it." "We just got word." "The mayor's on his way." "Tell him we'll hold a crowd till he gets here." "[ siren blaring ] [ horn honking ]" "Get outta there !" "What are you doin' ?" "Get it outta there !" "Mr. Green." " Yes ?" " Coming up in one minute." "Have you decided which one it's gonna be ?" "Does that make any difference ?" "No, I guess not." "Okay." "Fifty seconds and then I'm gonna eliminate one." "Headquarters Charlie, we're passing Haston street," "Approaching Astor place." "You've got 28 blocks." "Floor the son of a bitch !" "Look out !" "It's been wrecked ?" "There's no more time left." "We're outta time." "I know we're outta time." "Couldn't make it." "That's all." "What do you mean, that's all ?" "They're just about to shoot an innocent person, sir." "If they know the truck is wrecked, how can they expect us to be on time ?" "They don't know anything down there." "How can they know anything where they" "Holy mackerel, that's it." "Pelham 123, the money's arrived." "Repeat:" "The money has arrived." "Do you read me, Pelham 123 ?" "The money has arrived." "This is Pelham 123." "You made it just in time, didn't you ?" "Get it up there !" "Move !" "I hope it works." "[ blue on radio ] are you still there, Garber ?" "Still here." "Hey, tell me something, Pelham." "If we were a couple of seconds late, you would've knocked off an innocent party ?" "Affirmative." "Now I'm gonna give you the instructions for the delivery of the money." " As usual, you'll follow them totheletter." "Okay?" " I got it." "Go ahead." "Two unarmed policemen Will-- [ sneezes ]" "Gesundheit." "Two unarmed policemen Will walk down the track," "One with the money, the other with a torch..." "Which he will flash continuously from side to side." "When they reach the car, the rear door will be opened," "And the one with the money will throw it onto the floor of the train." "Then they will both turn, and they will walk back to 28th street station." "Acknowledge." "I got it." "Is that all ?" "Yeah, that's all for now, but you keep in mind, won't you," "That the same ground rules apply." "Any wrong move by anyone, and I kill a hostage." "[ Garber ] could have guessed that part." "You have got five minutes to deliver this money." "You don't really think you're gonna get out of there, do ya ?" "It's now 3:14." "You've got till 3:19." "Over." "Over." "Bastard." "[ sirens wailing ]" "Well, it's about fucking time." "You two !" "Get the money outta there !" "Which one has the flashlight ?" "Then you carry the money." "Yes, sir." "Gimme that paper." "Move it !" "You've only got four minutes." "Never mind the goddamn salutes." "Just get goin' !" "Get goin' !" "[ crowd booing ]" "Jesus, it's the goddamn mayor." "You get the feelin' we ain't alone down here ?" "What do you mean ?" "We got four submachine guns in front of us..." "And all these jokers behind us." "I feel like I'm walkin' into the fuckin' ok corral." "[ imitates gunshot ]" "Shit." "[ blows ]" " [ gunshot ] - [ people screaming ]" " [ screaming continues, distant]  - son of a" "[ man ] hold your fire, goddamn it !" "[ people chattering ] quiet." " You all right ?" " Yeah, it's not too bad." "I think it went right through." "Move back." "Come on." "Move back." "Hey !" "Give me that scarf." "Give me that scarf !" "Keep quiet." "Okay ?" "Yeah." "I don't feel pain too much." "How many shots ?" "Just one." "The rest was me, and then they answered." "I didn't see anybody, I just got mad." "Goddamn it." "Mr. Grey." "Hey." "You don't think they're finished out there, do ya ?" "Go back there and help Mr. Green, will you, please ?" "Boy, some girl scout, chickenshit outfit I'm in here." "I suppose somebody out there got nervous or bored." "Been there a long time." "Can't afford to let it pass." "[ Rico on radio ] who started it ?" "Who fired first, them or us ?" "I don't know, lieutenant." "It came from somewhere behind me in the dark." "It had to be one of those snipers they got down here." "Somebody took it in his head to fire on his own ?" "How could he do such a thing ?" "Easy, lieutenant." "Real easy." "Can you see what's going on inside the train ?" "No, not too good, but I'd sure hate to be in there finding out." "Conductor." " You mean me ?" " Yes." "Would you stand up and come down here, please ?" " Why ?" "What are you gonna do ?" " Just something you can help me with." "Come on." "Come down here." "Look, if he doesn't want to go" "All right, everybody, just get back on your seats very quietly." "Come on." "Please." "All right, conductor." "I want you to walk up track about a hundred feet." "Just wait for the men delivering the money." "All right ?" "I'll open the door for you." "Why do I have to go ?" "Come on." "[ door opening ] here." "I'll help you down on the track." "Come on." "Please go." "There's nothing to worry about." "Look." "Somebody's climbed down." "Christ." "He's comin' this way." "[ screaming ] [ passengers wailing ]" " What ?" " What the hell are you talkin' about, Rico ?" "Why would they shoot a hostage ?" "We're still under the deadline." " I told you." "Somebody threw a shot at them." " Who the hell was it ?" "Nobody knows." "My bet is, we never will." "Z, when are we gonna hear from that cop who's on board ?" "What do you want, a suicide ?" "There's a bunch of heavily armed men down there." "What Chance does one lousy cop got, especially if it's a dame ?" "Boy, what a mess." "Pelham 123, come in." "This is Garber." "This is Pelham 123." "Come in, Garber." "For Christ's sake, fella, did you have to do it ?" "One of my men was fired at." "I warned you what the penalty would be." " Yeah, you warned me." " Where's the money ?" "I'm going to give you 30 seconds more." "[ crying ]" "[ man ] hey, you guys." "Christ !" "Who's that ?" "Transit cop." "I got orders for you." "Resume delivery, on the double." "I don't suppose we could have that in writin'." "[ crying continues ]" "Mr. Blue, we got a light !" "[ crying stops ]" "[ blue ] all right." "Open the door, Mr. Brown." "All right, gentlemen." "Hands in evidence, please." "Put up your hands !" "All right, throw the money up here." "Into the cab." "Push it up." "Thank you." "Now turn around." "Go home to your wives and children." "Keep the hands up." "Take it very easily." "Shut the door, Mr. Brown, Will you ?" " [ man whistles ] - oh, Jesus." "Mr. Grey." "[ female passenger ] Jesus h." "Christ." "I've never seen a million dollars in my life before." "You can load up first, Mr. Grey." "I'll load up as soon as I talk to Garber." "All that money, I can't believe it." "I'm gonna die today." "Well, either you live or you die." "That's 18 packs each, right ?" "Right." "This is Pelham 123." "Do you read me, Garber ?" "This is Garber." "Go ahead." "I'm gonna give you three specific instructions." "Each one is to be followed precisely." "Is that clear ?" "So far." "Okay." "One:" "At the end of this conversation," "You will restore power to the entire sector." "Right." "Restore power." "Go ahead." "Two:" "You will clear the local track..." "All the way from 28th street to south ferry." "By clear I mean switches properly set, all signals green." "I emphasize green, Garber." "If I so much as see a red light, let alone get tripped by one, I'll shoot another hostage." "You will also remove all police personnel from the tunnel." "If I see a policeman between here and the south ferry, I'll shoot another hostage." "In fact, any deviation, I'll shoot another hostage." "Listen, fella, I hope you take this in the right spirit," "But after this is over you should seek out psychiatric help." "Let me know when all my points have been complied with." "Over and out." " Rico, you there ?" " I'm here, z." "What's up ?" "Hold on while I cut in the city cops." "Frank, hook me up and get out of there." "What a way to run a railroad." " Inspector Daniels, come in." "This is Garber." " This is Daniels." "Inspector, I have lt." "Patrone of the transit police on the line." "I have the latest instructions from the hijackers." "They want power restored, all tracks cleared," "Signals green to south ferry and no cops anywhere in sight." "Okay, so we go along with that." "We have to." "We have no choice." "But then what ?" "What do you think they got in mind ?" "Beats the hell out of me." "I wouldn't have picked a tunnel to make my getaway from." "But they did pick it," "And since, so far, everything they've done..." "Has been worked out to the smallest detail," "It stands to reason they got the rest of this worked out too." "Power restored and track cleared." "But why south ferry ?" "Do you think it's the water ?" "Maybe they got a boat in the harbor, or a seaplane." "I don't know." "We'd better play it one step at a time." "Lt. Garber, you see about restoring the power and clearing the tracks." "I'll start pulling our units out of the tunnel." "We can follow them just as well on the street." "Except how do we know where they'll be ?" "Grand central tower has them on their board." "We can see every move they make." "They stop anyplace before south ferry, we know about it." " I'll check in when I get to my car." " [ Rico ] wait a minute." "I think I just figured out how they're gonna get away." "I'm listening." "They're gonna fly the train to Cuba." "You're a sick man, Rico." "[ Correll ] what do you want me to do ?" "The power's still off." "You'll have to move 'em by bus." "What do you mean, you Haven't got any buses ?" "Go out and hijack some." "Hey, Garber, what's goin' on ?" "Do I get my trains back now, or don't I ?" "You don't." "Not yet." "Jesus." "Do you realize the goddamn rush hour starts in an hour ?" "Will you shut up and listen to me ?" "I got a new set of instructions." "I don't give a rat's ass to your fuckin' instructions." "I'm not lifting' a finger to help the killers of Caz Dolowicz." "Hey !" "Easy." "Now, you listen to me, you dumb son of a bitch." "You don't do what I tell you," "You'll be havin' dinner tonight with Caz Dolowicz." "Jesus Christ, what are you-- [ gasping ]" "Okay." " Better take the case out." " Right." "All right, ladies and gentlemen, pay attention to me again, please." "In a little while we hope to be moving again." "Then, with a bit of luck, you'll all be released unharmed." "Until then, of course, you'll continue to obey my orders." "Thank you for your cooperation." "Hey, dude." "Long as you goin' downtown anyway," "You mind dropping' me off at Fulton street ?" "You're a wise mother, you know that ?" "How'd you like some more ?" "This'll give 'em a jolt, moving before they expected it." "Look at this." "Holy Christ, she's movin'." "What's goin' on ?" "They promised to wait until we cleared track all the way down." "Jenkins, get command center." "Grand central tower calling command center." "This is command center." "She's moving." "Who's moving ?" "Pelham 123." "What ?" "Since when ?" "Just started." "Hold on." "I'll put you on a tie-in." "Rico, she's movin'." " Who's moving ?" " Who do you think ?" "Pelham." " We're not set up yet." " Which is probably why they did it." " You heard from Daniels yet ?" " He's in a squad car on park avenue south." "[ Garber ] inspector Daniels, she's moving, sir." "Who's moving ?" "What's the matter with everybody ?" "How many hijacked trains we got around here ?" "They're not supposed to do that yet." "How far have they gone ?" "Grand central, how far have they gone ?" " She's coming up on 23rd street station." " We'd better move those cops." "Better follow along down park avenue." "Captain, get me 23rd street !" "[ green ] coming into 23rd street." "All right." "Steady as she goes, now." "Garber, I just had a terrible thought." "Suppose they're not on the train." "What if they set the throttle and jumped off ?" "While we're chasing the train, they're sneaking out an exit somewhere behind us" "Ingenious, sir, except for one thing-- it's impossible." "Why ?" "Little gizmo known as the dead man's feature." "It was built into the controller handle in case the motorman should ever drop dead." "The handle has to have a man's hand pressing down on it hard at all times." "Otherwise, the thing don't work." "The train stops cold." "I see." "Nice try, though." "I'll give 'em a call, in case you're still worried about it." "[ Garber ] Pelham 123, what's goin' on down there ?" "The tracks aren't cleared yet." "How come you're movin' ?" "We're trying to put some distance between us and all those policemen..." "You got hidden in that tunnel back there." "If you keep movin', you're gonna run into a lot of red signals." "I don't want you to blame us for it." "I won't blame you for anything." "Just let us know when you've cleared the track." "Signing off." "You think he's able to figure anything out ?" "I mean, all those questions." "Not surprising, in the circumstances, is it ?" "They're thinking just what we want them to think." "Ah." "There it is." "Okay." "Stop a few yards past it, Will you ?" "All right." "Thank you, Mr. Green." "He shut down again." "Pass it along." "Grand central tower calling command center." "Come in, command center." "This is command center." "She stopped again, lieutenant, just below 18th street station." "Gotcha." "Thanks." "Inspector Daniels ?" "They stopped again." "Where are you ?" " Approaching 17th street." " Pull over." "You're right above them." "And then what ?" "It's up to them." "I'll get back to you, sir." "[ Garber ] Pelham 123." "Calling Pelham 123." "Come in, please." "Pelham 123." "Pelham 123, this is command center." "Come in." "Quick as you can." "Pelham 123, this is Garber." "Come in, please." "Come in, please." "[ metal clanking ]" "What the hell's going on out there ?" " Who said you could talk ?" " [ children laughing ]" " [ boy wailing ]" " Pelham 123, come in." "Pelham 123, why don't you answer ?" "Frank, how long before the track's cleared to south ferry ?" "You mean, before this railroad is so totally fucked up..." "It'll take a computer to put it back together ?" "Yes, Frank, that's what I meant." "About five or six minutes." "I got a snag at Brooklyn bridge." "Start at the top and work down." "Rico, there's somethin' going on down there." "What do you think ?" "I don't have the slightest idea." "Listen, Rico, I don't care what those clowns said." "I want men on every-- wait a minute." "Hold on a second." "Inspector Daniels, I think we ought to have officers on every platform..." "From 14th street to south ferry." "That's a good idea." "Will do." "I'll come up to 17th street and join you." "Rico, how're you comin' along with that list of motormen ?" "They're working on it." "I told them to rush it through." "Come up here and take over the radio for me." "But don't tell 'em the track's clear until you hear from me." "I don't want them starting' up again until I get there." "Will do, z." "[ sirens wailing, horns blaring ]" "Inspector Daniels ?" "Daniels." "Oh." "I thought you were a-- a shorter guy." "I don't know what I thought." "Anything happening ?" "No, they're still down there." "If the street collapsed, we'd probably land right on top of them." "Command center to DCI Manhattan." "Rico, this is Garber." "Track's been cleared for a couple of minutes now." "You want me to call the hijackers ?" "Yeah, let 'em know." "And let us know when they start moving, Will ya ?" "Do we wait or get started ?" "If they pick up speed, we're gonna have trouble keeping up." "I think we oughta take off, get a jump on them for a change." "Move it." "Tell the sergeant to hold the men here until further word." "Yes, sir." "Fits like a glove." "Is it gonna come away clean ?" "It's gonna work, all right." "[ Rico ] command center to Pelham 123." "Command center to Pelham 123." "Come in, Pelham." "Who's that ?" "Give me the mike." "Here." "This is Pelham." "What happened to Garber ?" "Even great men have to pee." "Just letting you know the track's cleared all the way to south ferry." "Thank you." "Give the lieutenant my regards." "You can do it yourself at the arraignment." "Over and out." "Let's get going." "All right." "All right, Mr. Brown." "[ blue ] you'll all remain seated." "That means nobody is to get up." "Okay." " Now what ?" " Me, you're asking ?" "[ brakes hissing ]" "Okay, come on." "Where are you goin' ?" "They told us to stay seated !" "I'm a police officer !" " Mr. Blue !" " What do you want ?" "Thought I saw something fall off the train." "What do you mean, "something" ?" "Might've been a person." " I ain't 100% sure I saw it." " All right, let's make sure." "No, we Haven't got time." "Get back up here." "Come on." "Grand central tower to command center." "Pelham 123's in motion." "Where do you think they're taking us now ?" "Don't worry." "They're gonna let us all go." " How do you know that ?" " They got the money !" " [ Spanish ] - [ Spanish ]" "Hey, wait a minute !" "Wait a minute !" "Can't anybody count ?" "They all four got off." "There's nobody driving the fucking train !" " [ Spanish ] - [ screaming ]" "Anybody in there ?" "There's nobody in there !" "Jesus !" "All right, all clear." "All right, then." "You know the drill." "We do it by the numbers." "Hats." " Glasses." " Drills, numbers." "This is all chickenshit." "Why don't we just do it ?" "Mustaches." "[ blue ] all right, reverse coats." "Pelham 123's between Astor place and Bleecker." "Speed's increasing." "[ Rico ] Pelham 123 now between Astor place..." "And Bleecker, picking up speed." "Doesn't make any sense." "They know we're monitoring their position and we gotta be following them." "So ?" "So, it's dumb." "Who said crooks were smart ?" "But these have been smart." "They Haven't made a single mistake." "We're overlooking something." "Okay." "New hats." "[ blue ] okay, magazines in pockets." "[ man ] how are we gonna stop this train ?" " I never knew these things went so fast !" " We're gonna be killed !" "Stop it !" "Nobody's going to get killed !" "Hell of lot you know, old man !" "But I do know." "I've been riding the subways since before you were born." "I am an expert." "You see, they have something called stoppers..." "Or stickers or something like that." "Whenever a train goes by a red light, these things automatically stop it." " There's just one thing, baby !" " What's that ?" " They're all green !" " [ screaming ]" "Inspector, that short move they made between 28th street and 17th street." "Why'd they do that ?" "I don't know." "Suppose they wanted to do somethin' they didn't want anybody else to know about." "Like what ?" "Like jumping' off the train." "Turn around." "We're goin' back to 17th street." " Like hell we are." " They are not on the train." "I am sure of it." "Look, I suggested that, and you shot me down." "Something about a dead man's feature." "But they figured out how to beat that." "That's their plan." "That's what they started with." "Turn this thing around and burn rubber." "[ siren wailing ]" "Guns to Mr. Brown." "Mr. Grey, would you be good enough to give that gun to Mr. Brown, please ?" "No." "This ain't gonna go nowhere." "This is gonna stay with me." "Mr. Grey, Will you bring that gun back here, please ?" "What if something's gone wrong ?" "What if they're waiting for us up there ?" " I want some heavy artillery with me." " I won't ask you again." "Blow it out of your ass, Mr. Blue." "Oh, my God." "[ blue ] take another look out there." "Let's get his money." "Mr. Green !" "Come on !" "Mr. Blue ?" "Did you get him ?" "You go on ahead." "We'll meet where we planned." "Right ?" "You'd better be right about this, Garber." "Well, even if I am, it's probably too late." "Where are those goddamn red lights ?" " There ain't any !" " [ passengers chattering ]" "We're not stopping !" "There's going to be a red light." "There has to be." "And what if there isn't ?" "There has to be." "We gotta bottle up the emergency exits." "Inspector, you take 15th street." "Officer, you take 17th street." "I'll take the one right over here." "Right, sir." "You a policeman ?" "Well, then," "The mayor will go to your funeral." "Excuse me, fella." "Would you mind dropping that gun and turning around ?" "Drop it !" "Officer," "I suppose you couldn't use a quarter of a million dollars, could you ?" "Quarter of a million ?" "No, thanks." "My accountant says that I've accepted enough for this fiscal quarter." "You're the English Guy on the radio." "Yes." " Lt. Garber ?" " Right." "Do you wanna move along ?" "Excuse me." "Do you people still execute in this state ?" "What ?" "Oh, execute." "No, not at the moment." "Pity." "Christ." "We'll have an ambulance here in no time, miss." "Everything's gonna be okay." "[ man ] where are those goddamn red lights ?" "Oh, God !" "Stop." "[ Spanish ]" "There has to be." "[ Mrs. Jenkins ] it's heading to the south ferry loop." "It must be going about 70 Miles an hour." "My God !" "Look !" "We're going too fast !" "We'll never make it !" "[ screaming ]" "My God !" "They're red !" "[ screaming continues ]" "[ woman ] it worked !" "I told you it would stop." "Didn't I ?" "[ hiccups ] 22nd street already ?" "Get that list out on the wire." "Tell 'em it's top priority." "What do you got, Rico ?" "We got positive identification on the three dead men." "Here." ""George Steever." professional guy, huh ?" "St. Louis." "Yeah, I know how to read, Rico." ""Giuseppe Benvenuto." "Alias Joe welcome."" "Where's the Guy who fried himself ?" "No card on him." "We got a confirm on his prints from immigration." "Name's Bernard Ryder." "Mercenary soldier." "Between wars, I guess." "None of these guys know how to drive a train." "It means it's the motorman who's missing." "Get that list of motormen who were discharged for cause I asked you to get ?" "Yeah. 78 names." "Seventy-eight ?" "Yeah, but it's not that bad." "Eight are dead, twenty-two were rehired," "Eleven are in jail," "Twenty-six moved away," "One's in a mental institution and another's a member of the New York police department." "That's our man right there." "Sorry to disappoint you, Zachary, but he was accounted for." " So how many does that leave ?" " Only nine." "Only nine." "All right, let's get goin'." "What's the name of this Guy ?" "Nathaniel Muscat." "What'd he get busted for ?" "Narcotics." "Narcotics." "Here it is." "A-6." "A-5." "It'd be this way." "[ knocking ] [ man ] who's there ?" "It's the transit police." "Just a minute." "What do you want ?" "Nothin', fella." "Our mistake." "[ man on radio ] ...According to a spokesman for the transit authority." "He also noted that the subway car carrying the hostages..." "Was stopped at the south ferry loop..." "By the automatic safety features built into the system," "Which are activated by any car traveling at excessive speed as it enters the loop." " Transit authority." " Still gotta pay." " Your name is Latimer ?" " What about it ?" "Just answer the question, would you please, fella ?" "Look, I don't work for you guys anymore." "You don't get shit from me." "Can you account for your whereabouts today, Mr. Latimer ?" "Are you trying to connect me with that hijacking ?" "Forget it !" "I've been here since 2:30 this afternoon." "You sure ?" ""sure" ?" "Ask anybody." "Don't worry." "We will." "Hold it !" "It's still gonna be 50 cents." "[ laughing ]" "Who's that ?" "[ Rico ] police department." "Who ?" "Harold Longman, it's the transit police." "Oh, Jesus." "Wait a minute !" " [ knocking ] - just a minute !" "How many more we gotta see today ?" "Six, seven, I don't know." "[ Rico ] come on, Mr. Longman." "We ain't got all night." "[ knocking ] I'm in the toilet !" "I'll be right out !" "[ toilet flushes ] I hope he washes his hands before he opens the door." "Yes, what is it ?" "Harold Longman ?" "That's right." "Transit police." "We'd like to ask you a couple of questions." "What about ?" "Well, Will you let us in ?" "Just take one minute of your time, Mr. Longman." "Oh, yeah, sure." "I'm lt." "Patrone." "This is lt." "Garber." "How do you do ?" "I'm sorry to bother you like this." " Nice place you got here, Mr. Longman." " Thanks." "Can you give us an account of your whereabouts this afternoon ?" " Why ?" " Were you at work ?" " No." " Why not ?" "I work nights." "Oh." "Where do you work ?" "Kennedy airport." "What do you do over there ?" "I'm a forklift operator." "I got a brother-in-law does that over in jersey." "That's nice." "That's interesting work." " What, uh-- where were you this afternoon, Mr. Longman ?" " Why ?" "You tell me where, I'll tell you why." "I was, uh, right here." "Can anyone verify that fact ?" "Uh, you said you'd tell me why." "You were here all afternoon ?" "I sleep in the afternoon." "All afternoon ?" "Well, till about an hour ago." "But you heard about the hijacking ?" "What hijacking ?" " The subway train." " Subway." "[ chuckling ]" "You gotta be kidding." "Do I look like I'm kiddin' ?" "I mean, would I be here if I was kiddin', mister ?" "Subway ?" "Who'd wanna do a thing like that ?" "Hey, z, you got a match ?" "No." "You got a warrant ?" "No." "The supreme court says you have to have a warrant, unless I'm under arrest." "Oh, yeah ?" "The way things are goin'," "They're gonna be changin' that in about ten minutes." " Mr. Longman, you got a match ?" " No." " That's all right." "I'll get it at the stove." " Huh ?" "I'll get it." "It's a little tricky." "Has a tendency to explode." "Come on, Rico." "Let's go." "Thanks, Mr. Longman." "Right." "Good-bye, Mr. Longman." "We'll be back later." "Yeah ?" "Listen, I know I got a gripe with the T.A., I know I got a bum rap," "But I wouldn't do anything as stupid as what you just told me." "What do you think I am, a jerk ?" " Just do me a big favor andgetthehellouttahere." " Come on, Mr. Longman." "We have to follow our leads." "It's our job." "Yeah, yeah." "Big deal." "Look, I got my rights." "This is my home." "I want a little peace." "Do me a favor." "Get the hell outta here." "Sorry if we bothered you, Mr. Longman." "Come on, Rico." "Gesundheit." "{{{the end}}}"