"[Man Chattering, Indistinct]" "[ Man ] Simon, no." "Oh, God." "Oh, God." "Oh, God, no!" "." "No, Simon!" "Simon, no." "Please, no!" "No!" "Simon!" "No!" "No!" "Let me go!" "No, please, don't!" "You don't have to do this!" "Help me!" "Help me!" "Somebody help me!" "No!" "No!" "Simon, no!" "No, no!" "You can have it!" "You don't have to do this, Simon!" "No!" " No, no!" "Oh!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" " [ Door Unlocks ]" "No!" "Oh!" "Oh, God!" "Oh!" "Oh, God!" "God help me!" "Simon, you can't leave me!" "Please don't leave me!" "Don't!" "Don't!" "No!" "No, please don't!" "[ Screams ]" " [Answering Machine Beeps ] - [ Man ] Terry, it's Ray." "We're gonna need to use your warehouse tonight." " We 'll be there around 11:00." " [ Line Clicks ]" "[ Sighs ] Damn." " Look who showed up." " Sorry." "I just got your message." " You don,t do that." " Ray, this is my warehouse." "He,s in a meeting." " It won,t be long." " Who,s he with?" "." " Why do you care?" "." " I don,t." "Lighten up, Terry." "It,s just some computer geeks." "I,ll tell him you,re here." "Won,t be long now." " How,s the wife?" "." " She,s fine." "Are you married?" "." "God, no." "[Man Chuckling] -[Man #2 ] Terry." "Sorry to keep you waiting." "I sure appreciate the use of the hall, but you didn,t have to come down here." "We can lock up when we,re done." "I just wanted to give you this." "You unload those TVs?" "." "Huh?" "." "You did, didn,tyou?" "." "I noticed they were missing." "Good boy." "Now, you know tomorrow,s my birthday." "Yeah, happy birthday, Simon." "I,ll see you at the party." "I,m looking forward to finally meeting your wife." "[Men Chuckling, Chattering]" "You stink." "Nice to see you." "You got coffee?" "." "I don't hear anything for weeks, and now this urgent meeting?" " I got a situation." " So do I." " You,re supposed to report to me on a weekly basis." " Zack, don,t." "Jesus, Phil, you,re not even listening." "What did you call me?" "." " Call me by my name." "My name is Terry Martin." " Terry, calm down." "Sit down." " This is not a one-man operation." " I,ll get a paper towel." "Stay there." "Listen to me." "As your supervisor, you don,t give me updates, I,m gonna yank your ass off this case." "And I don't care how good your reputation is." "Are you any closer to making an arrest?" "." "I'm making progress." "When I have something solid, you'll know." "That's not good enough." "You've been out there for six months now." "You haven,t" " Why-Why are you here?" "." " I need a wife." " A wife?" "." " Yeah." "Short-term." "I t,s just for a dinner party." "It's Bacig's birthday." "I,ve been using a demanding wife as an excuse to get out of certain things." " When?" "." " Tonight." "Short notice." "They ever ask what she looks like?" "." "Notspecifically." "Look, it's no big deal." "I just need someone smart enough to keep her mouth shut." "We turn up." "we make nice, she gets a headache and then we leave." "Well, let,s see who,s available." "Paper towels are in the kitchen." " Damn." " What,s the problem?" "." "Now I know what happened to the East German swim team." "Here,s one that could work." "Joan Walcott." "Fifteenyears, last couple in Homicide." "She could have been around when one of these guys was busted." "Cindy Badrosian." "Naw, not right." " She looks okay." " She,s a training officer now." "She,s got muscles on muscles." "There's a possibility." "Susan Reese." "Transferred lastyear from Kansas City." "Five years on the force." "Mostly Records." "I know her sl ightly." "Could be just fi ne." " Any undercover?" "." " Mm-mm." "Good." "I want to see her." "I,ll see if I can get her out here." "[Phone Numbers Beeping]" "Wake up, Terry." "Hey, Terry." "Wake up." " This is Officer Susan Reese." " Hi." "What did you tell her?" "." "Nothing." "Uh, here,s our situation." "I,m working undercover." "You don,t need to know on what." "Andforreasons that don't concernyou, I needa wife." "I need someone to pose as mywife... tonight." "For a party." "Well..." "what,s the case?" "." "That,s confidential." " Well, who,s the suspect?" "." " Not important." "I think it is important." "I mean, you want me to work on an assignment with you... and not tell me anything?" "." "It's no big deal." "We go, walk around, make nice, you get a headache, then we leave." "Uh-huh." "Uh, not interested." "You want a bimbo on your arm, you call an escort service, and I,m sure you have the number." "Me, I,m a cop." "Sorry, sir." "[ Sighs ] Who,s next on the list?" "." " The list just walked out the door." " Zack, no." " Let,s go back to the computer." " You need someone for tonight." " She,s perfect." " She,s a perfect pain in the ass." "What the hell,s the matterwith you?" "." "You treated her like an idiot." "I don,t blame her forwalking out." "She maybe a pain in the ass, butshe's a good cop, andshe'sjust whatyou need." "Whoa!" "Whoa!" "Wait." "Wait." "Wait." "Wait." "Uh, we, uh, we got offwrong." " Yeah." " You heard of Simon Bacig?" "." "Sure." "Badguygone straight." "A lot ofarrests." "No convictions." "He,s been clean for four of five years now." "Exactly." "Only he hasn't been straight." "Hejust hasn't been caught." "I,ve been working for him for the past six months." "Doing what?" "." "My wife doesn,t need to know that." "Hey, hey, wait." "Hey, hey." "All right." "Um," "I,m posing as a fence." "I got a warehouse full of stuff." "I mean, I can lay off anything-- uh, stolen car engines, satellite dishes, you name it." "And for top prices." "Prettyvaluable guy to know." "So why doyou need a wife?" "." "One thing thatyou learn working undercover... is not to spend too long with a mark." "You're in a restaurant, a bar, someone walks in from years ago, they call you by the wrong name and you are screwed." "The more timeyou spend with them, the more chance for slipups." " And you,ve been using your demanding wife as an excuse?" "." " Yeah." "Now Bacig is having a birthday party." "I,m supposed to bring her." "If I don,t, it would be an insult." " So I dress up, walk around as Mrs." " Terry Martin." "And I play the demanding, bitchywife, we make nice and we leave?" "." "It would help a lot." "Okay." "You,ve got yourselfa wife." "Thanks." " Okay." "What time,s it start?" "." " Cocktails at 7.:00." "Okay." "I,ll be ready." "[ All Chattering, Indistinct ]" "Hi, hi." "Good to seeyou." "Hey, would you look at that?" "." "Oh, yeah." "Get a look at Terry,s old lady, would ya?" "." "Oh, man, that ain,t right." "She's too goodforhim." "Double Dubonnet on the rocks with a twist, please." "Terry, it,s nice to see you." "Simon, uh, this is mywife, Susan." "Susan, honey, this is Simon Bacig." " Happy birthday, Mr. Bacig." " Simon." "Simon." "My friends call me Susie." "Now I know whywe don,t see as much of Terry around here as we would like to." "Well, I get lonesome." "Oh." "I wonderwhatyou do when you,re alone." "How doyoupass the time?" "Anyway I want." "You seem like person who usually gets whatever she wants." "Well, lookwho,s talking." "My, my, you are an attractive girl." "Well, I haven,t been a girl for quite some time, but thankyou." "Hey." "I like her." "I likeyou." "Well, my evening is complete." "I can go home now." "No, no." "Not so fast." "My party, my rules." "You can,t go till Simon says." "I thinkwe should sit down." "Come on, sit with me." "Both ofyou." "That,s when the fight started." "Susan, sweetheart." "Um, make an excuse." "Then we,re out ofhere." "You,re doing great." "[Simon ] Hey,Jimmy,you hear a weatherreport for the weekend?" " They said it,s supposed to be nice and warm." " Oh, that,s good." " I hate it up there when it's cold and damp." " Where you goin,?" "." "I,ve got a little place in the country near the mountains." "Some of us are going up for the weekend." "Oh, it sounds great." "Oh, it,s great to get out ofthe city for the weekend." "[Simon ] You bet." "Youshouldsee it." " Is that an invitation?" "." " Well, that,s what it sounds like to me, yeah." "Thanks, but we have other commitments." " Maybe another time." " Oh." "Honey, come on." "It,s nothing we can,t get out of." "I am sick of doing the same old thing." "We,ll talk about this later." "We,ll be there." " Well, that is excellent." " Thankyou." " [Simon] Here's to me, huh?" "[Susan ] Here's toyou." "She is an underhanded, scheming, calculating" " The dress." "The little come-on looks to Bacig." "That little laugh." " Ha ha ha!" " T erry, she,s not off this case." "I recognized an opportunity, and I took advantage ofit." "Bacig was falling all over himself." "You should've seen him." "He obviously I i kes to hit on other men,s wives." "So... it gives us an opportunity to get in close." "You have no idea what you,re dealing with." "I have heard horrorstories." "I've seen things that" " No offense, but you don,t have the experience to work on this." " Excuse me." "I think I know what I can handle." "She,ll get us both killed." "I can,t have her as a partner." "I think the two ofyou becoming partners... is a great idea." "As a married couple, you,d be able to get in deeper than you can alone." "It couldbe just whatyou need." "You told Bacigyou hada wife." "You told meyou neededa wife." "Nowyou've got one." "Go with it." "There's an apartment the department keeps for stashing witnesses." "Set up housekeeping." "I,I I meet you at the apartment later." " What ti me?" "." " Later." "Don,t be vague with me." "Before, I only had to rely on myself." "Now I have to rely on you as well." " Be specific." " 2:30." "Don,t think I don,t know what you,re doing." "It,s a career move, right?" "." "Big arrest." "Your name in the paper." "You,re pissed, and I can understand that." "You had something going a certain way, and I barged in." "And yes, I transferred out here... because I was stuck in Records for threeyears... and it,s a dead-end job and I want to get out." "You have jeopardized this case... and my life." "We,re in this case together now." "And I am willing to do things yourway, okay?" "." " But this attitudeyou have" " I am in this." "I,m the one that,s gonna have to play this out." "You" " Forget it." "Forget it." " Help me out here." " Helpyou?" "." "I have never met anybody... in my life less in need ofhelp than you." "I am new at this game." "I could learn a lot from you." "You want to learn something?" "." "Here,s the game we,re gonna play." "You,re a professional liar." "You,d have to deceive people every day." "That,s whatyou do." "And here,s the fun part." "Ifyou don,t get everything absolutely perfect, ifyou slip up just once, just slightly, you,re dead." "Cut up, shot, electrocuted." "Does that sound like fun?" "." "Does that sound..." "like a game you like to play?" "." "Ifit,s so awful, then why doyou do it?" "." "I,m suicidal." "This isyourlast chance to get out ofthis." "I can still make an excuse." "I have been waiting for this chance." "I want this." "Well, you,re gonna get it." "[ Car Engine Starts ]" "[Sirens Wailing In Distance ]" "[Terry's Voice ] Oh, no!" "Oh, no!" "Please don't!" "No!" "No!" "[ Gasping, Shuddering ]" "[ I ndistinct ]" "No, no!" "[ Gasping ]" "Please, please don,t!" "God!" "[ Ringing ]" " Yeah." " Yo." "Terry?" "." "What do you want?" "." "Yo, I got somethin,." "I got somethin, big." " Yeah?" "." " Uh, I heard somethin, Holmes." "Aboutyour boss." "It,s major." "Sure,Jojo." "Uh, when and where?" "." "Uh, not today, Holmes." "I gotta make sure I,m right." "Uh, come by the crib tomorrow, uh, 3:00." "And bring a lot of cash." "This isn,t gonna be cheap." "[Terry] Honey, I'm home." "Hello." "Nice things." "Areyou inferring something?" "." "I,m not inferring anything." "But... most cops can,t afford..." "labels like these." "Well, most cops have families or fancy cars or house payments." "I don,t." "I spend my money on nice things." "You can have the left side ofthe closet." "Throw away anything that makes the place look temporary." "This place is actually really nice." "It,s better than my place." "Come on." "Let,s spend the department,s money." "Mmm." "We need new-- I like this." "What is that?" "." " Shopping list." " Shopping list?" "." "You kidding?" "." "You don,t need a shopping list." "It takes out all the fun." "It should be spontaneous." "Oh." "You don,t have a clue, doyou, not the slightest idea what we,re doing here?" "." "You,re a cop, right?" "." "Yeah, I,m a cop." "As a cop, ifl asked you to go into an apartment... and tell me ifsomeone was single or married... orjust started living together... or been living together a long time, you could tell, right?" "." "What areyou asking me?" "." "Do I think someone,s gonna search the apartment... to see how long we,ve been living together?" "." "Yes, that,s exactly what I think!" "The same way I always assume I,m being followed, that every phone is tapped... and every letter opened!" "You don,t just buy some groceries and suddenly throw them around." "You are building a cover!" "Doyou understand?" "." "Every detail thatyou miss, thatyou skip, thatyou ignore, will come back, will snapyour ass, will getyou killed." "I stay alive because I pay attention to details." "That is why I have a shopping list-- because the apartment can,t look like we just moved in today." "[Terry Clears Throat]" "This isn,t a game." "It,s not part-time." "From the momentyou wormed your way in here, this is whatyou do, 24-7, no breaks, no time off." "Got it?" "." " Got it." " Good." "You ever really been married?" "." "No." "You?" "." "Nope." "Probably for the same reason." "So, how long we been married?" "." "Two years." "And when did we first meet?" "." "Uh, I don,t know." "Well, we have to be able to tell the same story, don,t we?" "." "New York." "I was on business, and you were, um" "You were modeling." " You were a model." " Uh-huh. [ Chuckles ]" "Right." "And, uh, where did we go on our honeymoon?" "." " Cleveland." " Cleveland." "How about Paris?" "." "That,s better." "Whoops." "You dropped your peaches." "Yes, I did." "What areyou gonna do about it?" "." "I,m thinking about it." " Areyou still thinking about it?" "." " Yes." "No, I" " No.Just-- [ Clears Throat ]" "We, uh, don,t need this kind of distraction." " I agree." " Yeah." "[Terry] Cream andsugar?" "No,just black." "So, what,s the plan for today?" "." "I,m going to work." " Where might that be?" "." " Same place as usual." "Don,t get vague with me." "Come on." "I have to rely onyou, too, now." "Be specific." "I,m runnin, this, remember?" "." " You,ll know what you need to know." " Great." "Then I,ll just stay here and do some more decorating." "Yeah." "Play housewife." "Oh, I hadmyphone forwarded to here, so if anyone calls, take a message." "See you tonight." "Howya doin', buddy?" "Areya hungry?" "Can I get you somethin, to eat?" "." "Hey, leave me alone, would ya?" "." "Can,t you see I,m tryin, to sleep?" "." "Oh, that,s unusual." "A homeless guy... turning down free food." "The only thing stranger than that... is a bum with hands as clean as yours." "Hey, man, areyou nuts?" "." "I ain,t got any money." "Yeah, that,s right." "I,m nuts." "I,m paranoid." " Sit up!" " Hey." "Hey." "You know, you smell good." "Where is it?" "." "Where is it?" "." "Where is it?" "." " Hey, man, leave me alone!" " Whoa, whoa, whoa." "Watch this." " What is this?" "." "[ Car Tires Screeching]" "I don,t believe this." "Put the gun down, Terry." "Putyour hands behindyour head... and interlock your fingers." "T erry Martin?" "." "Special Agent Frank Gruning, FBI." "Let,s take this inside, shall we, Officer?" "." "Stupid." "Six months, work down the drain." "You could,ve blown everything." "So could you." "I,d adviseyou not to pull a gun on one of my agents again." "It,s not just good manners." "It,s policy." "You let people know when you,re operating in theirjurisdiction." " This could,ve gotten serious." " We didn,t interface because... we have reason to believe your department may have leaks." "Why areyou interested in this anyway?" "." "[ Gruning] I'm interestedinyour connection to Simon Bacig." "Isn,t he a fairly small fish foryou Washington boys?" "." "What do you got on him, Terry?" "." "Anything?" "." "You figure him forwhat?" "." "Hijacking?" "." "Extortion?" "." "What else?" "." "Conspiracy?" "." "Something like that?" "." "Yeah, I,ll take any ofthose." " Why?" "." "What doyou have that,s bigger?" "." " [ Chuckles ]" " Listen, Agent Granny" " Gruning." "Gruning." "I,m on the inside and you,re not." "You want topiggyback, you gotta give something up." "A few days ago, I,d have accepted your offer." "But we,ve been forced to upgrade this operation from surveillance to interdiction." "You know, I love the words you boys use." "So why the change?" "." "Found out yesterday that Bacig,s gonna be hit." "Bywho?" "." "Are you sure?" "." "Hundred percent." "We have a bug in the house ofthe man who,s arranging the hit." "What areyou gonna do about it?" "." "Ifwe interfere, the bug will be compromised." "It,s still viable, so that,s not something we,re prepared to do." " Nothing?" "." " There,s nothing we can do but let it play out." "You,re gonna let the man be killed?" "." "[ Electronic Static ]" "[ Beeping ]" "[Man] Hey!" "We're closed!" "It,s Terry." "I,m here to see Simon." " Is he expectingyou?" " No, but it,s urgent." "Hold it." "Oh, I guess you think you,re Wyatt Earp or somethin, carrying, all that hardware." "I wear it because I work as something other than a doorman." "He,s in the back room having lunch with his girlfriend." "He may not want to be disturbed." "I don,t know how urgent this is, but ifhe,s uh, busy," "I wouldn,t go in there." "[Bacig Chattering, Indistinct]" " You,re not happy?" "." " [Woman ] Oh, no." "Areyou?" "Hey, Terry." "Hi, sweetheart." "Mr. Bacig here called and invited me to lunch." "Isn,t that sweet?" "." "Go home." "Now." " Excuse me?" "." " You heard me." "Get out." "You,re kind of upset, huh?" "." "Simon, you want to take someone to lunch, make sure it,s someone else,s wife." " Terry." " You still here?" "." "Thankyou for a lovely afternoon." "I hope we can do it again." "Anytime." "Sit down." "Terry, sit down." "So... you think I,m coming on toyourwife, and soyou,re pissed off, huh?" "." "Maybe it looked like she wanted me to, huh?" "." "One would be bad, the otherwould be worse." "See, I know that ifl was married to a beautiful piece of ass-  " Piece of ass"?" "." "You,re referring to mywife." " Yeah." "Piece of ass." "See... somebody trespassed on me, well, I,d just rip their heart out." "But that,s the kind of guy I am." "I mean, I" "I,m the sensitive type." "What aboutyou, Terry?" "." "When you barged in on my lunch a minute ago, did you want to rip my heart out, huh?" "." "Tell me the truth." "Well, seeing as you said it was absolutely innocent, that won,t be necessary." "Whew!" "Good." "That,s good." "I,m glad you came by, though." "I mean, I like to know what,s important to the people I workwith." "You playwith people too much." "You know that?" "." "Well, is that gonna be a problem for me?" "." "It can affect how people feel aboutyou." "Someone might know something thatyou should know." "But they don,t tell you because you,re screwing, with them." " And that,s bad, right?" "." " Fatal." " That bad?" "." "There,s a contract out on you." "That's what I came by to tellyou." "I don,t have any details." "I don,t know who." "I don,t know why." "I just thought that maybe... you should be extra-careful for a while." "Yeah." "And so you wanna tell me whereyou heard this?" "." "Simon, I,ll find out what I can, okay?" "." "I need a ride." "Well, get in." "Hey, Ray." "Will you find out who,s tryin, to kill me?" "." "Shouldn,t be too hard." "Can,t be that many guys that dumb." " Areyou nuts?" "." " He invited me." " You didn,t have to go." " It was an opportunity" "An opportunity to getyourselfkilled." "I am not helpless." "There,s a contract on Bacig." "Did you know that?" "." "How am I supposed to know that ifyou don,t tell me anything?" "." "Right, unless you have another dinner date," "I,m gonna dropyou at the apartment." " What,s the rush?" "." " I have an appointment." " Where?" "." " Dentist,s." "Terry, do I look like an idiot?" "." "You cannot just keep dropping me off at the apartment, okay?" "." " You have to trust me enough to" " No!" "No!" "As a rule, I don,t trust anybody." "Don,t take it personally." "I am your partner." "Your partner." "Hey, baby, you want some of this?" "." "Are you new at this?" "." "I,m with a woman." "I was talkin, to the woman." "Whoo-hoo!" "[People Chattering]" "Wait here." "Jojo?" "." "[Loud Clattering]" "Jojo?" "." "[ Glass Shattering]" " Let,s go around the back." " Let,s get out of here." " What?" " We leave this for the cops." "We can't be found here." "This way." "Enough people have seen us already." "Aah!" "It is illegal to chain a fire exit." "You can come back later and write,em up." " Look for something." " Move." " What the" " Move!" "Well, ifthey didn,t know we were here before, they sure as hell do now." "You,re the most negative person I,ve ever met." " Get him off me!" " Damn it!" " [Sirens Wailing]" " Come on." "Let,s go." "What the hell wereyou doing?" "Are you trying to get us killed with the stupid ankle rig?" "." "Why don,t you use this gun?" "." " It,s not a weapon." " No, it,s not a weapon when you keep it stuck underyour arm." "It,s a tape recorder!" "That,s what I,ve been using to get what I need." "I'm patted down too often." "Everyone is." "Bacig thinks everyone is wearing a wire." "They expect me to wear this." "They,ll be suspicious if I didn,t." "Why,d they hit Jojo?" "." "And why at 3:00." "It,s too much of a coincidence." "Damn!" "I didn,t have time to check ifthere was a tap on the wire... when he called yesterday." "Ifsomebody had monitored that call, that would explain it." "And it means that they,d be after me too." "Terry, I thinkyou,re being just a little bit paranoid." "Yeah, well,Jojowas paranoid about getting whacked." "Was that all in his head?" "." "You,re making me nervous." "Just drive the car." "Yeah, well, fear is good." "Keeps you sharp." "Helps you live longer." "You think I,m nuts, don,tyou?" "." " You think I,m nuts." " Yes, I do!" "[Bell Dings]" " You know whatyou could use?" "." " What?" "." " A neck rub." " After a day like today, I" "Ohh!" "Oh, that,s good." " That,s really good." " Terry." " What?" "." " If I tell you something, will you promise not to say anything?" "." "Sure." " What, is that it?" "." "Is thatyour secret?" "." " No." "I,m sorry." "It was a mistake." "Just don,t" "Terry, don,t do this." "You don,t have to say anything, okay?" "." "Just" " Look." "We got shot at today." "We got chased by the police." "My adrenaline got pumping, and I stopped thinking." "Okay?" "." "I am sorry." "It will never happen again.Just forget it." "It was really sweet." "Okay?" "." "It,s just that I don,t wanna... complicate a situation that,s already..." " Complicated." " complicated." "You,re right." "[Switch Clicks ]" "[Bell Dings ]" "You know, I,m beginning to like having a partner." "We should draw the line at kissing." " Nothing else." " Uh-huh." "[ Susan ] Just kissing." "And, uh, holding." " We can hold, right?" "." " Yeah." "[Susan] Damn it." " What areyou doing here?" "." " [ Sighs ]" "How did you get in?" "." "The department pays the rent here." "Got a key." "Besides, I was expecting a couple of cops, not a couple of sex maniacs." "Do you have a reason for being here?" "." "Ifthe two ofyou can stop sucking face long enough to listen." "We've gotten word the feds are also working this case." "I thoughtyou should know, in case you stumble over them." "Also, I just heard on the police radio... about a guy that got killed over on Skid Row." "There's an A.P.B. out for a man and a woman." " It,s funny." "The description seemed-- -[Phone Rings ]" "Hello?" "." "Simon." "281 2 Newton." "I,ll meet you out front." " He,s picking me up in five minutes." " What for?" "." "He didn,t say." "Don,t tell him what happened... orwhat we talked about, none ofit." "Okay." "Hey." "I won,t be long." "I,ll be waiting." " Where,s Simon?" "." " He couldn,t make it." "Get in." " What,s up?" "." " We,re taking you for a ride." "We can trustyou, right, Terry?" "." " Of course." " Of course." " What is this?" "." " We just need to know that, uh, we could count on you ifwe need you, thatyou,ll be there for us." "Absolutely." "Good." "Yeah, that's his dump." "We,re right on time." "Look at the schmuck." "[Terry] The bartender?" "[Man ] They call him Ice." "But don't let the name scareyou." "He'sjust an amateur." "[Man #2 ] Ice is the miserable bastard who accepted the contract on Bacig." "Thanks to you ti ppi ng it off, he won,t have a chance to act on it." " [ Man Chuckling ]" " Let,s go." "Here." "It,s cold." "The grip,s been taped, so there,ll be no prints." " Why are you giving it to me?" "." " Fix him." "You helpedfingerhim, soyou get the hit." " No, I don,t like this." "It,s too sloppy." " [ Scoffs ]" " I,m not a hit man." " Bacig,s orders." "Why do you think he called you?" "." "What is this, my initiation?" "." "A chance to join your club?" "." "We're counting onyou to do this, Terry." "We can count onyou, right?" "Absolutely." "[ All Laughing ]" "Go on, before he finishes locking up." "You carry that big piece." "Let's see ifyou can use it." "[Man #2 ] Go get 'em, Wyatt Earp. [Laughing]" "Go on." "Attaboy." "[ Chuckling]" "[ Breathing Heavily ]" "Yeah, what,ll it be?" "." " [ Groaning ]" " Listen to me." "Shut up." "Play dead." "Stay away from Bacig." "Disappear for a couple ofweeks." "Shut up!" "Play dead!" "[ Groaning Ceases ]" "[ Shouting ] Son of a bitch!" " Aww." " Man." "Come on!" "?" "[Jukebox:" "Country]" "He didn,t see that one coming." " [ Car Engine Starting]" " What the hell you doin,?" "." "Come on!" "[ Car Engine Revs ] -[Men Chuckling]" "You sure take your time, don,t you, Terry?" "." "Okay, next time, don,t hesitate." "What were you doing, having a thoughtful moment?" "." " Almost gotyourselfkilled." " You started out great-- Walked up and, bam, bam!" "Next timejust get a little closer." "Put two in the head and get out." " Stop the car." " What?" "." " Stop the car!" " [ Vomiting ] - [ Men Laughing ]" "Oh, I should have known-- a cherry." "Watch the first one, huh, Terry?" "." "Hey." "The first one always does somethin, toya." "I don,t know what it is." "It happens to everybody." "Remember Eddie?" "." "I couldn,t stop laughing." "I had a fit." " [ Laughing ]" " He had us all goin,!" "My first time it was the strangest thing." "I was starving." "I went and had a pizza, a chili burger, some fried chicken." " Oh,jeez, now I,m starting to get hungry." " Yeah, me too." " Hey, let's go someplace." " Yeah." "Hey, Terry, you wanna go forpizza?" "[Men Chuckling, Chattering ]" "[ Man ] Sure you don,t want to get some dinner?" "." "[ Men Laughing ]" "T erry." "You look like shit." "Get some sleep." "What is it?" "." "What is it?" "." "What happened?" "." "He was a father." "He had a son." " Who?" "." " It was someone,s dad!" "The kid, I think he was, um, about eightyears old." "Blonde hair." "Played Little League." "I killed his father." "What?" "." "It was a hit." "And you did it?" "." "Yeah." "It's the guythat took out the contract to hit Bacig." "And I walked right in and I shot him." "He didn,t know what hit him." " It,s over." "It,s all over." " No." "No, no, no." "It,s gonna be okay." "No, it's not." "It's not." "Oh, let him win." "Let him win." "I mean, we put Bacig away, we nail him, we put him away forever, then Jimmy or someone, they take over." "It goes on and on, and it doesn,t matter." "You didn,t have any choice." "Right?" "." "Theywould,ve killed you ifyou didn,t do anything." "Right?" "." "That would,ve been better." "No, it wouldn,t have been better." "Listen, this guywas gonna hit Bacig." "He was gonna get killed whetheryou were there or not." "Just tell me one thing." "Wereyou the only one who pulled the trigger?" "." "Two ofthe bullets were mine." "The other 30 came from Jimmy and Ray." "Okay." "Okay." "Listen." "Listen to me." "You just have to protect yourself now." "Okay?" "." " Did you record it?" "." " What?" "." " Your recorder-- was it on?" "." " Yeah." "Give it to me." "I,ve got Jimmy on this tape saying that Bacig ordered the hit." "No, forget about that." "If you get Bacig with this, you,re gonna go down with him." "You don,t understand." "It doesn't go away." "My dad was a cop." "He was a patrolman." "Just got off duty, still in his uniform." "Went in to get some bread and eggs, walked into a robbery in progress." "A couple teenagers." "The witnesses said that they shot him before... he knew what hit him." "He died on the way to the hospital." " I,m sorry." " I was tenyears old... at the time." "Soyears later..." "I wanted to work undercover." "Then I,d have the element of surprise... on my side." "And I,d use it to put away bastards like Bacig." "What did I do?" "." "Terry." "Terry." "Come on." "Come on." "You need to get some sleep." "Come on." "Terry, areyou okay?" "You've been in there 45 minutes." "Here." "Drink this." "Thank you." "You know, I don,t think I would have been able to get through tonight ifyou weren,t here." "Yes, you would,ve." "You would,ve been fine." "You,re very special, Susan." "No, I,m not." "I think I,m falling in love with you." "Terry, you" "You,ve had a hard night, okay?" "." "That,s what you,re feeling." "Whateveryou say." "I,ll be right here." "[Jojo's Voice ] I heardsomething, Holmes, aboutyour boss." "It's major." "[Susan's Voice ] Didyou record it?" "Your recorder-- was it on?" "[ Terry's Voice ] I have Jimmy on this thing that Bacig ordered the hit." "[ Susan 's Voice ] Give it to me." "[Jimmy's Voice ] He 's in the back room having lunch with his girlfriend." "Here." "Dri nk this." "[ Susan's Voice ] Am I trying to drugyou now?" "[ Clunking ]" "You awake?" "." "I thought you were going to sleep through another day." " What day is it?" "." " Friday." " What happened to Thursday?" "." " How are you feeling?" "." " Where wereyou?" " I woke up with this incredible urge for some lox." "The clothes you,re wearing, um, you didn,t have them here." "No." "I went to get them at my apartment." " You could have been followed." " I couldhave been, but I wasn't." "Oh, and you,d know, would you, after all youryears of experience in data entry?" "." "Did you get up to fight with me?" "." "No." "I just don,t want to make another mistake... ever." "I, uh..." "I woke up this morning and... you weren,t here." "And I really wanted you to be here." "Terry..." "I thinkwe,re getting a little bit messed up, don,tyou?" "." "Yes, I do." "And I don,t know what to do about it." "I don,t either." "You know what, let,s have this." "It,s the freshest in town, and it,s" "Terry..." "let,s just quit." "Okay?" "." "Let,s just tell Mallette that we quit." " What?" "." " I,m serious." "I am serious." " Let,s tell Mallette that we quit." " What?" "." "I mean, you are the one that told me that one little mistake and we,re dead, right?" "." "I mean, we,re shot, we,re cut up, we,re electrocuted." "And you know what, it,s not worth it." "I was thinking about whatyou saidabout Bacig, and when he goes, there's going to be another one." "And it just-- it just-- it doesn,t matter anymore, okay?" "." "Of course it matters." "Bacig hurts people." "Bacig kills people." "Terry, you should have seen yourselfthe other night." "Please, please... give Mallette the tapes." "Please." "Let someone else do this." "Okay?" "." "And we can walk away from this." "Okay?" "." "You,re right." "We should quit." "But I put too much of my life into this." "I can,t quit now." " It,s not worth it." " Bacig made me do a hit for him." "Now he thinks I,m one ofthem." "We can get all the evidence we need this weekend." "Two days." "Then Monday, it,s, uh, over." "Yeah." "It,s a deal." "Would you look at this." "How come the badguys make all the money?" "You watch me for a signal." "I see anything: a look, a move, anything that makes me thinkwe,re blown, we're out ofhere." "Welcome to my little cabin in the country." " Any trouble finding it?" "." " No, none." "Good." "I,m awful glad you,re here." "Both ofyou." "A little, um, gift ofwelcome for the lady." "How sweet." "Jules will showyou toyour room." "You get settled in." "We,ll meet for drinks shortly." "Okay." "We can take care ofthose." "Drinks will be served downstairs in an hour." "Makeyourself comfortable." "Thanks." "[ Sighs ]" "Oh, would you look at these." "Huh." "Look." "This man really knows how to get a woman,s attention, doesn,t he?" "." "Oh." "How much doyou think he makes a year?" "." "A lot." "Ahh." "Oh... my..." "God." "[ Sighs ]" "You know this is the honeymoon suite." "Yeah." "Yeah, it is." "Stayfocused." "I am focused." "But we,re supposed to be married, and we have an hour to kill before drinks." "You know... we are going to have to sleep together... in the same bed, I mean." "So, um, you know that rule we have... about only being able to kiss and hug?" "." "Yeah." "Doyou think we should break it?" "." "[ Laughing ]" "[ Chattering ]" "At last the couple emerges." "Come on." "Pretty beautiful, isn,t it?" "." "Yeah, it sure is." "Yeah." "It,s what it,s all about, huh?" "." "It,s whatyou bustyour ass for." " Or the other guy,s." " Or any ass it takes, right,Jimmy?" "." "Yeah, well, I don,t see any ass-bustin, goin, on around here." " No?" "That's goodbecause you're notsupposed to." " No." "See, this is the-- the payoff after the asses have been busted." "Well, you mean you get people to bust their ass foryou." "Right?" "." "No, no, that,s not what I mean." "What, you think I can,t do it for myself?" "." " Huh?" " No, it,s just" "Well, I mean you got guys like my guy." "Oryou got them." "And theybust asses foryou." " Is that what you think?" "." " Come on." " I know you had Terry go down to that" " Susan, honey." " Honey, Susan.J ust" " What?" "." "Oh." "Hey, I-- I,m sorry." "I didn't mean to,you know, cross the line or anything." "I really didn't." "I mean, I,m sorry." "It,s just that" " Come on." "You,re sitting here in this palace, throwing back some D.P.s, serving up some fish eggs... worth a couple hundred dollars an ounce." "But, excuse me, you complain about, you know, busting ass." " It just doesn,t" " What, you think I don,t carry myweight, huh?" "." "Huh?" "." "What?" "." "What, doyou think that,s bullshit?" "." "Is that whatyou think?" "." " What?" "." " I,m sorry." "I really am." " I,m sorry." "Let,s just forget about it." " Mm-hmm." "Sure." "Uh, so, Simon, didyou hear what happened to Tom and Eddie in Chicago?" " They go to thisjukejoint" " Hey, J immy, get this chick, huh?" "." "She thinks I don,t carry my weight." "Let me tell you something." "Ifyou weren,t a lady, I,d put your teeth down your throat, all right?" "." "I,m sorry." "That,s what I,d do." "Forget it." " I,m sorry." " Yeah." "It's all right." " Simon, I'm sorry, okay?" " All right, let it go." "Look, I'm sureyou're a real tough guy." "[ Laughs ] Yeah." "And I,m sure you,ve worked real hard." " Look, let me give you an example, all right?" "." " No, no." "It,s" " It,s over." "My house, all right?" "." "Be quiet for two seconds." "All right?" " Okay." "Jesus!" "All right, this happened last week inyour husband's warehouse." " The warehouse." " That's right, the warehouse." "Uh, Mr. Bacig, I wouldn't, uh, tell him about that." "Wil I you be quiet!" "We're among friends here, right?" "She, uh, wants to know something." "Let me tell her." "Al I ri ght." "I,m always looking for a way to, uh, increase the cash flow situation." "Right?" "I've got international contacts." "I've dabbled in chips and dip." "High-tech black market kind of stuff." "It,s absolutely amazing." "Let me tell you." "They got this little microchip... about the size of a postage stamp." "Well, it enables a guidedmissile to travel 800 miles... and come within six feet of its target, and that,s a fact." "And there are third world countries that will pay a lot... for this thing, okay?" " Mm-hmm." " So the sellers ofthis thing, they want to jack the price on me, huh?" "." "They want to double the price, as a matter offact." "Because they're pigs." "So do you think I'm going to allow that to happen?" " Shut up!" " No, I'm not." "I've got to make an example ofsomebody." "You understand me?" "I've got to make somebody an example!" "I've got to do it." " Okay." " Al I right." "That,s all I,m saying here, all right?" "." " Sorry." " All right, forget it." " Okay." " The point is I can still carry my weight and, uh, maybe some of theirs, too, huh?" "." "[Laughing]" "Everything I,ve got I earned." " A little more grape, Mr. Bacig?" "." " Yeah, fill,er up, huh?" "." "[Bacig] It's, uh, straight ahead to the garden, everybody." "Let,s try our hand at a little game of skill." "[ Chattering ]" "Hey, hey." "Here they are, my favorite couple, huh?" "." "Hey, Terry, you get to go first." "What, uh-- what do you want me to do?" "." "What do we want you do to?" "." "Squeeze the trigger." " [ All Laughing ]" " Yeah, don't worry, Terry." "This target won't shoot back." "[Laughing]" "So what areyou packing today, huh?" "What is that?" "A nine millimeter." "Yeah." "Yeah, you know, this is a little embarrassing, but, um, my gun jam med about a week ago, and I haven,t had time to get it fixed." "And, uh, ha ha, I,ve, uh-- I,ve just been wearing it for show." "Ha ha." "Uh, maybe I could use one ofyours." "Sure." "But why don,tyou let me have a look at that one, huh?" "." "Maybe I can fix it." "I,m good with guns." "They,re kind of a hobbywith me." "Give me a look." "Um, well, like I said, you know, it,s just, um, jammed really bad." "Uh-huh." "Yeah, I heard you." "You,re jammed up real bad." "Let me see it." "You know, I,m not the expert here, but, um, that doesn,t seem like the best way to unjam it to me." "Let,s go play." " [Susan Vomiting]" " Shellfish didn,t agree with her." "Sick as a dog." "[ Coughing ]" "Oh, we'll get a doctor." "She wants to see her own back in the city." "So, uh, when are you leaving?" "." " [ Coughs ]" " You were great." "We,re going." "But did you get it on tape?" "." "What about the gun?" "." "Come on." "We,re out ofhere." "[ Terry] There,s one thing bothering me." " [ Susan ] What?" "." " Why is he letting us leave?" "." "Who cares." "Let,s just get the hell out ofhere." "Well, it,s over." "Let,s just get the tapes and let,s get out ofhere." "I,ll be about an hour." "You wait here." " Doyou want me to come with you?" "." " No, no." "I,ll be right back." "[ Clicks Switch, Static Humming ]" "[ Buzzing ]" "[Door Opens, Door Closes ]" "[Footsteps Approaching]" "[Footsteps Continue ]" " Drop your guns." " Honey, I thought I told you to wait at home." " Now!" "Jesus!" "Terry!" " You,re good." " Shut up!" "Bacig is on his way up." "You know, I almost trusted you." " Terry, you have to hide." " [Door Opens ]" "[Door Closes ]" "[Footsteps Approaching]" " Where are you, bitch?" "." "[Footsteps Approaching Faster]" "Hello, Simon." "[ Terry] You know, this, uh, smelled like a setup from the beginning." "The way that you insisted on seeing my wife." "The way she pushed her way in." "So how long she been on the payroll?" "." "Quite a while, really." "Hello, baby." " You need some backup?" "." " I,m fine." "[ Grunting ]" "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey." "You know what." "You are an annoying, irritating pain in the ass." "I,ll get the rest of the tapes." "We,ve torn this place apart." "We,ve gone through your whole apartment, and we still couldn,t find them." "Come on." "[Terry Grunting]" "You thinkyou can get rid of me this easy?" "." "You think I didn,t make backups?" "." "You didn,t make any copies ofthose tapes." "I knowyou prettywell, Terry." "I got a tape of my own I wantyou to hear.Jimmy." "[ Terry,s Voice ] It,s the guy that took out the contract to hit Bacig." "And I walked right in and I shot him." "He didn,t know what hit him." "It's over." "It's all over." "[All Laughing]" "[Susan's Voice ] You didn't have any choice." "Right?" "They would have killedyou ifyou didn't do anything." "Right?" "Oh, she,s very good, isn,t she?" "." "Yeah, she is." "You see, Terry, it's all part ofthe recruitment process." "I was going to offer you a job just like her." "Very, very decent money." "But" " Listen to this." "This is my favorite part." "[ Terry,s Voice ] Then I,d have the element of surprise on my side." "And--And I'd use it toput awaybastards like Bacig." "[Turns OffTape Player]" " Well, not that,s not very nice ofyou, huh?" "." "What about that?" "Huh?" "." "I mean I can,t let that go by." "Huh?" "." "You think I,m going to let people think that of me?" "." "Say shit like that about me?" "." "Huh?" "." "Got to make an example out ofyou." "Ow!" "Don,t move!" "Don,t move!" "Get them!" "Go on!" "[Gunshot]" " Come on." " [ Woman ] 91 1 emergency." "State" "We got them." "They,re not walking out ofthere." "I,m out." "[ Gun Drops ]" "[Footsteps Approaching]" " It,s the police." "They must have heard the shooting." "Holy shit!" "[Terry] It's Zack." "Zack!" "Zack, you son of a bitch!" "Terry!" " What the hell is wrong with this?" "." " It,s not a gun." "It,s a recorder." "Terry!" "[Thud]" "[Man ] This is the F.B.I. The building is surrounded." " Dropyour weapons!" " This is the police!" "We have two murder suspects trapped inside the building!" "They are armed and extremely dangerous!" " Freeze!" "Drop it easy!" " Drop it!" "Put down your weapons!" " Put down your weapons now!" " Put it down!" "Drop your weapons now!" "Oh, Simon Bacig." "You, uh, assisting the police, or are the police assisting you?" "." "Oh, I,m defending myself against a killer." "I,ve been shot." " Allison?" "." "Allison, areyou okay?" "." " I,m okay, Frank." "Terry needs an ambulance." "What?" "." "Agent Allison Reese, F.B.I." "My real name is Phil." "It,s nice to meetyou." "Tookyou long enough." "Hard as hell to find you when you keep pulling off ourtransmitters." "I found these in the stairwell, sir." "The best stuff is on here." "See, Simon, you checked the wrong gun." " Nice work, Officer." " [Bacig]Agent?" "This man,s a murderer." "I,ve got the tapes to prove it." "Aah!" "Oh, oh, you mean, uh, this?" "." "[ Opening Tape Player]" "Hey, there,s no tape." "Hey, watch the hand, will you?" "." "Simon." "[ Bacig,s Voice ] Theywant to double the prices, as a matter offact, because they,re pigs." "So doyou think I'm going to allow that to happen?" "No, I,m not." "I,ve got to make an example of somebody, you understand me?" "." "I,ve got to make somebody an example!" "I,ve got to do it, okay?" "." "All on a microchip about the size of a postage stamp." "Why didn,tyou tell me?" "." "The same reasons you wouldn,t have told me." "I thought you were a rookie." "I,m sorry." "Well, if everything we,ve done for the past six days has been an absolute lie... then why did you dive across the floor to help me?" "." "Because I thought it was all over, and I wanted to kiss you good-bye." "What was your name again?" "." "You know, I was going to askyou the same thing."