Blackjack (1998) - full transcript
After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. Now he must confront his fear and the assassin, who seems to be well aware of Jack's problem
Aw!
Yes!
Yes!
Hello, I'm Bobby Stern.
Congratulations.
- Thank you very much.
- Oh, marvelous.
- Spend it well.
- Thanks.
Enjoy.
Hey, Jimmy, what's
your game today?
Five-card draw.
Mr. Kamenev, with all due
respect, I told you, no.
Oh, but that is unacceptable.
Relax, have a drink.
I think you should reconsider.
This is my casino, and
I do not need your help.
You needed my help
getting in here.
Now that you have what
you want, you think
you can turn your back on me?
Are you threatening
my daughter?
Such a beautiful little girl.
It would be shame
if she had accident.
Ugh!
Get the hell out of here!
Let's go.
All right.
Let's go.
Come on.
Let's go, boys.
In.
Jack, yeah, this is Bobby.
What's wrong?
You remember, you once said to
call if I ever needed a friend?
Well, I'm calling.
Aw!
Can't we get rid of them?
On what grounds, hmm?
Loitering in a casino?
I can't take this.
Stop this.
Listen to me.
If we give in to them,
they will take everything.
I don't care about
the casino, Bobby.
I want out.
Is that what you want?
Big mistake.
There's only one ace
left in the deck.
Jack Devlin.
Harry Eyeball, when
did you get out of jail?
You shouldn't be here.
Really?
According to who?
Mr. Kamenev.
Oh, you're working
for that scumbag.
Now, tell me something.
Uh, do your checks
actually clear?
Oh!
Hey, come on!
Jack--
It's good to see ya.
Thanks for coming, man.
Any time, Bobby.
Remember Nicky, don't you?
- Hey, Nicky.
- Jack.
- How you doing?
- Hey.
Case, you remember Uncle Jack?
Yeah, hi, Uncle Jack.
Casey, wow, you got big.
What happened?
Hey, can you teach me that
thing you did with the cards?
Oh, yeah, sure.
Maybe a little
later, all right?
We have to talk some business.
OK.
Promise I'll show you later.
She has an IQ of 165.
I don't know where
she gets it from.
She already knows
how to double down.
She's like a sponge, you know?
Well, that
could be useful.
So what's with Kamenev?
He wants in on my business.
I tell the guy, no,
but he doesn't listen.
Yeah, but how'd you
get mixed up with him?
Jack, you know, it's a
casino, and I'm not an angel.
I've got a history.
But he's coming
after my little girl,
and that's crossing the line.
She's our whole world, Jack.
We've got to get
her out of here.
Don't worry.
So I bet it
on this horse, see?
He came in so late, they paid
the jockey time and a half.
Ba-da boom!
Where'd you hear
a joke like that?
Wait, here's another one.
What's black and white
and red all over?
I'm afraid to guess.
A nun in a blender!
Ugh, you know, that's awful.
Where are you
getting this stuff?
Cumming, in the
showroom lounge.
This is Max.
Nice to meet you, Max.
Daddy says you're the
only man in the world
he trusts in this situation.
He says he's been in
many scrapes with you
and that there's no better
backup in a firefight.
Is that true?
Welcome to my house.
OK, kid, see, I'm
gonna check the house,
make sure everything is locked.
Don't worry about it.
There's an armed guard out
front and another one on patrol.
So guess I'm out
of a job then, Max.
I'm gonna go get some milk.
OK.
All right, I'm going upstairs.
Won't be a second.
OK.
Uncle Jack!
Drop the gun or she's dead.
Let her go.
Lose the piece.
Let her go.
I said, drop it.
Don't worry, Case.
You got milk.
Drop the gun.
I mean it.
Uncle Jack!
Ugh.
Uncle Jack.
Uncle Jack, what happened?
I can't see.
Uncle Jack.
Here, put me on your back.
Get us--
Casey, get us out of here.
Where's the door?
To the right, to the right.
Go to the right.
- OK.
Wait, wait, stop.
Someone's coming.
Turn around.
We'll go out the back way.
Go to the left.
- Left?
To the left.
Watch out for the door.
No, no, no, to the right.
To the right.
OK, go straight.
OK, OK.
Wait, stop, stop.
Left, left.
- Left?
- Turn left.
- Left?
Left.
Wait, the wall, the wall!
OK, turn right.
Turn right.
No, no, no, watch
out, turn right.
T-- turn right?
Straight.
Wait, stop, stop.
Roundhouse, 7 o'clock!
Look out, 12 o'clock!
To the right, to the right!
Go to the right!
Get down!
Oh, no.
Uncle Jack.
Casey, Casey.
Whoa!
Agh!
Jack.
It's OK.
Casey?
Casey.
Hi, Mom.
Sweetheart.
Are you all right?
Are you OK?
You were right, Dad.
There's no better
backup in a firefight.
Sweetheart, you're freezing.
Jacky, Jack, are
you all right, man?
I'm OK.
How's Casey?
She's fine, she's fine.
She's alive 'cause of you.
Good, 'cause I'm
gonna need her help when
I go after the rest of 'em.
You said
on the phone that you
had trouble with Percodan.
I've been off it
35, no, 36 days.
That's good.
You were on it because
of the injuries
you sustained in Atlantic City?
Yeah, it was mostly my leg.
And the leg
doesn't bother you anymore?
Off and on.
Good, sounds
like good progress.
Do you mind if I
smoke or are you one
of those anti-smoking fanatics?
Hey, it's your body.
Whoa, is that just a cigar?
How did you do that?
I'm good with my hands.
I'm sure you are.
How long have you been
doing this bodyguard work?
About two years,
since the Marshals
no longer required my services.
It's a way to make
money doing what I know.
So why are you here?
Your blouse, is it white?
Yes.
Would you come here, please?
In Atlantic City, after I
was hit by this white light,
I went into a tunnel.
A near-death experience,
it's fairly common.
But now, when I see white--
Ooh, OK, are you OK?
So you feel out of control
when you see the color white.
Never experienced
anything like it in my life.
Jack, have you ever
heard of a phobia,
like, fear of heights,
claustrophobia?
Sure, but to the color white?
Color phobias
are actually fairly
common as far as phobias go.
Never been afraid in my life.
It's not that you're afraid
that the color white is
going to hurt you or kill you.
But--
--you are afraid of something
that the white represents.
I'm not sure I follow.
OK, for example, a person
may have a phobia of knives.
That doesn't mean they're
afraid every knife they see
is going to stab them.
They might be afraid that
they're going to lose
control and stab someone else.
OK.
The color
white represents
something to your subconscious
that you are afraid of.
Now, we're gonna take
this one step at a time.
The good news is is that
most phobias are curable.
So what do I do for now?
Keep your glasses on and
keep your appointments.
I see you in a couple of days.
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey!
Come on!
Cinder!
Honey, will you get me
some more champagne, please?
Sure, sweetheart.
Dorothy, honey, what's wrong?
Come on, come on, come
on, come on, come on.
Walk me into your temple.
Come on, come on, come
on, come on, come on.
I walk into your temple.
All right,
ladies, keep it moving.
Come on, let's go.
Come on.
Oh well, come on,
,, as she
washes out in the hot lights.
Hey there.
How long is she
gonna be out there?
Six outfits, half an hour.
You said you've got
the place secure.
We just got another one
delivered by a messenger.
Well, what about
the messenger service?
Guy came in, paid cash,
nondescript, no prints.
She needs to know.
Absolutely not.
It's her New York debut.
The Vencini
announcement's on Friday.
I don't want to spook her.
You don't want to
get her killed either.
This guy is a psychopath.
That's why
I hired you people.
Look, we've
locked the perimeter.
It's a hardened site.
Threat is minimal.
I'm telling you,
it's too risky.
OK, baby, time
to rock and roll, right?
Come on, come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on.
I want into the temple,
the temple, the temple.
The best cup of
Colombia Supreme
homemade by any human
being in the history
of the city of New York, made
especially for you, my friend.
There you go.
Thanks, Thomas.
Eh, yeah?
Someone's here to see Jack.
Who is it?
A lovely young lady.
Ah, well then, you know,
send her-- wait a minute.
Is she wearing white?
No, just kidding.
All right, send her up.
Uh, Mr. Jack Devlin.
Yeah?
Uncle Jack.
Casey, ah, mmm, oh, it's
so great to see you again.
Casey, hey, what's
the matter, sweetie?
My name is Mark Smoot.
I'm here at the
bequest of Bobby Stern.
I'm his attorney.
We have some serious
business to talk about.
Oh, what's the--
In private would be best.
Sure.
Hey, Casey, hey, I want you
to meet my friend, the pirate,
one eye and everything.
Casey, Max, meet
Thomas the Pirate.
How do you do?
Hello.
All right,
come with me now.
You don't look like
much of a pirate to me.
Yeah, well, looks
don't make the pirate.
It's the ugly things we do.
That's what makes the pirate.
When was the accident?
The accident
was a week ago.
I know that it's not
much consolation,
but, uh, neither Bobby
or Nicky suffered.
It was immediate.
Casey's spirits
really lifted when
she heard we were coming here.
She told me all about you.
How is she taking it?
Well, sir, I
must say, pretty well.
I guess I don't
have any choice, do I?
It's what Bobby wanted.
And from what Casey tells
me, I am sure you are
going to make a fine father.
So what should we do?
Want to play a game or
something, like chess, perhaps?
I warn you, I--
I take it very seriously though.
Ah, chess?
I don't want
to do anything.
Well, you know, I'm
an expert at that too--
--doing nothing.
But then, you know,
how do we determine
a winner if we're just
going to sit around and do--
Hey, Casey, hey, what do
you think of my place, huh?
It's OK.
OK?
It sucks.
Hey, you know, I've
got satellite TV.
Thomas will cook you something.
Hey, no, now,
see, I don't cook.
I create.
And once you have tasted
what I create, never will
you want to leave us.
Never, promise.
Echo 25 to base.
This is rooftop.
The package is in the lobby.
Copy, Echo.
Perimeter is secure.
They
insisted she be there.
That's-- yeah, I know.
Well, listen,
apparently, there's
some sort of a security--
OK, listen up.
We're changing frequencies
every 12 hours.
If you see anything
with ID, ping us.
Now this woman is about
to receive a $6 million
contract, gentlemen.
So remember, dead
clients don't pay.
Well, they can sod off.
Yeah, because at--
At 10 grand a day for 25 men,
they better be bloody good.
Yes, right, Donald Tragle.
He did Secret Service
for George Bush,
did Michael Jackson's last tour.
What, Cinder?
Are you serious?
She's a rock.
They know she loves
the attention.
Rehearsal's this afternoon.
Yeah, we'll make
the announcement.
All right, ciao.
Oh, bloody clients.
Why'd you lie to 'em?
It's an advertising
agency, darling.
They expect me to lie.
Look, baby, I'm on
this, all right?
We got wall-to-wall men outside.
That's great, but why
haven't you told the police
about the notes and the calls?
Oh, and have all the bloody
tabloids down in the lobby?
No, thank you.
As far as the press knows,
this is just some random wanker
firing at the show.
I just wish this was over.
Would you relax?
Look, come Friday, you're going
to be on the Concorde to Paris.
This wacko is just after
the next "Cosmo" girl.
That's it.
Police can't find the slug.
It's disintegrated.
This guy's a real pro.
Maybe he just has access
to professional equipment.
I think you should call off
the rehearsal until we can
sweep the adjacent buildings.
Canceling the rehearsal
is not exactly an option.
We had a recon team
downtown since 10:30.
Reconned?
Like you did the other day?
All I know is this guy can
hit from 10 blocks away.
How are you going
to secure that?
So you are with
him all the time now.
During the day mostly.
I don't sleep with him.
So, pick a card--
sign it.
And the color white
really makes you feel bad?
Yeah, It's called a phobia.
OK, put it back.
So, now, I'm going to make
your card appear in my wallet
where I get to
keep all this cash.
I only think of good
things when I see white--
like clouds-- big, fluffy
clouds and bunny rabbits.
Popcorn is kind
of wet, isn't it?
And there's always sugar--
or snow-- or angels and heaven.
I miss them too, Casey.
You'll see why
again, Uncle Jack.
I'll help you.
OK.
Deal?
All right, now,
ready for your guard.
Yep.
OK, now, your card
is in my wallet.
Sorry, Uncle Jack.
Wait a second--
I said in my wallet, right?
Yeah.
Let's have a look in here.
What is that?
Wow!
How'd you do that?
Magic.
Yeah?
Yo Jack.
Jim?
Let's do lunch.
How is the
babysitting business, boss?
Got a boy-- not as much
fun since you left, Jack.
How long did
it last with you?
What?
About a month after
we left the Marshals?
Ha, why don't
you try two weeks?
You ever miss being a Fed?
We spent more time fighting
the bureaucracy than we
did fighting the criminals.
You remember that.
You said they'd
have to carry you out.
Yeah, well,
things change, Jack.
You didn't have
to quit over me.
Who said that?
I quit because I got tired
of going out for scungille
at 2:00 AM in the morning.
OK.
So what's this about?
Name is Cinder James.
Some head hunter from Elite
found her waiting tables
in Little Rock.
This girl just
signed a $6 million
contract with Vencini Jewelers.
What kind of girl?
Somebody is trying
to cancel her contract.
And they are using
vanishing loads.
Who have you got on it?
- Don Tragle.
- Ah.
I know.
I know.
Vencini was impressed
with his, uh, resume.
Well, just what your back.
The Secret Service
agents are spoiled--
three-hour shift changes,
White House food,
autographed pictures
of the first lady.
Well, that's why I'm here.
This sniper-- he
operates like a real pro.
Tragle is way over his head.
You sure you don't want
to join me on this?
I'm a new father--
4 feet, 76 pounds of
bouncing baby girl.
I got to find a dentist, buy
a bunk bed, set up a carpool,
meet the neighbors kids,
and hire a piano teacher.
My hands are full.
Good luck, Jack.
There's nothing harder
than being a good father.
Yeah.
Hey, thanks.
See you.
Come on now.
Hold it.
I'd like to use a stand
in for a rehearsal.
Ah, sorry, no.
Vencini insisted on Cinder.
They need proofs of the
money shot before Friday.
Let's have a talk.
This club has got
16-foot windows.
We put her in a fixed position
for more than an hour.
We might as well write
her name on the bullet.
He said he could guarantee it.
He said what?
Every building in range
has been locked down.
We got six units of NYPD.
You brought this job in.
But let's get one
thing straight--
this is my company.
It's also the biggest
contract you ever had.
They didn't hire Prototel.
They hired me.
So relax.
Fine.
She goes down-- you go down.
Excuse me,
are you a bellboy?
Let them through.
Not here, from the other side.
Get out of the way here.
Come on!
Coming through.
Hey, moving through.
Come on.
Moving.
Get out of the way.
Let her through.
Move aside.
Move.
Yes, move.
Come on.
Through the door.
Move!
Move back.
Move.
Come on.
Just through the door.
Get down, sir.
There he is!
Get him!
Get the shooter!
Hold your fire!
Hold your fire!
Civilians!
Get out of the way!
Add 1,000 milligrams
of ampicillin
to Mr. Hasting's IV stat.
Yes, sir.
Sorry, this is limited access.
I am here to see Tim Hastings.
Lieutenant?
It's OK.
I'll vouch for him.
Hey, Trini, how are you doing?
Sorry about your friend.
We've got two dead
from the apartment
where this guy took his first
shot, if it's the same guy.
I'm just here for Tim.
If you say so.
When he first
left the Marshals,
he thought by starting
his own company,
he'd finally be able to
protect the good ones.
Connie, listen--
No, listen, this is all
he's got right now, Jack.
The business-- do
you understand?
He trusts you, Jack.
I know, but
right now, I'm retired.
If that girl goes
down, the business is done.
Is that what you want
him to wake up to?
Connie, Tim came to me.
And it's kind of
hard to explain,
but I have a problem
with my vision right now.
I just don't feel ready.
Devlin, what the
hell are you doing in here?
This is none of your business.
I can handle this.
The question is--
what are you doing here?
I have some
business with Hastings.
What?
I just need a signature.
The doctor said he
was semi-conscious.
What happened?
The IV broke.
Potassium-- that
would have killed him.
Call Trini.
He needs more protection.
Got it.
I'm in.
Drugs are bad for you.
Did you know that?
Can you walk?
No, I can't--
I can't walk.
Oh!
Let's go.
Come on!
I want to get something
straight, mister.
Devlin.
Jack Devlin.
Well, don't
think you're going
to be able to come barging
in on me whenever you want.
As far as I'm concerned,
you're the hired help.
You're paid to do what I say.
Really?
My friend takes your
bullet, and you want to talk
to me about who's getting paid?
How is he?
He's in a coma.
I'm just here to help
them finish the job.
I'm so sorry.
No need to be sorry.
In our business, we're always
ready to take a bullet.
I just want to make sure I
didn't take it for nothing.
Now, listen, Cinder, we
need to work together.
I'll do my job, but you got
to take care of yourself.
You got it?
OK.
Got all your stuff now?
Yeah, I guess so.
Good, because
we're moving.
OK, our next plan--
Don, please, can you
give us a few minutes?
Sure.
Deploy the perimeter.
So is it true you're
not getting paid for this?
Pro bono.
Hold still.
Lumbar vertebrae, right?
I want arms up--
palms touching the wall.
What is this?
Trust me, you'll like it.
Oh, no, there's
a disk problem.
Hold still.
What are you doing?
Finding your center.
OK, take a deep breath.
Hold it-- three, two, one--
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
The pain is gone.
Well, for an hour or so.
But I'll be back by then.
Do you have to leave now?
Look, there are two
ways to bodyguard.
You hide in a box like this and
wait for the threat to come.
Or you go out, and
find it, and stop it.
I'm a type A personality.
I hate to wait.
Yeah.
Honey, I'm sick.
I need my medicine.
No way,
baby, we've been over this.
Just till Friday.
Where
is he keeping you, baby?
- A
- hotel in Dobbs Ferry,
the Hillcrest Bungalow 6.
All
right, I'll be there.
An hour ago when you said
that you would be home,
this was terrine of
braised veal Caprese.
Now, it is protein on a plate.
Bon appetit.
I'm sorry, Thomas.
I've been talking to Trini.
This guy fired
from a block away.
Mhm.
The bullet went through
half an inch of glass--
Aha.
A vase penetrated
2 inches into a wall
and then disappeared.
Mhm.
Well, to have that much
power, it must be an H&K. Huh?
Or maybe the projectile was--
carved ice or something.
Now, I want you to talk
to a couple of your buddies
in the Bodameinhov gang and
find out who is using them.
My buddies, yeah, if I
can get through to them,
if they even have a phone.
You takea my space.
I breaka you face.
Welcome to Little Italy.
Isn't it great?
Yeah.
Thomas said I ran him
ragged and that he'd rather
be sucking sand in Morocco.
It's true.
Good?
- Great.
- What are you doing?
Got to go.
Huh?
You forgot?
You know, you don't
live alone anymore.
Hey, Casey, I'm sorry.
Say, um, I'm still
kind of new at this--
this uncle thing, and
um, this friend of mine
got hurt this afternoon.
And he really needs my help.
You're not going to get
hurt, are you, Uncle Jack?
Yeah?
Devlin residence.
Yes, he is.
Big shot.
For you.
Yeah?
Jack, it's Dr. Stein.
You're half an hour
late for your session.
Are you still coming?
Oh, no, I'm sorry.
Something came up.
Something good, I hope.
Not really.
A friend of mine
asked me to do a job.
What kind of job?
Protection.
Cinder James, the supermodel.
Sounds dangerous.
Do you think you're ready?
He needs my help.
OK, I understand that.
But Jack, you need to
realize that your sunglasses
are the only protection you have
from all the white out there.
Thanks for the
vote of confidence.
Be careful.
Hey, Thomas, why don't you
send her two dozen something?
Orchids.
Most women love them.
Orchids.
Two dozen orchids.
Why don't you just buy her a
Mercedes and get it over with?
Oh, yes, find two
dozens orchids.
I'll go to the bank.
We'll get orchids.
Casey, listen, I won't
be gone too long, OK?
We'll do something when
I get back, all right?
- OK.
- OK.
A man came by a few
minutes ago and left this.
Thanks.
Put him on.
- Are you serious?
What is this?
She's had a visitor.
We've been blown.
You-- find some
heels and a dress.
You better grab a
ballistic blanket,
because you are the decoy.
Do I need to shave?
Now you know why
they pay us so much.
All right, listen up.
It's a three-car formation.
Cinders and Chase with me.
He'll think she's
in the stretch.
You'll ride lead.
If there's any fire,
you'll break with the limo
and take off.
I'll reverse, and we'll
link on the parkway.
Let's roll.
Come on.
Let's go.
Watch your step.
Come on.
Let's go.
Oh!
Get down!
Go!
Get back!
Hey, sit down!
Come on!
No, Cinder, stay down.
Well, well.
Looking for these.
Huh?
You're a disgrace.
What's the matter
with your eyes, Jack?
Huh?
Is it this?
Huh?
It's white, isn't it?
You're afraid of
the color white.
I'm lactose intolerant.
You think this is funny?
You think I'm funny?
You think you're going to
protect Cinder from me?
You don't even have the
depth to understand her.
I'm protecting
her, not you, huh?
You have never seen her so
in pain she can't stand.
That one, I have seen.
How can you protect her
from me when all I want to do
is love her?
Go!
Get up there!
Go!
What the hell happened to you?
I went swimming.
Thanks for helping me out.
Take care.
Goodnight.
Jack.
Getting some more of these?
The address is on the label.
And Dr. Feelgood ought
to be more careful.
Yeah, I'll be
sure to tell him.
It starts with the shivers--
then the cold shakes.
I know what you're
going through.
I was a user once too.
It's powerful stuff,
but not worth dying for.
Save it for someone who cares.
If I can find you, so can
your friend with a rifle.
I'll take my chances.
All right, suit yourself.
Take enough of that
junk, and maybe when
your friends bullet rips
the back of your head off,
you won't even notice.
All right, Cinder,
let's have the goodies.
What about your backup?
I don't know what
you're talking about.
You're a junkie, sweetheart.
You're leaving for Paris.
You would have asked
for a little extra.
I don't have to
put up with this.
No, you don't.
But it's my way or the
highway, you got it?
You know, you're
a real wet blanket.
Hey, just think--
if somebody would have
done this for Elvis,
he'd still be doing tacky
lounge shows and in Vegas.
Go ahead.
How much were you using?
325-- for a day.
Well, that's determination.
This is Jack.
Can you come to my place?
Oh, god, OK, what's going on?
Who is that?
The model?
Dr. Stein is on the way.
She looks, uh, sick.
All right, get her warm.
Good.
There you go.
This is my friend, Thomas.
Hello.
Ah, you're in good hands now.
You'll be all right.
Is this your
girlfriend, Uncle Jack?
No.
She's very sick.
You'll be OK.
This is Max.
I'm Casey.
Hi, Casey.
Ah.
D-- Dr. Stein?
OK, where's the fire?
Ah.
Down here.
This had better be good.
Thanks for coming.
This way.
Is this your
girlfriend, Uncle Jack?
No, honey.
I'm his doctor.
You must be Casey.
- Uh-huh.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
And this Jack is part of
the work you're doing.
She's coming down off a
Percodan habit of $1,300 a day.
Think you can help?
Yeah, but first I need to
get her out of those clothes
and back into bed.
Casey, would you give me a hand?
Sure.
I think we girls
can handle this.
Why don't you boys go and make
yourselves useful by boiling
some water or something?
I don't like being
patronized and dismissed.
Thanks for coming, Dr. Stein.
My pleasure.
And you can call me Rachel.
By the way, I was on a
date at the test center
and I'm billing you
for this house call.
Absolutely.
Thank you for the flowers.
What did I do before you came?
Probably made a
lot of ladies mad.
Tell me about Jack.
His father
was a gambler.
He had a photographic memory.
He was one of the first
card counters in Vegas.
And his mother-- ah, his
mother-- well, one night, she
ran off with a guitar player.
He never saw her again.
Really?
That's awful.
No, what was
awful was that guitar
player couldn't play a note.
And after that, Jack
and his father--
they hit the road in
a 1962 white caddy.
He went from town
to town, you know,
because he was always winning.
He was black booked
in all the casinos.
So they would hit Atlantic
City and the Bahamas.
Whenever the house got wise to
him, the father had a signal.
He would flick his
light at once, twice,
and that was the signal for
Jack to go get the caddy ready.
One night, that lighter--
it didn't work.
So Jack missed his cue.
What happened?
Some mob guys-- they
grabbed him before he left.
They found the
body in the desert.
That's horrible.
And after he
buried his father,
and he paid off all his markers.
All that was left
was that lighter--
an old Zippo.
So how'd
he get to New York?
Ah, well, his
grandmother was here--
came to live with her.
You know, she was
a very nice lady.
She cleaned houses.
She's the one who gave him
his code that he lives by.
And what's that?
He is slow to make a promise.
But he's quick to keep it.
Is this the DMV?
My name is Rory Gaines,
and I'm stuck out here
in a rental place
in New York City.
You know how unfriendly the
people are in New York City.
I know.
Anyway, so someone
pilfered my wallet,
and I've lost my damn
driver's license.
So I was wondering if
you could fax me a copy
so I could rent a car and
drive to a police station
and report this.
You are too kind.
I just wish I was home.
Anything on those
vanishing rounds?
Yes.
It looks like it's
a CD-- a Controlled
Disintegration device.
It explodes on impact.
It's impossible to
trace the origins.
Well, who makes them?
Mhm.
Well, my friends at
Baader-Meinof that--
Oh, you got through?
Oh, yeah,
you have no idea.
Don't ask.
Anyway, they told me there's
a guy on Long Island.
His name is Ghide Sinno.
This man apparently is an
expert in weapons technology.
And if the price is right,
he's also into teaching.
Well, if it is who
I think, this guy
has got plenty of cash.
Yeah, where are you going?
You know it's late.
You have to get some sleep.
I can't.
This guy spilled milk on me.
Cinder?
We have to talk.
- Why?
What's wrong?
You've been holding back.
No, that's not true.
Well, I just checked
your bank account.
You've been wiring
money to Arkansas--
thousands of dollars.
It's for my sister.
She's dead.
She died in a bus wreck in '89.
That's how you hurt your back.
There's no time for that now.
Come on.
This guy knows you.
He's obsessed.
Now, I can't protect you
if I don't know the truth.
Jenny was the one that was
supposed to be here, not me.
It's all she ever wanted.
She took tap.
She went to beauty school.
She even starved herself
till she was sick.
That's what this is all about?
You doing all this
for your sister.
Oh, at first maybe.
But then I found out
I was good at it.
I've never been good
at anything in my life.
And now I'm this
close to making it.
I'm scared.
Cinder.
Jack, I have a tummy ache.
What did you have for dinner?
Pizza, licorice,
cream soda, and pickles.
Thomas let you eat that.
No, we ordered out.
No wonder you are sick.
Cinder?
Here.
OK.
All right.
OK, I am going to
have to go in that.
Yeah, go get her.
OK.
I love--
I love you.
Cinder.
I love-- I love you.
You and I aren't
meant to be together.
So kill me if you want.
Jack.
JACK Come on, Cinder.
Let's get in the car.
Who are you running from?
What do you care?
Obviously, you're
just doing your job.
What first?
Now.
What?
I just don't want
to see you get hurt.
Is that all?
What do you want from me?
The truth.
If you think you can run away
from shadows your whole life,
you're wrong.
- No, no, I just--
Come on, Cinder.
You know who the
shooter is, don't you?
Yes.
It's my ex-husband.
Do thou but close our
hands in holy words.
I say there will be
no more marriages.
And therefore, since I
cannot prove a lover--
oh, my fond love thus
do I blow to heaven.
Oh, love, thy crown and hearted
throne to tyrannous hate!
Swell bosom with they fraught.
For 'tis of aspics tongues.
Oh, blood!
Blood!
Rory Gaines married
Cinder when she was 16.
What?
The supermodel?
She's your client?
Christ, Jack.
They just fall into
your lap, don't they?
The guy is Caucasian--
6' 4", 200 pounds,
no criminal record.
The word on the street says
he's been training with weapons.
This guy's a failed
actor gone haywire.
He's a basic obsessed,
wife-beating ex-husband.
The guy is complete
letters, stalking,
blackmail, and murder.
Blackmail?
The guy was an actor.
He couldn't get a job.
His wife made it big.
She paid him off
for the divorce--
couldn't pay him
enough to get lost.
Then Vencini makes
the announcement.
So Rory figured if he couldn't
have her, no one could.
No where to find him?
Soon.
Well, I could put
out an APB on him.
Talk to Vincini.
Make sure they call off the
show until we nail this guy.
I'll try my best.
What does this mean?
It means she stays inside,
under guard, 24 hours a day
until we get him.
The announcement is tomorrow.
If Vencini finds out,
they'll drop her in a second.
You haven't told them yet?
That's why Tragle
is still on the job?
You two cut a deal.
I'm protecting my client.
We're surrounded by
40-story buildings.
He has 1,000 places to hide.
This guy could be anywhere.
I'm telling you
she'll be nowhere
if she doesn't make this deal.
You say you're good
at damage control?
Just trust me.
Devlin is history.
How much is this
going to cost?
There's an outstanding loan
at Prototel that has come due.
At the moment, the
company hasn't any value.
With a partner that's
liquid, I can take it.
You scratch my back, I'll
scratch yours, buddy.
Deal.
Where are you going?
I'm going to
see the weapons guy.
Now, how were you planning to
get the information out of him?
You are going to use a weapon?
Yeah, you are going
to intimidate him.
That's very boring,
you know, Jack.
Well, what are
you going to do?
Talk him to death?
Perhaps.
This area is
closed to the public.
Ah, that's why the
door was locked, eh?
You have to leave at once.
This guy-- ever
seen him before?
Get out of here.
Get the hell out of here.
Listen to me,..
You don't want to know who I am.
You don't want to
know why I'm here.
So.
And I tell you right now, you
don't want to meet my family--
mi familia.
You understand
what I said to you?
Ah, he's going to be nice now.
He's understanding.
We know you are
the best manufacturer
of customized ammunition.
We know you helped this guy.
Look, I am an immigrant.
I just got my green card.
I don't need help.
Oh, we don't care about you.
Oh, we don't care
about immigration.
We just want to get
this guy off the street.
That's it.
He ordered a couple of things.
And, uh--
And what?
And gave me a telephone
number where I can reach
him just in case.
This is uh--
Good luck.
And, uh, congratulations
for your green card.
Thank you.
That's very nice.
Good.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
- 555.
- 555.
0199.
0199.
What time do we have to
pick up Casey from school?
In about an hour.
We're not going to
make it, you know?
We're going to be late.
- Well, somebody has to.
Well, it's not going
to be me, obviously.
I'm working here.
What is that high-priced
psychiatrist of yours
doing besides
screwing up your head
and taking your money, huh?
Why don't you have
her do something?
- Well, that's a good idea.
- Of course it's a good idea.
All right, here's this.
Look, look, look.
800 West 45th Street.
You know what that is?
That's the distillery building.
The Aramore Distillery
right off Times Square.
OK, let's get out of here.
Let's go.
All right?
Hi, Rachel.
Are you busy?
He's on his way.
And he's got a friend with him.
Thomas?
Thomas, you all right?
Yeah, listen,
you think next time
you can aim a little higher?
The guy is taller than
me by about a foot.
I'm sorry, pal.
Ah, ah!
I haven't had an
audience in so long.
One of these heads is
not like the other.
Where-- is--
Thomas?
You don't have to do this.
Where-- is--
Thomas?
Please, stop.
Come on, Rory.
You know you've won already.
Come on, Jack.
Come on!
You're better than me.
Stronger.
Where's Thomas?
Whatever you want,
I'll give it to you--
anything.
Anything you want-- just stop!
You know what you are?
You're nothing--
nothing to nobody.
Nobody hears you.
Nobody sees you.
What gives you the
right to look down on me?
You don't know how I feel.
You've never been a nobody!
You've never been ignored!
You've never been
humiliated on stage.
Where-- is--
Thomas!
Where is Thomas?
Where?
You tell me!
Where?
Where is he?
Here is Thomas, you bastard.
You haven't lived the
years of rejection--
been deserted by everyone.
Anyone I cared
about betrayed me.
Oh, my god.
My face.
You're dead, Jack.
Die and be damned, Jack!
oh, Thomas.
Thomas.
Oh.
You OK?
I-- I've never been better.
How about you?
Not too good.
Yeah, well, you
need more therapy,
you know, that's the problem.
Rachel, this white thing--
I've got to get past it.
You have to give me something--
a devise, technique,
to break this thing.
Because if I don't beat
it, they'll kill her.
I don't know
if this will help,
but my philosophy teacher
used to say, it is written--
there's a time and a place
when we all have to go.
I'm not afraid to die.
But you are
afraid of losing control.
And you feel responsible
for your father's
death and the attack on Casey.
I was responsible.
You had no control
over either event.
You're not at fault.
But yet, the lighter was set.
I should've known he was
trying to signal me--
even without the flames.
Jack, it was
your father's time.
What this is about
is understanding
that you can't do it all.
All you can do when the
moment comes is your best.
My best.
Can't sleep.
It's OK to cry, you see?
It's OK.
I cry a lot at night.
I miss them.
I cry sometimes.
I lost my parents
when I was young too.
But every day, I
looked up, and I know
they're watching from heaven.
Wow!
Really?
Does that mean mommy saw me
take the candy out of the dish
on the coffee table?
That was you.
I'm sorry.
Max was hungry.
Yeah, Max is like that.
You know, you can't
always listen to him.
You can listen to this--
and this.
OK.
I love you, Casey.
I love you too, Uncle Jack.
22 Bravo to Echo.
Clear for pick up.
Cinder.
Don't go.
- Jack, come on.
I'll be on a plane in six hours.
Do you think
this guy will stop?
If he doesn't do it--
Relax.
The window is all covered in
Mylar, so he won't have a shot.
Now, let's ride.
Jack.
I can't spend my life hiding.
Wish me luck.
This is the business--
like it or not.
I just got it.
You got a policy on her, right?
Life insurance.
- Of course I do.
Run of the contract.
So she's worth the
same-- dead or alive.
Take it easy.
Take it easy.
- See this?
Hmm?
See this?
It's a note on the company.
I just took control,
and you're fired.
Hey, hey!
What's going on?
Hey, stop worrying.
You got twice the amount
of men that Reagan
had the day he got shot.
That's reassuring.
This place is locked.
Yeah, that's why they
call it the vault then.
I guess if I'm
going to go, I might
as well do it in diamonds.
Sorry.
It's a closed event.
Hey, don't be such
a jerk, all right?
He has no jurisdiction here.
He's not NYPD.
He's not Prototel.
Easy.
He was here.
I know he's here.
Take care then, OK?
And now, ladies and
gentlemen, the moment we've
all been waiting for.
I give you the Vencini
face of the '90s--
the spectacular Cinder James.
Up there!
NYPD.
Drop the weapon.
Everybody back up.
Put your guns down.
Come on.
He's gone.
You screw up everything.
Oh!
You sure it was him?
One last dance.
Lips.
Oh, you the doors of breath.
Seal with a righteous
kiss a dateless bargain
to engrossing death.
I know I'm going to die.
I don't care anymore.
You say you love me, but
you're destroying me.
Don't pretend like it's
something beautiful.
You just want to feed your
measly, lonely, little ego.
You're a failure because
you made yourself a failure.
You can't act, because
you're not even human.
You have no sympathy-- no
regard for other people's lives.
You need a gun to give you
power because you're weak.
You're a weak, little man.
You make me sick.
Cinder.
You OK?
It's OK.
OK, here.
Stay here.
What
this about is understanding
that you can't do it all.
All you can do when the
moment comes is your best.
Ah!
Marshmallows.
Big, fluffy clouds.
Bunny rabbits.
Sugar.
I'm sorry, father.
Bonus from Vencini.
From now on, Prototel gets
all their work in New York.
What about the
outstanding loan?
Tragle tore it up.
How did you do that?
The man let the shooter
six feet from the client.
Word gets out on that--
he'll be lucky to
get a job at Walmart.
So are you going
to join me when
we get back from our vacation?
You find a client
that's worth saving--
I'll come down.
You got it.
Maybe.
Thank you.
Sure.
All right.
See you.
Take care.
I saw that.
- No, what?
- I said I saw it.
No, It wasn't what
you thought it was.
I owe you a lot.
Well, I owe you a lot too.
I haven't danced in years.
You're a great dancer.
Pick a card.
Will it tell my future?
It's only a card.
All right, put it back.
Don't look at it.
You know something?
They don't make guys
like you anymore.
I guess times change.
All right, so you
forgot, didn't you?
Casey told you she
needs school supplies,
but oh, no, you're
too busy saving
women from certain death.
You can't take five
minutes, go into a store--
I've got 'em.
Yes!
Yes!
Hello, I'm Bobby Stern.
Congratulations.
- Thank you very much.
- Oh, marvelous.
- Spend it well.
- Thanks.
Enjoy.
Hey, Jimmy, what's
your game today?
Five-card draw.
Mr. Kamenev, with all due
respect, I told you, no.
Oh, but that is unacceptable.
Relax, have a drink.
I think you should reconsider.
This is my casino, and
I do not need your help.
You needed my help
getting in here.
Now that you have what
you want, you think
you can turn your back on me?
Are you threatening
my daughter?
Such a beautiful little girl.
It would be shame
if she had accident.
Ugh!
Get the hell out of here!
Let's go.
All right.
Let's go.
Come on.
Let's go, boys.
In.
Jack, yeah, this is Bobby.
What's wrong?
You remember, you once said to
call if I ever needed a friend?
Well, I'm calling.
Aw!
Can't we get rid of them?
On what grounds, hmm?
Loitering in a casino?
I can't take this.
Stop this.
Listen to me.
If we give in to them,
they will take everything.
I don't care about
the casino, Bobby.
I want out.
Is that what you want?
Big mistake.
There's only one ace
left in the deck.
Jack Devlin.
Harry Eyeball, when
did you get out of jail?
You shouldn't be here.
Really?
According to who?
Mr. Kamenev.
Oh, you're working
for that scumbag.
Now, tell me something.
Uh, do your checks
actually clear?
Oh!
Hey, come on!
Jack--
It's good to see ya.
Thanks for coming, man.
Any time, Bobby.
Remember Nicky, don't you?
- Hey, Nicky.
- Jack.
- How you doing?
- Hey.
Case, you remember Uncle Jack?
Yeah, hi, Uncle Jack.
Casey, wow, you got big.
What happened?
Hey, can you teach me that
thing you did with the cards?
Oh, yeah, sure.
Maybe a little
later, all right?
We have to talk some business.
OK.
Promise I'll show you later.
She has an IQ of 165.
I don't know where
she gets it from.
She already knows
how to double down.
She's like a sponge, you know?
Well, that
could be useful.
So what's with Kamenev?
He wants in on my business.
I tell the guy, no,
but he doesn't listen.
Yeah, but how'd you
get mixed up with him?
Jack, you know, it's a
casino, and I'm not an angel.
I've got a history.
But he's coming
after my little girl,
and that's crossing the line.
She's our whole world, Jack.
We've got to get
her out of here.
Don't worry.
So I bet it
on this horse, see?
He came in so late, they paid
the jockey time and a half.
Ba-da boom!
Where'd you hear
a joke like that?
Wait, here's another one.
What's black and white
and red all over?
I'm afraid to guess.
A nun in a blender!
Ugh, you know, that's awful.
Where are you
getting this stuff?
Cumming, in the
showroom lounge.
This is Max.
Nice to meet you, Max.
Daddy says you're the
only man in the world
he trusts in this situation.
He says he's been in
many scrapes with you
and that there's no better
backup in a firefight.
Is that true?
Welcome to my house.
OK, kid, see, I'm
gonna check the house,
make sure everything is locked.
Don't worry about it.
There's an armed guard out
front and another one on patrol.
So guess I'm out
of a job then, Max.
I'm gonna go get some milk.
OK.
All right, I'm going upstairs.
Won't be a second.
OK.
Uncle Jack!
Drop the gun or she's dead.
Let her go.
Lose the piece.
Let her go.
I said, drop it.
Don't worry, Case.
You got milk.
Drop the gun.
I mean it.
Uncle Jack!
Ugh.
Uncle Jack.
Uncle Jack, what happened?
I can't see.
Uncle Jack.
Here, put me on your back.
Get us--
Casey, get us out of here.
Where's the door?
To the right, to the right.
Go to the right.
- OK.
Wait, wait, stop.
Someone's coming.
Turn around.
We'll go out the back way.
Go to the left.
- Left?
To the left.
Watch out for the door.
No, no, no, to the right.
To the right.
OK, go straight.
OK, OK.
Wait, stop, stop.
Left, left.
- Left?
- Turn left.
- Left?
Left.
Wait, the wall, the wall!
OK, turn right.
Turn right.
No, no, no, watch
out, turn right.
T-- turn right?
Straight.
Wait, stop, stop.
Roundhouse, 7 o'clock!
Look out, 12 o'clock!
To the right, to the right!
Go to the right!
Get down!
Oh, no.
Uncle Jack.
Casey, Casey.
Whoa!
Agh!
Jack.
It's OK.
Casey?
Casey.
Hi, Mom.
Sweetheart.
Are you all right?
Are you OK?
You were right, Dad.
There's no better
backup in a firefight.
Sweetheart, you're freezing.
Jacky, Jack, are
you all right, man?
I'm OK.
How's Casey?
She's fine, she's fine.
She's alive 'cause of you.
Good, 'cause I'm
gonna need her help when
I go after the rest of 'em.
You said
on the phone that you
had trouble with Percodan.
I've been off it
35, no, 36 days.
That's good.
You were on it because
of the injuries
you sustained in Atlantic City?
Yeah, it was mostly my leg.
And the leg
doesn't bother you anymore?
Off and on.
Good, sounds
like good progress.
Do you mind if I
smoke or are you one
of those anti-smoking fanatics?
Hey, it's your body.
Whoa, is that just a cigar?
How did you do that?
I'm good with my hands.
I'm sure you are.
How long have you been
doing this bodyguard work?
About two years,
since the Marshals
no longer required my services.
It's a way to make
money doing what I know.
So why are you here?
Your blouse, is it white?
Yes.
Would you come here, please?
In Atlantic City, after I
was hit by this white light,
I went into a tunnel.
A near-death experience,
it's fairly common.
But now, when I see white--
Ooh, OK, are you OK?
So you feel out of control
when you see the color white.
Never experienced
anything like it in my life.
Jack, have you ever
heard of a phobia,
like, fear of heights,
claustrophobia?
Sure, but to the color white?
Color phobias
are actually fairly
common as far as phobias go.
Never been afraid in my life.
It's not that you're afraid
that the color white is
going to hurt you or kill you.
But--
--you are afraid of something
that the white represents.
I'm not sure I follow.
OK, for example, a person
may have a phobia of knives.
That doesn't mean they're
afraid every knife they see
is going to stab them.
They might be afraid that
they're going to lose
control and stab someone else.
OK.
The color
white represents
something to your subconscious
that you are afraid of.
Now, we're gonna take
this one step at a time.
The good news is is that
most phobias are curable.
So what do I do for now?
Keep your glasses on and
keep your appointments.
I see you in a couple of days.
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey!
Come on!
Cinder!
Honey, will you get me
some more champagne, please?
Sure, sweetheart.
Dorothy, honey, what's wrong?
Come on, come on, come
on, come on, come on.
Walk me into your temple.
Come on, come on, come
on, come on, come on.
I walk into your temple.
All right,
ladies, keep it moving.
Come on, let's go.
Come on.
Oh well, come on,
,, as she
washes out in the hot lights.
Hey there.
How long is she
gonna be out there?
Six outfits, half an hour.
You said you've got
the place secure.
We just got another one
delivered by a messenger.
Well, what about
the messenger service?
Guy came in, paid cash,
nondescript, no prints.
She needs to know.
Absolutely not.
It's her New York debut.
The Vencini
announcement's on Friday.
I don't want to spook her.
You don't want to
get her killed either.
This guy is a psychopath.
That's why
I hired you people.
Look, we've
locked the perimeter.
It's a hardened site.
Threat is minimal.
I'm telling you,
it's too risky.
OK, baby, time
to rock and roll, right?
Come on, come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on.
I want into the temple,
the temple, the temple.
The best cup of
Colombia Supreme
homemade by any human
being in the history
of the city of New York, made
especially for you, my friend.
There you go.
Thanks, Thomas.
Eh, yeah?
Someone's here to see Jack.
Who is it?
A lovely young lady.
Ah, well then, you know,
send her-- wait a minute.
Is she wearing white?
No, just kidding.
All right, send her up.
Uh, Mr. Jack Devlin.
Yeah?
Uncle Jack.
Casey, ah, mmm, oh, it's
so great to see you again.
Casey, hey, what's
the matter, sweetie?
My name is Mark Smoot.
I'm here at the
bequest of Bobby Stern.
I'm his attorney.
We have some serious
business to talk about.
Oh, what's the--
In private would be best.
Sure.
Hey, Casey, hey, I want you
to meet my friend, the pirate,
one eye and everything.
Casey, Max, meet
Thomas the Pirate.
How do you do?
Hello.
All right,
come with me now.
You don't look like
much of a pirate to me.
Yeah, well, looks
don't make the pirate.
It's the ugly things we do.
That's what makes the pirate.
When was the accident?
The accident
was a week ago.
I know that it's not
much consolation,
but, uh, neither Bobby
or Nicky suffered.
It was immediate.
Casey's spirits
really lifted when
she heard we were coming here.
She told me all about you.
How is she taking it?
Well, sir, I
must say, pretty well.
I guess I don't
have any choice, do I?
It's what Bobby wanted.
And from what Casey tells
me, I am sure you are
going to make a fine father.
So what should we do?
Want to play a game or
something, like chess, perhaps?
I warn you, I--
I take it very seriously though.
Ah, chess?
I don't want
to do anything.
Well, you know, I'm
an expert at that too--
--doing nothing.
But then, you know,
how do we determine
a winner if we're just
going to sit around and do--
Hey, Casey, hey, what do
you think of my place, huh?
It's OK.
OK?
It sucks.
Hey, you know, I've
got satellite TV.
Thomas will cook you something.
Hey, no, now,
see, I don't cook.
I create.
And once you have tasted
what I create, never will
you want to leave us.
Never, promise.
Echo 25 to base.
This is rooftop.
The package is in the lobby.
Copy, Echo.
Perimeter is secure.
They
insisted she be there.
That's-- yeah, I know.
Well, listen,
apparently, there's
some sort of a security--
OK, listen up.
We're changing frequencies
every 12 hours.
If you see anything
with ID, ping us.
Now this woman is about
to receive a $6 million
contract, gentlemen.
So remember, dead
clients don't pay.
Well, they can sod off.
Yeah, because at--
At 10 grand a day for 25 men,
they better be bloody good.
Yes, right, Donald Tragle.
He did Secret Service
for George Bush,
did Michael Jackson's last tour.
What, Cinder?
Are you serious?
She's a rock.
They know she loves
the attention.
Rehearsal's this afternoon.
Yeah, we'll make
the announcement.
All right, ciao.
Oh, bloody clients.
Why'd you lie to 'em?
It's an advertising
agency, darling.
They expect me to lie.
Look, baby, I'm on
this, all right?
We got wall-to-wall men outside.
That's great, but why
haven't you told the police
about the notes and the calls?
Oh, and have all the bloody
tabloids down in the lobby?
No, thank you.
As far as the press knows,
this is just some random wanker
firing at the show.
I just wish this was over.
Would you relax?
Look, come Friday, you're going
to be on the Concorde to Paris.
This wacko is just after
the next "Cosmo" girl.
That's it.
Police can't find the slug.
It's disintegrated.
This guy's a real pro.
Maybe he just has access
to professional equipment.
I think you should call off
the rehearsal until we can
sweep the adjacent buildings.
Canceling the rehearsal
is not exactly an option.
We had a recon team
downtown since 10:30.
Reconned?
Like you did the other day?
All I know is this guy can
hit from 10 blocks away.
How are you going
to secure that?
So you are with
him all the time now.
During the day mostly.
I don't sleep with him.
So, pick a card--
sign it.
And the color white
really makes you feel bad?
Yeah, It's called a phobia.
OK, put it back.
So, now, I'm going to make
your card appear in my wallet
where I get to
keep all this cash.
I only think of good
things when I see white--
like clouds-- big, fluffy
clouds and bunny rabbits.
Popcorn is kind
of wet, isn't it?
And there's always sugar--
or snow-- or angels and heaven.
I miss them too, Casey.
You'll see why
again, Uncle Jack.
I'll help you.
OK.
Deal?
All right, now,
ready for your guard.
Yep.
OK, now, your card
is in my wallet.
Sorry, Uncle Jack.
Wait a second--
I said in my wallet, right?
Yeah.
Let's have a look in here.
What is that?
Wow!
How'd you do that?
Magic.
Yeah?
Yo Jack.
Jim?
Let's do lunch.
How is the
babysitting business, boss?
Got a boy-- not as much
fun since you left, Jack.
How long did
it last with you?
What?
About a month after
we left the Marshals?
Ha, why don't
you try two weeks?
You ever miss being a Fed?
We spent more time fighting
the bureaucracy than we
did fighting the criminals.
You remember that.
You said they'd
have to carry you out.
Yeah, well,
things change, Jack.
You didn't have
to quit over me.
Who said that?
I quit because I got tired
of going out for scungille
at 2:00 AM in the morning.
OK.
So what's this about?
Name is Cinder James.
Some head hunter from Elite
found her waiting tables
in Little Rock.
This girl just
signed a $6 million
contract with Vencini Jewelers.
What kind of girl?
Somebody is trying
to cancel her contract.
And they are using
vanishing loads.
Who have you got on it?
- Don Tragle.
- Ah.
I know.
I know.
Vencini was impressed
with his, uh, resume.
Well, just what your back.
The Secret Service
agents are spoiled--
three-hour shift changes,
White House food,
autographed pictures
of the first lady.
Well, that's why I'm here.
This sniper-- he
operates like a real pro.
Tragle is way over his head.
You sure you don't want
to join me on this?
I'm a new father--
4 feet, 76 pounds of
bouncing baby girl.
I got to find a dentist, buy
a bunk bed, set up a carpool,
meet the neighbors kids,
and hire a piano teacher.
My hands are full.
Good luck, Jack.
There's nothing harder
than being a good father.
Yeah.
Hey, thanks.
See you.
Come on now.
Hold it.
I'd like to use a stand
in for a rehearsal.
Ah, sorry, no.
Vencini insisted on Cinder.
They need proofs of the
money shot before Friday.
Let's have a talk.
This club has got
16-foot windows.
We put her in a fixed position
for more than an hour.
We might as well write
her name on the bullet.
He said he could guarantee it.
He said what?
Every building in range
has been locked down.
We got six units of NYPD.
You brought this job in.
But let's get one
thing straight--
this is my company.
It's also the biggest
contract you ever had.
They didn't hire Prototel.
They hired me.
So relax.
Fine.
She goes down-- you go down.
Excuse me,
are you a bellboy?
Let them through.
Not here, from the other side.
Get out of the way here.
Come on!
Coming through.
Hey, moving through.
Come on.
Moving.
Get out of the way.
Let her through.
Move aside.
Move.
Yes, move.
Come on.
Through the door.
Move!
Move back.
Move.
Come on.
Just through the door.
Get down, sir.
There he is!
Get him!
Get the shooter!
Hold your fire!
Hold your fire!
Civilians!
Get out of the way!
Add 1,000 milligrams
of ampicillin
to Mr. Hasting's IV stat.
Yes, sir.
Sorry, this is limited access.
I am here to see Tim Hastings.
Lieutenant?
It's OK.
I'll vouch for him.
Hey, Trini, how are you doing?
Sorry about your friend.
We've got two dead
from the apartment
where this guy took his first
shot, if it's the same guy.
I'm just here for Tim.
If you say so.
When he first
left the Marshals,
he thought by starting
his own company,
he'd finally be able to
protect the good ones.
Connie, listen--
No, listen, this is all
he's got right now, Jack.
The business-- do
you understand?
He trusts you, Jack.
I know, but
right now, I'm retired.
If that girl goes
down, the business is done.
Is that what you want
him to wake up to?
Connie, Tim came to me.
And it's kind of
hard to explain,
but I have a problem
with my vision right now.
I just don't feel ready.
Devlin, what the
hell are you doing in here?
This is none of your business.
I can handle this.
The question is--
what are you doing here?
I have some
business with Hastings.
What?
I just need a signature.
The doctor said he
was semi-conscious.
What happened?
The IV broke.
Potassium-- that
would have killed him.
Call Trini.
He needs more protection.
Got it.
I'm in.
Drugs are bad for you.
Did you know that?
Can you walk?
No, I can't--
I can't walk.
Oh!
Let's go.
Come on!
I want to get something
straight, mister.
Devlin.
Jack Devlin.
Well, don't
think you're going
to be able to come barging
in on me whenever you want.
As far as I'm concerned,
you're the hired help.
You're paid to do what I say.
Really?
My friend takes your
bullet, and you want to talk
to me about who's getting paid?
How is he?
He's in a coma.
I'm just here to help
them finish the job.
I'm so sorry.
No need to be sorry.
In our business, we're always
ready to take a bullet.
I just want to make sure I
didn't take it for nothing.
Now, listen, Cinder, we
need to work together.
I'll do my job, but you got
to take care of yourself.
You got it?
OK.
Got all your stuff now?
Yeah, I guess so.
Good, because
we're moving.
OK, our next plan--
Don, please, can you
give us a few minutes?
Sure.
Deploy the perimeter.
So is it true you're
not getting paid for this?
Pro bono.
Hold still.
Lumbar vertebrae, right?
I want arms up--
palms touching the wall.
What is this?
Trust me, you'll like it.
Oh, no, there's
a disk problem.
Hold still.
What are you doing?
Finding your center.
OK, take a deep breath.
Hold it-- three, two, one--
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
The pain is gone.
Well, for an hour or so.
But I'll be back by then.
Do you have to leave now?
Look, there are two
ways to bodyguard.
You hide in a box like this and
wait for the threat to come.
Or you go out, and
find it, and stop it.
I'm a type A personality.
I hate to wait.
Yeah.
Honey, I'm sick.
I need my medicine.
No way,
baby, we've been over this.
Just till Friday.
Where
is he keeping you, baby?
- A
- hotel in Dobbs Ferry,
the Hillcrest Bungalow 6.
All
right, I'll be there.
An hour ago when you said
that you would be home,
this was terrine of
braised veal Caprese.
Now, it is protein on a plate.
Bon appetit.
I'm sorry, Thomas.
I've been talking to Trini.
This guy fired
from a block away.
Mhm.
The bullet went through
half an inch of glass--
Aha.
A vase penetrated
2 inches into a wall
and then disappeared.
Mhm.
Well, to have that much
power, it must be an H&K. Huh?
Or maybe the projectile was--
carved ice or something.
Now, I want you to talk
to a couple of your buddies
in the Bodameinhov gang and
find out who is using them.
My buddies, yeah, if I
can get through to them,
if they even have a phone.
You takea my space.
I breaka you face.
Welcome to Little Italy.
Isn't it great?
Yeah.
Thomas said I ran him
ragged and that he'd rather
be sucking sand in Morocco.
It's true.
Good?
- Great.
- What are you doing?
Got to go.
Huh?
You forgot?
You know, you don't
live alone anymore.
Hey, Casey, I'm sorry.
Say, um, I'm still
kind of new at this--
this uncle thing, and
um, this friend of mine
got hurt this afternoon.
And he really needs my help.
You're not going to get
hurt, are you, Uncle Jack?
Yeah?
Devlin residence.
Yes, he is.
Big shot.
For you.
Yeah?
Jack, it's Dr. Stein.
You're half an hour
late for your session.
Are you still coming?
Oh, no, I'm sorry.
Something came up.
Something good, I hope.
Not really.
A friend of mine
asked me to do a job.
What kind of job?
Protection.
Cinder James, the supermodel.
Sounds dangerous.
Do you think you're ready?
He needs my help.
OK, I understand that.
But Jack, you need to
realize that your sunglasses
are the only protection you have
from all the white out there.
Thanks for the
vote of confidence.
Be careful.
Hey, Thomas, why don't you
send her two dozen something?
Orchids.
Most women love them.
Orchids.
Two dozen orchids.
Why don't you just buy her a
Mercedes and get it over with?
Oh, yes, find two
dozens orchids.
I'll go to the bank.
We'll get orchids.
Casey, listen, I won't
be gone too long, OK?
We'll do something when
I get back, all right?
- OK.
- OK.
A man came by a few
minutes ago and left this.
Thanks.
Put him on.
- Are you serious?
What is this?
She's had a visitor.
We've been blown.
You-- find some
heels and a dress.
You better grab a
ballistic blanket,
because you are the decoy.
Do I need to shave?
Now you know why
they pay us so much.
All right, listen up.
It's a three-car formation.
Cinders and Chase with me.
He'll think she's
in the stretch.
You'll ride lead.
If there's any fire,
you'll break with the limo
and take off.
I'll reverse, and we'll
link on the parkway.
Let's roll.
Come on.
Let's go.
Watch your step.
Come on.
Let's go.
Oh!
Get down!
Go!
Get back!
Hey, sit down!
Come on!
No, Cinder, stay down.
Well, well.
Looking for these.
Huh?
You're a disgrace.
What's the matter
with your eyes, Jack?
Huh?
Is it this?
Huh?
It's white, isn't it?
You're afraid of
the color white.
I'm lactose intolerant.
You think this is funny?
You think I'm funny?
You think you're going to
protect Cinder from me?
You don't even have the
depth to understand her.
I'm protecting
her, not you, huh?
You have never seen her so
in pain she can't stand.
That one, I have seen.
How can you protect her
from me when all I want to do
is love her?
Go!
Get up there!
Go!
What the hell happened to you?
I went swimming.
Thanks for helping me out.
Take care.
Goodnight.
Jack.
Getting some more of these?
The address is on the label.
And Dr. Feelgood ought
to be more careful.
Yeah, I'll be
sure to tell him.
It starts with the shivers--
then the cold shakes.
I know what you're
going through.
I was a user once too.
It's powerful stuff,
but not worth dying for.
Save it for someone who cares.
If I can find you, so can
your friend with a rifle.
I'll take my chances.
All right, suit yourself.
Take enough of that
junk, and maybe when
your friends bullet rips
the back of your head off,
you won't even notice.
All right, Cinder,
let's have the goodies.
What about your backup?
I don't know what
you're talking about.
You're a junkie, sweetheart.
You're leaving for Paris.
You would have asked
for a little extra.
I don't have to
put up with this.
No, you don't.
But it's my way or the
highway, you got it?
You know, you're
a real wet blanket.
Hey, just think--
if somebody would have
done this for Elvis,
he'd still be doing tacky
lounge shows and in Vegas.
Go ahead.
How much were you using?
325-- for a day.
Well, that's determination.
This is Jack.
Can you come to my place?
Oh, god, OK, what's going on?
Who is that?
The model?
Dr. Stein is on the way.
She looks, uh, sick.
All right, get her warm.
Good.
There you go.
This is my friend, Thomas.
Hello.
Ah, you're in good hands now.
You'll be all right.
Is this your
girlfriend, Uncle Jack?
No.
She's very sick.
You'll be OK.
This is Max.
I'm Casey.
Hi, Casey.
Ah.
D-- Dr. Stein?
OK, where's the fire?
Ah.
Down here.
This had better be good.
Thanks for coming.
This way.
Is this your
girlfriend, Uncle Jack?
No, honey.
I'm his doctor.
You must be Casey.
- Uh-huh.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
And this Jack is part of
the work you're doing.
She's coming down off a
Percodan habit of $1,300 a day.
Think you can help?
Yeah, but first I need to
get her out of those clothes
and back into bed.
Casey, would you give me a hand?
Sure.
I think we girls
can handle this.
Why don't you boys go and make
yourselves useful by boiling
some water or something?
I don't like being
patronized and dismissed.
Thanks for coming, Dr. Stein.
My pleasure.
And you can call me Rachel.
By the way, I was on a
date at the test center
and I'm billing you
for this house call.
Absolutely.
Thank you for the flowers.
What did I do before you came?
Probably made a
lot of ladies mad.
Tell me about Jack.
His father
was a gambler.
He had a photographic memory.
He was one of the first
card counters in Vegas.
And his mother-- ah, his
mother-- well, one night, she
ran off with a guitar player.
He never saw her again.
Really?
That's awful.
No, what was
awful was that guitar
player couldn't play a note.
And after that, Jack
and his father--
they hit the road in
a 1962 white caddy.
He went from town
to town, you know,
because he was always winning.
He was black booked
in all the casinos.
So they would hit Atlantic
City and the Bahamas.
Whenever the house got wise to
him, the father had a signal.
He would flick his
light at once, twice,
and that was the signal for
Jack to go get the caddy ready.
One night, that lighter--
it didn't work.
So Jack missed his cue.
What happened?
Some mob guys-- they
grabbed him before he left.
They found the
body in the desert.
That's horrible.
And after he
buried his father,
and he paid off all his markers.
All that was left
was that lighter--
an old Zippo.
So how'd
he get to New York?
Ah, well, his
grandmother was here--
came to live with her.
You know, she was
a very nice lady.
She cleaned houses.
She's the one who gave him
his code that he lives by.
And what's that?
He is slow to make a promise.
But he's quick to keep it.
Is this the DMV?
My name is Rory Gaines,
and I'm stuck out here
in a rental place
in New York City.
You know how unfriendly the
people are in New York City.
I know.
Anyway, so someone
pilfered my wallet,
and I've lost my damn
driver's license.
So I was wondering if
you could fax me a copy
so I could rent a car and
drive to a police station
and report this.
You are too kind.
I just wish I was home.
Anything on those
vanishing rounds?
Yes.
It looks like it's
a CD-- a Controlled
Disintegration device.
It explodes on impact.
It's impossible to
trace the origins.
Well, who makes them?
Mhm.
Well, my friends at
Baader-Meinof that--
Oh, you got through?
Oh, yeah,
you have no idea.
Don't ask.
Anyway, they told me there's
a guy on Long Island.
His name is Ghide Sinno.
This man apparently is an
expert in weapons technology.
And if the price is right,
he's also into teaching.
Well, if it is who
I think, this guy
has got plenty of cash.
Yeah, where are you going?
You know it's late.
You have to get some sleep.
I can't.
This guy spilled milk on me.
Cinder?
We have to talk.
- Why?
What's wrong?
You've been holding back.
No, that's not true.
Well, I just checked
your bank account.
You've been wiring
money to Arkansas--
thousands of dollars.
It's for my sister.
She's dead.
She died in a bus wreck in '89.
That's how you hurt your back.
There's no time for that now.
Come on.
This guy knows you.
He's obsessed.
Now, I can't protect you
if I don't know the truth.
Jenny was the one that was
supposed to be here, not me.
It's all she ever wanted.
She took tap.
She went to beauty school.
She even starved herself
till she was sick.
That's what this is all about?
You doing all this
for your sister.
Oh, at first maybe.
But then I found out
I was good at it.
I've never been good
at anything in my life.
And now I'm this
close to making it.
I'm scared.
Cinder.
Jack, I have a tummy ache.
What did you have for dinner?
Pizza, licorice,
cream soda, and pickles.
Thomas let you eat that.
No, we ordered out.
No wonder you are sick.
Cinder?
Here.
OK.
All right.
OK, I am going to
have to go in that.
Yeah, go get her.
OK.
I love--
I love you.
Cinder.
I love-- I love you.
You and I aren't
meant to be together.
So kill me if you want.
Jack.
JACK Come on, Cinder.
Let's get in the car.
Who are you running from?
What do you care?
Obviously, you're
just doing your job.
What first?
Now.
What?
I just don't want
to see you get hurt.
Is that all?
What do you want from me?
The truth.
If you think you can run away
from shadows your whole life,
you're wrong.
- No, no, I just--
Come on, Cinder.
You know who the
shooter is, don't you?
Yes.
It's my ex-husband.
Do thou but close our
hands in holy words.
I say there will be
no more marriages.
And therefore, since I
cannot prove a lover--
oh, my fond love thus
do I blow to heaven.
Oh, love, thy crown and hearted
throne to tyrannous hate!
Swell bosom with they fraught.
For 'tis of aspics tongues.
Oh, blood!
Blood!
Rory Gaines married
Cinder when she was 16.
What?
The supermodel?
She's your client?
Christ, Jack.
They just fall into
your lap, don't they?
The guy is Caucasian--
6' 4", 200 pounds,
no criminal record.
The word on the street says
he's been training with weapons.
This guy's a failed
actor gone haywire.
He's a basic obsessed,
wife-beating ex-husband.
The guy is complete
letters, stalking,
blackmail, and murder.
Blackmail?
The guy was an actor.
He couldn't get a job.
His wife made it big.
She paid him off
for the divorce--
couldn't pay him
enough to get lost.
Then Vencini makes
the announcement.
So Rory figured if he couldn't
have her, no one could.
No where to find him?
Soon.
Well, I could put
out an APB on him.
Talk to Vincini.
Make sure they call off the
show until we nail this guy.
I'll try my best.
What does this mean?
It means she stays inside,
under guard, 24 hours a day
until we get him.
The announcement is tomorrow.
If Vencini finds out,
they'll drop her in a second.
You haven't told them yet?
That's why Tragle
is still on the job?
You two cut a deal.
I'm protecting my client.
We're surrounded by
40-story buildings.
He has 1,000 places to hide.
This guy could be anywhere.
I'm telling you
she'll be nowhere
if she doesn't make this deal.
You say you're good
at damage control?
Just trust me.
Devlin is history.
How much is this
going to cost?
There's an outstanding loan
at Prototel that has come due.
At the moment, the
company hasn't any value.
With a partner that's
liquid, I can take it.
You scratch my back, I'll
scratch yours, buddy.
Deal.
Where are you going?
I'm going to
see the weapons guy.
Now, how were you planning to
get the information out of him?
You are going to use a weapon?
Yeah, you are going
to intimidate him.
That's very boring,
you know, Jack.
Well, what are
you going to do?
Talk him to death?
Perhaps.
This area is
closed to the public.
Ah, that's why the
door was locked, eh?
You have to leave at once.
This guy-- ever
seen him before?
Get out of here.
Get the hell out of here.
Listen to me,..
You don't want to know who I am.
You don't want to
know why I'm here.
So.
And I tell you right now, you
don't want to meet my family--
mi familia.
You understand
what I said to you?
Ah, he's going to be nice now.
He's understanding.
We know you are
the best manufacturer
of customized ammunition.
We know you helped this guy.
Look, I am an immigrant.
I just got my green card.
I don't need help.
Oh, we don't care about you.
Oh, we don't care
about immigration.
We just want to get
this guy off the street.
That's it.
He ordered a couple of things.
And, uh--
And what?
And gave me a telephone
number where I can reach
him just in case.
This is uh--
Good luck.
And, uh, congratulations
for your green card.
Thank you.
That's very nice.
Good.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
- 555.
- 555.
0199.
0199.
What time do we have to
pick up Casey from school?
In about an hour.
We're not going to
make it, you know?
We're going to be late.
- Well, somebody has to.
Well, it's not going
to be me, obviously.
I'm working here.
What is that high-priced
psychiatrist of yours
doing besides
screwing up your head
and taking your money, huh?
Why don't you have
her do something?
- Well, that's a good idea.
- Of course it's a good idea.
All right, here's this.
Look, look, look.
800 West 45th Street.
You know what that is?
That's the distillery building.
The Aramore Distillery
right off Times Square.
OK, let's get out of here.
Let's go.
All right?
Hi, Rachel.
Are you busy?
He's on his way.
And he's got a friend with him.
Thomas?
Thomas, you all right?
Yeah, listen,
you think next time
you can aim a little higher?
The guy is taller than
me by about a foot.
I'm sorry, pal.
Ah, ah!
I haven't had an
audience in so long.
One of these heads is
not like the other.
Where-- is--
Thomas?
You don't have to do this.
Where-- is--
Thomas?
Please, stop.
Come on, Rory.
You know you've won already.
Come on, Jack.
Come on!
You're better than me.
Stronger.
Where's Thomas?
Whatever you want,
I'll give it to you--
anything.
Anything you want-- just stop!
You know what you are?
You're nothing--
nothing to nobody.
Nobody hears you.
Nobody sees you.
What gives you the
right to look down on me?
You don't know how I feel.
You've never been a nobody!
You've never been ignored!
You've never been
humiliated on stage.
Where-- is--
Thomas!
Where is Thomas?
Where?
You tell me!
Where?
Where is he?
Here is Thomas, you bastard.
You haven't lived the
years of rejection--
been deserted by everyone.
Anyone I cared
about betrayed me.
Oh, my god.
My face.
You're dead, Jack.
Die and be damned, Jack!
oh, Thomas.
Thomas.
Oh.
You OK?
I-- I've never been better.
How about you?
Not too good.
Yeah, well, you
need more therapy,
you know, that's the problem.
Rachel, this white thing--
I've got to get past it.
You have to give me something--
a devise, technique,
to break this thing.
Because if I don't beat
it, they'll kill her.
I don't know
if this will help,
but my philosophy teacher
used to say, it is written--
there's a time and a place
when we all have to go.
I'm not afraid to die.
But you are
afraid of losing control.
And you feel responsible
for your father's
death and the attack on Casey.
I was responsible.
You had no control
over either event.
You're not at fault.
But yet, the lighter was set.
I should've known he was
trying to signal me--
even without the flames.
Jack, it was
your father's time.
What this is about
is understanding
that you can't do it all.
All you can do when the
moment comes is your best.
My best.
Can't sleep.
It's OK to cry, you see?
It's OK.
I cry a lot at night.
I miss them.
I cry sometimes.
I lost my parents
when I was young too.
But every day, I
looked up, and I know
they're watching from heaven.
Wow!
Really?
Does that mean mommy saw me
take the candy out of the dish
on the coffee table?
That was you.
I'm sorry.
Max was hungry.
Yeah, Max is like that.
You know, you can't
always listen to him.
You can listen to this--
and this.
OK.
I love you, Casey.
I love you too, Uncle Jack.
22 Bravo to Echo.
Clear for pick up.
Cinder.
Don't go.
- Jack, come on.
I'll be on a plane in six hours.
Do you think
this guy will stop?
If he doesn't do it--
Relax.
The window is all covered in
Mylar, so he won't have a shot.
Now, let's ride.
Jack.
I can't spend my life hiding.
Wish me luck.
This is the business--
like it or not.
I just got it.
You got a policy on her, right?
Life insurance.
- Of course I do.
Run of the contract.
So she's worth the
same-- dead or alive.
Take it easy.
Take it easy.
- See this?
Hmm?
See this?
It's a note on the company.
I just took control,
and you're fired.
Hey, hey!
What's going on?
Hey, stop worrying.
You got twice the amount
of men that Reagan
had the day he got shot.
That's reassuring.
This place is locked.
Yeah, that's why they
call it the vault then.
I guess if I'm
going to go, I might
as well do it in diamonds.
Sorry.
It's a closed event.
Hey, don't be such
a jerk, all right?
He has no jurisdiction here.
He's not NYPD.
He's not Prototel.
Easy.
He was here.
I know he's here.
Take care then, OK?
And now, ladies and
gentlemen, the moment we've
all been waiting for.
I give you the Vencini
face of the '90s--
the spectacular Cinder James.
Up there!
NYPD.
Drop the weapon.
Everybody back up.
Put your guns down.
Come on.
He's gone.
You screw up everything.
Oh!
You sure it was him?
One last dance.
Lips.
Oh, you the doors of breath.
Seal with a righteous
kiss a dateless bargain
to engrossing death.
I know I'm going to die.
I don't care anymore.
You say you love me, but
you're destroying me.
Don't pretend like it's
something beautiful.
You just want to feed your
measly, lonely, little ego.
You're a failure because
you made yourself a failure.
You can't act, because
you're not even human.
You have no sympathy-- no
regard for other people's lives.
You need a gun to give you
power because you're weak.
You're a weak, little man.
You make me sick.
Cinder.
You OK?
It's OK.
OK, here.
Stay here.
What
this about is understanding
that you can't do it all.
All you can do when the
moment comes is your best.
Ah!
Marshmallows.
Big, fluffy clouds.
Bunny rabbits.
Sugar.
I'm sorry, father.
Bonus from Vencini.
From now on, Prototel gets
all their work in New York.
What about the
outstanding loan?
Tragle tore it up.
How did you do that?
The man let the shooter
six feet from the client.
Word gets out on that--
he'll be lucky to
get a job at Walmart.
So are you going
to join me when
we get back from our vacation?
You find a client
that's worth saving--
I'll come down.
You got it.
Maybe.
Thank you.
Sure.
All right.
See you.
Take care.
I saw that.
- No, what?
- I said I saw it.
No, It wasn't what
you thought it was.
I owe you a lot.
Well, I owe you a lot too.
I haven't danced in years.
You're a great dancer.
Pick a card.
Will it tell my future?
It's only a card.
All right, put it back.
Don't look at it.
You know something?
They don't make guys
like you anymore.
I guess times change.
All right, so you
forgot, didn't you?
Casey told you she
needs school supplies,
but oh, no, you're
too busy saving
women from certain death.
You can't take five
minutes, go into a store--
I've got 'em.