Backstreet Justice (1994) - full transcript
A P.I. is burdened by her late father's reputation of a corrupt cop. When she starts investigating a spree of murders in a bad neighborhood, she discovers a web of corruption which just might shed some new light on her father's past.
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Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
You all right?
Ma'am, you ok?
It's safe. Come on.
Uhh!
Safe?
There's been
a killer around here.
I thought you knew.
I think I just got him.
Oh, boy.
Oh, no.
Uhh!
Well...heh!
I guess you saved
my bacon.
It's what
I get paid for.
Would you like some?
Sure.
Yeah.
You, uh...Live alone?
Yep.
Mind if I shut the door?
No. Go on.
Well...
Where...where's
that nice Donovan?
His wife took ill.
I told him I'd cover tonight.
Oh, that's too bad.
He's a nice man.
Yeah.
You're nice, too.
Thank you, ma'am.
I guess I should feel
pretty lucky, huh?
All these murders.
What? 2, 3? Yeah.
3, ma'am. Thanks.
Aah! Bitch!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Donovan's wife's
dead, buddy.
I ain't about
to join her!
That's what you think.
4's my lucky number!
Aah!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
You bitch!
Aah!
Aah!
Uhh!
Captain,
there's nobody there.
Just some blood on
the edge of the dumpster.
Shit.
So you finally
crossed the line,
huh, Finnegan?
Nice to see you, too.
Captain,
we have to...
we have to what?
I'm not going to
listen to any of this
wide-eyed bullshit
about this
possibly being a cop,
you understand me?
Why change now?
Get her out of here!
So maybe
we shouldn't have
hired her,
but I didn't
hear any brainstorms
from you, nitoski.
It ain't
that hard, janek.
You throw her
the hell out
and you hire a pro.
You mean
get a man.
That's right!
Hell, yes, get a man!
We're a bunch of idiots,
hiring somebody
that ain't never done
nothing but find stray cats.
She did
a pretty good job
following
you around, mort.
Shut up, cele.
All right, all right.
Nobody's questioning
her competence...
But maybe
she's out of her league.
Well, she smoked him out,
didn't she?
Yeah! That's more
than the cops did!
That's because
it was a cop.
Yeah. So
she
says.
That's right, mort.
So I says.
Why aren't you still
in the hospital?
I thought I should be here.
See? She's one of US.
She's one of US.
Like hell she is.
She's one of US.
I'm sorry about
what happened.
We hired her to catch
a killer, noble.
What did you think
was gonna happen?
Look, guys, this man
killed 3 women...
friends of yours.
If you think what
happened last week
is gonna stop him,
you're wrong.
Maybe. Tell me something.
You really think
it was a policeman?
I don't know, Millie,
but I'm gonna find out.
Yeah? Not on my nickel.
I have put
my last dime in
on this wild goose chase.
You always was
a big spender, mort.
Oh, don't turn this
around on me, Lucy.
Hell, she can't even
go to the cops!
You know,
I don't need this.
See? Look at this!
See? I told you!
Hey, Finnegan, wait! Wait!
I told you to wait!
You know something?
Good-bye!
Hey, guys,
where are you going?
Next round's on me!
He means
on his wife.
What cele don't know
ain't gonna hurt her.
It won't do me
any harm, either.
Thought you gave
your last dime
to keri Finnegan.
She just resigned.
She didn't resign.
She's just
pissed off at you.
She don't have
what it takes.
Her old man had
what it took.
That's not
what
i
heard.
You heard right.
He was a dirty cop
from day one.
If Andy Finnegan
was still in
this neighborhood,
we wouldn't have
had one of those
killings.
If Andy Finnegan
was still around,
he'd be doing life
at dannamore.
I never put much stock
in that stuff about him
shading captain
giarusso's brother.
He wasn't the type.
Tell that to giarusso.
I'm not saying her
old man was a Saint,
but at least she's
doing something
about all of this.
The rocks used to be
a damn fine neighborhood.
Now look at it.
Hell, Lucy told me
tonight she got
an offer on her house.
Is she gonna take it?
Get her out
of this dump.
One more step,
and you can kiss your
social life good-bye.
You'd do it, too,
wouldn't ya?
All the help you were
last night,
it'd be justifiable
homicide.
Where the hell were you,
anyway?
What'd you do, pass
a watermelon stand
you couldn't resist?
Colonel Sanders.
Heard you're off the case.
What case?
I caught
the son of a bitch.
Yeah? Where is he?
All right, so I almost
caught him.
Me, too.
Looked like
a real cop, didn't it?
Damn good cover
if he wasn't.
I guess no one
would ask you
what you were doing
in the neighborhood.
What chances are somebody
at headquarters helping you out?
Oh, about the same
as you being elected
grand wizard
of the ku klux klan.
Didn't even know
I was nominated.
See you're still not much
into housekeepin'.
I shot the maid.
Turn around if you
don't wanna join her.
"Wife grieves as trigger-happy
p.I. Shoots famous line coach.
Maid missing."
"Famous detective shoots
has-been football player.
Fans cheer."
Damn it, cele,
I was at the union hall!
Call Jack and ask him!
Oh, Jack, yeah, he's
probably in on it with you!
Which one did you give him,
the blonde or the brunette?!
You're crazy as hell,
you know that?!
Point of the scene?
10 rounds, no t.K.O.S.
The pictures you paid
that snooping bitch next
door to take with my money!
Well, I'm outta here.
Not quite.
Hey, wait a minute.
This is sold out.
Are you sure?
There's nothin' I can do.
Vanessa and I have
to go to the mayor's
to have dinner.
She's cookin'.
Your wife?
No, the mayor.
Lotsa luck.
Hey.
How about buying a girl
a hot cup of coffee?
I understand you had
a guy go out the back
window the other night.
Yeah. I guess he heard
how well it used to work
for you.
I was young
and I was foolish.
Uh-huh.
And where were you
the other night
when my life was
hanging in the balance?
When my life was
hanging in the balance?
Yeah, sorry about that.
I had a stake-out
across town.
Yeah, sorry about that.
I had a stake-out
across town.
Gussetti was supposed
to cover for me,
he came down
with the flu.
Right. Mm-hmm.
Well, maybe you can
ease your guilty
conscience
by handing over
the record books.
What books?
Record books,
every flatfoot
on the force.
Not in this lifetime.
Oh, Nicky...
Whatever happened
to all that, you know,
"keri, baby, I'd do
anything for you"?
I lied.
Lust does that
to a man.
You're not still
afraid of ol'
what's-his-name?
Sergeant?
Sir?
What's she doing here?
Sir, she's exercising her
rights as a private citizen.
She has no rights...
oh, give her a break.
She's had a couple murders...
that's all right, Nick.
What's a couple of
murders to a busy man
like captain giarusso?
Young lady, you have
business with this department,
you can see the booking
charger out there
any time, day or night.
I see this woman
in here again,
you're back in uniform.
Mr. Donovan,
this city will never have
another district attorney
like you.
Oh, thank you,
thank you.
I'm too late, right?
Oh! Who's this?!
We haven't
even started.
You're perfect,
you're perfect.
Look at you.
We're going to miss you
terribly.
I can't say
I'm gonna miss it.
See ya, see ya.
The hell you won't.
How are ya?
How ya doin'?
This couldn't be
your daughter?
I wish it were.
No, this is
keri Finnegan.
Keri, rocky nicolletta.
Hi, how are ya?
Miss Finnegan,
miss Finnegan,
of course.
I should have realized.
What were you doing
in that awful
neighborhood?
I live there.
I tried to get her
to stay with me
after her father died,
but as soon as
she was old enough...
Tell me about it,
tell me about it.
My Jenny
was the same way.
Stubborn has hell.
Well, you two take care,
and you...
I hope you're
a better lawyer
than you were
a district attorney.
I'm not gonna
promise, rocky.
Watch your step, now.
You, inside.
This is the 14th one
you've given me,
but I love it,
I love it!
Oh ho ho ho.
How does that look,
huh?
Come over here.
Thank you.
Thank you, keri,
thank you.
You know,
I really meant it
when I said I wish
you were my daughter.
Well, I kind of am.
I know.
I always wanted
you and Nicky to...
Hey.
Oh, don't start,
don't start.
Close your eyes.
All right. Ok.
You ready?
I better dial 911
or something.
My, god,
that's revolting.
Hey, hey, nothing
from you. Ready? Ok.
Open your eyes,
open your mouth.
Ohh, oh! Nick!
Nick, why did ya have to?
It's purple! I love it.
I don't want to hear
you, 'cause you're
worse than I am.
It's
the thought
that counts, son.
Thank you very much.
Look at this.
Look what that man did.
I know. It's pathetic.
I want to toast,
all right, to my dad
and to
his new career.
Thank you.
Whatever
that might be.
I'm a lucky man.
Here.
There we go.
I saw your mother
last week.
I don't want
to talk about it.
All right,
listen to me.
I know it's painful
for you,
but you're ignoring
your mother
and she loves you.
All right,
I'll drive you home,
and then we won't
talk about it, huh?
Sure you don't
want to come in
for some coffee?
No, thanks. I have
to be going, thank you.
Steve, look.
What's wrong?
Looks like
a real unit.
How'd he get it?
Keri...
Son of a bitch.
Shit!
Steve!
Steve!
Oh, my god.
Are you ok?
I heard the explosion.
I thought you were dead.
I had to try
to stop the guy.
It's ok. Stay there.
I'm all right. Ohh...
Don't get up.
It was wrecked last week
in a high-speed chase.
That can't be.
I saw that car
an hour ago.
You give US the truth now
or I lock you up right now.
Well, maybe if
you let me look at
the damn log book
for more than
2 minutes...
Well, look, it was
O'Malley's unit.
It was totaled
on the parkway.
That car couldn't
be driven 50 feet. Book her.
For what?
What's the difference?
Disturbing the peace,
discharging an illegal weapon,
having a controlled
explosive,
what the fuck's
the difference?!
I wouldn't jump the gun
or are you gonna
call me a liar, too?
Steve, stay out of this.
It's too late.
I'm already in it.
Give her the log books,
and while you're at it,
take out those
personnel files,
past and present.
Yesterday you could
talk to me like this,
you could tell me to do it,
but today you can't, ok?
I hate to tell you that,
but you can't.
Look, captain,
she is licensed.
If it was up to me,
she wouldn't get a license
to have a fuckin'
dog license!
What?! You have somethin'
to say to me?! What?!
All right.
What?!
Nothin', she said nothin'.
Phil, now your guys
haven't exactly
acquitted themselves.
3 murders in 3 weeks?
Come on.
We're workin' on it.
No, you're
sitting
on it.
If you so sure
she's lying,
show her the books
and prove it.
If she's telling
the truth
and you do nothing,
it's gonna be
very bad for you, Phil.
Please.
I'm sorry, captain.
You picked up a lot
of strays in your life.
That one worked out.
That one, you should
have left in the pound.
Phil...
Oh, well, maybe you should
have left me at the pound.
Right. Nobody's gonna
hold a grudge against you
for what your father did
30 years ago, all right?
Come on. Get in there.
Tell that to giarusso.
You sure you want
to be alone?
You're welcome
to stay with US.
I'm just gonna stay
in my own bed, I think.
I understand.
Ok, let's do this again
sometime. It was fun.
Get outta here.
Hello?
Someone there?
Aah!
Aah!
Millie.
Keri. Pbbt!
Do you want to
scare me into
my next life?!
I sang out.
Why didn't you answer?
What?
I called out.
Why didn't you answer me?
I know, my hearing aid.
Oh! I didn't have it on.
Ok, say it again, huh?
What are you doing here?
What am I doing here?
I'm looking
for bertrand
'cause he's run away.
Yeah, all those guns,
hmm? Squeaky tires!
Bertrand!
Ohh...
You are in pain.
Well, why don't
you come over?
Let's have a cup of tea
together, huh? Hmm?
Millie, thanks.
I'm just gonna go to bed.
All right.
If you see bertrand,
right, just give me
a ring.
You want me to walk you home?
No, no, no, no, no.
I'll be fine, yes.
Sweet dreams.
Good night.
Good night.
Keri, keri, honey,
look over at daddy.
He wants to take
your picture.
Yeah, look at daddy
and smile.
Keri, look at daddy.
Daddy, daddy,
let me take one
of you and mommy!
Oh, not right now,
honey.
Daddy's gotta go to work.
Maybe when you're older.
But I want to go
to work, too, mommy.
I want to work
with daddy.
Ohh, wave
bye-bye, honey.
Mrs. Finnegan?
Yes?
I'm afraid I have
some bad news
about your husband.
No, no, no!
Yeah?
Oh, Mr. Janek.
What?!
That son of a bitch.
I'll be right there.
And I don't care
what you say, Lucy,
she's a woman!
That is that!
Which means it'll take her
half as long as the cops.
Oh, well, then,
her half is up.
Maybe it's her time
of the month.
Whoa! Ohh!
Sorry, Ben.
I get a little clumsy
this time of the month.
Damn it, janek,
what the hell did you
bring her in here for?
Because he doesn't
specialize in going
behind women's backs.
Go ahead, mort,
I'd love to knock you
right on your ass.
All right, Jesus, can't
we have a civilized meeting
about this thing?
Janek's right.
We can't have another day
like yesterday.
Yeah, well, then,
get rid of her.
That blast yesterday
knocked out 3 of my windows.
We might as well
be in Belfast.
Look, I'm sorry
things got...
all we're sayin', honey,
we got kids to think about.
Hell, she's turned this
from some jerk knockin'
off broads
into some kind
of street war.
Wasn't Finnegan
planted the bomb,
Ben!
Was she supposed
to let the guy go?!
All right, the next
time something like
this...
next time?
Janek, Christ, next time?
You people are unbelievable!
Boo! Boo!
And Mark my words.
We're all gonna be moved out
of the neighborhood
before she knows shit
from apple butter!
Hey, hon, you better hurry.
He ain't gonna be
meetin' all day.
Did you hear me?
You aren't the only one
who wants to rent this
girl's garage.
Christ! All right,
get your ass outta here!
Finnegan!
What is this crap?!
Come on.
Come on.
I did not kill her!
Easy,
easy, easy.
I thought we were
paying you, Finnegan!
This is what we get
for our money?!
Is that a good deal,
Finnegan?!
Just like your old man,
Finnegan,
a regular chip
off the old block.
Aah!
Cele's dead and it oughta
be you, you know that?
You oughta be in a line-up
with your old man.
Aah!
It oughta be you,
Finnegan!
Aah!
Fuck off!
Get him outta here!
I understand this guy
is pretty much
of a local scumbag.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Wife hired me last year
to see who he was
shackin' up with.
Nice class of clientele
you got here, Finnegan.
Don't start.
What do you really know
about this guy?
What are you gonna do,
take me downtown
for interrogation now?
No, I was thinkin'
maybe uptown for dinner.
What for?
Well, uh...
I got this place
in mind.
So you don't really think
this guy is innocent, do you?
I don't know. I think
mort's a defendant
waiting to happen.
Right, so maybe he's involved
with this whole thing.
I think I'd recognize
mort in a cop suit.
Well, you'd never
recognize me in mine.
That's because
it changed you.
No, no, no, no.
It changed
you.
But they are cops,
Nick.
Well, why would a cop...
I don't know.
Maybe we didn't
buy enough tickets
to the policemen's
ball. I don't know,
but that was
a real unit.
Ok.
I believe you.
Oh, you do not.
I do.
You don't.
I believe you.
What can I do?
Right now?
Right now.
Let's get drunk.
Let's go.
All right.
Now this is it.
What are
you thinking about?
I was just remembering.
Don't tell me you don't.
Nick, we can't do this.
Give me one good reason.
Phil giarusso?
Fuck giarusso.
I missed you.
Liar.
Why are you wasting
your time on this guy?
I don't think he has
the guts to kill anybody.
You don't think much
of me, do you?
I think you're a sneaky,
misogynistic, lying
bastard.
Maybe so...
But I'm not a murderer.
That remains to be seen.
You must have
your own doubts, Finnegan.
You wouldn't be here
at 2:00 in the morning.
Maybe it amuses me.
Well, get ready
for some big laughs,
'cause you don't help,
I'll be here till I rot.
Better get
a good lawyer.
Without cele's money, I can't
even afford to pay attention.
Oh, so you whacked her
for the insurance, huh?
Oh, shit, mort, you two
have been goin' at it
for as long as
I can remember.
Why the hell would
I want to help you?
'Cause it's how
you get your rocks off.
Listen, buster,
if I could afford
to get out of this
fucking toilet
of a neighborhood,
I'd be gone so fast
I'd leave skid marks.
Well, why don't you
just do it, Finnegan?
Because my goddamn
crooked old man
fixed it for me
so that shitheads like
you are the only fuckin'
people that'll hire me!
Don't help me then,
Finnegan, just don't.
Who the hell needs you?!
You do!
I should have
been a crook.
Bert, you old devil.
You're a girl.
Yeah.
I guess Millie needs
new glasses, huh?
Let's see if we can
make the family
a little more comfortable.
Oh, man.
Right in my own backyard.
Shit.
Jesse, make tracks.
I got a perp
in mort's apartment.
They're not your color.
Who the hell are you?
Nancy drew.
Who are you?
Damico,
fifth precinct.
Is that right?
And what brings you
to our little corner
of the world?
You're that p.I. Lady
that lives next door.
Giarusso told me
about you.
Did he?
And just what did
he tell you, officer damico?
Well, that you're
a hot-tempered,
Irish bitch
with too many friends.
Ok. I'll bite.
What'd he send you in here
for at 3 A.M.?
Insurance policies.
Giarusso seems to think
he snuffed her
for the dough.
I don't know
if a judge would buy this.
That's ok.
You did.
Ok, damico,
let's see what you got.
He's got a partner,
that's what he's got.
The bitch is tougher
than she looks.
No shit.
Why don't we just
dump her here?
We gotta find out
what she knows.
That's been
taken care of.
She don't know shit.
Well, works for me.
Babe's got a new career
ahead of her as landfill.
Get that bitch!
Bitch!
Fuck!
Get the car.
Shit!
Aah!
Fuckin' bitch!
Oh, terrific.
Oh, come on,
all of a sudden,
I can't be alone, right?
I wasn't alone.
I had Jesse!
Well, why didn't
you call me?!
I was up there!
I did call you!
The damn line was busy!
Well, then come up
and get me!
Yeah, come up and
walk away from a perp,
like an idiot,
like an idiot.
Bullshit. It's bullshit!
No, it's not bullshit.
Know why it's bullshit?
'Cause you don't know how
to work with a partner.
Oh, yeah? No, you just
want to come and rescue me!
You want to be
the big hero, right?
You want to work
by yourself?
Work by yourself.
Help me, help me,
get outta here.
I don't know how
anybody finds anything
up there.
I think I passed
a couple of skeletons
still looking
for the elevator.
Hope you're a democrat.
Oh. Thanks.
Been on my own
since they let old Elsie go
during the cutback.
Bush budget
was pretty tough, huh?
Bush? I'm talkin'
about Roosevelt.
So, your old man really bumped
off the crime commission, huh?
Dear old dad.
Paper said that
he was trying to keep Donovan
from finding
a link between the cops
and the old numbers rackets.
The way I remember,
your old man would have
killed Donovan himself
if captain giarusso's
brother hadn't stopped him.
Ah, here it is.
I found it.
Half the block
is owned by the same outfit.
Buyin' up the blocks
for 20 years.
Riverpoint realty.
20 years?
Yep. These 3 houses
just came in last week.
Oh, man. Those
are the people
that were killed.
How come I never heard
of riverpoint realty?
You sure have, girlie.
They own the building
you live in.
All this time,
I thought you owned it.
Me?
No, no. I just
collected the rent,
that's all I did.
But I make my checks
out to you.
Well, yeah, sure.
I just put it
in an envelope,
and mail them off,
box whatever,
just like
ike used to do.
And you haven't spoken
to the man
who set this up
for you in 20 years?
No, no, I haven't.
Should I have?
Millie, I think
it's the same man
that's trying to buy
Lucy's house.
I've gotta go find out.
Wait a minute,
wait a minute!
Wait a minute.
Um, I have a picture
of the guy.
Would that help you?
His picture?
Yeah. It was in
the newspaper, you know,
on the same page
as when they wrote
about ike.
Millie, do you still
have it?
Well, I wouldn't throw
something like that away.
I'll have it for you
when you get back from Lucy.
Great.
Millie?
Yeah?
Who collected the rent
before ike?
Uh, your father did.
Disturbing police property
is against the law.
Thought you were gonna
stay away from me.
A guy can change his mind,
can't he?
Maybe.
Riverpoint realty?
They made an offer
on Lucy's house
the other day. Cash.
I know.
You do?
Yeah. Checked it out.
There are signs
all over the neighborhood.
Yeah, and?
Completely legit.
Guy specializes in
revitalizing rundown
neighborhoods.
No offense.
That's why they call US
professional detectives.
No offense.
Now, listen.
About what I said
last night...
Don't worry about it.
Yes!
Millie? Did you find it?
Millie?
Millie?
Oh, no.
Nick?!
Nick!
Nick!
What is it?
Did somebody
just run out
here?
No. Why?
Millie's been killed.
All right. Here.
I'll head him off.
Bitch!
I knew you'd come.
I just wanted to make sure
you were alone
or I woulda finished you
in there.
I thought you'd be
in Cleveland by now.
No. You didn't give me time
to get what I wanted.
Just like last night?
You killed cele,
didn't you?
Too bad. Hell of a roll
in the hay.
I hear you are, too.
I wish I had time
to find out.
Nick! Where is he?!
I don't know.
What do you mean?
He just ran out
of the damn alley!
How could you
not see him?!
I didn't see him, ok?!
I hope you're
in a romantic mood
because you can
kiss your license good-bye.
Oh, yeah?
While your boys
have been figuring out
what kind of doughnut
to have,
I just figured out
what you shoulda known
months ago.
Hey, take a walk.
Just what is it
that you think
you figured out?
Somebody around here
is bumpin' people off
to dump
the real estate value.
What a lot of shit.
The real estate value
around here
has been in the toilet
for decades.
Besides, didn't you say
it was cops?
What are they doing,
buying up all the shit
for the p.B.A.?
All right,
so I was wrong
about it being cops,
but whoever it is,
they killed
cele nitoski,
and besides that,
they've been paintin'
those phony cop cars
in her garage.
That shithead
husband of hers
is innocent.
Your license,
tomorrow morning,
9 A.M., on my desk.
Gimme your piece.
I don't have it.
What piece were you using
when you lost the perp?
I'll have it on your
desk in the morning,
and as for the perp,
I chased that
son of a bitch
right into
your arms.
Then where is he?!
Captain,
can I see you?
I'm not though with you.
We got a problem.
We got, uh,
conflicting reports.
The lord frowns
on revenge.
I don't.
I want to know everything
about nicolletta.
Nicolletta.
Well, rocky's
a good enough sort.
I looked into
allegations
that he was involved
in the rackets
the first day I came
to the crime commission.
Couldn't find
a thing, right?
Well, the main focus
of the commission
was police corruption.
There was always
some talk about
some big guy behind it all,
but we sure as hell
couldn't find him.
Ok, what about
my father?
Well, there's nothing
you don't already know.
There's no doubt
he was a bag man
for the rackets,
but so were
half the cops
in Pittsburgh.
Tell me exactly what
happened that night.
All right.
There were three of US
in the commission.
We did our own
investigating,
we always met in secret.
But you would have had
a couple of trusted cops
as security.
Well, young
Patty giarusso
had duty that evening.
He was a fine young man.
Fresh out
of the academy.
Ok, so, no bad habits.
Oh, your father was
giarusso's partner,
so he discovered
the meeting.
And?
All right. The meeting
had just broken up.
I think nicolletta
had even been
a witness that day.
All of a sudden,
the shooting started.
I turned around,
and there was your
father blazing away.
Young Patty giarusso
was shooting back.
I was hit hard
and I passed out.
When I came to,
Nate and maxie
were dead,
so was young
Patty giarusso,
and your father.
So the crime commission
was never reestablished?
Well, when I recovered,
I ran for d.A.
I figured that was
the way I could do
the most good.
So if nicolletta
was paying off my father,
there would be no one
left alive who would know that.
Good morning.
Nicolletta group.
How may I direct your call?
One moment, please.
Good morning.
Nicolletta group.
How may I direct your call?
One moment, please.
Hi.
Hi.
Um, I'm with
real estate monthly,
and, um...
it's my first day.
That's quite all right.
How may I help you?
Well, um,
I've been assigned
to do a story
on your new development
over in the rocks.
I'd like to speak
to Mr. Nicolletta.
Would he be available
at all for an interview?
I'm sorry. All requests
for news stories
must go through
corporate communications.
Right. Oh.
Oh. Sorry.
That's all right.
No, let me help you.
No. You know what?
I'll get it.
I'll get it.
I'll get it.
I'll get it. I'll get it.
I'm really sorry.
That's all right.
Second floor.
Roberta, hi.
Listen, I'm sorry
I stole Jesse the other night.
No, it's ok.
Uh, no. I just want
to bum a ride.
Can you tell him where
I'm gonna be?
Great.
Help you, lady?
Uh, i...I'm from the city
planner's office,
and, um, you have
a little zoning problem.
Is the foreman around?
Yeah.
Christ, lady.
You nuts?
You're the foreman?
I've handled all
of Mr. Nicolletta's
projects for 30 years.
Great. Jeri flannigan,
county planner's office.
Permits all Jake,
ain't they?
Yeah, this building's fine.
It's, uh, it's the one
down the rocks.
Rocks? How do you
know about that?
Boss is just finishing
buying up the land.
Oh...
Riverpoint realty.
That's you, isn't it?
Maybe.
What concern does
a county planners
office have?
County planner's
office?
You said
city planner's office.
Don't mind Bobby, miss.
He gets nervous
when people don't
show some I.D.
Yeah. I read construction
accidents are way up this year.
Really?
That's enough, Bobby.
Miss Finnegan and I
will work this out,
not you.
Fucking low-life,
shit-hired muscle!
No offense.
None taken.
You gotta get paid
to be hired muscle.
That bastard nicolletta's
gonna try and waste US.
I can feel it.
He probably feels
even we'll eventually
figure it out.
The ferry
for 3 rivers will be
leaving in 5 minutes.
God, I'm so hungry
I could eat a football.
You probably are.
What if you had access
to lots of cash in
the old days
that you didn't have
to work too hard for?
Like a football player.
Like the numbers racket.
All that cash gives you
lots of power.
You probably have a cop
in every pocket.
Maybe even a cop
named Finnegan?
Exactly.
So get Finnegan to bump off
the crime commission
so they don't find
anything on you, right?
Right.
Times go by,
you're a respected citizen.
But you still have
tons of cash from
the numbers racket.
Exactly, and what better way
to launder it
than to buy
a bunch of houses from
those poor old immigrants?
Put them in
other people's names.
See, but now
the state lottery comes along.
All of a sudden,
the numbers racket
that's been lining
your pocket all this time
is suddenly legal,
but you ain't
running it.
The state is.
So either you go
out of business...
right, or you turn
all those nasty
old houses you own
into gleaming
new high-rises.
And make sure that
the houses you don't own
are suddenly
for sale, cheap.
Exactly.
Rapist, serial-killer.
Whatever it takes.
Um-hmm.
And as a bonus,
you get asked to sit
on the symphony board
instead of
the electric chair.
What?
Jesse!
Jesse!
Somebody get some help!
Oh, my god!
We've got to do something!
How's he doing?
Not good.
The bullet
pierced his lung,
and he's lost
a lot of blood,
and that coupled
with the exposure...
Not good at all.
Keri.
Steve sent
a car for you,
and it's waiting
for you downstairs.
Now listen,
I think
you should go.
She's your mom,
and Jesse would want
you to go, ok?
I'll be back as soon
as I can, Roberta.
I'll be
right outside.
Hi, ma.
I brought somebody
to see you.
You remember
Nicky Donovan?
Hi, Mrs. Finnegan.
I...i used to visit you
a long time ago
with keri.
Hello, Nick.
How's your stepfather?
Well, he's fine,
Mrs. Finnegan.
He's, uh...
He speaks of you
after every visit.
That's nice.
Is he still going to run
for district attorney?
Mama, Steve
just retired.
He's been district attorney
for 20 years.
That's nice.
How's school, dear?
It's, uh...it's ok.
It's good.
Still thinking of
going to college.
Your father always
wanted that.
All that extra money
he took in.
Never let me
use it on the house.
Always said, "this is
for keri's schooling."
Ma...
Do you remember
anything else daddy said
in those last days?
Did daddy ever mention
a man named Mr. Nicolletta?
Mama?
Oh, nicolletta.
Nicolletta.
I can't let him
get away with it.
We've got to get rocky.
Daddy was gonna get him?
How was daddy
gonna get him?
Gotta get pictures.
Gotta get pictures.
Ok.
Gotta get pictures.
Gotta get pictures.
Gotta get pictures.
I remember it.
I used to paint
that fence.
Hey, Nick.
Do you think you could
keep giarusso
in his office tonight
if you have to?
Sure. Yeah,
if it'll help.
Ma,
we gotta go, ok?
Yes, dear.
You go out
and play.
It's nice
to see you again,
Mrs. Finnegan.
Ah.
Smell them.
You take care
of those now.
Ma,
you really helped me.
Have I?
I've always
wanted to.
Oh, honey.
Mom...
I'm gonna
come back real soon, ok?
Yes, you are.
Yes, you are.
I promise.
I thought of him
every day of my life,
but the one thing
I never thought
was that he might
be innocent.
Daddy! Daddy! Let me
take one of you and mommy!
Great.
Just what I need.
Hold on. Hold on.
There's more.
Aha! There.
You see?
There he is.
Who's this guy?
Oh, my god.
Oh, my god!
This third guy
is smudged.
Can you fix it?
Uh, the film
is so old.
Maybe if I used
a little reducer...
ok, you work on it.
I gotta go.
We need to talk.
Get out.
Open the folder.
You're gonna
do time for this.
Open the folder.
Homestead rapist.
Never caught.
Braddock serial killer.
Never caught.
Northside strangler.
Never caught.
So?
That's 9 rapists,
murderers, and serial killers
in the last 20 years
that were never caught.
We're not perfect.
What's your point?
After each series of crimes,
rocky nicolletta
puts up a high-rise,
a housing development,
a shopping center,
you name it.
He's got a good eye
for a deal.
A dozen homes
bought in cash,
like unmarked-20s-
in-a-paper-bag kind of cash,
and that's just
the surface.
There's probably
hundreds if you look,
and each one anxious
to sell cheap because
of the high crime rate,
and each one bought
by a front for rocky nicolletta.
What's
the rest
of this stuff?
20 years ago,
Andrew Finnegan
and paddy giarusso
die in a shootout
during an
assassination attempt
on the crime commission.
My father's on the take.
Everybody knows it.
Giarusso's a hot new cadet.
Squeaky clean.
My father takes the fall.
Paddy giarusso's mortgage.
Paid in full the day
the crime commission is hit.
Mortgage holder
is riverpoint realty.
Riverpoint realty
is a front for
rocky nicolletta.
Oh, Christ.
Day before the shooting,
rocky nicolletta, some guy
too smudged to identify,
and your brother.
Oh, paddy.
Oh, paddy.
You're an amazing woman.
Thanks.
Recognize the beret?
What have you done with him?
Get out.
Get out!
Assume the position.
Best you've
ever had, huh?
Now move.
Move!
Move!
Well, miss Finnegan,
I guess I underestimated you.
You made the same mistake
with your father.
What have you done
with Steve?
That's irrelevant.
So you bring me up here,
find out what I know
and then kill me, huh?
I need to see
with my own eyes.
Right here?
Right now?
Right here.
Right now.
You bet.
2 phone calls.
Giarusso and the guy
you got holding Steve.
You are taking on
a great deal more
than you realize.
I'll try and be
real careful.
I think it's a little
late for that.
History seems to be
repeating itself.
I'm sorry, keri.
Shut up!
Vince.
All right, miss Finnegan.
The negatives.
I don't have them.
Marshmallow roasting time.
Don't!
Uhh! Don't say
anything.
Screw this guy,
keri! Aah!
Freeze! Police!
Nick!
Give me that!
Give me the gun!
Drop that!
Turn around!
Get your hands up.
Turn around!
Where's the keys?
Richard nicolletta,
you're under arrest
for extortion,
racketeering,
and murder.
For extortion,
racketeering,
and murder.
Phil, you can't be serious.
You've known me for 20 years.
Phil, you can't be serious.
You've known me for 20 years.
You traitorous bastard.
You took my little
brother paddy right
out the academy.
You put him on
your payroll.
You used him, and then
you had him dead.
You're gonna go to jail
for a long time.
You rotten
son of a bitch.
I ought to kill you now.
You stupid Guinea bastard.
Really?
- Phil!
- Nick!
Nick!
Phil! Jesus!
Stay where you are.
Uhh! Uhh!
You bastard.
Thank you, Nick.
I thought you'd forgotten
who you worked for.
I love my job.
You have the negatives
and the prints?
I got them right here,
Mr. Nicolletta.
They're the only 2
that have seen them.
I don't fucking
believe you.
Nick!
Nick! Stop this!
What the hell...
Uhh!
Oh!
About damn time.
Ain't you heard about
the medical crisis, girl?
They need that bed
for sick people.
Jesse.
You were expecting
mother goose?
I thought you were gone.
Gone where?
Shoot, woman.
Ain't no Guinea
bullet holes
stands up to collard Greens
and hog jaws.
Ow!
Shut up, you two.
I can get fired for
letting you two in
the same room.
How we doing today,
anyway?
How we doing today,
anyway?
Well, I don't know.
You're gonna have
to tell me, I guess.
Well, I don't know.
You're gonna have
to tell me, I guess.
If you overlook
2 cracked ribs,
and the fact that
you're one big bruise
from head to toe,
you're outta here.
What about
uncle Remus
over here?
Good thing
it's the off-season.
Hey! I does my best.
Sad, ain't it?
Well...
How long have
I been out?
2 days, babe.
Steve and giarusso?
They've both been in
to see you.
Nicolletta's dead.
Nick?
Well...
Your friend Elmer
sent this.
Seems he did some more work
on that negative you left him.
Said he did
the best he could.
Oh, no.
Oh, god.
I'm so sorry about Nick.
I still can't believe it,
but I don't hold you
responsible for his death.
That's good,
because it's your fault.
What?
You were nicolletta's
insurance.
If the hit on
the crime commission
didn't come off,
he could still walk away,
because he had you
in his pocket.
There was nothing else
I could do.
Rocky said
I'd only be wounded.
Otherwise, he'd kill me.
And the money.
The money kept coming and paid
for your election as d.A.,
and for you to look
the other way for 30 years.
If you had
stopped him then, Steve.
If.
Nicky might still be alive.
All I've ever wanted...
Is to be the father
that I never...
never let you have.
I love you, keri.
What are you gonna do?
The lord frowns on revenge.
I wanted to thank you
for arranging this.
I know it was
hard for you.
I spent all my life
hating you...
And loving my brother.
I don't know
if I can change that.
We are here today
to honor a man
who deserves our respect.
Andrew Finnegan
was one of US.
We knew him.
We have also
come to know
that at the time
of his death,
blame was
assigned to him
for an act that
he did not commit,
and it is this injustice
that has, in one way
or another,
haunted many of US
for the last 30 years.
Officer Finnegan
was not a perfect man,
but he fell
in the line of duty.
So it is that today
we award him
the legion of honor.
Here you are, sir.
And from this time on,
the record will show
that Andrew Finnegan...
Died a hero.
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Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
You all right?
Ma'am, you ok?
It's safe. Come on.
Uhh!
Safe?
There's been
a killer around here.
I thought you knew.
I think I just got him.
Oh, boy.
Oh, no.
Uhh!
Well...heh!
I guess you saved
my bacon.
It's what
I get paid for.
Would you like some?
Sure.
Yeah.
You, uh...Live alone?
Yep.
Mind if I shut the door?
No. Go on.
Well...
Where...where's
that nice Donovan?
His wife took ill.
I told him I'd cover tonight.
Oh, that's too bad.
He's a nice man.
Yeah.
You're nice, too.
Thank you, ma'am.
I guess I should feel
pretty lucky, huh?
All these murders.
What? 2, 3? Yeah.
3, ma'am. Thanks.
Aah! Bitch!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Donovan's wife's
dead, buddy.
I ain't about
to join her!
That's what you think.
4's my lucky number!
Aah!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
You bitch!
Aah!
Aah!
Uhh!
Captain,
there's nobody there.
Just some blood on
the edge of the dumpster.
Shit.
So you finally
crossed the line,
huh, Finnegan?
Nice to see you, too.
Captain,
we have to...
we have to what?
I'm not going to
listen to any of this
wide-eyed bullshit
about this
possibly being a cop,
you understand me?
Why change now?
Get her out of here!
So maybe
we shouldn't have
hired her,
but I didn't
hear any brainstorms
from you, nitoski.
It ain't
that hard, janek.
You throw her
the hell out
and you hire a pro.
You mean
get a man.
That's right!
Hell, yes, get a man!
We're a bunch of idiots,
hiring somebody
that ain't never done
nothing but find stray cats.
She did
a pretty good job
following
you around, mort.
Shut up, cele.
All right, all right.
Nobody's questioning
her competence...
But maybe
she's out of her league.
Well, she smoked him out,
didn't she?
Yeah! That's more
than the cops did!
That's because
it was a cop.
Yeah. So
she
says.
That's right, mort.
So I says.
Why aren't you still
in the hospital?
I thought I should be here.
See? She's one of US.
She's one of US.
Like hell she is.
She's one of US.
I'm sorry about
what happened.
We hired her to catch
a killer, noble.
What did you think
was gonna happen?
Look, guys, this man
killed 3 women...
friends of yours.
If you think what
happened last week
is gonna stop him,
you're wrong.
Maybe. Tell me something.
You really think
it was a policeman?
I don't know, Millie,
but I'm gonna find out.
Yeah? Not on my nickel.
I have put
my last dime in
on this wild goose chase.
You always was
a big spender, mort.
Oh, don't turn this
around on me, Lucy.
Hell, she can't even
go to the cops!
You know,
I don't need this.
See? Look at this!
See? I told you!
Hey, Finnegan, wait! Wait!
I told you to wait!
You know something?
Good-bye!
Hey, guys,
where are you going?
Next round's on me!
He means
on his wife.
What cele don't know
ain't gonna hurt her.
It won't do me
any harm, either.
Thought you gave
your last dime
to keri Finnegan.
She just resigned.
She didn't resign.
She's just
pissed off at you.
She don't have
what it takes.
Her old man had
what it took.
That's not
what
i
heard.
You heard right.
He was a dirty cop
from day one.
If Andy Finnegan
was still in
this neighborhood,
we wouldn't have
had one of those
killings.
If Andy Finnegan
was still around,
he'd be doing life
at dannamore.
I never put much stock
in that stuff about him
shading captain
giarusso's brother.
He wasn't the type.
Tell that to giarusso.
I'm not saying her
old man was a Saint,
but at least she's
doing something
about all of this.
The rocks used to be
a damn fine neighborhood.
Now look at it.
Hell, Lucy told me
tonight she got
an offer on her house.
Is she gonna take it?
Get her out
of this dump.
One more step,
and you can kiss your
social life good-bye.
You'd do it, too,
wouldn't ya?
All the help you were
last night,
it'd be justifiable
homicide.
Where the hell were you,
anyway?
What'd you do, pass
a watermelon stand
you couldn't resist?
Colonel Sanders.
Heard you're off the case.
What case?
I caught
the son of a bitch.
Yeah? Where is he?
All right, so I almost
caught him.
Me, too.
Looked like
a real cop, didn't it?
Damn good cover
if he wasn't.
I guess no one
would ask you
what you were doing
in the neighborhood.
What chances are somebody
at headquarters helping you out?
Oh, about the same
as you being elected
grand wizard
of the ku klux klan.
Didn't even know
I was nominated.
See you're still not much
into housekeepin'.
I shot the maid.
Turn around if you
don't wanna join her.
"Wife grieves as trigger-happy
p.I. Shoots famous line coach.
Maid missing."
"Famous detective shoots
has-been football player.
Fans cheer."
Damn it, cele,
I was at the union hall!
Call Jack and ask him!
Oh, Jack, yeah, he's
probably in on it with you!
Which one did you give him,
the blonde or the brunette?!
You're crazy as hell,
you know that?!
Point of the scene?
10 rounds, no t.K.O.S.
The pictures you paid
that snooping bitch next
door to take with my money!
Well, I'm outta here.
Not quite.
Hey, wait a minute.
This is sold out.
Are you sure?
There's nothin' I can do.
Vanessa and I have
to go to the mayor's
to have dinner.
She's cookin'.
Your wife?
No, the mayor.
Lotsa luck.
Hey.
How about buying a girl
a hot cup of coffee?
I understand you had
a guy go out the back
window the other night.
Yeah. I guess he heard
how well it used to work
for you.
I was young
and I was foolish.
Uh-huh.
And where were you
the other night
when my life was
hanging in the balance?
When my life was
hanging in the balance?
Yeah, sorry about that.
I had a stake-out
across town.
Yeah, sorry about that.
I had a stake-out
across town.
Gussetti was supposed
to cover for me,
he came down
with the flu.
Right. Mm-hmm.
Well, maybe you can
ease your guilty
conscience
by handing over
the record books.
What books?
Record books,
every flatfoot
on the force.
Not in this lifetime.
Oh, Nicky...
Whatever happened
to all that, you know,
"keri, baby, I'd do
anything for you"?
I lied.
Lust does that
to a man.
You're not still
afraid of ol'
what's-his-name?
Sergeant?
Sir?
What's she doing here?
Sir, she's exercising her
rights as a private citizen.
She has no rights...
oh, give her a break.
She's had a couple murders...
that's all right, Nick.
What's a couple of
murders to a busy man
like captain giarusso?
Young lady, you have
business with this department,
you can see the booking
charger out there
any time, day or night.
I see this woman
in here again,
you're back in uniform.
Mr. Donovan,
this city will never have
another district attorney
like you.
Oh, thank you,
thank you.
I'm too late, right?
Oh! Who's this?!
We haven't
even started.
You're perfect,
you're perfect.
Look at you.
We're going to miss you
terribly.
I can't say
I'm gonna miss it.
See ya, see ya.
The hell you won't.
How are ya?
How ya doin'?
This couldn't be
your daughter?
I wish it were.
No, this is
keri Finnegan.
Keri, rocky nicolletta.
Hi, how are ya?
Miss Finnegan,
miss Finnegan,
of course.
I should have realized.
What were you doing
in that awful
neighborhood?
I live there.
I tried to get her
to stay with me
after her father died,
but as soon as
she was old enough...
Tell me about it,
tell me about it.
My Jenny
was the same way.
Stubborn has hell.
Well, you two take care,
and you...
I hope you're
a better lawyer
than you were
a district attorney.
I'm not gonna
promise, rocky.
Watch your step, now.
You, inside.
This is the 14th one
you've given me,
but I love it,
I love it!
Oh ho ho ho.
How does that look,
huh?
Come over here.
Thank you.
Thank you, keri,
thank you.
You know,
I really meant it
when I said I wish
you were my daughter.
Well, I kind of am.
I know.
I always wanted
you and Nicky to...
Hey.
Oh, don't start,
don't start.
Close your eyes.
All right. Ok.
You ready?
I better dial 911
or something.
My, god,
that's revolting.
Hey, hey, nothing
from you. Ready? Ok.
Open your eyes,
open your mouth.
Ohh, oh! Nick!
Nick, why did ya have to?
It's purple! I love it.
I don't want to hear
you, 'cause you're
worse than I am.
It's
the thought
that counts, son.
Thank you very much.
Look at this.
Look what that man did.
I know. It's pathetic.
I want to toast,
all right, to my dad
and to
his new career.
Thank you.
Whatever
that might be.
I'm a lucky man.
Here.
There we go.
I saw your mother
last week.
I don't want
to talk about it.
All right,
listen to me.
I know it's painful
for you,
but you're ignoring
your mother
and she loves you.
All right,
I'll drive you home,
and then we won't
talk about it, huh?
Sure you don't
want to come in
for some coffee?
No, thanks. I have
to be going, thank you.
Steve, look.
What's wrong?
Looks like
a real unit.
How'd he get it?
Keri...
Son of a bitch.
Shit!
Steve!
Steve!
Oh, my god.
Are you ok?
I heard the explosion.
I thought you were dead.
I had to try
to stop the guy.
It's ok. Stay there.
I'm all right. Ohh...
Don't get up.
It was wrecked last week
in a high-speed chase.
That can't be.
I saw that car
an hour ago.
You give US the truth now
or I lock you up right now.
Well, maybe if
you let me look at
the damn log book
for more than
2 minutes...
Well, look, it was
O'Malley's unit.
It was totaled
on the parkway.
That car couldn't
be driven 50 feet. Book her.
For what?
What's the difference?
Disturbing the peace,
discharging an illegal weapon,
having a controlled
explosive,
what the fuck's
the difference?!
I wouldn't jump the gun
or are you gonna
call me a liar, too?
Steve, stay out of this.
It's too late.
I'm already in it.
Give her the log books,
and while you're at it,
take out those
personnel files,
past and present.
Yesterday you could
talk to me like this,
you could tell me to do it,
but today you can't, ok?
I hate to tell you that,
but you can't.
Look, captain,
she is licensed.
If it was up to me,
she wouldn't get a license
to have a fuckin'
dog license!
What?! You have somethin'
to say to me?! What?!
All right.
What?!
Nothin', she said nothin'.
Phil, now your guys
haven't exactly
acquitted themselves.
3 murders in 3 weeks?
Come on.
We're workin' on it.
No, you're
sitting
on it.
If you so sure
she's lying,
show her the books
and prove it.
If she's telling
the truth
and you do nothing,
it's gonna be
very bad for you, Phil.
Please.
I'm sorry, captain.
You picked up a lot
of strays in your life.
That one worked out.
That one, you should
have left in the pound.
Phil...
Oh, well, maybe you should
have left me at the pound.
Right. Nobody's gonna
hold a grudge against you
for what your father did
30 years ago, all right?
Come on. Get in there.
Tell that to giarusso.
You sure you want
to be alone?
You're welcome
to stay with US.
I'm just gonna stay
in my own bed, I think.
I understand.
Ok, let's do this again
sometime. It was fun.
Get outta here.
Hello?
Someone there?
Aah!
Aah!
Millie.
Keri. Pbbt!
Do you want to
scare me into
my next life?!
I sang out.
Why didn't you answer?
What?
I called out.
Why didn't you answer me?
I know, my hearing aid.
Oh! I didn't have it on.
Ok, say it again, huh?
What are you doing here?
What am I doing here?
I'm looking
for bertrand
'cause he's run away.
Yeah, all those guns,
hmm? Squeaky tires!
Bertrand!
Ohh...
You are in pain.
Well, why don't
you come over?
Let's have a cup of tea
together, huh? Hmm?
Millie, thanks.
I'm just gonna go to bed.
All right.
If you see bertrand,
right, just give me
a ring.
You want me to walk you home?
No, no, no, no, no.
I'll be fine, yes.
Sweet dreams.
Good night.
Good night.
Keri, keri, honey,
look over at daddy.
He wants to take
your picture.
Yeah, look at daddy
and smile.
Keri, look at daddy.
Daddy, daddy,
let me take one
of you and mommy!
Oh, not right now,
honey.
Daddy's gotta go to work.
Maybe when you're older.
But I want to go
to work, too, mommy.
I want to work
with daddy.
Ohh, wave
bye-bye, honey.
Mrs. Finnegan?
Yes?
I'm afraid I have
some bad news
about your husband.
No, no, no!
Yeah?
Oh, Mr. Janek.
What?!
That son of a bitch.
I'll be right there.
And I don't care
what you say, Lucy,
she's a woman!
That is that!
Which means it'll take her
half as long as the cops.
Oh, well, then,
her half is up.
Maybe it's her time
of the month.
Whoa! Ohh!
Sorry, Ben.
I get a little clumsy
this time of the month.
Damn it, janek,
what the hell did you
bring her in here for?
Because he doesn't
specialize in going
behind women's backs.
Go ahead, mort,
I'd love to knock you
right on your ass.
All right, Jesus, can't
we have a civilized meeting
about this thing?
Janek's right.
We can't have another day
like yesterday.
Yeah, well, then,
get rid of her.
That blast yesterday
knocked out 3 of my windows.
We might as well
be in Belfast.
Look, I'm sorry
things got...
all we're sayin', honey,
we got kids to think about.
Hell, she's turned this
from some jerk knockin'
off broads
into some kind
of street war.
Wasn't Finnegan
planted the bomb,
Ben!
Was she supposed
to let the guy go?!
All right, the next
time something like
this...
next time?
Janek, Christ, next time?
You people are unbelievable!
Boo! Boo!
And Mark my words.
We're all gonna be moved out
of the neighborhood
before she knows shit
from apple butter!
Hey, hon, you better hurry.
He ain't gonna be
meetin' all day.
Did you hear me?
You aren't the only one
who wants to rent this
girl's garage.
Christ! All right,
get your ass outta here!
Finnegan!
What is this crap?!
Come on.
Come on.
I did not kill her!
Easy,
easy, easy.
I thought we were
paying you, Finnegan!
This is what we get
for our money?!
Is that a good deal,
Finnegan?!
Just like your old man,
Finnegan,
a regular chip
off the old block.
Aah!
Cele's dead and it oughta
be you, you know that?
You oughta be in a line-up
with your old man.
Aah!
It oughta be you,
Finnegan!
Aah!
Fuck off!
Get him outta here!
I understand this guy
is pretty much
of a local scumbag.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Wife hired me last year
to see who he was
shackin' up with.
Nice class of clientele
you got here, Finnegan.
Don't start.
What do you really know
about this guy?
What are you gonna do,
take me downtown
for interrogation now?
No, I was thinkin'
maybe uptown for dinner.
What for?
Well, uh...
I got this place
in mind.
So you don't really think
this guy is innocent, do you?
I don't know. I think
mort's a defendant
waiting to happen.
Right, so maybe he's involved
with this whole thing.
I think I'd recognize
mort in a cop suit.
Well, you'd never
recognize me in mine.
That's because
it changed you.
No, no, no, no.
It changed
you.
But they are cops,
Nick.
Well, why would a cop...
I don't know.
Maybe we didn't
buy enough tickets
to the policemen's
ball. I don't know,
but that was
a real unit.
Ok.
I believe you.
Oh, you do not.
I do.
You don't.
I believe you.
What can I do?
Right now?
Right now.
Let's get drunk.
Let's go.
All right.
Now this is it.
What are
you thinking about?
I was just remembering.
Don't tell me you don't.
Nick, we can't do this.
Give me one good reason.
Phil giarusso?
Fuck giarusso.
I missed you.
Liar.
Why are you wasting
your time on this guy?
I don't think he has
the guts to kill anybody.
You don't think much
of me, do you?
I think you're a sneaky,
misogynistic, lying
bastard.
Maybe so...
But I'm not a murderer.
That remains to be seen.
You must have
your own doubts, Finnegan.
You wouldn't be here
at 2:00 in the morning.
Maybe it amuses me.
Well, get ready
for some big laughs,
'cause you don't help,
I'll be here till I rot.
Better get
a good lawyer.
Without cele's money, I can't
even afford to pay attention.
Oh, so you whacked her
for the insurance, huh?
Oh, shit, mort, you two
have been goin' at it
for as long as
I can remember.
Why the hell would
I want to help you?
'Cause it's how
you get your rocks off.
Listen, buster,
if I could afford
to get out of this
fucking toilet
of a neighborhood,
I'd be gone so fast
I'd leave skid marks.
Well, why don't you
just do it, Finnegan?
Because my goddamn
crooked old man
fixed it for me
so that shitheads like
you are the only fuckin'
people that'll hire me!
Don't help me then,
Finnegan, just don't.
Who the hell needs you?!
You do!
I should have
been a crook.
Bert, you old devil.
You're a girl.
Yeah.
I guess Millie needs
new glasses, huh?
Let's see if we can
make the family
a little more comfortable.
Oh, man.
Right in my own backyard.
Shit.
Jesse, make tracks.
I got a perp
in mort's apartment.
They're not your color.
Who the hell are you?
Nancy drew.
Who are you?
Damico,
fifth precinct.
Is that right?
And what brings you
to our little corner
of the world?
You're that p.I. Lady
that lives next door.
Giarusso told me
about you.
Did he?
And just what did
he tell you, officer damico?
Well, that you're
a hot-tempered,
Irish bitch
with too many friends.
Ok. I'll bite.
What'd he send you in here
for at 3 A.M.?
Insurance policies.
Giarusso seems to think
he snuffed her
for the dough.
I don't know
if a judge would buy this.
That's ok.
You did.
Ok, damico,
let's see what you got.
He's got a partner,
that's what he's got.
The bitch is tougher
than she looks.
No shit.
Why don't we just
dump her here?
We gotta find out
what she knows.
That's been
taken care of.
She don't know shit.
Well, works for me.
Babe's got a new career
ahead of her as landfill.
Get that bitch!
Bitch!
Fuck!
Get the car.
Shit!
Aah!
Fuckin' bitch!
Oh, terrific.
Oh, come on,
all of a sudden,
I can't be alone, right?
I wasn't alone.
I had Jesse!
Well, why didn't
you call me?!
I was up there!
I did call you!
The damn line was busy!
Well, then come up
and get me!
Yeah, come up and
walk away from a perp,
like an idiot,
like an idiot.
Bullshit. It's bullshit!
No, it's not bullshit.
Know why it's bullshit?
'Cause you don't know how
to work with a partner.
Oh, yeah? No, you just
want to come and rescue me!
You want to be
the big hero, right?
You want to work
by yourself?
Work by yourself.
Help me, help me,
get outta here.
I don't know how
anybody finds anything
up there.
I think I passed
a couple of skeletons
still looking
for the elevator.
Hope you're a democrat.
Oh. Thanks.
Been on my own
since they let old Elsie go
during the cutback.
Bush budget
was pretty tough, huh?
Bush? I'm talkin'
about Roosevelt.
So, your old man really bumped
off the crime commission, huh?
Dear old dad.
Paper said that
he was trying to keep Donovan
from finding
a link between the cops
and the old numbers rackets.
The way I remember,
your old man would have
killed Donovan himself
if captain giarusso's
brother hadn't stopped him.
Ah, here it is.
I found it.
Half the block
is owned by the same outfit.
Buyin' up the blocks
for 20 years.
Riverpoint realty.
20 years?
Yep. These 3 houses
just came in last week.
Oh, man. Those
are the people
that were killed.
How come I never heard
of riverpoint realty?
You sure have, girlie.
They own the building
you live in.
All this time,
I thought you owned it.
Me?
No, no. I just
collected the rent,
that's all I did.
But I make my checks
out to you.
Well, yeah, sure.
I just put it
in an envelope,
and mail them off,
box whatever,
just like
ike used to do.
And you haven't spoken
to the man
who set this up
for you in 20 years?
No, no, I haven't.
Should I have?
Millie, I think
it's the same man
that's trying to buy
Lucy's house.
I've gotta go find out.
Wait a minute,
wait a minute!
Wait a minute.
Um, I have a picture
of the guy.
Would that help you?
His picture?
Yeah. It was in
the newspaper, you know,
on the same page
as when they wrote
about ike.
Millie, do you still
have it?
Well, I wouldn't throw
something like that away.
I'll have it for you
when you get back from Lucy.
Great.
Millie?
Yeah?
Who collected the rent
before ike?
Uh, your father did.
Disturbing police property
is against the law.
Thought you were gonna
stay away from me.
A guy can change his mind,
can't he?
Maybe.
Riverpoint realty?
They made an offer
on Lucy's house
the other day. Cash.
I know.
You do?
Yeah. Checked it out.
There are signs
all over the neighborhood.
Yeah, and?
Completely legit.
Guy specializes in
revitalizing rundown
neighborhoods.
No offense.
That's why they call US
professional detectives.
No offense.
Now, listen.
About what I said
last night...
Don't worry about it.
Yes!
Millie? Did you find it?
Millie?
Millie?
Oh, no.
Nick?!
Nick!
Nick!
What is it?
Did somebody
just run out
here?
No. Why?
Millie's been killed.
All right. Here.
I'll head him off.
Bitch!
I knew you'd come.
I just wanted to make sure
you were alone
or I woulda finished you
in there.
I thought you'd be
in Cleveland by now.
No. You didn't give me time
to get what I wanted.
Just like last night?
You killed cele,
didn't you?
Too bad. Hell of a roll
in the hay.
I hear you are, too.
I wish I had time
to find out.
Nick! Where is he?!
I don't know.
What do you mean?
He just ran out
of the damn alley!
How could you
not see him?!
I didn't see him, ok?!
I hope you're
in a romantic mood
because you can
kiss your license good-bye.
Oh, yeah?
While your boys
have been figuring out
what kind of doughnut
to have,
I just figured out
what you shoulda known
months ago.
Hey, take a walk.
Just what is it
that you think
you figured out?
Somebody around here
is bumpin' people off
to dump
the real estate value.
What a lot of shit.
The real estate value
around here
has been in the toilet
for decades.
Besides, didn't you say
it was cops?
What are they doing,
buying up all the shit
for the p.B.A.?
All right,
so I was wrong
about it being cops,
but whoever it is,
they killed
cele nitoski,
and besides that,
they've been paintin'
those phony cop cars
in her garage.
That shithead
husband of hers
is innocent.
Your license,
tomorrow morning,
9 A.M., on my desk.
Gimme your piece.
I don't have it.
What piece were you using
when you lost the perp?
I'll have it on your
desk in the morning,
and as for the perp,
I chased that
son of a bitch
right into
your arms.
Then where is he?!
Captain,
can I see you?
I'm not though with you.
We got a problem.
We got, uh,
conflicting reports.
The lord frowns
on revenge.
I don't.
I want to know everything
about nicolletta.
Nicolletta.
Well, rocky's
a good enough sort.
I looked into
allegations
that he was involved
in the rackets
the first day I came
to the crime commission.
Couldn't find
a thing, right?
Well, the main focus
of the commission
was police corruption.
There was always
some talk about
some big guy behind it all,
but we sure as hell
couldn't find him.
Ok, what about
my father?
Well, there's nothing
you don't already know.
There's no doubt
he was a bag man
for the rackets,
but so were
half the cops
in Pittsburgh.
Tell me exactly what
happened that night.
All right.
There were three of US
in the commission.
We did our own
investigating,
we always met in secret.
But you would have had
a couple of trusted cops
as security.
Well, young
Patty giarusso
had duty that evening.
He was a fine young man.
Fresh out
of the academy.
Ok, so, no bad habits.
Oh, your father was
giarusso's partner,
so he discovered
the meeting.
And?
All right. The meeting
had just broken up.
I think nicolletta
had even been
a witness that day.
All of a sudden,
the shooting started.
I turned around,
and there was your
father blazing away.
Young Patty giarusso
was shooting back.
I was hit hard
and I passed out.
When I came to,
Nate and maxie
were dead,
so was young
Patty giarusso,
and your father.
So the crime commission
was never reestablished?
Well, when I recovered,
I ran for d.A.
I figured that was
the way I could do
the most good.
So if nicolletta
was paying off my father,
there would be no one
left alive who would know that.
Good morning.
Nicolletta group.
How may I direct your call?
One moment, please.
Good morning.
Nicolletta group.
How may I direct your call?
One moment, please.
Hi.
Hi.
Um, I'm with
real estate monthly,
and, um...
it's my first day.
That's quite all right.
How may I help you?
Well, um,
I've been assigned
to do a story
on your new development
over in the rocks.
I'd like to speak
to Mr. Nicolletta.
Would he be available
at all for an interview?
I'm sorry. All requests
for news stories
must go through
corporate communications.
Right. Oh.
Oh. Sorry.
That's all right.
No, let me help you.
No. You know what?
I'll get it.
I'll get it.
I'll get it.
I'll get it. I'll get it.
I'm really sorry.
That's all right.
Second floor.
Roberta, hi.
Listen, I'm sorry
I stole Jesse the other night.
No, it's ok.
Uh, no. I just want
to bum a ride.
Can you tell him where
I'm gonna be?
Great.
Help you, lady?
Uh, i...I'm from the city
planner's office,
and, um, you have
a little zoning problem.
Is the foreman around?
Yeah.
Christ, lady.
You nuts?
You're the foreman?
I've handled all
of Mr. Nicolletta's
projects for 30 years.
Great. Jeri flannigan,
county planner's office.
Permits all Jake,
ain't they?
Yeah, this building's fine.
It's, uh, it's the one
down the rocks.
Rocks? How do you
know about that?
Boss is just finishing
buying up the land.
Oh...
Riverpoint realty.
That's you, isn't it?
Maybe.
What concern does
a county planners
office have?
County planner's
office?
You said
city planner's office.
Don't mind Bobby, miss.
He gets nervous
when people don't
show some I.D.
Yeah. I read construction
accidents are way up this year.
Really?
That's enough, Bobby.
Miss Finnegan and I
will work this out,
not you.
Fucking low-life,
shit-hired muscle!
No offense.
None taken.
You gotta get paid
to be hired muscle.
That bastard nicolletta's
gonna try and waste US.
I can feel it.
He probably feels
even we'll eventually
figure it out.
The ferry
for 3 rivers will be
leaving in 5 minutes.
God, I'm so hungry
I could eat a football.
You probably are.
What if you had access
to lots of cash in
the old days
that you didn't have
to work too hard for?
Like a football player.
Like the numbers racket.
All that cash gives you
lots of power.
You probably have a cop
in every pocket.
Maybe even a cop
named Finnegan?
Exactly.
So get Finnegan to bump off
the crime commission
so they don't find
anything on you, right?
Right.
Times go by,
you're a respected citizen.
But you still have
tons of cash from
the numbers racket.
Exactly, and what better way
to launder it
than to buy
a bunch of houses from
those poor old immigrants?
Put them in
other people's names.
See, but now
the state lottery comes along.
All of a sudden,
the numbers racket
that's been lining
your pocket all this time
is suddenly legal,
but you ain't
running it.
The state is.
So either you go
out of business...
right, or you turn
all those nasty
old houses you own
into gleaming
new high-rises.
And make sure that
the houses you don't own
are suddenly
for sale, cheap.
Exactly.
Rapist, serial-killer.
Whatever it takes.
Um-hmm.
And as a bonus,
you get asked to sit
on the symphony board
instead of
the electric chair.
What?
Jesse!
Jesse!
Somebody get some help!
Oh, my god!
We've got to do something!
How's he doing?
Not good.
The bullet
pierced his lung,
and he's lost
a lot of blood,
and that coupled
with the exposure...
Not good at all.
Keri.
Steve sent
a car for you,
and it's waiting
for you downstairs.
Now listen,
I think
you should go.
She's your mom,
and Jesse would want
you to go, ok?
I'll be back as soon
as I can, Roberta.
I'll be
right outside.
Hi, ma.
I brought somebody
to see you.
You remember
Nicky Donovan?
Hi, Mrs. Finnegan.
I...i used to visit you
a long time ago
with keri.
Hello, Nick.
How's your stepfather?
Well, he's fine,
Mrs. Finnegan.
He's, uh...
He speaks of you
after every visit.
That's nice.
Is he still going to run
for district attorney?
Mama, Steve
just retired.
He's been district attorney
for 20 years.
That's nice.
How's school, dear?
It's, uh...it's ok.
It's good.
Still thinking of
going to college.
Your father always
wanted that.
All that extra money
he took in.
Never let me
use it on the house.
Always said, "this is
for keri's schooling."
Ma...
Do you remember
anything else daddy said
in those last days?
Did daddy ever mention
a man named Mr. Nicolletta?
Mama?
Oh, nicolletta.
Nicolletta.
I can't let him
get away with it.
We've got to get rocky.
Daddy was gonna get him?
How was daddy
gonna get him?
Gotta get pictures.
Gotta get pictures.
Ok.
Gotta get pictures.
Gotta get pictures.
Gotta get pictures.
I remember it.
I used to paint
that fence.
Hey, Nick.
Do you think you could
keep giarusso
in his office tonight
if you have to?
Sure. Yeah,
if it'll help.
Ma,
we gotta go, ok?
Yes, dear.
You go out
and play.
It's nice
to see you again,
Mrs. Finnegan.
Ah.
Smell them.
You take care
of those now.
Ma,
you really helped me.
Have I?
I've always
wanted to.
Oh, honey.
Mom...
I'm gonna
come back real soon, ok?
Yes, you are.
Yes, you are.
I promise.
I thought of him
every day of my life,
but the one thing
I never thought
was that he might
be innocent.
Daddy! Daddy! Let me
take one of you and mommy!
Great.
Just what I need.
Hold on. Hold on.
There's more.
Aha! There.
You see?
There he is.
Who's this guy?
Oh, my god.
Oh, my god!
This third guy
is smudged.
Can you fix it?
Uh, the film
is so old.
Maybe if I used
a little reducer...
ok, you work on it.
I gotta go.
We need to talk.
Get out.
Open the folder.
You're gonna
do time for this.
Open the folder.
Homestead rapist.
Never caught.
Braddock serial killer.
Never caught.
Northside strangler.
Never caught.
So?
That's 9 rapists,
murderers, and serial killers
in the last 20 years
that were never caught.
We're not perfect.
What's your point?
After each series of crimes,
rocky nicolletta
puts up a high-rise,
a housing development,
a shopping center,
you name it.
He's got a good eye
for a deal.
A dozen homes
bought in cash,
like unmarked-20s-
in-a-paper-bag kind of cash,
and that's just
the surface.
There's probably
hundreds if you look,
and each one anxious
to sell cheap because
of the high crime rate,
and each one bought
by a front for rocky nicolletta.
What's
the rest
of this stuff?
20 years ago,
Andrew Finnegan
and paddy giarusso
die in a shootout
during an
assassination attempt
on the crime commission.
My father's on the take.
Everybody knows it.
Giarusso's a hot new cadet.
Squeaky clean.
My father takes the fall.
Paddy giarusso's mortgage.
Paid in full the day
the crime commission is hit.
Mortgage holder
is riverpoint realty.
Riverpoint realty
is a front for
rocky nicolletta.
Oh, Christ.
Day before the shooting,
rocky nicolletta, some guy
too smudged to identify,
and your brother.
Oh, paddy.
Oh, paddy.
You're an amazing woman.
Thanks.
Recognize the beret?
What have you done with him?
Get out.
Get out!
Assume the position.
Best you've
ever had, huh?
Now move.
Move!
Move!
Well, miss Finnegan,
I guess I underestimated you.
You made the same mistake
with your father.
What have you done
with Steve?
That's irrelevant.
So you bring me up here,
find out what I know
and then kill me, huh?
I need to see
with my own eyes.
Right here?
Right now?
Right here.
Right now.
You bet.
2 phone calls.
Giarusso and the guy
you got holding Steve.
You are taking on
a great deal more
than you realize.
I'll try and be
real careful.
I think it's a little
late for that.
History seems to be
repeating itself.
I'm sorry, keri.
Shut up!
Vince.
All right, miss Finnegan.
The negatives.
I don't have them.
Marshmallow roasting time.
Don't!
Uhh! Don't say
anything.
Screw this guy,
keri! Aah!
Freeze! Police!
Nick!
Give me that!
Give me the gun!
Drop that!
Turn around!
Get your hands up.
Turn around!
Where's the keys?
Richard nicolletta,
you're under arrest
for extortion,
racketeering,
and murder.
For extortion,
racketeering,
and murder.
Phil, you can't be serious.
You've known me for 20 years.
Phil, you can't be serious.
You've known me for 20 years.
You traitorous bastard.
You took my little
brother paddy right
out the academy.
You put him on
your payroll.
You used him, and then
you had him dead.
You're gonna go to jail
for a long time.
You rotten
son of a bitch.
I ought to kill you now.
You stupid Guinea bastard.
Really?
- Phil!
- Nick!
Nick!
Phil! Jesus!
Stay where you are.
Uhh! Uhh!
You bastard.
Thank you, Nick.
I thought you'd forgotten
who you worked for.
I love my job.
You have the negatives
and the prints?
I got them right here,
Mr. Nicolletta.
They're the only 2
that have seen them.
I don't fucking
believe you.
Nick!
Nick! Stop this!
What the hell...
Uhh!
Oh!
About damn time.
Ain't you heard about
the medical crisis, girl?
They need that bed
for sick people.
Jesse.
You were expecting
mother goose?
I thought you were gone.
Gone where?
Shoot, woman.
Ain't no Guinea
bullet holes
stands up to collard Greens
and hog jaws.
Ow!
Shut up, you two.
I can get fired for
letting you two in
the same room.
How we doing today,
anyway?
How we doing today,
anyway?
Well, I don't know.
You're gonna have
to tell me, I guess.
Well, I don't know.
You're gonna have
to tell me, I guess.
If you overlook
2 cracked ribs,
and the fact that
you're one big bruise
from head to toe,
you're outta here.
What about
uncle Remus
over here?
Good thing
it's the off-season.
Hey! I does my best.
Sad, ain't it?
Well...
How long have
I been out?
2 days, babe.
Steve and giarusso?
They've both been in
to see you.
Nicolletta's dead.
Nick?
Well...
Your friend Elmer
sent this.
Seems he did some more work
on that negative you left him.
Said he did
the best he could.
Oh, no.
Oh, god.
I'm so sorry about Nick.
I still can't believe it,
but I don't hold you
responsible for his death.
That's good,
because it's your fault.
What?
You were nicolletta's
insurance.
If the hit on
the crime commission
didn't come off,
he could still walk away,
because he had you
in his pocket.
There was nothing else
I could do.
Rocky said
I'd only be wounded.
Otherwise, he'd kill me.
And the money.
The money kept coming and paid
for your election as d.A.,
and for you to look
the other way for 30 years.
If you had
stopped him then, Steve.
If.
Nicky might still be alive.
All I've ever wanted...
Is to be the father
that I never...
never let you have.
I love you, keri.
What are you gonna do?
The lord frowns on revenge.
I wanted to thank you
for arranging this.
I know it was
hard for you.
I spent all my life
hating you...
And loving my brother.
I don't know
if I can change that.
We are here today
to honor a man
who deserves our respect.
Andrew Finnegan
was one of US.
We knew him.
We have also
come to know
that at the time
of his death,
blame was
assigned to him
for an act that
he did not commit,
and it is this injustice
that has, in one way
or another,
haunted many of US
for the last 30 years.
Officer Finnegan
was not a perfect man,
but he fell
in the line of duty.
So it is that today
we award him
the legion of honor.
Here you are, sir.
And from this time on,
the record will show
that Andrew Finnegan...
Died a hero.
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