Detroit (2017) - full transcript

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That's my main man Pierce
coming back from the war!

Thank you! Thank you, man.

Private party.

Pick another card.

There you go!

Oh, I see what you're saying.

There we go!

Damn it! Give me that shit.

Party's over!

Here we go. Move on out.



Move on out.
Step out! Step out!

Everybody out! Out!

Let's go!

I know you can hear me.
Get the fuck up and go!

You know how this works!

Says who?

I'm sorry?

Come in here
smelling like pig juice!

Excuse me, miss.
Thank you so much.

I ain't said anybody
talking... Hey, man!

Come on, man! Let me go, man!
Let me go!

Hold on a second.

Get the fuck out!
Get out! Get out!

How many times
you want me to say it?



You're moving slow!

Come on, man!

Motherfuckers, man!

Look, Frank, man.
The owner split.

Man, I'm sorry,
but you got a room...

...full of open warrants
in there. All right?

Just make sure you search
the women, you lazy bastard.

All right. Watch your eyes.

Oh, shit!

We gotta go
through the front.

What? You wanna take these
guys out in public, Sarge?

We have no fucking option.

- Go tell them. Run.
- All right.

- You dirty pig!
- Get the fuck out of here.

Anybody else?

Why're we not moving?
You wanna go next?

Out, out, out!

You heard him.
Time to move out!

Put your drinks down
and step out the door.

Let's go! Come on!

Out of here! Let's go!
Come on!

Get the fuck out! How many
times I gotta say "Move out?"

I know your black asses
is faster than that.

Go!

Let's move! Come on!
Move! Let's go!

We're taking them out front.

Out the front door!
Let's go! Now!

Taking them out the front.

Guys, sir, both sides.

Let's move it. Come on.

Let's go!

Here we go. Squad's here.

If they're not resisting,
don't push them.

Put it right there.

Welcome home!

Thank you, sir.

Get out the way.
Get out the way!

We had to use the front door.

- Shit!
- Make it a public display.

I almost feel bad for them.

- We gotta get out of here.
- Quickly.

Let's go! Get them in!

Okay, let's go!

Let's hurry!
Get it out of here!

Get it out! Let's go!

Make sure we get
those guys at the back.

What are you doing down here
all the time?

These people
didn't do a thing.

Where's the other one?

It should be here any minute.

Please calm down!
Everything's fine.

Over here.

That's not necessary.

Open the door! Get them in!

Arrests for
a private gathering?

That's police overreach!

You got no liquor license
on this place.

Get the fuck out of my face.

- Let's just keep it calm.
- Are you fucking kidding me?

Move, let's go!

Let's get them moving,
gentlemen!

Let's go!
Get them in the wagon!

Hey, Dave! Told you you'd
get busted, you alcoholic!

Oh, the night's not over!

Go home!

Get them in!

Don't touch me!

Let's go! In!

I'm moving!

Get in! Let's go!

Get in the car! Let's go!

Check this, motherfuckers!

Bub, can't even
ride that bike!

You know good and well you
don't know how to ride no bike.

Catch this!

Yeah! That's what
I'm talking about!

...away from this
west side ghetto,

...where it all began
early this morning...

...with a police raid on an
after-hours drinking parlor.

There have been
some reports of gunfire.

Police are under orders
not to fire.

More than 200 looters
have been arrested so far.

Police officials say they
do not have enough men...

...to worry much
about the looters.

They are there
to protect the firemen.

But that is
why you elected me.

To bring about change.

But during this time,

...it's important that
we all settle down.

I'm angry, too.

This city has problems,
especially with the policemen.

We have problems.

However,

...change doesn't
happen overnight.

But change is coming.

Let's work together!

Nah! Bring Stokely Carmichael
down here!

We don't wanna hear
from your ass!

Look here.
This is what I need you to do!

I need you to not mess up
your own neighborhood.

This is your home!

Yeah, burn it down!

Burning it down
is not the answer!

Burn it down! Burn it down!

Settle down! Settle down!

Engine four, let's relay!

Come on! Roll it back!
You gotta roll it back.

What the fuck!

Get out of here!

...we've made state police...

...and National
Guardsmen available...

...to assist in dealing
with what is a case...

...of lawlessness and hoodlumism...

...and to protect
the persons and property...

...of people
in the areas involved.

...where snipers
hide on rooftops,

...the violence continues.

US Army paratroopers,

National Guardsmen,
state and local police...

...are continuing the fight
against a handful of snipers.

On the city's west side, a 150-block
area is off-limits to everybody.

This is no man's land, an area
of destruction and devastation.

ABC newsman Tom Mclntyre says...

...it's hard to believe that this
could happen in America.

But here it is, in Detroit,
the nation's fifth largest city.

And I am also indicating
that I will promulgate...

...such rules,
orders and regulations...

...as I deem necessary
to protect life and property.

18-40!

Rally point! Rally point A!

Sniper in the window!

Third floor window!

Stand by! Hold your fire!

Move back!

Hey!

...to loot stores...

...or to burn buildings,

...or to fire rifles
from the rooftops.

That is crime.

And crime must be
dealt with forcefully...

...and swiftly,
and certainly under law.

...that, "Violence never
accomplishes anything,"

"...my fellow Americans."

Don't you see,
the real problem with violence...

...is that we have
never been violent.

We have been too nonviolent!

Excuse me!

I need to go down this road
to get to work.

What did I say? Back!

I need to go down this road
to get to work, Ford Assembly.

Hold on! Where you going?

Hey! Let him go!

You cannot go this...

So sad.

It's preventable, you know.
That's the worst part.

Look at this.
This looks like fucking 'Nam.

You believe this is the USA?

And we're to blame.

By standing by,
the trouble started. Now this.

They're crazy.

They're not crazy. They know
exactly what they're doing.

This is gonna
be worse than '43.

They're looking to us, and
we keep letting them down...

...left, right, and center.

Take this motherfucker
right here. Halt!

Halt!

Halt!

Get back!

Hey!

Get back off the street!

Hey, Phil! Come on!

Hey, Phil!
Forget him! Come on!

Fuck!

Yeah.

How the hell
are we supposed to stop them?

What a fucking specimen, huh?

What... What are you doing
under there?

I just live down the street.

If you can go
get my wife Roberta?

You want me to
call the ambulance?

No, no police!

Just, please, Roberta.

...have been rushed
into as many areas...

...as they can cover,
protecting police.

Looters carry off thousands
of dollars' worth of goods...

...with a gay sort of leisure.

Many negro shop owners
put up signs...

...reading "Soul Brother"
to avoid damage.

But the fire bombers
and looters...

...are indiscriminate.

I'll get to him
when I get a second.

Write your address
and your date of birth.

Talk to him!

Where am I supposed
to put him?

I don't care. Take him
to your house!

There's no room!

Sergeant!

Homicide detectives
wanna have a word with you.

...for two more
in holding or not?

Step back from
the goddamn counter!

Come on, move!
Behind the door!

Hey! Whose prisoner is this?

Don't talk to me!

For God's sake.

Krauss, in here. I need you.

Go, come on.

Guys, come on. Out.

...shotgunned in the vicinity
of Virginia Park.

Did I hear earlier
you shot a black guy?

I missed, called it in.

You missed?

I might've clipped him.
He was real fast.

Sit down, patrolman. Sit down.

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING
CONTINUES)

...and many stores remain
closed today in Detroit,

Hey, Ma.

Hey.

I got it.

Hello.

No, I'm off.

I worked a double.

Okay. All right.

What? Back to work?

Yeah, Mr. LeFrank called.

I thought Vinny
was your boss.

I got two jobs,
two bosses, Ma.

Security company needs me
for the looting.

- Looting?
- Yeah, watch the news.

♪ Nowhere to run to, baby ♪

♪ Nowhere to hide ♪

♪ Got nowhere ♪
♪ to run to, baby ♪

♪ Nowhere to hide ♪

♪ It's not love ♪
♪ I'm running from ♪

♪ It's the heartbreak ♪
♪ I know will come ♪

- What do you say there, Fred?
- Hey.

Yo, you're late.

Listen, I almost lost my job
getting here. I'm sorry.

I don't give a damn
about Ford Motor Company.

Bumper cars and sheet metal
motherfucker?

You about to be
with the stars!

But I need to
buy bread, negro.

Listen, it's gonna be good.

You sure?

Yeah.

All right?

- Thanks, man.
- Yeah.

- I need you here, man.
- I'm here!

What you need?
Water or something?

♪ I know ♪
♪ you're no good for me ♪

♪ But you've ♪
♪ become a part of me ♪

Is that A&R man out there?

Yeah, he out there, waiting
to get his mind blown, baby.

♪ When it's so deep ♪
♪ So deep... ♪

♪ Deep inside of me... ♪

All right, folks, come on.

Let's get this together.
You ready?

Get these steps together.

Hold on. Let me get
that note one more time.

♪ If you haven't got ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ A traveling man ♪
♪ once told me ♪

♪ That he didn't ever care... ♪

♪ That any time ♪
♪ he wants to go... ♪

♪ That he go anywhere... ♪

♪ If you haven't got love ♪
♪ Love believe me... ♪

♪ The traveling man ♪
♪ once told me... ♪

♪ If you haven't got love ♪
♪ Love will leave me... ♪

♪ Then you're lonely ♪
♪ So lonely... ♪

♪ You're lonely ♪
♪ So lonely ♪

♪ You're lonely ♪
♪ So lonely ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ If you haven't got ♪

You're up next, boys.
Let's get it! Come on!

- It's Motown, baby.
- All right. Are we ready?

Give it up!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
CONTINUES)

- Motown Records, baby.
- Motown, we're Motown tonight.

Now, I know you guys
think that we reached...

...the top of this evening
but we have not.

Because we're about to take
this thing to another level.

Because the band of brothers
I'm about to bring to this stage...

...comes straight out
of Motor City herself.

He talkin' about you.

If you would,
stand up on your feet...

...and make some noise
for Detroit's own...

The Dramatics!

You got to tell these folks that
they got to go home right now.

These folks
is out here rioting.

Hold on. They're doin' what?

They out here rioting.

- Right now?
- Right now.

Tell these folks
they got to go home.

We're ready, right?

Listen, you boys can't
go out there tonight.

What do you mean
we can't go out there?

These folks is
out here rioting.

You cannot go
out there tonight.

We're on
the schedule, brother.

We all gotta get the hell
out of Fox tonight.

Now,
ladies and gentlemen,

I'm afraid
I have some bad news.

It seems like we're all gonna
have to exit the building...

...and head to our homes.

Come on, just one song, man!
Motown's right there!

This is Detroit,
we're no stranger to this.

Now, the police said we have
absolutely nothing to worry about.

So if you would,
just grab your things.

Ma'am, grab your purse.

Slowly, slowly.

Exits to your left
and to your right.

I'm going on that stage.

We're going on that stage,
y'all hear me?

People are leaving, man.
The band's leaving.

Ma'am, your purse.

We need to get
out of here, Larry.

Now, boys, I'm sorry.
But we've got to go.

- I'm sorry.
- All right.

Larry, I mean...

What can we do?

Larry, there's
nothing we can do.

Another day...
Another day, man.

(POLICE SIRENS
WAILING FAINTLY)

Listen, I know
you want it bad, man.

Larry, we gotta go.

We gotta go.

Come on.

Larry!

Larry.

♪ You might be a rich man ♪

♪ With the world on a string ♪

♪ But with all your riches ♪

♪ You haven't got everything ♪

♪ If you haven't got love ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ If you haven't got love ♪
♪ Ooh, love ♪

♪ You're lonely ♪

♪ You're lonely ♪

♪ So lonely ♪

♪ Ooh, baby ♪

We were so close.

There'll be a next time.

There will be.

Bus driver!

Hey, now! Bus driver!

Hey, y'all seeing this?

Go back to your homes now.

Disperse
or you will be arrested.

I say we go up to 12th Street
and be a part of this.

We're working musicians, man.

I can't be singing
when I'm supposed to...

...be out there
swinging, brother.

Hey, look. We're not
too far from the Algiers.

Let's just go there
till all this blows over.

I'm sorry,
I've been working...

...straight shifts
since the riots started.

Yeah, that guy you shot at
didn't make it home.

Ambulance found him
bleeding out under a car.

Are we sure
it's the same guy?

He's the only
Virginia Park shooting today.

You carry a shotgun,
he had shotgun wounds.

You wanna play ballistics?

Jesus Christ, I'm sorry.

That's it?

What else?

You shot him in the back.

Right. He was...
He was running away from me.

Where else do you
want me to shoot?

My point was him being
no threat to you.

In hindsight,
but I'm thinking,

...why is he running
away from me,

...if all he did was
steal some groceries?

What if he killed somebody
in that grocery store?

He's avoiding the police.
What do you assume from that?

You don't assume.

If he had a weapon in his
hand, that's another story.

We don't shoot for robberies.

Detective, you know it's
a war zone out there, right?

Yeah. 10th had to shut down.

They're destroying the city.

We're facilitating that
with the message we send,

...which is that it's okay, go
ahead, burn down your houses,

...rob a store.

It's total chaos. And...

Where does that lead us
long term, Detective?

All right, kid. Thank you.

Anytime.

I'm recommending
murder charges.

You go back to work,
wait to hear from the DA.

Yes, sir.

And kid...

Calm down out there.

Thank you, Detective.

All right?

Forget it.

- Are you in trouble?
- I'm fine, so forget it.

He's doing his job,
same as you and me.

Yo, we need to split up, man.

Five brothers together, you
know they gonna say we a gang.

Shit!

Hands on the wall!

What the hell
you talking about?

Look at this mess, man!

Hey, come here! You! Stop!
It's after curfew!

Leave using the streets
behind you.

This direction!

Go back to your homes!

...or you will be arrested.

Hello.

How you doing?
Just need to get a room.

Y'all at the
wrong hotel, though.

Ritz down the street.

Yeah, well, the Ritz ain't got
you behind the counter, so...

Look, all I got
is a room in the annex...

...out back down
through the breezeway.

$11 a night,
you pay in advance.

That's cool.

Voilà!

What you expect for 11 bucks?

Hey!

How am I supposed to know
what time it is?

- What you gonna do? Shoot me?
- Get off my street!

Do it! Go ahead.

I will kill you
right the fuck now.

I'm guarding that grocery store
right there. I'm guarding it.

This my nephew.
I'm so sorry, I apologize.

I'm gonna take him away.
Come on.

I ain't your nephew,
motherfucker!

Just get across the street.
Calm down.

- They let you out, Uncle Tom?
- Just get across the street.

Keep on walking.
Don't look back.

Keep on moving.

Dumb jacky giant,

I'll beat your head
to the white meat.

You won't kick my ass.

I'm a black belt in karate,
I'll whoop that ass.

Besides,
even if you did win,

...those ten guys over there
would be on you...

...and behind them is 10,000.

Now, you smart. Go home.

So you the cool brother, huh?

Dismukes.

Okay, Tom.

There is a curfew.

You cannot stay on the street.

What the hell was that?

You checked
the windows and doors?

- I checked them already.
- Check it again.

I don't even wanna see
graffiti back there.

Hello.

Everything is fine.
No trouble here.

I'll sleep when they stop
rioting. Good night, sir.

I'm gonna go talk
to those white guys.

I'm gonna make sure they
don't start shooting at us.

Relax here.

- ...to know where we are?
- I'll be right back.

Hey, fellas.

Melvin Dismukes.

I'm with United Security,

I'm guarding that grocery
store across the street.

I come bearing gifts.
Oh.

Thank you.

Isn't this nice, boys?

Thank you. I don't have
my usual appliances.

You got any sugar?

Oh, don't push it, man.

We were at Black Bottom
earlier today.

We actually took sniper fire.

Had one, right by here.

Ain't no snipers here, man.
Just you and me...

...and the people
partying in that motel.

How long do you think
this is gonna last?

Yeah, how long till these
negros, people, quit?

What do you think?

How the hell
am I supposed to know?

Is Morris home? It's Larry.

I can't find
those guys anywhere.

No, no, no. No, he's fine.

Just when you see that cat, tell
him to come down to the Algiers.

We're rehearsing.

Bye.

His mama don't even know
where he is.

♪ Look in my eyes... ♪

♪ And don't you see water? ♪

♪ And it's all ♪
♪ because of you ♪

♪ So look at me ♪

♪ I ain't acting like ♪
♪ I ought to ♪

♪ And it's all ♪
♪ because of you ♪

♪ So look in my eyes ♪
♪ And don't you see water? ♪

♪ And it's all ♪
♪ because of you ♪

Yeah, it's not
that simple, brother.

Listen, when they hear
you blow... Money raining.

And I want a cut.

Look at me.

In the eyes.

I'm looking at you
in the eyes, Fred.

You're gonna
get a record deal.

All right?

♪ Look in my eyes ♪

The Fox Theatre...

...welcomes The Dramatics!

Yeah?

Yeah.

You know what, Fred?

I think it's time to fix
that little problem of yours.

- I don't have a problem.
- Yeah, you do. Come on.

- We're not doing this.
- Yeah, we're doing this.

Come on! Don't give me a no.

Come on.

♪ You're gonna look ♪
♪ in her eyes ♪

I don't need it,
I don't want it.

And she's gonna
get you off...

Come on.

- Okay?
- I'm going.

Look at this
nice little scene right here.

Enjoy it because
we are now officially broke.

There's rioting outside, and I'm
not writing to my parents again.

It's perfect.

- Larry.
- What?

They white.

So, they white.

Beggars can't
be choosers, all right?

What does that mean?

You know what I say?

What?

Let freedom ring.

I've had that freedom,
thank you very much!

Because freedom doesn't mean
giving it away for free.

Only you could make
prostitution sound high class.

Come on.

I'm not trying
to do this, brother.

Hey, stop.

Why won't you just
leave them alone?

I think those boys
are eyeballing us.

Come on, man.
Follow my lead.

Okay, so we do it together
and it's like a co-op.

Excuse me, ladies.
I'm Larry Cleveland.

I wouldn't be interrupting a
private conversation here, would I?

I'm Julie, Ohio.

Karen, Ohio.

No,
my last name is Cleveland.

We're actually from Ohio.

Okay, so what y'all
doing in Detroit?

Well, Julie here
is a professional prostitute.

- Okay...
- She's kidding!

I'm a hairdresser.

And a hoe.

What do you guys do?

I'm a singer
in The Dramatics,

...and Fred here is my bodyguard.

The Dramatics?

Yeah.

Never heard of them.

But I love... I love Motown.

The Supremes are my favorite.

Well, if you love
The Supremes,

...you'll definitely love
The Dramatics.

Larry.

Sing something to her.

♪ Baby ♪

♪ I'm for real ♪

♪ I said I'm as real ♪
♪ As real can get ♪

Oh, my God!
You can really sing.

It's who I am,
you know. I sing.

It's who he is.

We were just gonna go
get something to eat.

A friend of ours
is staying at the annex.

Would you like to join us?

I mean, yeah. I could eat.

Fred, you hungry?

Yeah, I can eat.

Let's go.

How you doing?

Good.

How are you?

Mmm...

We looking good!

We're starving.

You know I got something
for y'all to eat.

Okay.

- Hey, babe.
- Hey!

Hello!

It's a nice joint, man.

Sit down, take a seat.

Hey, Aubrey.

How you doing?

Hey, Karen.

...you're supposed
to say "Hi, hello!"

"How are you?"

It makes them
feel comfortable.

Nice duds, man.

Thanks, man, I appreciate it.

We were performing earlier.

Watch out.

This guy. Okay.

Hey, Julie,

...the air conditioning's
real nice over here.

Real nice, huh?

- Yeah, that's nice.
- Yeah?

Aubrey, man,
turn that radio up.

Come on, fellas, please.

(VOLUME OF
JAZZ MUSIC INCREASES)

Can we please let Trane speak?

What the hell?

That's beautiful.

So sad that he died.

He was young, right?

He was 40.

But he used his years.

Let me tell you,
that man lived.

Unfortunately, it was heroin.

Now, we know Trane
did not overdose.

Don't put a rumor
on that, man.

I didn't say Trane overdosed.

But John Coltrane was a junkie
for years.

Love Supreme Trane
was high on dope.

I'm not saying
that's taking anything away...

...from the man
as a spiritual example.

He's one of my many saints.

But heroin
is what killed his liver.

I heard the FBI poisoned him.

FBI. You wanna know
how I know?

John Coltrane's wife
is a Detroit musician,

...same set as me.

Oh, so now you a trained
expert on Coltrane?

...of the rioting
here in Detroit.

The National Guard
has been called in...

...and more than 3,200 people have
been arrested, most of them negros.

Updates will continue
throughout our broadcast...

Why is everything
always so violent?

You ask your people that?

Try a little revolution
with the English,

...all that "liberty or death?"

That ain't
so non-violent at all.

I highly doubt she understands
your logic about liberty and death.

Well, let's put it
in layman's terms.

Slide over, stripes.

You see,

...you white, ain't you?

Brother.

You white, right?

See, y'all don't
have to deal with...

...the police nearly
as much as we do.

Unless, of course,
you're some...

Uncle Tom handkerchief head,
you know?

It's like... When you're
black, it's almost like...

...having a gun pointing
right at your face.

You understand that?

It's like this.

Hey, boy!
Get your hands off my plate.

Put the hot dog...
Step away from the mustard!

Put your hands down!
Don't... You nervous?

This like police brutality
or something, man.

Oh. Oh... So you gonna tell me
how to do my job now?

- I'm not...
- So now you're the police officer...

...that tells me how to do my job
on my street?

What you doing
on my street, nigger?

See, that's the way they like
to express themselves.

You know, "My street,
my house, my car."

That way they can take
everything from you.

- Larry.
- So again.

What you doing
on my street, boy?

Did you do something wrong?

I ought to blow
your head right off.

Get that gun off me, man.

- Or what, boy?
- I said, get that gun off...

Oh, my God!
You shot him! Carl!

Lee!

Lee?

Hot dog, please!

You're nuts!

It was just a starter pistol.
It just starts races.

It don't kill nobody,

I'm just demonstrating
white power.

So am I, honey.

Sweetheart, baby,
it was just a joke.

Y'all can go
and get the hell out,

...you and your partner.

Thought they could
take a joke.

I'm performing.

Sorry, Larry,
they're usually nice guys.

No, come on. Don't let
those fools bother you.

Why don't we all go to my room
and relax for a little bit?

We told a friend
we'd drop by.

Come on.

Find me later.

See you!

But Karen though...

She was looking at me.

- Karen wasn't looking at you.
- Karen was feeling me, man.

She was like, "Hey, Aubrey!"
I was like, "Hey, Karen!"

We should teach
these pigs a lesson.

Them right down there.

...they're gonna
shoot us back, right?

How they gonna know
where it came from, Lee?

- It's not even possible.
- Just calm down, man.

Man, you chicken.

...that they can't be picking
on us all the time.

Y'all gotta be
with the program!

We're gonna
get our asses beat!

One, two.

Would you...

You guys okay?

- Who's shooting?
- From down there, maybe?

It could be
any one of those buildings.

Did you just hear
that gunshot, baby?

No, I didn't hear anything.

Anyway, you know
if I get a record deal,

...we gonna drive
a Cadillac, right?

Look, check him out!

Run, Mr. Cracker, run!

By the Algiers,
could be a sniper.

- Mike?
- I'm okay!

I didn't get hit!

Keifer Command, this is
Warrant Officer Roberts.

Algiers Motel vicinity,
on Virginia Park.

Police 2-4, potential sniper...

- ...in the area.
- Army taking fire.

...on Virginia Park.
Sniper on the roof.

Sniper fire, sniper fire,
Virginia Park.

10-4, on the way.

Lock the whole place up!

Let's find that motherfucker.

Anyway, my boy Fred
was just telling me...

...that the rioting
is getting so bad,

...even Ford's thinking about
shutting down assembly for a day.

Larry, that's terrible.

Maybe we should
make the most of it.

In a time of hate, love does
become more important.

Maybe the most important.

Why don't you come over here
and visit me?

We got a swimming pool
and I think...

...we need to spend
some time together.

My mom says
I can't leave the house.

But I want to.

Your mama, right.

Thanks.

Hey, y'all, there's a bunch
of police outside right now.

Why would I be playing?

Yo, is they lost?

I don't know, man,
but it look like...

...they coming
right toward the house.

Get in position!

Hide everything!
Turn the lights off!

I gotta go!
They're shooting us.

Larry!

Fred, you good?

You good?

They can't do this to us.

Go. Go. Go. Go.

Clear!

(POLICEMEN
SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Hey, do you hear that?

Fred, stay low!

Police! Get on the floor!

Get the fuck
against the wall right now!

All right, all right!

- Have you got a firearm?
- No!

Have you got a fucking weapon?

- Come here! Come on!
- Why you doing this?

Get him the fuck
downstairs now.

Put your hands on your head
and relax. Just calm down.

Sit down.
Put your hands on your head.

Move the fuck downstairs! Go!

Police! Put your hands
on your head!

All of them! Against the wall!

Walls and doors!

I didn't do nothing!

I don't have nothing!

(SHOUTING CONTINUES
IN HALLWAY)

Anybody in there?

No, sir.

Get the fuck up! Get up!

Get downstairs! Go!

What're you doing here?

Against the wall,
bring them all down!

Let's go!

Don't you fucking move!

- Get them, go!
- What did we do?

Get the fuck downstairs!

Go! Let's get them
down here!

We didn't even do anything!

Shit!

What happened?

Fella here had a knife,
tried to go for my gun.

Yeah, I heard him shout,
"Get off my gun!"

Yeah, it all happened
pretty fast.

I guess you had
to defend yourself.

Get back
against the wall! Move!

- Chill!
- They killed Carl!

Don't be stupid, boy!
Stay against the wall!

Okay, okay.

Shame.
A young kid like that.

Still, he might be the
shooter. We need to find out.

I found them with the
big nigger down the end.

Same room?

- You find anything?
- Nothing.

No gun?

No.

Some bad news.

One of the guests is dead.

He tried to take
a police officer's weapon,

...ended up getting shot.

Carl Cooper.

May he rest in peace. Amen.

Amen.

Now let's not be stupid
in this situation.

We still have a crime scene
here and you're all suspects.

Each and every one of you.

Don't look at me!

Turn around, face the wall!

Was Carl the one
doing the shooting?

Huh?

Somebody better start
getting honest with me.

Hey! I want that gun!

We looked around,
we didn't find a gun.

Doesn't mean
it's not here! Go find it!

You, too!

I got nothing
against you people.

But you need to tell me
where the gun is.

You need to tell me...

...who was doing the shooting.

I'm only gonna ask
so many times.

Who did the shooting?

We don't know.

You do fucking know!

You were upstairs,
who was doing the shooting?

- Who was doing the shooting?
- You doing the shooting, man!

Lee!

Carl ain't got no gun.

What's that?

You're the ones out here
killing people!

Say that to my face!

I said, Carl ain't shoot
nobody, man!

Yeah, all right.

Stop your goddamn crying!
Face the door!

You, too. Face the front!

Why don't you pick that up
and defend yourself?

Hmm?

It's easy, look.

You sure you don't wanna
try and stab me?

I'm not gonna play your game.

That would just give me
an excuse to do...

...what we both know
is gonna happen anyway.

Right?

Man, y'all
some crazy crackers!

You still a cracker.

Shut the fuck up, all right?
Shut up.

Was it Carl?

Let me tell you something.

If you think that you can
shoot at innocent people...

...and get away with it,

...you are dead wrong.

My partner said, "stand up."

- Look, I'll take him.
- So stand.

Come on, come on.

- Come on.
- Get the fuck outta here.

Nobody's gonna talk?

Nobody knows
who the shooter is?

Nobody's going to admit shit?

All right.

Then start prayin'.

Start praying. What's the
matter, boy? You don't pray?

You don't go
to fuckin' church?

Forgive our trespasses as we forgive
those that trespass against us.

...until you tell me exactly
what is going on here.

I'm just gonna assume
you're all criminals.

Because if we're honest,
you probably are.

So let's hear it.

Let's fucking hear it!

Pray! Do it loud!

You don't sing
that gospel shit?

♪ My way ♪

There you go,
now we got two of 'em.

What about you?

♪ Your grace is with me ♪

You are not praying. I'm not
hearing shit out of you.

You may need a little fuckin'
help to know how to pray.

♪ You are near me ♪

♪ When my life ♪

He's really fuckin' praying.

It's not bad.

All right, check the room.

Under the beds
and in the drawers. Okay?

They're gonna kill us, man.

Why? You gonna be crazy?

They the ones
that's acting crazy.

They lost they mind
when they seen...

...a couple white girls
in a room with a black man.

They're lookin' for
a sniper, okay?

But Carl wasn't
no sniper, man.

So if a guy goes for your gun,

...you gonna let him have it
because he's black?

Come on!

A cop has a shotgun
like yours, right?

You hold that tight
with two hands.

How you even gonna
try to take that?

Lotta ways.

There's no guns
in this whole motel...

...except the ones
these cops brought.

There's no guns.

We takin' something
for those crazy boys.

Pick 'em up.

What's the point?

Look, I understand. Okay?

But don't antagonize
those guys.

I need you
to survive the night.

Survive the night.

All right?

You don't think
you're gonna talk?

I'll fucking make you talk.

Where's the fuckin' gun?

You gonna tell me
where the gun is?

Where's the fucking gun!

I swear to God,
I'll pull the fucking trigger!

Where is it?

What's going on?

I gotta tell you, Detroit PD
is going nuts in there.

What do you mean?

Looks like they're
terrorizing suspects,

...beating and so forth,
trying to get a confession.

Well, that's not correct,
they got their civil rights.

That's what I'm saying.

Don't look right to me.

Don't lie to me!
Where's the gun?

All right.

Let's let them have the case.

I don't wanna get involved in
any civil rights mix-up, you know?

Let's go.

- Where's the fucking gun!
- I don't know!

Who's the shooter?

No.

All this looks stolen.

I searched
the whole room, myself.

He wouldn't even
tell you, huh?

All right.
Get Demens to watch the line.

Come with me.

Get in there. Quickly.

Come on!
We need you in here.

Get the...

Get on the goddamn floor.

We're gonna hold the line.

Why you gotta fuck them, huh?

What's wrong with us?

You need to tell me...

...where the gun is
and who the shooter is...

I swear to you there's no gun.

There's no gun, man!

Okay.

I don't know nothing, man.

No!

...or the next one is for real.

Understand?

This'll make 'em talk.
Watch this.

That one didn't even kick.

That's what happens
when you lie to us.

Who else wants to kill one?

You wanna kill one?

Okay.

All right.

- Officer, wait!
- Shut up!

I told you I don't know where
the fucking gun is, man.

- You looked for it, right?
- Shut your mouth!

Hey, man. You gotta tell me where
the gun is so all this can stop.

- Where's the gun?
- I don't know.

- You can't do this shit!
- Shut the fuck up!

This is Detroit.

We don't bluff.

Now, be quiet,

...or the next one
will be for real.

I killed that nigger.

There you have it.

Get your goddamn hands
off her. Turn around.

What's your part
in all this, huh?

Probably know
where the gun is.

Probably know
who the shooter is.

I don't know
what you're talking about.

And you're lyin' to me.

Get away from me!

You think you'd get a pass
'cause you're white?

No, whore. You don't.
Find out what she knows.

It's okay. Easy, easy.

It's just you and me.

Take a seat.

Sit down.

Sit down.

Ouch.

You all right there, miss?

Is everything okay?

You're okay though, right?

Don't touch me.

Try to keep calm.

What are you doin'
living here?

It's a hotel, isn't it?

Yeah.

So you're up here
for a while?

Some, uh,

...prostitution, maybe?

I'm visiting from Ohio.

My father is a judge.

And your father,
he knows you're here, right?

Living amongst the blacks?

Are there black people here?

I didn't notice,
I'm colorblind.

Really?

What color am I? Blue?

You look yellow to me, sir.

- You're working prostitution.
- No!

You're fuckin'
these black guys, right?

They're kids.

What's the matter with you?

I'm trying
to protect you, miss.

Stay there.

She's a hooker.

All right, fuck it.
Come here.

So, you are the pimp.

No, sir.
I think you're mistaken.

We've got
all the time in the world.

We are gonna get
to the bottom of this.

So think very carefully about
how you answer our questions,

...or you're gonna end up like
your friends in the next room.

How long you been pimpin' out
these young girls, huh?

Destroying their bodies
and minds.

I just met 'em.
I ain't pimpin'.

I just got back from the war.

You're a veteran?

Yes, sir.

You wear army green,

...you try to be
a fucking serviceman.

We don't need
pimps in the army.

Probably drove
a fucking supply truck.

I was airborne.

Move to cover!

Get down! Get down!

Down, down!

Don't worry about it. If it
was anything, they'd grab us.

Larry, what are you doin'?

Larry.

Get back on the wall.

Let's get the fuck up
outta here.

We can. Let's go.

No.

Come on. Come on.

Fred, let's go.

No, Larry. Stop.

Come on, come on.

Stay the fuck away.

Hold your perimeter!

Shut up!

Fire! Fire!

Snipers everywhere, tonight.

Is that who was
shooting at us?

Huh? What do you gotta say?

Fuck!

Two deployments.

Honorable discharge.

- This is a fake.
- No, sir.

What's his name?

I don't know.

His name is Karl Greene.

I wasn't asking you,
I was asking her.

You just said,
"What's his name?"

You're lucky I haven't broken
your fuckin' neck, yet.

All right, man. I see
what you're trying to do.

I'm not gonna cause
any trouble, okay?

But I'm not gonna
lie down for you, either.

What are you doin'
in Detroit, huh?

Like everybody else,
I'm lookin' for work.

All right. Get this
motherfucker back in line.

Give me back
my government card, man.

Why don't you
get outta here?

Run out the back door. Run.

Right now, go!

You know the one
who was praying?

He's okay, it's not him.

And you can
scratch off G. I. Joe.

That little twerp with
the big, fuckin' prayer.

Yeah, it's not him.

That leaves us with the big
motherfucker who's in that room.

I like him for it.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

Flynn.

Fuck!

He's escaped.

Well, we need another one.

I know.

Still... Still no gun.

So, who wants to go next?

Hmm?

Please. Just, please, please.

Officer, can I say something?

There we go.

Yes, you can.

I think you have
the wrong house.

'Cause nobody we saw...

'Cause nobody we saw here
was shooting at the police.

Please.

It's possible
we made a mistake.

But I need to know for sure.

Can't let a cop killer
get away with it, can I?

How about you, sweetheart?

You wanna be next?

Which one, huh? Which one?

Get her outta here. Jesus!
And her! Up!

Upstairs!

Shut up!

You wanna cry, huh?

I'll give you something
to cry about.

You wanna cry, huh? I'll give
you something to cry about.

I guess there are no weapons
on your person.

(LOUD FOOTSTEPS
ASCENDING STAIRS)

Stay over there
and keep quiet.

God.

Aren't you ashamed
of yourselves?

You're the one
checking out my tits.

You're having
sex with niggers.

It's 1967, asshole.

Honestly.

It doesn't bother you?

The Afro Sheen in their hair?

The way it smells?

You're on some trip.

You think you can
come into my city...

...and pimp out a bunch
of young girls?

I said it wasn't like that.

I don't care
if you were in the army.

I'll drown all you pimps in the
river until the city's clean.

You gonna question them or
I'm gonna take 'em outta here.

Look.

You might not be
such bad girls after all.

But be straight with me.

Who was shootin' at the
National Guard out there?

Mister?

I didn't see anybody shoot
at the National Guard.

I would tell you if I had.

You would?

You can think I'm a slut if you
want, but I was raised right.

All right. I'm gonna
get 'em outta here.

Let's get you
covered up, okay?

You too.

Hey, can I get a hand?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON POLICE RADIO)

Fuck.

Fuck those fuckers.

You're fucking
murdering those kids!

Why don't you stop them?

Don't concern yourself.
They're just scaring them.

It's an interrogation tactic.

Are you nuts, Mister?
I saw the bodies!

Those guys are getting
murdered in cold blood.

It's not real.

I didn't shoot that guy,
and neither did the other.

It's to get the guys to fess up
about the location of the gun.

Who said they even had a gun?

I don't know.

If they did, it was just a
toy. It wasn't a real gun.

Well, thanks for saving us.

We gotta head out.

She means, are you gonna tell
the police where we are?

No.

We're gonna be okay.

But those boys...

Fucking stay there.

You see that? See that shit?

That is your fault
right there. Look at it.

You don't talk, that's
what happens. Look at it.

(INDISTINCT POLICE
RADIO CHATTER)

At ease.

That kid. Him.

He was up there
in the same room...

...as those other
two delinquents.

Yeah. Let's get
our confession out of him,

...vacate the premises,
all right?

- Okay.
- Demens should do it.

Do what?

You haven't
killed a nigger yet.

Uh...

Well, I don't know
about that.

What's the matter, partner?
Problem?

Whatever you say.
Which one?

Come with me. I gotta ask you
some questions.

Please.

Please don't
kill me, please.

Please don't
shoot me, please.

Where is the gun?

I don't know. I swear to God,
I don't know. Please. Please.

I got no cause
to shoot you.

I ain't never shot
anybody before in my life.

Please! I don't know
where... Please.

Please, don't...

They fucking killed him.

So that's done.

Good. Great job.

I didn't think I could do it,
but I did it.

Boy, I feel funny.

Yeah. It's the right thing.
He'll talk now.

What do you mean?

Another one bites the dust.

I bet some of you thought
we weren't serious, huh?

Well, we still
don't have our gun...

...and we are running
out of time, people.

Who was the sniper?

Just be honest with us
so we can all go home.

Jesus Christ, Marty.

We weren't actually
shooting the other guys.

We're playing with them.

What do you mean?

Playing.

Playing what?

A game.

A game to get them to talk,
scare the shit out of 'em.

Interrogation tactics.

Fuck.

This is strictly
police business.

Okay, listen. Listen.

- Listen to me.
- Oh, fuck.

He grabbed your gun,
all right,

...and you warned him, okay?

And you were forced to shoot
him, okay? Line of duty.

- Get your fucking story straight.
- Oh, fuck.

Hey, get your head straight.
I'm serious.

All right,
just take a minute.

Stay here.

Oh, God.

Oh, fuck.

Marty shot the guy.

What?

- He did?
- Yeah.

Point blank.

We need to wrap this up
and get out of here.

We don't have a suspect.

Should we just
arrest them all?

No, no, not now. We just need
to get out of here, you know?

And... Us and them.

If they're smart, they're not
gonna say anything, all right?

All right. Let's do this.

You come with me.

You're free to go.

But you don't talk about this
to anyone, ever.

You understand?

'Cause I got your name,

...and I know
exactly who you are.

I don't got your name.

I don't know
nothin' about you.

Please don't kill me.

Please don't kill him.

What's this here?

I don't see nothin'.

Get going.

We don't know nothin'.

No, no, no, no!

Relax.

Listen.

What if I told you you can
run out that door right now,

...but you never talk about
what you saw here?

Understand?

No, no, no!

Listen to me.

What do you see here?

You killed him.

You killed him.

We're gonna try this again.

I don't see anything.

There's a dead guy
right there.

Please, please, please...

Please, please, please...

Hey.

Oh, my God.

Who could do this
to someone?

Hey, hey, hey. I'm here
to help you, all right?

Come on. Hey.

I'm gonna get you
to the hospital, okay?

All right? Relax.

Okay? Hey, hey,
it's all right.

Come with me. Come on.

Come on.
We're gonna get you there.

Come on, brother.

Don't you go on me, all right?
Come on. Come on.

We got him.

Let's go.

(PEOPLE CONVERSING
INDISTINCTLY)

Aubrey! Phone call!

Aubrey, hey!

You got phone call!

- Say again?
- You got a call from home.

Something's wrong.

Kid's in trouble or hurt,
or something.

Bet it's my youngest.

He's always googy-googy.

Yes?

...they found Aubrey dead this
morning at the Algiers Motel.

No. No. Aubrey's supposed
to be at home.

It's gotta be somebody else.

What is this, Ma?

A mistake?

It's gotta be a mistake.

Aubrey's got more sense
than that.

Well, baby, you never know.

Let's go see.

Is he there?

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE)

Looking for a Dismukes.

Appreciate it.

Any of you fellas
named Dismukes?

Yeah, that's me.

I have to ask you
to come with us, sir.

Is there a problem?

No. I don't think so.

Rather not have
to ask again, though.

Y'all tell the boss, huh?

You got this?

Come on, I ain't got all day.

Take a seat.

I assume this is about
what went on at the motel?

What happened at the motel?

I was working security
by Wisconsin.

And on Tuesday night,
we heard gunfire...

...coming from the area
near the Algiers.

Police was there. State
police, National Guard.

It was a lot of shooting.

And when I went in there,
three kids had been killed.

No.

- Yes, sir.
- This right there, right?

Is that what
you're talking about?

Yes, sir.

Yeah.

He was lying just like this.
The blood was fresh.

It hadn't congealed yet.

So they were killed
right before you got there?

Yes, sir.

You carry a.38, right?

A revolver.
Do you carry a revolver?

I do have a.38.

Hmm. You ever shoot anyone?

- No.
- Strike anyone?

- Not the way you mean, sir.
- What do I mean?

Fellas,

...you know, sometimes,

...when a black guy's put
in a position of authority,

...other black guys, they like
to single you out, okay?

Because I'm not supposed
to tell 'em what to do.

When we have
these conversations,

...we do them in stages, okay?

Stage one, witnesses.

Stage two, suspects.

What stage are we in?

You don't know
what stage we're in?

No. Could you
specify for me?

You're a suspect.

I didn't do it.

The police...

Ah, here we go.

The police shot those kids.

...when you weren't inside
the building...

...until after
the shooting stopped?

So, are you lying to us now,

...or were you lying
just a minute ago?

You need to answer me.

All due respect,
I am telling the truth.

I'm not lying.

I told you what I saw.
I saw these kids...

- We're here to help you, okay?
- Yes, sir.

Melvin, do you
wanna go home?

Yeah.

I didn't do it.

You're doing
a real good job, honey.

Eddie...

Has he woken up?

No, man.

Hey.

Larry.

Hey, wake up, brother.

Hey.

Be gentle.

You know where
my little brother is?

The police are saying
Fred is dead,

...but I can't get nobody
to tell me what's going on.

What's going on?

You tell us, man.

The police...

The police?

They...

- You have children?
- Oh, yes. I have three boys.

The oldest is 12.
Then nine and seven.

You know
how youngsters are then.

Oh, boy...

The way they communicate,
grunts and groans.

My little cavemen.

Especially boys.

It's like they don't know if
they wanna be slick, you know?

That's right.

They're still trying
to find their place in life...

...and we have
to allow for that.

Uh-huh.

Hmm.

Well,

I can see
you want to go back there.

Sure.

We helped try to keep the riots
down and keep the corner clear.

What can you say...

...about having all this
murdering and confusion?

Everybody isn't thieves
and murderers.

I wish that things could be
better for the negro people.

Remember what I told you, and
this whole thing's gonna blow over.

All right?
You did nothing wrong.

I think I gotta say somethin'.

Hey. You made...

Demens.

Something that took one minute...

...should not define
your entire life.

You understand?

You made a mistake.

You say what you need to say,

...and you move on.

That's how
you get out of this thing.

- All right?
- All right.

Yeah. You don't have to
lecture me, I know what to do.

There you go.

You were doing your job.

You first, knucklehead!

All right.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE)

Flynn!

I'll be with you
in a few minutes.

Well?

Some things were said
in there.

Such as?

You stupid...
You motherfucker, you're dead.

You're fucking dead.

You too?

We're all going down.

Phil, listen. It's...

- No. No.
- Just listen to me.

I got nothing to say
without my union lawyer.

Are you kidding me,
you racist fuck?

Get out of the car
before I break your neck.

I couldn't say for sure who
went inside the building first.

Um...

There were five,

...maybe six state police.

We have complete statements
from your partners.

We know you shot those kids.

So just go from there.

No. No.

I don't recall
doing that. Uh...

Bang his head against
the table. Might help.

Hey.

I'm trying to help here.

I'm trying to be thorough.

So, you wanna know...

...how many state police
were on the scene,

...how many National Guard?

I can't tell if you're stupid
or smart,

...but I'm willing to
find out.

Don't say another word.

Come on.

What's the point?

Coercive testimony
will be tossed.

Larry!

Yo, you sure he's home?

Give him a minute.

Man, what?
What's so important?

They wanna hear our music
at the studio!

Oh, and they called you?

Yeah, man. They said
they tried to call you...

...but you never
called them back.

They wanna hear
The Dramatics!

So what?
You Mr. Show Business now?

This isn't professional.

Larry! It's a record company,
man. They don't keep banking hours.

Come on.

Listen, you guys
had better sound good...

...because I'm broke.

Let me hear that blend.

Uh, yes, sir.

- Are you guys ready?
- Yeah.

One, two.
One, two, three, four.

♪ Look in my eyes ♪
♪ And don't you see water? ♪

♪ And it's all ♪
♪ because of you ♪

♪ Well look at me ♪
♪ I ain't acting like I oughta ♪

♪ And it's all ♪
♪ because of you ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh♪

Uh, George,
can we get a minute?

Look, what is
in your head, man?

'Cause you ain't singin'
in there.

How am I supposed to sing
with what happened to Fred?

Look, you just do it.

Sing while my boy
is lying dead?

Look, a song ain't words
on a page, man.

That ain't music.

Music is what you put into it...

...and you can make that
whatever you want.

I'm not singing so white
motherfuckers can dance!

Well, them pale motherfuckers
ain't dancing for free!

Since when do you care
if white folks dance anyway?

...three negros were shot
to death in a motel room.

Police and the Guardsmen
had raided the motel,

...searching for snipers.

Later,
witnesses to the shootings...

...said the three negros
had been lined up...

...and shot in cold blood
by the officers.

Today, two police officers
were arrested...

...and charged with the murders...

...of two of the negros
shot in the motel.

The officers,
one with two years' service,

...the other with four...

...and no previous
misconduct charges,

...were ordered
held without bail.

They pleaded not guilty.
Their attorney said...

...the arrests
were a shame and a pity.

Police Commissioner,
Ray Girardin,

...refused to discuss
the facts of the case,

...except to say
the two officers...

Who do you got mail for?

Larry!

Larry, you got a letter.
From the government.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

...until you tell me
exactly what is going on here.

Don't look at me. Turn around.

Start praying!

Get the fuck up! Get up!

Bullshit!
Stop fucking lying to me!

I think you have
the wrong house.

...both the prosecution
and the defense...

...in their opening statements...

...reminded the all-white jury
of the racial violence...

...that seared Detroit
two summers ago.

...or military personnel
started firing,

...to your knowledge, had there
been any sniper fire...

...from inside the Algiers Motel
or annex?

And did you see anyone
in the motel that night...

...with a gun of any kind
in their hand...

...outside of police officers
or military personnel?

I saw someone shoot a toy gun
at one of his friends.

A toy gun.

Isn't it a fact that your head...

...was against the wall
for most of the evening?

No, sir, it is not.

My hands were against the wall
for most of the evening.

That's a fact.

I asked about your head.

My head is attached
to my neck.

It moves. This way, and that.

...to see what's behind you?

Unless you have
a special skill...

...this courtroom
should know about?

You said you saw the flash
before you heard the gunshot.

Was that your testimony?

Well, it was pretty confusing.

Well, which is it?
Which came first?

Did you see the flash?

When did you hear the body
hit the floor?

I can't say for sure.

You said you were
just outside the door.

You also said
you might be confused,

...that you don't know
what point in time...

...these things happened.

So, are you confused?

I saw the flash,
just through the door.

What I need to know is,

...did you see Aubrey Pollard...

...make a threatening move
toward my client?

Or are you perhaps confused
on that point as well?

Yes, sir.

Being a military man,

...you would be able
to distinguish...

...between the uniforms
of a National Guardsman...

...and that of a Detroit police
officer. Is that correct?

I suppose.

And so you say...

...that the man who took one
of the victims into the room,

...that he was
a National Guardsman?

So I presume
you know that because...

...he was wearing a uniform
of the National Guard.

Well, yes. I saw a guy in
uniform take him back there.

Did you see anybody else
go back into that room?

No.

Would you have been
able to see...

...if anybody else
went back into that room?

At the time, wasn't your head
turned back around...

...by the police officers...

...that were still
standing there with you?

Yes.

And so in one of the lineups,

...when you were asked to identify
the officers who beat you,

...who did you identify?

Do you see him
here today in court?

Him.

And him.

You just identified
two of the defendants.

Why would you identify
only one of them...

...at the time of the lineup...

...if both of them took part
in beating you?

Which recollection
for the record...

...would you say
is the correct recollection?

I just said
I couldn't tell at first.

When I went down to the police
station, I was very nervous.

And you will not be changing
your story again then?

This is it? This is the one
you want us to work with?

Objection. Asked and answered.

He fired off a shot
by my head and told me...

...to keep my mouth shut
and lay still.

Or the next one for real.

And what did you do?

I lie still.

And were you mistreated
in any way after that?

Mistreated?

Have you ever been
arrested, sir?

Sure.

...in prison for crimes
you've committed...

...or alleged
to have committed?

Criminal acts.

I don't know. A few.

Yeah, you don't forget
a beating like that.

So you're certain
that these three men...

...beat you and the others?

Yes, I'm certain.

Up until some army guy
pulled me in a room...

...and told me to lie still.

Then you heard him go out
and tell them I was dead.

...as the "death game?"

What did you see next?

I didn't see nothin' lying
face down on the floor,

...but I heard Aubrey yell,
"Don't shoot."

And he shot. I heard that.

Now we've already
talked to your cohort about,

...friend, Lee,
about his criminal past.

Have you ever had trouble
with the law?

I'm not on trial here.

No need to introduce
a new crime, sir.

Just the ones already known.

Or maybe you can start
by telling us,

...how did the night begin?

Party? A few drinks?

Man, why? Why y'all talking
about me at all?

Man, y'all see
a black man in court...

...and assume
I'm the one on trial.

Man, they killed
my friends, man!

They beat us!

Lined us up and abused us and
y'all doing the same thing!

There's no justice here, man.
Go fuck yourself, man.

What? What you lookin' at?

This is bullshit!

I think what is clear here,
Your Honor,

...is that these men were under
an intolerable situation.

They were under this duress,
which we say was inherent,

...and for that reason,
had no other choice.

All right.

All they had to do
was keep quiet.

If they kept quiet,
they wouldn't be here today.

But they made a statement,

...and that statement
should be admissible.

Not if the taking
of those statements...

...violates
constitutional rights.

These policemen
were owed an obligation.

Advising them that they had
a right to remain silent,

...they had a right to counsel,

...and that anything they said
could be used against them...

...in a court of law.

I don't think
these defendants,

...because
they're police officers,

...have any right to expect
anything more from us,

...but they have a right
under the Constitution...

...not to settle
for anything less.

I therefore rule
the statements inadmissible.

Wasn't that just
a load of bullshit.

Whew.

Wow, man.

That was...

You know as well I do,

...those kids shouldn't have been
killed like that.

Yeah. It's a shame.

Should've complied
with a lawful order...

...and relinquish their weapons.

But you're
a solid guy though.

Really.

They know
what they're supposed to do.

Jury entering. All rise.

All rise.

...with regard
to the charges of murder...

...in the first degree
and assault?

On the assault,

...not guilty.

...not guilty.

What we have witnessed today is a
disappointment to the justice system,

...to the state of Michigan.

This wouldn't have happened
if they had found black girls...

...in a hotel with white men.

No, sir. No way
would they do this...

...to white men.
That's the truth!

And I don't care
who knows it!

Thank you, ma'am. Mr. Pollard, how
do you feel about losing your son?

How would you feel?
How would you feel?

It's a terrible pain.

- A pain that never goes away.
- Come on.

Thanks, man.

...with a little bit of empathy?

We are here today to witness...

...the justice system
at work and we demand...

...that police criminality
be treated the exact same way...

...as any other form
of criminality.

...to judge the police
for doing theirjobs.

...the same as any other
form of criminality.

♪ Some people ♪
♪ are made of plastic ♪

♪ You know some people ♪
♪ are made of wood ♪

♪ Some people ♪
♪ have hearts of stone ♪

♪ Some people are up ♪
♪ to no good Some people ♪

♪ But baby ♪

♪ I'm for real ♪

♪ I'm as real ♪
♪ as real can get ♪

♪ And if what you're looking ♪
♪ for is real lovin' ♪

♪ Then what you see ♪

♪ Is what you get ♪

We gotta snatch
this, brother.

Not like this.

Look, Motown
is a black-only company.

Oh, but you know what I mean.

Who listens to this music?

This ain't easy for me, man.

We all a long way from easy.

Well, then you do
what you need.

I'm gonna lay low.

Come on, man.

- Excuse me, brother.
- Yes, son.

I submitted an application
for the church choir director...

...and I never heard
anything back.

Oh, um,
speak to the choirmaster.

Okay, thank you.

Excuse me.

I submitted an application
for the church choir director...

...and I never heard
anything back.

Larry Cleveland Reed.

Larry. Uh...

Oh, I remember. You're
with The Dramatics, right?

Yes, sir.

You're a little bit
overqualified.

We're just
a neighborhood church.

Well, yeah,
I am overqualified. So?

Why don't you go try some
of those clubs downtown?

I'm sure they'd be happy
to have you.

And I guarantee you,
the pay will be much better.

There's police
at those clubs downtown.

And it's dangerous.

Sir, can you please help me?
I need a job.

Do you sing
any liturgical music?

Let me see if I...

Okay.

♪ Master ♪

♪ The tempest is raging ♪

♪ Oh the billows ♪

♪ Are tossing high ♪

♪ The sky ♪

♪ Is overshadowed ♪
♪ with blackness ♪

♪ No shelter or help ♪

♪ Is nigh ♪

♪ Carest thou not ♪

♪ That we perish? ♪

♪ How can thou lie asleep ♪

♪ When each moment ♪

♪ So madly is threatening ♪

♪ Oh a grave ♪
♪ A grave ♪

♪ A grave ♪
♪ A grave ♪

♪ In the angry deep ♪

♪ Get up, Jesus ♪
♪ Because ♪