Syndicate Smasher (2017) Movie Script

(dramatic music)

(upbeat music)

- Foxtrot Six, come in.

Foxtrot Six, do you read me?

- [Dasha] I read

you loud and clear.

- What's your 20?

- I'm four klicks northeast

of the drop off point.

(upbeat music)

- Got you right in my

sights, Foxtrot Six.

I'm 40 meters at

your five o'clock.

- I don't see any convoy.

Where the hell is it?

- These are the

coordinates we were given.

- Well it's not here,

we got bad intel.

- I was told directly

by the boss man himself.

- Wait a minute,

I see something.

(sinister music)

At my three o'clock, 200 meters.

- There you are, fucker.

I just made visual confirmation.

You're right on

top of the target.

- I see him.

I'll take him.

- Wait for backup.

They don't show, we

abort the mission.

I'm not dying over 100 grand.

(suspenseful music)

- Sorry, I gotta

pay off my Ferrari.

- Hey wait!

(rifle booming)

- Sniper!

(speaking in foreign language)

- You crazy--

(rifle booming)

(soldier grunting)

(assault rifle booming)

(rifle booming)

(soldier grunting)

(rifle booming)

(soldier grunting)

(pistol booming)

(rifle booming)

(soldier grunting)

(pistol booming)

(assault rifle booming)

(pistol booming)

(assault rifle booming)

(pistol booming)

(speaking in foreign language)

- What now?

- [Soldier] Freeze, hands up!

Hands behind your head!

- [Soldier] Drop it,

don't be a hotshot.

(speaking in foreign language)

- [Soldier] Don't move!

Don't fucking move!

- Hold your fire.

Who the fuck are you?

Who hired you, huh?

- Your mother.

(fist thumping)

(grunting)

- My mother, huh?

Take these motherfuckers.

(speaking in foreign language)

- [Soldier] Get your

ass up, move it!

(suspenseful music)

- This is it, lovebirds.

Last stop.

Don't fuck up in

your next lifetime.

Send them to their maker.

(rifle bolts clicking)

(dramatic music)

(machine gun bolt clicking)

(machine gun booming)

(guns booming)

(bullets thudding)

(machine gun booming)

(guns booming)

- Take cover, take cover!

(bullets whining and thudding)

(fists thumping)

(bullets thudding)

(machine gun booming)

- Move, move!

(rocket exploding)

- [Soldier] Bazooka!

(machine gun booming)

(guns booming)

(assault rifle booming)

(machine gun booming)

(rifle booming)

(assault rifle booming)

(guns booming)

(speaking in foreign language)

- [Soldier] Keep

firing, keep firing!

(guns booming)

(speaking drowned

out by gunfire)

(guns booming)

(explosion booming)

- [Soldier] Move, move, move!

(rocket hissing)

(guns booming)

(bullets thudding)

(guns booming)

(flamethrower hissing)

(men screaming)

(guns booming)

(explosions booming)

(dramatic music)

(pistol hammer clicking)

(pistol booming)

(upbeat music)

(car engine rumbling)

- Come get your bread.

No thanks, no gratitude?

- 'Til next time.

- Thank you, Mother.

- I know the one.

- Yeah, we had a great time.

- She always talks too much.

- (laughing) That's not nice!

- I know, but it's true.

- And then I came here

'cause I wanted to see you.

- I love seeing you.

I love the time

we have together.

- Me too, so stop

watching the television.

I think I can distract you.

- And I like those lips.

- Well then give 'em to me.

(sinister music)

- Business in our own backyard?

I don't know, Jack.

And I don't hit

civilians, you know that.

- [Theresa] Hey Jack.

- Hey Theresa.

- I'll see you next Thursday.

- Okay, Babe, I

look forward to it.

- Okay, Baby.

- This man is no civilian,

not by your definition.

- What's the other job?

- Same people.

They just want us

to make an exchange.

They pay us half

after the first job,

half after the second.

- Does Dasha trust these people?

- We know they have money.

- How much?

- 300,000.

- 300K?

For one man?

He must be very important.

How many people is gonna

take to do this job?

- He's an easy mark.

Man lives by himself,

he has no protection.

- Wife, children?

- He'll be all alone.

- Hmm.

Have you talked to

Dasha and Dara about it?

- Not yet.

- You need to do that.

- I'll make the call.

(uneasy music)

I checked it out already.

The house isn't under his

name, it's under the city's.

It's confiscated property,

probably seized by the police.

- Hmm.

Where's his real residence?

- He hasn't been living

in his own residence

for four months.

- Means they're hiding him out.

They know there's a

contract out on him.

- What do you think, too risky?

- No, we're gonna do it.

Is that him?

- Yeah, that's him, let's go.

- No, no, let him get inside.

I want it to be quiet.

(car alarm beeping)

(dramatic music)

- Let's rock and roll, guys.

- Okay.

What do you think?

Yeah, I'll be there!

I'll, alright!

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(pistol booming)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(pistol booming)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(pistol booming)

(guns booming)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(pistol booming)

(bullets thumping)

Come get me mother fuckers!

(silenced pistols

booming faintly)

(pistol booming)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

- Let's roll.

(uneasy music)

- Mr. Dippolito, do you have

any comment on the verdict?

- Today's a great day.

Justice has finally been served.

- Mr. Dippolito,

can you please--

- You can address me.

My client would

like me to be his

spokesperson for the time being.

- Is it true that the judge

declared a mistrial in the case?

- Yes, it's true.

My client has been

cleared of all charges,

just like we knew he would be.

- Because of the death of the

prime witness against him?

- We are truly saddened of

the death of Mr. Manzella.

He was a dear

friend of my client.

But his testimony would be

totally irrelevant in this case.

- Leo Manzella was

murdered, was he not?

- That investigation

is still pending

and has absolutely nothing to

do with this case whatsoever.

- But your client benefited

from his death, did he not?

- We have no further

comments at this time.

My client would like to

go back to his quiet life.

We ask that the press and media

please respect his

right for privacy.

(hands clapping)

- That was a great

performance back there, Rusty.

I am impressed.

We know you're the one

that had him clipped.

- [Attorney] Excuse

me, this is harassment.

Please leave now!

- How did you know?

I mean, I didn't even

know where he was.

Who told you?

Who do you know on the inside?

- [Attorney] That's

it, I'm going straight

to your superiors.

We're filing a harassment

suit against you.

- Don't worry, Rusty.

I'll nail you next time.

- Have a nice day, Detective.

(sinister music)

- Detective Driscoll,

how did you find out--

- Get out of my face!

Bitch.

- Did you get that?

(speaking in foreign language)

- That was Detective

Carol Driscoll,

who led the investigation

into the murder case

against alleged rackets boss

Russell "Rusty" Dippolito,

who has been released

after a mistrial.

- Rita, was it because of

the death of Leo Manzella?

- Yes, as you know, Leo

Manzella, whose testimony

was crucial in the

conviction of Dippolito,

was murdered while--

- Russell Dipplolito.

- He was under the protection

of local law enforcement.

Why wasn't he--

- This is not good.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Now what the

hell is the holdup?

- They're stealing from us.

They don't wanna

pay the full amount.

- No problem, guys.

My boss will have

the rest of the money

after you do this other

job on our behalf.

- Listen, the deal was half now

and half after the second job.

Tell your boss we're not

people that you want to stiff,

I can guarantee you that.

Now, where's the 150

grand you owe us?

- When Mr. Kryukov gives

orders, he doesn't ask twice.

- [Milan] Well neither do I.

- Take the money.

We'll give you the

rest after the job.

All you have to do is

make an exchange for us.

- What kind of exchange

is this anyway?

Why can't your people do it?

- Easy job.

We give you package, you

give package to the people.

They will give you money, and

you bring money back to us.

Easy.

- What's in the package?

I'm gonna ask you once

more, what's in the package?

Smack, coke?

That's what I thought.

We make the exchange and

the risk falls on us.

- We'll give you

the details later.

Expect a call tonight.

Have a good one.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Hey, Khrushchev.

Don't let your mouth

overload your ass.

Your pathetic threats

mean nothing to us.

- I don't know about this.

I don't wanna get caught

up in some dope deal.

It's too risky.

- That's why they sent us out.

In case there's a bust,

they walk away clean

while we go to prison.

- Kryukov's people

are not gonna pay us.

You know they're gonna smoke

us after we do this for them.

- I say we take what

we have and we move on.

- These maggots have no

idea who they've crossed.

- Look, I know what

you're thinking, alright.

We go head to head

with these people,

we're looking for

some big problems.

Maybe we cut our losses.

- No, nobody steals

from us, nobody.

I don't care who they

are, one way or another

we're gonna get the

money that they owe us.

Are we agreed?

- Agreed.

- Yeah.

- I have a bad

feeling about this.

(sinister music)

(dramatic music)

- So what's the word?

- They're flyin' in next week.

- Shit!

What the fuck do they want?

That's all I need is for them

to be breathing down my back.

- They wanna sit down.

Manzella was one of Broncato's

people in St. Louis.

After what happened, happened,

Broncato went

runnin' to Chicago.

- Broncato is a chicken shit!

Goes running to Scozzari

like some little sissy

instead of settling

things like a man.

- We're supposed to get

permission from Chicago

before we clip anyone

from another family.

- Permission?

Manzella was a rat!

Besides, this is

my own backyard.

Who the fuck do

they think they are

coming over here and

telling us what to do?

You don't see me

going to Chicago

and telling Scozzari

how to run his business.

- Well listen, all

the Midwest families,

Chicago, Cleveland,

Milwaukee, Detroit,

Kansas City, Broncato

from St. Louis,

they're all gonna be here.

Look Boss, we gotta

problem we gotta solve.

Let's solve it

before it's a problem

that's gonna bite us in the ass.

- No, absolutely not.

I'm not going to the DA or

Judge Patterson about this.

Wiretaps are out

of the question.

- Chief, this is the

only chance we have.

Look, I don't know about you,

but I know he had

Manzella whacked,

and Paulie Amandre,

and Tommy Shartino.

Every potential witness

we had against him!

These guys were

under our protection.

Our protection.

In undisclosed locations.

How did they Dippolito find him?

- Enough of this shit, Carol.

- You know what I think?

I think there are leaks

right here in the department.

Someone or, I don't know, some

people here are on the take.

- It's over.

Leave the man be.

He's a harmless old has been,

he's gonna croak in a few years.

We've got bigger fish to fry.

- Oh, that is bullshit!

He's smarter than you and he's

certainly smarter than me.

How do you think he's

run things for so long?

- I'm not wasting any more

of the department's resources

investigating some

penny ante operator.

- Penny ante?

Nothing legal or illegal

goes on in this city

without this guy pulling the

strings, and you know it.

- Dippolito's attorney

just contacted me.

- Oh shit.

- This is the third

harassment complaint

they filed against not only

you, but the whole department.

- Are you gonna let this

weasel intimidate you?

- I'm getting shit from

upstairs over this.

I mean it, move on!

- He's clever.

Boy, is he clever.

But he slips, he always slips.

And I am gonna catch

him when he does.

(upbeat music)

- Where's Kryukov?

- Relax, he sent me

to broker the deal.

- Dippolito said we're supposed

to meet with Kryukov's people.

- We represent Kryukov.

- Bullshit.

We talk to Kryukov

directly or no deal.

- Oh cut the crap.

You wanna make the deal or not?

I got the goods right here.

But you gotta show me the money.

- I call Russell Dippolito first

to find out what the

hell is going on here!

- Then do it!

(speaking in foreign language)

- Yes.

- Hey, Dippolito,

what's going on here?

Huh?

Okay, okay?

(speaking in foreign language)

Hey, not yet.

My man's going to

test the merchandise.

- Be my guest.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Now that's what

I'm talkin' about.

(rifle booming)

(glass shattering)

(pistol booming)

(wheezing)

- Hey, what took you so long?

- Hey Billy.

- What?

- Guess what I just did?

I just got off the phone

with the DA's office

about possible approval

for a wiretap on Dippolito.

- You're going

over Darcy's head?

- [Carol] Mmhmm.

- I think that's a bad idea.

You know he's gonna

find out about this.

- Yeah, I know. whatever.

Anyhow, the judge

hasn't approved yet.

So I'm just hoping that

Johnson at the DA's office

gets back to me first

before he goes to Darcy,

or they're gonna be using

me as target practice.

- [James] Driscoll.

- Yeah, hey!

How ya doin'?

What's up?

- I have a case I was

wishin' you'd help me with.

- What is it?

- I have three dead

Japanese nationals.

They were murdered at the

Overland Hotel in Downtown.

- Murdered?

So, what are you tellin' me for?

You know I can't help you.

Take those ballet

slippers and go pirouette

down to homicide.

- Well, I would except

I just got off the phone

with the Bureau and it

seems that these three

Japanese nationals have

extensive criminal records

and they're also

highly connected

in the drug trafficking in

their home country of Japan.

- You know nothing

goes on down here

without Dippolito taking

part in the action.

Might strengthen your

case for a wiretap

if we can tie it to him.

(uneasy music)

- Ain't none of us

going back home now.

I hope it was worth it.

- Jack, it'll be okay.

We have 2.5 million in

cash and another 12 kilos

of pure China white smack.

Now on the street, that's

another 2.5 million.

We're gonna make it okay.

- Yeah, but that's only

if we live long enough

to enjoy the fruits

of our labor.

- We gotta leave town

as soon as possible.

- Okay, well what

about the smack?

We can't just dump it on eBay.

- I have a contact

we can talk to.

- This is big, let's

do it right away.

We gotta move that stuff fast.

You know Dippolito's gangsters

are looking for us everywhere.

- Yeah, but he's

not gonna find us.

- That's right, we

gotta stick together.

(jet engines whining)

(dramatic music)

- Hello.

- Well hello yourself.

- We've been expecting you guys.

Come on, follow me.

Come on, this way.

- Pick up the tickets,

drop 'em off at the club.

I'll be here all day.

Yeah, I gotta go.

Bye.

- [Rebecca] Hi.

- Hey Baby.

Dasha, Baby,

Sweetheart, how are ya?

You look good.

I knew you couldn't

stay away from me.

- In your dreams!

- In my dreams?

What about the night in Kabul?

- We want to talk business.

- Okay, everybody have a seat.

I'm Andy.

- Can I get you guys

something to drink

before we get started?

- No thank you, dear.

Andy, no disrespect to you,

but we're really

pressed for time

and I'd appreciate

it if we could really

get a move on quick as possible.

- Okay, whaddya got for me?

- You know what this is?

Pure H.

- Whaddya out of

your fucking mind?

What are you bringin' this

shit into my club for?

What's wrong with you?

What are these guys, cops?

You guys are cops?

You know, by law, if

I ask you for badges

you gotta tell me you're cops.

- They're not cops.

They're not cops, you idiot.

We want to make an exchange.

- This is like fucking

entrapment here.

- Andy, Andy!

Look at me, do I look like

a freaking cop to you?

I'm not a cop, I just

wanna move this deal

as soon as possible.

It'll make you rich.

- Andy, can I speak with

you privately, please?

Excuse us.

- You're out of

your fucking mind

bringing this shit in my club.

Excuse me.

What?

- I think we should hear

what they have to say.

- What you are you fucking

taking crazy pills, too?

What's wrong with you?

You want that shit

in our fucking club?

- Look, no!

I'm not crazy about this either,

but this is the exact kinda

deal we're been looking for.

Just think about it.

- [Andy] You're nuts.

You know all the bullshit that's

gonna come down with this?

- [Rebecca] Look, tell 'em 30%.

- I can't believe you

brought this shit in my club.

I really can't.

Hypothetically, if I was

interested in this briefcase,

what would be my cut?

(dramatic music)

- Vladimir, we've

got a problem here,

and this your responsibility.

- I know, you're right.

We're here to set things right.

- You came to me, you

wanted in on the action.

So I introduced

you to my friends.

This is how you repay me?

You make me look like a jackass?

- These were not my people.

- Jesus Christ,

this is good stuff.

- Why did you use outsiders?

(speaking in foreign language)

Do we have a trust issue here?

- No, no, no.

- Well, these clowns, they

killed three of Mr. Nagai's men.

How are we gonna

compensate him for that?

(speaking in foreign language)

(shouting)

- Just money.

This is the same amount that

they stole from Mr. Nagai.

We do what we have to do to

keep our business together.

- And the merchandise?

- They stole it from me,

so I'm in charge of that.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Hey, you got

Dippolito, the Russians,

and the Yakuza all

workin' together.

- You got the judge to

sign off on this, right?

- Um, no, not exactly, why?

- What do you mean, not exactly?

- You know, come on he

was taking too long.

- Ah shit!

You were supposed to

wait for Judge Patterson

to sign off on the wiretaps.

They're gonna have

my badge, Driscoll.

If Darcy finds out

I wired this place,

we're both up the creek.

- Don't worry, okay?

You're in the clear.

Trust me, officially

you were never here.

I don't see you anywhere.

Your name's never gonna come up.

And if anybody

asks any questions,

I am fully responsible

and acted alone.

(speaking in foreign language)

- This is bullshit.

The guys that were killed were

men of importance back home.

We can't trust you anymore.

- What else can I do

to solve the problem?

- We all know how this

has to be handled.

- You know what you gotta do.

If you want our business

to continue, Vladimir,

you take care of

those pieces of shit.

- You're crazy!

Is this worth it?

Why put your job on

the line for this guy?

- Because Russell Dippolito

had Detective Ronald Trumonti

whacked, that's why.

- Oh yeah, I heard about that.

It was about nine years ago?

- 10 and a half.

- [Billy] Before I

transferred here?

- Yep.

- It was a hung jury on

that case, if I remember.

- Ronnie wasn't just my partner,

he was my life, he

was my everything.

He loved my father very much,

he spent all his time

with him when he could.

They both loved opera.

My dad got sick, had

a cardiac arrest,

Ronnie was right

there at the hospital.

(mumbling)

You see this locket that I wear?

These are Ronnie's ashes.

I never take it off.

- Jesus.

I'm sorry.

- Did you know that the jury

was bought in that case?

Dippolito walked away scot-free.

Just waltzed away.

That's why one way or another

I am going to nail

that son of a bitch.

(solemn music)

- (speaking in foreign

language), welcome.

I'd like to thank

everybody for comin'.

Now some of you know each

other and some of yous don't.

So I'm gonna

introduce everybody.

This is Julie Matranga

from Cleveland.

Nick Adrizzone from Kansas City.

- Gentlemen.

- My friend from

Detroit, Jack Abate.

Carl Disimone from Milwaukee.

And from St. Louis,

Ralph Broncato.

I think everybody's familiar

with Russell Dippolito

and Frank Giordano

from the L.A. Family.

Now we all know why we're here.

So does anybody wanna

open up the meeting?

Anyone?

- Leo Manzella, he was with me.

You hit one of my guys

without permission.

That's like a slap in the face.

- Fuck Manzella.

Your boy was gonna rat on me.

I got a right to protect myself.

And what the fuck was he

doing out here anyway?

- The point is,

none of our people

are supposed to be clipped

without all of us agreeing.

- Ah, don't give me

that shit, Julie.

You wanna talk about

the rules, let's talk.

- Broncato had his

people out here

running around in my backyard

without my permission.

Just like all the rest of you.

- Rusty, this was the

arrangement we had with Fuenzi.

- Fuenzi's gone.

I'm the boss now.

And I'm gonna start doing

things by the book out here.

All of you guys, you got

people runnin' around

out here doing things behind

my back, like I'm half a fag.

If my guys came to St.

Louis or to Chicago

they'd be clipped

so fast that they

wouldn't know what hit 'em.

- Hey Rusty, you're outta

line talkin' like that.

Show some appreciation here.

You know, the only

reason your in office

is because we put

you there, capisce?

- You voted for me

because you thought

I was gonna be in your pocket.

Well, you were wrong.

- Listen, you're under us.

Everything from Pennsylvania

to the West Coast

belongs to Chicago.

You're out here working

for us, understood?

- That's what I wanna

talk to you about.

I'm the boss now.

Things are gonna

change around here.

I don't want Chicago

representing us no more.

- What are you talkin'

about here, Rusty?

- My boys, we can stand

on our own two feet.

I want a seat on the commission.

- Rusty, come on!

That'll never happen.

Never in a million years.

- I say we take a vote

on it next time around.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Vote?

What vote?

There ain't gonna be no vote.

You wanna piss on us?

You wanna start a

war with all of us?

- I got Rick Obono

in Pittsburgh, I got

the Tampa Family,

and all five

families in New York.

They're all behind me on this.

You make a move against

me, you move against them.

- You say you got the whole

East Coast, but where are they?

They haven't even

sent an emissary.

- Hey Rusty, don't

do this thing.

It's not gonna be

good for nobody.

It's not gonna be good for you,

and it's not gonna

be good for us.

Now we ain't like our

goombas out in New York

that leave their

dead on the street.

We make 'em disappear.

Remember what happened

to Hoffa in Detroit?

- I'm just sayin' what's

gonna happen eventually.

But for now, I don't

want any of you

comin' out here unless I say so.

- (speaking in foreign language)

That's a crock of shit.

If I catch any of your

boys on the street,

I'm shippin' 'em back

to you in caskets.

- Hey Rusty, one more thing.

(speaking in foreign language)

Pay attention.

Watch your back.

(speaking in foreign language)

This stupid, fucking (speaking

in foreign language).

Who the hell's he think he is?

- What is it?

- We got someone here that

might be able to help us.

- Hello, Mr. D.

I got some information that

I think you might wanna know.

- We trust this guy?

- No.

But right now he's the

only connection we have.

- If we can't trust

him why are we here?

- Let's just see what happens.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Okay.

(pistol chamber clicking)

(engine revving)

(tires squealing)

(pistols booming)

(machine gun booming)

(pistol booming)

(man grunting)

- [Dasha] One of Kryukov's men.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Move away.

(pistol booming)

Let's go.

(pistol booming)

(mobile phone buzzing)

- Hello.

- This must be Rusty.

- Who's this?

How'd you get this number?

- [Milan] I can find any

number, anything, anytime.

Don't bother calling

your corrupt cops

down at the precinct.

They won't be able

to trace this number.

- Who the fuck is this?

- I'm the one you

ordered a hit on.

Yeah, that's right,

I'm still walkin'.

Those Russian clowns you sent

couldn't even tie

their own shoelaces.

They're all dead.

And you didn't have the

guts to come yourself

or send your own people.

You're goin' down, Rusty.

- Listen you stupid

son of a bitch,

do you know who I am?

If you did, you

wouldn't be making

this phone call right now.

You should have left

town a long time ago.

- I know who you are.

You're nobody.

A self-made man who

admires his maker.

And news flash, I'm

not going anywhere.

But I will meet you soon.

You're not gonna know where,

you're not gonna know when,

you're not gonna know how.

You're a dead man.

(pounding on door)

- Hold on.

It's open, come in.

Oh hi, James.

- Hi.

- Hi, how are you doin'?

- You know, you really

should get to know

Davis down there in the Bureau.

- Yeah?

I give up, who is it?

- That is Jack Samson.

He is a former

Marine, Recon outfit.

Has a minor criminal record.

- Minor?

So why were the feds

tailin' him then?

- Well the feds

weren't tailin' him.

That picture was

taken of those two

coming out of The Odessa Lounge.

Now, we both know

that The Odessa Lounge

is the unofficial

headquarters of Vladimir--

- Kryukov's...

- Outfit.

- Shit.

- The FBI still has

an investigation

pending on Mr. Kryukov.

- You're not gonna believe this.

I recorded a meeting.

No, listen to me, listen to me.

I recorded a meeting

he had with Dippolito.

They talked about

whacking some outsiders

for the killing of the

three Japanese victims

in the Overland Hotel.

- Look.

- This is him!

- I didn't hear

that, okay, okay?

- So, uh, who's the Playmate?

- Our damsel is

Dasha Federovich.

She's a Russian immigrant.

The FBI did some digging on her.

She's been in the

country three years.

Oh, you're gonna love this.

- I better.

- She was a female member of

the Russian Special Forces.

- Female Russian Forces?

Oh Jesus Christ, I love that!

A couple of cowboys!

Oh shit, if they

go after Dippolito,

anyone connected to him,

this town is gonna be

one big shooting gallery.

- Nuh-uh-uh-uh-uh!

- [Carol] What?

- And, uh, you never got any

of this information

from me, right?

I was not here.

- No, of course not.

No, no, never.

I never saw you,

you were never here.

Hey, James, thank you.

- I need you to leave town now.

- What about you?

- I never ran from

a fight before

and I'm not gonna do it now.

- Dippolito and the

Russians are not

gonna go down easy either.

- All hell's gonna

be breaking loose.

- You don't think

we're gonna leave

all the fun to you, do you?

- Something's comin'

down, it's gonna be hot.

- Okay.

- Don't know exactly when,

but you guys gotta be ready.

- Okay, don't worry

about it Boss.

I'll handle it.

I'll gather the troops,

get 'em ready for war.

(dramatic music)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(man grunting)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(pistol booming)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(shotgun booming)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(knocking on door)

- (speaking in foreign

language) gentlemen.

Welcome, please come in.

Please, right this way.

- [Tadao] So that's

all you've got?

- Well all three

of them work for

an individual named Milan.

Ex-Green Beret, first

served in Vietnam,

then he fell off the

map for about 15 years.

Now the rumor is

that he was recruited

by the CIA Covert Ops.

- Where can we find this guy?

- Everything is

in that envelope.

(speaking in foreign language)

- [Sammy] I'll make some calls.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Let me stop you right there.

(speaking in foreign

language), but Dom,

we gotta get this prick out.

I got business in California,

especially Southern California.

- What are you talkin' about?

You talkin' about a

hit on another boss?

You know what the

ramifications are?

- Fuck the ramifications.

- Whoa, Ralphy, where

do you get balls

big enough talkin' like that?

Look, your people

were in his territory,

you were askin' for it.

My people aren't goin' to war

over business that

don't concern them.

(speaking in foreign language)

- Listen, Dom, you got

interests in California.

It's your people

he's pushin' out.

Now what has L.A. got right now?

20, 30 people tops?

Right?

I say we move on them.

Push these old dagos out.

- Dominic, everybody,

we're businessmen here.

As businessmen we have a right

to a certain amount of privacy.

But the minute a shot's fired,

and it doesn't

matter who fires it,

the public, the press, the cops,

they'll be on us

like flies on shit.

Like flies on shit.

- And if we move in on Dippolito

we're breaking protocol.

Our own people find out

we're breaking the rules

then they'll turn against us.

- Ralph, I know how you feel

about the hit on Manzella.

- Thank you.

- But Nick's right, we gotta

handle this thing right.

This thing here's a

very delicate matter.

Dippolito ain't shit,

but he's got all the New

York people behind him.

So we gotta be very careful

not to step on the

wrong toes here.

We ain't afraid of

the Five Families,

but a war would be

very bad for business.

So we don't bother them,

they don't bother us.

- [Ralph] Okay, well,

what are we gonna do

about this bastard?

- Just leave it to me.

I'll figure this thing out.

- [Ralph] Alright.

- This is a picture of him.

- How much?

(speaking in foreign language)

- Money's not the problem,

just don't fail and

you'll get paid.

- When do you need it done?

- As soon as possible.

- You're partners with

Russell Dippolito, aren't you?

(speaking in foreign language)

Why don't you go to him?

You don't want him

to know, right?

(sinister music)

(speaking in foreign language)

- Look, you don't

have to lie to me.

- I'm not lying to you.

I've never lied to you.

Please understand this is for

your protection, not mine.

It's dangerous for you.

More danger than you even know.

- Yeah, but I know

your way of life

and it doesn't scare me.

I'm a big girl.

(sinister music)

- But you gotta

trust me on this,

you can't spend

time with me now.

We gotta get a time out.

(engine rumbling)

We always have to have it.

- Let's go.

(machine gun chattering)

(tires squealing)

(pistol booming)

- Theresa, Theresa!

I'll get 'em.

(sirens wailing faintly)

- Chief, can I

show you something?

- Yeah.

- Okay, thank you.

Now Dippolito was in a

meeting with this guy,

Vladimir Kryukov.

Vladimir Kryukov, looks like

a freaking eye

chart, doesn't it?

Good thing these guys

don't have middle names.

Anyway, the feds have their

own investigations going on,

and this morning, the polizei,

the Republic of Georgia

during the Soviet Era.

And he has multiple indictments

for murder and extortion

back in Moscow.

This guy here, Boris

Bodrov, his right hand.

Now the feds believe, don't

quote me, but the feds believe

that they're part of an offshoot

of a Russian crime

group based in Moscow.

- Very impressive.

- [Carol] Thank you.

- You've done a lot of homework.

- [Carol] Yes I did, thank you.

- Where'd you get

all the pictures?

- Well, you know, I

did some surveillance

on Dippolito's club.

- Off the books, I'm assuming.

- Of course.

Look it, this here, Kazuo Nagai.

I got intel from

the feds on him too.

Now remember those

three corpses we found

in the Overland Hotel?

- No.

- You remember.

Well, it turns out

that every one of them

had a record with the Osaka

Metropolitan Police in Japan.

They're all members of

a criminal group called

(speaking in foreign language).

Nagai, guess what?

Number three in

the organization.

- What are these guys

all meeting about?

- Was something about

patching up a business deal

because of some guy named Milan

who whacked those

guys in the hotel.

- So, you were listening in?

- Well, yeah, they were

talking about merchandise.

Obviously this was some

dope deal gone real bad.

- Wiretaps.

- Don't you see

what's going on here?

Dippolito's forging an

alliance with the Japanese

and Eastern European mobs.

The DA's gonna go

ape shit over this.

- The DA?

- Yep.

We gotta let Johnson

know as soon as possible

so he can open up

another investigation

into Dippolito's activities.

- Yeah.

I already talked to Johnson.

- Yeah?

- You know, you never

got that wiretap approval

from the judge.

So here you are, wiretapping

Dippolito's club?

- What?

- The wiretap approval

you were trying to get

that you never told me about.

The judge never signed

the order, hotshot.

- Are you kidding me?

- I asked you to

lay off and move on.

Now you've got

yourself up the creek.

I've gotta suspend

you indefinitely.

- Oh Chief, come on,

this is bullshit.

I know I broke your

protocol and I'm sorry,

but look we finally nailed

that douchebag Dippolito!

- Your badge and

your gun, Driscoll.

- I don't believe this.

I don't believe this.

That's my dart gun.

(solemn music)

- Why the hell did

you go to Kwong?

He's the last person you

wanna get involved, here.

Now he's opened a

whole new can of worms.

- We need to get those

guys that killed our men.

Russians can't deliver.

And we're not waiting around.

- Kwong's men missed Milan.

They shot his girlfriend.

- We are not leaving here

until we get those fuckers.

If you can't take care of

it, we'll find someone else.

- Listen Junior,

this is my town.

No one makes any

moves without my okay.

- Oscar Kwong seems

to be doing things

without your permission.

- That fucking

prick needs to go.

It's only a matter

of time before he

crosses our path again.

- No.

A war is too costly.

You talk to Kwong's

and Kryukov's people.

We're gonna have a sit down

before things get outta hand.

(uneasy music)

- We're unarmed.

We're stepping out.

We're unarmed.

This is no trick.

Look, I just wanna talk.

- You've got a lot of

nerve comin' here alone.

- I want to make an offer.

- You don't think you're walkin'

out of here alive, do you?

- Look the woman's death

had nothing to do with me.

Those Japanese you killed,

they work for

someone called Nagai,

and were friends

with Mr. Dippolito.

They were responsible.

- And your people

work for Dippolito.

- No, not my people.

I was against Kryukov's deals

with the Italians

from the beginning.

- Who were the triggermen that

came after my lady and me?

Japanese?

- No, Chinese.

- Chinese?

- Yes, Chinese.

They worked for someone

named Kwong, Oscar Kwong.

I can deliver you him.

- Sure you can.

- If Dippolito is after you,

no matter where you're going,

as long as he's alive

you're not safe.

Let's go to my car, I have

something to show you.

- Yeah right.

- You can see I am unarmed.

You can kill me anytime.

I don't have any weapon on me.

Let's go.

- Dara, watch him.

If he makes a move, shoot him.

- Be cool man.

- You and I should

work together.

We have a common interest.

I'll let you keep the drugs

you stole from Kryukov

and the money you

stole from Japanese.

- [Milan] You're

gonna let me keep it?

- [Boris] Let me

show you something.

(speaking in foreign language)

- The fuck is this?

- Give me your gun.

- What?

- I said give me your gun.

- Give it to him, Jack,

I got him covered.

(pistol booming)

- Tomorrow night Dippolito's

holding a meeting

with Oscar Kwong and his men.

The Japanese will be there too.

Also, men loyal to Kryukov.

Everybody in one place.

- Let me get this straight,

you're gonna double cross them

and you want us to

do your dirty work.

- And you take over everybody's

operations in the city.

- Yeah.

- How convenient.

- Why not?

- Gimme one good

reason why I shouldn't

put a bullet in your eye.

- Because without my eye,

you'll never see the man

who killed your woman.

(uneasy music)

(speaking in foreign language)

(dramatic music)

- Welcome back.

- Listen, whaddya have for me?

You know what I'm talkin' about.

- Well I have Barrettas,

Glocks, Smith and Wessons.

- I'd like to see that Barretta.

- [Kenny] Barretta

97 Select-Fire 9mm.

- Beauty.

I'll take that one.

- Oh, this is a MAC-11

9mm with a suppressor.

Very high cyclic rate.

- Let me see the Vector.

- Oh, great weapon.

Vector .45 Select-Fire,

lot of knocking down power.

- Now, whaddya have

in the backroom?

- That's reserved

for my select clients

and I think it's a little

bit out of your price range.

- Really?

I think this will

take care of it.

- I think so, follow me.

- Kenny, the one I want

most of all is the big boy.

- I like it.

- You think you can handle that?

- What are you, a comedian?

(uneasy music)

- When are you gonna get this

Driscoll bitch off of my case?

What the fuck do I pay you for?

- Don't worry about it, Rusty,

it's already taken care of.

You guys are making a

lot of noise around here.

- And this Milan character?

He's starting to be a

thorn in my side too.

I want you to put

him outta commission.

- Put him out of

commission? (laughing)

You stupid son of a bitch.

You killed his girl.

These special forces

guys stick together.

Do you know what his

crew is capable of?

- That had nothing

to do with me.

That was Oscar Kwong's people.

We'll take care of him.

- Kwong?

Oh not another war, not

in this town you don't.

You're gonna put us all

over the front pages.

- Relax Chief.

We're gonna have a sit down

with Kwong and the Russians.

- What about Milan?

- We'll take care of

him in our own way.

Meanwhile I want you

to provide security

for my people at this sit down.

Just in case Kwong

decides to get cute.

Now go on, take a hike.

Nothing worse than a dirty cop.

- Um, whaddya think this

is, a fucking charity?

- Pay the prick.

- See ya.

(upbeat music)

- Shit.

Darcy, you asshole.

- Dippolito's coming

with the bulk of his men.

- Hey, what about the Chinese?

- They will be here too.

They don't trust each other.

Nagai's men will

be here as well.

Just have your people ready.

- What about

Kryukov's loyalists?

- Don't worry, I'll

take care of them.

- You better.

(expectant music)

(speaking in foreign language)

- Finally crawled

out of your shithole

to pay me respects, Oscar?

- Fuck you!

- Do it to yourself.

Raise your own little bastards,

goddamn (speaking in

foreign language).

(silent machine gun chattering)

- Nuh-uh, nuh-uh.

That isn't a Q-tip, but it

will clean out your ears.

- [Darcy] What the?

- I knew we had dirty

dicks in the department.

- [Russell] Where's Kryukov?

- He couldn't make it today.

He said to start without him.

- Are you kidding me?

He doesn't come to

one of my meetings?

What's going on here, Boris?

(machine gun chattering)

- [Darcy] Driscoll, you

bitch, you have no idea

what you're getting

involved with.

- Oh, I think I do,

because you're gonna be

Dippolito's baby

momma in the slammer.

- [Darcy] That's

not gonna happen.

- Oh, I think that

Judge Patterson

and District Attorney

Johnson would disagree.

- You moron, who do you

think leaked Manzella's,

Lamandri's, and ever

other potential witness'

whereabouts to Dippolito?

- What are you talking about?

- I'm not going to jail.

Neither is Dippolito.

Everybody who's anybody in

this town is on his payroll.

- [Carol] Mother fucker.

- He didn't mean any disrespect.

He is really ill.

I'm here to represent him.

- Your Jap friends

still owe me money.

- Alright, alright,

we'll get around to that.

But first thing we gotta

talk about this guy Milan.

He's been trying to

find ways to get all--

(speaking in foreign language)

(shouting in foreign language)

Mr. Nagai!

Please, please, calm down.

- We don't take orders

from you, old man.

- Everybody calm down.

Now look, we have a

common enemy here.

Milan and his crew,

they know that you

accepted the contract that

killed his girlfriend.

(pistol booming)

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(dramatic music)

(shouting in foreign language)

(machine gun chattering)

(man grunting)

(machine guns chattering)

(pistol booming)

(machine gun chattering)

(machine gun bolt clicking)

(rifle booming)

(man grunting)

(machine gun chattering)

(machine gun clicking)

(machine gun chattering)

(thumping and grunting)

(machine gun chattering)

(thumping and grunting)

(fist thumping)

(bone cracking)

(machine guns chattering)

(pistol booming)

(machine gun chattering)

(machine guns chattering)

(pistol booming)

(machine guns chattering)

(machine pistol chattering)

(machine guns chattering)

(pistol booming)

(machine guns chattering)

(silenced pistols

booming faintly)

(pistol booming)

(machine guns booming)

- Go eat some dog you fuck!

(pistol booming)

(machine gun booming)

(pistol booming)

(dart thudding)

- [Carol] An eye for an eye.

We got him, Baby.

We got him.

(machine guns chattering)

(dramatic music)

(pistol booming)

- Vengeance is ours, Theresa.

(silenced pistol

booming faintly)

(guns firing)

(machine gun chattering)

- Fuck.

(chuckling)

(pistol booming)

(machine guns chattering)

(tires squealing)

(machine guns chattering)

(grunting)

(pistol booming)

(pistols booming)

(gatling gun chattering)

(machine gun booming)

(screaming)

(gatling gun chattering)

(machine gun chattering)

(gatling gun chattering)

(machine guns chattering)

- Milan, what can I say?

I owe you one.

Thanks.

Because of that, I'm

gonna give you a seven...

No, I think I'm gonna give

you a five minute head start

before I shoot you in the back.

Hey, tick tock tick tock.

Come on, you guys are

wasting your time.

Get outta here!

Go on, get outta here

before I change my mind.

Don't ever come back.

(dramatic music)

- Help me up, let's

get outta here.

(hammer clicking)

(pistol booming)

(dramatic music)

(phone ringing)

(speaking in foreign language)

(upbeat music)

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