Steven Seagal: Lawman (2009–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - The Student Becomes the Master - full transcript

Be it apprehending suspects or making sure a woman is safe in her home, Deputy Chief Steven Seagal and his team patrol the streets of Jefferson Parish in honor of their former boss, the late Harry Lee. When a man is beaten by an intruder, the team catches the suspect and works to soothe the community, just as Harry would have wanted. Later, the time has come to induct the new sheriff, Newell Normand, and Steven is confident that Newell is the right man for the job.

Jefferson Parish 911 operator.

>> yeah, and the truck
saw a body in the driveway.

>> He's laying on the ground?

>> gonna be 5'3",
about 140.

>> 255, I'm gonna need
crime scene.

>> just so you know,
he's got a gun.

>> that's--hold up.
That's Steven Seagal, man.

>> we know who he is.

>> it got to shake this man hand
or something, then.

>> I sure wish you would tell me
the guy's name.

>> what--what do they call him
on the street?



>> get up.
>> get 'em, johnny.

Where you put the gun, cuz?

I need to find that gun.

I make a living
in the movies,

But for the past 20 years...

>> 11, 825, code 6.

>> I've also been a cop.

And along with some of the
finest deputies on the force,

I serve the people
of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

>> code 94-G, shots fired.

>> my name is Steven Seagal.

>> all units respond.

>> that's right,
Steven Seagal, deputy sheriff.

Steven Seagal: Lawman 1x05
Firearms of Fury
Original Air Date on December 16 2009



It's 9:00 Saturday night.

We're trying to hit all
of the main troubled areas

as thoroughly
and as quickly as we can

to just make this
as safe as we can.

>> disturbance with a gun.

>> man with a gun
with dreadlocks,

and it's a fight.

>> it's a 103 95-G, and they
hear arguing in the background.

Alex says we can get there
pretty quick.

>> come on now, Johnny.
Get 'em.

We've got a suspect who's
threatening people with a gun.

If you see a white Jeep,
we stop it.

>> come on, silver.

Get up.

>> is that it?

Ain't that him?
>> yep.

>> get him, Johnny.

>> we got him right here.
Right here.

>> 17, we got
the vehicle stopped.

>> get out the car.

Turn around here.
Right there.

Don't move.

>> all right,
we do have a subject.

He's supposed to have
a white t-shirt,

black pants, and dreads.

>> that's him there,
dreadlocks.

>> yep.
Dreadlocks.

>> say, man,
y'all just left

A little fight or something
over there?

>> put your hands up there.

>> no, put your hands up there.

>> where you put
the gun, man?

My years
of studying martial arts

and my years
of being a police officer

have given me a real good sense
of who's hiding something.

Where you put the gun, cuz?

The gun gotta be there.

It could be just a look,
the way they look away.

I need to find that gun.

So I think this guy
is hiding something,

and I plan to find out
what it is.

There it is.

>> there's a gun right here.
Got the gun back here.

>> it's a .44 magnum.

>> well, who's got the gun?

>> that's my gun, sir.
>> thank you.

>> where did you get it from?

>> did you buy it
off the street,

or you bought it
from a dealership?

>> mama, what is that?

I'm asking you,
what is that, mama?

>> okay. Okay.

>> there was several different
occupants inside the car,

Two males, two females.

An elderly lady was driving.

And like I said, the subject
that was in the backseat

Is actually claiming ownership
to this firearm.

>> you shot it tonight?

>> no, I didn't shoot it, sir.

>> what the caliber on it?

>> uh, that's a .44.
>> .44.

>> he says he threw the weapon
in the back of the car

When he saw the lights
behind him.

Luckily, he decided
to throw it in the car

and not engage the police.

>> you know, he left
that gun cocked back like that.

And, man,
if that got a hair trigger,

it could go off right now.

That .44 magnum
is a dangerous pistol.

It was left in the back
with the hammer back.

The car could just be bumped,
and it could go off.

I got gloves.

Be careful, 'cause that thing
could have a hair trigger.

The first thing you got to do is
hold the hammer, brother.

Hold the hammer.

Okay, now let it go slowly.

Okay, there you go.

Now we're safe.
Good job.

Just like that.

.44 magnum hollow points.

When, you know,
you have a disturbance

where somebody's threatening
somebody with a gun,

it's a dangerous situation.

>> so what's this about
you pointing the gun at him?

>> no, I ain't never pointed
the gun--that's my cousin.

I didn't never do that
to my cousin.

>> well, your cousin called

saying you
pointed the gun at him.

>> he called?
>> why you think we stopped you?

When was the last time
you've been arrested?

>> I ain't never been arrested.

This is my first time going
to jail.

>> the person called up and said

that the guy pulled a gun
out on him,

that he just left the scene
in a white Jeep.

And he admitted to us
that he threw the gun

in the back when he saw
the police behind him.

If he'd have thrown that gun
in the backseat

and it would have went off,

it would have went
through the seat

and through several people,

because that's
a very powerful gun.

Nobody got hurt,

and we're thankful
because of that,

But we still have
to do our jobs.

>> he's probably
gonna be charged

with illegal use of a firearm.

>> good stop.
>> yeah.

>> that was a good stop.

>> and I knew the gun was
in the car.

I kept saying,
"where's the gun?

where's the gun?"

>> we were close.
We got him.

>> yeah.
>> we got him.

>> yeah.

I'm not happy
that this happened,

but, you know, at least we got
one more gun off the street

and the people
who are being threatened are

Safe for the moment.

>> what do you say, guys?
We done here?

>> Johnny.

Let's roll.

? ?

>> go get it.

>> he's conscious, breathing,
and alert but losing blood.

Shot in the back.
>> whoa.

That's bad news.

>> somebody's shot on Helen.

>> he's conscious, breathing,
and alert but losing blood.

Shot in the back.

>> whoa.

That's bad news.

>> we're en route over there
to see if we can assist

in finding the subject
that shot him.

>> a lot of units
here already, boy.

Listen to me.
Can you feel your feet?

Brother,
can you feel your legs?

>> this young individual
was standing on a corner.

A car pulled up.

The suspect jumped out
with a shotgun

and shot him at close range.

>> why don't you tell me
the dude's name that did this?

If you don't want to go forward
with charges,

you don't have to;
you hear me?

What--what they call him
on the street?

>> I sure wish you would tell me
the guy's name.

I feel quite certain that
he saw the guy who shot him,

but he's not talking.

>>

>> that's a dirty mother
to shoot you in the back.

Do you hear me?

A dirty mother
who'd do like that.

Let me tell you something, bro.

If it's a light load,

like a bird shot load,
you're gonna be fine, ya hear?

And it doesn't
like double-ought buck

or slug or anything like that.

Ya hear me?
Strap him in.

>> how old are you, man?

>>

That's bird.

Bird, or he wouldn't be here.

He'd be dead.

Let me tell you something,

It's bird.

And it was right, right
in his spine.

That's why I kept asking him
if he could feel his feet.

>> let's go.
Let's go.

So I guess the detectives
will be taking over

from here on in.

If this young man knows
who shot him,

I really hope
he'll talk about it

and tell us who did it

so we can get this shooter
off the street.

Between you and I, man,

that was almost
a point-blank gunshot.

If that's a shotgun, it didn't
have any time to spread.

that was within 2 feet.

or less.

Someone was trying to kill him,
for sure.

>> a lot of times,
we see people

that have more respect
for the streets

than they do for themselves.

>> I mean, they got
guys' dying declarations

don't identify their assailants.

>> it's a shame.

>> last night,
we stopped a guy in a Jeep

with a loaded .44
cocked and ready to go.

You just never know

what you're gonna meet
out on the street.

Sometimes you have to make
split-second decisions

that could make the difference
between life and death.

So I'm just bringing everybody
over to the range right now

to see if I can sharpen
their skills a little bit.

>> get out the car.

>> this particular system

is a firearms
training simulator.

>> put your hands up in the air
so I can see 'em.

Step back.

Slowly.

Get down on your knees.

>> man, he dead.

Let's see where they landed,
Jeff.

>> all right, sir.

>> this is a real-life scenario.
But it's computerized.

They kind of put you
in situations

Where you really don't know
what to expect.

>> all right.
Lethal hit.

>> so I got in two lethal hits.

And I'm gonna say this again.
I'm number one, right?

>> you're number one.
>> yes.

Yeah, and number one did some--
a little bit better.

>> I got the man right here
one time.

>> yeah, one time maybe.

>> watch when you get up here.

You won't be able
to tell the difference.

>> this system is really,
for us,

the closest
to reality we could get.

Even though it's a game to us,
it's not a game.

>> you're on stakeout
at an automatic teller machine.

>> it's something
where you actually feel

like you're involved
in the situation.

Drop your gun!

And it puts you in the middle.

Your adrenaline starts flowing.

Step out from behind the car.

Drop your weapon!

Step away from the vehicle.

Police.

>> let me see your hands.

>> there's no such thing
as too much training.

>> that's good work, partner.
Thank you.

>> the more you train,
the more proficient you become,

the more chance you have
of saving your own life,

the life
of your fellow officers,

life of innocent people.

>> let me see your hands.
Let me see your hands.

Put 'em on the car.
Put 'em on the car!

>> take the left.
I got the right.

This is
the quintessential exercise

In teaching officers

how to not get confused
and to know

when to shoot
and when not to shoot.

>> got one in the backseat.

Watch his hands.
Watch his hands.

Let's give chase.

>> that was rough.
That was a no-shoot scenario.

I think this is
the most helpful stuff there is.

God forbid, we get
into any kind of situation,

you know, this is the kind
of training

that really builds
your foundation.

>> it's good a spot as any

to go left or right,
east or west.

Last night, we sat here.

Every time we come here,
there's always something

that happens around here.

>> we get a lot
of armed robberies,

a lot of stolen vehicles.

Usually it's close to here,

so we can go left or right,
and north, south, east, west

from here pretty quickly.

Right, John?
>> mm-hmm.

>> what the
is that guy doing, man?

>> is he doing donuts?

>> right there.
Right there.

Right there.
Right there.

>> he's over on this side
of the building.

>> behind the building?

>> yeah.

Stop the car.
>> now.

>> get off the phone.

>> over there.

>> he don't give a
what you say.

>> stop your car.
Get out of the car.

Hey, man, get out the car.

Don't tell me
to hold on nothing.

Get out the car.

I told you to put in park
a minute ago.

>> you get out the car.

>> I have a pistol in the car.

>> don't reach.
>> no, no.

>> you get out the car.

>> stop your car
and get out of the car.

Say, man, get out the car.

Don't tell me to hold on
nothing.

Get out the car.

>> I have a pistol in the car.

>> don't be reaching
for nothing.

>> you get out the car.

>> I'm telling y'all--

>> get out.
>> now get the down.

>> I'm telling y'all,
I have a pistol in the car.

>> and you're reaching
for the gun?

>> no, I wasn't reaching
for the gun.

>> you okay, John?
>> yeah.

>> the carpet.
I got caught.

The--the--the thing
with the...

>> Johnny, you all right?

>> yeah, I knocked my head
on the floor.

>> stay right there.

>> help me up, Lawrence.

>> I got a gun in the car.

>> yeah, well, if you got a gun
in the car...

It looked like you were going
for the gun.

>> gun under the seat?

>> when we tell you,
"get out the car,"

You get out the car.

>> except I was scared, bro,
of the pedal, my carpet.

>> you're reaching over there
when you got a gun

On the seat.

>> say, bro.

>> I'm gonna sit you up,
all right?

>> listen to me.

>> you told them
you had a weapon.

>> I did.
>> then...

Look, you the police now.

I got a gun.
I'm going under the seat.

What do you think he gonna do?

>> we believed you were going
to get that weapon

to harm us.

>> but I was scared,
and I told y'all I had a gun

'cause I was scared.

>> you don't--
you do this:

You put your hands
on the steering wheel,

and you say,
"I have a gun."

>> you got five
of us standing out here.

Somebody could have shot you.
>> but...

>>

>> we saw him tearing up
out there,

and I thought,
"man, something crazy going on."

And I said,
"get out the car."

I saw him reaching down
for something,

and I thought he was going
for a gun,

and I thought Johnny was
in trouble.

You all right, bro?

>> yeah, I think I
my kidney up.

>> I'll give you
some good medicine tonight.

>> you're Mr. Speed?
>> yes, sir.

>> Speed?

>> yeah.
>> how appropriate.

>> last name Speed,
s-p-e-e-d.

It's gonna be a black male.

>> 17 599,
can you copy a gun?

>> I never got pulled over
like this before,

So I got spooked a little bit.

You know what I'm saying?

Wait, oh, man.

That's Steven Seagal.

>> listen to me.
Hey, hey, hey.

>> that's--hold up.
That's Steven Seagal, man.

>> we know who he is.

I got to--I got to shake this
man's hand or something, then.

>> that's who pulled you
out the car; you shook it.

>> all right, then.
I didn't know.

Listen to me

But that's Steven Seagal.

>> when the motor's acting up,
you turn the key off.

Everything will cut off.

I'm sorry, but...

But I was trying
to pull that carpet

from under that pedal.

>> we don't know that.

All you had to do
is turn the motor off.

You come that close
to getting shot.

He could have been killed
right here.

but because we're good officers
and we gave him a chance

to get out that vehicle

and we pulled him out
that vehicle,

That man's living today
right now.

>> so did we.

On the real.

>> we're showing one prior...

>> this guy's gun is legal,

But he's wanted
for traffic violations,

so he's gonna ride.

>> watch your head, okay?

>> the guy resists arrest.

He screams out,
"I've got a gun,"

and he reaches for it.

With officers less experienced
than me and my team,

he really could have been shot.

>> thank you.

>> this is a perfect example
of training

pulling us through
a difficult situation

and making the right decisions
without anybody getting hurt.

>> my vest went into my kidney.

>> you want a donut
or something?

>>
I don't want a donut.

Yeah, a donut might make
my side feel better.

>> just hold it
on the side like this,

Like a ice pack.

>> I got to go home tonight
and put an ice pack on me.

♪ ♪

>> that's gonna be closed,

so it's gonna force you
this way.

>> we're at the range,

in what we call the shoot house.

>> and you want
to stay right on him.

He's number one man.

We're gonna set up
a little scenario here

for the guys to clear this house

as if it was a, you know,
a real-life situation

Where they had to go in

and search a house or a building
for suspects.

Now, you can just
cover straight.

>> when you enter the house,

you'll have different areas
of responsibility.

>> tell the other guy
what you're gonna do:

"I'm gonna go right.
I'm gonna go left."

>> you have a particular area
of the house

that you have to cover.

You want to make sure that
you and your partner stay safe.

>> what I was actually gonna do
is this..

>> yeah, that's much better
than being right on him.

>> we're gonna go ahead
and do a couple of scenarios

just to keep everybody
on their toes

and see if there's anything
anybody's doing wrong

and exchange ideas and comments

and try
to make ourselves better.

>> all right.
Whenever you're ready.

>> all right.
Line ready?

>> yes, sir.

>> go.

>> unfortunately,
we've had multiple occasions

to have to chase a suspect
into a house.

>> clear.
>> clear.

>> it's a house we don't know.

We don't know the geography
of the house,

how many rooms are in there,
what's in the rooms,

how the walls are shaped,
how the doors are shaped.

But there are certain rules
to clearing a house,

and we try to apply those
in any real-life situation.

>> clear left.

>> gun.

>> bad guys down.

Targets down.

All right.

What did you see
when you first came in here?

>> I shot him,
and then I saw him.

>> good. Very good.

>> boom, boom.

>> nice hits.

>> we're trying to learn
how to work together

and safely, you know,

take out the bad guys
in one way or another.

>> let's go.

>> you know,
after all is said and done,

as serious as is is,

Once in a while, we try to have
a little fun with it.

Lawrence, do not shoot
the mother

In front of you in blue.

>> all right.
You all ready?

>> why don't y'all back up?

>> man, he said get your ass.

>> I can't kick
if you're on top of me.

Why don't you back the up?

>> all right, the three stooges,
let's go.

>> all right.
Ready?

Police!

Clear. Come on up.
>> stack up.

>> all right.
I'm going left.

>> clear?
>> clear.

>> police!

I got right.
You go left.

Gun!

>> all right.

The targets are down.
>> yes, sir.

>> neutralize the threat.

>> once the threat is neutralized,
that's it.

>> okay.
Good to go.

You did good Bo.
Can I get some. Thank you.

>> all right.

>> Sir. We put it on.
We neutralize 'em.

All in all, I think it was
a good learning experience.

>> Good job.
Thank you.

We appreciate your help.

All right, let's go.
It' time to get on the street.

>> Let's go practice what we learned.

Look at that, we look like
the Musketeers, there boy.

I feel, I feel pretty spectacular.