Fastlane (2002) s01e17 Episode Script

Wilhemina Chambers, meet James Collins.
Mr.
Collins, Lieutenant Chambers.
Welcome to the safest place in Los Angeles, Mr.
Collins.
It's where our federal friends end up when they, uh, get in over their heads.
Not that we like to rub it in.
Isn't that right, Agent Dunne? - You'll be all right here, Mr.
Collins.
- I told the feds and I'm gonna tell you.
I will spill my guts about my business, about the criminals I do business with I will act as bait in a sting operation to bring them down, but I don't deal until my daughter's protected.
Mr.
Collins, I can promise you that your daughter's safety is our first concern.
We have the best men on the job as we speak.
They were just playing this song in the last club.
I mean, it was hot the first million times I heard it, but damn.
Anything else you wanna complain about? What, the air's not oxygeny enough for you? Well, now that you mention it this guy over here took a bath in his aftershave.
How about that? Why are you so down on the job tonight? What did it ever do but love you? Van, I am so not down on this job, okay? I'm down on this assignment.
This? This is the job, dude.
You gotta love it.
Look around.
No, see, that's where you're wrong.
This job is about elite undercover work, okay? That's what we do.
We hit the clubs to ID and get next to the bad guy.
Not run around trying to find some little Richie Rich bratty bitch so we can read her a bedtime story.
Well, I hope you brought Harry Potter, because the Richie Rich bratty bitch has just landed.
- Yeah.
- We're looking at her right now.
Good.
Don't lose her.
Not to go broken record, but wouldn't this be a lot easier if we could just introduce ourselves? - You can't.
- Okay.
Because why again? Because her father said so, okay? Now, less talking, more watching.
My guys are with your daughter.
They didn't talk to her? I don't want that.
No, they're keeping their distance, though it's an unusual request.
It's just best that she stays in the dark.
This is straight up bull.
Fine.
It's a little weird this Collins guy won't let us talk to his daughter.
But come on, dude.
This is Someone to Watch Over Me.
This is The Bodyguard, dude.
I mean, we're guardian angels here.
Van, we're babysitting.
And the dad won't even let us tell the kid we're in the house.
Now, if I'm gonna work with you I need you to appreciate what I'm dealing with first.
After four years of military service as an engineer I start a legitimate business manufacturing explosives and using them for structural demolition.
I started my business from nothing, and I got all the best contracts.
Department stores, sports arenas, bridges.
And it wasn't enough.
So I sought other clients, clients with different agendas.
Political agendas, sometimes.
Worked with criminals and terrorists until I became one.
And then three days ago I tried to stop.
Commandeered a much nicer boat for ourselves this time, Jimmy.
Cargo hold's four times the size.
- Riley, we need to talk.
- Talk away.
There's a lot more government strictures on me now than there used to be.
There are government strictures on me as well.
No, there's limits on manufacturing.
Accountability, watchdogging.
- You're a risk-taker, Jimmy.
- Not anymore.
There's too much at stake.
You dare say that to us? Tell the truth and shame the devil, Jimmy.
Go on.
Out with it.
I can't do it anymore.
I won't.
I know you think so, but come here to me a minute.
Dark hair, blue eyes.
Eighteen, 5-foot-8.
Drove a Jaguar till she lost her license.
Fond of the high-heeled shoes.
Lovely little dancer with a lovely little name, Simone.
One phone call, one word, and I'd have her.
An awesome responsibility maybe but I'm the man for the job.
Because luck is always on my side, Jimmy, not yours.
You'd have to be lucky for the rest of your life.
I only have to be lucky once.
You're in good hands, sir.
Captain Parish will be your liaison between the ATF and the bureau.
He'll be available to you 24/7.
I will be helping the FBI to debrief you.
And in two days, I will take point with SWAT with your meeting with Morrison.
Step in, take him away.
You can rest easy.
I haven't earned an easy rest.
But my daughter is an innocent child.
I feel like I should go wash my eyes.
You make those two mouth-breathers over my left shoulder? If by "make" you mean do I see them and are they packing, yeah.
By the way, I hate that word, "make.
" I didn't make them, their mamas did.
Okay, I can go right, you go left, loop around.
We'll meet up behind.
- No problem.
- One problem.
- Did you guys used to be Secret Service? - Excuse me? I didn't think you were.
At least you blend in here.
Sort of.
You still have that whole my-dad-sent-you-to-ruin-my-life vibe.
This place is Dawn of the Dead.
- Can we go to Crobar? - In Miami? Is that a problem? Muffy thinks it's a great idea and so does Dick.
Anyway, I just wanted you to know, you're busted.
So just quit while you're ahead.
Boy, I wish I could.
Meet me at Pharmacy.
We'll go to Viceroy from there, okay? Oh.
Oops.
Yeah, sorry.
I have stalkers.
That's probably not the best skirt to be running from stalkers in.
Ooh.
Ooh, could you let me out here? That would be great.
Thanks.
Well, good luck.
How the hell does she run like that in those shoes? Get out of here, man.
She's gone.
I don't know, man.
At least the goons drove after the limo.
I don't think they saw Simone get out.
- Then why hasn't she come home? - Am I psychic? All I know, she ain't here.
Dilemma number one.
Dilemma number two We gotta tell Billie we lost her.
Jinx, buy me a beer.
Except I don't want a beer, I want you to call Billie.
- I ain't calling jack.
- Dial.
- We gotta settle this one way or another.
- Heads or tails? - I'm not falling for the two-headed coin.
- That was a European coin.
- Thumb war.
- Are you crazy? Thumb war? The last time, you couldn't hold a pen for a week.
You scared of Mr.
T H- U-M-B? Come on.
- I pity the fool.
- Bring it.
One, two, three, four I declare a thumb war See the moves.
What you got? Bam! Aah! Feel good, don't it? I'm the greatest of all time.
- Use the thumb to press the buttons.
- I'm saving a different finger for you.
That's very friendly.
Excuse me.
Hello? Good morning.
What happened? Where is she? Short answer, Los Angeles, probably.
Damn it.
I'm gonna be using different drycleaner's from now on.
Say what again? - Hello? When? Well, just sit on her house.
Okay, but we've been doing that.
We thought maybe you had a better idea.
Still going smoothly with the guard detail on my daughter, Lieutenant Chambers? Hello? - She was arrested last night for vagrancy - Hello? And forgery since she had a fake ID.
What she didn't have on her were your guys: Listen, is the jig up? Just cough once for yes.
She was arrested by the police.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong.
Aren't you the police? - We got drama? - Yeah.
The best men for the case.
Your elite team.
She was running down a median strip.
I'll arrange to have Simone transferred out of holding until you can post bail.
The only thing I have left worth preserving is Simone.
Now, if your people can't help me do that, this is not worth the risk.
You failed, I walk.
You know, the only reason this happened is because my guys' backs are against the wall.
You need to consider the impossibility of protecting someone who doesn't know she's being protected.
Until your daughter understands the basic reality of this situation no one on Earth is gonna be able to keep her safe.
Does your brother not live somewhere in America, Ronan? In Boulder, Colorado, if you can believe that.
And your brother and half your class in the Christian Brothers all this side of the water.
- They are.
So there's many more where we came from living over here.
More to the point, there's many more where you came from.
And some of those might be better able to bring me the daughter I need as a bargaining chip, if I'm to accomplish anything at all.
Here's two more of you now.
Now, this new rug will really tie the room together very nicely.
Hmm.
I have faith in you.
Bring me the girl.
Look, I can't explain the details right now.
Ooh, cryptic.
It should be enough for you to know that you are in specific danger.
You need supervision and protection.
I need an emery board.
Look, I admit that I was wrong not to have told you before but I will not post bail unless you promise to respect the people trying to keep you safe.
- Safe from who? - That's not important! Oh, let me guess, your gangster friends, but which ones? There are so many.
The Peruvian guy? Or the guy who wouldn't stop sweating? Can you believe he lets her smoke? If she lit up in front of me like that, I'd make her eat the whole pack.
I don't know, man.
She's feisty.
Reminds me of me.
Ha, ha.
You're just romanticizing this whole thing, because you never had a little sister.
I had three of them and I'm here to tell you, that ain't no kind of fun.
Simone.
Mm-hm? We're here and now it See, that's disrespect.
- Did you see that? - Yeah.
- I thought I gave my dad a hard time.
- I'll save you guys the suspense.
It's all empty threats.
He's already bailed her out.
- I'd pay him to keep her in.
- You like her, do you? Hey, put her on Survivor, I'll watch her every Thursday.
Collins is giving you guys a second chance at the job, and so am I.
But there's a twist.
You guys get to be cops.
Being undercover on this case is not gonna get you anything.
You need legitimate pull.
In case Simone gets arrested again or jammed up you guys can get her out of it.
- You bought chains for them? - I feel weird, like we've been demoted.
Far from it.
The only way Collins will go through with the sting is if his daughter is safe.
So, actually, you guys are the key to the whole assignment.
- Officer Van Ray.
- Detective Deaqon Hayes.
I want to apologize for last night, Mr.
Collins.
We're not gonna let a miscommunication like that happen again, ever.
We're on the same page.
It's staying that way if people know what's good for them.
Well, that sounds pretty clear-cut.
Good luck.
Listen up.
This is how it's going down.
We are here to protect you and keep you safe and ease your daddy's mind.
We don't have to have heart-to-heart confabs while we listen to Tori Amos to do it.
We do not need you to like us.
We need you to work with us.
Now, you are forgiven for last night because you didn't know all the facts.
Today is a new day.
We're all gonna start over.
- Fine.
I'll be nice.
- Yeah, starting when? Look, I won't try to ditch you or mess with your heads.
I'll behave, okay? All you have to do is keep up with me.
Oh, and Elton John called.
He wants his shirts back.
You hear that? That's fighting words.
- Let's go get her.
- Little feisty, I like it.
She's not getting away from me.
Lemon-drop shot? - Okay, uh, how'd you get that? - Well, the bar's right over there.
I didn't mean that and you know that.
- Give me that.
- Hey.
I thought you got your fake ID taken away at County.
I like this one better anyway.
My highlights are done.
Look at this.
This thing doesn't even have a hologram.
Who's this gonna fool? Do you know how many girls my age are in here right now, Deaq? - No one cares.
- That's where you're wrong, missy.
Hey, can I buy you a drink? - Okay.
- Hold it.
Try the real ID, chump, right under the fake one.
- Eighteen, 1-8.
- Okay.
Read it and weep.
- Do you wanna dance, then? - Okay.
You see that? - Okay.
- Dance your little ass out of here.
That's right, keep it moving.
- You should relax, Deaq.
- Relaxing's overrated.
I think he'd agree with you.
Let's go, come on, come on.
Let's go.
I think if we got to be here, Van, we need to try to contain our perimeter for maximum efficiency.
What are you talking about? - We should all sit down and stay put.
- Okay, why don't you get us a table? Where you going? - The bathroom? Oh, we have to go too.
Wait, you're all going at the same time? See, this is where your little sister inside knowledge would help you.
They're going in there, man, to plot against you.
Don't worry, she'll be out in a minute.
Let's go get more drinks.
- No, no, that's all right.
- It's cool, Simone will pay.
She always does.
I don't think I've paid for a thing once since I met her.
If she thinks it'll make you like her, she'll spend everything she's got.
Tough crowd.
Hey, I was thinking.
We could play I Never.
You know, you think of things you know you haven't done.
Like, I have never peed standing up.
And then everyone who has has to drink.
I know you're not "drinking" drinking.
But I thought you could just drink, like, milk? Or not.
Mm-hm.
Well, you know what? You better have brought your A game.
Because it's on, little girl.
It's a game, I'm a competitive man, doesn't mean I like her.
So take the smile off your face.
Our April shipment was mainly PETN, which is a military explosive.
It's relatively insensitive to shock and friction, so it transports well.
Do you wanna take a break? It's been three hours.
Mr.
Collins, you're doing the right thing.
Across the board now.
Yeah, except that, ahh, after tomorrow, Simone's gonna know everything I've done.
She already thinks I'm a bad guy.
After tomorrow, she's gonna know.
All right, I have never had a hot-oil treatment.
Like that's something to be proud of.
I'm not trying to be proud.
I'm just trying to serve you up a beating, young lady.
Okay, what'd I miss? Never gotten a hot-oil treatment.
- Of course.
- Hey, my body is my temple, okay? That includes my hair.
Ahem.
Take a hike, Pacey.
Can I get that, please? I need to check that for roofies.
You don't even want that.
She's just trying to make me mad.
Okay, I have never been humiliated in public by one of my relatives.
None of your relatives ever embarrassed you in front of people? Well, my mom's dead, so there really isn't anyone besides my dad.
Van can tell you about dads and embarrassment.
Well, mine doesn't have a relationship with me to know what embarrasses me and what won't.
So My dad and I had some communication issues too.
- Yeah, how do you handle them? - Well, I tried to bust him.
But if he wasn't a fugitive from justice, I'm sure we could work things out.
Well, mine was nice when I was, like, 5.
Now he's just a liar and a crook.
Not enough money in the world for him.
And the only reason he's not a fugitive is because he's lucky.
I have never met a cop.
General quarters, report to battle stations.
All hands on deck.
My dad used to do that to me.
Some kind of Navy thing.
Doesn't it suck? I promise I'll kill her after I brush my teeth.
Hey, would you like some coffee? No.
Whoa.
What? What's the matter? L You I You shouldn't be Hey, give me that.
You're You're just I mean, this can never ever happen again.
Well, it's gonna have to come off sometime or I can't get dressed.
But I guess I see your point.
L Look, she I was just And then she I thought I was dreaming.
That girl is evil.
You're going to jail.
Van, would you like some smoothie? If I say yes, are you gonna take off your clothes again? Mm, mm, mm.
You're 18 and you've got this whole place to yourself? As far as I know.
Man, when I was your age, I maybe had a pair of Levi's to myself.
And your daddy set you up? Is he paying for your college too? He would if I asked him to, I guess.
But I don't really wanna go right now.
Well, what do you wanna do? I mean, eventually.
I'd like to create something that's still there after I'm not, you know? I love when they're putting up a new home and you drive by and it's just the foundation.
And then every time after that, there's more and more.
I'd like to be able to do that.
Build homes from nothing.
But today I'm going shopping.
And since you go where I go, you are too.
I'm starting to feel really old.
I'm starting to feel really poor.
You almost done in there? The store looks like it's about to close, just in case you care.
Wow, you mean they might lock me inside a boutique? You should've told her they're putting on a sale.
She'd come out, we could tackle her.
I have dreamt about my own death many a times.
But I have never recognized the surroundings until now.
Imagine working here.
Imagine being one of those guys.
They let those guys carry guns? Hey, is this nice? Stay down! Whoa! Listen to me.
Don't move, all right? You okay? L.
A.
P.
D.
Everything's under control.
What have you got? Anything? Not much.
No ID, a few bucks, and a key card for something, Ordinance Limited.
- What's that? - Got me.
We'll get Billie to dig around.
No, what's that noise? You okay? Are you okay? Did you get hurt? Okay, you're just scared, huh? - Wait, the bad guys did not get you.
- Yeah.
- The bad guy didn't get you.
- That's right, that's right, you're okay.
Don't pat her that hard, man.
Give me something to do.
You had sisters.
Shh, you're okay.
It's gonna be okay.
I'm starting to wish that guy had shot me.
Collins is downtown with the feds.
They're doing dry runs with him to prepare him for the sting.
Show him what to do and what to expect.
So maybe hearing about that attempt on Simone might blow his concentration.
Well, we can't keep it from him indefinitely.
But there might be one thing that'll make it sit easier.
What's that? Ordinance is owned by Ronan Dennehy.
According to Collins, Dennehy uses this dummy company to hide his munitions pipeline.
I thought Collins said that Morrison guy really ran the show.
He does, but Dennehy is Morrison's right-hand man.
And if we can arrest him without Morrison realizing he can be useful.
Plus, it'll give Collins a warm fuzzy feeling right before the sting.
Ooh! Ooh! - Yes? - Who gets to arrest this Dennehy guy? I don't know, a couple of guys with badges.
That's a coincidence, because, you know, we happen to be two guys with badges.
- We can do it.
Can we do it? - We can definitely do it.
- Ah, you guys do have badges, don't you? Mm-hm.
It is our right, okay? They tried to take Simone from us.
Don't have to come up with some scheme to open the door, we just kick that door in.
- We never get to do that.
- You always get to do it.
Why do you always get to do that? - And we get to read him his rights.
- You remember the rights? I got them on a card.
You read them along the way.
I've to brush up on those.
Got one of those lights we could stick on the car and roll in like Starsky and Hutch? - That would be hot.
- Yeah: Wait.
Wait, do you hear that? Shh.
That's the sound of you leaving.
- We should get some police jackets.
I ain't wearing no damn jacket.
You have the right to remain silent.
Simone, we'll be back.
- They're full of beans, aren't they? - Well, they're full of something.
You know, I've never seen them so excited about making a bust before.
Oh, whoopee.
Look, it's contagious.
Hmm.
You know guys, they're just always wanting to fix things.
So they thought they could fix me by dumping me on you since you're a girl too.
We could have some sort of after-school special bonding moment together, right? No, I wouldn't dare.
Good.
I'll be over here if you need anything.
Cataloging some jewelry from our last bust.
What kind of jewelry? - Who's getting the front? - You can have it.
I like to circle around and get the drop on the guy when he comes out back.
Good.
I like to announce myself with authority so that works out perfectly.
Let's divide and conquer.
Although, if he does shoot us we don't have to explain to Simone why we had to leave her with Billie.
- You see her face? - We can take her shopping.
That would look good on you.
Whatever.
You're mad at Van and Deaq for dumping you and leaving you here? If by "mad" you mean couldn't care less, then, yeah.
You know, they're gonna bust the guy that tried to kidnap you.
And I know they seemed pumped, but what they're doing is very dangerous.
Well, they made it sound like a trip to Magic Mountain.
Yeah.
Well, men do that, don't they? Never say what they mean.
And when they do, it's never the right time.
L.
A.
P.
D! Open the door right now! You know, I know Van and Deaq.
So I know when they're especially spazzy, like they were earlier? It's because it's important to them to make this bust for you.
- L.
A.
P.
D.
, you're under arrest.
- Can you see this? Put down the gun.
What's the matter with you, boy? Can you not hear me? Why don't you give up, Lucky Charms? Can't you see he's L.
A.
's finest? Put down the gun or I'll kill your friend.
Do it now.
We don't want guys discussing their feelings all the time anyways, right? We just We want them to come through in a clinch.
- Men.
- Can't live with them can't boil their bones for soup.
Did I say that? Whoo! Anything you do or say may be used against you.
"Anything you do say.
" What? Come on, it's "anything you do say," not "anything you do or say.
" The third shipment went out on a former oil rig standby vessel named the villa.
And it consisted of the military explosive trinitrophenol and an amount of plastic explosive that, when weighed was just under 2 tons.
Does that ring a bell? I'd say to keep that kind of pipeline open, you'd be willing to do far more than just kidnap your supplier's daughter, am I right? We know you were involved.
We know how much.
We know everything.
Well, aren't you brilliant? Now, me, I only know one thing.
- And what's that? - I know that I'm a solider.
I guard honor and I wage war.
And in between, I wait like a stone until my chance comes again.
And when it does, I'll take it.
Think you can outwait me, Jimmy? You're welcome to try.
This Dennehy guy seen In The Name Of The Father way too many times.
Yeah, he's magically delicious.
- Am I right, Agent Dunne? - Yeah.
Talks a good game.
- We are not here to answer your questions.
- Oh, humor me.
Now, when wee Jimmy came to you to grass on his friends did he mention the fact that it was he that sought us out? He couldn't do enough for us.
Our struggle lined his wallet.
Why'd he change his mind now? - That's enough, Mr.
Dennehy.
- Aye, it is.
Because Collins and everyone he ever said hello to was finished the moment you kicked in my door.
Has Jimmy hidden his little girl somewhere now and that's why he's being so bold? Well, I wonder how bold he's gonna be when he sees her on a slab.
- Well, let him bore the FBI for a change.
Do you hear me, Jimmy? - I'm not gonna listen to this.
- How long? I'm gonna get some coffee.
Huh? I'm good.
I'm just another prisoner of war.
You're not helping yourself.
Our day will come.
We will never stop and he knows it.
- Sit down.
- You hear me in there, Jimmy? We're gonna disappear you.
- Didn't get your daughter yet.
- Sit down.
But you'll both be just as dead.
Whoa, whoa.
You okay? You all right? Go check on Collins.
Check on Collins.
Dunne, what happened? - Where would Collins have gone? - What's up with this Riley Morrison cat? Didn't you set up a meeting for the two of them today? Yeah, it's supposed to be in an hour behind a warehouse in Silver Lake.
It could still go down that way too.
If Collins is planning on going, why would he run? I still have to do my due diligence and cover the warehouse.
We can't assume Collins is not gonna show up.
But the question is, why did he bolt? I mean, what's going on in his head right now? Listen Listen, Simone.
I know you're upset and I know you don't wanna be here.
But, uh, we need you right now.
I mean, nobody knows your father here like you do.
Even though he tried to keep you sheltered your whole life.
And you always saw more than he wanted you to see.
And now you can use it to help us and him.
Except, try not to cry, okay? Because, uh, we can't handle that too well.
When my mom was alive we lived in a big house outside the city with a nice lawn.
But when she died, we moved out and I never went back there again.
My dad had the house torn down and he said he sold the property but I know he didn't.
He built warehouses and storage tanks out there.
Now it's like his secret testing ground.
I followed him once.
I saw him working.
It was like watching a stranger.
No one knows that place like he does.
You think he's setting them up? Trying to lure them out there? - Lf they're using me to get to him then - Your dad protects you by taking them out.
And himself too.
All right, Phillips, Bennett, you're gonna stay here with her.
The rest of you, we're gonna go in Silver Lake.
And you two, you're gonna check out Collins' property.
Let's go.
Hey, wait.
Please, stop him.
- Please? - We will.
We have never not done what we said we were gonna do.
I don't have a drink, but I believe you.
Just a few questions for you, J.
Edgar.
Let's have a bit of a chinwag.
I need to find something, and I know you know where it is.
There's nobody here.
Collins is a no-show.
Let's move out.
Don't feel too bad, Agent Dunne.
At least you helped someone today.
Hey, guys, this is Special Agent Dunne.
Did you hear? They found Jimmy Collins.
Supposed to bring his daughter to be there when he gets through the Morrison thing.
No one told us anything about that.
Isn't that always the way? The right hand never knows what the left hand's doing.
Wait.
Uh, hey, Dave, put a call into Billie real quick.
And let me get a crack at that ID so I can write the number down.
Sure, I'm real sorry nobody called ahead.
I mean, this whole thing's so much harder than it had to be.
All done.
No, no.
No trouble at all.
All right.
Cheers.
Hello? We swept the warehouse.
No sign of Collins.
We're heading back now.
Call me if you find him.
We will.
So that happened.
Think he's got the whole place rigged? We better assume yes.
Okay.
Let's go.
You go first.
You lead the way.
No, you go first.
Collins.
Collins.
- You all right? - Yeah.
Thank God the Germans know how to build a decent chassis.
Meant that for Morrison.
Well, I bet you had backup plans in case he didn't trip that wire.
What were they? We didn't wanna believe you'd take it there, man, but your daughter knew you would.
Oh, my God.
Someone's car hit a little snag.
Can we assume the building's rigged as well? I don't mind bringing little Simone in if it is, Jimmy, but you might.
Put all your weapons on the ground and give me your full cooperation or I'll kneecap your girl.
- Can you disarm the trigger? - Nope.
Then pretend to, it will buy us some time.
Come on.
Help.
This whole place is booby-trapped, so let him disable the trigger.
We'll come outside with you, you'll give us the girl and you get what you came for.
Yes, I will.
I would stop doing that if I were you.
COLLINS; Simone.
Hey, do you guys know anything about witness protection? - Like what? - Like, does it suck? Forget it.
I already know.
Hey, the Irish guys have been taken care of, but who knows who else is out there.
When people find out your dad came clean, you're gonna have a lot of enemies.
Enemies sounds like exciting death.
A retirement community in Arizona sounds like long, boring, dry-heat death.
So don't go.
You're 18, nobody can make you go.
He's right.
You're all grown up.
As terrifying as that is to think about, legally, it's true.
So stay here in L.
A.
And put all the clubs in jeopardy of having their license revoked for underage drinking.
Oh, shut up.
You know I'm going.
Your dad came through for you.
Actions speak louder than words.
This could be good for you.
You're kind of spoiled.
Oh, well, try not to miss me too much, because it's making you lamer already.
Good luck, baby girl.
- I'm gonna need it.
- No, you won't.
Oh, excuse me.
Yeah, uh, hey, hey.
Let's go, thanks.
Thanks.
Hey, Billie, you ever play a game called I Never?