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~ VILLA
How the hell did you find us?
HORNSTPCK
You think T don’t know how to spot
an armored vehicle? Glossy windows
and a bulky door |panel’s a dead
giveaway. I knew|that one had our
guy.
HARRO!
I’m impressed.
HORNSTOPK
I appreciate that
HARROWS
I'm impressed that] even though you
sent a pathologist| in to do a cop's
work, you still cape out on top.
You must have a hofseshoe shoved
somewhere.
31 MTAMT PD ~ LATER 31
“Rosaoas
Rosie, Villa, Slade, Harrows} and Hornstock walk in with
Marcelus in custody. Villa ald Hornstock break off with him.
VILLA
We're going to takp our prize down
to holding.
Rosewood addresses the whole|bullpen.
ROSEWOO!
Pull your lines ouk of the water
because we caught fhe big fish. And
do you know why? Because team
work,.. Come on, Abent Harrows say
it with ue...
SLADE ROSEWOOD
Makes the dream work. Makes the dream work.
Slade smiles as he heads intg his office.
sz TNT:_EASI_MIAMI PD - SLADE‘S OFFICE — DAY 32 ‘|
As he lands at his door, he stops -— sitting in his chair,
feet on HIS desk is MARTY GODFREY (50s), snake in a suit.
stNEy SLADE
Who the hell are you?
Seam Genexnoep CASTING cane
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CONTINUED:
Slade’s up:
the door.
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Marty Godfrey. Please call back
your detectives and have them un-
cuff my client.
SLADE
Excuse me?
Un-cuff him so we can leave.
SLADE
He's being charged with a list of
erimes so long you'd fall asleep
before you reached the end.
Here's the good news for me: If I
walk out with my client right now,
Iwin. If I don’t, I'll be living
here tomorrow and’I win again! I711
gut the whole place down to the
studs. This office will make a nice
master bath.
set, but before he can speak, Harrows appears in
HARROWS:
You have no shot. Your client is
wanted by the FBI.
‘The rotor .. of incompetents?
Forgive me if I’m not soiling
myself. You‘re in violation of his
4th Amendment rights and if you'd
like we can have a Frank’s hearing
to prove it.
SLADE
We had to go in. Our people were in
danger.
They put themselves in danger when
they impersonated undesirables and
broke in to my client’s home.
(then)
Everything they saw, everything my
client said... none’of it is
admissable in court. It's as if
today never happened.
HARROWS
You really think we're going to let
you get away with the charade?
ef
rea TE‘ROSEWOOD
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Charades? = you like games? Let's
play “how much money will my client
win when T sue the city for
harassment.” Does that sound like
fun? Thirteen words, first
syllable...
Everyone's silent, nothing to say. Slade knows they're fucked. |
You must be kidding me. I've been
after this guy fdr years.
VILLA
We did catch himJin a day ao...
HORNSTCK
Maybe you want td trust us on this
one.
Villa hands Marcelus over th Marty.
They walk
MARTY
Pleasure doing business with you
both. But, hard to call it business
when it’s'so fun
out. Harrows rounfis on Slade.
HARRO}
We have Marcelus Wega in our
custody and you Ipt him walk out of
here a free man?
SLADE
Right now, we havp him for what?
Some counterfeit pachines? We have
a chance to get him for everything.
(then)
We let him walk ndw and put a tail
on him, Then, befdre he can—
HARROWS
That’s your big move? A tail. I'm
not letting you lobe him. No way.
SLADE
Why are you incapable of listening
to anyone else on thie thing?
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~ HARRCWS:
You know my reakon.
SLADE
We've all lost yeople. Part of the
job.
BARR
Slade, you have $ne of those people
who sorta teache} you everything
you know? That mdkes you want to do
better, be betted in every way
imaginable becaude to let them down
would just be somewhere beyond soul
crushing? You got| one of those?
SLADE
Matter of fact, J|
HARROW:
Great. Marcelus p|
femoral artery of
80 he could watch|
his body ran dry.
and then there is]
(then)
And I’m not goin
live with myself fif I caught the
= sonofabitch and Yet him walk away.
(3 = FR = ‘SLATER |
Harrows and Slade hustle to catch up to Marty and Marcelus.
Behind them, Rosie and Villa walk and talk.
do.
tt a bullet in the
mine on purpose
him bleed until
There's personal
THIS.
to be able to
VILLA
Something’s not right. The Marcelus
we heard about can’t be sore
intimidated, but we did. He can’t ARE N
be seen, but we saw him. ex sa.
ROSEWOOD
So either all of the rumors about
Marcelus were lies or——
BANG! Villa and Rosie rush over to see Marty, on the floor,
bullet having ripped through his shoulder, in shock -~ his
face SPLATTERED with BLOOD. TILTING DOWN we see Marcelus,
hole in his throat -- the TV friendly version...
SLADE
I was wrong. He's not running
anywhere.
| /
END OF CHAPTER FOUR
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It's BUZZING. Everyone rushing around in the aftermath of the
shooting. Villa comes over|to Hornstock, Slade, and Rosie.
rooftop looked like a barbershop at
closing time.
(off their 1doks)
Another salted cyime scene.
SLADE
Just like at the fwarehouse.
(to Hornstock})
Grab who you need, canvasa the
area. No stone unturned. Find
Marcelus.
Hornstock nods, exits.
VILLA,
Cap, obviously tHe guy that just
got’ aniped is...
ARROWS (0.S.)
A decoy.
Everyone turns to Harrows qs she brushes past Slade, looking
for Marty. Villa, Rosie, afd Slade follow closely behind, as
Harrows pushes an EMT asidé, getting vitals on Marty.
EMT
Excuse me, ma'am. I'm trying--
ARROWS
You'll do your job in the amount of
space I'm givi
Harrows goes at Marty, on a gurney, still in shock.
sary - HARROWS (CONT'D)
What‘s the matter? In all the years
spent with criminals, you never got
a little blood on your face? ce C
(off Marty, shaking head) he
Speaking of our dearly departed
friend. He have a name? =
No answer, so Harrows presses his wound. He SCREAMS in agony.
cer
Are you crazy?
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Marty looks to Slade for help... Not this time. Harrows is on
their team now.
ROSEWOOD
She's just putting pressure on your
wound. Stems the bleeding.
HARROWS
Exactly. I want answers. And I got
a lot of fingers ready to help get
them.
Oh, okay... Jude Manifort. Marcelus
hired the guy. Set him up with a
fake ID. Passport——
SLADE
While you what? Balanced the
books... 7 Now’s the time where you
tell us who the real Marcelus is.
I don’t know. I swear. I've only
spoken to him on the phone. Twice.
EMT picks up the gurney and starts to walk toward the
ambulance ~~ we're on the move! Harrows and the rest of our
team walking alongside him -- finally working together.
‘ vo
Suite. Nobody kndws who anyonb is in
your organizatidn because evgryone
weaks a mask, ribbe? Except,
yor id that fs you extikal
vulj4rable.
Harrows stops the gurney short of getting into the ambulance.
For the first time, our NEW team seems to be in sync--
SLADE
You‘ve worked a lot of cases for
Marcelus and his team. And in an
organization of this size, someone
has to keep track of who everyone
is, Marty. And we think that
someone ig you.
HARROWS.
We've looked into you and your
Cliente. A-uho's whe of wht cazeos
Total low life losers top to
bottom.
(then)
Victor, our friend Pete, Mayer with
the crates. Your side piece, Erin.
v
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My what?
HARROWS:
Don’t play stupid. The paid ass
from Marcelus’ Cuban restaurant.
Rosie and Villa turn to each other.
toes curl, |they seem th get
reall chatty with \the secrets|..
SLADE
r ve her pichgd up. Ma¥# she
has\séme answers {
Slade hurries off as the EMTs put Marty into the ambulance.
As they go to shut the doors, Harrows stops them.
Coons) > HARROWS
You need to talk. Now. Obstructton
o
rr you:
(off his silence)
This goes far beyond attorney
client privilege.
¢ i>
Marcelus Liked nobody and he
trusted nobody. Except for one
person. Pete Winnfield. Guy was a
genius. A rare gem. And those are
hard to come by in the criminal
world. Marcelus kept him polished.
Close. Basically wore the kid like
a necklace.
Harrows looks to Rosie and Villa. They've had the guy the
whole time.
ONT’)
Pete was his eyes and ears. I spoke
to Pete more than anyone on behalf
of Marcelus... Check Pete’s phone
records.
(ORE)
cconrswue) “/