Half Past Dead

So, Nick...

...this is it?

As promised.

Let's do it.

I have a plane to catch.

You know, Sonny...

...you're wrong about him. He's clean, man.

We're about to find out.

Put your guns down.

Hello, Sasha.

I'm Sonny Ekvall.

You work for me.

Nicholas, what is all this?

Caught a little heat.

One of our guys is double-dealing with the Feds.

It's no big deal. Just procedure.

-A polygraph. -Nick was against this.

I see.

He says you are one of my family.

But he always did bring home strays.

That is why I am here.

Are you friend or foe?

I'm a friend.

Sasha Petrosevitch.

You are Russian.

Yeah, I'm Russian. You got a problem with that?

I am an equal opportunities employer.

As long as you are working the scene making me money...

...what do I care?

Who did you work for before you landed in my lap?

Me.

-Doing what? -I ran a highland crew...

...got popped, did a nickel in Angola.

Just trying to get into something simple.

I run the biggest crime syndicate from Eastern Europe...

...to the Pacific Rim.

-That is simple? -Cars are simple.

You work for any law enforcement agencies?

Sometimes I work for the CIA, the KGB...

...the U.S. Marshals, when I got a little bit of spare time...

...I do a little something for the Eastern Stasi.

You left out the FBI.

-Are you FBI? -I boost cars. That's all.

I am a soldier trained in the art of killing, not interrogation.

Nick likes you. He's a good boy.

He's like a little brother to me. So for him, I make an exception.

But now, my patience is at the end.

Are you FBI?

No.

Welcome to my family, Sasha.

I told you.

Make sure the boat leaves tonight.

It's time, man.

-Time for what? -To take that ring off.

She's a memory, Sasch.

You felt the loss.

Cried the tears.

There's nothing more to do, man.

I just can't let her go.

I respect that.

I feel that.

Anyway...

...I got a job.

You want it?

Yeah.

Yo, Sasch, stop playing! Stop driving so fast!

Come on! Watch this!

Watch the forklift!

-Yeah, you like that. -No, I don't like this.

Oh, my God.

I'm sorry about what went down tonight.

I told Sonny you was one of us, but he runs the show his way.

-What's a Blue Book on these wheels? -About 198 grand.

-That makes my 5% worth what? -9600. Give or take.

I'll take half now, half when I deliver, right?

You'll get it when we get there.

Half now, Nicholas, or we give this back.

-How long we known each other? -Two and a half years.

So for about two...

...two and a half years...

...I've been asking you to call me Nick.

-I like Nicholas, all right? -No, it's not all right.

It's all right. Put a little thug in it. Maybe you'll get your money.

I love Nicholas, all right?

-Was that good? -No, check it out.

Read my lips.

-All right. -All right.

-How was that? -See how I'm doing that?

All right. See what I'm getting at?

I think....

That's tough for me.

You whiter than I thought.

-Stop playing. -I'm a bad man, you know that.

Stop the car!

I'm gonna kick your ass one day.

What are you guys doing? Back to work!

We're putting these cars on the road in 37 minutes.

-Where's my money? -Hey, I'm good for it.

-You know me. -And you know me.

Now, I want my 9600 or I'm gonna take this big goddamn hammer...

-Hey, come on. -...and have some fun.

Hey, Sasch. Sasch.

-You know you're crazy, right? -Cuckoo crazy.

-You expecting somebody? -No.

Get this car out of here.

-Nicholas Frazier? -Who wants to know?

Special Agent Williams. I'm with the FBI.

Maybe you've heard of us?

Yeah, I've heard of you.

That's no way to start. Put your guns down. Let's talk.

I don't talk to pigs without my lawyer.

I'm a lawyer. You want my advice?

Put the guns down. I'm looking to bring down Sonny Ekvall.

You wanna negotiate? I'll cut you a sweet deal.

Witness protection. No time served.

Ekvall's not for sale.

You ever done hard time, Nick?

Ever been somebody's bitch?

You got big balls for a woman, you know that?

And you've got exactly five seconds to put the guns down.

Otherwise, people are gonna die. You want that on your conscience?

-Nobody's gotta die tonight. -I'm not talking to you!

That's one, Nick.

-You know, Sonny has a rule. -What's that?

That's two, Nick.

Three!

Nobody gets taken alive.

-Four! -That's a bad rule, man.

Five! Put the goddamn guns down, now!

-Put the gun down, man. -It's a nice night to die.

BP's dropping fast. We gotta get this guy out of flat line!

He's going into cardiac arrest!

Clear!

Clear!

One, two, three!

One, two, three, four, five!

One, two, three, four, five!

We got a pulse!

NEW ALCATRAZ 8 MONTHS LATER

I can't believe I ended up in this situation. This is bullshit.

INMATE PROCESSING CENTER 08:30 HOURS

My friend.

Sasch? How you been, man?

-I've been better. How you feel? -It's like I'm seeing a ghost.

Give me some love, man!

-Thought you was dead. -For a while, but I'm back.

I'm sorry about what happened in the warehouse.

I lost it. I went ballistic.

Forget it. Where'd you come from?

They sent me down from the SHU, Pelican Bay.

-What about you? -Infirmary, San Quentin.

-Got another five years in this rat hole. -I got two.

Well, are we all right? Or we got issues?

-What're you talking about? -You might be pissed off.

I don't wanna spend the next five years...

...wondering if my nigger want to slit me from ear to ear.

You're my man.

When you get inside, you're gonna have issues. They won't be with me.

You all right?

I'll see you on the inside.

-What are you packing? -It's my leg.

I'm gonna ask again. What are you packing?

This.

You wanna play rough? I can play rough.

Sorry, I'm not into men.

You don't know who I am?

Just doing my job, boss.

-You gonna like this. -That's enough.

You gonna learn to respect me.

My kids hit harder than that.

Chump.

What you bringing into my island, ése?

My knee. It's titanium.

-Which one? -Left.

You got a hard head, homeboy.

Do yourself a favor. Keep it on your shoulders.

All right. Back to work.

The attorney general and Federal Bureau of Prisons...

...welcome you to the U.S. Federal Penitentiary at Alcatraz.

Mr. Hubbard, Robert Kennedy closed Alcatraz in 1963...

PARADE GROUNDS 11:00 HOURS

...claiming it was cruel and inhumane--

Actually, he closed it in June of '62. What's your question?

Some say the new Alcatraz is a step back in criminal warehousing...

...especially now with the inauguration of your new execution chamber.

How do you respond?

Our society has become more violent and more corrupt.

One out of every 30 men in the United States is....

-What's the word I'm looking for? -Criminally challenged.

"Criminally challenged." That's the catch phrase now.

-You're not answering the question. -I think we have a generational gap.

Perhaps my younger associate can help clear things up.

Give them a good sound bite, Donny.

Alcatraz is a bad place for bad people.

If there's any discomfort here, that's how it should be.

Fresh meat, dog!

E-BLOCK 14:00 HOURS

Welcome to la Isla de los Alcatraces.

The Island of Pelicans.

You've been transferred here as part of a work program to retrofit my island.