Prince of the City

Carla: What?

What is it?

The door.

There's nobody there, Danny.

Go on back to sleep.

It's okay.

There's nobody there.

Oh, Christ.

Across the street.

The phone booth.

It's going down at 3:00.

Don't forget me, baby face.

Daniel: Could I forget the King?

Let's go.

- Yeah. - 3 o'clock.

Excuse me, Alan.

- Is Gus Levy there? - Yeah, Dom.

Dom on phone: 3 o 'clock.

Gus on phone: 3 o 'clock. - Alright.

Goddamn door, you never get used to it.

- Want me to get the door? - No, no. I'm alright.

Hey, Gio, your cigar stand sucks, you know that?

Here you go, kid.

Alright, alright.

Mother's milk.

O-o-oh! Kaboom!

The best is none too good.

Sing it to me, baby.

- Here, let me give you a hand. - Hands off.

That's more money fuckin' money you could spend in a lifetime.

Touchy, touchy.

Gus: Vaya muchachos!

We're going back to Bogota.

Come on, arriba, arriba.

You're starting to stink up the place.

Watch your step out there, now. They just mopped the floor.

Oh, a star-studded night.

- Good evening, gentlemen. - Evening, Your Honor.

Detective Daniel Ciello,

Special Investigating Unit, Narcotics Division, Your Honor.

Detective Gino Mascone, Special Investigating Unit,

Narcotics Division, Your Honor.

You don't mind, do you, sergeant?

No, Your Honor, not at all.

Judge: Counselors.

Ladies, will you excuse us?

Either of you gentlemen in a hurry?

Detective Mascone?

After you, Detective Ciello.

Well, thank you, Detective Mascone.

Your Honor... Maria, you wanna stand up there, please?

Thank you.

Your Honor, this young lady has got

nothing on under her fur coat.

I'm sure the court wouldn't want her to catch cold.

Certainly not, Detective Ciello.

It could be grounds for an appeal. Step forward, please.

So I say, "Lieutenant,

my team is photographing the outside of the place.

Plus we got two bugs inside the place.

Will you for Christ's sake tell your men to

put back the fucking TV sets from where they stole them?"

Hey!

- Hey! Come on! - Hey!

Alright, alright, you pricks. Next time we go first.

One of the ho's bit the clerk.

We've been there for two fucking hours.

Come in, detective.

Sorry, I kept you waiting. I'm new at this.

I never know how long these interviews will take.

- It's okay, I got a light day. - Good.

For the record, I'm District Attorney Cappalino.

Special assistant prosecutor, investigating--

Police corruption. I know all about it. Chase Commission.

- Oh, I hope you're impressed. - Sure, I'm a cop.

Detective, you personally are under no suspicion,

no investigation here.

Why am I here?

Ah, I have to start somewhere, so I'm starting at the top.

- Why narcotics, counselor? - Willie Sutton said it.

"That's where the money is."

Sit down, detective.

Well, you know, I'd like to help.

I just don't know how.

- Sorry, you alright? - Yeah, I'm alright.

Sorry, just bear with me, detective...

If anybody knows anything, SIU should.

You guys have city-wide jurisdiction, right?

Choose your own targets, enforce the law or not as you see fit.

What was it Judge Bernstein called you?

"Princes of the City."

Sure, we walk on water.

You work virtually unsupervised.

Well, we're judged on results, counselor.

Mm-hm. Some of which are spectacular.

One of the reasons I'm interviewing you is

your own extraordinary career.

You're the leader of your unit. Yet you, uh...

Excuse me. Seven years younger than the next youngest man.

You know there's been talk, detective.

About me, sir?

Rick: No, about the Special Investigating Unit, SIU.

Well, Mr. Cappalino, there's also talk about feds.

Oh?

I would like to hear about that.

But for now, let's talk about cops.

Oh, sure. You guys spy on cops all the time.

I mean, you go for cops because cops are easy.

That's right.

And I can't tell you how sorry I am that cops are easy.

You know, my whole career,

I've never seen anything, but good cops.

In SIU, I see great cops. Great detectives.

If a guy took as a cop, he'll take as a detective.

If a guy took as a DA, he'll take as a judge.

Okay, thanks for coming in, detective.

Oh, I, uh, I will be in touch.

Or if you should want to call me, office and home.

By the way, if you do have something, anything...

it wouldn't have to go through the Chase Commission.

There are lots of other investigative branches.

Looking for something besides cops? I'd love to hear it.

Did you read the report?

Ten times as many cops got themselves bit in 1966,

as got themselves bit in 1964.

Hey, Gino, do they say where they got themselves bit?

Who else could live with this?

Who needs a drink?

- Hey, Ernie. Woman 1: Hi, Ernie.

I've got Ronnie upstairs.

Watch what your sister puts in her mouth, hear?

Huh? Why do I ask? Look, I'm reading the new Vonnegut.

- Who? - Who?

The new Vonnegut, you guys ought to try it.

- Who? - I wanna get out of here.

Your father and Ernie have got Ronnie upstairs.

I read that report, Gino. Thanks, Bill.

One of the worst hazards of the profession, biters.

Yeah, but you got to see where my horse was bit.

Dan, I found him on the road, somebody could've

knocked him down, but he wouldn't tell me who done it.

Alright, thanks, Ernie. Go on back downstairs, pop.

- I'll take care it. - His cheek is cut bad.

I said I'd take care of it.

- Alright. - He's your brother, Danny.

Ronnie: Sure you'll take care of it.

Like you always take care of it, right?

Like if you took care of it, you think I'd be coming here

like some fucked-over piece of meat?

- What is it, huh? - Huh?

You got a problem, Ronnie? You got a new problem?

Come on, why don't you tell me about your problem, Ronnie?

I mean, I've done everything I can.

Oh, you don't do nothing. Nothing!

Shit, I come here, you got this house.

You got a car, your wife's got a car. You know?

You got a problem? Tell me the problem.

You're always wearing the best clothes!

You're always wearing the best clothes!

You smell like I don't know what.

And all your friends down there...

they're in the same shape!

- Hey, we earn what we got. - Oh...

I look at those cops down there. What are you telling me?

You guys are civil servants? Huh?

Is that what you're telling me?

You guys are doing more shit than me

or any of the people I know would!

Hey, listen to this. We earn what we got.

Why don't you search my house, huh? Search my house.

Like the other times. Like the other times.

Like you're something special

'cause you got a badge to go with your gun!

You know the only difference between you and a guy

in the street that's putting a stocking over his head?

- Huh? You got a badge! - Huh?

You're the same fucking crook. The same fucking crook.

And your father don't see it, but I see it.

And in his heart, your father sees it.

If you want... to help me, you can help me!

All of you have the right time on your gold Rolexes?