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- That's ours.

- "Rogue cop guns down camera."

- We can sue.

- Exactly.

He's Dirty Harry, he's real

and we've got him by the balls.

I see where you're going with this.

A reality show.

- How is it different than Cops?

- Did you see?

He's a modern-day cowboy.

He's sexy, volatile. He's a bad boy,

and women love bad boys.

- He could frisk me.

- You like getting frisked?

Brad, focus. Want to see it again

in slow motion?

- I get the point. Sh*t!

- What?

- I was outbid for an A-Team lunch box.

- Okay, Brad.

- So we've got this Mitch Preston?

- We're with him 24 hours a day.

Because he's gonna blow again,

and when he does, we'll be there.

If he makes a lot of arrests,

he gets a prize?

- Who gets the prize?

- This isn't a game show.

This is one man, on his own,

kicking ass and taking names.

- Can we give him a partner?

- That's a good idea.

- We'll give him a funny-minority type.

- That'll get the NAACP off my back.

- Or is it the NCAA?

- Do we have a deal?

- Fine, go make a pilot.

- No, Brad.

This guy isn't a pilot, he's a series.

Trust me.

I'll stake my entire reputation on it.

What reputation? You still get sh*t

for faking the flammable pajama story.

You can't tell me that wasn't good TV.

Are you in or out? I'm pitching

this at Fox in half an hour.

- I'll give a six-episode commitment.

- Yes!

But if it's all pit stops at Krispy

Kreme, I'm pulling the plug...

- ...and you're out of a job.

- We'll all be out of a job.

What do they teach you in China?

Let's go. Bring it on.

- You rocked!

- We're screwed.

- We know nothing about these shows.

- There are rules.

Call L.A.P.D. and get clearances.

And find a cameraman.

- Is Julio out of traction?

- I'll call the hospital.

- What if our Dirty Harry says no?

- Everybody wants to be on TV.

10-36. It looks like the stolen cuffs

were an inside job.

That's very funny, guys.

Very funny. Very well-written.

What are you reading,

the Jenny Craig newsletter?

FYI, my friend,

a lot of this is muscle.

It's a flyer for some new

reality-TV cop show.

- I got to be part of this.

- Thought you wanted to be a detective.

I'm a cop

and I'm a professional actor.

Your career consists of a few lines

on an episode of Diagnosis Murder.

All I need is the right part

and I'll get my big break.

Know how old Sam Jackson was

when he got his break? He was 42.

Okay, but he's got, gosh,

what's that thing called? Talent.

I'm talented. I ain't no Sam Jackson,

but I'm talented.

Your partner will be Mitch Preston.

We know who'd wear the cuffs there.

He nailed the other lead?

He's front-page news.

Everybody's talking about him.

I'd blow his old ass off the screen

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