Tequila Sunrise
- R
- Year:
- 1988
- 115 min
- 744 Views
MAC:
Whose idea was this?
ANDY:
What idea?
MAC:
Meeting here.
ANDY:
Theirs.
ANDY:
Why?MAC:
It looks like we're dealing dope.(RADIO STATIC)
MAC:
You like static?
ANDY:
MAC:
Under a freewayand high tension wires.
These guys are late. What time
were they going to meet you?
ANDY:
7:00.MAC:
Yeah, they're real late.ANDY:
Okay, what do I do about it now?
MAC:
Why don't you just back upand see if you can get K-EARTH?
(CAR ENGINE)
(CAR IN MOTION)
MAC:
Boy, this is not cool. He oughtto lower his brights, at least.
MAC:
Lights, goddamn it!
ANDY:
Jesus Christ!We're just meeting here...
... to make sure
we weren't followed.
(CAR DOOR OPENS)
MAC:
Christ, how did I get here?
(CAR DOOR OPENS)
ANDY:
He's got the cash.Now we got to go weigh it and test it.
MAC:
Why not just do iton the hood of the car?
MAC:
Stop here.
What are you looking at?
MAC:
Peanut shells.
MAC:
Right! Jesus!
Go in the room and leave the door
unlocked. I'll be there soon.
What were you doing?
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
ANDY:
Who is it?
LELAND:
It's Leland, Dan.
- Andy, how you doing, baby?
ANDY:
Great.Say hello to Nick.
Nick's my partner.
NICK:
Hold it.
Who the f*** is that?
It's a friend.
He's not my friend.
And I got all the friends I need.
He's my ride.
He drove me, that's all.
Let him wait in the car.
I don't like meeting strangers.
ANDY:
Really, he's just a friend of mine.
Hey, that's cool.
MAC:
Just let me take a quick leakand I'll be out of here.
Deal's still good.
How do you want
to weigh and test it?
We'll work it out, Andy.
Maybe you shouldn't be looking for
any new faces in your life, either.
Fine with me.
I'll wait outside.
NICK:
I thought you retired.MAC:
I am retired.- Then what are you doing here?
- A favor.
You mean, a felony favor.
A client paid him with coke.
I'm holding his hand
while he sells it.
Man, that is one
flimsy f***ing excuse.
He also says his customer asks more
questions about me than the dope.
My phones have
You're setting me up, Nick.
Not tonight, pal.
I got here by accident.
Talk about a flimsy f***ing excuse!
Later.
And do yourself a favor.
Don't go back to the car.
Don't you go back to the room.
There's no evidence.
I'm sorry. I couldn't afford to have
him busted, as dumb as he is.
He's my lawyer.
Who authorized this sh*t?
You did, lieutenant.
Look, that's what
we were told, okay?
COP 1:
What a waste of time.
(OVER RADIO) Units 3, 4 and 5,
return to parking lot.
(OVER RADIO)
Units 6 and 7...
... check all of the exits and the
stairwell. Look at those vents...
(COP 2) Got a runner
going across the freeway!
MAC:
F***ing-A!MAC:
Must be the only f***ing phoneI've ever met that don't...
Get in there!
JO:
Vallenari's. Good evening.- Hi, this is Dale McKussic.
Mr. McKussic, I'm sorry.
Aren't we seeing you this evening?
I don't think
I'll make my reservation.
I'm going to be a little late.
How late will you be?
I don't know.
How late is the kitchen open?
Tell me something, Hal.
When you asked me to help, did you
know who you were asking me to bust?
I knew who it was.
Why didn't you bust him?
You know that too.
He's a friend of mine.
I'll tell you what I heard
when I came to L.A.
Nick won't work South Bay
because he won't bust McKussic.
Tonight you proved that.
You not only let him walk...
...you kicked him out and gave
him a personal escort. Why?
Because you're predictable, Hal.
You're very predictable.
Mac saw you coming a mile away.
How did you know he wasn't holding?
Was Andy Leonard?
You busted him.
NICK:
No coke. No sale.No conspiracy to sell.
All you've got is a conversation...
...with a chickenshit
Century City lawyer.
And an entrapment lawsuit.
mincemeat of you.
I let him walk to save you
from a bad bust.
Hal.
I did you a favor.
(JO OVER TELEPHONE) How are you?
(MAC OVER TELEPHONE) Fine, thanks.
NICK:
What is it?
It's McKussic.
You're kidding.
He's in and out of this place
all the time.
Andy Leonard's the lawyer
for this restaurant.
McKussic and the Vallenaris
talk drugs and money?
They're careful what they say.
NICK:
Let me hear.
I told you they're real careful.
I'm sure you're right.
Could I hear?
Yeah, sure!
(JO OVER RADIO) In that case,
why don't I give you a taste...
... of something different tonight?
How about...
... rigatoni?
(MAC OVER RADIO)
Rigatoni?
JO:
Rigatoni quattro formaggi, acreamy blend of four Italian cheeses.
Fontina, taleggio,
gorgonzola, and parmigiano.
MAC:
Sounds good.
Sounds good to me too.
$5,000 to hear what Mac eats...
...take my guys off the clock
and let me ask him.
Unless you guarantee the Feds
are picking up the tab tonight.
NICK:
What's good?
Everything.
Why, are you hungry?
I missed dinner.
- What are you having?
MAC:
Pasta.Something like
rigatoni quattro formaggi?
Good guess.
Dinner's over, Bart.
Pay the tab at the bar.
L.A. Narcotics and the D.E. A...
...are arguing about
what you're doing here.
Why?
NICK:
You deal drugsand don't pay taxes.
But you're a legend around here.
Not only that, you're white.
They figure they'll be able
to see your picture in the paper.
MAC:
So what do you figure, Nick?
I made lieutenant.
It'll be announced next week.
I'm the head of Narcotics
for L.A. County.
Congratulations.
That's all you got to say?
What about your law degree?
Getting into the D.A.'s...
Forget about my career. The Feds
swear you're doing business here.
I'm not, here or anywhere.
And you couldn't catch me if I was.
Try the sand dabs.
Try the sand dabs.
Here, look.
Watch!
That's terrific.
You know, I just...
...think something's going on.
I'm still a detective
even when there's no crime.
What do you think's going on?
Something
you don't want me to know.
JO:
How are we treating youthis evening, Mr. McKussic?
Fine, thank you.
JO:
Can I offer you anything more?- More?
JO:
There are two excellent fishyou haven't tried.
MAC:
Sure.- What are they?
This is my friend, Nick Frescia.
A pleasure, Jo Ann Vallenari.
A plate for you?
I've got to be going.
JO:
Try us another night.- What I tried tonight was terrific.
I'm pleased to hear it.
She's attractive.
Oh, yeah.
So, how about it?
How about what?
Whatever you're doing...
...do it somewhere else,
and don't make me look bad.
There is one last thing.
There's no new business.
It's an accounting problem.
The Colombians.
Another discrepancy about money.
Sure.
They don't know how to count.
I got your word, Mac?
Yeah.
One more thing.
How about another bite of that fish?
That's great!
ARTURO:
I give him two drinks.JO:
That's two too many.If my brother sees Nino like this...
What will he do, fire him?
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