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00:02:30I'm Tampi's brother
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00:03:24Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks
00:03:29Shut damn, right
00:03:41Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man shaft, can you dig it?
00:03:48Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about shaft right on
00:04:05You say this cat is a bad man. Shut your mouth. I'm talking about Sharon and we can dig it
00:04:12He's a complicated man
00:04:14No one understands him, but his woman
00:04:18John shaft. Hey, what's up, buddy?
00:04:28Okay
00:04:48I
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00:05:21Thanks, brother
00:05:28Too much sugar this morning call and don't drink it, baby
00:05:35Couple of dudes from uptown looking for you
00:05:38Know them
00:05:41Not by name
00:05:42Seen him around uptown
00:05:45Come in there when I was opening up ask where they could find you
00:05:49What they look like one was wearing a funky plaid coat. I don't know was sharp
00:05:56$50 shoes black coat gray flares
00:06:01Is that all oh they had heat on them
00:06:04The one in the funky plaid coat had his hands in his coat pocket pulled his coat tight dig
00:06:09Had some heavy iron in his belt, you know, you got a scuff on the toe of this left shoe
00:06:21What time you got some 816
00:06:27Hey pull over in front of that shoe shine parlor usually hangs out there. Hey
00:06:40You want me to go in no, we'll wait
00:06:48Got yourself a nice shine you can go out and make something yourself man
00:06:54Go out and get rich and fat like you, huh? We're straight, baby
00:06:59You got a minute chef got no use for no dirty postcards Vic, you know my back, huh?
00:07:04I just want to talk to you. Call me up. You know my number
00:07:11Come on I'll buy you a cup of coffee. I'm gonna sit in the park a minute. Yeah. I'll know
00:07:16Just tell me what you got to say right here
00:07:19Tom, why don't you go get us a couple of cigars?
00:07:21Just say what you got to say big, huh?
00:07:24There's a couple of hell Garcia's I don't
00:07:31Look I'm late
00:07:33What you trying to lay on me, huh?
00:07:35Just love chef got nothing but love and sympathy then we're even
00:07:39Go on get on with it. I
00:07:42Thought you might know something I want
00:07:44I'm a big fan of yours. I'm a big fan of yours
00:07:47I'm a big fan of yours. I'm a big fan of yours
00:07:49I thought you might know something. I want to know there's been a lot of low quiet rumbles going on uptown
00:07:55Our people haven't been able to pick up the sounds of it, but no words. That's cause us black folk talk mush mouth lieutenant
00:08:04I thought we were gonna get to we did but you want me to pigeon? I just said up yours, baby
00:08:12How come a couple of cats from Harlem come downtown this morning looking for John
00:08:19Well, they're soul brothers. They came down so I could teach him to handshake
00:08:25They find you of course I wasn't hiding
00:08:29You find out anything give me a call I'm still at the 38th precinct right on
00:08:36Hey, where the hell you going chef to get laid where the hell you go
00:08:41Oh
00:08:47That boy's got a lot of mouth on him
00:08:54Boys man enough to back it up, too
00:08:58What'd he tell you
00:09:02Gotta lean on that guy
00:09:04You don't lean on that behind
00:09:07Give me a package of gum
00:09:37Jim can you get us a car up?
00:09:45I'll take that
00:10:07Now be cool man
00:10:20Where's your partner
00:10:37I
00:11:07I
00:11:18You got about a half a minute
00:11:20Tell me what the hell you want with me
00:11:22Please gonna be up here asking why you threw that son of a bitch out the window
00:11:27Now they can find you dead or alive now, what's your goddamn story?
00:11:32Bobby
00:11:34Bobby
00:11:36Bring you up town. Did he tell you to mess me up?
00:11:48Doesn't make sense you arrive at your office. You have a sick friend with you suddenly another man
00:11:54You don't know brushes up and a fight starts your sick friend goes out the window. Why mr. Shaft?
00:11:58Asked a man who started a fight. Mr. Leibovitz your friend. The only name you don't buy is Tex. No last name
00:12:05That's right. I don't buy that shaft. I think you know more than you're letting on why that fight started for instance
00:12:12What you think and what you can prove with two different bags?
00:12:18All your friends walk around with weapons like that in their pockets
00:12:22that depends
00:12:24That depends
00:12:26My Negro friends don't walk around with rabbits feet no more. Don't get wise with me shaft
00:12:31There's a very simple way for me to go. I put your goddamn ass in now
00:12:34So you've got damn ass for false arrest
00:12:36Do you expect me to believe that man went out the window the way you said he did?
00:12:39What do I look like some kind of klutz don't ask and I won't tell you
00:12:43You're licensed by the city in the state shaft
00:12:46Nobody was licensed can afford to be a wise ass where a felony case is involved
00:12:50You're suggesting I could lose my license you're damn right I am and you better believe it I'm level with me
00:12:56Threatening my livelihood is a violation of my rights in it Vic
00:13:04Byron
00:13:08Why don't you let me have a talk with him in private
00:13:12You got an assailant to interview start that and I'll join you after we talk. I think you're BSing me to Vic
00:13:20This thing stinks
00:13:39Maybe I didn't like the handshake you talked about John
00:13:43You know, you can get your rump in the sling for this mess
00:13:47Static a lot of hassle. Yeah, you'll save me Vic. Well, I could try if
00:13:54One hand washes the other John all the static and hassle in the world wouldn't make me sing a song. Would it please Vic?
00:14:02No way baby
00:14:04That cat you threw out the window was a flunky for Bumpy Jonas, you know that
00:14:09Throw no cat out. No window lieutenant
00:14:11Bumpy isn't gonna like it. I
00:14:14Don't give a damn Woody like that. What the hell are you pumping me for? Huh? Two weeks ago. We started picking up rumbles
00:14:20You already said that we know it's not the Panthers
00:14:25We're the young lords, but something's on the boil John. I
00:14:29Just want to know what it is before we need an ad machine to start counting up the bodies
00:14:34Bumpy wants you for something. He knows what's going on. And that's what I want. Not who just what?
00:14:43Worms my black card to see you so concerned about us minority folks
00:14:49Come on chef, what is with this black shit?
00:14:53Huh?
00:14:55You ain't so black
00:14:58And you ain't so wait, baby
00:15:05If you want to play your super heavy black number
00:15:10I'm gonna play mine
00:15:13We can nail your tail for manslaughter all we got on you right now
00:15:18Now you can walk sleeper woods, but you know the law you could be charged
00:15:23Charge lieutenant. Yeah, but your license will be suspended
00:15:27You'll be out of business for six months
00:15:31You want to be out of business for six months shaft
00:15:34Out on the street. No gun permit six months
00:15:39With bumpy looking for you what sounds like all hell about to break loose you want it you got it
00:15:46You scare me to death lieutenant and you're buying trouble not only for yourself but a bloodbath up in Harlem you want that
00:15:55All I'm asking you is to let me know what's going on no names no places just what
00:16:04I'm not asking you to sell out just
00:16:09Tell me the name of the game so I know the rules
00:16:27Think about it
00:16:31All right, I'll settle for that now that buys you 48 hours out on the street and then we're gonna talk again
00:16:38Got the number of Obie's private phone
00:16:46Take off
00:17:08I
00:17:38Got the right number. This is shaft. How'd the hell you get this number of a bathroom wall in a goddamn Subway?
00:17:46I'm looking for you shaft. I got an office
00:18:09Yeah
00:18:11Thanks bag of chestnuts, please. Go on as hell a day, huh? Yeah. Yeah
00:18:16Good chestnuts good chestnuts
00:18:19How much two bits?
00:18:22Take it easy
00:18:24Hey taxi
00:18:30What the hell is this your white mother
00:18:34Taxi taxi
00:19:04I
00:19:23Can't say you're gonna be here you should be here
00:19:34I
00:19:56Can't say you're gonna be here
00:20:00And he ain't
00:20:03It ain't right
00:20:07Wait
00:20:11You take crap off of it you'll give you some more crap
00:20:17We'll wait
00:20:19That's some cold shit
00:20:23Throwing my man Leroy out the window
00:20:27Pick my man up and threw him out the goddamn window
00:20:32Got us standing around waiting to say, thank you
00:20:42Glad you let yourself in bumpy
00:20:45Give me a bad name. Have you hanging around at all?
00:20:49Look
00:20:51If the man ever come down here
00:20:55Again to see you you make sure you be here
00:21:00Waiting you're in my chair
00:21:22Wait outside
00:21:30I
00:21:32Say when Leroy tried a muscle you share
00:21:37Yep
00:21:38Yeah, I got no grudge about Leroy. I couldn't give a damn. I got a job for you
00:21:45I'm not on a hustle bumpy a detective job
00:21:51What kind your kind you take it Oh
00:21:54Oh jab me man, what kind of fucking job you talking about somebody kidnapped my daughter Marcy
00:22:00And in a couple of people they believe no ransom. There are nothing and nobody saw nothing
00:22:06Now what you the finder that's the fucking job
00:22:11He's got a whole unit does that kind of work free not for me, you know, I can't go to the cops
00:22:17And you want me, huh?
00:22:19Spade detective
00:22:21Yeah, I want you guys a black spade detective and I want you cuz you got your other foot and white is crawling
00:22:27She could be anywhere
00:22:32Got any idea who grabbed
00:22:36A lot of cats hating my guts
00:22:39Sweet
00:22:41Loving dude like you
00:22:43Sweet talking a man's old lady while you're beating the old man out of his paycheck in the back room boss parlor
00:22:49Being his kid shit to shoot in his arm
00:22:54Who could hit you bumpy
00:22:56My baby never sold nothing to nobody
00:22:59Never took nothing from nobody
00:23:01She's a straight kid. She's going to college
00:23:07The liver grabbed her got her to get at me
00:23:11They have a beef with me
00:23:13They should come to me
00:23:16So you get a ruling somebody else don't
00:23:19You
00:23:24Is that all you know
00:23:26Well, there's a piece of Harlem. I can't get at the one the militants got an arm
00:23:31They could have my baby. She's been into some of that stuff
00:23:35bunch calls themselves the Lumumba's
00:23:39Ben Buford's thing a
00:23:41good sin my people ask
00:23:46Come to a shootout and with all over
00:23:50But you're dead cats
00:23:53Maybe they killed Marcy
00:23:57Yeah, you pop a pimp to them
00:24:01They want to see you burn just as bad as they want to see the police burn
00:24:05Kidnapping sisters man. That ain't their thing. Look the only reason anybody grabs anybody for his money
00:24:10You tell me what other bunch in Harlem needs money bad enough to grab my baby
00:24:15If you believe that what's all this shit about me having one foot in Whitey straw, huh Buffy?
00:24:18I said I think they had I didn't say they had her in Harlem
00:24:22Ain't dumb enough to take her someplace uptown
00:24:27Now don't lay right the hell you think I need you for if I knew who had her
00:24:33I'm guessing
00:24:36They don't have all right
00:24:39Maybe they know something. I
00:24:41Got nothing
00:24:44That's a job shag
00:24:48You take it a no I
00:24:54Get 50 bucks an hour plus expenses
00:25:00And no questions asked about how I spend it
00:25:04You got it. I get a free hand to move any way I want
00:25:08You find my baby
00:25:13It's all I want
00:25:18I got money
00:25:22You spend it
00:25:26And you find her
00:25:39Now that'll get you started
00:25:59When will I hear from you
00:26:08When I got something to say
00:26:12One more thing
00:26:17You send another cat after me with a gun I'll kill the motherfucker and I'll come looking for you
00:26:23And I'll get you bumpy you believe it
00:26:38You
00:26:51Fake mother
00:26:53Oh
00:27:07It's supposed to be
00:27:09Chains, it binds him hard to see
00:27:13Unless you take this wall
00:27:24And
00:27:26You can use Olivia live here anymore
00:27:30No, why looking for hell I am to those me six months rent
00:27:42Every kind of job is hard to find
00:27:46That means an increase in the welfare line
00:27:50Crime rate is rising to if you are hungry, what would you do?
00:27:58It is too much past due
00:28:02And a building that's falling apart
00:28:06Little boy needs a pair of shoes
00:28:10This is
00:28:15Oh, man, look at my guy named Ben Buford, you know, yeah, I know seen around here lately
00:28:23Some of the brothers I got plenty of cash
00:28:27Tricks on the corner gonna see to that
00:28:31Some like to smoke
00:28:33Some like to blow
00:28:35Some even strung out on a $50 Jones
00:28:39Some are trying to teach reality
00:28:43My game so so high
00:28:49Now
00:28:51You can never
00:28:53Looking for a guy named Ben Buford seen him around. No, I ain't seen him. I didn't see me
00:28:59Thanks. Hey, you know what number was today?
00:29:03Every Sunday morning I
00:29:06Can hear the old sister say
00:29:37Oh
00:29:51So
00:29:59So
00:30:01Hey, man, what's going on see you man?
00:30:06Then then who Ben Buford, you know what I mean, man, man, I don't know no Ben Buford
00:30:15Funny oh
00:30:17That's been beautiful
00:30:20He's holed up on a place on Amsterdam
00:30:22710
00:30:24What apartment at what time?
00:30:26third floor
00:30:28It's a meeting at 9 I can't guarantee it. I just heard some cat tell another cat
00:30:36And they both in the movement with Ben. Yeah
00:30:41Yeah, well stay loose baby
00:30:58I
00:31:22Got to feel like a machine that's no way to feel
00:31:28I
00:31:58I
00:32:28I
00:32:45Had a visitor from uptown this afternoon John
00:32:49What are you having me a dog with mustard and onions Oh
00:32:54Hold the onions
00:32:59Cold up
00:33:05John what'd you get?
00:33:14I got laid
00:33:28I
00:33:36Uptown brother Amsterdam Avenue take your time early
00:33:58I
00:34:29I
00:34:31Hate camp you lost. No, you live around here. Yeah
00:34:39You look cold
00:34:46So something to eat, okay. Hey, thanks mister. Okay
00:34:58I
00:35:28I
00:35:58I
00:36:11Who is it John Chapman?
00:36:28Unless you want more visitors, you better split up that pair up front
00:36:34Put somebody on the basement door
00:36:37How did you find me was it hard you got a big mouth
00:36:43Cool it man you cool it boy
00:36:48I'll let your mouth get your ass in trouble
00:36:51I got nothing to say to you. Oh jive me
00:36:56You put in a lot of street time together, you know, that was a long time back. I
00:37:01Don't know you no more a lot of hard years man
00:37:05Time you don't forget
00:37:10Now I'm gonna give you one minute
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00:39:14Everything's okay, ma'am.
00:39:16No need to worry.
00:39:18I'm sorry about your door.
00:39:20I'll take care of it.
00:39:24You set us up, man.
00:39:28Young man, please.
00:39:30Don't do that.
00:39:32Don't ever threaten me again.
00:39:35And don't call me Judas.
00:39:38I'm not Judas.
00:39:40I'm not Judas.
00:39:42And don't call me Judas.
00:40:12Come on, man.
00:40:26There's no time to count your dead.
00:40:28Come on.
00:40:43Look.
00:40:52Come on.
00:40:59This way. This way.
00:41:05What are yours?
00:41:07No.
00:41:09Probably a finger man.
00:41:13Come on.
00:41:26When you lead that revolution,
00:41:28why do you better be standing still?
00:41:30Because you don't run worth a damn no more.
00:41:32We're done running, man.
00:41:34What the hell do you call this, man?
00:41:42I got to find out.
00:41:58Is he after you or me?
00:42:01I'm going to leave with some friends.
00:42:03They're state people.
00:42:05So don't you lay any of that Uncle Tom jive on them.
00:42:16I don't know what connects to what, Captain.
00:42:18I can't piece them together.
00:42:20Answer that.
00:42:22I don't know what connects to what, Captain.
00:42:24I can't piece them together.
00:42:26Answer that.
00:42:28Answer that.
00:42:30Look, it's only a half an hour since it happened.
00:42:32How the hell do you figure I could have something this soon?
00:42:34Yeah, but he's on the other line.
00:42:36Hey, I don't get paid enough to worry about
00:42:38what that police commissioner or the mayor thinks.
00:42:41It's Shaft. Do you want to talk to him?
00:42:43I got to call him. I might have something. Hold on.
00:42:46No. Better I call you back.
00:42:50Shaft?
00:42:52Coming down to see you, Vic.
00:42:54Think you've been holding out on me?
00:42:56I'll wait. Listen.
00:42:58Several cats were killed up in Harlem tonight.
00:43:00You know anything about it?
00:43:02I was there, Lieutenant.
00:43:11Um...
00:43:13Captain's at home. Why don't you call him back?
00:43:15Tell him I had to go out. Chase down a lead.
00:43:17Where are you going?
00:43:19Nowhere. Just to get him off my back.
00:43:21A reporter from the news wants an interview.
00:43:24Tell him to call the captain.
00:43:26Serve the old bastard right.
00:43:29This is that list from intelligence section.
00:43:31What about the pictures?
00:43:33They're getting them together now.
00:43:35It'll sit about five minutes.
00:43:37Uh, Shaft's coming down. Send him right in.
00:43:54Dino, get your bed made up.
00:43:56Why don't you get some sleep, man?
00:43:59I got some dead brothers laying out there.
00:44:03And this ain't where I should be.
00:44:05Till we find out why they're dead, this is the only place for you to be.
00:44:09You think like a white man.
00:44:11You don't think at all. You want to get wasted?
00:44:13If that's what it takes, yeah.
00:44:15Marvin's sleeping.
00:44:18I'll find out what I can and come back and pick you up in the morning.
00:44:22You think I'm going to owe you for this, man? You're wrong.
00:44:24Ben, you got nothing I want.
00:44:28Ben, you can have the girls' room.
00:44:34Dee, I got to go out.
00:44:36Got an extra key so I don't have to wake you when I come back.
00:44:40This'll open the downstairs door, too.
00:44:44Watch your mouth, man.
00:44:46Don't say any damn thing I won't.
00:44:48Not in this house. Not here you won't.
00:44:59I'm sorry.
00:45:01I'm sorry.
00:45:03I'm sorry.
00:45:05I'm sorry.
00:45:07I'm sorry.
00:45:27Have a chair, Joe.
00:45:29I don't like your chair.
00:45:33Gave me nothing, Vic.
00:45:35I got this order because some dude went out my office window.
00:45:39You can go ahead and do it.
00:45:41You got no deal.
00:45:44I had nothing else to give you then.
00:45:46That's straight.
00:45:48So what do you got now?
00:45:50One question first.
00:45:52Anybody who could identify those guys with machine guns got wiped out.
00:45:55Yeah, five of Ben Buford's people and probably the guy that fingered you.
00:46:01Me?
00:46:03You sure it's me?
00:46:05Well, I'd be sure if I knew if the guys were black or white.
00:46:08I make it 80-20 they were after you.
00:46:10But Bumpy could probably tell you that for sure.
00:46:12Just say what you got, man.
00:46:16Couple of things that may fit.
00:46:20You remember my telling you that Bumpy was doubling his crews up in Harlem?
00:46:24So?
00:46:25So downtown we get some visitors.
00:46:27Three guys from L.A., two from Phoenix,
00:46:30a guy from Decatur, Illinois,
00:46:32four guys from Philly.
00:46:34Altogether about 15 that we're sure of.
00:46:36Special guys, huh?
00:46:38All suspected of being guns for the mafia.
00:46:40Just got into town.
00:46:42Most of them are staying at some hotel down in the village.
00:46:44Taking in the sights.
00:46:48Is that it?
00:46:50No, one thing more.
00:46:52Couple of dudes from Harlem go across the Jersey.
00:46:56Try to kidnap some mafia bigwig.
00:46:58They blew it.
00:46:59They killed the guy's runner.
00:47:01But the man maintains that his runner was in Florida on a fishing trip.
00:47:07Looks like war coming, huh?
00:47:09It's a bad thing, John.
00:47:11Mafia against Bumpy.
00:47:12I mean, it's hood against hood on the inside.
00:47:14But on the outside, it's black against white.
00:47:18Could be we could have tanks and troops on Broadway if this thing breaks open.
00:47:23Yeah, you got a point.
00:47:26Here's what some of our visitors look like.
00:47:30Be a good time for it.
00:47:32What, war?
00:47:34Fishing down in Florida.
00:47:36You know, it might help if I knew what Bumpy hired you for.
00:47:39Never said he did.
00:47:41He did.
00:47:43Gets my ethics to say yes or no, Vic.
00:47:46He put you on the spot, Sheriff.
00:47:48He did.
00:47:50You're very wise Caucasian, Vic.
00:47:53I'll be here.
00:47:55If I'm not, call me at home.
00:47:58That's a company.
00:48:10Hello?
00:48:11Hello, baby.
00:48:13I waited up.
00:48:15Sorry, I can't make it.
00:48:16You got problems, baby?
00:48:18Yeah, I got a couple of them.
00:48:20I was born black.
00:48:23And I was born poor.
00:48:26I love you.
00:48:29Yeah, I know.
00:48:31Take it easy.
00:48:46Hey, get up.
00:48:48Get up.
00:48:50We've got a man to see.
00:49:10You hold that hand, will you?
00:49:18Yeah.
00:49:23It's out.
00:49:27Let him in.
00:49:40Got an appointment with Bumpy.
00:49:42I know all about it.
00:49:44Got to see if you're clean before you can see the man.
00:49:48Better get yourself six more helpers in, will you?
00:49:53That's how it's done.
00:49:55Who searches you?
00:49:56Nobody.
00:49:58They get the same cat to search us.
00:50:04Got to see if you got a gun on you before you go in.
00:50:09Tell Bumpy we were here.
00:50:10Come on, Ben.
00:50:11You let him walk now, will you?
00:50:13Bumpy, have your tail.
00:50:18Wait here. I'll call in to the man.
00:50:26What do you want, Willy?
00:50:28Sheriff out here with some dudes.
00:50:31Send them in.
00:50:32He won't let me see if they're clean, Bumpy.
00:50:35Send them in.
00:50:36Go on. You heard him.
00:50:41But listen, Snow White.
00:50:44Me and you going to tangle sooner or later.
00:50:48Did you hear what I say?
00:50:50Why don't you stop playing with yourself, Willy?
00:50:53You ain't going to do shit.
00:50:55Why don't you stop playing with yourself, Willy?
00:50:58You ain't going to do shit.
00:51:26You're a cagey spook, Bumpy.
00:51:29You ride a tall horse, Mr. Sheriff.
00:51:32This is Ben Buford.
00:51:34Your little caper cost him five friends last night.
00:51:38We're going to take it out of your ass, pimp.
00:51:40You're pushing me a little far.
00:51:42I found out some things, Bumpy.
00:51:45Like you knew who grabbed your daughter.
00:51:48And you knew it wasn't Ben or his people.
00:51:50You laid all that jive on me and my wife.
00:51:52I told you there was no note.
00:51:54I still don't know who has her.
00:51:56You're lying, man.
00:51:58Now deal them up straight or don't deal them at all.
00:52:01You grabbed the dope hustle up here from the Mafia.
00:52:04Made yourself some big bread.
00:52:06Now the Mafia cats want to move in on you.
00:52:16So what?
00:52:18So the Mafia grabbed your daughter Bumpy
00:52:19You knew it.
00:52:21Knew it when you hired me.
00:52:27Yeah.
00:52:29Tried to snatch one for a trade.
00:52:31But your flunky friends out there blew it.
00:52:34They burned some kid.
00:52:36Missed the man we wanted to grab for a trade.
00:52:39Yeah.
00:52:41And you wanted to hustle old Sheriff.
00:52:43I hired you for a job.
00:52:45I conned you but I never lied to you.
00:52:46My baby was grabbed.
00:52:48You're going to get her back.
00:52:50You bought that deal, Shaq.
00:52:52You're going to live with it.
00:52:55Not at these prices, baby.
00:53:04I told you what it costs.
00:53:06It costs.
00:53:10A lot of hyped up black people give you that money
00:53:13you're spending penniless.
00:53:15Don't you try to bullshit me, boy.
00:53:18We all on the hustle.
00:53:20I sell broads and dope and numbers.
00:53:23You sell crap and blue sky.
00:53:25It's all the same game.
00:53:30You knew the Mafia cats would come after me, didn't you?
00:53:33Mm-mm.
00:53:35But it doesn't shake me up.
00:53:37They made a good move to take out my front man.
00:53:40They'll come after me.
00:53:41They made a good move to take out my front man.
00:53:44They'll probably try again.
00:53:46I would.
00:53:48You've been using me, Bumpy.
00:53:50You suck at me.
00:53:52That's okay.
00:53:54You stood face to face.
00:53:56But I want to know why you wanted me to hook up with Ben.
00:54:05Because you're going to need an army to get my baby back.
00:54:09Ben's got one.
00:54:11He ain't worth a damn outside of Harlem.
00:54:13If you think I'd risk some of the brothers
00:54:16just because your daughter's black,
00:54:18you're wrong, man.
00:54:21We need money.
00:54:24Got a lot of brothers and sisters in jail.
00:54:27Set a price?
00:54:33$10,000 a head.
00:54:37That's what the hunky government pays a cat in the army for insurance.
00:54:42$10,000 a man.
00:54:45That's our price.
00:54:51All right.
00:54:57You telling me you're willing to lay out that kind of bread for Marcy?
00:55:02Don't jive me, man.
00:55:04I can always get more money.
00:55:08I only got one baby.
00:55:09That means you already owe him $50,000 for the money he lost last night.
00:55:14All right.
00:55:17You can get a lot of brothers and sisters out of jail with that kind of bread.
00:55:21How many of his are you going to need?
00:55:23Depends on whether or not the mafia will take a ransom.
00:55:26You want Harlem, nothing less.
00:55:28It ain't yours to give.
00:55:30Not anymore.
00:55:32Mine or not, it's not going to be theirs.
00:55:34So all I got to do is find out where they got her and bring her home.
00:55:37That's it.
00:55:39Well, if he's worth $10,000, I'm worth $20,000.
00:55:43You got it.
00:55:45COD.
00:55:46Half now and half when I bring her home.
00:55:48All.
00:55:50Right now.
00:55:52That's the best I'll do.
00:55:55Just been hustled, Bumpy.
00:55:57Deliver the money tonight.
00:56:00I'll have my boys drop it off.
00:56:03At these prices, you blow it, Sheriff.
00:56:06I'm not going to like it, not even a little bit.
00:56:09Thought the money didn't matter to you.
00:56:12Just getting your baby back.
00:56:16Money always matters.
00:56:31This is where I get off, man.
00:56:33Look, one thing we got to get straight, man.
00:56:36We got to make a move when it comes to a fight.
00:56:37And do it my way.
00:56:39For that kind of bread, the brothers will play.
00:56:41Just as long as you remember we owe them five.
00:56:44I said my way.
00:56:47I'll call you.
00:57:08Hey, man.
00:57:09Hey, hey, Billy.
00:57:10Come here.
00:57:12Do me a favor, huh?
00:57:13Sure.
00:57:14Go to my place and turn on the...
00:57:15Hey, no, man.
00:57:17I've already turned on.
00:57:19No, Billy, turn on the lights.
00:57:21Oh, lights, lights.
00:57:22About two minutes, okay?
00:57:23Got it, got it.
00:57:24Hey, Billy.
00:57:25Hey, Billy.
00:57:26Hey, Billy.
00:57:27Hey, Billy.
00:57:28Hey, Billy.
00:57:29Hey, Billy.
00:57:30Hey, Billy.
00:57:31Hey, Billy.
00:57:32Hey, Billy.
00:57:33Hey, Billy.
00:57:34Hey, Billy.
00:57:35Hey, Billy.
00:57:36Got it.
00:57:37Got it.
00:58:06Hey, Billy.
00:58:32How we doing, love?
00:58:33That's nice. Don't make any trouble.
00:58:37Johnny!
00:58:38What do you say, Rolling Man?
00:58:40Of course. It's cold.
00:58:44How about letting me take over the bar for a while?
00:58:47Nothing I wouldn't do for $20.
00:58:56At once, Ace.
00:59:03You're welcome.
00:59:23You look ready.
00:59:25Yeah, okay. Scotch and water, both.
00:59:33On the house, gents.
00:59:40Since the house is buying, I'll have one.
00:59:51He's a big-hearted owner of the No Name Bar.
00:59:53Whether he knows he's generous or not.
00:59:55That's all booze.
00:59:56Right on.
00:59:58All booze. One zillion percent.
01:00:06Hello.
01:00:10Hello.
01:00:13Hold on.
01:00:18Hold on.
01:00:22Hold on.
01:00:25Hold on.
01:00:30No, he ain't here.
01:00:32Right.
01:00:36Oh, there, innkeeper.
01:00:40Two gin and tonic and a Virgin Mary.
01:00:44For moi.
01:00:46Thirsty. Arched.
01:00:49There's a girl over there with the dark hair and the groovy boobs.
01:00:55You really turn her on, if you're interested.
01:00:59Well, I ain't dead.
01:01:02Her friend Valerie says she's hot for my body.
01:01:05I told her I was gay, and you know what she said?
01:01:07She'd drayton me out.
01:01:10That's what she said.
01:01:13Not enough that I'm lovely.
01:01:14She wants me to play character parts.
01:01:17The one with the titillating boobs is named Linda.
01:01:25Man can't walk on one leg.
01:01:34Ain't drinkin' alone.
01:01:54Hey.
01:02:17Vic.
01:02:18Private line.
01:02:20Hey, sweet baby.
01:02:21This is your lover man.
01:02:24What the hell is this?
01:02:26Two sweet guesses.
01:02:30A new shaft.
01:02:31Bet your lovely self it is.
01:02:35And I'm ready. Can you dig it?
01:02:37You got troubles?
01:02:40I got what you want.
01:02:41Where are you?
01:02:42The no-name bar in the village.
01:02:44On Jane Street.
01:02:45What do you want me to do?
01:02:46Call your beautiful self down here.
01:02:48How many of them are there?
01:02:50About two.
01:02:53I'll close up, then we'll go over to my pen.
01:02:56Hell, you open that front door, and I'll close up right now.
01:03:01I'll have a car there in a few seconds.
01:03:03That's what I want to hear, baby.
01:03:05All right.
01:03:16A lot of loose stuff around here, Jim?
01:03:21All a man can handle, Deacon.
01:03:29What you lookin' at, man?
01:03:35Get lost, huh?
01:03:40Go do something.
01:03:45Where are my manners?
01:03:47I didn't even introduce myself to you gentlemen.
01:03:52My name is John Shaft.
01:03:55Freeze.
01:03:57Why, you...
01:04:10Hey, throw me a towel.
01:04:13There's two of them.
01:04:14Regenerants are out here.
01:04:27It's not so bad.
01:04:34It's a nice pad you got here.
01:04:37Look, baby, go upstairs and take a shower.
01:04:39I'll be right back.
01:04:49I just couldn't wait.
01:04:56I just couldn't wait.
01:05:21What do you say, Vicki?
01:05:22Good morning.
01:05:23Both of them had guns, licenses to carry.
01:05:27Jewelry couriers with licenses.
01:05:30Detroit people.
01:05:34You gonna turn them loose?
01:05:35I got no choice.
01:05:37Oh, they'll leave town.
01:05:39You got our strangers looking for you, not them.
01:05:43Can I have a little private talk with them?
01:05:46What are you gonna do to poor Carmen now?
01:05:48Give him cancer?
01:05:50You busted his head?
01:05:51Settle.
01:05:53Just want to find out his views on urban renewal.
01:06:00All right.
01:06:07Tom?
01:06:22Speaking for Bumpy Jonas.
01:06:25He wants to make sure his daughter's okay.
01:06:28My word is all he'll take.
01:06:30No phone calls and no letters from her.
01:06:34I've got to see her.
01:06:37Then maybe he'll deal.
01:06:41Nothing I want to say in this, rat hole.
01:06:44People might be listening.
01:06:45That's a risk worth taking.
01:06:47Give me a number.
01:06:49I can let you know where I'll be.
01:06:51I'll call you at 1230 sharp.
01:06:55Meet you quarter to one, somewhere in the village.
01:07:17All right.
01:07:48Hey, baby.
01:07:51Come here.
01:07:52Party's over.
01:07:54You had to split.
01:07:56Some other time, huh?
01:07:57Same feeling, same place.
01:07:59Right now, I've got to take care of some business.
01:08:01Hey, baby.
01:08:02Come here.
01:08:03Party's over.
01:08:04You had to split.
01:08:06Some other time, huh?
01:08:07Same feeling, same place.
01:08:09Right now, I've got to take care of some business.
01:08:32Yeah?
01:08:34Put Ben on.
01:08:35He's asleep. Who wants him?
01:08:38Wake him up. It's John Shaft.
01:08:41You're a really great sack.
01:08:43But, um...
01:08:45You're pretty shitty afterwards. You know that?
01:08:50Yeah.
01:08:51Look, I'm trying to take care of some business, baby, okay?
01:08:53No.
01:08:56Come on.
01:08:57Ben.
01:08:59I need two good men. You ready?
01:09:01Yeah.
01:09:02They better be tough.
01:09:06Hey, baby. Please close the door, huh?
01:09:08Hey.
01:09:10Close it yourself, shitty.
01:09:15Hey, man. Just tell me where and when.
01:09:17In front of Cafe Reggio, down in the village.
01:09:19You know where it is?
01:09:20Yeah, I'll find it.
01:09:2112.30.
01:09:22Five minutes late. It'll be too late.
01:09:23I'll be there.
01:09:25Bye.
01:09:31Bye.
01:10:02Yeah?
01:10:03It's Vic and Rodson.
01:10:10What the hell are you doing here, man?
01:10:17Got no time for chats.
01:10:32You had time for a chat with Carmen and Patsy in my office this morning.
01:10:43You got me in one hell of a mess, John.
01:10:48Did you have the room bugged?
01:10:49Oh, no. Not me.
01:10:51Me?
01:10:53I could turn the other way.
01:10:55Not hear what I heard.
01:10:56It's that big-eared captain I got who was listening.
01:11:02Thinks he heard you discussing a kidnapping.
01:11:07Thinks the Mafia's involved.
01:11:12Let me know if Bumpy Jonas is involved.
01:11:15Tell him to ask Bumpy, then.
01:11:17Yeah, I did.
01:11:19But he wants to ask you.
01:11:21What?
01:11:22Yeah, I did.
01:11:24But he wants to ask you.
01:11:26Now. At the station.
01:11:30It's lousy timing, right?
01:11:32You gonna take me in?
01:11:35I will if I find you.
01:11:38Are you home?
01:11:40Hell no.
01:11:43That's too bad.
01:11:45Call me when you get home.
01:11:48I will.
01:11:54Closed it yourself? Shitty.
01:12:15This is Shaft.
01:12:17Now, get this straight.
01:12:19I'll be at Cafe Reggio on McDougal Street
01:12:22at quarter to one.
01:12:24Got it?
01:12:25Reggio. Quarter to one.
01:12:27Right.
01:12:31I'll be at Cafe Reggio on McDougal Street
01:12:34at quarter to one.
01:12:36Got it?
01:12:37Reggio. Quarter to one.
01:12:39Right.
01:12:44I'll be at Cafe Reggio on McDougal Street
01:12:47at quarter to one.
01:12:49Got it?
01:12:51Reggio. Quarter to one.
01:12:53Right.
01:13:15Thank you.
01:13:40Menu?
01:13:42Espresso.
01:13:44Would you like a sandwich or something with it?
01:13:47Just espresso.
01:14:08I hope you don't like lemon peel.
01:14:12Let it go.
01:14:14I think you'll like it.
01:14:16I'll go get you some.
01:14:18I always forget the lemon peel.
01:14:45I'm looking for a nigger named John Chef.
01:14:50Just found him.
01:14:52Whop.
01:14:55Sit down.
01:14:57I was supposed to take you to visit a lady. Come on.
01:15:03I haven't finished my espresso.
01:15:06Why don't you have some?
01:15:08I'm not hungry.
01:15:10I'm not hungry.
01:15:11Why don't you have some?
01:15:15Maybe they'll put a little garlic in it.
01:15:17If you're nice.
01:15:22No, thanks.
01:15:24But you go ahead.
01:15:28We haven't got time for you to have your soul food.
01:15:35Espresso.
01:15:38No, thanks.
01:15:42I'll give you.
01:15:44Thanks, baby.
01:15:59Let's go.
01:16:11Let's go.
01:16:41Let's go.
01:17:11Come on.
01:17:12Come on.
01:17:40Come on.
01:17:42Come on.
01:18:12After you, man.
01:18:42Okay, Davies, you stay here.
01:18:44Rem, you get around to the back of the building
01:18:46and keep an eye on the alley door
01:18:48and stay out of sight.
01:18:50What if they come out our way?
01:18:52Davies, you follow.
01:18:54Rem, you come back from me.
01:18:56Okay, now, move it.
01:19:01I'll go get you some.
01:19:03I'll go get you some.
01:19:05I'll go get you some.
01:19:07I'll go get you some.
01:19:09I'll go get you some.
01:19:11I'll go get you some.
01:19:24No noise.
01:19:25Answer me straight!
01:19:27No lies or no commas.
01:19:30How many men you had in there with her?
01:19:32Two.
01:19:35Okay.
01:19:36When I tell you,
01:19:38you open that door like this gun
01:19:39I'm about to blow your head off.
01:19:43No signals or you're gone. You got it?
01:19:46Yeah.
01:19:50Ha! Again.
01:19:51Open it.
01:20:01Okay, turn her loose or he goes.
01:20:04I'm gonna turn her loose. He won't.
01:20:07They won't shoot, Marcy. Come on over here.
01:20:10There's nothing you can do, Sheriff.
01:20:13Nothing except back up and go back to Harlem and tell Buffy's little girl it's fine.
01:20:17When I leave, she leaves with me.
01:20:19No way, Sheriff. She's our race.
01:20:22You never give up your race. Maybe you're right.
01:20:25Maybe I ought to take you uptown and turn you over to Buffy, huh?
01:20:29Change your mind. You can walk right now.
01:20:33You tried to take the girl and me along, you did.
01:20:36You tried to tell me they'd blow your way to get me?
01:20:39That's right.
01:20:46I halfway believe you.
01:20:48But you're my ace, so I gotta call you.
01:20:51Oh.
01:20:58The only thing that's keeping you alive right now, the only thing,
01:21:01is you gotta be fit enough to leave here to tell that black punk in Harlem
01:21:05that he's got 24 hours to deal or he's got a dead daughter.
01:21:09And a war. You hear me?
01:21:21Come on, let's go.
01:21:23Let's go!
01:21:31That door.
01:21:52No!
01:21:58No!
01:22:07No!
01:22:11No!
01:22:15No!
01:22:21Come on, get in front of me.
01:22:25You all right? Come on.
01:22:27Come on. You all right?
01:22:30Huh?
01:22:32Get me up outta here.
01:22:34This place be stinkin' with cops in a minute.
01:22:39You all right? Grab those guns, please.
01:22:42Come on.
01:22:45Ellie!
01:22:49Ellie! Ellie, open up!
01:22:51Yes!
01:22:55My God, what happened?
01:22:57He's been shot.
01:23:02Put him on the couch.
01:23:05I'll tell you over the phone.
01:23:08Here we go.
01:23:15Ellie, call Sam.
01:23:17You need a real doctor, baby.
01:23:19I said call Sam.
01:23:26Let's go.
01:23:38Ow.
01:23:42Easy.
01:23:52Late.
01:23:54Ben, get on the phone.
01:23:56Gonna need some more brothers.
01:23:58With guns this time.
01:24:00Come on.
01:24:03Bump your handle.
01:24:05Transportation.
01:24:31Had to bring you, too, Johnny.
01:24:33Can't fix anything else till you tell me where you're hurt.
01:24:37Wall to wall, Sam.
01:24:41Ellie, give me that phone.
01:24:44You get those boys?
01:24:46Got eight.
01:24:49You know where they took her?
01:24:51One of the brothers tailed him. He's watching the place now.
01:24:54What about the back exit?
01:24:56Everything's cool, baby. Don't worry.
01:24:59You run into a train?
01:25:01As tight as you can get it. I gotta get up as soon as you're done.
01:25:05Oh!
01:25:07Damn. Oh!
01:25:10Damn, those were some tough white boys.
01:25:13You're gonna have one hell of a time.
01:25:16Got a bad sprain on that right wrist.
01:25:18Well, tape it.
01:25:20I did that, but what do you think I am, an amateur, for Christ's sakes?
01:25:24Too good a job, Sam.
01:25:26I didn't even feel it.
01:25:28I didn't even feel it.
01:25:47Wrong number.
01:25:49That's a crap, man. That's a shaft.
01:25:51So, Marcy, she all right?
01:25:54I'm scared to death if it's okay.
01:25:56Look, I need three cabs on the corner of 9th and Washington.
01:26:00Pick up some of Ben's people.
01:26:02How soon? Now, man, now.
01:26:21Okay, you two, outside. Move, move!
01:26:24Let's go!
01:26:28Tie him up!
01:26:31All right, baby, wear the uniform.
01:26:33Let's go.
01:26:55Who's that?
01:26:57Mike's out of it. He's okay.
01:26:59Use him to find out which room they got her in.
01:27:02You guys getting it together?
01:27:04Yeah, baby, right on.
01:27:16Beautiful.
01:27:26Just beautiful.
01:27:28Hey, Jimmy, how you doing, baby?
01:27:33Hey, boy.
01:27:39Send up two coffees and a Coke.
01:27:42A glass or a straw?
01:27:45For the Coke.
01:27:47Make it a straw.
01:27:52Straw.
01:27:54You heard me. Straw.
01:27:58Right. Right.
01:28:03You're a shrewd cat, Sheriff.
01:28:05You and your boys will blow it when I'll be one dead cat.
01:28:08Now, you all know the plan.
01:28:10No mistakes.
01:28:12Let's go.
01:28:33Hey, uh, sir?
01:28:35Two coffees, a Coke, and a straw.
01:28:37Want me to take it in?
01:28:39Whoa.
01:28:43All right.
01:28:48Hey, uh, sir?
01:28:50Two coffees, a Coke, and a straw.
01:28:52Want me to take it in?
01:28:54Whoa.
01:28:56All right.
01:29:03Hey, thank you.
01:29:05Be seeing you.
01:29:07Okay.
01:29:32All right.
01:30:03Come on, shut up.
01:30:09What do you guys want?
01:30:11Your Coke.
01:30:32Come on.
01:30:56Open harness.
01:31:02Go ahead.
01:31:15Go ahead.
01:31:33Did you hear anything?
01:31:35Uh-uh.
01:32:02Uh-uh.
01:32:32Uh-uh.
01:33:03This damn thing won't burn hot enough.
01:33:06If you got something else in there, it'll burn.
01:33:33This is gin, man.
01:33:39What else you got?
01:33:45Gasoline.
01:34:02Come on.
01:34:33Give me a cigarette.
01:34:47You know what to do?
01:34:49Yeah.
01:35:02Come on.
01:35:32Mother...
01:35:35bitch.
01:36:02Come on.
01:36:32Come on.
01:37:02Come on.
01:37:25Get out of here.
01:37:27Go. Get out of here.
01:37:32Come on.
01:38:02Come on.
01:38:32Come on.
01:38:50Androzzi here.
01:38:52Vic, your case just busted wide open.
01:38:54So close it for me.
01:38:56That's a crap, man. That's a shaft.
01:38:58Looks like you're gonna have to close it yourself.
01:39:01Come on.
01:39:31Come on.
01:40:01Come on.