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[Fred] The Indianapolis
City Council

will meet again next week
to debate

the proposed zoning changes.

The public is encouraged

to share comments for the record,

beginning at 7:00 p.m.

A fire swept through

a residential area in Beech Grove

last night,
destroying a family home,

as well as
a neighbor's tool shed.

No one was injured,

but authorities say
an overturned portable heater

was responsible for the blaze,

serving as a reminder

during these cold days and nights

to never leave heating devices
running while unattended.

A gas station in Crown Hill
was the site of an armed robbery

shortly after midnight.

Two gunmen assaulted the cashier

and made off with over $100.

[children laughing]

There's another casualty
from the elevated train

that jumped the tracks
and crashed into the street

in Chicago yesterday,

bringing the death toll to 11.

And the king of rock 'n' roll
is coming to Indianapolis.

Elvis Presley
will perform live in concert

at Market Square Arena
on June 26th.

Tickets go on sale next week.

Hancock County Circuit Court
Judge George Davis has ruled

in favor of the defense today.

Judge Davis found

that the bribery indictment

against Indianapolis Police
Lieutenant Reed Moistner

did not meet legal requirements.

Moistner's attorney,
John Ruckelshaus,

states that the prosecutor

is playing a, quote,
"Mickey Mouse game"

in trying to force an indictment

"on a beloved police officer,"

end quote.

Prosecutor James Kelly said today

that his office
will amend the indictment.

The time is 8:46,

and that's the news
on a Monday morning.

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Up next, My Town Indy.

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[Fred] 24 happy youngsters
from Indianapolis

just returned from
the Explorer Scout Olympics.

They competed
with 600 other scouts

from all over the country.

I want you to know

our Indy Scout Olympians
came back

with a tie for first place.

That's fantastic, Fred.

All told,
they garnered 30 medals,

nine of them gold,

so congratulations
to our young athletes.

You've done your city proud.

This is Fred Heckman,
and that's My Town Indy.

You're listening to WIBC radio.

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♪ 10 seven and oh ♪

[Clint] Nice show, Fred.

Thank you.

Did you know Gerald Ford
was an Eagle Scout?

I guess they'll let anyone in.

They didn't let d*ck Nixon in.

[opening theme music]

It's time now for Sports Talk.

Here's Franco!

[Franco]
Welcome to Sports Talk!

[Ralph Bass]
Fred, we're all very excited

at the possibility
of you joining us here

at WCBS in New York.

[chuckling]

We love My Town Indy

and think My Town New York
is just the ticket.

Well, thank you, Ralph.

I appreciate your patience
while I make my decision.

[Ralph] Hey, listen,
I know it's a big move.

You've been at your station
for what, 20 years now?

Uh, 22.

Fantastic! But...

you don't wanna stay a big fish
in a small pond forever.

You do that too long,

and the bigger ponds,
they get full up,

and then you're one stuck fish.

[Ralph chuckles]

Hey, what's the wife feel
about all this?

Well, she's supportive,

but, you know, there's
the kids to consider,

finding them new schools,

and the thing is, Ralph,

I'm news director here.

Fred, you do
My Town New York for us,

you'll have
full editorial control,

and you'll be reaching
millions more listeners,

including the network brass.

You'll be in the company
of Walter Cronkite.

How's that sound?

Well, it's all, uh,
it's all very enticing.

Um... I will be in touch

as soon as I've made my decision.

Thank you again.

Bye, now.

[door opening]

-Editorial meeting in 10.
-Great.

Thank you very much.

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Are you sure I can't get you
some water

or some coffee?

Oh, no, thank you, Miss.
I'm fine.

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And that's
the international news hour.

I'm Ben Hairston, WIBC.

[commercial] Can't sleep,

and you're
tired of counting sheep?

You need to get Daddy!

Hey. Sorry to keep you waiting.

I'm listening.
What were you saying?

[woman] Time with me
is not important to you.

No, I do think it's important
to make time for you.

Unless you have an interview.

Well, I-I got that interview
with the congressman.

I didn't have a choice.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh, um...

Okay, well, let me
make it up to you.

Dinner, you and me,

that fancy place
on Market Street.

No, I won't cancel.

No, this is not the only thing
I care about.

And...

O-Okay.

Okay, but I only asked you
about your boss

because you said

that he knew a guy at the
police department who knew,

and I was just figuring out...

No, I don't care about the story

more than I care about you.

But if you think about it,

if I hadn't asked you
about your boss,

I wouldn't have gotten
the Moistner story,

which led to the public outrage,

which led
to the upcoming indictment,

so, in terms
of the Fourth Estate,

and it being a check

on the overreach
of law enforcement,

I'm actually not sorry
about that part of it, so...

-[call hangs up]
-Hello?

[switch hook clicking]

[sighing]

[typewriter clacking]

Good morning, Angie.

[Angie] Good morning, Mr. Hall.

Tony! Sorry I'm late. Traffic.

Well, I appreciate
you making the time, d*ck.

Well, let's hope
that today's meeting

can be a little more productive
than the last few we've had.

Oh, yeah! I-I got
a good feelin' about it.

Good. Let's use
my dad's office.

Yeah.

[intriguing music]

Thanks, Angie.

Good morning, ladies.

-Good morning, Mr. Hall.
-Lovely to see you, Mr. Hall.

Now, what happened to your arm?

Oh, you know me,
this, that, and the other.

Uh, d*ck, I-I got some...

I got some new plans
for the property.

Tony, it's a little late
for that, isn't it?

I thought you were here
to arrange

a payment schedule on the loans

to avoid us foreclosing.

I-I know about the deadline,
but just...

just do me this one favor,
pal, okay?

All right.

Yeah, look,
would you mind... uh...

laying this out on the desk
right there for me?

I, uh... I'm an arm short.

Sure.

[intriguing music]

[door closing]

[paper rustling]

These look like

they're for a completely
different property, Tony.

You're g*dd*mn right they are.

[weapon clicks]

Tony...

I f*ck' pulled one over
on you, didn't I, d*ck?

The sling
was a g*dd*mn masterpiece.

Now, you stay right there!

You stay right there.

[Fred whistles nonchalantly]

[trap snapping]

[telephone rings]

Indianapolis Police Department.

How can I help you?

Yes, sir,
this is a dire emergency.

A real serious thing.

I've just taken a prisoner.
It is not a crank call.

Is Detective Hart there?

Uh, no, sir.

What problem do you got?

I got a 12-gauge
sawed-off shotgun

wrapped around a man's neck.

[officer] Okay, where are you?

Uh, well, I-I'm trying
to find that out, sir,

and I can't hear very well
in my left ear,

and I'm holdin' a g*n.

Wait, uh, hang on a minute.

-[clicking]
-[d*ck gasps]

[breathing anxiously]

I'm back.

Now, I'll tell you what.

I'd like you to send
at least two police officers.

Okay, where are you at?

Well, I'll tell you
where we are in just a minute,

as soon as I figure it out.

Hang on, I'm a little upset here.

I'm just trying
to find out where you are.

I'll tell you,
I'm a mad, mean m*therf*cker.

Now, I got a 12-gauge
sawed-off automatic shotgun.

I got a dead man's line
tied around the trigger,

and if anyone yanks on me,
or yanks on the f*ck' g*n,

or makes a false f*ck' move,

he will die right here!

They have done

every motherfuckin' thing
there is,

and I'll tell you what,
I have no intentions

of k*lling this man
until I have to,

but if you doubt that I will,
you are reading me wrong.

You... d*ck?

-Yeah?
-d*ck, do you doubt that?

-No.
-d*ck, turn around!

Do you see this dead man's line?
You see this dead man's line?

[d*ck] I see it.

Yeah. Well, tell this officer
I ain't bullshittin'.

The situation
is like he says, Officer.

That's right!

[Franco]
The Cleveland Cavaliers

defeated the Indiana Pacers

116 to 101.

[sports report continues
indistinctly]

[door closing]

[dialing telephone]

[telephone ringing]

Heckman residence.

[Fred] Hi.

Hi.

You took the job?

Uh... not yet.

Okay.

Honestly, I-I don't know.
I-I need to be sure.

"Tiffany Network,

it's the best news bureau going,"

as you say.

How are the kids?

Since two hours ago? Fine.

Carl forgot his lunch again.

Let me guess,
you're in that weird closet?

Yep.

Just me and Big Mike.

What am I gonna
tell Ben? The team?

I don't know. You would,
you would miss the neighborhood,

the kids would
miss their friends.

What about your garden?

Do not turn down the CBS job
because of me, Fred Heckman.

I've told you I support you.

It's a big stage,
and I know you want that.

Why don't you come by here
for breakfast later, and, uh...

we can go over
the pros and cons again,

and then you can tell me

how you're gonna
break it to the kids.

Oh. [chuckling] Uh, okay.

I'll be there by 9:30.

All right.

[hanging up]

Now, I'm not here

to pick a fight
with the police department.

I don't disrespect
police officers.

I got many friends on the force,
and I love 'em.

How about your name, sir?

Yeah, okay.
My name's Tony Kiritsis.

That's K-I-R-I-T-S-I-S.

Now, listen,

I'm very concerned
about this man's family.

Not particularly
about his father,

who I treated like a father
on many occasions,

and he treated me
like a f*ck' dog,

and this c*cksucker here
did the same g*dd*mn thing!

But I'm concerned
about his mother, his wife,

and especially his children.

He's got two...

you got two children,
right, d*ck?

-Two.
-Yeah, so he's got two children.

And I don't take
what I'm doing here lightly!

I know that if anyone dies

or has a heart attack
in this deal,

I'm a doomed man,

but I did not plan this thing
to look like a f*ck' idiot,

and if you think you can get
this sonofab*tch off him

without me getting what I want,

you just go ahead and try it.

You are wrong.
You are dead wrong.

I will have my f*ck' revenge,

m*therf*cker!

[all chuckling]

Okay.

Mattress Daddy wants you
to resume the ads, Fred.

Sales have been down
since Franco took over.

Oh! Is that so? Well,

"Are you wide awake,
tossing and turning all night?

Well, it's time
for Daddy to tuck you in."

[Franco]
♪ Mattress... Daddy ♪

♪ Mat... tress Daddy ♪

[Fred] Oh, gosh. Can't imagine
why they decided to change.

You're not helping your case.

You are not
helping your case, sir.

Thank you. Ben, where are you
on your story?

A lights witch
and door handle factory

is set to close in Gary.

Pun intended?

Somewhat.

Let's take this, move it up top,

and, uh, think about

closing with
the frigid temperatures.

Maybe think about turning that

into a series on factory
closures in the area.

A lot of people out there
are losing their jobs.

And when did, uh,
the semi-colon become passé?

Uh, right around the time

people stopped using
the word passé.

[jeering and chortling]

-[all chuckling]
-Okay, okay.

Now, I'll tell you what,
I don't wanna die.

There's not a suicidal bone
in my f*ck' body,

but I'm a mad, mean m*therf*cker,

and if I had time,
I'd tell you why,

and you'd be mad too.

You send those officers
over here?

Well, Tony,

you haven't
given me an address yet.

d*ck!
What's the f*cking address?





We're up here
at Meridian Mortgage

on the fourth floor.

Did they, uh, give you
a hard time on the mortgage?

Oh, they tried! They tried.

Listen. Listen.

You tell those guys
to just clear out the office,

'cause I don't want
any of the ladies shot.

I don't want
anyone upset in this deal.

I've been upset
for 44 f*ck' years,

and I know what it's like.



That's right.



Listen, listen.

You tell those guys
to play it cool,

'cause this here's
the real f*ck' McCoy, Jack.

Uh... My Town Indy,
what do you got?

Yes, uh...
Sablosky's department store

is set to close

after 78 years in business.

Was, uh, founded

by Russian immigrant
Michael Sablosky,

and it's now run
by his great-grandson, Irving.

That is such a shame.
I used to, uh...

I used to take the kids
shopping there all the time.

I got my prom dress there.

-Me too!
-Oh.

Yellow chiffon. It was my...

Oh, dear God.

Oh! I'm sorry,
are we, are we boring you?

Hedy Lamarr wore chiffon
in Samson and Delilah!

♪ Luminescent ♪

Enough!
Enough with the Hedy Lamarr.

Look, Algiers, I'll give you,
but the rest of it...

What can I say?
She had it all!

You know, Fred,
if there is any more room,

there's this
police corruption story

that I think could use
a little more airtime.

Okay, but not for My Town Indy.

Um, correct me if I'm wrong,

Sablosky's probably closing

because they can't compete
with the new mall?

Exactly.

So, we as a community,
as a city, as a society,

we're trading in one thing,

that's been run by one family
for generations,

that we've used for generations,

we're trading it in
for something newer?

Well, but also more anonymous.

[Fred] Yeah, more anonymous.

I think there's a story there.

Right? It's got everything.

It's got economics,
it's got cultural shifts.

A store like Sablosky's

is what makes My Town Indy
"My Town Indy."

I think let's make that
Friday's segment, okay?

And by the way,
nobody asked me about my prom!

-That wasn't an accident.
-[everyone chuckling]

Uh, all right,
last but not least, uh...

where are we on Paul's piece

on the airplane crash
investigation?

By the way, where is Paul?

He is still polishing.

He's been polishing for a week.

Tell him I want
the final edit tomorrow, okay?

Uh, Fred? Paul called in
during the meeting.

He picked up a possible 134
on the police scanner,

and headed downtown
to see what he could find.



He didn't have any details.

[Fred] Uh, okay. Well, get me
when he calls back, please.

[Judy] Okay.

Thank you, everybody.
Great work!

My advice would just be
to soak it, Jerry,

and if it's not better
in a few days,

then you could go see a doctor.

-Thank you, Barb.
-Hi, honey.

[Jerry] Uh, you need
to do Daddy again.

Our ratings
are going down the toilet.

Not a problem.
Not a problem.

You haven't said
anything to Jerry

about this new job, have you?

No, what gives you that idea?

Because he just spent
two minutes grilling me

about his boil

rather than trying to get me
to talk you out of leaving.

Oh, my god.
That's so disgusting.

-[she chuckles]
-I'm so sorry.

-[Barb] Hi, Ginny.
-Hi, Mrs. Heckman.

Uh, I'm just gonna
grab my coat, all right?

-[Barb] Okay.
-[Judy] Uh, hi, Paul.

Hold on, hold on. Fred?

Confirmed,
hostage situation downtown.

Hey, Paul. What's going on?

[Paul] Okay, an armed man
entered Meridian Mortgage

at approximately 8:55 a.m.



Yeah. Tony Kiritsis.
K-I-R-I-T-S-I-S.

He phoned the police,

told 'em he had taken
one of the men there hostage,

name is d*ck Hall.

[Paul] Fred, you there?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm here. Go on.

[Paul] d*ck Hall.

There's about... 20 cops
outside the building right now.

Doesn't seem to be
much of a game plan just yet.

Okay, uh... stay on the line.

I'll... we'll be
right back with you.

Someone's taken
d*ck Hall hostage.

-What?
-You know him?

Uh, passing acquaintance.
We go to the same church.

-Church.
-Uh... O'Brien!

Right here.

-Yeah, uh, can you read this?
-Yeah.

Go get me some copy on that.

I gotta be on the air
in 10 minutes, all right?

Please. Thank you. I'm sorry.

I'll get your food to go.

-[kissing]
-Thank you so much.

-Mm-hmm.
-Ben, anything from the police?

Uh, yeah, yeah, uh...

police are keeping
their distance, um...

I guess the guy ranted
and raved to dispatch

for over 40 minutes,

claiming to have
booby-trapped a shotgun

so that if anybody
tried to take him out,

the trigger would automatically
go off and k*ll the hostage.

Jesus Christ.
What about road closures?

Yeah, the police
are shutting down

west of downtown and rerouting,

but they don't have the bodies
to shut it all down.

[loudly]
You got that, O'Brien?

-Yeah, got it!
-Maybe we send up

Big Mike in the whirlybird
and see what's what?

Jerry, I think the police

are probably gonna wanna
keep the airspace clear.

People love Big Mike
and the whirlybird.

Uh, Ginny! Please go down
to the Hall of Records,

find out what you can
about Tony Kiritsis,

K-I-R-I-T-S-I-S.

Any marriages,
divorces, uh, siblings,

-living relatives, anything.
-Okay.

My contact says that
Kiritsis is a police booster.

I guess he's even tight
with a few of 'em?

Dig a little deeper on that,

'cause he might be tight
with the police

because he's been
in trouble a bunch.

Does anybody know anyone
who works at Meridian Mortgage?

[woman] I do.

Okay, I'm-I'm sorry.
Who are you?

I'm the temp. Helen?

I filled in
at Meridian last summer.

I'm still friendly

with one of the girls
in the typing pool.

Uh, maybe if your friend
saw anything this morning,

she'd be willing
to give us an interview.

Can you...
can you contact her?

Yes, sir.

Thank you so much. Uh, Judy?

Can you patch Paul
into the booth?

I want to get on the air
live with him from the scene.

Where's my copy?

[Ginny] Here.

[Fred] Thank you.

Uh, Fred?
There's a call for you.

Not right now.
I've gotta get on the air.

Uh, O'Brien?

Get down to the scene
with Paul, please!

-[Judy] Fred!
-What?

It's Tony Kiritsis.

Uh, what line?

-[Judy] Line one.
-Okay, uh...

Judy, grab a recorder, please?

I'm putting you through,
Mr. Kiritsis.

[button clicks]

This is Fred Heckman speaking.

[Tony] Oh, I'd know
that voice anywhere!

Do you know about me,
Mr. Heckman?

I certainly do, Mr. Kiritsis.

Uh, I understand you've taken
d*ck Hall hostage.

Let me tell you
'bout this m*therf*cker.

Let me give it to you straight.

I don't lie,
and I know you don't lie.

You know, I always tell
my brother Jimmy,

I say, "I'm with Fred
all the way.

Fred's not gonna take the truth

and tickle its ba*ls
and rub its feet

and pick its pockets
on the way out the back door."

No! Fred Heckman
respects the truth,

and that's why
I'm calling you, baby,

Fred Heckman'll
give it to you straight.

Thank you, Mr. Kiritsis,
for that vote of confidence.

Uh, how is d*ck Hall doing?

This c*cksucker,

this soft-handed f*ck
who I've got wired to a shotgun,

has never uttered
an honest motherfuckin' word

in his miserable f*ck' life.

He and his father,

who looks like a mortician,
by the way,

which should've been
my first clue

not to do business with 'em,

both of them are
born-and-bred cheats and liars.

Uh, what exactly

is your business with them,
Mr. Kiritsis?

Well, you know,
I'm getting to that, Fred,

but I'd like you to call me Tony.

You know, that's what
my friends call me,

and that's what
I'd like you to call me.

Okay, I will.
Thank you, Tony.

Now, listen. I'm not married.

I've never been married.

[whispers] No sh*t.

[Tony] So my obligations
are more civic in their nature,

and I, you know, I've worked
like a dog all my life,

and I'll tell you what,
on December 19th, 1972,

I signed papers, I never
seen them in my f*ck' life,

and they
were so f*cking stringent,

and they had me cornered,

and I said,
"Fine, fine, I'll sign,

and if they f*ck me around,
I'll k*ll 'em!"

And you know what?
I almost did.

Uh, I'm sorry, Tony,
almost k*lled who?

I almost k*lled all four of 'em,

d*ck, his father,

and his two as*h*le brothers,

right out in the street

when they were going to lunch,

but I got
some g*dd*mn decency in me,

so I figured
I'd try this instead,

and give 'em one last chance
to give me what's mine.

[Fred] I can hear in your voice
how upset you are.

Oh, I tried
for four f*ck' years

to get away
from these people, Fred.

Now, if somebody set you up

to take everything you've got,

every motherfuckin' thing
you've got,

like the f*ck' mafia,

or worse...

Are they planning
on foreclosing on you, Tony?

[Tony] You're g*dd*mn right
they are, Fred.

Um, uh, how is Mr. Hall doing?

Well, he's lucky
I'm the one holding the shotgun,

'cause I can keep my cool, baby.

My hand's not shakin' at all.

You know, it took me a long time
to decide to do it this way,

'cause I know
it's a one-way street,

but I ain't goin' to prison
for no m*therf*ckers.

Not after they tortured me
for four f*ck' years

for no reason other than greed.

I can see no other reason.

You know the thing
about these rich people, Fred?

Uh, no, Tony, what about them?

The thing about rich people

is they don't need g*ns
to destroy folks.

They just need poor people.

And that's why I'm calling you.

I want you to interview me
live on the air,

'cause people trust you,

and if they hear it
coming from you...

they'll give my story a chance.

And what is the story
you want to tell?

That I am not some lunatic.

I am a man who's been wronged

by a rigged f*ck' system,

and I've had no choice

but to take matters
into my own hands.

Will you give me
that interview, Fred?

Well, Tony, I-I-I don't...

I'm not sure.
I-I'm just not sure.

I'll tell you f*ck' what, then.

If you don't,
d*ck Hall's a dead man.

Okay, well, Tony,

hold on a moment,
just hold on one moment.

[Tony] No, but Fred, Fred, look.

You know, I don't
want to disrespect you,

God knows I don't,

but you need to understand

and your listeners
need to understand

that this man
at the end of my shotgun,

he's the villain.

I'm not the bad guy here,

and I deserve to be heard,

and I want you to be the man
to get my story out.

Tony, I-I understand

that you want to tell
your side of things,

but in order to do that...

you have to keep d*ck Hall alive.

No harm can ever come to him.

Do you understand?

Yeah. Yeah, no,
yeah, I understand.

He's right f*ck' here.

Say hello, d*ck!

Hello.

[Tony] You see that?
No harm done.

Okay, thank you, thank you.
Thank you.

Now-now... you keep
your side of the agreement.

I'm gonna see what I can do here

to maybe find somebody
who can tape your interview,

and we'll get it on the air.

[Tony] Live interview, Fred!

It has to be live.

Look, look, you know,
I don't want no m*therf*ckers

changing my words after the fact

or leaving out
the important parts.

Well, I'm gonna have to check

with some people here about that.

[Tony] Yeah. Listen,
I'm flying the coop here.

I'm going back to base camp.

I'm gonna call you back
at oh-eleven-hundred.

I'll be waiting for your call.

Fred Heckman waiting for my call.

I'll be in touch, baby.

[dial tone buzzing]

[everyone hangs up]

[exhaling heavily]

Fred, we absolutely cannot
put this man on the air.

You heard the mouth on him.

The FCC fines alone,

you know how much they f*cking
charge for a "f*ck"?

$300.

$300! Per "f*ck"!

Judy, read the transcript.

[Judy] "This c*cksucker,

this soft-handed f*ck
who I've got wired to a shotgun,

has never uttered
an honest m*therf*cking word

in his miserable
f*cking life."

The fines for that one sentence
alone would be, Pam?

$1,200.

And they probably charge more
for a "c-sucker."

You multiply that one sentence
by a four-sentence paragraph,

and you've got...?

$4,800.



I get the picture, okay?

I get the picture.

Maybe the FCC won't dock us

because it's for the public good.

No, there's no way
that this qualifies.

No, no! This is the biggest
local story in a decade,

and we got an exclusive
with an unhinged g*nman.

-Of course it qualifies!
-Guys. Guys. Guys!

It's not just the FCC.
It's our listeners.

That's right!

This is a family-f*cking-
oriented radio station.

Advertisers will
pull their spots.

On my watch!

You can't say this isn't news.

[Tony] Movin' day!
Let's get going, baby.

[officer] I need everyone
to exit the building.

This is an emergency.

Come on.

-[woman] What?
-On the double!

[woman 2] Officer,
what can you tell us?

Let's go! Let's go!

Right now.

Let's go.

Okay, no, no, Steve?
I gotta go.

Thanks for the non-answer.

-[hanging up]
-Oh, Fred?

Legal says they can't predict
whether the FCC will fine us.

Jerry, I gotta get on the air.

Look, while I respect
and appreciate

that revenue is an important
part of this work...

An important part of this work?

It's how we stay
in business, Fred!

This is a major news story.

I swear, Jerry is such a coward.

Mm, it's a good quality
to have in a station manager.

I mean, you like
getting paid, don't you?

[Ben sighs]

We gonna talk about
whether we do it?

Say what you want to say.

What's to stop Kiritsis
from k*lling Hall live on air?

[sighing deeply]

d*ck Hall
is at the end of a shotgun.

Tony Kiritsis is gonna call
this station in 55 minutes.

What do we do when he calls?

[Fred] We answer the phone.

The rest, I don't know.

But at the moment

we think we're doing something
to save someone's life,

we are in the story,
we lose our way as journalists.

I will hold the line.

Yeah, says the guy who pulls
the cheese out of mousetraps.

What, you think
we don't know about that?

That's the funny thing
about lines.

They're always moving.

[Fred sighs]

[door opening]

[jingle playing] ♪ WIBC ♪

[switches clicking]

This is Fred Heckman, WIBC Radio,

with breaking news.

A hostage situation has developed

at Meridian Mortgage
in downtown Indianapolis.

Everybody stand back.

[sirens approaching]

[O'Brien] Hey, Paul.

Just one kidnapper, right?

[Paul] Yeah.

Police have orders to observe,
but not engage him.

They're just gonna
let him walk outta here?

What if he starts
threatening people, you know?

Like us, for example.

[suspenseful music]

[Tony] Come on!

[suspenseful music]

That's it. That's it.

You can go right out that door.

Come here.

[door bangs open]

[intriguing music]

[d*ck groans]

[Tony] Go! Go!

[onlooker] He's coming out!

[Tony] That's it!

You just take it easy
there, baby!

Holy sh*t.

[shouting]
I'm not here to hurt cops!

Je... sus.

[Tony] Go!

I ain't ashamed
of a f*ck' thing I'm doing!

I do need to tell you
how badly I feel

about f*cking with you guys
like this, though!

[O'Brien] Why are you
doing this, Tony?

[Tony] He's askin'
why I'm doing it!

It's kind of hard for some people

to be able to understand,

but it ain't hard
for my friends to understand it,

'cause they've seen me die
for four f*ck' years!

I'm gonna talk to Fred Heckman!
He'll get my story out!

Well, I'll be goddamned.

I thought I parked here, but I...

I gave my spot to some old lady.

That's her car there, not mine.

What color is it?

It's a maroon Monte Carlo!

[officer] Is that it?

-[man] sh*t.
-[camera snapping photo]

Nope!

-Come on.
-[woman screams]

Come on, d*ck! Go! Go! Go!

[officer] Following...

Back off, boy scout!

[Fred] Ginny, why aren't you
at the Hall of Records yet?

Jerry wanted me to track down
Mr. Fairbanks.

[Fred] That was not
your assignment.

[Jerry] I'm going
over your head, Fred.

Jerry...

if you call
the station owners right now,

and you... and you
ask them for permission

on how to cover a story,

you are setting
a very dangerous precedent

that you cannot undo.

If we do this
without their permission,

it's auf wiedersehen,
sayonara, good night!

Ginny! Stay on it.

Okay, so you decided?

-I... [sighs]
-Look, I'm not sure

that I agree with
this interview on its merits,

but as your friend,
I gotta tell you

that if Tony decides to k*ll d*ck

in the middle
of your live interview,

that is all you're gonna be
remembered for.

That is gonna be your legacy.

[Judy] Fred?

O'Brien says Kiritsis has
left the building with d*ck.

WENB has a cameraman there.

They're broadcasting live.

Ben, get on the air, please.

And patch O'Brien
through from the scene.

Okay.[Ben]

[turning TV on]

[Tony] Who puts
a shoe-support store

right next to another
shoe-support store, huh, d*ck?

[d*ck] I don't know.

[Tony] You telling me
that's a better business plan

than what I came up with?

That the kind of thing
you're backing

while ruining my dreams?

[d*ck] I didn't try
to ruin anything, Tony.

We tried to help you.

[Tony]
No one's asking you, d*ck!

Go! Go, go.

[Pastor Gregg] Young man!

[Tony] Who are you?

Who is this?

[Pastor Gregg] I'm a pastor.

Who the hell is that?

Why you holding that g*n
to that man's head?

Pastor, this has nothing
to do with you!

This is none of your business.

All of God's children
are my business.

You don't have to worry
about this man's soul.

He's goin' straight to Hell
for what he's done.

[Pastor] Then let him go!
And take me instead.

Look, God sees the good in you

that you might not see
in yourself at this moment.

If you're in so much pain,

and you need
to express yourself in this way,

then please,

let me take my brother's place.

He wants to exchange himself
for d*ck.

I don't know who this God is
you're talking about,

or where he's been
for the last 44 years,

hiding behind
some burning bush, maybe,

but he sure as hell
hasn't been looking out for me.

Get him outta here!

-Go!
-Hey.

[intriguing music]

Oh, that poor man.

[Tony] Get back!

Whew! It's f*ck' cold, d*ck.

Better hope
I don't shiver so much

I pull this trigger by accident.

[yelps] Oh!

-[gasping collectively]
-Oh, my God!

-[groaning]
-[officer] Guys! Guys!

[officer] Back up!

[Tony] g*dd*mn miracle
the shotgun didn't go off.

[officer] Okay, back!
Stay back!

g*n! Sir, g*n!

g*n! g*n! Back up!

Cover, cover!

Put that g*n down,
or I'll f*cking k*ll him!

[Sergeant] Down! Dwyer!

-[static buzzes]
-Guys, back!

-Oh!
-Who knows how to...

I got it. I got it.

Come on.

-Just use that one.
-Go around...

-Up, up, up, up.
-You just wanna use that one.

Wiggle it back and forth.

Stop! Right there!
Stop right there.

Let me adjust it!

My arm's getting
pretty f*ck' tired here.

Dwyer!
Holster your weapon, Dwyer.

Holster your weapon now!

Put it away!

There, was that so f*ck' hard?

sh*t!

All right, d*ck, stand up.
Slowly.

Oh...

[camera clicking]

Oh, God have mercy.
Come on!

I ain't bullshitting you here!

Shotgun's loaded,
the safety's off,

and the dead man's line's rigged!

It's one in a thousand
it didn't go off.

What is this, the Macy's Day
Parade, goddammit?

You! You, come here.

Turn around.

Turn around! Turn around.

Turn around!

Come on. Come on!

Nice and easy, baby.

Nice and steady.

Close the g*dd*mn door.

Now drive.

[d*ck] Where? Where to?

[Tony] What do you mean,
"Where to?"

You just f*ck' drive, baby.

You got a shotgun to your head.

[officer] We're on the move!

[Tony] What the f*ck
is wrong with you?

Turn the sirens on.
We're in a cop car.

Right there.

No, right down there.

-[siren begins wailing]
-[radio] Attention, all units.

It's your chief,

and this is for whoever
left their f*cking door open

and the engine running.

I'm gonna find you,
and when I do,

I'm gonna throw you down
a f*cking well!

Over!

[static crackling]

[turning TV off]

We all just watched
the same thing.

We watched a man whose life
is at the mercy of another man.

[siren wailing]

[Fred] I don't know
if putting Tony on the air

is gonna save d*ck Hall's life,

but my instinct says
that it just might,

doing the interview.

Chief Gallagher's
on his way down here.

It might give us cover
with Fairbanks.

Clint, get the studio
ready to go live.

On it.

-[siren wailing]
-Take a left.

Nice and slow. Go slow.

Pull up right next
to the yellow Oldsmobile.

Right here. That's it.

Yeah, and just park. Yeah.

That's a little hard
on the brake there, d*ck.

Now, come on, let's get out
nice and slow.

Where are we going?

To my humble abode, d*ck.

My humble abode.

Come on.

[keys jangling]

[music playing]

[door opening]

[Ben] Need anything?

No.

Thank you.

-Good luck.
-Yeah.

[door closing]

[sighing]

[knocking lightly]

Yeah, come on in.

Thank you.

Oh, um...

I spoke to my friend
at Meridian Mortgage.

Um, she was there today.

Uh, she said she'd be happy
to speak with somebody here

about what she saw.

Well, thank you
for making that call.

Ah, you're welcome.

Um...

do you think that
when this is all over with,

you'd be willing to put in

a good word for me
at my temp agency?

It would be my absolute pleasure.

Thank you.

[door closing]

[rotary phone dialing]

[police sirens approaching]

[line begins ringing]

Better get ready, d*ck.

The whole world's gonna know
the truth about your family.

And if this doesn't work,

either you die, I die,

or we both die.

It's a dealer's choice!
[laughing]

[woman's voice] WIBC.

[Tony] Hello!
Yeah, good morning.

This is, uh,

this is Tony Kiritsis
calling for Fred Heckman.

Yeah.

[jingle playing] ♪ WIBC ♪

♪ Indianapolis ♪

I would like
to caution our listeners

that what you are about to hear

will be an interview
with Tony Kiritsis,

the man who took
mortgage executive d*ck Hall

hostage at gunpoint this morning

in downtown Indianapolis.

After considerable debate,

we here at WIBC

have agreed to his request
for an interview.

This will be occurring
momentarily,

and will be live and uncensored.

Some things may be said

or may occur
during this interview

that some might find disturbing.

If you are listening
to this program with children,

I strongly urge you
to turn it off right now.

The interview will begin

in five seconds.

♪ WIBC ♪

♪ 1070 on your radio ♪

♪ Indy WIBC ♪

♪ Right now ♪

Hello, Tony.

You are live and on the air.

[dissonant jazz music]

[tuning radio]

[jazz music]

[jazz music]