We Own This City
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So much for solidarity.
Theres no honor among thieves.
Its the nightmarish police version of failing your way to the top.
Whos going to say no to anything he does?
That he left witnesses and put a man in the hospital.
You could lose your job over shit like this.
They cant keep a straight face for long.
The only real message they have for Wayne isnt to curb his behavior but to improve his paperwork.
Always start with the attack, his sergeant says.
The threat to your safety can never be mentioned enough.
The cops will always be believed in both circumstances.
He persuades without ever feeling like hes imposing himself on people.
The compare-and-contrast between Wayne and Suiter sets up a sequence from their past when they worked the same unit.
Will he look past some unconventional policing, like smashing up a guys place with a tire iron?
And, more importantly, will he take his cut of the loot?
Wayne is wowed by Suiters perceptiveness, his ability to recognize a table as a treasure chest.
Hes not up for the job.
Davis engages Nicole in a tone thats alternately honest, defensive, and peppered with double-speak.
He knows Hersls a problem but explains why he cant be kicked off the force just yet.
Hes also going to be gone in a year, which limits his authority.
Interesting exchange between a poet who writes about police brutality and Nicole over the possibility of reform.
You cannot clean the floor with a bucket of dirty water, he tells her.
Dirty water can still put out a fire, she responds.
Your girl got a point.
After a long pause, he replies, We are a labor union.
We are here to support our members.
And both halves tell me the job cant be done legally.
