Don Cheadle in Crash (2004) Flanagan vs. Graham (great acting)

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Flanagan: Internal affairs says Conklin has two suspicious shootings on his record both black men, both times he was cleared because he cited self defense. Detective Lewis makes black man number three, do you know any reason we should investigate further?

Graham: It's more complicated than we originally thought. We found three hundred thousand dollars in the trunk of the car Detective Lewis was driving.

Karen: you found the money in the Mercedes. I thought that wasn't his car?

The car is registered to a Cindy Bradley. We haven't been able to get in touch with because she apparently left town.

Flanagan: So it wasn't Lewis's car he might not have even known the money was in it.

Graham: You really think you'll be able to make that fly?

Karen: Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, these names sound familiar detective?

Graham: yeah, vaguely

Flanagan: we have attorneys for this slain police officer camping in our offices. We have his mother and half a dozen men of "the cloth" who swear that Lewis was one of the twelve apostles of Christ. We have two black city council men and a Congresswoman who called on the hour every hour demanding what the district attorney intends to do about this and you want the DA to walk into that press room and tell them all that the situation is "complicated"? Give a minute

Karen: no problem

Flanagan: who knows about the money?

Graham: You've got to be kidding

Flanagan: There's only two people in this room

Graham: Myself, my partner, Ferguson and Internal Affairs

Flanagan: Jim Ferguson?

Graham: yeah

Flanagan: I guess I don't see a problem here as it wasn't Lewis's fault the money isn't evidence of any wrongdoing and even if it was we aren't going to prosecute a dead man which means the money Internal Affairs is holding can't even be considered evidence.

Graham: We can do this whole dance if you want to but I'm willing to bet when the coroner's report comes back tomorrow it's going to say that Lewis was coked out of his head.

Flanagan: Fucking black people, huh?

Graham: What did you just say?

Flanagan: I mean, I know all the sociological reasons why, per capita eight times more black men are incarcerated than white men... Schools are a disgrace, lack of opportunity, bias in the judicial system, all that stuff... But still... but still, it's... it's gotta get to you, I mean, on a gut level, as a black man. They just can't keep their hands out of the cookie jar, of course you and I know that's not the truth but that's how it always plays out and assholes like Lewis just keep feeding the flames, it's gotta get to you

Graham: What did you say you did for the DA again?

Flanagan: you coach football down in Compton am I right?

Graham: oh please, don't do that, don't act you know something about me, ok?

Flanagan: what'd you those kids need? To make believe. To give them hope? do you think they need another drug dealing cop or a fallen black hero?

Graham: why don't cut through the bullshit and tell me what it is you want?

Flanagan: The D.A's squad loses its lead investigator next month. Rick is quite adamant that his replacement be a person of color. It's a high profile position, and he wants to send the right message to the community.

Graham: And the right message is look at this Black Boy I bought? Well, fuck you very much. But thanks for thinking of me.

Flanagan: Actually, we were thinking of you until we saw that. It's your brothers file. Twenty something years old and already three felonies. Three Strikes Law, the kid's going away for life for stealing a car. Christ, that's a shitty law. There's a warrant in there. But still, he had every opportunity you had. Fucking black people, huh?

Graham: So, uh... all I need to do to make this disappear is to frame a potentially innocent man.

Flanagan: What are you? The fucking Defender of All Things White? We're talking about a white that shot three black men and you're arguing with me, that maybe we're not being "fair" to him? You know, what? Maybe you're right. Maybe you're right. Maybe Lewis did provoke this. Maybe he got exactly what was coming to him. Or, maybe, stoned or not, being a black man in the valley was enough to get him killed. There was no one there to see who shot first, so there is no way way to know. Which means, we could get this wrong. Maybe that's what happened with your brother. Maybe we got it wrong. Maybe Lewis isn't the only one who deserves the benefit of the doubt. You're the one closest to all this. You need to tell us. What does your gut tell you?

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