Compliance Quotes

Officer Daniels: So I want you to do me a favor, and look around at where you are. That's where you are. Where we are, is at your house, searching it for your brother's drugs.

Becky: My brother doesn't do drugs.

Officer Daniels: Enough. *Enough*. Shut *up*. We have you with witnesses stealing from the restaurant. You aren't cooperating. You aren't helping us conduct our investigation. It's not good. All right, looks like we're gonna have to take you in. They'll look at your criminal record, determine how many hours you're gonna spend there in the jail...

Becky: I don't have a criminal record.

Officer Daniels: I'm just saying, they'll look at your criminal record, or lack of, look at your papers, decide how many hours you'll spend in jail, okay? I mean they are gonna haul you in, they'll look at how you cooperated today - I mean, all this is being recorded. You understand?

Becky: Yeah. I understand. But sir... *why*?

Officer Daniels: Why? Why are you going to jail? Because you're the one that's causing all the problems! Now if you want this over with sooner rather than later, you'll allow the person that I authorized to inspect you. To search you. And then, *maybe* then, you'll have a chance of getting out of this. You understand what I'm saying? You can go to jail or you can let this guy inspect you. You can go to jail or you can let this guy inspect you. That's it. Two choices. You're gonna do this? You're gonna take off the apron?

Becky: Yeah.

Officer Daniels: We really have two choices here.

Sandra: Okay, what do you need?

Officer Daniels: We need to find the money, but I want to make this as easy as possible for Becky, wouldn't you agree?

Sandra: Yes, I would.

Officer Daniels: So that's the first thing. And in this situation, either... and I don't like this... we drag her downtown, we book her, we process her, we put her in a holding cell, where she'll probably be all night.

Sandra: That seems very extreme.

Officer Daniels: Yeah, I mean, I think in order to keep this sort of contained, what we could do is just have you strip-search her right now. Would just be easier and quicker, I think.

Officer Daniels: Great. You're really helping us out here, Sandra. I was just telling Robert how lucky we all are you're there. You're almost like a real cop.

Sandra: Ha! Well, I'm just trying to do my job.

Officer Daniels: Well, you're doing perfect.

Sandra: Thank you.

Officer Daniels: Okay, so I'm gonna need you have her strip down now. Look through everything.

Sandra: Becky, I've got the police here on the phone, saying you stole money from a customer.

Becky: What?

Sandra: They're saying you took it out of a woman's purse.

Becky: I didn't, I didn't steal anything.

Sandra: [picks up receiver] Hello, Officer?

Becky: I swear I didn't steal anything at all.

[Sandra holds up her hand to hush]

Officer Daniels: [on phone] Do you have her there?

Sandra: Yes, I do.

Officer Daniels: What does she say?

Sandra: She said she didn't take anything.

Officer Daniels: [on phone] Let me talk to Becky.

Van: He wants to talk to you.

[hands over receiver]

Becky: Hello?

Officer Daniels: So, I want you to do me a favor. Look around at where you are. Where we are, is at your house, searching it for your brother's drugs.

Becky: My brother doesn't do drugs.

Officer Daniels: [taunting voice] Enough. Enough! Shut up! We have you with witnesses stealing from the restaurant. You're not cooperating, you're not helping us conduct our investigation. It's not good!

[silent for a while, unnerving her]

Officer Daniels: All right, it looks like we're gonna have to take you in.

[more silence]

Officer Daniels: They'll look at your criminal record, determine how many hours you're gonna spend there in jail.

Becky: I don't have a criminal record.

Officer Daniels: I'm just saying they'll look at your criminal record, or lack of. Look at your... papers, decide how many hours you'll spend in jail. Okay?

[silence]

Officer Daniels: I mean, they are gonna haul you in, they'll look at how you cooperated here today. I mean, all of this is being recorded.

[silence]

Officer Daniels: Do you understand?

Becky: [sighs forlornly] Yes, I understand. But, Sir, why?

Officer Daniels: Why? Why are you going to jail? Because you're the one that's causing all the problems! Now, if you want this over with, sooner rather than later, you'll allow the person that I authorize to inspect you, to search you. And then, maybe then, you'll have a chance of getting out of this. You understand what I'm saying? You can go to jail, or you could let this guy inspect you. You can go to jail, or you can let this guy inspect you. That's it, two choices.

Becky: Okay.

Officer Daniels: Okay, miss, you're gonna take off the apron?

Becky: [softly] Yes.

Officer Daniels: You're gonna take it off?

Becky: Yes...!

Officer Daniels: Good. Thank you. You're doing great. So just take off the apron and give the phone back to Van, okay?

Van: This is Van.

Officer Daniels: How did that work? Did she take off the apron?

Van: She is now.

Officer Daniels: What does her chest look like?

Van: Well... she's covering it with the apron.

Officer Daniels: I thought you said she took it off. Take it from her!

Van: [to Becky] He says I gotta take the apron from you.

Becky: [on phone] I have no idea what happened. I don't know what's going on, I was working, and I was up front, you can ask anybody who was up there with me.

Officer Daniels: [impatiently] Do me a favor...

Becky: I was...

Officer Daniels: ...and calm down. Just... calm down, and explain the situation to me, okay?

Becky: All I know is that I was working, and then Sandra came in and told me that I stole some lady's money, that is, that is everything that I know.

Officer Daniels: You stole somebody's money. Do you know the lady in question?

Becky: No, I don't... I can't even think...

Officer Daniels: Hey...

Becky: ...of anybody it could possibly be...

Officer Daniels: ...be quiet!

Becky: There's no one...

Officer Daniels: Now have you seen this woman before on the premises? If you're just straight with me, it will all be worked out, okay?

Becky: I am being... I'm being straight with you.

Officer Daniels: Okay, so what that tells me is that you don't realize what kind of trouble you're in here. I'm gonna need you to address me as Sir or Officer, understand?

Becky: [softly] Yes, Sir.

Officer Daniels: [soft tone] Okay, good.

[but...]

Officer Daniels: Now first we need to find the money. You mind telling me where it is?

Becky: I don't have any money.

Officer Daniels: You don't have any money? Well, why do the people say otherwise?

Becky: I don't know...

Officer Daniels: You don't know?

[scoffs rudely]

Officer Daniels: Okay! This isn't the easy way out of this, you understand?