Deceiver (1997)

Chris Penn: Det. Phillip Braxton

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• Det. Phillip Braxton : [Braxton goes to a church. Spots a confession booth, gets in and meets with Frank, a priest but also an employee of Mook, a gangster. Braxton knocks on the wooden window inside the booth]  You in there?

  Priest : Of course I am. Good to see you, Phil.

  Det. Phillip Braxton : Well, here it is anyway.

  [Gives Frank a small envelope through one of the windows' openings] 

  Priest : [Counts money. Finishes]  There's only ten here, Phil.

  Det. Phillip Braxton : That's half, goddammit Frank! Who do you think I am? Donald fuckin' Trump? Jesus. Look ten grand ain't exactly chicken feed.

  Priest : I know. I know. Uh, it's a bad situation. Look, I'll talk to Mook. But I'm not making any promises. She wants 20.

  Det. Phillip Braxton : She knows I ain't got it.

  Priest : Don't shoot the goddamn messenger for Christ's sakes. These guys been around this town a long time. They're ingrown. I sure as shit ain't gonna let some penny, any flatfoot deal go at the bottom of the deck, I can tell you that right now.

  [Rambles incoherently] 

  Priest : You just have to give it to her. There's no getting around it.

  Det. Phillip Braxton : Who does this bitch think she-?

  Priest : Easy. Easy. There's nothing to get upset about.

  Det. Phillip Braxton : Nothing to get upset about, Frank? I'm broke! Oh. How could I have gotten myself into this? Will you pray for me?

  Det. Phillip Braxton : [He frowns]  What?

  Det. Phillip Braxton : You're still a priest, ain't you?

  Priest : [Thinks for a second]  Oh yeah. Right.

  Det. Phillip Braxton : Anything. A Hail Mary or...

  Priest : Whatever you want Phil. Uhh...

  [He does the sign of the cross] 

  Priest : May God be with you.