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QUINLAN I think it’s a good idea.
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HAYWOOD A shortcut to a gold shield maybe? QUINLAN If it is, it’ll mean I did a good job, right? HAYWOOD The purpose of the program isn’t career advancement - yours or anyone else’s. It’s to demonstrate to the people who live in East New York that we consider ourselves part of the same community they’re a part of. If you don’t actually believe that, it’s going to be that much harder to act like it. QUINLAN I grew up in Section Eight housing with a drug addict mother, I ran away and lived on the street and didn’t consider myself part of any community at all. Now I’m only too happy to be part of whatever community’ll have me. Is that all,
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Captain?
Haywood nods; Quinlan exits; Haywood considers that there might be more to Quinlan than she thought.
INT. BRENDA SYKES APARTMENT - MORNING High-floor apartment, view of Manhattan and bridges over the East River. Killian and Morales with BRENDA SYKES - middle- aged, very tan, very blond -- KILLIAN You’re handling rentals in the project by the Navy Yard? BRENDA SYKES Yes I am. You interested? * KILLIAN Not sure I could manage the down- payment. BRENDA SYKES Maybe we could work something out.
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