- Back at the L.A. police station, Kujan talks to Verbal. Kujan tells Verbal that he thinks Verbal knows more than he's saying.
- He suspects that Verbal doesn't want to reveal anything bad about Keaton, who Kujan thinks was a bad dude (he was a formerly corrupt cop).
- Kujan starts interrogating Verbal, and Verbal takes us back to what happened in New York, weeks earlier…
- We see Keaton's girlfriend walking out of jail with him. Keaton's worried about the ongoing suspicion surrounding him because of his former ways.
- He feels humiliated by the way the cops dragged him into the police lineup.
- He watches Verbal cross the street, and sees the other three suspects hanging out, staring at him while he hugs his wide.
- Fenster and McManus want Keaton involved in the crime they're planning. Verbal goes to convince Keaton, who's angry at first.
- But when Verbal explains the crime—intercepting an emerald smuggler from South America—Keaton's intrigued (although he hits Verbal at one point).
- Some corrupt cops are escorting the smuggler, and the five criminals figure they can get back at the cops by robbing the jewels…and making sure not to kill anyone.
- The heist will net them more than three million bucks.