A Bronx Tale (1993)
Phil Foglia: Detective Vella
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Detective Belsik : [walks into the Lorenzos'] I'm Detective Belsik.
[points to Vella]
Detective Belsik : This is my partner Detective Vella.
Detective Belsik : [to Calogero] Hello, son.
[to Mrs. Anello]
Detective Belsik : How ya doin' ma'am?
Detective Belsik : [turns to Lorenzo] We'd like to ask your son a few question.
Lorenzo : About what?
Detective Belsik : There was a shooting in front of the building a little while ago and we believe your son was there.
Lorenzo : Really? Well, he don't know nothin' about that.
Detective Belsik : Well, we feel he DOES. There were people who saw him.
Lorenzo : Well, they're WRONG. He don't know nothin'.
Detective Belsik : Listen, Mr. Anello, we could do things the nice way or we could do things the hard way. Alright? We could go down to headquarters...
Lorenzo : I don't care what way you do it! He don't know nothin'!
Calogero 'C' Anello : Daddy, I know everything.
Lorenzo : Kids, ya know, sometimes they make believe they see things.
Detective Vella : We didn't pick your name out of a hat. We know your son was down there. So, come on, let's go.
Detective Belsik : [to Calogero] Son, listen. Here's what I'd like you to do for us. I'd like you to take a walk downstairs with us. And your father. We have some people down there. All I want you to do is pick out the person you saw with the gun in his hand. *That's* *it*. Do you think you could do that for us?
Calogero 'C' Anello : [thinks about it, looks at his father] Yeah.
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Lorenzo : [after Calogero looks at a whole lineup and doesn't identify the shooter] You satisfied, officer?
Detective Vella : No, I'm not satisfied.
Lorenzo : He don't know. He can't help you.
Detective Vella : [cynically] Yeah, yeah, I know. Your son doesn't know anything. I know all about it.
Lorenzo : He said no. He can't help you.
Detective Vella : [annoyed] I'll tell ya what, take a walk. G'head. G'head.