The Blacklist (TV Series)

Alter Ego (No. 131) (2019)

James P. Rees: Officer Baldwin

Quotes 

• Raymond 'Red' Reddington : That radio run... According to your arrest report, it was based on an anonymous tip.

  Officer Baldwin : That's correct.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : So someone called 911 and said that a white man in his 50s wearing a suit and a hat was in the vicinity of the Red Brau Tavern and that man had a gun.

  Officer Baldwin : Yes.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : And this tip came from someone you never spoke to, someone who also refused to give his or her name to the police operator.

  Officer Baldwin : Yes.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : Completely anonymous, not a trusted source known to have been reliable in the past.

  Officer Baldwin : That's true, but I didn't arrest you based only on the tip. I conducted my own investigation.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : What investigation was that?

  Officer Baldwin : I asked for identification.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : Which I provided immediately.

  Officer Baldwin : A false ID.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : No, you didn't know that at the time. That license was created by the preeminent document forger in the world. Not in this country. On the planet. There's not a chance you could have known it was a fake.

  Officer Baldwin : You looked nervous. Furtive.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : Officer Baldwin, I've been evading the police and law enforcement for almost 30 years. I'm the most wanted man in the world. At the time of our encounter, I was armed with a Browning 9-millimeter semi-automatic with a round in the chamber and the hammer cocked. Do you really expect this court to believe that a marshmallow disguised as a patrol officer, a comic figure in an ill-fitting uniform, could possibly make me nervous?

  AUSA Michael Sima : Objection!

  Judge Roberta Wilkins : Sustained.

  Officer Baldwin : You think this is funny? You're a real smart guy, huh? Well, we'll see how smart you are! There he is. There's the real Officer Baldwin.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : You didn't search me for looking nervous. The truth is I was disrespectful.

  Officer Baldwin : No.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : I was disrespectful, you got angry, and you decided right then and there to show me you were in charge.

  Officer Baldwin : That's not true.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : I was a wise ass. You said as much to your fellow officers at the scene. Tell you what... I'll apologize for my behavior if you apologize for the illegal pat-down that has exposed me to the death penalty. No? Think about it.

• AUSA Michael Sima : I see. And did you arrest the defendant at that point?

  Officer Baldwin : No, sir. I approached Mr. Reddington in an effort to assess the situation. I requested ID, and he gave me a fake driver's license and name.

• AUSA Michael Sima : Who did he say he was?

  Officer Baldwin : A shower curtain salesman named George Murphy.

  AUSA Michael Sima : How did he seem?

  Officer Baldwin : Nervous. His eyes were darting.I got the feeling that he was possibly being evasive.At one point, he turned and looked towards the tavern,which I interpreted to be a furtive gesture...

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : Furtive? Is that what it was?

  Judge Roberta Wilkins : You'll get your turn, Mr. Reddington.

  Officer Baldwin : I asked him to turn around, and he refused... made a joke about it not being his good side. That's when I noticed a bulge in his jacket, at his waistline.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : Objection.

  AUSA Michael Sima : - Y-Your Honor.

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : No. A bulge at my waistline? I'd prefer that the witness leave my bulges out of this entirely.

  Judge Roberta Wilkins : You'll... Mr. Reddington... That's more than en...

  Raymond 'Red' Reddington : I want that struck from the record. It's embarrassing.

  Judge Roberta Wilkins : Sit down, or I will have someone sit you down!

  Judge Roberta Wilkins : Officer, please continue.

  Officer Baldwin : I had the defendant put his hands on the cart, and I conducted a pat-down of his person. That's when I recovered a Browning semi-automatic pistol from a holster in the small of his back.

  AUSA Michael Sima : Your Honor, permission to approach the witness.

  Judge Roberta Wilkins : Granted.

  AUSA Michael Sima : Do you recognize this weapon?

  Officer Baldwin : That's the one I recovered. As you can see, the serial number's been scratched off.

  AUSA Michael Sima : Your Honor, the Government moves to enter Exhibit 1 into evidence. Thank you, Officer. That's all for now. Your witness.