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I'll put you in for plainclothes school.
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Frank Serpico

I'll put you infor plainclothes school." I said, "Captain,don't do me any favors

I'll put you in
for plainclothes school." I said, "Captain,
don't do me any favors

Full Transcript

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I'll put you in for plainclothes school."
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I said, "Captain, don't do me any favors.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:34
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
La Lutta NMC,Gigantic Pictures

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Movie Summary

In his own words, Frank Serpico tells the story of his one-man crusade for police reform in the NYPD during the early 1970s.
Plainclothes, are you kidding me?" - Frank Serpico 00:06
Plainclothes, are you kidding me?"
In the early 60s - Frank Serpico 00:05
In the early 60s
But the problem with the plainclothes - Frank Serpico 00:07
But the problem with the plainclothes
Anywhere from $25 to $50, per week. - Frank Serpico 00:05
Anywhere from $25 to $50, per week.
Yes, I've seen this. And you see it quite often. - Frank Serpico 00:04
Yes, I've seen this. And you see it quite often.
I was to give them 50% of everything that I sold. - Frank Serpico 00:04
I was to give them 50% of everything that I sold.
And you reported to him how much you had sold - Frank Serpico 00:04
And you reported to him how much you had sold
The pad was an organized system of payoffs. - Frank Serpico 00:05
The pad was an organized system of payoffs.
Corruption was rampant. - Frank Serpico 00:04
Corruption was rampant.
There were some guys that - Frank Serpico 00:07
There were some guys that
They took two bundles of stuff that I had - Frank Serpico 00:05
They took two bundles of stuff that I had
The cop took everything except my watch - Frank Serpico 00:06
The cop took everything except my watch
They told me if they see me around again - Frank Serpico 00:05
They told me if they see me around again
But they, they never did. - Frank Serpico 00:04
But they, they never did.
Police officers, being exposed - Frank Serpico 00:20
Police officers, being exposed
Businessmen, gamblers and narcotics dealers - Frank Serpico 00:09
Businessmen, gamblers and narcotics dealers
This was all run by the police department - Frank Serpico 00:08
This was all run by the police department
It had become part of the scene. - Frank Serpico 00:04
It had become part of the scene.
Does anybody in the community trust the police? - Frank Serpico 00:05
Does anybody in the community trust the police?
There's a lot of cops that, uh.. - Frank Serpico 00:05
There's a lot of cops that, uh..