War on Everyone

Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they are. Or is he? The movie follows the story of Terry Monroe and Bob Bolaño, two corrupt police officers who return to the Albuquerque police force after being suspended for assaulting a racist coworker. They regularly assault, rob, and extort criminals, accept bribes, and take drugs. While surveilling small-time thieves, they come to believe Jimmy Harris, a local criminal, is planning a heist. They contact one of Harris' former associates, Reggie, and coerce him into revealing information by threatening to falsely arrest him. As the story unfolds, Monroe and Bolaño extort several expensive possessions from Harris' house, while Birdwell tells his boss, James Mangan, a knighted British businessman who is in charge of the heist, that the cops have been asking about Hollis. Mangan tells Birdwell to intimidate both Hollis and the cops. Monroe returns to Hollis and gives her a replacement television. After flirting with each other, they have sex and begin seeing each other. While staking out Reynard's house to extort him, too, they hear a scream. In the house, they find that Reynard's wife has murdered him, though she is too hysterical to explain why. Irritated, the cops attempt to quiet her while they consider their next step. Reynard's teenage son flees, but they are unable to catch him. After a nightmare, Monroe becomes concerned and searches the city for the missing boy. As he does this, Birdwell scares Bolaño's wife by smashing the window of her shop as she talks to Hollis. With Reynard dead, Reggie takes his place in the heist, though he misleads Bolaño and Monroe into believing it will be taking place elsewhere. When the cops finally catch on to him., they discover Harris and his cohorts dead.. Not knowing Mangan's involvement , they assume Reggie is responsible. Before going after Reggie, they learn about Birdwell's harassment and beat him so badly that he loses an eye. Knowing thy have numerous enemies an believing themselves untouchable anyway, thay do not bother asking who sent him . Reggie;s friend Power, when offered a bribe , tells them Reggie fled to Iceland. Though they know nothing more than that , they leave for Iceland, reasoning that an African American man will stick out. To Monroe'ss amazement , the plan works, an they spontaneously find him in a crowd . Under pressure , Reggie reveals Mangan 's involvement an agrees to split his take from teh heist with them . Back in Albuquerque , Lieutenant Stanton says Birdwell has filed charges against them . Monroe amd Bolaño assure hime that their investigation i s nearing completion an will implicate Birdwell . As Monroe ad Bolaño search for Mangan , they chance upon Reynard' s child , who is living homeless .

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