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 Q & A is a 1990 crime film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton and Armand Assante. It is based on the novel by New York Supreme Court Judge Edwin Torres.Mike Breenan is a decorated NYPD detective lieutenant with a dark side and ties to organized crime. He ends up killing a small-time Puerto Rican crook and threatens the witnesses to say it was self-defense. Young district attorney Al Reilly is sent to handle the case to get the inquiry behind the shooting. His case leads him to a crime boss, "Bobby Tex" Texador, whose wife is Nancy Bosch, the former lover of Reilly. The whole case leads to a violent struggle between the three men.
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 The Bad Guy Wins
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 The Bad Guy Wins: Mike succeeds in killing off Texador and his gang and while he dies himself, the incident gets hushed up and Quinn begins his campaign for state Senate.
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 Ambiguous Ending
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 Ambiguous Ending: After quitting the Manhattan D.A. office, Reilly finds Nancy in Puerto Rico at the beach mourning Texador's death. He asks if they could have a second chance at a relationship, but she doesn't look at him and says nothing as the film ends.
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 Downer Ending
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 Downer Ending: Mike kills Texador and his gang before he gets killed himself, but the NYPD hushes up the incident just to avoid the embarrassment for Quinn's senatoral campaign. Reilly threatens to go to the papers, but he can't because of information about his late father's sleazy activities would prevent his mother from getting the pension. A frustrated Reilly quits and goes off to find a mourning Nancy, asking if they could have a second chance at a relationship.
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 Politically Incorrect Villain
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 Politically Incorrect Villain: Mike is a cop who's racist, homophobic and transphobic and is eager to kill if he has to.
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 Token Minority
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 Token Minority: The police force has Sam "Chappie" Chapman, who is the token black, while Luis Valentin is the token Hispanic.
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 Mistaken for Racist
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 Mistaken for Racist: Why Nancy dumps Reilly, because when the latter meets the former's father, a black man, he had a look of surprise, which Nancy thinks is racism.
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 The Whitest Black Guy
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 The Whitest Black Guy: Mike frequently refers to Chappie as one, and in front of him, too.
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 Villain with Good Publicity
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 Villain with Good Publicity: Despite his bigotry and murders, Mike is one of the NYPD's most decorated cops.
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 Faux Affably Evil
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 Faux Affably Evil: Despite his crudeness and bigotry, Mike gets along well with the police force, even cracking jokes with them and is even friendly with Al—until the latter gets too deep in the case. And when dealing with his victims, he really shows a vicious side.
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 Greater-Scope Villain
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 Greater-Scope Villain: Kevin Quinn, Al's boss, has Mike kill Texador and his gang so he can erase his past as he runs for state Senate.
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 Death by Irony
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 Death by Irony: In the final confrontation with Nick and Reilly, Mike is shot dead by a detective nicknamed "The Virgin" because he's never fired his gun in the line of duty. Mike even lampshades this before dying.
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 Kill It with Fire
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 Kill It with Fire: Mike kills Texador by lighting a leaky fuel to his boat, blowing him up.
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 Karma Houdini
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 Karma Houdini: Quinn successfully uses Mike to kill his former gang members and gets ready for his bid to run for state Senate. Downplayed for Mike. Despite getting killed, the department is keeping his dealings quiet, so his name won't be soiled.
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 The Pawn
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 The Pawn: Mike is ultimately this as he kills the Puerto Rican crook and the rest of Texador's gang because Quinn was a part of the gang and since he's running for office, wants to erase the past.
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 Dirty Cop: Mike Brennan. And how.
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