Fact1: knighted British businessman is in charge of heist, Fact2: cops attempt Irritated to quiet her, Fact3: Bolano Before going after learn about Birdwell 's harassment Reggie, Fact4: Reggie agrees to split take from heist with them, Fact5: Monroe insists on becoming boy 's foster parent over protests of Bolano
Output: Terry Monroe and Bob Bolano, two corrupt cops, return to the Albuquerque police force after being suspended for assaulting a racist coworker. Bolano and Monroe regularly rob and extort criminals, accept bribes, and take drugs. While surveilling small time thieves, the two 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. Reggie and his friend, Irishman Padraic Power, identify Clifford Reynard, a getaway driver, and tell them Harris girlfriend, Jackie Hollis, used to dance at a strip club owned by Russell Birdwell. Birdwell, though suspicious, reveals Hollis address. After bursting into Harris house and knocking him out, they extort several expensive possessions. Meanwhile, Birdwell tells his boss, James Mangan, a knighted British businessman who is in charge of the heist, 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 Reynards house to extort him, too, they hear a scream. In the house, they find that Reynards 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. Reynards 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 Bolanos 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 Bolano 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 Mangans involvement, they assume Reggie is responsible. Before going after Reggie, they learn about Birdwells harassment and beat him so badly that he loses an eye. Knowing they have numerous enemies and believing themselves untouchable anyway, they dont bother asking who sent him. Reggies 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 Bolanos amazement, the plan works, and they spontaneously find him in a crowd. Under pressure, Reggie reveals Mangans involvement and agrees to split his take from the heist with them. Back in Albuquerque, Lieutenant Stanton says Birdwell has filed charges against them. Monroe and Bolano assure him that their investigation is nearing completion and will involve Birdwell. As Monroe and Bolano search for Mangan, they chance upon Reynards child, who is living homeless on the streets. Monroe insists on becoming the boys foster parent over the protests of Bolano, who, as a parent, believes Monroe unprepared for the responsibility. Hollis, who has temporarily moved in with Monroe after Birdwells attack, also voices her skepticism, but the three eventually come to care for each other. Although Mangans thugs kidnap and beat Monroe, he laughs off their attempt to intimidate him, saying he has already been raped. Not wanting to kill a cop, they release him. However, after Monroe and Bolano harass Mangan during a business meeting, Lieutenant Stanton finally fires them. Mangan beheads Power and contacts the cops, hoping to entrap them with an offer of sharing the money. Reynards son, however, tells Monroe that his mother killed Reynard because she found out he was part of a child pornography ring run by Mangan. Enraged, Monroe enlists Bolano to help kill Mangan, having lost interest in the money. In the resulting shootout, Bolano is apparently killed but reveals he was wearing a bulletproof vest. The two shoot Birdwell as he begs for his life. Then they kill Mangan as he attempts to bribe them. Monroe, Hollis, Reynards son, Bolano and his family, Reggie and Reggies transgender girlfriend all party together on the beach in Iceland afterward.