tell me why i didnt tell no one.........

Taking his gun does not mean he was involved in the murder.

As an undercover - he could have thought disarming him would have prevented a shoot out and getting the captain killed. He could have taken the gun to diffuse the situation.

Even Fitzy says they went too far - so that could imply that they had no intentions on killing the captain.

He could have felt if he broke cover - the both of them would be surely dead

I'm going to have to call BS as a police department (or even a news agency) wouldn't proclaim someone as an undercover after his death when they knew he wasn't. Local news agencies wouldn't go on their own and announce it.

The liability alone would prevent them from doing it.

Merry Christmas, man.

There are several reasons that explain why Delahunt didn't tell on Billy besides him being a cop. The most important of course is that him being a cop makes no sense. He murdered a police captain, and took the initiative on it. If you recall, he was the first one out of the elevator and couldn't wait to cock his shotgun. I don't care how deep undercover you are, you don't go out of your way to kill cops just to maintain your cover. Also, let's not forget that when French told everybody to write down their social security numbers and bank accounts, Delahunt was calmly sitting in the booth giving his information indicating A) he had nothing to hide because he was a criminal, not a police officer or B) the Boston PD has capabilities the State Police don't have and managed to give him a fake identity that Costello couldn't detect. Which is more likely?

As far as focusing on the welfare of your gang instead of the bullet in your gut, even the most hardened criminals get a little distracted when they're facing death. Personally, I've never taken a fatal bullet but if I did I sincerely doubt I would be a lot more worried about surviving than keeping my coworkers out of jail. But that's just me. And in the case that he wanted to seek redemption by keeping Billy's secret safe, no cut scene was necessary because the guy was on the brink of death. Delahunt wasn't important enough of a character to warrant this, and it would have been unrealistic because he was mortally wounded and didn't have very long to live at all.

Yes, Delahunt told Costello that he thought he could kill for him but it turns out he couldn't. Why? Because he didn't get approval from his Boston PD sergeant? Please. He already wasted Captain Queenan without any problems. It's his conscience that is making him feel guilt about all his bad things over the years, not fearing repercussions from his bosses over at the Boston PD. And no, I've never heard of a cop going undercover for 10 years. You're more than welcome to provide me with a few links if you find some cases, though. That's a pretty sub-par cop that can't make any progress undercover after a decade. So now it should become clear to you that the reason he says "Tell me why I didn't tell nobody" is because he's "never been a murderer," as he says in the original script. My view is because he's trying to make up for some of the bad things he's done by not selling out Billy to Costello. If the reason he "didn't tell nobody" is because he's a cop, why make a riddle for Billy as he dies? He would simply say, "Oh by the way. I'm a cop, too. Go get him, Bill!"

First of all, even though in the first version of the script there is no proof that he's a criminal, what difference would it make? It's the first version of the script. There was 9 other versions after that. I should've said this in the last post but I was just trying to argue with your posts about the 10 years thing and all that. In reality what I should've said was that it doesn't even matter what happened in the first version of the script. Maybe in the 5th version the writer decided to change his mind and make him a cop. Maybe in the first version it didn't seem like he was a cop but they changed that obviously. So in reality the first version of the script is not proof. We're talking about the actual movie and what happened in the actual movie which is the final version not in the first version.

This happens in movies all the time where the first version of the script is totally different from the actual movie and I would know this myself because I read a lot of scripts.

Now back to your arguements of what happened in the actual movie. Delahunt didn't waste captain Queenan. His crew did. There were 3 or 4 other guys with him. Seriously what did you expect Delahunt to do? Please answer the question? Like really what did you seriously expect him to do in that situation? Say he tries to stop them by taking queenans gun or even his own gun and shooting one guy. The other guys pull out their own gun and shoot Delahunt boom he's dead. The scene was going so fast that you couldn't really tell whether delahunt was really hesitating. All he did was take Queenans gun just in case he might pull it out and try to shoot him. Bottom line is there was nothing he can do about Queenan.

Since when do real life hard core criminals have consciences? Look at everybody in Costello's crew. Everybody in that crew was a stone cold killer. We don't know if Delahunt has ever killed before I'm sure he has being a cop. Part of the job. But then that brings me back to the original script. Even though this doesn't matter because it's the first version I'm gonna ask it for the sake of arguement. If delahunt is this crazy cold hearted killer like every member in Costello's crew was, why would Costello need to ask Delahunt if he would kill the rat. Maybe Costello thought he was a cop too and asked him that question to put him to the test. For somebody who was with Costello for 10 years it wouldn't make sense for Costello to ask him that question if he would kill a rat unless he's a cop. But in reality it doesn't matter cause it's the first version of the script and they could've changed it because that scene was not in the movie.

There's lots of cops who have been undercover for years. I don't know if it's exactly 10 years but there's cops who have been inside a long time. It takes a long time to make a rico case. Plus, Costello was a protected informant. That could've been the reason things got fuqqed up in the police department and delahunt not making a case. All of this is irellavent.

Why would Delahunt ask Billy why he didn't tell nobody? That question doesn't make any sense and the reason it doesn't make any sense is because the guy was in shock from getting shot and he was losing a lot of blood. The only logical thing that question could mean is that Delahunt wants Billy to figure out he's a cop without actually saying it.

Why would Delahunt need to tell Billy that he's a cop? Especially in front of other guys who could possibly hear him and then wonder why is he telling Billy all of this. Did it ever occur to you? Or better yet did you ever ask your self why is he telling Billy all of this? Well because he figured out that Billy is a cop and he didn't kill him right then and there when Billy showed up to the right address just proves that he's a cop himself. This was before Delahunt was even shot. For somebody who's a criminal. Somebody who just figured out that somebody is a cop the normal thing to would be to kill them right then and there preventing this guy from getting further information about their gang?

As far as the dumpster goes, this one is a slam dunk. He's begging Billy not to put him in a dumpster because Costello obviously doesn't care much about a dignified burial for his henchmen. If he didn't want to be put in a dumpster (assuming he's a cop), all Delahunt would have had to say is "Hey, Bill. Let Captain Smith over at Boston PD know that I need to get picked up so I'll get a proper burial." There would be no point in begging Billy to make sure he doesn't get put in a dumpster.

Again it's all irrelavent. But for argument sake. He didn't say I want a proper burial. He said just don't put me in a dumpster in which in really didn't even matter cause he would be dead. That line is absolutely pointless. Again, why would delahunt need to have Billy tell his captain about getting buried. He didn't even need to tell Billy that he's a cop especially with other people around there. He took a chance in telling Billy that he figured out that he's a cop. But, why would he need to tell Billy hey I'm a cop?

And yes, I know the local news scene very well. Several of your predecessors have made the exact same mistake you have just made and I will explain to you what happened in this scene, just as I have explained it to them. Have you ever heard the phrase "Don't believe everything you see on TV?" Good. Then you know that simply because Costello and his crew saw a news report that Delahunt is a cop that does not mean it's true. Costello, a fictional character, figured out what completely slipped past you: "The cops are saying he's a cop so I won't look for the cop." This is of course absolutely true, as the real cop (Billy) is still very much in Costello's crew.

Yes everybody has heard that term but there's just one little thing with your theory. The news reporter didn't make that up. It was confirmed by someone in the Boston police department. It could've been somebody who went to the same academy as delahunt and recognized him. The cops were obviously the first people to show up on the scene and then the news reporter showed up and the guy just like Brown did about Costigan could've said "Hey I know that guy we were classmates in the academy. He's a cop. The news reporter said that he was CONFIRMED to be a undercover cop for the Boston police department. News reporters wouldn't be able to get that information or sure as fuqq not pull it out of their ass unless somebody told them that. It wouldn't make sense for the cops to protect somebodies identity inside. When they don't even know who's inside.

Delahunt was definitely a cop GUARANTEED. From the cops confirming it to the fact Delahunt didn't kill Billy when he first arrived at the right address.

Wow, you sound like a 12 year old. Can you not have an exchange of ideas with without call someone an idiot?

I just tell it how I see it.

By your logic, the BPD could have another undercover in the group, and they are feeding that information to the press, exactly like Costello says. There is no way to prove it either way.

Yeah they could but keep in mind we don't even know which department told the news the info. We don't know that it was Elerby who told the news it could've been a captain with the BPD that told them that and maybe he feels he didn't have to protect Delahunt anymore because he was dead. Not everybody thinks like Costello and wouldn't even think to themselves that Costello would figure out that they might've of did that to stop him from looking for the rat. They told the news because it was a fact that the guy was an undercover cop. If somebody told the news about it that means it's true and the new the guy for many years and saw no reason to hide the fact that he was one of them. Why would the cops need to lie to the news just because Costello was in denial and could't except that he was being played by a guy who he thought was a gangster. It makes no sense for the cops to hide this guy's identity when he's dead. No sense and no logic at all.

Also, why on earth would BPD announce that Delahunt was a cop, if it was true? Give me one reason that they would benefit from this? They wouldn't. I don't see how this is anything but a double bluff by someone, which Costello see's through instantly.

Who said that they needed to benefit from it? Why would they need to benefit off of a guy who they knew for years as possibly a friend and was a fellow cop who was undercover and got killed. Why would they need to benefit from it. They told them that because it's a fact. Not because they need to benefit or not need to benefit. It had nothing to do with benefitting. The cops felt bad they lost a fellow cop and a friend and they told the news so he could be recognized as one of their own and also maybe make the people in Boston feel bad that another office died in the line of duty for a greater good.

Ok, Delahunt knew they were heading to heavy work, but we don't know if Costello told them to kill him Queenan or not. But they were obviously told the guy in the building would be rat's contact, hence Fitzy saying 'where's yer boy???' (ie where is your informant?). So are you telling me that Delahunt, being a cop himself according to you, didn't maybe think that this guy could be a high-ranking police officer, and that I need to think about saving his life?? Maybe Frank would like to take him alive? Look at the scene again, Delahunt is straigh out the lift, and grabs Queenan's gun. If he was a cop as you say, it appears he had the situation under control. Are you telling me he would then knowingly kill Queenan, or allow it to happen, and expect to get away with it, just cause he was undercover? *beep*

Again whether Costello told them or not is irrelevant. The fact is they through him out of the building. How the *beep* was Deluhunt supposed to know they were gonna throw him off the building. He grabs Queenans gun because he thought he could protect him but the other guys came in seconds in and throws him off the building. He tried to protect him. Maybe he didn't get an chance. The point is he was undercover and protecting himself before anybody. You're always missing the point with something irrelevant.

Nothing proves Delahunt was a cop. Nothing. Get of your horse. In fact, your 2nd post is completely made up. Delahunt is shot, he doesn't even speak to Billy. It is Fitzy who shouts at Billy 'you're late, get in the van'.

I gave a whole bunch of points that proves Delahunt was a cop including the news report which was true. You're just too delusional to believe it. You can't accept reality.

I haven't seen the ending in a while but either way if it was Fitzy what difference does it make? The fact that Delahunt figured out it was Billy who was the rat by the address mix up. If he was really a cold hearted criminal and loyal to Costello and not a cop like you claim he would've killed Billy right then and there or he would've told the other guys in the van. Right away. Hey look this guy showed up to the right address when I gave him the wrong one. He's a cop. let's kill him. It's the fact he didn't even acknowledge it until he was on his death bed. When a real criminal figures out that somebody is a cop they kill them right away without giving them a chance to bust them unless they're an undercover cop themselves. Even before he was shot. Those other guys heard him give Billy the wrong address. The fact is Delhunt was trying to protect Billy because he was yoong and he didn't want a young cop to get killed. If Delahunt was a criminal he would've told them even before he was on his death bed. Ther was absolutely nothing he could've done to save Queenan's life. Absolutely nothing. It was an unfortunate sitaution.

Also, can you explain the criptic nature of Delahunt's confession? Why doesn't Delahunt just say to Billy that they are both cops? Why doesn't Delahunt use his time to give Billy information about his contacts? Why does Billy panic and go for his gun? The criptic nature of his confession suggests to me he is a criminal, and he is chosing to save Billy's life. Just because he is a criminal, doesn't mean he isn't honorable.

Why would he need to tell Billy that he's a cop? Why does Billy need to know that? Billy reached for his gun because he was paranoid and the guy just told him that he figured out that he was a cop. Criminals hate cops. He would tell his other guys about Costigan but instead he chose to talk to him in private which made no sense unless he was actually a cop. Delahunt had been on the job for years and was professional so why the fuqq would he give contacts to Billy? Would good would that do for him. For all he knew Billy could've had his contacts and then spill them to Costello by playing both sides. A professional like Delahunt would not give him any information about his identity even when he's dying. It would be pretty stupid. You gotta use a little common sense.

Says the person who replies to a 2,5 year old comment. I rest my case, you've proven my point. You still go on and on about the same *beep* years later. Idiot.