The mayor thanks Garber and assures him the city will "go to bat" for him over his bribery admission. The film concludes as Garber returns home to his wife with groceries he had promised to pick up.

Is Pelham 123 a true story?

The Taking Of Pelham 123 is actually a fictional event described in the '73 book The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three by Morton Freegood who was at the time writing by the pen name John Godey.

Did Denzel take the bribe in Pelham 123?

Movie Pooper for the film -The Taking of Pelham 123() Garber (Denzel Washington) did take a $35,000 bribe when he saw the improved train models in Japan. Ryder (John Travolta) was a Wall Street broker who went to prison for 10 years for embezzlement.