Narcos: Mexico (2018) s03e02 Episode Script

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["OUT OF TIME MAN" BY MANO NEGRA PLAYING]
[SIGHS]
I'm walking out for love ♪
I'm walking bad real down
Like a cool breeze ♪
I'm gonna be late again ♪
Driver wait for me please
I'm running all in vain ♪
Tryin' to catch this fuckin' train ♪
Time don't fool me no more ♪
I throw my watch to the floor
It's so lazy ♪
Time don't do it again ♪
Now I'm stressed and strained
With anger and pain in the subway train ♪
- Now it's half past two ♪
- Long gone the rendezvous ♪
- Now it's half past three ♪
- Time made a fool out of me ♪
- Now it's half past four ♪
- Oh, baby, can't you see? ♪
- No use in waiting in no more ♪
- It's a timing tragedy ♪
I think it's nine when clock says ten ♪
This girl wouldn't wait
For an out of time, out of time man ♪
Time don't fool me no more ♪
I throw my watch to the floor
It's so lazy ♪
Time don't do it again
Now I'm stressed and strained ♪
ALFREDO: [IN SPANISH] What's up, you don't knock?
ALEX: Sorry
Thought we were supposed to hang out.
Let's do something.
ALEX: Mmm-hmm.
You wanna hit the mall?
- I know some girls going
- Nah.
I've got something better.
Maybe I can get you into this party.
Should be pretty cool
Yeah?
[CHUCKLES]
Dress nice, bro.
Hey
ALFREDO: Mmm?
Can I hold it?
Bro, you can have it.
- Now it's half past three ♪
- Time made a fool out of me ♪
- Now it's half past four ♪
- Oh, baby, can't you see ♪
- No use in waiting no more ♪
- It's a timing tragedy ♪
- Now it's half past two ♪
- Long gone the rendezvous ♪
[OPENING THEME SONG PLAYING]
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Here's what we're after.
Ryder van. High roof, single-axle.
Trucks come and go
throughout the day, in and out.
We sit tight,
we wait for the vans, you copy?
- Copy that.
- Copy that.
WALT: Thanks to the FBI,
we've got 24-hour surveillance
on four car lots run by Juárez associates.
Dirtbags moving money
and product across the border.
Surveillance indicates cash moves in bulk
on Thursday nights. As in, tonight.
Vans arrive anywhere
between 9:53 and 10:07,
load up, exit out the front
roughly 30 to 55 minutes later.
Now, for this to work,
we need to run things a bit different.
We need this operation
to look rogue, criminal.
Once we move on the cash,
it sits in holding.
Doesn't appear
on any El Paso police report
or any DEA wire or any fuckin' newspaper.
What's the angle?
Make the cartels think
they got an El Paso problem,
rip crews moving in on their operation.
We seize enough cash, make enough noise,
it generates heat all the way to the top.
Intel suggests that Amado Carrillo Fuentes
murdered his business partner,
Rafael Aguilar,
assuming full control of Juárez.
His money starts to disappear,
Amado's gonna come looking for it.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER IN SPANISH]
we subscribed
to three different newspapers.
My father bought another
on his way home from work.
Told me the answers
to all my questions were somewhere inside.
THE VOICE OF TIJUANA
TRUTH WITHOUT COMPROMISE
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
ANDRÉA: [IN SPANISH] Good morning.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
A little coffee
Nice of you to join us.
All right, let's go. Isa
Where are you with the story
on that complex in La Presa?
Waiting for a comment
from the inspector, sir.
It's been a week.
Left word several times.
Without comment,
I don't have a third source
He the only person who can speak?
- I'm not waiting another week.
- ISABELLA: Yes, sir.
- Issac.
- ISSAC: Sir.
Talk me through "Ezenario."
Story's on a serviceman from the States
arrested on Avenida Revolución
over the weekend.
An arrest made? Groundbreaking.
[ALL CHUCKLE]
The rising number
of Marines from Pendleton
crossing the border each weekend
is directly tied to the rise
we're seeing in prostitution.
- Let's try not to cast judgment.
- I'm interested.
- Make it compelling.
- Yes.
Our fearless columnist.
I'm working up something on Mother Teresa.
- There's a surprise.
- MARCO: An odyssey back to the border.
The very line between countries
whose economic disparity
symbolizes her mission in life.
You'll be using less indulgent language
in your copy?
Some of us try and sell papers.
Well
[INHALES SHARPLY]
A wedding
at La Catedral de
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.
- The Arellano Félix family
- A wedding, Andréa?
Someone move you
to 'Culture' and not tell me?
[JOURNALISTS CHUCKLING]
Do the job you're assigned,
or I'll find someone who will.
Ramón
MARCO: Fear response starts
in the temporal lobe of the brain
specifically a region
called the 'amygdala.'
Tiny Isn't much bigger than an almond
and yet, its effect on you
I didn't freeze. He didn't let me finish.
There's a difference.
And tell me how Claudio Vazquez
marrying Enedina Arellano Félix
isn't something this paper should cover?
- Is it?
- Yes, it is.
I'm telling you, this is the start
of something dangerous.
I'm twice divorced, I get it.
Not the fucking wedding, Marco!
Think about it.
The sister of a trafficker
marrying an attorney
from the city's oldest firm
in Tijuana's most prestigious cathedral.
Marco, that wouldn't have happened
two years ago.
Something's changing.
Prove it.
Find a reason people should care.
journalist, the truth can be hard to find.
And harder to publish.
The government controls
most of the media.
It owned the timber industry,
which meant they owned the paper supply,
so you needed approval to print.
They managed the narrative,
but a small paper in Tijuana fought back.
Its founder wasn't interested
in being told what to say.
He printed his paper in San Diego
to avoid censorship,
drove it back across the border,
sold it by hand.
The truth mattered to him. You found it
he'd print it.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
WALT: Got the green light from the FBI
so, yeah, it's a go this evening.
- Thank you, dear.
- Sorry about the wait, hon.
Ma'am, can I get
that side of ranch, please?
- Be right back.
- Thank you.
So it went well.
Feds will probably
take most of the credit, but yeah.
It went good.
- Yes, it went very well.
- Oh, my God.
You just said something positive.
Yeah, well, enough about the case.
[CHUCKLES]
I got some news this morning.
Lay it on me.
Heard back from Houston.
[SIGHS]
- Babe, I got it.
- Get the fuck out of here.
[DANI LAUGHS]
Now why didn't you lead with that?
[CLEARS THROAT] Well
I also heard back from DePaul.
I got the spot there, too. [CHUCKLES]
Chicago.
I thought you said that was a long shot.
I think I also said, "My dream."
Well, when do they need an answer by?
It's a big decision. I have some time.
How far is Chicago?
You wanna see a map?
Look, it's a surprise, I know.
I wasn't exactly expecting it, either.
Well, I guess you'll figure it out, then.
DANI: Mmm-hmm.
- You could try being happy for me.
- Look
Side of ranch.
I am happy for you.
[POLICEMAN BLOWING WHISTLE]
POLICEMAN 1: [IN SPANISH] Wedding guests only!
[CAR HORNS BLARING]
POLICEMAN 2: Street's closed!
You can't turn here! No stopping.
POLICEMAN 1: Move it!
Have your invitations out, please.
POLICEMAN 3: Lady! You can't turn here!
Go the other way!
Move now!
- Officer! I'm with La Voz.
- No press. Guests only.
POLICEMAN 3: Move your fucking car.
Not gonna ask you again.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
SONIA: Everyone, look over here.
Come on, smile!
[LAUGHING]
No!
- Sonia, you have to warn us!
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Wedding planner's asked us
to take our positions.
[GASPS]
- [MARIA SQUEALS]
- It's time!
- Let's go, it's time!
- Right now?
- Hi, handsome.
- Mom.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Look at you.
So what do you think?
He's a good man, right?
You think Ramón would let him
get this far if he wasn't?
[BOTH LAUGH]
[EXCLAIMS SOFTLY]
[BENJAMÍN SIGHS]
Oh, 'Dina
Dad would be so proud to see you today.
[SOFTLY] Hey
let's go.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
- You're beautiful.
- [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
I can't breathe in this dress, Benjamín.
Don't you dare step on it!
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[CHOIR SINGING IN SPANISH]
[ORCHESTRA PLAYING]
Take care of her.
Stop it.
[MAN SNIFFING]
[PALMA WHISPERING] Rayo
What?
Weddings, man.
Gets me every time.
[ORCHESTRA STOPS PLAYING]
FATHER BAIZ: You may sit.
Ladies and gentlemen,
today we are celebrating
because we welcome Claudio and Enedina
who've come to commit to love
and the faith of Christ.
[DOOR OPENS]
CHOIR GIRL 1: Hurry up, close the door.
- Give me one.
- [CHOIR GIRL 2 REPLIES INDISTINCTLY]
Ladies.
- Thank you.
- Don't worry about it.
Father Baiz still give you shit
when he catches you out here?
You know Father Baiz?
[CHUCKLES] Showed me what hell looks like
for four years.
You went to Sacred Heart?
The Love of Christ urges us on ♪
[CHUCKLES]
- It gets better, I promise.
- [WHINING] Fucking better.
[MIMICS CRYING]
This is such a spectacle, huh?
The family usually keeps a low profile
when they come in, but
Depends.
- They come in often?
- Benjamín and his wife?
They're here like twice a week,
with their daughter.
Father Baiz is super close
with the family.
Well, hopefully you'll get some free food.
- Yeah
- [LAUGHS]
- And some fucking alcohol.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
Also alcohol.
So you're going to the reception?
The bride and groom
invited the entire choir.
Never been to Club Bretaña before!
[BOTH SQUEAL]
you got me one of these coffees.
- They ran out.
- The fuck you mean, "they ran out"?
What I meant to say
is I just didn't get you one.
WALT: Say that next time.
Hey, guys, how's it looking?
This is some operation.
- WALT: We got any movement?
- FBI AGENT: Nothing yet.
[BAND PLAYING LIVELY MUSIC]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
ANDRÉA: In Tijuana, weddings
are a good way to keep score.
By any account,
the Arellano family had arrived.
[WOMAN SINGING IN SPANISH]
[GUESTS CHEERING AND CLAPPING]
[IN SPANISH] My love. Come on.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Whoo!
I'll be back.
I love you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
There was reason to celebrate.
The guest list included everyone
from politicians to pop stars.
[IN SPANISH] Mrs. Soto, thank you.
Have a good night and have some fun.
The food is on its way.
Drinks all around, now have fun.
Thank you, Judge!
arrest, the cartels had splintered.
Gone solo.
And things had changed pretty quick.
[IN SPANISH] Hey, it's a pleasure
Oh, my God, this is your daughter?
- Wow, you're all grown up.
- [CHUCKLES]
to the world of trafficking.
And while some
were loving their independence,
others were wondering where they fit in.
[IN SPANISH] You believe the money
they spent on this shit?
They can afford it.
We should eat as much as we can, right?
[LAUGHING] Fuck yeah.
Listen
If someone's gonna bend me over
and fuck me in the ass,
at least let me
get liquored up first. [LAUGHS]
Take it easy on that shit, huh?
In Tijuana in the early '90s,
the drug business was booming.
Four billion dollars a year.
And everyone wanted a taste.
[IN SPANISH] Fresh?
Independent traffickers.
Guys like Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
A name you should remember.
Without allegiance to any one cartel,
Mayo did his own thing.
Moving shrimp and other precious cargo
from his home in Mazatlán
up the coast and into Tijuana.
BENJAMÍN: [IN SPANISH] Had a big month?
Come on, you think I don't know
what's moving through my plaza?
The thought never crossed my mind.
Happy to pay for the privilege.
Yeah.
Imagine not having to.
How's that?
A guy like you
could do well in our organization.
I like being my own boss.
[CHUCKLES] Right.
Besides,
you know where home is.
Fuck, man. You're better than that.
Think about it.
- Thank you for coming.
- You got it.
From where Tijuana was sitting,
things were looking pretty good.
[IN SPANISH] Hell yeah.
Is there a coatroom nearby?
MAN: You dog.
Thought you couldn't get it up
when you drink?
[EXCLAIMING]
Then ask your sister why I had
to drop her fat ass at the clinic.
[ALL LAUGHING]
along the US border,
the Arellanos were now number one.
- [IN SPANISH] Keep your eye on this one.
- What? It's only my fourth one!
there was still the Gulf.
After a stroke sidelined
its leader, Don Guerra,
his nephew, Juan Abrego, took control,
moving coke and heroin
out of Matamoros by the ton.
[IN SPANISH] I better go say hi
Behave, Ramón!
Show that old fucker those Jordans, bro!
- Damn, bro.
- [OTHERS EXCLAIM]
- Glad you could make it.
- Family's everything.
My uncle didn't want
to miss Enedina's special day.
Don Guerra, if there's anything
you need - let me know.
The bride looks lovely.
Beautiful, no?
Heard about the shit
you had seized up in Brownsville.
600 keys? Fuck, man
thought those were your people.
Hope you aren't regretting
leaving this fucker in charge.
A misunderstanding.
- The guilty parties have been dealt with.
- I don't doubt it.
Be happy, it's a party.
and Tijuana coexisted,
but no one said they were friends.
[IN SPANISH] Fucking prick.
Those were the winners.
Then there was everyone else.
BENJAMÍN: [IN SPANISH] Hey, man.
Am I paying you to drink or run security?
- It's club soda.
- Club soda's for the guests.
Pancha, take care of your people.
of the Mexican trafficking world
sat Sinaloa.
[IN SPANISH] A special day
for your family.
Cute bandage, Chapo.
Heard you ran into some trouble.
- [SONG PLAYING IN SPANISH OVER STEREO]
- Hey!
[POLICE SIREN BLARING IN DISTANCE]
Hey, hey, hey!
What's up, officer?
- We're all paid up.
- Price went up.
Benjamín's orders.
Shit, okay. Let me grab it.
Here it is, asshole.
A misunderstanding.
Some cool shit, huh?
From Amado.
I brought this for the beautiful bride.
This a funeral or what?
Joaquín.
I put you at the kids' table.
Enjoy.
Lacking a border of their own,
the small organization was suffering.
Without direct access to the States,
the Sinaloans had to
rely on Benjamín's goodwill
and pay a hefty tax
in order to move their product
through the Arellanos' territory.
And it was bleeding them dry.
[IN SPANISH] Güero,
you gotta say something.
This tax is killing us, man.
Yeah, they went mad.
Excuse me.
- I was hoping we could speak for a bit.
- No business tonight, man.
Not today.
Enjoy yourself. Excuse me.
AZUL: What'd he say?
Move over, I'm at your table.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
CLAUDIO:the proudest moment of my life,
to not only have given
this beautiful woman my heart
[GUESTS CHEER AND CLAP]
But to now, finally - call her my wife.
ALL GUESTS: Aww.
- I love you, gorgeous.
- I love you too.
[GUESTS CHEERING AND CLAPPING]
How beautiful! I could fucking cry!
Sit the fuck down
Let's hear it for the bride and groom!
[GUESTS CHEERING AND CLAPPING]
Our next speech comes from someone
who means a lot to my family.
Ladies and gentlemen, Father Baiz!
Thank you, Javier.
Some of you may not know this, but
- Enedina's first love
- Oh, no, Father.
was singing.
If I close my eyes in Mass,
I can still hear that little girl today.
The smallest one in choir, but somehow,
always the loudest voice.
[GUESTS LAUGH]
When I look at the beautiful woman
before me tonight,
I wonder where the years have gone.
- Mrs. Vazquez, ' look at you now!
- [GUESTS CHEERING]
EL RAYO: Another toast!
To the eight inches
she'll be swallowing every night!
[EL RAYO LAUGHING]
[EL RAYO CONTINUES LAUGHING]
[CLEARS THROAT]
Our apologies.
I think our friend had one too many.
[EL RAYO MUTTERING]
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
FATHER BAIZ: Okay
And that's why I stopped
drinking before Mass.
[ALL LAUGH]
All right, let's get everyone
on the dance floor.
Music, please.
[BAND STARTS PLAYING]
RAMÓN: Get your ass up.
- Hey, man!
- Think you've had too much.
Huh?
Come on, let's get some air.
Enjoy dessert, guys.
PALMA: Let it go, man.
This is bullshit, Güero.
- Congrats, beautiful.
- Shut the fuck up, man.
I said it was a fucking joke.
Little guy's probably closer
to four. [LAUGHS]
KITTY: Real funny, bro. Keep it up.
EL RAYO: Fuck you.
RAMÓN: Don't worry
we'll all be laughing soon.
Oh, yeah? Bring your sister
so she can laugh with us.
[MEN CONTINUE TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
MAN: It's very funny, fucker, isn't it?
[CONTINUES SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[EL RAYO GROANING]
[ALL TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
Can I help you, ma'am?
No, thank you, just on a walk
Well, keep it moving.
This is private property.
Sure. I'm meeting some friends.
Like I said - private property.
The party's that way
Ma'am.
- I heard you.
- Please go.
Let's go.
- Enjoy the party.
- Have a good night.
Thank you.
EL RAYO: I said it was
a fucking joke. It's enough
Fuck you, bitch!
[TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
- [THUDDING]
- [GROANING]
You done laughing, bitch?
You having fun now?
KITTY: Finally shut the fuck up.
You guys feel like a drink?
MAN: Sure, I do.
ROMEO: You see that bridesmaid
with the fat ass
Time hasn't changed.
Stop checking.
Ten o'clock, huh?
You know, these guys don't exactly
punch in and out of work.
All right? They'll fuckin' be here.
JAIME: Walt.
We need to talk.
Got some guys for you to meet.
- Agent Breslin?
- Yeah, what's going on?
Detective Clark, El Paso Homicide.
This is my partner, Officer Gomez.
Guy at one of the shops you're on,
Andres Valdez,
wife reported him missing earlier.
And?
Might connect to a series of bodies
that turned up this afternoon.
- Sorry, pals, I'm not following.
- [SIGHS]
The other vics,
Ricardo Rivas, Daniel Romero,
Arturo Vega.
The fucking owners of these lots.
It's time to hit 'em. Right now.
Motherfucker.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
WALT: What the fuck?
- Coke's gone. They cleared it out.
- MAN: I got nothin'.
SHERIDAN: Jesus Christ!
[MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Fuck!
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
JUDGE SOTO
ROMEO: [IN SPANISH] There's Ramón now.
- RAMÓN: Let's go.
- ROMEO: Goodnight, Dad.
See you later.
JUDGE SOTO: Quiet when you
come home tonight, son!
[LAUGHS]
[SIGHS]
- [UPBEAT DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- So who the fuck are you?
- Uh
I was at the wedding.
My brother said it was okay
if I came tonight.
- Who?
- Alfredo. He's in the bathroom.
Ah. You son of a bitch,
you're Alfredo's brother.
- You have fun tonight?
- Yeah.
Appreciate your family having me.
Have a drink with me.
Need to drink it,
or they won't bring more.
That's kinda how it works.
Darling.
Come here, babe.
Sit down, I'll introduce you to my friend.
Hey. [KISSES]
- I'm Natalia.
- Alex.
NATALIA: What took you
so long to talk to me?
ALEX: Well, it's just that I
place while we sat there and watched.
JAIME: Just let it be.
SHERIDAN: Hey, man,
reliving it won't help.
- They fuckin' played us!
- Us?
- Yes, us, the DEA!
- Us?
No, no, no.
We had them, the fuckin' product.
- But you had to make this about Amado.
- Fuck you!
- We all made that call.
- That was your
JAIME: Hey, settle down!
- Settle down!
- [YELLING INDISTINCTLY]
[WALT BREATHING HEAVILY]
Walt!
God fucking damn it.
Get out of here, go home.
We'll finish in the morning.
Fuckin' babies.
WALT: Fuckin' piece of shit, man.
JAIME: Walt. Walt.
[SIGHS]
You done?
Four fucking months of work
down the fucking drain.
Yeah.
Sometimes that's the way it goes.
Look, I know you were hoping
this would get us Amado
It's not about Amado, man.
Fuck Amado.
I'm tired of fucking losing.
That's not the job, Walt
chasing the win.
We try and stay even.
That's all we can do.
Sir, that's the biggest load
of bullshit I ever heard.
Why don't you take
the rest of the week off?
- No, sir
- I ain't asking.
[MOODY MUSIC PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECH]
- [DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[IN SPANISH] Miss. Get you a drink?
- Name's Adrian. At your service.
- Yeah, I bet.
[YELLING]
[GRUNTING]
[GLASS SHATTERS]
Sorry, bro. It was an accident.
Sorry, bro.
Motherfucker.
Relax, man.
- Hey. Where you going?
- I said it was an accident.
[CHUCKLES]
- [GRUNTS]
- [WOMAN EXCLAIMS]
Fuck him up!
[GRUNTING AND GROANING]
Hey, bro! It's your turn.
Now, fucker!
[GROANING CONTINUES]
ALFREDO: Do it!
Fuck him up! Do it again!
Our boy's a killer.
[LAUGHS]
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Adrian, right?
Mmm-hmm.
Those kids hanging with Ramón Arellano
tell me about them
Come on.
The sooner you answer my questions,
the sooner I turn back around,
and you can go back to staring at my ass.
They're in here all the time.
The Judge's son - he's tight with Ramón.
Friends, huh?
Shit, the kid practically works for him.
"Works for him"?
How?
Don't know.
But I'm pretty sure
he isn't washing his fucking car.
Hey, what's up? Thought we could hang out.
You were wrong.
How'd it go?
I don't really wanna talk about it.
You wanna have one?
I mean, we just got burned.
They're two steps ahead of us, and
It's over.
I think you should take Chicago.
We can We can talk about that later.
I don't wanna talk about it later.
I wanna talk about it now.
[SCOFFS]
[CHUCKLES] Okay. Um
Then what about us?
Last time I checked,
DEA has offices in more than just El Paso.
When's the last time you checked?
Don't fuck with me, Walt.
I'm not.
We do it together.
["THE WAY I LOSE MY MIND" BY CARL SMITH PLAYING]
Yeah?
[GIGGLES]
Alone and so afraid ♪
Is where I start each day ♪
And staying up all night ♪
Is the way I fall asleep ♪
Pretending I don't care ♪
Is the way I hide my pride ♪
[IN SPANISH] How'd it go?
No more problems in El Paso.
Just like you asked.
Everything's clean.
Aguilar was gonna get us caught, Manny.
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah.
Place is coming along.
- I like those lions at the entrance.
- Yeah?
That's a shame,
'cause I'm tearing it all down.
Need anything else, boss?
Is the way I always cry ♪
And hanging onto you ♪
Is the way I lose my mind ♪
Hanging onto you ♪
Is the way I lose my mind ♪
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