Narcos: Mexico (2018) s03e07 Episode Script

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[DOOR BUZZER SOUNDS]
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON RADIO]
[RADIO JINGLE PLAYS]
[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON RADIO]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
WHO WANTED HIM DEAD?
MAN: Last one.
Have a good one, guys.
[MARIACHI SONG PLAYING]
[IN SPANISH] Fucking soldiers are here.
[MARIACHI SONG CONTINUES PLAYING]
HÉCTOR: Luís, we're here!
We got the photo back -
Look at the photo.
First one we took.
- She's beautiful.
- Thanks -
You're boring the man already.
What's up, Fide?
Morning.
Fueling up already?
- What about you?
- Nah, I'm straight.
That shit'll kill you.
HÉCTOR: Might be
an interesting way to die.
Berni.
How's it going?
- Good. You?
- Last stop.
Take it easy.
Want a drink?
MAN: No, thanks.
More for me.
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
[GABRIEL GROANING]
[MEN SHOUTING]
Kid
[THEME SONG PLAYING]
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- [IMPERCEPTIBLE]
- [PHONE RINGING]
ISAAC: Heard Salgado's gonna hire
a security company.
With armed guards.
How? With what money?
For the delivery trucks?
For the office.
ISABELLA: That's good.
I guess.
That we need armed security?
Cops won't do a fucking thing.
ISAAC: Heard we're having
the office phones swept for bugs.
Where are you getting all this?
Gloria.
Gloria in accounting?
Says she heard a funny clicking
on the line last week.
but we were living through a war.
And in war,
the first casualty is the truth.
REBOLLO: We have a lead on our targets.
Cell phone calls have been made
out of this area
two or three times a day,
to a number in the Colonia Morelos
which we believe
belongs to the girlfriend of one of them.
The signal is coming from
this unfinished apartment complex
owned by their father.
Two teams will enter the south lobby
and sweep the building bottom to top.
The subjects are armed.
[IN SPANISH] Dismissed.
Curious when this came in, sir.
Why am I just hearing about it now?
Intelligence is fluid.
You're getting it now.
What is this shit, man?
Payback, hopefully.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON RADIO]
[IN SPANISH] Yo. He's coming. [KISSES]
PRISONER: Nice and pressed.
[RADIO CHATTER CONTINUES]
Little tighter on this side, sweetheart.
Watch the ear.
Your visitor's here, sir.
CHAPO: Thanks.
Hey!
I'm about out.
What do you think, Neto?
Not bad.
[DOOR BUZZER SOUNDS]
CHAPO: Mayo!
- Joaquín.
- What a pleasure, man.
How are you, brother?
Like the first guy I killed.
Fucked.
Heard about Azul?
Yeah, man.
Fucking Arellanos.
Yeah.
Long drive from Mazatlán.
Yeah.
Wanted to ask about that offer
you made me. See if it still stands.
Joining up with Sinaloa.
You kidding?
Sinaloa's done, man.
Shit's good as dead.
I got some ideas.
To put Sinaloa back where it belongs.
LAWYER: Francisco's been
transferred out of military custody.
If he's questioned again,
one of us will be present.
Do you know if he's getting enough to eat?
What are you doing to get him out?
They can't just release him.
Keep working the Prosecutor.
Everyone has a price.
Ramón, show these gentlemen out.
- [RAMÓN SIGHS]
- LAWYER: Thank you.
Excuse me.
BENJAMÍN: Didn't think
shit could get worse.
ENEDINA: [OVER PHONE] We had
to do something, Benjamín.
Still, you imagine what Amado's planning?
ENEDINA: Yeah.
How'd it go with the lawyers?
He isn't getting out.
Normal isn't coming back.
[SIGHS]
We need product.
You making any progress?
Might have something with the FARC.
The fucking Peruvians, maybe.
The shit we got going on
they all have concerns.
You know I've been praying.
Just hope God's still on our side.
We don't find product -
God's not gonna save us Benjamín.
Ruth's new medicine, it isn't working.
Not like we hoped.
Doctors say I shouldn't worry.
She's like you.
She's a fighter.
We're gonna be okay.
As long as nothing happens
to you, Benjamín.
No. Nothing will happen to me.
I'll call when I have something.
All right.
[PHONE DISCONNECTS]
MAN: No, man. Please!
It wasn't fucking me! I swear
Didn't say shit to nobody! [COUGHS]
Maybe the kid's telling the truth.
- [MAN GRUNTS, COUGHS]
- ROGELIO: Someone fucking talked.
Give me a cigarette, partner.
Son of a bitch.
Think I broke something.
Hand's killing me -
Let me see.
[MAN GROANS]
That hurt?
[GRUNTS] Just said it hurt, didn't I?
If it were broken, you'd be screaming.
Let's go.
ROGELIO: Okay. Get outta here -
- [GROANS]
- ROGELIO: Fuck off.
- VICTOR: Come on, dude.
- [GUNSHOTS]
ROGELIO: Vicente says there's a snitch.
[LIGHTER CLICKING]
He wants a body.
Let's go, partner!
SALGADO: We've faced danger before,
but somehow it feels different every time.
In light of the attack
and the possibility of more violence
La Voz will no longer be using bylines.
Wait.
You're taking names off our stories?
It's safer.
As editor, I have to assume some risk.
I'm not willing to ask anyone else to.
What kind of message
will that send to our readers?
[SALGADO SIGHS]
That's everything. Come on.
Get to work.
ANDRÉA: We can't back down now
We're a target 'cause La Voz
prints the truth. No matter what.
That's why we all work here -
I don't need a history lesson.
The next president of Mexico
was assassinated -
and no one trusts the government
to tell us who did it.
The country's losing itself.
Removing bylines says
we can be intimidated.
That we're scared.
And what if we are?
People can't trust scared reporters.
Back down now, we won't have
to worry about more threats -
'Cause no one's gonna take
La Voz seriously.
This paper matters.
I'm not interested in producing
more martyrs to journalistic integrity.
This is our new policy.
It doesn't meet your approval,
find somewhere else to work.
[SANTOS SNIFFLES]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
SANTOS: So?
Still have a job?
You like seeing your name
in print more than anyone here.
How are you okay with this?
'Cause I think he's right.
He's doing it to protect us.
[ANDRÉA BREATHES DEEPLY]
We're all here for a reason.
You should know, it's not just the truck.
There's been other threats.
Besides, it's not my fight anymore.
I'm leaving.
Told Salgado this morning.
What are you talking about?
I've got Vera at home.
Alonso's headed to college next year.
I won't put them through this Andréa.
You're quitting.
SANTOS: Mmm-mmm.
I'm running away.
There's a difference. [CHUCKLES]
There's half a novel sitting in
a desk at home, mocking me.
It's my time.
Or maybe I'm just showing
my true colors, right?
I'm sorry.
You don't have to apologize, Marcos.
I get it.
Go easy on him.
Yourself too.
We'll have a great time
once we get on the road.
Donna, nobody takes shoulder pads
on a camping trip.
[CHATTER CONTINUES OVER TV]
[ALFREDO COUGHS]
Yo, Dylan! What's bumpin'? Nice wheels.
ALFREDO: [IN SPANISH] Be fun to live there.
Four-wheel drive, cruise control
[IN SPANISH] L.A. is cool.
When you think we can go home?
Couple more weeks, shit'll settle down.
Be fucking kings when we go back.
Been thinking of going back to school.
Abroad. Someplace cool.
Gonna go out for snacks.
Wait till it gets dark.
[PHONE RINGING]
Move -
[PHONE CONTINUES RINGING]
Seriously, don't be a bitch. Stay here.
Hey, baby.
How are you?
Yeah. I'm alone.
What're you wearing?
[CONTINUES SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
SOLDIER 1: Stop!
SOLDIER 2: Stop!
Put the weapon down!
- [MEN SHOUTING]
- [GUNSHOTS]
PROVIDENCIO: Check everything!
[ALEX GRUNTS]
Shit -
Found an open window.
Probably heard the shots.
Shit.
[IN SPANISH] Enough.
Get him back to the base.
[MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]
VICTOR: The names you wanted.
Want some coffee?
No.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Do you mind if, um, we switch places?
This, uh Flaco Masvidal,
got a real first name on him?
No.
Nothin' else?
I got you everything I could last time.
This shit is not easy, you know?
Hit them soon.
They change spots every two weeks.
You said it was gonna be a few days. Hmm?
Got those lab results or not?
All this, how solid is it?
Those Dutch houses you hit last week,
that solid?
That fucking punk from Mission Hills,
how solid was he? Hmm? That solid?
- I'm just doin' my job.
- You're doing your job?
They got us hunting a snitch
on the other side of the river.
My information is good.
You think you're in danger?
I want my results now.
Not sure you're going to like it.
[IN SPANISH] What the hell is this?
I don't understand.
The results were inconclusive, basically.
The sample was contaminated.
DNA is very touchy.
Um, what I can tell you is
your sample came from a male.
- [TABLE CLATTERS]
- [IN SPANISH] You fucking kidding me?
Maybe if you told me what this was about.
What you were lookin' for
You told me you could do this.
I need a name. I need a fucking match.
I promised a test.
I got you the test, it didn't work.
- Next time you get me a
- Fuck next time.
Fuck next time.
Look, hey. You keep helping me,
I'll keep helping you.
Maybe we can switch things up.
Put you on the payroll.
[IN SPANISH] Fuck you, man.
AMADO: Shit.
Always come for what we love.
Was old, but she still had
a few good years left.
Thought I did too man
Arellanos only make these moves
if they're desperate.
Losing control.
Usually can see these things coming.
That's the game.
We fuck each other over
The Arellanos helped me take Félix down.
Just means they've had practice.
Numbers you're doing
you're bigger than Félix ever dreamed.
What'd you expect?
Look, Amado
I decided to make a move
I'm with Sinaloa now.
You tracked down Güero?
Chapo.
In prison.
Fucking Chapo.
You know Sinaloa's basically
worth shit, right?
True.
But they still got soldiers.
Just need leadership organizing.
Still no border crossing.
How much longer you see
the Arellanos needing theirs?
I know that plaza.
Moved my product
through Tijuana for years.
You want to put Sinaloa to work
in the Arellanos' plaza?
Army's already got Benjamín scrambling.
We hit his bottom line,
start to fuck with his money, product
Move smart, but above all,
keep everything quiet.
Quiet's nice.
You've always worn it well.
What would you need from me?
Chapo already has men.
What I don't have is cash product.
To help us get going.
Never understood what you see in all this.
These boats and shit.
Seems like nothing but problems.
Always something new.
[SCOFFS]
You sail out there
your problems stay here.
Far away.
Okay, Mayo.
I'll advance you cash product
But the fucking Arellanos, they die.
- And the shooters who came at me
- First ones to go.
No. Give 'em to my brother.
He takes things more personally than me.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Hello
- ALFREDO: Hey, Ramón.
What's up, Alfredo?
Ramón, it's all gone to shit -
I know it's bad out there. Come hang out
They took my brother!
What the fuck are you saying?
I don't know what happened,
the army came and took him.
It's all gone to shit!
had some visitors.
SOLDIER: [IN SPANISH] Hold up -
General Rebollo wants the prisoner
brought to Building C.
Yes, sir.
- [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
- [PHONE RINGS IN BACKGROUND]
WALT: Got a second, sir?
- Have a seat.
- I'm good.
What's going on with Alex Hodoyan?
"Building C"?
Look, I understand after what happened
with Fausto, you're looking to
This is not about Fausto.
Francisco Arellano,
what did he get us, huh?
His arrest was public.
Lawyers intervened,
and we lost any chance we had
to learn something.
Alex Hodoyan gives us a new opportunity.
No one knows he is here.
Instead of charging him,
we detained him unofficially.
And we see what he tells us.
And if he doesn't talk?
Rich kid like him,
we let his imagination go to work.
Not be a problem.
I got a call today with my supervisor.
DEA wants an update.
Tell 'em what you want.
But the lawyers get involved,
Alex Hodoyan goes away.
- How much time do you need?
- Forty-eight hours.
He will talk.
I'll give you 24.
Then we put him into custody.
Play it straight.
I'll let San Diego know.
Twenty-four. Agreed.
Keep me in the loop.
[SIGHS]
ALEX: [IN SPANISH] Who's there?
Hello?
[GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[CRYING]
[DOG BARKING]
[LINE RINGING]
- DANI: Hello.
- Hey, it's me.
I didn't expect for you to answer.
I've been meaning to call you back.
'Cause I just needed some time.
- How's Chicago?
- Good.
School's good.
I like my students.
Where are you?
Military base, sort of, outside Tijuana.
Look, when this is all done
I wanna come see you.
Get things back on track. I
- Walt, I can't do this.
- Look, Dani, please.
I just needed to see this thing through.
Put it behind me. I want to move on.
Walt
You lie to the guys you're working with,
you lie to your bosses
You're good at it. [CHUCKLES]
You have to be.
I think that makes it easier
to start to lie to yourself.
It's not like that.
Dani
Take it easy on yourself, Walt.
Good luck. I mean it.
[LINE DISCONNECTS]
CHAPO: [IN SPANISH] Heard back from Mayo.
Amado went for it.
NETO: Interesting.
CHAPO: He's sending some shit
up to Tijuana now.
Welcome to Tijuana, bro.
CHAPO: You think Mayo's idea can work?
We tried taking on
the Arellanos once before -
That shit was a disaster.
All depends how you play it.
Couple ways it could go.
The first way?
You go at them hard. Get crazy.
Hope you end up on top.
But bangin' it out
in the streets with them -
you don't stand a fucking chance.
Or, you start small
[MEN SHOUTING]
like cancer.
Starts in the lungs, then the liver.
Next thing you know, you're fucked.
Get lost!
[MAN MUTTERS]
That'll be Mayo's play.
He knows how Tijuana works.
The independent guys
who pay tax to use the plaza
They're what keep the Arellanos alive
So what's he do with them?
Starts changing some minds.
Give 'em reason to rethink
who they work for.
BELTRÁN: Who's next?
[MAN SCREAMING]
NETO: Show 'em
the Arellanos aren't in control.
And cracks start to form.
No.
Wait! Look, I'll do it.
For real!
Fuck the Arellanos -
I wanna work with you!
[SHUSHES]
[ROMO SNIFFLES]
MAYO: Smart kid.
Welcome to the family.
NETO: It's a long game.
Takes patience
The right information. Cash too
That's why Mayo needs Amado.
Can we trust him?
My nephew?
No.
[LAUGHS]
But what choice do you have?
It works, he can always wipe Sinaloa out
after you've done the heavy lifting.
It doesn't, Sinaloa goes down.
Either way, he's good.
Doesn't feel right
making these decisions without Güero.
In this world, you're looking for "right"?
He's still the boss.
Güero had his time, but he's on the run.
And that won't last.
He's done.
Mayo needs you.
Güero Palma doesn't play a role.
How this thing goes.
[CHAPO SIGHS]
Either way, I'm still locked in here.
Till one day you're not.
Should think about what's next.
What you want out of all this.
Cold as fuck out here. [GRUNTS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
MISSING
[IN SPANISH] Where've you been, Enedina?
I called you ten times!
- What?
- The fucking army
They have Alex Hodoyan.
Alfredo called me -
How much does he know?
Nothing. He's a kid.
Did a few runs and shit.
Not Alex. Alfredo. How much does he know?
Alfredo? He's cool.
What's going on? Where've you been?
Warehouse on Batiz.
It was hit.
- [CELL PHONE RINGING]
- Hit by who?
What's up?
What?
No, leave them.
I want to see it.
[HORNS HONKS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
The men we sent to Juárez.
To handle Amado.
[SIRENS WAILING]
What about the warehouse?
Dina, what the fuck is going on?
We're at war.
Fuck Amado.
I'll go to Juárez myself -
Isn't just him, Ramón.
That warehouse was small. Unprotected.
We were hit by someone who knows us.
Mayo chose a side.
Fuck.
HANK: Had your maid make some iced tea.
It isn't very good.
[HANK CLEARS THROAT]
To what do I owe the honor?
House's come a long way Juárez as well.
You forgotten why that is?
Hard work. From you and me both.
We had an agreement
on how we'd handle our business.
Discreet, out of the spotlight. Remember?
The things I'm hearing from Tijuana
Violence, public displays
New elements being introduced.
Doesn't work for me.
Someone tries to kill me,
it changes things.
You'll have to adapt.
This is what I do.
[SCOFFS] No.
There isn't anything you "do" without me.
It's my end of the business -
You don't have one.
That's something you made up.
Doesn't exist.
This vendetta, or whatever it is,
ends today.
Or what?
See for yourself.
The Citibank accounts are frozen.
Caymans too
Till I'm sure
no more surprises are coming.
This ride you're on, Amado,
it can end abruptly.
[PHONE RINGING]
Andréa Nuñez
KÁREN: Hey. It's Káren
From the Colosio campaign.
Hi Káren. How have you been?
Look, I might have something for you.
Can we meet?
Yes, of course. Where?
At the Public Park.
[SIREN WAILING IN BACKGROUND]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
VICTOR: Excuse me -
Good evening, miss.
Can I ask you a question?
WOMAN 1: Sorry, we have to go.
Good evening.
Good evening, miss?
Please. Just a couple questions.
Police -
Open the door, man.
Good evening.
I need help.
Finding out what happened to a friend.
She hasn't been home in a while.
This is her.
Any of you ever see a man following her?
Bothering her, maybe?
Please. We just want to get home.
VICTOR: I'm trying to help you get home.
I know she worked
at the auto parts factory.
Some of you must've seen her.
Nobody?
Hmm.
I worked with her for a couple months.
Is she gone, too?
VICTOR: When was
the last time you saw her?
- On her way home.
- VICTOR: Hmm.
At one of the bus stops.
I think someone gave her a ride.
Who?
A man?
What kind of car? You remember?
Big one, I think.
Nice.
An American car.
Seen it around here before?
WOMAN 2: We need to get home now.
Thank you.
[PHONE RINGING]
AMADO: What is it?
MARTA: It's me.
Look who's using the phone.
Thought I'd give it a try.
Wanted to hear your voice.
Things any better with work?
The problems you've been having
Honestly, maybe worse.
Maybe time you tried something new.
If you're not happy.
This is what I chose. You know?
It's mine.
I made a decision.
To see if I could build something
bigger than myself.
How it ends, that's not up to me.
Does it have to end?
[CHUCKLING] I don't know.
It always does.
And you only get one?
One what?
Choice.
I change my mind every day.
It's late. You need to go?
No. I don't need to go anywhere.
SOLDIER: I don't want to hurt you.
But I will.
You understand that, Alex?
This is a mistake.
I need to make a phone call -
You're not calling anyone
till you tell us what you know.
How can we find your brother?
ALEX: Please.
I didn't do anything.
No! No!
I have a dog outside.
It's gonna come and eat your balls.
After that, I'm going to fuck you.
It's all gonna be recorded.
So beautiful.
Your whole family's gonna see.
You got a girlfriend?
Huh? You got a girlfriend?
She's gonna see me fuck you, too.
[CRYING] I want to talk
to the American, please.
Please!
I know he's here -
ALEX: [IN SPANISH] I'll talk to him!
WALT: Take a break.
Alex.
where your brother is.
It's your only way out of here.
Help me. You have to help me
or they're gonna fucking kill me.
I don't have to do anything.
You don't understand.
I was born in La Jolla, California.
I have dual citizenship.
I'm American.
You're full of shit.
I swear, man. You can check.
And you're DEA, right?
You have to do something. Please.
You're fuckin' lying to me.
I'm not.
Scripps Memorial Hospital.
That's where I was born.
Please, man.
Don't let them hurt me.
Get me out of here.
Please.
WALT: Is it fucking true?
Huh?
Is it?
Could be.
This does not change anything.
This is an American citizen
being detained illegally.
Yes, it fucking does.
He's a dual citizen
and no one knows he's here.
No, no. This, this is fucking over.
Do you understand?
How long before our bosses
will pull the plug on the task force?
Shut it down.
Because the shock of a cardinal
getting killed in broad daylight
gets replaced by some other absurdity.
Breslin. Memories are short.
We're close now.
This kid and his brother could be key
in arresting Benjamín Arellano.
That happens
we take back Tijuana.
Do you know what I have given up
to have an opportunity like this?
I know you made sacrifices, too.
This is what it takes
for all that to mean anything.
Stop now, nothing changes.
We're right back where we started.
All right, get him to talk.
And stop fuckin' recording.
REBOLLO: Providencio.
[IN SPANISH] Damn, Alex.
You're making me work.
[WHIMPERS]
[ALEX CRYING]
[MUFFLED SCREAMS]
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
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