"Mom, I'm here!" "Happy birthday, Mama." " Hey." " Hey, how you doing?" "I'm doing okay, man." "You doing good?" "Oh, my God." "Hi." "Oh, my God." " Hi." " Hi." "Hey." "You look great." " Thanks. I'll take" " These are for your mom." "Right, the birthday girl." "Detective." "Not here on official business, I trust." "I came to arrest you, but I figure as a present to your mother, I'd let it go." "You're as funny as a cop can be." "Good to see you, man." "You too, brother." "You look great." "Yeah." "Clean one whole year." "Congratulations." "Hey, Tammi." "You two back together?" "Hello, everybody." "I wasn't going to give a speech, but I overruled myself." "I just wanna say how touched I am that you'd be with me on my birthday even though I'd rather forget my birthday." "As time goes on, you learn what's important and it's you the people I love most in the world." "Happy birthday, Mom." " Happy birthday." " Happy birthday." " l love you." " l love you." "I won't pick you up, I promise." " Stop me from ever doing that again." " Oh, please." " Happy birthday." " Nick, I want you to know..." " ...how much I appreciate..." " Oh, okay." " ...you doing all this and helping me." " Oh, come on." " l wanna tell you something." " What?" "You've been an amazing friend to me." "You helped me through a really tough time." "And now I would like to do something special for you." " You can open another bottle of wine." " l'd love to." "But what do you say we do it in Ecuador?" "It's all set, the flights, the hotels." "Everything's prepaid and nonrefundable." "So come with me, Sandra." "Don't make me go alone." " Ecuador?" " Yes, yes. lt's amazing." "You'll love it." " Great food, people, music, dancing." " Oh, I don't know." "Come on." "Oh, come on, Sandy." "Let me give this to you." "I'm telling you, it'll be the trip of a lifetime." "And we'll have a blast." "A hundred candles." "What do you expect?" " Oh, Robbie." " A hundred candles." " Sorry." " l don't have to blow them out." " lt's okay." " Make a wish." "Make a wish." " Blow them out, blow them out." " Come on, Mom." "Yeah." "Good one." "Are we done with this birthday stuff?" " lt's gonna come true." " We're done" " What is?" "Mom, I just can't believe you're not jumping at the chance." " lt sounds like an amazing trip." " He bought tickets to go with Lori." "So?" "It's her loss." "But it's the holiday season coming up." "It's the peak time for makeup sales." " You know the business I'd lose?" " Mom, it" "You never do anything for yourself." "You're never been outside the country." "Just go." "Just indulge yourself, you know?" "I've got recruitment meetings." "There's this convention to cover." "Well, you can always miss this one and just go to the next convention." "What if I get sick down there?" "I mean, I'm okay here getting the right treatment." "But it's only two weeks." "If anything happens Nick'll just bring you right back." "Mom, go for it." "It's gonna be great." "You-- l'm going to do this?" "I'm really going to do this?" "Yeah." "Yeah, you are." "I'm very impressed you decided to put yourself up for the job." "If this had come from someone more qualified I would've said, "This is very original."" "My only hesitation is, you don't have very much experience." "Well, I knew it was a long shot." "But thank you for taking time to read it." "That you said it was good, well, that makes it worth it." "It's more than that." "I'm gonna give you two months." "Prove yourself." "Thank you." "Thank you so much." "You will not regret it." "Awesome." " lt's not going to." " Watch." "See?" "It's gonna work." " That's not closed." " No, we're gonna do it." " Come on." "You can do it." "Sit on it." " Sit on it?" " Want me to--?" " l'll zip, you sit." " All right." " Come on." "Okay, wait, wait. lt's gonna...." "We did it." "We did it." "Oh, Tammi." "Oh, my God, I'm having so much fun." "Oh, I'm so glad." "What are you doing?" "Everything." "I mean, it's beautiful here." "And there's so much history and the people are so friendly." "It's just amazing." "And Nick's taking such good care of me." "Oh, and I'm learning Spanish." "A little bit anyway." "I'm learning how to say, "How much does this cost?" "Where's the bathroom?" "I'll have another glass of that wine."" "You were so right, baby." "I should have done this a long time ago." "Well, I really have to go now." "Okay, Mom, see you at the airport on Friday, all right?" "Okay. I'll see you Friday, angel." "I love you." "Bye." " Bye." " ls she okay?" "She's great." " You okay?" " l couldn't be better." "Great." "So, what do you say we finish the night dancing a little cumbia?" " Come on." "At least make an attempt." " Okay." "Yeah." "Let me see you." "Oh, together, close to the front." "Almost first class." "It's all been first class." "All of it." "Unforgettable." "I'm so glad I came." "You don't know how much I mean that." "Yeah, it really was great." "Come on." "Let's go home." "Thanks." "All right." "Okay." " Well...." " Okay?" "Okay, gracias." "Okay, bueno, gracias." "Wait." "We have to wait." "Oh, good, thanks." " What's he saying?" " What?" "They want us to go with them." "Excuse me." " ls there a problem?" " l don't know." "Wait, we got a" "What are they saying?" "Please." "Excuse me." "Can we please leave now?" "We have a flight." "What?" "Oh, wait a minute." "Where are you taking him?" "Wait a minute." "What are you doing?" "What are you doing?" " Nick." " Sandra, look, don't worry." "Relax." "It's okay." "Everything's gonna be okay." " Nick." " Take it easy." "Wait." "Somebody." "Tell me what's going on!" "Don't leave me here!" "Hi there. I'm expecting my mom, but she didn't come out at arrivals." "We can't give out passenger information." "I understand that, but her flight has landed and she's not here, and I just don't know what to think." "I've been calling, she's not answering." "She knew I was coming to pick her up." "I mean, I don't know if I missed her or...." "Listen, please, it's just not like my mom to just not show up." "Please." " What's her name?" " Sandra Chase." "Flight AC-390." "She was traveling with a Nick Sakeris." "They did not board the flight in Quito." "Sorry." "Are you...?" "May I have your attention, please?" "This is a gate change announcement." "Flight number 236 arriving from Boston will now be arriving...." "Hey, it's me." "Listen, Mom didn't get on the flight." "She didn't get on the flight." " She's not answering her phone." " She's probably" "Probably what?" "There's no way that she would change her flight without calling." "Tammi, she's fine." "Okay?" "Just sit tight." "She'll call." "Mrs. Chase." "I am with Interpol, international police agency." "I missed my flight." " And my friend, he was just ta" " Could you explain what this is?" "l-- l don't-- l have no idea what that is." "It's cocaine, Mrs. Chase." "It's in your luggage." "No, that couldn't. I was-- l just watched them going through the suitcase." "They didn't find that, whatever it is." "Does it belong to your friend?" "Nick?" "Absolutely not." "There's a name change on your ticket." "It was originally issued to Lori Beals." "It was his girlfriend." "It was his former girlfriend." "Now you are his new girlfriend." "He's my friend." "And I went on this trip.... lt was a birthday...." "Look, he didn't ask me to smuggle drugs if that's where you're going with this." "Was it your idea, Mrs. Chase?" "Where are you taking me?" "l" " Senor, I have to call my family." "Please." "I'm an American citizen." "I have to call the embassy." "Please listen to me." "You have one new message." "Ms. Chase, Tony Rodriguez from the American Embassy in Quito, Ecuador." "I'm calling to tell you that your mother has been arrested on drug-trafficking charges." "Please call me at the U.S. Embassy as soon as possible." "Number here is 5932-442-067." "Thank you." "Where are we?" "El Inca Prison." "It just can't be happening." "It's okay." "Calm down." "Just tell me what they said." "Okay, the embassy is sending me a list of lawyers in Quito." "So I told them that I wanted to go there and they said that I would probably be arrested." "Maybe." "Guilt by association, or at least their version of it." "You don't need to go anywhere now." "She can't be in jail." "She's sick." "This is totally insane." " Mom, a drug dealer?" " lt might be that the real smugglers were going through security, needed a diversion." "They planted the drugs in your mom's bag. lt happens." "Look, I don't wanna" "What about this guy Nick?" "He's the one that took her there." "Yeah." "Wait, I'm the one who insisted that she go." "And this isn't about Nick." "It's about Mom." "Sandra Chase?" "Sandra Chase?" "Sandra Chase?" "That's me." "Mrs. Chase. I'm Tony Rodriguez from the U.S. Embassy." "Oh, thank God." "Oh, thank you." "Thank you for coming." "Has anyone spoken to my son or my daughter?" "I can't make any calls here." "Yes, I spoke to your daughter today." "She's aware of your situation." "Oh, she must be so worried." "Mrs. Chase, these are some very serious accusations against you." "But I'm innocent. I mean, l-- What they found wasn't mine." " Someone planted that in my suitcase." " You can explain that to your lawyer." "It'll be part of your defense when you get to trial." " When's that going to happen?" " Well, it could take some time." "This is Ecuador." "How long?" "Could be months." "Could even be years." "Oh, no, this can't be happening." "I can't" " No, do you--?" "I'm an American citizen." "You have to help me." "Please?" " Please?" " Mrs. Chase, I'm here to help you." "But you have to understand, citizens of the United States caught up in the drug trade in a foreign country need to accept that their government can only do so much." "You think I'm guilty?" "What is that?" "It's from the U.S. Embassy." "It's a list of lawyers in Quito." "How do you know who to pick?" "If they're on the list, they're worth a shot, right?" "Okay." "Okay." "Hi." "Arturo Mendoza, please?" "Oh, I'm so sorry." "Do you speak English?" "Thank you." "Yes, I'm looking for Arturo Mendoza, the lawyer." "You see, my mom is in prison in Quito, and I really need" "He's dead." "Okay." "I'm very sorry." "Could you just speak a bit more slowly?" "I don't understand." "What, he doesn't take criminal cases?" "His name is on a list from the U.S. Embassy." "Hello." "Who?" "I'm sorry." "Enrique Mendoza." "Yes." "Yes, Sandra Chase, that's my mother." "You can do that?" "He says it's all about bribes there and knowing how the system works." "I get the feeling that he's a really big lawyer." "He says he takes care of stuff like this all the time." "Did he ask for a retainer?" "He wanted a money order so I sent it by FedEx." "Yeah." "Why didn't you talk to me first?" "Because he's legitimate." "Oh, really?" "And how do you know that?" "Well, I talked to his office." "I called it back." "I talked to his secretary." "I'm just doing the best I can." "I wanna talk to this guy." "Where's his number?" "It's by the phone." "Enrique Mendoza please." "You don't know him?" "The lawyer." "Oh, God." "How much did you send him?" "Five thousand." "It's everything I had." "Telephone?" "When I speak to my daughter, she'll send money and I'll pay you." "No." "No." "Okay?" "My things." "My things, where are they?" "Where is my stuff?" "Who took my stuff?" "Did you take it?" "Did you--?" "Who took it?" "Who took my stuff?" "That's my dress!" "Well, you could buy it back." "Stuff gets stolen all the time." "You just need to buy it back." "They took all my money." "They took everything I have." "Where are you from?" "Florida." "I'm from Philly." "But I've been here for three years." "My name is Lisa." "What else do you have to pay for in this place?" "Pretty much everything." "People get their families to help out." "You got family?" "A son and a daughter." "How old are they?" "About your age." "You know, there are other ways to make money here." "You're still pretty." "You can't be serious." "You gotta survive in this place." "How long's your sentence?" "My court date hasn't been set yet." "I miss my family." "And you've been here three years?" "Lisa?" "Hello?" "Mom?" " Mom?" "Mom." " Yes, baby, it's me." "Oh, my God." "Are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm good, angel. I'm fine." "I'm so glad to hear your voice." "I just-  l miss you so much." " l miss you." "I miss you." "Listen, Mom, please just listen to me, okay?" "I'm gonna get you out." "I am going to get you out soon." " How's Robbie?" " He's good." "You know, he's taking it very hard, but he's still going to meetings." "He's worried about you, but we all are." "But we're gonna send you a package." "It's gonna be there soon." "Look out for it, okay?" "I know." "Look, it's going to be okay." "It's just a terrible mistake, and I'm-- Soon I'm going to" "Mom?" "You are a believer." "I am." "But let's just say God hasn't heard much from me lately." "No." "He never forgets his children." "I hope so." "Listen, after you have spoken to him, come and see me." "We have clothes, we have blankets." "There are others worse off than me." "Ask to be put on the work detail." "You will get better food and other things." "How do I ask for that in Spanish?" "There's the chapel. I work there." "Come and see me." "It appears that scleroderma is a chronic condition..." " ...affecting the connective tissue." " lt's progressive." "It hardens the major organs." "If my mom doesn't get the right medical treatment, she's not gonna survive." "Charlie, that's why we're here." "She can't be in there long." "Why don't we hire a qualified doctor to go there and give a real evaluation?" " lf her condition is that serious-- - lt is, but isn't that reason enough..." " ...to get her out on medical grounds?" " lt's certainly worth exploring." "I didn't know you were coming." "That's obvious, judging by the way the house looks." "I was gonna clean up." " How long these bills been here?" " l'll take care of that." " Mom said to take them" " This one's overdue." "Bank." "What's that?" "Just packing up some stuff for Mom." "It's her medications, anything else she might need." "So what's going on?" "Any news?" "Yeah, well, I hired a lawyer and he's arranged for a doctor to visit Mom in prison, so...." " Good." " Yeah." "When's that gonna happen?" "I don't know, Rob." "These things take time there, okay?" "Right." "So we're not getting anywhere." "Okay. lf you don't like the way I'm handling things..." " ...why don't you do it?" " Fine, tell me what to do." "That's not the point." "I shouldn't have to tell you what to do." "You think I automatically know how to handle any of this?" "Why do I have to be in charge?" "Why?" " You're always in charge." " Because I can never count on you." "Because you don't trust me, Tammi." "You never give me a chance." "Do you ever think about that?" "Do you?" "I do." "I need you to try, Rob." "I need you to try for me, for Mom." "Go ahead." "Get it." "Yeah, I'm here." "Come get me. I'll be outside." "Sandra, how are you feeling today?" " Where--?" "Where are they going?" " They're going" " Are they being released?" " No, no." "They're going to the men's prison." "They're allowed to visit every week." "Are you feeling good?" " l've been better." " Maria!" "Maria!" "Morales!" "Perron!" "Garcia!" "Chase!" "No, that's mine!" "No, that's mine!" "No, no, no!" "No!" "Wait, no!" "No, that's mine!" "That's mine, no!" "Asthma, throat infection, high fever, a severe respiratory condition." "Your mom's condition is relatively stable according to the doctor but she's going to need hospitalization." "Otherwise, her condition is going to start to deteriorate and when it does, it's gonna happen rapidly." "Listen, it's gotta happen. lf they can't treat her, they should release her." "Unfortunately, we've done the legal research." "There's just no law in Ecuador which permits for early release due to humanitarian or medical grounds." "So they're just gonna let her die." "There's nothing more I can do for you." "Your answer is in Washington." "This is a political problem." "You're gonna have to find somebody there who can help you." "Hi." "Excuse me." "I'm looking for Congresswoman Brown's office. I need her help." "I don't know." "Maybe...." "My mother is gonna die in one of the worst prisons, and she is innocent." "She is a U.S. citizen, and she deserves better than this." "I work for Congresswoman Brown." "What's your name?" " Tammi." "Tammi Chase." " Hi." "What's going on?" "This is Tammi." "Her mother's in trouble." "She needs your help." " Yeah." " Okay." "Give Gretchen your information and I'll look into it, okay?" " Gretchen, when you're finished." " Yes." "I'll make sure she reads it." " Please." " Yes, she'll be okay." "Nicholas Sakeris, por favor?" "Sandra?" "I didn't know if I'd ever see you again." "Here you are." "I didn't know what happened to you." "No one would tell me anything." "I was hoping that you had gone home." "This is hell on Earth and it's all my fault." "I'm so, so sorry." " What happened?" " What?" "Did you have something to do with this?" "Of course not." " You didn't put those drugs in there?" " No." "No." "If I hadn't asked you to come, none of this would've happened." "That's what I feel guilty about." "You have to know how terrible I feel." "I wanted to come." "You didn't force me." "It was-- lt was magical." "Yeah." "You look so pale." "We've both looked better." "l-- l don't know how long l can hold on here." "Tammi's trying to get me out and everyone tells me it's going to be a long time." "You too." "Why don't you just--?" "Come." "Let's go, this happens every 10 minutes here." "Listen." "I haven't given up." "Watch yourself." "I haven't given up." "I think there's a way I may be able to get us out of here." " Yeah." " Really?" "Yeah." "I'll tell you about it, okay?" "I picked these up from my house." "When me and Robbie were little, we used to fight over..." " ...who got to put up the angel." " Let me guess who won that one." "I thought that if I put up the tree, it would mean that Mom was coming home." "That's some wishful thinking." "It's my first Christmas without her." "Hi, I'm looking for my mother." "Sandra Chase." "Sandra!" "Sandra Chase." "You've got it all, everything that I have." "Let me speak to my daughter." "It's my first Christmas without her." "I used to live in Miami." "I've been here half my life, you know?" "I have a-- l have a daughter too." "There's a congresswoman." "Her name is Corrine Brown." "She read your file." "She contacted me." "She's interested in working on your case." "She's gonna work on getting you out." "Tammi, listen to me." "I left you a power of attorney." "It's in that drawer in the living room." "I need you to show it to Christy." "You know Christy." "You know her." "Christy at your bank?" "That's right." "How old are you, Tammi?" "Mom, you know how old I am." "What's going on?" " Let me hear you say it." " Twenty-five." "Okay, add five, what's that?" "Thirty." "Okay, put three zeros at the end." "You've got to send that to me as quickly as possible." "Nick has a plan." "Mom, what are you saying?" "You've got to do this for me. I'm not going to survive in here if you don't." "But didn't you hear what I said about Congresswoman Brown?" "Do as I ask, please." "This may be my only chance, please." "I've got to go now. I love you." "Bye." "I can't believe you'd do this." "You just would've tried to stop me." "Yeah, if your mom tries to escape and they catch her, they'll kill her." "It's her money. lt's her decision." "I didn't wanna do it, but it's done." " Why are you even telling me?" " l'm completely panicked, okay?" "I am in over my head." "I don't know what to do." "I'm not making this up, okay?" "They will shoot to kill." "You've gotta stop her." "I don't know how." "Did she send the money?" "To your lawyer, like you said, 30,000." "l" " This better work out, it's all the money I have." "Had." "You know what I keep dreaming about?" "Stone crab claws a nice cold beer and a view of the ocean." "I just wanna see my kids." "It's gonna happen, Sandra." "We're gonna be free." "And then this bad dream it's all gonna be gone, all right?" "Yes." "Listen, basically, I've been doing my best not to let this situation affect my work but it's come to where l need to go there because if I don't, something terrible could happen." " l" " How much time do you need?" "I need two weeks." "I know it's a long time." "And I need you to know that I love this job." " l am so grateful for this opportunity" " But it's your mom." " Yeah." " Don't worry about the job." "We'll figure it out when you get back." "But listen to me, Tammi, you take care of yourself." "We don't wanna lose you." "I came to get my mother out of Ecuador." "Well, your mother is facing some very serious drug charges." "is that why you've completely written her off?" "is it?" "Her health is failing." "The doctor who examined her urgently requested that she be hospitalized, and I have his report-- l have his report on her right here." "Ms. Chase, I don't doubt the doctor's report." "And obviously, the prison has ignored his recommendation." "They have her and they can do whatever they want with her." "The embassy can only do so much." "Ecuador is a sovereign country." "You need to get me in to see her." "Look, there might be a way." "I know someone who might be able to help you." " Sandra's daughter?" " Yes." "How are you?" "I've heard so much about you." " You know my mom." " Yes." "She's with us at all our services." "She helps distributing the clothes, the Bibles." " We have much affection for her." " l'm so glad." "Listen, Mr. Rodriguez at the embassy told me that you might be able to help me get into El Inca." "Let's get into the office, we can talk there." "Listen, Sister, I've flown all this way." "Isn't there anything you can do?" " l know you want to see your mother." " Yes." "But the risks are too great. I'm sorry." "I need to talk to her myself." "If I don't see her I'm afraid something horrible is gonna happen." "Please." "You paid them?" "We're good to go." "This better work." "I'm not getting better, to say the least." "It's gonna happen, Sandra." "One more week and we're out of here." "And then everything they put us through it's all gonna be like a bad dream." "Just make sure that you're on garbage detail, all right?" "You wait for that last truck." "Bury yourself underneath the garbage bags." "Just stick to the plan and we're gonna get the hell out of here." "One week?" "That's right." "Just one week." "Now, just remember what I said to you, all right?" "Once the truck leaves the prison, three miles later it'll make a stop." "There's a bar on the side of the road, okay?" "It's called Julio's." "The driver goes in, you get out." "There's gonna be a car waiting for you with me in it." "The driver's gonna give us fake passports and take us to the border." "It's a four-hour drive to the border, Sandy." "Four hours to freedom." "Whatever you do, stay out of trouble, all right?" " Yeah." " Just act normal this week." "We don't wanna blow this chance." "No." "No, no, Miguel!" "No, Mig" "No." "No." "No, Miguel, no." "No, no, no!" "You a big man?" "You're gonna rape a girl just because you can?" "You should not have done that." "You've got to mind your own business here." "Because you're not helping anybody." "Next time mind your own business." "I'm the law around here." "When you arrive, you will notice a smell." "And you will want to be sick, but you must not be sick." "You will see women and children living in conditions worse than you imagined." "But you must show no reaction." "And when you see your mother, no tears." "If they discover who you are you risk your safety, our safety, our mission." "Remember, if you give yourself away, you give us all away." "I don't remember her and I'm good with faces." "How's your wife, Miguel?" "She's good, Sister." "Thank you." "Mom, come on here." "Here, please sit." "Mom, what happened?" "It's okay. I'm okay." "I couldn't...." "l thought I was dreaming." "Am I dreaming?" "We make quite the pair." "The nun and the drug dealer?" "Mom, I don't know what it is that you're planning." "But if anything happens, anything goes wrong, they're gonna kill you." "I can't let you take that chance." "Please." "I'm gonna get you out of here, and I'm going to do it the right way." "I've been to Washington." "I know how hard you've tried but you really think you can get anyone in Washington to care?" "Look at this place." "I have to get out." "I am going to get out." "It's God's plan." "When?" "Tomorrow." "The garbage truck's going to stop at Julio's." "It's a bar." "And there'll be a car waiting for me." " l'll be there." " No, you won't." "Go home." "It'll be all right." "Listen to me about this." "Tammi." "Look at me." "Look at me." "I love you." "You and Robbie." "Be sure and tell him, okay?" "You're my angel." " She's okay?" "You're sure she's okay?" " Yes." "I saw her before I left." "Trucks were all gone." "Whatever she planned, it did not happen." "Why would she try?" "No one escapes from El Inca." " l have to see her." " l'm sorry." " l have to." " Don't you understand?" "What you could have caused, you, your mom, the escape?" "They would have found out I brought you." "You have to understand." "The women, children, would have no one." "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry." "Could you at least take her a message for me or maybe some money?" "The guards search us, Tammi." "You know that." "Are those all Bibles?" "Matthew 5:1." "It will inspire you." "You okay?" "Thirty thousand dollars." "I mean, that's all she had in her savings." "It didn't even happen." "I mean, who's got that money?" "It's gone." "Disappeared into somebody's pocket." "Just be grateful that the escape didn't happen and she's still alive." "I am." "Believe me, I am." "Go back to Washington." "Push the congresswoman to move quickly." "Only Washington can put pressure on the government in Quito." "I was waiting for her outside and she didn't come." "All I could think was, "ls she dead?"" "Hey." "No." " l did." " She's holding on." "She's surviving." "I should have told you I was going, huh?" "I never would have let you go." "Come here." "Come here." "It's gonna be okay." "Trust me." "The first thing you'll need to do is get ahold of a representative." "You gotta be persistent. lt can take a couple weeks to even get a response." "But just hang in there." "And as soon as you get that response go ahead and send another letter requesting a meeting." "Now, when you send this, that's gonna take probably another...." "Why don't we try this one on for size?" "I'm gonna ask the House and the Senate to allow me to go to Quito." "I'll make the case your mother should be released because of her condition." "Yes." "Absolutely. I've been looking into that since this started." "I actually have a copy of my research." "Here." "We can make the case that the prison does not have the know-how..." " ...to treat my mother's disease." " This is useful." "Listen, thank you so much for doing this for my mom." "Nothing I hate more than heartless bureaucracy." "Your mother's an American citizen." "She deserves better from her government." "So this is what 30,000 buys you?" "Sandy." "Look, I wanted to tell you that the escape was off but there was no way I could do that." "The money's gone, Sandy." "And we were...." "We were scammed." "One of us was." "Look, but we can try it again." "All right?" "I met these two guards that I know I can trust." "Really." "You think jail's made me stupid?" "No, I'm serious." "I'm serious." "Well, now I know who I can trust." "So do I." "What?" "What?" "What?" "You don't think that l" "You don't give a rat's ass if I live or die." "I would've been killed on that truck." "I can't-- l can't sleep in dirty rags, Sandy." "I didn't wanna hurt you." "I didn't try to cheat you." "I just...." "Look, I'm not a bad person." "What are you?" "I'm just...." "l'm just trying to survive." "I'm just trying to survive, Sandy." "One thing I'll say for this place:" "You find out what you're really made of." "Robbie?" "Mom's jewelry is gone." "Did you take it?" "What did you do with it?" "Why now?" "911, what's your emergency?" "Yes, hello." "I'm calling to report a theft." " lt's my brother." " ls he still there?" "Yes." "Yes, he's still here." "I'll be waiting." "It's the best thing you could have done for him." "They're gonna put him in rehab, where he should be." "I watched him get into that police car." "He didn't even look back at me." "He'll thank you in the end." "I can't tell my mom. I just can't." "I've been thinking." "Maybe I brought this all on myself." "Maybe I'm not such a good person and God's punishing me." "Maybe it's all my fault." "Maybe." "Look at the children." "Do you think God is punishing them too?" "This is not over, you know?" "Do it for Tammi." "I have a letter in here for her." "Can you see she gets it?" "My angel I wish I could wrap my arms around you one last time." "Every day, I wake up believing in my heart that today is the day they set me free." "I thought they'd realize they'd made a terrible mistake." "I don't think that anymore." "I know I won't be free." "One thing I can say about this experience:" "It's brought me closer to God." "My angel don't waste your life trying to get me out." "It's not going to happen." "I love you so much." "You and Robbie." "Okay, I'm starving." "Who wants to split something?" "You know today is my mom's birthday?" "I wonder if she even knows that." "Easy." " Tammi...." " l gotta go. I gotta go." "Hey." "I can't do this." "All right?" "I tried. I know you guys are there for me. I appreciate it." "But I just can't pretend this isn't happening." "Okay?" "Do you realize it's been almost two years?" " l know." " Two years." "Sis?" "It's good to see you." "It's good to see you too." "You look like my brother again." "How's Mom?" "As good as can be expected." "She's not good." "We're trying to involve the media." "60 Minutes agreed to go out to Ecuador to do a story if the Senate will approve Congresswoman Brown's trip." "Yeah." "Mom on TV." "She'll love that." "I wish I could have been there for you." "You're here now." "What are you doing here?" "Business." "Come." "Sit next to me." "I wanna talk to you." "Now things are different." "You're one of us." "What?" "I hate to break it to you, honey, but do you really think your daughter is gonna get you out?" "Come on." "Really?" "What are you saying?" "The truth." "She's lying to you." "That's the way things go around here with everybody." "You know, they're gonna get you out, but the truth is, they can't." "They know it and they're not telling you you know?" "Please, Rosa leave." "Now." "Get the hell out of here." "Get out." "Lisa." "This woman has money hidden somewhere." "Look everywhere.... in her coat.... in her bra... but find it now!" "Lisa." "Stop it!" "Leave her alone!" "You animals." "She started the whole thing." "It's her fault." "Ladies and gentlemen I want to bring to your attention the urgent case of an American prisoner being held in El Inca Prison in Ecuador for two years." "Her name is Sandra Chase and it has been determined that she cannot receive the medical treatment she needs while in Ecuador." "But I am asking this body to support me on behalf of this innocent American abroad..." " ...and allow me to travel to Quito...." " They have got to vote yes." "government to return Ms. Chase to the U.S where she can get medical attention." "Can't believe we're going to Ecuador to get my mother out." "I was just speaking with the embassy in Quito." " And your mother is" " Corrine." "I haven't been able to get through." "I don't really know what's going on." "Tammi, your mom's in solitary." " What?" " Her warden said she started a fight." " No, that's not possible." " l know." "She's been attacked before." "She's not getting medical attention." "Let's just get down there and get her out, okay?" "When we get to Quito, no time to go to the hotel." "I gotta get to the embassy, you two get to the palace to link with the 60 Minutes crew." "Tammi, the idea is for you to confront Vice President Augusto on camera." "You okay with that?" "Absolutely." "Let's go." "Mr. Vice President, my name is Tammi Chase." "My mother, Sandra Chase, is dying in your prison in solitary." "She has not had a trial, she has not been charged." "Yet you are holding her, an innocent who's going to die on your watch if you don't do something, and do it today." "I'm aware of the situation." "I'd like to help but I'm afraid it will take more time than today." "Our judicial system has been slow, inefficient, discriminatory and corrupt." "If we don't recognize it, we'll never be able to change it." "Mr. Vice President, pick up the phone." "Now." "Set her free." "This country has legal procedures, and I have to follow them." "Excuse me." "I am going to El Inca now." "You had better hope my mother is alive because the eyes of the United States are on you and on Ecuador." "Oh, God." "Oh, please." "Forgive me for wanting to die." "Please." "I'm so tired." "Help me." "Oh, please, God." "Tammi, you have to be strong, okay?" "Mom." "Mom." "This is really happening." "The government is behind you." "We are putting all this pressure on Ecuador." "We're gonna get you out." "The warden, he didn't want me to see you." "They wanted to clean me up first and I told them, "No way." "No way."" "I mean, let everyone see what they did to me." "Oh, maybe I should use a little lipstick." "Sure." "Let me." "Sandra Chase has been in prison for almost two years." "Her daughter Tammi flew down to visit her mother in prison." "Tammi feels partly responsible because she had urged her mother to accept that free trip from a man Sandra knew too little about." "Oh, nobody would listen to me." "I kept-- l kept saying to them that this was a mistake." "It was all a big mistake." "My mom hates drugs." "My brother was a drug addict." "Your brother was a drug addict?" "Yes." "She's always been a fighter against drugs." "That's why when she was arrested on drug charges I knew that it was wrong." "No one back home can imagine what it's like in here." "There's...." "l told Tammi that I was going to die here and I...." "You know, sometimes I didn't wanna live because it's so horrible but my daughter isn't a quitter." "And sometimes I could feel her love coming right through the walls." "Did he like what we did?" " Do you think it was good?" " Yeah." " He's a good man." " That's amazing, what we did." " We're not done yet." " Tammi..." " ...we have to go." " Why?" "Congress is entering their last session." "After that, they're going on a long holiday recess." "We have to go." "You go, angel." "Listen, I'll be back soon, okay?" "Tomorrow at the very latest." "Tammi, we have to go, dear." "Mrs. Chase, it was an honor to meet you." " l love you, Mom." " l love you." "I'm not going home without you." "That's a promise, okay?" "I'm not." "You go." " You go." " Yeah." "Let's go." " Congress agreed to support the bill." " That's wonderful." " But...." " But what?" "It's gonna take some time." "Well, how much time?" "I don't know." "But, Tammi, I promise you Gretchen and I are gonna stay on top of this." "All right. I'm gonna stay here." "You told me Congress passed the bill." "I promised my mom I was gonna see her tomorrow." "60 Minutes is stirring up a hornets' nest here, it can go into the prison." "We're leaving and you have to come." "No." "Go ahead. I'll be fine." "Baby, we cannot guarantee your safety anymore." "Tammi, if something happens to you, you can't help your mom." "I'm not leaving here until I can bring my mom home with me." "Tammi, I'm not gonna let this go, but you have to come with us now." "Come on." "Come on." "I mean, I failed. I really thought I was gonna be bringing her home with me." "I just don't know what else I can do." "Hello." "This is Tammi." "What?" "Sandra Chase." "I'm so happy for you." "Would you please call my family and tell them that I'm okay, that maybe I'm next?" "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you so much." "You see?" "God didn't forget you." "My angel." "Mama." "My mom."