"[ Telephone rings ]" "[ Water rippling ]" "[ Insects chirping ]" "[ Bird calling ]" "[ Insects chirping ]" "[ Wind rushing ]" "iVámanos!" "IVámanos!" "[ Man Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Men Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "Florida." "I'd go to California." "Work all year in California." "Orange card." "Going to California." "Next!" "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Chair creaking ]" "Do you speak English?" "He speak English?" "¿Hablas inglés?" "No." "You have family where you want to go?" "Florida." "Florida...?" "No." "I'd go to California." "Work all year in California." "Quiero ir a Carolina del Norte." "He wants to go to North Carolina." "I know a crew chief in Florida." "get you someplace to live." "Solamente quiero ir a Carolina del Norte." "He only wants to go to North Carolina." "Does he have family there?" "¿Tienes familia ahí?" "Puedo pagarle para que me llevan hasta allá." "Says he can pay." "Has he got family?" "¿Tienes familia?" "but it's gonna cost... up front." "Vas a tener que pagarle ahorita." "Le pago." "He says he'll pay." "[ Brakes squeal ]" "[ Police radio chatter ]" "♪♪" "♪♪" "[ Indistinct conversations ]" "Woman: 97." "please?" "Kimara:" "Kimara Walters." "Kimara?" "I need to pay my cable bill." "Okay." "Do you have a copy of the bill or the phone number associated with the account?" "Yes." "[ Paper rustles ]" "[ Computer keys clacking ]" "[ Indistinct conversations ]" "Woman: 99." "this account has been inactive so we won't be able to reactivate it at the basic rate you were paying." "What's the new rate?" "Our starter premium package begins at $59.99." "That includes local channels..." "That's twice what I was paying before." "Your account has been inactive for more than 30 days." "[ Cellphone ringing ] it's considered fully terminated." "[ Cellphone beeps ] this is Kimara." "yes." "Yes." "give me one second." "Ishmael?" "How are you doing?" "My name is Kimara." "[ Door opens ]" "I want you to know you're not in trouble." "[ Door closes ]" "I'm not with the police." "Nobody wants to arrest you..." "They only want to arrest your pimp." "I'll do whatever I can to help you." "I work for Project Open Road." "We're a victims' assistance..." "I'm not a victim." "we work with the police people who are victims of exploi..." "I'm not a victim." "[ Clicks tongue ]" "I'm going to ask you some questions." "Is that all right?" "Are you from around here?" "Did you travel here?" "Any family you want to talk to?" "Anybody you want us to contact for you?" "How old are you?" "Over 18?" "17?" "Under 17?" "Would you like to talk to the police about..." "I don't want to talk to them." "If you just tell them about your pimp..." "I'm not talking to them." "I'm not telling them nothing." "[ Sighs ]" "Do you have any place to stay?" "No." "Do you want me to see if I can get you into a shelter? maybe at 5:00." "Kimara:" "I know." "We were at the police station." "but..." "We don't have any beds." "We're completely full." "a runaway." "I had to turn away a mother and her two kids." "Her boyfriend is threatening to kill them all." "I-I just..." "I don't have anything." "[ Sighs ]" "Did you try the Angel Fund Shelter? and nobody else has any beds open." "and I'll see what we have." "I mean... we'll try and get him in." "Okay." "Okay." "[ Breathes deeply ]" "come on." "Kimara:" "I'm gonna check this church halfway house." "but it's a bed for the night." "I'll find you a better place in the morning." "I don't have a pimp." "You kept calling Marquis my "pimp." "He ain't no stranger." "Marquis is my cuz." "He's been looking out for me since I was like 6." "He runs you." "He doesn't "run" me." "He sends you out to have sex for money." "I go out." "and get paid." "I don't have to do nothing but... some dude off." "You want me to do what..." "Flip them burgers?" "Be like these fools hustling for no money?" "[ Scoffs ] and if there's trouble..." "Marquis handles it." "too." "And he tells you when you can come and go." "when he doesn't like what you have to say... what does he do?" "Does he beat you?" "Hmm?" "Does he make you do to him what you do to those paying customers?" "What happens if I get up and walk out of here?" "I'm not a cop." "You're not in trouble." "But you're trying to get... whatever..." "Get me into a shelter or whatever." "I'm trying." "But you don't care." "I do care." "I do." "I have sat here..." "I-I mean right here..." "With kids your age going through... through... they're going through it." "They're going through worse." "you figure out that you can do but you can't make somebody else do something." "I'm trying to help." "But that's all I can do... is try." "Flemming:" "How's your father?" "honestly." "He's..." "The years are..." "Are catching up to him." "Catching up to all of us." "you tell him I said "hello." "I wouldn't mind being across from him doing business." "[ Laughter ] thank you." " Yeah." "[ Sighs ]" "So..." "I wish I had something different to tell you. and the bids coming in from other produce suppliers are more competitive." "They're not competitive." "We can't compete with farms in Mexico and China." "Workers getting paid $2 a day?" "$1 to pick tomatoes?" "We're not Whole Foods." "Our customers demonstrate price sensitivity." "They're cheap." "They're value-aware." "And guess what..." "So am I." "And so are most people." "And your family's been doing this way too long to start blaming the customer for wanting to stretch their dollar." "we don't blame the customer." "The problem is there aren't 15 or 20 chains when it was his dad's farm." "and you all control the market." "You know what?" "it's about how you all can get more for less." "we've been doing business for a long time. great." "We can keep doing business. then all I can tell you is and that's generally all they care about." "So... you know?" "I leave it to you." "I..." "Flemming." "[ Door opens ]" "[ Birds chirping ]" "Laurie Ann:" "And he sits there and pretends to give us his sympathies for Dad." "JD:" "He and Dad were friends." "Dad and him did business." "That stretches as far as a dollar... that's it." "we don't have enough workers this season as it is. since the borders are so out of control." "[ Sighs ]" "How we can get more workers and how we can get more of them to do more work for less money..." "That's what it comes down to." "Jeanette:" "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "not good." "She's just... she's got a lot of stress..." "I know." "Taking over for Dad." "I know." "[ Sighs ]" "I'm gonna go see my sister Thursday." "Want me to come?" "No." "You don't have to." "I just wanted to let you know." "Tell Raelyn..." "Tell her I said "hello." "men speaking in Spanish ]" "Laurie Ann:" "It's a numbers game at this point." "It's volume." "We need people." "And we need people who can work the fields." "And we need people..." "We need them to work at a price." "I'm saying... okay? and get them working. the obreros." "all right?" "I don't give a damn if they've done it before or not." "I want you to get them for me." "[ Speaking Spanish ] Let's go!" "And they need to want money..." "You understand?" " Move if you want work!" " Let's go!" "Let's go!" "They got to want to hustle." "come here for a second." "You bring me in people who want to hustle." "You looking for work?" "¿Buscan jale?" "All right?" "times are tough." "You can make like $200 a day." "Man:" "A day? and they need money." "You can make like $150." "I thought you said $200." "Those are the people we're looking for." "No." "I-It's just how much you pick..." "that... that's it." "and you get them in." "Where you headed?" "Patterson." "Want a ride?" "No." "It's hot out." "You walking all the way to Patterson?" "You want a drink?" "It's hot out." "You want something to drink?" "[ Brakes squeal ]" "You walking all the way to Patterson." "It must take you an hour to walk there." "[ Can opens ]" "What's going on in Patterson?" "I got friends." "[ Can opens ]" "Must be some friends..." "You walking an hour." "They're good friends?" "this dude... he's got some scrips." "Yeah?" "[ Slurps ] you know?" "Mm." "[ Can clatters ]" "man." "I could help you out some." "[ Can opens ]" "You could earn some money." "Doing what?" "Pick tomatoes." "[ Laughs ]" "Why are you laughing? talking about how you're gonna walk all the way to Patterson a-and you're gonna laugh?" "no." "I'm..." "What's funny?" "tomatoes..." "It sounds dumb." "It's hard work." "It's good work." "but I don't pick no more 'cause I made something of myself." "you got a farm?" "this family that I work for..." "They got a bunch of farms..." "A bunch of 'em." "And these farms got crew chiefs that got all these guys like me and my brother." "Your brother?" "working with your brother." "we're captains." "we got to go out and get people to work the fields." "It's good work." "You could make like $200 a day picking." "$200? you can make some money." "How 'bout you?" "Y-You got family around here?" "No." "Nobody?" "I-I don't really got people." "I got... but not like you." "uh..." "He don't want nothing to do with me." "man." "That's how it is." "It's nothing to be sorry about." "[ Can clatters ] get paid?" "too." "just get yourself settled." "You need beer..." "I got that." "too." "hit me up." "Pass those around if you know people." "Looking to hire." "man." "It's all yours." "♪ I just wanna let it go ♪ let it go ♪" "♪ Know that I'm not easy to love ♪" "♪ But I'll make it easy on you... ♪ okay?" "Y-You like rouge?" "Sure." "just trust ♪" "♪ I'mma do my best for us... ♪" "You have beautiful skin." "Thank you." "You're either born with it or you're not." "too." "I guess." "What about mascara?" "I don't use it much." "You like this?" "sure." "♪ The melody of closure ♪" "You about done?" "You almost done?" "Almost." "♪ When nobody's in a rush or hurt by love... ♪" "Is that your boyfriend?" "Yeah." "Everything all right with you?" "Yeah." "You sure?" "I just... we're having dinner with his sister..." "His sister and her fiancé." "Oh." "you know... really nice restaurant." "Special occasion." "He just wants me to look good." "you know?" "just a little practice." "It's good to be able to make yourself look pretty." "hmm?" "just trust ♪" "[ Knocking on door ]" "You're early." "Is that okay?" "come on." "[ Door creaks ]" "[ Door clicks ]" "It's nice." "Nice"?" "huh?" "I have to make a call." "Yeah." "Whatever you got to do." "I'm good." "You sure?" "Mm-hmm." "[ Cellphone beeps ]" "Hey." "I'm here." "Yeah." "Okay." "[ Cellphone beeps ]" "We good?" "Everything's good." "You care for some music or anything?" "You want some music?" "Pick something." "[ Device beeps ]" "It's going kind of old-school." "[ Boston's "Hitch a Ride" playing ]" "What's up with your face?" "What's all that?" "you said you liked makeup." "Never said that." "You look like you're 30." "How old are you?" "18." "[ Laughs ]" "Good answer." "You look like you're 30." "Hold on." "♪ Never change my mind ♪" "♪ Going to sail away ♪ [ Door opens ]" "♪ Sun lights another day ♪" "♪ Freedom on my mind ♪" "♪ Carry me away for the last time ♪ yeah ♪" "♪♪" "♪ Life is like the coldest winter ♪ okay?" "Take it off." "♪ People freeze the tears I cry ♪" "♪ Words of hail their minds are into ♪" "Don't rush." "♪ I've got to crack this ice and fly ♪" "♪ Going to hitch a ride ♪" "♪ Head for the other side ♪" "♪ Leave it all behind ♪" "Do a good job." "♪ Never change my mind ♪" "♪ Going to sail away ♪" "♪ Sun lights another day ♪" "♪ Freedom on my mind ♪" "♪ Carry me away... ♪" "[ Suspenseful music plays ]" "[ Door creaks ] music stops ]" "[ Vehicles passing ]" "Shae:" "I found this thing on the Internet." "Christina:" "What is it? but they can't explain." "Okay..." "So..." "Onism... the frustration of being..." "What?" "They're made-up words." "Oh." "Onism... the frustration of being trapped in a body that can only exist in one place at a time." "Nodus tollens..." "The realization that the story of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore." "my God." "That's me." "énou... énouement." "I think that's how it's pronounced. but not being able to tell your past self of all the things you've discovered." "[ Door creaks ]" "[ Insects chirping ]" "[ Car door closes ]" "[ Money rustling ]" "Why you glum?" "[ Sniffles ]" "Why... you... glum?" "I'm not." "I'm not." "[ Sniffling ]" "[ Engine starts ]" "♪♪" "Dr. Harlow:" "How are you feeling?" "Kimara: [ Sighs ] I don't know." "How am I feeling?" "physically." "[ Door closes ]" "But I'm sorry..." "I do have disappointing news." "The IVF treatment didn't take." "You're not pregnant." "Okay." "There are a number of factors that may have caused the cycle to be unsuccessful. so the embryo itself may have been nonviable." "There may have been an underlying implantation disfunction." "it's not a failure." "Every woman's biology is different and responds to medications and protoco..." "[ Door creaks ]" "Jeanette:" "Come here!" "Give me a kiss." "Auntie!" "Mm!" "Hi." "You can take this." "love." "How are you?" "Mwah!" "[ Children playing in distance ]" "[ Door creaks ] like Christmas in July." "You girls thank your auntie?" " Hi." " Oh!" "Let me get this." "clicks ]" "[ Dinnerware clatters ]" "[ Insects chirping ]" "Jeanette:" "How long has it been?" "Three weeks." "And nothing?" "He hasn't tried to get in touch with you?" "He hasn't..." "He just left." "Why didn't you call me?" "And say what?" "That your husband... you don't have to do things alone." "I know." "I can help." "I know you can." "[ Dog barking in distance ]" "Did he say anything?" "Is it..." "Is..." "Was it a woman?" "You're better off without him." "You are." "He's got two kids." "If he can't be around for his own girls... so he's got that." "[ Sighs ]" "[ Cup thumps lightly ]" "How's everything with you?" "things are..." "You know..." "They're okay." "You don't got to pretend they aren't just for me. otherwise..." "things are okay." "huh?" "You should bring the girls out to the house sometime." "I'm not doing that to you." "I can get by." "It's not about just getting by." "I want you around more..." "Spend more time..." "I don't want to drive out here and listen to how your husband left you and not know what to say 'cause we don't know each other anymore." "we don't." "Jeanette:" "It's been three weeks." "he is..." "He is a son of a bitch." "That's pretty much what I told her." "Does she..." "Are..." "Are..." "Are the kids okay?" "I guess." "I don't know how she's gonna... working part time." "Do you think..." "Do you think we could talk to Laurie Ann?" "just..." "just listen before you..." "Before you answer." "Carson:" "The answer is "no." "The answer you're gonna get from Laurie Ann is "no." "Raelyn needs help." "I understand that." "She's clean." "She..." "They..." "They give her random drug tests at her work." "huh?" "That just means she hasn't been caught again." "She's my sister." "And we tried to help her once." "How many times does she have to say she's sorry? send her a check." "I want to get her a job." "I-I want to get her a decent job." "it's not gonna be on the farm." "if you talk to Laurie Ann and you could just tell her..." "I'm not doing that." "Your sister stole money." "She stole money from my dad after he gave her work." "She did that to him." "She did that to you." "Raelyn wasn't well." "she had problems." "She..." "She..." "Problems." "She wasn't well." "I meant what I said..." "If you want to write her a check." "Just giving her money isn't the same as helping her." "[ Birds chirping ]" "[ Brakes squeal ]" "[ Air brakes whoosh ]" "[ Door creaks ]" "[ Men speaking Spanish ]" "Matías:" "You speak English?" "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "no." "Sí." "aquí." "Ustedes dos... closes ]" "[ Men speaking Spanish ]" "[ Speaks Spanish ]" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Breathing heavily ]" "[ Door chiming ]" "[ Siren wailing in distance ]" "Hey." "[ Speaking indistinctly ]" "I don't..." "I don't..." "[ Speaking indistinctly ]" "[ Brakes squeal in distance ]" "Hey." "doggie." "Hey." "What's his name?" "Bales." "Bales?" "Bales." "What are you doing?" "Just hanging." "You want something to eat?" "You can have it." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "Take it." "You want to come hang out with me and my guy?" "We got an apartment." "He's cool." "I live there with my girlfriends." "We got weed." "Nah." "Just come hang out." "[ Brakes squeal in distance ]" "I'm good." "Bales." "See you." "[ Bales whines ]" "[ Insects chirping ]" "[ Dog barking in distance ]" "[ RB music plays ]" "huh?" "What is it?" "Just something I found online." "oh ♪" "Shae." "Let's go." "get dressed." "Let's go." "[ Music continues ]" "[ Music stops ]" "engine shuts off ]" "[ Keys jingling ]" "Have I been here before?" "I don't know." "I guess." "I feel like I've been here." "Okay." "Can you go with me?" "With you?" "hmm?" "Call me when you get in there." "Get your ass up." "Go do some work." "[ Seat belt clicks ]" "[ Car door opens ]" "[ Car door closes ]" "[ Car seat creaks ]" "[ Sighs ]" "[ Insects chirping ]" "[ Cellphone buzzes ]" "[ Cellphone beeps ] you got the money?" "Okay." "[ Cellphone beeps ]" "It's all good?" "Yes." "[ Breathing heavily ]" "Can I have a drink?" "[ Breathing heavily ]" "I don't have anything." "Can I just..." "Mm." "Can we go get a beer?" "[ Breathing heavily ]" "[ Whispers ] You like that?" "Yeah." "Yeah?" "You like it?" "You like that?" "[ Suspenseful music plays ]" "[ Breathing heavily ] Come on." "Come on." "[ Groaning ]" "[ Music intensifies ]" "[ Music stops ] Freeze!" "[ Gun cocks ] Get your hands up!" "what's going on?" "!" " Freeze!" "what's going on?" "!" "Get your hands up!" "You all right?" "man!" "Other hand." "[ Police radio chatter ]" "Check to see if the girl's okay." "[ Handcuffs clicking ]" "[ Speaking indistinctly ]" "I got his hands." "Going!" "Come on!" "[ Breathes sharply ]" "♪♪" "[ Door opens ]" "Kimara:" "Shae?" "[ Door closes ]" "My name is Kimara." "I want you to know you're not in trouble." "I'm not with the police." "Nobody wants to arrest you." "I'll do everything I can to help you." "♪♪"