"♪♪ [ Video Game ]" "♪♪ [ Continues ]" "[ Men Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "Remarks In Spanish ] - [ Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ]" "♪ ♪ [ Humming ]" "♪ ♪ [ Humming ]" "[ Sighs ]" "using taxpayers' dollars... was the link... that allowed the police to raid a private farm... a working farm where honest Americans make their living." "has hired an army of criminals... whose allegiance to the truth is at best questionable." "Mr. Rodman... it's a shame that your client didn't use as much sense... in choosing what he planted... as he did in choosing his attorney... the only variation that I'm hearing in your argument... is the name of your client." "You can stand here all day and argue the ins and outs of Illinois v. Gates... but you're not gonna convince me... that our government has not sanctioned the use of anonymous informants." "there is no sacred protection of property rights in our country." "be it an ounce or an acre of plants... that farm can be seized... and that farm can be sold." "[ Knocks ]" "What the hell is that?" "You can tell a Iot about somebody from this stuff." "Putnam and Hudson." " A fishing rod." " What do you think they want?" "Depends what state they're from." "Uh..." "Arizona." "Arizona." "Medicinal marijuana initiative." "Or am I being cynical?" "Mark..." "I'm gonna miss you." "Thank you for all your hard work." "[ Coughs ]" "[ Judge ] Hi." "How are you today?" "You've got a daughter." "Why is it important to get a handle on this drug problem?" "Because it's an issue that affects all families." " But I'm planning on being back here as much as I can." " How do you feel about " "no telltales:" "no scratching your nose... no crossing your legs." "babe." "man." "You just don't tell any jokes." "Ray." "it's a giveaway." "man." "take a deep breath?" "[ inhales ]" "Breathe in slowly." "A little stretching maybe." "man." "We're gonna get these motherfuckers." "We know our shit." "Can I get it?" "Can I get it?" "can I say it?" " Say it. lt's show time." "[ Ray ] We're looking for Mr. Eduardo Ruiz." "We have a 2:00 appointment." "[ Woman ] He's right down the hallway in the back room." "Thank you." "fellas." "you guys." "Get him talking." "Get him outside." " [ Door Closes ]" " How you doing?" " [ Ruiz ] I'm well." "How are you?" " I'm good." "Pretty good." "Ed?" "We gonna move some white or what?" "You guys ever bought a quarter ton before?" " No?" " [ Ray ] I don't think so." "all right?" "It's not like you can stick it in a condom up some mule's asshole." "How many peasants is that gonna take?" "You'd have a line from here to Mexico City." "we show up at the time and we're fucking sitting here." " Sure I can't offer you something to drink?" " l can offer you a joke." "bro." "It's just a joke." "Let me tell one joke." "I'm gonna tell you a joke." "why are hurricanes named after women?" "they're wet and wild." "they take your house and your car." "[ Ray Laughing ]" " lt's true." " You didn't find that funny?" "I chuckled." "Damn." " FelIas... that's us." " Yo." "that's the van." "Don't make your move until they get Ruiz outside." "[ Ruiz ] I told you there was nothing to worry about." "I got another joke." "man." "Please." " Just one more." "Relax." "gets a tattoo put on his penis." "the other side says no." " Tattooed on his penis?" " Yeah." "The words "yes" and "no." "how to clean the house " " Who the fuck is that?" " That's local." " What the fuck is going - - [ Gunshot ]" "Shit!" "Agent down!" "Get in there now!" "Go!" "[ Confused Shouting ]" " [ Automatic Gunfire Continues ]" " D.E.A.!" "Gunfire Continues ]" "The vest caught it." "Go ahead." "Go." "Shit." "[ Groans ]" "[ Grunts ] Shit!" "Fuck!" "[ Muttering ] Shit." "Motherfucker." "[ Door Opens ]" "I think so too." " [ Screaming ]" " Don't fucking move!" "Get your hands" " Move!" "you son of a bitch!" "Get out!" "[ Girl ] Is this what they wear to go to sleep... or do they hang out like this the whole time?" " [ Boy ] That would be their sleep attire." " lt's like a smoking jacket." "Ηe's gonna be smoking in a minute." "who's the father of Greek tragedy?" "Anyone?" "Anyone?" "Aeschylus it is." "Ηis trilogy?" "The Oresteia." "can anyone stop the Seth machine?" " No." " That's correct." "Score." "[ Snorting ]" "And "tragedy" is closed out." "Sniffs ]" " [ Boy Laughing ] - [ Girl ] But wait." " ls he her husband?" " Yes." "uh..." "you want to try something?" "Yeah." " What are you doing?" " Just watch." "What you're going to do is inhale the smoke and hold it." "like freebase?" "Not "like." lt is." "go." "Hold it." "Hold it." "See?" "Now you see." "they're doing great." "Look at how cute they are." "he's doing so good." " Little Tiger." "I hope." "We'll be very happy if he becomes the next Tiger Woods." "So will his bank balance." " [ Woman ] My God." "Duck?" " Duck." "Thank you very much." "I know." "It's not me who ordered it." "It's somebody else." "he or she has very good taste." "Nan?" "yes." "Thank you." " lt's such a fatty bird." "which is confusing to me." "that's so good." " You know what they say about red wine." "It's good for you." "There's cholesterol in my wine." "don't they?" "I'm European." "I say that to my doctor." "I'm European." "I'm allowed to drink red wine." "my doctor said it was fine when I was pregnant." " A glass a week." " After my amnio... now you can go and have a glass of red wine." " l had two. [ Laughing ] - [ All Laughing ]" " Did you have fun?" " Yeah." " Thanks a lot." " Can I bring the bag in the back with me?" "sweetheart." " How about just my putter?" " Give me the putter." " All right." "In you get." "Come on." "We've got to go." "okay?" "That's where Tiger Woods keeps it." "Thank you." " [ Valet ] You're welcome." " Okay." "no swinging the club in the car." "[ David ] Okay." "[ Man ] Until you officially take over the Office of National Drug control Policy... under no circumstances will you speak to the press unprotected... without going through this office... or having someone in the room." "There are a lot of interests in this town." "they're scared of you." "The reason they're scared of you:" "so think about that." "You'll also be meeting senators and congressmen... each with a specially prepared question." "They're questions designed for one thing - to make them look smart." "they won't think you respect them." "they will." "This is about your respect for them and the president's respect for them." "when he gets back from Russia and China... let you two catch up." "you will give your first official press conference." "you will outline the president's strategy for winning the war on drugs." "I just want to be clear about one thing:" "I am an issue person." "if you allow me... I will bring you up to speed on an incredible array of issues..." "Mexico." "I know everyone that you're going to meet." "I know what they want and why." "It is important that they like you." "It is not important that they like me." "That is why I can help protect you." "Like you protected Landry?" "[ Clears Throat ] I see where you're going with that." "a guy like Landry is so autocratic... he doesn't even know how to let himself be helped." "There's a political component to this job that the general didn't have any patience for." "Bob Wakefield." "sir." "Clears Throat ] sir." "I'll be right outside." " Have a seat." " Thank you." "General." "The Office of National Drug Control Policy... is in better shape than when you found it." "I'm not sure I made the slightest difference." "I tried. I really did." "I think there are some positive signs." "The work's just started." "I plan on seeing it through." "You can count on that." "three maximum." "a court appointment?" "District?" "Appeals?" "Not Supreme." "This is a tough enough job." "I plan on focusing on this." "[ Chuckles ] when Khrushchev was forced out... he wrote two letters and gave them to his successor." "When you get yourself into a situation you can't get out of... and you'll be saved." "And when you get yourself into another situation you can't get out of... open the second letter." "this guy found himself in a tight place..." ""blame everything on me." "he blamed the old man." "It worked like a charm." "He got himself into a second situation he couldn't get out of... and he opened the second letter." ""Sit down and write two letters." " [ Chuckles ] - [ Chuckles ]" "Yeah." "[ Woman ] Don't you want to know what kind of car it is?" " lt's a brown Ford Explorer." " lt was here. lt's been stolen. I want to file a report." "A report will not help you find your car." " The police won't find your car." " You are the police." " You call this man... and he'll find your car." " l don't get it." "How is this guy gonna know who has our car?" "The police will tell him." "and they won't tell us?" "stupid." "and suddenly our car appears." "Es correct." "Es correct." "Just give him the money." "Give him the money." "take it." "take it." "Let's start moving to the sidewalk." "Let's go to the sidewalk." "Call the man." "Have a nice day." " [ Spanish ] - [ Laughs ]" "[ Spanish ]" " Javier Rodriguez." " Sí." "[ Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ]" "Bien." "Judge... and that's you're never gonna solve this problem on the supply side." "As long as that demand is out there in our cities..." "Mexico bashing is not gonna do a damn thing for you." "We in the legal drug business" " Merck and Pfizer and the rest of my very important clients - realize that we're not fighting a war here with a traditional winner and loser." "I don't know that you can win this war." "Everybody says we want to declare war on drugs... but if 25% of high school seniors are using drugs - that's a great improvement." " Right." "I'll congratulate you." "That would be a phenomenal achievement... but you'd still have 10% habitually using drugs." "please?" "[ Woman ] The price of coke and heroin has dropped... but purity has increased." "all this law enforcement has really achieved is that kids get better stuff cheaper." "prevention - that's not significant to these reporters." " Mm-hmm." " They want to see people in prison." "They want to see the gory aspect of the drug problem." "Thank you so much for sharing your point of view." "call me." "I have a good bill on treatment-on-demand." "I could use your help." "Senator." " Okay." "Great." "If a judge or a politician is willing to put a reefer in their mouth..." " l'll do a story on it." " Right." " Stand up and be independent." " Right." "I don't care who's president." "I don't care who the members of congress are." "I don't care who you have to deal with." "that's where your power is." "It's the stick of law enforcement that creates... the carrot of huge profit that is economic truth." "Addicts don't vote." "What the hell are you doing here?" "You like your view?" " TV screen big enough?" " How's the food?" "Ηope it's all good because this is as good as it's gonna get..." "Eduardo." "I'm a legitimate businessman." " l've got tuna boats. I'm a fisherman." " Shut the fuck up!" " Check it out!" " Shut the fuck up!" "bitch!" " You can't come in here like that!" " l want to see my lawyer." " Okay." "man." " Eddie... you're in a lot of trouble." " lt's cool." "[ Door Closes ]" "You know what?" "The amount of coke we found on this creep - down in Texas." " They'll fry him." " Definitely." "We've got him making the deal on tape." "about his business." " We got this motherfucker." " You're fucked." "he's fucked." "I only see one way out of this predicament." "Eddie." "[ Scoffs ] it's all on you." "No." "that's a death sentence." "I'd never make it to the trial." "we're gonna protect you." " [ Ruiz Chuckling ]" " Who you working for?" " This is coercion." "[ Scoffs ]" "That's a big word for a fisherman." "Big-ass word." "Who you working for?" "I know another big word." "Immunity." "will you?" "What's going on in here?" " We have a warrant to search your premises." " What?" "Carl!" "My husband!" " Relax." "Ma'am." " Carl!" "right here." "You can't go any further." "I have a search warrant." "He'll be back." "[ David ] Where are they taking Daddy?" "Ηe'll be all right." "Ηe's all right." "They're just gonna take him to the office and talk." "Just relax." "They're not going to hurt him." " l don't understand what's going on." " He'Il be all right." " [ David ] What are they doing to Daddy?" " Daddy's gonna be okay." "baby." "Ah." "Well... is this a surprise or what?" "An honor." "Thank you." "sweetie. [ Kisses ]" " Good trip?" " How are you?" " Good trip. I'm good. I just can't believe this." "uh - lt's like Calcutta;" "surrounded by beggars." "500 suits... and they don't say "please" and "thank you." "we put the case before the arbitration panel... none of whom have any expertise." "Superfund" is just one of those words." "People stop paying attention." " lt's frustrating." " lt's so frustrating." "Did you meet the president?" "your father knows the president." "It just so happens - [ Clears Throat ] that the president of the United States... the leader of the free world... has penciled me in for a little face time." "None of my friends can fucking believe my dad's actually the drug czar." "Caroline." "come on." "Daddy." "that's all." "thank God." "I am so " "Please tell me what's going on here." "What is going on?" "They came into the house." "They just took him away." "They searched my home." "Let me tell you what's happening." "All right?" "carl is not here." "The D.E.A. has got him." "They're gonna hang onto him until his arraignment... which will probably be tomorrow." "So here you are wasting your time." "all right?" "Are you with me?" "do not discuss anything... over the telephone." "Don't talk to your neighbors." "Stay out of your yard." "Arnie?" " l don't know." "But under no circumstances am I gonna talk about it here." "Okay?" "you go home... and you be with your son." "All right?" "♪♪ [ Techno ]" "Miss?" "Can I have a Budweiser?" " Excuse me." " Yes?" "Can you give me a cigarette?" "[ Chattering ln Spanish ]" "[ Laughing ]" "Continues Laughing ]" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Caroline ] all I'm saying - What I'm" " What I'm saying is... it never seems like anyone ever says anything that matters to them." "We all look at each other and nod with these - these responses that we've been trained to make." "Responses - Not real responses." "fake smiles." "Surface bullshit." "Do I ever just say..." "Hey..." "I'm uncomfortable in this crowd." "I don't know what the fuck I'm doing either." "because " "Hello?" "Fucking... exactly." "We act like we have all the answers and we're totally invincible..." "like our parents seem and their parents before them." "but it's fucking bullshit." " For instance?" " [ Seth ] I know you jack off to Caroline every night... who you're supposed to be in love with." "Don't even get me started on that convention." "Because what is that convention?" "and all of a sudden we decide... that we're gonna walk two-by-two down the fucking aisle to Noah's Ark?" "when I jerk off... I'm thinking about you with Caroline." "how about that?" " [ Vanessa Groans ] Baby " "That is what I'm talking about - sarcasm." "Always fucking sarcasm." "and you think that if you admit that... people will think that you are weak... or they won't like you... but " "[ Seth ] Can you shut up for one second and listen to yourself?" "Wh-What?" "Because you are so fucking right." " l'm so fucking high." " [ Laughs ] Yeah?" "wait." "Why don't we... this social pattern?" "[ Seth ] Why don't we be different?" " Yeah." " But then why are you even talking about it?" "from now on." ""Why don't we do something?" "Seth." "you wouldn't even say it." "I feel fucked up." "you know?" "are you all right?" "He's fucking blue." "He isn't breathing." "Fucked-up Bowman's fucked up. [ Laughs ]" " Wait " " What the fuck do we do?" "God " " Fuck!" "your dad's a doctor." "Call him." "he's a research - Call your dad." "He's a doctor." " What kind of research?" " Mapping the fucking pig genome." "Call your dad!" "Ηe's a neurosurgeon!" "I can't call my dad!" "It's 3:00 in the morning!" "He's gonna fucking die right here on the floor if you don't do something!" "he can't die on the floor!" "Ηis parents are in Barbados!" "Move!" "Move!" "Go!" "[ Siren Blares ] right?" "Fuck!" "[ Gasping ]" "[ Spraying Liquid ]" "[ Flores Screaming ]" "Chattering ]" "[ Screaming Continues ]" "[ Knocking ]" "I'm on the board of my son's school." "I have fund-raisers for adult literacy at my own home." "I think I have a right to know if my husband is a legitimate businessman." "Of course he is." "I've known Carl for 20 years." "He doesn't even jaywalk." "and when we get through... suing the police and the district attorney and the D.E.A.... they're gonna be renaming the public parks after your husband." "increases Volume ] very good at his business." "[ Whispers ] Which is smuggling illegal drugs into this country." " They're whispering." "They're whispering." " l know." " Can't hear it. - l know." "The fucking bug's too far away from the room." "It's halfway to the kitchen." "We're not gonna get shit." "They're saying something." "Sounds like they're conspiring to conspire." "I can feel the lies vibrating from their home." "[ Laughing ] man." "I dream about this." "I have actual dreams about this." "the rich people." "I know." "man." "She knows Arnie Metzger." "So does half of San Diego." " You want to bet?" " Get in your pocket." " l got - - l love it. I love it when you do this." " How much you want to bet?" "How much?" " I got - l got 12 bucks." "give me ten." "We'll make it even." " Okay." " Beautiful." " Wait a minute." "What?" " [ Woman ] How old are you?" " [ Caroline ] Sixteen." "Live with your parents?" "Yes." "Parents still together?" "Yes." "Do you work?" "I volunteer." "one day a week for two hours." "In school?" "Yes." "Private?" "Yeah." "How are your grades?" " l'm third in my class." " What does that mean?" "I get A's." "All A's." "You do?" "What else do you do?" "[ Sighs ] I'm a National Merit Finalist." "I'm on the Ηi-Q Team and the Math Τeam." "I'm in the Spanish Club." "I'm a Thespian." "I'm vice president of my class." "I'm on the volleyball team." "Caroline?" "Carol." "sweetie." "You okay?" "It's okay." "how well did you know this boy that overdosed?" "Ηe didn't hang around us." "He was like one of those hippie kids." "I'm not part of that group." "the one that was driving?" "Ηe's a friend." "Ηe's also the only one that was doing anything about the situation." "but... it's not like he wanted to drive." "We just didn't know what else to do." "It wasn't my pot." "honey." "We've got to talk." "Alone." " l think she's lying." " Me too." "clip her wings." "scheduled activities." "That's it till further notice." "Caroline clearly used very bad judgment." "But don't you think spending the night in jail is punishment enough?" "we've all had our moments." "I tried every drug there was - - l don't want to hear about that." "You experimented when you were in college." "Shall we take the quotes off experiment and call it what it was?" " This is different." " Why?" "Because she's 16 years old!" "on her own." " We have to allow her room to figure out " " You want to give her room?" "So she can O.D. like that other kid?" "I am not sending out the message that our family will accept this kind of behavior... because we do not." "but we don't want to push her away." "She has to know that we understand what she's exposed to." "How long have you known about this?" "How long have you known?" "Six months." "[ Repeats ln Spanish ] ...Francisco Flores." "[ Whimpering ]" "this is a man who heads a large criminal organization... with international contacts we can only begin to understand." "Our case against him is very strong." "Ηe is not a flight risk." "His flight is assured." "The people ask that Your Honor deny bail." "Thank you." "My client is no more a flight risk... than Your Honor or the able prosecutor." "Ηe's a pillar of his community;" "a family man with a wife and child living in La Jolla... the community where he has made his home for the past 20 years." "As our defense will quickly show... my client is guilty of nothing more... than being the handy target of an admitted criminal." "we ask that you release Carl Ayala on his own recognizance." "I'm going to deny bail." "[ WakefieId ] I appreciate you coming in so early this morning." "it's an honor to handle it for you." "She's a minor. lt probably would have expunged on her 18th birthday anyway." "this is a sensitive issue for me." "I'm sure you can understand that." "misdemeanor possession." "It's easy to make it go away." "One thing bothers me:" "That kid they dropped off had coke and heroin in him." "Serious amounts." "He's lucky he's alive." "So I've got to ask:" "What's your daughter on?" "I don't know what you mean." "I mean... have you asked her what kind of drugs she's tried?" "No." "I don't know." "no." "No way." "My daughter is one of the leading students in her school." "I hope it stays that way." "it's Robert." "I want you to clean out my schedule for the next three days." "Because I'm tired of talking to experts who've never left the beltway." "It's time to see the front lines." "[ Gasps ]" "[ Turns On Shower ]" "[ Water Running ]" "[ Ruiz ] Carlos Ayala started out in the family connection business " "fishing boats out of Ensenada... hydroponic strawberries." "Then he met up with the Obregón brothers of the Tijuana cartel." "we made a study... of the custom lines at the border and calculated the odds of a search." "and we found variables to further reduce those odds." "you pay off customs officials?" "in Mexico... law enforcement is an entrepreneurial activity." "uh " "We hire drivers with nothing to lose and throw a lot of product at the problem." "Some get stopped." "Enough get through." "It's not difficult." "this has worked for years." "It's gonna continue to work for years." "NAFΤA makes things even more difficult for you because the border's disappearing." "Do you realize in the next year or two at the outside Mexican trucking companies... are gonna be able to go from the States to Mexico and back again..." "FedEx?" "are we on Larry King or something?" "[ Gordon Laughs ] Shit." "Eddie." "You guys remind me of those Japanese soldiers left behind on deserted islands... who think World War ll is still going on." "your government surrendered this war a long time ago." "I don't think all this attitude is gonna help him any in front of a jury." " lt's really a bad attitude." " Very bad." "Very bad." "there's only one problem with all this math." "You're in here." "didn't I?" "you did." " Yeah." "Decided to bring a little in on my own and somebody tipped you off." "Carl never would have been so stupid." "carl hired you." "That was a mistake." "carl and I have been friends since we were little kids." "Ηe was loyal." "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ]" "california:" "000 pedestrians per day." "[ Mechanical Whirring ] a threefold increase?" " Increase in narcotics seizures." "three times as much drugs is getting in?" "but I believe that's true." "I'd love to say that we were getting 60 or 70%." "we're more like 40 or 50% of the total that's approaching us." "And it's all big-doIlar issues now." "That's the reason you're seeing a lot of these murders taking place." "It's one organization fighting another organization." "people don't kill each other." "when they're losing dope... when they're losing drivers and guys are going to jail... people start killing each other." " How's David?" " "How's David?" "Helena " "He watched his father being dragged away by federal agents." " He's just doing fine." " Okay." "I can't even begin to tell him where you are... if you're ever coming home." "Ηelena... we're gonna get through this." "I promise." " l'll make it up to you." " Do you have any idea what's going on out here?" "Huh?" "Our credit cards are maxed." "The people in the bank - you should see the way they look at me when I walk in there." "I have a letter from the government telling me... anything I sell from the house will be taken against an income tax lien." "Our fucking friends " "Nobody will help us." "Nobody will take us in." "Carl." "you just tell me how you're gonna make it up to me." "Helena " "Just tell me what to do." "I'm not bringing a child into the life that I was brought up into." "Carl." "I want our life back." "♪ Know the day is comin' ♪" "♪ When the party people ♪" "♪ Start their running' home ♪ indistinct ]" "♪ Leave it out to dry ♪" "♪ Hanging on for a line ♪ lie ♪" "♪ Too much pressure ♪" "♪ Is sending me ♪" "♪ On the new drops in London ♪ can't you see ♪" "I'm going under ♪♪ we're smarter." "We know the difference." "ding." "We have a winner." "please." "and $28." " Okay." "I love this place." "I wish we could just stay here." "Just be here forever and ever and... make a little home here." "uh - l want to have sex and then do a hit right as we're both coming." "Okay." "[ Gordon ] The first time I got laid was on a beach just like that." "man." "was a sophomore in high school." "it was sweet." "Did he treat you good?" " [ Gordon ] Who's this guy?" " [ Ray ] I don't know." " l never seen him before." " He's going right for the kid." "David!" "come back here!" "put down my son." "[ Man Over Headphones ] Shouldn't let your kid wander off with strangers." "you break cover." "your husband owes a lot of money." "Snapping this kid's neck wouldn't cover it." "You better come up with it in a hurry or your kid is gonna disappear... and he won't turn up until the evening news." "You get only one warning." "First payment is $3 million." " Javier." " Sí?" "No." " No." " No?" "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "No." "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Spits ]" "Javier Rodríguez." "welcome." "no see." "[ John ] epic is very unique." "It's a facility that has over 15 different agencies - state and local - that participate in gathering intelligence... and making sure that information gets out... to people in the field that need it to stop drug trafficking." "boats... anything that carries drugs." "we're able to check with different databases... to see if it's in the system or not." "And would most of that energy be focused on the two cartels?" "the Obregón brothers" " Are those the two that would be most important?" "Those are the two clearest threats right now." "They are the dominant force in trafficking... both on the Mexican side and in the U.S." "How are the cartels achieving... the level of intelligence and sophistication that they're showing?" "why don't you answer that?" " An unlimited budget." "that even a country of our size... and the budget that we throw towards this issue... they're way beyond us." "Way beyond"?" "Our budgetary process makes us pale in comparison." "[ John ] That house you're looking at over there used to belong to Porfirio Madrigal." "His nickname was Scorpion." "I'll let you figure out what that means." "Wasn't that the guy who died during plastic surgery?" "yes." "Who do you interact with on that side?" "Nobody." "who has my job in Mexico?" "Your position doesn't exist over there yet." "[ Wakefield's Voice ] I want everyone thinking out of the box... for the next few minutes." "What are we doing about Mexico?" "out of the box." " [ Man ] Unlimited funds?" "Unlimited." "we need a vetted task force and matching funds." "And cut the red tape on getting them equipment and training." "I want to hear from everyone:" "treatment." "Judge." "Then I want to know why there isn't anybody from treatment on this plane." "sir." "We need to take down one of these cartels - either Juarez or Tijuana - but - they are a symbol." "But because we need to send a message." "When Carlos Ayala hires Michael Adler as his legal defense... I send Ben Williams down to San Diego as a prosecutor." "Why?" "Because it's a symbol." "It's a symbol that we are sending the best." "It's a message that we're going after their top guys." "So... right now... on this flight only... the dam is open... for new ideas." "you can see Mexico City." "so just feel free to talk." "I learned that back in Miami in '85." "U.S. shut down the entire Caribbean." "It's a big game of whack-a-mole." "You knock it down in Miami - l need money." "Somebody - l think it was the Obregóns - threatened David." "They want a first payment of $3 million." "Helena." "[ Sighs ] but l-l-I just don't have that kind of money." "Please." "Does anyone owe us money?" "but nobody's gonna pay." "Carl's got too much heat on him." "our legitimate businesses?" " Don't we own a construction concern?" " Laundromats wash the money." "Arnie." "for Christ's sake." "I'm sorry." "I just keep wondering what's gonna happen if he doesn't get out." "Just never been on my own before." "Always had someone." "Always." "I remember the first time that I saw you - little Helen Watts from the wrong side of somewhere." "Somehow I knew even then that your survival skills were pretty well honed." "Arnie." "30-year-old mother of two... whose ex-husband is being compared to Pablo Escobar." "I don't know anyone who wants to be with someone like that." "Do you?" "Sighs ]" "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ]" "[ Wakefield ] I think we may have found our Mexican drug czar." "General Salazar." "Be nice to have somebody to work with down there." "Does this mean you're gonna be gone more?" "yeah." "You might want to pencil in a little face time with your daughter." "Robert." "Barbara." "If you start in on the war metaphors... I'm gonna drive this car into a fucking telephone pole." "I don't think so." "Leave me alone." "Give me some money." "That's what I get from our daughter." "She has a way of shutting me out that seems very familiar." "she has a way of self-medicating that I'm sure is very familiar to you." "[ Scoffs ] I'm not the one who has to have three scotches... just to walk in the house and say hello." "I have one drink before dinner to take the edge off. lt's different." "I would be dying of boredom." "Why don't you go in and tell your daughter how bored you are?" "[ Lighter Flicking ] open this door immediately." "Who is it?" "I'm going to the bathroom." " Open the goddamn door!" " [ Caroline ] One minute." "Excuse me." "I have to go to bed." "Jesus." "my God." "young lady." "You stay right there." "Where are they?" "Where the hell are the drugs?" "Where are they?" "Fuck you." "Fuck you." "I wasn't doing anything." "You're like the Gestapo." "Fuck me." "Fuck me." "fuck you!" "partner?" "Did you take the precautions we discussed about being followed?" "please?" " You're not carrying a weapon?" " No." " Of course not." " Where are you taking me?" " Somewhere safe." " Where?" "A place we have that we know is protected." "He's good." "Let's go." "no." " Don't worry. lt's really safe." "no." "This is safe." "This is safe." "all right?" " This is safe." " Come on." "All right." "Where would you like to go?" "Javier?" "[ Javier ] I believe it's important that we work together." "Mexico and the United States." "One hand washing the other." "We agree." "maybe you can tell me about your informants in our operations." "We thought that maybe you'd have that kind of information for us." "my friend." "We pay for that kind of information." "Javier?" "Getting paid?" "You like baseball?" "[ Spanish ]" "We need lights for the parks so kids can play at night." "So it's safe." "So they can play baseball." "So they no become - [ Spanish ]" "Everybody like baseball." "Everybody likes parks." "Listen." "I believe it's important that the United State take an interest... in Tijuana now." "my friends." "[ Helena ] Account number... 8201 -4302-8091... 2431." "A cash advance." "How much can I get?" "That's it?" "man?" " The what?" " The patch." "bro." " lt worked for my cousin." " No shit?" " Yeah." "but it worked." "he's dead." "man." "she's coming out." " On it." " What did he die from?" " His wife shot him." "[ Agent ] She's leaving her property." "[ Gordon ] Where the hell is she going?" "Maybe her neighbors." "I don't think the neighbors are fucking with her too much right about now." "What does she have in her hand there?" "Huh?" "[ Agent ] She seems to be headed for the van." "shit." " What" " Wh-What do we do?" " l-l don't know." "What do we do?" "man?" " She's your girlfriend." "You think she'll invite you to her baby shower?" "all right." "[ Agent ] She's waiting outside the van." " Hello?" " [ Helena ] Would you like some lemonade?" " l was just making some." " You want some lemonade?" "Sure." "and you're only doing your jobs." "I don't wish you guys any ill will or anything like that." "But I have a favor to ask you." "You're asking us for a favor?" "Some man threatened my child." "These charges have created so much attention... it seems to be bringing all the nut jobs out of the nut jar." "Would you keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary?" "of course we will." " l'd really appreciate it." " Sure." " Thanks." " Thank you for the lemonade." "You're welcome." "bro." "it was my birthday... and my ex-wife was getting remarried... and I was in some church basement telling a bunch of strangers... it was a good day because... I didn't have to eat out of a Dumpster." "That was enough to send me out on a pretty big one." "I've been thinking a lot about the first step - that I came to believe I was powerless over alcohol... and that my life had become unmanageable." "My disease tells me that I don't have a disease... that it's my birthday and I can have one little beer... a little Valium." "I wake up in a sober-living house in Philly." "people." "an allergy of the body... an obsession of the mind." "my name is Marty... recovering alcoholic." "And it's a good day because I didn't have to eat out of a Dumpster." "Thanks." "Hi." "[ Clears Throat ] I'm Caroline." "I'm not sure I'm an alcoholic." "I mean..." "I don't really like to drink." "it's a lot easier to get drugs than it is to get alcohol." "I guess I'm angry." "I think I'm really angry about a lot of stuff." "I'm just... not sure what." "Listen to me." "I built our house... and I'm not gonna lose it." "[ Carl's Voice ] My business - that would take a lot of private study." "I suggest... you look into the Coronel." "The painting?" "Into selling it." "If you can stomach it... you should look into it." "my God." "[ Salazar's Voice ] Dear Judge... I recruited the best men in Mexico for my task force." "putting them under a rigorous screening process." "but also psychologically." "I'm sorry for boxes and the paintings and things... but I have been too busy to completely settle in here." "I know you've made very good progress with the Tijuana cartel." "General." " Muchas gracias." "I am confident that before the end of the year..." "Juan Obregón is gonna be taken into custody." "But you must understand that it's going to be a very difficult task... because of the corruption in the police force." "the exchange of training methods and information... between our two countries will help." "I hope so." "we were talking about supply." " Mm-hmm." " What about demand?" "What are your policies towards treatment of addiction?" "Treatment of addiction." "Addicts treat themselves." "and then there's one less to worry about." "[ Counselor's Voice ] What I want you to do right now is write down five triggers... that could lead to your relapse... that could jeopardize your recovery." "something like that." "Something they could say." "Anything that's a trigger for you." "It varies from person to person." "I know some of us have already discussed it." "we talked about it the other day." "I know you have trouble with your sister... how she's always kind of outshining you." "how do you like your new home?" "[ Chuckling ]" "You got to be kidding me." "This is not what my lawyers negotiated." "Please." "Fuck your lawyers." "You're not getting any goddamn cappuccino or   [ Ray ] Biscotti?" " Biscotti." "Yeah." "You ain't getting none of that shit either." "Pick a bed." "all right?" " Use 1 -800-CRlMlNAL if you do." " [ Laughing ]" "[ Laughing Continues ]" "[ Man ] Mr. Ayala first came to see me in January." "That would have been 1987." "He wanted to rent warehouse space along the harbor." "I didn't ask too many questions." "I am a businessman also." "I was the company's secretary from 1991 to 1994." "but they weren't - it was just an empty office with a desk and a telephone." "I never sold anything the whole time I was there." "and they got paid." "l-l don't really know what they did." "[ Prosecutor ] Didn't Mr. Ayala say where the money came from?" "No." "[ Prosecutor ] Did you ask where the money came from?" "No." "Where do you think it came from?" " [ Lawyer ] Objection." "Speculation." " [ Judge ] Sustained." "Your Honor." "Did you feel like you were engaged in a legitimate enterprise?" "not really." "Thank you." "You were followed by the police... but they won't be able to hear us over the children." "[ Camera Shutter Clicks ] I want to use a bomb." "Are you kidding?" "Can't you just shoot him or something?" "I don't really like guns." "three times... and some pinche doctor is trying to keep him alive." "When are you gonna do it?" "I don't know." "Eduardo Ruiz is the only real witness against Carl." "Security will be very tight." " l may not be able to get to him." " You'll be able to get to him." "you can certainly get to him." "[ Chuckles ]" "Mrs. Ayala." "[ Sighs ] Nobody saw her leave?" "Hmm." "I understand." "Okay." "[ Hangs Up Receiver ] I gotta go." "I've got to go home." "Did you want me to resch" " Um - [ Clears Throat ]" "Fine." "Horn Honking ]" "Javier." "[ Spanish ]" "No." "what you want?" "[ Grunting ]" "[ Grunting ]" " [ Knocking ]" " Fuck!" "[ Muttering ]" "man?" "[ Chuckles ]" "Yeah." "Moaning ]" "[ Chuckling ]" "while in private practice... previously represented the town of Seal Beach... in their stop-work suit against the police department of Seal Beach." "We believe this disqualifies you from hearing this case... move for a temporary suspension until it's investigated." "this is a most unusual motion." "Your Honor... we feel our client deserves every fairness afforded under the law." "I hope this is not in any way designed to delay the testimony of Eduardo Ruiz." "We will recess until 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning... and I will see counsel in my chambers." "[ Flores ] They are coming this way." "They are passing me now." "there's a lot of them." "would you mind if we walked back to the hotel today?" " Walk back?" " Yeah." "[ Flores ] They're not getting into the car." "What are they doing?" "They're arguing or something." "[ Ruiz ] lt's two blocks." "I could use the fresh air." "I've been stuck in that piece of shit hotel room for two weeks." "I don't give a fuck." "Let's just stop standing around." "not 'cause he wants to walk." " Let's walk." "we'll walk." "[ Flores ] They're going past me." "l-I-l do not know. I think they're going back to the courthouse." "This could be the Iast chance to do this!" "Get out of the car and shoot him in the head!" "[ Ray ] You're a fucking big man?" "you " " [ Ruiz ] You think you're a badass?" " [ Ray ] I am a badass!" "move!" "Get down!" "Shouting ]" " We need an ambulance!" " l got it!" "go." "Ray!" "[ No audible Dialogue ]" "[ Siren Approaching ]" "Manolito." "[ Sighs ]" "[ Speaking Spanish ]" "[ Gunshot ]" "[ Groaning ]" "[ Repeating Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ]" "[ Horn Honking ]" "[ Door Opens ]" "Sorry about the other night." "Me too." "[ Crying ]" "[ Brakes Screeching ]" "though I suspect it has been a pointless journey." "I hear these stories." "his business in chaos... various people fighting over the scraps." "not in ours." "Mrs. Ayala." "Your route has been compromised." "Perhaps it is time for me to deal with other distributors in California." " l don't think you're gonna do that." " You don't?" " No." " [ Laughs ]" "My husband was working on something he called the Project for the Children." " Are you aware of this?" " l don't know." "Perhaps I remember something." "If you want to smuggle narcotics in Senor Espastico Jacobo..." "Senora." "not in." "The doll is cocaine." "pressure-molded cocaine." "undetectable by the dogs." " [ Sniffs ]" " Undetectable by anyone." "senora." "[ Spanish ] I'm six months pregnant." "I won't do it." "right." "We don't have a deal." "Mr. Obregón." "Okay." "okay." "[ Snorting ]" " That's good coke." " lt should be. lt's yours." "I want our debt forgiven... I want to be the exclusive distributor of Obregón brothers' cocaine in the United States... killed." "Have you told the complete truth during this interview?" "Yes." " alex?" " Solid." "Javier... they dump those cell phones every 24 hours." "but I have a contact at MexTel... who can get me his new E.S.N. in 12 hours." "That's good to know." "[ Sighs ] now that you have what you want... let's talk about how I get what I want." "you don't have to worry about that." "You're not gonna have any problems there." "but first let's talk about what precautions you're taking to protect yourself." "You worry about getting me what I want." "I'll worry about myself." "you should feel good about this." "I feel like a traitor." "the Obregón brothers' place in Tijuana." " Yeah?" " She got stopped at the border." "and she's back in San Diego now." "Okay." "[ Phone Rings ] it's Jeff Sheridan." "it's okay." "General SaIazar has been arrested." "It turns out he has been working for Porfirio MadrigaI... and the Juarez cartel the entire time." "That is why he was trying to push the Obregóns out of Tijuana..." " so he and Madrigal could move in." " What?" "I thought Madrigal was dead." "I thought that had been verified." "[ Sheridan ] apparently not. lt is a shitstorm here... but the D.E.A. supplied the information and was part of the sting." "So maybe we can spin this a little." "But I don't know what to tell people." "when are you coming back?" " l'll try to get there as soon as I can." "but " " Robert." "Robert?" "Robert?" "I gotta call you back." " [ Sheridan ] Wh-What - - [ Disconnects Line ]" " [ Barbara ] My Leica's missing." " She got the video camera too." "At least we know she's still alive." "Where are you going?" "she'll be at her dealer." "I should be able to find her." "Closes ]" "[ Teacher ] Although ser and estar both mean "to be"... they have very specific uses." "sir?" " Come on." " [ Teacher ] Excuse me!" "Seth has to be excused." "He's going on a field trip." "I can't believe you brought my daughter to this place." "man?" "To this place"?" "What is that shit?" "all over this great nation of ours... 000 white people from the suburbs are cruising around downtown..." "You got any drugs?" "You know where I can score some drugs?" "on their possibilities." "000 black people into your neighborhood..." ""You got any drugs?" "Know where l can score some?" "their kids." "man." "It's a 300% markup value." "You can go out on the street and make $500 in two hours... come back and do whatever you want with the rest of your day." "You're telling me that white people would still be going to law school?" "[ Knocks ]" " What do you want?" " l'm looking for my daughter." "Caroline." "She's been here." "man." "Why don't you get the fuck out of here?" "all right?" "I'Il pay you." "All right." "Okay." "Hold on." "Who in the fuck do you think you are?" "Where the fuck do you think you are?" "Why the fuck shouldn't I just put your ass in a Dumpster?" " l got money." " I got money!" "000 in my wallet." "It's for you." "I will take your money." "[ Panting ]" "Just tell me where my daughter is." "Please?" "Please?" "Don't do that shit again." "just don't do this vigilante thing." "Okay?" "or she's gonna call you." "Okay?" "I promise." "[ Car Lock Chirps ]" "Ana." "[ Seth ] I know she's in there." "Just let me talk to her." "man!" "I fucking know she's in there!" "Jesus Christ!" "l-l haven't touched her." "You get the fuck out of here right now." "Hi." "Daddy." "sweetheart." "[ Crying ]" "[ Crying Continues ]" "indistinct ]" "Eddie." " Good morning." " Big day." "You're a star." "[ Snickering ] man?" "You smell." "[ Knocking ]" " Who is it?" " [ Man ] lt's the Mafia." " l've got his breakfast." " [ Agent ] Coming." " So who's this going to?" " [ Ruiz ] Over here." " Ooh." " Fuck off." "man?" "Good-bye." "you're gonna be testifying for about 10 days." "We could just decide to stop feeding your ass." "You expect me to be grateful for spending the rest of my life looking over my shoulder?" "Eddie." "that my drugs had gone through?" "What would be the harm?" "Huh?" "What would be the harm?" "A few people get high who are getting high anyway." "Your partner's still alive." "We don't have to have breakfast together." "Don't you see this means nothing?" "Your whole life is pointless." "man." "Monty - - "Monty"?" "[ Laughing ]" "Monty... and you do it anyway." "Wish you could see how transparent you are." "This food tastes like shit." "take your stank ass and go get a shower already." "Let me tell you something." "You only got to me because you were tipped off by the Juarez cartel... who's trying to break into Tijuana." " You are helping them." "Uh-huh." " Mmm." "Monty." " [ Ruiz ] Fuck me." " [ Knocking ]" " Who is it?" " [ Man ] Breakfast." "Hurry up." "It's getting cold." "Okay." "One second." "hey!" "I'm on your side!" "shit." "Call an ambulance." " Call an ambulance!" "Fuck!" " [ Agent ] Palms up." "Spread your damn hands out." " Shit!" "Eddie!" " [ Groaning ]" "Hold on." "shit!" "Hurry up with that ambulance!" "Shit." "Hold on." "Hold on." "ladies and gentlemen of the jury... because of the sudden death of Eduardo Ruiz... the people have determined that we cannot continue our case against Carl Ayala." "Oh!" "Oh!" "thank you." "[ No audible Dialogue ]" "[ No audible Dialogue ]" " [ Knocking ]" " Yeah?" "Hi." "I got a copy of your speech." "It's fantastic." "my genuine thanks." "You're my choice." "You're gonna be great." "The president's sorry he hasn't been able to spend more time with you." "he wants to really sit down." "and I got to the Post too." "Don't worry about that thing with your daughter. lt's not news." "personal matter." "we could turn it into a qualification." "I've been in the trenches of the drug war." "et cetera." "[ Woman ] A sterling reputation and close friend of the president... recently confirmed into the Office of National Drug Control Policy..." "Robert Hudson Wakefield." "[ Camera Shutters Clicking ]" "The war on drugs is a war that we have to win... and a war that we can win." "We have to win this war to save our country's most precious resource - our children." "Sixty-eight million children have been targeted... by those who perpetrate this war... and protecting these children must be priority number one." "and there has been failure." "But where we have fallen short... I see not a problem... I see an opportunity." "An opportunity... to correct the mistakes... of the past... while laying a foundation for the future." "This takes... not only new ideas... but perseverance." "This takes not only... but courage." "This takes... not only... government... but families." "I've laid out a te- l have laid out a 10-point plan that " "I can't do this." "If there is a war on drugs... then many of our family members are the enemy." "And I don't know how you wage war on your own family." "[ Reporters Clamoring ]" "please." "Laughing ]" "my friend." "I'm running late." "I'm coming right over." "Arnie." "Let me ask you something." "When were you gonna tell me about the $3 million... we got in from San Francisco two days after I was arrested?" "Um..." "I was waiting for the right time." "Oh." "You didn't think you could trust my wife with that information?" "I didn't want to risk it." "That could have been frozen along with everything else." "didn't you?" "You were gonna move into my house... sleep in my bed... with my wife." "Sounds like a nice plan." "is it insane?" "okay?" "If I was gonna rip you off... why wouldn't I just leave town after Ruiz was killed?" "Why would I sit next to you in court and listen to a dismissal?" "Let me ask you something." "You think there's a difference between a reason and an excuse?" "'Cause I don't." "Arnie." " Carl " "Carl?" "sweetheart." "Come outside." "Everyone's waiting for you." "uh " " He can't make it to the barbecue." " Oh." "Helena." " [ Carl ] hello." " lt's a great party." "I'm a nobody." "I'm the nobody who arrested you." " You're - - [ Laughs ] How you doing?" "just looking around." "Carl." "you don't want to talk that way in my house." "Carl?" "you can't be in here." "Carl." " I'm a cop." " l don't care." "hey!" "Shit." "Helena." "Tell him how you murdered my partner!" "Helena!" "Ray Castro!" "You remember that!" "sweetheart." "I got it." " l got it." "honey." "man?" "[ Chuckles ]" "I feel like I get it." "Like it all makes sense." "I can stay in the moment." "I don't have to control everything in the future... and I believe everything is gonna work out fine." "O-On the bad days..." "I just want to grab the phone and start dialing numbers." "I want to pull my hair... and run through the streets screaming." "[ Sighs ]" "But thanks to the people I've met in these rooms... like Margaret and Jim... and Sarah... um... I'm pretty sure I'm gonna make it... through today." "[ Applause ]" "Would you like to share?" "Uh... [ Clears Throat ] my name is Robert... and my wife Barbara and I..." "Caroline... and we're hear to listen." "Laughing ]" "Whistling ]" "SubRip:" "HighCode"