"We have a score Thursday." "Thursday..." "Okay." "Same place?" "Same place." "Perfect." "Puerto Rico is strategically located between North and South America, and is the only U.S. Territory where Spanish is the main language." "During the nineties, the island became the main port of entry of illegal drugs into the U.S. East coast." "As a result, Puerto Rico has been flooded by a wave of illegal money, which in turn has created an unprecedented climate of corruption." "I'm leaving, Grandma." "Without having coffee?" "I'll grab something later." "Bless me." "God bless you." "Written by" "Directed by" "Cotto?" "It's done." "THIEVES AND LIARS" "Cotto!" "How did it go?" "Fine." "Missión accomplished." "Where's the other one?" "What other one?" "There should be seven..." "No, no..." "There were only six." "Don't give me that look, Cotto." "That's what was in the bag." "Who brought them?" "I did..." "I brought what he put in my truck," "He saw me do it." "Who cares?" "Maybe you made a mistake, or maybe the Venezuelan got smart, or who knows what." "But we didn't do it." "Listen, we're here for you." "We're not going to screw up what we have just for a kilo." "That better be true..." "It better be." "Hear the drums!" "Like in the old days they scream, Danger!" "Danger, because drugs are on the loose." "Danger, because violence is out of control." "Danger, because thieves and liars... are out to devour us!" "Enough of this shit, Puerto Rico!" "You're still up?" "Why are you so late?" "Couldn't you call?" "I went to Dad's concert." "There's nothing wrong with that." "And after that?" "We went for a ride." "How was it?" "It was great, as usual." "I thought maybe you needed this." "Where'd you get that?" "Where did you keep it?" "Where you didn't have to go looking." "Why did you look through my stuff?" "Why?" "Because I'm your mother!" "Because I work!" "Because I pay the bills!" "Because I'm killing myself so you can go to school and buy these stupid clothes!" "You going to tear them up?" "I have the right..." "No!" "It's my room." "Gimme that!" "Shut your mouth!" "You know what I'm going to do?" "Here, watch!" "Wait!" "Gimme that!" "I'll throw away this shit!" "Let me go!" "Let me go, Luisito!" "Gimme that!" "I'm going to dump it!" "Watch me throw it away!" "No, don't!" "Are you out of your mind?" "No, I'm not!" "How can you do this?" "Can't you understand?" "No, let me go!" "Leave me alone!" "SAN JUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT" "What was that?" "Southern Air, canceling." "They've stolen every one of our fucking clients!" "Well, get ready for this." "They stole our fuel again." "What?" "Are you sure?" "Yesterday that tank had a thousand gallons now it's down to 900." "They won't stop until we're gone!" "You really fucked up now!" "You're not fooling me!" "Easy, lady." "What's wrong?" "Take it easy?" "You thought you could steal my fuel?" "Hold it, you're making stuff up, that's a crime, you know." "Don't make things worse, okay?" "Calm down." "Who makes you steal from me?" "I know it's not you." "It's your crooked boss who wants to steal my business!" "That's a false accusation." "Don't tell me." "Go tell him, okay?" "Excuse me, good afternoon." "According to top executives who spoke anonymously, the international airport has reached a new low under the administration of Augusto Carmona." "It's like a scene from a movie, where bribes, blackmail, political favors, drug smuggling and arms trafficking are part of the daily operation." "Good morning." "The home of Mr. Pérez Font." "Your name, please?" "Augusto Carmona." "It's me, Augusto!" "What's wrong?" "Nothing, how are you?" "You think I'd wear a wire to your house?" "No, no, come in." "Talk to me." "Paco, I can't go on like this." "The news and the papers talk like I'm the only one guilty." "Just me." "This can't go on." "I'm not going to be the fall guy." "Say something!" "I need to know what my friends think." "I need to know what the Party thinks." "I will not speak." "You ask and I write." "What's this?" "What do you think?" "The missing kilo." "Are you crazy!" "Crazy?" "Why?" "Aren't you tired of him using us?" "We bust our ass while he gets rich, and we get the crumbs." "Forget it!" "What if Cotto finds out?" "How's he going to find out?" "You gonna tell him?" "Hell no!" "I'm not gonna tell him!" "Listen, it's all worked out." "I already have a buyer." "You're nuts." "Even split, okay?" "There were six in the bag, let Cotto and the Venezuelan work it out." "It's our time to make money." "Okay?" "Look at me." "Follow my lead." "What's up?" "Want something to drink?" "No, I'm good." "You ready?" "What's up, partner?" "Not much." "You know how it is." "Progress?" "Just a humble chain." "No Chinatown?" "Here you go, bud." "The number we agreed, right?" "Count it." "Don't you trust me?" "I'll count it and give you a call." "Okay, cool." "Next time, you knowthe deal, don't call anyone else." "You got it." "Take it easy." "Police!" "You're under arrest!" "Airport Authority vs. Wanda Vélez  José Peña" "Regarding:" "Collection of funds." "Wanda, what are we going to do?" "José, take it easy." "We'll ask for another extensión." "We'll get it, you'll see." "And then generate income." "Generate income?" "With what clients?" "With everybody stealing from us?" "Wanda, let me tell you something," "Why don't we sell and get it over with?" "Bullshit!" "Forget that!" "I'm not selling." "I've worked too hard to give up now." "No, sir!" "Maybe we should get a Bible and start praying." "Go ahead." "There's one around somewhere." "Come in." "Look, Mr. Carmona, you know how hard we worked to build our shop, and the feud we have with the Acostas." "I don't have to tell you." "No, José, tell him." "I think they forgot!" "We asked the cops to investigate those crooks, we called the press, we've been at it for months!" "Let me explain." "Why can't the Airport Authority grant us an extensión on the rent due?" "All we're really asking for is a chance to get our head above water, and you being the top man here..." "No, let me explain something." "I'm just an administrator, looking out for the best interests of Puerto Rico." "If someone doesn't pay the rent, they must face the consequences." "No, no, look here." "You don't understand." "The documents." "If you read our contract, it's you who owe us money." "This clearly states our rent should be on a sliding scale, according to sales." "But it's never been that way, we've always paid $15,000 for one hangar, while the Acostas next door pay only $1,500 for three times the space!" "Don't tell me that's not favoritism!" "Look, Carmona, why can't we fix this right now?" "I'm not asking for a favor, all I want is a fair deal." "You want to change a contract that's been in place for years." "I can't do that, there's too many factors involved." "Oh, please, let's be honest, the only factor here is the all mighty dollar, and obviously the Acostas have been very generous." "Wanda, be quiet." "No José, I won't!" "You know how long I've supported the Party?" "And nowthey step aside while these people ruin me?" "No way!" "Let me tell you something, Mrs. Vélez, neither the Party nor I have anything to do with this." "It's very clear." "A tenant that doesn't pay rent must face eviction." "Here or anywhere else in the world." "What amazes me is how cold bloodedly you bury me, while at the den of crooks called the airport, no one pays taxes, antitrust laws are violated daily, and a ton of drugs takes off for the U.S." "And don't pretend you didn't know, because everybody knows that." "But don't worry about me, the one who'll end up discredited and fired is you!" "Don't you worry." "Good day." "You gonna follow me in?" "No, I'm not going to follow you in." "I'll meet you downstairs." "In an hour." "Okay, fine!" "Hi, it's Luijan." "Leave a message after the tone." "Luijan, it's me." "You ever check your messages?" "I'm sick of talking to your machine." "Will you return my calls?" "We need to talk about your son, remember we have one?" "Food's almost ready." "Bless me, Mom." "God bless you, my son." "How's everything?" "Fine." "What's new?" "Not much, but... we have to see a cardiologist Monday, but Luz can't drive us." "Can you do it?" "Sure, Mom, anytime." "How's the old man?" "His aches bother him, more than ever." "He got so tired at the park," "I can't take him anymore." "Hey, Pops, bless me." "Bless you, son." "How do you feel?" "Discombobulated." "Discombobulated?" "You look good to me." "The Mexican called for you." "Dad, 'the Mexican' has a name." "Yeah, sure..." "What did she want now?" "For you to call her." "But the alimony's up to date." "It's not that." "She's worried about your son, Luisito." "She sounded very upset." "She shouldn't bother you." "She has my number, she should call me." "My boy... your troubles with that woman may not concern me, but they're affecting us too." "We don't see our grandson." "Spare me the sermon." "Listen, son... call her!" "Don't be so stubborn..." "I don't understand how you can devote so much time to other people's children." "What about seeing your own son?" "You're going to lecture me too?" "Don't talk to me that way!" "You knowthat all I want is what's best for all of us." "Dinner's ready." "There he is, Grandma." "Oh, my boy." "How are you?" "How do you think, Grandma?" "I'm screwed." "The attorney said that if you cooperate they could lower your sentence." "Cooperate?" "You know what they do to snitches in here?" "Did you call Cotto?" "I called him, but he won't answer." "He won't answer?" "I left messages and voice mails, but got no answer." "He won't call back." "It's people like that who got you in here." "Come here, Migue." "Listen to me, in the garage, under the cabinet, there's a bag, in that bag are thirty thousand dollars." "I need you to keep calling Cotto until you find him, and deliver that money to him." "How did we get to this?" "My God, what happened?" "Oh please, what God?" "Your God only hears what he wants." "My bad, Grandma." "Forgive me." "Don't cry, take it easy." "If I get out of here" "I'll never be arrested again, I promise." "Don't worry," "I'm gonna make things right, you'll see." "I know." "Take it easy." "I'm praying hard so God will help you." "I can't stand seeing you this way." "R. Cotto  M. Díaz Attorneys at Law" "Busted with a kilo of cocaine" "Shut the door." "Did you see today's paper?" "I saw it." "What do you think?" "Listen..." "I swear to you," "I had no idea." "I trusted that kid... completely." "I can't explain what happened." "What do we do now?" "If you want, I'll talk to him, have him replace the kilo." "If we give him a break, he'll come through." "You think we should give him a break?" "Yes." "And you and I... are we getting a break?" "Let me tell you something," "I'm going to replace that kilo." "For sure." "You and I can't afford to have anything missing." "Ever." "But the next time you bring some faggot friend of yours," "and tell me he's hot shit, you better know what you're talking about." "Is that clear?" "Yes." "Isa, you here?" "So elegant..." "I was going to call." "You won't believe me, but it's true." "You don't say." "Yes, I was." "You ever return messages?" "When I'm rushed with an exhibition" "I have time for nothing." "Coffee?" "You have to help me with Luisito." "What about Luisito?" "I don't know what to do." "Some friends got him into drugs." "And he's losing it." "I'm a nervous wreck." "I took him to a psychiatrist, but I don't know what else to do." "Relax, at that age kids experiment with drugs, maybe it's not as bad as you say." "How would you know?" "You never see him." "We had a huge fight the other day." "Are you going to help me or not?" "I promise I'll do what I can." "I promise," "I'll do what I can." "Mom, come in!" "Hurry baby, Mom's here." "What's wrong?" "We'll hit traffic." "She'll be right out." "Sit down, Mom." "What's up?" "Mom, I'm really embarrassed, but I need your help with the tuition." "I'm running short." "Oh, Wanda, how many times have I told you to sell that business and find something new and start over?" "Mom, I can't." "I won't let them walk all over me." "But you're wasting your time." "Those airport people are very powerful." "They'll end up your enemies." "Listen to me, Wanda!" "Forget about it!" "If you can't lend me the money, don't worry." "I'm not refusing you the money!" "Okay!" "I'm ready!" "Hi, honey." "God bless you." "See you, Mom." "Bye." "Don't worry, my love." "What's mine is yours, and we'll do whatever needs to be done." "God bless you." "Thanks, Mom." "Cotto?" "Hold on, someone's here." "Who are you?" "I'm Cheo's brother." "I need to call you back." "My brother sends you this." "What's that?" "Thirty thousand dollars." "Tell your brother that if he thinks this settles his debt, he's wrong." "He says he'll pay the rest, and that he hasn't talked." "When he gets out he'll pay every last penny." "Tell your brother, that he's a thief, a traitor, he got too smart and that's why he's in jail, so don't start crying now." "Why do you say that?" "Goodbye." "Cotto, please!" "Are you going to help me?" "Hello?" "Yes, that's me." "No, he's my grandson." "What?" "!" "That can't be!" "It's not true!" "Oh my God, Cheo!" "They've killed him, my Cheo!" "Migue!" "They killed him!" "They killed him!" "It can't be!" "Why Cheo?" "Why?" "José, why are you here?" "Wandita didn't tell you to call me?" "No." "What happened?" "This arrived at the office." "What is it?" "Airport Authority vs. Wanda Vélez and José Peña" "Final Eviction Notice" "Assholes..." "Come in." "Luisito?" "Hey, Dad..." "Been waiting long?" "No." "I was about to call you." "Does your Mom know you're here?" "No." "Did you eat?" "No." "I'll get dinner going." "You need to give your Mom more love." "But Mom's paranoid!" "She must have reasons." "Dad, I'm no junkie." "I wasn't a junkie either, but I ended up with two choices:" "Jail or the cemetery." "But when you were born... and I sawthat beautiful baby in my arms," "Son, you took me off the streets." "Why did Mom leave you then?" "Why did Mom leave me?" "Because living... with an artist is not easy." "Even I can't stand myself sometimes." "But your mom... she worries about you, an intelligent and noble woman." "And I worry about you, too." "But Dad, you don't even call me." "How can you say that, Luisito?" "When was the last time you called?" "See?" "You can't even remember." "I know, I'm an asshole." "But believe it or not," "I care... and you mean a lot to me, in my own way, but you do." "Can I move in with you?" "Please, I can't live with Mom anymore." "Not so fast, Luisito," "I can't make promises." "Look how I live, this is an artist's studio." "I don't have a room for you." "I don't care, it's better than suffocating at Mom's." "Okay." "But don't think this is an eternal party." "Number one:" "Zero drugs." "Number two:" "Even though I don't believe in shrinks, you will continue your treatment." "And number three is going to hurt, bad..." "You do the dishes!" "But we have to talk it over with your Mom." "Okay?" "My most sincere condolences." "Thank you." "Thank you for coming." "This is for you." "I loved Cheo very much." "God bless you." "Lord, why didn't you take me instead?" "Migue, I'm Oscar." "You don't know how sorry I am." "Cheo was like my little brother." "For real." "I have to ask you something." "Did Cheo tell you anything?" "Listen to me, he was my pal." "I loved him." "He went too fast sometimes, but what they did to him is unforgivable." "You can trust me." "Cheo told me to take thirty grand to Cotto." "You talked to Cotto?" "I took him the money, but that old son-of-a-bitch, took it and blew me off." "I'm going to make him pay." "Okay, okay." "Take it easy." "Listen... you can't handle things that way." "I'll help you and your grandma for your brother's sake, but we have to take it easy." "You'll see, we'll take care of this." "Take the ones that work." "Don't leave them anything." "What's wrong?" "Nothing..." "What's with the face?" "It's the only face I've got." "I don't want you to worry, okay?" "I'll get a new job and we'll make it somehow." "Have you ever lacked anything?" "Have you?" "Well, let's take it easy, okay?" "Let's go." "I don't know why you want that sign." "Because it's mine, I paid for it, they can buy their own." "Look at those jerks." "If they think they'll see me crying, they're wrong." "Look at Carmona!" "He came to..." "Hey, Carmona!" "Look..." "Thanks to you, I got nothing else to do but make your life miserable!" "Every hour of every day!" "Until I see you in jail!" "Asshole!" "Wanda, don't get excited." "Shut up!" "Give me the car keys." "Let's go." "Bring him out." " Let me go!" " Shut up!" "This is the end, you son-of-a-bitch!" "Put him in the trunk." "Go." "Come here." "Come here!" "You see?" "See?" "We take care of business." "Pour it!" "Look at him." "Look at him!" "Come here." "There's no more tough guy now." "This is payback time." "You okay?" "Okay, okay, hurry up." "Give me that." "Now..." "Now you, for your brother." "For your brother!" "You shit!" "Do it!" "Do it now!" "That's it." "For Cheo, for Cheo..." "Let's get the fuck out of here!" "Six months later" "Where's Oscar?" "Out there somewhere." "What's up?" "You meet?" "No." "Don't be afraid, this is Marisol." "She's working with us." "Hi, I'm Migue." "Iván." "And the packages?" "They get there Thursday." "Good." "And the van keys?" "In the ignition." "Hey, Oscar... this is a real mess." "Well, get on it." "Fix it, okay?" "Want some?" "Want some fries?" "Come on, take them." "No, I'm okay." "Come on, have some." "I'm not a hog like this guy." "Thanks." "You're welcome." "Some friends asked me out, can you give me a ride?" "Can't they pick you up?" "These translations are due tomorrow." "It'lljust take a minute, please..." "No, baby, I can't." "It's always the same." "After a year of investigations forty-one charges were finally filed against the director of the Airport Authority, Augusto Carmona for his alleged participation in a million dollar fraud involving roof repairs at the airport." "It took only twenty minutes for Judge Cancel to call for a preliminary hearing on all counts." "The Daily News" "Wanda Vélez?" "Nice to meet you." "Come in." "Those are tickets you had to buy from the Party." "In order to do business at the airport you had to make 'donations'." "I'm talking ten or twenty thousand." "I even had to give them a case of Dom Perignon and José another one!" "Where did you get these?" "I had a hangar at the airport, for servicing private planes." "You don't have it anymore?" "No." "I thought I could work at the airport without dealing with that mafia, but it was impossible." "It was war from the outset." "They hated having to deal with a woman." "So I went to Carmona for help, but instead of helping, he evicted me from the airport." "Why do you bring this to me now?" "So you'll print it." "But what do you get out of it?" "Augusto Carmona was the only one who could have helped save my business." "But he refused, so now he can go fuck himself." "If he's corrupt, which he is, let him pay." "There was no justice for me, let there be some for him." "Hey, Dad, is this okay?" "No, I said cobalt blue." "This is cobalt blue." "But this is cobalt." "Who's the artist here, you or me?" "You." "Then get busy and follow my lead." "Are you afraid?" "No, I'm not afraid." "You're the main man here, get to work." "Hello!" "Hi." "Hi, honey." "Hi, Mom." "I finally get to see you." "I've left you many messages on your cell." "It's my fault." "He's helping with the exhibition." "I brought your Prozac." "I don't want them." "What?" "I'm not taking them anymore." "I'm working it out with Dad." "So Dad's a psychiatrist now?" "It's not that, Isa." "We get upset if he uses Creepy or Ecstasy, but now some shrink's going to medicate him so he won't be a bother?" "Luijan, please!" "It's one thing to use the crap he buys on the street, and another to be under medical treatment." "Let's not confuse things." "But that guy's ripping you off!" "Well, since I'm the one paying," "I'd like to be part of the decisión." "We could find another doctor." "I don't want anybody!" "Dad, tell her!" "Hold it right there." "We had a deal." "Let's find another doctor who works without pills." "No!" "You're the ones who should fucking go!" "Hey, watch it or you'll swallow your teeth!" "I work hard to make things good for you!" "Because you feel guilty!" "Just like her!" "Luisito, my love!" "I'm out of here!" "Wait, hold on!" "No, let me go!" "I'm leaving too." "Don't go." "We need to talk." "About what, our failure as parents?" "I don't feel like it." "Don't go, Isa." "What did I do, for him to treat me this way?" "It's not you, he's angry at the world." "Look..." "Let him breathe." "I let him, but he's my son, and I need him." "I miss him." "Honey, you can't give him what he needs now." "And you can?" "Well, yes." "That's not fair." "Fucking life ain't fair." "To hell with your fucking life." "San Juan Judicial Center" "You testified that the contracts for the roof repairs at the airport did not go out for bids, were not approved by Engineering, or the Legal División, or the Board of Directors, yet you still signed them." "Yes, I did, but those were my orders." "Where did the orders come from?" "They came directly from Mr. Carmona." "How did that happen?" "Carmona introduced me to the Dominicans..." "Who are the Dominicans?" "Luis and Jaime Marizat." "Continue." "Mr. Carmona told me thatJaime had a roof repair business, and to give him any job that came up." "Later, when the opportunity arrived, we wrote him up a contract." "Were the repairs done?" "No, they were never done." "But you still paid him 1.2 million?" "Yes, we paid him." "No more questions, your Honor." "Does the defense have any questions?" "Yes, your Honor, we do." "With the Court's permissión..." "Mr. Rivera, please tell us..." "Good afternoon, gentlemen." "Good afternoon." "Sorry to make you wait." "Don't worry." "Have a seat." "Thank you for seeing us." "I'm listening." "Your Honor, we talked it over, and we reached an agreement." "Although there is no evidence that my client profited from these transactions," "he's willing to plead guilty to twenty-one counts, as long as his sentence does not include jail." "Sentence without jail?" "If the Pre-Sentence Report is favorable in this regard, and the Prosecution is not opposed we may have a deal here." "The Prosecution is 'not opposed'?" "That is correct." "It's not that we recommend probation, but if the report is positive, we won't be opposed." "You may not be opposed, but I am." "If the Prosecution does not recommend probation, they'll think I'm the one who let him go." "I can't allowthat, nor can I allow a sentence without jail." "With all due respect, probation would be fair." "There's no evidence Carmona profited..." "I'm not against an agreement, but I am against a sentence without jail." "And I want to be very clear:" "If Augusto Carmona pleads guilty to any of the counts against him, whether he's eligible for probation or not," "I will not grant it." "Are we clear?" "Yes, your Honor." "Very well, good afternoon." "Good afternoon." "Hey, how old are you?" "What?" "How old are you?" "Older than you." "Twenty-four?" "Twenty-five?" "Twenty-six?" "What's wrong with twenty-six?" "Nothing..." "And how old are you?" "Twenty-three." "A baby..." "Hello." "What's up?" "Everything's cool." "All quiet." "And you?" "Fine." "Listen, Marisol." "I have to go to Aruba tomorrow." "Tomorrow?" "Yes." "Can I go?" "No." "Why not?" "Because." "Why can't I go?" "If I could take you, I would, okay?" "What's up?" "No, this will take a while." "Anybody call?" "I'll call when I'm on my way." "Yeah, me too." "Bye." "'Me too.'" "Done?" "Don't fuck with me, Marisol." "It pisses me off when you talk to your wife as if I weren't here." "Well, it pisses me off when you flirt with Migue in my office." "Oh, please..." "I saw you." "Hey!" "Don't turn your back on me!" "Listen to me!" "I don't want to see you flirting with that punk, or anyone else!" "Do you understand?" "I'm not stupid!" "You hear me?" "Don't grab me like that!" "When you leave here and go home to your wife," "I don't say a word." "But I just look at someone, some jerk, and you come down on me like this?" "Besides, nothing happened here." "Except someone I know... gets a little too jealous." "Don't play with me." "Don't play with you?" "You sure you don't want me to play?" "Listen to me." "Don't let me catch you again." "You're not cheating on me." "Okay?" "You like it?" "I love it." "With me, only me." "You're mine." "... ln an attempt to obtain a probation sentence, and avoid spending the rest of his life in jail, the former director of the Airports Authority," "Augusto Carmona, pleaded guilty to 28 counts..." "Before reading the sentence," "I want to ask all of you, not to make outbursts for or against the sentence." "Please observe the appropriate decorum, and respect for the Court." "Who's that judge?" "Is he new?" "Will the accused please rise." "Augusto Carmona, having heard your guilty plea, this Court dictates the following sentence." "For each of the ten counts violating article 216 of the penal code, this Court imposes five years imprisonment." "And for each of the remaining 17 counts of interference in the bidding process, three years imprisonment to be served concurrently." "This Court, exercising its discretion, and given your history of public service, concurs with the recommendation of the prosecution, that both sentences be served by house arrest." "This means you must comply with all the probation conditions, and any violation will require you to serve the remaining time in jail." "Mr. Carmona, do you understand?" "Yes." "This case is closed." "Everyone please rise." "Where's the other prosecutor?" "He's no longer in charge." "What happened?" "I'm in charge now." "You said nothing, and they set him free." "With all the evidence, how can it be?" "How do you feel at the end of the trial?" "Well, this has been... a sad process for all of us," "all of us involved in this affair." "I feel I failed my government," "How can they let him go?" "It was so obvious!" "Don't take it like that." "Oh, Mom, leave me alone." "But listen to me." "Wanda, let me talk to you." "Mom, I can get a job at school." "No way, young lady, you have to study." "Wanda, don't you two worry." "I'll always be here to help, until something comes up." "There's no justice, Mom." "There's no justice." "Of course there isn't." "If there were, we three wouldn't be alone." "Here, Grandma, I forgot to give you this last night." "Where does this money come from?" "From my job." "What kind of job pays in hundred dollar bills?" "I know you as if you were my own." "That job of yours..." "Don't think I don't know where the money comes from." "Be careful, think of Cheo." "Grandma, I think about Cheo." "I think about him every day." "But how are we going to make a living?" "Tell me!" "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." "Hi, it's Oscar." "I'm not available, so please leave a message." "Why did you join the police?" "'To serve the people of Puerto Rico.'" "What an idiot!" "With Oscar I make in a day what I made in a month as a cop." "In this fucking country everybody's stealing, some more, some less, and we're among the less." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Something's eating you." "Is it serious between you and Oscar?" "What do you care?" "Just curious..." "He doesn't mind you going out alone?" "He's in Aruba until next week," "I'm not going to sit at home waiting for him." "If I were him..." "What?" "I wouldn't leave you alone for one minute." "Here you go." "Augusto Carmona's file, please." "Follow me." "Next." "Augusto Carmona..." "There's more." "Okay..." "Look." "Let me help you." "I'm sorry!" "It's nothing." "Can I photocopy this one?" "Only this one?" "Yes, for now." "Mrs. Vélez, how did you get this?" "It's in the file." "That can't be, this is a sealed motion." "Well, it's there." "I had it copied." "Look at the stamps." "I have the receipt." "It's there, you go see." "That motion explains howthe prosecutor joined with Carmona's lawyer to get him off on probation." "ButJudge Cancel said no, so they replaced him with you." "It's all there, signed by all of them." "I can see his lawyer wanting to get him off, but how can the prosecutor go along with that?" "And how can the Justice Department allow it?" "Explain." "Well, look, this motion came before I was on the case." "I have nothing to do with it." "That's true, up to a point, but when you arrived you did exactly what Judge Cancel wouldn't do, you let Carmona go free." "Who pays nowfor everything going on at the airport?" "Excuse me." "There's someone here who brought me a copy of the motion to inhibitJudge Cancel." "That's what I want to know!" "How did she get it?" "They never meant to go to trial." "All that about putting him in jail was a lie." "Where did you get this?" "Forget that." "Will you print it?" "I'll print it, but you're the one getting in trouble." "Oh, please, I'm past that." "Okay..." "I'm sick of corruption showing up everywhere!" "This is more of the same." "Some poor guy holds up a store, and gets ten years, but a rich white guy steals millions and gets probation!" "There's no justice in this country." "None." "All we have is a bunch of crooks covering up one another." "Look, Wanda, I know everything you've said is right, but I'm going to tell you something, not as a journalist, but as a human being, because I too am a mother." "You have to be more careful." "The stakes are too high, and people will do anything for money." "Anything..." "I know, I don't care." "Screw it." "What's wrong?" "Are you chickening out?" "He's my son and I love him dearly, but I can't sleep at night." "I keep wondering what I did wrong?" "Oh, please..." "We women always blame ourselves for everything." "It's not fair." "I'd give my life for Wandita, but she has to take responsibility." "It's not that she's bad, but there're too many creeps on the street." "Raising kids today is hell." "Yes, hell, you deliver them in pain, and then suffer for them the rest of your life." "Hey, you asleep?" "No, comatose." "Ever been to New York?" "Why do you ask?" "Why don't we move there?" "Are you crazy?" "It's way too cold." "No, I'm very tropical." "Besides, my English sucks." "No." "If I were to move, I'd go to Orlando." "Everyone speaks Spanish there, and Puerto Ricans rule." "You knew it and did nothing." "Look, Mrs. Vélez, I inherited this case." "This was written by another DA and I can't change it." "Besides, the pre-sentence report was positive." "The what?" "The pre-sentence report, they interviewthe family and associates of the accused, to determine if he deserves probation." "How stupid is that?" "You asked his friends?" "Of course they say he's a saint!" "Who cares?" "They steal all they want and you let them walk away?" "Did Carmona buy you too?" "How much did it cost him?" "There's no need to offend me." "I'm not here to offend you, but I won't stay quiet either." "Mrs. Vélez, don't go." "Let me tell you something." "Look, in the pre-sentence report the Comptroller of Puerto Rico recommended probation." "I was going to ask for five years in jail, but when I sawthe Comptroller recommended probation, what could I do?" "If I fight him, I lose." "In any case, the judge will never go against the Comptroller." "Mr. Carmona was going free no matter what anyone did." "How can that be?" "The Comptroller's the one who accused him!" "You'll have to ask him that." "Why are you telling me this?" "Isn't this confidential?" "Yes, it is." "But my commitment is with truth and justice, and this was an injustice." "Office of the Comptroller" "Any other questions?" "Thank you for coming." "Have a good day." "Thank you, sir." "Thank you for coming." "Mr. Durán, one last question." "Yes, go ahead." "My newspaper has information that you recommended probation for Augusto Carmona." "Is that true?" "I recall meeting with a Corrections officer, and I asked for the restitution of funds... but the probation..." "May I check with my assistant, Margarita?" "Yes, of course." "Yes, I was able to confirm we didn't make any sentence recommendation." "You definitely did not recommend probation for Augusto Carmona?" "We made no recommendation." "We asked for the restitution of funds, and the enforcement of any applicable laws." "But the probation... that was up to the judge." "Okay..." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Good day." "Comptroller Saves Him From Jail" "According to a press report published today, the Comptroller of Puerto Rico, José Prado Durán, denies recommending probation for Augusto Carmona even though the probation report states that he did." "Therefore I request a re-evaluation of said report..." "Wanna go to the car?" "Okay." "Oh, wow." "Want some?" "No." "Come on, maybe it'll pick you up." "You seem down lately." "Nah, I'm fine." "Sure?" "Yeah." "Hey, out of the car!" "Wait a minute!" "What are you doing?" "You're under arrest!" "But why?" "Shut the fuck up!" "No!" "Shut up I said!" "You have the right to shut up!" "Dad, I'm at the police station." "What happened?" "Are you okay?" "I got arrested." "What?" "How come?" "I wasn't doing anything, they found coke in the car..." "Which station?" "Hato Rey." "Okay, I'm on my way." "Dad?" "What?" "Don't tell Mom." "I'm on my way." "Let's go." "You all right?" "The experiment with your father is over." "From now on you do what I say." "But Mom..." "'But Mom' nothing!" "As long as you're underage you're going to live with me." "I need to speak to your father." "Wait outside." "I swear I didn't know." "What crap, huh?" "Seeing my son arrested like a criminal." "What can I say?" "I thought I could trust him." "I thought if..." "I gave him freedom..." "Freedom, the most abused word on the planet." "Freedom for what?" "To snort cocaine?" "You don't change." "That's not true, Isa." "Let's not kid ourselves, Luijan." "You have your art world, and the theater..." "But here, you have no room for a family." "I accepted that long ago, and it cost me many tears." "But you know what?" "I won't do it anymore." "Not ever." "For you or anybody else." "So let's end it here, okay?" "Let's talk it over tomorrow." "Talk what?" "I'm still his father." "We'll see." "Hi, Oscar." "How are you?" "What's up?" "Everything's cool." "Anything new?" "Everything under control." "How was Aruba?" "Great." "Did you guys behave?" "You know it." "We have a score tomorrow." "Tomorrow?" "You got something tomorrow?" "Okay, boss." "Get ready." "Luisito?" "Ma?" "Want some breakfast?" "Yeah." "Mom, what's gonna happen now?" "We have to deal with the Juvenile Court, and you have to help." "Can't I live with Dad anymore?" "I didn't make you come back to punish you." "I want the best for you, and right now what's best is for you to stay here." "But I feel better with Dad." "That's just great." "But look what happened." "Ma, I smoke, but I wasn't doing coke, you have to believe me." "I want to believe you, my love, but too many things happened." "It's hard for me." "I'm tired of everybody lying and stealing and commiting horrors." "I need to come home and leave all that behind." "Do you understand?" "Let me help you, baby, you're the most important thing in my life." "I love you so much..." "I love you too." "Isa!" "Some coffee?" "No thanks, Isa." "I couldn't sleep at all." "You weren't the only one." "I spoke with Alba." "She'll call her friends at the Juvenile Court, but she said it didn't look good that it happened while he was with you." "Yes, I know." "But I want to work this out together." "You know I'll do anything for him." "Hi, Dad." "Go ahead." "I've been thinking, and I think your Mom's right." "You need to stay here until we hear from the court." "You don't want me to live with you?" "It's not that, you have your space there." "We need to pull out of this hole together, we really have to." "We called the parties to this hearing in response to a Motion Under Own Right by Mrs. Wanda Vélez, where she notes the controversy stemming from a newspaper article where the Comptroller of Puerto Rico publicly denies recommending probation for Augusto Carmona" "even though the pre-sentence report indicates otherwise." "Your Honor, we must point out this case involves a fraud to which Mrs. Vélez is not a party, and which has nothing to do with the Comptroller." "Therefore, this hearing is superfluous." "To the contrary, since the Comptroller is one of the most influential figures in government, his testimony had a lot of weight in determining the sentence," "And if it's true he did not recommend, while the report says he did, we must reconsider..." "Let's take it step by step." "Is the Corrections officer present?" "Yes, your Honor." "Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?" "I swear." "Could you tell us your name?" "Miriam Vargas." "What do you do?" "I am a technician for the Corrections Department." "As part of the pre-sentence report for Augusto Carmona, did you interviewthe Comptroller, José Prado Durán?" "That is correct." "Did Mr. Durán recommend or not recommend probation?" "He did not recommend." "Excuse me, recommend or not recommend?" "Not recommend." "But in your report, which you signed, it says:" "'José Prado Durán does recommend probation.'" "Yes, it says that." "How do you explain that?" "It's a typographical error." "In my manuscript, which I have here, it says he 'does not' recommend." "So, this controversy can be explained by the typographical error of omitting the word 'not'." "That is correct." "Do you have an original document which shows the Comptroller's intention?" "Yes, right here." "Your Honor, the purpose of this hearing has been accomplished." "I suggest we end it." "Prosecutor?" "We have nothing to say." "We believe the case should remain closed and the probation be upheld." "Prosecutor?" "No objection, your Honor." "What?" "We have heard the witness, and do not find criteria to change the sentence." "This case remains closed." "What took so long?" "The engine flooded." "Close the door." "Give me a hand." "Is your cell okay?" "I kept calling but no one answered." "What are we going to do?" "About what?" "About Oscar." "We're not doing anything, okay?" "I don't get it." "That's right, you don't get it." "What if Oscar finds out?" "I can't go on like this." "I can't." "Look, Migue, I like you a lot." "But I can't leave everything just like that." "I can't." "Do you love me?" "Marisol, do you love me?" "Let's go." "Migue, do me a favor, help lván unload." "You!" "Come here." "Marisol..." "Okay, boss." "Good." "Iván go ahead in the Explorer." "Right." "Migue, stay here, I need to speak to both of you." "The cops are here!" "Wha..." "Go!" "Take off!" "Get in." "Police!" "Stop there!" "Stop!" "Police!" "Hands up!" "Don't shoot!" "Don't shoot!" "Hit the dirt!" "Give me your hands!" "Halt!" "Stop!" "Oh, fuck!" "Want to go to a hospital?" "No, no, take me home." "Head for San Juan." "What happened?" "We're out of gas!" "I have to find another car." "No, stay here." "If I don't find another car you'll bleed to death." "You're going to die!" "I have to find another car!" "No, stay here." "I can't, Iván." "I can't." "Look, Grandma." "Give me the car keys!" "Let him go!" "Don't move, okay?" "We don't have a car!" "Give me the car keys!" "Where's the car?" "We don't own a car!" "Leave him alone!" "Hey!" "Let her go!" "Oh, my God!" "You two get inside, now!" "And you call the cops." "And you, go with them." "But Dad, he's dying!" "Let's take him to the hospital." "Please help me." "I'm here to see Miguel Pagán." "They told me he was brought here wounded." "I'm his grandmother..." "What's the name again?" "AIRPORT FILES CIVIL SUIT AGAINST CARMONA"