That party we just threw, there were over a thousand people there, bro.
No way. Oh my God, I can't wait to get up there!
Yeah, you know I'm hookin' you up too.
You just help me move a little bit of "candy" - that would put some serious paper in your pocket, man.
Oh! Speaking of, I need a solid. Um..bring in about two boats to unload over the holiday break.
Two boats, man. That's like 2,000 pills.
Ok, another 7 G's, is what it is, alright? And some of that could be your's.
No, I'm good man.
Look man, you don't gotta do anything. I just gotta ship the box to your house, okay?
I can't...I can't fly with this stuff.
I don't know, bro. Come on, it's for like a day until I get there.
And you can even...you can even have some! You said Amanda was dying to roll.
I'll talk to you later about it, alright? Look, I'll text you the tracking number.
No, no, no! Don't!
Hey, why didn't you answer the phone? I was Skype-ing with Craig. ...Jason. ...sorry.
Hello?
Hey, Maggie. No, no, Nick says that the layoffs weren't happening in our division...
Mike, I understand, but the bottom line is I need to buy all four rigs.
Anything less than that, there's no point. I may as well just keep leasing.
Well, that's what they do. Those haulers, they get together once a year,
then they raise the rate before the gas prices.
They do, because they know they can get away with it.
You've seen the contract?
Yes, it's real, I just don't know when it's going to start.
How much money am I going to have to borrow?
Alright, let's move some equity around.
I've been rolling the dice my whole life. Might as well do it again.
I gotta go.
Solid week, boys. Thank you.
Hey, I figured Analisa would have you puttin' up ribbons and balloons.
No...I'm still out getting Izzy's cake.
Good luck with that. I need it! Have a good weekend, Wayne! - See ya.
You know, there's no OT unless it's authorized.
Not looking for OT, sir. Just got a broken pallet.
I gotta get my bags out of the weather. It's gonna rain tonight.
Good 'heads up.'
Whoa, whoa, sir, I got this. Seriously, I don't want you to get dirty.
It's alright. Let's do it together.
I'm John Matthews. Daniel James.
Good to meet you, Daniel.
Don't worry about it.
How long you been working here? What you mean - working for you?
About 3 weeks now.
Why, you thinking about giving me that raise already? - Fat chance, buddy.
You gotta try, right? You gotta give it a whirl.
I've got a package for a Jason Collins? Uh, yeah, that's me.
Alright. Sign right there. - Thanks.
Have a good one. - Thanks, man.
Search warrant! D.E.A.! Open the door! D.E.A.!
Runner! Back fence!
Freeze! Get down! Get on the road! Down!
(Radio Dispatch) Go ahead.
(Radio Dispatch response) We got the code four in custody.
Cupcakes!
Oh, thank you. That looks...so...good.
I love you.
(Hi, mommy.) Hi baby. You having fun on your birthday, Izzy? mm-hmm
Hey, Sylvie. Hey, let me call you back.
What?
They tell you anything? Just to wait here until we're called.
They're treating him like he's some kind of major criminal, John.
We'll straighten it out. Is he under my last name or your's?
You know he changed it to mine. Why are you even asking?
Hi, my son Jason Collins ... - Take a seat and wait to be called.
Can you at least tell me where he is?
Have you noticed anything different? Like what?
With him. Who he's been hangin with. Anything out of the ordinary.
No, John, I haven't noticed anything.
(scoff) This is such bullshit. I mean he is a good kid.
Mike's going to need a lawyer. Good. You can afford it.
Didn't you quit?
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews? Yeah.
Thanks for coming. Where's Jason?
Um, they're moving him - from his holding cell to a court room. He's scheduled to be arraigned this evening, but it could take awhile.
It's alright. Leave him in jail for a little bit. Scare the hell out of him.
No one's trying to scare your son. This is a federal case.
The amount of MDMA or ecstasy they found, means that they've charged Jason with distribution of narcotics.
Jason said that a friend asked to have the drugs sent to the house?
What friend? Uhh...by the name of Craig Johnson?
That's his best friend. Christ, I have known Craig since he was little.
Mr. Johnson was arrested trying to mail the pills,
and he agreed to work with the government.
What do you mean, "agreed to work with the government?"
Both, Craig and Jason are being charged under federal manadatory minimun sentencing laws.
These laws were designed to ensnare high-level drug traffickers... get'em to snitch on other traffickers..
in order to reduce their own sentence.
However, most of the convictions, over half, have been first-time offenders like your son.
So, Craig is implicating Jason? - Yes, in order to reduce his sentence,
Craig told the D.E.A. that Jason agreed to have the pills sent to the house,
and also has agreed to help sell them. - What?
Now, Jason has denied both of these accusations. Do you believe him?
Of course I believe him! He would never be involved in anything like this.
Are we talking about probation here or could he actually go to jail for this?
Mandatory minimum laws are very simple.
The amount of jail time depends upon the amount of drugs. There are no mitigating factors..
Wait. What does that mean?
Jason is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.
10 years?! Are you out of your mind?!
He just got accepted to college... John, tell him!
Oh my God...
Jason.
United States vs. Jason Collins.
How can they deny him bail? He's never even been arrested before.
You wanna know the truth?
I knew something like this was gonna happen. I figured that if I just got him off to college, but no.
Jason has no goddamn idea what real responsibility means,
Especially with Sylvie babying him all the time.
And when your own son doesn't want to have anything to do with you any more?
That's not true. Not true? That's not true at all.
It's just really hard for kids who go through divorces.
It was...I acted out when my father left. - Yeah, well...he's not a kid anymore!
Not while he's sitting in that cell!
Are the sprinklers on? Does everything have to go to shit!?
Here's the situation. It's very simple.
You help them making trafficking arrests, and they will reduce your sentence from 10 years to 2.
One suspended. I told you, I don't know anyone else - just Craig.
Bullshit. Your mom told me she's smelled marijuana on you before.
Where'd you get that from, huh? Jason, this is serious.
C'mon honey, you've gotta tell us who sold you the pot?
I didn't have to buy it.
Amanda's dad, grows it. He has a medicinal license. It's legal.
We just took some, I just wanted to try it.
Ok, how about any of your friends who *do* drugs who might be interested in selling?
What, like setting someone up? Like Craig did to me?
No way. No way.
You better wake up. You better wake up right now because this is really happening.
You're gonna take that plea, and you're gonna help them make the arrests.
Do you hear me? I'll take my chances in court.
No, you won't. No, you won't. You do not work with the prosecutors,
And they can raise the minimum limits to *30* years.
Which means you'll be out in time for your 50th birthday.
And they are batting over 90% on convictions.
Oh God - Jason, baby, please! Listen to him! We don't have another choice!
I'm not setting anyone up. (Baby, please...) I'm not doing it. I won't do it.
Yes, you are. Listen to me, damnit!
You think you know what you're doing?
You have no idea until you spend the next 10 years of your life in prison.
I'm not gonna let that happen to you, son. Do you hear me?
You're not the one who'd have to do it.
Morning, John. Hey, I need to show you something.
This is uh..
Well, they're beauts, ain't they?! Er, they said the other two will be ready next month.
Yeah. They're great. I gotta make a call.
Teddy! John Matthews.
Good.
Well, we definitely gotta get out. We'll hit a few...very soon.
Hey, let me ask you something? Do you have a connection to Joanne Keeghan?
U.S. attorney, downtown?
Mr. Matthews. You have a lot of friends in this city.
I received 4 phone calls in the matter of an hour.
I'm sure you'd do the same for your kids. I don't have any children.
Alright. Well, let's see.
18 years old. Well, you must've had him when you were quite young.
Sophomore in college. Me and his mom were high school sweethearts.
Well, you have my sympathies..uh...
But uh.. I believe in the mandatory minimum laws.
We're fighting a war right now, not just on drugs, but on the violence they bring.
And we are losing badly. So it's time, for all our sakes, that we have to turn this around.
Miss Keeghan, I agree. I do.
But my son, Jason, he's not a drug dealer. He's a good kid
and he just made a really dumb, naive mistake.
And he's willing to do anything he can to help out his situation.
The only drug dealer that he knows, is Craig Johnson, who you already have in custody.
Well, I'm really sorry to hear that.
Please, there's gotta be something I can do.
Well, no the... the laws are designed to preclude any special circumstances
so it's really quite simple. We need your son to help us make arrests,
before we can help him reduce his sentence.
If he can't do that or isn't willing to do that,
then there's...really nothing we can do. I'm sorry.
And now um...I have to be somewhere else.
What if I did it for him? What?
What if I helped you make arrests?
Uhh..That's not the way it works. Please...
I just want to help my son. I understand. And I really am sorry, but ..
my hands are tied. There's nothing I can do.
Thank you for stopping by.
How you doing? - Hi.
Who are you here to see? - Jason Collins.
Ok. Just sign in.
Proceed to booth 3. - Alright. Thank you.
What happened? - Nothing.
Tell me. It's okay.
Talk to me, son. It's ok. Tell me.
You remember when someone kept tee-pee'ing your house?
That was me.
I would sit around the corner and laugh and I'd watch you try and clean it off.
Doesn't matter now, Jason.
The last time I did it, I didn't know you were out of town.
I felt like crap watching Analisa just do it herself.
So, I pretended I was just stopping by...
and I helped her. - She told me.
I hated that you got to live in that big house, ...new family.
Me and mom were just stuck in that old one.
I wanted you to live with me. I wanted you in my life.
It was my fault, not yours.
I was always gone. I was always on those trucks.
I was always working. I got so caught up about failing you as a father,
that's exactly what I did.
I should've never taken that package, and I knew what was in it.
I should have just told the guy he had the wrong address.
But I didn't, just because me and Amanda wanted to try some.
But, I swear to you, Dad, I would never, ever - I wasn't planning on helping to sell that stuff.
I'm not a drug dealer.
You believe me, right?
Of course, I believe you. - And I know, I should be punished
for what I did. But not like this.
Jason, don't cry.
Don't cry, Jason. Not in here.
Listen to me, Jason.
You gotta show me you're gonna stand up for yourself in here.
You have to.
I promise you, I'm gonna get you out of here.
How? - You just gotta trust me.
I love you.
What you want? - Coke.
Crack is wack, man. Who do you think you are, dude?
I'll just go to somebody else.
Look man, if you real about it, money talks.
Get off me!
Better take this bitch's ride too!
(whistle) Here come the rollers!
This is 23, we're on scene. We're gonna need additional backup.
What the hell were you thinking? I know. Sorry I threw your name down at the station.
Your son is not going to be better off if you're dead.
Ok, well - clearly what I did last night didn't work.
Clearly! - Please, what do I gotta do?
You are so stubborn. You're not going to stop, are you? - No. I'm not.
Alright, hypothetically,
I would need an air-tight arrest of someone in possession of narcotics
in the amount that would consitute conspiracy to distribute.
If we're talking cocaine, that would be at least 500 grams or half a kilo.
What? - I'm in the construction business and
we have ex-cons who are working the yard all the time.
Maybe someone knows someone - who knows someone.
You're their boss. Why would they trust you?
Let me worry about that. - Believe me, I am not worried, because the risk is all your's.
(Twice convicted of distribution of narcotics)
Come on, I'll give you a lift. - Thank you, but I'm good.
Hey, I'm the boss! Get in!
How's the job treating you? The fact that I *got* a job.. (laughs)
Look, I guess I'm just trying to say thank you.
You know, me and my family, we appreciate the opportunity.
I mean, it's gotta be hard for a...
..ex-con? - So that...that's why we're here?
You need to talk to me about my past?
Look, I mean I was completely honest on my application, but if there's anything else ..
No. That's...that's not it.
A couple of years ago, I caught two of my drivers. They were transporting some uh...some stuff.
They know that the cops rarely stop semi's. And if they did,
they sure as hell didn't have time to search them.
Anyway, that was small-time.
I was hoping that someone with a connection into that world...
You accusing me of something, sir?
You think I've done something? No. No, no no.
With all due respect, sir, why don't you just go ahead and tell me what it is that you want from me?
An introduction.
Yeah, I can't help you with that.
You get me in front of the right people, I'll give you 5 grand.
If something good comes out of it, I'll give you another 5.
That's $10 grand. Yeah, I can count. I can count.
But like I said, I can't help you with that.
Why not?
You see I... I'm in the middle of trying to get my life in order, ok?
And I'm doing that for my family, that's why I work like I do. That's why I sweat my ass off every day in that yard.
This little conversation, just this would..
See, this - it's conspiracy, alright?
And that gets me 25... to life.
Oh, I'd...I'd appreciate it if maybe we'd just pretend that this never happened, ok?
I'll see ya at work, sir. - I just need an introduction.
I think you ought to go home. You ought to be happy with what you've got.
Thank you for the coffee.
Daniel!
Twenty grand!
I'll double it, cause of the risk you're taking.
Anthony, why don't you go inside. - Come on, Dad.
Go. Now. Go. Go on.
Why you tripping on pee-wee for?
Hold up! Hold, hold, hold up!
I don't care if y'all sling what you sling... y'all smoke what you smoke...
You blow holes in each other if that's what you want..
but I'm gonna tell you right now, you gotta stay away from my son. Alright...alright Do you hear me?
Are you stupid, flaco?
This guy's a shot-caller from the East side, esse!
Dad, why ... - Hey, go play your game.
Alright. What happened? Nothing happened, V. Just father and son stuff.
What are you doing? - Going to work.
What do you mean 'work?'
Larry called - told me I had to be there in an hour. Well, he can't do that.
He can't just call you at 7:30 at night and tell you... - He can do whatever he wants, Daniel ..
that is if I wanna keep my job.
Look, I'm already late. There's food for both of you on the stove.
What are you doing?
Let me ask you something. Let me run something by you.
What if me and my little partner over there.. before bedtime, we cruise through the office, huh?
We charm your guests? Fatten up them tips?
Make it work for everybody. You know what I'm sayin'?
I'd like that.
Ok, I have to go. - Don't go to work. Don't go to work.
I love you. - I love *you*.
I love you.
Hey 'A!' Get on the couch, man.
Sit down, bud.
Why did we move here?
We moved so you wouldn't have to hang out with fools like that.
That's why. Alright?
They're ain't nobody else to hang with around here.
I want to go back to our old apartment. - You know we can't, so don't say it.
Look man, I know it's hard.
And sometimes life is, but I promise you..
one day we're gonna move somewhere and you're gonna get *real* friends.
A real friend...
You ain't gonna prove nothing to him... You ain't gotta do nothing for'em.
But those punks out there, man...
You're better than them.
Want me to tell you something else?
You're better than me, man.
You're so much better than me. - Dad..
What's a "Shot Caller?" - Where'd you hear that?
Don't worry about that.
I love you. I'm proud of you. You need to be smart.
Get your homework, man. We're gonna bang it out.
Just keep goin, man. All the way to the end.
Don't stop.
Right here? You're good.
I'm gonna need to go in alone first.
This guy in here, Malik...
if he sniffs you're even a lil bit full of shit, I'm gonna tell you right now, man you're never gonna leave this block.
That's a promise.
-RECORDING-
What up, Cruise? What up, Malik?
Last I seen yo ass ..
.. what house you was in last? Sandstone, man.
That's right. It was cold as hell up there, wasn't it, cuz?
That's the truth.
(laughs
Boy, me and the ole boy right here, we used to get it in.
Moving product like we was the United Nations and shit.
Because you know when it comes to that paper, the only color... - ...that matters is green.
So what's goin on, man - you just now comin to see me? - Come on, Malik - you know..
...I can't be associating with no known-ass criminals now?
I hear you. That's why I be in here.
"Two-strikers" like us, man - we can't even walk the street.
It ain't safe.
So I'm sayin, dude you back in the game, right?
Come here across town with your homie.
Just can't have any of your homies gettin any bright ideas, man. I'm telling you them days, they over for me, that's it.
Right here. This one time.
Yeah, that's smart, cuz. Real smart.
You keep that bank to yourself.
Yo, homie! Kill the beat!
I'm John Matthews.
Now see, that's the reaction I was lookin' for, player.
Ain't never had no iron in your grill before, huh?
Now see, if you was the "po po", then you'd be the biggest pussy pig I ever seen.
Now let's have a honest conversation as to why you in my crib.
I don't have product - or distribution,
but I do know business.
If anyone needed transportation, I can provide that...
with no risk. - There's always risk.
My way minimizes it.
So, what I wanna know is, why a successful business man like yourself want to take any risk at all?
I'm in the construction business,
and the way the economy is today, it's all gone to shit. And I don't see any chance of it coming back.
And I'm willing to do whatever it takes to keep my business afloat.
I've worked too hard...for too long.
So how much weed can you move? - My trucks?
Half a ton without attracting attention. Half ton?
Man, if I was in the thousand-pound-business, I wouldn't be sitting in this dump right now. - All I'm saying is...
whatever you wanna move, it won't matter in my trucks.
You know they weigh trucks at the state lines though, right? How you gonna cover that?
We off-set the weight. The count's off all the time.
Police get lucky, they'll only get the driver.
We won't be there for the loading or unloading.
Sound like he ready for the game.
So, what you talkin', player? - 15% wholesale.
I don't give nobody over 10%. - I know I've got something to prove to you...
If the first run goes good, then we renegotiate.
You gonna drive the first load.
Everyone know what game Malik in. We need to see if you for real, first.
And then, maybe...
just maybe, we go back to talkin'.
Done.
Go on and chill outside for a minute. Let me and my boy, Cruiser here, have a word.
You gonna ride shotgun.
No. No, Malik. Maybe you misunderstood why I'm here..
Misunderstood? - Maybe you misunderstood. I'm here for an introduction, Malik.
Hell no, Cruiser!
See, you wouldn't be vouching for no "fish", if we was back in the yard!
You know how this work! We ain't talkin' no home-time, homie!
We in the street! That's 3 strikes, bro!
And a third strike for me is a third strike for you, my man.
So you better be convincing me right now or he's smoked. And we can act like none of this never happened.
It's your call, man.
This first run, I'm gonna be goin with you. But we do it my way, I say how it goes.
What do you mean? I wanna get paid today, ok?
So, I don't know if we have to go see your banker... I don't care man, go rob a store, but I need to get paid.
Don't worry, you'll get your ten grand.
No ten grand, man. We said 20 grand - that's what you said! - And then what? You skip town on me...?
..with all the money? So you're coming with me on this first run, that's fine.
The moment it's done, you'll get your other ten.
My word. Your word?
The only reason this is going down is cause I went on the line for you.
Three days ago man, I was working a job, I was staying clean, I was doin everything I was supposed to do. Now here I am. I'm back in.
You think this is some kind of thrill for me? - Would you just please take me to my money?
Y'all check them out with them niggas at Sandstone?
They sayin Cruise is solid. Doin the mainline, like you said. Soldiering up..
Puttin in work like good wood should. Even had keys to the yard for a minute.
That's the Cruiser I know.
What about our other player? - All they say is he live in the suburbs.
Phat crib. With a wife, a litte girl...
He ain't 5-0, that's for sure.
He better not be.
but that he'll knows with El Topo.
You know, the new TV spots are testing really well with the core.
Then why am I down by 5 points? - Because the Liberals think you're a bitch!
Oh, maybe I should go to a gay wedding.
It wouldn't hurt. - Oh please.
Listen, your 900 convictions last year alone, they speak volumes to our core. Right?
But to win this primary, let's keep these priorities from getting so crossed.
The next meeting is checking in down in security. - Who is it?
John Matthews. - I'll need a coffee.
Let's go over our press schedule.
Man, if I was in the thousand-pound-business, I wouldn't be sitting in this dump right now.
All I'm saying is...whatever you wanna move, it won't matter in my trucks.
So I looked at it as a business thing. "What do I have that they want?"
I'm impressed, you're a natural.
You're lucky he didn't rip you open, man.
He's a heavy hitter.
Runs the entire Adams district now. - What's his jacket?
He, uh, earned his stripes on the corner as a punk-ass kid.
Did a nickel for ADW, three more for distribution.
Rivals robbed his bank last year.
Instead of sending out his posse to do a drive-by,
He tracked'em each down and bled'em out with a buck knife. Personally.
Alright. I'm signing off. Cooper is my witness.
We arrest Mr. Anderson, and I will reduce Jake's sentence.
Jason. Right. Yes, sorry. Jason's sentence.
Alright, how much? - I'll cut it to a year.
Come on, I can't let me get off 'scott free.'
And with the time that he's already served, Jason will probably be out in 6 months.
That is the best that I can do.
Okay. - All right.
Rock 'n roll.
Is she gonna keep her word? - Don't give her a reason not to.
Hi, Daddy! - Hey, honey.
How long are you going away for? - Just two days. That's it.
You know how much I love you, Izzy? Come here.
Are you sure you have to go now?
You know, with everything going on with Jason. - Yeah, we need the contract.
Especially after those new trucks we bought.
Come on, Iz. Let's go. We gotta go to school. I want you to finish..half your toast..
You gettin ready to go out on one of those trucks? - Yeah.
How long you going for? - Shit, I don't even know where we're going to.
It's a good thing your boss is giving you more responsibility.
It means he believes in you. Oh..
I'm proud of you. - You proud of me?
Yeah. - That is a good thing. I love you. I do.
I love you, too.
Wires in the semi are in place. We'll do the same to the warehouse, once you're gone.
I know you've done this before. Undercover.
Do you have any advice?
Just be yourself, John.
Don't try to be something you're not. They're bloodhounds. They'll smell it right away.
You're a family man, you're trying to stay afloat.
You've got means they can use.
That's it. If you hide in plain sight, just keep doing what you're doing, then they'll believe it. Because it's the truth.
Alright, audio's up. Here we go.
The truck's GPS is already still. Alright? You got it.
In here!
Where we going? - El Paso, right by the border. - That's over a thousand miles.
What'd you think? We'd just go around the corner?
If you don't mind me asking, how long were you in prison for?
Just a little over a nickel, total.
You never told me if you had kids. - What are you doing, man? Just don't do that.
You don't need to ask me about my life, alright? And I won't ask you about your's. Let's just...
The guy said we were about 150 miles out.
I got it, Daniel. I got it.
C'mon! We gotta get this thing moving!
We can't! We can't! Check my right! Check my right! - You're good - you're good - you're good!
Whoa - Whoa - Whoa! Stop - Stop - Stop!
Get it moving! Go! Go! Go!
John! What are you doing?! ...shit!
Matthews left in the semi. Hit Torres' ride in the process.
Is Torres mobile? - Negative.
We got local PD's responding to 'shots fired.'
Tell Torres to supersede PD, no one sets foot in that yard, no one tips off Malik's suppliers.
Torres, talk to me.
Let's go! Let's go!
What the hell was that? I don't know, man - we gotta hide this thing.
No, we gotta get back on the interstate. In public, moving.
Yeah, man. I'm sorry for your trouble. Your driver...
He has fortitude.
He handled the situation very well.
We will use that. - Glad to hear it. I'll let you know when they get here.
Them esse's don't play, boy. Smoked every one of them busters.
They out back digging ditches right now.
Who tried to jack'em? - Man, I don't even care, nigga.
All I care about is El Topo lovin' them trucks.
Gonna take our game to a whole nuther level. You hear? - Yeah
You have one new message.
Hi, honey. I got your message about your meeting being delayed.
Um, but Izzy's really excited to um, make you dinner tomorrow night.
I love you! Bye.
Alright, everybody get live.
Alright, we're here. - Black Yukon's on Worth and 4th.
Put the work in the back of your boy's truck and follow him.
Malik, you know that had nothing to do with us, man.
Man, just handle business and get there, homey.
He's changing up the meet. Said he wants us to put it in your pick-up.
All right. There's a hidden compartment behind the back seat.
Where you going? - Take a leak!
Yeah!
Tell me you got a wire on that truck! - In the dash and the back.
Sims, get that helo on them too! - I need Raven 1 over the following location.
Who'd you call, John? I asked you a question. Who'd you call, man?
My wife. - Your wife.
You expect me to believe that? Why don't you go ahead and grab that beam for me, man?
I said grab that beam, man! Turn your ass around and grab that beam!
You gonna play me, man?
John, you need to know that if this comes down to either you or me, I will take your life.
I will shoot you where you stand. Do you understand me?
Now I'm gonna ask you one last time ..
Who did you call?
My wife. - Don't bullshit me man...
My wife! It was my wife! Daniel, it was my wife!
C'mon man - Don't you lie to me! - That's the truth!
You have a cell phone in your truck. Why didn't you use it?
I wanted her to see the CallerID from the warehouse,
so she believes that I'm working my ass off to save the company! That's the truth!
You did this. You did this.
Lay back.
Go on and flash your lights.
Alright, right here.
Alright, just let them get out first, aight?
Don't wanna make it easy on'em in case they got other plans.
Like what? - Shootin our asses if they ain't gonna pay.
Aight, we good.
Hawk is on target. We'll take'em on their way out.
Welcome to the real party, player! Heard you cracked off early?
You ain't got cold feet, do you?
I'm here. Uh huh
Let me see one, man.
Taste.
I'm good. - I ain't askin'.
Get on you quick, huh?
Here's 10 G's a ki.
You're welcome.
Alright, visual confirm of the exchange. Just hold until my signal.
I got some people that wanna sit down and talk. Could be some serious paper.
Real serious. - When?
I'll let you know.
It's like we back in the yard, eh Cruiser?
He's heading toward the exit, what do you wanna do?
Let'em go. Repeat.
Repeat. Let'em go.
Alright, John! Let's go, man - we're done! Let's get outta here, man. Let's go!
What are you lookin at, man? - Just making sure they're gone.
They're gone, dude. What's with you?
It's the stuff I took, that's it. Let's go!
It's 11 o'clock. I thought you were coming home for dinner? Where were you?
I was at work. - No. There's something going on. We're supposed to be an open book, remember?
Is this about Jason?
Please talk to me. I have no idea what's going on.
If I help them make arrests, they'll reduce Jason's sentence.
Okay, how? How are you supposed to help them?
By doing a drug deal.
Are you out of your mind?! - You wanted to know.
People get shot and killed! - I know that, Analisa!
This is my son! - You have more than one child, John!
And I'd do the same thing for her! You know that!
But this is not my rules, ok! It's their rules! Which means, every move that I make, or I don't make...
Jason will have to live with for the next 10 years of his life!
And what if you don't live?
Baby, have you thought about that?
You have a family here, too.
And I hope that I have your support when the time comes.
You're not old enough to vote, though, are you?
John, my secretary said you needed to see me?
You said all we needed was Malik and the drugs in the same place, Hey!
John and that's exactly what we had last night. We had a deal! We had it done!
Calm down! - Don't tell me to calm down!
Calm down! - We had 10 ki's - and he let'em go!
This is my kid's life, goddamnit! - It's not just about you! - Stop it!
Malik's supplier is going to be at the next exchange.
Cooper made the call and it was the right one. You go for the highest target.
You just have to be patient. Take the next meeting.
Your son will be alright. Oh, great..
You had Malik single-handed with ten ki's and you let him go?
He would've given up everybody! - Oh, bullshit he would've.
I had to make a judgement call. - No you didn't.
It was my call. And I will decide exactly how this comes down. Do you understand? Is that clear?
Crystal.
Hey, Sylvie.
They did what?
Yo, Manny! Loan me tu carro, bro.
I came to visit Jason, they wouldn't let me see him. They said he was in the infirmary.
What happened? - He was assaulted.
They say he had over 36 stitches. - When they say "assaulted"...?
I don't know. They said that they were going to keep him in there for at least 2 more days and there was no way that you and I could even see him!
I'm trying here, right? I talked to the lawyers at "Project Innocence", and they said that they were gonna...
He's not gonna last that long. I don't see you getting anywhere!
Oh, God...
Damnit, I did this to him. I did it.. God damnit...
I should've known he was in trouble. I should've been able to protect him. God damnit, John!
It's a nightmare.
It's not your fault.
John. What's goin on?
You follow me here? Who'd you visit?
It's my son.
Look man. He made a mistake. His friends set 'em up.
They said if we cooperate, they'd help him.
You make a deal. Jesus...
You got any idea what they're gonna do to us man? You have any idea?
It's big, man. It's the cartel man! You know what they gonna do to our families?
It's my son. - Your son? What about my son, man?
I've got a son, John!
You're a dead man, John.
You're a dead man.
Where's your mom? - She's sleeping.
Vanessa, what are you doing?
Is this what you've been doing on your work shift, huh? Can't even take care of your own God damn son!
Vanessa, stop! He's in the other room.
Look, it's not what you think, OK? - Bullshit!
You made me a promise, Daniel! I stay clean and you stay away from that life.
Remember?! - I understand baby. But right now what I need you to do is...
..I need you to pack a bag for you and Anthony. You need to go stay with your mama.
You don't tell me what to do! Not after lying! - Enough OK!? just...
Look, I'm s-
I'm in trouble baby.
I am in trouble...ok?
Please don't do that, Vanessa. Sweatheart.. Wait, wait, wait.
I can't do it again.
I can't watch you go to prison or.. ..or end up dead.
Baby, that's not gonna happen. You hear me? I'm not going anywhere.
Why do you do this to us?
Why do you keep doing this?
I can't.. I can't..I can't..
I'm sorry.
They just came right in. - Where's Isabelle?
She's still at school. - Get her, take her to your sister's. Now! Go!
What are you doing here, Malik? - I like your old lady. (tires squeal)
She in a hurry, huh?
What do you want?
You want that paper, right?
What about Daniel? - What about him?
Come on man, El Topo waitin.
Only him.
Arms up.
You have a cellphone?
Yeah. - It no longer works.
Or anything else on you electronic.
I understand your business is in a complicated spot.
Pretty hard to make money now adays.
It doesn't have to be.
When you work for us, you'll be treated like family.
This of course, includes your wife, your child.
I hear Isabelle is a beautiful girl.
You and Analisa are really lucky to have her.
Thank you. Bueno
You will make this next trip alone.
Once you make the pick up, you will take it to Mexico.
We will unload your construction supplies as well before you cross back to the border,
..so everything looks legitimate.
For this, you will be paid $250,000.
All goes well, you will receive much more.
Show us your loyalty.
And your future will be bright, my friend.
I will call you the day after tomorrow, 10 AM..
..with an address. Be ready to leave.
What about Malik? - You work for us now.
Let's get one thing clear man. You still works for me.
Got it. - Just handle your business, player.
'Coz I ain't letting nobody get in the way of me and my bread.
John, are you OK? - Are you at Gaby's yet?
I'm like 30 minutes.
You can't go there now.
Why? - I need you to pull over so we can talk about this.
No, God damnit! Tell me now. What is happening? Is my sister in danger?
Mommy, where are we?
I love you, John. I do.
They knew my wife and kid's name, damnit!
What do they know about Jason? - They don't.
How the hell do you know that? - Because from the moment we started
this operation, we logged you separately into NATIS.
What is NATIS? Fed database.
Anyone who logs in to your case file, runs your name or Jason's, they notify me.
They ran your name yesterday at noon. That's why they know about Analisa and Isabelle.
And not Jason. - No, because he's listed under his mother's maiden name
and you don't have the same address.
He's safe.
Who'd you meet with? - Malik called him El Topo.
Who is he? - He's Juan Carlos Montero. They call him 'The Mole'.
El Topo. He's ex-Mexican paramilitary and he runs this region for the Nuevo León cartel.
That's who he is.
Yeah, and Pintero was seriously crippling our organisation.
What did he say about the run?
Just that there was another pick up. And I gotta take it into Mexico.
What, *in* to Mexico? - Why?
Because that means you're running their money this time.
You see John. One of the ways that we're fighting the cartel..
..is to stop them getting their profits. Right now it's virtually impossible for them to wire money in..
..so they have to physically transport it.
Hundreds of millions of dollars. This could be an incredible opportunity for us,
especially if we got Pintero too.
Can I talk to you for a minute?
Yeah sure. John, would you excuse us for a second?
I'd appreciate it.
Thanks.
What? - You know damn well 'what.'
El Topo's a game changer, and he's way out of his depth.
Are you kidding me? We can still bring in Malik.
No. - We squeeze him for a 3rd strike..
There's no way El Topo is gonna be at the exchange tomorrow.
I am not missing this opportunity, even if we don't get him.
You know the way this works.
You follow the drugs, you get players. You follow the money, you get a 'kingpin'.
Yeah, and you know that if he crosses that border, he's never coming back.
You good with that?
John?
Sit down. Drink? - No.
Coffee? - No.
We had a deal. I deliver Malik to you, you reduce my son's sentence to a year.
I'm really sorry. But we are way past Malik now.
If we pick him up, we're gonna tip off the cartel.
And what about go to a judge? - You can if you want to, but..
..with the mandatory minimum laws, the judge has no say to reduce sentence.
Only the federal prosecutor does, and that's me.
Look. This is the last stop. You've been very patience. I give you my word.
Your son is coming home soon.
Immediately. - 'Scuse me?
I go through with this, Jason comes home that instant.
And I'll make sure that every parent out there knows how compassionate you've been to my son.
OK. You complete this, and I will have the judge release your son.
But, I need the money....and the arrest of a cartel player, nothing less.
Hey, John. What time they calling you with the pick up address?
10.30. Tomorrow morning.
There's a reason they pick Sunday. It's a high traffic day at the border..
less inspections.. - You don't think this is a good idea, do you?
Hey man. It don't matter what I think.
You made a deal with the 'Dragon Lady', not me.
John, you gotta know there's a reason they picked you so quick for this run.
Cartels don't use their own people to carry loads.
They recruit... ...guys like you.
Favorite target is a middle class kid in a school.
Make it sound all exciting to carry a backpack full of dope for pockets full of cash.
Then they do it.
These guys threaten to kill their families..
They use them, they abuse them.. They end up in a barrel full of acid. That's it, they're gone. Done.
Easy come, easy go. Because there's always gonna be another mule to take their place.
Brother you gotta know, this is one serious backpack you're about to carry.
Hello. I'm here to see my son. He should be out of the infirmary.
Is see under Matthews? - Jason ...Collins.
Just sign in.
Go to window four. - Alright. Thank you.
Are you okay?
I'm fine. - God damnit. I can't keep letting this happen to you.
They said anything about moving you?
How is everybody? How's Izzy?
She's doing alright?
I've been wanting to tell you something.
I'd admire you so much
The stand you're taking. You didn't take the easy way out.
Not setting up one of your friends.
I couldn't do what you did.
So it looks like you're the one.. ..teaching me...
what real character, and integrity is all about.
I love you, son.
I love you too.
Who is it? - It's John.
What are you doing here, man?
I parked a few blocks away just in case somebody's watching.
Daniel, thank you for not ratting me out.
Believe me man, I thought about it.
If I don't go through with this, they're not gonna release my son.
What you don't understand, man.. You play nice with the feds man,
but what happens when Malik and everyone finds out that you're an informant?
What happens to me that puts me right with you? They know I'm a rat.
They will hunt us down, man. They gonna come after our families, John.
Daniel, I know I'm the one who put us all in this danger.
And I gotta live with that.
There is no way..
..I'm gonna let either side.. ..dictate our fates. No way.
The address come through?
Yeah, I know the area. It's gonna take about an hour and a half to get there.
The route is only 52 miles west of your warehouse.
Well, it's still gonna take 90 minutes in the semi.
No longer. - Leaving now.
Bug wire is loud and clear.
Our guys is 12 miles out. - OK.
He's been sitting there 15 minutes. What's he doing? Shit.
Alright, let's do a drive by.
Shit. Anybody hear anything? Voices? Struggle?
Where the hell are you, John?
What took you so long? - Just lost the D.E.A. We're on.
Hey John. You sure you can pull this off, right? Not without your part, No, I need that number. Alright
We counted every dollar. You will be responsible for it.
We can't triangulate his cell. Maybe it's turned off.
Why would he ditch us?
What's the address in Mexico? - Head to El Paso..to the main border crossing.
I will tell you which lane.
Only you are gonna be in the truck to avoid suspicion.
We're gonna follow in the cars.
Once youe cross, before Juarez, they gonna direct you to the final stop. - Alright.
I like them yard tactics, homey.
Straight boom rush.
That's the Cruiser I know.
I need the number on El Topo bro.
Hey Malik, and I'm gonna call 911 man.
Man, me and you both know they already on they way.
Yeah? - You and I both know if I cross into Mexico, I'm a dead man.
So you think you're better off going alone? Despite what you might think of me, John..
..I am your only protection on this. - Yeah, maybe so.
But as many times you as you guys changed the game on me, I had to put some things into play first.
Yeah, like what exactly? - You know my deal with Keeghan was for the money and the bust.
Well, now I'm gonna make sure that it happens on *this* side of the border.
I want you to track the cell number that I'm on.
I'm in one of my other trucks right now, and it's filled with their cash.
John, listen to me. I just got a hit on NATIS. Somebody connected you to Jason.
I don't know who it is, but I'm working on it.
John, can you hear me?
Pull over, now! - What's happening there?
They know! Get Jason into protective custody!
They'll have people on the inside! - Don't you worry about him. We're on it. We got units coming to 'em now.
We already got the prison on lockdown. He's in isolation cell.
Locate a second number! It's: 517-555-0199!
It's El Topo's cell! - Get me that number tracked now!
Putta!
Did you get him? - Yeah. We locked his position off his cell. I've tactical teams en route.
I'm shot ...in the leg. - John, listen to me hang in there. I've got units responding to you now.
Just get off at Woodworth. It's the next exit. I'll have them converge there.
Clear! - Kitchen clear.
House is all clear. No one's home.
Just missed him! - Turn around.
He's heading north on Nichols. Seal the perimeter.
Show me your hands! Show the hands, now!
Shut it off!
Keep 'em up!
Ladies and gentlemen. We are here today to announce..
..the arrest of Juan Carlos Pintera..
..and other key members of the Nuevo León cartel.
Rest assured you will be safer tonight. Thank you.
So you gonna vote for her?
John, you did a great thing. Thank you so much.
I only wish I could tell people about it. - Nah, it's OK. As long as I see Jason free in the morning, it's all I need.
7 AM sharp. He'll be out.
So how is your family deallng with going into witness protection?
I haven't told them yet.
Coop, Daniel James. - Hey.
How's the arm? - I'll live.
Heard you're refusing Wit-Sec? Yeah, we got a plan.
Just gonna disappear on our own.
What, you need me to do a statement, right? That's why I'm here?
Start by signing that. - Wait a second man, What is that?
Listen. You've got nothing to worry about, Daniel. We know you were instrumental in this bust.
$100,000 ? - Yeah that's reward money for the capture Juan Carlos Pintera.
It's John Matthews's money man. - Well, he said something about having to lay you off.
Let's get started.
Let's go home.
Thank you.