What the hell was that?
I don't know, man. We gotta hide this thing.
No, we gotta get back on the interstate.
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 he get here.
Them eses 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 loving them trucks.
Gonna take our game to a whole nother 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 make you dinner tomorrow night.
I love you. Bye.
All right, everybody, get live.
All right, we here.
Black Yukon's on Worth and 4th.
Put the work in the back of your boy's truck and follow it.
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 pickup.
All right.
There's a hidden compartment behind the back seat.
Where are you going?
Take a leak.
Yeah.
Tell me you got a wire in that truck.
In the dash in the back.
Sims, get that needle on two.
I need Raven One over at 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, man?
Why don't you go ahead and grab that beam for me, man.
When I say grab that beam,
turn your ass around and grab that beam.
You want to 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.
You want to bullshit me, man?
It was my wife!
It was my wife. Daniel, it was my wife!
Come on, 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 caller ID 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.
All right, right here.
Let's just let them get out first, all right?
I want to make it easy on him in case he got other plans.
Like what?
Shootin' our asses so he ain't gotta pay.
All right. We good.
Hawk is on target.
We'll take them on the way out.
Welcome to the real party, player.
Heard it cracked off early.
You ain't got cold feet, do you?
I'm here.
Uh-huh.
Go on, man.
Let me see one, man.
Taste.
I'm good.
I ain't asking.
Get up on you quick, huh?
Here's 10 Gs of key.
You're welcome.
I have visual confirm of the exchange.
Just hold until my signal.
I got some people that want to sit down and talk.
Could be some serious paper.
Real serious.
When?
I'll let you know.
Glad to be back in the yard, eh, Cruizer?
He's heading toward the exit. What do you want to do?
Let them go.
Repeat?
Repeat. Let them go.
All right, John, let's go, man. We're done.
Let's get out of here, man. Let's go.
What are you looking at, man?
Just making sure they're gone.
They're gone, they would... What's with you?
The stuff I took. That's it.
Let's go.
It's 11:00.
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 it is not my rules, okay? 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.
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!
I'm not gonna keep my voice down!
He had 10 keys and he let him go!
This is my kid's life, God damn it!
- Keep your voice down! - It's not just about you!
Stop it!
Malik's supplier's gonna be at the next exchange.
Cooper made the call, and it was the right one.
You go for the highest target, John.
Now you just have to be patient.
Take the next meeting.
Your son will be all right. Oh, great.
You had Malik single handed with 10 keys and you let him go?
He would've given up everybody.
Oh, bullshit he would've. I had to make a judgment call.
No, you didn't. it is my call.
And I will decide exactly how this comes down,
do you understand? Is that clear?
Crystal.
Hey, Sylvie.
And do what?
Yo, Manny. Dame 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 said he had over 36 stitches.
When they say "assaulted..."
I don't know, they said that they were gonna
keep him in there for at least two more days
and that 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 going to last that long, Sylvie.
I don't see you getting anywhere!
Oh, God.
Damn it, I did this to him. I did it. God damn it.
- No, you didn't. - I did.
I should, I should've known,
I should've known he was in trouble.
I should've been able to protect him.
Please, John.
Let's end this nightmare.
It's not your fault.
John.
What's going on?
Did you follow me here?
Who'd you visit?
It's my son.
Look, man, he made a mistake, his friend set him up.
Wait, wait...
They said if we cooperate, if we help them...
You made a deal.
Geez,
you got any idea what they're gonna do to us, man?
You have any idea?
It ain't just Malik, man. It's the cartel, man.
You know what they're gonna do to our families, man?
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.
Hey, where's your mom?
She's sleeping.
Vanessa, what are you doing?
Is this what you've been doing on your work trip, huh?
Can't even take care of your own goddamn son!
Stop, Vanessa, he's in the other room. Look,
it's not what you think, okay? Listen to me.
It is not what you think.
Bullshit!
You made me a promise, Daniel.
Baby, listen. I need you to pack a bag.
I stay clean and you stay away from that life,
- remember? - Baby...
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 mom.
You don't tell me what to do. Not after last night!
All right, enough! Okay, just...
Look, I'm, I'm...
I'm in trouble, baby.
I am in trouble. Okay. Please don't do that, Vanessa.
Sweetheart, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
look, it's nothing that I can't...
I can't do it again, Daniel, I can't do it again.
I can't watch you go to prison or...
Or end up dead.
Baby, that is not gonna happen, do you hear me?
That is not gonna happen.
I'm not going anywhere, sweetie.
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.
Oh, shit.
- They just came right in. - Where's Isabelle?
She's still at school.
Get her and take her to your sister's now. Go! Go!
What are you doing here, Malik?
I like your old lady.
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 cell phone?
Yeah.
It no longer works.
And anything else on you electronic.
I understand your business is in a complicated spot.
Pretty hard to make money nowadays.
It doesn't have to be.
When you work for us, you will be treated like family.
This of course includes your wife. And 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 into Mexico.
We will unload your construction supplies as well
before you cross back over the border
so everything looks legitimate.
Palacio will pay you $250,000.
If all goes well, you will see much more.
Show us your loyalty
and your future will be bright, my friend.
I will call you the day after tomorrow, 10:00 a.m.,
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, playa.
'Cause I ain't lettin' nobody get in the way of me and my bread.
John, are you okay?
Are you at Gabby'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, goddamn it, 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 kids' name, damn it. What if
- 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 NTIS.
What is NTIS?
It's a Fed database.
Anyone who logs into 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 Pintera.
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.
Getting Pintera would seriously cripple their organization.
What did he say about the run?
Just that there was another pickup.
And I gotta take it into Mexico.
What, into 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 Pintera, 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, no, no.
We can squeeze him for a third strike...
We get... There's no way
El Topo's gonna be at that 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...
- Yeah... - You get a kingpin.
Yeah, you know that if he crosses that border, he's never coming back.
You good with that?
John?
Sit down. Drink?
No.
- Coffee? - No.
Look, 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 going to tip off the cartel.
And what if I go to a judge?
You can if you want to,
but with the mandatory minimum laws,
a judge has no say to reduce the sentence.
Only the federal prosecutor does.
And that's me.
Look, this is the last stop.
You've been very patient. I give you my word.
Your son is coming home soon.
Immediately.
Excuse me?
I go through with this, Jason comes home that instant.
Then I'll make sure that every parent
out there knows how compassionate
you've been to my son.
Okay.
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 are they calling you with the pickup address?
10:30 tomorrow morning.
The 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, 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. And 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 he under "Matthews"?
Jason Collins.
Okay. Just sign in.
- Go to window 4. - All right.
Thank you.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
God damn it. I can't keep letting this happen to you.
They say anything about moving you?
How is everybody?
How's Izzy? She doing all right?
I've been wanting to tell you something.
I 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'm 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.
But you don't understand, man,
you play nice with the feds, man,
but what happens when Malik and everyone
finds out 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 will...
They're 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
that 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 a semi.
- No longer. - I'm leaving now.
Both wires loud and clear.
Our guy's 12 miles out.
He's been sitting there 15 minutes.
What's he doing?
Shit.
All right. 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 DEA. We're on.
Hey, John. You're sure you can pull this off, right?
Not without your part, no. I need that number.
All right.
We counted every dollar.
You will be responsible for it.
We can't track him by the cell.
Maybe it's turned off.
Why would he ditch us?
What's the address in Mexico?
Get to El Paso,
to the main border crossing. I will tell you which lane.
Only you are going to be in the truck to avoid suspicion.
We're gonna follow in the cars.
Once you cross, our people in Juárez, they're gonna direct you to the final stop.
All right.
Like them yard tactics, homey.
Straight bum rush.
That's the Cruizer I know.
I need a number on El Topo, bruh.
Yo, Malik, you want me to call 911?
Me and you both know they already on their 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 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, I'm gonna make sure that that 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 NTIS.
Somebody connected you to Jason.
I don't know who it is but we 're working on it.
John, can you hear me?
Pull over now.
What's happening there?
They know. Get Jason in protective custody.
They'll have people on the inside.
Don't you worry about him. We're on it.
We got units coming to him now.
Already got the prison on lockdown.
He's in an isolation cell.
Locate a second number.
It's 517
555-0199. It's El Topo's cell.
Get me that number track now!
Did you get him?
Yeah, we locked his position off his cell.
I have tactical teams en route.
I'm shot. In the leg.
John, listen to me. Hang in there. I got units responding to you now.
Just get off at Woodward.
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.
Aguas, Topo.
All right, show me hands! Show the hands now!
No, no, no, no.
Get me your hands in the air!
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 we will be safer tonight. Thank you.
So you going to vote for her?
John.
You did a great thing. Thank you so much.
I only wish I could tell people about it.
Ah, it's okay.
As long as I see Jason free in the morning is all I need.
7:00 a.m. sharp he'll be out.
So how is your family dealing
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 WitSec.
Yeah, we, we got a plan.
We're just gonna disappear on our own.
So what did you need me to do,
a statement, right? That's why I'm here?
Mmm-hmm.
You can start by signing that.
Wait a second, man. What is that?
Listen, you got nothing to worry about, Daniel.
We know you were instrumental in this bust.
Hundred Gs?
Yeah. That's reward money for the capture of Juan Carlos Pintera.
That's John Matthews' money, man.
Well, he said something about having to lay you off.
Let's get started.
Let's go home.
Thank you.