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or a bite mark on her breast.

I don't need to ask.

I have already seen... she does.

Do you know what this means?

A lot of our victims had

that bite mark on their breasts.

It all happened in Lotte Bravo.

Almost all the killings

happened there.

Has any other woman

ever survived an attack?

No, never.

This could blow the whole lid over

what's happening here in Juarez.

Have you told this

to any other newspapers?

- No, senorita.

- No?

Will you help me?

Si. We'll help.

Alfonso, the police are here.

You hear that, right? We can't

let the police get to them.

Don't worry. I don't have intentions

of giving them to the police.

We've got to get them out of here,

through the back. Come on.

I'm gonna go with them. This could be

the biggest story of the year.

She could never disappear in a crowd

with you, a blonde American?

You're going to put her life

in danger for a f***ing story?

But her life is already in danger.

She wants our help. Didn't you hear?

The police have assembled

a fort out there.

- Over here.

- No, no.

That's the first place

they would look.

Sh*t!

Diaz!

Mr. Lopez? I'm Lauren Adrian

from the Chicago Sentinel.

- A woman reporter?

- We've been around since Lois Lane.

I'm doing a story...

I'm doing a story on the murders.

Of the factory workers?

You did get my interview request?

- You've heard of me in Chicago?

- Sure.

- Can I get your picture for my piece?

- Yeah.

- Is that okay?

- Sure.

Why don't you guys get together?

You know what?

Hold these papers...

and act like you're having

an important conversation.

Perfect. That's it.

You look handsome, Eduardo.

I see you've met my old friend.

I need to talk with you

in your office.

You can't stop delivery

of my paper.

I'm not here for that.

Let's go into your office.

- No. Sorry.

- Okay.

It's not about the paper. I'm looking

for a young woman and her mother.

They're Indian.

There are rumors coming out

of Colonia Anapra about this girl.

They said that they would

be speaking to your newspaper.

I don't know anything about it.

I've been trying to keep my paper

from being shut down all day.

Do you mind if we look around?

- Do I have a choice?

- No, you don't.

Look outside.

We can't find anybody outside.

Alfonso, you better come with us.

You can't take him anywhere.

It's for questioning. Don't the police

question people in Chicago?

Is all right.

I've been through this before.

Call me for that interview.

You can come out.

You okay?

My name is Lauren.

I will help you.

- Do you understand?

- Si. We understand.

We work in El Paso.

A little English, we understand.

Maybe with your little English and my

little Spanish we can get through this.

She cannot go home.

They will take her.

- You understand? She cannot go home.

- Yes. Yes.

How about we do this?

You tu casa.

And I will take Eva with me.

That's what we'll do.

And if you need anything,

talk to Alfonso Diaz.

We'll go out the back.

You'll out the front.

Everything normal.

That's what we'll do.

What's that?

The Virgin.

She protects me.

You like that?

You like the song?

It's Juanes.

He's my favorite.

Look! There he is!

- He's cute.

- Yes, he is.

Very cute.

George, listen to me.

This girl was attacked,

strangled, buried...

and left for dead. She crawled out

of her own f***ing grave.

Does anyone else know

about this, any other papers?

No. I'm sitting on an exclusive.

I can't keep her here by myself.

There's this woman, Teresa Casillas

And she's on my interview list.

She started a group

for the woman workers.

Get this. She wants to find

the guys who did this.

And I'm going to help her.

Well, it's a great angle, Lauren.

But be careful. You're not a cop.

George, I gotta go!

Eva?

Eva!

Do you have my keys?

- Move that piece of junk!

- Shut up!

Oh, sh*t.

Hi, I'm Lauren Adrian,

journalist from the United States.

I need to speak to Senora Casillas?

She's busy now.

It's an emergency.

- Gracias.

- Si.

Lauren Adrian?

- You Teresa Casillas?

- I thought the interview was tomorrow.

Yeah, but I have a situation.

I have a girl with me.

She was raped...

and almost killed in the desert.

She's weak. She's in my car.

And I'm gonna need some help.

Of course.

This is dangerous.

I don't think you know

how dangerous this is.

The government here doesn't want

anyone to know about these things.

If you go around

telling people about this...

- then you become their enemy.

- But this is an important story.

A story that I desperately

want to tell.

Even if you find Eva's attackers...

she will have to identify them

in a formal court proceedings...

before she can have any trial.

The court will not be on her side

and she would have no protection.

She's going to be putting

her life in danger.

Will she be able to do this?

She crawled out of her own grave.

She wants to do this, Teresa.

There you are.

This place is so beautiful.

It doesn't seem real.

It's real.

She's gonna let you

stay here for awhile...

so you don't have to go back

to the hotel or anything.

He came to me that last night

at the hotel.

Who came to you?

The Devil.

Eva, there was nobody

at the hotel last night.

- He was.

- It wasn't real.

The Devil wasn't there.

There's a doctor here to see you.

He's going to help you get better.

Are you going to fight for me?

Of course I'm going

to fight for you.

Lauren? This is the doctor.

Lauren Adrian.

- Mucho gusto.

- Mucho gusto.

- This is Eva.

- Hola, Eva.

I'm Doctor Cervantes.

- Lauren?

- Diaz. You all right?

I'm fine. The police

released me this morning.

But the mothers, they found

another body in Lotte Bravo.

- Really?

- You have to come. Quickly.

I'm coming right now.

No photographs!

- It's digital.

- Senor, senor.

It's starting to feel like

old times.

Did you see? She was strangled

with one of her shoelaces.

It's one of the patterns.

The Chief of Police right up there.

'Scuse me. Hi, I'm Lauren Adrian

from the Chicago Sentinel.

I don't have time

for any interviews.

But doesn't this killing prove that

there are murderers in Juarez?

This is not one of the murders.

It's a case of domestic violence.

- Domestic violence?

- The murders are the work of one man.

- His name is Al-Abar.

- Haven't there been many murders...

- since he's been arrested?

- We have reason to believe...

he has been masterminding

these murders from prison.

I'd like an interview with him.

How can I get an interview?

That is totally impossible.

- So no one's allowed to see him.

- Senorita...

the man is in total isolation.

No one is allowed to see him.

Really?

Then how is he masterminding

all these killings from prison?

We're still investigating that.

So, that night you walked

right through here.

On the street.

And then I...

I turned down this alley.

This is the way I always

take to home. Mi casa.

And this is where the man

who frightened you came up to you.

And then you...

- I went that way.

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