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- Down this way...

and that's where you got

on the factory bus.

Well, we're early.

Let's wait.

And when a factory bus comes by,

that'll be our bus.

This city is very ugly.

It's hot.

Not like my home.

It's very green there.

- You miss your home?

- Mucho.

Why don't you tell me about it?

I came from Oaxaca.

I love my land.

It's...

my heart, my soul.

But they took the land away.

- Who took the land away?

- The government.

We cannot pay the taxes, so...

they tell us, go to the border

and work in the maquiladoras.

Make money to keep your land.

But there is no money here.

The government and the factories

take everything.

All the money is for them.

For us, nothing.

My father went to the U.S. To work.

I haven't seen him in many years.

But what can we do?

We have no land.

We cannot go home.

Nothing.

I'm sorry.

It's very sad.

But tell me about you.

- About me?

- Yeah.

I tell you about me,

now you tell me about you.

All right.

How many children do you have?

I don't have any children.

I'm not married.

- No children?

- No.

But why?

- 'Cause I work.

- My mother work and she has children.

I have a different kind of work.

It's called a career.

And what is that?

A career. Okay.

A career is a kind of work

that you want more than anything...

and you give up

everything to get it.

And when you get it...

you realize that it's not that great

and you have no life.

I don't understand.

That makes two of us.

- There it is!

- Okay.

I got it.

Oh, my God.

Oh, God.

It's the end of a shift.

There's gonna be a lot of buses.

Maybe we'll be able to identify

the buses by their numbers.

Then I'll follow the buses,

take photographs of the drivers.

You can identify them and then,

and then we'll have our man.

Ready? Now!

- That's it!

- You get it?

I got it.

Go, go. You got him.

Let's go. Come on.

- So.

- Just walk.

You think we could go around

the other side and get some more?

Oh, sh*t. Come on!

Come on. Come on!

Stay here!

Come here, come here!

Run!

Down!

- Teresa!

- Yes?

- Come here, please.

- Yes.

- Lauren'll stay with you tonight.

- What happened?

- She can't go back to her hotel.

- Not tonight.

I have a party tonight.

At the Salamanca house.

I have to go.

Can you cancel it?

Hold on.

Don't.

Take Lauren with you.

No one will know she's there.

I'll get these guys off her trail.

Excuse me a second.

Laurie, please, do as I say.

Promise me.

- Are you gonna be safe?

- I can take care of myself.

Give me your hotel key.

I'll get your things.

- I'll see you later. Bye.

- Okay.

I hope you realize how much he's

jeopardizing his own life for you.

Yeah, I know.

- Is Eva here?

- Yes. She's inside.

We should take her with us

tonight, too, don't you think?

- No. We can't.

- Why?

It's gonna be bad for her.

- No.

- Why?

You don't understand.

These people are rich and...

- she's gonna feel so uncomfortable.

- Somebody just tried to kill us.

I'm not leaving Eva alone tonight.

We can't leave her alone, okay?

Relax.

You look beautiful.

- Doesn't she look beautiful?

- You look so beautiful. You do.

Is that Senator Rawlings?

What is he doing here?

Celebrating the 15th birthday

of Don Philippe Salamanca's daughter.

And so is the governor,

the archbishop...

and the heads of some American

and Japanese companies.

Really? Who is

the Salamanca family?

Let's just say that the Free Trade

Agreement couldn't happen...

without the support

of the Salamanca family.

Excuse me.

- This whole party is for her?

- Yeah.

She's lucky.

Yeah.

She's lucky.

Perfect.

- What happened?

- It's Juanes!

Oh, my God.

- Why don't you go up there?

- No.

- Yes, get close.

- No.

- Eva, go meet him.

- No...

- I'm gonna take her up there.

- No!

Yes.

Particularly extravagant for a girl's

I don't know. The chance

to catch Juanes' sweaty vest...

can only come once in a girl's life.

Please allow me to introduce myself.

Marco Antonio Salamanca.

- People call me just Marco.

- I'm Lauren Adrian.

I'm a friend of Teresa Casias'.

Thank you for allowing us

into your lovely home, Marco.

- You're American.

- Yes.

- You new to Juarez?

- Yes.

Listen.

I'd love to show you

a sight of Juarez...

that I'm sure you've

never experienced.

So, now I'm seeing a sight

I like right now.

But there is another sight...

that is more exciting

and mysterious.

- Sounds dangerous.

- No, no.

Just incredibly thrilling.

Well, if I ever have

the urge for a tour, Marco...

I know I can find you.

- What's your name?

- Eva.

- Something's wrong.

- What?

Hey, you okay?

Let's get her out of here. Teresa.

Let's get her back to your house.

No!

You're safe! Eva?

Eva? Eva.

It's me.

No. Baby. Baby.

How's she doing today?

Is she feeling better?

She's not well.

I had to call back that doctor.

- What are these, pictures?

- Yes.

Lauren, I don't think

you want to torment her.

I wouldn't do that.

She wants to find these men.

And after I saw the second killer,

her life is in danger.

- We didn't see any killer.

- Yes, we did!

You didn't see any killer

because there is no second killer.

- What are you talking about?

- The psychologists are convinced...

that Eva imagined

the second killer.

I don't care what the doctors say.

I was there. I saw it.

She comes from an Indian culture.

Her people...

often don't distinguish real things

from the things they imagine.

- Are you saying she's crazy?

- No! She's not crazy.

She believes what she says.

But this doesn't mean that it's true.

I saw the look on that man's face.

- He recognized her.

- No, please.

- That is the man...

- Don't!

Don't. This is my house and this

stops here. I can't deal with this.

- You wanted this story, too.

- No!

Your story is destroying her.

And, God, Lauren.

You can be killed too.

You understand that? They tried it

before and they will kill you.

I cannot do this anymore.

Please, just leave.

- I'm sorry. Did we wake you up?

- Are they photos of the bus drivers?

- It's not important right now.

- It is important.

- Eva. Please. You need to heal.

- No, Teresa.

The only thing

that will heal me...

the only thing that will

give me back my life...

is to find my attackers.

Lauren is helping me.

And we are gonna find them

together. Right?

This is the road

where Eva was raped.

This is where I want you to be.

You and the police.

Eva identified the bus driver.

His name is Domingo Esparza.

They drive the victims out here

and then meet the other attacker.

I'll go undercover into the factory

he worked for and pose as a worker.

If we know who this Esparza is,

just have him arrested.

If we have him arrested, we have

no chance of catching the second guy.

He's already seen Eva.

He'll come after her.

I'm going into the factory as bait.

It's our only chance to catch both.

You can't. We have to warn too many

people. The police'll never allow it.

That's why you'll only tell them

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