Crossing Over Page #7

Listen, call me when you can.

Just a heads up.

LAPD contacted me a few minutes ago.

Apparently, Hamid was

involved in a shootout tonight in Koreatown.

Don't worry. He's fine,

but I'm heading over

to the crime scene now to check things out.

Try me on my cell.

End of messages.

"I'm not interested in you.

I'm not interested.

"I'm not interested in you.

For one, you're too old for me."

Miss Shepard,

I'm Special Agent Ludwig

with ICE's Document

and Benefit fraud unit.

This is my partner, Special Agent Howell.

May we have a word

with you inside, please?

We discovered these

and quite a few others

when we performed a search

of Javier Pedraza's apartment.

I didn't, um, use these.

I didn't go back for them.

- So you can't, um...

- You see what's interesting, Miss Shepard,

is we ran a check on your name.

A Claire Shepard arrived

on a B2 visitor's visa

seven months ago.

And then just two days ago,

she has her status adjusted

to an EB-1 green card for

persons of extraordinary ability.

According to the Internet Movie Database,

the only Claire Shepard

that matches your spelling,

age, and place of birth,

has two credits on

little-known Aussie TV shows.

Walk-on roles.

She hasn't won any national

or international awards.

Which is something

the adjudicator who handled your case

would have to have been aware of.

And yet he approved you for an EB-1.

Miss Shepard.

We'd like you to tell us

about your relationship

with Center Adjudications

Officer Cole Frankel.

Congratulations, McGill.

Mr. Frankel.

Special Agents Poulson and Womack.

OIG.

We have a warrant for your arrest.

What is this, a joke?

I take it you're familiar

with Claire Shepard.

She just traded you

for voluntary departure.

Turn around, please.

Hands behind your back.

Do you have to do this?

Do you have to cuff me?

Yeah, I'm afraid we do.

What the hell is this?

Cole, where are you go...

where... what's going on?

Ma'am, your husband is under arrest

for immigration fraud.

Cole.

Good morning, everyone.

My name is Judge Leslie Freeman,

of the Federal District Court.

And it is my great pleasure

to welcome you here today.

All of you seated here

share one thing in common.

You have all chosen,

of your own free will,

to become citizens of this great nation.

For many of you, the road

to this joyous moment

has been fraught with

hardship and sacrifice.

It is incumbent upon me to remind you

of your newfound responsibilities

as citizens,

and also to remind you

that an American citizenship

is not a guarantee of success

but rather the promise of opportunities.

Unlimited opportunities.

It has always been my contention

that America is a welcoming nation,

a country that accepts every new citizen

with an embrace of good faith.

You have endless credit

to pursue your hopes and dreams,

as long as you honor

the rules and laws of our society.

I myself am a first-generation American.

- I guess I called it right.

- Max?

Well, he's gotta put the family first.

Ain't that right, Hamid?

You know what I'm talking about.

- Do we have to do this right now?

- Yes, God damn it. Right now.

An innocent...

yes, innocent young woman

was brutally murdered 'cause

she flashed a little tit

on occasion, got it on

with a married man,

tried to live her life

outside your goddamn family.

She was your sister.

She deserved better

than that from you.

In this country,

we don't abide by that sh*t.

We got a name for it. Murder.

Cold-blooded murder.

And you and Farid

are going down for it.

Will our new citizens please stand?

Raise your right hand

and join me in reciting

the Oath of Allegiance.

I hereby declare on oath...

I've got the surveillance

tapes from the motel.

From the day before.

From last week.

I.D.'d Farid's Beemer.

He was watching her,

reporting back to you,

waiting for you to take action.

I begged him, Max, to leave it alone,

but he was being

pressured by our father.

We both were.

He poisoned Farid's mind

with this talk about the shame

that we brought on our family,

because of her. But he never...

he never intended

for this to happen.

Only that we would

teach her a lesson.

We were supposed to

catch them in the act

and beat them like dogs.

My father wanted Zahra humiliated,

- brought in line.

- Congratulations to all you citizens.

I wanted no part of it.

I thought if I just turned my back,

it would all go away.

And now will you please stand

and place your right hand over your heart

as we listen to Phil Perry

sing our National Anthem.

# Oh say #

# Can you see #

# By the dawn's #

# early light #

He arrived at my apartment that night.

After he...

After he...

Help me, Hamid.

Please, God, help me.

How did you get this?

Where's Zahra?

- I only wanted to scare her.

- What are you talking about?

I couldn't stand it anymore.

- Her seeing a degenerate f***ing beaner.

- What did you do, Farid?

I only wanted to get

in his face a little bit.

You have to take this.

You're a cop. You know how

to do that kind of stuff.

What did you do, Farid?

I looked in the door.

They were doing it like animals.

Oh, sh*t!

What the f*** are you doing?

Get out of here!

What the f*** is this sh*t?

What's your f***ing problem?

What did you do to our sister?

Tell me what you did!

She's my girl, man.

She's my girl. Don't be stupid.

Put the f***ing gun down.

Get the f*** outta here, man!

# In air #

# Gave proof #

# Through this night #

You should have come

to me, God damn it.

I was ashamed.

Ashamed of myself.

My family.

Better get yourself

a good criminal attorney, Counselor.

You're gonna need one.

#... star-spangled #

# Banner yet wave #

# For the land of the free #

Running out on our National Anthem.

Now, that's just plain disrespectful.

# And the home #

# Of the #

# Brave #

Farid Baraheri, you are under arrest

for the murder of your

sister, Zahra Baraheri,

and Javier Pedraza.

Congratulations to all our new citizens.

Good luck to all of you.

reported by Foxtrot.

Approximately eighth of a mile

east of Ambush Alley.

Confirming a female victim.

Mexican national.

Approximate age, mid-20s.

Looks like she's been

out here a couple of days.

I think she paid the wrong

coyote to bring her across.

I copy. You are 10-42 Delta

one eighth mile east of Ambush Alley.

I'll contact the PD and the coroner.

10-4, Bravo 75.

I'll also notify your FOS.

Guess who's going home today.

All of my friends leave.

Not today, sweetie.

Someone's come for you.

Uh-oh. All right.

When we get in there,

it's gonna be a real clusterfuck,

so watch your ass.

You got it.

Here we go.

Wait a second.

Brogan.

Yeah, that was me.

You sure about that?

Mireya Sanchez.

What about the family? Have you...

Uh, do me a favor, will ya?

Hold off on that.

I'd like to take care of it myself.

I just want to do right by her.

Thanks. I'll be down

as soon as I'm off shift.

God damn it, Max. We gotta roll, man.

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