From Mexico with Love Page #5

It's not worth it.

Yes, every bit of it.

What would it prove?

That we're not just

some freakin' Pepes in the mud.

Root maggots, sir.

God damn!

I hate this farm.

How bad is it?

It's the whole goddamn field.

Just this field?

So far.

What about pesticides?

It's too late for that.

We gotta keep it from spreading.

Burn it.

Burn the whole damn field.

Hey, Billy.

No breaks, Hector.

You won't get any breaks on fight night.

Here

What's this?

That's the other side

of the money.

That's the other half

from Robert's winnings

the day you quit.

This belongs to you.

I want you to spend it on Hector.

I want you to take him

on full-time.

Get him ready for Robert.

I can make this happen.

How?

That's my business.

I work with snakes, right?

When?

You tell me.

How fast can you get him ready?

Fast and ready don't go good together,

not in this game.

Come on.

You trained Robert, right?

That gives us the edge,

doesn't it?

You are some kind

of a snake oil salesman.

Straight, straight, straight right.

That's it. Turn it over.

All right, but I need time,

at least a month.

- More is better.

- A month?

Robert's had a lot of fights.

He's twenty pounds heavier.

He's a schooled fighter.

I ought to know, I schooled him.

Hector's ready now.

You know that.

I watch him fight, okay?

You know he can win.

You got Hector's best interest

in mind here, or your own?

I got all our best interests in mind.

There's a lot of money

to be made here, Billy.

All right, one month minimum.

Can you arrange it or not?

Yeah, I mean...

I don't know what I can arrange.

- I haven't talked to the old man yet...

- Oh, great.

- But you just get him ready.

- That's just great.

You get him ready,

I'll take care of the rest.

That doesn't set too well.

Well, try a little tequla,

wash it down,

then it'll sit fine, my friend.

Keep it up.

Finish hard.

Knock the sh*t out of it!

Time.

Damages would affect mortgage

payments for the house and farm,

employee payroll, property tax,

undisclosed monies

for the pickers.

Screw the pickers.

Unsolicited monies for the pickers

ain't real high on my priority list

right now. You understand?

A ranch like this

would collapse without them.

Hey, you know how to knock?

I got no time for you now, Tito.

Come back later.

No, but I got a way

for you to cover your loss.

What loss is that?

Well, the fields.

I mean, I've been to the fields.

You want to give me five minutes?

Sure.

Well, jefe,

I got you a fight for Robert

against the most popular fighter

come out of Mexico in a long time.

And who would that be?

Hector Villa.

Didn't I just clean that boy's clock?

Oh, yeah, you did,

but not for money.

Oh, man, you're dreaming.

Odds would be 15,

It's going to cost me twenty dollars

to make a dollar, man.

Not if I can fill the rafters

with every migrant,

every Mexican putting

his little peso down for their boy.

What's your point?

If I can guarantee

there's going to be heat on this fight,

maybe I can even make

a little percentage on the head count.

I don't share the house

with anybody.

Hey, what's a little percentage,

you know,

compared to what

you stand to make?

Easy money, Pop.

Easy money, my ass.

Why in hell

would I even consider this?

Well, I could blow

the whistle on you,

on your hiring illegals

to pick your fields.

It's against the law, boss.

Now, why would you do that, Tito?

You'd be deporting

your own people.

Yeah, but I can get them

back here in a week,

and, you know,

who's going to pick your fields

in the meantime?

I could make your life miserable.

I don't want to do that.

Hey, and who knows?

Maybe I could double my money

when I bet on Robert.

You'd bet against your own man?

Well, I may look stupid,

but I'm not going to throw away

hard-earned cash on, you know.

You're a real snake, aren't you?

You've given me

something to think about.

Well, don't think too long

because Billy's getting our boy ready,

and, you know,

he's going to be training the boy.

Billy's behind him?

Billy's behind him

a hundred percent.

Twenty percent.

Twenty-five.

I'll set it up at Red's

for this weekend.

Oh, no, give me a month,

because I've got

to create a buzz, man.

I want to bring

every Mexican down here,

more piggies in the bank

for you and for Tito.

A month.

Sh*t.

I could take that boy right now.

I hope that's true,

'cause I'm betting the farm on you.

Come on, Maria.

Where are you going, bro?

I don't want

to miss the show, amigo.

Besides, the kid

already owes me two grand.

- Oh, come on, Chucho.

- That's four grand with this trip

and six counting Maria.

You'll get your money, okay?

Just making sure.

Well, get on. Come on.

Hey, Pete.

Patrolman Pete and his twin.

What's up, Mr. Presley?

Hey, Tito, how's business?

Never better, man.

I got some good ones back here,

up in the front here for you.

You'll see,

I got some live ones.

That's fine.

I just want to check out the van.

Yeah, what for?

I got only the old dry skins

back there, man.

That's fine. I just want

to see for myself, that's all.

Yeah, okay.

- What the--

- Shut up.

You never told him

about how I saved your life, did you?

He's full of sh*t.

You never heard that story,

did you?

Nah, I didn't tell him.

Aw, man.

You know what?

I caught this guy

on the side of the road

with a rattler bite,

and he'd fallen over

running from the snake.

Remember that, right?

And he had sat

on some cactus, right?

And I had to sit there

by the side of the road.

It's a good thing nobody

was watching,

because I was sucking

the poison out of his leg,

and pulling the thorns

out of your butt, right?

Well, anyway, I did you a big favor.

I found that son of a b*tch,

and I killed him,

and I saved him for you

as a souvenir.

'Cause, you know, the old folks say

it wards away evil spirits, Pete.

I got the skin if you want it.

No.

No? That means...

Look, the National Guard's

going to be here soon.

You can't hunt snakes

out here anymore, Tito.

That's okay, man,

I can go elsewhere.

It's a big desert.

No, you don't understand, Tito.

You got to leave the state

if I see you out here again.

If I do, you'll be hunting snakes

on the other side of the fence.

That's no problem, Pete.

I mean, after tonight, I probably

won't need to come back here at all.

I won't even need to come back here.

God bless you.

Take care.

Pete.

It's good seeing ya.

Hey, Tito, you really sucked

the poison out of his ass?

Shut up.

Hector, you're late, man.

- I know.

- It's my fault.

What? Is everything covered?

Yeah, I got it all.

Not to worry.

Where the hell are you going?

I'm protecting my investment.

I'm working the kid's corner.

What the hell you know

about working a corner?

I hold the bucket and he spits,

nothing to it.

- Get out of here!

- No, he's good.

He knows what he's doing.

I can help you.

I mean, you need help.

I could get somebody

from out at Stevens' to help you.

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