My Family Page #5

Christ. David, | what are the chances?

They're not good.

Soon as she gets to Salvador,

the police will pull her | off the plane.

What's her full name?

Isabel Magana.

Are you saying she's in some sort | of danger? Is that what you're saying?

That's what I'm saying.

Well, but that just can't be.

They wouldn't return her, if she was | in danger, would they?

This is America!

She wasn't by any chance | married or engaged,

- like, to a citizen? | - No, no, no.

Aah! F***ing king! | Oh, sh*t!

Come on. Tag up. | Tag up, homes.

Eat sh*t, ref. | Ha ha ha!

Hey, Jimmy, | how's parole treating you?

Hey, carnala, | what are you doing here?

Where's Mom and Dad?

Mom's in church, | you know?

Dad's mowing lawns.

So what are you | doing here?

Jefita asked me to fix | a couple of things in the house.

There's no TV | over at my place.

So what's up with you?

How's sh*t over there | at your office, huh?

Oh, tough. We had this case | come through yesterday...

a young girl from Salvador.

She's been picked up | by Immigration.

We've been | able to trace where she is,

but if we don't come up | with something fast, she'll be deported.

Her father was | a union organizer,

so if she's lucky, | she's going to end up in jail,

but probably | she'll end up dead.

You know, David and l... | we put our brains together.

That's a whole lot of brains | between the two of you.

I'm sure you'll | come up with something, huh?

Yeah, well, you know, we were | thinking that if we could say

she was engaged | to someone from here...

a citizen... | we could get her out.

I know it's | a long shot, but...

No, no, no. | That'll never work.

La Migra's not that dumb.

Wait a minute. | You'd be surprised.

They really are that dumb.

Plus, I think we can make | a good enough case.

Yeah?

Of course we got to find someone | who would agree to marry her.

Help me do this.

We'd have to prove | that an actual wedding took place

in order to pull it off,

and we'd have to | find someone today.

- Today? | - Yeah.

Forget it. Like I said, | that's a bad idea.

I mean, come on. | Even if...

Why?

Well, even if La Migra is dumb enough | to buy it, like you say...

put that up there? | You still need the guy, right?

Yeah.

You still need this famous | baboso citizen

who's going | to marry this girl.

There's nobody | stupid enough to do that.

Check this out.

Wait a minute. | Wait a f***ing minute here.

You're not thinking... | is that why you came over here?

You're asking me | to marry this ruca?

Hermano, I know | it's a lot to ask.

A lot to ask?

Somebody's life | is at stake!

Yeah, right. | My life is at stake.

What the hell is wrong with you? | You got your brains all screwed up

with all that political | bullshit of yours?

Look, if you'd just stop being | so emotional for a minute,

you'd see it's really | not a big deal.

Not that big a deal? | You know, that's your problem.

You've always been real bossy, | since we were little.

You think you know what's best. | You're a f***ing control freak.

You've always been | a big pendejo. So what?

Look, all I'm asking | you to do

is put your name on a piece of paper | and save a girl's life.

You're talking about marriage! | I don't even know this girl!

Who cares? Just put your name | on a piece of paper.

Hey, excuse me. | Have some respect here.

Look, I'm not asking you | to live with her.

Do you mind?

Or have babies | or anything like that.

Just go through | the motions for me, Jimmy.

Go through the motions? | Go through the motions?

You're talking | about marriage, carnala.

That's marriage. | That's out!

Jesus, when did you | become so bourgeois, huh?

Hey, f*** you, and don't ever call me | "bushwhacked" again, cabrona,

whatever the f*** | that means.

Look, Jimmy, all it is really

is signing your name | and saying, "I do."

That's it. And if it sa...

Hey!

Listen to me.

If it saves a girl's life, | then why not, hmm?

You and I know | this system's for sh*t.

We know that, so we use | the system to f*** up the system.

That's what I say.

You're really starting | to piss me off here, carnala.

You always got a way | of putting things...

Es la pura verdad.

Who the hell are you to tell me | what the f***ing truth is, huh?

Jimmy...

I don't want | to hear this, Toni. Come on.

Just listen to me | for a minute, huh?

Would you just relax, please?

- Hey, hey! | - Okay.

Look, this could be your way | of getting back at all of them...

every cop, guard, judge... | the whole system.

Just think about it. | With this one little act,

you could say "F*** you" | to the whole establishment.

If I was a man, | I would do it.

Somebody said he's been | waiting here for two hours.

James Sanchez | for Isabel Magana.

James Sanchez | for Isabel Magana.

Yeah. That's me.

- Are you James Sanchez? | - Right here.

It says here I release her

into the custody of James Sanchez. | Your l-130?

- What? | - Do you have your l-130?

Yeah, right. | I got it.

Take it out of | the envelope, please.

Okay, sign right here.

Senora Gloria.

Are you the guy | she's going to marry?

Yeah. | She loves me, man.

Really, she does.

She really misses me, too. | I can feel it.

- Okay. | - Wait. Your l-2.

Really, she's crazy about me. | We're like this.

Thanks.

By the power vested in me | by the State of California,

I hereby pronounce you | husband and wife.

Could you please sign this?

Go on.

Little brother, | you are amazing!

You owe me. | You guys owe me.

Thank you very much.

So I guess I'll see you all | in divorce court next week.

Ha ha ha! | He's always kidding.

Constance, thank you.

We'll see you | next time, all right?

All right. | We really appreciate it.

- We did it! | - We did it again.

We did it again, | only you have no brothers left.

I have one more.

Vos tenes que ayudarme, | Senora Maria.

Me acabo de casar | y no se adonde voy a ir.

- It was a family emergency. | - Vos sabes donde esta Jimmy

- No puedo creer esto. | - Ya lo llame...

Irene and I came over | from the cafe,

and even Memo was there...

all the way | from pinche west side.

I don't know what we were | all supposed to do.

Sh*t!

But, then, in our house,

the difference between a family | emergency and a family party

wasn't that big, you know?

What were you thinking of?

Que voy a hacer

Jeez, God.

Oye, Jimmy, hijo.

Ven aca, hijo.

Explicame que pasa aqui.

Pues nada.

This girl says | that you're her husband.

Hijo, is that true?

Well, yeah, like, | technically speaking,

but, hey, it's not, like, | for real or nothing like that.

Jimmy, did you marry her, | or did you not marry her?

Yeah, I did, kind of.

Chingao. | Talk to her, okay?

She can tell you | everything.

Ay, Dios, what is this,

the Spanish Inquisition, huh?

Look, all we did was | save a girl's life,

and it wasn't easy,

so maybe somebody | should thank us?

That's right. Maybe somebody | should thank us.

I got some sh*t | I got to do, okay?

No, you got nothing to do! | Nothing!

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