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Kate,

who's that?

We' re gem' to Tucson.

What's the deal, Matt?

Why you holdin' up my transport?

Don't worry, Bob. We'll be quick.

How's the auditor gonna react to

an $8,000 check to f***in' Domino's Pizza?

Don't be so dramatic, okay?

This is Kate Macer with the FBI.

This is her partner, what's-his-name.

It was her call.

It wasn't my call.

Have you got another one of those?

Finish it before you get up there.

No problem.

Hey, Kate.

Tell me what happened in El Paso.

We weren't in El Paso. We were in Mexico.

I guess we're not following any procedures.

What do you wanna do?

We want to talk to the people

caught around the Nogales area.

Okay. That group.

This group here. And that group.

Okay. They stay and the rest can go.

Jose

On the bus. Andale.

What are we looking for?

Just keep watching.

- In Arizona.

- Arizona?

- Arizona.

- Arizona...

Talk to me. What are we doing?

I don't have any answers for you.

Let's get some, then.

Do you think

I haven't asked these questions?

Do you think you can do better?

- Yeah.

- Go ahead.

Matt, can we talk for a minute?

What's up?

Everything okay?

You look very serious.

There's "in the dark"

and there's the way you're treating us.

I want to know the objective or I walk,

period.

Then go.

I didn't ask you to be here. She did.

I walk, too.

- What do you wanna know?

- Everything.

F***in' lawyers.

All right.

Guillermo

told us about a tunnel east of Nogales,

near Sasabe.

Now we're tryin' to find out

what areas near there migrants avoid,

so we can find the tunnel.

That better?

And Guillermo is...

Guillermo, he just told you

where the drug tunnel is?

He just told you?

Guillermo didn't have any other options.

We send him back across the border,

he's a dead man.

Now he gets to spend the next 30 years

in an American prison,

in relative safety.

Just tell us the truth, man.

We are gonna make enough noise

that Manuel Diaz is called back to Mexico

to see his boss.

That's the truth.

And then?

And then we know where his boss is.

His name is Fausto Alarcon "El Verdugo".

Every day across that border,

people are kidnapped or killed

by his hand or with his blessing.

To find him would be like

discovering a vaccine.

You understand the value of that.

All right, we're good.

Just don't keep us in the dark.

Great!

You afraid of the dark?

Hey!

It's been a humdinger of a day.

Go home. Get some rest.

We'll find our own ride.

We'll see you tomorrow!

I just drove a hundred f***ing miles.

It's a f***ing blessing, trust me.

Got you smokin' again?

Yeah.

Who the f***'s Guillermo?

Gotta get you a new bra, woman.

The list of things I need.

I'm just saying. Some nice lacy somethin'.

It's been a while since someone's

seen me in a bra, except you.

Oh, God, don't look at me like that.

I don't want your pity.

How was seeing Evan the other day?

I don't know...

- Miss him?

- Ask me something else.

I used to see guys like Matt in Iraq.

Gotta be careful around these people.

CIA's not supposed to

work this side of the fence.

He's a DOD advisor.

You really believe that?

You need somebody watching your six,

'cause I promise you they aren't.

You know,

we're not even scratching the surface

doing what we're doing.

And they are.

Well, you sure

picked the motherfuckers to show us.

What's the password?

Moron.

This is our spot.

No way! No, no.

Are you getting this?

That's our way across.

So, Guillermo was tellin' the truth?

It's gonna be a good day.

Hey, Kate.

Got any friends at Phoenix SWAT?

Yeah, we use them in breaches all the time.

Good, 'cause we're gonna need their help.

What for?

We are gonna f*** with

Manuel Diaz's wallet.

This is our Smurf, guys.

Blonde hair, white purse.

- You know the Heimlich?

- Oh, yeah.

She tries to eat that deposit receipt,

you Heimlich it right out of her, hear me?

Copy that.

There she goes. All right, go get 'em, tiger.

Take 'em.

Hold Still! Hold Still!

You want bank computers for evidence?

No, no. Just the money.

But freeze all his accounts, everything.

Even if his dog opened an account,

I want you to freeze it.

Who you got?

Got a mobile money launderer.

Pack it up.

Come on. Come on.

You coming?

No, don't go in the bank.

This is something

we can actually build a case on.

Don't go in the bank, Kate!

There you go, and she's goin' to the bank.

These are all Manuel Diaz's accounts?

Yeah. Cash deposits made daily

in $9,000 increments.

- So, it doesn't have to be reported.

- That's right.

And you can seize that?

I already have. And I'll go through

these wire transfer numbers and

freeze all these accounts as well.

Here you go.

- Damn, that's smart.

- What?

This is a bank line of credit.

See, you make payments

over what you owe,

and it doesn't show up as cash,

it shows up as a negative loan balance.

It's never reported to anyone. IRS, DEA...

This money is invisible.

How much does he have?

Take a look.

Oh, my God.

They just seized $17 million.

- It's a bogus bust, Kate.

- What?

You can't prosecute it. No one controls

who deposits money in an account.

An attorney will have that money back

in a few months,

but a lot of heads will roll before that.

But we can arrest Manuel for now.

We can get him off the street.

We gotta get Manuel called back to Mexico.

That's the objective...

We have no jurisdiction in Mexico.

We have nothing.

We need to do something now.

Can't arrest him.

What?

When?

Wait a minute.

$9,000 is deposited into this account

every day in cash,

for five years.

That's not illegal.

It's suspect, but it isn't illegal.

I think the IRS might think it's illegal.

What do you want, Kate?

What would you like done here?

I want to follow

some semblance of procedure.

That's what I want.

To build a prosecutable case.

We prosecuted more felony drug cases

in this region last year

than in the two previous years combined.

Are you feeling that on the street?

You getting the vibe that we're winning?

No.

Do you?

No sir, I don't.

Advisors like Matt come in,

they stir the pot,

they cause the criminals

to react and make mistakes.

That's how we build cases

against the individuals

that actually make a difference in this fight.

It's when they're nervous,

when they stop trusting their crews,

when they move their money.

These are all opportunities to strike.

And that's the purpose of people like Matt.

Kate, this isn't something

that I dreamed up myself.

I don't have the authority to hire advisors,

or authorize joint agency missions,

or fly agents from Air Force bases.

Are you understanding me?

These decisions are made far from here

by officials elected to office,

not appointed to them.

So, if your fear is operating out of bounds,

I am telling you, you are not.

The boundary's been moved.

Are we clear?

Yes, sir.

I need a f***ing drink.

- Where do you wanna go?

- Anywhere.

I'm gonna go get a table.

- I guess it's on me.

- Thanks.

- What'll it be?

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