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get in the way of me and my bread.

John, are you okay?

Are you at Gabby's yet?

I'm, like, 30 minutes.

You can't go there now.

Why?

I need you to pull over

so we can talk about this.

No, goddamn it, tell me now.

What is happening? Is my sister in danger?

Mommy?

Where are we?

I love you, John. I do.

They knew my wife and kid's name, damn it.

- What if they know about Jason?

- They don't.

How the hell do you know that?

Because from the moment

we started this operation,

we logged you separately into NTIS.

What is NTIS?

It's a Fed database.

Anyone who logs into your case file,

runs your name or Jason's, they notify me.

They ran your name yesterday at noon.

That's why they know

about Analisa and Isabelle.

- And not Jason?

- No, because

he's listed under

his mother's maiden name,

and you don't have the same address.

He's safe.

Who'd you meet with?

Malik called him "El Topo. "

- Who is he?

- He's Juan Carlos Pintera.

They call him "The Mole. " El Topo.

He's ex Mexican paramilitary,

and he runs this region

for the Nuevo Len cartel.

That's who he is.

Getting Pintera would seriously

cripple their organization.

What did he say about the run?

Just that there was another pickup.

And I gotta take it into Mexico.

What, into Mexico?

Why?

Because that means

you're running their money

this time. You see, John,

one of the ways that we're fighting the cartel

is to stop them getting their profits.

Right now, it's virtually impossible

for them to wire money in,

so they have to physically transport it.

Hundreds of millions of dollars.

This could be an incredible

opportunity for us.

Especially if we got Pintera, too.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Yeah, sure.

John, would you excuse us for a second?

I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

- What?

- You know damn well what.

El Topo's a game changer,

and he's way out of his depth.

Are you kidding me?

We can still bring in Malik.

- No, no, no.

- We can squeeze him for a third strike...

We get... There's no way

El Topo's gonna be

at that exchange tomorrow.

I am not missing this opportunity.

Even if we don't get him,

you know the way this works.

You follow the drugs, you get players.

You follow the money...

- Yeah...

- You get a kingpin.

Yeah, you know that if he crosses

that border, he's never coming back.

You good with that?

John?

Sit down. Drink?

No.

- Coffee?

- No.

Look, we had a deal. I deliver Malik to you,

you reduce my son's sentence to a year.

I'm really sorry,

but we are way past Malik now.

If we pick him up,

we're going to tip off the cartel.

And what if I go to a judge?

You can if you want to,

but with the mandatory minimum laws,

a judge has no say to reduce the sentence.

Only the federal prosecutor does.

And that's me.

Look, this is the last stop.

You've been very patient.

I give you my word.

Your son is coming home soon.

Immediately.

Excuse me?

I go through with this,

Jason comes home that instant.

Then I'll make sure that every parent

out there knows how compassionate

you've been to my son.

Okay.

You complete this,

and I will have the judge release your son.

But I need the money,

and the arrest of a cartel player.

Nothing less.

Hey, John.

What time are they calling you

with the pickup address?

10:
30 tomorrow morning.

The reason they pick Sunday,

it's a high traffic day at the border.

Less inspections.

You don't think this is a good idea, do you?

Hey, man, don't matter what I think.

You made a deal with the dragon lady.

Not me.

John, you gotta know there's a reason

they picked you so quick for this run.

Cartels don't use their own people

to carry loads.

They recruit.

Guys like you...

Favorite target is a middle-class kid

in a school.

Make it sound all exciting

to carry a backpack full of dope

for pockets full of cash. And then they do it.

These guys threaten to kill their families.

They use them, they abuse them.

They end up in a barrel full of acid.

That's it, they're gone. Done.

Easy come, easy go.

Because there's always gonna be

another mule to take their place.

Brother, you gotta know,

this is one serious backpack

you're about to carry.

Hello. I'm here to see my son.

He should be out of the infirmary.

Is he under "Matthews"?

Jason Collins.

Okay. Just sign in.

- Go to window 4.

- All right.

Thank you.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

God damn it. I can't keep

letting this happen to you.

They say anything about moving you?

How is everybody?

How's Izzy? She doing all right?

I've been wanting to tell you something.

I admire you so much.

The stand you're taking.

You didn't take the easy way out.

Not setting up one of your friends.

I couldn't do what you did.

So it looks like you're the one teaching me

what real character and integrity is all about.

I love you, son.

I love you, too.

Who is it?

It's John.

What are you doing here, man?

I'm parked a few blocks away

just in case somebody's watching.

Daniel, thank you for not ratting me out.

Believe me, man, I thought about it.

If I don't go through with this,

they're not gonna release my son.

But you don't understand, man,

you play nice with the feds, man,

but what happens when Malik and everyone

finds out you're an informant?

What happens to me? That puts me

right with you. They know I'm a rat.

They will hunt us down, man. They will...

They're gonna come after our families, John.

Daniel, I know I'm the one

who put us all in this danger.

And I gotta live with that.

There is no way

that I'm gonna let either side

dictate our fates.

No way.

The address come through?

Yeah, I know the area.

It's gonna take about an hour

and a half to get there.

The route is only 52 miles

west of your warehouse.

Well, it's still gonna take

90 minutes in a semi.

- No longer.

- I'm leaving now.

Both wires loud and clear.

Our guy's 12 miles out.

He's been sitting there 15 minutes.

What's he doing?

Sh*t.

All right. Let's do a drive by.

Sh*t. Anybody hear anything?

Voices? Struggle?

Where the hell are you, John?

What took you so long?

Just lost the DEA. We're on.

Hey, John.

You're sure you can pull this off, right?

Not without your part, no.

I need that number.

All right.

We counted every dollar.

You will be responsible for it.

We can't track him by the cell.

Maybe it's turned off.

Why would he ditch us?

What's the address in Mexico?

Get to El Paso, to the main border crossing.

I will tell you which lane.

Only you are going to be

in the truck to avoid suspicion.

We're gonna follow in the cars.

Once you cross, our people in Jurez,

they're gonna direct you to the final stop.

All right.

Like them yard tactics, homey.

Straight bum rush.

That's the Cruizer I know.

I need a number on El Topo, bruh.

Yo, Malik, you want me to call 911?

Man, me and you both know

they already on their way.

- Yeah.

- You and I both know

if I cross into Mexico, I'm a dead man.

So you think you're better off going alone?

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