The Shepherd: Border Patrol Page #2

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Sir, you really need to get behind

the safety wall.

-I understand, but--

-This is not a request, sir.

Welcome to Columbus.

Hell of a first day.

Get back.

It's an optical, fiber-based seal

C-casing.

Get down!

Oh, man.

Bring the medics.

-No.

-Come on, come on!

Paramedics, man down!

Come on.

Hold on.

Walk carefully.

Everything okay, sir?

It was until you showed up, loco.

Has everything been arranged?

Benito's contact just called.

Vehicles are ready.

Thank you for coming.

Meeting in this barn is not meant to be

a sign of disrespect.

No, my friend,

associate with the common folk.

It keeps me grounded.

The smell of horse sh*t always

reminds us where we came from.

What is he, your shadow?

I don't like the look he's giving me.

He's got my best interest at heart.

So do I.

I'm here to make you an offer.

We divide the border equally.

An interesting offer.

There's plenty for both of us.

The more we fight amongst

ourselves the less money we make.

What's going on?

Easy, friend. Take it easy.

I just got a message from your boss.

This is highly classified information

straight from Quantico.

Benjamin Meyers currently controls

all of the smuggling in this area...

...and he's ramping up

the shipments.

Over 50,000 illegal immigrants...

...are crossing this section

of the border each year.

Every one of them could be carrying

up to a kilo of heroin...

...like we saw yesterday.

Imagine the flood...

...if even only 10 percent

of these people are carrying.

Great. So now we're gonna need

a goddamn bomb squad...

...to inspect everyone

who slips through the fence.

Exactly.

By incorporating C-4

explosive devices into the equation...

...and using illegal immigrants

in this way...

...it gives him a cheap

and deadly pipeline into the U.S.

C-4, you can shoot it...

...you can cut it in half,

you can step on it...

...and it will not detonate without

some type of remote-control device.

So be careful out there,

but watch for the decoys.

Officially,

Meyers was KIA in Afghanistan.

Now, we have intel

that by the end of his tour...

...Meyers was heavily involved in

the opium trade with a Sheikh Ahman.

He's in the center.

Now, these men are heavy hitters.

Sir, we getting any new equipment?

National Guard gonna lend a hand?

Yeah, as you know, this is a hot topic

and it's an election year.

Right now,

you men are the only ones on the line.

That's it.

-Nice. Good choice of color, Jack.

-Matches your eyes.

Get yourself a coffee.

Yeah.

Listen, Jack. I thought I'd speak to you

before I speak to--

You okay?

What I tell you

stays between us, right?

The night I introduced you to my wife,

she screwed my brains out...

...like we were teenagers.

Eyes closed the whole time.

You know what that means, right?

It means she was thinking about

someone else.

Even if it was you,

I couldn't do anything about it.

Because you had to go

and save my life.

What the hell am I supposed to do?

I don't know, man.

I know you got some money,

my man.

Pull over.

Get up.

Real smart, huh?

You want to go down like this?

Hey, don't shoot.

I got something for you here.

Easy, man.

It's from my boss.

He said, ''Don't work too hard.''

Yeah.

Jack!

Damn.

Sh*t.

Nice.

I would expect this from him,

but from you too? A**hole.

Ma'am, we were patrolling--

It's on me.

It has nothing to do with him.

I am gonna kick you all the way back

to New Orleans, to jail in New Orleans.

We don't need this here.

In case you haven't noticed...

...we only have 1841 people

in this town.

Eighteen hundred

and thirty-nine now.

-They were trying to--

-I need every man I have.

But I am willing to lose anyone

that makes trouble.

So who is this new local hero?

I'm.... I'm having a re-election gala

tomorrow night at the civic center.

-You should stop by.

-Thank you.

Hero like you can make

all the difference in an election.

Sort of story the newspapers love.

He can help me convince the voters

Columbus is getting safer.

With crime up 25 percent?

So who are they gonna believe,

the numbers or the hero?

-I'm.... I'm having a re-election gala....

-And what is this?

-Got it today from our friend.

-you should stop by.

Thank you.

Who is this guy?

Why isn't he on our payroll?

Well, he turned us down.

Capped two of our boys.

Not a typical border-patrol agent,

if you ask me.

Keep an eye on him.

Tell me everything you find out.

you are now connected

to the SA T-phone link.

Be advised

that we have received your report...

...and will be in touch with you.

It's all set

to expedite the new shipments.

-Transmission completed.

-Data received.

-Hey, how you doing?

-How are you?

I...

...wanna offer my apologies

for the other day.

Please.

Accepted.

-Can I pet your bunny?

-No.

I'm glad to see that you boys

are getting along now.

Mr. Jack,

I saw you on the news last night.

A hero in our bar.

Okay, then, sweetie, you can have

whatever you want. You just name it.

A cheeseburger and a Coke, please.

Coming right up.

That's about right. Yeah. No.

Go on, drink it up.

It's on the house, cowboy. Enjoy.

Thank you.

I sure hope you're not

one of those angry drunks.

I don't drink,

but if I don't get my caffeine....

So you never get trigger-happy

on Bourbon Street?

No, ma'am.

Spare me the ''yes, ma'am,''

''no, ma'am'' crap.

Yes, sir.

How we doing?

-Came out to just over 3 tons, sir.

-Oh, that's good.

Real good.

Did you know...

...I was once

an illegal immigrant myself?

When I was 3...

...my father decided

he was done working in dusty fields...

...that never grew anything.

And when he finally came

to get me and my mother...

...he was shot and killed.

I'm sorry.

How did you get in?

I'm just f***ing with you.

My father is a patent attorney

in El Paso.

He's a yuppie.

So why the story?

I like to remember,

when we're patrolling the border...

...that we're all travelers

in this world.

And but for the grace of God,

we could be in their shoes.

So, what about you, chilito?

And what's the deal with this rabbit?

He's smaller than a dog

and cuter than a rat.

Smart-ass.

For a minute,

I thought you were going to be nice.

You sleeping all right?

-Yeah.

-Don't bullshit me.

Okay, no.

What keeps you going?

The rabbit.

-That's it. I am walk--

-What are you doing?

-I am walking you home. Come on.

-Nobody walks here.

-Everybody takes their truck.

-We're walking.

Well, don't get any funny ideas.

You're piss-drunk

and I'm holding a rabbit.

So, what time you gonna be

picking me up tomorrow?

Around 11.

Ten.

Okay, okay. Ten it is.

But what about Aunt Flora?

Exactly how much?

Six thousand

and twenty-three-point-six pounds, sir.

All triple-wrapped in carbon paper...

...and vacuum-packed in titanium

lined with plastic. Now, watch this.

-Thank you, NAFTA.

-Now, this is an airtight seal.

You could put this thing into orbit.

Not that you'd have to.

There is no dog on Earth

that could detect it.

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