WHO WANTED HIM DEAD?
Fucking soldiers are here.
Luis, we're here!
We got the photo back -
-She's beautiful. -Thanks -
You're boring the man already.
What's up, Fide?
Morning.
Fueling up already?
-What about you? -Nah, I'm straight.
That shit'll kill you.
Might be an interesting way to die.
How's it going?
-Good. You? -Last stop.
Take it easy.
Want a drink?
No, thanks.
More for me.
Kid...
Heard Salgado's gonna hire a security company.
With armed guards.
How? With what money?
For the delivery trucks?
For the office.
That's good.
I guess.
That we need armed security?
Cops won't do a fucking thing.
Heard we're having the office phones swept for bugs.
Where are you getting all this?
Gloria.
Gloria in accounting?
Says she heard a funny clicking on the line last week.
Dismissed.
Yo. He's coming.
Nice and pressed.
Little tighter on this side, sweetheart.
Watch the ear.
Your visitor's here, sir.
Thanks.
Hey!
I'm about out.
What do you think, Neto?
Not bad.
Mayo!
-Joaquin. -What a pleasure, man.
How are you, brother?
Like the first guy I killed.
Fucked.
Heard about Azul?
Yeah, man.
Fucking Arellanos.
Yeah.
Long drive from Mazatlan.
Yeah.
Wanted to ask about that offer you made me. See if it still stands.
Joining up with Sinaloa.
You kidding?
Sinaloa's done, man.
Shit's good as dead.
I got some ideas.
To put Sinaloa back where it belongs.
Francisco's been transferred out of military custody.
If he's questioned again, one of us will be present.
Do you know if he's getting enough to eat?
What are you doing to get him out?
They can't just release him.
Keep working the Prosecutor.
Everyone has a price.
Ramon, show these gentlemen out.
Didn't think shit could get worse.
We had to do something, Benjamin.
-Still, you imagine what Amado's planning? -Yeah.
How'd it go with the lawyers?
He isn't getting out.
Normal isn't coming back.
We need product.
You making any progress?
Might have something with the FARC.
The fucking Peruvians, maybe.
The shit we got going on... they all have concerns.
You know I've been praying.
Just hope God's still on our side.
We don't find product - God's not gonna save us Benjamin.
Ruth's new medicine, it isn't working.
Not like we hoped.
Doctors say I shouldn't worry.
She's like you.
She's a fighter.
We're gonna be okay.
As long as nothing happens to you, Benjamin.
Nothing will.
I'll call when I have something.
Alright.
No, man. Please!
It wasn't fucking me! I swear...
Didn't say shit to nobody!
Maybe the kid's telling the truth.
Someone fucking talked.
Give me a cigarette...
Son of a bitch.
Think I broke something. Hand's killing me -
Let me see.
That hurt?
Just said it hurt, didn't I?
If it were broken, you'd be screaming.
Let's go.
Okay. Get outta here -
Fuck off.
Come on, dude.
Vicente says there's a snitch.
He wants a body.
Let's go, partner!
We've faced danger before,
but somehow it feels different every time.
In light of the attack
and the possibility of more violence...
La Voz will no longer be using bylines.
Wait.
You're taking names off our stories?
It's safer.
As editor, I have to assume some risk.
I'm not willing to ask anyone else to.
What kind of message will that send to our readers?
That's everything. Come on.
Get to work.
We can't back down now...
We're a target 'cause La Voz prints the truth. No matter what.
That's why we all work here -
I don't need a history lesson.
The next president of Mexico was assassinated -
and no one trusts the government to tell us who did it.
The country's losing itself.
Removing bylines says we can be intimidated.
That we're scared.
And what if we are?
People can't trust scared reporters.
Back down now, we won't have to worry about more threats -
'Cause no one's gonna take La Voz seriously.
This paper matters.
I'm not interested in producing more martyrs to journalistic integrity.
This is our new policy.
It doesn't meet your approval, find somewhere else to work.
So?
Still have a job?
You like seeing your name in print more than anyone here.
How are you okay with this?
'Cause I think he's right.
He's doing it to protect us.
We're all here for a reason.
You should know, it's not just the truck.
There's been other threats.
Besides, it's not my fight anymore.
I'm leaving.
Told Salgado this morning.
What are you talking about?
I've got Vera at home.
Alonso's headed to college next year.
I won't put them through this Andréa.
You're quitting.
I'm running away. There's a difference.
There's half a novel sitting in a desk at home, mocking me.
It's my time.
Or maybe I'm just showing my true colors, right?
I'm sorry.
You don't have to apologize, Marco.
I get it.
Go easy on him.
Yourself too.
Be fun to live there.
L.A. is cool.
When you think we can go home?
Couple more weeks, shit'll settle down.
Be fucking kings when we go back.
Been thinking of going back to school.
Abroad. Someplace cool.
Gonna go out for snacks.
Wait till it gets dark.
Move -
Seriously, don't be a bitch. Stay here.
Hey, baby.
How are you?
Yeah. I'm alone.
What're you wearing?
Stop!
Put the weapon down!
Shit -
Enough. Get him back to the base.
That pinche malandro ese de in Mission Hills,
What the hell is this?
You fucking kidding me?
Fuck you, man.
Shit.
Always come for what we love.
Was old, but she still had a few good years left.
Thought I did too man...
Arellanos only make these moves if they're desperate.
Losing control.
Usually can see these things coming.
That's the game. We fuck each other over...
The Arellanos helped me take Félix down.
Just means they've had practice.
Numbers you're doing...
you're bigger than Félix ever dreamed.
What'd you expect?
Look, Amado...
Decided to make a move.
I'm with Sinaloa now.
You tracked down Güero?
Chapo.
In prison.
Fucking Chapo.
You know Sinaloa's basically worth shit, right?
True.
But they still got soldiers.
Just need leadership organizing.
Still no border crossing.
How much longer you see the Arellanos needing theirs?
I know that plaza.
Moved my product through Tijuana for years.
You want to put Sinaloa to work in the Arellanos' plaza?
Army's already got Benjamin scrambling.
We hit his bottom line, start to fuck with his money, product...
Move smart, but above all,
keep everything quiet.
Quiet's nice.
You've always worn it well.
What would you need from me?
Chapo already has men.
What I don't have is cash product.
To help us get going.
Never understood what you see in all this.
These boats and shit.
Seems like nothing but problems. Always something new.
You sail out there...
your problems stay here.
Far away.
Okay, Mayo.
I'll advance you cash product...
But the fucking Arellanos, they die.
-And the shooters who came at me-- -First ones to go.
No. Give 'em to my brother.
He takes things more personally than me.
-Hello - -Hey, Ramon.
What's up, Alfredo?
Ramon, it's all gone to shit -
I know it's bad out there. Come hang out--
They took my brother!
What the fuck are you saying?
I don't know what happened, the army came and took him.
It's all gone to shit!
Hold up -
General Rebollo wants the prisoner brought to Building C.
Who's there?
Hello?
Heard back from Mayo. Amado went for it.
Interesting.
He's sending some shit up to Tijuana now.
Welcome to Tijuana, bro.
You think Mayo's idea can work?
We tried taking on the Arellanos once before -
That shit was a disaster.
All depends how you play it. Couple ways it could go.
The first way?
You go at them hard. Get crazy.
Hope you end up on top.
But bangin' it out in the streets with them -
you don't stand a fucking chance.
Or, you start small...
like cancer.
Starts in the lungs, then the liver. Next thing you know, you're fucked.
Get lost!
That'll be Mayo's play.
He knows how Tijuana works.
The independent guys who pay tax to use the plaza...
They're what keep the Arellanos alive...
So what's he do with them?
Starts changing some minds.
Give 'em reason to rethink who they work for.
Who's next?
Show 'em the Arellanos aren't in control.
And cracks start to form.
No.
Wait! Look, I'll do it.
For real!
Fuck the Arellanos -
I wanna work with you!
Smart kid.
Welcome to the family.
It's a long game.
Takes patience...
The right information. Cash too...
That's why Mayo needs Amado.
Can we trust him?
My nephew?
No.
But what choice do you have?
It works, he can always wipe Sinaloa out after you've done the heavy lifting.
It doesn't, Sinaloa goes down.
Either way, he's good.
Doesn't feel right making these decisions without Güero.
In this world, you're looking for "right"?
He's still the boss.
Güero had his time, but he's on the run.
And that won't last.
He's done.
Mayo needs you.
Güero Palma doesn't play a role.
How this thing goes.
Either way, I'm still locked in here.
Till one day you're not.
Should think about what's next.
What you want out of all this.
Cold as fuck out here.
MISSING
Where've you been, Enedina?
I called you ten times!
-What? -The fucking army...
They have Alex Hodoyan. Alfredo called me -
How much does he know?
Nothing. He's a kid. Did a few runs and shit.
Not Alex. Alfredo. How much does he know?
Alfredo? He's cool.
What's going on? Where've you been?
Warehouse on Batiz.
It was hit.
Hit by who?
What's up?
What?
No, leave them.
I want to see it.
...The men we sent to Juarez. To handle Amado.
What about the warehouse?
Dina, what the fuck is going on?
We're at war.
Fuck Amado.
I'll go to Juarez myself -
Isn't just him, Ramon.
That warehouse was small. Unprotected.
We were hit by someone who knows us.
Mayo chose a side.
Fuck.
Had your maid make some iced tea.
It isn't very good.
To what do I owe the honor?
House's come a long way... Juarez as well.
You forgotten why that is?
Hard work. From you and me both.
We had an agreement on how we'd handle our business.
Discreet, out of the spotlight. Remember?
The things I'm hearing from Tijuana...
Violence, public displays...
New elements being introduced.
Doesn't work for me.
Someone tries to kill me, it changes things.
You'll have to adapt.
This is what I do.
There isn't anything you "do" without me.
It's my end of the business -
You don't have one. That's something you made up.
Doesn't exist.
This vendetta, or whatever it is,
ends today.
Or what?
See for yourself.
The Citibank accounts are frozen. Caymans too...
Till I'm sure NO more surprises are coming.
This ride you're on, Amado,
it can end abruptly.
Andréa Nunez...
Hey. It's Karen...
From the Colosio campaign.
Hi Karen. How have you been?
Look, I might have something for you.
Can we meet?
Yes, of course. Where?
Excuse me -
Good evening, miss.
Can I ask you a question?
Sorry, we have to go.
Good evening.
Good evening, miss?
Please. Just a couple questions.
Police -
Open the door, man.
Good evening.
I need help. Finding out what happened to a friend.
She hasn't been home in a while.
This is her.
Any of you ever see a man following her?
Bothering her, maybe?
Please. We just want to get home.
I'm trying to help you get home.
I know she worked at the auto parts factory.
Some of you must've seen her.
Nobody?
I worked with her for a couple months.
Is she gone, too?
When was the last time you saw her?
On her way home.
At one of the bus stops.
I think someone gave her a ride.
Who?
A man?
What kind of car? You remember?
Big one, I think.
Nice.
An American car.
Seen it around here before?
We need to get home now.
Thank you.
What is it?
It's me.
Look who's using the phone.
Thought I'd give it a try.
Wanted to hear your voice.
Things any better with work? The problems you've been having...
Honestly, maybe worse.
Maybe time you tried something new. If you're not happy.
This is what I chose. You know?
It's mine.
I made a decision.
To see if I could build something bigger than myself.
How it ends, that's not up to me.
Does it have to end?
I don't know.
It always does.
And you only get one?
One what?
Choice.
I change my mind every day.
It's late. You need to go?
No. I don't need to go anywhere.
I don't want to hurt you.
But I will.
You understand that, Alex?
This is a mistake.
I need to make a phone call -
You're not calling anyone till you tell us what you know.
How can we find your brother?
Please.
I didn't do anything.
No! No!
I have a dog outside.
It's gonna come and eat your balls.
After that, I'm going to fuck you.
It's all gonna be recorded.
So beautiful.
Your whole family's gonna see.
You got a girlfriend?
She's gonna see me fuck you, too.
I want to talk to the American, please.
Please!
I know he's here -
I'll talk to him!
Take a break.
Damn, Alex. You're making me work.