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We're investigating the fire at the St. Nicholas orphanage

in San Diego in 1993.

A horrible tragedy.

I only remember fragments of it.

You're gonna go against Murphy?

They're asking me to report anything strange

and they have their eyes on Tijuana.

You have to be careful.

There's someone very powerful behind this.

We need your help.

Mom, look who's here!

"Cuauhtémoc Lozano was murder due to possible corruption."

No, this is Ortega's move.

They are the last movements from Commander Temo Lozano's cell phone.

-You think he could…? -He killed Temo.

But he can't kill all of us, can he?

How do you want this?

If we have to dismiss Nico from his position in the unit,

well, then it is what it is.

Leroy Chapman. He killed three migrants who were trying to cross the border.

THE GRINGO HUNTERS

Copy.

Let's go to the set! Follow me, please.

Let's go! Let's go!

This way, extras. Last day of shooting!

Let's finish this movie. Please, put your cellphones away.

Zombies, go to makeup!

I counted almost 300 people.

Everybody ready on your position?

I can't believe how many people they're using for this scene.

Come on, hurry up!

Stop.

It's falling off.

Are we ready? The director's coming.

-What? -Michael, where are you?

What's that look?

-It's nothing. -What's wrong?

-Copy that. I'm on my way. -Nothing.

You two, we need some help here!

This is not enough extras.

We need more zombies here!

Look, there's Ema.

What's up? Where've you been?

They sent us over there.

Find the money from some place.

Look, that's River Woodstock. But he's using a fake name.

Five actresses accused him of sexual abuse.

-Bring them to first position. -Okay, let's block it.

There are even videos, and he's here like nothing happened.

Are you ready?

Put your cellphone away. The director hates them.

Thank you for the gig, Dani.

-Have I ever let you down? -Never.

You go on set in a minute.

He has two bodyguards.

We have to be ready for when they leave him alone.

It's just messed up how he's just here like it's nothing.

Disgusting.

Hey, it's Archi. I'm busy or eating tacos. Leave a message.

ENTER THE SYSTEM

Damn.

Where the hell did you go, Archi?

Seven. Seven apple, take one.

Set!

Action!

Slower, slower.

Cut!

What the fuck is he doing?

-What's up, Cri? -Archi's missing.

His last known location was two hours ago in the fucking desert.

Jaimie! Get him the fuck off my set!

Gabo, take care of this!

Hey! What are you doing? You can't be on your phone.

-I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Emergency. -Well, you're fired anyway.

-Yes, I understand. I'm sorry. -Okay.

Cri just called. Archi is missing.

-Beto… -They need backup.

This jerk leaves tomorrow, arrest him today.

-Wait… -Yes, I'm coming. Sorry.

What do we do now?

It's important to keep your snake protection on always.

And keep an eye out for buzzards circling a corpse.

Could be an animal, could be a person.

Hey. Hey, pay attention, please.

Only the International Liaison Unit is empowered to arrest the fugitive.

Unless, we're sure he attacked or kidnapped the officer, Liam Taylor.

Is that clear?

Let's get to work, then.

Honestly, I never thought he might be in danger.

I never thought this could happen.

He was just gonna finish his work with the truck.

-Otherwise, I'd have never left him alone. -I know, dude.

I know. I know you.

-Guys, put the vests on. -Thank you.

Thank you, brother.

Come on.

Beto.

-Talk to me. -How's the search going?

We have the phone's last location. We're creating a perimeter from there.

How can we help?

Can you send a satellite image of the surrounding area, please?

Count on it, Nico.

Once I get the images, I'll send them.

Thank you so much, Anne.

Good evening, everyone. Please, come closer.

We're going to explain how we plan to proceed.

We are looking for two people.

On the one hand, our comrade, Liam Taylor,

better known as Archi.

On the other hand,

former Border Patrol, Leroy Chapman,

accused of killing a migrant family mercilessly.

It's very likely that this man kidnapped our colleague.

The last location of Archi's phone places him in this desert.

We think they're in Chapman's pickup.

The fugitive is likely armed,

making him very dangerous.

The plan is to make our way along the coordinates that have been provided

until we reach that exact location where the phone signal dropped.

If you see any vehicle, call us immediately.

There's no time to lose.

We're gonna find these guys. Let's go!

Our Father, who art in Heaven. Hallowed be thy name.

Thy Kingdom come,

thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread…

Gloria, you and I stay here to lead the operation.

You go with Cri, okay?

Has Camila gotten back to you yet?

No.

-She hasn't reported to me either. -It's nothing.

He's going back to the U.S. tomorrow. We have to catch him tonight.

Cut!

Cut!

Cut!

First position, please.

Thank you.

We need someone else for makeup down here, please.

I'm going bankrupt!

This is the most incompetent crew I've ever worked with.

Today is the last day of shooting. We need to get this scene no matter what!

And the makeup is a fucking disaster! How many times do I have to repeat it?

He's singlehandedly ruining my movie! Get the fuck out of here!

Get off my set! Go!

I don't wanna see him.

I just got the go ahead to arrest.

How? Alone?

Yes, well, and you. The two of us. Together.

Okay, let's reset, everybody.

Let's start all these fires. Let's bring up that smoke.

Let's go! Let's go!

I can do it.

We found Officer Taylor's phone.

It matches the description you gave us.

It was found in the perimeter we first set up.

Hey, is there another trace to follow his trajectory?

Something else?

No. We'll keep searching around this spot.

We'll keep you updated.

Copy, thank you.

Hear that?

Yeah, but look.

Anne already sent the satellite images. There's a truck.

Cri, Beto, head to 40 degrees, 51 minutes, 30 seconds, latitude north.

Satellite imaging is showing us what could be Chapman's vehicle.

Hurry up, you guys are closer.

Use the drone for advanced reconnaissance. This guy is dangerous.

-Are we leaving or what? -Let's go.

-Okay. -We're on our way!

I found the truck.

There's that fucker.

We have Chapman.

Do you see Archi?

Can you confirm that?

Goddamn it.

-Motherfucker! He shot the drone. -No fucking way!

Beto, are you sure he's the fugitive?

Confirmed, but we lost visual.

He shot down the drone. We couldn't see Archi.

Damn it.

Motherfucker!

There he is!

We got you, asshole!

I can't see anything, can you?

I can't see anything.

There he is.

We have eyes on him again.

Send the location.

We can't lose this asshole.

Come on, dude! Faster! Hit it!

You wanna fuck with me?!

-Go for it. Step on it! -All right!

Beto, what's going on?

This motherfucker, Chapman, is shooting at us.

We got him. We'll go get him.

Chapman got out of his vehicle. We'll make contact.

Keep your guard up, stick to protocol. We're almost there.

Okay, we're going in.

Surrender, Chapman!

Fuck.

Hey, amigo!

Did you find your friend yet?

Because the vultures will.

Fuck you!

Whoa!

I'm unarmed!

Beto, what are you doing?

Be careful.

What did you do with him?

I can't hear you!

Get down!

Stop right there!

Where is he?

Don't move!

Fuck!

Hey, you're okay.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey.

Man down.

Requesting helicopter support!

We just got one helicopter available.

Then what do we do? We led him here to die or what?

What if Archi's injured?

-Hey, you're okay. -Say again, requesting a helicopter.

-Did you find Officer Taylor? -Stay with me.

No, it's the fugitive. Archi's still missing.

There's something behind the mountains.

Any news on Archi?

No, they haven't told me anything.

-Thanks. -What's happening?

I know, girl. More than 18 hours of filming.

It's way too much.

It's not cool, but don't stress, okay? Just try to relax.

Okay, everyone, martini shot. Let's get ready to shoot.

To the first positions, please.

Hey. What's up?

Martini shot? What's that?

It's the last shot. We're about to finish, okay?

Yeah.

What do we do?

We can't let him go.

-We have to think of something. -Faster, please.

We have to catch this asshole, all right?

I have a plan.

That's my girl.

He's alive.

Don't steal from him, bro.

We need money.

We can't leave him here.

He has nothing.

If we leave him here, he's for sure dead.

He'll die anyway.

What if you were the one lying here?

I'm not him.

Get over here! Hurry up!

There he is. Let's go.

Fucking gringo. Let's go!

Come on. Let's go.

Are you staying here for him?

Fuck you!

What the fuck?

Cut!

What the fuck are you doing?

I am tired of this bullshit.

And I'm tired of assholes like you.

Your director is a rapist.

He has an arrest warrant for sexual abuse.

Gabo! Gabo! Get this liar off my set!

Fucking disgusting abuser.

Let me go, you assholes. Let me go!

Motherfuckers, I can go by myself. Let me go!

Everybody! Go again!

Jaimie! Reset!

Everybody, back to one. Reset!

You two, get back to first position.

-Fuck! -Security!

River Woodstock, you're under arrest

for charges of sexual abuse in the state of California.

You have an arrest warrant?

I'm an International Liaison Unit agent and he's under arrest.

-Get up. Get up! -Jesus. Okay, take it easy!

-Move. -Call my agent now!

Do something!

Over there.

How is he?

He's alive, but he's suffering from dehydration,

and we don't know the severity of his injuries.

Who found him?

That's how we found him.

And everyone else left.

Where are you from?

From Honduras. I was just taking care of him.

Calm down, man. I'll handle it.

It's outside your jurisdiction, dude.

You're gonna get in deep shit with Immigration.

I know. I'll take the responsibility.

Come on.

All right.

Thanks for helping my friend.

Well, I'd hope they'd do the same

if I was stranded in the middle of the desert.

Are you crossing?

I have to.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Be careful.

Where's Camila?

She told me she finished the paperwork for River.

She's coming.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SCARED OF BUT I'M NOT GIVING UP.

Hey, if something happens,

do we have to call his adoptive parents?

You're Mr. Liam Taylor's family, right?

-Yes, we are. -Right.

The patient lost a lot of blood,

but he's really lucky that they found him in time.

He's stable and out of danger.

None of his injuries are dangerous. He will recover.

-Can we see him now, doctor? -Thanks.

Not at the moment. The nurse will tell you when you can.

-Okay? -Thank you, doc.

-Thank you. -No worries.

Coffee.

Did Archi die?

No. No, no, no.

Well, then why are you crying?

No, no, no. I wasn't crying. I'm allergic to dust and…

And what if I was? I'm not allowed?

No. Yes. Of course, It's…

Everyone can cry.

No, no, I'm sorry. Sorry, Cami.

-Uh, do you have coins for…? -Mm-hm.

No.

Forget it. Don't… Don't worry.

Come on, the others are over there.

Congratulations… for your arrest.

That's awesome.

Thank you.

What's up, Nico?

What's up, María? How's it going? Did you get my messages?

Yeah. And how are you?

Hey, can I see you today? I have something to ask you.

It's not the best time, but tell me.

Well, I wanted to say it in person,

you're not giving me much of a chance, are you?

I have a lot of work, I don't know when I'll be done.

-What happened? -Uh…

I wanted to know

if we could make what we have a little more serious, you know?

-What do you think? -I don't know, Nico.

I can't see myself with someone like my dad.

I need some time.

Nico.

What's up? How's Archi?

-He's gonna be okay. -That's great.

That's great.

As soon as Chapman's stable, we'll take it from there.

Okay.

And how's it going with the survivor of the orphanage fire? Any progress?

We're meeting today.

There.

-Two with everything. Enjoy. -Thank you.

-Hey, Piquín. -Tell me.

-Go to the front, please. -Yes, boss.

-Hi. -Hi, what's up? What a surprise.

Uh…

-How are you? -Good.

I was just passing by and, well, I just wanted to see you.

You want me to prepare you something to eat?

-No, no, no. -A soda?

No, it's just a second.

Well, I just wanted to tell you a thing that, um…

I'm a police officer, so…

Hmm.

-Just saying… -That's pretty cool.

-Awesome. -Uh-huh.

Now I understand some things.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

Well, I'm all in.

Mm-hm. I want it all.

Like my tacos.

Well, a kiss, right? As a goodbye.

-All right. -Yeah?

-All in, right? -All in.

Mm-hm.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't get too excited!

-Ciao,bonita. -Ciao.

Thank you.

Thank you for meeting with us, Rob.

May I?

We just want to understand why you set fire to the orphanage.

We're investigating Father Murphy.

Boys like me…

We grew up alone.

Try to remember every time your father or your mother said, "I love you."

We didn't have that.

We only had the priests.

They were our fathers and mothers.

We didn't have anyone else.

They made us believe that their love was pure.

For some of us,

it took us years to realize that we were abused.

I started the fire, yes.

But I confessed and paid for my crime.

They didn't.

Do you think that Father Murphy was involved or that he did something?

I don't think he did anything.

Or at least, not to my knowledge.

But he must've known.

He didn't stop them either.

You can use my name. I don't care.

Robert Stone.

If you want me to testify in court, I will.

As long as they pay for what they did.

Thank you.

Thank you.

ABUSE. NO ARRESTS. MURPHY? UNPUNISHED. ROBERT. DREAMS

We've been delayed because the truck hasn't arrived.

On top of that, the workers ask me for money every day.

They've wised up. They're starting to play the game.

It's okay. It's not your fault.

Yeah, what's up, dude? I'm here on the land.

You know, all these trucks are showing up

with less than half of what there should be.

Well, then we have to talk to those bastards all over again.

No. No way am I staying behind schedule for this bullshit.

Or else I--

Oh, fuck's sake.

Will the new houses have a garden?

Yes.

Hey, Father, my Father.

-How are you? -Mm…

What's with the look?

Eh, because, to be honest, we just lost a substantial donation.

Without it, we'll have to close one of our shelters next week.

We need more resources, Joaquín.

Yeah.

Well, as you can see,

all my resources are already tied up in all this construction, right?

But, maybe--

Let's do this, I… I can match the donation personally.

Just don't worry.

Once this starts running,

well, you won't ever need to ask for money again, Father.

Thank you. I can't thank you enough.

Everyone here is very excited for this.

I know, I know.

Having a house is a dream for them.

Don't worry, okay?

It's about time to start seeing some results.

What's with the big nose?

-You're a liar? -Is that…

You're right.

-Hey, that photo is fun. -And you? Let's see.

-Look at me. -Let's see that one. Oh, yeah.

-You look ugly, son! -Look at that. Ah!

-I don't. What about that? Oh! -What's that?

Who is that?

Who's that, dude?

What's up?

-You okay? -Hi, honey.

I am.

-Oh, what's that? -No, I'm all sweaty. Really sweaty.

Ma, look! It's the new one.

Did you buy him a damn phone? He already has one.

-Well, it's a belated birthday gift. -He doesn't need a damn phone.

-Why? -Why don't you ask me first what he needs?

Because I'm his father.

Oh, just 'cause you're the father. Nothing more, right?

-Buy him with gifts. You're not here. -I wouldn't have shown you.

-I'm not buying off anyone. -Monster.

-Isma! -Awesome, dude. Thanks, huh?

Sexy zombies.

-One of those weird movies. -Weird-ass movie.

The director thought it was artistic.

-Yup. -Exactly.

-No more work for him. He's done now. -Fucking crazy director, bro.

Did you make zombie noises and all that shit?

How'd you do it?

How did we do it?

Show us, Cami.

-Come on. Show us. Show us. -No way.

Camila was the real boss.

You nailed it.

Well done, Cami.

Thank you.

This morning,

there was an operation by the state police.

During the operation, the leader of the gang,

José Ramón Villalobos Almanza,

was captured together with the other two members of this organization.

This is the first major blow to organized crime

since Commander Gildardo Ortega took over…

Miss, could you turn it off or change it, please?

…about a month ago.

Thank you.

I brought coffee.

This is yours, Ema.

-Thank you. -Camila.

-Thank you. -Beto.

Thank you, Cri.

-Hey, bro, how are you? -Good, and you?

-How do you feel? -I'm good.

No way, bro. You scared me, Arch.

You really fucking scared me.

I shouldn't have left you alone. I'm sorry.

No worries, bro. I told you to leave.

I was really worried.

I'm so happy you're okay, man.

-Ow! You asshole! -I'm sorry.

-You're gonna make me cry. -Nah, don't cry. You never cry.

You asshole!

I'm sorry.

What happened?

What?

We lost Chapman.

Beto, you seriously can't beat yourself up for that.

You were doing your job, okay? And he had a knife.

That man was really dangerous.

Beto.

You saved me, man.

There's always a risk.

I'll be back.

Where did you get the phone from?

A friend brought it from San Diego.

It's stolen, right?

No, he even gave me the proof of purchase for the tax.

I'll send it to you.

Yeah, you just got out of jail.

-How did you pay for it? -Enough now.

What's the problem?

-I haven't done anything shady. -I'm not saying that.

And the bail?

How did you pay it?

I'm gonna call my lawyer.

I didn't know I was gonna be interrogated in my own house.

Well, this isn't your house, for starters, just saying.

I told you, some friends of mine gave me cash.

I'm gonna find a job and pay them back.

Awesome.

Would you prefer me behind bars?

Isma without his father?

Hey, that speech is not gonna work. I've been his mom and his dad.

Oh, please, don't try to manipulate me like that.

Hey, look, Gloria. I want my family back.

I want you back.

Honestly, I need you to leave, Chendo.

You can visit Isma whenever you want.

But you can't pretend things haven't changed,

because they have.

We aren't together anymore, Chendo.

Tomorrow morning I'm gonna look for a job.

Okay. Fine. Finish with the dishes, you always leave everything half done.

What's up?

Nico, someone broke into the house. They're in the backyard.

Please get here fast.

Lock yourself in a room and don't come out.

Okay.

I'm on my way.

María?

Nico?

They already left.

-You okay? -Yes, I'm all right.

-You sure? -Yeah, we're fine.

Silvia.

Whoever did this is a monster.

They killed them.

Who did this, Nico?

STOP OR SILVIA AND MARÍA WILL END UP LIKE THOSE DOGS

BASED ON THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE "THE GRINGO HUNTERS" BY KEVIN SIEFF