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How do you know Chendo?

He's my son's father, but we're not together.

Hey. Let her go.

-It's no problem. -Thank you. Everyone's really excited.

Having a house is a dream for them.

Well, you didn't pass the polygraph for altering evidence

in the case of Temo Lozano, so you're suspended.

Who the hell do you think you are?

I know what you're doing, asshole.

He's the secretary of security, isn't he?

-That means he can do anything. -Go fuck yourselves.

Chendo knows these guys or what?

He was telling me that he would help me find Yahir, man.

Yahir. Hey.

We want to know what happened at Sueños sin Fronteras.

They told me that some fucking gringos had adopted me.

But they locked me in. There were more children.

-They did whatever they wanted to us. -Did Father Murphy know about this?

He sent me there.

Father Murphy was the one who chose us.

There's no one better. There's no one better.

There's no-- Topeka, Topeka, Topeka, Topeka, Topeka-- I am light. I am--

-Ladies and gentlemen. -Okay. Thank you.

Let's welcome Leslie Drexel.

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Wow!

Hello!

Mwah! Mwah!

Okay, okay! Settle down. Settle down.

Thank you all for coming.

I know some of you know this by heart,

so everyone please repeat after me,

"I am an irresistible magnet."

I am an irresistible magnet!

All that belongs to me!

All that belongs to me!

-By defying… -Oh shit!

-Come on! -Man!

Hey! Hey!

There is a reason

the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

Do you know why?

No, why?

Information.

Only three years ago, I was unemployed,

and it wasn't until I started to understand cryptocurrency

that my whole life turned around.

Okay, I took my last 2,000 dollars, and I turned it into 10K.

And then $100,000!

And then millions!

Yes! And this isn't over 20 years.

This is only in the last three years!

Oh! And I wanna show you how to do it.

-Yes! -Where is she?

-Here! -What are you looking for?

-What is happening? -She's on stage!

And you!

And you! Yes!

Yes!

What the fuck is going on?

The FBI is here.

Fuck! Let's go.

Hey. Where's Leslie Drexel?

-Take that side. -Okay, go.

-Which way? -Here, just follow me.

There's no one better. There is no one better.

There's no one better.

Hey!

-Stop! -Hey!

-Put your hands up! -Right now!

Don't move! Where is she?

I don't know. I have no idea. I don't know where she is.

-Please, I don't know anything. -It's not her.

-I didn't know. -Take it easy.

-Get out of the car! -Put your hands on your head!

She's not in the vehicle. Where is she?!

-Fuck! -Fuck. Shit.

THE GRINGO HUNTERS

-What kind of person could sell kids? -He's a son of a bitch, dude.

I mean, the world is a shitty place, we all know that.

And he's supposed to look after the children.

We can't let him get away with this. We have to take him down.

We have to make sure he's charged in the United States.

That's why we should hand over the evidence on Murphy,

so they have to issue a warrant for his arrest.

Yeah. Although we've already seen the way he handles things.

He makes one damn phone call to Meyer-Rodríguez,

and the next thing you know he's walking out.

-Guys. -Good morning.

That was good, huh? Hello, sir.

Well.

I'm glad you're already looking into the crypto-queen.

Yes.

I've spoken to the FBI, and assured them that they could rely on our support.

Yeah, they sent over this information.

So, what's the report?

Go ahead, Cami.

Leslie Drexel is one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives.

She is the founder of TrueCoin,

which defrauded people all over the world of approximately 50 million dollars.

She's been on the run since 2019.

She's still committing fraud,

but has kept a low profile and been untraceable.

The FBI confirmed that Drexell was at the CMX Summit in 2020.

They think she's been living in Mexico since then.

Then one week ago Leslie's sister, Dorothy Drexel,

traveled to a spa in Cancún, and supposedly that's where she still is.

But the FBI confirmed that Dorothy boarded a private flight to Tijuana an hour ago.

Their investigation indicates Dorothy came to attend her sister's secret wedding.

We wanna follow her as she leaves the airport

to see if she can lead us to the fugitive's current location.

That's fine. Please keep me posted on any progress.

Yes, sir.

There will be many eyes on the unit.

Mistakes will not be tolerated.

Please, make it stop!

Hey, relax, asshole.

I know it's like you're gonna die, but you're not gonna die. Okay?

We're gonna get you help, dude.

We need to get him another dose soon.

The withdrawals from this shit makes you wanna tear your skin off.

No way, Archi. You wanna buy him fentanyl?

-Yes! -Shut up, dude!

Heroin. He can snort or smoke heroin to make it easier.

Man, please. Yeah.

I fucking need something, damn it.

Listen, Nico, if we take him to a hospital or a rehab center

then everyone will know where we are.

I know, man.

Get me something or I won't testify!

I won't say shit! You can go fuck yourselves!

All right.

Do you know anyone trustworthy that we can buy from?

-Freeze! Police! -Hey!

-Calm down! -Hands where I can see them!

-We're police! -We can explain, give us a chance.

-Get him out of here! -Where are you taking him?

You can't do that! Stop. Don't fuck with him, asshole.

You can't arrest him without a warrant! We're police officers!

Hey! Where you taking him, man?

What's he been accused of? Hey!

-Help! -Let's go!

The cops grabbed Yahir.

-What? -We couldn't do anything.

Wait a minute. Who the hell took him?

Goddamn it, Ortega is always two steps ahead of us.

We have to find out what he knows so we can get ahead of him.

Get ahead of the secretary of security? Wake up, man.

We have to send Camila.

We don't have any other options.

What happened?

No, I can't. I'm sorry.

Yes, you can. He trusts you.

You're the only one close enough to him to do this job. Come on!

-Does he though? I don't think he does. -Of course he trusts you.

-Do you want me to plant tracker? -More than that.

-Good start. -More?

We need to know who he talks to, what he's planning, who with.

-Everything he says on the phone. -Who he meets.

So you want me to bug his office?

-We do. -In the office and anywhere else.

-Everywhere. -We really need your help.

-Yeah. -Uh, well, I wish you'd told me earlier.

His birthday is today. He's having a party.

I was invited but I didn't RSVP, so I don't--

-Great! -I think we have microphones.

-I checked. -Four.

-Archi has five. Plus four here. -Who's gonna cover the desk if I go?

-No worries. -Not a problem.

-Let's get the microphones. -Don't worry, Camila.

-Everything's gonna be fine. -Priority should be…

TIJUANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Did we force Camila into a position that's a bit…?

I mean… that's too difficult?

Isn't it too much pressure?

I'm worried about her.

You don't need to worry, okay?

She's fine.

I mean…

I know she's fine, but I'm still worried.

She's coming out now.

Dorothy Drexel is in a dark gray SUV with Texas plates.

I repeat, the target is in a dark gray SUV with Texas plates.

Copy, copy. We see her.

She's leaving the airport. We got her, Cri.

I'm taking off too now.

I'm right behind her. Over.

Roger that.

Come on.

Let's go. Step on it, baby.

Temo died because he was trying to bring this to light.

So you think they killed him?

It was the only way they could stop him.

I'm sure Ortega was involved in his murder,

but I don't know why.

I will get to the bottom of this, I swear.

Gildardo? Are you sure?

Our investigation indicates Ortega had something to do with it.

They won't arrest him, he's the secretary of security.

That's why we need to wait until we have irrefutable evidence to go on.

This can't be real.

They were friends for years.

Well, they were very good friends until…

-There was that case, the Mochadedos. -Who?

You were still a little girl.

Wasn't that the case where Temo and Ortega

caught the ones who kidnapped and murdered the daughter of Meyer-Rodríguez?

The arrest didn't go the way that Temo had been planning.

Ortega got there first.

When Temo arrived with the other officers, he had killed every single one.

By himself.

The story Ortega told didn't track to Temo.

What happened? Did he report it?

Yes. He went to the chief of police and told him, or he tried to,

but he didn't listen to Temo.

Telling him that Baja California needed heroes.

And Temo had to quietly receive his medal with Ortega.

Do you know who the chief of police was in those years?

Víctor Cisneros.

He's passed away now.

I don't know if there's anyone else you can ask about this.

Hey.

Thank you for making coffee for me.

-Of course. Are you okay? -No.

I just keep thinking about what happened.

I don't blame you, that was a lot.

What you're feeling is normal.

You're the only reason… I'm alive.

But you are alive, Ema.

You're gonna be fine.

You should just take a few days off to process everything.

What about you?

Aren't you glad to be a cop again, even without a badge?

Hey, uh, I gotta go. I'll call you back when I'm done, okay?

You ready?

-Yes, sir. -Nah, who were you just talking to?

No one.

You've been acting hella weird, dude.

She's going in.

Hey, Cri. Get cracking on the other exit, the one in front of us.

Copy, copy.

Damn, his truck is really fucked up.

We should be looking for Murphy not this woman.

Right. I wish we were looking for him,

but we have to keep working so Collado can't completely screw us,

the asshole.

Look, man, if we don't catch Leslie, we won't get Collado off our backs.

I know.

Hey, she's back.

Beto, let Cri know.

Cri, she's changing cars.

She's getting in a black sedan with California plates.

There she goes. Follow her.

Let's go. She's leaving.

Cri, we're almost there. What is she doing? Over.

The target is going into a house.

I don't know whose.

I don't see any security guards. Or cameras. Over.

Copy that.

No, no, no, on the contrary.

The yields are essential to this.

We need to make a profit so we have money to help these people.

Their entire lives have been spent in conditions we can't imagine.

There's no bathroom, no potable water, nothing. It's tragic.

This is such important work.

I heard you two at the hospital and you were really very moving.

I mean it, thank you.

Thank you.

My brother was kidnapped by the cartel.

They sent him back in terrible condition.

But alive.

No one should ever, ever have to go through that.

In our case, we're lucky to have gotten closure.

All thanks to Ortega.

He had the balls to put a stop to that wave of kidnappings.

Let's toast to secretary of security. To your health.

Cheers, cheers. Make yourself at home.

Cheers, Gildardo.

Thank you, governor.

Pardon me, sorry.

Laro! I'm glad you two could make it.

Thank you for the invitation.

-Camila. -Happy Birthday.

I decided to take the afternoon off to come to your party.

They'd better let you go. Yeah?

-Happy birthday, Gildardo. -Oh, you didn't need to do that.

I wanted to. You know how grateful we are.

Sir, I need you to come with me.

Hm. Excuse me for a minute. Hm? In the meantime, my house is your house.

-Everything is delicious, eat something. -Thank you.

I'm starving, Cami. I'll see what I can find.

It's gonna be so cool to have our own place.

I LOVE YOU

That is one solid rock!

Leslie!

I'm so glad you're here. I couldn't have this day without you.

-Oh! -So there you go!

Ooh, nice house!

-Uh, Italian marble floor. -Yes. Gorg.

Uh-oh. Uh-oh. I see empty glasses.

-Can we get these filled up? -Claro.

Thank you. Here's another one.

-Can we get those filled? -Who's this?

-Here, take a champagne. -Thank you.

-And a penis straw. Yes. -Of course!

-It's a very tiny penis. -Don't mind if I do!

-Les! You seem happy! -Yeah.

Are you safe here?

Yes. Yes, I mean, Mexico has been amazing.

With enough money you can bend things your way.

What did you just say?

"Money talks."

I'll ask them. Maybe they know something.

-Sounds good. -Hey! Go easy on the flirting, bud.

Look at him. Look at him!

Hey, man. How are you?

Hey, Gloria.

Do you still have that contact in the municipal archive?

No way. I can't ask that moron for a favor.

Why? What do you need?

I have to go. I'll call you in a minute.

Hey, Lobato. What are you up to, man?

Collado sent me to support you.

But we didn't ask them for any support.

Well, I just follow orders.

-Yeah. -What have you got?

Nothing much.

We still have to make a positive ID, then we'll go in and arrest her.

What now?

He was ordered to support on this mission. That's all.

Yeah, sure.

Ditch the badge and hide your gun somewhere.

What'd they say?

The lady said that an English heiress lives in that house.

Her name is Agnes Maxwell.

She came to live in Mexico,

and is getting hitched tomorrow to her much younger Mexican boyfriend.

That's all.

I was just in the mood to chat, man.

Cool.

No, that won't be possible.

Besides, you don't have the necessary paperwork.

Yes, but we're citizens.

We have the right to information, don't we?

Yeah, but without the form I can't let you in, man.

-Look, I mean… -Hey, brother, you like dollars?

Nice try, you dumbasses. We don't accept bribes.

Get out of here. Catch ya later.

All right, thanks. Jesus, Archi, what are you offering him money for?

I don't know.

-What are you, a fucking mob boss? -Hey.

You should've told me you're friends with Gloria, bro.

RESEARCH ON LOCAL ARCHIVE

GENERATING SEARCH RESULTS ARCHIVE NUMBER

This one? "Classified"?

MARIANA MEYER-RODRÍGUEZ CLASSIFIED

-Fifty-70. That way. -That way, yeah.

Here.

CLASSIFIED FILE PROTECTED

Hurry.

I'll keep watch.

Uh… nine, one, six, seven…

Good morning. Okay, here it is.

Archi!

This is it, Archi. Hurry the fuck up, man.

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION SERVICE

Hurry up, man.

-Armando Valenzuela. -Archi!

Come on!

Let's go.

-Did you find it? -Yeah. Easy now.

What do you have?

I got a name.

I don't even argue anymore.

I swear. It's true.

The other day we were reading an interview with this actor we like. What is his name?

-Who? -He's got black hair…

In that movie, they killed his dog so he goes around killing everyone.

Ah, forget it.

He says he's at an age where, if someone says one plus one equals five,

he doesn't argue anymore.

I'm a lover I'm a child, I'm a mother

I'm a sinner, I'm a saint I do not feel ashamed

I'm your hell, I'm your dream

I'm nothing in between

You know you wouldn't want it Any other way…

That car's pulling over.

Maybe it's another guest?

With that shitty car? I guess she's the poor friend.

It's a guy.

No way in hell that guy was invited. He has to have been hired or something.

Hey. How's it going?

-Are you working at this house? -We're police officers.

I didn't do anything wrong. But, yes, I'm working at the house.

I'm the stripper.

Tell you what. We'll pay you, tip included,

and you won't have to do anything.

Sounds good, no?

-Uh, hi. -Hello.

-I'm here to dance at the party. -What's in your bag there?

Uh…

Oh, that's nothing. It's part of the show.

-Go on. -Come in.

Just when you think You got me figured out

The season's already changing

I think it's cool…

You can change in here.

Thank you.

And don't try to save me

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover

I'm a child, I'm a mother

I'm a sinner, I'm a saint…

Me too. But with my wife.

-Not, it's-- -Joaquín.

Can I steal him for a minute?

-One minute. -Please.

Do you?

It must be serious if we have to come in here.

I'll tell you in a second.

What with the secrets, Ortega?

This'll only take a moment.

Step into my office.

Damn, you're like the fucking Godfather.

You even work at your own party.

PRIVATE PROPERTY NO TRESPASSING

-This is where Armando lives? -According to those documents.

It's still hot.

Stop right there.

Are you trying to steal my coffee or what?

No, sir.

Nobody gets to touch my food.

-Who sent you? -Nobody sent us, sir.

We're with the police, okay?

We're from the International Liaison Unit.

We just want to talk to you about a case you supervised years ago.

You don't look like police.

And you don't even look Mexican.

Show me your badge.

I would if I could, trust me.

But we're both suspended.

Hey!

Tell me, how's Temo?

Well, unfortunately, I don't think he's very happy to be six feet under,

sorry to say.

In fact, I was suspended for investigating his murder.

There are two types of suspended policemen.

The dumbasses who get caught doing something crooked,

or the dumbasses who find out the others are crooked.

So, which one are you?

Beto just texted us.

"Confirmed, the bride is the fugitive. There are two guards but no cameras."

-Come on. -No, wait!

We'll have to wait until Beto is outside before we can go in.

Collado's orders are clear.

Confirm her identity then proceed with the arrest.

No, wait, wait, wait. Relax. Hey! We don't operate like that.

The arrest is ours. We're going to wait.

We've gotta make it right

We've gotta make it right

Make it right Make it right, make it right

Anybody call a cop?

The Mochadedos case, it turned the entire city inside out.

That operation was such a mess.

Why was it a mess?

Huh?

In what way was it a mess, sir?

Why do you think?

Huh?

What happened?

-Got somewhere to be, white boy? -No. No, sir.

Do you recall any details of that operation?

Yes.

The agents on the case,

overnight they became these crazy heroes.

They killed the kidnappers

and saved most of the people held as hostages.

A lot of gringos too.

And the daughter of that guy Meyer-Rodríguez.

Murdered in cold blood.

I'm not a fan of gringos.

I'm not a gringo, sir.

I'm Mexican. Just like you.

You're nothing like me, all right?

Did you keep any investigation records or any files from the case?

I have it all.

All in here.

That's where it'll stay.

Sometimes I really wish I had a bad memory

so I wouldn't remember all the shit that I've seen, and then…

maybe I could rest.

Look, Armando.

Your memory can help us very much.

You know, they say you should never trust a redhead.

We're not only looking for the people who killed Temo.

We believe there's also an organization

that's trafficking small children into America.

They're sold into sex slavery.

And we believe Ortega may be covering it up.

I admit there's no love lost for that motherfucking Ortega.

But I'm keeping my mouth shut, all right?

It's better off that way.

You have the chance to save these children.

And if you don't help them,

that's on your conscience.

Now you're just pissing me off in my own house.

Get the hell outta here.

The next time you come on my property, I'll kill you.

Did you see how he got when I mentioned Ortega?

-Something is definitely up, huh? -Yeah.

I hope he doesn't give us away.

Nah. And even if he did, who'd believe him?

Now walk faster, he could still shoot us

and hang our heads on the wall like a trophy.

And look at your gringo head all day? No chance.

Hey!

The bullets used to kill Mariana Meyer-Rodríguez

were from a gun that was later wiped clean.

That same gun had been used to kill her kidnappers,

but because they were rushing,

it wasn't cleaned very well.

There were fingerprints.

And the prints were Ortega's.

Any proof of that?

They burned all the records of the incident

and destroyed the original evidence.

Where did I put that fucking thing…

Thank you, Armando.

I've recently learned the agents from the International Liaison Unit

have been conducting their own… investigation

into their commander's murder.

And that

led them to Murphy.

And?

When the cameras aren't pointed towards him,

you know what this man does?

No. That's not my job.

As it turns out, the agents…

interrogated a drug addict from Sánchez Taboada.

Uh-huh.

And this man informed them

that Father Murphy has been involved all these many long years

in a trafficking ring targeting children.

My agents are currently investigating,

but the drug addict they found seems to be one of the victims.

I told you to do a background check.

I have transferred money

from my own personal accounts directly to Sueños sin Fronteras, Ortega.

-I campaigned with that motherfucker. -Okay, Joaquín. Please, just calm down.

We have made that degenerate disappear.

No one's gonna notice he's gone.

And the unit,

they don't have proof of it.

Maybe not yet.

I was supporting a sick bastard who was trafficking children?

This information cannot leave this room.

You're going to personally take care of that fucking unit.

Do you hear me?

-Yes, loud and clear. -Their fucking investigation is over.

And I wanna be very clear, you'll stop this or my men will.

Nueva Tijuana is linked to the most disgusting crimes imaginable.

You're going to personally take care of that fucking unit.

Part of your job

will be to inform me of everything that goes on in there.

You think that I'm a spy because Ortega is my uncle?

You don't have to take part in the evaluations.

I don't want you to forget who you work for.

Hi there.

-I'm here for the party. -No one else is supposed to come--

-Don't move! -You can't come in like this!

Hands up. On the floor. Quiet.

That's it. Come over here and be quiet.

Be quiet. Easy, easy. Sit down right there.

Yes! Daddy!

Take off your pants!

-Take off your clothes! -Oh, yes, please.

Hook me up!

Make sure they're on. Yes.

-The party is over! -Police!

-Silence! Quiet! Quiet! -Is this part of the show?

-Everybody get down now! -Don't move!

This is not a show.

-Hey! Why don't you leave her alone? -Hey, hey, hey!

Stay back!

No, no, no! Hey!

These are unarmed civilians! Are you crazy?

What is your fucking problem?!

Shit! Fucker!

-I've been working for fucking years! -Leslie!

-Leslie! -Stop!

Leslie!

Motherfucker!

-No! -Don't let it close!

No!

Go, go, go!

There she is!

-No! No! -Hey! Hey!

-Stop! Stop! -Leslie!

Hey!

-Hey! Stop the car! -Leslie!

-Don't move! Okay? -Hey! Out of the car!

-Out! -I have money.

-Okay, follow me. -Everything's okay.

-Please. Come on. -Go to hell!

You are fucking up the best day of my life!

Leslie, what should I do?

-Call Harold! And the attorney. -Let's go.

I'm so sad!

You're a fucking bastard!

Hey!

Jeez.

Archi, you're a bit paranoid, dude.

That was freaky.

-I didn't know you were going to stay. -You want me to leave?

No, no, stay.

How are you?

Want some popcorn?

-It was the only thing you had. -Is it good?

I canceled the job.

I didn't feel safe going home alone.

Honestly, I can't do it any longer, Archi.

Well, you can do anything you want.

You could be an oncologist,

a cook,

an astrologist or a garbage woman.

Yeah, very funny.

But, hey, you were a really good informant.

You got that director, that perv. And that other jackass.

I didn't get a case like that until I'd been in the unit for a year.

Do you think they're gonna let you return?

Shit.

I hope so.

I don't know what I'd do.

You can do anything you want.

You could be a lawyer or a garbage man.

Funny.

The number you have dialed is unavailable right now.

Please hang up and try again.

Gloria, I just got to my house.

I heard something huge,

but I think I should tell you in person to be safe.

And I--

DEVICE LOCKED

What are you doing here at this hour?

I was in the area, I thought I'd pop in for a minute.

I was just finishing preparing dinner.

Come in, come in. Don't stay out there in the cold.

Hey, this is such a pleasant surprise. Thanks for popping in.

Would you like to stay for dinner? Should I get a plate for you?

Hey, Cami. Look who's here.

Actually, you know what? Can I have some tea?

-Oh, of course, of course. -Thanks.

Hi, uncle.

Sit down, Camila.

What happened?

You forgot this.

In my office.

It's not mine.

Did anybody else hear that audio?

There's chamomile, cinnamon, lemon…

Mm, chamomile sounds good.

And if you can add a little milk I'd appreciate it.

Of course.

Give me your cell phone.

Are you sure you didn't send it to anybody?

I'm sure.

Well, you know we're gonna find out if you're lying.

I didn't send it to anyone because I didn't think it was safe.

Listen, Cami. You know your mother was the most important person in my life.

That's why we're even having this conversation.

But your father…

He's not blood, understand?

Therefore, if you don't do exactly as I say,

he'll be killed.

All right, here's your tea.

There you go.

Thanks so much.

Careful with that, it's hot. Go ahead, keep talking.

No, actually, I have to go.

Mmm! That's delicious.

You must be very proud of Cami, huh?

She's turning out to be a great asset.

She's learning so quickly.

And, you know, I came to tell her

from now on she's gonna be working directly for me.

Right?

Well, I'm off, brother-in-law. Thank you very much.

Thank you for everything you've done for us.

Let's go!

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