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The border between the United States and Mexico spans 2,000 miles.

It's also the most frequently crossed land border in the entire world.

And then it just refers to legal crossings.

Hundreds of thousands try to cross into the U.S.

illegally every year.

Each person carries a story.

This is one of them.

I didn't know at the time that this story was also mine.

Vamos!

Oh wait, just a second.

Did you get it?

Shouldn't you have a hot date or something right now?

A hot story.

Even better.

That senator is a closet lefty in a right-wing state and I am going to make

damn sure everybody knows it before voting her in again.

Okay.

Charlie, can you proofread this for me?

There are plenty of folks waiting to get into our country the right way.

You like it?

I like it.

I think it deserves a special segment on tomorrow night's broadcast.

Now I think you need to go home and have a glass of wine.

There are a couple of facts that need checked.

You don't have much time.

I want a quote from the other side.

I'll get it done.

No quote, no story.

Okay.

Fair and balanced, right?

I'm always fair.

Yeah, right.

Mm-hmm.

And kind of balanced.

Senator,

do you support the expansion of the border fence with Mexico?

Securing the border is a matter of national security.

What about deploying the National Guard?

We need more resources though at our disposal.

Does that include local militants and armed militant men?

These are brave, patriotic Americans risking their lives in the desert to protect us.

So Senator... Ms. Talbot... So you're in favor of the recent Arizona immigration law?

Of course I am.

My record against illegal immigration is clear.

Why then did you vote in favor of a bill four years ago supporting amnesty for

these same illegals crossing into our country every single day?

Ms. Talbot, it's never quite that simple.

Senator, I also have you on tape supporting a catch and release program.

But that... as I recall...

The very same program which allowed a criminal, illegal alien who was deported

into Mexico, to cross back over our border into Arizona one month later.

Thank you, Senator.

Senator, how do you respond... Senator, how do you respond to those issues?

Um...

That's the whole problem.

That's the whole problem.

Come on...

Aaron.

Aaron, can you hear me?

Hola,

do you speak English?

Yes.

Uh, I'm looking for Aaron Talbert.

Is this Sharon Talbert?

Sharon, uh, Talbert Talbert was our mother.

She died two years ago.

This is Aaron's sister, Sophie Talbert.

Why are you looking for our mom?

Um, I was starting to reach her because she's the only contact that we have here.

She missed her check-in tonight.

Any of our guys in the field miss a check-in, we call contacts.

Just a safety precaution.

Have you heard from him?

Hello?

I tried calling him tonight and, um, when,

when the phone answered, I heard a gunshot.

A gunshot?

Let's do something.

Let's give it a few hours before we get alarmed.

Just stay calm and call me back to any of you who haven't heard from him, okay?

I told you I cannot get a hold of him.

Look, you Americans, you come down here to get away from family.

What?

Your brother, he needs money.

Write a check.

Put it on his desk.

And if nobody cashes it, in a week you come back and we'll talk about him missing.

Aaron?

Ayer encontramos tres deshidratados en el desierto, si.

Como es el nombre de su hijo?

Roberto.

Raul?

Roberto, si.

El es Roberto.

Dejame ver.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Si.

Si.

No se preocupe, senora.

Hola.

Roberto.

Okay.

Si no se preocupe, senora, que ahorita le mando alguien para allá.

Ahí le mandamos a alguien.

Tranquila.

Hasta luego.

Si?

I'm Sophie Talbert.

Oh, yeah, you're Aaron's sister.

Aaron's sister, yes.

We spoke on the phone.

Do you want a coffee?

Yeah.

Police don't really care that Aaron's missing.

Yes.

Technically, you're wrong.

Your brother isn't missing yet.

Yeah, have you spoken to him since we talked on the phone?

Nope.

Anybody in here speak to him?

Lately?

Well, he is missing then, alright?

I want to go out to the address where he was last seen.

Look, it's too dangerous to go there.

Does anybody know where Aaron Talbert was working?

I got it.

I got it.

You got it?

Come with me.

Yeah, follow me.

Thank you.

First time in Mexico?

You're not as talkative as your brother, huh?

So what's your story?

You want to save the world like your brother?

What is it with you?

You provide relief to illegals breaking American laws?

Yeah, I'm very proud of that.

My mom almost died trying to cross the U .S.

But somebody helped her.

You know?

So that's what I do.

I help people.

What about you?

You have a husband.

You have kids.

Not that I know of.

No, I...

I've been busy.

What about your family?

Dad died when we were little.

So my mom had to work.

And I took care of Aaron.

This is it.

What?

This is where Aaron was last seen.

Do you want to check it out?

Yeah.

You shouldn't go that way.

Why not?

Shit!

You okay?

That's Aaron's hat.

He's got blood on him.

There's blood.

Don't shoot!

We're fine.

They just want to scare you.

Come on.

Come on.

We're fine.

Don't shoot!

Hola.

Do you speak English?

Do you know Aaron Talbert?

Not if I don't know who this is.

This is his sister.

I can't find him and I...

I'm trying to... I'm trying to see if you might know where he is.

Hello.

Tell me about Altar.

Altar.

It's a small town, full of migrants, thieves and coyotes.

How do I get there?

You don't want to get there unless you want to sneak across the border or get killed.

Look, you can either tell me how to get there or I'm going

to figure it out myself, but I need to get there tonight.

Why do you want to go there?

I talked to this guy on the phone and he knows Aaron and I need to meet him there.

It's too dangerous, believe me.

Look, if there's any possibility that I can find Aaron, I need to go there now.

I want to be in Altar tonight.

So...

you can either take me to Altar or I'll find someone else to take me.

Aaron, where are my migrants?

They're in Mexico, they're in America, or they're dead.

We'll see.

So if he's out there, if something's happened

to him, how long do we have to find him?

If somebody doesn't check in, we only have 48 hours to find him.

Come on.

Why are we stopping?

Why?

Because I'm hungry.

Come on.

So you're drunk already?

Okay.

No more soft drinks.

We're in Rome.

I drink wine.

We're not in Rome, so we're going to drink tequila because we're in Mexico.

In Mexico, we drink tequila.

Cheers.

Cheers.

We're finding Aaron.

Okay.

.

.

.

I want you to give me a good story about Aaron, okay?

A story I can blackmail him with when we find him.

Because we're going to find him, okay?

Because there's something about Aaron that he always

paints himself as an angel, and I don't buy that, you know?

He's an angel.

Okay, so tell me a good story.

Come on, shoot me.

Okay.

Um...

The first time that Aaron offered relief to border crossers was to tadpoles.

What?

Tadpoles.

Just tell me the complete story, please.

Okay, we were little kids and it was a really bad rainstorm and the next day I

come downstairs and there's Aaron and he's .

He's, uh...

He's just scooping up all these tadpoles and putting them back in this ditch.

One by one.

Okay, officially he's an angel.

There's something that, I mean, I don't understand.

If you two were that close why didn't you ever come to visit him here?

Okay.

Switches.

See?

Okay, come on.

Let's dance.

What?

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.

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

My bag!

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Here's what we're gonna do.

We're gonna find a motel to spend the night

and tomorrow we'll figure out what to do, okay?

No.

Let's go.

No, I need to go to Altar and find my brother.

Let's go.

Take me.

We gotta go now.

Let's go.

El día de los muertos.

This is the day of the death.

It's a huge celebration here in Mexico.

What's up, kid?

Thank you.

Poor kid.

He'll never make it.

He's gonna cross?

Of course.

Everybody here is trying to cross the border.

Well, Coyotes doesn't like kids.

It's too much risk, you know?

Unless they're young girls that work a lot of money around here.

So, where exactly did he say he'd be?

Well, he didn't say exactly.

Okay.

It's a lot of people.

So, let's do this.

I'm going to the mission.

It's around the corner.

I'm gonna check if somebody has seen Aaron.

Okay.

Stay here.

I'll be right back.

Okay?

Don't go anywhere.

I know.

Thanks.

Where did you get this?

Who gave this to you?

Who gave you this?

Hey, kid!

Hey!

Hey, wait!

Hey!

Kid!

Kid!

Where are you going?

You!

What are you doing?

Get off me!

Hey!

Hey!

My friend is coming.

He'll be here any second.

Just take what you want and leave me alone, okay?

Or just... Oh...

I...

I... I... I... I... I... I... I...

But I... I told you not to bring anyone.

What?

He's stubborn, like your brother.

How do I know I... I can trust you?

How do you know Aaron?

We work together.

You're a relief worker?

Not exactly.

We help each other match migrants with coyotes.

So, that's what you and Aaron do?

Take migrants over the border illegally?

You judge him, Plano.

You don't need to judge me, too.

Look, one thing I know about Aaron is he doesn't do anything illegally.

Well, there's one thing I know about you is that you don't know your brother very well.

Do you have any idea where my brother is, really?

He was helping a group of migrants a couple of nights ago with new coyotes.

People he hadn't used before.

I haven't been able to reach him since.

Okay, so we're gonna go talk to these coyotes and find out... Coyotes don't talk.

I'm gonna do the run I have scheduled with them and see if I find Aaron.

Okay, so I'm gonna go with you.

But why girls don't do runs?

So what the hell did you even meet with me for?

Look, if you're gonna go look for my brother, then I'm gonna go with you, too.

If anyone asks, you're a relief worker.

Don't ask questions and don't start conversations.

Follow my lead.

If I say move, you move fast.

Okay.

If they think you're scared, you got a target on your back.

Just so you know, if they find you, you die.

Right now, you're dead.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

No one else knows about this, all right?

All right.

Let's go.

Yo, let's go!

Tenga dinero.

Oh, sí.

Pásenle para allá a la línea.

Gracias.

Sí.

There's a lot of money to be made.

C'mon.

Let's go.

A ver, pongan atención ustedes.

Si ven un helicóptero, no corran.

Cúbranse el sol, la cara y el cuerpo, aunque haga mucho calor.

Sí.

Everyone against the wall!

Documents!

Documents!

I'm in the past, officer.

I don't have money!

I'm going to pay him!

Stay out of it, you'll make it worse.

What the hell?

I don't pay to get into my own country.

Hey.

Your politics may be closer to your brothers than you want to admit.

Those who paid, follow me!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Hey, light!

Ready to get lost?

Get over here.

Hey, gringa!

Come here!

Come on!

All right.

Get in there.

Are you kidding me?

You want to find your brother?

It's the only way out.

I know how.

Come on.

Let's scoot in there.

Okay.

Come on.

Juanita.

What's up?

How many bastards are there?

Those four over there?

Are you sure about that?

Yes.

They're all tired.

Hey, that's enough.

That?

For the stupid gringa.

Where's the stupid gringa?

She's with a coyote.

With who?

I don't know.

Jaime.

Ivy.

Oh, yeah.

Enough.

It sounds like a hospital in here.

You suck on your inhaler, man.

Pick your hands!

I'm alone.

You're stressing him out, you're making it worse.

I'm sorry.

You speak English?

Yeah.

My boss promotes it if I can speak to the customers.

If you've got a job in America, why don't you just stay there?

I have to get back to El Salvador to see my baby born.

How old are you?

I'm 23.

Why are we stopping?

Why are we crossing the border?

We're picking up a stash first.

Well he's not the same naive guy that walked into the desert five years ago.

He helps people.

But in order to do that, sometimes we all need to look the other way.

Get out.

Let's go.

No matter what happens, you stay here.

You understand?

Just stay here.

Whenever it's safe, I'll come and get you.

Stay.

Let's go.

Hey...

Hey, we're here.

Let's go, dude.

Let's go.

He's not breathing.

I think he's not breathing.

No, man, there's not enough breath.

Let's go.

Hey.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Stay here.

Don't move.

What's wrong?

Nothing, dude.

He's asleep.

He's already shaved.

You want a

free ride bitch?

No.

There are no free rides here.

Everybody pays.

Okay.

So what, bitch?

Get...out...

Get our... Get out.

Move your ass, bitch.

Fucking Javier!

I'll fucking kick your ass.

Get out of here bitch, get out of here bitch!

No!

I can pay!

I have money!

I can pay you!

You hide a gringa in my truck?

Listen!

Your passport is worth nothing!

Puta gringa de mierda!

Puta gringa de mierda!

No!

The gringa is dead.

Then bury him!

But we need him.

If we don't make it, we have to pay.

Take her.

Caspar, take her.

Take her.

Oh, God!

Tie her up.

No!

Your little gringa.

Tie her up.

Yes, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am.

I should shoot you in the head.

Really?

And who's going to bring water to the migrants like I do all the time?

What does the gringa know?

Nothing.

Nothing.

She's a humanitarian worker from Arizona.

She thinks there's no point in living in the

border with us, and keep up the situation better.

And I'll leave her to grow up.

And...

I'll get her better too.

Javier, if you do this to me again, I'll blow your brains out, you bastard.

Now go fuck your mother.

Aren't you a little young to be traveling by yourself?

These coyotes will get plenty of money for her on the street.

Somebody put her already in a bad control pill.

So if she gets raped, it won't be so bad.

Can you help her?

Show this bitch to her sister.

So she can tell us where the migrants are.

Then kill them both.

Is she okay?

Run!

Feel him!

Up here.

I'm sorry.

He's kicking.

He's strong.

We're going to have a little football player, honey.

Feel it.

Come, feel it.

Seven months?

This American baby will save us.

Why?

Because our baby's gonna be American.

I'm hungry.

Take the water.

They need it for tomorrow in the desert.

Hey.

They know who she is.

They know she's my sister.

I gotta get you out of here.

You're not gonna be able to get me out of here.

There's not enough time to get me out of here.

Listen to me!

They're not gonna kill me.

As long as they don't know where the migrants are.

But they will kill Sophie.

So please.

She had me without you.

Until you didn't find me.

You understand?

You did not find me.

Watch her die.

I don't want to sit here and watch them kill her.

Now will you just please get her home?

Go.

Just go.

Just go.

For the love of God.

Go.

Oh.

Oh.

Let's go.

We gotta get out of here.

We gotta get out of here.

Don't be alright.

So is this how you met Aaron?

Taking people across the border?

No.

No, I was...

I was up north working as a line cook.

Finally made enough money to hook up my wife with a...

a coyote I thought I couldn't trust.

She never showed up.

He just...

He just left them there.

Alone in the desert.

What?

My wife, Anna.

Anna, you make it.

You make it.

Your brother was the one that found them.

Aaron.

But Lucia...

Your brother... Your brother saved my daughter.

Where is she now?

She...

She lives with my sister in a little town in Mexico.

Puebla.

But... One day...

I'm gonna bring her to America.

I'm gonna give her an education.

A chance.

So she won't be just another kid selling chick that's on the streets.

Look.

She's beautiful.

She has her mother's eyes.

She's got your smile.

Yeah.

Do you...

Do you have any kids?

Me?

No.

No.

I...

I just never...

I never had the time.

You should.

You should make the time.

I...

Rico!

Where are you taking us?

Is that the United States?

Yeah.

Oh, come on!

Come on.

We're gonna make it.

Let's go.

Come this way.

Follow me.

Come on.

Hurry!

Come

on.

Come on.

Keep going!

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

No, no, por favor.

No.

Tiene que ser americano.

No.

No.

existenci anytime Are you the nurse?

Why am I you the nurse?

You're the nurse.

Hey!

Hey!

Hey, hey.

Hey!

Are you okay?

No, no, I'm okay.

U.S.

Border Patrol!

Hands over your head!

Drop your guns!

No, no, no!

Lucia... Lucia...

Miss Talbert, now tell me again.

What is the reason you were in the desert so close to the Mexican border?

Sightseeing.

You can't charge me for being in the Arizona desert.

I'm an American citizen.

I'm a TV reporter.

I know my rights.

Javier Guerrero.

He was not an American citizen, was he?

Miss Talbert, was he or was he not an illegal alien?

It's not that simple.

I'm afraid it is that simple.

Our laws make it that simple.

Have you ever gone a minute down the road and taken a look at what's going on?

Have you ever walked out the door and gone

over the border and looked at what's happening?

Because I have.

There are innocent people over there.

Have you seen the suffering that they're enduring to have, what we have,

what we just take for granted every single day?

You don't have to raise your voice, Miss Talbert.

I think there is a reason for me to raise my voice!

People are dying!

Alright, let's start from the beginning.

How exactly did you meet this coyote?

Did you hear me?!

You don't have to get emotional, man.

I am.

God damn it.

Okay, look.

I can't charge you with breaking any of our laws.

And I'm sorry for your suffering.

But we have rules and regulations for immigrants to come into this country legally.

If you don't agree with our immigration laws,

then, well, I suggest you contact your senator.

Sign.

Luz.

Rafael.

Rafael.

Rafael!

Where's Maria?

Where is she?

I don't know.

Where is she?

Let's move.

Come on.

Let's go.

I'm so sorry.

Aaron!

I'm sorry.

Aaron!

Aaron!

Aaron!

Sit down, bitch!

No!

Aaron!

Aaron, are you okay?

Don't you fucking touch her!

Do something for this bitch.

I don't want the drugs to burst inside of her.

And especially, I don't want to dig them out of her dead body.

Drugs.

What?

You shut up, bitch!

Shut the fuck up!

God damn you!

You filled everyone with drugs?

Yes, I fill you with drugs.

And if you're not careful, you're gonna end up like that woman and her baby.

That stupid baby kept kicking and kicking and smashed all the drugs.

Because the dogs can't smell the drugs when they're inside of you.

Besides, the best drug mule is the mule that doesn't know that she is a mule.

As you can attest.

I have to go to the bathroom.

No!

No!

No!

They're here.

I'm gonna tell them that we're gonna get the stash back.

So you better keep an eye on these two, okay?

Let's move.

Get the gun.

Come on.

Hey.

Oh!

Oh!

Ah!

Juanita?

What?

Drop the gun!

Drop it!

We've got runners, southeast of the ranch.

You know you can't tell her.

They want you back in Mexico by morning.

You can have these back.

Thanks.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

Javier's daughter.

I need you.

To help me find her.

You got it.