POTE: Previously, onQueen of the South...
Tony's father was stealing from my boss.
That's why I felt nothing
when I squeezed the trigger
and took his life.
You're always dumping me somewhere.
I'm not dumping you.
I trust Pote with my life.
If you say so.
René?
Thought I heard you in here.
What up, cuz?
Why don't you join us, Davis?
We're at war, and you disappeared
-to screw some bitch? -Who is she?
JAVIER: Her name is Emilia. She is Boaz' ex-fiancée.
BOAZ: Emilia was the one.
I can't get past her.
-[gunshot] -[bones snap]
I'm gonna drive that Lincoln. I need you to follow me.
Sí, sí, sí, sí.
[dramatic music]
♪
[camera ringing]
[shutter snapping]
-[alarm buzzes] -GUARD: To the left.
[uneasy music]
Disrobe.
♪
GUARD: Cough.
♪
[prisoners clamoring]
♪
PRIEST: Though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil,
for you are with me,
and your rod and your staff-- they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
You anoint my head with oil.
My cup runs over.
Surely, goodness and mercy
shall follow meall the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
ALL: Amen.
As many of you know,
René was like a son to me,
and a father always knowshis children
better than they know themselves.
René--he was a son of a bitch,
but he was my blood,
and I promise you,
whoever did this
will pay with theirs,
them and everyone they love.
♪
Amen.
ALL [softly]: Amen.
[bell tolling]
♪
DUMAS: That's his mother's tomb.
She passed away when he was a boy.
Mysterious circumstances.
A lot of that going around.
Didn't expect to see you here.
I could say the same.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
I dig it.
Speaking of which, an associate of mine
had a little run-in with one of yours,
uh, a Russian player based in Atlanta.
Oksana.
I'd like to get your, uh--
your counsel on the matter
before...things get out of hand.
Of course.
I'll come by your club later.
Thank you.
The men that Dumas sent to kill me
were from Atlanta.
We don't know it's the same people.
Whether it is or not,
best not to get in a war
with Oksana, patrona.
I need to hear him.
[cell phone buzzes]
Sí?
What's going on over there?
Uh, Tony tried to leave.
He said he wants to go back to Mexico.
He locked his door. He seems pretty upset.
Do you know what's going on?
No.
Okay, well, if you could
get back here as soon as you can,
because I'm not really sure what he's gonna do.
Just make sure he doesn't leave.
We'll be there as soon as we can.
Okay.
This way.
Teresa.
Darlin'.
I'm sorry for your loss.
The Lord giveth,
and the Lord taketh away.
TERESA: That's $3 million,
the 10% payment we agreed upon.
Looks like that trucking company's working out for you.
Yes.
But money isn't the only thing
we're here for today.
RANDALL: We tracked René's cell phone signal
to your barthe night of his disappearance.
I'm not trying to suggest anything.
Uh, we were with you
at Boucher's alligator farm that night.
God rest his soul.
RANDALL: But René was here,
and someonemust have seen something.
LAFAYETTE: We'd like a list of your employees
so--so Randall can interview them.
Of course.
You can start with Javier.
He was running the barthat night.
[dramatic music]
Yeah, sure.
♪
Whatever you need.
♪
I'll be in touch.
♪
Did you see René that night?
Yes, patrona.
He was here, getting drunk.
That was the night that you and Boaz disappeared.
You said that Boaz got into a fight with someone.
Yes.
I asked you
if you killed someone.
You said no.
So I'm gonna ask you,
did Boaz kill René?
♪
Jay-vier.
♪
No, he didn't.
♪
I want you to cooperate with their investigation.
-Of course, patrona. -Whatever they need.
[dark music]
♪
Hmm.
♪
-[metal music playing] -TERESA: Tony?
Hey, Tony. It's me.
[knocking]
-Tony? -Go away.
Tony, I wanna talk to you.
I have nothing to say to you.
Listen.
I know you're still upset with me
because I didn't take you to live with me,
but you need to understand that you're safer
with Pote now.
[metal music playing]
Just open the door, please.
Did you know?
Know what?
Did you know Pote killedmy dad?
Did you?
You had me livingwith my father's killer.
-Tony-- -You're no better
than the people you say
you're protecting me from.
I'm going back to Mexico,
and...
I never wanna see you again.
[desolate music]
♪
You need to get ready to run.
Very powerful man.
He came to the bar with the police,
asking questions.
I lied to Teresa,
but only to buy time to make sure you were safe.
Safe?
[melancholy music]
If this man finds out I am responsible,
he'll blame Teresa.
♪
I can't let that happen.
♪
I'm gonna tell her the truth.
No, no, no, no.
-I'm not gonna let you do that. -Emilia--
Emilia, por favor,Emilia.
Teresa has been good to us.
I can't leave her exposed like that.
♪
I can't go back to Mexico.
Boaz is still looking for me.
I set the timer for three hours.
You take the money and you run.
Look at me. Look at me.
Don't look back.
♪
Okay.
♪
[line trilling]
[cell phone buzzes]
I'm gonna tell Teresa about the bodies,
the swamp, everything.
Why would you wanna do a stupid thing like that?
JAVIER: The police are closing in.
If I confess now,
there's still time for her to clean it up.
She gonna clean it up, all right.
It's gonna be your body at the bottom of the swamp.
I didn't call to argue.
I called to warn you.
-If this thing blows up-- -BOAZ: I know.
She'll come after me, too. I know.
I shouldn't have pulled you into this.
BOAZ: You didn't pull me into anything.
I'm a big boy.
I can take care of myself.
Come back to Mexico,primo.
I'll protect you.
And if Teresa wants a war,
I'll give it to her.
Now get your ass down here,
and be careful.
[brakes squeal]
RANDALL: Gonna need you to come with me.
[uneasy music]
♪
Busy right now.
I have to get backto the bar.
Your boss said it was okay.
♪
I'm in a hurry.
♪
[dramatic music]
♪
We have a visitor.
He's packing.
Packing?
[dark music]
♪
[chuckles]
[cell phone buzzes]
Who is this?
Flaquita.
I take it you've met Ishmael.
♪
What is he doing here, Raul?
EL GORDO: Well, we got ourselves
a little problem here.
My man Cheo was arrestedtwo days ago in Ybor City.
He was holdingfederal weight.
AGENTS: On your knees! On your knees!
♪
What does this have to do with me?
Why, he's being transported
to meet with the U.S. attorney.
He's flipping on me.
Tossing you in to sweeten the pot.
If he talks, you and I will spend the rest of our lives
in federal prison.
Cheo will hold off naming names
until he gets his deal in writing,
but once he gives you up,
your whole world will implode.
You're telling uswhat we already know.
What I wanna know
is what you gonna doto fix it.
Weare gonna take him out before he makes a deal,
but we have a very short window to do that.
[foreboding music]
Cheo lands at Lewis Armstrong
at 3:45.
From here, the U.S. Marshals will escort him
all the way to the federal building.
[suspenseful music]
♪
And this--
this is where we'll hit him.
You wanna have a shootoutwith the U.S. Marshals
three blocksfrom the federal building?
We're not gonna fire a shot.
The vehicles are armored.
There's only one way to handle that.
♪
It's out of the question.
You'll have to findanother way.
♪
I think that you misunderstand the situation.
I'm here to help you,
but I answer to El Gordo.
♪
All of this is happeningbecause of El Gordo.
You may work for him,
but you are in New Orleans now.
We hit him here: an industrial area.
Less chance of killing innocent people.
♪
Fine, but Cheo lands in two hours.
Once he's in front of the U.S. attorney,
the only way I can help
is to put a bullet in your head.
♪
[whistles merrily]
♪
Keep an eye on him.
I don't want this to become a bloodbath.
What time did René leave the club?
I don't know. It was early.
How long is this gonna take?
Just answer the question.
What's early?
I don't know. Before midnight.
You're lying.
René never left a bar before midnight
his entire life.
He was drunk.
I had to throw him out
on his ass.
There was an altercation?
We had to throw a few people out.
What are we doing here? What is this?
[foreboding music]
You'll see.
♪
Over here.
♪
You recognizethis asshole?
♪
[man sobbing]
No.
♪
Take a better look.
♪
That's whathe normally looks like.
♪
Is this one of the menyou threw out opening night?
♪
No.
♪
That's too bad.
[sighs] I thought you'd make him.
Boys.
♪
You know what to do.
♪
Let's go.
♪
[gunshot]
Keep walking.
♪
[cell phone buzzing]
♪
[voicemail beeps]
♪
Shomari and the Russian
have been coexisting peacefully for years.
She deals her Molly in the clubs,
I run the streets.
So what's the problem?
Your cocaine is the problem.
Hey, what did I say?
Now that she has your product,
she's starting to move into his lane.
SHOMARI: I reached out to set up a meeting,
but she turned it into an ambush,
so of course, I wanted to retaliate,
-but my-- -I warned him
that it could affect your business
as well as my own.
So out of respect for my brother MD and yourself,
came to see if we could come to an agreement.
What kind of agreement?
We'd like you to intervene.
Just see if you can get the Russian to back off.
And I'd like for you to supply me with your product.
I'm sorry.
I can't get involved
in territorial disputes.
I hope you understand.
-TERESA: We'll talk soon? -Yes.
Nice to meet you.
[suspenseful music]
POTE: Keep going. Oh.
Hey, what are you doing?
Whoa, I don't understand what you're saying.
Ah. [laughs]
Mister!
-POTE: Mister, mister, no. -Sir, can you tell me
what this man is saying here?
What are you doing?
Hurry up, ponlo.
♪
Get rid of the truck.
You didn't have to do this!
You really wanna stand here, arguing about this,
[speaking Spanish]?
Mm?
Vamos!
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
What?
♪
Qué? I haven't had lunch.
♪
POTE: He killed a mailman.
This will only bring attention to us.
You say the word,
and I'll gladly put a bullet
in that viejito'shead.
If Cheo flips on us, we're done.
Do your best to control the situation.
Heh. I'll try,
but as long as that cabrónis breathing,
no one is safe.
Mm, mm, mm.
I love peanut butter and jelly.
No.
ISHMAEL: You sure?
It's extra crunchy.
[uneasy music]
♪
You see a lot of crazy shit in Mexico
when you were a cop?
No crazier than here.
Who was that man?
He and René had a few run-ins,
and René was banging his wife,
so we figuredhe had a motive to kill him.
-You have other leads? -RANDALL: [chuckles] Shit.
Half the city would've likedto put a bullet in his head.
Including you?
I'll put it to you this way:
when I meet the guythat did this,
I wanna shake his hand.
Then I wanna kill him.
[cell phone buzzing]
This Green.
What?What about the earring I found?
Got it.
On my way.
Sorry, amigo.
Got one more stop to make
before I drop you off.
We got a bodyat a tow yard.
[uneasy music]
♪
Mmm.
♪
I've got eyes on the convoy.
POTE: Copy that.
♪
Showtime, cabrón.
♪
[detonator beeping]
Yeah?
It's about to go down.
♪
Pote, we got a problem.
-Qué pasa? -CHICHO: There's a woman
and a kid in the vehicle with Cheo.
POTE: Did you hear that, Teresa?
What do you want me to do?
Call it off. Call it off now.
Sí, patrona.
It's o--
[dramatic music]
[bomb beeping]
You're making a big mistake.
I'm finishing the jobthat I came here to do.
What's going on there, Pote?
He won't stand down.
TERESA: Let me talk to him.
She wants to talk to you.
I have nothing to say to her.
Here.
Hey.
Put it down, or I'll put a bullet in you.
Pote!
♪
Come with me.
What happenedto the no collateral damage?
Ask the mailman's widow.
♪
[cell phone buzzes]
It's him.
Yes?
Haven't heard from Ishmael.
What the hell is going onover there?
There was a problem.
What are you talking about? What kind of problem?
TERESA: Cheo wasn't alone.
He was traveling
with a woman and a child.
And?
I don't kill innocent women
and children.
Put Ishmael on the phone.
He's dead.
[mournful music]
♪
[grunts]
Do you realize what you've done?
There wasn't a choice.
♪
Go to New Orleans. Take care of her.
[speaks Spanish]
El Gordo's not gonna take this laying down.
TERESA: We don't have time to worry about him.
I spoke to Taza.
The winery is clean.
So is the distillery.
If the DEA shows,
they won't find cocaine.
Are we gonna waitfor the DEA?
El Gordo's on the run.
We should be too.
♪
Not yet.
♪
RANDALL: René's carwas traced here.
These murderscould be connected.
[suspenseful music]
[indistinct chatter]
♪
[bones snapping]
♪
Wait here.
♪
[cell phone chimes]
♪
Hey.
♪
I'll come with you.
[uneasy music]
Maybe I'll see something
you gringosdon't.
Take a look.
What is it?
That paint, broken taillight.
That should give us our killer.
♪
Not bad for a couple gringos, huh?
Maybe you'll get to shake that cabrón'shand after all.
♪
Good job, boys.
♪
[cell phone buzzing]
Pincherobocalls.
-[groans] -[cell phone buzzing]
Hello?
[uneasy music]
I can hear you breathing.
♪
Who is this?
Boaz.
♪
Emilia?
♪
Emilia,erés tu?
♪
No, no.
Por favor, por favor.
[melancholy music]
[suspenseful music]
♪
You should've come to me sooner.
I didn't wantto get you involved.
And yet here we are,
thick as thieves, meeting under the bridge.
You chose the location,
and I've paid you well.
Which is why I'm sticking my neck out
on your behalf,
but if this thing goes south,
it's the last time we'll meet.
-Is that clear? -Yes.
My sources tell me your, uh--
your rat has yet to sign a deal.
Apparently has a common-law wife
who's dragging her heels,
and he won't go into witness protection
all by his lonesome.
So there's still time.
The U.S. attorney has given him
48 hours to decide:
WITSEC alone
or 30 years for attempted distribution.
I'd wager he'll give you up rather than his freedom.
I need to get close to him.
That's gonna be difficult.
After your little stunt this afternoon,
they put him in protective custody.
Is there any wayyou can get to him?
There is one option,
but it's risky,
and we'll need a little help.
[desolate music]
♪
TERESA: We need someone to go into federal lockup,
and Lafayette will issuea warrant,
then rescind itonce the job is done
and Cheo is dead.
You understand the irony of this situation, don't you?
You're asking for my help after you rebuffed
my request for assistance in Atlanta.
-I understand. -Then you'll understand
when I tell you I'm gonna need you
to rethink your position on that.
Okay.
Uh, I got a man who works as a guard.
He can help to facilitate your plan.
But you're going to have to find somebody else
to be your button man.
Murdering a witness
under federal protection...
It's a suicide mission.
I know.
JAVIER: I'll do it.
[disquieting music]
♪
I can't ask you to do this.
You didn't ask, patrona.
I volunteered.
What about Emilia?
♪
She's gone.
♪
I'm sorry.
It's better for her.
♪
We were hiding. That's no way to live.
Neither is prison.
If they catch you,
they'll never let you out.
We have no choice, patrona.
♪
You've worked so hard
to build what you have here.
If you run, you'll be starting over.
I can't let that happen to you.
♪
You've been so good to me, patrona.
You've given me a home, a family I can trust.
I owe you more than you know.
Por favor.
♪
[camera beeping]
[coughs]
[prisoners clamoring]
[prisoner barking]
[foreboding music]
♪
GUARD: Calm down, ladies.
TERESA: Mind if I sit?
It was wrongto keep things from you,
and I'm sorry.I really am.
I know you want to be treatedlike an adult,
and that means knowingthe truth about everything.
Yes, Pote killed your father.
But what you don't know
is that your fathercaused that.
What are you talking about?
You know your fatherworked for the cartel.
He knew the rules,and he broke them.
-He stole from his boss... -No.
And he put you and your momat risk.
No, you don't know what you're talking about.
I do.
I do, because what heand Guero did
almost got me killed.
That's why we had to runfrom Mexico.
Not just because Potewas trying to kill us,
but because Gueroand Chino...
-put us in that position. -Wait.
Pote was trying to kill you, too?
Yes.
But...
How can you be friends now?
Pote would take a bulletfor me today,
and he would take a bulletfor you, too.
-I hate him. -I don't think you do,
and because you don't hate him,
you feel likeyou're betraying your father.
You're not.
I really wishI had better answers,
but life is complicated.
I can't forgive Pote.
I won't.
I understandyou feel that way now,
but I really hope you change your mind...
[low quiet music]
And I hope you change your mind about Mexico, too.
♪
I want you to come live with me.
♪
What do you think about that?
♪
Dumas sends his regards.
Chow's in a half hour.
You should relieve yourself before then.
[indistinct P.A. announcement]
[conspiratorial music]
♪
[melancholy music]
♪
Thank you for looking after him.
♪
[alarm buzzes]
♪
GUARD: Chow time. Line up.
♪
Is he gone?
Yeah.
He just needs some time.
♪
He's gonna need more than that.
Why do you say that?
The other day,
he thought I fell asleephere on the couch.
He pulled out a gun on me.
He what?
What did you do?
Nothing.
I just lay here, waiting for him to pull the trigger,
but he couldn't,not yet, at least.
So you were just gonna let him kill you?
All my life, I've lived by the sword.
I figure I'll die by it, too.
Oh, what is that, some kind of macho
sicariobullshit?
Does Teresa know about this?
No one knows,
except you now.
[tender music]
♪
Why would you want to keep that a secret?
I took his father away from him.
If someday, he has the courage to pull the trigger,
it's okay by me.
I made my peace with it.
♪
No.
I'm sorry. No, that's not okay with me.
Okay, you don't get to just go around
making crazy decisions without even considering
the people who love you.
♪
You love me?
♪
I don't deserve that.
♪
Yes, you do.
You are the kindest, sweetest man I've ever met.
I'm also a murderer.
Yeah?
Well, so am I.
♪
[police siren blaring]
♪
[uneasy music]
♪
[yelps]
[grunts] Ah, Dios.
Ah, Dios.
♪
[guard speaking indistinctly]
GUARD: No talking, inmate.
♪
GUARD: Move it, move it.
Oye, esto es pro mi primo!
[grunts]
[prisoners clamoring]
Calm down.
Got a situationin the mess hall.
Oh!
Go, go, go, now!
GUARD: [shouting] Out of the way!
♪
GUARD: Go!
[dramatic music]
GUARD: Stay there. Stay there.
♪
[cell phone buzzes]
-Yes? -DUMAS: Your boy failed.
[dramatic synth music]
[dramatic music]
♪
[projector clicking]
[keys clacking, bell dings]