THE ACERO DYNASTY
Want to know who else is in on this?
It's someone... on the inside.
I can deliver him to you.
But not for free.
Every minute that goes by,
I'm thinking that I want to waste that guy.
Then let's do it!
We've got a ---- ton of people at the ranch.
What is it? Gringo?
Gringo!
Doctor! Nurse!
I don't know how you survived,
but I swear you're dying today, ------------.
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Honey?
Talk to me, honey!
Talk to me!
What's wrong?
Nurse!
What's wrong?
We were talking and he started feeling sick.
-Please leave the room. -I can't leave!
You need to let the doctor work.
Let me see him.
Gringo!
Mom, nothing bad can happen to my gringo.
I know you sent him my way so he'd look after me.
He can't leave me.
He promised he'd be with me.
We all need to calm down.
This isn't what I want. I don't want any bloodshed.
We should all head home as if nothing happened.
As if nothing happened?
Need I remind you of what you did to my wife?
Did you lose your ----- and your memory, Jose Angel?
-Should I refresh your memory? -Salvador, please!
Carmencita, get away from him! That man is a monster!
-Step aside. -No.
I can't let you kill him. He saved my life.
He ------ mine up.
Stay out of this, Carmen.
Shut up! I'm saving your life.
If you come with us, we can protect you from Indio Amaro.
Carmencita, we should go before we make the boss distrust us.
Please.
Think it through.
I can't... betray the boss. He'll kill me.
To the car!
Get in!
Do it, man!
Shoot those ------- dead!
Chava!
After them!
Rosario!
Come here!
-Let's go! -Follow them, man!
Don't let them get away!
Get in, honey.
Please be careful!
Come on! After him!
Don't let him get away!
Pepe!
Thank you.
My client's name is Aida Franco.
I once helped her sister Rosario
leave an ICE detention center in Texas without being charged.
How'd you pull off that miracle?
Who'd you bribe?
There are some honest people left in the world.
Rosario and Aida came to the US as illegals.
What happened?
Were they defrauded by a coyote?
No. That's not it.
This is the only good coyote I've ever met.
Sometimes she even works pro bono, like us.
A woman working as a coyote?
That's right.
Women are warriors. You're fighters.
Some brave the desert,
some are braver still and help others get across,
and some, like you, are indispensable when it comes
to protecting these women's rights.
I don't know if I can help.
I'm in the middle of suing and don't have time...
That's precisely why I think you can help me.
My client's bosses are friends with the governor.
She worked in a ranch in Falfurrias
owned by the Joneses.
That name ring a bell?
Of course it does.
They own every ranch and farm in the state.
Being friends with the governor
helps them pass every evaluation.
I can't stand the level of corruption in this country.
But tell me something I don't know.
You're one tough cookie, huh?
You don't even trust yourself.
There's nothing particularly special about this case.
I'm sure you can handle it.
Tell your client to wait and be very patient.
She needs to respect the process.
It's very difficult for illegals to be granted reentry
even if their children and spouses are US citizens.
I'm sure you know that too, don't you?
I don't have time for this. Excuse me.
One doesn't leave their homeland just because.
One doesn't cross the desert for the thrill of it.
They know they could die.
Women are raped.
Men are kidnapped and forced to work as mules.
You know all that.
What you don't know is that my client has a three-year-old son
who was born in the US.
She doesn't have a visa.
She didn't come here as a tourist.
She was running away from the violence in her country.
Her family was killed by the drug trade.
Her brother was killed while they were on their way here.
She was pregnant at the time.
You must realize that Mexico isn't an option for her.
Guess where they sent her after she was deported.
She and her son haven't left their house in Mexico.
We know it could take years for her case to be settled.
That woman won't see her son graduate
because she'll be killed.
Her son won't get to go to school
because his life has been threatened.
Believe me, we're being patient,
but if my client testifies against her boss,
it'll help your case, it'll help me,
and she'll be helping herself.
What would you do?
You're a mother too, aren't you?
Speed up! I can't shoot from here!
I knew that bastard was alive!
I told Bebote, but he wouldn't listen.
He's come for our baby! He wants to kill him!
He wants our baby!
Tell Chava that this baby that's growing within you
is my last gift to him.
The cherry on the sundae.
I pray he names him Jose Angel, so he'll never forget me.
Enjoy!
Please don't let him take our baby!
Rosario, he's not taking anyone with him!
But he will die for crossing my path again!
I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
I didn't believe Chayo when she told me
because of the pregnancy and Marcelo...
You ------ up, period.
Never keep anything from me again.
I wouldn't have believed it, anyway.
Especially after how I left him.
You had the ----- to rape Rosario,
so you're going to lose them!
Hurry!
Step on it! Don't let him get away!
I'm going to kill him.
But first, he's going to lead me to Indio's ranch,
so I can destroy that bastard too.
Faster!
Hurry!
Speed up, damn it!
If they find the ranch, Romero will kill us all!
He'll hang us from the walls!
How could you rape her, Jose Angel?
How could you do that, you bastard?
You're like everyone else who's raped me!
-Calm down! -Let go!
Now's not the time!
I know this is very confusing, but I can explain.
Hurry up, -----! Hurry!
Look, the Aceros aren't the angels you think they are.
If they catch us, they'll kill us all.
They have blood on their hands.
Please understand.
Speed up!
I can't believe you'd humiliate me like this!
Josefina...
Let go! Don't touch me!
I've done so much for you, Erick.
And you repay me like this? By sleeping with Tuti?
Hear me out. Nothing happened.
And you're trying to lie to me?
Did she lose her panties after she sneezed then?
You're having sex with Tuti,
something you can't seem to to do with me.
Josefina, I've had enough of your lectures.
You know me very well.
I've never lied to you.
You know what you got yourself into when you got with me.
You know I'm Erick 'Rooster' Quintanilla...
Erick... please!
Listen to me.
Do you think I'm jealous?
Look at me.
What happened?
What happened to us?
When... did you stop being attracted to me?
When did you stop caring about me?
You think it doesn't hurt that you can do it with others,
but not with me?
What happened to us?
You make a very interesting case.
Yes, but there's something missing.
That's where you come in.
How can I help you?
You know all about me, my personal life.
I took the liberty of investigating
before proposing we work together.
I don't want to meddle, but...
Gregory and Laura Jones are shameless.
Okay.
What do you know about them?
They contributed to the governor's campaign.
Like him, they're also untouchable.
They continue to sell industrial quantities of what they produce
with cheap and illegal labor.
My client was one of their laborers.
She was probably one of Jones' mistresses.
He pays them two or four bucks an hour
and seduces them with promises of a better life.
They're desperate to make their American dream come true.
Sometimes, I'm ashamed to be an American.
Know what you should really be ashamed of?
That horrid thing you call coffee.
Is it so hard to make a decent coffee?
You have a nice smile.
Must be hard to have a stern face all day.
You don't mind if I do away with the formalities, do you?
You're right about the coffee.
The coffee and the migrants are the only things
that keep me awake.
I'm suing the governor
because I won't stand for their mistreatment.
You know what? I'm interested in Aida's case.
When can I talk to her?
Ma'am!
Could you please tell me what's wrong with Daniel?
I'm his wife, damn it!
----!
What's wrong, Vicenta?
Daniel was fine and then he wasn't.
He passed out in his bed.
Hadn't he been moved from the ICU?
I'm here to take his statement.
I don't know, but that bitch Indira tried to kill him,
and right now he's fighting for his life.
He's going to be fine. He's strong.
He's not! He's dying!
No, he won't die.
Calm down.
How can you...?
Miss, could you tell us how Daniel is doing?
You're not related to Mr. Phillips.
I really can't tell you.
Hey, wait up.
Hold up!
How can you say that?
I'm his wife!
Do you need a piece of paper as proof?
Haven't you noticed that I'm worried sick about him?
When he leaves that bed, because I swear he will,
we're going to have a baby! Why can't I see him?
Do you need a piece a paper, a court document?
What do you need?
Vicenta... calm down. Let her do her job.
The patient had a setback. He needs another transfusion.
Please save him.
I put a lot on the line to get you this call.
No one can know your son's number.
Much less you.
I'm not doing this out of compassion.
I just want you to tell me everything you know.
Nicolas!
What do you want? How'd you get my number?
Where are you?
I had to talk to you. I needed to see you.
You lied to me again.
Don't call me again. Just stop.
No, no... this is just a misunderstanding.
I...
I promise I'll explain everything when I get out.
No!
No, Nicolas. Please!
I kept my word.
Now it's your turn.
I'll send you my files on my client and her bosses.
I don't need a file on the Joneses.
I know them well.
Great!
We're ahead of the game then.
You know, I really like...
What's it called?
Your boldness.
We're alike in some ways.
We both work pro bono
and we don't like to talk about our private lives.
I admire that a lot.
Why should I talk about my personal life?
You did your research.
You know more than me.
No, just what I need to.
I know of your accolades, where you went to school,
and your most memorable cases.
And about my son and my past.
I don't understand why you're so interested in this case.
You're not Mexican.
You're not American either.
Why do you care about migrants?
It's not just work. There's a personal involvement.
Is that so?
Are you involved with Aida Franco?
Love isn't the only motivator.
There's also revenge.
I want to make pay those who hurt others.
In this case,
there are many evildoers we'd both like to take out.
Isn't that right?
If that's the case, let's get to work.
I'll see you and the girl in my office.
Josefina, I...
I don't know what to say.
When I'm with you, my mind goes blank.
As does your body.
Obviously.
What's wrong with me, Erick?
Tell me!
Why can't I be enough for you?
Isn't my body... good enough?
Don't you like it? Aren't you aroused by it?
I have feelings, too.
And it cuts deep every time you reject me.
I've tried to understand, to excuse it.
We've been through a lot and you're hurting.
But I am too.
I can't help it.
Josefina...
I... I don't know what to say.
I love you.
You know I love you.
I think about you and I want you.
I always have and I always will, but...
I don't know what happens when I'm with you,
when it's just the two of us.
I just can't perform.
I don't have an answer for you.
Yes, you're very supportive, but you're always nagging me.
That has an effect too!
Don't you see?
You're always, "Erick this, Erick that."
Maybe that's affecting me!
I don't have the answers!
Maybe you have the answer!
That's it.
Get closer.
Come on. Get closer!
What are you doing, Chava? Be careful!
Pepe!
Come on, ------!
What's your problem?
Be careful with those guns!
Speed up, damn it!
Give me the gun.
You can't drive and shoot at the same time.
Aim at their tires!
I'm not your father.
But I'm the closest thing you'll have to a brother.
We're nothing alike, Jose Angel.
The Feds aren't after your mom and you're not a junkie.
Who'd want to be with someone like me?
I trust you.
I won't be around to keep an eye on you all the time.
I know that we always argue
and that we never agree on anything,
but I'm going to miss you, bro.
I'll miss you and everyone else here.
You've been the only family I've ever had.
Ma'am, that's a tango I'd rather not dance.
If you let me, I'll show you something else, babe.
Come on, man. What are you going to do?
Hey!
-Don't lower your weapon! -I've nothing to lose!
Be a man and shoot!
Shoot!
Kill me! That's what you want anyway!
I've nothing left in this life!
Kill me!
The truck, Bebote!
Jose Angel!
The truck, Bebote!
Pepe!
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