01x05 - King Tide

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- Anderson?

- Here.

- Argenta?

- Here.

- Clemens?

- Here.

- Cox?

- Yes, sir, here, sir.

- Calm down, hotshot.

We do this every day.

Knoblock?

Here, unfortunately.

- He's such a knob.

- Right?

All right, that does

it for the UDA traffic report.

Now, before we hit it,

Midnights spotted four

illegals in Imperial Beach

who took a swim around surf fence.

Three are in custody.

I want you newbies to pay attention

to the king tides

we're having right now.

This can and will affect

the strategy of crossers.

Ah, the ever-elusive aquatic tonks,

splashing their way to freedom.

Lights.

If I could give you some advice

Stay alert, stay alive,

stay the f*ck off YouTube.

Hey, I think I'm riding with you.

Name's Cox.

Garrett Cox.

- Listen.

You're gonna ride with me,

you're gonna forget everything

you learned in basic.

Especially about profiling.

Is this 'cause

I didn't laugh at your joke?

Our jurisdiction covers

100 miles inland

of any border or coastline in America.

Now in that zone, 4th Amendment

protections do not apply.

Which means I can and will

stop and search anybody

that I suspect is breaking

immigration laws,

despite how you might feel about it.

How much longer you planning

to stare at shrubs?

Not shrubs.

Signs of passage.

f*ck you doing?

- I-I just gotta return the text.

- You're on duty.

Yeah, it'll it'll take,

like, one second.

Well, sometimes that's all it takes.

See over there?

Cartel has spotters.

Their only job is to watch us.

The second you check your emails,

they send a tonk across.

Or worse, they take

a potshot with a sn*per.

Huh?

Look, as long as you're

working with me,

your sole function in life

is to make my job easier.

You

- Hey!

Jesus!

Hey!

Clemens!

He's swimming back to Mexico!

Let him go!

None of these suckers can swim!

Oh, sh*t.

Clemens!

Dispatch, this is Victor 107,

we go an officer down.

I repeat, we have an officer down.

Hey!

f*ck.

Coming in, coming in!

I got him, I got him, I got him, okay.

Lead me in.

Just right here.

Get the mask.

- 27, 28, 29, 30.

- Go.

Okay. All right, all right, let's go.

Come on. Come on.

Come on, you f*ck.

- Hey, hey.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- I got him.

On your side, here you go.

- Okay.

I got him, I got him.

Come on, come on.

Is that really necessary?

He almost just died.

Hey, there's two kinds of

people in this world.

Those who choose to break

the law and those that don't.

That's the real line,

not that f*cking fence.

Now, you wanna get home at night,

you damn well better remember it.

Hey. Come on.

Up you go.

I got him.

Hey, Val, what's up?

How you doing?

- Okay.

You?

How are the kids?

Getting by.

I-I'm just calling to see how

things are going with the house.

Uh, I had a few issues.

It's gonna take a little

longer than I thought.

Well, the bank's been calling nonstop.

Look, I hate to pressure you, Ben,

but I'm starting to have to sell off

some of Javi's old things.

A gold watch, a Sea-Doo.

His old Bronco too.

Me and the kids are having

a garage sale this weekend.

But it's not gonna be nearly enough.

Hey, Val, I'm so sorry. I gotta go.

I'm gonna keep working on it.

Hello, Ben.

It is good to see you, my friend.

Can't say the same.

Let's walk.

If you're gonna k*ll me,

can we do it without all the hiking?

I'm no k*ller, Ben.

But your men just cut

the f*cking heads off

two federal agents, so don't act like

you're some sort of saint.

This was not my first career choice.

I went to college in the States.

School wasn't my strong suit.

I'm a family man. Like you.

So when my father got ill,

I had no choice but to return home.

His last decision was to put me

in charge of the business.

The family.

You can imagine my older

brother, the firstborn son

He didn't take it well.

Come on. We're not far away.

Hey, why are we here?

Since you brought my brother back home,

he has taken an interest in you.

And that is not a good thing.

I know you judge Dante for

what he did to that

girl you took north.

Beating the sh*t out of her? Yeah.

Not to mention k*lling

my ex-wife's husband.

Dante is a product of his upbringing.

He has his whole life ahead of him.

I believe he can become

something different.

- A better man.

- Yeah.

But his father doesn't have that hope.

For many years, Puerto Libre

used to be known for its lobsters.

But shortly after we moved in,

the fishermen's traps

started going missing.

Mazo puts them to a different use.

He stuffs them with his enemies,

throws them overboard, alive.

Lets the lobsters do their work.

They can digest everything

But the teeth.

Cross him and he will find

a way to dispose of you.

If he's such a f*cking monster,

why didn't you let him rot in

that detention center up north?

If they found out who he was,

it could put the whole

family in jeopardy.

And I can't allow that to happen.

Family takes care of family, Ben.

I believe this belongs to you.

I want you to have it back.

In case you find yourself

in need of protection.

Not with that.

You made your choice.

Hey.

Hola, amigo.

How the hell did you get here?

f*cking Civic.

I brought some cervezas.

You gonna let me in?

No.

Are you serious?

Man, I took a long drive down.

Well, I got a sh*t ton of work to do.

Should've called before you came.

Yeah, I didn't realize I

needed to book an appointment.

What are you doing here?

I had the day off.

I figured we could catch up a bit.

You almost sound like

you don't want me here.

How did you find the place?

The girl.

You know, the one you brought

across the border

in the middle of the night?

Maria Elena.

Yeah.

Huh.

I like what you've done with the place.

Yeah.

Has that old Clemens touch.

If this is what you've been

spending all your time on,

why isn't it further along?

This from the guy who's never

used a power tool in his life.

So now you're an authority

on construction?

- Uh

- I didn't think so.

It's not that easy, genius.

Especially when you have to

do it all by yourself.

All right, well, I'm here now.

Might as well give you a hand.

Uh-huh.

You made a good habit

of taking off on me lately.

Hey, where did you go the other night,

when you you left me at your house?

Ran out of toilet paper.

Oh, right, yeah.

How about Katie's party, then?

Needed paper towels.

Making a lot of messes, aren't you?

What's your f*cking problem?

Nothing. Relax.

Giving my work buddy some sh*t.

Wouldn't want you feeling left out

just 'cause you're not

on the job anymore.

How's it going?

Actually, you did miss some crazy sh*t

around the station now I think of it.

- Yeah?

What's that?

There was an ICE truck that got jacked.

Jacked?

Someone strung a bridge cable

across the highway.

k*lled two agents

making a run up to Adelanto.

Freed the migrants in the back.

- Wow.

That's f*cked up.

Yeah.

Cut their heads clean off, it was

Those were some sick b*stards.

I hope they catch them.

Yeah.

Get this.

One of the guy's brothers,

he died in Afghanistan a year back.

He was raising his dead brother's kid,

and his wife's pregnant.

Oh, that f*cking sucks.

And the other guy,

he's got an autistic kid.

Hoyt went to high school

with him, actually,

said he's the nicest guy in the world.

We're putting together, like,

a fund for them.

Hey, count me in.

I saw the pictures, man.

It's the worst thing I've ever seen.

It's like one of those videos

they show you at driving school.

- Yeah, I get it.

- "Faces of Death" type of stuff.

Yeah, I get it.

- I almost f*cking puked

- Hey, man!

Show a little f*cking respect!

Jesus!

It's fellow law enforcement guys, man.

You want someone talking about

someone you love like that? Huh?

So is this it, then?

What?

Are you planning to spend

the rest of your retirement

down here working at a glacial pace

on your old partner's house

and avoiding the rest

of us like the plague?

I haven't even been

down here two weeks,

so cut me some f*cking slack,

all right?

Yeah, I know you well enough

to see something else is going on.

Oh, something else?

- Ben.

Ben, hey, hey.

The Ben I rolled with in Victor

107 would've cuffed that girl

out in the desert, pregnant

or not, and turned her in.

Now she's living in your place instead.

That's quite a change.

Well, maybe I haven't seen

an expectant teen mother

be forced to be with

an a*usive cartel prick.

You ever think of that?

- So you felt sorry for her?

- What the f

Is this some sort of a

A therapy session?

That Salvadoran girl

didn't have a choice.

If I didn't help her,

she'd be f*cking dead.

Which means, if you think about it,

I didn't have any choice either.

Right?

You know who did end up dead

was a couple of guys out in the desert.

W-what's weird is they found them

right where I picked your a*s up.

You hear anything about that?

It's hot outside.

f*ck this.

Cheers.

So you're telling me

you don't know anything

about two dead Mexicans?

Desert's a harsh place.

Tonks die out there all the time.

You ought to know that.

Heat stroke, dehydration, sure.

But these guys were k*lled violently.

Could've been a rip crew. A rip crew?

A rip crew.

Yeah, they k*ll people all the time.

How are you hearing this sh*t anyway?

At work.

Sounded familiar, so I checked the map,

and it was a couple hundred yards

right from where you dropped your pin.

You accusing me of something?

No, but

Think about it from my perspective.

You rescue a pregnant girl

who's some cartel

as*h*le's punching bag.

You take her to the States

so she and the baby

can have a fresh start.

Hell, I probably would've

done the same thing myself.

But when I picked you up,

you were wearing clothes that

smelled like a corpse.

Could've gone home, took

a shower, had a nice meal.

And yet, you turned around

and went right back to Mexico.

On foot.

That doesn't sound totally

f*cking crazy to you?

Hey, sounds like you

got all the answers.

What do you want me to say?

I'm asking you

are you are you in trouble?

Look, I got a job to do.

Javi's widow is depending on

me. I gotta finish that house.

Right, 'cause a burnt down

shack in a cartel town

seems like a real solid

real estate investment.

It was important to my

friend, and now he's dead.

And I'm the only one who can do it.

Don't talk about Javi.

Hey, I don't give a sh*t about Javi.

I give a sh*t about you, man.

What

Why don't you just go home?

Yeah, well, I could ask you

the same question.

Well, you've been asking

a shitload of questions

ever since you got here.

What are you, some

kind of interrogator?

All right, you wanna

work? Let's work.

How's it going over there?

Yeah, all good. I'm done.

It's not bad.

You wanna help me with this?

Ready? One, two, three.

- That about right?

- Yeah yeah, perfect.

- You got it?

- Yeah.

- Good?

- Yeah.

- You got it?

- Yeah.

I gotta ask.

Who sent you down here?

I don't know if it's

Mexico or retirement,

but you're starting to sound paranoid.

Hey, man.

I was on the job ten years before

you came out of your daddy's b*ll s*ck.

I know when people are

trying not to sound like

they're full of sh*t.

You wanna talk about

who's full of sh*t?

You came down here

acting all buddy-buddy,

but all you've done is

pump me for information.

And yet, I haven't gotten

one straight answer out of you.

Why don't you just make it

easier on both of us?

Tell me who you've been talking to.

No one.

Tell me, man, who?

I'm your friend, Ben.

How's it going over there?

- Yeah, all good.

I'm done.

It's not bad.

You wanna help me with this?

Ready?

One, two, three.

- That about right?

- Yeah yeah, perfect.

- You got it?

- Yeah.

- Good?

- Yeah.

- You got it?

- Yeah.

I gotta ask.

Who sent you down here?

I don't know if it's Mexico

or retirement,

but you're starting to sound paranoid.

Hey, man.

I was on the job ten years before

you came out of your daddy's b*ll s*ck.

I know when people are trying not

to sound like they're full of sh*t.

You wanna talk about

who's full of sh*t?

You came down here

acting all buddy-buddy,

but all you've done is

pump me for information.

And yet, I haven't gotten

one straight answer out of you.

Why don't you just make it

easier on both of us?

Tell me who you've been talking to.

No one.

Tell me, man, who?

I'm your friend, Ben.

And I don't like the way

you've been acting.

How the f*ck have I been acting?

Well, for one thing, you haven't

been thinking about your family.

Frank's missing;

Kate and Jill are freaking out.

Why aren't you there

in San Diego with them?

Frank might not have meant much to you,

but he does to them,

and that should mean something.

I mean, the guy's gone.

Kate's worried sick,

up half the night, I

I'm f*cking

How do you know how

Katie's been sleeping?

Ben, it's not it's not like that.

Oh, what's it like?

- It's it's not what I meant.

- Oh, what did you mean?

Yeah, tell me how it is.

I-I asked you to look out for

my daughter.

Oh, you you're being an as*h*le.

Are you f*cking my daughter?

- You have to go.

- Hey, who is that?

You can't be here.

- I'm not going anywhere.

- That f*ck.

Look, then you're no one, all right?

You're not border patrol,

you're no one, you understand?

Not a f*cking word!

What are you doing here?

I was told you spoke

to my brother earlier.

I came to thank you, Ben.

Who's your friend?

To la migra.

And la migra's amigo.

My friend can't drink,

he's he's leaving now.

That true?

It's a long drive home.

I'm in no hurry.

Salud.

Salucita.

My name is Damaso.

- Damaso.

- Mm.

I'm Garrett.

Garrett.

Yeah, time to go.

Come on, pal.

Let's go.

Why are you here, Garrett?

Just to help with the house.

Oh, you had some bad luck again, huh?

Nothing I can't handle.

Why don't you and I,

we go have a look, yeah?

Yeah, sure.

Yeah, help yourself.

What the f*ck did he just say?

Who the hell is this guy

and what's he thanking you for?

Less you know, the better off.

Just take a f*cking hint.

- You gotta get out of here.

- Don't like waiting.

Yeah.

Go.

It's strong.

Yeah.

You know what they say

about building a house on sand.

Listen, he's just here to help.

Nothing more.

Let him go.

Or come back later.

Whatever you want.

Nah, I think he should stay.

Let's have some fun, hmm?

Drink.

- Let me take a swig.

- No.

What's the matter, puñal?

Don't you like it?

I'm not your puñal.

Then drink.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Drink, drink.

Better.

Hmm.

Where's all your food?

I wasn't expecting guests.

But we can go into town,

pick something up.

- No, no, no, no, no.

I don't think so.

I was just getting to know

my little puñal, hmm?

So the fridge is empty.

So what?

We have a whole world of fish outside.

Yeah.

Not so fast, puñal.

All right, that's

That's enough of that.

Hmm.

You seen enough?

Yeah, I got my g*n in the car.

No, no, no g*ns.

Why do you think I had

you look after Katie?

Drink, puñal!

What the f*ck's this guy's problem?

Just do what he says.

Any bites yet?

No. Not one.

This is why I hate fishing.

Even as a child, I could

not understand how any man

could spend all day

standing on the pinche shore

Then what the f*ck are we doing here?

Waiting. For what?

One fish at a time.

Keep drinking, puñal.

I'll be right back.

And when I do, that bottle

better be on your lips, eh?

What happens if we don't catch a fish?

Hey, how do you know this as*h*le?

I just met him. I told you before.

The less you know,

the better off you'll be.

This guy's gonna f*cking k*ll me.

Next chance you get, you

get the f*ck out of here.

I mean it.

- This is f*cked up, Ben.

- No kidding.

Why go after one fish when you

can catch them all at once?

Puñal.

You're drinking, not eating.

Hey.

So, how do you two know each other?

He's my daughter's boyfriend.

Boss.

Here's to old friends.

And to new ones.

Salud.

Hey, I'm hungry.

Yeah.

Adios, Mezcal.

What else do you have to drink?

I think I'm dry.

Hmm?

Then what's this?

Oh, sh*t, I forgot I had that.

Blended Scotch whiskey.

Is this the sh*t that real

men drink in the States?

What do you Americans know

about real men, hmm?

Hmm?

The streets of Tijuana are

running with gringo puke

because none of you

can hold your liquor.

Bullshit.

The streets of TJ are running

with puke because it's Tijuana.

We don't have shitholes

like that in America.

- Shitholes?

- Yeah.

f*ck America!

You can't pass a gram of cocaine

on a table without snorting it.

But I guess you need that

to take your mind off

of all these school shootings, huh?

Enough, enough.

I'm not gonna listen

to this bullshit anymore.

This I'm I'm

Is there any fish left?

Hey, puñal.

I didn't say you could eat.

f*ck you.

If I'm gonna die,

I'm not gonna die hungry.

Hmm.

Well, f*ck me

Hey. Um

I remember the first time I got

sh*t-faced on Chivas.

I just had my heart broken.

Yup.

Not by a woman, though.

Over a car.

1971 Plymouth Barracuda.

Tor Red.

f*ck, I loved that car.

Ah, senior year.

Driving home late from a game.

Hit a rough patch of gravel,

wrapped around a tree.

I was so upset I stole one of

my dad's bottle of Chivas.

I made a little line on the side of it

so I could replace anything

I drank with some water.

I ended up drinking

the whole f*cking thing.

Yeah, had to face the music

twice about that one.

Once for the car, once for the bottle.

I didn't have a car.

For me, it was a horse.

Valentina.

The best horse on

On my grandfather's ranch.

Strong, faster than

anything I had ever seen.

But for some reason

She liked Juan Diego more than me.

I groomed her, I fed her every day.

But when Juan Diego

came to the stables

The b*tch would gallop

right over to him.

What's so funny?

Oh.

Everyone's telling stories.

It's story time.

Well, I got one.

It's about a good man I knew once.

Bit of an as*h*le, but brave as sh*t.

I'll never forget

the first day I met him.

We saw some kid nearly

drown off Imperial Beach.

This guy just jumps right in anyway.

He never flinched, never hesitated.

Just do us all a favor and shut up.

- Just the right thing to do.

Just pow!

But now that same

m*therf*cker won't even

kick his legs when

he's drowning himself.

Huh?

Well, I guess some people

just don't wanna be saved.

Oops.

Hey. What are you doing?

I'm getting more to drink.

I don't know about you

pussies, but I'm thirsty.

Now we can talk as men.

My son Dante tells me that

you and my brother

are becoming very friendly.

I wouldn't exactly put it like that.

He's a charming m*therf*cker.

Tells you what you want to hear.

He tried with Dante.

Still is.

Juan Diego talks about tradition.

But in this business,

if you don't move on

from the old ways, you die.

The Zetas know this.

Sinaloa too.

If we do not expand,

they will crush us.

But you, mi amigo.

You will help us prevent that.

I think you might have had

a little too much to drink.

Hey, hey, hey.

This is the future.

What the f*ck?

Your migra friend,

he didn't finish his job.

Javi.

I paid him a lot of money

to bring me a lot of g*ns.

- No.

That's not possible.

But the delivery never came through.

That's okay. I don't need him now.

I have you.

Find the g*ns and bring them to me.

Why don't you just

go to f*cking Walmart

and buy some new ones?

Those are my weapons.

I paid for them, and I want them.

And not a word to my brother, eh?

Why not?

Thought this was a family business.

The reason Valentina galloped

to Juan Diego and not me?

He fed her sugar.

Every morning.

Yeah.

My brother, he is very manipulative.

He is not to be trusted.

Oh!

That's funny.

He said the same thing about you.

Well, it's alive.

Go on, you take it.

You're gonna need it a

hell of a lot more than me.

You got a long drive ahead of you.

I was gonna tell you last night,

but I never got a chance.

Go on, spit it out.

You were right.

I was right?

I didn't come down here

just to sh**t the sh*t.

I was approached by Homeland Security.

You're the subject of

an active investigation,

and I think we both know why.

You

- I didn't go to them.

They came to me.

You think I give a sh*t about that?

You f*cking spoke to HSI,

and I'm only just now

finding out about it?

- What did you say to them?

- I didn't tell them anything.

I need to know exactly

what you said to them.

I didn't say anything,

'cause I don't know anything,

'cause you won't tell me anything.

You need help, Ben.

And if you're not gonna

take it from me, then

Get it from someone else.

At least you would if were still

the man I thought you were.

Garrett.