(male narrator) Tonight on "Spenser, For Hire"
[tires screeching]
It was no accident. It was a set-up.
I told before. b*at it.
Look, did I ever discuss my winter rates with you?
- Man, what are you doing? - Hold it!
Immigration officer.
Spenser, my hands are tied.
Ever been involved in a jailbreak?
Not me.
[banging]
Drive!
This is as*ault and battery.
Now, I do have to book you.
- Take him out. - This one's mine.
[grunting]
Oh, man!
[theme music]
[music continues]
[instrumental music]
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When I was in high school, I had a friend
who lived right around the corner.
Where do you live?
Uh..
It's not far.
We better go.
Josefina, why don't you bring your cousin
to the YWCA class tomorrow night?
No, I can't.
'You don't have anything to be afraid of.'
All of the boys and girls are bilingual like you.
You could even bring your parents if you'd like.
Maybe they can talk over some problems they might have.
Please...you don't understand.
I frightened her.
Oh, they're afraid, but it has nothing to do with you.
This is not exactly Smithville.
If you're trying to tell me that some of these kids
could be here illegally, I know that.
But that's not my main concern.
I'm just trying to help them
deal with the kind of stress
most immigrant families face.
And thank you for driving me down here
but it really isn't necessary.
Oh, what do you mean?
How else could you find out
where I got my first barbershop hair cut?
Or my first job and kissed my first girl?
Did I ever tell you about Mary Jane Riley? Whoa!
[chuckles] No.
But I'm sure you'd rather tell me anything
than admit that you just didn't want me
coming down here alone.
Hey, come on.
[sighs]
Speaking of immigrant families
old man McGillicuddy used to live right there.
Brenden McGillicuddy from County Cork.
Had kids!
That's a fact.
[crashing]
And the greatest corned beef and cabbage
you've ever tasted in your life.
[tires screeching]
[indistinct screaming]
Oh!
[tires screeching]
[bang]
[crash]
[tires screeching]
[indistinct yelling]
[tires screeching]
[g*nshots]
[crash]
[siren wailing]
[siren wailing]
Please help my little boy.
Please.
God bless you..
Hey, wait a minute.
(female #) 'I'm sorry, it's not a question of legal precedence.'
'It is a question of parental permission.'
We need that to keep our insurance.
I told you, the boy's mother begged me to take care of him.
And I told you, Ms. Silverman, you are not the boy's parent
or the legal guardian!
Yes, but the boy could die.
Jacob, that's not fair. We've done all we can for him.
We've stabilized his condition.
There's nothing more we can do without the authority.
- 'The mother called you?' - Yes.
Well, can you get her to come in?
She won't do that, she's afraid
the rest of her family will be picked up.
That's why she abandoned him to Susan.
So the boy is illegal.
He still needs help and it shouldn't matter
who his parents are or where they are.
I mean, what are we talking about here?
If the hospital won't bend the rules, can't the doctor?
The doctor did, but it wasn't enough.
The boy just d*ed.
Oh, dear God!
I'm sorry.
But just so you know, this is a good hospital.
We don't turn people away, but we do obey the rules.
You want to change those dealing with illegal aliens?
Do it in the court house. Don't start here.
Hey, she was just trying to help. She's not with us.
[scoffs] Maybe she should be.
Thank you..
...for caring.
Well, I guess we'd better go and talk to that mother.
Lord, what can I say?
We'll think of something.
Here, if you're interested.
Always room for a nudge.
How's the boy?
He didn't make it.
[sighs]
Who's gonna tell the mother?
Emily Garden and Jacob Zaleski, her lawyer.
They were at the movement over in Cambridge.
What movement?
The Safe House.
They help relocate alien refugees
mostly from Central America.
[sighs]
What happened out there? What was it all about?
Police are still investigating.
All they know for sure is the guy was on dr*gs
out of work and blamed everyone but himself for his problem.
That's it? That's the answer? Just another crazy?
Spenser, that's not good enough.
I want a better reason for why that boy d*ed.
If he had a record for drug arrest
w-why did he still have a license?
He didn't.
Well, then he shouldn't have been allowed on the street.
- I agree! - Well, you agree, I agree.
We all agree, but nobody does anything about this.
Sus, the man is behind bars, they cleaned up the street
the people who were hurt are being helped.
Yeah, if their citizenship papers are in order.
Look, that didn't have anything to do with illegal aliens.
The guy lost his job six months ago and-and he went crazy.
It's not what he told the arresting officer.
Okay, so he said he thought he lost his job
to a guy holding a green card.
Those jerks don't know the difference
between who's legal and who isn't.
It just seems so unfair.
A family comes here seeking refuge
from one kind of senseless v*olence
only to encounter another.
I know, I know.
And I'm working with kids
who have bilingual parents
and talking to them about the stresses in their lives.
I can't even imagine the stress
of a mother who has to let her baby die
so the rest of her family can live!
Sus...what happened was wrong.
I mean, nobody should have to make that choice.
The woman shouldn't have broken the law.
Broken the law?
What she was doing was il-illegal.
I mean, they're here illegally.
They get caught, they're deported.
- Those are the rules. - Yeah, but they're cruel.
Well, they're necessary. I agree with them.
Look, when jobs are hard to come by
it's human nature to wanna protect your own.
Those people down there are just like you and me.
You got a job, you wanna keep it.
If you don't..
...well, you need somebody to blame.
The aliens will always get hurt.
So it's the haves against the have nots?
Look, Susan, I'm not saying it's right.
It's just the way it is.
It's the way it's always been.
I see what you mean. I just..
Thanks for letting me blow off some steam.
Still a tough neighborhood.
You gotta make a choice.
How could I not?
[men grunting]
[telephone rings]
Henry Simoli. Yeah?
Hold on. Just a second, I'll get him.
Hey, Charlie, it's for you.
Hey, Henry, is that Angel Cardona?
[grunting]
(Henry) 'Yeah.'
Does anybody work out here now or what?
Anybody that can pay for his locker, Spenser.
By the way, you're two months behind.
You got me mixed up with somebody else!
The man is lethal.
Yeah, he had a sh*t at the title..
...right before he went to prison.
Sure, Angel Cardona! Right, he clipped the guy, huh?
Yeah, in a bar fight.
He spent the last five years in maximum security.
He just got off.
[grunting]
He hasn't lost his touch.
Hey, look here, you wanna go a few rounds?
Do I look that dumb? Don't answer that.
[men grunting]
- Mr. Spenser. - Hello.
I'm Emily Garden.
Susan Silverman told me I'd find you here.
Yes, I remember seeing you at the hospital.
Well, what can I do for you?
I would very much like to..
...hire you to find a missing person.
The little boy's mother?
Oh, no, his father.
He's been missing for almost two weeks.
He went to work one day and simply never came back.
I-I have a photograph.
Um, his name is, here, Henry Rosalez.
Uh, in his own country, he was a labor organizer
but here he's just been working on the docks.
Illegal?
Does that matter to you?
No.
Well, Susan told me that..
...you seldom agreed in principle
but that you almost always agreed
in practice about people.
Mmm.
'We, uh, just want to reunite the family'
and find them a safer place.
We can pay you anything you require.
Well, I require very little.
Susan's recommendation goes a long way.
[men grunting]
You know, Susan has expressed
an interest in our work at Safe House.
She's already volunteered to take the night shift.
Hmm.
And now that we've met, I'm glad to see
that you're not overly concerned about her.
You know, some people are so cautious.
Well, my looks can deceive.
What exactly are we talking about?
Oh, you know..
...some of the delinquents in the neighborhood
have taken exception to our work.
Broken windows, things like that.
Nothing serious.
Well, uh, thank you.
It was nice to meet you.
And I look forward to hearing from you.
I'll be in touch.
[men grunting]
Yeah.
Say, I know you're not scared of him, are you?
Me? Scared?
It's just that I took on a case
that's gonna require me to remain conscious.
Uh, actually, uh, there might be some work in it for you.
Unless you're thinking about climbing in there yourself.
No, I don't wanna make the man look bad.
- You know what I mean? - Oh, yeah.
- What you got in mind? - I know what you mean.
Uh, keeping an eye on Susan.
Look, did I ever discuss my winter rates with you?
- No, I'm gonna take a shower. - See, every time it snows..
Right.
You know, about , refugees
immigrants and aliens come to the Boston area each year.
I thought you might have noticed before.
So what finally captured your attention?
You did. I haven't been called the [indistinct]
ever since my father d*ed.
- You sure you wanna do this? - I've to talk to the mother.
The father's French Canadian
married a Latino and adopted her children.
The Rosalez family's staying with them.
Mr. Devereaux, it's Jacob Zaleski.
- Can I talk to you? - Uh, please. Come in, come in.
This is Susan Silverman. She's just joined the movement.
- Ah. Welcome to our home. - Thank you.
Uh, this is my wife Rosa.
I'm sorry, but she speaks only a-a little English here, huh?
But, uh, our daughter Josefina never stops.
Uh, of course, you have class together, so you know.
Yes, I know.
Uh, you know Marie.
'And-and that's Luis. He is like his father.'
'Very quick with language and-and a hard worker.'
He-he has a job at the fish market.
And, uh..
...this is my wife's cousin, Mrs. Rosalez.
I'm so sorry.
It's cold out here.
You can catch frostbite out here or worse.
Hey, it's-it's okay.
I'm a friend, friend of the family.
[speaks in foreign language]
No, no, no. I..
I come back later.
I'll see you, okay?
You come back. You will.
[sobbing]
I didn't want to leave
but I had to think of the other children.
Without my husband.
I'm the only one to take care of them.
[sobbing] It was so hard.
I didn't know what to do.
No one should ever have to make that choice.
[sobbing] Oh!
I'm going to do everything I can
to make sure no one ever has to again.
[instrumental music]
(Spenser) It was a beautiful day for sailing.
The kind sportsmen love the world over
but those of us among the working class
had duties to perform..
...if we were lucky.
If we weren't, we stood around
like birds of prey..
...waiting for a job to open..
...or an excuse to fight for one.
I found out the man I was looking for had worked
near the docks for an ex-union scab named Guzman.
If Henry Rosalez had been a citizen or a union man
he'd be protected by the longshoreman's contract
but this was a waste dump.
The workers were definitely non-union.
If they had green cards, the ink was still wet.
Now remember, no union and no overtime, alright?
[men speaking in foreign language]
You, you got it.
You got it.
Hey, wait a minute. Excuse me. I was here first!
He can't even speak English.
So what? He don't have to.
A man works with his hands, not with his mouth.
Hey, let me see your green card.
Angel..
The rest of you guys take a hike.
Henry Rosalez had worked here
about eight months before he disappeared.
[speaks in foreign language]
Henry Rosalez.
[speaks in foreign language]
Those who admitted knowing him said he wouldn't have run off
without his family
and he definitely wasn't homesick.
That left foul play a definite possibility.
Hey.
I told you before.
b*at it.
You also told me that you don't hire illegal aliens
and that you never heard of Henry Rosalez.
'We both know that's a lie, right?'
Okay, so he worked for me. So what?
I found out he was illegal and I dumped him.
Anyways, he was a bum and a thief.
That's all you get.
Bounce him.
[grunts]
Sorry, I just don't bounce.
I am leaving.
[intense music]
[indistinct chatter]
"Blessed is he who has found his work.
Let him ask no other blessedness."
I didn't know if the words fit Luis Rosalez
but when Susan told me
about his after school dishwashing job
I hoped they might.
So far I hadn't found many clues
to the missing father.
And I thought part of the problem
was that I didn't know enough about him.
I figured his son could fill me in.
Only I didn't figure I'd have to catch him first.
Hey, wait!
[intense music]
[tires screeching]
Hold it! Right there!
Hey!
- Man, what are you doing? - Hold it!
Immigration officer.
This boy is under arrest.
[instrumental music]
It took about minutes to find Jacob Zaleski
the immigration lawyer.
And another to locate
the new INS detention facility on the North End.
By the looks of it, I knew this was one night
Luis wouldn't be home after school.
It stinks, it really stinks.
That's an emotional response to a legal issue.
I told you, if the mother wants
to come in and claim her son, she can have him.
Yeah, sure, then you get two for the price of one, huh?
'Sounds like a bargain.'
Look, no one is going to get deported..
You bet they're not.
...until there has been a proper
and legal hearing.
What were you doing at Guzman's this afternoon?
While I was looking for the father
you were picking up the kid, huh?
I was doing my job, Mr. Spenser.
You've got no right to hold that boy hostage.
'Hostage?'
That's not a very accurate use
of our language, mister.
How about bait?
It's an old New England term.
Matt, what the hell is going on?
I'm told there is a -year-old kid downstairs.
He's been picked up and cuffed by one of our men.
- Who authorized? - I authorized it.
I had reliable information that the kid was illegal.
'He resisted arrest when he was being picked up.'
He's been temporarily detained downstairs.
It's all by the book! What more could you ask, Joe?
The name's Jose!
But I'm not sure
maybe the feeling that justice is being served!
Or at least observed!
What do you guys want?
The Rosalez boy.
Mr. Zaleski here is from the movement.
- Safe House? - That's right.
I gather the boy is from Central America.
He wants to be declared a political refugee.
I'm sure he does.
Only I'll bet he's never been here before to claim asylum.
I bet he has a job too.
And I'll bet he has family here.
Illegally.
Look, the law allows people
who are fleeing persecution to seek asylum.
Mr. Zaleski..
...I'm going to make your job easy.
I agree with you.
'Only it had aliens from that part of the world'
'coming here for years and years to find work.'
'Now, see, this controversy over how we ought to respond'
'to people from El Salvador Guatemala or Haiti..'
...everybody's political.
Nobody's here for work.
There's one big difference.
The boy downstairs is behind bars
alone, without representation.
As far as we know, he hasn't committed any major crime.
And that's not right.
It's either something wrong with the system
or the way it's being applied.
That's a good point, Mr..
Spenser.
- Perez. - Mr. Perez.
I'm only here on temporary assignment from LA
so...I guess I'll have to hurry my investigation, won't I?
- Anything else? - Yeah.
- We'll be back. - I'm sure you will.
Wilson, we don't know each other very well yet..
...but we will.
And I promise you..
...if I find any dirt under your fingernails..
...you'll get more than your knuckles rapped.
I knew Luis would be alright, at least for the night.
Perez would take care of that.
And while I looked for Henry Rosalez
I knew that Susan would be alright at the Safe House.
Hawk would see to that.
Safe House.
Yes, that's right. We do offer legal referral.
Well, that's the office of Refugee Resettlement.
It's a new office established by the governor.
Uh, Massachusetts is the first state to bar
it's agencies or employees from asking questions
about citizenship or residency status.
Unless the information is required by federal law.
Uh, unless the information is required by federal law.
Thanks.
Yeah, that's right.
Now, uh, this is a list of schools
near your house. They're all good schools.
I'm sure your children will do very well.
(Jacob) 'So what do you think?'
Would you like to go dancing with me
or have your had enough romance for one night?
[chuckles]
I asked to charge the barricades
and you have me answering the phones.
Well, how about tomorrow night?
What?
Of course, I do have a date
with an exquisitely beautiful, extremely wealthy
young widow who was looking for a passionate relationship
but..
...I could break it if you were willing
to come and have a hamburger with me
or go to the movies and whatever.
Um...thank you.
That's very nice, but, um..
...I don't think so.
Then, how about the next night?
You are persistent, aren't you?
Are you married?
Um, no, but you might say that I'm kind
of an old fashioned girl in some ways.
- Spenser? - Yes.
Lucky guy.
Yeah, that's what I keep telling him.
Well, goodnight, Ms. Emily.
Oh, wait a minute!
Jacob, would you mind
walking her to the bus stop?
Have I ever refused you?
You know, it suddenly occurred to me
that you never have refused me.
I hope I haven't forgotten to thank you.
You could give me some good press with Susan.
Think about supper tomorrow.
Wait a second, you didn't say anything about supper.
You only mentioned dancing.
- I'm starved. - Alright.
One burger. Hold the tango.
His name is Henry Rosalez.
He's probably not a union member.
Not that he wouldn't like to be.
Just thought maybe some of you guys must've seen him.
Yeah, right.
Okay, that's enough.
- Out! - Out?
What do you mean, out of the bar or out of the city
out of the commonwealth, maybe?
Look, clown, why don't you get out of here
and get take some of your green cards with you?
A-ah! Now we get down to the basics, huh?
Their work permits against your birth certificate
assuming you have one.
[grunts]
Okay. I'm leaving.
Have a nice evening.
[indistinct chatter]
[tires screeching]
[tires screeching]
Who the hell are you?
You're looking for Henry Rosalez, right?
I know where he is.
There are times when you really look forward
to visiting with friends.
I wasn't sure if this was one of them
when I found out where Susan was and who she was with.
But I needed someone who knew the law
and who would ask the right questions.
I figured Jacob Zaleski was the man.
[clears throat]
Susan, Jacob, this is Hector Valdes.
He's got information for you.
Mr. Valdes, are you here illegally?
That's the first question you ask the man?
I've gotta know how to deal with him
and if he's gotta know he can trust us.
No, sir. I'm not illegal.
I have my immigrant papers
and I'm going to become a citizen next month.
Tell him where Henry Rosalez is.
They took him.
Who, the INS?
Then, he's been deported.
I saw Guzman make the call.
Mr. Wilson came...like always.
Like always?
(Spenser) 'That's why Wilson was at Guzman's.'
They got a deal.
Wilson gets a cut of the wages.
Wait a minute. Not so fast.
We're talking major felonies here.
Hector, do you have any proof? Did you hear them talk?
But everybody knows that Wilson is dirty, right?
Yes.
He gets a piece of the action
and what's in it for Guzman?
[sighs] Nobody complains.
(Susan) 'About what?'
Low wages, working conditions?
- Safety? - About anything.
Or Wilson deports him.
That's what happened to Rosalez, right?
'He complained.'
[sighs] Well, Henry and his brother
they were labor organizers back home.
They sh*t his brother and they would've k*lled Henry
if he hadn't escaped.
After all that, why would he jeopardize his family
by speaking out against Guzman?
He spoke out for all of us..
...because no one else would.
Hector, if you'll testify to this in court--
No, no. I-I can't do that.
Hector, I can protect you.
I'll make a deal with Perez.
He'd love to know who's dirty on his staff.
I bet that's why he's here.
- 'What do you say?' - Please, I'm sorry. I..
I-I'll lose my job
and they'll take away my citizenship.
No. That's not the way it works.
Well, that's what you say!
You know..
...all of my life, I-I want to be an American.
What happens to me if they say I lie, huh?
A-and what about the other men?
Who's going to protect them?
You do. You protect each other.
But you've got to learn to fight
your own battles before others will follow.
Rosalez was right.
You stand up against Guzman, all of you together
'and Guzman will fall.'
Hector, he can't b*at all of you.
'The majority rules.'
That's what being an American is all about.
[instrumental music]
[indistinct chatter]
Guzman, they're here.
- Ready? - Yes, sir.
Okay.
Stick together on this. Everything will be okay.
Hey!
'Hey.'
I told ya.
I don't want anymore trouble around here.
We understand somebody's got something to say, huh?
Well, it's a free country.
Go ahead.
Be my guest.
Come on, Hector. I'll stand with you.
[intense music]
Here, use this.
[Hector speaking in foreign language]
- Look out! - No!
No!
No, no, no.
Jacob, no!
Guzman swears it's an accident.
It was no accident, it was a set-up.
Come on, Spenser, we checked and double checked that cable.
It was flawed, it just snapped. It could've happened anytime.
Oh, you guys don't believe that, do you?
No, I believe you.
But if your gonna nail Guzman for m*rder
you need more than you got right now.
- You need a witness. - Yeah, a witness with evidence.
So where is this guy, Hector Valdes?
Where would you be, Frank, if somebody tried to dump ten tons
of iron pipe on your head? He's hiding.
Everybody's hiding on this one.
Marty, these people need our help.
I watched this mother cry for help.
I watched Jacob die and-and now Hector..
The man came here with a dream.
And it's almost within his reach.
In a couple of weeks, he'll be a full-fledged citizen.
He want's to believe what this country stands for.
'But he's afraid to speak out.'
He's not one of us yet.
Unless we show him how the system works, he never will be.
You see, Spenser, my hands are tied
'but I have never forgotten that my great grandfather'
came here as a stowaway with the same dream.
Lieutenant, there must be something we could do to help.
We can't, Frank. Not this one.
Now, you know how I feel.
But if your gonna bring down Guzman..
...you're gonna have to do it on your own.
Now, this isn't the first time
that there's been an underground railroad in America
to help those fleeing from injustice.
In the few years just before the Civil w*r
thousands of free Americans organized
to help runaway slaves escape to freedom.
'These conductors, including many from Boston'
'led slaves along the escape route'
finding sanctuary at stations, homes, churches, farms
on their way to freedom in the North and in Canada.
'Those who helped the slaves'
were indicted by the federal government
imprisoned..
I waited at your house.
I thought you might have gone there.
We were going to update that tape next week.
Talk about the tens of thousands who have been k*lled
in Central America in the last six years.
His death was my fault.
No, it's not true.
He wouldn't have been there to get hurt but for me.
'I recruited him, fresh out of college.'
Treated him like he was my own son.
Sacrificed him for my causes.
Emily, your causes were his causes.
He loved you for them.
But I didn't want him to die for them.
At the hospital when that child d*ed
'you asked Jacob, "What am I going to say to the mother?"'
'And he said, "We'll think of something."'
I wish I could think of something.
We will.
[phone ringing]
Hey, Spenser, it's for you.
What'd they do? Take your office phone away?
See, the man don't know how to play, it's all work, work, work.
Thanks, Henry.
Spenser.
Yeah, I thought it might make sense to you.
Yeah, I can do that.
Tomorrow? You got it.
Give me three guesses.
It was the fire department, the police or your accountant.
- Federal agent, Matt Wilson. - What did he want?
I made him an offer, he accepted.
He gives me his prisoner, Luis Rosalez.
And I give up looking for the kid's father.
And I lay off Guzman.
How does he plan to do his part?
Well, he'll say the kid went on a hunger strike and..
...have him transferred to a local hospital
where I'll pick him up tomorrow. What do you think?
Sounds like a set-up.
Just like what happened to your lawyer friend.
Yeah.
So what's the real deal?
Well, I'll probably have him deported
before anybody can stop him.
You ever been inside an INS Detention facility before?
Who?
Ever been involved in a jailbreak?
Not me.
How about an old fashioned stagecoach robbery?
Giddy up! Hah!
Yeah!
[Spenser laughs]
[instrumental music]
Follow that bus.
[music continues]
Wish I had a bandana.
Open up.
[g*nshots]
Police officer, there's been a hold-up.
Follow that car.
I'm commandeering this vehicle. Now, drive!
[music continues]
Don't lose him.
Okay, stop over here.
Alright, I want you to keep your heads down, the guy's armed.
'Get your heads down!'
It's dangerous, we don't want anybody to get hurt.
Keep your heads down.
[instrumental music]
(Perez) 'Stealing government property..'
'...assaulting a federal agent..'
...illegally releasing an illegal alien
on their INS jurisdiction.
Spenser, I thought you were bright.
I was wrong.
Wilson had you pegged as a troublemaker.
And you sure fit the description.
Lieutenant, do you have the authority to arrest this man?
No, but I will call a marshal's office if necessary.
- Then, why are you here? - As a friend to the court.
If I broke any city or state law, Marty would nail me
but he knows what I did and why.
(Perez) 'Hot-doggin' private eye, that's all you are.'
You wanted the Rosalez boy and you took him.
- Well, we want him back. - You can have him back.
After you guarantee me he'll get a fair hearing
and not some plane ticket to home and a hanging.
Now, wait a minute.
You had him picked up, held in custody
and turned over for deportation without due process.
There was a mix-up in the paperwork downstairs.
I don't know how, but it happened.
There was no criminal intent.
Hey, not on my part either.
The bus was never out of government hands.
The driver was never assaulted.
And the illegal alien that you held is still being detained.
Where?
In a safe place.
Spenser, if I decide not to press charges
you'll bring the boy in?
On two conditions.
Wilson's off the case.
'And the boy is held in custody of his mother'
'until after his hearing is over.'
(Perez) 'Done.'
Wilson, you're grounded.
I'm suspending you until I can review
the accusations made against you.
What are you talking about? You got no evidence.
I can't prove you had anything to do
with the disappearance of Henry Rosalez
but I do know he was reported
with the proper authority.
And I have a few questions about a guy named Guzman.
Who's feeding you this garbage?
That Pollock lawyer from The Safe House?
[grunts]
What was that about?
For that Pollock lawyer.
His name was Jacob Zaleski.
Yeah, but for crying out loud, Spenser
this is as*ault and battery, now I do have to book you.
Not if you have a witness to testify. There was provocation.
[instrumental music]
[indistinct chattering]
Hector, my friend. Come here. How are you, huh?
Where have you been? Come, come, come.
You know Mrs. Rosalez, huh?
Say hello to Hector, huh. This is her son, Luis, eh?
You should have seen his face.
The driver thought he was going to be robbed.
And he was.
I wish you wouldn't make it sound so illegal.
The means only justify the ends when we wish them to.
Hector?
Excuse me, I need to talk to you.
This is Jacob's witness on the dock.
Of course.
You're Henry Rosalez's friend.
Look, I-I don't mean to spoil things here.
Wait, please, we're friends of the family.
This is Emily Garden from the Safe House.
Oh, yes. I'm sorry.
Um, Miss Emily, right?
Yes, Henry spoke of you. He spoke very highly.
He spoke highly of you too, Hector.
About your becoming a citizen.
That was a dream of his too, you know?
Yes.
Look, I-I-I must go now, huh.
Go where, Hector?
You saw Jacob Zaleski give up his life for you.
Where can you go to forget that?
To forget what you owe him.
[sighs]
(Hector on PA) 'Now, Henry Rosalez was right.'
'Together, we have strength!'
Thought we got rid of him.
Now this man, Guzman, is nothing without our labor.
(all) 'Right!'
We must demand the rights
that this country has given us.
And force him to pay the fair wages that we deserve.
(all) 'Yeah!'
But we have to stand together side by side
in order to accomplish this.
(all) 'Right.'
[sighs] Alright, shut him up.
Feed him to the fish.
Alright, men. That's enough.
Break it up now. Get back to work.
No, no.
They can't b*at up on all of us.
We have to stand up and fight back.
- 'Yeah!' - Like you said, Guzman.
It's a free country.
Let him speak.
Not today.
Break it up!
[indistinct chattering]
What a joke. Take him out.
No.
This one's mine.
[indistinct chattering]
[indistinct chattering]
Keep your right hand up.
[both grunting]
[indistinct chattering]
Come on!
- Get up! - Get up!
[indistinct chattering]
(male #) 'Come on, come on.'
- 'I think he broke his hand.' - Oh, man.
(male #) 'Come on.'
(male #) 'Yeah! Yeah!'
Stop this!
You can quit anytime, Jack.
You don't have to do this!
[indistinct chattering]
Stop this. Enough!
[indistinct shouting]
Hey, Angel, the only way you're gonna stop him is to k*ll him.
Spenser.
[indistinct chatter]
That's enough, Spenser!
(Hector) 'Stop!'
Spenser!
I'm okay.
[all chanting] Enough! Enough!
That's enough.
[instrumental music]
You lose, Guzman.
[crowd cheering]
I always wonder.
What's that?
If I hadn't broken my hand.
He'd have broken your head.
[laughs]
Yeah.
- Yeah. - Oh, yeah.
(Hector) 'I pledge allegiance to the flag.'
When I saw Perez later and he told me
the Rosalez family would be given
a status as temporary immigrants
for helping in the arrest of a corrupt federal agent
I knew Jacob Zaleski's sacrifice wasn't in vain.
Everything I saw, was through rose-colored glasses.
Of course, they matched my eyes.
[theme music]