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What was darden's purview with cbp?

Monitoring border activity of los reyes nuevos.

You know 'em? Los reyes?

They are a whole 'nother level of nasty.

On your back!

You have a ticking time bomb on your team, Nathan.

The risks of surgery, they outweigh the benefits.

That's why you picked me.

It's 'cause nobody in our departments will miss us when we're gone.

Where the hell is he going?

- Who's there? - Your brother. Let me in, borys… hurry!

I was just going to tell you I fixed your...

Anton…

What happened?

- I fucked up, borys. I fucked… - Anton.

I fucked up! They own me. They're going to kill me.

Who? What are you saying?

Who was that?

Who did this to you?

You have to help me, brother. He'll kill me.

Who?

The American.

The American!

All right. Every alphabet house has been read in

on what we believe went down last night.

Smuggled fissile material through the port of Los Angeles into the us.

That means the bureau, NSA, dhs, dod, CIA and the white house.

Nuclear emergency support team?

While they ramp up a coordinated response,

we're to continue running point with our mission,

find out where the material is, who has it,

and what they plan to do with it. So where are we?

Hit man Cesar murillo was pronounced dead at lbmc.

- Good. - Two other members of the new kings cartel

were wounded and captured.

We'll get a full interrogation debrief as soon as we sync with the port police.

I spoke to, my guy in commercial crimes.

There was a, stolen border patrol vehicle that was discovered,

abandoned about nine miles northeast of the port in Compton.

I saw that vehicle flee the scene.

- You get a look inside? - I couldn't pick anyone out of a lineup.

There were two men in front, two men in back, Caucasian if I had to swear on it.

That doesn't sound like Tijuana cartel.

We'll need to comb through the images at the port

in the days running up to the incident.

Identify anyone who doesn't belong on scene.

Were there men there claiming to be logistics

or shipping or customs agents surveilling hangar 31?

Yeah, I'll get Shepherd on it.

And I want an evidence response team on that vehicle.

Hair, fibers, fingerprints, DNA, nuclear signature, soil deposits, all of it.

Yep.

Who are these guys?

My cover, two years ago, was a smuggler on both sides of the border.

I worked with a reyes nuevos lieutenant named Javi Lopez.

Last night, I met with a woman at la Luna bar in hunting ton park

to reestablish contact.

She's a runner for Lopez.

- Successful? - I think so.

I mean, the cartel was the infrastructure to smuggle this material into the us.

If anyone knows who they handed it off to, it's Lopez. I can set up a meet.

Take meachum with you. He can be your muscle.

I'm good with that.

- I just… I usually work solo. - Sir.

This isn't a task individual.

The la district attorney is here. He's in the lobby downstairs.

Asked to speak with you immediately.

Special agent blythe.

I understand you have an operation running in my city.

A federal operation.

Yes, well, I believe you have a couple of LAPD detectives loaned to you.

And since they fall under my purview,

I'd like to be included in your investigation.

Make an inquiry with the us attorney for the central district of California.

We don't have to be so formal, do we?

I'm making a gentle request.

I don't see why we can't stay in that sandbox.

I appreciate the visit.

I'll see you up there.

Mr. Valwell?

Special agent keyonte bell. You worked with my father, Isaiah.

- Of course. - Yeah.

Isaiah was a great help when I started.

He said the same about you.

- How's he doing? - Pretty good.

He is getting used to the private sector now.

Global security director for oracle.

So, you know, missing the mission, not hating the money.

I'll bet that's right.

- Yeah. - Yeah. Good man. Good man.

- Wish him well for me. - I will.

Special agent bell,

are you on the federal task force with Nathan blythe?

No need to answer.

I withdraw the question.

Thank you for your service and keep us safe.

What was that all about?

Da who wants to be Attorney General.

You know what ag stands for?

Aspiring governor.

He's on a fishing expedition,

looking for a camera friendly rung on his way to the statehouse.

- What'd you tell him? - Pound salt.

- You know, politicians can play rough. - So can I.

- Did you learn that at Princeton? - Army.

Princeton, I learned to drink.

Army?

Yeah, my father wanted me to be a lawyer.

Had the whole map drawn out

from greenwich to the Ivy league to clerking for scotus.

Then the twin towers came down and I was in a recruitment office the next day.

- Infantry? - Intelligence.

You? Reserves.

- Greenwich? - Don't.

Oof.

Hey, you just… you grew up in some very expensive real estate, that's all.

Maybe you can tell me what it's like to be rich

while we go over the badge entry data from the port.

Or we do it silently.

You all right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just…

Just took some advil. I'm waiting for it to kick in.

- I gotta know you're 100%. - Pfft. I'm 100%.

One mistake, we are dead.

That's why there won't be any mistakes.

- Okay, where'd we meet? - What?

…Italian restaurant on

on, grand river, downtown Detroit.

Greek place.

- Yeah, what'd I say? - Italian.

Greek, Italian.

There is a large Greek population in Detroit.

There's probably Italians too.

You know what… …that's it. I'm calling it.

I'm just kidding, okay?

Yes, Greek restaurant. The golden fleece.

I'm just fucking with you. Besides, it's a cover story, who cares?

I care.

Being under is not about memorizing some stupid back story, okay?

- Okay. - It's about improv.

It's being able to-to-to roll with the flow.

You know what, it's not… it's… you don't even…

It's go with the flow, okay?

It's go with the flow or roll with the punches.

Now you're getting it.

Looks like they want us to join their book club.

Bunch of Harry Potter fans, you can tell.

Should we say hi?

What ya need?

- Who are you? - Who I am, lady? Who are you?

Tell Javi Lopez I wanna talk.

There ain't no Javi Lopez here.

If I gotta say it again, morrito,

you're gonna hate what comes next.

Cute kid.

Go wait in the garage.

Where?

Hey. Maya told me you've been back in town.

Where you been, Daniela?

I got pressed, man. Had to bounce.

- What you mean you got pressed? - You remember cricket?

- Yeah. - Yeah, he snitched on me.

I'm lucky I'm not in lynwood.

Good thing cricket's dead now.

I know. That's why I'm here.

- I'm looking to get back in it. - Is that right?

- Who's this? - Whoa.

Whoa!

That's my shadow, man.

Looks like a cop to me.

What'd you call me?

- Tell me I'm lying. - Why don't you drop that gun,

- I'll do more than tell you? - Hey, okay.

Look, Javi, you've always been smart, okay?

- He's with me... - Shut the fuck up.

Yo, I don't know who the fuck you think you're talking to.

I delivered what for you, 40 jobs?

- And now you wanna disrespect... - I said shut the fuck up!

Yo.

That's palmdale ink.

Get erasmo.

You wanna die today?

I've been dead lots of times.

Okay, Daniela,

talk.

I been in Michigan, all right?

Running oxy and x from winds or to Detroit. But I'm gonna be real with you.

I got fucked by a customer and I need cash.

I hear you got heat on you, or I wouldn't be here.

I could take your high-risk deliveries.

I could be a shield for you.

I need this, Javi, okay?

You know I'm good.

What you know about heat?

Your girl told me.

I might have something for you.

I… I… thank you for letting me sleep here, borys.

Anton.

Some things never change.

You needed a drink, I let you drink.

You needed to sleep, I let you sleep.

Now tell me, what is going on?

What time is it?

Ten-thirty.

Ho. What? Ten-thirty?

Borys, come with me. Please. I need you.

I was approached by an American who said he worked for Harris-Fordham-deere…

The food company… he said he would pay me for the real figures

on the Belarusian agricultural yield

as well as the statistics for the last harvest.

Pay you?

Every other supervisor in the grb is taking bribes.

Why should my pockets be empty? I never planned...

Anton.

Of course I never planned to give him the actual figures

I printed out the tables from 2005,

changed the date here, the production yield there…

How could you be so stupid?

Now he wants to speak to you, borys.

Me?

Dennis, this is the brother I was telling you about.

What is the meaning of... You speak English?

Your brother took my money, then tried to cheat me.

I'm sure you are confused.

Not confused, borys.

He owes me, which means you owe me.

- How much do you owe? - Eighty-thousand rubles… it was just a...

The money doesn't matter. What matters is the debt.

- I'm sure we can... - Borys, you work in the defense ministry.

For pavel kostenko.

I need you to give me all electronic mail between kostenko

and the kremlin over the last four months.

Dennis. You can't be serious.

When I said I would speak to my brother, I didn't mean...

Do you want your debt canceled or not?

Of course, but not like this.

When you're hungry, you don't get to choose your food.

Get me those emails by Monday.

Or your brother may fall down a stairwell

and not get up so easy.

Javi wants to test us.

- Meaning? - He's giving us a run.

He's got a truck full of contraband coming up from rosarito.

But with the heat on los reyes, he thinks it's gonna get jammed up at the border.

- Know what's inside? - Gotta assume heroin.

If we can get it through, he'll trust us.

And he'll tell us who he made the fissile delivery for.

So we clear the truck through border patrol.

That's not gonna work.

Lopez has some skinny, little agent Shepherd-type working for him.

- No offense. - Well, offense taken.

No, I just mean, like, you know, clickety clackety…

Whatever. He ran my cover through ncic.

- That's a law enforcement database. - Exactly.

Cartel's gone gen z.

He used a border patrol log in. I saw him.

- Damn, that's messed up. - Yeah.

We don't know who's corrupt down there. We spill we want BP to cover our truck,

forget about our cover.

They will know we're police.

Bell, Shepherd, I want maps and logistics.

Oliveras, meachum, finau,

get me everything you have on border patrol on the Mexican side,

and federales out in Tijuana.

Anyone we can trust down there.

We got one shot at this before cartel closes ranks.

Drew, in my office.

What's your business in Mexico?

Hogs.

You ever been to Mexico, special agent bell?

Cancún.

That's not Mexico. That's Disneyland.

You all right?

Yeah, why?

You've been squinting your eyes.

Well, it's bright out. So…

Quit looking at me. Watch the road.

Be alert, guys.

Come in, hurry!

Jesus.

Yeah. The smell is why they won't check our trailer.

I'll bet that's right.

Hey.

Gregorio here?

Gregorio ruiz?

Yeah.

Gregorio ruiz went to sleep.

You gonna wake him up?

Javi Lopez sent us.

We got a problem?

How much cash you got?

A couple hundred. Why?

Let me see it.

What do you want? Twenty, 40, all of it?

Okay.

Wake him up.

Nine.

Number nine.

I'm gonna need a receipt for that.

Tell uncle Sam.

Fuck!

Shit.

Shit. You all right?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Dude, you need some first aid.

I'm okay.

- I'm okay. - Wait, can you drive?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'm all right.

- Bell can take over. - Yeah. I'm good to go. Just say the word.

Nah, nah.

Let's just get out of here.

I'm good. I'm good.

- All right. Let's roll. - All right.

Piece of shit.

Gerardo!

You look as good as I remember, girl.

Where you been?

- You know, all over. - I like it.

Yeah, you still like lollipops?

Of course.

Excellent.

I'll follow.

Truck gets through zip-a-Dee-doo-dah and nobody's the wiser.

All hell breaks loose.

Best laid plans oft go to shit.

Well, if it does, don't even think about me.

- Just get that truck through, okay? - Why would I think about you?

Okay.

Okay, we are approaching the border.

We need that truck through clean, so eyes on the prize.

Meachum.

I got 'em.

Stay patient. Getting that truck through clean equals information.

- How's it going? - Good.

- Point of origin? - Tijuana.

What are you doing?

Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.

- Give me a minute. - Sure.

They're running ocr on finau's truck.

Shit.

What's your destination?

Time to blow it up.

This is special agent in charge Nathan blythe.

I wanna report a suspicious vehicle trying to cross the Tijuana border.

- Yeah, I got it on satellite now. - Foxtrot-delta-X-ray-542.

Hey, FBI!

Get out. Get down!

FBI! What's your name? What's your name? Daniels?

- Yeah. Who? - Go. I need you. Help them.

National security, motherfucker! Go, now!

- Go! Move! - Okay! Okay!

No fuckin'… …habla!

FBI! American FBI! Hey, hey! Let me through FBI! FBI!

Thank you. Yeah, American FBI.

You see this? You see the badge?

Let's back it up! Back it up! Come on, let's move!

Back up! Weapons down!

You're staying late, borys?

I have… I must complete the munitions counts for orsha.

Good.

You were in the transportation corps?

Ordnance.

Action in chechnya?

Yes.

Help bring petrova up to speed on the mechanized brigades

in grodno and slonim

before you go, okay?

Yes, Mr. Kostenko.

I will.

Good night.

Help yourself.

Do you remember what our father said when miss alanskaia

asked me to accompany her daughter to pinsk?

He said, "are you sure she didn't mean borys?"

Is that what the American wanted?

I'm sorry I got you into this, brother.

I've always been the chain around this family's neck.

Well,

that's true.

I have to use the bathroom.

And again… I'm sorry.

Coming through, coming through! Excuse us! Excuse us! Out of the way! Thank you!

Thank you, bud. Thank you.

I'm taking custody of this us citizen, all right?

Thank you, guys. Thank you.

It's about fuckin' time.

How about you just keep your mouth shut till we're on home soil, okay?

- Let's go. - Jesus.

Okay, coming through. Thank you. Thank you.

Hey, nice to see you. How you doing?

All right, I will make sure you're all well-recognized

by your friends here in Mexico City, okay?

Hey, and Washington too.

How'd you make it across the border?

DEA, man. I got ways you could only dream of.

- Damn. - How'd you get out?

Blythe made some calls.

I bet we had to trade some top-level narcos in exchange for you.

More like a mule and some chickens.

That would have been a good deal… …you son of a bitch.

You guys figured out what they're smuggling back there?

Waiting on you.

Pig feed.

Oof. Can you imagine working with that smell all day?

I can, actually.

I heard it as soon as it came out of my mouth.

There's gotta be at least six a bag here.

I'm thinking 500 kilos of heroin.

Street value, 50 million.

Fine, give Javi Lopez the truck,

find out what he knows about the fissile material exchange.

All right. You heard the man.

Let's rendezvous at ops one and nail down the logistics for the exchange.

- Finau. - Yo.

Why don't you roll with bell? I'll drive the rig.

- You sure? - I got it.

All right. Keys are inside.

All right.

You all right?

The thought of dropping that much dope on the street makes my fucking skin crawl.

My…

- My rookie year in LAPD... - God.

Just hear me out.

My rookie year.

There were these detectives that were building this…

This huge robbery sting.

Some guy had been knocking over high-end apparel stores in the fashion district.

So, LAPD's building this case,

but they wanna catch him in the act, you know, really seal the deal.

And they know where and when he's gonna strike next.

But before that day happens,

a woman named Shelly Reed calls in an assault charge.

She's McNamara's mistress.

Tells 911 he roughed her up pretty bad. Guess who the responding officer was.

So, I show up and she's

I mean, she's got the works, you know

black eye, busted lip, loose tooth.

Bruises all up and down her neck.

So, I write up the report, seething, just furious.

I don't like seeing people getting worked over like that.

I don't care who you are.

I tell her I'm gonna get this guy, he's never gonna hurt her again.

And I meant it.

She asked me, "do you promise?" I didn't hesitate. I promised.

So, I get back to the Hollywood station,

and these detectives tell me not to file the report,

to stand down.

That the

the burglary charges are gonna eclipse this little domestic assault

that probably would never make it into the inside of a courtroom.

You know, who's gonna believe a mistress?

Could've been anything. She could've fell down the stairs.

You let it go, so they could make their bust,

and it's haunted you ever since.

No, I slapped the bracelets on that son of a bitch

and charged him with assault and battery.

Nah.

Sarge lit me up.

Said, "you blew it, meachum. You blew it."

Gave me 12 months traffic duty.

And I mean the graveyard stuff when the red lights go out, that kind of shit.

But I took it.

I didn't say a word. I didn't complain.

I did my time,

just waited out their anger.

My point is,

if you've got another angle,

a different way to work this,

I'm game.

Hell, now more than ever.

What's that mean? "Now more than ever"?

Nothing.

I'm just seeing things through clear eyes these days.

But I mean it.

I'll play this however you wanna play it,

whatever the consequences.

You don't look happy to see me again.

Da valwell, how can I help you?

I understand there was a dispute at the us-Mexico border this morning?

When the state department requested an expedited transfer

of a us citizen arrested on the Mexican side, I was a little curious.

I have friends in law enforcement across the state, Nathan.

So do I.

You know, you're gonna need someone like me to help cover your tracks

when challenges like this arise.

Don't you think you should bring me in now,

rather than when things get complicated?

No reason we can't be friends.

Hey.

Did you get some sleep?

Yeah.

Shower, couple hours. You?

Yeah, a little bit.

So, how do you wanna move forward?

I'm taking one kilo.

- To do what with? - You might think it's stupid,

but it's one brick that's not gonna end up in some kid's arm.

Where's it gonna end up?

Bottom of the river.

Flushed.

I'll take care of it.

Let's get this truck to Javi.

Anton.

Anton.

Anton.

Anton.

Anton.

How did you know where to find me?

Fuck you.

- What's this? - Your emails.

Never contact me again.

- You delivered. - Come on, don't I always?

Good to have you back.

Now we want those bigger jobs.

There'll be plenty of work.

You drive.

Word is los reyes nuevos are working with high-end Chinese smugglers

or European guys bringing hazardous material.

That's where the cash is and that's what I want in on.

Well, I don't know about no Chinese,

but the guys we just did a job for were from one of those Russian countries.

- Russian? - Yeah, like around there.

- Serbia? Croatia? - Shit.

Something like that. Why you asking?

I think I know that guy.

- W-What's his name again? - I can't remember.

Hop in the truck, and follow me to the warehouse so we can store the rig.

You're good?

- Yeah. Yeah. - You're good?

Javi, the man at the port did this.

He did this to you, Javi!

Listen to me. I need a name, okay?

I need a name. We'll find him.

Give me a name.

Give me a name!

Volchek.

- What? - Volchek!

Volchek.

Volchek.

What about that name, volchek?

Lopez's last words sounded like a dying declaration to me.

- Etymology? - Belarusian.

Timur novikov.

If our case has anything to do with some guy from Belarus, he would know.

Where you going with this?

You gotta put me back in jail.