1 00:00:21,881 --> 00:00:25,135 I'm more of a dog man myself, but no cat deserves this. 2 00:00:26,136 --> 00:00:28,263 Did you tell anyone about why you were down here? 3 00:00:28,347 --> 00:00:30,307 Someone on the plane? Someone you met at a restaurant? 4 00:00:30,390 --> 00:00:31,474 'Course not. 5 00:00:31,557 --> 00:00:35,478 Not to get personal, but have you had any, uh... encounters? 6 00:00:35,645 --> 00:00:37,272 - "Encounters"? - Yeah. 7 00:00:37,356 --> 00:00:39,565 [scoffs] I'm married. 8 00:00:40,733 --> 00:00:41,985 Right. 9 00:00:42,735 --> 00:00:45,405 Only people I've encountered outside the DEA and my wife 10 00:00:45,488 --> 00:00:46,990 are those Colombian cops in Medellín. 11 00:00:47,157 --> 00:00:48,574 No, no, Carrillo's solid. 12 00:00:48,658 --> 00:00:50,451 Did anyone have access to your credentials? 13 00:00:50,618 --> 00:00:52,954 Did you drop your wallet? 14 00:00:53,038 --> 00:00:54,122 Passport. 15 00:00:54,289 --> 00:00:56,166 How important is this cat to you? 16 00:00:56,875 --> 00:00:57,750 Excuse me? 17 00:00:57,917 --> 00:00:59,544 [Javier] You gave someone your passport? 18 00:01:01,629 --> 00:01:03,756 We were trying to get Puff through Immigration. 19 00:01:03,923 --> 00:01:05,133 "Puff"? 20 00:01:05,300 --> 00:01:06,926 I didn't name it, dude. 21 00:01:07,093 --> 00:01:09,762 Traffickers pay people at the airports for intel. 22 00:01:09,929 --> 00:01:12,974 A gringo coming in from Miami raises suspicions. That's how you got made. 23 00:01:13,892 --> 00:01:15,601 Don't let it rattle you. That's what they want. 24 00:01:15,685 --> 00:01:18,438 You probably got a price on your head, but no one's gonna take the contract. 25 00:01:18,604 --> 00:01:19,605 Fucking price on my head? 26 00:01:19,689 --> 00:01:24,110 There's a standing bounty of 350,000 US on any DEA down here, 27 00:01:24,194 --> 00:01:26,988 but you're safe... because of Kiki. 28 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,200 [Steve] The "Kiki" Peña was referring to 29 00:01:30,367 --> 00:01:35,705 was Kiki Camarena, a DEA agent who went after the Guadalajara cartel in Mexico. 30 00:01:35,872 --> 00:01:38,083 Kiki was captured and tortured. 31 00:01:38,250 --> 00:01:41,169 They skinned his legs, put a bullet in each limb, 32 00:01:41,253 --> 00:01:43,755 used an electric drill on his head until he died. 33 00:01:44,672 --> 00:01:46,799 - [gunshots] - What the fuck were they thinking? 34 00:01:46,966 --> 00:01:51,221 They could kill an American government agent and get away with it? 35 00:01:51,304 --> 00:01:55,058 Uncle Sam doesn't fuck around. The cocksuckers paid in blood. 36 00:01:55,975 --> 00:01:58,437 They went after them so hard, every single narco in the world 37 00:01:58,603 --> 00:02:02,399 got the message that the DEA is off-limits. 38 00:02:02,482 --> 00:02:04,984 Kiki was like Jesus Christ to us. 39 00:02:05,068 --> 00:02:06,319 He died to save us all. 40 00:02:06,778 --> 00:02:09,614 Do not tell Connie that story. 41 00:02:09,781 --> 00:02:10,990 I won't. 42 00:02:11,074 --> 00:02:13,493 - But you shouldn't forget it either. - Why? 43 00:02:14,369 --> 00:02:16,621 This cat is DEA. 44 00:02:16,704 --> 00:02:18,831 Mark my words, it will get justice. 45 00:02:24,921 --> 00:02:27,882 [Latin guitar theme music plays] 46 00:04:02,519 --> 00:04:04,937 [speaking Spanish] My name is everywhere. 47 00:04:08,733 --> 00:04:10,068 Newspapers... 48 00:04:12,362 --> 00:04:13,863 magazines... 49 00:04:18,451 --> 00:04:22,455 Everyone is talking about the "Paisa Robin Hood." 50 00:04:22,539 --> 00:04:24,332 Pablito, I'm sorry. If I had known that-- 51 00:04:24,416 --> 00:04:26,709 You're going to have to pay for that, my love. 52 00:04:27,710 --> 00:04:29,712 Anything you want, Pablito. 53 00:04:29,879 --> 00:04:31,756 Anything I want? 54 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,217 Yes, my love, whatever you want. 55 00:04:34,300 --> 00:04:35,843 You sure? 56 00:04:36,928 --> 00:04:38,597 [Valeria] Uh-huh. 57 00:04:46,145 --> 00:04:47,480 [moans] 58 00:04:54,070 --> 00:04:55,321 [whispers] Then... 59 00:04:57,490 --> 00:05:00,743 you're going to help me get into Congress. 60 00:05:03,829 --> 00:05:05,081 Yes, Pablo. 61 00:05:06,458 --> 00:05:07,708 Yes. 62 00:05:07,792 --> 00:05:10,629 [moans, panting] 63 00:05:13,506 --> 00:05:16,092 [moaning] 64 00:05:20,972 --> 00:05:23,224 Those shitty oligarchs. 65 00:05:25,351 --> 00:05:27,770 Those people, all of their lives... 66 00:05:29,021 --> 00:05:32,775 don't know what it's like to wonder where their next meal is coming from. 67 00:05:35,903 --> 00:05:38,239 I come from nothing, Valeria... 68 00:05:39,949 --> 00:05:42,452 and I have more money than any of those sons of bitches. 69 00:05:42,535 --> 00:05:46,414 If you run for Congress, you put yourself in the public eye, you become a target. 70 00:05:47,707 --> 00:05:51,836 "I made my money from taxis" isn't going to work when you face the press. 71 00:05:53,129 --> 00:05:56,716 Pablo, you need a party that supports you. 72 00:05:56,924 --> 00:05:59,969 You need a proper political campaign. 73 00:06:01,387 --> 00:06:03,306 I buy the press, my love. 74 00:06:04,599 --> 00:06:06,142 And as far as a political party, 75 00:06:06,225 --> 00:06:09,228 I am quite sure that I can buy one of those as well. 76 00:06:10,522 --> 00:06:12,023 I don't want to be good. 77 00:06:15,318 --> 00:06:17,111 I am going to be great. 78 00:06:17,278 --> 00:06:18,112 A PAISA ROBIN HOOD 79 00:06:18,196 --> 00:06:21,741 [Steve] A drug dealer running for president. It was crazy, right? 80 00:06:21,824 --> 00:06:24,952 Well, not in Colombia. Not in the mid-'80s. 81 00:06:25,119 --> 00:06:28,331 As far as Colombians go, Pablo wasn't a drug dealer at all. 82 00:06:28,414 --> 00:06:30,500 He was a fucking winner. 83 00:06:30,667 --> 00:06:33,252 The living embodiment of the Colombian dream. 84 00:06:33,336 --> 00:06:36,422 The guy who'd buy houses for the poor in exchange for nothing. 85 00:06:37,256 --> 00:06:40,760 As far as Pablo could tell, the doors to political success were there... 86 00:06:41,886 --> 00:06:43,929 and all he had to do was to get to them. 87 00:06:46,391 --> 00:06:48,309 And in order to do that, 88 00:06:48,393 --> 00:06:52,355 he asked Valeria Velez to introduce him to Fernando Duque. 89 00:06:57,610 --> 00:07:01,406 Duque was a lawyer and a lobbyist who represented the New Liberals, 90 00:07:01,489 --> 00:07:04,200 a party who claimed to represent the people. 91 00:07:10,248 --> 00:07:11,082 Pablo! 92 00:07:11,165 --> 00:07:13,334 [speaking Spanish] I should've gotten into the taxi business. 93 00:07:13,501 --> 00:07:15,628 - Valeria, how are you doing? - Well, thank you. 94 00:07:15,712 --> 00:07:17,129 Mr. Duque. 95 00:07:17,296 --> 00:07:20,550 It gives me great pleasure to invite you to the Hacienda Nápoles. 96 00:07:20,633 --> 00:07:22,176 - Nice to meet you. - Please, come. 97 00:07:22,968 --> 00:07:24,178 After you, Valeria. 98 00:07:27,181 --> 00:07:28,307 Please. 99 00:07:30,101 --> 00:07:35,273 Look, I am not a rich person. I am a poor person with money. 100 00:07:35,356 --> 00:07:37,525 And for that reason, I think that... 101 00:07:38,610 --> 00:07:40,861 Well, I think that I understand the people 102 00:07:40,945 --> 00:07:43,155 to whom the New Liberalism wants to give a voice. 103 00:07:43,322 --> 00:07:47,827 The party clearly needs to hear what you have to say, Mr. Escobar. 104 00:07:49,203 --> 00:07:52,039 There is a great deal of talk about how you have made your money. 105 00:07:52,206 --> 00:07:55,960 I need guarantees concerning the origins of your fortune. 106 00:07:57,503 --> 00:08:00,965 And Valeria told you... how much I am going to donate? 107 00:08:01,132 --> 00:08:02,967 - No, no-- - Look, I am not a politician. 108 00:08:03,050 --> 00:08:07,972 I am not a successful lawyer like you. I come from the street... brother. 109 00:08:08,139 --> 00:08:12,184 I want to reassure you that you will receive your piece. 110 00:08:12,268 --> 00:08:14,604 - It's not about that-- - Assuming your piece is ten percent, 111 00:08:14,687 --> 00:08:16,147 your piece would be what? 112 00:08:16,314 --> 00:08:18,691 $300,000 just for you. 113 00:08:23,112 --> 00:08:26,031 Does that seem like a sufficient guarantee for the Justice Minister or what? 114 00:08:26,198 --> 00:08:28,534 - Most definitely. - All right, then. 115 00:08:28,618 --> 00:08:30,453 Let's go look at the hippos. Come on. 116 00:08:32,664 --> 00:08:35,249 - Blackie. - [indistinct chatter in Spanish] 117 00:08:35,416 --> 00:08:36,584 Pablo? 118 00:08:38,210 --> 00:08:40,797 - And what about me? - What about you? 119 00:08:42,214 --> 00:08:43,716 I don't get my piece? 120 00:08:44,550 --> 00:08:46,636 No, my queen. The thing is that you... 121 00:08:47,928 --> 00:08:50,097 you're in this for love, right? 122 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:55,394 Look, Minister... 123 00:08:55,478 --> 00:08:58,481 Escobar has founded schools, clinics. 124 00:08:58,564 --> 00:09:00,900 He has created sources of employment throughout Medellín. 125 00:09:00,983 --> 00:09:03,569 The people love him, and he loves the people. 126 00:09:03,653 --> 00:09:06,364 And from a legal point of view, his money is clean. 127 00:09:06,447 --> 00:09:10,159 And according to Forbes Magazine, he's a drug trafficker. 128 00:09:10,242 --> 00:09:14,413 Are you going to believe all of that American imperialist propaganda? 129 00:09:14,497 --> 00:09:15,498 Take a look. 130 00:09:18,292 --> 00:09:23,673 These are property holdings papers. 131 00:09:23,756 --> 00:09:24,924 Look. 132 00:09:25,007 --> 00:09:29,679 He's the owner of hundreds of properties in Colombia and also the United States. 133 00:09:30,638 --> 00:09:32,891 In addition, this man has no criminal record. 134 00:09:32,973 --> 00:09:36,352 If there was, there would be proof of his background. 135 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:42,734 How much is he paying you? 136 00:09:44,527 --> 00:09:46,612 I am thinking about our party, Minister. 137 00:09:47,697 --> 00:09:51,242 Escobar is prepared to contribute millions of dollars. 138 00:09:51,409 --> 00:09:55,830 We already support Jairo Ortega so that he can campaign in Antioquia. 139 00:09:55,914 --> 00:09:58,541 Let's let Escobar be his alternate. 140 00:09:58,624 --> 00:10:02,211 What do you prefer... rumors and insinuations, 141 00:10:02,294 --> 00:10:04,672 or fewer representatives in Congress? 142 00:10:05,631 --> 00:10:09,969 [Steve] And just like that... an honest man blinked. 143 00:10:10,177 --> 00:10:12,221 You're not going back to that comuna! 144 00:10:12,304 --> 00:10:14,849 What, you want me to stay in this apartment for the next two years? 145 00:10:16,308 --> 00:10:18,018 Oh, my God, you do. 146 00:10:18,185 --> 00:10:19,896 Honey, your cat was killed as a warning to me. 147 00:10:20,062 --> 00:10:21,105 Our cat. 148 00:10:21,272 --> 00:10:22,356 OK, our cat. 149 00:10:23,733 --> 00:10:27,111 What if you went back to Miami just for a little while until things quiet down? 150 00:10:27,194 --> 00:10:31,031 Oh, you're gonna make them quiet down? You're that good, huh? [scoffs] 151 00:10:31,198 --> 00:10:34,702 I'll tell you what. I'll agree to go back to Miami if you agree to go back, too. 152 00:10:34,786 --> 00:10:37,413 - You prepared to do that? - I'm not giving in on this one! 153 00:10:46,965 --> 00:10:49,592 [Steve] OK. I'll be waiting to take you home. 154 00:10:49,759 --> 00:10:51,970 I already stick out like a sore thumb. 155 00:10:52,052 --> 00:10:54,305 The bodyguards are only gonna draw more attention. 156 00:10:54,472 --> 00:10:56,015 Just humor me. 157 00:10:56,181 --> 00:10:59,101 I can't do my job if I'm worried about your safety. 158 00:11:00,102 --> 00:11:01,020 Mm... 159 00:11:06,275 --> 00:11:08,402 Hey, mind parking down the street a little? 160 00:11:08,527 --> 00:11:10,029 I'll scream if I need you. 161 00:11:11,030 --> 00:11:13,073 [indistinct chatter in Spanish] 162 00:11:19,121 --> 00:11:20,748 - Buenos días, Father. - Connie. 163 00:11:20,832 --> 00:11:22,374 What, are you surprised to see me? 164 00:11:22,458 --> 00:11:25,085 We've had American volunteers. They come and go. 165 00:11:25,169 --> 00:11:26,712 Well, this one will keep coming. 166 00:11:31,342 --> 00:11:34,345 [Steve] Surprised to see Elisa, a communist M-19 guerrilla, 167 00:11:34,428 --> 00:11:35,972 working in the comuna? 168 00:11:36,138 --> 00:11:39,809 That's because you don't know the liberation church in Colombia. 169 00:11:39,976 --> 00:11:42,854 And the priest... innocent, right? 170 00:11:42,937 --> 00:11:45,773 Wrong. He's more of a commie than she is. 171 00:11:45,857 --> 00:11:47,650 [speaking Spanish] Who is the gringa? 172 00:11:47,733 --> 00:11:49,360 A child of God, just like you. 173 00:11:49,443 --> 00:11:51,236 Hm. Got it. 174 00:11:51,403 --> 00:11:54,448 - [up-tempo music playing] - [men cheering nearby] 175 00:11:58,369 --> 00:12:01,288 [speaking Spanish] Let's see, you are here for a cat? 176 00:12:01,455 --> 00:12:04,876 This isn't just any cat. This is a gringo cat of the DEA. 177 00:12:05,043 --> 00:12:07,586 - [in English] What's he saying? - I'm telling him about the cat. 178 00:12:07,670 --> 00:12:11,256 [in Spanish] And what you want is for me to find a cat killer. 179 00:12:11,423 --> 00:12:15,636 It was the narcos, Suárez. We don't take this shit lightly. 180 00:12:17,304 --> 00:12:18,806 Your friend is a little crazy. 181 00:12:18,973 --> 00:12:21,225 No hablo español. [in English] I don't know what you're saying. 182 00:12:21,392 --> 00:12:22,685 [in Spanish] I don't speak English. 183 00:12:25,104 --> 00:12:27,189 Get me some information, Suárez. 184 00:12:27,272 --> 00:12:29,067 [Suárez] Look, I don't have enough people 185 00:12:29,149 --> 00:12:33,153 to go through hundreds of hours of chatter over a fucking cat. 186 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,949 If this was information about the narcos, yes, my people are interested. 187 00:12:37,033 --> 00:12:38,743 But they won't give a fuck about the cat. 188 00:12:38,910 --> 00:12:41,579 - [in English] What is he saying? - They don't like cats in this country. 189 00:12:41,662 --> 00:12:42,997 Tell me about it. 190 00:12:43,163 --> 00:12:46,584 [in Spanish] But if you want to put all my people to work 191 00:12:46,667 --> 00:12:51,380 to find out who killed the fucking cat, that is going to cost you more. 192 00:12:53,340 --> 00:12:55,509 They broke into the house to kill his cat. 193 00:12:56,385 --> 00:12:59,179 I think they made him when he arrived at the airport in Bogotá. 194 00:12:59,346 --> 00:13:00,472 Find out. 195 00:13:04,060 --> 00:13:06,020 - [in English] Is that a D-103? - Yup. 196 00:13:06,186 --> 00:13:08,898 [Steve] Let me get this straight. Gotta pay this cop off for information, 197 00:13:09,065 --> 00:13:12,526 - then you gotta get a receipt? - I gotta get reimbursed. 198 00:13:12,693 --> 00:13:17,531 [in Spanish] This gentleman is an employee of the American Embassy in our country, 199 00:13:17,615 --> 00:13:21,702 and he assures me that you gave out his personal information to certain criminals. 200 00:13:22,536 --> 00:13:23,996 That's not true. 201 00:13:25,123 --> 00:13:27,541 These guys killed his cat. 202 00:13:28,542 --> 00:13:30,795 Maybe you don't know this, but the mistreatment of animals 203 00:13:30,878 --> 00:13:32,212 is a federal crime. 204 00:13:33,839 --> 00:13:34,840 Is this funny to you? 205 00:13:35,716 --> 00:13:40,220 They can bring formal charges against you, and you could lose your job. 206 00:13:40,304 --> 00:13:43,099 Do you not need your job, Santiago? 207 00:13:44,224 --> 00:13:45,350 Yes, I need it. 208 00:13:55,111 --> 00:13:58,656 Mr. Murphy, do you recognize these men? 209 00:13:59,615 --> 00:14:01,492 [in English] Yeah, you guys stalled me at the airport 210 00:14:01,575 --> 00:14:05,163 so you could take my passport and copy and scan it, didn't you? 211 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:07,331 - [in Spanish] What? - May I? 212 00:14:08,248 --> 00:14:11,794 You both are being accused of conspiring against a federal agent 213 00:14:11,877 --> 00:14:13,462 of the United States. 214 00:14:14,254 --> 00:14:18,258 The cat is under the jurisdiction of the American government. 215 00:14:18,342 --> 00:14:21,220 And to kill it is the same as to kill a police dog. 216 00:14:24,431 --> 00:14:25,891 This is absurd. 217 00:14:27,226 --> 00:14:31,022 Look, I'm a Colombian citizen, and I know exactly my-- 218 00:14:31,856 --> 00:14:34,274 You will not disrespect them! 219 00:14:35,567 --> 00:14:37,069 [softly] Is that clear? 220 00:14:37,236 --> 00:14:42,908 If I open my mouth, they kill me... and they kill my wife. 221 00:14:43,075 --> 00:14:45,410 He's having problems with his wife. 222 00:14:45,577 --> 00:14:46,662 Shut up! 223 00:14:47,663 --> 00:14:49,623 - [mutters] Imbecile. - OK, gentlemen. 224 00:14:50,541 --> 00:14:52,126 This is quite simple. 225 00:14:53,460 --> 00:14:59,550 I can get the phone number of the person to whom you sent those documents, 226 00:14:59,717 --> 00:15:04,304 and I can tell him that you accused him of being the cat killer. 227 00:15:04,471 --> 00:15:05,890 How does that sound? 228 00:15:11,395 --> 00:15:14,106 I sent a copy of that passport... 229 00:15:15,315 --> 00:15:17,442 to a man they call... 230 00:15:19,195 --> 00:15:20,029 "Poison." 231 00:15:23,074 --> 00:15:24,950 [Pablo speaking Spanish] OK, Poison. 232 00:15:25,034 --> 00:15:28,246 You're going to take this money to Fernando Duque in Bogotá. 233 00:15:28,412 --> 00:15:30,122 And this is the address. 234 00:15:30,206 --> 00:15:32,541 If they stop you on the road, just salute the official, 235 00:15:32,624 --> 00:15:35,086 give them a little bribe and continue forward. 236 00:15:35,878 --> 00:15:37,129 No violence. 237 00:15:37,213 --> 00:15:39,090 And you call me every two hours. 238 00:15:39,173 --> 00:15:41,508 - Of course, boss. Whatever you say. - OK, then. No showing off. 239 00:15:41,675 --> 00:15:44,011 [shouts] No showing off! 240 00:15:44,136 --> 00:15:48,224 - Nice and simple. Go unnoticed. - [man] Got it. 241 00:15:48,432 --> 00:15:51,894 - [murmuring appreciatively] - What the fuck are you doing? 242 00:15:53,395 --> 00:15:54,646 Getting ready, right? 243 00:15:54,813 --> 00:15:58,400 You are meeting up with politicians, not with gangsters. 244 00:16:00,527 --> 00:16:02,529 Aren't they the same thing, boss? 245 00:16:04,198 --> 00:16:06,575 Politicians scare easily. 246 00:16:06,658 --> 00:16:08,577 You're fine with just a pistol. 247 00:16:08,660 --> 00:16:11,205 Go to it, then. Go to it, dumbass. 248 00:16:12,539 --> 00:16:15,375 [in English] According to CNP wiretaps, the sicario "Poison" 249 00:16:15,459 --> 00:16:17,920 was recorded saying he was driving to Bogotá this afternoon. 250 00:16:18,003 --> 00:16:19,588 For what purpose, we don't know. 251 00:16:19,671 --> 00:16:22,549 But if we don't respond to the obvious threat to Agent Murphy, 252 00:16:22,716 --> 00:16:24,135 we're sending the wrong message. 253 00:16:24,218 --> 00:16:26,595 Police have the information, then they should make the arrest. 254 00:16:26,678 --> 00:16:28,847 No. No, if we leave it to them, someone will sell us out. 255 00:16:28,931 --> 00:16:31,558 The narcos have informants in their department. 256 00:16:31,725 --> 00:16:34,312 What Peña's driving at is that Major Carrillo should man a roadblock. 257 00:16:34,394 --> 00:16:36,147 - We can trust Carrillo. - I don't have authority 258 00:16:36,230 --> 00:16:38,440 - over the Colombian police. - All due respect, Ambassador, 259 00:16:38,523 --> 00:16:40,276 but you know where we are. 260 00:16:40,359 --> 00:16:42,111 With enough money, you can get anything done. 261 00:16:44,905 --> 00:16:49,285 Excuse me for saying so... but this isn't much of a roadblock, is it? 262 00:16:49,368 --> 00:16:50,786 Well, if the roadblock is too obvious, 263 00:16:50,869 --> 00:16:54,206 Pablo can be tipped off by a cop or by a passerby, who knows. 264 00:16:55,666 --> 00:16:57,876 Can anybody in this country keep a secret? 265 00:16:58,585 --> 00:17:00,838 I've got a spotter set up about four kilometers away. 266 00:17:00,921 --> 00:17:02,464 He's gonna let us know when Poison passes. 267 00:17:02,631 --> 00:17:04,800 You're gonna question them, right? Because we need to-- 268 00:17:04,967 --> 00:17:06,344 Poison's killed three of my men already. 269 00:17:06,426 --> 00:17:08,428 If I catch him alive, you guys can question him here. 270 00:17:09,388 --> 00:17:10,681 Then you guys gotta go. 271 00:17:17,896 --> 00:17:19,231 [up-tempo music plays on radio] 272 00:17:19,315 --> 00:17:21,192 [speaking Spanish] Hey, hey, hey, hold on, 65? 273 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:22,734 Sixty-five. 274 00:17:22,901 --> 00:17:24,945 Hey, brother, that's a lot. 275 00:17:25,029 --> 00:17:26,655 You sure? 276 00:17:26,738 --> 00:17:29,325 I counted every single son of a bitch. 277 00:17:29,491 --> 00:17:30,951 All right! 278 00:17:31,118 --> 00:17:33,620 Sure, but are you counting what happened last night? 279 00:17:33,704 --> 00:17:35,414 Of course, that was number 65. 280 00:17:35,497 --> 00:17:39,043 Don't bullshit. I was the one who shot that faggot. 281 00:17:39,126 --> 00:17:41,879 - Bullshit. - [scoffs] Bullshit... 282 00:17:41,962 --> 00:17:43,755 if I was the one who killed that little man. 283 00:17:43,922 --> 00:17:47,176 You only shot him once he was already on the ground, dead. 284 00:17:47,343 --> 00:17:49,053 I shot him first. 285 00:17:51,096 --> 00:17:52,181 [inaudible chatter] 286 00:17:54,725 --> 00:17:55,851 - [knocking on door] - Come in. 287 00:17:57,436 --> 00:17:59,271 Did you give information about Poison to the DEA? 288 00:17:59,438 --> 00:18:00,564 So? 289 00:18:00,731 --> 00:18:03,025 I'm still listening to their phone conversations, 290 00:18:03,108 --> 00:18:04,985 and it's not a shipment of drugs. 291 00:18:05,069 --> 00:18:07,779 They're carrying three million dollars to Bogotá, 292 00:18:07,946 --> 00:18:09,407 and if two guys from the DEA stop that car, 293 00:18:09,573 --> 00:18:11,200 Pablo is going to hang you by the balls. 294 00:18:12,868 --> 00:18:14,953 [up-tempo music continues on radio] 295 00:18:16,372 --> 00:18:19,917 - You don't have 65, Poi. - Yes, I do. 296 00:18:20,084 --> 00:18:21,293 Eh! 297 00:18:22,669 --> 00:18:26,131 - [tires squealing] - What are you doing, Gonorrhea?! 298 00:18:26,215 --> 00:18:28,800 Look, 65, man! 299 00:18:30,219 --> 00:18:31,678 [mutters in Spanish] 300 00:18:32,304 --> 00:18:34,639 Now we're going to have to wash the car, man! 301 00:18:34,806 --> 00:18:36,934 - [scoffs] - Son of a bitch. 302 00:18:37,101 --> 00:18:39,061 - [phone ringing] - Yes? 303 00:18:39,144 --> 00:18:40,771 [Suárez] Hi, Pablo. I have good news for you. 304 00:18:40,938 --> 00:18:43,315 I'm going to help you avoid an enormous loss. 305 00:18:43,482 --> 00:18:45,567 And how much is it going to cost me? 306 00:18:45,650 --> 00:18:48,987 Ten percent... $300,000. 307 00:18:53,575 --> 00:18:56,078 - How did you find out? - One of your men. 308 00:18:56,245 --> 00:18:59,539 That Poison... he talks too much. 309 00:18:59,706 --> 00:19:01,875 You should take his phone away. 310 00:19:01,959 --> 00:19:03,210 Five percent. 311 00:19:09,258 --> 00:19:11,843 [speaks Spanish] Suspicious vehicle approaching. 312 00:19:11,927 --> 00:19:15,055 [in English] OK. We have visual confirmation. Four kilometers away. 313 00:19:15,139 --> 00:19:17,766 [overlapping chatter in Spanish] 314 00:19:21,437 --> 00:19:23,021 [phone ringing] 315 00:19:24,523 --> 00:19:26,900 - Hello? - [Pablo speaking Spanish] Poison? 316 00:19:27,067 --> 00:19:29,861 You bring your fucking mouth back here immediately! 317 00:19:30,028 --> 00:19:32,490 - Yes. I'm sorry, boss. - Now! 318 00:19:34,658 --> 00:19:36,910 The son of a bitch policeman tapped my phone! 319 00:19:37,077 --> 00:19:41,415 - These fags. - You have a very big mouth, Poison. 320 00:19:41,499 --> 00:19:43,083 Pablo is really pissed off. 321 00:19:43,875 --> 00:19:47,212 Shut that mug, or you will never reach 66, you hear? 322 00:19:56,972 --> 00:19:58,140 OK! 323 00:19:59,391 --> 00:20:01,977 [men chattering in Spanish] 324 00:20:04,271 --> 00:20:06,982 [speaking English] I'm calling this off. Nobody's coming. 325 00:20:07,941 --> 00:20:11,403 - What the fuck has happened here? - Maybe Poison spotted the spotter. 326 00:20:11,570 --> 00:20:13,071 Either that or Suárez sold you out. 327 00:20:13,238 --> 00:20:15,574 [sighs] Yeah, if he did, he must've had a better offer, 328 00:20:15,657 --> 00:20:17,493 and it wasn't a fucking cat. 329 00:20:21,746 --> 00:20:23,874 [speaking Spanish] He has been called the "Paisa Robin Hood," 330 00:20:23,957 --> 00:20:25,876 but he is much more than that. 331 00:20:25,959 --> 00:20:29,629 He is a man to whom the people mean a great deal. All of us. 332 00:20:29,713 --> 00:20:32,632 [Steve] To avoid suspicion and questioning about his fortune, 333 00:20:32,799 --> 00:20:36,011 Pablo ran as an alternate for Jairo Ortega, 334 00:20:36,094 --> 00:20:38,430 a former congressman from Antioquia. 335 00:20:38,597 --> 00:20:40,140 [cheers and applause] 336 00:20:40,349 --> 00:20:45,062 It was the first time an alternate was more important than the main candidate. 337 00:20:50,775 --> 00:20:55,780 [speaking Spanish] I am tired... of the people with power running this country. 338 00:20:55,947 --> 00:21:01,995 This is a fight between the people with power and poor people, weak people. 339 00:21:02,913 --> 00:21:05,874 And this fight must begin here! 340 00:21:05,957 --> 00:21:09,002 [cheers and applause] 341 00:21:09,169 --> 00:21:15,050 To have power does not mean that one can abuse the poor. 342 00:21:15,217 --> 00:21:16,427 If I am elected... 343 00:21:17,344 --> 00:21:20,931 if my friend, Jairo, is elected... 344 00:21:21,014 --> 00:21:25,060 those who have never had a voice will have a voice. 345 00:21:25,227 --> 00:21:27,563 [cheers and applause] 346 00:21:27,646 --> 00:21:31,191 Those who are hungry will have food. 347 00:21:31,358 --> 00:21:34,694 Those who want to learn will have schools. 348 00:21:34,861 --> 00:21:37,406 And those who have dreams 349 00:21:37,573 --> 00:21:41,701 will see that there are no limits to what you can achieve. 350 00:21:41,785 --> 00:21:45,747 - [cheering] - In me, you have a friend 351 00:21:45,830 --> 00:21:47,666 whom you have always had, 352 00:21:47,832 --> 00:21:51,378 the friend of today, the friend of yesterday and the friend of tomorrow. 353 00:21:51,545 --> 00:21:54,673 [cheers and applause] 354 00:21:54,839 --> 00:21:55,799 Thank you very much. 355 00:21:58,343 --> 00:22:01,054 - [crowd chanting] Pablo! Pablo! Pablo! - [Pablo] Thank you very much. 356 00:22:06,602 --> 00:22:09,605 My friend, Jairo Ortega! 357 00:22:09,771 --> 00:22:12,524 [cheers and applause] 358 00:22:17,028 --> 00:22:20,407 [chanting] Pablo! Pablo! Pablo! 359 00:22:20,574 --> 00:22:21,700 Thank you very much. 360 00:22:29,458 --> 00:22:31,168 - You were marvelous, my love. - You sure? 361 00:22:31,251 --> 00:22:34,129 - Yes. - [Valeria] Very good, Pablo. 362 00:22:34,338 --> 00:22:37,215 There are a few things we can improve, but we'll work on them. 363 00:22:37,299 --> 00:22:38,216 OK, whatever you say. 364 00:22:38,300 --> 00:22:41,094 - Congratulations. - Thank you so much, Valeria. 365 00:22:41,178 --> 00:22:42,429 Congratulations, ma'am. 366 00:22:44,764 --> 00:22:45,765 Excuse me. 367 00:22:51,229 --> 00:22:52,439 [overlapping chatter in Spanish] 368 00:22:57,152 --> 00:23:00,905 To vote for Jairo Ortega is to vote for the one and only Pablo! 369 00:23:02,907 --> 00:23:05,661 [coughing, gasping] 370 00:23:06,286 --> 00:23:08,497 Tata, what's wrong? 371 00:23:11,791 --> 00:23:15,128 Why does that woman need to know everything about each step you take? 372 00:23:15,212 --> 00:23:16,963 What are you talking about? 373 00:23:18,048 --> 00:23:21,301 - Valeria Velez. - My love... 374 00:23:21,385 --> 00:23:26,056 Tata, she's a newspaper woman, a reporter who follows the news. 375 00:23:27,307 --> 00:23:28,933 And right now, I'm the news. 376 00:23:30,352 --> 00:23:34,606 When you win, don't disrespect me anymore with that bitch. 377 00:23:34,690 --> 00:23:37,442 [softly] Come here. Come here, come here, come here. 378 00:23:37,609 --> 00:23:40,028 Slowly... come on. 379 00:23:40,111 --> 00:23:41,697 - [gasps] - [whispers] Come on. 380 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,995 You are going to be the First Lady of this country one of these days. 381 00:23:49,663 --> 00:23:53,166 Therefore, you are going to have to learn to deal with the press. 382 00:23:53,333 --> 00:23:56,169 [voice quavering] That woman is not on your level, Pablo. 383 00:23:56,253 --> 00:23:57,462 She degrades you. 384 00:23:57,629 --> 00:24:00,215 Please, don't worry about Valeria. 385 00:24:02,175 --> 00:24:04,302 [gasping] 386 00:24:04,386 --> 00:24:06,513 [cries out] Pablo! 387 00:24:07,889 --> 00:24:10,225 - A car, please! - [gasping] 388 00:24:10,308 --> 00:24:12,436 - A car to the hospital, now! - [cries out] 389 00:24:22,696 --> 00:24:23,863 You know what, Pablo? 390 00:24:25,532 --> 00:24:28,285 To me, it looks like you are handling things very badly. 391 00:24:29,411 --> 00:24:30,662 [sniffs] 392 00:24:31,663 --> 00:24:35,292 You need to start thinking more about your family... and about business. 393 00:24:36,752 --> 00:24:38,503 Thing is, you can't be a politician. 394 00:24:39,296 --> 00:24:40,547 Says who? 395 00:24:41,673 --> 00:24:45,803 [sighs] You can't go strutting around giving things to people 396 00:24:45,885 --> 00:24:47,596 simply so they will love you. 397 00:24:49,848 --> 00:24:52,517 We... are bandits. 398 00:24:57,897 --> 00:25:01,901 If you run for Congress, find someone else to manage the laboratories. 399 00:25:02,068 --> 00:25:04,112 [doctor] Señor Escobar? 400 00:25:04,195 --> 00:25:07,825 - Come meet your daughter. - [baby crying] 401 00:25:13,705 --> 00:25:16,333 God has blessed us with a girl, Pablo. 402 00:25:19,878 --> 00:25:21,839 [whispers] How beautiful. 403 00:25:25,425 --> 00:25:28,011 Shh. 404 00:25:28,136 --> 00:25:29,638 Shh. 405 00:25:32,850 --> 00:25:34,351 [whispers indistinctly] 406 00:25:36,436 --> 00:25:37,813 [camera clicks] 407 00:25:39,857 --> 00:25:42,567 [indistinct chatter in Spanish] 408 00:25:44,402 --> 00:25:47,113 [plane flying overhead] 409 00:25:52,118 --> 00:25:53,787 [Fabio] Pablo is out of control. 410 00:25:57,081 --> 00:26:00,251 Mother Mary, man. What do you want us to do? 411 00:26:00,335 --> 00:26:04,715 You can't give Pablo Escobar a spanking as though he were some spoiled brat. 412 00:26:04,882 --> 00:26:06,007 Oh, no? 413 00:26:06,884 --> 00:26:08,009 And why not? 414 00:26:08,092 --> 00:26:10,846 Careful with the threat you cannot execute. 415 00:26:16,309 --> 00:26:18,269 You know what he's doing, right? 416 00:26:18,353 --> 00:26:23,358 According to Colombian law, a congressman has total immunity. 417 00:26:23,525 --> 00:26:27,654 Do you think he's protecting himself while we remain in the drift? 418 00:26:27,738 --> 00:26:30,990 I do. He thinks he's that fucking "Paisa Robin Hood." 419 00:26:31,074 --> 00:26:33,159 So what do we do? 420 00:26:33,243 --> 00:26:38,540 Well... we fulfill our duties, stuffing the ballot box, 421 00:26:38,623 --> 00:26:43,670 and later we let Pablo receive the applause, and take the risk. 422 00:26:43,754 --> 00:26:49,801 We continue with our business... in the shadows, like always. 423 00:26:51,219 --> 00:26:53,263 Carlos, what are the guys saying? 424 00:26:54,639 --> 00:26:57,100 I imagine that they're worried, right? 425 00:26:57,183 --> 00:26:59,770 They are not politically conscious, brother. 426 00:27:03,273 --> 00:27:06,109 How can you expect them to understand your objectives? 427 00:27:10,154 --> 00:27:12,073 You do understand me, brother. 428 00:27:14,284 --> 00:27:18,079 Imagine... a state governed by us. 429 00:27:18,956 --> 00:27:21,499 Immunity for everyone, brother. 430 00:27:21,583 --> 00:27:24,461 We, Carlos, belong to the people. 431 00:27:24,544 --> 00:27:27,881 I need you to use your influence with the others to convince them that I am right. 432 00:27:27,965 --> 00:27:30,008 If you win, you don't need to explain anything. 433 00:27:30,801 --> 00:27:33,887 And if you lose... there's nothing to explain. 434 00:27:33,971 --> 00:27:35,513 [voice straining] I like that. 435 00:27:36,848 --> 00:27:38,892 - Hitler said it. - Fuck off. 436 00:27:38,976 --> 00:27:40,477 Yes. 437 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,228 He also said that no politician 438 00:27:42,312 --> 00:27:45,649 should ever let his picture be taken in a bathing suit. 439 00:27:46,817 --> 00:27:48,777 [giggling] 440 00:27:53,907 --> 00:27:55,533 [chuckles] 441 00:27:58,662 --> 00:28:01,372 [hysterical laughter] 442 00:28:06,586 --> 00:28:08,254 Well, that's what he said. 443 00:28:11,174 --> 00:28:12,926 [sighs] And if I tell you, Carlos... 444 00:28:13,010 --> 00:28:14,678 [sniffing] 445 00:28:14,761 --> 00:28:18,473 that what I want, sincerely... 446 00:28:19,432 --> 00:28:21,601 is to help the poor people of this country... 447 00:28:23,227 --> 00:28:24,688 do you believe me or what? 448 00:28:27,024 --> 00:28:29,150 [Steve] Pablo held most of his campaign rallies 449 00:28:29,233 --> 00:28:31,903 in the poorest neighborhoods of his electoral district. 450 00:28:33,071 --> 00:28:35,699 He placed himself on the side of the poor and the weak 451 00:28:35,866 --> 00:28:39,243 in the fight against the oligarchs, "The Men of Always." 452 00:28:40,829 --> 00:28:44,749 And just like any politician, he made plenty of promises. 453 00:28:44,833 --> 00:28:49,170 Only difference was Pablo had the men and the money to back them up. 454 00:28:50,047 --> 00:28:51,506 [cheering] 455 00:28:51,673 --> 00:28:54,175 It was becoming clear to everyone that Pablo was gonna win. 456 00:28:54,342 --> 00:28:55,677 [crowd chanting] Pablo! Pablo! 457 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,014 The only question remaining was... what to do about that. 458 00:29:00,473 --> 00:29:03,309 Gustavo made good on his promise to quit the labs, 459 00:29:03,393 --> 00:29:06,855 - so Pablo put Carlos Lehder in charge. - [plane flies overhead] 460 00:29:06,938 --> 00:29:11,568 With characteristic German efficiency, he turned the labs into Nazilandia, 461 00:29:11,651 --> 00:29:15,154 and production rose 12 percent in just two short months. 462 00:29:17,741 --> 00:29:21,119 Gacha and the Ochoas adopted a wait-and-see attitude, 463 00:29:21,202 --> 00:29:24,247 debating how and when Pablo would dispose of Jairo Ortega, 464 00:29:24,330 --> 00:29:26,374 his front man, once the election was over. 465 00:29:26,541 --> 00:29:31,295 [speaking Spanish] As soon as the results come out, Jairo Ortega will resign. 466 00:29:31,462 --> 00:29:34,549 I say he's running toward his death. 467 00:29:36,927 --> 00:29:38,595 - [horse snorts] - [chattering in Spanish] 468 00:29:39,888 --> 00:29:42,390 [Steve] As for us, we were kind of divided. 469 00:29:42,473 --> 00:29:45,476 We cannot have Colombia become a narco state. 470 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,479 We need to find someone who can prove this guy is a drug dealer. 471 00:29:48,563 --> 00:29:50,440 Let's stop his campaign before it starts. 472 00:29:50,523 --> 00:29:52,233 No one will go on record. 473 00:29:53,401 --> 00:29:54,861 I got a better idea. 474 00:29:55,946 --> 00:29:57,447 We let him win. 475 00:29:57,614 --> 00:29:59,699 If we put him in the spotlight and prove he's a trafficker, 476 00:29:59,866 --> 00:30:02,410 the embarrassment alone might get this country off its ass. 477 00:30:04,704 --> 00:30:06,414 [Steve] But first, we had to get proof 478 00:30:06,497 --> 00:30:09,000 that Pablo was the drug dealer we knew he was. 479 00:30:09,167 --> 00:30:11,252 So we went to Suárez, 480 00:30:11,335 --> 00:30:13,671 - and gave him a lot of money. - [speaking Spanish] 481 00:30:14,923 --> 00:30:19,177 First, he told us that Pablo was arrested for trafficking back in '76, 482 00:30:19,260 --> 00:30:22,931 and then he gave us the name of a sergeant who could give us the files. 483 00:30:26,643 --> 00:30:31,230 Problem was, Suárez was on both the DEA and the narcos' payroll. 484 00:30:33,900 --> 00:30:34,985 [body thuds] 485 00:30:38,446 --> 00:30:41,491 - Sixty-six. - Bullshit. I shot him first. 486 00:30:45,745 --> 00:30:47,789 [Steve] Then Suárez gave us the name of the journalist 487 00:30:47,872 --> 00:30:50,167 - who reported the arrest... - [groaning] 488 00:30:50,249 --> 00:30:52,919 ...and then the lawyer who defended Pablo... 489 00:30:53,128 --> 00:30:56,131 and finally, the judge who signed Pablo's arrest warrant. 490 00:30:56,297 --> 00:30:57,966 [overlapping chatter] 491 00:30:58,049 --> 00:31:00,551 We were like the Bermuda Triangle. 492 00:31:00,718 --> 00:31:02,971 You get too close to us, you disappear. 493 00:31:03,138 --> 00:31:05,431 We gotta get something on this motherfucker. 494 00:31:06,766 --> 00:31:08,643 If he was arrested, there's gotta be a mug shot. 495 00:31:08,726 --> 00:31:10,687 [Javier] Yeah, well, the file's gone. 496 00:31:10,854 --> 00:31:13,231 If there was a mug shot, then it's gone, too. 497 00:31:15,150 --> 00:31:16,776 If there was a photo, there's a negative. 498 00:31:17,861 --> 00:31:19,779 [Steve] Finally, it dawned on us. 499 00:31:19,946 --> 00:31:23,324 We had to find someone without Suárez's help, 500 00:31:23,407 --> 00:31:27,871 and that was the photographer who had taken Pablo's mug shot years ago. 501 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,416 - [tires screech] - [man grunting] 502 00:31:32,500 --> 00:31:36,254 We got his negatives, and for safekeeping, we put him into witness protection. 503 00:31:40,217 --> 00:31:42,468 - How long have you had this picture? - That's classified. 504 00:31:44,303 --> 00:31:45,388 And what am I doing here? 505 00:31:45,471 --> 00:31:48,349 It's not America's role to get involved in other countries' elections. 506 00:31:48,432 --> 00:31:51,435 Once again, the hand of the United States remains invisible. 507 00:31:51,519 --> 00:31:53,354 Your party took money from Escobar. 508 00:31:53,437 --> 00:31:55,190 I should think you'd want to get ahead of this. 509 00:31:55,273 --> 00:31:56,566 Everyone took money. 510 00:31:56,733 --> 00:32:00,987 By the way, it's all American money, so why don't you take this to the press? 511 00:32:01,071 --> 00:32:03,948 It should come from you. You're the Minister of Justice. 512 00:32:06,284 --> 00:32:09,829 [Steve] Come election day, sure enough, it was a landslide. 513 00:32:09,996 --> 00:32:12,290 The New Liberal party had the candidate 514 00:32:12,456 --> 00:32:15,293 who got the most votes in all of Antioquia... 515 00:32:15,376 --> 00:32:17,503 and his name was Jairo Ortega. 516 00:32:17,587 --> 00:32:19,463 [Ortega speaking Spanish] Ladies and gentlemen, 517 00:32:19,547 --> 00:32:22,633 with clear use of my mental and physical faculties... 518 00:32:23,551 --> 00:32:26,679 I wish to communicate to you my decision 519 00:32:26,763 --> 00:32:30,516 to resign from my seat in the Congress of the Republic... 520 00:32:30,683 --> 00:32:34,229 - [crowd murmuring] - ...for reasons of family and health. 521 00:32:34,395 --> 00:32:38,524 But I am completely certain that my friend Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria 522 00:32:38,608 --> 00:32:42,528 is going to continue our social and political ideas, 523 00:32:42,695 --> 00:32:45,448 because Pablo is the voice of the people. 524 00:32:45,531 --> 00:32:47,491 - Thank you very much. - Thank you very much, Jairo. 525 00:32:47,575 --> 00:32:49,368 - [applause] - I will give my best effort. 526 00:32:49,493 --> 00:32:50,328 Thank you very much. 527 00:32:50,494 --> 00:32:53,248 [all singing Colombian national anthem] 528 00:33:15,686 --> 00:33:17,438 [song fades] 529 00:33:21,651 --> 00:33:23,527 [thunder rumbles in distance] 530 00:33:23,611 --> 00:33:26,197 [Steve] Imagine you were born in a poor family, 531 00:33:26,281 --> 00:33:30,201 in a poor city, in a poor country, 532 00:33:30,285 --> 00:33:32,578 and by the time you were 28 years old, 533 00:33:32,662 --> 00:33:35,706 you have so much money you can't even count it. 534 00:33:36,624 --> 00:33:38,793 [thunder continues] 535 00:33:38,876 --> 00:33:40,461 What do you do? 536 00:33:40,628 --> 00:33:43,756 - [bells tolling in distance] - You make your dreams come true. 537 00:33:45,300 --> 00:33:46,801 [rain pattering] 538 00:33:46,884 --> 00:33:49,595 [thunder rumbles] 539 00:33:50,972 --> 00:33:53,724 Problem is, nobody can control the dreams they have. 540 00:33:59,063 --> 00:34:00,815 Especially if you were Pablo Escobar. 541 00:34:02,733 --> 00:34:05,403 Especially if you grew up in Colombia. 542 00:34:10,533 --> 00:34:13,619 There's a reason magical realism was born in Colombia. 543 00:34:15,663 --> 00:34:18,749 It's a country where dreams and reality are conflated... 544 00:34:21,627 --> 00:34:24,630 where, in their heads, people fly as high as Icarus. 545 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,428 But even magical realism has its limits. 546 00:34:30,594 --> 00:34:34,015 [speaking Spanish] Congressman Escobar... Sir! 547 00:34:34,098 --> 00:34:35,683 Excuse me. 548 00:34:35,766 --> 00:34:38,311 Allow me to remind you of the norms of etiquette. 549 00:34:38,395 --> 00:34:40,646 You cannot enter the hall if you don't have a tie. 550 00:34:43,649 --> 00:34:44,859 All right. 551 00:34:44,942 --> 00:34:47,320 - What is your name? - Juan. 552 00:34:47,404 --> 00:34:48,988 Look, Juan... 553 00:34:50,031 --> 00:34:52,867 that is a really nice tie. 554 00:34:52,950 --> 00:34:54,411 - My girlfriend gave it to me. - Really? 555 00:34:54,493 --> 00:34:55,828 Yes. 556 00:34:55,912 --> 00:34:59,498 Well, she's in the history books now. 557 00:35:00,375 --> 00:35:02,168 - Thank you very much, my son. - Thank you, sir. 558 00:35:02,252 --> 00:35:03,586 - Thank you. - All right. 559 00:35:07,131 --> 00:35:09,426 [Steve] And when you get too close to the sun... 560 00:35:10,468 --> 00:35:12,553 your dreams may melt away. 561 00:35:17,267 --> 00:35:19,769 [indistinct chatter in Spanish] 562 00:35:26,984 --> 00:35:28,611 [man] Good morning. 563 00:35:30,363 --> 00:35:34,158 This is to inform you that we have a quorum and may now begin our session. 564 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:41,540 The Minister of Justice, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, 565 00:35:41,707 --> 00:35:44,461 is present here today to address this honorable Congress. 566 00:35:44,627 --> 00:35:48,131 I give the floor to you, Mr. Minister. 567 00:35:48,214 --> 00:35:49,632 Thank you very much. 568 00:35:54,429 --> 00:35:59,350 Much has been made of the issue of drug money, 569 00:35:59,517 --> 00:36:04,981 "hot money," in our national political process. 570 00:36:05,148 --> 00:36:09,944 I myself have been accused of receiving campaign contributions 571 00:36:10,027 --> 00:36:13,739 from the narcotics traffickers who have bought influence in these halls. 572 00:36:18,828 --> 00:36:21,331 To this charge, I plead guilty. 573 00:36:21,539 --> 00:36:23,749 [crowd murmuring] 574 00:36:23,916 --> 00:36:27,586 In my eyes, the sin of turning a blind eye 575 00:36:27,670 --> 00:36:30,006 is as great as the sin of outright corruption. 576 00:36:30,173 --> 00:36:33,801 We are a nation of the blind, and in our blindness, 577 00:36:33,884 --> 00:36:36,929 we have sold our country to the highest bidder. 578 00:36:39,890 --> 00:36:42,352 It's time for us to open our eyes and to see the light. 579 00:36:44,562 --> 00:36:47,524 [overlapping murmurs] 580 00:36:49,608 --> 00:36:51,110 Congressman Escobar... 581 00:36:52,487 --> 00:36:56,491 you stated that your great fortune was built from a taxi company. 582 00:36:59,035 --> 00:37:02,830 This photograph clearly contradicts your claim. 583 00:37:03,622 --> 00:37:06,125 For this reason, I demand your resignation. 584 00:37:06,292 --> 00:37:08,378 You are not welcome in this chamber. 585 00:37:09,670 --> 00:37:10,754 You don't belong here. 586 00:37:26,979 --> 00:37:28,105 [inaudible murmur] 587 00:37:56,967 --> 00:37:59,596 Thank you very much, Juan. Very kind. 588 00:37:59,678 --> 00:38:01,389 [Lara] What interests the narcos 589 00:38:01,472 --> 00:38:05,059 isn't just the fall of the Minister of Justice, 590 00:38:05,226 --> 00:38:09,063 but also to impede the strategy of the government to combat his interests. 591 00:38:09,897 --> 00:38:13,025 His two arms: silver or lead. 592 00:38:13,192 --> 00:38:19,323 I want to inform the people that the Minister of Justice has 24 hours 593 00:38:19,407 --> 00:38:23,202 within which to present concrete proof regarding the insinuations he made 594 00:38:23,286 --> 00:38:26,247 the day before yesterday in the Hall of Representatives. 595 00:38:26,330 --> 00:38:30,501 To the contrary, I will proceed to denounce him legally 596 00:38:30,585 --> 00:38:33,379 before the authorities and before the Colombian justice system. 597 00:38:33,546 --> 00:38:36,090 [Steve] Pablo and his lawyers went on the offense, 598 00:38:36,173 --> 00:38:38,468 trying to smear Lara with accusations. 599 00:38:38,635 --> 00:38:41,554 [Pablo speaking Spanish] I am not looking for, nor do I long for a confrontation 600 00:38:41,638 --> 00:38:42,763 before the Colombian people. 601 00:38:42,930 --> 00:38:46,350 I look for peace, I have always preached peace, 602 00:38:46,434 --> 00:38:50,354 and have longed for peace and the prosperity of the Colombian people. 603 00:38:50,521 --> 00:38:53,983 [Lara] It's important to realize that when members of Congress 604 00:38:54,150 --> 00:38:57,111 can be threatened or bought at will, 605 00:38:57,278 --> 00:39:01,658 we see with clarity the real dimension of the drug problem here in Colombia. 606 00:39:01,740 --> 00:39:03,409 [Steve] But Lara wouldn't back down. 607 00:39:03,493 --> 00:39:05,995 He denounced narcos at every opportunity, 608 00:39:06,078 --> 00:39:08,998 going after the guys that we hadn't been able to touch. 609 00:39:09,081 --> 00:39:12,418 He revealed that six of the country's nine soccer teams 610 00:39:12,502 --> 00:39:14,253 were owned by drug traffickers. 611 00:39:15,713 --> 00:39:19,758 Gacha the Mexican was forced to give up ownership of his team, 612 00:39:19,842 --> 00:39:22,345 aptly nicknamed "The Millionaires." 613 00:39:23,596 --> 00:39:27,600 Lara denied flying permits for 57 planes in the Ochoa fleet. 614 00:39:31,562 --> 00:39:33,981 He even fined Pablo for illegal importation 615 00:39:34,148 --> 00:39:35,816 of elephants and camels from Africa. 616 00:39:38,152 --> 00:39:40,446 And with the action of one brave man, 617 00:39:40,530 --> 00:39:43,574 Pablo knew his dream of presidency was over. 618 00:39:43,658 --> 00:39:45,826 [Lara speaking Spanish] What are required are honest men, 619 00:39:45,909 --> 00:39:50,581 men who are able to put themselves up against drug traffickers, 620 00:39:50,665 --> 00:39:57,547 who with complete tranquility buy or kill any person or government institution 621 00:39:57,630 --> 00:39:59,423 who is against their interests. 622 00:39:59,507 --> 00:40:03,427 [Steve] Rodrigo Lara became the most important political figure in Colombia 623 00:40:03,511 --> 00:40:05,555 with his stand against the narcos. 624 00:40:05,638 --> 00:40:08,098 He just wouldn't stop going after them. 625 00:40:08,182 --> 00:40:12,936 His bravery in the face of danger made him the most wanted man in the country. 626 00:40:13,020 --> 00:40:17,316 For his own safety, he was appointed Colombian ambassador to Czechoslovakia. 627 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:21,945 He was slated to leave in two weeks, but a lot could happen in two weeks. 628 00:40:23,030 --> 00:40:25,824 I think it might be a good idea for you to wear this until you leave. 629 00:40:27,410 --> 00:40:29,828 You feel responsible, is that it? 630 00:40:31,414 --> 00:40:32,790 Somewhat, yes, sir. 631 00:40:33,708 --> 00:40:38,003 Are you so arrogant to think you had any influence over my actions? 632 00:40:38,962 --> 00:40:42,132 That I put my life and the life of my family at risk 633 00:40:42,216 --> 00:40:44,427 for American policy objectives? 634 00:40:46,178 --> 00:40:49,223 Let me assure you, Agent Murphy, outside of providing me with the picture, 635 00:40:49,306 --> 00:40:50,974 you... did nothing. 636 00:40:52,769 --> 00:40:55,354 The decision to speak out was solely mine. 637 00:40:55,521 --> 00:40:58,357 And I highly advise you to wear this vest, sir. 638 00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:14,457 I will accept this vest... out of respect for your concern with my well-being. 639 00:41:14,624 --> 00:41:17,710 But I would advise you one thing while you remain in Colombia. 640 00:41:17,794 --> 00:41:19,128 And what is that? 641 00:41:19,295 --> 00:41:23,549 We accept your help, but never your condescension. 642 00:41:24,634 --> 00:41:28,679 When all this is over, Colombians will be the heroes, and the victims. 643 00:41:30,222 --> 00:41:33,100 John Wayne only exists in Hollywood. 644 00:41:34,310 --> 00:41:35,478 Just wear the vest. 645 00:41:48,407 --> 00:41:50,576 [speaking Spanish] Oh, Pablito. 646 00:41:50,660 --> 00:41:53,454 We knew they wouldn't accept you in that circle. 647 00:41:56,624 --> 00:41:58,375 Damned bastards. 648 00:42:04,715 --> 00:42:07,176 You're too good for them, Pablito. 649 00:42:19,730 --> 00:42:21,023 [sighs] 650 00:42:29,990 --> 00:42:32,993 This is a fight that you cannot win, cousin. 651 00:42:35,412 --> 00:42:38,791 You need to think more about your family and the business... 652 00:42:41,502 --> 00:42:43,838 and abandon that ridiculousness once and for all. 653 00:42:49,385 --> 00:42:50,928 I will fix it. 654 00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:06,151 Due to the vicious lies and slander cast my way 655 00:43:06,235 --> 00:43:09,530 by Minister Lara and his cronies, 656 00:43:09,697 --> 00:43:13,242 I've decided to announce my resignation from Congress of the Republic. 657 00:43:15,494 --> 00:43:18,915 I ran as a representative for the common man, 658 00:43:19,081 --> 00:43:21,876 a voice for those who had no voice, 659 00:43:22,042 --> 00:43:25,337 but that has happened through much of our history. 660 00:43:25,421 --> 00:43:29,675 The powerful have conspired to silence me. 661 00:43:30,342 --> 00:43:32,219 I dreamt of doing good. 662 00:43:33,971 --> 00:43:35,723 Those dreams are over. 663 00:43:37,641 --> 00:43:42,646 But make no mistake... I will not go quietly. 664 00:43:43,647 --> 00:43:45,023 I will fight. 665 00:43:45,691 --> 00:43:48,360 "The Men of Always" are mistaken 666 00:43:48,527 --> 00:43:52,740 if they think they can defeat Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria! 667 00:44:04,001 --> 00:44:05,085 Thank you very much. 668 00:44:06,587 --> 00:44:09,089 - Thank you very much. - [applause continues] 669 00:44:11,508 --> 00:44:14,136 - [low conversations] - [indistinct radio chatter] 670 00:44:33,113 --> 00:44:34,281 He didn't wear it. 671 00:44:35,616 --> 00:44:37,034 [sighs] 672 00:44:37,117 --> 00:44:39,077 Wouldn't have made a difference. 673 00:44:39,745 --> 00:44:42,999 [Steve] Our strategy had gotten a good man killed. 674 00:44:44,500 --> 00:44:47,670 It was the first time I'd felt guilty about my job. 675 00:44:49,171 --> 00:44:52,424 - [chatter in Spanish] - [men cheering] 676 00:44:52,508 --> 00:44:54,426 - [Steve] As for Suárez... - Hey. 677 00:44:54,510 --> 00:44:56,929 ...he made so much money playing both sides, 678 00:44:57,013 --> 00:45:02,351 he decided to lift our spirits by giving the DEA a token of his appreciation. 679 00:45:04,478 --> 00:45:06,772 [speaking Spanish] I brought this for your friend's wife. 680 00:45:08,983 --> 00:45:10,567 - I hope she likes it. - No, gracias. 681 00:45:10,651 --> 00:45:12,569 [speaks Spanish] You're fucking crazy, asshole. 682 00:45:12,653 --> 00:45:14,154 [yowls] 683 00:45:14,363 --> 00:45:17,741 [Latin marching song plays]