(J' upbeat Latin ballad playing)
(J' Pablo sings along in Spanish)
(J' song continues)
(Indistinct chatter in Spanish)
- (Chaotic yelling) - (Cocks handgun)
(La quica shouts indistinctly)
(In Spanish) Get down!
(Woman gasps)
(J' continues singing along)
(Man) One!
(Women scream)
(Gunshot)
(J' song continues)
- (La quica) Rosa! Rosa! - (Sobbing) Quica...
Tell me who talked to the police! Who talked to them? Huh?
(Screams) It had to be that whore in the market. Please, quica!
(Rosa sobbing)
(Taking deep breaths)
(Gunshot)
(Joint hisses out)
(J' song ends)
(J' Latin guitar theme song)
(Steve) 'Imagine this:
'President of Colombia goes on TV and tells the whole world
'he'll never make a deal with you.
'Now a normal person thinks, "I'm fucked."
'But Pablo Escobar, he thinks that's just your opening offer.
'So the man finds a way to respond.'
(in Spanish) Thanks for accepting the invitation.
Forgive me for the hood.
It's for security reasons.
- I hope you understand. - I understand.
Can I offer you something? Coffee, water?
No, I'm fine, thank you.
Let's begin, then.
(Clears throat)
- Do you regret going to jail a year ago? - Absolutely not.
In fact, what I regret least is having escaped.
The special forces came in and opened fire.
I couldn't risk getting killed, right?
However...
I hope this interview makes it clear to the president...
I'm willing to return to any prison in the district of antioquia.
(Pablo continues over radio) 'The most modest and humble.
'But I have to examine the conditions they're going to put me in
'because it would be easy, for example, for someone to rig a car bomb
'that would explode when I arrived.'
(Steve) 'And how did gaviria take Pablo's offer?
'I think it's safe to say that he didn't really care for it.
'But it wasn't just gaviria Pablo was talking to.
'In his mind, he was also negotiating with the leader of the free world.'
(in Spanish) It turns out that my problem turned into a political problem.
It seems I'm very important
to the re-election of the president of the us.
(Steve) 'You see, the problem was,
'George Bush had his own plans for Escobar.'
we will, for the first time,
make available the appropriate resources of america's armed forces.
And for the drug kingpins, the death penalty.
(Steve) 'And with a commander in chief who used to be the head of the CIA,
'well, you can use your imagination
'as to what "appropriate resources" might mean.
'He started by appointing a new ambassador.
'Badass former Navy man, Arthur Crosby...
'Who specialised in Latin American affairs and counterterrorism.
'Next, he dug into his old CIA rolodex,
'where there was no shortage of guys who knew how to fight dirty.
'And he sent us one of those, too.
'Lastly, and what pena and I like to call his own personal "fuck you" to us...
'He sent us something he thought we must need: A boss.
'Nowjust how long that person would be my boss remained to be seen.'
I'm ready to pay for my mistakes by accepting the most humble jail cell
as long as my rights are respected
and they guarantee me that I won't be transferred anywhere for any reason.
Do you acknowledge that you have committed crimes in the past,
or that you ordered someone's death?
That answer I could only give to a priest.
In a confessional.
(Indistinct chatter in Spanish)
Marietta.
- What's up? - What happened?
They killed them. I think there were six or seven girls.
Who would do something like that?
(Interviewer) Are you, by nature, violent and proud?
Those who know me know I have a great sense of humour.
I consider myself a happy man.
I've always been happy, always optimistic.
I've always had faith in life.
I always sing in the shower.
How do you think the story of Pablo Escobar will end?
Well... one can never know. But I always hope for the best.
I'd like to die on my own two feet.
In the year 3047.
(Crosby) 'My title might be "ambassador,"
'but that's some bullshit politician's word.
'I know what it means to be on the front lines.'
and everybody in this room wants the same thing: To take down Escobar.
Now as a veteran of numerous conflicts, I learned one immutable truth:
The only way to succeed is by working together, communicating,
sharing intelligence and collaborating. Understood?
Uh, this is Claudia messina. She is the new DEA country attaché.
She'll be taking over all DEA operations in-country. Messina?
Thank you, ambassador.
The DEA will be opening field offices in Cali, cartagena and Barranquilla.
As far as the medellin team is concerned,
they will be housed out of cnp headquarters until further notice.
But only after some personnel changes have been made.
Now as far as long-term intelligence is concerned,
that's under the purview of the CIA, the station chief, bill stechner.
- Bill, anything you'd like to add? - I'm good.
(Low chuckle)
- Who's here from centra spike? - I am, sir. Edward Jacoby.
Let's get centra spike in the air immediately.
I wanna know every word these assholes say.
All information flows through me and I'll disseminate it.
Yes, sir.
When Escobar sticks his fucking head out,
we're gonna nail that son of a bitch.
(Messina) What about him? Other than the fact he wasn't here today.
Well, I suggested that he stay home.
You mentioned making some changes. What exactly does that mean?
It means I'm making some changes.
Murphy's a good agent. He's done a lot down here.
Yeah.
Looks like it.
Do you have any idea the strings that were pulled
to get that guy not to press charges?
The guy would've had a dog sniffing up his ass
before he got on the plane. Maybe Steve did him a favour.
Was that a thank you?
Be straight with me and I'll be straight with you.
I don't need a guy like that making my life more difficult.
- And making the DEA look bad. - Ma'am...
Messina. Or boss.
We've been down here a long time.
You've been down here all of what, two hours?
It may not make the front page, but...
A lot of the intel we have is because of Steve.
He's a good man. He's going through some shit right now.
He was at the airport
to stop his wife from leaving the country with their kid. He didn't make it.
Add that to watching Escobar build a five-star prison
and walking out the back door.
We both deserve to see this through...
Boss.
(Steve sniffs, clears throat)
Have you, uh... had anything to eat in the last 24 hours?
This new boss... messina...
What do you know about her?
Only what I've heard. She's out of New York.
- Doesn't put up with any shit. - (Steve sputters)
Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
Am I out?
I don't know.
Well, I ain't ready to go home yet, Javi. I'll tell you that.
- Damn it! She's fucking... - (Bottle top clatters)
- Take a shower. Sober up. - (Sighs)
Talk to you.
(Pablo speaks Spanish) Behind you. Watch out for that guy.
(Video game noises)
That's it.
Smash the telephone booth.
Get the pipe.
I already know, dad.
You have to get it.
And what's that, a woman?
I'm about to fight a woman or what?
- Her name's Nora. - Oh, yeah, what's her name?
Nora.
(Velasco) Boss, excuse the interruption.
How do you...?
What about the laboratories?
It's been difficult to find the moncada laboratories, boss.
And the ones that we find, we can't get inside.
There are police checkpoints everywhere.
We lost four men trying to get through one.
Bastards.
And what about Judy moncada?
We can't find her anywhere. Or Don berna.
Find her.
Yes, sir.
And you, boys?
- Everything is good, boss. - All good, boss.
- How are you, limén? - Very good, sir.
- How are you feeling? - Very good.
- Comfortable? - Thanks. Very good.
Good.
I'm going to teach you something.
There is nothing lower than a rat.
And if we let the rats run free, the streets will be filled with them.
- Understand me? - Yes, boss.
Give me one second. One second.
Boss, excuse me. It's Fernando.
Tell me, Fernando.
'Your interview clearly worked, Don Pablo.
'Palace wants to meet with me right away.'
you heard that, brother? Hmm?
- We have to finish our little job. - But we already finished it, right?
No, brother, there's still one left.
But you already killed all the whores.
I'm not talking about whores, brother.
Why her?
- She did everything we told her to. - Someone talked to the police.
Yeah, it was those fucking whores.
- She is someone we can trust, man. - (La quica snorts)
You can trust her, but I can't.
Move it.
Quica.
I'm not telling you again, brother. And we've got some shit to do.
- (Fernando) Good day. - (Man) Good day.
I have a meeting with the president.
I'm Fernando duque.
Your meeting is not with the president, mr duque.
How's that?
- With the vice minister, then? - No, sir.
The information I have here says you are meeting the Attorney General.
My apologies, mr duque.
(Steve) 'Now, gaviria had made it clear
'that the government was not to negotiate with Escobar.
'But Colombia Attorney General Gustavo de greiff
'didn't give a shit what the president wanted.
'Unlike the us, where the attorney general is appointed by the president,
'in Colombia, the supreme court chooses the Attorney General,
'whether the president likes it or not.
'And in the case of Gustavo de greiff, you bet your ass gaviria didn't.'
(in Spanish) Mr duque...
I believe everybody has the right to a fair trial.
Pablo Escobar has the same rights as any other Colombian.
If he has committed a crime, he must be judged and indicted.
He can't be hunted and killed like an animal.
Mr de greiff,
everything you're telling me I find... Fascinating.
However, I don't...
I don't buckle under the pressure of the Americans...
Like gaviria, mr duque.
(Fernando) Uh-huh.
Then that means that...
You would consider... Making a deal with Pablo.
I'm saying that Colombia...
Has been at war far too long.
Of course.
The Americans are bringing in new people.
Different faces but, ultimately, with the same motivation.
They are using us to advance their political agenda.
Perhaps.
But the reality is we have to accept help wherever it comes from.
The thing about the gringos is they are limited
to Carlos holguin and the embassy.
On the other hand, Pablo Escobar is gaining ground and support.
Everyone is helping him in medellin.
- Along manhunt plays into his hands. - Let's talk about medellin.
Colonel pinzén basically has Escobar surrounded.
Do you think we'll succeed?
(J' up-tempo Latin music plays on radio)
Listen, thanks for talking to messina, man.
I mean it. You saved my ass.
One more fuck-up, Murphy...
Oh, I know.
Is it gonna happen again?
I don't know.
(Steve) 'DEA politics weren't the only thing we had to navigate.
'The pinzon plan was in full effect.
'He was doubling down on police presence.
'Medellin was under martial law and the base of Carlos holguin
'would look like fort apache.
'Me and Javi were officially guests of the on p.
'With all the comforts and amenities
'that a guest of the national Colombian police could expect.
'Which was zero.
'And we weren't alone.
'The DEA, CIA, centra spike and the army, all under one roof.
'It was one-stop shopping for all things Pablo Escobar.
'After gaviria announced a new $1.4 million reward for Pablo's capture,
'colonel pinzén activated a new tip line.
'And apparently he thought Javi and I were just the guys to oversee it.
'Forget about the fact that my Spanish was for shit.
'He was side-lining us and there was nothing we could do about it.
'Pablo would even have his men call in just to fuck with us.'
(phone rings)
(In Spanish) What do you want to report?
(Loud fart over phone)
(Men laughing)
(Steve) 'I'm not sure what we expected.
'To many people, Escobar was a hero.
'It was like asking Chicago to rat out Michael Jordan.
'And those that didn't worship Escobar, they were simply too scared to call.
'But we had a system anyways.
'One tip in a particular location didn't mean shit.
'A second call with the same information still might not be worth acting on.
'But three calls on the same location from three different sources?'
- agent pena? - Yeah.
'That had to be checked out.
'Hey, I said it was a system.
'I didn't say it worked.'
fuck me.
(Man shouts in Spanish) Faggots!
(Men laughing)
(Steve) 'Our inability to catch Escobar was frustrating.
'But back in Bogota, it was becoming a real liability.'
(In Spanish) Mr de greiff.
They told me that you met with mr Fernando duque.
That's right.
The president was very clear
when he said that no one was to communicate with Escobar's people.
Unfortunately for the president, I don't work for him.
I work for the people of Colombia.
And, just like the president, I also work for the people of Colombia.
And we should be working in a united front against Escobar.
- Not in a war... - Are you afraid of what I might find
if I speak with him, mr sandoval?
- Excuse me? - Tell me something.
Why did you need to be there that night at la catedral?
Why was the presence of the vice minister of justice necessary
to transfer a prisoner?
(Sighs) Because we're not talking about any prisoner.
We're talking about Pablo Escobar.
And I was only following the orders of the president.
I don't think that's true.
Are you insinuating something, sir?
- Are you accusing me of something? - No, I'm not accusing you of anything.
At least, not yet.
But I'm going to open up an investigation about the allegations...
That, possibly, you helped Pablo Escobar escape.
You know what, Attorney General?
Eat shit.
(Door closes)
- (Limon) What are we doing here? - (La quica) Running an errand.
- What errand? - For Don Pablo, brother.
Hello, hello.
Hello, gentlemen, can I help you?
Of course, brother, I'm here to pick up a package, under the name Alvarez.
Yes, sir. Right away, with pleasure.
Go ahead.
Brother... let's give up on the girl. She's not coming back. Hmm?
Are you afraid or what, limon? Huh?
Close your fucking mouth and do what I say.
- (Man) Mr Alvarez. - (Clears throat, coughs)
Quica!
(Man) Best one in the market. You really know your shit.
Brother!
That's great, brother.
Good.
Boys, put it in the car. We've got stuff to do.
I'm going to take out her eyes and make her eat them, that rat bitch.
- What number? - Room three. I already told you.
(Buzzing)
Bastard. You told me she'd be here.
(Limon) I don't know, brother. I think this is where she lives.
(Bangs door)
(Buzzing)
She's not there. Tomorrow is better.
Or we'll come back later.
Fuck that, brother.
Quica!
Over there, brother.
(Objects clattering)
(La quica) I got something.
That bitch. I'm going to rip out her tongue and shove it up her ass, brother.
I told you she wasn't here. At this hour, she's already working.
- This is bullshit, brother. - She's not here.
(La quica) We'll come back later, then.
(Retreating footsteps)
If the president refuses to negotiate,
then we haven't won anything. Right?
Pablo, we have found a very good option.
Definitely.
If you let me negotiate with de greiff, create some dissension in his ranks...
Oh, Fernando.
That's not why I pay you, Fernando.
You pay me to strategise and that's exactly what I'm doing.
Pablo, you have to understand...
The moment... the position that gaviria is in right now...
What happened at la catedral was a humiliating failure for him.
Right now, he's thinking that capturing you is his only option.
And he's not thinking about
trying to find some way to speak with us, but...
De greiff, he is willing to speak.
And he has the autonomy to make deals.
Fine, ok.
Let's try it.
You're not going to believe it, but the Attorney General
supports the legalisation of drugs.
- Don't bullshit me. - It's true.
Trust me, Pablo, little by little, with Patience, with time...
What we don't have is time, Fernando.
Fernando, excuse us.
- Yes, sir. - Thank you.
- Blackie. - Sir.
Thank you very much, Fernando.
- Thank you very much. - Yes.
Excuse me.
What's wrong?
We can't live like this, Pablo.
Running from one place to another, hiding,
hoping the government wants to negotiate.
Gaviria is going to negotiate, tata.
He's too intelligent and too weak not to.
How are you so calm, huh?
Pablo, if gaviria doesn't want you in jail then we know what he wants.
I think it's time for us to leave Colombia.
I know we said we would never leave, but things have changed.
No, nothing has changed.
My love, we have everything we need.
Let's get the children and go to some other place.
A place where we don't have to hide.
We're not going to spend our lives in hiding.
I promise you that.
Get ready to get your balls snipped.
So... your wife left.
You're upset, knocked a few back to numb the pain
and then decide to take it out on some wall street scumbag.
Yeah, something like that.
Isolated incident?
Yeah.
Look, I know I've been in Colombia for all of about 20 seconds.
Mmh.
Before that,
you and pena had complete autonomy to call your own shots.
It's gonna take you a minute to get used to the new order.
You don't trust me yet? That's fine.
But if I'm gonna have your back, I need to know I can trust you.
Othennise, I have no problem sending you back to your wife in Miami.
Am I making myself clear?
Loud and clear.
Excellent.
You're dismissed.
(Sighs)
(Sighing)
(In Spanish) Ortiz, don't let him out of your sight. Over.
They saw la quica buying a toilet.
(In English) I got "la quica" and "toilet."
(In Spanish) Guess which one he bought.
The same one that Pablo had at la catedral. A kohler.
(In English) All right, now, that I got.
We can't take that to pinzon. He'll laugh us out of the office.
(In Spanish) We need more.
- But what else, pena? - Where did they see him?
Going toward the hills on San isidro Avenue.
(In English) Maybe we can get centra spike to do a flyover.
Be a lot better than the fucking tip line.
I'll be right back.
(Chatter in Spanish over radio)
- A toilet? - It's a long story.
- Give me the cliffsnotes. - Just do me a favour
and ask them to sweep over that specific area.
We're looking for any chatter from Escobar's sicarios. Anything at all.
You recognise a voice, you come get me.
(Over radio) 'Duvall 1-4-4-3-6,
'we've heard some chatter at 1600 megahertz. Be advised.'
(woman, in Spanish) 'Baby, when are you coming? I'm all alone.'
(velasco) 'I can't right now. It's too dangerous.'
(woman) 'But you said you were coming.'
(velasco) 'Let things calm down a little bit. I'll show you a good time.'
that is definitely velasco. No ID on the girl.
What's the deal with the other call?
(Garbled radio chatter)
The quality's too poor for voice recognition.
(Steve sighs) All right... These were taken about two hours ago.
What's here is fincas, fincas.
Everything else is smaller houses here and here, and the outskirts.
You can probably eliminate the smaller ones, not Escobar's style.
Which of the fincas have road access both east and west?
(Javier) This one here.
Rough terrain down the back of the mountain, but drivable.
It's gotta be the one.
We'd have a chance if we came at him from both sides.
(Messina) Good.
Great. What about pinzon?
We're gonna need vehicles, we're gonna need men.
Leave pinzén to me.
(In Spanish) Correct me if I'm wrong...
In the last raid, your two men managed to capture
the president of the United States, George Bush.
(Messina chuckles)
(In Spanish) That was based on several calls from the tip line.
This is the voice of velasco.
Ms messina, apparently you think my men work for you.
You are mistaken. I don't work for you.
I decide how we are going to work together. Is that clear?
And I know what happened to the last man that worked with you,
colonel carrillo.
He was exiled to Spain.
What did he say?
He said no.
Oh, she's not gonna last. She gives up pretty fuckin' easy.
(Steve) 'But messina didn't give up easy.
'She called Crosby...
'Crosby called gaviria...
'And in less than 15 minutes...'
I understand.
'Pinzén was getting' a kick in the ass.'
(in Spanish) Colonel, general silva is on the phone.
Excuse me, colonel.
(Steve) 'I guess everybody works for somebody.'
general?
(Steve) 'Just because we could make pinzon dance
'didn't mean we could call the tune.
'We would've gone in stealth. Surround the fucker, then grab him.
'Pinzén didn't do shit that way. He liked kicking down the front door,
'waking up the whole damn neighbourhood.'
(in Spanish) Move your asses! The police are coming!
Get the cars and the money ready right now. They're close, now!
Boss! (Knocks rapidly on door)
Boss, forgive me, it's urgent.
(Knocking continues)
Boss.
It's the police.
They're coming up the hill. We have to leave right now, boss.
Pablo. Pablo!
Sons of bitches.
They're coming from the other side too, sir.
- What happened? - We have to leave.
The police are coming.
- Get the cars ready. - Yes, boss.
- Wait out back. - Yes, boss.
Pablo!
Go get the kids. We have to leave right now.
- (Pablo whispers) Come this way. - (Indistinct whispers)
(Trucks approaching, stopping nearby)
(Pablo whispering) Hurry. Through the tunnel.
(Indistinct whispers)
(Indistinct shouts in Spanish)
Surround the house! Let's go!
(Indistinct whispers)
(Soldiers chattering above)
(Silent mouthing)
(Glass clinking)
(Footsteps, chattering above)
(Indistinct whispers)
(Low, indistinct chatter)
(Man speaks Spanish) They're gone, sir.
Colonel, nobody's in the house, no signs of life, sir.
Shit.
At ease.
(Steve) 'Don't forget that Pablo made a career
'of staying ahead of the cops.
'A lot of the fincas he used had tunnels built just for this purpose.
'Even though he didn't like using them.
'I guess you could say that he was paranoid, but then again,
'if people are actually after you, that's not paranoid. That's just smart.'
pefia! Messina!
(Low chatter in Spanish)
(In English) He was here.
(In Spanish) Go ahead, come in.
The bedrooms...
They're on the right.
Everything is ok, tata.
No, Pablo. This time everything is not ok.
Sweetheart, if Pablo says everything's fine...
Was I talking to you?
I'm talking to my husband.
That was very close, Pablo.
And tomorrow, what?
Do you want the children to watch those men kill you?
No one is going to die, tata.
I'm dealing with it.
How, Pablo?
Tell me how.
Negotiating?
Yesterday, they nearly killed you for negotiating.
If you are going to fix everything, fix it for good.
Don't worry.
(Spoon clinking in cup)
(Steve) 'You know, in all the years I chased Escobar,
'i could count on one hand the times we almost had him.
'And each time, we forgot the two most important things
'we already knew about him:
'Close doesn't count.
'And Pablo is never more dangerous than when you almost have him.'
- (soldiers speak indistinctly) - (Chatter in Spanish over radio)
(Steve) 'With all the cops on the street, it was easy to forget...
'This was still Escobar's town.
'He tolerated it all in the interest of negotiations.
(Man whistles)
'Chasing a man and his family out of their home in the middle of the night?
'That wasn't a negotiation.
'To Escobar...
'Well, that was an act of war.'
(in Spanish) Ready.
Boss, everybody is ready. What's the order?
Do it.
Yes, sir.
- Huh? What's up? - Ready.
- All right. - Ok.
- (Man whistles) - (Indistinct chatter in Spanish)
We're ready, sir.
(Whispers) Come.
(J' upbeat Latin ballad playing)
- (J' song continues) - (Tyres screech)
(Men grunting)
(Shouts in Spanish) Step on it!
(Engine revving)
(J' song continues)
(Men shouting)
(Indistinct chatter in Spanish)
- (Men grunting) - (People screaming)
- (Man cries out) - (Groaning)
Do it, brother.
It's cold, you fucking fag!
Kill him! Do it, bitch! Kill him!
(Indistinct chatter)
(J' song continues)
(Chaotic chatter)
(Indistinct shouts)
(Sirens wailing)
(Newswoman reports indistinctly)
(Overlapping chaotic chatter)
(J' song continues)
(Man screams)
Pena!
(J' song ends)