DMZ (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF ME!
FUCK YOU!
FUCKING BASTARDS! FUCK YOU!
FUCK YOU, FUCKING PIGS!
GET HIM!
FUCK YOU!
FASCIST PIGS!
COME BACK HERE!
- HEY, JANICE.
- HEY.
DO NOT GET UP.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE?
NO.
YOU ARE IN AN INTAKE FACILITY.
YOU'VE BEEN DETAINED FOR
UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO THE U.S.
WE ARE IN BROOKLYN HERE.
I'M GONNA CHECK YOUR VITALS NOW.
IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
ARE YOU FEELING OK?
WHERE'D THEY CATCH YOU?
POUGHKEEPSIE
CROSSING THE HUDSON.
WHY'D YOU DO IT?
MY GRANDMA'S IN BOSTON.
SHE'S TURNING 92 NEXT WEEK,
AND IT'S BEEN TOUCH AND GO.
I DIDN'T KNOW THE
RIVER WAS THE BOUNDARY.
I THOUGHT WESTERN NEW YORK
WAS STILL U.S. TERRITORY.
WELL, THE COUNTRY LINE
USED TO BE FURTHER WEST,
BUT IT'S BEEN THE HUDSON
FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW.
IT'S HARD TO KNOW.
FEELS LIKE THE BORDER
KEEPS CHANGING DAY BY DAY.
I'M SEPARATED FROM
MY FAMILY, TOO.
YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?
THERE... I THINK.
OH, SHIT. FOR REAL?
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU'RE YOUNG.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD
OF EVACUATION DAY.
OF COURSE I'VE HEARD OF IT.
WE WERE SO CLOSE
TO MAKING IT OUT.
MAN, ON P.A.: PROOF OF
RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
GET BACK! GET BACK!
MAN, ON P.A.: THIS IS
A DESIGNATED SAFE ZONE.
- OH, MY GOD!
- STAY CALM. KEEP MOVING.
HEY! BACK OFF, BACK OFF!
EYES FORWARD, LOVE! THIS WAY!
DON'T STOP, DON'T STOP!
KEEP MOVING, KEEP MOVING!
MAN, ON P.A.: NO
PETS ARE ALLOWED.
ONE BAG PER PERSON.
STAY WITH ME!
COME ON. KEEP MOVING.
EYES FORWARD, LOVE.
COME ON.
- GO, GO!
- OPEN UP!
I HAVE A BABY!
- SIR, GET BACK!
- COME ON!
YOU SEE THAT BUS OVER THERE?
OK. FOLLOW ME, OK? FOLLOW ME.
COME ON. PLEASE. PLEASE.
IT'S ME AND MY SON.
CHRISTIAN!
CHRISTIAN!
CHRISTIAN!
CHRISTIAN!
CHRISTIAN!
WOMAN TWO, VOICE-OVER:
I'M SO SORRY.
THEY'LL SEE YOU OVER THERE.
HEY. WE NEED TO TALK.
I'M HEARING THE
CEASEFIRE'S SHAKY.
THEY'VE BEEN SAYING
THE CEASEFIRE'S GONNA
BLOW UP FOR YEARS.
RIGHT, AND IF IT DOES,
THEN THE FIGHTING
WILL BE OVER THE DMZ,
AND WE WILL BE STUCK
IN AN ACTIVE WAR ZONE.
BUT I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE ELSE
IN BOTH COUNTRIES,
AND MANHATTAN IS THE
ONLY PLACE I HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO GET INTO UNTIL YOU.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR.
I KNOW THAT MY SON
MIGHT BE IN THERE.
I'D RATHER BE STUCK
IN AN ACTIVE WAR ZONE
THAN BE OUT HERE WISHING
I COULD LOOK FOR HIM.
YOU'RE GETTING ME
IN THERE TONIGHT.
HEAD DOWN AND KEEP UP.
WAIT A SECOND.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. THEY'VE
BEEN AUTHORIZED.
ALL RIGHT. BEHIND THE FENCE.
WOMAN 3: MY GUY BACK
THERE WAS SAYING
THEY USUALLY KNOW THEIR
ROTATION 48 HOURS OUT,
BUT LAST NIGHT, THEY ONLY
GOT THEIR POSTS FOR THE DAY.
HE'S WORRIED EITHER
WE'RE BEING FOUND OUT
OR SOMETHING BIGGER'S GOING ON,
SO WE ONLY GET 24 HOURS.
WE'RE LATE GETTING BACK,
WE'RE DEAD ON SIGHT.
YOU MISS THE RENDEZVOUS,
YOU'RE STUCK HERE
AT LEAST UNTIL MY NEXT GO.
WHEN'S THAT?
I GO IN ABOUT EVERY 45 DAYS.
NOW MY ONE RULE...
YOU DO NOT SAY A
FUCKING WORD ABOUT THIS
TO ANYONE INSIDE, OK?
DO NOT MENTION MY NAME.
YEAH.
YOU SEE THAT?
NO SOLDIER CAN GET PAST THAT.
IF EVEN ONE OF THEIR
BULLETS PASSES THAT LINE,
THE CEASEFIRE IS
FUCKED, AND WE'RE BACK
TO FULL-OUT WAR.
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
I'M GONNA START
WITH WHAT I KNOW,
AN URGENT CARE
CLINIC I WORKED AT
BEFORE ALL OF THIS.
YEAH. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE WALKING INTO.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
MEET ME RIGHT BACK
HERE AT 4 A.M.,
NOT ONE SECOND LATER.
MY ADVICE... STAY DOWNTOWN.
THERE'S NOTHING
UPTOWN BUT LOOTERS,
SHUT-INS, AND LUNATICS.
IT'S PEOPLE AT THEIR WORST.
STICK TO YOUR COVER STORY.
YOU WERE TAKING CARE
OF AN ELDERLY COUPLE
IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT.
GOOD LUCK.
I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED.
I USED TO BE SCARED, TOO,
TILL I REALIZED IT
AIN'T WORTH IT ANYMORE.
WE CAN DIE A MILLION
WAYS EACH DAY,
SO WHAT'S THE POINT?
FOUND YOURSELF A PLACE YET?
IT AIN'T FAIR, ODI,
BUT YOU GOT TO GROW UP.
YOU GOT TO HAVE A PLAN.
YOU CAN'T LIVE ALONE UPTOWN.
THERE'S NOTHING
LEFT HERE FOR YOU.
YOU NEED COMMUNITY.
BE A MAN AND ASK THE
NURSE. SHE'S GOT A ROOM.
KID LIVING UP HERE WITH
HIS STINKY, OLD GRANDPA.
THAT AIN'T RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
- EVERYTHING GOOD?
- I'D SAY SO, BABY.
THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO
KNOW EVERYONE SHOWED,
6 OF THE 8 MAJOR CREWS.
HMM. HEY. TRY THIS.
AH, AH.
MMM. THAT'S GOOD. SALTY.
SALTY? GET THE FUCK
OUT OF HERE, MAN.
THAT'S FLEUR DE SEL.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT
BITE WOULD'VE COST YOU
BEFORE ALL THIS?
YO. WE NEED TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR PLATFORM,
ELECTION STRATEGY, MAN,
GET AHEAD OF THIS BEFORE
SOMEONE ELSE DOES, HUH?
NAW, LOOK, BRO.
I GET INTO ALL THAT, IT'S
JUST GONNA SPOOK THEM,
SO FOR NOW... I'M
GONNA KEEP CLOSE.
IT'S YOUR PLAY.
- I KNOW.
- HEH HEH HEH!
CHINGÓN.
STAY.
GOT A SCARF RIGHT
HERE. YOU WANT IT?
AGUA. WATER.
"PEOPLE AT THEIR WORST."
I'M GONNA GET YOU!
YOU WANT A GAME, LADY?
YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL
RIGHT. BE ALL RIGHT, OK?
- CAN I HELP YOU?
- UH, YES.
I'M LOOKING FOR WHOEVER'S
IN CHARGE IN HERE.
YOU FOUND ME. I... I NEED
A UTILITY CART OUTSIDE.
- THERE'S A GUNSHOT WOUND.
- ON IT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
UH, I JUST WOULD... LIKE TO GO
THROUGH YOUR PATIENT LOGS.
- I'll STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY.
- WHO ARE YOU?
MY NAME IS ALMA ORTEGA.
I... I USED TO WORK HERE...
BEHIND YOU!
THIS IS ROOM 4, ROSE.
SO YOU'RE A DOCTOR?
CAN YOU SUTURE A
BRACHIAL ARTERY?
I DON'T HAVE TIME...
HELP ME. I'll GIVE
YOU MY PATIENT LOGS.
3, 2, 1!
AGH!
- WHO'S THIS?
- A MEDIC,
WHO CAN SUTURE
BETTER THAN I CAN.
GO FIELD SOMEONE FROM
THE BOTTLENECK OUTSIDE.
JOSH, TAKE THIS.
UM, NAME'S BRANDON.
FORCEPS, NEEDLE, AND THREAD
ARE ON THE TABLE.
OK.
EAST VILLAGE MILITIA DO THIS?
MY COUSIN ANGEL.
PROMISED TO CUT MY THROAT OPEN.
- I'M FUCKING DEAD!
- SHH.
STAY HERE AS LONG AS YOU NEED.
HE'LL COME FOR ME HERE!
NO. YOU ARE SAFE
HERE, I PROMISE, OK?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE.
NOW, BRANDON, THIS
ISN'T GONNA HURT
ANY MORE THAN IT ALREADY DOES.
YOU'RE GOOD FOR IT.
NOW BITE INTO THIS AND
SQUEEZE HER HAND. GOT ME?
1, 2, 3.
OK. THERE WE GO.
AHH. AND WE'RE PINCHED.
OH, AND HE'S OUT. OK.
ALL RIGHT.
YEP.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
ARE THE RECORDS
STILL DOWN THE HALL,
LAST DOOR ON THE RIGHT?
SO... BLACK BINDERS ON
THE DESK GO BACK 6 YEARS.
- CAN I HAVE ONE?
- SÍ. TAKE IT.
HEY, FAMILY. WHAT'S
HAPPENING NOW?
EVERYBODY GOOD? OH, YEAH.
- WHAT'S GOOD, MY MAN?
- GOOD, MAN.
I NEED A WORD WITH YOU LATER.
YOU BET.
WOMAN, ON P.A.: EVERYBODY,
PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
FOR THE ONE AND
ONLY PARCO DELGADO!
HEY. WHAT A DAY, HUH?
NOW THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS
IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
YEAH!
FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL
OF US HERE TOGETHER.
YEAH!
I WANT TO GREET OUR FRIENDS
FROM THE BOWERY PROTECTORATE...
HOO HOO HOO HOO!
THE WESTSIDE KOLLECTIV...
YEAH!
EL CAMINO MUERTO...
WHOO!
MERCER STREET...
HIDEY-HO!
- THE 2-4...
- 2-4!
AND OF COURSE MY
ONE AND ONLY KINGS!
NOW CHECK THIS OUT. I
DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKING
OUR CUES FROM THE FOLKS ACROSS
THE RIVERS FOR TOO LONG.
OUR OWN CREWS
RIGHT HERE CLAIMING
TO BE U.S. PATRIOTS,
FSA LOYALISTS.
GOT US ALL AT EACH
OTHER'S THROATS.
NOW THEY CALL THIS A DMZ, RIGHT?
SO-CALLED DEMILITARIZED ZONE,
BUT THIS AIN'T NO
NEUTRAL TERRITORY.
NO!
- THIS IS ABANDONMENT.
- YEAH!
THEY WALLED US IN!
THEY TURNED THEIR BACKS ON US!
OUR OWN PEOPLE DID THAT TO US,
TO YOU...
SPEAK TRUTH, PARCO!
AND WE STILL TAKING SIDES?
NO!
THAT'S WHY I'M
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
OF THE DMZ.
COME ON, PARCO!
WE KEEP THIS UNITY GOING, FOLKS,
- WE WILL BE OUR OWN STATE.
- YEAH!
THE PEOPLE OUT THERE
WILL TAKE NOTE.
YEAH!
THIS WILL BE YOUR DMZ!
ALL RIGHT. LOOK,
LOOK, LOOK. I'M OUT,
BUT WE GOT A FRESH
HUNT ON THE GRILLS,
PLENTY OF HOME BREW.
HANG OUT AND HAVE FUN.
WE'LL BE DOING THIS ALL DAY.
- STRONG.
- SKEL HERE YET?
NAH, NOT YET.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT AIN'T JUST
PAINT ON YOUR HAND.
WHAT DID HE DO?
HE WAS RUDE.
STUPID ON HIM.
TWO YEARS AGO, MY
DADDY WAS RUDE TO YOU.
STUPID ON HIM, TOO.
WOMAN, ON RADIO: AND AS
WE CONTINUE TO TAKE SIDES
AGAINST ONE ANOTHER IN HERE,
TO ALL MY SISTERS AND
BROTHERS IN THE DMZ,
I SAY KEEP IT SAFE,
KEEP IT LEVEL,
AND ALWAYS KEEP IT DOPE.
QUEEN DOPE HERE ON RADIO DM...
WHO ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
MY SON. CHRISTIAN ORTEGA.
HE HAVE A DAD IN THE PICTURE?
HE WAS... LOCKED UP WHEN
THE TROOPS MARCHED IN.
NINTH PRECINCT.
YIKES. NO INMATE SURVIVED THAT.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
- FINANCIAL DISTRICT.
- THE RUINS? THAT'S A KILL ZONE.
I WAS TAKING CARE
OF AN ELDERLY COUPLE
FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS.
HARDLY EVER WENT OUT.
THEY JUST PASSED,
SO JUST A LITTLE
BIT DISCONNECTED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER
CLINICS AROUND?
NOPE. JUST US,
AND WITH THE U.S.
AID DROPS GONE,
STRAPPED FOR MEDS.
IN A FEW DAYS, I'll JUST HAVE
PEOPLE SHITTING THEMSELVES.
TO DEATH ON MY DOORSTEP.
YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
EVEN WHEN WE ARE STUCK
BETWEEN TWO FUCKING
WARRING ARMIES
WITH GUNS TRAINED ON
US, PEOPLE AROUND HERE,
THEY CAN'T SEE PAST
KILLING EACH OTHER
FOR BETTER STANDING.
JUST MAKES YOU WONDER.
WAIT. HERE.
CHRISTIAN. UH, THE LAST
NAME'S SMUDGED OUT, BUT...
THIS CHRISTIAN COULD BE ANYONE.
IT WAS 4 YEARS AGO, SO...
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND HIM
LOOKING THROUGH PAPER.
YOU SHOULD START
WITH THE TRADERS.
THEY KNOW EVERYONE IN HERE.
I'M GONNA GO SEE ABOUT
MEDS THAT I CAN TRADE FOR.
YOU CAN COME IF YOU WANT.
MAJOR LAZER:
YO, MISS ROSE.
HEY, ODI. WHAT YOU
DOING DOWN HERE?
WITH MY FRIEND. YOU GOOD?
EH, YOU KNOW, NO MEDS,
NO SUPPLIES, NO CLUE
HOW I'M GONNA MAKE
IT TO TOMORROW.
YOU STILL GOT BREAD
AND CHEESE, RIGHT?
YOU HUNGRY?
THANKS, LADY.
YO. WE GONNA DO THIS OR NOT?
COME ON.
I'M STILL COMING BACK FOR
MY GRILLED CHEESE, THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT. I'll SEE YOU LATER.
STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
I'll TRY. LATER, MISS ROSE.
CUTE KID.
5 YEARS AGO, I NURSED
HIM BACK FROM THE BRINK.
CHOLERA.
THEN ONE DAY, HE
STARTED EATING AGAIN.
I MADE HIM THIS GRILLED CHEESE,
AND NOW HE COMES BY
PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY.
THAT'S ALL HE WANTS.
GAVE HIM THE WRONG IDEA,
BUT HOW DO YOU SAY NO?
DON'T.
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT THEY MEAN WHEN
THEY TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY...
KILLERS LIKE SKEL AND
HIS PUBLIC HIT LIST.
IF YOU'RE NOT CROSSED
OUT, YOU'RE NEXT.
R.I.P., MICHAEL BAUER.
IS THAT WHY YOU CARRY THAT
GUN WITH YOU EVERYWHERE?
WE'RE IN A FUCKING WAR ZONE.
I SLEEP WITH THIS
GUN IN MY HAND.
LET'S GO THROUGH
HERE. SHORT CUT.
THIS PLACE IS PRETTY
MUCH ABANDONED.
JUST WATCH YOUR BACK.
PEOPLE WON'T HESITATE
TO KILL YOU IN HERE
FOR WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT,
EVEN IF THIS PLACE IS
PROTECTED BY WILSON LIN.
- WILSON LIN?
- YEAH.
I KNEW A WILSON LIN.
WE WORKED TOGETHER IN
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL.
HE WAS AN ORDERLY.
THE WILSON LIN?
MANS HIS OWN ARMY OUT
OF THE YUNNU TEA ROOM?
NO.
WELL, EVERYONE WAS
SOMEONE BEFORE THE WAR.
NONE OF IT MATTERS NOW.
YOU THINK HE'LL WIN?
WILSON?
UH, I MEAN, HE... HE
COULD. YOU NEVER KNOW.
I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN
KEEPING UP TO SPEED
ON ALL OF IT.
- MMM. HELL, YEAH.
- MIRA QUE GUAPO.
EVERYTHING GOOD?
HOW'D THE THING GO
WITH THE CHINESE?
I'M GONNA BE GETTING
INTEL ON MORE CACHES SOON.
GOOD. THANK YOU.
I'M, UH, GLAD YOU MADE IT.
GOT A GOOD TURNOUT.
- EVERYONE BEHAVING?
- YEAH, SO FAR,
BUT IT'S NICE, THOUGH, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE GETTING
TOGETHER LIKE THIS.
IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE
YOU KNOW WHAT'LL KILL YOU
IN THIS PLACE?
SOLITUDE.
AND HERE WE ARE...
ELECTION IN 6 DAYS.
THIS IS WHEN WE GOT TO
STICK TOGETHER THE MOST,
AND HERE'S THE TRUTH.
I AIN'T NOTHING
WITHOUT YOU, OK, KID?
YOU GOT FAMILY, YOU
GOT ME. REMEMBER THAT
BECAUSE SOLITUDE
WILL KILL YOU, TOO,
YOU KEEP HANGING ALONE.
HEY. YOU HEAR ME?
NOW LET'S GET GOING. I
NEED YOU WITH ME NOW.
FREEZE, MOTHERFUCKER!
WHAT?
WASTING YOUR TIME ON PEON DESKS.
GOT TO HIT THE
OFFICES WITH A VIEW.
FREEZE, MOTHERFUCKER!
NO FUCKING WAY.
THANKS.
COME ON. WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
LOOK. I KNOW THE TRADERS
MIGHT HAVE SOME LEADS,
BUT WOULD WILSON KNOW
IF MY SON'S IN THE DMZ?
YEAH, BUT WILSON
IS NOT AN OPTION.
YUNNU TEA ROOM? IS
THAT WHERE I FIND HIM?
YOU CAN'T GET TO HIM,
AND EVEN IF YOU COULD,
YOU DON'T LET A MAN LIKE
THAT GET HIS HOOKS IN YOU.
YOU WOULD KNOW THAT
IF YOU WERE FROM HERE.
YOU'VE BEEN LIVING
IN A KILL ZONE,
AND YOU'RE ONLY NOW JUST
LOOKING FOR YOUR SON?
YOU'RE FROM OUTSIDE.
CAN YOU GET ME OUT?
- CAN YOU GET ME OUT?
- AAH!
UNH!
MOTHERFUCKER! GET BACK HERE!
DAMN IT. ALMA!
STOP, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!
ALMA, STOP! LET HIM GO!
YOU'RE GETTING TOO
CLOSE TO THE RIVER!
COME ON! STOP!
THIS IS A HOT ZONE!
AAH!
GODDAMN IT, ALMA! STAY LOW!
UNH!
ROSE?
ROSE?!
AGH!
OHH! PRESSURE. PUT PRESSURE.
WALKIE IN MY BAG.
CALL AN AMBULANCE.
AHH, AHH, AAH!
THIS IS ROSE. ANYONE COPY? OVER.
THIS IS ROSE! ANYONE THERE?
COPY, ROSE. WHAT'S GOING ON?
MY FRIEND FROM THE 2-4.
HEY. YOU KNOW WHAT I
LOVE ABOUT THIS GUY?
ONE LOOK AT HIS
FACE, I KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE HIS LOYALTY LIES.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, MAKING
THE TIME TO... TO MEET ME.
SO?
I CAN'T OFFER THE 2-4's SUPPORT.
I JUST THOUGHT I SHOULD
TELL YOU THAT IN PERSON.
HUH.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE LEAVING
ME AT THE ALTAR, JORDAN.
WHY?
WORD IS YOU'RE
GONNA OFFER US GOLD,
- AND THE 2-4...
- 2-4!
AIN'T FOR SALE,
SO... HEH... I DIDN'T WANT
TO MAKE A SCENE, BUT, UH...
HEY. HE DIDN'T WANT
TO MAKE A SCENE, SO...
LISTEN, MAN.
YOU GOT TO KNOW THIS
ISN'T IDEAL FOR ME, BRO...
BUT I'll TELL YOU
WHAT, I'll ACCEPT IT.
IF YOU CAN WALK OUT OF HERE.
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT, FOOL.
HEY. RELAX. EVERYBODY, RELAX.
COME ON, MAN. IT AIN'T
GOT TO BE LIKE THIS.
ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY, RELAX, OK?
LISTEN. THERE'S 300,000
PEOPLE IN THE DMZ.
I CAN'T JUST KILL YOU OFF
BECAUSE YOU WON'T GET IN LINE.
NO ONE'S HURTING
ANYONE EXCEPT YOU
AND SKEL.
YEAH. JUST MAKE IT TO THE DOOR.
ALL RIGHT.
FUCK IT.
COME ON, SON. LET'S GET IT.
COME ON! COME ON, J! REPRESENT!
BUST HIM UP, MAN.
- YOU GOT IT.
- LET'S GO.
- 2-4!
- 2-4!
J, GET UP!
GET UP, GET UP!
COME ON, J! GET UP, MAN!
COME ON, JORDAN. GET UP, MAN.
DOOR'S RIGHT THERE, JORDAN.
NO, MY MAN. LET HIM HANDLE IT.
OK. THAT'S ENOUGH.
HE'S GOT TO BE ABLE TO GET UP.
AGH!
TAKE THAT!
YOU'RE GONNA THROW
THE FULL WEIGHT
OF THE 2-4 BEHIND ME,
AND WHEN I BUY YOU AND
YOUR FEATHERWEIGHT CREW,
SAY THANK YOU.
COULD HAVE JUST SHOT HIM
IN THE FOOT, YOU KNOW?
WHY WASTE THE BULLET?
VAMANOS. VAMANOS.
OHH.
WELCOME BACK.
BULLET WENT THROUGH CLEAN.
NICKED YOUR SMA, NO
MAJOR ORGAN DAMAGE.
OH, THANK GOD.
YOU'RE ALL SEWED UP,
GOT YOU ON AMPICILLIN.
I GOT TO GO.
BUT I'll BE BACK.
IN THE MEANTIME...
BROUGHT YOU YOUR GUN.
I KNOW YOU SLEEP BETTER WITH IT.
I'M SO SORRY, ROSE.
UH-UH.
REST UP, OK? I'll BE BACK.
HEY. UM, EXCUSE ME.
I NEED TO SEE WILSON.
I'M NOT CARRYING.
HI. MY NAME IS ALMA ORTEGA.
WILSON'S NOT EXPECTING YOU.
WAIT. IS HE HERE?
WILSON, I JUST NEED TO TALK.
MY NAME IS ALMA ORTEGA.
WHOA.
I'M HOPING THAT... UNH!
YOU'RE NOT GETTING PAST ME.
ARE YOU FUCKING
KIDDING ME? HA HA HA!
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, WILSON.
CAN YOU BELIEVE ME, HUH?
I HONESTLY CAN'T.
LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
OPEN FLOOR PLAN, GREAT VIBE.
YOU HAVE BODYGUARDS NOW.
YEAH, AND THEY DO
EXACTLY WHAT I SAY.
- AHH.
- HEY. HOW ABOUT
THAT MEILIN, HUH?
COMPLETE PSYCHOPATH.
REAL NAME'S JESSICA.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW
TO INSPIRE LOYALTY?
YOU BAPTIZE SOMEONE
WITH A NEW BADASS NAME.
SHE'D HAVE KILLED YOU.
IT'S ALL JUST A
LITTLE ON THE NOSE.
YEAH, AND IT WORKS.
PEOPLE DON'T GIVE A
SHIT ABOUT HOW RELATABLE
OR DOWN-TO-EARTH A LEADER IS.
THEY WANT SPECTACLE, HMM?
- I MEAN, COME ON!
- I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST A LOT TO PROCESS.
HEH HEH. YOU USED TO
PEDDLE WEED AND PILLS
FROM THE HOSPITAL PHARMACY.
YOU'D TELL ME EVERY DAY
HOW WELL I WORE MY SCRUBS.
GODDAMN. YOU WORE
THOSE SCRUBS WELL.
HMM.
YOU WERE A HARMLESS FLIRT.
YOU WERE CUTE.
YOU MEAN, POWERLESS.
MAYBE, YEAH.
WHAT THE FUCK, MAN?
HOW ARE YOU...
ALL OF THIS?
THERE WAS THIS BANK
MANAGER I KNEW GROWING UP.
I WATCHED HIM DENY MY
GUARDIAN A BANK LOAN
MAYBE 20 TIMES.
SAME GUY. SO WHEN EVERYONE'S
GOING NUTS, EVACUATING,
I GOT A GUN,
I WALKED DOWN THE
STREET TO HIS BANK,
AND I TOLD HIM THAT I
WOULDN'T BLOW HIS HEAD OFF
IF HE AND HIS EMPLOYEES
ALL LEFT RIGHT THEN.
- AND THEN?
- THEY WALKED OUT! HA!
YEAH. THEY LEFT THE BANK'S
ENTIRE GOLD AND CASH RESERVE
RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT, IT
WAS LIKE A SWITCH FLIPPED,
YOU KNOW?
YEAH. THIS NEW GUY TOOK OVER.
I MEAN, THIS WILSON... THIS
WILSON WOULD HAVE ASKED
YOU OUT WAY EARLIER.
REMEMBER THAT NIGHT, HMM?
I DO.
COME ON. YOU WERE INTO IT.
- YOU WERE INTO IT.
- HA HA HA!
YOU... HA.
I WAS HAVING A VERY
STRESSFUL NIGHT THAT NIGHT.
HEH! YEAH, I JUST
HAPPENED TO BE THE THING
THAT WAS STANDING
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
YOU HAPPENED TO BE
THE GUY RIGHT THERE.
- YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.
- YES. RIGHT THERE.
IT'S OK.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, ALMA.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T,
UH... I CAN'T SPEAK
WITH ANYONE LIKE THIS
NOW THAT I'VE BECOME
A SHREWD RULER,
AND, ALMA, I AM SHREWD AS FUCK.
I MEAN...
I CAN READ A PERSON LIKE
A 10-CENT COMIC, YOU KNOW?
LIKE THE PEOPLE HERE.
THEY JUST WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO DECIDE WHAT IT IS
THEY TRULY CARE ABOUT.
FOR ME, THAT'S CHINATOWN.
ALL THESE OTHER DINGDONGS
JOCKEY TO RULE THE ISLAND.
MEANWHILE, I'VE GOT
MONEY, MUSCLE, LEVERAGE,
AND I FOCUS IT ON
MY 12-SQUARE BLOCKS.
I'VE REBUILT THIS
INTO MY EDEN, HUH?
IT'S FUCKING MAYBERRY IN HERE.
SO YOU CAME IN WITH THIS
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD LUNATIC.
FRANKLIN IS IT?
HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?
ALMA... I KNOW EVERYTHING HERE.
YEAH?
WELL, I'M LOOKING FOR MY SON.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE'S HERE.
WE GOT SEPARATED ON DAY ONE,
AND IT'S WHY I CAME TO SEE YOU.
I REMEMBER YOUR KID.
HE WAS CUTE.
YEAH, HE WAS...
BUT I'VE BEEN ALL
OVER THE TWO COUNTRIES
LOOKING FOR HIM, BUT
I NEVER GOT A CHANCE
TO CANVASS FOR HIM HERE.
SO YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIM
OR HEARD OF HIM...
HAVE YOU?
HIS NAME IS CHRISTIAN ORTEGA.
NO.
WHAT CAN I OFFER? YOU
NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE?
TAKE MY DRIVER.
BON IVER:
CHRISTIAN, YOU WANT
SOME MORE FARINA?
I MADE EXTRA.
BON IVER:
AHH.
OH, MY GOD.
BON IVER:
CAN I HELP YOU?
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
HELP, NICOLE!
UNH!
YOU TRYING TO BE BRAVE, TOO?
OH, MY GOD!
PLEASE, PLEASE,
WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
PLEASE! OH, GOD!
IT'S, UH, GRILLED CHEESE, RIGHT?
FOUND BUTTER IN THE FRIDGE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ROSE MADE IT,
BUT MY SON LIKED IT WITH
THE BREAD A LITTLE CRISPY.
IT SOUNDS GOOD.
EVERYTHING OK BACK THERE?
NOT REALLY, NO.
SORRY. MISS ROSE HERE?
NO. SHE'S NOT.
IT'S COOL. I'll JUST
ASK HER ANOTHER TIME.
IT'S ODI, RIGHT?
YEAH. YOU GOT A MIDDLE NAME?
YOU DON'T WANT TO
KNOW MY FIRST NAME?
I LIKE TO KNOW
PEOPLE'S MIDDLE NAMES.
I CAN'T REMEMBER MINE.
I DON'T REALLY LIKE
MY MIDDLE NAME.
COME ON.
FINE.
ZARELA.
- ZARELA?
- MM-HMM.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU
KNOW WITH THAT MIDDLE NAME?
- NONE ACTUALLY.
- YOU GOT TO CELEBRATE THAT.
IT'S COOL. ZARELA. ZARELA.
I THINK I'M GONNA
CALL YOU... ZEE.
OH! I ALMOST FORGOT.
ROSE SAID SHE NEEDED SUPPLIES.
MAYBE YOU COULD USE
THEM FOR HOLDING TUBES
OR BANDAGES OR... SOMETHING.
THAT'S REALLY THOUGHTFUL.
THANK YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?
GOT JUMPED. UNION SQUARE WEST.
I PAWNED SOME STUFF I FOUND.
THEY WANTED THE MONEY.
LET ME SEE.
OH, THEY GOT YOU REALLY GOOD.
COME HERE.
- EHN! AHH!
- SORRY.
IT REALLY HURTS.
THIS'LL MAKE IT FEEL
BETTER. PROMISE.
THERE.
I, UM...
IT SMELLS LIKE IT'S DONE.
OK.
YEP. OOH! PERFECT.
I GOT TO GO.
I THINK THAT YOU
SHOULD GO HOME, TOO.
GOOD LUCK.
YOU, TOO.
I'M HERE. I'M HOME.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE
ALL DAY LIKE THAT.
YOU GOT RESPONSIBILITIES.
DID YOU FIND A PLACE?
DID YOU ASK THE NURSE?
NO? BOY, YOU NEED TO
ASK THAT DAMN NURSE.
YOU AND I BOTH KNOW
I'M HOLDING YOU BACK.
YOU JUST NEED TO OPEN YOUR EYES
AND SEE THINGS AS THEY
ARE AND THEN MOVE ON.
KID LIVING ALONE LIKE
THIS, IT AIN'T RIGHT.
- AYDEE WILLEM.
- HERE.
- JESSICA ERENHURST.
- HERE.
SIMON BEAUDRY.
YOU BARELY MADE IT.
MICHAEL BAUER,
AND RICHARD ORTIZ.
YEAH.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
MICHAEL BAUER? DID
I SEE YOUR NAME
ON SKEL'S WALL?
YEAH. ABOUT A MONTH AGO,
PARCO WAS MUSCLING
IN ON MY CREW.
I SAID HE WAS FULL OF SHIT.
- WHO?
- PARCO.
- PARCO WHO?
- DELGADO, MAN.
SPANISH HARLEM KINGS.
ANYWAY, NEXT THING I
KNOW, HIS KID WRITES ME UP
ON HIS WALL.
HOLD ON. WHO'D YOU
SAY WROTE YOU UP?
SKEL.
BUT YOU CALLED HIM
SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT? PARCO'S SON?
YOU KNOW, THAT
PSYCHO'S NEXT IN LINE
TO RUN THE KINGS.
THE BOGEYMAN HIMSELF.
SHIT. THIS WAR BETTER BE
OVER BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN.
HEY, ASSHOLES. WALK,
OR THE U.S. ARMY'S
GONNA BE ALL OVER US.
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
YEAH. ONCE.
HOW OLD IS HE?
MICHAEL: 23, 24. I DON'T KNOW.
HOW OLD'S THE DEVIL?
I SAID WALK.
I HAVE TO GO BACK.
LOOK. YOU HEARD
WHAT THOSE PEOPLE
SAID ABOUT THAT GUY.
SKEL IS NOT THE
SON YOU REMEMBER.
THAT'S FOR ME TO DECIDE.
I HAVE TO GET HIM OUT.
ALL RIGHT. FINE. YOU
KNOW, I DON'T HAVE
TIME FOR THIS.
YOU'RE OWN YOUR OWN.
LOOK OUT!
GO, GO!
GET HER!
GONNA GET TO THE LINE!
DO NOT CROSS THAT
LINE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!
LET HER GO! SHE'S
DEAD IN THERE ANYWAY.
STUPID ON YOU, LADY.
NOW YOU'RE DEAD.
NOT ANYMORE.
ARRAY.
FUCK YOU!
FUCKING BASTARDS! FUCK YOU!
FUCK YOU, FUCKING PIGS!
GET HIM!
FUCK YOU!
FASCIST PIGS!
COME BACK HERE!
- HEY, JANICE.
- HEY.
DO NOT GET UP.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE?
NO.
YOU ARE IN AN INTAKE FACILITY.
YOU'VE BEEN DETAINED FOR
UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO THE U.S.
WE ARE IN BROOKLYN HERE.
I'M GONNA CHECK YOUR VITALS NOW.
IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
ARE YOU FEELING OK?
WHERE'D THEY CATCH YOU?
POUGHKEEPSIE
CROSSING THE HUDSON.
WHY'D YOU DO IT?
MY GRANDMA'S IN BOSTON.
SHE'S TURNING 92 NEXT WEEK,
AND IT'S BEEN TOUCH AND GO.
I DIDN'T KNOW THE
RIVER WAS THE BOUNDARY.
I THOUGHT WESTERN NEW YORK
WAS STILL U.S. TERRITORY.
WELL, THE COUNTRY LINE
USED TO BE FURTHER WEST,
BUT IT'S BEEN THE HUDSON
FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW.
IT'S HARD TO KNOW.
FEELS LIKE THE BORDER
KEEPS CHANGING DAY BY DAY.
I'M SEPARATED FROM
MY FAMILY, TOO.
YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?
THERE... I THINK.
OH, SHIT. FOR REAL?
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU'RE YOUNG.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD
OF EVACUATION DAY.
OF COURSE I'VE HEARD OF IT.
WE WERE SO CLOSE
TO MAKING IT OUT.
MAN, ON P.A.: PROOF OF
RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
GET BACK! GET BACK!
MAN, ON P.A.: THIS IS
A DESIGNATED SAFE ZONE.
- OH, MY GOD!
- STAY CALM. KEEP MOVING.
HEY! BACK OFF, BACK OFF!
EYES FORWARD, LOVE! THIS WAY!
DON'T STOP, DON'T STOP!
KEEP MOVING, KEEP MOVING!
MAN, ON P.A.: NO
PETS ARE ALLOWED.
ONE BAG PER PERSON.
STAY WITH ME!
COME ON. KEEP MOVING.
EYES FORWARD, LOVE.
COME ON.
- GO, GO!
- OPEN UP!
I HAVE A BABY!
- SIR, GET BACK!
- COME ON!
YOU SEE THAT BUS OVER THERE?
OK. FOLLOW ME, OK? FOLLOW ME.
COME ON. PLEASE. PLEASE.
IT'S ME AND MY SON.
CHRISTIAN!
CHRISTIAN!
CHRISTIAN!
CHRISTIAN!
CHRISTIAN!
WOMAN TWO, VOICE-OVER:
I'M SO SORRY.
THEY'LL SEE YOU OVER THERE.
HEY. WE NEED TO TALK.
I'M HEARING THE
CEASEFIRE'S SHAKY.
THEY'VE BEEN SAYING
THE CEASEFIRE'S GONNA
BLOW UP FOR YEARS.
RIGHT, AND IF IT DOES,
THEN THE FIGHTING
WILL BE OVER THE DMZ,
AND WE WILL BE STUCK
IN AN ACTIVE WAR ZONE.
BUT I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE ELSE
IN BOTH COUNTRIES,
AND MANHATTAN IS THE
ONLY PLACE I HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO GET INTO UNTIL YOU.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR.
I KNOW THAT MY SON
MIGHT BE IN THERE.
I'D RATHER BE STUCK
IN AN ACTIVE WAR ZONE
THAN BE OUT HERE WISHING
I COULD LOOK FOR HIM.
YOU'RE GETTING ME
IN THERE TONIGHT.
HEAD DOWN AND KEEP UP.
WAIT A SECOND.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. THEY'VE
BEEN AUTHORIZED.
ALL RIGHT. BEHIND THE FENCE.
WOMAN 3: MY GUY BACK
THERE WAS SAYING
THEY USUALLY KNOW THEIR
ROTATION 48 HOURS OUT,
BUT LAST NIGHT, THEY ONLY
GOT THEIR POSTS FOR THE DAY.
HE'S WORRIED EITHER
WE'RE BEING FOUND OUT
OR SOMETHING BIGGER'S GOING ON,
SO WE ONLY GET 24 HOURS.
WE'RE LATE GETTING BACK,
WE'RE DEAD ON SIGHT.
YOU MISS THE RENDEZVOUS,
YOU'RE STUCK HERE
AT LEAST UNTIL MY NEXT GO.
WHEN'S THAT?
I GO IN ABOUT EVERY 45 DAYS.
NOW MY ONE RULE...
YOU DO NOT SAY A
FUCKING WORD ABOUT THIS
TO ANYONE INSIDE, OK?
DO NOT MENTION MY NAME.
YEAH.
YOU SEE THAT?
NO SOLDIER CAN GET PAST THAT.
IF EVEN ONE OF THEIR
BULLETS PASSES THAT LINE,
THE CEASEFIRE IS
FUCKED, AND WE'RE BACK
TO FULL-OUT WAR.
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
I'M GONNA START
WITH WHAT I KNOW,
AN URGENT CARE
CLINIC I WORKED AT
BEFORE ALL OF THIS.
YEAH. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE WALKING INTO.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
MEET ME RIGHT BACK
HERE AT 4 A.M.,
NOT ONE SECOND LATER.
MY ADVICE... STAY DOWNTOWN.
THERE'S NOTHING
UPTOWN BUT LOOTERS,
SHUT-INS, AND LUNATICS.
IT'S PEOPLE AT THEIR WORST.
STICK TO YOUR COVER STORY.
YOU WERE TAKING CARE
OF AN ELDERLY COUPLE
IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT.
GOOD LUCK.
I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED.
I USED TO BE SCARED, TOO,
TILL I REALIZED IT
AIN'T WORTH IT ANYMORE.
WE CAN DIE A MILLION
WAYS EACH DAY,
SO WHAT'S THE POINT?
FOUND YOURSELF A PLACE YET?
IT AIN'T FAIR, ODI,
BUT YOU GOT TO GROW UP.
YOU GOT TO HAVE A PLAN.
YOU CAN'T LIVE ALONE UPTOWN.
THERE'S NOTHING
LEFT HERE FOR YOU.
YOU NEED COMMUNITY.
BE A MAN AND ASK THE
NURSE. SHE'S GOT A ROOM.
KID LIVING UP HERE WITH
HIS STINKY, OLD GRANDPA.
THAT AIN'T RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
- EVERYTHING GOOD?
- I'D SAY SO, BABY.
THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO
KNOW EVERYONE SHOWED,
6 OF THE 8 MAJOR CREWS.
HMM. HEY. TRY THIS.
AH, AH.
MMM. THAT'S GOOD. SALTY.
SALTY? GET THE FUCK
OUT OF HERE, MAN.
THAT'S FLEUR DE SEL.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT
BITE WOULD'VE COST YOU
BEFORE ALL THIS?
YO. WE NEED TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR PLATFORM,
ELECTION STRATEGY, MAN,
GET AHEAD OF THIS BEFORE
SOMEONE ELSE DOES, HUH?
NAW, LOOK, BRO.
I GET INTO ALL THAT, IT'S
JUST GONNA SPOOK THEM,
SO FOR NOW... I'M
GONNA KEEP CLOSE.
IT'S YOUR PLAY.
- I KNOW.
- HEH HEH HEH!
CHINGÓN.
STAY.
GOT A SCARF RIGHT
HERE. YOU WANT IT?
AGUA. WATER.
"PEOPLE AT THEIR WORST."
I'M GONNA GET YOU!
YOU WANT A GAME, LADY?
YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL
RIGHT. BE ALL RIGHT, OK?
- CAN I HELP YOU?
- UH, YES.
I'M LOOKING FOR WHOEVER'S
IN CHARGE IN HERE.
YOU FOUND ME. I... I NEED
A UTILITY CART OUTSIDE.
- THERE'S A GUNSHOT WOUND.
- ON IT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
UH, I JUST WOULD... LIKE TO GO
THROUGH YOUR PATIENT LOGS.
- I'll STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY.
- WHO ARE YOU?
MY NAME IS ALMA ORTEGA.
I... I USED TO WORK HERE...
BEHIND YOU!
THIS IS ROOM 4, ROSE.
SO YOU'RE A DOCTOR?
CAN YOU SUTURE A
BRACHIAL ARTERY?
I DON'T HAVE TIME...
HELP ME. I'll GIVE
YOU MY PATIENT LOGS.
3, 2, 1!
AGH!
- WHO'S THIS?
- A MEDIC,
WHO CAN SUTURE
BETTER THAN I CAN.
GO FIELD SOMEONE FROM
THE BOTTLENECK OUTSIDE.
JOSH, TAKE THIS.
UM, NAME'S BRANDON.
FORCEPS, NEEDLE, AND THREAD
ARE ON THE TABLE.
OK.
EAST VILLAGE MILITIA DO THIS?
MY COUSIN ANGEL.
PROMISED TO CUT MY THROAT OPEN.
- I'M FUCKING DEAD!
- SHH.
STAY HERE AS LONG AS YOU NEED.
HE'LL COME FOR ME HERE!
NO. YOU ARE SAFE
HERE, I PROMISE, OK?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE.
NOW, BRANDON, THIS
ISN'T GONNA HURT
ANY MORE THAN IT ALREADY DOES.
YOU'RE GOOD FOR IT.
NOW BITE INTO THIS AND
SQUEEZE HER HAND. GOT ME?
1, 2, 3.
OK. THERE WE GO.
AHH. AND WE'RE PINCHED.
OH, AND HE'S OUT. OK.
ALL RIGHT.
YEP.
OK. ALL RIGHT.
ARE THE RECORDS
STILL DOWN THE HALL,
LAST DOOR ON THE RIGHT?
SO... BLACK BINDERS ON
THE DESK GO BACK 6 YEARS.
- CAN I HAVE ONE?
- SÍ. TAKE IT.
HEY, FAMILY. WHAT'S
HAPPENING NOW?
EVERYBODY GOOD? OH, YEAH.
- WHAT'S GOOD, MY MAN?
- GOOD, MAN.
I NEED A WORD WITH YOU LATER.
YOU BET.
WOMAN, ON P.A.: EVERYBODY,
PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
FOR THE ONE AND
ONLY PARCO DELGADO!
HEY. WHAT A DAY, HUH?
NOW THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS
IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
YEAH!
FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL
OF US HERE TOGETHER.
YEAH!
I WANT TO GREET OUR FRIENDS
FROM THE BOWERY PROTECTORATE...
HOO HOO HOO HOO!
THE WESTSIDE KOLLECTIV...
YEAH!
EL CAMINO MUERTO...
WHOO!
MERCER STREET...
HIDEY-HO!
- THE 2-4...
- 2-4!
AND OF COURSE MY
ONE AND ONLY KINGS!
NOW CHECK THIS OUT. I
DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKING
OUR CUES FROM THE FOLKS ACROSS
THE RIVERS FOR TOO LONG.
OUR OWN CREWS
RIGHT HERE CLAIMING
TO BE U.S. PATRIOTS,
FSA LOYALISTS.
GOT US ALL AT EACH
OTHER'S THROATS.
NOW THEY CALL THIS A DMZ, RIGHT?
SO-CALLED DEMILITARIZED ZONE,
BUT THIS AIN'T NO
NEUTRAL TERRITORY.
NO!
- THIS IS ABANDONMENT.
- YEAH!
THEY WALLED US IN!
THEY TURNED THEIR BACKS ON US!
OUR OWN PEOPLE DID THAT TO US,
TO YOU...
SPEAK TRUTH, PARCO!
AND WE STILL TAKING SIDES?
NO!
THAT'S WHY I'M
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
OF THE DMZ.
COME ON, PARCO!
WE KEEP THIS UNITY GOING, FOLKS,
- WE WILL BE OUR OWN STATE.
- YEAH!
THE PEOPLE OUT THERE
WILL TAKE NOTE.
YEAH!
THIS WILL BE YOUR DMZ!
ALL RIGHT. LOOK,
LOOK, LOOK. I'M OUT,
BUT WE GOT A FRESH
HUNT ON THE GRILLS,
PLENTY OF HOME BREW.
HANG OUT AND HAVE FUN.
WE'LL BE DOING THIS ALL DAY.
- STRONG.
- SKEL HERE YET?
NAH, NOT YET.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT AIN'T JUST
PAINT ON YOUR HAND.
WHAT DID HE DO?
HE WAS RUDE.
STUPID ON HIM.
TWO YEARS AGO, MY
DADDY WAS RUDE TO YOU.
STUPID ON HIM, TOO.
WOMAN, ON RADIO: AND AS
WE CONTINUE TO TAKE SIDES
AGAINST ONE ANOTHER IN HERE,
TO ALL MY SISTERS AND
BROTHERS IN THE DMZ,
I SAY KEEP IT SAFE,
KEEP IT LEVEL,
AND ALWAYS KEEP IT DOPE.
QUEEN DOPE HERE ON RADIO DM...
WHO ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
MY SON. CHRISTIAN ORTEGA.
HE HAVE A DAD IN THE PICTURE?
HE WAS... LOCKED UP WHEN
THE TROOPS MARCHED IN.
NINTH PRECINCT.
YIKES. NO INMATE SURVIVED THAT.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
- FINANCIAL DISTRICT.
- THE RUINS? THAT'S A KILL ZONE.
I WAS TAKING CARE
OF AN ELDERLY COUPLE
FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS.
HARDLY EVER WENT OUT.
THEY JUST PASSED,
SO JUST A LITTLE
BIT DISCONNECTED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER
CLINICS AROUND?
NOPE. JUST US,
AND WITH THE U.S.
AID DROPS GONE,
STRAPPED FOR MEDS.
IN A FEW DAYS, I'll JUST HAVE
PEOPLE SHITTING THEMSELVES.
TO DEATH ON MY DOORSTEP.
YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
EVEN WHEN WE ARE STUCK
BETWEEN TWO FUCKING
WARRING ARMIES
WITH GUNS TRAINED ON
US, PEOPLE AROUND HERE,
THEY CAN'T SEE PAST
KILLING EACH OTHER
FOR BETTER STANDING.
JUST MAKES YOU WONDER.
WAIT. HERE.
CHRISTIAN. UH, THE LAST
NAME'S SMUDGED OUT, BUT...
THIS CHRISTIAN COULD BE ANYONE.
IT WAS 4 YEARS AGO, SO...
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND HIM
LOOKING THROUGH PAPER.
YOU SHOULD START
WITH THE TRADERS.
THEY KNOW EVERYONE IN HERE.
I'M GONNA GO SEE ABOUT
MEDS THAT I CAN TRADE FOR.
YOU CAN COME IF YOU WANT.
MAJOR LAZER:
YO, MISS ROSE.
HEY, ODI. WHAT YOU
DOING DOWN HERE?
WITH MY FRIEND. YOU GOOD?
EH, YOU KNOW, NO MEDS,
NO SUPPLIES, NO CLUE
HOW I'M GONNA MAKE
IT TO TOMORROW.
YOU STILL GOT BREAD
AND CHEESE, RIGHT?
YOU HUNGRY?
THANKS, LADY.
YO. WE GONNA DO THIS OR NOT?
COME ON.
I'M STILL COMING BACK FOR
MY GRILLED CHEESE, THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT. I'll SEE YOU LATER.
STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
I'll TRY. LATER, MISS ROSE.
CUTE KID.
5 YEARS AGO, I NURSED
HIM BACK FROM THE BRINK.
CHOLERA.
THEN ONE DAY, HE
STARTED EATING AGAIN.
I MADE HIM THIS GRILLED CHEESE,
AND NOW HE COMES BY
PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY.
THAT'S ALL HE WANTS.
GAVE HIM THE WRONG IDEA,
BUT HOW DO YOU SAY NO?
DON'T.
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT THEY MEAN WHEN
THEY TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY...
KILLERS LIKE SKEL AND
HIS PUBLIC HIT LIST.
IF YOU'RE NOT CROSSED
OUT, YOU'RE NEXT.
R.I.P., MICHAEL BAUER.
IS THAT WHY YOU CARRY THAT
GUN WITH YOU EVERYWHERE?
WE'RE IN A FUCKING WAR ZONE.
I SLEEP WITH THIS
GUN IN MY HAND.
LET'S GO THROUGH
HERE. SHORT CUT.
THIS PLACE IS PRETTY
MUCH ABANDONED.
JUST WATCH YOUR BACK.
PEOPLE WON'T HESITATE
TO KILL YOU IN HERE
FOR WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT,
EVEN IF THIS PLACE IS
PROTECTED BY WILSON LIN.
- WILSON LIN?
- YEAH.
I KNEW A WILSON LIN.
WE WORKED TOGETHER IN
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL.
HE WAS AN ORDERLY.
THE WILSON LIN?
MANS HIS OWN ARMY OUT
OF THE YUNNU TEA ROOM?
NO.
WELL, EVERYONE WAS
SOMEONE BEFORE THE WAR.
NONE OF IT MATTERS NOW.
YOU THINK HE'LL WIN?
WILSON?
UH, I MEAN, HE... HE
COULD. YOU NEVER KNOW.
I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN
KEEPING UP TO SPEED
ON ALL OF IT.
- MMM. HELL, YEAH.
- MIRA QUE GUAPO.
EVERYTHING GOOD?
HOW'D THE THING GO
WITH THE CHINESE?
I'M GONNA BE GETTING
INTEL ON MORE CACHES SOON.
GOOD. THANK YOU.
I'M, UH, GLAD YOU MADE IT.
GOT A GOOD TURNOUT.
- EVERYONE BEHAVING?
- YEAH, SO FAR,
BUT IT'S NICE, THOUGH, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE GETTING
TOGETHER LIKE THIS.
IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE
YOU KNOW WHAT'LL KILL YOU
IN THIS PLACE?
SOLITUDE.
AND HERE WE ARE...
ELECTION IN 6 DAYS.
THIS IS WHEN WE GOT TO
STICK TOGETHER THE MOST,
AND HERE'S THE TRUTH.
I AIN'T NOTHING
WITHOUT YOU, OK, KID?
YOU GOT FAMILY, YOU
GOT ME. REMEMBER THAT
BECAUSE SOLITUDE
WILL KILL YOU, TOO,
YOU KEEP HANGING ALONE.
HEY. YOU HEAR ME?
NOW LET'S GET GOING. I
NEED YOU WITH ME NOW.
FREEZE, MOTHERFUCKER!
WHAT?
WASTING YOUR TIME ON PEON DESKS.
GOT TO HIT THE
OFFICES WITH A VIEW.
FREEZE, MOTHERFUCKER!
NO FUCKING WAY.
THANKS.
COME ON. WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
LOOK. I KNOW THE TRADERS
MIGHT HAVE SOME LEADS,
BUT WOULD WILSON KNOW
IF MY SON'S IN THE DMZ?
YEAH, BUT WILSON
IS NOT AN OPTION.
YUNNU TEA ROOM? IS
THAT WHERE I FIND HIM?
YOU CAN'T GET TO HIM,
AND EVEN IF YOU COULD,
YOU DON'T LET A MAN LIKE
THAT GET HIS HOOKS IN YOU.
YOU WOULD KNOW THAT
IF YOU WERE FROM HERE.
YOU'VE BEEN LIVING
IN A KILL ZONE,
AND YOU'RE ONLY NOW JUST
LOOKING FOR YOUR SON?
YOU'RE FROM OUTSIDE.
CAN YOU GET ME OUT?
- CAN YOU GET ME OUT?
- AAH!
UNH!
MOTHERFUCKER! GET BACK HERE!
DAMN IT. ALMA!
STOP, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!
ALMA, STOP! LET HIM GO!
YOU'RE GETTING TOO
CLOSE TO THE RIVER!
COME ON! STOP!
THIS IS A HOT ZONE!
AAH!
GODDAMN IT, ALMA! STAY LOW!
UNH!
ROSE?
ROSE?!
AGH!
OHH! PRESSURE. PUT PRESSURE.
WALKIE IN MY BAG.
CALL AN AMBULANCE.
AHH, AHH, AAH!
THIS IS ROSE. ANYONE COPY? OVER.
THIS IS ROSE! ANYONE THERE?
COPY, ROSE. WHAT'S GOING ON?
MY FRIEND FROM THE 2-4.
HEY. YOU KNOW WHAT I
LOVE ABOUT THIS GUY?
ONE LOOK AT HIS
FACE, I KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE HIS LOYALTY LIES.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, MAKING
THE TIME TO... TO MEET ME.
SO?
I CAN'T OFFER THE 2-4's SUPPORT.
I JUST THOUGHT I SHOULD
TELL YOU THAT IN PERSON.
HUH.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE LEAVING
ME AT THE ALTAR, JORDAN.
WHY?
WORD IS YOU'RE
GONNA OFFER US GOLD,
- AND THE 2-4...
- 2-4!
AIN'T FOR SALE,
SO... HEH... I DIDN'T WANT
TO MAKE A SCENE, BUT, UH...
HEY. HE DIDN'T WANT
TO MAKE A SCENE, SO...
LISTEN, MAN.
YOU GOT TO KNOW THIS
ISN'T IDEAL FOR ME, BRO...
BUT I'll TELL YOU
WHAT, I'll ACCEPT IT.
IF YOU CAN WALK OUT OF HERE.
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT, FOOL.
HEY. RELAX. EVERYBODY, RELAX.
COME ON, MAN. IT AIN'T
GOT TO BE LIKE THIS.
ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY, RELAX, OK?
LISTEN. THERE'S 300,000
PEOPLE IN THE DMZ.
I CAN'T JUST KILL YOU OFF
BECAUSE YOU WON'T GET IN LINE.
NO ONE'S HURTING
ANYONE EXCEPT YOU
AND SKEL.
YEAH. JUST MAKE IT TO THE DOOR.
ALL RIGHT.
FUCK IT.
COME ON, SON. LET'S GET IT.
COME ON! COME ON, J! REPRESENT!
BUST HIM UP, MAN.
- YOU GOT IT.
- LET'S GO.
- 2-4!
- 2-4!
J, GET UP!
GET UP, GET UP!
COME ON, J! GET UP, MAN!
COME ON, JORDAN. GET UP, MAN.
DOOR'S RIGHT THERE, JORDAN.
NO, MY MAN. LET HIM HANDLE IT.
OK. THAT'S ENOUGH.
HE'S GOT TO BE ABLE TO GET UP.
AGH!
TAKE THAT!
YOU'RE GONNA THROW
THE FULL WEIGHT
OF THE 2-4 BEHIND ME,
AND WHEN I BUY YOU AND
YOUR FEATHERWEIGHT CREW,
SAY THANK YOU.
COULD HAVE JUST SHOT HIM
IN THE FOOT, YOU KNOW?
WHY WASTE THE BULLET?
VAMANOS. VAMANOS.
OHH.
WELCOME BACK.
BULLET WENT THROUGH CLEAN.
NICKED YOUR SMA, NO
MAJOR ORGAN DAMAGE.
OH, THANK GOD.
YOU'RE ALL SEWED UP,
GOT YOU ON AMPICILLIN.
I GOT TO GO.
BUT I'll BE BACK.
IN THE MEANTIME...
BROUGHT YOU YOUR GUN.
I KNOW YOU SLEEP BETTER WITH IT.
I'M SO SORRY, ROSE.
UH-UH.
REST UP, OK? I'll BE BACK.
HEY. UM, EXCUSE ME.
I NEED TO SEE WILSON.
I'M NOT CARRYING.
HI. MY NAME IS ALMA ORTEGA.
WILSON'S NOT EXPECTING YOU.
WAIT. IS HE HERE?
WILSON, I JUST NEED TO TALK.
MY NAME IS ALMA ORTEGA.
WHOA.
I'M HOPING THAT... UNH!
YOU'RE NOT GETTING PAST ME.
ARE YOU FUCKING
KIDDING ME? HA HA HA!
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, WILSON.
CAN YOU BELIEVE ME, HUH?
I HONESTLY CAN'T.
LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
OPEN FLOOR PLAN, GREAT VIBE.
YOU HAVE BODYGUARDS NOW.
YEAH, AND THEY DO
EXACTLY WHAT I SAY.
- AHH.
- HEY. HOW ABOUT
THAT MEILIN, HUH?
COMPLETE PSYCHOPATH.
REAL NAME'S JESSICA.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW
TO INSPIRE LOYALTY?
YOU BAPTIZE SOMEONE
WITH A NEW BADASS NAME.
SHE'D HAVE KILLED YOU.
IT'S ALL JUST A
LITTLE ON THE NOSE.
YEAH, AND IT WORKS.
PEOPLE DON'T GIVE A
SHIT ABOUT HOW RELATABLE
OR DOWN-TO-EARTH A LEADER IS.
THEY WANT SPECTACLE, HMM?
- I MEAN, COME ON!
- I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST A LOT TO PROCESS.
HEH HEH. YOU USED TO
PEDDLE WEED AND PILLS
FROM THE HOSPITAL PHARMACY.
YOU'D TELL ME EVERY DAY
HOW WELL I WORE MY SCRUBS.
GODDAMN. YOU WORE
THOSE SCRUBS WELL.
HMM.
YOU WERE A HARMLESS FLIRT.
YOU WERE CUTE.
YOU MEAN, POWERLESS.
MAYBE, YEAH.
WHAT THE FUCK, MAN?
HOW ARE YOU...
ALL OF THIS?
THERE WAS THIS BANK
MANAGER I KNEW GROWING UP.
I WATCHED HIM DENY MY
GUARDIAN A BANK LOAN
MAYBE 20 TIMES.
SAME GUY. SO WHEN EVERYONE'S
GOING NUTS, EVACUATING,
I GOT A GUN,
I WALKED DOWN THE
STREET TO HIS BANK,
AND I TOLD HIM THAT I
WOULDN'T BLOW HIS HEAD OFF
IF HE AND HIS EMPLOYEES
ALL LEFT RIGHT THEN.
- AND THEN?
- THEY WALKED OUT! HA!
YEAH. THEY LEFT THE BANK'S
ENTIRE GOLD AND CASH RESERVE
RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT, IT
WAS LIKE A SWITCH FLIPPED,
YOU KNOW?
YEAH. THIS NEW GUY TOOK OVER.
I MEAN, THIS WILSON... THIS
WILSON WOULD HAVE ASKED
YOU OUT WAY EARLIER.
REMEMBER THAT NIGHT, HMM?
I DO.
COME ON. YOU WERE INTO IT.
- YOU WERE INTO IT.
- HA HA HA!
YOU... HA.
I WAS HAVING A VERY
STRESSFUL NIGHT THAT NIGHT.
HEH! YEAH, I JUST
HAPPENED TO BE THE THING
THAT WAS STANDING
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
YOU HAPPENED TO BE
THE GUY RIGHT THERE.
- YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.
- YES. RIGHT THERE.
IT'S OK.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, ALMA.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T,
UH... I CAN'T SPEAK
WITH ANYONE LIKE THIS
NOW THAT I'VE BECOME
A SHREWD RULER,
AND, ALMA, I AM SHREWD AS FUCK.
I MEAN...
I CAN READ A PERSON LIKE
A 10-CENT COMIC, YOU KNOW?
LIKE THE PEOPLE HERE.
THEY JUST WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO DECIDE WHAT IT IS
THEY TRULY CARE ABOUT.
FOR ME, THAT'S CHINATOWN.
ALL THESE OTHER DINGDONGS
JOCKEY TO RULE THE ISLAND.
MEANWHILE, I'VE GOT
MONEY, MUSCLE, LEVERAGE,
AND I FOCUS IT ON
MY 12-SQUARE BLOCKS.
I'VE REBUILT THIS
INTO MY EDEN, HUH?
IT'S FUCKING MAYBERRY IN HERE.
SO YOU CAME IN WITH THIS
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD LUNATIC.
FRANKLIN IS IT?
HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?
ALMA... I KNOW EVERYTHING HERE.
YEAH?
WELL, I'M LOOKING FOR MY SON.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE'S HERE.
WE GOT SEPARATED ON DAY ONE,
AND IT'S WHY I CAME TO SEE YOU.
I REMEMBER YOUR KID.
HE WAS CUTE.
YEAH, HE WAS...
BUT I'VE BEEN ALL
OVER THE TWO COUNTRIES
LOOKING FOR HIM, BUT
I NEVER GOT A CHANCE
TO CANVASS FOR HIM HERE.
SO YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIM
OR HEARD OF HIM...
HAVE YOU?
HIS NAME IS CHRISTIAN ORTEGA.
NO.
WHAT CAN I OFFER? YOU
NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE?
TAKE MY DRIVER.
BON IVER:
CHRISTIAN, YOU WANT
SOME MORE FARINA?
I MADE EXTRA.
BON IVER:
AHH.
OH, MY GOD.
BON IVER:
CAN I HELP YOU?
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
HELP, NICOLE!
UNH!
YOU TRYING TO BE BRAVE, TOO?
OH, MY GOD!
PLEASE, PLEASE,
WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
PLEASE! OH, GOD!
IT'S, UH, GRILLED CHEESE, RIGHT?
FOUND BUTTER IN THE FRIDGE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ROSE MADE IT,
BUT MY SON LIKED IT WITH
THE BREAD A LITTLE CRISPY.
IT SOUNDS GOOD.
EVERYTHING OK BACK THERE?
NOT REALLY, NO.
SORRY. MISS ROSE HERE?
NO. SHE'S NOT.
IT'S COOL. I'll JUST
ASK HER ANOTHER TIME.
IT'S ODI, RIGHT?
YEAH. YOU GOT A MIDDLE NAME?
YOU DON'T WANT TO
KNOW MY FIRST NAME?
I LIKE TO KNOW
PEOPLE'S MIDDLE NAMES.
I CAN'T REMEMBER MINE.
I DON'T REALLY LIKE
MY MIDDLE NAME.
COME ON.
FINE.
ZARELA.
- ZARELA?
- MM-HMM.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU
KNOW WITH THAT MIDDLE NAME?
- NONE ACTUALLY.
- YOU GOT TO CELEBRATE THAT.
IT'S COOL. ZARELA. ZARELA.
I THINK I'M GONNA
CALL YOU... ZEE.
OH! I ALMOST FORGOT.
ROSE SAID SHE NEEDED SUPPLIES.
MAYBE YOU COULD USE
THEM FOR HOLDING TUBES
OR BANDAGES OR... SOMETHING.
THAT'S REALLY THOUGHTFUL.
THANK YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?
GOT JUMPED. UNION SQUARE WEST.
I PAWNED SOME STUFF I FOUND.
THEY WANTED THE MONEY.
LET ME SEE.
OH, THEY GOT YOU REALLY GOOD.
COME HERE.
- EHN! AHH!
- SORRY.
IT REALLY HURTS.
THIS'LL MAKE IT FEEL
BETTER. PROMISE.
THERE.
I, UM...
IT SMELLS LIKE IT'S DONE.
OK.
YEP. OOH! PERFECT.
I GOT TO GO.
I THINK THAT YOU
SHOULD GO HOME, TOO.
GOOD LUCK.
YOU, TOO.
I'M HERE. I'M HOME.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE
ALL DAY LIKE THAT.
YOU GOT RESPONSIBILITIES.
DID YOU FIND A PLACE?
DID YOU ASK THE NURSE?
NO? BOY, YOU NEED TO
ASK THAT DAMN NURSE.
YOU AND I BOTH KNOW
I'M HOLDING YOU BACK.
YOU JUST NEED TO OPEN YOUR EYES
AND SEE THINGS AS THEY
ARE AND THEN MOVE ON.
KID LIVING ALONE LIKE
THIS, IT AIN'T RIGHT.
- AYDEE WILLEM.
- HERE.
- JESSICA ERENHURST.
- HERE.
SIMON BEAUDRY.
YOU BARELY MADE IT.
MICHAEL BAUER,
AND RICHARD ORTIZ.
YEAH.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
MICHAEL BAUER? DID
I SEE YOUR NAME
ON SKEL'S WALL?
YEAH. ABOUT A MONTH AGO,
PARCO WAS MUSCLING
IN ON MY CREW.
I SAID HE WAS FULL OF SHIT.
- WHO?
- PARCO.
- PARCO WHO?
- DELGADO, MAN.
SPANISH HARLEM KINGS.
ANYWAY, NEXT THING I
KNOW, HIS KID WRITES ME UP
ON HIS WALL.
HOLD ON. WHO'D YOU
SAY WROTE YOU UP?
SKEL.
BUT YOU CALLED HIM
SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT? PARCO'S SON?
YOU KNOW, THAT
PSYCHO'S NEXT IN LINE
TO RUN THE KINGS.
THE BOGEYMAN HIMSELF.
SHIT. THIS WAR BETTER BE
OVER BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN.
HEY, ASSHOLES. WALK,
OR THE U.S. ARMY'S
GONNA BE ALL OVER US.
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
YEAH. ONCE.
HOW OLD IS HE?
MICHAEL: 23, 24. I DON'T KNOW.
HOW OLD'S THE DEVIL?
I SAID WALK.
I HAVE TO GO BACK.
LOOK. YOU HEARD
WHAT THOSE PEOPLE
SAID ABOUT THAT GUY.
SKEL IS NOT THE
SON YOU REMEMBER.
THAT'S FOR ME TO DECIDE.
I HAVE TO GET HIM OUT.
ALL RIGHT. FINE. YOU
KNOW, I DON'T HAVE
TIME FOR THIS.
YOU'RE OWN YOUR OWN.
LOOK OUT!
GO, GO!
GET HER!
GONNA GET TO THE LINE!
DO NOT CROSS THAT
LINE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!
LET HER GO! SHE'S
DEAD IN THERE ANYWAY.
STUPID ON YOU, LADY.
NOW YOU'RE DEAD.
NOT ANYMORE.
ARRAY.