The Tijuana Story (1957) - feat. James Darren & Robert Blake

just south of the California line in Old Mexico is the Border Town of Tijuana in 1956 the time of this shocking story it lured more than 12 million American visitors servicemen and aircraft workers from nearby San Diego teenagers and Wealthy visitors from Pasadena Hollywood and Beverly Hills they came mainly because of the knowledge that in this once sleepy Village they could find anything they wanted for Tijuana whose name oddly enough meant and Jane had become one of the frankest gaudiest synth towns in the world in the daytime Avenida revolucion the main stem provided tourists with littering souvenir shops the smell of leather belts and sandals and tacos and enchiladas novelty photographs and where it runs into the highway to Ensenada the bullfights and the races [Music] at night it offered the Highlight games but later another kind of inducement girly shows foreign [Music] prostitutes goofballs [Music] narcotics sin offered at Bargain Basement prices but sometimes turning out to be more costly there were men on both sides of the Border who wanted to see Tijuana cleaned up but when the chips were down there was only one man willing to wage war against the Vice Lords in their trigger men a Tijuana newspaper man named Manuel Acosta Mesa outside back to your room Paul quick [Music] I was coming home and caught them painting this on the house you all right now this was another in a series of attempts by the Mobsters to silence Manuel tridor they called him traitor [Music] no [Music] my name is Paul Coates I'm a reporter with the Los Angeles mirror news before me are copies of el impartial the newspaper edited and published by Manuel Acosta Mesa in the summer of 1956. Ikea Stamos waitress here we are you Vultures was the taunting headline he threw in the faces of the gang overlords on July the 9th and in his vivid uncompromising language he followed it up on July the 17th with an editorial an editorial that reads in part to shut us up you'll have to make us a present of wooden pajamas after sprinkling it with lead [Music] it began in April of 1956 not far from El Seoul the newspaper which Manuel edited then [Music] tamales on the hook this is your lucky night girls we've arrived [Music] thank you is drinking one thing it wasn't watered yeah maybe if I go run I can get them the next time [Music] is nine year old here where's Manuel what's wrong get Manuel Rodriguez the school teacher he's been hurt hurt no no not here in my office but you'll be more comfortable Calderon right here oh easy easy you all right huh easy enough okay now I'm going to tell me what happened they beat me Manuel three men who what three men I did not recognize him they let me know who they were working for the syndicate what have you got to do with the syndicate Manuel remember last week when the federal allies arrested that band Fuentes yes they picked them up with a suitcase full of marijuana it was I you told them about him yeah they they used a pipe on me I'm a little bit far right now I don't know relax relax you have plenty of time no it is passed many well these years you've been fighting this Syndicate friends like me said Viva Manuel did nothing else our skins were too precious when I found out about that man Fuentes what he was doing at the school I had to be a man what do you mean what he was doing at the school he was recruiting my students to Peddle it boys it's not always been kind but I think of them as my sons told them to stay away from them and they said if I didn't keep out of it I would be broken in two and merely succeeded you'll be all right and this story will be on the front page believe me it'll be so hard it'll Scorch them tell them I have just started fighting and I intend to talk to parents and other teachers and well open the window Alberto he was Brave or Jack has enough to oppose the syndicate we better get him to the hospital help him out no no hospital it is too expensive now don't you worry about that I'll take care of that somewhere there's nobody who argues better than I I'll be in the hospital in a few minutes there's somebody I have to see first seven four six stuff you are going to see Peron Diaz I know you be careful of him tonight it'd be better for him to be careful of me [Music] everybody [Music] this is the rest of it that's not bad hey Eddie just wait level five season starts next week we'll double that eh yeah the tower to be loaded with suckers you know I'm thinking we hire a kid to stand at the border and give out circus to the cause we put our name on it and maybe the picture of a girl what do you think circulars are cheap so we're kids look at it you know you're running this club you don't like my ideas you you say so right don't mind me put on it's been a tough day no you you got me a little worried when I first brought you to Tijuana you were excited happy handing all that money made you a little drunk but now I uh is your wife okay where is she standing no morning sickness yet nothing uh having a child at this this is a wonderful thing that's all they say what is it then you don't like being in Tijuana no more do you want us [Music] done more for me in six months than the music business did in years but I'm on a hawk I live like a capitalist I'd kiss the ground out there who is it I want to see this is being called Nays by Manuela Costa Mesa shouldn't bother me anymore it does however Vander is a nursery word compared to what I really think come on sit down you know anymore your boys beat up Manuel Rodriguez the school teacher tonight he's on his way to the hospital that must give you a great satisfaction you think you're going to scare everyone else from informing on The Syndicate I ask you Eddie do you have any idea what he's talking about Manuel listen I never even heard of this Rodriguez oh you know all about it all right your boys worked on him because he had the courage to tell the federal police about Fuentes ah ah I can't find this human that's right that coyote of yours with a suitcase full of marijuana and the violence to to recruit school boys to Peddle it one will listen this went this work for me now and then but I fired them when I found out it was mixed up with dope when am I going to convince you that I am strictly in the nightclub business nightclub business every taxi cab driver in Tijuana knows that's only a front you know someday I'm going to sue you for slander I'd welcome it of course you would it would make bigger headlines on both circulation you don't really believe that do you oh it's an old technique you challenge this one attacked that one the bigger the better and don't worry if they're innocent or not as long as the commotion sells newspapers you're as innocent as a loaded machine gun isn't that why Galindo higher juices Editor to keep El Sol from going bankrupt galinda wants to see the paper remain alive but you listen to me if it means that I lose every reader I'll fight to keep our children from becoming dog Peddlers take your hands off me I'm not finished yet if you have come here to throw accusations around me oh no that won't help Rodriguez right now I want money money the biggest hospital bills to keep his family from starting until he's able to work again but I told you I never even heard of this Rodriguez you write a check for three hundred dollars oh just like that eh I'm on my way to the hospital right now and I'll deliver it and if it isn't enough I'll be back for more you know I know you have had some results crashing into offices but I am not stupid I give you money and it looks like I had something to do with him ah no Manuel you wanted to crucify me for a long time don't expect me to help you adios come on you will have an easier time getting rid of your shadow I'll leave when I have the check in my hand yeah I will see about that open the door ready come on [Music] thank you [Music] you're trying to do get yourself killed who do you think you are wrecking my club [Music] your Club you know Eddie everyone thinks it's yours but it belongs to the US so do you that's not true you know that wasn't very smart what you did in there Manuel it wasn't smart what you did to Rodriguez because you'll find out when you read this week's newspaper I think I had better have a little talk with his boss [Music] all right let's get back to work [Music] I I hope we have not come at a bad times what can I do for you well we wanted to talk a little business come in thank you [Music] darling please good night so you are all right I have not discussed this with Eddie March but I have been thinking of advertising the club Matador in your paper maybe buy a full page every week now what would such an ad cost 200 is the usual rate two hundred dollars multiplied by 52 is uh well it's a little over ten thousand dollars it's a lot of money but uh I think it would be worth it I imagined you would be a little surprised I don't deny it oh it's true your paper and me well shall we say we've been feuding but I think it's about time we stopped all that why not you and I can do each other a lot of good and I had an El Sol wouldn't help your business much Mexicans don't go to the club Matador oh that's true we do cater mostly to the americanos but well there is all kinds of advertising I am not interested in making customers out of your readers only in obtaining their Goodwill I see I want them to look on us as their friends as someone who brings business to Tijuana not the way your editor described us now Manuel's got the idea that saying ideas has got something to do with beating up a school teacher oh yes I would want you to have a little talk with him about that when he left me he was threatening to fry me in the next issue of the paper if Manuel wants to write a story there is nothing I can do about it and why not you're the publisher he has to listen to you no when I hired Manuel I I had to agree to guarantee that he would have complete editorial control you mean you can write anything he wants yes well I never heard of such a thing well so it was failing Manuel's terms were stiff but but I needed him so desperately I I just had to give in you made a mistake Helene though I don't think so perhaps you would prefer to have the American authorities close the border of course not Manuel's articles are being picked up by the papers in San Diego in Los Angeles he's made this town look so black that there's talk of keeping all of the Americans out if that happens this town will die we live on American dollars I don't think that Manuel would do anything to her Tijuana no you try telling after those Merchants out there they're worried take my word they're at the stage of doing something serious if there's any more bad publicity this article comes out on senior dias maybe all the push they need to put an end of your paper it's a very simple thing to cancel their advertising pass a resolution among themselves to boycott you they shut down anyway remember they didn't do that of their own accord they were intimidated by the syndic ah The Syndicate always The Syndicate what would you do if your livelihood were threatened would the Cindy could have to force you to save yourself a person would have to be blind not to see what really happened ah you're blind now Galindo if you push this if you give up everything to satisfy a wild man like Manuel your wife would never forgive you child would never forgive you you'd be a fool to let that happen but there's nothing I can do about Manuel I told you no I'm sure that you can think about it think about it Colleen though but don't think too long you know canceling their advertising is all that's necessary it would be a shame if someone got hysterical and did something foolish [Music] how is he is he all right pretty bad I'm afraid a lot of complications what kind well they're taking x-rays they won't say one good thing is Dr Calderon is going to take care of him without charge I'm sure he'll be all right sure you go home now it's been a long day oh I almost forgot Senor galingo called and he said he would see you around 11 o'clock well good he'll get a chance to read the story I'm writing about Rodriguez one day you will change Tijuana oh no my dear I wish I could the people of Tijuana without their support I'm helpless good night good night okay I'm gonna let the antidote for these tacos are man they go down hot put some hair on your chest hey a little bit of that would put some hair on my chest oh mama I want that for Chris any day in the week is good enough for me come on hey can I help you with that baby you should do it for my little old grandmother maybe she doesn't like grandmothers My grandmother used to put me to sleep by putting my head in the oven and turn it on the gas I was so deep Tijuana do you work with him please go away well what is it a newspaper well newspaper people are supposed to harm I think maybe you're just the one to show us around town look you'll find all the girls you want in the cabarets oh what's the matter don't you believe in a Good Neighbor policy I have to go home some other time some other time may be too late I may be dead by then my old man tells me all the time he said you'll see you'll kill himself so maybe I will but I like that old song I'm Gonna live till I die many ways of living oh no no no there's only one and that's to know you're living that's to think any second you may die oh come on Chiquita loose enough will you let me buy you a present you know look if you don't leave me alone I'm going to call a policeman oh I'm scared stick what's all the goody goody room look baby this is tier one and you're no different than anybody else down here catch a bus that's stupid [Music] well what happened I'm not a she ain't worth the trouble come on let's go take him on those so-called nightclubs thank you you don't think she's good eh sure I do he's a tall one but the boys like them that way [Music] what is your name Mitch Mitch for Mitchell hard for me to say I like you my ghostness I think you'd like anybody to put your drink hey Mitch we're here to gas it up man oh I'm having a ball dance let's check back there bug you what chick the one that slapped you what are you flip man something is on his mind but I get it off you dance with me all right [Music] homie tiger I bite but not hard that's better right this way you can only think of Luffy yeah I guess so you know what that means much man and I bet you don't play with dolls you have a car yes they will miss us for a little while first you give me some money and I buy a few sticks for us what marijuana I know someone here who sells it the best well we don't need any of that stuff you ever try any no afraid no I'm not afraid prove it I'll buy it you wait outside maybe I make a mistake [Music] Hey where's Mitch going hurry he'll be all right [Music] stick that's only one maybe later on I get him to buy more me first don't forget to put my cut in there too don't worry I'm gonna push till you find someplace else to give me that get rid of this stuff for you who Do You Think You Are make it easier this cookie little stuff back sure but the police trace it back here that happens and my club gets the full treatment you get something straight it's not your Club you only front for it I also happen to run it lonely what would you do don't forget to scream with this penis on the bus a number of favors one today as a matter of fact what favors I'll let Diaz tell you when he's ready what's the matter with you you've been acting very funny lately helping Manuel before now this do you want to suddenly become too strong for your stomach then maybe you don't belong here this Punk gets us into trouble you'll be in the clear oh don't worry [Music] Carlos take care of things I'm going home [Music] don't try giving it a bath or the pain will come off hello Eddie look for a minute the start getting his dates mixed up you know I had a nightmare last night I Dreamed a baby was already born and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't diaper it was just awful I brought this little girl next door to practice that looks pretty good to me let me try it oh Eddie I'm worried I really am worried about what well I've never been around babies much you know we've been on the road all the time and I don't know what to do in the right time comes well what if I dropped it well I guess it's carried like a football away the Red Cross manual says there's so many other things that can happen oh come on you sound like a junior miss you'll make a great mother and I intend to make a great father come here you're home early everything all right at the club let's stick ups in a fire but nothing really important I'm beginning to feel very left out of things every time I ask you about the club lately you put me off a man comes home to get away from his business he has to answer questions you might as well stay around there and watch the cash register I want to hear about your day hello yes I'm his wife who is it what was that I've had three calls like that this month what kind of cars people telling me what they think of us for associating with Deus uh they've probably been reading that Scandal sheet of Manuela custom maces Eddie Eddie that was Mrs Rodriguez on the phone wife of the school teacher Rodriguez it's true isn't it Leah says with a Syndicate no well you know how it is in a nightclub business anything that happened you're the first one that gets blamed Diaz is okay Eddie we've known about this a long time we just didn't want to admit it Diaz's claim but I've never seen him do anything to disprove that I think I'll tell the police about these calls he is with us syndicate does that make any difference to us because I've run on nightclub Forum does that mean I'm with the syndicate frightens me to be mixed up with this man you want me to walk out on them give up 25 right off the top maybe you could organize another band Big bands are dead the public won't pay a dime now for anything but novelty Acts or freak singers what about arranging then or composing sweetie if I leave Diaz there's only one place for me to go back to a bar pounding some piano you remember the way we felt when Diaz offered me this job yes but we didn't know it was going to be like this yes we we got a kid on the way Liz I want to be able to do something for him I want to be around when he grows up but I don't want to always be on the road living in cheap motels and look what if somebody like this Manuela Costa Mesa is able to break up The Syndicate and connect you with it nobody including the sarcastic character gonna break up The Syndicate so he goes around making like a lion when The Syndicate decides to put the lid on him he's through he'll turn out to be the tamest kitten you've ever heard just wait till he begins to feel the pressure you know how much I detest The Syndicate Manuel but the time has come to be practical in what way well to begin with we can't print this story you think Diaz will sow us don't you he wouldn't dare Manuel what I'm trying to say is that we can't win against The Syndicate as he has been to see you why of course he must have gone straight to your home what difference does it make the time has come to be practical practical you didn't worry about being practical when you came to me in the beginning just save me save me that was all that was on your mind look look man well I know that you built our circulation through your reform policy but but now we've gone too far The Syndicate is ready to chop our heads off let them try Manuel you might as well fight a hurricane bison T1 is big business it's not run by one man like these but by either with International links and and it's controlled by big officials I'm aware of that but so far there hasn't been a crime organization that's stronger than an aroused public the public doesn't care why should they a wide open Town attracts Americans and Americans bring dollars you underestimate our people they have tried a great deal of it and what Rodriguez did proves it look there are many other worthwhile projects for you man well you've always talked about wanting to start a campaign to build an orphanage oh yes build a home for our children and Let The Syndicate run their lives is that it all right don't turn the paper into an advertisement for The Syndicate but don't attack the big operators like Diaz limit your targets close up brothel point a finger at the gambling wouldn't mind that WordPress what are you men where an avenging angel or something no Galindo no but when a decent man is hurt I feel it I call it for myself as much as I do for him and I'm ashamed shame like coward is as often the spur that drives men what are you ashamed of the picture the Border towns give Americans and the rest of the world I can't help but think that all of Mexico's this way that the whole country is full of Thieves and marijuana pushers which couldn't be farther from the truth they say that Pride goeth before a fall Manuel I can't afford to risk my business and the safety of my family to satisfy you and the contract you have with me I I know of course that your contract does give you complete editorial freedom but if you insist on holding me to it I shall be forced to buy it up I see I realize of course what that will cost me but I I have no other choice the ears must have really frightened you call me and let me know what you decide Manuel but but man will remember this if you leave me there is no other paper in town that will hire you you're too hot oh well perhaps I've had enough of the newspaper business already uh I think not if you're a born newspaper man Manuel one of the best I'm sorry Manuel I'm sorry oh all right come on your Papa's gotta go to work you gotta have some breakfast be a strong great big boy I wish I were you papa me why because you're the bravest man in tier one favorite in a bullfighter a bullfighter well well well one day they'll put your picture in a peso or maybe a stamp I'll tell you what we'll do we'll change places huh you know I'd rather be you no worries troubles he only gives troubles it's only when you don't let me do what I want you know something son you should be very happy you have a nice girl like your sister to tell you what to do there are a lot of children in Tijuana that have nobody to tell them anything orphans no papa no mama Papa are you going to start that campaign to build an orphanage only instead of money I'm going to ask everyone to donate one brick just one brick what do you think of it well everyone should be able to give a brick wow you don't sound very enthusiastic this morning no I think it's a fine idea I was just wondering what happened to the story on Rodriguez it's there yes but it's on the back page and The Syndicate isn't even mentioned you know you say you want to be a newspaper man well there's one thing you have to learn people are interested in many kinds of things not only crime I understand you know something Papa I'm glad glad yes it's about time you stop fighting them we want you alive sooner or later they would have killed you they would they would Papa you're right Paul the truth is Galindo threatened to buy up my contract unless I went easy on them hello one minute please doctor called Rock from the hospital good morning huh yes that's too bad yes thank you for calling me how it is he's dead [Music] hi wait a minute wait a minute I just want to talk to you can't you leave me alone look I'm not gonna hurt you Acosta hey will you wait a minute you come down here you think you can do anything you like well we are Mexicans but we are people just as good as you are well look I'm only trying to apologize to you I never apologize to anybody in my life something's a matter it was a mistake I'm sorry I didn't understand [Music] hey come here [Music] first you do like this see now now you look for little tiny holes to form see now you dig quickly like this here hey you're an expert at this huh well my brothers taught me when I was very young in Santa Rosalia we used to drive here every Sunday well how come you moved to Tijuana well there was a big copper mine in Santa Rosalia where my whole family were one day the mine closed there was no more copper we didn't believe it at first we kept thinking like everyone else the mine would open again then our money disappeared and we were without food well there's no sense talking about it now well we didn't starve to death thanks to Senora Acosta you know they say that Mr Costa broke into a very important government meeting one day and you know he pounded the desk until they passed a resolution to help us you like him yes one day in Santa Rosa Lee I decided I would work for him I'd work for nothing if necessary while you must really be sold on them yes come on let's look for clams all right well look you look over here I'm going to go up there and try my luck and Linda I think I found something somebody must have lost it here I wonder what it is to Linda from from you go ahead open it up but you mustn't buy me anything we open it up foreign [Music] it belonged to my mom look I know it sounds like a line but it really did but you hardly know me I couldn't now look I want you to but there must be other girls at your school is there a word do you think I'd drive 85 miles every weekend [Music] maybe he'd like to keep look I don't live with my father I live with my relatives anyway go ahead put the bracelet on [Music] better than the clan oh it's better than anything I've ever owned hey come back it's getting late Mitch and I don't want you driving home in the dark oh there's no rush I'm going to stay in Tijuana tonight how about your school tomorrow look the teachers will be happiest Birds if I'm not there tips [Music] them Mitch you frighten me why in six months they're gonna dump me in somebody else anyway that's the way it's always been from one relative to the next I'm talking about something else what do you mean you have so much hate inside of you I wouldn't say that it's true but I'm going to put out that hate I have to Mitch if it's going to be right between us you know I think you can do anything you say [Music] hey what's the matter this is your car that's right what goes [Music] let me see your license please you have that Fender repaired recently yeah about six weeks ago what happened to it well well what's this all about you'd better answer his question well I was in Tijuana I parked the cars in place when I came back I found the fender smashed did you report it well what for my insurance doesn't cover me down here [Music] one moment [Music] that Fender was not damaged as you say oh no you struck three cars that were parked on Avenida hidal though driving like a wild man oh you're crazy local man I can drive this buggy through a keyhole without even touching the side perhaps when you're not under the influence of marijuana [Music] you can still smell the ashes we'll have a laboratory examine it to make sure is it true Mitch yeah sure it's true after I met you I picked up a few weeds at the club matador hey look I I don't remember hitting any cars it's possible I've seen them like you before fall from a second floor and never know it vamanos hey look look look it was the first time I ever touched this stuff in the last time give me a break will you wait it is too late damaging public and private property in an automobile is a crime now look I'm not going to any filthy jail don't make it difficult for us look I heard about your Jazz I'll never get out [Music] he's crazy I'll call for a patrol boat don't let him get out of your sight [Music] I had to call you I didn't know what to do any side of him yet he just seemed to have disappeared maybe he got away [Music] meet amida deals oh yeah [Music] you must have hit the rocks it wasn't our fault he shouldn't have run away if there hadn't been a slimy dope pedal at the club matador they were killed by marijuana in The Syndicate do you still want to be a newspaper man yes you're hired as my assistant I'm going after that Syndicate again papa how can you do that was willing to buy up my contract with the money I get I'm going to start up El impartial again but I'll be the same thing over again you'll bang your head against the Stonewall or perhaps son but my head will feel much better than it does now believe me they will kill you this is our home a home is something to be loved A place where children can grow up into decent citizens walk proudly and safely this is what I want and if it means risking a bullet well let it come [Music] three days later June 6th Manuela Costa Mesa told a Merchants meeting that Ellen parcio was back in business he vowed that the paper would not fail this time in order to take a backward step until a pack of rats who controlled Tijuana died from exposure to decency [Music] the first issue of Ellen parciel carried a front-page editorial headed yo akuso I accuse which Manuel cited a score of crimes committed by The Syndicate including the murder of Rodriguez and indirectly the drowning of an American Schoolboy every copy was bought up but by syndicate men with instructions to keep the paper from the public [Music] but this didn't stop Manuel foreign [Music] the paper just came out the same editorials on the front page you want us to buy up this issue also no I can't go buying up every paper you have a prince go through this and copy the names of everyone advertising in it I'll break one well just the way I did before oh when is this come right in see over from the community wanna impartial what of it but perhaps he did not occur to use it by supporting a cost to your help and return Tijuana to the Dust if you manages to close the border with his wild accusations will all be out of business at first the velvet glove approach was used to persuade advertisers to Desert Manuel but I'm meeting resistance they let the glove rip a little they branded him a traitor if that didn't work they let it rip all away [Music] this is only a sample of what you'll get if you ever advertise with that Trader again [Music] [Music] terrified advertisers had dropped out of The Columns of LM parsial one by one and bombing a dress shop it was the syndicates aim to crumble the resolve of these staunch ones who had remained they were supremely confident [Music] hello Manuel oh it's good to see you where's Alma I'll get you some coffee this isn't a social call Manuel here this is for you these are all personal checks Manuel most of us are in businesses that do not advertise that doesn't mean however that we should be deprived of the chance of fighting with you we believe in you Manuel we feel if the paper can keep going we have a chance for some decency in this town sure I don't know what to say LM parsial continued to hit the streets regularly and there was no let up in Manuel's blazing campaign Against The Syndicate San Diego and Los Angeles newspapers long concerned over the fact that Tijuana had become a chief source of Narcotics for the United States leap to Manuel's support and the California Syndicate operators became alarmed I didn't call you up here for excuses if you can't handle the situation I'll get someone to replace you look I told you he is getting private money from people how can I work on them if I do not know who they are and hire someone to kill him kill him and shut his mouth once and for all no I do not think this is a good idea you don't look Manuel is a hero to the people in Tijuana if we kill him now we really stir up a hornet's nest there's always a couple of hard heads like manual the rest will melt away especially if they think they might get the same treatment look I was brought up in Tijuana I started selling chewing gum down I was barefoot till I was still not interested in your life story all I'm trying to tell you is that I know these people down there you can only push them so far would you rather we just let him close the border take a look at this paper right here in Los Angeles are talking about it that border closes it not only kills a tourist trade it shuts off our supply of junk all right all right they'll be happy to get him off my back you can get one of the katero brothers to do the job no that is no good the police would question them right away you know someone they wouldn't question yeah they would never even dream of him hello how are you have been treating you you know what it's like around here oh no Miguel you don't still believe me for not getting you off yeah you're supposed to be a good lawyer police caught you with a suitcase full of marijuana would have had to be a magician not a lawyer to help you why did you come around here for and let's repeat her away to get me out of here I better ways of spending my time on this give me I want to talk to you soon The Syndicate suddenly stand Again Naturally they couldn't be seen here with you well what only one Manuela customers has been running wild in this paper they can't take him anymore he'll make it worth your while if you put an end to him if I put an enter you mean they're going to give me a little vacation keep your voice down for what is what is this a joke you have a cigarette one of your guards needs money he let you take off for 24 hours and cover for you you ought to be able to take care of mine all on that time you mean he's going to let me out for 24 hours I'm willing to do this job and come back here exactly nobody in the world would ever put it on you you got the perfect Alibi you're in jail I said that larger paid he's gonna know I was out The Syndicate would kill him if you have a double cross it and he knows it that sounds crazy to me it's been done before that's been done before how much would it give me for this job 5 000 American dollars twice the amount you got before for doing this kind of a job I want to need some money when I get out of here of course you can't go back to your old trade you'll be watched too closely when they want me to do it Monday before mineral can print another paper thank you ah so you are here Fuentes see first you will put these on now here is the setup Manuel Works late tonight when he leaves his office Ricardo here who was posted outside will teleport you you will drive the truck to Manuel's house and wait that until he shows up from here there's only a few minutes and you should be there before he is don't spare any bullets on him just make sure he's dead don't worry then you will drive the truck back here and change into your prison clothes don't stop anywhere tomorrow morning at seven o'clock you will be driven back to the jail uh you still remember how to use one of these you're falling give him the keys to the truck tires of a check is plenty of them guess oh hey uh one little favor and what's that could you leave a couple of sticks here just enough for me to do the job no it will drive you loco you will end up driving to Ensenada or you will kill the wrong person no I cannot take that chance or you'll be picked up by the police that will be the end of that no you just keep your mind on that five thousand dollars that will give you all the courage you need no no just a couple of steps no foreign to get some tea singer so I can do this job for him bring him here he'll tell you I'm all right what kind of a job blowing up some store again noticing yours is more important than that that's all I can tell you maybe you could get it for me I'll tell you who handles it then I won't have to bother Diaz at all there he is I told you I saw him take the truck down the street you idiot what are you doing here did anybody see you no no saying all right I came through this window looks saying or I need a couple couple of sticks I don't think I can do this job for you you peddle this stuff yourself you know what it does to you I need it give him one stick that's all you will stay here now until it's time then you will go out that window again this is uh it's too complicated to explain Eddie but you have nothing to worry about it does not involve you I guess Manuel is the one that has to worry what do you mean by that well it figures Manuel kept blasting away you were called to Los Angeles this guy has a job he can't do without help Manuel is going to be cut down tonight well we have never talked about it Eddie but you have known for a long time about me in The Syndicate I'd be pretty stupid if I didn't but you kept your mouth shut I like that but there's no sense in keeping secrets now Manuel has become like a wild bull now it is time to drive this sword home I gotta get back in there Eddie you uh you look funny I'm not used to murder it'll take a couple of minutes you uh your double cross me Eddie and you will be out of business also in more ways than one I told you once what I thought of Tijuana but that I'd kiss the ground out there that still goes you better stay with me tonight we go to the Highlight games eh so it's me fun [Music] thank you [Music] thank you [Applause] well I can still make a Quinella I couldn't cash a ticket tonight if I bet on them all don't give up yet there are plenty of games left [Music] [Applause] that kills any chance I had would you excuse me what I called home I uh Liz wasn't feeling very well this morning I'd better check give her my best [Applause] foreign yeah just for a minute I'll be right back [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] all right [Music] I had a feeling it was too strong for your stomach what are you talking about double cross to shoot off the police I told him there was an accident up the street what do you think I'm crazy yes we're going up and check then I will but you're coming with me [Music] oh [Music] hello Liz I'm coming by at 10 minutes be waiting for me on the porch we're getting out of town well Eddie what happened well I'll tell you when I see you just be waiting for me all right Eddie [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] Papa from knowing you better carry a gun no son they'll think I'm afraid of them he has made the biggest mistake of his life and he will not get away with it he's probably on his way across the border now but then it's a simple way of stopping him you get the car while I make a telephone call [Music] let me the American Customs quick [Music] hello Williams just a minute uh what kind of a car was it I've seen traffic crawl but never like this we'll be across in a minute I'm sorry the way things had to turn out hun all I had to do was keep my mouth shut but I couldn't do that Eddie Eddie I'm glad for you to let him die you'd have killed us too inside couldn't love each other or ourselves there's no money in the world worth it your license please what's the matter yeah I see it yeah look we've got to get across the border we don't have any luggage we didn't buy anything I don't think this car to interest you we have information to the contrary what information we've been told you're transporting narcotics somebody's got his wires crossed or else he's pulling a bad joke oh we'll have to see that for ourselves Syndicate maybe after me do I have to tell you about the Syndicate oh but if you're in danger it's a matter for the police this is customs think of more of the customs office [Music] letting him across the border now [Music] follow him [Music] foreign this way Eddie not with you the world is full of surprises I found you when you were nothing but a shadow I brought you back to life I gave you a child that's coming a future repay me by running to the police you needed me for a front so whatever you're gonna do can the Saab music all right teddy as you wish we'll start on your wife first she didn't have anything to do with it I want you to suffer Eddie and you will watching what we do to her go ahead Ricardo no hold the daddy [Music] thank you come on foreign [Music] Tijuana I want to see Manuel tell them everything I know about The Syndicate names addresses everything but it's too dangerous Eddie this will help but if you're going back I'm going with you you're in no condition to drive please look you're not gonna leave me in San Diego I love you Liz three days later in the form of Ellen parcel a bomb appeared on the streets of Tijuana in Manuel's column under a headline challenge here we are you Vultures he announced he had gained possession of the names of 22 of the most important men in The Syndicate I placed politicians judges businessman and he served noticed that he would reveal the names to the legislature in Mexicali Bueno telephone they don't need Mexicali for another week we still got time to stop them yeah that phone has been ringing all day right up to the very top dead trembling what happened do something about him as if it was my fault it was not your fault it's Manuel of course look how much let me call on a few of the boys this time there won't be any slip-ups ah who's to say that he hasn't given those names to his son or to to someone else we kill him we still have the same problem manual lying dead in the morgue nobody else is going to take that kind of a chance oh maybe yes maybe no you just want to lie back and wait no Manuel has left us no choice with that article he wrote he pulled the trigger himself see I am looking for the Castro family can you tell me where they live momento foreign it's that way one house [Music] no [Music] wow thank you [Music] [Music] it's free did Manuel put that up his son momento give me a minute please knowing Manuel as I did I can tell you what would have satisfied him today not our tears or our guilt but the knowledge that he did not die in vain but the bullets that crashed into his body infuriated us into action gave us the indignation and the courage to resolve that we have had enough of terrorism and gangsterism living under The Syndicate without dignity or without pride is intolerable I differed with Manuel as you know and eventually we parted but even then I knew that I acted out of cowardice Manuel was right there is no power in the world stronger than us together we can clean up Tijuana make it a decent place to live all it takes is the will [Music] carry our dear friend [Music] Bueno Muchachos [Music] thank you [Music] all right get a new car come on let's go what is all this state attorney has some questions he wants to answer be right back thought you might want to read that while you wait here we are you Vultures the boy takes after his father July the 31st The Man Who Loved to fight and asked No Quarter lay in his coffin but his death was not in vain shortly after he was carried to his grave a swelling tide of indignation forced wholesale changes in the government the influence of gangsters corrupt officials the vultures is Manuela Costa Mesa called him was crippled a chain reaction shook the city Tijuana today doesn't wear a Halo but it's finding its way to decency led by the memory of a courageous newsman [Music]