Border Run (The Mule) (Border Run)

Man's voice: The border between the United States and Mexico

spans 2,000 miles.

lt's also the most frequently crossed land border

in the entire world.

And that just refers to legal crossings.

Hundreds of thousands

try to cross into the U.S. illegally every year.

Each person carries a story.

This is one of them.

l didn't know at the time that this story

was also mine.

Vamonos.

Adentro.

Oh, l just sent it. Did you get it?

Shouldn't you have a hot date or something right now?

A hot story, even better.

That senator is a closet lefty in a right-wing state,

and l am going to make damn sure everybody knows it

before voting her in again.

Charlie...

can you proofread this for me?

There are plenty of folks

waiting to get into our country the right way.

You like it?

l like it.

l think it deserves a special segment

on tomorrow night's broadcast.

Now l think you need to go home and have a glass of wine.

There are a couple of facts that need checked.

You don't have much time.

l want a quote from the other side.

- l'll get it done. - No quote, no story.

- Okay. - Fair and balanced, right?

l'm always fair.

Yeah, right. Mm-hmm.

And kind of balanced.

Reporter: What's your stance on the vigilante situation?

Senator, do you support the expansion of the border fence with Mexico?

Securing the border is a matter of national security.

What about deploying the National Guard?

We need more resources, though, at our disposal.

Does that include local militants and armed minutemen?

Senator: These are brave, patriotic Americans

risking their lives in the desert to protect us.

- So, Senator... - Miss Talbert.

So you're in favor of the recent Arizona immigration law?

Of course l am.

My record against illegal immigration is clear.

Why, then, did you vote in favor of a bill

four years ago supporting amnesty

for these same illegals crossing into our country

every single day?

Miss Talbert, it's never quite that simple.

Senator, l also have you on tape

supporting a catch-and-release program.

But that, as l recall--

The very same program which allowed a criminal

illegal alien who was deported into Mexico

to cross back over our border into Arizona one month later.

Thank you, Senator.

Reporter: Senator, how do you respond?

Come on.

- Aaron... - Vamos adentro.

Aaron, can you hear me?

lt's Aaron.

Please leave me a message at the tone.

Damn. What are you doing?

Where's the-- aw, come on.

- Man: Bueno. - Hola. Do you speak English?

Yes.

l'm looking for Aaron Talbert.

ls this Sharon Talbert?

Sharon Talbert...

was our mother.

She died two years ago.

This is Aaron's sister, Sofie Talbert.

Why are you looking for our mom?

l was trying to reach her

because she is the only contact that we have here.

He missed his check-in tonight.

Any of our guys in the field miss a check-in, we call contacts.

Just a safety precaution.

Have you heard from him?

Hello?

l tried calling him tonight, and...

when the phone answered, l heard a gunshot.

A gunshot?

Let's do something.

Let's give it a few hours before we get alarmed.

Just stay calm and call me back then

if you haven't heard from him, okay?

Asshole.

Okay.

l told you l cannot get ahold of him.

Look, you Americans,

you come down here to get away from family.

Your brother, he needs money.

Write a check.

Put it on his table.

And if nobody cashes it in a week,

you come back and we talk about him missing.

Hmm?

- ( horns honking ) - Man: Taxi. Taxi.

Senor!

Aaron?

Roberto?

Okay.

- Excuse me. - ( speaking Spanish )

- Hola. - Man #2: Roberto.

Okay.

Hasta luego.

- Si? - l'm Sofie Talbert.

- Oh, yeah. You're Aaron's sister. - Aaron's sister, yes.

- We spoke on the phone. - Do you want a coffee?

l-- yeah.

The police don't really care that Aaron's missing.

Technically your brother isn't missing yet.

Yeah, have you spoken to him since we talked on the phone?

Nope.

Anybody in here speak to him lately?

Well, he is missing, then. All right?

l want to go out to the address

where he was last seen.

Look, it's too dangerous to go there.

Does anybody know where Aaron Talbert was working?

l got it. l got it.

- You got it? - Come with me.

Yeah. Follow me.

Thank you.

First time in Mexico?

You're not as talkative as your brother, huh?

So what's your story?

You want to save the world, like your brother?

What is it with you?

You provide relief to illegals, breaking American laws.

l'm very proud of that.

My mom almost died trying to cross to the US,

but somebody helped her, you know?

So that's what l do.

l help people.

What about you?

You have a husband? You have kids?

Not that l know of.

No, l've been busy.

What about your family?

Dad died when we were little,

so my mom had to work

and l took care of Aaron.

- This is it. - What?

This is where Aaron was last seen.

Do you want to check her out?

Yeah.

You shouldn't go that way.

Why not?

- ( gunshot ) - ( screaming )

Jesus Christ.

- Shit! - Come on!

You okay?

Look what l found.

That's Aaron's hat.

- lt's got blood on it. - That's blood.

Don't shoot!

We're fine.

They just want to scare you.

Come on. Come on.

We're fine. Don't shoot!

Man: Buenas.

Hola. Do you speak English?

Who's this?

Do you know Aaron Talbert?

Not if l don't know who this is.

This is his sister.

l can't find him, and...

l'm trying to see if you might know where he is.

Not over the phone.

Come to Altar tonight.

Come alone. l'll find you.

- l-- - ( clicks )

Hell-- hello?

Hello?

Tell me about Altar.

- Altar? - Yeah.

lt's a small town

full of migrants, thieves, and coyotes.

How do l get there?

You don't want to get there

unless you want to sneak across the border or get killed.

Look, you can either tell me how to get there

or l'm going to figure it out myself,