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A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

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"YOU WILL HEAR THE SIRENS SINGING

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CLOSER AND CLOSER TO YOU

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PRAY THAT THEY ARE NOT SINGING

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THIS NIGHT FOR YOU."

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OFFICER DANIEL ALATORRE,
SECOND LIEUTENANT.

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WINNER OF THE 3RD REGIONAL
POLICE POETRY CONTEST.

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Twenty-five, C-4, Dispatch.

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Command, I've already reported

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that Tango 45
is attending a 16 on Palacio.

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Us crew members
are boarding Tango 41, as well.

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It's the only unit I have en route…

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They're requesting my assistance.
A female, 52, and her son

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are being followed
by two guys on a motorcycle.

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Over by Aurrerá supermarket.

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Approaching in two.

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One conscious, one unconscious, 23.
López and Flamingos.

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I'm requesting backup, 81.

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Let me know if you go inside in five.

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C-4 from Perla dispatch…

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Eight-zero-nine, give me your 94.

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Eight-zero-nine, your 94?

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This is 809.

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What is your 94, 809?

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I'm on Euzkaro.

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Shortly crossing Misterios.

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They're requesting a 66 on Constancia…

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"Constancia," what?

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…section seven. Constancia,
second floor, third door, interior F.

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In five. I'm heading towards K-100.

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Two here, I'm at third.

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He's proceeding through Portales and…

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It's two, there's a 37.

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There's a fire on Pastizal, as well.

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It appears there was an explosion…

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Goddamnit.

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…a unit from the Red Cross.

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Step onto the sidewalk, please.

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This fucking asshole…

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I'll give you directions,
Chaineli and San Cristóbal.

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They informed us of a fight, 252.
They're no longer there. Now on 11.

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Step up onto the sidewalk, please.

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Squad, via patrol.
They're asking me to find out

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if there's a number
for the anti-kidnapping hotline.

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Three-four, before Maravillas.

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Good evening, Officer.

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Good evening. Is this 25 Constancia?

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Yes. Is the ambulance on the way?

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Dispatch, this is 809.

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I'm at the K-100, 25 Constancia.
I'm going to proceed with a K-11.

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Bro, seven-coke for 41 Posada.

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Okay, Victor 44 reports
that they have a minor with them.

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At the pharmacy. Please confirm.

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I will confirm in five.

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At 40 Avenida Ocho, in Las Águilas,

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they're requesting a 12,
via local networks.

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They reported that a truck
has crashed into a clothing store.

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I spoke to the lady
who owns the store upon arrival,

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and she stated
that a brown Ford truck collided.

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They reached an agreement
among themselves.

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No further news, commune five.

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Dispatch, this is 809.

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I can confirm
that a Z-14 will be required promptly.

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Dispatch, this is 809.

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Affirmative, it will be needed at K-100.

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Constancia number 25,
need a Z-14 right away.

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Coming up in five or eight meters,
although the units are at 29.

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Approach…

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Good evening, Officer.

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Good evening, sir.

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We've been waiting for two hours…

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Could you show me
to the residence, please?

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Yes, but is the ambulance on the way?

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As I said, ma'am,
I've requested a medical unit.

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-It's en route.
-We wanted an ambulance, not a patrol.

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Go on, it's horrible.

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We're waiting for the ambulance.

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-It's here.
-We didn't ask for a cop car.

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We asked for an ambulance.
We've been calling for two hours.

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What are they saying?

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What?

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So?

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Nothing?

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Are you gonna help us?

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Fuck that.

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I just wanted to see.

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Hey, guess what?

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I'm in deep shit.

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I'm with the woman who's in labor
and the Z-14 isn't here.

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Give me that bitch's personal number.

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The one at dispatch.

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And keep trying with Z-14.
Come on, it's serious.

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It feels awful.

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-Okay.
-Deep breaths.

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Dispatch, this is 809. What happened
to the Z-14 for 25 Constancia?

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Dispatch, come on.
The lady is in serious condition.

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The neighbors are really angry too.
What happened with the Z-14?

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My understanding was a 142,
street 15, number 12.

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It's a 29 among neighbors.

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Contact Daniel García Pérez.

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Numeral 200 would get there in 11.

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Also the 114-Alpha
and the 146 wasn't 91 anymore.

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Breathe, ma'am. Breathe.

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That's it. Breathe.

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Good. That's it.

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-It's over.
-Relax.

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In the Academy,
we didn't have first-aid classes

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or medical training.

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I thought, "What am I going to do?"

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So, I spoke frankly with the gentleman.

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I said, "Yes, I've got my gloves."

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Because I tend to carry equipment
that I've bought myself.

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And that I…
I try to have it on me at all times.

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I said, "I've got my gloves,
but I'll be honest with you,

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I have no medical expertise whatsoever."

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"No, get an ambulance!" I said, "Yes,
I've requested one, but it's not my call."

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"My role is simply to find the location

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and confirm that it's a real situation,
so that they can send an ambulance."

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-Here it comes!
-That's it. Push. That's it.

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Almost there.

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That's it.

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That's it!

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Push!

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That's it!

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-Almost there.
-Here it comes.

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That's it, push!

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That's it, ma'am! That's it!

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There you go, sweetie. You got this!

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There you go, sweetie!

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There you go!

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Almost there!

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Push, sweetie!

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There you go!

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-Do you feel that?
-It's over.

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Take it easy. Look. It's done.

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It got to the point
where I saw so much blood,

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the umbilical cord and everything,

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that the only thing
I could think of was to grab my phone.

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Since my husband was off work,

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I called him on his cell to tell him,
"Know what?"

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"I'm assisting a woman in labor,
call an ambulance." "No, are you crazy?"

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So I got backup from my husband.

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And the lady started groaning again.
"I can't take the pain!"

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And I thought, "You already gave birth.
What else do you want?"

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I said, "Grab a pot." He said, "What for?"

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"The placenta is causing the pain.
It's not out yet."

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I said, "You'll have to excuse me,

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I'm not sure if this is sanitary,
but we'll use these."

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"Sure, Officer."

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I said, "If you authorize me,
there is some risk involved."

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"If it works out, we would be okay,

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but if it doesn't, it's my responsibility

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because it wasn't my call to begin with."

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And he gave me these kiddie scissors.

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I said,
"I can't use those to cut it, sir."

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"What else, then?"

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I remember well,
without a shadow of a doubt,

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the ambulance arrived at 1:50 a.m.

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The paramedics finally came in.
Everyone cursed at them.

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They shoved them around,
and barely made their way in.

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They said, "It's already born."
I reply, "Yeah."

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And they go, "It's already born.
What do you expect us to do?"

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Mind you, they turn back and said,
"Where's the placenta?"

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Among us, it's common knowledge,

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the paramedics fight over the placenta

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because the doctors
apply it on their faces.

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"Give me the placenta."
I said, "You're not taking it, I am."

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They wanted to carry me aloft when I left.

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"Thank you so much, Officer.
Congratulations."

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They brought me coffee and a pastry.

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The lady called me and said,

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"Officer, I wanted to tell you
that my husband and I

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have decided to name the girl Teresa."

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I said, "No, I hate my name.
How could you do that to her?"

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My name is María Teresa Hernández Cañas.

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I've been in the force for 17 years

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and I'm 34 years old.

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POLICE

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FEDERAL FORCES

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ALARM 16:37

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Natasha.

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When I started, I went down to Morelos,

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which is right there in Tepito.
First of all, I got sent as punishment.

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One of the bosses sent me.
She said I needed some lessons in humility

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because I felt I was all that.

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I said, "You have low self-esteem."

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So, she sent me to Morelos as punishment.

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On the fourth day, we had stopped
on Eje 1 and Circunvalación,

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and guess what?

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A motorcycle appeared, a red scooter,

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and it stopped by the squad car,

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right up to the side of the car.

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And he said, "I'm going to tell you
what you're going to do."

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He said, "Today, I'll rob Tenochtitlán,"
I don't know which streets he said.

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"I warn you, I'll kick your ass
if I see your patrol car stopping there."

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"You've been warned, doll. Now you know."

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And I felt so scared, so shaken up,

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I thought, "What shall we do?"

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Is he really warning us
that he'll hit that?

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I summoned the courage
to go see the chief and say,

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"Boss, I need to talk to you.
This is what happened."

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"He threatened me and now I'm scared."

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"I just got here,
and they already know me."

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He even laughed. He goes,
"Ha. You've been hazed."

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I tell him, "Chief, you are going
to make me pay if they steal."

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He said, "No, kid. Here in Morelos,

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in this precinct, we don't care."

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I said, "Why not, Chief? It's a robbery."

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He said, "Do you know how many times
they rob the Chinese every week?"

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"I'd be shocked if they get hit
less than ten times."

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"They screw them, beat them up
and empty out their storage rooms."

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"And then what, Chief?"

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"They never report it,
it's all contraband."

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"See? You learn something new every day."

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There are
all types of folks in the police.

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Just as there are lots of good cops
with good intentions

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who go out to fulfill their duties,
by the book,

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there are also lots of cops
who might be crooked,

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or who didn't have a trade
in their civilian life

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and saw the advantages of being a cop.

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It affects me when I see

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these news reports criticizing us.

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As a cop, sometimes it's infuriating.

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"No, we got burned!" I say.

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But the truth is, as a police officer,

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you foster all of that.

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Now what?

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I forgot my keys.

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What if I'd left?

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I'd fucking kick the door in,
like in the movies.

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-Hurry. I haven't walked the dog.
-I'll walk her in a sec.

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-I left some soup in the oven.
-I'll walk her now. Don't worry.

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I. TERESA

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I used to see them out on the street,

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and, I mean,
they seemed like total heroes to me.

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Since my dad was a cop,
I felt like nothing could happen to me.

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I felt like, wherever we went,

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we would be well-protected
and looked after simply because of that.

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I would see my dad come home
carrying his gun, the tight shirt,

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he even had his shield,
and instructed the boy.

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"Do this move, son. Pretend
you're shooting and I'll take pictures."

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And he would.

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00:19:24,913 --> 00:19:27,457
I'd say, "Take some of me."
He'd go, "You're jealous."

246
00:19:27,541 --> 00:19:30,085
"You just want to do
everything your brother does."

247
00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:32,588
I said, "No,
I want to be a police officer."

248
00:19:32,671 --> 00:19:33,630
"No, you don't."

249
00:19:33,714 --> 00:19:36,842
So, there was that discrimination
that he could and I couldn't.

250
00:19:37,467 --> 00:19:40,387
"You're going to get married,
have kids, and that's it."

251
00:19:41,013 --> 00:19:42,806
"No, Dad, I'll be a police officer."

252
00:19:51,815 --> 00:19:54,276
PHARMACY

253
00:20:05,287 --> 00:20:07,414
-Yesterday was the 19th, wasn't it?
-Yeah.

254
00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:09,374
Yeah…

255
00:20:11,668 --> 00:20:13,086
Yeah, look, you didn't sign.

256
00:20:13,170 --> 00:20:15,297
Yes, I had to rush back to the precinct.

257
00:20:15,380 --> 00:20:16,882
-In a hurry.
-Don't worry.

258
00:20:17,466 --> 00:20:20,093
-Don't worry, darling.
-My boss would have killed me.

259
00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:21,803
BUSINESS CODE - DATE

260
00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:24,139
Can I get you a coffee, copper?
Something to eat?

261
00:20:25,140 --> 00:20:26,391
A muffin?

262
00:20:27,392 --> 00:20:28,644
Instant ramen?

263
00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:32,522
Enjoy.

264
00:20:37,110 --> 00:20:39,738
The truth is, after finishing high school,

265
00:20:39,821 --> 00:20:43,825
I spent a year doing nothing.
I thought, "I don't want to study."

266
00:20:43,909 --> 00:20:45,702
"I don't want to do anything."

267
00:20:45,786 --> 00:20:49,373
I said, "Mom, I've had it.
I'm going to join the police force."

268
00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:52,292
What's wrong, Officer?

269
00:20:52,376 --> 00:20:55,879
"No, you're crazy.
Your dad is going to go ballistic."

270
00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:58,799
I said, "Whatever.
If he wants me to work, I'll work."

271
00:20:58,882 --> 00:21:00,259
"But I'll choose it."

272
00:21:00,342 --> 00:21:02,511
What seems to be the problem, Officer?

273
00:21:02,594 --> 00:21:04,471
I already told you, man…

274
00:21:04,554 --> 00:21:08,183
He goes, "No way!
The police force is for losers."

275
00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:10,018
"That's not what I want for you."

276
00:21:12,437 --> 00:21:14,606
Spread your legs. Hands behind your head.

277
00:21:15,148 --> 00:21:17,192
Relax…

278
00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,902
So, we started arguing.

279
00:21:18,986 --> 00:21:22,114
And he took everything from me.
My money, shampoo, everything.

280
00:21:22,197 --> 00:21:24,616
He wanted to force me to see

281
00:21:24,700 --> 00:21:28,036
what it would be like
to have to work for my basic necessities.

282
00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:29,538
-This is abuse.
-Cooperate.

283
00:21:29,621 --> 00:21:31,039
This is an abuse of power.

284
00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:34,084
-What abuse?
-Who's going to lock my car?

285
00:21:34,167 --> 00:21:36,461
-I'll request backup.
-You can't request a thing.

286
00:21:36,545 --> 00:21:40,048
When the four of us sat down to eat,
we all sat facing each other.

287
00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:42,676
I mean, I wanted to avoid my dad's look,

288
00:21:42,759 --> 00:21:46,013
because we were at the table,
and I always sat right across from him.

289
00:21:46,513 --> 00:21:51,268
So, I moved the jug of water
and stooped down, so he couldn't see me.

290
00:21:51,351 --> 00:21:54,104
That was the time he hurt my feelings

291
00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:58,150
deeply, because I never expected
my dad to say,

292
00:21:58,233 --> 00:21:59,943
"Did you earn your food already?"

293
00:22:01,611 --> 00:22:03,739
That hit me really hard.

294
00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:06,992
I got teary and didn't say a word.
I stood up

295
00:22:07,659 --> 00:22:09,161
and went into my bedroom.

296
00:22:14,249 --> 00:22:16,084
PÉREZ, DANIEL - FAILS TO REPORT

297
00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:18,837
Caro, why haven't you
put me through to management?

298
00:22:19,671 --> 00:22:21,423
Do you have a working pen?

299
00:22:21,506 --> 00:22:23,175
What do you think, hon? No.

300
00:22:23,258 --> 00:22:25,844
-I love your earrings.
-Thanks, doll.

301
00:22:26,386 --> 00:22:28,305
-Give me a hand, would you?
-With what?

302
00:22:28,388 --> 00:22:31,141
-I took him down to the ward…
-You're so fucking stubborn.

303
00:22:31,224 --> 00:22:33,977
I already took him to the doctor.
Here's the info.

304
00:22:34,061 --> 00:22:36,104
No, I'm tired too, dude.

305
00:22:36,188 --> 00:22:38,148
-I want to go home.
-Look.

306
00:22:38,690 --> 00:22:40,692
-Look at the info.
-Fucking Tere!

307
00:22:41,318 --> 00:22:42,235
Come on…

308
00:22:42,319 --> 00:22:43,278
No, dude.

309
00:22:44,071 --> 00:22:46,198
-No, you take advantage…
-It's only missing…

310
00:22:46,281 --> 00:22:48,200
Just missing this information.

311
00:22:48,283 --> 00:22:50,619
-You took him to Medical Service?
-Yeah.

312
00:22:50,702 --> 00:22:51,828
What's wrong, Caro?

313
00:22:52,996 --> 00:22:53,997
Oh.

314
00:22:54,915 --> 00:22:57,459
-Please.
-Hold on. Give me a moment.

315
00:23:01,505 --> 00:23:05,425
That hit me so hard and hurt so much,
that I saw it as a challenge.

316
00:23:06,343 --> 00:23:08,220
I said, "Okay, I'm going to succeed."

317
00:23:08,303 --> 00:23:12,140
"Now I'll show you that
I'm the opposite of what you think of me."

318
00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:15,310
"And I will work,
but I'll go into the police force."

319
00:23:42,546 --> 00:23:43,797
…after 3-1.

320
00:23:44,506 --> 00:23:47,592
When I reached my third month,
I said, "Look, I'm three months in."

321
00:23:47,676 --> 00:23:50,303
"I've proven to you that

322
00:23:50,387 --> 00:23:52,556
I will stick with it,
that it's my passion."

323
00:23:53,056 --> 00:23:57,310
He said, "I'll believe it once you come
to invite me to your graduation."

324
00:23:57,394 --> 00:23:58,812
"Then I'll believe you."

325
00:24:00,230 --> 00:24:04,317
And he did. He attended my graduation.
He brought my mom,

326
00:24:04,401 --> 00:24:07,279
and enjoyed himself. There he was.
Photos, hugs, and everything.

327
00:24:07,362 --> 00:24:10,157
But later on, back at home,

328
00:24:10,949 --> 00:24:14,703
he sits me down and says,
"Well, I'll tell you what we'll do."

329
00:24:14,786 --> 00:24:17,706
"Now what?" I said.
"I finished. I came through."

330
00:24:18,331 --> 00:24:23,253
He said, "You are strictly forbidden
from telling anyone that I'm your dad."

331
00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,673
I said, "Why? What's the problem?"

332
00:24:27,340 --> 00:24:29,718
He says, "When you get to the precinct…"

333
00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:32,429
I was 18, I was fairly slim,

334
00:24:32,512 --> 00:24:34,514
and, in my opinion, quite pretty, right?

335
00:24:35,182 --> 00:24:37,767
Good body. He said, "No."

336
00:24:38,310 --> 00:24:41,229
"When you get to the precinct,
I'll get upset

337
00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:43,148
if a higher-up starts harassing you."

338
00:24:43,231 --> 00:24:45,525
He said, "Because the higher-ups,

339
00:24:45,609 --> 00:24:48,445
the first thing they notice
is who they like, who is cute."

340
00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:51,823
"And if you play along
and you also like it,

341
00:24:51,907 --> 00:24:54,367
I won't stop you,
you know what you're doing."

342
00:24:54,451 --> 00:24:56,995
"The less people know
you're my daughter, the better."

343
00:24:57,078 --> 00:24:59,664
"Also, if someone disrespects you,

344
00:24:59,748 --> 00:25:03,376
I won't get into an argument
with my colleagues over that."

345
00:25:10,759 --> 00:25:12,219
"Do you know what I'll do?"

346
00:25:12,302 --> 00:25:16,139
"I won't stop until they send me
to your precinct, where you are."

347
00:25:16,681 --> 00:25:18,558
"Moreover,

348
00:25:18,642 --> 00:25:21,561
I'm going to work with you.
We'll go out on patrol together."

349
00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:26,233
And when every single argument
had failed to convince me,

350
00:25:26,816 --> 00:25:31,029
he said, "What would happen
if, one day, we go out on patrol together

351
00:25:31,613 --> 00:25:35,408
and, as fate would have it,
they shot me in front of you?"

352
00:25:36,868 --> 00:25:40,830
"Do you really think you have
the courage to stand there and watch

353
00:25:40,914 --> 00:25:44,084
while they shoot
or unleash a hail of bullets on me

354
00:25:44,167 --> 00:25:46,628
and do something about it?
How are you going to react?"

355
00:25:46,711 --> 00:25:48,588
"If I died right there at your feet?"

356
00:25:48,672 --> 00:25:51,841
"You know the fucking trauma
you'll endure for the rest of your life?"

357
00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:56,054
So I apologized. Point taken.

358
00:26:17,117 --> 00:26:20,870
I was about ten at the time
and my little brother was about six.

359
00:26:21,621 --> 00:26:24,124
When you live with a cop for a dad,

360
00:26:24,708 --> 00:26:28,003
you live with a high degree
of anxiety and uncertainty.

361
00:26:28,086 --> 00:26:30,547
You know he goes out,
you know he's going to work.

362
00:26:30,630 --> 00:26:33,466
But, as a child,
when he leaves to go to work,

363
00:26:33,550 --> 00:26:37,220
you don't fully grasp the danger as a kid,
or the things that they're exposed to.

364
00:26:51,568 --> 00:26:52,444
Okay…

365
00:27:00,243 --> 00:27:01,119
Partner.

366
00:27:01,202 --> 00:27:02,662
Go to sleep, dude.

367
00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:05,290
Let's go catch someone.

368
00:27:05,874 --> 00:27:08,209
Go to sleep. jerk. You slept all night?

369
00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:10,003
I'm hungry.

370
00:27:10,629 --> 00:27:11,755
Let's go get some grub.

371
00:27:12,672 --> 00:27:14,633
-Okay, but you drive.
-Okay.

372
00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,678
He was so certain that he said,

373
00:27:18,762 --> 00:27:22,223
"Well, we switched drivers,"
and he put the patrol car in reverse.

374
00:27:24,851 --> 00:27:28,897
The other day, we were…
It was Sunday, I think.

375
00:27:28,980 --> 00:27:30,523
We were lazing around.

376
00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:33,526
All of a sudden,

377
00:27:35,278 --> 00:27:38,948
my uniform was there somewhere.
And my son said,

378
00:27:39,616 --> 00:27:42,369
"Dad, I want to be a police officer
when I grow up."

379
00:27:43,370 --> 00:27:44,704
You're fucked.

380
00:27:45,914 --> 00:27:47,290
That's what I thought.

381
00:27:48,792 --> 00:27:50,251
Look at these assholes.

382
00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:53,254
Let's get our grub money.

383
00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:57,592
Datsun, you're going the wrong way.

384
00:28:06,393 --> 00:28:09,896
He said, "Well, we stopped a car
that was going in the wrong direction."

385
00:28:09,979 --> 00:28:12,232
"We stopped them,
first of all, to run a check,

386
00:28:12,315 --> 00:28:15,318
and then, to be honest,
to see what they'd give us."

387
00:28:34,504 --> 00:28:35,797
Good evening, kids.

388
00:28:36,297 --> 00:28:37,132
Good evening.

389
00:28:37,674 --> 00:28:39,718
-Everything okay?
-All good, Officer.

390
00:28:39,801 --> 00:28:42,429
-You were going the wrong way.
-Damn.

391
00:28:42,512 --> 00:28:44,389
-Didn't you realize?
-No.

392
00:28:44,889 --> 00:28:46,641
Show me your papers, please.

393
00:28:47,183 --> 00:28:50,145
-License and registration.
-Of course.

394
00:28:52,647 --> 00:28:53,940
Let's see.

395
00:28:54,691 --> 00:28:56,484
Heck, no. What's that?

396
00:28:57,235 --> 00:28:59,279
For my license and registration.

397
00:28:59,362 --> 00:29:00,697
Come on, pal.

398
00:29:01,656 --> 00:29:03,616
That barely covers for your license.

399
00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:34,397
Motherfucker!

400
00:29:35,356 --> 00:29:36,649
Get in, dude!

401
00:30:01,049 --> 00:30:03,384
He said, "I fell down when they shot me."

402
00:30:03,968 --> 00:30:06,888
"And I closed my eyes.
I thought that if I opened them,

403
00:30:06,971 --> 00:30:10,642
they would realize I was still alive
and they would finish me off."

404
00:30:10,725 --> 00:30:13,186
Hang in there.
I'm going to ask for help. Hang on.

405
00:30:13,269 --> 00:30:17,398
Help arrived, and, as usual,

406
00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:21,152
one of the force's biggest issues,
there are no medical units.

407
00:30:21,236 --> 00:30:23,404
No one comes
and they don't know what to do.

408
00:30:23,488 --> 00:30:25,657
The first squad car arrived and they said,

409
00:30:25,740 --> 00:30:28,326
"I'm reporting
that our colleague is losing blood."

410
00:30:28,409 --> 00:30:30,703
"Since the ambulance isn't coming,
I'll take him."

411
00:30:30,787 --> 00:30:32,997
Dispatch, I'm bringing a Z-2 by X-13.

412
00:30:33,081 --> 00:30:35,917
I repeat, a Z-2 by X-13.
We're headed to Medellín Hospital.

413
00:30:37,126 --> 00:30:38,294
Leave him alone.

414
00:30:38,378 --> 00:30:39,754
…I repeat…

415
00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,758
Our protocol states that
we can't remove our bulletproof vests.

416
00:30:44,509 --> 00:30:48,012
Why? If you remove it and end up dying,

417
00:30:48,096 --> 00:30:49,931
the life insurance won't cover it.

418
00:30:51,599 --> 00:30:52,642
We're almost there.

419
00:30:52,725 --> 00:30:55,061
Protocol says you also can't drive him,

420
00:30:55,144 --> 00:30:59,649
because if he dies in the car,
the one transporting him is responsible.

421
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:08,616
Under such circumstances,
life gets more complicated,

422
00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:12,203
both as a child and as parent,
because you live on edge,

423
00:31:12,287 --> 00:31:15,123
with the feeling of being unprotected.

424
00:31:18,042 --> 00:31:21,796
At one point,
after graduating from the Academy,

425
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:25,091
I got promoted and reached his rank

426
00:31:25,174 --> 00:31:29,470
and told him, "We're equals now."
He said, "Don't be mistaken."

427
00:31:29,554 --> 00:31:31,598
"I've got seniority, I have experience."

428
00:31:31,681 --> 00:31:33,016
"I have all this, you don't."

429
00:31:33,850 --> 00:31:36,769
When he saw I started helping
and I protected him,

430
00:31:36,853 --> 00:31:39,439
he had no choice but to admit to it.

431
00:31:39,522 --> 00:31:42,317
But only in writing,
because out loud and face-to-face,

432
00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:44,402
actually, he never did tell me.

433
00:31:45,778 --> 00:31:47,447
-What's up, dude?
-How are you?

434
00:31:47,947 --> 00:31:50,658
-Everything good?
-Yeah. Come in. It's cool.

435
00:31:50,742 --> 00:31:52,744
-Come on in.
-Hi.

436
00:31:53,286 --> 00:31:54,996
-Congratulations.
-Thanks.

437
00:31:55,663 --> 00:31:58,416
-What's your name, miss?
-Julia, copper. Good evening.

438
00:31:59,083 --> 00:32:01,127
-Good evening, copper.
-It's very late.

439
00:32:01,210 --> 00:32:03,588
Be considerate with your neighbors.

440
00:32:03,671 --> 00:32:04,964
Your neighbors have jobs.

441
00:32:06,090 --> 00:32:09,093
I'm sure
you're a student on holiday break,

442
00:32:09,177 --> 00:32:10,386
but these people work.

443
00:32:10,470 --> 00:32:12,639
No, I'm not a student, copper. I work now.

444
00:32:12,722 --> 00:32:14,974
And we all live here in the building…

445
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:16,517
Son of a bitch!

446
00:32:18,686 --> 00:32:20,063
No way. These motherfuckers.

447
00:32:20,146 --> 00:32:22,815
Come on, dude! Don't be an asshole!
What's up?

448
00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:25,693
-Come on, copper…
-No, miss, that's out of line.

449
00:32:25,777 --> 00:32:28,947
There's always a jerk.
Even among your friends, am I right?

450
00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:31,491
You know what they'll say
if I return a damaged car?

451
00:32:32,241 --> 00:32:35,495
Let's deal with it some other way.
I swear on Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

452
00:32:35,578 --> 00:32:37,121
Just between us, okay?

453
00:32:37,205 --> 00:32:39,332
-Fuck that little shit.
-Enough, young lady.

454
00:32:39,415 --> 00:32:41,084
Okay.

455
00:32:42,210 --> 00:32:43,252
We're good now.

456
00:32:43,336 --> 00:32:45,129
-Let's go make love, copper.
-Enough.

457
00:32:45,213 --> 00:32:46,881
-Let's celebrate life.
-Enough.

458
00:32:47,548 --> 00:32:49,175
Go make love, asshole.

459
00:32:49,258 --> 00:32:50,718
Move it, please.

460
00:32:57,141 --> 00:33:00,061
When he saw I started helping
and I protected him,

461
00:33:00,603 --> 00:33:03,064
he had no choice but to admit to it.

462
00:33:03,147 --> 00:33:05,900
But only in writing,
because out loud and face-to-face,

463
00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:07,986
actually, he never did tell me.

464
00:33:10,863 --> 00:33:12,156
Here it is.

465
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,493
It reads, "My child,
my admiration grows by the day."

466
00:33:15,576 --> 00:33:18,871
"You've shown the will to get ahead,

467
00:33:19,622 --> 00:33:22,333
and self-determination
to achieve your goals."

468
00:33:22,959 --> 00:33:25,128
"I can say, unequivocally, that you posses

469
00:33:25,211 --> 00:33:29,549
the perfect skillset
required to carry on this job."

470
00:33:30,091 --> 00:33:32,927
"This extremely dangerous
but exciting line of work,

471
00:33:33,511 --> 00:33:36,431
which consists in serving the citizenry."

472
00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:39,809
"Even though the aforementioned
might not value our sacrifice,

473
00:33:40,351 --> 00:33:42,311
"I pray to God that He enlightens you

474
00:33:42,395 --> 00:33:45,940
and fills you with the strength
and courage to carry on."

475
00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:49,193
"Sending you lots of kisses

476
00:33:50,319 --> 00:33:51,654
and best of wishes…

477
00:33:55,283 --> 00:33:57,452
so that you achieve all your goals."

478
00:33:58,286 --> 00:34:01,205
"With admiration,
love and respect, your dad."

479
00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:06,461
It wasn't until then
that he acknowledged it.

480
00:34:09,756 --> 00:34:12,258
BEST OF WISHES
SO THAT YOU ACHIEVE ALL YOUR GOALS.

481
00:34:12,341 --> 00:34:14,302
WITH ADMIRATION, LOVE AND RESPECT,
YOUR DAD

482
00:35:05,686 --> 00:35:06,979
Hey. What's up?

483
00:35:07,730 --> 00:35:09,732
Say hi first.
You go straight for the money.

484
00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:13,653
Fucking coins. You always try to screw me.

485
00:35:13,736 --> 00:35:15,947
-One, two, three, four, five.
-Sign it, you jerk.

486
00:35:16,030 --> 00:35:18,866
-Sign for me.
-I'm going to write "Fag."

487
00:35:18,950 --> 00:35:21,869
In here, you experience
the full spectrum of emotions.

488
00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:23,079
You cry.

489
00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:25,081
You suffer.

490
00:35:25,706 --> 00:35:29,210
They can show you gratitude one minute
and call you son of a bitch the next.

491
00:35:29,919 --> 00:35:34,757
I mean, the adrenaline you feel,
it's not like those other jobs…

492
00:35:34,841 --> 00:35:37,635
Maybe not on those, but here…

493
00:35:38,261 --> 00:35:40,847
you feel the adrenaline from 6:00 a.m.,

494
00:35:40,930 --> 00:35:43,391
until 3:00, 4:00, 10:00 p.m.

495
00:35:43,474 --> 00:35:45,643
I've jumped off rooftops,

496
00:35:45,726 --> 00:35:48,229
I've climbed up to turn off gas tanks.

497
00:35:48,312 --> 00:35:50,189
Chased after crooks.

498
00:35:50,273 --> 00:35:52,733
I've been knocked off of the motorcycle.

499
00:35:53,651 --> 00:35:55,653
The adrenaline rush is so intense,

500
00:35:55,736 --> 00:35:59,407
that… you lose all feeling,
you can't even think.

501
00:36:02,410 --> 00:36:04,787
My name is
José de Jesús Rodríguez Hernández.

502
00:36:07,415 --> 00:36:08,916
Better known as Montoya.

503
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:14,172
II. MONTOYA

504
00:36:18,801 --> 00:36:21,095
I was raised
in the La Lagunilla neighborhood.

505
00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:24,056
In Paraguay street.

506
00:36:24,682 --> 00:36:27,059
In the hood, as they call it, right?

507
00:36:27,143 --> 00:36:30,062
Those were still the days
you'd get punished with a wet belt.

508
00:36:31,105 --> 00:36:32,607
Or with the flip-flop smack.

509
00:36:34,525 --> 00:36:36,527
But I'm grateful to my mom now

510
00:36:37,111 --> 00:36:40,156
because even though
it was a rough neighborhood,

511
00:36:40,781 --> 00:36:45,369
and we had a…
really tough life, we all did,

512
00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:47,496
due to my father's absence,

513
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:49,707
I wasn't another casualty.

514
00:36:50,833 --> 00:36:53,169
And I didn't get stuck there.

515
00:36:54,795 --> 00:36:55,755
Didn't do drugs.

516
00:36:56,505 --> 00:36:57,632
Didn't deal.

517
00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:05,223
You have to be vigilant as a cop.

518
00:37:05,306 --> 00:37:08,517
I've never been one
to fall asleep in the squad car,

519
00:37:09,101 --> 00:37:14,023
or to be caught off guard because
I've been jumped on occasion

520
00:37:14,523 --> 00:37:17,360
and I think I made it out alive
for that same reason.

521
00:37:18,319 --> 00:37:19,946
I've always been alert.

522
00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:27,787
Twice I was involved in a shootout
with some crooks at Ermita and Tlalpan.

523
00:37:27,870 --> 00:37:30,706
We were driving by
and they were robbing an ATM.

524
00:37:31,540 --> 00:37:34,210
And as we drive by,
they start shooting at us.

525
00:37:36,671 --> 00:37:40,132
I was in shock when I heard all that,

526
00:37:40,216 --> 00:37:44,679
but I felt the pressure
and saw my partner saying,

527
00:37:45,221 --> 00:37:46,847
"Shoot them!"

528
00:37:47,473 --> 00:37:49,850
We ran out all the way to…

529
00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:53,604
We got into it outside a 7-Eleven
on Tlaplan and Ermita.

530
00:37:54,522 --> 00:37:55,773
He escaped.

531
00:37:56,315 --> 00:37:58,276
Next thing I know,

532
00:37:58,359 --> 00:38:01,279
I ended up on the rooftop
of a Burger King.

533
00:38:01,362 --> 00:38:03,990
After it was over,
I had such an adrenaline rush,

534
00:38:04,073 --> 00:38:07,743
that I completely forgot where I left
my shotgun and I didn't have my vest on.

535
00:38:08,661 --> 00:38:12,248
A colleague told me, "Damn, partner,
you really threw it at that dude."

536
00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:15,001
That adrenaline rush
was some serious shit.

537
00:38:15,710 --> 00:38:18,170
Because you lose track of time.

538
00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:21,507
Once you come down
from the adrenaline rush,

539
00:38:21,590 --> 00:38:24,135
you stop to say,
"No way! Did I really do all this?"

540
00:38:27,513 --> 00:38:29,181
-How much is it?
-Thirty.

541
00:38:30,641 --> 00:38:33,811
You don't need sunblock,
you're already dark-skinned.

542
00:38:33,894 --> 00:38:37,315
-Don't get sunburned.
-Don't get sunburned. Right.

543
00:38:38,691 --> 00:38:40,860
My brother was really,

544
00:38:41,527 --> 00:38:44,739
well, practically,
the reason I became a policeman.

545
00:38:45,364 --> 00:38:47,491
Because he joined the force.

546
00:38:48,492 --> 00:38:51,579
I remember when he came home,

547
00:38:52,204 --> 00:38:53,956
he was wearing his cap.

548
00:38:54,707 --> 00:38:57,460
Or maybe a jacket,
and he would give it to me.

549
00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:03,424
And I would get really excited as a kid.
Like, "No way, dude."

550
00:39:05,051 --> 00:39:09,513
And my brother always loved
to look very sharp, you know?

551
00:39:09,597 --> 00:39:11,098
He was a dandy, you know?

552
00:39:55,351 --> 00:39:58,521
I really looked up to my brother.

553
00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:05,152
I remember when
he used to be on the beat in Tepito.

554
00:40:05,236 --> 00:40:06,862
He'd come by to visit afterwards.

555
00:40:06,946 --> 00:40:09,532
He would come in with his pals,
carrying machine guns.

556
00:40:09,615 --> 00:40:11,826
They were from the riot police unit.

557
00:40:16,205 --> 00:40:18,165
And later on,

558
00:40:18,249 --> 00:40:20,960
he would come by in the famous Suburban

559
00:40:22,503 --> 00:40:25,214
and they would show up
with ten other officers.

560
00:40:26,215 --> 00:40:29,760
And they would go to the house
to eat with my mom.

561
00:40:29,844 --> 00:40:33,347
They would be wearing uniforms
and would put down the machine guns

562
00:40:33,848 --> 00:40:35,558
against the wall.

563
00:40:36,308 --> 00:40:39,687
And they would show them to me, right?

564
00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:43,023
They would teach me
how to hold them and all that.

565
00:40:44,608 --> 00:40:47,194
When we graduated from the Academy,

566
00:40:47,278 --> 00:40:50,406
they assigned us to the downtown precinct.

567
00:40:50,489 --> 00:40:53,159
Practically where I reside.

568
00:40:53,242 --> 00:40:56,412
Where I grew up, where I was raised,

569
00:40:56,954 --> 00:40:58,539
where I spent all my childhood.

570
00:40:59,165 --> 00:41:01,125
I requested a transfer, because

571
00:41:01,876 --> 00:41:03,752
it was a little tough.

572
00:41:04,795 --> 00:41:07,214
Not so much because I knew the neighbors,

573
00:41:07,298 --> 00:41:10,634
but because there's a lot of wrongdoing,
a lot of crime.

574
00:41:11,218 --> 00:41:15,598
I was also scared that
they might do something to me, right?

575
00:41:15,681 --> 00:41:17,892
Or that I if pulled over a criminal,

576
00:41:18,767 --> 00:41:20,269
a robber or something,

577
00:41:21,187 --> 00:41:23,189
the family might retaliate.

578
00:41:23,272 --> 00:41:26,025
-You can't be here. Go over to that side.
-What do you mean?

579
00:41:26,108 --> 00:41:27,943
-Why can't I be here?
-You can't be here.

580
00:41:29,487 --> 00:41:31,906
-Officer!
-Keep an eye on your friend.

581
00:41:32,406 --> 00:41:33,991
You're going to get it, asshole.

582
00:41:35,117 --> 00:41:36,785
Watch out, my friend. What's up?

583
00:41:36,869 --> 00:41:38,579
Have a drink, Officer.

584
00:41:38,662 --> 00:41:39,997
What's up?

585
00:41:40,080 --> 00:41:41,499
Get back to the other side.

586
00:41:41,582 --> 00:41:43,959
We pay your fucking salary…

587
00:41:44,752 --> 00:41:46,170
Enough, asshole!

588
00:41:47,046 --> 00:41:50,257
Those three fucking eggs
you eat every week are on me.

589
00:41:50,341 --> 00:41:51,800
-Enough!
-Don't listen to him!

590
00:41:54,637 --> 00:41:56,222
There's no bathroom?

591
00:41:56,305 --> 00:41:59,600
What's the big deal?
It's just a tree, it's all good.

592
00:42:00,476 --> 00:42:01,727
You can't piss here.

593
00:42:08,192 --> 00:42:09,610
Get back on the other side.

594
00:42:10,444 --> 00:42:12,238
-Get back.
-Come on, let's go.

595
00:42:12,321 --> 00:42:13,697
Get back to the other side.

596
00:42:16,033 --> 00:42:17,243
Enough. Get going.

597
00:42:17,326 --> 00:42:18,744
Take him with you.

598
00:42:28,963 --> 00:42:30,631
Aren't you gonna do something?

599
00:42:31,757 --> 00:42:32,675
I can't.

600
00:42:32,758 --> 00:42:33,759
You can't?

601
00:42:35,511 --> 00:42:37,054
He has rights.

602
00:42:37,805 --> 00:42:40,849
If we were in the United States, by now…

603
00:42:41,809 --> 00:42:43,310
I live in Miami.

604
00:42:43,394 --> 00:42:44,728
He'd be hitting the ground

605
00:42:45,771 --> 00:42:46,772
in no time.

606
00:42:46,855 --> 00:42:48,857
That's right. We live in Mexico.

607
00:42:49,984 --> 00:42:53,195
I was riding my motorcycle…
I love my bike.

608
00:42:53,279 --> 00:42:56,198
I was already a cop.
This was a couple years back.

609
00:42:56,699 --> 00:43:00,035
I turned around and said,
"Hey, are you Raúl?"

610
00:43:00,119 --> 00:43:01,161
"Yes."

611
00:43:01,620 --> 00:43:04,957
"How are you?
Remember me from elementary school?"

612
00:43:05,624 --> 00:43:09,003
"We used to fly kites together
on top of rooftops and whatnot."

613
00:43:10,713 --> 00:43:12,715
"So, how have you been?" "Okay."

614
00:43:13,716 --> 00:43:15,175
"What do you do for a living?"

615
00:43:16,969 --> 00:43:18,929
I tell him, "I am a cop."

616
00:43:19,013 --> 00:43:21,056
"I joined the force." And he tells me,

617
00:43:21,765 --> 00:43:23,517
"Oh, you are a pig now."

618
00:43:23,601 --> 00:43:25,102
I said, "What about you?"

619
00:43:25,185 --> 00:43:28,063
"Well, I did a job and it went wrong

620
00:43:29,064 --> 00:43:32,109
and they sent me to jail.
I served two years."

621
00:43:33,986 --> 00:43:35,654
Keep in mind,

622
00:43:35,738 --> 00:43:37,031
that this kid,

623
00:43:37,990 --> 00:43:41,452
sometimes he defended me,
and sometimes I defended him.

624
00:43:42,453 --> 00:43:46,165
And we used to play together
around the neighborhood.

625
00:43:46,290 --> 00:43:50,252
Watching the cops
chasing after his friends, the crooks.

626
00:43:51,045 --> 00:43:52,630
Would you believe it?

627
00:43:53,297 --> 00:43:57,843
It's funny, we used to see that as kids
and now we're living through it.

628
00:43:57,926 --> 00:44:02,306
He chose a life of crime
and I chose the life of a policeman.

629
00:44:35,214 --> 00:44:36,048
Now what?

630
00:44:36,131 --> 00:44:37,633
I forgot my keys!

631
00:44:44,723 --> 00:44:45,641
Teresa!

632
00:44:46,850 --> 00:44:48,727
Easy! Come here!

633
00:44:51,313 --> 00:44:52,272
Partner

634
00:44:52,898 --> 00:44:57,653
is a word that
we ourselves introduced, okay?

635
00:44:58,404 --> 00:45:02,491
The friendship you forge with that person,

636
00:45:03,283 --> 00:45:07,287
the trust you put in them.
More than being just a co-worker,

637
00:45:07,371 --> 00:45:11,458
you start to also regard them
on a human level.

638
00:45:11,542 --> 00:45:14,086
It comes to a point where

639
00:45:15,170 --> 00:45:17,715
you feel such a bond with your co-worker

640
00:45:17,798 --> 00:45:21,760
that, because of it,
you start feeling like a couple.

641
00:45:22,678 --> 00:45:27,599
III. TERESA AND MONTOYA

642
00:45:27,933 --> 00:45:29,351
How did it start?

643
00:45:30,436 --> 00:45:31,937
I'll tell you how it started.

644
00:45:32,438 --> 00:45:33,480
Let me tell you

645
00:45:34,481 --> 00:45:37,985
the funny thing about time…
He had been in the precinct for a while,

646
00:45:38,068 --> 00:45:39,987
and I had been there for three years.

647
00:45:40,487 --> 00:45:43,365
-Even though we worked in the same place…
-I never saw you.

648
00:45:43,949 --> 00:45:44,950
I never saw him.

649
00:45:45,033 --> 00:45:47,411
When I saw him at first,

650
00:45:47,494 --> 00:45:50,748
I couldn't stand him.
Honestly, he seemed like a preppy clown.

651
00:45:50,831 --> 00:45:54,960
Always self-absorbed, and he felt
like he was all that. Like a stud.

652
00:45:55,669 --> 00:45:58,297
-So in my mind, he…
-According to her, right?

653
00:45:58,380 --> 00:46:01,842
-It's the truth. I saw him like a clown.
-Sorry, I was good-looking.

654
00:46:02,509 --> 00:46:05,554
One time, we got paired up.

655
00:46:06,221 --> 00:46:08,932
We rode together in the truck.

656
00:46:09,016 --> 00:46:10,809
By the way, that truck was packed

657
00:46:10,893 --> 00:46:13,604
with girls who had no clue
about police work.

658
00:46:13,687 --> 00:46:15,397
Didn't mention it to Alonso, but…

659
00:46:16,106 --> 00:46:18,150
Yeah, he was in a truck full of girls.

660
00:46:18,233 --> 00:46:20,360
No, we were going to the anti-riot.

661
00:46:20,444 --> 00:46:24,531
Okay. So, I got in
and started organizing. Nothing new.

662
00:46:25,073 --> 00:46:28,494
-The gentleman looking dapper…
-She sets everyone straight.

663
00:46:28,577 --> 00:46:31,955
They all pampered him.
One caressed his hair, and I was like…

664
00:46:32,039 --> 00:46:34,166
-I never said that.
-"What's wrong with you?"

665
00:46:34,249 --> 00:46:35,417
No, but I did.

666
00:46:35,501 --> 00:46:40,047
And they went on, right? I just looked on,
thinking he was higher up.

667
00:46:40,130 --> 00:46:43,133
He was the one in charge
and I sat right behind him,

668
00:46:43,217 --> 00:46:46,220
like his second in command.
Because those kids were rookies.

669
00:46:46,845 --> 00:46:49,348
And as I'm watching him,

670
00:46:49,431 --> 00:46:51,475
I think, "This one's not working."

671
00:46:51,558 --> 00:46:54,019
He spent the whole day on the phone

672
00:46:54,102 --> 00:46:56,814
with one or two girlfriends,
doing his thing.

673
00:46:57,356 --> 00:46:59,608
And these girls
didn't want to lift a finger.

674
00:47:00,150 --> 00:47:02,569
Honest to God,
they felt that they owned the boss.

675
00:47:02,653 --> 00:47:06,198
They offered food to him,
the whole nine yards. I said, "Okay."

676
00:47:06,281 --> 00:47:08,367
By the way, I was 15 kilos lighter.

677
00:47:08,450 --> 00:47:10,577
They sent us on a raid to Cuautepec.

678
00:47:11,078 --> 00:47:11,912
And off we went.

679
00:47:11,995 --> 00:47:15,123
I remember that day
you climbed out back in the truck.

680
00:47:16,333 --> 00:47:20,671
You climbed out back… and I saw you
through the rear-view mirror.

681
00:47:21,380 --> 00:47:23,590
And you were eyeing me like,

682
00:47:23,674 --> 00:47:24,758
"Damn!"

683
00:47:24,842 --> 00:47:25,968
Not true.

684
00:47:26,885 --> 00:47:27,886
It's not true.

685
00:47:27,970 --> 00:47:31,098
After that,

686
00:47:31,181 --> 00:47:33,308
I did tell my commander, "You know what?"

687
00:47:33,392 --> 00:47:35,894
"I'll pay you to send me there with him."

688
00:47:36,812 --> 00:47:38,897
"With that officer." "Yes, sure."

689
00:47:47,489 --> 00:47:51,702
Personally, back when I was living
with my first partner,

690
00:47:52,786 --> 00:47:54,997
I would leave my family all the time.

691
00:48:00,002 --> 00:48:02,504
So, at one point, they left the house.

692
00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:06,383
I started to live alone.

693
00:48:08,302 --> 00:48:09,177
And it was

694
00:48:10,220 --> 00:48:13,765
like coming back to a living hell, right?

695
00:48:15,142 --> 00:48:17,686
Because you see the kid's room.

696
00:48:17,769 --> 00:48:21,648
There's… the life you had before.

697
00:48:22,649 --> 00:48:24,276
And it reminds you of it.

698
00:48:24,359 --> 00:48:25,193
You see?

699
00:48:25,736 --> 00:48:26,778
It reminds you.

700
00:48:28,030 --> 00:48:32,534
At times, I even thought
of taking my own life.

701
00:49:10,489 --> 00:49:12,449
I didn't want to see a therapist,

702
00:49:14,326 --> 00:49:17,287
because they would have thought
I was not well.

703
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:24,419
After we got off work,

704
00:49:24,503 --> 00:49:27,923
he used to go out on the street
and down two or three liter-sized beers.

705
00:49:28,006 --> 00:49:30,342
He owned a Suzuki 1000 motorcycle.

706
00:49:30,425 --> 00:49:33,387
He would set his bottle here,
wiped his tears like this…

707
00:49:34,262 --> 00:49:37,391
Once he'd wiped himself,
he would ride off like a bat out of hell.

708
00:49:37,474 --> 00:49:39,476
He would take off speeding on that bike.

709
00:49:39,559 --> 00:49:42,604
Our colleagues would say,
"This asshole is going to kill himself."

710
00:49:43,146 --> 00:49:45,107
"This asshole will kill himself."

711
00:49:49,820 --> 00:49:52,239
I have some pictures of him all alone

712
00:49:52,698 --> 00:49:54,908
drunk, with teary eyes

713
00:49:54,992 --> 00:49:57,494
and the dog by his side,
almost human-like.

714
00:49:59,121 --> 00:50:00,789
I would ask him, "Why do you do it?"

715
00:50:01,873 --> 00:50:03,125
"'Because I'm a dog."

716
00:50:03,208 --> 00:50:05,419
I said, "Who told you you're a dog?"

717
00:50:06,211 --> 00:50:10,549
At that point I didn't suspect
that Montoya was also having issues,

718
00:50:10,632 --> 00:50:13,760
stemming from a breakup.

719
00:50:13,844 --> 00:50:15,804
I was still together with Brandon's dad.

720
00:50:15,887 --> 00:50:18,849
He never looked for a stable job
to provide for me.

721
00:50:18,932 --> 00:50:23,395
He never did. So, up until my son
turned 12… he just turned 13,

722
00:50:23,478 --> 00:50:27,190
I provided for him, took care of him,
paid his tuition, everything.

723
00:50:27,274 --> 00:50:30,444
At one point, I finally said,
"I am done with you."

724
00:50:30,527 --> 00:50:31,778
"It's over, okay?"

725
00:50:33,071 --> 00:50:36,867
Our personal lives seemed so similar,
as we discussed them in conversations,

726
00:50:36,950 --> 00:50:39,077
that at one point he turns to me and says,

727
00:50:39,161 --> 00:50:41,580
"Do you realize
we're doing the exact same bullshit?"

728
00:50:41,663 --> 00:50:43,915
He said,
"Your life and mine are the same."

729
00:50:43,999 --> 00:50:48,045
"Everything you're telling me,
I've already experienced it."

730
00:50:48,128 --> 00:50:51,798
"Except I did as the head
of the household and you as the mom."

731
00:50:52,591 --> 00:50:55,927
He said, "You are the one
working for your family."

732
00:50:56,011 --> 00:50:58,680
"And I'm the one
giving it all for my family."

733
00:51:02,142 --> 00:51:04,936
Really, two cops who were supposed to

734
00:51:05,020 --> 00:51:07,355
impart law and order,

735
00:51:07,439 --> 00:51:12,069
actually having a breakdown,
sobbing, due to family trouble.

736
00:51:14,613 --> 00:51:16,323
She says she fell in love.

737
00:51:16,948 --> 00:51:19,618
Right? It started with a little gift here,

738
00:51:20,535 --> 00:51:21,953
a chocolate there.

739
00:51:26,291 --> 00:51:28,710
Gifts, like this one, which I still keep.

740
00:51:29,252 --> 00:51:32,798
A letter that reads,
"Hello, my love. Good morning."

741
00:51:34,382 --> 00:51:36,051
She doesn't know that

742
00:51:36,718 --> 00:51:38,553
I have kept

743
00:51:39,596 --> 00:51:41,389
this gift and others as well.

744
00:51:50,357 --> 00:51:53,693
But we did pay up
to get assigned to the same patrol car.

745
00:51:53,777 --> 00:51:58,073
-Yes, it was the 810.
-P-810-S1.

746
00:51:58,156 --> 00:52:00,367
And we started to support each other.

747
00:52:00,867 --> 00:52:04,704
We comforted each other.
I would say, "Don't give up, be strong."

748
00:52:04,788 --> 00:52:08,166
I gave him a lesson in humility
and insisted that he start reading.

749
00:52:09,376 --> 00:52:10,544
One day I decided

750
00:52:11,586 --> 00:52:14,339
to stop by a store to sign the log.
We were driving,

751
00:52:14,923 --> 00:52:17,134
and I saw a man carrying some roses.

752
00:52:18,385 --> 00:52:21,930
I tell the man, "Sell me a rose.
The prettiest one you have."

753
00:52:23,473 --> 00:52:26,393
And I tell Teresa,
"Get out. Go sign up at OXXO."

754
00:52:28,478 --> 00:52:29,396
By the time

755
00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:31,398
she comes back,

756
00:52:32,691 --> 00:52:36,319
I had already placed the rose
between her seat and the weapon.

757
00:52:45,495 --> 00:52:48,206
And I tell her,
"Thanks for everything, honey."

758
00:52:48,290 --> 00:52:49,124
Right?

759
00:52:49,916 --> 00:52:53,712
"Because you've listened to me
and have helped me greatly, okay?"

760
00:52:55,005 --> 00:52:55,839
"You…"

761
00:52:57,632 --> 00:52:59,426
"You brought me back to life."

762
00:53:04,264 --> 00:53:06,641
I gave him The Art of War, by Sun Tzu.

763
00:53:09,019 --> 00:53:11,479
And I think
he started changing his strategy.

764
00:53:11,563 --> 00:53:15,066
He started to drink less,
stopped messing around.

765
00:53:15,150 --> 00:53:19,029
I said, "Now you will decide for yourself,
no one will do that for you."

766
00:53:19,112 --> 00:53:21,781
"Spoil yourself.
If you're craving something, eat it."

767
00:53:21,865 --> 00:53:23,909
I started drilling him about the law.

768
00:53:23,992 --> 00:53:26,036
Now he gets it
and will even give you advice.

769
00:53:26,119 --> 00:53:28,079
I think he learned a lot from me.

770
00:53:28,163 --> 00:53:31,416
I started being affectionate.
Sometimes I reprimand him.

771
00:53:31,499 --> 00:53:35,503
Sometimes I'm a little strict,
but he changed because of me.

772
00:53:36,171 --> 00:53:38,506
I don't know exactly
when he fell in love with me,

773
00:53:38,590 --> 00:53:41,176
but I'm almost certain
that he loves me now.

774
00:53:42,886 --> 00:53:44,638
Son of a fucking bitch!

775
00:53:47,849 --> 00:53:48,767
Oh, I love you.

776
00:53:49,434 --> 00:53:50,685
Do you love me?

777
00:53:53,730 --> 00:53:54,731
Do you love me?

778
00:53:58,151 --> 00:53:59,527
Tell me you love me.

779
00:53:59,611 --> 00:54:00,528
Give me a sec…

780
00:54:01,154 --> 00:54:04,407
From then on,
it was great sharing the patrol car.

781
00:54:04,491 --> 00:54:08,620
We would go pick up some cheese,
some peanuts.

782
00:54:09,412 --> 00:54:11,414
-Go pick up some food.
-Dinner.

783
00:54:11,915 --> 00:54:14,084
-We started our life together.
-Down in La Viga.

784
00:54:14,584 --> 00:54:17,504
-The timing was right.
-We would chase after cars.

785
00:54:18,088 --> 00:54:21,341
Remember when you ran out of the car
because they were robbing an OXXO?

786
00:54:21,424 --> 00:54:22,259
The OXXO.

787
00:54:23,134 --> 00:54:25,762
I stepped on the gas going the wrong way

788
00:54:25,845 --> 00:54:27,681
and she jumped out and ran.

789
00:54:27,764 --> 00:54:30,058
-Wanted to get into the OXXO.
-To the OXXO.

790
00:54:34,145 --> 00:54:34,980
What?

791
00:54:35,480 --> 00:54:38,024
Always the same. I said no fucking onions.

792
00:54:39,234 --> 00:54:42,112
-You wolf it down regardless.
-It's very hot!

793
00:54:42,612 --> 00:54:44,823
Tell your girls to come comfort you.

794
00:54:44,906 --> 00:54:46,241
What girls?

795
00:54:46,866 --> 00:54:48,326
You're very aggressive.

796
00:54:48,410 --> 00:54:49,911
I only have eyes for you.

797
00:54:49,995 --> 00:54:52,080
Right. What about all the cadets?

798
00:54:52,622 --> 00:54:54,499
There's this new one, she's a fox.

799
00:54:54,582 --> 00:54:56,126
-She's new.
-Enough, okay?

800
00:54:56,209 --> 00:54:57,752
-Fucking moron.
-Calm down.

801
00:54:57,836 --> 00:54:59,045
I forgot the drinks, dude.

802
00:54:59,129 --> 00:55:01,172
Help!

803
00:55:03,967 --> 00:55:05,510
Hang on, dude!

804
00:55:05,593 --> 00:55:07,304
-What's wrong?
-Wait.

805
00:55:07,387 --> 00:55:09,514
I'll tell you in a sec. Wait…

806
00:55:11,224 --> 00:55:12,309
Stop, asshole!

807
00:55:12,392 --> 00:55:14,394
Stop, asshole!

808
00:55:24,571 --> 00:55:26,031
Wait for backup!

809
00:55:28,116 --> 00:55:30,076
We have an F4 20 meters from Refinería.

810
00:55:31,119 --> 00:55:34,539
She jumped out the car and ran
carrying her weapon, full of rage.

811
00:55:34,622 --> 00:55:36,541
Already holding it, ready to shoot.

812
00:55:36,624 --> 00:55:39,127
I yelled at her,
"Hey, what's the matter with you?"

813
00:55:39,210 --> 00:55:41,338
-"Don't be an idiot," he said.
-"Get back."

814
00:55:41,880 --> 00:55:43,548
"You're gonna get yourself killed."

815
00:56:10,116 --> 00:56:12,494
EXIT

816
00:56:23,380 --> 00:56:24,964
All right…

817
00:56:35,100 --> 00:56:36,684
Son of a bitch!

818
00:56:36,768 --> 00:56:37,769
Freeze, asshole!

819
00:56:40,814 --> 00:56:41,856
Freeze!

820
00:56:43,525 --> 00:56:45,527
Stop right there! Freeze, asshole!

821
00:56:49,072 --> 00:56:51,866
Face down! Hands behind your back!

822
00:56:53,451 --> 00:56:57,414
The higher-ups realized…
the commanders, the instructor,

823
00:56:57,497 --> 00:56:59,541
that we started a relationship.

824
00:56:59,624 --> 00:57:02,293
They would say,
"Send me those two lovebirds."

825
00:57:02,794 --> 00:57:05,755
"That siren doesn't flash
red and blue lights."

826
00:57:05,839 --> 00:57:07,549
"Instead, it flashes little hearts."

827
00:57:07,632 --> 00:57:11,177
They all stopped calling us
"Teresa and Montoya."

828
00:57:11,261 --> 00:57:13,263
They'd refer to us as "the love patrol."

829
00:57:13,346 --> 00:57:16,015
"Where's the love patrol? Get over here."

830
00:57:16,099 --> 00:57:18,268
-Even C-2, the camera people.
-"Come this way."

831
00:57:18,351 --> 00:57:22,439
Everyone was in on the joke,
and the Love Patrol was born.

832
00:57:25,525 --> 00:57:27,110
At that moment, I turned around

833
00:57:27,193 --> 00:57:30,613
and spotted a police truck,
and I saw it was his mom.

834
00:57:30,697 --> 00:57:31,656
What happened?

835
00:57:34,868 --> 00:57:35,994
What happened?

836
00:57:39,164 --> 00:57:41,124
They had to move the generator.

837
00:57:42,876 --> 00:57:43,793
Hold on.

838
00:57:44,961 --> 00:57:47,088
Okay. We have to stop here for a bit.

839
00:57:47,172 --> 00:57:49,466
We have snacks in the hallway for you.

840
00:57:49,549 --> 00:57:53,011
We're going to clear the set.
They need to check on something.

841
00:57:53,094 --> 00:57:55,513
-Can I go down to the bathroom?
-Yes, go ahead.

842
00:57:58,933 --> 00:58:00,393
Okay, now…

843
00:58:00,477 --> 00:58:03,396
If you want,
take Martina out while we check this.

844
00:58:03,480 --> 00:58:04,898
How long will it take?

845
00:58:05,565 --> 00:58:08,568
About ten or fifteen. But we have snacks.

846
00:58:08,651 --> 00:58:09,986
If you'd like.

847
00:58:11,154 --> 00:58:12,030
Okay.

848
00:58:14,115 --> 00:58:16,284
All right. Cut here.

849
00:58:24,167 --> 00:58:30,006
IV. AN ACTOR PREPARES

850
00:58:39,766 --> 00:58:41,768
Let's take a look…

851
00:58:46,105 --> 00:58:48,608
In March 2019,
the actors Mónica del Cármen

852
00:58:48,691 --> 00:58:51,319
and Raúl Briones
started an immersion process

853
00:58:51,402 --> 00:58:54,364
in the life of Mexican police officers.

854
00:58:56,157 --> 00:58:59,244
For 101 days,
they got embedded in different academies,

855
00:58:59,327 --> 00:59:02,121
shadowed police officers
in their daily patrols,

856
00:59:02,205 --> 00:59:05,917
and rehearsed to play
Officers Teresa and Montoya for this film.

857
00:59:20,014 --> 00:59:20,932
Raúl!

858
00:59:22,976 --> 00:59:24,310
How are you?

859
00:59:24,477 --> 00:59:25,311
Good.

860
00:59:25,395 --> 00:59:27,730
Due to academy restrictions,

861
00:59:27,814 --> 00:59:31,901
they recorded
their experiences on cell phones.

862
00:59:39,033 --> 00:59:41,953
I'm just so grateful that it has begun,

863
00:59:42,704 --> 00:59:45,456
that this adventure has begun,

864
00:59:46,249 --> 00:59:49,627
that this project has begun
and also this character.

865
00:59:50,503 --> 00:59:52,255
That this creation has begun.

866
01:00:00,096 --> 01:00:03,600
We're on our way to the Police Academy.

867
01:00:06,352 --> 01:00:08,730
This truck is very bumpy.

868
01:00:09,647 --> 01:00:11,566
And it's really noisy.

869
01:00:24,579 --> 01:00:25,913
I feel like

870
01:00:26,497 --> 01:00:29,125
no one in their right mind…

871
01:00:31,544 --> 01:00:33,630
wants to become a cop in this city.

872
01:00:34,505 --> 01:00:35,423
What for?

873
01:00:36,716 --> 01:00:39,761
There's a ton of traffic,
people in formation.

874
01:00:39,844 --> 01:00:44,766
I don't know what else to say, just that
my heart is racing like a motherfucker.

875
01:00:46,976 --> 01:00:50,980
Today was our first day of enrollment

876
01:00:51,064 --> 01:00:55,276
at the police university in Mexico City.

877
01:00:55,985 --> 01:01:01,282
It wasn't surprising,
but I must admit that I was deeply moved

878
01:01:02,200 --> 01:01:05,244
to witness that most of the people

879
01:01:05,328 --> 01:01:07,455
who attend the Academy

880
01:01:08,164 --> 01:01:11,959
are Indigenous people,
with features very much like my own.

881
01:01:12,502 --> 01:01:13,961
We had lots of classes,

882
01:01:14,045 --> 01:01:17,882
classes that I would have
never imagined existed.

883
01:01:17,965 --> 01:01:22,345
We had criminal justice for teenagers.

884
01:01:22,970 --> 01:01:24,972
We had CPR.

885
01:01:25,682 --> 01:01:29,394
We had a first responder workshop.

886
01:01:30,144 --> 01:01:34,982
Police self-defense and physical fitness.

887
01:01:35,066 --> 01:01:39,737
The instructions were,
"Chase the thief, pick up the corpse."

888
01:01:40,988 --> 01:01:43,116
"How to pull someone over."

889
01:01:43,199 --> 01:01:46,202
"What to do.
Take him to the Interior Ministry."

890
01:01:46,285 --> 01:01:50,915
Yes, the police officers. I've always been
very scared of police officers.

891
01:01:52,834 --> 01:01:54,836
They don't seem to protect anyone.

892
01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:58,297
I see a patrol car and I'm not thinking,

893
01:01:59,340 --> 01:02:03,261
"They will protect me." I think,
"Those fuckers want to screw me."

894
01:02:03,761 --> 01:02:06,723
I'm not sure, they are a strange liaison,

895
01:02:06,806 --> 01:02:09,600
the police officers,
between power and society.

896
01:02:10,101 --> 01:02:14,522
And it was also hard. I didn't know
what to expect from today's procedures,

897
01:02:14,605 --> 01:02:16,524
so I didn't cut my fucking hair.

898
01:02:16,607 --> 01:02:19,318
So, I show up
with long hair and full beard.

899
01:02:20,361 --> 01:02:22,447
With no uniform, unlike the others,

900
01:02:22,530 --> 01:02:25,241
so right from the get-go,
it's, "Who's that jerk?"

901
01:02:25,324 --> 01:02:27,952
We took quite a beating today

902
01:02:28,995 --> 01:02:32,123
with… the PR-24.

903
01:02:32,206 --> 01:02:36,586
High blocks,
blocks to the strong and weak sides.

904
01:02:37,128 --> 01:02:39,589
Medium block, low block.

905
01:02:39,672 --> 01:02:42,049
Raúl and I talked a bit about

906
01:02:42,133 --> 01:02:45,428
what "baton" means for us.

907
01:02:45,511 --> 01:02:48,765
To all the civilians
and the people who protest.

908
01:02:48,848 --> 01:02:53,936
To those of us who,
oftentimes, have been repressed.

909
01:02:54,020 --> 01:02:56,272
We go into a place called El Pueblito.

910
01:02:56,355 --> 01:02:58,941
It's a spot inside the Academy

911
01:02:59,025 --> 01:03:03,613
which is a simulated village,
with houses and roads.

912
01:03:03,696 --> 01:03:09,660
I believe that the process of the student

913
01:03:10,203 --> 01:03:12,705
is very similar to the actors

914
01:03:12,789 --> 01:03:15,625
because although we work
with different subjects,

915
01:03:15,708 --> 01:03:19,253
we're simulating situations all day.

916
01:03:20,296 --> 01:03:22,381
We're simulating conflict.

917
01:03:22,465 --> 01:03:27,720
I just woke up after getting back
from the Academy today.

918
01:03:31,307 --> 01:03:34,435
Also, my elbow got badly hurt.

919
01:03:36,771 --> 01:03:39,440
It doesn't make me feel proud one bit.

920
01:03:43,778 --> 01:03:47,323
I was chatting with the deputy director
and he was telling me

921
01:03:47,406 --> 01:03:51,035
that, obviously, many of the kids
studying at the Academy

922
01:03:51,118 --> 01:03:53,538
are here mainly for the money.

923
01:03:54,789 --> 01:03:57,291
They let themselves be carried by inertia.

924
01:03:57,375 --> 01:03:59,043
"I'm here because they pay me."

925
01:04:00,211 --> 01:04:03,256
"I'm very sleepy
because they woke me at 5:00 a.m."

926
01:04:05,424 --> 01:04:07,927
"I know this must be valuable information,

927
01:04:08,010 --> 01:04:10,096
but I feel too lazy to study."

928
01:04:13,724 --> 01:04:16,394
The Academy program only lasts six months.

929
01:04:16,894 --> 01:04:19,480
And I ask myself,
how would they learn in six months

930
01:04:19,564 --> 01:04:22,817
everything they need to know
to become a good police officer?

931
01:04:22,900 --> 01:04:24,819
To act in the proper fashion.

932
01:04:24,902 --> 01:04:26,946
To not fail to follow due process.

933
01:04:27,029 --> 01:04:28,197
And, on the other hand,

934
01:04:28,281 --> 01:04:31,284
to have a clear concept
and a firm grip on the law.

935
01:04:31,367 --> 01:04:32,201
And…

936
01:04:36,873 --> 01:04:39,500
Would you convince someone in six months

937
01:04:41,043 --> 01:04:44,046
who wasn't even ready
to make that decision,

938
01:04:44,130 --> 01:04:46,507
but their circumstances led them to it,

939
01:04:48,384 --> 01:04:51,888
that they'll become great police officers?
That they'll get a gun,

940
01:04:51,971 --> 01:04:56,559
which they could use
to end someone else's life?

941
01:04:56,642 --> 01:04:59,770
And if they're not quick enough,
their own life could be over?

942
01:05:00,980 --> 01:05:04,442
I see that my young female
and male colleagues,

943
01:05:05,067 --> 01:05:09,030
they have… lots of information,

944
01:05:09,113 --> 01:05:11,657
and very few chances to absorb it,

945
01:05:11,741 --> 01:05:14,452
to interpret it, to process it.

946
01:05:14,535 --> 01:05:18,831
Many of them are fresh out
of secondary high school,

947
01:05:18,915 --> 01:05:21,208
some have only completed high school.

948
01:05:21,292 --> 01:05:23,544
There was this guy who was playing around,

949
01:05:23,628 --> 01:05:25,922
I'm not sure what they were arguing about.

950
01:05:26,005 --> 01:05:30,551
I heard them in the hallway
on my way to the dining room.

951
01:05:31,344 --> 01:05:32,553
This guy was saying,

952
01:05:32,637 --> 01:05:35,097
"I have more money
than all of you, fuckers."

953
01:05:35,181 --> 01:05:38,351
"Come see my statement.
I don't go around, fucking whining

954
01:05:38,434 --> 01:05:40,770
because I didn't get a check
or it hasn't cleared."

955
01:05:40,853 --> 01:05:42,104
"Come, check my balance,

956
01:05:42,188 --> 01:05:44,982
I have more
than you'll fucking earn in a year."

957
01:05:46,400 --> 01:05:49,654
So someone else yells,
"So, what are you doing here, asshole?"

958
01:05:50,947 --> 01:05:52,615
And everyone broke into laughter.

959
01:05:52,698 --> 01:05:55,284
"Yeah, what are you doing here?"

960
01:05:56,452 --> 01:05:59,997
Later we went on to swim class,

961
01:06:00,915 --> 01:06:04,669
which I think affected me more…

962
01:06:05,211 --> 01:06:06,963
It really affected me

963
01:06:07,546 --> 01:06:09,882
deep down, because…

964
01:06:12,718 --> 01:06:16,138
Armando, our instructor,

965
01:06:17,306 --> 01:06:20,184
ordered us to jump off the platforms,

966
01:06:20,267 --> 01:06:23,521
which were three and seven meters tall,

967
01:06:24,105 --> 01:06:26,691
into the water, the pool.

968
01:06:26,774 --> 01:06:29,694
I'm a police officer,
someone's chasing me.

969
01:06:29,777 --> 01:06:32,989
I have to make the decision
and jump into the water.

970
01:06:33,072 --> 01:06:35,157
It doesn't matter how I'm going to fall.

971
01:06:35,241 --> 01:06:36,909
I don't give a damn if it's cold.

972
01:06:36,993 --> 01:06:38,619
My legs are shaking.

973
01:06:38,703 --> 01:06:42,289
I don't want the others
to notice I'm scared shitless and

974
01:06:42,999 --> 01:06:46,210
I see them. They're pretending
to be tough with their expressions.

975
01:06:46,293 --> 01:06:49,964
I'm about to dive when they come
to the edge and that kid returns.

976
01:06:50,047 --> 01:06:54,010
He's extremely scared and walks back.
You joke with your partner next to you.

977
01:06:54,093 --> 01:06:57,263
Like, "Oh, yeah, how scary."

978
01:06:58,806 --> 01:07:00,349
How scary, how fucking scary.

979
01:07:01,058 --> 01:07:02,393
It's not the same up there.

980
01:07:02,476 --> 01:07:04,437
Not the same, you have to look forward.

981
01:07:04,520 --> 01:07:08,482
And you don't see
the distance to the water,

982
01:07:08,566 --> 01:07:10,776
you can't gauge the impact.

983
01:07:10,860 --> 01:07:15,281
So, it's a feeling
of abandonment and vertigo,

984
01:07:15,781 --> 01:07:17,033
of, "Here I come."

985
01:07:17,116 --> 01:07:19,702
At that moment, it feels like an eternity,

986
01:07:19,785 --> 01:07:21,787
like you'll never reach the water.

987
01:07:22,705 --> 01:07:25,124
The feeling of being a police officer
is just that.

988
01:07:34,967 --> 01:07:36,469
Let's go with a crew cut.

989
01:07:36,552 --> 01:07:38,387
-A crew cut?
-Yes, please.

990
01:07:38,971 --> 01:07:40,056
Of course.

991
01:07:41,098 --> 01:07:43,017
You've joined the force or something?

992
01:07:43,100 --> 01:07:43,934
That's right.

993
01:07:44,685 --> 01:07:45,728
I'm going blue.

994
01:08:00,743 --> 01:08:02,119
Do I look like a policeman?

995
01:08:03,120 --> 01:08:05,372
Kind of. The haircut helps.

996
01:08:05,456 --> 01:08:07,500
But, to be a policeman…

997
01:08:07,958 --> 01:08:09,668
What do you need to become one?

998
01:08:10,211 --> 01:08:12,421
Besides being decisive, you need

999
01:08:13,339 --> 01:08:15,508
two of the big ones.

1000
01:08:16,383 --> 01:08:18,886
Nowadays,
the criminals are out of control.

1001
01:08:19,678 --> 01:08:21,097
Do you trust the police?

1002
01:08:21,639 --> 01:08:23,432
Really, really trust them? No.

1003
01:08:23,516 --> 01:08:25,976
Not even the authorities.

1004
01:08:27,269 --> 01:08:29,271
Because now with the new laws,

1005
01:08:29,772 --> 01:08:32,775
a crook gets out of jail
faster than a regular civilian.

1006
01:08:33,317 --> 01:08:35,236
Do you think it's because of the laws?

1007
01:08:35,319 --> 01:08:37,321
Sure. The laws emanated

1008
01:08:37,988 --> 01:08:40,032
by our distinguished representatives.

1009
01:08:40,116 --> 01:08:42,118
They just go down and sit

1010
01:08:43,244 --> 01:08:46,664
to take a selfie
so they can prove they attended.

1011
01:08:47,414 --> 01:08:49,333
Did the police ever give you a hard time?

1012
01:08:49,416 --> 01:08:50,960
No, thankfully they haven't.

1013
01:08:51,043 --> 01:08:53,462
Not recently. Many years ago they did.

1014
01:08:53,546 --> 01:08:54,380
What for?

1015
01:08:54,463 --> 01:08:56,715
For being a musician and a bohemian.

1016
01:09:11,897 --> 01:09:13,607
Raúl Briones Carmona.

1017
01:09:15,025 --> 01:09:16,694
David Brandon Ramírez Vega.

1018
01:09:17,194 --> 01:09:19,280
Robinson Amadeus Domínguez Rosas.

1019
01:09:19,363 --> 01:09:20,322
Mónica.

1020
01:09:20,406 --> 01:09:21,699
Gustavo Caballero Lara.

1021
01:09:21,782 --> 01:09:22,992
Daniel Figueroa Rocha.

1022
01:09:23,075 --> 01:09:24,368
Ruiz Valencia Carina.

1023
01:09:24,451 --> 01:09:26,662
Vega Luna Eric Iván. Police trainee.

1024
01:09:26,745 --> 01:09:27,872
At your service.

1025
01:09:29,498 --> 01:09:30,749
I'm 32.

1026
01:09:31,667 --> 01:09:32,918
Twenty-two years old.

1027
01:09:33,002 --> 01:09:34,211
Twenty-three.

1028
01:09:34,295 --> 01:09:35,629
I'm 21 years old.

1029
01:09:35,713 --> 01:09:37,882
At first, it was out of necessity.

1030
01:09:38,507 --> 01:09:42,761
And secondly, I remember…
Well, my dad was also a policeman.

1031
01:09:42,845 --> 01:09:45,097
I loved his experiences,

1032
01:09:45,181 --> 01:09:47,433
the talks he would share with me.

1033
01:09:48,017 --> 01:09:51,770
That's how I got the idea
that I wanted to become a policeman.

1034
01:09:52,688 --> 01:09:55,399
As fate would have it,
I became a mom at a young age,

1035
01:09:55,482 --> 01:09:59,236
so, I couldn't…
I didn't get a chance to do it until now.

1036
01:09:59,904 --> 01:10:01,447
Like in all walks of life,

1037
01:10:01,530 --> 01:10:04,366
some people come here to waste their time,

1038
01:10:04,450 --> 01:10:07,286
and some others
really enjoy being a police officer.

1039
01:10:07,369 --> 01:10:09,705
I think our society is not well.

1040
01:10:12,041 --> 01:10:15,544
We live in a country
where countless femicides occur.

1041
01:10:15,628 --> 01:10:18,756
It's not the salary,

1042
01:10:19,256 --> 01:10:22,259
it's the feeling of being able
to help someone else.

1043
01:10:22,760 --> 01:10:25,304
You might not even know him.
That's what an officer does.

1044
01:10:25,387 --> 01:10:26,972
He risks his life for a stranger.

1045
01:10:27,056 --> 01:10:29,308
I am scared of leaving my family,

1046
01:10:29,391 --> 01:10:31,518
if something were to happen to me.

1047
01:10:31,602 --> 01:10:33,979
But I think that by coming here,

1048
01:10:34,063 --> 01:10:37,233
you're already telling yourself
that you're ready for anything.

1049
01:10:38,192 --> 01:10:42,238
The higher-ups told us
that fear is also a good thing.

1050
01:10:42,738 --> 01:10:44,740
So, therefore

1051
01:10:45,866 --> 01:10:46,784
I'm thinking

1052
01:10:47,326 --> 01:10:51,121
we're all scared of the streets here,
but we're still doing it.

1053
01:10:52,456 --> 01:10:55,167
TACTICAL LANE - HONOR - LOYALTY

1054
01:10:58,254 --> 01:11:00,673
COURAGE - HONOR - SACRIFICE

1055
01:11:00,756 --> 01:11:02,549
Now we're at

1056
01:11:04,176 --> 01:11:08,973
the Police Academy in Ciudad Neza.

1057
01:11:09,056 --> 01:11:11,809
Well, there are
different dynamics in play.

1058
01:11:12,977 --> 01:11:15,729
I think the classes are more personalized.

1059
01:11:16,522 --> 01:11:17,982
One step forward.

1060
01:11:19,149 --> 01:11:19,984
Now!

1061
01:11:20,651 --> 01:11:23,654
Because, in this instance,
it's just one group here.

1062
01:11:24,196 --> 01:11:25,030
Now!

1063
01:11:25,114 --> 01:11:29,243
So, that makes us feel
a stronger bond as a group.

1064
01:11:34,707 --> 01:11:38,335
Turn around, now!

1065
01:11:38,419 --> 01:11:40,462
Right flank, now!

1066
01:11:40,546 --> 01:11:45,509
Last night before bedtime,
I thought that this was a place

1067
01:11:46,593 --> 01:11:49,096
where there are a lot of vulnerable people

1068
01:11:49,179 --> 01:11:53,434
pretending to be the strongest,
able to protect ourselves.

1069
01:11:53,517 --> 01:11:55,311
Stop! Municipal Police!

1070
01:11:55,394 --> 01:11:58,397
-Stop!
-Stop! Municipal Police!

1071
01:11:58,480 --> 01:12:01,066
Stop! Municipal Police!
Stop what you're doing!

1072
01:12:01,150 --> 01:12:03,777
Municipal Police! Stop what you're doing!

1073
01:12:06,947 --> 01:12:11,160
…three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

1074
01:12:11,243 --> 01:12:13,120
One, two, three, up!

1075
01:12:13,203 --> 01:12:15,664
They must believe
that they are police officers.

1076
01:12:15,748 --> 01:12:18,625
They must believe
that they fit those uniforms,

1077
01:12:18,709 --> 01:12:21,128
which already carries some pressure.

1078
01:12:22,463 --> 01:12:23,881
What's after this move?

1079
01:12:23,964 --> 01:12:26,175
They have to talk with authority.

1080
01:12:26,759 --> 01:12:28,135
Ha, ha, ha!

1081
01:12:28,218 --> 01:12:29,303
How it makes me laugh

1082
01:12:29,386 --> 01:12:30,721
How it makes me laugh…

1083
01:12:30,804 --> 01:12:32,348
Going out for a run was intense.

1084
01:12:32,431 --> 01:12:33,599
Another little lap…

1085
01:12:33,682 --> 01:12:37,102
In a big platoon. There were 24 of us.

1086
01:12:37,853 --> 01:12:40,856
I was even thinking
about the criminals and I went,

1087
01:12:40,939 --> 01:12:44,360
"Fuck, they must be making fun of us,

1088
01:12:44,985 --> 01:12:45,903
here running

1089
01:12:46,904 --> 01:12:49,198
yelling nonsense."

1090
01:12:49,948 --> 01:12:52,034
"Most of them are fucking fat."

1091
01:12:52,534 --> 01:12:55,704
Well, that type of reckoning

1092
01:12:56,705 --> 01:13:00,167
allowed me
to feel proud of this new group.

1093
01:13:02,336 --> 01:13:06,340
Because their spirits were soaring.

1094
01:13:07,216 --> 01:13:08,717
And I was very pleased.

1095
01:13:09,301 --> 01:13:10,177
Line up.

1096
01:13:11,011 --> 01:13:12,513
Focus on a target.

1097
01:13:13,514 --> 01:13:15,265
Change targets, now!

1098
01:13:15,349 --> 01:13:17,518
Slowly.

1099
01:13:17,601 --> 01:13:18,519
Just a bit.

1100
01:13:19,728 --> 01:13:21,105
-Centered.
-Centered!

1101
01:13:21,188 --> 01:13:22,106
Everybody…

1102
01:13:22,189 --> 01:13:25,275
Woody used to say,
"Then they go out and get killed."

1103
01:13:25,359 --> 01:13:29,530
"Those morons.
They don't even draw their guns."

1104
01:13:29,613 --> 01:13:32,616
"They kill them
while they look at their cell phones."

1105
01:13:32,699 --> 01:13:34,868
"They kill them
because they're not alert."

1106
01:13:34,952 --> 01:13:37,913
"Because they're dumb, they are morons."

1107
01:13:37,996 --> 01:13:40,290
"Out there, they die without honor,

1108
01:13:40,374 --> 01:13:41,667
without resisting."

1109
01:13:41,750 --> 01:13:43,585
"They die with their gun unsheathed."

1110
01:13:43,669 --> 01:13:47,005
"They die because they're not alert,
because they're morons."

1111
01:13:47,589 --> 01:13:49,716
Don't stick it to the top wire, okay?

1112
01:13:49,800 --> 01:13:51,260
But…

1113
01:13:52,469 --> 01:13:54,179
Don't stick it to the wire on top.

1114
01:13:56,223 --> 01:13:57,474
But it is what it is.

1115
01:13:58,475 --> 01:14:01,979
No, we have…
Look, this fucking board is electronic.

1116
01:14:04,648 --> 01:14:06,859
Remember the shooting fundamentals.

1117
01:14:07,985 --> 01:14:09,611
Remember to breathe!

1118
01:14:11,780 --> 01:14:12,823
Harder.

1119
01:14:13,407 --> 01:14:14,241
Okay.

1120
01:14:14,741 --> 01:14:15,993
Stay here.

1121
01:14:16,076 --> 01:14:18,495
I'm just going to correct
your hand stance. There!

1122
01:14:18,579 --> 01:14:20,247
Go on.

1123
01:14:22,749 --> 01:14:24,710
Good, right there. Start pulling.

1124
01:14:25,335 --> 01:14:26,670
Press it, hard.

1125
01:14:28,589 --> 01:14:30,674
There. Come on, keep going!

1126
01:14:30,757 --> 01:14:31,592
Keep going!

1127
01:14:31,675 --> 01:14:33,427
Come on! You can do it!

1128
01:14:34,428 --> 01:14:35,471
You can do it!

1129
01:14:37,014 --> 01:14:37,973
Inhale, exhale.

1130
01:14:38,474 --> 01:14:40,309
-Breathe.
-Inhale, exhale.

1131
01:14:40,934 --> 01:14:42,019
Focus.

1132
01:14:42,102 --> 01:14:43,228
Inhale and exhale.

1133
01:14:45,481 --> 01:14:46,398
Again!

1134
01:14:46,940 --> 01:14:48,066
Inhale, exhale.

1135
01:14:49,276 --> 01:14:50,360
Again, Carina.

1136
01:14:50,444 --> 01:14:52,279
-Get it up and aim!
-Give me another one.

1137
01:14:52,362 --> 01:14:53,614
Shoot!

1138
01:14:54,239 --> 01:14:55,199
There you go!

1139
01:14:55,699 --> 01:14:56,533
Again!

1140
01:14:57,409 --> 01:14:58,243
Again!

1141
01:14:58,744 --> 01:14:59,786
Low guard!

1142
01:14:59,870 --> 01:15:00,746
Inhale.

1143
01:15:01,497 --> 01:15:02,331
Exhale.

1144
01:15:02,873 --> 01:15:03,707
Inhale!

1145
01:15:04,374 --> 01:15:06,376
-Exhale! Up! Aim!
-There you go…

1146
01:15:06,460 --> 01:15:07,503
Shoot!

1147
01:15:11,381 --> 01:15:13,133
-Pull hard!
-Hard, Araceli!

1148
01:15:13,258 --> 01:15:14,259
You can do it!

1149
01:15:17,221 --> 01:15:19,681
Why the fuck did I agree
to do this fucking movie?

1150
01:15:21,517 --> 01:15:23,435
Why do I need to learn

1151
01:15:24,436 --> 01:15:26,522
what goes on with a police officer?

1152
01:15:27,272 --> 01:15:28,774
I don't want to be a cop.

1153
01:15:30,067 --> 01:15:33,695
I'm not going to pretend
everything is fun and games.

1154
01:15:33,779 --> 01:15:38,158
Maybe this damn log
won't even make it to the fucking movie.

1155
01:15:39,117 --> 01:15:41,620
Where is this crap
of the meaning of being a cop?

1156
01:15:41,703 --> 01:15:43,914
How do you feel when they insult you?

1157
01:15:43,997 --> 01:15:46,416
How do you feel
when faced with a guy behind bars?

1158
01:15:46,500 --> 01:15:48,835
How do you feel when someone gets away?

1159
01:15:48,919 --> 01:15:52,881
How do you feel when you've had
large sums of money in front of you?

1160
01:15:54,800 --> 01:15:56,760
What's up with all the violence?

1161
01:15:59,805 --> 01:16:02,558
At what point
did it get so out of control that

1162
01:16:04,351 --> 01:16:05,394
the academies

1163
01:16:06,103 --> 01:16:10,232
became so desperate they started
recruiting cadets in record numbers?

1164
01:16:11,858 --> 01:16:14,069
Because they're desperate for police.

1165
01:16:15,821 --> 01:16:17,406
Because they get killed.

1166
01:16:17,489 --> 01:16:19,658
But I won't become an officer.

1167
01:16:19,741 --> 01:16:21,743
I won't be a real policeman.

1168
01:16:22,286 --> 01:16:24,121
They are not going to shoot me.

1169
01:16:27,833 --> 01:16:31,211
At most, they'll say, "Action! Cut!"

1170
01:16:33,130 --> 01:16:36,341
That's it. I'll sit down to chill
and have some coffee.

1171
01:16:39,511 --> 01:16:41,346
Go on. Don't you worry.

1172
01:16:43,390 --> 01:16:44,266
Action!

1173
01:16:47,185 --> 01:16:48,103
Good morning.

1174
01:16:48,687 --> 01:16:49,646
Right here!

1175
01:16:52,441 --> 01:16:53,358
Thanks.

1176
01:16:53,442 --> 01:16:54,443
It's here.

1177
01:16:54,526 --> 01:16:56,194
We're not Superman here,

1178
01:16:56,278 --> 01:16:58,947
so it's very important to be careful.

1179
01:16:59,031 --> 01:17:01,491
There's always someone
waiting for us back home.

1180
01:17:01,575 --> 01:17:03,577
I'll make the sign of the cross.

1181
01:17:04,328 --> 01:17:05,912
Ten-four at…

1182
01:17:05,996 --> 01:17:07,331
May everything turn out okay.

1183
01:17:08,540 --> 01:17:11,877
…silver car, 2011 model.

1184
01:17:12,377 --> 01:17:14,046
With the 81…

1185
01:17:14,921 --> 01:17:17,132
…second, fifth-second-fourth.

1186
01:17:17,633 --> 01:17:19,885
-They all turn to watch.
-They think it's weird.

1187
01:17:20,552 --> 01:17:23,013
They must think,
"They fitted them with huge cameras

1188
01:17:23,096 --> 01:17:24,806
so they don't misbehave."

1189
01:17:25,682 --> 01:17:26,808
So they stop stealing.

1190
01:17:26,892 --> 01:17:28,894
"So they stop stealing?" We don't steal.

1191
01:17:31,104 --> 01:17:32,397
That's different.

1192
01:17:33,315 --> 01:17:35,901
I'll guide you, command. We're at 110.

1193
01:17:38,070 --> 01:17:39,821
Command five…

1194
01:17:42,074 --> 01:17:43,158
What do you think?

1195
01:17:43,659 --> 01:17:45,160
Do you like the police?

1196
01:17:45,243 --> 01:17:48,705
I don't know.
Honestly, it seems like a strange world.

1197
01:17:49,915 --> 01:17:51,792
Yes, it is a strange world.

1198
01:17:51,875 --> 01:17:54,419
To be honest, I was really scared of you.

1199
01:17:55,629 --> 01:17:56,797
I'm still scared of some.

1200
01:17:58,090 --> 01:18:01,301
It's been really tough for people
to trust in the police again.

1201
01:18:03,220 --> 01:18:04,846
It's a fucked-up situation.

1202
01:18:05,514 --> 01:18:08,684
As a kid, I used to wash patrol cars
in the Cuajimalpa precinct.

1203
01:18:08,767 --> 01:18:10,060
Oh, okay.

1204
01:18:10,727 --> 01:18:12,062
I met a lot of cops there.

1205
01:18:12,145 --> 01:18:13,980
You got curious.

1206
01:18:14,064 --> 01:18:15,357
To be honest,

1207
01:18:16,566 --> 01:18:20,112
they were always nice to me.

1208
01:18:20,195 --> 01:18:21,571
-They were polite.
-Aha.

1209
01:18:22,239 --> 01:18:24,449
-That's cool.
-They gave me breakfast.

1210
01:18:24,533 --> 01:18:25,742
They tipped me well.

1211
01:18:28,537 --> 01:18:30,580
And from then on, I saw them…

1212
01:18:32,582 --> 01:18:35,127
as an entity, which treated me well.

1213
01:18:35,210 --> 01:18:36,044
Okay.

1214
01:18:36,795 --> 01:18:39,256
Later on, my impression started to change

1215
01:18:39,881 --> 01:18:41,007
towards the police.

1216
01:18:42,467 --> 01:18:44,511
Why did it change?

1217
01:18:44,594 --> 01:18:49,975
I started seeing cops
not doing their jobs right,

1218
01:18:50,058 --> 01:18:52,185
or letting criminals walk.

1219
01:18:53,311 --> 01:18:55,605
I saw a cop and didn't feel…

1220
01:18:55,689 --> 01:18:57,274
-Trust.
-Exactly.

1221
01:18:58,066 --> 01:18:59,067
I felt scared.

1222
01:18:59,693 --> 01:19:01,611
-We're not all the same.
-Every time…

1223
01:19:01,695 --> 01:19:02,738
No, you're not.

1224
01:19:02,821 --> 01:19:05,574
I mean, there are good and bad cops.

1225
01:19:05,657 --> 01:19:08,744
Just like civilians.
There are good ones and bad ones. I mean,

1226
01:19:09,494 --> 01:19:10,787
it's a whole package.

1227
01:19:12,539 --> 01:19:14,624
No one cares if a cop dies.

1228
01:19:14,708 --> 01:19:18,920
But, hey, don't you dare kill a criminal,
because all hell breaks loose.

1229
01:19:19,004 --> 01:19:21,923
The whole block goes after you
before you can catch him.

1230
01:19:22,007 --> 01:19:23,675
When you try to detain him.

1231
01:19:23,759 --> 01:19:25,761
He could be the worst kind of criminal,

1232
01:19:25,844 --> 01:19:27,721
but the neighbors, since they're friends,

1233
01:19:28,472 --> 01:19:32,017
they all come out
and try to snatch him, try to beat you.

1234
01:19:32,100 --> 01:19:35,729
Or even kill you.
And who will complain? No one.

1235
01:19:35,812 --> 01:19:38,482
Not the media,

1236
01:19:39,024 --> 01:19:41,109
not human rights defenders, no one.

1237
01:19:41,234 --> 01:19:43,487
No one cares if a police officer dies.

1238
01:19:45,614 --> 01:19:49,326
Now that you're in, aren't you scared

1239
01:19:50,368 --> 01:19:52,579
that you might end up in a shootout?

1240
01:19:53,497 --> 01:19:58,710
You know why? Because you sound like
you have a good upbringing.

1241
01:19:58,794 --> 01:20:01,713
Like you wouldn't dare break a dish.
I don't know.

1242
01:20:02,881 --> 01:20:03,882
Really.

1243
01:20:04,674 --> 01:20:08,553
You don't seem to have the personality
required to be a good cop.

1244
01:20:08,637 --> 01:20:09,471
No?

1245
01:20:11,890 --> 01:20:13,391
I do feel like,

1246
01:20:13,975 --> 01:20:15,769
especially during inspections,

1247
01:20:16,394 --> 01:20:17,979
I feel a little anxious,

1248
01:20:19,022 --> 01:20:22,317
that I might do it wrong,
or that I would screw up--

1249
01:20:22,400 --> 01:20:23,401
What is it?

1250
01:20:23,485 --> 01:20:25,821
You think people
would disrespect you, or what?

1251
01:20:27,239 --> 01:20:31,326
Are you going to tell me
people don't disrespect you constantly?

1252
01:20:31,409 --> 01:20:33,036
-Yeah.
-Yes, right?

1253
01:20:33,119 --> 01:20:35,121
Here, they spit at you, they hit you.

1254
01:20:35,205 --> 01:20:36,998
They insult you all the time.

1255
01:20:37,082 --> 01:20:39,125
Officers to dispatch.

1256
01:20:40,085 --> 01:20:41,336
Dispatch…

1257
01:20:48,802 --> 01:20:50,637
-How old are you?
-Thirteen.

1258
01:20:50,720 --> 01:20:51,638
Thirteen?

1259
01:20:52,138 --> 01:20:54,015
Where's your mom?

1260
01:20:54,099 --> 01:20:55,517
Are you her sister?

1261
01:20:57,185 --> 01:20:58,812
Where's your dad?

1262
01:21:00,313 --> 01:21:03,233
The dad is the one
who broke the girl's ribs.

1263
01:21:04,192 --> 01:21:06,778
Why? Why did he… hit you?

1264
01:21:07,946 --> 01:21:11,741
The girl is alleging
that her mom sold her to some men.

1265
01:21:13,410 --> 01:21:16,079
-Is that right, dear?
-She's also alleging rape.

1266
01:21:17,455 --> 01:21:18,665
Among other things.

1267
01:21:18,748 --> 01:21:21,167
They want backup.
Do you know why they requested it?

1268
01:21:21,668 --> 01:21:24,546
So I can take them to a safe house.

1269
01:21:24,629 --> 01:21:26,339
They don't want to stay here.

1270
01:21:27,257 --> 01:21:30,385
Everything you've said to me, sweetie,

1271
01:21:30,468 --> 01:21:33,638
you have to tell them
so they can help you.

1272
01:21:34,180 --> 01:21:35,056
Okay?

1273
01:21:38,810 --> 01:21:40,061
-Will you drive them?
-Yes.

1274
01:21:40,145 --> 01:21:41,479
-Yeah?
-Yes, I'll take them.

1275
01:21:41,563 --> 01:21:42,397
Thanks.

1276
01:21:43,064 --> 01:21:43,899
Yes, girl.

1277
01:21:44,733 --> 01:21:47,694
You can tell yourself
it's great to be able to help people,

1278
01:21:47,777 --> 01:21:50,530
but in this situation, to be honest,

1279
01:21:50,614 --> 01:21:55,285
how do you feel deep down in your heart?

1280
01:21:55,368 --> 01:21:58,079
Well, people that are acting aggressively,

1281
01:21:58,163 --> 01:22:01,458
that are loud, screaming,
insulting you and whatnot,

1282
01:22:01,541 --> 01:22:03,084
and they see you crying,

1283
01:22:03,752 --> 01:22:05,337
they'll think you're weak.

1284
01:22:05,420 --> 01:22:06,922
And they'll take advantage.

1285
01:22:07,005 --> 01:22:09,883
But you have to be strong.

1286
01:22:10,967 --> 01:22:12,177
I think so, right?

1287
01:22:13,261 --> 01:22:16,640
If I see a little child right now

1288
01:22:17,557 --> 01:22:19,601
injured or dead,

1289
01:22:20,560 --> 01:22:21,728
it affects me.

1290
01:22:21,811 --> 01:22:23,521
-Yes.
-It's a bad feeling.

1291
01:22:23,605 --> 01:22:26,274
Why? Because you think of your own family.

1292
01:22:41,831 --> 01:22:44,084
My name is
José de Jesús Rodríguez Hernández.

1293
01:22:45,835 --> 01:22:48,046
Better known as Montoya,

1294
01:22:48,129 --> 01:22:49,756
in public life.

1295
01:22:50,757 --> 01:22:55,261
Down in Ermita and Tlalpan,

1296
01:22:55,345 --> 01:22:58,473
twice we were involved
in a shootout with some crooks.

1297
01:23:00,016 --> 01:23:02,811
We were driving by
and they were robbing an ATM.

1298
01:23:02,894 --> 01:23:03,812
Come.

1299
01:23:04,521 --> 01:23:06,314
So tell me…

1300
01:23:06,398 --> 01:23:07,232
Who am I?

1301
01:23:07,315 --> 01:23:08,233
"Who am I?"

1302
01:23:08,316 --> 01:23:10,652
"I am María Teresa Hernández Cañas."

1303
01:23:11,277 --> 01:23:12,696
"Currently

1304
01:23:12,779 --> 01:23:14,990
I'm a police officer."

1305
01:23:15,573 --> 01:23:19,077
"I've been serving
in the police force for 17 years."

1306
01:23:21,246 --> 01:23:24,165
"I said, 'Mom, I've had it.
I'm going to join…"

1307
01:23:24,249 --> 01:23:25,500
"I said, 'Mom…'"

1308
01:23:25,583 --> 01:23:29,045
"No, you're crazy,
you have done nothing for a whole year."

1309
01:23:29,129 --> 01:23:30,839
"I said, 'Mom, I've had it.'"

1310
01:23:30,922 --> 01:23:32,424
"You've done nothing for a year."

1311
01:23:32,507 --> 01:23:35,760
"I said, 'Mom, I've had it.
I'm going to join the police.'"

1312
01:23:36,302 --> 01:23:40,056
"No, you're crazy.
Your dad is going to go ballistic."

1313
01:23:40,140 --> 01:23:44,394
"Whatever. If he wants me to work,
I'll work, but I'll choose it."

1314
01:23:44,477 --> 01:23:48,773
I didn't have kids, unlike most
of my colleagues, who were single mothers.

1315
01:23:48,857 --> 01:23:52,318
Back then, I was one of the youngest.
They called me "little baby."

1316
01:23:54,070 --> 01:23:55,572
I can assure you that out of 100%

1317
01:23:55,655 --> 01:23:58,158
of the female officers in Mexico City,

1318
01:23:58,825 --> 01:24:01,453
ninety percent were single mothers.

1319
01:24:01,536 --> 01:24:02,871
Almost all of them.

1320
01:24:03,371 --> 01:24:05,540
Police officers are like actors.

1321
01:24:05,623 --> 01:24:08,334
We can act having a strong demeanor,

1322
01:24:09,627 --> 01:24:11,004
or a weak one.

1323
01:24:13,173 --> 01:24:14,758
We act within reason.

1324
01:24:15,884 --> 01:24:17,927
We don't create a fantasy.

1325
01:24:18,887 --> 01:24:23,141
The moment you put on that uniform,
you take on a huge responsibility.

1326
01:24:23,224 --> 01:24:27,145
And you have to commit to that role 100%.
I was just talking about it.

1327
01:24:27,729 --> 01:24:29,439
You lose track of everything.

1328
01:24:29,522 --> 01:24:31,149
We have 1,000 faces, right?

1329
01:24:31,649 --> 01:24:34,360
-"So, I was looking at him…"
-According to her.

1330
01:24:34,444 --> 01:24:35,820
"No, that's how it was."

1331
01:24:35,904 --> 01:24:38,573
-I saw him like a clown.
-I was good-looking before.

1332
01:24:38,656 --> 01:24:41,576
"One time, we got paired up,

1333
01:24:42,160 --> 01:24:44,954
we rode together in the truck."

1334
01:24:45,455 --> 01:24:47,165
"By the way, that truck

1335
01:24:47,248 --> 01:24:49,417
was packed with girls who were clueless."

1336
01:24:49,501 --> 01:24:52,295
"Didn't mention it to Alonso, but…"

1337
01:24:52,879 --> 01:24:55,840
They would say,
"Send me those two lovebirds."

1338
01:24:55,924 --> 01:24:59,511
"That siren doesn't flash
red and blue lights."

1339
01:24:59,594 --> 01:25:01,596
"Instead, it flashes little hearts."

1340
01:25:01,679 --> 01:25:04,349
They all stopped calling us
Teresa and Montoya.

1341
01:25:04,432 --> 01:25:06,434
They'd refer to us as "the love patrol."

1342
01:25:14,317 --> 01:25:15,318
-What?
-Hang on.

1343
01:25:15,401 --> 01:25:16,945
-What, did I hurt you?
-No.

1344
01:25:17,946 --> 01:25:23,159
V. THE END OF THE LOVE PATROL

1345
01:25:38,800 --> 01:25:39,634
Enjoy.

1346
01:25:48,143 --> 01:25:49,811
Are you still hungry, honey?

1347
01:25:49,894 --> 01:25:52,105
They didn't have anything colder.
Let's see.

1348
01:25:53,356 --> 01:25:54,399
Oh, motherfucker.

1349
01:25:55,150 --> 01:25:57,944
I told that dude
that if he tried to pull that shit again,

1350
01:25:58,027 --> 01:25:59,612
I would kick his ass.

1351
01:26:02,198 --> 01:26:05,702
…silver truck, with markings…

1352
01:26:07,328 --> 01:26:08,580
Stay right here.

1353
01:26:10,331 --> 01:26:12,709
Do you need an army
to move a few motorcycles?

1354
01:26:12,792 --> 01:26:14,711
…tinted windows…

1355
01:26:14,794 --> 01:26:15,628
It's good.

1356
01:26:15,712 --> 01:26:18,464
I'll kick your ass
if you eat those popsicles, okay?

1357
01:26:18,548 --> 01:26:21,593
Look at the great punches
thrown by the champion.

1358
01:26:22,135 --> 01:26:23,553
She's got her shaken.

1359
01:26:24,596 --> 01:26:27,223
She goes for the face and then,

1360
01:26:27,307 --> 01:26:30,852
she attempted to grapple.
She's got her shaken.

1361
01:26:38,943 --> 01:26:40,486
Good evening, Officer.

1362
01:26:40,570 --> 01:26:41,821
Good evening, sir.

1363
01:26:41,905 --> 01:26:43,448
My name is María Teresa Hernández,

1364
01:26:43,531 --> 01:26:46,576
I'm a sub-officer here
in your Coapa quadrant.

1365
01:26:46,659 --> 01:26:49,329
-How can we help you?
-What's going on, sir?

1366
01:26:49,412 --> 01:26:50,496
What do you mean?

1367
01:26:50,580 --> 01:26:52,916
You're obstructing a public street.

1368
01:26:52,999 --> 01:26:55,501
Look, I'll tell them to move. No problem.

1369
01:26:55,585 --> 01:26:59,047
Sir, I'm going to call
Department of Transportation for backup

1370
01:26:59,130 --> 01:27:01,216
to remove and fine the motorcycles.

1371
01:27:01,299 --> 01:27:03,092
-You have ignored our pleas.
-What's up?

1372
01:27:03,635 --> 01:27:05,094
-Nothing.
-Good evening, sir.

1373
01:27:05,178 --> 01:27:06,721
-What's up?
-How do you do?

1374
01:27:06,804 --> 01:27:07,639
Good, thanks.

1375
01:27:07,722 --> 01:27:12,477
Chief Rueda knows
that we're a club that gets together,

1376
01:27:12,560 --> 01:27:15,271
which never causes any trouble.

1377
01:27:15,355 --> 01:27:16,356
What are you writing?

1378
01:27:16,439 --> 01:27:18,566
I'm going to write the license plates to…

1379
01:27:18,650 --> 01:27:19,609
-Why?
-Because…

1380
01:27:19,692 --> 01:27:22,403
It's not the first time
you've been asked to move them.

1381
01:27:22,487 --> 01:27:24,614
I've never heard anyone complain.

1382
01:27:24,697 --> 01:27:27,325
Well, we patrol this precinct,

1383
01:27:27,408 --> 01:27:30,119
and in the past, you've been requested…

1384
01:27:30,203 --> 01:27:32,622
-We haven't had a complaint!
-It's not the first time.

1385
01:27:32,705 --> 01:27:34,457
We've never heard… Let me talk!

1386
01:27:34,540 --> 01:27:37,377
We've never had a complaint
until today, what a coincidence.

1387
01:27:37,460 --> 01:27:39,504
I think you just want to take our money.

1388
01:27:39,629 --> 01:27:42,715
-It's not the first time we've asked you.
-Did she ask you for money?

1389
01:27:42,799 --> 01:27:44,467
No, I was just telling her…

1390
01:27:44,550 --> 01:27:46,427
No, tell me if she asked for money.

1391
01:27:46,511 --> 01:27:48,471
-No, I was telling her…
-No.

1392
01:27:48,554 --> 01:27:51,182
Show some balls, dude.
Did she ask for money?

1393
01:27:52,183 --> 01:27:53,810
Yes, she did ask for money.

1394
01:27:54,310 --> 01:27:55,395
Oh, there you go.

1395
01:27:55,937 --> 01:27:59,691
What kind of fools do you take us for?
I don't think so.

1396
01:27:59,774 --> 01:28:01,776
-Do you know who I am?
-No, sir.

1397
01:28:01,859 --> 01:28:04,070
I'm a congressman, okay?

1398
01:28:04,862 --> 01:28:07,448
You don't care I'm a congressman,
fucking wage earner?

1399
01:28:07,532 --> 01:28:09,784
-We'll see if you don't care.
-It's not necessary…

1400
01:28:09,867 --> 01:28:12,203
Don't you dare threaten me
or raise your voice!

1401
01:28:12,287 --> 01:28:14,455
I'm talking to you,
don't turn your back on me.

1402
01:28:14,539 --> 01:28:15,707
Fucking Indian!

1403
01:28:15,790 --> 01:28:18,501
-You have no idea how fucked you are.
-Officer.

1404
01:28:19,294 --> 01:28:20,795
Why do you make it worse?

1405
01:28:22,880 --> 01:28:26,551
…one medic
at Chaparrita and Corrido del Norte…

1406
01:28:30,596 --> 01:28:33,391
…I have a fallen female…

1407
01:28:35,310 --> 01:28:36,728
C-4 to dispatch.

1408
01:28:50,325 --> 01:28:52,160
Thanks for coming, okay?

1409
01:28:52,243 --> 01:28:54,287
-Sorry for the inconvenience.
-No worries.

1410
01:28:54,370 --> 01:28:56,039
He's a legislator. Mr. Bigshot.

1411
01:28:58,875 --> 01:29:01,919
At that point, I turned around
and spotted a police truck,

1412
01:29:02,003 --> 01:29:03,588
and I saw it was a higher-up.

1413
01:29:04,213 --> 01:29:06,132
But he goes to talk to the boss.

1414
01:29:06,674 --> 01:29:09,052
And he says,
"You haven't educated this girl?"

1415
01:29:09,135 --> 01:29:11,220
"She doesn't know how to address people?"

1416
01:29:11,304 --> 01:29:13,139
And I told him, "Good afternoon, Chief."

1417
01:29:13,222 --> 01:29:14,932
"Don't talk to me like that."

1418
01:29:15,016 --> 01:29:17,852
"I know you're extorting
the gentleman and this establishment."

1419
01:29:17,935 --> 01:29:21,397
"In fact, you were caught on camera
taking the money."

1420
01:29:22,148 --> 01:29:24,359
And I tell him,
"Well, if they recorded me,

1421
01:29:24,442 --> 01:29:27,028
you wouldn't be arguing with me.
Do your due process."

1422
01:29:27,111 --> 01:29:31,199
"Have me charged for extortion,
and whatever happens, happens."

1423
01:29:32,492 --> 01:29:34,994
Our shift was over, and we went to…

1424
01:29:35,661 --> 01:29:38,164
We got in the patrol car,
headed to the precinct,

1425
01:29:38,247 --> 01:29:41,584
and at the entrance,
our guard colleagues say,

1426
01:29:42,085 --> 01:29:45,254
"What did you do, fuckers?"
And we were stunned.

1427
01:29:45,338 --> 01:29:49,008
"Just wait." Everyone knew
about the story, the scene, everything.

1428
01:29:49,592 --> 01:29:50,510
Who are you?

1429
01:29:51,052 --> 01:29:53,054
-Who am I?
-Yes, who are you?

1430
01:29:53,137 --> 01:29:55,348
I'm María Teresa Hernández Cañas.

1431
01:29:56,182 --> 01:29:59,519
I'm currently a police officer.

1432
01:30:00,186 --> 01:30:03,940
I've been in the police force
for 17 years.

1433
01:30:05,024 --> 01:30:07,610
And… what else can I tell you?

1434
01:30:07,693 --> 01:30:09,737
-How old are you?
-Thirty-four.

1435
01:30:10,321 --> 01:30:11,739
I'm 34 years old.

1436
01:30:12,240 --> 01:30:16,911
So, tell me, what did entail--

1437
01:30:16,994 --> 01:30:20,456
What were the implications
of the motorcycle incident?

1438
01:30:21,040 --> 01:30:24,585
Well, it brought on us all the burdens
we're still suffering to this day.

1439
01:30:25,586 --> 01:30:28,631
On top of that,
they took away our squad car.

1440
01:30:29,173 --> 01:30:32,093
We thought that was unfair.

1441
01:30:32,176 --> 01:30:33,970
We were doing our jobs

1442
01:30:34,720 --> 01:30:36,889
and that's how they pay us, right?

1443
01:30:36,973 --> 01:30:40,017
But aside from the payback, I was saying,

1444
01:30:40,101 --> 01:30:43,229
in my view, I felt cheated, right?

1445
01:30:44,063 --> 01:30:46,941
What's your name?
You haven't told me your name.

1446
01:30:47,024 --> 01:30:49,277
I'm José de Jesús Rodríguez Hernández.

1447
01:30:51,988 --> 01:30:55,408
Better known as Montoya, in public life.

1448
01:30:55,992 --> 01:30:58,244
Is that where "the love patrol" ended?

1449
01:30:58,327 --> 01:31:01,330
Practically, that's where
"the love patrol" ended.

1450
01:31:01,414 --> 01:31:03,666
But far from being a love patrol,

1451
01:31:03,749 --> 01:31:05,585
we carried out our work, right?

1452
01:31:06,169 --> 01:31:08,171
But they did start to put

1453
01:31:09,130 --> 01:31:11,966
a lot of pressure on us.

1454
01:31:12,049 --> 01:31:13,092
Vendettas.

1455
01:31:13,718 --> 01:31:16,971
They sent Montoya to stand guard

1456
01:31:17,054 --> 01:31:19,932
at Periférico and San Antonio
for over a month.

1457
01:31:20,016 --> 01:31:22,226
Over the bridge. Nothing happened there.

1458
01:31:22,310 --> 01:31:25,688
Teresa, they even tried to suspend her.

1459
01:31:25,771 --> 01:31:29,192
They threatened
and harassed her at the ministry,

1460
01:31:29,692 --> 01:31:31,861
and tried to force her
to sign her discharge.

1461
01:31:31,944 --> 01:31:34,197
And it became a living hell, Alonso.

1462
01:31:34,280 --> 01:31:38,409
They sent me four communes farther away,

1463
01:31:38,493 --> 01:31:42,038
and they left me
standing guard on a street

1464
01:31:42,121 --> 01:31:44,499
that didn't even have a crime index.

1465
01:31:44,582 --> 01:31:46,834
There was no restroom, nothing to eat.

1466
01:31:46,918 --> 01:31:49,253
We went back to talk
to the commander and said,

1467
01:31:49,337 --> 01:31:51,464
'What is this all about?
You took our patrol,

1468
01:31:51,547 --> 01:31:54,634
you're punishing us
by having us stand guard."

1469
01:31:55,176 --> 01:31:56,344
"How much longer?"

1470
01:31:56,427 --> 01:31:59,639
He said, "It's not my call.
The higher-ups ordered it."

1471
01:31:59,722 --> 01:32:00,806
"Until you break."

1472
01:32:01,474 --> 01:32:03,100
That's what the chief said.

1473
01:32:04,101 --> 01:32:08,105
"I'll switch you,
but I'll have her there until she breaks."

1474
01:32:09,482 --> 01:32:13,027
I said, "Break her,
and I'll come after you."

1475
01:32:14,403 --> 01:32:19,033
"If the authorities don't listen,
I will have to look for other solutions."

1476
01:32:22,703 --> 01:32:26,249
I feel that the police officer
is vulnerable in every sense.

1477
01:32:27,291 --> 01:32:30,795
Nothing is guaranteed for us.

1478
01:32:30,878 --> 01:32:34,423
No protection by the command
and no protection by the citizenship.

1479
01:32:35,758 --> 01:32:37,218
Sometimes, as I said before,

1480
01:32:37,301 --> 01:32:40,096
I'm ashamed of saying
I'm a police officer.

1481
01:32:41,806 --> 01:32:42,765
Out of fear

1482
01:32:43,766 --> 01:32:45,518
of how people treat you.

1483
01:32:46,227 --> 01:32:49,897
For that reason,
I tell my wife and lots of colleagues that

1484
01:32:50,606 --> 01:32:52,358
I'm sick of the police force.

1485
01:32:52,900 --> 01:32:55,444
You are just victims?

1486
01:32:56,487 --> 01:32:57,363
There you go.

1487
01:32:58,114 --> 01:32:59,240
Good question.

1488
01:33:01,409 --> 01:33:03,536
We are self-serving.

1489
01:33:05,746 --> 01:33:06,998
We are fools.

1490
01:33:09,375 --> 01:33:11,502
They criticize the police
for being corrupt.

1491
01:33:13,212 --> 01:33:14,130
They criticize,

1492
01:33:15,256 --> 01:33:17,508
saying that,
oftentimes, the police officer…

1493
01:33:19,885 --> 01:33:21,929
is someone who abuses their power.

1494
01:33:24,140 --> 01:33:27,518
But they don't stop to think why we do it.

1495
01:33:29,312 --> 01:33:30,730
And some colleagues say,

1496
01:33:30,813 --> 01:33:34,567
"You know what? I won't do it,
because I will get in trouble."

1497
01:33:35,735 --> 01:33:37,862
"Why? Because
I don't want to have any trouble."

1498
01:33:37,945 --> 01:33:39,905
"I don't like to be given money."

1499
01:33:41,532 --> 01:33:43,159
"I don't like to extort."

1500
01:33:45,870 --> 01:33:49,790
But many of them do it.
They extort, or we extort,

1501
01:33:49,874 --> 01:33:51,125
or we ask for money,

1502
01:33:52,168 --> 01:33:53,336
on occasion.

1503
01:33:54,045 --> 01:33:57,590
Because, at the end of the day,
the corruption doesn't stop.

1504
01:33:59,425 --> 01:34:02,178
Who benefits? I think everyone does.

1505
01:34:02,261 --> 01:34:05,598
Starting with the civilian,
all the way to the officer and higher-ups.

1506
01:34:05,681 --> 01:34:08,601
Why? Because if the civilian
fails to stop at a stop sign,

1507
01:34:08,684 --> 01:34:11,812
or any other situation
where they would get an infraction,

1508
01:34:11,896 --> 01:34:13,564
or they're getting detained,

1509
01:34:13,648 --> 01:34:16,942
sometimes, in order
to avoid going to civil court,

1510
01:34:17,026 --> 01:34:18,402
that's where it starts.

1511
01:34:18,486 --> 01:34:20,821
There's no need for an officer to ask,

1512
01:34:20,905 --> 01:34:23,908
since the civilian knows
they committed an infraction,

1513
01:34:23,991 --> 01:34:25,368
they offer it themselves.

1514
01:34:26,035 --> 01:34:30,748
If you're already aware of your needs
since the start of your shift,

1515
01:34:30,831 --> 01:34:32,833
you say to yourself, "This is my chance."

1516
01:34:33,584 --> 01:34:37,004
It goes hand in hand,
because what the civilian gives me,

1517
01:34:37,088 --> 01:34:40,591
I pass it on to my precinct chief,
makes its way to the commander and so on.

1518
01:34:41,258 --> 01:34:43,886
All the needs of the service are met.

1519
01:34:58,901 --> 01:35:01,487
POLICE - CADET

1520
01:35:10,329 --> 01:35:12,957
I need at least 400 pesos per day

1521
01:35:13,040 --> 01:35:16,001
in my pocket to go to work.

1522
01:35:16,877 --> 01:35:19,547
Ten pesos go to the gunsmith.

1523
01:35:19,630 --> 01:35:22,758
Why? Because if I want to get a vest,

1524
01:35:22,842 --> 01:35:26,929
like what we use out on the street,
and you want it to be "clean,"

1525
01:35:27,012 --> 01:35:30,641
if you don't pay up,
you would get a worn-out one.

1526
01:35:31,559 --> 01:35:35,980
If you want to carry a nice pistol…
Personally, I prefer the Pietro Beretta,

1527
01:35:36,063 --> 01:35:37,606
there goes your ten pesos.

1528
01:35:37,690 --> 01:35:40,609
How much is
ten pesos per day every 15 days?

1529
01:35:41,527 --> 01:35:44,864
If you want a squad car,
you need to pay an entrance fee

1530
01:35:44,947 --> 01:35:47,241
to the patrol car manager.

1531
01:35:49,493 --> 01:35:50,828
Learn your lines.

1532
01:35:54,665 --> 01:35:58,919
Bi-monthly, after taxes,
I make about 1,100 pesos.

1533
01:35:59,712 --> 01:36:02,006
Take that and support a family.

1534
01:36:02,089 --> 01:36:06,469
Take that and pay for your food,
for transportation.

1535
01:36:06,552 --> 01:36:08,596
Take that to pay for necessities.

1536
01:36:29,408 --> 01:36:30,659
I would give anything

1537
01:36:31,327 --> 01:36:33,579
to be the police officer I used to be.

1538
01:36:34,455 --> 01:36:38,083
To wake up
and feel great about going to work.

1539
01:36:40,503 --> 01:36:41,337
To want…

1540
01:36:41,921 --> 01:36:43,088
To want to help.

1541
01:36:50,971 --> 01:36:52,932
I'm a police officer,
what a disappointment.

1542
01:36:53,015 --> 01:36:56,435
The career in the force didn't fulfill
the expectations I had for it.

1543
01:36:58,395 --> 01:37:01,732
If I'm getting paid
whether or not I do the job,

1544
01:37:01,816 --> 01:37:04,735
then why bother at all?
That's the ugly truth.

1545
01:37:08,989 --> 01:37:12,660
After a day's work at a job
that I started doing out of love,

1546
01:37:13,244 --> 01:37:14,495
for my love of justice,

1547
01:37:15,871 --> 01:37:16,872
they force me

1548
01:37:18,082 --> 01:37:19,917
to think it's complete garbage.

1549
01:37:26,215 --> 01:37:28,133
I can tell you that in 17 years,

1550
01:37:28,217 --> 01:37:30,803
the best time of my life
was spent at the Academy.

1551
01:37:32,096 --> 01:37:35,558
It's so beautiful and so intense
to experience that education.

1552
01:37:35,641 --> 01:37:38,227
I used to enjoy marching practice so much,

1553
01:37:38,310 --> 01:37:41,063
or learning military instruction
at 5:00 a.m.

1554
01:37:41,146 --> 01:37:44,567
Sometimes I would take deep breaths
and look up, elated.

1555
01:37:44,650 --> 01:37:47,862
You only see the hills
on the horizon, nothing else.

1556
01:37:48,445 --> 01:37:51,073
And sometimes I felt like crying,

1557
01:37:51,156 --> 01:37:55,411
not out of sadness, but out of joy.
I would say, "It feels so good."

1558
01:37:58,664 --> 01:38:01,584
In the exams they would give us,

1559
01:38:01,667 --> 01:38:04,003
the decisiveness test was the last one.

1560
01:38:04,086 --> 01:38:07,590
My colleagues in the task force said,

1561
01:38:07,673 --> 01:38:11,135
"You already got your credits
for physical conditioning,

1562
01:38:11,218 --> 01:38:13,888
the only thing left
is the decisiveness test."

1563
01:38:14,430 --> 01:38:17,933
And I replied,
"I'm not jumping in. I can't swim."

1564
01:38:18,684 --> 01:38:21,979
They would tie you
to a flimsy rope and go, "Jump in."

1565
01:38:22,062 --> 01:38:24,106
The key is decisiveness.

1566
01:38:24,189 --> 01:38:27,109
You don't need to swim,
you just need to show decisiveness.

1567
01:38:27,192 --> 01:38:29,820
"Once you jump in, we'll pull you out."

1568
01:38:30,362 --> 01:38:34,199
But it was a lie, because they would wait
until you almost drowned

1569
01:38:34,283 --> 01:38:35,743
to finally pull you out.

1570
01:38:49,882 --> 01:38:51,508
Come on!

1571
01:40:15,009 --> 01:40:18,012
As I went in, I'm rubbing myself
and my body was shaking.

1572
01:40:18,095 --> 01:40:19,888
I was scared, I was feeling the fear.

1573
01:40:20,597 --> 01:40:24,351
Once the fear
and the anxiousness subsided,

1574
01:40:24,435 --> 01:40:27,563
I really felt pleased, because I thought,
"Well, I did jump in."

1575
01:40:27,646 --> 01:40:31,400
I got home and went, "I jumped off
the springboard." They didn't believe me.

1576
01:40:31,483 --> 01:40:33,944
"How?" I showed them
the bruises and everything,

1577
01:40:34,028 --> 01:40:36,989
but I was feeling
very pleased I'd done it.

1578
01:40:40,409 --> 01:40:42,077
And we are still making it work.

1579
01:40:42,161 --> 01:40:44,621
I said, "I'll look after you
and you'll look after me.

1580
01:40:45,414 --> 01:40:49,334
And not a day goes by without me
telling him I love and adore him.

1581
01:40:49,418 --> 01:40:52,921
He'd say, "I feel it."
And I'd go, "No, I just wanted to say it."

1582
01:40:54,423 --> 01:40:55,632
What do you think?

1583
01:40:55,716 --> 01:40:56,759
We're still together.

1584
01:40:56,842 --> 01:40:59,762
Deciding if we should quit,
seeing what the department will do,

1585
01:40:59,845 --> 01:41:03,891
weighing our options.
It's just the two of us out there.

1586
01:41:06,268 --> 01:41:07,352
What do you think?

1587
01:41:29,374 --> 01:41:35,339
In the winter of 2019, Teresa and Montoya

1588
01:41:35,422 --> 01:41:41,428
left the Police Department in Mexico City.

1589
01:47:14,469 --> 01:47:18,682
Subtitle translation by:
José Luis Albertini