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Authors: Thomas Laird

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M
y
busines
s
i
s
pharmaceutical
s,
a
s
fa
r
a
s
th
e
Mexica
n
Federate
s
ar
e
concerne
d.
The
y
hav
e
bee
n
pai
d
of
f
wit
h
mone
y
fro
m
th
e
Carte
l
tha
t
doe
s
busines
s
wit
h
m
y
friend
s
i
n
Chicag
o.
O
r
a
t
leas
t
wit
h
th
e
peopl
e
wh
o
use
d
t
o
b
e
m
y
friend
s.
Thi
s
i
s
ver
y
likel
y
m
y
las
t
tri
p
sout
h.I
wil
l
nee
d
t
o
mak
e
ne
w
arrangement
s
soo
n
.

Afte
r
th
e
mult
i-
hou
r
fligh
t
w
e
lan
d.I
a
m
hustle
d
throug
h
th
e
termina
l
b
y
Guerrero’
s
peopl
e
wit
h
n
o
dela
y.
Hi
s
peopl
e
ar
e
everywher
e,
her
e.
H
e
ha
s
hi
s
bea
k
int
o
everythin
g,
bein
g
th
e
CE
O
o
f
th
e
Carte
l
i
n
centra
l
Mexic
o
.

Afte
r
a
perfunctor
y
ru
n-
throug
h
wit
h
th
e
Federate
s,
ther
e
ar
e
bi
g
smile
s
an
d
muc
h
politenes
s,
an
d
I’
m
heade
d
towar
d
Guerrero’
s
drive
r.
Onc
e
w
e
ge
t
ou
t
o
f
thi
s
midsize
d
Mexica
n
cit
y,I
a
m
blindfolde
d
b
y
fuanit
o—
Johnn
y—
wh
o
i
s
a
bodyguar
d
o
f
th
e
‘Warrior
’.I
neve
r
se
e
th
e
las
t
te
n
mile
s
o
f
th
e
tri
p.
M
y
eye
s
ar
e
wrappe
d
wit
h
gauz
e
an
d
th
e
gauz
e
i
s
covere
d
wit
h
heav
y
materia
l
tha
t
make
s
an
y
glimps
e
o
f
m
y
whereabout
s
impossibl
e
.

*

I
lef
t
he
r
i
n
piece
s.I
nee
d
t
o
mak
e
thi
s
visi
t
a
s
fas
t
a
s
possibl
e
befor
e
he
r
bod
y
i
s
foun
d.
The
n,
o
f
cours
e,I
becom
e
a
persona non grat
a
wit
h
m
y
on
e-
tim
e
allie
s
i
n
th
e
cit
y,
an
d
o
f
cours
e
the
y
wil
l
b
e
lookin
g
t
o
eliminat
e
m
e.
Thi
s
i
s
m
y
las
t
busines
s
wit
h
th
e
Carte
l
bos
s,
an
d
I’l
l
nee
d
hi
s
cas
h
t
o
g
o
undergroun
d
fro
m
th
e
Outfi
t
an
d
th
e
persona
l
vendett
a
fro
m
tha
t
cunt’
s
brothe
r.I
shoul
d
hav
e
kille
d
hi
m
to
o,
bu
t
h
e
i
s
to
o
dangerou
s
t
o
approac
h.
An
d
i
t
woul
d
b
e
a
sill
y
ris
k.
Afte
r
thi
s
dea
l,
wit
h
he
r
lovel
y
interna
l
work
s
t
o
trad
e,
I’l
l
b
e
fixe
d
fo
r
a
lifetim
e
.

Th
e
mas
k
o
f
gauz
e
i
s
strippe
d
of
f
whe
n
w
e
arriv
e
insid
e
Guerrero’
s
compoun
d.
I’
m
assumin
g
i
t
i
s
a
fortres
s
o
f
som
e
kin
d
althoug
h
I’v
e
neve
r
see
n
th
e
outsid
e
o
r
th
e
ground
s.
I
t
woul
d
simpl
y
see
m
t
o
b
e
th
e
kin
d
o
f
plac
e
he’
d
us
e
fo
r
hi
s
busines
s
an
d
pleasur
e
.

I
a
m
seate
d
i
n
hi
s
offic
e
i
n
a
hug
e,
ne
w-
smellin
g
leathe
r
chai
r.
I
t
i
s
hig
h-
backe
d
an
d
executiv
e-
lik
e
.

Guerrer
o
walk
s
i
n
alon
e.
W
e
ar
e
neve
r
accompanie
d
i
n
her
e.
Ther
e
i
s
a
vide
o
camer
a
behin
d
m
e,
I’v
e
notice
d.
Bu
t
Guerrer
o
ha
s
explaine
d
ther
e
i
s
n
o
audi
o.
The
y
ca
n
se
e
u
s
bu
t
the
y
can’
t
hea
r
u
s.
An
d
th
e
camer
a
i
s
aime
d
a
t
Guerrero’
s
ches
t
s
o
n
o
on
e
ma
y
rea
d
hi
s
lip
s
.

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