So your father, his shop. Where does he get his upholstery?
...From, uh, the distributor.
And where is the distributor?
Jalisco. Uh, I want a new way to get my stuff over the border, a legitimate business.
Right, but the chicken man...
Temporary. I want a new front, my own.
Don Hector, my father is a simple man. He is not in the business.
Don't worry about it, I take good care of Poppy. He make good money, a lot more than with his little sewing machine.
[Arturo enters to deliver some news to Hector.]
ArturoLionel talked to our guy in Los Lunas. Looks like Tuco knifed a guy. But he definitely broke a guard's jaw. They got him in solitary.
What?! All he had to do was six months! He'll be in there forever! [knocks over the table] Aah!
[Hector and Gus face each other at an industrial location, flanked by their respective henchmen: Victor and Tyrus on Gus' side, and Arturo and Nacho on Hector's side. Hector communicates with Juan Bolsa via a cell phone placed on the table in front of him. The dialogue is in Spanish.]
JJuan (over cell phone)
Had a conversation with our friend by the pool. He's very pleased with our progress. He feels our consolidated transportation method is working. In fact, it works so well that our friend says this will be the only way, moving forward. Of course, your territory will stay yours forever. But this system has less exposure. Less risk. Everything moves through the Chilean. [beat] Can you hear me?
[Hector gets up and angrily throws the cell phone to the ground.]
Don Hector. I never asked for this. I do not want it.
[Hector keels over, on the verge of another coughing fit. Arturo tries to come to his aid.]
Arturo
Don Hector...
[Hector pushes him away and reaches for the vial of pills in his coat pocket, unaware that Nacho has tampered with them. He downs the whole vial, but he seemingly recovers with no ill effect. He turns to Gus.]
Fuck Eladio, fuck Bolsa, and fuck you.
[Gus and Juan Bolsa meet with Nacho and Arturo at a Los Pollos Hermanos warehouse after Hector's stroke. The dialogue is in Spanish.]
[to Arturo] You I know. [to Nacho] You I don't.
Arturo
Tuco's man. He's okay.
Don Hector had a stroke. We don't know when he will be back. But listen to me: Salamanca territory stays Salamanca territory. Nothing changes. Collections continue as before. The count must be exact. Anyone crosses a line, you stop them. You have a delivery tomorrow night. You pick up, you package, you distribute. All as you've done before. Do you understand? [Nacho and Arturo both nod] You do this right, things could go very well for you. Go.
[Nacho and Arturo both leave the room]
The old bastard, he's always been trouble. But he keeps his house in order. Gustavo. What do you think?
Someone will move against the Salamancas. Which brings... war. Which brings... chaos. Which brings... the DEA.
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