Inspector?
I just got a call from the local DEA director.
He says hes got big news for us.
Let me know what its about.
- How'd it go with Julianna? - Good.
We got some good stuff on the wire.
- How's she holding up? - Pretty good.
She must have jumped right back after your little chat.
She's got Brown wrapped around her finger again.
This is the good stuff right here.
It's like he's asking her to take a mob oath.
A vow of silence, omerta.
I have to know I can trust you.
That you can keep a vow of silence about things you may see or hear.
Anything I tell you about Blackmire is top secret.
Anything you might overhear or see...
the people we meet, you can't talk about with anybody.
Can you tell me why?
This is the bombshell.
We do work for the agency now and then.
- What did he say? - "We do work for the agency..."
We do work for the agency now and then.
She asks him to clarify.
What is this...
agency?
The Central Intelligence Agency.
Did he just admit...
Blackmire's a CIA front?
What kind of work?
They just use the company to do things they're not allowed to do.
Does that bother you?
I find it very...
romantic.
You do, do you?
Then they go back to shagging for a while.
Blackmire's a front company for the CIA?
That's what the man said.
I need to talk to the inspector general.
May I have a moment alone, please, before you make that call?
I hope I'm not out of line here, but I don't believe
it's the right decision to tell the inspector general
- anything about this. - Why not?
May I present a hypothetical situation?
Go ahead.
Blackmire is a huge company here in Canada,
with massive holdings in hydro and other energy projects.
If you tell the inspector that you think
Blackmire is a CIA front company,
he'll be obliged to tell the prime minister.
And the prime minister will be obliged to object
and tell Washington.
And then, it'll get back to the CIA,
and then we'll be told to get lost
and lose any opportunity we have to monitor Blackmire.
That's all neither here nor there.
I'm obligated to tell the inspector general.
At some point you might be.
But right now, what we know is still simply speculation.
Brown just confessed to Julianna that he's been fronting for the CIA.
- We have it on the record. - I only suggest that in the long run,
the inspector general may not wanna hear that right now.
You suggest we keep it to ourselves?
Well, I'm sure the inspector general would prefer
that we present him with concrete and corroborated intelligence
about what it is exactly Blackmire and the CIA are doing up here,
rather than report what could be the inflated braggings
of a man who simply trying to impress his lover.
But more importantly, ma'am, my personal concern is,
if you report that you've discovered a CIA front company,
there's no guarantee anybody wants to hear it.
As we all know, the whistleblower always pays the price.
The messenger is always killed.
Nobody wants this sort of revelation that the CIA
has bought pieces of Canada coming up on their watch.
It's suicide.
People need to know about this.
They do.
But there are proper ways.
The back channels.
You've got to make use of them to protect yourself.
All right. For now, I won't inform the inspector general.
But get Julianna pulled in. I need to know it's safe to keep her in the game.
Yes, ma'am, I agree.
- Thank you, Martin. - Yes, ma'am.
I want Julianna picked up ASAP.
- How you doing? - Good so far.
It's cool.
Thanks for coming.
Taking a walk?
- What's going on? - You heard
about this American Crew, coming to town, setting up shop?
- Yeah, we heard. - About Dante's #2 getting shot?
Phan's #2 getting shot?
- It's connected with the Americans? - Well, it could be.
I'm thinking I might be next.
- What are you gonna do about that? - We've talked to Dante and Phan.
We got together and let these guys know that we formed an alliance.
If they want it to escalate, it's not gonna be a walkover.
How are we involved? This is your problem.
Yeah, but the more we get together, the more we can show these guys
we got a united front, better chance we have of avoiding a showdown.
So who's in this group so far?
Us, the Disciplines, the Vietnamese.
You, if you want in.
Kind of a United Nations thing, huh?
What do you say?
I'm not gonna say no...
I'm not gonna say yes...
I gotta run this in front of my guys first.
The sooner we know, the better.
- Talk to you later, I guess. - All right. Take it easy.
We need to know if these American dealers are working with the DEA.
I think we might have to provoke 'em.
How are we doing?
Good so far. You?
I got a piece of intel you might wanna know about.
Your man Jim Reardon has a source inside the Vancouver
- drugs squad. - Yeah? Where'd you get this?
I can't tell you that. That might get back to us.
All right. Who is it?
Detective Rene Desjardins.
This is definite?
I gotta know the source.
I'm not gonna tell you.
I'm here to pick you up. Stay where you are.
If that's the way you wanna play it...
- Get in the car. - Leave me alone. Fuck off.
Don't do this.
Agent Cruickshank from the CIA.
Julianna's freaking out. She's taking a runner.
- Grab her. - Yes, ma'am.
Police. Stay right here.
Everyone of the street crew, now. I'm on the north end of Granville Bridge.
Subject is a blonde female,
25 years old, in a short grey trenchcoat, heading into town.
And I need to track her cellphone number.
Did you get an opportunity to speak to Julianna again?
- We did, yes. - And is she co-operating?
- So far so good, yes. - That's good to hear.
We'd like you to arrange a meeting so we can introduce ourselves.
That's gonna be problematic. She's agreed to co-operate,
but she is insisting that we handle her.
But she's agreed to co-operate? That's the important thing.
How would you like us to proceed?
You could put specific questions about Blackmire to her for us.
Of course.
You'll let us know when you make contact?
Perfect.
She gave the address of Brown's hotel to the cab driver.
I'm there now.
Do what you have to do. Do not let her meet with Brown.
In her state, she could say anything.
I'd like to speak with Stella Spencer, please.
It's her father calling.
- How we doing, gentlemen? - Good.
I'm doing alright so far. How's life treating you?
We get along.
Go on in.
I'm gonna have to pat you down.
Morning. How's everybody doing?
All right. Yourself?
Every day a holiday, every man a king.
All the way up.
Americans are on their way up.
Yes, I'm still here.
It's Mr Reardon calling.
Who's this?
Hello. Good to meet you.
I've been trying to call my daughter
on her cellphone, and I haven't been able to get through.
We're up on the roof. It's a bit of a hike,
but looks like you could use it.
Could you have her call me, please? She's got my numbers.
Whenever she has the chance.
- Thanks for coming. - No problem.
Get you anything?
- You want something? - No, we can't stay. We're on the fly.
We came to tell you we're looking forward to do business with you,
but we can't give up the street trade.
- We gotta have a piece of the retail. - That's kind of irrelevant now.
We've been having talks around town ourselves.
You're gonna have to change your plans.
What's that mean?
We just don't see that there's room for everybody.
Nobody's up for it. The market's overcrowded.
Is that right? You talked to everybody in town?
That's right.
You should stay on your side of the border. We handle things up here.
That's gonna be a problem.
You should have thought of that before you came up here.
You should come up here and ask around
before you come in and start gunning people down.
You do this...
there's gonna be repercussions for your business in the States.
- I think we'll survive. - Yeah? So will we.
A lot of weed in this town. You can't control it all.
Good luck to you.
Here we go.
There they go.
We've tracked Juliannas cellphone.
She's been calling Brown's hotel. The latest call was two minutes ago.
She's somewhere close.
She's close.
Sorry, ma'am. Building maintenance. I've got an emergency in the basement.
Come along.
You've gotta be cool for a couple of hours?
I gotta make an offer on a house.
Yeah, go ahead, do your thing.
Ready to go?
Good luck.
Actually, I need you for one more minute.
I'll be in the car. Don't take too long.
You know these guys that have been doing the hits?
They've been gunning for everybody's #2 man, right?
Don't think I haven't noticed.
Just be careful.
Always.
Catch you later.
It's me.
What's up with Stella? They confiscated her phone?
They don't allow cellphones during the week.
You just didn't tell me?
It's in the school rules. You should have checked.
You know what? I don't like this school.
I don't like its rules. I wanna take her out of that place.
- It's not right I can't talk to her. - Leave her alone. Let her be.
I'm pulling her out of school.
And do what, put her under armed guard? Leave her alone.
I'm taking her out of school and putting her where I can talk to her.
You try that and I'll send the cops after you. Leave her alone!
It's too big.
Maybe not. Might need the room.
Don't say that! I think two's going to be enough.
I like the neighbourhood.
You heard what the agent said.
We got a judge on this side...
- a banker on that side... - We fit right in.
I like it. It's got good security.
It just seems so isolated.
Look, I got another thing I gotta bring up.
You know I'm married, right?
I think you've told me several times you were divorced.
Yeah, I was separated, but the divorce
is a real hassle, it's been going on for years.
Wait...
Just, hold on.
Will you hold on and let me talk to you?
I just came from meeting with Reardon.
What's he saying?
They're gonna try to squeeze us out.
I guess it's back to the plant.
You got somebody to take care of that?
Yeah, I got a guy waiting in the wings.
Now is better than later.
If we're not making money, my guys'll want to go back home.
Give it a couple of weeks. It'll turn around, you'll see.
It's your move.
He's meeting with the DA.
I'm not sure you can yank her from the school without Francine's consent.
- The school will probably freak. - Well, I wanna take her out of there.
I wanna get her, and I don't want cops to follow me.
Look into the legal situation for me, would you?
I'll look into it.
Today, Phill. Right fucking now!
Pete's hooked up with Jordan. They took a meeting at the beach.
This is it.
What's going on?
The DEA's behind this American crew.
- Are you sure about this? - Yeah. They just took a meeting.
- What does this mean? - It means our plan
to make peace with these guys just went right out the window.
Can we get together in a couple of hours and talk strategy?
Nah, it's too late for your strategies. They don't work.
This is gonna get a little rock'n'roll now.
You gonna turn off the tap? For real?
We're gonna turn off the tap.
I'll just rattle her cage and see what happens.
I'll be along.
I got the name of Reardon's man in the narc squad. What do you wanna do?
Pick him up and flip him. We need somebody inside Reardon now.
The peace talks just collapsed. We need to put a lid on things before
- everybody goes up. - I'll track this guy now.
Check the answering machine.
George Brown just arrived at Julianna's,
looking for where she might have gone.
- Let me know when they leave. - Yes, ma'am.
Where do you think you were going?
Where do you think?
Mary's going to be very disappointed in you.
What does she expect me to do?
I can't... go on lying
for every moment of every day.
Why not?
Because...
I am tired.
I can't think.
Why don't you go to sleep for a while?
- Do you need something to eat? - No, I just...
need to sleep.
I'll have them bring a bed in for you.
Do you need anything from your purse?
Just...
my pills.
- What kind of pills? - Just for my nerves.
I'll get them sent in.
She's cracking.
A little bit.
Perhaps we should send in a shrink.
A shrink might just scare her.
She's exhausted.
It would be good to take advantage of that.
George Brown's looking for her.
Contact Katarina. We may need to use her.
Yeah, nothing goes out that's gonna end up in American hands.
I'll keep the money flowing.
Just tell your guys there's a boycott on the Americans.
What's going on?
We're shutting the Americans out. Nobody sells them any more weed.
- When do we start this? - Now.
Today. Call up your dealers and wholesalers and tell 'em
we're turning off the tap. Anybody selling to the Americans gets shot up.
- This is gonna start some trouble. - Yeah, maybe for a little while.
But if we starve 'em out, they're gonna go home.
If they can't make money, they won't wanna be here.
As long as everybody else is in.
Everybody's in.
Everybody.
George is going to be worried about me.
I'm worried about you too.
I don't think you can continue to work for us in this condition.
I am feeling fine. I just had...
small breakdown.
Inspector Kiniski was getting on my nerves.
But I am fine now.
Inspector Kiniski was getting on your nerves how?
He is always...
watching me. I know that is his job,
but it was getting on my nerves.
All the time to have these secret policemen cameras on me,
is that really necessary?
For your own security, yes.
I need some privacy.
I need some time to be alone.
Other than that, I am fine. Just...
a little tired.
It is time to let me breathe.
Do you think you can continue working for us?
Have I not proved myself?
Why do you wanna continue?
Because you pay me, and I don't have to sell myself
every night to a different man.
I'm with one man, and it is safer.
You told me last night that you were feeling close to George.
I am close to no man.
I am taking care of myself.
George gives me...
gifts. You give me money.
I don't want to go back to working for Katarina.
I just want to...
get enough money to go some place,
some day, and be alone.
You don't know how strong I am.
I am strong.
This is nothing.
I have...
been through war.
This is...
nothing.
If I let you go back to work, will you stick to the rules?
You go back to work, but the cameras stay up,
and you do as we ask.
Inspector Kiniski tells you to do something...
you do it.
Fine.
Get some more rest, and I'll talk to you later.
You heard what Julianna said about you, that you're harassing her?
She responds to intimidation.
She also responds to reward. It's time to give her a bit of leeway.
She has to feel she has some say in the relationship.
- I'll lighten up. - Not completely.
- Just a touch. - Yes, ma'am.
How long are we keeping her?
As soon as Katarina's ready.
The boycotts on. No more weed to the Americans.
It's a serious move. It's gonna get kinda crazy.
A lot of guys sitting on weed, some will be tempted to sell it.
I'll dip into my bankroll to cover this one.
Go ahead and buy whatever's floating around if you want.
I'll cover it.
You can store it or ship it back east as demand dictates.
I like the sound of that.
- Starve these guys out. - This is gonna hurt the street sales.
- Those guys can feel it first. - This is gonna work.
Keep your customers happy, just no selling bulk to the Americans.
I'll put the word out.
- Meeting with Rene's cousin tonight. - I'll be there.
- I was hoping I'd heard from you today. - I need you to broker a meeting for me.
George Brown wants to meet Katarina. I want it in a public place.
What's going on?
Katarina's selling Julianna's contract to Brown.
Go through Security to arrange it.
This is Dave Baker.
You got time for a drink?
- What would you like today? - Just the usual, please.
Bacon and eggs over easy, right?
Scrambled. Sausage.
Detective Desjardins?
This is the director of the organised crime unit.
Good to meet you.
Like to talk to you about your relationship with Jim Reardon.
I've... I'm familiar with him.
Great.
How about if we get together and talk?
Sure. How about I give you a shout tonight?
What's your number?
- Got it. - Great.
I got a call from the organised crime unit,
asking about my relationship with you.
- What should I do? - Tell 'em you don't know me.
All right. Just so you know, they're back looking at you again.
Is now a good time?
How can I help?
You can start by telling me how long you been leaking intel to Reardon.
Yeah, I liked the house. I'd like to buy it.
I just got to sort a few things out before I make an offer.
All right, let me get back to you. All right!
Hey, your cousin's here.
- What's the matter? - Nothing, just bullshit.
- How was the flight? - All right, yeah.
- We gonna go to eat? I'm hungry now. - All right, yeah!
You guys talk already?
Yeah, he was saying you got the American problem. We got that too.
They're coming up from Buffalo, Detroit, like water in a basement.
- What are you guys doing about that? - All you can do is jack the price.
Market share's dropping but our price is going up.
That's it, otherwise it's downhill all the way.
Andiamo mangiare. Jimmy, want to get something to eat?
- Thanks, no. I'm waiting on a call. - You know where we'll be.
Where's the new wife? She coming to dinner?
Ah, she's tired. We've been out looking at houses all day.
I've had the analysts go over the Blackmire material from Julianna.
These are notes from the Canadian meetings.
These are from the Mexico City meetings.
Both Canadian and Mexican companies involved are numbered companies,
but we've determined who they are.
These are water contracts between Canada and Mexico.
Thank you.
I'm talking to you because you have access to the prime minister.
Yes.
I'm not sending this up the official CCIS channels.
It's premature.
- I want it handled by back channels. - Of course.
We've had a covert operator inside Blackmire for some time now.
The chairman has admitted to him that Blackmire's a CIA front.
All right.
I've had a chance to look at some international contracts
between the Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries.
Yes?
These contracts are for bulk water sales between Canada and Mexico.
I don't believe those are quite legal yet, are they?
This is the list of proposed payments
and Blackmire accounts in the Bahamas. The names are listed on the right.
You may recognise some of them as members of the government.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
I'll see this reaches the right people.
I'd appreciate the anonymity now.
Oh, rest assured. This will cause quite a stir.
But thank you. I believe you handled this in the right manner.
Hope so.
Your operator... he's reliable, of course?
Yes.
He must have extraordinary access to get these sorts of documents.
- He's been at it a long time. - Good.
Like I say, this should get a reaction.
Your operator, he's in for the long term on this, if need be?
- Of course, if need be. - All right.
Good to know. Have a good evening.
You too.
Yeah, just hold on a second.
Come on in.
Yes, room 1212. Send it on up. Thank you.
- So? What's the word? - Reardon's boycotting us.
- Wanna give me a break? - He won't sell anybody any weed.
He's got the whole city shutting us down.
- When did this start happening? - Today.
Everybody's waiting, nobody's there to deliver.
There's a little there, but it's going fast.
- Be gone by tomorrow. - You talked to the Vietnamese?
- Deal with the Vietnamese. - They're not selling either.
Nobody. He's freezing us out.
What, they're saying there's no smoke in the entire city?
They're saying they won't sell to us. They got smoke.
We ain't getting it.
This guy is fucking asking for it. I mean, come on,
how hard can this be?
Hey! I'm not allowed to sell? What's going on?
- That's right. - How long's this gonna go on?
- Till they leave. - They're offering more. I can't say no.
Go ahead, sell to them. I'll cut you off.
All right, all right! But you know somebody's gonna sell to them.
Somebody's gonna make the money I'm not making.
Who? Give me a name.
All right...
- How was dinner? They treat you good? - Yeah, it was good.
- What did you have? - The veal. Perfect.
Give Dante a call. Let him know we're waiting on him.
- Sweet come by? - Haven't seen her.
Are you serious about all this?
A weed boycott? How's that gonna work?
- It's insane. - That's how it's got to be.
Pardon me?
Speak up a little, honey, all right?
Just hang on. I'll go where I can hear you, all right?
How are you doing, sweetie? What was your day like?
You like your teachers?
You got good roommates?
Really?
Well, that's good. Sounds like you really like it.
Good.
Listen, I wanna tell you, I was thinking of coming up this weekend.
Good. I'll come up, then.
All right. I love you too, honey. Bye-bye.
- I don't understand the problem. - He's got security all around.
It's been a couple of weeks. We're here to do business. Can we step on him?
- It'll happen when it's supposed to. - I'm not going to tell you what to do.
- I appreciate that. - But you gotta do something.
Hold your horses. Sometimes these things take a little time.
- Where are we eating? - Across the street. Francesco's.
This boycott's gonna drive my boys back over the border.
I mean, they'll head home if they can't make money.
They can sell other things. What's the difference?
Mr Brown would like to see Julianna before he hands over any payment.
Yeah, all right. I got that worked out. I got a table reserved.
You hold the cash, all right?**
- Let's try eleven o'clock. - She'll be here, eleven o'clock.
- Eleven o'clock, at the bar. - Thank you.
If Brown's satisfied with Katarina's story, he'll hand the money over.
Thank you.
Tell me something.
Of the $200,000 he pays for you, how much will you see?
None.
Katarina gets all that?
She paid that for me.
For original price, then apartment,
some clothes and things.
But when I pay her off tonight,
I am free.
Not quite.
But I am getting closer.
Good luck. We won't be talking as often from now on.
No, but...
sometimes, I hope.
You'll be the one to initiate contact now.
You choose when you think it's safe to make the call.
Thank you.
I will call you, more often
than you think.
Whenever you want to, for any reason.
- Goodbye, Mary. - Good luck.
Good luck.
She's on her way.
- You talk to Reardon yet? - No. I'm just on my way over there.
What's he doing about the Americans? He's boycotting them.
What does that mean? He's put them on a blacklist.
He's refusing to supply them. No one's allowed to sell to them.
Seriously?
What effect is that having?
Well, it might drag the Americans out of the weed scene.
Force them into the coke scene or the meth scene.
They're here. They got to make money.
- They're doing that? Shifting over? - Yeah.
It's starting to happen. They got a huge coke pipeline.
- That's not what we want to see. - No.
Let Reardon know what's happening and that we don't like it and tell him
to watch out with this fucking boy cut thing.*
Good evening.
It's good to finally meet you.
`I was beginning to think you were a figment of Julianna's mind.
No. No, I'm flesh and blood.
- You want something? - Vodka neat.
Two, please.
I'm very happy I could make a match for you and Julianna.
How long since you met Julianna?
It is not my business to tell you. It's only for her.
I know very little. I saw a photo,
a video. A friend recommended her.
That's how it works. It's a simple dating service, nothing more.
All right, very good.
I'm very glad we could make a deal.
And there she is.
- Everything is OK? - Yes.
Of course, I'd prefer this to be kept confidential.
Of course. I would prefer that too.
I think this concludes our business.
Thank you.
Good luck to you.
I think you have a package for me.
I believe I do.
- How did that go? - Very well, I think.
- You got it all? - This concludes our business.
We got it all.
Thank you.
- I hear things went well? - Very well.
$200,000. I peeked.
- I'll see that you're reimbursed. - No rush, when you have it.
Nicely done.
I got to go visit Stella up at her school at the weekend.
- Yeah, how's she liking it? - Ah, she says she likes it.
Likes the teachers. Made some new friends.
- I guess it's all gonna work out. - Good to hear.
What's the word?
How long can you play this out?
Till I see some results.
If that don't work, I'll try something else.
The cops don't like the boycott. That's going to make things worse.
So why don't they do something?
Get rid of them, kick 'em out of town?
Why do I always got to do a job for you guys?
- How are we doing? - I don't know.
Ask me tomorrow.
I'm gonna go see Stella on Saturday.
So today's better than yesterday? Step by step,
inch by inch?
- You're happy? - Sure, why not?
- You resolved a thing this week? - No.
It's OK. It's going to work out. I got the faith.
You'll see. We're going to come out on top all round. I can feel it.