Beyond the Neon (2022) Movie Script

1
[projector whirring]
[electricity sparking]
[fetal heart beating]
[ominous instrumental]
[woman] I'm a nurturing person.
I am a mom, so I just--
I love humans and people,
and so watching somebody
else go through that is...
extremely hard.
[Marlow] You're a mom?
[woman] I am a mom.
I don't care what people say,
I am still a mom.
My son was murdered
by my pimp when he was
two years,
eight months, and 13 days old.
[Marlow] Why?
[woman] I didn't show
up to an appointment.
[eerie instrumental]
[door shuts]
[investigator]
Have a seat right here, please.
Before we get started,
can I get you anything?
-Glass of water? Coffee?
-Uh, no, thanks. I'm good.
[investigator] Great. Okay.
Like I said before,
we just wanna get some
information from you.
If you can please
state your name for the record.
What's up, guys?
Joey Salads here,
and, uh,
this is my school photo.
What's up, guys?
Joey Salads here.
What's up, guys? Joey Salads
here and today we're gonna be
doing a prank to see
if people will let me free.
Can you guys let me out?
Can you let me out real quick?
Can you let me out?
[indistinct].
[siren blaring]
[man] Leave the bag.
[Joey] Yo, that's my bag, dude.
Get back here. Oh!
Mind your baby,
it's hitting my damn foot.
[crowd screaming & chattering]
Go!
So, my crew and I,
we started out doing pranks,
and then it evolved
into social experiments.
It's Joey Salads here
and today we're gonna be
doing a social experiment.
It's a social experiment
comparing two different
situations,
and you can
interpret it however you want.
Want some more candy?
Yeah? Okay, come with me.
We'll go get more.
-[woman] Oh my God!
-[child speaking indistinctly]
Where are you girls going?
-[woman] Where are you going?
-[Joey] To the after-party.
-You gonna come?
-I like your car.
[woman] What after-party?
[woman speaking indistinctly]
Why'd you girls get
in a car with me?
Do you even know who I am?
I could have been an abductor.
I could've raped you guys.
I could've done something
horribly wrong with you guys.
-Are you driving?
-Why does it bother--
What is it-- is it a problem?
-'Cause you're clearly drunk.
-So, what does that mean?
-You can't drive drunk.
-What are you, are you cops?
-I'm not a cop--
-So, who the [bleep] are you
if I drive drunk?
You know, we're clearly doing
a video on--
What the [bleep]
is this [bleep] about? Come on.
[man on the phone]
Uh, 20 minutes.
-20 minutes.
-I waiting no 20 minutes
-for a cab.
-Can you come-- Let's go in
for another
drink and wait for the cab.
-Are you buying the drink?
-I'll buy you a drink
-while we wait. All right?
-I'm down for that...
Please drop
this video a like and share
it because it could
possibly save a life.
I'm Joey Salads
and thanks for watching.
[intriguing music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[man] Still rolling.
Keep walking back, though,
'cause it's--
it gets awkward
when I stop.
[man] It's gonna stop
in a minute again.
Let's see what
happens.
What's up, guys?
Joey Salads here.
Now, you may have seen
these cards being handed out
all the time
on the Vegas Strip.
I set out with my friend, Lisa,
who's actually seen on
this card, who's been in
the industry for 16 years,
to expose the truth about
the prostitution ring behind
these very cards, and what
we found was very, very scary.
And I'm about
to share that footage
with you right now.
[sirens wailing in distance]
[woman] Check it out.
All right. So, right now
we actually, uh, got some
of the cards from off
the street and we're gonna call
one of the numbers on one
of them and get one
of the escorts to show up.
[phone ringing]
[woman on phone] Hello?
Yeah. I got one of the cards
off the street and I wanna--
-Yeah.
-Order a girl.
Sure.
Where are you staying, honey?
I'm in, uh, uh, uh, [bleep].
Okay.
And is it just you?
-Yeah, it's just me.
-Okay.
I can send you
over the girls.
It'll be $150 to
get the party started,
anything after that is
discussed between you guys.
-Are you ready now?
-Yeah, I'm ready.
What's the room number?
So, she's gonna knock at the
door and then you just answer.
She's gonna come in and you're
gonna hand her the money.
And then she's going to
probably go into the bathroom
and then she'll come out
and she'll sit down on the bed.
That's how, like,
normal escorting gigs start?
-Yeah.
-They come in,
they take the money,
they go off on their own,
-they come back, and--
-Yep.
-All right.
-And it goes from there.
-All right. Ready. Let's do it.
-Okay.
[Joey clears throat]
Test.
[indistinct chatter]
[ominous music playing]
[knocking at door]
-[Joey] Hey.
-[Kyla voice distorted] Hi.
-[Joey] What's up?
-How are you?
[Joey] I'm good. Good.
How are you?
-I'm great, thank you.
-All right, cool.
-Want me to pay you now?
-Yeah.
-Here you go.
-Thank you.
I'm gonna just take
a moment really quick.
All right.
Here,
sit-- sit right over here.
So...
[clears throat]
Instead of, you know,
doing things,
is it all right if I just ask
you a couple questions instead?
You wanna--
you just wanna talk?
Yeah, I just wanna talk.
Is that all right with you?
-All right, yeah, whatever.
-Sure?
Mm-hmm.
I'm just curious...
why are you doing this?
-Like, what?
-Like why are you--
Oh, uh, for school.
Trying to pay
your way through school?
-Yeah.
-What school do you go to?
Uh, University of Las Vegas.
-What's your major?
-Nursing.
-Nursing?
-Mm-hmm.
If I give you an extra $200,
do you think you can
tell me the truth...
about why you're
really doing this?
So, how did you get
involved in all this?
What got you started?
You have some sort
of, like, fetish or something?
-You like story or do you--
-I'm-- I'm just looking--
I don't understand what I'm
supposed to do right now.
I just wanna know.
I'm just curious
to know why someone
would be involved in this.
Um...
I don't know. I was-- I was 18.
I had just gotten kicked out by
my foster parents and, uh--
[Joey] Mm-hmm.
I guess I was struggling
a little bit and I met, uh,
this guy
and he's my boyfriend now.
Um, he takes care
of me and that's kind of that.
So, you met a guy who takes
care of you, but you have to...
go out and do stuff like this?
Does he make you do this stuff?
Yeah. I'm-- [chuckles]
Is it something you wanna do?
Is he really taking care of you
if he's making
you do this stuff?
Where are these
assumptions coming from?
[Joey] I'm just curious.
'Cause it sounds like--
it sounds like it may not
be your choice to do this.
-Is it?
-But it is my choice.
[Joey] You chose to
do this 'cause you wanna do it?
No.
[Joey] No?
[Kyla clears throat]
[Joey] Since it--
since it doesn't seem like
something that you wanna do,
why don't you just stop?
You should--
it's not that simple,
even if I wanted to stop.
You can't just get
up and leave and--
-No?
-not look back?
No.
What would
happen if you do that?
I don't have money.
I can't just leave.
What if I was
to help you out and give you
some money
and help you get started?
No. I--
You can figure out a way.
I'll help you.
I can help you
in anything you need.
If you wanna get out of this.
-We can go right now.
-They could kill you for this.
[suspenseful music playing]
Why are you going?
Where are you going?
Because this is--
I've gotta go.
I can't be here.
Asking me to
answer those fucking questions.
Are you going back?
I mean,
you don't have to go back.
Just--
I-- I can't be here, okay?
-And you can't be fucking--
-Why-- why do-- why are you--
I don't even know you.
[indistinct] Don't follow me.
In the footage,
she refused to come with me.
I even asked her, like,
"Hey, I-- I-- I'll help
get you back on track.
I'll give you money,
I'll help you find a job."
And she just stormed out.
Well, why would
she wanna entertain
that when every man
that's ever presented herself
in her life has
wanted something from her?
How-- how much money do
you think she makes in a night?
-Like, what's the average?
-well, most quotas
is anywhere from
a thousand and up.
So, it all just
kind of depends on
the trafficker
you're dealing with.
How much percent does she get
to take from that?
-Nothing.
-[Joey] Nothing?
How many people
actually make it out?
One to 2% of us make it out.
The majority of these women are
statistically destined to...
To be murdered.
-To be murdered.
-Mm-hmm.
[computer chimes]
[Kyla in video] I don't
know. I was-- I was 18.
I'd just gotten kicked out by
my foster parents and, um...
I guess I was struggling
a little bit and then I met,
uh, this guy
and he's my boyfriend now.
Um, he takes care
of me and that's
kind of that.
[Joey in video]
You chose to--
You do this
'cause you wanna do it?
[Kyla in video] No. No. No.
[man]
Tracy's on her phone again.
What are you doing?
You on break?
Tracy?
Oh, what? What's wrong?
What's wrong?
Hey, are you okay?
[Tracy]
I found my sister.
[man] What?
Your sister's an escort?
["Just Be" by Nate Rose]

[Felix] Okay. Rolling.
When I disrespect
a police officer,
let's see how people react.
-Hey, excuse me.
-[officer] Yes.
You're a female officer, right?
Hmm. Officer. Yes.
-You're a female though, no?
-What can I do for you, sir?
Uh, what does that mouth do?
-Excuse me?
-Yeah. You're a female, no?
Maybe you should
learn some respect--
-I wanna see what those--
-[taser buzzing]
-Oh! Oh! Oh, God!
-[bystanders screaming]
Oh, what the fuck
was that about?
[Walter] All right. All right,
all right, all right.
-[chuckles]
-[Felix] Should we cut?
Yeah.
Damn dude. You all right?
They keep running away, huh?
They don't give a fuck.
At least they didn't
record like the last people.
[Felix] Yo.
I gotta dump this card.
-Felix has gotta take a dump.
-[blowing raspberry]
[all laughing]
Hey, that's good.
That was good. That was good.
Bro, it's shit.
-What? You don't like it?
-Nah, bro.
We keep doing the same
shit over and over again.
Just stupid prank,
stupid prank.
What happened to
what we used to do?
We used to do some
ground-breaking shit.
-Get people talking.
-Yeah.
Get people sharing.
We're not doing that anymore.
Yeah.
Well, we can't.
I mean,
we gotta keep it so PC now.
We gotta say, "Fuck it," bro.
It's gonna
get taken down, then.
There is all
these messages we've been
getting on
that old escort video.
I-- I've been reading those.
It's-- Some girl,
she's probably just
trying to get money off of us.
The one-- Wait, who? The one
who says it's her sister?
-Yeah.
-How can she even tell
when the face is blurred?
I don't trust that shit.
She's probably trying
to siphon our audience.
If anything,
just tell her to prove it.
So, I get messages all
the time about my videos.
But this girl, Tracy,
she reached out and she said
the escort in
the video was her sister.
I blurred her face.
There's only one way
she could have known.
[Tracy] Told you
not to touch my stuff.
Dude, that's my curling iron.
[Kyla] Stop!
I'm almost done. Oh my God!
[Tracy] I thought we were
gonna hang out tonight.
Wow!
I'll let you borrow my jeans.
-The black ones?
-Yeah.
They're not gonna fit you
anyway 'cause
you're so short.
We're practically
like the same height.
Uh, no, we're not.
[laughs]
I almost burnt myself.
[Walter]
She sent a picture, too.
[Joey] That's her.
We need to find her,
reunite them and we'll have
the most viral video
we've ever had before.
This is it.
Wait, you wanna go
back to Vegas
on some sort
of vigilante rescue mission?
-[Joey] Mm-hmm.
-This is serious shit.
People get murdered
for fucking with this.
And that's-- that's
why this is gonna go so viral.
Do you know how heartwarming
this video will get?
This will get
hundreds of millions of hits,
reuniting
these two on camera.
No, you don't get it.
You're fucking
with somebody's business.
This is our business, too.
-[Walter sighs]
-[Joey] We're doing this.
Set up a meeting with Tracy.
We're doing it.
[phone beeps]
[Walter]
Hey, Tracy, it's Walter.
We're on the way now.
We'll be there at 2:00.
Hit me back
if you need anything,
all right? Later.
[blows kiss]
[Tracy] Ugh. Sorry, I was
supposed to get off earlier,
but, um, I got stuck.
Let me introduce you to my mom.
Uh, just gimme a sec.
Mom, they're here.
I told you to get ready.
They wanna
talk to us about Kyla.
[TV shuts off]
There's nothing to talk about.
I don't want
anybody in my house.
Mom, look at me.
They're here to help.
Okay? They talked to her.
The police
haven't even done that.
I don't care.
[Tracy] Calma.
[Ms. Collins] Get them
outta my house.
Excuse me. So, my name's Joey
and I met your daughter, Kyla,
and we think
that she's in danger.
What do you mean?
Here.
[Joey on video]
Joey Salads here--
[Tracy] Wait. Wait, wait.
I haven't shown her that yet.
[Kyla on video]
I met this guy.
He's my boyfriend now.
[Joey] He takes care of you
but you have to
do stuff like this?
What are you-- what are you
trying to say? She's a--
Well, no, no. We-- we think
that she's being forced
to do this.
[Kyla continues
speaking on video]
How could you not tell me,
Tracy Diane?
[Tracy] Sorry, I--
[Joey on video] I'll figure
out a way. I'll help you.
I can help you with anything
you need.
We can go right now.
Oh, I've seen enough.
-[Walter] Let's stop recording.
-[Mrs. Collins sniffles]
[indistinct].
[Tracy sighs]
It just doesn't make any sense
that she wouldn't
have reached out.
Her boyfriend
tore this family apart.
Hey, um,
save it for the interview.
-Do I look okay?
-You look great.
And relax, okay?
We got you on this.
[Joey] So, when did
you notice something was off?
[Mrs. Collins]
I was having medical issues.
I had to go into assisted
living for eight months.
Kyla was only 17. She wasn't
allowed to stay here alone.
She only had to live in a group
home for a little while.
We-- we had no choice.
Did you have
to do foster care, too?
Actually, I was abroad
studying on a scholarship.
I didn't wanna give
up that opportunity.
That was around
the time that she met Banks.
-[Joey] Banks?
-Her boyfriend.
We always hated living
here and wanted to leave.
He kind of
seemed like her way out.
That was from the last
time that we really hung out.
We weren't on good terms.
Um, every time we talked,
it would just
be a big argument.
You know,
I left everything to come home
and all
she cared about was Banks.
Lo siento, mija.
I just miss her so much.
I don't wanna get
my hopes up anymore.
Ms. Collins, I know this is
difficult, but I've met Kyla.
I've been in
the same room as her.
I can tell
that she feels trapped.
So, my team and I are gonna
do everything that we can do
to find her,
let her know that she's loved,
and let her know
that there is a way out.
She hasn't
gone with you before,
why would she go with you now?
Do you have to do that?
It's after hours.
-I don't know. It's fucked up.
-No, come on. Let's go.
-Come on, let's go.
-[Marlow] Come on, come on.
Before it changes.
[police siren in distance,
car honking]
[Walter] Like 6:00, you think?
-That early?
-We gotta get there.
[ ]
It's only a four-hour drive.
But you know that Joey's
gonna make us bring Tracy?
No. She's such
a liability. She can't come.
Yeah, we'll find her in Vegas
and reunite them back here.
Why not?
Yo, up here, motherfuckers.
What's up?
[Marlow]
Hey, what's your code again?
[Walter] I don't really care.
We'll do the video,
but Tracy can't come, bro.
That's the whole point.
It's gonna get views.
But what if Tracy gets hurt?
I'm gonna do
all the dangerous stuff.
As soon as we find the sister,
we just reunite them.
What are we supposed to do
with Tracy in Vegas until then?
Or what if her sister
doesn't wanna be found?
Like, Tracy totally
abandoned her in foster care.
Well then, that's the video.
That's real life.
That's what's happening.
-It's a win-win.
-Bro, it's a bad idea.
What? You wanna go back
to tasing me in the bar?
Or making stupid
gold digger pranks?
You have a brother.
Don't you have sisters?
Yeah.
Wouldn't you wanna
be there if it was them?
[Felix] Hey guys?
Okay, look,
if you ask me
if Kayla's gonna be living
with anybody,
it is gonna be her sister.
So she has
to be coming with us.
Like, it is what it is.
I'm sorry, guys.
["Feeling Things"
by A'Justice]
Imma get the drink
on the way
On the way,
on the way
And I just
I just...
[upbeat electronic music]
[Joey] And see
how people react,
and, and that's what generates
a lot of shock value.
But you guys
do more than pranks, right?
I mean, I've seen videos
with, like, messages.
Yeah. Yeah. Those are
the social experiment videos.
So those are more serious
than the pranks.
Do you guys
ever get into trouble?
I mean, all the time.
If we're not
getting in trouble,
we're not doing our job right.
But at the end of the day,
when the video's done
and produced
and out there online,
the people viewing now
know how to react to
these real-life situations
that can actually help people.
-Like Kyla?
-Yeah, like Kyla.
Okay, so this is
the number we called
before for the escort service
-when we got Kyla.
-Nice.
$69. Cute.
It's the price to
get the girl to the room,
and then you gotta tip.
[Marlow] Someone knows
a lot about escorts.
We shot that video
with the escorts in Vegas.
Okay.
And I was in
a bachelor party once,
and the guys ordered an escort.
What?
I didn't call.
I just can't imagine
having to do that for a living.
And then giving the money
to someone else after?
No way.
She was always way
more caring than me.
She was better with my mom too.
I remember this one time
when we were kids
we had all these traps
for mice in the garage,
and one day I go in there
and there's a dead mouse
caught in one of the traps.
And she wrapped
the mouse in a towel,
like, so carefully
and then she asked--
she asked if we could
put padding on the traps,
that way it wouldn't hurt
the mice as much next time.
["Legend" by ceejharris]
[Marlow] Oh, I have to pee.
[Walter] We're here.
We're here.
[Marlow] I'm gonna go
do a lap around the casino
and text you when I'm done.
[Walter] Okay.
Try not to draw attention.
No cameras.
-[laughs]
-Hey guys.
So they wouldn't let me check
in with the unmarked cards.
I had to use my personal...
-[Walter] Joe?
-But here it is.
Shit man! We can't be leaving
footprints like that.
What do you mean?
You never know who's paid off,
I said there's
so much [indistinct].
[Walter] Like you have to go
outside the casino.
[Felix] Oh, shit, bro.
[sharp exhales]
Okay. So I don't know.
A little to the right.
We gotta see
the door right there.
Yeah, that's, that's better.
Perfect.
All right. Felix.
Got audio levels,
camera is locked,
and it's transmitting signals.
So I think we're all good,
bro.
Cool.
Uh, 4K USB cam?
That one over there.
Uh,
put that one on the table.
All right, can you guys hear
Joey in there?
Test. Test.
[Tracy]
Yeah, I can hear him.
-[Sid] Marlow?
-Marlow, come here.
-[Sid] Marlow coming here?
-[Walter] Sid, really, bro?
Come on!
-[Sid] Sorry dude.
-Thank you.
So escape route
number one, okay?
Second floor here of
the west wing, all the way to
the back self parking garage,
all right? Side entrance.
But what if we can't
go that way?
But what if I knew
you would say that
and made a second route
that won't show. God.
So we'll hop the monorail
over to Sid's SUV, okay?
Probably just overkill,
but, uh, it's precaution.
[Joey] Is that it?
[Walter] Pretty much.
We're ready to go.
Let's do this.
All right, dude.
Looks good.
-Are you guys rolling?
-[Walter and Sid] Oh, yeah.
All right, cool.
All right. So we're gonna
be calling this number
and we're
gonna be asking for Sasha.
-[Tracy] Sasha?
-Sasha is her alias,
uh, and, uh, you know,
she's not gonna
go by her meal name.
Yes. I'm looking for one
of your girls.
Uh,
she might be working tonight.
Sasha.
She's got long dark hair.
All right.
The card number is...
[bleep] 8 4 3
2 8 9 0 4 8 2 8 4 8.
Oh my gosh!
-[Tracey gagging]
-All right.
-[loud coughing]
-[Joey] Hey, are you okay?
-[loud gagging cough]
-[Joey] You all right?
[Tracy sniffling]
[Tracy sniffs]
[sighs]
It's just like a lot.
They're, like,
selling my sister.
Well,
this is gonna be the last time.
[Tracy sniffs]
Sorry, I'm just trying to pad
the mouse trap for you.
Come on,
let's go get your sister.
All right guys.
Come on. Come on.
Get in the surveillance room.
Let's go.
[ominous instrumental]
[Joey]
No, no, you gotta go.
[beep]
[Walter clears throat]
[knock on the door]
[static]
-Hey.
-[Sasha] Hey.
-[door closes]
-Hi. How are you?
[Sasha clears throat]
Good.
So your real name is Sasha.
[static]
-[Marlow] What happened?
-Marlow?
It-it's the signal.
The walls are too thick.
-Come on.
-I know, I've already set it.
It's fro-- it's fro--
Why are you doing that?
Why are you doing that
with your fingers?
-Come on.
-Mm!
[Walter sighs]
[static noise]
[Walter] Wait.
[Marlow] Damn it!
[Joey]
The Sasha I'm looking for--
-It's not her.
--has dark hair.
Forget about her, baby.
How much fun do
you wanna have tonight?
Listen, do you know Sasha
that works
for the same company as you?
I'm trying to find her.
I don't know Sasha.
It's only me tonight.
[clears throat]
[sighs]
Her real name is Kyla.
And I believe she's being
forced to work as an escort
and I'm trying to find her.
Are you a fucking cop?
Listen, I gave you $400.
The least you can do for me
is just--
just answer and help me out.
Am I being detained,
or am I free to leave?
I--I just-- I just need
you to answer--
Stop!
It's not what you think.
-What the hell is going on here?
-My sister's missing.
-Please.
-[Joey] Stop.
-[yelling over each other]
-Let her go. Let her go.
[Tracy]
Her name's Kyla. Kyla!
Damn it Tracy!
[Walter] Well, it's exactly
what we are afraid of.
It's cool, bro.
We're just getting started.
[Tracy] It's different
seeing them in real life.
Not just some photo on a card.
I think that's the goal.
If they seem too human,
it'll ruin the illusion.
Plus, I'm out 400 bucks.
[knock on the door]
-[whispers] Get out, go.
-She's here. She's here.
She's back, she's back,
she's back.
[knocks]
[softly] Get down.
[louder] Don't stop rolling.
[suspenseful music]
[door banging]
-[man] Hands up!
-What the fuck--
[man] Put your hands
where I can see 'em.
We still may
have some camera feeds.
Oh, oh, oh. Chill.
Chill. Chill, chill, chill.
-Oh, damn!
-Oh! Oh, christ!
[sighs]
What are you doing?
Are you fucking kidding me, bro?
[gun clicking]
Dude, gotta be
fucking kidding!
-Fuck.
-Oh, God!
[man] Let's see what this creep
is up to.
[man]
You're in shit. Up. Get up.
-What's the charge?
-[man] Move. Move!
What is the charge?
Bitch.
It could have been anything.
It could have been
my personal credit card that was
on file, or the Russian escort.
It could have
even been the bellhop
or the security guards,
or even the ride share.
Everybody's in on this
from the top-down.
And somebody on the inside...
tipped them off.
Shh! Shh!
Down.
[man] Shh! Quiet!
Hey, we got him.
[ominous instrumental]
-[whispers] Shit!
-We gotta go! We gotta go!
We gotta go!
Go ahead. Through here.
[loud rustling]
Go, go, go, go.
Sid, Sid, Sid, what happened?
-Go, go. Go through.
-Okay.
[all murmuring]
Wait. Guys, wait. Oh my God!
What about Joey?
-We have to wait.
-We have to go.
-Listen to me: We have to go!
-Why are we running?
-Leave!
-What about Joey?
-Go! [grunts]
-Sorry.
Wait. Hold on. Hold on!
Let's go, let's go!
Don't worry about that.
Just stay focused right now,
okay?
[sighs]
I just feel like it's my fault.
Yeah. It kinda is your
fault, all right?
You ran in and you can't
do shit like that.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
So what are we gonna do now?
We gonna get another
hotel somewhere?
Don't worry about what we're
gonna do.
We just gotta get the hell
out of the street right now.
Feel like I have a target on
back with this gear.
Hey, I know--
I know someone who can help.
-[beep sound]
-[man] Now arriving at--
Yo, Marlow, Marlow!
What's up Marlow? How are you?
-[muffled question]
-Yeah, Yeah.
Uh, yeah.
So you're cool with five of us?
-They're--they're cool.
-Yeah, yeah. It's cool.
That's cool.
You got--
[door closes]
[Sunday]
Yo, what's with the cameras?
Long story.
Uh, hey guys, this is Sunday.
Hi, Sunday.
Tracy.
-Nice to meet you.
-You're good.
So that's your ex, huh?
Very ex.
Oh, uh, they're just fucking
around. They're not recording.
["No Time" by DJ Mykael
V, AC, Jon
Keith & Ruslan]
Hey, yo, yo, yo!
Sunday? Sunday?
No, don't shoot. Don't shoot.
They're not recording.
It's good. They're not
recording. It's good.
-Same old tricks, huh?
-Never know what they gonna do.
Oh, fucker!
That's a pretty name.
Tracy?
-Tracy.
-Tracy.
-You from around here?
-No.
-Where you from?
-Not here.
-No. You like music?
-Mm-hmm.
[man] Well, you gotta come to
my studio.
You gotta hear my boy Space.
He's pretty nasty,
I'm telling you.
Really?
Wow! Cool. Mm-hmm.
-You got a pretty smile.
-[man] Yo!
So no arrest records
online yet.
Oh, but should we post about it?
#freeJoeySalads... again?
[laughs]
Hey, bro,
thanks for letting us chill.
Yeah, it's all good man.
It's all good, bro.
-Sunday, right?
-Yeah. High Sunday.
Oh.
[phone ringing]
[Recording] You have
a collect call from an inmate
at Clark County Detention
Center, press one.
[beeps]
-[Joey] They've charged me.
-Hey, Joe.
-[Joey] I can't hear you.
-Joey?
Bro, they fucking charged me
for impersonating
a police officer.
It's bullshit!
These charges won't stick.
I'll see you tomorrow.
-All right. Bye.
-[end call beep]
Yo, Sunday.
[groan] Ah, I'm out, Papi.
I-I'm late.
Um, you always got that
good [indistinct], though, Papi.
I appreciate that.
And you guys, you guys are
pretty cool too.
Um, especially-especially you.
Ay, ay, ay. Here.
I'm gonna give you my card.
I want you to call me.
-Thank you.
-Yeah, we get together
and we hang out?
All right, Tracy?
Cool. Yeah.
Yo, we're bopping.
-[tap hands]
-[men murmuring]
-Oh, shit. I need to go man.
-[man] Yo.
[lyrics muffled]
I ain't got no time
All right. So what's the deal
of this guy's business card?
-Nothing.
-Okay, look, so this reminded me
-of Lisa's escort card.
-Mm-hmm.
Okay. Kyla probably has a card
out there somewhere, right?
So if we find the card,
then we find my sister.
Maybe.
So we just left the strip
and you guys wanna go back?
It's where the escort cards are.
-Yeah.
-I feel like the cops
already have description
of us anyway.
Yeah. And Joey's
supposed to be the one doing
the risky stuff, and now you're
pushing Tracy back out there.
No, no, no.
This is my idea, okay?
And we-we'll be fine.
It's just two of us.
Plus I changed my clothes.
Hey, it's better
than staying here
at the drug dealer's house.
He's not actually a drug dealer.
That's just his side hustle.
He's actually a rapper and could
I have connections or--
Oh, God! [chuckles]
He's a rapper?
-Yeah.
-Oh, come on!
-What?
-That's so cliche.
-What?
-Okay. Why don't you stay
-with the rapper or dealer--
-Yeah, maybe I will.
Okay. See if he has
any connections for Kyla.
Yeah.
Have fun on the strip.
You know, the south side
of the, like,
I don't understand
that so I couldn't tell you.
Where's the strip? Is this not
the fucking strip right here?
This is Paradise Road?
There's another one
right there, guys.
-Go get it. Right there.
-Go, let's go.
Thank you.
Can I get a few more?
Thank you.
Two more?
Thank you.
Can I get a few more?
Can I get some?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Can I have some?
Thanks.
Like, some of them
look like they could be.
No, it's Asian.
Like there was one
that I had seen--
No.
Now I feel like a slapper.
[mock groans]
Can I get some please? No?
-[woman] [indistinct].
-Nice tank top.
[speaking Spanish]
Can I get one?
What the fuck?
I'm feeling
a little uncomfortable,
but we still have to get some.
Like, we don't have nearly
enough.
I've looked
through the cards briefly
and, like,
I'm not seeing Sasha anywhere.
[chuckles] You know?
[majestic music]
[crowd applauding]
[car horn honk]
Oh no. What?
-Dude...
-What?
[sighs] We only got like,
I don't know, 3 or 4 more.
They won't give me more
than a few.
Like maybe two at
a time and it's like--
We gotta change this real quick.
-[car beep sound]
-Let me get that.
Thanks, bro,
I'll be right back.
[loud beep]
["Slow it down" by Nolai]
[Sunday] Yeah. I get the
white ones for you on Friday.
[woman] You better.
[muffled lyrics]
I see you, bro.
I see you.
Make sure you cut me outta that.
You know what I mean?
So you know
what's been weird to me
is, like, all these escorts
we've seen so far,
like, none of 'em
are strung out.
Well, think about it:
like if you sell dope,
you get paid
and you're out of dope.
But if you sell girls,
you get paid and you still have
the girls, you know what I mean?
And just sell 'em over and over?
It costs
more to get 'em addicted,
you gotta cover that,
you know what I mean?
It's better
just to get in their head.
I was about
to bounce to the studio
if you want to get them,
bring the cameras,
record me
while I'm in the booth.
And you chop it up
like old days.
I mean, those guys aren't just
gonna volunteer information.
[scoffs] Old tricks.
-Oh, God.
-Look at this kid on the bike.
He just gave that guy
a bunch of cards.
Right there on the bike.
-Okay.
-Follow him.
Is it just a bunch
of escort cards in those bags?
Wait, I see him,
I see him there. Right there.
Hey, bro?
Hey, where'd you get
all the escort cards?
Who gave 'em to you?
[Tracy] Who gave
you all the escort cards?
[Marlow] Don't worry about it.
Just go in.
[Sunday] Hey. Hey.
What's up man?
Yo.
Hey you guys remember Marlow?
-Gabriela, this is Marlow.
-What's up?
[Sunday] She a artist though.
She's super fire.
-Real shit. Real shit.
-That's cool.
Chill, chill, chill.
They all good. They don't care
about any of this.
They're just here with her.
They're gonna get me doing
my thing in the booth.
It's all good.
-[upbeat instrumental]
-Good?
You wanna get your boy in on
this? Yeah, let's go.
[pulsing hip hop]

Why is this kid running?
That's him.
That's him right there.
Yeah, that's him.
He's right there-- Hey!
This kid wouldn't run
if he wasn't hiding something.
[Tracy] Damn! He's fast.
-Why you running bro?
-Don't lose him.
Wavy, smokey, potent
Fuck the lease on life,
I changed my mind
I'm about to own it
I should be so kind to keep
reminding my opponents
Peace of mind
[yelling over each other]
Hey!
[gasping breath]
Stop! I got kids!
Wait! Wait!
'Cause I'm winning
Anybody on
defensive about me
I'm offended
Only bagging
chicks just like
it's about to be a mission
Yeah I'm about my business
but I'm still
about to finish
Earn stripes
in [indistinct]
I'm efficient
-Move!
-Go, go!
Blow the whistle
The only shit I blow
is when the [indistinct]
The only shit I know
is how to do [indistinct]
Keep the game slim,
they ain't keepin' up
Careful! Watch out!
[loud car horn honk]
-[lyrics fade]
-What? Damn it!
Where the fuck did he go?
[groans]
Wait, wait, wait. Tracy?
Tracy, wait, wait, wait! Look!
They ain't keepin' up
Tracy, here's the bike.
Hey, over here!
Hey, over here!
-[song ends]
-[police sirens wail]
-Okay, let's go. Let's go.
-[Tracey] Where'd he go?
So Sunday said you might know
how to find this girl
I'm looking for?
I dunno anything
about branded girls.
-Branded?
-Yeah. Her tattoo.
Wait, what's her tattoo mean?
She's someone's property.
-How'd you get it?
-You got it! You got it!
Get us the fuck outta here!
Drive this car!
-Why?
-'Cause they're fucking--
-[thudding]
-[Tracy screams]
[man] Damn, dude. Fuck!
-Drive! Drive!
-He has a wrench.
-Fucking go!
-[glass shattering]
-Go on, drive! Drive, dude!
-Let's go, motherfuckers!
-Just fucking drive!
-I'm driving as fast as I can.
-Fuck dude!
-Dude, run the stop sign.
Keep going. We lost him.
He's gone. He's gone.
-Are you guys okay?
-What did you do?
-That was him. He got away--
-That was the kid?
--and we caught up to his bike--
Yes.
Runs like a man.
He's got a fucking wrench!
We got the bag though. [laughs]
[tense instrumental]

[muttering]
Ouch! Shit!
Same tattoo.

Got it!
I don't know.
They went to go get a lap dance?
Girls are trafficked
at the strip clubs.
They've branded like cattle.
All you gotta do is find
the one with the right brand.
Like, I've never really
even been to a strip club,
[Tracy] I don't even
really know what to do.
It's gonna go a lot farther
if a girl goes in than a guy.
The dancers are gonna feel
more open and trusting
-and their walls are down.
-All right.
So put this down the front.
And sort of,
like, in between the-- the red.
-In between?
-Yeah.
-Won't they see it?
-It's all right. Don't worry.
Don't worry, don't worry.
Okay, come here...
And then I'm gonna
attach this to your necklace.
-I got it. You're good.
-Okay guys, let's--
let's make sure
we got some levels.
Uh, check, check.
Uh, going to find some tattoo--
-Louder.
-Going to find some tattoos.
-Louder.
-Check, check.
You charged 'em?
-[beep sound]
-Okay, here you go.
Oh, yeah.
-How you doing, Tracy?
-Okay. Do we gotta feed?
Uh, yeah.
-Oh!
-Yeah, we're good.
Wow!
It connects to your phone?
-All right.
-Guys, we're good to go.
["Coke and Patron"
by C4 Kaboom]
[lyrics muffled]
-Save my wife and me one.
-Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
[men hollering]
-Can I get you anything, honey?
-Vodka rocks, please.
[man] Yeah! Whoo!
Well, hello, beautiful.
-Hello, yourself.
-You come here alone?.
-I'm looking for a friend.
-I can be your friend.
Let's go somewhere private.
[muffled lyrics]
[indistinct chattering]
[man] Yeah! Hey!
Let's do it! Let's do it!
-[men laughing]
-Hello, lady.
Those guys were not it.
Uh, this looks a little short.
They were fucking
wasted when they got here.
I give it 15 minutes
before the girls complain.
How do you expect me to find
sober clientele
this time of night?
That's your job, isn't it?
Not my problem.
[man] Give me my money, cunt!
-[woman gagging]
-Oh hell no! Keep rolling.
[Dana]
Oh! Get the fuck off me!
[loud yelling and thudding]
[man] Why don't you mind
your fucking business.
[Tracy]
You made it our business!
-Hey, hey, don't touch her.
-Get the shit off me!
[man] Hey!
Hey! Hey!
["Tsunami" by OmeezyMiles]
Ooh wave tsunami splash
Practically
every girl in here
has a dollar sign tattoo.
Sorry.
Ooh yeah look at my swag,
Ooh yeah making 'em mad
Oh yeah, all in my bag
Lattie dottie
lattie dottie
You know
that we came to party
Used to pull
up in a hoopdie
Now I pull up off
in a rari...
Do you know Banks?
[stripper] Mm... I think
there's an ATM out front.
[Marlow] No, his name is Banks,
[indistinct].
Banks?
Are you fucking with me?
-No, no. You don't understand.
-No, you don't understand.
-We're done here. Security?
-Please, I'm sorry.
Splash
all I do is surf
Wave tsunami
[Marlow screaming]
[soft buzzing]
[yelling over each other]
-[indistinct].
-I'm going. I'm going.
Don't come back here,
you fucking dyke!
-[man] Wait, wait. Oh, oh, oh.
-You guys, get outta here.
All right, all right.
We're getting outta here.
I'll call the police
and I'll tow your car.
Get going.
[dog barking]
[engine rumbling]
Hey, look over there.
Uh...
[muffled PA announcements]
Um...
Huh? [chuckles]
[man] Why don't you
just get a whiskey?
Unless they have mezcal.
Come here. [laughs].
Wait, hold still.
Thank you.
You're dripping all over
your fucking shirt.
-Yeah. [chuckles]
-Are you okay?
-Well, I'm okay.
-Okay. Oh, sorry.
You look like shit, Tracy.
All right?
Yeah. I think the bleeding
stopped. Okay.
Um, guys, if you, uh,
you guys want out, I understand.
-Are you giving up on us?
-Shut up.
No! Like,
I'm gonna get you guys hurt.
-Really hurt.
-This shit happens all the time.
Joey's always getting beat up.
Death threats on the rag.
So you're the new Joey.
You're bleeding all
over the fucking bottle.
Sorry. I'm sorry.
No, but seriously.
Look, seriously, just shut up
and pass the bottle.
-[laughing]
-There he is.
[sighs]
[clicks]
[dogs bark in distance]
-What are you doing?
-[gasps] God!
[sighs] Looking for Kyla.
You turned the cameras on?
If I find her,
I wanna be on camera.
-How is your little...
-Hmm. [groans]
-It's gonna scar.
-Yeah, it's alright.
At least it wasn't my brother,
or you.
Tracy can take a hit.
Yeah,
I was kind of noticing that.
-She's crazy. [laughs]
-Yeah.
I'm the one who messed up.
How so?
I told that dancer about Banks,
and now he could
know we're on to him.
-He could know you're onto him.
-Ugh!
I know. I'm so outta my league.
This is why we need Joey.
Don't worry about it.
I am worried about it.
This is super dangerous.
I have no idea how we're gonna
pull this off,
but I'm happy to be
doing something important.
And I'm glad
to be here.
I'm glad you're here too.
[soft whooshing]
[tense music]
I wonder how many of these girls
are actually
being forced to do this?
[Marlow] How are you doing
with all this, Tray?
[clears throat]
My sister used to call me that.
Do we have to film this?
Joey said to
film everything, so.
Yeah. What?
I can't find anywhere
to sell us a bulletproof vest.
-Bulletproof?
-Yeah.
She had
a gun pulled on her last night.
We had to protect ourselves.
Have you tried this mom-and-pop
shop called Vest World?
No. I'll send
you details now.
Okay.
["Kingdom Come by Theevs]

[train whistle blares]
Listen... I've been hit
by a bull before.
I've been chased by people.
I even received thousands
of death threats online.
But it's normally my face
that's out there.
And I was still
locked up in here,
so my crew needed a way to
protect themselves.
[loud knock on the door]
-It's the right address, right?
-It says we're here.
-[phone ringing]
-Um, Tracy-- Tracy?
You can't just walk away.
Tracy?
Did you eat today?
-[Tracy] Huh? What?
-[man] Yo Walter--
I put frozen dinners
in the freezer for ya.
Check this out.
I told you, we can't
come back yet. I'm sorry
-Ma'am. Excuse me.
-Can I help you?
Sid, get back. Get back.
Can I ask what you're
doing on this particular street?
Nothing. Why?
Is there any reason
why you're by yourself?
I have a friend coming.
Am I being detained?
No. I just wanna
give you something...
just in case.
You be careful out here.
Take care of yourself.
Uh, hey man. Yeah. We're
here at your store, Vest World.
Yeah, we wanna buy
some bulletproof vests.
Um, level 3-A.
Oh, shit.
What did he give you?
Is that a ticket?
Um, nope. Looks like
he thinks I'm a prostitute.
-What's Destiny House?
-I don't know.
I just don't understand
why you can't sell us
the vest if it's not illegal.
Look, I'm responsible
for the people I sell them to.
If you were to get caught up
in some shit,
I don't need
the fingers pointed back at me.
I'm sorry.
It's just too much liability.
Please, please. There's
gotta be something you can do.
We need to find my sister.
Look, she's somewhere here in
Vegas being trafficked, okay?
And these guys
are putting everything
on the line to find her.
We got a gun
pulled on us last night.
We need protection.
I'm sorry about your sister.
Hope you find her.
I just can't take the risk.
Come on man.
You don't want the cash?
I'm sorry.

-Damn it!
-Nice try, Tracy.
-[Tracy] Asshole!
[Marlow] Hold on, I have an
idea. Where's that flyer?

Yeah
[car door bangs]
So we're in the middle
of the desert at this, uh,
weird location waiting
for a representative
from this organization to come
bring us to Destiny House.
It's a safe house for women
who've been trafficked.
And, yeah, we called
the number on the flyer.
We're gonna actually meet
with the founder, Annie Lober.
They won't
let us record going in,
so I guess
just cut for now and, yeah.
Cut for now, bitches!
[window whirring]
[Walter] Yeah, we're with them.
-[muffled voice]
-Uh, for Annie Lober.
[muffled voice]
[Walter] Can we go?
[door clicks]
-Hi.
-Hi, it's Walter.
-Hi, Walter. Nice to meet you.
-Hi. Nice to meet you too.
-Thanks so much for this.
-You're welcome.
-Welcome to Destiny House.
-Thank you.
This is our little retreat
to take care of the ladies
that get out
of sex trafficking in Las Vegas.
We are in a very secure
location,
and we make sure that none
of the ex-traffickers
-know where the girls are.
-Right.
And so this is a very safe haven
for them to recover from.
-Gotcha.
-So you wanna see the property?
-Yeah, please. That'd be great.
-Yeah, very peaceful.
Yeah, it is very nice over here.
[woman] Girls can go swimming.
We have exercise.
The girls have equine therapy.
A little bit of tennis
and cooking classes.
-Everything else like that, so.
-Equine with horses?
-[woman] Yeah.
-Nice.
[woman] We love the horses.
The girls love horses.
So any meetings that we need
with the community
or with different states
or Washington DC, so--
-Mm-hmm.
-This is where like the hub is.
-I call it the beehive.
-[chuckles]
This is your main facility?
Yeah.
The traffickers found
three of the girls that
we had in one of our homes,
and they came into the home and
they brought guns, did drugs,
and then proceeded to have sex
with several of the ladies.
-[scoffs]
-We had to shut that house down
'cause these were not nice guys.
So what about here though?
We've never, to date,
had this property compromised.
-Do you have security here?
-Yes we do.
-And they're packing.
-Yeah.
We've got cameras everywhere.
So if you're gonna be on our
property, you will be filmed.
-Right.
-Do these girls--
Do you know or do they ever talk
about, like, reaching back
out to their family?
One of the things
that the traffickers
focus on is relationship.
And if they can get into
the girl's heart,
they got them for their life.
Because once
the heart is involved,
with that relationship
and they love that person,
or that person
becomes their mama figure
or their father figure,
they're hooked for life.
It's really important
that ladies and victims
of trafficking have a safe place
to land, a safe place to go.
Oh, you can't
film over here, please. Stop.
We have a tattoo remover artist
that takes off
the tattoos, and in phases.
That shows ownership
for that stable of women
towards that one trafficker,
and if they are passed around,
they can actually
charge each trafficker a fee.
So your tattoo artist might
have seen this brand before?
Yes.
Very possible.
She's like, "I wanted to break
free, I wanna break free,
but I don't know anything else."
-Right.
-And she was being under a lot
of pressure,
and being trafficked that way.
[woman]
Complex trauma is debilitating.
It is a lifelong sentence
in a lot of people.
-Am I right or wrong?
-Yeah. It can last years,
and part of
your brain shuts down.
Sexual trauma is-is serious,
especially developmentally.
What's. like, the worst kind of
therapist that they could get?
I don't even wanna say.
Can I say it?
Gives them a bunch of drugs,
"I don't wanna
hear your problems.
Take this, take that,
take this,
and call back in six months
and tell me how you're doing."
Well, by then they'll be dead
because they'll kill themselves.
Because trauma
does not get healed by drugs.
-By pills. No.
-Nope.
She-- No she didn't--
she didn't see--
Hey, I wanna introduce
you to Rhonda.
Yeah. Hi Rhonda. Hi.
Nice to meet you.
I've known her for 27 years.
She's like the business.
She runs everything when I'm not
around and when I'm here.
The reason why I've known
her for so long is because...
I was what's known
as a phone girl.
Uh, when she was a high
class call girl,
I used to send her out
on the calls.
-That was my job.
-When she was working?
Yeah. Yeah.
-Hey, Marlow?
-Hey.
Um, I was just talking to
the survivors,
and it sounds
like they wanna talk to us.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
They think that
they would do it on camera?
If I-if I ask you a question
and you don't want to answer it,
you don't have to.
If we need to stop at any point,
if we need to cut, no problem.
And, uh, we'll just
start from the beginning.
[ominous instrumental]
Um, yeah, I think we're ready.
Are you guys about set up?
-Yeah. We're all set up.
-Okay.

[woman]
Oh, my earliest memory,
I was four years old.
-[Marlow] Four?
-[woman] I was four years old
when I first remember
my parents selling me.
So I worked for my biological
parents until I was, uh, 17.
Did you ever try to get away?
[woman]
There wasn't any getting away.
How do you-- how do
I trust a police officer
who I just serviced
the night before, right?
Or a pastor
going to a different church
and then I walk
in and one of their deacons
is a client from two weeks ago.
And so, I didn't see
any hope in getting out.
So I met my ex trafficker
in [bleep].
I had did a photo shoot
that was for a magazine
that was based
out here, um, in Vegas,
and I'm from
California originally.
And actually it was on a website
called Model [bleep].
The trafficker that I had, um,
you know, wines and dines you,
buys you clothes,
does this and that.
Treats you, takes you
to all the fancy expensive
restaurants, go buys
you designer bags, whatnot.
He is well known in
the music world, and modeling,
and he has his own agency
that he runs.
An escort agency,
he has so many girls.
Oh, when I was about 16, um,
I was dating a guy
and, like, months later
he came to me, "If we wanna
make something happen,
you know, you need to
like get some money and--"
He [bleep] told me that we're
gonna build an empire together
and, you know, it said before
when you really love someone,
you're just so manipulated
you think that you guys
are in this together.
[woman] Oh, 100%. I think
there's more mental manipulation
than there is anything else.
Even just their
threats with their words
of, "Bring me
this much money or else."
Finding your family, pulling
your family up on their phone.
[Marlow]
How much money would you make?
[woman 2]
It depends on how long
I would be out, but $1,000
to $1,500 a day.
You don't really sleep.
I might lay down
for three hours, if that,
but you're always working.
You have enough time hopefully
to get a baby wipe,
get some mouthwash,
and then get back to it.
[woman]
And people have weird fetishes.
When guys either want you
to pee on them, poop on them,
get other guys semen,
pour it on them.
I've had condoms break.
I've had the guy laugh at me
and stick his fist up and pull
the condom out, and throw it.
[woman]
When dads bring their kids in,
their sons, to say,
"This is how you treat a woman,"
that is when I--
I've had many, many be-beatings
because I'm like,
"I'm not doing this.
This is a 14 year old boy
who doesn't need to see this."
I got my tattoo September 28th.
Two hearts,
the key in the middle.
It's like a locket
and has his initials, J M.
And it says eternity.
That's that font on it,
so it's like his brand.
It's kind of like kidnapping.
"Too bad you're mine.
You're my slave.
This is how it's gonna go.
You're gonna pay me
or you're gonna die."
[woman]
It literally robs you
of who you are
and what you're destined to be.
I've seen him text my mom
and seen her reply,
and he would say, "I'm gonna
kill you" and all this stuff.
"Kill your whole family
if you keep trying
to mess with Ashley."
[woman] I am a mom.
I don't care what people say.
I am still a mom.
My son was murdered by my pimp
when he was two years,
eight months and 13 days old.
[Marlow] Why?
[woman] I didn't show up
to an appointment.
These girls don't even realize
that they're being brainwashed.
The traffickers force
them to fall in love with them.
The traffickers
own everything from them:
their passports, their IDs,
their birth certificates,
their money, their property.
Everything
is owned by the trafficker.
And then if that fails,
the traffickers
force them to get pregnant.
This way
they can threaten the baby
and use the baby as leverage.
"Oh, you didn't make
a few thousand dollars today?
We're gonna hurt the child."
And a mother will do anything
to protect her kids.
It's called breeding.
-I was not expecting that.
-Yeah.
I don't blame you for anything.
If it were...
if it were my sister,
I would be jumping into traffic
and doing whatever it takes
to get her back too.
-Kyla needs our help.
-Yeah.
Well, what if Kyla
doesn't really want out.
And, um, she thinks she's
building an empire with Banks.
Then what?
I don't know.
Those girls are not
doing all of this for the money.
You know, they're
doing it 'cause they think
they're-they're getting
love from it.
Kyla didn't feel loved.
[Felix]
Tracy? Tracy?
Hey, hey.
Stop, stop, stop.
Hey listen, you gotta
stop beating yourself up, okay?
Yeah, that's fine.
No, we're not
trying to start anything.
That's why we came to you
'cause we can't
trust the cops out here.
[man] I don't wanna say
anything in front
of the camera.
I might know somebody
who you can help you out.
-Write this number down.
-Uh, yeah. Yeah.
-[man] You're ready?
-Okay.
Yeah, I'm ready.
[man] 7 0 2 4 6 6 9
[bleep].
All right, thank you.
Hey, we got a lead on the vest.
If we stop now, then
it's all gonna be for nothing.
Okay? So let--let's just go,
okay, and make this right.
-Okay. Okay.
-Okay.
-[sighs]
-[soft tapping]
-I love you, T.
-Thank you. I love you too.
-I guess we are.
-[both laughing]
Let's call mom on
speakerphone right now. Fudge.
We wanted to give you a call.
What are you doing today?
[Walter's & Sid's mom]
Um, I got my hair done,
went to McDonald's
this morning
[indistinct]
some and then I-- Oh!
Hey, Uncle Bobby told us--
Uncle Bobby told us
you had lunch together.
[mom] Yes we did.
Had a wonderful,
wonderful lunch
time together.
-Great.
-Good story. The end.
-[mom] Yeah.
-[both laughs]
We love you. We were just
thinking about you
and had a quick minute and
wanted to just holler at you.
-Hola, hola, hola.
-[mom] Well... [laughs]
-Don't die, boys.
-We'll do.
-Love you. Bye, bye. Bye.
-[Walter laughs]
-Um, do my [indistinct].
-Oh, shit!
Oh, man.
-Oh, this is where we wanna be?
-Left, yeah.
I don't want him seeing you,
and um, just shoot--
just shoot us.
Shoot out the window.
-All right.
-Bye.
[indistinct] tattoo.
What's his name again?
Mario.
Should we get in depth?
A tattoo that looks like that.
We're looking for any
connections to my sister.
If, uh, we find someone
with a tattoo the same as hers,
maybe she'll know
how to find her.
Check this out.
Dollar sign.
Double lines.
-Wait, you know who this is?
-[man] That's Samantha.
-No?
-That's her? Wow.
She's not afraid
of being on social like this?
[man] A lot of these girls have
social media profiles.
I wouldn't have
thought that working girls
-could have accounts.
-[man] Have you ever seen
anything on social
media you wanted to buy?
-It's all marketing.
-Hold on, hold on.
There's a picture here of Kyla
with Samantha.
Okay.
Shit, she's tagged.
[Marlow]
Oh, my god! That's her?
[man] Careful.
[Marlow]
Wait, so that's-that's Kyla.
-I'm gonna DM her.
-No, no, no. Don't DM her.
It should come
from Joey's account.
Just remember...
she's his property.

How you doing?
Holy shit.
-The white Mr. T.
-All right.
-Look at those chains, dude.
-Nice. Easy. Easy.
You got the vest or not?
Yeah, I got the vest.
Hey, why you asking so
many questions, man?
-It's the real deal.
-Okay. Yeah.
Um, and the other five?
-What? Five?
-There's six in total.
-[phone ringing]
[man] What the fuck
do you need six for?
God! Shut up!
What the fuck?
Yo, bro, you there?
Is that a camera?
Are you fucking filming me?
Yo!
Hey, I'm gonna blur your face.
That fucking camera.
The fuck you gonna blur my face.
[stun gun clicking]
[man]
Stop fucking with [indistinct].
-What the fuck is going on?
-Oh shit!
Hello.
Let's go, let's
go, let's go, let's go.
[Joey]
Yo, stop kicking around.
I'm at the police station,
come pick me up
and let's get back to work.
[louder ominous instrumental]
-I'm free bitches.
-[Tracy] Whoo!
What's up, bro?
What's up, pal?
-Welcome back.
-Great, dude.
Bro, what happened to your face?
It's gaping more than my ass.
Oh, nice, dick. Listen, we got
her bro. We got her.
Well, we have
a plan to get her tonight.
Well, let's go get her.
What else did I miss?
Oh, you don't wanna know.
Um, yeah,
so we found her profile
and have been
messaging her from your account.
Uh, she said that she's gonna...
Look at those scumbags.
Pull up right behind them.
-Hey.
-Hey. So she just confirmed,
Kyla's gonna be here
at 10 o'clock tonight.
-Nice.
-Yeah.
-If it's even her.
-Oh, come on.
What? We get to a hotel,
we call a number,
we expect someone and they send
the complete opposite.
We go a freaking blonde
last time.
Like I'm just not
trying to get my hopes up.
Sure. Can we just speed
this up a little bit?
Check in already?
-I'm prairie dogging over here.
-What?
-All right.
-I gotta poop.
[Marlow] All right.
[laughs]
You can do it 'cause Kyla's
gonna be here at 10 o'clock.
All right, Joey, can
you just talk your mic for me?
[Joey]
Test, test, testicles.
This whole
fucking city is a testicle.
Yeah, well if
your bail wasn't
two grand,
we'd be staying
in a nicer hotel.
Not to mention
mention Marlow's lap dance.
That was totally
a business expense.
Marlow got a lap dance
and I fucking missed it?
All right guys, come on back.
We're good. We're good.
Are you okay?
It's just the closest
we've got so far.
I'm gonna go in first.
I'll feel out the situation,
but you gotta wait for your cue.
Yes, definitely.
God, how did guys ever
get used to ordering escorts?
It still feels so weird to me.
You probably get used
to after a few hundred times.
-Right, Walter?
-What do you mean?
-Oh, shit.
-Thanks a lot dude.
-Thought they knew.
-Knew what?
Did you guys have some sort
of escort entourage?
No, dude, I just--
I used to work and coordinate
for this company that did,
like, bachelor parties
in LA and Vegas.
-[Marlow] You coordinated?
-Yeah.
I, I coordinated
like, for, you know,
bottle service
and escorts and whatever.
-I told you this.
-You told me it was once.
It's not like
I was sleeping with them.
Look, I don't need
you guilt tripping me
more than I already feel, okay?
-[woman sobbing] Please stop!
-Holy fuck, guys!
Somebody just posted this
with the new hashtag.
-[woman sobbing]
-Kyla?
-Don't hit me, please--
-[smack sound]
[man]
You gotta stop
the conversation.
[Kyla sobbing]
[Kyla] Don't hit me!
-[thudding]
-[Kyla screaming]
[man]
You wanna fucking talk!?
[Kyla]
[indistinct] please stop.
-[loud smack]
-[Kyla sobbing & screaming]
[man] You wanna talk
about life here on camera?
I am not on camera, please.
-[man] Yeah?
-[Kyla sobs]
-[loud whipping]
-Fucking on camera now, whore.
[Kyla sobbing & screaming]
[whipping on video]
-[Kyla sobbing]
-[man] Think I like doing this?
I can't.
Baby, don't. Please, I love you.
-[sobbing]
-[woman] Get up, bitch!
[Kyla sobbing & screaming]
[loud screaming]
[Tracy sobbing]
-Please no!
-[loud thud]
[quiet whimpering]
[gasping sobs]
[man] This is what happens
when you talk to people, okay?
It's from six months ago.
[Tracy sobbing]
He knocked out a 95 pound girl.
And he wanted to
blame that shit on me.
What kind of
fucking man is that?
I can't even imagine
how many other girls
are going through that
same exact shit.
What are they supposed to do?
Just put makeup over the bruises
and go right back to work?
[ominous instrumental]
[camera ruslting]
All right,
everything over here is rolling.
Hold on.
This was over here.

[knocking]
[Walter] Here we go.
-Hello?
-Move.
So, Joey,
where are the cameras?
-It's her.
-No, Tracy. No, no, no, no, no.
No, Tracy.
Ah, dipshit.
Listen, you were blurred out
in that video.
-Nobody was supposed to--
-Fuck you!
I went through
hell because of you.
So where are they?
Where are the cameras?

-Kyla?
-Tracy?

[both sobbing]
[Tracy]
I can't believe it's really you.
I thought you were dead.
-Oh, my God.
-[Kyla] How are you here?
-How are you here?
-I've been looking for--
I've been looking
for you for seven years.
[sobbing]
You're so tall.
[sobbing]
Okay, listen to me.
Listen to me.
This is really important.
You have to leave right now?
No.
We're here to get you out.
-I can't go.
-What? Yes, you can.
Look, there's a safe house.
Okay. There's a safe house.
We can take you there.
It's gonna be fine.
The last time I tried to leave,
he said he'd kill you and mom.
He's not gonna do that.
Tracy, he has photos
of you at your job, okay?
-You have to leave.
-No, no.
-Come with me.
-Please.
You have to leave, okay?
-No!
-Tracy. He's gonna--
He's coming.
Whoa! Who's coming?
-Banks?
-Banks?
Banks is here?
Wait! Wait! Kyla, no!
No, no, no, no.
Come on, come on.
Wait, wait, wait! Stop!
Joe! Stop!

[music intensifies]
[horn honking]
-No, Tracy.
-No, you don't understand.
-Wait! Tracy, no!
-[Kyla] Tracy!
-[gunshots]
-[woman screams]
[Walter] Kyla, stop!
Stop, stop, stop.
[tires squeal]
Shit! Get the truck.
Get the truck!
Come on, come on, come on.
[Tracy groaning]
Um, I think
it's just a flesh wound,
but we really
gotta get her to a hospital.
-I'm fine.
-Whoa! Shit!
At least
we know the vest worked.
Feels like
I got hit by a fucking train.
I know. Hold on.
I'm doing a U-turn. Hold on.
[tires squeal]
God! I shouldn't have DM'd
her from Joey's account.
-I'm such a fucking idiot.
-I shouldn't have ran after him.
-Guys, I'm sorry.
-It's my fault. I fucked up.
It's my fault she got away.
[phone buzzing]
[phone buzzing]
-That's Kyla's.
-That her phone?
What?
-Fuck!
-What?
They're using
it to track each other.
Wait, so they can
track us right now?
We're tracking them.
[engine revving]
-Turn right.
-Right here?
[Walter] Oh, shit!
Is that the van?
-Is that the van right there?
-[Tracy] Shit.
Stay back.
We gotta get eyes in there.
I'll be on channel four.
Shh,
you guys are fucking loud.
[creaking]
[whispering] Bro, [indistinct].
Let's go.
[Felix] On the move.
[Joey] Wait. Get my back?
Get my back?
[ominous instrumental music]
[clattering]
Joe, what are you doing?
-[walkie-talkie beeps]
-Is he on the roof?
[Walter]
Joe, what are you doing?
Get down.
[walkie-talkie beeps]
Careful guys.
Someone's coming out.
[walkie-talkie beeps]
[Joey] Is it Kyla?
-[Walter] Wait.
-[walkie-talkie beeps]
[Joey] Kyla?
No, it's a guy
and-- and two other women.
[walkie-talkie beeps]
Felix,
meet me in the back.
[door bangs]
Careful, Joe.
[Joey] Felix?
[engine turns over]
[Joey]
Meet me in the back, Felix.
[Walter] All right.
They're gone.
[walkie-talkie beeps]
[Walter sighs]
[baby crying]
[Felix gasps softly]
[baby crying louder]
[Ashley] Should we call Banks?
No. I got it.
[Ashley cooing at baby]
Are you sleepy?
Are you sleepy?
Yeah. Yeah.
All right.
Well, past somebody's bedtime.
[Ashley] Oh.
[phone buzzing]
Oh, shit.
-[Walter] Hmm.
-Walt, they're coming back.
[Walter] What?
[notification dings]
[gasps]
[Joey] It's okay.
It's okay.
-Who the fuck are you?
-I'm one of Banks' guys.
[Walter]
Guys, the van's coming back.
Joey?
Tracy's outside,
we gotta go now. Come on.
Tracy's outside?
Is she okay?
She's gonna be okay,
but we just gotta go. Come on.
Wait. What?
Sasha, what's happening?
Is this the guy
that Banks wanted?
Listen, we gotta go.
Come on.
Wait. You're leaving
with this guy?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You can't leave me here.
[Walter]
Hurry the hell up in there.
Imagine what Banks would do
to me when you're gone.
Come with me.
Okay? Come with us.
[Walter] Seriously.
Get outta there.
-He's coming back.
-We gotta go.
-Please. Please.
-Come on. Let's go.
Hold on. I can't leave
without my daughter.
-Daughter?
-[Kyla] Come with us.
-[Ashley] Take Kenzie.
-We gotta go.
Let go of me! Kenzie.
[Walter]
They're pulling up!
We're running out of time.
We gotta go.
Kyla, come on!
[Joey] Come on, Banks!
Let's fucking go!
You didn't think
I would find you?
Well, I fucking found you.
Come at me, bro!
You're hiding behind
your fucking girls?
[Kyla] Tracy?
Tracy? Tracy?
[gunshot]
[thud]
No!
No!
[sobbing]
[high-pitched ringing]
[Tracy] No! No!
[bat clatters]
[Tracy sobbing loudly]
She just bled out on the grass.
[investigator] Why should
I trust what you're telling me?
It's all on camera.
It's all recorded.
Just go watch the footage.
[investigator] So,
you don't feel responsible?
I'm not the one
buying those girls.
["Put My Life on This"
by Mogli the Iceburg]

Another day and we
just try to make away now
The hatred growing stronger
every single day now
I hear these rappers, they
ain't tryna talk about it
They ain't tryna
get involved
They would rather catch
a wave now
But how cool
is the gunplay
When the stays will hit
the playgrounds, huh?
But never mind about that,
'cause once you make it out
You think this world just
don't affect you any more
Until somebody
from your past come back
To settle the score
Like 2Pac on
September 7th
Man in the fight
against hate
Love the greatest weapon,
so if you tryna walk wi' me
Said the cycle gonna
stop right here
My God gave his life for
mine so I can
make dis clear
The more and more
my name has grown
'Cause of the music
the more that I see
It ain't about the music
but the way that I use it
So go head,
keep on rappin
about all the choppers
And your drugs, I'll be
here just holdin' down
For the people
and the love, yeah
I was tryna feel
the wave with you
I was tryna feel
the wave with you
I was tryna feel
the wave with you
Ooh, oh
Yeah, I put
my whole life on this
Yeah, I put
my whole life on this
Stay, I put
my whole life on this
Hey, I put
my whole life on this
Yeah, stop it,
y'all not poppin
Stuntin' on the ground,
feel wise
Running for the check
no, I says
Pumpin in the pose
like broad skrrt
Stuntin'
on your kinfolk
Kinfolk
Pullin up,
sittin' on rens lo
Dope boy got a Benz
Got a Benz
Now I need a benzo
I wanna cop the form,
that's a better investment
Call 0-800 and had
the kids kiss 'em
Always see through
the ten and in
Other dudes see the rims,
I see the life on the real
I don't really see the win,
all I see is the pimp
I ain't preachin'
to ya dad,
I don't mean to offend
But I mean, dang
I mean the Lord
bled and died
For this life
that you live
Oh, I was drownin'
in the wave with you
What, I was drownin'
in the wave with you
Yeah, I was drownin'
in the wave with you
Ooh, oh, yeah
I put my whole life
on this
Yeah, I put
my whole life on this
Skrrt, I put
my whole life on this
Yeah, I put
my whole life on this
What