Penance (2025)

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[LOGO AUDIO]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

BOY: You ever think about

what you want to be?

FRIEND: What do you mean?

I don't know, like

later, when you're older.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Like a firefighter or a

doctor or some crap like that?

Yeah.

FRIEND: Football.

Yeah, I'll play football.

For the Raiders.

What about you?

BOY: I don't care.

I just don't want us to be here.

Not anymore.

Come on.

Whatever happens,

I'm always going

to look after you,

no matter what.

BOY: Always?

FRIEND: Always.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[g*nf*re]

f*ck you.

[GRUNTING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[g*nshots]

SANTIAGO: Decent.

Good.

Yeah.

You?

MAN: I'm doing all right.

SANTIAGO: It looks like

you're doing pretty well.

MAN: Nah.

Could do better.

You got any family?

SANTIAGO: No.

You?

Sons.

Three of them.

Hang-ups aren't the intention.

Not on my part.

You know that.

We got company.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

No, no, no.

It's good.

Sit down.

No, it's going to be good.

It's OK.

Sit down.

I said sit down.

Take this drink.

It'll be OK.

[GRUNTING AND GROANING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[g*nsh*t]

[SCREAMING]

[g*nshots]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[g*nshots]

Who the f*ck are you?

STEPHANO: You're going to

f*cking bring us our sister.

Hey, hey.

Hey, can you hear me?

Look at me.

[g*nshots]

SANTIAGO: You come into

my house, k*ll my men,

threaten my family.

Your sister, she was a fighter.

Every inch of her.

Over there.

You're going away, f*ck.

[SCREAMING]

STEPHANO: You're going,

too, you m*therf*ckers.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SCREAMING]

Are you a loyal man?

Good.

Show me.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[g*n c*ck]

Vamos.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

You gotta stop

with this vegan sh*t.

You know how many places I

had to stop by to find that?

Well, you're three weeks

out from La Playa, amigo,

so I'm doing you a favor.

Speaking of.

What the hell are we doing here?

We're supposed to be off putting

work, not taking on new cases.

Cindy Cruz is our Jane.

Was.

Oh, sh*t.

Cindy?

Ali's girl?

The question is,

what is she doing here?

Unprotected.

She's basically

Santiago's family.

They wouldn't take a piss

without bringing their army

with it.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Oy, cabron.

Don't waste my AC.

Close the door.

You were too busy

to say this earlier,

but it's kind of nice having

You know what the f*ck I mean.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

No, you never left.

So how's it feel being out?

f*ck you.

We gotta talk about it.

Football.

f*ck you think?

Last night, cabron.

You know, this sh*t's not going

to be as easy as we thought.

She's a problem.

How can you possibly know that?

You don't get to say

sh*t and have it be true.

I don't know.

But we get cops

breathing on our a*s.

sh*t's already going sideways.

What I'm saying is,

you've been through hell.

You'd rush this sh*t again.

It'll all be over

before we even start.

You understand what I'm saying?

Don't... Now you're walking.

Hear me out.

I just need to know

that there's a plan.

A real f*cking plan.

One with numbers,

lines, and sh*t.

I'm here.

I'm in here.

I just got to make sure that

you thought this through.

Really f*cking

thought this through.

This isn't a game.

Look at your face.

Look at what they did to you.

All right.

All right, I get it.

I just...

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, sir.

How's it going?

You hear about that

thing in the alley?

That you?

Want anything?

BARTENDER: Scrub through that.

See if you see anything.

I'll cover your coffee, but I'm

going to need you to move on.

I can't have you seen here.

OK.

That's our guy.

Airdropping now.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

STEPHANO: When he's

done kissing the ring,

he should be landing

at Emma's for tonight.

It's nice to see you, no?

All right.

We got Emma's house, club.

Are we sh**ting the gap?

You do know she can

cause a struggle.

Like the old days, huh?

Draw me.

Come on, pull.

Does it look like

I'm f*cking around?

Pull.

f*cking p*ssy.

Yep.

Yeah, f*ck you too.

Come on.

Again.

sh*t.

Come on.

Load it.

Load it.

Again.

Reload.

The old days.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Dad.

The draft is for the pigs.

You're disappointing.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SCREAMS]

Find him.

Go and check with his posse.

See what they were last night.

Make sure you didn't f*ck

with the wrong people.

Hey, make sure Dad

don't k*ll this chick.

I don't wanna clean

up after this sh*t.

[SOBS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

SANTIAGO: No reason

to be up here.

Hear it?

You're safe now.

EMMA: No.

That's what you

want to hear, right?

It's OK.

[CRYING]

I can help.

But how do you know you have it?

EMMA: Please, please.

I had no idea.

Used to work for us, huh?

I mean, me.

Actually, I remember.

I remember you.

And then my son

rescued you, didn't he?

On his own.

Took care of you.

EMMA: Please.

Please.

I had no idea.

I don't know anything.

You have to believe me.

I don't know anything.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SOBBING]

And if you share

one breath of this,

I will tell you

inside out myself.

Pendeja.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

DOCTOR: We have a time

of death, 12:00 to 12:45.

Tesla photo stamps 12:37.

All right, Face ID

with the boys, nothing.

I just don't get the why.

It's a rough life, V. I

mean, people in these circles,

you don't get with

the Santiago's

without knowing the risk.

You're telling me she

had no protection at all?

That's the part that

doesn't make sense to me.

I just... we had no signs of her,

no casings, not another body.

She didn't give out like that.

What about wrong

place, wrong time?

Our PY saw the

opportunity and took it.

VELEZ: I mean, again, there's

still no sign of r*pe.

She had her phone and

her jewelry on her.

What about Alan?

I've seen stranger.

These guys, they

beat their girls,

but they don't execute them.

Usually.

I think all of these

answers come from one guy,

and one guy only.

He's half of it.

And Alan's the other half.

I think it's time

we pay him a visit.

1 o'clock on a Wednesday.

My usual time to

hit the titty bar.

sh*t.

I don't know where he is, man, I

swear, Dude, I don't

know sh*t, man.

I ain't sh*t.

Stop.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

(SINGING) You

running away from me

So automatic

Can't wait, waiting for you

I don't know anything, man.

I swear to God.

Stop it.

I don't know anything.

Just stop hurting me.

I don't know where he is.

I don't... I don't

f*cking know where he is.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SCREAMS]

[GRUNTING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

What did I f*cking do?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[GROANING]

I'm sick of it here.

The driver.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

SANTIAGO: f*cking sh*t.

This was calculated, Flaco.

Planned and brought.

Someone talked to

someone who called.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

The corner of Fifth

and Willard, please.

That's Lucas' spot.

Flaco, the position you

and your brother share,

people would k*ll for.

And I k*lled to give it to you.

Bloodshed runs thin on

the face of ambition.

And if he is involved?

He's your brother.

Hey.

You're my son.

Where are you taking us?

It seems like we should have

made a turn a while ago.

[WHOOSHING]

What the f*ck?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[GRUNTING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[GROANING]

I always wondered

what kind of man

you are when the

spotlight went on.

Turns out you're just

a scared old dog.

[GROANING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

You think you're a man now?

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

You taught your

sons how to make pain.

Now you teach them to endure.

Maybe.

[GROANING]

[MUFFLED SPEECH]

Hey, hey.

OK.

OK.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Let's see what kind of lies

bleed from the eyes of a king.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Look at him, Steven.

Look at him.

Your hero.

Your legacy.

Poor baby.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[GROANING]

[SCREAMING]

Ms. Logan?

If you know that about me, you

know I've got nothing to say.

I just have a few questions.

Questions.

You trying to get f*cked?

People here don't talk to

cops, especially not me.

It's about Cindy.

You two were friends, right?

Pretty close?

Is that a crime I have

nothing to say to you.

You know, it's not my

first time being back here.

Was it that sh*t?

No, it's not that.

I used to be a social worker.

Worked in foster unit

for a long, long time.

Isn't that nice?

No, it wasn't.

Why did you quit?

Spend so much time

picking up the pieces,

you just want to find

out who's breaking glass.

Cindy and I were friends.

Cindy was a rat.

No.

I was helping her out,

trying to help her.

I just want to know

if you know anything

that happened that

night that she died,

or if she said something

the last time...

No.

I don't know what she did.

Yeah, we were friends, OK?

It's obvious.

She helped girls like me.

We've seen a lot

of sh*t together.

VELEZ: Like that night?

I was working.

Not here.

Listen, I haven't heard sh*t.

And I really wish

that I could help you,

but you got to get

the f*ck out of here.

Been walking it back?

What did I miss?

This is my partner,

Detective Combs.

Nice to meet you.

Diamond?

You know, we had a

really nice conversation,

but I think it's time

for you guys to go.

VELEZ: He's just here

to help, like me.

Do you know if Cindy ran

with anyone specific,

or who she wanted

to hang out with?

John Michael or Alan.

John Michael?

6 foot 5, white guy,

worked with Santiago.

You can't miss him.

He was always the

muscle for her.

When they got her,

I was expecting

to see his body

right next to her.

Did she see anybody else?

Anybody suspicious?

Maybe with some...

He just wants to

know who did this.

That's all we care about.

Different people care about

different things, Detective.

Right now, all I care about

is this John Michael person.

Is he somebody who

knows something?

Have you ever been to

Ferdinand's, the gym?

I know it.

You might want to check it out.

There's a fight tonight.

You might see

something you'd like.

You know, it's funny.

When you first showed

up here, I thought

you were here about Steven.

Steven?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[CHEERING]

Looking for a fight?

I'm just looking.

Maybe both.

[CHEERING]

Damn, bro, you look sexy.

Eww.

[CHEERING]

WOMAN: I swear to God.

Hey, you guys seen John Michael.

What?

I mean, honestly.

John Michael, have

you seen him around?

No, I haven't.

Seriously, you need water.

Let's get out of here.

[CHEERING]

Hello, young lady.

You know, you remind

me of my daughter.

You doing OK back here?

What's he doing?

Hey, pal.

[CHEERING]

Hey, what?

They're still here.

[CHEERING]

Break up, break up, break up.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[DISTORTED SPEECH]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[g*nf*re]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Cops?

So we're k*lling cops now?

What the f*ck were you thinking?

[g*nsh*t]

Hey.

There's a hell of a long road

between making us and sh**ting

at them.

You told me you had a plan.

You told me you

thought this through.

It's not what the

f*ck I'm saying, man.

f*ck you.

I want you to think.

What's the point

of doing all this

if the cops got you on the

ground the second it's all over?

I don't want that,

and she sure as hell

doesn't want that either.

We want you to live a life.

Why are you crying?

You don't fear death.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I don't know what

all this is about.

All this.

Your girl?

Huh?

That girl?

Your sister Sophia?

You misplace your rage.

Huh?

You think you're angry at

me, but you're not, no.

You're angry at

the way things are,

the way they've always been.

What?

You thinks she's the first one

to trade her body for a needle?

Quid pro quo.

This for that.

Transactional and

personal, fair.

Not just on my business,

but on everybody.

You understand.

If anything, my work helped give

her freedom for her destiny.

We should have talked.

You had to come sh**t

up the place, huh?

But it's not too late.

We can make arrangements.

That's it.

Tell me how I can

make you whole, huh?

Tell me... tell me I

can help you, huh?

Tell me... tell me

how I can fix this.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Answer me.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[WHIRRING]

[GROANS]

I don't... I

don't f*cking care.

Listen to me.

I don't care if you have to

turn the city upside down.

Find my brothers.

Do you understand me?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Ouch.

So you're the m*therf*cker

that took my brothers.

Where the f*ck are they?

You have no idea who you're...

wait.

Wait, wait, wait.

I know you.

f*ck.

I f*cking k*lled you.

[GRUNTING]

Stupid m*therf*cker.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Get that sh*t, m*therf*cker.

Get that sh*t.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

COP: Hey, you know it's

the weekend, right?

OK, tell me we got it.

COP: Oh, we got it.

Your thought on the

scars was money.

We cleared those up and got

a match almost immediately.

Travis Holloway, now 34.

He's bad news, Velez.

Oh my, I could kiss you.

Velez, you know I'm

happily married to my job.

It could never work between us.

Do we have any associates

or addresses for this guy?

How do we find him?

That's the thing,

he just got out.

Out?

He was locked up?

No, he got picked up three

years ago from a nasty seen.

Some guys were

roughing him up bad.

It's not exactly a

crime to get tortured.

He's been in a state ICU

and St. Mary's until about...

St. Mary's, that's a

psychiatric hospital.

That's not right.

Told you, Velez,

this guy is bad news.

I'll send over

everything I got, OK?

You take care of yourself.

I'll save that kiss

for a rainy day.

OK.

OK.

That's disgusting.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Steven.

[GRUNTS]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[GROANS]

f*ck.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

f*ck you.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

f*ck it.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

f*ck you, cabron.

[GRUNTING AND GROANING]

f*ck.

f*ck yeah.

f*ck.

f*ck yeah.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SOBS]

FLACO: f*ck.

f*ck.

[SOBS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Thank you.

Thank you.

Copy that.

89 White Oak Drive.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

DAVID: So what do you mean?

Three years ago, when they

picked up Travis from the club,

he wasn't the only

one that got hurt.

They pulled a body

up that night.

The body, it was his

foster brother, Stephano.

So what?

Now we're supposed to

feel bad for this as*h*le?

No, I don't know.

I just... Travis, his targets,

his choices, his recklessness.

I think the Santiagos broke

more than just bones that night.

I think the w*r for Travis is

between perception and reality.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Don't forget, this

nutjob k*lled Cindy.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I'm going to drop him.

Don't.

David, f*ck.

David?

I told you, I worked

undercover with these guys.

Why would you use

your... hey, hey, hey, hey.

Wait, wait, wait.

Travis.

Don't waste your

breath, Detective.

It's f*cking worthless.

VELEZ: Look at me.

Look at me.

Look at me.

I know you can hear me.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

SANTIAGO: What the

f*ck are they saying?

DAVID: V.

SANTIAGO: sh**t this f*ck.

Are you dumb?

Why did you k*ll her?

Cindy.

The girl in Morton's

Alley that night.

What did you do?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

You mean that rat b*tch, Cindy?

Easy, easy.

No.

I told you, it's done.

Loyalty is everything.

Loyalty is everything.

You know we have to take him in.

Do you understand that?

I read the report.

I know what he did.

Come on, V.

To your brother.

Velez.

Look, look.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Remember?

Look.

Santiago, shut the f*ck up.

Holmes.

SANTIAGO: Someone look familiar?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Loyalty is everything.

It must be, loyalty.

So where's your loyalty now?

[g*nshots]

[GROANS]