The Cop And The Criminal

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HAVANA, CUBA

"We swap in parts from Fords, Plymouths, and Cadillacs," A man says in Spanish as he work on a car. "My grandfather bought it in 1957. When he died, it passed to my father. Then my brother, and now to me."
"Look at this," Dom tells Kassidy in Spanish with a smile on his face. "This is an engine from a boat."
"No way!" Kassidy says with a shocked smile as she takes a closer look.
"Yeah," The man says before speaking in Spanish. "Whatever it takes to keep it running."
"This is the Cuban spirit," Dom says with a smile still on his face before speaking in Spanish. "Your spirit. Don't ever lose that."
"Dom. Dom," A woman calls as she rushes over to them before speaking in Spanish. "It's your cousin. He's in trouble. Come on!"

"You know I can't make a living without my car," Fernando tells a man.
"Not my problem, bro," Raldo states with a shrug before he sees Dom. "Dominic Toretto, I heard about you. Welcome to my island."
"Why you hookin' up my cousin's car?" Dom asks the man, who is attaching a chain to his cousin's car.
"He needed money, I gave it to him," Raldo answers Dom. "He can't pay, I take the car."
"I just need a few more days," Fernando pleads.
"'Few more days' wasn't part of the deal," Raldo says with a shake of his head.
"Come on. You make a deal, you gotta live up to it," Dom tells his cousin.
"You make a deal, you gonna live up to it," Raldo repeats causing Dom to look at him.
"'Gonna' live up to it?" Dom asks him as he glares at him. "Oh, so you're one of those types. You take everyone's ride, and then ship it back to the States?"
"You should show your people some respect," Kassidy says in Spanish as she glares at Raldo.
"You watch your mouth," Raldo says as he points at Kassidy, causing her to laugh.
"Now you got a problem," Kassidy says with a smirk as Dom turns to face the man.
"I'm gonna keep it about the cars," Dom says as he points at Raldo.
"I'm really scared," Raldo says sarcastically in Spanish.
"You want a car, get it the right way," Dom tells him.
"How?" Raldo asks him.
"Race for it," Dom answers him.
"I already own it, bro," Raldo states with a shrug.
"Not that car," Dom says as he points at his cousin's car before turning to point at his car. "Mine."
"Dom, his car is the fastest car on the island," Fernando says quickly. "Do you know what he has under that hood?"
"He knows it doesn't matter what's under a hood," Dom tells his cousin. "The only thing that matters is who's behind the wheel."
"You think so?" Raldo asks him.
"We know so," Kassidy answers him with a smirk.
"Then race his car," Raldo challenges Dom. "And we ain't racing no quarter-mile, here. We race the Cuban mile."
"Done," Dom says accepting the challenge, causing the crowd to cheer.

"I appreciate what you're trying to do," Fernando says as Dom takes the hood off of his car. "But my car is the slowest car on the island." Dom takes the bumper and fenders off of the car.
"Was," Dom tells him. "Pull the seats, the doors, the battery. If it ain't the motor, take it off."
"Laughing gas?" Fernando asks as Kassidy walks up with a blue canister.
"Nah, Fed. This is Cuban NOS," Kassidy answers him with a smile.
"You guys are crazy," Fernando says before taking a drink of his Coca Cola. "What are you doing?" Dom takes the tab off of the coke can.
"Poor man's turbo," Dom answers him as he puts the tab around a tube. "Pull the vacuum line and hold on." Dom looks at Kassidy with a smile. "Old trick that Buster used to play, in case of emergencies."
"You know that's way too much boost for that engine," Kassidy tells him with a smirk.
"It's gonna be fast," Dom says as he connects the tube back.
"It's gonna be a bomb," Kassidy argues with him.
"Only needs to go a mile," Dom tells her, causing her to smile. They go to the starting line before Kassidy and Fernando are given bikes so they can go ahead to stop traffic.
"Are you ready for this, my family?" A woman asks in Spanish as she stands between the two cars. "This is Havana!" The crowd cheers. "Be fast. Be safe. But don't be last. Racers ready! Vámonos!" The drivers take off with Dom slightly trailing behind the man. Raldo bumps Dom into a pile of trash as they turn. Dom turns his NOS on as he quickly catches back up to the man. Raldo tries to bump Dom into oncoming traffic but Dom swerves out of the way. Kassidy and Fernando jump a hill before blocking traffic. Dom and the man drive past before Kassidy and Fernando take off again. Kassidy and Fernando stop as the other bikers pass them.
"Where are they going?" Fernando asks Kassidy confused.
"I don't know. Let's go!" Kassidy answers before they follow the other bikers. Dom and Raldo bump into each other before driving down two different streets. Dom and Raldo meet back on the same street. One of the bikers runs his bike out into the street causing Dom to run over the bike which slows him down.
"Okay, Buster. Let's see if this works," Dom says before pulling the wire attached to the tab which pulls the tube loose. The car speeds up really fast causing Dom to catch back up to Raldo. The engine on Dom's car catches fire. The windshield busts from the heat of the fire. Dom quickly turns around, driving in reverse before hitting the NOS again. Dom and Raldo are even as they approach the finish line before something explodes in Dom's engine causing him to take the lead as they cross the finish line.
"Look out!" Dom yells at the crowd as he realizes that he doesn't have any brakes. Dom quickly turns the car before jumping out as the car flies into the water. The crowd, especially the kids rush over to Dom. Kassidy looks at Dom in shock before he picks a kid up smiling at her. Dom smirks at her as the crowd cheers for him. Dom puts the kid down before walking over to Raldo.
"A deal's a deal. You won my car. And you earned my respect," Raldo says handing his keys to Dom, who looks over at Kassidy at the respect part. Kassidy smiles at Dom as they both remember Brian's first race against Dom.
"Keep your car," Dom says as he pushes the keys back to Raldo. "Your respect is good enough for me." Kassidy walks over to Dom before they wrap an arm around each other. "Yo, cousin. Sorry about your car." Dom throws his keys to his cousin. "Yours was too slow for a Toretto, anyway."
"Your Impala? Are you serious?" Fernando questions him in shock before turning to the crowd who cheers.