Miss Bala

Chapter 10: Poor Little Lambs

"He has to go, son. Before he kills someone else you love."

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Narrators P.O.V

"This intel, the murders we've had in the last few months. This all points to Las Estrellas." Hefner stated over the phone.

"Yes, and I've got enough shit to convict every single one of them. But this is all circumstantial evidence. That is why I am going to use RICO." Stahl was standing in her own operation room. On one wall, she had every mugshot from José and the entire crew, underneath them read 'extras' which consisted of all the female contacts and even Paul. Next to them, was the Irish and Russian dealers.

"We need to prove that Estrellas is an ongoing criminal enterprise." Stahl looked over every picture, "Esparza is smart, he kept them under the radar for a long time."

"Don't be getting to ahead of yourself, agent." Hefner warned, although he knew it was a matter of time before he's back in Puerto Rico and she already has a huge head start.

"And how does Adriana Castillo play in this?" Brian questioned, seeing that Stahl made a reminder to pay her a visit today.

"We have to show that there has been illegal activity in over that past 10 years, so we use Adriana's siblings as a bargaining chip for her boyfriend." Stahl pulled out pictures of both Adrian's brother and sister, "we dig up the dirt in the past, and then we go after the present. Aside from Gemma, she's the longest female to have stayed within the cartel."

"She'll never rat on him." Brian denied, skimming through the scattered mess.

"We'll see."

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"Must be hard. Two kid-siblings, full-time job. What happened again? Parents didn't want them? They jump from different family members houses and you still support them financially. It's too dangerous for them to be near you." Stahl talked, sitting at the kitchen table in Adriana's house. Two escorted police waiting around in the living room.

"We get by." So far Adriana has been giving them short answers

"Or you can get out of this mess?" Stahl suggests, "you're smart, Adriana. You can get your siblings and get as far away as you possibly can before this cartel rips your family apart."

Adriana didn't say anything, her eyes focused on the table, as she heard every word being thrown at her.

"It's only a matter of time before Chivo is back inside prison again. We both-"

"I don't need a ATF agent to tell me what's wrong with my family." Adriana cut her off, "I don't know shit about Chivo's cartel business. And even if I did... I'd never rat him out."

Adriana made her words very clear before getting up from the chair.

"Get out of my house, bitch." Adriana walked away, leaving Stahl at the table by herself.

Stahl predicted this to happen but she wasn't through yet, she had a whole list to get through.
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Irene was in the neonatal intensive care unit, checking up on the baby who was just out of surgery two days ago.

When she stepped out the room, she saw a lady looking through the glass window at all the newborns.

"Can I help you?" She asked, thinking they were a family member.

"Dr. Sanchez?"

"Yeah."

"I'm agent Stahl, ATF." She pulled her badge for prove, "may I ask you some questions?"