Eoore #2 In the distance, headlights break the horizon and slowly creep towards Eddie. A truck passes and suddenly stops in the middle of the highway. DRIVER DRIVER Chingon. Gr: INT. TRUCK - AFTERNOON The truck pulls into Mexical i fast a graffited wall that reads: VICENTE FERNANDEZ - AUGUST 27 - fEXICALI EXT. MERMAIDS BAR - LATER Eddie climbs out of the truck noty street. He walks over, a black #scal&¥de parked in front with license plates that read INT. MERMAIDS BAR - MOMENT: wn the stairs, connect with Eddi ding the hand of 's for a split longer there. GLORIA appears, walking El Licenciado. Her ey; second. She does a CONTINUOUS EXT. MERMAIDS BAR Eddie exits th POS POS remember you. EDDIE Good. Get out of my way. POS POS You saying something? What's up? EDDIE EXT. CALEXICO CEMETERY - AFTERNOON Eddie now stands over a mound of fresh dirt.EDDIE Brought you a present. He places the ACCORDION next to a marker that reads "Maytorena". EDDIE (CONT'D) I hope you guys are up there playing some music on God's back porch watching the horses run free. You used to always tell me, “Run too far and your destiny won't find you." You were right. Fifty years from now. Who's going to know me? Who's going to know we were here? I'm sorry. I'm not going to give up, though. You gave me your love so give you my life. I'll find my way, but if you want to lead, I promise I'll follow. A strong gust of breeze brushes through, as the sun sets in the horizon, and his phone RINGS. EDDIE (CONT'D) Hello. GLORIA Hola. EDDIE Hey. GLORIA Are you back? I thought I saw you at the club today. EDDIE Yeah, but I can't really talk right now. GLORIA Do you still want to meet Vicente? Danny is opening up for him at the Palenque tonight. EDDIE . Are you serious? GLORIA Meet me at the Plaza Hotel at 7pm. I'll take you to his room before the show so you can meet him.85. EDDIE Plaza Hotel. 7pm? GLORIA I have to go. Yes. INT. MEXICALI PLAZA HOTEL - EVENING Eddie walks straight to the front desk, looking disheveled, carrying a few shopping bags. FRONT DESK jow may I help you sir? EDDIE ed a room. FRONT DESK I'm soy we are sold out. EDDIE There's go&\to be something? I'm sorry. tonight. I'm sorry, left. Thay the last floor i Let me talk to him. FRONT DESK That man right there. t desk points to - DRESSED IN BLACK, stands in a circle of other menacing Eddie approaches him with caution. EDDIE Excuse me. The man turns around and Eddie's expression collapses.