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good lawyers here in Vientiane.

Can I do that for you?

Yeah.

Okay.

I'll be right back.

What is he doing here? Why is he with you?

I'm sorry. It's not his fault.

I told him you were expecting me.

I didn't know what else to do.

I just need to get my money,

then I promise I'll go.

There's nothing there.

The police raided it. They took everything.

Take him back to his apartment.

John, it's Stephanie.

I wasn't sure if you've eaten.

The government wants to

shut us down because...

one of our doctors is wanted

for murder and sexual assault.

The senator's son, or

whoever the f*** he is...

He attacked me' I defended myself.

I don't know what happened

down there, John.

Please tell me you don't believe...

This has nothing to do

with what I believe...

Showing up here has made the situation

so much worse than it already is.

I had money here...

What are you going to do?

I'm gonna cross into Thailand.

Make my way to Bangkok.

Fly home on my return ticket.

This is an Australian politician's son...

You don't think that INTERPOL is involved?

I don't have a choice.

I'll take my chances.

And if I get stopped at the airport,

the US Embassy will...

get involved,

and I will face the consequences there...

but one thing I can not

do is be caught here.

I sympathize with you,

but there is nothing I can do for you.

I need you to help me.

Stay the night, but in the morning...

F*** me, man.

Mr Lake.

John Lake'!

My name is Patrick Reardon.

I'm with the American Embassy in Bangkok.

What time is it?

It's about 9:
30.

In the morning?

Yes, in the morning.

I've been here for...

four days.

We just heard about you yesterday.

You're without a passport.

There's no record of you

entering Thailand...

at any of the airports or landcrossings...

and you were caught crossing

the Mekong illegally.

So, you're gonna be deported.

Under normal circumstances...

you'd be sent back home

in a couple of days...

but Laos has filed an extradition request.

It seems there's an outstanding

warrant for your arrest.

There is.

Well, if they can satisfy the Kingdom of

Thailand's extradition requirements,

then you'll be sent back to Laos.

How much time do I have?

Before you're extradited?

Everything has to be cleared

and vetted by the courts here.

It varies. I don't know.

Six months, maybe?

It could be a year.

Now...

Now, I'm told that you

threw a bag into the river

before you were apprehended?

Did they find it?

No.

You'll only be here a few days

before you're transferred...

to a larger facility in Bangkok.

I was hoping I could, uh...

call home, call some family for you?

You got family?

You can call my sister.

Her name is Natalie Lake.

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