Jorge wanted this part of his day to be over; he didn’t like not being in complete control of a situation. He wasn’t familiar with how these people operated and just wanted to get what he came for and be on with his day. He estimated that he would be in Mexico another five hours after this stop if everything ran smoothly as planned, and then could concentrate on the teams in Texas. He figured he would be done in three to four days top then he could turn his attention to more important matters. What he was most excited about and the reason he had been so eagerly awaiting his trip to the States.

If all his meetings went as planned he...