Joe Rojo Sparknotes

October 4th, 1996. It is a raining day in New York. The secret agent Joe Rojo is undercover to catch the biggest drug smugglers of the world. These mobsters are the target of eight different countries and for the first time the CIA has the opportunity to put them behind bars. The gang is conformed by Alfonzo ‘el loco’ Ramirez, and Mario ‘the Italian’ Benetti. They attempt to unload the largest drug shipment that New York has seen. Agent Rojo after two weeks of spying, he found out about this enormous cargo that is coming from Brazil. It will arrive to the city by midnight, and all the buyers will be there. The plan to intercept this cargo is to let the shipment arrive to the New York’s port and then with the help of all the CIA forces intercept
His wife is not able to drive him home, because it is little Billy’s 8th birthday, and she is busy with the cake. Rojo wanting to see his son; took a taxi to go home. He is a block away from home. He started to hear the music, and all the kids’ laughs; and suddenly he heard a big “BOOM”. His house exploded, and all these sounds of joy turned into screams and cries. Rojo gets out of the cab screaming “Billy, Mary!” He runs into the burning house, and found Mary trying to get Billy out of a pile of rubble. Rojo helped her, and they could take Billy to the
Rojo gets to the prison full of hate, and ready to make Ramirez talk. The guardians bring Ramirez to the interrogation room. “How is your kid?” Ramirez asked with a smile on his face “Shut up!” Rojo said, and hit him right in the face. “What are Benetti’s plans?” Rojo asked, “You want to know? Set me free” Ramirez answered, “Set you free? How am I going to trust a guy who used to be my best friend, and then shot me in the leg to escape with a criminal?” Rojo said wisely “because we both know what kind of secrets the CIA is hiding, and you do not want me to speak up, do you?” Ramirez said, and looks to Rojo’s eyes. Rojo angry and confused