The Cattle Haul

Rico is a completely ordinary American living in New Mexico. He drives cattle and horses around in the Southern United States and runs a fitness center in his hometown of Ruidoso. It doesnt offer much financially. On the rare occasion when he gets his hands on some money--usually by winning at the race track--he cant get to Las Vegas fast enough to gamble and party it all away. After a wild night he meets the eccentric Carlos who has apparently played a part in Ricos luck that night: Rico discovers 6900 dollars in his pockets. But nothing comes for free in this world and Ricos profession has made him a likely candidate for smuggling drugs across the border--a quality in Rico that has not gone unnoticed by Carlos. Ricos alarm bells ring but he still agrees to haul goods across the border for Carlos. He is never told what they contain so Rico continues living the lie that he doesnt know for certain hes doing anything illegal. Soon he is trapped in a dangerous game where he risks not only his freedom but also the lives of himself his wife and their unborn daughter. How far are you willing to go to save your finances? How great is the risk of being found out? How much will you compromise your ethical boundaries? And do you risk getting hooked on the excitement of it all?