>>212638170WALT
I'm saying the wall is a symptom. Not a cure.
(pause)
What we need is dialogue. Human-centered policy. Empathy. A vision of the border not as a wound, but as a meeting point.
JESSE
(snorts)
You, Mr. Empathy? You cooked meth for neo-Nazis, man.
WALT
(defensive, almost desperate)
I know what I did. That’s why I see it now. We weaponized the border. Drugs, people, fear—it all flows through here. And nobody asks why. Nobody listens.
(beat)
But we could do better. Build bridges instead of checkpoints. Use policy to heal, not punish.
JESSE
Yeah, well, nobody wants to hear a TED Talk from Heisenberg.
WALT
They should. They will. If I can build an empire with chemistry, I can build one with ideas.
(pause)
Borders shouldn’t divide people. They should challenge us to grow—together.
They stand in silence. A family on the Mexican side walks near the fence, pausing to wave. Jesse waves back. Walt does too, awkwardly.
JESSE
You think we ever really get rid of borders?
WALT
(smirks)
No. But we can outgrow them. Like training wheels. One day, maybe nations will be... obsolete.
JESSE
(crosses arms)
Yeah, well, tell that to the ICE guy who tried to tackle me last time we were out here.
WALT
(grim smile)
Then let’s teach them. One human at a time.
The camera pulls back. Two men, once bound by crime, now quietly contemplating a future beyond borders—where they’re still deeply part of the problem, but maybe… reaching for something better.
FADE OUT.
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