Point of Entry

A car slowly pulls up and stops behind a long line of other vehicles waiting to cross the US border from Mexico. As a vendor weaves in and around the parked cars, a hetero couple sit and wait for their turn to cross. Cindy (Jenna Foxx), a vibrant all-american college student, has just taken her boyfriend, Matthew (Jack Hunter), on a surprise trip to Mexico for his birthday. They reminisce about their long weekend and how this point of entry was supposed to be the faster route home when a man in uniform suddenly knocks on their window. As Cindy rolls it down, she notices another man (Nick Capra) circling the car and gesturing. Before she can say anything, the man orders her and her passenger to step out of the vehicle and follow him inside for some routine questions. Matthew looks up at the man in confusion, while Cindy nervously agrees and opens the door - urging her boyfriend to cooperate. Matthew is pushed inside a small interrogation room with a one-way mirror. The man in uniform slams him down into a chair, as he watches his girlfriend being led into the room by another man. She is visibly shaken and looks longingly at Matthew before being asked to sit down. The man who escorted her stands behind the chair and signals to the man in uniform. In an emotionless tone, the man in uniform looks at Matthew and informs him that he and his girlfriend are suspected of smuggling substances across the border. Matthew is confused, explaining that they were just on a trip for his birthday. Ocean fishing. His girlfriend's surprise. The man in uniform coldly remarks that it wasn't the only surprise his girlfriend had been planning this weekend. Cindy's never even had a speeding ticket! Cindy looks at the ground, her hands fidgeting. She seems much more hesitant to make eye contact with him now. Matthew feels a rush of anxiety and turns back to the man in uniform, asking to see what proof they have. The man signals for the other to search Cindy. Without much of a struggle, he pins the woman down and removes a stash from the inside of her jacket. At first, Matthew doesn't believe it and accuses the men of planting evidence, even questioning whether they are actually who they say. Cindy begins to break down, apologizing profusely to her boyfriend as she rambles incoherently. It was a mistake, they promised her nothing would happen, it was only going to be this one time. In a panic, Cindy turns to the men and begs to speak to them in private. She can explain everything. Her boyfriend can just wait. Matthew can hardly believe what he is hearing. What is his girlfriend talking about? He stands dumbfounded, as the man leads Cindy down the hall and to another room, and the man in uniform closes the door behind them. Turning to face Matthew, the man advises him that a search of their vehicle has revealed even more substances. Thecar panels were lined with it. The young man slumps back into his chair, putting his head in his hands to gather histhoughts. The man takes a step toward Matthew and asks for his identification. Obediently, Matthew takes out his wallet and hands it over. The man in uniform looks at it before putting it in his back pocket. After an anxious pause, Matthew asks what will happen to them? The man in uniform smiles a broad, toothy grin and takes another stepforward. It's time for the full cavity search. He orders the college student to remove all his clothing. Matthew protests... Why does he have to be strip searched when he clearly didn't know anything about this? If he could simply speak to his girlfriend to understand what is going on. The man in uniform says Matthew's girlfriend is already confessing. Matthew asks him what he is suggesting. The man in uniform explains that the cartel likes to use families and couples as unsuspecting mules to smuggle their substancesinternationally and that the most common method is internal bodily concealment, so they have no choice but to perform a full search on all suspects. Furthermore, if Matthew is as innocent as he suggests, then he doesn't have anything to lose. He can simply comply, do as the man says, and things will go much smoother for everyone. As Matthew removes his clothing, the man in uniform goes to a small cabinet and takes out a box of rubber glovesand a metal bowl full of lube. He deposits them on the table in front of Matthew, who is now holding himselfawkwardly. Once told to move his hands, Matthew closes his eyes in embarrassment and drops his hands to reveal himself. The man in the uniform slowly walks around him, looking him up and down, before informing him that they will begin the body cavity search now. Matthew looks up at the ceiling, his mind racing about Cindy and what she could have possibly done.