illed ▁d run ks ▁to ▁har vest ▁his ▁wat erm el on ▁c rop . ▁Maj est yk ▁runs ▁him ▁off ▁with ▁Kop as ' s ▁own ▁shot gun ▁and ▁h ires ▁experienced ▁Mexican ▁migr ant ▁workers , ▁including ▁Nancy ▁Ch ave z ▁( L inda ▁Crist al ), ▁a ▁cro ps ▁pick er ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁union ▁leader . ▁They ▁are ▁rom ant ically ▁attract ed ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁Kop as ▁brings ▁assault ▁charges ▁against ▁Maj est yk , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁far mer ▁being ▁placed ▁under ▁arrest . ▁ ▁In ▁j ail , ▁Maj est yk ▁meets ▁and ▁anno ys ▁Frank ▁R enda ▁( Al ▁L ett ieri ), ▁a ▁not orious ▁mob ▁hit ▁man ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁higher - security ▁prison . ▁R enda ' s ▁men ▁try ▁to ▁break ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁police ▁cust ody ▁during ▁a ▁prisoner ▁transport ▁by ▁bus . ▁In ▁the ▁escape ▁attempt , ▁Maj est yk ▁drives ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁bus ▁with ▁R enda ▁still ▁in ▁hand c uff s . ▁Maj est yk ▁plans ▁on ▁trad ing ▁R enda ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁being ▁released ▁to ▁finish ▁har vest ing ▁his ▁mel ons . ▁R enda ▁offers ▁his ▁capt or ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁his ▁freedom , ▁but ▁Maj est yk ▁decl ines ▁the ▁offer . ▁R enda ▁then ▁threat ens ▁to ▁kill ▁Maj est yk ▁if ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁release ▁him , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁Maj est yk ▁pret ends ▁to ▁have ▁been