05x06 - Chapter 38: Power

[bunniefuu]

[Lidia] Power is a highly coveted asset.

Everyone seeks it, everyone desires it.

[spectators cheering]

And all those who can...
enjoy the pleasures it provides.

Can you see him?

It's that man over there, isn't it?

-Shall we go?
-No, I better go alone.

We need to be discreet.

[Lidia] But when someone else
holds power over you,

you feel your own weakness
with unbearable intensity.

Here's what you asked for.

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I have bad news for you.

I won't be able to help you.

I've done some inquiries.

Lidia Aguilar is not just any inmate.

There seems to be a special interest
in keeping her locked up.

You promised
you'd get her out of that camp.

But what I'm doing is illegal.

I need to calculate risks very well.

She's my wife
and I haven't seen her in seven months.

Each passing day,
the danger is greater for her.

If I helped you,

I'd be exposing myself too much.

I'm sorry, but for this amount of money...

[Lidia] Sometimes, the highest stakes

are the only thing that can save you.

What if I paid double?

[gasps]

[Carmen] You like playing the hero,
don't you?

Bring the salt.

[Lidia] But sometimes,
not even this will be enough,

because those who hold power
will do anything

not to lose their crowns.

On your knees.

Kneel!

[groans]

You will apologize for your behavior!

You're the one
who needs to ask for forgiveness.

Many people are dying because of you.

You're a m*rder*r.

[Carmen] Oh, very well.

You will pay some other way.

I'm going to make your stay here
a living hell!

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

[whistle blows]



Come on! Get up!

Those who are not ready in a minute
will have no breakfast!

[woman coughing]

[Dolores whispering] "Breakfast,"
she calls it...

They only give us a bit of water
and a piece of bread.

What's wrong with you?
You don't look well.

These beds are hard like stone.

It's like my back took a b*ating.

[guard] Quit the chattering and hurry up!

I'm coming. We're ready.

[coughs]

[whispering] Verónica.

-Lidia, is everything all right?
-Look, this is Dolores.

She's with me in my barracks.

She's been complaining
about a bad cough and backache.

[Dolores] Last night, all the bedbugs
in the barracks must have bitten me.

Those are no ordinary bites.

This is a rash caused by typhus.

Typhus?

CHAPTER 38: POWER

-And what can we do?
-She should rest and stay away

from the other prisoners
to avoid contagion.

-But that's impossible here.
-Yes, I know.

That's why we should contain
this illness quickly,

because she's still in the first stage.

She needs chloramphenicol.

Let's go get it at the infirmary.

They stopped giving out medication
days ago.

They say they're running out of supplies.

They want us sick and weak
so we're more submissive.

-Chloramphenicol, you said?
-Yes.

-I'll be right back.
-No, no!

-What's she doing?
-Don't worry.

I'm back because I forgot this,
and now I have to...

-to use it to call the guards.
-No! Please!

An inmate is very ill.

-You're a doctor now?
-Not me, but...

but inmate Verónica Hernández is.

[Carmen] What's going on here?

Nothing.

She was asking for some medication.

I was telling her
that we're expecting a shipment.

What's wrong? Did you bite your tongue
and poison yourself?

When will the medication shipment be here?

There are many ill women
and children here.

You've been here all these months

and you still haven't realized
that you're a nobody,

that you don't get to demand
any explanations?

Get out of my face
or I'll put you in the punishment room!

And you...

Don't you know it is forbidden
to fraternize with the inmates?

Especially with that one.

Yes, Mrs. Carmen.

What about the medicine?

Tomorrow, the shipment will be here.
Now, get back to your duties.

[photographer] Welcome. Thank you.

A photograph...

-Good evening. Welcome.
-[man] Attention, ladies and gentlemen.

First of all,
I want to thank the Italian Embassy

for allowing us
to hold this event in this venue.

[Francisco] Let's find
a more discreet place.

...of the Directorate-General
of Architecture,

I'm proud to present the project

for the refurbishment
of José Antonio Avenue.

Have you heard about Lidia?

We gained access to the photo archive
of the female section and...

Have a look.

Lidia.

[Carlota] She's a few kilometers away
from here,

in the Women's Reeducation Camp
in Aranjuez.

In Aranjuez?

But when I started inquiring,
it was one of the first places I checked.

-Lidia wasn't on the prisoners list.
-This may be the reason why. Look.

Carmen.

[Óscar] She's the prison warden.

-I thought she was dead.
-Well, she's not.

She's tampered with the prisoners list.

She doesn't want us to find her.

That may have worked so far,
but we're getting Lidia out.

Aurelio García, that man over there,

holds a higher position
in Prison Inspection.

I always figured
we could use that sometime.

I'm going to talk to him.

We'll wait for you outside.

[Francisco] Thank you.

Aurelio!

[indistinct chatter]

[Carlota] What did he say?

We must present an endorsement
that clears Lidia's record.

Then we can get her out of there.

And how do we get an endorsement?

By bribing a former bishop of Madrid,

one called Ramiro de Tejada.

But I don't have his address.

That won't be a problem.
I know who to ask.

[Sofía] Marga has a list
of all the customers of the company.

When I see her tomorrow, I'll ask her
and we'll find that bishop.

At last, we found her.

We're bringing Lidia back home.

I promise.

Come on, get to bed.

[Marga] Once we have this man's address,
I'll tell Francisco and we'll talk to him.

Not a single home without light,
Not a single Spaniard without bread.

There's not one street
that wasn't bombed. Bastards.

-Sofía!
-It's the truth, Marga.

People are starving,
but everyone's afraid to speak up.

Please, lower your voice!
Come on, let's go.

Let's go get that man's address.

-Sofía.
-[radio host] ...if you're in exile...

-I got it.
-...write to us...

-Look.
-...telling your experience.

"Ramiro de Tejada. 32 Galván Street."

...from Toulouse, France,
sends us a very moving letter.

You still listen to clandestine radio?

I know it's been a long time,

but Felipe might still
send a message for me.

I still have hope.

[knock on door]

Excuse me, ladies.

-Marga, do you have a moment?
-Yes.

Call everyone. We have to pay him a visit.

[Marga] What is it, Isidro?

Why all the secrecy?

What I'm about to tell you
is very important.

Isidro, you're making me worry and I--

Marry me.

What?

I'm serious.

I truly believe
it's the best thing for you.

For your financial security
and for the baby's.

And because I love you.

[Marga sighs]

I've loved you for a very long time.

I didn't tell you before because...

our love was impossible, but not anymore.

-Pablo is dead.
-Please, Isidro, stop.

Marga, listen to me.

I knew him perfectly well,

and I'm sure he would have liked me
to take care of you and the baby.

There's something I didn't tell you.

I need you to come with me.

What is it, Marga?

Just wait and you'll see.

Come to the kitchen.

[panel creaking]

It's me.

[Isidro] Pablo.

[Pablo] Isidro!

I was looking forward to seeing you!

How can this be?

[Marga] Pablo and Julio have been
hiding here since the end of the w*r.

Hiding? Why?

Because...

we were forced to do
some things on the front.

Now there's an arrest warrant against us.

He's my brother. I told you about him.

The police have come by
a couple of times but...

thanks to the false bottom here,
they didn't see them.

Oh, my God.

For so long, I thought you were dead.

Why didn't you tell me?

All this time, you've made me believe
you were alone.

I'm sorry,
but I couldn't tell you about this.

It was my idea. I asked her not to.

We didn't want to put anybody at risk.

The fewer people
who knew about it, the better.

[Julio] The police don't kid around.

They have eyes and ears everywhere.

And these days,
friendships shift like the wind.

[chuckles softly]

You don't know how tough it was
keeping this from you.

Oh, really?

You have no idea how long
I mourned your death.

You should have been
honest enough to tell me.

Nobody deserves to be put through this.
Least of all, me.

-After everything I've done for you.
-We know, Isidro,

and we're deeply sorry.

I apologize,
but you have to understand our situation.

Our lives are in danger
and we had to make some tough choices.

I've spent six months trapped here,
unable to come out.

This isn't easy for me.

But I have missed you, my friend.

Friend?

What friend?

Excuse me, I can't stay here any longer.

Operator, put me through
to 14567 in Cuatro Vientos.

Salgado. This is Isidro.

I've located two defectors in hiding.

We're just putting on a show.

-[thud]
-[woman screams]

-[Lidia] What happened to her?
-She collapsed while sweeping.

Just like Dolores. Typhus.

Look.

[woman] Many women
in my barracks have rashes.

We must put a stop to this.

We need to medicate them,
vaccinate all the prisoners,

because this is turning into an epidemic.

[vehicle honks]

[Lidia] The medication has arrived.

There must be around twenty boxes.

That's more than enough.

But we need to distribute it
quickly to the whole camp

if we want to stop contagion.

Put those boxes in the back
and take only five to the infirmary.

Madam, put me through to


Yes, it's me.

I have the shipment I promised you.

Fifteen boxes.

No, it's 1500 Nationalist pesetas.

Republican money is worth nothing now.

It's your call. Take it or leave it.

Come pick them up in two days, at night.

We need to be cautious.

Hello, good afternoon.

Excuse me, are you Ramiro de Tejada?

We're journalists with Patria magazine

and we're writing a story
about the church.

We wanted to ask you some questions.

Get some anecdotes
from the years you spent as a bishop...

[Ramiro] I don't want to be rude,
but those years are over now.

We hear you don't just do gardening.

[Marga] We need an endorsement,
and we need it now.

We are willing to pay
whatever you deem appropriate.

Know that I don't do this for the money.

Unfortunately, too many innocent people
end up in those camps,

and I take it upon myself
to right that wrong.

Maybe because those camps
shouldn't even exist.

If the regime built those places,
it's because they are necessary, my child.

After the w*r,
Spain needed to be cleansed.

We're not here to argue about that.

We want you to help us
get a friend out of jail.

I swear she's innocent.

[Marga] Will you help us?

Please.

[Ramiro sighs] How much
are you willing to pay?

[women clamoring]

-[woman] We need that medication!
-I can't give you more!

We need medication
for the ones who are ill.

Otherwise, typhus will k*ll us all!

I'm telling you we've run out!

That can't be! We saw with our own eyes
a shipment of 20 boxes being unloaded!

We only got five,
and they are already gone!

Don't worry, we're leaving. Come on.

[whispers] There was a lot more medicine.
You saw it the same as I did.

Yeah, but Palmira is
one of the few decent ones here.

Mrs. Carmen.

Mr. Pinillos, it's an honor
to have you here today.

The honor is mine.

This camp is a role model.

If you'll follow me...

If they catch us here, you know
what they'll do to us, right?

I'm going in alone.

Stay here and keep an eye out.

Let's go.

-[crying]
-Shh.

Álvaro.

[woman] Come on, go with your auntie.

-[crying]
-Shh.

[Pinillos] Make no mistake.

If you are here, it's because you have
strayed from the right path.

But Spain needs you,
and we are here to help you.

With perseverance and discipline,

I know we'll succeed
in straightening you out.

We'll make of you
devout and obedient women,

and you will be, very soon,
the pride of our country,

-our beloved motherland.
-[door opens]

[Lidia] Take it! It's all for you!

-[woman] It's medicine!
-[women shouting]

Nobody move!

If any of you
picks something up from the ground,

you will all be punished!

-What on earth is going on?
-[Carmen] Why are you just standing there?

You're useless! Go on, stop them!

[indistinct shouting]

Come down right now!

What if I don't?
What if I don't comply, Mrs. Carmen?

Thanks to you, I'm not afraid anymore.

The women and children here
are cold and starving.

We're not being reeducated,

-we're being tortured!
-Guards!

Guards, take her! You, come down!

Inspector, in this prison,
there's a typhus epidemic,

and this is the medicine
the warden won't give away!

-[Carmen] That's a lie!
-[Lidia] It's the truth!

I found it in the storage room myself.
You stole it to do business with it!

-Take her to the punishment room!
-[Lidia] Am I lying?

[Carmen] Take her away
to the punishment room!

Mr. Pinillos, I assure you
this won't happen again.

Of course it won't happen again.

This is going to have
dire consequences for you, Mrs. Carmen.

Tomorrow, we'll deliver
a new medicine shipment,

and this time,
you're going to distribute it all!

Is that understood?

BETTING WINDOW

Are we sure about this? Betting everything
we have on one race seems insane.

I agree.

He'll only help us
if we pay double, right here, right now.

We need to decide.
The next race starts in five minutes.

I'm with Francisco. We can't miss
this chance to get Lidia out of there.

On Poderoso. Winner.

[announcer] Gentlemen,
this is so exciting!

The most important race of the year!

Eight jockeys with their respective horses

fight to be the winner
at this Madrid Derby!

-It's falling behind.
-Go, Poderoso, go!

[announcer] ...is running powerfully
in the innermost lane!

But Tilo and Poderoso are close behind!

Two are lagging behind
in these final 100 meters,

-Rayo and Espartaco, but still...
-[Francisco] Go, Poderoso!

Come on! Go!

[announcer] This is the final stretch

and there is
one gap between the horses in the lead!

Poderoso runs to the finish line
with all the strength it was saving...

Come on!

-...for the end. Watch out!
-It's taking the lead.

[announcer] He's being chased

-by number five...
-Go!

...Sultán!

-The race is over! Number two...
-[cheering]

[announcer] Poderoso is the first
to cross the finish line!

[chuckles softly]

I didn't expect any less of you.

But you won't get the better of me.

We'll see about that.

Next time you feel
like playing Joan of Arc,

consider first the harm you can cause
your loved ones.

[door opens]

[Lidia whispers] No, please.

She didn't do anything!
Please, let her go!

[crying]

-[Dolores screams]
-[yelps]

-Please, let her go! She's done nothing!
-[screams]

-[crying] Let her go!
-You know what I want!

Apologize for your behavior!

[sobbing]

[Lidia whispers] I'm sorry.

-I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
-[Dolores sobbing]

That was easy, wasn't it?
Take that one away from here.

[crying]

And you... you're going to spend
a good while in isolation.

[sniffling]

If the endorsement works,
we'll soon go to Europe.

We can go to Paris, to Berlin, like James,

and we'll tell them what's happening here.

You should have gone with him
when he asked you.

Why do you say that?

You know I want to be with you.

Do you know what I miss the most?
Us working as independent journalists

and being able to write about the truth.

Can we go to the hall
and wait for them there?

You don't even want me to touch you?

You're not...

You're not the same person.

You've changed.

Of course I've changed.

You don't know
what it's like to live a lie.

What do you see
when you look at me, Carlota?

I see the person
I love the most in the world.

I don't care about the way you dress
or the name you use.

I first fell in love with Sara,
and then with Óscar.

-I don't care!
-But I do.

I look at my reflection in the mirror
and don't recognize myself.

I'm not well, Carlota.

I'm not well. I don't feel good
about myself or being with you.

I'm sorry, but I think that...

This is not working.

We need to split up.

It's not fair for either of us.

I'm hurting you,
and you don't deserve that.

[knock on door]

-[Marga] Is everything all right?
-Yes... fine.

Hello.

We're picking up
an inmate being released today.

[officer] Her name?

[Francisco] Yes,
she's called Lidia Aguilar.

[officer] No, she's not
on today's list of releases.

-Are you sure?
-Yes, sure.

Thank you.

I can't believe this.

Wait.

-Hi, good morning.
-[Palmira] Hello.

We're here to pick up an inmate
being released today,

but we were told
that she's not on the list.

-Did you send an endorsement?
-[Francisco] Yes.

From Ramiro de Tejada.

-What's the name of the inmate?
-[Marga] Lidia.

Lidia Aguilar.

-Is there a problem?
-No.

Not that I'm aware of.

Could you find out
what happened with the endorsement?

Why she isn't being released?

I can try to find out what happened,
but you shouldn't wait here.

If you give me a phone number,
I'll get back to you.

Please call as soon as you find out.
We'll be waiting for your call.

-Very well.
-Thank you.

Mrs. Carmen, the medicine shipment
the inspector ordered is here.

[Carmen] Thank you, Palmira.
You're dismissed.

Excuse me, Mrs. Carmen. Lidia Aguilar's
family was waiting outside.

They wanted to know what happened
with the endorsement they presented.

That endorsement has been rejected
by the Classification Committee

on account of the embarrassing behavior
of that inmate today.

Naturally, as the warden,
I have contributed my opinion.

Lidia Aguilar is not ready
to rejoin society.

But if you hadn't refused
to hand out the medicine,

-she wouldn't have acted that way.
-[bangs cane]

Not another word,
or I'll kick you out on the street.

I've put up with enough impertinence
for one day.

-[bangs cane]
-Get out!

You were right.

Mrs. Carmen sells most of the medicine
that comes here on the black market.

Why are you telling me this?

Because I should have trusted you.

And because I don't think
I'll get another chance to tell you.

[whispering] Listen to me closely, Lidia,
because we don't have much time.

Go through the courtyard.
Next to the warehouse,

in the alley on the left, on the ground,

there is a trapdoor.
It's locked with a padlock.

This key opens it.

On the other side of the tunnel,
you'll get to the wall.

There are no guards there.

Tonight, you'll make your escape.

Why are you doing this?

You don't need to worry.

Thanks to you,
we've been sent more medicine.

We're vaccinating all the inmates
and we'll stop this epidemic.

You've saved us.

Now, it's time to save yourself.

[banging on door]

[doorbell rings]

Who is it?

[officer 1] We are with
the Social Investigation Brigade.

The secret police. Where's Julio?

[Marga whispers] Julio is on
the flat roof. Hide.

Go.

[officer 1] We're doing a routine search
in this neighborhood.

-Open this door!
-[banging on door]

I'm coming!

[doorbell rings]

[banging on door]

Sorry it took me a while to open.
I just got home

and I was getting changed.

-This will only take a moment.
-Sure.

This is the second search this month.
I'm shocked.

We're just trying
to keep things under control.

Of course.

[officer 1] When are you due?

[Marga] In a month or so.

I have one myself. It changes your life.

Especially my wife's.
She can't get any sleep.

Everything's clear.
We are only missing the kitchen.

Where is it?

This way. Follow me.

Oh, I've just realized
I've been so impolite.

-Do you want something to drink?
-We're on duty.

-[Marga] Not even a little water?
-[officer 1] No, thank you.

Search there.

[knocking on wall]

[officer 2] Sir, it sounds hollow.

Does it have a false bottom?

There's no one in there.

[door opens]

Someone's coming in.

[Julio] Marga, are there any more
of those cookies I like left?

We need to buy some more.
They're delicious.

He's one of them! Grab him!

[Marga] Pablo?

Thank God you hid in there...

-Julio?
-I don't know. I'll find out.

No! You stay there!

[officer 3] Freeze!
Stop right there! Freeze!

-Halt! I'll sh**t!
-[Marga] Don't sh**t!

-Halt!
-No!

-[g*n f*ring]
-[Marga screams]

Julio!

Julio! No! Please, no!

Julio! Julio!

Julio! Come on, get up! Come!

Where's the other one?

-You are under arrest.
-Julio...

Julio, open your eyes!

Julio! Julio, please!

[crying] Please, no! Please!

[Lidia] When you are targeted by those
in power, there is no possible escape.

But surrender cannot be an option.

If you keep fighting,
a ray of hope may shine.

[phone rings]

-Hello?
-[Palmira] Mr. Gómez?

This is Palmira Montes.

The endorsement failed.

Don't waste your time trying legal ways.

Lidia will never be let out of here.

Why? What happened?

I can't go into more detail right now,
but, please, listen closely.

Lidia is going to need your help
to escape from here.

-Tonight.
-Escape?

How?

Wait a second. At midnight,
on the western side of the camp,

and 25 meters away from the sentry box.

That's right.

That's the only blind spot.

Lidia will be there.

And how do I know this is not a trap?

At midnight. That will be the last chance.

[line disconnects]

Palmira...

Let's go.

[Sofía] You think we can trust that woman?

She could have stayed put, but she didn't.
What do we have to lose?

[Óscar] We have to go, there's no time.

-[Carlota] Should we call Marga?
-No, we better not.

I'm coming with you.

Someone has to stay with Eva.
We'll be back soon.

[door closes]

[Francisco] The sentry box is over there.

Twenty-five meters away...

It must be right there.

Are you sure?

[Francisco] I don't know.

Here.

Watch out.

Hey! What are you doing here?

Stop! Stop!

[both grunt]

[vehicle approaching]

[Francisco] Lidia! Lidia!

[Lidia] Francisco! Francisco!

[Francisco] Can you climb?

[Lidia] Hold on.

[grunting]

-Lidia, finally!
-Lidia!

-[Francisco] Come on.
-Hurry up!

[grunts]

[Francisco] Now, now.

[both grunt]

[shouting] A prisoner's escaping!

-[Lidia] Wait!
-[Francisco] Come on!

We can't leave. Marga is in there.

I saw her getting off a bus
full of prisoners.

[Francisco] We can't go back there.
We must go, Lidia.

We can't leave her! You have
no idea what they do to the prisoners!

-We must go get her!
-Let's go!

-[Lidia] No.
-[Óscar] Come on.

-[siren blaring]
-[Francisco] Run! Run!

[Francisco] Let's go! Come on, Lidia!

[Lidia] The power exercised
by the unjust over the weak

is cruel, inhuman.

Simply terrible.

But fortunately,

it is nothing compared
to the might of other powers

that are innate to human beings.

Such as the power of a mother
who wants to see her children again.

Or our own survival instinct.

But there is no abuse of power
that does not leave a mark,

that does not scar you for life.

This is when you know
that the time has come

to take power away from those
who do not know how to wield it.

Are you all right?

[Lidia] I won't let Carmen
keep hurting more women.

Least of all Marga.

[Sofía] What are you going to do about it?

What I should have done a long time ago.

I'm going to take her down
no matter what the cost.

["When You Call" by Cyrus Reynolds
ft. BELLSAINT plays]

♪ Burning dreams take me back to you ♪

♪ In the night when I heard your call ♪

♪ We’re not the only ones ♪

-♪ We’re not the only ones
-We’re not the only ones ♪

♪ You see the light
How it’s shining bright ♪

♪ Shinin’ down thru the clouds
Making everything come alive ♪

♪ Making everything wrong feel right
Making everything loose feel tight ♪

♪ Like the stars in the heavens lined up ♪

♪ Like I’m only rolling sevens
No more feeling like its over ♪

♪ But the only thing that’s over
I'm no longer bending over ♪

♪ All the ones who use to use me
They no longer can refuse me ♪

♪ And I'm not falling behind ♪

♪ I'll hold the winning trophy
At the end of this race ♪

♪ I'll be dancin’ in the rain
I'll be drinkin’ champagne ♪

♪ This is my night ♪

♪ -Ooh ooh
-And I own it ♪

♪ Say I own it ♪