01x17 - A Heavy Blow

[bunniefuu]

-Did you leave the window open?
-No.

[tense music playing]

-What the f*ck happened here?
-No, no, no! Don't touch anything!

[music intensifies]

I'll check down here.

-Wait! Wait, be careful!
-[whispering] Shh! Don't worry.

[Fedra] Oh, no, no, no.

-Oh, my God, no! Ximena!
-What?

-They've got the videos.
-What?!

Someone's taken the videos!

Seriously?

[Fedra sighs]

UNSPEAKABLE SINS

When Helena got pregnant with you,
I left her.

I wanted nothing to do with you.

The first time I saw you, you ignored me.
You treated me like I wasn't even there.

That's because at the time,
I never thought you'd find out the truth.

-[tense music playing]
-I'm sorry, Fer. Honestly.

I know this is painful for you but…

I know you're not just going to accept me
as your dad overnight.

It's going to take some time,
but I'm hoping you'll…

Fer, what is it?

Rafael says he's my father.

Is that true?

-Did you f*cking know about this too?
-Hey, don't talk to Dora like that.

She wanted me to look for you.

No, no, no. Come on,
you're not going anywhere.

I promised your mom I'd take care of you.

That's what you were supposed to do
when I was a kid!

Or when Claudio was beating me up.

That's when I needed you
to take care of me.

I don't need you now.

Everything you said is true.

-I was a coward.
-You're still a coward!

You hid the fact you had a son,
you hid Dora.

Your whole f*cking life is fake, Rafael!

[music fades]

I promise you and I are going
to make it all on our own. Yes, we are.

You're going to be
the happiest little boy in the world.

-[cell phone rings]
-[baby cries]

-Hello?
-Detective, this is Livia Martínez.

How can I help you?

Iván and I found all of the sex tapes.

-[tense music playing]
-What do you mean, found them?

Well, we went to Fedra De Baar's house,
and we found them.

They were hidden with some other videos
that haven't been released yet.

Did you break into her house
when she wasn't there?

Yes, but the important thing is
we found the videos.

She had them, not my father.

And now I know she also kidnapped him.

Give me some time, I'll find out more.
Don't tell anyone about this.

Thank you.

I've gotta go.

I suppose you're running off
to go tell Helena?

It's none of your g*dd*mn business.

Look, Fedra may have kidnapped my dad,
but she didn't k*ll him.

I still think it was Helena.

She was in the house
when it all went down.

The cameras caught her
on the street by her car.

She wasn't seen going in.

You're such an as*h*le, Iván.

You tell me you love Fedra,

yet you're willing to send her to jail
in order to free Helena.

I'm not blaming Fedra for anything at all.

And Helena didn't k*ll your dad.

-I'm sure of it.
-[Fedra] I'm not going anywhere.

If I go, it's like
I'm admitting I'm guilty.

I'm not going to be a fugitive forever.

The person who took the videos
might come back.

Let them come!

I'll be here waiting for them.

But I want you to get away from here.
I need you to leave now.

Go back to your own place.
Start living your life again.

Uh-huh. You do understand, right?
You could be charged with something.

Let them charge me.
I don't give a sh*t about any of that.

I know exactly what I'm going to do.

All right.

You and your sister
can go back to your house now.

Seriously?

[chuckles] Great news, Raquel.
Thanks so much.

I so appreciate it.
What about my dad's body?

No, I'm afraid that won't be possible.

I can only release the body to you
after the police have completed

their investigation into his m*rder.

Sorry.

Well, there can't be
much more to investigate.

Helena m*rder*d him
and she's in jail for it.

My sister and I need this.

It's important for us
to have the funeral and get closure.

Understand?

Let me see what I can do for you.

I know nothing about it.

You were hiding
a large number of explicit videos

of people recorded without their consent,
for the sole purpose of blackmailing them.

And where are these videos?

That isn't relevant, ma'am.

The important thing is
the videos were found in this house.

Oh, yes? How do you know? Who told you?

Did the police break into my house
without a warrant? Because that's ill*gal.

Look where I found my security camera.
It was up there, now it's down here.

The police had nothing to do with that.

How do you know the person who did this
didn't set it up to frame me?

[tense music playing]

[Helena] If Fedra lied to you
about those videos,

then she could also be the one
who k*lled Claudio.

Think about it.

Claudio goes to see her,
and he's m*rder*d that same day.

He must have confronted her
about stealing the videos.

Fedra got scared and k*lled him.

What would she gain
by posting them though?

She wanted to separate us.

What about the district attorney
and that politician, Rafael Barrientos?

Since you brought up Rafael,

there's something you should know.

Rafael is Fer's father.

[tense sting]

You keep hiding things from me, Helena.

You too.

Why didn't you tell me
Claudio took your son?

Rebeca came here.

She told me about your alibi.

It was her idea. She knew I was alone
when Claudio was m*rder*d.

[Helena] Mm.

She was right about one thing though.

I don't want you visiting me anymore.
I don't want you involved.

Forget it, Helena.

I'm not gonna let you face this alone.

[music intensifies, then fades]

Ferni! You've got to have some food.

Ferni.

Ferni?

Ferni?

Fernando?

[suspenseful music playing]

[Fer breathing shakily]

[cell phone rings]

INCOMING CALL

[breathing shakily]

[knocking on door]

[Marisol] Fer? Open the door. It's me.

[breathing shakily]

-[groans]
-Fer?

-I was about to get high.
-No, no. You really don't want to do that.

Don't I deserve even a little respect?

My mom made me stay in that house
without telling me that as*h*le is my dad.

I'm sure if Helena lied to you,
she had good reason to.

-[sobs]
-Come on.

[crying]

I'm here, it's okay.

I hope you're satisfied, Octavio.
I came all this way with you

so that you can see for yourself
that I do keep my promises.

Never thought you wouldn't.

You must be so happy to be back here.

You've got no idea. It's my home.

I owe you so much.

-No, no.
-Yes.

[sensual music playing]

Come with me.

[Raquel] What?

[Raquel moans]

[both moaning]

Is this your dad's bedroom?

It was. It's mine now,
and I plan on using it with you.

[Raquel giggles]

[both moaning]

[music swells]

Watch my version of gratitude.

[panting] Yes, Octavio.

[Raquel moaning]

Ferni, this is the third message
I've left you.

I'm really worried.
Please call me back right away.

[cell phone chimes]

[Rafael] Turn on the news, honey.

So are you saying that
you're living with a trans woman?

I am telling you that I am in love

with an absolutely
wonderful woman named Dora.

A woman who has fought
her entire life to earn respect,

and who continues to fight every day
to overcome discrimination.

Not only do we live together, but…

I want…

to make her my wife.

[anchor] Sir, can you tell us,
is this the same person

that was with you in the sex tape
that went viral not too long ago?

Yes, it is.

We have been in a relationship
for several years now,

and I'm tired of hiding it.

I don't want to hide
anything about my life.

[anchor] I'm looking
at the messages pouring in,

and you're getting quite a lot of support
from the people out there.

And I'm grateful to all of you.

[anchor] There are those who will continue
to harshly criticize your actions.

Well, honestly,
I get where they're coming from.

It can be very difficult
to overcome prejudice.

What made you decide
to take this first step?

I didn't.

It was…

a very special young man
who made me open my eyes

and realize I've been a coward.

[anchor] Who's the young man?

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RAFAEL BARRIENTOS

My son.

A son I'd never acknowledged
but who has taught me a great lesson.

I'd like to take this opportunity now,
to publicly apologize for not being there,

and leaving him before he was born.

The investigation
is still ongoing, counselor.

You can investigate all you want,

but you don't have
any concrete evidence to hold my client.

This is an official order
signed by a judge,

demanding her immediate release.

You heard my lawyer.

You need hard evidence to detain me,
and you don't have it.

The only thing you have is a video of me
standing outside of my house.

All right. You can go for now.

But you can't leave the city.

[lawyer] Let's get your things.

[suspenseful music playing]

[glass breaks]

[Raquel] Oh no, that was
the last of the whiskey.

Don't worry, there's plenty.
Do you want me to get us more?

-No. No, no, no, no. It's no big deal.
-Okay.

I mean, if you feel
like you've had enough…

[laughs]

No way, I'm just getting started.

[door opens]

Octavio!

[Octavio] Take it easy!

What the f*ck, Octavio?
Is this your way of getting even?

You were pounding back his whiskey,

putting on his bathrobe,
and having sex in his bedroom?

-This is so pathetic.
-What the hell's wrong with the bathrobe?

You still wanna take his place.

Before it was the company,
now it's the house.

Doesn't it hurt at all, even a little bit?

Of course it does.

But he dug his own grave, and you know it.

Okay?

And by the way, I don't plan
on ending up anything like Dad.

I'm sorry.

[music fades]

-Fer, I'm so proud of you.
-[knocking on door]

[door opens]

-[Helena] Thanks.
-[Marisol] He's got a lot to tell you.

[Helena] Yes.

Are you okay?

Fer, you all right?
What made you leave Rafael's house?

Why didn't you ever tell me
he was my father?

[tense music playing]

[cell phone chimes]

UNKNOWN NUMBER:
IT WAS FEDRA WHO POSTED PABLO'S VIDEO.

BECAUSE OF HER,
YOUR HUSBAND TOOK HIS LIFE.

Hey, kids?

Please, come here.

[Rómulo] What is it now, Mom?

[Arcadia sighs]

I need you two
to go to your aunt's for a few days.

But why?

Because you were right, uh…

I have been insufferable
ever since your father died, and…

No, you're not well.
You really shouldn't be alone.

I need to do this, so…

One or two days, and I'll be much better.

You'll see, I will be.

[music fades]

After that,
I had absolutely no contact with him.

I only saw him when he was on the news.

Why didn't he want me?

Well, I imagine that…

my pregnancy came
at a really inconvenient time for him.

He was very focused
on having a career in politics, and so…

Big deal.

Was he ashamed of us?

Maybe he wanted
a different type of woman in his life.

-Did he ask you to have an ab*rtion?
-No.

He didn't care if I was born or not.

He had no intention of ever meeting me.

I just don't understand
why you would ask him for help

after everything he's done to you.

Rafael is a very powerful man,
just like Claudio.

He can and will protect us.

I didn't even have to insist on it.

As soon as he found out
you were in danger, he offered to help us.

What am I supposed to do now?

-Just forgive him?
-No.

No, but these past few days,
I've been thinking…

What if, one day,
something were to happen to me?

It wouldn't hurt

to have Rafael in your life, honey.

[sighs]

You've helped me through all my relapses.

You've survived being humiliated
and beaten by Claudio,

and rejected by Rafael.

All of it, just to protect me.

You are the only thing
I will ever need in my life, Mom.

[soft music playing]

[Octavio] I think that

maybe we started off this new stage
in our lives on the wrong foot.

Look, a lot of sh*t has happened
that we've never talked about.

You're all I've got left, Livia.
You know that, right?

You went too far.

Way too far.

I just want you to know that

I don't give a sh*t who you f*ck, okay?

In fact,

I'm really glad that
you're seeing other women

and not just Fedra.

She had all the videos
that were posted, Octavio.

[tense sting]

I found them in her house.

She had recorded one of you as well,

to blackmail you.

Sorry it took me forever to open the door.
I've been on edge.

Someone broke in here earlier
and robbed me.

I did it.

I took Claudio's videos.

When I asked you before
if you had recorded me, you said no.

But that video was in this house.

-Was it you who called the police?
-No.

I came to ask you, straight to your face,

why you posted my video
with Helena and the others.

What the f*ck were you up to, Fedra?

How did you get your hands
on those videos? They were Claudio's.

Did you take them when he was kidnapped?
Were you working with Antonio?

Why are you here? To get information?
Are you wearing a wire?

-Fedra, I'm here because I care about you.
-Beat it.

Is this all because of your son?

You told me he was traveling abroad,
but he's dead.

Don't speak about Ariel.
I don't want you to say his name.

You know what bothers me about this sh*t?

That Helena got her way.
She turned you against me.

No, no, Fedra. I'm not against you.

I swear I'm here to help you,
but I need to understand why you did it.

You'll never understand.

Ariel k*lled himself because of Claudio.

Because of that prick,
I don't have my son anymore.

I'm so sorry, Fedra.

Claudio and Ariel were involved.

When Claudio wanted to end things,
he threatened Ariel.

He said he'd post a video
he'd taken of the two of them.

My poor son didn't know what to do.
He couldn't handle it.

That's why he did what he did.

He needed protection.

So, I failed him too.

[engine running]

[engine stops]

[suspenseful music playing]

[exhales]

They all failed to help my son, Iván.

Because everyone knew
why Ariel k*lled himself.

That's why I posted those videos,
to f*ck with their lives.

I wanted them to feel
the same way my son felt.

Helena had no idea what the story was.
She didn't know!

Iván, stop being so naive.
Of course she knew!

She's not innocent of anything!

She was Claudio's accomplice.
She was in on everything.

She told me she had no idea
why your son committed suicide.

-You're not listening.
-I am listening.

No, you're not hearing me at all.
Get the f*ck outta here! Just f*ck off!

-[g*nsh*t]
-Fedra!

-You are a f*cking b*tch!
-[Ximena] Mom!

Look out!

-No, no…
-[Iván] Ximena!

[Fedra cries]

-No, honey, no.
-[engine starts]

Please, God, no! No, please.

Honey, no. For the love of God, no.
Don't leave me too.

-[Iván] We need an ambulance right away.
-Ximena!

-Please don't go!
-[Iván] Yes, send it now.

[music fades]

Any news from Fernando?

No.

All I know is
what Helena texted me last night.

The good thing is,
at least I know he's safe.

Even though…

he wants nothing to do with me.

He just needs time.

He'll come to realize that you regret
everything that happened before.

Anyway, I'm sure he must have seen
what you said on television.

I'm still getting lots of messages,
and they're all very supportive.

What about the party though?

[exhales]

I'll most probably be asked to resign.

Maybe later on, I'll think
about running as an independent.

Do it, my love.

I'm so incredibly proud of you.

For your courage.

And for standing up for people like me.

I didn't do it as part of a campaign.

I did it…

because it's the truth.

And I want everyone to know about it.

[emotional music playing]

I love you.

I want to spend my life with you.

I just hope that
Fernando will let us into his.

[music fades]

The doctors say
your injury wasn't serious.

Hopefully, that means
you can be discharged from hospital today.

You and I have been good friends
for a long time.

I was the only person here
who helped you when you needed it, Iván.

The only one who really loved you.

How did you pay me back?

You broke into my home.

You found the videos
I'd taken from Claudio.

Now, I don't know
how the police found out.

But that's how Arcadia knew
and why she came after me.

She m*rder*d my daughter.

[somber music playing]

And that's your fault.

You're probably thinking that I'm to blame
for starting this whole f*cking thing.

And you might be right about that.

It's something I'm going
to have to live with the rest of my life.

But I never want to see you ever again.

[door closes]

[music fades]

Oh, yeah. I meant to ask you.

I know I promised to stay out of it,
but what's going on?

Are there any leads on Arcadia?

-No, not yet.
-[exhales]

[Benítez] Arcadia planned the whole thing.

She sent her kids to her sister's,
and then went to k*ll Fedra.

Fine, but how did she know
Fedra had the videos?

I don't know.
I heard it from Livia Martínez.

But I'm liking Arcadia
for Claudio's death too.

She was obsessed
with avenging her husband's suicide.

If she was capable
of trying to k*ll Fedra,

then I'm sure
she could have m*rder*d Claudio.

[Sofía] Hm.

[tense music playing]

Arcadia didn't have an alibi either,
but she did have motive.

I'll bet you, when we catch her,

we'll find the knife
she used to k*ll Martínez.

[Sofía] I'm not sold, Benítez.

It sounds like, last night,
Arcadia reacted

in a very visceral way
towards Fedra, you know?

I mean, she went after her
and ended up k*lling her daughter.

I find it all very chaotic
and very clumsy.

What's your point?

Claudio's m*rder
was carefully thought out, Benítez.

It was ex*cuted perfectly.

It was done by a professional.

It was someone else, I'm sure.

[tense sting]

-[baby cries]
-[Sofía shushing] It's okay, honey.

[knocking on door]

[Octavio] Hi.

[music fades]

I'm so sorry to hear about Ximena.

That all you came for?

No, I wanted to see how you were.

I know you kidnapped my father, and…

you were the one who posted his videos.

You also recorded me.

But…

I just want you to know that,
despite all that…

you'll always be special to me, Fedra.

I'm here to help you
with whatever you need.

You're not alone in this.

Octavio, you will forever be the son
of the man I have detested

for the better part of my life.

And I'll always be the woman
who did everything she could

to destroy your family.

It might be best
if we don't see each other again.

[Helena] Fer.

I didn't hear you leave. Everything okay?

Yeah, honey.
I just went out to get us some breakfast.

Did you sleep well?

No, I had the same nightmare
as I did the other night.

Which one was that?

It's about Cristina, Claudio's ex-wife.

I dreamt that you and her
were having a fight

and I rammed into her with my bicycle.

-She fell down and--
-I think you're stressed out.

Eat some of this food here.

Yeah, that's exactly
what Rafael and Dora said.

They know about it?

They were there when it happened.
They helped calm me down.

f*cking hell, Fernando!

You can't talk about that nightmare
or anything else about Cristina to anyone!

Why are you so upset?
Tell me what's going on! No more lying!

I'm sorry.

Look, I'm not hiding anything from you.

I'm just afraid
because we already went through this

when you thought
that you'd m*rder*d Claudio.

The police are looking
for anything to pin on me,

so you can't be talking
about that nightmare to anyone.

It's more than a nightmare, isn't it?

Fer, where are you going?

I've been drawing pictures
of a drowning person for years.

That person has a face now. It's Cristina.

[tense music playing]

-That's enough, Fer.
-Is that why Claudio hated me so much?

-Because I did something to his wife?
-No, you were just a child.

Iván told me you broke up with him

because Claudio threatened you.
Was that it?

He said he'd tell the truth
if you didn't go back.

What truth is that?

That I k*lled Cristina, Mom!

[tense music continues]

Fer…

I need you to listen to me.

You didn't m*rder her.

I know it was me.
I hit her with my bicycle.

-She hit her head on something and died!
-Listen to me, listen to me.

You didn't k*ll her.

You know how I know that?

Because I k*lled her.

It was self-defense.

She attacked me, fell, and hit her head.

Then I threw her in the lake.

The police never suspected anything

because when they did the autopsy,
they found that she was intoxicated.

So, they assumed
she fell in the lake and drowned.

Then Claudio agreed to close the case
in order to protect me.

From that moment on,
he blackmailed with it.

If I didn't do what he wanted,
he was going to tell on me.

Hey.

Now you see
why you can't talk to anyone about this?

I could go to jail.

Ms. Fedra?

I know you're going through a lot now,
but I need to ask you some questions.

-Did you arrest Arcadia?
-Not yet.

Believe me,
we will as soon as we find her.

Uh-huh.

So, what're you doing here then?

Livia Martínez stated
that those videos were in your house.

We also know that your daughter Ximena
was an expert in technology.

Yes, so?

We'll analyze your daughter's computers
to see if she posted those videos.

[somber music playing]

I did it.

-[tense sting]
-You what?

I was the one who did everything.
She had nothing to do with it.

Please let my daughter rest in peace.

[music fades]

Hey.

[Livia crying softly]

What's wrong?

Why are you crying?

Ximena is dead because of what I did.

What did you do?

I texted an anonymous message to Arcadia,

telling her that Fedra is the one

who leaked the videos
her husband k*lled himself over.

[dramatic music playing]

Why the hell did you do that?

Because Fedra lied and told the police
she didn't have them.

I thought if I told Arcadia,
she'd find a way of getting justice, but…

I never thought she'd k*ll anyone,
let alone Ximena.

How's everything going?

It's all good here, sir.

I thought they were going to send
more police officers to guard the family.

We're waiting for those reinforcements.

Good.

[suspenseful music playing]

[g*nsh*t]

AINOA LAUNDRY

[The Lawyer] Don't move.

You're going to take me
to see your little boss, Octavio.

At last, you and I meet again.

-[g*nsh*t]
-[Livia] Felipe!

f*ck!

I think it's time we settled
that debt you owe me, as*h*le.

I promise you,
that secret will stay between us.

[Helena] Mm.

You don't know
how relieved I am to hear you say that.

The only thing we need now
is to find who k*lled Claudio.

Then the police will leave you in peace,
and you and I can get out of here.

[Helena] Mm-hm.

[suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music continues]

[music ends]