01x07 - Botanical Garden

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Female. 45 years old.

Probable stroke.

Triage 1. Repeat? Triage 1.

Code red. Code red.

The doctors are waiting
for her already. Let's go.

Quick.

Cecilia had a re-bleed,

and the risk of a ruptured
aneurysm is increasing.

No, what do you
mean, a re-bleed?

It's important for you to tell
your family to come quickly.

Could she die?

Yes.

Her life depends
on this surgery.

Romina, wake up! I need your
help. My mom is at the hospital!

Leave me alone! I'm
not falling for it.

How could you think I'd
make up something like this?

I'm serious!

Mom could die...

Why would you say my mom
could die? What happened?

Another bleeding, but worse.
She needs emergency surgery.

I tried calling Grandpa,
Dad, Simón, Elena,

but they didn't answer.
We need to let them know.

Okay, I'll try Grandpa, and...

No. I tried a thousand times,
no one answered the phone.

- We need to get them.
- How?

I'll need you to drive.

Are you crazy? I've
taken two lessons.

Exactly! I've taken
none! Let's go!

Let's go!

What do I do now?

I thought you knew how to drive.

- What do I do now?
- Release the hand-brake!

What are you doing here?

I fell asleep.

No, no, no.

Where are you going?

Listen, get in. There's no time.

Are you crazy?
Where are we going?

My mom's at the hospital.
CVA. She needs surgery.

But I saw her, and
she was perf...

I told her some horrible stuff.

- Just get in.
- Okay, move. I'll drive.

If we get pulled over,
they'll take the car,

and you'll spend


You don't even have a license!

- Careful!
- Romina!

Okay, no! Hold on!

What are you doing?

Hey, no... You can't
drive like this.

There's the bleeding.

Yes. And it's a heavy one.

The aneurysm will
be hard to reach.

I could perform a
decompressive craniotomy,

and once the swelling
of the brain goes down,

try and get the aneurysm.

That surgery could
have lasting effects.

It's the only way to
guarantee Cecilia's life.

Wow. What was that, last night?

Sex without fear.

I had never done it like that.

What do you mean? Without props?

No.

Without fear.

Ana.

I love you.

Damn...

I like you so much.

So, so much! I like
you so much. Really.

No.

Please. Just a little.

- No.
- Just a little.

I just like you so much.
Please, let me touch you.

Come on. Please.

No.

No.

I know you've always
wondered why I left.

Why I didn't take care of you.

Cecilia took care of me.

But don't worry.

What matters is that
we're together now.

Has surgery started?

We're getting her ready.

How is Cecilia?

Thank you, Mariana.
She's hanging in there.

Why don't you go into the O.R.
and see it for yourself, doctor?

Dr. Lorente is in charge.

You saw me yesterday.
I can't operate on her.

Don't perform the surgery,
then. But don't leave her alone.

I have to get to
the O.R., doctor.

- Sure. Yes.
- Excuse me.

Jiménez.

He says my Mom is about
to go into surgery.

sh*t.

- Careful!
- I'm sorry.

I found Dad. He's at a bar,
at the Roma neighborhood.

No, no. No. Let's
get to the hospital.

Right, and what will we tell Mom
when she asks where everyone is?

Keep driving like
this, you'll k*ll us!

Do you want to do it yourself?

Really? Do you want
to switch places?

I'm doing everything by myself.
Do you want to switch places?

- Because I'd be happy to.
- Just shut up. Shut up!

Cecilia, I'm sorry. I have
no idea what happened...

You just left our
three-year-old daughter

abandoned, all by herself,

because you're drunk!

I know. I know...

No, you don't.

There's nothing you can say
that can make me forgive you.

You just hit rock
bottom. It's over.

No...

Open the door for me, please.

No, sweetie.

- Everything's fine.
- I swear I'll never drink again.

I promise I'll
never drink again.

Don't do that.
Please, just drive!

Don't go.

I'm really sorry.
Please, forgive me.

It's fine. Everything's fine.

Listen, I... I've been
through this so many times.

And I know how it ends.

I don't want to have sex.

Not with you. Not with anyone.

Darío, come on. Please.

No...

No, it's no one's fault.

Listen to me!

This thing between us,

it's very hard to come by.

I know.

Then?

Then, please, let's try.

We are what we can be.

And you know that
better than I do.

What's up, Majo? Is
everything all right?

Where are you? My Mom
had another bleeding

and she's about to
go into surgery.

Ana! She could die! You
have to come. It's urgent!

I think they're cold, Mom.

We can unmold, then.

Those are beautiful dulcineas!

Are they, Mom?

You're the best
baker of the family.

Well, Ana made the mother dough.

Did she, now?

Well, bacteria make
the mother dough.

Your sister doesn't
want to move a finger.

I don't know what
to do with her.

It's best for her not
to show up around here.

Mom. We do everything together.

I don't need her.

Hello?

What is it?

Hello?

We're...

We came to play Domino.

Yes, in front of the...

Pyramid Motel.

Yes. He'll wait
for you right here.

I'm such a jerk.

I was here with
you when Dulce...

And now that my daughter
Cecilia is in trouble,

I'm here, with you, again.

Do you really think
this was a mistake?

Yes.

Fine. I'll leave you
alone with your guilt,

because this is too much.

This is too much.

I've had enough.

I'll be graduating soon.

All right.

I was also thinking
that I change that plan,

and just jump off a
bridge. Or slit my wrists.

Dad.

You're not paying
attention, Dad.

Daddy? You lost
your life partner,

but I lost my mom.

All that matters right now, Dad,

is where we go next.

And where are we going?

I have no idea.

But life must go on.

You're coming with me. Always.

Think about it. If they were
all responsible parents...

OPEN

there wouldn't be
wars, nor violence,

nor influencers.

Out of everyone in my family,
I'm not the most messed up.

Not at all. We're like plants

at a dysfunctional
botanical garden.

Hey! What are you doing here?

My mom's in emergency surgery.
She had another stroke.

But I just talked to her,
and she was just fine...

You have no idea
what I said to her.

We all told her some terrible
stuff, Dad. Come on, let's go!

Germán Rivera!

Hey, Dad. We're
picking everyone up

so we can drive to the hospital.

Elena and Simón are
missing, Ana is on her way.

He is Germán Rivera!

No, Dad. Come on. Let's go!

Yes, yes. Let's go.

To the stage, Germán!

He's just a little
shy because...

I don't know what's next.

We can't have sex.

No, no. I didn't mean that.

I don't know how we're
going to handle this.

The others see us like
we're brother and sister.

And how do you see me?

I don't see you like
that kind of family.

Trust me.

But Cecilia won't...

I don't know. What do
you think she thinks?

I don't know. I don't care.

Our decisions are
not of her concern.

Hello. I'm Simón Rivera.

Leave your message, and
I'll call you back. Thanks.

Damn it. Simón is not answering.

Don't you have
Simón on Find my...?

Find my what?

The app where you can see the
location of your mobile...

Check it.

Simón...

- Found him.
- And?

He's in... Xochimilco?

- What's he doing in Xochimilco?
- His mom lives there.

What? Is his mom back?

Let's just say she never left.

Germán!

What happened?
What did they say?

That they don't know.
This time is worse.

That they don't know.

This can't be happening.
It can't be happening.

And I was just wasting time.

What about me? I was on my
way to Oaxaca with Sara. sh*t.

Okay, wait. Wait.

- Where's Sara?
- I left her.

- At a hotel on the freeway.
- Okay. Okay.

You do know that she had never
been in Mexico, don't you?

Who raised you? A
manatee, or what?

- What's the matter with you?
- Shut up. Don't scold me now!

What if Cecilia dies, man?

Cecilia, you need to understand
this is a complicated surgery.

The location of the
lesion is very deep.

It'll be very complicated
to get to where it is.

How long do I have left?

There's no way to know.

You need surgery right
away. It's very dangerous.

I don't care. I want one day.

Half a day.

- I don't agree.
- I don't care.

I'm not asking you
to agree with me.

I'm just asking you
to understand. Please.

sh*t!

- What are you guys doing here?
- Elena.

Get dressed. We're leaving.

Cecilia's at the hospital.

- She's in surgery.
- What?

I'll see you outside. Hurry.

sh*t! My mom kept calling me.
All day long. And I ignored her.

Elena. Elena.

I don't want you to
think this is your fault.

How could it not be my fault?

This happened when I
told her I was pregnant

and now it happens
again after my ab*rtion.

Good thing she didn't find out.

Seriously? At the middle
of the Xochimilco lake?

Simón, I called you
like a hundred times.

I was worried. What's
the matter with you?

Okay, I'm so sorry.
Okay? I'm sorry.

Do you have any news?

No. Jiménez hasn't written.

They're in the O.R. already.

We left her alone, Simón.

Calm down. Don't
beat yourself up.

Everything will be
all right, okay? Okay?

Let's go.

- So, are you two a couple?
- Dad.

No, I just want to know who
my grandson's father is.

- Your grandson doesn't exist.
- What?

If we want to be together,
it's none of your business.

Adolfo, now is not the moment
to talk about this, you know...?

Hold on. So I'm
your father-in-law.

So that man is
her father-in-law.

We're co-fathers-in-law,
plus co-ex-husbands?

Just look at it from
my point of view.

Very few people can say

that their siblings are
together, incest-free.

That's wrong!

But labels and titles
are not important.

Simón and Elena love each
other, and that's it.

Okay, hold on. I don't know
you, and I'm not judging you,

but you're the least appropriate
person to give an opinion...

- Tone it down.
- No, but...

Tone it down, already.

Listen, these two were raised as
brother and sister. It's wrong!

But wait! Are you
really together?

Dad! This is none
of your business!

Just drop it!

No, no, no.

Enough! Leave Elena and
Simón alone! Stop it!

Besides, they're not
brother and sister, okay?

Cecilia turned
them into a family.

We should be worrying about
Cecilia now, don't you think?

What happened,
Simón? What is it?

Aren't you happy, sweetie?

I'm not good at anything.

You're not what?
Good at anything?

Why would you say that?

That's not true. You're
very good at so many things.

You're my crystal boy,
and you have beautiful

and wonderful gifts, which
you'll discover with time.

I promise I'll take
good care of them.

- Will you take good care of me?
- I will.

All right! High five!

The surgeon performing her
surgery has my full confidence.

What do you mean,
you're not her surgeon?

Dr. Lorente is an
extraordinary doctor.

But you're her doctor!

You're the only hands I want
inside of my mom's head.

You have to be the one to
perform her surgery, please.

Lorente, may I assist?

She's your patient, Mariachi.

I don't know why you called me.

I called you because

I am very emotionally
involved with this patient.

Who would have thought
you have feelings?

Assist if you want,
but I'm lead surgeon.

My name's on her
chart. Understood?

Do you still think it's best
to go with the craniotomy?

Absolutely.

I want to minimize
the risk of death.

I don't agree.

My surgery, my call. If you
don't agree, you can leave.

The patient's blood
pressure is spiking.

It's quite possible that
the intracranial pressure

- is also spiking.
- See?

There's no time
to lose. Scalpel.

One moment.

Are you here to assist, or
to be a pain in the a*s?

To assist. But I don't agree.

I think we can
reach that aneurysm

without removing half
the patient's skull.

It's very deep, in
a blind spot. No.

- I've made my decision.
- Please.

I won't be held responsible

for the complications of an
endovascular embolization.

If you want your patient back,
put your own name on the chart.

Okay. I want my patient back.
I'll put my name on her chart.

I'll need your help.

Do you seriously
want me to assist?

I do.

She's very important to me.

All right.

Change of plans. Let's do
an endovascular procedure.

Come on. Let's move.

I blamed Cecilia
for my alcoholism.

I had an ab*rtion
without telling my mom.

Okay, are you seriously
comparing stories

to see who was a
bigger jerk to my mom?

No, no, no. You're
pathetic, really.

At least I did show up to
her Mother's Day lunch.

Right. You got there
drunk, and fell asleep,

but not before you were
an a*s to her. Right?

Cecilia has always been
there for everyone.

Even for the
useless, like Germán.

Useless, you say?

I'm driving everyone,
like your chauffer,

when I should be
succeeding as a comedian.

- Comedian?
- I screwed up.

Yes, I did, but
that doesn't mean

I didn't spend 23 years
being consistently there.

- Consistently?
- Yes!

- You were dependent!
- Dependent?

Adolfo, it doesn't make
sense for you to fight.

Shut up, everyone, or I'll
throw myself out of the van!

You should know that
I'm deeply depressed,

and I wouldn't lose anything.

Okay. That's it. That's it.

You each know how
you treated my mom.

So go over your own guilty
consciences, quietly.

Everything's ready, doctor.
We're ready to begin.

Patient is stable.

All right. Let's
start the procedure.

Jiménez, the risk of that
aneurysm rupturing is too high.

Another bleeding would be
fatal for your patient.

Are you willing to
put her life at risk?

Scalpel.

I'm in position to insert
the catheter guide wire.

Are you sure, Jiménez?

Directing the catheter guide
wire to the abdominal aorta.

What's the status
of the patient?

Stable heart rate, doctor.

Normal blood pressure.

Moving out of the
pulmonary artery.

Reaching the brain
through the carotid vein.

Lorente, get the catheter
ready for embolization.

- Brain function?
- Stable potentials, doctor.

Reaching aneurysm.

Introducing catheter.

Drawing guide wire.

Syringe.

Jiménez, that
aneurysm won't hold.

You're risking your career.

Silence!

Let's start
embolization. Vitals?

Stable, doctor.

Injecting embolizing agent.

Don't rush it, Jiménez. It
could rupture at any moment.

Finalizing embolization.

The aneurysm is holding.

Heart rate?

- Spiking, doctor.
- Blood pressure is dropping.

She's tachycardiac, doctor.

You ruptured that
aneurysm, Jiménez!

You ruptured it! I told you!

Potentials are dropping. Brain
function is deteriorating.

This is going to cost
you so much, Jiménez.

We need to dilate the vessels.

The aneurysm is
holding, Lorente.

It's a severe vasospasm.

- Patient is going into arrest.
- Repeat doses. Stat. Stat!

Applying five units
more of vasodilator.

You should have gone in sooner,
Jiménez. It's too late now.

Heart rate stabilizing, doctor.

Blood pressure stabilizing.

Potentials are going
back to normal.

I have to admit you
were right, Jiménez.

Embolization was a success.

Thank you.

Congratulations, doctor.

Thank you.

Let's clean the area,
so we can close.

I can close her up.

All right.

I'm sorry. I don't know
what's wrong with me.

You're a human, José.

Where the hell were you?

I called you a thousand times.

Yes, well, I was with
a distant relative,

who you don't even know.

Distant relative?

Distant relative.
You don't know them.

- You guys go. Let's go.
- Let's go.

Goodbye, sweetie.

You'll tell me how it feels
to be a survivor of yourself.

I wanted to tell you
that the other day,

I had an epiphany.
A very big one.

It was some sort of awakening.

I started to notice
the mysteries

that surround my family.
And I ended up realizing

that in my family,
we're all like...

Like plants in a dysfunctional
botanical garden.

I am, let's say,

a pothos, but with
serious identity issues.

My ex-wife, on the other hand...

Don't look at me like that.
It's clear I'm not over her yet.

But I've been wondering
for a week who she is,

and what plant she would be.

And with all that thinking,
I ended up realizing

that she could be any plant.

Because, between you and
me, she's the very best.

She gives oxygen, shade,

she's soft and sometimes

she stings you with a thorn.

Gentlemen, Cecilia is the earth,

the water, she's the sun

of this very dysfunctional
botanical garden.