03x02 - For My Son

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Previously on "The Cleaning Lady"...

- It's a raid!
- THONY: Arman!

- Go, go, go, go, go!
- [g*nf*re]

[TIRES SQUEAL]

- I left him.
- Maybe he got away.

How do you know Arman Morales?

I clean for him.

- Stop...
- I'm his cleaning lady...

... lying!

Take her to Sin Cara.

Sin Cara?

Help me find him. He could be in danger.

We'll put our best people on it.

I had a baby.

We have a son.

[CHUCKLES]

How the hell are you here?

I'm not interested in making any deals,

if that's what you're asking.

I'm your new caseworker from
Child Protective Services.

I'm afraid Luca's gonna
have to come with me.

♪ Remember I'll always love you ♪

♪ And I, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-
la-la-love you ♪

♪ And I, la-la-la-la-la-la-
la-la-la-love you ♪

♪♪

♪ Marcus, I hope that
our memories stay ♪

♪ And just know that whatever you do ♪

♪ I hope you love me, too ♪

♪ You are my best friend ♪

You're ready, my love.

♪ Remember I'll always love you ♪

I-I should be in there with him.

Please. And I'm a doctor.

I could explain things
that aren't in the chart.

But you're not his doctor.

And you're not a doctor in this country.

There are different protocols.

And in fact, the medication you gave him

may not have been approved
because of concerns about its safety.

This treatment saved his life.
He wouldn't be here without it.

I know this is difficult,
but this is an unbiased exam

to determine if Luca's health is at risk

or if there's been any harm done to him.

What happens after this?

After today, I'll do a home assessment

and then random wellness checks

before a judge will decide

- if Luca can stay with you or...
- A judge?

You're telling me I could lose him?

No, no.

We always prefer that a
child stay with a parent.

So you'll get a chance
to bring in witnesses

who can attest to your care for Luca.

You mentioned that you live
with your sister-in-law, Fiona.

Someone like her will
really help your case.

LUCA: Mommy, Mommy!

I need to get in there. Please.
I'm going in. I'm his mother.

- It's my right.
- I'm... I'm sorry, Thony.

As of today, your rights
are under review.

♪♪

FIONA: What do you mean?

I-I thought the FBI
dropped all the charges.

THONY: They did, but CPS
just put Luca in the system,

and now we're going to have a
custody hearing within a week.

I'm... I'm sorry, Thony.

I feel like I'm losing everyone.

No. Okay? You're not. I'm right here,

and you're not going to lose Luca.

I hate having to worry you with all this

when you already have
so much to deal with.

Well, Paolo talked to some
of his turo turo friends,

and we're staying at Tay's family's now,

so hopefully no vigilantes will find us.

But if they did, I'm afraid of
what Chris will do to protect me.

I can't have anything happen to him.

It won't. I already made
contact with someone

that should be able to bring you back.

How? Through Nina's, uh,
coyote or something?

'Cause it's one thing for me to
take the risk, but for Chris?

I mean, people die on those routes.

- [DOG BARKING]
- No, it's going to be safe.

It's someone connected
to Arman's family.

They bring people in all the time.

And I'm just going to make sure
that they take care of you.

But still no word from Arman?

[SIGHS]

Nothing.

Thony, I-I'm sorry.

I wish there was something I could do.

I just keep remembering
that look on his face.

I shouldn't have left him.

Please stop b*ating yourself
up over this, okay?

There was nothing else you could do.

You're right. Let's just focus
on bringing you home.

Are you sure you can do
all this now? Uh, 'cause...

Fi, I'm going through hell without you.

And Luca's hearing is in a week.

Hey, listen to me. I'm there. Okay?

You stay safe, and I'll get back to you

as soon as I've worked things out, okay?

Thank you. Okay.

- Ingat ka, huh?
- Sige na.

[SIGHS]

_

_

♪♪

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I'm coming!

What's wrong, my love?

I don't want to go with that lady again.

Don't let her take me.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no,
this is Samentha.

Do you remember what Mommy said?

I'm never going to let anything
bad happen to you, okay?

- Okay.
- Yeah.

So, apparently, Samentha has heard

that you have a new toy to show her.

The new spaceship?

The spaceship, yeah.
Why don't you go grab it?

[CHUCKLES] Hey, girl.

Thank you so much for
coming on such short notice.

Of course. He's my favorite
little guy in the world.

I shouldn't be too long.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Alright.

CHRIS: You, uh... You sure it's
safe for you to be out here?

FIONA: Yeah, yeah. I'm not
going to live my life in fear.

And while we're here,
I think it's important

for you to know where you come from.

- Ooh. Cool. Check it out.
- Ah, no.

No, you're not of age yet.

Although I've been drinking this
since I was 14. [CHUCKLES]

Yeah, you were a rebel.

- Um, so...
- Ooh, cool, cool, cool.

What do you think, huh? Uh, kumusta.

Uh, ako si Chris. Huh?

- Yeah, that's not bad.
- Huh?

You're getting there. But what I meant

- by where you came from, it's...
- Oh!

Luca would love this.

- Yes.
- He would love this, right?

Yeah, sure. Look, I-I think it's great,

Chris, that you get to see all
the stuff that I grew up with,

but there's... There's something else.

[RAPPING IN TAGALOG]

Something important that
I need to tell you, so...

[RAPPING] ♪ This is for the
place of my mother's land ♪

♪ Where I got my face
and these browner hands ♪

♪ I used to be ashamed,
now I understand ♪

♪ 'Cause this is who I am,
I said it's who I am ♪

Thank y'all so much. Please...

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

Don't stop now.

- CROWD: [CHANTING] Ruby! Ruby! Ruby!
- Hoy!

Magician!

Well, look what the cat dragged in.

I need to get in touch
with the Cartel again.

Yeah, that's not what we do here.

In fact, making those calls
raised a little hell for me.

Boss didn't really appreciate

the Cartel storming in on our territory.

I can pay double what I did before.

Or you can tell us who Sin Cara is.

- I thought you knew.
- Nobody's got a bead on Sin Cara.

But for some reason,
the Cartel snatched you up,

took you with them.

Hey, oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Come on, lady. What do
you mean to the Cartel?

Just tell us what you known.

If I knew anything, I wouldn't be here.

But they know you now.

So if you really think
I matter to them, go ahead.

Go ahead. See what happens.

♪♪

Don't come back here.

♪♪

- [LUCA LAUGHS]
- THONY: How is he?

Great. We built the
spaceship for Turtle,

and now he's playing
I Spy with your friend.

[LUCA LAUGHS, CHATTERS HAPPILY]

My friend?

[TOY GROWLS, LUCA GROWLS]

[RAMONA SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

♪♪

Hello, Thony.

♪♪

THONY: Okay. You have fun at the park.

Have fun catching up.

- Bye, Mommy.
- Bye, baby.

What a precious little boy.

He's just a little older than my niece.

But the health scares
that he's survived.

It's a miracle, really.

You have no right to be here, Ramona.

I thought you wanted to see me.

Isn't that why you went to see Angel?

You caused quite a stir
from what I hear.

I just wanted to talk to you.

I appreciate your resourcefulness,

and that you kept quiet.

But as Armando's cleaning lady,

I thought you'd know
better about discretion.

- I do. I really do.
- Good.

Because I'm still trying to
see how you fit into his life.

So you haven't found him yet?

Oh, we will. These things take time.

Listen, I can help.

We have contacts. I can...

We've put the word out.

But this is a delicate situation,

as I'm sure you understand.

Yes. No one can know that you're family.

For Armando's sake, as well as ours.

If he's gone underground,
that's one thing.

But if he's being held c*ptive...

He'd be more valuable.

That's right.

But Armando is my family.

- Mm.
- My blood.

We were all so closed before
Eduardo ripped us apart.

So when I say I'll take
care of it, I will.

Now, what is it you wanted
to talk to me about?

♪♪

My sister-in-law got
deported to the Philippines,

and I need her back with her son.

Could you help me with that?

[CHUCKLES]

You got a lot of nerve
asking for passage

on the very routes you
compromised for me.

And while I feel for your family,

the only person I'm interested
in bringing home safely

is my nephew.

I understand. Arman was
helping me with Fiona.

And if you don't do it for
me, do it for Arman.

Ramona, please.

I have money.

I can pay you, and... and
I-I'll give you the rest later.

[SCOFFS]

I can clean for you.

I can make anything disappear.

Same type of jobs I was doing for Arman.

Hmm.

But you need to bring
my sister back this week.

Mm.

As a matter of fact,

I just might have something
coming up for you to clean.

My brother Jorge will be in touch.

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Raised as a braveheart,
paved way to take charge ♪

♪ I got the fire in me,
that spark the light in me ♪

♪ I got the choir with me,
ancestors guiding me ♪

♪ And now I see my purpose,
moving with a vision clear ♪

♪ I know I got a home as long
as I got all my family here ♪

Magician!

[SPEAKS TAGALOG]

Nakita ko ikaw duun.

Mga kaibigan ko.

Hi. Kumusta kayo.

Hey, so you live in America now?

Yeah, that's me. I live in America now.

Next time, you take Paolo, too, huh?

Well, if I could've, I would've.

Ah, no try, just do, right?

♪ I've been up and down this road ♪

Mom. Mom, Ruby Ibarra, she's...

Oh, oh, sorry. Uh, hi.
Hi, I'm Chris. Ako si Chris.

Your son? He's here, too.

- Hi.
- Chris.

Um, uh, yes. Uh, Chris, this is Paolo.

Hi, Paolo. Uh, k-kumusta ka?

[CHUCKLES, SPEAKS TAGALOG]

Paolo... anak mo?

Oh, ano? May anak ka, Paolo?

Ana... Anak?

You call... Doesn't that mean "son"?

Um...

♪ Same blood, home is wherever we are ♪

♪ It's b*ating inside of our one heart ♪

Is... Is he... Are...

- Um, Chris...
- You...

[RUBY IBARRA'S AND NICK
ISHAM'S "ONE HEART" PLAYING]

♪♪

Uh...

♪ One heart ♪

♪ I'm tired of running,
now here's my move ♪

♪ I'm finally comin', nothin' to prove ♪

♪ Been wantin' somethin',
lookin' for truth ♪

- ♪ Been part of you, you ♪
- ♪ One heart ♪

NADIA: Uh-huh, yeah, yeah,
I've already called Clark County

and Nevada Mortuary.

Um, I've actually called
every mortuary in town,

and no one matches his description.

No, I have... No, I... Why
do I need to file a report

when I'm telling you he's missing?

♪♪

Okay. Um, okay, I'll...
I'll look into it.

Can... Can you just please...

Can you just please call
me if anyone turns up?

And I'm sorry about...

Okay.

Okay, thank you.

♪♪

[SIGHS]

_

♪♪

Hey. Just... Just stop.

Stop! Will you just leave me alone?

Hey. I was trying to tell you.
That's why I brought you here.

So it's true, huh? What that guy said?

They called me "anak"?

Look, I never meant for
it to come out like that.

So what? That... That guy's my dad?

[RUBY RAPPING IN DISTANCE]

Yes. Paolo is your father.

♪♪

You gotta be kidding me, right?

Hey, I-I was gonna tell
you, I swear. I just...

You pretended that you
didn't even know him,

that he was just a one-night stand.

It was. It was a one-night stand

- that became another night and...
- Right, and how long?

- How long were you together?
- Uh, 4 or 5 months.

I-I don't know! It...

♪♪

Seriously?

I spent my whole life
wishing that I had a dad,

and you just robbed me of that.

You pretended that you
didn't even know him.

But he's been here the whole time.

I didn't know he was here.
I hadn't spoken to him since.

Why did you have to lie
to me about it, though?

Right after you told me there
would be no more lies.

I... Because I was... I was embarrassed.

- Okay? Hey.
- Stop.

I was embarrassed.

It wasn't just you I lied to.
I lied to everyone,

including Paolo.

Please, just...

♪♪

You should be ashamed of that.

♪♪

- [STAMMERS]
- Stop.

♪♪

You don't need that.
We'll have supplies there.

Well, I like to be prepared.

I said you don't need that.

So how long has it been
since you saw Arman?

A long time.

He never got to meet your daughter?

I guess?

R-Ramona mentioned, um, her niece.

And St. Helena's.

She also said Arman and
you were very close.

We were kids. We didn't
know anything else.

When I first met Arman,
I thought he was going to k*ll me.

But if we didn't meet, my son
wouldn't be alive today.

He was born with a rare immunodeficiency

that led to one medical
issue after another,

and he only made it because of Arman.

Doesn't change who he is.

No, I think it speaks to who he is.

You may think that,

but people reveal themselves eventually.

So what did Luca's father
have to say about that?

He passed away a few months ago.

Sorry.

I know people don't want
to talk about these things.

Yeah, people don't want to hear it.

They just want to tell
you how to get over it.

You understand. You lost someone, too.

You don't know what I understand.

I'm really sorry, okay?
I know how hard it is,

especially on kids.

Kids are tough.

They get through it.

How could you not tell us that
Paolo's the father of Chris?

After what you guys said when
I... when I got pregnant?

I mean, what you did?

Minahal mo ba siya?

Did I love him?

I don't know. Hindi ko alam.

But I knew that I was on my own,

and I had to give my baby
the best life I could.

And it wasn't going to be here.

You raised a good son.

A great son. Tell her.

You raised a great son.

Pero mainit ang ulo.

- Hot-headed, like his mom.
- Ah.

Like the Lolo. [SPEAKS TAGALOG]

Yeah, exactly. Look
who's talking. Exactly.

[LAUGHTER]

I gotta call Thony, okay?

[BOTH SPEAK TAGALOG]

♪♪

[CELLPHONE RINGING]

_

Hello?

Hey, Fi, I can't really talk right now.

Um, but everything is almost sorted out.

You'll be flying to Mexico
in one day or two,

so you need to take Chris to the
consulate as soon as you can

and ask for two expedited
passport renewals.

Um, I don't think that's possible.

It is if you know the
right person to pay.

Did you get the money I sent?

I don't think it's possible because...

Chris took off on me.
He's been gone all night.

What do you mean? Gone?

I-I tried introducing him to Paolo

and just totally botched it.

And now he knows everything,
and... and h-he's pissed.

Okay, well, he might
just need a bit of time.

Yeah, but I still don't think I can
get him to the consulate today.

Any... Any chance we can push this?

No. Are you kidding?
It's been hard to set this up,

and we need to get you out of here

before there's another att*ck.

So just think... Where could he be?

I mean, I don't... I don't know.

Uh, okay, Fi, I have to go.

You know, he's clever. H-He'll be okay.

Just find him, and be safe out there.

What are we doing here?

Cleaning up the mess you made.

♪♪

♪♪

What? What is that?

Is that Angel?

Why'd you k*ll them?

Is that some sort of sick punishment?

You're the reason that they're dead.

For almost exposing our identity.

I promise you, I didn't
say anything to them.

- These are your tools.
- No, no, no, no,

I am not doing this.

I clean, that's all.

You wanted to work for
your sister's passage.

- This is the job.
- [CELLPHONE RINGING]

Please. Please.

- Yeah.
- Oh, my God.

I'll take care of it.

- Oh, my God.
- Bring her to you.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

_

Arman's wife, Nadia.

Did you say anything to her about us?

No.

She knows nothing.

Keep it that way.

You have two hours.

Acid, that's your plastic, and, uh...

♪♪

Get rid of it all.

♪♪

Morales?

Hi.

I am here to file a
missing person's report.

I tried calling, but I was
on hold for over an hour,

and then the line just dropped.

Fill this out best you can.

Did you bring a photo?

I did.

Um, I can call off the
search anytime, right?

- If he turns up?
- Yeah.

_

_

[CELLPHONE RINGING]

Yes, this is Nadia.

Yes, of course.

And the description matches?

I'll be right there.

[PAPER CRUMPLES]

♪♪

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[IÑIGO PASCUAL'S "DAHIL SA'YO" PLAYING]

[BELL RINGING]

Come.

Ipagluluto kita.

Let me cook for you.

[BELL RINGING, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[IÑIGO PASCUAL'S "DAHIL
SA'YO" CONTINUES PLAYING]

Oh, w-wow. This is...
This is a lot of food.

PAOLO: [CHUCKLES] Not for a Filipino.

[BOTH LAUGH]

The sinigang. My specialty.

- Do you cook?
- Uh, me?

No. No, not unless you count,
uh, nuking Jollibee leftovers.

[LAUGHS, SPEAKS TAGALOG]

For me, cooking is life.

Come, let me show you.

But before you can enter Paolo's
great turo turo kitchen...

- Oh...
- Ayan.

- Now you look the part.
- Oh, I do?

Mm-hmm.

Do you know what this is?

- Ugly...
- [CHUCKLES]

It's ampalaya.

- Ampalaya.
- Bitter melon.

Ugly and bitter.
But it cleans the blood,

helps with diabetes.

It's good for you, but it's
no good if no one eats it.

First, we have to make it look nice.

[CHUCKLES]

And then we make it taste good.

How did you learn how to cook?

The original Paolo.

The "OG," my Tatay.

Gosh, I wish my mom told
me about you sooner.

Don't be mad at your mom.

What she did, too many others
are too scared to do.

She left everything she loved

and everyone who loved her.

But she did it all for you.

Yeah, but still,

I mean, she didn't have to,
like, lie to me about it.

Do you know what malasakit is?

Malasakit?

It's a Filipino thing where
you put the needs of others

before your own.

Your mom, she is full of malasakit.

You're the proof.

She gave up her life so
that you could have yours.

A life that I could not have given you.

Back then, I was not the
same man that I am now.

Bata at tanga pa ako.

I was all over the place, man.

I was a mess.

We met at the right time, anak.

Okay, so, um, who are you and
what have you done with my son?

[LAUGHS]

Go.

Show some malasakit for your mom.

♪♪

Hey, I'm... I'm sorry, anak, okay?

I wish I did things differently
with... with both of you.

You just did what you
thought was best for me.

- You...
- I get... I get it now.

But you're right.
I robbed you of your father,

and that's wrong.

No, Paolo is a good person,

and I never wanted to
hurt him like that, okay?

It's because you're a good person, too.

I am?

Look, um, I hate to do this,

but we have to go to the consulate.

- What?
- Um, Thony's found us a way home,

and we leave soon, so...

Hoy. Come back for merienda.

Bring your Lolo. Lola, too.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Uh... [SPEAKING TAGALOG]

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

[BOTH LAUGH]

- Okay.
- Okay.

- [LAUGHING] Okay.
- Sige.

Hey. [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

♪♪

♪♪

[SNIFFLES]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[SIGHS]

JORGE: Así no lo vas a encontrar.

You'll never find him this way, Nadia.

NADIA: Who are you?

Consider me a friend of the family.

♪♪

You don't look like a friend.

Well, I have some friendly advice.

Stop asking questions about Arman.

You've been busy, calling
hospitals, morgues.

But the police?

You should have been
smarter than that, Nadia.

All I care about is finding Arman.

I just want to know
what happened to him.

Yeah, [SPEAKS SPANISH]
es que ese es el problema.

You know, a caring wife
starts making noise.

Starts coming up with theories.

Pretty soon, she's hysterical.

I won't say another word, I swear.

Just let me know if he's still alive.

You need to be careful, Nadia.

Arman's not here to protect you.

And I would... I would hate
for us to meet again.

Because next time,

it won't be as a friend.

♪♪

♪♪

♪ This is the noise
that keeps me awake ♪

♪ My head explodes and my body aches ♪

[GARBAGE'S "PUSH IT" PLAYING]

♪♪

♪ This is the noise
that keeps me awake ♪

♪♪

♪ My head explodes and my body aches ♪

♪♪

♪ This is the noise
that keeps me awake ♪

♪ My head explodes and my body aches ♪

♪♪

♪ Don't worry, baby ♪

[VEHICLE APPROACHES]

♪♪

COP: Let's check that perimeter.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN DISTANCE]

♪♪

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[THONY PANTING]

♪♪

You check down here ***

[THONY GRUNTS]

♪♪

[COP SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

♪♪

Did your teacher like the drawing?

- Yeah.
- She did?

I knew it, 'cause you're so good.

It was such a good drawing,
that's why, right?

- VIOLETA: Yeah.
- So glad to hear that.

It was beautiful.

♪♪

Wait for me a second,
sweetheart. Alright?

♪♪

I'll be right back, alright?

What the hell are you doing here?

- Put this on.
- I almost got caught by the police.

You need to leave. Now.

If I get caught,
I'm going to lose my son.

Stop! There's kids here. My kid!

Jorge!

- Hey.
- Hey!

Are you volunteering
at Carnevale this year?

I know Violeta's mom
always helped, but, um...

The fish toss has two spots open.

The fish toss, that's great.
I love the fish toss.

Okay, uh, put me down for one.

- Just one?
- Yeah.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

You need to leave.

You need to listen to me.

I am not going to do this again.

- I barely got away this time...
- You came to us asking for help,

asking for this job.

It's what you did for Arman.

No, I never chopped bodies before...

Stop.

Who do you think you are, huh?

Coming near my child?

Coming to her school like this?

♪♪

Ramona came to my home, and that's fine?

- What are you talking about?
- She came and threatened my kid.

And how would you feel if
that happened to your child?

♪♪

Don't come near my daughter again.

♪♪

[CAR DOOR OPENS, SHUTS]

♪♪

- Mmm.
- [DOOR OPENS]

[HUMMING]

What the hell kind of game
are you playing with Thony?

First you show your face, now
you're going into her home?

She wanted to see me,

and I thought we could
get better acquainted.

By threatening her son?

He's an adorable boy. So inquisitive.

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

And own up to what you did.

Which is what?

I don't know. That's what
I'm trying to figure out.

[SIGHS]

But what I do know is that
while I was at the morgue

trying to stop Armando's
wife from exposing you,

you were exposing me to Thony.

[SIGHS]

Did you really have to tell
her that I've got a kid?

Why? What did she do?

She went to Violeta's school,
covered in blood, making a scene.

- Did Violeta see her?
- No, she didn't see her,

but she could have.

That woman is erratic.

You wanted me to find
out more about her.

She has a sick kid, dead husband.

Family being att*cked
in the Philippines.

She's desperate.

And we both know that desperate
people become liabilities.

So whatever game you're playing with her

has to stop.

I know what I'm doing, Jorge.

I would never put Violeta at risk.

Ella es mi corazón, es mi alma.

Why keep that woman around?

She's nobody.

She should be buried
in the desert by now.

Just because she has ties to Armand...

She's clearly much more than that.

And if he returns to find we
hurt someone he cares about,

he will never forgive us.

- Why does any of that matter?
- Because it does.

Until Armando comes back, God willing,

we have to keep her close,
learn what we can from her.

And maybe she'll even prove useful.

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

We don't need either of
them for our business,

especially after they stole from us.

Our people were k*lled because of them.

He couldn't have known
he was using our routes.

He's familia, Jorge.

Familia, familia who
turned their backs on us,

treated us like crap.

That was Eduardo, mm-hmm?

Armando was just a boy, same as you.

You were just like brothers.

[SIGHS]

But now he's come back into our lives.

Can't you see?

Mano, this was meant to be.

And once Armando returns to us,

you'll remember the bond
you shared with him.

Because he belongs to us.

No, not with me.

[DOOR SHUTS, VIOLETA SHOUTS IN SPANISH]

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

- [CHUCKLES]
- [GRUNTS]

[MURMURS IN SPANISH]

La princesa de la casa. [SPEAKS SPANISH]

¿Cómo estás, mi amor? Mwah.

We'll continue this later.

Now do me a favor and see
that our new friend gets this.

Hmm? [CHUCKLES]

Are you hungry?

A little bit? ¿Poquito?

¿Mediano? ¿Mucho?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

That's the flight information
for your family,

along with details on
the motel, the coyote...

it's all there.

THONY: Does that mean my debt is paid?

It doesn't work that way.

[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

I-I can't. I-I...

Until we say that you are done,

you will do what is asked.

And you do not want to
renege on paying that debt.

There has to be an end to this.

Two passengers, two jobs, that's it?

This isn't a negotiation.

♪♪

I have a custody hearing
at the end of the week.

If they find out about any of this,

I'm going to lose my son.

There has to be something else I can do.

♪♪

This is the deal you made, Thony.

And the only reason we
made this concession

is because of Arman.

Be grateful you're not already dead.

♪♪

Oh, my God. I've been
craving for this buko pie

since I left Manila.

It's even better than I remembered.

Oh, I remember you
eating two pies at once.

- Or... Or was it three? I forget.
- Shh!

- It was four.
- Hoy!

- My daughter has a good appetite.
- [LAUGHTER]

Mm-hmm.

Look where it comes from. Ah!

- It's Thony.
- [CELLPHONE BEEPS]

Thony, I wish you were here
to taste Paolo's pinakbet

and the buko pie. [LAUGHS]

Say hi! [LAUGHS]

Is everything okay?

THONY: Yeah, yeah, everything is set.

I have your tickets.
I'm gonna send them to you,

- and you're flying tonight.
- Oh, my God.

So, I-I'm going to send all the details.

I'll text them.

Uh, the motel, where to meet
the coyote, uh, it's all set.

Thank you, Thony. It...

It's just all happening so fast. Um...

You have to be careful out there, okay?

It might not be as easy as we think.

Hey, I get that.

Mahal Kita, Ate.

Yeah, Mahal Kita. Thank you.

I'll see you soon, yeah?

Okay.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

Everything alright?

She got us tickets on the next
flight to Mexico. Tonight.

[MC EINSTEIN'S "MAPASAKIN" PLAYING]

Can she get us three more tickets?

[CHUCKLES]

Don't worry. I'll take care
of your Lola and Lolo.

We'll take care of your Tatay,

now that we know he's Kapamilya.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

Here. Don't open that till you get home.

♪♪

Thanks, Tatay.

♪♪

FIONA: [CLEARS THROAT]
Come here. It's gonna be okay.

♪♪

[WHISPERS IN TAGALOG]

♪♪

A few sessions with the Magician,

and now look at him.

♪♪

I just wish everything
happened differently.

♪♪

Everything is as it should be.

- Mm?
- Yeah.

And don't worry.
Chris made the buko pie.

[BOTH LAUGH]

You won't have to go
another 16 years without it.

God. I'm spoiled. [LAUGHS]

- Come on. We have to go.
- JACINTO: Sige na.

Maraming salamat, hey?

[RUBY IBARRA'S "WHO I AM" PLAYING]

- Are you sure you have your passport?
- Yes.

No. Check again, please.

♪ This is for the place
of my mother's land ♪

♪ Where I got my face
and these browner hands ♪

♪ I used to be ashamed,
now I understand ♪

♪ 'Cause this is who I am,
I said it's who I am ♪

Of course he did.

♪♪

Para sa anak ko.

[SIGHS]

"It's for my son."

♪ This is for the place
of my mother's land ♪

♪ Where I got my face
and these browner hands ♪

♪ I used to be ashamed,
now I understand ♪

♪ 'Cause this is who I am,
I said it's who I am ♪

♪ I used to be ashamed
now I understand ♪

♪ 'Cause this is who I am,
I said it's who I am ♪

♪♪

[THONY GRUNTS]

♪♪

♪♪

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR SHUTS]

THONY: Nadia?

What are you doing here?

I got a call back from a mortuary
today, but it was a setup.

What do you mean? It... It wasn't him?

No. Uh, a guy showed
up and threatened me.

He told me to stop asking
questions about Arman and...

- Did he come for you, too?
- No.

Because he was Cartel, Thony.

I'm sure of it.

Maybe even Sin Cara himself.

Did... Did you say that to anyone?

What? No.

Good. Because this is what's
going to get you k*lled.

- Especially the police, Nadia.
- I'm not an idiot, Thony, okay?

I was just going to file a
missing person's report

in case anyone turned up.

But now I think this guy has Arman.

And we gotta figure out who he is.

Unh-unh. I-I won't have
the Cartel near my family.

- It's too dangerous.
- Don't you get it?

From what he said,
Arman could still be alive.

And if he is, we need to find him.

If we don't back off,
they're going to k*ll us all.

Right.

♪♪

Where were you today?

I had a job. Why?

A job? Uh, what kind of job?

I-Is there anything you're
trying to hide from me?

- Because...
- What? No.

Thony, I-I need to know
that I can count on you.

If anyone approaches you

or tells you anything about Arman...

I want to find him as
much as you do, okay?

I just need to protect my family.

And you need to protect yourself.

♪♪

Okay.

♪♪

[DOOR OPENS, SHUTS]

♪♪

_

♪♪

♪♪

[PHONE LINE RINGING]

♪♪

I need to speak with
Agent Katherine Russo.