01x03 - Desperation

[bunniefuu]

[creepy music playing]

[water dripping]

[man breathing heavily]

[groaning in pain]

[grunting]

-[door opens]
-[man continues grunting]

[music continues]

[music continues]

Magic.

[grunts]

[pained breathing]

Where the f*ck is your father?

[spits and exhales]

I don't know. [swallows]

I swear I don't.

UNSPEAKABLE SINS

Do you know who I am?

Someone stealing
a piece of evidence in my investigation.

With a passport
that doesn't belong to them.

What are you doing here?

I'm the wife of Claudio Martínez.

I think you know him.

[Ortega] Okay, show us some ID.

Apologies, Mrs. Rivas.

What are you doing here?

My stepson told me you have a suspect
in my husband's disappearance.

[suspenseful music playing]

Have you seen Octavio?

Helena called me herself to tell me
that Octavio had figured this all out.

Why bother doing that if this was a trap?

This woman has you so wrapped up,
you can't even see straight.

You keep defending her.

I'm trying to figure out
what the hell's going on.

[Fedra] I'm trying to figure out
how a woman can ask you

to f*ck her husband
after telling you she loves you.

[Iván] Helena didn't ask me.

I had to pretend to be interested
in Claudio so we could trap him.

That's it.

It was the only way
to save Helena and her son.

Right. That's exactly
what I'm trying to tell you.

Helena played the role of the victim

so you could be
her knight in shining armor.

She's doing this to get her hands
on Claudio's money.

Fedra, I know you're trying to protect me,
but you're wrong about Helena.

[Helena] Call the prosecutor.

Tell him you caught me with some
of the suspect's personal belongings.

Better yet, I'll call him.

Ma'am, this is my investigation,

and I will notify the prosecutor
when it's appropriate.

Fair enough.
I'll just call Pablo myself then.

-What do you think you're doing?
-Bring him this personally.

I can't let you walk out of here
with a key piece of evidence.

In case you forgot,
it's my husband who's missing,

and you lost the suspect.

Ma'am, you're coming with us.
I don't care what the prosecutor says.

Now, come on.

[suspenseful music builds and ends]

If Helena wanted to frame me
for Claudio's m*rder,

why would she hide the body?

-Why go through all that trouble?
-I don't know.

This is all so f*cked.

How's it possible
that nobody saw anything?

-And where's Claudio?
-All I know is I didn't do this.

Well, none of that matters anyway.
The family thinks you k*lled him.

I don't give a sh*t about all that.
I trust Helena.

I gotta talk to her.

No, you need to lay low for a while.
You've gotta disappear.

No. No, no. I'm not just gonna run away.

You're not considering
all the possibilities.

For example, do you know
where the memory card is for the camera?

Imagine if the prosecutor
got his hands on it.

-You need to leave this place.
-No. No, no, no. Fedra.

I've gotta stay. Prove I had nothing to do
with what happened to Claudio.

Fernando, open the door now!

[sighs]

[beep]

[tense music playing]

[phone chiming]

What is it, Livia?

Fer got out.

What?

Yeah, we got into this big fight,

and he ran off
and locked himself in his room.

-When I went in, he was gone.
-I'm on my way.

-I've gotta get home, family emergency.
-No, ma'am, I'm sorry.

You've gotta come with us.

I'll sort this out with Pablo.

Feels like you're trying
to escape custody.

Well, I don't give two shits
how you feel about it.

WHERE IS THE TREE?

[tense sting]

["Necesita Millones" by JVENENO playing]

[line ringing]

-I told you the prosecutor can't talk now.
-I'll keep trying him.

-Don't make me cuff you, ma'am.
-Oh, please--

-[Ortega] Just come with us.
-Don't touch me!

[Ortega] For f*ck's sake…

[phone rings]

Pablo.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry to bother you,
but I'm here with two of your g*ons,

and they're treating me like a criminal.

Right, well, Octavio told me
you guys had a suspect

who, by the way, escaped.

And now they're trying to arrest me.

-[electricity zapping]
-[Octavio screams]

[Magic] I'll ask again.

-Where's Claudio?
-[panting]

-[zapping]
-[shouts in pain]

[grunts and exhales]

You seem to forget. I've got eyes
and ears all over the city, as*h*le.

-No.
-Why aren't the police looking for him?

'Cause we… A small group
from the prosecutor's office

is running the investigation.

-Ask the prosecutor!
-And the videos?

[breathes shakily]

What videos?
Magic, I don't know about any videos.

-I swear I don't--
-[zaps]

[screams and whimpers]

[zapping stops]

[Magic] You know what I think?

I think your father
planned this whole damn thing.

He wouldn't be the first as*h*le
to fake his disappearance

to avoid paying me back.

[panting] I don't know.

-I don't know. I swear.
-[Magic] Let's play a game.

[somber music playing]

What do you say?

-[cries softly]
-[Magic] Pick a card.

[Octavio crying]

Go on, pick a card.

Four it is.

[breathes shakily]

[Octavio] Please, please. Magic, no.

I swear.

I swear on my life,
I'm telling you the truth.

Let's leave it up to Lady Luck.
Is that all right?

-Hm?
-[Octavio] I'm not lying to you.

You really don't have to do this.
I'm begging you!

Four's not too bad.
It could've been worse.

[breathing shakily]

[somber music continues]

[g*n clicks]

[breathing shakily]

The kid just pissed himself.

Guess he needs a new diaper. [chuckles]

Turns out it's your lucky day. Look.

You've got 24 hours to locate your father.

If you don't, I'll make you wish
I blew your brains out today. Hm?

[breathing shakily]

Your stepmother knows.

Knows what?

You should ask Helena about the videos.

[sighs] Fer, where are you?

-What's it saying?
-Straight ahead, another block.

I had no idea
you put a tracker on Fer's car.

What'd you fight about?

He was really upset,
and I asked him what happened in Valle,

and I screwed up.

Sorry.

Fernando told me he wanted to k*ll my dad.

That's why he went to Valle.

He's going through withdrawal.
He doesn't know what he's saying.

But when he said it, he was so angry.

It was like… like something bad
had happened with him and my dad

when I was in Tulum.

Did he say anything to you?

[sighs]

What happened, Fer?

How am I supposed to help you
if you won't talk to me?

[tender music playing]

I wanna understand.

[sniffles]

What could possibly have driven you
to take drugs like this?

This is your fourth overdose.

We need to figure this out.

You're trying to k*ll yourself, right?

[sniffles]

[inhales deeply]

Fer, look at me.

What happened?

[breathing shakily]

This whole situation
is really traumatic for all of us,

but especially Fernando.

'Cause of the drugs.

All the f*cking drugs.

[hip-hop music playing]

[music gets muffled]

TWO YEARS EARLIER

[sniffs]

[exhales]

Wanna try something
that'll change your life forever?

Huh?

-No, no… No, thanks.
-No?

-Mm-mm.
-Come on, Fer, why not?

-If my mom finds out, I'll be in trouble.
-Your mom's away. How's she gonna know?

[chuckles] Come on,
don't be a little b*tch.

Be a man, for f*ck's sake.

Here.

I don't get how doing drugs
makes me a man.

I'm just saying,
I'd rather you try drugs here with me

than at some party where you don't know
what the hell you're getting or from who.

Nothing bad will happen if you're with me.

Now here, try… this one.

Or… this one.

Come on, Fer.
You gotta try everything at least once.

[Claudio whoops and laughs]

[Claudio exclaiming]

-This is my fault.
-No, this isn't on you, Helena.

Fer took off
because I pushed him too hard.

Give me your cell,
I'm gonna call his sponsor.

[line ringing]

I can get you a passport
under a different name.

The Foreign Affairs minister
is a close friend of mine.

No. No, Fedra,
I'm not running away from this.

[sighs] I gotta talk to Helena.

No, just hold on. Don't call Helena.

At least let me try and find out
what's going on, first.

Please.

WHERE…

Iván, are you texting her?

[somber music playing]

All right, Tony, thanks a lot.

Have you seen this kid?

-Nothing?
-No one here's seen him.

Tony's trying to get me the, uh, address
of the place Fer used to go to buy drugs.

I can't believe this is happening again.
I should've seen it coming.

[phone chimes]

THURSDAY - 2

[Livia] What? Is it Fer?

WHERE ARE YOU?
NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU

No. It's… nothing.

I can't think about
anything else right now.

Come on. Let's get back to the car.

[Iván] Why aren't you
answering me, Helena?

MESSAGE READ

[Sofía] Jesus Christ, you're hot, dude.

[inhales sharply]

Too bad I always go for the ugly ones.

Mm. Where is it? Here.

What's your link to all this?

Why the f*ck is he using a fake name?

[intriguing music playing]

Let's see.

[exhales]

YACHTS

Okay.

Benítez, come here.

I need a favor.

Hack into this guy's dating profile.

-I thought they took you off this case.
-Yeah.

Let's just call it morbid curiosity, hm?

And it stays
between you and me, obviously.

I've secured a private jet
in case you decide to leave the country.

Okay.

Is this your son Ariel?

Yeah.

How come you never brought me here
when we were together?

Maybe because my son lived here.

I guess you don't talk much.

Who says we don't get along?

Well, you barely mention him,
and when you do, it makes you sad.

Well, he travels for his job,

so it can be pretty difficult
to stay in contact, you know.

Last time I got a chance to speak to him,
he was in Finland, I think.

Have you heard back from Helena?

No. No, no, no. Not yet, but I will.

I have to go.

But you should stay here
and keep a low profile.

Claudio's house isn't far, and I'm sure
it's swarming with police right now.

-Relax.
-Okay? Bye, Ari.

-Iván. Uh, yes.
-Iván.

-Iván. [chuckles]
-Iván.

[reggaeton music playing]

[exhales]

Olivia?

[music continues]

[music fades]

[woman] Sofía. Come here, sweetie.

Do you like this doll?

'Cause Livia doesn't like her.

But I know you're going to love her
and take great care of her.

Take her.

Promise to take care of her?

Yeah.

[tense music playing]

Helena played the victim so you could be
her knight in shining armor.

Just get him to the point where he
exposes himself to the camera, that's all.

[grunts]

[Fedra] Do you know where
the memory card is for that camera?

Imagine if the prosecutor
got his hands on it.

This is the laptop that belongs
to our main suspect in the Martínez case.

-Iván Díaz, the escort?
-That's the one.

The laptop was damaged,

but we were able
to recover something substantial

in Iván's dating profile.

NO TIME FOR LOVE, ONLY FOR PLEASURE

These are the photos they sent each other.

-I'M LOOKING AT YOU.
-I LIKE YOU!

I'M IN THE SAME ROOM, WAITING FOR YOU.

[gasps]

SEE YOU THURSDAY. KISSES

-I WANT YOU.
-I DO TOO.

[reggaeton music playing]

So this is the place
his sponsor mentioned.

You see him?

There he is!

Fer!

Fer. Fer! Fer!

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Sorry.

[sighs] I don't think he's here.
Come on, let's go.

[music stops]

[suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music continues]

CAUTION

Stop right there!

You're under arrest.

Get out! Go on!

[grunts and gasps]

You have 24 hours starting now.

[panting]

[grunts]

b*stard.

Freeze!

Don't make me sh**t you!

[grunts, groans]

[groans]

Oh God!

[Sofía groans]

[grunts]

[groans] Jesus!

[breathing painfully]

Damn it!

You okay?

-I got you.
-Thanks.

It's all right. Here.

-Just breathe, you're okay--
-[c*ck g*n]

Don't move.
If you try and run again, I'll sh**t.

[panting]

[breathing faintly]

[somber music playing]

[retches]

[vomits]

[coughs]

[Claudio] No, no, no!

Not in the pool, you f*cking idiot!

-No!
-[Fer coughs]

sh*t.

This is your fault.

You piece of sh*t.

-You made me do it!
-What did you say?

Huh? Huh?

I'm just trying to make you a man,
you p*ssy.

Get it?

Trying to make your ba*ls drop.

[Fer grunts] You're an as*h*le.

An as*h*le?

[Fer grunts]

Well, this as*h*le
provides for you and your mom.

You vomit in my pool? Huh?
Well, now you're gonna eat it!

-Get in!
-[grunts]

Clean it up!

Clean it now, as*h*le!

[muffled screams]

Clean it up!

[somber music continues]

Yeah, but first why don't you tell us
what you were doing at Valle de Bravo

practically covered in blood?

No, no, no, no. No.
I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to. I…

[sobbing] No, no. I didn't mean to.
I-- I didn't want to…

I didn't know. No, I swear I didn't. I…

I didn't. I didn't.

I… [exhales]

[music ends]

-[Livia] There! That's him. That's him!
-Where?

There, there.

Monkey!

Fer! We're here, Fer!

Fer!

Fer!

-Fer…
-[Livia] Monkey? Monkey!

Wake up, Fer! What did you take?

-I'm gonna call an ambulance.
-What drugs did you take? Fer?

-Come on!
-[Livia] Yes, hi! I need an ambulance!

[Helena] We don't have time!
We have to take him now!

-Come on, Livia! Help me!
-[Fer] Mom…

[Helena exhales sharply] It's okay.

You're okay. Fer, Fer.

-Fer, wake up! Fer!
-Monkey, we got you.

I don't wanna die.

-No! You'll be okay!
-Stay with us.

-We've got you! Fer!
-Stay with us.

Fer! Fer! Wake up, Fer!

[elevator bell dings]

You should ask Helena about the videos.

[tense music playing]

[Claudio] We shouldn't have
any more issues

getting the Sal y Arena permits
with this video.

Now, you just have to do your part.

Invite him to dinner
and put the plan in motion.

[Octavio] Dad?

-Hey.
-[Claudio] What are you doing in here?

-Sorry, never seen this door before.
-[Claudio] Get outta here, now!

-I just wanted to ask you if--
-Get out!

Okay.

Don't ever walk into a room
without my permission.

-Get out.
-[Helena] Claudio, calm down.

-[Octavio] Sorry, Dad.
-Leave, now!

[tense music continues]

[car alarm chirps]


PABLO PROSECUTOR

PROSECUTOR PABLO MORALES

[music intensifies and ends]

[Helena] Is he gonna be okay? Fer! Fer.

I found these next to him.
One's cocaine, not sure about the other.

-We gotta move!
-Fernando!

-Adrenaline and crash cart on standby.
-Don't you go anywhere!

-[doctor] He's critical!
-Fer, they've got you!

-Fer, I'm right here!
-Helena!

-Helena, stop! Hey!
-Fer, I'll be right here!

Don't leave me, Fer!

-Fer, don't leave me!
-[Livia] It's okay!

-Helena!
-Fer!

[Livia] Helena, stop!
Helena, he'll be okay!

They're gonna take care of him!

They'll take care of him.

[somber music playing]

Pablo.

[closes door]

What happened?

Nothing.
I had a little accident, that's all.

So what is it?

Cut to the chase.
Any news about my father?

We found our main suspect's computer.
Iván Díaz.

Our people managed to hack all his emails
and social media accounts, including this.

It's a dating app.

Look who he's been talking to.

I WANT YOU SO BADLY

No.

Helena and Claudio
asked me to come around.

They wanted to try
some kind of kinky role-playing thing.

-That's why I had the fake ID.
-Mm-hm.

And… Helena freaked out.

She didn't show up.
And I wasn't that into Claudio.

-What about your face?
-Yeah, Claudio wasn't happy.

We got into it, he hit me,
and I ran away but that--

No, this wasn't just a scuffle.

This was a violent beating.

I never touched him.
I just got the hell outta there.

My theory?
Somebody hired you to take out Claudio.

[scoffs]

And you did, but you realized
you left your underwear behind.

And worse, your laptop.

-So you came back for them.
-No.

-No? What then?
-No, people hire me to do a lot of things.

But that's not one of them.

I came back to find out
what happened to Claudio.

But if you arrest me now,
the Martínez family will throw me in jail,

and you'll never find out what happened.

Hm.

[scoffs] So what exactly
are you suggesting then?

An exchange of information.

And how do I know
I can trust a word you say?

Because, earlier, I could've escaped.

But I didn't.

I came back to help.

Do those sound
like the actions of a k*ller?

Look, I already told the police.

And I've spoken to Octavio too.

But I'll say it again.

No, I didn't see anyone.

I heard your dad screaming,
I ran in and someone shot me.

Okay.

But didn't you see the car he was driving?

Fernando's?

But you must've seen it.

Before you ran inside the house,
the… the car was there, no?

[exhales] I don't know.

I saw Fernando when I came to,
but the paramedics were already there.

Why?

Is Fernando a suspect?

No. No.

[phone vibrating]

All right, I have to go.

Right, you've always got
somewhere more important to be, huh?

Come on, Antonio.

Livia, I haven't heard from you
in forever.

Then you show up at your dad's event
acting like nothing happened.

Antonio…

Come on, I got shot, Livia,
trying to protect your father.

Don't you even care?

I was kinda hoping maybe you'd come
see me and ask how I was doing.

Instead, you wait three days
and interrogate me like some cop?

My dad is missing, Antonio.

And, on top of all that, Fernando…

[exhales]

I'm going now.

[somber music playing]

-They were able to stabilize him.
-Really?

-They'll let us know when we can see him.
-[sighs]

[breathes deeply]

Fer's gonna be fine.

And I'll be right here with you.

We'll get through this.

Thank you, Livia.

[phone rings]

It's Octavio.

It might be about my dad.

Put it on speaker.

Octavio, you're on speaker
with me and Livia.

I'm at the prosecutor's office with Pablo.

Uh, his people found something important,
and we need you here right away.

-Any news about Dad? What happened?
-No, I can't right now.

Um… No, no, but, uh,
we need Helena here urgently.

I can't. Fernando had another overdose.

We wouldn't insist
unless it was really urgent, okay?

I can't say more over the phone.

-Helena, go.
-[Helena] I can't, Octavio.

I'll stay here with Fer.

There you go. She'll look after him.

Now, get over here, please.

[tense music playing]

Look, I get it. The easiest thing to do
is pin Claudio's disappearance on me.

But I'm innocent, Sofía.

-It's Commander Curiel.
-Sofía, we both want the same thing.

To figure out where Claudio is.

-I may be even more motivated than you.
-[Sofía sighs]

You think so, huh?

[Iván] What do you care more about?

Doing your job or getting justice?

Because if you arrest me, I promise
this case will never stop haunting you.

The Martínez family wins, and it'll be
the worst mistake of your career.

[monitor beeping]

Hey, monkey.

Your mom got an urgent call and had to go,
but she'll be back soon.

Do you…

uh, maybe… wanna talk?

Hey, you can trust me, okay?

You're like a brother to me.
You can tell me anything.

Livia, it was me.

What?

[dramatic music playing]

I m*rder*d your father.

I'm sorry to rush you over here, Helena,

but this is extremely delicate
and I didn't think it could wait.

Where's Octavio?

I'm right here.

Got anything to tell me…

Emma?

Here it is.

Here's the proof that you and your lover
planned my father's entire disappearance.

Go on.

Admit it!

And you're gonna show me
where you kept all your secret videos.

[suspenseful music playing]

[music ends]