01x01 - La muerte

[bunniefuu]

[eerie music playing]

"WHO LOOKS OUTSIDE, DREAMS."

"WHO LOOKS INSIDE, AWAKES."
CARL JUNG

["These Walls" by Dua Lipa playing]

♪ Maybe we should switch careers ♪

♪ 'Cause, baby, you know
No one beats our poker faces ♪

♪ And when the night ends up in tears ♪

♪ Wake up and we blame it all
On being wasted ♪

♪ Oh, this love is fading… ♪

[inaudible] Thanks.

[woman] Today, I assume
my role as CEO of Medusa.

[music continues]

[moaning]

♪ But if these walls could talk ♪

-♪ They'd say ♪
-♪ "Enough" ♪

-♪ They'd say ♪
-♪ "Give up" ♪

♪ If these walls could talk ♪

-♪ They'd say ♪
-♪ "You know" ♪

[inaudible] Thank you.

[moaning in pleasure]

♪ Oh, if these walls could talk ♪

♪ They'd tell us to break up… ♪

[man] My love, we should celebrate.

♪ They'd tell us to break up ♪

♪ These walls, these walls ♪

♪ They would tell us, "Break up" ♪

[music fades]

[seagulls calling]

[waves lapping against the boat]

[woman moaning]

[tense music plays]

[gentle whirring]

[moaning]

[whirring]

[moaning]

[whirring]

[moaning]

[whirring]

[moaning]

[intriguing music playing]

[moaning]

[moaning intensifies]

[screams in pleasure]

[muffled expl*si*n]

[eerie music plays]

[muffled scream]

[eerie music plays]

[siren wailing]

[detective] Name of missing person,

Bárbara Hidalgo, forty years old.

Physical description, five feet,
seven inches tall, slim build.

Hair color, dark brown.

Eye color, brown.

Distinguishing features, none.

I really hope you're all keeping up.

-Understood?
-[men] Understood!

Come on, look alive, everyone!

Keep me informed of any developments.

Will do, Captain!

-Let's go!
-You heard the man.

Come on, move it!
Let's go! What're you waiting for?

Hey, Carmelito, where you going?

I'm gonna speak to the Hidalgos.

The captain wants me
to go and check things out.

So in the meantime, bro,
please stay on top of sh*t, got it?

'Course. You know I got this, man.

Damn right.

[newsreader] According to investigators,
the boat was owned by the Hidalgo family,

one of the wealthiest families in--

HOURS PRIOR TO THE SEARCH

[eerie music playing]

[distorted engine rumbling]

[eerie music continues]

[metallic swoosh]

[eerie music turns tense]

[metallic clang]

[muffled scream]

[unsettling music plays]

3 DAYS LATER

[sighs]

Come on, that bowl's empty, girl.
You know what, though?

You're in luck
'cause your chef's about to cook you

a real gourmet meal!

[dog whines]

[aluminum tab snaps open]

-[sighs]
-[keyboard clicking]

January 10th, the case of Bárbara Hidalgo.

[gentle nostalgic music plays]

THE MYSTERIOUS VANISHING
OF BÁRBARA HIDALGO

She had just been appointed CEO of Medusa.

She's the most desired
and feared woman in all of Barranquilla.

The most seductive snake
on the head of Medusa.

Medusa is a monster corporation

that's wrapped itself around the neck
of the entire country's economy.

It's got banks,

supermarkets, construction companies,

real estate,

restaurants,

harbors,

telecommunications,

even a baseball team.

I'm sure most of you are
well aware of the amount of work,

effort, and sacrifice

that are behind those of us
who lead this company every day.

Now, I've fulfilled a dream

by becoming the brand-new CEO of Medusa.

[Danger] That family's
really f*cked up, man.

Royalty of Barranquilla.

And out of nowhere,
one of their yachts explodes

with the soon-to-be-queen
of all this sh*t onboard? Oh, please.

After going to visit the family,

everything got really weird.

[intriguing music playing]

[grunts]

[detective] Ortiz.

Afternoon.

-I'm here to see the family.
-[policeman over radio] He's authorized.

Follow me.

[music continues]

[music stops]

Detective.

Good afternoon.

I am Detective Danger Carmelo.

I'm in charge of the investigation
and the search for your family member.

I came here to talk to you
and take your statements.

We're listening.

[mysterious music playing]

[Danger] Much like the mythical Medusa,

adorned with snakes
that strike on their own,

the poisonous serpents
within the conglomerate

are each of the Hidalgos,

who compete furiously to stand out
and earn the old man's approval.

I mean, my cousin Bárbara…

she drowned.

Well, I'm afraid we can't yet confirm
what really happened to your cousin.

[chuckles] Right, of course.

Whatever you say.

[Danger] First,
there's the good-for-nothing cousin,

the baby snake, Jacobo Hidalgo,

Sporting Deputy Director of all divisions
of the Babilla Baseball Club.

The guy couldn't give two shits

if poor Bárbara is alive,
or if she was eaten by sharks.

Detective Danger.

Did your folks know the meaning
of the name they gave you?

-No, I'm sure they didn't.
-Right, must've thought it sounded fancy.

That arrogant piece of sh*t truly believes
that his farts don't stink.

[aluminum tab snaps open]

[Danger] Uncle Camilo, the Hidalgo dandy,

the snake that bites the hardest,

so that his brother never gets
his own hands dirty.

Vice president of imports,
exports, harbors and merchant fleet.

My niece Barbarita and I
are extremely close.

She's a very smart girl,

a woman we need
and welcome in this company.

He put on a sad face,
but I don't really buy it.

They pretend
they're this really tight-knit family,

but it's just an act.

His wife won't even let him touch her.

[church bells chime]

I wonder how many times Jackie's messed up
to be repenting that hard.

Just a bunch of snakes pretending to pray.

What happens to Bárbara
is up to God's will.

That's how we see it.

[Danger] Jacqueline Hidalgo,

Vice president of non-profit foundations.

It wasn't long before
she had set up a saint-like altar.

She was having a wake
for her niece right there.

[church bells continue to chime]

[detective] Yo, don't you pay
a maintenance fee here or something?

Your elevator is always out of order.

5 DAYS LATER

Come on, man.
You gotta start working out, seriously.

No way.

Here, have a cold one.

No time to waste, am I right?

Man, you better check this out.

[Danger] Cristian Hidalgo
is now the new CEO of Medusa.

Another one who doesn't give
two shits about the situation.

Definitely, it's in his best interest
for Bárbara to stay missing.

[Cristian] Only work-related,

company-related issues.

I mean, other than that, I'm not sure
I have much to say about her.

[phone chimes]

-So do you think that…
-I'm sorry. Just one sec. Thanks, man.

[intriguing music playing]

[Danger] Úrsula, the stepmother.

Wait, excuse me.

[Danger] Probably controls the old man
as much as she controls her daughter.

She keeps quiet.

Well, not that quiet.

[indistinct dialogue]

[Danger] Viviana,
the doe-eyed half-sister,

perfect and angelic to the untrained eye.

Can't fool me.

A whole lot of secrets underneath
that innocent face.

That mother-daughter duo
is like a two-headed snake.

They're not to be f*cked with.

Do you have any information
that could be useful?

I wish, detective.

But I don't.

[Danger] Viviana seems to wanna say
something she shouldn't.

[Viviana] Same.

I'm sorry, sir, I have nothing
that could be of use.

[Danger] And the husband?
Where do I even start?

Fake as sh*t.

Puts on a great front.

Esteban Arco,

Bárbara's husband,
and the Purchasing Director.

You should be at sea
right now rescuing my wife.

Wanna help? Then go to the press already.

And beg those jerks
to quit running their mouths.

Okay, but don't you control the media?
What the f*ck am I supposed to tell them?

You can stop with the all the bullshit.

You know what I mean, don't you?

[Danger] That man
has probably been stabbed in the back

by his wife and her family
more times than he can count.

I'm sure of it.

Why can't they find Mom?

[Danger] The daughter's the only one
I actually believe.

The patriarch looked distressed.

MEDUSA PREPARES FOR A NEW CEO

But the son of a b*tch
has the ego of a movie star.

Mr. Hidalgo.

[music continues]

I will not be talking to you.

I will only talk to your superiors.

What I'll say is that I expect
you'll return my daughter to us

safe and sound.

[Danger] This old man is by far
the one with the most secrets.

The real head of Medusa.

The one who bends
the other snakes to his desires.

It's like he doesn't want us
to find his daughter.

Bárbara, Bárbara, Bárbara.

Where have you gone?

[blades swoosh]

[exhales]

[gentle music playing]

[music turns mysterious]

[cell phone vibrating]

[detective] Hey, what's up?

Listen, man, the captain wants you
to come in to discuss

the preliminary forensic report.

[unsettling music playing]

NATIONAL POLICE
ATLANTIC DIVISION

DETAILED MARITIME ACCIDENT REPORT

[captain] Hmm? What we said
from the get-go.

A short-circuit in the kitchen
caused the detonation.

Yeah. But, sir, what if someone
caused this to happen, you know?

[captain] Okay.

You got any proof?

I don't have any proof yet, but…

I truly think
the family's not telling the truth.

What are you getting at?

Start prepping the paperwork.
Time to close this case.

Wait, what do you mean
close this case, sir?

This isn't conclusive at all.

There's lots of information missing
I haven't entered.

[captain] Look, Carmelo,
it's been seven days since the incident.

Here you go.

What is this?

[captain] Do you still need more evidence?

They found it eight miles
from the site of the expl*si*n.

It was caught in a fisherman's net.
It belonged to Bárbara Hidalgo.

We matched the print.

God, that poor woman.

The sea's gonna spit her out bit by bit.

May she rest in peace.

[somber music playing]

We've already told the family.
They're hosting a wake for Bárbara.

[music continues]

[Jacqueline] Bárbara now rests
in the ocean she deeply loved.

Let us find peace in God's intentions

rather than trying
to understand his design.

[music fading]

[ominous sting]

[coughing]

[woman] It's not your time yet, Bárbara.
It's not your time yet.

Now's not the moment.
It's not your time yet, Bárbara.

It's not your time yet.

[wind blowing]

[mysterious rhythmical music playing]

[moaning]

[eerie music playing]

Mama!

[gasps]

Maya.

[exhales]

[eerie, scary music playing]

[rustling]

[screams in pain]

[distorted music plays]

[groans in pain]

[mysterious, rhythmical music playing]

[woman] Bárbara, your ego's not gonna
let you escape from this hell.

Let it go.

Let it go.

[flute music playing]

[music turns unsettling]

[music fading slowly]

[Danger] I'm not buying
that it was an accident.

[sighs] Well, here's the stuff
you asked me for, my friend.

Thanks for doing that, man.

Something's going on.
It was hard to get you all the evidence.

-Oh, yeah?
-Yeah, the captain closed the whole thing.

Anyway, you might wanna check this out.
It's the preliminary forensic report.

-I'll check it out.
-Listen.

I appreciate the beer,
but my wife's been sitting there waiting.

You know how pissy she can be, bro.

[chuckles]

[imitates his wife] "God, Porras,
if something were to happen to you."

[mimics wailing]

Nah, come on, man.

[Porras chuckles]

[intriguing music playing]

[microphone clicks]

Bárbara was alone on the yacht.

Incredible how no one
on the dock saw sh*t.

She was gonna meet
her husband and daughter

to celebrate her promotion.

That's some bullshit right there.

[music continues]

[music turns melancholic]

You came back.

What happened?

[coughs softly]

Who are you?

[crickets chirping]

[exhales]

The person who guided you
back to this plane.

Bárbara, your unsettled affairs
have tied you to this world.

[sentimental music plays]

My daughter.

Mm-hmm.

You have to go back.

[music turns somber]

[rhythmic music plays on radio]

[news jingle plays]

[newsreader] Breaking news.

Bárbara Hidalgo,
the biologist and entrepreneur,

has been discovered alive.

Her story is unlike any other.

Following reports
that she had died in a boating accident,

Bárbara Hidalgo has been found alive.

Authorities say her survival
is nothing short of a miracle.

[male newsreader] Well, it appears
as though your speculations of m*rder

were nothing more
than irresponsible conjecture.

[female newsreader] Now, now.

While I'm infinitely happy
to hear she's alive and well,

I don't think we can discount
the idea of foul play here,

especially when you consider
how quickly this case was closed.

[male newsreader] For God's sake,
you need to stop insisting

on pushing that narrative.

Just because Miss Hidalgo is a wealthy,
high-powered executive,

it doesn't mean she was, or is being,
deliberately targeted by criminals.

[female newsreader] Do you hear yourself?
I can't believe it.

[male newsreader] Right.
Let's focus in on the news.

[female newsreader] Let's.
And Bárbara Hidalgo,

if you're listening, welcome back to life.

Your city, your company,

and your family are here
and waiting for you with open arms.

[heart monitor beeps]

[unsettling music playing]

[heart monitor beeping]

I can't believe you're okay.

Let's not worry too much.

And we'll find
the best surgeon out there, okay?

We'll go to the US,
wherever we need to go.

Where they have the best,
most cutting-edge prosthetics,

that's where we'll go.

Where's Maya?

I wanted to come and see
how you were first.

This has been very difficult for her.
I wanted to protect her.

I wasn't even sure
what I was walking into today.

You understand?

-I have absolutely no idea what happened.
-That's normal.

That's normal, the impact was tremendous.

There's so much I don't remember.
You don't understand.

[heart monitor continues to beep]

I have no idea what happened
before the accident, or even that day.

Everything will be fine.

I'll be here,
as I've always been, right beside you.

[door opens]

-[man] Excuse me.
-Hey, Mario.

Esteban.

-How you doing, man?
-Good. And you?

How's the pain?

You managing it fine?

I'm doing fine.

Well, Bárbara, seems like you're suffering
some dissociative memory loss.

It's a neurological condition
caused by injuries you sustained.

[somber music playing]

Why do I recall some things
and not others?

[Mario sighs] It's a rare type of amnesia

that can cause you to forget
certain important memories

and random information, which under…

usual circumstances, well…
you-- you wouldn't forget.

Is there a cure?

Well, psychotherapy is, um…
is a way to treat that.

[chuckles softly]

And…

how much time would it take?

[exhales] Um… Bárbara, the brain is…

is still a mystery for all of us.

But the protocol says that we must insist

on psychological support.

Look, I can't guarantee that
all of your memories will come back,

but you've gotta reboot your memory
through some intense stimulation.

Okay?

Don't worry. Mm?

Well then. I'll leave you to it.

[door shuts]

[exhales]

What if it's gone forever?

[somber music continues]

We'll focus on building
new and happier memories.

It's important.

[tense music playing]

-Come with me. Let's chat inside.
-Okay.

[woman over PA] Attention all staff.

Will the following doctors
please report to the OR?

Dr. Andrews, Dr. Stevens…

[Danger] Where's the file?

Gonzáles has it, dude.
Ready to be filed already.

Okay, go distract him, and I'll take it.

No, Carmelito,
have you lost your mind, bro?

I thought you were gonna help me.

-[exhales]
-Man!

[exhales] Cassava dumplings
and pork sausages on me.

All week. How's that?

But with egg arepa or cassava pastry?

-Yeah, whatever.
-Amazing. Let's go. Okay.

Hey, Gonza, what's up?

-Hey, man! Good.
-How you doing, brother?

-Yo, I've got some tea to spill, man.
-Let's hear it.

So, listen, bro.

You remember that day
we all went out to eat arepas?

[suspenseful music playing]

[snorts in frustration]

[music fades]

Sweetheart.

I can't believe it.

I'm so happy to see you.

[eerie music plays, stops]

It was you who got me out of the water.

-You look gorgeous.
-[gasps] What happened?

[breathes in] Let's just say it was

an offering to the sea
in exchange for my life.

I love you.

[unsettling music playing]

Time for school.

Alfredo is taking you
with the boys, honey.

Let's give mom some space.

See you after school.

-Okay. Ciao.
-Ciao.

[music continues]

I love you.

[elevator chimes]

[intriguing music playing]

[music fades]

Esteban,
what was I like before the accident?

You are…

a wonderful mother and a…

spectacular wife.

A woman completely devoted to her family,

to her work too.

But don't push yourself, baby.

Don't push yourself.

[tense music playing]

Things will come back one by one,
little by little.

Okay?

Yeah.

-I'm gonna shower.
-Right. And after that…

you gotta see the patriarch.

-No.
-Yeah, I know.

Just stop by.

-Not today. [sighs]
-Baby, I know. It's annoying.

-How about you at least talk to your dad?
-[grunts]

Some things happened
while you were lost at sea.

What things?

[suspenseful music playing]

[Esteban] Before the accident,
you were voted in as CEO of Medusa.

What about that then?

When you went missing,
your father called for a conference.

They named Cristian the company's new CEO.

[breathes deeply]

[music turns somber]

Aw, baby. Come here, babe.

[sobs]

Heard I was replaced with Cristian.

A ship without a captain
is a ship that's gone adrift.

You know that well.

I couldn't let that happen.

Right.

You left me out there to die.

It's business.

One thing's got nothing
to do with the other.

-So what am I supposed to do now?
-Mario recommended you avoid stress.

And we're gonna keep it that way.

Get your memory back,
nothing else matters.

Let me make this clear though.

Medusa already has a CEO.

[somber music continues]

ETERNALS' PRESENTATION
MEDUSA

ETERNALS BY MEDUSA
A BÁRBARA HIDALGO PROJECT

A CRISTIAN HIDALGO PROJECT

SAVE CHANGES? YES

[music peaks, stops]

They found traces
of nitromethane and mercury.

It says CH3NO2 and Hg compounds
were attached to the yacht.

The f*ck?
That's what sticky bombs are made of, man.

[clicks tongue] Come on,
don't f*ck with that sh*t, man.

The captain already gave an order.

You can't f*ck around
with orders from above, brother.

That's what I'm getting at.

The yacht was loaded up
with expl*sives, dude, for f*ck's sake.

[Porras] Are you stupid or something?

You'll ruin your career for some chick
who doesn't even know you exist?

f*cking crazy.

[upbeat tropical music in the background]

I'm gonna find out
who tried to m*rder her.

I will find them.

[tense music playing]

[school bell ringing]

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, hey.

So happy to see you again.

I just knew you weren't dead, baby.

-Hey, mama. What's wrong?
-What do you think you're doing?

[school bell ringing]

Right.

Got it. Um…

I guess we'll be in touch.

Hey, Mom.

How was school, Mayi?

Whose phone's this?

Your dad gave it to me.

Ma, are you okay?

[sentimental music playing]

Yeah.

I'm okay, why?

Mm-hm.

Honey.

How about we start over, yeah?

Whatever happened
before the accident's behind us, okay?

You know you're the most precious thing
in my life.

Right?

I love you above everything in this world.

Okay, Mom.
I'll set up your phone if you want me to.

[car engine starts]

And so I was telling…

-Hey, Carmelita.
-Hey, how are you?

-I'm good. You?
-Great. See you later.

-Awesome.
-See you later, baby.

Jeez, man.
I can't leave you alone for five minutes.

You know how it is.

Wait, you made a copy of that sh*t?

Stop asking me questions.

You just focus on returning this
before anyone notices it's gone, got that?

See you, man.

Did you pay the check, buddy?

-You pay it.
-Hey!

Huh?

You get it. I'll pay you back.

Sweetheart, put it on my tab, yeah?

I must have left my wallet
in the patrol car. You know how it is.

[tense music playing]

[Danger] Mrs. Hidalgo!

Can I help you?

Good afternoon.

I am Detective Danger Carmelo.

I'm in charge of your case.

You mean you were in charge.

Well, it was determined
that it was an accident, but…

I have evidence to the contrary.

I'm sorry, what are you saying?

Somebody armed your yacht
with a sticky b*mb.

You were the victim of an attack.
Someone tried to k*ll you.

[suspenseful music playing]

[music builds up, turns eerie]

[car honks]

[Jacobo] The f*ck's that pig doing here?

Let's see.

[Camilo] Barbarita, sweetheart.

It's so good to see you!

What're you doing here?

Well, we just came to visit because…

because of what happened to you.

So do you recognize us?

They said you're experiencing
some memory loss.

-Yeah, well, it's dissociative amnesia.
-Ah, well, from what I've heard…

you'll get better in no time at all.

-Danger, what's up?
-Not much.

-Mrs. Hidalgo and--
-He came to say that the case's closed.

Huh. The police, as usual,
just ten steps behind everyone else.

Thank you, Detective. Let's go, come in.

-Sure, come on.
-Yeah. Yeah, let's go.

-Come on. Come on, sweetie.
-Yeah! I'm happy to have my cousin back!

Mrs. Hidalgo.

-[Camilo] This calls for a celebration.
-[Jacobo] Of course!

Why don't we pop a bottle, yeah?

I'm gonna leave you my card
in case you need anything.

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR

Okay.

I'm glad you're okay.

And one last thing.

In cases like these,

the prime suspects are always
within the innermost circle.

Have a good day.

[eerie music peaks]

[music fades]

[eerie music playing]

[music fades]

[Spanish theme song playing]

[Spanish theme song continues]

[song ends