02x04 - Reflections

[bunniefuu]

♪ ♪

Becca. Becca.

- Becca.
- [groans softly]

- Wake up, Becca.
- [groans]

Please help me.

What happened?

Alma?

Wait.

You're the lady
from the pyramid.

Yes, I am.

Let's bring her inside.

She needs to lie down.

- [Becca groaning]
- [grunting softly]

[Alma] You painted
all of these?

Yes.

You're Alejandro?

Rosario Alejandro.

Your last name is Alejandro.

[Becca groans]

[inhales, exhales]

[Rosario] Becca.

Becca.

Can you hear me?

How do you know her name?

Your mother talks
about you girls all the time.

Our mom is here?

She's out at the moment,
but she'll be back.

She okay?

She's taking care of herself.

And what about her?
Is she gonna be okay, too?

[sighs] She needs grounding.

Her branches are spreading
faster than her roots.

[hisses, groans]

[hisses, shuddering]

[panting]

[line ringing]
[exhales]

- [Jacob] Alma.
- Hey, Dad.

How's it going?

I've been trying to call you.

Random question for you

when you were doing
your research,

did anyone ever,
like, pass out?

Are you with Becca right now?
[stammers] Put her on.

Okay, well, it's not a big
deal, but Becca... fainted?

- What's happening?
- It could've been something she ate

or dehydration.

Or there's, like,
a teeny-tiny, teeny-tiny chance

that it's because we used
her ability.

But, like, a little.
It's probably not even that.

Where are you right now?
I'm coming over.

We're in Mexico.

- What?
- We were tracking down Mom.

And we found her, by the way.

Well, we're about to find her.

We found her stuff in
this house. It's a long story.

Uh, text me the address, okay?

I-I'm booking a flight.

You don't have to do that.

Just do it. I'm coming.

Okay, I-I'll do it.

[Rosario praying softly
in Spanish]

[praying continues]

[cr*ck]
[gasps]

Is Becca working through
something related to a baby?

Yeah, actually.

She's deciding
whether she wants to have one.

She needs to rest.

So you know my mom.

What a strange coincidence.

Coincidence is
just the universe

nudging you
in the right direction.

Did you get that from a meme?

- Yes.
- [chuckles softly]

So, what is it that you do,
exactly?

I help people heal
from their wounds

and see things
that they need to see.

You're a curandera?

Mm.

I feel like my mom wouldn't be
into that kind of thing.

It's always a shock to discover

that your parents are
real people with rich lives.

So how do you know her?

Many years ago,

she was crying
in the courtyard.

I asked her if she needed help.

And she did.

She rented a room in this house

while she mended
her heartbreak.

Why did she keep you a secret?

[exhales]

You have a door
you need to open.

What do you...

What kind of door?

A door you don't want to open.

I wouldn't say
I don't want to open it.

The door does not want
to be opened.

The door is stopping you
from opening it?

Yes.

Maybe...

you're afraid of what might be
behind the door.

Hmm?

[inhales, groans softly]

[birds chirping]
[dog barking in distance]

Alma?

[baby cooing]

[baby cooing]

What?

[cooing]

Alma?

[cooing continues]

Alma?

Is anyone here?

[baby crying]

[crying]

Shh. Are you okay?

[crying continues]

Are you hungry?

Shh.

I don't know what to give you.

[shushing]

[crying continues]

Okay, okay. Here.

- Try that.
- [cooing]

There you go.

Oh, you like that?

[cooing continues]

[knocking]

Dad.

What are you doing here?

Alma called when you collapsed.

I rushed right down.
How are you feeling?

Fine. I guess.

Good. Good.

Hey. Dad.

You made it!

Look who's up and about.

Sleepyhead.

Guess everybody's doing great.

What time is it?

Who are you?

[chuckles softly]

- Where do I go now?
- Come with me.

Uh, maybe Becca should lie down
a little longer.

Welcome!

Okay, there's a flight tonight.

We're all going home.

But Mom's stuff is here.

We should wait for her.

I told you explicitly not
to dig into your mother's past.

And now Becca's exhausted

'cause you don't know
what the hell you're doing.

Dad, it's fine.

You're lucky you're okay.

Could've been much worse.

Dad, please help us find Mom.

You must know
what this is about.

Everything was fine
until you two started digging.

- We're sorry, Dad.
- No, we're not, Becca.

[baby fussing]
This family is being suffocated from avoidance,

and you seem perfectly fine
to let it die.

But now that we have
Becca's ability,

we can figure out
what's going on.

We can help Mom.

We can make our lives better.

[Jacob] You pushed Becca
till she collapsed.

You know what could happen
if you push her too hard?

- What can happen?
- [Alma] She's fine.

Becca, tell him you're fine.

[baby crying]
[grunts softly]

- [Becca] You don't hear that?
- Hear what?

Are you sure
you're feeling all right?

[Alma] You know what?

The only reason you're afraid
to go into your memories

is because you're afraid
what kind of secrets

are going to come out.

[Becca] Wait, wait, wait.
What secrets?

[Jacob] Look,
your mother is reactive

- and emotional.
- [sighs]

I can't help it.
She's always been like that.

- [Alma] But she... Dad, come on.
- Now, look, enough.

- [Becca] Shh.
- [Jacob] There's a : flight, and we're all

gonna be on it.

[baby fussing]

That's it. We're leaving.

[Alma] Dad.
[door opens]

Dad.

- Dad, please don't do this.
- [sighs]

Don't you want to know
what we found out about Mom?

It's none of my business.

So you don't want to know
why she ran off?

Where she is?
What's upsetting her?

- What if she is having an affair?
- [rapid rustling]

♪ ♪

I'm sorry about this.

Uh, we'll be outside.

[sighs]

If your mother's having
an affair,

I don't want to know about it.

Dad, come on.

I've done everything to make
things nice for you girls.

I just want everyone
to be happy.

Are you happy?

- [exhales]
- 'Cause I am not happy.

Well, the Alma I knew
was happy.

Till you came through
and decided to fix everything.

Dad, I found letters
that I've written you,

that she's written you.

She's not happy.

She's stressed out.

She doesn't want to do
this PhD program,

but she's not brave enough
to tell you.

I mean, what does that say?

The program is hard.

But the rewards are worth it.

Everything is fine...

Everything is not fine!

You are not fine.

Mom is not fine.

Something is wrong here.

[sighs] I'm just asking you
to look at it.

Please.

Look into the past.

See how things got
to this place

and what we might be able
to do to fix it.

No.

♪ ♪

It's over, Jacob.

Listen, when I do that work,
I become obsessed.

I don't want to be
that man again.

Dad, you won't.

How do you know that?

[woman] Air Mexico.
How can I help you?

I have to take this.

Hello?

Is someone there?

Hello?

Yeah.

[baby cooing]

There you go.

You're all right.

[cooing]

Whose baby are you?

Are you my baby?

I can't call you
from my house anymore...

And you can't call me.

Do you understand?

You're my baby.

I'm your mommy.
[phone buzzing]

[baby cooing]

[buzzing continues]

[buzzing stops]

[baby fussing softly]

[shushing]

W... I don't understand why
I can't use my points for...

- [beeping]
- W... Hello?

g*dd*mn it!

♪ ♪

Camila?

No.

♪ ♪

[exhales]

[exhales softly]

[whispers] What are we doing?

You seem impatient.

I'm trying to find answers
in the past,

but my dad won't look
at his own sh*t.

- [sighs]
- First it was the door and now your father?

I want to get through the door.

- I really tried.
- Show me.

Uh...

Okay.

Full disclosure,
it's gonna be weird.

[inhales]

[exhaling]

[breathing heavily]

[exhales]

This is your door?

You see that?

Open the door.

I promise you,

I have tried to open it.

I have tried pulling.
I tried pushing.

I bodychecked it.

The door does not want
to be opened, okay?

Look.

- Do you see?!
- Shh!

Have you tried being quiet?

No.

[muffled crying]

Holy sh*t. Holy sh*t,
holy sh*t, holy sh*t,

holy sh*t.
There's someone in there.

[stammers]

[crying continues]

[breathing heavily]

Hello in there?

[crying continues]

[crying stops]
It stopped.

God, it sounded like a child.

Maybe.

♪ ♪

Excuse me, miss.
I was wondering if I could...

get in on a tour
of the archaeological site.

Oh. I'm sorry.

The last tour of the day
started minutes ago.

Oh.

You can come back tomorrow.

Actually, I have a flight
to catch in the morning.

But thanks.

Oh.

It's okay.

I can take you.

The temple remained buried
until nine years ago

when electrical workers
discovered

the Coyolxauhqui Stone.

And the temple was found again.

Well, you really know
your stuff.

[laughs]

No. I just memorized
what they told me.

Let me give you
a little secret:

that's what all professors do.

You're a professor?

Yeah. In San Antonio.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

I have thought about studying
in the United States, but...

- [chuckles]
- But what?

Nothing. It's nothing.

You should apply.

Do you want to get
a coffee after this

and talk more about it?

I would love to.

This place is really great.

Do you come here often with
your friends or family or...

I don't know, boyfriend?
[clears throat]

No, I-I usually come here alone.
[chuckles softly]

So, no friends or family or...

boyfriend to speak of?

A few friends.

Um, no boyfriend.

And, yes, I have a family,
but, um...

we're not speaking right now.

Why not?

[inhales]

It's a Catholic thing.
[exhales]

I'm not speaking
to my family either.

- Why is that?
- Oh, it's a...

"my dad's an assh*le" thing.

[chuckles]

He divorced my mother

while she was
in a mental hospital.

[exhales]

She was in a mental hospital?

In and out.

Some people say...
schizophrenia.

But you don't think so?

You could call it... that.

But, uh, she's so much more
than her episodes, right?

She's vibrant and intelligent
and thoughtful.

She doesn't deserve
to be abandoned.

No.

[inhales] No one does.

I'm gonna find a way
to help her.

- You are?
- Yeah, I'm dedicating my life to it.

That is wonderful.

[coyotes yipping in distance]

It's so beautiful.

[inhales, exhales]

When I was a child,

my grandmother told me
that the sh**ting stars

were the tears of saints.

I like that.

[sighs]

Some people say that they're...

particles caused
by the disintegration of comets

and when they collide
with our atmosphere,

they heat up and burn bright.

But, uh...

[clicks tongue]
tears of saints.

I think I like that better.

- [chuckles softly]
- [exhales]

[exhales]

What's wrong?

Oh. [chuckles]

Nothing.

I-I like your version.

That, uh...

things left behind
can burn so bright.

[chuckles softly]

[sniffles]

[kissing]

[birds chirping]

What are you looking for?

I-I don't know. I-I...
[inhales]

I feel like I lost something.

Something is missing.

Should I, uh, turn around?

No. I...

[shuddering inhale, exhale]

Everything good?

It's nothing.

Hey, thank you for spending
so much time with my mother.

But if it's too much, you
don't have to keep doing it.

Your mother has... cared for me
when my own mother wouldn't.

But, uh... [shudders]

...maybe I do need a little break.

Okay.

[clears throat]

[Jacob speaking indistinctly]

You don't remember making
nine long-distance calls

to a strange number in Mexico?

What are you saying?
That I'm lying?

No, I'm wondering
if these are false charges.

But it-it's strange
that you would assume

that I'm accusing you of lying.

Are you lying?

There you go,
accusing me of lying.

Camila, what is this about?!

Nothing!

- [crickets chirping]
- [sighs]

[door closes]

[inhales]

[exhales, grunts]

[inhales deeply]

Look, um...

There's something
that's been with your mother

since I met her.

And I don't know what it is.

[inhales]

She never told me.

And I never wanted
to press too hard.

I was afraid
of what I might find.

It's okay, Dad.

We'll figure it out.

I just wanted to do
the right thing.

I just wanted things to be
better for everyone so that...

[inhales]

...changing time
would have been worth it and...

me being alive...

would have made things better.

You being alive is better.

I'm not so sure.

♪ ♪

- [crickets chirping]
- [baby crying in distance]

[exhales softly]

[gasps, exhales sharply]

[crying continues]

[crying]

♪ ♪

[crying]

[panting] What...

[breathing heavily]

Hold on! I'm coming for you!

[crying continues]

[echoing] What... What...

[breathing heavily]

- Where are you?!
- [crying continues]

[echoing] Where are you?!

[crying]

[gasping]

Where are you taking my baby?!

I thought you didn't
want to know.

[breathing heavily]

[baby cooing softly]

Do you want to hold him
one last time?

[cooing]

Can I... spend some time
with him?

[exhales]

Just an hour.

It'll make it harder...

I know.

I want him to be named
after you.

Alejandro.

[chuckles softly]

♪ ♪

I wish I could give you
a good life.

But...

...you're going to
have a better life...

...than I can give you.

Becca.

- Oh, my God.
- Careful, there's glass.

Ay. Híjole.

[breathing heavily]

I'll get disinfectant.

You reflect her,

but you are not her.

Once you understand yourself,

you will know what you want.

Hey.

Are you okay?

We had no idea you were
still going through something.

Mom had a baby boy
in this house.

[inhales] That's Alejandro.

[sobs softly]

That's Mom's secret.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

It's nothing.
It's nothing.

Nothing!

We have to go find your mother.

♪ ♪

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