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Previously on "the cleaning lady"...

When I walked away from Sam Heller today,

it wasn't Vanessa that was in my head.

It was... it was you.

Okay, come on. Okay.

Who are you? I am sin Cara.

Either you or your wife are going down

for the murder of Rex blackley.

Take down the person pulling all our strings.

Someone in your house is dirty.

My god! You did it!

Benny, send him the password now.

Thony de la Rosa, you are under arrest

for the murder of Rex blakley.

Jorge, why?

I want everyone in that prison to know

that Ramona is the secret face of sin Cara.

I want everyone in that prison to tear her apart.

Sin Cara.

The cartel with no face, no fear, and no mercy.

And it's you?

You must be confused.

Your brother, Jorge, was pretty clear

when he put the word out.

Wait. You look familiar.

Paxton's little girl, right?

If I told you the things your daddy did,

you'd have nightmares.

I did you a favor when I cut his throat.

On your knees! Hands behind your head!

Inmate, you're out of bounds.

Sin Cara has a face, and it's mine.

Remove all your belongings.

The, ring too.

So, was it worth it? This whole charade?

Shocking, isn't it? How quickly it all goes down the gutter.

Faster than my luck at the slot machines.

And raise that up.

So that's it? You're just

you're gonna let Jorge determine your future?

I wish my wife had that much faith in me

when I promised her that trip to Tahiti.

- Sir, you can't go in there. - Open up. I'm her lawyer.

All right, enough with the scare tactics.

My client is under no obligation to talk.

I am not your client.

She can't be your client.

All right, you know, this is getting cuckoo bananas.

I need her side of the story on the record.

You want to do things by the book?

I can bring in outside counsel,

but it'll get real messy, real fast

if we don't stick to our agreement.

What agreement? What are you talking about?

Do you want to tell her?

Two minutes.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

So, w-while I was risking my life for your cartel,

you're cutting a deal behind my back?

A cartel war was breaking out.

I had to be freed from custody to protect us, all of us.

Yeah. You saw what they did to the guerrero family,

their children.

I can't believe I fell for your voicemail.

I am so stupid.

That voicemail was real.

The way you shut down Sam Heller,

you prevented a massacre, and I owe you for that.

Yeah. Yeah, you do.

What's this agreement?

Joel confirmed that he was played for a fool.

Sam Heller pressured someone in the da's office

to plant murder evidence against me.

So by kicking me free and arresting you,

Joel can smoke out the corruption

'cause someone's gonna complain about my release.

Whoever does is the guilty party.

Just used me as a pawn.

Yes. Yes!

But it benefits us.

Look, no jury is gonna convict you

for the murder of Rex blackley.

T-The case will crumble once they learn about

the tampered evidence.

Just get me out of here.

Yes, I will.

I-I'll have you arraigned in the morning.

You'll be home before Luca gets back from school.

You've reached thony. I'm not available.

Please leave a message.

Thony, where are you?

It's spa day at the cleaning ladies, remember?

We're celebrating a new homeowner... me!

Hi. One second.

I'm just getting into my chair.

Hold on. Okay.

I can't believe you're missing this.

Yes, right there.

Get your skinny butt over here, okay?

Bye.

Ooh, girl.

This is exactly what mama needed after a long week.

Mama gets what mama wants.

Excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt.

Um, I'm sorry. One second.

Hi!

Ms. Wilkins. It's the realtor.

Don't be shy. Betsy, Dolores, go ahead.

Yes. Can we talk in private?

Um, yeah, sure. I-I thought that we were,

signing the papers this afternoon.

Well, we were, but...

Unfortunately, another buyer has come in

with a cash offer.

So what? I gave you a down payment.

I worked my ass off for that.

I know, I know. It's not fair, but money does talk.

You can beat his offer, though, by upping your down payment.

Say $75,000 by the end of next week?

Sure. Yeah, sure, sure.

Let me get my ski mask and go Rob a bank.

Ooh.

How's that?

I have to say, warden, I like what I see.

Full capacity, low overhead.

It's good for the bottom line, isn't it?

I try my best to, keep shareholders happy.

Good. There she is.

Warden. Ramona.

All right, come on, ladies, let's go.

Sam! I thought you forgot about me.

You're always on my mind, darlin'.

I'm glad you came to visit me in person this time

instead of sending your timid daughter.

What a mess that got us in.

But it's never too late to repair the damage.

I'm afraid I won't be handing out any

get-out-of-jail-free cards today.

Don't tease me, Samuel.

Our partnership has spanned governments,

corporations, borders.

But the wild horses of your hubris have finally broken free

and your cartel's galloping off a cliff,

all because you couldn't get a cleaning lady under control.

What are you talking about?

This is not the kind of relationship

you can just back out of.

You need sin Cara to do your dirty work.

You're not wrong. Sin Cara was useful.

And that's why I'm making sure

that the right hand will be steering the ship.

You're nothing without me.

I know you're upset, darlin'.

Me, too.

I'll give you a chance to redirect that rage

on the appropriate target.

Think about it.

Mrs. Sanchez? Yes.

Time to roll out.

Am I being released?

Put this on.

Well, my lawyer said I'll be arraigned

and released on bail in the morning.

I said put this on.

All right. How's this, guys?

The perfect roll.

The guts are coming out.

It looks like my grandma's neck.

How about we ask the master?

Mom?

You okay?

You sure? 'Cause... I have never seen you roll

a lumpy lumpia in your life, mom.

I know. I-I'm just having some problems

with buying the house, and, um,

I still haven't heard from the mother of our little helpers.

You know auntie t, just always working.

Yeah, but which job?

I mean, just... just tell me something good

that I can think about, please.

Well, remember when you said

that if I wanted to move out to la,

I'd have to work for it?

Teddy and I have made like 60k on our viral videos.

Yeah, and we're investing it on this rad Incubator.

Next-level hustle. You know what I mean?

I-I have no idea what any of those words mean,

but if they are special to you, then I'm very proud of you.

Thanks, mom.

- Hi. - Daddy!

Hey. Mi princes a.

Want to help make lumpia?

You know what? I'd love to, Luca,

but, um, I have to talk to your tita fi first.

Okay. Alone, if possible?

Sure. Let's go to Luca's room.

All right.

I appreciate you keeping an eye on violeta.

I put your sister in a difficult situation.

I know.

I'm just glad to hear that you do, too.

I mean, you and your cartel,

every day my ate's with you, she's either in danger or

or she's in trouble. Well, today she's in jail.

That's a good one.

You know, she never said you were funny.

My god. You're serious.

I need you to hear this from me.

I, um... Turned thony in for murder.

Now, I-I did it for the safety of our family.

How is she safe in jail?!

Don't... don't worry.

She's gonna be released soon.

And then... one second.

Que Paso compa?

What?

When?

How did this happen?

Well, find out.

What? What, what?

Thony's being transferred to prison.

I don't know the game you're playing with my sister,

but she cares for you, okay?

So go fix this now.

Single file and stay quiet.

Hey, where are they taking us?

Where do you think they take convicts, dumb-ass?

I-I'm not... sir, there's a mistake.

I-I shouldn't be here, really.

Yeah, me too. What did I say about talking?!

Get on. Find a seat. Mouth shut.

Cough.

Stand up. Turn around.

All right, you're clear. Get dressed.

Keep moving.

I need to talk to my lawyer.

Wise up, because you're making enemies with the only people

who can protect you.

You understand?

Keep it clean, keep it tight,

and be ready for random searches.

It's lunchtime, so make friends.

Ooh! I know all about you.

She's the dumb-ass that got Ramona sent up.

You better watch your back.

Tough crowd?

I'm Cheryl.

Thony.

You play chess? Not really.

I'll teach you, thony.

I'm pretty good after 32 years in this place.

How long you in for?

Come on, we're sharing that toilet now.

There's no hiding in here.

They got me on triple homicide.

Life without parole.

I haven't been arraigned yet.

That's a bitch.

Oof.

You work in the kitchen?

Safest job in the prison.

No yard politics, no gang nonsense, no lockdown drama.

Just chopping onions and flipping burgers.

Seeing as how they greeted you out there,

I can put in a word.

But it's gonna cost ya... That toiletry bag.

Joel! I just need a second.

How could she be shipped to a high-security prison

without due process? I don't know.

I'm still trying to figure out who's pulling the strings here.

Well, until you do, go talk to your boss.

Tell the da to release thony

before Ramona kills her in there!

I make a move now, I blow my one shot

at exposing the corruption.

Fine. I'll make the move for you.

Hey, what are you doing? I'm done waiting on you!

Mr. District attorney.

Bad back?

It's murder.

Do I know you?

We met once before, a fundraiser

at the liberace mansion. Jorge Sanchez.

I'm sure you're aware of the charges brought against me.

No, I'm not particularly aware of the case.

And I have to say, Mr. Sanchez, if you think a $5,000 dinner

is gonna buy you influence in my office

I just want an explanation.

In over a decade as a defense attorney,

I can count on one hand the times a suspect

was sent to prison before arraignment.

Well, despite our best efforts,

sometimes the t's get dotted, the I's get crossed.

Sir, you're the only one who can help me here.

Y-You don't understand.

Look, I'm sure the situation with your wife

will get resolved as soon as possible.

I thought you said you weren't familiar with the case.

If you need further assistance,

I suggest you make an appointment with my office.

Thank you for looking out for me.

I really appreciate it.

Hey, we do what we have to.

'Cause in here, nothing's free, right?

Not kindness, not protection,

not even this conversation.

Think of this as your first lesson, fish.

Don't trust anyone.

Hey, what's happening?

Ramona sent me.

Please stop. Don't, don't, don't, don't.

Don't fight it.

Get her up.

You thought you helped Jorge?

All you did was remove him from power.

Hey! Thony just sucker-punched six-two.

Esta loca!

All right. No, no, no, no.

Let's see how much steel you got after three days in the box.

I didn't do anything.

Enjoy the crazy maker, thony!

Momma?

Luca?

Momma?

Were you scared?

Come here.

Come here, my love.

Come here.

Down the hall to the left.

Hello?

Can I help you? I'm Fiona de la Rosa.

I-I'm here to see thony Sanchez.

Weren't you just in here, like... yeah, four days ago.

Did you fill out the n... ndoc visitor application form?

Three times. Sent one by mail, one by e-mail.

And I put one in your hands.

You know, the ones at the end of your arms?

Fiona de la Rosa.

Looks like your application is still being processed.

While your people are still processing,

my sister's son is asking after her every night.

I-I don't even know if she's okay.

I-Is she in that cell over there?

I can... can go there now.

Ma'am, you cannot go through there.

You can't do this to good people!

Where's my sister?

There is nothing I can do.

If your request is not processed,

you cannot see the inmate.

And with a little encouragement with a chainsaw,

the warden graciously agreed to let you see thony.

Dos cafes.

I'm glad he came to his senses.

What about da thorn field?

There will be no convincing the da.

He's in too deep with Sam Heller.

Then thorn field needs to go.

I want thony out of that prison.

And Joel... he's been a pain in my ass,

but he's a straight shooter.

He'll take over from his boss, do what's right.

Eliminating a district attorney?

Jorgito, that's no small thing.

I don't care.

Se maldito threw my wife to the wolves.

I want him dead.

Thornfield is a high-profile man.

It's gonna take some time to arrange.

Then get to it.

Once you get it and flip it,

this house will be a real cash cow.

Come on. Please, Luca.

When is mom coming home?

What's wrong with the butterfly?

They, like to take naps sometimes, you know?

Come on, Luca, please.

When is mom coming home?

Um, excuse me.

W-We're having a family moment here.

Isn't it enough that you're stealing my home?

We'll just take a look outside.

Great, yeah. Why don't you check

the cute rats' nest in the mailbox? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, the mother just gave birth to quintuplets.

My god.

You have a collect call from... Thony. It's her.

An inmate at women's correctional facility.

To accept this call, press one.

Thony! Thony, look, I-I wanted to see you,

but they wouldn't let me.

I-I'm fine, fi.

Um, I'm okay.

Jorge has a plan to let me out.

He's the one who turned you in.

I-It's to protect us, fi.

Okay. D-Do you hear yourself?

You sound like one of those abused women on "dateline."

What are you not telling me?

How... what... what's going on, thony?

She's here, fi.

Wait. She? Ramona she?

I don't want to worry you, but I think

that something's going down.

No, no, no. We... we have to get you out of there.

Okay, what can I do? How can I help?

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

I just... I just want to talk to Luca.

Okay, I'll get him now.

Hey, honey.

Violeta, why don't you,

show me that pirouette that you did last night, right?

Come on. Yeah, yeah.

- Mom? - Hey, my love.

The butterfly's not flying anymore.

I think it's dying.

Maybe he's just gathering his strength.

But what if it never flies again?

Well, then it'll have its memories of flying

with a wonderful little boy.

You sound funny. Where are you, mom?

Mommy's made a mistake, and I have to stay somewhere

for a while to make things right.

But I'm okay, my love.

What kind of place?

I will explain when I come home.

Luca.

You're done! Time's up!

What the hell is that?

I used the kitchen earnings to buy from the commissary.

It's gonna be a lotion with... Crushed chili peppers

and some menthol.

The capsaicin stuns the nerve ending,

and the menthol has an anti-inflammatory property.

And you think that will earn my trust?

I'm making this for you to take care of your arthritis.

I am tired of hearing you groan in pain every night.

And I want to know how you survived here 32 years.

You want to know my tricks?

Join me for a game of chess.

All right.

What I did to you the other day... Not personal.

The pecking order is the pecking order,

plain and simple. I understand.

But I saw how you looked at Ramona.

You don't like her.

That's an understatement.

But I stay close to her because it keeps me safe.

Like a pawn shielding the king.

As long as she's in play, no one is looking at me.

So, doctor... Who are you?

I-I dedicated my career to saving lives.

But when it came to my son, I

I did whatever it took to keep him alive.

One thing led to another.

And I had to put down a suffering man.

So, what does that make me?

That makes you dangerous.

Not because you took a life, but...

Because you think you're a hero.

Maybe I'm dangerous.

I'm gonna go after Ramona before she comes for me.

Nice to meet you, thony.

I knew she was in there somewhere.

Ramona's making a move on Monday after shift change,

right when everyone's looking the other way.

That's all I know.

But you better be ready.

I plan to be.

What the hell?

It was burning.

You're a cleaning lady. Hands off the food.

Hey, easy. Go. Go, go. It was a mistake. Okay.

Porcina. Go, go.

Stay in your Lane, cleaning lady.

It's fine. It's just Mr. Herman.

There you are! Hi.

I'm sorry, ma'am, you can't just walk in here.

Ms. De la Rosa, I believe you were witness

to the blessed union of thony and Jorge Sanchez.

No, don't "blessed union" me.

I watched you pick apart their marriage.

But take a good look at these children, Mr. Herman.

I want you to know who's really going to pay

for what you're doing to thony.

What's he doing to mommy?

Ms. De la Rosa, please.

That little boy out there, that's Luca.

He's been through more in seven years

than both of us put together,

but he's still the sweetest boy in the world.

Okay? That little girl, violeta

thony was her best shot at having a mother.

And those children will suffer if you don't do the right thing.

The right thing? There is no right thing.

There's the best I could do under the circumstances

which your sister created for herself.

She didn't create Luca's illness

or the health care system that failed him,

or the cartel that threatened her life

unless she cleaned up their dirty work.

She was willing to scrub toilets by my side

to keep her son breathing, okay?

Would you move halfway across the world

from your fancy office to scrub toilets

to save your daughter? Of course you would.

But you're lucky... Because you don't have to.

Don't punish thony for

for doing the best thing she could.

Ms. De la Rosa, I genuinely regret to inform you

that thony's current situation is out of my hands.

But if that changes, your words here...

Have not gone unheard.

You don't understand what's

what it's like to be on our side.

One day.

Hey, hey, check it!

Watch your back.

You wanna play a game?

It's called slap Jack.

You see the Jack... You slap it first, okay?

You win, we beat you up.

You lose... We kill you.

Relax, thony.

We're just here to have some fun.

- Game time! - Yeah, we got some slap Jack!

Okay.

Are you ready?

Go.

Ooh!

You scared yet? No, I like the noise.

You all right?

It's like something's...

It's like something's gonna come up.

Hey! Qué se pasa?

Lo siento, jefa. I gotta go.

Lock down! Lock down!

Lock down! Everyone in their cells.

Hey! You did this?

You think I'm scared of you, Ramona?

What is it? What? Are you feeling sick yet?

Next time I see you, it will be the last time I see you.

Move it, girls. Into your cells.

Cheryl?

My gosh.

Help! Medical care, please!

All right, move, back away from the inmate now!

I'm a doctor.

Her defibrillator thinks she's having a heart attack.

I need a magnet or something to... to stop it.

Someone, a magnet!

Will this work?

What's going on?

The cardiac irregularity has triggered her defibrillator.

The magnet will keep her alive,

but she needs an io insertion now.

I can help. Okay, sure.

Okay, all right. Over here.

All right. Help me out here, doctor.

So, the softest... hands behind your back.

The softest part is the shin.

Gonna drill into it.

Um, a little... a little lower.

Okay, and drill until you feel give.

That's it.

I went to nursing school during covid.

All I had were videos and fruits to practice on.

You're doing great.

Okay. All right.

And the fluids are gonna go directly into her bone marrow.

You've done it. You're a natural.

I could really use someone like you around here.

It's the first time I feel like I've belonged

since I got here.

Well, don't get too comfortable.

They would never allow an inmate to work in here.

Cheryl, it's okay. You'll be fine.

Officer, can you assist, please?

Inmate, step aside.

Davino, please report to the showers.

Lockdown remains in effect, but get ready to shower.

You tainted the food to force a lockdown?

You nearly killed me.

But I saved your life, so you owe me one.

I was worried about you when you got here,

but I think you will do just fine.

Your move.

You plan on taking her out?

I'm planning on staying alive.

Hope you know what you're doing,

because if you pull a stunt like that,

there is no turning back.

Well, that's why I need your help.

All right, ladies, you'll have five minutes

in the shower in and out.

If she's gonna make a move on you,

she's gonna do it now.

They release us in groups by last name.

Sanchez and Sanchez, right?

Means you'll go in at the same time as her.

Make sure you stay behind her.

On your way to the showers,

wait till you pass the second door.

That's when you strike.

No guards, no inmates to protect her.

Just you and her.

Okay. How long do I have?

30 seconds at most.

First team is up, a through d.

Avery, beltra, brown, Burke, Diaz.

You better get ready.

Come on.

Just my people scrubbing the security system.

That way, in the morning, nobody'll know I was here.

What the hell are you doing here?

You know, my wife and kids are gonna be home any minute.

No, they're at a Sabrina carpenter concert right now,

thanks to front-row seats that a record executive

on my payroll sent them.

And that's the second time you've lied to me.

I can make a call, you know.

I can get your wife released right away, no problem.

Come on. We both know that's a lie.

Heller has you on a leash, like a dog.

And this ledger that I found while I was waiting for you

I mean!

What I could do with this evidence in a courtroom.

So you think you're the good guy here?

You're cartel, so don't preach to me.

I gotta do something to pass the time.

You're starting to feel it.

I put enough of your oxy in that bottle to...

Stop a rhino.

The drugs are already in your system,

and thanks to your well-known habit,

everybody will conclude accidental overdose.

For the record, if my wife was here right now,

she would fight for your right to live.

Had you shown her the same degree of humanity,

none of this would have been necessary.

All right, ladies, move it.

Next group is up, p through s. Be ready to go. I don't know.

Y-You're on deck. Don't doubt yourself.

You've already got the moves worked out in your head.

Do it now, without hesitation.

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

Who are you doing this for?

You're right. My son.

No, your son isn't here.

Do it for yourself.

Take it.

In here, you are all you got.

Larson, Louis, Martinez, Perez,

Porter, sachs, Sanchez, and Sanchez.

Go. Now.

Ladies! Enough!

Knock it off! Knock it off!

Knock it off, girls!

You make this so easy, thony.

Enjoy the infirmary.

As your new district attorney,

I'm writing a new chapter for our city.

One where justice isn't just a concept,

it's an action.

From this moment forward,

this office will be driven by one principle

to do what is right.

Just watching the news reports.

Congratulations on your promotion.

Intentional overdose?

You really expect me to believe that?

What can I say?

I guess the guilt from all those years of corruption

finally caught up with your boss.

What do you think? Suicide?

All right, let me be clear about one thing, Jorge.

I will not dance for you.

This is outlaws and lawmen, not a puppet show.

We had an agreement.

You wanted to expose the dirty player in your office?

Well, we did.

Now thony is counting on you to do the right thing.

Well, I've already filed a motion

to have your wife arraigned and released from prison.

But just so you know, I didn't do it for you or thony.

It's that crazy sister of hers

screaming Jesus on a Ferris wheel.

Where did she come from?

Did you see this?

House I raised my children in sold.

Well, I mean, that's what this box is for, right?

Yeah, I guess we should start packing.

Yeah.

Hello! How you doing?

Hey. W-What are you doing here, Samantha?

No, no, no, no, I can't take that.

You always look out for us, Fiona.

It's time you let someone look out for you.

My god.

Thank you.

Chris, what are you doing?

I got something for you, too.

No. No. Yes. Yes.

You're going to la. You're dancing, everything.

Mom, no. Mom, mom. La can wait.

My god, sweetheart. This is amazing.

But, um, i-it's not enough.

I talked to Mrs. Wilkins.

This was enough to put us over the top.

No, I'm telling you, there's not enough.

Mom, mom. She sold the house to us.

Wait. What?

It's enough. It's enough.

You're sure? It's enough.

Wait. W-What's happening?

Thank you.

Salamat.

Thank you. Mom.

Thank you. Hi.

Salamat. Maraming salamat.

My god. I'll take that.

It's like... it's like a clown car.

Thank you.

Hey. It's okay. You're safe.

What happened? You tell me.

Looks like you were put in a blender.

So, what'd you put in my food?

'Cause I'm still having some really violent rectal events.

Yeah, she's here. Okay.

Your lawyer's been trying to get a hold of you.

Sounds like there's been a development in your case.

Jorge?

We did it, thony.

Joel just ordered a Van to transfer you to the courthouse

for your arraignment.

My gosh.

Thank you.

I'm heading there right now.

I just want this nightmare to be over.

I know. So do I.

I'll see you soon.

All guards, report to cell block e!

What is it? It's a riot.

What?

Damn. I'm missing out on all the action.

All teams, mobilize and secure all exits!

Inmates are breaching containment.

You need to get me out of those chains.

She's coming for me. Who?

The woman who attacked me. Ramona.

She's coming for me.

Please. Please!

Hey! Ramona's not coming for you.

She's going after your little boy.

What?!

Nurse! I need to stop her!

Nurse!

Come back! I need to stop her.