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A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

We had nothing to do with this.

Because, as you know,

we don't like war. Don't forget it.

Besides, all of our business is family business.

WELCOME TO CALI

From the start, my brother and I gave it our all.

And when we least expected it, the company grew.

Because the business is headed from heaven's branch

to the end of the world.

I assume that's why we're respected everywhere.

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION

BASED ON THE CHARACTERS OF THE BOOK EL CARTEL DE LOS SAPOS.

THE FACTS APPEARING HEREIN

ARE A PRODUCT OF THE AUTHORS' IMAGINATIONS.

SOME SITUATIONS, BASED ON REAL FACTS,

HAVE BEEN MODIFIED AND ENHANCED FOR AN AUDIOVISUAL FORMAT.

VILLAHERMOSA PRISON

Mr. Emanuel, please. Don't make this harder.

-Your time has come, man. -Oh, my God.

Let us in.

-No, you won't take my son away. -Wait a second.

Order, please!

Don't yell at me!

You won't touch him!

Emanuel Villegas.

What's going on?

Order, please! Silence!

Silence please. Order.

Excuse me, Mr. Allen,

but you can't take Mr. Villegas.

What are you saying? Who are you?

Bernardo Villa. Judge of the Valle del Cauca circuit.

On account of a procedural error in the extradition treaty,

the Supreme Court has temporarily decided to suspend

the extradition of Colombian citizens.

So please, Mr. Villegas, go back to your cell.

Blessed Virgin, my son.

-All right, Vallejo. -Yes, sir.

Release Mr. Leonardo. Let's enforce that court order.

Forgive me, please.

This is very serious, Judge.

I'll watch your every move.

I'm deeply sorry, Mr. Allen,

but whether you like it or not, we will respect Colombian law.

We just follow the protocols.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

Confirmed.

Mr. Leonardo will stay in Villahermosa.

Congratulations.

I don't even know how you did it.

-Shall we go, Mom? -Sure.

-See you. -Bye.

-Mrs. Rosario. -Miss.

By the way, your prediction didn't come true.

No, not for now.

Anyway, I'm very happy

that Leonardo can leave now.

I hope your fortune prediction about me is also wrong, right?

Because that future was pretty dark.

Oh, dear, let's not talk about that.

-See you, Mr. Uriel. -Raquel.

Yesid Peralta, the director of Daily News, wants to meet you.

-Oh, that's good. -He has a job offer for you.

-Thanks. -Here's the studio address.

Meet him there.

One more thing.

I didn't mention your father.

Thank you so much, Uriel.

-My pleasure. -I'll go. See you.

-Thanks a lot. -Goodbye, Mrs. Rosario.

Take care.

Come in.

What's next now? When will Leonardo get out?

Mom, we don't know yet. Hopefully soon. Wilmer and Uriel are working on that.

And is Constanza still helping with that?

Yes. Constanza is also helping.

Well, Mayerly will have to thank her.

-How annoying. -Blanca!

Bring the phone.

Who called you?

It's a beeper. No one called.

-Leave that thing. -Sandoval, the head of security.

Seems he's got news about Raquel and Rosario.

Mrs. Marlén, something happened with Miss Cindy.

Sandoval.

Mr. Emanuel. I heard on the news about your brother Leonardo's legal victory.

I am very glad.

Yes, thank you very much. We hope he's released soon.

Sandoval...

Tell me. What did you find out?

My people in Bogotá, those guarding Mr. Uriel's house,

reported to me that...

Mrs. Rosario and your daughter were there a while ago.

You think they're staying there?

No, I guess they were visiting.

They left in Raquel's car. I told my men to follow them.

I await orders, sir.

Look, Sandoval, let's do this.

Tell your men to keep on watching them closely.

I want to know where they're staying.

Sandoval,

don't let them see you.

Perfect.

Uriel gave me his contact. I'll talk to this Mr. Peralta tomorrow.

Darling, I hope this is a good opportunity.

God willing, a good contract, Mom.

I need to get to that office fast. I'm sure there I'll find...

I'll find a device to watch this.

Raquel, did you steal this cassette from Uriel's house?

What for?

Honey, do you think this has to do with what just happened?

I don't know.

I feel that cassette contains the answer

for the annulment of the extradition.

I need to know.

Yes. I owe everything to your cousin.

How did he pull off this feat?

How would I know? He's the lawyer.

What about your brother? What happened with the slacker?

He hasn't shown up, he hasn't even called.

What's going on with him?

I don't really know what Fabián is up to, Dad.

He must be asking the Lord to get me out of here quickly.

For sure. Then, he'll ask you for help.

It's high time you realized who really loves you.

Well.

-Bye, son. -Bye, Dad.

Bye, sweetie.

-Take care. -I love you.

Be good.

Will you stay?

Yes, I'll stay for a while.

-Shall we go, Pipe? -Let's go.

-Imagine how was it. -How? What happened?

So, shall we celebrate in the cell?

Well, yes.

Mrs. Marlén.

Blanquita already told me you cluttered up your room.

Yes. I was looking for something.

Really? What did you lose?

A document.

Your passport?

Yes.

What do you need it for?

For nothing right now. I just... want to know where it is.

Oh, good. Well, don't worry, I'll keep it safe.

Why do you have my passport?

Wilmer asked me to hide it.

He suspects you want to go back to America with your parents.

Tell me something.

Where's the baby? Did you take her?

Where's the baby?

PALMASECA AIRPORT - PALMIRA

The baby!

Where's the baby?

She's here with her grandma.

-Go. No fuss. -Yes, sir.

Listen, the baby is going nowhere. She stays with us here, in this country.

You'd better catch your flight.

Go back to the States and stay there.

Don't you ever come back.

-Is it clear? -No.

-Sir. -Careful!

-And the grandma? -She stayed calm, Mr. Emanuel.

Come on. You'll miss your flight.

Let's go.

What? What are you saying?

They tried to take the baby?

Yes, honey.

Fortunately, you told me about Cindy's passport.

-That kept them from doing it. -Thanks, Grandma.

And Cindy?

Oh, honey, she is locked up in her room crying.

I think we should leave her as she is. Don't talk to her now and...

Let's leave her alone. You take care of Leonardo, okay?

And don't worry, we'll deal with everything here.

Grandma, I must hang up. Let's do that. Kisses.

Hey, dude, how was it to fit the warehouse back together.

It was very good.

We've got the merch, and the bananas to hide and move it.

The bananas thing was a great idea.

When do we start sending them to New York?

The thing is I lost my contact in El Dorado.

As soon as I get another one, we can start.

Relax, don't worry. I know someone who can help us. Cheers!

Emanuel? Leonardo?

Who am I talking to? De la Cruz?

Pablo?

What a tragedy to hear you alive. You had a narrow escape.

You bastard. My wife and my children were in that building.

You almost killed them. My daughter is deaf now.

I'm deeply sorry, Pablo.

I'm deeply sorry that I didn't send you all to hell.

All of you, as we had planned it. But don't worry, we'll get our chance.

I'll tell you one thing, you scum. I'll skin you all alive.

Starting with you, stupid idiot.

Tell me when, and I'll beat your ass.

You don't know who you messed with.

You'll see. Expect it. I'm coming for you and the others.

-Did you hear me? -No. You!

You don't know who you messed with, okay?

You think we're afraid of you? You're out of your league.

You're a coward! You'll die a coward, you and your family.

I told you, "Put the car as close to the building as possible."

Didn't I?

Yes, that's what I did.

But the load wasn't enough.

Are you saying it was my fault?

Listen carefully, Flaco.

You're the only one to blame for this failure.

Be thankful I don't kick you out like a dog.

No. You be thankful that I don't blow your head off.

What now?

Let him out.

Zip me up.

We owed this to ourselves, right?

You don't need to look elsewhere for what you already have.

I know we haven't been on good terms lately.

But I almost lost you, so...

We should forgive each other.

Start over.

Look forward and leave the past behind.

-What do you think? -Yes.

-Okay? -Sure.

Great. Then, I'll come back tomorrow.

Okay? I have to go. Get some rest!

I love you.

Connie.

She wore the dress. She wore it.

I'm watching.

She agreed to go on a date with you, Mr. Leonardo.

Listen, contact her.

I need a phone meeting with her.

In fact, I need to talk to her as soon as possible.

Of course. I'll work on that, and I'll let you know once I have it.

See you.

See you tomorrow.

Thanks for helping me out.

I'm sorry I didn't believe in your strategy with your friends.

You were right. Sex can move mountains.

It's not sex, Wilmer. It's fantasy.

Are you okay?

No.

Actually, I don't know.

Life with Cindy and the baby hasn't been what I imagined.

I'm so sorry.

I hope things get better soon. You deserve it.

See you tomorrow.

Constanza.

Please, wait.

-Are you sure? -No.

Let's see, put your hand here. Careful. This is the Source button.

This is the auxiliary port one. Port two.

Here you have the Master button. Be careful with this one, okay?

Do you get it?

Come in.

-Good morning. -Raquel Villegas.

Yes, sir. It's such a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Peralta.

Thank you for having me.

Please call me Yesid, I'm not that old. Come with me, I'll show you around.

Magdalena, I'll be right back. You're doing great.

Let's go.

Uriel told me you're a journalist.

Well, I'm still studying.

But I got the opportunity to take an internship at the ERC in Cali.

Well, that's excellent. That's how you learn best.

So, tell me, how did you meet Uriel?

Well, he's a family friend.

Oh! So, you know Constanza.

Yes. Yes, sir.

I think that's magnificent. Okay, go this way, through to the end.

DAILY NEWS

-Where are you going? -I have a pending matter to deal with.

It's not that urgent, is it?

Stay.

So, what will you do to make me stay?

I don't know. I'll come up with something.

Wilmer.

Tell me, Uriel.

-I have news about Uncle Leonardo. -Really? Is something wrong?

I'll meet you in the study.

Well, Raquel, let me tell you that, right now,

we have the highest rating in the whole country. We're thrilled.

Sounds good.

Okay, go ahead. This is your workplace.

Mr. Yesid, where do I start?

Well, you could start by checking the fax,

maybe getting some phone calls, in case we get important news.

I think you should start calmly, and bit by bit, we'll see how it goes.

Mr. Yesid, thank you very much.

And know that I'm ready for whatever you need.

Excellent. Please, take a seat.

Thank you so much.

Raquel, I have a meeting, so we'll talk later.

-If you need anything, let me know, okay? -Sure, I will.

-Make yourself at home. -Thank you.

-Hello! -Hi!

-It's a pleasure. -Nice to meet you.

-Raquel. -Solange.

Today I start working with you.

Can I ask you a favor? I need to watch this video.

Can you tell me if there's a room where I can watch it?

-If you want, go that way and... -Great.

So, what did Pablo tell you?

You mean what he didn't tell us?

He insulted us, he threatened us. Or rather, he spit out all his venom.

What's important is you told him how things are.

And rightly so.

He must know we're not afraid of him, that we're not idiots.

Sandoval, listen.

We have to keep our eyes wide open.

We can't lower our guard. If the Mónaco thing didn't work out,

it doesn't mean we've lost the war.

We have to rearm ourselves. Make plans.

-Find a way to defeat that fool. -That's right, sir.

But we must increase surveillance or this will happen again.

The idea is to keep it from happening again, right?

Right, sir.

That's why I sent men to Medellín, for information.

That's it. We don't have time. Go there with Flaco.

There's a problem with him, sir.

He's a rebel, he refuses to follow orders, so he quit.

I just think that if he plans to leave the organization,

we can't leave any loose ends.

I'll talk to him.

PAN AMERICAN SOCCER CLUB - CALI

What about you? Weren't things good in the Eternal Spring?

No, Fabián. That's a red zone.

Listen, it was a miracle that we got out of there alive, you hear me?

I had 80 kilos of dynamite...

-Calm down! -...inside my car.

I was scared shitless all the way. My ears are still ringing.

Yes, I know those toys are dangerous.

You know what pisses me off?

That Sandoval snitch knew he could send whoever he wanted.

But no, he chose to send me.

He wanted to show his power over me.

But I've had enough. And I quit the organization last night.

No, Flaco, calm down. Calm down and think. Don't overreact.

I NEED TO SEE YOU IN AN HOUR AT MY MOM'S PLACE. - EMANUEL

What now?

My uncle.

Flaquito, relax.

Look, we still have our banana business with Nacho and Hugo.

Don't mess it up.

I'll take a shower. Everything's fine.

This can't be real.

It's the police.

The minister?

He's also there.

Mr. Wilmer, it's your sister Raquel.

Hello? What's up?

I know what you're doing to annul the extradition.

What are you talking about?

About the wild party at Uriel's house.

Listen, Raquel, that wasn't something we tried to do.

Don't lie to me, I just watched a video, Wilmer.

-What? -Yes.

When I was there, I took one of those cassettes.

Tell me what you did. Did you blackmail all those people?

Where are you, Raquel? Listen very carefully.

No one can find out what's in that cassette, is that clear?

Wilmer, this is a huge journalistic deal. I can't let this go.

If we publish this, we'll expose the corruption

in the government and the courts.

Stop it, Raquel! I'm sick of your... Of that nonsense of yours.

Listen, those videos were made

to tip the scales in favor of Uncle Leonardo,

and we succeeded!

He's not only avoided extradition,

but he's also about to be released from prison.

Seriously?

Yes. The order came in early this morning.

I'm going to Cali to get him out of Villahermosa.

Please, don't do anything with those cassettes.

Don't show them to anyone until I arrive and we can talk calmly.

I'm heading to the airport right now. Was I clear?

Connie, I need your help with Raquel.

-Okay. -Please.

You... You go, relax. I'll take care of it.

Okay, thanks. Bye.

Mobile 693, do you copy?

Give it to me.

Go on.

We've just picked up the man you're looking for,

and we're taking him to the airport.

See, it's the scum who screwed up our game yesterday.

Listen.

Tell your men I'll meet them at kilometer 12 on the Palmira route.

Tell them to wait there with the patient. I'll be there in ten.

Okay, I will.

Listen, Peluso. We have a 732. In ten minutes in Palmira.

Sweetie, have you burped her? If not, she'll start crying.

It's very uncomfortable.

You fed her too fast.

No. She'll have malnutrition problems, and you'll have to use the bottle.

-Nurse her from-- -Hello.

Hi, honey.

-How are you? -Do you see?

She's uncomfortable. Switch to the other breast.

She's still mad.

Seems so, honey. She won't even talk to us.

She'll have to get over it.

She's the one losing, not us.

-Where's Flaco? -There he is.

-What's up? Come. -Hello, sir.

-Did you want to see me? -Yes.

-Will you excuse me for a moment? -Yes, honey.

Let's go talk.

Kind of bad-tempered, huh?

-Like for a change. -I meant Cindy.

Oh.

So how is it? You quit the organization.

Is it true?

Sir, what should I say?

Sandoval and I will definitely never get along.

He bosses me around as if I were his servant, and I'm not.

I've always been by your side.

Do you need a tissue? A linden tea to calm you down?

Don't chicken out. You're not a kid.

You're such an idiot. Don't fuck around.

Flaco, you're good at your job.

But you have so much to learn. You can learn from Sandoval.

So, you'd better do it. I need you to work with that man.

Side by side, do you understand?

Also, enough with the bullshit of quitting the organization.

Nobody quits here, buddy. You just leave in a wooden box.

-Is it clear? -Yes, sir.

It's Nacho.

To the funeral home.

Stop pouting. Come on.

Mom, I have to go.

Raquel.

-Hi. Can we talk? -No, I'm way too busy right now.

It'll just be a minute. I won't keep you long.

How are you?

If you came to manipulate me, like your girls did at the party,

you're wasting your time.

I have to admit they're very efficient, though.

We just did what needed to be done. What was necessary.

The agreement with those people is not to release that video, Raquel.

That's why we need the cassette back.

Don't you get these illegal practices are ruining this country?

Unfortunately, this country has been ruined for a long time.

Neither you nor I will change it.

Nor will you achieve much with that idealistic attitude.

Well, maybe I won't, but at least I'll know I did things right.

Ethically right.

We're doing this for your family.

And it's for them that we need the cassette back.

You're doing things ethically right. Congratulations.

-Constanza. -Mr. Yesid.

Raquel, how are you feeling?

-Fine, Mr. Yesid. -Well, I'm glad.

LA ERMITA FUNERAL HOME - CALI

Quiet!

Oh, you're drowning.

-Mr. Nacho. -What's up?

What's up, buddy? Oh! What's this surprise?

-A present I got for you. -Who's this?

Is this...?

Figueroa, right?

-Figueroa. -Figueroa.

Figueroa.

Tell me something. Is Pablo paying you?

Will you speak, yes or no, queen?

All right, I'll...

-What? -I admit that I've received

some money at my house

with some messages to favor Medellín's Powerful.

But I'm not sure it was from Pablo.

You're stupid, right?

It was a rhetorical question.

I know Pablo is paying you. Who else could it be?

Caycedo, the door.

-What? -I'm sorry, Mr. Leonardo.

We just wanted to say goodbye.

Mr. Leonardo, really,

it was a complete honor to have you in Villahermosa.

So...

Will I be transferred?

No, don't say that, Mr. Leonardo. A person like you, so honorable, no.

Look.

Here's your ticket out of jail.

-Am I free? -Yes, sir.

Vallejo, please bring the bottle of sherry that I bought for Mr. Leonardo.

Right away, sir.

Sir, please, I'll blow him up.

-Do it. -No!

I'm kidding.

No, no, no.

I just came up with something much better.

Figueroa.

You want to save your family, don't you?

-Don't you? -Yes.

All right, that's what we'll do.

We'll save them.

But only if you do what I tell you.

Tomorrow there's a tournament game. Right?

So, you'll go to the Referee Committee,

you'll ask them to assign you the Powerful's match.

And once there, you'll stand in the middle of the field, all smug,

and make sure...

Medellín's Powerful...

loses the match.

Yes, right. I hope it's a hammering.

But you can't ask me to do that.

You can't do that. The Powerful plays against Cartagena.

Cartagena's the worst team in the tournament.

That team is really bad, how could you...?

How will I do that?

-You'll figure it out. -You're not getting it.

If the Powerful loses to the worst team in the tournament,

Pablo will be furious.

No, wait. I know.

Everybody has a price.

And people's work has value.

So, Figueroa, do we have a deal or not?

-Do we have a deal or not? -Yes, we do.

-Very good. -Yes, we do.

Very good. Very good!

I'll be watching.

You'll give penalties and red cards, at least.

Meanwhile, I'm going to keep these photos.

They're pretty, you know? Look.

Just in case.

Relax.

Take him to the airport and put him on the first flight.

Be cool, Nacho. I'll take care of him.

But first, give him a glass of... Oh, wait! He already had some.

Very good.

You got off the hook, right?

Don't let us down.

VILLAHERMOSA PRISON

My family.

Come here, my love. Come.

I missed you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. Come here.

-What about you? -I love you.

Aren't you even happy we got your dad out?

You look so good. How are you?

Go to him. Say hi, at least.

This is a new beginning. This is a change, you'll see.

Things will change and get better.

-Dad, I'm so glad you're already-- -Yes.

-Nephew. -Uncle.

At last.

I'm free because of you. Thank you.

You know you can always count on me. I'm happy to see you finally free.

Hello, gentlemen. Oyola, open the gate. We're drawing too much attention.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome, Mr. Wilmer. Relax, we'll help you.

-Torres, the gate. -Fabián, Felipe,

you'll go on the grey one. Uncle, this one's yours. Go.

Come on, honey. Be careful, sweetie. Thank you.

Freedom smells good, nephew.

Yes, Uncle. But get in quickly. Time to go now. What's up, Tito?

-Mr. Leonardo. -Hey.

I'm glad you're back. Straight to Mrs. Marlén's?

Let's take a tour around Cali. I want to see my beautiful city.

-Hi, how's it going? -Hello.

Leonardo was acquitted of most of the charges against him.

The time he spent in jail

was recognized as punishment for those remaining counts.

The eldest of the Villegas brothers left the Villahermosa prison

as a free man, no scores to settle.

Beta one, do you copy?

I copy, Alpha one.

How's the situation? Do you have information?

It's been hard. Those people are very careful.

It seems they're moving around Envigado, Itagüí, and farms on the outskirts.

-They're avoiding the city. -I'll stay tuned.

I just talked to Mr. Emanuel.

And? Will you leave or stay?

Well, he said we had to get along. What will we do?

What will we do?

Well, you'll follow orders, quietly, and we'll have no problems.

Mr. Leonardo asked that cars one and two go ahead.

We'll go to the drugstore.

Mr. Leonardo can't be left alone.

We're coming.

You know, Constanza was here.

There, at the station?

-Yes. -What did she say?

She asked me to return the cassette I took when we were at Uriel's.

Was she mad?

No, but she had an obnoxious attitude.

She said I was idealistic for wanting to change the country,

and I wouldn't succeed.

-Did you give her the cassette? -Lord, no!

I gave her a fake one and I kept the original.

I know you're pissed off about what happened at Uriel's,

but tell me the truth.

What will you do with that video?

Has it crossed your mind that publishing that

will harm a lot of people?

Among them, your brother. You'll harm Wilmer.

And Uriel, too. In the end, that was done in his house.

I know.

I know, but my uncle has already been released from prison.

That video can come out now, Mom.

Besides, it's a very good time

to expose these corrupt politicians who are killing us.

LOW-COST PHARMACY

Would you wait for a moment?

Hello, Uncle!

Milton. What's up, nephew?

-Hi, Auntie. -How are you, sweetie?

-Hello. -Hi, honey.

Hello.

-Hello. -How are you?

Well, I'm here.

What about you? Did you escape?

No, they released me.

It's good to hear.

The drugstore is fine.

I see it's well managed, I like that.

I work hard, you know?

Listen.

I'm sorry for what happened with Fernando.

I know that this isn't the right time to apologize, but...

Please,

forgive me for involving you in all this.

Well, as you said, it's not the right time.

Because neither you nor Emanuel have the slightest idea...

of what I've been through.

You know nothing.

Wait, listen.

Remember that you have a family.

And if you need something, whatever, you can ask me.

CASHIER

LOW-COST PHARMACY

You know what to do.

Excuse me, Mr. Leonardo.

We need to go.

Remember.

Let's go.

Come here. Get inside.

Sir, there's a lot of movement around here.

BASED ON THE BOOK EL CARTEL DE LOS SAPOS BY ANDRÉS LÓPEZ

Subtitle translation by: Ana Melisa Soria