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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND 1588

ALCAZAR OF MADRID, 1588

This must be a very urgent message to wake me up at this time.

It is, sir.

A letter from the Duke of Medina Sidonia.

We have lost.

Our Great and Most Fortunate Armada has been defeated by the English.

Indeed, your Majesty.

The first accounts tell of seventy sunken ships...

...and ten thousand dead men.

So far.

So far?

We do not know the fate of the many thousands more who fled...

...in their boats to the Irish coast.

I have failed my kingdom.

I have failed.

Call De las Cuevas.

I want to see him immediately.

You wish to see the secretary of the Ministry of Time?

Yes. The Armada will set sail once more.

And this time, it will be victorious.

THE POLICE BRING NO FUN

THE MINISTRY OF TIME

EPISODE 21 CHANGE OF TIME

Elena?

Goodbye, Alonso.

You once told me that by your side I would never be afraid.

You were wrong.

Because you're the one I'm afraid of.

Elena.

Why are you looking at me like that?

I thought I was the wolf and you were the lamb.

But it turned out to be quite the reverse.

See you tonight? -Absolutely.

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I should have told you about the photo before.

It wouldn't have changed anything.

Your life is your life, Amelia.

It's your life, too, a little bit.

According to this photo, more than a little bit.

If I'm honest, I don't know what my life is.

I feel the same.

I tried to save Maite. I failed.

I ran away to a time where I would be useful.

All I saw was misery and suffering.

And I came back empty.

Perhaps that's why I thought things that maybe I shouldn't have.

Amelia, you're not to blame for anything. The fact is, I'm just...

...a crap version of King Midas. Everything I touch turns to shit.

Can you imagine if you suddenly met your dad?

SPENDING MY BIRTHDAY WITH MY DAD

No joke. Your dad!

And you tell him, "Nice to meet you,...

...but see you later."

Then you start to think things over.

And you say, "Maybe I piled too much on it".

But lo and behold! My birthday's party's coming up.

And I kind of dig having a beer with him.

So now you know, grim guy.

I didn't know you worked as a secretary as well.

Angustias is still...

...helping Constanza to adapt to her new era.

And we're still waiting for someone to cover her.

The wheels of bureaucracy grind slowly.

Is the boss in? -Yes he is.

About the other night...

What night?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Very nice.

What?

Putting up Susana Torres's portrait, after everything she did.

And why shouldn't I?

She's the first woman to hold this position.

And she certainly wasn't the first to make a mistake.

Resentment makes for a bad travelling companion.

Please, have a seat.

By the way, congratulations on your new position.

Thank you.

Though I don't know if you'll still be as friendly with me as time goes on.

I'm intending to have a weekly meeting with you.

Perfect. It's been years...

...since I had a regular date with a woman. It's about time.

Anything new to report?

No. We've had a quiet couple of days.

It seems like History doesn't need us.

That's good, isn't it? -Don't be fooled.

My experience tells me that after the calm...

...comes a storm. Usually a big one.

ALCAZAR OF MADRID, 1588

What do you mean I cannot travel into the past?

These are the rules imposed by Queen Isabella of Castile,...

...when she founded the Ministry. She made it very clear.

It should not be used to further the ambitions of anyone, not even a king.

My great-grandmother did not have an empire as large as mine!

Nor as many enemies knocking at her door!

I am your King.

Show me the door I must go through...

...to ensure the Armada wins the battle.

Speak!

I have granted the Ministry much money.

I have refurbished your building. What have you given me in return?

Your life.

Our agents attended your grandmother Joanna,...

...when she gave birth to your father in a sewer.

They saved you from an attempt in London and another in Lisbon.

They have done a great deal.

It is not enough! What's more, now it's not my life that's in danger,...

...but the glory of the kingdom, which is greatly more important.

Glory is earned day by day, not by changing History.

You dare to give advice to your King?

I've had enough.

The Holy Office of the Inquisition will loosen your tongue.

You are making a mistake.

Changing history...

...could have terrible consequences.

Tell me what you are thinking.

Changing the order of things...

...is not the business of men.

Only God has that power.

God?

Where was God when my fleet was sunk?

I began this enterprise to bring the true faith to England.

My armies fought against the Lutheran followers in the Low Countries,...

...and the infidels in the Mediterranean.

Who is God to say that I have not done so much for Him?

May God forgive me if I offend Him.

And if He doesn't,...

...I will soon be accountable to him.

But it is time to change History.

Ladies and gentlemen, a serious problem has emerged.

Something that could change our History for good.

Isn't that Agustin de Arguelles? -The very same.

He's the same name as the metro line.

The neighbourhood and the metro line are named after him.

Is he in danger? -Arguelles has enlisted...

...in the Asturian volunteer army to fight against Napoleon.

And we don't know where he is. -We've received a report from 1809.

The patrol he was part of has been lost...

...somewhere close to Medina de Rioseco.

Specifically around this area.

And what are the merits of this Arguelles?

He's one of the founding fathers of the 1812 Constitution.

It's our first constitution, nicknamed "La Pepa".

Together with Muñoz Torrero and Perez de Castro.

Exactly. It defended the freedom of all Spaniards,...

...the freedom of the press,...

...and limited the powers of the King, Ferdinand VII.

Article 172 made clear...

...that the King could not impede, under any pretext,...

...the sitting of the Cortes, nor could he suspend or dissolve them.

And anyone who helped him to do so would be considered a traitor.

King Ferdinand's in for a real shock when he reads this.

Excuse my ignorance, but what is a Constitution?

It's the fundamental law, the group of rules and principles...

...which establish a state of law under the approval of the General Courts.

It's something very serious, Alonso.

It can't be that serious when it's called "La Pepa", like a simple lady.

It's called that in Cadiz because it was adopted on 19th March 1812,...

...St Joseph's Day.

It looks like the Cadiz sense of humour has come a long way.

You have to find Arguelles before it's too late...

...and take him to Seville. There he will be safe.

And, according to History, he'll begin to write the constitution.

The origin of Spanish democracy...

...is in danger.

Curse democracy and modernity.

How I long for the times when it was the king who decided everything...

...and we subjects obeyed.

And the times when women didn't dump you?

That too.

When only one person is in charge,...

...they're capable of doing anything to keep what they have.

There's nothing more dangerous than that.

Will you speak?

I beg of you! I have always been loyal to the Crown!

Then...

...why do you not give the King what he wants?

We got a problem. A big one.

Arguelles? -No.

We've received an alert from 1588.

The Secretary of the Ministry has disappeared.

Disappeared? -So it seems.

He was called to speak with the King and hasn't returned.

Two open conflicts at once. In the time of Philip II...

...and right in the middle of the War of Independence.

Send a squad to 1588.

Use the inter-departmental doors. -Yes, sir.

I trust that, at least, Amelia and her team will soon find Arguelles.

Shut up!

Lord, please, no! -Don't beg.

If we are to die, let's keep some dignity.

Take aim!

Every time I saw the Goya painting, I dreamed of this.

After days looking for them, we're almost late.

It's him.

Let's get out of here. -You won't say it twice.

Go. -No, no.

You have to come with us.

Get going, you all.

And be weary. You won't be so lucky next time.

Who are you? -We were sent by Jovellanos.

We have orders to take you to Seville.

Seville?

Why does Jovellanos want me so far from home?

I have to fight the French. For Spain.

You'll serve Spain better by writing laws, believe me.

Seville's several days ahead.

I long to be home.

Is that a weapon?

Where did you find it?

In the Ministry of Time.

After De las Cuevas died without talking, I decided to search it.

I found nothing that could be of any help.

De las Cuevas guessed why we summoned him...

...and hid everything. -Indeed, your Majesty.

But God came to our aid.

As we were performing our search in the Ministry,...

...three intruders entered through one of the doors.

Who were they? -I don't know.

We had to use force and kill them.

We lost a dozen of our own guards.

These small arquebuses are to blame.

They are a deadly weapon.

They fire without you having to load a new bullet.

They also took all this.

And this?

What the hell is this?

I have never seen anything like it.

I have never touched such a strange surface.

Finally, you answer the phone!

Have you found De las Cuevas?

It's alive! Kill it!

Hello? Hello?

Hello?

The call cut off.

Year 2016.

How is this possible?

It is the most distant date I have found in this book.

The book also shows the doors to get there,...

...the latest and main Ministry.

With arms such as these,...

...no enemy could face us.

Let us go, Vazquez. We must leave at once.

Where to? -To the future.

Thus far, I was King of the world.

Now, I will also be the King of time.

Incredible, it'd take less time to travel four centuries...

...into the future than it'd to go hunting in Casa de Campo.

I have to confess I was expecting something a little more spectacular.

Now what?

Yes, it's this way.

Hello? -Mister Undersecretary,...

...there are intruders in the Ministry.

Intruders? What kind of intruders?

Is there someone there? -Who am I speaking with?

His majesty King Philip.

Philip VI?

Philip VI?

I think you have the wrong number.

Take this device.

See if you can mute it.

I am too old now for such strange whatnots.

You must find the library.

I know of your love for books, your Majesty.

But perhaps this isn't... -You imbecile!

If they have a library, in it will be books that speak of the past.

I want you to investigate...

...how the Armada managed to fail against the English.

Yes, Your Majesty. The Holy Office has just arrived.

For whatever you should command.

What is happening here? -Whatever I wish to happen.

You are...? -Salvador Marti.

The head of this Ministry.

Just the person I was looking for.

Tell me. How is the Spanish empire?

The Americans are now the masters of the world?

How could those uneducated Indians get so far?

They are not the native Americans.

They're the descendants of the English colonialists...

...who took North America.

Those cursed English. Always interfering.

No doubt this is a problem I shall have to resolve.

There is something I do not understand.

Imagine how I feel.

The present King. This Philip VI.

He does not wage war against these Americans?

No. They're a powerful ally.

If they are the masters and we their allies,...

...that means that we are their subjects.

How could a king of my blood allow such an offence?

He doesn't belong to the House of Habsburg.

He is from the House of Bourbon.

In the 18th Century...

...the so-called "War of Succession" took place.

The Bourbons defeated the Habsburgs.

Another thing I will have to fix.

Tell me, what do they say of me now?

You are known as the prudent king.

May I ask what you want to do, your Majesty?

Firstly, that the Great and Most Fortunate Armada...

...sets sail once again and wins the battle.

You want to save the Invincible Armada?

Yes. But do not call it that.

That was an invention by the English...

...to spur their soldiers on to fight harder.

How I hate the English!

Their beer is warm and bitter.

Their women, ugly. Their food, vile.

And they turn pirates into admirals.

They have neither taste nor honour.

And then what?

Reinstate the Inquisition in the 21st Century?

Do you mean that the Inquisition does not exist in this time?

There is no doubt that Spain has changed a great deal.

And for the worse.

El Escorial filled with tourists?

From what country do these tourists come from?

From many.

Is this a new alliance that attacks us?

Sometimes it feels that way, yes. But in general they're good people...

...who travel the world to see certain sights.

Like the pilgrims? -More or less.

They arrive somewhere,...

...pay the entrance fee, and go in to look around.

They enter my lodgings?

Since when can commoners enter the house of a king?

Your Majesty.

I have the key.

Plymouth. What happened in that English port...

...that could have ensured our victory?

While our fleet was on the way to Flanders,...

...they encountered the English navy...

...anchored there, with no means of defense.

Why did we not attack? -Admiral Martinez de Recalde...

...advised that we attack.

But the Duke of Medina Sidonia thought otherwise.

That incompetent!

What was I thinking when I allowed him to lead so great an undertaking!

When they told me he got seasick,...

...I should have dismissed him. -You are not prudent, Philip.

Perhaps you were in your day.

But the man I have before me now is a fool.

How dare you speak to your King that way, idiot?

I'm a free citizen and I have a right to do so.

In case you didn't already know, I will tell you now,...

...neither glory nor fortune are eternal, your Majesty.

If glory is not eternal, at least it's long-lasting.

Is it worth the suffering of so many people?

Your people? Think about it, Sire.

Because when you die,...

...as kings die too,...

...you cannot take with you any power or money,...

...no matter how much you have now.

Do you want me to tell you how you die?

It wasn't a death worthy of a king, your Majesty.

Silence!

You, who was always so fastidiously clean,...

...rotted in your bed.

Stinking of your own shit.

Because no matter how much you're king,...

...you're also blood, flesh and bone. Just like everyone else.

Enough chatter.

You will not stop me from changing history.

It won't be with my help.

Prime Minister's Cabinet. Hello? -Get me the Prime Minister.

If you don't put that thing down, you're dead.

Morning. How're things going today?

This is Salvador Marti. -Yes?

I'm calling from the Ministry of...

Was that necessary, your Majesty?

There was much he could have taught us about this Ministry.

That's what I have you for.

Stay here studying with the members of the Holy Office.

You must find out in what other moments of our future History...

...we should interfere. I fear there will be many.

Are you leaving, your Majesty? -Yes.

I am returning to our time.

To tell that unruly idiot Medina Sidonia what he has to do.

England will be ours tomorrow.

I will change the past,...

...and with it, this mediocre future.

Everything will be different.

Everything.

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, 1588

And you can see people moving too?

Yeah. They're called videos.

From the Latin, "ver".

If you say so...

The King speaking.

Well then, Medina Sidonia, what is the news?

We've won? Perfect.

How wonderful it is not to have to communicate by letter...

...in these times of God. -Yes, your Majesty.

And now, tell me, this Excel. How does it work?

What is happening here?

Is everyone in mourning?

It looks like Ernesto has opened a school.

Or everything's changed since we left and now we hunt down aliens.

From what country are they? -Very far away.

You are already here?

That was fast! You only left last night.

I imagine you have completed your objective.

Yes, sir. -Perfect.

That Arguelles was giving us a lot of headaches in the 19th Century.

Claiming that Spain could have a constitution!

What a fool!

What an idiot!

Amelia, you can go to the secretarial department.

When I need your advice, I'll call you.

Where is Salvador?

Salvador who?

Excuse me, sir.

I wanted to remind you that I asked permission to leave early.

It's my eldest daughter's birthday and I'd like to pick her up from school.

Of course. You may go, Irene. Family comes first.

Send my regards to your husband. -I will. Thank you, sir.

What is this? A joke?

Excuse me?

Sorry, sir, we're very tired today. It was a very tough mission.

Yes, you should go home.

Take today and tomorrow off. You've earned it.

But first I ask that you go change.

You know that uniformity in this Ministry is extremely important.

You know our motto.

Time is what it is?

Discipline, discretion and common sense.

Yes, sir, we'll change right away.

Wait, Alonso.

I almost forgot.

This is for you. All the Ministry members chipped in.

Congratulations.

Goodbye.

We're expecting strong storms to the west of the country,...

...especially in the region of Las Californias.

Let me remind you it's the raining season in the Indies.

Specially in the San Salvador and New Spain areas.

The typhoon alert is still on in the Philippines...

...with winds well over 120 mph.

Finally, Castile is still affected by the draught.

We remind you accordingly...

...to concur to the processions...

...to beg for God's rain. -Amelia...

This joke isn't funny.

We'd better try and fit in.

Let's pretend we're not bothered by anything.

And now a message from our sponsor.

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You must be Spanish, too.

The Cross of Burgundy. The Tercios.

Someone pinch me.

If this is a joke, they must have spent a fortune.

This is no joke. Something happened when we were on our mission.

This is a different Ministry.

But Ernesto... -He's a different Ernesto.

And Irene is married to a man and has children.

Even the mission to save Arguelles is the opposite.

We were meant to kill him.

I think someone has managed to change history.

King of the world and King of time. -Who?

Him.

This is the salute that his humble and grateful people...

...send him for caring so much for his subjects.

We have to find out what happened.

I'm sorry, but...

...I should go home.

I'd like to know who my wife is in this world.

Yes?

Of course. I'll be there in half an hour. Kisses.

The boy named Philip came to meet all these goals and more.

It's Maite.

He became a legend, who has survived to these times...

...through the grace of God. -It's okay, I'll investigate on my own.

Tomorrow we'll meet first thing.

And we'd better do it far away from here.

PHILIP II OF SPAIN

THE INVINCIBLE ARMADA

THE GREAT VICTORY OF THE SPANISH ARMADA

Beer, as usual?

Yes. As usual. -OK.

What a face. It's like you've seen a ghost.

THE GREAT VICTORY OF THE SPANISH ARMADA

Enjoy. -Thanks, Miguel.

Finally, you're smiling, thank God.

It's just that this is heaven.

A beer, some "patatas bravas"...

...and you.

Finish up quick, I'm dying to get home.

What do I owe you? -Not much, 50 pesetas.

50 pesetas? -It's nothing, man!

Here. -OK.

JESUS MENDEZ AKA PACINO

KILLER OFFICER EXECUTED

JESUS MENDEZ "PACINO" DIED LAST FRIDAY IN THE GARROT CHAIR.

I still don't believe what's happening.

Me neither.

But I love it.

By the way, Elena wants to invite you to dinner tomorrow.

You and Maite. -They know each other?

In this world, yes.

Look, Amelia.

Hello. -Hi.

How are you both? -Good.

I'm very good.

Elena is pregnant. Six months.

And Maite...

...is Maite?

Did you find anything out?

Everything changed after the Spanish Armada...

...won. -Then...

Then my son was victorious in battle.

Philip II changed History from then on. And he changed a lot.

Today, London is still Spanish territory.

As is Lisbon.

I hope that the Beatles still exist at least.

I didn't look that up. But I can tell you that the "Quixote" doesn't exist.

Nor does Lazarillo de Tormes. Goya was purged.

As were Jovellanos, Picasso and Buñuel.

There are lists of books banned by the Inquisition.

The Inquisition? Here, in the 21st Century?

Yes. -And what of our armies?

We're at war with the United States and against Islam,...

...though that's nothing new for Philip II.

But Philip II, what era does he live in?

All of them. And he's King in all of them.

Although his own era is his official residence.

He visits the different ages as if visiting his different territories.

He changes and eliminates anything...

...that History tells him could be dangerous to his interests.

That's why they sent us to take out Arguelles.

Exactly. In this new History, Spain has never known any Constitution.

There have never been elections.

Why do we realize that everything has changed, but the others don't?

It happened right when we were travelling from door to door.

I can't think of any other explanation.

We have to act.

I have a plan.

I will travel to see the King in his time to get his attention.

I'll pretend to be one of those prophets...

...who said the king was no more than a demon.

No. No, no, no.

They'll arrest you and burn you alive.

The first part of that is part of my plan.

The second is what you two have to help avoid.

You'll travel to another point in his life when he's vulnerable.

I have one written down here, with the exact door to use to get there.

Wait a moment.

Are you insinuating that we should make an attempt on the King's life?

I'll convince him. We won't need to take it that far.

But if you can't convince him, we will have to act,

wouldn't that be changing history? -He is the one who has changed history!

Lower your voice, please.

I come to this bar a lot and I don't want any problems.

You two aren't going to help me, are you?

All my dreams have come true, Amelia.

You have to understand.

Yours, too, right?

And yours haven't, right?

Have you found out about your future? -What are you insinuating?

And Pacino?

What happened to him in this change in history?

He died.

They executed him for killing those women.

But he didn't commit any crime.

I know how hard it must be to have your dreams come true...

...and then have to give them up.

But I cannot live in a world without rights,...

...a world where the Inquisition still exists.

I will fulfil my part of the plan.

You two may decide if you want to fulfil yours.

This game is ours!

What is it? -This game is ours!

Who's playing today?

Imperials versus German suckers Confederates.

This game is our game!

She's left her notebook.

THE CONSPIRACY OF THE PROPHETS AND PHILIP II

A cup of coffee, please.

Irene.

Yes?

Can I talk with you alone?

Yes, of course.

The boss has gone to the football game with the top brass.

We can go to his office, we'll be more comfortable there.

Going on a mission! I'm so jealous!

What does it feel like?

Much more so than working in the secretarial department.

I'd love to go on one some day.

But my husband would never let me.

And with the children I'd hardly have time.

What did you want to say to me?

Cognac?

But just a little bit, it goes straight to my head.

To us! -To us!

I don't know why we haven't talked before.

I hardly have any friends. And the ones I do have...

...only want to talk about their children, recipes.

I mean, not to say I don't like that...

But you'd like to talk about other things.

Yes. Honest, I would.

If my husband...

...could see me now talking to you and...

What are you doing?

I can't, Amelia.

I shouldn't do it.

I shouldn't do it, please.

I had gotten over it.

I went on a course my confessor recommended.

You don't have to get over it. -It's a sin!

If they find out, they'll send me to the castle in Loarre.

They'll take away my children.

Are you happy?

I'm responsible.

Discipline, discretion and common sense. That is our motto.

Why are you doing this to me, Amelia?

You're working for the Inquisition, aren't you?

They're always watching how people behave.

No.

I come from a different 2016, where I know a different Irene...

...who follows her desires.

She's tough and independent, she's fought by my side.

She's certainly not an obedient secretary.

No?

So what am I there?

Head of Logistics for this very Ministry.

A woman in a top position?

That's impossible!

In my world women can hold high offices.

And loving another woman is not a crime.

That's just a dream of yours, Amelia.

No. That's what I have lived.

I think I had better go.

I'll keep your secret.

You keep mine.

Let me set the table. -You sit. This is women's business.

The Maite I know would have chucked a plate at my head...

...if I didn't help set the table.

The Elena I know would do the same.

This Elena is more like Blanca was.

And which do you like more?

I prefer not to think about that. It gives me a headache.

You haven't got long now.

Have you thought about what you're going to call it?

If it's a girl, Isabella.

After Isabella I? -No, like the mother of King Philip.

And if it's a boy? -Then Philip.

I've not doubt about that. I don't care if it's a boy or a girl.

I only want it to be healthy.

Is everything ready? I am dying of hunger.

Yes, it's all ready, but we have to wait.

What for? -What do you think?

The King's weekly speech. -Of course.

San Jose de Cupertino.

September the 18th. -That's correct.

Santa Maria Egipciaca.

April the 2nd. -Correct.

Santa Leocadia, patron saint of Toledo.

December the 9th. -Correct.

Saint Wenceslas of Bohemia.

September 28th. -Correct.

Gee! San Macario The Older.

February 16th. -Correct.

Santa Tecla, patron saint of Tarragona.

September 23rd. -Correct!

Time's up! Splendid! Wonderful! A new record!

Miguel, you are a prodigy.

Congratulations. -Thank you very much.

Incredible. Amazing.

Ladies and Gentlemen, he's overcome the challenge.

We'll see Miguel and all of you...

Some things never change.

...in a new and thrilling episode of "If You Know, You Win".

And now, his Majesty King Philip. King of the World and of Time.

Warm greetings as ever from your King,...

...dear Spaniards.

As every week, I come before you...

...to take stock of the state of our great empire.

It fills me with pride and delight to inform you...

...of the success of our latest crusades against the infidel...

...and their continued terrorists threats.

I wish to calm your fears and ask for your faith in our army,...

...the most powerful on earth.

I regret the human losses that the war brings with it,...

...but soon we will reach our great victory.

And I will lead you there.

Because I have at all times a great inner strength,...

...above all else.

In another news,...

...I am pleased to tell you that unemployment has decreased 2%,...

...thanks to the cuts of my government.

I ask you all to make an effort to pay your taxes.

You are all the Treasury,...

...and without your efforts and discipline nothing would be possible.

Until next week.

And remember,...

...sound judgment and common sense...

...are the lights that guide us.

He's wonderful.

Without him, we would be lost.

My grandmother always said, "Thank God he is eternal".

Eternal? What do you mean?

He has been chosen by God through time.

He guards us and keeps us.

He feeds us.

And our children will proudly shed their blood...

...for the glory of his kingdom.

What's the matter? Have you forgotten the creed?

If you were my students, I'd fail you.

Right then, now we can eat.

I know how hard it must be...

...to have your dreams come true and then have to give them up.

But I cannot live in a world without rights.

A world where the Inquisition still exists.

I will fulfil my part of the plan.

You two may decide if you want to fulfil yours.

You look very serious.

Are you OK?

Yes. I was just thinking about work.

Thank God.

For a moment I thought you were thinking about another woman.

Nothing like that.

You are always on my mind.

Good night, honey.

Good night.

Have you seen Amelia? I called her and she didn't answer.

Have you gone to the secretarial department?

She works there now. -No one's heard from her.

I hope she didn't decide to carry out her part of the plan.

I don't think so. She is intelligent. -Yes, far more intelligent than us.

The King believed that imprisoning Miguel de Piedrola...

...and my sister Lucrecia would be the end of the prophets.

He was wrong!

Here I am, to demonstrate that our faith is still alive.

And that the end of the King and his empire is night!

Because any rule based on contempt for the people...

...must be defeated!

Because for so long we've paid taxes which lead us to poverty!

Because we are free citizens and not subjects!

They may kill me! They may silence my voice!

But they can never take away the fact that I am right!

Because we are more than the King, and none are below him!

Come with us, whore.

I was waiting for you.

Who are you? -A woman seeking justice.

You are not part of the prophets, are you?

I am an agent from the Ministry of Time in 2016.

My name is Amelia Folch and I know how you changed History...

...after the defeat of your Great and Blessed Armada.

How could you know that?

I was with my team on a mission to the 19th Century.

You changed History just as we were between doors.

Why have you come here?

What happened to the Philip who dreamed of being a gentleman...

...like Amadis de Gaula?

How did you know that? -I know History. The real history.

Not the one you have invented at the cost of progress.

Progress is an overrated concept.

You didn't think that when you wanted...

...Madrid to be as cultured as Brussels.

When you founded the greatest archives and the greatest libraries.

When you criticized your father...

...for his excessive taxes that impoverished Castile.

What remains of that Philip, your Majesty?

Power and the passage of time show you the reality.

Governing is making possible what is real.

What did you do with Salvador Marti?

He had an accident.

I think it's time I asked the questions now.

Who is aiding you in this treason?

No one. And I feel sorry for that.

Then you are a suicidal. -No.

I believe that within every person, be he a peasant or a king,...

...there's a human being who feels and suffers.

So, a suicidal.

I would sooner die before losing my dignity.

I don't believe you.

Yes.

At your service, your Majesty. How can I help you?

Leave them on the table and go. -Yes, sir.

Yes.

What?

Amelia Folch has travelled back to 1588 and posed as a prophet?

I will interrogate the other members of her team.

Yes.

Burning at the stake is a fitting end for a traitor.

But...

...if you want, we can move her...

I don't care if it gives you a headache. Think, Alonso.

What if Amelia is right? -Stop talking about it.

I love Elena. My dream is to have a child with her.

I'm about to get that. -Mine was to be with Maite again.

Let's leave things as they are. -Don't you realize?

What should I realize? -They're not themselves.

This society has changed them. They're submissive.

They've the same bodies, faces, voices.

But they don't have the same souls.

Why don't you want to recognize this?

For the glory of the kingdom?

What good is all this glory if we who live in it have no dignity?

It's not the glory.

It's me.

I'm scared of being alone.

So am I, for fuck's sake!

They're calling us.

Yes.

Door 816.

Isn't that a little strange?

You have to run away. They're going to arrest you or lock you up.

Or worse. They may kill you in an auto-da-fe.

As they're going to do with Amelia.

She travelled back to 1588 to confront the King.

She did it.

That crazy woman went off on her own and has ruined our lives.

Can I ask you both something? -Sure.

Amelia told me about another Irene.

A woman who wasn't submissive, who made her own decisions in life.

That's the Irene I would like to be, but here I can't.

Here they won't let me.

Do you know her?

Yes. We know her.

It wasn't just some madness from Amelia?

No.

It was not.

She told you the truth.

In which case, I beg of you.

Let that Irene be the one who exists,...

...and not me.

We have Julian Martinez.

We're missing the other, but we'll have him soon.

You need not worry, your Majesty.

Now you are going to tell me everything.

Everything?

I didn't think this was one of those shows where I pour my heart out.

Well.

I see your son learnt from the best.

What do you know about me?

That you're a Torquemada.

That has always been a secret.

In other times, you and I shared secrets.

Really?

What a shame.

In this time,...

...you will be the one to tell me yours.

My dear Amelia,...

...in what a mess you're making me jump.

I'll ask you one more time.

Who else is part of this plot?

Go to hell.

At your service, your Majesty.

No. Martinez doesn't want to talk.

Yes.

Will do. I will hang up and await the photo.

I don't think we'll get anything else from her.

We'll have to try some other way.

What?

Will you talk now?

You're a son of a bitch.

That's not possible.

What are you looking at, your Majesty?

You're dead pale.

See for yourself.

That's me, seven years old.

This is the King speaking.

Finally. I thought you'd never call.

Listen to me carefully,...

...Alonso de Entrerrios.

If you do anything to me, you're a dead man.

If you're referring to the guards, you are quite mistaken, I assure you.

You cannot change history.

With all due respect, your Majesty, I am quite serious here.

What do you want? Fortune? To command an army?

For that you already have the great Duke of Alba.

By his side, I'm only an apprentice.

Then what do you want?

For you to free my companions.

And for you to listen to whatever Amelia tells you to do.

And if I don't?

You will die a child.

You will have no glory.

No one will remember you.

You won't win the Battle of Gravelinas or Lepanto.

You won't build El Escorial in honour of St Quentin.

You will not exist in History.

You are a Tercio soldier!

Serving the King is your duty!

I know that.

And I know my heart will break as soon as I commit this crime.

Then obey me!

If you do not meet my demands in five minutes,...

...you will disappear into thin air.

And don't worry, you won't suffer.

I've applied chloroform.

And I know where to insert the dagger so that it won't hurt you.

Why are you doing this?

For honour.

And because, while you may be the King, I am a soldier.

And there is one thing that comes above all else in my life.

I have never left a fellow soldier to die in battle.

And that is what Amelia is.

Five minutes.

Not one more.

Free her.

And bring her to my office.

Well.

Crazy world of communication!

What do you want me to do?

Free my companion whom Ernesto is keeping prisoner in the Ministry.

And let him join Alonso de Entrerrios.

Done. -Then you'll return to the moment...

...when you learnt that your Armada had failed.

And you will do no more than cry at your mistakes.

I have made so many, I think I will never have enough tears to cry.

It's all out of my control. All of it.

It is not possible to govern an empire on which the sun never sets.

I have no one left.

I've outlived everyone.

Everyone who hated me...

...and everyone who loved me.

May I ask you a question?

What?

Something I never ventured to find out.

How you will die?

How did you know?

Because I too haven't dared to find out how I die.

Salvador Marti told me that I would die in great suffering,...

...reeking of my own putrefaction. -He didn't lie.

When will it happen?

In ten years from now.

May I ask you a favour?

Will you keep your side of the bargain?

I swear.

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND 1588

We have lost.

Again.

Actually, we only lost once,...

...but we're living it twice.

What will you do, your Majesty?

Ask God's forgiveness for my mistakes.

And keep my promise.

Time will continue as it must.

I'm pleased with your decision.

Though the empire will decline in the future.

That will be the responsibility of other kings,...

...and those who allow their mistakes.

I have more than enough with my own.

Thank God the mission went well, because if not...

The important thing is that Arguelles is alive and well in Seville.

Please, don't send us to face Napoleon's army again.

I'm sorry I couldn't have come to your aid.

You did enough, Alonso.

If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be here.

Well.

I'll expect your report on Arguelles as soon as possible.

Why such a hurry? -So that you can take some time off.

Then I'll get started right away.

I'm so glad to see you again.

What are you doing here?

Waiting for you.

I want to be by your side.

I only ask one thing in return. -Anything.

Don't lie to me, ever.

Don't make up nonsense about travelling through time.

Whatever it is, tell me the truth.

But I... -Don't tell me anything now.

What'll be, cutie?

A cup of coffee. -Right away.

I see you kept your word.

As you kept yours, your Majesty.

I am sorry to disappoint you,...

...but those horns can't be from unicorns.

Unicorns don't exist.

Just in case.

And anyway,...

...I have reached the point...

...where I even doubt God exists, Amelia.

I have been the most powerful man in the world...

...and yet here I lie,...

...rotting alive.

I am afraid.

So afraid.

Don't worry.

Think of the happiest day in your life.

It didn't take you long to find it.

There haven't been many.

It wasn't hard to find.

Then think about that.

Goodnight, my son.

Goodnight, mother.

Is it true that I'm going to be King?

Yes.

When you grow up,...

...you will be.

But I'll never be as great a King as my father.

Yes.

You will.

Thank you,...

...mother.