Original subtitles

[Yeni] Yeah, I'm really excited to study medicine.

[Hugo] Are you? Great.

-I bet you'll be great. -Really?

-A hundred percent, absolutely. -Hopefully.

Thanks, Hugo.

-I appreciate it. -Of course, it's my pleasure.

Hey, I'll see you next class. Talk soon.

-[Yeni] Yeah, see you, bye. -[Hugo] Take care.

Julia.

Heya.

-Oh, hi. -How are you?

-Pretty good, you? -Good.

-I'm glad you came. -Oh, yeah, thanks.

Um... is there any parking around here?

-You're looking for parking? -Mm-hmm.

Hmm, right here should be fine.

-Ah, all right. -Okay.

-Yeah. -Yep.

Thanks again.

[Hugo] I haven't seen you since you and Carlos got married.

Julia? We can go somewhere else if you prefer.

-No, no, no. -You sure?

This is great. No, I'm good, yeah.

-Okay. -Thank you.

Because it just looks like you're ready

to jump up and run away any second now.

-Not at all, please. -Hmm.

How are you?

Fine.

Listen, who's that girl you were talking with?

Yeni?

Ye... What's her name?

-Yeni, to her friends. -Oh.

I've been helping her prepare for her university entrance exam.

Oh, really?

That's great. [stammers]

I don't like to judge people, you know, I'm pretty sure she'll make it.

No, for sure. I think she can.

Absolutely.

But is she indigenous, or...

-She's Totonac. -Okay.

Julia, look, I'm really happy to see you,

but I don't like just how different you've become.

What? But it... it's still me, Hugo.

I... I was only curious about it

because I was wondering if she needed help.

Maybe I can help with resources,

whatever she may need for school or...

Look...

she's really been working hard to get to this point,

she built this.

Not all indigenous people are looking for handouts.

[opening theme music]

THE SURROGACY

[birds and crickets chirp]

[ominous music]

You were quick, weren't you?

I was close by, fixing a problem.

I was thinking, just how much humans love to kill.

We're predators by our very nature.

Our bodies eliminate bacteria for our survival.

We kill animals and plants so we can eat.

And we'll even try to murder each other

when we feel threatened, or? when we wanna come out on top.

You must be an expert

in the infinite capacity that humans have for causing harm.

Hmm.

But I can understand...

why you would wanna kill Irene.

-I didn't kill her. -Hmm?

No, of course not.

And that's what I told the chief of police.

They did find your fingerprints in her apartment,

and Irene was printing out your letter of resignation

at the time of her death.

And her neighbors and the cameras

all saw you go into her apartment before running away,

but those are all isolated incidents.

It doesn't matter what they find there,

because I have no motive.

Unlike you, who has actively tried

to get rid of everybody who played a role in the surrogacy.

No. I don't try to.

I do it.

Like I'll do to you if you insist on continuing this liaising

between my son and that native.

You know she has a name and it's Yeni.

And besides, Carlos and Julia

are the ones who asked me to find her.

I warned you to stay out of this.

Yeni is my best chance to protect myself from you.

Be thankful that I didn't take her to Carlos.

But you know what?

She's going to see Julia.

[scoffs] That idiot,

you know she's going to make everything worse.

Or, she might see her son

and decide that she wants to raise him, you know?

Wouldn't that be nice?

A happy ending.

[phone keys clicking]

Nora, she and Carlos slept together.

For Pete's sake, that's nothing new.

Everyone already--

Knowing and hearing are two different things.

I heard it in her words and her voice.

Did you talk to her?

-She's on her way. -We'll be right there.

I'm on my way with Marcela.

[line disconnects]

On the drive,

consider whether you're going to support me in this,

or if you'd prefer to spend the rest of your life in jail.

Hmm?

[intense music]

[brakes screech]

Right here?

Yeah, this is it.

Be careful.

[sighs] I'll come with you, okay?

No, no, no.

Yeni needs to talk to Carlos alone.

Marcela asked us to come.

It's not like they'd be alone anyway.

And I'm not about to let any one of them surprise us again.

Come on.

It'll be okay, Cuca.

Should I come too?

No, don't worry about it. We'll be all right.

Be careful.

[door opens]

We're here to see Carlos.

This is Julia.

She's the baby's mother.

[cries]

[sobs]

Please forgive me.

-[sobs] -[baby coos]

Forgive me.

Everything was planned, except you being born like this.

Everything was planned, like how?

Carlos handled it all.

So does that mean that you're the person who had Mubu's phone

and sent the message?

I don't know what message you're talking about.

I sent a message to Marcela

because I wanted to meet you to talk to you.

The first time Carlos saw you

was when you were with her friend Hugo.

[car door opens and closes]

Carlos hired people to follow you around,

and he's the one that set you up

so you'd agree to be our surrogate.

So then where is he?

Why is he just hiding behind his wife?

Because he has more important things to take care of.

Well, I don't care.

At least now we can leave the baby with you.

No. But I would like to speak to her about that.

Alone.

[scoffs] Fat chance of that.

What makes you think you can just boss people around?

This is Nora Huizar.

-And? -[Yeni] Sonia.

Sonia, just wait for me in the car.

-Look, I'm not leaving-- -Please Sonia, just go.

-Sonia. -So we're really just going to leave her

alone with these psychos?

Shall we go inside?

[baby crying]

Go take care of her.

Hmm.

I assume that you're aware of having signed a contract

in which you agreed to a series of conditions and rules

which you are responsible for upholding.

One particular clause said that there would be consequences

for having sexual relations or for taking any medication.

You breached your contract.

I only ever took what you gave me.

We can prove in a court of law

that not only did you attempt to get an abortion,

but that you also slept with Carlos.

It's hard to say what exactly you were planning,

but the baby was born deformed, and your plan didn't work,

which means we are under absolutely no obligation

to take care of him.

Nora, please.

Marcela, I'd like you to leave.

Go see Julia.

[TV plays in background]

[doorbell buzzes]

What is this? Can't a guy get some rest?

[buzzing continues]

-[buzzes continues] -[ominous music]

[David grunts]

Goddamn it.

-Sorry about that, man. -[groans]

My guys got a bit restless

when you didn't open the door right away.

Here.

-The nose can make a big mess. -[David strains]

It can really hurt a lot,

which is why you shouldn't stick it where it doesn't belong.

We want you to keep the police from interrogating our friend Balo,

because they seem to think

he was in a Irene's apartment the day she was murdered.

What do you want me to do?

Well, maybe you can help us.

Sure, I'll help you.

But first, tell me who sent you.

[laughs]

Arturo Lemus.

[Briseño] Hey, hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?

Let's not offend the famous attorney Arturo Lemus.

Please, come in.

[Arturo] Evening.

I'm a great backup if you need me to be. [laughs]

Have a seat.

That's all right.

Thanks, I really wish I could stay,

but that's not why I'm here, actually.

I brought this.

This is Nora's contribution to the cause.

Mm. [snickers]

I'm certainly grateful for the offer,

but you shouldn't have bothered.

[Arturo] Just think about it.

I wanted to ask you how my little job's going.

Oh. [chuckles] I see.

Well, I've got some bad news for you.

Sweetheart, come here. Take this, will you?

So, apparently, somebody was after the little cripple.

But when we talked to his mommy, she said he left town,

so I'm pretty sure that isn't my problem anymore.

That hotshot attorney told me that Balo was probably here.

Mm-hmm.

[dramatic music]

So you better find him. Right away.

Carlos wants to talk to him, and I've gotta get to him first.

Got it?

You completely abandoned us up here.

And guess what?

I knew you were prick, but you're also a huge coward.

I'm very sorry, but I had an emergency.

Julia, my wife, decided to take off with my baby,

and I was dealing with that.

Well, Marcela said you would be here.

Mm, what do you mean here?

What are you talking about? I haven't spoken to Marcella.

Where are you?

In Avandaro, were you kept Yeni while she was pregnant.

Would you please put Yeni on the phone?

[Sonia] Not gonna happen.

She's in the house with your mom and your wife.

The only person missing is you.

Oh, please, Sonia, you'll make it worse.

[line disconnects]

-He hung up. -Of course he did.

Well, too bad, I'm gonna make sure he hears what I have to say.

Oh, Sonia, you're too stubborn.

What are you writing?

Sonia.

Tell me what you're saying to him.

[Sonia sighs]

[dramatic music]

That's it.

Thanks.

Mom.

Hey, you told me you were gonna see Julia,

but you didn't mention that Yeni was gonna be there.

I hope I don't have to remind you

that I'm the one responsible for fixing this,

and that's what I'll do, okay?

Yes,

I understand.

One cannot fault the native,

but rather the one who befriends him.

You can't say things like that, Mom.

[Nora] All right, calm down.

But I will say, if she causes any trouble,

I'll put an end to it.

Mom, there won't be any trouble

if you just listen to me and let me handle it.

-I'm on my way. -[Nora] All right, son.

He won't handle anything.

[baby coos]

So I guess you saw the birth mark on Yeni's stomach too

when you did the C-section.

She was handed to me, but...

covered in blood and fluid.

Then Navarro took her away.

If our intention was to get rid of you or that little boy,

you wouldn't need to be here.

But to establish peace, there needs to be two of us.

And for war, just one.

Hmm.

Think of it like this, you can improve your social standing

now that you have a White son,

but we're not going to ruin our social standing

just because he was born with a deformity.

I think the only thing that's deformed is your heart.

Even if on the outside you seem perfect,

just because I'm indigenous,

you look down on me and think I'm lesser than you.

But the only thing that's even remotely wrong with this baby

is that he was unfortunate enough to be born into your family.

[door opens and closes]

[Yeni] From this moment on,

I promise that we'll always be together.

I won't let anyone treat you badly ever again.

[somber music]

Carlos is on his way.

I think we should leave before he gets here.

And Yeni?

She left, and hopefully we won't see her again.

-Let's go. -But she... she has my son.

Go get him, if that's what you want,

but I'll be keeping my granddaughter then.

[dramatic music]

That seems like a fair trade to me.

This way, you can take responsibility

for the deformities your son has got.

I had no idea what those pills would do to me.

Fernanda did.

[knocking on door]

What's it like, Fer, being the new mom?

[Fernanda sighs]

I don't know if I should be saying so,

but all I really wanna do is go back to work.

Maybe I'm just not meant to be a mother, like you.

But trust me, Julia,

having a child, it doesn't feel special.

Oh, Fer.

Don't look at me like that.

Fer, don't you think

that maybe since Nora was never a caring and loving mother--

Wow.

Apparently, I'm the one who inherited

Nora's maternal instincts, I feel much better now.

It's just that it's very strange for me, because I...

Well,

all I can think about all day is being a mother.

The medication we were experimenting with

might be able to help you.

It's still in the experimental phase, but who knows?

[tense music]

Sorry it's so late, and thanks a lot.

The restaurant has already closed for the night,

but there are some vending machines if you want something.

No, no, no, don't worry about it.

I'm honestly so much more tired than I am hungry, Keyus.

Yeah, I'm probably just going to sleep.

-Thanks, though. -Maybe just a bottle of water?

-Let me get some money. -Water, sure. No, no, no, don't worry.

I can go grab you some water.

They said that the rooms were really cozy--

[Cuca] Thank you, Keyus. Goodnight, hon.

Have a good night.

-Thank you. -Sleep well.

[door opens]

[sighs]

Yeni, we're happy to support you with any decision you make,

but in this case, I agree with Sonia.

That family is trying to intimidate you so you don't pursue this.

Which isn't fair to you, Yeni.

And isn't fair to him.

You're trying to go back to school,

and the baby's going to need physical therapy

to help him walk.

I know that you're strong enough to raise him on your own,

but he has a family.

Who are filthy rich.

It's more than that, though.

They should take responsibility for him.

He didn't ask to come into this world.

I fell into their trap.

But I also made a lot of mistakes.

And no matter what I do, I'm going to lose because...

I was sleeping with Carlos.

[somber music]

And I shouldn't have, it's in the contract.

Oh, Yeni.

It's not about a contract, it's about reality.

It was never gonna be reciprocal.

He's a married man, sweetheart.

[Carlos] Emilio, that's all for now.

Can we bring in the sail?

Thanks a lot. Shall we?

She's very pretty.

Mm-hmm.

When Marcela performed the procedure,

the implant, I mean, I was lying down,

but I just happened to sit up,

and I saw you and your wife go into the elevator.

You said the less you know about my family, the better.

You remember?

I know.

That's because you don't trust me.

But you still thought I should be the one

to bear your child for you.

[emotional music]

Yeni.

Yeni.

[music continues]

Yeni, I'm really sorry if I said anything that offended you,

but that was the agreement.

Hmm.

You know what?

My father and I, we don't have cars, or houses, yachts.

We don't have money like you do,

but he was free, and I chose what I did with my body.

I don't have the luxury of making many choices,

but I chose not to have kids.

And yet, here I am,

renting myself out for nine months.

I'll respect the contract.

I'm not planning on causing any problems.

[knock on door]

Can I come in?

Sure.

[Carlos sighs]

Yeni?

It's not you.

No, it's us. Us and our fears holding us back,

ever since we lost our first child.

It's why we've been so incredibly paranoid with you.

It's why we haven't been able to trust you,

but it has nothing to do with you, I swear.

What was his name going to be?

I'm sorry, that's... that's none of my business.

His name was supposed to... to be Carlos,

same as me.

We would've called him Junior.

[both chuckle]

It's funny, no one's ever asked me before

what his name was going to be.

I don't know, everybody just said

"Carlos' son," or "Julia's son."

[Carlos sighs]

I'm sorry.

[tender music]

Yeah?

Yeni, please, I...

I got carried away, I'm sorry.

I'll go.

Then, I don't know.

Taking advantage of you might've been part of his plan.

No, no, no, no, he never forced me,

but Marcela did trick me.

She gave me some kind of medicine, and hurt the baby.

Listen, Marcela, I'm still trying to understand

why you tricked Yeni.

Why did you have her meet with my mom and Julia

when you told me that I'd be meeting her?

Because Yeni asked to meet with them.

-You know that's not true. -It is!

She wanted to tell Julia that she slept with you.

[laughs] Marcela, come on, Yeni isn't like that.

You're a brilliant woman.

You'd never get involved in something as sordid as that.

Tell me the truth.

Why did Yeni wanna see me, huh?

Does she have my son?

Sonia called me.

She told me they were prepared to leave him on the doorstep.

-Do you know about that? -No, why didn't they do it, then?

I don't know, that's why I'm asking you. You're the one that saw them.

[somber music]

Marce,

I'm begging you to tell me what you know.

Yeni wants to talk to me because she has my son, right?

My baby isn't dead.

What makes you think that your mother

would give your son to Yeni?

And Julia?

She's gone through so many fertility treatments.

And yeah, I did pull some strings to keep Yeni out of jail

because some people at a restaurant

thought they were planning to blackmail you and your family,

because they saw an Amber Alert about a missing newborn

and assumed they had taken him.

And obviously, that's not true. You know Yeni.

No, no, I don't, because you didn't give me a chance to get to do that.

Even so, you figured out a way, didn't you?

[scoffs]

Listen, Carlos...

you assured me that I would only be implanting the embryo,

yet I'm still here.

I've had it.

I'd like a little peace, okay?

[somber music]

Here.

-What is it? -Carlos is...

he's the kind of man a person like me can only dream about.

Don't say that.

That is not true.

It is true, it is.

You don't get it.

Imagine that you were in my position,

spending time with a man

who you could never be with, not even in your dreams.

Then he romances, and seduces you.

What would you do?

Except...

the very first time that I slept with Carlos,

it was because...

I felt like he needed me.

And you know, it was my first time having sex.

-[dramatic music] -[Yeni panting]

And I don't think he even noticed.

But... it didn't matter.

Because I felt like

I wasn't just a surrogate to him anymore.

[both moaning]

[emotional music]

I knew that it wouldn't last.

But when I was with him,

it was like realizing I wasn't alone in the world.

And you fell in love.

And those feelings just grew.

Like the baby that I've got, you know?

Carlos, he became so many things to me.

And I know that if we had met under other circumstances,

crossing the street...

I know that he wouldn't even have noticed me,

and I wouldn't have noticed him, because...

why dream about something that you can't have?

[emotional music]

[Marcela] I saw the baby girl when Julia was changing her diaper, Roberto.

She has Yeni's birthmark.

[Roberto] If your hunch is right,

and Yeni is the mother of those twins,

the family might give them both up.

Thank you.

That really hits the spot.

Nora will never accept

that her grandchildren were born to an Indigenous woman.

Or, as she says, "an Indian."

What they've done to this girl is totally unfair,

but all we can really do is report them.

[Marcela] Mm.

Did you know that the contract Yeni signed

isn't actually valid?

They just made things up

to scare her into doing what they wanted.

Yes, but it's still a crime, as we know, Marce.

A DNA test would still prove that Carlos is the father.

I wanna help Yeni, because that way,

I would also be helping you, Marcela.

I know that until this is resolved you won't be able to rest.

[Yeni] I'm exhausted.

I'm going to bed.

Hang on a minute, I forgot to give you this business card.

Some insurance agent or something left it for you, here it is.

-Call them. -Elvin?

I'll call him tomorrow, it's late now.

You should call him now.

If he was looking for you, it must be important.

You should try him.

I will.

I'll see you in a minute.

[phone beeping]

[phone rings]

Yes, hello?

-Elvin? -Yeah.

Hi, this is Yeni.

You left a card for me at the dry cleaners.

Sorry, it's so late.

Yeah, no, no, don't worry about it.

There's someone here who'd like to speak to you.

I'll put him on.

Fran?

Francisco.

-What's up? -It's Yeni.

-Yeni? -Yeni.

I'll take it.

Hello. Hi, I'm Francisco.

My wife was the one who hit your father,

and it was a terrible accident.

She also died, and I know this can't make up for anything,

but I'm sure there have been expenses,

and fortunately, we had coverage for third parties,

and I wanted to help you.

Thank you so much, sir.

But there's no amount of money that can bring my father back.

I'm sure you can understand what I mean, since your wife also died.

[phone beeps]

[line disconnects]

What? What happened?

The main problem is that you might be implicated.

And we need to prove that you didn't kill Irene,

so you don't go to jail.

Yeni doesn't have much faith in me.

I imagine after what I did today,

that she'll never want to accept our help.

[reporter] Moments ago, the activist Andres Ochoa was--

-Hey. -...apprehended by police

for allegedly being involved in the murder of lawyer Irene--

-Roberto. -[reporter 2] Is the story true?

[reporter] The lawyer was representing Huizar Pharmaceuticals Industries...

OCHOA'S DETENTION, SUSPECTED OF KILLING AVILES

...and had recently filed a suit against him.

In breaking news, the police have just taken Mr. Ochoa away violently,

and did not allow him to make any kind of statement in his defense.

Hey, Nora made good on her promise,

which means that I'm no longer implicated.

[reporter] The son was born with physical deformities--

Maybe for now.

[eerie music]

I helped you because you told me that you and Julia

were committed to using a surrogate.

What I didn't realize was that eventually

that surrogate would become your own personal prostitute.

[somber music]

I cannot even fathom how you ever had the stomach

to sleep with someone like her.

[somber music continues]

[door closes]

[Julia sniffling]

[Carlos] Honey?

Hey.

I'm sorry.

I'm begging you, with all my heart,

to forgive me.

That's why you kept calling her, right?

Because you love her.

[tense music]

[Carlos] Can I be honest with you?

Yes.

I've been struggling with the feeling of being...

frustrated, or angry with the world.

And when I'm with you, I feel like somebody sees me for me.

Somebody cares about how I'm doing,

and understands me.

[somber music]

[Julia sobbing]

[Carlos grunts]

[tense music]

Here.

This way, you can both have her scent on you.

No, Julia.

-Wait, please. -[door closes]

[closing theme music plays]