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[dramatic music]

Huh?

I'm gonna be a dad.

[chuckles softly]

Yeni, we're gonna be parents.

-That's good, right? -Yes.

I'm gonna be a dad.

It's amazing.

I'm gonna be a dad.

Thanks to you.

Thank you.

[sighs]

I'd better call Julia.

She's gonna loose it, she's won't believe any of this.

[Julia] I can be there soon, what is it?

[Carlos] I asked Yeni to take a test just now.

[Julia] And?

[Julia] I can't believe it.

It's finally happening, I can't believe it.

[Carlos] I know, finally.

You're gonna be a mom.

[opening theme music playing]

THE SURROGACY

[cellphone rings]

BEFORE HE DIED, YOUR FATHER ASKED ME TO GIVE IT TO YOU

AND TO TELL YOU SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

You smell so good.

Look at how handsome you are, so beautiful.

-Here you are. -So precious.

Good morning.

I didn't wanna wake you up, so we came out here.

No, you didn't wake me up, Yeni.

What did wake me up was the guy who had your dad's cellphone

They told me that just before Mubu died,

your dad told him to give it to you, that it was important.

Well, tell him we're in Valle for now,

but we can meet him up Mexico City in a bit.

WE'RE IN VALLE, BUT WE CAN GO TO MEXICO CITY.

No, they want to meet, they're asking where.

-That's pretty weird though. -Yeah, I guess.

But I need some answers to the questions

that are running through my head.

All right, then why don't we say that we'll meet him in public.

Somewhere crowded.

Let's meet at the pier.

I've been wanting to go down and see it.

I've just been waiting for the right moment to visit.

Fine, so I'll tell him we'll be there in two hours,

that would give you time to have a shower

and Grandma can have one too. Good?

[phone beeps]

It's done.

I'm meeting Yeni in Valle.

Why go out there?

Because outside city limits,

police don't do anything about missing woman.

Why not wait a little longer?

Rest your leg.

Let it cool off.

No, now.

She looked up.

[Elvin] That's great.

Look at her. Isn't she beautiful?

So now you can go back to Puebla with your in-laws to bury Lucia.

-I don't know. -Don't worry about her,

I'm gonna stay here and make sure she's okay.

No, no, Elvin, I would rather stay here with my daughter.

I don't wanna to be away from her right now, okay.

It's what Lucy would have wanted, I'm sure of it.

I'm going to honor my promise to her.

I'm gonna keep my child safe from harm forever

and I'll take responsibility for the man Lucy hit as well.

Okay, in that case, you might have to...

go searching for Yeni a little bit harder.

Yes. Yeah, I wanna tell her about something

that happened here at the hospital.

[phone ringing]

Yes?

[David] Julia, it's me, David.

Yes, I've been calling you.

You know your brother-in-law sent along some goons to break my nose.

Honey, and my face is all messed up.

Hey, and I've been taking all these pills for the pain

but this guys were nuts, they practically broke my freaking neck.

-Why'd he send them? -They were looking for Balo.

Look, if this is your family's idea of protection

then no thanks... No, thank you, I don't need this.

Well, I'm pretty sure that Nora must have asked Arturo

to make sure that Balo keeps his mouth shut.

Well, whatever the reason, they made it clear

that if the cops get Balo,

then it better be for something really big.

Balo's mom told me he was gonna meet with Yeni by the pier

over in Valle.

I don't wanna get mixed up in this.

They can do whatever they want with Yeni.

[ominous music]

JULIA IS LEAVING AND SHE'S CARRYING THE BABY WITH HER.

FOLLOW HER. LET CARLOS KNOW.

[Cuca] What is it, sweetie?

Where are you? I went down to breakfast

and they told me you left in a hurry, what's happening?

-Yeni went down to the pier on her own. -[Cuca] What?

She took the baby and went out to meet a stranger alone?

Yes, I'm looking for her now, I'll call soon.

Hey, be careful.

[suspenseful music]

-Yeni. -[Keyus] Where are you going?

I know you.

Nice to see you again...

Mayan princess.

Hey, where are you going?

You leaving without this?

They say better late than never, don't they?

I wanted you to be able to hear the final message

your dad had for you.

When I took his phone, your father's hand was still so warm.

This face was the last thing he ever saw.

[Sonia] Yeni.

-Don't move a muscle. -No!

-Just stay put. -Please don't hurt my son.

-Yeni. -Hey.

-No don't hurt my son, please. -Easy.

[panting]

Hey, hang on, you're the guy from the laundromat.

-Move it. -Okay.

-Move it. Move. -Okay, okay, I'm going.

Who is this?

What do you want from us?

What I want is a new leg.

And to bring back my brother.

He's one of the guys that attacked me and my dad, Sonia.

Mr. Carlos, you should know I'm following Julia,

and she's gone to the pier.

She's behaving erratically, I'm not sure what she'll do.

[Carlos] She took my daughter, and isn't answering my calls.

Nestor, as soon as you get to her call me,

and put her on the phone. Understand?

Yes. sir.

My baby.

-Ma'am, come on let's go. -Why are you here?

-Miss, please come with me. -Get off me. Don't touch me.

You need to call your husband right now, he insisted.

-[line rings] -[Carlos] Julia, please, come back.

You think forcing me,

is gonna get me to come back with my daughter.

Wait, no look, just listen to me for a second, please.

If you wanna leave,

or do something else, I'm not gonna stop you,

but don't bring my girl into this.

So now, you're interested in doing what's right.

Oh, but only now that you screwed up our marriage.

After you cheated on me, huh?

After sleeping with Yeni.

Do you love her?

You love her.

Take it easy, okay. Just relax.

Yeni was forced into having a baby.

They said it's an exchange to get her dad out of jail

and also pay you.

All this time I believed you were different from your family, Carlos.

But you've always been as bad as Nora.

Listen to me, I will never let you have my daughter

just so you can turn her into another Huizar. Never.

[gunshot]

Let him go, get off him.

Someone help.

Keyus! Keyus, do something, she can't swim.

Keyus, come on.

Here, ma'am. Ma'am, please just calm down.

[Carlos] Julia, listen to me.

The girl is not yours.

Yeni and I are her biological parents.

[officer on radio] We got 10-13 downtown, repeat 10-13.

Andres Ochoa, listen up, your lawyer is here for you.

[indistinct radio chatter]

Thanks.

[gate closes]

Counselor, they won't let me talk to my wife.

I'm a lawyer, but not public counselor.

Now we only have a few minutes, so let's make the most of them.

If you accept that I'll defend you, you'll serve a little time.

If you wanna help me,

wouldn't it be better if you did your job and kept me out of prison.

I'm aware what we're up against

and I'll hate to give you false hope, Andres.

What're you talking about? What's it to you?

I'm a friend of Marcela's.

You should have lead with that.

She no longer works for the Huizars.

Except she's been spending her free time running errands from Nora.

And worse, she was responsible for the horrific

clinical trials that brought on our children's birth defect.

-She did that. -She really wants to make amends now.

She wants the Huizars to pay the compensation you all deserve.

She might say that, but she never supported us publicly.

Because she was bound to a confidentiality with the Huizars.

It's impossible to publicly share about her work there.

Counselor, I did not murder Irene.

I'm aware,

because Marcela was with her when she was killed.

She saw a man with a limp leaving the building,

but that's why I'm here.

We're here to help,

because alone you won't be able to fight the Huizars,

trust me.

They'll give you the maximin sentence.

So if you change your mind, call me.

Okay.

Guard.

Thanks.

-[Yeni coughs] -Yeni, Yeni, Yeni breath.

Come on, breath, come on. Hey, easy, it's okay.

Carlos.

She's okay.

-Keyus, she's fine. -Where's my son.

-My son. -Hey, take it easy.

-I've got him. Yeah, he's fine -Yeah, he's here, lie down.

-Just lie back. Breathe. -Try to be calm.

The ambulance would be here soon. Okay, just breath, Yeni.

Where did you park your van, ma'am?

-There. -[phone rings]

My girl, my girl, my girl.

[Fernanda] Oh, just a little article, right, in this small-scale newspaper,

you know, the one who loves to speak up about lost causes.

Look.

THE HUIZARS SHARE THE AVILES NIETOS' SORROW

Well, it's not on television, is it?

No. Well, they had to show Ochoa's capture, of course.

But I... I managed to distract them with the press release,

from you with your condolences about Irene.

And that you're demanding that the investigation

reach its conclusion soon.

Without mentioning his name, of course.

Once this guy goes to jail, all of this would be in the past, Mom.

What's wrong?

[Nora] This.

The smallest detail can make all the difference, hmm?

Like when you told me that our Julia

had been taking the medication that we've been working on.

But the insignificant detail, you didn't tell me

was that you gave it to her.

We believe that... that the medication was safe, Mom.

You more than anybody know that, no medication is safe.

The kind of damage it could do wasn't something we had a handle on.

And Julia was a mess, I wasn't able to do anything.

Look, you did what I taught you to do in order to win,

but don't you dare insult my intelligence

by shirking your responsibilities.

You think I believe you when you say you wanted to help her?

[car horn honks]

[Nestor] Yes, sir.

Thanks very much.

Where's the girl, huh?

Apparently, there are a few men who took the van, sir.

And my daughter, where is she?

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

Was she inside?

Julia, did you leave my daughter inside?

Carlos, I couldn't take her with me.

I would have been too dangerous.

Are you serious?

[Julia] What are you gonna do?

[ringing]

-Hello. -[Carlos] Arturo,

is the police chief still in Valle?

They took Julia's van while my daughter was still inside.

Julia was behaving erratically, so they kept your daughter safe.

See, I assumed that you would be home so that's where they're taking her.

I figured once you got there, you would call me

and I would explain everything.

Okay, when she's back with me safe and sound,

I'll call and let you know.

Thanks, Arturo.

What'd he say? What?

I can't believe you.

Carlos, listen to me. Just listen to me, please.

In the moment I couldn't think of anything else to do.

What were you thinking just abandoning her like that?

[suspenseful music]

Marce?

Marce?

[suspenseful music continues]

[sobbing]

Why don't I drive you back to your place, all right?

-I'll tell you-- -No.

-...what happened with Ochoa. -No, no, I'm not leaving.

That family can't make me leave.

Marce.

Marce, I'm begging you.

I'm supposed to just accept that I'm nothing more

than a pawn for Nora to move about on a board?

You can think of it like that or you're the piece that'll push

the rest of the dominoes and bring Nora to her knees.

-I-- -Be the spark that'll bring her down.

It will come to pass.

It's no longer just about you, Yeni,

or even the protocol women.

That man who deserves justice is part of our fight now, too.

Pieces. We're just pawns to her.

She's manipulating us like marionettes.

You're the only one who can get us the evidence we need, Marce.

We need them to think they're ahead,

that you've run away and that they've imprisoned Ochoa.

How is she?

She's fine, sir.

-Yeah? -Yes.

She just had a diaper change,

and she seemed hungry, so I fed her.

-Was she upset? -No, sir.

She was perfectly calm, especially after feeding.

Oh, my beautiful baby girl.

How are you?

How's the most beautiful girl in the world?

What's that? Ah, yes, Sweetie.

-Can we talk, please? -It's your papa.

[baby whimpers]

Yeah. Naya, would you give us a minute?

-Of course. -I'll see you really soon.

Come on, sweet little girl. Let's go.

-Excuse me, sir. -Thanks.

-Make sure she stays warm. -Yes, ma'am. Excuse me.

Let's talk.

Why do you believe that girl is Yeni's daughter?

That birthmark she has on her belly...

Yeni has the same one.

It runs in her family.

They're identical.

[phone ringing]

May I?

-Hello? -Are you with your daughter?

Yes, thank you.

How 'bout explaining why those men were following Julia,

and what you were gonna do with my baby?

Arturo, I'm onto you.

Cut the bullshit.

[dramatic music]

[line ringing]

-[Julia's mother] Hello? -Ma?

-Hello, hi, hello? -Can you hear me?

Julia, there's a snowstorm here, my love.

Oh, my goodness, it's beautiful.

-Julia, you have to come up. -Would you listen to me?

I really need to come back home for a while, Mom.

What? Hello?

Would you stop it and listen to me?

The children from the surrogate, they're not mine.

What? Hello? I can't hear you.

The signal's terrible, Julia. Hello?

[line disconnects]

[sighs]

I think that'll do it for you.

Come on. Let's get up. Nice and easy.

You should have waited.

Well, yes, but I had to clean her up a bit.

I mean, her belly.

They haven't even removed the C-section suture yet,

-poor girl. -Did Keyus hurt her?

A little bit, but he had to.

He saved her life, Sonia.

[Sonia] I... Yeni, seriously. You should have waited.

They could have taken you to the hospital.

No, all I want is to go home, go back to the city and protect my son.

Balo isn't out there.

While they were booking him, Keyus talked to the police, but never mind,

he'll tell you more.

I'll go and get him.

Sonia.

Thanks.

[door closes]

Keyus.

Did you... did you manage to get it?

Yeah, I did.

Done.

[suspenseful music]

Thanks.

[sniffles]

It's a good thing my mom sent Nestor to help.

Who knows what would've happened to you?

Was he helping or spying on me?

This is the second time you've run away with my girl.

[scoffs] Oh, "my girl."

Don't worry about it.

Your girl will be perfectly safe, I promise.

[suspenseful music]

Why did you leave her in the van?

Huh?

What was so dangerous you had to leave her?

Just be glad I was able to protect her.

Isn't that what you want?

You really mean that?

Let me make something clear, Julia.

My daughter has absolutely nothing to do with this.

I'm the one who made a mistake. I'm responsible for this,

so if you need to get even with anyone, get even with me.

Sweetheart...

I did it for us.

[Julia laughing]

You think that's funny?

I find it hilarious.

Thanks so much. I should be grateful, shouldn't I?

If you had slept with her just for me,

so that we could have a child,

then I'd know you did it for us, that you loved me,

but you not only made the decision to sleep with Yeni,

you went and fell in love, too?

You went and fell in love, and you didn't care who got hurt because of it.

You shattered something inside of me. I will never be a mother now.

Do you get that?

I'm sorry.

I didn't think I had any other choice.

I left you with no other choice

because I don't have a working uterus, right?

No. No, no, no.

I didn't mean it like that.

I just mean that I would've wanted

to keep this secret between us forever, but you...

but then you threatened to take my daughter away.

I got scared. It was the only thing left that I could do.

What should I have done?

Look, Carlos, your actions speak volumes in a way

your silence never could.

You take every opportunity you get

to run after her to win her back.

It's not what you think, Julia.

I'm trying to figure out if there's any truth to their claim.

If my son's alive, I have to know.

Stop making excuses. Carlos, why can't you just admit you're looking

for a reason to see her again?

Julia, go ahead and believe what you want, okay?

But I never saw his body, did you?

[emotional music]

I... I saw her arriving at the cabin without him.

See?

See, none of this makes any sense.

I just want to understand it. Is that so wrong?

Right, so I'm just supposed to look the other way

while you treat me like shit?

Have you considered my feelings at all?

But I suppose nothing else matters,

that others are implicated.

Have you thought about someone other than yourself?

-Hey-- -No, no, no, no.

I want you to think about this.

There was a man who supposedly

loved me more than anyone else,

and this man who swore he only wanted a family with me is leaving me

-for the woman who can give him children. -I'm not leaving.

I was clear to her I'd never do that.

I told Carlos that Briseño and I

could arrange a time for him to talk to Balo.

We just have to give Balo some instruction

on what he needs to say.

And Carlos didn't ask you anything

about why Julia was so close to the pier

where the attack happened?

He wasn't curious?

He was so preoccupied with his girl that he didn't connect the dots.

Nestor followed her to the pier and sent me a message.

I could have called Carlos first, you know,

distracted him, but... Well, then he called me,

and I told him where his daughter was.

The cops and ambulance were already there,

so I rushed him out.

Don't worry. It's all under control, unless Julia decides to make a move.

[scoffs] She might call Yeni or go to meet Balo.

You assume you have everything under control.

Arrogance is a sin.

Remember that, hmm?

Julia is my problem now.

I can't shake the feeling that Yeni's

trying to tell me something important.

She's looking for me for a reason.

And no, I don't always go running after her,

because you've always been my priority.

[emotional music]

We're gonna get through this soon, I promise.

We'll find a way out. Hmm?

I got a call from Sonia.

She told me she had important evidence.

I've got a good feeling about it.

[suspenseful music]

Everything's ready for the funeral.

We just need the family's authorization.

Let me talk to her family.

The body will be released before the investigation is done,

all thanks to us.

Yes, ma'am. I'll have them get in contact with you then.

[Fernanda] Mm-hmm.

What's your mom have planned this time?

She wants to organize a private service for Irene's family

and then give them the body to bury or something.

I really don't care.

[Arturo] Is that why you're so moody?

My mother found out that the two of us

gave the protocol pill to Julia.

The two of us? [chuckles]

[Fernanda] It's not funny, Arturo.

We knew the risk.

Think about the big picture.

Now, Nora knows Julia is a liar.

She orchestrated that whole attack on Yeni and her father

to make the woman be their surrogate.

I had to tell your mother that

so she'd agreed to let Balo meet with Carlos.

I'm not sure I'd buy it, though.

Are we expected to believe that Julia played Carlos that badly?

Oh, come on. You know him as well as I do.

I hate to say it, but Carlos isn't like the rest of us.

Well, he was the one so desperate to get her pregnant.

I'll see what else I can find out at the meeting with Balo.

[suspenseful music]

They told me over at the Public Ministry

that since that Balo guy was caught trying to kill you,

you don't need to report anything.

It's already taken care of over there.

Whew.

If he was hired by that family,

I'm sure they'll find some way to get him out.

Close the door, please.

Mark my words.

Hold on, Cuca.

Maybe we should go report 'em all together.

Oh, please. You know they've got money caves.

Well, that's what they told me yesterday,

that here in the States, they do things differently.

The fact is, Yeni, if you report 'em,

you'll have to come back over

and over again to keep checking on it, you know?

And you'll have to give up all your secrets.

-The whole truth, every last bit. -[Sonia] Mm.

I hoped I could keep it quiet.

But he's responsible for my dad's death.

I can't keep quiet about that.

He never said that he murdered your father.

No, but he didn't have to.

He saw him die. He was there.

He was avenging his brother's death,

and that's why I have to report him.

And we don't know any more than that?

No, no, no, no, no. It's fine. Okay.

I'm on my way.

Where are you going?

I'm gonna talk to the criminal

who attacked Yeni and her father.

I need to know what he was doing at Irene's place

the day she was murdered.

No, no, no. Ochoa's already behind bars.

Seriously, honey?

Do you honestly believe Ochoa killed her?

No. I'm not sure. I have no idea.

But how is that more important than what we're dealing with?

Because this is our problem, too, and it's just as important.

This guy could know something about what we did to Yeni.

Just think about it.

He has Irene's address.

He probably knows more than he's letting on,

and Arturo didn't give me details,

but isn't it weird that the guy was detained near here?

What was he doing?

Something's off, right?

[Nestor] Don't go to sleep on me now.

We've got so much to talk about.

And with your limp, it would be a shame to make you stand.

On the bright side, if you cooperate,

we'll have you home by the end of the day.

[Balo groans]

[dramatic music]

Well, what do we have here?

She's here to meet with her accomplice, isn't she?

Too bad for you, you failed to get rid of me,

because now I'm going to talk.

The criminal you hired to fake the assault,

I know he murdered my dad.

I had absolutely nothing to do with your father's death.

I'd never do anything to hurt you.

I don't believe you.

What is all this? Let's just go.

-Carlos, what are you doing? -Stop, we're already here.

Let's just do it.

[dramatic music]

[Balo grunts]

Sir, he's ready to tell you what he knows.

[Yeni] No, you aren't going anywhere.

-You're a killer. -Yeni.

-Yeni. -You murdered my father.

Take it easy. Hey.

-No! -Yeni!

-[grunts] -No!

-Yeni, stop. Yeni... -Let go of me.

She almost drowned.

Because you forced my brother and me to attack these people.

What happened to your dad

killed my brother and destroyed my whole life.

-You're a liar. -Sonia!

[Balo thuds]

Sonia, come on. Run.

Come on, run. We got to go now.

-[tires squealing] -[dramatic music]

Yeni!

[Julia] Carlos, what are you doing?

[dramatic music]

[closing theme music plays]