Original subtitles

[serene music]

It feels incredible just to be here with you, incredible.

But to be honest, I love Julia.

The two of us have been through so much.

Yeni.

[footsteps recede]

Yeni!

Yeni.

Yeni, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you.

I was just being honest about how I feel.

No, it's fine, we'll do anything for the ones we love.

Yeni, I truly don't want to hurt you, not you,

not... not Julia, I really don't wanna hurt anybody.

[dramatic music]

Yeni.

Nobody's gonna get hurt.

[opening theme music playing]

THE SURROGACY

[sirens blaring]

[dramatic music]

Keyus, where are you going?

Don't worry about it, I know a shortcut.

[phone ringing]

[Carlos] Sonia, please tell him to stop the car.

No, you listen to me, Carlos, if you want proof

we have your son, you'll leave us alone.

Sonia, hang on, listen, I promise you

that nothing will happen okay?

Okay, look Nestor called me and Balo is fine.

He was hit pretty hard, but they're taking good care of him.

They've got him at the hospital, just stop.

Oh, that makes me feel so much better knowing the guy

you're protecting is being taken care of in the hospital.

Thanks, Carlos.

Sonia, what proof do you mean?

This.

[slow music]

[Keyus] Hey. Carlos, he stopped.

[Sonia] Let's go.

[engine revving]

[grunting]

[dramatic music]

[breathes heavily]

-Where's all my stuff? -Sir, you shouldn't be--

-Where's my wallet? -Here, let me take you back.

-Someone stole my things. -Miss, don't worry,

-I'll handle this. -Okay.

Your phone's at the bottom of a lake

and your wallet's with the police but you're not gonna need it.

Ah, and the pistol you used to try to murder Yeni,

that's in my possession for evidence, yeah,

you watch yourself.

-Who are you? -You know me.

I'm Arturo Lemus.

Hmm, yeah.

[laughing]

Nestor told me you were very convincing, Balo,

-with Carlos. -I don't know anything else.

-Oh, I wouldn't say that. -Hey, if I go back to prison,

there's more I can spill. Much, much more.

I also know some people who can be convincing,

but I don't think it has to come to that.

We can make an arrangement.

Hmm, like the compensation we were supposed to get,

fucking bastards.

As far as I understand, that money is gone.

They gave it to David and Irene.

When I was ordered to take her from the hospital,

that included taking the newborn, even though they didn't want it,

it was Irene who told her she had to cooperate,

so they could help get her out of the mess she's in.

I thought they were lying about the kid

so they wouldn't have to give her up.

But I saw her at the lake with a child,

then I knew it was the truth.

[dramatic music]

Here, come in, come in, come in.

Sorry about the mess, it's been...

I know it's not much but we'll make it work.

Let me tidy up a bit, make some room. Okay, sorry.

Keyus, it's all right, honey.

No, it's not all right, we need to make some room.

It's really okay, we'll be fine here.

Don't worry about it, Yeni, I'll get these things out of your way.

Keyus, we won't be staying for long.

We'll just find someplace else where we can stay for a while.

There's no rush, you can stay as long as you need.

Honestly, it's a relief having you all here.

Because that madman isn't going to stop looking for you.

First, he loses his brother, then his leg.

Look, Keyus, Sonia and I will be able to set

everything else up, all right?

Yeni should really be resting, okay?

Yeah, just make yourselves at home.

I'll go and get another mattress.

And leave the heavy stuff for me to do.

-See you soon. -Keyus, wait for me.

-No, no, no, I insist on helping. -[Keyus] Okay.

Ah. I'm sorry, ma'am, I came to lock up

because I thought you had left.

I'm just about to leave. Anything pressing?

Andres Ochoa's wife is insisting on an appointment.

Tell her that tomorrow morning I'll be at Irene's funeral service,

give her the itinerary and the funeral home's address.

It's not a meeting.

And make it seem like you're doing her a favor.

I'll do that, ma'am.

[dramatic music]

Hey, where you going?

You abandoned me to chase after that woman yet again.

-Wait. Julia, Julia, Julia, listen to me. -I'm leaving the city.

-What? -I'm sorry, okay?

My head's so messed up right now.

I just got overwhelmed and I wasn't thinking.

Yeah, it's abundantly clear you were not thinking.

You know what? When somebody stops thinking,

you know who they really are, what they want.

No, Julia, you're only seeing what you wanna see.

Well, you insist on being blind to everything.

Didn't you hear that guy? They are accomplices.

That's not true. It's not true, I just talked to them.

Okay? I was just there.

He told me exactly what happened, everything.

He planned the attack with Irene's lawyer friend.

The two of them staged it,

the intention was to get us involved with Yeni

but things spiraled out of control.

Because Mubu, that's Yeni's dad,

ended up killing that guy's brother.

That's the reason he's after her, he wants to get revenge.

That's why he lied to meet Yeni at the lake, to attack her.

-You believe that? -I don't know, Julia,

I don't know.

I know that somebody is lying to me

and they're treating me like an idiot.

Oh, give me a break. Treating you like an idiot?

-Hmm-mm. -Carlos, you're the one

who slept with another woman.

How on earth could you be so stupid.

Listen, just answer one thing, that's all.

If Yeni never knew she was pregnant with twins,

then why on earth does she claim to have our son?

The very same son that was supposedly lost.

The same son that my mother supposedly had cremated.

We never saw anybody, why is that?

[Cuca] If you decided to be that boy's mother,

then I'm sorry, but you're gonna need to make a plan right away.

You'll have to watch every step you take from now on.

Sure, but they're the ones that attacked

when Carlos' mom said she didn't wanna fight.

And how can you be sure that criminal wasn't acting alone?

Because Carlos saved him, didn't he?

Maybe he was just hoping to get him to keep quiet.

I don't think what Nora told you is all that crazy.

If they wanted you out of the picture,

they wouldn't have left you in the park.

Maybe they changed their minds, I don't know.

I don't think so.

All I know... is if we're not careful,

they will change their minds.

How do you explain this? How is Carlos the mastermind

behind all this, but also needs evidence of his son?

Assume the worst, it will come to pass.

Maybe he's testing Yeni to see if she'll speak up or not.

Sit.

I have got something important to tell you.

I just saw Balo.

-Carlos' son is alive. -[dramatic music]

Nora gave him to Yeni because of his deformed legs.

It worked.

It's strange that the pills would have caused

only one baby to be deformed since the embryo

was supposed to have divided, no?

Nothing you wanna say?

Aren't you the biologist?

You know more about it than I do.

Hey, don't walk away from me.

I'm hoping you'll tell me why you kept

this a secret from me, Fer.

Because either you would have given them to Balo

or you would have gotten rid of them both on your own.

And in my house, we do not hurt a baby,

especially, if they're family.

You've got some pretty flexible morals.

If that child was born with a deformity,

then that is your fault.

Don't you dare pretend like this wasn't all your idea.

Just once I figured... I would follow my mother's orders,

and I'm happy I did because now I never have to

see that child again and be reminded

of all the damage I've done.

[Sonia] Keyus won't let me help him buy the air mattress.

You could have given it to me to give to him.

Isn't it obvious he's trying to impress you?

Of course not. I told him we'll settle up later.

Hmm, okay, you mark my words.

What makes you so sure about it?

Honey, because with men it's so much more obvious

when they're interested in someone like he is.

Look at everything he does for you.

And it's hardly new, he's been doing that for a while.

But that's because we're friends.

Hmm, I'm not convinced that Keyus sees you as just a friend.

He would have said something.

Honey, he said something already,

you just can't see it with your head in the clouds.

You know what, that's not it, please,

it's that I'm on the hunt for a type of person.

-That's the problem. -I'm sorry, what now?

Because it's not about the hunt,

and he won't just appear, like with Yeni.

Okay, cool, so we don't look, he doesn't appear.

-Hmm-mm. -So then what?

When someone interests you, you build something together.

Who's my beautiful sunshine, hmm?

Who's my beautiful girl?

Hmm. Give her to me.

-But she's calm now. -Well, I want to hold her.

Hello my little love, hmm.

Tomorrow, during Irene's funeral,

you are going to register her with your last name alone.

And why in the world would I do that, huh?

Not without at least talking with Julia.

And besides, the two of us have other things to worry about.

She and I need to decide if our relationship has a future.

None of this changes the fact that Julia

may try to run off with her again.

We avoided it this once.

But look, if you won't protect your own daughter,

I'll do it for you.

Sleep time, my love, say bye-bye to Dad.

Say, "Bye-bye, Daddy, goodnight."

Bye-bye, goodnight, sweetie.

I wanna stay with her awhile, could you close the door behind you?

[dramatic music]

-[Julia] Nora? -[Nora] Hmm.

I'm not gonna run away with your granddaughter again.

And I promise I won't ask Yeni about the boy anymore either.

Glad you've had a change of heart after all.

What I really hope is that you consider

staying away from us.

[dramatic music]

What is that?

Is that what they paid you to stay away from the girl?

No, Ma,

it's what they promised us as compensation.

-Blood money, Balo. -No, Mom.

[dramatic music]

Arturo promised to prove that Yeni had nothing

to do with what happened to us. We'll just wait.

What do you think?

Don't know.

They just packed her off with a kid that isn't even hers.

But Arturo doesn't want me to get into trouble, because he needs me.

He's got work for you?

Not exactly.

No.

More like the little bastard's got me by the balls now,

so I have to do what he wants, I have no choice.

But don't worry about me, Ma.

I'm not just gonna sit around and wait.

And pretty soon I'll be able to avenge my brother's death.

I have to take advantage of this opportunity, Ma, okay?

They've got shit tons of money.

And they for sure know doctors.

I already told them to get me one to fix my leg.

[gentle dramatic music]

[Yeni] It's too bad you didn't get rid of me,

because I'm going to sue you.

The criminal you hired to scare me into this killed my dad.

I got carried away.

I fell in love with the man who loved me for nine whole months.

[slow music]

[Carlos] The girl isn't yours. Yeni and I are the parents.

[Nora] What I really hope is that you consider staying away from us.

[dramatic music]

[Julia] Our three hearts are united in a way,

his, mine, and yours.

[intense music]

[crying]

[slow music]

[gentle knock]

Yeni?

Yeni, are you all right?

Cuca, I'm so sorry. I didn't wanna wake you up.

I brought him to the bathroom because he was fussy and hungry.

You know Sonia sleeps like a log.

And the truth is, when you get to be my age,

you don't sleep all that well.

Come on, let's get some rest.

What if I'm unable to be the mother he needs?

I wondered the very same thing

when I held my son in my arms for the first time.

Yeah, but this baby's been ignored

from the time he was in my womb.

Because, as far as everyone else was concerned,

you were only gonna have a baby girl.

Whenever Carlos spoke to my belly, he was just...

he was only speaking to his daughter.

Mm.

I cannot imagine coming into this life feeling so rejected.

I'm used to feeling rejected by the world.

I won't let the same thing happen to my baby.

And you're being a good mother.

We're all afraid,

at least at first.

You can't spend your life wondering

if you'll be enough for them.

But there's no easy answer.

It just takes time.

It takes experience.

Don't worry about it.

I'm here to support you in this.

I'll teach you everything I know.

[knock on door]

[door opens]

Julia, are you with the baby?

Yes.

I was just thinking...

it isn't fair to blame the baby for the mess we're in.

Exactly.

Have you ever considered the possibility

that someone just made an error?

The two of us didn't lose our embryo?

What do you mean?

No, Julia, I spoke with the doctor who treated Yeni.

He was very clear that it was a miscarriage.

He just said that because she was bleeding, you know.

I bled many times, remember?

And every time we would panic

and call Marcela, who would reassure us

the bleeding was a result of the implant.

Julia, it's different.

-It's not different. -Yes.

I wanna do a DNA test to find out if she's mine or not.

What? Why?

What's going on?

Why don't you want this?

We already know.

I told you, the baby was born

with the very same birthmark as Yeni,

and her father had it too, apparently.

And from what I understand,

it was a hereditary mark across the whole family.

Well, at least you didn't send your lackey along this time

to do your talking for you.

Ah, if you mean Nestor, then you must know who I am.

Yeah, obviously I saw your photo in the paper with Irene once.

Speaking of Irene, you don't have to worry

about being involved in the investigation.

[chuckles] It's okay. I'm not worried at all.

I'm totally innocent.

'Course you are.

You were the one who paid off the police involved

in the trap you set for Yeni.

They were kind enough to inform us Mubu did not kill Balo's brother.

He was wounded, but it was you who gave the order to have him killed.

We also met the butcher pretending to be a doctor,

who you had paid to botch Balo's leg.

You know, it wouldn't be terribly convenient for me

to just start blabbing, would it?

The dead can't talk, bud.

And we wouldn't even have to get our hands dirty

if we told Balo everything that happened.

-What do you want? -A coffee.

Now we're starting to understand each other.

[intense music]

-You okay? -Yeah, I'm fine.

A little tired for sure, but eating will help with that.

-[Yeni] Hey. -You're back.

Hey.

So, how did it go?

We picked up tamales and sandwiches, all ready to eat.

Oh, is the little guy asleep?

He's fast asleep.

-Shh, I got you. -[Keyus] Huh? Okay.

Baby.

Shh, shh, shh, beautiful.

I pawned my dad's car, Cuca.

Oh, no, honey.

Your dad worked so hard to afford it,

and it's the only thing he left you.

I know, Cuca, but it was my father who taught me

that happiness can't be bought.

And besides, I wanna help with the move

and I wanna take my son to a specialist doctor

and learn what treatment options are available for him.

Hmm.

I'll put him to bed.

Okay.

Hey, thanks for everything.

Hey, Yeni. Francisco wants to talk to you.

It's very important.

I've also gotta talk to him about something important.

[ominous music]

[phone rings]

Hello?

You knew that both babies were Yeni's, didn't you, Marcela?

Julia, just leave me alone.

Is that why you were looking at her birthmark?

You know what, maybe if I go back to sleep,

I'll wake up from this horrific nightmare

that plucked me out of my life and took me away from home,

and all because I tried to help you.

No, Marcela, don't hang up, please.

I just need to know one more thing.

Please, Marce.

You remember the day that you told us that...

that the baby could have possibly inherited some

of the marks or moles from the surrogate?

You remember that?

That's purely hypothetical, Julia.

But it is possible, right?

I only said that because Nora put a lot of pressure on me

to prevent Yeni from having her grandson

because she's indigenous, okay?

And there was also the fact

that you had taken the pill we were testing.

There may have been birth defects.

I need to be sure. I need to take a DNA test.

I'm going to tell you now you'll be disappointed,

because Nora intended for Yeni to abort your embryo.

I don't see Francisco anywhere.

[indistinct announcement over PA]

That's fine, Doctor, I understand.

Sonia, come with me.

What is it?

-I'll check-in tonight. -Okay.

That's the doctor who helped me during the delivery with Marcela.

[intense music]

[announcer on PA] Dr. Oliver to recovery ward 8, please.

Nora, you said there wouldn't be any problems

with the young woman they brought in as a surrogate.

She came to the hospital.

Yeni, wait for me.

Yeni.

Hi, I'm Francisco. I'm the one who called you.

We spoke on the phone and I...

I wanted to meet you here to keep an eye on my daughter.

-No, no. I'm not sure I should. -No, wait, please.

What's wrong?

Yeni had a problem with one of the doctors.

Well, I... How about this?

Come inside with me and we'll see my daughter.

Look, if the doctor comes by, I'll keep him away from you.

And after that, we'll go to the cafe and just have a chat.

I'll come with you.

No, I'll be fine.

I'll be okay.

Well, at least take this.

You can call me on Keyus' phone if you need to.

Thanks.

[sirens wailing]

What happened to your blouse?

Uh, it's just some...

some milk.

She threw up on me.

Get cleaned up.

We're going to the service for Irene.

I think Carlos needs to know

that you wanted to give Yeni an abortion to destroy our last embryo.

I'm telling.

Nora got you out of this whole thing

and out of the country, Marcela.

But, Roberto, I know that.

I understand but you have to listen.

I'm gonna try to explain everything as best I can.

When Carlos confirmed that Yeni was still pregnant,

I thought the abortion pill had failed

but when I saw that the girl had inherited the birthmark from Yeni,

I understood Carlos got her pregnant.

And so then, it made sense.

The embryo didn't divide at all.

The embryo divided.

Fortunate that it did, because that meant only one of the babies

was born with a deformity.

So then go ahead, tell Carlos anything you want.

I assure you he'll be much more likely to believe

I wanted the embryo gone for the right reasons.

You've gone too far this time, Nora.

His son's dead because of you.

I wanted to kill you, Julia.

Because you set the trap,

you didn't realize that the bait was you.

[Marcela] When Yeni and Carlos had sex that first time,

she was already pregnant with the baby of Carlos and Julia,

and that's why only the baby boy has a disability.

After a few days, Carlos impregnated her again.

This time, it was hers and Carlos'.

It makes sense.

It explains how the girl inherited Yeni's birthmark.

Wait, you're gonna have to explain

this whole thing to me as if I'm a five-year-old,

because I don't see how this is possible.

Wait, gimme a minute.

I have the first documented case right here.

This is from, let's see, 1932.

WHAT'S A DOUBLE PREGNANCY WITH TIME DIFFERENCE?

A big scientific publication did a whole piece on it,

talking about other, more recent, cases.

Some babies have different rates of gestation.

So then, these are exceptional cases.

Exactly, Roberto.

For the vast majority of women,

they stop releasing eggs when they become pregnant.

But for some,

like in the case of Yeni and a few other women,

one more egg gets released and this ovum is...

it's then fertilized by the spermatozoa

of the man with whom she's had sexual relations.

You're saying this like you're sure.

We should order DNA tests for both children and prove it.

[Yeni giggles]

-We'll need another round of tests. -Yes, doctor.

-This is no place for you. -No, the nurse said I could stay here.

I don't know you.

And there's no record of you ever having being registered at this hospital.

It's time to go.

Hey, how's the baby?

Doing better, right?

Yes.

Wonderful.

Soon you'll be cleared to bring your daughter home

for your family and friends to meet her.

Excuse me, please.

[intense music]

Has my granddaughter had any reaction to the milk?

She isn't finishing her bottle anymore.

Mrs. Julia was giving her this bottle.

[intense music]

I never give her the same bottle with the same milk.

I spoke with Marcela about the birthmark.

And I told Nora.

What? You have no idea what you've done.

You've ensured that my mother is going to hate the baby.

-No. Please spare me, Carlos. -Yes, you have.

All I said is that she has got a mole.

I didn't mention anything about Yeni.

And what else did you say?

That you want her to do a DNA test?

Why are you... why are you telling her all this?

What are you after? You want her to support you?

-You want her on your side? -Shh, just wait, hold on.

-I don't care, I don't care. -Not right now, thanks.

-What do you... -Would you mind

-keeping your voice down, please? -What do you want?

I didn't tell her about the DNA test.

We talked about the divided embryo

but if you don't support me, I'll tell her.

You're threatening me right now?

No.

I don't need to verify anything

because I know exactly what happened.

Continuing down this road is a pointless exercise.

Seriously, I don't wanna hurt you anymore.

Great, then you should help me.

If you don't wanna hurt me anymore, then help me.

You have the right to know if your son is still alive.

As for me, I need this.

You let me investigate every single possibility

that this girl is my daughter.

-She's yours. -She's my daughter?

Yes. What does it matter if she's your blood or not?

What does it matter?

You wanted to be a mother, right, Julia?

You have a beautiful girl.

How could you say that?

I wanted to be a mother but I don't wanna raise a girl

who's the product of your infidelity.

[Yeni] The day my dad was killed,

he was on his way to pick me up here at the hospital...

because... because I had just given birth to my son.

-Yeni-- -Please, Francisco.

There's no need for you to give me the insurance money.

Your wife had nothing to do with the death of my father.

Hold on a second.

Just... just... just wait, all right.

Take a step back, okay?

Wait.

Let's not forget that I'm always the one who swoops in

to save you whenever you get into trouble, huh?

Relax, will you?

It isn't loaded.

How do I know for sure

that thing isn't full of bullets right now?

How am I supposed to know that, huh?

Interesting.

Because I thought our guns weren't loaded

when we went to look for Mubu and his daughter,

and then... suddenly, boom.

The guy fired two shots just like that.

That's why I bought this,

to ensure that it's loaded exactly when I need it to be.

Well, that moment's coming up sooner than you think.

Because as soon as these people suspect

that we're becoming a nuisance,

they'll do just what they did to Irene.

Look, the medical examiner

told us your wife was responsible for hitting my father,

but I'm almost positive someone pushed him.

No, what makes you think that?

I don't know but that's really all I can tell you right now.

All right, I get it.

That's fine, but if this helps you at all,

the insurance doesn't pay

unless they receive a completed report.

Okay, but they might still miss something, don't you think?

You're being stubborn, Yeni.

Your father still died by getting run over.

And when I last spoke to Lucy in the car

before she lost consciousness, she was...

she was hurt, yes, but she was also still lucid.

And she had told me she'd hit a man.

Don't you think if she'd seen anyone else,

she would've told me?

I never really got the impression

that Arturo was such a terrible guy.

You know, he even gave me compensation

for my brother's murder caused by Irene and you.

You believe that, Balo?

Do you honestly think that Irene would've risked everything to harm you?

Well, you can think that if you like but that's a little naive.

That's why I've decided to investigate what really happened myself.

And when I figure it out, I'll pick 'em off one by one.

[closing theme music plays]