Original subtitles

[Fernanda sighs]

-[babies crying and babbling] -[footsteps approaching]

What happened?

Why don't you see for yourself?

This is what Nora was talking about.

[Fernanda] Yes. I don't know how she did it.

She probably did some kind of medical treatment simulating pregnancy.

And then she abandons the baby at home.

Which means that she's actually endangering the heiress.

When she spent all that time convincing you

she'd reach the throne.

[Fernanda] I don't buy it.

I think this is more than just a classic attempt

to proving that she's still relevant to the family.

[phone ringing]

It's Nora.

Hello.

[dramatic music]

[Fernanda] So apparently there's nothing legitimate

about that child, is there?

I mean, she comes from the womb of someone who isn't her mother

and she's being breastfed by someone else

who's never even been pregnant.

[sighs] Yeah.

Let's just say this whole process has been... a bit weird.

You could say our life experience has been different.

I suppose yours will be too...

since you'll never really understand

the feeling of growing a life inside your body.

[exhales sharply]

You know what I think?

That even though Nico came from inside of you,

you've never actually possessed a real instinct for mothering.

Did you know I abhor the idea of breastfeeding?

And yet here you are artificially lactating.

Yeah, I know.

I'm a bit worried.

I wonder if I've been hurting Tessa

with all the medicine I've been taking to get my milk going.

It's kind of like when I messed up with my embryos

with all the different medicine you were recommending that I take.

Do you remember that?

[dramatic music]

But I guess I'm not that worried

because at least we've got the umbilical cord cells

which will tell us the truth.

Well, that's why I sent Tessa out for some more testing

because I wanted to make sure there were no complications in the future.

Thank you so much, Fer.

But that's a decision that only Carlos and I should make.

But this timing couldn't be better

because your brother just informed me

that he finds it very strange that Yeni's son

was born with clubfoot.

[dramatic music]

[theme music playing]

THE SURROGACY

There seems to be a whole network around Yeni

which we're going to dismantle.

But if we separate Yeni and Marcela as well

from the equations since they're of the strongest links,

then Yeni will be all alone, right?

Don't take anything for granted, Arturo. Hmm?

You should always be prepared for new surprises.

Maybe you convinced yourself that Marcela would keep quiet

and stay in the US,

but I didn't.

Except that now it's too late for me to threaten

to implicate her in Irene's death.

To be honest, I never seriously considered that.

Ultimately, she did end up collaborating.

In the meantime,

I've got no idea what to do with this lawyer friend of hers

who's so confident with the info on Marcela

he feels he can start making waves in the investigation against Ochoa.

Yes, Briseno told me all about it.

He says they've been disrupting his work.

Because of that, he couldn't capitalize

on the fact that we have Beatriz here in the hospital.

The idea was that we would get a statement

where she admits to hiding the murder weapon

and that we then link her husband and that weapon

back to the one that killed Irene.

You know, contrary to what you think,

I'm not convinced that, mm,

that Marcela is the most important part of all this.

I think it's Roberto,

the wall behind which she can protect herself.

If we can manage to break him

that'll bring everything tumbling down.

[dramatic music]

[Julia] I got your message, Marcela.

I wanna meet up.

We could do it later

but it'll have to be near Navarro's Hospital.

Julia, don't play games with me.

Nobody can see me around that hospital.

I'm not playing games with you.

My daughter's been in Medicare

and I don't know when they're gonna release her.

If you don't believe me, call and ask them yourself.

Then let me know when you're out of the hospital

and we can meet up somewhere else.

[dramatic music]

I came here today to check out our balance,

not to get some new invoice that definitely won't be covered

by the insurance.

I know it won't be.

Most insurers don't cover third-party damage.

Well, you certainly seem like you're fully recovered.

I mean, at least physically.

Which is fortunate for you, surely.

But I was forced to do several rounds of testing

to make sure there wasn't internal damage.

If Francisco had known how much he owed you

he never would've come back here

since they already handed over his daughter,

which was before he hit you.

The release would've had to be authorized

which is normal protocol for newborns.

Just be honest. You did all this on purpose, didn't you?

So tell me, Doctor,

is this what your lawyer is trying to get us to agree to?

[dramatic music]

I don't wanna see you in my hospital again

or much less get involved in any more of your problems.

'Cause if I do see you,

then I'll be sure that you get charged, but with interest.

-Is that clear? -All clear.

[dramatic music]

My grandma's in shock because of what happened, Yeni.

But if she said we're with you then that means we always will be.

No, you've already done so much for me.

This whole time you've looked after me

the same way my father would have.

Without you, I wouldn't have been able to grieve for him

especially with all of this.

How will you manage alone?

I'm not alone.

My father taught me that I can always rely on myself

and now I have a son that I've got to protect.

I'd rather get far away from here for his sake and for yours.

I don't want to hurt you and Cuca anymore.

Marcela called me. I was gonna hang up, but she--

Wait, you didn't hang up?

Well, she told me she had gone to the States

but then she had to come back here.

She said she had something important to tell you and Julia about the kids.

[dramatic music]

-[Fernanda sighs] -[footsteps plodding]

[phone ringing]

I got you coffee.

Is Mom busy right now?

She doesn't want to be interrupted. She's with Julia.

Oh.

Julia found out that I asked for her umbilical cord samples.

Now they'll be useless.

[dramatic music]

Yes, but we knew that already.

I know, but now she's gonna wanna use them

to figure out who the twin's real mother is.

I mean, we all wanna know the answer.

We'll have to find out before she does.

[dramatic music]

I'm gonna need you to deliver the laundromat money

to Yeni personally.

Hey, you're making it sound like I'm already in the same boat as Irene.

Oh, would you just relax. Nora just wants to make sure

that you can be of use to her, that's all.

[David] Don't act like you're doing me any favors, buddy.

This is a favor.

Do you honestly think corporate would consider

someone like you for such an important spot in the company?

Take my advice and handle this little task properly

and then we can talk.

Nestor will bring the money.

Then we'll leave and Balo will take care of Yeni.

Bye.

Arturo, what are you planning to do about Yeni?

We're going to need a doctor who's very discreet.

I'll explain later.

[Nora] If you think that being Tessa's glorified wet nurse

is going to give you leverage, you should know that you're expendable.

I can find someone else

who most certainly would have better quality milk,

a woman who is naturally lactating on her own.

Well, I'm glad you've got a plan worked out

because frankly I can't stand the idea of staying with a man

who keeps shoving his love for another woman in my face.

You know tonight, Yeni will no longer be a problem.

So instead of throwing your little tantrums,

you're going to convince Carlos to drop all this nonsense

about looking for his son

or you will divorce him and take his daughter with you.

[dramatic music]

When Nora called me because they were going to bring your daughter in,

I called the babysitter to get some more info.

Mm-hmm.

Which is when she told me that you said that Julia had decided to leave the house.

Okay.

So I called Julia to explain that sometimes babies

can resent the absence of their mother.

Maybe that's why your daughter's not eating much.

-Mm-hmm. -Then when Julia came here

she explained what she had to do to breastfeed.

So I've been in the dark same as you.

Carlos, I don't know what kind of problems you're having

but even if you plan on separating

it's much better for Tessa to stay with her mother

at least until she's been weaned.

You know what, Navarro? Your concern is appreciated.

And I guarantee that when it comes to my daughter,

we're doing what's best.

-Good. -So don't worry.

But I want to know about the day she was born.

I want to know exactly what happened that day

and about the supposed death of my son,

and about Yeni,

how she was transported out of your hospital.

[Marcela] I believe that while you were gestating Julia's embryo

you then had sex with Carlos

and became pregnant with your daughter.

It's called superfetation.

I know it's difficult to believe,

and most cases are very rare, but there's research on it.

[Yeni] Why are you doing this, Marcela?

[Marcela] Yeni, you have a right to know this.

No, I've got a right to be left alone

after everything they've done to me and my son.

Yeni, listen you've got to trust me when I say I can prove it.

I just need a few samples from you and the baby.

We could do it this afternoon when you go see Julia.

I'll send you the time and the address.

[phone beeps]

What happened? What'd she say?

That I'm the mother of Carlos' girl.

Oh. [chuckles]

Does that mean now they're gonna try to leave her with you, huh?

No. You believe her?

Yeni, if I had known she'd say that, I would've never let you two speak.

What she's saying is totally nuts.

If anyone else had said that to you

I might have given them the benefit of the doubt.

Sonia, I don't know who's lying or not.

I'm at a total loss about who I should believe.

I wanna leave here.

I feel like I'm in a maze and there's no way out.

[somber music]

My dear, Doctor, I'm sure I don't have to remind you

that maternity test results don't happen overnight.

I know.

And I've still gotta wait to see if they even wanna do it.

Yeni especially,

because she'll have to agree to working with people who've treated her terribly.

And the best-case scenario

is that she'll end up with a baby she didn't plan on having

but at least the girl's actually hers.

And at least she won't need specialized treatments

for clubfoot like Julia's son will.

Main problem is the Huizars have already rejected the child once

so why would they change their mind this time?

Mm, they wouldn't.

But Yeni has the right to claim her daughter.

And if Nora finds out that she's got indigenous blood...

That is not gonna work in our favor.

[dramatic music]

[Arturo] The notary got in touch

to say that the laundromat transfer papers are ready.

We can give the money to Yeni

and then Balo can take possession anytime after that.

I want Nestor to record the meeting.

I want evidence that the money has been delivered.

I just hope that once this is all over they'll decide to go far away

and I don't see that woman or those criminals ever again.

[Arturo] Right. We won't have to worry about Balo.

But David's different.

He still has a copy of the contract.

The surrogacy one that we gave to Yeni.

He gave it to a notary

and now he's saying he'll show it to the press if we threaten him.

And he also mentioned that he wants to become

Huizars Pharmaceutical's new lawyer.

Ugh, tell that social-climbing loser

that our company would never hire such an imbecile.

The man is threatening to disclose a confidential contract

meant to set a trap that he participated in,

which resulted in a death, which is still being openly investigated.

He can't be that stupid.

[dramatic music]

-[Francisco] Hello. -Hello.

-How's my little girl? -She's good.

We brought her to church to present her to the congregation.

What? Why didn't you tell me that? I would've come with you to the church.

I've been waiting here for you for a while.

Would you like to come in or are you leaving?

Well, yes. I'll come in.

Here. Let me help you.

[Bruna] Thank you.

[shushing]

Uh, excuse me. Just a second, please.

I'd like to apologize to you both.

I, I was short with you

because I was worried about my daughter.

Francisco, we're her grandparents.

Yes, but she'd just been released from the hospital.

-She was delicate. -Yes and at the hospital

they gave us detailed instructions on her care.

I also raised a girl.

Yes, and for that, I cannot thank you enough.

I'm also grateful that you were able to get her.

There was no other option. They had detained you.

Seriously?

My intention was never to hurt anyone.

You know that. You know that I'm not violent.

We are under that impression.

May I hold my daughter?

[dramatic music]

And let me make this very clear.

I have to insist that neither of you take her anywhere again

without my knowledge or my consent.

It feels bad having someone make decisions on behalf of your child.

Now you understand how we felt when you unplugged Lucia.

What happened to Lucia was irreversible.

She was never going to come out of that coma because she was brain-dead.

Navarro told us you rushed the decision.

The only thing I did was to comply with Lucy's final wishes.

Lucia would've never given up like that.

She would've accepted whatever God willed for her.

She and I discussed it and she told me otherwise.

She told me that if she ever wound up in a coma

that she wanted to be disconnected

and to have her organs donated to science.

Would you hand me the diaper bag?

[dramatic music]

Goodbye.

Come on, sweetheart.

Francisco, here are your car keys.

Very sorry that we brought it back for you

without your explicit consent.

[dramatic music]

-Elvin. -[Elvin] You ready?

What happened?

Help me with this. I'll tell you in the car.

[intense music]

[Roberto] I left money for food and extra protection.

-[Marcela] Hmm. -[Roberto] Otherwise, they'll keep at him.

-[Marcela] You know what they say? -[coughs]

The most expensive hotel in Mexico is jail.

I have a bit of savings too in case we need extra coverage.

It's the least I can do.

[Roberto] You know that guilt cloud's clarity, Marcela.

Sure you made mistakes,

but Ochoa isn't in jail because of you.

But that thing about his son is just--

-That was an accident. -[Beatriz groans]

-No! -Hey!

Those policeman murdered my son.

[Roberto] I've got you. Beatriz.

Beatriz, those policemen were simply trying to do their jobs,

but we are going after the people

who are actually trying to take down your husband and you.

[dramatic music]

They've accused you of causing your son's death.

No!

They're saying you put that gun in his crib.

[dramatic music]

Is Grandma still asleep?

I don't know. Want me to check?

No, no, it's fine.

I need your help.

I need to find a job and you need to find an apartment.

Sonia, I'm serious, you know, I'm leaving.

My mind is made up.

That's fine. But you've still gotta find a place for him

to get treatments and you've gotta get him registered.

You can't keep traveling with him until you've got his papers.

Don't you remember how hard it was for us

when they thought that we stole him?

Yes. But I'll only be three hours away from here.

And besides, I've got to prove to Nora

that I'm trustworthy and won't be your problem.

What makes you think that she'll go along with this plan?

And this isn't because of the cleaners?

[phone ringing]

-[phone beeps] -Hello?

Did everyone get together today and decide to screw us over all at once?

Who is it?

-It's David. -Give it to me.

Delete this number because this is the last time

I'm ever going to answer you.

[chuckles]

Do you really think you're that important?

I don't wanna see your face again either, okay?

Listen, if you don't want the laundromat money anymore,

we can forget about it all.

All right, fine. What do I do?

You get yourself over to my apartment and I'll give you the money here.

Oh, and bring the kid too.

-Why? -Don't ask me, sweetheart.

I don't know and I don't care.

I'm just following orders here and nobody needs you butting in.

What?

He wants the same thing that Marcela does.

This stuff is beginning to worry me.

Yeah, I'm worried too.

Whatever he is planning, Nora and Carlos aren't involved

because I know they don't want my son.

Nora keeps saying he's deformed

and she said that Carlos doesn't like anything

strange or different.

I believe it.

I remember the way he looked at me when I first met him.

What will you do?

I'm going to leave.

And when I'm far away I'll say

that I'm no longer interested.

I don't think they're gonna forget about this.

I'll make sure they do

because I'm also going to do something else.

It would help me a lot

if you could be a little bit more empathetic.

If we want to help Beatriz with her husband

so he's not trapped behind bars for involuntary manslaughter,

we have to be more honest with her and stop placating her.

Losing a child isn't something you get over in a year,

-much less a few hours. -Marcela.

Marcela, I need to know whether they're hiding the gun or not.

Weren't you the one who told me that they buried it underground?

Well, that's what I thought,

but when I requested the file for analysis,

Ochoa got very angry.

I need to know if it's the same gun that killed Irene.

Roberto is doing such a good job investigating

that I decided I wanted to make things

a little bit easier for him where Irene is concerned.

[Briseno] That's fine by me,

but remember that the fingerprints on the gun lead directly to Balo.

Sure. But then when Roberto reviews the security footage

from Irene's apartment that day, he'll see Balo in action.

He'll also see his dear friend Marcela.

But I thought that we were going to protect

both her and Balo.

[Nora] I'm certainly not someone

who would ever tell a police chief how to do their job.

You haven't exactly given me a hell of a lot of options,

but now that you mention it, I do recall it.

We talked about images showing people that work for you.

And don't forget that I'm prepared

to see things through to the very end,

which means that everyone is fair game.

[Margarita] What's going on?

Who's texting you?

Arturo came through.

The laundromat is yours, Ma.

In exchange for what though?

Why are you bringing a weapon to sign the papers?

Arturo asked me to take care of something with Yeni.

There's so many things I took for granted in our marriage.

The plans that we were making

and then suddenly everything is taken away

and all those wishes and dreams disappear.

You did what Lucy would've wanted,

-right until her last breath. -[scoffs]

LAGUNES FAMILY

You did right by her, Fran.

You know how much she wanted to be a mother.

It was her dream.

I shouldn't have fought with Bruna and Renato.

But they're set in there.

Their ways of thinking, their beliefs.

I know, but they're also my daughter's grandparents

and I still want her to have a connection with her mother's family.

It's the only thing of her mother she'll have.

Am I interrupting?

Navarro is giving us an update on Tessa's progress.

Even though she's doing well he'd like to observe her until tomorrow.

-Okay. -[Nora] Now is the time to ask the doctor

about your daughter's health or any other questions you might have.

He'll give you any information you want

but he's not going to talk to you

about that woman and your so-called son.

I'm sorry, Carlos. But as I told you earlier

this is something you've got to resolve amongst yourselves.

If you'll excuse me, I don't feel the need to stay.

Now, of course, you don't.

I suppose since my granddaughter will no longer

have her parents taking care of her, I'll have to be the one to do it

since you're abandoning her.

No, Mom, you don't have to worry about that.

Julia and I have talked about it

and we've agreed not to let our marital issues

get in the way of what's best for the child.

-[Nora] Ah, very good. -Right?

I think the children are intuitive.

They can feel their parents' emotions.

And as long as you're still obsessed with Yeni

there's no point in me staying with you.

Julia.

Julia.

Julia, wait, listen to me.

Listen to me.

Don't go, please.

Our daughter needs you, Julia.

What do you want? You want to do the DNA test?

Is that what you want?

Why don't you tell me what you'd like me to do?

Should I pump my breast milk and send it to you?

Or pretend that I'm her mother and show up every four hours to nurse her?

I want your forgiveness. I want you to stay with us.

You'll have to forgive me because it's too much of a sacrifice

to stay with a man who's lied to me

and doesn't even love me to breastfeed a child who's not mine.

No, Julia, Julia. You're right.

It's over.

You and my daughter are the only real things I have.

I don't wanna lose you.

Stay.

There.

I think that's it.

Sonia.

Yeni.

[Yeni] Cuca!

Oh, I don't want you to leave us.

But I won't be gone for very long.

What would you do in that little village?

You and Mubu left that place

so that you could have a better life and now--

And we did have that.

Even with all the hardships we both stuck together.

And that's what's important.

Anyway, I'll still come visit you when I bring my son to therapy.

-Yeni! -Hey, don't worry.

I'll be fine.

[Sonia] I'll help you with your stuff okay?

Oh, Cuca.

I'm gonna miss this sweet little bundle of joy.

I invited Yeni too.

She's probably on her way.

Julia!

Julia, what is it?

You know perfectly well

that if I'd known you also invited Yeni, I never would've come.

She has to be here.

I need to talk to both of you.

She's Tessa's mother.

Yes, but she's also the woman who stole my husband from me

and she's the woman who has my son.

Do you expect me to give her Tessa now too?

No. No. I don't want that at all.

But you are the one who wanted to know if the child was yours or not.

Because I need to know the truth.

I need you to explain it.

Marcela, just tell me what's going on.

I think that initially Yeni was gestating your embryo

and when she had sex with Carlos

she became pregnant with Tessa.

[Keyus] Bye, you two.

[somber music]

Keyus.

What's up?

I'm going to need you to do me a huge favor.

Sure. Whatever you need, Yeni.

We've got to make a stop at David's apartment.

I've got to get the money for the laundromat transfer.

Going to David's apartment is a dangerous move, Yeni.

We've got your son with us.

I already thought about that.

Listen, he'll stay in the car with you

then I'll go get the money

and if it takes too long, you can go get help.

Yeni, are you doing this because Cuca's really upset

about losing her business or what?

No. That place is more than just a business for her.

It took them years of hard work and sacrifice to build it.

I know, and I agree with you about that, Yeni.

but what you're doing is more than just a little sacrifice.

How can you even be sure that they'll give you the cash

and that Balo guy still...

I mean, he tried to kill you

and have you forgotten that he kidnapped Cuca.

Yeni, be reasonable.

But David will be there to protect me from Balo.

I'm begging you, Keyus.

They'll have nothing if I don't try.

They're not going to have nothing.

I'm always gonna be there to make sure they're okay.

I know that and I'm grateful,

but I don't think I can live with myself

if I don't even try to get the money for them.

Okay, fine.

I've got your back, as always.

Honestly, I was already sure that they both belonged to Yeni,

and believe me, it broke my heart.

And now I'm not even sure if I wanna know who's mine

or who's not mine. I don't know anything.

It's your decision to make.

She's better at being a mother.

That's what it is.

What do you mean?

She was able to give birth.

She'll be a better mother.

Turns out that her daughter is perfect according to Nora.

She's perfect. She's a perfectly healthy child

and the only thing that's wrong with her is that birthmark on her belly.

That's all that's wrong.

And then I look at my son.

The most important thing here is how you see your son

and not what Nora thinks about him.

You know, I do think it's better that he stays with Yeni.

He's gonna have a better life.

No, no, no, no, wait.

Let's do the tests and we won't need Yeni.

I've still got the umbilical cords.

Well, it is a very good source of DNA

but I would still need to get a sample from Yeni

to prove that she's the girl's biological mother.

But it looks like she isn't coming.

Call her.

Call her. And if I've gotta convince her to come here, I will.

I don't mind.

I've called her three times

and she knows she's the girl's mother

the same way she knows we're here waiting for her.

The laundromat.

Today's the day they're transferring ownership of it

and they're transferring the money too.

[recorder beeps]

Why is it all in cash?

What do you mean why?

There's no way you could deposit a check for that much.

And why not?

[David] Because they think you were stealing from your boss.

-Classy thing to say. -There are levels, old man.

-[Nestor] Yeah, and you're at the bottom. -[smacks lips]

[David] You should be grateful

that we're helping you out like this.

Oh! And you still got the nerve to count it.

Please forgive me if I can't just take people at their word.

I mean, you know what they say, right?

That there are a lot of white-collar rats out there.

Well, I'm gonna hit the bathroom while you count that.

[David] What do you want, Julia?

Tell me, what time is Yeni supposed to go over there

for the money transfer?

We're doing it right now.

Is anybody else there with you?

Nestor is here filming everything. Then Yeni's leaving.

Listen to me. Keep Yeni there with you as long as possible, okay?

-Wait, why? -I don't have time to explain. Just do it.

Yeni is with David. We gotta go.

[Cuca exhales sharply]

The house feels very empty without Yeni and the baby.

Yeah, it really does, but it's for the best.

Marcela has called me several times

and that lawyer has been calling Yeni over and over again.

It seems like they all really wanted to harass her

and on top of that, she was just with Nora.

Yeah, she left because of all of them but also to protect us.

I made a promise to Mubu

that I would take care of it, but...

Oh my, sweetie.

The truth is I'm fighting for...

When they kidnapped me, I thought they were gonna kill me

Then Yeni's right you know.

The best thing for us is to get far away from them.

[electronic buzz]

Why don't you guys relax? It's just a friend.

I invited a friend to stop by for a sec.

Hey, come on in.

Everyone just relax.

There's been a change of plans.

You give me that recording and Balo and I will take care of the rest.

You're really gonna risk everything

for something as stupid as this.

All those people who have caused us so much trouble will vanish from our lives.

-[David] She's all yours. -No, don't hurt me.

[doctor] You're gonna take a test.

-I have her sample. -My baby's in the car.

Please say yes.

You'll have to tell them everything. The entire truth.

Do you wanna be a part of the family with us or don't you?

He's my son. That gives him an advantage over other individuals.

So what happened to the samples from Yeni and the boy?

[muffled chatter]

-Let us in. Julia! -Julia, open the door.

[Yeni] Julia!

[theme music playing]