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[tires screeching]

[Fernanda] Hello, Pascal.

Hello.

Did you read it yet?

Mm-hmm.

No, no, not here, not now.

Yeah. I read it.

And with everything that Beatriz said...

It was only a couple of press outlets that weren't even that important.

Even so, Fer.

Sometimes, information can be like a landmine.

-Tread lightly. -That's true.

I've got a lot of work to do.

But... That's my brother, Pascal. You've got to leave.

-Okay. -Hurry, hurry.

Carlos. Carlos.

Carlos, please listen to me, just wait.

What is it?

Everything that happened in the trials is written in this report.

Somehow, it made it to the TV networks, and the director contacted Mom.

And is this report accurate?

And does it also say that it was your idea

to try that experimental pill for postpartum?

Probably not, right?

Fer, it's all because of you that my son has a deformity, right?

What exactly is it that I did?

Why are you so angry with me?

It's not you.

-It's everything you represent. -What?

My whole life, you've had this advantage over me,

which I don't understand at all.

I've always been more capable than you.

And yet I wasn't even able to present that pill idea on my own.

Are you kidding me?

How many times did I tell you to pitch that idea?

-Mom never would have gone for it. -Oh.

And it's not like you ever helped either, Carlos.

Fer, do you actually think this is a competition?

I'm seriously asking you this because you're the winner here.

You're the one who gave Mom her first grandchild, don't you get that?

But you know what makes you and me different?

I would never harm your son or you.

Your son and Yeni are still alive.

And that's because I stopped David from giving them to Balo

when they took them out of the hospital.

I got Nestor involved.

I begged him to rescue them,

and he picked them up and left them in that park.

[David] We're about five minutes away.

[car horn honks]

Don't you move back there, got it?

Couldn't you see me? I'm trying to get by.

Just relax.

If you give us what we want, you'll be fine.

I haven't got any cash on me now.

I'm just coming from the hospital.

Check in the backseat, my wife just had a baby.

Here, take my watch. It's a good one.

Don't be such an idiot.

Yeni isn't your wife.

Irene and David had agreed to hand her over to Balo

because he wanted to get revenge for his brother's murder.

-This boy is my nephew, Carlos. -That is exactly what I was thinking.

And I never forced her. Julia chose to take the pill on her own.

And neither of us knew what the side effects were yet.

You still didn't tell me about it, did you?

The same way Mom didn't and the way your husband didn't.

Everyone's equally to blame.

I was protecting this family by closing up ranks,

which you should also be thinking about doing now.

Except that my family is just Julia and Yeni.

And the twins are my kids, not yours.

Well, Mom and I are your family, too, even if you don't like it.

Carlos, please.

-Just move. -Just wait, please.

Despite everything that's happened,

you've still been able to forgive Julia for what she did to Yeni.

So, please, just look at the facts.

Mom has protected them both from everything,

except Beatriz goes to the media

and tells everyone about Yeni.

You know very well this won't come close to sinking the pharmaceutical company,

but it'll sink you.

And it'll get even worse for you when they open the file on David's death.

And what makes you think that David is dead?

I know he is.

Mom stopped the investigation from going forward

so you wouldn't be implicated.

There are witnesses who are saying that you are the last person

to have seen him alive.

Please, Carlos.

[car engine revs]

[tires screeching]

[opening theme music playing]

[Yeni] It came out easily after I used a solution on it.

Oh, that's great. The stain disappeared, didn't it?

-Yeah. -Okay, wonderful.

You know, I've always thought that lady was a bit strange.

[Cuca] Yes.

Here, pass it to me so I can bag it.

[phone buzzing]

Hello?

Yeni. Hi, there.

Listen, did you go back to Puebla?

Yes, Cuca and I came back here because we had to work,

but Sonia stayed to help Francisco move into an office he rented.

I need to talk to you, so I'm going to come down there.

All the way over here? Is everything okay?

As soon as I get to Puebla, I'll call you back

so you can tell me how to get to your place.

[Cuca] Who was it?

Beatriz.

Come on, sweetheart.

You can paint when we get back.

[Cuca] Okay. Let's see.

Take this and this.

Thanks, Cuca.

-Careful with it. -Yeah.

And you be careful, too, honey, listen to your mom, huh?

-[Luciano] Mm-hmm. -Bye.

[knocking on door]

It didn't work.

I thought he'd react a lot more when I told him about David.

You clearly don't know your brother.

What you should have done was apologize.

The news about David was supposed to be a last resort.

Well, I did kind of apologize,

but only because I felt like it, not because you ordered me to.

-Right. -Mom?

If Carlos doesn't back down, it should be you.

I'll take care of it.

[woman] Yes, ma'am?

[Nora] Call an emergency board meeting.

I also need you to make absolutely sure that Bustamante, Rosales,

and someone from legal are here.

What are you gonna do?

I'm going to inform them of the position we're taking

regarding what Marcela sent to the media.

She has details that only someone on the inside would know.

Pascal couldn't trace anything back to her.

Her tactics won't work.

-We're going to get ahead of this. -Good.

At least that way, our version gets out before hers.

But how are you going to deny what the documents say?

I won't deny it. I'm going to be honest.

When Yeni leaves them high and dry, I'll make sure that I'm there

ready to explain everything to the reporters.

Are you serious?

-I'm sure Yeni will back out. -Well, that's the idea.

Hey, you guys go work over there. Go on.

The idea is that Balo would take care of her,

and that you would take care of Beatriz and her friends.

You can't possibly be serious.

Do I look like I'm laughing?

You should be.

It's a bad idea to think about doing anything to these women

when the place will be crawling with journalists.

As soon as they realize that native is going to keep hiding from them,

they won't go away.

I better talk to Nora.

The best thing would be to free Ochoa.

Roberto is making things very inconvenient for you,

and I'm providing all these women with his legal counsel.

I'd be digging my own grave if I messed with Roberto.

The last thing I need right now is another outbreak of social uprising.

[Arturo] I think you just figured out a solution.

What?

An uprising.

Think about it, we can divert attention away from all the issues

surrounding the city's infrastructure

and focus on an incident against a group of innocent women.

Mom, even if you figure things out with Yeni,

that still means you're going to throw away everything you've done

to build up the pharmaceutical company.

You say that as though I was the one who made the decision

to publicly acknowledge the mistakes we made.

I'm in this position because of Marcela and her anonymous report.

So, just give them Ochoa, Mom, that's all it takes.

No.

Here, Mrs. Nuñez, it's ready.

Did the stain come out of the tablecloth?

Yes, I used a special solution so it wouldn't damage the embroidery.

Am I being charged for that?

I raised the price a little bit because it took me a while to do.

No. I'm not paying for that.

You should have asked me before.

Right. Well, that's not a problem. You can pay at the normal rate.

Hey, Yeni, where are you going?

Oh, I left my son in the car.

In the capital, a group of women

who participated in a failed clinical trial are protesting.

Huizar Pharmaceuticals announced the research trials

a little over three years ago.

The group is accusing the family of forcing an indigenous woman

to care for the alleged son of Carlos Huizar.

The boy was afflicted with the same condition

as the other newborns after the trial.

[Mrs. Nuñez] Yeni?

Yeni, where are you going?

Put on your seatbelt.

You just left me here for hours.

What am I doing here?

Wouldn't you like to know?

What do you want?

I want you to distract Yeni.

Beatriz wants her to meet with the press and tell them everything.

-Get it? -Hmm.

No?

Hmm, need to think about it?

We don't have time for that.

Do you know what I want, asshole?

I want you out of my life.

I'm sick of you and this whole mess.

If you had decided to tell me everything Ochoa told you

right off the bat, this wouldn't be happening.

You always knew they were going to contact Yeni,

and then use her to put pressure on us.

Ochoa threatened to tell them. I was his accomplice in Irene's murder.

And then I would go down with him.

But you know what? Better to be dead than stuck in jail.

You can still go back there

for offing your friend David and covering it all up.

There's no way I could have killed him.

Because I was still supposed to be in jail.

There's no blood on my hands yet.

I guess that you can't say the same thing.

I know for a fact that you killed Irene, you asshole.

But don't worry about it.

It stays between us, huh?

[grunts]

I can also kill you and your mother

to keep you company if you decide to say no.

[tense music playing]

[Luciano] Mommy, are you sad?

Yes, my love.

Why?

[sniffs]

Because sometimes people that you trust can hurt you.

[knocking on door]

-Hello. -[Beatriz] Good afternoon.

Come in, please.

-Thanks. -You're welcome.

Thank you.

Come here, sweetie.

Let's go put the clothes in the washing machine

while your mom talks.

Come on.

Hi.

[dramatic music playing]

Nobody else was ever supposed to know that part of my story.

I've been hiding to keep safe.

The only person who has the right to reveal

that part of my story is Luciano.

He's the one who's been affected the most by all this.

But you didn't even consider for a minute what this might do to him.

[tense music playing]

And now, you have no idea how much I regret having trusted you.

I realized that I was starving for some kind of friendship.

-But it was a mistake. -No. No. No. No, Yeni--

I hardly know anyone who understands me.

And that's why I decided to trust you, Beatriz.

That's why I talked about you, Yeni.

Yeni, I wanted to come here to beg you to help me.

But the truth is, now I don't want you to.

I'm totally conflicted.

I don't know if I even have the right to tell you how I'm feeling.

Please forgive me.

I went completely nuts.

I got a call from the jail,

and I could hear Andres screaming for help.

They were torturing him.

They were strongarming me,

trying to force me to give up and listen to Nora.

Yeni, no one understands you more than I do.

We've gone through similar things.

We've both had a baby who was born deformed

because of the Huizars.

But you've been blessed with being able to watch him grow up,

to be able to see how well the treatments are working for him.

Just like Lourdes and Alicia.

I'll never get to see my son again.

But I can see my son's face reflected in your son's.

Can you understand why I need Andres with me now more than ever?

He's the only person keeping me here.

Yeni...

put yourself in my shoes.

You felt all of the same things about your father.

You did everything you could for his freedom.

You became a surrogate.

You sacrificed your dreams,

and you bore a child for two complete strangers.

Please forgive me.

Yes, I know I betrayed you and that I threatened them.

But I can fix all of that, I swear.

I'll be able to change their minds if you help me.

I just need Andres with me, please, Yeni.

Help me put pressure on Nora, please.

Please help me get him released.

I need to get him as far away from here as I can.

You know, I have this fantasy.

I pretend that we're living together out in the countryside, totally alone...

without fear.

Yeni, I know that you feel exactly the same way about your boy.

Please help us.

[tense music playing]

Mm-hmm.

[tense music playing]

Thanks for agreeing to meet me in the garage.

I really didn't want the journalists to be able to see us.

Of course.

Well, if anyone did, they would know

that you are the native woman that Beatriz mentioned.

I think the word you're looking for is indigenous, Nora.

Indigenous woman is what you meant to say.

But I'm not here to correct your lack of culture.

I came to negotiate terms for Ochoa.

Then you're talking to the wrong person,

because that's not up to me.

And before you talk to the press,

make sure you think about the odds,

because no one is going to believe...

someone like you.

Then why did you even bother coming down here

if you didn't think there was a point?

Look, if you're as shrewd as you think,

then you will negotiate with me.

I have the upper hand in this situation.

Negotiating with me is really the only option for you.

[dramatic music playing]

Wait.

[Carlos] Julia?

I'm here.

[Carlos] Where's Tessa?

-She's being fed. -Ha.

I tried calling.

Yeah. Well, I--

I've been getting tons of calls all day.

I guess it's just because of what's happening on the news.

I mean, my phone just hasn't stopped ringing,

so I needed to turn it off.

What's gonna happen?

Hmm.

I don't know.

I spoke with the lawyer, and he knows everything

about what's going on with Yeni.

And now he also knows about David.

Would you believe Fer accused me of being suspicious?

-What? -Yeah.

What's happening?

You think Yeni will accuse us?

I hope not.

And Nora?

I spoke to her and told her not to rely on us,

that we were gonna do things our own way.

But how did she react when you told her she couldn't see Tessa?

How do you think?

She said a lot of things.

She said that she would never accept our son.

But I don't really care about that.

I told her I would never give up on him.

And I told her that we weren't gonna stop

putting pressure on her until Ochoa was out of jail.

I couldn't believe she said those things,

those terrible things about our son,

as if he wasn't even a person.

It was just awful.

-She was trying to-- -Carlos, listen to me.

I think we've got to try to talk to her.

We've got to try to get Yeni before she can talk to the journalists.

Julia, I just don't think she's gonna be very receptive

after everything we've put her through.

And now because of Ochoa and Beatriz, even less.

Well then, we'll just do whatever she wants us to do.

It doesn't matter. But you and I can't go to jail.

-That won't happen. -What about the kids?

Julia, listen, that won't happen. I guarantee it.

We're gonna fix the mistakes we made,

but we're not gonna go to jail.

Wait.

-Hello? -Carlos.

Yeni?

Right now?

No, no, no. Of course.

Yeah, that's fine.

We're on our way.

Okay.

Uh, yeah, you don't have to worry.

-Come on. I'll go with you. -Uh, no.

She wants me to go alone.

No. No. I need to talk to her.

I need to, mother to mother, talk to her.

Julia, she asked me to go alone, you know,

and I honestly think it's the best idea.

Think about it. She thinks you set her up.

If you're there, she might not trust us.

Let me go. I'll see what she wants, and I'll call you immediately.

Hmm?

Hey.

I'm doing what's best for our children.

I swear.

I'll call you.

[dramatic music playing]

Oh. Hello. [chuckles]

-How are you? -I'm very well. And you?

-I'm all right. -Come in.

I managed to convince Yeni to come back with me from Puebla.

-Hi. -Hello.

So Yeni's going to talk to Nora.

And if she's not able to convince Nora to help us,

Yeni has agreed to assist at the press conference.

Well, I hope everything goes the way you want it to,

because contrary to Beatriz, when you got your father out of jail,

at least you did it without hurting anyone.

I can't believe you're going to help her.

Well, I'm helping her, but I'm also doing it for my son.

Wherever we go, people look at us strangely,

me for being Indigenous and him for being White.

We've both gone through too much.

We shouldn't still be considered some kind of

circus act.

Sure, but you're still going to expose them all

if Nora goes back on her word and refuses to free Ochoa.

Well, this time I think she's going to have to accept defeat.

We don't want her to disappear.

So then Yeni refuses to hand the child over to Carlos, and...

Not exactly. And we certainly won't mention it to the reporters.

There must be a way for us to find out if--

Look, I told you, I don't know anything more about Yeni's personal life.

Okay. But that's not what I was gonna ask.

What I was actually gonna say is that we have to be sure

that Nora is gonna authorize your husband's release.

Well, they have to make a public petition before they review and rest his case.

And then that way, they can figure out who murdered Irene.

I'm pretty sure that's the reason behind the interview

that Pascal said Nora was going to give on TV.

Basically, it's looking like the pressure we put on her to admit the mistakes

she made worked.

But I'm still not sure we can trust Nora.

[Briseno] Nora, you can't just order me around, much less publicly.

Personally, I'm all for freeing Ochoa.

I've never ordered you around in private, and much less publicly.

And you're right, as the person in charge,

you've got to announce it.

But in order to distract from the fact that you released Ochoa,

I'd like the focus to be on Irene's murder.

And I want you to consider the idea that they killed Irene

simply because she's a woman.

What the hell?

[Nora] Femicide, Briseno. Look it up.

I'm going to have Arturo call you to explain.

You know, this crime isn't really covered by the legislation yet,

which is why I gave you a proposal.

Well, that's all right.

I think it's about time this was given more serious consideration as a problem.

In fact, it's the perfect time to propose a new legislative bill.

Sure, if I worked in Congress.

Finally, we're speaking the same language.

I think it's time for you to expand your horizons.

Think about how much power you'd have on the outside,

much more than if you stayed inside.

Figure it out with Briseno.

Tell him the announcement of Ochoa's release doesn't change anything.

Thank you.

[door closes]

[suspense music playing]

You know what? I think I'll stick around here just in case.

Are you listening?

Yeah. Yeah, I heard you, but you don't need to, Sonia.

You can just wait for me in the car.

Listen...

I know that kind of love can weaken you.

And now I understand you more than ever because of Francisco.

Every time he asks me for something, I can't say no.

And he's still not even asking me the things I want him to ask me.

Well, maybe romantic love can weaken you,

but now I know that a mother's love is much, much stronger, Sonia.

I'll be fine.

There he is.

Good luck.

Hi.

Where's my son?

I thought you were bringing him.

No, I didn't call to talk about him.

Don't do this to me.

I--you know that I've been looking for him

since the last time we talked.

You told me how you'd been thrown out,

and I haven't stopped looking for him ever since then.

Listen, I know so many things I didn't know before.

Yes, but you still only know a little bit of the story, Carlos.

But now I'm going to give you the side you don't know,

the side of the surrogate mother.

You manipulated me over and over so that eventually

I wasn't even able to feel the sadness

and the suffering from being separate from my father.

I became so disconnected from myself that I could hardly feel anything

that was happening inside of me,

because I was terrified that if I did, I might hurt the baby.

And then I stupidly thought

that I'd finally be able to see my father again

that I would be getting my life back,

except I wasn't.

Instead I woke up alone in a park with a tiny baby.

That wasn't part of the deal.

And you know what? I haven't even been able to start

processing every single thing that I've been through.

And why is that?

Because then I had to start running for my life.

And the only thing--

the only thing that gives me a minuscule bit,

just a tiny bit of the connection I'm missing is my Luciano.

Luciano?

Is that what you named my son?

I really like that name.

Listen, Yeni, I totally understand what you're saying.

And the only thing I can do is apologize.

I had no clue about the extent of the damage we did to you.

-No. -I swear.

The damage you're still doing to me, Carlos.

I spoke to your mother. In exchange for me now going to the press

about everything your whole family has done,

she has agreed to release Ochoa

and to stop persecuting us, me and Beatriz, and my son.

She told you that?

Yeni...

are you comfortable with that or was my mother forcing you?

No, Carlos.

No.

For the very first time, I got to decide.

What about my son?

Did you agree on something? How does she feel about him?

No, we didn't discuss him.

Luciano's my son.

And I'm not interested in any kind of agreement with you or your mother.

He's grown up around people who've made him feel loved and accepted.

And even though he doesn't remember, he'll always have the imprint

of his real biological family's rejection.

I'm not putting him through that ever again.

No, listen, I'm sorry.

Forgive me, Yeni, but I have never, ever rejected my son.

I love him, and without even knowing him.

Listen, the only thing you can do right now

is to make sure your mother keeps her word.

That's why you wanted to talk?

I mean, I'm here.

I want to talk about my son. Maybe we could also talk about us.

No, there isn't an us anymore, Carlos.

But we have a son,

and I know that I've made so many mistakes,

but I'm still his father, Yeni.

I have the right to meet him.

Listen, think about what I'm asking, okay?

I have to go meet with Beatriz now.

You better hope your mother's going to keep her word

'cause otherwise, I'll tell them the truth.

[phone line beeping]

Yeni, what happened? Are you finished?

[Yeni] Yeah, I'm all done, but I ended up getting a taxi.

Well, we've been waiting here to bring you back with us.

[Yeni] No, no, I'd rather do this alone. Please, Sonia.

-No, Yeni-- -[Yeni] You and Francisco, hurry up

and finish everything, and then I'll go back to Puebla with you.

[cell phone beeps]

Yeni went off alone.

Come on, let's go.

What happened?

I just finished talking to Yeni.

She left, but I have to talk to my mother about something else.

Can I call you later on to explain?

Why? What did she say?

A bunch of stuff that I don't understand, but you can at least relax.

She's not gonna go to the press.

And were you able to meet our son?

Is he all right?

[Carlos] No, I didn't get to see him. She didn't bring him.

And I wasn't really able to tell her about Tessa.

We'll probably have to wait for Ochoa to be released for all that.

Yeah, but your mother is never going to accept that.

Well, apparently, Yeni and Mom spoke,

which is why I have to go and confirm a few more things,

but later on I'll tell you about it.

Bye.

Mom, have you read the whole document?

I've gone through the whole thing.

Well, here are some cue cards with relevant information

just in case you need some support.

Did you arrange to have the interview here?

Yes, of course. They're setting up the camera and the lights.

They wondered if you wanted your makeup done.

Mother, I just need to ask you this one more time.

Are you sure this is the right choice?

Please, Fer.

Now is not the time to start getting cold feet.

Ma, Yeni told me you two talked.

Are you really gonna do what you said?

Yes, but it isn't for her, and I'm not doing it to save you or Julia.

I told you once already, and maybe you forgot about it,

but I didn't, that I don't want Tessa to grow up

and become ostracized for the way she was conceived.

And I originally thought that I could close this chapter differently,

but I guess not.

You didn't leave me much of a choice in the matter.

-Do you understand? -Sorry, ma'am.

I've just been informed that everything is ready for the meeting.

Let's go.

Please, please, it's a little bit further.

Thanks. How much do I owe you?

[taxi driver] That's a hundred, uh, pesos, Miss.

Thanks. Have a good day.

[indistinct chatter]

[Yeni] Hello.

I'm here for the meeting.

[closing theme music playing]

Subtitle translation by: Mariana Rodríguez Mustafa