An Unknown Enemy (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Comandante - full transcript
Inspired by real events and references
historical events and public figures
People, incidents, locations
and dialogue are fictional
and have been created or adapted
for dramatization purposes.
Any resemblance to historical events
and interpretations is coincidental.
BILL INITIATIVE
CONFIDENTIAL
GUERRILLA GENARO VÁZQUEZ
ESCAPES FROM IGUALA PRISON
Put this away, Silvia, please.
Commander.
Commander.
Good morning, Major.
Has he said anything?
Nothing yet.
Edgardo.
You accepted 14,000 pesos
for getting a guerrilla out of jail.
Fourteen thousand pesos!
Who paid you?
Who was it?
Corona del Rosal?
Tell me and this will be over.
Carry on.
Yes, sir.
Guama, bring the water!
You'll see, you fucking sellout!
AN UNKNOWN ENEMY
I didn't hear you come in.
Everything okay?
Yes.
How did it go with the doctor?
You know...
They want to try a new treatment.
As usual.
We'll see.
And your article?
Terrible!
I have writer's block.
My deadline is tomorrow,
so I'd better start writing.
There are meatballs for dinner.
Just heat them up.
Sure everything is okay?
Here are the statements of the guards
and the other prisoners.
The order came from above, Mr. Secretary.
Genaro Vázquez didn't escape alone.
This is proof.
SECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT
He got help from the Mayor's office.
Corona del Rosal is still pushing
to shut down the National Security Office.
This was done by Pedro Mejía.
Corona del Rosal planned this.
This is precisely your job,
and that of the Office.
To get ahead and avoid scandals like this.
Let's be honest,
someone within the Office
helped Corona del Rosal.
We corrected that, Mr. Secretary.
Fernando...
Corona del Rosal is out to get you.
All these mistakes
give him reason to close your Office.
Keep it up,
and you're out.
You could talk to the President,
tell him how important the Office's work
is for safety at the Olympics...
With photos of a fugitive guerrilla
in all the national newspapers?
Few arguments in your defense.
With all due respect,
the Office is under your leadership.
Under the Department of the Interior.
If Corona del Rosal wants to shut us down,
- it's because he wants to hurt us...
- Us?
Don't say "us."
Thank you, Mr. Secretary.
Your food will be here in a minute.
I'll have a seafood cocktail.
I'll be right back.
Your family is out there.
Calm down or we'll kill them too.
On the count of three.
Two, three.
Ready.
As you see, there are no columns,
so the spectators have a good view.
When will it be finished?
Very soon.
GUSTAVO DÍAZ ORDAZ
PRESIDENT OF MEXICO
When?
Five weeks.
We devised a system
so that the cameras can film under water.
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF MEXICO CITY
Here are the peepholes, on the edges.
There are cameras, but no windows yet.
The Olympics start
in nearly three months, Mr. Mayor.
Will we be ready or not?
Of course we will, Mr. President.
As I say, Mr. President,
the vision of architect Ramírez Vázquez...
Isn't it beautiful?
...that is held as sensors,
as conductors, as cables.
With sensors.
But... like a ladder.
Cables, yes. The structure is beautiful.
Okay. Tell me a little more.
General, Pedro Mejía was found dead.
A heart attack in a restaurant restroom.
Wait for me in the car.
Can we get a photo?
Please come, Mr. Mayor.
Of course.
Do you know how much this cost?
Millions. Millions.
Let's take the photo. Are we all here?
I'm fine here.
Look at that!
There's your future president.
Barrientos!
Pedro Mejía was just found dead.
Oh, my. I'm so sorry.
He had a heart attack.
- They found him in a restaurant restroom.
- How awful!
He was 43, healthy.
Heart attacks can be fatal at that age.
He was murdered.
If you wish, I can open an investigation.
You knew that Pedro Mejía
was going to be Head of National Security.
That he was going to replace you.
It's a difficult time.
The Olympics are causing
a lot of pressure.
Putting the nation at risk
for your political gain...
The one risking national security
is the DNS.
Who let Genaro Vázquez escape?
It was your mistake.
Your incompetence.
Someone helped that guerrilla escape.
They say it was your guy Mejía.
You know that guerrillas
are very good at covering their tracks.
Excuse me.
Here it goes.
Good one, I couldn't get it!
You're not watching me.
If you're in front,
I see what you're doing.
Ball!
The purpose of having you in front
is to get close,
so I know if you're going long or short.
Stand there.
When your opponent is behind you,
you don't need to watch the ball.
You watch him, concentrate on his game,
you learn it, and you adapt.
Ball!
Thanks for the sermon,
but are you talking
about squash or politics?
Speed counts too, right?
I have to go to see Laura. Shall we stop?
You were letting me win!
Thanks.
Did your mother tell you about Saturday?
Yes, I think I'll go straight to dinner.
Bring Laura.
Maybe. Otherwise I'll come alone.
How's your project going?
Good, all good.
Do you want me to call the Secretary?
- So he can see it. I think it's a good...
- Seriously?
I'm just saying I can call.
Are you still trying to fix my work
with help from your friends?
Be careful how you talk to me, Enrique.
Be careful how you treat me, Dad.
Access to the Olympic village
will be restricted.
There will be two checkpoints.
In these three areas,
the stadium,
the Olympic pool and sports arena,
we'll have members
of the Olympia Battalion and the army.
For the next three months,
we will run intelligence operations
to detect any incidents before the Games.
This is possible thanks to the work
of the Department of Defense
in coordination
with the Mexico City security team
under the Attorney General García Rivero.
Thank you, Mayor, excellent work.
Thank you, Mr. President.
As you can see, Mr. Brundage,
for the Olympic Committee and ourselves,
guaranteeing security during the Games
is a priority.
All the government agencies in the country
are working to this achieve this end.
Now, architect Ramírez Vázquez is waiting
to show us the new sports arena.
Please come with us, Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Secretary, I find it strange
that the Secretary of the Interior
wasn't mentioned.
- And neither was the Office...
- Major!
This is not the time or the place.
Sir, do you have a minute?
Of course, Fernando.
I've come to you because I trust you.
How can I help?
SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT
What do you know about the proposal
to close the National Security Office?
As far as I know,
the congress is still discussing it.
But it's likely it will pass
to the full House very soon.
You heard the President,
he said security is a priority.
This isn't about security, Fernando.
It's political...
There are interests at play.
Do you really think
the Cabinet cares about security
or the Olympics?
All they want is to look good
in front of the President.
The Attorney General has always wanted
to absorb the functions of the Office.
He wants more power. That's nothing new.
Corona del Rosal is helping because
he wants to take power away from Interior.
To overrule your boss.
This has to do
with presidential succession.
You know how it goes.
As President's Secretary,
you are also part of the succession.
Also the Secretary of the Interior,
Echeverría.
Right?
When was the last time
you saw Echeverría near the President?
I'm focusing on my own business.
And I also look after the President.
If anyone's stealing the limelight,
it's Corona del Rosal.
I'm sure he will push
to dismantle the Office before the Games.
So you need to be ready.
Thanks, Emilio.
Major.
Come in.
Please.
Hugo brought these capacitors,
but I asked him to go back downtown
to get the originals.
Thanks, you can go home.
- Good night, Major.
- Good night.
VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS IN PARIS
596 ARRESTED
Stop watching the ball
and focus on the game.
It's not about speed.
Everyone wants to reach the presidency,
and it takes time.
The important thing is not to leave
the game.
Don't get distracted.
Get close to the one on top
but not Díaz Ordaz.
He doesn't see it.
It's all about the Olympics.
Get close to the next in line,
his successor.
Make him need you.
Help him up and you'll go up with him.
Little by little.
Play the long game.
Nobody will be able to stop you.
Thanks.
What do you think?
Soviet Union or United States?
Who will get more medals?
The Soviet Union without a doubt.
For gymnastics.
But they won't beat us in athletics.
You have Black people who run
like they're being chased by the cops.
Right?
Excuse me.
WINSTON SCOTT
CIA STATION CHIEF
So...
What do you need, Fernando?
How do you feel
about President Díaz Ordaz?
Good.
He does his job.
Johnson likes him, and so do we.
What's being said about succession?
That's a question for Díaz Ordaz, right?
He's the one who chooses his successor.
That's true,
but he often takes your advice.
What would you recommend?
You know, it's a bit early for this
because now there's some confusion
in my country.
We're caught up in this Vietnam shit
and it's not going to end soon.
And they've just murdered
another Kennedy, and King.
And Blacks are creating havoc
in the country.
The important thing to us now
is to regain control.
So that's why I wouldn't be surprised
if Johnson preferred
a military President here.
We at the CIA
might support that as well.
Corona del Rosal?
Good cigar.
Courtesy of Fidel.
Excellent cigar!
He's furious!
Did you read it?
An attack on the subway construction site.
How did the press get it?
Nobody at the press office or Interior
PROCURATOR OF JUSTICE
knows anything.
We've been working with
the General Staff and the army.
We'll have a preliminary report soon.
The President doesn't give a shit.
He just gave me 24 hours
to find the perpetrator
and deny this fucking story
about an attack!
My office could start an inquiry...
No, no!
You are being watched
because of the Olympics
and this can't go through bureaucracy.
We need to solve this quickly
before it gets worse.
And the DNS?
I understand what you need, General.
And the President.
But I'm not sure how I can help
if my hands are tied.
It was actually you who tied them.
Don't get me wrong, Fernando,
I've always respected your work.
But you must learn to read the situation.
Everyone is stressed,
and there's a lot at stake.
I'm reading the situation perfectly,
and I understand that what's at stake
is the presidential succession.
It's natural, Fernando, for us all
to think about our career.
That's what we do, right?
That's why I ask you to think
carefully about your future.
I am thinking about the future,
but it doesn't distract me
from my responsibilities.
No.
Me neither.
What I mean
is that you and I can help each other.
I need your help.
And I'm willing to help you go up with me.
For now,
I want to keep the DNS operational.
And the vote in Congress?
It stops. I hold back the congressmen.
In exchange, I need you to help me
find who planted that subway bomb quickly.
General,
I just want to keep serving Mexico,
and to get justice for those workers
who died in this cowardly attack.
We think the same, Fernando.
- Really?
- Of course!
- Good evening.
- Good evening.
National Security Office.
Gas?
The subway explosion
was caused by a gas pipe?
- You have to come with us.
- Why?
- We'll explain.
- Where are you taking us?
Okay, but I can change it a bit, right?
To spice it up.
"In an unexpected turn of events,
it was discovered..."
Publish it as is.
On the front page.
What's your name?
Cipriano González Ángeles.
"I, Cipriano González Ángeles,
plead guilty
to the crimes I'm charged with,
as my partner and I
were caught on the scene."
Don't lower your head! Step forward.
That's enough. You, sit. You, come.
How long are you going to keep us here?
Don't complain, you get three meals a day.
Put this in the file.
Search for news related to this.
Terrorists, gang members, chaos,
panic in the city. Things like that.
Start the other one.
RECORD
Ready.
These two are screwed.
All good.
SUBWAY EXPLOSION,
IT WAS A GAS LEAK
It turns out the detainees
had a long rap sheet.
We had them on our radar for a while.
One was a member
of a communist youth group,
who participated in an attack
in Chiapas where three died.
The other was part
of the Popular Revolutionary Group.
Forty-one years old.
Very close to Arturo Gámiz García.
They weren't easy to find,
but there they are.
Well done, Major.
I'll leave you to proceed as you see fit.
These are uncertain times.
We can't risk our nation's security.
These two are no longer a threat.
Good job, Major.
That other thing,
I'm in contact with Congress members.
They are going to be
in the Chamber on Monday,
to stop this DNS business.
Thank you. Excuse me.
The coffee is ready, darling!
Coming!
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
Do you want some papaya?
Yes, pineapple too.
- Good morning, Rosalía.
- Good morning, sir.
Come in the house!
Sorry, Dad.
I laid down for a bit and fell asleep.
Hi.
You stink of alcohol!
- Come on!
- Coming, coming...
What happened?
This idiot fell asleep in the street.
What?
What's up, Mom?
What's wrong, Armando?
Take a shower, then apologize to your dad.
Really, Mom? I stay out in the cold,
so as not to wake you,
and this is what I get?
You're a lost cause.
Good morning, Mom!
I know, I'll talk to him.
I've been thinking, Fernando.
About what?
Corona del Rosal,
do you trust him?
I don't.
It's strange how he wants to help
you all of a sudden.
That's how it works.
One day they hate you,
the next they need you.
Why don't you talk to Díaz Ordaz?
Directly.
Our sons are friends.
Use that if you need to,
then talk to him about the DNS.
- Esperanza, please.
- What?
The President doesn't give
a shit about that.
If it doesn't have Olympic rings,
he doesn't listen.
It'd be great
if those damn Olympics disappeared.
What?
Nothing.
I'm going to shower.
At noon we have
an appointment to see the house.
I don't get why we have to move
to San Jerónimo, this house is fine.
Where does Echeverría live, darling?
And Martínez Manatou?
That's where you want to be too, Fernando.
- Good morning.
- Good morning, Major.
BILL FOR DNS CLOSURE
ADVANCES TO THE PLENARY
Let's go to General Corona's office.
Yes, Major.
Sure I can't get you anything, Major?
No, thank you.
See you at three, Attorney General.
General.
Major.
Your Congress members
aren't stopping the bill.
It's advancing to the full House.
Major,
do you know what President Calles
once said to me? I was just a kid.
He said, "To be happy
you just need to have a bad memory."
It's better to forget what isn't useful.
What are you doing here?
Is something the matter?
Something at home?
Fernando, what's wrong?
They want to get rid of me.
My job, my place. Everything.
My entire project.
They know you're loyal.
And valuable to them.
Everything is chaotic.
The Olympics, the succession...
I'm the one who cleans up the shit!
That's all I am to them. Anyone can do it!
You know that's not true.
You're tired, that's all.
She's right.
You're tired.
Corona del Rosal is not the only one.
Help someone else win.
Turn the city against Corona del Rosal,
and climb up with someone else.
I love this song.
Remember?
Saint-Germain.
Can you imagine?
We would have been caught up
in the student marches there in Paris?
Crazy.
The incident at the subway site
was isolated
and controlled immediately.
I'm sorry, Echeverría,
but military presence will be seen
as a sign that Mexico City
is out of control.
It was a terrorist attack.
Street fights, vandalism.
Criminals in our streets. Is that normal?
Mr. President,
the atmosphere is tense
and the threat is real.
These isolated incidents
will end up blowing up in our faces.
Enough, gentlemen!
General.
Mr. President,
I understand Echeverría's concerns
but at this time, as Secretary of Defense,
I have to agree with the Mayor.
Military presence in the streets
is not justified.
Especially not just months
before the Olympics.
The world is watching us, Mayor.
We'll do as you say,
but you're responsible for keeping
peace and order in this city.
Gentlemen,
there's just one important date,
October 12th.
After that, you can all fight over my job.
Major.
Where are the reports from
the University and the Polytechnic?
We're starting with areas with most...
I don't care if an old lady
had her purse stolen at La Merced!
Come on!
Where are the reports from our spies
at the University and the Polytechnic?
That's what I'm saying, for fuck's sake!
Here! Here! And here!
I need to know what's happening
in every corner of these areas.
These areas! Get to work!
Do you like these?
I want them like that, but in pink.
I'll get the pink ones.
I'm not very sure.
Why are they doing that?
That's how they are these days.
Oh, my God!
They are wild!
There are gangs fighting
here in the Ciudadela.
Major, these are the latest.
Leave them there.
- Keep looking.
- Yes, sir.
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN
POLYTECHNIC AND UNAM STUDENTS
The Poly against the UNAM students again!
They'll keep fighting over soccer.
But you send your people
and make it blow up.
Silvia, bring Navarro in.
Stay here until the riot police arrive.
What if they arrest us?
Do as always.
I'll know where you are if they do.
Make sure your people last till the end.
Got it?
Got it.
Navarro,
do you have a cigarette?
Keep them.
Control your people! Don't stop!
Come on! Help me!
Get up, faggot!
This is the fucking Poly!
Come on, idiots!
Set that car on fire! Move it!
Quick!
Where the fuck are the riot police?
Where the fuck are they?
Understood, sir.
I know.
I know, Mr. President, I know.
We'll take action now.
We have no choice.
The President has ordered
the riot be contained at once.
At any cost.
The riot police are here.
Quickly, take all these sons of bitches.
Get up, come on!
Come on!
That's correct.
Yes, sir.
I'll keep you informed.
Now, Fernando. Tell me.
What can I do for you?
THE CITY IS OUT OF CONTROL
What's this?
Ciudadela. Downtown Mexico City.
I can see that,
but why am I looking at it?
This is Paris.
VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS
596 ARRESTED
Aren't they similar?
This is the start
of your presidential campaign.
If you let me help you,
you'll be the next President of Mexico.
Why would I need your help, Fernando?
Because otherwise you'll lose,
and you know it.
Together we can change this.
I'm listening, Major.
historical events and public figures
People, incidents, locations
and dialogue are fictional
and have been created or adapted
for dramatization purposes.
Any resemblance to historical events
and interpretations is coincidental.
BILL INITIATIVE
CONFIDENTIAL
GUERRILLA GENARO VÁZQUEZ
ESCAPES FROM IGUALA PRISON
Put this away, Silvia, please.
Commander.
Commander.
Good morning, Major.
Has he said anything?
Nothing yet.
Edgardo.
You accepted 14,000 pesos
for getting a guerrilla out of jail.
Fourteen thousand pesos!
Who paid you?
Who was it?
Corona del Rosal?
Tell me and this will be over.
Carry on.
Yes, sir.
Guama, bring the water!
You'll see, you fucking sellout!
AN UNKNOWN ENEMY
I didn't hear you come in.
Everything okay?
Yes.
How did it go with the doctor?
You know...
They want to try a new treatment.
As usual.
We'll see.
And your article?
Terrible!
I have writer's block.
My deadline is tomorrow,
so I'd better start writing.
There are meatballs for dinner.
Just heat them up.
Sure everything is okay?
Here are the statements of the guards
and the other prisoners.
The order came from above, Mr. Secretary.
Genaro Vázquez didn't escape alone.
This is proof.
SECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT
He got help from the Mayor's office.
Corona del Rosal is still pushing
to shut down the National Security Office.
This was done by Pedro Mejía.
Corona del Rosal planned this.
This is precisely your job,
and that of the Office.
To get ahead and avoid scandals like this.
Let's be honest,
someone within the Office
helped Corona del Rosal.
We corrected that, Mr. Secretary.
Fernando...
Corona del Rosal is out to get you.
All these mistakes
give him reason to close your Office.
Keep it up,
and you're out.
You could talk to the President,
tell him how important the Office's work
is for safety at the Olympics...
With photos of a fugitive guerrilla
in all the national newspapers?
Few arguments in your defense.
With all due respect,
the Office is under your leadership.
Under the Department of the Interior.
If Corona del Rosal wants to shut us down,
- it's because he wants to hurt us...
- Us?
Don't say "us."
Thank you, Mr. Secretary.
Your food will be here in a minute.
I'll have a seafood cocktail.
I'll be right back.
Your family is out there.
Calm down or we'll kill them too.
On the count of three.
Two, three.
Ready.
As you see, there are no columns,
so the spectators have a good view.
When will it be finished?
Very soon.
GUSTAVO DÍAZ ORDAZ
PRESIDENT OF MEXICO
When?
Five weeks.
We devised a system
so that the cameras can film under water.
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF MEXICO CITY
Here are the peepholes, on the edges.
There are cameras, but no windows yet.
The Olympics start
in nearly three months, Mr. Mayor.
Will we be ready or not?
Of course we will, Mr. President.
As I say, Mr. President,
the vision of architect Ramírez Vázquez...
Isn't it beautiful?
...that is held as sensors,
as conductors, as cables.
With sensors.
But... like a ladder.
Cables, yes. The structure is beautiful.
Okay. Tell me a little more.
General, Pedro Mejía was found dead.
A heart attack in a restaurant restroom.
Wait for me in the car.
Can we get a photo?
Please come, Mr. Mayor.
Of course.
Do you know how much this cost?
Millions. Millions.
Let's take the photo. Are we all here?
I'm fine here.
Look at that!
There's your future president.
Barrientos!
Pedro Mejía was just found dead.
Oh, my. I'm so sorry.
He had a heart attack.
- They found him in a restaurant restroom.
- How awful!
He was 43, healthy.
Heart attacks can be fatal at that age.
He was murdered.
If you wish, I can open an investigation.
You knew that Pedro Mejía
was going to be Head of National Security.
That he was going to replace you.
It's a difficult time.
The Olympics are causing
a lot of pressure.
Putting the nation at risk
for your political gain...
The one risking national security
is the DNS.
Who let Genaro Vázquez escape?
It was your mistake.
Your incompetence.
Someone helped that guerrilla escape.
They say it was your guy Mejía.
You know that guerrillas
are very good at covering their tracks.
Excuse me.
Here it goes.
Good one, I couldn't get it!
You're not watching me.
If you're in front,
I see what you're doing.
Ball!
The purpose of having you in front
is to get close,
so I know if you're going long or short.
Stand there.
When your opponent is behind you,
you don't need to watch the ball.
You watch him, concentrate on his game,
you learn it, and you adapt.
Ball!
Thanks for the sermon,
but are you talking
about squash or politics?
Speed counts too, right?
I have to go to see Laura. Shall we stop?
You were letting me win!
Thanks.
Did your mother tell you about Saturday?
Yes, I think I'll go straight to dinner.
Bring Laura.
Maybe. Otherwise I'll come alone.
How's your project going?
Good, all good.
Do you want me to call the Secretary?
- So he can see it. I think it's a good...
- Seriously?
I'm just saying I can call.
Are you still trying to fix my work
with help from your friends?
Be careful how you talk to me, Enrique.
Be careful how you treat me, Dad.
Access to the Olympic village
will be restricted.
There will be two checkpoints.
In these three areas,
the stadium,
the Olympic pool and sports arena,
we'll have members
of the Olympia Battalion and the army.
For the next three months,
we will run intelligence operations
to detect any incidents before the Games.
This is possible thanks to the work
of the Department of Defense
in coordination
with the Mexico City security team
under the Attorney General García Rivero.
Thank you, Mayor, excellent work.
Thank you, Mr. President.
As you can see, Mr. Brundage,
for the Olympic Committee and ourselves,
guaranteeing security during the Games
is a priority.
All the government agencies in the country
are working to this achieve this end.
Now, architect Ramírez Vázquez is waiting
to show us the new sports arena.
Please come with us, Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Secretary, I find it strange
that the Secretary of the Interior
wasn't mentioned.
- And neither was the Office...
- Major!
This is not the time or the place.
Sir, do you have a minute?
Of course, Fernando.
I've come to you because I trust you.
How can I help?
SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT
What do you know about the proposal
to close the National Security Office?
As far as I know,
the congress is still discussing it.
But it's likely it will pass
to the full House very soon.
You heard the President,
he said security is a priority.
This isn't about security, Fernando.
It's political...
There are interests at play.
Do you really think
the Cabinet cares about security
or the Olympics?
All they want is to look good
in front of the President.
The Attorney General has always wanted
to absorb the functions of the Office.
He wants more power. That's nothing new.
Corona del Rosal is helping because
he wants to take power away from Interior.
To overrule your boss.
This has to do
with presidential succession.
You know how it goes.
As President's Secretary,
you are also part of the succession.
Also the Secretary of the Interior,
Echeverría.
Right?
When was the last time
you saw Echeverría near the President?
I'm focusing on my own business.
And I also look after the President.
If anyone's stealing the limelight,
it's Corona del Rosal.
I'm sure he will push
to dismantle the Office before the Games.
So you need to be ready.
Thanks, Emilio.
Major.
Come in.
Please.
Hugo brought these capacitors,
but I asked him to go back downtown
to get the originals.
Thanks, you can go home.
- Good night, Major.
- Good night.
VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS IN PARIS
596 ARRESTED
Stop watching the ball
and focus on the game.
It's not about speed.
Everyone wants to reach the presidency,
and it takes time.
The important thing is not to leave
the game.
Don't get distracted.
Get close to the one on top
but not Díaz Ordaz.
He doesn't see it.
It's all about the Olympics.
Get close to the next in line,
his successor.
Make him need you.
Help him up and you'll go up with him.
Little by little.
Play the long game.
Nobody will be able to stop you.
Thanks.
What do you think?
Soviet Union or United States?
Who will get more medals?
The Soviet Union without a doubt.
For gymnastics.
But they won't beat us in athletics.
You have Black people who run
like they're being chased by the cops.
Right?
Excuse me.
WINSTON SCOTT
CIA STATION CHIEF
So...
What do you need, Fernando?
How do you feel
about President Díaz Ordaz?
Good.
He does his job.
Johnson likes him, and so do we.
What's being said about succession?
That's a question for Díaz Ordaz, right?
He's the one who chooses his successor.
That's true,
but he often takes your advice.
What would you recommend?
You know, it's a bit early for this
because now there's some confusion
in my country.
We're caught up in this Vietnam shit
and it's not going to end soon.
And they've just murdered
another Kennedy, and King.
And Blacks are creating havoc
in the country.
The important thing to us now
is to regain control.
So that's why I wouldn't be surprised
if Johnson preferred
a military President here.
We at the CIA
might support that as well.
Corona del Rosal?
Good cigar.
Courtesy of Fidel.
Excellent cigar!
He's furious!
Did you read it?
An attack on the subway construction site.
How did the press get it?
Nobody at the press office or Interior
PROCURATOR OF JUSTICE
knows anything.
We've been working with
the General Staff and the army.
We'll have a preliminary report soon.
The President doesn't give a shit.
He just gave me 24 hours
to find the perpetrator
and deny this fucking story
about an attack!
My office could start an inquiry...
No, no!
You are being watched
because of the Olympics
and this can't go through bureaucracy.
We need to solve this quickly
before it gets worse.
And the DNS?
I understand what you need, General.
And the President.
But I'm not sure how I can help
if my hands are tied.
It was actually you who tied them.
Don't get me wrong, Fernando,
I've always respected your work.
But you must learn to read the situation.
Everyone is stressed,
and there's a lot at stake.
I'm reading the situation perfectly,
and I understand that what's at stake
is the presidential succession.
It's natural, Fernando, for us all
to think about our career.
That's what we do, right?
That's why I ask you to think
carefully about your future.
I am thinking about the future,
but it doesn't distract me
from my responsibilities.
No.
Me neither.
What I mean
is that you and I can help each other.
I need your help.
And I'm willing to help you go up with me.
For now,
I want to keep the DNS operational.
And the vote in Congress?
It stops. I hold back the congressmen.
In exchange, I need you to help me
find who planted that subway bomb quickly.
General,
I just want to keep serving Mexico,
and to get justice for those workers
who died in this cowardly attack.
We think the same, Fernando.
- Really?
- Of course!
- Good evening.
- Good evening.
National Security Office.
Gas?
The subway explosion
was caused by a gas pipe?
- You have to come with us.
- Why?
- We'll explain.
- Where are you taking us?
Okay, but I can change it a bit, right?
To spice it up.
"In an unexpected turn of events,
it was discovered..."
Publish it as is.
On the front page.
What's your name?
Cipriano González Ángeles.
"I, Cipriano González Ángeles,
plead guilty
to the crimes I'm charged with,
as my partner and I
were caught on the scene."
Don't lower your head! Step forward.
That's enough. You, sit. You, come.
How long are you going to keep us here?
Don't complain, you get three meals a day.
Put this in the file.
Search for news related to this.
Terrorists, gang members, chaos,
panic in the city. Things like that.
Start the other one.
RECORD
Ready.
These two are screwed.
All good.
SUBWAY EXPLOSION,
IT WAS A GAS LEAK
It turns out the detainees
had a long rap sheet.
We had them on our radar for a while.
One was a member
of a communist youth group,
who participated in an attack
in Chiapas where three died.
The other was part
of the Popular Revolutionary Group.
Forty-one years old.
Very close to Arturo Gámiz García.
They weren't easy to find,
but there they are.
Well done, Major.
I'll leave you to proceed as you see fit.
These are uncertain times.
We can't risk our nation's security.
These two are no longer a threat.
Good job, Major.
That other thing,
I'm in contact with Congress members.
They are going to be
in the Chamber on Monday,
to stop this DNS business.
Thank you. Excuse me.
The coffee is ready, darling!
Coming!
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
Do you want some papaya?
Yes, pineapple too.
- Good morning, Rosalía.
- Good morning, sir.
Come in the house!
Sorry, Dad.
I laid down for a bit and fell asleep.
Hi.
You stink of alcohol!
- Come on!
- Coming, coming...
What happened?
This idiot fell asleep in the street.
What?
What's up, Mom?
What's wrong, Armando?
Take a shower, then apologize to your dad.
Really, Mom? I stay out in the cold,
so as not to wake you,
and this is what I get?
You're a lost cause.
Good morning, Mom!
I know, I'll talk to him.
I've been thinking, Fernando.
About what?
Corona del Rosal,
do you trust him?
I don't.
It's strange how he wants to help
you all of a sudden.
That's how it works.
One day they hate you,
the next they need you.
Why don't you talk to Díaz Ordaz?
Directly.
Our sons are friends.
Use that if you need to,
then talk to him about the DNS.
- Esperanza, please.
- What?
The President doesn't give
a shit about that.
If it doesn't have Olympic rings,
he doesn't listen.
It'd be great
if those damn Olympics disappeared.
What?
Nothing.
I'm going to shower.
At noon we have
an appointment to see the house.
I don't get why we have to move
to San Jerónimo, this house is fine.
Where does Echeverría live, darling?
And Martínez Manatou?
That's where you want to be too, Fernando.
- Good morning.
- Good morning, Major.
BILL FOR DNS CLOSURE
ADVANCES TO THE PLENARY
Let's go to General Corona's office.
Yes, Major.
Sure I can't get you anything, Major?
No, thank you.
See you at three, Attorney General.
General.
Major.
Your Congress members
aren't stopping the bill.
It's advancing to the full House.
Major,
do you know what President Calles
once said to me? I was just a kid.
He said, "To be happy
you just need to have a bad memory."
It's better to forget what isn't useful.
What are you doing here?
Is something the matter?
Something at home?
Fernando, what's wrong?
They want to get rid of me.
My job, my place. Everything.
My entire project.
They know you're loyal.
And valuable to them.
Everything is chaotic.
The Olympics, the succession...
I'm the one who cleans up the shit!
That's all I am to them. Anyone can do it!
You know that's not true.
You're tired, that's all.
She's right.
You're tired.
Corona del Rosal is not the only one.
Help someone else win.
Turn the city against Corona del Rosal,
and climb up with someone else.
I love this song.
Remember?
Saint-Germain.
Can you imagine?
We would have been caught up
in the student marches there in Paris?
Crazy.
The incident at the subway site
was isolated
and controlled immediately.
I'm sorry, Echeverría,
but military presence will be seen
as a sign that Mexico City
is out of control.
It was a terrorist attack.
Street fights, vandalism.
Criminals in our streets. Is that normal?
Mr. President,
the atmosphere is tense
and the threat is real.
These isolated incidents
will end up blowing up in our faces.
Enough, gentlemen!
General.
Mr. President,
I understand Echeverría's concerns
but at this time, as Secretary of Defense,
I have to agree with the Mayor.
Military presence in the streets
is not justified.
Especially not just months
before the Olympics.
The world is watching us, Mayor.
We'll do as you say,
but you're responsible for keeping
peace and order in this city.
Gentlemen,
there's just one important date,
October 12th.
After that, you can all fight over my job.
Major.
Where are the reports from
the University and the Polytechnic?
We're starting with areas with most...
I don't care if an old lady
had her purse stolen at La Merced!
Come on!
Where are the reports from our spies
at the University and the Polytechnic?
That's what I'm saying, for fuck's sake!
Here! Here! And here!
I need to know what's happening
in every corner of these areas.
These areas! Get to work!
Do you like these?
I want them like that, but in pink.
I'll get the pink ones.
I'm not very sure.
Why are they doing that?
That's how they are these days.
Oh, my God!
They are wild!
There are gangs fighting
here in the Ciudadela.
Major, these are the latest.
Leave them there.
- Keep looking.
- Yes, sir.
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN
POLYTECHNIC AND UNAM STUDENTS
The Poly against the UNAM students again!
They'll keep fighting over soccer.
But you send your people
and make it blow up.
Silvia, bring Navarro in.
Stay here until the riot police arrive.
What if they arrest us?
Do as always.
I'll know where you are if they do.
Make sure your people last till the end.
Got it?
Got it.
Navarro,
do you have a cigarette?
Keep them.
Control your people! Don't stop!
Come on! Help me!
Get up, faggot!
This is the fucking Poly!
Come on, idiots!
Set that car on fire! Move it!
Quick!
Where the fuck are the riot police?
Where the fuck are they?
Understood, sir.
I know.
I know, Mr. President, I know.
We'll take action now.
We have no choice.
The President has ordered
the riot be contained at once.
At any cost.
The riot police are here.
Quickly, take all these sons of bitches.
Get up, come on!
Come on!
That's correct.
Yes, sir.
I'll keep you informed.
Now, Fernando. Tell me.
What can I do for you?
THE CITY IS OUT OF CONTROL
What's this?
Ciudadela. Downtown Mexico City.
I can see that,
but why am I looking at it?
This is Paris.
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596 ARRESTED
Aren't they similar?
This is the start
of your presidential campaign.
If you let me help you,
you'll be the next President of Mexico.
Why would I need your help, Fernando?
Because otherwise you'll lose,
and you know it.
Together we can change this.
I'm listening, Major.