La Fortuna (2021): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript
This is a message for the crew
and passenger of your ships.
You have nothing to fear!
I repeat, you have nothing to
fear!
Our captain, Branson Stanton,
wishes to visit one of your
ships
to deliver
a letter to your captain.
Good morning, gentlemen.
I'm Captain Stanton,
of the Royal Navy.
My superior, Admiral Moore,
asked me to deliver
this message.
By the express wishes of our
lord King George of England...
I order you to accompany us....
...where your ships
and the merchandise they contain
will pass to the disposal
of the British Crown.
It is of the utmost importance
that you surrender
immediately...
...or we will be obligated
to act by force.
The only authority we recognize
is that of God and our King.
Have a nice day, gentlemen.
Jonas...? Hey, what's up...
Wait, wait, wait, hold on...
What?!
Hello, everyone.
Lucía... Long time no see.
I'm, sorry!
That's okay.
I'm sorry about the mess.
I made my flight in...
How do you say it in Spanish?
- Who is who?
And I'm sorry,
I don't speak Spanish.
I hope everyone here
understands English?
Oh, fantastic. Good.
I'll get straight to the point.
Yesterday,
as you all know, at twelve noon,
Atlantis
went to the Atlanta courthouse
and registered a claim
on the treasure
they found in the Strait.
They claim that they don't know
the name of the ship,
which is a crude maneuver
but that gives us seven days
to identify that ship
and to put forward our claim.
Otherwise that property
will be awarded to Mr. Wild.
So...
Lucía...
Where is the Minister?
What I'm trying to say,
Mr. Pierce,
is that maybe I should see
my equal in the United States,
the Secretary of Culture,
don't you think?
Sir, in my country you can get
to meet the head of the FBI,
the CIA and even
the President himself...
but you'll never get to meet
the Secretary
of the Department of Culture.
Why not?
Because he doesn't exist.
I didn't quite get that.
- We can't risk it.
It's better to reach an
agreement with Atlantis.
An agreement?
What kind of an agreement?
Agreement about what?
Did he say reasonable?
Mr. Pierce,
let's not kid ourselves...
If it weren't for Atlantis,
that fabulous treasure
would still be
at the bottom of the sea.
They found it and in exchange
for us not suing them,
we ask for a percentage.
Where's the problem?
I don't believe I'm hearing
this.
It's what other governments
have done,
in the Caribbean, for example.
And frankly,
it seems completely fair to me.
I know
you are a very important lawyer
and that in your country
people are used to suing each
other all the time,
even for tripping
in the middle of the street.
But this is Spain.
Like we say here...
"A bird in your hand is better
than one hundred flying".
Look...
A thief breaks
into your house to rob you.
Do you share a percentage
of what he is about to steal,
or do you call the police?
No civilized country
would ever negotiate
with a man like Frank Wild!
You can't negotiate!
Lucía, did you tell them
what Atlantis does?
Nobody here reads my reports.
- Tell them.
Basically, his people vacuum the
bottom of the sea. Literally.
Exactly.
- They keep the treasure
and destroy everything else.
Atlantis cares
only about the money!
But here, sir,
what we're talking about
is more than just money.
We're talking about a country's
cultural heritage.
Every sunken ship...
Every ship is part of your
history.
Your soul.
Gentlemen, this...
It belongs to you.
So, Mr. Pierce, what you
recommend
is we identify the ship
and go to court.
Then there's the financial
cost...
Not to mention the political!
There are obviously risks
involved.
It's that type of battle...
"All or nothing".
And if I may say so...
those are the only battles
worth fighting, right?
That depends if we win, because
if we lose, it's suicide.
Okay.
But if we lose they'll crucify
me, you know that?
You're doing the right thing.
No, I still have
that meeting in London,
I'll be back
the day after tomorrow.
Look, in the meantime
start preparing...
At the Atlanta courthouse.
But not until we get the okay
from Madrid, all right?
All right, bye.
- Jonas.
Yeah.
- What if we don't find
the name of the ship in time?
Oh, I trust you.
You'll find it, alright?
- Okay.
You know, you two make...
"buena pareja". Yes.
A good team!
He went all the way to Madrid
to prepare their strategy!
I told you: requesting the In
Rem would only bring trouble.
All right, all right, all
right...
What are the chances of them
actually identifying the ship?
In only six days? Zero.
- "Zero".
It's technically impossible,
Tony!
Look, all our bases are covered.
They could find evidence,
something we overlooked.
And they have Jonas Fucking
Pierce.
Okay.
I'm going to make them an offer.
- What?
- No. No. Listen. Listen.
- Yep.
Okay... Boss.
If you wait
for the deadline to pass,
you won't have to offer them
anything.
I know.
But I can't risk everything.
Not this time.
Not with Jonas on the prowl.
Okay, whatever you say.
What?
I know what you're thinking.
You're thinking
that Jonas won't negotiate
no matter what, right?
Well, you know him
better than anybody, Frank.
Do you really think he'll do it?
With you? I doubt it.
Well...
We'll see.
I'd love to help you, Frank,
but our Minister
made it very clear:
if his experts manage
to identify the ship,
there will be no negotiation.
His "experts"? Don't make me
laugh.
Look: even if they somehow
were able to find out
something that even I don't
know,
what is Spain going to do,
sue me?
Giving everything I do know?
Come on.
You know very well
that the magnitude
of this situation far exceeds
the power of one tiny,
cocky, little minister.
No, I don't...
Do I?
Joaquín,
Spain and Atlantis
have had a mutual interest
for a very long time.
Trust me...
This is the best thing
for everybody.
And why do I have to be
the liaison?
Nobody said anything
about this to me.
Sorry for the interruption,
gentlemen.
Mr. Ambassador,
you have a phone call
waiting in the lobby, sir.
It might be them.
C'mon.
Interesting.
Good morning.
- Good morning, sir.
Can I help you?
Yes, I'm here to claim
a treasure.
Excuse me?
I am here to claim a treasure
in the name
of the Kingdom of Spain.
and passenger of your ships.
You have nothing to fear!
I repeat, you have nothing to
fear!
Our captain, Branson Stanton,
wishes to visit one of your
ships
to deliver
a letter to your captain.
Good morning, gentlemen.
I'm Captain Stanton,
of the Royal Navy.
My superior, Admiral Moore,
asked me to deliver
this message.
By the express wishes of our
lord King George of England...
I order you to accompany us....
...where your ships
and the merchandise they contain
will pass to the disposal
of the British Crown.
It is of the utmost importance
that you surrender
immediately...
...or we will be obligated
to act by force.
The only authority we recognize
is that of God and our King.
Have a nice day, gentlemen.
Jonas...? Hey, what's up...
Wait, wait, wait, hold on...
What?!
Hello, everyone.
Lucía... Long time no see.
I'm, sorry!
That's okay.
I'm sorry about the mess.
I made my flight in...
How do you say it in Spanish?
- Who is who?
And I'm sorry,
I don't speak Spanish.
I hope everyone here
understands English?
Oh, fantastic. Good.
I'll get straight to the point.
Yesterday,
as you all know, at twelve noon,
Atlantis
went to the Atlanta courthouse
and registered a claim
on the treasure
they found in the Strait.
They claim that they don't know
the name of the ship,
which is a crude maneuver
but that gives us seven days
to identify that ship
and to put forward our claim.
Otherwise that property
will be awarded to Mr. Wild.
So...
Lucía...
Where is the Minister?
What I'm trying to say,
Mr. Pierce,
is that maybe I should see
my equal in the United States,
the Secretary of Culture,
don't you think?
Sir, in my country you can get
to meet the head of the FBI,
the CIA and even
the President himself...
but you'll never get to meet
the Secretary
of the Department of Culture.
Why not?
Because he doesn't exist.
I didn't quite get that.
- We can't risk it.
It's better to reach an
agreement with Atlantis.
An agreement?
What kind of an agreement?
Agreement about what?
Did he say reasonable?
Mr. Pierce,
let's not kid ourselves...
If it weren't for Atlantis,
that fabulous treasure
would still be
at the bottom of the sea.
They found it and in exchange
for us not suing them,
we ask for a percentage.
Where's the problem?
I don't believe I'm hearing
this.
It's what other governments
have done,
in the Caribbean, for example.
And frankly,
it seems completely fair to me.
I know
you are a very important lawyer
and that in your country
people are used to suing each
other all the time,
even for tripping
in the middle of the street.
But this is Spain.
Like we say here...
"A bird in your hand is better
than one hundred flying".
Look...
A thief breaks
into your house to rob you.
Do you share a percentage
of what he is about to steal,
or do you call the police?
No civilized country
would ever negotiate
with a man like Frank Wild!
You can't negotiate!
Lucía, did you tell them
what Atlantis does?
Nobody here reads my reports.
- Tell them.
Basically, his people vacuum the
bottom of the sea. Literally.
Exactly.
- They keep the treasure
and destroy everything else.
Atlantis cares
only about the money!
But here, sir,
what we're talking about
is more than just money.
We're talking about a country's
cultural heritage.
Every sunken ship...
Every ship is part of your
history.
Your soul.
Gentlemen, this...
It belongs to you.
So, Mr. Pierce, what you
recommend
is we identify the ship
and go to court.
Then there's the financial
cost...
Not to mention the political!
There are obviously risks
involved.
It's that type of battle...
"All or nothing".
And if I may say so...
those are the only battles
worth fighting, right?
That depends if we win, because
if we lose, it's suicide.
Okay.
But if we lose they'll crucify
me, you know that?
You're doing the right thing.
No, I still have
that meeting in London,
I'll be back
the day after tomorrow.
Look, in the meantime
start preparing...
At the Atlanta courthouse.
But not until we get the okay
from Madrid, all right?
All right, bye.
- Jonas.
Yeah.
- What if we don't find
the name of the ship in time?
Oh, I trust you.
You'll find it, alright?
- Okay.
You know, you two make...
"buena pareja". Yes.
A good team!
He went all the way to Madrid
to prepare their strategy!
I told you: requesting the In
Rem would only bring trouble.
All right, all right, all
right...
What are the chances of them
actually identifying the ship?
In only six days? Zero.
- "Zero".
It's technically impossible,
Tony!
Look, all our bases are covered.
They could find evidence,
something we overlooked.
And they have Jonas Fucking
Pierce.
Okay.
I'm going to make them an offer.
- What?
- No. No. Listen. Listen.
- Yep.
Okay... Boss.
If you wait
for the deadline to pass,
you won't have to offer them
anything.
I know.
But I can't risk everything.
Not this time.
Not with Jonas on the prowl.
Okay, whatever you say.
What?
I know what you're thinking.
You're thinking
that Jonas won't negotiate
no matter what, right?
Well, you know him
better than anybody, Frank.
Do you really think he'll do it?
With you? I doubt it.
Well...
We'll see.
I'd love to help you, Frank,
but our Minister
made it very clear:
if his experts manage
to identify the ship,
there will be no negotiation.
His "experts"? Don't make me
laugh.
Look: even if they somehow
were able to find out
something that even I don't
know,
what is Spain going to do,
sue me?
Giving everything I do know?
Come on.
You know very well
that the magnitude
of this situation far exceeds
the power of one tiny,
cocky, little minister.
No, I don't...
Do I?
Joaquín,
Spain and Atlantis
have had a mutual interest
for a very long time.
Trust me...
This is the best thing
for everybody.
And why do I have to be
the liaison?
Nobody said anything
about this to me.
Sorry for the interruption,
gentlemen.
Mr. Ambassador,
you have a phone call
waiting in the lobby, sir.
It might be them.
C'mon.
Interesting.
Good morning.
- Good morning, sir.
Can I help you?
Yes, I'm here to claim
a treasure.
Excuse me?
I am here to claim a treasure
in the name
of the Kingdom of Spain.