Promised Land (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - El Cuchicheo - full transcript

Previously on "Promised Land"...

[ Speaking Spanish ]

♪♪

I know it's in good hands.

♪♪

What are you doing? Come here.

♪♪

One phone call, I
can have you sitting

in an ICE holding cell.

Are you going to turn me in?

I think about my father
on the day he died.



And I blame you, Joe.

Any idea who it might be?

♪♪

Oscar Mercer Honeycroft.

This is my grandfather.

♪♪

[ Car door opens ]

We have our smoking gun.

Is that... Your father's watch.

Where did you get that?

Some vineyard workers
were trenching.

They found a skull and
a pile of buried bones.

This was with them.

♪♪



Those rumors that Joe
murdered your father...

They were true.

♪♪

Take me to him.

♪♪

Watch your step.

♪♪

They're gone.

What? The bones.

They're gone.

He must have moved them.

Oh, son of a bitch. Someone
must have tipped off Joe.

Well, without the
bones, we have nothing.

Oh, no, no. We...

We still have the watch.

It's not enough to convict him,

but think of the hit
to Joe's reputation.

Think how many shareholders
will want to sell

once he's under the
cloud of investigation,

and you'll be right
there to buy them up.

I slept next to that
man for 10 years.

I had three of his children.

Joe Sandoval is many things,

but I can't believe
he's a killer.

What, you think that
I can believe it?

Joe hurt you. I know.

He hurt me, too.

But this is not the way.

So, he gets away, again?

That's what you're saying?
I'm saying be patient.

Let our plan take its course.

♪♪

No.

Not again.

Reputation is
everything in this town.

We're gonna give them
something to talk about.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

Mara: A few questions before
tonight's awards ceremony.

Most people who enter into
the California Entrepreneur

Hall of Fame are
tech guys in suits

who give me tours of
their conference rooms.

This is breathtaking.

My job has more suits
and conference rooms

than it used to. [ Chuckles ]

But the soul of what I do...
What gives me real joy...

Is this.

And you built your empire
despite no formal education.

I got to where I am
by not being afraid

to get down on my
hands and knees.

My blood and sweat,
they're in these vines.

♪♪

Hello. My name Inigo Montoya.

You kill my father.
Prepare to die.

You killed my father.
Prepare to die.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Conversing in Spanish ]

For you, Princesssa Buttercup.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

Oye, Rosa.

I like Lettie.

[ Laughs ]

♪♪

♪♪

If you care about her,
don't get in her way.

She's meant to be more
than a grape picker.

Can you say the same?

♪♪

Wine is boring.

Wine is serious.

Wine is snobby words like
"bouquet" and "acidity"

that just shut people out.

Wine is the rope
line at the club.

But not Reina Rosada.

Reina Rosada is the party
that everybody is invited to,

and that's what we're selling...

A good time that tastes good.

You guys clearly put a
lot of word into this.

Which is what
makes this so hard.

Wait... Wait. Are...
Are you passing?

Veronica.

Carmen, people in their
20s drink beer, liquor,

hard seltzers.

We've discussed this, and
honestly, there was nothing

in your pitch that changed
that one very simple

demographic reality.

So, that's it? You're leaving?

I'm running late for the
interview for Papa's award.

Can you just make sure you drop
off Rita at the babysitter's?

At least take my
idea to the board.

Let them decide.

I'm sorry, and have them
question my credibility?

"Work with Michael," you said.

All this time, I
thought it was Papi

who was shutting me out,
but it was actually you.

No one's shutting you out.

But I can't support a bad idea

simply because it's
my sister's bad idea.

I'm sorry.

Taste the clay. We
harvest in two weeks.

[ Vehicles approaching ]

♪♪

Excuse me one moment.

♪♪

Can I help you?

Officer Timms, Immigration
and Customs Enforcement.

Are you Joe Sandoval?

Joe.

That's right.

We're conducting random
checks throughout the Valley.

Today? Oh, I usually
get a heads up.

Can I speak to your HR manager?

We're going to
need to see I-9's.

Of course. We comply fully
with all ICE regulations.

Gonzo, Mateo's up at the house.

Will you let him know I'll
be late for our meeting?

Understood, boss.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

♪♪

So, how dressy is this
award thing tonight?

You're not wearing that.

Okay? [ Cellphone vibrates ]

Daniela, make sure he
looks nice, please.

I think he looks nice now.

No, niña. No.

[ Chuckles ]

Oh, my God. What is it?

It's Gonzo.

ICE is on the vineyard.

♪♪

Ma, come on, we have to
get Daniela out of here.

Quick. I'll drive.

[ Vehicle approaching ]

Oh, no.

Okay, just turn
around, turn around.

Hey, lower your hand.

Daniela, get on the floor.

And don't at look them
in the eye, Mateo,

but don't look away.

Okay. Just relax.

What will we do if they stop us?

They're not gonna stop this car.

♪♪

♪♪

They're gonna sweep
the whole Valley.

It's not safe at my place.

So, where can we go?

I know a place.

♪♪

Quick. Quick.

♪♪

Where did Lettie take them?

♪♪

Here's the files you asked for.

♪♪

♪♪

The bones are gone.

I know.

People are talking.

The rumor's all
over the vineyard.

So, who did you tell?

Who did you tell, Javier?

My father. Gonzo.

He wouldn't do
anything to hurt Joe.

Maybe Flaco said something.

But don't worry, I'm
gonna nip this in the bud.

Don't.

Let them talk.

Why?

I thought you wanted
to protect your father.

Yeah, that was
before I found out

that he murdered my grandfather.

If you think that Joe did
it, we should go to the cops.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

If he's guilty,
he'll be punished.

If he's not, he gets a
chance to clear his name.

Just. Let. Them. Talk.

♪♪

This is Shakespearean, Antonio.

♪♪

It'll come back to haunt you.

♪♪

Don't do this.

I'm not doing anything.

I'm just letting the rumor
mill take its course.

So are you.

♪♪

Ay!

I like the hard work.

That is how you get
ahead in this country!

Ay! [ Speaking Spanish ]

Joe: Billy. ¿Donde esta?

"Refrigerator". Again.

"Refrigerator."

Honeycroft?

♪ And groovin' was groovin' ♪

[ Conversing in Spanish ]

Oye.

♪ Say yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪♪

♪♪

Part of me thinks she's
scared I'll show her up.

Like if Papi finally
sees how good I am,

she'll have no room to shine.

Well, Veronica's always gotta
be the best at everything.

[ Cork pops ] To the
detriment of our relationship,

and now, clearly, yours.

Then, part of me wonders, well,

what if I think I'm really good,

but the truth is I'm not?

[ Chuckles ] Maybe I'm
just fooling myself.

Maybe I'm actually no good.

Hey. Come on.

You know that's not true.

I don't care what V says,
you did a great job on this.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

[ Liquid pours ]

♪♪

To us.

To us.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

Mara: Your father
just named you CEO

of Heritage House Vineyards,

a position that's only
been held by two men...

Your father and
Oscar Honeycroft.

What's it like
succeeding two legends?

Well, here's the reality.

My father bent over
and picked grapes.

He rolled up his sleeves
and got his hands dirty...

He still does sometimes.

He did the job that most
white people thought

they were too good for.

[ Speaking indistinctly ]

♪♪

Was that about Lettie?

The old rumors are back.

The vineyard workers and
the house staff, too.

People are saying that they
found bones on the vineyard.

That's not possible.

That's not possible because
I didn't kill anyone.

Don't take it out on me.

I'm just your eyes and ears.

And those whispers
are getting louder.

They're saying "Joe
killed the old man."

♪♪

♪♪

I brought you some tea.

[ Chuckles ]
It'll warm you up.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

Gracias.

Oh, but this is nice.

What is...

It tastes like,
uh... uh, toothpaste?

It's mint.

I never had it.

♪♪

You're quiet.

My English not too good.

Lettie teach me, pero...

No, what I mean is...

you don't say anything
unless you mean it.

Billy loves to talk.
You're more of a thinker.

[ Chuckles ]

How do you like it here?

In America, on the vineyard.

I like.

I love the vineyard.

[ Chuckles ]

The grapes.

Working hard.

♪♪

But sometimes, I feel...

Ay. ¿Cómo se dice?

♪♪

Alone.

♪♪

I know exactly how you feel.

You? [ Chuckles ] No. Not you.

I do.

You see a big house.
I see a lot of room

to be alone in.

At least you have a nice pillow

and someone to cook for you.

[ Chuckles ] I'll cook
for you whenever you want.

Really? No.

I'm a terrible cook.

That's why we have
Marta. [ Chuckles ]

But, uh... I'll heat
up some tea for you.

[ Cup clacks ]

♪♪

You're not alone,
Joe. You have me.

♪♪

You're cold. Hey.

Here you go.

[ Footsteps approach ]

Margaret! [ Gasps ]

♪♪

What the hell is this?

Daddy! We weren't
doing anything.

Get in the house. Daddy!

What did you say?

She's your daughter.

Her word should be
good enough for you.

[ Gasps ] Daddy!

♪♪

♪♪

Reporter: Immigration and
customs enforcement officials

conducting a sweep
of the Sonoma Valley

this afternoon. These
actions have become

increasingly common
in recent years.

As part of the operation,
ICE agents made

at-large arrests at residences,
work sites, and traffic stops.

Can you turn this off? I
can't watch this anymore.

How are they allowed to do this?

We need a plan.

Mateo, once the raids are
over, Daniela's gonna be okay.

Yeah, sure, until next time.

We can't live like this.

How can anyone live like this?

We don't have a choice.

This is how it is, Mateo!

♪♪

Yes, we do.

♪♪

Marry me, Daniela.

Mateo, what...

♪♪

Marry me.

I'm a citizen.

This is the only way
to keep you safe.

I can't lose you.

I won't lose you.

♪♪

I love you.

♪♪

Lettie: Mateo...

I love you. You're my son.

But you've lost your mind.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Hey, Papito.

Club soda?

You know it.

Where's Lettie?

I don't know. I texted her.

Carmen and Mateo
aren't here, either.

That's probably why
Dad looks so pissed.

How are our friends
from Immigration?

They're in HR, going
through our records now.

We'll be fine.

All of our workers
are documented.

♪♪

Hello, Joe.

Where's Lettie?

Margaret.

Lettie got tied up.
She'll be here soon.

I was just at the bar,

and I heard the most
upsetting rumor.

[ Scoffs ] You
know it's not true.

I know I don't want
it to be true, but...

that's not the
same thing, is it?

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

Sorry about earlier.

♪♪

Don't worry. My
father went into town.

He shouldn't treat you that way.

He loves me. He's just...

overprotective
since my mom died.

Here.

The way you stood up to him,
no one's ever done anything

like that for me before.

Is it helping?

Margaret... I know, Joe.

♪♪

I know you love her.

♪♪

She doesn't know, does she?

You had the courage to
stand up to my father,

but you can't find the courage
to tell Lettie how you feel.

[ Speaks Spanish ]

I'm too scared.

What's more scary,

telling her or losing her?

You should tell her, Joe.

Now, before it's too late.

[ Sniffs ]

Okay.

Oye.

Even I understand
what that means.

♪♪

Joe, wait.

♪♪

Earlier today, I saw, um...

♪♪

Nothing.

Be careful out there.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

This is nice.

My abuela gave it to me
before I left El Salvador.

She told me to wear it always.

Who is it?

Saint Romo.

He appeared to a man who
was lost in the desert.

He's the patron
saint of immigrants.

I never heard of him.

You never had a reason to.

Your family is never
going to accept me, Mateo.

Forget my family, Daniela.

♪♪

I want you to be my family.

♪♪

Daniela, please.

♪♪

If your mother gives me her
blessing, I'll marry you.

Okay.

♪♪

Then I'm gonna get her blessing.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Latin music playing ]

♪♪

I love it here.

I love it here, too.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm going to buy you big
cars and fancy dresses.

We're going to eat together
at the fanciest restaurants.

¿Sí? Sí.

So...

[ Speaking Spanish ]

♪♪

I'm sorry, Lettie.

♪♪

♪♪

Lettie... Leticia... Lettie...

Lettie: [ Giggling ]

♪♪

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

I don't know. The thing is,
you're the one that's...

I'm used to it. Well, yeah.

No, it's just maddening to me

that she doesn't
see your talent.

Me? Yeah.

What about you? She treats
you like a babysitter,

questions what you
spend, where you go.

She doesn't appreciate you.

Well, hey, we should
probably get going.

Going where?

Your father's award thing.
It starts in, like, an hour.

Yeah, I'm not... I'm
not going to that.

Mm. Carmen. Come
on. You have to.

No. Screw them.

My family doesn't care about me.

I could disappear right now,

and they wouldn't even notice.

I would.

Mm.

♪♪

Mm. Hey, hey.

What are you doing?

I'm... I'm sorry. I don't...

I don't... I don't
know why I did that.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

♪♪

I'm so sorry.

I feel so stupid.

If V ever found out...

[ Grae's "Bang Bang" plays ]

I've always wanted you.

♪♪

♪ Told me you were drowning ♪

♪ Warned me when you found me ♪

♪ I sank right into you ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[ Laughter, indistinct
conversations ]

♪♪

Come on, Joe.

The statute of
limitations has passed.

Where did you bury
Old Honeycroft's body?

Wait, haven't you heard, Steve?

The bones are on the move.

Yeah.

Look, Joe. We get it.

How else were you
supposed to get ahead?

[ Laughter ] [ Clears throat ]

Excuse me.

Gentlemen, may I
borrow Joe for a sec?

♪♪

Well, if we can borrow
you at some point?

[ Laughter ]

Why are you letting them
talk to you like that?

It's a joke, Veronica.

A bad joke, but I can take it.

Yeah, well, you
shouldn't have to.

Mira, ego is for white people.

Sure, you see them making
a joke at my expense.

It makes them feel good.

I hang my head,
I let them laugh,

but at the end of the
day, I get their business,

and I take their money.

That joke cost me nothing.

It cost them millions.

Fine.

Then give me a number. Hmm?

How much should I
sell my ass for?

'Cause that's all those
men care about out there.

But, hey, as long as
I'm taking their money,

that's all that matters, right?

Don't talk to me that way.

Why not?

You just let them do it.

♪♪

You know I can't
live without her.

Please, Ama. Just
give us your blessing.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, mi amor,
but I can't do that.

Why?

Because she's not rich?
Because she's undocumented?

No, no, no, no, no. Eso no es.

Well, then why? Tell me.

My sister Rosa and I,
we came to this country

because...

it didn't matter who you were.

It didn't matter
where you came from.

You could be anything.

I wanted that for me,

and I wanted that
for my children.

♪♪

And I gave you that.

♪♪

And of everything I've done,

that's the one thing that
I am the most proud of.

And I am grateful.

I really am, Ma.

But what does this have to
do with me getting married?

Right now, you are free.

You can be whoever you
want, do whatever you want.

If you marry Daniela,
that is over.

Oh, that's ridiculous.
No, it isn't!

You'll always have to
think of someone else.

Believe me, I know.

You don't.

This is about you and Joe.

This is about you giving
up your dreams for him.

But that was your choice.

No one made you do
it. Not even him.

♪♪

I'm sorry.

♪♪

Mateo.

♪♪

♪♪

To some, he was CEO.

To others, stiff competition.

Mexican-American. Inmigrante.

Trailblazer.

To me, the word
that matters most

and defines him... Papa.

Ladies and gentlemen,
it is a pleasure

to introduce to you
the man who taught me

that no one is better than me

and that I could be anything,

Joe Sandoval.

[ Applause ]

[ Applause stops ]

It's an amazing thing.

A kid from the
middle of nowhere,

no money, no education,
comes to this country

and builds an empire.

Doesn't seem possible.

Or at least to some
of you, it doesn't.

A brown man, building all this?

He must have done something.

He must have committed murder.

[ Murmuring ]

I get why many of
you want to believe

I killed Oscar Honeycroft.

If you didn't, how could
you sleep at night?

You'd be too embarrassed.

I'd be embarrassed, too,
knowing that someone

who started with nothing
could achieve more

than I ever dreamed of.

Right, Wayne?

Wayne didn't have to work
hard to get to the top,

because his father
handed him his business

when he bombed out of college.

What about you, Ron?

Your company was twice as
big as mine when I started.

How'd that work out?

I guess it makes you wonder,

what does this say about
you if someone like me

could achieve what you couldn't?

If I'm not a murderer,
then you're a fool.

I'm not gonna call you a racist.
Even a clown knows what he is.

But the facts are the facts,
and the fact is some of you

are mad because even with
all that white privilege,

you're still just
middle of the road.

Me and mine?

We've made ourselves
smaller for you.

We're done breaking our backs
to make you feel worthy.

So, to the Sandovals.

We're not just taking
a slice this time.

We're taking the whole damn pie.

♪♪

[ Clapping slowly ]

[ Applause ]

[ Whistling ]

♪♪

I wonder how much
that's going to cost me.

Mm. Worth every cent.

That was dope, Pa.

♪♪

Powerful stuff. I'm
proud of you, Apa.

♪♪

You know, for a minute there,

I remembered why I
fell in love with you

in the first place.

Margaret, I didn't do it.

I know, Joe.

♪♪

I know.

♪♪

Voicemail: Hello, you've
reached Joe Sandoval.

Sorry I missed your
c... [ Cellphone beeps ]

Ah.

Lettie.

The next decision
you make could affect

the rest of your life.

You think I don't know that?

Mateo is the man he is
today because of you.

You've been his mother,
his father, his everything.

And that's what
he's become to you.

You've got him this far.

The rest he's gonna
have to do on his own.

I know, Billy.

But I'm scared.

♪♪

For him, for me.

♪♪

I know.

But no matter what happens,
we'll get through it.

Together.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Billy: Love is
patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does
not boast, it is not proud.

Love does not dishonor others.

It is not self-seeking,
it is not quick to anger,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil,
but rejoices in the truth.

Love always protects,
always trusts, always hopes,

always perseveres.

♪♪

Hey. You're unbelievable.

What?

Don't you feel bad?

Don't you feel anything?

You know, not everything's
as black and white

as you think it is.

No, Javier, please.

About my father,
about my family,

about this company,
about why I'm here...

It's messy, and
it's complicated,

and sometimes, I don't
even know myself.

All I know is that
you're the only person

that I want to talk to about it.

About anything.

♪♪

Joe is a good man.

He gave me the opportunity
to be a GM here.

And I'm ashamed that
I had anything to do

with poisoning his
reputation. Oh, Javi...

No, Antonio. No.

Antonio.

I thought I owed you something

because of how I
hurt you before.

I'm not playing your games.

Hey, Javier, wait...

Don't touch me! [ Scoffs ]

I see you found your backbone.

Hmm?

Where was this guy
10 years ago, huh?

♪♪

[ Estereromance's "Dung
Ding Dang" plays ]

♪♪

Oh, wait, wait.

What? What? What
are you doing?

You don't want to
watch it later?

When I'm not here?

♪ Se revela un enigma en me ♪

♪ Tu espíritu canta así ♪

♪ Dung ding dang ♪

[ Water sloshing ]

♪♪

♪ Dung ding dang ♪

♪ Dao dao ♪

Oh.

Are you kidding me?

No... V...

How dare you?

Get out!

Okay. Get out!

Get out!

♪♪

[ Ring clatters ]

[ Hyperventilating ]

[ Crickets chirping ]

[ Gate rattles ]

[ The Cure's "A Night
Like This" plays ]

♪♪

[ Clattering ]

♪ Say goodbye on a
night like this ♪

♪ If it's the last
thing we ever do ♪

Joe?

♪ You never looked... ♪

Are you crazy?

Yes.

Come here.

♪ I'm coming to find you
if it takes me all night ♪

[ Both laugh ]

Shh.

Shh.

♪♪

What did Lettie
say? [ Chuckles ]

Forget Lettie.

I don't love her.

What changed?

♪ For always and ever
is always for you ♪

Us.

There's an us?

♪ Oh-ho-ho, I want
to change it all ♪

♪♪

♪ Oh-ho-ho, I want to change ♪

♪♪

♪ Oh-ho-ho, I want to change ♪

♪♪

I was just thinking.

Mm-hmm?

What could have been between us.

What we would have become.

♪♪

Did I say something?

No. You're good.

Where's my shirt?

Antonio, stop.

Hey, Antonio. What?

What now?

You're responsible
for what we lost.

You threw it away.

I already apologized.

I don't know what else
you want me to do.

Nothing.

Look, I'm sorry, Javi.

This was nice.

♪♪

It doesn't really change
anything between us.

♪♪

[ Door opens, closes ]

Veronica: If I were you,
I'd just listen and say yes.

Or we can make this
really, really difficult.

I'm filing for divorce.

You'll no longer have
access to our bank accounts.

And I'm keeping the
house and your car,

both of which I paid for.

And obviously, filing
for full custody of Rita.

Hmm. And what do I get?

Your name.

[ Chuckles ] Funny.

But, uh, our prenup
says different.

Our prenup says that
if we get divorced,

I get $5 million and half of
your Heritage House stock.

Oh, Michael.

I may have been blindsided
by your betrayal,

but at least I read
the fine print.

You forfeit everything
if you engage in sex

outside of the marriage.

I didn't engage in sex
outside the marriage.

Well, I sure hope the
judge agrees with you

when she sees this.

[ Moaning ]

[ Smooching ]

I knew about the money you stole

and the sex parties.

Now I have proof.

♪♪

Veronica... I'm done.

♪♪

[ Liquid pours ]

♪♪

[ Door opens ]

♪♪

[ Door closes ]

♪♪

♪♪

I owe you.

♪♪

Yeah. You do.

♪♪

Hey, V, it was my idea.

Yeah.

God help the man who
messes with my sister.

♪♪

To us.

To our future, baby.

♪♪

Here, eat a little
more before you go.

Alright, no, no,
no. I'm so full.

[ Conversing in Spanish ]

Gracias. Okay.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

Yeah, yeah.

♪♪

Hey.

Until I can get you a
proper wedding present.

♪♪

Take it. Take it.

Thank you.

How long will you be away?

Hopefully it doesn't take too
long to apply for the visa,

but Mateo will be
back next week.

He wanted to stay
in El Salvador,

but I'm making him come
back for the harvest.

Take care, Daniela.

Thank you, Mrs. Sandoval.

♪♪

We gotta go.

One day, I'll pay for
a nicer honeymoon.

Why? I have
everything I need, Ma.

Oh, when did you become a man?

What is this?

♪♪

Go. Go, go, go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

[ Chuckles ]

♪♪

Joe: It's an amazing thing.

[ Door opens ]

no money, no education,
comes to this country...

Gonzo: I did what
you told me, boss.

♪♪

Doesn't seem possible.

Or to some of you, it doesn't.

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A brown man building all this?

You sure no one
saw you move them?

Must have done something.

He must have committed murder.

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