Queen of the South (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 13 - Cicatriz - full transcript

TERESA: This season on
"Queen of the South"...

What are you reading there?
What are you doing, gato?

(gunshot)
Aah!

Don't move.

You leave me now,
you die.

TERESA:
I was running from Epifanio

and stumbled into
Camila's new route.

She could've killed me.
She didn't.

-They killed Guero.
-Are you working for that puta?

What happened?

I shot him.



That's not who I am.

That's not who I want
to become.

I'm going to be governor
of Sinaloa.

It's my business, too.

You can't run the business
and be in an election.

CAMILA: The only thing
my husband cannot afford

is to fight a war.

So while he's distracted,
I'm gonna take over.

-Isabela.
-This is about you.

You just want to use me
against him.

These coordinates.

I'm gonna have to
go back to Mexico.

Why shouldn't I call Epifanio
and tell him you're here?

Why not kill you?



-Brenda!
-Run!

(dramatic music)

Brenda?
Brenda!

-(speaking Spanish)
-Brenda?

(man speaking Spanish)

TERESA: (panting)
Oh, my God.

(brakes screech)

♪ ♪

(door opens)

(man speaking Spanish)

♪ ♪

-(laughs)
-Aah.

So, what do we have here?
Let me take a look at this.

(dark music)

Surprise.

♪ ♪

So nice to see you again.

MAN: (speaking Spanish)

(indistinct chatter)

Senor Vargas, do you have
anything to add

to your comments on cartel
violence last night?

Does this signal a deeper wave
of cartel conflict to come?

I have no further comments

on yesterday's
unforgivable violence.

Today's a day for the people
of Sinaloa

to have their voices heard.

And if they make
the right choice,

I guarantee that
for the next six years,

this state
will enjoy prosperity.

Thank you all very much.
Thank you.

One last question,
Senor Vargas.

One last question, please.

Last question.

♪ ♪

(sighs)
(engine turns over)

(reporters shouting)

♪ ♪

Have you heard
from Batman yet?

No.

♪ ♪

What about my wife?
Think she got to him?

At this point,
anything is possible.

I want everyone
on the payroll

to have their eyes and ears out

for anything
out of the ordinary.

I can't have
any more surprises.

(phone buzzing)

♪ ♪

Some surprises
are better than others.

The Mendoza girl,
they found her.

♪ ♪

Bueno.

That's the kind of news
I like.

(Latin music playing)

♪ ♪

Isabela?

♪ ♪

(music silences)

Thank you, Violetta.

At least someone has some
respect around here.

Do you girls want
something to eat?

No.

Well, I have to go
to a meeting now.

I'll be back shortly.

Take your time.

Violetta, could you finish
the tutoring later, please?

-Of course.
-No!

I want her to stay
and hear everything.

She's the only person
I trust.

I need people I can trust
now that I can't show my face

in school anymore.

(tense music)

Talk to your mom.

♪ ♪

Isabela, look at me, please.

There is a reason
for what I did.

I was forced
to be away from you.

That's not true.

Oh, yes, it is.

I know I told you
I had to go

because I needed to tend
to the business in Texas,

but the truth is,
your father drove me away.

And I came back home
to reclaim my life.

And you...

you are the most important
part of it.

♪ ♪

I went through so much
during our marriage.

I built this business.

You know how hard I worked.

And he wanted to control it.

And to control me.

He wanted to turn me
into something I'm not.

That's right.

A mother, his wife.

Those things you are not.

♪ ♪

Why is it that he is allowed
to be a father

and a husband
and a businessman,

and I am not?

You left.

♪ ♪

This is gonna work out.

You'll see.

♪ ♪

(phone buzzes)
Hello?

I'm on my way
to the airport now.

CAMILA: Good.

How's it going?
Any reaction from Epifanio?

Well, he won't retaliate
until after the election.

It's then when we should
be ready.

Have a safe flight.

(dramatic music)

Let's go.

♪ ♪

Keep an eye on her.

♪ ♪

Where is Brenda?

My recommendation?

You better start worrying
about yourself, Teresita.

♪ ♪

You caused a lot of problems
for one morra, eh?

(tense music)

♪ ♪

She keeps looking at me.

What is it?

Do you think that I'm pretty?

Teresa, do you know
what the hardest thing is

when you get shot
in the face?

Chewing.

I haven't had a pinche piece
of steak in weeks.

And I used to live
off that shit.

No cow, no pig.

The only pig I get
is this piece of cartilage

they used to rebuild
my cheekbone.

It suits you.

♪ ♪

(speaking Spanish)

♪ ♪

(speaking Spanish)

Get back to
the campaign headquarters...

-I want them again.
-Aurelio.

Don Epifanio.

Thank you for coming
on short notice.

Of course.
How are you?

-Good to see you again.
-Good to see you, too.

(both speaking Spanish)

♪ ♪

(indistinct shouting)

♪ ♪

(phone buzzing)

Hello?

Why are your men here
on election day?

Thought you were keeping
everyone out

until after the polls closed.

All of Don Epifanio's
lieutenants are supposed to be

in Culiacan.
No one's supposed to be here.

Juan Carlos is here.

I'm looking at him
right now.

(indistinct chatter)

He's arriving at Jorge's.

Xander's here too.

If something's going down,

you should tell me.

♪ ♪

Don Epifanio?

-Pardon.
-Si.

Our federale says
something's going on.

Juan Carlos is at Jorge's
with Xander.

They're all
gathering together

having a meeting without you.

What does that mean?

He's not supposed to be
in town.

We'll have to find out.

Hello.

♪ ♪

Teresa Mendoza,
this is Aurelio Casillas.

Mucho gusto.

The book your boyfriend, Guero,
gave you

is causing his cartel
as much grief as it is ours.

And unfortunately,
there are a lot of stories

about me and my dealings
with Don Epifanio in that book.

Who did you give it to?

Who's holding the book
for you?

Is that even true?

I don't think it is.

I don't think
you gave it to someone.

I think you're just trying
to save your life.

Doesn't matter
what you think anymore.

Why not?

Because like I told
El Limpiador,

if something happened with us,
I would disappear.

The information would go out.

You missed the deadline.

It's gone to
the Mexican government,

the federales, the press,
the DEA,

and the rival cartels.

If the federales don't kill you,

the other cartels will.

EPIFANIO: She's lying.

She's trying to keep us
unstable,

keep the ground moving
beneath our feet.

It's a tactic of my wife's.

And you learned it very well.

I can see you picked up
a few things.

Are you willing
to bet on that?

I know every trick
in Camila's book.

This is how she deceives us
into thinking

that she has the upper hand.

Doesn't make sense.

If the book is out,
how does that help me?

She's right.

She would not be of use
for us

if that were true.
We'll kill her.

(chuckles)
Don't underestimate the cunning

of what you are witnessing.

It's a craft.

She's simply buying time.

I don't think she gave the book
to anyone.

♪ ♪

Imagine living with this type
of warfare for 25 years.

♪ ♪

What about your friend
at El Limpiador's?

She didn't have
the tutelage of Camila's.

♪ ♪

And what those men
back there are doing to her?

(chuckles)

♪ ♪

If we don't have a name
within an hour,

it's because there isn't one.

♪ ♪

One hour.

♪ ♪

She's all yours.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(intense music)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(speaking Spanish)

Sit, please.

There is one thing
about my husband.

He is a very gifted liar.

Took me many years
to find that out.

Those poor voters,

they never stood a chance.

(tense music)

Anyway, gentlemen,

we're here to discuss business,

so I'd like to start now.

I'm sure you're all aware
that ever since I left,

profits have dropped 15%.

I made a deal with Jimenez.

I gave them a piece
of my Dallas operation,

and in return,
they will move our product.

In addition to that,
I want to regain market share,

and in order to do so,

I need to increase shipment
by 30% a month.

How?
We don't have the infrastructure

to move that amount.

Ah, but we do now.

You see, I told my attorney
to acquire a trawling company.

It's a fleet of eight ships.

Enough to move
what we need.

The name of my attorney
is Teo Aljarafe.

Those are his business cards,
and you'll take one

before you leave.

He's gonna be handling
our legal affairs from now on,

so if you have any problems
with law enforcement

or any legal entanglements,

you are to call him.
Do you understand?

(speaking Spanish)

Good.

♪ ♪

Sweetheart, welcome.

Please have a seat.

We're discussing new business.

Get out.

I want to talk to my wife.

No.

They don't take orders
from you anymore.

They work for me now.

I don't know what my wife
told any of you,

but let's put an end
to this nonsense now.

You work for me.

She's not, nor will she ever be,
running this business.

So leave, go home.
Now.

All of you.

(clears throat)

♪ ♪

What do you think
you're doing?

This is my business.

I built it.

And you took it away
from me.

So I just took it back.

You're gonna regret this.

You're not getting away
with this.

Think I'm just gonna stand by
and say nothing?

Actually, yes.

That's exactly what I think.

Because if you make a move
against me,

everything I know about you
and your past will come out.

What do you think that will do
to your political career?

So, yes, my love,

you're gonna do nothing.

And I'm afraid
you're not welcome here anymore.

It's time for you to leave.

♪ ♪

Oh, look.
(chuckles)

You've won.

You see, it's not such a bad day
for you after all,

Governor.

♪ ♪

Where's my daughter?

She's home,

with me.

Where she belongs.

You really think I'm gonna let
you keep her away from me?

Probably not,
but it won't matter.

She'll choose me.

She knows who you are now.

I'm done protecting you.

It's ironic.

You were always asking

if I was trying
to turn her against you...

when it's really the opposite.

♪ ♪

(snaps fingers)

♪ ♪

(man speaking Spanish)

♪ ♪

Time's up, puta.

I bet you 2,000
there are no copies.

She gave that book to no one.
Right, mamacita?

In fact, I bet that book
is under a mattress.

(grunts)

(groans)

(suspenseful music)

♪ ♪

(banging)

♪ ♪

(grunts)

Don't move.

Don't reach for your gun.

Oh, you gonna shoot?

You gonna shoot?
You're not gonna shoot.

You don't have it in you,
puta.

♪ ♪

(gunshot)

Don't move.

I have a lot less to lose
than you do.

Put your gun down.

(speaking Spanish)

(tense music)

♪ ♪

Where's your car?

Where's your car?

(man speaking Spanish)

(all cheering)

(cheering continues in distance)

ALL: Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!

Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!

(phone buzzing)

(both speaking Spanish)

(rock music)

(men speaking Spanish)

♪ ♪

What the hell?

♪ ♪

(all cheering)

(men shouting in Spanish)

Oh!

(men shouting in Spanish)

(speaking Spanish)

♪ ♪

Oh!

(gunfire)

(all cheering)

(gunfire)

(women screaming)

♪ ♪

Argh!

♪ ♪

Oh!

(groans)

(all cheering)

♪ ♪

(speaking Spanish on TV)

(line trilling)

Your flight is early.

And you're about to
take one yourself.

Turn on the news.

(speaking Spanish)

We better get you
the hell out.

Get you back.

I'm gonna arrange a plane.

What has he done?

JAMES:
He's lit our world on fire.

I'm coming to get you.

(tense music)

♪ ♪

(gun clicks)

Can you point that
somewhere else?

Just drive.

We looked for you everywhere
after you escaped Culiacan.

Now tell me, how did you get to
Texas, start working for Camila?

Her men brought me to her

when they found me
on one of her mule routes.

Is that where you're taking me?
To see Camila?

-No.
-So where are we going then?

To El Limpiador's.

I need to get Brenda.

(chuckles)
Are you crazy?

No one is expecting me
to be back.

When Gato was raping me,

why did you try
to stop him?

'Cause it ain't right.

I don't care
what the circumstances are.

And believe it or not,

I'm not the worst person
in the world.

I know.

I just killed
the worst person in the world.

(phone chimes)

Who's texting you?

They probably found Gato.
Get it.

♪ ♪

What is it?

It's Epifanio.
He's using the military.

He just took out Xander
and Juan Carlos.

He's killing everybody
and burning everything.

He destroying everything
so Camila can't have it.

You're lucky you're here.

Epifanio would have killed you
once you were no longer useful.

Give me the phone.

(phone buzzing)

Hello.

TERESA: It's Teresa.

I know what Epifanio's
doing to you.

If you want to survive,
you have to meet me.

I'm in Mexico.

What are you talking about?

You wanted to know
why Epifanio was chasing me.

I have a book Guero gave me

with names, numbers,
locations.

It has information about you,
your husband,

and how you got
to where you are.

If you want to get out
from under this,

come meet me
at El Limpiador's.

Higueras.

I know where that is.

Go now.

It's not a good idea just to
walk up to El Limpiador's farm.

♪ ♪

At least not the front way.

Do you know the farm?

Yes.

Why would you help me?

Seeing what's happening
to my friends,

and you letting me live,

it's more than that
pinche cabron Epifanio

would ever do for me.

♪ ♪

Teresa,

you don't need to hold
a gun on me.

Gato deserved
what he got,

but the rest
of our guys didn't.

They were my friends.

♪ ♪

Now let's go get yours.

♪ ♪

Isabela?

Isabela?

Isabela?

Isabela?

Isabela, we have to go.
Get your stuff.

Now.

Violetta, go downstairs.
The driver will take you home.

Thank you, Camila.

I'm not going anywhere.

Isabela, we have to go.
We're going to Dallas.

Dallas?
Not a chance.

You expect for things to be
the same since you left?

I spent a year without you
with him.

He took care of me,
and right now,

he just became governor,
if you haven't noticed,

and you stop me
from being there with him.

I noticed he became
the governor.

You have no idea
how much I noticed.

Now we have to go.
Come on.

I'm not going anywhere.

I am not asking, Isabela.
Come on.

Get off of me.
I don't want to leave!

Isabela, we don't have time
for this, come on.

-Grow up.
-I hate you!

Well, you can hate me
all you want

and you can blame me
for whatever you need.

I don't care, Isabela.

Stop!

You're not going
with your father.

I am your mother
and I will protect you,

even if it is
against your will.

This isn't about Dad.
This is about you.

I don't want to be with you.

And if you take me right now,
I'll never forgive you.

Besides, all I'll do
is just come back here anyway.

(tense music)

♪ ♪

Fine.

♪ ♪

I do love you.

♪ ♪

Barbaro...

Take her back to him.

Take her to her father's house.

(door opens, closes)
Camila?

The plane's ready.

♪ ♪

We have to move.

♪ ♪

I know.

JAMES:
We have to get out of here.

♪ ♪

He'd rather destroy it all

before losing to you.

Batman.
What do we do with him?

At this point, I have no use
for him anymore.

Let's go.

We're going to El Limpiador's.

What about Isabela?

I said let's go.

♪ ♪

What have we here, Batman?

Hmm?

-(spits)
-Hmm?

♪ ♪

What are you up to?

(grunting)

(gagging)

(dramatic music)

♪ ♪

CAMILA: Turn around.

We're not going to Higueras.

We're going to the airport.

I thought you wanted to meet
Teresa and get the book.

How do I know she wasn't asking
me to meet her

with Epifanio's gun
to her head?

Maybe the book
doesn't even exist.

Maybe it's an excuse
to get me there.

I underestimated Epifanio
way too many times.

Never again.

I think she's telling
the truth.

Yeah?
Why?

Because if I know her,

I know the one person that
she mistrusts more than you.

It's Epifanio.

I believe her.

Are you willing
to bet your life on it?

JAMES: I am.

She was trouble for me.

She'll be trouble
for you, too.

(tense music)

(man speaking Spanish on TV)

(grunting)

(man speaking Spanish on TV)

Jose?

Where's my friend?

♪ ♪

(speaking Spanish)

How many are you?

Just us.

(panting)

Brenda?

Brenda?

♪ ♪

Brenda?

(grunts)

Brenda?
(panting)

Look at me.

♪ ♪

(sobbing)

No.

(sobbing)

(dark music)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(gunfire)

♪ ♪

Hello, old friend.

Take us around the block.

Why didn't you call me
when my wife called you?

I was afraid.

Of all people,

I'd expected
you'd be loyal.

Please, forgive me,
Don Epifanio.

It was a mistake.

Please--
(choking)

♪ ♪

Now you are forgiven.

(panting)

RODRIGO: Are you kidding me?

The press is waiting.

I'm gonna need a new tie.

The disease of corruption
and violence,

brought on
by the murderous cartels,

who for too long

have ruled over
this great state through fear,

needs to stop.

Now they will know
what it is to be afraid.

During these attacks,

over 50 cartel members
were killed

and hundreds of millions of
dollars of cocaine destroyed.

But it wasn't without
a cost.

Six soldiers gave their lives

to help eradicate
those who would poison,

corrupt,
and kill our children.

Today, we honor and salute them

and their families

for this ultimate sacrifice.

(speaking Spanish)

(all cheering)

(speaking Spanish)

ALL: Vargas! Vargas! Vargas!

Vargas! Vargas! Vargas!

(dark music)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

He's with me.

♪ ♪

Who's that?

My friend.

They killed her.

I'm sorry.

I mean that.

♪ ♪

The book.

We need to negotiate terms.

When do I get it?

You're not ordering me
around anymore.

I don't work for you.

♪ ♪

I'm not your hostage.

These will be my terms.

♪ ♪

(camera shutter clicking)

♪ ♪

(computer beeping)

♪ ♪

Who is this?

♪ ♪

Guero, who is this?

It's Teresa Mendoza.

(suspenseful music)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(typewriter keys clacking,
bell dings)