Queen of the South (2016–…): Season 3, Episode 1 - La Ermitaña - full transcript
Hiding from Camila in Malta, Teresa tries to launch a drug empire of her own by striking a deal with a dangerous money launderer.
CAMILA: Previously on
Queen of the South...
Where do I know you from?
TERESA:
I was Guero's girlfriend.
CAMILA: You have proven
you can be relied upon
to do what I need.
I want to be part
of the business.
-Would you die for me?
-I'll survive for you.
[explosion]
Oh, my God. [sobs]
-Did you know he was alive?
-No.
[boom]
JAMES: Look, you shouldn't
have come back for me,
but you didn't leave me behind,
and I won't forget it.
MAN: Get down!
[boom]
EPIFANIO: I'm turning over
my business to you, Boaz.
Colonel Cortez will remain
as your operational partner.
ISABELA: I'm gonna marry him.
It'll be an alliance,
our families working together.
Colonel Vargas,
you're under arrest.
The DA agent that arrested you
has been suspended,
and all charges against you
will be dropped.
[dramatic electronic music]
♪
I'm leaving Camila,
starting off on my own.
There's a better way
of doing this
than the way she does,
without all this killing.
JAMES:
What do you want, Teresa?
Half of the product
from El Santo.
The only think you'll get
from me is a bullet.
[gunshot]
[glass shatters]
JAMES:
Say you never found me.
You tried to kill her.
I was 15 feet away from her.
I never missed a target
from that distance in my life.
-[speaking Spanish]
-Don't!
[gunshots]
Agh!
♪
There's $10 million
on the plane.
Get the money and go.
Federales are closing in.
We can't stay here.
I'm on my way
to the meeting spot,
but I got a little bit
of heat on me.
-I love you.
-I love you too.
Guero's not here yet.
Let's go.
♪
Mom?
Isabela, go to your room.
Together,
we will get our revenge
on the person who took
Epifanio from us.
Epifanio was a man
of the people.
I will capture
the wicked criminal
who destroyed my family.
[speaking Spanish]
[atmospheric synth music]
♪
THE QUEEN: I'm sure
you've heard the saying,
"The ends justify the means."
♪
Most people think
that's cruel.
♪
In my case...
it's another day at
the office.
♪
Lucky for me,
I have people
who handle the means.
[woman singing softly]
♪
[dramatic music]
And when enemies come,
there are two choices...
[soldiers shouting,
guns clicking]
Fight or flee...
[gunshots]
Or so we think.
[gunshot]
[groans]
In business,
deceit is a valuable currency.
It pays to stay
one step ahead.
And a well-set trap
can be the difference
between another sip of tequila
and the barrel of a gun.
Call me crazy,
but I prefer the tequila.
[device beeps]
[explosion]
♪
[groovy electronic music]
♪
[keyboard clacking]
How are you doing over here
all by yourself?
Is there anything else
I can offer you?
[speaking Spanish]
[screen buzzing, trills]
Hey, Ivan, I got your message
about the password.
IVAN: Yeah, look, I know
this is time sensitive.
Very.
I have a shipment coming in
tomorrow in the morning.
Which will greatly increase your cash on hand, yeah.
I'm trying to set up a meeting
with the banker, de la Peña.
If everything goes well,
I'm gonna open
an account with him.
Ah, the cryptocurrency guy. That's cool.
Here's the thing, I can send you a program
that will generate a password,
but even the best of 'em can be hacked,
and I should know.
What do you suggest?
You need to make sure your system is secure.
You know, I'm even better at this stuff in person,
and I'm guessing that Malta
is way better than my shitty condo.
[chuckles]
Thank you, Ivan.
I'm gonna send
your payment now, okay?
I'll talk to you later.
[screen trills]
[chuckles]
[chuckles softly]
[soft music]
[gasping]
♪
[shower faucet squeaks,
water running]
You were a fool to think
you could escape me.
You stupid...
stupid girl.
To catch a beast,
all you need is
a little fresh meat.
The waiter called us
right when he saw you.
[foreboding music]
[gunshot]
[soft synth music]
♪
Governor Vargas, you were
elected six months ago,
in the wake of
your husband's murder,
at the hands of
an alleged cartel soldier.
Teresa Mendoza killed
my husband in cold blood.
Mendoza remains a fugitive,
yet the DEA's drug charges
against you have been dropped.
Well, the charges were dropped
because evidence was planted
in my vehicle.
Allegedly planted.
DEA agent Alonzo Loya
remains suspended,
pending further investigation.
Suspension is not enough
for what I endured.
I was falsely imprisoned,
and I nearly lost my life.
But, you know, I think
we should talk about
how we're gonna win this war,
and I believe the only way
to do so is we--
we have to fight corruption,
take it away from its roots.
You know, my focus as a governor
is to stop the drug flow
from my country
into the United States.
[tense music]
[screen beeping]
[drones buzzing]
[explosion]
[soldiers shouting in Spanish]
[gunshots]
♪
JOURNALIST:
Governor, your critics claim
you're simply doing
nothing more
than riding the coattails of
your husband's popularity.
In fact, your approval ratings
remain far lower than his.
Well,
I have to prove myself.
But I serve
the people of Sinaloa
that elected me,
not the press.
I think we're done here.
Thank you so much.
[disquieting music]
♪
[phone rings]
CAMILA:
How are my birds doing?
CORTEZ: They were shot down on
the U.S. side of the border.
We gave Boaz our assurances
they would be safe.
There will be blowback.
CAMILA: I'll handle Boaz.
What about our pending matter
in Europe?
CORTEZ: Teresa's Bolivian
product is turning up
all over the continent.
My sources say
it hit Italy first.
It was also found in Spain and Malta.
I'll dispatch men
to investigate.
Good.
I hope she's living in a hole,
like a rat.
♪
[phone beeps]
TERESA: Hey.
POTE:
You're late for dinner.
I was working.
Really? On what?
Skyping with the tech guy
in the U.S.
I'm heading back home soon.
POTE:
Well, make it fast.
This soppa tal-armla
is almost ready.
I have no idea what that is.
It's a traditional Maltese dish.
It's like a menudo
minus the pig.
But the pig is the best part.
♪
Hold on.
I'll call you right back.
[tense music]
♪
[grunting]
♪
It's Teresa Mendoza.
I found her.
[phone beeps]
♪
[elegant piano music playing]
[people speaking Spanish]
♪
REYNALDO: Camila...
you look lovely as always.
Gracias.
-You remember my niece, Castel.
-Of course.
-Hola.
-Hola.
♪
I understand you work
for your uncle now.
I work with him, yeah.
Uh, we'll talk business later.
I'm here for Isabela,
and here she is now.
-Hola, padrino.
-Cómo estás, mi amor?
Thank you for coming
all this way.
-Felicidad.
-Gracias.
-Mom?
-Yes. [speaks Spanish]
Kique's dad is really late.
Maybe we could start
without him.
Of course.
[glass clinking]
CAMILA: Kique, join us.
-Gracias.
-Salud!
ALL: Salud!
[Boaz clapping overzealously]
Orale...
[all gasp, murmur]
Heh?
Heh?
Salud!
-Salud!
ALL: Salud!
[applause]
Gold-plated statue? Really?
Solid gold,
to the core, Governor.
I've got money to burn, right?
And product too, que no?
[soft, solemn music]
♪
[door closes]
CORTEZ: What happened to
your product was unfortunate.
Please accept
our sincerest apologies.
Forget your apologies,
and tell me how the DEA
knew about my shipment.
They must have surveillance.
BOAZ: Or a rat, Colonel.
A rat.
It's General now.
Oh, I'm sorry, Colonel.
General.
Who can tell the difference
these days anyway?
I've already begun
an investigation on
how the DEA knew the details
of our operation.
You mean my operation.
It's my business now.
The only reason
I'm giving you a cut
is because Epifanio
was a gentleman.
You're not giving me anything.
I'm receiving...
a part of the cut,
because I am the governor,
and that's the way it's done.
That's the way
it's always been done.
You see, there's nothing new
in our business, my friend,
not even you.
I promise,
I will find out
who's responsible for our loss.
And now,
for the sake of our children,
let's not behave
like enemies, hm?
[door closes]
[gun clicks]
I was followed,
but I lost them.
-Are you sure?
-Yeah.
Was it the police or Camila?
I don't know.
Either way...
we have to go.
So, we go to the safe house
and then what, huh?
We leave in the morning?
After our shipment comes in.
We'll have too much cash
to run with.
Oleg promised me a meeting with
the banker, Rocco de la Peña,
who can help us launder it.
Rocco de la Peña's
not the kinda man
that will be happy somebody else
is making his appointments.
We don't have a choice.
[line ringing]
Oleg?
It's me, Teresa.
A pleasure to hear
from you, darling.
Is everything in place
for our shipment tomorrow?
Yeah, but something came up.
The meeting with de la Peña
needs to happen now.
I've waited long enough.
I told you, Teresa,
Rocco is a very busy man.
When I gave you
my European distribution,
you promised me
an introduction would be made.
If you want your shipment
tomorrow,
you will get me a sit-down.
Blackmail?
Not your best look, Teresa.
Either I meet him tonight,
or you won't get your product.
♪
I'll make a call.
[phone beeps]
Such a lovely home, Camila.
But I must say, I was surprised
that you decided to stay here
after losing Epifanio.
Well, thanks to Boaz,
I didn't really
lose him now, did I?
[both chuckle]
Boaz can be a crude man,
but he's a fine partner
for us here in Mexico,
right, tío?
CAMILA:
Well, there's another option.
I can take over
the Mexican business,
with you as my supplier.
I think we can all agree
that Boaz is unstable.
And you think he's just gonna
hand over the cartel?
Your husband sold it to him
before he passed away.
He's a legitimate owner.
I'm aware.
General Cortez is willing
to use his troops
against Boaz's soldiers,
and with my backing
as the governor,
I'm confident we will prevail.
Camila...
when my wife wanted
to return to work
after the birth
of our first child,
I allowed it.
But she soon realized
that her true calling
as a mother
was not on the street.
It was at home
serving her family.
Your wife was a wonderful woman,
but my path is different.
Look, it's very simple.
If you move against Boaz
without our permission,
we will not only
strike against you,
but we will find
a different cartel to deal with.
[soft, solemn music]
If Epifanio was still here,
he would tell you to relax.
Don't worry about business.
Instead, enjoy the fruits
of your womanhood.
♪
[inhales deeply]
To womanhood.
REYNALDO: To womanhood.
-To womanhood.
[glasses clink]
♪
[elevator dings]
[French synth-pop music]
♪
You know what, Teresita,
sometimes I miss Mexico.
♪
There's Oleg.
♪
Where's de la Peña?
In his inner sanctum.
He owns this nightclub,
along with half of Malta.
He calls the shots.
Are you joining us?
Oh, I've done my part
with Rocco.
The fate of tonight's meeting
is entirely
in your hands now.
♪
What is this?
Rocco's big on
first impressions.
You'll see.
♪
[man singing
"Dal tuo stellato soglio"]
ROCCO: Hola, Teresa.
Welcome to my world.
Do you like your song,
Teresa?
I picked it
specifically for you.
The song's about
poor little Moses,
life threatened,
plucked from the jaws
of death
by his enemies,
raised up among his
oppressors,
only to bring ruin upon them.
Those details sound
familiar to you?
I discovered quite a bit
about you, Teresa.
I'm curious
how confident you are
with what I might have found.
Last chance.
♪
And she emerges
from the darkness,
just like a poem.
♪
TERESA:
You had me followed.
What is this?
WOMAN: Hey!
-Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
I've never seen a pretty face
stop a bullet before.
Enough...
You're scaring Yvette.
You're embarrassing
yourself, fat man.
Yes, you've proven
what big balls you have.
Now put them back in your pocket
before I eat them.
[inhales]
Pote, it's all right.
"Pote, it's all right."
Wow, I like that.
How much?
I would pay you $1 million
to borrow him for a night.
Let's go.
This is a waste of time.
Teresa, if you walk
out that door,
you will never see me again.
Give me a reason to stay.
Unlike most men
in my line of work,
I prefer to do business
with women.
They are more trustworthy,
more compassionate,
more loyal,
and with the proper training,
they can be
physically equal to a man.
However, when a woman
tries to be a man,
she becomes totally useless,
when she puts business
before love,
when she resorts to betrayal.
Your information is wrong.
I didn't betray anyone,
not even Camila Vargas.
Then you tell me
why you should stay.
You deal in cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin, Monero, Etherium.
ROCCO:
Your choice. All untraceable.
And for all my magic tricks,
I charge 5%.
You charged the Saudis 3%
for the same process last year.
ROCCO:
Someone's being Chatty Cathy,
Chatty Cathy, Chatty Cathy.
Beggars can't be choosers.
-I'll need proof.
-Of course.
-At 4%.
-5.
Six months ago,
my market share
of European distribution
was zero.
Today, I'm moving
30 kilos a week.
Do you want to wait
until I've doubled that
to negotiate with me?
4 points it is.
But I also know your problem
with the incoming shipment
from Bolivia
may render all this haggling
irrelevant.
Oleg will get his shipment,
and your bank will get
my holdings.
Good.
-Bravo.
-Thank you.
Mm. Hey, wait, wait,
wait, wait wait, wait.
No--[scoffs]--
no good-bye kiss? Nothing?
Come on, Pote, let's go.
Anytime, cabrón.
Anytime.
[club music playing]
What did he mean there's
a problem with the shipment?
I don't know.
I need to speak with George,
but not here.
♪
[soft, solemn music]
♪
I want to be part
of the business.
Whatever you need.
Let's be a family
before the world tries
to tear us apart again.
♪
[gunshot]
CAMILA: Don't!
[sobbing]
CORTEZ: Valetta, Malta.
The Italians are there,
Russians, Libyans.
It's Casablanca with cocaine.
A place where a Mexicana
and her punching bag
can do their dirty deeds
unnoticed.
The authorities took notice
of a Somali crew landing
at a port in Valletta
last month.
King George uses Somalians.
I see Teresa's making inroads
in Europe.
We have to stop her
before her product reaches
our Mexican market.
I take it your meeting
with Don Reynaldo went well?
No.
He's still supporting Boaz
and wants me to be a housewife.
Hm.
But it's his niece
that's the trouble.
We need their permission
to move on Boaz.
I'm happy to speak
with Reynaldo myself,
if you'd like,
man-to-man.
Reynaldo's not your concern.
I am.
I want you focused on Teresa.
Put all your sicarios
on the ground in Valleta.
No more cat and mouse, General.
I want blood.
[swords clanging]
[grunting]
Your parries are
for shit, Bilal!
[grunts]
You call yourself a pirate?
Whoo! [cackles]
Maybe we should switch
to lightsabers,
give you a fighting chance.
[grunting]
["Mexican Hat Dance" plays]
That's Teresa.
Ow! God damn it, Bilal!
That's my favorite hand!
[groans] You cheating...
[song continues]
Hey, Maltese Falcon.
How you flying?
Who's peckin' who?
Tell me everything. [snickers]
Is there a problem with our
shipment tomorrow, George?
No problem, darlin'.
My guy at the port got
transferred last minute,
but my minions assure me
everything's gonna be golden
by morning.
How can I trust a minion
to handle
such important business?
'Cause as large and far-reaching
as my hands are,
I only got two of 'em.
The fine art of delegating
is a prerequisite to power,
Principessa.
I'll handle it myself.
I gotta go on the record and say
that is seriously unwise,
darlin'.
It's my operation, my shipment.
I'll make the decisions.
I ain't gonna argue
with that.
The new guy at the port's
name is Falcón.
He's the easy kind.
Just remember
what Cyndi Lauper said:
"Money changes everything."
[laughs]
Hug Chewy for me.
George is right.
You shouldn't get
your hands dirty with this.
I can handle the bribe
by myself.
You don't handle numbers
or negotiating.
I do.
Who said anything
about negotiating?
[music builds]
♪
TERESA:
In six months,
we doubled the cash
we left Mexico with.
We made this.
If bribing this port official
goes bad,
we might as well
just burn all of it.
Camila didn't do her dirty work.
Yeah...
and I don't want to do
business like her.
She treats life cheaply.
If you fall,
we all go down, Teresita.
That's just the way it works.
I don't know any other way
for it to work.
I was just offering.
Okay, then.
Then we do this.
Take it.
[tense music]
♪
Okay, close your eyes.
They're closed.
[chuckles]
Mom, no, they're not.
-I can see you.
-[chuckles]
[inhales] Okay.
[soft music]
♪
What do you think?
♪
You look beautiful.
♪
[both chuckle]
♪
-Mom?
-Yes?
-Can I ask you something?
-Of course.
♪
What were you talking
to Boaz about at the party?
And please don't treat me
like a child.
I can handle it.
♪
Colonel Cortez and I
are restructuring
our agreement with Boaz,
putting our house in order.
This business...
and the wealth it generates...
One day may fall
to you to handle.
Not if Cortez steals it
from you first.
I don't know
how you can trust him
-after all he's done.
-I don't.
I need him for the business.
And he's helping me
search for Teresa.
Well,
I hope he finds her soon.
I want that bitch dead
just as much as you do.
Isabela, don't talk like that.
It's because of her
that Papi won't be here
when I get married.
I always thought
he'd walk me down the aisle.
♪
He would've been happy
for you.
I know.
I just miss him so much.
[whispers] Yeah.
Me too.
♪
[foghorns blowing]
[ominous music]
[tense tone]
♪
TERESA:
Meet us at the port.
I love you.
I love you too.
[tense music]
♪
POTE: George's man is late.
TERESA: If we don't bribe
the port official tonight,
we won't get the shipment
tomorrow.
Always the hard way.
I never asked you,
and you never told me.
Do you have a wife?
Or family?
I'm not always alone.
Is that enough for you?
I was married once.
Didn't work out.
Never told me you had a wife.
Do you tell me about
all the men in your life?
What about kids?
Is there a little Potemkin
out there somewhere?
[chuckles] No.
I left her before that happened.
Why?
'Cause love is
not for everyone.
[tires squealing]
TERESA: There he is.
[dramatic music]
♪
[solemn bass music]
♪
Are you Falcón?
You're late.
I thought I was being followed.
I had to double back.
POTE: Take your hands
out of your pocket.
[hands patting]
♪
He's clean.
Did you bring the money?
♪
Police can be watching.
You give him the money
and we could get arrested.
We walk away now,
the shipment is still coming,
we have no deal.
So, what you wanna do?
We go now and take him with us.
-Walk.
-Hey...
Hey, what's happening?
What is this?
POTE: Run! Run!
Run!
[tires screech]
Did you bring 'em, cabrón?
-Did you bring 'em?
-No, no, no!
Hands in the air!
[gunshots]
-Did you bring them?
-No! I said no!
Throw your weapons down
and come out
with your hands in the air!
I'm going to fire again.
Get behind the wheel,
and you step on the gas,
and don't look back,
you understand?
That's not happening.
[apprehensive music]
This doesn't make sense.
If this were a bust, there
would be an army out there.
-Come here.
-What are you doing?
I'm gonna find out
what they want.
Drop your weapons!
Do it!
Now!
♪
All right.
All right, take it easy.
You're not here
to make an arrest.
You have no back-up.
What do you want?
We're here for our cut.
We've been following
Agent Falcón since his transfer.
We knew there'd be
a bribe attempt.
POTE:
And they say Mexico's corrupt.
It's only fair, no?
Or you want to do it
the hard way?
[gunshot]
POTE: Hey!
He said he wanted to
get paid,
-so I paid him.
-It was a mistake.
What's your name?
Daniela...
Spliteri!
You have two choices,
Daniela.
You can die here tonight,
or live to help us with
our shipment in the morning.
♪
Sign the paperwork.
Let them through!
POTE: You almost got yourself
killed last night.
I can spot a dirty cop
as good as you can.
We got the shipment through.
And now we have two port cops
working for us.
We're in an even stronger
position now.
It worked this time.
How 'bout next time, huh?
You cannot build an empire
all on your own, Teresita.
[phone buzzing]
How did you locate her?
What mistake was that?
[tense music]
♪
Patience, Hummer.
Take care where you strike.
Señora Vargas would like
to avoid the authorities.
[thud]
SANTIAGO: [groans]
[knocking on door]
-Agent Loya.
-Governor.
You're looking well.
You did good with the drones.
Shall we get down to business?
Absolutely.
♪
[low ambient music]
♪
MAN: It's gonna take a lot
more than a few downed drones
to get you reinstated.
I just handed you
a 20-kilo bust on a platter,
and you're telling me
that isn't enough?
[mutters angrily]
♪
Whoever you're getting
this intel from,
it isn't safe.
Maybe it's time to let this go.
Find something else.
There is nothing else.
♪
When you reached out to me
two months ago,
I thought this was a crazy idea.
CAMILA: What?
For a Mexican governor
to help bring down a narco?
That's why I was elected.
You want Boaz Jimenez
out of your hair.
You know,
there's people in my state
that have doubts
about my competence.
There are those who think
that a woman
isn't worthy to fill
her husband's shoes.
You deliver Boaz
to your superiors,
and you will be reinstated,
and my approval ratings
will soar.
It works well for both of us.
[dark ambient music]
Why'd you choose
to come to me, Camila?
-It was a risk.
-[chuckles]
There's no gain without risk.
And despite the fact that...
we've been adversaries,
I believe you're
a decent man, Alonzo.
I just gambled on you being
a pragmatic one too.
[phone buzzing]
[tense music]
[lighter clicks]
♪
Have you told Cortez
about our arrangement yet?
CAMILA: He knows I've been
leaking information
to someone inside the DEA,
and that's all he needs
to know about this.
Now...
to you...
and getting your badge back.
♪
To Governor Vargas.
Salud.
♪
Now, about Boaz
and the Columbians...
♪
[phone ringing]
[giggling]
[hip-hop music
playing over radio]
I got some serious
judging to do.
I thought the pageant that you
were sponsoring was next week.
It is.
I'm picking the winner tonight.
CORTEZ: We have important business to discuss, my friend.
Tell Camila
she'll have to wait.
There's no need
to involve the governor.
This business is between
the two of us.
Very good.
[soft, solemn music]
♪
[speaking foreign language]
♪
-Don't understand. I'm sorry.
-Carta...
♪
Pick one?
♪
[disquieting music]
♪
Grazie.
♪
Grazie.
♪
[line ringing]
POTE:
Teresa? Where are you?
I'm taking some time
for myself.
But just because I'm alone
doesn't mean you have to be too.
POTE: Are you saying
what I think you're saying?
Enjoy your time off, Pote.
I'll see you soon, okay?
Bye.
♪
GUERO: Let's leave Culiacán.
I'll fly anywhere
you wanna go.
Anywhere in the world.
♪
The Hermit.
What did you expect?
It's the price you pay.
But it won't stop your enemies
from coming for you.
[motorcycle engines rev]
[tires screech]
[music swells]
[explosion, rubble thudding]
[grunts]
[people clamoring]
[groans, gasps]
[dark, brooding music]
♪
[gunshots]
[dramatic electronic music]
[tires squealing]
♪
Get in the car! Now!
[gunshots]
Teresa, now!
♪
Get down!
[gunshots]
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Queen of the South...
Where do I know you from?
TERESA:
I was Guero's girlfriend.
CAMILA: You have proven
you can be relied upon
to do what I need.
I want to be part
of the business.
-Would you die for me?
-I'll survive for you.
[explosion]
Oh, my God. [sobs]
-Did you know he was alive?
-No.
[boom]
JAMES: Look, you shouldn't
have come back for me,
but you didn't leave me behind,
and I won't forget it.
MAN: Get down!
[boom]
EPIFANIO: I'm turning over
my business to you, Boaz.
Colonel Cortez will remain
as your operational partner.
ISABELA: I'm gonna marry him.
It'll be an alliance,
our families working together.
Colonel Vargas,
you're under arrest.
The DA agent that arrested you
has been suspended,
and all charges against you
will be dropped.
[dramatic electronic music]
♪
I'm leaving Camila,
starting off on my own.
There's a better way
of doing this
than the way she does,
without all this killing.
JAMES:
What do you want, Teresa?
Half of the product
from El Santo.
The only think you'll get
from me is a bullet.
[gunshot]
[glass shatters]
JAMES:
Say you never found me.
You tried to kill her.
I was 15 feet away from her.
I never missed a target
from that distance in my life.
-[speaking Spanish]
-Don't!
[gunshots]
Agh!
♪
There's $10 million
on the plane.
Get the money and go.
Federales are closing in.
We can't stay here.
I'm on my way
to the meeting spot,
but I got a little bit
of heat on me.
-I love you.
-I love you too.
Guero's not here yet.
Let's go.
♪
Mom?
Isabela, go to your room.
Together,
we will get our revenge
on the person who took
Epifanio from us.
Epifanio was a man
of the people.
I will capture
the wicked criminal
who destroyed my family.
[speaking Spanish]
[atmospheric synth music]
♪
THE QUEEN: I'm sure
you've heard the saying,
"The ends justify the means."
♪
Most people think
that's cruel.
♪
In my case...
it's another day at
the office.
♪
Lucky for me,
I have people
who handle the means.
[woman singing softly]
♪
[dramatic music]
And when enemies come,
there are two choices...
[soldiers shouting,
guns clicking]
Fight or flee...
[gunshots]
Or so we think.
[gunshot]
[groans]
In business,
deceit is a valuable currency.
It pays to stay
one step ahead.
And a well-set trap
can be the difference
between another sip of tequila
and the barrel of a gun.
Call me crazy,
but I prefer the tequila.
[device beeps]
[explosion]
♪
[groovy electronic music]
♪
[keyboard clacking]
How are you doing over here
all by yourself?
Is there anything else
I can offer you?
[speaking Spanish]
[screen buzzing, trills]
Hey, Ivan, I got your message
about the password.
IVAN: Yeah, look, I know
this is time sensitive.
Very.
I have a shipment coming in
tomorrow in the morning.
Which will greatly increase your cash on hand, yeah.
I'm trying to set up a meeting
with the banker, de la Peña.
If everything goes well,
I'm gonna open
an account with him.
Ah, the cryptocurrency guy. That's cool.
Here's the thing, I can send you a program
that will generate a password,
but even the best of 'em can be hacked,
and I should know.
What do you suggest?
You need to make sure your system is secure.
You know, I'm even better at this stuff in person,
and I'm guessing that Malta
is way better than my shitty condo.
[chuckles]
Thank you, Ivan.
I'm gonna send
your payment now, okay?
I'll talk to you later.
[screen trills]
[chuckles]
[chuckles softly]
[soft music]
[gasping]
♪
[shower faucet squeaks,
water running]
You were a fool to think
you could escape me.
You stupid...
stupid girl.
To catch a beast,
all you need is
a little fresh meat.
The waiter called us
right when he saw you.
[foreboding music]
[gunshot]
[soft synth music]
♪
Governor Vargas, you were
elected six months ago,
in the wake of
your husband's murder,
at the hands of
an alleged cartel soldier.
Teresa Mendoza killed
my husband in cold blood.
Mendoza remains a fugitive,
yet the DEA's drug charges
against you have been dropped.
Well, the charges were dropped
because evidence was planted
in my vehicle.
Allegedly planted.
DEA agent Alonzo Loya
remains suspended,
pending further investigation.
Suspension is not enough
for what I endured.
I was falsely imprisoned,
and I nearly lost my life.
But, you know, I think
we should talk about
how we're gonna win this war,
and I believe the only way
to do so is we--
we have to fight corruption,
take it away from its roots.
You know, my focus as a governor
is to stop the drug flow
from my country
into the United States.
[tense music]
[screen beeping]
[drones buzzing]
[explosion]
[soldiers shouting in Spanish]
[gunshots]
♪
JOURNALIST:
Governor, your critics claim
you're simply doing
nothing more
than riding the coattails of
your husband's popularity.
In fact, your approval ratings
remain far lower than his.
Well,
I have to prove myself.
But I serve
the people of Sinaloa
that elected me,
not the press.
I think we're done here.
Thank you so much.
[disquieting music]
♪
[phone rings]
CAMILA:
How are my birds doing?
CORTEZ: They were shot down on
the U.S. side of the border.
We gave Boaz our assurances
they would be safe.
There will be blowback.
CAMILA: I'll handle Boaz.
What about our pending matter
in Europe?
CORTEZ: Teresa's Bolivian
product is turning up
all over the continent.
My sources say
it hit Italy first.
It was also found in Spain and Malta.
I'll dispatch men
to investigate.
Good.
I hope she's living in a hole,
like a rat.
♪
[phone beeps]
TERESA: Hey.
POTE:
You're late for dinner.
I was working.
Really? On what?
Skyping with the tech guy
in the U.S.
I'm heading back home soon.
POTE:
Well, make it fast.
This soppa tal-armla
is almost ready.
I have no idea what that is.
It's a traditional Maltese dish.
It's like a menudo
minus the pig.
But the pig is the best part.
♪
Hold on.
I'll call you right back.
[tense music]
♪
[grunting]
♪
It's Teresa Mendoza.
I found her.
[phone beeps]
♪
[elegant piano music playing]
[people speaking Spanish]
♪
REYNALDO: Camila...
you look lovely as always.
Gracias.
-You remember my niece, Castel.
-Of course.
-Hola.
-Hola.
♪
I understand you work
for your uncle now.
I work with him, yeah.
Uh, we'll talk business later.
I'm here for Isabela,
and here she is now.
-Hola, padrino.
-Cómo estás, mi amor?
Thank you for coming
all this way.
-Felicidad.
-Gracias.
-Mom?
-Yes. [speaks Spanish]
Kique's dad is really late.
Maybe we could start
without him.
Of course.
[glass clinking]
CAMILA: Kique, join us.
-Gracias.
-Salud!
ALL: Salud!
[Boaz clapping overzealously]
Orale...
[all gasp, murmur]
Heh?
Heh?
Salud!
-Salud!
ALL: Salud!
[applause]
Gold-plated statue? Really?
Solid gold,
to the core, Governor.
I've got money to burn, right?
And product too, que no?
[soft, solemn music]
♪
[door closes]
CORTEZ: What happened to
your product was unfortunate.
Please accept
our sincerest apologies.
Forget your apologies,
and tell me how the DEA
knew about my shipment.
They must have surveillance.
BOAZ: Or a rat, Colonel.
A rat.
It's General now.
Oh, I'm sorry, Colonel.
General.
Who can tell the difference
these days anyway?
I've already begun
an investigation on
how the DEA knew the details
of our operation.
You mean my operation.
It's my business now.
The only reason
I'm giving you a cut
is because Epifanio
was a gentleman.
You're not giving me anything.
I'm receiving...
a part of the cut,
because I am the governor,
and that's the way it's done.
That's the way
it's always been done.
You see, there's nothing new
in our business, my friend,
not even you.
I promise,
I will find out
who's responsible for our loss.
And now,
for the sake of our children,
let's not behave
like enemies, hm?
[door closes]
[gun clicks]
I was followed,
but I lost them.
-Are you sure?
-Yeah.
Was it the police or Camila?
I don't know.
Either way...
we have to go.
So, we go to the safe house
and then what, huh?
We leave in the morning?
After our shipment comes in.
We'll have too much cash
to run with.
Oleg promised me a meeting with
the banker, Rocco de la Peña,
who can help us launder it.
Rocco de la Peña's
not the kinda man
that will be happy somebody else
is making his appointments.
We don't have a choice.
[line ringing]
Oleg?
It's me, Teresa.
A pleasure to hear
from you, darling.
Is everything in place
for our shipment tomorrow?
Yeah, but something came up.
The meeting with de la Peña
needs to happen now.
I've waited long enough.
I told you, Teresa,
Rocco is a very busy man.
When I gave you
my European distribution,
you promised me
an introduction would be made.
If you want your shipment
tomorrow,
you will get me a sit-down.
Blackmail?
Not your best look, Teresa.
Either I meet him tonight,
or you won't get your product.
♪
I'll make a call.
[phone beeps]
Such a lovely home, Camila.
But I must say, I was surprised
that you decided to stay here
after losing Epifanio.
Well, thanks to Boaz,
I didn't really
lose him now, did I?
[both chuckle]
Boaz can be a crude man,
but he's a fine partner
for us here in Mexico,
right, tío?
CAMILA:
Well, there's another option.
I can take over
the Mexican business,
with you as my supplier.
I think we can all agree
that Boaz is unstable.
And you think he's just gonna
hand over the cartel?
Your husband sold it to him
before he passed away.
He's a legitimate owner.
I'm aware.
General Cortez is willing
to use his troops
against Boaz's soldiers,
and with my backing
as the governor,
I'm confident we will prevail.
Camila...
when my wife wanted
to return to work
after the birth
of our first child,
I allowed it.
But she soon realized
that her true calling
as a mother
was not on the street.
It was at home
serving her family.
Your wife was a wonderful woman,
but my path is different.
Look, it's very simple.
If you move against Boaz
without our permission,
we will not only
strike against you,
but we will find
a different cartel to deal with.
[soft, solemn music]
If Epifanio was still here,
he would tell you to relax.
Don't worry about business.
Instead, enjoy the fruits
of your womanhood.
♪
[inhales deeply]
To womanhood.
REYNALDO: To womanhood.
-To womanhood.
[glasses clink]
♪
[elevator dings]
[French synth-pop music]
♪
You know what, Teresita,
sometimes I miss Mexico.
♪
There's Oleg.
♪
Where's de la Peña?
In his inner sanctum.
He owns this nightclub,
along with half of Malta.
He calls the shots.
Are you joining us?
Oh, I've done my part
with Rocco.
The fate of tonight's meeting
is entirely
in your hands now.
♪
What is this?
Rocco's big on
first impressions.
You'll see.
♪
[man singing
"Dal tuo stellato soglio"]
ROCCO: Hola, Teresa.
Welcome to my world.
Do you like your song,
Teresa?
I picked it
specifically for you.
The song's about
poor little Moses,
life threatened,
plucked from the jaws
of death
by his enemies,
raised up among his
oppressors,
only to bring ruin upon them.
Those details sound
familiar to you?
I discovered quite a bit
about you, Teresa.
I'm curious
how confident you are
with what I might have found.
Last chance.
♪
And she emerges
from the darkness,
just like a poem.
♪
TERESA:
You had me followed.
What is this?
WOMAN: Hey!
-Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
I've never seen a pretty face
stop a bullet before.
Enough...
You're scaring Yvette.
You're embarrassing
yourself, fat man.
Yes, you've proven
what big balls you have.
Now put them back in your pocket
before I eat them.
[inhales]
Pote, it's all right.
"Pote, it's all right."
Wow, I like that.
How much?
I would pay you $1 million
to borrow him for a night.
Let's go.
This is a waste of time.
Teresa, if you walk
out that door,
you will never see me again.
Give me a reason to stay.
Unlike most men
in my line of work,
I prefer to do business
with women.
They are more trustworthy,
more compassionate,
more loyal,
and with the proper training,
they can be
physically equal to a man.
However, when a woman
tries to be a man,
she becomes totally useless,
when she puts business
before love,
when she resorts to betrayal.
Your information is wrong.
I didn't betray anyone,
not even Camila Vargas.
Then you tell me
why you should stay.
You deal in cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin, Monero, Etherium.
ROCCO:
Your choice. All untraceable.
And for all my magic tricks,
I charge 5%.
You charged the Saudis 3%
for the same process last year.
ROCCO:
Someone's being Chatty Cathy,
Chatty Cathy, Chatty Cathy.
Beggars can't be choosers.
-I'll need proof.
-Of course.
-At 4%.
-5.
Six months ago,
my market share
of European distribution
was zero.
Today, I'm moving
30 kilos a week.
Do you want to wait
until I've doubled that
to negotiate with me?
4 points it is.
But I also know your problem
with the incoming shipment
from Bolivia
may render all this haggling
irrelevant.
Oleg will get his shipment,
and your bank will get
my holdings.
Good.
-Bravo.
-Thank you.
Mm. Hey, wait, wait,
wait, wait wait, wait.
No--[scoffs]--
no good-bye kiss? Nothing?
Come on, Pote, let's go.
Anytime, cabrón.
Anytime.
[club music playing]
What did he mean there's
a problem with the shipment?
I don't know.
I need to speak with George,
but not here.
♪
[soft, solemn music]
♪
I want to be part
of the business.
Whatever you need.
Let's be a family
before the world tries
to tear us apart again.
♪
[gunshot]
CAMILA: Don't!
[sobbing]
CORTEZ: Valetta, Malta.
The Italians are there,
Russians, Libyans.
It's Casablanca with cocaine.
A place where a Mexicana
and her punching bag
can do their dirty deeds
unnoticed.
The authorities took notice
of a Somali crew landing
at a port in Valletta
last month.
King George uses Somalians.
I see Teresa's making inroads
in Europe.
We have to stop her
before her product reaches
our Mexican market.
I take it your meeting
with Don Reynaldo went well?
No.
He's still supporting Boaz
and wants me to be a housewife.
Hm.
But it's his niece
that's the trouble.
We need their permission
to move on Boaz.
I'm happy to speak
with Reynaldo myself,
if you'd like,
man-to-man.
Reynaldo's not your concern.
I am.
I want you focused on Teresa.
Put all your sicarios
on the ground in Valleta.
No more cat and mouse, General.
I want blood.
[swords clanging]
[grunting]
Your parries are
for shit, Bilal!
[grunts]
You call yourself a pirate?
Whoo! [cackles]
Maybe we should switch
to lightsabers,
give you a fighting chance.
[grunting]
["Mexican Hat Dance" plays]
That's Teresa.
Ow! God damn it, Bilal!
That's my favorite hand!
[groans] You cheating...
[song continues]
Hey, Maltese Falcon.
How you flying?
Who's peckin' who?
Tell me everything. [snickers]
Is there a problem with our
shipment tomorrow, George?
No problem, darlin'.
My guy at the port got
transferred last minute,
but my minions assure me
everything's gonna be golden
by morning.
How can I trust a minion
to handle
such important business?
'Cause as large and far-reaching
as my hands are,
I only got two of 'em.
The fine art of delegating
is a prerequisite to power,
Principessa.
I'll handle it myself.
I gotta go on the record and say
that is seriously unwise,
darlin'.
It's my operation, my shipment.
I'll make the decisions.
I ain't gonna argue
with that.
The new guy at the port's
name is Falcón.
He's the easy kind.
Just remember
what Cyndi Lauper said:
"Money changes everything."
[laughs]
Hug Chewy for me.
George is right.
You shouldn't get
your hands dirty with this.
I can handle the bribe
by myself.
You don't handle numbers
or negotiating.
I do.
Who said anything
about negotiating?
[music builds]
♪
TERESA:
In six months,
we doubled the cash
we left Mexico with.
We made this.
If bribing this port official
goes bad,
we might as well
just burn all of it.
Camila didn't do her dirty work.
Yeah...
and I don't want to do
business like her.
She treats life cheaply.
If you fall,
we all go down, Teresita.
That's just the way it works.
I don't know any other way
for it to work.
I was just offering.
Okay, then.
Then we do this.
Take it.
[tense music]
♪
Okay, close your eyes.
They're closed.
[chuckles]
Mom, no, they're not.
-I can see you.
-[chuckles]
[inhales] Okay.
[soft music]
♪
What do you think?
♪
You look beautiful.
♪
[both chuckle]
♪
-Mom?
-Yes?
-Can I ask you something?
-Of course.
♪
What were you talking
to Boaz about at the party?
And please don't treat me
like a child.
I can handle it.
♪
Colonel Cortez and I
are restructuring
our agreement with Boaz,
putting our house in order.
This business...
and the wealth it generates...
One day may fall
to you to handle.
Not if Cortez steals it
from you first.
I don't know
how you can trust him
-after all he's done.
-I don't.
I need him for the business.
And he's helping me
search for Teresa.
Well,
I hope he finds her soon.
I want that bitch dead
just as much as you do.
Isabela, don't talk like that.
It's because of her
that Papi won't be here
when I get married.
I always thought
he'd walk me down the aisle.
♪
He would've been happy
for you.
I know.
I just miss him so much.
[whispers] Yeah.
Me too.
♪
[foghorns blowing]
[ominous music]
[tense tone]
♪
TERESA:
Meet us at the port.
I love you.
I love you too.
[tense music]
♪
POTE: George's man is late.
TERESA: If we don't bribe
the port official tonight,
we won't get the shipment
tomorrow.
Always the hard way.
I never asked you,
and you never told me.
Do you have a wife?
Or family?
I'm not always alone.
Is that enough for you?
I was married once.
Didn't work out.
Never told me you had a wife.
Do you tell me about
all the men in your life?
What about kids?
Is there a little Potemkin
out there somewhere?
[chuckles] No.
I left her before that happened.
Why?
'Cause love is
not for everyone.
[tires squealing]
TERESA: There he is.
[dramatic music]
♪
[solemn bass music]
♪
Are you Falcón?
You're late.
I thought I was being followed.
I had to double back.
POTE: Take your hands
out of your pocket.
[hands patting]
♪
He's clean.
Did you bring the money?
♪
Police can be watching.
You give him the money
and we could get arrested.
We walk away now,
the shipment is still coming,
we have no deal.
So, what you wanna do?
We go now and take him with us.
-Walk.
-Hey...
Hey, what's happening?
What is this?
POTE: Run! Run!
Run!
[tires screech]
Did you bring 'em, cabrón?
-Did you bring 'em?
-No, no, no!
Hands in the air!
[gunshots]
-Did you bring them?
-No! I said no!
Throw your weapons down
and come out
with your hands in the air!
I'm going to fire again.
Get behind the wheel,
and you step on the gas,
and don't look back,
you understand?
That's not happening.
[apprehensive music]
This doesn't make sense.
If this were a bust, there
would be an army out there.
-Come here.
-What are you doing?
I'm gonna find out
what they want.
Drop your weapons!
Do it!
Now!
♪
All right.
All right, take it easy.
You're not here
to make an arrest.
You have no back-up.
What do you want?
We're here for our cut.
We've been following
Agent Falcón since his transfer.
We knew there'd be
a bribe attempt.
POTE:
And they say Mexico's corrupt.
It's only fair, no?
Or you want to do it
the hard way?
[gunshot]
POTE: Hey!
He said he wanted to
get paid,
-so I paid him.
-It was a mistake.
What's your name?
Daniela...
Spliteri!
You have two choices,
Daniela.
You can die here tonight,
or live to help us with
our shipment in the morning.
♪
Sign the paperwork.
Let them through!
POTE: You almost got yourself
killed last night.
I can spot a dirty cop
as good as you can.
We got the shipment through.
And now we have two port cops
working for us.
We're in an even stronger
position now.
It worked this time.
How 'bout next time, huh?
You cannot build an empire
all on your own, Teresita.
[phone buzzing]
How did you locate her?
What mistake was that?
[tense music]
♪
Patience, Hummer.
Take care where you strike.
Señora Vargas would like
to avoid the authorities.
[thud]
SANTIAGO: [groans]
[knocking on door]
-Agent Loya.
-Governor.
You're looking well.
You did good with the drones.
Shall we get down to business?
Absolutely.
♪
[low ambient music]
♪
MAN: It's gonna take a lot
more than a few downed drones
to get you reinstated.
I just handed you
a 20-kilo bust on a platter,
and you're telling me
that isn't enough?
[mutters angrily]
♪
Whoever you're getting
this intel from,
it isn't safe.
Maybe it's time to let this go.
Find something else.
There is nothing else.
♪
When you reached out to me
two months ago,
I thought this was a crazy idea.
CAMILA: What?
For a Mexican governor
to help bring down a narco?
That's why I was elected.
You want Boaz Jimenez
out of your hair.
You know,
there's people in my state
that have doubts
about my competence.
There are those who think
that a woman
isn't worthy to fill
her husband's shoes.
You deliver Boaz
to your superiors,
and you will be reinstated,
and my approval ratings
will soar.
It works well for both of us.
[dark ambient music]
Why'd you choose
to come to me, Camila?
-It was a risk.
-[chuckles]
There's no gain without risk.
And despite the fact that...
we've been adversaries,
I believe you're
a decent man, Alonzo.
I just gambled on you being
a pragmatic one too.
[phone buzzing]
[tense music]
[lighter clicks]
♪
Have you told Cortez
about our arrangement yet?
CAMILA: He knows I've been
leaking information
to someone inside the DEA,
and that's all he needs
to know about this.
Now...
to you...
and getting your badge back.
♪
To Governor Vargas.
Salud.
♪
Now, about Boaz
and the Columbians...
♪
[phone ringing]
[giggling]
[hip-hop music
playing over radio]
I got some serious
judging to do.
I thought the pageant that you
were sponsoring was next week.
It is.
I'm picking the winner tonight.
CORTEZ: We have important business to discuss, my friend.
Tell Camila
she'll have to wait.
There's no need
to involve the governor.
This business is between
the two of us.
Very good.
[soft, solemn music]
♪
[speaking foreign language]
♪
-Don't understand. I'm sorry.
-Carta...
♪
Pick one?
♪
[disquieting music]
♪
Grazie.
♪
Grazie.
♪
[line ringing]
POTE:
Teresa? Where are you?
I'm taking some time
for myself.
But just because I'm alone
doesn't mean you have to be too.
POTE: Are you saying
what I think you're saying?
Enjoy your time off, Pote.
I'll see you soon, okay?
Bye.
♪
GUERO: Let's leave Culiacán.
I'll fly anywhere
you wanna go.
Anywhere in the world.
♪
The Hermit.
What did you expect?
It's the price you pay.
But it won't stop your enemies
from coming for you.
[motorcycle engines rev]
[tires screech]
[music swells]
[explosion, rubble thudding]
[grunts]
[people clamoring]
[groans, gasps]
[dark, brooding music]
♪
[gunshots]
[dramatic electronic music]
[tires squealing]
♪
Get in the car! Now!
[gunshots]
Teresa, now!
♪
Get down!
[gunshots]
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