Queen of the South (2016–…): Season 3, Episode 7 - Reina de Espadas - full transcript

While dealing with her grief, Teresa battles a dangerous sicario and faces mutiny in her own ranks.

CAMILA: Previously on
Queen of the South...

And maybe one day,
we can get ourselves

a little house on the beach,
make love all day in the sand.

-How's that sound?
-As long as I'm with you.

I'm on my way
to the meeting spot,

but I got
a little bit of heat on me.

Lose them first.
Meet us at the port.

-Guero's not here yet.
-Let's go.

JAMES: Arizona's carved up
by five narcos.

They're called La Comisión.

You got a lot of heart, girl.
Who gave you that?



(speaking Spanish)

Someone in La Comisión
sold us out.

Taza backed me.

Came across a little
something here in Phoenix.

(gunshots)

(tense music)

-Where is she?
-Relax.

Guero.

-Oh.
-Teresa.

Isabela, put the gun down.

You took my father from me.

Let's go.

You're forbidden
from seeing Kique.

That's crazy.
We're getting married.



Not anymore.
The wedding's off.

(gunshots)
Get down.

(screams)
I got hit.

Guero? Guero?
Pote, he's not breathing.

Guero.
Guero!

(music escalates)

*

(plane whirring)

All right, let's see
how good those hands are.

You know how good they are.

Hey, flying's serious business,
Captain Mendoza.

Why don't you give us
a steep left turn?

60 degrees.

Take it easy.

Easy.
Nice.

Looks like all those lessons
are starting to pay off.

Okay, let's see how you do
with a simulated engine loss.

(engine whirs, quiets)

(soft dramatic music)

*

It's so quiet here.

Yeah, it's quiet.
All right, come on now.

Go through your
engine fail procedures.

Mags on, mixture and throttle
full forward, hit the starter.

Let's go.

(wind whooshing)

(plane buzzing)

JAMES: Where is she?

Maybe we could
just stay up here.

JAMES: What is she doing?
She's gonna kill herself.

GUERO: Teresa.

Teresa, hey.

MAN: Teresa,
pitch down now,

or you're gonna stall out
and kill the both of us.

*

Do it now!

(music escalates)

*

(sighs)

(engine whirs, quiets)

What happened up there?
Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

JAMES: You haven't
been sleeping.

You sure flying was
a good idea?

(phone vibrating)

It's Lil T.

Hey, it's me.
What's going on?

We're making a delivery and
someone's trying to jack me.

Hold up.

(gunshots)

(dramatic music)

What the--
Ah, sh--

*

(tires squealing)

Take that, pendejos.

LIL T (over phone):
I think I lost them. What now?

Finish the run.
Get somewhere safe.

I'll call you when
the next load is ready.

-Finish the run?
-We have orders to fill.

Well, we knew
Pecas would attack us.

This is the start.
He'll come for the winery next.

We could have allies
against Pecas.

-I want you to set the meeting.
JAMES: That wasn't the plan.

We need to get the cash and
product and leave Phoenix now.

This town is blown.

We gotta go now, Teresita.

If you wanna go, you can go.

Teresa.
(engine turns over)

I'll see you at the winery.

Teresa.
(car revvs)

Get in the car.

We don't make a move now,
we could lose all our product,

or worse.

I'm doing nothing
till Teresa says so.

What are all these cars
doing here?

(traditional Mexican music)

(indistinct chatter)

*

(laughs)

Okay, you can pretty much
just sit wherever.

Don't sit in the
first two rows.

That's where
the family is gonna be.

Talk with you a minute?
Look, we've got work to do.

You need to call this off
and send these people home.

(scoffs)
Honey, I can't do that.

Get them out of here.

Teresa called and said
the wedding was a go.

-Sorry.
-What do you mean she called?

She's not here?
Where is she?

(anticipative music)

*

(phone vibrating)

(phone clicks)

(birds chirping)

TAZA: Teresa Mendoza.

Give me one good reason

I shouldn't deliver you
to Pecas right now.

Because you need me
more than you need him.

Yeah, we'll see.

*

Where are you going?

School, or have you
cancelled that too?

Isabela, you have
to be careful, please.

Boaz is still out there
trying to do us harm.

It's not safe for you
to see Kique any longer.

You called off our wedding.

He's not even
talking to me anymore.

-Isabela--
-I'm late.

(door creaks open and closed)

What's wrong?

Isabela.

Good news.

What?

We've got a line
on Boaz's whereabouts.

His cousin, Javier,
has him holed up in a tunnel

underneath a home
in Badiraguato.

I'm heading there right now.

-No.
-Excuse me?

No, you keep my daughter
away from Kique.

Put Pecas on Teresa.

If she dares
set foot in Phoenix,

we'll show her who rules there.

Gobernadora,
right now,

Boaz is a bird in the hand.

-It's a smart move--
-You have your orders.

Rosario.

(speaking Spanish)

TAZA: This casino was
my high school, college.

What went wrong?

Greed got the best of us--

we overbuilt and overleveraged,

and ended up in the drug game,

trying to outrun our debts.

Sit.

(soft dramatic music)

If I were a betting man,

I'd bet you know
what that's like.

You didn't set out
to sell cocaine.

Pecas takes advantage of that.

The south border
of your reservation

is the entry point for
all distribution into Phoenix.

You're not getting paid
what you deserve.

You know that.

What did you think
you were doing by coming here?

You thought Taza
was the weak link?

He was an underdog too.

Maybe we could share fleas.

No.

I came here to offer you
a better deal.

I'm not Pecas.

We can help each other.

Yeah, I'm afraid
someone with your luck

wouldn't be
much help to anyone.

My Bolivian product
is better than theirs.

It's new to the Phoenix market.

I have a better way
to distribute it.

That's why
they're afraid of me.

They should be
afraid of you too.

When we work together,

I'll give you
a cut of my product

and far better terms.

If you win.

If you don't win,

Pecas kills me...

(scoffs)
And you,

and anyone who
fought on your side.

His greed has
lost him your loyalty.

Don't you want to
protect what's yours?

(clears throat)

You know why people
look down on gambling?

Because it holds up a mirror
to our ugliness.

People hate losers
because they're pathetic.

We feel guilty for
enjoying their misery.

And we hate winners

because they're
luckier than us.

People hate luck.

It's a cruel God,

but it's the only real God
we have left in this country.

So what do you believe in?

I believe if anyone has a shot

at taking on
that hungry pig, Pecas,

it's you.

(indistinct chatter)

(mellow music playing)

JAMES: We gotta find Teresa.

Pecas is gonna come for us.
I need you guys to be on guard.

Any cars come in
that don't look right,

you know what to do.
(door slams)

Last time you disappeared,

you ended up
in a cell in Mexico.

Now you leave
without telling us?

I met with Taza.

POTE: (speaking Spanish)

-Why didn't you take me?
-It was better to go alone.

Come on, Teresa.

I did okay without you.

POTE: I'll be outside.

You know,
you could have been killed.

I did what I had to do.

I took a risk.

So Taza said yes?
He's gonna side with us?

Not yet, but he will,

and then we're
gonna have an ally.

Even if he does,

we won't be strong enough
to take on Pecas

and the rest of the Comisión.

You know,
staying here isn't smart.

It's suicidal.

You've been making
some bad decisions.

You know
someone's gunning for you,

and there's a wedding
happening upstairs.

Pecas won't attack us
when there's civilians here.

You're using innocent people
to protect the business?

This isn't you.

We said we'd do things
a different way.

-This is not it.
-You're always questioning me.

Just stop.

You have no obligations to me.

You can leave.

I'm not leaving.

I'm just trying to
protect you--to protect us.

With Boaz out of power,
this is Camila's territory now.

I don't wanna run anymore.

Camila can kill me,
but I'm not leaving.

So that's what this is--
not business, just personal?

No, this is what you do
when you've earned something.

She wants war.
She can have it.

(dramatic music)

(traditional
Mexican music ends)

(applause)

PRIEST: Family and friends,

we have gathered here today
to witness and celebrate

the joining of
Miguel and Martha

in marriage.

(soft dramatic music)

With love and commitment,
they have decided

to live their lives together
as husband and wife.

KELLY ANNE: Hey, Mama.
-Hey.

PRIEST: And today,
they publicly declare

their private devotion
to each other.

Listen, we haven't really
gotten a chance to talk since,

um...

I'm so sorry about Guero.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Really?

*

I know how much
you loved him.

I know how much
you meant to him.

I mean,
I kinda know how you feel.

Maybe it's not the same,
but, um,

after everything happened
with Cole--

You can't compare my life
to yours, Kelly Anne.

Listen, I'm not trying
to patronize you.

It's just, you're my friend,
and I care about you,

and I just wanna make sure
you're okay.

So, you know what?
It'll make you feel better.

I'll get you a plate of
overpriced wedding food

and I'll be right back, okay?

MARTHA: I do.

PRIEST: I now pronounce you
husband and wife.

(cheers and applause)
You may kiss the bride.

(phone vibrates)

How can we
trust each other

on this Comisión
when one of us

makes moves unilaterally?

By one of us, you mean me?

You handed over Teresa
to Camila Vargas

without consulting anyone.

Camila controls the
Colombian product now.

If I don't have product,
I'm out of business.

If I'm out of business,

you don't get paid.

It's economics, my friend.

Teresa came to me and
offered me a better deal.

That's also economics.

But of course,
you didn't take the deal,

because you are loyal
to La Comisión.

TAZA:
Yes, I honor my deals.

And it's time you do the same.

Teresa paid for
a seat at the table.

She deserves our respect.

She's got superior product.

Maybe if you play nice,

she'll cut us all in.

I'll set up a meeting
with the entire Comisión

to discuss our options.

Do you know where she is now?

Set the meeting, Pecas,

then we'll deal with Teresa.

*

(tense music)

*

(car door slams)

JAMES: Pote.

We gotta clear this place out.
We can't wait any longer.

Teresa wants to stay.

She's not thinking straight.

Her calling the shots isn't
safe right now for anyone.

You calling them for her now?

'Cause you know
I'm not gonna let that happen.

She hasn't slept
since Guero died.

She's out of her mind
with grief and exhaustion.

We can't let her put
her entire operation in danger.

POTE: (sighs)

We just need to keep her safe,

get her through this,

or we're all gonna pay.

POTE: Mm.

(traditional
Mexican music playing)

*

You want to leave me too?

Never.

You need to eat.

Wedding upstairs,
you're down here alone.

It's not good.

-How did you handle it?
-What?

When your marriage ended?

Work.

I put work first.

My loyalty to my bosses

was more than loyalty
to any woman.

I vowed to protect them,

no matter the circumstances.

And that's a vow
that I will never break.

What you say--

it goes, Teresita.

Thank you.
(glasses clink)

*

What?

James is right
about one thing though.

You need to rest.

I will, just...

I have work to do.
I will. I promise.

Just don't work too hard,

and don't worry about anything.

Now, eat your sandwich.

WEDDING ANNOUNCER: Aww,
look at our beautiful couple

dancing together.

(cheers and applause)

(door slams)

(lock clicks)

(tense music)

(doorknob rattling)

Pote.

Pote, open the door.

No, Teresa.
You need to rest.

TERESA: Pote, open the door.

I vowed to protect you
no matter the circumstances.

Pote, don't do this!
Open the door!

POTE: I will protect you
even from yourself.

Pote!
Open the door.

(banging)

I'm sorry.

Open the door, Pote!

(banging)

Pote!

(sign creaking)

Mi amor.

(soft dramatic music)

*

(phone clicks)

Bueno.

General...

*

(door creaks open and closed)

Good evening, Governor.

It's Camila tonight.

Have a drink.

(bottle clinks)

What was it you wanted
to talk to me about?

It is my sad duty
to inform you that

Isabela is still sneaking out
to meet with Kique Jimenez.

My men confirm it.

Isabela's disobedience
is putting her at risk.

And Boaz can try to
use that against me.

That's true,

but it's a two-way street.

If we were to kidnap the boy,

then we can use him
to flush Boaz out from hiding

and finish him for good.

I am asking for the order,
Governor.

(sighs)

Do it.

Capture him, use him--

but no one can harm him
under any circumstances.

I will send my
most disciplined men.

*

Isabela cannot know that
it's me that gave the order.

I would lose her forever.

I understand.

With this,

we defeat Boaz for good.

Up north,

Pecas takes care of Teresa,

and in a few
short moves of the board...

Mexico is ours.

Phoenix...

is ours.

*

Together.

(distant indistinct chatter)

(keypad beeping)

(line rings)

Orale.

(keypad beeps)

*

(car door closes)

Pote!

(cries)

(sniffs)

(sighs)

(grunts)

Remember, this was your idea.

She wasn't
listening to reason.

When she comes to her senses,
she'll see that we were right.

That, or put a bullet in us.

You don't know Mexican women.

Hey, boys, you seen Teresa?

Told her I'd pilfer her
a little food.

She's out running an errand.

Yeah, she, uh,
she left to do, uh,

something.

Just give me that.

JAMES: (grunts)
-Okay.

(bottles clanking)

*

We need to check the car.

(doves cooing softly)

*

All clear.

You can go.

*

(car approaching)

GUERO:
Hey there, beautiful.

(The Chamanas' "Embrujo")

WOMAN:
* Es muy sorprendente

* La forma en que esto va

Come here.

Dance with me.

WOMAN:
* Parece que es un juego

* Pero si solamente

* Te puedo mirar

* Desde hipnotizar

* No creo ser precipitada

GUERO:
I just can't stay away.

WOMAN:
* Que abrirá las puertas

* Para que

(weeping softly)

WOMAN:
* Suavemente haré

* Que te embrujes

* Más de mí

(softly)
Guero...

WOMAN:
* No es coincidencia

* La forma en que te sigo

* Respiro si sé donde estás

* Ha pasado mucho tiempo

* Y aún siento que si sólo

Guero?

WOMAN:
* Desde hipnotizar

* No creo ser precipitada

(gasping)

WOMAN:
* Mi corazón

* Que abrirá las puertas

* Para que...

(sobs)

THE QUEEN:
Look at yourself.

You've got blood
all over your hands.

Pain can be powerful.

It can be our strongest weapon,

but you need to use it
against your enemies,

not yourself.

(soft dramatic music)

*

(music picking up)

*

(machine beeps, whirs)

(crash)

-Holy shit.
-Where are James and Pote?

They're loading something
out back.

-Did they lock you in here?
-Yeah.

Whoa.
Ho, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Wait.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

(traditional Mexican music
playing faintly)

*

You're not gonna make it
anywhere looking like that.

And I know
you haven't been sleeping.

Um,

I got a little something
that might help.

I mean, it's this
or a Starbucks run.

(snorts)

-Thank you.
-Yeah.

-Show me where they are?
-Okay.

Yeah, uh, just up here.

(tense music)

They were just here.

(cooing softly)

Is that blood?

(soft indistinct chatter
from party)

*

-(gasps) Oh, my God.
-Give me your phone.

Do you have a gun?

Does it look like I have a gun?

There's one in the cabinet
by the gift table.

-Go get it.
KELLY ANNE: Okay.

Take this last load
to the safe.

(phone vibrating)
Get out of here.

What's up, Kelly Anne?

Where are you?

-Teresa.
-She got out?

Someone has been killed
outside the winery.

Get over here.

*

(soft indistinct chatter
from party)

Where is she?

She's inside.

(The Van Dykes'
"Guardian Angel" playing)

MAN: * And it's her
you keep thinking of *

* Just pray

* To the guardian angel

* The guardian angel

* Of love

MEN:
* Angel

MAN: * Well, I have lost
my sweetheart *

(crowd gasping, exclaiming)

MAN: * Everything I've done
was wrong *

* I'll keep praying

* To the angel

* Until she's back
in my arms *

* You may think

* It's kind of foolish

It's Pecas' sicario.

MAN:
* For me to act this way

Ladies and gentlemen,
I don't know

what's going on
with these birds, huh?

(laughs)
Listen, at this time,

we'd like to ask y'all
to go outside

so we can get
the honeymoon started, okay?

Thank you.

MAN: * And I know

* She'll come back someday

Put your hands
where I can see them.

MAN:
* 'Cause I believe...

Go on, bitch.

Take your shot.

(tense music overlapping)

*

You know, Pecas wants you dead.

You will never
make it out of Phoenix alive.

MAN:
* The guardian angel

* Of...

MEN:
* Love

-(grunts)
-(speaking Spanish)

*

(door opens)

(gasping)

POTE: (grunting)

-(grunts)
-(winces)

-(gun clicks)
-Que, eh?

(door closes)

(keypad beeping)

(line rings)

(phone vibrating)

(sighs softly)

Teresa.
Who's your friend?

(phone clacks)

TERESA (over phone): I know
you two are working together.

Pecas just tried to kill me.

You failed again.

I'm not leaving Phoenix.

Over my dead body.

If it comes to that.

CAMILA: You know
what happens to my enemies,

and you think because
you and Guero

had the good fortune
of escaping,

scurrying around
like roaches...

Guero is dead and
I'm sure that makes you happy,

but I'm not in this
for revenge.

Really?

Do you feel superior,

telling yourself that lie?

It's the truth.

But now
I will fight for what is mine.

CAMILA:
I made you.

I picked you up
from the streets

like a stray dog.

And everything you are,

everything you have,

everything you know
is because of me.

TERESA: No.

Everything
I've learned from you

was cruelty and betrayal.

I've earned what I have,

and I'm not gonna
let anyone take it from me.

This is a warning.

(dramatic music)

(sighs)

What do you want me to do
with this cabrón?

TERESA: They wanted
to send me a message.

Send him one back.

*

(The Van Dykes'
"Guardian Angel")

(gun clicks)

(knife clanging)

MAN:
* The guardian...

No, no.
No, no, no!

(screaming)

*

(sighs)

You expecting someone else?

Isabela?

Going on a trip?

We're running away
to get married.

You can take my life.

But you will never
take my love for her.

(grunts, gasps)

(wincing)

I'll remember that.

(sniffs)

Women...

they'll destroy you.

You'll give them everything
you have inside you--

your heart,
your guts, your courage,

every last ounce of sacrifice
left inside of you--

and they'll just walk away.

They'll consume our hearts,
like our Aztec ancestors

consumed the hearts
of their enemies.

But...

there's one thing
that can protect us--

one thing that will save us,

and that is our manhood.

You're not a man.

You're Camila's fool.

You poor bastard.

She's playing you.

What do you know about this?

I'm the son of Boaz Jimenez.

I know how
a cartel boss operates.

You have no power,

no control.
(spits)

You are Camila's puppet--

her puppet.

Isabela told me everything.

(chuckles)

(sighs)

(clapping)

Okay.

(foreboding music)

SOLDIER:
Sí, General.

(car door opens)

KIQUE: (grunting)

*

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No!

(metal clanging)

(yells)

(grunting)

*

(screaming)

(gags)

Who's the puppet now, putito?

*

TERESA: Take my car.

I'll call you when
it's safe to come back.

KELLY ANNE: Okay.

I'm sorry
I was rude to you earlier.

(door creaks open)

Forget it.
Rough night.

TERESA: I'll see you soon.

(car door opens, closes)

(engine turns over)

(tires rustling
on pavement, fading)

(soft dramatic music)

(sighing softly)

*

(snorting)

(sighs)

JAMES:
About the cellar--

it had to be done.

Teresa, come on.

*

(keypad beeping)

(line rings)

(phone vibrating)
Yeah?

TERESA (over phone): Pecas
sent his sicarios to kill me.

What makes you think he won't
do the same to you one day?

My tribe will protect me,

and you.

Come to the reservation.

I'll text you the location.

*

Let's go to Taza's reservation.

Could be a setup.

It isn't.

JAMES: Where is he at?

All right.

(utensils clacking)

(speaking Spanish)

Teresa Mendoza.

(utensils clack)

(knife clatters)

PECAS: (grunts)

*

(gearshift clunking)

*

I'm rolling the dice
on you, Teresa.

You won't regret it.

*

Follow me.

*

(engine turns over)

*

(music escalating)

*

(film reel whirring)

(typewriter keys clacking)

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