A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
No, this guy is unconscious, man.
- Grab him. - Let's go.
How much is in here, Héctor?
I don't know, Claudia. About 20,000 dollars.
Okay, but there must be something more important
- than just money, right? - Well, there's women's clothing,
there's...
Hold on.
A USB flash drive.
And a passport.
This is Natalia's picture.
Yes, but it's a fake ID. Here it says Silvia Guzmán Pico.
A secretary with a fake ID? What for?
Why would Natalia need a fake ID?
To run away. That's the only thing I can come up with.
Why?
Let's go, honey. It's getting late.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- "Honey"? - I had to say it, I know.
MADRID, SPAIN
Well, I'm so sorry to hear that you split with your wife.
On the contrary, I'll toast to the wonderful news.
That bad, huh?
So, wow.
I can barely recognize you.
You have become quite a woman.
I am not the innocent girl you once met, that's true.
- It's been so many years. - Many.
I'll never forget that you were the one who opened my eyes to the world.
- It wasn't such a big deal, was it? - No, don't be modest.
You did help. I don't know if I would have dared.
I'm glad you think so.
And I'm glad you were the first man in my life.
You were one of the best experiences of my life.
And if I hadn't known for sure that you were prepared,
I wouldn't have dared to touch you.
The least you can do is finish what you started.
Another drink?
Sure. Another one.
Santi!
Fill it up, will you? Same thing, both.
- Yes. - Two more, please.
Here you go.
- Thanks. - Thanks.
A toast.
To the past,
but above all, to the present.
To the present.
Well, I've come to Madrid a thousand times.
And we've never met!
This time, Lady Luck is on our side, am I right?
Yes, just by chance.
No, I don't believe in chance.
I believe in fate.
- Are you staying for a few days? - I don't know, it depends.
- It depends. - Yes.
On what?
On...
Surely you understand that after all this time,
I'm not letting you go that easily.
What's up? You're not even divorced.
Count on it.
I want to know what Miguel thinks about all of this.
Miguel?
He doesn't have to know, right?
Yes, sure. You and I can keep a secret, can't we?
What a nice reunion! We have to celebrate this.
Here, cheers!
We need something stronger.
Sure!
I was thinking the same.
It's very good, it's strong.
What are you playing at, Chisca?
What's wrong with you? No, nothing.
Do you think I haven't realized? You haven't had any alcohol all night
and now you don't want candy either?
What are you looking for? What do you want?
I wanted...
I wanted to be sober when I slept with you again.
That's it. I swear, it's the truth!
Okay, I'm sorry.
You're hurting me.
I haven't stopped thinking about you.
That's it. Nothing else. I just wanted to be with you again.
I swear, Valentín.
Miguel Garza.
JARAMILLO "THE DOCTOR" COLOMBIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER
A pleasure meeting you in person.
I hope all my men have treated you the way you deserve.
Easy,
these are all normal side effects.
But something tells me you were expecting our warm greeting.
We just checked this man. Clothes, wallet, and car. Nothing weird.
I don't doubt he came here clean.
I can't wait to talk business with you.
But, mind you...
I don't do business with just anybody.
Here, tell me something.
Who are you working for?
Take your coat off.
You're so pretty, Chisca.
I could spend all night like this, looking at you.
But you came for something else, right?
You want something else, don't you?
Yes, I do.
I do.
Allow me, please.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
I've contacted the company we need to launder the money.
Perfect.
Then let's begin the operations right away.
I'd like to consult with Miguel first.
There's no need.
The instructions were clear:
launder as much money as soon as possible.
Besides, wire transfers from one country to another are rather safe operations.
Yes, indeed,
but I still need Miguel's approval.
I've known him for years. There's no need.
You do, but I don't.
And I don't want to disregard his authority, that's all.
As you wish, Jimena.
That's odd. He's not picking up.
He shouldn't be flying. He should have arrived a while ago.
We don't even know where he went or what for.
His phone is probably turned off.
I'd rather leave him a message.
Well, once you've decided, I'll be with Flaco.
I don't know why nowadays...
people frown upon electroshock therapy, you know?
It used to be a revolutionary therapy back in the day.
Magnificent.
The nervous system works perfectly...
especially in those areas with nerve endings.
All right, Miguel, let's talk.
Tell me, who are you working for?
First, the struggle must tire the body.
But then comes the moment
of facing true physical pain.
One more time.
Tomorrow, I'm starting school.
- Is that a good thing? - Of course it's good.
Soon he'll kick your butt 20 times over.
Yeah, right.
Hey! Should we start laundering?
No, we need to wait for Jimena's order.
- But we're set to go. - I know.
- All right, let's start with the plan. - I have everything ready.
I just need the people to make the deposits.
And we need a lot of people for that, don't we?
Many people work for my grandpa in Ciudad Jiménez.
They have families. We could use them, right?
Hey, that doesn't sound bad at all.
Yeah. Plus, they're loyal to us. They'd do anything for us.
No, I can't use the people from the Garza Ranch
without asking Miguel. And he's not picking up my calls.
Well, if you want, I could try.
Go on.
You have reached the voicemail...
His phone is turned off.
He's not answering.
I'm not liking this at all.
All right, calm down.
He's probably in a very important meeting, that's all.
Let's have a chat, as your people say.
Who are you working for, Miguel?
Either you talk, or I make you!
He's very well trained.
Who sent you?
I like being here.
Don't go.
Stay with me.
Make room!
Is he dead?
Turn him over.
Quickly!
Come on, Miguel.
Tell me,
who are you working for?
Dunk him again.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Claudia. Look.
She was really prepared for an emergency.
Definitely, because there's nothing about Silvia Guzmán Pico.
She doesn't exist.
BLOCKED CONTENT
Just what I needed.
What?
It's password-protected for sure.
Yeah.
I'll try the most common ones, see if I can crack it.
No. Let's see, another one.
TRY AGAIN
No.
You know what? I don't think I can do it.
All right, why is that? Here, try her passport number. Check it.
PASSWORD TRY AGAIN
No.
Okay, I know.
Natalia's birth date, do you have it?
Yes.
I wrote it down around here.
September 25, 1990.
I have the parents' too, in case you need that.
No, that's not it either.
Nope. Let's see. Let's try her father's name. Arturo.
PROGRAM ENCRYPTED
What's that?
- Is it encrypted? - It's encrypted.
- No, well... - Let's see.
Now we'll never be able to open it.
What are you doing?
I have my contacts, too, Claudia.
- Okay. - Pick up.
You seem very happy.
- Why would that be? - No, you.
Kids! Hello there! I'm abandoning you now, eh?
It's finally my day off.
- You're going to the movies, right? - To the movies, yes. The film society.
Stop joking, my Rosary!
You couldn't care less about watching a film.
Adela!
Hey, eat up all your schnitzels, all right?
I made them with Grandma's recipe: bread, egg, bread, egg.
Get going, or you'll be late!
- Goodbye! - Peligros!
What are you doing out of your room? You're in bad shape.
Did you manage to contact the boss?
I tried from the office, but the call won't go through.
If he comes home, please give him his schnitzel.
And for you, broth only, okay? No meat.
All right. Bye.
Bye.
What happened, Peligros?
Nothing, I'm just a bit worried.
Young Miguel went to see some rather sketchy folk.
How sketchy?
Those guys did business with Mr. Lamberto, and the few times I saw them,
even I got scared.
Truth is, I'm not happy at all about the boss going there alone.
Do you think something happened?
No, the call won't go through.
Can't even leave a message.
I mean,
we're really loaded, Boss.
When are we going back to Ciudad Jiménez?
Easy, Tacho. We're not in a hurry, man.
It's just that with all the dough we got from the Jap,
we could be doing something.
Besides, our deal with Chano is working out.
So, it would be a good time.
And who asked for your opinion?
No, nobody, Boss.
You know what your problem is?
You can't play the long game.
You're ages away from understanding the core of this business.
I mean, I was thinking we should go back, so you can keep the El Salado deal.
Well, don't think. That's what I'm here for.
Can't you see El Salado is not enough for me anymore?
Now I need something bigger to be a match for Miguel Garza.
What are you suggesting?
What we will do is called expansion.
- And that way you'll get the gang? - Not just the gang, Tacho.
I'll get everything. Open that.
Mom?
Grandpa!
Mom?
Grandpa! Grandpa!
Grandpa!
Jorge, are you okay?
Jorge, you're dreaming, wake up.
You're dreaming.
Is everything okay?
Are you okay?
What are you doing here?
You were screaming.
Are you okay? Do you feel all right?
- Yes. - What can I bring you?
What do you need?
No, nothing.
Please, leave me alone, okay?
No. All right, I can stay here with you.
No, really. I'm okay.
I need to be alone, please.
- Are you sure? - I'm sure.
- Should I bring you something? - No, seriously, please.
Fine. Anything you need, I'll be here.
Thanks, Adela.
And what do you want to see me for?
Well, I wanted to introduce you to my new associate, Epigmenio Moncada.
This gentleman needs no introduction.
We all know him around here.
This is the scum they kicked out of the El Salado gang.
Be very careful with your words.
Why should I be careful?
You have nothing you could offer me and I have nothing to envy about you.
Hey, Enano, just let him talk, man.
I have more areas working for me than you can imagine.
- Do you, now? Don't tell me. - Yeah.
If we join forces...
we could form a strong faction in the city against everybody else.
Why don't you show a little more respect, Enano?
Listen to him. He's offering you something interesting.
Look, Chano.
I like you a lot,
but I don't get why you have to go around kissing people's asses.
Why don't you talk to me, Enano?
That's what I came for.
Will you accept, yes or no?
Aren't you ashamed of coming here, to Enano's house,
with this garbage offer after you were kicked out of El Salado
like an animal? Get out of here!
- Go away! - You'll regret talking to me like that!
You have no idea who you're talking to!
Put that down, asshole! Not now!
You're a sellout, Chano.
I hope you don't regret crapping someone else's pants.
Get out of my circus, you clowns.
- Go on, scram! - Let's go, come on!
Nice hands, babe.
All right,
you're now Pedro García.
What do you think?
Really? I like Flaco better.
I like you, too, Kenia.
Don't even think about it, pal.
Can't you at least give it a try?
Nope, no can do.
We spend hours together! You could end up growing fond of me.
The only thing growing is an itch to kick your butt
- if you go on about this. - Fine.
You love me.
Yeah, right.
- Has Miguel answered you yet? - No, and you?
He's not answering messages.
He hasn't contacted the house or the office.
- This is seriously wrong. - What do you want to do?
I don't know, but I want to do something.
We're going to wait. Miguel could be planning anything.
Or he could be in danger.
We should call someone, but I don't know who.
What we should do is get back to work.
Didn't you hear Miguel could be in trouble?
So what?
If he's in trouble, we can't help him right now.
What we can and we should do is get back to work.
Everything is set in Ciudad Jiménez.
Flaco has opened the account in El Salvador.
All the documents are set to go. Let's get to it.
Is this how Miguel managed things in Japan?
What do you want to know about Japan?
Well, that.
You say you've known him for a long time,
so tell me, has he always been like this?
Suddenly going missing from his home, for example,
and not even his wife knows where he is?
All right, Jimena.
Why all of these questions?
Nothing, it's just that if I'm going to be working alongside Miguel,
I need to know more.
Well, I won't tell you anything about Miguel.
If you want to learn about his life, ask him directly.
All right, everybody listen.
Besides the money, we will hand you a little piece of paper.
You will send it to your friend Pedro García in El Salvador.
The poor guy needs it badly, you understand?
- Done. - Poor Pedro.
And send it to your relatives right away because we're going to need them.
Yes, ma'am.
And if anybody asks you anything,
just say you're helping a relative, all right?
- With his medication. - Yes.
- Well, you're all clear on that, right? - Yes, ma'am.
Good, that's the way to go.
Don't lose a single bill.
All trustworthy people here.
Guajolote, Tito, come help me.
Chiquilín.
Sign here.
All right, Jeremías, forget about that stupid Karina, okay?
She's only a secondary role.
We need to focus on the main character, Miguel Garza.
Yes, I know. I swear if I have to spend one more day
in this lousy village, I'll kill myself with my own gun.
What?
Hold on.
Hey! You lost or something?
Guajolote.
All right, boys, what are we here for?
Everybody has their piece of paper.
It says there who gets the deposit and how much.
Here's the account, okay? Very clear. All right, get moving, guys. Two rows.
- Yes, sir! - That's it, right here.
- Pedro García Fernández. - That's right.
All right, don't take long, buddy.
- Who will you send it to? - To Pedro García Fernández.
- Who? - To my uncle, Pedro García Fernández.
- That's it, everybody. - To El Salvador.
The account number is 98-64-69-86-20.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Secretary, any news?
Do you know anything about the owner of the nightclub? Any new clues?
There's something you may be interested in.
Anything, please, tell me.
You have to promise me you won't say a thing.
You have my word, Mr. Secretary.
There was an order to stop the entire investigation.
File it, bench it.
Who stopped the investigation?
You're compromising me too much.
No, please. Who gave the order, for goodness' sake? I just...
All right, you have my word.
I swear on my daughter, I won't say anything.
Carlos Duarte.
I don't get why Duarte would be interested in this.
Well, he has to be involved somehow, Claudia.
Of course.
Hey, you're from Ciudad Jiménez,
don't you know if he has some connection there?
Not that I know of.
Then?
He's protecting someone.
Hello, I'm here to deliver a parcel for Mr. Héctor.
Come in, you don't have to pretend.
- Come in. - So?
How can I help you?
All right!
Enough.
Untie him.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Jaramillo,
but everybody knows me as El Doctor.
Welcome, Miguel Garza.
Tadamichi did a great job with you.
I see you can be trusted.
Thank you.
Everybody listen up.
From now on, you'll be treating my guest
the way he deserves.
Is that clear?
I am Yadira, El Doctor's associate.
His clothes.
Put them on, we'll be waiting for you.
I appreciate it.
You and I have so much to talk about, Miguel.
That's what I'm here for.
Very well.
- On your toes. - Let's go.
Miguel, have a seat, please.
We were waiting for you.
All right, tell us.
What did you bring us?
My proposition is simple.
I want your money.
And why would we give it to you?
Because I'll double it for you.
Interesting.
Seems very interesting for us,
but what would you get from all of that?
I'm interested in making you part of my portfolio.
I see.
You need us.
We need each other, to be more precise.
You have money to launder,
and I have a very ambitious plan for all of us.
MADRID, SPAIN
So, this is your hideout.
It was. Now I'll have to call it my home.
Well, at least you're free now.
We are free, Chisca.
Wow, what's all this?
I like collecting pieces of art.
I bring them from my travels. One of my greatest passions.
To impress girls.
To impress whoever allows themselves to be impressed.
- Do you like it? - Yeah.
Miguel may be Japanese,
but I'm the only one who has a jade magatama necklace
from the Yamato period.
Wow.
You have quite the collection, right?
I only like the best.
So, you spent a fortune on all this.
Well...
money comes and goes.
But when there's something I like...
I don't stop until I get it.
Then you must be very happy in your new world, aren't you?
You see all of this?
None of it could compare to you.
Really?
Cheers.
To an unforgettable encounter.
Delicious.
Like you.
Let me go! Please, stop!
Thank you very much.
We'll keep in touch.
Sure.
By the way, Tadamichi told me you have an unpaid debt to him.
A debt?
Are we in debt to Tadamichi?
Surely I must be mistaken.
- Surely. - See you soon.
Sure. This is your home.
Thank you.
Let's go.
"A debt."
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
How was your first day of school?
It wasn't that bad.
I mean, it was rather okay.
Well, I don't know.
Well, but did you like the teacher, your classmates?
- Yeah, you can tell he knows a lot. - And the lessons?
They were great. Honestly, it's amazing.
- I'm glad you gave it a try. - Thanks a lot.
- Hey! - Hey, you!
Am I invisible or what?
No, excuse me, we didn't see you.
- Watch it. - Be more careful, okay?
And watch the way you talk to a lady, please.
Look, you know what?
Here you go, get a drink, okay?
Thanks a lot.
Thanks, see you around.
By now, Flaco must have reached El Salvador.
And what is he doing there?
That's part of the strategy.
- What strategy? - See, how can I explain it to you?
We're laundering money through wire transfers.
We make thousands of deposits in the name of Pedro García,
and nobody notices a thing.
A thousand bucks to Uncle Pedro, please.
That must be illegal, right?
Not necessarily. There's nothing wrong
with Pedro García having lots of relatives worrying about him.
And once all that money has been sent, that's when it's Flaco's turn.
EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA
Hello. I want to make a withdrawal from the account of Pedro García.
Okay. Your ID, please.
Since his papers are legal, nobody will suspect a thing.
Is that him? Yes, give me the cash, please.
Once the funds have been deposited, Flaco will grab them
and put them into one of our accounts for the shell company.
I want to make a deposit.
Sure. To whom?
Aventur S.A.
And therefore, it becomes totally legal, is that right?
That's it. Pristine as your innocence.
Well, let's go.
MADRID, SPAIN
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Nobody talks to me like that.
That cripple will regret being born.
You just give the order, Boss, and we'll get to it.
Sit down.
I said sit down, you ass!
Know what we're going to do?
We'll start our own war,
and you'll handle it.
If you want, I'll go and kill...
I said, no!
But, sir, I think that would...
I don't give a fuck what you think, Tacho!
I'm not saying we won't kill him,
just not yet.
The only thing I care about
is letting everybody know I don't play games.
Like the song goes, last one and we're...
Hey, what's the hurry?
A friend of the Garzas is a friend of mine.
You know what's up?
You may know them very well, but I don't.
I'm a new friend of the Garzas.
You just got to know them?
Yeah.
I used to work for the others, the rival team, you know?
What others?
Hey, now, you were telling me you used to work with others.
- What others? - That's water under the bridge, Mr. Jacob.
That's gone. The past is in the past.
The past!
And I'm with the cool kids in the business now!
Yeah? With the Garzas.
My pal, my buddy, Miguel Garza.
He's the big fish now.
Sure!
They say he's been doing this forever, ain't he? His whole life.
- No. Listen to this. - No?
The Garzas rule El Salado...
but shush!
Excuse me, yeah?
Hi there.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Not to pressure you or anything, but will you be much longer?
Wait, I just have to enter some data and wait to get some results.
This lock is really sophisticated. I've tried everything, and no dice.
What do you mean, "no dice"?
Well, it's evident Natalia did her very best
to make sure nobody could see it, right?
It's probably something very important.
Whoever did this knew what they were doing.
The data is very well protected.
Well, can you do the job? Do you know somebody who can?
No, I doubt it.
Well, I guess you can go, then. Thank you very much.
We've already paid you in advance.
Thanks.
Go.
That's the guy.
Hey. What's up?
I wanted to show you what I'm wearing.
Want it back?
Come and get it.
I was waiting for you.
How did you know it'd be me?
Because we have a conversation pending.
Thank you.
I'm the one who owes Tadamichi.
Yes, I know.
You were hiding something the rest didn't know.
Yes.
Where did you meet Tadamichi?
He did me a huge favor.
I, well, was in jail, and he got me out.
I owe him...
and this is my payment.
Very beautiful.
Tadamichi will be very happy and thankful.
Would you like a drink?
Yes, a glass of wine.
Waiter?