[Lidia] Each time we have a plan,
we feel like we have the situation under control.
Lidia.
[Lidia] But when the plan goes wrong, you realize control is just an illusion,
a lie to help us hold our ground in the most difficult situations.
Lidia.
[breathing heavily]
Come on.
[breathing heavily]
You fucking bitch.
- [gunshot] - [gasping]
[Felipe grunting]
[Rosario] Sofía!
[breathing heavily]
- I'm fine! - [Rosario] It hit her in the arm.
- Can you walk? - [breathing heavily]
Come on. We have to leave. Let's go.
[Albiol] Sir! Sir!
- What is it? - The prisoners, they've escaped.
And the blonde girl shot Corporal Ríos, sir.
[Lidia] Because the only true fact is that nobody has everything under control.
My son!
[crying] God!
[Lidia] This terrible truth tears you up inside
and can unleash the most terrible storm.
[Lidia] When everything is overwhelmed by pain and hatred,
not even the strongest will can control what is to come.
I want those prisoners dead! That's an order!
- No, please. - You're coming with us.
You'll serve as bait to catch my son's murderers.
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
[opening theme song playing]
[Ríos] I don't want to see you here, Cifuentes.
[Ríos] Show yourselves!
Sofía!
- We have your mother. If you don't turn... - Sofía, don't come out!
If you speak one more time, your daughter won't ever see you alive! Is it clear?
You're despicable.
Sofía, it's your call! If you don't come out, we're killing her!
[gunshots]
[indistinct shouting]
[gunshots]
[Lidia breathing heavily]
- [Lidia] Sofía, don't come out! - Shoot her down!
[gunshots continue]
[panting]
- [Lidia whimpering] - [shushing]
Don't make a noise.
[panting]
[Carlos] Let's go.
Come on.
Let's go.
I feel sick. I can't go on.
CHAPTER 36: CONTROL
- No way. - [Felipe] The bullet came out,
but you're losing too much blood. We must stop the bleeding.
- We must disinfect it. - [Felipe exhales]
There's a village nearby.
I know someone there who can help us.
You only need to make a little effort.
Can you do it?
Let's go.
- You should be glad, shouldn't you? - Glad, Carlota?
About having a child under these circumstances?
- Also, the doctor wasn't very optimistic. - Why do you say that?
'Cause he was here this morning and...
he says it'll be a difficult pregnancy...
and perhaps this is why it took me so long to get pregnant.
He says I could bleed heavily...
Even lose the baby suddenly.
But I guess the doctor gave you some treatment or advice to follow.
Yes. Total rest and tranquility. I must remain calm.
How am I supposed to stay calm with the war and Pablo on the front?
Marga, you have to try.
The war will be over soon, and this baby will be the best thing in your lives.
- Pablo needs to know I'm pregnant. - No, Marga...
He needs to because it'll encourage him to resist and come back alive,
so I'll find out if Isidro can help me.
- Marga, sit down! Calm down. - [Óscar] No, wait.
[Carlota] You must stay calm. We'll go talk to Isidro.
There you go. Relax.
[phone ringing]
Isidro, can we talk?
No.
Now's not a good time.
Marga is pregnant. The doctor confirmed it this morning.
She wants to tell Pablo. Do you think you can reach the western front?
I've just been told there was an offensive against the western front today.
- [Óscar] What? - Have you heard about Pablo?
I know nothing. I'm trying to get some information from Command.
They say they know nothing. They're overwhelmed.
[pouring drink]
Who knows? He may be injured or even...
If things keep going this way, I can tell you that...
I don't think it'll be long before Madrid falls.
[phone ringing]
[Isidro exhales deeply]
Marga needs to know. I was about to go to her place...
No. I don't think this is the best time for her to find out about this.
[Óscar] Marga doesn't need to know,
at least until we find out if Pablo is still alive.
Would you prefer her to find out on her own?
This will be in the papers, the radio... In three hours, everyone will know.
You must understand the doctor advises her total rest. Her pregnancy's at risk.
She needs to stay calm and rest at home.
Also, this could all be a false alarm. Pablo could be fine.
Do you think we could hear news about him in the next hours?
I don't know.
Let me make a call.
[Carlota] Will your father will be able to find Pablo?
He is a former general from the navy.
He's a reservist now, but he's always been loyal to the government.
They owe him more than one favor.
I hope he can pull some strings and knock on doors that are closed for me.
- I'll drop this off and be right back. - [Óscar] Mmm-hmm.
What if he can't do it?
We should do more.
What do you want to do?
Every day, a car leaves the hotel for the front, packed with journalists.
Perhaps, if we asked personally...
Carlota, Lidia is in enemy territory, and Pablo's location is unknown.
Now you want to put yourself in the line of fire?
No, but the attack happened at first light.
Surely things have calmed down by now. I know it's risky, but...
Right now, we must be rational and not let ourselves get carried away.
[Carlota] So we just sit here and do nothing?
I don't know what's gotten into you lately. You're not the same.
Of course I'm not the same, Óscar.
Our country is at war. This is live or die.
Marga needs us to give her some good news.
I don't want you to be in danger. Let's just focus on Marga's health.
[Victoria] So you guys be careful around here...
[all chuckling]
Excuse me. Carlota!
Victoria, I know it's hard to come by, but do you have any ginger?
Who's pregnant?
Marga.
[sighs] And with Pablo at the front... Poor girl.
I think I still have some. I'll check my store. I'll be right back.
James?
- What are you doing here? - I'm running an errand for Victoria.
I'll use up all my film on the front today, and I'll need more.
You're going to the front?
Yes. Apparently the northwestern front has been attacked.
Stewart and Mackenzie will leave in ten minutes.
Don't tell me you're worried about my safety.
No, I'm not. But since I first met you, you've always been getting in trouble.
[chuckles] Exactly. The front is nothing compared to that.
And if there's trouble, my pictures will be better.
You were lucky. Here it is. And this pack of rice is for her neighbor, Amalia.
- Ah. Thank you. - [James] Victoria, what about my film?
Sorry, James, I won't get more before next week.
- Okay? - Okay.
Well, I'll see you soon.
Is everything all right?
Yes.
Victoria, can I ask you a favor?
[Carlota] James! Wait!
- Do you have a free seat? - Of course.
- Yeah? - Let's go.
[Lidia] Those who make choices and pick their own paths
have control over their destiny.
But if everything gets out of control,
you can only trust who's next to you.
Carlos.
You could have left without me. Why didn't you?
Because you're the mother of my daughter.
I couldn't leave you there.
Also, I sent Sofía to the front just to blackmail you.
That wasn't right.
Then we'd better find her, for everyone's sake.
[Lidia] Taking back control required a new alliance with Carlos,
but I would have done anything for Sofía.
- Don't shoot! Don't shoot! - We won't harm you.
Did you see three youngsters come this way?
Three youngsters? No, I haven't seen anybody.
What is this? Where did you get it?
- It's nothing. - This is not yours.
I gave this to Sofía. Where did you get it?
That girl dropped it when she fainted and...
What girl? Is she wounded?
It looked serious, but her friends woke her up and...
they were talking about going to the village to clean her wound.
Where's that village?
Let's go to the apothecary.
No.
It'll be better if nobody sees us. Let's go to the church. Come on.
Hello?
- Father Anselmo? - [door opens]
[Felipe] Father?
Felipe.
Father, do you think you'd be able to hide us?
- I know I'm endangering you... - You're like a son to me.
He was the best teacher we've had in this village.
Children still ask about him.
How could I not take you in?
Thank you, Father.
She doesn't seem feverish, but that wound could get infected.
- [Rosario] Do you have iodine at home? - No.
All right. First, we're going down to the rectory through the sacristy.
You'll be safe there.
Come. Follow me. I'll go get some medication.
[woman] I'll be with you in a second.
[Father Anselmo] All right.
[woman] And how come you decided to climb that rock, Father?
It wasn't my first time, Angustias.
I slipped, and now I've injured my thigh.
- How much is it? - [woman] Nothing, nothing.
Oh. Thank you very much.
- Good afternoon. - Have a nice day, Father.
[woman] How may I help you?
[Lidia] They're nowhere to be found.
[Carlos] Maybe the peasant lied to us and they didn't come here.
[Lidia] Look. That priest was limping a moment ago.
Those drugs aren't for him.
[Lidia] Father!
Father. Father!
[Father Anselmo] What the...
Hey! Miss, you cannot come in here.
[Lidia] Sofía!
Sofía!
Lidia?
[Lidia] That day, I couldn't restrain my emotions, and I simply...
let myself go.
Time stopped, and I felt I was in control again.
At last, I was able to hold my daughter in my arms.
Now the world made sense again.
Are you all right? What happened?
- [Lidia] Are you all right? - Don't worry. I'm fine.
I only need some rest and some medication to avoid an infection.
I thought I'd never see you again.
So did I.
I'm so sorry. I'm really sorry you've had to come all the way here.
No. The only thing that matters is that we're together again.
[Lidia] He's Carlos.
He's Eva's father.
Nice to meet you.
They are Felipe and Rosario, my comrades in the militia.
[Felipe] How did you find us?
Your comrade, Martina, told us you had been captured.
Martina?
How is she?
She was wounded, but she'll be all right.
We're still in enemy territory. We must go back to Madrid at once.
When I hugged Sofía, I felt I was finally regaining control.
[sighs]
Now I could put everything back in order.
But I was wrong.
Pablo Santos is not counted among the dead or wounded.
- Does that mean he's still... - Miss, I can't be with you right now.
Look around. We have much to do.
[Lidia] The uncertainty caused by the missing soldier,
the terror and the blood behind the trenches...
We were simply witnessing an absolute truth.
When you live through a war, you live with no control.
All you can do is go with it and hope everything will be all right.
- [Óscar] Victoria... - Carlota had to go to the Company
to call the editor of L'Illustration. That's your newspaper, isn't it?
Well...
She told me you're pregnant.
You know the saying, babies always bring joy.
- I hope so. - Currently, you need that badly.
Considering things, we'll need more than joy.
[Victoria] Hmm.
Did you bring a radio? I'm dying to hear about Pablo.
I'm sorry, but no. It's increasingly difficult to come by these things,
but I'll keep trying. I did bring ginger, though.
- It'll make you good. - Great.
[Victoria] And rice for your neighbor.
[Marga] Thanks a lot, Victoria.
- I'll bring it to her right now. - Marga, you need to rest.
Well, yeah, but it's only next door. I'll also prepare the ginger.
All right, then.
What did Carlota tell you she had to tell our boss?
She didn't go into detail.
I think it's a little strange
because yesterday I was with him, and he didn't mention anything pending.
I don't know, Óscar. I can't recall if she mentioned anything else.
- But that's your business. - Why are you lying, Victoria?
Where is Carlota?
- Carlota didn't want you to worry. - Worry about what?
She's gone to the front with James.
[Marga] A little bit of rice.
[laughs] You're our guardian angel.
I heard about my son. They're on their way and they'll be leaving Spain soon.
- That's great! - It was only possible thanks to your help.
Tell me what I can do to make it up to you.
Well, you can come by later and keep me company.
I need to rest now, and I'll get so bored.
Why do you need rest?
Because I'm pregnant, Amalia.
[laughs]
That's amazing news!
When Pablo hears it... You two wanted to become parents so badly.
[reporter over radio] And now a summary of the news...
- Is that the war report? - Yes.
[reporter over radio] Meanwhile, the attack on the western front continues.
Republican forces, increasingly weakened,
still resist courageously against the nationalist army's vicious offensive.
The people of Madrid are willing to fight...
You knew, right?
[Isidro] Don't forget to check the casualties.
What casualties?
Marga.
- [Marga] This is about Pablo, right? - She knows.
I'm so sorry, Marga. We didn't want you to worry.
We did it for you and your baby.
And what did you expect? That I wouldn't find out?
- How could you do this to me? - Excuse me. We haven't been introduced.
I'm Lorenzo, Isidro's father.
- Nice to meet you. - Sorry to meet you in these circumstances.
- My son always talks highly of you. - Father...
[Lorenzo] You have no idea the lengths he's gone to to find Pablo.
He left no stone unturned.
Perhaps they were wrong, but their intentions were good.
And what did you find out?
- Is Pablo dead? Is that it? - [Isidro] No!
No, we can't find him, but it doesn't necessarily mean something bad.
Only that it's increasingly difficult to get information about the front.
[Lorenzo] And that's why I'm here.
I promise I'll find your husband, but you need to trust me
and promise you'll rest.
[footsteps approaching]
Isidro, there's a call from the USA. He's asking about Lidia Aguilar.
He says he's a friend of Marga Suárez's from New York.
That's Francisco.
- What happened? - Sofía was taken by the nationalist army.
- What? - She's being held in a base in Valladolid.
Lidia went after her.
Has she lost her mind?
- She went alone? - No.
Carlos is with her.
He's a colonel now, and he knows the person in charge of that base.
[inhales] What's that man's name?
[Marga] He's a lieutenant colonel called Ríos.
I'll be on the first flight for Valencia, and I'll look for her.
- Thank you, Marga. - It's nothing. Bye.
Francisco is coming here.
[Óscar] Why did you tell him?
[Marga] Lies are no good.
Halt!
Attention, villagers!
We know some escaped prisoners are hiding in this village.
Whoever is hiding them
must know there are only two options:
turning them in or dying.
We are searching every home.
Know that nobody will leave the village until we find them!
Bernal, have them search in groups of two.
Search every house, shed, barn...
even under the rocks.
Yes, Lieutenant Colonel, sir.
What will we do? If they find us, we're dead.
[Father Anselmo] They won't dare search the house of God.
Knowing Ríos, I wouldn't be so sure.
We must leave, by any means.
[Felipe] How?
You heard him. They won't let anybody get out.
But perhaps they'll let someone in.
- Supplies are brought into this village. - Yes.
A milkman comes every morning in his truck.
- Do you think we could hide in that truck? - Could we trust him?
Yes. He sympathizes with your cause.
[Ríos knocking on door] Open the door!
Felipe, take them to the sacristy. I'll talk to them.
[knocking on door]
[Ríos] Open the door!
[knocking continues]
Good afternoon. How may I help you?
[Ríos] We're looking for some escaped prisoners.
[Felipe] This way.
Search the house.
[door locking]
[indistinct chatter]
The house is connected to the church through those stairs, right?
That's right, son.
But it's a sacred place, meant only to find peace in God.
That's what we're doing. Open it.
They're coming this way.
[Carlos] Stay calm.
[gun clicking]
[gun cocking]
What are the sins of those you're looking for? They must be serious.
They've killed a soldier. My son.
[Father Anselmo] I'll dedicate tomorrow's mass to your son's soul.
Dedicate it to his murderers' souls as well because I'm going to kill them.
[footsteps approaching]
Lieutenant Colonel, sir! A man says he's just seen some outsiders in the village.
Let's go!
[reporter over radio] The people of Madrid are willing
to fight all the way to victory.
The western front is an iron wall resisting any and all enemy attacks...
I have many rolls of film to develop. It's been a pleasure, miss.
Likewise.
Carlota.
Marga, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be resting?
Did you find Pablo? Óscar told me you left to look for him.
No, I didn't find him.
He's not in the dead and wounded reports either.
That means Pablo could be alive and kicking.
Do we know anything about Lidia?
The best news is that there is no news. You always get the bad news sooner.
[Isidro] My father will find him.
He won't stop until he finds him.
- I'd better go home. - Are you sure?
- Don't you prefer to stay with us? - I'm still upset, Carlota.
I still can't believe you kept something like this from me.
Never lie to me again.
Excuse me.
[Óscar] You have no idea how awful you made me feel.
You leave without telling me, and you come back a few agonizing hours later
as if it were nothing.
I'm sorry. I saw James at the Cock and decided impulsively to go with him.
I didn't imagine it'd make you suffer this much.
That's the problem. Lately, you only think of yourself.
- Why do you say that? - Because things are not working, Carlota.
Because I want you to be honest.
This is stifling, Óscar.
It's stifling because we're squandering a unique opportunity.
If you had been with me at the front today, you'd have seen it.
There were so many stories to be told, my head couldn't keep up with everything.
And I felt great.
I don't want to be trapped inside here doing nothing.
Do you like James?
What?
What are you saying?
This is not about James. It's about Faraday.
You haven't answered my question.
Do you like him?
I'm going to take a bath.
- How are you? - I'm better.
[Lidia exhales deeply]
When that soldier was on top of me, I had some memories
of my father abusing my mother.
- [Ángeles] Mario! - [Mario] I'm a man! Do you hear me?
[screams]
I remember all of it.
The shouting, the insults, the blows...
That's why I pulled the trigger.
Sofía, you shot him to defend yourself.
Your mother would be proud of you.
She had to go through many hard situations with your father.
She was a very brave woman, just like you.
When I look at you, I see her.
It's as if she were still here with us.
I don't think so.
I have a hard time trusting men.
I don't know if I'll ever be able to.
You like that young man...
Felipe, don't you?
[both chuckle]
[Lidia sighs]
There are all kinds of men.
You have to trust your instincts, your heart.
Eva's father, how is he?
You never talk about him.
Carlos and I have been through a lot.
It's complicated.
Lidia, I was wrong.
War is not what I thought it was.
[door opens]
I'll go get some sleep.
I hope I didn't interrupt anything.
Don't worry. We have a lot of time to catch up.
I still can't believe everything you've done for her.
I'm serious.
I did what any parent would do.
No.
No, I failed Eva.
I wasn't up to the job.
The other day, when I wanted to talk to her...
I... [scoffs]
I couldn't find the words.
How am I supposed to look after my child if I can't even talk to her?
I'm glad my blackmailing didn't work.
I don't know what I was thinking.
You know, there are things you learn with time.
And being a parent is one of them.
I think it might be too late.
It will be if you don't even try.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[sighs]
How are you?
[Sofía] I'm better.
[Felipe exhales]
You're being very brave.
Who could tell after your first day at the barracks?
What was that thing you said?
Um...
"I'm here to fight, not to peel potatoes."
[both chuckle]
Don't make me laugh. We'll wake Rosario up.
I shouldn't have let you come.
Do you think you could have stopped me?
Of course not.
But during these last three years...
It's already been three years. My God...
I've been through very difficult situations,
and seeing that brute abusing you has been the worst of all.
If something had happened...
[Lidia] The purest human feelings are uncontrollable.
Just like the deepest and best hidden desires.
Especially the ones that make us feel more alive.
[Lidia] When we try to have everything under control,
we're taking the quickest path to disappointment.
ONE DAY AT THE MADRID FRONT
Every time we face a situation beyond our control,
we have two options:
accepting it or rebelling against it.
[Lorenzo] Is that him?
[Corporal] I'm sorry.
[Lidia] Acceptance is what survivors choose...
[doorbell rings]
...those who resist the blows of life against all odds.
But some situations are so painful that they're impossible to accept.
In these circumstances, we can only rebel against it,
no matter how difficult the battle and no matter what we must leave behind.
When the forces we must renbel against
are ominous and much more powerful than us,
our hearts will be our most valuable weapon.
[breathing heavily]
What's happening to me?
- [Rosario] Felipe! - [Lidia] Sofía!
Sofía! Sofía!
The pills! Where are the pills?
Where are the pills?
- She needs to go to hospital. - [Bernal] What's going on?
Lieutenant Colonel!
Come on. Take her.
[Lidia] But sometimes our hearts won't be enough.
- [Carlos] Run! I'll deal with them! - [Ríos] Halt! Don't move!
[Lidia] Carlos!
[Lidia] Loss of control lurks at every turn,
and, in a second, chaos may be unleashed.
- [Lidia] Let's go! No, Carlos! - [Carlos] Run, Lidia! Run!
[Lidia] When that happens, reality remains suspended,
- and everything becomes unpredictable. - [Lidia] No!
We can all lose control,
but true danger comes when your enemies regain it.
If that happens, fear what is to come.
Nothing and nobody can save you.
Your life is in their hands.
[closing theme song playing]
Subtitle translation by Diego Esteban Gisbert