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I can't spend the rest of my life waiting for someone to stab me in the back.

You're leaving in two hours.

Once you get there, go see Judge Martínez Pardo.

He's waiting for you, to hear first-hand

everything you know about Teresa Mendoza and her business.

You can't go back when the people you love want to see you dead.

Are you willing to be this court's main witness...

against Teresa Mendoza?

Aljarafe signed the deal with the judge.

What are we waiting for? Let's arrest this woman!

For the warrant to arrive.

It's Teo.

Teo is the traitor.

The traitor is Aljarafe.

Aljarafe's trying to flee the country. Come on, let's go.

I'm pregnant with Teo's baby.

Miss, why aren't we boarding the fucking plane?

You're not going anywhere!

We shouldn't send her a personal invitation.

Why wouldn't she believe you?

And once she arrives here...

I'll take care of her.

You're desperate, Epifanio.

If you really think your son will be able to handle this, you're truly desperate.

I was thinking it's been a while since you told me how you're investing my money.

I think it's time for you to explain.

I want to know how you invested every penny.

I wanted us to meet out of the office,

because we have a very important operation,

and no one other than us must know about it.

These two already know,

because I asked them to find out a few things in advance.

There are two simultaneous operations.

The first is a huge shipment of hashish for the Russians.

The other one is a decoy, a trap.

So, why isn't Teo here?

Because I didn't notify him.

He mustn't find out about this meeting, no matter what.

Our ship is called El Tarfaya,

and its holds are empty, waiting for our cargo.

Ramos, tell me about the crew you hired.

They're the best of the best,

the Moroccans you met before.

Their boss is Mario, a trustworthy guy.

How many vessels do we have?

Six.

Very good.

Alberto, what about communications?

The usual.

Cloned cell phones, Internet connection on board the ship...

I'm going to coordinate the operation to go through Cuba,

to avoid it being intercepted.

And we'll use walkie-talkies.

Good.

It's Teo.

Hi Teo, how are you?

I can't stop thinking about you and what you said yesterday.

Are we meeting for dinner?

Of course.

CULIACÁN, MEXICO

What's up, Batman?

You're a bit slow, aren't you?

What part of, "The candidate won't talk to you," don't you understand?

If you want to talk to him, you must first talk to me.

I won't leave until I've spoken to your uncle.

He's retarded. Get him out of here.

If you touch me, you die.

Oh, really?

I got this.

Let's see.

Go for it!

Ramiro, César, what are you doing? Are you crazy?

There's an important government meeting going on inside at the moment.

How can you treat César like that? He's like family.

You see, Ramiro?

Come on, César.

Let's go through to the kitchen and have a coffee.

Sure, sure.

Please serve Mr. Ramírez and Mr. Salinas.

Thank you.

Why don't we make a toast?

It's an honor to have you here today.

Welcome.

- Welcome. - Thanks.

Now, I suggest we take a historic picture.

We are going to be the next presidential cabinet, so, please...

let's take a picture together.

It'll be an honor for me to serve our country together with you all.

Are you ready, Sir?

All right.

Come a little closer.

Smile.

Good.

A horizontal one.

Come a little closer, son.

Excuse me, Epifanio.

Wait a second.

Thanks.

Excuse me, excuse me.

Yes?

Gentlemen, the lady will attend to you for a moment.

Please, excuse me.

Have a seat, please.

Please, go ahead.

Go out for a walk, son.

Okay, Pa.

I don't want you here, okay?

You can't do this to me, Epifanio.

Can't you see?

You are leaving me in this guy's hands...

In Ramiro's.

I'm terribly sorry, but I just won't put up with this.

Please, tell me.

What did I do to end up in this situation, for you to treat me like this?

The secret services know about you, Batman.

They know who you are and what you do for the Juárez cartel.

Do you want us to appear in tomorrow's papers together,

celebrating the campaign, or what?

Do you want everything to go to hell?

I've fought long and hard to get to where I am today.

That's why I've always kept a low-profile.

I have enemies, Batman.

They're waiting for the first chance they get...

to overthrow my Presidential career.

Not everyone can be bought, especially not on a nationwide scale.

Be patient, Batman.

Come on, give me a hug and show your gratitude.

Hey, do me another favor.

Don't come back to the ranch unless I ask you to.

Epifanio, you can't do this to me.

Have a good day.

Thanks for everything, buddy.

And use the back door, I have some important guests over.

What's up?

Give my regards to your family, Batman.

How are you?

Hi.

Take a seat.

Thank you.

Well, what's the occasion?

Nothing.

Well, on the business side of things, to celebrate our partnership.

And on the personal side, to thank you for what you said the other night.

You were right.

It's time for me to enjoy life again, despite all the bad things that happened.

Teresa, you're a wonderful woman.

Any man would be lucky to be with you.

To us.

How are your daughters?

Fine.

They're with my parents.

That's good.

What about your mom?

Why are you asking about my family?

Is something wrong?

Why wouldn't I ask about your family? Is something wrong?

No, nothing's wrong.

Well, I'm just a little nervous, because, to be honest...

I'm not as strong as you are.

Perhaps I'm little affected by all the things we went through lately.

Do I have something on my face?

I lied to you this morning.

We're in the middle of an operation.

Why didn't you tell me?

I don't always tell you everything.

Is it an important shipment?

Yes, very.

15 tons of Colombian coke.

That's why I insisted we pay Oleg and Sánchez Godoy...

for the goods that we lost.

This time it can't go wrong.

The boat coming from Colombia is called Luz Angelita.

It'll arrive tomorrow night.

To my new partner.

To us.

Cheers, buddy!

Promise me, dear agent Smith,

promise me with your hand on your heart,

that if one day I die, you'll tell my girl so she can run away.

Promise me.

Promise me, buddy.

Promise me!

I promise.

Swear on your son's life.

- I swear on my son's life. - That's better.

That's better.

If she ever found out I'm a DEA agent,

she'd send me to hell.

She's just so beautiful.

- She is beautiful. - Isn't she?

- Really pretty. - She's pretty.

Very pretty.

I love the girl so damn much.

And you know what, buddy?

What?

I promise you,

I swear,

that if you aren't around,

I'll take care of your girl.

Good.

The problem would be if you die before I do.

You never know.

Willy Rangel?

Yes.

Hello, I'm agent Zambrano.

Come in, sit down.

It's good that...

the reinforcements have arrived.

In two hours...

you will get to know and learn...

who Teresa is.

Hi, Teo. What did you find out?

The operation will take place tonight.

The Luz Angelita's coming from Colombia

and it's carrying 15 tons of top quality cocaine.

Great!

The Luz Angelita will be the icing on the cake for Mendoza.

After this operation, the DEA won't be able to take her away from me.

They want to get her out of Spain? To Mexico?

Of course!

That's why Willy went to see her.

Why is it taking so long for Judge Martínez Pardo to send the warrant?

Don't worry, Aljarafe.

You know what bureaucracy is like in the Spanish Justice system.

However, after this operation,

neither the Judge, nor the Ministry of Justice

will be able to negotiate with the US government.

After this operation, no one will be able to save Teresa Mendoza

from a long sentence in a Spanish prison.

How's the operation going?

Your hashish arrives tonight.

It'll be in Moscow in two days' time.

What about the baby?

I've made a decision.

I'm not sure if it'll be the best or the worst one of my life, but...

I've decided to have the baby.

Teresa, aren't you afraid?

You know what?

Ten years ago, when they killed Güero...

I felt afraid for the first time.

Real fear.

That cold feeling that runs up your spine and paralyzes you.

The kind of fear that...

gives you goose bumps, gets in your bones and freezes your blood.

If this cellphone ever rings...

it means I'm dead.

Hello?

They killed Güero, Teresa.

Run, they're coming for you.

Run, Teresa!

Run!

Run and don't stop running!

From that day on, I felt afraid many times.

Until one day, suddenly...

I just stopped feeling afraid...

and became what I am today.

The Queen of the South.

A woman...

who thinks like a man, but feels like a woman.

But I'm tired of feeling empty, Oleg.

So I've decided to have the baby,

because I want to feel afraid again.

One last question, my brave little Mexican.

Teo?

Don't worry about Teo...

or the operation.

It's all in order.

Aljarafe, you need to stay calm, we can't afford any mistakes now.

This is almost over.

Calm down?

You want me to calm down?

Listen, if Teresa discovers I'm the snitch, I'm dead meat.

I don't see it like that, Aljarafe.

This time next week, you'll be on some Caribbean island

spending the money you stole from Mendoza,

and I'll be chasing some other criminal.

Teresa Mendoza is history!

The Mexican is over.

I hope so.

Believe me!

Now I understand why an agent of your level was assigned this case.

This woman's life is enthralling.

The next few hours are crucial.

Of course they're crucial.

That's why I called you urgently,

and why I told the boss to send you here immediately.

- Do you have a lighter? - No, I don't smoke.

I think it's time for you...

to personally meet Teresa Mendoza, the Queen of the South.

I'll monitor the two operations from the yacht.

Ramos, I need you to keep me up to date with every step,

and as soon as the El Tarfaya hashish operation is complete, please let me know.

Okay, I will.

Alberto, you'll be in charge of keeping an eye on the decoy.

If anything odd happens to the Luz Angelita,

call me immediately.

Don't worry.

I have open communication with both ships,

both the decoy and the real one.

Tell me the password again, just to be sure.

If anything happens, or if the Coast Guard intercepts the boat,

the password is: 'the whole family attended the baptism.'

All right.

- Let's go. - See you.

Thank you, good luck.

I'm leaving.

A courier brought this envelope for you, it seems urgent.

I can't focus on this right now. Thank you, Conejo.

You have to be with her, and just act natural.

What were you doing in Madrid?

I want to know how you invested every penny.

Teresa has been acting strange lately, really indifferent.

She's threatening everyone, including me.

Maybe you would like to be my partner.

Teresa Mendoza is history.

The Mexican is over.

Mom?

It's m... Don't worry, everything is okay.

How are the girls?

No, just tell them I love them a lot, and to behave.

No, don't worry, I'll call again later and talk to them then.

Okay, goodbye.

You're very sweet to your daughters.

How did you get inside my house?

You'll have to guess that yourself.

But what I can tell you is that your bodyguards are useless.

They can't even protect themselves.

What?

Did Teresa send you?

What does she want?

For you to come with me.

No, I can't at the moment.

I'm really busy and...

I can't.

I have the feeling you can.

And I would like it to be peacefully and not by force, boss.

- Hello? - It's Willy.

What happened?

There only one answer:

Time is against you, Teresa.

Epifanio's up in the polls, and all of Spain is after you,

how do you like that?

With all due respect, you are completely crazy.

- Hey, Pa. - What?

I've been thinking.

Thinking? Really?

No, I'm serious.

Look, now that you're going to the capital,

it might be nice to go with you, go to Los Pinos...

Hey, easy, easy. It's still not the right time.

There's a time for everything.

Wait a second.

Wait, it's a friend of mine from the police.

It better be something really important if you're calling me on this number.

Especially knowing who I am.

Got it.

Goodbye.

I didn't know you had those kinds of friends.

Why the long face?

The Americans want to bring in Teresa to testify against me.

What?

They want to destroy my political career.

"The whole family attended the baptism."

Confirmed,

they all came to the party.

Teresa,

they're all here.

Mission accomplished, Teresa.

the fifteen eggs have been unloaded from the nest,

and they're on their way safely to Moscow.

All set, madam?

All set.

Well, what's going on?

Customs intercepted the Luz Angelita.

It had the same fate as the Aurelio Carmona.

It was intercepted not long ago.

You know which boat I'm talking about, right Teo?

Of course I know.

I lied to you this morning.

We are in the middle on an operation.

Why didn't you tell me?

I don't always tell you everything.

15 tons of Colombian coke.

This time it can't go wrong.

The boat coming from Colombia is called Luz Angelita.

The Luz Angelita's coming from Colombia

and it's carrying 15 tons of top quality cocaine.

Great!

The Luz Angelita will be the icing on the cake for Mendoza.

What you don't know is that the Luz Angelita was clean.

The most illegal cargo they'll find onboard is a couple of whiskey bottles...

that weren't declared.

You know what that means, right?

A decoy.

Do you know why I didn't tell you it was a decoy?

Because I wanted the people to whom you pass on information...

to believe it, just like you did.

It was the only way to...

be sure about what I didn't want to believe.

Did you pull another operation tonight?

Yes, the real one.

While the police were boarding the Luz Angelita,

we were somewhere else, smuggling in 10 tons of hashish.

Teresa, you're a...

You're a very intelligent woman.

When did you find out?

Not long ago.

I never thought you would do it for the money, Teo.

- I didn't do it for the money. - Of course you didn't!

You already stole enough from me.

A trusted informant told me about the whole interview.

The judge didn't even have to insist.

He sang like a bird.

Did they pressure you?

- You can't even imagine. - No.

No, I can't imagine.

My imagination isn't that great.

Listen...

I don't know how it happened.

Sometimes things get complicated.

I lost control.

I was told I'd keep everything, I'd have a clean slate.

A clean slate.

Just like that, right?

Listen,

I can tell you anything you want to know.

Anything!

- I'll tell you everything, Teresa. - Teo!

I know everything.

And what I don't know, doesn't interest me.

Poor Eugenia.

Now I understand why she did what she did.

So, I guess this is the end.

We didn't find a single joint aboard the Luz Angelita.

How can it be?

That woman used Aljarafe to fool us, Pablo.

That means something.

She already knew Aljarafe worked for us.

Of course she knows, that man is in danger.

Call our men and have them bring him here immediately.

Inspector Flores' office.

I'll let him know.

Now what happened, Martín?

Aljarafe's bodyguards were murdered.

What about Aljarafe?

They don't know, they can't find him.

That woman is a step ahead of us again. This can't be happening, Martín.

What I don't understand is if Teresa is so powerful in Spain,

why does she have to make a deal with the gringos?

What for?

I don't know.

But my informant isn't lying, son.

I trust him.

I know him from the old days.

They made Teresa an offer to testify against me.

They want to crush me, son,

and Teresa Mendoza is their weapon.

All this time with me wasn't worth anything to you.

How could you, Teo?

Teresa, they pressured me.

- I was only talking to Flores. - You were looking for a means to an end.

Listen...

don't do anything crazy.

Think of my daughters.

Teresa, I have two daughters.

It's too late to remember your children.

I mean...

your three children!

Teresa, wait.

Teresa, are you're pregnant?

Teresa!

My name is Teo.

Nice to meet you.

Teresa Mendoza, a pleasure.

Teresa, are you having my baby? Teresa!

Teresa!

If that woman's coming to finish my career,

they'll bring her before the elections.

What is it, Dad?

Get down!

Put your seat belts on!

Damn it Epifanio, pick up!

Helping a murderer is a crime in this country.

And Teresa killed the two policemen protecting Aljarafe!

What?

We have a search warrant for your house.

What are you looking for?

Teresa Mendoza. Where is she?

I already told you, Teresa Mendoza isn't here.

I don't even know what you want her for.

Come on! Search every corner!

They've found you.

There's a group from anti-narcotics outside.