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No, no, no, no way. My brother didn't die of a heart attack.

You killed him!

You need to put a leash on Aurelio, Benjumea.

One more false move, like Isidro Robles’ death,

and I'll have to take him down.

Look at that. 3:00.

Isn't that Chacorta's wife?

Aurelio Casillas! Which one of your men killed Vargas?

Was it you?

I'm starting to like that Casillas guy.

I think we'll have to do business with him in the future.

If you think you can be faithful to me,

show it to me with your actions.

Then, we'll talk about me going back to the house.

Look at this!

Fresh out of the oven.

Okay, the Robles already paid their share,

there goes our own share, it's just that plans changed a little bit.

Why? Will you put more money into this?

No, dude, there's no room left.

It turns out, Chacorta and I love Colombia, really,

so we'll go with you to pay it a little visit.

Look at that.

I thought you might do something like that.

Well, Don Oscar thinks the exact same thing.

-Really? -Really.

Well, since we're all getting along, it'll be much easier

to reassess this operation,

but we'll do it with your boss when we get there.

Look at that duo.

What's up? Did you come to say goodbye or what?

What do you mean "what's up"?

We're going with you.

Will you spend the day in Colombia?

What's up, Guadalupe?

Don't you trust our Colombian friends here?

Of course I do. It's you I don't trust, Aurelio.

I want this deal to go through without a hitch.

Of course, I understand.

Corporal, are you okay with this?

Of course, sir.

What about you?

Fortunately, my little plane is big enough for the whole tribe.

Grab your stuff and let's go.

Guadalupe.

-Come on up. -We'll be up in the air.

Let me tell you something very important.

You have running shoes, have a peacemaker and speak English.

The Robles siblings have imposed themselves on us,

but I know you're the king of Colombia

and I need you to put a plan together.

We need to put a tail on these people, sir.

If the Casillas are partnering up with the Colombian cartels,

we have to do the same thing with the Colombian government.

They're more experienced than us in the war against drugs.

You're right, Mejia, but it won't be easy.

We'll find opposition in the Army. They're very jealous, nationalistic.

You know what they say about dirty laundry.

I know that, sir.

But if we sought support from the DEA in the past,

why not turn to the Colombians now? They can help us.

Okay, we can discuss this tomorrow, at the office.

Okay, sir, of course.

I'd also like to tell you that I started the process

for Ponte's transfer. I think he’ll be a good asset in my team.

Consider it done. I'll do everything to settle it.

Thank you.

I want you to calm down, Mejia. You're too upset.

Relax. Take your girlfriend to a movie,

do something, have some fun.

-Thank you, sir, I'll do it. Excuse me. -Bye.

He already left.

Follow him, I want him under surveillance.

Both him and his journalist girlfriend.

What's up, Arroyo? Won't you come and play with us?

Some other day, I'll come and you can teach me how to read.

Let's go, Chacorta.

MEXICO CITY

Honey!

Here you are, darling!

-I missed you so much! -I missed you too.

-How was that? -Good.

I spoke with mom when I touched down.

She told me you had lunch.

I suppose she ranted about the dangers of my job.

I agree with her, I don't want anything happening to you.

So, promise you'll take care of yourself.

-Yes, I promise. -See? I tell you things

but your mind is miles away.

Girl, I need a favor.

I need you to dig something for me at the paper.

Did you know that Jimenez Arroyo

was born in the same place as Aurelio Casillas?

-In Guamúchil? -Yes, Guamúchil.

So, I wonder...

how many inhabitants may Guamúchil, Sinaloa, have had

when they were kids?

Isn't there a chance they knew each other as kids?

Or, at least, their families?

Well, welcome to my country.

Welcome, my friends.

My people are under instructions to take you to your lodgings.

Yes, boss.

The Robles family will be staying in one place

and the Casillas family will stay somewhere else.

Don't worry about your bags, we'll take them to you later.

Make yourself at home.

I'll only ask you to be early tomorrow at Don Oscar's ranch for the meeting.

You can go now. Make yourself at home.

So, Corporal? Have you thought about what I told you?

Who do you think you're talking to?

I made some phone calls before leaving Mexico

and everything is already in place.

Very good.

SINALOA, NORTH OF MEXICO

Madam, where are you going? Wait for me.

-The kid isn't here. -What are you saying?

Heriberto came this way.

Where is my son?

Where is Aurelio?

Okay, then we'll do that. Understood.

-So, is everything ready? -Everything.

I'm telling you... Why do you always do as you please?

-Why did you get on the plane? -I just want to be with my dad,

Aurelio! Look, we have an uninvited guest.

What are you doing, Heriberto? Why are you here?

Do you want your mom to kill me or what?

Wait, stop here, stop, stop.

You'll only make us crash our cars.

Wait, Guadalupe, calm down. Let's trust Cadena's driver.

-He knows which way to go. -What about you?

Did you check all calls to Mexico City?

Yes, I did. Calm down.

Calm down already. See the sights or something.

The sights.

Freeze! Hands up!

Get off, get off, fast!

Freeze! Get off the car! Hands up, raise your hands!

Get off the car, hands up. Freeze, stay right there.

I just wanted to be with you, Dad.

See if I can help, be of use to...

No, you don't, kid! Not like this!

Do you want to get me in trouble with your mom?

What's up?

So what? Do we send him back to Mexico or what?

I can't believe it.

Well, enough's enough. How long will you treat me like a kid?

I'm 18 now, boy.

Weren't you doing this when you were 18 already?

Well, Dad, I want to help you in the business.

No. Heriberto, no. I don't care about your age.

You're not ready, man.

Your mom wants you to go to school. How can I explain this to her?

I don't want to go to school, Dad.

How can I be ready if I never get started?

I want to be like you.

What's wrong with a son who wants to be like his father?

SINALOA, NORTH OF MEXICO

It's my son, Northerner.

I'm not asking you to tell me any of Aurelio's secrets.

I just want to know where he is.

Yes, madam, but the boss told us...

I don't give a damn what your boss told you!

You either tell me where my son is

or you'll have to deal with me and my dad.

Ximena, kid, what's wrong?

Aurelio took Heriberto, that's what's going on.

Who does he think he is to take my son from me.

No, dear, calm down, that's not true.

He's trying to get back at me because I asked him for a divorce.

You know that.

Where is he?

I never know where they are or what are they doing.

Neither do you.

You were always okay with whatever Aurelio wanted to tell you.

But not anymore.

I've had enough of living with eyes closed.

What good is it to you knowing about this?

I can protect my kids.

When your kids were Heriberto's age, you just turned your back

so you wouldn't have to see the kind of people they were turning into.

But I won't do that, Alba. I won't!

I won't let Aurelio wreck their lives

and try to turn them into him.

You tell him that when you see him.

She's such a drama queen.

Awful.

My sister-in-law is getting her claws out.

Shut up already, Matilde. I'm not in the mood for you.

Sister, we're dead already. Pray to the Virgin...

-Bring him back here! -They screwed us!

-Don't move! -Shut up!

You know what to do now!

You traitors!

-Guadalupe, Guadalupe! -Bring her here!

Guadalupe, Guadalupe!

Let me go!

You bastards!

Corporal! Bastard!

They just kidnapped my sister.

Where are you?

Okay.

Hurry up, you bastard!

I've been reading some articles by this Eugenia girl.

MEXICO CITY

She's not bad, I think she's quite smart.

I think that too.

Those are the worst, the smart people.

The fools who talk like parrots are easy to control.

I don't know, I didn't like her attitude during dinner.

Did you see how Mejia looked at you whenever you spoke?

I had her followed, to see what she's up to.

Very good. I love it when you anticipate the facts.

If things between Aurelio and the Colombians work out as planned,

very soon, you'll see me wearing the presidential sash,

-like you always wanted. -I hope so.

I'll find out if Aurelio is already in Colombia.

Don't you think it'd be better to take a different route?

No, calm down, Chacorta. These guys know what they're doing.

Hello? What's up, Arroyo, we're already here.

-Is everything okay? - I'll call you when the deal is closed.

Bye.

El Arroyo is always making sure we stick to the game plan.

But he doesn't know that, while he uses power to make money,

we use that money to have power.

We'll see who wins.

Who's El Arroyo, Dad?

My friend who gave me my first weapon.

A gun?

My mom... deser...

Deserves, you fool. Can't you see that?

Enough, Arroyo!

You don't insult or hit my brother, dude!

Leave him, Chacorta.

If that's what it takes for me to learn, he better keep at it.

-Dad. -What?

Wasn't it Grandpa Cleto who got you into the business?

Yes, but El Arroyo taught me how to read.

If you can't read, you can't get anywhere.

Come on.

-It's not that big a deal. -What?

Kid, go wash yourself. Come on.

We'll talk later. Leave the bags over here.

-Yes, sir. -Thank you.

-Aurelio. -What's up?

I think it'd be better if the kid went back to Mexico.

Ximena must be really worried.

No, Chacorta, leave him.

Now the three of us are here, let's spend some time together.

We haven't done it in a while.

Chacorta, you're his godfather,

you should take Heriberto out to buy some clothes.

Okay.

Listen, won't Guadalupe suspect we're behind the kidnapping?

No, no, Chacorta. He's not that smart.

When he sees we find Monica safe and sound

he'll be at our feet, you'll see.

While I was there, I checked at the National Registry.

I find it impossible that Jimenez Arroyo and Casillas

haven't met as kids.

How many primary schools could there been

in Guamúchil back then?

What's wrong, honey? Do you suspect your boss?

It was Jimenez Arroyo himself who arrested them!

I know. But the report he gave us was full of mistakes and inconsistencies,

when we all know that they were the bosses of the Norte Cartel.

Don't you find it suspicious, Eugenia?

Please, you need to find out everything you can about that guy.

Yes, honey, I'll ask Linares.

I swear, I really wanted to come home and relax.

First it was Vargas, now it's Jimenez Arroyo.

-They finally ruined my Sunday. -No.

Your Sundays have been ruined since before you met them,

ever since they killed your dad.

What worries me is that you feel you're working with the devil.

I'm not worried about that, I have my own guardian angel.

She delivers me from evil.

-My angel exorcizes all my demons. -Yes, she does.

Let me go! Who are you? Where are you taking me?

Guadalupe! Guadalupe! Where is my brother?

-Take her to the back, quick! -Let me go! Who are you?

Who are you? Let me go!

You bastards! You don't know who you're messing with!

We don't care about that, gorgeous. You have two choices here:

one, you either calm down and let us arrange your rescue,

so you come back in one piece,

or two,

we can have some fun with you

and return you in little pieces, what do you think?

If you see me or take off your blindfold,

you're choosing option number two.

So, just cooperate with us.

Listen, I can give you all the money you want,

so let's end this once and for all.

Shut up already, gorgeous.

Keep an eye on her. Let's go.

They took my sister, Corporal! You guaranteed my safety!

Calm down, we can solve this. Let me talk to Aurelio and...

No, no, no, no, Corporal. Wait. I don't want Casillas in this.

Okay. But let me at least call my contacts

to see who has your sister, and where.

Because we also have to go to my boss' house, don't we?

So let's go.

The Casillas and the Robles have always been enemies,

with different operative methods.

That's why this alliance is so strange to me.

Do you think the Casillas had something to do

-with Isidro Robles' death? -That's what Ponte think,

that guy from Sinaloa that will join my team.

Isidro Robles was the financial genius of the organization,

the one who knew how to launder the money.

Maybe that's what Casillas wants,

clean money, cash he can spend.

-He wants to have everything. -Yes, indeed.

He wants to have everything.

And just to show how deceitful he is,

he's capable of making an alliance with the same people

that were about to kill his family.

Unbelievable.

Well, girls, out of here.

Get inside, quickly.

Guadalupe, I'm so embarrassed about what's going on.

They guards you assigned me are rubbish,

I need you to help me find my sister.

Or do you want me to bring my guys from Mexico

to solve it our way?

We came here to do business,

but if you want war, we can do that.

No, that's not necessary, I'll assure.

When those people realize the mistake they made,

your sister will be here, safe and sound. Trust me.

Please, go inside, have some rest.

Jalil, take him to his room

and call the doctor to nurse those wounds.

Please.

Don't worry, Guadalupe.

So, Corporal, can you tell me what's going on here?

What happened? You were in charge of this!

Don't worry, Oscar, this is under control.

Don't you remember you gave me the green light

-to partner up with Casillas? -Yes, but...

Well, you know, the man wanted us

to kidnap that woman,

so he could rescue her

and win Guadalupe's trust.

But why do it like this? She could have died.

-Why didn't you come to me first? -There wasn't enough time, Oscar.

Let me talk to Casillas without this guy knowing.

We'll be more sure after that.

And about the dead guys...

We'll give something to their families, I'll take care of that.

Okay, good. But take care of this issue now.

This is like having a serpent amongst us.

Yes, don't worry, Oscar.

The kidnapper is my friend, Jairo Peña.

He'll give her back to me when I ask him.

-He's my friend, we're okay. -Well, do it fast.

It is known all the cocaine in the country is at my ranch right now.

If we don't fix this problem, we'll have a new one with them.

-I know. -Solve it, now.

I'm telling you the truth.

Mr. Guadalupe told El Corporal that.

He asked him not to interfere, said he'd solve everything himself.

But I'm not sure.

Let him think as he pleases, Alvaro. We're in control of the situation

and decide when everything is solved.

You'll see when things turn ugly, he'll come here, crying for help.

Well, I won't take up anymore of your time.

-Excuse me, I'm leaving. -I'll see you at your boss' ranch.

-Excuse me. -Go.

Guys.

Dude.

You've been shopping.

Of course, Dad, I have everything I need.

-Good. -Has El Corporal called?

Don't worry, Chacorta. He's working on it.

Son, go leave that, we'll go see Cali.

Fine, I'll go change.

We haven't been together in a while, Chacorta.

This is what we discussed.

Now tell me where I can pick her up.

I'm sorry for you, Corporal, but things have changed.

This is what my guys get paid in a fortnight

and I need you to pay me for a year. Do you get it?

My friend...

This is what we agreed on.

You can't start messing with me.

I've been asking around,

and that Mexican girl is worth, at least,

four times what you're giving me.

If you don't agree, you'll get her back in bags.

What's this?

Don't look at me. He chose the clothes himself.

-Look at you, son. -It looks alright, doesn't it?

-Kind of Colombian. -It looks good.

Okay, let's go eat, I'm hungry.

No, you first need to call your mom, you know how she gets.

-No, Dad, don't call her. -I'm saying you call her.

Come on, talk.

- Hello. -It's me, Mom.

Where are you?

In Colombia, with dad.

What the hell are you doing there?

Why did you let him convince you?

No, Mom, he didn't convince me. I hid in the plane to come with him.

-Don't try to cover for him, Heriberto. -I'm not, he didn't know, I swear.

I don't give a damn!

You tell him right now to put you on a plane back to Mexico!

No, Mom, I'm staying with him.

Give me the phone.

Ximena, Heriberto is with me, he'll be fine.

We'll be back in two days. What's the problem?

Aurelio, no. Not in two days, I want him here today.

No, Ximena, lis...

She hung up. See how she gets?

-So what? Am I staying? -Yes, my boy.

-Are you ready? -Let's go.

Calm down, daughter.

You're always complaining that Aurelio doesn't spend time with his kids.

Well, this is a good time for him to spend time with Heriberto.

Too late, Dad. This family is already broken.

That's because you want it to be.

In case you haven't noticed, Aurelio respects you.

As for Heriberto...

What can I say?

It was likely to happen, he was born in this world.

-He's a boy. -What are you trying to tell me?

That I should be quiet while I watch Aurelio

take my son to work?

Let's leave it at that. I'm going to my room.

I'm so angry I got sick.

That Jairo threatened me.

If I don't give him the money, he'll return the woman in pieces.

What a mess.

I don't know how you did it without talking to me.

Have you told Casillas how much this will cost him?

No, I wanted to talk to you first.

Listen, Corporal, we're in big trouble here.

Don't you see I currently have coke from all producers in the country,

and I'm set to receive more?

I made a commitment to get it out of Colombia.

I brought you people from Mexico to your own house,

-I brought you buyers. -Yes, I know.

That's why I won't throw you to the lions.

You can solve this,

I trust you.

But don't tell Casillas anything. Let's wait till tomorrow

and see what happens.

Fine.

What's up, boy?

-Relax, man, come on. -Yes, relax.

Grab her like a bottle of beer.

Come on, don't be scared. Good.

-Cheers, brother. -Cheers.

Chacorta.

To think I wanted to take my son and his sister

to those amusement parks in the States with mice and ducks.

Look where we ended up! In a brothel, with hookers.

Listen up, boy!

This is a man amusement park! Isn't it?

Cheers, boy!

Go, get up there, come on!

The guy went pale when I told him about the four packets.

Four packets? How much is that?

I can give you twice as much. Or three times that!

Just let me talk to my brother.

Shut that girl up. He won't let me focus.

I can give you that money, just tell me who...

Shut up!

Let me go! I'll give you that money!

SINALOA, NORTH OF MEXICO

So, Heriberto won't be coming?

No, girl. He had to go with your dad for a few days.

And why didn't we go too?

Because your dad had to work, honey.

And when will he take us on that trip, like he said?

I don't know.

It may not happen.

It will, my dad always keeps his promises.

Don't be sad,

you'll see he'll bring us a lot of presents when he's back.

Aurelio!

Brother, Aurelio!

What's up, Chacorta?

I thought we'd sleep in.

Yes, me too, but we have visitors.

What's up, Corporal? It's too early, man.

Wait up.

Girls, come on, get out.

We have to work, fun time is over.

Get her out of here and pay them what they're owned.

What's up, Corporal? How are you?

Has Guadalupe come around, or not yet?

Guadalupe is fine.

-I'm the one who's not fine. -And why's that?

Our plan just got complicated, Aurelio.

-Explain yourself. -The people who have Monica

won’t release her if we don't give them more money.

-That's it. -Corporal, are you trying to deceive me?

What do you mean more money?

More money, Corporal?

I'd rather kill you before you deceive me.

Hey, hey, Aurelio.

Aurelio, I think we'd all better calm down.

With so many guns in here?

we could have an accident any minute, don't you think?

I don't care, just talk.

Let's put the guns down. Put it down, down!

We're amongst friends and we need to solve a problem.

This is your problem, Corporal.

I know that, I know I screwed it up.

I should have taken Monica myself, but I didn't.

I hired those people,

but everyone is crazy since Pablo Escobar's death,

they're all looking for money. What can I do?

-Who are they? -Jairo Peña, a guy I met in prison.

If we don't give them the money, he's crazy and... he'll kill him.

We have the drug money here. We can use that, Aurelio.

Damn it. This plan backfired.

If we give them the money, do they give us a guarantee?

What about you, Corporal? Do we have your guarantee?

I answer with my life. I'll get Monica back.

-Let me negotiate this. -Okay.

If we went this far to get Guadalupe's trust back,

we have to keep going.

MEXICO CITY

With this diagram, Colonel, I'll show you

how the cartels are rearranging themselves.

It's clear the Casillas are partnering up with the Robles

and the Cadena Colombian Cartel

to try to take over the space left by Pablo Escobar.

All labs are operating at full capacity.

But the question is: where is that drug being taken?

Who is buying that?

That means the authorities are working with the cartels.

After Escobar's death, the producers over there

won't take long in exporting operations to Mexico,

so they can work with the cartels, the police and the judges here.

Like Casillas' file, put together

so he could be released due to technicalities.

This goes to show we're just as corrupt as Colombia.

Eugenia, you'll be surprised when you see that file yourself.

I asked Tijuana for a copy.

I told you, Aurelio. I didn't like that kidnapping idea.

We had to wait for Guadalupe Robles to calm down on his own.

We'd then gain his trust with the operations.

Not like this, with this crazy idea.

Ali, what's done is done.

Besides... We don't have cash right now to pay a ransom.

The only thing I can think of...

is calling Colonel Jimenez Arroyo and have him invest,

-we can pay him back. -No, no, no way.

We need to keep El Arroyo away from this.

You'll have to tell him some day.

They're out of options.

The Casillas and the Cadenas need to move huge amounts of drugs

and they have to do it right away.

And we have to take that moment to catch them.

You're an expert on Casillas, Mejia.

Well, sir, I've been working on this for many years.

Yes, also a lot of resentment.

I mean, they were the ones who killed your father.

I won't deny that, sir.

But my main motivation is justice.

Now, changing the subject, sir, there's something on my mind.

How is it possible that you and Casillas never met

if you grew up in the same town?

No, you be serious!

I'll give you four packages,

but that's all you'll get and then you'll leave me alone.

You took too long, Corporal, and things changed again.

Now, I need you to give me six packages.

Six? What do you mean? Then, you'll ask for eight?

If you don't want to pay, just tell me

and I'll negotiate directly with her.

I'm sure she won't like to know it was you who ordered her kidnapping.

Wait up, wait...

I'm sorry I can't give you more information about it, Mejia,

but I've never seen Casillas.

I believe you, sir. I just find it strange

that, growing up in such a small place like Guamúchil, Sinaloa,

with so few inhabitants, you two have never met.

Maybe at school or church, or some public place.

My grandparents had a fishing store in Topolobampo,

not in Guamúchil, Mejia.

But congratulations, I see you did your homework

and investigated even my place of birth.

Well, I just take a professional interest

in my boss, it was just curiosity.

What happened, Corporal? Leave me alone.

No, that...

Jairo went crazy, I want to kill him.

Now he says he wants more money or he'll tell her we are behind this.

-If I see him, I'll chop him up! -Do you see, Corporal?

Do you see how much trouble you got us in

for indulging Casillas' idea?

No, sir! If we'd partnered up with the Robles, we'd be more calm.

In this business, you have to go with the less complicated people.

The Robles have money and business in the North.

That's a good partnership, man.

If the Robles find out we're behind this, it all goes to hell.

You go and solve that problem. However you do it, just do it.

Aurelio is here now. What am I going to tell him?

See you later.

It's also clear that Miami is the route preferred by Colombian cartels

to traffic their drugs into the United States.

That route is kind of cold now, but it'll warm up, Colonel.

I can assure you, it'll warm up pretty soon.

It's an invitation for a meeting at the president's office.

What can they want?

With all due respect, sir,

the president called to ask after my mother

and I suggested he call a meeting

with all of us involved in the war against drugs.

Especially you, sir.

Good.

This direct line with the highest powers

has to be used to our advantage,

-to make a better work, Mejia. -Yes, sir.

Aurelio, Victor, welcome.

Thank you. This is my son.

Chacorta, Heriberto. Say hello, my son.

Nice to meet you.

I didn't know you had such a big boy.

-Oscar Cadena. -Heriberto Casillas.

He's the pride of our family.

Cadena, have you seen Guadalupe? I need to talk to him.

On the next episode

I've let you do as you please,

but there's a limit to everything, do you hear me?

We'll talk when you come back from Colombia!

That Jairo Peña bastard

who has Monica

told me, unless we give him six packages,

he'll negotiate directly with her.

How much longer will you wait?

Stop this nonsense!

I told you I can pay my ransom myself.

Shut up.

The president has to know about this.

If Jimenez Arroyo is in bed with the drug lords,

he's the only one who can fix it.

What do you think if I ask him tomorrow, during our meeting?

-They found us. -Run, run!

I told you I can pay.

There's Monica.

-Let's go! -Help me!

Start the car!