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A VIX original series

An EL MALL production

Inspired by real events.

Some scenes were changed

for fiction purposes.

Why are there so many people out there?

Does dad have a meeting?

- Dad isn't home yet. - They are your grandparents' friends.

Why can't we go out?

When is dad coming home? I want him to read us a story.

It's too late. It's time to sleep, not to ask questions.

- Do you want me to read the story? - Yes, grandma.

Which one do you want?

- This one. - Okay.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but

it is my obligation to inform you that

according to the forensic tests performed on the ears,

these belong to a corpse.

But they might not be his.

Right? They can be anyone else's.

Unfortunately, we found a lot of blood

next to your husband's car. It's likely he bled to death.

It's not usual for Arizmendi to do this.

It's the first time there's a dead body involved.

Maybe they're not Toñito's.

Maybe it's not that famous Ear Chopper.

Maybe it's a rookie using someone else's ears.

Mr. Silva, with all due respect,

I know this is very hard for you in this situation, but

it is important that when Arizmendi calls,

you go along with him.

It is crucial he doesn't know

you already have the coroner's findings.

If my son is dead, I will not play this nonsense game.

No! Dear God, it's my son!

You can't talk like this about my son if you are not entirely sure.

Ma'am, this is a big chance to finally catch that criminal.

If you help us,

you can spare several families a great deal of suffering.

Besides,

this might be our only chance

to find your son's body.

Dear God.

What if he doesn't call?

Of course he will. He's desperate.

He never had to negotiate

with a dead body.

I can smell his adrenaline from here.

What do these people do to get these mansions?

Well, they study hard.

Until they graduate, and one day their dad tells them:

"Son, from now on you're the company's director."

Commander!

Let's go.

Hello?

You got the money?

We're working on it. We're gathering it.

We? Who?

This is Manuel, Antonio's father.

You're asking too much money.

Apparently your son isn't worth much to you, is he?

I didn't say that.

What I'm saying is that it's too much

to keep in cash.

It takes time to withdraw it from bank terms,

to sell stocks.

I need time, but I also need proof of life.

No, you are in no position to.

No proof of life, forget the 15 million.

Son of a bitch.

I don't know if that was a good idea.

You don't get to tell me

what's good or not after what happened.

I always carry the money

and go with whoever I want.

I'm the boss who sells the most.

I don't drop the bills.

Don't try to surpass me because I'm the top dog.

Can we help you?

Yes, I'll take this, please, and.

Have a beer, boss.

Here.

Thank you.

CHOPPED EAR AS PROOF OF LIFE

What? Are you reading it or buying it?

Yes, I'll buy it.

Be careful, man.

He needs him in one piece.

Yes.

Get the bath ready, Marco.

Yes, boss.

Let's see. Come here.

Should I show you any model?

No, just the roll.

The roll is $45.

You can pay by cash, credit card.

Keep the change.

Oh, shit.

Hey, boy.

Man!

Be careful. Sit him down.

Help me out.

No, boss.

Help me out, coward.

I'm sorry, boss. I can't handle dead bodies.

Come on, let's soften him up.

Excuse me, boss. But I already loaded it.

Huh.

Do you have any pants?

Yes, over there.

- Man! - Boss.

Take care of it.

Go help in the balcony.

Me? Why me? You go.

I brought him, man.

Okay.

Grab his arm. There, great.

- Holy Niña Blanca. - Holy Niña Blanca.

- Lady of the Night. - Lady of the Night.

- Protect me from enemies. - Protect me from enemies.

- Remove traitors from my path. - Remove traitors from my path.

I beg for protection and benevolence.

I beg for protection and benevolence.

Alright, take a picture of me with the dead guy.

No, boss, I won't.

That's bad luck.

Taking pictures with the dead brings misfortune.

Don't disrespect Our Lady of Holy Death.

Who asked your opinion? Take the damn picture.

It's too real to be dead.

Arizmendi is desperate.

He thinks we're going to buy his crappy setup.

He's insane.

Hello, good afternoon.

Telephone messaging service here.

- Yes. - Do you have a message?

Yes. This is the message:

It's a complicated case.

For 300,000, I'll make everything flow.

Tomorrow, before 11 a.m.,

same place as last time. I'll be waiting.

Would you like to add.

- Hey, boy. - Yes?

I'll take you to get the best tacos in town.

Let's see that.

RECEIVED: FOR 300,000, I'LL MAKE EVERYTHING FLOW.

Asshole!

Since when do you make the rules, you damn beggar?

Son of a bitch.

Hello?

Pick up faster next time, ma'am.

Don't cry. Listen.

There's only one thing that can save your husband's life. Money.

It's not that simple.

Look, ma'am, if you keep messing around,

I'm going to cut his balls off, on top of his ears.

Please, I beg you to be patient.

Beg God, not me.

I beg you, please, sir.

Don't hurt him, please. Just one more day.

One more day.

No, boss.

This isn't right. They're stalling for time.

Besides, we don't have much to push them.

We don't.

They're very calmed. They keep asking more time.

They could try to negotiate,

but they aren't.

I think they're using him to get to us, boss.

This is all your fault,

fucking rookies.

Get over there.

Yes, boss.

Boss?

Check which cops are with them,

how many are there?

Boss, don't you think it would be better to.

Do what I fucking tell you.

Sorry.

CHOPPED EAR AS PROOF OF LIFE

It's over.

I'm not giving anything to those motherfuckers.

They're messing with my son's body.

Calm down, Manuel, please.

You could have arranged a meeting point and caught

that motherfucker by now.

Is he joking with you?

Put yourself in our place, Commander.

It's not about the money.

No, it's about the money too.

At times,

it seems like you're playing for the other team, Commander.

Stop making things worse.

Manuel, we're doing everything in our power

to find your son's murderer.

Kidnapper, not murderer.

Antonio is still alive and we're waiting for him.

We need to buy some time.

We're implementing a delaying strategy.

Time will unsettle Arizmendi.

Please, trust us.

So.

We need to give him something as an advance

to earn his trust.

He will think we're using the time

to gather the rest of the money.

We can use whoever goes

to pick up the money as bait.

We'll follow him and get to Arizmendi.

But we need to give them something.

How much do you suggest?

300,000 dollars.

That's absurd.

That's the minimum we need to give him

to keep negotiating.

Can you guarantee

that my son's body will rest in peace?

No, Manuel.

I don't want to tell my granddaughters

they won't see their dad again.

Count with that money, Commander.

And do what you have to do.

Thank you, ma'am. Excuse me.

I'm not surprised fucking Salas

is behind this.

Boss, that geezer,

Silva, he's in direct contact with the President.

- He is? - Yes.

Asshole.

Well, then.

Eva Luna.

Yes?

Let's drink some mezcal, my dear.

Yes, let's do it.

Call the dead guy's wife and tell her the truth.

Me, boss?

- I never did those calls. - You will today.

Give the poor woman my condolences. Go on, let her know.

Okay.

Wait, wait.

Ready? Activate it.

Hello?

Mrs. Silva.

Yes, it's me. We have the money.

Please don't hurt Antonio.

We have the money you asked. Who is this?

Boss. Boss.

Mrs. Silva has all the money. She's on the phone.

Well, who is this?

I'm the person you will talk to from now on.

- They have the money. - Let me see.

- Hello? - Hello, ma'am.

Do you have something to write with?

Yes. I'm listening, sir.

You have two hours to get to the meeting point.

You'll see everything will be fine.

Hey, get the bag ready.

I'll get it.

Hurry up.

The light, man.

One second.

Are you kidding me?

Are you kidding me?

If you want to finance your freedom,

now we need 600,000. We have you.

Oh.

Pick up.

Yes.

Boss. They caught us.

We're screwed.

There was only a note asking for money

in exchange for your freedom.

Honey, it's getting late.

I know. I'll drink my orange juice and I'll leave.

Oh, coffee.

Baby, where's your bag?

In my room, mom.

Hurry up. The bus will come and leave you.

Don't think you'll take this to school.

- Why? - They can steal it.

They're really expensive and hard to get. Come on.

Baby, where did this note come from?

Some guy gave it to me outside my school

while we waited for the bus.

Who was he?

What did he say? Did he hurt you?

No, he said he was your friend.

Oh, okay. Yes, sure.

You're not going to school today.

Why?

No, honey. Finish your breakfast. You're not going.

Come on. Let's go. We'll lose our sits, hurry up!

Let's go.

Wait for me.

Do you like the movie? It's good, huh?

Yes.

Come with me.

We got you.

I'll be right back.

Come here.

Thank you.

This job makes me really thirsty.

Did the squirrel wake you up yet?

Do you remember where your little boss is?

I told you everything I know.

Don't you get it, asshole?

If you don't get me to Arizmendi,

I'll kill you. But I'll go for your family first.

No. Please don't.

They have nothing to do with this.

Please, don't hurt them.

Then, hand Arizmendi over to me.

This is an exchange, asshole.

The house where we took Silva.

He got it for the kidnap.

He has more than ten houses.

He sells them, he buys them. He's always moving.

That's all I know, boss.

When he wants to reach out to me,

he calls me on my phone.

It's all I know.

You're lucky we have time.

No.

Let's see if your wrists can take this.

Give him a little roast.

Let's deal again.

They're hustlers.

He always loses.

Deal again.

Where did you get them?

With Doña Peles, boss.

They're great.

Doña Esperanza. They're good.

Delicious.

Give me that.

You know what to do.

Hello.

Hello. Can you hear me? Everything okay?

Yes, boss. I was just wondering about you.

Hey, I have a gig. I need to see you.

When?

Today around two.

Yes, boss. Where?

Near Palacio de los Deportes, on Churubusco.

I'll see you there, boss.

What's it like to be a traitor and a hero at once?

And you ask me?

Hear my voice.

Clean him up, huh.

He must look beautiful to see his little boss.

Now, yes. Let's eat, boys.

Prepare those teeth. Give me some lemon.

Come on. Let's go.

You know what to do.

You look better with your mouth shut. Get in.

Hurry up. Get in.

That's him?

Yes.

Be careful, don't do anything stupid

because you won't live to tell it, are we clear?

Stop right there! Police!

Congratulations, Commander.

Well done, Wilfrido.

Here you have Arizmendi, alive and kicking.

You should kill me, boss. Win the medal.

I'd rather be dead than in jail.

Shh, eggs aren't made to order.

The best thing that will happen to you is to be in jail.

Go on.

Smells great.

- Sit down. - Sure.

What about that cigarette in my kitchen?

You're smoking a lot, aren't you?

Are you sleeping well?

Hmm.

You look more and more like your father.

I don't. Why?

Those bags under your eyes and the smell of cigar.

You got what I asked?

When your dad retired, I wanted to burn

all those files. But he didn't let me.

And when he died, I thought about it again, but.

But?

They're not just files.

His whole life is in there.

Will you tell me what you're working on?

It's a new documentary about extortion

kidnappings in the 1990s.

About your father?

And Arizmendi.

As a daughter or as a journalist?

I don't know yet.

Eat.

CRIME INVESTIGATION OPENS

How much is a daughter's life worth?

Thank you.

Good morning, Arizmendi.

Good morning. Sit.

Thank you for having me.

I don't like interviews.

But you promised there would be a book too. I hope you're right.

Do you mind if I record?

Take notes for now. I'll loosen up later.

Where do you want to start?

From the beginning.

This would be beginning from the end.

You wrote that note.

This note was my biggest mistake. It's the reason I ended up here.

You and me.

We know each other, Miss Lucía.

You've grown up.