CC: TELEMUNDO NETWORK
LADY ALTAGRACIA
PREVIOUSLY
Stop!
No!
That's Altagracia. She's with Miguel Preciado.
What relation does she have to that criminal?
Your daughter is dead.
His prognosis is...
he has less than a year left to live.
What are you doing here?
I told you we would deal with our problems at home.
You're so shameless.
Maybe if you didn't come home so late, we could talk.
I told you I was going to help a friend in the evening.
-With what? -What do you mean?
Help him with what?
I can't tell you.
Right, you two were probably with hookers.
What?
I came her to see if you really did come in to work
or if you were with her.
Madam Judge, hi. I'm sorry.
What's your boss' problem?
Does she dislike me so much that she can't even say hi?
Stop beating around the bush. What's going on?
Is it my dad? Did something happen to him?
No, I just expressed myself incorrectly.
I've been looking into your father's case more in depth.
I asked the nurses to tell you
that I wanted to speak with you if they saw you...
...so I could update you.
Okay.
Hey, Doctor, do you usually get this nervous
around all your patients' daughters,
or does it only happen around Monica?
Are you serious?
What's wrong with you? Apologize to him.
Dr. Rodolfo is a serious man. That was rude of you.
I apologize if I offended you, Doctor.
Thank you.
Doctor, can I talk to you in your office for a few minutes?
I want to tell you something about my dad,
but I mostly want to ask for a favor.
I have almost all of the money for his treatment.
I want to know when my dad can start
so he can start walking again.
I'm telling you. Altagracia believed me.
As of yesterday, she believes her daughter to be dead.
Of course, thanks to Regina doing her part.
She didn't contradict what I said.
-I hope this works. -It's going to work.
Even though she'll see her at the office every day,
Altagracia will never think that Monica is her daughter.
She thinks she died as a child.
Regina could change her mind though
and tell Altagracia the truth.
I think it's best that I take Monica somewhere far away
before my illness worsens.
Sorry for coming with a cop.
He's my friend and he's helping me guard the money.
Yes, I understand.
-Safety concerns in this city. -Exactly.
I want to ask you for a huge favor, Doctor.
The truth is all this money makes me uncomfortable,
so could you tell my dad I paid for half of it
and the government the other half?
When I tell him about the money
and how hard it's been for me to get it,
it makes him anxious.
If he asks you, can you tell him that?
Monica, you need to stop. You need to talk to your dad.
You said it yourself.
Every single peso in your hand is hard-earned money.
Don't let it go to waste...
Why would it go to waste?
I mean, I'm investing in my dad's health.
I can't tell you anything
because it would be unethical of me,
but you need to talk to him.
You can't continue being lied to.
You're scaring me.
Why do I need to talk to him? What's going on?
No wonder you were so nervous out there.
You're keeping something from me.
What is it?
I know you. What are you planning now?
No...
I was thinking...
we should get back everything Altagracia took from you
plus interest for living in poverty for so long
because of her.
No, I just want back what she took from me.
Don't be so naīve.
That witch is as miserly as she is wealthy.
You should've seen the way she looked at me
when I brought up the money she owes you.
You need lots of money so you can take Monica away from here
and give her a better future.
That's your wish.
I have no way of putting pressure on her.
I was the one who gave her my house, my company...
I signed papers over while drunk...
Of course!
Why didn't I think of this before?
What we need is the help from someone
who hates Altagracia as much as you do, if not more...
someone who's going through exactly the same thing...
who's an alcoholic and is in total ruin
because of the same woman...
Congressman Felipe Valenzuela.
The Cuernavaca Project and the pending permits?
-The green file. -Great.
The list of personnel for the project approved by HR?
The red file.
Thank you, Tania.
I like that you're always very efficient.
You can start gathering the contract for the new project.
-I'll go on my own. -Yes, ma'am.
There's no need for you to come in like this.
They know they have to let you in.
Is something wrong?
We're not leaving here until you tell me the truth.
Why did you go see Miguel Preciado
just before he went missing?
Madam Judge?
I'm sorry.
Please don't be upset because of what Elena said.
Did you hear what she said?
She said I was with another woman last night,
but I wasn't.
There's no other woman. Actually, it's just you.
I wanted to say that maybe you've already forgotten
about what happened between us, but I haven't.
For me, it wasn't some fling or one-night stand.
I should probably feel guilty because I'm married,
but...
But what?
I don't love my wife.
I'm with her because of my son.
How can I feel guilt over something so wonderful though?
Nothing's more wonderful than making love to you.
Why are you asking me why I went to see Miguel Preciado?
You were in the security videos.
When I ran into you at the beach in Veracruz,
I know you were coming back from Miguel Preciado's offices.
What were you doing there and why didn't you tell me?
I love that we're in here alone.
I love it too, but don't change the subject.
When I ran in to you at that beach, you were very upset.
You even went in the water with your clothes on.
You told me about a promise you made
to a very important man in your life.
The only man I had ever loved,
but that's not the case anymore.
You know why.
Yes, because you love me. I know that.
Because no one makes you feel the way I do.
See?
You know me too well.
I can't keep any secrets from you.
I know, but not because you told me,
because I can feel it in your body.
You may have been with other men before,
but you never made love to any of them.
I like that you know that, yet you still feel secure
because it's the truth.
I know it is, but that's not the truth I want to know.
Please answer me.
What happened with Miguel Preciado?
Why'd you go see him?
Does it have to do with that promise you made?
Is it revenge?
Why are you saying that my dad is lying to me?
What do you know that I don't?
I'm your father's doctor, but I want us to talk as friends.
Can we?
Your father is an adult,
and I know you've always been there to take care of him,
but you should let him make his own decisions right now.
Whatever decisions he makes, I'll still help him.
What better decision than to get cured and get better?
Why is that so complicated?
Look, as your friend,
I can't let you give that money to the hospital.
They don't care if the government gave it to you,
if someone gave it to you or if you earned it.
They don't care.
They just care that the file has a "PAID" stamp on it,
and that's it.
I care about you though.
Then stop trying to avoid me and help my dad.
If I wanted to avoid you,
I wouldn't have seen you the day you insulted me.
Remember?
It's not like I said something horrible.
That was just me.
I know, and you were desperate for me to see your father.
Yeah.
I've seen many families come through my office,
daughters, who I'm sure love their father...
but I'd never seen this kind of devotion before.
He's all I have.
He raised me by himself, so...
He raised you to be a strong and tenacious woman,
but no matter how much you insist,
I can't give you any information
without patient authorization.
Talk to him.
I don't like seeing you cry, Judge.
I won't forgive myself for making you cry.
I only wanted you to know that you're very important to me.
I know we both screwed up because we're married,
but I only wanted you to know
it wasn't just some fling for me.
The proof is what I'm feeling right now.
My heart is breaking.
I don't want any more hugs.
What's this?
What is it?
Nothing.
Did your husband give you those bruises?
Did he abuse you again?
I need to see Altagracia immediately.
I do too, but she won't answer. I don't understand.
What is it?
She was waiting for the elevator.
She has a meeting right now.
Let's go see.
Fine, I admit it.
The woman you saw in the security video was me.
I met with Miguel Preciado in Veracruz.
Why? Why'd you go see him?
Because Margarita had mentioned his name
and it sounded familiar to me.
When I got back to the office, I looked through my files.
His shipping company turned out to be
one we had considered for exporting of our materials,
so I decided I'd meet him in person.
Why though?
Because I was curious.
I wanted to tell him I wasn't going to do business with him.
Why in person though? Why not over the phone?
Because I needed to see him. I was impulsive.
I felt a lot of anger after what Margarita told me.
She told me that sicko raped a lot of women.
Yes, I found a lot of newspaper clippings inside his house.
What? You went inside his house?
Yes, I did,
and I found lots of reports from different newspapers,
some dating 20 years back,
many, many women, some who went missing and others who died.
Margarita is the only one who managed to get away from him.
Or maybe not.
Forget about that animal.
He's revolting and he didn't care
that he ruined so many innocent lives.
Like the man who ruined your life perhaps?
That's why you have so much anger and resentment.
I think a man like Miguel Preciado
did something very horrible to you.
You can trust me.
I will love you despite anything that happened to you,
especially if you were the victim.
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LADY ALTAGRACIA