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LADY ALTAGRACIA
Rosalba, please let the driver know I'm going out.
Hi.
Will you forgive me for all the dumb stuff I said yesterday?
I know it hurts to talk about my dad.
I mean, I'm crazy about Marcos and he's only my boyfriend.
I can't imagine getting pregnant...
Wait, no. Don't say that.
The same thing is not going to happen to you.
You're a very pretty and very smart girl.
I know you'll demand the respect you deserve.
You're not going to make the same mistake I made.
Was I that mistake?
No, sweetie, of course not.
My mistake was falling in love with the wrong man,
a man who wouldn't fight for us.
The day I found out I was pregnant with you,
I loved you with all my heart.
I love you, sweetie.
That's why I don't want anybody to hurt you
the way they hurt me.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I promise to never judge you again.
I couldn't sleep last night thinking about so many things,
like our family and Dad.
What do you mean?
I mean, it's just Aunt Altagracia, you and me.
Felipe doesn't live with us anymore.
I don't know... maybe I have family on my dad's side,
maybe a brother or sister...
Isabela, no.
Forget about your father and his family.
There's nothing there for us.
I've got to go.
Wait, you're forgetting the grocery list.
You need all of this?
What do you expect?
For me to grow crops and buy a cow to feed you?
Just do the groceries and don't forget anything.
It wouldn't hurt you to say please.
You got home late yesterday feeling all relaxed
while I was here killing myself
trying to get him to sleep.
You went drinking with your friends, didn't you?
No, I didn't.
Madam Judge...
Tsk, tsk, tsk... no.
Take your clothes off.
Me?
Then what?
You worked overtime for the judge?
Yeah.
Then tell her to give you a raise
if she's going to take advantage of you like that.
Take advantage of me?
Exploiting you at work.
It's only fair that she pay you for all the hours you work.
Okay, I'll tell her.
Give me the list. I love you.
Don't forget anything.
Okay.
Bye.
-See you later. -Have a good day.
Bye!
I'm leaving, Mom.
Come here, honey. It's still early.
I want to talk to you about something.
Come sit.
I want to apologize for the way I acted yesterday.
I got upset because...
you didn't want to believe the bruise was from an accident.
I just wanted to help you.
I know that, honey.
I just don't understand why you would think...
that your father hit me.
You think I'm stupid?
Why is it so hard for you to act like a man?
Has your father ever gotten violent with you?
No, Dad's never hit me.
Are you sure, Diego?
As sure as you are about him never hitting you either.
How'd it go with Preciado last night?
Is he more willing to cooperate?
I had to pressure him a little bit more,
but I finally got him to identify Alejandro Cespedes.
Look.
So he's another one of the Monkeys.
A military officer.
With a good reputation.
I was up late last night looking him up.
He lived in Veracruz until he was 18,
then he joined the military.
Since then, his reputation has been beyond reproach.
He's clean as a whistle.
No one in his circle could imagine
him doing what he did to you.
I want to be completely sure that he's one of them.
Miguel could've identified him so you'd stop torturing him.
I need to meet him.
It won't be that easy.
According to some sources,
he just went on a military mission.
They didn't know where he went or when he'll be back.
That kind of information is confidential.
What about the rest of the Monkeys?
It's good news.
Miguel said he's willing to give their names,
but it has to be you who goes to talk to him.
Don't be so serious. I'm fine.
You're tired. Go home and get some rest.
Sure, and leave you here alone
so that lady's thugs can finish the job?
Finish what? No one's even started anything.
I already told you. I was mugged.
Please, Saul.
You were mugged just outside her office.
What a coincidence!
I'm serious, Dad. Stay out of this.
You may be an adult, but I'm sorry...
look at you.
This happened to you because you tried to help me.
How can I not care?
Leave him alone, honey.
He underwent surgery 24 hours ago.
Less than that even.
Why don't you go get some coffee?
Fine.
So we can talk.
-I apologize. -It's okay, Dad.
Thank you, sweetie.
You didn't have to kick him out of the room.
Yes, I did.
I want to know what really happened.
You can lie to everyone else, but you can't lie to me.
I'm your mother.
Who shot you and why?
Excuse me, ma'am.
The young man who dined here the other evening
is here to see you.
Good morning.
I know I should've called first, but I need to talk to you.
He's okay.
Wait for me in the car, Braulio.
I don't think this will take very long.
Thank you for seeing me.
The other evening you said I could come and...
Since you were brave enough to come,
I want to see if you're as smart as Isabela says you are
and if you know what's good for you.
I'm so worried. I hope Saul recovers quickly.
I hope the hospital will let us see him.
Are you going back to the hospital?
You got back late last night.
Your dad's right.
We haven't sold anything since everything happened,
and if you don't sell food right away, it goes bad.
Yeah, but it's on the way. We'll be quick.
It won't take up a lot of our time.
I promise we'll make up for what we didn't sell yesterday.
Now hold on, Monica.
You got home very late last night
and today you're already running off to work.
You still haven't told me where Saul got shot.
In his abdomen. I told you.
That's not what I meant.
I meant the place where he was mugged.
How'd you find out he was mugged and wounded?
-Because... -Were you with Saul?
Why would you think that, Dad?
I found out because Mrs. Magda called me,
and then I did what all our neighbors did.
I rushed to the hospital.
Right, Lydia?
Yeah.
-Where's the avocado? -Probably in the bag.
You're not going to answer me?
You know what, son? Ximena was right.
The problems at the tenement are going to end up killing us.
Me getting shot has nothing to do
with the problems at the tenement.
Then what's the real reason?
That you're still sleeping with that lady?
Mom.
Her husband is a politician.
Felipe Valenzuela, I believe.
He asked other representatives for help
in expropriating that land.
What would happen if he found out
there's something going on between you and that lady?
He'd want to kill you.
Was it him?
Did he hire someone to kill you?
I know you weren't mugged. Tell me the truth.
I already lost Clara and I can't lose you too.
I couldn't take it.
I don't understand why you treat me this way.
Isabela is someone who's very important to me.
You're starting off on the wrong foot, boy.
We have a problem.
My niece can't be just someone to any man
who's interested in her.
She has to be everything to him,
and from what I've found out about you,
you're not that kind of man.
You had me investigated?
I have a lot to do, so I'll be very clear.
I want you to go away.
Get away from my niece and disappear from our lives.
What?
I'm being very clear.
I did welcome you into my home, but Isabela lied to me again.
She lied to us because she spent the night with you.
Because we love each other.
What do you two know about love?
You're just kids.
Love is giving the other person everything they need.
What could you possibly offer my niece?
I can't offer her a lot right now,
but if I go back to school and graduate...
Except you're not going back to school.
I got you kicked out so you could go far, far away.
So you made up that story about the drugs
and had me expelled.
Let's say... yes.
If you don't leave, I won't have to make anything else up.
They will find drugs
in your book bag, your house, your clothes,
your mom's purse or your dad's car.
Then you'll all end up in jail.
You don't want that for your family, do you?
You'd actually do something like that?
Goodness, of course I wouldn't.
I have many people who work for me.
All I need to do is give them your name
and you and your family will go to prison for a long time.
Yes, but what do I need to take?
Hold on.
Good morning, Judge.
Hi. I wanted to ask you something.
I wanted to ask...
if anyone found out about what we did yesterday.
What did we do?
You know, me going to your house and us...
you know.
What are you talking about?
As far as I know, nothing worth remembering happened yesterday.
You only came over to my house to drop off some papers
and then you left.
That's all that happened.
Don't just stand there like an idiot.
Get to work or bring me coffee or tea or anything.
Get out of my sight.
Go.
I think my dad's suspicious.
I hope no one tells him
Saul got shot outside of the Sandoval offices
and that I took him to the hospital.
Hopefully not.
Then he'd find out we went there to sell sandwiches
to that witch's workers.
Don't call her that.
Don't you see she's helping us out?
I don't like lying to my dad though.
Well, after yesterday, that lady owes you.
Wouldn't you agree?
-You don't think so? -I do.
Hey, can you help me? Please?
Just up there. Thank you.
Answer me. I asked you something.
Hold on.
Thank you so much.
That's good. Thanks.
Ask her to write you a check,
give it to your dad, then you won't feel bad anymore.
Aren't you fresh?
She's letting us sell sandwiches outside her company
and you want to charge her on top of that?
You're taking advantage.
-I'm taking advantage? -Yes.
I'm not. I'm being real.
Let's go. "I'm being real."
If you'll excuse me.
Why did you make Isabela believe that you'd accepted me?
She loves and admires you so much.
And she'll continue to,
unless you tell her about our conversation...
but you know what the consequences would be.
What if I don't back down to your threats?
What if I don't care if I go to jail
and would rather speak the truth?
That's not going to happen, and you know why?
Because you're only interested in Isabela's money,
which I could give you.
I could write you a blank check.
You write in any amount you want.
I'm not interested in her money!
Don't raise your voice at me, boy.
We don't yell here.
You're not interested,
so I'd rather give that money to the people who work for me
so they can take care of you and your family.
Giving you money would be like winning the lottery for you.
It's your call, Marquitos.
You either go away or I'll make you go away.
Oh, and make yourself at home.
Lock the door behind you when you leave, sweetie.
What are you doing here?
Your house looks exactly the same.
You still have my dad's picture.
Well, he was my brother and I loved him a lot.
I actually have feelings,
even if you and Altagracia don't believe that.
What I don't believe
is what you told me at the hospital yesterday.
You were too upset
for us to have run into each other by coincidence.
I told you that I know people in that building,
where Saul Aguirre's parents live.
Didn't I introduce you to my friend Lydia?
Yes, you did, but not the other girl who was with you.
I saw you hug her,
and when you realized that I was watching you,
you stopped.
You're crazy.
I was consoling her. She's Saul's friend.
-Is that so? -Yes.
Oh, please. I know you very well.
You're not the consoling type
except when you want something in return.
All of your moves are calculated,
especially when you want money.
You asked me for money for my niece recently, didn't you?
Wait.
You don't actually think that girl
is Altagracia's daughter, do you?
Please, Regina.
Are you going to think that
about every girl you see me with?
That's ridiculous.
If that's the case, then Lydia could be her too.
No, Lydia doesn't look like my dad,
but the other girl does.
She has his eyes and his smile.
She could be my dad's granddaughter.
You're crazy.
You told me you were in touch with her.
Tell me the truth.
That girl at the hospital yesterday
is Altagracia's daughter, isn't she?
LADY ALTAGRACIA