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LADY ALTAGRACIA
Dad! What happened?
Let's go find that doctor I found online.
Altagracia's nothing but a...
Shut up!
No! What's wrong with you?
Your father needs long-term treatment,
but you need to buy his medication.
I'm going to give you an extra five pesos because I like you.
There you go.
Pay it forward. Thanks!
Sorry, Dr. Mendoza, let me take that off your hands.
I love feeling you... Altagracia.
What did you say your name was?
Altagracia Sandoval, but people call me Lady Altagracia.
Charmed.
Lady Altagracia?
Well, that's what the media calls me.
I own the Sandoval Construction Company.
The Sandoval Construction Company?
I've read about it.
It's one of the most important companies in the city.
Not just in the city, in the entire country
and soon, in all of Latin America.
I'm honored, Lady Altagracia.
What brings you here?
Miguel, I'm here because...
may I call you by your first name?
Of course.
Well, Miguel, I've heard about your business skills.
I need very special supplies brought in from abroad.
It'd be a pleasure to work with you.
Aside from being intelligent, you're very beautiful.
Tell me, how'd you hear about me?
You've never been to Veracruz, have you?
No.
It's my first time.
It's a pleasure to be here for you on your first time.
I feel the same way.
Felipe.
Are you awake?
No, I can't let Altagracia do to you what she did to Lazaro.
I can't let her turn you into an insecure drunk.
Altagracia, dear, is that you?
Come here.
Felipe!
I'm so sorry, Doctor.
I didn't know it was you. I'm so sorry.
-I was confused. -Yes, of course you are.
You think all these people are here waiting,
because we don't do our jobs.
No, I swear that's not it.
It's just that... I understand.
I know you have more patients than you can handle but...
Look, you accused me of being inconsiderate.
You said that making you wait is my way of feeling
like I'm all that.
-No! -Yes.
No, really. Look, that's just how I talk.
I'm from a small town and I come off strong.
I apologize, but my dad and me came from really far away.
We're tired and we've been waiting days to see you.
Oh, so you're going to keep complaining?
No, that's not the point.
I'm just telling you what's going on, alright?
Look, Doctor, please forget everything I said.
I'm sorry.
Just... please take his case.
Please.
No doctor can refuse to see any patients.
If you have an appointment, I'll see you.
Jerk.
Don't look at me like that, Dad.
I was only nice because we need him.
We need him?
Yes, we need him.
You'll see.
As soon as he starts treating you,
you'll start feeling better.
Who's that man Altagracia destroyed?
Who... I heard you.
You said...
"I won't let her do the same to you."
Am I right?
Who is it?
You misheard me. I didn't say that.
I might be drunk, but I'm not stupid, deaf or crazy.
Who is that man and what did Altagracia do to him?
You know, I don't think you should be talking.
You just need to sleep.
Look... Regina...
I'm only drunk because of her.
It's been a long time since we slept in the same bed!
She said our schedules don't match.
Come on!
I feel emasculated, Yesenia.
I don't understand what's happening to me.
Last night in bed I couldn't... perform for Altagracia.
Altagracia sent you this.
She says it'll make you feel better.
Take a sip.
I'm not a man anymore!
I'm useless.
This just keeps getting worse!
Look at me!
Look at what I've been reduced to, Regina.
I'm so stupid for loving her!
Thank you.
I'm Detective Karen Velarde. What can I help you with?
A female detective?
Yes, is there a problem?
No, not at all.
I didn't know there were female detectives here in Veracruz.
My name is Saul Aguirre, attorney at law.
Well, I just got here yesterday and forgot to tell you.
-I'm sorry. -Hey.
Look, I came here personally,
because I called from the capital yesterday
and no one was able to help me.
There was a crime committed in your jurisdiction.
Take a seat.
I'm listening.
Tell me about the case.
If there's anything I can do, I'll help you.
The warehouses are on this side.
That's where we keep the supplies we receive.
Here's where we keep all the things we export.
Good.
I hope your warehouses are big enough to store
all the supplies my company needs.
They're huge... and so are my ships.
Just wait until you see them.
The pier is right this way.
Shall we?
I'm glad you're here with me. It makes me feel safer.
You're safe with me in business matters...
and anywhere else.
Is something wrong?
Nothing... it's your cologne.
I like it.
It smells wonderful.
It's my favorite.
I've been using it since I was young.
It's a very strong and masculine scent.
I grew up fast.
Are you single or are you one of those men
who takes off their ring after they leave the house?
No, not at all.
I don't have a ring because I'm eternally single.
No woman has been able to tie me down.
But you never know. Anything is possible.
That's right.
-Shall we? -Of course.
Miguel Preciado is a psychopath who's been abusing women
for more than 20 years.
My client, Margarita Vasquez, was one of his victims.
She was lucky enough to make it out alive,
but can you imagine how many women he's killed in 20 years?
Unfortunately, what you're telling me doesn't surprise me.
This year we're one of the top five cities with most femicides,
but victims just sweep it under the rug.
Well, my client accused the man
and somehow she ended up in prison
because of a corrupt police captain.
Now, as it weren't enough, this man, Preciado,
killed Margarita's mother yesterday.
That's why I need your help. I need you to interrogate him.
Help me prove this man is guilty.
Just a second, sir.
I'm not here to defend your client.
I'm here to help all the women who go through this,
who are abused and who have no one to protect them.
-That's why I'm here. -Exactly.
Take advantage of Margarita's case to set a precedent.
Please help me.
Help me get this bastard off the streets
so he can't stop killing and raping women.
I'm telling you, Margarita.
As soon as you're discharged,
you're coming to live at the tenement.
Not just that, when you're ready,
you can stay at our place.
Thank you so much.
Now, I know who Saul takes after.
Hey, are you sure you want to go back to Veracruz?
No, after everything that's happened,
I don't know what I'm going to do.
I feel you're the only people I can trust.
Which reminds me, yesterday the Lady insisted
on knowing about your case.
She even bothered to come back today
to see how you were doing.
What did she tell you? Why did she come?
You're about to taste the best coffee in Veracruz.
That's great. I love coffee.
Thanks, babe.
Thank you.
-Shall we keep going? -Of course.
A nice man such as yourself must have lots of friends.
Not as many as you might think.
Besides investing in your shipping company,
I'm interested in other business endeavors.
I'd like to meet other local businessmen,
but only people you really trust.
You know, people you've known for years.
I'm drawing up a blank right now, but I'll think about it.
We'll do great things together.
I agree.
We stand a lot to gain from this relationship,
this professional relationship.
Of course.
It could help give both our companies a mark of quality.
Mark... mark...
Yesterday you said something about the mark of the devil,
something about a mark on his chest.
What was it?
It's a tattoo of a trident.
It's a monkey with the devil's tail.
It's the symbol of the Monkeys.
It's a monkey with the devil's tail.
It's the symbol of the Monkeys.
Why are you looking at me like that?
It's just that your collar...
Oh, I'm so sorry!
Please forgive me. I should've been more careful.
-Don't worry. -I'm so sorry, Miguel.
-It's fine. -No, it's not.
Take off your shirt so we can get that stain out
before it sets...
No, really. Don't worry.
It's fine.
There's a restroom here. I can change later.
Well, I can go with you.
Yeah, don't stay here.
Let me help, Miguel. Please.
I need a doctor!
Doctor, please help!
This is pointless.
In any case, I'm never going to make it out of this chair.
Dad, don't say that.
Lady Altagracia!
I'm so sorry,
but I think you're making it worse.
Let me do it.
How?
Give me the shirt.
I always fix my own mistakes.
I stained it so I can fix it.
I get it.
You did it on purpose, didn't you?
What do you mean?
You didn't just come here for business.
You also came for pleasure.
Take it easy, Preciado!
For years, I've been the one who decides
what to do with a man.
LADY ALTAGRACIA