A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
PREVIOUSLY...
[Sofia] I know everything.
I know you're a liar because I read it online.
I also know your name's not Maria Dantes.
It's Teresa Mendoza.
And I know you killed my father.
[Jonathan] Manuela will be spending the night at the hospital
with her mother.
I've got free rein to search her house.
I'm positive Manuela is hiding something.
[Batman] I want you to know I had nothing to do with what happened.
She ran out and left the door open
and the kid took advantage and ran out too.
When was she last seen?
[Batman] On the subway headed toward Garibaldi.
[Teresa] We need to speak in person.
- Where are you? - [Willy] You're going to Mexico.
You do remember always saying I couldn't go to Mexico
because of everything the infamous Güero Davila did, right?
You want my uncle's enemies to kill me?
[Margaret] A car with four men inside just pulled up.
I'll cover you, and you get in my car.
[gun shots]
[Simon] Mrs. Mercedes lives here.
If she likes you, she'll give you lots of work.
Hey, let me do the talking when we walk in.
Don't ruin everything by crying, okay?
Okay. I promise.
[Mercedes] The girl you're looking for has turned up.
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
[Siso] Change of plans.
I'll receive the merchandise myself.
GALICIA, SPAIN
I'm telling you so that your people keep that in mind.
I'm expecting a smooth unloading.
Nothing like that personal touch.
[Zurdo] Weren't you sending your men because you were busy?
You said it.
I was busy. Not anymore.
The woman I was after vanished.
[Zurdo] You were standing me up over a girl, asshole?
[laughing]
That's fine.
Some women are worth pulling a fast one on
if it means getting tail.
[Siso] It's not at all what you think, Zurdo.
My interest in your fellow Mexican
is strictly financial.
She owes me.
My countrywomen always say yes,
but they never say when.
Maybe I'll even meet her
and twist her arm into paying her debt.
I might've talked to you about her.
Does the name Teresa Mendoza ring a bell?
Do you know her?
[exhales]
You ever heard of that fellow Mexican, partner?
Only what I've heard on the news
about her business and how she was the Queen of the South.
But I don't know her. Wasn't she missing?
[Siso] Was. Not anymore.
She turned up, and she's got so many bodies to her name
that others want payback.
[Zurdo] You must be one of them, right, asshole?
I can hear you gnashing your teeth.
[Siso] I'll get into detail when we see each other.
Over a good bottle of wine.
Tequila, you mean. On my ranch, we only drink domestic products.
Maybe that'll get you to tell me everything she did to you.
You seem very interested.
[Zurdo] I just want to know if the legend is true,
if what the song says is true.
That her ovaries became the biggest pair of balls
in the world
and that she's the last person you'd want to mess with.
[laughing]
The most important thing
is putting a bullet in Teresa Mendoza's head,
but that doesn't take away from her being a badass woman.
And yeah, she's got guts.
Yeah, what a woman!
All right, then.
Bye.
[whistles]
♪ In Tuscany, Italy ♪
♪ Where Teresa is hiding ♪
♪ Her daughter was kidnapped ♪
♪ To make her come back ♪
♪ To her beloved Mexico ♪
♪ Watch out, I'm coming back ♪
♪ During that rescue ♪
♪ New things came to light ♪
♪ A full house ♪
♪ In Teresa's claws ♪
♪ She will rampage for revenge ♪
♪ The Queen of the South has come back ♪
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Wait, Tesa. Are you sure this isn't a trap?
I don't trust this man.
Oleg, I've got two choices,
I either go search for clues to find my daughter
or I sit idly by, waiting for her to turn up,
and that last one ain't happening.
Now let's do this.
There it is.
I liked the other drawing better,
but that one's pretty badass, huh?
Wait, let me turn on the light.
- Well? - Wow.
What's amazing is I never taught her to use fluorescents.
I didn't know she was familiar with them.
Who are Miguel and Antonio?
[Batman] My children.
My children that that motherfucker Ratas killed.
- Did you tell Sofia that? - [Batman] Yep.
That's why she put their names there.
Lupo?
Remember, Oleg?
I told you she'd written Lupo, which means wolf in Italian.
Why would my daughter write that?
Who knows?
Who's FB?
I'm talking to you.
Who's FB?
- [sighs] - It's me.
Huh?
[Batman] It's me. FB is me.
I was...
I was talking to your daughter the other day,
and I told her my middle name was Facundo,
[chuckles] so she started making fun of me and told me
facondo is what they call con men in Italy.
I think that's why.
F for Facundo and B for Batman.
Huh?
Who else was watching my daughter?
All right, that's enough questions.
Let's go upstairs.
I'm doing more for you than what you did for me.
And don't threaten to tell Mr. Epifanio
that I lent her the phone to talk to you
because he already knows.
I lent her the phone because...
because I fucking felt like it.
Let's go upstairs. Come on.
Let's go!
[Teresa] Tell me more about that hag
who was "taking care of" my daughter. The witch.
What can I tell you?
Your daughter and her didn't get along.
They argued all the time.
The woman was very suspicious,
and your daughter came up with a plan to scare her.
The woman bought it, ran out the door,
and was hit by a car.
She ended up a tortilla because of your daughter.
Because of my daughter? Does she know that?
Can you imagine how she must feel?
Probably not too bad.
She was able to escape thanks to that.
What did you expect? It was her one chance to escape.
It's called survival.
You did a fantastic job teaching her that.
You've been running from us forever.
Cesar, Facundo, Batman, or whatever your name is,
I'll be direct with you.
What'll it take for you to join Teresa's side?
How many zeroes, Batman?
Think of a number you're comfortable with,
enough for you to retire for the rest of your life
if you team with us.
[scoffs]
[Batman] You've lived in Europe so long
that you've forgotten how this business is, Teresa.
Betrayal means death here.
Those are the rules, and neither of us came up with them.
They were in place before us.
I can't betray my boss.
Aren't you ashamed you're still serving
the man who killed your family, Batman?
That is what happened, isn't it?
Or who betrayed who?
[Batman] Look, Ratas killed my family.
I was Mr. Epifanio Vargas' right hand,
and this guy hated me.
That's what happened.
Besides, Mr. Epifanio swore up and down
he had nothing to do with that.
[Teresa laughs]
And you believed him?
Do you not know Epifanio?
Oh, please.
Epifanio's a son of a bitch that'd sell out his own mother.
Yeah, but I am what I am thanks to Mr. Epifanio Vargas,
and I don't feel like betraying him.
That's all there is to it, so let's try to get along
because when you start bringing down Zurdo Villa,
I'll be your closest collaborator.
That's what my boss told me.
That sounded rehearsed.
As if Epifanio had trained you in what to say
in the event that Teresa offered to betray him.
Your words say one thing,
but your eyes say something different.
You're waiting for the right time to betray that man
and you won't find a better one.
Does your buddy here only understand Russian or what?
We're in Mexico.
Mexico. Don't forget that.
And here, if you betray a top dog,
you end up dead, hanging from a bridge.
That's how this is. Hmm?
If I betray Epifanio Vargas, I'm dead.
And if he were to become president,
even on the moon it wouldn't be safe for me to hide.
That's how this job is.
So let's just drop all this talk, all right?
Why don't you grab your ballet shoes
and tiptoe away to go fuck your mothers.
Hmm?
Let's go, Tesa.
We've got a long day ahead of us.
The offer remains on the table for whenever you're ready.
Look, Facundo,
if you find my daughter before me and give her to me,
I, myself, will get rid of Epifanio for you.
Think about it.
Who told her my name was Facundo?
[Alejandro] In the prior image, they get on the train,
and in this one, they should be getting out.
[Epifanio] Uh.
Yeah, I see them in the crowd,
but I don't see them emerging from the train.
That's correct.
And in the previous video, you can't see them getting on the train.
What a coincidence, don't you think?
So what do you think?
What if they never got on or off the train?
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
The tunnel.
Yeah.
These kids are going in that tunnel,
but where are they hiding?
That's what I'm going to find out.
[Simon] Let's ask for money.
- Let's go. - Let's ask.
[car horn blaring]
- How much did they give you? - A lot.
They gave me less.
I have to get a new flag.
A man told me he wouldn't give me anything
to help out with the campaign of this corrupt politician.
Look, more customers.
Let's go.
Thank you very much.
Spare some change for my mom's medications?
I got more money this time.
How about you?
[Sofia] Me?
I keep getting less and less.
Come here, kids.
[Simon] Mrs. Mercedes, first time you've ever come to collect.
No, I'm not here to collect anything.
I liked you so much I'm giving you a street in Polanco.
That way you'll make more money.
[Chato] Grab your things and get in the car.
[Simon] Okay.
Get in.
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
WASHINGTON D.C., USA
[keyboard clicking]
[machine buzzing]
[machine beeping]
[machine powering down
[in English] Here you go.
Kevin...
It's perfect.
That's the only kind of job I ever do, Johnny.
I know.
You... Planning a bank robbery?
What?
That key belongs to a security box
and the serial number belongs to First Mutual Bank.
It's a tough target, just in case you're thinking about it.
Okay. For you.
Come on now, you can do better.
Okay, take it.
The other one is for your service.
And this one...
For your discretion, okay?
Come back anytime.
Oh, sure. See you for the next one.
[door closes]
[Sergio] Granny!
[in Spanish] But how?
My aunt didn't tell me anything.
[Manuela] I called your cell phone and the house all night
and as always you didn't answer.
I was studying.
[Manuela] Studying in the middle of the night.
Wow, you're so studious.
I had my headphones on.
And you're scolding me?
You who's always telling me to try harder in school?
Aren't you late for school? You should've been there 30 minutes ago.
[Grandmother] Stop arguing.
Get dressed. Maybe they'll still let you in.
I'm not going, Auntie.
I'd rather stay with Grandma.
[laughs]
How was everything?
It's great to see you.
[in English] Fucking, great.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
[Rocío, in Spanish] I told you we're not on vacation, Paloma.
I have no reason to be here. I mean it, I want to leave.
Lower your voice.
We just got here and I already want to leave.
I don't know anybody and these people are very weird.
- We're trapped here. - [Rocío] And how were things in Spain?
Did you forget why we fled?
I was happy with my books and vampire stuff.
And now we're living with our father's murderer.
A murderer that saved us.
All our grandmother did was turn her back on us.
We should be grateful.
Yes. You're right.
I'm sorry. It's just the situation getting the better of me,
plus my hormones are going berserk.
It's normal, what with the pregnancy.
Have you decided what to do with the baby?
[Conejo] Girls, we have company.
- [door closes] - [inaudible]
[Conejo] Of course, she told me you were coming, dear.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have opened the door.
Hi.
I'm Willy Rangel. This is Raymundo.
Everybody calls me Ray.
Nice to meet you.
[Conejo] And these two who for some reason aren't saying much
are Paloma and Rocío Aljarafe.
[car approaching]
This is near the subway station
where my daughter was seen for the last time.
We'll find your daughter,
even if we have to circle this neighborhood a thousand times.
And we'll do it before them.
Epifanio has an army of men looking for her.
We have to win over Batman.
Did you see his eyes light up
when we mentioned betraying his boss?
He's loyal, but that can change at any moment.
Batman's hurt.
Since I killed Ratas,
he's got nobody on which to focus his revenge.
If Batman finds your daughter and gives her to us,
the operation against Zurdo Villa dies right there.
We'll have rescued your daughter and we'd return to Europe.
[sighs]
- It's Francesco. - What's he doing in Mexico?
He said he was coming, but I didn't think it'd be so soon.
Can we please follow him?
[tires screeching]
[Epifanio] This fucking kid.
She's as smart as her mother, isn't she?
She just escaped and she's already got a hideout
in the subway tunnels.
The Queen of the Subway.
I'm expecting a call.
Today, we'll find out where that thing is hiding.
Yeah, but we've got to find her and...
Where the hell have you been?
Where's the kid?
[Batman] I haven't found her yet, boss, but soon enough.
Don't lose faith.
Soon enough?
Don't forget that the cemetery is full of optimists, Batman.
She's just a nine-year-old kid.
She couldn't have just disappeared.
She'll turn up eventually.
The problem is where do we put her?
What do you mean where? The plan hasn't changed.
She can't stay at that safe house.
[Epifanio] Why not?
It's the best place.
We own it and all the cops are in our pocket.
They won't look for her there.
- You chickening out or what? - [Batman] No, that's not it, boss.
It's the neighbors. They're a bit nosey.
Since they thought Morgana was a nun,
they think she's gonna be a saint or something.
They're gonna put her face on a rosary
and even build her an altar!
He's right.
It's not good for people to be snooping around there.
And you know the press will be there
with all the fuss they kick up.
So what do you propose?
Running your mouth to complain doesn't do me any good.
No, no.
What if we take her to sacred ground?
To Sinaloa?
You want to take her near her mother?
Teresa Mendoza thinks her daughter went missing
in Mexico City.
She'll never think to look in her own backyard.
[vehicle approaching]
[Simon] I think you brought me luck.
Mrs. Mercedes never wanted to put me on a street in Polanco.
Wait till you see how many rich people live there.
Jose, a friend of mine,
says they sometimes give you dollars!
Watch how in just one day we'll make 300 pesos.
You can change in that room. Go on.
I'm going to work in white clothing?
You can't work in Polanco in those rags.
[Simon] But you've always said the dirtier we are,
the more money we get.
Not always, Simon.
In Polanco, if you look dirty to them, you disgust them.
And they won't want to touch your hand
to give you any money.
Then you should give Simon new clothes too.
Yes, he was brought something very nice as well.
But it didn't fit him.
That's why I want you to try on the dress.
Just in case we need to exchange it.
Go on. I'll walk you.
You can change in here. Hurry up.
Get going, kid.
You can't stay here all day not working.
What about my clothes? What about Sofia?
What clothes?
Go get me my money.
And don't forget what happens to people who shortchange me.
Chato!
- Yes, boss? - Take the kid.
- [Chato] Hurry. - [Simon] What about Sofia?
[Mercedes] Sofia?
Quit asking! Do you want to lose your job?
- Hurry up - [Mercedes] Go!
[Chato] Hurry up, kid! Get out.
[door closes]
[car engine revving]
Be right back.
[Teresa] Francesco.
Teresa?
What are you doing here?
[Teresa] What am I doing here? More like what are you doing in Mexico?
I moved my trip up.
In order to buy this house.
I'm going to tear it down and construct a building.
It's a good time to invest in this area.
What about you? What are you doing here?
Any news on your daughter?
No, nothing.
Turns out she escaped from where they were keeping her.
We think she might be nearby or in this neighborhood.
I need to find her before those bastards do.
If I do, I'm taking her to Europe before anyone finds out.
[sighs]
I have a good eye for sizes.
The shoes are tight.
May I have a bigger size, please?
I'll be doing a lot of walking.
They're tight because your feet are swollen
from being barefoot so long.
You'll get used to wearing more elegant shoes.
Would you like some ice cream?
Just don't get any on your dress, okay?
No, thank you, ma'am.
You can call me Mercedes.
Right now, we're waiting for someone really important
to come meet you.
I want you to be relaxed and comfortable.
Here's something to play with. Know what it is?
Yes, I've got one just like it in Italy.
Where did you say?
In my neighborhood. That's what it's called.
It's far away from here.
Where's Simon?
I sent him to the store to get clothes.
He's so thin it's hard to find things in his size.
I'll make you some quesadillas. I'll be back.
[keyboard clacking]
[sighing]
[Sofia] "Teo Aljarafe, the proud father of Rocío and Paloma
during their First Communion.
Mrs. Cayetana Aljarafe was there for her granddaughters'
commitment to the Lord."
[Teresa] I was at the house where Sofia was being kept.
- Are you serious? - Yes.
It was weird.
There was a wall on which she drew these strange things.
We always did that in Italy.
She'd leave clues inside the drawings.
I couldn't decipher anything, though.
I don't have much time. I have to find Sofia.
Yes.
I'd like to help. I know the area well.
I can help if you'd like.
- Yes, of course. - Okay.
Let's split up so we can cover more ground.
- Okay. Thanks, Francesco. - Okay.
[car engine revving]
MALAGA, SPAIN
[footsteps approaching]
[Charo] Aren't you going to eat today either?
You can't keep doing this.
You'll get sick.
[Cayetana] Leave me alone, Charo. I'm not in the mood for your sermons.
I'm going to ask something you won't like.
[Cayetana] Then don't ask.
- What were you looking at? - How dare you?
Don't meddle in what doesn't concern you.
[Charo] I meddle because you are my concern.
I've been by your side for as long as I can remember,
washing your sheets, cooking for you,
at your beck and call 24 hours a day.
In good times, bad times, and worse times.
I always kept my mouth shut because I know my place.
But I can't take it anymore.
It hurts me to see you suffering in silence.
Who says I'm suffering?
The Aljarafes...
[Charo] You think I don't know what's in that device
that you've looked at every day for the past 10 years?
I pretend to be dumb, deaf, and blind,
but I know more than you can imagine.
At this age, I've learned to see through walls.
Shut your mouth and hold that venomous tongue of yours.
Every day, you sit down and watch images of your son.
I've watched you die in silence over the years,
holding back your tears, hiding the pain.
That's not right, Mrs. Cayetana.
Charo, that's quite enough.
I don't pay you to give me advice.
Then it's yours, free of charge.
You must learn to forgive those who hurt you.
And not because they deserve it.
To forgive is not to forget.
But forgiveness heals the pain,
that pain eating away at you from the inside out
that'll end up killing you.
[Paloma] You can't fool me.
What do you mean you're not from here?
- Your accent is so... - Mexican.
A strong one.
Because of my mother. She's Mexican.
Just like my uncle Raymundo, may he rest in peace.
He was too.
I'm really sorry, Ray.
It's fine. I was just a kid.
We lived in LA a long time and later San Diego
and after that we went to Washington.
How about you two? What are you doing in Mexico?
[Willy] They're just visiting.
They're visiting Teresa.
I brought them from Spain. Teresa asked me to help her with that.
You're the one who got us the plane?
Then you know everything that happened.
[Ray] What happened?
They missed their flight,
but the agency just happened to have another plane
and I was able to bring them. Now here they are.
I was just doing a favor.
[Conejo] I've just received a message from Teresa.
- [Willy] Ah! - [Conejo] She got caught up
and is going to be here later than she thought.
Poor thing hasn't stopped since she found out
her daughter escaped.
Sofia got away from her kidnappers?
Yes.
[man] This girl must be important.
You're the second group of people to pay me
to find her in the security footage.
[sighs]
What's this?
[Oleg] So you'll tell me who was here before us
trying to obtain information about the girl.
I really don't know who that man is.
My boss sent him.
He was elegant and snobby, wearing an expensive suit.
He had light eyes and I'd say he was in his forties.
[Teresa] Is this the guy?
[man] Damn, that's him.
Isn't the man next to him... Epifanio Vargas?
Who are you?
The people paying you, so we'll ask the questions.
We want to see exactly what you showed that man.
Here it is.
That's my daughter, Oleg.
She's with that boy.
Rewind it.
Look, that's her little head. I'm sure of it.
See, she doesn't get on the train?
They went all the way to the end of the platform.
[Teresa sighs]
Call your supervisor. We have to talk to him.
[man] Hello?
Boss, some people here want to talk to you.
Sir?
Congratulations. Today's your lucky day.
[door lock clicking]
- [Hector] Thank you very much. - [Mercedes] Come in.
Pay attention, kid.
I'd like to introduce you to my friend.
Hi, pretty girl. I'm Hector.
Aren't you going to say hello, sweetie?
[Mercedes] Don't be rude.
Sofia, Mr. Hector is talking to you.
Isn't she an angel, Hector?
[Hector] Like she fell from heaven.
You're right, Mercedes.
She's exactly what I'm looking for.
Are you Mrs. Mercedes' boss?
The person who gives permission to work
at different intersections asking for change?
I'm not following, sweetie.
That's what Simon said.
That there are places where lots of rich people go.
Mrs. Mercedes, why hasn't Simon come back?
[Hector] Who is this Simon?
Another of the children who ought to be here any moment.
Little Simon's a doll too.
He's a little thin,
but maybe later you'd like to take a look at him.
Well, you two have a lot to talk about.
I'll let you get comfortable.
Don't move, sweetie.
You asked for the best and I got it for you.
The girl's a princess, and she's got no family.
Now, you have to do your part.
Say no more.
It'll be a pleasure to pay for her.
These are the best 200,000 pesos I've ever spent.
Be very careful.
I don't want any trouble.
[footsteps receding]
What's the problem, sweetie?
Why the long face?
Don't you want to be my friend?
I don't know you, sir. You are not my friend.
Don't be so proper.
You're a child, you shouldn't use such formal words.
You are very pretty.
You probably had lots of boyfriends in school, didn't you?
Did you kiss them?
I've never had a boyfriend.
You will.
Now come with me.
Turn around so Uncle Hector can get a good look at you.
[exhales]
You're a princess.
[indistinct]
[Teresa] Your body is yours. No one else's.
[Hector] You're nervous now, but that'll go away.
You'll see.
It's just a game. Do you like games?
The winner gets a big prize. Does that sound good?
Whoa, look!
Five hundred pesos all for Sofi.
Isn't that a good prize?
Have you ever seen a 500-peso bill before?
No, sir. Never.
- It's my first time. - Ah.
Oh, but I see you have more sophisticated tastes.
You like credit cards?
Yes, sir. Very much.
Well, this one can be yours, but you have to play with me.
So... do you want to play with me, Sofi?
Good, but I start first.
[Teresa] Nobody has the right to touch you.
- Nobody, you understand? - [Sofia] Yes, Mom.
[Teresa] And a rapist has to get what he deserves.
- [Hector screams] - [Sofia grunts]
You're a bastard!
Scumbag!
[Hector grunts]
[Sofia panting]
[Hector] Get back here, bitch!
[both grunt]
[Mercedes] What the fuck is going on here?
Didn't I tell you I didn't want trouble?
Get back here, Sofia!
[Sofia panting]
[Mercedes] Sofia, get back here!
[Hector grunting]
[panting]
[Mercedes] She locked herself in.
Quit getting my floors dirty!
Sofia, you'd better open this door.
IN THE NEXT EPISODE...
[Marietta] Teresa Mendoza's back.
We have to find out what this criminal's doing in Mexico.
[siren blaring]
- [Rocío gasps] Paloma! Paloma. - [Ray] Paloma!
Paloma.
[Oleg] Teresa, no!
[crowd screaming]
Please, Teresa!
[Carmen] Aren't you going to introduce us?
I'm Carmen Martinez, Epifanio Vargas' wife.
At your service and the Lord's.