A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
PREVIOUSLY...
[exclaims]
- What's wrong with you? - [roars]
[screaming and grunting]
No, no, forgive me! Forgive me!
[screaming]
Good morning, Mrs. Cayetana.
[Cayetana] You're a damned criminal
just like those piece of shit gypsies
that have taken over my home, which you're surely behind.
[sirens]
[Teresa] Well, I can help you with that problem.
This isn't your fight.
Either you fuck us or we fuck you.
It's best you vacate the premises immediately.
For your own good.
[Teresa] What I need is for you to stop hunting me.
Not for me but for my daughter, Sofia.
Your granddaughter.
Sofia!
[in Italian] Don't run!
[Cayetana in Spanish] What the hell are you talking about? What is this?
A DNA test. The results are undeniable.
My daughter, Sofia, is your granddaughter, too.
She's your blood.
Sofia.
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
[Zurdo] How's my favorite girl?
[kissing sounds]
You didn't put turmeric in it, did you?
Get me in touch with the Galician
now that I have the coordinates.
You got it.
[dialing on phone]
Okay.
[phone ringing]
Yes?
I've got the coordinates.
It'll be tomorrow at 8 AM, Spanish time.
It'll be inside the pineapples like we agreed.
Fantastic, Zurdo.
I'll send my men because I'm not in Galicia.
I had an emergency and had to leave.
Shit, it must be pretty serious
for you to skip a delivery.
Yes, it is.
I'll return to Galicia once I've taken care of it.
You'll have your merchandise tomorrow, Zurdo.
All right.
Fax that.
Cheers.
♪ 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
[indistinct chatter]
[panting]
MALAGA, SPAIN
DNA TEST REPORT
[Cayetana] I have three granddaughters.
Yes, Charo?
[Charo] Ma'am, the doctor is here. Shall I send him up?
Uh... no.
He'll think I'm half dead if he sees me like this.
Let me get changed.
All your clothes are gone, ma'am.
That's right.
I have some clothes you gave me last month for my sister.
Yes.
I'll bring it to you right away.
I can't believe it.
Everybody was there, surrounding his body.
They put Juanito's coffin in the middle of the bullring.
I can't imagine my grandmother's reaction.
[Teresa] No, she'd been confined to her room.
I had to sneak in through the window like you showed me.
That's when I found out about everything.
I had to do a whole performance to avoid more bloodshed,
and then make a deal with the gypsies so they'd leave of their own accord
without anyone else dying.
How's Charo?
Charo's doing very well.
It's your grandmother who doesn't look good.
The poor thing must really be suffering,
and it's all my fault.
[Teresa] Nobody's to blame.
That's life for you. End of story.
You two know what I think of your grandmother,
but I think you should come say goodbye to her.
- She doesn't want to see me. - That doesn't matter.
Go say goodbye to her.
You don't know if you'll ever get to see her again.
CONTROVERSIAL REVELATIONS ABOUT EPIFANIO VARGAS
Lancaster's really going all out, huh?
Yes, sir.
Good morning, sir.
Are those today's papers?
Yes, Carlos cut them out.
They're the headlines, and their all pretty much about
what Lancaster said.
Is Epifanio here?
[phone vibrates]
Hello?
What are you doing in Mexico City, Dad?
What do you want?
Calm down, I'm on my way.
Everything okay, sir?
Back to work.
[door creaks open]
Hi!
[Virginia] Aren't you going to have breakfast?
No, Mom. I'm running late.
I only came to pick up a notebook and to change.
That must've been a fun dinner with your friend,
and long!
You didn't even have time to come home to sleep.
We didn't even sleep.
The truth comes out!
I told you, honey.
Oh, Mom!
We were studying all night.
I have a final exam on Friday, and it's gonna be really hard.
So, you're going to keep sleeping someplace else
like you've been doing all week?
No, Jimena, this isn't a hotel, it's your home,
and like it or not, you've got a mother and grandmother.
Why don't you tell your friend to come study here tonight?
No, they won't let her spend the night away from home.
Must be for a reason.
At least bring her so we can meet her,
or give me her parents' number just in case.
Mom, what's up?
I'm not a kid and I'm not in high school anymore.
I don't need you keeping tabs on me, all right?
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm leaving before I'm late.
What that girl needed was a firm hand.
- This is all your fault. - [sighs]
Don't start, Mom.
Let's talk about what you're going to do about Dad instead.
Nothing.
I'm not going to indulge his desire to get a divorce.
What's the point of all this?
You've been separated for years.
For all intents and purposes, you're divorced.
Dad doesn't love you, Mom.
He hasn't for a long time.
Turn the page.
You don't understand a thing.
This has nothing to do with love but with what I deserve
for giving that bastard the best years of my life.
It's my payment for his mistakes.
Besides, I know him.
I know sooner or later he'll give in.
Every president needs a first lady.
- [Jimena] What if he's already got one? - What?
Yeah.
I mean, if he's in a hurry for you to sign the divorce papers,
it must be for a reason.
Maybe he's fucking some other broad
and wants to marry her so she can be his first lady.
All right, now I'm leaving.
Are you going to confess?
No, Father, I don't confess
due to the nature of my clear, squeaky-clean soul.
- [chuckling] - I don't know if you can say the same.
My child, I'm an ordinary man with flaws.
I am a sinner, but unlike you, I do admit them.
Are you staying for Mass?
No, I have to go.
But what I do need are two favors from you.
- Mm-hm. - The first is that
you give me your blessing.
It's always good to have heavenly support,
don't you agree?
- Hmm. - So, if you don't mind?
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The second thing, Father, is that you stop putting ideas
in my ex-wife's head.
Stop filling her head with nonsense ideas
about being first lady and living in Los Pinos
and all that shit,
or you'll suffer the same fate that befell Christ.
[phone ringing]
Excuse me, I have to take this.
Hello?
- [Lupo] Sofia escaped. - What do you mean she escaped?
Morgana's dead and Teresa's daughter fled.
How? What do you mean she died?
She got away?
I went to the safe house as soon as I landed here.
The street was packed with people surrounding Morgana's body.
How did Morgana die? What happened to her?
Hit by a bus.
I guess in that moment of confusion,
the child saw her chance and ran.
- What about Batman? - He was sleeping when everything happened.
He couldn't explain what happened,
and now he's not answering his phone.
My priority right now is to find the girl.
I found her, but she got away on the subway.
I don't know where she went.
You have to find her.
You know what it'll mean if she gets in touch with her mom.
Teresa doesn't know anything.
She would've called you.
Right now my priority is resolving the situation
with the safe house. It's crawling with cops.
No, the priority is finding the girl.
I'm going to the office to get Alejandro.
The three of us will meet at my house in a half hour, got it?
Understood.
All right then.
That son of a bitch.
[Antonio] Thank you.
May I help you?
You don't know me, sir, but I'm from Los Mochis.
My whole family is from Sinaloa, and my dad's always saying
you're just the kind of governor we need,
a politician who really can change the country.
- Thank you. - No, thank you.
It's you and your family that make the state what it is.
Thank you.
May I get you something else?
Not right now.
[Genoveva] Hi.
Dad, when did you arrive?
You should've told us you were coming
so we could've picked you up at the airport.
What's wrong?
You sounded strange to me over the phone.
Is it true you're sleeping with that son of a bitch
Epifanio Vargas?
I'm...
We're dating, and it's serious.
Did I tell you or did I tell you?
I saw it all over your face that day you came back
from interviewing him in jail.
I even told your mother.
"Veva's in love with that... man!"
And then when I asked you, you denied all of it.
Because it wasn't true at that moment.
I was the only journalist who got to interview him in jail.
It was a national exclusive.
An exclusive you wouldn't shut up about for months!
And all because you bought that story he fed you
about being innocent! You and your brother!
Epifanio is innocent.
You don't say!
Teresa Mendoza teamed up with the DEA to put him in jail
without any evidence.
My brother's told you thousands of times but you refuse to believe it.
They destroyed his reputation.
And you're trying to restore it with my last name.
Great!
He wants to be president while at the same time
dating the daughter of the governor of Sinaloa.
Shoot, I wish I'd been destroyed in that manner
when my political career first began.
I have class later...
Wait! I'm not finished!
Honey, give me your hand.
You know you could have the best man in this country
by your side if that's what you want.
Why did you have to choose Epifanio Vargas?
That man isn't good enough for you,
and let's not mention the age difference.
Oh, please, Dad. What are you going to say?
He's old enough to be my father?
He is!
So, who, according to you, does measure up to me?
My ex-husband, who had a renowned last name,
who was a friend of the family but also a good-for-nothing?
You've always been hard to deal with.
You've always done what you damn well pleased.
I just don't understand
why you had to drag your brother down with you.
Do you know what you've done?
You've turned him into Epifanio Vargas' flunky!
Is that what you really think of me, Dad?
Do you think I'm stupid?
You don't know her, Teresa. My grandmother's very tough.
She might throw us out if she sees us walk in.
Did you tell her Juanito got me pregnant?
Of course not.
That's your decision, Paloma.
She doesn't need to know. Don't be dumb.
Besides, you still haven't decided if you're keeping it.
Wouldn't it be better to go after all this is cleared up?
You plan on going to trial?
Paloma, you ran away from home with your boyfriend
as Captain Flores watched. Do you understand?
In this sexist society, nobody's going to believe that
that fool was raping you.
Teresa's right.
Look, the police have a warrant out for your arrest.
The truth is we don't know when you can return to Spain.
And if Grandmother calls the police and turns us in?
No, I don't think she will.
Besides, like I said, she's not doing well.
She already lost a son, and now she's losing you two.
I'm a mother.
Listen to me. Go say goodbye to her.
If you're going to attack me again
because of the baseless accusations leveled at Mr. Vargas, then...
Then nothing.
You studied political science and graduated number one
in your class.
You speak four languages,
and you're a smart, handsome, educated man.
It breaks my heart that you're that piece of work's toady.
I'm going to make that piece of work the next president of Mexico.
That should be you.
Son, why can't you meet a nice girl, get married,
give her two kids and launch your political career
little by little?
Why are you wasting your time?
- I was already a senator at your age. - You and I aren't the same, Dad.
That much is very clear.
I was never the tattling do-boy for a corrupt fool.
Alejandro.
Alejandro, where the fuck are you, Goddamn it?
Mr. Alcala went out, sir.
Where'd he go?
Find him, Goddamn it! Now!
A call would've been enough and just as useless.
You didn't have to come all the way here.
I wanted to hear it directly.
Don't you dare answer that call
when we're discussing my children's future!
And you?
Why did you allow that jerk to get involved with your sister?
You're trying to blame me for Veva's choices
and vice versa.
We're adults and we make our own decisions.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to take this.
Why won't you stop calling? Who died?
This better be good because I'm in a meeting with my father.
[Epifanio] Meet me at my house in 15 minutes.
What happened, Epifanio?
We're in deep shit is what happened.
And if we don't get out of it, we're all fucked, asshole.
[sighs] I'll leave immediately.
I would've cleared my schedule if you'd told me you were coming.
Something unexpected came up.
Was that Epifanio? What happened?
Thank you very much. I expected nothing less.
You'll be paid handsomely as always.
It's all set.
Captain Lopez will secure the house,
deal with Morgana's death certificate,
and get Batman out of jail.
Plus, if that girl turns up anywhere...
Whoa, whoa!
What do you mean "if" that girl turns up?
That girl will turn up. She must turn up!
Morgana, the house, Batman and all the rest...
I don't give a fuck about that!
How did she get away, Lupo?
I always said it.
Morgana wasn't the right person for the job.
I don't know exactly what happened,
but she's just as smart as her mother.
Smart enough to kill Morgana?
Not directly.
Morgana left the door to the house open as she fled
She crossed the street without looking and that's why she was hit.
Fled from what?
Sofia frightened her.
[Epifanio] You're telling me a nine-year-old girl
scared Morgana?
Morgana was superstitious and Sofia knew it.
She used it against her to get revenge
because she was mistreating her.
[Alejandro] A mini Wonder Woman.
She's got that Mendoza blood.
Quit kissing that broad's feet, Lupo!
Make sure you find that girl before she calls her mother.
This city is so big that, for Sofia,
it might as well be on another planet.
She has no contacts and doesn't know who to trust.
You appear to know her well.
Why don't you tell us where she might be?
[heavy breathing]
[drumbeats playing]
[door lock clicks open]
[Oleg] I've got lots of information on Zurdo Villa.
How'd you get it?
From people who owe me.
Some work in embassies, others in transnational corporations.
Traffickers that negotiate with Mexican cartels.
Hmm.
I listened to everything they said and read everything
they handed me.
Hmm.
It isn't good news, is it?
No.
Zurdo Villa is a powerful man, Tesa, and very dangerous.
Well, we already knew that, Oleg.
That's why Epifanio called me.
This operation will be much more difficult than I thought.
Well, I'm willing to do anything for my daughter.
The first thing we have to do is go to Mexico at once.
- Do you have the information I requested? - Yes.
You can find your friends in Melilla at this little eatery.
And this is Conejo's address.
[Alejandro] I don't believe that girl contacted her mother.
How can you be sure?
Because if she had, she'd know it was Lupo who kidnapped her.
She would've called him to threaten him,
and she'd be on her way here to execute him.
[Lupo] I wouldn't be so sure.
Teresa's not like the rest.
Maybe she knows and her silence is part of her strategy.
Then let's find out. Call her.
Come on, Lupo.
Don't just stand there looking dumbstruck!
Call her.
I want to know if she's heard from the kid.
MALAGA, SPAIN
You murdered your husband and mother-in-law?
Yes.
By putting sodium hypochlorite in their wine.
It's like bleach but stronger. That poison never fails.
[scoffs]
And you say it so easily,
like it's the most normal thing in the world.
Marcela, you're off your rocker.
I was never more sane than that day I killed them.
Fermín, my husband was a son of a bitch,
and that was his biggest flaw: his mother.
- And you don't regret it? - No, I told you.
I'd do it again if I had to.
I paid my debt to society at the prison
in El Puerto de Santa Maria...
You told me that story, and I didn't believe it.
That's why I looked online.
Don't go, darling.
Look, Marcela, I don't want to live
pissed off that two cops are at the door all day
and thinking that at any moment, Galicians can show up
to castrate me.
I'm really sorry, but that's your problem, not mine.
Goodbye.
Fermín.
[door opens]
Fermín.
[door closes]
She's not answering.
See? That worries me.
No news is good news.
I'm certain that girl hasn't contacted her mother,
so would you rather keep coming up with scenarios,
or should we concentrate on what matters,
which is finding the girl?
How will you find her?
How do you find a needle in a haystack?
This is a city of 24 million.
[Alejandro] We're not searching the whole city for her.
We're going to seal the perimeter
and capitalize on the advantages we have.
What advantages are those if we can't find the girl?
Lupo, you said the girl gave you the slip on the subway.
- [Lupo] That's right. - [Alejandro] At which station?
[Lupo] This one. Salto del Agua.
[Alejandro] Salto del Agua. Great.
[exhales] There are two trains there. Green and pink.
Which was she on?
The green, headed toward Garibaldi.
Picture this.
Sofia's scared and on the run,
in Mexico City, which she doesn't know,
and riding the subway, which she's not familiar with.
That just proves to me that she didn't change trains,
she didn't change lines.
[Lupo] There are only three stations
between Salta del Agua and Garibaldi.
And she's running from you as quickly as possible.
She got off at the next station.
[Epifanio] Hot damn!
Alex is right.
Let's not waste any more time.
[Alejandro] She's in this region.
We have to tell Batman to deploy all our men
to seal the perimeter.
Sofia is here, and we're going to find her.
[slaps table]
[Sheila] Sorry. I told you.
The sardines went to table seven, the anchovies to five.
You're so dumb.
You're calling me dumb?
Yep, and if we weren't working,
you'd be wearing those sardines as a hat.
[speaks in Arabic]
Don't you talk to me in Arabic.
I said you'll never change, Sheila.
Excuse me, have you got any tequila?
[both] Mexican!
The same South American as ever.
[Ahmed] My God!
It's great to see you!
These are the prescriptions.
The doctor also left instructions
for you to get tests done at the hospital.
We must rule out any heart-related issues.
It's dangerous.
If yesterday was a mild heart attack, it could happen again.
[Rocío] Grandmother?
What are you two doing here?
You're in cahoots with the Mexican to kill me, aren't you?
Don't get excited, Mrs. Cayetana.
It's okay, Charo.
If I haven't had a heart attack yet,
that means my heart's fine.
We're not here to fight.
We just wanted to see how you're doing.
Right.
A little late for that.
A little late to worry about your grandmother.
I want nothing to do with either of you.
And you, you're to blame for everything,
for running off with that gypsy bastard.
I'm so sorry, Grandmother. I know I messed up,
but I hate seeing you like this.
Paloma, let's get out of here. You heard her.
She doesn't want to see us again.
Please don't turn your back on me.
Please help us.
[Charo] My girls.
How did we get to this point?
[Rocío] Charo, please believe me.
I didn't kill Juanito. It was an accident.
I know, and I believe you, Rocío.
You're very good girls.
[man] Ma'am.
[whispers]
Who called the police?
Nobody did.
What do we do?
Hide. That's what fugitives do.
[Sheila] It's like a horror movie.
It's worse than that, Sheila.
What are you going to do?
Rescue her however I can.
But tell me about you two.
I'm happy to see you, and I see your business is doing well.
You have more customers than we did at Yamila!
No way.
Don't get the wrong idea. This place isn't ours.
- No? - Quite the opposite.
- [chuckling] - We're being exploited like slaves here.
The economic crisis hit us hard.
I keep telling Sheila we should leave this shit
and go to Morocco, but she's scared.
Here we go again with Morocco.
No, it's not that I'm scared,
it's that women are treated like garbage there.
Not by everyone! We're not all the same, Sheila!
Doesn't seem like it's been nine years.
You still fight like before.
[all laughing]
Look, there's the owner.
Some idiot that makes our lives impossible.
Well, would you two be interested
in working with me in Mexico?
Mexico?
When?
Well, we'd have to sign a contract,
and I'd cover all expenses.
I'd go anywhere with you if it meant better pay.
For a friend with your guts,
I'd go to infinity and beyond with you.
Who do we have to kill, Mexican?
- Get back to work. - Back to work?
Get us three beers. We're celebrating.
Oh, I almost forgot. The beer here tastes like piss.
We're leaving.
We quit.
[chuckling]
No!
Poor guy.
By the way, how are Soraya and Lalo?
Well...
They moved to Australia three years ago.
Last time I spoke to them,
Lalo was about to get a tongue transplant, the poor guy.
I didn't know you could transplant someone else's tongue.
It'd give me the creeps if my boyfriend kissed me
with a tongue without knowing where it's been!
- Gross! - [chuckling]
I'm really happy for Lalo. That's great.
Lalo's fine, but when are we going to Mexico?
Soon, but first, I have to help a friend.
She's under police protection because enemies of mine
want to hurt her.
Enemies?
Yeah.
I'll fill you in later, but I've got a plan to rescue her,
and I'll need your help.
We're right here.
Captain Flores.
Where is she?
Right there.
We meet again, Mrs. Cayetana.
[Cayetana] That's right, Captain Flores,
and by the looks of it, you seem to have suffered a mishap.
Let me guess.
You've come to inform me that the Mexican
got away from you again.
Teresa Mendoza is still in Spain,
and she's planning on fleeing with your granddaughters.
Have you heard from them?
I haven't seen them or spoken to them.
Charo, have you heard from those criminals?
Paloma and Rocío stopped being my granddaughters
when they betrayed their father's memory.
You're wasting your time, Captain.
They're never setting foot in this house again.
Ma'am, your granddaughters are in serious trouble.
They're fugitives and in the company of your son's murderer.
Like I said, Captain, you're wasting your time.
My granddaughters would never contact me.
They know me too well, and they know they're not welcome here.
You won't mind if we have a look around, right?
Do you have something to hide that you won't let me search your house?
[Cayetana] Captain Flores, you always surprise me.
I've been asking you for 10 years to catch that Mexican
so my son could get justice, and now you're telling me
my granddaughters have teamed with her to...
You think I'd house those criminals in my home?
With cops like you, Captain,
it's no wonder Teresa Mendoza keeps getting away from you.
Here's some advice. Go on vacation.
I promise you'll be a new man afterward.
Good day, Captain Flores.
Charo, walk him out.
Mr. Flores.
Let's go.
Hey.
[door bell rings]
[cop] Hey, how's it going?
Fine. You?
Fine, thanks.
Did they order pizza here?
Why else would I be here?
Fermín, I knew you'd come back.
Who are you?
Santa Claus, can't you tell?
Here's the pizza you ordered, ma'am.
I didn't order any pizza.
You didn't?
You heard the lady. Now get out of here.
Here. Here you go.
This is the address, and the order is more than clear.
Puerto Santa Maria pizza with Mexican chili peppers.
Oh, yes! I love chili peppers.
I'm so stupid.
After getting into a fight with my husband,
I'd forgotten I'd ordered pizza.
- Thank you. - For you.
Let me check it first.
It's a regular pizza.
Hey, it's getting cold and I won't want it after that.
Goodbye.
Bye.
Thank you, Grandmother.
I thought you were going to sell us out.
I never want to see either of you again.
Grandmother, I know you'll start to understand
on the day you swallow your pride.
Understand?
What's there to understand?
That you're now friends with your father's murderer?
I shall never forgive you.
It's all your fault.
- Your hate drove us to this. - Shut your mouth.
You put all that shit in your sister's head.
You two got yourselves into this mess.
They're gone, Mrs. Cayetana.
[panting]
This is the last time I'll help you.
From now on, you're on your own...
and I'm dead.
Charo.
"Conejo, I'm in Malaga.
I have a way to get you out of the house.
Read this carefully so you know the plan."
A car?
[mumbles]
[inaudible]
I knew Teresa wouldn't leave me in the lurch.
[giggling]
A daughter.
Yes, Teo, you have a daughter.
The Mexican not only took your life
but robbed you of the chance to see her grow up.
She is an Aljarafe.
Her name is Sofia Aljarafe and like it or not,
she is my granddaughter.
I don't want to die and let that murderer raise her.
Get ready, Teresa, this is only the beginning.
IN THE NEXT EPISODE...
CLINICAL LABORATORY
An eye for an eye. She took my son, so I will take her daughter.
What's going to happen when she finds out
that the dude that's totally into her
is the same dude that kidnapped her daughter?
What about Manuela?
I've got free rein to check the whole house.
Mr. Pernas, this is Cayetana Aljarafe.
Come here immediately. The Mexican is here.
[man] Passports, please.
Sofia!