A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
PREVIOUSLY...
Carmen, would an upright man such as Mr. Vargas
fall prey to rumors that suggest
he's having an extramarital affair?
[Carmen] That's just gossip.
I'm certain that, in all our years of marriage,
Epifanio has never fallen prey to temptation.
I'll be with Epifanio as it is stated on the sacred
wedding vows outlined by the Catholic Church.
Until death do us part.
What do you feel for me?
I've always thought...
I could see myself falling in love with you.
You'll find out little by little.
It says here, my last name is Martinez,
but it should read Vargas, the last name of my grandfather,
who is running for president.
I'm fucking pissed at you.
And you haven't met a fucking pissed Epifanio Vargas.
There's a fucking hurricane coming your way
and you're about to meet it.
Let me tell you something.
When your time is up...
- Father... - [Epifanio]...nothing will save you.
[Carmen] We need to talk!
Great. Wait up for me.
I know you're involved in Father Anselmo's murder.
If you don't meet with me,
I'll tell the reporters everything I know.
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
GALICIA, SPAIN
I want everyone to keep their eyes peeled.
We'll be there in 15 minutes.
Siso, I don't like the look of that car back there.
That car looks familiar.
- Damn it! Fuck! - What?
It's Captain Flores.
What do you mean, cuz?
What the hell is he doing in Galicia?
And right when we've received Zurdo Villa's merch.
- Telmo. - [Telmo] What's up, cuz?
Step on it. We have a rat on our tail.
[Flores] The Galicians are in for a surprise, Gutierrez.
The Pernases' fun ends today.
That's right, boss.
When you get to Pandiña, make a left.
We'll hide there. Agreed?
- [Telmo] Agreed, cuz. - All right, come on.
Step on it, Benxa.
[Siso] Damn it!
[Gutiérrez] Step on it, Captain. They're getting away.
[Siso] All right.
[Flores] They couldn't have gotten so far ahead.
There was a side road back there that leads up the hill.
All right.
- I'm certain they went this way. - Let's check it out.
- [Flores] Be careful. - [Gutiérrez] Let's go after them.
The car.
[Flores] Make your way through the back.
[dog barking at distance]
[door squeaking]
Freeze. Drop your gun.
Easy, easy.
- Freeze! - Put the gun down!
Police! Put your guns down!
Shut the fuck up!
Pablo, please.
- All right, let's keep calm. - Quiet!
Seems like the southern rats are hungry
and they want to eat our grain.
Telmo.
- Come here! - Easy.
- Get down! - Easy!
Captain Flores...
welcome to Galicia.
♪ 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
Oh, it's great to travel abroad.
We'll get to enjoy the sights on such a beautiful day.
I prefer cloudy days.
They're more rustic and make me feel like Catherine
from Wuthering Heights.
Who?
Doesn't matter.
What's so nice about a stormy and cloudy day?
No, Paloma, allow me. You shouldn't do any lifting.
Thank you, handsome.
She's pregnant, not missing an arm.
This is the last one.
Hello.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
I don't agree with Tesa travelling with you,
but it's her decision and I respect it.
I don't see a problem.
I'll drop her off where you're staying
- before I return to Italy. - That's not going to happen.
When you reach Culiacan, Tesa will come meet with us alone.
I don't understand.
It's a security strategy.
Be careful.
Have a nice trip.
[door slamming]
So you finally decided to show up.
Why didn't you answer my calls?
I was up all night worried sick about you.
Hey, what's wrong with you?
Father Anselmo was killed.
- What? - He was murdered.
Damn!
I feel bad for Grandma, but now no one will manipulate her.
You impudent child!
Listen...
I'm leaving. Don't call me.
No, you're not leaving, Jimena.
Jimena!
What nonsense is it this time?
I saw you on TV with that priest that was murdered.
Don't tell me you...
[Carmen] It was you.
You sent one of your thugs to get his hands dirty.
Murderer!
You're crazy! Of course not!
I'd never go against a member of the Holy Mother Church.
I have values!
Values you'd throw away like that
if it guaranteed you becoming president.
Your words mean nothing.
I'm certain that the reporters that follow me everywhere
will be thrilled to know you killed a man of God.
Well, go on. Tell them!
Shout it! Spit it out!
In any case, it'd be your word against mine.
Do you know what that would accomplish?
It'll prove that I'm a victim
of those who want to push me out of this race.
Why'd you do it?
What did Father Anselmo do to you?
Was it because he was my guide?
Because he told me what to do?
Is that why you killed him?
What are you doing? Are you calling the police?
- Mom! - I hope this is important...
[Virginia] Mom, come quick.
What's wrong?
Jimena had a weapon, a gun in her bag.
[Jimena] Watch what you tell Grandma.
- What? - [Virginia] Mom, come home!
What's wrong with Virginia? Why are you so nervous?
- Why do you care? - Get back here!
I asked you a question. What's wrong with Virginia?
She didn't mess up, did she? You two are alike in that regard.
You know how to make a mess, but not clean up after yourselves.
Many reporters believe
you had something to do with the priest's murder
and I'm sure the police will soon think so too.
Go fuck yourself.
And you go back to the shadows, where you belong!
Fucking bitch.
[phone ringing]
Alejandro, get over here, fool!
What did you do?
[Alejandro] Everything is under control.
I can't talk right now. See you later.
Genoveva.
- Sis! - I'm in a hurry.
Please.
Epifanio isn't well without you.
He needs you.
Do you have any idea how humiliated I feel after yesterday?
Do you know what just happened?
Epifanio's granddaughter just called me a whore.
She came to see you?
What, you didn't know she was one of my students?
- I swear I didn't. - Oh, please.
And I'm sure Epifanio didn't know either.
If he did, he would've told me.
Enough of that.
I'm sorry. I don't know where to start.
You can start by leaving and letting me go.
Do you remember when Grandma died?
- I'm really tired. - Please hear me out.
I was crying my eyes out, remember?
No one knew what to do. Not Mom or Dad.
They were beside themselves.
So I decided to lock myself in the bedroom.
You came in and you said...
Do you remember what you said?
That... it was okay to cry...
that it'd be a new day soon and that everything would be okay.
It'll be a new day soon. I'll make sure of it.
[Flores] Who the fuck do you think you are?
The Inquisition? Couldn't you have shot him in the head?
He had a wife and two kids.
You haven't seen anything yet, Flores.
We saved the best for you.
Gag him.
This pig's going to do a lot of squealing.
I am Captain Pablo Flores...
...police!
You son of a bitch! Show some respect!
Son of a bitch, you'll regret this.
Let me go, you bastards!
Easy. No one's going to hear you.
Relax, Sleeping Beauty.
We'll bring your prince over right away.
Your princess actually.
Do you know what a Galician Horreo is used for?
We store potatoes and corn in it so the rats won't eat it.
The poor things roam beneath it, but can't come up.
That's why they're always hungry.
We use this horreo for other things.
Come on, Telmo!
Here's your princess. Do you like her?
[Flores] What are you going to do to me? What are you doing?
Easy, easy.
[rat squeaking]
- [Flores] Get it away from me! - [Siso] We have something for you.
[Flores] Get it away from me!
Allow me to introduce you to your princess.
Let me go!
[grunting]
Know what's going to happen once he heats up this bucket?
The rat will try to escape so it won't get burned.
Poor thing only has one way out.
By opening a hole.
Relax, man.
You'll only feel an emptiness in your stomach.
[chuckles]
Fire...
[rat squeaking]
She'll be one well-fed rat.
[grunting]
[screaming]
Get it away from me!
This will serve as a message to your colleagues.
There's nothing for them in Galicia!
[screaming continues]
[grunting]
[sighing]
Good job, cousins.
[whistling]
[horn honking]
[Batman] Open up, guys!
[gate squeaking]
Keep an eye on the girl when I open the door.
She's a badass.
Where the hell is she?
If she's gone, I'll get my balls cut off.
Head to the main entrance and give the heads up.
Hold him.
You know what, Isaias?
Since she's gone, we don't need to keep the cat around.
Cut its head off, skin him,
and cut some medallions out of him to make aguachile.
No! Don't!
Welcome back!
- Tell him to give me my cat! - This isn't a game, Sofia.
If you misbehave, I'll cut his head off, understood?
Do you understand or not?
- Yes! - Give her the cat.
Put your knife away!
[meows]
You're an animal!
[moaning]
Goodness me, that was a long drive.
My ass has officially disappeared.
Well, it's not like you had that much to begin with.
[both laughing]
This is it.
[phone ringing]
You don't want to take that?
[sighing]
Was this the house where you used to live?
Yes, Güero Davila and I lived here for a while.
Now I'm back, 20 years later,
and it's as if time has stopped.
- Shall we? - Yes.
[doorbell ringing]
[sighing]
Mrs. Teresa.
I'm sorry, but do I know you? I haven't been here in a while.
No, you don't know me, but this used to be your house, ma'am.
Right, but how do you know...
All of Culiacan knows this house belonged
to Teresa Mendoza and Güero Davila.
Nice to meet you.
José Rodriguez, at your service.
Thank you. Nice to meet you.
Do you live here?
No, no. No one lives here.
I'm the gardener and caretaker.
I recognized you from the pictures.
You haven't changed one bit.
Ma'am, you look exactly the same.
- The pictures? - What pictures?
The pictures of you that are inside.
Who bought this house, sir?
I have no idea. I'm just an employee.
Would you like to come inside, ma'am?
Welcome. Make yourself at home.
[footsteps approaching]
The boss has ordered us to keep everything in its place.
I think... everything is just as you left it.
I can't believe it.
What is it?
This box.
It held the jacket Gato Fierro stole.
I'd gotten it as a gift for Güero... for our anniversary.
I never got the chance to give it to him
because he was killed that afternoon.
I had to take off so I wouldn't be killed too.
[distant laughter]
[Francesco] Are you okay?
This is unbelievable.
Everything is exactly as I left it.
It's like they cleaned and put everything away.
♪ I'll take your hand, darling ♪
♪ And we'll head on over ♪
♪ If they let us, we'll find our own place in Paradise ♪
They didn't let us, Güerito. They didn't.
♪ There, you and I will be Closer to God ♪
♪ It'll be exactly As we dreamed ♪
♪ If they let us I'll take your hand, darling ♪
♪ And we'll head on over ♪
♪ If they let us ♪
♪ We'll forget everything else ♪
♪ If they let us ♪
[cat meowing]
[Batman] Hey, where are you going?
Batman, the drive here made you nervous, didn't it?
Relax.
I'm not nervous. I'm very relaxed.
But I'm keeping you on a short leash, Sofia.
- Better to be safe than sorry. - Here you go, cat.
How could I escape if on the drive
you only stopped three times so I could use the restroom
and I was handcuffed to you at all times?
The truck was locked. How could I escape!
Do I work for Cirque du Soleil? I didn't know that.
Sofia is so funny.
I don't know who you work for, but better safe than sorry.
Remember what happened to Morgana.
She's maggot food because of you.
Don't be sad. I was joking.
She's not maggot food.
We burned her body. She's a pile of ash.
I'd like to get some rest.
Take me to my room and tie me up there.
Lie down on the sofa.
Lupo's coming to take you somewhere else.
Why aren't we staying here? Where are we?
Don't you know? We're in Wonderland.
The cat's there, the rat, and the rabbit are outside
and you're Alice.
Lie down on the sofa, Alice.
[Sofia] You're so funny.
[Epifanio] Alejandrito, Carmen almost caught me off guard.
It wasn't easy to make her believe
we weren't involved with what happened to the priest.
Would you like to know the details?
No, no.
There's something you do need to know, Epifanio.
What did you do now?
The murder weapon turned up in your granddaughter's bag.
What? What did you do, asshole?
I literally killed two birds with one stone.
- [Jimena] This has got to be a set-up. - [Carmen] A set-up?
- From who? - [Jimena] I don't know.
Someone who knows I'm Epifanio's granddaughter
and who wants to frame me and ruin his campaign.
Hardly anyone knows you're his granddaughter.
Mom, what if this was the gun used to kill Father Anselmo?
Bite your tongue. I can't handle those thoughts.
I'll go ahead and tell you it's your fault we're in this mess.
[Carmen] Show some respect, Jimena.
It's true, though.
You were bent on becoming First Lady, but let's face it,
you don't love Grandpa.
You don't care about him and he doesn't give a damn about us.
And all because of an all too carnal priest's obsession.
You hated him. You detested him.
Admit that you did it!
- Mom! - Where were you last night
at the time Father Anselmo was killed?
I was with my boyfriend, okay?
Your boyfriend?
Are you sleeping with a man we don't know?
Enough!
I'd like to meet your boyfriend to make sure you're telling the truth.
But first, we have to get rid of the gun.
WASHINGTON DC., U.S.
[siren wailing at distance]
[Willy] I don't know if it was Manuela or what,
but it was like a code was typed in and the info was deleted.
Did you get a chance to read anything?
No, man!
Nothing.
As soon as the kid decrypted the computer,
everything started getting deleted as if it were the work of a virus.
Then there's just one other way to find out what's going on.
I'll talk to Manuela.
You can't risk how far you've gotten with her nephew Sergio.
No, this time, I'll talk to her, got it?
Okay.
I'll take you over to Manuela's
and you can tell me what Teresa is up to in Mexico on the way.
- Okay. - Yeah, I'll catch up to you.
[door clicks closed]
Do you feel better?
Yes.
I'm sorry, but I didn't think I'd find everything like this.
I keep getting flashbacks.
I feel like I'm in a movie.
I'm not surprised you're shocked.
Does everything really look the same?
Everything.
Everything is exactly as it was 20 years ago.
Everything except this fabric. Everything else...
Do you know what's behind this fabric?
No. I've never taken it off.
My job is to take care of the garden, the pool,
and I make sure the housekeepers clean the house.
Relatives of yours?
No.
That's Pancho Villa. He was a revolutionary.
Zurdo Villa's great-grandfather. Do you know him, ma'am?
No.
I haven't had the pleasure yet.
Do you know who owns this house?
I already told you I didn't, ma'am.
But who pays your wages?
An envelope with cash arrives every month.
Has Epifanio told you anything about Zurdo Villa?
Everything we know is thanks to Oleg and his contacts in Spain.
It's no coincidence that someone obsessed with you
keeps a wall like this.
Yes, I agree.
I don't know, but there are no secrets in Culiacan.
This wall is a message.
I no longer feel comfortable here.
- Let's go. - Let's.
Let's go.
[sighs]
Well, thank you for everything.
I'm at your disposal, ma'am. This is your home.
No, not anymore.
Hey, is the Hotel Majestic still the best there is around here?
That's what they say.
Thank you.
- See you later. - Sir.
[car doors slamming]
[engine revving]
[phone ringing]
- [man] Forgive me, boss! - [cell phone vibrating]
Yes? What is it?
[José] Lencho, it's José.
You'll never guess who showed up at Siete Gotas' house.
Don't make me guess. I'm busy. What happened?
Teresa Mendoza herself, man.
Hold on. Let me go tell the boss.
[Zurdo] Did he steal from us or not?
Hey, does this happen often?
Whenever the boss gets pissed, sir.
Come on. Let's take a look.
[Zurdo] I trusted you, motherfucker.
[man whimpering]
Turn around or I'll hit your face, asshole!
- [man] Forgive me boss! - There you go, asshole!
[man] I swear, sir.
- Move, asshole. - Boss!
Forgive me!
Move it, motherfucker!
[screams]
How does that feel, asshole?
[man] I wouldn't, boss!
No, boss! I wouldn't!
And don't you forget it! Leave him alone!
- Forgive me, sir! - Hit him some more!
Shut up!
Never forget what you did.
Let this be a lesson to all of you!
None of you can steal! Is that clear?
[all] Yes, sir.
- Is that clear, assholes? - [all] Yes, sir!
Hit him some more.
He's gonna hit you some more, asshole!
[man] No more, sir!
No more.
Shut up, asshole!
Zurdo, I thought Colombians were tough,
but you're like the Taliban.
I killed two birds with one stone.
These assholes will now know that if you mess with me,
you sign your death warrant.
- Let's get some tequila. - Boss.
- Don't bother me now!
- It's important. - Don't bother me now!
Ms. Teresa stopped by your house.
Really?
What did I tell you?
I told you she'd come, that she'd come back some day.
I feel better already.
I'll finally get to see her face to face.
Come on, man.
Let's have some fucking tequila.
What else, Lencho? How did it happen?
I just got off the phone with José.
Move a muscle and you're dead.
[doorbell ringing]
Hello.
Remember me?
Yes, you're my aunt's boss.
Well, you were. You fired her.
If you think flowers will make her forgive you, you're wrong.
No, the flowers aren't for her. They're for your grandmother.
How is she?
Alive.
- May I come in? - You already did.
I really like this house.
I'd like to talk to your aunt. Is she around?
She's at work.
Good thing she's working.
What is she doing?
I don't know, and I wouldn't tell you even if I did.
She doesn't like it when I talk about those things, you know?
Yes.
I called her earlier, but she didn't answer.
I was at school. I haven't heard from my aunt.
Put them in water so they won't wilt...
and send your aunt and grandmother my regards.
The past is fucking awful.
It's heavy too.
It always comes back to slap you when you least expect it.
I know exactly what you mean.
If I returned to the orphanage where I spent
so many years of my life, I'd feel as you do now.
When I walked out of that house, I was very stupid.
I was still young. I was naive.
If Epifanio hadn't killed Güero Davila,
my life would've been completely different.
Lives are changed forever in a matter of seconds.
[car honking]
When will we see each other again?
I don't know. I'll call you. What are you going to do?
I'm going back to Italy. I want to see my children.
I hope to return to Mexico soon.
I'm going to miss you.
I'll miss you too.
Don't worry about Sofia.
Something tells me she's going to be just fine.
I hope so.
I've read up on Zurdo Villa.
Everyone says he's very dangerous.
Be wary of that man.
[car door opening and closing]
Hello.
How was your trip?
Good.
You do know this isn't where you'll be staying, don't you?
Yes.
- Are you tired? - No.
[sighing]
- Are you mad at me? - Where are we?
Northern Mexico.
You were with my mom, right?
You came here with her.
That's none of your concern.
Of course it is, Lupo. Were you with her?
- No. - You're a liar.
You were with her. Know how I know?
You smell of her perfume.
I went to my old house, the house I shared with Güero.
You shouldn't have.
You're jeopardizing our mission.
I had to do it. I'm sorry.
Everything was very strange.
Everything was exactly as I left it when I ran away.
Everything, down to the furniture.
I found a CD with the music I was listening to that day.
That's very strange. It's not normal.
I know it's very strange.
I don't know why, but I think Zurdo Villa bought the house.
Then... we'll have to move up our plans.
- All right. - Let's go.
First we have to confirm that he actually bought the house.
In any case, I left a clue.
We have to be ready for tonight.
[engine revving]
IN THE NEXT EPISODE...
I'm doing this for you, sweetie.
There he is.
[siren wailing]
- No! - Mom?
Dad, do something!