A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
PREVIOUSLY...
[in Russian] I don't like to call it...
Russian roulette.
Grab the gun.
[door opens]
[in Spanish] We're special agents with the police.
Put your hands up!
[siren wails in a distance]
There's Flores.
[Oleg speaking Russian] One more time and you'll be rid of us.
[grunts]
[in Spanish] Get back!
Please, do what they say! They're crazy!
Don't worry. Put it down.
- [grunting] - [groans]
[car engine revving]
[tires screeching]
[Teresa] That's fine, Francesco,
but it has to be somewhere private.
See you soon. Just tell me where.
See you at 9:00. I'll send you the address.
[in Italian] See you soon.
[sobbing]
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
[Batman] Well, well.
Teresa Mendoza's little clone.
[Lupo] Yours isn't whole either.
[Sofia] What are you talking about?
[Lupo] You're missing half your heart
because you never knew your father.
And you never will.
[Batman] Can you imagine?
A woman capable of killing the father of her own child
is capable of anything.
[Sofia] Did my mother kill my father?
[Morgana] What do you think?
[evil laugh]
[Teresa] He died before you were born.
[Sofia] How'd he die?
[Teresa] In an accident.
[Morgana] Your mother is a drug trafficker and a murderer!
Don't you get it?
You don't even know what your last names are.
You are Teo Aljarafe's daughter.
Your mother is Teresa Mendoza,
and your real last names are Aljarafe and Mendoza.
♪ In Tuscany, Italy ♪
♪ Where Teresa is hiding ♪
♪ Her daughter was kidnaped ♪
♪ 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 ♪
MALAGA, SPAIN
[music playing]
[clock ticking]
[Charo] Ma'am, shall I heat up your dinner?
I didn't hear you, Charo.
No, I don't want anymore. Please, take it away.
I haven't eaten either.
I can't stop thinking about the girls.
"The girls. The girls."
The girls are all grown up,
and they know what they're doing.
The full brunt of the law is going to come down on them,
and I won't lift a finger until the water's up to their necks
- so they'll learn the importance... - [door opens]
- ...and the pride of being an Aljarafe. - [door slams]
Pepe?
What's going on, Pepe? Why are you here at this hour?
Now what?
What the fuck are you doing here?
Get out of my house!
Get used to it because we're not going anywhere
until you pay for my son's death!
Charo, call Captain Flores immediately.
Take her away and lock her in a room.
Don't touch me!
You'll regret this.
You'll be sorry you messed with Cayetana Aljarafe,
I swear to you, you gypsy piece of shit.
Move it, you old battle-ax!
[indistinct chatter]
[Triana] Not another word!
[Cayetana] Don't touch me!
I told you not to push me!
Shut her up.
Touch me again and you're dead.
You don't know what I'm capable of.
Be quiet, you feeble old hag.
This is my home and I will not be quiet, you idiot!
This house is mine now.
From now on, you'll have to live with us.
This house has belonged to the Aljarafes for generations.
You piece of shit gypsies think you can take it?
And this piece of shit gypsy's going to break your face.
I call the shots now, understood?
Huh?
What is she doing?
Take all the jewelry and clothing.
You thief!
Look that way.
[Cayetana] Charo, they're taking my clothes.
Charo!
- Have a seat. - [screams]
Hey, get up!
This one will look good on you. It's yours.
Push me!
And to think that my blood was about to mix with yours.
Know what I say to that? Fuck Juanito and his whole family!
I'd kill you if I didn't have to plan Juanito's funeral!
- What? - But I swear this isn't over.
You're going to suffer twice as much as he did.
Keep your hands off! Let go off me!
Don't let these two hags out.
I hate these clothes.
I'm going to look like one of these girls on TV.
[music playing]
What's wrong?
Just thinking about Grandma. I feel bad for her.
She spent nine years looking for the Mexican.
She'd die if she found out we were with her.
Grandma rewrote history to her liking.
You heard what Captain Flores and Teresa said.
Dad betrayed Teresa over money.
His greed surpassed his love for her, if he ever even loved her.
It was probably the same with Mom
while he was sleeping with Teresa, the jerk!
Yeah, Teresa's really stuck her neck out to save our lives.
She's the only person who's lent us a hand.
Rocío, I was wrong about her and I was wrong about you.
Forgive me. I'm really sorry.
There's nothing to forgive.
The important thing now is leaving Spain without the cops catching us.
Relax, okay?
The Mexican's a badass. She'll get us out of this.
She said we had to leave Spain.
You think she wants to take us to Mexico?
I don't know anything about that country.
What would we do there?
I don't know. Live freely?
There's no time to think about that now, Paloma.
I'm going to take a shower. I'm exhausted.
Go ahead.
[shower running]
[tries unlocking the door]
[keys jangling]
[door unlocking]
[crickets chirping]
[Teresa] Ivanovich deserved what you did to him.
You really honored the name Russian roulette.
[chuckles] What would you have done
if it hadn't gone off the second time?
"It's easy to dodge the spear, but not the hidden dagger."
That's an old Chinese proverb.
That traitor was sentenced to die.
All I did, was to make it... more exciting.
What are you going to do about the girls?
Get them out of Spain.
Once we're safe in Mexico, we'll go from there.
The Italian did a great job rescuing them.
They were very impressed.
Yes.
In fact, I'm going to have dinner with him.
I want to clear up some doubts.
You look very pretty.
Well, I want to see if I can get something out of him.
I know you don't trust him even though he passed
that famous Internet test of yours.
I trust your instincts, and I want to set him up or something,
so I can get something out of him.
Keep your phone handy.
Yeah, I've got it right here.
In case you need help.
Uh-huh.
Your driver's at the door.
I'm leaving.
You know you're my favorite Russian, right?
You know you're my favorite queen, right?
[in Russian] Goodbye.
[in Spanish] Did I say that right?
Uh... See you later.
[laughs]
[door clicks open]
[door clicks closed]
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Isn't Jimena going to eat?
She went out.
She's eating with a friend from school.
Just like that?
- Get with the program, sweetie. - [vehicle approaching]
I think it's weird she prefers to spend time
- with that friend we've never met. - [door bell rings]
[door opens]
[Epifanio] Sweetie.
It's Dad.
How are you? Hmm?
Look at how pretty you are. You look like me.
How...
[Virginia] Come in, Dad.
[footsteps]
How about you, Carmencita? Ready to talk?
[Virginia] Would you like something to eat, Dad?
Please, honey. We made steak in chili sauce.
Give us a moment.
Thank you.
All right.
[footsteps receding]
Where'd you leave your lapdog?
Is this how you're going to act?
This is serious.
I know.
Whenever you have dirty work,
you always send your puppet to do it first.
But nobody's going to pull a fast one on me.
Not after so many years.
You know what? I don't have much time.
Let's get to the point.
- Do you have some lover expecting you? - [sighing] Okay.
I've waited 15 years. She can wait 15 minutes.
Listen, Carmencita, the past is in the past.
I come in peace, not to fight.
But if it's war you want, war you'll get.
Stop fucking around and sign this paper.
Come on.
[music playing]
[dishes clanking]
[knocking on door]
It's my sister, sweetie.
[door clicks open]
What's wrong?
What took you so long?
I called your office and they said you were eating here.
We need to talk in person.
- Is someone here? - No.
What do you need?
Marietta Lancaster's airing a show
in which she'll make Epifanio look bad.
Yes, I know. I listened to her this morning.
- So? - So what?
Don't worry about it, Veva.
If she does, we'll sue her for defamation.
Oh, please. Marietta collects lawsuits.
- What? - He was acquitted, right?
Epifanio was acquitted of all the charges Teresa Martinez leveled, right?
What's wrong with you?
You read the judge's ruling yourself.
He got out for one simple reason,
and it's because of that reason that I'm his campaign manager.
Sit down and relax.
What's important is the upcoming interview.
What about it?
I don't think it's smart to announce your engagement
- after what Marietta said. - No way.
In fact, he and I must announce it or she will on her show.
She knows?
- She and I don't know how many others. - [bangs]
Damn it.
Well, we'll have to change strategies.
What strategy, damn it?
Epifanio was on board with it.
We can't hide our relationship anymore.
No, I know Epifanio, and I'm completely certain
discretion is what he wants, which I agree with.
- Uh-huh. - Ask him.
I've been trying to all morning, but I can't.
He's not answering his phone.
Besides, he's a man of his word
and he'll be on the show tonight, right?
Did he say something else?
[sighs]
Okay... what's going on with you two?
[faint noises at distance]
He's here, right?
You think he's here?
He's hiding, isn't he?
- What are you doing, Veva? - Epifanio!
- What are you doing? - Let me through.
Absolutely not!
It's not Epifanio, it's a woman.
- Sure, a woman. What's her name? - Yes, it's a woman.
I don't know. I just spent the night with her.
Call it a sexual accident.
Yeah, right.
- That's why you're making her lunch. - Yes.
I'd like to meet my sister-in-law.
I'm not letting you in!
Show some respect, Goddamn it!
Okay.
You're going to stay?
What are you doing?
I'm waiting for Epifanio, who will probably come here.
He sees you more than me.
- Maybe then I can meet... - [coughs]
...your sexual accident.
Veva, Epifanio called and said he'd meet you backstage
after a meeting he was attending.
Go over there and relax.
Everything will be all right very soon.
[door closes]
You just had to make so much noise? So much noise.
So this is how you're going to act?
Like a spoiled child?
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
Who was the child in our relationship?
Who was the one always after a new piece of ass to sample?
All the while I put up with it, like I was taught.
Faithful until death.
And for what?
You still ran off with your sister-in-law.
And as if that weren't enough, you had a child,
God rest his soul.
Enough.
Settle down with all that.
It's not my fault you wanted to behave
like such a selfless woman, but your hands weren't tied.
Why didn't you ever ask for a divorce before?
Because you knew full well you could come back,
that I'd never judge you,
and that I'd welcome you with open arms because I'm a coward.
Isn't life funny?
You came back after all, and you need me.
Look...
I'll make this simple.
Let's hear it.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks,
so I'm going to let you keep having your flings.
Sleep with as many women as you can.
I don't care, I'm used to sleeping alone.
But to the people, I am and will be your wife,
and if, God-willing, you become president,
I shall be First Lady of Mexico.
Oh, shit! First Lady!
What are you talking about?
How can you think that?
You know what people want in a first lady?
Reliability.
Like buying a new car, you understand?
If you want speed and luxury, you get yourself a sports car.
Now, if you want reliability,
you get yourself a Japanese or German car.
Something that won't leave you stranded.
But as you might understand,
nobody's going to buy a broken down, old jalopy.
- Shut your mouth. - [laughs]
Look, you say I'm the child,
but you're acting like those stupid brats
that can't stop watching TV
and who think they can become princesses
when they're nothing but frogs.
Now, if you were a smart, educated frog with class,
that'd be one thing.
But you don't even speak English!
So how would that work?
Quit fucking around and sign these papers.
Don't piss me off.
You know better than anyone
that a pissed off Epifanio Vargas is an animal.
You have one week to sign.
We can do this the easy way...
or in a way you won't like.
I'll leave that there for you.
[sniffling]
Sweetie, I'll take a rain check on that steak.
- [sobbing] - [door clicks open]
[door slamming]
[bell tolling]
[indistinct chatter]
[music playing]
ALJARAFE SISTERS SUSPECTS IN DEATH OF BULLFIGHTER
[bell chimes]
Good evening.
[man]...is out, so it'll take around 15 minutes.
Okay.
No, we're out of that one.
We'll be getting more next week.
Uh-huh.
Okay, bye.
Are you feeling all right, miss?
Yes.
- Is this everything? - Yes.
- That'll be... - I'll also take one of...
[thudding]
I'm sorry. I'm so clumsy.
Don't worry about it.
[Teresa] Francesco.
[chuckles]
[in Italian] You look gorgeous.
[in Spanish] Thank you.
Thanks for coming, Maria.
You know what?
Call me Teresa from now on.
I've hidden my name and identity for many years,
and you and I have become close,
so, nice to meet you.
My name's Teresa Mendoza.
I don't need any other explanations.
Teresa Mendoza, nice to meet you.
I'm Francesco Belmondo.
[laughs]
I know you better than you can imagine.
I'm very observant.
You're like this because of your daughter, right?
I can't stop thinking of her.
All I can do is think of what she might be doing,
if she's eating well and being treated well.
Those criminals won't hurt her.
You don't know them.
They need you, and Sofia's their one way
to get you to do what they want.
I wish it were that easy.
Let's have dinner. I don't want to be back late.
We can dine here.
This is for us.
[locks the door]
Everything's ready. Please, follow me.
[Teresa] Thank you.
[man] Come.
Thank you.
Enjoy the night.
[Teresa] Thanks.
Middle Eastern food, like in Arabian Nights.
[chuckles]
Well, I'm no Scheherazade, and you're not the sultan.
Don't decapitate me.
Scheherazade always figured out how to keep the sultan at bay.
That's true.
On the plane, I discovered your passion for tequila.
I was told this is the very best.
[chuckles] Yes, it is.
Tequila's always been there in the best and worst of times.
And what would you call this?
One of the best?
Of course it's one of the best.
- But you have to drink, too. - [glasses clink]
I don't drink alcohol.
On that same flight on which you saw me drink tequila,
you ordered a whiskey. I haven't forgotten.
Yes, to join you, but I didn't drink it.
I don't trust people who don't drink.
Why not, if I may ask?
Because I feel like they're scared.
Scared of letting go, scared of, I don't know, talking.
A drunk only says what he's thought of while sober.
For me, that's not the reason.
I simply don't like the taste of alcohol.
I insist. Have some tequila. Don't say no. Come on.
Please, Teresa.
Please.
Fine, some tequila.
If I have no choice.
Ah!
All set.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
All of it.
[chuckles]
You can do it.
Mmm.
I'll get to the point.
I agreed to have dinner with you
because I want you to tell me to my face
while looking me in the eyes what you're hiding from me.
Pass me the bottle of tequila.
- [softly] Thank you. - [in Italian] You're welcome.
[in Spanish] I'm going to be in charge of this bottle.
Hand me your glass.
[chuckles]
Oh, Teresa, but...
Yes?
Something you want to tell me?
Here.
Cheers.
[chuckles]
Bottoms up.
I don't know what you mean when you say I'm hiding something.
I'll be more direct.
Did you know Teo Aljarafe?
Teo Aljarafe?
Does he have something to do with the girls we rescued today?
Did you know him or not?
No, the first time I ever heard that last name was today.
There's a woman
that contacted me in Italy.
She is the grandmother of the Aljarafe girls.
Do you know Cayetana Aljarafe?
[Cayetana] Dozens of detectives have been to this house.
They all promised me the world, but none of them found her.
The truth is, I'd lost hope.
[Francesco] Finding this woman wasn't easy,
but when I get paid well, I work well.
Good. And every job well done deserves to be rewarded.
And now, please, give me everything you've got on the Mexican.
[Francesco] Here you are.
[Cayetana] Thank you.
[flips pages]
No.
I don't know her or this Teo you mentioned before.
[sighs]
You know what I see in your eyes?
No. I don't.
Let's see if you can guess.
You agreed to have dinner with me
only because you think I have something to do
with your daughter's kidnapping.
You got it.
[Triana crying]
[Triana] Oh, Juanito! My son!
Why?
[crying]
I miss you so much, my son!
Where are you, Paloma?
What are you doing?
Are you fucking kidding?
Don't tell me you escaped.
Are you crazy?
Did you forget what they told us?
Paloma.
I don't believe it.
Ma'am.
What?
You must see this.
They've brought Juanito.
[Cayetana] Juanito?
How? Juanito's dead.
Oh, my God.
[Triana crying]
[Rocío] Paloma.
[sniffling]
What's wrong?
Rocío... [breathing heavily]
I didn't want to say anything without being sure,
but I'm pregnant with Juanito's baby.
[Rocío] Oh, God.
Oh, God.
I thought I might be, but I wanted to be sure.
Pregnant with Juanito's baby.
I'm freaking out.
What am I going to do? What do I do?
What if this thing's messed up?
I'm the messed up one. These things are always right.
I missed my period.
You're crazy, Paloma!
How could you go out?
Didn't you hear what the Russian told us?
What if the cops had caught you?
Who cares?
I don't care about the cops or about jail.
I'm pregnant, Rocío.
Juanito got me pregnant.
Look at me, Paloma.
You're not going to have that baby, got it?
Why?
Why did you take him away?
Why? [sobbing]
I'll never see you again!
I'll never see you again, my boy.
I'm going to miss you so much.
What will I do without you?
[sobbing]
Why?
Why!
[Teresa] Sorry, Francesco, but the truth is, if you were in my shoes
you would understand.
Right now I suspect everyone around me.
You know, you're an enigma to me.
What makes you say that?
Because you came into my life out of nowhere,
and you've helped me many times and I don't understand why.
[sighs]
What will you do with the girls?
I think I'll take them to Mexico.
They can't stay here.
When would you leave?
Why don't we talk about you?
No. Me?
No, I'm very boring and much too normal.
Tell me about your past.
[footsteps]
GHAJAR, LEBANON
[groaning]
[gunshots]
[cries in pain]
- [gunshots] - Aah!
[screaming]
[Teresa] Is it that bad that you can't even talk?
No.
I've always had a nose for business, even at an early age.
- That's why... - Tell me something that I don't know.
Surprise me.
I'm an orphan.
Now you're one of the few who know.
That band of gypsies has some nerve coming here
to mourn Juanito in my bullring!
Calm down before you get ill, ma'am.
I don't feel like calming down.
Damn plague!
[crying at distance]
Because that's what those people are, a plague.
And Captain Flores, who should be here, isn't.
Meanwhile, we're locked in here. Will this never end?
- I'm going to have a look. - No, don't look, ma'am.
This is all my granddaughter Paloma's fault.
She's just as big a whore as her mother.
[sighs]
Ma'am?
- Charo. - Ma'am?
- [struggling] I can't breathe. - What's wrong?
I don't know.
- Ma'am. - My chest really hurts.
[Charo] What's wrong?
Help!
Ma'am.
Call an ambulance! [crying]
[Morgana] Holy Lady of Death, protect me from this child.
[Batman] How about that?
The graffiti version of Mother Teresa.
Teresa my ass.
Believe me, this kid's got the devil inside her.
I thought you didn't believe it, that she was all talk.
Hmm.
Well, no, but better safe than sorry.
She's doing weird things in the room.
Listen, I'll tell you what she's doing in there.
She's doing kid stuff, because that's what she is, a child!
She has fun and creates mischief.
You're the crazy one here.
Don't be ridiculous, Batman.
This kid's a bad seed. She knows what she's doing.
And if Lupo doesn't come soon, she'll get away.
Let her. We've planned for everything.
The police are on our side, and they'd bring her back to us.
Besides, if she gets away, that's fine by me.
We'd never have to see her again.
And then, the boss would cut off your balls.
I've had enough of this. I'm going to drink.
[door clicks open]
[door thuds closed]
[sighs]
Holy Death, I belong only to you.
Help me.
I don't want to hurt her anymore.
[door unlocks]
[door closes and locks]
[door creaking]
How about you?
What about your parents?
I'm not an orphan, but I might as well have been.
My mother died of alcoholism, and I never knew my father.
He was a Spaniard.
I didn't know either of mine.
Did you look for them?
A lot, but I never found them.
[Teresa] Hmm.
I wanted to talk about... something else.
I'm not feeling well.
I need a little air.
You okay?
Yes.
[laughs] I'm officially drunk now.
[in Italian] I may be drunk, but I know what I'm doing.
[in Spanish] I like you...
I like you a lot.
I have to go.
But the night is still young.
I have a lot to do.
Can I help you with anything?
No, you've done enough for me.
[laughs]
When do you go back to Mexico?
As soon as I can.
I have to make some contacts here
and then I rush back to rescue my daughter.
When do you return to Italy?
- Tonight. - Hmm.
I stayed only for you.
I'll let you know when I go to Mexico.
You have my number, so call me when you get there, okay?
Mm-hmm.
Have a nice trip.
Thank you.
I'll walk you to the car.
There's no need.
IN THE NEXT EPISODE...
That'd be another murder.
[Rocío] Don't even think about having it.
That child cannot be born.
[Francesco] I like you... I like you a lot.
[siren wails]
[Teresa] You've got two choices.
Either you fuck us or we fuck you,
and the truth is, you're really outnumbered.