A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
PREVIOUSLY...
[Sheila] I can't believe it!
You can't park here, ma'am.
There's another woman inside the car.
[Siso] I'll handle it.
[Sheila]...like the old fashioned ones.
Now.
[indistinct conversation]
Yes?
[Cayetana] The Mexican is here. She mustn't escape.
- [Siso] Got it. - [tires screech]
[Sheila] Get the plate number!
Unbelievable! There sure are lots of crazies out there!
- [Sofia] Hi. - Hi.
I need money to call my mom.
It depends on the day and intersection
and what I have to give Mrs. Mercedes.
Who's that?
The lady that gives us permission to work out here.
You want to work too?
Isn't the Mexican's daughter named Sofia?
She's your granddaughter too.
The Mexican sealed her fate when she brought me this.
She took my son, so I will take her daughter.
[Teresa] You must know that it's a very risky mission.
If you continue with this,
you'll prove crucial when we're in Mexico.
[Sofia]...but now I'm going to discover the truth.
We have 15 minutes.
I want to see if all they say about my mother is true.
Her real name is Teresa Mendoza,
who I've nicknamed the Queen of the South.
You're clear for departure. Have a nice trip.
He was my father.
He was my dad.
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
[Sofia giggling]
What's wrong, Tesa?
[unlocks seatbelt]
I know you. What's going on?
I have a feeling something bad is going to happen.
I have this feeling in my chest I can't get rid of.
It's just the stress of flying into Mexico.
We're about to begin a big mission,
and it's normal for you to feel like that.
But I'm here to support you, as are your friends.
[sighs] We have to rescue Sofia as soon as possible.
Those bastards are going to spill the beans about who I am,
and she must never ever find out that I'm Teresa Mendoza
or what happened with her father.
Never.
[Teresa on answering machine] You've reached Maria Dantes.
I can't take your call right now.
Please leave a message.
I know everything, and I know you're a liar
because I read it on the internet.
I also know your name's not Maria Dantes.
It's Teresa Mendoza.
And I know you killed my father.
Thank you, Simon.
You're welcome.
[continues sobbing]
♪ 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 ♪
WASHINGTON D.C., USA
[sirens blaring at distance]
Damn! Your house is cool, bro!
[Sergio speaking English] Really.
[in Spanish] But it's a chick's place.
Who cares?
If I have to be a chick to live here then I'll get surgery!
- Where do you live? - Around.
[Sergio speaking English] Okay, man. I'm ready.
[in Spanish] Yeah. That's my aunt Manuela.
Goddamn!
Your aunt's a total smokeshow.
You'll have to introduce us, bud.
Relax. Let's get out of here.
Hold on. Can I use the bathroom?
Now?
No, when we're outside your house.
Yeah, now!
Fine. Go.
Where is it?
Upstairs.
See? You can talk.
Whatever. Don't be long.
What a great house.
[typing on keyboard]
[computer beeping]
We're about to land.
Everyone buckle up.
- [officer, in English] Put your hands up! - [in Spanish] They're up!
[officer, in English] Stupid fuck!
Do you want to die?
[Sergio, in English] What are you doing here?
Oh, I'm sorry, man
[in Spanish] I couldn't help myself.
Your aunt's so hot it's driving me crazy.
[in English] Come on. You're a pervert man.
[in Spanish] No, let me have one. One she doesn't wear.
[in English] Are you serious?
[in Spanish] Yeah, just one.
Listen, are we leaving, or are you going to stay here
and jack it?
Oh, that's a great idea.
Look what you did.
Oh, gotta make sure auntie's things are organized.
Yeah, clean up. Great job.
All right, let's go.
Don't let her catch you.
Let me just take a quick leak before we go.
Are you kidding, bro? Again?
I didn't get to go.
I was distracted by your aunt.
Go, but hurry!
Yeah, hurry, hurry.
[scanner beeping]
[door knocking]
[door knocking continues]
Who's there?
It's Margaret.
What happened, Margaret?
I'm sorry for knocking like that, but this is urgent!
- What happened? - It's Ray.
What's going on with him?
He was hired to work on that cryptocurrency
that's so popular now. But something went wrong
and some men came to the house looking for him.
He had to run and now he's in hiding.
They want to kill him.
- Do you know where he is? - Yes.
I won't go through that again.
Tell me where he's hiding.
[door clicks open]
[plane engine whirring]
[answering machine] You have one new voice message.
[Sofia's voice] I know everything, and I know you're a liar
because I read it on the internet.
I also know your name's not Maria Dantes.
It's Teresa Mendoza.
And I know you killed my father.
[breathing heavily]
[exhales]
Tesa...
You okay?
What's wrong, sweetie?
She's just exhausted from not sleeping the whole trip.
[Sofia's voice] I know everything, and I know you're a liar
because I read it on the internet.
I also know your name's not Maria Dantes.
It's Teresa Mendoza.
And I know you killed my father.
- [Oleg] Let's go to the car, Tesa. - How?
How could she have found all that out?
Somebody must've told her. What bastard would do such a thing?
Exactly.
These bastards didn't keep their word.
They told her everything.
But your daughter said she read it online.
Online...
She had to have searched for my real name,
which means somebody gave it to her.
- I need to speak to my daughter. - [Oleg] Don't wait any longer. Call her.
[Teresa] This is the number from which she called.
[Simon] Hi.
Are you catching flies?
[Sofia] What does that mean?
That you're spacing out.
I brought this
so you could use it to make those streamers you need.
Okay, but we need two sticks to tie them to.
I've got a lot where I live.
Thank you, Simon.
Don't cry anymore.
So your mom's a killer. At least you have a mom.
I don't have a mom, dad, brother, or sister,
and look at me.
Nothing but positive energy.
[laughs]
Thank you.
[exhales]
The line's dead.
Call back.
I've called three times.
[sobbing]
This can't be happening to me.
We have to come up with a way for you to speak to your daughter.
There's got to be a way.
The more time that passes, the more she'll hate me.
Epifanio.
Go to the house.
The driver has the directions. I'll meet you there.
I'm coming with you.
[in Russian] Anton, accompany the group.
[car engine starts]
[honking]
[Lupo, in Spanish] Any word on Sofia?
No.
Nothing yet.
It's like she just vanished.
Then reach out to your contacts and look for her.
I have!
I've got 50 men looking for her.
Sofia's not used to being in a city as dangerous as this one.
We'll catch her the moment she comes up for air.
[in Italian] Don't you understand?
[in Spanish] We all have to look for her. That includes you.
I am looking for her, but first I have to take this money
to Morgana's son and explain to him that his mother's dead
because a nine-year-old girl scared her.
Can you imagine? That won't be easy.
Hey, what's up with Teresa? Has she called?
Nope.
Then let's not worry until Teresa lands and calls us,
not before then.
Hey!
Eat shit, you fucking Italian.
Pour me another tequila.
I was thinking that after you meet Mrs. Mercedes tomorrow
we could tell her to put us on the coolest corner on Polanco
because I think your tricks are going to be really awesome.
Your belly's growling.
I want a sandwich, but what kind?
No, I'm not hungry.
[vehicle approaching]
Don't let them see me!
Hide.
You can come out now.
You know that guy?
He can't see me, Simon. He just can't.
He's gone.
Let's go. Come with me.
[Simon] We'll be safer someplace else.
This is the report on the search for the child.
Great, but don't make me read bullshit like this at night.
Just tell me where the kid is and that's it.
No, we still don't know.
We combed the entire region around the subway station
and there's no trace of her,
but I've expanded the search to include two more stations.
Where can she be? She doesn't know anybody.
I reached out to the man in charge of subway security
and gave him a picture of Sofia.
If she was captured by any subway station camera,
we'll find her.
[cell phone vibrating]
It's Teresita Mendoza!
I told you she'd find out.
Keep cool and answer the phone.
Let's find out what she knows.
Put it on speakerphone.
Teresita, honey, how are you?
I want to know right now who the hell
told my daughter about my past and gave her my real name.
Shit, hold on. Don't blow your top.
I'm not following you.
I warned you, Epifanio. Deal's off.
What...
I told you. This bitch knows.
MALAGA, SPAIN
[Charo] Mr. Menendez is here.
Hello, Rodrigo.
I'm so happy to have you in my home again.
The years pass, but you always look good.
It's a pleasure to see you again, Cayetana.
Thank you very much.
Would you like some coffee?
Yes, thank you.
Coffee, no sugar, please.
Right away.
Please sit down.
You left me in suspense last night.
What can I do for you?
A lot, Rodrigo.
I want to file a lawsuit against my granddaughter's mom,
and I'm not referring to the granddaughters you've met,
who, by the way, are currently fugitives of justice.
I suppose you heard.
Yes.
I was shocked when I saw it on the news.
With good reason.
I still haven't gotten over it.
As you know, their mother committed suicide,
and blood is not thicker than water, Rodrigo.
I'm afraid they'll try something...
But anyway, that's not what I wanted to talk about.
I wanted to talk about Teo's third daughter,
about my granddaughter, Sofia.
These DNA tests show that girl is the Mexican's daughter.
Rodrigo, I'm willing to put all my money and all my efforts
into getting custody of my granddaughter.
Money is no object.
All I want is to live long enough
to see that girl running in this living room.
PLATFORMS
[Rodrigo] Leave it to me.
You know me, and you know I'm not about idle talk.
I promise you that soon you'll have your granddaughter
walk through that door.
- [cell phone vibrating] - Again?
Keep calm.
Now answer it.
What's up, Teresita?
You really gave me a scare.
Now, what's this about your daughter finding out what exactly?
She left me a message on my cell phone.
What? She called you?
But I gave my men specific orders
to not have any cell phones on them.
You know what?
I'll investigate and find out who told her
so I can send that bastard to hell for you.
That doesn't matter.
The damage is done.
I need to see my daughter and explain everything to her.
I want to see her. Tonight.
Ms. Mendoza, you know my voice.
I'll repeat what I told you last time.
If there's no progress on your end, there's no exchange.
Those are the rules.
Listen, motherfuckers!
You broke the rules, not me.
And I deal with Epifanio face-to-face.
Fine, just don't lose your shit.
When are you coming to Mexico?
Guess what.
I'm here outside your house.
So either you come out or I'm coming inside.
What? You're outside?
How'd you get my address?
I wasn't born yesterday.
Why do you need to ask?
Yes, but when did you arrive? Why didn't you inform us?
We could've picked you up.
What do you think I'm doing now?
Teresa, [stutters] you know what?
I think we should meet someplace else.
This place isn't all that discreet.
[Teresa] No, it's going to be right here, right now. Period.
Fine, I'll have them let you in. Calm down.
[Oleg] I'm going with you.
They won't do anything to me.
And I don't want them to see you, at least not yet.
Take this.
[footsteps approaching]
[Simon] Are you scared of the dark?
[Sofia] No, but don't let go of me.
[Simon] I know the way by heart. We're 91 steps away.
But since you're here, I'll turn on the flashlight.
[rat squeaks]
[muffled scream] A rat. There's a rat!
There are rats here.
[Simon] Relax, those rats won't mess with you.
[Sofia] That's a lot of rats.
[Simon] You'll get used to them little by little.
[Sofia] What is this place?
[Simon] They control the trains from here.
[rat squeaking]
Doesn't it bother them that you're here?
They never see me and never find me.
I always wait till the last shift.
When they're coming out, I come in.
And in the morning, I leave before they show up.
If I fall asleep, I hide so they won't see me.
My room is down there.
Let's go. It's safe there.
[rats squeaking]
Nobody ever sees me here,
and those fatsos that work here can't come in or steal from me.
Here.
This is my room.
You did this?
Yeah, so I have somewhere to put my toys.
You did all of it?
Yeah, all of it.
Even that and that and that.
Everything.
Teresita, I swear it was that fucking broad
that was taking care of your daughter
who told her your name is Teresa Mendoza.
That's why we fired her.
I didn't want to tell you so as not to worry you.
That's all?
You fired her and that's it?
What about the irreversible damage done to my daughter?
[Alejandro] That woman assures us that she only told her your name.
We don't know where your daughter came up with the rest.
Where do you think?
The internet. She's not an idiot.
[Epifanio] Well, your daughter's a real smart cookie.
Did you really think she wouldn't find out?
If I don't speak to my daughter, the deal's off.
Is that clear?
[cell phone vibrating]
Listen, it's not our fault.
This was bound to happen sooner or later, honey.
Don't fucking call me honey.
You and I are nothing.
[Alejandro] I've just been informed that your daughter
refuses to come to the phone.
I'm really sorry, but she wants nothing to do with you.
Oh, and it's not us preventing you two from talking.
She's the one who doesn't want to,
which is understandable after everything she just found out.
I know how you feel, honey.
You raise your kids and the last thing you expect
is them turning their backs on you...
[Teresa] Shut your mouth.
If I haven't spoken to my daughter in two days,
all of this goes to shit,
and stop acting like you care
because you don't care about anything except yourself.
Mrs. Mendoza, let's all calm down here.
Who the fuck are you?
I don't speak with middlemen, Epifanio.
Why don't you settle down?
It's your daughter who doesn't want to talk to you.
Let's give her some time to calm down.
You heard what I said.
Two days.
If not, then fuck all this.
Oh, and by the way, when all this began,
the first thing I did was find your address.
Say cheese, pretty boy.
That's it.
I'm from Culiacan, and when I do a favor,
I charge a shitload of interest.
Two days.
WASHINGTON D.C., USA
[door knocking]
[Ray] Come in.
Were you followed?
[Willy] No.
Is this place safe?
Yes.
It belongs to a friend who lives in LA.
Why weren't you answering my calls?
They've triangulated the area.
I've got all the signals around this house blocked
so those bastards can't find me.
What kind of trouble did you get into?
Some fucking gringos hired me
to trace a supposed illegal bitcoin transaction.
- Five million. - How much?
Five million.
The idea was to intercept it and go after the criminals.
Five million dollars?
That's the big leagues.
What happened?
A tracker detected me and somehow the Koreans
found my IP.
I stopped everything and returned the money,
but they intercepted it and stole it.
And now the people who hired me think I stole from them
and sold information about the operation to the Koreans,
and the Koreans want their millions back.
A bit fucked up, huh?
A bit fucked up...
Mom, no. Please.
You're going to Mexico.
Mexico?
You do remember always telling me I couldn't go to Mexico
because of everything the famous Guero Davila did, right?
You want my uncle's enemies to kill me or something?
I remember everything I said, kid.
You're going to Mexico.
I have someone there who can help you.
Your mom knows her and you met her when you were a kid.
She was your uncle's girlfriend,
and she has my complete trust.
Teresa's back?
What happened, dear?
Were you able to see your daughter?
She didn't want to talk to me.
In fact, she wants nothing to do with me.
You didn't see her?
How is she?
I couldn't see her.
And how is she?
Probably not well.
I always thought she'd hear the truth from me.
I know how you feel, Tesa, but it's important right now
to keep a level head.
You'll get a chance down the line
to tell her how things really happened.
What are you doing?
- Calling Batman. - [phone ringing]
Only he can convince her to talk to me.
[cell phone vibrating]
[Batman clears throat]
Hello?
Batman, I know everything.
[Batman] Teresa. What do you mean you know everything?
I'm back in Mexico and I spoke to Epifanio.
He told me everything that's going on with my daughter.
What do you think, Batman?
I want you to know I had nothing to do with that.
It was the lady taking care of her,
and the kid got pissed off and put on a whole show.
So the woman ran out, left the front door open,
and the kid took advantage and ran out too.
But Mr. Epifanio probably also told you
that we haven't stopped looking for Sofia.
When was the last time you saw her?
On the subway.
Salto del Agua station headed toward Garibaldi.
My guys and I got on the subway and were looking for her,
but it's like she vanished into thin air.
We need to speak in person.
Where are you?
At the house where we were keeping her.
Tell me where it is and I'll head there.
[Batman] I can't tell you that, Teresita.
Batman, you'll tell me where that house is
if you know what's good for you.
If not, I'll tell Epifanio that you yourself called me
so I could see my daughter
and that you even showed me the wall on which she drew.
I can't right now. The walls have ears.
We'll talk later.
Any news?
I just hung up with them.
No sign of her.
She has to turn up tomorrow.
[Ray] All set.
Ready?
- [Ray] We're ready. - Let's get out of here.
A car with four men just pulled up.
- Let's see. - They're going to kill us.
[Margaret] What do we do?
[Ray] Damn, it's them.
Is there another way out?
No, that's the only one.
There are four of them, Willy. We're fucked.
This can't be happening.
I'm not going to do this again.
Shut up!
[sobbing]
Do you want to get out of this alive?
Then do what I tell you, all right?
Let's go.
[Margaret continues crying]
[Margaret crying]
Shh.
[grunting and groaning]
[Margaret screams]
[Willy] Let him go, asshole!
Let him go!
- [gun shot] - [screams]
[Margaret crying]
[coughing]
[Willy] Shh!
Shut up!
Shut your mouth.
You're going to calm down
and we're all going to leave, deal?
Shut up.
Now go see if your son's okay. Quiet.
- [Margaret sobbing] - [Willy] Shh!
Pay attention to what we're going to do.
Ray!
I'll cover you two, and you're going to get in my car.
[alarm blaring]
[tires screeching]
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
So when you were spinning these...
Was it like this or did you cross your arms or what?
No, I'll show you.
Grab your flag and extend it.
Put your other arm on your waist
and start twirling it,
like you're making a figure eight.
But we can't really do it here.
[Sofia] I'll finish the star if I bring home the trophy.
And if we lose, I'll leave it like that forever
so I can remember that we lost.
[sobbing]
[Simon] Dang, girls sure do cry a lot.
Will you tell me who that guy was and why he was after you?
I don't want to talk about that, Simon.
Then what do you want to talk about?
What would you do if you found out your mom killed your dad?
I don't have a mom and dad.
[Sheila] You're finally here, Teresa. You had us worried.
We made you breakfast.
[Ahmed] Any word on your daughter?
We searched the whole city for her.
I racked my brain thinking of where she might be.
Well, now you have to eat something.
Sheila, all I want is to see my daughter
and make her understand why I did what I did.
All I wanted was to protect her.
I have to tell her.
I was protecting her so she'd be happy.
[Teresa crying]
She has a much worse temper than mine.
She'll never forgive me for what I did to her father
and for keeping it from her.
Drink some water.
I'm sure she'll call you when she gets over it.
Your daughter needs you. She's only ever lived with you.
She must miss you.
For sure.
What I need to do is pressure Batman.
I'm going to bathe
and then we'll leave again to meet with him, okay?
Batman, it's me.
Where are we meeting?
[Simon] Yeah, that's where Mrs. Mercedes lives.
If she likes you, she'll give you lots of work, you'll see.
Good thing we bathed otherwise nobody meeting me would like me.
I told you that the dirtier, the more pity we get,
and pity equals money.
You should only shower once a week.
Some people in Italy only bathe once a month during winter.
My mother and I had to put menthol in our noses
because there are some stinky people over there.
You're from a very weird place.
Hey, let me do the talking when we walk in.
And don't ruin everything by crying.
You're probably all out anyway after all the crying you did.
- [chuckles] Okay? - Okay. I promise.
[Sofia] It's a big house.
[Simon] You should see the ones in Polanco.
There she is. Rewind the recording.
Can you zoom in?
[Lencho] No, boss.
But you can clearly see them getting on the train.
But I don't see them getting on the train.
It's not easy to see from that distance,
but where else would they have gone?
This footage is from last night.
Do you have footage from this morning at the same station?
Sure do.
JAVIER SOLIS THEATER
Teresa in person.
You must be the famous Russian, right?
Oleg. Oleg Yasikov.
Remember the last time we saw each other.
That DEA guy wouldn't let me near you, and now look.
Life sure is full of twists and turns.
It is.
So much so, you went to Italy to steal my daughter, you bastard.
- No, I didn't steal her. - No?
I didn't. I was just following orders.
How much do you want, Batman?
What'll it take to get you to help me?
[laughs]
I'm not asking for money, and I didn't say I'd help you.
I need to go to that house.
I know my daughter might've left a clue there.
Maybe that'll help.
Please.
[laughs]
All right.
I'll help you.
But not for you.
For your kid, who I think is really cool.
And for other reasons.
Are you sure there's no one in that house?
No.
The person who was there left to find Sofia.
In fact, I'm going to help you fuck over Zurdo Villa
so you can get your kid back.
How do you like that?
- Deal? - Deal.
All right, then.
[Alejandro] There they are again.
But we don't see them step off the train.
[Lencho] That's weird.
I know where you are, kid.
She didn't tell you where she's from or anything?
Nothing.
[Mrs. Mercedes] So your name's Sofia.
Let me look at you.
You're a pretty one.
Give me a turn.
Very, very good.
Where are you from?
Very, very far away.
So far away that nobody knows, and she's alone.
Well, does she have your permission to work with me?
Yes, but the same deal applies.
Half is mine.
Thank you very much, Mrs. Mercedes.
Just don't try to lie to me.
I have eyes everywhere, right, kid?
Okay, you can work on the same corner as yesterday.
Thank you, ma'am.
Get going.
The girl you've been looking for turned up.
IN THE NEXT EPISODE...
[machine buzzing]
[Siso] Does the name Teresa Mendoza ring a bell?
Your fellow Mexican turned up.
And lots of people have it in for her.
Have you decided what to do about the baby?
[Oleg] What'll it take to get you on Teresa's side?
Get in.