A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
PREVIOUSLY...
[Paloma] You really hurt me.
You'd never treated me like that.
[Juanito] Get used to it.
I'm the man and you're the woman.
[Oleg] Tesa...
what are you doing in Moscow?
[man] It's him, Willy.
Teresa is with Oleg Yasikov.
I need you more than ever, Oleg.
I had a daughter.
She was kidnapped.
[Cayetana] Do you have something to tell me?
You lost a son, and now you're losing your granddaughters.
I'm very much alone,
because my granddaughters are dead to me.
Do you know how much it hurt to never see you again?
You and those who were my only family, like Conejo.
I still have the look on her face etched in my mind of when I said goodbye.
[gasps]
Remember me, Conejo?
How could I forget the motherfuckers that planted a bomb in Teresa's car?
[screaming]
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
MALAGA, SPAIN
[birds chirping]
[stereo playing]
[Abdelkader] That's the first sample.
Here's the other.
I need to know if those two people are sisters.
I want those DNA test results ASAP,
and I'm willing to pay whatever I have to.
- Agreed? - [man] Understood.
♪ 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 ♪
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
[knocks on door]
[Oleg] Tesa, come in.
Oleg.
I haven"t slept that well since I left Italy.
And your wife's clothes fit me perfectly.
- You must be hungry. - Yes.
I cooked for you.
A little borscht first, followed by lamb shashlik,
my specialty.
I don't know what any of that is, but it sounds delicious. Thank you.
I spoke to Yulia. She's in London.
She knows you're here.
That's great.
I had to use an encrypted phone.
Why?
My other phones have all been tapped by Russian Intelligence.
Your house is beautiful.
Thanks, Tesa.
It's my prison now.
Do you really believe it was Cayetana Aljarafe who found you?
Well, that's what I was told by Siso Pernas, the Galician.
I find that hard to believe.
You were in the DEA's Witness Protection Program.
Only they have access to your information.
What exactly did that Galician tell you?
Just that.
That Cayetana had found me and given him my location in Italy.
But not just to him, to Epifanio, too.
I showed up at her house to confront her.
She's full of hate and pain.
Part of me understands,
because as much of a traitor and criminal as her son was,
he was still her son, and I killed him.
Whoa!
You spoil me too much.
Nothing is too much to celebrate our reunion.
What else do you know about Cayetana Aljarafe?
That she...
Good morning. Come in.
She doesn't speak Spanish, does she?
No.
Like I said, she has two granddaughters
who remind her of her son whenever she looks at them.
Oleg, life is getting back at me for everything I did.
Epifanio has my daughter,
and I'd burn the world down in order to get her back.
But the situation with Cayetana is much worse.
For her, life...
Thank you.
It's my pleasure.
She's never getting her son back.
That's why there's nothing she won't do to avenge his death.
That woman has put her heart and soul into finding me.
And she found me.
[Cayetana] Where are you going dressed like that and with a duffel bag?
Are you also moving out like your whore of a sister?
Grandmother, I'm not leaving here until you throw me out.
I'm dropping off my Satanic clothing at a friend's house
before you decide to burn it all.
Friend? She must be as brain dead as you.
Then I'm headed to the Fifth Circle of Hell.
Want to join me?
That black clothing suits you really well.
Plus, it's perfect for our Satanic rituals.
The truth is I've always been very elegant
and had good taste in clothing, unlike your vulgar mother,
who never could quite conceal her humble origins.
You're like her in that regard. The apple didn't fall far from the tree.
At least I don't take after your son, Grandmother.
The great Teo Aljarafe,
the prince who fell for the fisherman's daughter.
She never quite measured up, did she?
Your poor mother...
Her only talent was between her legs, just like your sister.
And my son, of course, fell for her trap.
The only good thing poor Eugenia ever did in her pathetic life
was commit suicide.
Go on, go on.
I'd hate for you to be late for your date with the Devil.
Oh, by the way, if you see your mother,
tell her that whenever I think of her,
it gives me comfort to know she's rotting in hell.
[Conejo] I swear on my mother I don't know anything about the Mexican.
She fell off the face of the earth. It's like she died.
What do you take me for?
[shrieking]
[sighs]
That woman left you a fortune.
She wouldn't have disappeared like that.
I wish.
Teresa left and I never saw her again.
And as far as that fortune you mentioned,
I haven't seen any of it since the police seized it all.
I ended up on the street, unemployed, broke,
and dumped by my boyfriend.
When Alberto found out we were wanted,
he fled to Colombia.
[sobbing]
No, please.
I'll ask one last time.
Where is your friend Teresa?
I swear I haven't heard from her in years.
Well, in that case,
I suppose you won't be missed.
[Fermín] Marce, darling, where did you put my jar of protein powder?
I left it on the table on the terrace.
Is it in the kitchen?
- Welcome to the party. - What are you doing?
Fermín!
Let him go. He didn't do anything.
Fuck.
Please.
Tell me where Teresa is or I'll slit your son's throat.
He's not my son, damn it! He's my boyfriend!
Goddamn, this bitch is something else.
How many times must I swear
I don't know anything about Teresa? Please, you have to believe me.
What will you miss most about this young lad?
- His face? - No, not his face. Please.
His pecs?
His abs?
- His cock? - No!
Relax, we'll be more than enough for you.
- A hand it is. - [screams]
No, please!
He'll never lift a fucking weight again!
No!
This kid doesn't even know who the Mexican is.
Well, he's about to find out.
Teresa Mendoza hung my cousin Xavi from a plane
and orphaned three innocent children.
What a coincidence!
They didn't know who the hell the Mexican was either!
That wasn't Teresa!
It was the Russian. Oleg Yasikov.
Please, you have to believe me.
I don't know anything about the Mexican.
That's a bunch of horseshit! Siso, cut his fucking arm off!
No!
- Shh. - [sobbing]
Teresa Mendoza returned to Marbella.
You were like a mother to her.
No way you two haven't talked.
She's back in Marbella? Teresa's here?
I'm going to count to three.
- I'm already on two! - All right, all right. Fine.
I spoke to Teresa. She called me.
See?
[sighs]
Speak. What did Teresa say?
I spoke to Teresa, but she hasn't been here.
Quit fucking with me and say something!
Teresa told me she was coming here.
The truth is she should've been here by now.
She's taking a bit long.
Where the hell is she?
I don't know. I haven't the slightest idea.
Siso, she's trying to make fools of us.
I'm not!
I swear on my mother-in-law and late husband
that she should be here.
Time's up.
[screams]
No! Let me call her so she can tell me where she is.
Just release me for a moment so I can make the call.
[sobbing]
Don't try anything funny, got it? Go on.
[phone vibrating]
Fuck. She's so annoying.
Yes?
[Cayetana] It's Cayetana Aljarafe. Any word on Teresa?
I'm working on it, ma'am.
[woman on phone] Good morning, 911. How may I help you?
She's not answering. That's weird.
What could be going on?
[woman on phone] You've reached 911. Is anyone on the line?
Don't kill him!
[woman on phone] Who's going to be killed, ma'am?
Fermín is so young. Please, don't kill him.
[woman on phone] We have your address. The police are on their way.
Hey.
I'm going to try again.
Just as I promised, Mrs. Aljarafe.
I got the information that'll lead us to the Mexican.
Teresa, dear, it's me. Marcela.
I have to go. I'll call you later.
Where are you?
I put the kettle on and it's almost boiling.
Please, call me.
It's a matter of life and death, sweetheart.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
[cat meows]
Good morning, kitty.
[door creaks]
I may be heartless, but I've got a big brain.
What do you think?
I don't seem so dumb to you now, do I?
That's one point for you.
Sofia: 1, Lupo: 1.
I left you some colors.
Do you like fluorescent paint?
Yes, it's very pretty. Do you know how to draw?
I enjoy it,
but I'm not as talented as you.
Listen, Sofia.
I have to go.
I'll be back in one week.
You're going to leave me alone with that witch Morgana?
No, Batman will be here.
And try not to fight with Morgana.
[Oleg] Do you regret killing the father of your child?
Teo was a shameless bastard who only cared about money.
He sold me out to the Spanish authorities for a couple of euros.
He cheated on me with every woman he crossed paths with
while swearing eternal love to me.
He was a traitor.
But you still haven't told me the real reason.
You got rid of him because you didn't want that man
in your daughter's life.
Maybe you're right.
Either way, I did Sofia and the other girls a favor.
I did a lot of thinking while you slept.
I'll do it.
I'll help you find your daughter.
It will be a pleasure to meet Sofia.
Thank you so much, Oleg.
But first, I have to ask the president for permission.
Aren't you risking a lot?
We Russians always pay our debts.
You risked a lot for me too.
[Sofia] If you're traveling,
it's because you're going to see my mother.
That's it, isn't it?
Take me with you.
You know that's not possible.
How can you look my mother in the face after you kidnapped me?
You're evil!
[grunts]
I never want to see you again.
Leave!
I told you to leave and never come back!
I'm not seeing your mother. You made that up.
Obey that witch Morgana.
She's been ordered to keep you locked up if you misbehave.
[in Italian] Goodbye, jealous girl.
Leave, you idiot!
[screams]
[Conejo] You've been waiting for that Mexican for so long
that another 30 minutes won't kill you.
You northerners are so impatient.
You think you're funny or what?
- Give me your cell phone. - What for?
Teresa's about to call.
That's if she doesn't walk through that door in the next 30 seconds.
[teapot whistling]
[woman on phone] 911. Good morning. How many I help you?
This bitch called the cops.
You're fucking kidding me!
[grunts]
Shit!
[grunting]
[Fermín] Let's go! Run! This way!
Conejo!
[screaming]
[grunting]
[whimpering]
[glass shattering]
Shit! The cops!
Let's get out of here, Siso!
- Let go, damn it! - Fuck!
Conejo, when I see you again, you're fucking dead!
Let's go, Goddamn it!
[dogs barking]
[siren wailing]
Don't you care about me?
When the cops leave, I have to tell you a few things
about my past that I forgot to mention, darling.
You haven't touched your food, Paloma.
I woke up with an upset stomach. I'm not hungry.
Juan's house is a mess, and the worst part is his mother.
That gypsy hasn't stopped cursing me and asking me to leave.
I've been there one day and I can't stand it anymore.
You were right, Rocío.
I shouldn't have left Grandmother's.
You should've thought of that before.
Now there's no fucking way you can return.
I know that.
There's no sense in changing my mind now.
It's fucked up.
You got away from Grandmother only to have to put up
with your annoying mother-in-law.
Oh, well. What's done is done.
You'll have to move out of that apartment.
What does Juanito say?
Juan?
Doesn't seem like he wants to.
It's like he's someone else.
Rocío, last night, he forced himself on me.
I didn't want to, and he forced me.
That son of a bitch raped you?
Yes.
I won't stand for this, Paloma. I won't.
Stay out of it or you'll just make things worse.
- Son of a... - Hello.
Hi.
I'll pay.
Here.
Thank you.
This card's not going through.
Grandmother's doing. She's blocked my credit card.
You can pay next time.
This one's not going through either.
That's a hell of a stunt your grandmother pulled.
I'm about to go ballistic. Come on!
Dad left enough money for us.
Grandmother's going to hear about this.
You have any cash?
[bell tolling at distance]
[indistinct chatter]
I passed through Red Square when I arrived.
But I wasn't well and I didn't notice.
You can't enter the Kremlin with me.
Meet me at this same spot in one hour.
I'll be here in one hour.
Good luck.
[siren wailing]
[indistinct chatter]
[phone camera clicks]
Please excuse me. I'm terribly sorry.
[panting]
[choir singing]
Mr. President.
Thank you for seeing me.
It was awful.
Can you believe they threatened to cut off his...
- His penis! - Honey!
Though they used another word, a bad word.
I understand, ma'am. Thanks.
Any other injuries besides the gash on your neck?
No, but they...
Please let your son talk.
Damn it, he's not my son! He's my boyfriend.
I didn't know you had a son, Marcela.
Well, well... It's been a long time, Captain.
I haven't seen you since you seized all the money Teresa left me.
Why'd you come?
All that's here are the worthless things that I worked for myself.
I heard there was a problem at this address,
and I knew you were involved somehow.
The Mexican comes back and already you've got trouble.
Where is Teresa Mendoza?
The Mexican is here?
Then it's true.
I thought those Galicians were just blowing smoke.
I'm so happy!
Does it really make you happy to get mixed up in trouble?
Teresa's returned in style.
Interpol issued a warrant for her arrest
for murdering her boyfriend in Italy and fleeing the country.
[door opens]
[door creaking]
Leave that there. I know how to clean.
That way I don't have to look at your witch face.
[chuckling] Yeah, right.
The shrimp knows how to clean.
Don't make me laugh.
Why'd you come down?
Huh?
You think I'm going to let you clean this pigsty?
So you can get sick?
And then who pays the price? Morgana, that's who!
Get out of here!
Go upstairs.
Get out of my sight! Go!
I thought you hated my witch face. Go on!
Fucking rude brat.
[bells tolling at distance]
What did the president say?
He didn't give me authorization to leave the country.
I can't go with you, Tesa.
It was pointless of me to come here for you.
The president was very clear.
If I set foot outside this country, I'll be considered a traitor.
It was more of a threat than a warning.
And you know what we Russians do to traitors.
I know. You taught me that,
and that's why I won't expose you to danger.
Neither you nor your family.
I've got enough on my plate with my daughter's kidnapping.
I swear, I wasn't expecting such a resounding no.
Yes, but that's life sometimes.
It bites you, it sinks its teeth into you down to the bone
and doesn't let you go.
You taught me that we have two choices:
cry over how much it hurts
or bandage your fucking wound and keep fighting.
I want to keep fighting for my daughter, so I have to go.
I have no time to lose, Oleg.
Tesa.
Thank you for everything.
We have to go now.
Let's go.
Don't turn around.
There was a guy following me, but he's gone.
They're following you, not me. It's my fault, Tesa.
I put you on the Russian authorities' radar.
They consider you a threat.
If you're arrested, you could end up missing,
somewhere in a Siberian prison.
I shouldn't have brought you.
Hold on. I made the choice to come see you.
If anything, it's my fault.
I put the noose around my neck all by myself,
and I alone will remove it.
For Sofia.
There's a more important mission now than saving your daughter.
If you don't make it out of Russia alive,
there'll be nobody to save Sofia.
The Galicians murdered a cabbie who was with Teresa
the day she arrived in Marbella.
So it's a miracle you two are alive.
[Conejo] Yeah, we hit the jackpot.
You either get lucky or you don't, and this time, we got lucky.
Why are you crying?
[Conejo] Because I don't want to hit the jackpot,
but I've bought many tickets over the years.
Well, if you don't want to go back to jail,
you know what you have to do.
I'll assign two cops to protect you in case the Galicians decide to return.
Let's go.
[sniffling]
[Fermín] You weren't a literature professor?
Life is like literature, darling.
We come up with fantasies
because real life is very difficult to explain.
[Epifanio] How do I look after the image change?
For political purposes.
Where's Morgana?
Cleaning Sofia's room.
Probably performing an exorcism on the kid too.
She's been fighting a lot with the girl.
She's a stubborn little devil just like her mom.
The kid's not easy to deal with, but she's been quieting down.
I want you ready for Marbella.
I want you to arrive before Teresita.
Take the same plane you brought them in.
- Okay. - But bring me that woman now.
The elections are right around the corner.
[Batman] Hey, Lupillo, tell me more about the stunts the kid's pulled.
Having a mother like that must've traumatized her.
Imagine, a woman who's capable of killing
the father of her own child is capable of anything.
If the kid gives you too much trouble, hogtie her.
[laughs]
- [Epifanio] You're going to have to. - [Batman] Yes, boss.
What are you doing, prying brat?
You were eavesdropping, weren't you?
I can't leave you alone for a minute!
[Teresa] Don't rack your brain, Oleg.
This time, neither of us can do anything for the other.
True friendship is proven during one's darkest hour, Tesa.
I'd do anything to help you and Sofia.
[driver speaking Russian] Mr. Oleg,
I think a car has been following us for the last several blocks.
[in Russian] I don't see the driver.
- What's going on? - It appears we have company.
That's the guy who was following me.
Where did he come from?
First we have to find out if he's really following us.
[in Russian] You know what you have to do.
[tires screeching]
That's the second time he's turned to follow us.
There's an easy way to find out if a car's following you, Tesa.
It'd be some coincidence if we made four quick right turns
and he's still behind us.
[in Russian] Alexander, do it again.
Confirmed. We're being followed.
Show me the picture you took of that man.
Where did that guy come from? Who ordered him to follow me?
We're about to find out right now.
WASHINGTON D.C., USA
[siren wailing at distance]
[Jonathan] The file's encrypted.
[keyboard clacking]
Your access was denied.
It's restricted to Tier 5.
And only Sheldon's a Tier 5.
Uh-huh.
It's too big a coincidence, Willy.
After Manuela spoke to Sheldon, you were removed from the case,
he signed off on your retirement,
and your access to these files was denied.
Come on!
I have to find a way to stop her before Teresa does.
I'm working on something to get Manuela under control.
Trust me.
[siren wailing]
[beeping]
Look who decided to come by.
Where were you last night, Sergio?
I went to the movies.
One of those 24-hour movie theaters?
Hey, I'm talking to you.
Are you taking your medication?
Don't I look relaxed to you, Auntie?
No, no, no.
Get yourself a new job.
Preferably one that doesn't leave you much time to spy on me.
Like it or not, as long as I'm paying your bills,
you'll do as I say.
You're mad because you were fired, but it's not my fault.
Who knows what you did?
Maybe this is better.
You might've ended up dead like my mom.
Murdered by another lesbian. You're a lesbian too, right?
Because you've followed in her footsteps ever since she died.
I don't know if you're into chicks or dudes.
Or both!
Or maybe you'll imitate her by dying young.
If I find out you're mixed up in anything illegal,
I swear to God I'll hand you over to the police myself, punk.
And if you insult me again, I'll kick your ass.
[woman] Manuela.
- Mom. - Is it you?
Yes.
And look who came to visit you.
Your adorable grandson.
[Morgana] Stupid brat. That's what you are.
And don't cry.
Your crocodile tears don't move me.
Morgana, why did you say yesterday that my mother left me without a father?
Did my mother kill my father?
[Morgana] What do you think?
[laughs]
[sniffling]
[Morgana laughing]
[Batman] Hey, Lupillo, tell me more about the stunts this kid's pulled.
Having a mother like that must've traumatized her.
Imagine, a woman capable of killing
the father of her own child.
We don't have many bullets,
but there should be enough for an expert marksman like you.
I'm no expert. I just hope we don't have to use them.
[in Russian] Alexander, do what I said. Now!
[tires screeching]
[birds chirping]
[tires screeching]
Oleg, get out of the car!
They're not here.
[grunts]
Where did they go?
Answer me!
I'm fine, I'm fine.
I'll be better after we kill these murderers.
[grunts]
Who are they?
They must've been ordered to follow me after I left the Kremlin.
The president?
Yes. Cover me.
Drop the gun or I kill her.
Okay.
Just don't hurt her.
Let her go.
It's me you want.
Don't move!
IN THE NEXT EPISODE...
Grandmother, I know part of the money Dad left us
was stolen from the Mexican.
Mom, was Dad a good dancer?
Why don't you ever talk about him?
What do you think of candidate Epifanio Vargas?
He's got my grandfather's last name.
There aren't many places left for you to hide.
Let me help you.
[Batman] Oh, damn, you're burning up with fever.
Is she dead?
No, but she will be soon.