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-Laila! -What?
-It's wearing off! -So soon?
Soon? I took my last pill an hour go.
-Come on! -It was your fourth pill?
TODAY'S EPISODE: "K"
Let's go find Paradise.
I love that nickname.
Yes, Paradise because he takes us to a paradise
-with his candy. -You're crazy.
-Let's find him. -Okay.
Be right back.
-What were you doing, Paradise? -Business, Gris.
-Well, do some business with me. -You want another one?
-Yeah, what? -Damn, Gris.
You're popping mollies like candy.
Your mollies are not as powerful as they used to.
So, come on, give it to me.
I already sold you four.
Then one more won't hurt, right?
-Come on. -Okay.
Cheer up, you're making a lot of money with me.
Here you have it.
You really are my paradise.
When you take stimulants regularly,
your body gets used to it and asks for more and more,
and their effect wears off sooner.
Let's get the roll back up, yeah!
Bye!
-Laila! -What?
It kicked in!
We're together but I feel you're leaving
For you, there's no...
That party was awesome.
What the hell?
You've got a problem?
Yes, I was sleeping, show a little respect.
Hey, you respect me, I'm your older sister.
But this is my room too.
Wait, hold on.
It was my room first, you're the intruder.
-Do you have to be so mean? -Whatever.
What are you doing?
Can't you see it? I'm going to chat.
-This late at night? -I'm not sleepy, so yes.
You're crazy.
You're the crazy one here.
-Where are you going? -I'll sleep downstairs.
Well, great, I can chat as much as I want!
Ecstasy and other stimulants, like many other drugs,
cause sleeplessness.
That was a great party.
I should have stayed longer.
Your sister hasn't left her room.
She must be sleeping, she came home almost at sunrise.
And she was so hyped up, she brought the party with her.
Morning.
Hi, morning.
Why did you come home so late?
The idiot told you, didn't she?
Don't insult her.
I'm just being honest.
Don't play smart with me.
I might let you go out every weekend, but I won't let you take me for a fool.
Okay, Mom, I promise it won't happen again.
You'd better or you'll lose my trust.
Okay, got it.
-Aren't you going to eat? -I'm not hungry.
Ecstasy and other psychotropic drugs can suppress or reduce appetite.
You're not hungry?
But it's three in the afternoon and you haven't had a bite.
When I get hungry, I'll heat something up. I'm off.
Susi and I are going to the movies. Want to come?
I don't feel like it.
Sometimes I get the feeling your sister has an eating disorder.
No way! There's no doubt about it.
XTC is the best diet.
Mistaking lack of appetite caused by drugs with an eating disorder is very common.
If a teenager doesn't want to eat
or is not hungry after partying the previous night,
that could be a sign of a drug problem.
I can't wait for Friday to get my candy!
-Your mom is such a pain. -I know.
Getting home early is so outdated.
I know, but tell me, how did it go?
It was amazing, I was buzzing all night.
And I met this super cute guy.
No way! Tell me about him, Laila. No kidding?
His name is Gama and he's the drummer in a rock band.
And they're playing tonight. You want to come?
Yes, Laila, promise me you'll invite me.
-Obviously. -It's no fun without me.
Look who's here.
Your ex.
Hi, Isidro.
Get to your seats, quickly.
The bell rang a long time ago.
We'll start the class.
Be quiet, Laila, please, Griselda, sit down.
You're so clingy.
I still love him. Don't you have eyes? He looks amazing.
We were studying baroque
and Mexican literature...
Isidro!
Go on.
Can we talk?
We have nothing to talk about.
Please, I won't take up much of your time.
Okay.
What is it?
Isidro, I love you, I really miss you, I want to get back with you.
You know we can't get back if you keep using.
Isidro, what does this have to do with me doing XTC?
It has a lot to do. You're always in a different mood.
But I love you, I do.
Not enough to dump that trash.
You're talking about me as if I were an addict.
I can leave my candies whenever I want.
But you don't want to.
-No. -So?
Why are you still after me?
I don't want to hear from you until you're clean.
Don't talk to me again.
Come on, guys!
Don't you understand it's over, done?
No, Laila, he always told me he loved me.
He wasn't being serious.
No, Laila, he was.
-It's just that one day... -He caught you doing drugs.
-Right? -Yes.
He's an athlete, he hates that kind of stuff.
He's so annoying. Just get yourself another one.
-Should I? -Sure, there's nothing better
than getting a new boyfriend to forget people like Isidro.
One door opens whenever another slams shut in your face.
You always makes me laugh.
Why do you think your daughter has an eating disorder?
Because of her behavior and she's getting so thin.
Well, not every loss of weight is caused by anorexia or bulimia.
So my daughter might be sick?
Please, don't get scared.
It could be a metabolism disorder.
There can be many reasons for these kinds of problems.
Some days she doesn't eat at all.
It'll be best for her to talk to me, but I guess Griselda will refuse.
Yes, she will.
All right, there's something you can do.
Observe her, try to talk with her,
and prepare her favorite meals, let's see how she reacts.
Thank you.
Girls, I'm home!
I'm here, Mom!
Stuffing with food on Mondays,
after partying all weekend long,
can be another sign of doing drugs.
You're eating!
Yes, why?
Oh, honey, I was so worried about you.
I even thought you were becoming anorexic or something like that.
Oh, Mom, you must be going cuckoo.
Yeah, right? Don't mind me.
Just keep eating, I'll make your favorite dessert.
Yes, Mom.
You don't get it, do you?
Fuck you!
What happened?
Laila, I wrote something to him and he torn it into pieces.
How's your daughter doing?
She's eating more again.
Really?
I overreacted, it was a false alarm. You know how teenagers are.
She ate very well last Monday.
I'm glad she got her appetite back.
Yes, everything went back to normal.
Please! Can't you see I'm doing my homework here?
Look, brat, I won't stop inviting Laila to my bedroom
just because you want to.
Yes, Susi, relax.
You can do your homework when we leave.
I got it!
No way!
We've got a free pass to the club!
-I love your boyfriend now. -Yeah.
Wait up!
What a bunch of idiots.
Please, Mom, don't be mean, let me go clubbing tonight.
A band is playing and they're seriously lit.
-I don't know. -Lit.
Last time you got home too late.
Please, ma'am, we're teens, we need to have fun.
Yes, Mom, chill out, it's our age, don't be mean.
All right, you may go.
But don't come home late like last time.
Hands up!
Mom, I love you.
Don't worry, I'm going to be fine.
I'll come home early.
See you, I'll go get change right now.
This is going to hit me hard!
-Let's go. -Hey, baby.
That's your last bean tonight.
Come on, Paradise, the party is not over yet.
What a killjoy.
I already gave you five, I can't sell you more, I don't want any trouble.
I hope this one lasts a long, long time, I don't want to come down any soon.
Have fun.
Bye.
-Laila! -What?
It's coming!
It's coming on strong!
Guys, now what we promised you tonight,
the band Black No.
Let me see you in the universe
And let stardust...
Hey, baby!
Did you check out the drummer? That's my guy.
He's so fine, I can't wait to get my hands on him.
Forget about the drummer.
The vocalist is hot, girl!
He's gorgeous!
Let it embrace you
Let me see your blue sky
My body is drunk with it
-Yeah... -Hi, girls.
Hi.
You were awesome. You got the whole crowd fired up.
Thanks.
Let me introduce you, this is Gris.
Hey, I didn't know you had such a pretty friend.
Not only that, she's cool too.
I'm going to show you, let's dance.
Come with me.
No.
-What? -The effect is wearing off.
You're screwed, girl, Paradise said he wouldn't sell you another one.
Yes, I know.
Please, ask your man to get me one.
Please, ask him, please.
Gama! Come here, baby!
What is it, babe?
The effect is wearing off and she wants another candy.
Do you have any?
Brother! Come here, buddy!
Do you have some candy for the lady?
-You're coming down? -Yes.
Come to my dressing room, I have something you'll love.
Thank you.
XTC is trash now.
It doesn't turn us on as we want.
There's a new thing now.
What's that?
Vitamin K and it's the real deal.
When the drug effects wear off,
the addict turns to harder drugs.
I don't know, I haven't heard about it.
Don't worry, I'll look after you.
Trust me, we're going to have the best trip ever.
Just try it. If you don't like it, just wait until it wears off.
Okay, I'll try it.
With vitamin K you'll fly real high.
Get ready to hit paradise.
Gris, what do you see?
I see...
like a massive wall of water.
Like a suspended wave.
And there's fish in it.
You're my little fish.
You were right, I'm in heaven.
And the most beautiful angel is beside me.
Krull, I'm in paradise.
Hold my hand and we'll trip together.
Drug addicts believe they have a bond,
a powerful bond, because they share a secret,
but actually what they share are their emotional deficiencies.
I don't know why, but I feel
all your energy going through my hand.
Our energies are coming together.
Krull...
You'll be the man of my life.
Of my whole life.
I can't believe we haven't heard from Griselda yet.
She doesn't pick up my calls, neither does Laila.
I don't know what else to do.
Raise her well, it's your only responsibility and you do it badly.
It's so easy for divorced men to say, "You raise the kids, it's your duty."
But that's not it, both parents should raise their kids.
-I work all day. -Dad, calm down.
We have to find my sister now.
Aw, how cute, everybody is here.
You finally showed up, brat, come here.
You can't stay out all night.
Chill out, Dad, I wasn't out, I was inside somewhere.
Why didn't you pick up your phone? We were worried sick.
We didn't know anything, you could have told us you were coming late.
I'm sorry, Mom.
My phone went dead on me, look.
Time flew by and then I had breakfast with friends.
You can't do whatever you want. You had no permission to stay so late.
Okay, calm down, please. I'm already of age.
Besides, Mom, we agreed you'd be more permissive.
And you wasn't...
We also agreed you'd come home earlier.
You broke the deal first, so you're grounded.
Okay, okay. Can I go to sleep now? I'm exhausted.
-Griselda! -Stop it, please!
She's always like that, she's out of control.
-It's your fault. -I need your help.
You don't know how to command respect.
Family disintegration is not a condition,
but studies show that most drug addicts
come from problematic families.
At least I care about her, and not just my bank account.
I fulfil my duties, you must fulfil yours.
Raise your kids properly.
You can't expect Griselda to be responsible
if you're not responsible yourself.
That was amazing.
I can't care less about my parent's shouting.
Vitamin K is everything, everything.
What's that K?
What do you care?
I don't believe your cell phone died on you.
Whether you believe it or not, I won't lose my sleep over it.
You told that lie before, and you thought I was sleeping,
but I saw you charging your battery.
Get a life, please, grow up.
Let me see that.
No!
No matter what you say, you're doing something bad
and I know it.
You're the only bad thing in my life.
Now go. I'm very tired.
I have to do a school team project at Frida's, can I go?
Sure, honey.
Speaking of Frida, her brother hasn't called home lately.
Why hasn't he?
Because I'm through with him.
He's over, history, in the past, I'm not with him anymore.
Besides, I met somebody else who's a million times better.
Honey, you shouldn't jump from one relationship to another.
Give yourself time to close that chapter.
Oh, Mom, will you stop criticizing me?
What am I to you? A punching bag?
That's not cool.
You're impossible.
-I wasn't expecting you here. -Hi.
Neither were we, but it was the teacher's choice.
It's cool, actually, you'll keep my sis from bothering me.
You're so sweaty, get off.
I'll leave you so you can finish earlier.
We can play basket afterwards, okay?
-Sure, we'll speed things up. -Bye.
It's such a pity you're not my brother-in-law again.
Take care.
Your brother is so cool. My sister shouldn't have ditched him.
You know why they broke up?
No, I don't know anything, I try not to meddle in his things.
Come on, Frida, be honest, you know what happened.
I swear I won't tell anybody.
Well, I don't know exactly what went down,
but once I overheard Isidro and Griselda on the phone...
And? What did they say?
Look, Susi, I hate to say this, but...
I think your sister...
is doing drugs.
No.
Griselda can't be into drugs.
That can't be what's off about her.
It can't.
Virgin, what should I do?
Should I tell my mom that my sister is taking drugs?
This is too serious, Virgin, please, help me.
Drugs are going to end with my sister's life.
Please, help me do the right thing...
so that Griselda doesn't ruin her life with drugs.
Please, Virgin.
What a lovely rose.
Gris, have you seen this rose?
It's pretty, isn't it?
-Is it yours? -No, and I don't know who left it there.
Griselda, I have to talk with you.
Not now, Susi, I'm busy, can't you see?
-I was at Isidro's and... -Don't mention him to me.
But I found out something very serious.
Okay, Susi, what is it?
Get to the point.
I know we don't get along...
Susi, you're making my head spin.
-But it's too serious. -Shoot.
Griselda...
Are you doing... drugs?
Please, tell me if you're doing drugs.
I swear I won't tell anybody, please, tell me.
I want to help.
Whether I'm doing drugs or not, that's my problem.
So stay away from it.
-But we're sisters. -What do I care about that?
You think I care, Susana?
A clear sign is the young addict's irritability.
The addict gets mad at everything and can't control their emotions.
-Would you hit me? -I'd do worse things than that!
Griselda, honey! You've got a call!
You were saved by the bell.
Get off there.
Don't touch my PC.
Yes.
My sister is doing drugs.
What do I do, Virgin?
How do I tell my mom that my sister is taking drugs?
How do I do it?
Of course I'll go.
Bye.
Who's that guy and why does he have that name?
He's a friend and it's his stage name.
Well, I don't like him.
You don't like anything, Mom.
You can't change boyfriends just like that.
That's none of your business, Mom.
Excuse me.
You're grounded.
Mom, I'll just go have some coffee at the park.
You're not going anyway.
Let's see about that.
Griselda, wait!
You have to obey me!
Those pizzas were delicious, Fishy.
Wait until you try the dessert.
Wow!
Are we having vitamin K for dessert?
-What's vitamin K? -A new drug.
It's great, XTC doesn't even come close to it.
It puts all your senses in overdrive.
You won't regret it, Laila.
Your turn.
No, I'll pass.
Injecting is far worse than popping pills.
Young people mistakenly think there are bland drugs
and hard drugs, drugs are drugs,
and all of them can harm and destroy lives.
Sorry, but I'm not getting into this.
Take me home.
You won't spoil my party, Laila.
Take me home or I'll go on foot.
Okay, fine.
I'll be right back.
Okay.
-Leave something for me. -Go.
How are you doing?
I feel that...
I'm on overdrive.
I told you it was paradise.
Krull, make love to me.
Just as we are now.
With vitamin K.
You were such a bitch for leaving me alone, Laila.
Sorry, I'm not getting vitamin K in my system.
Molly is cool, I won't try anything harder.
You don't know what you're missing.
Gris, seriously, you shouldn't stuff yourself with drugs.
Come on, Laila, you take as much drugs as I do.
It's your loss, you won't feel paradise in every pore of your body.
Isidro!
Isidro, come!
-What is it, Susi? -I need to talk with you.
Sure, you can tell me everything. What happened?
You have to tell me the truth.
Did you break up with my sister
because...
she was doing drugs?
Susi, you're too young to know about those things
and I don't want to hurt you.
So it's true.
My sister is doing drugs.
Isidro, please, help me, we have to save her.
-Please, I beg you. -Okay, Susi, calm down.
Please.
Fishy, I couldn't wait to see you, to be with you.
And I can't wait to go to the cottage
and touch the sky again.
Let's go.
Isidro, I'm so glad you stopped by.
It's a pity you're not around as often.
I really liked you as Griselda's boyfriend.
Ma'am...
It's precisely about Griselda that I want to talk.
Yes, Mom, I found out something really serious about her
and I convinced Isidro to come and tell you.
What is it about Griselda?
I always thought real men didn't speak ill about their ex's,
but Susi made me reflect and understand that, if I didn't talk,
I'll do Griselda even more harm.
Isidro, I trust you, I know you mean well.
Tell me what's wrong.
Well...
Griselda and I broke up...
because...
she was doing drugs.
What?
I tried to get her off it.
It was my condition to get back with her,
but she's hooked, she takes drugs every time
she goes to a nightclub.
Every time.
You're fascinating, I want to make love to you.
Me too, Fishy.
But let's do ket first, okay?
Really?
I want to make love to you as passionately as possible.
Okay, let's make love while tripping on vitamin K.
Where have you been?
I've been waiting for hours.
That's your problem, I know what I'm doing.
I know about the drugs.
And you have no idea what you're doing.
Are you crazy? That's a lie, Mom.
Who told you that?
That doesn't matter.
I've been seeing a doctor and I'm taking you tomorrow
to a clinic for addicts.
I'll run away if you do that!
No, please, sister, don't go.
Think it over, I want you to get better.
I'm not sick!
-Are you okay? -Yes, but Griselda!
I'll go get her.
Tonight's gig was lit, you really inspire me.
Krull, I ran away from home because my mom was making my life miserable.
-You did the right thing. -Yeah?
It's the best thing you could do, now we'll go to my cottage,
to our paradise of vitamin K.
Laila, you're Griselda's best friend, please, help us save her.
Oh, ma'am...
I don't know anything.
Laila, we know our daughter is into drugs and she has a serious addiction.
If you know about Griselda, where she could be,
tell them.
All right.
Griselda is doing drugs.
She's experimenting with a hard one now.
Doing drugs is not experimenting.
You experiment when you try to get a benefit
and drugs have no benefits.
On the contrary,
drugs kill.
I'll ask you again, if you know where Griselda is, please, say it.
Help us, it's not too late to save our daughter.
Well, she might be with Krull
at his cottage in Ajusco.
-What do you want? -Griselda!
Honey, Griselda, dear.
Why are you here?
We came for you.
No, I don't want to go.
We're not asking you.
You don't know what you want, you're not staying.
We'll take you to rehab right now.
No, I don't want to go.
Calm down, honey.
My girl said she didn't...
Listen up.
If you know what's good, stay away from her.
You hear me?
Mom, what's going on? Let go of me!
Let me go, Dad!
No!
After everything you've heard me say,
tell me if you're doing drugs.
I just want to go.
What do you do? Cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, vitamin K?
That's it, you're doing vitamin K.
I need an ambulance and two nurses, please.
I have something to show you.
I don't get it. You took me here to see a dog being injected?
No, Griselda, I took you here to see and smell this.
May I, doctor?
Thanks.
Here, smell this liquid.
Go on.
Does it smell familiar?
Yes.
Of course it does.
It's what you call vitamin K, what you've been injecting in your veins.
Vitamin K is nothing but ketamine,
an anesthetic for veterinary use,
widely known as vitamin K or special K.
Doing ketamine increases heartbeat
and blood pressure and reduces the respiratory rhythm.
So the dog was injected with the drug I was taking?
Yes.
You were getting cats and dogs anesthesia into your body.
But with that dose, it wasn't sedating you,
it was slowly killing your brain.
Come in, Griselda.
This is patient K.
We call him that because he's our first case
that suffered the consequences for taking what you call vitamin K.
Why isn't he moving?
Because he's in vegetative state.
He's had four cerebral infarctions.
When will you have your first due to ketamine?
Look, I'll be direct with you.
Do you want to be a vegetable like K or do you prefer six months in rehab
for your drug addiction?
If you keep on like this,
you'll end up here either way.
But you can stay as patient K
or as a rehab patient.
As a rehab patient, doctor.
Yes, as a rehab patient.
You have ten minutes to say goodbye to your daughter
before she goes into rehabilitation.
Mom, Dad...
Forgive me for letting you down.
I took advantage of your trust and...
the freedom you gave me, Mom.
Honey, you're not the only one to blame.
I should have known that, even if you were of age,
you were still not mature enough to look after yourself.
Your mom is right.
We let you down too, we'll go into therapy to be better parents when you come back.
I'm going to miss you so much.
We'll miss you too, honey, but this will be temporary
and we must go through it so you can have a better life.
Sis,
I'm going to miss you a lot.
I'll miss sleeping in our bedroom by your side.
Sis...
I'm sorry, I was the one who told Mom and Dad
that you were doing drugs.
I hope you can forgive me.
There's nothing to forgive, actually, I should thank you,
you saved my life.
And together, as the reformed family that we'll be
after this experience, we'll keep you safe, honey.
We'll keep both of you safe.
Drugs don't heighten the senses, they kill them.
They are a mirage, an apparent road to paradise
that lead us to hell.
And new doors into that hell are coming up every day.
Subtitle translation by Lisa Pagotto