[♪♪♪]
- Sebastian, when did you arrive from London?
- Today, very early.
Good morning, Admiral, how are you?
- Fine, son, though I'm a little surprised to see you.
We weren't expecting you
back for another two weeks or so, right?
- Well, I finished my Masters early,
so I came back as soon as possible.
- Your parents must be very proud of you, and of course,
my daughter and I are too.
- So, where's Monserrat?
I'm dying to see her.
- I imagine, it's been three years.
My daughter just left.
I believe she went for a walk to the beach.
- I think I know where she is, I'll go find her.
- Welcome, Sebastian.
I'm glad to see you.
- By the way, my parents are throwing a party on our yacht,
to celebrate my coming back to Mexico,
and we want to take the opportunity
for Monserrat and I to announce our wedding date.
- Well, we'll be there, of course.
- Alright, excuse me.
I'll go find her.
[slow breathing]
- Father Anselmo,
I need to see him.
- He must be about to arrive.
We called him a long while ago.
Why don't you let one of the girls take care of you?
You need someone to be with you all the time.
- No, I only trust you, Alejandro.
If it was up to all the miserable people in this ranch,
I would be dead by now,
and they'd be stealing everything they could.
So they wouldn't go with their hands empty.
- Don't say that.
If anyone wanted to rob you,
they would have done it a long time ago, don't you think?
- Father Anselmo told me
you managed to finish your career in college.
- That's right, boss.
It took me a couple years, and lots of work,
but, I finally got my degree.
- Your parents would say --
they would be very proud of you.
- I'm glad you got here, Father.
Mr. Benjamin won't stop asking for you.
- How's he holding up?
Leave me alone with him, son.
Benjamin, I'm here.
I want to give you the last rites.
- Go to hell, Father, I don't want it.
I have sinned so much that I don't deserve it.
- I beg you, at least let me hear your confessions.
- What for?
You already know all my sins, Father.
- Yes, I know all your sins,
but you are at the time to regret them,
don't leave this world with that on your mind, Benjamin,
you still can do the right thing.
- Precisely, Father,
that's why I called for you.
The public notary must be about to arrive.
I'm going to change my will,
and I need you to promise me you are going to make sure
that my last will is carried out, Father.
- I promise you, son.
- Tell me one thing,
did Mr. Benjamin Almonte die yet?
- Not yet, ma'am.
But according to his doctor, it's a matter of hours.
- Then I got here early to talk with him.
- The boss can't see you right now.
- Benjamin has never refused to see me.
- The thing is, right now he's with the Father Anselmo.
He's reading him the last rites.
- Don't tell me you are feeling bad again, brother.
Do you want me to call your doctor?
- Sebastian has returned to Agua Azul.
- Really?
Monserrat is going to be so happy.
Why do you give me the news with that face?
- Tonight, he and my daughter
are going to announce their wedding date.
- So? That's good.
I don't understand your mood, Lauro.
Everyone knew this Moment would come.
Sebastian gave my niece the engagement ring
just before he left for London to get his masters.
- Well, yes, I know, but,
I thought Monserrat was too young to get married yet.
They should wait a couple years more, don't you think?
- Brother, beg your wife doesn't hear you talking like this,
because you are going to get in trouble with her.
- You think Monserrat is still in love with that guy?
- Of course she is.
Trust me, I never make mistakes with these things.
Your daughter is more in love than ever.
- My love.
- Monserrat.
- Here's your tea, ma'am.
Do you need anything else?
- Leave now.
[knock]
- Good morning, Maria. - Morning.
- Tell Mr. Benjamin that I'm here,
it's urgent that he sees me.
Good morning.
- Mr. Cervera wants to see Mr. Benjamin,
he says it's urgent.
- Yes, my child, he was expecting him.
- Sir. - Father, how are you?
Excuse me, I got here first.
And it's really urgent too.
- Miss, I'm sorry but-- come, sir.
- Yes, Father.
- Let's go to the office, I want to bring you up to date.
- Alright, Father.
- You don't know how much I despise that old woman.
She thinks she's so distinguished,
- but she's a hypocrite. - Maria, please.
- It's true, Alejandro,
she's been the boss's lover for many years,
and of course, now that the old man is dying,
she came to see what she can get out of him.
- Maria, that's none of your business,
we are only Mr. Benjamin's employees,
don't you forget that.
- Fine, don't be angry at me.
- Enough, Jose Luis, wait.
- Don't reject me like that.
I need your lips.
To caress you.
Monse, I love you very much.
- I love you too.
I love you no matter what the others say.
I love you more than myself.
- You see?
So don't ask me to stop.
Come, let me kiss you.
Let me kiss you.
- Enough.
- It's hard for me to hold myself back.
- I know, but I don't want anyone to find us
and discover what's going on between us.
Not until you speak with my Dad.
- Did you tell him about me?
- No, not yet.
- But, you told him you are not going to marry that guy.
- No, I didn't have the chance, but I'm going to.
I'm sure my Dad will understand.
- I'm sorry, Monse,
but I don't think your father will like the fact
you are trading Sebastian for me.
- Don't say that. - But it's the truth.
That guy is your same social class,
he can offer you lots of money,
the only thing I can offer you is my love.
I don't think your father will accept
you getting married with a plain cop.
- My Dad is going to be happy
when he finds out how much I love you.
He's going to be happy to give me away at the altar
so I can become your wife.
- He better. - Can you imagine?
- Monserrat.
- Sebastian, it can't be.
- Let me talk to him.
- No, I'm the one who has to talk with him. Hold on.
Sebastian, please, let me explain to you.
Let me explain.
I swear I tried to reach you in every way I could.
But I could never reach you in England
to tell you our thing is over.
- I thought you wanted me to return earlier,
but I never thought that--
- That I would fall in love with another man?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Sebas, but you left, and you left me so alone.
It's been three years.
- You have nothing to explain to me, what I just saw is enough.
- Sebas, I was 16,
I didn't even know what I wanted.
My Mom forced me to say yes,
but I was never really in love with you.
- It's clear to me now,
that our families are the ones concerned about us
getting married, but luckily,
I realized you are not worth it.
Where's the ring?
- I stopped using it a couple months ago,
but don't worry, I'll return it to you.
- Don't, keep it.
In fact, throw it away, do whatever you want with it,
sell it, because I think
your family is going to need my money, and my power.
- Oh no.
- There, there.
- You don't know how bad it makes me feel
to see you like this, Benjamin.
I can't stand losing you.
- Don't be an hypocrite.
A woman like you doesn't have feelings, Graciela.
- A guy named Mr. Cervera came.
I figure he's your public notary.
- Yes, that's right.
I'm going to modify my will.
- Thanks, Benjamin.
Thanks.
- Be careful, Graciela, don't say thanks yet.
- But I begged you to be generous with me
for everything I gave you.
- And I was very clear when I told you
to not expect one single dime from me.
- How can you speak to me like that
after what happened between us, Benjamin?
- I owe you nothing,
and I have no obligation
to give you anything.
I gave you good presents,
so be thankful.
- So who are you going to leave all your money to?
You don't have anyone but me.
- That's none of your business.
I'd rather give it to the damn dogs,
to die knowing
you couldn't lay your fingers
on my wealth.
- You are going to die the way you deserve to die,
with all the money in the world,
but without anyone that has ever really loved you.
You are dying completely alone, Benjamin.
With no children, with no family,
with no one to cry for you.
I hope you don't rest in peace.
Don't rest in peace.
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- I'm calling my sister-in-law
to let her know about the party tonight,
but your wife never picks up the phone.
- Remember she went to her spiritual retreat,
she must have left it in the car.
Don't worry, she told me she was going to come back early.
- Lately, your wife is always in the church,
and when she gets to the house
she does nothing else but pray her rosary.
- Don't critique her.
She's always been devoted to church
since our financial situation got complicated.
She took shelter in religion.
- Lauro, are things that bad?
- I know well who you are and where you come from.
I also know how much you are risking
by hooking up with a man like Benjamin.
- I don't understand why are you saying this,
are you threatening me?
- No, my child, I'm not.
But you should be worried
that one day this could come out into the light.
- Benjamin is about to die, and my story with him,
as disgusting as you find it,
is going to be buried in the sea of forgetfulness, like him.
- Monserrat, daughter.
- Dad.
- Sebastian came back to Agua Azul earlier.
He came to see you but I told him
you had left for a walk by the beach.
Did he find you?
It looks like you are not excited
about seeing your boyfriend again.
- I need to talk with you, Dad.
- I need to tell you something too.
Come, sit down.
Tell me one thing, Monserrat.
Do you really want to get married to that guy?
- Dad.
- I'm sorry to insist,
but you know that I'd have liked you to travel more,
to see the world, to have a career.
That you lived more before you got married.
You are too young, I can't help it,
to me, you still are my little girl.
My little Monserrat.
I also know your mom influenced you a lot
to decide to marry Sebastian.
You can't deny it.
In part you are doing it because you feel pushed by her.
Anyway, look, what I want to know is,
if you really are in love.
- Yes, yes Dad.
I'm very much in love, but--
- Monserrat, tell me everything.
What face did you make when you saw your fiancée?
Such a handsome guy, right?
And from such a good family.
You are very lucky, darling.
You couldn't find a better match.
What?
- Tell me why, please.
- What kind of way is that to come home
and say hi to your father?
- Hi, Dad. I had a very odd day,
because all my credit cards have been rejected,
and when I spoke with the bank,
I found out they were canceled. Why?
- I had to do it.
I'm not going pay your debts anymore.
If you want to keep your lifestyle,
get out of this house with what you own,
and find yourself a job.
- Lauro, don't get it started.
- At your age, I was someone already.
A made and upright man.
But you, look at yourself, you are no one.
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- Mr. Cervera told me you, Juventino --
you are like the devil.
- You smell tasty.
Are you cooking?
Do you know what I want to do, Dominga?
I want to smell your sweat,
the smell of your body against mine.
You will say when you want it.
- Get off me, Juventino, let me go,
I'll hit you with the pan.
Get it through your head,
nothing is going to happen between us.
Stop bothering me or I swear to God
I'm going to tell your brother.
- Look, I'm like gelatin.
You know I don't care about what Gaspar says.
- Juventino.
I asked you to fill the food sacks and you didn't.
I'm the overseer of this farm,
and if you don't like it, you can go get another job.
Get out.
He was bothering you again.
- No, you know how he is.
Come on, Gasparcito, sit down for dinner.
Dinner is very tasty.
It's okay, don't cause any trouble.
- Why the yelling, Dad?
Where you arguing with my uncle again?
- Juventino is a lazy bum, he never does what I tell him.
That pisses me off.
- Don't be mad at him.
We are all very nervous.
- I get it, daughter,
but we have to keep on doing our thing even if the boss is dying.
We don't know what's going to happen next.
- Nothing bad is going to happen.
I mean, he won't leave us unprotected
after all these years of working with him.
- The truth is, Mr. Benjamin hasn't been a very fair man.
- No doubt about it.
Instead of earning the respect of people, he won their fear.
- That doesn't worry you, right?
Given that you finished college already,
you were thinking of leaving anyway.
- Alejandro, Mr. Benjamin wants to talk to you.
He asked for you to see him.
- Sit down, sir.
- How was your retreat?
- Fine.
I prayed a lot for our financial situation to get better.
It worries me to see you stressed,
and your health is not good.
- Keep calm, my love,
I'm looking for a way to pull through,
you'll see everything is going to be fixed soon.
- I'm sure it will.
Even more now that our daughter
is finally going to get married with Sebastian.
- Don't speak like that, Graciela.
It's like we were marrying Monserrat for our interests.
- Oh God, don't exaggerate.
And I beg you to start looking for a loan
to pay for the wedding.
You know that the bride's family has to pay for those expenses.
I don't want them to have any reason to suspect
that we are about to be broke.
[phone]
- It's Sebastian's Mom.
Violeta, dear.
I've just found out your son is back in Agua Azul.
Yes.
- Good evening, Mom.
Why did you hit me, Mom?
- Sebastian has just taken a plane back to London
and doesn't want to have anything to do with you.
What did you do, stupid?
For him to break his engagement with you just like that.
- Mr. Cervera told me you wanted to speak with me.
Do you want to give me any instructions?
- Come closer.
I've just changed my will.
I've just named you
my sole heir.
- Me? Why?
- Come.
Come closer.
Because you...
are...
my son.
- Boss, I think you are delirious.
- No, Alejandro.
I'm not delirious.
You, you are,
blood of my blood.
My only son.
- Boss.
Mr. Benjamin.
No, that can't be.
No, don't die.
Tell me that's not true.
No, no. I can't be your son.
- How could you spoil in one day
what I've been planning for years?
I explained you what this marriage means to our family.
For your father's business.
Your wedding with Sebastian
was the most anticipated event in all of Agua Azul.
- Mom, I'm sorry, but I have a very important reason
not to marry --
- I don't care about your reasons, girl.
- I don't love him, Mom.
- Don't give me that nonsense.
Love is just an afterthought in this circumstance.
Go pack your suitcase,
because tomorrow we are going to London to solve this situation.
Whether you want it or not,
you are going to get married to Sebastian.
- No, I'm not going to go with you to London,
and I'm not going to get married to a man I don't love.
- We'll see about that.
You better not defy me.
You know me perfectly well.
You know my decisions are not discussed.
- Neither are mine.
I stopped being a child a long time ago,
and you can't manipulate my life that way.
I respect you, Mom,
but I stopped caring about what you think.
I always knew you weren't going to agree with me, but luckily,
I know I count on my Dad's support,
and he's going to be on my side, and he's going to support me.
- Monserrat, listen to me.
- Did he tell you anything?
- Yes.
I'm his sole heir.
He told me I'm his son, Father.
His only son.
But that's not true, right, Father?
That can't be.
How could I be his son?
- Yes, Alejandro.
Mr. Benjamin Almonte was your father.
[♪♪♪]
- Sebastian and I broke up, I don't want to marry him.
- Tell me what happened.
- Help me, please.
Help me so my Mom doesn't make me do something
I don't want to do, Dad.
Because before that, I'd rather leave this house.
- Leave, Graciela, please.
Leave me alone with Monserrat.
- You can't allow her-- - I said leave.
I want to talk alone with my daughter.
- You need Jesus.
- It's okay, honey.
It's okay.
I'll take care of this.
- Cut it out.
The world isn't going to come to an end
because my sister broke up with her boyfriend.
- This isn't about a random fight,
Sebastian broke up with her forever.
- Nothing is set in stone yet.
And I demand you to be on my side
and help me push your little brother,
so he makes Monserrat do the right thing.
- Lauro knows what he's doing. - But Monserrat doesn't.
- Who's side are you on, Carlota?
- Go to your room, daughter.
Try to calm down, I'll see you for dinner.
- You can't say you agree-- - What?
For me is good news,
that my daughter has made up her mind just in time.
She found out she's not in love with Sebastian.
- But- - But nothing.
I'm happy with this decision,
and I beg you to respect our daughter's wishes.
She's a woman now.
That's why you can't manipulate her anymore,
like you did when she was a kid.
- Oh, Father.
It's such a pity.
The boss is gone, Father.
He looks so peaceful, right?
Can I be alone with the boss for a minute?
It's just, I want to say goodbye to him.
- Okay.
- Damn old man.
Damn.
You took so long to die,
but you must be burning in hell by now.
You've always let me down,
you put me beneath my brother,
knowing I was so much better than him,
but listen to me.
Do you hear me?
All of this that you left with no owner,
one day, it's going to be mine.
All mine.
I swear it.
[♪♪♪]
[Dimitrio] Mr. Cervera told me you make us angry, right?
[Graciela] I can't believe your father is on Monserrat's side,
and that he doesn't support me with this issue.
- What did you expect, Mom?
Monse was always his favorite.
But me! You know he canceled all my credit cards?
- What?
- Yes, now he wants me to find a job, overnight.
You have to help me, Mom.
- My love, don't worry,
I'll see what I can do.
- Thanks Mom.
You always support me and you always understand me.
And you help me, right?
- Of course I do, baby.
- Then help me with a thousand pesos so I can go out.
- Dimitrio, I have no cash.
Look, cancel any plans you have, go to bed early,
for Christ sake.
Good night.
Dumb kid.
Go to sleep, Dimitrio.
- My love, my love.
I had a horrible argument with my Mom,
and she found out I don't want to marry Sebastian.
She's very angry.
[José Luis] Calm down, love,
that was going to happen at some point.
Did Sebastian speak with her?
Did he tell her he saw us together?
- No, I don't think so,
because she would've mentioned it.
- But, are you okay?
Tell me what happened in detail.
- I'd rather meet you to talk,
because I can't talk for long on the phone.
- At the docks?
- Yes.
I'll go there when I'm able to.
Yes.
- Alejandro has me worried.
I didn't like the way he reacted to the news.
- Poor guy.
I imagine all the things he must be feeling and thinking now.
- But it was the right thing.
Alejandro couldn't be left with empty pockets
Besides, he was his only son.
- Well, yes, but I don't know.
I don't know if inheriting
that much money is good for Alejandro,
or the worst thing that could have happened to him.
- What?
What are you talking about, Dominga?
- What do you mean Alejandro inherited everything?
What's that?
- Alejandro is the sole heir of Mr. Benjamin.
- What about us?
Why did that old man leave everything to him?
What about us?
He left us on the street.
- That was Mr. Benjamin's last will,
because Alejandro is his only son.
- What do you mean his only son?
- Yes, that's right.
He didn't recognize it before,
but at the last hour, he decided to do it.
- Sure, of course, now I understand everything.
That's why he was making all these exceptions with him.
He was the only one that could get near him.
You know what, brother?
Thinking about it,
if your daughter is smart, she could marry Alejandro,
and we, as his family, would own this farm too.
That old miserable man.
- Don't talk crap, Juventino.
- I'm tired. I'm going to my room.
Good night.
- Good night.
- I'm going to my room too.
I was going to go to read with some friends at their book club,
but given that I don't have any money, I'll stay and watch TV.
- Why is Dimitrio angry?
- How do you want him to act?
Your brother canceled all his credit cards
and he didn't even tell him.
- I had to do it, Graciela.
You know why.
We can't allow your son to keep on spending money
like he worked hard earning it.
I'm sick of Dimitrio's attitude.
You turned him into a bum.
I told him that if he wants to keep his lifestyle,
he should find a job, and problem solved.
- How can you be so harsh with him and so soft with Monserrat?
Can't you realize the best way to fix our financial situation
is by pushing her to get married to Sebastian?
- Stop it now, Graciela.
If Monserrat wanted to be that boy's girlfriend,
it was because you put it in her head.
She confused tenderness with love.
Monserrat is not in love with him,
and for me, that's the only thing that matters.
Good night.
- I have an appetite.
- Why?
Why now?
- What's going on, Alejandro?
Why are you yelling like that?
I never thought the death of the boss
was going to bother you that much.
- That man wasn't just my boss,
I'm-- I'm his son.
Mr. Benjamin was my father.
I don't know what to do with all this anger I'm feeling, Maria.
That man that I never admired,
that man that I only respected because he was my boss
and that at the same time I criticized
because of the way he treated his employees,
now I found out he was my father.
Do you understand?
I don't feel his blood in my veins.
How can that be true?
- I understand that you are surprised,
but that's the way things are.
You have to deal with it.
- It can't be true.
Why did he wait until now?
Why didn't he do it before?
When I could face him,
when I could ask him about my mother, about everything.
- It worries me to see you like this,
you know that since we were kids,
I've always been with you.
Take it out on me if you want,
I'm not going to leave you alone.
- That's what I want, I need to be alone.
Please.
Please, Maria, don't follow me this time.
- Alejandro. Alejandro.
- Monserrat.
Monserrat, my love.
- Monserrat isn't here, Mom.
- What do you mean she's not here?
When did she leave?
- You didn't hear her because she escaped to see a man.
[Graciela] A man?
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