The Kingdom (2021) s01e03 Episode Script

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Contains suicide scenes.
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["Falling in Love Again" playing]
Never wanted to ♪
What am I to do?
I can't help it ♪
[techno music playing]
[people speaking indistinctly]
- [man 1] Three, two one, break.
- [man 2 whoops]
- [man 3] Yeah.
- [man 2 laughs]
Oh, that's awesome.
Hey, man, turn the music up.
Let's dance.
[man] You should have seen his face.
[laughs]
- Look who's here. It's Julio.
- Where's the kid? Is he ready?
- You really wanna go ahead?
- Yeah, of course. Look at all this stuff.
- You're getting cold feet, are you?
- No. I'll be back in a sec.
[man] We'll wait for you.
We'll be streaming it, you know.
- You sons
- [all laughing]
[man] I don't know.
You don't look too sure.
[laughs, then sniffs]
CASH DESK MANAGER
[José] Yeah, of course.
I'll call you back.
- Who were you talking to?
- No one.
My girlfriend.
Did you tell her anything?
Are you sure you wanna go ahead with it?
You promise the money
will be there no matter what?
The money's there,
don't you worry about that.
Hey.
Relax.
It's all good. It'll be okay.
Let's go.
It's your decision.
You can walk away right now
and this never happened.
Or you go ahead.
This here is a true friend.
It never lets you down.
Come.
[snorts]
[coughs]
Come.
Come.
Are you coming or walking away?
Aw, come on.
[indistinct chatter and laughter]
[Julio] Come, sit down.
[cylinder spinning]
Come on.
- [man 1] Come on.
- [man 2] Do it.
[man 1] Come on, do it.
[man 2] Ah, come on, do it, kid.
- Do it. Pull the trigger.
- [man 1] Come on.
- Do it.
- Do it!
- Come on, kid.
- Come on. Come on, do it.
Pull the trigger.
[José] You do it, please. Do it.
- [man 1] He can't do that.
- [man 2] Julio. Come on.
Julio. What are you doing, man?
Do it already.
Pull the trigger.
- [Julio] It's over! It's over!
- What the hell are you doing?
- Pull the trigger!
- [Julio] Bets are off!
- [gunshot]
- [man 1] Jesus!
We need an ambulance!
Julio. Julio. We gotta get out.
Come on, man!
[sobs]
[man shouting indistinctly]
Somebody call an ambulance!
We need an ambulance!
We need help!
[breathing heavily]
[sobbing]
[theme song playing]
[women humming and vocalizing]
[woman singing in Spanish]
Sweetest heart ♪
What they've done to you? ♪
Sweetest heart ♪
You turned into ice ♪
Love their mourning soul ♪
Angels from heaven ♪
Just one error ♪
And they were cast away from Heaven ♪
[rapping] I'm now pure evil
I'm the one to blame ♪
They wanted to burn me down
And I won't apologize ♪
Trap inquisitors ♪
Fuck your unjust law ♪
You don't care to take us all away
Your system isn't right ♪
Yeah! ♪
You will have to party ♪
Over my dead body, over my dead body
Over my dead body ♪
You'll be better than me
Over my dead body ♪
Over my dead body ♪
ATONEMEN
[intercom buzzes]
[dogs barking]
[sighs] Come. Let's go in.
Dad's on his way.
[soft piano music playing]
I brought your pictures up to my room.
When they were down here,
every asshole that came
would ask the same inane questions.
"Any news from Julio?"
"Such an embarrassment.
How do you cope with it?"
"Is he coming out soon?"
With the photos gone,
the questions stopped after a while.
As if I had died, right?
[indistinct chatter]
Dad had a talk with the D.A.
He's agreed to sit down with you
and have you make a new statement.
And get rid of the old one.
That would be lying.
You wouldn't incriminate yourself.
Same difference.
You weren't there alone.
The others have already
given their statements.
None of them named you.
They, uh
Your father spoke to them.
He spoke to their families, their lawyers.
Everything is all right now.
I'm not gonna lie, Mom.
The boy is dead, Julio.
Incriminating yourself
won't bring him back.
Your father will compensate the family
so they won't make any more claims.
Don't let a youthful mistake
ruin your life.
And not just your life, mine too,
and your father's, your sister's.
Mother, I need you
to try to understand me.
What should I understand?
What you did is wrong.
It's terrible. But it's done.
Think about us.
Your father is in the middle
of his campaign. How can he continue?
And I
I won't be able to.
Mom, please forgive me.
It's not against you.
Not against any of you, or anyone else.
But I cannot do what you're asking me.
[reporters clamoring]
[female reporter]
How is this affecting the church?
[chattering]
What happened, Emilio?
Darling, are you okay?
What happened?
What did the D.A. say?
It was me.
What do you mean, it was you?
I'm supposed to be dead.
Remigio made a mistake.
I'm the one he wanted to kill,
not Badajoz.
Did he say why?
Because he went nuts, no other reason.
No, no, no.
Piece of shit.
No.
Christ doesn't do things randomly.
Badajoz is dead, and you're still here.
This represents a transcendental change.
What does?
Emilio, do you understand
what it means for the congregation
to have a pastor
who actually cheated death?
They wanted to kill you
and didn't succeed.
It is Christ who saved you.
The Lord had a choice
between the man of politics
and the man of the church.
And He chose you.
That makes you immortal.
Christ made you immortal.
This is much more
than any church could ever wish for.
Blessed be Jesus.
[dramatic music playing]
You were once a great pastor.
Now you are one of a kind.
[Ramiro] Okay, again from the top.
[Roberta] From now, the question is
who could profit
from the death of Pastor Vázquez Pena?
For example, Julio Clamens,
who is the guy Remigio Cárdenas
wants as his defense lawyer,
and the pastor's right-hand man.
And the son of the opposing party leader.
- Whose son?
- Sergio Zambrano Paz.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Different last name. Why?
- No idea.
Oh, yeah. I vaguely remember Zambrano Paz
having trouble with his son a while back.
I'll find out.
Okay, we need to focus on finding the link
between Clamens and Remigio Cárdenas.
There's gotta be a reason if he's
screaming for him to be his lawyer.
[exhales]
[suspenseful music playing]
I'm such a clutch.
I always end up spilling something.
- One, right?
- Yes, just one.
Is it just me? You look a bit thinner.
Might be.
You did lose weight, didn't you?
[scoffs]
Weight isn't the only thing
I lost in prison, Mom.
[Julio sobbing]
[man] Hey, calm down.
Calm down. It's okay.
I'm here to help.
I'll pick you up
and take you to the infirmary, okay?
[continues sobbing]
From now on,
Christ and I will take care of you.
[groaning]
[man] Shh.
Easy.
[Remigio] "I will restore you to health
and heal your wounds" declares the Lord.
"I will restore your fortunes,
and I will show compassion.
And in good time,
you will understand all of this."
It's okay. I'll take care of it.
Thank you.
That's it. Good.
There you go, brother.
Well, then, tell me.
What can I do for you?
I suppose the death of Badajoz
has greatly complicated things.
This unusual alliance you've set up.
Hm.
What are you proposing?
No, I'm not proposing anything.
What is it then?
I have a question.
And for once, I'd like you to put politics
aside and be honest with me.
Of course. Go ahead.
Apart from organizing the riots
during the rally,
did you take things any further
by any chance?
All right. So you really think
I've got something to do with the riots.
Yeah, whatever. Forget the riots.
I need for you to come clean on this.
Did you or did you not go further?
I don't follow.
What I'm asking is,
did you pay someone to kill Badajoz?
Tell me.
Do you really think
I'm capable of doing such a thing?
To get what you want? Yes.
[sighs]
Julio.
Julio, you've paid your dues.
What are you doing with these people?
Come back with us, son.
- [scoffs]
- You could practice law.
You have a place at the firm.
I could put in a good word
with your uncle.
Is this your way of saying you wanna
put my photos back on the mantelpiece?
Look, if you came to ask me
if I had anything to do
with what happened,
the answer is no.
I had absolutely nothing to do
with the death of Badajoz.
Now, I'm well aware
that you're angry right now,
but there will come a time
when you and your people
will have to sit down with us
and discuss some issues.
Right?
Unless you're willing to throw a dead body
at me in the middle of the campaign.
- That wouldn't be playing fair.
- Since when you and I are playing fair?
You don't play dirty. You're my son.
[Remigio] That's it. Very good.
In a few days you won't need the crutches
and we'll ask for you
to be transferred to my cell block.
Why?
Because if you go back there,
you'll end up with more broken bones.
It's your third trip to the infirmary
in two months.
I don't believe in God.
Are you sure about that?
One thing I'm sure of
is I deserve every beating I get.
Don't judge yourself, Julio.
You don't need to condemn yourself.
Thanks, Remigio, but five "Our Fathers"
won't get me redeemed.
[Remigio chuckles]
Nor five [grunts]
- Get your hands off me.
- Okay.
You won't find redemption
in your broken bones, you know.
I come from the darkness too, Julio.
I've done terrible things
like you can't imagine.
And I thought all I deserved
was to soak in shit.
One day, I understood.
Christ didn't just appear.
I didn't have visions.
I understood.
I don't know how to explain it.
Do you believe in the other?
Other people?
In a few others.
I believe in you.
It's in them you'll find the redemption
you're looking for.
In the others. Not in a few.
All of them. In those who deserve it
and those who don't.
You're a good man, Remigio.
I really wish I were able
to believe in your god,
but I can't believe in a god that allows
such pain and misery in the world.
We are the ones
who allow the pain and the misery.
I don't ask you to believe in God.
I'm just asking you
to move to our cell block.
[Julio chuckles]
That way you'll spare me the job of
teaching you how to use a wheelchair.
[both laugh]
[Ramiro] In jail.
- What?
- Remigio Cárdenas and Julio Clamens.
They both did time. That's how they met.
What was Julio Clamens doing in jail?
Instigation to suicide.
Hm?
Gambling thing, Russian roulette.
Oh, yeah, yeah. Yes, I remember.
It was a scandal at the time.
But you were still a kid.
- No, I wasn't a kid.
- It cost his father the election.
Yup. Five years in jail, comes out
a devout Christian with a new last name.
Here's what you're gonna do.
Get his phone number and tell him
Cárdenas wants him to be his lawyer.
Hm? A meeting between Cárdenas
and Clamens is absolutely crucial.
- I get it.
- What?
A wiretap.
No. Get out of here.
I'll pretend I didn't hear that, hm?
Back to work.
Okay. Well, sorry.
["Stay Happy" playing]
Is there a shortcut to stay happy? ♪
Is there a way for someone like me? ♪
'Cause I'm running out of life hacks
Life hacks ♪
I just wanna have my glow back ♪
Is there a shortcut to stay happy? ♪
Any tutorial that I could see? ♪
'Cause I'm running out of life hacks
Life hacks ♪
I just want ♪
Julio, come back home. Please.
I can't be alone
with the two of them anymore.
- You'd have to give me my room back.
- [giggles] No.
- Why don't you leave this place?
- And go where?
I don't know.
You can come with me if you want.
- No.
- I'm serious.
No, honestly, I'd rather stay home with
Mom and her gin and tonics instead of
those Bible-thumping Evangelicals.
Too much moralizing for me.
Hm.
But seriously.
How do you do it?
How can you stand living in that world?
What? Is it guilt?
You feel indebted to someone?
It's not a matter of owing anything.
It's something else. Something
genuine.
It's not God, it's not the Bible.
No. I can't put a finger on it.
This is all a lie, Delfi.
Yet over there
I don't mean it's all true,
but there's something real.
There's truth to it.
Just like every Holy Week,
today we will perform
the washing of the feet
like Jesus did with the apostles.
With this holy rite, Jesus reminds us
that greatness does not reside in power
SEE GOD'S GLORY
but in the service to others.
And so, we are joined today
by Brother Tadeo
who many of you already know.
- [man] Hi, Julio.
- Tadeo will be in charge of the washing
Tadeo.
Remigio speaks well of you.
And you also.
You're n not a believer, right?
I bet you think we're all nuts.
I'm not a believer, but I respect it.
Can I ask you something?
Sure, go ahead.
Let yourself be carried by the ceremony.
D Don't offer resistance.
You'll see me wash the feet
of people that society considers
killers, thieves, delinquents,
unworthy.
My brothers.
And from this ceremony, I will come out
more purified than all of them.
Trust me.
[man] Yeah.
GOD IS LOVE
[pensive music playing]
LONER
[Delfi] Mm. Here's what we should do.
[Julio] Hm?
Run away together.
Find a beach somewhere beautiful.
- [Julio chuckles]
- [Delfi giggles]
We can open a little bar
and live every day under the sun.
[Julio laughs]
Delfi, I gotta go.
But first I need to ask you a favor.
Because I wanna take a few lawbooks
Dad has in his office.
No, no, no, no. No way.
If I give up studying architecture,
I'm gonna switch to law school.
- Then what?
- Come on.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
Can you make sure Mom doesn't see you?
I don't wanna have to explain everything.
Don't worry.
At this hour, she's already out of it.
[chuckles]
- Bye.
- Hey.
Julio.
You know,
you have nothing to prove
to anyone, right?
Don't try to teach Dad a lesson
just to end up becoming
a piece of shit like him in the process.
No.
That won't happen to you.
Now go.
Get out.
[Emilio] Yes, well, I think we need to
talk to them, see what they'd like to do.
This concerns the whole family.
I can't imagine 'cause we don't have one.
Otherwise, it really is just a matter
Excuse me.
I'm sorry, Emilio.
We intended to arrive earlier
and not interrupt your dinner.
- Not a problem. Please.
- Good evening.
- My apologies.
- Don't mention it.
Traffic was unbelievable.
We were about to turn back.
But I promised
I was gonna introduce you to Julio.
Yes, of course. Welcome, Julio.
Tadeo speaks well of you.
Come. Come on, let's make some room
for our two guests.
Move a bit to the left.
- Sit here.
- Uh
I was really looking forward
to you starting work.
I desperately need an assistant.
I am overwhelmed.
Thank you. Well, I hope I can be of use.
But of course you will.
Tadeo has a keen sense of people.
He's rarely wrong.
Anyway. He tells me you live
in a guest house far away.
And I need you close by.
We have a room downstairs
right next to Tadeo's. It's yours.
If you want it.
Mm, I could certainly use it
if you don't mind.
Of course not. Why would I?
I'm the one taking advantage of you here.
The closer you are to us,
the more work I'll give you.
[chuckles]
Where did you dig up this guy
who's gonna be sleeping in my house?
- In jail.
- You're kidding me.
- N No, I'm not.
- [Pablo] Pass the salad.
Should I be worried?
Do I lock my door at night?
What was he in jail for?
A dead guy.
[Emilio] Then we'll meet
everyone in the congregation.
[cell phone ringing]
CALL FROM BUENOS AIRES
[car alarm chirps]
[cell phone ringing]
Yes, who is this?
I'm Ramiro Calderalle,
assistant to D.A. Roberta Candia,
- in charge of 63rd district.
- What is it?
Mr. Remigio Cárdenas, who is currently
being held and charged with homicide,
has requested
that you be his defense lawyer.
[ominous music playing]
Hello?
[Ramiro] Can you hear me?
[Julio] Uh Yes, yes, I'm here, sorry.
Um, before I accept to take on the case,
I'll need to meet with him.
I don't know if I can do that today,
but I'm going to try.
[indistinct chatter]
[man] Yeah, I'll let you know.
Oh, yeah.
NÉSTOR SARAVIA, CRIMINAL ATTORNEY
[cell phone rings]
Yes?
[Rubén] Saravia will be Cárdenas' lawyer.
He asked for me.
No, it can't be you.
Cárdenas didn't want to kill Badajoz.
He wanted to kill Emilio.
Do you see yourself defending
the guy who tried to kill Emilio?
Your pastor.
What are you saying?
You heard me. But hear it from him.
And give him the card. I need
someone on our side defending him.
Oh. And spruce yourself up.
You look a bit shaggy.
Why?
Tell me why.
How did they get to you?
I need to understand
why you tried to kill Emilio.
Remigio, we're friends.
No. I don't have friends.
You know I can't represent you
if you wanted to kill Emilio.
I don't want a lawyer.
I asked for you because I want you
to give Tadeo a message.
- Tadeo?
- Yes, a message that says,
"J-O-N, 2:10."
- What?
- Write it down so you don't forget.
It's the last thing I ask of you.
Can you do this for me?
Can you?
[Julio] Nothing. Nothing worth mentioning.
Nothing?
Nothing important.
I gave him the card
and told him to call the lawyer.
The alliance we've built
over the last few months
depends on your pastor doing what he must.
It's essential we meet
as soon as possible.
It will be hard.
Elena is sheltering her husband.
He hasn't picked up
any of my calls today either.
Well, then, there's Badajoz's wake.
I'm guessing that's something
he won't wanna skip.
- [Ramiro] Roberta.
- Hm? What?
- Guess who's at the front desk.
- Uh, just tell me, okay?
The attorney general.
- He's here?
- Yes.
Bring him in.
- Sir.
- D.A. Candia, how are you?
How do you do? What a surprise.
Are you aware of the importance
of this particular case?
Uh Yes, of course. Yes, I'm well aware.
We're in the midst
of an electoral campaign,
and if this drags on,
it could become very
problematic.
Hm.
Fortunately, I understand the case
is straightforward,
and you'll soon be able to present it
before the judge
and be done with it, right?
Talk to me.
[somber music playing]
Hello. God bless.
- My most sincere condolences.
- Thank you.
- Emilio.
- Hm?
- Can I speak to you a second?
- Sure.
This way.
[indistinct chatter]
Getting it done so fast cost a fortune,
but it was essential.
Polls show a ten-point increase
in your favor since Badajoz's death.
Can you believe it?
People are strange.
What death may provoke.
Instead of being afraid,
they trust in you.
I can't imagine what it'll be like when
they find out you were the initial target.
Do you know what it means to have
a candidate that's escaped death?
I can guarantee you
you will win the upcoming presidential
elections by a wide margin. No doubt.
The problem is
I'm not sure I wanna do this anymore.
My church needs me.
It's one thing being vice president
and quite another
- to assume the responsibility
- Stop.
[ominous music playing]
I didn't have the guts to print out
the records that were passed on to me.
But we know what they are.
What if I printed them and lost them?
They could end up in the hands
of the press, or the district attorney.
It was all there.
Everything.
Don't say anything, Emilio, we're leaving.
We didn't come here to be blackmailed.
It was supposed to be about work.
This meeting ends right now.
I guarantee you'll be
the next president of Argentina, Emilio.
But subject to our rules and also
on our terms under strict supervision.
In exchange, I guarantee total immunity.
A president is untouchable.
That folder could land in enemy hands,
or remain forever empty.
The choice is yours.
You are love ♪
You are love ♪
Love ♪
- What's the time?
- It's 10:00 already.
He's not coming.
[gasps] There he is.
[music stops]
You didn't know
what was going on with Remigio?
[Emilio] Brothers and sisters,
praise be to Christ.
[congregation] Praise be to Christ!
I went to see him at the D.A.'s.
- [Emilio] Before anything else
- He can barely speak.
I want us to pray
He doesn't want a lawyer.
He asked me to give you this message.
for our brother, Remigio. May Jesus
forgive him and enlighten him.
- Glory to Jesus!
- [congregation] Glory to Jesus!
Can you tell me what the fuck
does it mean, "J-O-N 2:10"?
[Emilio] was a faithful servant
of this church and Christ.
I haven't got any idea.
[Emilio] And so is everything
he's done before
worthless?
Of course not.
It is indeed worthy.
Remigio was a true disciple of the Lord.
And the devil saw that
and steered him away from the path.
It was not Remigio
who tried to take my life away.
It's the devil
who took possession of his body.
It was not Remigio who tried to kill me.
It's the evil one.
- It wasn't Remigio.
- [all] It's the evil one.
- It wasn't Remigio.
- [all] It's the evil one.
- It wasn't Remigio.
- [all] It's the evil one.
All praise to Jesus Christ
who decided that I should stay alive
to be the head of this church.
[all] All praise to Christ!
All praise to Jesus Christ
whose desire is for me to keep preaching
the Gospel to you all.
[all] All praise to Jesus Christ!
All praise be to Jesus Christ
who is asking something of me today.
To make one more great sacrifice.
And I, with humility
and a sense of patriotism
will fulfill what Christ demands of me.
You see, Christ spared my life this time,
but He burdens me with a mission.
To protect our values.
[all] All praise be to Jesus Christ!
And to protect our values
is to protect the family.
Our family and all the others.
But to protect them from what?
Where is that, that enemy?
Where is he lurking, that little Satan?
He lurks in gender ideology.
In all those who want
to indoctrinate our children
with masturbation, and homosexuality.
And all the murderers
who will deny the presence of life
inside a woman's womb
and who only see something worthless
that can simply be snuffed out.
- Life is precious.
- How terrible.
Against them all I shall fight.
But the enemy is so powerful.
And the battle cannot be fought
only on these grounds
because he doesn't come here, does he?
And so we have to go where he is lurking.
My friends.
Christ demands a sacrifice of me
for the greater good.
And I, his servant, will accept it.
[all] All praise to Jesus Christ!
I will run
as candidate for the presidency
of this blessed country.
All praise to Jesus Christ!
[all] All praise to Jesus Christ!
- [Emilio] All praise to Jesus Christ!
- [all] All praise to Jesus Christ!
- All praise to Jesus Christ!
- [all] All praise to Jesus Christ!
- All
- All praise to Jesus!
All praise!
I stand here listening to you.
Talk to me. I hear you. I receive you.
Who is the enemy?
Who is it?
Who is the evil one?
Tell me who is the evil one.
Oh. [screaming]
[yells]
The evil one is
the politicians.
The evil one is the politicians!
The evil one is
- the politicians!
- [all] The politicians!
The evil one is
- the politicians!
- [all] The politicians!
The evil one is
- the politicians!
- [all] The politicians!
The evil one is
- the politicians!
- [all] The politicians!
The evil one is
- the politicians!
- [all] The politicians!
- The evil one!
- [all] The politicians!
The evil one is
- [all] The politicians!
- the politicians!
[groaning]
[congregation clamoring]
[scoffs]
["Eres Amor" playing]
The Almighty ♪
The King of creation ♪
It's always inside my heart ♪
I trust in you ♪
You are my savior ♪
I always praise you with my voice
And my songs ♪
You are love ♪
Love ♪
You are love ♪
You are love ♪
Love ♪
Oh, oh, oh! ♪
He's the shepherd ♪
And I'm her guest ♪
He brought his word, his dedication
And his forgiveness ♪
He has always loved me
He follows me everywhere ♪
Neither the time nor the space
Stops his love ♪
You are love ♪
Love ♪
You are love ♪
You are love ♪
Love ♪
Oh, oh, oh! ♪
You are love ♪