The Cleaning Lady (2022) s02e06 Episode Script

1
Previously on "The Cleaning Lady"
[GUNSHOT]
If we sell street drugs
I'm a doctor, not a drug dealer.
We can't keep working for Kamdar.
You have a black eye. So
if Cortés is hurting you
You going to save me
from my abusive boyfriend?
- Get over yourself.
- Maya Campbell.
That's Cortés girlfriend.
And we'll talk.
About me being on the case.
- Not what I said.
- Yeah.
Pull over.
Really?
Let us go. I will inform for you again.
If you get Kamdar, you can get Cortés.
You can save Maya.
[MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVS]
[LOCK CLICKS]
Hey. Where have you been, Thony?
Where have What is it?
[SIGHS]
I helped Arman move
some drugs on the street.
I wasn't going to do this,
Fi, but he was in trouble.
And And now you are?
Yeah.
- Garrett caught us.
- Crap.
He threatened to deport me
unless I inform for him again.
They could take Luca away from me.
I mean, do you really think
Garrett would do that to you?
I don't know.
I mean, I've managed
to make a deal with him,
but what if we can't make it work?
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Hi, Thony, Fiona. It's
good to see you both again.
Detective Flores, what
brings you here so late?
Mind if I come in?
Um Y-Yeah, of course.
I just wanted to let you know
that we have some new
information in Marco's case.
The manager of the
motel where Marco died
has been missing for over a week now.
Oh. Well, I'm really sorry,
but what does it have to do with Marco?
His name is Jon Price,
and we're treating him
as a person of interest
in Marco's death.
Y-You think he killed him?
Well, we don't think his
disappearance is a coincidence.
If Jon Price had anything
to do with Marco's death,
he may have run be he was
afraid of getting caught.
We are broadening our search,
interviewing anyone that's been
in or out of the motel
for the past few weeks.
FIONA: How do you do that?
The motel keeps records
of people who stayed there?
Yes, and we've been through those.
But we also searched
Jon Price's apartment
and found some personal videos.
Apparently, he's been making
secret recordings at the motel.
Uh, videos, seriously?
D-Did you come across
these videos before?
Well, when we asked for
security footage that night,
Jon never handed anything over.
Now we know why.
We're still going through
the footage of what we found,
but what we've seen is pretty damning.
There is a possibility that
if Marco had an altercation
that night, it may have been recorded.
I-I know this is a lot.
I just want to let you know
that we are not giving up.
We will find out how
your loved one died.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
So, what, we're just gonna let this guy
who has nothing to do
with it go down for murder?
T-That won't happen.
You don't know that.
Just Chris, even if
they find him, they
can't prove he did it,
because he didn't.
Okay, but she said they're
still going through videos.
What if they see what happened?
They'll know I did it!
FIONA: Just keep your voice down.
Why are you not freaking
out right now, Mom?!
- T-They're gonna find me!
- I won't
I won't let that happen. Okay?
How? By taking the fall for me?
No. No!
That's not happening!
What if the cops do find the body?
We'll all go down.
[WHISPERING] No, they won't find it, Fi.
Arman made sure of it.
[MOTORCYCLE REVVING]
[ENGINE STOPS]
What the hell?
NADIA: Look who decided to come home.
Now, get your things and go!
Nadia, what the hell are you doing?!
What the hell are you doing?!
I am doing what I should
have done the first time
I laid eyes on you
with your cleaning lady.
Hey, there's nothing going
on between Thony and me!
You know that.
I saw you. Riding off on your motorcycle
with her arms wrapped around her hero.
Nadia, you're the one who
asked me to sell those meds
on the street. That's exactly
what we were doing!
- Oh, shut up, liar!
- We did it.
You'll take any excuse to be with her.
We made good money for us!
Stop treating me like
I'm a stupid little girl.
You humiliated me over and over again!
I'm not blind.
I can see what's between
you and her, and I'm done!
Nadia, cariño, cariño.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Are you serious? What the hell is this?!
Nadia, we gave this ring to
Kamdar to pay off the loan.
Yes, and he gave it back.
Are you sleeping with him?!
Is that what's going on?
Oh, my Oh, my God. You are the one
who's been unfaithful to me.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Kamdar is a threat to
us, and you know that!
There is is no more "us"!
And it's not because of Robert.
It's because of you.
Ah.
Good morning.
So, I assume you spent the
night cooking up a plan.
And if not, well, you're
both going behind bars.
That's not happening. We have a plan.
Alright, so, tell me.
How are we gonna nail
Cortés using Robert Kamdar?
Cortés had issues moving
product across the border.
We won't.
We can convince Kamdar to introduce us
to this distributor and sell our drugs.
That's how we get in with Cortés.
So you build up their trust,
set up a sting, take them both down.
No, no, not quite.
No, Kamdar's too smart to put himself
in a risky situation like that.
He'll never show up at a deal.
First, we get Cortés, then
we get him to turn on Kamdar.
Okay, so once Cortés
is facing 30 to life,
he'll turn on Kamdar in a heartbeat.
THONY: Yeah.
Alright, then make it happen,
or you two are the ones going down.
[CAR DOOR OPENS]
[SIGHS]
Your breakfast is getting cold, Chris.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I got it.
Don't you want cereal or something?
[DOOR CLOSES]
JD: Guess you could work
on those jumpers now.
Yeah.
Hi. What are you doing here, JD?
Our daughter made it sound
like a Shakespearean tragedy
if she didn't get this ball back today.
It's my lucky ball.
You have lucky socks
that you never wash,
not a lucky ball.
Okay, fine.
I got us here together because
I have something to say.
[BALL BOUNCES]
I know what's going on with Chris.
What?
And I know you've been
trying to keep it from me.
That's enough, Jaz.
But I figured it out, Mom.
I know how we can fix it.
Now that Dad's back in town,
you guys can get married.
What?
Well, I know you're
not in love or anything,
but this way, you and Chris
won't have to worry about being
TNTs anymore.
Uh, I think my girlfriend
might have something to say about that.
You didn't tell me you had a girlfriend.
Hey, give your dad a break.
He's been back for like five minutes.
Fine, fine.
Uh, how about this?
What if Dad just adopts Chris?
That would at least solve
his immigration issues.
Just stop. Please, just
- What?
- He can't do that.
Why not?
It It doesn't work that way.
I'm trying to help. Don't
you want to protect him?
It's not that simple.
People do it all the time.
It's just It's just
not gonna help, alright?
So just drop it.
Uh
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SIGHS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
What's this?
Consider this the first installment
against the money I owe you.
You said you were out of
the gun business for good.
Yeah, I am.
Four more payments like
this one, and we're done.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Good morning.
Good morning, Robert.
What can I do for you?
When you came to me needing over
a million and a half
dollars the same day to get
your husband out of jail,
I came through for you
because of our history.
I did you that favor.
Yes, and I appreciate that.
I was under the impression
we'd built a new bond
of trust between us.
What are you getting at, Robert?
You and your husband
This side business
you're been operating.
You deliberately kept this from me
until your husband brought
in a fifth of his debt.
So, Arman's been keeping
you in the dark, as well.
I think we both deserve some clarity.
Don't you?
I got it.
Thanks.
Uh, I couldn't help but notice
some of your things in there.
If you want, we have a bed
at the back of the clinic.
- If you want.
- Thank you. I'm okay.
You go inside.
Well, well, well. What do we have here?
It's an impressive side hustle.
That's exactly what it is.
Just trying to pay off my loan.
Don't be angry with her.
I made her tell me what you were up to.
You should have offered to cut
me in on your drug business.
They're not street drugs.
They're pharmaceuticals.
And what does a cleaning lady
know about pharmaceuticals?
I was a surgeon in the Philippines.
Alright, then, Doctor, how does it work?
We buy the meds in Mexico,
where they're cheap to make,
and we sell them here for a lot less
than what they would cost.
Tell you what.
Because of our shared history,
and because turning peanuts
into profit is what I do best,
I'm willing to ignore the slight.
But as payment, I require
a piece of this business.
No. No, no, no.
30% seems reasonable, considering.
Even if we were willing to
make this deal, we can't.
We lost our distributor.
We can't move the product
till we find a new one,
and we don't know when that's gonna be.
I have a distributor
who's indebted to me.
I'm not doing business with just anyone.
It's Julian Cortés.
He's the biggest drug broker in Vegas.
If I can vouch for him, that's
all the assurance you need.
I'll make the introduction,
and in return, you'll give me 30%,
and you will no longer
be under my service.
20%.
I'm sure you take a cut out
of Cortés' profits, too.
That's the American way.
And Nadia doesn't have
to work for you anymore.
Of course.
You're free to do as you please.
Shall we?
[ENGINE STARTS]
You didn't tell Nadia the plan?
No.
That's why it worked.
[VEHICLE DEPARTS]
I'm gonna call Garrett.
Tell him we have a meeting with Cortés.
Thony, Cortés is a dangerous man.
Now that we have an in,
I can have the meet with him alone.
No, I'm coming, too.
If you have any
questions about the meds,
I'll be able to answer them.
Alright, call Garrett
and tell him we need
money for the drugs.
The Fed won't know how much we charge
Cortés for them, will they?
So, after the sale, we skim
some off the top for ourselves.
And for my clinic.
Something good has to come out of this.
[DIALING]
[LINE RINGING]
Yeah, it's me.
Quarter of a mil in government
funds to pay for this bust.
You boys better pray this works.
I'm an atheist.
Sorry, Russo, he's an atheist.
Eyes on the cash at all times.
This can't go sideways.
You've got nothing to worry about, boss.
We've got this.
Not so fast, Miller.
Yes?
Maya's met Thony.
If they run into each other,
your whole sting goes to hell.
How do you make sure Maya won't be with
Cortés during the meet?
I got a couple CIs in Henderson
who are gonna make a few
big purchases tomorrow
to keep her busy.
Maya won't be anywhere near Cortés.
Great. Walk with me.
I figured you got it handled,
but we got a lot riding on this,
not to mention a civilian
going into that compound.
- We don't need backup.
- I'm sending in backup.
Well, then keep it light. Okay?
If Cortés' people even
get a whiff of FBI presence,
Thony will end up dead.
We'll be five miles down the hill.
Easy to get to if something goes wrong.
It won't.
Good.
I'm trusting you, Miller.
This is your redemption.
And what's way better
A big fat, sexy promotion ♪
Well, I'm happy to be of service.
Don't let yourself
get sidelined by Maya.
Alright.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Get up and get out.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
The kitchen staff will be here soon,
and I need to get La Habana in order
without you stinking up the place.
Aw, come on, Nadia, I don't
have anywhere else to go.
Stop playing the victim.
Please, I'm done.
I'm done being played by you.
Nobody's playing you.
You could have told me what
you were doing with Robert
Reeling him in to change the deal.
For what?
Yeah, when exactly did you want me
to tell you that, Nadia, huh?
Before or after you throw
all my things out the house?
Oh, come on, you never even
wanted to do business with him.
And now what? Why are
you doing this to me?
You're You're planning
things behind my back with her?
You're making me look like
a fool in front of everyone.
Yeah, because I'm done with
him making me look like one.
What I did was for us, Nadia.
Can't you see that?
No.
No, I can't see it.
Giving Kamdar a percent of that med deal
was way better than what
he was putting us through.
I'm sick of it. I'm done.
- I'm done watching him
- Watching what?
Watching him chase after you, the jokes,
the job, that damn ring.
He didn't give me this ring.
You did.
He's the one that put
it back on your finger.
And you let him.
Nadia, you're free of him.
You don't have to go
back to Sportsbook, ever.
You don't have to
pretend this is for me.
This is for you.
And for her.
Hm.
Nadia, what Kamdar's involved in,
you've got to stay far away from that.
If things go south, I want you safe.
Well, my safety is not
your concern anymore.
Don't be here when I come back.
I think this is high-end
drug dealer, don't you think?
Hey.
What if I can't make it, Fi?
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
You'll make it work.
Okay? I know you will.
But what if this man we're
meeting sees through me?
He could kill us both.
He won't.
Think of how badass you are
when you step into surgery.
It's the same thing.
[SIGHS]
Okay, don't think bout being nervous.
Just Just own it.
I'm gonna make you look the part,
so you can feel the part.
Okay? Now, put this on.
And I'll find you some jewelry.
THONY: Thank you, Fi.
You got this.
Eye for an eye ♪
Heart for a heart ♪
Don't even try ♪
I know what you are ♪
I know what you are ♪
Tangled mess ♪
The web that you weave ♪
So obsessed ♪
With what you can't see ♪
Don't confess ♪
You've already come clean ♪
How does it feel? ♪
Nothing is real ♪
How does it feel? ♪
Nothing is real ♪
Nothing is real ♪
MAN: Check 'em.
He's clear.
Ah, glad you found the place.
Julian Cortés.
Arman Morales.
And this is Thony.
Hi.
How about some drinks?
This shotgun wedding
that Kamdar arranged
feels a little rushed.
No?
Me, I at least like a
date before I jump into bed
with someone, if you know what I mean.
We feel exactly the same way.
Great.
Please.
So, what happened with
your last distributor?
He didn't have the resources
to handle our inventory.
But what drugs can you get?
The kind that's cheap in Mexico
and sells for a fortune here.
Opiates, benzos, other painkillers.
We're trying to boost our inventory.
Any issues with the border?
None.
I have a route that's
been secure for years.
Then I can see why
Kamdar wanted us to meet.
Look, the border logistics are trickier
than they used to be. I'm
not gonna lie about that.
Still my distribution
network is solid in Vegas.
Kamdar knows it.
And I can always use
more product to move,
especially when mine
is stuck in Tijuana.
He wouldn't have put
us in touch otherwise.
I think our needs match up.
You get the drugs here,
I'll get it to the people.
Yeah, excellent.
My guy is just outside of Vegas.
I'll be in touch once
I reach those meds.
Yeah, not so fast.
She stays.
You can go get the product.
Once you let me know you have it,
I'll send you the location for the drop.
When my man confirms receipt,
I'll send this one on
her way with the funds.
[RATTLING]
[CELLPHONE BUZZING]
[BEEPS]
Jefferson.
JEFFERSON: You see that?
- What?
- Morales is pulling out.
Yep, got him.
Wait.
Where's De La Rosa?
Thony's not with him?
Nope, he's flying solo.
He's left her there.
Or Cortés kept her for some reason.
What the hell are they doing?
Don't know, but I'm gonna follow.
You? Not going anywhere.
I'll let you know if
I get eyes on Thony.
[BEEPS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Where are you from?
Cambodia, originally.
But I lived in the
Philippines before coming here.
And how long are you and Arman together?
Just a few months now.
But we're not together.
We're business partners.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
You could have fooled me.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Ah.
My chef is almost done preparing lunch.
Who knows how long it will take Morales
to get everything in place.
[CELLPHONE BUZZING]
Might be my son. May I?
Sorry.
[LINE RINGING]
I'm afraid not.
Got to hear from my guy
that your guys landed with the product.
[CELLPHONE BUZZING]
Shouldn't be long, right?
No.
[LINE RINGING]
Come on, Thony, pick up.
Whoever's trying to reach you can wait.
[CELLPHONE BUZZING]
[LINE RINGING]
[GROANS]
Pick up, Thony!
[SIGHS]
[BEEPS]
Uh
[LINE RINGING]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Oh, my God, thank God you're here.
Just tell me what happened, Fi.
Chris' school called.
And he skipped class in
the morning, and then
And then, in the afternoon.
And I-I-I don't know where he is,
and Thony has the van, so I can't
You tried calling him, right?
Y-Yes, in the last hour,
and he isn't answering.
He is a teenager.
I know I skipped a few
classes in my time.
I thought he was doing better.
What do you mean better?
Fiona, what's really going on here?
Come on, Fi, what aren't you telling me?
You know you can trust me.
That hasn't changed.
I know I can. I just
I just don't know what to do anymore.
Fi
It's It's Marco, alright?
O-Okay.
Yeah, it it must
have been rough on Chris.
If you want me to talk to him, we can
No! No, you can't talk to him,
because no one can know what happened.
Hey, okay.
Come on, talk to me.
Please.
Okay, Marco took Luca, and
we all went to stop him.
And Marco got pissed, and
he He he shoved Chris,
and Chris pushed back, and
he it wasn't his fault.
And the stairs were there, and then
And then Marco was gone just like that.
I mean, it all happened so fast, and
Oh.
Oh, Fi.
[SOBS]
I'm so sorry you had to go through this.
It's too much.
Hey, I know I haven't
been around much lately,
but I'm here now.
And not just for Jaz,
but for you, for Chris.
Where do you think he might be?
What do you What do you
think he might be doing?
He's taken off like this before.
And last night, a detective
came to the house, and
And he was worried that
they'd figured it out.
And when I said I'd take the
blame, he got really upset.
Do you think he might
have turned himself in?
Oh, my God.
He's turning himself in.
JD, JD, he can't do that.
He's undocumented.
And even if they don't press
charges, they'll deport him.
Come on, let's go find him.
Hi. Uh, can I speak to
Detective Flores, please?
She's on a call. Go ahead and sign in.
I'll let her know you're
here as soon as she's done.
Everything okay?
Yeah.
[SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE]
Hey, just stay in the car, okay?
We need to protect you, too.
No, no, what if Chris needs me?
I should go in.
I got this, okay?
[SIREN WAILS]
Hey, buddy.
Let's go somewhere and
talk about this, alright?
Detective Flores?
Someone's here for you.
You shouldn't have come, JD.
You shouldn't be involved in
We can talk about it
when we get home, Chris.
But right now, we have to go.
Okay?
Come on.
You said there was
somebody here to see me?
Yeah, some kid, but
He was just here.
Chris De La Rosa?
I know it's been awful, Chris,
but you got to cut yourself some slack.
Hey.
It was an accident.
You need to forgive yourself.
What if What if I can't?
Well
I'm sure there's a way
to live with that, too.
But you don't have to do it alone.
We're here for you, okay?
If you want to talk,
you want to punch a bag,
just call me.
Alright?
Yeah.
Okay. Thanks.
[SIGHS]
Here.
- Mm, thanks.
- Yeah.
What if we hadn't gotten there on time,
if he told the police?
I can't lose him, too, JD.
I know.
But he's safe now.
One day at a time, Fi.
Thanks for being there for us today.
I'm glad I was able to.
[SIGHS]
Back when we were together,
why didn't you tell me
that you and Chris were undocumented?
You could have trusted me with that.
You were shipping out to Afghanistan.
I didn't want to put that on you.
But I could have helped. I would have
What, proposed, married
me out of obligation?
I didn't want that.
Why do you assume that's
how it would have been?
Because we decided we weren't
staying together while you were gone.
But only because we didn't
know how long it would be.
JD, I wasn't gonna marry
a man who didn't love me.
Who said I didn't love you?
I-I
I did what I thought
was right at the time.
Except that you didn't give
me the chance to choose.
But now I'm here.
Now I can do something.
I can handle my family on my own.
I've been handling things
on my own for a long time.
But you don't have to anymore.
You're not in this alone, Fi.
I want to help.
Let me help.
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
Are you here to say goodbye?
No, actually, I want
to stay at FastLane,
working the floor as I have been.
That's not the deal Arman made.
Arman does not speak for me.
I'm here to make my own deal.
I'm gonna work here and
make commission on every bet
I increase.
Very well.
I'm happy to keep you on the schedule.
No.
I'll make my own schedule.
I need to spend time at La Habana.
I won't let years of hard work
building that place go down the drain.
One day, La Habana will be mine.
La Habana should be yours.
For now, they're lucky to have you.
As am I.
In whatever capacity you see fit.
It does look lovely on you.
Thank you.
[LINE RINGING]
Hey, we got a real problem.
Maya just joined the party.
I thought you took care of that.
I did, but Thony wasn't
supposed to stay behind.
This is not good. Russo, I'm going in.
Miller, no, you don't
make a move without backup.
Let me mobilize, and
I'll get back to you.
We can't wait.
If Maya blows Thony's
cover, they're both dead.
Stand down, Miller. That's an order.
Don't you
[BEEPS]
Garrett?
Everyone, get ready to roll!
Looks like we're moving in.
Alright, boys, mount up.
Something wrong?
Like I said, I-I'm not very hungry.
[CELLPHONE BUZZES]
Oh, I, uh, have to take this.
- Excuse me.
- Of course.
Talk to me.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
What the hell are you doing here?
It has nothing to do with you.
I'm making a deal with
Cortés for pharmaceuticals.
It's a load of crap.
He doesn't deal in pharmaceuticals.
He does now.
Where's Garrett?
Are you both crazy?
You're gonna get us killed.
Let me freshen your drink.
Look, I don't know what
kind of game you're playing,
but it's over if Julian
realizes who you really are.
He's gonna hurt you. Badly.
Just like that?
Listen.
We don't really know each other, Maya,
but I can see you're in trouble.
And you don't have to live this way.
You can get out.
How?
Garrett?
Yeah, he cares about
you. He wants to help.
He really has you fooled, doesn't he?
Let me cut to the chase.
No matter how good the
sex is, next morning,
Garrett's only gonna be about Garrett.
What? He didn't tell you about us?
Yeah.
He's already lying to you.
We're not involved.
Maya, I know he's done terrible things.
I know.
But he's done good things, too.
When my son was missing,
he dropped everything to help me.
So I know he means it when
he says he wants to help you.
Well, I don't need his help.
I'm fine.
You live every day in fear of Cortés.
You can't be happy.
You don't know anything.
You're probably a liar,
too, just like him.
Maya, I was with someone
who hurt me, too
My husband.
Not physically, but in other ways.
You were so strong, you left.
Congratulations.
CORTÉS: Huh.
I would introduce you, but, uh,
seems you already know each other.
[GRUNTING]
When were you gonna
tell me you're dealing
pharmaceuticals now?
I just had to find out through her.
This is all just happening now, so
- MAN: Boss.
- What?
We got a man down in the courtyard.
- We've been breached.
- Well, go!
What the hell is this?!
- I don't know.
- Who the hell are you?
- Stop it!
- Shut up!
Do your thing. I got her.
You don't have to do this.
Please. Please.
She moves, you end her.
Mm-hmm.
Maya.
Maya, calm down, okay?
We have to go.
Now.
Down the hall, and turn
right to the service entrance.
Okay. You're not coming?
Just go. I'll say you
grabbed the gun and
No, no, no, no, no,
you're coming with me.
I'm not leaving you here.
Maya, please.
Please.
CORTÉS: Maya?
What is this?
Maya, come on, put the gun down.
You're shaking.
You don't want to hurt me.
Just like you don't want to hurt me?
But you still keep doing it?
Come on, don't talk like that, baby.
You know we love each other.
The way he treats you, it's not love.
That's what this is all about?
This bitch filling your head with ideas?
No, it has nothing to do with her.
It's over, Julian.
Just let me go.
Go where?
You had no one when I found you.
I am the only one who's
ever cared for you.
Look, I am sorry that I hurt you.
I told you, when you talk
to other men, it just
It makes me crazy because I love you.
Let's just make it up to each other.
We'll go away, just the two of us.
Huh?
We'll fix this.
Please, just stop.
[GUNSHOT]
[GASPS]
Maya?
He didn't have a gun.
I-I couldn't let him get to you.
[VEHICLE APPROACHING]
MAN: On the ground now! FBI!
Drop it!
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
Julian Cortés, I take it?
- Yeah.
- He was going to kill us.
Garrett saved us.