Medusa (2025) s02e07 Episode Script

[dramatic music playing]
"EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON HOW WE SEE THINGS,
NOT ON HOW THEY ARE." CARL JUNG.
[car engine starts]
FUNERAL SERVICES
[rhythmic Latin music playing]
[exhales]
[music turns tense]
[tense music continues to play]
[cell phone chimes]
[cell phone keeps chiming]
[music fades]
[cell phone ringing]
[indistinct voicemail greeting]
[message sent notification]
BENEFISCIENCE INVITES YOU TO THE LAUNCH
OF A NEW LINE WITH MUSHROOMS
[tense music playing]
[exhales]
My love, I'd love to celebrate
winning the trial against my father.
You have no idea how happy I am.
It's another step forward
towards what I promised.
I guess you're busy with work.
If you have time, we can meet at the club.
Love you. I can't wait to see you.
[message sent notification]
[music ends]
-[cell phone chiming]
-[Spanish song playing]
MISSED CALL
GODDESS
[grunting]
[panting]
[grunts]
[Danger] Where the fuck am I?
Where am I?
[panting]
[yells]
[grunts and yells]
[shouting]
[grunting]
[panting]
[Spanish song continues to play]
GET HER OUT OF MEDUSA
[Danger] I need you
to come get me right away!
[police siren wailing]
[music fades gradually]
[Porras] "I spared your life."
"But you have two weeks
to get that bitch Bárbara out of Medusa,
or people will keep dying."
We got a psychopath on our hands.
I don't believe a word that he says.
Even if Bárbara resigns,
he won't stop screwing with us.
It feels very personal.
-You think so? Damn it!
-Yeah.
-[grunts]
-Watch it. There's a rock there.
-Hey! Watch out, man!
-Thank you.
I found something there, brother.
Here it is.
Check this out.
Check out the guy who's shooting.
The guy who shot Bárbara is right-handed.
[Danger] Mm-hmm.
And what does that mean?
In this video here,
the man who killed Gunter is a lefty.
See there?
So what does that mean then?
We're dealing with multiple madmen.
[tense music playing]
Well done, brother.
You should check out all the sniper rifle
purchases recently made.
Hopefully, we'll find something there.
Okay, great. Where are you off to now?
I gotta go talk to Bárbara.
You think that's wise?
[tense music peaks and fades]
[Bárbara] Giving in
doesn't guarantee it will stop.
Exactly.
-He's demanded many times that I resign.
-I know. That was before.
Now I'm not sure
that even if we do what he wants,
he'll stop screwing with us.
Mm, I won't give in to his blackmail.
No, I won't give up.
No. Hm.
I'm with you on that. No, you can't.
Of course we won't.
I've got a few ideas.
Hm-hmm. I do as well.
I want to make it clear. We won't give in.
At Medusa, we're working with the police
to address this threat to our society.
As you all know, this monster
is trying to scare Barranquilla's people.
It's very important that we work together
in order to capture him.
For that reason, Medusa,
along with the authorities,
have set up a hotline to report
any suspicious activity or information
that allows us to locate him.
Let's not allow fear
to take over our society.
Barranquilla will always be an example
of unity, strength, and progress.
Thank you.
Yeah, yeah.
The police are all over the city.
So I can't do anything for now.
[police siren wailing]
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, I'll keep a low profile.
And we'll have to show some patience.
Hm.
[hang-up beep]
-[keyboard typing]
-[cell phone notification]
BENEFISCIENCE INVITES YOU
Fabi.
I just got this.
Who could it be?
It says it's a company
selling recreational healing mushrooms.
Oh, please, why would I go there? Ah!
Think about it. There are
very powerful people at these events.
With lots of money.
Charm them into donating that money
to the foundations.
[suspenseful music playing]
[music fades]
Our deepest sympathies.
It's truly terrible
that, due to a bad product,
your son is no longer with us.
[Jacobo] We'd like
to do something about it.
We'd like to give you some help,
because when we heard about this news,
which affected us deeply,
we got a great idea.
Soon, we'll launch the campaign
for our mushroom
and would like you to be the face of it.
Our mushroom is truly natural.
-And beneficial.
-Right.
They assured the same
with the other mushrooms,
and it killed my boy.
Uh…
I can completely understand
your hesitation, Nirca.
But I think we can offer you
something even more beneficial.
[Nirca] Beneficial?
But money is never going
to bring back my son.
No, of course it won't.
That's not at all what I'm saying.
But it might just be able to help
make your life a little bit easier.
But regardless of our offer, Nirca,
our real objective here is
that we feel we have a responsibility.
We'll make those assholes at Eternals
pay for what they've done.
-That's right.
-For being irresponsible.
And we would like you
to be the face leading the mission.
Because this cannot happen again
to any other person in Colombia.
[suspenseful music continues to play]
[Esteban] So you're off shopping in Miami
right before the launch?
Thanks for the support, partner!
That's fantastic!
All right, Esteban,
what did you expect me to do then?
To stay in Colombia, waiting to be
the next victim of that monster?
Thank you for your concern, Esteban.
Go fuck yourself.
Enough. Stop arguing.
We won't get anywhere by fighting.
Hey, I understand what she means.
These attacks are fucking things up.
I may go there too.
[Esteban] Wow.
We're business partners!
We have a contract! I don't get it!
I've kept to my part of the deal,
as I promised.
I saw a lot of information from Medusa.
And I'm not saying
that I'm going to live here forever.
As soon as they arrest the guy,
I'll come back.
That's it! We have everything we need
to continue production.
Chill out.
And let me remind you, Esteban,
that I'm the one taking the risks.
All right? Deal with it.
[hang-up tone]
-Okay.
-It's okay. Calm down.
[news music plays]
NTB BARRANQUILLA
This was a gateway drug to addiction.
My only son died of an overdose.
Lawsuits follow Mrs. Hinestroza's
complaint from parents of young people
who claim that the Guarahí mushroom,
Eternals' latest product,
has ruined the lives of their children,
as they created
a gateway to stronger drugs.
That went very well, don't you think?
We hit them where it counts.
Great. Let's bleed them dry.
Perfect timing
for the launch party of Benefiscience.
-How's it going?
-Spectacular, baby.
As long as one of the Hidalgos
confirms they're attending, home run.
Well…
and depending on how it goes,
we'll decide how big the celebration is.
Wait, baby, wait.
-[Adela exhales]
-Baby.
[news music]
[Bárbara] Medusa will take legal action
against the serious, malicious accusations
made against Eternals.
It's Bárbara! Turn it up a bit.
They talk about
the deaths of young people,
continuing to build up
the false assumption
that our mushrooms are to blame.
But nothing
could be further from the truth.
We will prove in court, once and for all,
that this is a terrible smear campaign.
Look at her. Bárbara is totally ruthless.
She's a killer.
And you like that?
Well, baby, she's a Hidalgo.
If we're provoked, we hit back.
[laughs]
I mean, you told me
about your family trauma,
but at the same time,
you seem so proud of it.
Literally. At times they embarrass me,
then I'm proud of them.
At times I love them, then I hate them.
That's life, I guess.
I suppose.
But you know someone
that makes me feel good all the time? Hm?
[both chuckle]
Why are we talking about my sister?
That's enough. Get back here.
Come here.
[both moan]
-Hey, stay!
-No, no, no.
-Don't go!
-I have to leave.
-Where?
-I've got things to do.
Yeah, things to do with me.
[sensual music playing]
-[metal clanking]
-[music turns suspenseful]
[Fabián] So?
What did you get out of him?
Just emotional confessions
about his fucked up family.
He treats me like a therapist.
Hm. Okay, keep going like this.
Just wait for instructions.
I think targeting Cristian
is not the best way to hurt his sister.
They're not close.
And she just manipulates him
for her own gain.
Did you get confused
and get a little too invested here?
[scoffs]
Your job isn't to analyze Cristian.
Your job is to be glued to his ass
and be ready for whatever I ask you to do.
Understood?
[music turns tense]
[music fades]
[police siren wailing]
[Danger] Wow, look at you.
You're gorgeous tonight!
-And you're handsome.
-Thank you.
I feel like I'm wearing a costume,
but… look at you.
I love it when you dress up.
Where is it we're going?
To the launch of a new company
selling mushrooms.
So a competitor?
Mm…
-Maybe so, but I like it.
-Yeah?
The start of a new mushroom industry,
and we could be pioneers.
We can even make alliances.
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
Listen, do we really have to leave
right now?
Couldn't we… get there a bit later?
No.
-No, we can't.
-I just want to get you out of that dress.
[chuckles] When we get back.
-They're already waiting for us. Yeah.
-Yeah? No.
-We need to leave.
-Yeah?
-Yes.
-I'm gonna have to be patient then. Ah!
[both laugh]
[Cristian y Dalila chat indistinctly]
-Do I look okay?
-You look handsome.
-You sure?
-Yeah.
It's so itchy.
-So uncomfortable.
-Don't think about it.
-How are you, Cristian?
-Good evening.
-[Cristian] The famous Danger!
-How are you?
Bárbara, you remember Fabi?
Yes, I do.
-Nice to see you.
-Nice to see you again, Bárbara.
Danger, nice to see you.
Do you remember Fabián Cuevas?
-Danger Carmelo. Nice to meet you.
-Fabián Cuevas. Pleasure.
-You met at the foundations' event.
-For the foundations, yeah.
-The foundations.
-[Danger] I remember.
[Bárbara] Yes.
What's with all this? So much mystery.
[Bárbara] I have no idea.
-Do you think they're your competitors?
-No. Competition, no.
Future collaborators, maybe.
All right, probably.
What the hell is she doing here?
[suspenseful music playing]
Good evening, Hidalgos.
Thank you for coming.
Good evening.
This woman is always trying
to step on my toes.
Good evening.
I want to thank you all for being here.
Benefiscience is the very first company
in Columbia
to discover the ancestral properties
of our mushrooms
and share them with the world.
Yeah, sure, the first one.
And we found the antidote and the cure
for physical and mental aging,
because our elixir of life
is produced without chemical alterations,
since we only intervene at the extraction.
Because here, we don't give life.
We are life.
And we would like you all
to be a part of it too.
I don't believe this, oh my God!
Wait, is this supposed to be a joke?
Thank you for coming.
-You want to leave?
-No.
-Are you sure?
-No. Let's not leave just yet.
At Benefiscience,
it's our mission to create a product
that's totally conceived
and meticulously crafted with research,
so we can say with certainty
that our mushrooms nourish the soul,
because at the end of the day,
it's the only thing that's priceless.
Thanks for joining us tonight.
Thank you for the love.
Please enjoy your evening.
Thank you once again.
[applause]
-Come on. Get up here.
-Nice.
No.
-[Cristian] What is he doing up there?
-The missing piece to complete the circus.
-This has to be a joke.
-Is that your cousin?
Yeah, it is. Fucking traitor.
It's pathetic.
[music fades]
-Wait a second.
-One for the front page.
-Now.
-Now.
Listen, are you sure
you want to talk to him?
Yes, Danger. I'm sure.
-All right, thanks.
-Thank you.
Can you explain to me
what this thing is all about?
-How can I explain?
-Don't be rude. Watch it.
Don't be like that.
Please, let's keep it cool.
I didn't think you'd actually come.
Even if at some point I felt like an aura,
that love and positive vibe
you always bring along.
Do you really think you can compete
with us with this cheap knock-off?
-It's not just a cheap knock-off.
-Really?
Let me explain.
There's actually competition
when the two sides are equal.
But if one of these two
has a fully ruined reputation,
that's it.
If we're talking about reputation,
people won't do business with you
when they discover the hustler you are.
-Some of us do change, sweetheart.
-I'm not your sweetheart.
-[Esteban] Thank God.
-Watch yourself, fuck face.
I'm going to show your family and you.
I'm not just your cuckold.
You already know what's coming.
All good around here, baby?
Everything's perfect.
Hello, Bárbara. No introduction?
Detective Danger Carmelo.
Detective, huh?
Every time you surpass yourself.
They're the perfect match.
And you never stop showing off
how mediocre you are, Ms. Lemaitre.
That's the Bárbara I always knew.
The original.
In person.
Do you know what you're getting into
with this monster? Good luck, Carmelo.
-You'd better be careful, asshole.
-[Esteban] Good luck.
-Luck can't even save you now.
-Let's go.
-Definitely, it's a match made in heaven.
-Let's go.
Fucking witch.
Hey, let her leave with Mr. Dumbass.
[cell phone ringing]
[TV playing in background]
[cell phone keeps ringing]
-Hello?
-Vivi, did you know about Benefiscience?
Benefiscience?
I have no idea.
Adela Lemaitre started a mushroom business
with Esteban and Jacobo.
Did you know that?
Really?
No, Barbie, I've never heard about that.
I was wondering,
since you're so close to Jacobo.
I haven't spoken to Jacobo
since you kicked him out of Medusa.
Listen, I wouldn't worry
about Esteban and Adela.
I'm sure that they have no idea
what they're doing.
Vivi, they're trying to screw us over
with misinformation.
I realized that Esteban and Adela
are behind all that stuff.
Hey.
You know that the Lemaitres
control the media in this country, right?
Yeah, but they don't have our experience.
I can assure you
that Esteban doesn't have any idea.
-He doesn't know how this business works.
-He knows me very well, Viviana.
And he can do a lot of damage.
So please let me know
when you talk to Jacobo, okay?
You can count on it.
Okay, keep me posted.
Let's talk later. Bye.
She says she had no idea.
Come on.
[melancholic music playing]
Baby, I loved how you stood up to Bárbara.
Yeah?
[both panting]
And I loved how pissed she looked.
And I loved to see
that she feels threatened
by Benefiscience.
[both moan and pant]
[music fades]
-Miami looks good on you.
-Mm.
[Jacobo] Did you turn off the AC?
It's hot in here.
Jacobo, what face did Bárbara make?
-Barbie?
-Mm-hmm.
Baby, you should have seen her.
She was in shock.
She just couldn't believe it.
You should've seen her, poor thing.
She didn't see this coming.
-And you're happy about that?
-No.
Mm-hmm. You like to be nasty.
You're trouble…
-Jacobo, me?
-You're naughty.
What if I told you that Bárbara
asked me to get information from you.
-No way.
-Mm-hmm.
And how will you get it?
-You know what the problem is, cousin?
-What?
-I'm not a snitch.
-You're not?
Well, isn't that a shame?
[upbeat, defiant music playing]
'Cause I was in the mood to celebrate.
-Oh, yeah.
-Mm. Yeah.
All right.
In that case, I can make an exception.
-[music turns sensual]
-All right then.
Let's have some fun.
This is just to give us our fill, right?
-Whoever falls in love, loses.
-Amen.
[both laugh]
[both moaning]
[music fades]
Good morning.
Hello, Maya. Good morning.
It's nice to have you back.
You know, your mom has missed you a lot.
That's why she had breakfast without me.
She had to go to a meeting
with your uncle, but…
I've got you, if you need anything.
Any word on catching that guy
that almost killed you?
No, nothing. We're on it though.
And I really hope
you make up with your mom
and stop fighting with her,
because… she loves you.
[scoffs] Give me a break.
She's acting really weird
since she started taking
that new mushroom, Guarahí.
[suspenseful music playing]
You think so?
Haven't you noticed?
[music fades]
My guy at the DA's office
told me that Gunter
was going to give an update
on his investigation.
What kind of update?
Something related
to construction companies
that gave bribes to Gamboa
to win contracts.
-Classic move. Why do you look so worried?
-I'd like to be informed.
Doesn't your partner keep you up to date?
Cristian, Danger can't give me
confidential information.
Not me or anybody. You know.
He's the lead in this investigation.
Anyway, let's talk
about more interesting things.
Since we've won the lawsuit
against our old man,
we started exports again.
[Danger] Here comes Bárbara.
Help me hide this here!
Hey, Bárbara. What are you doing here?
-[Porras] Hey.
-Nice to see you, Porras.
-I need to talk to you.
-Of course.
What's going on?
Are you investigating the Gamboa case
and didn't tell me?
[tense sting]
-Honey, it's just--
-Danger.
I need to know if you suspect
Arácnida are implicated in this.
In the police, we have a code of ethics.
This is the reason I wasn't able to…
You know this is why
I can't tell you anything.
Yeah, code of ethics.
Don't you realize this investigation
could bring down the company
I'm trying to revive?
-No, you don't.
-I can't talk to you about it. I'm sorry.
Okay.
Tell me if my family had anything to do
with the deaths of Gamboa
and the journalist. Please, just that.
Actually, that's technically
part of the investigation.
I thought we were a team,
and that you trusted me.
-Yes, we are a team, of course.
-You weren't always so ethical, were you?
[eerie music plays]
-What is it you're trying to say?
-I'm not saying anything that isn't true.
Are you throwing Saúl in my face?
-Maya's right.
-Is that so?
You're not the same mom.
She said you're addicted to those pills,
Guarahí, Guarani, whatever it's called.
It's nothing to do with that.
-What are you saying?
-Are you sure?
Completely sure.
Maya herself took them
and said they had no effect on her.
Listen, honey,
I don't want to fight with you. I swear.
But we need to be able
to respect each other's space.
I don't get involved in Medusa.
You make your decisions. I respect them.
I need you to respect
my decisions as well. It's part of my job!
So please, you need to trust me.
I promise I'm on your side here.
[tense music playing]
I don't want to fight with you about this.
I swear.
-Bye.
-I love you.
-[sighs]
-[music fades]
MEDUSA
CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
OFFERING OR GIVING A BRIBE
ILLEGAL AWARDING OF CONTRACTS
[Esteban on TV] Yes, we're happy
because the launch of Benefiscience
has been a tremendous success.
[TV anchor] So tell us a bit more…
[laughing] I guess he has balls after all.
Why are you laughing?
That will affect all the sales at Medusa.
Open your eyes.
Let them eat each other alive.
You won't get involved?
The Lemaitres are the best thing
that could have happened to me.
But you don't have
what it takes to understand.
[Esteban] We're trying
to help people with our line.
I don't like talking
about the competition.
I don't like it,
but that other one is trash!
They call it "the Cursed Mushroom."
There are already memes out.
I mean, it's not right for a company
to harm other people, human beings.
We're here to help each other,
so we're happy.
And I know that very soon, you'll have…
They've been sued by many people
for causing harm to kids and young people.
-I mean, that's not right.
-Mm-hmm.
I don't know if you have seen the memes…
YOU KEPT FUCKING WITH MY KIDS.
I HAVE PROOF OF YOUR ABUSE
[Esteban] Anyway, we're happy.
So thank you very much for being here
and joining us in our success.
-[cell phone chimes]
-[tense music plays]
What is it? Why did you jump like that?
What'd you read?
Get off my back!
Find something to do already.
Go read a book.
[suspenseful music playing]
Leave me alone, Úrsula!
[Úrsula sighs]
[inaudible]
Thank you.
[music fades]
[ominous sting]
What are you doing here?
You're asking for trouble, Esperanza.
No.
Just watch me.
I'll get back at you where it counts.
In your ego.
I swear to you, I'm gonna take you down
like I should have done a long time ago,
when I was too scared to fight.
Very well.
You've been warned.
Okay.
I hear you clearly.
Hey! This is the last time
you lay a hand on me,
you little piece of shit!
[both grunt]
[tense music playing]
[panting]
[music peaks and fades gradually]
Who would guess? You're so elegant,
but you have a bit of a wild side.
Imagine, I even tore off skin
from his neck.
[Diógenes] What if I'm his son?
If this comes back positive…
What happens? How would things work?
-Listen--
-[nurse] Come in.
Oh!
Miss, how long does it take?
The blood samples take five minutes
and the fast-track results a few days.
-Ah, perfect. Thanks.
-[nurse] Please, follow me, sir.
Go get them, tiger.
[door opens]
Look, if we find out
that you're actually lying to us,
the sentence can be much worse,
so I recommend you tell me the truth.
That way you avoid delays,
paperwork, and lots of stress.
Let's start again.
Who paid you to come up
with all these lies for the media?
No one. Our children
are victims of that mushroom.
Just like the one who died, Nirca's son.
I'd recommend you cooperate with the law.
Remember
that the crime of slander and libel
can result in up to 15 years in prison.
I know for a fact that Guarahí mushrooms
made my son an addict.
And whoever paid you didn't inform you
that mushroom is not at all addictive?
-No one paid me for anything.
-You're gonna keep repeating that?
Medusa's lawyers are prepared
to ask for the highest penalty
for damages and prejudice.
And that's gonna mean
years in prison for you.
How are you going to help your kid
if you're broke?
If you help me out, I can help you out.
So what do you say?
All right then.
Can you guarantee I won't go to prison,
and you'll protect me?
Yes, of course.
But you gotta help me
convince the others to talk.
[suspenseful music playing]
[music fades]
Over there. Come.
-Okay, let me see.
-No, I'll open it. Wait a second.
DNA PATERNITY TES
You're an Hidalgo plain as day.
[tense music playing]
That means I carry his blood.
Whether I like it or not.
I'm warning you that this last name
doesn't only bring benefits, you know?
Let the shitshow begin, huh?
I want all those stuck-up assholes
to find out that they have family
way down at the bottom.
And I'm from the fucking bottom.
It doesn't get any deeper.
Okay.
Come on.
[music intensifies]
I've got news for you.
Let me know how you want to proceed,
and I'll do it.
[music fades]
I've been looking into it,
and I was able to uncover
that the people who sued Eternals
were all paid by someone
to slander Medusa.
[Bárbara] I'm sure that was Adela.
Necessity knows no law, as they say.
All these people,
apart from the money they got,
they thought they were doing
the right thing to protect their kids
from all the chemical and synthetic drugs
they find every day in their streets.
Wow, so Esteban and Adela
looked for real victims
to discredit Eternals. [scoffs]
Uh-huh. Don't worry.
We're going to investigate.
Don't worry about it.
Love you. We'll talk later.
Oh, fuck!
[tense music plays]
[Danger] Esperanza!
[fire crackling]
[objects shattering]
[tense music peaks and fades]
[Latin music playing]
[music fades]