Women in Blue (2024) s02e07 Episode Script

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Federal District Police Department.
Yes?
Macaria Cadenas?
I'm Detective Gerardo Herrera.
We're looking for your husband.
You're too late.
My husband no longer lives here.
-Let's go. Sweep all rooms.
-What are you doing?
You can't come in. He isn't here.
Upstairs. Every room.
Gregorio Cadenas.
If you're here, come out.
We just want to talk.
The neighbors confirmed
what the wife said.
Two days ago,
they saw him packing up the car.
She stormed out crying,
trying to stop him, but she couldn't.
-He felt we were close.
-Probably.
At least he didn't kill her.
She was lucky that bastard is
still focused on the police.
WOMEN IN BLUE
Last night, a wave
of violence rocked the city.
And not at the hands of The Executioner,
but of Mexican citizens
glorifying the actions of a psychopath.
Chief Escobedo,
what do you have to say about that?
I have a dozen men in the hospital.
Injured and severely burned.
But violence leads to more violence.
What we want is peace.
And you're not alone, Chief.
Earlier today, we received
hundreds of calls from citizens
condemning last night's violent attacks
against the police.
Do you want to say
a few words to these people?
Thanks, Jacobo.
I want to say this to everybody at home.
Let's not lose hope.
This murderer wants
to bring out the worst
Bye, Mom.
Here, honey. Hey, you tell me
what the teacher says to you, okay?
-Okay. Me too.
-I love you.
-Bye.
-Bye, honey. Here.
Thanks.
Mar.
Well
Your dad and I will go back
to the therapist today.
And I will tell her that I won't
quit my job, which means
That I'm getting expelled.
It's a possibility. I will do everything
in my power to keep that from happening.
I promise.
Sir, sir, what can you say
about the false allegation against you?
Well, I'm not
I'm not surprised at all, you know?
I have always been
and will be an easy target
for those who want cases closed,
but not solved, gentlemen.
Would you mind explaining
why the fuck we're releasing him?
Because he had an alibi.
He was with Ricardo Landa.
And who's that bastard?
The guy who funds his movies.
Ricardo Landa is his artistic name.
His real name is Ricardo Echeverría.
For fuck's sake.
The President's brother.
Why didn't he use his alibi
from the start?
Because he wanted this.
To capture the press's attention and have
his movie's name plastered everywhere.
Thanks to us, the bastard succeeded.
Well then, what about the badges
Gilberto found in the trunk of his car?
You wanted to see me?
Can you explain how those badges
ended up in Arizmendi's trunk?
That idiot left them there.
You and I know Arizmendi
is a lot of things, Gil.
But he's not an idiot.
That fucker is guilty.
That's the only thing that matters.
Guilty?
We just released him.
He has an alibi.
-That alibi won't work.
-No, Gil.
What doesn't work is to keep doing
everything the same fucking way.
Gilberto Herrera.
You're fired.
For planting evidence
to incriminate an innocent person.
Hand over your badge and your gun.
You're done.
You're joking, right?
I've already lost Lozano.
I'm not handing over
another victim to that bastard.
Talk to Dad.
Of course I'll talk to him, Gil.
But that won't change my decision.
Right.
Because you've always thought
you were better than us, right?
Fucking superior.
The perfect son, the perfect cop,
the perfect father, the perfect husband.
Well, not anymore, asshole!
That's why Dad comes to me
when he needs something.
And that eats you up inside,
that's why you want to fire me.
I'm doing you a favor.
What fucking favor, asshole?
Dad's right.
You're a fucking disgrace.
Turn in your badge.
Weren't you supposed to be
the one to get me out of jail?
Give us a minute, please.
I'm filing a formal complaint
for abuse of power.
You attacked the police.
They were undercover cops
dressed as civilians.
You don't know that, Lucas.
That shitty uniform doesn't let you see.
You're blind.
What you don't see is
that people are out of control.
People are awake, damn it.
Says the one in handcuffs.
I had to pull strings
so they'd let you out.
Let me remind you
that they tried to kill me.
They tried to kill me too.
And I know you're trying
to make a difference,
but, Lucas, you're not thinking
about the consequences.
-You don't know what you're saying.
-Yeah, I know.
I know because I'm doing the same thing.
Because we're playing with fire.
And because you need to talk to someone.
If you want to let me go, just let me go.
But don't keep me here
just so you can lecture me, okay?
CENTRAL DEPARTMEN
OF POLICE AND TRAFFIC
What do we have?
We have no leads as to
the whereabouts of Goyo Cadenas.
So, the wisest path would be
to look for any connection
between the victims and him.
What if he chose his victims randomly?
I doubt he would make
such an important decision at random.
He could be telling us something
with that.
That maybe it's not hard
to find dirty cops.
Because they all are.
It's an interesting theory.
It matches the content of his books.
And he won't be far off.
Blues.
Captain.
He's not a captain because he quit.
Do you prefer we call you Octavio
or Mr. Romandía?
As you wish.
I owe you an apology.
I shouldn't have left.
Is it true that you only agreed to train
us so they would make you a detective?
It's true.
I never thought that there would be
a female police corps.
It seemed like political propaganda.
And it would've been just that,
but you achieved what no one expected.
You earned your place.
And thanks to that,
I understood what my place was.
My place is here
with you.
I talked with Escobedo
and he took me back.
Except that
I'm not accepting the job
unless it's okay with you.
It's fine by me.
Me too.
Even if they don't make you a detective?
I am the captain of the Women in Blue.
That's enough for me.
Then, me too.
We could use some help with the case.
Thank you.
Now I have something
very important to show you.
SODIUM THIOPENTAL
Sodium thiopental. The weapon Goyo used
to execute his victims.
Sodium thiopental was created back
in '34 as a surgical anesthetic.
To find the effective dose,
they ran hundreds of studies,
because the compound could be lethal.
But a dose within a precise range,
higher than analgesic
and lower than lethal,
strange things happened.
Before the patients lost consciousness,
they spoke.
-What did they say?
-Things they shouldn't.
They called it "truth serum."
-Did it work?
-It depends.
What it does is
it suppresses the frontal lobe.
It's the part of the brain
that regulates moral judgment,
impulse control, the ability to lie.
Exactly.
Once injected,
the process requires the intervention
of a skilled interviewer.
So, with the right person
asking the right questions,
they all talk.
They all talk.
How low does your self-esteem need to be
for you to marry a murderer?
A woman who has experienced enough trauma
could view someone
like that as the perfect man.
What are you saying?
A man behind bars can't abandon her
or hurt her.
In her mind,
she isn't in love with a murderer,
but with a man who needs her.
And in return, he offers her
what she's never had, security.
Except neither of them counted on him
being released.
Maybe she thought she could change him.
It's common.
Those who feel their life lacks purpose
find meaning in helping those
who seem impossible to save.
-I could talk with her.
-For what?
Maybe she knows something
and decided not to tell Gerardo.
Maybe she'll talk to us.
It's worth a shot.
I'll get my things. Meet me in the car.
Alejandro? What are you doing here?
Is everything okay?
-Yes, yes!
-What happened?
No, nothing happened.
Do you have a minute?
What happened, Alejandro?
The The day I went looking
for you at the bowling alley
it's important you know why.
Yeah, I know. I know why.
No, you don't know. No.
I was looking for you because
I wanted to tell you
that I had the chance
to compete on a project.
A project that
I started drawing, María.
And I started to feel a lot
of beautiful things, crazy things.
I hadn't felt so inspired
since I was in college, María. And I won.
-Congratulations, Alejandro.
-I won the contest.
Yeah.
-Congrats.
-Yeah, honey.
But
it's in Brazil.
What do you mean "in Brazil"?
You're leaving?
I don't know.
But I feel like this is
Well, it's my last chance
to fall in love again
with what I do, with my work.
And I don't want to miss it.
I should go in alone.
She might feel cornered if
she sees all four of us. She knows me.
Hey, there's a reason
why cops work in pairs.
How do you know
she won't pull a knife on you?
She won't pull a knife on me, Val.
It would make more sense
to talk to her somewhere else.
I agree.
Gerardo raided her house this morning.
She may be feeling defensive.
She won't cooperate,
much less let us into her house.
Well, she won't have
any other choice because she's leaving.
We've got to follow her.
Do you need help with anything?
Do you want to help? Call your brother.
The way things are going,
they need you more over there.
I wanted to talk to Dad,
but he wasn't at the station.
He didn't come home last night either.
What? What do you mean?
Don't make a fuss, okay?
He called me in the morning.
He told me he slept at the office,
and that he would be busy all day.
Busy with what? How?
Now, why would I be asking him that?
We need to know Goyo's whereabouts,
and only Macaria knows where he is.
Should we wait until she comes out?
I don't think
she'd want to talk to us in there.
It depends.
A church could be the perfect place.
I was just thinking that.
If she really is a woman of faith,
she wouldn't lie
in the house of God. It's a sin.
-What are you doing here?
-Macaria, please.
-Let go of me
-Forgive me.
I beg you to listen
to what I need to tell you, please.
I need to speak with Goyo, it's important.
I already told your colleagues,
when they forced their way into my house,
that I don't have any idea where he is.
And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you.
I think you do know where he is.
I think he'd want you
to tell me where to find him.
And you know more about
what he wants than his own wife?
No, of course not, but think about it.
He could have the opportunity
to be useful to the police.
They'd They'd understand
how valuable he is.
And if you take away that possibility,
and he finds out,
what would he think of you?
I know you're afraid of him.
How dare you come here
with that blasphemy.
And I know he pretends you don't exist.
No, you don't know anything.
All he wanted was to help,
and you all treated him like a leper.
I know. That's why I'm here,
and why I went to your house.
And I know that even
though he's done terrible things,
deep down he only wanted to help.
That's why I'm here.
Unbeknownst to my superiors.
Are you certain
that all you want is his help
with the investigation?
Or perhaps you want something else?
Please, leave.
And? What did she tell you?
Well, I don't know.
We'll have to wait until she calls,
if she decides to do so.
Can you take a cab back?
I have a meeting with Mar's therapist.
Of course, but listen to me.
You're making the right choice, María.
The police need you.
Thank you, Val.
It's been so long since
I've seen you with your sketchbook.
It's been so long
since I've used it in front of you.
Hi, good morning.
De la Torre family, right?
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Dr. Rivas had an accident,
she's in the hospital.
-Oh, no. How is she?
-No.
Not so well. She slipped in the bathroom.
I'm Dr. Eréndira Ochoa.
I'm up to date with your file, so come in.
Now, María.
You don't intend to follow
Dr. Rivas's recommendation?
I don't want to quit my job,
and have that affect my daughter.
And do you agree?
Of course. María is an excellent mother,
and Mar is a very good student.
Why did you decide to split up?
I don't see that as
having anything to do with our daughter.
You want me to issue
a different recommendation
from that of Dr. Rivas, right?
Well
Why did you split up?
The truth is that when we got married,
we were too young
Because I cheated.
With only one woman?
On more than one occasion?
Yeah, only with one woman.
And yeah, several times.
Why?
Because I felt she admired me.
I was going through a phase in my life
when I felt frustrated,
like a failure, stuck in my job.
And she made me feel
like I could do better.
You didn't feel that with María?
No.
What about you, María?
Did you feel admired by Alejandro?
Important?
As a mother, yes.
But I also met someone.
Someone who
made me feel like that. The same way.
Important.
It seems that you
both recognized your value
solely through an external perspective.
Perhaps it would be healthier to start
recognizing yourselves for who you are.
Do you consider yourself a good mother?
She's the best.
It's the most important thing in my life.
Do you abandon your children?
No. But I spend less time with them.
That's the truth.
Maternal abandonment.
What if it's the mother
who abandons herself?
What if she abandons something
that gives meaning to her life?
Wouldn't there be
negative consequences for the children?
Do you want Mar to pursue her dreams?
-Yes, of course.
-Yes.
Then don't give up on yours.
Serve as an example.
Can you tell me
where this woman came from?
She was sent from heaven.
She was sent from heaven.
I'm sorry.
I didn't see it, Alejandro.
I thought I was the only one who
who felt trapped.
Well, you weren't the only one.
Go to Brazil, Alejandro. Go.
Go and find yourself
and discover what you are capable of.
And let our children see it.
What does this mean for us?
You and I share
the most beautiful things in our lives.
And that will never change.
But it means you can always count on me.
Just not as a wife.
Good morning.
Wait. Don't move, don't move. Wait.
You son of a fucking bitch!
Let me go right this second,
or I swear I will rip your eyes out!
No point in making threats
you cannot fulfill.
I'm not going to be
a part of your circus, understand?
You'll never get a word out of me.
That's true.
I'm not going to get anything out of you,
but this will.
You drugged them!
You don't have to inject me.
I'm afraid I do.
I'm not like those other bastards.
I don't need anybody to drug me
to say what I've done.
Speaking from a place of shame.
Feeling regret.
I don't regret a thing, got it? Nothing!
-No?
-Doing one's duty doesn't cause shame.
It causes pride.
A soldier has the right to face his death
without a blindfold.
And like it or not, you also have the duty
to respect my final wishes.
I want my sons to know
that no one forced me to speak.
That I know what I've done.
And I'm not afraid to say it.
Commander, you know what?
We'll do it your way.
Excuse me.
What's that smile all about?
Mar remains at school. I'm staying here.
María, you've got a call.
Macaria. Come on.
Come on.
If you get to talk to Goyo,
convince him to give us another chance
and to come here to the station.
Don't agree to go wherever he tells you.
It may be a trap.
Are you ready?
Yes, I think so.
Macaria.
Are you sure you only want to help him?
No.
I want him to help us.
And if that happens,
then you'll also get what you want.
Gregorio will be at Altar a la Patria
in Bosque de Chapultepec at 5:00 p.m.
Go alone. He doesn't trust anyone else.
It'll be better
if he comes to the station.
If he asked María to go alone,
he'll make sure she does that.
This motherfucker's smart.
I want you all dressed as civilians.
Except you, María.
Díaz, close the vehicular perimeter
around the Altar a la Patria.
Do a low-profile operation.
Nothing suspicious.
Perhaps maintenance work.
Low-key.
María, keep your distance
when talking to him.
When you see Díaz or me,
it'll be your cue.
Walk away immediately.
And what if he's armed?
Camacho, he won't have time
to pull out his gun.
Easy for you to say,
she's not your sister.
Val, I'll be all right.
In any case, I'll have my gun and
you'll all be nearby.
-Don Chava, what's up?
-Gilbertito, wow.
Look at you, dressed as a civilian.
I heard you got in trouble
with your brother.
-He'll get over it.
-Not if he's like your father.
Luckily, he's not like him.
Speaking of, have you seen my dad?
Let me check in my notebook.
Wait a sec. It says he left
last night at 9:30 p.m.
-At 9:30 p.m.
-Yes.
Okay.
-I'm going
-Listen carefully.
If that fucker does anything
you don't like, get out of there.
I'll be okay.
You have to understand
that there's a possibility
that you might need to use your gun.
Tell me you understand that.
I understand.
I understand.
Now go.
Mr. Cadenas.
Hello, María.
This is incredible, isn't it?
It was built in '52,
after they locked me up,
to honor the Niños Héroes.
Such greatness.
Only to honor six boys who never did
what they're said to have done.
That's the real talent of this country.
To create myths.
Niños Héroes.
Women in Blue.
Even me. No one's safe.
We're close to finding out
who's been killing police officers.
What's wrong, María?
You're nervous
But it's not because of me, is it?
No, you're nervous
because of something else.
There's something
you haven't told me, María.
What have you done, María?
Let's go! Let's go!
Don't move, Gregorio Cadenas.
Hands up!
You're under arrest!
Look at them.
Macaria told me I shouldn't trust you.
You're definitely
one of them now, María. Very good.
Remain silent, Cadenas.
-Get him out of here.
-Let's go.
Herrera, right?
-Gera, I need to talk to you.
-What the hell are you doing here?
You don't belong here anymore. Get out!
It's about Dad.
Take him to the interrogation room.
I'll catch up.
Let's go.
He didn't come home last night.
And today he called Mom,
telling her he'd spent the night here.
But he signed out.
His car isn't in the parking lot,
and nobody's seen him.
Gabina, come here.
When was the last time you saw Dad?
Last night, here. Why?
We think Goyo grabbed him
last night between the station and home.
-What?
-Wait, wait.
You know Dad.
He wouldn't fall into one of those traps.
I need to confirm it.
-I'll talk to Cadenas.
-What if it's true?
If it's true, I'll get Dad's whereabouts
from that fucker, whatever it takes.
-Let me go in there with you.
-No. Go home with Mom.
-Fuck that. I'll stay here and help.
-Go home and stay with Mom!
I'm not asking you, goddamn it.
-Why don't you send Gabina?
-Because I need her here with me.
I need her.
Not you, Gil.
Relax. You know Dad.
Everything will be okay.
Can you believe that son of a bitch?
I release him and look how he thanks
Chief, I don't have time.
I have to interrogate Goyo.
Interrogate? No fucking way.
You'll take him straight to a cell in
Lecumberri and let that motherfucker rot.
-He thinks he can ruin
-We believe he kidnapped my father.
-Do we know if he
-The only thing we know
is that my father is missing.
And that fucker knows where he is.
Okay Do whatever you need to do.
Thanks, Chief.
Where is my father?
Sorry, who is your father?
The fact that my father
might still be alive
is the only reason you're still breathing.
What a sad thing to say.
I remember when my father died.
It was the happiest day of my life.
The horse that killed him did me a favor.
You don't really know your father.
You're going to talk to me, asshole.
Where is my father?
I will only speak
to Lieutenant María de la Torre.
Where is my father, you motherfucker?
Thank you for seeing me
on such short notice, Mr. President.
I speak more with you
than with my wife. What do you want?
We captured Goyo Cadenas.
I can't believe it.
Finally, some good news from you.
For fuck's sake.
The thing is that he kidnapped
Commander Herrera before we arrested him.
And we don't know where he's being held.
Emilio, that motherfucker manipulated you.
He shit all over you.
And you let him shit on my presidency.
Tell me what you want me to do.
What do you think you should do
with someone like him?
This Goyo Cadenas matter
requires an urgent
and immediate solution, correct?
Regarding Commander Herrera,
like any other police officer,
he swore an oath.
His life for his nation.
María.
María?
María.
Are you there, María?
María.
So, now what?
What What
What do you think, María?
What should we do?
I mean, there's no there's no way
to defend them now, is there, María?
Or is there?
How's Mom?
Did you give her something?
Gilberto will be there
in case you need anything.
And my princess?
I'll call you later.
I love you both.
Now I know why
you didn't want me to become a cop.
I thought it was because I'm a woman.
But it was because
you didn't want me to know the truth.
Look, Gabina.
I know you're worried. I am too, but
I know you were there.
There? Where?
-Where did you get this from?
-Does it matter?
Wait, Gabina.
Tell me no one else has seen this photo.
You don't get it, do you?
Aren't you tired of lying?
I wasn't even there.
Just because
I didn't find any photos of you
doesn't mean you weren't there.
How many did you kill?
Gabina, I wasn't there.
After that day, your arm was in a cast,
and you told me you hurt yourself
during an arrest.
But that, like everything else,
was all a lie.
No.
I did break my hand.
How many students did you have to hit
to break your hand?
Sit down.
A few days before October 2nd
Dad met with Gilberto and me.
He told us
he had a very important mission.
And if everything went well,
they'd finally promote him
to Station Chief.
He needed five people he trusted.
Three had already accepted.
Including Filiberto Guerra.
He needed two more.
So, he told us the plan.
The students who were protesting knew
that the Olympics were around the corner.
They were going to use that
to put pressure on the government.
They ordered Dad to make a squad.
We would blend in with the crowd.
And once we saw three flares in the sky
the shooting would start.
Our job was to intercept the students
who were running away.
We had to get them into
the bathrooms of an abandoned building.
We would identify the leaders.
And arrest them.
And the others,
we would shoot them point-blank.
I wanted to tell Dad he was crazy.
That we couldn't do that.
That it was inhumane.
That same night Dad met with
me and Gilberto,
Violeta and I had
decided to start a family.
I couldn't sleep.
I couldn't even breathe.
I had never disobeyed Dad.
The only thing I could think of was
what kind of father was I going to be?
I found a solution.
I didn't want to end up like him.
What about Gilberto?
Gilberto went with Dad.
Forgive me.
No Herrera deserves a badge.
Gerardo.
The doctor examined him.
You can proceed with the interrogation.
He's not gonna talk to me.
If not you, then who?
"With each passing day,
it becomes clearer that real criminals
do not lie within these walls.
They roam free,
hidden under the weight of a uniform
and the shiny impunity of a badge."
You wrote this.
No, but I've also said, publicly,
that the police have done a good job.
-What you said in the press was a lie.
-No.
Maybe we don't know each other
as well as we thought.
Tells us where Aldo Herrera is.
-And in exchange, we can
-In exchange for what?
You and who else? No. You
Your word means nothing anymore. Nothing.
I don't know how
corrupt Commander Herrera is,
but what I do know is that he has four
children, a wife, and a granddaughter.
And my friend is his daughter.
Yeah, we're all someone's child,
and that doesn't make us special.
He's not a bad person.
Stop lying!
Detective. You have a phone call.
I'm busy, Chela.
It's just
they have important information about
The Executioner and Commander Herrera.
Stay on this. Tell me if anything happens.
You know what?
It's funny.
The killer I was going to catch for you
turned out to be one of your own.
Filiberto Guerra was no longer an officer.
The Blue doesn't wash off.
He was fired for being corrupt.
And the government hired him
for the same reason.
Cut it out, María.
You've been investigating
these people's deaths
as if they really were a tragedy.
The system is not perfect.
But we're trying to change it.
I told you a story. About two wolves.
That time in a park. Do you remember?
You don't know how I've tried
to feed the wolf
that I consider to be the right one.
I even brought you all the clues I found.
And you know how you welcomed me?
With fear. No, with disdain.
So, that got me thinking.
What if
I'm trying to feed a wolf that
simply does not want to eat?
While the other one
is howling for food?
That's why you killed Filiberto Guerra.
Where's that María
who was so afraid to talk to me?
Where is she?
All this time you were right
and I didn't listen.
My family is shit.
My dad is a murderer.
I wanted to tell him.
I wanted to tell him that
he deserves to be in jail.
But I couldn't.
What are you going to do with this photo?
I want him to know that I know.
And for him to know that
he can't lie to me anymore.
Listen to me.
You have to be careful with this.
This is proof.
Proof that the government
ordered the massacre.
Think, Gabina.
If they did that to those students,
what do you think they'd do to you
for having this photo?
I don't know.
I just want to tell him that I hate him.
But I don't want him to die.
Detective Herrera. Why the urgency?
What?
When you offered your help,
did you really want to help the police?
Of course, I told you.
And when they rejected your help?
I started investigating on my own.
What else could I do?
And you found Filiberto Guerra.
No. Let's say
I found the truth
that Filiberto Guerra was hiding
before you did.
What truth?
María, you're an officer.
With that badge, well
You'd never know what I know.
Did you kill Filiberto or not?
No. The real question is, did
Filiberto Guerra deserve to die or not?
Yes. Yes, he deserved to die.
You killed him.
I woke up.
I woke up, María.
Same as the entire country.
I woke up thanks to The Executioner.
Do you know where Aldo Herrera is?
I know a lot of things.
Where is he?
Aldo Herrera?
-Get up, asshole.
-Detective?
-What are you doing?
-I have my orders, María.
-He was about to tell us where
-Time's up. Move!
Gerardo. We can solve this together.
Stay there!
-Stay right there.
-Listen to me.
-Herrera. Where are you going?
-I can't tell you, Chief.
Give me the suspect.
I'm not doing that.
These are direct orders
from the president.
What kind of orders?
The kind you don't question, motherfucker!
I'm sorry, Chief.
Valentina, Gabina, do you copy? Over.
-Gerardo.
-Drop the gun.
I'm taking him with me.
And I'm not asking anyone's permission.
-You're going to kill him, aren't you?
-Gabina, you have to trust me.
No, I don't trust you one bit.
You're not going anywhere.
I received a phone call.
To negotiate an exchange.
Goyo for Dad.
Gabina, don't be fooled.
If we release Goyo,
he'll keep killing cops.
And all of this could be a trap
just to set him free.
Gabina. I need to be certain of that.
Val, put your gun down.
Put it down.
Are you out of your mind?
I'm not putting it down.
Now.
You're throwing away
everything you've worked for.
He's my father.