Rotten Legacy (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

[tense music playing]
[man] Now that we've come
to this point in the interview,
and after all you've told me about them,
how do you think people will react to…
what you're doing to your children?
Does it matter?
'Cause whenever they see this,
I'll… I'll already be dead.
This interview we're conducting
is an opportunity to explain oneself,
a chance to give an account for posterity.
This'll be your legacy.
And it's not unreasonable
to expect that the people
that we talk about in this
have their own worries concerning
how they are seen when they're gone.
Well, I… I suppose that one could make
an argument here that I'm a bad father.
Or even a horrible person, in fact.
Others could say… my kids deserved it.
It's not that I want revenge
or to teach them a lesson.
Ultimately,
it's something I'm being forced into.
I cannot sit here and allow
what they're doing to the paper
that I have devoted my life to building.
My newspaper.
[suspenseful theme music playing]
[tires screech]
ROTTEN LEGACY
[tense music playing]
[man 1] Okay, let Berta look at it,
see if we've missed anything,
and then publish it.
TWO WEEKS EARLIER
Yeah?
[man 2] The tax authorities
are going to audit you.
They found out that you're embezzling
funds from the conservatory project.
How'd they find out?
[man 2] A tip-off.
I can't say any more than that.
[suspenseful music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
-All right.
-[man] Excuse me.
-Yes.
-[man] Do you know where my sister is?
-She's with her stylist.
-Oh, thank you.
[man 3] To me, it looks like
an old lady's reading a Vogue article
and wants to look trendy.
Know what I mean?
I don't know how they got wind of it,
but if it all comes out,
we're going straight to jail.
What? Wait.
Uh… Mm… Uh…
I've done absolutely nothing.
No. Seriously.
-I haven't taken a penny, Andrés!
-Do you really think that matters now?
You're the chairperson
of the Seligman board, Yolanda.
-You think that job comes for free?
-No, but I never wanted to be the chair.
Nor did I wanna build the conservatory.
I never wanted any of it.
Yeah? I didn't wanna take over the paper,
but it's what dad left us with.
It is what it is.
No. No, no. I… I cannot go to jail.
I can't make it in there.
[huffs] What do we do? Do something!
[doorbell rings]
[kids chattering]
[kids laugh]
-[girl] That's not fair. [giggles]
-[woman] Guadalupe!
-It's your brother and sister.
-[Yolanda] Hey.
-[girl 1] You can see her panties.
-[man 2] Girls!
-[girl 2] What?
-Go to your room?
[girl 2] Okay.
Guadalupe, the conservatory
is about to get audited
by the tax authorities.
You've gotta stop--
I don't mind if you speak
to the Secretary of State
or even the fucking minister,
but please stop what you're doing.
Okay. "Hi, Guadalupe. How are you?"
"Good. How are the girls doing?"
None of that, I guess.
Lupe, sorry, no one likes
having to come over here and ask you this.
-But what else can we do? Please.
-[phone buzzes]
I know I told you both
over and over not to do this,
and now it's up to me to save your asses?
Well, no.
I didn't get into politics
to do this stuff.
-And I'm not willing to go beg for favors.
-[Andrés] Tell your husband.
-He is benefitting from all of this.
-I think you're in my house now.
Right? So please refrain
from insulting me or Manuel.
-Fine.
-[Yolanda] Sorry. No.
She's right, Andrés.
We're sorry. Forgive us?
-[phone rings]
-Turn your phone off.
Yeah, I will, sorry.
Um, look, I do feel really horrible
to put you in this terrible situation.
Especially knowing
the trouble you've been through
to avoid your party seeing you
as the typical spoiled rich girl
who now wants to be an… an activist.
[Andrés] The last thing that you need
right now is a family scandal like this.
-[phone ringing]
-Hey guys.
DAD
[tense music playing]
[Yolanda] Isabel.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, yeah, tell me.
So how's dad doing?
He's what?
What?
He's better.
He's… he's fully recovered.
They're coming back from Houston.
[jet engines whooshing]
[woman over PA]
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
This is your captain
Emily Carter speaking.
-I'd like to welcome you aboard…
-It's super annoying.
-You got nothing to say?
-[captain] …nonstop service to Madrid.
Honey, after everything
we've been through, what's the difference?
I'd have to be
utterly and completely out of my mind
to be putting my 18-year-old daughter,
I repeat, 18 years old,
up here in business class.
Well, it's not as if I'm like,
"I fly business class
because economy class people suck."
For two years,
I was stuck in the hospital with you,
and now, my parents are
in business class without me
'cause it's not educational.
It's frustrating.
Why don't you complain
to whoever's squeezed in
next to you in coach,
'cause it's such a sad story?
I'm sure they'll feel very sorry for you.
[pensive music playing]
[daughter sighs]
[both chuckle]
[man] I get the feeling they don't care
about architecture at all. Not one bit.
They only care about money. You know?
-Mm.
-It's sucks.
I show them the plans and everything, but…
but all they wanna talk about is
all the money and influence they've got.
[sighs] I get pretty tired of it all.
-Those Americans, they're the worst.
-I know, right?
I feel like they're
just constantly examining you.
Yeah, pretty much. Yeah.
It's horrible.
Hi, Dad.
I just wanted to come back here
to tell you how comfortable my seat is.
It's practically a bed.
And the food! [exhales]
-[daughter] Mm.
-How about you?
Well, I'm fine.
-This is Luis.
-Hi. How are you?
We just had sex in the bathroom.
-[chuckles nervously]
-[laughs softly]
Right, honey. Right. Well done.
I'm just gonna snort
a few lines with the pilot.
-So we get there quicker.
-[both chuckle]
-[pensive music playing]
-[sighs]
Sorry, don't know why I said that.
-[chuckles softly]
-Or do I?
[seat belt releases]
[seat belt releases]
Sh.
I don't know why you insist on raising her
just like your other children.
I feel like they didn't turn out too bad.
[scoffs]
Yeah, professionally,
they're all doing all right.
But now, emotionally,
none of you are doing so great.
[chuckles]
Well, at least Lara won't have to compete
with the newspaper for your attention.
Well…
You promised me.
Yeah, after I had a session of chemo
and all that vomiting,
I was willing to pray for anything.
[sighs]
All right, fine then.
The newspaper's over.
But what do you want me
to do now, you know?
Do you want me to be
like one of these morons
who just talks about all his fancy watches
and expensive wines?
No. [laughs]
There's a bunch of other things.
How about your Legacy interview?
I've already promised you'd do it.
[sighs] Yeah, you promised,
but I gotta actually do the interview.
Yeah. You should talk about everything
you told me back there in the hospital.
Even if it's
for the Fraga anecdotes alone. [laughs]
[both chuckle]
Spain deserves to hear that.
Oh my goodness.
So what do you wanna do then?
Start another civil war?
Oh, honey, you won't be affected.
They'll watch it after you die.
Such a lovely image for me to think about.
My own death. Wow, what a fun subject.
I'd prefer to focus on other things.
[gentle music playing]
[gentle music builds]
[car doors closing]
[sighs]
You look really good. You look fit.
Who'd you leave back there
to close tomorrow's edition?
I'll do you a favor
and refrain from answering.
[dad chuckles]
It's so great that… that you're well now.
Completely recovered.
Well, no.
No, sweetheart.
You don't recover from pancreatic cancer.
I am dying.
I just didn't wanna
end up dying in a hospital.
Stop that. It's not funny.
Imagine him in the hospital
waiting on test results.
Then how about this idea?
We all shed some tears
and see how much better
it makes everyone feel, okay?
I will. That'd be good for me.
It really would. [inhales shakily]
-Ah…
-[dad] Mm… Hi.
[grunts, chuckles]
[laughs]
Wow, I can't believe it.
My grandchildren have grown so much.
-[Yolanda] You've grown, haven't you?
-I've been the same height since I was 15.
I've just grown tits.
-Yep. That's it.
-[man] Federico.
There's my father-in-law. [chuckles]
[Guadalupe] She's well.
Hey, you never said anything
about… the film. I sent you a link.
In case you didn't make it
till the theatrical release.
Whoa. Whoa. So actually,
no one ever saw it in theaters.
It's slowly finding its way.
-It's still alive.
-Alive. Right.
It's not even on any platform now.
[chuckles]
-[Federico] Gosh, I'm sorry.
-No, but, uh…
You're looking better
since you've been fucking other people.
Uh, all right, listen up! [clears throat]
We got you a gift.
-[Guadalupe] Mm.
-Another fancy pen?
[girl giggles]
Oh, I can't believe it. A nice key ring.
A key ring that comes with a car.
[chuckles] No, it's not a car.
It's a Morgan.
-This was your idea, I suppose.
-[girl] You're it!
You can't imagine
how hard it was to convince them.
Oh my goodness.
They all kept going on about
how over the top getting the car was.
Do you remember how many times you went
to see it in the showroom in London?
Mm-hmm.
Do you remember… that I never bought it?
-[chuckles] Well, then…
-It's…
You know, honey, it wouldn't kill you
to loosen up a little. Hmm?
Yeah, you're right. I love it.
You can all use it whenever you want.
Guadalupe, if you ever need it
to get to a meeting with Congress.
But of course. I can just see
everybody in your party loving it.
Yeah, yeah. I show up in that thing,
burning rubber, knocking back champagne,
and then I come out screaming,
"Screw the poor!"
[all laugh]
-[Yolanda] Huh?
-Federico, they love you.
What?
We just all love you.
That's great.
[kids chattering, playing]
-[Federico] Great.
-See?
Thank you.
-See?
-It's beautiful.
[tender music playing]
[music becomes rhythmic]
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, hey.
[lyrics in Spanish]
[Federico] Hey, how are you doing?
Monica, Jennifer, it's great to see you.
Thank you all for coming.
[Yolanda] He looks good, doesn't he?
And best of all,
he doesn't seem to suspect anything.
Yeah, the drama classes you took as a kid
are really starting
to pay off, aren't they?
We haven't reached
politician levels of lying,
but we're getting pretty close.
Did you hear anything?
Seems like the audit was ordered
by someone with a lot of power.
The minister.
That minister? That's great.
I mean, he's in your party.
Go talk to the guy.
He's not a party member, Yolanda.
He's a communist.
-He might have aligned with us, but…
-Mm?
Seems like dad's
getting along with him. Look.
Go on, talk to him.
He's one of yours, you know?
Guada.
Go.
Getting the rich to pay more taxes
is almost impossible.
I'll pay whatever it is you want me to.
I'll pay without even griping.
Yeah, sure,
you're the one calling every week
asking to pay more taxes,
aren't you, Seligman?
-[laughs]
-[Guadalupe] Hi.
Uh…
Can I steal him a minute?
-Do you only think about work?
-[chuckles]
Come on, let's save Spain.
-All right, then.
-Talk soon. Tell me.
Yeah, uh, I just wanna have a little chat
about some things…
[lyrics in Spanish continue]
[man] Hi, Federico.
How are you? It's great to see you.
We wanted to tell you a bit
about the project we're working on.
So, my siblings, they asked me
to come try to convince you
to stop the tax audit on the conservatory.
Oh, so what happened?
You regret having tipped us off?
No. No, no. [chuckles]
No, I'm not the one
who's done anything sketchy.
-[woman speaking Spanish]
-Yeah, yeah.
[woman 2] I'm glad you agree
so we can move on.
That's true.
Your father will be horrified
when he hears about all this.
Well, it wouldn't be the worst thing
to see that the real cancer
is his children.
-[live acoustic guitar playing]
-[musician] Good afternoon.
May I have a moment
to ask for your attention
to say thank you for letting me
be part of this celebration today?
And, um, to tell you, dear Federico,
that we're so happy
you're back with us here today.
From the bottom of my heart.
[playing gentle music]
[in Spanish] The Wayúu Indian poet ♪
Vito Apushana was dreaming ♪
Look after your land, sister ♪
And don't forget where you're from ♪
We are noble herdsmen ♪
Herders of blossoms and gifts ♪
We are the men who live ♪
In the world of trails ♪
And we also go out to graze ♪
And come back to the fold ♪
And we are also suckled ♪
Some care and others kill ♪
And we are slumber's milk… ♪
So did you find anything out?
I really don't like spying
on the children.
It's not like they're teenagers anymore.
-Tell me.
-It's about the conservatory.
The finance minister
is going to have an audit done.
[pensive music playing]
I'm sure a whole lot has gone on
while I was away.
And I am aware that in the past,
we didn't have a lot of trust between us
for whatever reason.
Whatever reason.
Yeah, whatever reason.
I know I'm mostly to blame here,
but perhaps we can still change.
I'm interested in having some dialogue
and earn a little trust back.
What? You got nothing?
Something must have happened in two years.
-[Yolanda] Sure, yeah.
-[Andrés] Yeah.
Things have happened,
of course, uh… during this time.
For example, uh, so, Ricardo and I,
so we have an open relationship now.
It had gotten a little bit… dull
and… monotonous. [chuckles]
You know how it is. Right? [laughs]
That wasn't exactly what happened
with me and your mother, no.
Well, I would actually really prefer
not to continue this conversation.
All right, relax. It's fine.
I thought we were being
open with each other.
[Yolanda] Well, in my case,
it was out of curiosity.
It's uh… uh, people do it.
It's common. Do you?
It's getting popular
with celebrities now too. [laughs]
So anyway, I'm not really doing it
very well, honestly,
'cause most of the time,
I usually go and get a nice room
for myself at the Four Seasons,
and I'm just kinda there.
[chuckles] So what do you do on your own?
You know, just relax.
I mean, get a massage, hang out.
I watch TV.
I'm there to pamper myself, and I love it.
And Ricardo gets excited
imagining his wife out,
uh, fucking all these strangers.
[laughs nervously]
Sounds weird, doesn't it?
Honestly, it's hard not to judge you,
but I'm doing my best.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It is… it's kinda weird, I know that.
I wanna hear you. I came here to listen.
And support you.
-Thanks for the decoy with Dad.
-You're welcome.
Yolanda, at first,
when you started talking,
I thought you'd give us away.
Yeah, that's why I had to make up
that stuff that sounded awful.
Wait. Are you fucking other people or not?
No, sweetie, I really do book a room
to be alone and watch TV shows.
I can't really imagine you with strangers,
to be honest.
I mean, maybe you fool around
with someone from work.
Someone like your architect.
The way we're going, you'll only
be seeing him on visiting days.
Look. All right, um, I really don't
wanna be tangled up in all of this.
All right?
But I have a recording
that could help you out with the minister.
Just listen.
[man] She's such a miserable bitch…
-[music swells]
-[recording continues indistinctly]
[Federico] They could've
come up with a better name.
I hope my legacy will be
what I did with my life,
not some stupid ramblings
I go into just to fill the time.
Trust me. I think you'll feel
very comfortable with the interviewer.
[Federico sighs] Enrique.
What are you doing here?
It's extremely difficult
to say no to your wife,
and I've told her 20 times
that I'm absolutely not a journalist.
[Isabel] You're more than that.
You're his friend.
I didn't want it to be
like it was in Houston.
-If I'd left it to you two…
-I'm sorry.
The chemo was just awful,
and I didn't want to…
to see anybody, really.
I know. You were dying.
I'm not anymore.
[Enrique] Forty years
at the helm of Progresa,
one of the largest
Spanish-language publishing companies.
[intriguing music playing]
You've done news,
magazines, and reference books.
What remains of that journalist
who started El Báltico
with a bunch of friends in 1984?
You'd be surprised.
More than you may think.
It's about the critical edge,
and the desire to tell the truth
no matter what.
And not how the powerful elites
would want us to present it.
But… you've had several controversies.
Oh yeah. For years, we faced accusations,
uh… of acting
in service of the government.
But to be honest, there were
very few media outlets in this country
who truly have an outlook
as progressive as ours.
I was actually thinking in particular
about the death of one journalist,
Bruno Escudero.
[music fades]
Uh… uh…
Could you please give us a moment
if you don't mind?
And turn off the cameras?
-Uh, Isabel, please, uh…
-[woman] We can cut that.
Would you go with them?
I'll… I'll let you know.
-[Isabel] Okay.
-[door opens]
-Are all the cameras off, hmm?
-[man] Yes.
[door closes]
Tell me what the hell
your point is exactly, Enrique.
How am I gonna avoid asking about it?
They're still out there protesting.
-Is that right?
-Every month.
How can I not ask you?
I don't understand
why you would refuse to talk about it.
Why don't you want us to even mention it?
Because a reporter of mine died.
That's why.
Yes, precisely.
What do you expect?
That after all these years of the family
constantly demanding justice
and all the official investigations,
that I'll just suddenly solve it?
You want the truth? Here.
[tense music playing]
No. We're not in one
of your novels, Enrique.
That's not the way the world works.
I'm not here to be insulted by your lying
'cause I'm not gonna buy it.
[Federico breathing deeply]
And if I know the truth? What?
At the very moment that story came out,
it'd completely destroy
El Báltico's credibility.
Progresa would be close on its heels.
The government as well.
Everything that I have built
over these 40 years,
it'd go to shit in a heartbeat.
Then I cannot conduct this interview.
[music intensifies]
The last thing I wanted was
for this interview to end up like this.
This is not at all your fault.
[suspenseful music playing]
[man on megaphone]
It's not on the news anymore!
It's not mentioned in political debates!
But we don't forget!
We've never forgotten you, Bruno!
There has never been
a public, independent investigation.
-And we cannot allow that!
-[man 2] That's right.
[man on megaphone] We'll keep on fighting
until justice is served!
-[man 2] Yes!
-[man on megaphone] Justice for Bruno!
[all] Justice for Bruno!
Justice for Bruno!
-Justice for Bruno!
-Hey, just stop.
-Take it easy, okay?
-You take it easy.
[crowd] Justice for Bruno!
-Got it?
-[crowd] Justice for Bruno!
Justice for Bruno!
[suspenseful music continues]
[man] You don't invite me to your party,
but you come and ask me about your kids.
You haven't changed a bit, Federico.
Wouldn't it have been easier to ask them?
Yeah, but I'm asking you, Chairman.
-The one working for them here.
-Mm.
You know this is gonna cost you.
Look, Secundino.
I've been gone for two years.
I guess you've forgotten
who's standing in front of you.
The same to you, sir.
I remember it all, you know?
Including the compensation
that you eagerly received
after the whole gas platform incident.
-You?
-[distant siren wailing]
This is not really rocket science.
Yolanda asks me to charge ten.
I do it for six.
Of the four left over, one goes to me.
I transfer the other three to a company
belonging to one of your children. Simple.
[Federico sighs]
What you're really gonna like about it…
is what the money is actually
gonna get used for.
[music intensifies]
[men chattering]
[man] What do you think this guy does?
Anybody know this guy?
Hey, what do you want?
[engine stops]
[music abates]
Sweet ride, right?
-[keys jangle]
-[man] What the--
This is all yours now.
You can do whatever you want with it.
-[man 2] For real?
-[man 3] Are you serious?
-[man 4] Hey, let me drive first!
-[man 5] Is he leaving?
-[man 3] He's crazy.
-[man 2] Let's do it! Let's go!
-Hey, come on boys!
-[men chattering]
-[man 1] Let's go!
-[man 2] Go, go, go. [laughs]
[man 1] Let's go!
[suspenseful music intensifies]
[music fades]
What the hell d'you do?
You wanna ruin the paper? Is that it?
All right. I'll give you guys a minute.
Well, thank you for… making
our deputy editor feel super awkward.
If you want,
do it again in front of everybody.
You respond with stupid remarks?
I don't know how to respond
because I'm still confused.
I know that you're funneling money
from the conservatory project.
What have you been spending it on?
[sighs]
On saving this paper.
Yeah, right. That's your justification?
Stealing money for good?
I led this newspaper for 30 years,
and I never once did
anything remotely like this.
Not once.
I never took one penny illegally.
-Wait.
-But you, in two years--
You don't know the situation.
You have no idea!
The switch to digital is a total fiasco.
The ad revenues we bring in
might as well be nothing.
And subscriptions?
They're not enough. They don't cut it.
So then, yeah, I inflated… the numbers.
I took money from four millionaires
with guilty consciences
that put it into the conservatory
and then fabricated 20,000 subscribers
so that our shareholders continue thinking
that we are still
the top newspaper in Spain.
Are… are you completely insane?
Well, maybe, yeah.
But thanks to those figures,
the investment fund came in.
It came all the way down
to the last minute.
It was either El Globo or us.
But we had more subscribers.
It's cheating. This is fraud.
No, Dad, this is us hanging on.
We survive a couple…
a couple more years until the…
until the market stabilizes,
and Internet advertising gets profitable.
But if there's no newspaper,
you can't report news.
[Federico] No.
We gotta put a stop to this.
The fake accounts need to be deleted,
the money to be returned.
We build it again from the bottom up,
with three reporters
and four shareholders if necessary.
But we're absolutely putting an end
to this entire charade!
[Andrés] I wish it were that easy.
But, Dad, if these investment guys
end up selling everything,
we'll go under by tomorrow.
Bet on it.
That's why keeping up this charade
is all we've got left.
But… but don't worry, okay?
No… no one's gonna find out.
I've made sure.
What did you do?
[man] Sorry, I haven't had time to eat.
[Yolanda] Oh, please. It's getting cold.
Uh, we just wanted to point out
that there really is absolutely
nothing nefarious at all going on
with the conservatory project,
but of course, if you audit us now,
then, um, some sponsors may
end up pulling out.
You know it's poison.
They mistreat the animals.
They exploit the workers.
The worst of capitalism,
but it sure tastes good.
Oh, you want a fry?
About the conservatory.
We're gonna
have to go ahead with that, of course.
There's plenty of grounds
for an inspection. Mm.
Is that all there was?
[Andrés] We received this recording,
and we wanted
to play you a little bit here,
to see what to do with it.
-[phone dings]
-[man] She's such a miserable bitch.
[laughs] Someone needs
to just fuck her brains out
and wipe that sour look off her face.
We picked a section
that was extra colorful,
but there's 20 minutes of it,
and you really let loose there.
You can't publish this.
It's a private conversation.
Mm. That's fine, sue us.
But by the time it got all the way
through the court system, even if we lose,
I think your career'd be long over.
[Yolanda] Everything you've done
would've been for nothing.
You'd get canceled.
You can't talk about women
that way anymore.
That conversation happened ten years ago.
[Andrés] And how old are the allegations
against Woody Allen?
Look, Mr. Minister,
if you think you're strong enough
to defend yourself the rest of your life
because no one's ever going to ask you
about anything else, go ahead.
Tell us to leave.
[tense music playing]
What do you want?
Well…
[parking brake clicks]
[engine stops]
[jaunty music playing on radio]
-Are we at that point already?
-Not at all.
I just…
I was on my way to work anyway
at the conservatory.
But I'm not gonna come back
and pick you up later. So there.
Yeah, that's better.
'Cause I'm sure that'll all be nice,
and we'll have a few beers.
Next thing you know,
we're partying till morning at some rave.
Sure.
That's another thing we do here.
We know how to rave.
Like, in America,
they've got raves, but they're boring.
But here, I mean…
it's kinda like everybody tries too hard.
-What do you think?
-So do you want me to come get you?
-[jaunty music continues]
-[laughs softly]
[tense music playing]
[man] Hello and a very good
afternoon to everyone.
-How are you? I'm Manuel Cuiña.
-[door closes]
And I will be your professor
of this course,
Structure and Ecology
of Audiovisual Media.
Okay?
Well, first of all,
I'm sure you're all wondering
"What on earth is Structure and Ecology
of Audiovisual Media?"
But don't worry.
[tools grinding]
-[Luis] Okay.
-[Yolanda] Hi there.
-Okay, now, let's see…
-[Yolanda] Luis!
-[Luis] A little complicated…
-[Yolanda chuckles]
-Oh, you're up here.
-Hello.
-Yolanda, hi.
-How are you?
[Luis clears throat]
Hey, I'm happy you came up
because, um… the front of the building
needs some changes.
Sure, fine. Whatever, Luis. Huh… Mm.
I extorted a minister this morning.
[giggles]
No, I do feel awful about it,
to be honest.
-Okay.
-And a little bit dirty.
But it also gave me a pretty big rush.
It was really empowering.
Like, it's better
if you just go for it, right? [chuckles]
And here I am now, going for it.
You're like, "Go for what?"
Right? [laughs]
Uh… let me explain.
My husband and I have
an open relationship. Know what I mean?
-Mm-hmm.
-We've got a deal.
Uh, just once a week,
but… but the thing is,
I'm not really making the most
out of the deal, to be honest.
-Hmm.
-That sounds a little pathetic.
Because, mm, well, it's pathetic. [laughs]
Well, anyway, I'm here
because I feel very, um… turned on by you.
Um… I like the way you are.
So I thought,
"Well, Yolanda, just tell him."
I got nothing to lose. Am I right?
Just dignity. Yeah?
For example, right now… It's uh…
I didn't want it to be like this.
I wanted a little bit more… savage,
you know, uh, sexy,
and wearing something else.
Doesn't help that it's windy
and I got this stupid helmet on my head.
Anyway…
I'm… I'm gonna, uh… I'm gonna go.
[tools grinding in background]
No, Luis. Um, it's just that…
Forget it. [chuckles nervously]
Okay. Oh. All right. Mm!
[gasps] Okay.
[laughs]
[tense music playing]
SELIGMAN FOUNDATION
CONSERVATORY PROJECT SITE
[tense music builds]
Wow! Got your own bathroom too.
Yeah. It's very convenient.
-Mm.
-[man] The shower pressure is amazing.
I'm gonna miss that the most.
You're really gonna let
my son kick you out?
My first day here, when I saw
how the porter was looking at me,
I just knew
they wouldn't let me stay long.
Spain's like that.
We don't like paying taxes. Huh?
Neither your kids
nor your next-door neighbor's kids.
So would you have backed down as well
from the neighbor's kids like this?
How about you fuck off, Federico?
You just waited your whole life
for an opportunity to be here, that's all.
You're who they voted for.
They put you here for a reason.
Grow some balls and fight for it.
I don't wanna have to educate your kids.
I was stupid enough to get involved
in their little squabbles.
Squabbles? What do you mean?
What squabbles are those?
-Wake up, Federico.
-[thunder rumbles]
It was Guadalupe who came forward
on the conservatory.
Not because she has
any kind of special conscience.
It was to save her husband.
Manuel?
He was tricked by some partners
to bring in cash from Venezuela.
Step away for two years,
and… and everything gets fucked.
Yeah, well, you're one to talk.
Your kids are like this
because you're like this.
-I have never broken the law.
-You're right.
Because the laws were
always made to fit you.
And now that Guadalupe's got me
out of the way, she'll make 'em.
You'll see, Federico.
[thunder rumbling]
[phone buzzing]
It's my dad.
I'm answering.
[phone continues buzzing]
[girl] Don't you want some tortilla?
Yes?
Five minutes ago, I was told off
by a minister, all 'cause of you.
Maybe go back
and tell him off for being a sexist.
Come on. What is this?
Is the plan to shove him aside
and take his position?
Is that the new politics?
Oh my God. You think
I'm thrilled about doing any of this?
Because no, Dad. I'm not.
It's killing me. I'm not sleeping at all,
and I'm having anxiety attacks.
I don't know how to handle this,
but what could I do?
They wanted to prosecute Manuel.
You weren't here.
Maybe he fucking deserved it.
What? Is he above the law
'cause he's married to you?
[girl] Daddy, what does prosecute mean?
[Manuel] Nothing, honey.
It's, uh, it's something that looks nice.
Of course I'm pissed at Manuel
for evading taxes,
and, yes, I could've killed him
when I found out,
but Manuel is the father of my daughters,
and I love him.
Can you understand
that you can love someone so much
that you forgive their faults,
you overlook their flaws,
and you would do anything
to protect them, no matter what?
-[Manuel] Give it. Come on.
-Hello?
[Manuel] Here. Throw this away.
Come on. Let's eat. You got it?
-Can you hear me?
-[Manuel] There you go.
-To the house?
-[Federico] No.
[pensive music playing]
-[Manuel] Put this in the trash.
-[silverware clattering]
[girl] Set the table. Come on, Ruth.
[Manuel] Okay, this is for you.
[pensive music continues]
How'd it go? How was your first day?
[engine starts]
[seat belt clicks]
Well…
You know, I'm very proud of you.
I really am.
College will do you some good.
And… you'll find out there's more
to this world than the Seligmans.
[parking brake clicks]
You smell like alcohol.
[suspenseful music playing]
[beeping]
SOCIAL REHABILITATION CENTER
[phone rings]
[phone continues ringing]
[phone continues ringing]
[beeping]
[phone continues ringing]
[suspenseful music continues]
Federico?
Enrique, do you still want
to interview me?
I'm willing to be open on everything.
Even if heads have to roll.
Even my own children's.
Especially my children's.
[suspenseful music intensifies]
IN MEMORY OF LYN FAINCHTEIN
[suspenseful music continues]
[music fades]