A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Mommy!
Mejía for president, gentlemen!
There.
Done.
-Ready? -Yes.
I'm sending this message through all social media,
so that it can be seen everywhere in the country.
It's a great honor for me
to announce Ms. Magda Meneses as my vice-presidential candidate.
She's joining us, bringing her great power and expertise
to help us achieve victory in the election.
-Madam. -Thank you very much.
Thank you for your words, Mr. De la Torre.
I want to tell my voters to trust in me.
This is the best alliance for the country
to have the best government.
-Shall we? -Yes, sir.
Your sister told me about the stupid thing you did.
Which one?
Check that box.
You're late, my friend.
I gave Analía everything I had.
There's nothing.
Check the entire place.
Tear it apart.
You can wreck the place, you freaking robot. You won't find a thing.
Filthy traitor.
What? What are you going to do?
Are you going to get your hands dirty?
Or will you ask your puppet to do it for you?
As of now, you're no longer my son.
Actually, you never were.
You're a wimp.
Good for nothing...
moron.
I'm glad we're no longer related.
I was embarrassed to have your last name!
The footage is not compelling enough
to lock Mejía up for life, which is what you want, Analía.
His brother-in-law set him up good. Isn't that enough?
What they say is only good enough
to create a scandal, and that's not what I want.
-You know that. -Well, I can't believe that
considering all we have, they won't put him away. It's unbelievable!
Mejía is clever. He has connections.
And very influential people who owe him favors.
Plus, he can challenge the testimonies.
He could even pay to prevent the investigation from progressing.
What do you want to do at this point, Analía?
Because we can go ahead and let it hit the fan.
That would only affect the elections.
And I want him locked up, for many years.
What do we do?
We won't use this yet.
We need to gather the evidence to catch him.
What if we don't manage to do it before the elections?
No, Toto is right! This country would vote
for a rat like that, and Mejía might become president.
And that'd raise the stakes.
It'd be much more difficult to overthrow him as president.
I know we're running against the clock and, especially,
against Mejía because he won't stand still.
If we don't get the evidence before the elections, well,
we'll use this.
At least we'll take away his chance of becoming president.
Here's a list of women.
These are women Mejía has abused.
Santiago told me they are all low-income workers.
They worked for him over the years, or for people close to him.
Ruth Carmona.
Rosenda Carvajal.
Daisy Forero.
Ramona Flores.
Liliana Rojas.
Mejía tried to do the same thing to these women he did to your mom.
The same thing he tried to do to me.
Did he touch you?
Let me go. I don't want to be here. Let me go.
-Come here, come here. Relax, relax. -Let go.
-OK, OK, OK. -Let go of me!
OK. OK. OK...
Am I making myself clear, or not?
Let go of me. Let me go!
-When... -No. No.
When a bitch like you says no...
she means yes.
Let me go, please.
No.
He didn't manage to.
Get as much information as you can on them, Benji.
Look.
Pablo is getting stronger with Meneses as his partner.
We've received information from Pablo's campaign.
We will be bombarded with all kinds of dirty tricks.
What kind?
Slander, fake news.
They'll do just about everything...
to prevent us from reaching the presidency.
I think it is very strange.
Pablo doesn't strike me as the type of person who'd agree with such practices.
Well, apparently that's why his political strategist left him.
How do you know that?
Liliana, this has to stay between us,
otherwise we could ruin the career of someone who really is honest.
That's the reason why Mark Salinas quit on Pablo.
Guillermo, did you meet with Mark?
-That's not ethical either, you know that. -I didn't look for him.
He called me to warn me and tell me the reason why
he'd left Pablo's campaign.
And because he knows you defend Ramiro's ideas
and what he represented.
Unbelievable.
No...
I don't know. I thought Pablo was different.
Besides, Ramiro fully trusted him.
Well, yes, dear, but...
how many people hide behind a mask?
And Pablo's is excellent.
I've known him... his entire life.
And that's why I've been fighting him. Liliana...
Pablo is a wolf
in sheep's clothing.
He looks all...
But he's a wolf.
And that's what he'll turn into now, in the final stretch.
Unbelievable.
Breaking news! A video from the dissident group TRA has been posted
regarding the Ténesi Club attack.
We'd like to inform the public
that we emphatically deny the Ténesi Club attack.
And that we had nothing to do with the fake announcement
where we supposedly take responsibility for the attack.
This announcement changes the entire course
of the investigation. Prosecutors will have to adopt new measures.
-Sir... -Listen.
Thank you very much for coming. You're very considerate.
Thank you for waiting, OK?
So, listen, everything surrounding the Ténesi case is very suspicious,
especially after what the dissident group said.
They no longer claim responsibility for the attack, as we were led to believe
from the beginning, right?
This is clearly a very serious disinformation and fake news campaign.
Who's behind the campaign, Mr. De la Torre?
Do you have any suspects?
Another reason to crush Mejía, right?
-Why do you say that? I don't understand. -He's the one who ordered the bombing.
The Engineer tampered with the speakers that were on the table,
-right where you and Ramiro would've been. -That can't be true.
-It can't be. -He was going to kill you both.
If you have that footage, we need to talk to the police immediately.
Yes? Yes. We need to talk to the police now.
-We can't use it... -Why?
It's not useful from a legal standpoint. I've seen the footage already.
You can see the Engineer, but to be honest, it was a bit blurry.
-Sir, sir... -Yes.
Do you have any information on
who's behind the attack?
That bitch gave him the video.
If De la Torre mentions it, he'll be in trouble, sir.
He has no evidence at all.
Look, what I know I've already shared with the authorities.
But, sir, tell us something more specific.
The citizens deserve to know.
Mr. De la Torre, share what clues you have.
Look, I can't tell you anything else right now.
Let's wait...
Let's wait for the authorities to take over the investigation.
All I can say right now
is that the perpetrators and instigators of this attack...
will pay. You know that justice takes time,
-but it gets there all the same. -Thank you.
-Thank you, candidate. -Excuse me. Thank you. Excuse me.
This was the statement of the presidential candidate,
Mr. Pablo De la Torre...
Talk to the people who released the statement. Have them do another one.
Needless to say...
they have to be untraceable, OK?
Also, ask your people in the army and police force
about any progress in the investigation of the attack.
The real one.
Yes, sir.
The guerrilla group is indicating they don't want peace.
This is Rosenda Carvajal's address.
What's her relationship with Guillermo?
She worked with him when he was a senator.
Now she lives in Chía, on this street.
-OK, I'm going to go find her. -Not alone you're not.
Let's go. I'll come with you.
She wouldn't want you to be alone.
Keep looking for the others. We need them to testify.
We're on it.
We have good news, Mr. Castiblanco.
Since there's no irrefutable evidence
to link you with the crimes charged,
we applied for habeas corpus for your release.
Here it is.
Don't you think this is good news?
When do I get out?
Soon, Mr. Castiblanco.
We're doing all the paperwork.
You should thank Mr. Mejía for this.
He's been looking after you,
and he's been quite persistent...
If you only knew.
Well, Guillermo is my ally and vice versa.
We have strong ties, family ties.
Of course. So, we'll talk to you soon, Mr. Castiblanco.
Mr. Castiblanco, have a good day. See you soon.
Thank you.
Look, it's that house there.
You're a coward who's using my weakest child against me.
But I'll get you.
You're screwed. You're running out of solutions.
But I know what you have. And you can't touch me, you know that.
Why do I sense fear in you, huh?
I'm not afraid of you, you fucking liar.
You know what? Enjoy the very few days of freedom you have left.
Make all the arrangements to catch that bitch. I'll tell you what to do.
Why are you calling Mejía?
-Because I want to make him paranoid. -Come on.
If a scorpion stings you, you have to be ready to crush it.
I know this scorpion perfectly well, Toto.
The more desperate he is, the more mistakes he makes.
Hello!
Could it be that you're a bit desperate?
I'm running out of time to get what I need, Toto.
Don't be nervous! We're on it. No one is standing still here.
But, still, the plan isn't to tease a murderer.
There's no one here.
-Hello! -Hello!
Hello!
Yes?
Ma'am.
How are you?
-Rosenda Carvajal? -Who's asking?
Madam, how are you?
Nice to meet you, Analía Guerrero.
Milking?
OK, I see you're busy.
I'll try not to take a lot of your time.
-Tell me. -I'll be straightforward.
Look, I...
I know Guillermo Mejía abused you years ago.
I don't know what you're talking about.
But you're not alone.
He did the same to my mom,
but he didn't just rape her. He killed her too.
I'm sorry about what you've gone through, but as I said,
I have no idea what you're talking about.
What's the use in denying it, Rosenda?
What for?
I mean, are we just going to feel sorry for one another?
-What else is there to do? -A lot.
And, well, if you don't mind,
I need you to tell me exactly what Mejía did to you.
I've been trying to forget for many years.
And you can't, can you?
That memory won't go away easily, trust me.
Unless justice is done.
Lady...
what can a woman like me do
-against a monster like that, huh? -A lot, Rosenda. You can.
And I'll be there to help you throughout the process,
if you'll allow me.
I don't understand.
Look, Rosenda.
I need to send Guillermo to prison,
and for that, I need you to testify against him.
When all of this happened,
he sent me a lawyer...
and gave me money... so I'd keep silent.
And he said no one would hire me again if I spoke up.
He just did it to scare you.
To hide what he did.
But I need you to be strong now, Rosenda.
Do it for yourself.
For my mom. For all the other women he did this to.
What?
There are more women, besides your mother and me?
Many, many more.
This man has committed that crime many times
and no one has made him pay.
But that's what I'm here for.
Help me.
Help me stop this man from having his way,
and from doing this to anyone else. Please!
I don't know. I don't know, lady.
Rosenda, do it for your children, please.
Let them see what a strong woman you are,
that you are capable of going against that monster,
as you called him. And you're right to call him that.
But that man always gets away with it.
No, not this time. Not this time. That's why I'm here.
You're not alone, OK?
That's why I need your testimony.
Once you speak up, all the other women Guillermo did this to
will follow your lead.
Really, help me.
My contacts in the army and the police tell me there's no new evidence
on the attack. So what Analía claims to have is not solid.
You can relax about that, sir.
That's smart.
What's actually keeping me close to the presidency and beating that bitch
is precisely that I never stand still.
So, what do I do?
Follow the fat man the minute the lawyers release him from prison.
Well, if they manage to do it.
-I'll get going right now. -Wait, wait.
What's been going on with that bitch?
We're following her.
We'll get her whenever you order it, sir.
How did it go?
Mejía knows what I have against him.
And he's confident I won't be able to bring him down.
So now he's twice as dangerous.
So, let him bring it and we'll see how much of a tough guy he is.
You're not alone.
Set up cameras around the house.
OK.
How are we doing with the case we filed against Mejía
and the crimes established?
We have the testimony of one woman who was raped by Mejía,
the one you found.
Really? So that means no one wanted to testify against him?
None from the list.
They are all scared to death.
OK, well...
Even if I managed to get all their testimonies,
it still wouldn't be enough for what I want.
That money exchange with Mejía,
shouldn't that be recorded in their books?
They can't, because it has an illegal origin, but...
I'm sure they keep separate books.
That means we'd be able to show the bribes that were paid by him.
And those he's currently paying. How long for that crime?
-A maximum of six years. -Only six years?
And he'd be ineligible for public service.
Of course, it'd be the end of his political career.
That would affect him deeply.
But you want him to rot in jail.
Of course, because that's what he deserves.
The crime we need to pin him for
is being the mastermind behind the bombing.
Andrea told me that would get him 40 years, or even more, right?
Yes, because they consider the benefits of the crime.
In this case, that it would be taking that rat
all the way to the presidency of our country.
We need to get the Engineer to help us.
That would eliminate many doubts for the prosecutors and judges, right?
Well, we all have our weaknesses.
Let's see, if we manage to get the Engineer to speak up...
that would eliminate many doubts for the prosecutors and judges, right?
We need the Engineer to spill everything.
We need him to tell them what happened to me as a child, for example.
And that it was Mejía who ordered that bomb to be set up.
That would be an aggravating circumstance for this crime.
And in that case, nothing or no one would be able to help that rat.
But how do we get the Engineer to betray Mejía?
I have something in mind.
"You killed those people, you greedy old bastard."
"We will bring you down."
"The country will clearly see that you cannot become president."
I've already submitted all the information to the police.
Do you have any leads as to who it could be?
No, it's untraceable.
We're up against cyber experts.
Unscrupulous people.
But how could they even think you're the mastermind behind it?
I mean, we lost Mom in that attack.
-Who's behind this? -I told you.
The wolf in sheep's clothing.
Pablo has come up with a whole strategy to destroy me.
First he went against Santiago and put him in jail,
trying to tarnish years and years of friendship.
I now really hope justice
rules in favor of my poor brother-in-law.
He is also carrying out
a disinformation campaign
to end my presidential hopes.
What you need to remember is
that once all of this is sorted out,
there will most likely be a certain number of people
among the population
who will continue to believe the lies he's spreading.
But this can't be.
If Pablo de la Torre is pointing his finger at you,
then we should do the same to him.
I fully agree.
It's not fair that they are doing this to you.
It's not fair.
Don't worry.
The truth always comes to light.
And I'm sure this won't be an exception.
The information my team has given you is an exact copy
of the messages I've received.
The police have been informed
and, they are of course, part of a despicable campaign,
to discredit us.
But who's doing it, Mr. Mejía?
That's easy to figure out. Who would want to bomb me?
Are you talking about Mr. Pablo de la Torre, sir?
People know Mr. Mejía's qualities,
and they've also realized how much he's suffered himself
after the attacks.
That's why we think these messages are absurd.
But the TRA said they were not the perpetrators
-of the attack. -The fact that a band of criminals says
they didn't do it doesn't mean it is true.
That's why the police are still investigating.
Mr. Pablo de la Torre has said that the investigation is ongoing
because there's new evidence.
OK. Has he submitted it or said what it is?
No, right?
And, according to you, what would be Mr. De la Torre's
involvement or participation in all of this?
Our campaign is not based on lies or slander.
All we can say is that Mr. Pablo de la Torre should not
be involved in this.
This is an investigation undertaken by the authorities.
Authorities which, both Mr. Mejía and I,
trust and support.
And until they issue a statement, well,
everything we hear is just noise and speculation.
That's why I ask you, our fellow citizens,
not to be fooled.
If you want an honest, transparent government,
we have the Democratic Force,
Ms. Liliana Camargo and myself, Guillermo León Mejía,
to pull through.
He's anticipating what he thinks I'll do with the evidence.
He's trying to gain ground discrediting what we're going to say.
I insist that we use the dirty businesses we already know about.
The fact he paid senators for their votes would force the press to accuse him.
I told you that we're not going to waste that information on a scandal.
Right now I want to focus on Mark, you know?
I'm not going to let him hurt Pablo.
But first I need to confirm if my suspicions are true.
-Everything fine, boss? -Fine, fine.
Here, bro, we need you to follow this man.
Listen up.
Where do I find him?
He's staying at the Palace Hotel.
-I texted you the information. -Good.
I saw what you said about the messages you received.
And?
Are you sure those messages come from Pablo's headquarters?
Because that's what you implied.
We can't be sure about anything,
but the lies clearly benefit Pablo. Now, if you're here...
-to tell me to sit back and wait... -No, quite the opposite.
You need to keep going. It's vital you do it now.
You've lost a big ally in Magda Meneses and her potential voters.
That woman made the wrong choice.
And she'll realize it the day of the elections.
Yes, but the scale needs to be tipped in your favor before that happens.
And to do so, you'll need to keep up a solid, strong, eloquent discourse
blaming Pablo for playing dirty.
By the way, do you have people you trust in digital media?
Why?
For them to blast those messages all over social media.
For people to be outraged.
So that they think it's Pablo who's doing this to ruin your reputation.
Without you saying anything.
It'd be interesting if your brother-in-law could help you from prison too.
It's possible that Santiago will get out of jail
while the investigation is ongoing.
That'd be best, so Santiago could claim
Pablo started attacking you through him.
Yes.
I've already started working on that message with my people.
It's important to get him out as soon as possible,
and for Santiago to blame Pablo directly.
He should say he's defending you,
that Pablo insists on this campaign to ruin your reputation,
that he keeps playing dirty to win over voters
so you don't win the presidency.
-Anything else? -No.
That would be all.
I'm going to go, candidate.
ONE MESSAGE FROM ANALÍA: WE NEED TO TALK, YOUR CAREER IS AT STAKE.
Santiago, the fact that you were released
doesn't mean that you have won completely.
I know, it's just while the investigation is ongoing.
Yes, you can't leave the country either.
Counselor, I know the law. I'm also a lawyer, man.
Here's the release order.
Everything is in order.
Hello, Mr. Mejía. Yes, I'm with him. Of course.
Santiago, Mejía wants to talk to you.
Hello?
I'm told you've been released.
Yes, why?
Because from now on, you won't make any moves
without my permission.
Memo,
neither one of us will benefit from this war.
Maybe you won't, because I know you have nothing,
Analía has everything.
Oh! That's just the evidence I gave Rosario, Guillermo.
What the fuck are you talking about?
The evidence that Analía has
could clearly end your career in politics.
But the evidence I have compiled,
believe me, would put you in jail for many years, Memo.
Santiago,
do you really want to be my enemy?
No, that's exactly what I'm telling you.
Let's not threaten each other anymore.
Let's play on the same team again.
If that's the case, talk to the press,
tell them that this whole thing
was viciously orchestrated by Pablo,
and that's how we will
proceed from now on.
-OK. -Go to headquarters.
There will be a reporter waiting for you.
Fine.
Please, take me to some place where I can change.
-Of course, sir. Let's go. -Let's go.
Do you know where Dorita is?
I haven't seen her since the bombing.
She called in sick after the attack, sir.
Or could it be that she actually has been working with Analía
since the beginning,
and since that bitch totally turned on me, well,
she pulled her out of the campaign
so nothing would happen to her?
Because, now that I think about it, we can use Dorita
to bring that bitch down.
It's better to do it directly, sir.
Leave it to me. I'll make the arrangements and let you know.
There you go giving advice again.
So these are three for 5,000, Sandri. You can choose the colors.
It's one size, look. Pick the color you want.
Can we talk for a minute?
-Yes. -I'll come back later.
Great, Sandri,
-I'll be here late. -Good, bye.
Bye.
-What happened? -I need you to help me
to get the Engineer to talk.
I told you I'm with you till the end,
but I think that's almost impossible.
Why? What we know keeps us safe.
I mean, Dorita, really.
You are the only person
this guy has shown some kind of feeling towards.
Excuse me, hold on. Hold on, hold it.
What is the idea exactly?
Ugh, cut it out.
Are you going to start with your chit-chat again?
Chit-chat.
Well, he... He's the one who warned me about Mejía.
We already know that.
It was his idea to get him drunk in Sincelejo
so he wouldn't do anything to me.
Yes, we also know he likes you.
Really, however you look at this, I don't like it at all, not one bit.
Oh, come on, cut it out, I'm not asking her to
-seduce him to get him to talk. -Sure. We can't do that.
-That's not how we'll go about it. -Then how?
-The thing is that Jairo had a... -Oh, Jairo! Jairo!
The Engineer. The Engineer. The Engineer had a very...
serious problem with his sister because...
she was killed by her vicious husband.
He beat her to death.
So, one day he came to me
and told me that story.
And he then helped me with Otoniel.
And then I asked him
to come over to have something to eat.
And, well, I...
I realized that he did, you know, he did have a heart and...
Sure, his heart.
Well, yes. Yes!
I'm dumb, I'm stupid. So what?
Don't say that, Dorita. You're not.
I wish there were more people like you in the world, really.
-So generous and compassionate. -And so naive.
-Who's asking you anything? -Listen, you know what?
This is what we're going to do.
The three of us are going to be on the same page.
Mr. Journalist.
The accusations against me,
made by Mr. Pablo de la Torre...
are a lie, completely false. And my freedom is proof of that.
However,
you're still facing trial, Mr. Castiblanco.
What do you think?
Well, we need to follow due process.
Which, let me make this clear, I'm willing to go through.
And I want the public to know
that I've been subjected to an injustice.
Are you saying, Mr. Castiblanco,
that Pablo de la Torre is behind those attacks?
Pablo de la Torre is slandering you.
Why would he do that?
Mr. De la Torre's main opponent
to become president
is Mr. Mejía.
And, well, it's no secret that I was involved,
and was a very important person in Mr. Mejía's campaign.
And due to the scandal and accusations
made by Mr. De la Torre, well, I was forced to resign.
And this hurt the campaign.
And I've been
a victim of constant attacks by Mr. De la Torre.
Does that mean, Mr. Castiblanco,
that Pablo de la Torre is behind those attacks?
And that he is also
responsible for making all of this up to send you to prison?
Of course, that's what I'm saying.
I'm free, aren't I? Judge for yourselves.
Dorita.
How are you?
Can we meet?
What for?
Well, it depends. If you were honest with me
when you told me that you liked me...
I'd like to talk about that with you.
When and where?
I'll let you know where late in the afternoon.
Don't stand me up, OK?
I'll be there.
-Any news? -Everything's fine.
Welcome to freedom.
Thank you.
Did you like...
Did you like the interview?
You made it clear you're upset with Pablo and that you feel the injustice.
Now go to your apartment.
Juan Mario is probably there and...
he'll be happy to see you, right?
Yes, sure.
OK.
-See you later. -Bye. Bye.
DEMOCRATIC FORCE
You shouldn't be so kind to him.
He weakened the campaign when he was arrested.
Don't be so harsh, honey.
We're all innocent until proven guilty.
Hello.
I did everything you told me. I talked to Guillermo.
I told him we have much more evidence against him.
I'm out, but my days are numbered.
Why do you say that?
Did anything else happen between you two?
I'm worried he'll find out
that all we have against him is what Juan Mario gave you.
I'll protect you.
Analía, we can't meet.
I don't know if I'm being followed or if they will follow me.
If they saw us together, well, that would be the end of both of us.
What will you do?
I'll go to my apartment, where I used to live.
I will go see Juan Mario.
OK. Good. I think that's a good idea.
But please, don't leave without telling me.
In the meantime, I'll think of a way to hide you from Mejía
until you have to testify.
OK.
MEJÍA FOR PRESIDENT
THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRESENT.
Subtitle translation by: Soledad Insiburo IBLE FOR THEIR PRESENT.