THIS STORY IS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS
Aleida!
-Eugenio. -What's wrong?
-Eugenio, call an ambulance. -What?
-Please, the house is on fire. -What happened?
-Alex is inside. -Alex is gone.
-Listen to me! -Alex is gone.
-Alex is inside! -He's gone.
Alex is gone!
-My son is still inside… -Alex is gone.
TRIPTYCH
I see myself
in places I've never been,
doing things I don't understand.
I can even feel what that other Aleida that isn't me is feeling.
A few months ago,
Aleida
started having
dreams where
she experienced and saw things
that happened to another woman
that looked a lot like her.
At first, I interpreted that split personality
as schizoid symptoms.
I came to think
Aleida was developing a dissociated personality disorder.
What is commonly known
as multiple personalities.
Did Aleida tell you about us at any point?
Us?
Yes.
There's three of us.
There's one more called Tamara.
Hey…
I see the gentleman is quite satisfied with our services.
You have to pay him my exit fee.
It's ten thousand.
Thank you very much, gentleman.
Enjoy your evening.
No.
She never said anything about you.
I don't know why,
but what makes you think she was investigating you?
Because…
The fact she had pictures of me and Tamara.
And because she was even able
to make contact with her.
And she told her
she needed to explain to us
the truth about our story.
Do you understand that?
Come in.
Is this going to be my new shanty?
Your what?
Shanty.
Shack.
-House? -Your shanty?
Well, I guess so.
We have a lot to do.
What are you doing here?
Don't you have a family to tend to?
Hello.
Yes.
But they're not about to go inside the lion's den.
-What are you talking about? -I did my homework and have information.
About Eugenio Sáenz.
Turns out your brother-in-law is quite an interesting character.
My brother-in-law.
Did you know Aleida's father and Eugenio's father
were co-founders of Humanis Vita hospitals?
No.
Eugenio's dad too?
They went to med school together.
In 1985,
they founded the first hospital.
They were partners for 20 years until 2005,
when Aleida's father died.
That's the same year my dad died.
What's interesting is we both lost our fathers at the same time.
Do you know how he died?
You don't need to know that.
Here.
The deal is simple.
You go in as Aleida,
follow my instructions, obviously.
You sign whatever needs signing, and after some time,
we sign a divorce in mutual agreement.
For how long?
-Why does it matter? -My time is very valuable.
I don't know, the time it takes us to figure out
we have irreconcilable differences.
That's not the interesting part.
Mr. Sáenz
had prepared a great future for his son,
leaving him Humanis Vita's chairmanship.
Meanwhile,
he appoints him as assistant financial officer,
and his wife Aleida
as head of human resources.
But apparently, she stood up on her own.
According to my sources, in 2016,
when Mr. Sáenz died,
who does he appoint as chairperson? Not his son.
-But Aleida. -Aleida.
Exactly.
You don't know all the sacrifices Aleida made for that company.
One million.
Excuse me?
One million dollars.
Half a million for signing,
and the rest is for my silence and not making waves.
One million?
But not a cent before you're fully onboard with this.
I wasn't born yesterday.
Look, asshole… you don't have to play the good guy with me.
If you want to take over my sister's company,
I don't give a fuck.
All that matters to me is my cash.
What's funny is Aleida turns down her appointment.
And resigns to the group
to create her own company…
ATI.
Do you think Eugenio forced her to leave?
Imagine if your dad ignored you
to end up benefiting your wife.
And not only that, but she founded her own super successful company.
Which, in addition, ends up giving you a job.
Many reasons to be resentful, right?
I don't know.
None of this makes sense.
Unfortunately, nothing that happened in the last months
of Aleida's life makes sense.
Her hallucinations were in crescendo.
Until she reached a point where she had a psychotic breakdown.
One night when she was alone,
she began to hallucinate that her house was on fire
and ran to the street screaming.
That was the final straw.
And that's when we had to make
the tough decision of admitting her to a clinic.
"We?"
You and Eugenio?
You know Eugenio?
Yes.
Well, no.
No. I mean, I know he's…
he was her husband.
It seems very suspicious to me
that he removed her from the clinic to celebrate her birthday.
Is that what he said?
That's not how it was?
I don't know. Well, if he said that,
maybe it's true.
It makes sense she was admitted.
It even makes sense Eugenio talked with the psychiatrist
to make her seem psychotic, get her out of the way,
and be able to act freely to take control of the company.
Do you think the psychiatrist
could've collaborated?
Maybe Aleida's conspiracy fantasy
wasn't so far from the truth.
But something must've gone wrong in Eugenio's plan.
Something that made him take her out of the psychiatric clinic.
And he didn't count on her escaping to make the mess she made.
That's why he had to make sure she didn't survive.
Makes sense.
No.
No, it doesn't make sense.
It doesn't make sense. Nothing makes sense.
I mean, kill her and then hide her death?
What about us?
What do Tamara and I have to do with all this?
Does he know we exist?
Did he send the guy on the motorcycle to follow us?
Of course it was him.
You're both a threat to his plans.
But it's sad.
It's sordid.
It's so fucking unfair.
These things happen when there are millions of dollars at stake.
I'm not talking about Aleida.
I'm talking about everything.
We were ripped off.
They kidnapped our lives.
They stole a life we never had.
And we'll never have.
Because they killed her.
So, what else?
Does the agreement include sleeping together?
I mean, a million dollars
would cover conjugal visits, right?
Are you gonna show me our room or what?
You'll stay in the guest room.
Well, I mean…
I was just saying,
since I need to connect with the character
and I trained with the Stanislavski method,
I need to create emotional memory.
Right. You'd better get some rest.
We have a lot to do over the weekend, and there's little time to do it.
Alex.
Excuse me?
No, nothing.
Who's this kid?
Alex, my son.
We'll talk about him tomorrow.
Now, rest.
It'll be okay.
Make love to me.
I've also had those visions.
I have dreams.
Hallucinations.
I see moments.
Things that happened to Aleida.
I was even
on the roof that day.
And I saw how you tried to save Aleida's life.
I felt when she was shot.
Doctor, do you believe
in the connection that exists
between identical twins or triplets?
Like us?
Tamara, where are you?
Alex?
Alex.
Tamara.
Tamara!
Time to get up.
I'll wait downstairs.
Fucking shit.
Good morning. Hi.
Sit down, please.
Hi.
For obvious reasons, I had to let the help go.
Aleida had the same thing for breakfast every day.
Fuck, no wonder she went crazy.
So, what do you want me to do?
First, don't talk with your mouth full, please.
Second, your vocabulary.
Aleida didn't swear, obviously.
You need
to talk,
think, eat,
and even feel like her.
You have to be Aleida.
Enjoy.
Tamara.
Tamara isn't here.
She didn't sleep here.
-Do you know where I can find her? -Nope.
If you see her, tell her to call me.
It's important.
Wow!
We have a pool.
Yes, look…
Pay attention.
I need you to become familiar
with the faces and names of the board members.
Okay?
Laura Cano.
Why don't we start with you explaining what happened to my sister?
We'll talk about your sister later, but this is very important.
Look, dude, you've no fucking idea of what acting is.
I need to understand my character,
know what gets her out of bed.
I need to know her motivations.
Your motivation is for us all not to end up in jail.
What did I say about your vocabulary? Please.
What a drag. Come on.
Okay, fine.
Eugenio.
Thanks.
I trained with Strasberg's method.
Wasn't it Stanislavski's?
Same crap, frankly…
I mean, it's all the same to me.
What I need is for you to understand I'm an experiential actress.
I need to connect with my characters, understand them.
Otherwise, I won't remember squat.
So?
Okay, let's see.
-Describe Aleida to me in one word. -What do you mean in one word?
The first thing that comes to mind. Describe Aleida in one word.
When I say Aleida…
I don't know, I mean…
I don't know. It's hard. We're partners in crime.
She's my partner.
The love of my life.
Give me a break.
What a cliché, honestly.
Okay, cut the bullshit.
One word.
What do you mean a word?
Yes, one word. Spurt it out, quickly.
-She was… Well, she is… I don't know. -What? Aleida is…
-Quickly. -A labyrinth.
What is it?
I can't find my sister.
I need you to help me find her.
We have a double homicide.
Tell me about it on the way.
AMBULANCE FORENSIC SERVICES
According to eyewitnesses,
the deceased man's wife caught him leaving the hotel
with his lover.
And right there, she shot them until the gun was empty.
The shells point to a hand gun.
I don't think they have…
Tamara.
Geno, come.
Come take a dip and clear your mind.
What did you call me?
Geno. Isn't that what they call you?
Get out!
Fuck.
Female victim, 30 to 35 years old
with a gunshot wound in the neck and two in the pericardium.
Becca?
Hey.
-Hey, what's wrong? -Nothing.
-Are you okay? -I'm fine.
Yes.
Yes, I'm fine.
What are you saying?
That I'm crazy?
I believe in genetics, Rebecca.
And frankly, I would worry more about that
than anything else.
Let me help you.
Help you both.
You and Tamara.
Doctor…
Julia. Please, call me Julia.
Julia.
I don't know, I…
I don't think we can--
Money isn't a problem, if that's what's worrying you.
I tried by all means
to save Aleida from herself.
And I didn't succeed.
Maybe
your story can be different.
Let me help you.
Let me try.
Please.
I owe it to Aleida.
-Come on out. -I want my dad.
-There's your dad. -That's why, come.
Say, "Dad, join us in the pool."
-Hang on. -Geno, come in the water with us. Come on.
It's lovely.
-Come. -Alex, should I get in?
Alex, should I get in or not?
What happened?
Let's see.
Hello!
Mom!
Some spins, champ.
Spin me more.
Alex.
-Come on. -Come.
I said come on.
No.
No, I'll get dizzy. Okay, no.
Spin her more.
No, stop.
Come in.
Aleida.
Miguel is here.
-Miguel. -Nice to meet you, ma'am.
I'm delighted, Miguel.
I'm so glad you're here.
Actually, I intend to go back to a look I had before.
And… I'll show you some pictures.
-Want to go to my bedroom? -Sure, I'll follow.
Let's go.
Good luck.
Hey.
You'd better wait, I'll ask.
Okay?
-Where the hell were you? -Hey, what's up? Let her go, man.
You're confused. She's not who you think she is.
What the fuck is going on here?
I'm Commander Humberto Solana, my partner, Rebecca Fuentes.
We're looking for a dancer. I guess her name is Tamara.
What the fuck did that girl do now?
-Miguel, thanks for everything. -Thank you very much.
Good night.
So, I'm not in trouble?
That depends on you, my friend.
So, Tamara's your sister?
I mean, you're identical, but she never said she had a sister.
She didn't know.
Will you help us find her or not?
Is Tamara her real name?
Tamara Sánchez.
Or at least that's what she said.
You can't believe these whores. They all lie.
Show some respect, she's my sister.
I'm so sorry.
I can't give information about my girls.
-You can't? -No.
Seems like this place needs a visit from the vice squad.
I'll make a call.
The canine unit will solve it in ten minutes.
Hey, okay. Fine.
Good evening.
I thank everyone for your presence
at the inaugural ceremony of Humanis Vita Foundation.
I thank everyone for your presence at the inaugural ceremony
of Humanis Vita Foundation.
Again, and spit out the chewing gum, please.
I thank everyone for your presence
at the inaugural ceremony of Humanis Vita Foundation.
Good.
It's coming together.
This foundation's goal has a lot to do
with my personal history.
I am a living example of what a little boy or girl
who was born in precarious conditions can achieve when given the opportunity
to grow in a loving and compassionate space.
That is why I want to dedicate this evening to my parents.
To Federico, who is no longer with us,
and Pilar, my mother.
She knew she was adopted.
Can't you see?
Humanis Vita Foundation is the completion…
If it was a legal adoption, then there must be a record.
And it has to have the name of the biological mother.
It's Marifer.
She never calls me when I'm working, unless it's an emergency.
Pick up.
Marifer, I can't talk right now.
Humberto, I need you to come. I'm bleeding.
Did you call Doctor Vázquez?
-Oh. -Careful.
Doctor, she's seven months along.
She's bleeding a lot.
It'll be okay.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
I came for a glass of water.
Aleida.
My love.
Yes, everything's fine. It's now under control.
Well, Marifer and the baby are fine,
though the gynecologist said she needs absolute rest.
Sorry I couldn't call you sooner.
Any news on your sister?
No.
But I'm going to Eugenio's office.
Hey, no.
That's not a good idea. You can't go without him recognizing you.
I know how to go unnoticed.
I'm going to need your help.
To meet with the purchasing manager, is this the right way?
You can go in from here.
Perfect. Turn left, then go straight and you'll see the elevators.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
Ready?
Let's go.
-Good afternoon, Mrs. Aleida. -Good afternoon.
Hello.
Mrs. Aleida, it's a pleasure.
-Welcome. -Thank you very much.
Genaro.
Go ahead.
Aleida.
Thank God.
How are you?
This is Rogelio Castro.
You've got to be very careful with him.
He's two-faced.
Rogelio.
-Fine, really well. -When did you come back?
Yesterday.
Bastard! Why didn't you tell me?
Because she got home tired, just imagine.
Hey, I guess Eugenio told you about what the guys in Global are doing.
Yes, of course.
So?
What's the strategy?
Rogelio, are you new here?
You know me better than that.
Look.
Your wife is a genius.
Yes.
-Well, let's go to the conference room. -Let's go.
Let's go up.
Hey, how about the food?
-Delicious. -I got terribly sick on that trip.
-Really? -It was awful.
-Hello. How are you? -Hello.
Aleida, what a surprise!
Do you want to know the truth?
We thought he buried you in his backyard.
That's funny, Claudio.
That's insane.