TERESA: Previously on Queen of the South...
Teresa Mendoza, mi socia, Oksana Volkova.
This is your girl, Raul?
Salut.
My man Cheo was arrested two days ago in Ybor City.
He's flipping on me--tossing you in to sweeten the pot.
TERESA: I have Luz and your son.
You can save them or spend the rest of your life
in witness protection knowing that you killed them.
El Gordo didn't mention a kid.
HITMAN: He won't get in the way.
-And if he does? -They can share a grave.
-(gunfire) -Get down!
(bullets ricocheting)
You're a hard man to get a hold of.
I was expecting a call days ago.
My sincerest apologies.
The market's been on a roller coaster.
Dieter, is there a problem with my money?
Those orders won't affect you, but they will tie up
those funds temporarily.
(both grunting)
It was not his fault. He didn't do it.
-Who's he? -My boyfriend.
Your boyfriend happen to work for Teresa Mendoza?
I want you to come live with me.
Welcome home.
Adios.
(keypad beeps)
Our contacts in Miami say El Gordo's still in the wind.
After he made a move on you and Tony,
he disappeared.
We're gonna find him.
Oksana has worked with El Gordo for a long time.
If we take him out, we'll have a bigger problem.
You once told me you have hitters in every city.
Does that include Miami?
You want me to make a move on El Gordo.
Yes.
Consider it a business opportunity.
Oksana has the best molly in the country.
Do this,
and I'll convince her to supply you.
(chuckles)
(soft tense music)
All right. You do that.
I'll get to El Gordo.
I'll make him a memory.
*
State's budget cuts are killing the other private prisons.
Those budget cuts are a momentary lapse of reason.
I have the ear of the State House.
That may be so, but we're talking about
pulling up stakes and moving to New Mexico.
New Mexico?
What is wrong with you?
Louisiana is the prison capital of the world.
And just look where the wind is blowing.
Our correctional facilities are overcrowded.
Detention centers on the-- on the southern border
are swarming with illegals.
And the overflow is coming our way.
I may be able to change their mind,
but only if I can assure my partners
that we're ready to break ground.
How close are you to meeting your fundraising goals?
I convinced a friend of mine to invest in the project.
She's got new money burning a hole in her pocket.
And I can be very persuasive.
You deliver 30 million,
and New Orleans will have herself
a new correctional facility.
*
(chuckles)
*
POTE: Look out through both mirrors.
-TERESA: Slow. -POTE: Now turn the wheel.
-TERESA: A little bit more. -(exhales sharply)
-POTE: Turn all the way. -TERESA: That's it.
-Slow. -Slow.
-POTE: All the way. Keep going. -TERESA: Keep going.
POTE: You're almost there. Just keep going.
Keep going. Now stop.
-TERESA: Now go forward. -POTE: Now move forward slowly.
TERESA: Slow. A little bit more.
POTE: There you go.
-You did it. -Yeah.
-Put it in park. -Okay.
I'm gonna be back home by 9:00, okay?
Okay.
Oh, I was thinking, once I get my license,
I could drive myself to school?
School?
I'm ready to go back.
There's an art school here.
It's called the Young Artist's Colony.
It's supposed to be one of the best in the country.
You want to study art?
Well, yeah. Is that dumb?
No, it's great. Let's look into it.
Really?
Yeah, of course.
Let's talk about it later.
Awesome.
(smooches) Bye.
-See you later. -Have a good day.
You, too.
All right, bye, Pote.
Adios.
TONY: See you later.
He already missed a lot of school.
Those fancy private schools don't need an excuse
to say no to a kid like him.
He's talented.
He'll get in.
(soft dramatic music)
Patrona, the judge.
*
How's the tequila?
It'll do--in a pinch.
*
Why are you here?
I like how you cut to the chase.
There's a-- a pet project of mine
that needs a influx of capital.
I'm looking for an advance on my 10%.
How much of an advance?
30 million.
*
I pay you enough already.
(laughs)
I do believe I've earned more--
saved your hide from Marcel and his Georgia boys.
And I provided valuable information
about that turncoat Cheo.
You'd have end up in federal prison if it weren't for me.
*
I can always pay that rat a visit.
You're not the only one who can squeeze his family.
I'll make him sing like a Cuban canary.
Or,
you can pay me in 72 hours.
The choice is yours.
*
.
I need the money in 72 hours, Dieter.
Are we able to access the Turks and Caicos accounts?
It's going to be difficult to liquidate on such short notice.
If we try to pull out that amount of money
all at once,
it's going to set off
alarm bells at the TCB.
I don't have time.
This has to happen now.
I can try and sell some of your securities in Luxembourg,
but the market is considerably off.
You're going to take a significant hit.
Do it.
I'll let you know when it's ready.
(phone beeps)
El Pinche Judge is not gonna
put up with any delays
on his 30 million.
If this cabrón
makes us wait again--
I know. Yes?
I drew up power of attorney.
I just need a signature
and I'll be able to put
together that trust for Tony.
If I'm out of line just say so,
but TCB is the bank Cole used
to use for all of his clients.
I mean, I did most of the legwork.
The manager and I
were on a first-name basis.
I could help you.
I could at least look into it
and make sure nothing's
holding up your money.
Please look into it.
Thank you.
We need to go.
Why is Raul's rat still breathing?
TERESA: He's not a threat anymore.
-He won't talk to the feds. -You can't be sure of that.
Raul sent a hitman
who wanted to blow up a woman,
her child,
and half a dozen U.S. Marshals.
If I had let that happen,
you and I would be in prison
or on the run by now.
Because I stopped him,
he tried to kill me and my godson.
Teresa, I'm--I'm so sorry. I did not know that.
And I do not condone his actions.
I assume you're looking for him now?
I'm gonna kill him.
I understand your anger,
but I think it is best to let things calm down.
How can you trust Raul or anyone in his business
after all of this?
Because I have known the man for years.
Teresa, you and I have made a lot of money with him.
Scorched earth won't fill our pockets.
And give him another chance to kill me?
You found a bloodless solution to the Cheo problem.
I'm sure we can do the same for Raul.
(tense music)
If I bring him to the table, would you be open to a meeting?
You're asking a lot.
I will guarantee your safety.
But Raul would expect me to do the same for him.
The meeting would be in your city on your turf.
It's Raul and I who are taking risk.
If you can find him,
I'll meet.
Very good, then. I will be in touch.
*
Patrona, she's gonna set you up.
Then we hit him there.
No.
I think she wants to keep the peace.
If we're gonna take out El Gordo,
we need Oksana to agree to it.
*
Hey, we have a problem.
Dieter's been stealing from you, Teresa.
All of your money's gone.
-What do you mean, gone? -Come here.
Dieter's been sending you fake bank statements,
so I had the bank e-mail over the real ones.
Look, you see here your balance,
how it fluctuates from month to month
from absolutely nothing and then back up again?
-It's a Ponzi scheme. -Exactly.
He's been stealing money from you
and then eventually he replaces it with money
from his other clients.
POTE: The people that he cleans the money for.
He's a dead man walking.
He's betting they will be in jail or dead
by the time they catch on.
Do you want me to get on a plane now, patrona?
No.
If he thinks we're on to him, he'll disappear.
*
I'm gonna need your help.
Anything.
(cell phone vibrating)
(cell phone beeps)
Hola, compadre.
I hear you've been looking for me.
I'm glad we can finally meet.
Yeah, maybe we can make that happen in person.
No need when we have technology.
I never got the chance to pay you back
for kidnapping my nephew.
*
Your nephew came back in one piece, as I recall.
What can I say?
You make a habit of learning from other people's mistakes.
*
Now that was a nice first meeting, wouldn't you say?
Know this, Gordo.
You step one foot in my city,
and you'll be dancing at the bottom of the Mississippi.
Oh, yeah? Guess what?
I'm already here.
Not you, not Teresa,
not any maldito river can take me down.
Entiendes? Hm?
-Hasta luego. -(phone beeps)
(exhales sharply)
-(grunts) -(phone clattering)
.
I sold some of their securities.
I can wire you the money tonight.
TERESA: That's great. Thank you.
Is there something else?
Do you know the name Cole Van Awken?
DIETER: The lawyer from Dallas?
I've heard of him. Didn't he go missing?
He's presumed dead.
His widow, Kelly Anne, is a friend of mine
and she has a problem--
a large sum of money that could bring too much attention.
She was a person of interest in his disappearance.
DIETER: I see.
That's why she couldn't access the money,
and now she needs someone with your experience
and discretion.
DIETER: If she's Van Awken's widow,
I imagine her problem is rather...sizable.
TERESA: It's nine figures.
She's in New Orleans now.
If you would like, I can make an introduction
and you can bring my money in person.
I have a flight tonight to Europe.
But I suppose I can make a stop.
Great. I'll let her know.
-See you tonight. -(phone beeps)
Are you sure about this?
Yes.
Kelly Anne,
you know this is dangerous.
I know.
She needs me.
(soft dramatic music)
I'm either in this family or I'm not.
*
TONY: There are a lot of talented kids
going to the Artist Colony.
TERESA: They're really good.
TONY: Yeah.
There's a senior art show at the school right now.
(computer mouse clicking)
I mean, look at these.
They're amazing.
All the detail...
I wonder if I can ever be that good, you know?
This is a really hard school to get into.
My grades aren't that great.
And that's if they'll even like my drawings.
You're talented.
They'd be lucky to have you.
*
You really think I have a shot?
Yes.
I believe in you.
Okay. I'm gonna apply.
(cell phone vibrates)
I have to take this.
You should go home. Chicho will take you.
Okay.
All right, see you later.
See you. Chicho.
Take Tony home, okay?
Gracias.
-(door closes) -(phone beeps)
Yes?
OKSANA: I have made contact with El Gordo.
Good news. He's willing to meet.
Just the three of us.
-I don't trust him. -(laughs softly)
We're here to iron out the differences,
not create new ones.
I understand, but I still don't like it.
I'll do one better.
As a show of good faith, El Gordo and I would like
to double our normal order of this month's shipment.
I assume that isn't a problem?
It's not. I'll send it.
Excellent.
I will be in touch with more details.
(foreboding music)
(cell phone beeps)
So our little United Nations meeting is set.
I never thought Mexico should have a seat at the table.
Raul,
I promised Teresa that she would be safe here.
If you have other intentions, I will cancel this sit-down.
I will not be in the middle of war.
All of our problems started
when we got into business with Teresa.
And all of our new money!
Wouldn't you rather get back to business?
(soft dramatic music)
*
Look, Teresa did not hire Cheo.
The rat was in your house.
He threw all of our operations into disarray,
and none more than yours, Raul.
Now, she may not have dealt with the Cheo problem
the way you wanted, but it's been handled.
*
Raul, look at me.
I need you to play nice here.
What we want is peace.
*
If she's open to a truce,
I suppose I can find my way there as well.
*
I can't believe you're giving Mendoza a pass, tío.
That's for la Rusa's benefit.
I still have every intention of taking out flaca.
Yeah, but aren't you gonna piss off Oksana?
(sighs)
She may think she's in love with Teresa right now,
but Oksana will come to her senses
and agree to putting Mendoza in the ground.
-And if she doesn't... -(elevator dings)
She can die, too.
.
-How's it going? -Good.
Your new offshore bank account is open and ready for business.
POTE: Dieter's almost here.
Let's go over the plan one more time.
Javier?
Dieter travels with four body guards.
Two will enter the club to keep eyes on him.
And two will stay outside near the car,
where our money will be.
POTE: After a few drinks,
you bring him here to the office for a private chat.
Javier will distract one of the bodyguards
and I will disarm the other one.
With a gun to his head, we make him transfer the money
to the new offshore bank account.
Once that's done, he'll instruct his men
to bring the 30 million into the bar.
We get the money. He gets his life.
We pay the judge. Our business is done.
Easy-peasy. (chuckles)
-You good? -Yeah, yeah.
-I'm ready. -Let's do this.
(upbeat dance music playing)
*
(indistinct chatter)
There he is.
Hey, mira.
(tense music)
That's more muscle than we expected.
Check the car outside.
TERESA: Dieter, glad you could make it.
What an absolutely beautiful venue.
Thank you. This way.
*
Kelly Anne, please meet Dieter Fassler.
-It's a pleasure. -Pleasure's entirely mine.
Teresa forgot to mention your stunning beauty.
(chuckles) Oh, he's a charmer.
I'm gonna have to keep my eye on him.
(both laughing)
*
So, tell me how I can be of service.
Well, after my husband disappeared,
I got a phone call from the Montclair Hotel in Vegas
asking if I wanted to come claim the contents
of my husband's safe, but obviously,
I couldn't just go to Vegas given the circumstances
'cause it would have seemed a little suspicious.
DIETER: So you waited until things cooled off.
Exactly.
So I finally make it down to Vegas
thinking I'm gonna see a whole bunch
of some other woman's unmentionables and instead--
It's money.
It's $100 million.
She needs to get her money cleaned.
And out of reach of the authorities
who may still be looking into your husband's,
shall we say, illicit business dealings?
*
He has four more bodyguards outside.
Este cabrón came with an army.
Going past the four guys in here's gonna be tough.
One wrong move, and we have a bloodbath in the bar.
If the money's in the car,
maybe we should just steal the car, eh?
Which car?
There are three SUVs parked outside.
*
What is he planning?
When Teresa told me she had a guy who might be able to help,
you know, someone who knows how to
deal with people on the fringe,
I just prayed you'd be my answer.
I'd like to be your answered prayer.
But I must inform you that transactions like this
can be very complicated.
Mmm.
I don't care how much it costs.
I need it done.
Champagne?
-Cheers. -Cheers.
-TERESA: Cheers. -(chuckles)
*
(cell phone vibrates)
Mmm, excuse me for one moment.
-Mm-hmm. -Mmm.
-Mm-hmm. -Mm-hmm.
(chuckles)
I'm intrigued with the possibility
of working with you.
But I'm not a man who believes in one night stands,
or one-off transactions.
Oh, honey, neither do I.
To be honest, I wanted to meet you
and make sure I feel comfortable.
Mm-hmm.
But now that I feel a little more comfortable,
I think I can tell you there's a lot more.
Millions spread across several hotels
just waiting to be claimed and cleaned.
-Interesting. -Mm-hmm.
Which hotels?
-Um, the Sanford in Houston. -Mm-hmm.
-The, um--the June in Chicago. -The June in Chicago.
-Mm-hmm. -Mm.
Yes?
DUMAS: El Gordo's in town and he's coming for you.
He called me.
The men I sent to hunt him down--
he had me watch while he slaughtered them.
*
I'm sorry, Marcel.
This is a courtesy call.
-(guns cocking) -DUMAS: The gloves are off.
I'm gonna hit Oksana and anyone else
connected to him until I get my pound of flesh.
Something's not right.
I will get Oksana on our side.
I just need time.
You got 24 hours.
*
Sorry about that.
It's getting quite noisy out here.
Should we move to my office?
Yeah, someplace more intimate so we can finalize the deal.
I have a better idea.
I rented a home on the St. Charles.
It's an absolute wonder to behold.
That's where I have your money.
I know I was supposed to bring it here,
but I didn't wanna tempt the gods
by carrying 30 million in cash
down the streets of New Orleans.
Of course.
Mmm?
-Shall we? -Sure.
All right.
KELLY ANNE: Mm, thank you.
Where are they going?
I don't know, but our plan just blew up.
Let's go.
*
(car doors opening, closing)
We're going to his house. Follow us.
*
(car engines turning over)
.
He's got security, but he's just a banker.
A dirty banker.
Maybe he thinks that Teresa and Kelly Anne are on to him.
Who knows what he's capable of?
Silencers on.
(soft tense music)
*
Oh, it's so beautiful out here.
And private.
Just wait until you see the house.
(chuckles)
*
KELLY ANNE: Whew, you weren't kidding.
DIETER: Wait till you see the inside.
-KELLY ANNE: Hmm? -DIETER: Mm-hmm.
*
(engine turns off)
Buenos noches.
MAN: (speaking Spanish)
You have an extra cigarette?
*
Gracias.
I don't have a light. May I have one?
*
Gracias.
DIETER: (dry whistling)
So, voila.
*
All this furniture's shipped in from France.
-They're antiques. -Wow.
KELLY ANNE: This place is so classy.
You know what you should do is you should add a little
cow skin rug and maybe some horns up on the mantle--
really liven up the joint.
That's a great suggestion.
Oh. (chuckles)
*
DIETER: Hope it's all right I took the liberty to
open the bottle earlier to let it breathe.
KELLY ANNE: Ah, Le Musigny 2005.
Your taste in wine is as impressive as this house.
-DIETER: Finely curated... -(phone beeps)
-Like my guests. -Oh. (chuckles)
Excuse me, it's my godson. I need to make a phone call.
Sure.
(screen tapping, phone beeps)
(line ringing)
-TONY: Hey, Teresa. -Tony, is everything okay?
No, no, no, no, no, yeah.
Um, it's just that the Young Artist's Colony's
senior exhibit closes tomorrow night,
so we need to RSVP now.
I know, I'm sorry,
but space is limited.
Can we go? Please?
I have a meeting tomorrow night.
TONY: Look, all the faculty will be there,
and I know how good you are at convincing people to do stuff.
I'll see what I can do.
It's fortunate your husband
made sure you were taken care of.
It is, yeah.
Finding that money was a real blessing.
Mmm.
Just in time.
We were just discussing Miss Van Awken's estate.
I'm glad you finally found someone
who can take care of her money situation.
Yes, well, unfortunately,
I don't think I can help her after all.
Why?
Because I don't believe there is any money.
What are you talking about?
Miss Van Awken mentioned that she had additional money
in other hotels.
-So what's the problem? -Problem is she's lying.
The June in Chicago closed three months ago.
*
POTE: How many gardens you think this has?
-(silencer whooshes) -MAN: (grunts)
*
You were a person of interest
in your husband's disappearance, right?
Yes, I told you that on the phone.
Yeah, they always question the spouse.
And you reached out to Teresa to launder an ungodly amount
of money without bothering to ask for my rate?
TERESA: Because I told her about our rate.
She expected the same.
Yeah, I'm sorry. What's going on here?
-(quiet gunfire) -MAN: (grunts)
(groans)
You disappeared shortly after your husband.
-Where did you go? -Why are you interrogating her?
Answer the question.
-Rehab. -DIETER: Where?
In California.
Give me the name and I'll call them.
-(scoffs) -DIETER: Now!
-(gunshot) -MAN: (grunts)
*
Okay, fine. I didn't go to rehab.
After Cole disappeared, I went on a bender
because I wanted to forget.
I don't believe you.
I think you were arrested for Cole's murder
and you're here to serve us up and to save yourself.
-You're crazy. -Am I?
-Yes. -Who have you been talking to?
Nobody.
Teresa, do you really trust this woman?
Do you know for a fact where she was when she disappeared?
And who she was talking to?
She showed up out of the blue,
eased herself into your confidence,
and now she has enough information
to destroy both of us!
(gagging)
I know you think she's your friend.
But she's not!
Okay, all right, no.
He's crazy, okay? I've cleaned up.
You know this. You know me.
No.
I don't think I do.
*
(both grunting)
(suspenseful music)
Give me the gun.
If she's betraying me,
I want to be the person who finishes her.
(both grunting)
MAN: (grunts)
*
You can't argue with logic.
Still.
(both grunting)
*
(Teresa grunting)
(gunshot)
DIETER: (yelps)
(grunting)
(gunshot)
(both panting)
POTE: Teresa.
(breathing heavily)
(soft dramatic music)
*
We got all of them.
Where's your computer?
(gun cocking)
In the office.
TERESA: Bring him.
(speaking Spanish)
(keyboard clacking)
Account's open, ready for deposit.
What is this?
I know you've been stealing from me.
So now you're gonna steal from
one of your other clients to pay me back.
*
If I do this,
I need a guarantee you'll let me live.
If you don't,
I guarantee you won't.
(gun cocking)
*
Let's go.
.
-Hey. -TERESA: Hey.
I got your text.
I just have a couple more things to do
with Tony's trust, and it'll be ready.
Great, thank you.
And thank you for helping last night.
Happy to.
TERESA: Listen.
I need a new money manager.
Would you put together a list of candidates?
I can do that.
Good.
Because they will be working under you.
(gentle guitar music)
*
(softly) Really?
*
I won't let you down.
*
(cell phone beeps)
OKSANA: Teresa, I just had a moment of pray for us.
TERESA: What were you praying for?
Peace.
TERESA: There is no peace.
Be careful.
Think about what you're saying.
You have to make your choice.
I'm gonna kill El Gordo.
(foreboding music)
*
(phone beeps)
*
Our operation here is small.
We take out her and that morenito
she does business with.
We'll own New Orleans.
We'll need her Colombian supplier.
Mmm, that's not an issue.
I have contacts all over Colombia.
It's gonna feel so good taking her business.
You wanted this all along.
It's the smart play.
You chose correctly, mi socia.
(quiet gunfire, thuds)
You're half right.
(tense music)
-TERESA: Raul. -Telephone tough guy.
Remember me?
Now I told you what would happen if you set foot
in my city.
I tried to help you, Raul.
But Teresa showed you for what you are...
A liability.
What have you done, Oksana?
You side with this trash over me?
-(quiet gunshot) -(grunts)
(soft dramatic music)
*
Give Miss Mendoza my best.
*
(door opens)
(door closes)
(crickets chirping)
Oksana made peace with Shomari in Atlanta?
Yeah, and Dumas will be distributing her molly.
-KELLY ANNE: Hey. -Hey.
Tony's trust.
Thank you.
-Hey. -Hey.
You ready to go to the art school exhibit?
TONY: Yeah.
You can show them your drawings.
I won't show them the super violent ones.
Good. We should get going.
-TERESA: Gracias. -I'm driving?
Why not? It's your car.
You're serious?
The Range Rover? (laughs softly)
How are you gonna get to school?
Thank you so much, Teresa.
It's out front.
(gentle music)
*
If he doesn't get into the school with his grades,
we can always buy a building
like all those rich white parents do.
(both chuckling)
He'll get in on his own.
*
(seatbelt buckles)
*
-(car engine struggling) -(device beeps)
Tony!
(ominous music)
(projector clicking)
(keys clacking, bell dings)