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[♪ tense music]
Yeah, I get it.
You basically kissed a princess who ended up turning into a frog.
Trust me, I'm just as surprised and as disappointed by it as you are.
Sure, sure. I don't doubt it.
But you let your heart get dragged into it, you dumb ass.
[Pablo] When you let yourself feel, you lose.
[Pablo] But being betrayed by someone you trusted...
Yeah, I know what that feels like.
That's the worst hurt of all.
And I remember the day when you first showed up
with your mother lookin' for work.
[Pablo] You were just a snot-nosed kid., and when Juampi met you...
He liked you from the first minute.
[Pablo] You became his brother.
That's just one of the many reasons why you're like a son to me.
[Rodrigo] I fell in love with Angie.
But I could never have betrayed you, patron,
let alone put Juampi at risk.
Because like you just said, he's my brother.
This is my family now.
Come on, kid. Take it easy. You're not on trial.
Actually, there's something I need you to do for me.
[Pablo] And the reason I'm asking is because I have complete trust in you.
[Pablo] Luis Alfonso.
-Sir. -[Pablo] He's just starting out with us.
And you'll be working with him.
[Jerry] Here. These are your new Ids.
[Pablo] This errand I'm sending you on is very important...
REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA IDENTIFICATION CARD
...and you get to take a little trip while you're at it.
But I want evidence to nail some sons of bitches who are conspiring against me.
You guys will be on the same plane.
You'll have a carry-on bag with a hidden recorder on it.
I want you to get every single word they say on tape.
[inhales]
[Rodrigo] You can count on me, patron.
For anything.
[♪ tense music]
8. NO LOOKING BACK
[♪ strumming guitar music]
[Victoria laughs] I already told him before we got here.
-[Victoria] Don't say that to the waiter. -What's up? Good morning.
[Victoria laughs]
It's like he's never left the house.
Why is he so awkward?
[Andrea] I'm embarrassed.
-What's going on? -[Juan] Huh?
[Victoria] What's with you?
Living an ordinary life feels so weird.
Weirder than having body guards following you around everywhere?
Much weirder.
Weirder than negotiating for your life every day?
You have to live the life you've been given, Ma.
[Juan] That was our life then.
But here, no one knows us.
We're anonymous. And that's weird.
Now we're the Marroquin Santos.
A family with problems, like any other family.
But they're easier problems than before.
So now's your chance to choose the life you want.
[kisses]
[Andrea] Oh, here he comes.
-What is it? -Don't worry about it. You'll love them.
[Victoria] Yeah, don't ask. [laughs]
He'd have his mother do everything for him.
-[Andrea laughs] -I thought the food was really good.
[Victoria] I know. I'd go there again.
Go on, mi amor.
-Go buy it for her. -Ooh, popcorn.
-Mm-hmm. -The perfect dessert.
-Would you like one? -Mm-mm.
I'll take two, please.
I kinda wanna switch but I already touched this one.
-Thank you. -[Vendor] Yep, grab one.
Yeah.
[bugs chirping]
[El Dorado] A shrine is only for saints.
[Angie] And now it seems it's also for Saint Michael.
[all laughing]
[Rodrigo] Juan Pablo Escobar Henao, Franca.
[Franca] Very nice to meet you.
[Juan] Hey! She answered back!
[Kiss] "Dear Juampi. I've also been thinking about you,
but only during the day because I have to sleep at...
[all laughing]
[all shouting]
[Juan] I often wondered,
what was the ending my father imagined for this story?
If what he wanted most was to protect his family,
why didn't he stop and put an end to the violence in time?
There are answers I'll never have,
and they pushed me to the edge of an abyss of too much pain.
[Lagaña grunts]
Dorado.
It's kinda sad, don't you think?
All this fuckin' money hidden away here and what good does it do now?
Man, look at what they got us doing.
Cowering in the corner like a couple of rats.
Hiding in the shadows.
We'll get out of it eventually.
And we'll be living like kings again before you know it.
Well, for right now...
What should we tell Juampi?
[Lagaña] Hmm?
He keeps asking questions about what happened to Rodri,
like where he is, what he's doin', and shit like that.
[Lagaña] Personally, I say we tell the kid the truth.
It's what the patron would do.
He deserves to know.
What have we said that hasn't been honest?
-[Lagaña scoffs] -What?
We told him the truth. We said Pablo's got him running an errand.
You know just as well as I do that this errand's different.
[Lagaña] Right?
[Lagaña grunts]
[phone rings]
[ringing continues]
[Juan] Rodri, where have you been?
[Rodrigo] I'm just running a little errand, Juampi.
Don't worry.
It's not too far so I won't be gone long.
Still, I wanted to call you up and say goodbye.
I called your abuela's and your mom told me you were at the hacienda.
I wasn't sure if I'd get a hold of you, but I'm glad I did, mijo.
[indistinct chatter]
I'm here with El Dorado and Lagaña.
Listen to me. You gotta get off the phone.
Right now.
They took some motorcycles
and then dismantled some for parts.
Why don't you help me fix them when you're back?
[chuckles]
You can count on me.
And I'm not just saying that because you're my boss.
I'm saying that because we're brothers.
Hey, patron.
You gotta hang up. It's dangerous.
-[Juan] Safe trip, bro. -Yeah, we'll talk when I get back
from Cali, okay?
Cali? What's in Cali?
[phone receiver clicks]
I'm sorry, kiddo, but you couldn't keep talking.
[jet engine whirring]
[indistinct chatter]
[man grunts]
[Announcer] Passengers traveling to Ciudad de Mexico,
please proceed to gate number two.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO VISIT CALI THIS WEEKEND
[Announcer] Proceed to gate number two. Thank you.
[♪ suspenseful music]
[hard smack on shoulder]
Man, you scared me, asshole.
Damn, what's wrong with you, Rodri?
[Rodrigo] Eh, nothing.
Don't tell me.
First time you been up in a plane?
Not gonna lie to you.
It's the first time I've ever even seen one up close.
[Luis Alfonso] Yeah, I can tell. Look at you!
You look like you shit yourself, man!
-[Luis Alfonso laughs] -What'd you say, asshole?
Not shitting.
-[Rodrigo] Pissing a little, maybe. -[laughs]
[Female Announcer] Attention. Now boarding, Avianca flight 555 to Cali.
That means us.
All right, let me give you a hand with...
No, I've got it.
[grunts]
You carry yours, I'll carry mine. No need to overload yourself.
I'm going to heat up these pizzas.
By the way, in the bathroom, a pipe is broken.
Keeps leaking.
-[Victoria] We'll have to call a plumber. -There's no need to.
[Juan] I'll fix it after dinner.
[laughs]
What?
[Victoria] Just let me call a plumber, okay?
[Juan] Juan Pablo couldn't fix anything, but maybe Sebastian can.
[Victoria] Hmm.
Have fun with that.
Baby, go sit over there while I finish this.
[Juan] Ah, okay.
[exhales sharply]
[Juan] Buenos Aires was like an avalanche of new experiences.
And against my will, I became an expert at living in hiding.
-Mi amor? -[Andrea] Hmm?
Tell me honestly.
[Juan] Do you miss your old life?
[Juan] The challenge of facing an ordinary life awakened fears
and insecurities in me.
Come here.
[Juan] I realized how isolated I'd been from the world.
If you want me to be honest with you...
I really do miss my family.
[Andrea] But I don't miss anything else.
I mean, when you think about it, it felt like we were trapped in
a bad action flick.
I guess that's true.
Have you seen Manuela?
She loves it here.
I mean, back at home she didn't even get to interact with girls her own age.
Now she can.
And I'm happy, too.
So happy to be here.
Leading a normal life.
[inhales and exhales sharply]
But I do worry about you.
I worry that you miss the old days.
So do you?
Well...
Of course I'm happy here living in peace and everything.
But I have this feeling.
It feels like some of that life has followed me.
That there will always be someone out there.
Someone who only wants to hurt us.
No. Mi amor, look at me.
[Andrea] We're nobody here.
And it's the best thing that could have ever happened to us.
[overhead announcement dings]
[Luis Alfonso] Hey, Rodri.
You gotta stop looking around like that or people'll get suspicious.
Relax. C'mon, kid.
Hey, you know what?
[Luis Alfonso] I like you so I'm gonna give you a little somethin' to relax.
[Luis Alfonso] Trust me, man.
This'll make your first flight a lot easier.
[inhales sharply] Yeah.
One for you and one for me.
[swallows]
[inhales sharply]
[Flight Attendant] Señor? I can help store that briefcase.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
[Luis Alfonso] Thanks but, uh, I'll just put it under the seat here.
As you wish.
But make sure it remains under the seat at all times.
[Luis Alfonso] Yeah, yeah. I got it.
[Flight Attendant] And you? Can I put your bag away for you?
[Pilot] Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
This is your captain speaking.
We'd like to welcome you aboard flight 555.
Our final destination will be Santiago de Cali International Airport.
It looks like we have a full flight.
We're just waiting for air traffic control.
Our travel time is estimated to be 55 minutes in the air.
We'll be taking off in just a few minutes. Thank you very much.
PLANE CRASH NO SURVIVORS
[TV Reporter] As of now, no survivors have been recovered from the wreckage.
The Cali-bound flight took off from Bogotá at 7:13 in the morning.
Only five minutes after take-off, it began to rapidly lose altitude.
[Witness] It just broke apart.
-[Witness] The tail split in two... -The flight was headed for Cali.
-[Witness] It just came down... -They said that plane was going to Cali!
-That's what they said. -Yeah, that's-that's what I heard.
Was Rodri onboard?
[Victoria] What happened?
Ma, Rodri was on that plane!
What do you mean, he was on it?
Well, wait, that plane was headed for Cali...
[El Dorado] Oh, for God's sake, shut up and let me talk.
[Juan] He told me he was!
[Reporter] Authorities have voiced suspicions that this may have been
a targeted terrorists attack since one of the passengers was supposed
to have been presumptive presidential candidate César Gaviria.
However, this network has confirmed that Mr. Gaviria was not, in fact,
on board the flight.
There has been much speculation about
Pablo Escobar's possible involvement in the incident.
Was my father behind this?
-[Lagaña] No, no... -[Juan] Did he do this?
[both speaking at once]
[Victoria] Juan Pablo!
[Victoria] Juan Pablo, come back!
[door opens and closes]
Was it Pablo?
Well, go after him!
[breathing heavily]
[car horn honking]
The fuck's your problem, huh?
[Lagaña] Hey, patroncito!
[laughs]
Glad to see you're still in one piece, Juampi.
[Lagaña] You had us worried, man. We didn't know where you went.
-Go away. -[Lagaña] Huh?
You're just like my fuckin' father.
[El Dorado] Aww, don't say that, Juan Pablo.
Everything your father does is for the good of the family
and for your protection.
Killing all those people and my best friend?
[El Dorado] Rodri was no saint.
He brought it on himself when he made the decision to do what he did.
-Rodri did nothing wrong. -That's not true, kiddo.
-Rodri would never have... -He had to go.
Ever since he went after Angie.
I don't believe you.
Because even if that was true,
my father had no right to have those innocent people killed!
That's a fair point.
We'll talk about it in the car. Come on.
Don't fuckin' touch me.
So, what, you fucking guys just do every little thing my father orders?
Even if you don't agree with it?
Cowards. You two are cowards!
You think that?
You don't have a goddamn clue about what's actually happening, do you?
[Lagaña] Rodri was our friend, too, you know?
A friend doesn't kill a friend.
Just calm down.
You're coming with us. We're getting out of here.
-Take me to my father. -No, that's too risky for both of you.
I don't give a fuck. You're gonna take me to him.
-It's not gonna happen! -Hey, hey, hey.
My father won't see me now, he won't ever see me again.
-Oh, this fucking kid. -Hey, hey!
[Lagaña] Dorado, take it easy.
-See who's there? -Hmm?
[Lagaña grunts]
[Lagaña] Hey, sir.
We'll talk about it.
But let's get in the car.
Unless you want the three of us to end up in jail in the U.S.
[exhales sharply]
Son of a bitch.
[Patrol Cop] Please step aside for a search, sir.
[Patrol Cop] Thank you.
[Patrol Cop] Where are you going?
[grunts]
[Patrol Cop] Okay. You can go now.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[Male Voice] Juan Pablo Escobar?
Um...
No. No, I'm sorry.
[phone beeps]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[Male Voice] Don't hang up, Juan Pablo. Just listen.
No, you listen to me. Stop calling.
We're sick of people making these prank calls just because we're from Colombia.
It's not funny. So stop calling us.
[Male Voice] I know it's you.
You came from Colombia with your mother, sister,
and girlfriend under different names, didn't you?
Sebastian?
Who is this?
We've already left that part of our lives behind.
We've all paid what we had to pay.
[Male Voice] We need to talk in person.
-Why? -[Male Voice] Think it over.
And I suggest you keep this call just between the two of us.
[phone beeping]
[breathing heavily]
[Angie] Hey, you gotta focus.
-[Rodrigo] Okay. -[Angie] Try again.
[Rodrigo] Finally.
-[Angie] Uh-huh, finally. -[Rodrigo] Got it.
[Juan] Time and again when I found myself at a crossroads,
I decided to face it with all my strength.
[Angie laughs]
[sparks sizzling]
[Juan] Over time, I have tried to change the destiny of our family.
Break the cycle that imprisoned us.
[Rodrigo] To get what you asked for. It's a really good one.
[Juan] And yet, the stigma that I carry in my blood always comes back somehow.
[Rodrigo] I think this one's really nice.
I just wanna...
[Angie] You think I don't see you creeping around, huh?
[bus door hisses]
[Juan] Don't let them fall. No, no!
-Hey. -[giggles]
[both giggling]
[arcade machines beeping]
-[Juan] Check this out. -I'm gonna beat you.
[Andrea] See? Ah! In your face!
[Andrea laughs]
[Juan] Hah!
[Andrea] Juan Pablo, stop being a cheater.
[Andrea] Hey, stop.
I'd like to have a moment with my son.
If you don't mind.
[bus engine rumbling]
Bring me luck, Lord. [kisses]
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
[kisses]
[Pablo] Look, son. Sometimes you have to put up with a little pain
to avoid a bigger one.
[Juan] A little?
Okay, you're right. Sometimes the pain is more than a little.
[Pablo] But to protect my family...
[Pablo] I'm willing to suffer whatever I have to.
You don't suffer.
[Juan] How could you suffer?
The only ones who suffer are the people who are closest to you.
[Juan] You say you wanna protect the family, but what do you do?
You go and kill my only friend.
[Juan] The only one who truly cared about me.
[Pablo] Yeah, but that boy betrayed us! Me, you, all of us.
[Juan] Why would Rodri betray us? He was my friend. My brother.
He wanted the best for me.
[quiet, high-pitched beeping]
If anyone betrayed us, it's you.
[Pablo] Son, you have to know who your true friends are
and who are friends just for their own benefit.
'Cause people like us, we can't. We can't afford to trust so easily.
[high-pitched beep]
-No, I'm nothing like you. -[Pablo] What?
You're my son.
A copy of me and your mother.
I don't want to be like you, Papa.
I don't want this life, either.
[Juan] Kiss. Tina. Rodri.
And where's Angie?
[Juan] I have no friends left because of you.
[Juan] And you're never around because you're always running from the police.
[Juan] You're even taking a risk now, and for what?
To see me?
To tell me all about the things that don't even matter to me?
Your own mother could have been on that plane, Papa.
Would you have cared at all?
Are you telling me you'd sacrifice your family for this?
This is war, son. War is war.
[high-pitched beeping]
[Pablo] Whoever has to die will die.
There's nothing you can do about it.
[high-pitched beeping speeds up]
[News Reporter] The blast, which had an estimated destructive power
of a 500-kilogram bomb, left 72 dead, 700 injured,
and a crater that measures approximately four meters deep
and 12 meters in diameter.
CAR BOMB DESTROYS DAS HEADQUARTERS
[News Reporter] The explosion completely destroyed the building's facade
and caused extensive damage to several nearby buildings.
Every indication so far is that the intended target was the director
of the DAS, who escaped unharmed.
[distant sirens blaring]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[Male Voice] Have you thought about it?
Listen, there's really no reason for you to keep calling me.
We're just trying to move on.
We're trying to leave those ghosts in the past for good.
[Male Voice] You can't run away from a ghost.
Be polite to them. Say hello.
See what they want.
Sometimes talking's all it takes.
I'll meet you.
But only during the day.
And somewhere in public.
[Juan] I've reflected a lot on my life.
On the decisions that have brought me here.
Violence was our daily routine and the ones who carried it out
were my father and those hitmen,
who fortune had made my nannies, my friends.
People with whom I shared laughter, dreams, and carnage.
[indistinct radio chatter]
[gunfire]
[groans]
[grunts]
[breathing heavily]
[gunfire]
[groans]
-[Cop C] Freeze! -[grunts]
[Lagaña shouts]
[Cop E] Drop it! Drop it now! You're surrounded! Drop your weapon!
-[Cop E] Drop it! Drop it! -[Juan] For me,
growing up was a constant search.
A struggle to find meaning in all the absurdity,
to find humanity in the midst of barbarism.
[Lagaña] I'd rather die here in Colombia than rot in jail in the U.S. fuckin' A!
[gunshot]
FOR MY WOMEN
[Juan] But they were also stern teachers from whom I learned
that true strength lies not in fist or bullets but in the ability to endure.
To keep going despite everything.
And that courage is not the absence of fear...
But the determination to move forward in spite of it.
[♪ dramatic synth music]
[Luis Alfonso] Asshole, where the fuck do you think you're going?
Boss was right about you, you fuckin' snitch.
Señores?
[Flight Attendant] Everything all right?
[Flight Attendant] Uh, do you need anything?
No, everything's fine.
[Flight Attendant] We're about to shut the d...
Señor. Señor!
In a strange way, I guess I did die that day..
I'm not the man I once was.
Neither are you.
[Rodrigo] And like you and your family, I had to start again.
So I got rid of my name.
And my past along with it.
[exhales sharply]
[grunts]
But to tell you the honest truth...
I'm not sure any of us can begin again.
I know I did a lot of shitty things.
And those memories in my head become their own sort of hell.
You know what scares me the most?
[Juan] Believing that things are fine now.
And telling myself we're free.
[Juan] Thinking that the ghosts of the past could never track us down.
[exhales sharply]
When I know that at any moment they could show up and just ruin everything.
Well, that's not up to you, you know?
None of this crap is your fault.
[Rodrigo] You didn't choose the father you got.
But you did choose not to follow in his footsteps.
The past is always there.
And the fear won't go away.
[Rodrigo] All that matters now
are the decisions you make from here on out.
And that's the important thing.
[♪ strumming guitar music]
[♪ man singing in Spanish]
[Juan] I can't undo the pain left behind by everything my father did.
But I have a task to be an instrument of peace, to honor his victims,
and start the process of rebuilding.
It is now my turn to write a different story.
[♪ Spanish song continues]
[Juan] Good morning, my love. How are you?
Good morning.
-[Juan] Hey, sweetie. Morning. -Papi!
-How are you? -Good.
Thank you for the gift.
-You like it? -Yes. Thanks.
Oh, good. I'm glad. Let's have some breakfast.
-[Andrea] Here you go. And your eggs. -Thank you, my love.
-Good morning. -Smells great.
[indistinct chatter]
WE RECOGNIZE THE PROFOUND SUFFERING OF ALL VICTIMS
OF THE ATROCITIES CARRIED OUT BY THOSE ENGAGED IN THE DRUG TRADE.
IF YOU WISH TO LEARN MORE,
PLEASE REFER TO THE FINAL REPORT FROM THE COLOMBIAN COMMISSION
FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF TRUTH, COEXISTENCE, AND NON-REPETITION.