Scenes
combined where it made sense to do so.
Mexico City: Tatiana came
on strong, telling Juan that if she had been in Fernanda's place she
would appreciate him in every possible way. After some detail, she
moved in for the kill with a kiss.
The next morning Nancy said they
needed a new line of investigation. All they had at the moment were
the phone calls between Alan and Téllez and it wasn't much.
Michelle arrived and entered the office, greeting Carlos in a manner
a little too familiar for a basic client. She gave a perfunctory
greeting to Nancy who was immediately shooed out by Carlos. Nancy
looked askance at Michelle as she slowly exited and Carlos told her
to close the door. Turns out Michelle was there to mark her
territory; she left Carlos alone to his work when he said he and
Nancy had been discussing a difficult case. He started to show her
out when Quiróz approached him with his entire team and a court
order to search his offices. Carlos said his new favorite phrase –
abuse of authority – and said he would not permit this.
Roberto and Ricardo had their
morning coffee together when Lucia arrived carrying a large brown
envelope. He introduced her to Ricardo and she commented on how her
son's friends were as good-looking and successful as he was. Ricardo
left and Lucia sat down and took out what was in the envelope:
Roberto's handprints on paper, done when he was four years old. He
had inscribed “Mama, I love you” below them. She told him that
this gave her the strength to see every day through. Roberto looked
a little ill at ease.
Which was kid stuff compared to
Carlos' situation. He told Quiróz that since he was investigating
Alan, his only concern should be Alan's office.
Lucia went on about how that was
the only memento she had of him because of his father. Roberto would
not hear anything negative about him. Lucia backed off, put the
frame back in the envelope, and said she had just wanted to share
this with him. He agreed to see her the next day because he was very
busy.She then took her leave, apologizing for interrupting his
workday. He looked guarded and suspicious when she hugged him
goodbye.
Carlos remained adamant that
Quiróz only go through Alan's office, claiming concern about the
confidentiality of his clients and threatening legal action. He then
led them to Alan's office where they were taking everything,
including Alan's computer. Carlos protested but Quiróz told him
that he would get everything back once the investigation was over.
Boston: A man named Diego
Molina greeted a girl named Laurita on the street on his way
somewhere. He met up with a young fellow named Jordan and went to
open a his cafe for the day's business. He waited on a customer who
wanted something to help him sleep. Molina got on the phone to talk
about shipments of green and black teas.
Mexico City: Carlos
continued to protest that this was a personal attack by Sonia [Did
we ever hear her last name?] and that there will be hell to pay
when Alan is proven innocent. He told Nancy they had to to make sure
the didn't take more than Alan's stuff. The two of them then went to
Carlos' office.
Sofia told her mother about
Nicolás and how Ricardo asks about her all the time. Camila said she
was glad that she had someone like him in her life.
Carlos began emptying his safe as
and covering the money in the gym bag with papers from his desk.
Nancy said that Sonia was provoking him and he was reacting as she
hoped. He needed to focus on the case. She would draw up the papers
while he looked at the evidence. She reminded him to keep a cool
head about him.
Juan sent a text to Tatiana while
he was in the break room with Manuel, who got curious about this. He
asked how Juan met her and he told him that it was during the
investigation about Carlos. Status quo on Manuel's situation with
Lorena. Manuel was intrigued but Roberto told him this was not like
working a case.
Victoria went into Adrián's
office to accept his dinner invitation because she passed the
Massachusetts bar exam. She was thrilled at being able to help more
people and he was thrilled that they had even more things in common.
Sofia was a bit calmer and in a
better mood when Ricardo entered her office. She thanked him, saying
that this wouldn't have happened without him. He was grateful for
how she had arranged for his children to come down from Canada. This
ended with them agreeing to always go to each other for help.
Carlos went to Alan's cell and
let him have it with both barrels. Thanks to him the police were
invading his office and this was hurting the firm. Alan said to get
him out of there; it was also his firm. Carlos told him he would get
him out but when it was all over he didn't want Alan in his firm or
in his life every again.
Boston:
Diego sold some herbal tea to a customer, then his daughter (Emma)
came in with his wife (Kate). They were there just long enough to agree to
go to dinner that night. His employee, Jordan, made some comment
about the daughter and although he didn't say anything he didn't seem to like
this.
Mexico City: Alan tried
to convince Carlos not to make a decision like that so hastily.
However, Carlos was fed up with Alan's mistakes, stating that if this
doesn't happen, he would have to keep on correcting his mistakes and
covering up for him. It had been going on all their lives. Alan kept
saying he always helped, but Carlos wasn't buying it. He finally
said “Talk all you want, but remember you are involved with El
Ciego's money. Think about it.” As he started to walk away Alan
pleaded again for him to get him out and prove him innocent, then he
could make this decision. He continually blamed Sonia for all this.
Howver, Carlos would not change his mind.
Lorena was nervous about going to
court after having met Sara's husband. She was sure that his lawyer
would be worse. She was also concerned that he would make the case
that Sara could not care for her son. Gustavo made the point that by
failing to provide support for the boy he was putting the child at
risk. She realized he was right. [She should certainly also know
that Mexican family courts strongly favor mothers in custody cases.]
Nancy had been trying to get
information out of Herrera, but he told her this was not possible.
It was difficult to get information out of Sonia and he didn't want
to put his job at risk. She continued to seduce him with promises of
cash and other payment and he said he would see what he could do.
Lorena practiced her opening
argument and Gustavo filled in a blank. He was pleased with her
rehearsal. She was still a little nervous and he told her that was
normal. He still got nervous sometimes. She didn't believe
that but he assured her that was true. He was confident in her. “You
learn the law through practicing it,” he told her. “And with every
case, you learn something new.” [He might make a good law
professor some day.]
That night Sonia paid Alan a
visit in the lockup. He wasn't willing to talk to her without his
lawyer present, saying he had nothing to tell her because she had no
evidence against him. She said they found many interesting things in
his office. She was particularly interested in what Carlos had been
hiding. She offered not to bring charges if Alan would rat him out.
Juan and Tatiana came out of a
movie theatre and she gushed about how she loved going to the movies
but never could go often in the past because of her work. She gushed
about how he had done so much for her. He looked mostly like he had
mixed feelings. He definitely seemed interested in her physical
charms this time. [But if he wants to be Roberto 2.0 he will need
to ditch the Greasy Kid Stuff and adopt The Dry Look.]
Sonia offered Alan something he
might not refuse: Dropping charges against him in exchange for
information about Carlos' defenses in minor cases and the nature of
his clients. He decided that rather than fold he would play another
card, saying that the next time they spoke his lawyer would be
present.
Boston: Diego and Jordan
were closing for the night when police from ICE came in to arrest
Diego as an illegal alien. He demanded to be able to call his wife,
saying he had lived in the US for 25 years. He was dragged out as
though he had robbed a bank.
His wife and daughter were at
home and he was late. His wife said his cell phone probably died, as
usual. Hers rang and it was Jordan calling from Diego's phone, which
had not been in its owner's pocket. He told them that he had been
arrested by ICE.
Mexico City: Adrián and
Victoria dined and he asked her what made her decide to become a
lawyer. She explained that her father had suffered a terrible
injustice. His brother had stolen his inheritance and it took
everything to fight it. She learned from that that it was important
to fight for what was right in the world and to help people in
trouble.
Boston: Diego was brought
into the immigration office and told he was going to be deported
immediately because of a change in the law. He had been arrested in
a raid 25 years before and he had signed an agreement that he would
be allowed to stay in the US for 15 years and had overstayed his
welcome. He wasn't even going to be allowed to call his family. He
was dragged out after having been insulted by the official. [It
looks like we've met Victoria's next client.]
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