Scenes
combined where it made sense to do so.
Los
Angeles: Victoria, Roberto, and Adrián explained the case to
someone else at the consulate. She said the case would be delicate.
They described the incident. Adrián was planning on making this a
test case.
Mexico
City: Carlos got Daniel to calm down, telling him he will take
care of this. For the moment he needed to make a statement. Alan was
angry. After Daniel walked away he called him an imbecile and said
it was not his fault that this happened. Carlos seemed to have some
understanding of Daniel's grief but Alan only seemed to care about
taking the blame. Nancy came along and asked what happened. Carlos
said their client was making a statement and sternly told Alan he
would see him later in his office.
Susanna
was setting the table for dinner when Juan came home with Tatiana,
who gushed over the place. Although she didn't say so, Susannah was
not pleased to see her, despite that Tatiana was much better dressed
than before. Tatiana commented on the new furniture and told her she
must be so proud of her son; Susanna tersely said she was. And that
working for what one has makes it more meaningful than something
given. Tatiana agreed, although it was difficult to determine whether
she caught the snub. Juan told his mother that Tatiana offered to
help them finish decorating. He asked Tatiana if she would like to
stay for dinner and Susanna echoed the invitation in a way that Juan
could not mistake her displeasure. She went to the kitchen and Juan
asked her to hurry back. Tatiana picked up the pitcher to pour.
Nancy
went to forensics and opened a few buttons on her top for better
exposure. She then slithered up to Garcia to tell him she needed his
help on a case. She wanted him to rush the release of the bodies of
her client's children. He told her there were different protocols
for minors, of which she was aware. She seductively asked – like
in the old days – if there was anything he could do. He
replied that he could get her the preliminary results of the
autopsies. That pleased her.
Tatiana
complimented Susanna's cooking while ignoring the fact that she was
increasingly ill at ease. She then said she had to leave, since her
neighbor was babysitting for her. Juan said he would drive her home.
He got up and left with her. [A thousand pesos says Susanna
will have an argument with Juan as soon as he gets back.]
Ricardo
told Gustavo that some of Carlos' most recent clients – including
El Cuervo and El Chivo – work for another client of his. None of
this sounded kosher to either of them although they both knew that
this wasn't much...yet. They added the photos to Gustavo's wall.
They needed to connect them and the Dorantes brothers to organized
crime. Ricardo spoke again of Alejandra's convulsions when Carlos
had visited her. Gustavo made Ricardo promise that he would back off
if they didn't find a connexion to her.
Juan
took Tayiana home. More gushing, this time mixed with flirting and
topped off with a kiss. Juan looked bemused.
Nancy
came back from Garcia's office and informed Daniel of the preliminary
results. His children died of a massive barbiturate overdose. He
cried out “She poisoned them!” Carlos tried to get him to calm
down but he couldn't. He was certain that Rocio had killed the
children. She was mentally ill and nothing she had done recently
made any sense. His son had called saying she was very badly off.
Nancy said that the autopsy result didn't mean she did it. Carlos
said the needed for her to recover so they could question her.
Daniel didn't care; he'd be just as happy to see her dead.
Los
Angeles: After a long day Carmen decided to turn in. Roberto
suggested they go out for drinks, but Victoria wanted to study.
Adrián offered to help, so Roberto changed his plans to join them.
Mexico
City: Nancy told Daniel that the best thing to do would be to
wait for the full report and for the bodies to be released. Then
they would wait for Rocio's recovery to find out what happened.
Carlos agreed. Daniel said he wanted to kill Rocio for this. Carlos
told him to calm down because he would need to be calm through all
this. He assured him that he would see that the guilty party pays
for the crime.
Los
Angeles: Adrián, Victoria, and Roberto went over some of her
study material, referencing that Mexico still operated on Roman law
while the US system was modeled on English Common Law. Roberto
mentioned that he and Victoria had been Alonso's students. However,
when Adrián commented that this was why they all got on so well
Roberto said “Actually, it's because she adores me” which did
not sound right to Adrián. Victoria announced that she was going to
bed because her exam was the next day, Adrián also decided to turn
in, and Roberto stayed in the hotel lobby lamenting his failure to
capture the icy heart of his ladylove.
Mexico
City: The following morning Carlos and Nancy reviewed the
autopsy report. Alan came into Carlos' office to go over the case,
but Carlos said he was going to handle it. Alan said that he had
called the police and given a statement. Carlos said that was all he
needed to do. He told him to leave the case to him punto fin.
Alan left Carlos' office. Nancy asked Carlos why he was so hard on
Alan, but Carlos didn't say much. Only not to interfere with this.
She agreed. She said they needed to find out how the medications
were administered. For that they needed the full report.
Los
Angeles: The others saw Victoria to the California State Bar
Association. She went in and took the bar exam.
Mexico
City: Rocio was in the hospital, her throat bandaged. The nurse
allowed Carlos and Nancy to enter her room to talk to her. She asked
where her children were. Nancy said they were not able to answer
this. Carlos looked at Rocio and told her that her children died.
Rocio looked confused and/or frightened, looked away from them, and
then began denying that this could be true. She then began accusing
Daniel of killing them in revenge. Carlos leaned over to ask what
happened. She told him that Daniel had come over to threaten them.
They argued. She remembered nothing else because she passed out and
woke up in the hospital bed. Carlos asked who hurt her and she said
it was Daniel. She began getting hysterical, repeating “It was
Daniel!” many times until the nurse put a sedative in the IV.
Susanna
questioned Juan about Tatiana but didn't find his answers
satisfactory. She made it clear that she didn't want him to be with
a woman like Tatiana. “Think of your problems with Fer.” He
replied that Fer had dropped him and didn't want to see him anymore.
Los
Angeles: Victoria came out of the exam thinking it went well,
although she didn't yet have the results. Adrián and Carmen came
back from the bank where they had gotten Ramon's assets. Roberto
suggested they celebrate, which they might have done if Adrián
didn't get the call from the DA's office. They were expected there.
Ricardo
went to Sofia's home to drop off some files. Camila was still awake
and she invited him to stay for coffee. He stayed and later when he
cleared the table Camila told Sofia “There are so few gentlemen.”
[She definitely wants this match-up.]
Nancy
and Carlos got back to their office and he told her he wanted a full
autopsy report, sayinig he wasn't sure now who killed the children.
[Carlos, haven't you heard of Darlie Routier?]
Los
Angeles: Adrián et al went to the DA's office just as the
sheriff and Officer Olson arrived with their attorney, who said that
“these lawyers” will not win on her turf. They got a nasty
surprise when the Vega lawyers came out saying that they had just
gotten the trial date: Tomorrow. The sheriff told his attorney that
the Mexican lawyers tried to intimidate him. Adrián pointed out
“You are the one with the gun.” This ended on “See you in
court.” Olson wasn't too eager, his supervisor told him to shut
up, and their lawyer said she got this and she knew the law.
Mexico
City: Ricardo took his leave and Camila was pleased that Camila
had such good work at a good company. He went to see Quiróz to tell
him what he discovered about Carlos. Quiróz tried to dismiss this
but Ricardo pointed out that Carlos doesn't typically take cases like
these. Also that these two could not have had the money to pay
Carlos' fees. And that Carlos never takes pro bono cases. Quiróz
said he was too busy. He was investigating the murder of Alejandra
and would let him know when he finds something.
Carlos
and Nancy went to the Orgín home to look at the crime scene. There
was no evidence of violence; everything was in order. The door had
not been forced. There were children's drawings on the table. If
they were attacked they knew the attacker. Nancy asked if he thought
that Rocio killed the children. Carlos replied that a desperate
woman would be capable of anything.
Los
Angeles: The Vega team discussed the case, Victoria pointing out
precedents for race hatred in US history. They were concerned that
this case would end up in the crapper because the penalty for what
Olson did is suspension, at worst. They needed to make this bigger
in the name of justice.
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