01x06 - The Woman Who Knew Too Much

[bunniefuu]

[plane approaching]

[Manchola] William.

William!

William, wake up.

We're going to my house.

Was the plane found already?

Uh

- I'm hopeful it'll turn up soon.

- Look, please don't treat me like a child.

I just turned eleven. Tell me the truth.

Uh

[sputtering]the truth

is that the last time we spoke to them

was three hours ago, and it seems like

Did the plane crash?

Who said that to you?

What I'm

Look, I think we're all just tired.

How about we go to my place, yeah?

No!

[voice breaks] I'm not going anywhere

unless I can be with Edie.

Even if she's dead now!

No! Don't say that, no.

- [women singing] Happy birthday to you ♪

- [William chuckles]

- Happy birthday to you ♪

- [lighter flicks]

Happy birthday, dear Willy ♪

Happy birthday to you! ♪

- Bravo!

- [William] Thanks.

Okay, go ahead now and make a wish.

How'd you know my birthday was today?

Little bird told us.

We figured it'd be best

for you to blow out the little candle

while we're still here.

- Do you know what you'll wish for?

- Yeah, I do.

EZEIZA AIRPORT, BUENOS AIRES

[sirens wailing]

[officer] Let's go, guys! Let's go!

[yelling] This is the police!

You are completely surrounded!

Open the door!

Hands in the air!

Hands in the air, God damn it!

[Lequerica] Okay, okay, okay!

Take it easy, take it easy.

[officer] Keep your hands up!

Now slowly! That's it!

- That's it! Keep moving!

- [tense music playing]

- [officer 1] On your knees! Go get him!

- [officer 2] Come on!

- [officer] Handcuff him! Cuff him!

- [Lequerica] Easy. Easy, brother.

- I'm not a t*rror1st.

- [officer] I'm going in.

[tense music continues]

[officer whispers]

Okay, where the f*ck are you?

- [mutters] Okay.

- [hostage whimpers]

- [man] Please, help us.

- [woman] Don't sh**t, please!

[woman] Get us out of here.

We can't see.

Help us, please. Please.

[officer breathing nervously]

[officer whispers] Okay. Okay.

- [officer] Ahh!

- [both yelping]

[officer] Holy sh*t! It's okay!

I'm a police officer. It's okay.

- Where are the t*rrorists?

- [dramatic music playing]

- [officer] Huh?

- [Bárbara] They disappeared.

Disappeared? What do you mean?

They escaped.

And they took the Captain Wilches.

The b*stards got off the f*cking plane!

- [camera bulbs flashing]

- [reporters clamoring loudly]

[loud clamoring continues]

- [cameras flashing]

- [reporters shouting and clamoring]

[man] Go in that car!

[reporters shouting]

[reporter 1] Ms. Edilma, please.

Can you tell us how you're feeling?

[reporter 2] Is there anything

[reporter 3] Is that your blood

or someone else's?

Did you have to k*ll someone?

- [crowd shouting and clamoring]

- [reporter 3] Did they k*ll anyone either?

Is everybody alive?

Could you tell us what happened to them?

[ominous music playing]

[sirens wailing]

THE HIJACKING OF FLIGHT 601

THE WOMAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

["Jibaro (Enrolle)"

[by Elkin & Nelson playing]

EL DORADO AIRPORT - BOGOTÁ

[Flaco on TV] Good evening, Tokyo.

Good morning, Bogotá.

The universal feeling of jubilation

felt after the moon landing

pales in comparison

to the potpourri of emotions

that are transpiring inside this airport.

The same Flaco Marulanda

transpires through his every pore.

While I stand just a few yards away

from the doors that separate

this family I got

from their long-awaited liberty.

- We got a glimpse

- [all clamoring and clapping]

a glimpse of the first liberated hostage.

Come with me. Come with me.

Miracles do exist.

This man,

whom we presumed died inside the aircraft,

has emerged unscathed.

Lazarus has risen.

He didn't burn to death,

he was just fluttering by the sun.

Everyone, I can see the captain

of the cycling team.

[man exclaims happily]

This is indeed an emotional meeting.

It's pretty

Pretty

Pretty intimate. Well

Love truly knows no bounds.

No frontiers. Love knows no limits.

Love knows no tongues, although

[hesitatingly] it seems like this one

does know about that.

The common man!

Any words for our viewers, sir?

[man] Four hundred and forty-six chicks.

My tiny babies gave up their lives.

Sacrificed.

You heard it here first.

Inside this box, not a peep.

- [crowd clapping]

- [Flaco] Another lover's embrace.

A love encounter.

Once my lawyers are done with you,

you'll be lucky if you can afford

a one-bedroom in the ghetto.

- [Flaco] That's her ring!

- You might want to sell this.

- Uh, lady, any last words, perhaps?

- [man] Marta!

[clears throat] Well,

as the famous Aristotle once said,

"A man in solitude

is a wild beast or a god."

Comments?

How about that for a comment?

Well, this, uh

this one is definitely no god,

let me tell you.

Ah

But

in the journalism world,

"No pain, no blood," they say.

- [William, muted] Edie!

- ["He venido" by Los Zafiros playing]

[muted] William!

Edie!

[emotional ballad continues]

[gasps] Willy!

["He venido" continues playing]

[officer] Ma'am, come with me, please.

Let's go. Let's go. Come on.

[William] Edie

[cries] Edie

AEROBOLIVAR OFFICES

[Esguerra] If you don't cooperate

and refuse to confess

where Colonel Wilches

and the two hijackers disembarked,

you will be arrested and remain in custody

by virtue of the antiterrorist law.

Do you understand what that could entail?

Of course I understand that sh*t.

What, you think I'm an idiot?

Surely there's something

you heard the hijackers say.

I just assist on flights.

My job is to serve coffees and smile.

How am I supposed to know where

we landed in the middle of the night?

I mean, you weren't blindfolded.

And your eyes weren't covered either.

If you don't tell us what you know,

you will remain detained as an accomplice.

Accomplice to what?

To hijacking Flight 601.

[dark music playing]

I'm sorry, but you told me

after I answered some questions

that I could leave.

[laughing]

My man, you're pulling my leg, aren't you?

- [laughing]

- You're pulling my leg, you.

No. No, no one is pulling your leg.

Because, look, if I were pulling your leg,

you'd have this finger right here

all the way in your precious as*h*le.

And we'd be throwing you

a huge birthday party.

So you will do me a great f*cking favor

and tell me where

your co-conspirators disembarked.

Don't know.

I'm just another stewardess,

for God's sake.

I'm a mother who should be

with her children at home right now,

not here!

Well, luckily, I'm the most efficient

government official.

I have a talent for making simple things

very difficult, even tiny details.

It's a very simple,

basic question, all right?

[slowly] Do you know

where they disembarked?

If I tell you,

they'll m*rder Captain Wilches.

If you don't tell me

what you know, I guarantee

I'm going to ensure that your life

gets very, very complicated.

[dark music building]

Mr. Vice Minister

I'll tell you what I know, I swear.

But, first,

I'd like to explain some things

so you understand

what happened right before

they all disembarked.

So, please, can I do that?

[darkly intriguing music playing]

When the hijackers

heard of the military operation

that was waiting for us at El Dorado,

they went crazy and pulled out a grenade.

They said they'd blow up the plane

if we landed.

[Toro grunting]

- [Eusebio] Don't do it!

- I'm not going to prison!

- [Edilma] Bárbara!

- [Toro] I'm not going to Bogotá!

Everything was lost. We were gonna die.

But Captain Wilches

did everything in his power to stop them.

[screaming]

Lequerica!

[Wilches] You crazy b*tch!

[Edilma] The hijackers immobilized

the captain by stabbing him

in the leg with a screwdriver,

making it impossible

for him to pilot the plane.

The captain was desperate,

so he entrusted the plane to his copilot,

handing him complete control.

- [Wilches] I knew you wanted my seat!

- Shut up, sir!

[darkly intriguing music continues]

[Edilma] After that,

I don't know how he did it,

he still had the damn screwdriver

buried in his leg,

but he went ahead

and confronted the hijackers!

- [Eusebio] Listen, Toro

- [Edilma] We're not going to Bogotá!

- We changed course!

- [Eusebio] We're not going to prison.

- [both struggling]

- [Edilma] There's a way out! Enough!

[Toro] Revolution or death!

Give me the grenade,

and I swear I'll get you out of here.

I'll see to it that you escape.

There's no way out for us! It's over!

- [Eusebio] No, Toro, please stop.

- [Toro] Angirú!

- [growls] I saved your damn life!

- [Toro] No!

You owe me that, and you know it!

- My life!

- I don't owe you sh*t!

Nothing!

[cries] You should've let me die.

- [Eusebio] Toro, look at me. Calm down.

- [crying] I'd rather be dead.

[Eusebio] Why would you say that, Toro?

- Why would you say that?

- It's time to end things.

[Eusebio] Don't do this, Toro.

[Toro grunting]

[pensive music playing]

I know what it's like to feel

trapped in a merciless world

that ignores you,

and spits on your face,

tramples you over and over.

- Ahh!

- [Eusebio] Get up, brother! Get up!

[Edilma] And reduces you to nothing.

- [Eusebio] Toro!

- [yelling]

[g*n fires]

[yelling] Freedom now!

[pensive music continues]

[Edilma] I know how it feels.

But you have two choices in life.

Live with that resentment

and despise the world

or keep fighting until you find

a way out.

And fight to find

a light.

[angelic music playing]

No matter how.

[angelic music continues]

I am putting my life in your hands.

Let go of it.

Let go.

[Eusebio crying softly] Let's go home.

Let's go, Torito. Please.

- Let's go home.

- [angelic music continues]

It's okay.

[Edilma] You may not believe

what I'm about to tell you,

but it's the truth.

With his words alone,

the captain was able to disarm them.

Then he told us about his plan.

A plan that would allow us all to live.

I'm gonna ask you a question.

Please give me an honest response.

Does my face look like a toilet to you?

[Edilma] No.

No, sir.

Then what's this crap

you're trying to cover my face with?

[Edilma] Mr. Vice Minister,

I'm right in front of you.

You've heard me.

You know what we went through.

You must know that everything

I've told you is the truth.

[Esguerra] Are you accusing the captain

of being the brains behind an escape plan

to wash your hands clean

of your obvious complicity in this matter?

No one's accusing the captain of that.

He's not involved in a plot.

A gentleman's agreement

is completely different.

He told the hijackers that we could land

in a clandestine location

in exchange for our lives,

in exchange for my life.

Where exactly is this place?

[Lequerica] This is where the captain

told me to turn off the transponder.

Right here.

Captain asked me

to descend the aircraft 3,000 feet.

This is where planes can disappear

from the radar and go into stealth mode.

It's what all the smugglers do

to transport ill*gal goods, you know.

It's common knowledge.

I mean, why would

I lie to you, minister, huh?

I mean, I transported

a variety of pigs years ago, right?

[laughing] And you don't even

want to know how hot it gets

when you're hauling that amount

of pig sh*t over Barranquilla.

I'm telling you. [laughing]

[Esguerra] So, that's

when you all closed your eyes,

and magically, the captain

and his captors disappeared into thin air?

- Hmm?

- No, they didn't just magically disappear.

They demanded one thing

before they sealed this agreement.

They needed a promise.

They wanted assurance

to keep the details of their whereabouts

secret for 72 hours.

- Two assurances, to be exact.

- [dark music playing]

My partner and I.

And that was by far

the worst part of this whole nightmare.

They were absolutely desperate.

They took me, they dragged me,

they touched me, and they beat me as well.

Those men took both of us to the exit

to be taken as hostages again.

It was horrible, sir.

- [dark music continues]

- Bárbara.

Give him this one.

You put this one on.

You better change,

you're coming with us too.

- Huh?

- [Edilma] She's not going anywhere.

[Eusebio] I'm taking her for 72 hours.

If everyone keeps their mouth shut

and the media doesn't hear

of our whereabouts, we set her free.

No! I'm going to stay by her side.

You're not taking her anywhere.

Well, then grab some clothes.

We're taking you too.

[dark music continues]

Take Wilches.

A man like him is worth

more than 1,000 of us.

- He isn't worth f*cking sh*t.

- [Edilma] He is.

Wilches is the only one who'd open

his mouth and say where you disembarked.

[darkly intriguing music playing]

Fine. Then get that b*stard ready.

Hurry up. Otherwise, I'm gonna take her.

[darkly intriguing music continues]

[Lequerica] My captain

is an old-fashioned gentleman.

The moral compass of a man like him?

It would never allow

two women to be taken like that.

He wouldn't permit that sort of deal.

He willingly traded his life for theirs.

You know, we think heroes don't exist,

that they're some fantasy

in Mexican movies

or in some silly cartoon.

But you want to know

who a real-life hero is?

It's Captain Wilches.

I just can't stop thinking

of everything he did for us.

The risks he took

and everything he sacrificed.

It's hard to believe there are

heroes like Wilches in the world.

- [dark music continues]

- [Wilches screaming]

g*dd*mn, crazy b*tch! Argh!

- [Edilma] Press on the wound here!

- Son of a b*tch!

[Wilches groaning loudly]

- You're going to wear this.

- [groaning] Go f*ck yourself!

We're keeping

our part of the pact, Wilches.

There is no pact! I will not cooperate

with these guerrilla sons of b*tches!

[Edilma] I won't say

where you disembarked.

And in 72 hours, when they release you,

I won't say that you turned on us.

- I haven't turned on anyone!

- No?

Because I've never

turned on my principles.

Do you know what my f*cking mistake was?

Keeping us in the air

when I could've just f*cking landed!

Pray to God

that these revolutionaries m*rder me

or some flesh-eating bacteria

gets me first,

because if I get out of this alive,

I will tell the whole g*dd*mn world

that you are a f*cking t*rror1st!

- And why wouldn't you tell the truth?

- What is the truth?

Why don't you tell everyone

that you wanted to escape

when it wasn't necessary?

That you would have rather gotten us all

k*lled in a military m*ssacre?

And I would do it again.

m*therf*cking t*rror1st.

Backstabbing wh*re.

- f*cking b*tch

- This can go one of two ways!

You know how?

We're all charged with treason

and go to jail

and you labeled

as the coward that cheated us all.

Or

we give people

the fairytale they want to hear.

That this amazing man,

in an act of heroism,

sacrificed his own life

to save his crewmembers

with a gentleman's agreement.

How would you

like to be remembered, Wilches?

Like a hero?

Or like the coward you are?

You should use it.

Your head.

Who do you think they'll listen to?

To the captain or

or to a lowly stewardess?

[darkly intriguing music continues]

I believe you.

And I do believe what the captain said.

But I cannot trust

in those troublemaking rebels

who think they can

break all the g*dd*mn rules

because their mommies

didn't pay them enough attention.

Do you want to see your captain again?

Then give me their location.

Tell me where you landed.

[Lequerica] Here.

Right here at the very end of the runway.

Far away from any eyewitnesses,

the tower, far from everything,

that's where I landed the plane.

And right in this spot,

just as I was making a corner,

the three of them jumped out.

By the escape hatch.

- [Wilches groans]

- [Eusebio] Let's go!

[Lequerica] So I kept going

full speed ahead.

[imitates plane flying]

Until we

[imitates plane flying]blasted off.

So this means

you didn't land on some pasture.

You actually landed in an airport.

What airport was that?

I am terribly sorry, but I'm not about

to violate my oath as a pilot

and break the pact

I made with the captain.

I'd never betray him like that.

You understand, right?

And if my auntie had ba*ls,

she'd be my uncle.

Would you give us a minute, please?

[door opens]

[door slams]

Cut the bullshit,

you sorry-a*s piece of sh*t.

Listen, Lequerica.

- I'm tired of you pulling on my d*ck.

- [softly] m*therf*cker.

If you don't tell me

exactly what airport you left them at,

I'm gonna reserve

this very cozy patio I'm familiar with

at this jail called Modelo,

where this group of locked-up q*eers

are gonna love

saying sweet nothings in your ear

while they all passionately rail your a*s.

[Esguerra exhales and inhales]

[slowly] "So delicious!"

- [imitates licking loudly]

- Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay!

It was in Mendoza.

Here. Here. We landed here.

- [picks up phone receiver]

- [phone dialing]

Get the president on the line.

- [spits]

- And in Resistencia.

[dark music playing]

Stop f*cking with me, you useless b*stard!

No, sir, I'm not f*cking with you.

If I were f*cking with you, you'd still be

saying weird sh*t in my ear.

Like, "La, la, la, my delicious hunk"

or whatever.

Where did they disembark?

Mendoza or Resistencia?

Or Asunción.

We landed in those spots too.

I assure you one of those three spots

is where they disembarked.

I'm not really able to tell you

exactly where

[sputtering]because the mirrors of

the rearview ones you have in cars

wasn't invented for aircrafts yet.

[angrily] Where the f*ck

did they disembark?

In Mendoza, Resistencia, or Asunción?

[dark music building]

[Esguerra] Your friends already talked.

We already know.

Where did they disembark?

Mendoza,

Resistencia,

or Asunción?

I swear

that I'll tell you in 47 hours.

Swear to God.

But right now, no.

It's the only way to make sure

they won't m*rder the captain, please!

- Mm-mm.

- [Edilma sighs]

In 47 hours,

those commies will have escaped

with a sufficient amount of money

and motivation

to start spreading their revolutionary

ideals all over the continent.

- What if they're not guerrillas?

- What they are doesn't matter.

The only thing that matters

is how that revolutionary declaration

against the republic

will encourage other idiots

to pull the same sh*t,

to rebel against the Colombian State!

Can you imagine

what the guerrilla

could do in this country?

Decades full of kidnappings,

crimes, bombs,

rivers of blood.

Is that what you want

for your own children?

Obviously, you have no children.

Because if you did,

you wouldn't continue this t*rture.

Actually, I have two.

Alvaro, he's four.

And Geronimo, he's seven.

I would be devastated

if something bad happened to them.

What if

What if someone with power

and strings to pull in every direction

[ominous music playing]

called Child Protective Services

and told them that

I don't know,

I no longer have the mental capacity

necessary to raise my children?

- [ominous music continues]

- [exhales]

What if?

[phone dialing]

[dialing continues]

[Esguerra] Mr. Calderón,

how are you doing?

Tell me, how are those

indexes for adoption coming?

Listen, I heard

about this family that just

If I tell you in this very moment,

you swear none of this

will leak out to the press?

As Vice Minister,

my promise is to

impose respect for confidentiality.

[tense music playing]

Attention, Fujiyama. Attention, Sutatenza.

New shocking developments

in this aerospace odyssey tonight.

This moment, authorities in the south of

the continent are tracking the whereabouts

of the hijackers

that haunt my nightmares still,

in the outskirts

of the airport where they escaped,

leaving only a simple,

politically-charged message.

"Resistance."

"Resistance, Argentina."

"Resistance, Captain Wilches."

[grave music playing]

You really f*cked things up now.

Why did you

have to open your mouth, Edilma?

They're going to k*ll Captain Wilches.

They're going to k*ll him.

- What if I've k*lled him?

- No.

No!

You didn't k*ll him.

They won't k*ll him, anyway.

They're not K*llers, you know that.

No, Bárbara, if they're

pushed into a corner, they would.

In the middle of some jungle, all alone

[grave music continues]

If Wilches ends up dead,

we'll all end up in jail for homicide.

He turns up alive,

and opens his mouth,

we'll end up in jail as t*rrorists.

You only did what you had to do.

I still haven't done what I have to do.

You two shouldn't

be paying for my mistakes.

[grave music continues]

[tree branch snapping]

Man, hey, the river's over there.

If we follow it, we'll get to Asunción.

[Eusebio] Toro, wait.

Why are we going to Asunción?

[Wilches groans]

If we do, they'll put us in prison.

I want to see

the old man again.

There's nothing to do in Asunción,

let's go.

This trophy is for them.

For all of those who trusted me.

I won't go, Toro.

This miserable life is so f*cked.

I never cared for anyone.

Until I found

a brother for life in you, man.

Wherever you are, we're brothers forever.

Thank you, brother.

And thank you for not letting me die.

Wow, that was very romantic.

I was waiting for you guys to kiss.

How about we hurry up

so maybe I can take a g*dd*mn shower?

[Eusebio] Get up!

Get in the water! In the water! Hurry up!

I I won't say anything.

I'll keep my mouth shut.

I know you won't say anything.

'Cause where you're going,

no one speaks a word.

Get in and don't stop walking.

In the water, go!

Come on, in the water!

Look where praying

and working hard got you.

After breaking your back

just like everybody else.

Take this thought to the other side.

Our only difference

is that you lived a cozy life,

with a loving pop and a loving mom,

while I was born in the dirt

with nothing.

Move!

No, no, please don't k*ll me.

[crying softly] Please don't k*ll me.

[water sloshing]

[whimpers] I was just lucky.

I was just lucky.

I was just lucky.

[crying] No, please don't k*ll me.

I was just lucky.

[g*n c*ck]

Edilma Pérez,

what exactly is it

that you would like to amend?

[darkly intriguing music playing]

[Edilma] Baby of mine, don't you cry ♪

[Wilches] You're the opportunistic,

backstabbing, t*rror1st b*tch.

[indistinct wailing]

- [William] Edie!

- [Edilma] I am the worst mother.

[spoon clatters]

[Esguerra] Edilma Pérez.

Ms. Pérez, whenever you're ready.

- [crowd clamoring loudly]

- [man] Captain!

- [bulbs flashing]

- [reporters clamoring]

[reporters clamoring indistinctly]

Captain Richard Wilches at your service.

I believe you require me

to answer some questions. Here I am.

[Esguerra] Vice Minister Esguerra.

It's a relief for Colombia

to see that you are alive.

- This way, please. Edilma?

- Yes?

- [Esguerra] Give me a second.

- No. That's all right.

She may stay.

Good morning, Edilma.

Captain Wilches.

[unconvincingly] Such a joy

to see you alive.

[Wilches sighs]

[Esguerra] Please, come in, Captain.

[Wilches] Thank you.

[Esguerra] Edilma?

- [darkly intriguing music continues]

- [Wilches grunts]

[Esguerra] Captain, this is a transcript

of your crew's individual interviews.

- Please read it.

- Okay.

[Esguerra] And any questions,

comments, I am here.

[Wilches] Of course.

[suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music building]

[suspenseful music building]

[music fades]

[Esguerra] Anything you'd like to add?

Huh?

Any comments?

Uh-huh.

[Esguerra] "Uh-huh"?

Mind being specific?

Please?

Of course I can.

[Wilches clears throat]

I want what I say to be very clear

Mmm-hmm.

[sighs]

that except for the hairpiece,

everything is true.

[tape recorder clicks]

[Esguerra] All right.

Thank you.

[clears throat]

[groans]

- [door opens]

- [tape recorder clatters]

["Volveré" by Diego Verdaguer playing]

[bright music continues playing]

[boys] Edie!

[yelling indistinctly]

["Volveré" continues playing]

["Volveré" continues playing]

["Volveré" continues playing]

ONE MONTH LATER

["Volveré" playing in background on radio]

[door hatch opens]

[guard] Pirateque, you have a visitor.

I'm on the clock,

but I snuck out of the beauty salon

because I want to know

what happened with your sentence.

They decided

to give me 17 months.

[Pirateque chuckles]

But it's not that awful in here.

[Manchola] No?

No.

You know, I feel

a sense of relief.

Like almost as if

they lifted 13 planes off my chest.

In here, I spend all my days working

getting my hands dirty,

and I feel like

taking things apart makes everything

easier to think about, and

And what is it you think about?

I think of you.

About the times we made love.

[both laugh softly]

[Pirateque] In my office.

[both chuckling]

On first-class flights.

In Chavarriaga's office.

I don't know,

it gives me a little bit of faith

in the future.

I'm always thinking of the future.

I'm also thinking of the future.

Isn't it bizarre how things turn out?

I think they're gonna

ask me to leave soon.

How much time do we have?

The rest of our lives.

If you're up for it.

["Un minuto de tu amor" by Sabu playing]

[sobs] Yes.

Pirateque and Manchola

urged the chaplain from La Modelo

to marry them

before he finished his sentence.

After his release from prison,

the couple moved to Guaduas.

Neither returned to work

in the aerospace sector.

[Chavarriaga] Ladies and gentlemen,

the brave dare to love

because only the brave

have something of value to fight for,

either in the battles of everyday life,

or in the battle we all wage

against the heavens

from the day we are born

to our last breath.

As manager

and owner of Aerobolivar,

I'm inspired by the acts of valor

of Captain Wilches

to persevere

and continue to fight for those

who trust us

with their lives in the skies.

Sir, new Minister of Defense,

Esguerra,

will you do the honors?

[Esguerra] Mr. President.

Good afternoon.

Captain Richard Wilches,

it is my honor to present you with

the Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá,

the most illustrious distinction

our country has to offer,

for reminding our people

that heroism does not lie in the desire

to put yourself above the rest

by any means,

but in the willingness

to serve others by any means.

Congratulations, Captain.

[all clapping]

Appreciate it, thanks.

Commander Richard Wilches

continued flying commercial aircraft

until his death seven years later

in a plane crash

in Florida, United States.

[Bárbara] More agile than a refrigerator,

braver than an avocado.

- Captain Wilches! Bravo! Bravo!

- [both laughing]

Oh God, his poor hair

and how he brushes it to the side.

He's losing all of it, you know!

Honestly, my God, I really needed this.

- [Bárbara] Mmm-hmm!

- To see you.

[laughs] We're here, we made it!

No better place to say goodbye,

don't you think so?

Are you going on vacation?

Are you taking a breather, finally?

Kind of, yeah.

I want to get out of here.

This is my goodbye.

"Goodbye"?

Of Bárbara.

Since we returned, I

I feel strange, um

I can't find my footing.

Edie, what did you feel up there

when you thought they were gonna k*ll you?

It's hard to explain it.

Well, I felt relief, you know?

Like I could take a break

from

having to act

like this character, Bárbara.

But after I felt afraid.

But not of being k*lled

afraid of having felt relief.

[voice breaks] Life's weighing heavy,

my friend.

I'm so sorry for not giving you more.

Not being better or more for you.

And every single day,

I regret letting you get on that plane.

But I thank the heavens

for your decision to come on board.

Edie, if I hadn't

boarded that plane with you,

I wouldn't have realized

I needed to get down

from that cloud I was floating on

for so many years.

Mmm.

I'm going to miss you,

my sister from the sky.

So am I.

So much.

So much.

["Pobrecitos mis recuerdos"

by Bola de Nieve playing]

["Pobrecitos mis recuerdos" fading]

ASUNCIÓN, PARAGUAY

[man] Toro!

Toro!

- [indistinct chatter]

- [musicians playing lively music]

- [all cheering]

- [lively music continues]

[officer] All right.

Let's take you to jail.

Come on, let's go.

Francisco "Toro" Solano

distributed the money from the hijacking

amongst his neighborhood,

which drew the attention of authorities.

He was extradited to Colombia

where he served

a five-year prison sentence in Medellín.

It is rumored that he died years later,

during a failed bank robbery

in Buenos Aires.

[all chanting and cheering]

[all cheering] Torito! Torito! Torito!

SOMEWHERE IN BRAZIL

END OF THE ROAD

- [woman] Bom dia.

- Bom dia.

["Esos ojitos negros"

by Dúo Dinámico playing]

I wasn't sure you'd show.

[laughs softly]

Neither was I.

["Esos ojitos negros" continues playing]

After landing in Resistencia,

Eusebio Borja disappeared.

He was never captured,

and it's believed that he's still alive.

[Edilma] Dearest María Eugenia,

I was so excited

to receive your last postcard.

Did you know

I've always dreamt of visiting Brazil?

[wistful music playing]

Frankly, I don't have much to tell.

Although, the other day, I began wondering

about what you asked me

last time we saw each other.

What I felt that day,

when it became clear we'd die.

I now know my answer.

I haven't told anyone about this.

It was after I said goodbye to my kids,

to my life,

that I noticed a hole in my tights.

The sun hit it in a way

that made it seem as though

it was alive.

As if it were a heart beating,

a breathing thing.

And suddenly everything

around me seemed alive.

It was alive.

And the only one

that had given up on life was me.

I looked at my hand,

and the dots were breathing,

and I looked up at the sky,

and the sky was alive too.

I accepted the fact I'd reached the end.

[boys laughing and chatting indistinctly]

[Edilma] And that hole, those dots,

the sky,

all reminded me

that we're only here temporarily,

María Eugenia.

That life is just a blink of an eye,

a heartbeat.

And that even the hardest moments in life,

are miracles.

Just being able to breathe

and smelling my children's necks

every morning is a miracle.

Being able to embrace pleasure,

and the fear

of loving unconditionally,

of being able to look in the infinite

heavens amidst the turbulence,

and live with your feet on the ground,

and your head in the sky.

["Canción para mi muerte"

by Charly García playing]

["Canción para mi muerte"

continues playing]

Edilma Pérez was able to continue working

at Aerobolivar despite having children,

but never received

the raise she was promised.

Three years later,

she was fired for smuggling alcohol.

Edie and María Eugenia, Bárbara,

are still friends to this day.

Even though it's inspired

by real facts and people,

some characters, incidents, places,

dialogues, and names are fictitious.

Any similarity to reality

is for dramatic purposes only.

["Canción para mi muerte"

continues playing]

OUR THANKS TO

EDIE AND MARÍA EUGENIA