01x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

[birds tweeting]

[gentle music playing]

[wind gusting, leaves rustling]

[sighs softly]

[sniffles]

[whimpering]

[cries]

[sniffling]

[crying softly]

[crickets chirping]

[Diego] How is she?

I've been knocking for hours,
but all I get is crying in response.

[Diego sighs]

That boy is nothing but trouble.

You were right all along about Daniel.
He's an imbecile.

Uh... [sighs]

I have never said that he is an imbecile.

[Diego sighing]

He's intelligent but egotistical.

He basically grew up unprotected,

so he doesn't know how to care for others.

-And that makes him an imbecile!
-[gasps]

[chuckles]

[sighs]

[door opens]

[footsteps]

Unbelievable.

The entire night?

-She still in there?
-[Diego] Mm-hmm.

-Yes.
-[Milagros] Dear God.

Emilia.

It's Milagros.

[rattles doorknob]

-That's enough.
-[Diego] Hmm?

Back up.

What?

Milagros, wait.

[bells tolling distantly]

[sighs softly]

[sighing]

[Diego sighs]

[Diego] Emilia.

My poor baby.

Wake up.

It's me.

[tender music playing]

[Diego chuckles]

[Diego] When will you stop
confusing hunger with sadness?

You've been crying for two days,
mostly because you were starving.

You're just as much to blame, Diego.

-[Diego] None of that is my fault.
-[Josefa] Mm.

[kisses]

Tell me, Emilia, did I cause you
to fall in love with Daniel?

Who thinks that?

[Diego] Your mother.

[Emilia] Hmm.

No.

You only bear a quarter
of the responsibility.

Auntie Milagros is a quarter responsible
for introducing us as infants.

And as for the remaining half,
it's all you.

-Because I liked how you disliked him.
-[scoffs]

You see? I'm completely innocent.

[Diego and Josefa laugh]

-[boots marching]
-[police whistles blowing]

-[g*nf*re]
-g*nshots?

The Serdáns?

Let's go.

[Diego] No.

[dramatic music playing]

[whistles blowing continues]

[g*nshots]

[glass shattering]

[people shouting angrily]

[police whistles and g*nf*re continue]

[wistful music playing]

[door lock bolting]

[g*nf*re and explosions]

[loud expl*si*n]

[g*nf*re continues]

[loud expl*si*n]

[dramatic music playing]

LOVESICK
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ÁNGELES MASTRETTA

[shattered glass tinkling]

[brooms sweeping]

[officer] They were sh**ting for hours.

Move along. I'll see you later.

[indistinct chatter]

-[girl] What happened, Mother?
-[woman] Nothing. Keep walking.

Don't look, I said.

[bells clanging distantly]

[officer] Right flank!

Now!

[horse whinnying]

[boots marching]

[officer] Forward march!

Now!

Left flank!

Now!

He has a 2-year-old son.

I heard the child's mother and aunt
are also in jail.

[dour music playing]

[horse whinnying]

[officer] Double time!

Now!

Why do they have to parade his body?

[Milagros] They want to intimidate us.

[officer] Keep in step!

[Milagros] They k*lled Maximo first.

It took them all night
to finish that horrible m*ssacre.

Carmen shot at the troops from her balcony
to stop them from barging in.

They wanted to get her
for k*lling the chief of police,

but by the time they entered,

Filomena had managed
to force her into the women's quarters.

So they just arrested them.

Technically, they cannot k*ll people
who aren't actively sh**ting at them.

But that's what happened to Aquiles.

The sh**ting had stopped.

He was hiding in the basement
and started coughing from the cold.

[boots marching]

[officer] Left, right!

What a morbid way
of showing respect for the female sex.

It's the opposite.

Our lives are so unimportant that
k*lling us is deemed a waste of resources.

Tell me what you see.

Proud and fearless men and women.

[officer] Right flank!

March!

[Milagros] Hmm.

Goodbye, dear friend.

[pensive music playing]

[Emilia] After death,
our blood cells decompose.

That's why his skin looked like that.

You know, I still don't know
when you became a doctor.

To be a doctor, I would need a degree.

That's one of the two things
I can't get as long as there's a w*r.

Two things? What's the other one?

Daniel.

What am I going to do
if the next time I see him,

his body is exposed in the public square?

Let go of those fears.

They don't serve you.

I know.

But what else can I focus on?

On living, my dear.

[whimsical music playing]

[Sol] Look.

[gasps]

Sol, this is normal.

-My mother told me it was an emergency.
-It is.

[scoffs] Is there any way
you could erase them

with one of your herbal ointments?

It won't completely erase them.

Doesn't matter.

[Emilia] Mm-hmm.

COCONUT OIL

Have you chosen a name yet?

[sighs softly]

If it's a girl, Emilia.

No, really?

[Sol] Yes.

Just to annoy Titi.

[both laugh]

[Emilia] And if it's a boy,
you'll name him Salvador?

Oh, here we go again.

[grunts]

He asked me to pass on his regards
before he left.

Where'd he go?

He went to Mexico City
to work for the Madero campaign.

With Daniel?

No. Daniel is probably
fighting on the front lines,

-risking his life with Madero's troops.
-[door opens]

[woman 1] I bought so many perfumes
during my honeymoon,

that I haven't set foot
inside an apothecary since Madrid.

-[woman 2] What's that?
-[woman 1] Sol?

-One second!
-They're here for me.

[woman 1] Hurry up,
we're already running late.

[Sol] I'm coming.

[laughter]

-Here. This one, this one.
-[woman 2] Oh my God, it stinks.

[woman 1] What's that?
Spices? What is that for?

-[woman 2] What is this?
-Would you like some dirt?

They act so clueless. [laughs]

Of course, when you don't see it,
you tend to forget.

See what?

-Well, what's happening.
-[woman 2] What is this for?

[Sol] What are you talking about?

[sighs]

[woman 1] This one smells better.

[horse whinnies]

[officer 1] Octavio Cuenca?

-Yes, that's me.
-You're under arrest.

But why?

There's no need for brute force, officer.

-[grunts]
-Do not resist!

-[officer 2] Where is he?
-[Dr. Cuenca groaning]

Stand up!

-Come on.
-[officer 3] You're coming with us.

-[panting]
-[officer 2] Get in there!

-[grunts]
-[officer 1] Take him away.

-[whip cracks]
-[horse whinnies]

[door opens]

[door closes]

Five days in jail for getting
into a drunken fight

in the middle of the night.

Cuenca has never been drunk
in his entire life.

-[Diego] It's preposterous.
-Can we get him out?

We already tried to bribe them,
but I fear it may not be enough.

[Diego] They know who he is.

The police have been watching his house
since last month's meeting.

They wanna scare him into silence.

The governor is sending a clear message
that he can do whatever he pleases.

[Milagros] It's a warning to all of us.

[low-key music playing]

Are you okay?

-[door opens]
-[Salvador] Watch your step.

[chuckles weakly]

Take your time.

Thank you.

[door closes]

-[Dr. Cuenca groans]
-[Emilia] Mm.

[groans]

[Emilia] Mm.

[Dr. Cuenca sighs]

Pull more.

-[Emilia] Mm-hmm.
-A little more.

-[Emilia] Like this?
-Yeah.

[gasps softly]

When suturing an old wound,

you have to go much deeper
to prevent infection.

-Mm.
-[Dr. Cuenca groans]

Thank you.

It's arnica.

I wasn't sure if you needed
cold or hot compresses.

-It doesn't matter in this case.
-They're both fine.

[Dr. Cuenca chuckles]

[groans]

Díaz is furious.

I'm one of the members of the old guard
who used to support him,

and now we're turning our backs on him.

We know too much.

He's gonna punish us first

to get his revenge.

Because in his eyes,
we're nothing but traitors.

If I stay here,

I'm putting all my loved ones in danger.

You and my sons.

And Daniel, where is he?

We don't know where he is at the moment.

But we know he's doing okay. Don't worry.

Mm.

I'll never not be worried.

[Dr. Cuenca] I'm to blame for his absence.

If I didn't raise him the way I did,
he'd be sitting here with us.

If I had left him with you, Milagros,

perhaps he would have been better off.

You think that if she had raised him,
he wouldn't have become a revolutionary?

We wouldn't have heard from him again.

[all chuckle]

[Josefa] Where do you plan to go?

[Dr. Cuenca] Austin.

[Salvador] Someone is going
to help us cross the border.

We're leaving in the morning.

-[Dr. Cuenca] In a few hours.
-[Diego] It's a long trip.

[Josefa] I'll pack food for the road.

-[Dr. Cuenca] Thank you.
-[Salvador] Thank you.

[knock on door]

[Dr. Cuenca] What are you making?

[Emilia] Mercury ointment.
For your eyebrow.

[Dr. Cuenca] Mm.

What will become of...

of Zavalza without your help?

[gentle music playing]

[Dr. Cuenca] It's mine.

Or would you have preferred a cello?

[laughs and sighs]

I...

It's too much.

I can't say goodbye
to another member of this family.

[sighs]

[birds tweeting]

[Emilia chuckles]

[knock on door]

[Emilia] Ten centavos.

I always pay my debts.

I thought I'd never see you again.

[Emilia laughs]

Don't think you can get rid of me
now that Dr. Cuenca is gone.

To be honest, I feel a little guilty.

Why? Your presence here
is of great comfort to him.

Sure, but I feel very naive for thinking

that a person can be apolitical
in times like these.

Yes, but that naïveté was refreshing.

What's all this?

Remember the bad cells?

I'm trying to find some
in these samples the hospital sent me.

It's the brain of a man
who one day stopped being able to swallow,

then suddenly died.

-[laughs]
-[gasps]

Isn't it incredible?

Every good or evil thought
a person can have comes from here.

[Emilia] Don't believe
it comes from the soul?

I think the soul is in the brain.

So, who's your God?

Mm...

I don't have one.

-[both chuckle]
-Ah.

And has your uncle, the archbishop,
been made aware of that?

[laughing]

Do you have a god?

My god takes on many forms.

-Today, he's a microscope.
-Mm.

Hmm. Please teach me.

After you.

-Here...
-Mm-hmm.

Like that.

I'm sorry, uh, you should do it.

No, this is a very nice microscope.
I wouldn't want to break it.

Look. To focus, turn this one.

I see it.

-You do?
-Mm-hmm.

[tender music playing]

It's beautiful.

Goodbye.

SINCERELY, ME

-[Emilia sighs]
-[door opens]

[door closes]

[Diego] What does it say?

[Emilia] He's traveling from San Luis
with the Madero supporters.

He says his new missions will double
once the new government takes over.

[sighs] I want that too.

A new government?

[sighs]

Obviously.

But I want to make a difference,
see new things.

[gasps]

I don't want to spend my life
desperately waiting for letters

in which he says
how much he loves me and misses me

even if he might never come back.

And to add insult to injury...

he addressed it to Dr. Sauri.

As if he hadn't lied enough already.

[crumples paper]

What can I do?

Talk to me.

[sighs]

The more I spend time
assisting Zavalza with the patients,

the more I realize how much I don't know.

My dream feels impossible

as long as there's a w*r.

[door opens]

You've got me covered in scales!

I am Asunción Conde de Yarza,

from the Yarzas of Vizcaya.

-[Emilia] Who?
-Sol's sister-in-law.

[Diego] Mm.

I used the ointment you gave to Sol,
and now I look like a lizard.

[spluttering] Why did you put it there?

[Asunción] I'm the one
asking the questions here.

I'll leave you to your work, Doctor.

Oh.

Come.

[Zavalza] Did you give her
mercury ointment?

No. I wanted her to live
with her scales a few more days

to see if it would make her
a little less insufferable.

[Zavalza] That's unethical.

If you want to be a good doctor,
you have to treat everyone equally.

Good thing I'm not one, then.

And I don't... I don't need
more people feeding my delusion.

What do you mean?

My father insists
that I can become a doctor

without any diplomas.

[Zavalza] He's absolutely correct.

In that case, let's go ahead
and throw yours in the trash.

[knock on door]

Ah, Mrs. Silvina. Good afternoon.

I don't have any laundry for you,
but please come back in a few days.

[sobs]

Oh, no. I'm probably mistaken.

I'm sure there's something
for you to wash.

[scoffs]

-[crying]
-Come in. Come in.

What's troubling you?

[sighs and sniffles]

They took away my son.

Is he an activist?

No.

He's just an idiot.

They said they're going to send him
to a forced labor camp in Quintana Roo.

Do you happen to know where that is?

Where is he now?

At the train station.

Let's go. Quick.

[Silvina] Thank you so much.

[dramatic music playing]

-[steam hissing]
-[train whistle blowing]

-[man 1] Look at them.
-[man 2] Who are they?

[man 1] Do you know these people?

Where can I find the person
in charge of the prisoners?

Who's asking?

I'm the one asking the questions.

What do you want?

I'm Asunción Conde de Yarza,
from the Yarzas of Vizcaya.

I came for Benjamin.

My laborer. They stole him from me,
and I came to get him.

Did you hear my wife?

I paid good money for him.

What'd you say his name was?

Benjamin.

Pérez.

-Benjamin Pérez.
-[man] Benjamin Pérez.

You see, my love? I told you
we didn't have to resort to violence.

Listen, I'd love to help you.

My family's from a small village,
very near Vizcaya.

But your laborer

was caught leading a strike
and was rightfully arrested.

-[Zavalza] When was that?
-[man] Last week, sir.

-That cannot be.
-That's impossible.

Benjamin spent all of last week
cleaning the stables, right?

-[Zavalza] Right.
-I'm telling you, I saw him.

[Emilia] Are you calling me a liar?

I won't allow you to disrespect my wife.

You would need to sign a document
assuming liability on his behalf.

Good, give it to me.

Will you teach him
how to be loyal to the homeland?

If you do not return
my laborer this very instant,

you're the one who will end up
in a Quintana Roo prison

for lack of loyalty to the homeland.

[train conductor] Hurry up!
The train is leaving!

All aboard! All aboard!

[knocks on window]

[uplifting music playing]

All aboard! All aboard!

Were you always such a good liar,
or is it because of my bad influence?

I could never mistake you for a Yarza.

Of course not.

You would see right through the lie
because you're one of them.

[laughing] Is that how you see me, Emilia?

-[laughs]
-I'm nothing like them.

Don't worry, I know you're not.

Neither are you.

Who am I like, then?

Mm, like no one else.

[bells tolling]

It's getting late.

I can go in with you and explain
everything to your parents.

I'm perfectly capable
of facing my parents alone.

[tender music playing]

-Good night.
-Good night.

[door creaks open]

[horse whinnies]

I'm sorry for being so late.

Why do you all look so defeated?

Your aunt just told us
about the revolutionaries' incursion

into Ciudad Juárez.

Our ears are still ringing from the news.

I only wanted
to bring you back to reality,

which you've avoided by reading novels.

[Josefa] The novels I read
are full of tragic events.

Then you should be able
to handle the real ones.

[Diego] They sent thousands of troops
from Mexico City

and gave the soldiers a raise.

They earn 37 centavos a day now.

Do we know how he's doing?

I mean the supporters. How are they?

Many of them go missing every day,

and there's no way to know
if they're even in jail.

Bribing the guards
is completely useless now.

They're so scared
that no amount of money will sway them.

Boys are being dragged
out of their villages, from the mountains,

and ordered to fight their own people
and m*ssacre hundreds of innocents

in the name of that senile b*stard.

Even the kindest souls
can become monsters in the grip of fear.

[sighs]

Stay with us tonight.

[sniffles]

[mournful music playing]

I've been feeling very lonely.

[sighs]

What about Rivadeneira?

Do you want me to leave?

Never in a million years.

Is all this bloodshed worth it?

[tender music playing]

[Emilia] I'm serious.

I don't trust doctors
who haven't read Maimonides.

-Hmm!
-But why?

He was more of a philosopher
than a doctor.

Precisely.

[bell clangs distantly]

Mrs. Silvina, is something the matter?

Are they back for Benjamin?

No, ma'am. To show you how grateful I am,
I brought you a gift.

Zavalza.

Since I don't have the money to repay
both of you for saving my only son's life,

I thought it only fair
you take one of my daughters.

-"Take"?
-[Silvina] It's my gift to you.

Young professional couples like you
often need help around the house.

No need to worry about me.

I still have five more.

Come, my dear.

She's a very hard worker and fast learner.

Mrs. Silvina,

I have no doubt that...

-Tell me, what's your name?
-Jacinta.

That Jacinta is a very capable woman
with wonderful qualities.

-But...
-You can go now, Mother.

-[Emilia] No!
-[Zavalza] No, no, no.

We are truly grateful for the offer,
but I'm afraid we cannot accept it.

I'm not good enough?

No, it's not you.

What is it?

I want you to be free like your brother.

That's not possible.

What's possible is up to you.

[Jacinta] Excuse us.

[Zavalza sighs]

I'll get you home,
then head to the market.

We need tomatoes.

[Emilia scoffs]

What was that?

[scoffing]

What did you tell her?

[Zavalza sighs softly]

"Only the skilled swimmer may harvest
pearls from the sea's depths."

"The novice will drown."

"For only those whose mastery
mirrors their desire

should dare the risk
of achieving greatness."

-So you've read Maimonides.
-[chuckles]

Of course.

I thought you were the pearl
he was writing about.

The one I'd have to brave
the depths to find.

But you're the sea.

You surround me.

[sentimental music playing]

[Sol] Ah! You're getting married!

-[laughs]
-I'm already married.

Sure, and pigs can fly.

[chuckles] Where's your ring?

Or your husband?

Well, with Daniel, things are different.

Why do you always want to be different?

-[chuckles softly]
-I was born different.

[both laugh]

What are we doing here?

[Sol] Mm, we came to support
my husband's team.

Mm, sorry, I should have said,
what am I doing here?

[both laughing]

I want to make sure I spend time with you.

Well, it's not like I'm going anywhere.

I know, but with everything
that's happening right now,

it's scary.

I see you finally realized
that something's going on.

I'm not an idiot, Emilia.

Of course not.

[ballplayers chattering indistinctly]

Oh, hi!

[Emilia, sighing] Real men at work.

[Asunción] Something to drink?

[man] Cross! Cross!

[Sol] Are you feeling any better?

Well, your dress is stunning.

[Asunción] I told Benjamin
that the Condes are cheaters,

but he insisted on participating
in the game today.

-[man] Excessive violence is a tragedy.
-[woman] I'm appalled.

I've lived most of my life in Puebla
and have never feared for my life.

Asunción said you gave her scales.

[chuckles]

She should blame you.

You can't use medical remedies
without a prescription.

Uh, what about the papers
that state she's responsible

for the national devotion
of one Benjamin Pérez?

Did you have a prescription for those?

Yes, I did.

[laughs]

[woman] Truth be told,
I'm frightened every time I go out.

[priest] I can assure you,
there will be no w*r.

God is benevolent
and will protect the innocents.

The violence is caused by traitors.

What's he talking about?

[priest] We cannot let agents
of evil bring chaos to our nation

that has been peaceful for decades.

Thanks to our just and pious president.

In the end,
the wicked will always face judgment.

The Serdáns died as they lived,
as criminals.

And now they will have to suffer
eternal damnation.

Eternal damnation
is having to hear your nonsense.

-[man 1] Nice one!
-[man 2] Yeah!

[Emilia] What? Am I wrong?

Aquiles Serdán fought
for democracy and justice,

and they m*rder*d him while
he was hiding in his basement, unarmed.

Then they threw him
and his brother's corpses in the courtyard

so that their mother
would see their bodies

while she was being dragged to jail.

Then they paraded him in the public square

to make an example out of him
and scare us.

-Emilia.
-You know this is the truth.

As for you,

I doubt that God would be pleased to know
that his servant is spewing so many lies.

For your sake, I truly hope
that the Holy Father

has more compassion than you do.

[dramatic music playing]

I SHALL BE IN ATTENDANCE
TOMORROW, MAY 26

[Diego] The archbishop?

There's only one reason for such a visit.

That's right.

[Diego] The priest reported Emilia.

[Josefa] What do archbishops like to eat?

Are you really planning
on having him over?

[Josefa] I don't want
to be rude to Zavalza.

Zavalza doesn't care
that I got into an argument with a priest.

You really think that's why he's coming?

You and your father are so hopeless.

Why?

If the archbishop took the time
to reprimand everyone

who offended the Church,
he'd never be able to leave my house.

[Josefa laughs]

Then why is he coming?

Every day for months,
you and Zavalza have worked together.

It's obvious why.

[sighs]

[gentle string music playing]

Your uncle is coming for dinner
at my house.

He sent us a note
basically inviting himself over.

Mm-hmm.

You still talk to him?

[Zavalza] I write to him sometimes.

Do you write to him
about all the atrocious lies

his priests are spewing, hmm?

Yes.

What else?

I mentioned you.

Me?

A little.

He's the only family I have left.
I feel obligated to write to him.

I wish he wasn't,
but no one gets to choose

who they're related to or who they love.

Huh, you're telling me.

I know how you feel.

If you don't want him to come,
I'll tell him...

No.

Are you sure?

There will always be a place at our table
for you and your family.

Thank you.

Besides, my mother has been
preparing the dinner since dawn.

[laughs]

[cutlery clanking]

[Zavalza] This is delicious.
Thank you for having us.

-Yes, delicious.
-[Josefa] Mm. Thank you.

Emilia.

Well, my nephew said
that you have grand aspirations.

Like any young woman, hmm?

[archbishop] Hmm.

He tells me you want to be a doctor?

That is quite unheard of for a woman,
don't you think so?

I wanted to become a priest,

but I realized that medicine
was an easier path.

-[scoffs]
-[Josefa clears throat]

Emilia is as knowledgeable
as I was about anatomy and chemistry

during my second year of medical school.

I wanna study medicine.

In Mexico City, if possible.

But before that, things need to calm down
on the political scene.

This is a complex issue.

You need not worry
about such serious matters.

Things are fine, and besides,

I don't see how politics
have anything to do

with a woman of marriageable age's
domestic aspirations.

[Zavalza] Emilia is not like other women.

And the world is evolving. Hmm.

I'm well aware
of who I'm speaking with, Antonio.

I know who your mentor is
and the people he's involved with.

[Diego clears throat]

Would you like some coffee
and pound cake for dessert?

I baked it myself this morning.

[archbishop] Even if only
a few of us already knew,

she made sure to tell everyone in Puebla.

The way this girl had a hysterical
outburst at Club España is unacceptable.

I told you.

[archbishop] If she takes the Zavalza
surname, she needs to behave in public.

I told you.

[Zavalza] Not everything
a woman says in rage is hysteria.

That priest was out of line.

You should admonish the priests
when they spread such messages.

Nothing he said was false.

The Serdáns were nothing more
than a group of subhuman criminals.

[Zavalza] Uncle, please.

The Church should side with the needy.
I shouldn't have to tell you that.

I know that historically speaking,

it hasn't been
the Catholic Church's forte,

but you have the power to change that.

Change isn't always for the better.

You're proof of that.

-You will not speak to me...
-[knocking]

[knocking continues]

[Milagros] It's over!

He resigned.

Díaz is out. It's over.

-[Emilia] What?
-[Josefa] Are you serious?

What does that mean?

-He agreed to step down.
-[Diego] My darling.

That old b*stard is finally gone.

There will be free elections,
and Madero is interim president.

Excuse me, who are you?

Milagros Veytia. Pleased to meet you.

-And you are?
-[Zavalza] He's my uncle.

The archbishop, thank you.

Your husband, I suppose?

No.

Antonio, I think
we've overstayed our welcome.

We should go.

[Zavalza] I can accompany you to the door.

But if Josefa permits it,

I'd really like to stay
for that homemade dessert.

Of course.

Hmm.

You don't need to accompany me, thank you.
I can find my way out.

Thank you for the dinner.

Have a great evening.

[Diego chuckles]

[door opens]

I would like to apologize
for his behavior.

[Emilia] No need to apologize.

We don't get to choose
who we're related to or who we love.

I feel like you're underreacting.

Díaz is done for.

The dictatorship is really gone.

-The w*r is over.
-[Diego] I can't believe it!

Diego, don't just stand there.
Pour me a drink.

[Diego] Coming right up!

I can't believe it! It's finally happened!

[laughs]

Let's celebrate!

[Rivadeneira] Open that bottle.

[Josefa] We won!

[Diego laughing]

-[Rivadeneira] After all this time.
-[Diego] I still can't believe it!

We're finally done with this w*r!

[all laughing]

-[Emilia] Do you want a drink?
-[Diego] Somebody pinch me.

[Josefa laughs]

[laughs]

-She dances like a Spaniard.
-No!

Listen, Madero's army is going to enter
Mexico City in the next few days.

-[Diego] I bet there will be a huge crowd.
-[Milagros] Do you wanna come with me?

You've always talked about
going to Mexico City.

-I do.
-Oh.

[both laugh]

And Daniel? Will he be with them?

[Milagros] I don't know.
It's been awhile since his last letter.

[playing upbeat melody]

[Josefa] Do you want a glass of wine?

Yes.

Do you really think
the w*r is finally over?

[Diego sighs]

[Diego] Well,

at the very least, there'll be a truce.

[Emilia] I hope so.

[piano music continues]

[Diego] You have a choice to make.

MEXICO CITY

[crowd] Long live Madero!

[marching band playing]

[crowd cheering]

Long live Madero. How exciting this is?

[both laugh]

[crowd] Long live Mexico!

[man] Long live Madero!

[excited chatter]

What do you see?

[crowd] Glory to the nation!

[chuckles]

[crowd continues cheering]

I'll be back!

[man] Hey there, Miss.

-Help me, please.
-Grab my hand. Here we go.

Make sure you don't trip on your dress.

Thank you.

[Emilia sighs]

-Long live Mexico!
-[all cheering]

Long live!

[crowd] Effective suffrage!

No reelection!

-[man 1] Long live Madero!
-[crowd] Long live!

[man 2] Long live Mexico!

Here!

[crowd] Long live!

Long live!

Milagros.

[laughing] What?

I'm not going to ask you
the same question again.

You would get the same answer.

But when you're lonely,
instead of staying with your sister,

maybe you could come stay with me.

You want me to permanently
live in your house?

I want to grow old with you.

[dreamy music playing]

Rivadeneira,

dear love.

I have some bad news.

We're already gotten old.

[uplifting music playing]

[man 3] Long live Mexico!

[crowd] Long live!

-[man 3] Hurrah!
-[crowd] Hurrah!

Long live Mexico! Long live!

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

-[man 4] Hurrah!
-[crowd] Hurrah!

Long live!

Daniel?

[dramatic violin music playing]

Daniel!

Daniel!

Daniel! Daniel!

Emilia!

[laughs]

[uplifting music playing]

Oh!

Thank you!

[crowd] Long live Mexico!

Long live!

Long live!

[uplifting music continues]

[Emilia laughing]

[whistling]

[both sigh]

[crowd] Long live!

[laughs]

[breathing heavily]

[man] Cuenca!

Cuenca, hurry up!

-[Daniel] I have to go.
-[horse whinnies]

Same as always.

Wait, where are you staying?

I'll come see you tonight, I promise.

I hate you.

[tender music playing]

Ah. No, you don't.

[crowd] Long live!

[sighs]

[woman singing in Spanish]

[spritzing]

[horse whinnies]

[horse hooves clopping]

[woman continues singing]

[song ends]

[horse whinnying]

[horse hooves clopping]

[knock on door]

[door opens]

Good morning.

Did anyone come?

No.

Any news?

No.

I'm done.

[sighs]

Emilia.

Yeah.

[dramatic music playing]

[Josefa] Diego!

[Diego] Yes?

They're here!

-[Diego] Coming!
-[laughs]

[Milagros] Good morning.

Oh, hi.

-Where's Rivadeneira?
-Hey there.

-He said he wasn't fashionable.
-[kisses]

-Huh?
-What?

Next to her...

Oh!

[dramatic music playing]

I'm back!

-Did you miss me?
-We did.

How was Mexico City?

It was perfect.

-[Diego] Mm-hmm.
-[gasps softly]

Ah, that new smile of hers
is gonna be the end of Zavalza.

[dramatic music slows and fades]

[birds tweeting]

[exhales]

[knock on door]

Emilia.

Uh, please, come in.

[sighs]

[faucet handle squeaks, water trickles]

What's that?

The hospital brought me new samples.
Do you wanna take a look?

[Emilia] Mm-hmm.

[Emilia sighs]

Mm, how do you tell the difference
between the good and the bad cells?

Simple. The bad cells have longer arms.

-[Emilia] Mm.
-[faucet handle squeaks, water runs]

How was it?

The whole city was celebrating.
You could feel the collective relief.

[water trickling]

[faucet handle squeaks]

And...

how was it with Daniel?

Was he there?

[sighs]

Yes.

[gasps softly]

Would you leave me too?

[pensive music playing]

I can't even bear the thought.

[gasps softly]

I wouldn't be like Sol.

I have too many opinions,

and it's too late
for me to be like my mother,

since I got married
without a proper ceremony.

You chose me over your uncle,
and I can't even promise that...

[gasps]

[romantic music playing]

What if you regret it?

I could never regret you.

[romantic music continues]

[mellow string music playing]

[woman singing in Spanish]

[song ends]

[dramatic music playing]

[music ends]