Dark Desire (Oscuro deseo)

Ladies and gentlemen,

it's time for the most important part of this afternoon.

It's time for our guest of honor, Brenda,

to come up to the stage. Make some noise!

Bravo, honey!

- Welcome! - Thank you.

Welcome, Brenda.

Sit down, make yourself comfortable.

What are you going to do to me? Make me disappear?

Nothing is impossible for magic.

Brenda, look at this deck of cards.

We're going to shuffle it.

Shuffle it well.

Now close your eyes.

I want you to think of a card, okay? Ready?

- Just... - Ready.

Think of a card now.

- Done. - What's the card you're thinking of?

Ten of Hearts.

- Are you sure? - Sure.

You won't believe this, but...

Ten of Hearts.

Bravo!

Ladies and gentlemen, don't be fooled,

because magic is everywhere and in everything.

Look at this box.

Brenda, we brought something special for you.

We need you to relax.

Okay?

Clear your mind, take a deep breath and don't move.

Ladies and gentlemen, don't be fooled by what your eyes can see.

One, two, three.

- No! - Bravo!

Bravo!

- Thank you so much! - Ladies and gentlemen,

would anybody else like to disappear this evening?

Why don't you make my brother Leonardo disappear?

- Leo! - Me? Why? No!

- Leo! - Leo, please, come up on stage.

What if I don't come back?

- Will you look for me? - Of course.

Thank you.

- Is that how much you love me? - Come on.

Yes, coming.

Leonardo, welcome. Please, sit down.

- Make yourself comfortable. How are you? - Thank you. A little nervous.

Perfect. We need you to close your eyes.

- Okay. - Excellent.

Life is nothing more than an illusion,

a sick game of mirrors,

where nothing is what it seems.

One, two, three.

I'll kill you, you son of a bitch!

It was you, asshole!

You shot me!

You fucked up my leg!

You fucked up my life!

Fuck!

Damn you, you asshole!

What the fuck are we doing?

I did call her!

And she called me.

And yes, we met secretly,

but it's not what you think.

Oh, please!

Don't give me that "it's not what it looks like" shit.

It was because of Brenda, asshole.

We're investigating the case.

That case was closed.

You said you wouldn't continue the investigation.

I lied!

You say it like you're cynical!

Well, it runs in the family.

Why did you shoot me, asshole?

I didn't know it was you, Esteban.

I thought you were a thief.

What the hell were you doing at Brenda's that night?

The same thing as you.

Yes, I fucked her too.

But it meant nothing, it wasn't a relationship.

It was a one night stand.

It didn't mean anything to me.

You fucked your wife's best friend.

You more than anyone...

know what Brenda was like.

Does Alma know?

Of course not, and I hope you don't tell her.

For fuck's sake.

Esteban...

- I'm sorry about your leg. - No, asshole.

You never came forward with it.

I'm doing it now.

What matters is we realized

how far we went with this dark story involving Brenda.

Was it worth it?

- Brenda was nothing more than... - Stop, bro!

Let the dead rest.

Don't worry, asshole.

Alma won't find out.

Thank you.

Let's forget about Brenda,

let's stop the investigation,

and close this chapter.

Understood?

Understood.

The dead...

will remain buried.

Edith.

What happened to you?

I need a warrant to exhume Brenda Castillo's body.

Godfather.

I'm going to Cuernavaca right now, I need to talk to you.

Look, it's about Brenda Castillo. It's important.

Thank you.

What the hell did you do to Darío Guerra?

What happened to you?

This?

No.

Your husband came by looking for you.

You need to talk to him

and let him know that there's nothing going on between us.

I'm sick and tired of his jealousy!

Can you explain to me what happened to Darío?

What needed to happen happened. That's all.

And what is that?

He's angry and started to insult me.

What did you do to him?

- He recognized me? Did he know it was me? - No.

What happened at the motel?

Alma, does he know we're investigating him?

No, I'd never say anything that could compromise you or the investigation,

but I need to know what you did to him.

Nothing. We just talked, that's all.

Please explain.

- You mean you just talked? - Yes.

I suggested we talk somewhere quiet

after leaving the motel.

Some place we could talk man to man.

It was a long talk, a difficult conversation,

but completely respectful.

If you see Alma again...

I'll use this chainsaw.

Do you have an imagination?

Then use it!

This is exactly what will happen to you.

You have nothing to worry about.

He won't bother you or your family again.

That's it.

Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

And why do you care what he thinks of you, anyway?

I only wanted him to leave you alone.

There, that's what happened.

Okay, and Brenda?

What about her murder? If it was a murder...

- Will it remain unpunished? - Please.

Forget about Brenda and move on with your life.

No, I won't forget about Brenda and I need to see

- the surveillance footage of her house. - Okay.

I'll show it to you some other time. I have to go out, okay?

Then, I'll talk to Leonardo.

What will you talk to him about?

About everything.

Everything that happened with Darío, and what's happening now,

because this has gone too far

- and I can't keep lying. - You won't tell Leonardo anything.

Understood?

We got into this mess to cover your back.

To protect you,

so that no one would find out you fucked that guy.

Now that everything's solved,

you want to ruin it by confessing to your husband?

Is that what you're going to do?

Please.

If not for yourself, do it for Zoe.

Don't destroy your family.

You disgust me.

You sell yourself as a human right's advocate,

but you're a hypocritical bitch.

You were supposed to meet me at that motel.

Want to hear what that asshole did to me?

Please don't play the innocent victim,

because I know you only met me to fuck with Leonardo.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You found out everything about my family.

I tried to explain everything.

I tried talking to you.

How long had you been following me?

How did you know I'd be in Cuernavaca with Brenda that weekend?

Was that a good enough reason to send that asshole to kidnap and torture me?

You're a sociopath!

You were in my house, damn it! I had to defend myself.

Defend yourself from what, Alma?

I didn't do anything to you.

And yet, you give speeches about gender violence,

about impunity...

I asked you to stay away from me and my family.

- I told you to leave me alone. - You wanted me to go away?

Okay.

You got it.