Jane the Virgin

Once upon a time, friends,

Jane and Rafael had a baby.

But this isn't a fairy tale; it's a telenovela.

So the baby was kidnapped by the evil Sin Rostro.

I had a dragonfly brooch.

Get it, and I'll give you Mateo.

Luckily, they got Mateo back.

And years later, Jane was writing

a book about what happened.

And she got an agent.

Also winning...

Mine, mine, mine, mine.

That's right, Petra gained full ownership of the Marbella.

And since Rafael was once the owner...

I want to offer you a job...

and a percentage of everything we build together going forward.

And he could really use the distraction,

because his sister was still involved

with Sin Rostro.

But she does have a plan, right?

Rose always has a plan.

Now that everything is in place,

we can move forward. Is everyone ready?

I know. Straight out of a telenovela, right?

Well, imagine this: Jane's father was a telenovela star.

But she didn't know him until she was 23 years old.

I can't believe you've only been in my life for seven years.

Oh, and Rogelio was finally close to his dream:

bringing his telenovela to an American audience.

Even if that meant he wasn't the star.

I'm okay being sidelined just a little.

It's different for you. You've got these

great relationships with your daughters,

whereas mine barely even speaks to me.

I can help you win her back.

Ah, if only it were that easy.

But this is a telenovela.

So let's see what happens next.

As you all know by now,

our Jane grew up on telenovelas.

And, oh, how she loved the romance,

the drama...

The adventure.

But one thing she never loved?

The scary stuff.

You'd better look, or you won't know how it ends.

Honestly, I can't blame her.

It's not my favorite, either.

But we can't hide from the scares forever.

So?

Is he dead?

You killed it.

The romance, the drama, the adventure

in your novel are all great.

But the crime is totally anticlimactic. You got to do better.

She right, by the way. See, even now,

Jane wasn't as interested in the scary stuff.

Anticlimactic because...?

Because the crime story ends midway through

when the villain is sent to prison.

I kept expecting her to come back like...

but she never did.

Because I wanted to end the book on an uplifting note.

Joy, love, all that stuff.

Yeah, I get that, but I don't 100% care.

I care about what the book needs.

If you want this book to sell,

you have got to embrace the crime in a big way.

Build to an explosive climax.

Got it?

Yes. Got it.

So, uh, an explosive...

- crime climax. - Do you want to brainstorm?

- No, it's... - Oh, yeah. Let's do it.

Don't worry about it. It's what I'm here for. Okay.

Hmm, now, it can be anything, but it has to threaten

everything and has to be unexpected.

Maybe...

the villain comes back.

Or maybe one of her past crimes

comes to light in a... in a new way,

like old tunnels leading to a new hideout.

Eh, I wouldn't exactly

call that an explosive climax.

Or her ex-husband survives the cement.

Got to do better, Lily.

Oh, oh, I've got something good.

What if...

when the villain kidnaps the baby,

she swaps it out for a different one?

Oh. Wow.

Scary, right?

Yeah, Th-that would be... terrifying.

Agreed.

Don't go there, Jane.

Oh, no. She's going there.

Oh, my God.

- Mommy's here. - Mommy?

Can you fix this?

Mm-hmm.

And from one anxious mother

to another.

I had them flown in from your favorite bakery in New York.

I know that you've been homesick, and I

just wanted to give you a little taste of home.

Yeah, cupcakes aren't gonna make up for you

missing my entire childhood.

So...

See?

It's a total failure. I told you.

Have faith, River.

She took a job on your show. There's a reason for that.

Yeah. Money.

I pay her five times what a normal P.A. makes.

Wow. Almost a living wage.

I-I think I just need to accept

we've got a crappy relationship

and move on.

Can you even hear yourself?

You cannot give up. What is the point

of all of this if you cannot share it with your children?

Family is everything. It's all that matters.

It's the network.

Rogelio de la Vega, EP and costar.

Okay, okay. Thank you. You won't regret this.

Bye.

They love the pilot.

They're ordering This Is Mars to series.

We did it. We did it.

We have it all!

Not really. Like you said,

family is everything.

My daughter still hates me.

Oh, it'll work itself out. Here, have a cupcake.

We're going to series.

You're giving birth to a show, and this baby will...

Definitely love you back!

This is my baby.

I need the pop-up to go perfectly.

It will. The event is already sold out.

Tons of press are confirmed to attend.

You've obsessed over every detail,

including how much cologne I'm allowed to wear.

Which we agreed is zero, correct?

I can't have anything interfering with Ludo's food.

Come on. Why are you so nervous?

Because...

Clarissa James is coming.

Ooh.

Is it someone you're seeing?

Come on, spill it. I want to know everything.

Okay, stand down, girlfriend.

No. She's an investor.

Who specializes in hotel franchising.

As in franchising the Marbella?

I had no idea you were even thinking about that.

Not thinking about it. Dreaming about it.

I want a Marbella in every major city.

On every continent.

- Does that sound insane? - Yes.

But if anyone can pull it off...

I know. It's me, right?

I hadn't even put out feelers yet.

Clarissa just got in touch out of the blue.

Oh, I'm so excited, I don't know how I'll sleep tonight.

- Jane. - Hmm?

Are you okay?

Yeah.

My-my mom wants to start

our dance lessons for the wedding.

Dance lessons?

That's what's got you tossing and turning?

Come on, what is it?

M-My agent...

was giving me notes on the crime in my novel,

and... she said something crazy.

And I can't get it out of my head

even though I know it's crazy.

Okay.

Well, what did she say?

That Rose might have swapped Mateo

for another baby when she kidnapped him.

Oh, my God.

- Oh, my God! - Wait a second,

You're supposed to be telling me that I'm crazy.

I-I'm sorry, but it-it's just Rose.

She's capable of anything.

Oh, great. Now I can't sleep.

So you actually think it's possible that Mateo

- was switched at birth? - No.

I-I just mean, it's not...

impossible.

- Oh, my God. - But wait. But wait. Okay.

Let's-let's just think this through

- before we both freak out. - Too late.

- Agreed. - Come on.

Rose has a reason for everything.

Right? So there was no motivation for her

to switch out Mateo.

She was only interested in one thing at the time.