Frontera Verde (2019) s01e03 Episode Script
The Tree
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES [whispering.]
I beg you.
Forgive me.
Please forgive me.
Protect me.
Keep the evil away from me.
[panting.]
Forgive me, please.
Protect me.
Keep the evil away from me.
Holy Mary, protect me.
Holy Mary.
Forgive me.
[sobbing.]
[knocking on door.]
What happened? I know the victim's name.
Ushe Matiz.
There's an elderly Mananuc woman claiming to be her younger sister.
The elderly woman is 80 years old.
Come in.
The chiric añégu flower wasn't easy to find.
It was thanks to my new guide, Ushe.
This was written by my parents.
I need your help to find someone.
He was in jail for drug dealing.
No.
Thank you.
Your father's no longer in jail.
[Teku.]
The loggers attacked us.
They shot him.
The Ya'arikawas healed him.
They want to help us.
They're from the Ya'arikawa tribe, they want to help us.
Our duty is to protect the Arupanis and you weren't here.
Yua.
[Iván.]
Master.
Come.
Is it him? [sniffles.]
I'm okay.
I'm fine.
Are you okay? Yes.
How about you? No.
Why? Is your father in a coma, too? My father's dead.
There's an empty lot next to him at the cemetery, in case your father needs it.
What's your oldest memory? Your father in a coma.
[laughs.]
Mine is about birds.
And it's strange because there's no birds in Bogotá.
You should get some rest.
Who was the chief of police 20 years ago? Edgardo Ceballos.
He got along well with the communities.
Want to talk to him? Yes.
Do you think Ceballos knows something? If he's as inefficient as you all at the station, I guess not.
But it's worth trying.
I know everyone here thinks we don't do anything.
But there's more here than prostitutes and monkey trafficking.
There's a very big monster here.
And is that Efraín Márquez? He's not the only one doing business here.
He has nothing to do with the case.
And knowing all that, you do nothing about it.
Good job.
Hm.
I thank God you came to save the jungle.
I'll take you to the hotel.
You pay, I don't have any money.
I was waiting for you.
Who told you I was staying here? Are you okay? How's the investigation going? Fine.
Do you know about the other woman? I'm on it.
No native could've done this.
Only white men are so sadistic.
Like who? A demon.
Wait.
I don't want to bother you.
I came to bring you a gift.
It's wonderful for scars.
I'll be praying for you.
Thank you.
[crying.]
I'm honored to meet you.
Why? I've spent many years in the jungle.
I've heard stories about the Arupani and their leader.
I wanted to meet you.
I think you have a lot to teach.
And also a lot to sell to us.
We've learnt enough about white people.
We're not all the same.
Neither are we.
I used to be a doctor in my country.
But I've been walking for years with the Ya'arikawa.
More loggers will come if we don't stop them now.
With deadly machines.
They will annihilate Arupanis, Ya'arikawas, and all their knowledge.
They'll only bring death.
We must protect the jungle.
[Iván.]
I have the same weapons as the approaching loggers.
Without them, you won't last long.
If you protect life, why are you willing to kill? Life is a privilege, not a right.
It must be understood and protected.
Let me see your hand.
Please.
You're connected to the jungle.
I'm not going to lie.
The Ya'arikawas will fight to death against the enemies of the jungle.
But together, we can defend it better.
Your warriors need mine.
And I need you.
That's maybe why the jungle brought us together.
[woman.]
He's dead! He's dead! [Arupani chattering.]
- [man.]
They attack us again! - [woman.]
He's dead! [Ushe.]
In my visions I saw our people dying.
- What did he say? - [Yua.]
He wants to fight.
The loggers are killing us.
[Ushe.]
Let's run away.
[Yua.]
Sooner or later they will catch us.
Our men also want to fight.
[Ushe.]
That's your decision to make, not theirs.
[Yua.]
We can't fight the loggers on our own.
[Ushe.]
We have survived on our own.
[Yua.]
The Ya'arikawa are dying, too.
But they have something that we don't: the support of the white man.
We need them.
What's up? Is everything okay? Yes.
Do you have Ceballos' phone number? Ceballos? Edgardo Ceballos.
I don't know him.
You don't? He was chief of police about 20 years ago.
Mmm.
What do you need him for? His help for the case, what else? Mm-hm.
Ask my secretary.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hm.
Next time, you knock.
Hello? [Edgardo.]
Hello.
Mr.
Edgardo? Yes, how can I help you? I'm Helena Poveda, I work for the Attorney General.
Poveda from around here? Please, come in.
I thought I'd never see you again.
Please, come in.
Thanks.
What do you know about Efraín Márquez? He was imprisoned with your father.
How can I talk to him? About your case or about your father? Both.
He knows what's going on from here to Brazil.
You'll have a problem, though.
He's not easy to find.
He owns several joints.
But the Regina is where I used to get my intel.
Thank you.
I never understood why your parents were involved with natives.
They're very difficult people.
They're fucking envious.
Know something? I think those motherfuckers set your house on fire.
Can you prove that? How? Everything was reduced to ashes.
A big pile of ashes.
Ashes, just ashes.
We hardly found your mother's corpse.
Do you know how I survived the fire? I don't know.
It was like a miracle.
When I saw you, you were already in the hospital.
Your father stayed there in silence next to your bed, taking care of you.
Listen.
I'm deeply sorry.
Thank you.
[birds chirping.]
I didn't mean to scare you.
You didn't.
What are you looking for? Same things as you, the secrets of the jungle.
I'm not looking for anything.
You, on the other side, are looking for death.
I'm just interested in life.
Then why the violence? What violence? The jungle is violent.
The river, too.
When a rock gets in its way, it carries it away.
Don't think you're the river.
We'll see about that.
[rustling.]
[gunshot.]
[Teku.]
He's the fourth injured.
How many more, Yua? [groaning.]
[Yua whispering in foreign language.]
[Iván.]
Take him to my tent.
Still have doubts? They're slaughtering us.
If you want, you can come see the surgery.
Our blood can't stain the jungle anymore.
Prepare for war.
Do you remember me? I want to talk to Márquez.
We all want that.
But I'm sure you can get to him.
What's in it for me if he talks to you? Nothing.
But I'm sure he'll want to hear what I have to say.
Things aren't easy with that man.
I know.
I'll let you know if he agrees.
Thank you.
Hey! If I were you, I'd be very careful, because he's a really dangerous guy.
[knock on door.]
You're the cop? Yes.
They'll wait for you tomorrow at the tree in Yaguaní.
What about my tip? Here.
[Helena.]
Hello.
Good morning.
Do you know where Yaguaní is? Yes, but that'll be expensive.
Don't worry, I'll pay.
Tourists don't go there.
But I can take you to the monkeys reservation or to see the pink dolphins? No, thanks.
I need to go to these two places.
There's nothing to see there.
Not even the police goes to those sawmills.
Will you take me? No, ma'am.
It's too dangerous.
Okay.
Thanks.
Have a good day, ma'am.
- [Helena.]
Are they alive? - [Verónica.]
No.
They're decomposing.
They seem to be taking longer because they're protected by a membrane.
As if there was still some energy inside them.
I've never seen this on mammals.
But it's common in plants.
There's something else.
When the body arrived, I noticed an unusual movement of the cells.
And I saw a transformation.
Mm.
What about the DNA? Her cells have three types of chromosomes from different species.
A polyploidy mutation.
How do you know that? Wikipedia.
- Seriously, how do you know that? - I'm being serious.
[muffled banging.]
Who else is here? No one.
Wait here.
[grunts.]
Verónica? Verónica? Verónica? Verónica? Look at me.
Verónica? Are you okay? Are you all right? [groans.]
And now what? - Motherfucker.
- What? You stole the body.
What the fuck, so they steal a body from you, they beat you up and I'm to blame? It was me, then? I'll have to talk to your boss.
- Boss? - Efraín Márquez.
What are you talking about, bitch? Stop pretending, paraco! Shut up, you're my subordinate! I'm not here to obey you, shut up, son of a bitch! Fucking corrupt bastard.
What is it? Are you afraid of me finding out about your business? Are you scared? What are you looking at? Get me the boat, I'm leaving with Reynaldo.
And if you try to stop me, I swear I'll fuck you up! And if I can't manage to lock you up, I'll get you fired from this shithole.
Motherfucker.
I want go to Manaus.
I've heard you can make good money there.
Will you come with me? I can't leave.
[door opens.]
[grunting.]
Get out.
Get out! Did I not tell you? That woman had to stay out of this.
[grunts.]
Take that fucking bitch to the jungle and make sure she never comes back! - I'm not a murderer.
- I don't give a shit.
It's an order! Or what? Want me to talk to your wife? Leave Jenny alone, son of a [gun cocks.]
If I have to kill you, your wife, and every native you live with, I'll do it.
You ain't gonna fuck me, you hear? Got it? Hm? Attaboy.
[chanting.]
[animals chittering.]
[Yua.]
Our men want to fight.
[Ushe.]
That's your choice to make, not theirs.
We've survived alone.
[female singing and chanting.]
That's not the answer.
[Yua.]
They're slaughtering us.
They will kill us one by one.
[tribes clamoring.]
[grunting.]
[gunshots, then yelling.]
[grunting and yelling.]
Subtitle translation by Yessica Tomoko Ono López
I beg you.
Forgive me.
Please forgive me.
Protect me.
Keep the evil away from me.
[panting.]
Forgive me, please.
Protect me.
Keep the evil away from me.
Holy Mary, protect me.
Holy Mary.
Forgive me.
[sobbing.]
[knocking on door.]
What happened? I know the victim's name.
Ushe Matiz.
There's an elderly Mananuc woman claiming to be her younger sister.
The elderly woman is 80 years old.
Come in.
The chiric añégu flower wasn't easy to find.
It was thanks to my new guide, Ushe.
This was written by my parents.
I need your help to find someone.
He was in jail for drug dealing.
No.
Thank you.
Your father's no longer in jail.
[Teku.]
The loggers attacked us.
They shot him.
The Ya'arikawas healed him.
They want to help us.
They're from the Ya'arikawa tribe, they want to help us.
Our duty is to protect the Arupanis and you weren't here.
Yua.
[Iván.]
Master.
Come.
Is it him? [sniffles.]
I'm okay.
I'm fine.
Are you okay? Yes.
How about you? No.
Why? Is your father in a coma, too? My father's dead.
There's an empty lot next to him at the cemetery, in case your father needs it.
What's your oldest memory? Your father in a coma.
[laughs.]
Mine is about birds.
And it's strange because there's no birds in Bogotá.
You should get some rest.
Who was the chief of police 20 years ago? Edgardo Ceballos.
He got along well with the communities.
Want to talk to him? Yes.
Do you think Ceballos knows something? If he's as inefficient as you all at the station, I guess not.
But it's worth trying.
I know everyone here thinks we don't do anything.
But there's more here than prostitutes and monkey trafficking.
There's a very big monster here.
And is that Efraín Márquez? He's not the only one doing business here.
He has nothing to do with the case.
And knowing all that, you do nothing about it.
Good job.
Hm.
I thank God you came to save the jungle.
I'll take you to the hotel.
You pay, I don't have any money.
I was waiting for you.
Who told you I was staying here? Are you okay? How's the investigation going? Fine.
Do you know about the other woman? I'm on it.
No native could've done this.
Only white men are so sadistic.
Like who? A demon.
Wait.
I don't want to bother you.
I came to bring you a gift.
It's wonderful for scars.
I'll be praying for you.
Thank you.
[crying.]
I'm honored to meet you.
Why? I've spent many years in the jungle.
I've heard stories about the Arupani and their leader.
I wanted to meet you.
I think you have a lot to teach.
And also a lot to sell to us.
We've learnt enough about white people.
We're not all the same.
Neither are we.
I used to be a doctor in my country.
But I've been walking for years with the Ya'arikawa.
More loggers will come if we don't stop them now.
With deadly machines.
They will annihilate Arupanis, Ya'arikawas, and all their knowledge.
They'll only bring death.
We must protect the jungle.
[Iván.]
I have the same weapons as the approaching loggers.
Without them, you won't last long.
If you protect life, why are you willing to kill? Life is a privilege, not a right.
It must be understood and protected.
Let me see your hand.
Please.
You're connected to the jungle.
I'm not going to lie.
The Ya'arikawas will fight to death against the enemies of the jungle.
But together, we can defend it better.
Your warriors need mine.
And I need you.
That's maybe why the jungle brought us together.
[woman.]
He's dead! He's dead! [Arupani chattering.]
- [man.]
They attack us again! - [woman.]
He's dead! [Ushe.]
In my visions I saw our people dying.
- What did he say? - [Yua.]
He wants to fight.
The loggers are killing us.
[Ushe.]
Let's run away.
[Yua.]
Sooner or later they will catch us.
Our men also want to fight.
[Ushe.]
That's your decision to make, not theirs.
[Yua.]
We can't fight the loggers on our own.
[Ushe.]
We have survived on our own.
[Yua.]
The Ya'arikawa are dying, too.
But they have something that we don't: the support of the white man.
We need them.
What's up? Is everything okay? Yes.
Do you have Ceballos' phone number? Ceballos? Edgardo Ceballos.
I don't know him.
You don't? He was chief of police about 20 years ago.
Mmm.
What do you need him for? His help for the case, what else? Mm-hm.
Ask my secretary.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hm.
Next time, you knock.
Hello? [Edgardo.]
Hello.
Mr.
Edgardo? Yes, how can I help you? I'm Helena Poveda, I work for the Attorney General.
Poveda from around here? Please, come in.
I thought I'd never see you again.
Please, come in.
Thanks.
What do you know about Efraín Márquez? He was imprisoned with your father.
How can I talk to him? About your case or about your father? Both.
He knows what's going on from here to Brazil.
You'll have a problem, though.
He's not easy to find.
He owns several joints.
But the Regina is where I used to get my intel.
Thank you.
I never understood why your parents were involved with natives.
They're very difficult people.
They're fucking envious.
Know something? I think those motherfuckers set your house on fire.
Can you prove that? How? Everything was reduced to ashes.
A big pile of ashes.
Ashes, just ashes.
We hardly found your mother's corpse.
Do you know how I survived the fire? I don't know.
It was like a miracle.
When I saw you, you were already in the hospital.
Your father stayed there in silence next to your bed, taking care of you.
Listen.
I'm deeply sorry.
Thank you.
[birds chirping.]
I didn't mean to scare you.
You didn't.
What are you looking for? Same things as you, the secrets of the jungle.
I'm not looking for anything.
You, on the other side, are looking for death.
I'm just interested in life.
Then why the violence? What violence? The jungle is violent.
The river, too.
When a rock gets in its way, it carries it away.
Don't think you're the river.
We'll see about that.
[rustling.]
[gunshot.]
[Teku.]
He's the fourth injured.
How many more, Yua? [groaning.]
[Yua whispering in foreign language.]
[Iván.]
Take him to my tent.
Still have doubts? They're slaughtering us.
If you want, you can come see the surgery.
Our blood can't stain the jungle anymore.
Prepare for war.
Do you remember me? I want to talk to Márquez.
We all want that.
But I'm sure you can get to him.
What's in it for me if he talks to you? Nothing.
But I'm sure he'll want to hear what I have to say.
Things aren't easy with that man.
I know.
I'll let you know if he agrees.
Thank you.
Hey! If I were you, I'd be very careful, because he's a really dangerous guy.
[knock on door.]
You're the cop? Yes.
They'll wait for you tomorrow at the tree in Yaguaní.
What about my tip? Here.
[Helena.]
Hello.
Good morning.
Do you know where Yaguaní is? Yes, but that'll be expensive.
Don't worry, I'll pay.
Tourists don't go there.
But I can take you to the monkeys reservation or to see the pink dolphins? No, thanks.
I need to go to these two places.
There's nothing to see there.
Not even the police goes to those sawmills.
Will you take me? No, ma'am.
It's too dangerous.
Okay.
Thanks.
Have a good day, ma'am.
- [Helena.]
Are they alive? - [Verónica.]
No.
They're decomposing.
They seem to be taking longer because they're protected by a membrane.
As if there was still some energy inside them.
I've never seen this on mammals.
But it's common in plants.
There's something else.
When the body arrived, I noticed an unusual movement of the cells.
And I saw a transformation.
Mm.
What about the DNA? Her cells have three types of chromosomes from different species.
A polyploidy mutation.
How do you know that? Wikipedia.
- Seriously, how do you know that? - I'm being serious.
[muffled banging.]
Who else is here? No one.
Wait here.
[grunts.]
Verónica? Verónica? Verónica? Verónica? Look at me.
Verónica? Are you okay? Are you all right? [groans.]
And now what? - Motherfucker.
- What? You stole the body.
What the fuck, so they steal a body from you, they beat you up and I'm to blame? It was me, then? I'll have to talk to your boss.
- Boss? - Efraín Márquez.
What are you talking about, bitch? Stop pretending, paraco! Shut up, you're my subordinate! I'm not here to obey you, shut up, son of a bitch! Fucking corrupt bastard.
What is it? Are you afraid of me finding out about your business? Are you scared? What are you looking at? Get me the boat, I'm leaving with Reynaldo.
And if you try to stop me, I swear I'll fuck you up! And if I can't manage to lock you up, I'll get you fired from this shithole.
Motherfucker.
I want go to Manaus.
I've heard you can make good money there.
Will you come with me? I can't leave.
[door opens.]
[grunting.]
Get out.
Get out! Did I not tell you? That woman had to stay out of this.
[grunts.]
Take that fucking bitch to the jungle and make sure she never comes back! - I'm not a murderer.
- I don't give a shit.
It's an order! Or what? Want me to talk to your wife? Leave Jenny alone, son of a [gun cocks.]
If I have to kill you, your wife, and every native you live with, I'll do it.
You ain't gonna fuck me, you hear? Got it? Hm? Attaboy.
[chanting.]
[animals chittering.]
[Yua.]
Our men want to fight.
[Ushe.]
That's your choice to make, not theirs.
We've survived alone.
[female singing and chanting.]
That's not the answer.
[Yua.]
They're slaughtering us.
They will kill us one by one.
[tribes clamoring.]
[grunting.]
[gunshots, then yelling.]
[grunting and yelling.]
Subtitle translation by Yessica Tomoko Ono López