Dark Desire (2020) s01e07 Episode Script

1 Hey, look at me.
Alma, we need to talk.
I can't right now, what's going on? Your boyfriend was in Brenda's house the day she died.
What? Darío? You have a beautiful home, Judge.
- Thank you very much.
- It feels cozy.
Yes, you're right.
But it's because of the smell of the lasagna that's almost ready.
We're about to have dinner.
- And you're staying for dinner.
- No.
- No, thank you very much.
- Yes, you're staying for dinner.
He went back to Brenda's after you left.
I have the surveillance videos from the condo.
We have to meet.
He's here at my place with Leonardo.
What? What's that asshole doing there? He brought me the briefcase I forgot, I had his father's file in it.
Fuck, Alma! Does he know we're investigating him? No, I don't think so.
Everything looks fine.
Esteban, stop, please.
Stop being so paranoid.
Can't you see what he's capable of? Esteban.
Get him out of your house right now.
Okay, I'll see what I can do.
All right? I couldn't wait to see you again.
No, not in my house.
My husband could come in at any minute.
Your husband invited me over for dinner.
- Do you want me to stay? - Please.
- No, this won't end well.
- Then, let it be.
Really? No, it's fucking boring.
I don't want to have dinner.
Zoe, watch your language! Since when is it so important to have dinner as a family? Since now.
We're all trying to be a family again.
Can you help me with that? Look, one of your mom's students is having dinner with us.
Want to meet him? He is good looking.
And he's about your age.
- Maybe you'll like him.
- Don't do that.
For fuck's sake! Shit! No, please.
Let me go! You promised me you'd never come near my husband again! - I'll leave on one condition.
- What? - Come with me.
- What? - Yes.
- No.
Yes, to Cuernavaca or wherever, - but I want us to be together.
- I can't.
Zoe, it was just a comment.
Don't be upset.
Besides, he's a brilliant guy.
I'm considering him for a position at the office.
- Your mother doesn't know, okay? - I don't care.
Alma.
You scared me.
Come, let's sit.
And Darío? He got a call and had to leave.
- Come.
Have a seat.
- Yes.
I'll get some knives to cut it.
Come on, kid, sit in your place.
- Oh, Dad - I'll sit next to your mom.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, HE'S STILL AWAKE Are you okay, darling? Yes.
Why? No reason.
Honey, I'm not in the mood.
Are you sure? Yes.
No means no, okay? Alma.
What was inside that briefcase? Nothing important, honey.
Get some rest.
I'm sorry.
I was really tense.
Yes, honey.
I understand.
COMING I'm sorry.
Leonardo couldn't sleep.
It took him a long time to fall asleep.
Does he suspect anything? No, I don't think so.
Well, not yet.
I'm in the middle of the biggest mess of my life.
Yes.
The worst.
Let's go over this.
You and your boyfriend arrived at Brenda's house - a little after midnight.
- Enough with "your boyfriend.
" Okay, the individual and you had the time of your lives, - because he left Brenda's after 5 a.
m.
- Stop it, Esteban.
Be thankful I'm your brother-in-law, if the police had to interrogate you, it would be brutal.
Stick to the facts.
Brenda came home at 8:15 in the morning.
You left Brenda's home at 3:44.
And guess who came back to Brenda's exactly at 4:34? Darío.
- What? - That puts him at the crime scene, so he's the last person who saw Brenda alive.
Finally, Darío.
Come in.
How is she? Not good.
Come in.
- You need to see this.
- Let's see.
She's been like that for hours.
I've done everything I can, but she still has a fever.
The doctor said that if her temperature gets any higher, we need to take her to the hospital.
No.
We'll put her in the bathtub.
Fill it with water and get some ice.
It's going to be okay, Mom.
Relax.
Why would Darío want to hurt Brenda? Brenda was the main witness in Leslie Delgado's case.
What? Brenda was the person who identified Darío's father.
I didn't mean to interrupt.
I need my friend.
Dude, I know you.
No, I don't think so, but we can get to know each other.
Of course, that's why Brenda recognized him that night.
There's your answer.
Darío knew perfectly well who you were.
Mom, cooperate, please.
We need to lower your fever.
No.
No, please, don't do anything to me.
I didn't do it.
I didn't mean to hurt you, please.
Don't leave me with him.
I didn't do it.
Wait, Esteban.
This doesn't make any sense.
What are you trying to tell me? Darío made Brenda kill herself? Or he killed her.
Do you really think he killed her? Look, I have this theory.
Let's assume Darío went back to Brenda's to check if she'd recognized him.
You're the mechanic's son, right? If you and Leonardo were the target, Darío had to make sure that Brenda wouldn't reveal to you who he was.
Leave my house now! But you said she didn't have any signs of violence on her body.
How could Darío make her slit her wrists, Esteban? Alma, there's another way of doing it.
Brenda must've been unconscious but alive.
I think Darío sedated her, took her to the bathroom, took her clothes off and put her in the tub.
He must've got in with her to manipulate the blade - at the same angle she would've - No, Esteban.
That's too elaborate.
Don't you realize you're building a case based on ridiculous speculations? Did you see Darío in the video or not? Yes, I did.
So? Is that enough evidence to say that he killed her in the tub? - I won't hurt you.
- No, please.
I'll go get the doctor.
- No! - There! Easy.
Calm down, relax.
No! Don't kill me, please.
No! I'm sorry, son.
Forgive me.
No! What about fingerprints? Where would he get the chloroform to put her to sleep? I know there's still loose ends, which is why I need to look at the other videos.
There are more? There are more than 48 hours of recordings that I need to You dragged me out at midnight to tell me that I'm sleeping with a murderer and you didn't even see all the videos? After all the information I gave you, you still deny that he could be the killer? Alma.
It's ridiculous to assume he knew that I was going to be that weekend in Cuernavaca at Brenda's.
How could he have known? Think about it, maybe it was luck.
Maybe he didn't know.
But when he noticed that Brenda recognized him, - he realized his plan - Are you listening to yourself? Are you aware of what you're saying? You're trying to make a suicide look like the perfect murder.
Yes, and you're claiming he's innocent because you fucked him.
Did you like it that much? - Is he that good in bed? - This conversation is over.
Alma, I'm not insulting you.
I'm trying to save your butt.
That's no reason to offend me.
Leave me alone, I'll fix my own problems.
Yeah? How? - That asshole's coming to your house now.
- Stop it! Now! Maybe if you weren't screwing him, Brenda might still be Don't you dare say that Brenda's death is my fault.
- Listen, please, I didn't mean - Let me go.
Alma! Wait! Listen to me, please.
Alma! Leo.
There we go.
What are you doing? Morning, boss.
I'm cleaning.
What else would I be doing? And the DVD's? The what? The DVD's.
They were there, fuck! Right.
They were all over the place.
Look, I stacked them according to color.
What do you think? - I didn't mark them! - Well, but The disks weren't marked! Why did you do that? They were lying around, all dusty.
I cleaned them.
I like dust.
I like living with dust! Clean downstairs, clean the countertop, but don't clean my office, okay? Okay, I'm sorry.
Next time, I'll leave it all dirty.
- Yes! - Okay.
May I come in? - Come on in.
- Morning.
Morning.
Excuse me.
Yes, go ahead.
I couldn't sleep all night thinking about what you said.
If your theory is correct, we need to do something.
How about Darío Guerra? Do you think he's a good candidate to fill in for Ortega? Well, he's smart, he went to college, he has an education He's definitely better suited than Ortega.
Call him.
Do you want me to do a background check on him? No, of course not.
I don't think that's necessary.
He's my wife's student.
Well, that doesn't mean Alma knows his background.
Just as a mere formality.
We need to make sure he doesn't have a criminal record.
Edith, absolutely not.
Call him and hire him.
You know what? You're right.
Do a background check.
Morning.
Morning.
I'm Dr.
Verónica Narro.
Dr.
Solares had a family matter to attend to.
In the meantime, I'm filling in for her.
Promise me we'll be together.
Okay, I just need a few days.
How many? I want to be alone with you.
- Okay.
- We need to talk about so many things.
- Alright.
- I need to tell you about me and my past.
Okay, just Go now, okay? Go! Go, go.
I'm begging you.
Go! Have you realized this guy is a killer? No, don't assume anything.
We need to see if your theory is correct, and in order to do that, we need to reopen the investigation.
We can't reopen the investigation.
You asked me to close the case to protect you, to cover your back.
Stop covering for me and reopen the case.
Even if everybody finds out you're fucking that kid? Yes.
I don't care if I have to tell Leo everything.
I want to get justice for Brenda.
Let's examine this case: A man stabs his ex-wife 74 times, during the division of family assets in the divorce process.
No, Alma.
This has gone too far.
This is not about you screwing some kid.
We have a dead person and a killer.
I created a huge problem by asking them to close the investigation.
Well, reopen the case and exhume the body.
But you and I would be screwed.
Alma.
We'll be accused of tampering with evidence.
And obstruction of justice.
I will assume the consequences, Esteban.
But I won't.
I won't.
And I'm sure Vallejo won't want to either.
Do you think Vallejo will go: "Yes, reopen it, no matter the consequences?" He'd go to jail and so would we.
Once again, we face the mistake of not tackling the real problem, which in this case was the offender.
It's him.
What's he saying? "I can't wait anymore.
I love you.
I need to tell you who I am.
" Are you sure he didn't open your briefcase? Do you really think he didn't see his father's file? I don't know, Esteban.
I'm not sure of anything anymore.
What if he realizes we're investigating him? He would've said something and he wouldn't have returned the briefcase.
I would've thought it was lost.
No, it's was a strategy.
Criminals think in a particular way, Alma.
Should I answer or not? Say this: "Darío, I love you too.
" What? "Darío, I love you too.
" I'll meet you at the Delicias Motel at 5:00 p.
m.
o'clock.
" You want me to meet him at a motel? Yep.
I LOVE YOU TOO.
I'LL MEET YOU AT THE DELICIAS MOTEL AT 5:00 O'CLOCK.
I really don't understand.
He didn't text me again.
He vanished as fast as he appeared.
It's just That he was so interested at the beginning.
Right? And now this and it's like he disappeared into thin air.
Maybe he never existed.
Maybe your Animus is an evil robot programmed to deceive the gullible.
Look, if you want to read romantic shit, I can write it for you.
I went to the place where we located him.
Yes, and? Nothing.
But he has to show up sometime, right? Enough with this obsession, dude.
Maybe you haven't noticed it, but it's all you talk about.
This Animus guy.
If he's gone, great.
It's the best thing for you and everyone else.
Get a real guy, not some ghost.
- That's mean.
- You're an idiot.
Is Zoe not coming to eat? She's going over to Karina's to study.
Thank you.
Would you like some pasta? No, I'm not that hungry.
I had a late breakfast.
Okay.
Do you know what's going on with Zoe? I asked her to spend more time with us as a family.
Well, she needs to study.
You heard her.
I had a lot of work to do at the office, but I took the time to come and have lunch with you guys.
I think she could try harder.
Stop it, Leonardo! Stop being so controlling.
Just because you decided to be the perfect man, the ideal family man, doesn't mean that Zoe and I have to be permanently at your disposal.
- Sorry.
I don't know what's wrong with me.
- I do.
Since Brenda passed away, you haven't had time to relax.
You haven't had time to mourn.
Yes, that must be it.
Look at you.
You're so tense, so nervous.
You're a wreck.
I have a proposition.
Why don't we forget about everything and escape to a hotel? Like when we were dating.
A hotel? Yes.
Fuck! Leonardo, can't you think of anything besides fucking? It's okay, Alma.
It's just It's just an idea.
If you don't like it, we can go to the movies.
We can watch a rom-com, the ones you hate so much.
I can't.
Why not? Because I can't, okay? No, and that's final.
Okay? I need you to take over the shop.
I have an important appointment - and I don't know when I'll be back.
- Right, your appointment.
Yes, I know.
You know? What do you know? Your appointment is already here.
She's waiting in your office.
Go.
Hi.
Zoe, right? Yes.
Tell me.
Did you find out anything about your secret admirer? "Anonymous" was it? Animus And no.
And apparently, he's not the only one who's acting mysteriously.
Darío, right? Your assistant said that's your name.
He's nice.
Glad you like him.
It's good to see you.
Really? Yes.
I think you're very pretty.
Hey.
Want to go for coffee? Or you could ask me to go to the movies.
I have your number, remember? I'll call you.
Okay.
I'll wait for your call, I guess.
Hey.
I really can't cancel my appointment, it's very important, but don't get me wrong.
I'd like to go out for coffee with you, to talk, or watch a movie.
- I can't promise to do it this week, but - Yes.
I got it.
Okay, then.
See you.
Something wrong? I don't understand women anymore.
Whenever I spent more time here at the office than at home, Alma was always complaining.
Now that I'm the model husband, she treats me like her worst enemy.
- Worst enemy? Aren't you overreacting? - No, not at all.
As a matter of fact, it feels like she's cheating on me.
Alma? Come on, Leonardo.
How's everything with Darío Guerra? Did you do a background check on him? Yes, I just got the report.
And? Impeccable.
Hire him whenever you like.
MOTEL Alma.
Honey.
You messed with the wrong woman, asshole.
What are you doing, Lucinda? Lucinda! Breathe, son.
Wake up, Darío! Darío, breathe! Darío!