The Cleaning Lady (2022) s03e05 Episode Script
All of Me
1
Previously on "The Cleaning Lady"
THONY: I found this in
the van that took Arman.
It's known as Devil's Breath.
The medication you gave him
may not have been approved
because of concerns about its safety.
A judge will decide if
Luca can stay with you.
A judge? You're telling
me I could lose him?
Chris?!
THONY: My family might
be dying out here.
The people we bring across
don't walk through the desert.
- It wasn't supposed to happen that way.
- Well, it did.
Mom!
- Chris?
- She's not breathing.
That's it. That's it.
Just breathe. Just breathe.
♪
♪
Through the wind and rain ♪
The sun will shine again ♪
I will rise, ooh ♪
FIONA: It's like having nothing left.
I will rise, oh ♪
But you need more than you've ever had.
I will rise, I will rise ♪
Mm.
And the only thing that matters
is to keep going for your child.
I will rise ♪
I guess it's what you've had
to do all of Luca's life.
Only this time, I almost lost my son.
LUCA: Mommy! Mommy!
- Mommy!
- It's okay, I got him.
- Mommy!
- You okay? I'm here.
What is it? You had a bad dream?
That lady was there, the one
who took me to the doctor.
Oh.
You mean Ms. Susan?
I know that was scary.
I don't want her to come tomorrow.
I don't want her to take me again.
She won't. I promise.
I'm not going to let anyone
take you away from me.
But they took Tita Fi, and
you couldn't stop them.
Well Tita Fi's back, right?
All Ms. Susan's going to do tomorrow
is talk to you to make sure
that you're safe and happy.
Alright?
Okay. Lie down.
Sometimes I wish I was a turtle
so I could hide in my shell.
Sometimes I feel that way, too.
Now you go back to sleep.
We have a big day tomorrow.
♪
♪
[SIGHS]
- Is he alright?
- Yeah.
Um, it's just hard to tell him that
everything's going to be okay
when I don't know if it will.
Hey. We'll all be there
to tell the judge
what a good mom you are.
- They'll see it.
- Am I?
Fi, some of the things I've done,
I just don't know anymore.
You did what you had to
do to get us back home.
And without Arman.
Has there been anything else on that?
Yeah. We found the van that took him.
- Mm.
- There was this drug inside,
something called Devil's Breath.
Jeez.
Jorge's looking into it right now.
[ESTY'S "HOLY GHOST $$$" PLAYING]
Como un adjetivo
aquí estamo' en vivo ♪
Suelto la paloma,
no estamo' en broma ♪
Quítale el casco de la Mazda ♪
JORGE: I'm looking for someone who
has this stuff, Devil's Breath?
Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, go down there.
Whip it like a psycho ♪
Trenzas to the floor,
grip em' round your thyroid ♪
Estamo' mundial,
estamo' en flight mode ♪
Con el holy ghost,
whip it like a psycho ♪
Trenzas to the floor,
grip em' round your thyroid ♪
Estamo' mundial,
estamo' en flight mode ♪
Con el holy ghost,
fue el que me mandó ♪
Mi alma no es pa' venta ♪
- Hey.
- WOMAN: Hey.
I'm looking for someone
who sells this, devil's breath?
- Do you know?
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- Right here?
- Just that way.
Thank you.
- Alright. Gracias.
- Mi alma no es pa' venta ♪
♪
Mi alma no es pa' venta ♪
Hey, man, how's it going?
- You tell me.
- It's all good.
You, um You know this guy?
- You sell him Devil's breath?
- What's it to you?
Yeah, I kind of whip
it like a psycho ♪
His name's Dragan.
You can find him at the
construction site off the 215.
Estamo' mundial,
estamo' en flight mode ♪
Appreciate it. Thank you.
Con el holy ghost
fue el que me mandó ♪
♪
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- You Dragan?
- Who's asking?
Where's Arman Morales?
I don't know who you're talking about.
Are you sure? Because if you
have him, we need to know.
Who the hell are you?
[ALL GRUNTING]
♪
- Hey. You alright?
- [GROANS]
[GROANS]
- Yeah.
- Come here.
It's okay. You're home now.
Yeah, now I can cross
that off my bucket list.
[CHUCKLES DRYLY]
I just hate that any of that
stuff happened to you.
If I'd have done some things
differently way back when
What? No.
You were a kid. I mean, you
can't put that on yourself.
But we had a child together.
If I had stepped up back then,
you wouldn't have had to crawl your
way back home from the desert.
I mean, I had Chris. Uh, it was a lot.
So what was it like
seeing his father again?
Paolo, right?
Jaz told me Chris met him.
It had been a long time.
- Mm.
- Mm-hmm.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
You didn't answer the question.
- I
- It's okay, I get it.
What matters now is that you're home.
I don't want to lose you again.
You know what?
Move in with me.
Okay, that that's a big step.
Yeah, well
Hey, you don't have to answer now.
I want you to know that, um,
I never stopped loving you, Fi.
Being apart helped me realize that.
Think on it?
Yeah, yeah.
No, I I will. I will.
- Okay.
- But, um, I have to
I have to check on Thony
to make sure if
to see if she needs anything
before Luca's interview. Okay?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
♪
Hey. How's Luca?
Any more nightmares? Come here. Mwah.
THONY: No, but he didn't get much rest,
so he probably will get a
nap before Susan comes.
But shouldn't you still be in bed?
You must be exhausted.
Food trumps sleep.
Hoy. Are those for me?
Nope. Chris.
What? What am I, chopped liver?
Kids.
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
Hey, what's going on?
JORGE: That lead you gave me panned out,
but, um, unfortunately,
there was a bit of a mishap.
What do you mean? Do you have Arman?
Not yet, but we will.
I'll explain when you get here.
Wait, wait. Today? I-I can't.
Luca has his interview with CPS.
Dante be there soon.
What?
Jorge has a lead on Arman,
but I have to go now.
- What about Luca's interview?
- I will be back,
okay, before Susan comes.
JD: Who's that outside the house?
Uh, nobody. It's for me.
Thony, whatever business you
still have with these people,
it can't keep coming around our family.
It won't. My business with
these people is almost done.
♪
[ENGINE STARTS]
[VEHICLE DEPARTS]
RAMONA: And you didn't think
to tell me any of this?
That you found the van and the vial?
You just went and recklessly
grabbed up this man?
Who took Armando.
You could have screwed up everything.
I had things under control.
What's going to happen when
they find this man is missing?
They won't. I covered my tracks.
They're going to think we're
trying to get Armando out
without paying, and that
could get him killed.
I brought him here to question him.
You know, Dante's the one
who went off on the guy.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
Maybe what you should be doing
is getting Nadia's insurance
money for the ransom.
Sorry, Thony. I thought
we'd get some answers here.
- I didn't know this tough guy here
- That's
That's the guy with the tattoo.
That's the guy who took Arman.
You guys just killed him?
Well, Dante thought he could
handle more than he could.
DANTE: He wasn't even talking anyway.
He could have brought us to Arman.
That's the closest we
were to finding him.
Now we've got nothing.
We can get Armando back
another way, Thony.
Ramona, he's the guy
I'm the one who's bringing him home.
We heard from his captors yesterday.
Once we secure the
funds for his release,
we'll set up the exchange.
And you trust them?
They almost killed him already.
They're going to take the money and run.
♪
Are you really questioning me?
- No, I'm not
- Then that's enough.
If you want to make yourself
useful, go ahead and clean.
♪
No. I came here to get answers on Arman.
And now I need to get home to my son.
♪
♪
Your dad taught you how to do all this?
Yeah, he can pretty much cook anything.
It's pretty cool.
Don't tell my dad that.
Do you have a photo of him?
Yeah, here.
This is in front of his
restaurant, um, and then
Oh, look at this. And that is my Tatay.
It's cool you got to meet him.
Maybe you can meet him one day, too.
I mean, it's not like you're stuck here.
You can fly anywhere you want.
Not like that stopped you from anything.
[DOOR OPENS]
- Hey, Auntie T.
- Hi.
Oh. I love that smell.
Smells good. Buko pie?
Yeah. I know. I thought I'd
make it smell good in here
for, uh, Luca's interview.
Well, it does. Thank you. Where is he?
He's taking a nap.
You want me to wake him?
No, no, I-I'll get him.
Luca.
Luca?
Luca!
♪
Is Luca here?
I thought he was sleeping. Chris!
♪
CHRIS: Yeah?
Luca's not here.
- What, Luca?
- Yeah.
I-I checked an hour ago.
♪
♪
Luca!
♪
- Luca!
- Luca?
Where are you?
- Luca?
- Luca!
♪
Big man!
♪
Come on, buddy.
If you're hiding out here,
now's the time to come out.
But did you check the pinball machine?
You sure?
Thank you.
FIONA: He's not out front.
Oh, and not at the arcade.
Not in the back or side
of the house, either.
I'm so sorry, Thony. I thought
the kids were watching him.
We were. I swear he
was right here, okay?
It's okay, it's okay.
It's nobody's fault.
Do you think someone took him?
We're going to check the neighborhood.
Uh, let's ask every neighbor
if they've seen him.
Uh, we're going to go to the
park, to the ice cream shop.
We know all his favorite places.
We'll go together.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, you can go with JD in his car.
I'm going to get the van
and cover more ground.
Are you sure you don't
want me to go with you?
No, no. You'll know where to look.
Okay. Yeah, yeah.
You're right. Okay. Let's go.
- Alright.
- Let's go.
♪
[DOGS BARKING IN DISTANCE]
♪
- Come on, buddy.
- Luca?
Luca?
♪
No. No, you're not
listening to me, are you?
My client's sportsbook
burned to the ground.
Tell them Ms. Morales won't accept
anything less than 100 mil.
♪
Come on.
100 million, and we wanted it yesterday.
- THONY: Hello.
- What is it, Thony?
You have to call Ramona for me.
- JORGE: What?
- My son is missing.
I think she took him.
Wait. Slow down.
What are you talking about?
She was very angry this morning
when I questioned her about Arman.
That may be, but my sister has
no reason to take your son.
And you know she gave explicit orders
not to touch you because of Armando.
Me, not my son.
And she already threatened him
when she came to my home.
C-Could you just please ask her
if she has anything to do with this?
He's just a boy. He doesn't
deserve any of this.
I'll ask, but, Thony, I'd be
doing whatever you can
to find your kid.
I am. Thank you.
♪
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Hi, Thony.
- Oh
I'm here for Luca's interview.
- Is he ready?
- Uh, well, actually, he, um
he's not back yet.
Fiona took him out, and
she just had a car issue.
Would you mind coming back later?
It's okay. I can wait.
Actually, I have to check the house
for the health and safety report. May I?
♪
♪
JAZ: Luca?
Luca?
♪
Have you seen a little boy?
He's 6. His name is Luca.
- No, sorry.
- Okay. Thank you.
♪
[LAUGHTER, ICE CREAM
TRUCK MUSIC PLAYING]
MAN: Hold on. Get in line.
H-Have you seen this kid?
He's, uh, about 6 years old.
- He's about like this tall.
- Mnh-mnh.
- No?
- Mnh-mnh.
Alright. Thank you.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Sorry.
Um, have you seen this little boy?
- MAN: Mnh-mnh.
- No?
- No.
- You sure?
Yeah, sorry.
[LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
♪
Hey, I'm going to check
the bouncy house.
WOMAN: [LAUGHING] Okay, be careful.
[LAUGHTER]
♪
This is nuts. This is, uh
♪
Alright, we gotta split up.
- Wait, Chris.
- No, no. It's fine.
Chris! Chris, we're sticking together!
♪
Okay, Luca's room looks good.
I'll start in the kitchen.
I-I am so sorry about the mess.
We've made Buko pie, if you'd like.
No, thanks.
We haven't had much time
this week to do grocery
Usually, it's better stocked.
Are those Luca's medications?
Yep. So, all prescribed by
the doctor you assigned him.
Yeah, those those four.
You know, I can really just
call you when he's back
so you don't have to wait here forever.
- FIONA: Thony!
- Fi, I'm here!
- Are you still here?
- Yeah, I'm here with Susan!
Oh.
SUSAN: Hi.
- You must be Fiona.
- Hi. Yeah.
Uh, where's Luca?
I-I heard you took him out?
Mm-hmm. Uh, yeah.
But, um, I-I dropped him off at
the arcade with with the kids.
That's on the way to the garage.
Thony, what's going on here?
Do you not know where Luca is?
Because if you don't,
- certain actions need to be taken.
- No He's at the arcade.
- She's right, Thony.
- JD, no.
Can we just call you
when he's back, Susan?
I can't help you if you're
not being honest with me.
And if Luca is missing,
then every second counts.
Can anyone tell me the
last time anyone saw him?
About three hours ago.
♪
Is it possible he ran away?
No. No, he has no reason.
It's not like him.
Then is it possible he's been abducted?
No. No.
Is there anyone who'd want
to take him from you?
Anyone who'd want to hurt you?
No.
Thony, statistics show our
best chance of finding a child
is within 48 hours,
24 hours to find him alive.
So if you think someone took him,
we need to issue an AMBER alert.
There was a man outside
the house this morning.
- Okay.
- Late 30s,
dark hair, full beard, about 6'3".
He was in a black BMW. I got the plate.
- SUSAN: Great.
- That doesn't mean
that this man took Luca.
No, but it is enough to
trigger an AMBER alert.
So, wait, I-I don't have
a choice in the matter?
It's out of your hands now, Thony.
What happens if we find him?
Then we can call off the search.
You did the right thing.
♪
You have no idea what you just did.
You don't know these people!
Actually, I do, which is why
this needed to happen.
Look. Isn't it possible
that man took Luca?
- You must have thought about that
- That wasn't your call.
That was not your call to make.
Where are you going?
I'm going to go find Luca
so we can call this off.
I'm coming with you.
[DOOR SHUTS]
Yes.
There you go.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
How is it going with Nadia's claim?
Took a few calls, but I worked it out.
Okay. And how soon can we get the money?
Two days tops.
I still don't see why
we're paying a ransom.
We don't even know
if Arman is still alive.
Dante will get confirmation
from the other side.
He'll be our point person
for the exchange.
These people took our family,
and you want to reward
them with 100 mil.
Mm. I'm glad you're recognizing
that he is family again.
What What is it you want
with Armando, anyway?
You want to bring him in
because Eduardo pushed us out?
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
No. [SPEAKS SPANISH]
You and Armando will work together,
- so when I'm gone everything
- Hey. [SPEAKS SPANISH]
You're not going anywhere. Alright?
And I'll decide who I work with.
Trust me on this, Jorge.
Once he's back, you'll remember
how you once were together.
- JORGE: Hey!
- VIOLETA: Daddy, Daddy,
look what I made.
You want to try it?
Yes, I do want to try it.
But can you put it on the table
and I try it in a second?
Thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you!
There's something else.
Um, Thony's son is missing.
Do you know anything about that?
What exactly are you asking?
I think you know.
What reason would I have
to hurt Thony's child?
You do like to play games.
Just get Nadia's cash.
Once they make contact with Dante,
we'll have to move fast.
♪
[CELLPHONES BLARING]
♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[SIRENS WAIL]
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
♪
MULLENS: Freeze.
Hands where I can see them.
Is there anyone else in the vehicle?
- No. W-What is this about?
- Search the car.
- OFFICER: All clear.
- Turn around.
Turn around. Hands on the hood.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
WOMAN: [ON RADIO] Copy that, 19.
THONY: Luca!
Luca!
We've been down this road before.
We'll find him. Okay?
Look.
I'm sorry about what JD did,
but if that guy took Luca,
I mean, isn't it better
to be safe than sorry?
Not always.
Come on, Thony. I mean
Stop keeping me in the dark.
What's really happening here?
Who Who are these people,
really, you're working with?
Please.
♪
They're Cartel.
♪
What?
Okay, I-I thought
I thought you were working
through Arman's family.
Arman's family is Cartel.
The Sin Cara Cartel.
[SIGHS, SCOFFS]
So we were right to call
the AMBER alert, huh?
I mean, if the Cartel took Luca
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
this could be the one
thing that saves him.
Susan, have you heard anything?
Yeah, unfortunately, it's not good news.
Police picked up the
man that JD reported,
but he doesn't have your son.
- I'm sorry.
- [SIGHS]
♪
[SIGHS] It's okay.
♪
♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Luca?
Luca?
Hey. What's up?
You wanna play?
- No.
- Hey, you alright?
- Yeah.
- These guys bothering you?
- [SCOFFS] Like you care.
- Okay, man.
Ain't nothing wrong.
CHRIS: What's that supposed to mean?
JAZ: Leave me alone.
I can take care of myself.
Hey, yo, what is going on?
What are you so mad about?
Nothing. Alright?
It's just, I wanted to stick together,
and you just you just left me.
Just like when you took off to Manila.
Jaz, that's not what happened. It
Did you even think about
what would have happened
if you couldn't come home?
What was I supposed to
do without you and Mom?
♪
Hey, hey, hey. Listen.
Look, I'm I'm really sorry, Jaz.
I-I didn't mean to hurt you, okay?
I just needed to help Mom.
And I didn't want you to stop me.
But you're right. I
I should have told you.
- I'm sorry.
- [SNIFFLES] Big dummy.
Yeah, I am.
♪
- What the hell are you going to do?
- I don't know.
I mean, getting Dante arrested is bad,
but I have to find Luca right now.
I can't think about it.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
It's Chris.
- Uh-huh?
- [SIGHS]
They searched the arcade
and the whole park.
I mean, t-there's got to be someplace
we're not thinking of.
Uh, i-is there anything else
he said to you today
or any place he wanted to be?
No, h-he had a nightmare, and
Wait, I think I might know where he is.
Turn around.
Okay.
♪
THONY: So last time we were here,
Chris was telling Luca how to
sneak in without buying tickets.
- I'm sorry.
- Uh, can we have two tickets, please?
No. Don't be. I know where he could be.
Thank you, sir.
Okay.
[TOUR GUIDE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
♪
♪
THONY: Let's find the turtles.
♪
THONY: Luca?
Luca. Luca?
[SIGHS]
♪
♪
Luca?
♪
Oh, my gosh. You're okay?
♪
We were looking everywhere for you.
- Are you mad at me, Mommy?
- No, I was worried.
You can't run off like this, okay?
I don't want the lady to take me.
♪
Look, I know it's been hard,
and I don't know what's
going to happen tomorrow,
but what I do know is
that I'm your mom, okay?
And I'm always going to make sure
that nothing bad's going to happen
to you, no matter what.
Okay? I'll always make sure you're okay.
- Okay.
- Because I love you more than anything,
and that will never change.
Because I love you so much.
- Okay?
- Okay.
♪
Come here.
♪
[SPEAKS TAGALOG]
Mahal kita, Mommy.
♪
Susan? We found him.
- Yeah, we have him.
- Thank God, Thony.
I know. So, uh, you can call off
the the AMBER alert now.
He's safe.
- I'll do that right away.
- Thank you. Thank you.
And, uh, we'll be home
in about 10 minutes,
so you can come and do
the interview anytime.
I'm sorry. I'm about to head into court.
I can put Luca on right now if you want
and ask you can ask him questions.
Thony, you didn't know where
your son was for several hours.
That led to an AMBER alert, and
the judge is going to see that.
Honestly, I don't think an interview's
going to change anything
at this point.
But that was a mistake.
H-He wasn't in danger.
It still doesn't look good,
Thony. I'm sorry.
I will see you at the hearing tomorrow.
JD: I'm sorry, Thony. I really am.
FIONA: We know you did it for Luca.
CPS is gonna use this whole
AMBER alert against me in court.
- I know.
- Dante being arrested
is going to cause me a lot of problems.
Is that gonna be another
threat to our family?
- JD
- The kids? Look, I have to ask.
I don't know. I don't know.
If I could just figure out
what he was arrested for,
then maybe I could do
something about it.
Don't you know someone
at the police department?
Uh, yeah, I know a
desk sergeant at LVPD.
He could speak to the arresting officer,
see what this Dante
guy was charged with.
Well, let me talk to him.
THONY: But he was pulled
over for an AMBER alert,
so why were there any charges?
I just don't understand.
Dante didn't kidnap my son.
WAYNE: No, but we booked
him on something else.
- For what?
- 'Fraid I can't tell you that.
I'm sorry, but don't you need a warrant
- to search someone's car?
- What is it you're trying to get at?
- MAN: Sir.
- I just think you should drop the charges.
Hey, look, I'm no lawyer.
I'm just here to uphold the law.
I don't make them,
and I don't bend them.
Have a good day.
That's great news.
Exactly what I wanted to hear.
We'll talk in the morning.
- THONY: I-I'm sorry
- Do you ever stop causing trouble?
Look, I-I know things got messed up,
but there's a way to fix this.
At least tell me they found your son.
We did.
I'm not the one who triggered
that AMBER alert,
but I know it caused a
lot of problems for you.
That's an understatement.
We could make that go away.
That's what you do, right?
Really?
- Yeah.
- Why don't you tell me?
You're a lawyer.
You make things disappear.
What if you could make it as if
this AMBER alert never happened?
Then they can't use the evidence.
You could wipe Dante's charges.
No arrest. No more problems for Ramona.
That's pretty good, Thony.
I guess this would help your case, too.
It would, yes.
Then I'd have a chance to keep
my son tomorrow in court.
[CHUCKLES]
At least you're consistent.
Please. This is a win-win situation
for you, for Ramona, for everyone.
You know how hard it
is to raise a kid alone.
I don't have your resources.
Every time I make a mistake,
I have to pay for it.
Please. This is for my son.
That's good, Thony.
That's exactly the kind of thing
you need to sell to the judge tomorrow.
Use it.
♪
♪
Uh What are you doing, Thony?
You're not running, are you?
They asked me to pack a bag
in case he doesn't come home tomorrow.
So if, uh
If they rule against you, you're
you're going to let him go?
No, not a chance.
Right now, I'm just packing a bag.
♪
♪
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Luca?
So, you're going to stay here with JD,
and we will be back soon, okay?
Okay.
[SPEAKS TAGALOG]
♪
Go on.
♪
♪
♪
♪
HON. MALONE: [MUFFLED]
Mr. Porter, you'll be representing
the State of Nevada.
- Your statement, please.
- NEIL: Yes, Your Honor.
The Division of Child
and Family Services
has opened an investigation
into Thony De La Rosa
for the removal of her son
on the basis of medical
abuse and child neglect.
Thank you, Mr. Porter.
Ms. Estefany Marino,
you are the attorney
representing Ms. De La Rosa?
Yes, Your Honor.
Please take your seats.
Please call your first witness.
I call Fiona De La Rosa.
Raise your right hand.
Do you swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth?
- I do.
- I do.
I do.
Well, she's technically
my sister-in-law,
but she's really the sister
I never knew I needed.
I mean, she's the best
mother you could ask for.
Oh, sorry. No offense, Mom.
She shows us how to fight
for what we believe in.
Anytime I need someone to talk to,
Auntie T is always there for me.
If anything happened to me,
I mean, she's there without
question for my kids.
She's the reason I aced
my science midterms.
She helped me study for them all week.
There's no sacrifice
that's too big for family.
She's gone to the ends of the earth
just so Luca could play
basketball like any other kid.
I mean, we'd be lost without her.
And without little Luca.
♪
Ms. De La Rosa administered an
unauthorized drug to her son,
but that treatment did save his life.
ESTEFANY: Your Honor,
I'd like to state for the record
that all charges associated
with this alleged medical abuse
- were dropped.
- Noted.
But while the charges were dropped,
abuse remains in question.
Ms. Redman, please continue.
SUSAN: What I've seen
during my evaluation
is that Ms. De La Rosa
is a mother who will stop
at nothing for her child.
But that has led to some reckless
and negligent decisions.
Just yesterday, an AMBER
alert was triggered
Your Honor? It seems the AMBER
has been stricken from the record.
SUSAN: No, that's not possible
Counsel, please approach.
That means you, too.
♪
You want to tell me what's
happening here, Mister ?
Counselor. Jorge Sanchez, Your Honor.
Yes, the AMBER alert was made in error.
Therefore, the State has no right
to use any knowledge of it
- against Ms. De La Rosa.
- [CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
Apparently the AMBER
alert's been expunged.
I don't know what strings you pulled
to make this happen, Counselor,
but I don't appreciate
circus acts in my courtroom.
Take your seats.
According to this court,
no AMBER alert was issued.
But the question of abuse remains.
Your Honor, if I could
speak on on my behalf?
- Of course.
- Thank you.
Your Honor, I don't know
if you are a parent,
but the love that comes from
having a child is like no other.
And the pain that comes
when your child is hurting
is unbearable.
When Luca was sick,
there's nothing I would not
have done to save his life.
Just to hear him laugh one more time.
Just to sing him to
sleep one more night.
♪
So yes, I-I gave him a treatment
that was not authorized here,
but it was approved and it was
deemed safe in my country.
So I-I can't feel sorry
for what I've done,
because my son's alive today.
But I beg you, Your Honor,
to not let him
suffer from my mistakes,
because everything I've done
♪
every choice I've made,
it's all been in the best
interest of my son.
Thank you.
♪
Any objections to that, Miss Redman?
No. None.
HON. MALONE: Then based
on the admissible evidence,
this court has determined
that Luca shall remain
in Ms. De La Rosa's
custody at this time.
- Thank you, Your Honor.
- However,
I see more than a few
matters of concern,
so Luca will remain
under CPS supervision.
Ms. Redman will continue
regular unannounced visits.
And if Luca is given so much
as one too many Tylenol,
he'll be taken into state custody.
Is that understood?
Yes, Your Honor.
- Thank you.
- Whoo!
Thank you.
Thank you.
[LAUGHTER]
♪
Peanut? We did it! We're going home!
[LAUGHS]
LUCA: I knew you would, Mommy.
- Yeah.
- Let's get some ice cream.
FIONA: Yes.
- Celebrate.
- CHRIS: Oh, yes.
- FIONA: Yes.
- Oh, my God. Ice cream?
- LUCA: Yes.
- Okay, dark chocolate
JAZ: Nuh-unh, rocky road,
- hot fudge.
- No! No!
LUCA: Rainbow sherbet?
Oh, that's a pretty
You want rainbow sherbet?
Okay, we'll get rainbow sherbet, then.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
Hey, hey, hey, no, no, no.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SIGHS]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Jorge, ven aquí. We need to talk.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
I took care of Dante's arrest.
Without the AMBER alert none
of the evidence could be used.
They didn't have a warrant, so
all record of it has been wiped.
Doesn't matter what
you think you erased.
Dante was our only point of contact
for Armando's exchange.
And because he got arrested,
he was in a jail cell
while the call came in
to get Armando back.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
I want to bring him home,
Jorge. While there's still time.
[SPEAKS SPANISH] You still have time.
You know, surrendering to their
every demand makes us look weak.
[BOTH SPEAK SPANISH]
You have a soft spot for Armando
- that just clouds your judgment
- No!
Between you and Thony, puede
ser que hayan arruinado todo.
I don't know what kind of
hold this woman has on you,
but from now on, she better
stay the hell away
from anything to do with Armando,
because it could cost us his life.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
♪
♪
[VEHICLE APPROACHES]
♪
LUCA: What's wrong, Mommy?
♪
♪
Thank you for today.
We've got bigger problems now.
Dante was our point guy for
the people who took Armando.
What do you mean?
His arrest stopped him from
making contact for the exchange.
- Oh, my gosh. Is Arman okay?
- We don't know that, Thony.
As of now, we have no idea
whether he's dead or alive.
That AMBER alert screwed
things up big time.
So from this point on, if you
don't stay out of our way,
you'll jeopardize everything,
including your son.
♪
What are you saying?
Ramona didn't take Luca
this time, but she could.
Well, you're not going
to let that happen.
You're not going to let her hurt my son.
What Ramona does is
not under my control.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
♪
♪
♪
Previously on "The Cleaning Lady"
THONY: I found this in
the van that took Arman.
It's known as Devil's Breath.
The medication you gave him
may not have been approved
because of concerns about its safety.
A judge will decide if
Luca can stay with you.
A judge? You're telling
me I could lose him?
Chris?!
THONY: My family might
be dying out here.
The people we bring across
don't walk through the desert.
- It wasn't supposed to happen that way.
- Well, it did.
Mom!
- Chris?
- She's not breathing.
That's it. That's it.
Just breathe. Just breathe.
♪
♪
Through the wind and rain ♪
The sun will shine again ♪
I will rise, ooh ♪
FIONA: It's like having nothing left.
I will rise, oh ♪
But you need more than you've ever had.
I will rise, I will rise ♪
Mm.
And the only thing that matters
is to keep going for your child.
I will rise ♪
I guess it's what you've had
to do all of Luca's life.
Only this time, I almost lost my son.
LUCA: Mommy! Mommy!
- Mommy!
- It's okay, I got him.
- Mommy!
- You okay? I'm here.
What is it? You had a bad dream?
That lady was there, the one
who took me to the doctor.
Oh.
You mean Ms. Susan?
I know that was scary.
I don't want her to come tomorrow.
I don't want her to take me again.
She won't. I promise.
I'm not going to let anyone
take you away from me.
But they took Tita Fi, and
you couldn't stop them.
Well Tita Fi's back, right?
All Ms. Susan's going to do tomorrow
is talk to you to make sure
that you're safe and happy.
Alright?
Okay. Lie down.
Sometimes I wish I was a turtle
so I could hide in my shell.
Sometimes I feel that way, too.
Now you go back to sleep.
We have a big day tomorrow.
♪
♪
[SIGHS]
- Is he alright?
- Yeah.
Um, it's just hard to tell him that
everything's going to be okay
when I don't know if it will.
Hey. We'll all be there
to tell the judge
what a good mom you are.
- They'll see it.
- Am I?
Fi, some of the things I've done,
I just don't know anymore.
You did what you had to
do to get us back home.
And without Arman.
Has there been anything else on that?
Yeah. We found the van that took him.
- Mm.
- There was this drug inside,
something called Devil's Breath.
Jeez.
Jorge's looking into it right now.
[ESTY'S "HOLY GHOST $$$" PLAYING]
Como un adjetivo
aquí estamo' en vivo ♪
Suelto la paloma,
no estamo' en broma ♪
Quítale el casco de la Mazda ♪
JORGE: I'm looking for someone who
has this stuff, Devil's Breath?
Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, go down there.
Whip it like a psycho ♪
Trenzas to the floor,
grip em' round your thyroid ♪
Estamo' mundial,
estamo' en flight mode ♪
Con el holy ghost,
whip it like a psycho ♪
Trenzas to the floor,
grip em' round your thyroid ♪
Estamo' mundial,
estamo' en flight mode ♪
Con el holy ghost,
fue el que me mandó ♪
Mi alma no es pa' venta ♪
- Hey.
- WOMAN: Hey.
I'm looking for someone
who sells this, devil's breath?
- Do you know?
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- Right here?
- Just that way.
Thank you.
- Alright. Gracias.
- Mi alma no es pa' venta ♪
♪
Mi alma no es pa' venta ♪
Hey, man, how's it going?
- You tell me.
- It's all good.
You, um You know this guy?
- You sell him Devil's breath?
- What's it to you?
Yeah, I kind of whip
it like a psycho ♪
His name's Dragan.
You can find him at the
construction site off the 215.
Estamo' mundial,
estamo' en flight mode ♪
Appreciate it. Thank you.
Con el holy ghost
fue el que me mandó ♪
♪
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- You Dragan?
- Who's asking?
Where's Arman Morales?
I don't know who you're talking about.
Are you sure? Because if you
have him, we need to know.
Who the hell are you?
[ALL GRUNTING]
♪
- Hey. You alright?
- [GROANS]
[GROANS]
- Yeah.
- Come here.
It's okay. You're home now.
Yeah, now I can cross
that off my bucket list.
[CHUCKLES DRYLY]
I just hate that any of that
stuff happened to you.
If I'd have done some things
differently way back when
What? No.
You were a kid. I mean, you
can't put that on yourself.
But we had a child together.
If I had stepped up back then,
you wouldn't have had to crawl your
way back home from the desert.
I mean, I had Chris. Uh, it was a lot.
So what was it like
seeing his father again?
Paolo, right?
Jaz told me Chris met him.
It had been a long time.
- Mm.
- Mm-hmm.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
You didn't answer the question.
- I
- It's okay, I get it.
What matters now is that you're home.
I don't want to lose you again.
You know what?
Move in with me.
Okay, that that's a big step.
Yeah, well
Hey, you don't have to answer now.
I want you to know that, um,
I never stopped loving you, Fi.
Being apart helped me realize that.
Think on it?
Yeah, yeah.
No, I I will. I will.
- Okay.
- But, um, I have to
I have to check on Thony
to make sure if
to see if she needs anything
before Luca's interview. Okay?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
♪
Hey. How's Luca?
Any more nightmares? Come here. Mwah.
THONY: No, but he didn't get much rest,
so he probably will get a
nap before Susan comes.
But shouldn't you still be in bed?
You must be exhausted.
Food trumps sleep.
Hoy. Are those for me?
Nope. Chris.
What? What am I, chopped liver?
Kids.
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
Hey, what's going on?
JORGE: That lead you gave me panned out,
but, um, unfortunately,
there was a bit of a mishap.
What do you mean? Do you have Arman?
Not yet, but we will.
I'll explain when you get here.
Wait, wait. Today? I-I can't.
Luca has his interview with CPS.
Dante be there soon.
What?
Jorge has a lead on Arman,
but I have to go now.
- What about Luca's interview?
- I will be back,
okay, before Susan comes.
JD: Who's that outside the house?
Uh, nobody. It's for me.
Thony, whatever business you
still have with these people,
it can't keep coming around our family.
It won't. My business with
these people is almost done.
♪
[ENGINE STARTS]
[VEHICLE DEPARTS]
RAMONA: And you didn't think
to tell me any of this?
That you found the van and the vial?
You just went and recklessly
grabbed up this man?
Who took Armando.
You could have screwed up everything.
I had things under control.
What's going to happen when
they find this man is missing?
They won't. I covered my tracks.
They're going to think we're
trying to get Armando out
without paying, and that
could get him killed.
I brought him here to question him.
You know, Dante's the one
who went off on the guy.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
Maybe what you should be doing
is getting Nadia's insurance
money for the ransom.
Sorry, Thony. I thought
we'd get some answers here.
- I didn't know this tough guy here
- That's
That's the guy with the tattoo.
That's the guy who took Arman.
You guys just killed him?
Well, Dante thought he could
handle more than he could.
DANTE: He wasn't even talking anyway.
He could have brought us to Arman.
That's the closest we
were to finding him.
Now we've got nothing.
We can get Armando back
another way, Thony.
Ramona, he's the guy
I'm the one who's bringing him home.
We heard from his captors yesterday.
Once we secure the
funds for his release,
we'll set up the exchange.
And you trust them?
They almost killed him already.
They're going to take the money and run.
♪
Are you really questioning me?
- No, I'm not
- Then that's enough.
If you want to make yourself
useful, go ahead and clean.
♪
No. I came here to get answers on Arman.
And now I need to get home to my son.
♪
♪
Your dad taught you how to do all this?
Yeah, he can pretty much cook anything.
It's pretty cool.
Don't tell my dad that.
Do you have a photo of him?
Yeah, here.
This is in front of his
restaurant, um, and then
Oh, look at this. And that is my Tatay.
It's cool you got to meet him.
Maybe you can meet him one day, too.
I mean, it's not like you're stuck here.
You can fly anywhere you want.
Not like that stopped you from anything.
[DOOR OPENS]
- Hey, Auntie T.
- Hi.
Oh. I love that smell.
Smells good. Buko pie?
Yeah. I know. I thought I'd
make it smell good in here
for, uh, Luca's interview.
Well, it does. Thank you. Where is he?
He's taking a nap.
You want me to wake him?
No, no, I-I'll get him.
Luca.
Luca?
Luca!
♪
Is Luca here?
I thought he was sleeping. Chris!
♪
CHRIS: Yeah?
Luca's not here.
- What, Luca?
- Yeah.
I-I checked an hour ago.
♪
♪
Luca!
♪
- Luca!
- Luca?
Where are you?
- Luca?
- Luca!
♪
Big man!
♪
Come on, buddy.
If you're hiding out here,
now's the time to come out.
But did you check the pinball machine?
You sure?
Thank you.
FIONA: He's not out front.
Oh, and not at the arcade.
Not in the back or side
of the house, either.
I'm so sorry, Thony. I thought
the kids were watching him.
We were. I swear he
was right here, okay?
It's okay, it's okay.
It's nobody's fault.
Do you think someone took him?
We're going to check the neighborhood.
Uh, let's ask every neighbor
if they've seen him.
Uh, we're going to go to the
park, to the ice cream shop.
We know all his favorite places.
We'll go together.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, you can go with JD in his car.
I'm going to get the van
and cover more ground.
Are you sure you don't
want me to go with you?
No, no. You'll know where to look.
Okay. Yeah, yeah.
You're right. Okay. Let's go.
- Alright.
- Let's go.
♪
[DOGS BARKING IN DISTANCE]
♪
- Come on, buddy.
- Luca?
Luca?
♪
No. No, you're not
listening to me, are you?
My client's sportsbook
burned to the ground.
Tell them Ms. Morales won't accept
anything less than 100 mil.
♪
Come on.
100 million, and we wanted it yesterday.
- THONY: Hello.
- What is it, Thony?
You have to call Ramona for me.
- JORGE: What?
- My son is missing.
I think she took him.
Wait. Slow down.
What are you talking about?
She was very angry this morning
when I questioned her about Arman.
That may be, but my sister has
no reason to take your son.
And you know she gave explicit orders
not to touch you because of Armando.
Me, not my son.
And she already threatened him
when she came to my home.
C-Could you just please ask her
if she has anything to do with this?
He's just a boy. He doesn't
deserve any of this.
I'll ask, but, Thony, I'd be
doing whatever you can
to find your kid.
I am. Thank you.
♪
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Hi, Thony.
- Oh
I'm here for Luca's interview.
- Is he ready?
- Uh, well, actually, he, um
he's not back yet.
Fiona took him out, and
she just had a car issue.
Would you mind coming back later?
It's okay. I can wait.
Actually, I have to check the house
for the health and safety report. May I?
♪
♪
JAZ: Luca?
Luca?
♪
Have you seen a little boy?
He's 6. His name is Luca.
- No, sorry.
- Okay. Thank you.
♪
[LAUGHTER, ICE CREAM
TRUCK MUSIC PLAYING]
MAN: Hold on. Get in line.
H-Have you seen this kid?
He's, uh, about 6 years old.
- He's about like this tall.
- Mnh-mnh.
- No?
- Mnh-mnh.
Alright. Thank you.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Sorry.
Um, have you seen this little boy?
- MAN: Mnh-mnh.
- No?
- No.
- You sure?
Yeah, sorry.
[LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
♪
Hey, I'm going to check
the bouncy house.
WOMAN: [LAUGHING] Okay, be careful.
[LAUGHTER]
♪
This is nuts. This is, uh
♪
Alright, we gotta split up.
- Wait, Chris.
- No, no. It's fine.
Chris! Chris, we're sticking together!
♪
Okay, Luca's room looks good.
I'll start in the kitchen.
I-I am so sorry about the mess.
We've made Buko pie, if you'd like.
No, thanks.
We haven't had much time
this week to do grocery
Usually, it's better stocked.
Are those Luca's medications?
Yep. So, all prescribed by
the doctor you assigned him.
Yeah, those those four.
You know, I can really just
call you when he's back
so you don't have to wait here forever.
- FIONA: Thony!
- Fi, I'm here!
- Are you still here?
- Yeah, I'm here with Susan!
Oh.
SUSAN: Hi.
- You must be Fiona.
- Hi. Yeah.
Uh, where's Luca?
I-I heard you took him out?
Mm-hmm. Uh, yeah.
But, um, I-I dropped him off at
the arcade with with the kids.
That's on the way to the garage.
Thony, what's going on here?
Do you not know where Luca is?
Because if you don't,
- certain actions need to be taken.
- No He's at the arcade.
- She's right, Thony.
- JD, no.
Can we just call you
when he's back, Susan?
I can't help you if you're
not being honest with me.
And if Luca is missing,
then every second counts.
Can anyone tell me the
last time anyone saw him?
About three hours ago.
♪
Is it possible he ran away?
No. No, he has no reason.
It's not like him.
Then is it possible he's been abducted?
No. No.
Is there anyone who'd want
to take him from you?
Anyone who'd want to hurt you?
No.
Thony, statistics show our
best chance of finding a child
is within 48 hours,
24 hours to find him alive.
So if you think someone took him,
we need to issue an AMBER alert.
There was a man outside
the house this morning.
- Okay.
- Late 30s,
dark hair, full beard, about 6'3".
He was in a black BMW. I got the plate.
- SUSAN: Great.
- That doesn't mean
that this man took Luca.
No, but it is enough to
trigger an AMBER alert.
So, wait, I-I don't have
a choice in the matter?
It's out of your hands now, Thony.
What happens if we find him?
Then we can call off the search.
You did the right thing.
♪
You have no idea what you just did.
You don't know these people!
Actually, I do, which is why
this needed to happen.
Look. Isn't it possible
that man took Luca?
- You must have thought about that
- That wasn't your call.
That was not your call to make.
Where are you going?
I'm going to go find Luca
so we can call this off.
I'm coming with you.
[DOOR SHUTS]
Yes.
There you go.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
How is it going with Nadia's claim?
Took a few calls, but I worked it out.
Okay. And how soon can we get the money?
Two days tops.
I still don't see why
we're paying a ransom.
We don't even know
if Arman is still alive.
Dante will get confirmation
from the other side.
He'll be our point person
for the exchange.
These people took our family,
and you want to reward
them with 100 mil.
Mm. I'm glad you're recognizing
that he is family again.
What What is it you want
with Armando, anyway?
You want to bring him in
because Eduardo pushed us out?
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
No. [SPEAKS SPANISH]
You and Armando will work together,
- so when I'm gone everything
- Hey. [SPEAKS SPANISH]
You're not going anywhere. Alright?
And I'll decide who I work with.
Trust me on this, Jorge.
Once he's back, you'll remember
how you once were together.
- JORGE: Hey!
- VIOLETA: Daddy, Daddy,
look what I made.
You want to try it?
Yes, I do want to try it.
But can you put it on the table
and I try it in a second?
Thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you!
There's something else.
Um, Thony's son is missing.
Do you know anything about that?
What exactly are you asking?
I think you know.
What reason would I have
to hurt Thony's child?
You do like to play games.
Just get Nadia's cash.
Once they make contact with Dante,
we'll have to move fast.
♪
[CELLPHONES BLARING]
♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[SIRENS WAIL]
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
♪
MULLENS: Freeze.
Hands where I can see them.
Is there anyone else in the vehicle?
- No. W-What is this about?
- Search the car.
- OFFICER: All clear.
- Turn around.
Turn around. Hands on the hood.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
WOMAN: [ON RADIO] Copy that, 19.
THONY: Luca!
Luca!
We've been down this road before.
We'll find him. Okay?
Look.
I'm sorry about what JD did,
but if that guy took Luca,
I mean, isn't it better
to be safe than sorry?
Not always.
Come on, Thony. I mean
Stop keeping me in the dark.
What's really happening here?
Who Who are these people,
really, you're working with?
Please.
♪
They're Cartel.
♪
What?
Okay, I-I thought
I thought you were working
through Arman's family.
Arman's family is Cartel.
The Sin Cara Cartel.
[SIGHS, SCOFFS]
So we were right to call
the AMBER alert, huh?
I mean, if the Cartel took Luca
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
this could be the one
thing that saves him.
Susan, have you heard anything?
Yeah, unfortunately, it's not good news.
Police picked up the
man that JD reported,
but he doesn't have your son.
- I'm sorry.
- [SIGHS]
♪
[SIGHS] It's okay.
♪
♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Luca?
Luca?
Hey. What's up?
You wanna play?
- No.
- Hey, you alright?
- Yeah.
- These guys bothering you?
- [SCOFFS] Like you care.
- Okay, man.
Ain't nothing wrong.
CHRIS: What's that supposed to mean?
JAZ: Leave me alone.
I can take care of myself.
Hey, yo, what is going on?
What are you so mad about?
Nothing. Alright?
It's just, I wanted to stick together,
and you just you just left me.
Just like when you took off to Manila.
Jaz, that's not what happened. It
Did you even think about
what would have happened
if you couldn't come home?
What was I supposed to
do without you and Mom?
♪
Hey, hey, hey. Listen.
Look, I'm I'm really sorry, Jaz.
I-I didn't mean to hurt you, okay?
I just needed to help Mom.
And I didn't want you to stop me.
But you're right. I
I should have told you.
- I'm sorry.
- [SNIFFLES] Big dummy.
Yeah, I am.
♪
- What the hell are you going to do?
- I don't know.
I mean, getting Dante arrested is bad,
but I have to find Luca right now.
I can't think about it.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
It's Chris.
- Uh-huh?
- [SIGHS]
They searched the arcade
and the whole park.
I mean, t-there's got to be someplace
we're not thinking of.
Uh, i-is there anything else
he said to you today
or any place he wanted to be?
No, h-he had a nightmare, and
Wait, I think I might know where he is.
Turn around.
Okay.
♪
THONY: So last time we were here,
Chris was telling Luca how to
sneak in without buying tickets.
- I'm sorry.
- Uh, can we have two tickets, please?
No. Don't be. I know where he could be.
Thank you, sir.
Okay.
[TOUR GUIDE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
♪
♪
THONY: Let's find the turtles.
♪
THONY: Luca?
Luca. Luca?
[SIGHS]
♪
♪
Luca?
♪
Oh, my gosh. You're okay?
♪
We were looking everywhere for you.
- Are you mad at me, Mommy?
- No, I was worried.
You can't run off like this, okay?
I don't want the lady to take me.
♪
Look, I know it's been hard,
and I don't know what's
going to happen tomorrow,
but what I do know is
that I'm your mom, okay?
And I'm always going to make sure
that nothing bad's going to happen
to you, no matter what.
Okay? I'll always make sure you're okay.
- Okay.
- Because I love you more than anything,
and that will never change.
Because I love you so much.
- Okay?
- Okay.
♪
Come here.
♪
[SPEAKS TAGALOG]
Mahal kita, Mommy.
♪
Susan? We found him.
- Yeah, we have him.
- Thank God, Thony.
I know. So, uh, you can call off
the the AMBER alert now.
He's safe.
- I'll do that right away.
- Thank you. Thank you.
And, uh, we'll be home
in about 10 minutes,
so you can come and do
the interview anytime.
I'm sorry. I'm about to head into court.
I can put Luca on right now if you want
and ask you can ask him questions.
Thony, you didn't know where
your son was for several hours.
That led to an AMBER alert, and
the judge is going to see that.
Honestly, I don't think an interview's
going to change anything
at this point.
But that was a mistake.
H-He wasn't in danger.
It still doesn't look good,
Thony. I'm sorry.
I will see you at the hearing tomorrow.
JD: I'm sorry, Thony. I really am.
FIONA: We know you did it for Luca.
CPS is gonna use this whole
AMBER alert against me in court.
- I know.
- Dante being arrested
is going to cause me a lot of problems.
Is that gonna be another
threat to our family?
- JD
- The kids? Look, I have to ask.
I don't know. I don't know.
If I could just figure out
what he was arrested for,
then maybe I could do
something about it.
Don't you know someone
at the police department?
Uh, yeah, I know a
desk sergeant at LVPD.
He could speak to the arresting officer,
see what this Dante
guy was charged with.
Well, let me talk to him.
THONY: But he was pulled
over for an AMBER alert,
so why were there any charges?
I just don't understand.
Dante didn't kidnap my son.
WAYNE: No, but we booked
him on something else.
- For what?
- 'Fraid I can't tell you that.
I'm sorry, but don't you need a warrant
- to search someone's car?
- What is it you're trying to get at?
- MAN: Sir.
- I just think you should drop the charges.
Hey, look, I'm no lawyer.
I'm just here to uphold the law.
I don't make them,
and I don't bend them.
Have a good day.
That's great news.
Exactly what I wanted to hear.
We'll talk in the morning.
- THONY: I-I'm sorry
- Do you ever stop causing trouble?
Look, I-I know things got messed up,
but there's a way to fix this.
At least tell me they found your son.
We did.
I'm not the one who triggered
that AMBER alert,
but I know it caused a
lot of problems for you.
That's an understatement.
We could make that go away.
That's what you do, right?
Really?
- Yeah.
- Why don't you tell me?
You're a lawyer.
You make things disappear.
What if you could make it as if
this AMBER alert never happened?
Then they can't use the evidence.
You could wipe Dante's charges.
No arrest. No more problems for Ramona.
That's pretty good, Thony.
I guess this would help your case, too.
It would, yes.
Then I'd have a chance to keep
my son tomorrow in court.
[CHUCKLES]
At least you're consistent.
Please. This is a win-win situation
for you, for Ramona, for everyone.
You know how hard it
is to raise a kid alone.
I don't have your resources.
Every time I make a mistake,
I have to pay for it.
Please. This is for my son.
That's good, Thony.
That's exactly the kind of thing
you need to sell to the judge tomorrow.
Use it.
♪
♪
Uh What are you doing, Thony?
You're not running, are you?
They asked me to pack a bag
in case he doesn't come home tomorrow.
So if, uh
If they rule against you, you're
you're going to let him go?
No, not a chance.
Right now, I'm just packing a bag.
♪
♪
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Luca?
So, you're going to stay here with JD,
and we will be back soon, okay?
Okay.
[SPEAKS TAGALOG]
♪
Go on.
♪
♪
♪
♪
HON. MALONE: [MUFFLED]
Mr. Porter, you'll be representing
the State of Nevada.
- Your statement, please.
- NEIL: Yes, Your Honor.
The Division of Child
and Family Services
has opened an investigation
into Thony De La Rosa
for the removal of her son
on the basis of medical
abuse and child neglect.
Thank you, Mr. Porter.
Ms. Estefany Marino,
you are the attorney
representing Ms. De La Rosa?
Yes, Your Honor.
Please take your seats.
Please call your first witness.
I call Fiona De La Rosa.
Raise your right hand.
Do you swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth?
- I do.
- I do.
I do.
Well, she's technically
my sister-in-law,
but she's really the sister
I never knew I needed.
I mean, she's the best
mother you could ask for.
Oh, sorry. No offense, Mom.
She shows us how to fight
for what we believe in.
Anytime I need someone to talk to,
Auntie T is always there for me.
If anything happened to me,
I mean, she's there without
question for my kids.
She's the reason I aced
my science midterms.
She helped me study for them all week.
There's no sacrifice
that's too big for family.
She's gone to the ends of the earth
just so Luca could play
basketball like any other kid.
I mean, we'd be lost without her.
And without little Luca.
♪
Ms. De La Rosa administered an
unauthorized drug to her son,
but that treatment did save his life.
ESTEFANY: Your Honor,
I'd like to state for the record
that all charges associated
with this alleged medical abuse
- were dropped.
- Noted.
But while the charges were dropped,
abuse remains in question.
Ms. Redman, please continue.
SUSAN: What I've seen
during my evaluation
is that Ms. De La Rosa
is a mother who will stop
at nothing for her child.
But that has led to some reckless
and negligent decisions.
Just yesterday, an AMBER
alert was triggered
Your Honor? It seems the AMBER
has been stricken from the record.
SUSAN: No, that's not possible
Counsel, please approach.
That means you, too.
♪
You want to tell me what's
happening here, Mister ?
Counselor. Jorge Sanchez, Your Honor.
Yes, the AMBER alert was made in error.
Therefore, the State has no right
to use any knowledge of it
- against Ms. De La Rosa.
- [CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
Apparently the AMBER
alert's been expunged.
I don't know what strings you pulled
to make this happen, Counselor,
but I don't appreciate
circus acts in my courtroom.
Take your seats.
According to this court,
no AMBER alert was issued.
But the question of abuse remains.
Your Honor, if I could
speak on on my behalf?
- Of course.
- Thank you.
Your Honor, I don't know
if you are a parent,
but the love that comes from
having a child is like no other.
And the pain that comes
when your child is hurting
is unbearable.
When Luca was sick,
there's nothing I would not
have done to save his life.
Just to hear him laugh one more time.
Just to sing him to
sleep one more night.
♪
So yes, I-I gave him a treatment
that was not authorized here,
but it was approved and it was
deemed safe in my country.
So I-I can't feel sorry
for what I've done,
because my son's alive today.
But I beg you, Your Honor,
to not let him
suffer from my mistakes,
because everything I've done
♪
every choice I've made,
it's all been in the best
interest of my son.
Thank you.
♪
Any objections to that, Miss Redman?
No. None.
HON. MALONE: Then based
on the admissible evidence,
this court has determined
that Luca shall remain
in Ms. De La Rosa's
custody at this time.
- Thank you, Your Honor.
- However,
I see more than a few
matters of concern,
so Luca will remain
under CPS supervision.
Ms. Redman will continue
regular unannounced visits.
And if Luca is given so much
as one too many Tylenol,
he'll be taken into state custody.
Is that understood?
Yes, Your Honor.
- Thank you.
- Whoo!
Thank you.
Thank you.
[LAUGHTER]
♪
Peanut? We did it! We're going home!
[LAUGHS]
LUCA: I knew you would, Mommy.
- Yeah.
- Let's get some ice cream.
FIONA: Yes.
- Celebrate.
- CHRIS: Oh, yes.
- FIONA: Yes.
- Oh, my God. Ice cream?
- LUCA: Yes.
- Okay, dark chocolate
JAZ: Nuh-unh, rocky road,
- hot fudge.
- No! No!
LUCA: Rainbow sherbet?
Oh, that's a pretty
You want rainbow sherbet?
Okay, we'll get rainbow sherbet, then.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
Hey, hey, hey, no, no, no.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[SIGHS]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Jorge, ven aquí. We need to talk.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
I took care of Dante's arrest.
Without the AMBER alert none
of the evidence could be used.
They didn't have a warrant, so
all record of it has been wiped.
Doesn't matter what
you think you erased.
Dante was our only point of contact
for Armando's exchange.
And because he got arrested,
he was in a jail cell
while the call came in
to get Armando back.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
I want to bring him home,
Jorge. While there's still time.
[SPEAKS SPANISH] You still have time.
You know, surrendering to their
every demand makes us look weak.
[BOTH SPEAK SPANISH]
You have a soft spot for Armando
- that just clouds your judgment
- No!
Between you and Thony, puede
ser que hayan arruinado todo.
I don't know what kind of
hold this woman has on you,
but from now on, she better
stay the hell away
from anything to do with Armando,
because it could cost us his life.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
♪
♪
[VEHICLE APPROACHES]
♪
LUCA: What's wrong, Mommy?
♪
♪
Thank you for today.
We've got bigger problems now.
Dante was our point guy for
the people who took Armando.
What do you mean?
His arrest stopped him from
making contact for the exchange.
- Oh, my gosh. Is Arman okay?
- We don't know that, Thony.
As of now, we have no idea
whether he's dead or alive.
That AMBER alert screwed
things up big time.
So from this point on, if you
don't stay out of our way,
you'll jeopardize everything,
including your son.
♪
What are you saying?
Ramona didn't take Luca
this time, but she could.
Well, you're not going
to let that happen.
You're not going to let her hurt my son.
What Ramona does is
not under my control.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
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