ALL ALONZO CAMILA CHRISTOPHER COLE CORTEZ DEALER DEVON DRIVER EL_SANTO EPIFANIO GUERO ISABELA JAMES KELLY_ANNE MAN POTE TASTEMAKER TERESA THE_PROFESSOR TRUESDALE WHALE MAN Previously on Queen of the South. TERESA I never had a first anniversary before. GUERO I love you. ALONZO Guero's dead. MAN EL SANTO I deal in nothing less than metric tons. TERESA We'll take the ton. CAMILA There's no way we can distribute this amount. If we don't get that first payment, a fleet of El Santo's hitmen are going be on the next flight to Dallas. TERESA I understand it put us in danger. COLE Devon Finch gets a hundred offers a day. CAMILA I'm not interested in investing in Finch's companies. I'm interested in distribution and money laundering through them. CHRISTOPHER Today we announce the formation of a joint U.S./Mexico drug task force. POTE CAMILA Gracias, Pote. It's a beautiful cake. Thank you. Salud. ALL Salud. CAMILA This lovely gift from my family, not a single word from my only daughter. POTE I hope you enjoy your decorative spoons. CAMILA Beautiful, Pote. Well done. JAMES Your lawyer didn't forget you. TERESA It's beautiful. CAMILA I still have to receive the only present that I need. Devon Finch. JAMES He's not gonna work with us. CAMILA Then we're gonna have to twist his hand, don't we? We need his transpo, and he needs the product. He just doesn't know it yet. All of you are going to Chicago. You're gonna spread El Santo's dust on the streets. And I can guarantee you that once his clients get a taste for it. TERESA They'll come to us. CAMILA And so will Devon. He thinks his business is untouchable. We're gonna show him it's not. You're gonna find his Tastemaker and make him buy from us. POTE And if he doesn't, then what? CAMILA Then we're just gonna have to strike. JAMES Spreading coke in his territory is one thing, but an outright attack on his operation... That's just asking for trouble. CAMILA I never had to ask you twice to do something. Today is not the day to start, James. I'm going to need intel on his jet before we can move on. Can you handle it? GUERO CAMILA Look at you. The picture of devotion. CAMILA As you know Epifanio's in Dallas working with the D.A. TERESA He's trying to shut you down. CAMILA Or plan another attack. Either way, it's crucial that this works. Come. Devon's Tastemaker throws a party for his customers every week at Chicago's best hotel. I need you to get him to try our product while James works on the other customers, the high rollers. He'll play poker at the party. Once Devon grants us a proper meeting, you, Pote and James can come back home. Guero won't be joining you. I need him to go to Chicago to research Devon's planes. But after that, either you cut him off, or I will. TERESA We're on our way in. I'll talk to you later. Bye. Thank you. POTE Don't touch me. JAMES My 25 plus 30. THE PROFESSOR Chips or cash only. WHALE Excuse me, are you in the hand? The powder plays. Call. DEALER Straight beats a set of aces. WHALE Son of a bitch. Hey, how much for the blow? JAMES Thirty. JAMES That's him. Devon's Tastemaker. If anything goes wrong and you need to signal, drop these on the floor and break them. Now's not the time to play hard to get. Go. TASTEMAKER What are you having? TERESA Something you can't handle. TASTEMAKER You'd be surprised. TERESA Bolivian. Cooked with ether. Can you handle that? TASTEMAKER Tell me. Who the fuck are you and what the hell are you doing in my party? TERESA I work with Camila Vargas. I'm not here for trouble. I'm here to make a deal. You want to taste this. TASTEMAKER Bleach. The purer it is. TERESA The less it dissolves. TASTEMAKER You kidding me? No one cooks with ether anymore. That shit's insane. TERESA There's more where that came from. TASTEMAKER How much more? TERESA Quarter of a metric ton. 30 K a kilo. TASTEMAKER I'll give you 20. TERESA If you can't turn this into a hundred grand, you're in the wrong game. TASTEMAKER So you want to play a game with me? TERESA We just did. You want what I'm selling or not? TASTEMAKER I'm all in. TERESA He's in. JAMES Good. THE PROFESSOR Devon, we have a problem in Chicago. JAMES Let's get out of here. TERESA I forgot your present. GUERO No, you didn't. TERESA Yes, I did. GUERO No, you didn't. TERESA I haven't had a tree since. GUERO You will now. Siempre. TERESA It worked. We got their attention. GUERO Yeah, I bet you did. TERESA That's pretty. GUERO Yeah. Snow's sure nice to look at, but I tell you, it's a bitch on the runway. Maybe we can see some together some day. TERESA James and Pote are waiting. Let's go. TRUESDALE Gentlemen, this is day one of our joint task force. Colonel Cortez's agents have been briefed, and Governor Vargas is dealing with the press. CORTEZ Camila Vargas is in business with a Bolivian supplier named El Santo. If you do not stop her, there will be more bloodshed. ALONZO The Bolivian product has shown up in Dallas. We also made a seizure tied to a trawler company we believe Camila owns. Colibri Transport. The company's owned by a shell corporation. We need papers to prove Camila's the owner. But we connect those dots, we've got her dead to rights. GUERO I've been watching their drop-offs. Most of them come here every other day from Devon's jets for distribution. They use his hotels for the other drops. JAMES Any change-up in their schedule? GUERO Give or take 15 minutes. They change up the transpo to look legit, though. Laundry trucks, kitchen supplies. We just got to figure out which one's the right one. And when we do, we make sure the Tastemaker doesn't take it. He agreed to buy from us. There it is. That's our shipment. And there's Devon's deliveryman. JAMES Shit. The Tastermaker's got cold feet. He's sticking with Devon's product, not ours. TERESA We need to do more. JAMES Not yet. Camila said strike if necessary. TERESA My life is on the line with El Santo, not yours or Camila. We must hit the driver now, block Devon's sale. JAMES He take your dirty laundry? It's a lot to unload. DRIVER Well, he coming right back. You gon' see that, bitch. TERESA What I see is you losing this truck. DRIVER You know whose shit you fucking with, baby girl? TERESA Give me his phone. Here's our number. If Devon Finch doesn't call us within two hours, he'll lose more than this truck. Call him. DRIVER Just can't call that dude like that, man. Shit, you got to mess me up a little bit. Otherwise he'll think I'm stealing. But j-just a little bit. TERESA We wouldn't do that. POTE What? He asked for it. DRIVER I ain't ask for all that. You knocked my damn tooth out. POTE You want me to finish them all? DRIVER Mm-mm. TERESA Call him. Let's not wait. DRIVER Y'all messing with the wrong motherfuckers. Tell you that goddamn much. POTE Call him. JAMES We took Devon's truck, but still no call. CAMILA Go back to the driver. Pressure him again. JAMES He's in the wind. Look, it's not safe. We're just targets at a gun range. We need to leave. CAMILA You stay where I say. JAMES And give Devon more time to strike back? You know, it's not just us he's gonna come after. Finch isn't the only distributor we can work with. CAMILA No. But he's the one I want. Put Teresa on the phone. TERESA Yeah? CAMILA Teresa. TERESA Not yet. We took his product. He'll come to us. JAMES I'm gonna go get a drink. Pote, let's go. CAMILA TERESA THE PROFESSOR I have Chicago handled. DEVON If you had it handled, you wouldn't be here, Professor. Makes me feel like someone else has the keys to the house I built and locked me the hell out. THE PROFESSOR You know I don't ring doorbells. I kick the shit in for you. You ever known me to let people put you out in the cold like that? Especially with start-up dealers like these? DEVON Well, start-ups bring down empires. What do they have to offer? THE PROFESSOR Bolivian coke. DEVON Hmm. Purity? THE PROFESSOR 98%. DEVON This ends now. TERESA Did you pay for it or steal it? GUERO Well, paying isn't that much fun. TERESA What do you expect in return? GUERO I want to give you what you want. TERESA Life doesn't care about what you want. We don't get to choose. GUERO You can choose now. Chicago is a long way from Dallas. I just want to be together. No matter what. ALONZO And the chem test is positive? You're sure it's the same product? The Astron Hotel? We just caught a break in Chicago. A broker was arrested with the same Bolivian cocaine we found in Dallas. Says he bought it at a hotel. The dealer could still be there. TRUESDALE Then get to Chicago. But take Colonel Cortez with you. ALONZO Yes, ma'am. EPIFANIO CORTEZ EPIFANIO EPIFANIO You show him, Colonel. Oh, excuse me. CAMILA To assure a job is carried out, you must do it yourself. You should know that. EPIFANIO This task force is not a personal vendetta. I'm here in Dallas as a concerned politician and nothing more. CAMILA Oh, please. Save your bullshit for the cameras. The sicario you sent to Dallas nearly killed me. EPIFANIO What? When did this attack occur? CAMILA Oh, please, Epifanio. At least be man enough to recognize what you've done. EPIFANIO It's the truth. I'll gladly kill your business, but not you. CAMILA Well, if it wasn't you, then look at your puppet Cortez. If you can't control your dog, it's best to put him on a leash or put him down. EPIFANIO A wife gives ultimatums. You lost your right when you divorced me. CAMILA You want to talk about rights? Fine. Sinaloa has the right to know who you are. Isabela has the right to know about your hypocrisy. And I have the right to tell you that I should've listened to my father when he told me not to marry you. And your lies may work in voting booths. EPIFANIO CAMILA Epifanio? CORTEZ Call 911. GUERO All right, so, we get those Chilean passports George gave us, and then we get across the Mexican border and grab Tony. And then I got enough connections to fly us out of there. TERESA Mexico's too dangerous for us. GUERO Well, hell, anywhere can be too dangerous. Anyway, we won't be there long. TERESA Spain. GUERO Marbella. We're gonna have to live small. You know, lie low for a little bit. TERESA Drink cold sangria and make love in the sand. GUERO Hell yeah. TERESA I want that. I'm ready. I have to go. Now. Before James and Pote find out we're gone. THE PROFESSOR What made you think you could come to Chicago and screw with Devon's game? Screw with my game? TERESA We just want to make a deal with him. THE PROFESSOR So you crash his party and hijack his delivery? Tell James and Pote to come to your room. Now. JAMES I was just heading there. What's up? TERESA Come to my room. Bring Pote. THE PROFESSOR You two planning a trip somewhere? GUERO Just heading back to Dallas. THE PROFESSOR Join the party. You have three hours. TERESA For what? THE PROFESSOR You came to Chicago for a reason, didn't you? To meet Devon. JAMES Where are we gonna meet him? THE PROFESSOR Palwaukee Airport, private runway. There'll be a plane waiting for you. TERESA How do we know you won't kill us? THE PROFESSOR You don't. EPIFANIO A real man always knows his woman's step, Camila. CAMILA Inches from death, and you're still a charming son of a bitch. EPIFANIO You risked being arrested by coming here. And on your birthday, no less. CAMILA A heart attack isn't nothing. EPIFANIO Ah, it's a fleabite. Mild. CAMILA Leave it in. EPIFANIO not a good look for me. CAMILA No, but living is. EPIFANIO EPIFANIO When I lost you, I thought my heart would break. Perhaps it finally has. JAMES We've got to get to Palwaukee in an hour. Let's get these bags down to the garage. POTE This is one flight that you're not gonna get on. GUERO That's not really up to you, my friend. POTE POTE Teresa's a strong woman now who stands on her own. She's not that little girl who you left behind to be raped by Gato. GUERO You let that happen? You let Epi make that call, and you didn't do nothing? POTE You can blame me. You can blame Epifanio. Are you too scared to look at yourself in the mirror, hmm? You stole from your padrino. You snitch. Now you come here, and you want to tear down everything that she fought to rebuild? Huh? POTE You walk out of here, never come back. TERESA James is waiting in the car. What's wrong? GUERO Nothing. Come on, let's go. CORTEZ That's one of Camila's men. ALONZO Cortez, put the gun down now. We need him alive. ISABELA Hey, Papi. What's up? Uh, I'm kind of busy right now. CAMILA Isabela, it's Mom. Your father. ISABELA What are you doing with Papi's phone? Are you two together? CAMILA What's going on in there, Isabela? Are you having a party? ISABELA No. And if I was, so what? CAMILA I don't know who of those idiot little brats that you hanging out with told you it's okay to disrespect your mother, but you know bet. She hung up. EPIFANIO Is there a problem with Isabela? CAMILA Yes. She had a father that lost control of her. EPIFANIO She's home studying. CAMILA She's home with Kique Jimenez, and I can assure you not one book is open. You were supposed to take care of that. You know, I knew I couldn't count on you to be a good husband, but at least I thought you would be a good father to our daughter. EPIFANIO What about you? What mother abandons her family? Her little girl. If she had a mother, this wouldn't be. If you are here to blame someone, turn the mirror on yourself. See how long you can stare at the lie. CAMILA Oh, I stare at you for decades. EPIFANIO Oh, really? CAMILA And one last thing, my love. Next time your heart stops, stay on the ground where you belong. CORTEZ Looking for this? I've got one of them. Ninth floor. TERESA Something's wrong. POTE James isn't answering. ALONZO You got Camila's number two? I'm on my way. GUERO Feds got him. POTE Teresa! GUERO Hey, Teresa. TERESA Ninth floor. Let's go. CORTEZ You are a good soldier, sergeant. You know how to honor the chain of command. Your problem is you are under an unstable leader that doesn't respect your talent. Women aren't meant to be in charge. JAMES What do you want from me? CORTEZ I can use a man like you. Under me, you can have your own region to control. No more risking your life for a woman who doesn't have the capacity to rise. Go on, soldier. Take the weights off your legs. I will set you free and make you as powerful as you were meant to be. I thought you were smarter than that. That's too bad. I had better plans for you. ALONZO Cortez, what are you doing? COLE You wear that necklace well. CAMILA Good. 'Cause it's the only thing I intend on wearing for the next few hours. COLE Ooh. Business first. We have some papers to sign. CAMILA The trawler company. COLE Mmm. After the seizure of Jimenez's product, the D.E.A.'s been sniffing around. Teo did a good job of hiding your ownership in shell corporations. CAMILA But that's not enough protection. COLE I have a contingency plan. Happy birthday, Camila. CAMILA You did good. Very good. ALONZO Colonel, I'm warning you. Do you think you're in Mexico? Your ass could get arrested. You can't get away with that here. TERESA What should we do? GUERO I'm gonna heed y'all's help. CORTEZ The cartels don't have any respect. ALONZO This is not how this is done. Do you wanna end up in jail? Listen, okay? We're supposed to be on the same team. CORTEZ Back off and let me do my job. ALONZO We need him. CORTEZ That's white boy flesh. That's drug dealer flesh and I'm gonna keep doing it as much as I want. ALONZO The hell are you doing, man? CORTEZ ALONZO Cool it, man. The D.E.A. don't roll like that. CORTEZ I've been fighting cartels since you were sucking on your madre's low-hanging tetas. The cartels don't care about our rules or morality, and neither can we. ALONZO There ain't no "we." Shock him again, and I'll show you. GUERO Loya. Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey. You looking for me? He's just muscle. He can't give you Camila. Let him go. You can have me. ALONZO You shot Finnerman like a fucking animal. CORTEZ Does he still deserve the rule of law? You can shoot him dead right now, and no one will ever know. GUERO Just cut him loose. ALONZO Cut him. CORTEZ POTE Hey! POTE Teresa. POTE Teresa, leave the bags. Here, take your car. Meet Devon. We'll get him help. CAMILA Mr. Finch. I've been expecting your call. I'll be arriving in two hours. It'll be my pleasure to sit down to business with you. Good. KELLY ANNE Camila. Where's Cole? And don't lie to me, because I know he's up there. CAMILA Do I know you? KELLY ANNE Yeah, you know exactly who I am. And I know exactly what you are, which is a drug dealer and a whore. And I'm not just gonna just stand here and bat my eyelashes while you wreck where I lay my head. CAMILA You really think your husband would have an old woman like me when he can have a young beauty like yourself? With all the amount of money and power your husband has, he can have any woman he wants. KELLY ANNE What are you doing up there so late? CAMILA My business runs on a 24 hour clock. It doesn't stop at 600, and neither does his billing. Cole Van Awken cares about his money, so maybe you can ask him what our arrangement was. Now if you excuse me. I'm sorry for this misunderstanding. TERESA Where's James? Is he okay? POTE He will be. DEVON People don't stay around long when they mess with my business. Yet you did it without any hesitation. CAMILA Hesitation is a stutter step. I needed to take a full one. I had to force you to the table somehow. DEVON Well, you wanted my attention, Ms. Vargas. Now you have it. GUERO If I'm still standing here when Camila comes out, I'm a dead man. And if you're still standing here. TERESA She will hunt us both. GUERO That's not what's gonna happen. I'm leaving, but I'm gonna leave alone. There's something I got to take care of first. For both of us. TERESA What? GUERO You just got to trust me on this one. All right? I got to do it alone. But I got to leave now. Pote's here for you till I get back. You can count on him. I'll be back soon, all right? I promise. I love you.