An Unknown Enemy (Un Extraño Enemigo)

This series is inspired by real events.

Some characters, names, businesses, incidents,

places and events

have been modified for dramatic effect.

Any similarity with the name,

character or story

of any person is a coincidence

outside of the creators intent.

Hand me the thread spool.

-Which one? -The big one.

How does it look?

-Is he going to make it? -If he goes to a hospital, yes.

You take him out of the city.

We gave you those guns so you'd shoot at us.

Not so you can kill each other.

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A STRANGE ENEMY

Will he survive the drive to Guadalajara?

Yes, the doctor said he would.

But he needs to be admitted as soon as possible.

Thank you.

How did you manage to make the cops leave us alone?

I gave them money from the collection

and some of what I had.

Did they say anything else?

-No, nothing. -What do I do?

-What do I do? What do I do? -Cover him! Cover him!

-Stop, stop! -Stay calm, stay calm!

Just act natural.

Let's go! Let's go!

Having the army on the streets is like fanning the flames,

instead of trying to put them out.

Gentlemen, in three days,

this country and the foreign press

will be waiting to listen to your report,

the one about this student shit.

So, what am I supposed to say?

We should use that report to let everyone know

that we are willing to engage in dialogue,

as established by the Ministry.

With your speech,

we could change people's perceptions about the conflict.

That's the type of message we need to put out

to solve this issue.

The ministry has been in contact with the leaders of the CNH.

We are close to setting up a meeting,

but I'd rather not get ahead of myself,

nor would I agree to a position

like the one expressed by the doctor.

I agree with Secretary Echeverría.

We can't just say that we only want to engage in dialogue.

Especially

because even though you already

invited the students to dialogue,

we haven't been able to meet them.

Isn't that right, Mr. Secretary?

Do whatever you need to do

to meet with those people before the report.

That way, we'll know

if we should talk about dialogue or not.

Mr. Secretary, I could help you set up the meeting sooner,

if you'd like.

Doctor, let's leave that to the ministry.

Please, focus on writing the report.

And if the people from CNH remain calm,

we'll let them know that we mean well in our report.

Mayor, the security forces

will continue to monitor

the city, peacefully. Am I clear?

Yes, sir.

Very well, our report should be done in peace.

-Alicia, is everything OK? -Yes, just one second.

His brother is coming from Guadalajara.

Relax, man.

He'll get better, you'll see.

Is he asleep?

More or less.

Sometimes, it's like he's trying to say something, but,

I don't understand anything he says.

Can I see him?

No, let him rest.

It's fine, go ahead.

Joaquín...

it's Alicia.

Joaquín, do you remember what happened?

Who took you to the doctor?

Joaquín, who took you to the doctor?

Joaquín.

That's fine.

Bye.

You have to go.

You have time to go and come back, I'll...

No, you should go. Representing me.

I'm not able to lead a meeting right now.

-Are you sure? -Yes.

You can tell me tonight what was said.

Let's go.

I'm tired. I need to sleep, even if it's for a little bit.

Do you mind if I stay here?

No, it's fine.

Are you sure you don't want to come home?

No, I'll take a nap here.

Go ahead, I'll meet you later.

That's fine.

Want some coffee?

No, I'm going home.

Is everything OK?

-Yes. Really. -Are you sure?

These are the files of all the students

that are going to the meeting.

I'm sure more people from the CNH

will also attend the meeting.

And these are the people that will decide

the future of our country?

To make matters worse, Martínez Manatou will apologize

to them on the report.

It's a disgrace.

Secretary, we should let the doctor write

whatever he feels is best.

And we'll keep doing our own thing.

We should express our interest

in communicating with those boys.

They should feel over-confident after that meeting.

And they should see you as the President

they'd want to vote for.

Make sure that

the report being written by Martínez Manatou,

has nothing to do with our country's reality.

Alicia!

Fuck, you scared me!

I don't know where to go, nor what to do.

Where's David, can I see him?

I just came from Joaquín's.

Beto is fixing everything,

he's the one that said you should leave.

Where to?

I don't know, wherever.

Yesterday, when you left, did you see any cops,

or anything like that?

-No. -Did someone follow you?

No.

Wait here.

Don't contact anyone, don't go visit anyone.

I know some friends that...

Don't tell me, I don't want to know.

He's still alive, right?

He's in bad shape.

Be careful.

I didn't think this could happen, Emilio.

I don't know how you managed to convince him,

congratulations.

Despite everything,

the President is a smart man.

He knows when to change course.

I've seen him work, from up close,

and I'm still surprised by this.

The important thing now is to maintain our course.

What are you talking about?

About the meeting between the CNH and the Ministry.

Do you really think that Echeverría

will reach an agreement with the students?

I don't know.

But we must be active participants

in that negotiation.

Because if they do reach some consensus,

we could be severely affected.

I'm not going to boycott that encounter, Emilio.

I'm not going to manipulate the students

if they are reaching a solution.

No, no, and we'll have one.

But we must be the ones that have that solution.

You and me.

I thought I had told you clearly.

Of course.

But we also have to think about the future.

As I said, I'll protect the institution that I govern.

And that means I have to respect the autonomy

of the National Strike Council.

I'm sure you also want to reach a solution

regarding the student's conflict.

But I can't support you in that.

-Well, look. -I know the way out, Doctor.

The important thing is that he's stable.

Does anyone know where that idiot went?

No, no one knows.

-What did he do with the gun? -Who knows?

We can't let people know

that there are weapons in the university.

No, we should make it known!

So those assholes stop fucking with us.

Those weapons were hidden.

Unless Memelas was always armed.

Oh, please! Memelas?

That idiot doesn't know shit.

Don't you think it's strange