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He doesn't want me talking to my daughters.
Why not?
She was addicted to pills.
We both were.
It's not only me.
I've asked my daughters.
They want nothing to do with her.
She's a criminal.
You went to prison with me too.
You don't want to see her either?
No.
Don't you love her?
Because she's a drug trafficker.
I was locked up.
I smuggled in *** on a cruise ship.
Did you do this by yourself
or with him and your daughters?
He says I have to have sex with his son,
if I want to continue living in the house.
But I told her to consider it as part of her contract,
as providing extra service.
Your son is disabled?
Yes.
Oh.
He displays symptoms of having an intellectual disability.
I love him and want to keep my baby.
She also wants her green card.
French chemist Louis Pasteur once said,
"One should doubt everyone, include oneself,
until the facts do not force to give up any doubts."
Hello and welcome to "Case Closed."
And even then...
one must always doubt.
Let's see what our first case today is about.
Bring out the litigants, please.
I think eight years is enough
for someone to reflect and change.
Everything in life takes time
and you can't go against it.
Hello and welcome.
Hello, ma'am.
Mara, you're the plaintiff.
Who is Lino, why are you suing him
and why do you request to settle this case?
Hi, ma'am.
I'm here today to sue this man,
if you can call him that,
who is the father of my daughters,
and I also want full custody of my two daughters.
How old are your daughters?
They're 12 and 9.
He's the father of your daughters.
Were you two married?
No, we just lived together.
Okay.
And he has custody of your daughters now.
Yes.
For how long now?
Eight years.
He's had custody of your daughters for eight years?
Yes.
Have you had any contact with them at all?
Not at all. He won't let me.
Very well, tell me what happened.
I was locked up.
I got 18 years in prison.
You were sentenced to 18 years in prison?
Yes, for drug trafficking.
HACE DOS MESES QUE YO SALÍ Y, ENTONCES, ESTE...
I got out two months ago.
How many years did you serve?
Eight years.
I was released on good behavior.
So I got out and called him right away.
He's never wanted me to have any contact with my daughters.
Because she's a criminal.
You were in prison with me too.
I only served one year...
It doesn't matter.
I'm speaking with Dr. Polo. Stop interrupting.
So as soon as I got out of prison,
I called him.
I told him I wanted to see my daughters,
but he won't...
-He won't let you. -No.
He won't let you see them.
Right.
Listen to me, dear.
During those eight years that you were in prison,
did you have any contact with your daughters at all?
¿NO TE FUERON A VER? ¿NO TE LLAMABAN?
Did they visit you or call you?
No.
Did you call them?
Did you get to talk to them?
He'd always change his phone number.
He never let me have any contact with them.
I'd write them...
So you simply couldn't.
Correct. He didn't want me to.
Can you tell me
why you were sentenced to 18 years of prison?
I smuggled in *** on a cruise ship.
I went to Curaçao.
Once there, I'd get in touch with a person.
They told me what he'd be wearing.
I'd get in touch with him.
We'd meet at a hotel.
We'd turn on the TV and crank up the volume.
That's when we'd lay out plastic,
the kind used for wrapping meat.
So while the TV was blasting,
we'd place the material, the ***, on there.
We'd add petroleum jelly and coffee to mask...
The smell.
So the dogs couldn't detect it.
After that, I'd have to put it in my shoes.
I'm a size 6 in shoes,
so I had to wear size 9 sneakers.
I had two kilos on each leg.
Once I got on the cruise ship,
I'd put the *** in the safe in the cabin
and then...
Until you reached Puerto Rico
and that's where you distributed it.
Yes.
I'd give it to the person who...
Did you do this by yourself
or with him and your daughters?
No, never with my daughters.
Never with your daughters, but you did with him.
He was there with me.
Did he also carry the drugs on his body?
No.
How long did you do this?
About five years.
How'd you get caught?
Well, he's the one who supposedly...
He ratted you out.
Yes.
Quickly, what have you done
to try to get your daughters back?
As soon as I got out, I called him.
I told him I wanted to see my daughters,
and he said he had to go out,
so it wasn't possible,
but he'd call me later
so we could agree on something.
I waited for that phone call,
but he never called.
So I called him.
His excuse was that they were sleeping.
So I said we could go to the park the next day
so that I could see them.
His excuse was that they were sick.
He's been giving you excuses,
and you're yet to see your daughters.
Right, I haven't seen them in two months.
Very well.
Why do you want full custody instead of sharing it with him?
That's ridiculous. Your daughters barely know you.
They haven't seen you in eight years.
Yes, but right now, my 12-year-old...
I turned in some evidence to Production.
I looked for her on Facebook
since he wouldn't let me...
She turned down my friend request,
so then I sent her a message through WhatsApp.
She called me, saying she didn't want to hear from me
because I was a drug trafficker and a criminal.
Very well.
Let's take a short break.
When we return,
we'll take a look at the evidence she brought.
You'll then respond and tell me
why you're keeping these girls away from their mother.
She's their mother.
I want to know why.
We'll be right back.
What do you all do when you're with dad?
We go on trips or on cruises.
About three a year.
Ma'am, tell me how someone who mows lawns
can go on a cruise every three months?
He knows what he's doing.
CASE CLOSED