Who killed Mario?
In episode 6 of Santo, Paulo (Cardona’s colleague) secretly receives a message. Meanwhile, the kidnapped kids are being taken to a house, probably Santo’s lair. Will the police save them in time?
Agent Millán is trying to convince Susi to look for Santo around the San Miguel neighborhood. He is certain they are getting close to Santo and wants to take him down. At the home-front, his daughter has been discharged from the hospital.
He gets a call from Maria (the lady he was having an affair with), they meet up and she tells him she won’t talk. She is hoping that she will find the man who killed her son Mario in return for her silence. Agent Millán lets her know that he already found out who killed Mario but refuses to tell her more.
Mario was the one who was killed by Santo while he was under the influence during one of the ritualistic torture sessions.
Is Paulo a spy?
Meanwhile, it seems that Paulo contacted Cardona to bring him fake documents and cash. Paulo goes to Madrid with the papers and the money to help Cardona leave Spain. Cardona asks for his help and tells him that he feels he is really close to Santo. He takes her to their hideout with Barbara.
Barbara is not thrilled to see Paulo and tells Cardona that he was the one who betrayed him. It looks like Paulo is a spy for Santo and has been feeding him information about undercover cops sent to infiltrate his cult. ..
Paulo admits that he betrayed Cardona and told Santo about him being an undercover cop. He says he is sorry about how things turned out as he never expected Santo to reiterate by killing Vera (Cardona’s lover). Barbara wants to kill him but he is stopped by her.
He confronts Barbara about the lies and secrets she has been keeping from him. She in turn accuses him of the same, as he didn’t tell her his true name, or the truth about Vera.
Barbara tells Cardona and Paulo that she is going to San Miguel and that she has resigned herself to her fate. She believes that no one can save her from Santo; she has resigned herself to her fate. After their talk, Barbara leaves their hideout, but Cardona and Paulo follow her. She is heading to San Miguel and is picked up by Santo’s men in a black van.
What happens to Chinche?
Maria and Chinche argue about who is the boss. Maria is angry that Chinche betrayed Agent Millán but Chinche assures her that he will protect her. As they talk at the gas station, Chinche gets out to fill up the gas tank. A black van similar to the one Barbara got into pulls up and two men open fire, killing Chinche on the spot.
They took his body, burned it, and left it at a warehouse. Susi goes through the footage collected from the warehouse and tries to get a trace of the van they were using.
Barbara arrives at an unknown location. The kids that were kidnapped are taken out of the van. She heads in and has a talk with Agent Millán who is also tied up in the house. She gives him a drink that seems laced with heavy drugs and tells him they are finally with “our Pai.” The drink gives Agent Millán heavy hallucinations and weakens his state of mind.
What happens with the kidnapped kids?
While Paulo and Cardona arrive at the compound where the kids and Agent Millán are being held, Cardona starts having flashbacks of being there before. Paulo is spotted and killed by Santo’s men while Cardona surrenders.
Barbara is about to perform a ritual. She is wearing white clothing and keeps saying a mantra. Susi and her new partner soon arrive at the compound and are carefully making their way into the building.
Cardona is recalling memories of the rituals he participated in with Barbara as the leader. He is beginning to realize that Barbara was actually responsible for most of the rituals’ events. She is currently in charge of the ritual and is working to uncover the truth. ..
Agent Millán is taken aback when Santo’s men order him to kill one of the kidnapped boys. He tries to reason with them, but they are unyielding and order him to kill the boy. A gunfight ensues, and Agent Millán rushes to protect the boy.
The first season of Santo ends with the death of Santo. ..
In the takedown, Agent Millán follows Barbara and confronts her. He demands to know where Santo is and Barbara replies, “I have always been with you.” Cardona walks in at that moment and hears Barbara’s confession to being Santo. Agent Millán tries to shoot Barbara but Cardona stops him. This gives a chance for Barbara to make an escape and Agent Millán gets shot.
In the next scene, Agent Millán wakes up in the hospital and sees a video message from his daughter. Susi tells him that Cardona went into hiding and she hands him his phone. He sees that Cardona has sent him a video of himself shooting someone. ..
In the video, his daughter is begging for her life as someone in the background strangles her boyfriend. The person recording the video is Barbara.
The Episode Review
This episode was a letdown. It didn’t build tension or stakes, and felt rushed. The characters were predictable and the ending was too easy.
I was disappointed with the way Cardona chose to save Barbara again. I was offended by how he still chose her even after remembering what she does to children. This relationship is one of the most toxic I have seen on TV! All in all, the episode was severely disappointing.
