Alicia was left no choice. She already lost her career and her reputation. She couldn't risk losing her parents and her unborn child too. There's doubt in her mind that Raquel is capable of pulling the trigger but she had known her from before. She knows she's capable of so many things so she lowered her gun and untied the Professor. Marseille took her gun and tied her up on a chair.
Sergio convinced Marseille that he's fine until the latter is satisfied but he kept a close eye on Alicia. Sergio then took the earpiece and checked the team inside the bank.
"Lisbon", he called.
"Glad to hear your voice again, Professor", Raquel greeted although there's something different in her tone.
"Thank you", he said.
She sighed in relief before nodding. She knows he can see her through the camera.
"You're welcome. Try not to get caught again. I don't have that many cards on my deck", she said and smiled.
Raquel immediately took charge and cleaned up the mess inside the bank. They isolated Arturito to avoid him influencing the others to revolt. Her voice pressed authority among the hostages which they all seemed to recognize. Monica went down the basement to resume the melting of the gold while the others took turn in guarding Gandia. They already lost one friend because of him. They couldn't risk losing more.
Martin found Raquel in front of the comfort room's door where Gandia shoved Nairobi's head into the hole of the door. He realized it's the first time she's seeing the remnants of Nairobi's suffering. He couldn't imagine how hard it's for her to watch the funeral while she was at the tent being unable to do anything to help. He felt more guilty.
"I would rather you talk than stare at me like a creep", Raquel suddenly said.
"Sorry. I am not sure if you want to talk", he apologized.
"I will never understand why you did what you did. It's the stupidest thing I have ever heard and extremely childish. To be honest, I thought you will be a better leader than Andres but I was wrong", she suddenly said without looking at him. "There's no use of placing blames now. She's dead. The damage has been done. We cannot bring her back", she added.
"It's my fault. I know. I don't know what I can do to make up for it but if you feel like hurting me, I will accept it because it's what I deserve", he muttered.
Raquel turned to him. Her face is almost blank.
"Believe me, I feel like shooting someone right now in the head but that won't get us anywhere. We have more important fight to continue and punishing you will not help the cause. You still believe in the plan?" she asked.
"More than anything", he answered.
"Good. I am in charge now and I will appreciate it if you will not question me or disobey my orders", she said.
Martin nodded recognizing her position.
"You can count on me with that", he promised.
"…and if you went behind my back and screwed me over, it's your head I will put in that hole and then shoot it with a shotgun", she warned and then left.
Sergio heard Raquel's threat to Martin and it sent shivers down his spine. He would never guess that she has that side in her. He already have seen her fight but the coldness in her tone and the way she delivered her threats to both Alicia and Martin is all new to him. The heist can bring out the worse in people but he knows Raquel is only doing what she has to in order to restore the peace inside the bank. They have to regain control.
Raquel is exhausted. She hadn't gotten any sleep since they brought her to the tent outside the bank and she cannot afford to sleep now that she's inside the bank. She cannot leave the others on their own.
"Raquel", Sergio called her attention through her earpiece.
He is watching her from the camera. She is sitting on the floor inside the Governor's office. He can see that it's taking a toll on her and it pains him to see her like that and not be able to do something about it.
"Hey…everything okay there? Where is Alicia?" she asked.
"Don't worry. Marseille took her to other location. It took me few minutes to convince him though not to put a bullet in her but other than that, things are running smoothly here", he answered.
"Good. We're almost done with the gold", she said and then sighed.
"Why don't you take a nap? I'll ask Martin or Tokyo to watch over things while you rest", Sergio suggested.
Raquel shook her head.
"We're so close in finishing this. We cannot risk anymore hiccups. I can hold out until then", she declined.
She's stubborn, he thought. There has been a lot of hiccups since the heist started and she's as exhausted as he is about them. By tomorrow, Monica and the guys downstairs will be finished with the gold and they can enact their escape plan.
"I love you, Raquel", he said.
He was scared that he won't be able to say to her after she was caught. Then, Alicia found him and he thought that's it. He's done for. So many things could've gone wrong and he would've lost her forever.
"I love you too", she replied.
The quiet moment was interrupted when Denver burst inside the office panting.
"What is it?" Raquel asked.
"He's gone", Denver answered.
"Who?" she asked again.
"Gandia. He's gone", he answered.
Raquel rolled her eyes around and got on her feet. "Oh, for fuck's sake", she muttered and head out.