Agent Povedilla: Protector of Lesbians
Recap by Misty Flores
Previously on LHDP: Pepa and Silvia finally gave in to their attraction, but Silvia's straight girl persona left her confused and scared. Povedilla, a timid officer who accidentally walked in on Pepa and Silvia making out, proved suprisingly compassionate and supportive, advising that she follow her heart. While Silvia still had doubts, Pepa's gentle assurance won her over, and they're now (secretly) a couple.
EPISODE 4x20: Povedilla: Police Agent, Protector of Lesbians
Scene - Outside the Precinct
NOT SHOWN IN CLIP
Lucas, a sub-inspector in Paco (Pepa's brother) unit has been accused of murdering an official, and thanks to the fact that until recently, a gang he had infiltrated had his sister kidnapped, he cannot deny it. With the help of Sara (his girlfriend and Paco's daughter), he is on the run. The news hits everyone hard, but forced to do their jobs, the group of Paco's officers have been ordered to stake out the precint to see if he'll show up. No one is in a hurry to do their jobs, they'd rather focus on Povedilla's new car, and the fact that he will finally be awarded his badge, something that is earned over the course of an officer's career.
At the moment, they are all piled up in his car, halfheartedly watching the front of the precint.
CLIPS STARTS
As Paco's squad sit in Povedilla's new car, staking out the precint, they see Pepa and Silvia emerge. The girls are obviously unaware they are being watched, when they wave goodbye to two fellow officers and Pepa playfully swats Silvia on the behind.
Povedilla's smile freezes, as the flirty horseplay continues and Silvia gives Pepa a harder slap on her ass. He glances to view his suddenly very interested friends, including Curtis and Montoya, who both have enormous crushes on Pepa (and Montoya is Silvia's ex).
When the butt-slapping turns into pinching and tickling, Povedilla becomes increasingly nervous. As the only officer who knows the two are romantically involved, he begins to see the interested faces of his comrade becomes a little more intense.
When Silvia and Pepa appear dangerously close to a kiss, he panics and HONKS the horn, startling everyone in the car and catching their attention. The group immediately clamors to shut him up.
POVEDILLA: INSPECTOR! INSPECTOR!
MONTOYA: POVEDILLA!
POVEDILLA[waving to Silvia and Pepa]: We're over here!
CURTIS: Povedilla! Shut up!
Crisis averted, Povedilla is pulled back into the car as the girls wave and head in his direction.
POVEDILLA: I just wanted to show them the new car!
LATER: POVEDILLA'S CAR
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With the addition of Pepa and Silvia, the atmosphere inside the car has gone from a stakeout to a party. The group joyfully argues over what Povedilla should discuss at his speech when he receives his award and badge later that day. Curtis quiets the rambunctious crowd.
CURTIS: In order! HEY! IN ORDER! [hands the notepad to Silvia]
SILVIA: [writing]The day that you got locked up in the elevator with the snake! [the group cracks up] The one that bit you, right?
FLASHBACK: We flashback to the incident, in which Povedilla, Curtis, Aictor and Quique are locked in the elevator with a bunch of confiscated exotic animals, including a snake, who inched his way up Povedilla's leg and bit him on the thigh. Desperate to stop the poison, Quique knelt down in front of him and began to suck out the poison. When Silvia opens the elevator door, she discovers with horror that it appears he is sucking something else. ENDFLASHBACK.
But Pepa has another idea.
PEPA: Nonono! Better yet, the time they told me about, when you got buried with a dead body in a crypt for three days!
FLASHBACK: We flashback to the incident, in which a distraught Rita gets a call from Povedilla, who has woken up buried alive, with a dead body. HE SCREAMS. ENDFLASHBACK.
The group laughs, but RITA, Povedilla's partner and lover, has had enough of them playfully recounting Povedilla's misadventures.
RITA: Okay, enough! It's over. Everybody out of the car! Go! Pepa, open the door, and everybody get out.
That kills the party, and the group silently files out, leaving Povedilla to deal with his ticked off wife.
POVEDILLA: Darling, don't get mad. And they can't leave yet. The 8PM shift hasn't come to take over the watch. And they're just giving me a hand with my speech, so it'll come out well.
RITA: Oh, they're helping you? They're helping you, or are they TELLING you what to say?
ENDCLIP
Rita tells Povedilla that the group tells him too often what to do.
SCENE: The Precint
It's time for Povedilla's award ceremony, and all the buddies show up, even Pepa and Silvia. When Povedilla begins with an awkward rendition of his tales, he finally loosens up, and instead gives a heartfelt speech, in which he explains that this is a dream of his. Something he never thought would happen, because some dreams are just unreachable, like he knew he was never going to be a rockstar like Mick Jagger.
But this is the dream he always wanted, and he's very grateful. The speech touches everyone, and he receives hugs from from everyone, including Pepa and Silvia. As Silvia congratulations him:
POVEDILLA: When are we going to have coffee again?
SILVIA: Whenever you want.
Proud and overwhelmed, Povedilla salutes her.
SCENE: The Cafe: Povedilla's Party
This scene is NOT on youtube, but it IS available for download off of sendspace here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/lcugf8
ETA: Found it!
At Povedilla's party, the group gathers to watch the newly decorated officer celebrate his promotion with a rock concert. The entire gang is there, including a boistorous Pepa & Silvia. No real dialogue to transcribe, but a picture is worth a thousand words:
Everyone has a great time. The song, with the chorus 'Who cares if it turns out badly' is about taking chances and having the gumption to change the world, and to hell with the consequences. It resonates with the group, for obvious reasons. Even Rita gets in on the action.
End Scene.
NEXT UP: Episode 21: Silvia and Pepa play marriage counselors when Rita finds a flyer advertising a sex cinema in Povedilla's pocket, and work begins to seep into their happy bubble when Sara (their niece) steps up her actions to protect Lucas by drugging Silvia's suspect.