Non Negotiable

In the bustling streets of Mexico, Alan (Mauricio Ochmann) wears many hats - a skilled negotiator for the local police department and a devoted husband to Victoria (Tato Alexander). As a top-notch mediator, Alan has a knack for defusing tense situations, often prioritizing the safety of hostages over his own personal life. His trusted colleague Menendez (Itza Sodi) is always by his side, while their babysitter Maria Luisa (Clementina Guadarrama) keeps a watchful eye on their precocious daughter Juana (Isabella Arroyo).

Despite Alan's dedication to his work, he frequently takes his family for granted. His wife, Victoria, a therapist in her own right, is often left to manage the household and care for their child while Alan is away. The strain begins to show as Victoria struggles to balance her own hectic schedule with her responsibilities at home.

Just when tensions are running high, disaster strikes. A distressed Jose holds his mother-in-law hostage, threatening to take her life unless his demands are met. Recognizing the gravity of the situation, Alan rushes to the scene, leaving Juana in the care of Victoria.

With his reputation as a master negotiator preceding him, Alan expertly convinces Jose that surrendering will result in a brief stint in a mental hospital, whereas taking his mother-in-law's life would have far more devastating consequences. Little does Jose know that his wife, Victoria, is already embroiled in her own scandalous affair with Nico, which ultimately led to this desperate act.

Meanwhile, back at home, Victoria faces her own crisis when she's forced to confront a private conversation between her and a client while Juana listens from the adjacent washroom. The client's ire is raised, putting Victoria's professional license on the line. That evening, she delivers an ultimatum to Alan: couples therapy or divorce.

As Alan grapples with this new reality, he agrees to seek help from Dr. Socorro (Geraldine Zinat). However, Victoria's admission of her infidelity has left Alan questioning whether his wife is being truthful about their marital woes or merely using the situation as a smokescreen for her own deceit.

As Alan's phone rang with an unfamiliar number, his life was about to take a drastic turn. The caller revealed shocking news: President Araiza (Enoc Leano) had been kidnapped, and it was imperative that Alan drop everything to help resolve the crisis. With no knowledge of the kidnapper's identity or motives, Alan knew he had to act quickly. The mysterious individual demanded to negotiate exclusively with Alan, effectively cutting off any other potential mediators.

Meanwhile, President Araiza's clandestine affair with Congresswoman Lobaton (Fernanda Borches) had unwittingly led him into a trap. Kidnapper Vicente Zambrano (Leonardo Ortizgris) had set the stage for this high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Alan's familiarity with the name, though hazy, hinted at a connection he couldn't quite recall.

As the situation escalated, Vicente seized Victoria as his latest hostage, further complicating matters. Her trainer, Nico (Gonzalo Vega Jr.), was unwittingly entangled in the web of deceit, unbeknownst to anyone. The authorities swiftly evacuated the hotel building where Araiza had planned to meet Lobaton, surrounding it with snipers and preparing a SWAT team for a swift resolution.

Alan implored Chief Alejandra Carrasco (Claudette Maille) about his wife's involvement, sensing that her connection to the kidnapper stemmed from personal motives. The stakes were higher than ever, as Alan's family was now directly affected by the crisis.

Vicente's demands grew more absurd: $30 million for Jesus' hospital and an identical amount for Quetzalcoatl Elementary School. Regina Baston (Cristina Michaus), Secretary of Internal Affairs, advocated for a forceful intervention to free the President, but Alan knew that his wife's life hung precariously in the balance. He begged for time to negotiate.

As the situation unfolded, Alan astutely observed that the kidnapper was an ex-cop or military personnel, exploiting their intimate knowledge of law enforcement protocols and staying one step ahead of the police response. Baston insisted on maintaining a cloak of secrecy around the kidnapping, fearing the news would spread like wildfire through online and media channels.

As Alan reflected on his past, memories of Vicente Zambrano came flooding back - their shared experience in a hostage situation, where Zambrano's actions as an expert sniper had inadvertently led to the tragic loss of innocent lives. Back then, Zambrano was part of a special operations police unit, with a reputation for being fearless and unyielding in his pursuit of justice, but also prone to disobeying orders due to his inherent distrust of authority and corrupt regimes.

The incident that had left a lasting scar on Zambrano's psyche occurred when he was forced to take drastic measures to rescue hostages from the clutches of a ruthless drug dealer. In the heat of the moment, Zambrano had shot the criminal, only to discover that the man was carrying an explosive device that detonated upon his death, resulting in the senseless loss of life. The consequences were severe - Zambrano spent time behind bars and lost the incentives he had received from the government, leaving him and his family without a vital lifeline.

Alan, who had been the negotiator at the time, bore some of the blame in Zambrano's eyes for not intervening on his behalf. The personal cost of Zambrano's ordeal was further amplified by the tragic loss of his wife to cancer, which had left him and their family financially devastated. They had relied heavily on the government incentives to fund life-saving treatment, but with those benefits gone, they were left with no viable alternatives.

Years later, Zambrano found himself in a precarious situation once again - this time, he had taken Victoria, along with the president, hostage, driven by a desire for revenge against a corrupt regime and a need to exact retribution on Alan, whom he felt had failed him in his hour of need. In a surprising turn of events, Zambrano requested a 30-million-peso transfer from Alan, which was later followed by a request for a polygraph machine to record the president's incriminating confession regarding corruption and expose it to the nation.

Alan complied with Zambrano's demands, unaware that his actions would ultimately lead to the release of congresswoman Victoria and Nico. However, Vicente's motives were far from altruistic - he had released them with the sole intention of allowing Nico to upload a video exposing Araiza's corruption online. The internet connection in the building was jammed, leaving Zambrano no choice but to send someone outside to disseminate the incriminating evidence.

As tensions mounted, Alan and Alejandra Carrasco discovered that Nico was more than just an innocent bystander - he was actually a co-conspirator who had been sent out to upload the video. Alan's trust in Nico was shattered when he used a sedative to capture him and found the incriminating evidence hidden on his body. The video revealed Araiza's shocking claim that Baston was more corrupt than anyone else.

Meanwhile, Regina Baston and her cohorts hatched a plan to infiltrate the room and apprehend Zambrano, unaware of the intricate web of deceit and corruption that had brought them to this precarious standoff.

As the stakes grew higher, it became increasingly clear that any attempt to expose the regime's deep-seated corruption would come at a steep price - potentially even the life of the president. The army general (Alfredo Huereca), ever the pragmatist, proposed that if the worst were to happen, the president could be portrayed as a martyr, and power could be seamlessly transferred to Regina, his chosen successor. It was against this backdrop of high-stakes machinations that Alan made the bold decision to infiltrate the presidential stronghold and negotiate a deal with Vicente.

With calculated precision, Alan requested an audience with Vicente, asking him to release Victoria and take himself hostage instead. He painted a dire picture of the consequences if Vicente refused to surrender, warning him that the forces waiting outside would not hesitate to take his life. The president, caught between the rock of certain doom and the hard place of his own corruption, was eventually persuaded by Alan's words to strike a deal.

In exchange for his safe passage out of the situation unscathed, Vicente agreed to keep quiet about a damning video in which the president had confessed to his crimes. The deal was sealed, and Vicente was whisked away behind bars without incident. Several months later, however, the cat was let out of the bag when the incriminating video found its way onto the public sphere.

The fallout was swift and spectacular - 370 million people worldwide witnessed Vicente's courageous act, and he emerged as a beacon for the anti-corruption movement. The president, meanwhile, was taken into custody and brought to justice. As Vicente reached out to Alan once more, inviting him to join forces in the fight against corruption, Alan's facial expression betrayed his consideration of the offer - leaving little doubt that the prospect had piqued his interest.