Breaking the Dams

A Surprise Pregnancy Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 recap

At Clínica San Rafael, Dra. Elena Ortiz tells Alma Jiménez she is pregnant with twins. The announcement triggers Alma's memory of an intimate night with a man. The memory jumps back two months to a bus stop where Alma's transit card is declined. Her classmates Barbara, Juana, and Paola mock her, and Barbara scatters her coins. The driver kicks Alma into the mud. Alma calls her mother about her empty bank account.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Twin Pregnancy Diagnosis

    Dra. Elena Ortiz gives Alma the medical test results and confirms she expects twins. Alma freezes in shock. The news brings back a flash of memory from a passionate night with a man.

  2. 00:31: Humiliation on the Bus

    Two months earlier, Alma tries to scan her transit card on a bus. The reader declines it. Classmates Barbara, Juana, and Paola tease her. Barbara knocks Alma's coins across the floor, and the conductor forces Alma off into the wet dirt.

  3. 01:40: Splashed at the Stop

    Standing alone by the roadside, Alma dials her mother to ask about her missing funds. Her mother does not answer. Alma weeps into the phone right as another bus drives past, soaking her head to toe in muddy puddle water.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“Well, Alma Jiménez. Congratulations. You're pregnant with twins.”

Dra. Elena Ortiz · Dra. Elena Ortiz delivers the unexpected pregnancy test results to Alma in her clinic office.

“All this bitch has is a handful of pennies. She can't ride the bus with us, sir.”

Barbara Delga · Barbara insults Alma and alerts the bus driver when Alma searches for loose spare change.

“Mom, please pick up. What happened to the money in my account?”

Alma Jiménez · Alma leaves a desperate voicemail after discovering her bank account has zero balance remaining.

How Episode 1 Ends

Alma stands stranded on the roadside curb after being ejected from the bus. She leaves a desperate voicemail for her mother about her missing bank balance, only to be completely ignored. A passing bus splashes filthy mud over her, leaving her sobbing hysterically. How will Alma manage her sudden pregnancy and missing money now that she has nothing?