Episode 9 (Part 1)

**Episode 9** is the ninth episode of Part 1 of Netflix's *Money Heist*. It aired on December 20, 2017.

## Synopsis

*The Professor races to stop a witness from identifying him. Berlín seeks revenge once his own name is revealed and slandered in the press.*

## Plot

Mónica Gaztambide gets closer to Denver who has fallen asleep in the vault. When Denver wakes up, he jokes that Mónica is still there and Mónica and Denver begin to argue. Denver claims that he saved her life, however, Mónica compares him to Nazis. Mónica is frustrated that she unable to leave the vault, and Denver offers to take her to the bathroom.

Meanwhile, news outlets falsely report that Berlin was previously involved in human trafficking and snitched on his fellow robbers. Nairobi, believing that the news is true, confronts Berlin about his behaviour. Berlin responds by grabbing Nairobi's neck and refuting the media's claims. He hears from the press that his identity was uncovered due to his jacket button being found in the Professor's car and remembers that the jacket was previously worn by Denver when he stuck out to a street party.

Tokyo finds Moscow in the vault. Moscow brings up the night that Tokyo and Denver stuck out to a street party without permission during the months in Toledo. In a flashback, Tokyo and Denver are smoking and drinking in Tokyo's room after sneaking out to a street party. They were planning on hooking up, but are disrupted by Moscow. In the present, Moscow criticises Tokyo for being reckless and causing the people around her, such as her mother and her ex-boyfriend, to get hurt.

Berlin walks around the mint looking for Denver, so he can seek revenge. He gets Helsinki and Oslo to help him. Nairobi hears and attempts to stop him. She tries to reason with them, but without success, as Berlin values his reputation and dignity and wants to punish Denver for his carelessness.

In a flashback, Nairobi, Tokyo, Rio and Denver and getting dressed up and ready to sneak out to the street party. Rio steals the Professor's car keys and Denver puts on Berlin's jacket.

Rio and Tokyo have an emotional discussion. Moscow's conversation with Tokyo has made her feel somewhat guilty, however Rio assures her that he likes her the way she is.

The Professor has a new plan. He gets into an empty police car and speaks into the radio in Russian. He threatens to kill Nikolai's family if he helps the police draw a composite sketch of him. Scared, Nikolai immediately erases the police sketch and leaves the tent. The police, who do not understand Russian, react quickly and try to find out what happened and where the message came from.

Ángel goes to the Bar Hanoi to tell Raquel the information that he has found about Berlin's condition. He tells her that Retroxil is a rare medication used to treat Helmer's Myopathy, a degenerative neurological disorder. Due to the high mortality rate of the condition, even when taking Retroxil, there is a 9/10 chance that Berlin will die within 24 months.

Berlin goes to the bathroom to settle things with Denver, and discovers that Mónica is still alive. They pull out guns on each other, and Nairobi tries to calm things down them.

In a phone call, the Professor reveals to Berlin that he was the one who planted the button as punishment for ordering the execution of a hostage. In response, Berlin calls the punishment unjust and reveals to the Professor that Mónica is still alive. The Professor sees through this and claims that Mónica is alive not because of Berlin. He tells Berlin to proceed to Plan Valencia, which involves faking a massacre in the mint. To do this, Tokyo and Oslo shoot at rollers and the hostages scream at the top of their lungs.

The police hear the "massacre" and Raquel immediately calls the Professor, requesting a proof of life for each hostage within an hour.

## Cast

* Itziar Ituño as Raquel Murillo
* Álvaro Morte as The Professor
* Paco Tous as Moscow
* Pedro Alonso as Berlin
* Alba Flores as Nairobi
* Miguel Herrán as Río
* Jaime Lorente as Denver
* Esther Acebo as Mónica Gaztambide
* Enrique Arce as Arturo Román
* María Pedraza as Alison Parker
* Darko Peric as Helsinki
* Kiti Mánver as Mariví Fuentes
* Roberto García as Oslo
* Anna Gras as Mercedes Colmenar
* Fernando Soto as Ángel Rubio
* Mario de la Rosa as Suárez
* Fran Morcillo as Pablo Ruiz
* Clara Alvarado as Ariadna Cascales
* Peter Nikolas as Nikolai Dimitrievich
* *uncredited* as Amanda Cerdeña

Collaborating Cast* Cristina Saavedra as herself

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Uncredited in opening credits for unknown reasons.