Episode 2 (Part 1)

**Episode 2** is the second episode of Part 1 of Netflix's *Money Heist*. It aired on December 20, 2017.

## Synopsis

*Hostage negotiator Raquel makes initial contact with the Professor. One of the hostages is a crucial part of the thieves' plans.*

## Plot

Raquel Murillo, divorced police inspector, celebrates her daughter's birthday. Shortly after, she is sent by her boss deal with the heist at the Royal Mint of Spain.

In the Royal Mint of Spain, tensions are high as Tokyo shot at police, allowing her affair with Rio to endanger The Professor's plans. Shortly after a discussion about women with Berlin, Rio is tasked with separating Alison Parker from the group. All hostages are given a red jumpsuit and a fake gun. The employees of the Royal Mint of Spain are also sent to print as many €50 notes as possible.

Raquel Murillo and her colleague Ángel Rubio monitor the telephone network of the mint. However, Colonel Prieto of the Spanish intelligence has no intention of letting Raquel run everything. The police start a negotiation with the Professor, who advises police not to intervene. Raquel waits for the robbers to free the high school students. This is when we learn that one of the hostages, Alison Parker, is the daughter of the Ambassador of the United Kingdom, so it a priority to rescue her to prevent diplomatic issues. Colonel Prieto decides to enter the mint, as the Professor had predicted. However, after inserting an endoscope camera, the police realise that the robbers are masked and armed with a machine gun, forcing them to retreat. The robbers force Alison at gunpoint to announce to all of Spain that she, the daughter of the Ambassador of the United Kingdom, is being held hostage.

We also learn that Tokyo and Rio had a close relationships in the months prior to the heist.

## 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
* Adelfa Calvo as Tokyo's Mother
* Fran Morcillo as Pablo Ruiz
* Pep Tosar as Commissioner Sánchez
* Clara Alvarado as Ariadna Cascales
* Naia Guz as Paula Vicuña Murillo
* *uncredited* as Almansa
* Gloria García Barquero as Lieutenant Lorenzo

Collaborating Cast* Julia Otero as herself

## Gallery

Raquel and Paula at homeDenver and Rio in the mintRaquel and Ángel outside the mintDenver outside The Toledo HouseColonel Prieto in the tentRaquel negotiates with the ProfessorThe Professor smilesRaquel disagrees with Colonel PrietoA photo of Alison ParkerAlison makes a phone callBerlin and the hostagesDenver holds a gun to ArturoDenver holds a gun to Arturo's foreheadMónica thinks about her futureNairobi watches over the hostagesPrinting billsRaquel and ÁngelRaquel at Bar HanoiSalve lends his phone to RaquelSuárez waits for ordersThe Professor with the model of the mintThe robbers get readyThe robbers in masksTokyo is delighted
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Uncredited in opening credits for unknown reasons.