"Pablo Escobar" Novela Episode 3: Pablo Gets Arrested; Recap and Video

By David Salazar | First Posted: Jul 12, 2012 12:16 PM EDT

Cast member Angie Cepeda attends a screening of "Love in the Time of Cholera" on the closing night of the American Film Institute's (AFI) Fest 2007 film festival in Hollywood November 11, 2007. (Photo : REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

The third episode of "Pablo Escobar: El Patron del mal" aired today.

The episode reveals how Pablo Escobar starts to get into the business of cocaine and narcotics. Through this business, he starts to become successful, but it creates problems with his current lover, Paty.

During a party, Escobar and Paty's uncle, Fabio, get into a fight over her. The fight ends with the police arriving and arresting his mentor Alguacil. Pablo continues smuggling cocaine with his cousin Gonzalo into Ecuador. The police almost arrests him, but he buys his way out.

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At this point, he realizes, that there is a snitch, carried out by a local mechanic. Escobar immediately kills him.

The body is then found with a sign threatening the police of what could occur if someone snitches.

When he returns to Ecuador, the police no longer stops him and he is able to smuggle without any problem.

Pablo Escobar offers Fabio to do business with him as a way to get to Paty. Fabio does not accept. However, Pablo offers Paty to go away with him. Paty leaves with him to Cali, infuriating Fabio. In Cali, Pablo marries Paty on the request of her grandmother.

In the meantime, Pablo's men try to smuggle cocaine into Colombia where the Ecuadorian police catches them. Pablo is forced to leave Cali and goes to negotiate with the police. Pablo and Gonzalo are arrested for subordinating the police and are imprisoned. In jail, a rebellion occurs and Pablo is able to escape.

Watch episode three HERE

To see the next episode, click HERE.

For those interested watching other episodes, see below:

Episode 9