Escobar planned to build a prison in the jungle. The constant tension had made him increasingly suspicious. Carrillo discovered Escobar's traces in the mountains, and Murphy and Peña also intercepted the escape route Escobar had arranged. But when Carrillo arrived with his men, they found Escobar's satellite phone hanging quietly on a donkey.
Escobar approached Turbay again, convincing her to record a video to send to Gaviria, demanding that negotiations continue transparently. He threatened that if the president insisted on arresting him with American help, he would kill all the hostages. Turbay's parents urgently hoped Gaviria would accept Escobar's proposal and rescue their daughter. However, Gaviria firmly refused to agree to Escobar's demand to build his own prison and have his own men guard it, believing Escobar's intention was to overthrow the extradition treaty—which was no different from making a deal with the devil. Carrillo's search team found the hostage hideout. Turbay was hidden in a wardrobe by her guards but still lost her life in the fierce gunfight.
Turbay's death enraged her parents, who accused Gaviria to his face of killing their daughter. Overwhelmed by guilt, Gaviria decided to agree to Escobar's negotiation terms. Edward suggested involving the Americans, but Gaviria strongly opposed it. Even the U.S. ambassador regarded Escobar's conditional surrender as a victory, but Edward was furious, saying this was not a game—his people only wanted peace.
The government's compromise thrilled Escobar. Valeria, realizing that his admission of being a drug lord meant her identity as a journalist must not be implicated by him, tried to break up with him. But Escobar insisted she was essentially the same as him and refused to let her go. Meanwhile, Peña kept urging Valeria to take refuge in the United States temporarily, warning that if Escobar's affairs were exposed, her reputation would be ruined forever.
The government's compromise with Escobar left Carrillo feeling frustrated, but he firmly believed there must be other policemen who refused to compromise like him. Escobar began arranging his life and business after imprisonment, ordering the two men who had taken over his business to cover his and Gustavo's monthly expenses. However, just as victory seemed within reach, Escobar's home was bombed at night. This made him realize that his enemies were not only the police but also his own people—because the police would not target his family, nor would they easily use artillery shells. The truth was that the Ochoa brothers had colluded with Barcha of the Cali Cartel and reached an agreement with General Haramillo. In exchange for only a light punishment, they used the general's sister to hand Gustavo over to the police.
When Gustavo was on a date with the Ochoa brothers' sister, he was arrested by Carrillo's men. Carrillo tortured Gustavo to confess Escobar's crimes, but Gustavo refused to talk even to death. Carrillo killed Gustavo and staged it to look like Gustavo had shot at the police first.
The news of Gustavo's death plunged Escobar into deep grief. Valeria came to tell him it was the Ochoa brothers who had colluded with Barcha of Cali. Enraged, Escobar ordered his men to kill Barcha while he was playing ball. Unfortunately, all the players were wearing the same clothes, and by the time they identified Barcha, he had already escaped safely.
Escobar accepted the surrender documents sent by the government. Murphy and Peña, finding it incredible, specially came to watch. Escobar was not yielding to justice but adopting an expedient measure. Murphy told himself that if he ever got another chance to deal a heavy blow to Escobar, he would take it—even if it was against the rules.