Season 2 begins where Season 1 ended. Some soldiers find Escobar and his entourage right outside the perimeter of La Catedral, but are too petrified of Escobar to make an arrest. The US sends a new ambassador who brings the CIA into play. At first, there is little change for Escobar as he adjusts to life outside La Catedral since he still has the loyalty of his cartel. However, his control starts to slip since he needs a lot of time and resources to hide from the government. He uses several tricks to avoid being caught. He travels undetected by hiring Limón, a pimp and taxi driver who hires his childhood friend Maritza to sit in the backseat as a decoy while Escobar hides in the trunk and young look-outs report the Search Bloc's attempts to find him. However, as the tide starts to turn against Escobar, Limón and Maritza try to have him arrested by the police and the DEA by having Maritza go to Javier Peña's fiancée's house with intel on Escobar.