Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death is a necessary end,
That must come when it must come.
Flowers for you.
Here.
Thanks.
Clara!
Clara, I received your message.
I'll arrive as soon as possible.
The airport is dosed, but some trains are running.
Otherwise I'll find a car.
Inform Martins.
Open up for no one.
Much love.
They're coming from everywhere. I don't understand.
Why not stop them?
Just block the roads.
We don't need this damn chaos, too!
Hell!
Look at that!
Move that shit!
What are you doing?
Don't touch! They have cholera.
They promised several boats.
There's only the Bouver for now.
It's an old warship that the army sent.
- How much? - No charge.
Why not?
You came here for a boat.
That means you have a ticket.
Maybe even several tickets.
I can pay you.
I have a sick wife and five kids.
Here. For you.
- All my savings, all my life. - What do I owe?
No charge, I said.
Crap!
Go fuck your grandfather!
Mommy! Daddy!
It's me. Ossorio.
I'm supposed to meet Manu.
He can't come.
What about my two boat tickets?
Later. He's stuck uptown.
So what do I do now?
It's dangerous to come down.
Patrols are shooting on sight.
Manu isn't legal?
He has papers.
But who knows which side those road block soldiers are on.
I need those tickets.
Everyone needs tickets right now.
Got money?
Of course, I have money.
Around midnight at First & Last.
Don't try anything or else!
Or else what?
You want to scare us? You?
What does Manu look like?
He knows you.
Midnight at First & Last.
Is anyone on board yet?
No one.
Tomorrow morning, we might raise anchor with an empty boat.
Who's giving orders now?
No one.
No thanks, I don't dance.
Want a drink?
I'm Agnes. And you?
No name or did you lose your tongue?
Come on. I'll take you somewhere calm.
Let's keep it formal.
As you like. I'm very adaptable.
Dear beloved, this is the end.
Sorry for my errors, my betrayals.
I still love you, but I'm ending my life.
Your husband, Carlos
You know a guy named Manu?
I've met many Manus. What does yours look like?
I don't know.
You're complicated.
He's not Manu. He's Juan.
A glass of pink champagne.
You?
A short espresso.
Excuse me.
What are you looking at?
What's behind that curtain?
A corridor leading to private rooms.
That's how to make everyone's dreams come true.
Someone cried out from behind the curtain.
Yes, a ghost. Only ghosts around here.
I haven't been to this city in a long time.
It has changed a lot. So has this place.
Business is good.
But Madame Risso shouldn't let everyone enter.
There!
Seems they're locking down the area.
So what!
We had a full house.
Madame Risso is the owner?
What a darling!
Well, depends on the day. She's a tough character.
Especially since her husband died. They found him in a ravine.
Some say it was suicide.
Others say she pushed him.
I'll be back.
Ask Juan for more champagne.
I'm supposed to meet a guy named Manu. Heard of him?
Not at all.
That woman with the cigarette holder...
Who is she?
Madame Risso.
The lady boss with her new lover.
Some champagne for Agnes.
'Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.'
- Are you a policeman? - No.
I'm looking for someone.
Does he have papers?
Don't bother. We already searched.
His pockets are empty.
Not even enough to pay my daughter.
She's your daughter?
I am Rosaria.
I was with him. He said that he had a meeting uptown.
To bring someone money and boat tickets.
Manu?
Drink up.
Drink.
Cholera is simple.
It's when you shit blood.
How do you catch it?
It catches you!
A guy just has to spit in your face and you're done for!
Don't think that it's cholera.
Cholera is regime invention.
He came here to hide, he said.
'They won't get me alive', he said.
He pulled from his pocket a little bottle of cologne.
I thought that he wanted to put some on, but no.
He drank it. Like that.
Looking at me straight in the eyes.
What about me?
Can't accuse me of poisoning him!
Tell it to the police. It's not my fault.
A man is looking for you.
Oh, yes!
Manu?
Didn't say his first name.
He said Martins.
Commander Martins.
If you're interested...
After closing...
We can go to a hotel.
I'm somewhat expensive.
But with me,
clients are never disappointed.
Want a taste?
Get lost!
I knew I'd find you here.
When did you arrive?
Last train.
So?
How are things there?
No front line. No border. Utter chaos everywhere.
Vodka!
You'll need it.
Next plane and the city falls.
I'm supposed to meet this guy Manu.
He has two boat tickets for me.
Two?
One for Clara. One for me.
The government promised boats and only the Bouver is there.
Problem is there are no tickets.
And no more government.
- No more tickets? - A guy is reselling stolen ones.
- Manu? - No.
I think your Manu
is a petty thief who makes people think he has tickets to sell.
He's Clara's contact.
Clara! Beautiful Clara...
- Where is she? - She disappeared.
If you know something, tell me now.
Still in love?
Go to hell, Martins!
Cheers! To life!
To life!
I'm listening.
I know nothing. Except that she was on their list.
Her articles have been bugging them.
She has always defended Barcala.
Where is this Barcala?
He's hiding out. I think he's still in town.
Think Clara is hiding with him?
Want some advice?
I don't need advice.
The attack is this morning.
You're stuck, Ossorio.
Clara trapped you.
No one is getting out.
Come and fight with us.
I have a woman tonight.
I'm taking her to Casa Verde.
Are there people at Party headquarters?
Not a mouse. But symbolically,
me and my men retreated there.
Some of them still want to resist.
Everyone knows it's all over.
Stay here if you want.
At least you'll die with music.
'A young soldier,
mouth open, head bare
His nape bathes in cool blue cresses... Sleeping:
He's spread under the clouds...
Pale on his green bed where light rains down.'
I love vodka!
I'm Irene. And you?
Manu.
Want to dance with the hicks?
Not really.
Me either. That's fine.
Luckily I watch out for provisions!
This is Manu, our benefactor.
Plan on standing?
Poor Rosaria.
She's in a mess.
A stranger killed himself in her arms.
Happened to me once.
But it was a heart attack.
Bizarre when a guy stops breathing the moment he comes,
then drops dead on you.
Looks pretty stupid. Especially when he weighs 120 kilos.
'Feet in the gladiolas, he sleeps.
Smiling like A sick child would smile,
he naps.
Warmly lull him, Nature,
he's cold.'
We know each other, no?
I don't recall.
Everybody knows everybody at the First! Then what?
People always believe that truth has a face. Not true!
Her quarter-hour of philosophy! Don't fret, it's quick.
Masks. Nothing but masks!
Aren't you a nurse?
Who cares, Lola! Manu is what he wants!
Look at Max and his slick hair.
Doesn't he resemble a mechanic?
Truth is I was born in dirty grease!
Any news?
What does he mean?
Know where I can find a room? A quiet spot.
For what?
To sleep.
Now?
Yes, now. Two hours...
Uninterrupted sleep.
Go to Ines's. It's a small quiet hostel.
I have a room there.
Don't tell anyone.
Why not?
Is it a secret?
I don't know why but I want to trust you.
Good evening, Mr Morasan. I have excellent champagne.
The secret police...
- Militiamen? - Yes.
Champagne?
Who's that?
Morasan... I must go.
It's difficult to get out.
Are you hiding something?
Aren't we all hiding something?
Morasan is the worst bastard of all.
Quiet, Julio. Don't start.
At my age...
Nothing scares me anymore.
Morasan has a small dick!
How do you know? You slept with him?
No, but it shows on his face.
He killed him!
He strangled him in front of me! He smokes cigarillos.
Ask my mother!
I swear on Christ, she's telling the truth!
Stop it!
I can't go. Don't let me.
'The scents no longer make his nose quiver...
He sleeps tranquilly in the sun, hand on his chest...
Two red holes on his right side.'
It's done!
It's over!
Another First & Last waiter wants to speak to you.
I'm tired.
Is he here?
I could send him away.
What's your name?
Juan Hernandez.
- I work at First & Last. - I know.
What do you have to say?
Earlier...
Just before midnight...
Commander Martins was here.
Alone?
Yeah.
He met that guy who found the dead body.
Martins has some nerve.
Madame Risso has some nerve. She could have warned us.
She tries to be good to everyone.
That's not practical right now.
Martins met with him?
Yeah.
That's all you have to tell me?
Protect me.
I want to serve you.
We don't recruit faggots.
Show me your ass.
What do you think, Vilar?
All sodomites!
Get out of here!
I'm here to see Commander Martins.
He's expecting me.
I'm his friend Vignale.
- Colonel Luis? - If you prefer.
May I ask a question, Colonel?
Sorry, I can't respond.
Follow me.
- So you're back? - No choice.
How are things there?
Very bad.
The troops are deserting.
Or joining the enemy.
Your men?
Can I have some coffee?
Lost your glasses?
I sat on them stupidly.
Water pump needs fixing.
No water since this morning.
Can you fix it?
You're the engineer.
Martins is on the first floor, end of the corridor.
He'll be happy to see you.
He thought you left.
You know...
Has Martins seen Clara Baldi recently?
- Seems she has disappeared. - When did he tell you?
Earlier, when he arrived.
What did he say?
- Ossorio, ask Martins yourself. - Fine.
He says nothing.
Sometimes a yes in response to a question.
Sometimes a no in response to the same question.
- Where are you from? - Macumbo.
Where are your parents?
And your sister?
That's the Colonel! You'll get thrown out.
Out or in...
Remember losing Aguas Corrientes?
I saw a woman
holding the hand of a girl, dressed in Sunday best.
They got out of a truck.
They separated mother and daughter.
They started beating the mother.
Just like that, no reason.
For the fun of it.
They smashed her skull.
I'm leaving!
I thought you wouldn't come.
Her name's Herminia.
She has nice breasts.
Can we talk calmly?
Of course.
Where did that Morasan come from?
True, you missed an episode.
So did you... They raided the First.
They arrested this woman Irene.
Irene Guiņazu...
Barcala's mistress.
Barcala fucked half the city.
That's how he became Party leader.
He wanted to fuck everybody. Now he'll get fucked.
And Morasan?
No one heard of him six months ago.
He arrived with pockets full of money.
To fill up the safes.
Everyone said:
'It's drug money. Barcala won't accept.
Barcala has principles.'
What a joke!
He made him head of the secret police.
The President signed off blindly.
Morasan boasted to the press.
He said the city was corrupt, it needed cleaning up.
One day, it was discovered that he was General Fraga's cousin.
It was too late. Barcala escaped.
Yes, Ossorio.
While you fought with Fraga's troops,
Morasan weaved his web.
He's a clever man. Everyone is afraid of him.
Except Fraga.
Morasan won't be worth much when the city falls.
He knows it.
That's why he called me earlier.
He called you?
Yeah.
He asked me to have you shot.
What did you say?
That I would think about it.
That's all?
No, it's not all.
He wants Barcala dead. He's set on it.
He's sick.
What are your plans?
I have 50 or so loyal men and two mortars.
Plus a machine gun, some grenades, rocket launchers.
Why Party headquarters? There's nothing left to defend.
Our ideals.
Still have some?
Stay with us. Or be shot as a deserter.
Seriously?
Find a reason.
Colonel Luis is a hero.
Cut the bullshit!
Come and see.
See that corner home all lit up?
The one next to it, first floor, shutters closed...
You can't miss it.
384 Prayva Street.
He has been hiding there for three days.
Why don't you order the assault?
He has explosives. My men's lives are more important than Barcala.
He respects you.
He'll let you up, if we're lucky.
Gain his trust somehow, then slaughter him.
He's crazy. He knows too much. He'd break under Morasan's torture.
Exterminate him coldly, like an unwanted animal.
Why me?
I think he knows where to find Clara.
She might be hiding with him.
Barcala!
Barcala...
It's Vignale.
One move and you're dead!
Who sent you?
Morasan or Martins?
I want to speak with you.
I know.
You're not the first nor the last.
Everyone wants me lately.
Go on.
I'm listening.
I like to see who I'm speaking to.
Maybe you're talking to a ghost.
Maybe I'm already dead.
Tell that to your friends.
That you spoke to Barcala's ghost.
'Friend'...
A word struck from my dictionary
long ago.
You always liked lecturing, Ossorio.
So?
What are we doing?
Put your weapon down.
Come up.
Hands up! I'd rather it.
Keep your hands up.
Turn right.
Sit in that chair over there.
Sit down.
Keep your hands up.
Wasting time. Nothing on me.
I'll decide that.
OK, you can turn around.
I put explosives everywhere.
If they come...
Fireworks!
Know what they want?
Boat tickets.
Morasan doesn't need tickets to take the boat.
He needs money.
Everyone needs money.
Especially now.
He can resell them for 10 times the price.
He'll make a load of money.
Then what?
What will he do with it?
Nothing left in the banks.
The government fled after emptying the safes.
When Fraga arrives,
he'll need a lot of money
to pay his troops.
So you do have the tickets...
You misunderstand.
I counted them.
887 boat tickets.
887
Get the picture?
If that goes up in smoke, they'll be in deep shit.
There are many refugees waiting at the port.
Children, women, the sick...
For them, the Bouver is their only hope.
Doctor Vignale!
That whiff of humanity stinks. It stinks like all the rest.
Think you're different?
You lost the war against Fraga.
Nothing else counts.
Where are the partisans? Our Revolution Square supporters?
Where have they gone?
I'm honest.
I'm an honest person who did that,
who was that.
That was true until Morasan.
Martins spoke about Morasan?
You trust Martins?
Now he's ready to side with Morasan to set up a government.
You'll even have a place.
You'll make a good minister.
Why not president?
'President Luis Vignale' sounds good, doesn't it?
Wouldn't you like that?
Morasan arrested Irene Guiņazu.
You know Irene?
I was with her at the First.
You were there?
I was meeting a guy uptown.
He was supposed to bring two boat tickets.
You see, you're not worth more than the others?
And the second ticket?
For Clara.
Clara!
You still love her?
I came to take her away but she disappeared.
Maybe she found better.
You slept with her.
- She's a whore like the others. - Don't say that!
I say what I want.
- Where is she? - I couldn't care less about Clara.
Ask Morasan.
He shut down her newspaper.
What did he call it?
'An insidiously subversive rag!'
And Martins?
You asked him nothing?
He has informers everywhere.
In every corner of the city!
That one playing the tough old militant...
He's the worst of all.
I've had enough. Stand up.
Stand up!
Open the closet.
That one, imbecile!
The boat tickets are in my inside coat pocket.
Take two.
Show me.
It's a farewell gift.
- Why do this? - No questions, just leave.
Leave... The window leads to the garage roof.
- And my pistol? - Forget it.
Go on.
I should have killed you straight away.
I brought Irene Guiņazu. Can she enter?
Pretty dress... A gift from Risso?
I don't need Madame Risso to buy me dresses.
Then it's from Barcala.
But Barcala has very bad taste.
Did they do anything to you?
Apparently not.
That's better.
So the show hasn't started yet.
I won't waste time. Tell me where Barcala is and you're free.
I swear I don't know.
I said don't swear. We're wasting time.
Yeah, my rings hurt.
Vilar, what do you think?
On your knees, bitch!
I won't make her suck me. She could bite.
Barcala stayed two nights. He didn't say where he was going.
- Which hostel? - Ines's.
- You know nothing about Barcala? - I swear I don't.
I said not to swear.
Wasting time isn't good.
We need help.
Cesar is a champion horseman.
He's the best at taming stubborn fillies.
Get on all fours!
Heard me? All fours!
Still a good ass for her age.
I swear I don't know where he is!
There's always a moment when it's too late.
This should be avoided.
I call them the soul's snapshots,
We should live for that...
instants of perfect bliss,
perfect love,
perfect shame...
I'd like to speak to Morasan.
Who's calling?
I have something important to tell him.
I can only tell him.
Who are you?
That's unimportant.
If Morasan's not there, too bad for him.
Hold on. I'll check.
'This city sickens me.
They all live as if everything lasts forever.
They're proud of this endless mediocrity.'
This is Morasan. Who's calling?
I'll give you Barcala's hideout. Got a pen?
Go ahead.
384 Payva Street.
A first floor window leads to the garage roof.
He could escape that way.
Be careful. The building is full of explosives.
Who is this?
He'll buy flowers on the Salto quay and write:
'Anything can happen,
and we'll still be happy and in love with one another.'
He'll ask the florist to deliver them, giving the address.
When he leaves, the florist reads the card
and cries like an abandoned child.
Risso, let's go over it...
I pay a visit to the First. You offer me champagne.
You don't tell me Martins was there. Do you know who he was meeting?
With Colonel Luis!
I don't know Colonel Luis!
I don't, but I'm surprised you don't.
You were born here. Vignale was a doctor, party member.
And Barcala's good friend.
You should have told me about that instead of that moronic suicide.
What do you want?
I have plenty of dollars.
I even have jewels.
None of that is worth anything.
If General Fraga attacks, he won't refuse it.
I never thought you were intelligent.
Running a rotten club like the First doesn't take a genius.
Why ask Juan to kill Morasan?
A faggot who can't aim?
Stupid you! How disappointing!
She's stupid and acts like Capone!
I know how to aim.
I'll start with your pussy!
I know where Barcala is!
Really? Irene told you?
Irene knows nothing.
Barcala is hiding out on Payva Street.
In a building... with bars.
Why suddenly tell me now? To save your skin?
For Irene... For love!
Thank you!
No sleeping!
I think Irene knows nothing.
You know nothing. Don't make anything up.
Rosaria will fix you up.
Rosaria has magic fingers.
She pissed everywhere.
I'm sorry, Irene.
People call me sadistic.
That's completely false.
I do what I can.
Lately, it's not easy, believe me.
Help!
- Who's the next one? - Max.
He was at the First and he wants to talk.
Everyone coming to me means Martins is worthless.
Good news!
Has this one been frisked?
What's your name?
Max Versilov.
Russian?
Georgian by my father.
But I was born in Santa Maria.
And you came to tell me where Barcala is?
I know nothing of Barcala.
I'm a police station mechanic.
My cousin Diaz is police captain.
I'm famished.
What?
Vilar, tell the kitchen to bring me something to eat.
Sausage and fries. I want real fries.
Not frozen! And cold white wine.
Hurry. Tell me.
You were at the First?
You saw Vignale?
You saw Martins?
I know already.
Good for you.
Is that all?
No, not all.
I saw my cousin at the station.
General Cot has decided to put the secret police under his control.
General Cot can't control anything.
So that's not news!
Shouldn't say that.
He has some 3000 policemen under his command.
He spoke of joining forces with Martins' Tech School soldiers.
- He warned the minister. - Which one? They all fled.
The Minister of the Interior.
Torres still here? Well!
Your cousin said that?
What game is your cousin playing?
Yours, Mr Morasan.
He sent me to see you.
He thinks your chances are better than Martins
to get along with General Fraga.
Your cousin knows politics. He'll go far.
He already has the Order of Merit.
Good.
Lieutenant Estevez...
Come and take Mr Max Versilov from my office.
Lock him in the basement until further notice.
You want a medal too?
They busted something inside me.
Where?
It hurts a lot.
That bastard with the riding crop!
- Want to get my mother? - No. What for?
Champagne!
The best medicine.
Tried it?
It's from the First.
Madame Risso sent us 30 cases as a gift.
That Risso is a real lady!
She can't swallow. Call an ambulance.
Seriously?
She said they busted her spleen.
Not sure it's my spleen.
But it hurts.
It hurts so much.
Those guys are brutes. They hardly read and write.
It hurts!
Please, call an ambulance.
It hurts.
Seriously?
I'll have some.
I'm thirsty.
Rosaria...
Do me a favor.
Bring me a pen and paper.
You'll go to Ines's.
I beg you.
Flee! Flee!
Flee this lake of despair!
I hunted elephants.
And others everyday.
It's true... With my friend.
He used to ask: 'Joseph, what's that?'
'A lion? Really?' Silence!
Show us how you aim.
Between the eyes.
Put that away!
You're drunk, Cornelius.
Long live President Lanza!
Sell me your pistol?
No.
I'm keeping it.
But come to my place.
I've got everything you need, friend.
Interested in a Kalashnikov?
Want a rocket launcher?
Here.
He's crazy!
Don't ask questions. Take the money and run.
Go on.
Another vodka.
- Can I phone? - Upstairs.
Leave!
No one leaves!
Get in.
Where are you going?
I said get in.
Morasan just called.
Barcala is dead. His head was found 100 meters from home.
- What are you planning? - To surround the police station.
With Morasan?
Yes, with Morasan.
He's a safer bet than idiot General Cot.
I thought you would die a hero at Party headquarters?
Don't be a pain, Vignale.
We might still survive this. You're either with us or against us.
I need to find Clara.
Clara left the city long ago.
What do you know? She was here yesterday.
Barcala didn't tell you?
He said you have informers
to know where she is.
Time to go, Commander.
Make up your mind.
Without me.
We're going! You're dead, Ossorio.
Dead since you came back!
You know, General Fraga's troops are only 10 km away.
With him, things are guaranteed to change.
Can I smoke?
'No Smoking' is written on the back of the seat.
I'm a smoker, too.
But I respect non-smoking clients.
No offense.
Stop here!
'He remembers his childhood from the time he was a pup,
'when all his accidents were considered charming,
bringing out good feelings, even affection.'
Excuse me, Madame...
Do you have a room for the night?
For the night at 4 in the morning?
What an idea!
I need a little sleep.
No one sleeps tonight. Noticed?
Are you cold? In this heat?
All clients ask me that. Well, yes, I am cold.
I was born feeling cold.
My mother called me her 'Little Princess.'
Do you know that fairytale by the Brothers Grimm?
Continue reading, Victoria.
I rather you read.
I know you!
Well!
I thought you were dead.
Come, come...
You are Dr Vignale.
You cut 20 cm of my intestines 15 years ago. Remember?
Irene sent me.
Poor Irene. She was my favorite.
They think that we're all guilty, all with something to confess.
To make themselves feel innocent.
That's for you, Doctor.
Is it true what they say? You battled in the mountains?
Dear Manu, I entrust Victoria with you.
She's Barcala's daughter.
Do what you can for her.
She'll probably never see her father again,
And my days are numbered.
I don't know your family name, it's better like that.
Tell her your name is Santana.
'May God protect you,
Irene.'
Any vodka?
Cognac.
I can't sleep.
Normal after all that's happened.
There was a massacre at the First.
They always look for one person, but shoot at many.
Can I phone?
If it works. The line was down earlier.
So it's back on.
You can speak calmly here.
I'll get the cognac.
I'll even have a glass myself.
Clara has disappeared.
Her apartment was searched.
I need to see you, Maria.
Stay at home.
Aren't you hot?
No, I'm fine.
So you're Barcala's daughter?
And you're Santana?
Rosaria spoke of me?
Yes.
Irene is your mother?
No.
My mother died a long time ago.
Irene took me from the convent,
when the nuns fled the city.
Do you have papers?
ID card? A safe-conduct?
No.
Irene burned everything.
No proof you're his daughter?
I remember you.
I was small, but...
I remember well.
You came to the countryside.
You gave me Grizzly.
Grizzly?
A teddy bear.
I kept him a longtime.
But one day...
My dog chewed it to pieces.
I think he was jealous.
Poor Irene.
We don't have long to wait.
How do you know? Are you clairvoyant?
No need to shout.
Agnes...
How's the cognac? It's at least 20 years old.
Excellent.
I must lie down a while.
You're in Room 7.
I'll accompany you.
Now you're under the Doctor's protection.
You're a doctor?
He's a big surgeon.
- Another glass? - No. Thank you.
Well, I will.
Aren't you sleepy?
No.
It smells stuffy.
Close it!
Come here!
What are we doing?
Waiting for my father?
Leave me alone, Victoria.
I'm tired.
Can I lie next to you?
I won't talk.
And your coat?
With the Ursulines...
When we couldn't sleep...
We'd play Him or Her.
Know it?
Please be quiet.
That one's completely drunk.
And he's afraid.
Victoria, please...
Finally!
I remember!
Your name is Alberto.
Alberto Santana.
Am I wrong?
No.
You're right.
All it took was a plane flying over the city.
It might not have even been a military plane.
This is my last fare.
I won't risk my skin for nothing.
Can I smoke?
No problem.
Is the little girl asleep?
No I'm not.
Can you turn on the radio?
There are no broadcasts. Only music.
But I have the latest news.
The police station has fallen.
General Cot has fled.
The cops have sided next to Morasan and Martins.
It won't be long before those two kill one another.
Then when Fraga arrives,
no one will be in his way.
There's Barcala!
Little girl, they threw pieces of Barcala into the garbage.
Turn the music on, please!
If you'd like.
Is that true?
Yes.
She's Barcala's daughter.
Sure you weren't followed?
Not now, I have a date.
- With who? - Don't worry.
Let me speak to Maria alone.
- Watch TV. - There's none.
They cut it and everything else this morning.
No need to fight over me.
I hate TV anyway. This is really...
What are you doing with her?
She just found out her father is dead.
I won't be crying.
It's still sad, if I put myself in her place.
You're good at putting yourself in others' places.
Have I gained weight? Be honest.
Yes, a little around the hips.
I like it.
Hot water is so nice!
Where's Clara?
- Ask Granovsky. - What now?
I'm mad at Clara. I've had it with her.
With that guy? Impossible!
Everything's possible today.
She was kidnapped. Any idea by whom?
Morasan? Martins?
Granovsky, I said.
Where does he live?
Corniche Road... Villa Esmeralda.
I'm going. Watch Victoria. I won't be long.
Impossible! I have a date.
With whom?
Juan, a waiter at the First.
The faggot?
He isn't with me. He's an angel.
And an animal.
A whore!
Got something against whores?
- Can I join you? - No.
When did you last bathe?
Six months.
Ossorio, please!
Juan is coming here.
I really do love him, you know.
It's the first time I feel attached.
Detach yourself for 5 minutes.
Easy.
You started!
You showed yourself naked.
I haven't made love in months.
Liar!
I can't open this.
Give it to me.
There! Back to the living room!
You lost your erection!
- Wait here. - I don't wait.
This worth waiting?
Colonel Luis wants to see his excellency Minister Granowsky.
Evening, boys.
Sir, come in!
Come!
The Minister will be right down.
Something to drink?
Vodka.
Very well.
Don't worry about your pistol. You'll get it back later.
Champagne?
- I asked for vodka. - Perfect.
What can I do for you?
Simple... Tell me where Clara is.
I don't know.
This is starting badly.
The last time I saw Clara was at the First a couple weeks ago.
You probably know she's a serious alcoholic.
She took my advice about detox. But then she started up again.
An alcoholic? You're joking!
Listen, Vignale. Insult me and I'll show you the door!
You're finished, man. Zero! Nobody!
Think a little.
In a few hours, Fraga's F-16s will bomb the city's strategic points.
The country needs a strong man.
I let the General know that he can count on me.
Don't give me that look.
I've shared the illusions of you and Barcala.
Now I regret it.
I see where it led us.
And Morasan? Martins?
Are you joking?
But you could be Minister of Health.
After fighting Fraga for six months?
You've got some nerve, Granovsky!
Fraga admires those who can fight.
There's work to be done, Vignale. The hospitals will overflow tomorrow.
You'd make an excellent manager of public health.
Another question...
Was Clara your mistress?
Sorry to disappoint you.
Clara Baldi isn't my type.
I'm going.
You can't get out. The city is surrounded.
I'll take the boat.
The Bouver?
Still counting on that?
She's insane, I tell you.
I was in the bathroom,
fixing my hair.
She came in like a demon with a pair of scissors.
I swear.
If I hadn't seen her in the mirror...
And you let her leave?
Keep her here?
Maybe she wanted to cut your hair.
Don't joke.
I tried calling Juan six times. He never answers.
I have two boat tickets. I could take you.
And Clara?
Are you coming?
I'm waiting for Juan.
Victoria!
Alberto!
Get in.
Wait there.
Get out, Vignale!
Hear me? Cut the engine!
He said Vignale?
Don't say you're Barcala's daughter!
- Then who am I? - A girl from the streets.
- And my name? - Theresa, Tina, whatever!
Robbing the cradle? Where are you going?
Our honeymoon.
Come on, Theresa.
Lieutenant Vargas doesn't want us riding in army vehicles.
Are you alone?
Is the water pump repaired?
The pump is fine.
Did you repair your glasses?
Don't joke. We're in trouble.
That's no scoop.
Martins is wounded badly enough for hospital.
That F-16 earlier?
It bombed the Villa. Granovsky and his thugs were there.
Granovsky could have been the regime's strong man.
Intelligent. Subtle. Excellent strategist.
Capable of any betrayal.
One less rotten apple.
He's dead! He's dead!
Here...
That one spends his time showering since the pump was repaired.
Don't worry. Army pays the water bill.
Want to play?
Leave her alone!
They're only kids.
Can't they have fun?
Rather her look at corpses?
He was trying to speak.
He vomited blood!
That bastard Morasan put two bullets in me.
It hurts like hell.
But it's fine.
Because you're here.
I'm very pleased, Ossorio.
I should operate.
Forget it.
Is there any medication? Morphine?
He needs something.
They took everything long ago without leaving an aspirin.
- Better to give me a drink. - And kill you?
If you catch Morasan...
promise me you'll kill him.
I promise.
Do that for me?
For you and the others...
No, just for me.
I promise.
About Clara...
I'll tell you something. Want the truth?
Go on.
The truth is you should never have left Clara.
She loved only you.
You left and she went crazy.
You should never have abandoned her,
never have left her.
Victoria...
Can he come with us?
No.
Remember me?
The same table...
At the First.
I saw you go in earlier and knew you'd come out eventually.
I lost my lighter.
A gift.
I'm Max.
What time does the Bouver raise anchor?
They say at 6.
How do you know?
My cousin is police captain.
When Morasan and Martins launched the attack,
they started a fire, burning everything.
General Cot came out
and Morasan shot him.
You want to tell me something?
Plenty of policemen would back you.
You're their hero. Colonel Luis is somebody.
To fight who?
Fraga and his air force?
First you need to eliminate Morasan.
Where is he?
Barricaded at home.
He must have a plan.
He wants to strike a deal with Fraga.
Martins is over.
Give me the Jeep and a machine gun. I'll find Morasan.
Want me to come?
I'll manage alone. Can you drive a Jeep?
I'm a police station mechanic!
You drive... And you get in.
Why can't that boy come?
Too late, Vignale.
I'm Captain Vilar of the secret police.
Morasan just killed his wife, three kids, then shot himself.
Can I go in?
Be my guest.
Well, Captain,
only you left to take control.
You and me.
That's true... I forgot about me.
The country needs men like you, Colonel.
I'm ready to serve you.
I'll consider it.
I'll be back.
Captain...
It's nothing important, but...
Did your men search Clara Baldi's apartment?
Affirmative.
In search of what?
You know, Colonel,
secret police don't always know what they're looking for.
But we search.
And we always find something.
Good answer.
Are you a relative?
Yes.
The Captain authorized us.
Go on. I have what I need at home.
Even the sound system?
Even the fridge.
Go quickly to the port!
Rush to the port!
Where's Max?
He's afraid so he's hiding.
- Are you afraid? - No.
I was waiting for you.
Why tell me you're Santana?
What did Max tell you?
That you're a hero.
But I don't like Max.
He has wandering hands.
My real name is Vignale.
Luis Ossorio Vignale.
I know.
- I'm hungry. - Not the moment, Victoria.
Never the moment with you!
Plenty of time to eat when we're on the boat.
- Another question. - Yes...
- But your last! - Did you know my father well?
Yes.
And?
What? He was a great friend.
Why did they kill him?
The boat is lit so the planes won't hit it. Good sign!
Why did they kill him?
Get out the way!
Let me by! Move!
Open up! I have two tickets.
I'll call my boss.
You haven't answered me.
Are you Colonel Luis?
Open up. I have two tickets.
Thank you.
Normal, Colonel. You're in order.
Do I know you?
You're known in Santa Maria. You're a hero.
See, Victoria?
Vignale!
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death is a necessary end,
That must come when it must come.