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Why didn't you call me sooner?

I can't just wait for your calls.

Yes.

Thank you.

Everything okay, sir?

That female cop is alive.

It's still early.

And the agents you chose are very good.

They're all dead.

-Ávila? -Who else?

He ruined our job.

He killed them.

-Try to calm down, sir. -Calm down?

This ought to calm me.

I'm running out of agents and you want me to calm down?

What can I do?

Contact the brothers.

The Chivalsiks?

What do I tell them?

That I have a tough job for them.

COMPENSATION

Sorry I'm late, Mr. Ávila.

Lots of work recently?

Well, you don't look too fresh either.

Ready?

Whenever you are.

Thanks for saving her life.

Interview with Roberto Ávila.

At what time did you get to the restaurant?

Approximately at 7:30 pm.

Did you have a reservation?

So you had a date with Mr. Ávila.

-No, of course not. -Why not? It's not a crime.

I know, but it wasn't a date, it just happened.

So Mr. Ávila was already there.

No, I was having dinner alone.

And Ávila?

-Fine, thanks. -Catching the bad guys?

-I said hello to her. -And she asked you to sit.

He just showed up.

I heard a noise, I turned, and there he was.

Do you have a reservation?

I dropped my drink. It was nothing.

Why did you ask him to sit?

Hi.

Why not just say hello?

You asked if you could and she said yes?

I had to insist.

It was a good opportunity to interview him

in a less hostile atmosphere for him, understand?

Did you notice anything weird in the restaurant?

Why did you decide to be a cop?

Jewelry! Phones! Wallets!

No, totally normal.

It was quiet, normal, until...

-Come on, bitches! -Until what?

Don't try to be heroes! I'll kill you! Move it!

Wallets! Cellphones! Now!

How did you react when they showed up?

I tried to control myself.

I knew if I cooperated,

they would leave sooner.

I tried to get my gun from my bag.

Did you try to get your gun?

-That was a mistake. -It was my duty.

She realized cooperating was her best weapon.

What were they like?

Dangerous.

Pros.

Were you afraid?

Were you scared, Mr. Ávila?

I'll kill you! Move it! Wallets! Cellphones!

Anybody would be scared in that situation.

-Yes. -Did you have a gun?

-Of course not. -As they approached you,

did you notice anything out of the ordinary?

No, nothing.

So how did you unarm him?

-I don't know. -It happened so fast.

It happened so fast I don't remember.

So why did he aim at you?

He saw my badge.

-Fucking cop! -You should've hid your badge.

I know that, sir, I know.

Why risk your life for a cop who just days earlier

accused you of committing a crime?

Instinct?

Instinct? What instinct?

I felt I was doing the right thing.

His instinct as the cop he was. I don't know, sir, I just don't.

-Is that a problem? -No, no problem.

Where was your instinct, Duarte?

What's the issue here?

The issue is that two people were killed in a restaurant.

That's the fucking problem!

I told you it was self-defense. It was either them or us.

You have two options here.

It's either murder or self-defense.

So I'll either call my lawyer, or go home.

Duarte, you are only alive because you got lucky.

I'm alive thanks to Ávila.

Good evening, sir.

It's me, you don't need that.

-What do you want? -I need to talk to you.

How did you find me?

I wouldn't be doing my job

if I didn't know where you've been living

these last few months, sir.

How did you get in?

No. I don't want to know.

You should've waited outside.

I have flat feet,

I can't stand up for too long, sir,

so I thought I'd come in and make myself comfortable.

What do you want, Iván?

Those two agents of the Croatian you killed, sir...

I knew it. You know what? Tomorrow at the office, okay?

Tomorrow might be too late.

I don't give a fuck!

I don't think you realize how serious this is, sir.

What was that?

I don't realize how serious it is?

I've faced death three times this week.

So I know how serious it is, and now scram! Out!

I'm not going anywhere until I talk to you, sir.

-Fine, don't go anywhere. -Where are you going, sir?

Where are you going, sir?

They're not available.

For how long?

They'll take about a week to finish their current job.

What kind of job is it?

They need to silence a witness.

One the Americans are protecting.

Sir, you should consider the possibility

of giving the Ávila job to another agent.

The Chivalsiks don't work separately,

they'll want separate contracts and if they fail,

you'll have to take care of Ávila.

Blas!

Sorry, sir. Please, consider the possibility

of choosing a more efficient agent.

Like the ones I sent after that cop?

They were really efficient.

I gave them the job with less than 10 hours notice,

and they accepted right away, remember?

I understand that, sir, but, please, consider...

If they want two contracts, so be it.

Make sure they get my message.

I want only the best. I want the Chivalsiks.

Excuse me.

Hello.

Yes.

It's today.

Mom.

I'm sorry about the other day.

It was the first time I told someone my story.

I don't know why I did.

I don't know why I told you.

She trusts no one.

Do you know what it feels like when the person you most trust

betrays you, takes everything away?

But that's over now. I'm back on my feet now.

I'm squatting, but on my feet.

You deserve to be happy, believe me.

I don't know your story.

With such a smile...

You can't be a bad person.

Want to talk about it?

Want to talk about it?

I understand.

You're right.

Why would you trust me?

Yes.

Yes, I do know.

You know what?

Who betrayed you?

What do you know? Who betrayed you?

Let her leave.

What now?

Well,

I'd never look for you

where I found you, sir, that was very smart of you.

What time is it?

Time to have a talk, sir. It's 8:30 sharp.

Wait in my office.

Please, hurry. There's an exhibition soon.

-This will help. -Thanks.

Better?

I haven't slept that good in ages.

No nightmares.

You slept in the most expensive casket we have, sir.

I must confess that...

...I sleep in our caskets too from time to time.

Thank you... Iván.

But doing so repeatedly can cause chronic depression.

What's the situation with the Croatian?

Interrupting one of his jobs was a very serious mistake.

Killing two of his agents made it even worse.

-It's done, what now? -It's up to the Croatian.

Fine, so while we wait, let's get some work done.

I need the last four months' signed declaratory notes,

and the agreements, please.

Sir, the Croatian is the one who's waiting.

We need to notify him of our intention to make amends.

How much are we talking about?

I only hope it's money the Croatian wants.

If it isn't money, what does he want?

We are complex animals, sir.

Who knows what's going on that Croatian's mind?

What we do know about him is that he doesn't tend to be

very reconciling at all.

Sir.

Great news.

The art for our auction is finally here.

You know what? It was well worth waiting for.

Has he called?

-Sorry? -Ávila.

No he hasn't, but...

But?

But...

...I'm sure...

I'm sure anytime now.

He'll call. What are you doing, sir?

I need to destroy something.

No, sir, please.

Are you going to stop me?

No, I don't want you to do something...

Something what, Blas?

Something crazy?

Crazy would be you standing there doing nothing.

Sir, please.

Sir.

Please, don't.

This is such fun!

It's nine fifteen.

Ávila has fifteen minutes left to make that call.

Let's do this.

Something fun, too.

Take the statue off.

And get up there.

Okay, let's put your faith to the test.

Your faith that Ávila is going to phone me.

Fine, call him.

In these cases protocol demands

that Blas and I initiate the negotiations sir.

Take the statue off.

-Who is Blas? -Right behind you. The statue!

He's just like...

...the watchmaker whose job is to...

He's like the Croatian's Iván, sir.

Fine, I can avoid the pain in the balls

of talking to that jerk.

I'm sorry to inform you

that you can't avoid your testicular pain, sir.

The dons need to seal the deal.

Get up there.

-Go on. -And if there's no deal?

You'll have to continue negotiating

until a satisfactory deal is made.

Get up there!

Isn't this fun?

No, no, don't move.

Make the call. I don't know what to say anyway.

"Mr. Croatian, sir,

due to the problem we caused you,

we beg you to deign to tell us how we can solve this."

-Deign? -Forget it. That's not happening.

Sir...

Yes, Blas?

My left leg...

It's getting numb, sir.

Blas, don't do this to me.

You're ruining all the fun. Two minutes to go, Blas.

Two minutes.

That's nothing.

Let's try this.

I tried to fix it the easy way.

Sir.

Instead of whacking the idiot

as I should've done in the first place,

but I don't need another guy out to kill me.

Blas.

I'm going to miss you.

We've had some good times together, right?

I have the best intentions. You know me.

But I'm not begging that jerk.

Where do you think I'll hit you?

"The easy way" would be strictly carrying out

every single step of the protocol.

-Protocol? -That's right, sir.

There's still time.

If you skip one single step,

that means you're doing things "the hard way".

That's why we obey the rules,

to avoid doing things "the hard way."

Do you still think Ávila is going to call us?

The phone.

That's my phone, sir. May I take the call, sir?

-Hello. -This is Iván. Is this a bad time?

Blas, what's wrong?

I'll call you back later.

No, let's talk now.

Yes, Blas?

Very well.

So?

He'll transmit your plea to the Croatian.

All we can do now is wait.

Who is this Magallanes person,

and why is he underlined in red in my calendar?

Because I need to find out something important about him.

But why is it underlined in my calendar?

-I don't use calendars, sir. -Why not?

I'd have nothing to write, and you check yours daily.

What is so important about Magallanes?

According to our "Magnet",

the problem Magallanes wants to solve

is in a high-security prison.

To be released when?

Maybe never.

He will die there according to his sentence.

How are we supposed to solve the problem?

That's precisely what I wanted to ask you, sir.

That must be Magallanes.

We're ready, sir.

Whenever you say so.

Baldy, blow these bitches away.

Let's go.

Pablo López, 24 years old, three murders.

Any relative of yours?

No, no.

In fact, I don't even know those people.

You'll think I'm nuts,

but I don't even know the kid you're supposed to...

Eliminate? Then why do you need our services, Mr. Magallanes?

Because...

...that kid is innocent.

Let me explain.

We don't need to agree with your idea of justice,

Mr. Magallanes, it's really not relevant.

I'd like to know. Please, continue.

I'll get the Scotch.

He's locked up in jail.

In a living hell for the rest of his life.

Thanks.

And on top of that, for a crime he didn't commit.

Now do you understand why I'm here?

Yes, you want to save him from his ordeal.

Yes, he doesn't deserve to suffer like that.

How can you be so sure he's innocent, Mr. Magallanes?

-I saw everything. -We're ready, sir.

Baldy, blow these bitches away.

I saw who killed them, and who gave the order.

And that kid wasn't with them.

Didn't you call the cops?

It would've cost much less. Why didn't you?

Because...

...I'm a married man.

I have two kids.

And a great job.

And I spent the night at that hotel.

But I wasn't alone.

Well, can you do the job or not?

What you're asking isn't easy. Entering a high-security prison,

doing the job, getting out.

Can't you hire a prisoner to do it?

To snitch on us in exchange for his freedom?

No, Mr. Magallanes. Convicts are not to be trusted.

We need to go through all of this,

review all our possibilities and, as soon as possible,

get back to you.

Good.

I'll be expecting your call.

-Thank you. -We'll be in contact.

Thank you.

What do you think?

Lots of things, but we're not here to judge.

What about the Croatian?

Nothing yet.

Sir.

A question.

Have you thought about what kind of compensation to demand?

From Ávila?

No, not yet.

Any ideas?

Lots of them, sir. Would you like to hear them?

No.

Excuse me.

Don't sit next to her.

Go somewhere else.

This makes no sense.

How can I talk to her?

She will come to you.

May I join you?

Sure.

I was sitting back there.

But you didn't see me.

Of course I saw you.

So why didn't you join me?

I felt you wanted to be alone.

I felt you wanted to be alone after that garden thing.

Do you forgive me?

It was rude of me to ask you that question.

I only scared you away.

Stop wasting time, Octavio.

Apologize now.

Do you forgive me, María? María, María, María, María.

Let go of her.

She's still not ready.

Do you forgive me?

I think we started off on the wrong foot.

We've started nothing.

I just did my job.

And I'm not stopping.

I'll even interview the doctor that brought you to the world.

Hands up! This is a robbery! Whoever moves dies!

I realized the real problems we face in life

can't be solved by any cop.

You fuckng cop.

Why would you have a file on me?

Why don't you skip the formalities

and just tell me the truth?

So tell me, Erika.

Why did you decide to be a cop?

Tell me, Erika. Why did you decide to be a cop?

Was there anything that caught your eye?

You're only alive because you got lucky.

Everybody around you end up dead.

-You're still alive. -I'm alive thanks to Ávila.

Sir.

Yes?

You called me, sir.

Phone Iván.

I know what to do.

That's great, sir. Are you going to tell me?

No, I want Ávila to be the first to find out.

And I want to tell him myself.

What do you know about the Chivalsiks?

Nothing, sir.

Nobody's heard from them in 20 days.

Let me know if things change.

Get out!

Hello.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

We need to talk.

Come inside then.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Something to drink?

Water.

Do you live here?

I live here.

It isn't safe around here.

You should be with your partner, Suárez.

Sánchez, right. A woman out here alone at night.

Besides you're a cop.

They could try to kill you again.

You'd save me, right?

Why did you save my life?

You're welcome.

How did you know they wanted to kill me?

I didn't know.

Give me a break.

I don't believe in coincidences.

Much less if it's such a well plotted show

for you to save me, so, please, forgive me,

but I should suspect something's fishy, right?

In that case I'd have to suspect you, too.

You saved me, too.

-It's my job. -What do you want, Erika?

Why are you here?

We both know what happened that night.

We both know those guys weren't there to rob the place,

they were after me, and you were there to save me.

I want to know why.

You mean to tell me,

you've been tailing me,

even came to my place, just to find out why?

That's right.

I don't know why, Erika.

-I think you do know. -Because I like you.

So, are they going to try to kill me again?

It's getting late.

If you have any more questions, take me downtown,

where I'll answer all your questions.

If not,

I need a shower,

so I have to ask you to give it a rest.

Excuse me.

What is it, María? María.

What is it?

María.

Why are you here?

What do you want?

Telephone. Answer.

Answer the phone. Answer the phone!

-Ivan. -They made the call.

At this time?

The protocol says nothing about the time, sir.

What does the Croatian want?

No idea, he wishes to inform you personally.

He'll be at his gallery first thing tomorrow.

What does that mean?

That you should be there first thing tomorrow?

Thank you for coming.

You're nervous.

I'm curious.

Knowing you're a sensible man makes me feel better.

Moreira used to say that.

So? What's it going to be?

-You're in a hurry? -Only to make amends.

Okay, Ávila, you made a mistake. A serious mistake.

Yes, we already know that. What do you want?

-Finish what you started. -I need you to be more specific.

You need to kill...

police officer Erika Duarte.

Would you like me to repeat my request?

I need you to explain

where the logic is in what you just asked me to do.

Watch it, Ávila. Your sarcasm offends me.

And your lack of common sense offends me.

This is the last time I'll explain this.

That is a serious mistake for everybody.

If you don't get it, this conversation is over.

You have 72 hours to carry out my demand.

Come up with something else and I'll do it.

Obey the rules, Ávila.

I make a demand and you comply with it.

Do you have any idea what would happen

if you refuse to provide just reparation?

Yes, you'd have to kill Erika Duarte yourself,

and when you do, I'll be waiting for you.

Before making a decision, get the facts straight, Ávila.

For your own sake!

A DON IS NEVER WRONG

"Killing well to live better." Anonymous author.