All language subtitles for Pinochet.Last.Stand.2006.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG2_English

(jet passing overhead)

(beeping)

Welcome back to
the UK, sir, madam.

Enjoy your stay.

(scoffs)

(beeping)

Sorry, could you just excuse me
a moment, guys?

Just give me a moment.

(phone ringing)

Hello?

Hi, Nicole.
Andy.

How are you?
Okay, good.

I'm busy
at the moment.

I got your message.
What's happening?

Pinochet's here.

He came in on
a commercial flight this time.

Have you found him?
No, no, no, no, not yet.

But we will.

We'll find him for you,
Andy, okay?

General, what is it?

Pinochet:
Oh! My back.

(whirring)

You may leave us.

Quickly.

Que es Pinochet, lo he visto.

Lo juro que si.

Porque no me crees, Fernando?

Estas aqui.

(ding)

Madam Pinochet.

Who are you,
for God's sake?

Where's the chief
of staff?

This is a diplomatic matter,
madam.

Not for the army.

What's taken you
so long?

I came
on the first flight.

I know you're keen
for your operation, General,

so why not bring
your surgeon to Chile?

Bring your nurses,
anyone you need.

How nice.
Why?

Your security, General.

I'm not secure?

I don't need to remind you
that in Spain,

they're building a case
to bring you to trial.

So you want me
to change my plans

for the sake of some
Spanish notaries.

This makes no sense, Augusto.
Take the man's advice.

Don't let him upset you.

I am an honored guest
in this country.

If you want to go,

I'm sure
our friend here

can manage
some travel arrangements.

(whooshing)

(beeping)

Nicole, hi, it's Andy.

Nicole:
Andy, we found Pinochet.

We've got him.
You'll never believe this.

He's checked
into a private hospital.

What?

You're kidding me.

How long for?

He's having
an operation.

This is our chance
to get him.

The Spanish investigations
into Argentina and Chile,

they're just
getting underway.

If we could get
Pinochet

over to Juan Garthez
in Madrid,

he could face charges

for all the Spanish victims
taken in Chile.

You okay?

Thank you, sir.

Hello, sir.

Hi.

Um, I'd like to report

an international torturer
and mass murderer.

He's just down the road
in the London clinic.

I see, sir.

Over 3,000 victims.

I thought you might like
to arrest him.

Just a minute, sir.

As I remember,
these crimes

were committed in Chile,
not Maryland.

You want international
crimes division,

Scotland Yard.
I've been there,

and up as far
as the attorney general.

Oh.

With little luck,
it seems.

You've been trying
since 1991, it says.

He's been visiting
on and off,

on arms business.

We've tried to press
criminal charges,

but the Mets never
moved on them.

Conspiracy to murder
and torture,

it just doesn't appear
to cut the mustard.

So this time, I thought
I would try you,

'cause he's here,
on your beat.

And what makes you think

it would be any different
this time?

Because we have now had
international arrests

for war crimes in Rwanda,
in the Balkans.

Listen, McEntee,

you're on a fascinating
crusade here,

but without some serious
authorizations,

I don't see
what I can do.

What about
an extradition order?

Beg your pardon?

An extradition order
from Spain

would trump the mayor's
discretion, wouldn't it?

(monitor beeping)

Andy:
We can get Pinochet for you.

He's flat on his back
in a hospital.

This is
a unique opportunity,

but it needs your lead,
Senor Garthez.

Garthez:
Okay, we'll send this man

his charges
to you as soon as--

No, Senor Garthez,
hold on.

It has to start with you
in Madrid.

It can only work
as extradition.

But if our charges
don't work there,

then everything
is lost for us.

But nothing's gonna
happen here

without an arrest warrant
from you.

We can just forget it.

How long
before he can be moved?

Just get a plane here,
fast.

British Airways
can get him out

on the first flight
to Chile.

Hello, Andy?
It's Nicole.

(man whistling)

I've got to know
what's happening.

There's people ringing
the whole time,

it's getting tricky.

Steve, shut up!

Andy:
There's no sign of a warrant.

Not a sausage.

Mayor fucking
should eat some.

You let me know
straight away. Okay.

So, Pam, are we going
to arrest him?

Not as yet, Secretary.

Before they send
the warrant for Pinochet,

the Spanish are awfully
keen to know

whether we intend
to collaborate

and detain him here
for extradition.

They want to know if
we're gonna push it through.

That's right.

And tell me, Pam,

are we going
to push it through?

Normally, we wouldn't
in a case like this, no.

Meaning the Tories
would have let him go.

With a nod and a wink
and a limo to the airport.

(plane passing overhead)

It may not be to the letter
of the law perhaps,

but extradition
is a messy business

at the best of times,
and this is unprecedented.

I know.

But that's no reason
to suspend

the rule of law,
though, is it, Pam?

No, I think
we should go ahead

and offer full support
to the Spanish.

(indistinct chatter)

All right,
let's go.

Listen,
what is this?

General Pinochet is now
in our custody.

You and your men
are required

to leave
the building immediately.

(speaking Spanish)
No, no, no, no, no

It's General Pinochet.

Can you hear me,
General?

(gasping)
Who-- What is this...

I don't know,
it's the police.

Augusto Pinochet Ugarte.

Between the 11th
of September 1973

and the 31st
of December, 1990,

you did authorize and conspire
with persons unknown

to commit hostage taking

to inflict severe pain
and suffering,

and to commit murder
on a wide scale.

Included were
Spanish citizens in Chile

which alleged conduct
constitutes

an extradition crime

within the jurisdiction

of the national court
at Madrid.

You cannot kidnap me.

General...
you're not going anywhere.

(news broadcast music)

Good evening.
The former Chilean dictator,

General Augusto Pinochet

has been arrested
by police in London.

The general, who was receiving
medical treatment here

has been detained
over allegations

that he murdered
Spanish citizens

between 1973 and 1990.

reporter:
General Augusto Pinochet
was perhaps

the most notorious
and reviled

of Latin-American
military dictators.

He led a military coup
in 1973

against the democratically
elected government.

For the next 17 years,

with the support
of the United States,

he ruthlessly suppressed

all left wing movements
and dissent.

His authoritarian rule
brutalized Chilean society.

Over 3,000 people were executed
by his regime

and 1,200 are still missing.

To this day, the families
of the disappeared

are still trying to find out
what became of their loved ones.

Andy!

Oh-- come in,
come in.

Nice painting.
Oh, God.

I hate them.
They're nothing to do with me.

I'm sorry.

It's been full-on
this morning,

I never even made it
out the front door.

Thanks for coming over.
It's okay, it's okay.

Everybody is so--
we can't believe it!

It's so brilliant!

It's-- it's all thanks
to the Spanish.

You know,
it's ten years

since Amnesty took on
my sister's case,

and in that time, I--

I never imagined
anything like this,

nobody did.
Thank you, Andy.

Well, hold on.
Let's get into Spain first.

People are beginning
to organize already.

Which is why
we have to talk.

However your protest develops,
we must keep close links.

Are you offering me
a job, Andy?

No. No, no, I'm not,
but I do want you

to be the point of contact
between us.

We will be a self-determining
group, non-hierarchical.

Yeah, yeah,
of course you will, yeah.

Well, the choice
of any new representatives

will have to be made
through the group as a whole.

This is the big time now.

Of course.

And I'll help,
Andy, we all will.

However we can.

(police radio chatter)

(indistinct intercom chatter)

Can you believe it,
Mr. Caplan?

Creeping in in the middle
of the night

to my hospital bed
for God's sake.

It's an outrage.

I didn't come here
as a common bandit

to be arrested,
Mr. Caplan.

I was received
as an honored guest.

Here, show him
my passport.

Thank you.

Yes, Senator,
you're absolutely right.

This is all about immunity.

Less diplomatic immunity,
more state immunity.

No head of state has ever
been prosecuted abroad.

You are beyond
our jurisdiction.

And I would say,
in this case,

the victim of politics.
Yes.

It is political.

Always, I am hounded
by communists.

General, really...

Do you see how precarious
this is, legally?

You are being detained here
in England

to face trial in Spain

for crimes allegedly committed
in Chile.

Your prosecutors are trying
their luck, frankly.

And you'll show all this
in court, Mr. Caplan?

We shall be arguing this
most strongly,

I assure you, Senator.

Mr. Caplan,

friends call me
My General.

reporter:
It's now up to the courts
in Britain to determine

whether the decision to arrest
Pinochet will be upheld.

And then the home secretary
also has to give his authority

for the general's extradition
to Spain.

Though he has friends
in high places over here,

the general
must be wondering,

as he sits under guard
in his hospital bed,

quite when, or if,
he will be returning home.

To what degree can
a head of state

be held personally responsible

for the crimes perpetrated
by his regime?

Well done, you.
Nice one.

What?

This dictator you got.
Pinochet.

Thank you, Will.

About time we saw
some of this

ethical foreign policy
you all promised us.

Hm.

Where are you going?

Out.
I've finished working.

I--
out where?

Just out,
all right?

See you later, then.

Well done.

man:
Pinochet!

crowd:
Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet!
Now is the time!

Pinochet!
Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet!
Now is the time!

Pinochet!
Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet!
Now is the time!

Pinochet!
Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet!
Now is the time!

Pinochet!
Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet!
Now is the time!

Pinochet!
Pay for your crimes!

(exhaling)
Well done.

Good.

(siren chirps)
Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet!
Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet!
Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet!
Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet!
Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet!
Asesino Pinochet...

This is playing brilliantly
with the party.

With all the grief we're getting
from the back benches

over the benefits
clamp downs,

the timing of this couldn't
be better, really.

This is extraordinary,
that Pinochet, of all people,

should pop up like this.
I mean, out of the past.

Well, everything else
from the '70s

is being revived.

Why not brutal
South American dictators?

Talking of which,
there's a tirade

from Lady Thatcher
in the Times.

There you are, then.

Not so good from Chile,
though.

Their government
really aren't happy

with us interfering.

I saw. Well, if they won't
bring him to justice,

what do they expect?

You're right.

Besides, he won't
be here long, will he?

♪ ♪

(crowd uproar)

(sirens wailing)

Can torture and murder
be considered

as official functions
of a head of state

and so attract immunity?

That's the discussion
in there.

Let's say
that the general

gets himself a nice little
holiday home over here.

And let's say
that he takes against

his English gardener
and one day he kills him.

As a former head of state,
in England,

is he immune
from prosecution?

Well, is he?

If he gets away now
after all this, it's worse.

Pinochet's in the system,
that's what counts.

It's like pinball,
he'll bounce around for a bit,

but if we're any good,
he won't drop out of play.

That is shit.

How often does
the House of Lords

overturn cases
for appeal?

I've been reading.
Never.

But when did they last
have to cope

with an international
human rights case

on this scale?
Never.

And for the first time,

Amnesty's on the inside
as interveners.

So it's up to you lot

to keep this
in people's faces.

(vehicle honking)

Heard you on the radio
the other day.

What?

Bit of variety
might be nice, eh?

Pardon?
Well, you know,
we don't want people

to get bored,
or to go deaf.

Thanks, Andy.

Look,
I'm just saying,

you know,
we get a lot of offers

of help from PR companies
and media companies,

trying to absolve
themselves.

It's entirely up to you.

We've got
to make it tough.

We have to let--
(crosstalk)

Your passion
is really coming across

and in most cases,
that's great,

but I wonder
if you're relishing

this situation
as revenge.

Yes.
It is revenge.

I'm enjoying this like
you could never imagine.

You don't want
to put that across.

Anger, for justice, sure.
Not too much.

You've got to be careful.

He's an old man
laid up in hospital.

So what?
Pinochet should suffer here

and we intend to contribute
to that as much as we can.

But is he responsible
for all these crimes?

Yes, he is.

I mean, him, personally.

Of course
he's responsible!

What are you talking about?

If you want
sympathetic media exposure,

and that's why
you're here--

Who takes
responsibility, then?

We don't know
the truth yet

about Pinochet's regime,
the facts.

We're nowhere close.

My sister Jacqueline
was taken

by Pinochet's secret police
in October 1974.

We got no news of her
from the authorities, ever.

No confirmation even that
she ever existed.

One of 1,200
vanishing acts, in fact.

I have old photos of her,

her embroidery, a hairbrush,
a bra I wore for years

even though it was too small
for me and it hurt like crazy.

Dull things, unlike her.

My mother even tore up

the bedsheet she had taken
from Jacqueline's flat that day

and divided it between us.
I still have my piece.

Even though I now know
my sister was raped repeatedly

on that bed
before they took her away.

I keep it because
it's a fact,

one of the few knowable facts

about what happened
to her.

Now, for that,
Pinochet is responsible.

Aww...
Aww...

Oh...
Oh.

I'm sorry, General.
Let me return when it's more--

No, no. Come in and meet
some of my family.

This is Mr. Caplan.
In a few days' time,

he's going to put an end
to this insanity.

Actually, General,
the case is extending,

which is not unexpected.

It's good, madam.

♪ ♪

(hushed chatter)

Lord Slynn:
My lords, for the reasons

set out in a speech,
which I have prepared,

and which is available
in print,

I would hold that
the respondent,

as a former head of state,
is immune from arrest,

and I would dismiss the appeal.

My lords, in my opinion
the state of Chile

is entitled to claim immunity

on behalf of Senator Pinochet
under the terms

of the State Immunity Act
of 1978 and the common law.

I would therefore dismiss
the appeal.

My lords,
I hold that the respondent,

Senator Pinochet,
is not immune

from the criminal process
of this country,

of which extradition
forms part.

My lords,
I would allow the appeal.

The effect of my speech

is that in a correct
interpretation of the law,

General Pinochet
has no immunity whatever.

My lords, I've had the advantage
of reading

in draft the speeches
of my noble and learned friends,

Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
and Lord Steyn.

I agree with them
that Senator Pinochet

does not have immunity
from prosecution

and I, too, would therefore
allow the appeal.

(cheering and applause)

(sirens wailing)

(police radio chatter)

(helicopter whirring overhead)

(vehicle doors closing)

♪ ♪

The dining room
is through here.

General?

General?

What is that?

It's a camera, General.
They're everywhere, I'm afraid.

Why?

Security conditions
laid down by the Home Office.

Madam?

Here's the bedroom.

The bathroom is en suite,
I believe.

Where is my wife's room?

The other rooms
are assigned, General,

for the police
and staff.

No, no.
This is unacceptable.

We can't change
this now, General.

You are under house arrest.

Let's focus our efforts,
instead, on getting you home.

Leave us.

Leave us, I said!
Get out of my sight!

(electronics trilling,
radio chatter)

You can't go out,
I'm afraid, sir.

The garden's
out of bounds.

I have no escape plan,
I assure you.

Sorry, sir, it's a precaution
for your own safety

against intruders,
kidnappers.

No.
You are mistaken.

You are the kidnappers!

Now, if you don't
let me pass,

I will see to it

that you are removed
from your duties, madam!

I said, move away
from the door, sir.

Back inside.

(keys rattling,
lock turning)

You're never gonna
believe this prick.

Did you see that?

Right.

Let's really play
this by the book, then.

The procedure
for your toilet visits

will be as follows.

You will need to be accompanied
by an officer, male officer.

Signal to one of the cameras
and we'll respond.

On what authority
do you dare to do this?

The Geneva Convention, sir.

(scoffs)

Dealing with the treatment
of prisoners at risk

of self-harm or suicide.

Oh, take this shit away.

Not mine.
Did I say take mine?

Here's to Pinochet

in an English courtroom
next week.

It is only
to register bail, okay?

Do you think
you can get her in?

Yeah, we'll try.

What's he like?
Up close?

I don't know,
I've never seen him.

Would the respondent
please give his name.

I am...

General Augusto
Pinochet Ugarte,

commander in chief
of the armed forces,

president of the republic,

and now senator
of the Republic of Chile.

As authorized
by the home secretary,

you're charged
with the following offenses

to be heard in Spain.

Torture.

Conspiracy
to commit torture.

Attempted murder.

Conspiracy
to attempt murder.

Taking of hostages.

Conspiracy
to take hostages.

Is there anything
you wish to say?

With respect
to Your Honor,

I do not recognize
the jurisdiction

of any other court
except in my own country

to try me against all the lies
of Spain.

Your objection
is entered into the record.

Is that all?

There's just
one more small matter, sir.

(Pinochet chuckles)

reporter:
Joining us, I think,

on the telephone there
is Evelyn Matthei,

who is a friend
of General Pinochet.

What did you think
when you heard

what the British law lords
had decided?

Evelyn:
I think that the justice
is never really

so independent
of the public opinion,

and the public opinion has been
very much against

Senator Pinochet
for the last 25 years.

Now, we had heard that
Lord Leonard Hoffman,

his wife is very much linked
to Amnesty International.

If that were to be true,

then it would be
a scandalous ruling.

Well, I don't
see what his wife--

his-- his wife has got
to do with it.

I mean, he's known as a--
as a liberal figure

in the judiciary,
is he not?

I mean,
we'd all agree on that.

I think
we can suggest bias

in the lords' ruling
with Lord Hoffman.

Well, his wife
works for Amnesty

and he serves as a director

of Amnesty International
Charity Limited.

It's not enough to suggest
his ruling was biased.

You don't need
to argue actual bias,

only potential bias

or even the appearance
of potential bias.

And look at it.
Hoffman delivers

the casting vote
against Pinochet,

and he's linked up
with Amnesty.

Which isn't disclosed
to the public

or to our client
for whatever reasons.

And Amnesty are part
of the prosecution,

for God's sake.
How does that appear?

This is complete
fucking bollocks.

Oh, no, they're-- they're--
they're clutching at straws.

Hoffman's involvement with us
is no secret.

And the idea of bias,
that's just a joke.

We once asked him to revoke
a death sentence in the Bahamas.

He let the bloke
go to the gallows.

He never gives us an inch.

The former Chilean dictator,
General Augusto Pinochet

has been given another chance
to claim that he shouldn't

be prosecuted on charges
of genocide and torture.

(protesters chanting)

reporter:
General Pinochet's
political opponents never miss

an appointment
with the English legal system,

but today, they witnessed
something quite extraordinary.

For the first time,
the law lords

set aside
one of their own judgments.

The judges accepted

that Lord Hoffman
should never have sat

on General Pinochet's
original appeal last month

because of his close links

with a campaign group
that took part in the hearing.

For somebody who says
he doesn't recognize

the jurisdiction
of the English courts,

General Pinochet
has done more than most

to expose their weaknesses
and strengths.

What is it?

A gift.

It's anonymous.
There's no card.

Oh, well, we must
get in a police taster.

It may be poisoned.

(doorbell ringing)

(electronics trilling)

A victory, Mr. Caplan.
Is that right?

It is, madam, indeed.

What sort of victory,
Mr. Caplan?

It's a piece of legal history,
in fact, madam.

The first time
in a thousand years

that the law lords,
the British supreme court,

have revoked
one of their own decisions.

Mm.
Hm.

That's nice.

What happens now?

I am free to go?

Not quite yet, General.

reporter:
Is the government prepared
to let Pinochet go?

General Pinochet's extradition
is a judicial matter,

not a political one.
The outcome will be

for a new panel of law lords
to decide.

I can't intervene
in the legal process.

My role here is simply
to execute it.

♪ ♪

We've got to get
things moving, Pam.

I mean, the idea of Pinochet
holed up in Surrey

for much longer?
It's not good.

I wanted him off my hands
by Christmas.

(chanting)

woman:
What's going on?

(chanting continues)

Excuse me.

Excuse me.
What is all this racket about?

The Chilean general Pinochet
is under house arrest here.

Yes, I'm quite aware
of that.

He's four doors down
from me

and across
from Russ Abbot.

We have to make
our protest felt.

You should be angry with him,
not with us.

I'm not angry with you.

I just want you to keep it
down until lunchtime.

Well, protests
are noisy things

and it is our right
to be here,

but I am sure we can come
to an agreement.

Who's that?
Is she your daughter?

Uh, no.

She's my sister.

She was taken by Pinochet's men
24 years ago.

We never saw her again.

She's so pretty.
What happened to her?

I know she was moved around,
held in detention centers.

I know she was tortured
and raped.

She was imprisoned?

They took over
suburban houses

just like these

and filled them up
with prisoners.

Three in the bathroom,
two in the closet,

one in the cupboard,
blindfolded.

They chose houses
with basements

for the interrogations.

You don't have to go on.

But tell me,
what had your sister done?

Well, nothing
to deserve that,

if that's
what you mean.

Who could deserve that?

(radio chatter)

Corpus Cristi.

Corpus Cristi.

(speaking Latin)

(remote control car whirring)

(laughing)

Antonio.

Were you spying on us?
Come on.

(radio chatter)

Andy:
I'm not saying it will be
or won't be.

Nicole:
We shouldn't rely on it, either.

So we should think ahead.

I thought those Lords
took forever.

Not with the whole world
watching them.

But it won't
just be a rerun.

Pinochet's already lost once
on his immunity,

so it'd be risky
for his defense

to keep pushing that.

This time, they're gonna
attack the extradition case.

What are you
talking about?

Most of the crimes
were committed at a time

when the British courts
had no jurisdiction

over torture committed abroad.

That could well be
their line now.

The U.N. torture convention

wasn't signed by the UK
and Spain until late 1988.

So any torture conducted
before that date

doesn't qualify
for extradition?

That's crazy, forget it.

Look, this is about
interpreting the law.

It's not about justice.

It's your job to remind people
about their justice.

The scale of it,
the numbers.

We need some kind
of spectacle,

to show what Pinochet
must answer for.

(radio chatter)

(lightly sobbing)

Tata, are you sure
about this?

You must go
with the family.

Don't let them feel
they've taken two prisoners.

Yes, of course.

I will see things
are done.

(door closing)

So much time alone
with my wife.

The one master stroke
of my enemies.

(sirens wailing)

(sighing)

(clock ticking)

(distant barking)

♪ ♪

We fill Parliament Square
with crosses,

one for every victim
of the regime.

Each with a name
and photograph.

The idea is this,
in miniature.

Nicole:
Brilliant. And right there

in front of the lords
to remind them every day.

But can we do it?

I think
I can design it.

No, no, no.

The cross is an insult
to the memory of the atheists

and communists amongst them.
No.

Just the pictures, then?

Their faces,
on sticks in the ground.

Then they look like
fucking lollipops.

Crosses are the right image,
line after line of crosses.

No. I veto.
I will not have communists

represented
by a Christian symbol.

Then tell me, Ernesto,

which one of them
was not crucified?

(electronics trilling,
radio chatter)

I'll be...
I don't believe it.

(doorbell ringing)

Is it...?

(doorbell ringing)

It is.

Good afternoon.

Lady Thatcher.
Thank you.

I am ashamed you should
see me like this.

I am the one ashamed.

How are you coping?

Like a soldier, madam.

That's splendid to hear.

But I can get no real sense
of when this will end.

It's like being on a wheel.

Promises, verdict, appeal.

Well, the wheel is turning
our way now, General.

Time to apply pressure.
Don't leave it to lawyers.

You'll need a campaign.

So far, the agenda
has been set by your enemies.

This is what
we must change.

Let the people see
what really happened

to Chile
under your rule.

We need to rally support.

Show the world
what you're enduring here.

Thank you, Lady Thatcher.

Ah, excellent.

I see my supplies made it
across enemy lines.

(wheezing laughter)

Nicole:
Hello?

Is that Westminster
Park Department?

man:
Yes.

Is it Mr. Bentham?
It is.

It is?
Oh, that's wonderful.

I have a request, Mr. Bentham,
about Parliament Square.

Do you have a moment?

Where do you live, Officer?

Miles away,
in a different world.

Big bucks around here.
Hollywood on Thames.

Who lives here, then?

Golfers, celebrities.

Bruce Forsyth.
Russ Abbot.

I dunno.
Ronnie Corbett.

Sean Connery.
Oh, Sean Connery, yes.

No, I don't know
about him, actually.

Are you married,
Officer?

Why?

Oh.
The ring.

Yeah.
I'm engaged.

Oh, that's good.

Later in the year,
we hope.

And your fiancé, I think he,
too, is a police officer.

Yes.

Yes, yes, he is, yeah.
How did you know?

I understand policemen.

I apologize.

What for?

For my behavior,
when I first came here.

You were doing your duty.

(sawing, hammering)

Nicole:
You said I could call again

when you had checked
with the--

Bentham:
I'm sorry,
nothing has changed.

Oh, so it's still a no,
is it, Mr. Bentham?

I'm afraid so.

Okay.
Can I call again tomorrow?

If you wish.

(camera shutter clicking)

I was a dictator
only in the Roman sense.

A leader, someone to take
on all power for a while,

cope with a grave emergency.

You tell me
what was totalitarian

about my rule.

No indoctrination,
no ideology,

no cult of Pinochet.

(clicking)

Not handsome enough, perhaps.

Not like Guevara.

Now, please.

And in Cuba,

Castro still grips hold
of absolute power.

I yielded to democracy,

but it is me here,
under arrest.

All I did was set out
to rebuild Chile

out of the rubble
left by Allende.

But people were killed

and tortured
during that rebuilding.

There was brutality

on both sides,
don't forget that.

Terrorist bombs.

Communist call to arms.

Human rights, I say,
there has to be

human rights
for both sides.

Did you ever give orders
that anyone should be tortured?

I did not.

To say that
is gross slander.

I did not aim to control
what others were doing,

and when I did learn
of these things,

then it was too late.

And always,
I relayed it to the courts.

Well, then who was responsible
for torture in Chile?

I cannot say,
because this is something

that has to be investigated
by the justice system.

Would you arrest
your own leaders

for what is happening now
in Kosovo?

Then why are you vilified
by so many of your countrymen?

Is it really so many?

When the coup happened,
many went free.

They came here
to Britain,

to France,
Spain, Sweden.

To be feted
by socialists,

and after 20 years,
they're still here,

unwilling to accept
the defeat of their cause

and the boom at home.

Instead, they sustained
their campaign,

which claims
that I am a monster.

But there are many Chilenos
who take a different view.

Those who stayed

to witness the children
who survived,

the elderly,
who stay alive.

The houses that
have been built.

Was any of this

ever achieved
by the socialists?

Chile has become
the miracle

free market economy
of South America.

I think Lady Thatcher
was watching closely.

So, perhaps you owe

a tiny bit
of your own prosperity

to this monster
before you, eh?

Nicole:
That is wonderful, thank you!

Bentham:
You're welcome.

I promise we will not damage
your grass.

I have a grass
expert right here!

Hello?
You're the grass expert?

Yes, uh-huh.
Yes, I am.

(cell phone ringing)

♪ ♪

reporter:
The House of Lords

has drastically reduced
the number of charges

that the former Chilean dictator
should face.

In the light of that,
the home secretary, Jack Straw,

has said he'll reconsider

whether the extradition
should proceed.

The main charges
of which the law lords said

that General Pinochet could face
extradition accuse him

of responsibility
for torture.

But the English courts
won't send someone for trial

in a foreign country unless
he is accused of something

that would be a crime
under English law,

and torture outside
the UK

didn't become an offense here
until late 1988.

Nicole:
So the torture
of my own sister

means nothing
in British law.

That is disgusting
to me.

It's-- it's like watching
your neighbors

abusing their child
and saying

you can do nothing about it
because it's not your garden.

It's disgusting.

Andy:
Um, if it's true that there's
only one Spanish case

left in place
after this decision,

then I'd say,
when did it become a requirement

that we only pursue
serial killers?

I can't see
why today's ruling

should alter
the home secretary's

course of action in extraditing
Pinochet.

Do you?

No.

female officer:
She hasn't got
much luggage.

Well, then perhaps
it really is all over.

(doorbell ringing)

I agree with you.

Excuse me.

What's he doing here?

The lords decimate
the extradition case,

then ask you to reconsider
whether it should proceed.

We think it's a pretty
strong signal to drop it.

But they couldn't
throw it out, could they?

And they're leaning on us,
Jonathan.

Well, Jack,
right time to lean.

I mean, the grief this Pinochet
situation is giving us now.

The man's a catastrophe.

Half of South America's
up in arms,

Chile is off the scale.

There's trade
and arms deals to consider,

pressure from the Americans.

Even the Vatican's
requesting his release,

that German cardinal.

But I can't see
any of that

gives us grounds
to intervene,

no matter how much grief
you're getting from Washington,

Jonathan, it would
lay us right open.

We could end up with
a judicial review.

I'm just saying,
don't get out of step.

You do need to look
into this.

Tony feels
we might have made

our point with this now.

(electronics trilling)

It's an honor to be received
by the savior of Chile.

It's an honor
to be received

by one of the true heroes
of the Falklands War.

It is my honor to welcome you
to my simple house.

Will you come inside,
Lady Thatcher?

Yes, I'd like that,
Senator.

Good morning.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

Today is Pinochet's day.

(camera shutter clicking)

Nobody can help us here.

We are alone.

"Jack Straw
faces awkward questions

over a visit to Chile
33 years ago."

"The Home Office admitted

"that as a radical
student activist,

"Mr. Straw met left-wingers
in Chile in 1966,

"but denied suggestions
that the man

"who now holds the General's
fate in his hands

later joined demonstrations
against his dictatorship."

If they want to flip me up
like they did Lord Hoffman,

they'll have to do
better than that.

You never told me
about any of this.

Wake up, Will.
It's the Mail on Sunday.

I've got quite enough Pinochet
pressure on me at the moment.

Send him packing
to Spain then, pronto.

That's Italian,
not Spanish.

Do you-- do you honestly think
it's as easy as that?

Well, it's the Pinochet
chap, isn't it?

You got your man, then?

No, no, Inspector,
you got him.

Well, he's still here
after six months.

That's-- that's not
a bad result, is it?

Is that why you're here?

Yes.
Today the home secretary

is announcing whether
the extradition can proceed.

Yes, I heard.

Yeah, well, just in case
he decides to go against it,

I'm here to issue a challenge
to the magistrate.

It's their own
injunction.

just to stop from making
a quick getaway.

The home secretary
hasn't actually announced

his decision yet,
has he?

No, but it's due
at any moment.

It's just better
to be safe than sorry, eh?

(mouthing words)

reporter:
We have just heard
that Jack Straw

has announced
extradition proceedings

can go ahead against
the former Chilean dictator,

General Augusto Pinochet.

Straw:
I signed a second authority
to proceed in respect

to General Pinochet
yesterday evening.

I'm satisfied that I took
this decision with an open mind.

What?

Nothing.

(doorbell ringing)

Steve:
Nicole? It's your sister.

Nicole?

Michele.

You look so tired.
Are you okay?

I'm fine.
Tired, yes.

Come here.

I'm sorry, Michele,

it's been crazy here
for so long.

It's good to see you.
How long are you staying?

I've only just arrived,
she's trying to get rid of me.

I was hoping to come with you
to see Pinochet in court.

Of course.
And, um...

There is something else.

But not now.

And just what do you intend
to do now, Mr. Caplan?

We'll launch an appeal,
of course, madam.

I don't think there's
any need for undue concern.

Another of your appeals.

You are a cat,

running out of lives,
Mr. Caplan.

(saucer clinks)
Me?

Look, madam, nothing would
give me more pleasure

than the sight of you
and your husband

boarding a plane home,
but until that day comes,

you must bear up and abide
by the rule of law,

however arduous or novel
a prospect that may be.

And how convenient

for your lawyer's fees,
Mr. Caplan.

Madam,
we have no choice

but to try and stall
the extradition case.

That is, unless you want
to take it up personally

with the home secretary,

but I don't think
you'll twist his arm.

You're awake.
Shall I make tea?

What's the matter?

I just met someone in Paris
who knew our sister.

Oh, yes?
A good friend.

She saw Jacqueline
only a few days

before she was taken.

Who is this woman?

I said, a friend.

Had you heard
of her before?

No, Nicole.

But as she told me,
I was sure they were close.

And?

Jacqueline was pregnant.

Nearly four months.

And you believe her,
do you?

I do.

I think
I've always known.

Well, I don't.
No, it doesn't fit.

None of the accounts hinted
anything of the kind,

and I know
every inference.

Why would she tell this friend
and not her own family?

It was early

and she'd miscarried before,
as we know.

And I recall
a look Marcelo gave her.

A way with her...

I'd never seen it before
with him.

It makes sense now.

That proves nothing.

(doorbell rings)

(door opens, closes)

Andy, this is Michele,
my sister from Paris.

(vehicle beeping)

(phone ringing)

We have five
high-ranking military

from the junta
already facing trial

with direct evidence
about Pinochet, so you see,

we have been working
very hard

to ensure that Pinochet
will face justice

on his return home.
His immunity--

His immunity is written
into the Constitution.

We can't see that
being dismantled

in the run-up
to your elections.

If Pinochet is not home
before the elections,

there will be a huge
right wing backlash.

We know your agenda,

and we're not
unsympathetic.

But unless we get
an extradition order

from you for Pinochet's
trial in Chile,

I'm afraid you can forget
this line of argument.

And so, if this thing
were to drag on

and Senator Pinochet
were to die here,

the British government
has made him a martyr.

Bravo.

No one wants to see that,
I assure you.

Well, it's in your hands.

You mentioned his health.

Now, if the home secretary
were made aware

of any significant change
in his condition,

then there might
be some room for maneuver.

(electronics trilling)

(doorbell ringing)

There is a way out
of this maze.

General, I think now
is the time to consider mercy.

Mercy?

Your medical condition
is a matter of record.

Confinement has clearly
taken its toll.

Our trampled sovereignty

cannot be restored
by acts of mercy.

Listen to him, tata.
This is--

I will not!

Chile has not abandoned us,
you see.

We will win!

Not limp away!

General, you are aware
the court requires you

to attend your extradition
proceedings,

and a medical examination
could determine whether

you are in any condition
to attend court at this time.

(indistinct chatter)

reporter:
A fortnight ago,
it was announced

that General Pinochet
had suffered two minor strokes,

so the bench reserved
for him

at Bow Street court was empty
when the magistrate ruled

that all the conditions

were still in place
for his extradition.

(cheering)

The magistrate has ruled

that Pinochet
can be extradited

on 35 new charges
of torture,

and that the Spanish courts
can also consider

whether the torment endured
by the relatives

of the disappeared in Chile

should also constitute
mental torture.

We've had a request
from the Chilean government

to release Pinochet
on health grounds.

I have a medical report
as long as your arm.

Serious deterioration
of health?

Fatal?

That's what
they're saying, yes.

Risk of possible
cerebral hemorrhages.

Look, Jonathan, I realize there
is a deal playing out here,

but how do we present this?

I can't just issue him
with a sick note, can I?

We've established that health
is the one

and only way
to intervene on this.

Cheer up, Jack!
Chile's giving us

the safest way
out of this mess.

(clock chiming)

The Home Office is asking

whether the general
would be willing to submit

to an independent
medical examination.

They are offering
complete confidentiality.

But I did your medical test.

And now there's more?
What is all this?

If the British government
is going to move on your behalf,

General, they need to verify
your condition

with physical
and psychiatric tests.

What psychiatric tests?
What is this?

They need to consider
if the general

is fit
to stand trial, madam,

not simply
fit to stand up.

Are you trying to suggest
the general is losing his mind?

I suggest nothing, madam.
We are merely trying

to keep your husband
out of a Spanish courtroom.

I know exactly
what you are doing!

You little fucker!

From one trap
into another, eh?

How dare you try
to take me down!

You see the face
of this new Chile?

Fuck!

With this, I go home, yes,
but as a shell of myself,

certified,
as good as in a box!

Convenient for you all!

You little
creeping cunts!

General...

you have been kept
in this place for too long.

You are a sick man.

You take this cocksucker
and get out of my sight.

The woman who told you
about Jacqueline,

I'll need to get
a proper account.

Of course.

She would have lost
the baby straight away.

She could have coped
with that loss if she'd lived.

She could have come
through anything.

(knocking on window)

(door opens)

(radio chatter)

I've come to see Russ Abbot.

(Michele laughing)

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh...

Who is Russ Abbot?

(blowing air horn)

If I can't
get to see Pinochet,

he can hear
from me at least.

(laughter)

I'm taking extended leave,
General.

Hmm?
My wedding, if you recall.

Oh, my dear,
you're getting married?

This husband of yours,
would I approve?

He's a policeman.
We talked about it.

Well, when you come back,
you must bring him.

But when I get back,
you'll be gone, won't you?

To Spain.

I think, General,
this might be it.

You know,
the end of the...

I just--
I wanted to say good luck.

(sighs)

(thunder rumbling)

We'll submit
to all their tests.

The British government
has made it clear

what they need
to obtain your release.

You have medical supervision,
General,

which you must follow
at all times.

Yeah.

(radio chatter)

I don't need
to remind you

those cameras
are watching you.

(electronics trilling)

Tata.
Where have you been?

Outside.
I found this.

Oh, it's Antonio's.

From Christmas,
what a shame.

Antonio's?

Tata.

You will do this thing?

My God.

Perform for them.
Perform?

Yes, we will give
a performance.

(cane clattering)

♪ ♪

Doctor:
I'm going to say
three words to you

and I'd like you
to repeat them back at me.

Cat. Glove.
Rose.

Cat. Glove. Rose.

Can you tell me
where we are?

We are in your office.

Where is my office?

If you don't know that,
I'm--

I'm not the one
to tell you.

And can you tell me
which country?

Great Britain.

I would like to turn
your wrist like that,

and the other one,
like that.

I'd like to show you
this picture of a family.

In this picture,
can you tell me

which member of the family
is missing?

Nobody disappeared.

And where is the family?

At-- at home.

Stick out your tongue.

As far as you can.

I'd like you
to take away

seven from 100

and keep on
taking away seven.

93.

86.
79.

73.

Uh...

66.

In this picture,
can you tell me

which of the family
is missing?

The boy.
In the sea.

I gave you three
words to remember.

Can you tell me
what they were?

Cat.
Glove.
Roses.

♪ ♪

Caplan:
It is our view that
Senator Pinochet

would not at present be
mentally capable

of meaningful participation
in the trial.

He would be unable
to follow the process

of a trial sufficiently
to instruct counsel.

He would have difficulty
with the content

and implications of questions
put to him

and would have
inadequate insight

into this difficulty.

His memory of remote events
is impaired.

We are satisfied
that these impediments

are due to brain damage.

We consider
any significant improvement

to be unlikely,

and the psychologist concludes
that there is no evidence

that the general is attempting
to fake disability.

So it cannot be disputed.

♪ ♪

Straw:
In the circumstances,

I am minded to take
the view that no purpose

would be served by continuing

the present
extradition proceedings

and that I should
therefore decide

not to extradite
Senator Pinochet.

We're finished, Nicole.
This is it.

What are you
talking about?

There's
70,000 signatures here

demanding
more medical tests.

We can challenge until
we're blue in the face,

Nicole, it doesn't matter,
doesn't make any difference.

They don't have to listen.

Straw is now in a position
to make a political decision.

That's what this is,
pure and simple.

♪ ♪

This is it.
End of the line.

Hello, General.

So what's
he up to then?

Is he really ill?

(helicopter whirring above)

(radio chatter)

The time has finally come,
Mr. Caplan.

Unless you have
any more surprises for us?

Let's hope not, madam.

(vehicle starting)

Has the general made

his holiday plans
for next year?

I think the southern hemisphere
would be wise.

(siren wailing)

(people shouting)

Still here, I see.

Nothing better to do
with their time.

reporter:
Well, let's go straight
to RAF Waddington

in Lincolnshire where that
Chilean Air Force

Boeing 707 with General Pinochet
on board

is now taxiing slowly
to its takeoff point.

So, it's--
it's your impression

that takeoff is,
if not imminent,

in the next
little while.

reporter 2:
Well, I think it actually
could be imminent.

The airport is...

There seems to be a delay.
They haven't gone yet.

They are waiting
for you in the commons.

Well, I can't go now.
I'll miss this.

No.

They're waiting
for your announcement

to start in the commons,
before they take off.

Oh, yes.
Of course, you're right.

reporter 2:
And this diplomatic,

political and legal tussle
which has involved

some half a dozen countries
and which has lasted

16-and-a-half months
is now coming to an end.

♪ ♪

reporter:
At Santiago Airport,

Chile's service chiefs waited
to embrace

the former dictator
as returning hero,

ignoring the past
ten years of civilian democracy.

General Pinochet immediately
scorned the wheelchair.

(cheering and applause)

The General,
considered too ill

to stand trial in Europe,
walked unaided.

(crowd cheering)

♪ ♪