42 Days of Darkness (2022) s01e01 Episode Script

1
- [girl 1] the video.
- [man 1] Don't worry.
[girl 2] Hey, Daddy!
- [man 1] There you go.
- [girl 1] Give us a wave. Come on. Say hi.
- Hi.
- [man 1] Let's go see the boat.
[girl 2] Daddy, can we go in the water?
- [man 1] Sure. Come on.
- [girl 1] Give us a tour?
You're embarrassing me. God.
[girl 1] Come on, Mom!
[quiet music plays]
[tape stretches]
MISSING PERSON
HELP US FIND VERÓNICA
[sighs]
[inaudible]
DO NOT CROSS
SOUTH DISTRICT POLICE
- Sorry. This area's off limits.
- [woman 1] Guzmán!
Let her in.
What happened?
- You hear anything more about my sister?
- Yes. Uh
Tell me, where is she?
Uh, she's inside.
In the house.
But you
[quiet music continues]
[breathing shakily]
- She's here.
- Calm down.
- I need to see her!
- Stay here. Please! I'm sorry.
FORENSIC MEDICINE DEPARTMEN
[indistinct chatter]
[girl 1] But I have to film something.
I want 'em to know you're in it.
Turn around!
- I'm shy. I'm serious.
- [girl 1] That's it.
Aah
[inaudible]
Gimme another one.
[kissing]
- So, what do you think?
- Paradise. It's like paradise here.
- [sobbing] She's my sister.
- I know.
- Please, I just wanna see her.
- In a little bit.
[woman singing hauntingly]
[bird sings]
[announcer] Peters and Pauls, good morning
and congratulations
on your name day today.
However,
today is also a kind of sad remembrance
of that historic campaign from years ago
when Chile dropped the ball
during the World Cup match
in South Africa.
History repeated itself yet again
as the red team was forced to bow out
[soft piano music plays]
JUNE 29, 2010
[Verónica]
It's still a little early, sweetheart.
You can sleep another ten minutes.
[soft piano music continues]
Come on, little bear
Time to start the day.
[yawns]
What, was there a war in here?
[yawning] It was Cuncu.
Sure, it was Cuncu.
Okay, eat your toast now.
Good morning!
'Kay.
[Verónica] Come on, come on,
you don't wanna be late, right?
- Morning, Kari, how'd you sleep?
- [Kari] Morning. Fine.
Oh, hey, uh, how many logs
did you put in the furnace?
Four maybe, or three.
[man 1] Which was it?
Three or four? Not the same thing.
Well, four, I guess you could say.
[man 1] Four is what I guess we'll say.
Come on, Emi.
Let's get a move on. Let's go.
Let's go. We're gonna be late.
Could you iron this shirt?
[Verónica] Sure, give it to me.
Please is what
you're supposed to say, Kari.
Am I gonna turn nasty and mean
when I grow up, Mom?
No, shh! [chuckles]
[groans] Get that thing away from me.
Soccer. Soccer.
You're all nuts!
I can't take it. I want a divorce!
Wait a second.
We're missing one of the bags.
- What do you mean?
- Plus the flowers are here
[horn honks]
[man 2] Heh.
- The guy's in a hurry today.
- Looks like it.
- Oh They're over here.
- Where'd you leave 'em? You remember?
- I'll help you.
- [man 2 groans]
[Verónica] Don't forget your glasses,
okay?
- [Kari] Later.
- [Emi] I won't.
[Verónica] Have a wonderful day, sweetie!
["Clase M" by Niña Tormenta plays]
[Emi] Daddy, look! We got here
at the same time as the teacher. Look!
- [man 1] I only want A pluses, Emi.
- [Emi] Okay.
- [Kari] Come on.
- [Emi] I am.
Hey, don't forget anything.
- [Emi] My lunchbox.
- [Kari] See you.
[man 1] Get outta here, chicken brains.
- [Emi giggles]
- [song ends]
- Don't forget your glasses. For real.
- Okay.
- Okay. I said I won't forget.
- [Kari] I mean it.
Hello?
- [water splashes]
- Vero?
- Aah!
- [Verónica & Kari laugh]
- Record your father.
- [Kari] That's our house.
[Kari chuckles]
[laughing] Who are you waving at?
- At whoever you show it to.
- [Kari laughs]
- Somebody's gonna see it.
- [Kari] Of course.
- We're gonna be famous soon.
- You are recording, right?
- Look who I'm hanging with.
- [Kari laughs]
- [Emi exclaims]
- [Kari] Aw.
- Pretty, huh?
- [Emi] Daddy, look!
[soft piano music plays]
[mobile rings]
[woman 2] Don Mario,
you're in early today. Good morning.
- I left the invoices on your table.
- [mobile rings]
Okay.
[mobile ringing]
Hello?
[teacher] Good morning, class.
[students] Good morning, Ms. Mónica.
Everybody up on your feet
for the national anthem.
Woo-hoo! [snickers]
[students singing]
Pure, Chile, is your blue sky ♪
Pure breezes blow across you ♪
And your flower-lined countryside ♪
Is the happy image of Eden ♪
Majestic is the white mountain ♪
[announcer] and things
will begin at 6 p.m.
in the boardroom
at the district service center
of the unified school district,
unless otherwise posted.
This year, things will be announced by
[students singing]
And that calm sea bathes you ♪
Promising future splendor ♪
- [knocking at door]
- [dogs barking]
[creaking sounds]
[creaking continues]
[creaking continues]
[creaking stops]
[intense music plays]
[birds squawking]
Honey, what is it?
Seems like Vero is still inside the house.
You think she's okay?
I'd better go check on her.
You gotta be joking. We have to get going.
Call her from the car. Come on.
Yeah.
Yeah, but we agreed I'd give you the money
at the end of the month, remember?
- [man 3] Yo, Pizarro!
- Hey. How you doin'?
Right. At the end of the month.
Yeah, but look, um
Listen. Xime, please.
Tell Joaco there's no problem.
He can stay with me for the weekend. Okay?
Meaning?
Oh, the hearing?
How could I forget that?
[intense music plays]
[Pizarro] Pardon me.
Dude, I need a powwow a minute
before this whole thing begins.
[clears throat, whispers] Listen to me.
I'm not your homie, I don't wanna know.
Uh, the defense is ready. Thanks.
[whispers] I need you to hear me out
about some stuff
[Pizarro] Hey, pal, you wanna just let me
defend you? Thanks.
[judge] I understand there's an issue
with the confiscated property.
No major issues with regard to the accused
here present, Soto Grez, Your Honor.
He has been detained for sale
of forfeited goods in 2005 and 2006.
For micro trafficking
[woman 3] Do you think you can get Dani
out by next month?
If he'd listen to me once in a while,
he'd have a chance. Otherwise, no.
[scoffs] Such an asshole.
Um, the other part's missing.
- Huh?
- The bill.
You're not thinkin'
I'm tryin' to stiff you, are you?
[Pizarro chuckles]
Go on. Open it. Listen.
You, uh interested in a little extra?
Maybe you could do me
a little favor sometime. Eh?
Uh [scoffs] Look, Sandrita,
you know I can't do that.
I just can't.
Why don't you talk with the boys?
[Sandrita groans]
It's in a posh neighborhood.
So what?
No. They'd still look
like bums in suits, that's why.
Ah, come on, check it out.
Really, I can't. You know I can't.
Thanks. Call me whenever you want.
We'll get together.
- I will. I'll call you.
- Good.
Or you call me if you change your mind.
- [girl 3] No way. Are you serious?
- [boy 1] I was there. I saw.
[man 4] Navigate together,
without talking.
We're strengthening the communication
with our sons, our daughters.
Strengthening the family bond,
let's keep working on that.
That's it.
Slow down, slowly
- Oh, I got stuck in traffic. Sorry.
- How are you?
Here. Take this.
You have to put this on your shoulder.
Uh, okay.
- That's good.
- Hey, good to see you.
- You too.
- No talking. No talking. Be very quiet.
- Come on, Dad.
- [man 5] It's just like medicine.
Well, in this case,
it's medicine for vehicles, for cars.
- [Pizarro] There.
- Thanks.
[man 5] What kind of work
does Joaquín's father do?
[woman 4] Are you a mechanic too?
Nah, he's a lawyer.
You gotta read a ton of stuff, huh?
Mm-hmm.
That's so boring! Jeez!
It's true. Studying Law is boring.
I mean it. It really is.
And you don't have to be so smart either.
You just need to have the discipline
to endure those five really boring years.
But you know,
the best thing about it is when we're able
to help solve
a person's problems for them.
Even though sometimes we cause problems.
- [laughs]
- Have you caused problems?
[Pizarro] Me? Nah.
The kinds of cases
I like to take on are complex.
The type other lawyers avoid taking.
It's those kinds of cases
where you can really help people.
That's what I'm interested in,
really helping people.
So, who are you helping now?
[inhales]
- Uh
- [bell rings]
- I don't have it on me.
- Hey! See ya, cowboy!
[laughs]
[boy 2] Oh cool. It's new, huh?
- Mm-hmm.
- Did he notice it?
[girl 4] No, but I'm gonna try again.
- Who cares?
- It's really cool.
[girl 4] Okay, but we'll buy our tickets.
And then Martín will take us out
for ice cream, and then
Look, I swear I'll try for Saturday.
I'll try.
- I promise.
- Mm-hmm.
But for now, I can't make it.
- What could be more important?
- Why not?
I have to go get café inglés with my mom.
- Mm-hmm?
- A reconciliation lunch.
- [Martín] What?
- [girl 4] No way! Reconciliation lunch?
- Your mom is, like, so cool.
- Yeah, she's awesome. Really.
- I dunno.
- [phone line beeps]
[line beeps]
[beeping continues]
[mobile buzzes]
[buzzing continues]
[thumping sounds]
[footsteps]
[buzzing stops]
[footsteps continue]
[door creaks open]
[thumping, dragging]
[metal clinks]
[mobile buzzes]
[buzzing continues]
[metal snaps]
Oh hey, there he is.
- Okay, ciao.
- See you guys.
- [Martín] Later!
- See ya.
- She's not answering.
- No?
[mobile beeps]
My phone's about to die.
Would you gimme yours for a second?
- Here.
- Thanks.
- No.
- Hmm?
- [car honks]
- She's not answering.
- My mom's here.
- Okay.
- Thanks.
- Sure. You want us to take you?
It's okay. It'll be all right.
- Okay. I'll check in with you later.
- I'll go by myself if she doesn't show up.
[girl 4] Bye!
[mobile beeps]
[shut down beep]
[engine running]
[pop music plays in car]
[knocking at door]
[Kari] Mom?
Mom?
Mom?
[door opens]
- Mom?
- [door closes]
Mom, you here?
Mom, is anything wrong?
I'm back.
[breathing heavily]
[phone line beeps]
Dad, hi. Is Mom with you?
Mom's not around.
No.
It's like somebody came into the house.
Her stuff is thrown all over the place.
Her car's here, but she
She doesn't answer.
Yeah. Yeah, I'm in the house.
Please come.
Yeah.
[metal creaking]
[pop music plays in car]
[Joaquín] Oh, vacation time's coming up,
you know,
and Miguel said maybe the three of us
could go fishing or something.
He said not to worry
about the money, that he'd pay for it.
Why'd he say that?
[exhales]
- You know
- Why would he say that?
What's he mean?
[sighs]
'Cause he knows money's a little tight
for you right now
and he offered to
help to pay for the class trip.
No, no, no.
I'm paying for your class trip.
- You sure? Because
- Sure, I'm sure.
I told you I'm paying for it
and that's that.
Okay? You understand?
And take that beanie off.
- Full of lice that'll eat your brains.
- [chuckles]
Well. Ciao. Behave yourself.
You behave yourself.
[Pizarro chuckles]
[mutters] Go fishing, my ass.
You son of a bitch.
[Kari] I called her,
but she didn't answer.
[woman 5] You come here by yourself?
Yeah, because She was gonna pick me up
from school
- This is
- but never came and I got here
- and everything was like this.
- Is there anything missing?
- No, everything's here. Her computer
- Are you sure?
Yeah, her camera isn't here,
but everything else is. See?
[woman 5] Sweetheart, listen to me.
Let's do this.
We're gonna leave everything
exactly as it is.
We touch absolutely nothing.
And your father, where is he?
I don't know.
SOUTH DISTRICT POLICE
- [bag clatters]
- Oh.
- Sir.
- What happened? Did I do anything?
No. Nothing. Just a shift change. Lunch.
- Ah, uh-huh.
- How can I help you?
- Uh
- [man 6] Happens every time.
They've kidnapped my wife.
They what?
From Altos del Lago.
They kidnapped her.
Ansejo!
[Ansejo] Yeah?
This guy here
Thanks, Contreros.
How can I help you today?
[Mario] They kidnapped my wife.
Uh, Chief?
- Huh?
- Chief?
- Could you come here a sec?
- Yeah, sure.
Afternoon, sir, how can we help you?
They kidnapped my wife.
Uh
Are you sure?
A man called me
and said that he would hurt my wife.
Then my daughter called me.
She told me my wife
hadn't picked her up at school.
She walked home alone.
When she got to the house,
my wife wasn't there.
- Uh, better get the men ready.
- Right.
Uh, listen, were you able
to communicate with her in any way?
[sighs] Both my daughter and I tried.
Her cell phone's been turned off.
Right.
Uh, is your daughter alone in the house?
Yeah.
[siren wails]
[tires screeching]
What the
Where the hell's he going?
[chief] Uh, I don't know.
But Altos del Lago is straight ahead.
So?
[camera clicks]
[clicking continues]
[chief] Would you say it's normal
for her to go out
without saying anything to anyone?
Do you know?
She goes for walks to the forest,
the lake, but just like that
without a word?
Well, she always picks the girls up
from school, but today
Yes, always. Always. Always. Always.
Right. Well, what's important
in these kidnapping cases,
it's it's good to stay alert.
You don't wanna overlook any possibility.
For example
Dad!
It's okay.
What's going on?
They say Mom was kidnapped.
Was she really?
Um, well, I did get a call.
But they're already looking for her.
- They'll find her.
- And Emi?
It's better she stays in school,
not have to deal with this.
Mm-hmm.
We just have to stay calm. She'll show up.
Mario, where were you?
- Uh
- Have they called again?
I think it'd be better if Kari and Emi
were to come and stay with us.
- Yeah.
- No. No, no.
It's better I stay and help Dad here.
Yeah, better if she stays here with me.
She can give me a hand.
[alarm sounds]
Hey, it's okay.
Relax.
[man 7] Don Mario.
- Could you come inside for a second?
- Yes.
Excuse me.
Karen, I
Don Mario, this is Deputy Chief López.
- He'll be staying the night in the house.
- Go ahead. Please.
Uh, in case they call again. Huh?
Anything you need,
just call me. Whatever it is.
Hmm.
Now, if it's all right,
would you mind handing us
the keys to the house?
To all the accesses.
Also, if you have a storage room
or anywhere else.
- Thank you, Don Mario. Thank you.
- [Mario] Yes, of course.
[López] We'll just keep going here.
Guess that's the keys
Uh, could you try not to touch everything?
[López] Right, Chief.
CHILE LOSES 3-0 TO BRAZIL
SAYS GOODBYE TO SOUTH AFRICA
- Hey, Pizarro.
- Hi, Nelson.
- [Nelson] How you doin'?
- [man 8] Good. And you?
Number 2-0 I still owe
[Nelson] It's always the same.
Listen, boss, gimme tea
and a dog with the works.
[man 8] You got it.
On a diet, are we?
[chuckles] Same one he's on.
I'm off to those condos at Altos del Lago.
I hope you're not goin' up there like that
'cause you'll never get in.
- [Nelson chuckles]
- You're too low on their food chain.
You know I'm the only clown left
who talks to you.
[Pizarro] Mm.
At Altos del Lago?
Somebody steal a bicycle? [chuckles]
Kidnapping, you douche.
Here you go.
[Nelson] Great, thanks.
[man 8] And your tea. Careful, it's hot.
Thanks. Yeah, it's the wife
of some big-shot factory manager.
Mm Mm.
Absolute chaos.
Can I get a napkin, please?
Um, Nelson,
is that shit happening right now?
Mm, better believe it.
I'm goin' there now. Ciao.
Ciao.
[quiet music plays]
Cristian, great as usual. Thanks.
Take care.
[quiet music continues]
[phone line rings]
[ringing continues]
Can you tell me if Vero's there?
And have you spoken with her recently?
[woman 6] What are you doing here?
I was just complaining about you.
So what's wrong?
Why would there be something wrong?
Well, it's just that you always show up
when something's wrong. That's all.
- Here. Let me help you with that.
- No. I can do it myself.
Have you talked with Vero lately?
No.
Is something wrong with Vero?
Nothing. Nuh-uh.
Did she bring your medicine Sunday?
She came with Emi.
She ran around
with a sheep out there all day. [laughs]
She went up and down.
That girl never stopped,
let me tell you. [laughs]
She's just like her mother.
She lost her glasses. Again.
Supposedly, she doesn't see far away,
but listen to this.
All the way down there
she saw where
I had hidden the candy in a jar.
Did she call you today
to tell you if they'd found them?
No.
She's had to do a bunch of stuff
for that trip to
to Santiago.
[woman 5] And when is that trip?
- [Verónica] Next week.
- So soon?
[Verónica] When the girls
get off for vacation.
I assume Mario asked for time off
from work to go with you. Right?
Uh, no, he's not.
It'll just be the three of us.
[woman 5] No, nothing.
Yeah, I'll be on the road soon.
My brothers are on their way, yeah.
Fine, thanks.
I'll be home soon.
VERO
[line beeps]
Medical appointment, huh?
Take this.
Something to eat for Carlito.
And it wouldn't be a bad idea
if you ate some too.
You look like death warmed over.
You sure nothing's wrong, honey?
Nothing, Mom. Really.
I'll call you tomorrow.
[tense music plays]
[judge] Abuse to the minor went on
for a period of three years.
The regularity of the abuse
is impossible to determine.
[whispers] Disgusting asshole.
He's gotta be sick in the head,
rotten and evil spirit,
to do that to a little girl.
Hmm.
Asshole!
I knew I'd find you here.
Are you really here every day?
- Evenings, after work. That's about it.
- Oh.
[woman 7] What am I supposed to do?
Stay home?
Thinking foolish thoughts all night?
I'd rather be here.
I dunno. Helps me loosen up, relax.
Are you working on anything?
With a lawyer or secretary?
Anything?
- No.
- No?
When I left for good, it was for good.
- Nah!
- [mocks] Nah.
I just visit. Leave me alone.
[judge] Mr. Prosecutor,
do you have the certification requirement
Uh Uh! The sound!
Yes Uh, it's the sound. We can't
- Let go. We can't hear the volume at all.
- Relax.
The volume. Could you
[judge] Could you fix that?
- Come on.
- Stop it.
What do you bet he gets two years?
Two years and a day. Listen.
[judge] We hereby sentence the defendant
to two years and one day.
See?
That son of a bitch.
Ah, come on. Listen.
Did you hear what's going on? Right now?
No.
Appears like there's been a kidnapping.
[intriguing music plays]
- Kidnapping?
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
- Where was it?
Here. Well, inside that posh development,
you know, Altos del Lago.
There.
What are you waiting for?
That's all I know. A posh family.
Lady of the house, mom.
Nobody knows where she is.
It's a kidnapping.
- So, are you going there?
- No.
- Did they call you?
- They
- Come on.
- No, they didn't call.
What are you gonna do?
Um, I'm just gonna investigate
as a private citizen.
[woman 7] Ha!
Look, just to be clear,
my budget is smaller than before
so I can't pay you what I used to.
- I just wanna
- No, relax. Forget it.
- As soon as I get
- It's not important!
The newspaper guy,
he tell you anything more?
No, nothing new yet.
Gimme two.
He hasn't told me anything else yet.
That'll be great. That's fine.
Thank you very much. Go ahead. Grab one.
This one's mine!
Well, how do we proceed?
We go to the meeting, that's how.
- No.
- Mm-hmm.
- You can't just bust in. [chuckles]
- Don't worry. Nothing'll happen.
Yeah, well
I'll let you two get on
with your girl talk. Hmm?
What sort of girl talk?
Uh
Excuse me. [clears throat] Excuse me.
Hey.
It's protocol to have women staff
talk with underage children.
So, how many are you?
- You mean women officers in this area?
- Yeah.
Just me.
My sister had one of those, uh
She gave it up.
Is it very difficult to learn?
Depends.
On what?
On practicing.
Your parents into classical music, Karen?
They get along pretty well, though?
Why are you asking?
Have they had any arguments lately?
No.
I don't know, maybe something bigger.
A fight, an argument.
Anything come to mind at all?
Have you met a lot of creeps
who beat their wife?
Yes.
And you've seen my dad?
He doesn't even yell at the dog.
Sorry, but these are questions
I have to ask.
And I answered.
My parents get along fine.
Mom'll be back soon.
[Mario] Here you go.
- [López] Thanks.
- [Mario] That's what we're here for.
[López] Sorry. We appreciate it.
[Mario] Whatever you need.
Lookie here, we got visitors.
Been a long time, girl! How are you?
- [woman 7 laughs]
- Great to see you.
[woman 7] Mm-hmm.
That's a real fashion statement
under that jacket.
Pretty cool, huh?
The finest the thrift shop had to offer.
Hey, it's warm.
- So, how are you, Pizarro?
- Good. You?
Fine.
So, what's the reason for the visit, guys?
Eh
Your old coworkers,
you still in contact with any of 'em?
It's a kidnapping.
At Altos del Lago.
Mm-hmm.
You're still sticking your nose
where it shouldn't be, huh?
[Pizarro & woman 7 chuckle]
Do you know, um
Can you think of who
they might've left in charge?
Toledo, I imagine.
Toledo? Ooh
He's slow, that's true, but a good guy.
- And, um, uh
- Mm-hmm?
- You still on good terms with him?
- Okay, all right.
Why don't you just say what you want?
[sighs]
I suppose so.
Whatever you can find on Altos del Lago.
To see if we have a case or not.
A case?
- Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.
Look how the three of us ended up
following Pizarro and his cases.
Yeah, but, uh
I mean, maybe some back off his files.
You might get a little info. Eh.
Weren't you suspended?
Yes, but I've been back for a month or so.
A month? Hmm. What do you know?
Okay, Braulio,
we're not talking about
just any case here.
Has my instinct ever failed me? Huh?
- Has it ever? Well?
- No.
No.
Had you heard
of a kidnapping ever happening right here?
No, right?
It's never happened here.
Wait a minute
Okay, yeah, fine, you're right.
I'm not in the best position.
But all I'm asking for is one day.
Just one day.
- Yeah.
- Hmm?
[typing]
- And you got to the bank around when?
- 1:15.
[typing continues]
Yeah, I had to withdraw money
and I saw that the line was so long
that I decided to go speak
with the bank manager instead.
[phone rings]
And that's when they telephoned.
Correct.
[ringing continues]
Hello?
Everything all right?
Yes. Uh
Some guy saying
he was gonna do something to my wife.
[Mario] I hung up.
I thought it was phone fraud,
but my daughter called me
and said her mom
hadn't picked her up at school.
She went home by herself.
[Toledo] Don Mario, uh
How's your marriage?
Normal.
Well, with the typical problems
of all marriages.
- Sure.
- [Mario] Right, Ceci?
Uh
I don't know. Can I speak,
or is this only Mario's statement?
No, no. That's all right.
We were going to ask him
the same questions again anyway
because we weren't transcribing.
Yes, it's a normal marriage.
Normal.
Don Mario, when was it
you saw your wife last?
In the morning.
Before taking the girls to their school.
[Toledo] And the last time
you spoke with her?
It was right after I left
the girls at their school, she called me.
And you talked about
Just stuff about, uh
I left in a hurry this morning,
so I didn't have a chance to say goodbye
before I walked out the door.
And then then we agreed
that we'd have lunch here.
And we were going to watch
a soap opera together.
CHIEF M. TOLEDO
[Toledo] Well, thank you, Don Mario.
And thanks again for the computer.
Sorry, were you using Mario's computer?
Yeah, we left the station in such a rush.
We didn't have time
to grab anything before we
- Ready? Did it go through?
- Yeah.
- I sent it. Yeah.
- To your email?
Uh, yeah. Ready.
Excuse me. I'm gonna show him the bedroom.
Thank you.
- Chief, uh
- [Toledo] Huh?
We found out
where the kidnapper made his call.
An Internet cafe downtown.
They could have cameras.
What are you waiting for? Go. Go.
- Yeah.
- [siren blares]
I'd never seen him before.
I mean, I see a lot of people. I
He, uh, he went into that booth.
That booth right down there.
- And, uh, I looked at him
- [Toledo] What did you do then?
[employee] I mean,
he had kinda dark hair, I think.
I'm not sure what time it was exactly.
See
The thing is, when people come in here,
I try not to stare at them.
I try not to bother them.
So I didn't stare
[camera clicks]
HEAVEN'S BURNING
[clears throat] Uh, pardon me.
Uh, Chief, don't you think
we've spent enough time
taking millions of photos
and waiting for phone calls?
Ceci
- We, uh
- No, pardon me
It's like this, ma'am.
We've coordinated a whole
A search throughout
the whole region for tomorrow.
Tomorrow, huh?
Look, uh, we're all a bit nervous
about the situation.
Yes. Absolutely. It's normal.
It's quite normal.
Um, I have a meeting at headquarters,
so I'll be leaving soon.
But don't worry.
I'll have men stationed here at all times.
Chief, I'd really appreciate
you keeping me informed.
Of course, I'll keep you posted
on everything. Hmm?
- Excuse me.
- Fine.
Did you add kindling to the fireplace?
No.
Did you add wood to the fireplace?
No, Mario.
[Mario] Strange.
It's burning a little hot.
Ah, how'd it go?
This is the statement from the guy
who was working at the Internet cafe
when the call was made.
Yeah?
- And the cameras?
- Mm-mm.
Weren't working.
Ah, crap.
But we do have the facial composite
of the man who made the call.
- Are those copies?
- Uh-huh.
- Print 'em.
- Right.
[officer] All units in the vicinity,
please respond.
[muted] Suspect is 5'11".
- Hey. Nelson.
- [Nelson] Nice to see you.
- How you doin'?
- Good, and you?
Pretty good. Want a cigarette?
- Go ahead.
- Oh, thanks a lot.
Till when do you have to hang around here?
Till someone talks. That's when.
A lot going on
because parents and students
from the daughters' school showed up.
Mm.
[López] Don't forget,
keep a distance of 50 meters
so that way we can cover more ground.
[line rings]
[voicemail] Please, leave a voicemail.
Thank you.
[Toledo] I wanted to thank everybody
for coming to help out.
My sincere thanks.
[López] Okay, let's go.
[rain pattering]
[Ansejo] The man entered the shop alone.
About 40 years old, medium height.
Wears a parka, dark hair.
He went into the shop, made a quick call,
and when he left, he was upset, okay?
[Pizarro] Find anything?
There.
This is the composite of the guy
who supposedly threatened him
over the phone.
They're gonna send me pictures
of the place later.
Brown eyes.
[Braulio] They told me the camera
was taken, some jewelry,
but left all the money
and the computer wasn't touched.
That's weird shit.
The security guard said
he didn't see any strangers enter or exit.
Nobody's called the family again.
No ransom calls or anything. Nothing.
'Cause this isn't a kidnapping.
[man 9] But at least you have a group
who are helping out.
- That's what counts.
- That's been important.
But what's the next move?
We have a bunch of guys
comin' down tomorrow to help.
- We'll take as many as possible.
- [man 9] I want you to thank them for me.
Eh Well
Today was really long.
Tomorrow's gonna be
probably just the same, I guess.
I'm gonna go, uh Well, good night.
We'll have to get up early.
[tense music plays]
[water sloshing]
[rhythmic music plays]
[no dialogue]
1 DAY
- [woman 7] Hi.
- Hi.
Okay.
I printed those photos they leaked to you.
- This is the crime scene?
- [woman 7] Mm-hmm.
There. Check out that.
That is a recent receipt
from a video club.
- Downtown too.
- [woman 7] Bingo.
Way to go! Wow!
- Hmm.
- [car starts]
[Braulio] Hey there.
Hey.
Hi.
I have a receipt
from this store for 17,000.
[clerk] 17,000 from here?
- What could they have bought for that?
- [clerk] Nothin'.
Rentals here cost 2,000
and they're due in three days.
Okay, but it is from here.
This store.
From last week.
A good-looking woman,
not too tall, kind of slim and high-end.
Oh, yeah.
She was behind with a rental.
- Mm-hmm.
- [clerk] She ended up buying the film.
Oh.
And, um, what film did she end up buying?
Heaven's Burning.
[woman 7] "Heaven's Burning."
Hmm.
And what kind of story is it?
This woman in China fakes her
own kidnapping to get rid of her husband.
[intriguing music plays]
You wouldn't happen to have
the name of that woman written down?
Just by chance?
Verónica Montes.
Could I see it? Hmm?
Thanks.
Hey, is this the one
that disappeared the other morning?
[sighs]
[Kari] Come on, Mom.
I have to film something
or you won't even know you're in it.
Turn around!
- I'm shy. I'm serious.
- [Kari] That's it!
- [Mario] You afraid?
- [Emi] I'm not afraid of anything.
[woman sings in Spanish]
No animal was harmed during this series.
Inspired by true events. Fictionalized
events, characters, and dialogue.