Community Squad (2023) s01e02 Episode Script

[door opens with a bang]
[panting]
A man killed Diego.
[panting]
I think.
COMMUNITY SQUAD
[man] Come on, move it.
He's losing a lot of blood.
Go, go!
[tense music playing]
How's it going?
I'm a bit tired, but I'm doing
my best to pull through.
- The victim?
- Oh, it's not looking good for that guy.
They also found two male victims, dead.
Deceased.
- Lifeless
- Yeah, yeah, I got it.
METROPOLITAN POLICE
[police siren blaring]
Whadda we got?
Yeah, I'll give you the rundown.
So, three males, at least.
Start torturing them, right?
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
Then, something changes.
Maybe one of them fights back. Buh-bang!
Gun comes out. Bang! Bang!
They're dead instantly.
- Is there evidence or is that a guess?
- Little bit of both.
Don't touch anything.
Get coffee for the D.A.
Caramel macchiato, flat white?
Ristretto?
Coffee. I don't know.
No. No, no, no.
- What?
- No, that's bad.
'Cause your face is like
You look like a walrus.
- I'll fix it for you.
- Okay.
Keep your chin up.
Smile!
Bigger!
- [camera shutter clicks]
- [Skinny] That's the one.
[pigeon cooing]
[cooing]
Núñez.
Please, call the CCTV office.
Request their footage.
[tense music playing]
Things got messy.
- How could you kill a cop?
- Dude was Urban Guard.
Either way, man, it's too much exposure!
I'm sorry, I had a really rough night.
You can't bring the issues with your
marriage into work, leave it at home.
Say that again?
I'm sorry. My bad, Dogo.
[Dogo's brother]
Shouldn't bring Alejandra to this.
You crossed the line there.
We're all a little emotional
so maybe it's a good move for us
to slow down and be adults about
Sorry, a lady on the phone wants to know
if we can get her a Woppy Bear by morning.
Yes. Always say yes,
we'll figure it out later!
I can get her one at Planet Toys
if you want.
- No, I've got this.
- Okay.
Actually, go to the accountant
and give him this so he can cover
all the bounced checks.
Here. Take this too,
his grandson'll like it.
[toy squeaks]
- How do we handle the guard that got away?
- However you want.
We should find out where he went,
if he's gonna cause trouble for us.
Can you do that?
You bet I can.
[upbeat song playing in background]
PLANET TOY STORE
[policeman] Nothing?
With no details, man,
how can I believe you?
[Betty] Excuse me.
- The tranquilizer for you.
- [Miguel] No, that's for me, Betty.
Give it to me.
- Huh?
- I'll replace it you tomorrow.
Diego?
He's fighting. Hanging in there.
I was the one who suggested
we check it out.
[Julio] Everything will be okay.
How's Diego?
[sighs]
There, now. Mm?
We've got your back. You'll be fine.
- Okay?
- I think I'd like to quit.
- No.
- [Miguel] No, no.
- No.
- You're still in shock.
You don't wanna lose your job.
Get some fresh air.
You'll be right as rain in no time,
you'll see.
- Go.
- [Felipe] Okay.
Great start, Miguel.
Let's try to keep them here
longer than a day if we can. Mm?
Tell me what the cameras saw.
[policeman] Fifty minutes of this.
- [Betty] What do you want me to do?
- [Esteban] The red button.
[Betty] The red button?
- The red button, right in front.
- I don't see a red button.
- You should point it out.
- It's in the middle.
- In the middle?
- In the middle.
Just one sec, okay? Let me see.
Did you get a chance to ask the Minister
if we can push back the Mansardi piece?
She said we have to do it,
it's our letter of introduction.
The thing about that is
at the moment it's a little, uh, unusual.
We have to keep what happened here
confidential. Hear me?
The Guard was never at that warehouse.
That's not their job. Memorize it.
I need them to relax a little.
Cheer them up more.
Make it right. Do your job.
Mm. [chuckles]
They should have given us guns, man.
I thought this was a laid-back job,
like, relaxed, and more fun.
I'm not dying for Palermo.
If they're gonna be putting us
at risk like that,
they should increase the pay a little.
Still, you'd have to be pretty stupid
to walk into a warehouse just like that.
[Sofía coughs]
- What?
- [coughing continues]
- Are you okay?
- Shh!
[Vivian] Who fucked up?
The privileged guy,
who's cis, white, straight
We don't make
generalizations anymore.
It reminds me of that one about the guy
Mario. Don't.
We're mourning right now.
- [Mario] Okay, but I just
- Don't, Mario.
Come on, no one's dead yet,
can we all maybe chill a sec?
The team needs to be united, okay?
Support each other, you know?
Anyone talk to Felipe?
[grunts]
Hey.
You okay?
Everyone's worried about you.
- I'm fine.
- Mm.
I'm fine, much better.
Much better, thanks.
Oh.
This afternoon we can visit Diego.
- One at a time.
- You think I should go?
No, I'll go. I'll go.
- Pardon me!
- Hey, hey!
- It's my turn. Okay?
- Hey, hey.
- Be careful with this.
- [Felipe] Huh?
- It can be tricky.
- It's very delicate.
- Don't break it.
- Don't break it.
- [Esteban] Listen, Gutiérrez.
- Yeah?
We're at a shooting. I get shot.
- Hypothetically speaking.
- Hypothetically.
What do you do?
You leave me there alone? You ditch?
- No, I guess not.
- Mm-hm.
Damn right. Rozenface.
How many of my partners have been wounded?
- I don't know.
- Seven.
How many I left there? Have a guess.
One.
- What about Capitini?
- Two.
But the point is your partner's life
is just as valuable as yours is.
- Huh?
- Okay.
- That thing with Montes was iffy.
- [Esteban gulps]
That thing with Montes was iffy.
Two and a half. We'll say two and a half.
You gotta have team spirit.
- Okay?
- Team spirit.
[sighs]
- Chin up, tiger.
- Yeah.
- You're in the jungle now.
- Okay.
This'll happen to you again.
Smile, okay?
Good.
- We gotta go.
- We gotta go.
Yes, Felipe. How can I help?
I want to relocate somewhere
much calmer than this.
This is a calm office!
What do you want,
Parks and Rec?
PARKS AND REC
TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMEN
Exactly.
Not likely, that's the most desired job.
But I'll see what I can do for you.
- Thank you.
- What's the reason, then?
Oh, right, you feel guilty.
- Or do you feel you aren't good enough?
- Guess so.
So, we'll just say
it's for personal reasons, then.
Here's what's necessary.
I need forms A and B filled out,
and you'll need to have them notarized.
That's only on Mondays and then Fridays.
I need your social security number
and a completed bill of health
to start the transfer.
Now, I'll say that there might be things
one can do to expedite it.
For example, there are these
assorted perfumes.
- What is this?
- So pretty to look at.
They're all new perfumes here.
It's real cheap.
You just pick one
Ah.
- No, no, no, give that back.
- Uh
Never mind.
We'll talk about it some other time.
You know, today's been a lot.
Take that.
Get this set notarized,
and have your superior sign it.
Luis, what do you say we go film outside?
I think the image of the neighborhood
would be a nice, interesting way to start.
I'll show you.
There's a lot of enthusiasm about this.
[tense music playing]
GRANDPA KERMANN
TOY STORE
URBAN GUARD
FELIPE ROZENFELD
853 FRIENDS - ADD FRIEND
Rozenfeld.
I might've known a Rozenfeld.
From the synagogue, or
Well, there's a million Rozenfelds.
But I don't think
you should hurt him, Dogo.
It's confirmed, guys.
They stole one of our crates.
At any rate,
you need to work on using your words.
I'm your boss,
you need to listen to me, Dogo.
I tried talking, man.
I wouldn't have given you Dad's tools
if I had known what you were gonna do.
I have two bits of news.
A good one and a not-so-good one.
- The good one?
- This guy might get us a Woppy Bear.
- Not so good?
- The guard you shot went to the hospital.
He didn't die.
That news is terrible!
Not-so-good, my ass.
[stammers]
Fix it.
It's been a rough day.
We need to take some time to discuss,
to process everything.
Not yet though, because today
I have a surprise for you.
If I say the name Luis Mansardi,
what do you think of first?
Two-faced, mercenary,
sensationalist piece of shit.
Okay, I'm sure not everyone
thinks the way you do, though.
- Right, Bernardo?
- Hello, Miguel.
Well, we're gonna have Luis Mansardi
come to do a nice story.
He wants us to tell him about the Guard,
he wants to know all about us,
and we'll tell him
whatever he wants to know.
Except for Diego.
No mention of Diego, period.
- We lie to him then?
- No, we just don't wanna overdo the truth.
Feli. Feli. Here we go.
Come on, guys, come on.
Come on, come on. Let's go.
YOUR FAUL
[Sofía] Joni.
Joni.
NOT YOUR FAUL
Well, you know,
we could stand to work on it a little,
but it's the thought.
The message is what counts, right?
Thanks. I'm going to Parks and Rec
instead, though, so it's really
Can you sign the form for me?
Come on. Come.
Why don't you have a seat?
You know what, Feli?
Now's not the time for decisions.
No?
Take five of those whenever
you feel a little unsteady.
They'll really help you think straight,
more clearly. You'll see.
And I'll give you the number of
my homeopath later, she's really great.
'Cause you know what?
The team needs you, right?
Don't we?
Let's give it up for Feli! Come on!
Give it up!
Luis Mansardi, ladies and gentlemen.
That's right.
FAUL
Oh, hey, ma. Uh
So
There was a shooting.
- One of my friends got
- No.
Let's get started, Miguel.
- [Mansardi] Now?
- Hey, hey, hey.
[Miguel chuckles]
Take it easy there, champ, okay?
Start low like that,
and then go from the feet to up here.
Then get a wide shot of us all.
- Watch out.
- [glass breaks]
- No! No, no!
- [cameraman] Sorry!
- Wait.
- [cameraman] The camera didn't break.
Take one of these little pills, okay?
It'll chill you out, know what I mean?
It takes a little while to take effect,
but you'll go on a a nice little trip.
[Mansardi] We're here with Sofi,
the Urban Guard's fighter.
Although this little lady
has no feeling in her legs,
it's clear that instead
it's all in her heart and soul.
Will you share your story with us?
- I was tired, so I sat down.
- [laughs]
Okay, let's see now, uh
Because Vivi also has
a very interesting story to tell.
Isn't that right, Vivi?
Vivian, I've been told you come from
a policemen's household. What's it like?
For example, how well
do you get along with your dad?
Well, we're not on speaking terms
right now.
Did he have a hard time
accepting you're trans?
No, that he's okay with.
Being an Urban Guard
is what he can't tolerate.
You know, we could What we could do is,
uh, interview some of the others.
There are others who'd like a chance,
who have interesting stories.
[Mansardi] Whatever you like.
[cameraman] Should we interview,
the uh, autistic kid?
Everything okay there, buddy?
Oh, look at that,
you had a nose bleed, huh?
It's dry. Let's clean this.
There you go. Hold this.
Why don't we go see
the guards in action? Okay?
Shall we go?
Let's go.
[Mansardi] So, how tall are you Jonatan?
- Four feet, two inches.
- You're very short.
But I'm sure your heart
is quite large in there.
Yeah, it is. And according to my doctor,
it might be the cause
of some health problems later on.
- It's called a dilated cardiomyopathy.
- Mhm.
- Can you tell us what it is you're doing?
- Um
I'm taking drinks to the homeless guys.
Go ahead, the camera's yours.
- Hey, you idiot, don't step on the bed.
- Okay.
Are you gonna arrest me now?
No, we brought you coffee.
We're from the Urban Guard.
Oh. That's a big mess you got in.
There was a shooting. Right?
Today's a beautiful day,
that's why we're out
making the most of it.
And cut.
Check the camera, see if
- I wanted to end on a high note there.
- That was it?
[Adriana] Feli, you have no idea
how upset I am.
Do you want dad to pick you up?
One more segment.
[Mansardi] Tell me, Felipe, what does
being an Urban Guard mean to you?
You are in there
with the city's issues, right?
There could be danger,
insecurity
No.
I don't know,
because, see, I, uh I don't
I'm actually being transferred.
- One of my teammates
- [Miguel] No. Uh, Feli.
Uh, you forgot the speech you wrote,
it was with me
- I didn't
- [Mansardi] I'd rather he improvised.
- The thing is, uh
- I
- Uh, go ahead. Read what you wrote down.
- I'll read this.
Um, he just wants to get it right.
They're geniuses,
but they live in their own world.
They are perfectionists.
They're really good with numbers.
Who, the Jews?
No, the autistic.
We prefer to say "people with autism."
Better to show that
you are not your diagnosis, yeah?
Because we don't want
to stigmatize anyone, see?
Okay. Still rolling.
[Felipe] "There's so much to do
and we can't sit back
and just do nothing."
"That's why the narcs are here for you."
- The guards.
- "The The guards."
"The society we live in has no"
I don't I can't read what I wrote.
- Has no empathy?
- Empathy. That's it.
"But we won't give up."
"We're quite a bit stronger
than you all might think."
- Cut.
- That was great. You, uh
Isn't one guy missing?
Yeah, there's one missing, because he, uh,
was feeling sick and stayed at home dead.
Uh, he stayed in bed.
But, well, that's, uh
- [phone rings]
- Well done. Awesome, that was great.
[Felipe] Hi, Pau?
[Paula] How are you?
[Felipe] I don't know if you heard,
but I almost died.
When I told you to start making decisions,
I meant picking a mattress,
going therapy, not being a cop.
I didn't sign up to be a cop.
How's your partner doing?
You went to see him, right?
What do you think?
You think I should visit?
Look who's here! [chuckles]
[nurse] When they're like that,
you need to talk. It stimulates them.
Right.
Hey, Diego, what's up?
[beep]
This was all my fault.
I'm always trying to prove
I'm someone I'm not.
And it leads to things like this.
[beep]
[sighs] Well,
actually, what I think is, I'm trying
to prove to my parents, to Paula
that I can do better.
But maybe they're right.
- Maybe this is it.
- [beep]
Yeah.
acknowledging that
you don't belong somewhere,
and deciding to step back takes courage.
It wasn't a good fit. It wasn't right.
- [beep]
- You agree.
[tense music playing]
[phone vibrates]
Where is he?
Okay.
[Felipe] If I want to prove
I'm worth anything,
would I join a useless guard
to do that? Ha.
And if I left, you you wouldn't, um
That's not letting you down.
Right? Right, Diego?
- [beep]
- Exactly.
Visitation hours have come to an end.
- Yeah?
- The doctor is coming to check on him.
But I'm sure your visit
was very good for him.
You think?
Look, the doctor will come
evaluate his progress,
but I have every reason
to think he'll recover.
In cases like this, it's about
a 90 percent chance he'll make it.
Just gotta have faith!
I'm an atheist, but
if the science says that
The science says that! [chuckles]
Diego is in a deep vegetative state.
He's not coming back.
We did everything we could,
but it didn't work.
Ah, sorry.
It's always such a lottery.
Isn't that right, hun?
His family isn't near here,
so I'll give you his stuff now, okay?
But, I don't
He's a vegetable now.
No, on his own. I didn't do a thing.
I found the other guy.
- Take your time.
- He likes to talk.
- Were you friends with him?
- We met yesterday.
I know now's a weird time, but
could you get a health certificate
signed for me?
Hm?
To all the brave guards,
hello there.
I want to send you a warm greeting
[gunshots]
because things are complicated,
in this complex and sad moment.
[gunshots continue]
- I wish for peace in our backyards.
- [gunshots]
In our children's classes.
We are counting on you!
- Thank you for making
- Thank you for that beautiful message.
And I also want to thank Elisa,
Diego's mom,
who's traveled a long way.
Hearing from some of his teammates
might be good.
[clears throat]
He mattered.
[Julio] Anyone else?
Okay.
The memories.
Um
He brought me here
so I could file a complaint.
We walked together
uh, once.
We bought cheese bread.
He was really nice
and always seemed happy.
He was a decent person, you know.
[applause]
Let's, let's take a second, to, uh,
give our teammate an award here, who
um
- What are you doing?
- Nothing.
- I didn't do anything.
- What do you mean? You did.
[applause]
Uh, excuse me. Sorry.
Luis! Ah, this is a surprise.
What brings you back here?
We checked the footage,
and it's poor at best.
The show airs tomorrow.
We need a bit more material.
The thing is we're in the middle
of a special event, you know?
We are giving an award out and we're
sending best wishes to one of our guys,
who will probably be alright.
[Elisa, crying] Oh, baby!
[wailing]
Sons of bitches!
[wailing continues]
If you could give us a bit of privacy
at this time,
I promise we'll come up with something
you can use to close your piece.
[Elisa] They took him from me!
They took my son from me! [wailing]
If you like, I could give you money.
[Elisa] This can't be happening!
- [Vivian] Whatever you need.
- [Elisa] Okay.
- Don't hesitate to ask.
- Okay. Thank you.
- I-I wanted to give you Diego's things.
- Oh.
Hang on to that.
I have my Diego in my heart.
Look.
Here.
Oh, come here. Come here, come here.
Put this on.
I'm sure he'd be happy
knowing you have it.
But I'm Jewish.
[Elisa sobs]
The Police never do anything!
Promise me you'll do whatever it takes
to find the people who took my son.
- Me?
- Mm-hm.
Uh, yeah. I promise.
[kisses]
- [Betty] Rozenfeld?
- Yeah?
- The transfer's ready now.
- Oh.
We'll close the deal tomorrow.
Remember to bring some cash.
The cash for the perfume, you know.
First day and you're already
getting accolades. That's impressive!
I'm sad that you're leaving though.
Yeah, I
I don't wanna make mistakes.
I'm just not cut out for this.
Let's do one more group take, okay?
Honestly, who is cut out for this, man?
- No one.
- Yeah.
They don't expect us to do anything.
In my opinion,
better to fail together, right?
I don't know. That's how I see it.
That girl should be up front,
where we can clearly see the chair, okay?
- [cameraman] Sure.
- Can you help me up, please?
- I don't want him to win.
- Okay.
- Yeah. I'll hold on to you.
- [Mansardi] You, get in closer.
Okay, turn around a little.
No, this way, this way. Towards me,
towards me. Come back a little.
- Come back. No, you're too far back.
- [grunts]
- You gotta move to the right.
- [Miguel] Get down to position
- Everyone ready?
- That way.
[Miguel] Ready?
Okay.
Who are we? Say it together.
The Urban Guaaard.
[all] The Urban Guaaard.
- [cameraman] It's a video.
- [Miguel] Ah.
Okay. Let's pretend
we're talking spontaneously.
Uh
[Mansardi] They started
this experimental program,
knowing they'd need to bite the bullet
when dealing with the public.
But one of them really did.
Diego Márquez, or "Toad",
as his friends called him,
was sent to the streets armed only
with his dreams of progress.
It wasn't enough.
Urban Guards don't do anything,
they're useless.
Do you think a person in a wheelchair
can chase after a burglar?
I wanna know how much
the city is paying them
because it's coming out
of our tax dollars.
- And they're not all Argentine, you know.
- Hey!
[man] I was born here. I pay my taxes.
- I have rights.
- Julio.
- If they're not Argentine, just leave.
- Yes.
No, there's no need to put the minister
on the line, I, uh
- Minister, hi! Uh How are you?
- [man] A man falls victim to insecurity
- and the Government's ineptitude.
- Yes.
Hey, Rozenfeld!
Now fill out this form
and sign the bottom.
All these opinions from the community
really make us think
inclusion like that and security,
do they go hand in hand?
Is the Urban Guard here to stay
or is it just another pointless waste
of public funds?
Screw the haters!
This needs to bring us closer together,
because who are we doing this for?
All together, "For Diego!"
- [all] For Diego.
- For Diego.
Yeah, okay. Go, go, go, go, go. Let's go.
[Betty] What's the matter?
Hey!
What's the matter?
Sorry, I'm fine right where I am.
But, Felipe! Do you know how much trouble
it was to get all this done for you?
Okey dokey. Yes, yes. Well, all press
is good press, as the saying goes.
- [Minister] No, bad press is bad, Miguel.
- They also talked about integration.
- [line busy]
- You there? Minister, you there?
Minist
[woman] What do you want me to say?
I'd rather
- Hey, I decided to stay.
- Shh.
Felipe, shush.
Okay, I just wanted
to let you guys know that.
Good call.
Welcome back, you're just in time
to see the group fall apart.
- I don't think it'll be that bad.
- [chuckles]
We're team guards.
That was a little
- You're putting pressure on the chair.
- Oh, sorry.
- Just use my shoulder.
- Huh, there?
Will the culprits be caught?
Will we see justice done?
We can't sit back and do nothing.
But we won't give up.
We are much stronger than you might think.
[Mansardi] His friends demand justice.
Will they get it?
I'm Luis Mansardi.
And thanks for letting me
be a part of it.
This report
[tense music playing]
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