Epitafios (2004) s01e02 Episode Script

What is this about the killer
asking for you?
Yeah, the killer made him
call me.
And why you?
It's obvious he has something
against me.
Not just with you.
It looks like
Laura Santini's name
appears on one of those
tombstones.
Yeah, because she was also
involved in the case.
- Get her an officer.
- She already has one.
Don't worry.
I'll call you.
"I'll call you"?
There's something wrong here.
The only thing wrong
was Benitez relying on you.
And look how he ended up?
I don't need some asshole
adding more deaths
to my conscience.
Come on, a civilian
is threatening you.
Order him to shoot me,
take me out forever,
you won't even have to pay me.
Come on.
You took yourself out of this
five years ago.
Back into the force?
It's nothing personal,
but I don't think the others
would be very happy.
If that's how it is, you leave me
no choice but to do it alone.
- What you threatening me?
- No, I'm warning you.
Don't fuck with me.
I'm not Benitez.
You don't say.
HERE LIES HE WHO REFUSED
THE RIGHT THlNG
They should ban wakes.
Wakes or deaths?
Don't you ever stop working?
I have to go,
I have a patient.
- I'll go with you.
- It's not necessary.
We're next on his list,
and it's not necessary?
I've already been assigned
an officer.
Did you see what he did
to Penalver and Benitez?
Do you think one cop
is enough to stop that beast?
No, I don't think so.
I also don't think
it's necessary
following me around
like a shadow.
Let's not make this
more difficult than it is.
You must be pretty good,
you know?
That old man had a knack
for picking talent.
He never stopped talking
about Renzo Marquez.
The old man loved you.
Rest assured that if
I could have chosen who to call
he would have called you.
If you hadn't retired,
I'd still be riding the bench.
Maybe.
But I retired.
They broke me, you know,
in a very bad way.
But I swear to you
that I can play this game
with one hand
tied behind my back.
What, are you asking
for my permission?
No.
I'm asking that we work
as a team.
For Benitez.
Only for Benitez.
No one needs to find out.
Off the record.
Let's clear something up.
but he's got his eye on you.
- If he finds out
- He won't.
If you hide anything from me,
if you make a move
without me, you're out.
Okay, I got it.
One more thing.
I already have a dad.
and I'm a little too big
to be the gopher.
Point well taken.
I'd start by talking to the
parents of the kids who died.
- Let's go.
- Where to?
To see one of the parents.
HERE LIES HE WHO REFUSED
THE RIGHT THING AT THE WRONG TIME
- His name is Alberto Galvez.
- Yeah, Mariano's father.
Good memory.
You can have it.
Let me do the talking.
It's still warm.
Anyone home?
- Something's not right.
- No.
Are those the same ones
that killed Benitez?
How would I know?
Do you have a gun on you?
No.
I have one on my belt.
Do you feel it?
Yes.
Take it.
That one's mine.
Easy.
The safety is on.
Take it easy.
- I'm not sure if I can get it.
- Do you have any other ideas?
No.
- Ready?
- Yeah.
On the count of three.
One
two
If I shoot from here,
I'll blow your brains out.
Mr. Galvez.
Give me a reason
not to shoot.
I'm a cop.
I don't think
it's a good reason
but it makes sense, right?
I have my badge in my pocket.
I have to see it to believe it.
Watch your little hand.
What do you want?
We want to ask you
some questions.
100, 200, 300,
400, 500, 600.
700, 800, 900, 1,000.
It's all yours, sir.
Do you remember
Santiago Penalver?
What do you think?
Did you know
they found him dead?
Yeah, I don't live in a shell.
How did you feel
when you found out?
I hope he suffered a lot.
A lot.
Do you remember Benitez?
I don't know him.
The detective in charge
of the operation
the day Penalver
killed your son.
Yes, Benitez, yes.
Did something happen to him?
He was murdered.
Some son of a bitch
put two dogs in his house.
Two dogs very similar
to yours.
I didn't know.
Now you do.
How does it feel?
I don't.
Did he suffer?
Martin.
Yes, he suffered a lot,
Mr. Galvez.
I know because I was there.
Of course I don't know if he
suffered as much as your son.
Okay, enough, Galvez.
Where were you between 1:00 AM
and 2:30 AM yesterday morning?
- Are you interrogating me?
- Where were you?
- I want to talk to my lawyer.
- You won't need one, bastard.
Renzo! Renzo!
Mr. Galvez is right.
Let's do it the right way.
Let's go.
Will you take care of the dogs
or will I have to?
Don't worry
they're tame.
Hello?
I saw you at Benitez's burial.
You looked very pretty.
Who is this?
The one who organized
Benitez's burial.
Okay, I'm listening.
I'll be brief.
I want you two together.
- Who?
- You know.
Actually I don't.
I'm talking about you and Renzo,
I want you two together.
- He must not know.
- Why?
You'll know why soon enough.
I don't need to explain
your reasons to you.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
I'm talking about passion,
Laura.
He has a thing for you,
and you feel exactly
the same way for him.
My problem is that there's
nothing more
uncomfortable than passion.
And it turns out that you're
a very comfortable woman.
I don't know where you get that.
You're pissing me off, Laura.
Don't underestimate me.
I know everything.
Everything about you,
your ex-husband,
your cute little son.
For example,
I know he gets out of school
in exactly 15 minutes.
You leave my son alone.
That's up to you.
- Have you seen Nico?
- No, I think he already left.
Okay, kids,
see you tomorrow. Bye.
- Nico.
- I thought Dad was coming.
Mom came instead.
Can I have a hug?
This needs your signature.
Ah, thank you.
Did you read the paper?
It looks like ghosts return.
What? Nonsense so early
in the morning?
Let's see.
Gory Discovery
Do you remember
Santiago Penalver?
It's what I'm owed, Graciela.
You know it's true,
you know it's fair.
Don't put me in this situation,
please, professor.
- I can't do anything.
- Yes you can!
- Sign a check and that's it.
- That's enough.
Don't make me call the police.
- You won't sign that check?
- I can't do anything.
Then
call the police.
Keep it, I already read it.
I'll get out of your hair.
- She's blonde?
- Yes, she is.
- How about you?
- I
not me.
No?
- Is something wrong?
- No, why?
Tuesdays are my day
with my son.
I just felt like seeing him.
Will you take that?
Let's go, Nico.
I don't mind if he stays
with you today.
I want to stay
with both of you.
No, not a good idea.
I have a lot of work to do.
Do you want me to drop him off
later or will you pick him up?
Call me later, will you?
Take care of him.
Bye, sweetheart.
We could have dinner together,
couldn't we?
No.
Hang on, Nico.
I need to talk to Mom.
Are you
seeing somebody?
You know I'm not.
No. I don't know much
about you these days.
It's natural for you
to feel that way.
We haven't lived together
for six months.
You know what I mean.
I'm running late.
I have to go.
I want you together.
I mean you and Renzo.
I want you two together,
and he must not know.
You're pissing me off, Laura.
I'm talking about passion.
Don't underestimate me.
I know everything.
About you,
your ex-husband,
about your cute little boy.
For example,
he gets out of school
in exactly 1 5 minutes.
That's up to you.
Okay, call me
if you hear anything.
So?
a search warrant.
That's good.
Can you cut the onions,
please?
Yeah.
What's wrong, Renzo?
I'm just thinking about Galvez.
It was too easy.
Too fast.
However, all the pieces
fit together.
You have motive, the weapons,
in other words the dogs,
- and on top of that--
-not to mention luck.
He spent five years
planning it
and we crack the case
in 24 hours.
Record time,
don't you think?
I got it.
- Is something wrong?
- No.
- I need to talk.
- Yeah, me too.
- Let's take a walk.
- Okay.
- What do we have?
- It looks like nobody's home.
It would be better
to just go straight in.
Remember, the dogs
are our evidence.
I'm in the wrong business.
Check this out.
Call the morgue.
It's been confirmed, sir.
- The dogs were poisoned.
- Thanks, Arturo.
Did he live alone?
Yeah, his wife killed herself
four years ago.
Look at this.
Four dead
in Aleman School incident
Laura, today at the cemetery
I didn't mean to
Today at the cemetery
I was abrupt with you.
- I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
You're right.
There's no reason for me
to be your shadow.
Besides, I'm sure he's good
at what he does.
Yeah, maybe.
But I'd feel better
if you were a little closer.
I don't get it.
I got separated
six months ago.
And?
That's it.
It think there's more.
There's a reason
why you're telling me.
Doctor.
just called me.
Is it about Galvez?
- Is it about Galvez?
- Yes.
He showed up dead:
him and the dogs.
Did you talk
to the court authorities?
Okay, get in contact with
one of Galvez's relatives.
That way they
can claim the body.
Yes, everything
has been signed.
Thank you.
How did you know about Galvez?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
You're not very smart.
The officer accompanying
the doctor told me.
He told me that you
asked about him.
What did you think
I was going to do,
sit around and wait for this
animal to come after me?
Martin?
I know as much as you, sir.
Okay. It's all over.
Hop in your taxi
and get lost.
- Case closed.
- Case closed?
You really think so?
It doesn't matter
what I think.
Forensics discovered
that Galvez's dogs,
were the same ones
that killed Benitez.
Furthermore,
we know that he had a son
named Mariano,
one of the four kids
killed at that school.
We have motive,
the weapons
case closed.
- What more do you want?
Let's go.
Oh my God!
Fucking asshole.
How can he be so stubborn?
- Do you think this is over?
- No.
Something tells me
it's not.
Maybe you need it to continue.
For what to continue?
This, the killer appears
and he
gets us back together.
Maybe you're looking
for something
that will bring us
back together.
- Are you analyzing me?
- I'm trying to understand.
Understand what?
What do you want to understand?
I tell you what I think,
what I feel.
There's nothing to understand.
Let's go.
Hello.
What are you doing here?
Nico wanted to sleep here,
so I brought him over.
What's wrong with you?
What's wrong is that you
supposedly didn't have keys,
that you don't live
here anymore,
that you should have called--
Shall I continue?
But what's going on?
Did someone loan you
the perfect divorce manual?
Or are you maybe seeing someone?
Please, I didn't have
a good day.
I understand.
You want to play
the good divorce game.
- No.
- Don't fuck with me.
I'm trying to be civilized
and nice.
Don't make me
change my mind.
Sleep tight.
Can you believe that asshole
closed the case?
Solve it yourself.
I'm not a cop anymore.
You can go back and make sure
it gets done right.
They avoid me
as if I were a leper.
Maybe they're right.
Show them they're not.
Let's not talk about it
anymore, dad.
All right.
Then don't complain.
- Cab 121.
- Go ahead, base.
You have to go pick up
a package downtown.
Send someone else,
I'm too far.
Negative, they requested
your cab.
- Okay, where's it at?
- Take the
- Mom?
- What?
Will you, Dad, and l
ever sleep together again?
We already talked about that,
dear. I don't know.
Okay, let's go.
We're late.
- Cab 121?
- That's right, 121.
Why did you ask for this cab
in particular?
I was 25 miles away, man.
The client requested it.
He gave us your company's name
and the cab number.
What client?
The one who ordered
the tombstone.
HERE LIES HE WHO REFUSED THE
RIGHT THING AT THE WRONG TIME
I already told you,
I don't know his name.
- What did he look like?
- But I never saw him.
- What do you want me say?
- You think I'm an idiot?
Renzo!
You say he ordered
three tombstones from you.
This one and two before it.
Yes, he always sends me
the designs by fax.
How does he pay?
He paid the first two in cash.
He sent the money with some
motorcycle delivery company.
How about this one?
He paid with this check.
It's a check from the school
with yesterday's date.
10,400 pesos.
Much more than
what a tombstone would cost.
10,400 pesos is what the school
owed Penalver,
but they didn't want
to pay him.
The message is clear.
Crystal clear.
Did he order
any more tombstones?
No, he said this
was the last one.
- Where are you going?
- To deliver it.
Hello?
Hello, Laura.
It's not over.
No, you listen to me.
Galvez is not the killer--
Or at least he's not
the only one involved in this.
Stay where you are,
don't leave for any reason.
I'll pick you up
as soon as I can.
No.
Laura, this isn't about us.
I'm not looking for a reason
to see you.
Martin
Iet's go, man.
Easy on the yelling.
- Relax, Renzo.
- I'm good.
Then put your gun away.
It's open.
Martin, do you have gloves?
Do you know her?
Graciela Bottini,
the school's treasurer.
Coins.
Her mouth is full of coins.
- Where's Elsa?
- At home.
I didn't know
you were picking me up today.
Me neither, but I had some free
time so I thought I'd come.
Don't you like that your mom
came to pick you up?
Yeah, of course I do.
Mom, will you read this
for me?
You can't read?
I can, but I don't understand
what it says.
I'm nearby
you know what I want
Who gave you that?
The clown gave it to me.
I want you two together.
I'm talking about you and Renzo,
I want you two together
but he must not know.
- So what do you think?
- That this guy's playing us.
He made us think that we were
next on his list.
And now we know that maybe
there are more.
- What about Galvez?
- A decoy.
- He used him as an accomplice.
- Yeah, or maybe both things.
I want to know more about
Galvez and the dogs.
Talk to the neighbors,
ask them about his schedules,
- if he ever had visitors
- I know how to do my job.
Okay, okay.
Have them put a watch
on Dr. Santini, please.
I know how to do my job.
I'm going in.
Mom, what's happening?
Nothing, Nico.
Does your tummy hurt?
Mom is fine.
Go play.
Ever since the incident
with his wife,
he closed himself off.
Any visitors?
The one who walked the dogs.
- He didn't walk the dogs?
- No.
Some man would come by
every morning,
he'd pick them up early
and came back in the evening.
They would come back
very tired.
- What did the man look like?
- Tall, thin--
Young?
At my age,
everyone looks young.
He came in a truck,
he went inside,
picked up the dogs.
I never got
a good look at him.
Do you remember the first time
you saw him?
About three or four years ago,
I'm not very sure.
Okay.
Well, thank you,
ma'am.
Shall I walk you home?
Yes, thank you.
This is Renzo
and I need to see you.
He's asleep.
If you need anything
I'm on my cell, Elsa, okay?
Not to worry, ma'am.
- Thanks for staying.
- Thank you.
Ma'am?
Be careful.
The streets are dangerous.
Yes.
- Do you have the stuff?
- Hello, Clara.
Thanks for coming
on this lovely evening.
Is it really that bad?
Hello, Clara,
thanks for coming.
- Do you wanna talk about it?
- No.
- The doctor's back?
- Enough, Clara.
It's a long story.
That's enough already.
I have all the time
in the world.
But I don't feel like it.
Me neither.
Shit.
No, no, no, no!
What are you doing here?
Are you crazy?
- I needed to see you.
- What for?
I don't understand.
Some things are impossible
to understand.
- Hello?
- Very good, Laura.
Your son will thank you
for the rest your life.
- Who was it?
- Wrong number.