Muted (2023) s01e03 Episode Script

[unsettling music playing]
[Noa, over video] A new adventure
awaits Mr. Pumpkin.
MUTED
Oh, no. Here comes
one of his greatest enemies.
The fight is inevitable.
Thanks to his nerves of steel,
Mr. Pumpkin manages
to resolve the situation.
Now let me show you something supercool
that I have in my room.
VIDEO 15
NOA LOCATION: HOME
Hello!
[Sergio, over video] No!
[Noa] It looks like my brother,
Sergio, is also awake.
Let's see what happens.
[unsettling music continues]
AMPOULE???
[woman, over video] You're a monster.
[unsettling music continues]
PLAYBACK ERROR
TRY AGAIN
TRY AGAIN
[computer beeping]
[clicks tongue]
[sighs deeply]
[exhales]
[atmospheric music playing]
MURDERER
SUPERMARKE
[indistinct sports chatter over TV]
[tense music playing]
[officer] Freeze!
Put that down!
[officer] The backpack.
[backpack thuds on ground]
[officer] Turn around.
POLICE
[Cabrera] No, don't cuff him.
He doesn't have that photo yet.
Let's not give it to him.
[scoffs]
You are under arrest
for public disorder and assault.
You have the right to remain silent.
Although, you already know that,
don't you?
[woman 1] Hey you, asshole.
Son of a bitch.
[woman 2] Murderer!
[indistinct yelling]
[car door closes]
[tense music continues]
What the hell was that?
I think we have to tell the boss.
[knocking on door]
Ana?
[exhales]
[groans]
[inhales]
[exhales]
You want a coffee?
[Ana] Sure.
[clears throat]
I watched all the videos
from Noa's phone and made some notes.
I need them transcribed and sent to me.
Oh, Mikel, look at this.
[Noa] It looks like my brother,
Sergio, is also awake.
Let's see what happens.
Look. Apparently, Sergio was taking
some kind of medication.
[clicks on laptop]
[woman] You're a monster.
- Is that Blanca's voice?
- [Ana] Yes.
The only video where they appear together,
and it could be key to the investigation.
But it stops here,
and I can't see the rest.
I'll tell the technician.
He can take a look at it.
- Great. Have him send it to me.
- Sure.
Is there any more news this morning?
[news intro music playing]
HELLO. SERGIO? HI. HEY!
ARE YOU OKAY?
[TV presenter] Breaking news.
This morning, Sergio Ciscar,
the Balcony Killer,
was arrested for an alleged violent attack
on a group of young boys
after a heated argument late last night.
- They let him out?
- I don't know.
[presenter] Erika Odriozola
traveled to Bilbao to tell us more.
BALCONY KILLER ATTACKS AGAIN
[Erika] With a threatening look
and handcuffs on his wrists,
Sergio Ciscar was put
in the back of a police car earlier today.
The boy, who was on probation
after killing his parents
in a crime that shocked the whole country,
started a fight yesterday
against a group of young men.
We have obtained a video
of the incident, recorded by one
After what he did,
they should've killed him, too.
- Come on.
- What? I'm not soft like you.
[Erika] one of the boys in the face.
One of the young men involved in the fight
gave his version of the events.
[young man, over TV] Son of a bitch!
Yeah, yeah, we were just
walking home from a bar
It's Eneko!
like usual. We were all totally calm and
I don't know, this psycho
came up to us looking for a fight.
We didn't want
to get into it with him, but but, uh
But he just started
pushing us, insulting us, uh
I don't know, we didn't want to, but
[ringing tone]
Keys.
[phone vibrating]
[officer] Don't move.
Cell phone.
Come on.
[ringing tone]
[busy signal]
[tense music playing]
[keypad beeping]
[door unlocks]
[Ana] The video clearly shows
it wasn't Sergio who started the fight.
It was a trap, an organized attack.
POLICE
REPOR
I don't see how the judge
ordered preventative custody
based solely on the word
of the other party.
I know the investigation is confidential
and you made it clear
that if something went wrong,
I would be on my own.
But time is of the essence.
The investigation was making progress.
And I thought
the Ministry might be able to
We're not doing anything.
This most recent attack is not
the only thing that the judge considered.
Apparently, there is
newly discovered evidence
that seems to link Sergio
with a crime committed three years ago.
In any case, as you mentioned before,
we are not able to intervene.
We don't want anyone asking questions.
If the case is as obvious as you say,
the judge will end up
releasing him anyway.
So you shouldn't worry.
All right?
I'm not.
"BALCONY KILLER" ARRESTED AGAIN
I'm with Natanael Torrija,
founder of the Renacer Association,
evangelical priest and the man responsible
for reintegrating Sergio Ciscar.
What is your reaction
to his most recent arrest?
Well, first of all, may God bless you.
And please, allow me to correct you,
no offense intended.
The only person responsible
for Sergio's reintegration
is Sergio himself, obviously,
under the watchful eye
of our almighty Lord.
And what are
your thoughts on the incident?
Well, to be honest,
I think it's an absolute injustice.
It was nothing more than
childish tomfoolery.
Sergio is someone
who has chosen to embrace our Lord.
And that's precisely why we're not going
to abandon him now, in this situation.
Tomorrow, we'll be
at the gates of the juvenile center.
Everyone here is going.
Actually, if you don't mind.
Come here, please, honey.
This is my wife.
She's going to be there, waiting for him.
Alongside his brothers.
Waiting for him.
And God will be there too.
Waiting for him.
And I will be there.
Waiting for him.
Fill it up, please.
[phone ringing]
[Ana] Marta, it's Ana.
Ana, what's going on?
Is he back in the center?
I tried to call him,
but he won't pick up.
He's going to be out of touch for a while,
but you shouldn't worry.
He'll call you back.
Eneko's pressing charges for the attack,
and Sergio will want to know
that you're on his side.
About the charges,
I know it's a lie,
but if they ask, I'll have to tell them
what I was doing there
and give them my name
Marta, calm down.
Let me handle this, okay?
No one is going to link you to Sergio.
But listen to me.
Don't talk about this with anyone.
And, please, promise me
you won't do anything stupid.
All right?
Yeah, all right.
[tense music playing]
Eneko!
- Why did you lie?
- Not now, Marta.
- What, you're a bully now?
- Stay out of it.
That guy is a psycho
and he's better off in jail.
If you needed to blame someone,
then it should've been me.
[scoffs]
Eneko, this isn't you.
What's wrong with you?
No, what's wrong with you?
What the fuck, Marta?
What do you think people will say
when they find out my girlfriend
dumped me for the Balcony Killer?
You probably don't even care
because you must be fucking crazy
to be with someone like that.
Now I'll have to find a new job, a new
- Yeah, sure, but you only care
- No, no, but nothing!
Shit, Marta, I thought you'd forgiven me
for what happened with your friend!
But you haven't.
Well, thanks a lot, Marta.
You're a fucking neanderthal!
Go fuck yourself!
[clicking]
[clicking]
[phone vibrating]
[Ana sighs]
[phone beeps]
I spent a year not answering
my wife's calls before she became my ex.
But she was a saint.
Is your husband that patient?
Can you tell me
why you locked Sergio up again?
Forget the investigation. Hmm?
Sergio hasn't finished his sentence.
That's his place.
His place?
He can play with the other boys like him.
Murderers.
Why?
You keep trying to ruin
all this work, tell me why.
- Tell you why?
- Yeah, why?
Because, in addition
to killing his parents
without raising his heart rate
or even messing up his hair,
that son of a bitch
also had time to do this.
You gave that to the judge.
His name was Charlie.
He was in the same center as Sergio,
but they shared more than that.
They also shared a girlfriend.
She obviously fell in love with Sergio
while visiting her boyfriend.
She talks about it in great detail
in her letters to him.
About how she'd do anything
to be with Sergio,
without her boyfriend
getting between them.
A few months later,
when the boyfriend was released,
he bashed his head in
with a hammer. You satisfied?
Hey.
Sergio's not a psychopath.
[Cabrera exhales]
No, sure, he's just a boy
who made some bad decisions.
You have no idea.
Sergio was taking medication
when everything happened,
which was never mentioned in the trial.
And if that comes out, and it's true,
that fact could change everything.
[Cabrera exhales]
[suspenseful music playing]
We need to talk.
All right.
[sighs]
[pop music playing over store speakers]
[girl] Marta? Oh my God!
I just heard something so crazy.
There's no way it's true,
I would freak out.
Are you really dating the Balcony Killer?
I swear I don't know
what the fuck is wrong with you,
but call me
and tell me if it's true, 'cause
I don't know. You're unbelievable!
[phone chiming repeatedly]
SLUT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.
DO YOUR PARENTS KNOW?
SLUT, POOR ENEKO.
ILL IN THE HEAD.
- [phone continues chiming]
- [breathing heavily]
[phone continues chiming]
Aren't you a bit late?
Eneko!
What a surprise!
Hey, the other day was pretty crazy, huh?
Hey, listen.
I know I messed up with Marta and
And she hasn't forgiven me yet.
But I still love her,
and I had to do something.
Sure.
Rosa, for her sake,
help her leave that guy. Okay?
He's very dangerous.
She won't listen to me,
but you're her mom.
Help her out, okay?
[atmospheric music playing]
- [buzzing]
- [door unlocks]
[man] You don't seem happy to see me.
I just want to understand one thing.
Why?
Huh?
Why didn't you come see me
when you were released, like we agreed?
You took advantage of me
and the case being brought
against me, in order to leave.
The judge sent me
to an evangelical association
to finish my sentence.
Because you asked for it!
So many favors,
always turning a blind eye.
And then you're released, and what?
You can't even say thanks,
give me a call, nothing?!
[Sergio] I'm sorry.
You're not sorry.
Hey.
Gimme your cell phone.
What for?
You've used me enough.
This is over.
What're you doing?
[grunts]
What are you doing? Don't be an idiot!
What are you doing?
Just stop that right now!
But you have to promise me that
[unsettling music plays]
[woman] There's no record of Sergio Ciscar
receiving any medical treatment.
[Ana] Are you certain?
No medication at all?
[woman] Nothing.
Beyond some occasional
paracetamol or ibuprofen.
He wasn't given
any medication in the center.
Didn't he receive any therapy at all
in the six years that he spent here?
Well, all attempts at therapy,
treating him, talking to him,
always ended the same way.
With containment.
What do you mean, containment?
They're thrown down
and pinned to the ground.
Thanks, Alicia.
STOREROOM
[unsettling music playing]
[ringing tone]
[phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
[ringing tone]
[exhales]
[busy signal]
[sighs]
Can I have my phone back?
Who did you call?
- Let me pass.
- Ah, sorry.
Sorry, I know I have no right
to ask you anything.
But [chuckles]
I just missed you, you know?
And in a way,
I'm really happy to have you back here.
Friends?
[tense music rises]
The fuck do you want?
I just want us to be friends.
Look at yourself!
What?
[grunts]
Do I look like a homo to you,
you fucking pedophile?!
Let me go! Let me go!
[grunts]
[groans]
[man grunts, whimpers]
I don't get it.
I don't get why everyone gives up on him.
Well, not everyone. Not you.
Did you get a look at Charlie's case?
Yeah. I read the case file,
and everything seems clear-cut.
The gang member
who killed him pleaded guilty.
Charlie owed the guy money,
and as soon as he got out, he got revenge.
Sergio had nothing to do with it.
Excuse me. Sorry, sorry, sorry.
[Sergio] Let go of me!
[guard] Stop!
[yelling]
[Sergio] Let go of me!
Let go of me!
- [guard] Stop!
- Let go of me, I'll kill you all!
- [guard] Sergio!
- [Sergio] I'll kill all of you, bastards!
[grunting]
[Sergio yelling]
[tense music playing]
- [grunts]
- [guard] Stay down!
[panting]
[guard] Stay right there. You're okay.
[panting, grunting]
[Ana] Let go of him.
He's hyperventilating.
[guard] Fine.
[Ana] Breathe.
Easy, just breathe. Easy.
- [breathing heavily]
- [Ana] Shh.
[grunting]
[Ana] Can you sit up?
[Sergio breathing heavily]
Just breathe, just breathe.
- Shh.
- [breathing heavily]
Easy, just relax.
[grunts]
I'm here with you.
I'm right here, shh.
I'm right here with you.
[Sergio's breathing echoes]
[Ana] Just breathe, just breathe.
I'm right here.
[gentle music playing]
[Ana] Shh
[guard] Come on, get up. Let's go.
[Sergio grunts]
[guard] That's it.
[footsteps receding]
[indistinct sports commentator
chatter over TV]
[door closes]
[footsteps approaching]
Hi, sweetie.
I bumped into Eneko.
He was acting so weird
Uh, yeah, Ma.
Uh, I'm not feeling very well.
I'm gonna shower and go to bed, okay?
[exhales softly]
[whispering] That girl isn't right.
Just leave her alone, honey.
[door closes]
[shower running]
ENTER PASSWORD
[tense music playing]
[Natanael] You need to understand I am
the person responsible for Sergio, okay?
[man] I understand that perfectly,
but this is a penitentiary medical center,
and you need a permit.
[Natanael] Okay, we'll get
a permit, that's fine,
but I have to say that we've noticed
quite a few irregularities at this center.
[man] Sir, you're welcome
to file a complaint.
Do what you want,
but you can't enter the building.
- [ringing tone]
- Mikel. Hi, it's Ana.
[Mikel] Ana, if you're calling
about Noa's video,
the technician told me
that he's almost done.
It'll be ready tomorrow.
Great, perfect, but no, I'm actually
calling to ask about a different video.
Mikel, look, I need you to do me a favor.
Leave the sign there.
We're going back first thing tomorrow.
You'll see, we'll be on national news.
Natanael, you really think
this will get us anywhere?
Of course I do.
Per-se-ve-rance. Huh?
After all, "The journey
to virtue is a long road."
- Saint Thomas.
- Very good.
And besides,
God always rewards steadfastness.
Raúl, when you get a chance,
could you put this in the back?
- It has to be free.
- [Raúl] Of course, no problem.
[sighs]
UNKNOWN NUMBER
SERGIO DIDN'T START THE FIGH
[tense music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
No.
- [man] Son of a bitch!
- [Natanael] Silvia.
- [Silvia] Yes?
- Come.
The reward is here.
- [chuckles]
- Thank you.
[Cabrera] And we couldn't
meet in a bar because?
Well, there are two important reasons.
The first being
that we wouldn't have had these views.
Amazing.
Almost makes me forget the mess we're in.
All right. So dramatic.
The girl thinks Sergio
was taking medication. So?
We have him locked up.
With any luck,
he'll get years added to his sentence
and this whole absurd experiment
will finally be forgotten for good.
The story about the groupie's
dead boyfriend won't last much longer.
We only have the assault charge,
and when that's dropped
I didn't tell you the second.
What?
The second reason we're here.
It's that the metaphor
wouldn't have worked as well.
Corrupt police officers are
like large, useless buildings.
Either they are beneficial,
or they become a nuisance.
Are you a large,
useless building, Cabrera?
[car engine starts]
[intriguing music playing]
[clattering in distance]
[exhales]
[door opens and closes]
- [father] Morning, sweetie.
- Morning.
Morning, I'm going to work.
Wait. What about breakfast?
- I'm in a rush, sorry.
- [father] You still have time.
Sit down with us.
This way we can all talk for a bit.
Right?
- Lately, we hardly know anything about
- Honey.
You know that you'll always
have our support.
But you really need
to think about that boy.
What? What is this?
We know everything, honey.
We saw all of those messages, the insults
How did you see that?
- [Rosa] We're here for you
- You went through my phone.
- [Rosa] Honey, we're worried about you.
- I hate both of you.
I fucking hate you!
[chair clatters]
- [door opens and closes]
- [exhales]
[sinister music playing]
Yeah, come on!
Get off me, man.
PUBLIC CAR PARKING - 24 HOURS
SPACES AVAILABLE
[Natanael] "You shall not give
false testimony against your neighbor."
The ninth of the ten commandments
that Moses brought back
from his reunion with God on Mount Sinai.
Exodus 20:16.
- You talking to me?
- [Natanael] Well, that depends.
If the word of God
has resonated in your heart
for a reason, don't you think?
Eneko?
How do you know my name?
We don't know each other.
I know that you're capable
of locking someone up
purely for your own good.
Oh, okay.
You must be friends with Sergio.
Some thug, like in Pulp Fiction?
Threatening people with Bible verses?
- Is that it?
- [chuckles]
No.
A bit too cinematic for my taste.
Besides, I don't carry any weapons.
But I do have this,
which I'm sure
you'll wanna take a look at. Look.
There you are.
[unsettling music playing]
I also have my brothers.
Wanna take a better look?
Mm?
I have complete trust in the goodness
and repentance in your heart.
And I am completely sure
that you are going
to withdraw your false accusation.
This morning.
Isn't that right, Eneko?
That's it, that is the look of remorse.
Congratulations.
To repent is human, huh?
And it's an act of faith,
one that God will consider
on the day of your final judgment.
The only justice that matters
is the divine.
Hallelujah, God.
God bless you, brother.
[applause]
[man 1] Aah! Yeah!
[man 2] Let's go! Well done, Sergio!
[man 3] Well done, Sergio! Blessings.
[man 4] All right, Sergio!
[Natanael exhales]
[man 4] Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[crowd continues applauding]
[intriguing music playing]
[man 2] I'll go with you.
[indistinct chatter]
[Ana] Back to work.
[sighs]
[Marta sighs]
[Eneko] Hi.
I'm not gonna lie, I was waiting for you.
Well, here I am.
How're you doing?
Bad.
I'm sorry.
Everyone thinks I'm crazy.
Even my parents.
I'm here to talk.
If you want.
I don't know.
We can go to my car.
Don't worry, we don't have to go anywhere.
We can just sit there.
Want to?
[Eneko] I saw the WhatsApp group chat.
And I feel guilty.
Yeah.
I asked my friends not to say anything,
but I guess one of them
must have spilled anyway.
I know it's not fair, Marta.
I spent all day defending you.
Wow, what a gentleman.
[intriguing music playing]
[Greta] They've stopped
at the station walkway.
I can't follow them.
[radio beeps]
[Ana] Don't worry.
Just park nearby
and we'll follow them with the cameras.
He's going to Marta's.
[intriguing music continues]
What's he looking at?
Let's see.
That's Eneko's car.
[ringing tone]
[ringing tone]
Ander, who is the outgoing call to?
To Marta.
[phone chimes]
1 MESSAGE FROM MARTA
I'M WITH MY MOM. CALL YOU LATER.
[unsettling music playing]
[Ander] He's just received a message.
"I'm with my mom. Call you later."
It's Marta.
Why are you lying?
[Mikel] He's going after her. [sighs]
He's gonna kill her.
[tense music builds]
[music stops]
Sergio!
[heart rate monitor beeping rapidly]
[Mikel exhales]
He's angry.
Does it hurt?
I've been thinking about you a lot.
So have I.
Do you have any idea
how hard it was to get a phone in there?
Why didn't you answer?
I didn't know it was you.
Now you tell me you're with your mother,
but you're with that guy?
Eneko just wanted to talk.
What'd he say?
I don't know, nothing good.
[inaudible]
We're done, I'm telling the truth.
[exhales sharply]
[heart rate monitor beeping]
[phone chimes]
[Ana sighs]
Noa's video is working now.
Great.
I'll watch it in the office.
Tell me if there's any news.
I think he's going back to his place.
[Mikel] Hey, Ana, uh [clears throat]
I have a family issue and I'd like
to leave a little early if you don't mind.
Sure, no problem.
Then Aitor will come to relieve you.
No. I'll take the night shift,
he doesn't have to.
- Okay, thanks.
- Yeah, sure.
[Blanca] You're a monster.
[brooding music playing]
[Blanca] You do everything wrong.
You embarrass your father and me.
I wish you were never born.
You're a mistake.
A terrible mistake.
I hate you.
Your dad hates you.
- And Noa
- [Sergio cries]
Noa hates you too.
You are total trash.
[Sergio breathing shakily]
[breathing heavily]
Slow heart rate.
Dilated pupils. Cold sweat.
The rage didn't result
in physical violence, but
the reaction to the medication
caused convulsive syncope in the subject.
Test completed at 8:57.
Sergio.
Sergio.
Sergio, wake up.
[Sergio breathes heavily]
Do you want some water?
[bump]
[atmospheric music playing]
[pop music playing in bar]
Great place to meet, right?
It's warm and there's good whiskey.
Yes, siree bob.
I want those videos to disappear.
You got that?
[sighs]
Come on, don't look at me like that.
If they just paid you a little better,
you wouldn't have to sell yourself.
[chuckles]
[evocative music playing]
[doorbell rings]
[Marta] Sergio, I'm not your toy.
My life was normal.
And now everyone thinks
I'm your girlfriend and that I'm crazy.
Go.
I don't want to fuck up your life.
Can you please just get out?!
[pensive music playing]
I want to be normal.
Like you and Eneko, but I can't.
People are right about me, I'm a monster.
You are not a monster.
But I did something horrible
and that will always haunt me.
That's in the past.
You're different now.
[pensive music continues]
[camera whirring]
[Sergio] She tortured me.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Marta] What?
My mother.
She didn't like the way I was.
She wanted me to change.
She gave me medication and locked me up.
I always felt like
she was watching me somehow.
And I still do.
[kisses]
[gentle, dramatic music playing]
[camera whirring]
Come.
[computer beeps]
[camera whirring]
[Sergio breathing heavily]
[both breathing hard]
[both continue breathing heavily]
[heavy breathing]
[breathes shakily]
[Ana breathing heavily]
[Marta moans]
[moans]
- [Marta moaning faster]
- [breathing shakily]
[moans]
[panting]
[exhales]
[panting]
[breathes shakily]
[exhales]
[evocative music playing]
That feeling that you're
always being watched
is real.
You are.
[inaudible]
MUTED
[static buzzing]
[unsettling music playing]