42 Days of Darkness (2022) s01e06 Episode Script

1
[traffic sounds]
- [guitar music plays]
- [no dialogue]
- Mr. Pizarro! How have you been?
- Oh, I'm fine. Thank you.
- [man 1] Congratulations.
- Thank you.
A NETFLIX SERIES
Way to go, Pizarro!
[guitar music continues]
[music fades out]
Mario said he'd give me five million pesos
to make her disappear.
My wife had cancer at the time.
I needed that cash.
The wife did not have cancer at that time.
She'd been operated on.
Maybe the guy was in debt.
No, it was subsidized.
Welfare.
Look, we have no way of confirming
that the killer worked for Medina.
We have no checks,
we have no records, we have no deposits,
we have nothing. [grunts]
Mr. District Attorney,
you ever draw up a contract
with a carpenter to fix a door
in your house?
- Or a gardener?
- No, of course not. No.
But nothing? There's not one witness?
No one who ever saw him
in the entire community?
Later I went to the Internet café.
I called him, just like he told me to.
But then he hung up.
A few days later,
he arranged to meet me out there,
close to where he works.
He only paid me two million pesos.
That's it.
There's nothing that places Medina
at that supposed meeting.
He wasn't being followed.
But there's the guy
from the Internet café.
He saw the person
who made the kidnapping call.
He'll recognize him.
He doesn't exist.
He disappeared into thin air.
Now,
if we don't have enough elements
to establish a relationship
between the killer and Medina,
this case will not go to court.
The son of a bitch will go free.
And the camera? Are we investigating?
Yes. It's all we've got.
I just handed you a killer
with a confession!
What more do you need?
A receipt, a homicide invoice?
I'm going to see the guy
at the Internet café.
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Leave it to us.
We had enough trouble explaining
why your ass was there
on the day of the arrest!
Well, you wanna know?
It's because I'm the one who found him.
Not you.
- [objects clatter]
- [tense music plays]
Pizarro!
The more you stick your nose into this,
the more difficult it'll be
for the judges to swallow it.
Let us clean up this shit.
You keep out of it.
[tense music continues]
[music fades out]
Okay. My arm's too short.
- [Kari] Let's see.
- [Mario] Better?
[Verónica] Wait, maybe it's zoomed in.
- [laughs] No, Mom!
- No, the other way.
Can this thing take photographs?
- [Mario] Get in there.
- [Verónica] Up you go, Emi! There!
[pleasant music plays]
[Kari] Emi, are you scared?
- No.
- [Kari] Are you sure?
- [Verónica] She's brave.
- [Mario] The spin!
And around you go!
[pleasant music continues]
[woman sings hauntingly]
[Kari] It almost fell into the lake.
And she almost fell into the lake.
[all laugh]
[Verónica] Don't you laugh now.
[Mario] There it is.
[Verónica] What'd I tell you?
Are we havin' a good time?
[pleasant music continues]
[Verónica] Emi's watching cartoons,
and Kari Well, guess.
[both] Talking on the phone. [laughing]
You won't have any problems.
Don't worry.
When did the girls ever cause problems?
Never. I know.
Just relax and tell me
all about it tomorrow.
Yeah. Okay.
- [music fades out]
- [Ceci] Okay?
Didn't Mario leave town?
Yeah, he went to the cellulose factory.
He had a couple of days work left to go.
- What do I do?
- Nothing. Don't worry.
I'll see if he needs anything.
You take it easy.
- Yeah?
- Yes, go on. Go.
["Humedad" by Javier Parra
& Los Imposibles plays in car]
[Carmen] "The all-inclusive cruises." Hmm.
["Humedad" continues]
You all right?
I left Mario with the girls.
I don't know if it's right.
["Humedad" continues]
But he's the father.
What could be wrong with that?
How would I know?
Come on. For once, it's your turn.
Obviously, it's okay
that he take care of things.
Okay?
So, what's the name of our tour?
- "The Exotic Jungle Tour." How's that?
- Yeah. Sounds pretty good.
"Explore the lush and abundant forests
of tropical Belize and its untamed fauna."
- Belize? Where the hell is Belize?
- I have no clue.
- To the cruise.
- Yeah, that's the plan.
- Cheers.
- [Carmen] Yeah. [laughs]
- So, how's it going with Santiago?
- Just fine. I'm good.
I have my tickets, reservations,
but Kari's not that into it.
Well, you were the same at her age.
Was I really like that?
Oh, you were a lot worse.
We used to run away, do you remember that?
Oh, you say nothing about that, all right?
This is our secret, okay?
Not a word about it.
Oh, your poor old mama.
[Verónica laughs]
[sighs]
[quiet piano music plays]
[siren blares]
POLICE ARREST SPOUSE OF VERONICA MONTES
After so many years
searching for the truth
about what happened to Verónica Montes,
on this day, we've regained the hope
that we will be able to obtain justice.
We will be seeking the maximum penalty
for all those implicated
in this horrible crime,
especially for the intellectual author
of the crime, Mario Medina.
- Thank you very much, Counselor.
- Thanks to all of you. That's all for now.
Thanks. Thanks.
[sighs]
[music fades out]
The district attorney has two months
to carry out the investigation.
In which time, they must gather proof
that confirms that Medina
contracted the killer.
Hmm. But this man confessed.
Yes, but the confession
is only a part of it.
What we must do is ascertain
that what he's saying is the truth.
And with that, we can condemn him.
But the things they found
at his house are Vero's, right?
- Or aren't they Vero's?
- Yeah, no, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All details are being investigated,
especially the camera and the video.
That's where the motive of the crime
just might be found.
And then we can take it to court.
Mario is staying in prison, right?
[prison bell rings]
[Mario] How is Emi?
[Kari] Frightened.
I'm gonna talk to the lawyer to make sure
that you have everything you need.
I could take it easy.
And how long will you be staying in here?
According to the lawyer,
for as long as the investigation lasts.
But I think
that as soon as the court has ruled, um,
then all of us can just take it easy,
relax, and return to our normal life.
Have you thought of her?
[piano music plays]
[Mario] A lot.
[piano music continues]
All the time.
Every day.
[piano music continues]
[inhales] It wasn't you, was it?
[piano music continues]
[inhales]
I never lied to you.
[piano music continues]
Can you believe me?
[Kari breathes heavily]
[piano music continues]
[no dialogue]
[heavy breathing]
[Verónica] Kari?
Could you come and gimme a hand,
if you don't mind?
[music fades out]
- [Kari] What?
- It's just that
Look, okay, I'm trying to print this.
I hit print.
I hit I hit it, but nothing happens
and this little light
has been on for a while now.
It's got It's got ink.
I just can't figure it out.
Yeah, I can see that. Lemme try.
Okay.
[Emi] Mom!
Will you help me, please?
Yes.
Thanks.
[printer hums]
[light music plays]
PERSONAL INFO
WORK HISTORY
[Kari] You wanna go back to work.
[light music continues]
But why?
Because
Because I wanna go back to doing
what I like again,
what I studied.
I can never go out of the house
because I have to stay home, but
you won't be around. I'll never see you.
I think you're mixing things
that don't really have anything
to do with each other, you know?
They're related because
you don't let me do things
because you want me
to be with you because
That's exactly what it is.
Only thing that matters is you.
That's not why, Kari.
It's because you're a child,
and I'm an adult.
There's no comparison.
Doesn't matter, do what you want.
[light music continues]
[breathing heavily]
[Pizarro] Hello?
Can I come in?
Hello, uh
Sorry, I'm I'm looking for the
There was an Internet café here before,
wasn't there?
[man 2] The tenants left.
- Any idea where they went?
- I ain't got a clue.
'Kay, uh, thanks.
[chuckles] Tough lesson, huh?
Thanks, guys. See you tomorrow.
- [man 3] Okay.
- Thanks.
- [woman 1] Bye.
- [man 3] Later.
Hello.
How you doin'?
Fine.
What are you up to, Pizarro?
Oh, nothing, I was passing by
and remembered that they told me that you
Ha!
[Pizarro chuckles]
How are you?
- Pretty good. Been a long time, you know?
- Oh yeah.
Know what the problem was?
They lost the evidence.
They concealed the most important pieces
of the puzzle.
The same people
who should supposedly be helping us,
who are there to serve justice,
to fight for it.
No.
Three times they went up into the attic
looking for the body. Three times!
What does this mean? Who's to say that
that that it wasn't there the whole time,
that Who knows,
that they didn't move it?
Everyone and their mother was in there.
Contaminating the scene of the crime,
goddammit.
No. No. And who'd they decide to blame?
What was their explanation?
- Suicide.
- That's right.
How many suicides have covered up
the truth in this country, Víctor?
They were more worried about
covering their mistakes
than discovering what had really happened.
But now,
we have a confession.
The assassin.
The assassin. Him.
Mm-hmm.
His declaration,
it's full of inconsistencies.
Okay, yeah.
And that's why I have to find the kid
who worked at the Internet café that year
because he saw the person
who called the kidnapper.
If I'm not able to connect Medina
to the assassin,
they're gonna let the asshole walk.
I know.
[intriguing music plays]
But if I find this guy,
we're set.
He gets locked up forever, Nora.
- And should he not recognize him?
- I'll convince him.
- [scoffs]
- I know that I can.
Nora,
it's our final move.
[intriguing music continues]
- Come on.
- Did you settle things with Joaco?
- Oh!
- [Pizarro chuckles, sniffs]
Braulio has the contact
of the kid at the café. He's got it.
But you have to speak to him.
This time you face him.
Okay. Okay.
No problem.
- [chuckling] Thanks, Nora.
- Sure.
I mean it.
- Thanks.
- You're really something.
Thanks.
[mysterious music plays]
[footsteps]
[Emi] Look.
[Kari] Do you wanna keep this one?
- Look.
- [Emi] Yeah.
These are all videos that Mama made.
Remember?
[Emi] Ooh. My fencing competition.
Later we can watch it if you like.
Okay.
[cheering]
[both repeat] Emi!
- [referee] Careful on the left!
- [buzzer sounds]
Ooh!
He didn't see the foul. Didn't call it.
- [woman 2] Hey! Way to go! Emi!
- [woman 3] Emi!
[Verónica] Very good, Emi!
[Mario] What is it?
What happened, honey? Aw!
- [Kari] Aw.
- Don't be sad. No.
[Mario] There, there, sweetheart.
- No, you were super, super, super.
- [Mario] You did really good.
- [Emi weeps]
- Super
[Mario] Dessert?
- Mm-hmm.
- [Mario] I know.
The ice cream with the clown face.
- Yeah.
- [Mario] You see? I know.
- The same one as always.
- [Mario] And you, Kari?
Me? Um
- This one. The lemon pie.
- [Verónica] Great.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
I guess that's it, then.
That's it for us.
[server] And what about you, ma'am?
Uh, yes, an espresso.
- [server] An espresso?
- Yeah, thank you.
[server] Perfect.
I'll leave you these cookies.
Mm!
- [Mario] Those are fortune cookies.
- [Emi] Yeah?
[Mario] Mm.
Okay, you give us one each, then.
Which one's for me?
Is this one for me?
I'm a little butterfly ♪
Shoona Cocoona ♪
If Shoona Cocoona likes
To move like this ♪
Bum, bum! ♪
I'm a little butterfly ♪
[chuckles]
[melancholy music plays]
[Mario] What does it say?
"The best day is always today."
[melancholy music continues]
[music fades out]
[chainsaws buzzing in distance]
[exhales]
- [Braulio] The star is here!
- [Pizarro chuckles]
I thought you'd be signing autographs,
huh?
[Pizarro chuckles]
Sure, man, you were right.
Nothing happens when you're famous.
They still haven't built me
a monument yet.
[chuckles]
So, like I told ya,
I would get to the bottom of this, right?
So, now I gotta put together the evidence
before going to court.
- [Braulio grunts]
- I need you to help.
[sighs]
And you're sure he had her killed?
According to his confession.
Have you ever thought that maybe
we could be wrong about this?
How is that?
Totally wrong.
"Totally wrong"? What What do you?
Totally wrong about everything Medina did.
We always thought
that he planned everything, right?
[Pizarro] Mm-hmm.
Hell, what if
he simply got his timing wrong
on that morning?
Hmm?
He doesn't check the time,
he drives off, thinking he's late.
And he leaves with the girls
to drop 'em off at school
and arrives ten minutes early.
Since he has the time,
he calls his wife 'cause he didn't have
the chance to say goodbye
and to make up for it, he tells her,
"Let's watch that TV series
this afternoon."
And then Medina heads off to his job.
He has to go to work.
And he's startled
when he sees his secretary
'cause he didn't think anybody
was there at that hour.
[Paula echoing] Mario,
you're in early today.
You startled me, Paula.
- [Braulio] And the secretary
- [Pizarro] Yeah?
[Braulio] who's got an incredible memory,
a year later remembers
that when she saw Medina,
his eyes were watery.
How are you gonna prove a murder
because of watery eyes, dude?
And then what happens? The day foreman.
The day foreman calls him
to tell him he's got a flat tire.
The day foreman actually calls the boss
of the company
to tell him he's got a flat tire?
Are you serious?
Okay, then. What does Medina do?
He does the same thing you would've done.
He cuts him short,
gets rid of him, tells him,
"No, listen, I got a situation at home,
a family emergency."
So, what do we do?
We go, "Hooray!" It's easy, dude.
"This chump's accusing himself," ya know?
[mysterious music plays]
But the one thing
we haven't agreed on is this.
Either Medina
has a criminal mind that is perfect,
or he's a buffoon who goes around
turning himself in every ten minutes.
- Uh You're forgetting
- Don't tell me. The call.
- Mm-hmm.
- The extortion phone call.
Ah, shit, can I use your phone?
- Sure.
- I forgot to top mine off.
[mysterious music continues]
Hello, Nora?
No, no, it's Braulio.
Tell me what you did
last night before hitting the sack.
I'll explain later.
You hear anything?
No.
Keep talking.
Anything at all?
No.
Okay, Nora, thanks.
I'll explain later.
[mysterious music continues]
The executive at the bank
who was serving Medina that same day
said she heard, while sitting
on the other side of the desk,
the voice of the alleged kidnapper
saying, "Call me."
"Call me," man.
Then, Medina's daughter calls him
and tells him that her mom
didn't pick her up at school.
And what's the weird thing
that Medina does?
He goes to the nearest police station.
They kidnapped my wife.
[Braulio]
He immediately informs the police,
and even offers to leave
the cell phone with them.
[mysterious music continues]
We nailed that guy.
They pressured him
on the TV morning shows.
And the girls, they saw him.
So, what's he do?
Gets defensive.
He hires a lawyer that tells him to do
exactly what you'd have told him to do.
Don't collaborate.
Don't trust.
Don't give 'em a DNA sample, right?
Get me?
Heads up.
Shit, I've been thinking about the day
this guy found his wife's body.
What'd he gain with that?
He was surrounded
because the dog would've found the body
sooner or later.
[Braulio] Okay.
Yeah, but what does he gain
in finding her?
She's here, in the house.
At this point,
if there was anyone in Chile
that didn't think the guy was guilty,
you're lookin' at
a game-changer here, bro.
It's impossible to take
this thing seriously.
This guy put on a striped suit
of his own free will.
[Pizarro] No, no.
- No, no, no, no.
- And then, years later, a hitman pops up,
who says that the asshole
paid him how much?
Two million, five million?
He offered five million,
but he paid him two.
Yeah, that shit's pretty weird too.
Why?
Why? Because if you hire a hit man, okay?
To kill your wife,
and the guy kills the wife
You're hiring a murderer.
You gonna be stingy with the money
if you have it?
You'd pay all of it, even more than that,
just to make sure you got rid of him.
But okay, whatever.
The killer appears miraculously.
He says that he killed the woman,
and tells other lies as well,
and, no less important
you find him.
[mysterious music continues]
You're not saying
I made it all up, are you?
No.
I'm just saying that for years
we've been obsessed with that shit Medina,
concentrating only on whatever
might help us to prove him guilty
and leaving out whatever didn't.
[mysterious music continues]
Medina hired someone to kill his wife.
It was him.
Prove it.
[mysterious music continues]
[man 4] Okay.
[music fades out]
I've only got a minute.
You know that I got into a lot of shit
'cause of all this.
- Yeah.
- I can't lose another job.
Yeah. No, no.
No, don't worry. I understand perfectly.
- Thanks.
- I'll make it real quick.
Okay,
this is the composite.
Uh-huh?
And this is a photograph of the guy.
Uh-huh?
Listen, the trial's a few days away.
We need for you to say
that these two are the same guy.
Relax. Relax.
Relax, take your time,
no one's rushing you.
- Hey, mister, that was five years ago.
- Yeah, I know, but
Yeah, here.
Look.
This is the composite that was made
using the details you gave the artist.
Right.
Uh
This case is complicated.
Super difficult.
We We've had no leads, nothing to go on.
We arrived at the killer
thanks to this drawing.
Okay.
You should be proud.
- I need to say something.
- Okay.
Just one thing, okay?
[tense music plays]
If what you say
The gentleman in this drawing
Mm-hm?
gets busted
because of me
Well, then I I could never do this
because I don't remember. 'Kay?
No, Roberto. Roberto.
Roberto. Roberto. Roberto. Roberto.
You're aware that this man
paid someone to murder his
- If I don't know who this gentleman
- The man had her killed.
They murdered her. They killed her.
And the shithead who killed her
is in jail. He confessed, man.
Now these two assholes are in jail
waiting for the trial that'll sentence
them to life imprisonment.
And if you don't make
an honest effort to remember,
this guy Medina will have the freedom
to mosey on down the street
because you couldn't remember.
You couldn't
You couldn't quite remember.
It'll be your fault,
your fault, and don't you forget that.
Please, just leave me alone.
What do you want me to say?
What am I supposed to say, huh?
Do you want me to lie?
- No.
- [crying] Go fuck off, you crazy old man.
[tense music continues]
THE MEMORY OF YOU WILL LIVE IN OUR HEARTS
[Ceci] My dear Carmen.
[Carmen laughs] We remembered
at the same time.
[Ceci] Mm-hmm.
Were you able to see the girls?
Not much.
Our Vero would have thought the world
of her girls.
I just can't stop thinking
about the last time that I saw her.
- [Emi laughing]
- I'm gonna win! I'm gonna win!
[man 5] Hey!
- [man 6] Way to go!
- [chuckling] How are you?
[Ceci] I try to remember
every word, every detail.
Welcome!
- Emi, hi!
- [Emi laughs]
- So nice. How are you?
- [Verónica] How's my brother-in-law?
Nice of you to show up!
Let me see you. Oh, how cute!
Hello, Vero, where What about Mario?
He went to see the game at a friend's,
and I took advantage of it
to come out here.
- [all] Cheers!
- Cheers to Chile!
We're gonna win! We're gonna win!
[horns blowing]
Oh no! How horrible!
That a way!
[Ceci] Bathroom's that way.
[Verónica] Here we go!
Goal!
[women chant] C-H-I
[all chant] Chi!
[laughs]
Le!
Chi, chi, chi!
Le, le, le!
Viva, viva, Chile!
[Ceci] I should've noticed
that something was wrong,
but she looked so happy.
Oh, I miss this.
- [man 5] See if you know it.
- I love it.
- What is it? I don't
- Camilo Sesto.
[man 5] Dedicated this
to you like ten times, honey.
[in Spanish]
Living like this is to die for love ♪
Love has wounded my soul ♪
[man 5 in English] Sing!
[in Spanish] For love's sake ♪
I want no other life but life with you ♪
Melancholy! ♪
[in English] Why don't you stay
a little longer with the girls?
Because Mario's on his way home,
and he'll be really sad.
- Just tell him to come over. Come on.
- Yeah.
Or wait a bit.
- [Ceci laughs]
- No, it's just
Ya know, he's been traveling
and away from the house.
- And we haven't seen each other.
- [Ceci] Hmm.
So we're having dinner together.
Would you like us to drive
the girls back later?
[Verónica] Don't worry,
I'll take them now.
Okay.
[mysterious music plays]
[Ceci] We lived next to each other.
I'd see her every day.
And maybe
[mysterious music continues]
I never really knew
what was going on with her.
There's nothing I wouldn't give up
[mysterious music continues]
to go back in time, to
to to have her tell me something,
no matter how awful it might be,
to have had the chance to be with her, to
to help her.
You did.
- [scoffs]
- Ceci, you did.
And now you can keep helping her
with the girls.
Hmm.
With Mario?
[mysterious music continues]
That's absolutely impossible.
You know that.
[reporter 1] Only a few weeks remain
before the trial of Mario Medina begins,
following the discovery of his wife's body
in the attic of his home five years ago.
The widower continues
to proclaim his innocence,
while his defense
declares itself confident
in the judge's verdict on this case,
one of the most controversial cases
[rain pattering]
[music fades out]
[dog barking]
[Pizarro] Hi.
What is it?
What do you want?
To give back my camera? Is that it?
I need to talk to you. Is that okay?
Listen, you got my dad busted.
Why don't you leave us alone?
Your father's lying,
and I just don't know why.
But you can help him out.
What am I supposed to do?
[tense music plays]
Help you squeeze the life out of him?
Why don't you just get outta here?
Okay,
I understand.
But if you and, uh your father
collaborate in the investigation,
they'll take that
into consideration later when sentencing.
He might gain other benefits,
I don't know.
But in your father's position now,
no proof, no talking or collaborating,
the shit's all on him alone,
and they throw him in jail.
And Medina,
who supposedly paid him to do all this,
where does he go?
Well, he goes free.
Is that justice to you?
[tense music continues]
[girl] That year, in the same week,
he got this microwave
and that TV over there.
[tense music continues]
He said they were my birthday presents.
When's your birthday?
In April.
April 5th.
You got these gifts in April 2010?
Between April and May.
Are you sure?
Strange because Verónica
was killed in June
and your father told me Medina
paid him some weeks later.
In the beginning of July.
What if it wasn't?
What if he did nothing
to the lady and never got paid?
He kept making all sorts of stuff up,
always.
And that video camera he gave you?
It was that lady Verónica's.
He took it from the house.
He told me himself.
Yeah, but if he lied about one thing,
why not lie about the other?
[mysterious music plays]
[thunder rumbling]
[Verónica] Who is this little princess?
- [Verónica chuckles]
- Emi!
[Kari] She touched water
for the first time in her life.
First time she ever bathed.
- [Verónica] You're really!
- [Emi] I took a real bath.
[Verónica] She has a bath every day.
[Emi giggles]
You tried to wet your feet wet, huh?
Silly!
[all laugh]
[Kari] What are you watching?
[Emi] Mom's videos.
[laughing on video]
What do you think
she would've said to us now?
[pleasant music plays]
[Kari sighs]
No idea.
[pleasant music continues]
But it'd be lovely to talk to her.
I think that we'd hardly fight
so much anymore.
[pleasant music continues]
I would ask her for advice.
Emi, do you like living here?
Yeah.
But I prefer our house.
I was referring to this city.
Yeah.
All my friends are here,
and my best friend Agustina, and Papa.
[pleasant music continues]
Kari.
Kari, look at me.
What? What is it?
Our mother would've never told you
to stop doing your own thing.
You're doing fine.
[pleasant music continues]
[sighs]
[Emi] Are they still there?
Yeah.
MORE NEWS, LESS SENSATIONALISM
[music fades out]
Here, the investigation
of Verónica's video camera.
There are no new clues.
- You have to prepare your client.
- For what?
She'll have to lower her expectations.
So, now I have to tell my client
the guy who got her sister murdered
is gonna walk?
How can she be sure
that he won't do the same to her?
If we stick to the theory
of killer-for-hire,
and we fail,
the son of a bitch will go free.
An assassin who confessed, absolved.
And they will set the judges against you.
So, you wanna sentence the killer
and let the guy who hired him go?
- No.
- Are you kidding me?
Why would I want that?
I don't want that. I only do what I can!
Listen, sir,
order a reconstruction of the scene.
Take the killer back
to the house of Verónica Montes
and you will see how it all fits together.
Do it now.
[sighs]
Okay.
Okay, I'll do it.
But even if I take him there,
there are questions
he won't be able to answer.
Tell me something,
why a hired killer?
A person who goes off
to kill another person,
and this without a murder weapon?
[rhythmic music plays]
Prepare your client.
[rhythmic music continues]
[reporter 2] We can't see anyone.
[man 7] Please step back.
I need everyone out of the way here.
[rhythmic music continues]
[man 8] Are you rolling?
You got it, right?
5 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS
(2009 DAYS)
Go on. Take the cuffs off.
I need you to give me your statement.
From the top.
[sighs]
[Jara] Uh, on that day,
Medina told me that he had a job for me.
Eh
He wanted me to get rid
of his wife Verónica.
I
I thought he was kidding.
"No," he says.
"I'll give you five million pesos,
and you see that she disappears."
[light music plays]
[Verónica] It's still early, sweetheart,
so you can sleep another ten minutes.
[light music continues]
[Verónica] Come on, little bear.
Time to start the day.
What, was there a war in here?
Good morning.
[light music continues]
[Asenjo] Go on.
He told me at what time the neighbors left
to drop the kids off at school.
He explained about the hours
when no one would be around.
[light music continues]
[Jara] And he told me to,
uh, to come early.
[tense music plays]
[announcer] It's understandably worrisome,
as I'm sure you'll agree,
that having solved this type
of problem before, the hope is that
[Asenjo] Okay, what's the first thing
you did when you got here?
[Jara] I got here,
and I went I went over to knock.
[tense music continues]
I knocked, and, uh
[tense music continues]
[Jara] Then she greeted me kindly,
as usual.
She asked me
what I was doing in this area.
And I told her I had a job
across the street
and that I needed some tools.
[tense music continues]
And I She was in front of me.
Like this.
And at that point, I held her like this.
Okay? To keep her from moving, you see?
[camera clicks]
Then, I brought her here.
And here,
it's here where she asked me
if I was doing it for money.
"No," I said.
And then I led her into the house.
[light music plays]
[Asenjo sighs]
[Jara] And when we were here,
where I'm standing,
she asked me
She asked me why I was doing it.
And who had sent me.
[light music continues]
And I told her,
"Ma'am, you know that."
"You know that."
So then, I, uh
I took her over there.
[light music continues]
[music builds]
- You're embarrassing me! God!
- [Emi giggles]
[Kari] Come on, Mom!
[Mario] It's paradise.
[echoes] It's paradise.
[music softens]
[music fades out]
[rock music plays in headphones]
Hi, Joaco.
Hi.
[melancholy music plays]
How are you?
Fine.
And you?
Fine.
Why'd you come?
[melancholy music continues]
[reporter 3] Today,
after almost three hours,
the reconstruction of the scene
of the Verónica Montes case
has come to and end.
Nevertheless and unofficially,
it has been suggested
that there are inconsistencies
in the evidence gathered
by the District Attorney's office,
resulting in the re-emergence
of old theories,
in particular, that of suicide.
- [reporter 4] We will show
- [exclaims]
[shouts]
[sobbing]
- [melancholy music continues]
- [Ceci cries]
[music fades out]
7 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS
(2648 DAYS)
Karen, excuse me,
can I ask you a question?
Excuse me.
something about the trial.
Anything you can tell us.
I dunno where she is, honey.
[machine beeps]
[beeping]
- Thank you.
- [officer] You're welcome.
Excuse me.
- Hi, sweetie.
- Hello.
Wow.
[Ceci] How are you?
Fine.
[Ceci] And Emi?
I left her at one of her school mate's.
Kari,
you know that we will always be there,
just a step away from you two,
for whatever you need.
Any time at all.
No matter what.
Okay.
[Sofi sighs]
- Let's go.
- [Sofi] Hi. Yeah. Come on.
You okay?
[tense music plays]
- [cuffs clink]
- [cameras click]
Representing the plaintiff and victim,
my name is Víctor Pizarro Méndez.
[attorney] Judges, ladies and gentlemen,
good morning.
Representing the defendant,
Cristián Lira Echaurren.
[reporter 1] After a month of hearings,
the controversies in the closing
of the Montes case keep adding up
as the defense of the alleged killer
confirm that the defendant
will not testify in front of the jury.
This means that all
of the defendant's previous confessions
cannot be used as evidence in the trial.
[reporter 3] This, combined with a lack
of evidence needed to establish a link
between Mario Medina and the killer,
has all but guaranteed
the sentence in this case.
[judge 1] The verdict arrived at
by the jury of this court of law
declares Jaime Nuñez Jara
guilty as charged
for the robbery
and murder of Verónica Montes del Río.
Crime perpetrated in June of 2010.
With respect to the dismissal
of the charges against Mario Medina Pozo
presented by the Public Prosecutor
and the plaintiff, Berta del Río,
the record establishes it necessary
to specify that the burden of proof
failed to go beyond any reasonable doubt.
Following the required deliberation,
the jury has unanimously determined,
regarding the events that took place
on the morning of the 29th of June, 2010,
to lift the precautionary measures
against the accused, Mario Medina Pozo,
corresponding to cautionary custody.
In addition,
the jury has voted for acquittal
in favor of Mario Medina Pozo,
accused by the public prosecutor
of being the alleged author
of the crime of parricide
against his spouse,
Verónica Montes del Río.
[no dialogue]
DEFENDAN
[piano music plays]
[Pizarro] Your Honor,
in the light of the jury's presentation,
which clearly does not correspond
to what the plaintiff was hoping for,
we request a recess of at least one hour.
[judge 2] Very well.
You are conceded a one-hour recess.
[journalist] Sir! What do you have to say?
[indistinct commotion]
JUSTICE FOR VERÓNICA
[Lira] We are not releasing
any statements at this time!
We never doubted the outcome
of the verdict,
and you will soon receive
our official declaration.
Sir, please.
Please have respect.
She doesn't wanna talk.
- Keep your distance. Please stay back.
- She doesn't want to talk.
Have some respect.
[woman 4] Murderer!
- I've got you.
- [reporter 5] Just a quick statement!
How much did they pay you
to keep your mouth shut, huh?
Why didn't you testify?
Why did you lie about the reward?
Did you spend the two million
or did you drink it away?
Today is a day of much sadness
for our family.
We are very
appreciative of all the people
who have helped us
and stood by us all this time.
The trial has been a very long
and a very painful one,
and also
we weren't able
to have the right to mourn Verónica.
Because we've had to fight
to obtain justice for her.
And the body?
Why hide it in the house?
To be sure you'd get paid, or?
Or did something go wrong? Huh?
Are you telling me that you don't care
if Medina says he doesn't know you?
He doesn't know you,
and you're the only guilty one?
Dude, the asshole who sent you
to kill his wife
is strolling down
the fucking street right now!
And you're fucked.
Alone. In jail.
Now why?
Answer me, man! Huh?
- [guard] Enough.
- They pay you? Okay.
Did they pay you a second time?
Answer me, man.
- Answer me, you sellout piece of shit!
- Counselor? Counselor? Take it easy!
[voices fade out]
[piano music plays]
[Ceci] We would like to say
that our sister Verónica is not dead.
She will remain alive
until justice is served.
JUSTICE FOR VERÓNICA
[music fades out]
[Mario] So, who takes what?
[door closes]
[Emi] I don't care.
[Kari] Yes.
You got that?
- [Mario] Yes, yes, I'll take this one.
- [Kari] Okay, fine.
- Let's go.
- [Mario] Super.
[Mario] Okay.
Ah, some water.
That way we can brush our teeth, buddy.
- Okay.
- What we also need is tomato sauce.
- What're we gonna put on that?
- Right there.
- Ah, way to go, dude.
- Spaghetti's what we need.
We should get more stuff
Some more kinds of pasta.
Grab another one.
That one over there. That one.
So we each have our own chips.
- And
- Right. The homemade ones are mine.
Should we get some peanuts?
Hey.
[Emi] I want this.
This one.
And they cost the same.
- Ooh, how about these?
- Pencils?
- More pencils.
- Huh?
- [Mario] Here you are.
- Fine. Okay.
There.
- That should be it.
- [Mario] More pencils?
They're necessary, Dad.
Look at these.
Which pencils?
Okay, take them and let's move on.
Let's look over there,
for more stuff for the house.
- Come on.
- [Emi] Okay.
And, uh
Is it them?
Um
Remember the day you said
"I wanna go to Santiago"? You said.
"That's where shit's goin' on."
"It's exciting."
Remember that?
Yeah, but
it would cost.
I was thinking, uh,
that I'm really in need
of a change of surroundings.
That'd be good.
I was thinking that if you
you really wanna go to Santiago
why not go together?
That'd be badass.
No, really.
I'm being serious.
We could go there together.
You don't plan to leave me
hanging at the airport, do you?
[chuckles] Who said
we're traveling by plane?
If we're lucky, we go by bus.
Hmm.
[sniffs]
YOUNG WOMAN MISSING THREE DAYS
Can I have one?
Not a minor anymore, you know?
Mm-hmm.
[quiet music plays]
[birds calling]
[music fades out]
[soft guitar music plays]
[woman singing in Spanish]
[Verónica] Ah, would you look
at who I found? [chuckles]
[laughs]
How are you enjoying it?
- It's nice.
- [Kari] Look at her.
- [Verónica] Are you having fun?
- Yes.
[Verónica laughs]
[Emi] We're waving to the fish.
[laughs]
It's the magic hour.
- The magic hour?
- Yeah.
Hi, Vero.
I'm gonna record this sunset
for the next time we wanna enjoy it.
So that we never forget it.
[soft music continues]
[giggles]
And we never will.
[sings playfully, laughs]
No animal was harmed during this series.
Inspired by true events. Fictionalized
events, characters, and dialogue.