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What are you doing here sir?

You should be in hospital.

Call don Ávila. Tell him to come here.

Tell him to come here now.

Don Ávila?

There's no don here but you, unless...

Screw your granddad, Iván.

I prefer the ashes.

Don't worry about it. He's speaking with his son.

Honey, this young lady is here to see you.

-Good evening Maggie. -Good evening, Mr. Ávila.

I know it's late. But I couldn't get hold of you.

I haven't been able to take my calls recently.

I know you're busy.

You know what starting a new job is like.

Right.

Honey, did you offer her a drink?

-Please come in. -No, no, you're very kind.

Sorry to bother you. I just need you to sign these papers.

YOU BASTARD! NEXT TIME I'M TELLING ON YOU

-Is your name Maggie? -Magda. So nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Here. Is that all?

No, that's all. I'll phone you if I need you.

-I'll see you out. -Thanks. Goodbye, ma'am.

Goodbye, Magda.

I'll fix dinner, honey.

What a pleasant surprise.

The next time you mess with my family,

I will kill you.

You're so sweet as usual.

Thanks for everything. I'll stay in touch.

Bye.

What's going on?

Close the door.

You were going to...

-I already did. -What do you mean?

Shut the damn door and go inside, María.

Emiliano, come here, come here.

-What is he doing? He's nuts. -Come here.

Pick your words very carefully.

All I need is an excuse to kill somebody.

-If you mean Emiliano... -Yes. That's who I mean.

It's just a coincidence. I swear I knew nothing.

Right, you know nothing.

Not a thing.

Then I'll just stay away from Emiliano.

No.

Just make sure he stays out of trouble.

Don't worry, I guarantee you he can take care of himself.

Really, like you guaranteed you'd get rid of the bike?

Alright then.

I'll make sure he stays out of trouble.

Get out of my damn house.

Punch me.

Emiliano knows I won't keep quiet about this.

He also knows I'd never hurt a fly.

You just burned a bike man.

Damn it!

What you just did is crazy. Are you nuts?

Go to your room.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm talking to you.

Shut up and go to your room.

Get me some coffee.

What am I supposed to do now?

That wasn't the deal.

Ávila still needs some further training.

He had to be approved!

You think he's the one?

You really think so?

But then again, whether he's the one or not,

there's nothing we can do now.

Cheers.

What's the matter?

That's what I'd like to know.

I don't know what you mean.

That you burned your son's friend's bike, for example.

-You know I hate bikes. -But you never burned one.

They never left one in front of my house.

Are you listening to yourself?

What happened to you?

I'm scared.

Scared?

I think I shouldn't have taken that job.

How come?

María, there are so many rules and responsibilities.

I've never had...

...my job and my personal life all mixed up.

I've always made sure of that, and now,

I have issues with you, and Emiliano.

My work is a mess. I'm under so much pressure.

And I just can't stand it.

Don't worry. You just got started.

You'll be fine in a few days.

I don't know.

Forget all your worries. Focus on the advantages.

What advantages?

I don't know. More money?

How much more?

Enough to take that cruise.

The one to Polynesia?

The Polynesian cruise?

Yes?

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Iván.

Who was that?

Some guy from work.

What did he want?

He wanted me to go to the funeral home.

Are you going?

No.

I'm staying here with you.

-Please come in. -I need to see the don.

I'm afraid that's impossible.

Iván, I'm not in the mood. I need to see him now.

Since you insist.

There you have the don.

There you have...

...Moreira.

Can you believe there's a metal detector?

Barbed wire and dogs are next.

May I?

-No, I don't think you can. -I think I can.

Where's your boyfriend?

I don't have a boyfriend.

No? Well somebody says you're his girlfriend.

Some punk they call La Bestia.

That's his problem.

And mine, I'm dead if he sees us together.

-You're scared? -Not of him, of all stupidity.

I see, so what's so stupid about this?

Getting beat up for fun just for talking with you.

My idea of fun is a little more enticing.

Mine too.

-See? -Leave him to me.

It's too late for that.

-Why are you with that punk? -Can't I just talk?

-You whore. -Bastard.

Take it easy.

-What, punk? -Nothing, I just...

I'm glad you tried it. Is it good?

Nice, right? What's it like?

You're eating it.

No, thank you, I pass.

-You're eating that. -I'm not hungry.

Eat up kid.

Eat up, it's good. Eat, eat, eat.

It's good, isn't it? Yummy.

He simply made it happen earlier.

But why?

Because...

Moreira never gave away anything,

much less the time he had left to live.

Live?

Just before he shot himself, he had another seizure.

I found pieces of his lungs,

and blood clots all over his desk.

And the doctor said that was just the beginning.

Tell me, Iván.

What's your role in all this?

I'll be your right hand as I was Moreira's.

My right hand?

Yes, close enough to pick up parts of your lungs too.

From now on you will be...

...don Ávila.

You do know what it means.

Moreira said something, but I guess there's more?

There is and I will tell you all about it.

You are part of my job.

Excuse me.

Mr. Paterson. Don Ávila. How can we help you?

-Where is Moreira? -Why do you need him sir?

I'm very patient, but I will not be made fun of.

-I already paid you! -I don't understand sir.

-So I need to see Moreira. -Moreira isn't here.

And who the hell are you?

I'm in charge now.

Whatever you're planning, forget it.

It's very simple.

I'm going to kill him.

Cool it man.

Don't let him get to you. He isn't worth it.

Because he didn't do it to you, right?

Because I didn't mess with his chick.

I did not mess with his chick. She came to me.

I asked her to leave.

Well,

then kill her, and that's that, end of problem.

Okay, I'm kidding, okay?

Go to hell.

Okay, so you want to kill him. Tell me how.

Well...

I'll take him by surprise. I'll get a gun.

There'll be metal detectors all over the school.

You can't sneak it in.

What else? Beat him up? He will kill you instead.

I'll find a way.

What seems to be the problem, Mr. Paterson?

Where is Moreira?

Like I said, he isn't here. How can we help you?

Well look,

today I got up real early.

As usual I went to my yoga class and took a shower,

then I went to the bank because the manager phoned me.

And the manager said that a dead body

emptied one of my safe-deposit boxes, damn it!

Please get to the point sir.

Yes sir. The point is that my wife,

who you guys had to kill, isn't dead.

I'm sure there's a way...

There you are you bastard. I'm still waiting for your call.

-I'll handle it. -No, I will. Excuse me.

Drinking with your buddies? I've been calling you for days.

Let go of me Iván. Let go!

-Answer me. -Shut up.

-Where were you? -Shut up.

-Let go! -Shut up.

-You idiot. -You're sick. I'll lose my job.

You're driving me nuts, idiot.

You think you can dump me just like that?

-Maggie. -What?

You're becoming a problem.

-Me? -Yes.

You have no idea what a problem I can be.

Got it? No idea.

Why are we always fighting?

What's wrong with you? You know I love you.

-Let go of me. -You know I love you.

Stop it. I'm working here.

Don Ávila, I don't think it's a good idea

to leave a client talking to himself.

If I may give you a piece of advice.

Any instructions?

Yes, take care of her.

Are you okay?

Yes.

Allow me.

Forgive the interruption.

I had an urgent problem to solve.

Where were we?

You have no idea what having problems is.

Not yet, don Ávila.

Excuse me.

What is it?

What?

How much?

That bitch.

That was my lawyer.

That bitch that isn't dead now wants to negotiate.

She threatened to tell a judge everything she knows.

What does she want?

Everything.

In 24 hours.

I hope you realize just how serious this is.

I understand perfectly, Mr. Paterson.

Your problem will be solved in less than 24 hours.

I'll see you in 24 hours. By then I hope you really...

...understand what's going on.

He's going to pay for this. I'll make the bastard pay.

I swear I'll make him pay.

I don't think that's such a good idea.

Am I supposed to apologize to that jerk?

Forgetting him would be a good idea.

Sure, wake up each morning and pretend it never happened.

Exactly, I only want to offer the best possible solution.

Who the hell are you

to stick your nose in my affairs?

Nobody asked you to solve anything.

You heard don Ávila ask me to solve this problem.

Don Ávila? Right.

Tell don Ávila that even a zillion jerks like you,

can't stop me from destroying his life.

Fine, I'll let him know.

However I'd like to make a final effort

to try to dissuade you from doing that.

Shut up, you idiot! Shut up!

There's no need for any name-calling.

You idiot.

I'll take you home.

Not even you would notice the difference.

Couldn't you just close her eyes?

Yes, but her family wants to remember

the look in her eyes before she fell off the cliff.

Can you do that?

I can do almost anything I'm requested.

Except making them talk.

-I am... -Don Ávila.

-Have we met? -No, but I know that ring.

My name's not on the ring.

Iván told me your name. I'm Ana.

Tell me, Ana. Where can I find Iván?

I don't know. He wasn't here when I arrived.

Sorry.

Okay.

If you see him, tell him I'm looking for him.

That it's urgent.

Yes sir.

-Yes? -It's Ismael.

What do you want?

Emiliano is getting into some big trouble.

So find a solution.

The solution's a bitch, and it's a very serious problem.

Either find a solution or deal with me.

Damn it!

Hi there.

How are you?

Thank you.

We need new pens. These are no good.

Where were you?

Solving your problems sir.

What problems?

The girl that...

Right, that nutcase.

-And? -I guess I was convincing enough.

Good.

What do we do about Paterson?

I suppose you know what to do sir.

Hire someone to finish the job?

No. No.

Iván.

It's my first day.

That's understandable. Let me explain.

You need to finish the job,

and decide how to punish the guy that messed up.

I took this job because I thought it was quieter.

It's usually very quiet most of the time.

Although sometimes there are unforeseen setbacks,

which you can't delegate to anyone else.

-You now are... -I know who I am.

Just tell me who had the Paterson job.

Moreira knew.

But then of course Moreira's calendar...

...now belongs to you.

I'm sure you'll find it to be very useful.

-González? -Who's looking for me?

I'm don Ávila.

We need to talk.

Maybe tomorrow, I...

No, it has to be today.

I won't be long.

Yes, of course. Come in.

I'm sorry about the mess. I wasn't expecting anyone.

That's okay, I understand. I have a son too.

-So, don...? -Ávila.

Don Ávila. I'm listening.

Can we be alone?

He's six months old.

Where's your wife?

Her mother broke her hip.

She has five brothers, but they called her.

She should be back tomorrow.

Nice house.

We have a problem.

Where are you going?

To have my burger and I'm out of here.

You're in a hurry?

-I have to study. -Let me help you.

-Now there's no burger. -What's your problem?

Cool it. Cool it.

You can have my burger.

I don't want it. Shove it up your ass.

Don't fight. I'll have both of them.

Is there a problem?

No, no problem.

Come, let's go.

I could've killed him.

He's dead already.

Fatso stuffs himself real good for a dead guy.

Exactly.

What?

Let me tell you a story.

A problem?

Why? What did I do?

The problem isn't what you did, but what you didn't do.

I don't understand sir.

Mrs. Paterson.

I don't understand. She's gone.

Really? Someone should tell her. I don't think she knows.

That can't be. I did my job.

Are you sure?

I gave her enough pills to knock out two elephants.

Then I pushed the car into the lake.

She took $50 thousand from a safe 15 hours ago.

That doesn't mean...

She phoned her husband, she wants half a million bucks

or she'll tell the cops everything.

These women.

You know?

I have mixed feelings, González.

Part of me wants to know what happened.

But the other part of me prays this story never gets out.

-What's his name? -Guillermo.

-Please, sir, I swear... -Make sure you finish the job.

It was a neighbor's dog.

He'd lost a foot.

And an eye.

It was horrible.

And it was huge.

The bastard followed me around everywhere I went.

You're listening, right?

Yes, yes. Go on.

He bit my heels.

Always in the same damn place.

People made fun of me.

They did nothing, and I was cooped up at home,

just thinking about what to do about that damn dog.

The point is that La Bestia eats just like that dog.

Guess what I did to the dog.

What?

I gave him a huge piece of meat.

With some mercury and some ground glass.

I fed him that.

And that was that.

-No way. Mercury? -Yes, from a thermometer.

Oh man!

What'll happen to him?

Haven't you seen a dog die?

Just wait and see.

What do you want?

You said you'd disappear.

No way, I'll see the bastard rot in hell.

I want him to pay.

He did, he paid, to shut you up for good.

And I paid you double to spare me.

I did my part. We all did.

Mr. Paterson. I did. But you didn't do your part.

I'll give you jewels. More money.

I couldn't spend a cent.

Mrs. González?

Nice to meet you.

I regret to inform you that your husband's dead.

No, I'm not kidding. A bus leaves in 30 minutes.

Look what I fixed you.

Emiliano.

Emiliano.

I am not hungry.

I'm exhausted.

I'm going to bed.

A VICTIM CAN NEVER TURN INTO A CLIENT AND VICE VERSA

"Killing to live better."