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Hello.

Is something wrong?

What are you doing?

Pack a suitcase with only what you need.

What?

You're staying with your sister for a while.

What? My sister? Are you nuts? Are you throwing me out?

No, I don't want him to kill you.

Who wants to kill me?

Ismael, Emiliano's buddy. Remember him?

He thinks the world would be a better place without us.

Why would he want to hurt us?

Because he's a psycho.

Who do you think helped your son dismember that girl?

I don't believe that. I won't let you drive me crazy.

What's going on?

Your dad's driving me nuts. He wants to kick me out.

He's alive, Emiliano. We need to move fast.

So get dressed and pack a bag.

No way, you said he was dead. You said I was safe.

Both of you will be safe if you do exactly as I say.

-No, no, no, please. -Don't do it. Why should we?

Because we're on our own, María.

Iván, send someone over right now.

Tell him to watch the house,

and not take his eyes off my wife for a single moment.

-Is that all, sir? -Yes, send a car over here.

Have your coffee. They're coming to get us.

-To go where? -Have your coffee. Are you ready, honey?

-María. -What?

Are you ready to go to your sister's?

-In a minute. -Look, honey, listen to me.

There'll be no more lies, but I need you to do as I say.

Let's go.

-No way, I'm not going in that. -Thanks. Get in.

-I'm here, honey. -Any news?

Not yet, but the doctors are optimistic.

This can't be. How long have I been here?

Honey, we always knew this wouldn't be easy.

You're first on the list now. Our chances are very good.

-My patients. -They're just fine.

They need you to get better quickly.

I need to phone them.

I need to know. Give me your phone.

Not now while you're in the ER.

-No! It's Carmona. -Calm down.

I need to call Carmona now. Give me your phone.

You need to wait. Please calm down.

-Give it to me! -You'll have a fit.

-Give it to me! -Okay!

Where are we?

Somewhere safe.

You're staying with a lady.

Her name is Ana, she'll take care of you.

Shut up! Shut up.

Scream again,

and you're dead, understood?

Do anything dumb, and you're dead.

You want your pills?

Be quiet and do as I say.

You're going to open the garage door,

and drive as if your life was beautiful and peaceful.

As if your family is all you've ever cared about.

Understood?

I can't do it.

Sure you can.

Drive three blocks down the road and make a right.

Understood?

Good. Start the engine.

Very good.

Open the gate.

Hurry up.

Put it in reverse.

We've got ten seconds to get out of here.

Understood?

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Okay, now. Easy, easy, easy.

They can't think you're nervous.

And they can't follow you.

Very good.

-Where's your son? -With Ana.

Bringing him here is an unnecessary risk, sir.

-I don't give a damn. -Allow me to remind you

that no one's allowed to jeopardize our business.

That's very clear in our agreement.

I know what it says, Iván.

I'm glad to hear that, sir.

Iván.

Well?

Your wife left 15 minutes ago. There's no sign of Ismael.

Turn on the next corner.

Don't do anything stupid.

Make sure they're not tailing us.

Turn now.

What do you think will be his first move, sir?

No idea.

But he's no fool that kid.

He is talented, no doubt.

But what experience does he have?

Iván, Ismael found us. He befriended my son.

He was in my house, he knows my wife,

we gave him work,

he's been studying our business for months now.

So he does have experience.

What do you want to do sir?

I want to make sure my family's safe.

And then,

I'm hunting him down.

Turn right. I said right.

Turn the engine off and give me the keys.

I need my pills! I need my pills, please!

I'll give you something that'll help, understood?

So calm down. Take a deep breath.

Make sure nobody's coming. Very good, very good.

Very good.

She was beautiful.

She is beautiful.

She won't be in four days.

When her body starts decomposing.

But by then it won't matter.

Her family will remember her as a beautiful woman.

As a sleeping beauty.

You're weird.

You obviously like your job.

But choosing to makeup dead people is really scary.

What's weird is to choose to makeup the living.

The dead never complain.

Or ask you to turn them into something they're not.

You're don Ávila's kid, right?

Yes.

Good morning.

I gave you a muscle relaxant, so don't even try to move.

Just relax.

It's only temporary, don't worry.

We're going to a food fair,

where there's a lot of variety, lots of people.

Regarding your son,

there are very safe places far away from here.

He stays with me, period.

-You screwed up, Ávila. -Who is this?

The glass pierced his heart. It's useless, you idiot!

Dr. Ramírez.

How many of your clients need heart transplants, you idiots?

I don't understand, doctor. We followed your instructions.

Somebody forgot to tell you, you idiot,

that he had a piece of glass in his chest.

Look, Doctor, I'm sure we'll find a way...

You have 24 hours to get me another heart,

or I'll call the cops and take you to hell with me!

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Who do you think I am?

I'm not your patient. Don't threaten me, you son of a bitch.

Is there something you forgot to tell me sir?

When I shot that mechanic, he fell on a counter.

He was too heavy,

a shard of glass pierced his heart.

You just made a terrible mistake, sir.

We don't have 24 hours.

I know that, and I'll take care of it.

It was your mistake, sir.

Are you sure you don't want some?

Look,

I guess your husband told you I'm nuts and a danger to you.

Did he tell you why?

Okay.

Blink once to say yes.

And blink twice to say no.

Answer me you damn fool! Answer me!

That's what I thought.

Let me tell you about that.

I'll tell you who your husband really is.

Remember that time,

when he burned my motorbike in your backyard?

He told you it was because he hated motorcycles.

But that's not it, after we killed this guy,

we got away on that bike.

He was a cop.

This is called a dossier.

We hitmen use them to get to know our victims a little better.

Spare me the act.

It's very simple.

One plus one,

equals two.

Your husband is a killer.

All the rest is just a cover.

Both you, and your dumb son are part of his cover.

You know what infuriates me? How people can be so dumb.

This guy's been at it for fifteen years,

murdering people.

Did you know we had met? We had already met.

Did you know that?

I was four years old,

when that son of a bitch of your husband killed my dad.

I needed a heart,

so I paid Moreira at the funeral parlor.

I paid him a fortune.

More than 100,000 pesos to murder him.

He was a patient of mine.

And he was... He was perfect.

He was six feet tall, a non-smoker.

He had a very healthy heart.

This is awesome.

-How much is it worth? -Almost as much as a car.

No way. You're kidding.

Why would anyone pay that much for a casket?

Why not?

How much is this one?

It's free. The government pays for it.

See what I mean?

Why pay so much if you can get it for free?

Because these are much more comfortable.

Why would I care about comfort after I'm dead?

Because you should.

After you die, they put you in there.

They cross your hands over your chest.

Somebody says, "May he rest in peace."

Then they close it.

-You want to try it? -No, no.

Dad will get me this one when I die.

Not here. Come to the crematorium.

This is awesome.

It gets hotter than 1,000 degrees.

May I?

Nice and easy.

Get your gun, and slide it across the roof.

Nice and easy.

-You're in so much trouble. -The tape.

-What tape? -The tape.

I'm taking you to an awesome place.

What happened to me will happen to you.

Okay, so here we go.

Just wait and see. You will never forget this.

Here we go.

How's the boy doing?

He's terrified.

He asks a lot of questions.

Let his dad answer them for him.

May I ask what's going on?

Ismael wants to kill him.

And he wants to kill us.

Why? Has he lost his mind?

We killed his mom, among other things.

There's something you're not telling me.

It's better for you not to know.

What are we going to do?

We give don Ávila a chance to solve the problem.

Without any collateral damage.

Please.

Please.

Please, what do you want? I don't want to die.

Nobody wants to die.

Tell me something I don't know.

What? I don't understand.

For example, what did Dr. Ramírez tell you?

Nothing we can take seriously. The poor guy is dying.

He won't be around tomorrow. He can't even testify in court.

I swear it was a waste of time.

-Any names? -No, nothing. It made no sense.

I didn't believe a word.

-This isn't working. -What?

I swear we have nothing, Ávila!

He said nothing, pure nonsense.

No, no, no, wait.

You know? I like it a lot more...

-...when it's noisy. -No, wait, wait, please.

No, wait, wait.

Listen up you idiot.

If you keep wasting time,

and you're not back in 30 minutes,

you'll be the one that needs a hospital bed.

Cheer up, woman.

Look.

They look like swine herded into an abattoir.

You know what your problem is?

You're incapable of enjoying this game.

It happens to everybody the first time.

You feel like you're a mummy, like you're petrified.

But you'll have fun, just wait and see.

Look how packed it is.

You see that? You need to see Montes.

You know he works for your husband, right?

Nobody asked him to heal you,

so you wouldn't get accustomed to that,

and remain the same old stupid woman.

Let's do this. Goal! Goal!

I'm getting a drink. Want something?

No?

Okay. Don't go anywhere.

Mrs. Ramírez?

What do you want? Who are you?

I'm here to protect you.

From what?

Your husband reported some very dangerous guys.

I have a few questions. May I come in? I'll be brief.

Alright.

Come in.

I'll get that.

What else do you need to know?

I didn't know what my husband and those guys were up to.

I don't know the guys he hired.

If he had told me, I'd have called the cops.

We know that.

Did he speak with anyone about this?

Of course not. Who would he talk with about that?

I just found out myself.

I still can't believe it.

Mrs. Ramírez, did your husband write a note?

Or asked you to write anything?

He barely had the strength to speak.

I can't believe this is happening to me.

Sánchez.

Spare me the introduction, will you?

God damn it! I'm on my way.

-Hail, most pure Mary. -Conceived without sin.

Today I killed three people to correct a mistake.

A mistake? Whose?

-Mine. -We all make mistakes.

No, this time I lost my temper. I betrayed a client's trust.

Maybe he deserved to be betrayed.

Maybe.

He betrayed his patient's trust.

You see?

Your anger is justified.

Yes but I'm no judge, I'm an executioner.

No, no, no. You were an executioner.

Now you're the boss.

Precisely, I have no business killing people out there.

I risked my business, my family. You don't do that.

But you did what you had to do. Didn't you solve the problem?

That's just the thing. I'm not sure I did.

We spend out lives watching the days go by,

which are usually identical and adding up.

You switch on the automatic pilot,

and let go like a fatty on a water slide.

You forget who you are, even who you were.

You use masks for everything.

One for your kids, another for your wife.

The work mask, the morning mask.

The one for Sundays.

A finger to make the sign of the cross,

another to pull the trigger, and one to count the damn bills.

And all for what?

And you feel good, I mean...

Not great, but at least you know nothing bad's going to happen.

That automatic pilot convinced you

that it's all about resisting.

So you let the days go by. You know what they're like.

You have become

a very pathetic creature.

For penance, say three Hail Marys.

One for each victim.

I absolve you in the name of the Father,

the Son and the Holy Ghost.

Amen.

God be with you.

-Who called it in? -An anonymous caller, sir.

I called you because he was your deputy.

I'm very sorry.

Nobody saw or heard anything.

Everybody's blind and deaf until their kids get killed.

These damn people.

Did you find a notebook and a tape-recorder?

No, sir, just this.

-That bastard took them. -Why would he do that?

No dumb questions please.

Yes, you know the drill. Go ahead and send them.

Hold on.

Get rid of those.

How did it go?

I solved the problem. How's my boy?

Scared and confused. He doesn't get what's going on.

-He hasn't seen you? -No.

-Where is he? -With Ana.

Yes.

There you are. Sorry, it's a bad day.

-Are we safe? -Don't worry about it.

Did they kill the bastard?

-We're working on it. -We who?

You're just an undertaker's aide for all I know.

I was also a cop, in case you forgot. I have my contacts.

-Great! Who are you? -I'm your dad, let's go.

I know you're my dad, but you have a gun, and they call you don here.

They respect you.

I know you had dealings with Ismael.

You didn't just pay him to look after me.

How many lives have you got?

Just this one. Let's go.

-Good afternoon miss. -How can I help you?

I'm here to see a patient, Dr. Ramírez.

He's here for a transplant.

-Are you related to him? -No, I'm not. I'm a cop.

Two other officers were here to see him.

Those officers are dead.

-May I go in? -Go right ahead.

She isn't answering. It goes to voicemail.

You know your mom. The battery must be dead.

Have you got your aunt's number?

I don't even remember her face.

Help me look in your mom's calendar.

It's here somewhere.

Why hasn't she called to say she's okay?

I don't know. Help me find that number.

Where could it be?

Knowing your mom, it could be anywhere.

Search the kitchen, I'll look here.

Okay.

I found it.

-Where was it? -In the microwave.

-The microwave? -Yes.

-Why did you look there? -I dried my sneakers in it.

Her name is Alice?

Alice? Your brother-in-law.

May I please speak with María?

She's not there?

No, no, that's okay. Never mind.

Wait here.

Yes, Iván?

Addressed to me? I told you to wait downstairs.

What's the number? I'm on my way.

-What is it? -Your buddy left us a message.

What about mom?

It's a miracle he's alive.

There was no such miracle for my two cops.

You don't understand. He's sedated, maybe unconscious.

Wake him up.

He'd only live a few minutes if I wake him up.

That's all I need.

My job is to keep him alive as long as I can.

Come on, Doctor. How much time does he have?

Be honest, please.

I doubt he'll make it to tomorrow.

You're not God, Doctor.

You tried to save him, and you failed.

There's a guy out there that killed two of my men.

And he knows who he is.

Wait here. I won't be long.

Hey, Dad.

Never mind.

He'll wake up in a few moments.

Please do not get him too excited.

I just need him to tell me who killed my cop.

Come in.

Doctor Ramírez.

I'm a police officer.

You spoke earlier to one of my men, remember?

You called to confess to a murder.

Did you do it?

I already... I already told him.

I know, but the man you spoke to is dead.

They killed him to silence what you told him.

-What was it? -I paid.

-What? -I paid. I paid.

-Who? -I paid.

Who? Who did you pay?

Who did you pay?

THERE ARE NO LIVE WITNESSES

"Killing well to live better." Anonymous quote.