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[Red light district 6:22 p.m.]

What time did Kiki say?

He's coming at 6:30.

Girls, I have to ask you to leave.

Why? It's the allowed district.

Okay.

Attention, station.

I'm in Godoy Cruz and Paraguay with two transvestites who refuse to be traslated.

I request a patrol car.

Phase one completed, Santos.

Correct.

It's about to be half past, gentlemen. Go.

I don't like this operative.

Nevertheless, you have a good physique.

Really! Good legs.

He's arrivng, gentlemen.

He better pick you. That's all I'm gonna say.

- Hello, girl. - Hello.

I'm looking for Kiki's friends.

Yes, that's us.

You sure?

What is it, honey? Are you disappointed?

- Not at all. - Good.

Plus, Kiki's friends are supposed to be the best on the area, right?

If Kiki says.

He's gonna pick Ravenna.

I bet a hundred pesos that he picks Lamponne.

Deal.

Pick already. You are not going to marry us.

Truly not.

You come. The chubby one.

He picked you, Cynthia.

These heels aren't so uncomfortable, huh?

So, Cynthia?

You coming or not?

Kiki said you were an expert.

Come, sit here.

Why don't we talk a bit until they bring the drinks?

What do you do?

That doesn't matter now.

I have to go back to the bathroom.

Wait for me a bit.

I've been on this room for 20 minutes and I don't know what to do!

Pretend, Lamponne. Touch him, make a connection.

Medina had to kiss a mexican not so long ago.

That was different! I'm on a room, dressed as a woman,

with a guy that thinks he's gonna get his dick sucked like never before!

I'm begging you.

Accelerate the escape maneuver!

Come on, Cynthia! Don't play hard to get, please.

Enough preliminary.

Do what you are here for. Come on.

Come. Come on, come on.

Excuse me, we have a fire alarm.

You have to leave the room immediately.

You leave alone. You don't know me.

If a tv camera is outside...

...on a hotel with a transvestite. Just what I needed.

Empty the motel, please.

I repeat.

Empty the motel.

- What is it, dude? - Where's the fire?

What fire are you talking about? I didn't call you.

I have a fire complaint from this place, sir.

No! You came on your own!

Please, guys, check the place quick.

Lady, are you sure this is going to work?

No, I'm not sure.

The building committee doesn't know your son?

Lamponne?

Can you give the earphone to the lawyer?

Santos wants to talk to you.

Listen, Ceraffini.

We know how to do our job well.

The questions you are making, we already did them and answered them.

I ask you that, for the rest of the operative, you limit yourself to represent Miss Arias,

and to not interfiere where you are not called for.

Give the earphone back to my associate.

Case 19?

Come on in, please.

The committee and administration of building Cito, in Altolaguirre 2752 of this city,

represented in this case by Dr. Ricardo Felix Caraccolo,

and the administrator Sergio Ariel Vainstein,

against the owners of apartment B from the 7th floor,

Ms. Ester Arias and her son, Alberto Hugo Arias,

represented by their lawyer, Dr. Manuel Ceraffini.

Well.

After the lack of payments for the past two and a half years

for expenses and common services

the defendants request, for the second time,

a refinancing of the debt

and the possibility to mantain central services, not functioning for the past three months.

On the other hand, the plaintiffs refuse to reach an agreement

demanding the closing sale of the seized unit to the highest bidder

and with all the formal regulations of an property execution,

as to collect the debt completely and immediately.

Leading this session, the honorable judge,

Dr. Juan Agustin Pirolo. Stand up.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Good evening.

You may sit.

Thank you.

Very well.

Mr. judge!

Thank you! Really.

Nothing to thank for, miss. I'm just doing my job.

Excuse me.

I hope this was just a coincidence.

And not some weird type of extortion, right?

Just coincidence.

Thank you for my mother.

I would like to ask you to never see you again around here, sir.

Okay, thanks.

Excuse me, do you have a light?

Eh?

- Light. - Ah, yes.

- Thank you. - No problem.

- You have lipstick. - Excuse me?

You have a little lipstick there.

Ah, thanks.

Thanks, doctor.

- So, is it better? - It reduced a lot.

Of course, the risk is still high. But there is a chance everything goes fine.

We will see its evolution.

The diagnose today is positive.

We have to keep our hopes up.

Do you want me to go to the reunion with the school principal with you?

- Good morning. - No, I want you to stay in bed and rest.

So you feel well to go tomorrow to the clinic.

Good morning.

How are you, beautiful?

You look better today.

Seems like it. We will see what happens.

Matías woke up early and is studying downstairs.

- Good. Thanks. - Excuse me.

Architect.

What I told your wife is not the truth.

The sickness is moving forward

and the organism isn't responding as we hoped.

It's terminal.

I wouldn't say terminal.

But in two months...

...it could be definitive.

We will try everything we can.

Let's not lose our hopes.

I recommend you not to...

...put Cecilia in any stressful or upsetting situation.

In these cases, her mood is crucial.

How are you, Miguens?

It's been hard times.

But don't worry, I won't bother you with my problems.

You?

Well, you see...

Here, fighting so the youth doesn't go astray.

Did you talk to Matías lately?

Yes, we talk a lot.

- How is he? Studying? - Of course.

It would be a pity if he had to retake the year.

Architect...

Matías failed seven classes and has to take exams in march.

You know perfectly well he can't be promoted to the next year,

owing more than two.

So he will have to pass five subjects in march.

I tell you. Frankly, I think it's impossible.

Despite how prepared he is for them, this is a school with high rigorousness.

Plus now, in march, teachers have the order to be extremely strict,

rigorous and nonpermissive.

I'm not saying this to...

...torment parents nor students, it's to...

mantain the level of excellence typical to this school.

Which must be the thing that made you trust us with Matías' education, right?

I still don't get why you made an appointment with me.

Let me explain, Architect. I made you come so I could apologize in advance.

I know perfectly well you are a very influential man.

An architect I respect a lot.

For me, it was an honor that you trusted us with Matías' education.

As the school principal, I'm obligated to inform you and your wife...

...that you should get ready for bad news.

Please, Matías. It's not that hard. Put some work into it.

I dont have enough time, dad! I have to study seven subjects in a week!

Tell me, how can I do it?

It's a lost case! It's a lost case! I don't need it.

Please! Listen to me!

I need you to be promoted.

Understand me, Matías.

Your mom is very sick.

We can't give her these upsetting news.

- I'm begging you. - Listen to me...

No, you listen to me!

Stop! Here, take the notebooks! You study!

Is something wrong?

No! No, no.

No, darling.

I was just having a discussion with Matías...

... about something silly.

Lay, please. Go lay, my love.

Everything is fine.

Really.

Go.

Go!

The diagnose is right. There's not much else to do than what we are already doing.

Your wife is being taken care of excellently, Miguens.

Yes, thank you.

Doctor Kozak has international fame.

Yeah.

Of course, but I didn't want to...

...miss the oportunity to have a little chat with you, doctor.

I understand, I understand.

How's the other stuff in your life? Good?

No, no.

Not even that.

I'm trying to not make my wife upset for the next months.

And my son is on the verge of having to retake a year.

Well, that's a problem with more chances of being solved.

No.

It's very hard.

It's seven subjects in five days.

I didn't say it would be easy, Miguens.

I said it was possible.

Possible...

I don't know...

I know of a group of people whose job is to solve problems.

They use very unconventional methods.

But highly efficient.

Don't ask anything for now, Miguens.

I'm calling because of Dr. Dumas.

Tomorrow at 4:30 p.m., wait for me in the subway passage of the Obelisco.

Theres a shoe polishing shop. "Hector".

Be on time.

And go alone.

Good evening, sir.

I'm looking for someone. He told me to meet him here.

Have a sit, sir.

Thank you. Very kind of you.

How are you, Miguens?

Mario Santos, my pleasure.

Nice to meet you.

Gentlemen.

Very kind. Thank you, sir.

I have a very solid income...

I have contacts with power. I'm a friend of the president's house.

But this, frankly, I can't solve.

I don't know what to do for my son to pass all exams.

Tell me something. Why is your son failing?

The school is very strict, that's true.

I wanted to do something good for him...

But I didn't it would be so much pressure on him.

He says he doesn't care about school. He's into music.

Unfortunately... he's not talented at all.

But that doesn't matter. Doesn't matter.

If he wants to be a musician, I support him.

That's not the problem.

It also doesn't bother me that he's not sure about what he wants to do.

I know it sounds silly.

But to me, this is terrible.

It's so bad, that I thought about talking to the teachers.

Simply to bribe them.

Then I thought...

they could get offended, talk to the principal, report me...

And that... for my wife...

...would be a terrible pain.

- When is the exam period? - In two weeks.

I have to inform you the operative will be very expensive.

Don't worry about money. It's not a problem to me.

But... start as soon as you can.

And... what are you? Private teachers?

Your dad hired us to make you pass all the exams.

What will you do to me?

We will train you so you can take part on what we call "simulation operative".

First, we have to check our information.

On Monday, at 10 a.m., on classroom 4,

Matías will take his first exam. Geography.

The teacher is Marcela Burello. 45 years old.

Single.

She takes oral exams, face to face with each student.

She includes the whole program, with the following topics:

Unit one: Natural and political limits. Physiological conditions of ground.

Demographic indicators.

Projections and cartographic scales. Latitude and longitude.

Unit 2: Africa. Topography. Geology.

Asia. Economy. Industry and population.

Unit 3: the antarctic continent.

European rivers. Australia and New Zealand.

The insular environment, microestates, ovine cattle and the islands.

Second subject. Civic and ethic formation.

Previously called Civic education.

He has to take it on Monday too, at 15:00 p.m. on classroom 7.

The teacher is José Luis Nacci. 39 years old. Lawyer.

His evaluation method is multiple choice.

With four different exam models to avoid copying.

Tuesday. 9:30 a.m., classroom 2.

Our first difficult point.

Chemistry.

The teacher is Juan Carlos Cabral.

Historically, he fails everyone who takes the tests in March.

It's a written exam an it's very complex.

You have to answer 20 questions and solve 5 problems in less than 2 hours.

Because of its complexity, Cabral takes a day to evaluate and correct it.

He doesn't let anyone in or out the classroom. He's relentless.

Wednesday at 4 p.m., classroom 6. History.

The teacher is Susana Briollini.

45 years old. She's very severe and strict.

She does oral and individual exams.

Let's go to Thursday.

At 4 p.m., on classroom 3, our second difficult point.

Physics.

The teacher is Raúl Terraza. 57 years old.

In December, he's severe. In March, categorical.

Any mistake on the exam makes you fail, no matter how little.

Our main problem is that the exercises include parabolas made with french curve ruler in graph paper.

Any other piece of information?

I did some digging and found something that might be useful.

Terraza made an appointment with a neurologist on 1997...

...for a memory loss complex.

He loves lágrimas.

A lot of milk. Little coffee.

He drinks some during the classes.

On friday morning we face the third and last difficult point of the case.

Classroom 12. Third floor.

Maths.

The teacher is a classic psychotic. Igor Sazz.

47 years old. Single. No kids.

He lives for teaching.

If the chemistry exam was complex, prepare for this.

He not only prohibits going in or out of the classroom, but once you are in...

...he locks the door.

Visual communication from the exterior is impossible cause he shuts all windows.

He knows about technologic advances.

Since his biggest fear is someone cheating, he feels every student and doesn't let them sit.

He doesn't let them have calculators, cellphones, walkmans,

sophisticated watches or electronic notebooks.

The use of an earphone, no matter how small, might be risky.

For PE there won't be any type of plan, Matías.

You will just train.

The gym teacher is Ángel Espósito.

It's an endurance exam.

To the Cooper test, he adds

100 crunches, 50 push-ups, 100 back exercises,

40 squats and 12 back rises.

Lamponne will be your personal trainer.

You start tomorrow.

Any questions?

Hello?

- Hello? - Professor Wolzitski?

I'm calling from the Education Ministry.

May I connect you with Dr. Corciglia?

Yes, yes, of course.

Hello, Professor Wolzitski?

- Yes. - How are you?

Look, I'm on the supervising area here at the Ministry.

I was calling to let you know an inspector will soon visit you.

Probably on Monday.

Did you get the fax?

No, what fax?

A minute. Come in.

Mr. Wolzitski, this fax just came from the Education Ministry.

Hello?

Yeah, here it is.

Look, it's just a series of inspection we are doing in high schools,

by order of INDEC and the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires.

It's to check the exam system during the March period.

Okay, it's fine.

There's no problem. We have everything in rule here.

Tell me something, Lamponne.

I don't understand the Georgraphy operative.

You don't have to worry about it.

Just focus on the five answers.

But how do you know the questions?

The answers, Matías. The answers.

Fluvioglacial plain.

19, 94, 21.

West monsoon.

Constitutional monarchies.

Miguens.

- Did you study? - A lot.

[MONDAY. 10:29 A.M. CLASSROOM 4. GEOGRAPHY.]

Let's see if you do better than the kid before you.

Yes?

- How are you, teacher? - How are you?

I'm here to introduce you to the Education Ministry inspector.

Dr. Máximo...

Cozzetti. Nice to meet you.

The teacher is Marcela Burello.

The doctor has a master in education sciences in no other than Columbia.

- What's the exam? - Geography.

- Oral? - Yes.

- Can I see the program? - Of course, it's all here.

Let's do it the way a teacher did it to me once.

Five very concise questions from the manual.

If you answer correctly, you can leave.

If he makes a mistake, he fails the subject.

- Is it ok? - Very good.

If I speak about the London and Paris basins, crossed by the rivers Thames and Sena...

or the Rin river, crossing the frontier with Germany and Poland, what am I talking about?

You are talking about fluvioglacial plains.

They are formed by sediment,

and are dragged across rivers and glaciars.

According to the UN, how much does urban agglomeration ascend to in Africa?

For example, in cities like...

Dakar, in Senegal.

- 1.9. Speaking in millions. - Yes.

- Cairo, in Egypt. - 9.4.

They have a big urban agglomeration.

Maputo, in Mozambique.

2.1.

How is the air flux coming from central Asia which forms from the climate difference...

...from the maritime and continental temperatures called?

West monsoon.

What do these states have in common?

Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Samoa,

Salomon, Tonga, Tuvalu.

They are constitutional monarchies.

- Are you the teacher he had the whole year? - Yeah.

I tried to do my best.

Yes, I can see. It's impressive.

Last question. For an A.

- Would you like to do it, madam? - Miss.

Very well.

Something about the division of ex Sovietic Union, what do you think?

It could be something a bit harder.

You can push this student.

What's the difference between irrigation agriculture and non-irrigated agriculture?

Well, in irrigation agriculture...

...the water used for crops come from canals or other artificial means.

And in non-irrigated, from precipitation.

Meaning, rainfalls.

- Congratulations. - Thank you very much.

Do you mind if I stay keeping you company while you take the exams?

Not at all! On the contrary.

My pleasure. Excuse me, I will call the next student.

[LUNES. 1:37 P.M. RAÚL TERRAZA. PHYSICS TEACHER.]

[3:00 P.M. CLASSROOM 7. CIVIC AND ETHIC FORMATION.]

- Yeah? - Come on in.

Excuse me, Nacci. Just a minute.

This gentleman is Máximo Cozzetti.

- He's an inspector from the Education Ministry. - Nice to meet you.

He's doing a check on the March exams.

Still, I don't want to bother the students. How are you?

Great. How are you taking this exam?

It's a multiple choice.

Multiple choice.

Just one exam model?

Four.

- May I take a sheet of every exam model so I can evaluate it later? - Yes, of course.

Later.

- Model one. - Model one.

It's 20 questions.

Here is number two.

Model two.

Model three.

Model three.

And model four. Great.

Well, thank you very much.

I won't bother you anymore. Good luck.

What was convened on San Nicolás agreement,

signed after Rosas defeat, in May of 1852?

A) Alliance against Palermo protocol.

B) Dismiss the idea of an executive power.

C) Develop a constitution under the federal system.

D) Establish a tax system for provincial trade.

Here.

After Rosas defeat, the provinces were summoned to send two representatives to a congress in Santa Fe

with the objective of developing a constitution under the federal system.

Well, kids...

Just 15 more minutes.

Yes?

Excuse me, professor.

- May I hang the football tournament fixture? - We are in the middle of an exam.

That's fine, but I have the principal's permission.

Fine. Okay, hurry.

I don't know what Santos wants.

Chemistry is impossible.

Plus, the dude doesn't let anyone in. Not even the principal.

We told you what we want you to do, Matías.

Just write whatever, but try to keep the answer's format. Nothing else.

[MARTES. 9:22 A.M. JUAN CARLOS CABRAL. CHEMISTY TEACHER.]

What's wrong, officer?

Step down the car.

- What's wrong? - Do as I say.

Do as I say!

Attention, officer 19.

I hear you, 19.

I have a grey 18. Possible suspect that matches the description.

Asking for inquiry of criminal records.

Correct.

Juan Carlos Cabral.

ID 17.422.917

License plate AZE 919

Listen, I'm in a hurry. May I know what's wrong?

If they tell me everything is ok from the police station,

you may go.

The car information is clear, officer.

He's not the one we are looking for. I repeat, the information is clear.

You may go.

We have information about a narcotics load,

and the description of the car and suspect matched you.

Signature here, please.

- What's this? - Consent with the inquiry.

Consent? Look what you did to my car!

[9:57 A.M. CLASSROOM 2. CHEMISTRY EXAM.]

[DR. GABRIEL AMBDUR. CHEMICAL ENGINEER.]

[In 1991, the pretenders saved his son from compulsory military service.]

Ready.

How's the family, Ambdur?

All good, very well.

You?

A lot of work?

Quite.

Time is up, Tomás.

Can I have an extra minute, please?

We are in March, Tomás.

No excuses.

The exam is over.

Thank you.

Stop the car!

Step down the car with your hands up!

Attention, station.

Here officer 27.

We stopped possible suspect in a grey 18.

Physical traits match. Requesting criminal records.

Listen, officer...

Listen to me.

This morning I was stopped too.

I know you are looking for a drug dealer, but I don't...

Give me your documents and the car's.

Juan Carlos Cabral.

ID 17.322.433

[TUESDAY. 5:52 P.M. RAÚL TERRAZA. PHYSICS TEACHER.]

The check, please.

Again?

What do you mean?

You already payed for it. A lágrima.

If you want, I can charge it to you again.

When did I pay?

Just now! Five minutes ago.

In what battle was Napoleon Bonaparte finally captured?

- Waterloo. - Year?

- 1815. - What was going on in Vienna?

The congress was reinstating the Prussian and Austrian monarchies.

- When does the medieval age start? - 476.

- With which event? - Dethroning of Romulus Augustulus

and in 496, Clovis converts to Christianism.

- When does it end? - 1453.

- With which event? - The fall of Constantinople.

- In the hands of? - Ottoman Turkishes.

Developers of French revolution.

Robespierre, Carnot and Danton.

Who was The Prince by Machiavelli dedicated to?

Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent.

To Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent, after observing Cesare Borgia for a long time.

Who criticized the Medici's at that time?

Girolamo Savonarola.

He was a monk who wanted to go back to the basics of Christianism,

and condemned the corruption of the Catholic church.

The pope gave orders to burn him at the stake.

Savonarola. He condemned the church's corruption and the pope send him to the stake.

It could be this one. It came last week.

It's good.

Excuse me?

Didn't you ask me to recommend you a movie?

- When? - Just now!

Are you ok?

It started again, doctor, but...

...I think this time is worse.

You told me last time that it was lack of attention.

But now it isn't. I miss basic mental stuff.

Could it be Alzheimer?

Look, first we are going to do the tests again, but be calm.

A baskeball player throws the upwards

with an initial velocity of 19.7 m/s2.

Supossing we can overlook the air's resistance,

and that gravity's acceleration is of 9.8 m/s2.

[SEBASTIAN MARIANI. NUCLEAR PHYSICIST.]

[Thanks to the pretenders, he got a scholarship for a PhD in the M.I.T. of Boston.]

Here is where they did the air conditioner change in '87.

You should enter through the gate in the second floor, go by classroom 9 and 10,

past the teachers lounge and the exam is in classroom 12.

I'm gonna need a microplunger.

Yes, a system of pulley wheels with a motor.

The good thing is that this classroom faces the street. Will be useful for distracting maneuvers.

How's it going, Mariani?

Good.

First I solve the problems and then I do the graphics.

I'm gonna need some more graph papers.

Yes?

You asked for a lágrima.

I will call maintenance.

And your exam?

I already gave it to you.

When?

- Five minutes ago! - Where is it?

You put it in your folder.

Look at her. Could I ever be with a girl like that?

Students for maths.

How's it going, Lamponne?

I'm going by the teacher's lounge.

And you won't believe this.

The history teacher is giving the principal a blowjob.

Don't get distracted. Continue.

Where are you, Lamponne?

Arriving classroom 12.

Great. I have signal.

Get closer with the zoom.

A little more.

A little more.

There.

Stay there. We are copying the exercises.

We have the answers.

Did you check the speaker's volume?

Checked.

When I count to 0, play the first distractory noise.

5... 4...

3... 2...

1...

Zero.

Substitute paper setted.

Second distractory noise at 0.

5... 4...

3... 2...

1...

Zero.

Exercise 3.

Write a line below the other as I say.

Z, open brackets, over Z.

times three times five, divided to

one over zero, times

zero over one. Close brackets.

Pobetski, focus on your sheet.

- But I'm not doing anything. - Shut up.

Another word and I take the exam from you.

5... 4...

3... 2...

1...

Zero.

Professor, I'm done.

If you are done, hand your exam, Miguens.

Ten minutes to finish.

And once again, this school opens its doors. This school of excellence.

Which is constantly proud of its teachers

as well as its students.

School in which its classrooms have studied who are now today brilliant politicians,

Professionals, businessmen.

To the regular students, we greet you as always with the same affection,

and for those who just now begin high school,

we tell you that here you will be educated and helped. Trust in your teachers.

I repeat. Today this school opens its door to a new school term.

Let's welcome it!

Very good speech, principal!

Truly, very good.

- Have light? - Now?

I can be useful to you.

Matías, you are too young. Maybe when you grow up.

- No, it has to be now. I want to work with you. - Enough, Matías.

Lamponne, tell him something. I'm begging.

No can do, Matías.

I'm gonna follow you. I know this place.

You don't know anything, Matías.

Can't you tell we are moving out of here?

We won't go back to this garage ever again.

That's how it is.

And that's it.

- Don't you wanna give me a kiss? - Are you crazy? Back off!

Leave her alone, Mejicker.

Excuse me?

Go away or I promise you, you will get trouble.

Now put on the brass knuckles, Tomassi.

You go away scared in 5, Mejicker.

4... 3... 2...

1...

- Are you ok? - Yes, yes.

Enter, Lipo, in 4... 3...

- 2.. 1... - Guys.

We are organizing a ball with music from the '50s.

[The payback by James Brown plays]

Translation by Fiodeste Corrections by Gian150