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GRAND CASINO

We can't remain Iocked here. You have to Iet us out.

You know very weII we were supposed to be jaiIed for just one night...

and we've been here three days aIready.

WeII, yeah. But what do you want me to do?

The mayor is the onIy one who couId reIease you.

And now there's no way. He's away visiting the oiI fieIds.

So untiI he's back, you'II have to stick around.

If he went to the oiI fieIds, he won't be back.

WeII, who knows.

My brother-in-Iaw has been there a month now...

and he's making a Iot of money.

In his Iast Ietter he says the oiI companies

pay $20 to $30 doIIars a day.

No way.

Did you hear that? $20 to $30 doIIars a day.

We shouId've been there three days ago, making that money.

I know that song by heart, aIready. Stop saying it.

I'm the one to bIame. But where have you ever seen...

that saying something nice to a woman is a crime?

Saying something nice is not a crime. But punching...

her husband in the eye...

won't make the town embrace you as a son.

Go to bed now. You won't rot in jaiI after aII.

You have to hurry up.

I shouId Ieave you here. That'II teach you...

not to get us in troubIe.

You're aIways compIaining.

Now Iisten boys. Soon we'II aII be out of here.

It's best not to want to escape.

It's best not to want anything.

You just go with your friend. I hope soon you'II get wherever...

you want to go.

But you have to come, too. Or they wiII accuse you of...

aiding us to escape...

and throw more jaiI time at you.

Even better. Where eIse wiII peopIe feed you for doing nothing?

WeII, you may be right, Tubio.

Okay, now everybody mind their own business.

Let's go.

Hey, you think we wiII fit there?

I wiII. Let's see if you can.

I'II wait for you at the oiI fieIds. See you Iater.

THE NATIONAL

HELP WANTED

-Mr. Jos� Enrique. -What's up, Heriberto?

Nothing, boss. I just came to see if you had any job for me.

-Nothing, as you can see. -Jesus.

If I was you, I wouIdn't Iet those asshoIes do what...

they want, boss.

If you need me, just Iet me know.

Thanks, Heriberto.

If I onIy had a few resoIved men, you...

bet the oiI weIIs of The NationaI wouId be producing.

Ay, Chihuahua.

When it rains, it pours.

Last time I got paid was on my saint's day, wasn't it, boss?

Jesus, how sIowIy a whoIe month goes by.

-Aren't we in dire straits? -Worst than dire straits, boss.

Here's a few doIIars.

-It may heIp you a bit. -Thanks.

I wish I couId waIk into Rayado now with aII his white...

guards, to see who's the man.

I'II see you Iater. Now I'm very busy.

Little Rayado, Little Rayado,...

he can no longer walk...

Because his father, because his father...

I see you're happy, my friend. What are you doing here?

Just passing by.

Make sure you're not passing with a coupIe of buIIets.

You hear me?

Just Iet me go. I'm a man of peace. I don't want no troubIe.

You know that working here is forbidden?

Working? I just came to say hi to the boss.

Okay. But nobody mocks orders by EI Rayado.

Understood?

Is Jos� Enrique there?

Yes... yes, Mr. Fabio. But he's very busy now.

Good morning, Mr. Jos� Enrique.

HeIIo, Mr. Fabio.

I was in the neighborhood and I thought...

I'd come and greet you.

And to insist that I seII you the oiI weIIs, right?

Look, Mr. Jos� Enrique. I come here as a friend...

in order to heIp you get out of this tight spot.

The NationaI wiII never work.

Stop deceiving yourseIf and seII those three weIIs...

once and for aII.

They're doubIing the offer and that's a Iot of money, Mr. Enrique.

So you're advising me to seII.

NaturaIIy. You and I are both practicaI men...

and we both know who's the reaI boss.

Yes, they're tough.

For a month now they've not aIIowed anybody to get hired here.

It must be that no one wants to work here.

Workers make too many demands now.

Enough of this, Mr. Fabio.

See those weIIs? I'm ready to bIow them up

if I'm not aIIowed to work.

Aren't you overreacting a bit?

No, sir. I've made my decision.

Nobody wiII make me change my mind.

TeII it to whoever sent you here to threaten me.

AII right, Mr. Jos� Enrique. You know what you're doing.

I aIready did my part as a friend.

Goodbye, Mr. Jos� Enrique.

I hope you find workers.

The baII is spinning.

AII bets are off.

Red 27.

Ay, Chihuahua. When you're having bad Iuck,

better to start seIIing beans.

Don't Iose heart.

I once won after Iosing aII night Iong.

How did you do it, Nanette?

After I Iost everything,

-The casino burnt down. -Jesus.

Everybody ran away. I took the money.

It was a Friday the 1 3th. I remember it perfectIy.

13? Then, I'II pIay the 26, because it's two 13s.

Let's see if the casino burns down meanwhiIe.

AII bets are off.

Leave it, bIondie. I saw you.

Jesus, Nanette. You never change.

You're the worst thief in the oiI fieIds.

A thief, no. The doctor says I have an iIIness...

caIIed ''kIeptomania.''

''Keptomania''?

''KIeptomania''.

Whatever. I'm so broke and you're so sick.

Okay, we'II Ieave it as it is.

-Thank you, my friend. -You're weIcome.

I was just standing here, so...

Let me buy you a drink. Heriberto MaIo.

Gerardo Ramirez, nice to meet you. He's my friend...

-Demetrio Garcia. -Nice to meet you.

You're invited, too.

-Thank you. -Here, take these...

two chips to pIay.

And find a cure for that ugIy ''keptomania'' of yours.

I Iike to see you with so much energy, Heriberto.

I Iike energetic men.

The ball is spinning.

Have you been Iong here at the oiI fieIds?

-Two days. -Two days that seem Iike 20.

Why?

Because we spent aII four doIIars we had

To pay for our first and onIy meaI.

Jesus.

The ball is spinning.

Three rums.

To think that we beIieved that bums became miIIionaires here.

And we haven't found even a miserabIe job.

Do you know of any work we can do around here, my friend?

Anything. We have no pretenses.

What a coincidence. My boss is Iooking for workers.

He's from Argentina and a wonderfuI man.

But his weIIs are not working.

Now, the job has its risks.

But... it's IegaI, right?

LegaI and very Iegit. But they are threatening...

whoever works there.

Oh, yeah? So, what he needs is to find more workers.

WeII, I'II take care of that and Iet's see who says otherwise.

Jesus. If that happens, my boss wiII be so happy.

-And what can you do? -I'm a mechanic.

A mechanic. A man.

And another man, if I may say so.

Jesus, my friends. You've made your fortune aIready.

-Bottoms up. Cheers. -Cheers.

Remember what you toId me this morning, Mr. Jos� Enrique?

WeII, here's what you need.

These foIks are Iooking for a job. They know what it's about...

and they're ready to do anything.

With me, you aIready have three men to start the work,...

even if it's IittIe by IittIe.

Take a seat.

Where were you before arriving at the oiI fieIds?

You say before arriving at the oiI fieIds?

WeII, we went to severaI pIaces.

Last pIace we stayed was a jaiI.

What? It's true. Nothing we can do about it.

Nothing significant. You know how boys are.

After aII, I'm in no position to ask you for recommendation...

Ietters and I trust you. I Iike your honesty.

-NaturaIIy. -I have to warn you:...

whoever works at The NationaI is under threats.

This is not Iike any other job.

If you want, whiIe I prepare the pumps, Gerardo can...

go out to hire more peopIe.

If it's no more than that, I'm ready to fight anybody.

I've been in worse situations before.

You risk your skin here.

It wiII Iast me untiI it's time to go.

Then, go ahead.

Now everybody go mind their jobs.

Let's pIay with aII our hearts.

Now you're taIking. A man has to do what a man has to do,...

as they say in my country.

You'II see, Mr. Enrique.

Together we'II be unbeatabIe.

The NationaI

Don't ask for empIoyment. No more jobs avaiIabIe.

Next.

Ready.

For the success of your efforts, Mr. Jos� Enrique.

And for aII the heIp you've given me.

WeII, I think they won't be abIe to stop us now.

How furious they must be, because we hit them reaIIy hard.

Remind me to teIegraph my sister tomorrow, to canceI her trip.

Yes, boss.

I didn't know you had a IittIe sister.

Is she coming here?

Yes. She teIIs me in this Ietter she'II arrive in eight days.

As soon as her contract ends in Mexico.

Her contract? What does she do?

She's a performer.

If she comes, you won't be so IoneIy.

That's what I thought, too.

But in this situation, it wiII be crazy to bring...

her to Iive here with me.

You've aIready seen how many difficuIties we've had...

and the risks we've taken.

How Iong has it been since you saw her Iast?

When I Ieft Buenos Aires, she was just a kid.

I thought of bringing her to Iive with me some day.

I estabIished myseIf here and put my mind on the job.

Her Ietters to me never stopped,...

aIways written with the same affection.

Listen to this one.

''I'm so happy that I'm going to see again that brother...

who seemed to exist onIy in my imagination.

You can never forget the Iand where you were born, Mr. Jos� Enrique.

No, you never forget.

Sometimes I feeI as if I never Ieft it.

As if I can stiII smeII its air.

It's a naturaI thing.

Leaving your Iand far behind makes you Iove it even more.

Yours must be a great country, isn't it, Mr. Jos� Enrique?

From the distance, it seems to me the greatest of them aII.

WeII done, Heriberto. I think you had a good idea.

WeII done, Gerardo, weII done.

Thank you very much, Mr. Jos� Enrique.

I'II keep you in mind next time.

WeII, if we want to pump oiI tomorrow at 8:00,...

we better go back to work.

Yes. That's the most important thing: that the...

weIIs start producing tomorrow.

But don't forget tonight you're invited to...

ceIebrate our success.

I can't, Mr. Jos� Enrique. I have the night shift.

-If you want, I can... -You stay here to heIp me.

Some other time, then. Gerardo wiII come with me.

He has nothing to do here.

We'II pay a visit to Mr. Fabio's casino...

and see what kind of face he makes when he sees me.

Lucky at gambIing, unIucky in Iove.

Didn't I teII you?

Mr. Jos� Enrique is very drunk aIready, boss.

Hey, my friend, bring us more champagne.

You'II have to forgive me, Mr. Jos� Enrique,...

but I can't drink any more.

We have to be happy, Gerardo. After so many bad days,...

you need something to Iook forward to.

Do as he says, Gerardo. You onIy Iive once.

-Jos� Enrique. -CameIia.

I thought you wouIdn't remember me.

I aIways remember you.

I'm gIad you couId come. Take a seat and have a drink.

My friend, Gerardo Ramirez. CameIia, the...

nicest of aII dancers.

Nice to meet you.

-You used to visit me more often. -You know you're my favorite one.

A great success for you and some room in your heart for me.

Not just some room. If you knew how much I Iike you.

And how much I Iike you, Jos� Enrique.

The 11th commandment: you shouId not intrude.

I'II buy you a drink at the bar.

Thank you, Gerardo. How nice.

I notice something strange about you tonight, CameIia.

Strange, what?

I don't know. I saw it in your eyes when you came to the tabIe.

WeII, I don't want you to get emotionaI.

The important thing is that we're together and...

we'II be very happy.

Right?

-Get her out of here. -Throw that oId woman outside.

-The Northern Song. -The Northern Song.

Brutes. They prefer the worst song...

to that beautifuI waItz.

Everybody Iikes onIy what moves them inside.

It's true. But I just get...

moved by romantic things,...

very romantic things.

Yeah? WeII, whenever you feeI romantic, Iet me know.

Heriberto. What a cute name.

I Iike him because he reminds me of a great Iove of mine.

A cook in the foreign Iegion, in Morocco.

Have you been in Morocco?

He Iooked so much Iike Heriberto.

It was his fauIt I got fat; he made me eat at aII times.

One day, we went out on a date and he said to me,...

''Nanette, you're the most virginaI...

of aII women.''

I couIdn't resist and I cried.

When I met him, I was singIe and didn't have any money.

He said, ''Nanette, you're the most beautifuI

of aII women''.

What couId I do? I ran away with him.

He Iooked so much Iike Heriberto.

On a JuIy 1 4, I went to ArgeI with a captain.

And the cook found me on the train.

I didn't want to do it, but the captain convinced me...

saying we had to ceIebrate the storming of the BastiIIe.

But the cook was not into parties.

He Iooked so angry, that I feIt Iike covering him with kisses.

He said, ''Nanette, you're the most wretched of aII women''.

WeII, he didn't exactIy put it Iike that. He just toId me I was a...

C'mon boys. Time for you to go home.

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Let's sIeep it off somewhere eIse.

Excuse me, my friend, have you seen Mr. Jose Enrique Irigoyen?

From The NationaI? He Ieft a Iong time ago.

-Nanette. -Gerardo. You're stiII here?

Give me back my tie jeweI.

What's a tie jeweI?

What you stoIe from here a whiIe ago.

-Gerardo. -Give it to me.

WeII, don't be Iike that. It was just a joke.

Yeah, but between jokes I've aIready Iost many.

That's why Heriberto says you have an ugIy ''keptomania''.

''KIeptomania''.

Good night, bIondie.

Nobody knows anything.

Keep Iooking for him. He must be somewhere.

The earth didn't swaIIow him.

What a coincidence. The very day we were going...

to start pumping oiI.

Maybe he was so drunk, he's stiII sIeeping it off at some hoteI.

We have to find him, wherever he is.

Hey, boys.

Let's move. Search for him in the oiI fieIds.

-Yes, sir. -And you, check aII the hoteIs.

And you boys, go across the river. Who knows if...

you'II find him there.

-Okay, sir. -Let's go.

-We're going to the poIice. -The poIice? What for?

In the oiI fieIds there's no more poIice than the white guards.

We'II go, anyway. You stay here just in case.

Let's go, boys.

-Sorry to bother you. -Not at aII. TeII me.

It's about Mr. Jos� Enrique. He's nowhere to be found.

We just went to the poIice to make a report.

ImpossibIe. He must be somewhere.

Or maybe he went out on a trip. He couIdn't just disappear.

WeII, yes, but the fact remains that we Iooked...

everywhere and he's not there.

He was Iast seen going up to your room.

Yes, but he Iater went home.

He was too dizzy.

So, you don't know anything either?

AbsoIuteIy nothing.

I assure you I'm very upset now.

PIease Iet me know if you have any news.

-Goodbye. -Bye.

DISAPPEARANCE OF MR. JOSE ENRIQUE STILL A MYSTER Y

BeIieved to have suffered an accident when he...

couIdn't be found

What's wrong with you?

Are you poIishing my boots or reading the newspaper?

-I'm aIready done, boss. -''I'm aIready done, boss''.

What happened?

Since he has been missing for eight days now,...

the poIice gave up the investigation.

What about the other thing?

They've just read Mr. Jos� Enrique's wiII.

-Oh, yeah? -And he named a sister...

Iiving abroad as the soIe beneficiary.

Do you know what he did whiIe he was stiII aIive?

He appointed a temporary manager to run the oiI weIIs.

A temporary manager? Who?

Who do you think he is, boss? Demetrio. Isn't that funny?

-The mechanic? -Yes,

the one who taIks Iike this.

Poor guy. Anyway, I'm sorry for him because...

this one doesn't care.

What the heck couId The NationaI mean for him?

-As if he was its owner. -Let's go, Jeronimo.

Heriberto. Come here.

Here. Read this. I don't know what we are going to do.

''I arrive today. Mexico train. Kisses. Mercedes.''

The boss' sister.

She's chosen the worst time to come.

Mr. Jos� Enrique didn't want her to come.

Yes, but the boss didn't have time to send her the teIegram.

We have to take care of her. She's the boss now.

Gerardo, you know about women. You'II have to weIcome her.

-I have work to do. -Me? I don't even know her.

It doesn't matter. TeII her what happened to Jos� Enrique.

She must understand this is no pIace for her.

And how the heII do you expect me to know who she is?

It's very easy, brother. You know she's from Argentina.

You just pay attention, and when you hear

''Che'', weII that's the one, brother.

Look what I get.

''Che'', not even one Iuggage carrier in this station?

-I was Iooking for you. -For me?

-I don't think we know each other. -I don't have the pIeasure yet,...

but I've come to weIcome you.

-You're very kind. -I shouId have started by saying...

I'm here on behaIf of Mr. Jos� Enrique.

-Oh, yeah? -Yes. He couIdn't do it himseIf.

-FoIIow me, pIease. -Hey.

WeII done, RaqueIa. You just got here and made friends aIready.

Did you see that, Mercedes? He thought I was you.

-Who's that man? -I don't know.

Your brother sent him.

How strange that Jos� Enrique didn't come himseIf.

-SureIy you'II see him Iater. -Yes, something...

must have heId him.

Let's go then. That nice boy

is waiting for us.

When wiII you be abIe to see a man without Iosing your head?

Move.

Here goes the cart.

-This girI comes with you? -Yes, she's with...

me, she's my friend.

Ms. RaqueIa Ortiz.

Gerardo Ramirez, at your service.

PIease, foIIow me.

This one is the Iargest one and it has a view of Main Square.

You've been Iucky to find a room avaiIabIe.

It's easier to become a miIIionaire in the oiI fieIds,

than to get a room in a hoteI.

-Oh, it's here. -This is the other one, miss.

Can I have a word with you, miss?

I didn't dare to teII this to Ms. Mercedes. I'd...

rather teII it to you.

-What is it about? -I'II expIain it to you.

Come in.

You were saying?

Mr. Jos� Enrique has been missing for eight days now.

Missing? What are you saying?

-We don't know where he is, miss. -ImpossibIe.

UnfortunateIy, that's the way it is. AII our efforts to find...

him have faiIed and we fear the worst.

If that's true, what are the poIice doing?

The poIice don't know anything either.

It's impossibIe that no one knows anything.

I assure you we did everything we couId, miss.

Jos� Enrique.

And who are you?

We are kind of his heirs now. WeII, not the heirs exactIy.

The peopIe in charge of the business,...

that's what I meant.

How couId this have happened?

A man can not disappear in a city, Iike a suitcase.

How did he disappear? Where?

We don't know. Last time I saw him was in GuIf's casino.

The Grand Casino. He was a bit drunk and he went...

up to CameIia's room.

CameIia?

Who's CameIia?

She's a dancer at the casino. I met her that night,...

and I don't know anything eIse about her.

I saw them going up the stairs, and since then...

Mr. Jos� Enrique became invisibIe as the eyes of an ant.

Mr. Jos� Enrique had decided his sister wouIdn't come here.

You haven't even been informed.

Because my friend's brother wanted to bring her here to Iive with him.

For her own good, convince her to get away from the oiI fieIds.

Why are you so interested in seeing her Ieave?

Me? You're wrong, miss.

I'm not interested in having her stay or Ieave.

TeII Ms. Mercedes that I'm at her service.

And yours, too.

Who can get mad at a such a pretty woman?

What's wrong?

Mercedes, what happened?

Jos� Enrique is missing. ProbabIy he got himseIf kiIIed.

KiIIed? Are you crazy?

That man just toId me that.

-What did he teII you? -That he has just disappeared.

Ah, that doesn't mean he was kiIIed.

CaIm down, Mercedes. We have to think straight.

Think straight.

We have to do something.

First, we have to confirm it. And if it's true,...

it wiII be better for you

-Not to stay here. -How can I Ieave after...

Iearning this?

We couId see Iater what can be done.

No, no, RaqueIa. You go. Your ship Ieaves tomorrow...

and you can't miss it.

I'II stay here.

You can't stay by yourseIf. You don't know anybody here...

and you can aIso be in danger.

In spite of everything, I'II stay.

That man mentioned a dancer from the casino.

He said Jos� Enrique was with her before he disappeared.

I'II go see him and get the truth out of her.

Whoever she is, she won't be so stupid as to impIicate herseIf.

Do what I say, Mercedes.

They'II know you're Jos� Enrique's sister and...

you won't find anything.

You made sure nobody knows who I am.

Can we taIk to Ms. Mercedes Irigoyen?

Mercedes Irigoyen? Let me check.

Yeah. One of the two Argentinean girIs, right?

-Yes. -They both Ieft aIready.

You mean they Ieft the oiI fieIds?

Yes, sir. They said they wiII board the South American ship.

The one that Ieft 2 hours ago.

WeII, that's the best that couId have happened.

-CouId I see the boss? -Mr. Fabio won't be Iate.

Thanks. I'II wait for him.

-What? -That's not the right Iyrics.

I'm sure it's the way I sing it.

The cook from the Foreign Legion was in Argentina...

and he used to sing this song.

Whatever. But the song says another thing.

-It says what I sing. -It does not.

The Iyrics are different.

The Iady is right. It shouId be ''caracanfunfa''.

I was sure it said that. You've been to Argentina, right?

-I'm Argentinean. -Anyway, you sing it horribIy.

Are you going to teach me how to sing an Argentinean tango?

Let's hear what she thinks about it, since she's from there.

-You know how it goes, right? -Yes.

-Are you a singer? -Yes.

-Then, show us how it goes. -No, not now.

-Why not? -Because I'm waiting for the boss.

It doesn't matter. Sing it.

Leave her aIone. She doesn't Iook the type who sings tangos.

Maybe she just knows how to sing in church.

You think so?

PIease, maestro, pIay it for me.

Very weII, miss. You sing it wonderfuIIy.

I'm the owner of this casino. Nice to meet you.

RaqueIa Ortiz.

Did you come to the oiI fieIds to work as a performer?

I'm just passing through. I'II be here onIy a few days,...

but I'd Iike to work.

Consider yourseIf hired, Miss RaqueIa.

Thanks.

I'II assure you my customers wiII be happy to see you,...

when they see you and Iisten to your singing.

-Don't worry about the conditions. -You won't regret it.

This is what's best about the oiI fieIds.

-Where do you come from? -Now, from Mexico.

But I'm actuaIIy in a tour out of Buenos Aires.

Hey, CameIia. CameIia.

-What do you want? -Take this girI upstairs, to number 9.

-AII right, Mr. Fabio. -I beIieve you'II Iike the room.

-Let's go upstairs. -Make yourseIf at home.

CameIia wiII teII you aII you need to know about it.

You know I'm the kind of man that when I say, Iet's work, I mean it.

But tonight is tonight.

It seems to me the new manager of The NationaI

gets drunk even with Iemonade.

That man doesn't exactIy Iook Iike a genius.

The NationaI gets worse every day.

Good evening.

WouId you be so kind as to have a word with me, Mr. Demetrio?

Listen, Gerardo.

Don't you think Mr. Fabio is onto something?

Yes. But some peopIe don't aIways get what they want.

-What wouId he want Demetrio for? -I don't know.

But don't worry. Demetrio is not a kid.

We'd taIk better inside.

You teII me here what you want to teII me.

I've heard you'II start working tomorrow,...

and I just wanted to give some advice.

Don't be a fooI.

Mr. Jos� Enrique thought he was better than the rest of us.

He didn't heed the warnings of his friends.

You're a man of experience. What do you get by getting into troubIe?

Take advantage of this opportunity and seII those weIIs.

Did you finish aIready?

I want you to understand, Mr. Demetrio.

I have nothing to do with this matter.

But I wouIdn't Iike to see you getting a headache over this.

Look, Mr. Fabio. Where I come from we have a saying,...

we can teII the kind bird from afar.

So, you see.

If you're interested, we'II start pumping tomorrow at 8:00.

Nice to see you, Mr. Manager.

Why so serious? To heII with business,

Iet's have fun, okay?

I'm afraid I drank too much.

What you drank without me doesn't count.

So, cIean sIate, Iet's start from scratch.

-What's your name, doII? -CameIia.

-Are you CameIia? -I Iike to be with a serious man.

And so handsome.

-WouId you dare? -Let's go, then.

-Where's Heriberto? -He's trying his...

Iuck at the rouIette.

Let's see if he hits the jackpot, Iike I did.

-You two taIked a Iong time. -Yeah.

-What did he want? -Nothing.

Stop drinking now. You had enough aIready.

This is a new countdown.

Don't you see CameIia and I are having fun?

Leave him aIone. He's not used to drinking.

Didn't you hear what the kid said?

That's envy. Show him how you can drink more than aII the boys.

Sure. I'II hoId more than him, at the very Ieast.

I Iiked you since the first time I saw you.

How Iucky I am I came to the casino tonight.

You had to come, because someone was expecting you.

I finaIIy Iearned how they sing in heaven.

I imagined you wouId be far from the oiI fieIds by now.

-And Ms. Mercedes? -She Ieft.

So you've been Ieft here aIone.

What a pity.

WouId you join me at my tabIe?

After aII we're oId acquaintances, you couId say.

-What are you thinking about? -That I'II accept your invitation.

-What do you drink? -Thanks, nothing for me.

As you wish.

Since Iast night it seems as if you have something against me.

-Why, RaqueIa? -I hardIy know you.

I assure you I have no other intention than...

to take care of you.

Besides, I Iike you.

That's the truth.

Last night you toId me you were one of the peopIe...

in charge of The NationaI,

-Right? -WeII, the one in...

charge is Demetrio.

-He's the GeneraI Manager. -Manager?

Who named him to manage what is not his?

Whoever that was, it doesn't matter. Let's taIk...

about something eIse.

About you.

I'm asking you who appointed him.

Every time I see you I Iike you more.

Don't be a spitfire and Iet me show you that I am your friend.

You're aII by yourseIf here, and that's not good.

Do you know why you remained in the oiI fieIds?

Because it was God's wiII that we met.

WouId you come to my tabIe, RaqueIa?

I beIieve the Iady is with me.

We haven't finish taIking yet. And I won't Ieave the casino...

without teIIing you aII I have to teII you.

What are you doing here?

Get out or I'II caII someone to throw you out.

-PIease, be quiet. -I toId you to get out.

-Look, miss, pIease... -Mr. Fab...

RaqueIa?

RaqueIa.

Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were aIone.

Angered I Iike you even more, I teII you.

Enough. Now you're gonna Iisten to me.

You're under arrest, son.

RaqueIa.

I knew something was wrong.

CaIm down, take it easy. CaIm down. CaIm down.

No, miss. Not you. He's aII mine.

What are you doing, stupid?

I've toId you many time I don't want any troubIe here.

Okay boss.

I'm just a simpIe man doing his job.

That cretin is not worthy of a singIe buIIet.

Throw him out in the aIIey. If he shows up again here at...

the casino, kiII him Iike a dog.

God heIp you if I see you again. You're a dead man.

Get out or I'II shoot you even if the boss doesn't...

want me to do it.

PIease, RaqueIa, caIm down. I beg your forgiveness.

It was aII my fauIt, for not taking precautions.

I shouId have known sooner or Iater some cretin

wouId try to bother you.

A wretch Iike that. And I beIieve he's even more than a wretch.

UnfortunateIy, there are pIenty of bandits and...

kiIIers here, RaqueIa.

Make no mistake, he's one of them...

and he came here just Iooking for you.

That's what I thought at first, too.

But now, I'm not sure. Everything seems very odd.

Anyway, I'II say it again: this won't happen again.

Excuse me, I'II go now. Have a good rest.

Thank you.

-Any more news, Rayado? -Nothing, boss.

But since I'm on my day off, I decided to check...

with you, Mr. Fabio.

You know what I mean.

Yes. Go see the cashier and get your money.

-What about that guy? -We kicked him out.

He's certainIy stubborn. I'II have to be aIert.

-He won't go far. -We shouId teach...

him once and for all.

We'll see. lf he ever again sets a foot in the...

casino, he'll regret it.

Won't he try to turn on the Argentinean's oil wells?

Well, who knows.

What if we play the same joke on him that we played on...

Mr. Jos� Enrique?

The same one we just pIayed on the other guy from The NationaI?

Okay, boss, I was just saying.

What happened Iast night with Gerardo?

They toId me he came into your room and got out of Iine?

-He seemed so nice. -Do you know that man?

Yes, a IittIe bit. I suppose he got fresh with you.

Who is he?

I onIy spoke twice with him. He's a cIose friend of Heriberto.

WeII, I know something eIse. I think he Iikes you.

He toId me so himseIf.

AIso, Mr. Fabio is aImost in Iove with you.

If you put your mind to it, he'II be putty in your hands.

-Nanette, excuse me for a second. -Heriberto, what happened to you?

-Where's CameIia? -CameIia is not here.

She went out.

-See you Iater. -Heriberto.

Come. I wanna taIk to you.

Demetrio was murdered here Iast night.

We're compIeteIy sure of that.

We haven't seen him since.

-KiIIed here, in the casino? -Yes, here.

The same way my boss Mr. Jos� Enrique was...

kiIIed here before.

And the same way they'II try to kiII Gerardo,

for being the new GeneraI Manager of The NationaI.

If he's so dumb to get inside this cave of thieves again.

Are you sure of what you're saying?

Look, miss, you better shut your mouth.

Heriberto.

It's hard to beIieve that behind this angeIic face...

hides so much eviI.

Last night, you stopped Gerardo from saving Demetrio...

and sureIy you knew he was getting murdered...

somewhere inside the casino.

Upstairs. What eIse wouId you expect from an...

intimate friend of Mr. Fabio?

Heriberto, wait.

Wait, Heriberto.

Leave me aIone. If you were not so stupid, you couId be of some use.

Get out of my way.

TeII the boys to go home. Just keep the guards here.

Okay, Mr. Gerardo.

You take turns every eight hours.

Anybody tries to get cIose, you shoot them.

Yes, sir.

Everything is ready to start pumping oiI...

tomorrow at 8:00.

Poor Demetrio, he won't see the bIack geyser...

springing up from these towers.

And we probabIy won't either.

We ran out of dynamite, and we're just haIfway...

through the fieId, Mr. Gerardo.

Okay, you two go get more dynamite.

Yes, sir.

Go with them, Heriberto.

What are you going to do? You have to be carefuI, Gerardo.

What needs to happen wiII happen.

Listen, if I'm not back by 5:00 am,...

bIow up the weIIs.

How am I supposed to wait untiI 5:00 am...

doing nothing, knowing you're risking your Iife?

-Let me go with you. -You'II do as I said, Heriberto.

At 5:00 am, if I haven't come back.

I'II see you Iater, and if you want we can Ieave the oiI fieIds.

Leaving the oiI fieIds? Look, Gerardo, you...

know how much...

I respect you and how fond I'm of you,...

but I'd rather stay here.

I was born here, and I don't think I couId Iive anywhere eIse.

In case we don't see each other again...

Now go fetch the dynamite.

There's a Iady in the office who wants to taIk to you.

With me, a Iady? Who?

-She didn't teII me her name. -That's odd.

What are you doing here?

What do you want? You better Ieave immediateIy.

Listen to me. I'm here because I have a serious...

matter to taIk about with you.

Now I know I was wrong. And I beg you to forgive me for...

suspecting you were responsibIe for the death of my brother.

-Your brother? -Yes.

I'm Mercedes Irigoyen.

You?

What kind of trick is this?

It's not a trick. You confused my friend with me...

and I took advantage of that to stay here incognito.

That's why you treated Mr. Jos� Enrique's friends so poorIy?

I aIready toId you I didn't know.

I just found the truth Iast night.

-What truth? -About Mr. Fabio and everything.

I stiII don't get why you Iet aII those thugs jump on top...

of me if you knew it.

I Iearned it after they threw you out.

It's okay. In that case, there's no need for expIanations.

And I'm the one to ask you to forgive me.

Now I know how much I owe you. I can't thank you enough.

You owe me nothing, miss. AII this is yours and you're my boss.

I'm at your service.

Dynamite?

Your brother ordered us to bIow up the weIIs

before giving them away to that gang of thieves.

I was ready to execute his wiII. Now, you teII me.

You do whatever is best.

Poor Jos� Enrique. I was so eager to see him again.

-You were oId friends, right? -Not exactIy.

We knew him a few days before it happened...

and we became very good friends.

If we couId read it in the eyes when someone...

reaIIy Ioves us.

Sometimes it's hard to know when something unites us.

I shouId have understood it aII after you first taIked to me.

And I shouId've tried to make you understand.

We are both a bit guiIty, right?

We were both waIking on the same path without reaIizing it.

I couIdn't have imagined before coming to the oiI fieIds

that I wouId be invoIved in aII this.

And that I'd meet you.

Me neither. I came to see my brother, to get together...

with him, and now you see. Here we are, you and me,...

Iike arriving by night to pIaces unknown.

It feeIs as if fate had everything ready...

just for us to meet.

It smeIIs Iike kerosene, doesn't it?

Crude, we're sitting next to an oiI weII.

WeII, this is the end.

Pretty soon the jungIe wiII devour even the Iast...

traces of what Jos� Enrique buiIt in this corner

-Of the GuIf of Mexico. -What are you pIanning to do?

I'II go to the city and Ieave this situation in the...

hands of justice.

Yeah?

My justice doesn't wait that Iong.

Tonight Mr. Fabio wiII pay.

You mean you're going back to the casino?

Your Iife is in danger and these peopIe don't mind more kiIIing.

Death comes at its own time, don't you think?

-Are you set on that? -AbsoIuteIy.

In that case, I'II stay, too.

No, Mercedes. Not you. Leave the oiI fieIds.

I've been cornered and I don't want you to get mixed up with that.

It's not your probIem onIy.

I beg you, Mercedes. Get out of here.

When I Ieft the casino to come to see you,

I thought I wouId never return to it.

Now I've decided to stay and heIp you.

-HeIp me? -Yes.

I don't know what you propose to do, but you won't be aIone.

You see, Gerardo,...

our paths are stiII the same.

-Did you see? -What?

That one just waIked in.

Get him. Move.

-The Northern Song. -Calm down, calm down.

Since they don't pay attention to us, I'II sing it for you.

I'II dedicate it to my good friend, Mr. Fabio.

And be aware that I'm actuaIIy saving you from a tight spot.

Because if it wasn't for me, tonight they wouId have...

destroyed your casino.

That's the way to sing. Now come have fun with us.

I'II be back in a moment. Wait.

Very good, very good.

Last night I was thrown away from the casino just...

because I came to see her.

How can you bIame me for Iiking my darIing so much.

I'm here to see if you throw me out again.

You're pIanning aIso to visit her in her room tonight?

Maybe I'II do it.

Very weII said, my friend. But now come have a drink with us.

-Let's go then. -And you know you're not aIone.

-Because men get aIong with men. -That's true, aIways.

-Come with us. -I was out-numbered Iast night.

Those white guards, they just grabbed me and...

Nothing wiII happen, RaqueIa. Don't worry.

You can go up to your room, whenever you feeI Iike it.

Perhaps it wiII be best to finish this matter once and for aII.

That's right. Another drink and peopIe to say 'cheers'.

To the honor of having you with us.

To good friends. Cheers.

Excuse me. I'II drink doubIe Iater. I'II be back soon.

This is going better than I expected.

Mr. Fabio set everything up for me.

He set it up for me, 'cause he's a good friend.

And he reaIized how much I Iiked you.

I swear, tonight is the biggest night of my Iife.

And now, sugar, we're aIone at Iast. Let's see who...

dares to throw me out.

I missed your kisses. And I won't die without them.

You understand?

Come here, sugar. Where are you going?

C'mon, Rayado. Drop the package.

See who that is.

We're here for the package.

-There's no package. -No package?

-No. -AII right, honey, don't get mad.

They changed the orders.

It's better if we don't have a dead body tonight.

Let's go.

You're a bit nervous. Did anything happen?

That's the way I wanted you, murderer.

I knew that one of us wouIdn't survive the night.

Your time has come and you're gonna pay.

I'm sorry, Mercedes. I know you'd rather not see your...

brother's kiIIer again.

So you tried to use as bait no Iess than...

Jos� Enrique's sister.

Listen to me first. Listen to me.

Listen to me, miss. I'm not the one responsibIe

for your brother's death. I can prove it.

What wouId I get from it? I'm just a working man, without enemies.

-I just foIIowed orders. -Orders? Whose orders?

I can't teII you that.

Have mercy on me. I'II give you everything I have.

I'II make you rich. It's not my fauIt. There are others...

who are responsibIe.

-Who? Speak. -It's very hard to...

expIain. Others.

-Speak. -No.

The ones responsibIe are... the trust, the company peopIe.

The company peopIe? What about the orders, who gave them to you?

-Van Eckerman. -Van Eckerman?

And who's that person?

The CEO of the company. Everybody knows him.

-Where does he Iive? -In the house at Main Square.

The yeIIow house.

-Who's that? -Ms. Raquela, your number.

Go, don't worry.

Besides, you won't be able to escape.

My signature will be useless to you.

But before that, l'll pump all six bullets from my gun in...

your head, if you don't write me that paper.

Don't go away. It wiII just take a second. It's for the pubIicity.

PIease, just one moment, miss.

Right here. Good. It's a photo for the news.

Open the door or we'II shoot.

Open or we'll shoot.

I'II be the one shooting.

Stay where you are.

Don't move or I'II shoot you.

He's here.

Now, Rayado got scratched aII right.

What's going on?

We captured that guy. He's in your room upstairs.

Mr. Fabio was shot and I'm going to get the doctor.

And what did you do to the man who shot him?

Nothing yet, in case Mr. Fabio wants to taIk to him...

before sending him out to the next Iife.

And that wiII have to wait untiI he regains consciousness.

Excuse me.

Good evening, Miss RaqueIa.

Take me to the house of Mr. Van Eckerman.

To the house of Main Square?

Take me to Mr. Van Eckerman's house.

Go.

What? What's happening?

A Iady wants to see you, urgentIy.

-A Iady? -She says she's Mercedes Irigoyen.

Owner of The NationaI.

-The NationaI, you said? -Yes, sir.

It's okay, go.

Take a seat, miss.

Thanks. I'm aII right standing.

-So, teII me. -You know who I am, don't you?

I'm the sister of Engineer Mr. Jos� Enrique Irigoyen.

The new owner of The NationaI.

Nice to meet you. So...

I'm perfectIy aware that my brother was murdered...

because he wouIdn't yieId to the threats of the oiI companies.

I aIso know that Iast night another man was kiIIed...

for the same reason.

I don't understand a singIe word of what you're saying, miss.

Excuse me, you're a bit upset and I'm very busy.

Just one minute.

You have to hear me first.

I just came here to ask you for your heIp

to save someone who's in danger. OnIy you can do that.

Someone... Who's that?

Gerardo Ramirez, temporary manager of The NationaI.

I don't know him.

He aIso tried to confront the oiI companies.

Another naive man who beIieved that the weak...

can fight the strong.

An oId stupidity that has caused much pain in the worId.

Let's taIk sIower, miss.

You seem to be an inteIIigent woman.

Let's sit down.

Doesn't it seem absurd to you that some peopIe are wiIIing...

to bump their heads against the waII?

-Absurd, at Ieast for now. -For now, you say?

Yes. Just for now, because you have the power.

A power that changed into civiIization...

the wiIderness of these pIaces, miss.

A power that brought hatred and desperation to the worId.

I think you're exaggerating, miss.

Anyway, what's the reason for your visit?

You're interested in The NationaI, and I'm here to seII it to you.

Why do you want to seII it?

Because onIy in this way can I save the man who I want to save.

Aha. I understand, miss.

Your proposition couId be of some interest to my company.

In this case, we couId get together here again...

tomorrow morning

-To discuss the deaI. -No, it has to be done right now.

Do you understand? He's heId at the casino

by the same thugs who kiIIed my brother.

I Iike you, miss.

So I'II soIve this matter as my gift to you.

That's why they say women are the saIt of the earth.

-Bring me the fiIe of The NationaI. -Yes, sir.

There are stiII a few more formaIities,...

that we can resoIve tomorrow,...

the next day or whenever you want.

You understand, business is business.

-So, pIease, sign here. -What about Gerardo?

Who can guarantee nothing wiII happen to him?

You're right. Go to the casino and bring here Mr...

-Gerardo Ramirez. -Right away.

TRAIN SCHEDULE NORTHBOUND

Let's go.

-What's going on? -I don't know.

-Did you hear that? -Yes.

-The weIIs. -I had forgotten

-They were going to bIow up. -I didn't.

That's why it was so urgent for me to cIose the deaI...

with Van Eckerman.

But you did it knowing they were going to bIow up?

That's not good.

We won something out of our defeat.

-I did. -Me, too.