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Excuse me, here you go.

Thanks.

MISSING GIRLS

INVESTIGATION FILE IQUIQUE - ALTO HOSPICIO

Thanks. Have a nice day.

Still here, Pauli?

Don't exaggerate, I have plenty of time.

Yes, sure. Vale already left, I assume.

Yes, she had a game.

She was very nervous.

I'd add some onions.

Well, then next time, you cook.

Your sister's snack.

Bye.

Bye. Are you just going to leave?

Bye.

Pauli, tomorrow I want you up at the same time as your sister, okay?

Okay. Bye.

-You're harsh with Pauli. -I'm not harsh.

-She has to learn to get up early. -They're just girls.

It's good they leave early.

Now we have time.

Time for what?

-Time for... You know. -No.

-Come on, honey. -Let me go, I have to tidy up.

-Captain Rojas, right? -Yes.

Sir, let me introduce myself. I'm Second Lieutenant Carrasco.

I was assigned to help you with anything you need, sir.

It's an honour to meet you.

-Are you okay? -Yes, don't worry.

-Shall I help you with your suitcase? -No, thank you.

Hello? Yes?

Me? I'm fine. I've just landed here.

CHILEAN POLICE

-Please. -Thanks. Yes, everything's fine.

And you?

Did you make it on time?

Yes. Okay, take care.

I love you, too.

Okay. Bye.

Already missing you in Santiago, Captain?

How far are we from Alto Hospicio?

If we take that road, 10 to 15 minutes, sir.

Why?

There's information missing from this folder.

There's very little info on Macarena Veronica Quezada.

So, you want to go to the hostel first to eat something or take a shower?

If we want to find these girls, we must act fast.

No bodies, no suspects. We only have the relatives' testimony.

Sure.

Look, Captain, with all due respect,

as far as I know,

that case is no mystery. Why?

Because those girls belonged to the Teardrops' gang,

which is basically a gang of girls that commit theft,

assault, prostitution, smoke paco, you know?

Yes, so?

I mean those girls weren't kidnapped or killed.

They just left because they wanted.

And why are you so sure about that?

Have you been in Hospicio before?

No. Never.

Well, in Santiago they never care about things that happen here.

And well, you... You're a heavyweight.

OS9, you studied abroad,

you've been involved in high profile cases.

You're too much of a star to be messing around here.

So, if it's not for the missing girls, then why am I here?

-That's what I would like to know. -But you must have some idea.

-Can I be honest with you? -Please.

I think you messed something up in Santiago, and they sent you here.

Am I right?

Of course! Don't worry, nobody's perfect.

What are you kids doing? Get lost!

Run. Let's go.

Go home now. Don't look at me like that.

What did they do to you? Come.

Come here, don't be scared.

I'll leave you here but behave, okay? Don't you dare poop in my truck.

Stay there.

Well, Captain, this is Alto Hospicio,

the famous Hospicio.

-Good morning, Hilda. -Good morning.

Well, this is Captain Rojas,

he was sent from Santiago to find your granddaughter.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Would you let us in just for a second, please?

-Could you give me a minute? -Sure.

-Come in. -Captain, please.

Excuse me.

Thank you. Excuse me.

Listen, I don't know what they told you,

but I wanted to file that report in July.

And they only accepted it in November.

They said Maca had run away and they didn't have anything to do.

Sorry, Hilda,

but according to your last statement,

it wasn't the first time your granddaughter ran away.

Yes. Sometimes she would leave for a few days, but she came back.

She never left for more than a week.

Hilda, tell me, where does your granddaughter sleep?

There, in the back.

She's already a lady, so she needs to be alone.

Sure. And...

What are her favourite clothes?

What?

She must have a shirt or a blouse she likes best, right?

Yes, sure. Come this way.

This one.

This is her favourite shirt. She always wears it.

You should see how she gets when it's in the laundry.

And where is it?

Here. Come.

May I?

Sure.

Here.

Thank you very much, Mrs. Hilda.

Did you see, Captain? I told you.

It wasn't necessary to come here.

Did anyone search the girl's room?

Not that I'm aware. Why?

Because no teenager would leave without her favourite shirt

and without her own money.

That piggy bank was full.

Listen,

with all due respect,

don't be splitting hairs here.

She ran away from home. You saw the condition in which she lives.

No. She didn't leave voluntarily.

Something happened to her.

-How much? -Only five.

Get out, who do you think you are?

Come on, tell me,

where can you find such a pretty girl like her here?

That hair, those eyes?

No, get out, I said no.

-Okay, only three. -Okay.

-Give me that. -Okay, easy.

Calm down.

-Bye, honey. -What did you want, you pig?

Fucking bitches!

Fuck!

So? How did we do?

Take it.

Just this? Fucking small-time bugger.

Well, it's still something.

This is better than those old pigs, right?

They're not all pigs.

-Some of them even smell nice. -You're disgusting, Scarleth.

At least you're not paranoid because cops are looking for you.

-Or do you like that? -Shut up. Don't talk nonsense.

Give me some.

Sure.

Take the lentils, don't worry.

Thank you very much. I'll pay you at the end of the month.

Okay. Have a nice day.

-Hi. -Hi. How was your day?

-Fine. -Go change, please.

-Okay. -Pauli, take that crate inside.

Are you going to leave that on the floor?

Juan, pass me the backpack.

Pauli! Darling!

Pauli!

I told you to give these snacks to your sister.

I couldn't find her.

-What? -I couldn't find her.

Her friends hadn't seen her either. And then I forgot.

Didn't she have a game?

She must be on the court.

-I'll take this to her. -I'll go change.

Okay, girls.

Remember to bring your t-shirts to the next game.

-Bye, Coach. -Bye.

-Hi, Coach. -Hi, Juan.

-How was the game? -Good.

So, why didn't Vale come today?

-What? She didn't come? -No.

In fact, we were worried because she never misses a game.

She left home early and...

Well, maybe she went to a friend's house.

-Without letting me know. -You know how girls are.

I'll ask around and let you know.

Thank you very much, Coach.

-Take care, Mr. Juan. -You too.

We appreciate your help,

but everything indicates the girls left voluntarily.

Fleeing from violent parents,

problems at home.

Actually, I haven't seen any of that in the files.

I've seen poor conditions, but no real evidence she ran away.

You need to understand that in 99% of the cases,

the answer is they ran away from home.

If you don't believe me, you can check all the files.

What's strange is not that they leave, it's that they don't come back.

If they're prostitutes, which is very likely,

they must be ashamed to return to their families.

Prostitution?

-And we're talking about minors? -So?

Why isn't there an investigation on human traffic networks?

In my previous reports, I've said

that it's absolutely a mistake to focus the investigation here.

If they prostitute themselves, they won't do it close to their homes.

Then, where are they?

Antofagasta, Santiago, Colombia, Russia. Not here.

Otherwise, someone would have seen them.

I know it's not easy to work here. We don't have many resources.

Meanwhile, Carrasco will be your guide.

-Yes, Major. -Thank you, Major.

-That gang you told me about? -The Teardrops?

You know how to find it?

No, but I know someone who knows them.

Let's go.

Did they arrest you at the house or was it near the beach?

I don't know, I don't even remember anymore.

I have no pairs.

Did you eat something?

Scarleth?

You seem to have just eaten.

Was that your boyfriend or were you being naughty?

I'm naughty, but with my boyfriend.

Take one.

You're good even when you're naughty.

Who wouldn't like to have only a few scratches?

-Want to see mine? -Let's see them.

From when they arrested you?

Do you remember which cop?

How many were they?

Never mind, it's done.

Hey, I'm hungry, would you give me some money to buy something?

No, you know I can't give you money, Scarleth.

Bummer, I haven't eaten anything since last night.

Let's go eat something, it's on me.

I'll go get some money.

-May I take another candy? -Sure.

Pau, we're going downstairs. I'll be right back.

-Bye, miss. -Bye.

You have to put more effort, Scarleth.

-But I'm always in the same spot. -Yes, but the other time you were...

Okay, you'd better get back to your house.

-Bye, miss. -See you.

-Miss Valdivia. -Lieutenant Carrasco, good afternoon.

-Captain Cesar Rojas, it's a pleasure. -Nice to meet you, too.

He needs to interrogate the Teardrops.

And are you going to interrogate them like the last time?

Last time was a misunderstanding, Miss Valdivia.

There've been many misunderstandings with the Iquique police lately.

-Are you going to help us or not? -And for what?

So you can arrest them for theft?

So you can touch them at the precinct?

Excuse me.

Do you really think you're helping those kids?

You really think that talking to them a couple of times a week

-will change their lives? -Yes, of course.

I think talking to them is better

than throwing them in a cell and then back to the streets.

Sure, because they are so much better at SENAME.

Look, Miss Valdivia, if you really want to help those kids,

call me.

Don't worry, Captain,

that's the way she is.

But she's got a nice body, right?

Karla!

Thanks, Pedro.

These kids, right? They make us worry sometimes.

-Karla also gets home late. -Hi, Uncle.

-Hi, Karlita. -What is it, Daddy?

Were you with Vale today?

No, she didn't go to the game. I thought she was sick.

We talked last night, and she was very excited about the game.

Has she told you anything?

Like what?

Do you know if she's involved in anything

-weird? -Weird how?

With a guy, a boyfriend?

Vale? Of course not. She's calmer than the sea.

Yes... Right.

Well, I'll...

I'll keep looking. If you hear anything, please let me know.

Of course. Don't worry.

-Thank you, Karlita. -Bye.

Captain, welcome to your office.

You can use that desk, if you want.

Can I get another map of the city?

Another map? Yes, of course.

I also need information from the records of landlords

and car owners of Hospicio.

That's not going to be easy, Captain.

-Why? -Because they're illegal land holds.

I know, but there must be information about the people living there, right?

To be honest, Captain,

I don't know what to tell you.

The land belongs to whoever occupies it.

-And the cars? -To whoever drives them.

Tomorrow, I want you dressed as a civilian, Second Lieutenant.

-Really? -Yes.

Do you need anything else, Captain?

All the information you can find of the case.

Very well, with your permission.

-Do you want some coffee? -Sure.

Ortiz, come here.

I need you to go to the storage and get all the missing girls' files.

-Yes, Lieutenant. -All right, go.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon, sir.

I came to file a report.

-Okay. -My daughter disappeared.

Her name is Valeria Ávila, she is 15 years old,

I'm her father, Juan Ávila.

Right. And when did she leave the house?

No, she didn't leave, she disappeared.

She left to school early, but she never came back.

-Yeah, but that was today. -Yes, around six in the morning.

-She left around six. -Look, sir, the procedure dictates

that we have to wait 72 hours before filing the report.

Yes. Thing is she had an important volleyball match today

and she never leaves her team.

I understand, sir, but all we can do now is wait.

You're not going to do anything? You are just going to sit here?

My daughter is not like that, she doesn't do these things.

Well, sir, I'm sorry, that's what the law dictates, no exceptions.

Anything else?

What was that?

Nothing, Captain, he wanted to report a disappearance

and I told him he had to wait.

-What's his name? -Juan Ávila.

And his daughter... Valeria, I think.

Hey, baby,

would you give me a smoke?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

-This is your room. -Good.

Come in, please.

-Thank you very much. -Please, come in. Sure.

Get comfortable, towels are there.

Anything you need,

just ask me,

-I'm here to serve. -That's very kind of you.

-I'll leave you the keys right here. -Good.

-Good night. -Good night.

Hand me a napkin.

A napkin.

Although the government ordered to reinforce the police search,

they don't rule out home abandonment.

Records indicate that there are, at least, two cases

in which we have voluntary home abandonment

as a result of personal issues

such as bad relationships with the parents,

some cases of violence within the family...

-Good evening. -Good evening, sir.

-I come to file the report. -Name?

-Juan Ávila. -And what's the report?

As I already told you, my daughter is missing. Valeria Ávila, she's 15.

-I still haven't heard from her... -Sorry, sir, what's the problem?

I want you to find my missing daughter.

Since when is she missing?

Since Thursday at six. I came here that day

to file the report, but this gentleman didn't accept it.

Unfortunately, we can't do anything yet,

it hasn't been 72 hours since her disappearance.

But my daughter hasn't come back, she hasn't called,

maybe something happened to her.

Many parents don't even know what their kids are up to.

I recommend you go home...

Look, what I need is for you to find my daughter!

What the fuck has to happen for you to do something?

Since when is she missing?

Since Thursday at six in the morning.

We'll be able to do something in five hours and 55 minutes.

I recommend you go home. Maybe your daughter is already there.

-File this, Perez. -Yes, Major.

Hey,

did you hear anything from Santiago about the missing girls?

No, nothing. Why?

A new cop is on the case, I wanted to know if he is trustworthy.

Honey, why are you so paranoid?

You hate the police, you hate the PDI, you hate the military...

You hate politicians...

Not all politicians.

So?

Did you think on what we talked about?

What, Santiago?

-Yes. -Yes.

Yes, I do want to. But I don't know if it's the right time, Martin.

Yes, I know things are complicated,

but, if we win the elections, everything will be better.

Besides...

Hello? Yes, this is she.

What?

Where?

Okay, I'll be there in 10 minutes.

We found her lying outside the emergency room, today at dawn.

She was unconscious, in an alcoholic coma.

She had symptoms of severe cocaine and alcohol intoxication.

We pumped her stomach as soon as she arrived.

We found pisco, whiskey, amphetamines,

cocaine and semen.

They raped her?

Yes.

She has serious injuries. Vaginal tearing

and burn marks on several parts of her body.

Well, as you know, Andrea, now we have to start the legal process,

inform the police, and find a responsible adult.

-I can take care of that. Yes. -Are you sure?

Okay, then.

-I'll get the paperwork done. Bye. -Okay.

-Thanks, Gustavo. -You're welcome.

Hello?

No. I'm glad you called me. What is it?

Where are you?

Okay. I'm on my way.

-Hi. -Hi. Thanks for coming.

But it would have been better if you came alone.

-Tell me. -Scarleth doesn't want to talk,

she says she can't remember anything, that she doesn't know what happened.

-Do you believe her? -No.

I think she's afraid to testify.

She has several charges of theft, if she testifies now,

she could go to jail and her rapist would be free,

waiting for her to get out, do you understand?

I do. Don't worry, we'll investigate without filing a report.

Can we talk to her? Off the record.

I don't think so.

Not yet. I've never seen her like this. She's terrified.

Can anyone help us? A relative, a friend, someone?

Yes, come with me.

And why aren't you wearing your uniform?

Always a pleasure, miss.

-Be careful with that woman. -Why?

Just be careful.

I think we need to keep our distance.

She moves from one town to the next,

always in poor neighbourhoods,

but she has some very important friends.

You know what I mean.

No.

Her boyfriend is the intendency's chief of staff.

-Hello. -Hi.

Tell him.

Last time I saw Scarleth, it was dark and I don't know where she went.

Did she tell you anything? If she was going to meet someone?

No, I'm telling you, I don't know. She didn't say anything, I don't know.

Why are you called the Teardrops?

Why do you think? Because we're so happy we laugh all day.

Do you know Macarena Quezada?

Sure, now all the poor girls know each other.

Why did you make me talk to this fucking cop?

Ayleen, just a sec.

I don't think Macarena left because she wanted to,

I'm sure something else happened to her.

-Do you know anything? -No.

I mean, I used to see her because she went to the house sometimes,

but she didn't mess with shit, she was good.

And Scarleth? Who did that to her?

Ayleen, please.

Miss, I don't know,

I don't know, I don't know what happened to Scarleth.

When the girls get in trouble here it's because they go to La Ponderosa.

-La Ponderosa? What's that? -It's a place in the desert.

-Have you been there? -No, no way.

No, I might be a thief, but I'm not a whore.

-Miss, can I go? -Yes, thank you, Ayleen.

Did you mean what you told her?

That you think something happened to Macarena?

Everybody here says the girls left because they couldn't take it anymore,

but when I went to Macarena's grandmother's house...

-Hilda. -Yes, her.

You could see she was kind, worried about her granddaughter.

All Macarena's things were there,

her clothes, even her savings, it doesn't fit.

Hospicio is harsh, but it's not hell.

Girls don't leave like this, without a trace.

Excuse me, Miss Valdivia,

-you're saying they didn't run away? -No.

Then what?

I think that if the girls were blondes from Iquique

and not brunettes from Hospicio, the case would be already solved.

I'll let you know if anything comes up.

-Need a ride? -No, thanks, I'll take a cab.

-Bye. -Bye.

Bye.

Where's La Ponderosa?

Look, it's not just a matter of going there, you need an warrant.

It's not the first time we've received complaints against La Ponderosa.

Everybody knows the owner has good connections.

Honestly, it takes much more than a junkie's testimony

to get a search warrant.

Get one.

I'll file the report first thing tomorrow.

You need to get some sleep, honey.

I'll stay awake.

Don't worry, you need to be calm.

Juan,

these things that are happening.

All those missing girls.

But Vale is not like that, Vale will come back, or call.

-Yes? -Good afternoon, Captain Rojas.

-Good afternoon, Lieutenant Carrasco. -Can we talk about your daughter?

Good afternoon.

-Come in. -Excuse me.

Excuse me.

This was recorded at school,

when they won the local tournament.

Congratulations, champions!

My Vale is very studious, she even goes

to Iquique to prepare herself for college.

But the most important thing for her is volleyball.

Even her coach said that

if she trained hard, she could get a sports scholarship.

Excuse me, do we need to keep watching this?

No, that's okay.

-Can we see her room now? -Yes, of course.

Don't worry, Rosa, I'll take them.

This way.

-Excuse me. -Come in.

If you look at the eyes of the girls from Hospicio,

they're not the eyes of a girl.

They are the eyes of an adult woman,

there's no innocence, no spark.

But if you look at Vale's eyes...

I still see innocence.

We must have done a few things right, don't you think?

Do you have children?

Yes, a boy.

Would you like to hear on TV that your boy left home

because you're an alcoholic?

Because you hit him?

Because you touch him?

No.

If you were in our shoes, what would you do?

I wouldn't stop demanding that the authorities

do everything they can to find him.

There are rumours about a gang of car traffickers

that help take the girls out of the country

so they can prostitute themselves outside of Chile.

-Human traffic. -We don't know.

We only know that they take them.

Captain, may I?

Major, I know this gang.

They are indeed car smugglers.

They must have realized that they were wasting time

and money trafficking empty cars.

Tonight, they are going to come from Bolivia to meet their people

in Iquique, near the harbour.

This is the address.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Look, Captain,

that car belongs to them.

-Stay here. -Are you sure?

Don't you want me to go with you?

Don't lose sight of the truck.

Come in.

Come here!

Don't fucking move!

-Where are the keys? -What keys, asshole?

It's open, you fucking cop.

-Where are the girls, faggot? -I don't know, motherfucker.

You don't know, faggot?

-Where are the girls? -Be careful, don't shoot me!

I don't know anything, you motherfucker!

Get in.

Five one, five six, Rojas.

-Tell him what you told me. -Okay, all right.

It wasn't us,

it was the Peruvians.

The Peruvians took the girls.

Where?

To Tacna. They took them to Tacna.

-All right, move. -Yeah.

Okay, but don't push me.

Rojas, yes.

Captain Cesar Rojas. I'll give you the tone.

HELP ME FIND HER!

Based on "El horror en pantalones cortos" by Rodrigo Fluxá