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[phone ringing]

YES.

IT'S MILENA. I HAVE ANOTHER CODE 60.

GLORIA CLEMENTE. SHE WAS 84 YEARS OLD.

THE LOCK IS NOT FORCED.

AND THE KNOT ON THE TOWEL IS IDENTICAL.

CALL RIVALTA. I'LL TALK TO THE JUDGE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

DAMN IT!

COUNCILOR, GOOD EVENING. SORRY TO WAKE YOU... YES.

HE'S KILLED AGAIN.

YES.

YES. WE'LL HAVE TO REPORT IT.

UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT.

SHE WANTS TO HIDE IT.

SHE SAYS WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOURIST SEASON

AND THE LAST THING THE CITY NEEDS IS A PSYCHOPATH

MAKING HEADLINES AND LEADING NEWS REPORTS.

SHE WANTS TO AVOID PANIC.

THAT'S RECKLESS. IT CAN'T BE HIDDEN.

ACCORDING TO HER, IT'S MORE RECKLESS TO LET IT SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL.

WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO BUY TIME

UNTIL YOU FIND HIM.

RIGHT.

HALF MY DEPARTMENT IS ON VACATION, AND YOU KNOW THAT.

THEN YOU NEED TO GET PERSONNEL FROM ANYWHERE YOU CAN.

CALL EVERY DEPARTMENT AND HAVE THEM SEND YOU PEOPLE.

[phone ringing]

DAMN IT, RIVALTA, YOU'RE CATCHING ME AT BREAKFAST.

BUT I'M FIVE MINUTES FROM THE STATION.

AND I CAN MAKE CALLS ON THE WAY.

I'LL SEE WHO I HAVE AVAILABLE HERE IN THEFT.

WELL, YOU KNOW WORK PICKS UP IN SUMMER

WITH SO MANY CLUELESS TOURISTS.

BUT DON'T WORRY, I'LL SEND YOU PEOPLE TODAY.

MARIANO, GET THE BILL.

YES, IT'S 2.90 EACH.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT FROM HERE AND KEEP THE CHANGE.

GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE BEEN CALLED

TO HELP US SOLVE A COMPLEX CASE.

WE NEED TO CATCH A SUSPECTED SERIAL KILLER.

A KILLER OF ELDERLY WOMEN.

WE HAVE THREE VICTIMS,

OVER 75 YEARS OLD, WOMEN, RESIDENTS OF BARCELONA,

WHO LIVED ALONE.

ALL THREE DIED AT THE HANDS OF THE SAME OPPRESSOR AND IN THE SAME WAY:

STRANGULATION.

SORRY.

-WE NEED TO RULE OUT... -HELLO.

THAT IT'S SOME KIND OF ORGANIZED GANG.

SORRY.

AS POINTED OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INVESTIGATION.

ALTHOUGH IT'S TRUE THAT THE ASSAILANT BREAKS INTO THE VICTIMS' HOUSES

AND TAKES MONEY AND OBJECTS,

HIS PRIORITY IS NOT THE ROBBERY.

HIS MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO KILL.

WE'RE WORKING WITH THE HYPOTHESIS

THAT THE KILLER ENTERED THE VICTIMS' HOMES,

PRETENDING TO BE A GAS, ELECTRICITY, OR TELEPHONE INSPECTOR, OR WHATEVER, RIGHT?

ALL THREE VICTIMS LET HIM IN VOLUNTARILY.

YES, AS SERGEANT RIVALTA SAYS,

THE ASSAILANT GAINS THE VICTIMS' TRUST

AND STRANGLES THEM WITH HIS FACE UNCOVERED.

THIS STRUGGLE WAS NEXT TO THE BODY OF THE FIRST VICTIM.

THE KILLER DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO OPEN IT

AND THIS STRENGTHENS THE IDEA THAT HIS MOTIVE IS NOT ROBBERY.

HIS MOTIVATION IS THE HUNT.

WE BELIEVE THE KILLER LET HIS HOMICIDAL FANTASIES LOOSE,

WITHOUT PREMEDITATION. HE HAD NEVER KILLED BEFORE.

OUR HYPOTHESIS IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE FIRST VICTIM

WAS FIRST STABBED.

THE KILLER DIDN'T LIKE THE BLOOD

SO HE SOUGHT A MORE COMFORTABLE METHOD.

THE NEXT VICTIMS WERE STRANGLED

WITH A WET TOWEL. THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO BLOOD.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE KNOTS MATCH.

MEANING, THE KILLER HAS ALREADY FOUND HIS METHOD.

GENTLEMEN, WE'RE FACING A FULL-BLOWN PREDATOR.

NOTHING INDICATES HE'S A MENTAL DEFECTIVE BUT RATHER, A SOCIOPATH.

HE HAS FOUND EASY VICTIMS. LONELY WOMEN, ELDERLY WOMEN.

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE RISKS.

THERE ARE NO CLUES. WE NEED TO GO LOOK FOR THEM.

YES, I'VE ORGANIZED TWO GROUPS: ONE WILL GO OUT ON PATROL,

THE OTHER WILL STAY TO STUDY THE PROFILES.

IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, YOU'LL FIND IT ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE HALLWAY, LET'S GO!

INSPECTOR VIDAL, I HAVE A QUESTION.

SURE, YOU'RE LATE.

I'M SORRY, I HAD TO... FIND A BABYSITTER FOR MY SON.

IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?

WHY HAVEN'T THE PRESS AND OTHER POLICE FORCES BEEN INFORMED?

MAYBE IT WOULD BE EASIER TO FIND THE KILLER?

THE RUMOR SPREAD

THAT THE DEATHS ARE NOT RELATED

IS A STRATEGY TO WORK PEACEFULLY...

-BUT... -THERE ARE NO BUTS.

WE NEED TO AVOID SOCIAL ALARM AND GET TO WORK

INSTEAD OF DISCUSSING DECISIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE FROM ABOVE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S GO. GET TO WORK.

YES, YES, MOM. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU?

NO, NO, NO PROBLEM.

ALEX WILL SURELY BE THRILLED WITH THE IDEA.

WHEN I TOLD HIM WE WEREN'T GOING ON VACATION,

HE GOT SAD.

-HE'LL BE FINE. -I'M SURE HE WILL.

-BYE. -BYE.

HERE YOU HAVE THE LISTS FOR THE GAS,

WATER, AND TELEPHONE INSPECTORS.

WE NEED TO FILTER THOSE WITH A RECORD

OR WHO WERE ON DUTY NEAR THE CRIME SCENE.

ARE YOU SURE WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ALBERT DE SALVO?

WHO?

THE BOSTON STRANGLER. THAT'S HOW HE GOT INTO THE HOUSES,

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE.

I THINK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR A JOHN REGINALD CRISTY.

THE KILLER OF RILLINGTON PLACE.

SOMEONE CAPABLE OF GAINING THE VICTIMS' TRUST

AND LEADING THEM INTO A TRAP.

THE IMPULSE EXISTS, IT'S EVIDENT, BUT...

I ALSO THINK THE VICTIMS ALREADY KNEW THEIR ATTACKER.

SORRY, BUT YOU, WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?

FROM THEFT.

RIGHT.

LOOK, WE'VE TRIED TO ESTABLISH A PATTERN

BY LOOKING INTO SOCIAL WORKERS

AND PEOPLE CONNECTED TO ELDERLY SERVICES,

BUT THERE ARE NO MATCHES WITH ANY OF THE VICTIMS.

THERE WILL BE.

YES, BUT THIS, FOR NOW, IS THE BEST WE HAVE.

SO, LET'S GET TO WORK.

-HERE YOU GO. -THANKS, CHAMP.

HEY, SOLE, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ARM?

NOTHING.

I FELL WHILE CLEANING A CLOSET.

OH, COME ON, PABLO... IT'S HOT TODAY, HUH?

THAT UGLY MARK WAS YOUR EX, RIGHT?

THAT BASTARD, I'M GOING TO BEAT HIM UP

IF HE LAYS A HAND ON YOU AGAIN.

SINCE WE BROKE UP, HE HASN'T TOUCHED ME.

OH, NO? WELL, YOU DIDN'T HAVE THAT BRUISE YESTERDAY, SOLE.

YOU BROKE UP AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AGO, RIGHT?

HE WAS WAITING FOR ME ON THE STAIRS,

AND SINCE I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO HIM...

THEN YOU HAVE TO REPORT HIM.

GO TO THE STATION RIGHT NOW AND TALK TO PABLO SO HE CAN HELP YOU.

NO, NO, HE'LL JUST GET ANGRIER.

THAT BASTARD HAS YOU TERRIFIED, WHAT A SON OF A BITCH.

SOLE, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE WITH HIM, TOUGH LUCK FOR HIM.

YOU'RE NOT HIS PROPERTY.

I KNOW.

AND... YOUR LAWYER, WHAT DOES HE SAY?

WHAT LAWYER?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

AREN'T YOU GETTING A DIVORCE?

THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE LEGALLY, SOLE. OTHERWISE, HE'LL DO WHATEVER HE WANTS.

LOOK, I KNOW A VERY GOOD LAWYER WHO WON'T LEAVE YOU STRANDED.

GO RIGHT NOW AND CONSULT WITH HIM. HERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MA'AM, I'M FROM THE GAS COMPANY.

OH! YES, COME IN.

SORRY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO LET ME USE THE BATHROOM?

MY HANDS ARE COVERED IN GREASE.

SOME SUSPECTS.

THE BASTARD PUT OUT HIS CIGARETTE IN THE BATHROOM.

SO NOW HE SMOKES.

HE'S GETTING CONFIDENT AND FOLLOWING A RITUAL.

YOU MEAN HE SMOKES WHILE HE DAMPENS THE TOWEL?

THIS TIME HE GOT TOO CONFIDENT,

LEAVING THE HOUSE FULL OF GREASY FINGERPRINTS. COME.

WE STILL NEED TO COMPARE THEM TO WHAT WE HAVE

BUT EVERYTHING POINTS TO THE HYPOTHESIS OF A GAS COMPANY WORKER.

SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH THE BOILER A FEW HOURS AGO

AND KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

AND THE CAMERAS IN THE AREA, WHAT ABOUT THEM?

WE HAVE TWO TRAFFIC CAMERAS, [cellphone ringing]

TWO BLOCKS AWAY. WE'VE ALREADY REQUESTED THE FOOTAGE.

RIVALTA, WHAT'S GOING ON?

THE VICTIM IS IN VERY SERIOUS CONDITION. THE DOCTORS DON'T KNOW IF SHE'LL WAKE UP.

SHE LIVES ALONE, LIKE THE OTHERS, AND HAS NO CLOSE FAMILY.

THE NEIGHBORS DON'T KNOW HER WELL, BUT THEY SAY...

THAT SHE HAS A CLOSE FRIEND NAMED LEDA.

THERE'S NO WAY TO LOCATE HER.

WHAT ELSE?

TWO NEIGHBORS SAY A GAS TECHNICIAN

WAS IN THE BUILDING THIS AFTERNOON. THEY SAW HIM IN THE ELEVATOR.

DO WE KNOW WHO IT IS?

NOT YET, BUT WE'VE QUESTIONED

SOME POSSIBLE SUSPECTS, AND NOTHING...

WE HAVE NOTHING.

SOMEONE SCREWED UP. DO WE KNOW WHO LEAKED THAT LIST?

EVA, EVA RIERA.

VIDAL?

THE IMAGE WAS CAPTURED AROUND 7:40.

EVERYTHING FITS.

AND WHY WASN'T HE ON THAT LIST?

SOMEONE MADE A MISTAKE.

WHO?

YOU DON'T KNOW HER. SHE'S A REINFORCEMENT AGENT.

I'LL SPARE THE DETAILS FOR THE COUNCILOR,

BUT IT'S BETTER IF I CAN GIVE HER GOOD NEWS.

TELL HER WE'VE IDENTIFIED HIM BUT HE'S NOT AT HIS RESIDENCE.

WHEN HE SHOWS UP, WE'LL CATCH HIM.

I'D BETTER KEEP THAT LAST PART QUIET. LET'S BE CAUTIOUS.

TELL HER, DAMN IT, TRUST ME!

ALL RIGHT, SORRY.

I'M OVERWHELMED, I'M NOT OKAY. THE SITUATION HERE IS VERY TENSE.

AND IF THERE'S ANOTHER VICTIM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE PRESS.

THE COUNCILOR IS WAITING FOR ME. SEE YOU AT HOME, OKAY?

DON'T CRITICIZE ME TOO MUCH.

HAVE YOU ARRESTED HIM YET?

NO, NOT YET.

AND HOW'S THE VICTIM? HAS SHE SAID ANYTHING?

SHE'S STILL UNCONSCIOUS AND IN VERY SERIOUS CONDITION.

WELL, MAYBE SHE'LL PULL THROUGH,

BUT THE INJURIES ARE SEVERE, AND AT HER AGE, YOU KNOW...

RIVALTA, I'M SURE IT WASN'T HIM. HE DOESN'T FIT THE PROFILE.

THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO HIM, AND WE HAVE THE TRAFFIC FOOTAGE.

THEORIES FAIL, EVA, AND I DIDN'T COME HERE TO ARGUE.

YOU WANT ME OUT, DON'T YOU?

GO ON VACATION. STOP THINKING ABOUT IT. IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

HOW'S THE VICTIM?

THEFT?

I'M ON THE CASE UNDER SERGEANT RIVALTA'S ORDERS.

ARE YOU HERE TO RELIEVE ME?

YES.

WHY DID THEY SEND YOU IF THEY'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE ATTACKER

AND WE DON'T NEED THE VICTIM'S TESTIMONY ANYMORE?

I SUPPOSE THEY WANT SOMEONE ON GUARD

TO HANDLE THE SITUATION IF SHE WAKES UP.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.

ROSA, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

WHO ARE YOU?

MY NAME IS EVA. I'M A POLICE OFFICER. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE?

THEY WANTED TO KILL ME.

WHO?

THE GAS TECHNICIAN?

IT WAS SOMEONE YOU KNEW, WASN'T IT?

FROM THE CHURCH... HER NAME IS MARIETA.

MARIETA?

YES, SHE GAVE ME A MASSAGE AT HOME.

TELL ME, WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE LOCKED HERSELF IN THE BATHROOM, AND WHEN SHE CAME OUT... SHE WASN'T HERSELF ANYMORE.

SHE HAD A TOWEL IN HER HAND, AND HER EYES...

HER EYES WERE TERRIFYING.

I THOUGHT IT WAS THE END, THAT I WOULDN'T SURVIVE IT.

HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN HERE?

A FEW HOURS, IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

VERA... MY FRIEND. SHE'S GOING TO DO THE SAME TO HER AS SHE DID TO ME!

THEY HAD AN APPOINTMENT FOR A MASSAGE THIS MORNING.

[phone ringing]

-HELLO? -VERA?

WHO IS THIS?

I'M AN AGENT OF THE POLICE FORCE, DON'T BE NERVOUS.

BUT LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

BUT I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.

DON'T TALK. JUST LISTEN AND ANSWER WITH YES OR NO.

DO YOU KNOW A WOMAN NAMED MARIETA?

YES.

DID YOU SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER FOR A MASSAGE?

YES.

IS SHE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW?

YES.

ALL RIGHT. LISTEN TO ME.

YOUR FRIEND ROSA IS IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE MARIETA ATTACKED HER.

I KNOW YOU HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE ME, BUT I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

MARIETA HAS KILLED THREE PEOPLE, AND IF YOU DON'T DO AS I SAY,

YOU'LL BE THE NEXT.

-ME? WHY?

VERA, IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

YES, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

I'M JUST GOING TO THE BATHROOM FOR A MOMENT, OKAY?

YES, YES, OF COURSE.

HAS SHE LEFT?

YES, SHE'S GONE.

GOOD, THIS IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER BEING IN THE BATHROOM TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE.

GO OUT TO THE STREET WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU

AND LOCK THE DOOR BEHIND YOU.

WE'LL BE THERE SOON TO ARREST HER.

[cellphone ringing]

RIVALTA? THIS IS EVA RIERA.

SORRY EVA, THIS ISN'T A GOOD TIME. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF...

I'M AT THE HOSPITAL. THE VICTIM HAS WOKEN UP.

THE KILLER IS A WOMAN. THE VICTIM KNOWS HER.

AND A FRIEND OF HERS IS IN DANGER RIGHT NOW.

EVA!

HAVE YOU FOUND HER?

NO, SHE ESCAPED THROUGH THE ROOF.

WE'VE CORDONED OFF THE AREA,

BUT WITH THIS MESS, WE'LL NEVER FIND HER.

I DON'T KNOW, HER EYES WERE SMALL.

WHAT COLOR?

BROWN... NO, GREEN, MORE LIKE LIGHT GREEN.

AND THE EYEBROWS... I THINK SHE HAD THEM DRAWN ON.

LIKE THIS?

NO... HER EYES WEREN'T THAT LIGHT. THEY WERE DARKER.

AND HER NOSE WAS SMALLER.

EARLIER YOU SAID POTATO-SHAPED.

POTATO-SHAPED? DID I SAY POTATO-SHAPED?

SO, WHAT SHAPE IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW, I CAN'T REMEMBER. IT'S BLURRY.

CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN. LET'S TAKE A BREAK.

WE NEED TO START AGAIN.

NOT NOW.

BUT THIS IS POINTLESS. WE'RE IN A HURRY.

BUT THIS WOMAN NEEDS TO REST.

THERE'S NO TIME. I'LL ASK THE QUESTIONS.

[cellphone ringing]

HI MOM.

YES, YES. PUT HIM ON.

HELLO!

HELLO ALEX, BUDDY, HOW DID YOU SLEEP?

REALLY? WHAT A CRAZY DREAM.

AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO THE...?

POOR THING. THE LADY'S SO DIZZY, YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

WELL, WE'VE CONFIRMED THAT THIS MARIETA IS A BRUNETTE.

MEDIUM HEIGHT, WITH A STRONG BUILD.

BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE A SKETCH.

BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?

THEIR MEMORY IS FAILING THEM. EVERYTHING'S A MESS AT THEIR AGE.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS EITHER.

IT SEEMS MARIETA USED TO CALL THEM TO CHECK ON THEM.

THE NERVE!

WE CHECKED THE NUMBERS AND NOTHING. ALL PAYPHONES.

NEVER THE SAME ONE.

AND THE FAMILY?

THE FAMILY LIVES AWAY AND SHE HAS A SON WHO VISITS HER FROM TIME TO TIME.

THE TYPICAL SON WHO ONLY CARES WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET THE INHERITANCE.

I TOLD THEM NOT TO TALK TO ANY JOURNALISTS.

AND IT SEEMS THEY'LL LISTEN TO ME.

[cellphone ringing]

WHAT'S UP, BERTA?

YES, YES, PUT HER THROUGH, PUT HER THROUGH.

-VIDAL? -GOOD MORNING, COUNCILOR.

IT SEEMS THE KILLER IS A WOMAN.

-YES. -IS THAT CORRECT?

YES, YES, EXACTLY, YES, A WOMAN.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?

NO... WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, VIDAL.

I KNOW, AND I'M SORRY. MY DEPARTMENT...

THIS HURTS US ALL.

WE'LL HAVE PROBLEMS IF WE DON'T SOLVE THIS IMMEDIATELY.

OF COURSE, I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND.

YOU NEED TO FIND HER AND END THIS.

AGREED. GOODBYE.

WE HAD HER, DAMN IT, WE HAD THAT BITCH!

AND SHE ESCAPED RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES!

[knocking on the door]

COME IN.

DID YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME?

YOU SNUCK INTO THE HOSPITAL DECEIVING YOUR COLLEAGUES.

YOU COMPLETELY IGNORED MY ORDER.

YOU CAN'T GO ROGUE IN THIS DEPARTMENT,

BUT YOU ALWAYS DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITHOUT CARING WHAT ANYONE THINKS.

GIVE ME ONE REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T FILE A REPORT AGAINST YOU RIGHT NOW!

IF IT WEREN'T FOR ME, WE'D HAVE ANOTHER VICTIM.

FINE, YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE.

WE'RE NOT IN THE ACADEMY ANYMORE, YOU KNOW? I'M NOT YOUR STUDENT.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A FEW YEARS AND...

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO DAYS, AND WE'RE ALREADY ARGUING.

I WOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR YEARS IF YOU HADN'T DENIED MY APPLICATION.

YOU DIDN'T FIT THE PROFILE.

THERE'S NO NEED FOR YOU TO KEEP LYING. NOT ANYMORE.

AND DON'T WORRY, I'LL KEEP QUIET.

YOU CAN PUT THAT IN THE REPORT TOO.

SO, SHE WAS YOUR STUDENT.

YES. SHE WANTED TO JOIN HOMICIDE, BUT SHE WAS PREGNANT,

AND I NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED.

HERE, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO BALANCE FAMILY LIFE...

SHE'S GOOD, VIDAL... VERY GOOD. WE NEED HER.

YOU'RE BEING UNFAIR TO HER.

HELLO.

HELLO.

-YES? -HI MOM, WHERE ARE YOU?

IN CALETAS.

IN CALETAS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN CALETAS?

WE'RE WITH...

WELL, YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME.

BUT IF...

NO, NO. IT'S FINE, BUT IT'S JUST... NEVER MIND.

DID YOU BRING HIM CLOTHES?

YES, DEAR. I BROUGHT HIM CLOTHES TO CHANGE INTO.

WE INTERRUPT FOR BREAKING NEWS.

ACCORDING TO THIS NETWORK, A SERIAL KILLER

IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTACKS ON SEVERAL ELDERLY WOMEN

OVER THE PAST WEEKS IN BARCELONA.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS INITIALLY CLAIMED THAT THE ASSAULTS

WERE UNRELATED, UNOFFICIAL SOURCES POINT TO A WOMAN

AS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL MURDERS...

ARE YOU WATCHING THIS?

AND A FEW ATTEMPTS, MANY STILL UNCONFIRMED.

THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS MORNING WHEN VERA DOMÍNGUEZ,

AN ELDERLY WOMAN FROM THE ENSANCHE DISTRICT,

WAS NEARLY ATTACKED...

HOW THE HELL DID THIS GET LEAKED?

THE THREE MURDER VICTIMS ARE JULIA CLEMENTE...

MY DEPARTMENT IS CLEAN, OKAY?

WELL, IT CERTAINLY DIDN'T COME FROM THE COUNCILOR'S OFFICE.

I DON'T KNOW. NO, SORRY,

BUT YOU HAVE A MORE COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NETWORK.

EVEN THE PRESS TOO.

THE PRESS? WE KEEP THE PRESS ON A TIGHTER LEASH THAN YOU DO.

WELL, CALM DOWN, PLEASE! I STAND BY MY PEOPLE.

THIS MUST HAVE BEEN LEAKED BY SOMEONE FROM THE INSIDE.

THEY KNOW EVERYTHING! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF THE PRESSURE WE'LL HAVE NOW?

[phone ringing]

IT'S HER.

COUNCILOR, GOOD EVENING.

YES, YES, I'M WATCHING IT, YES.

YOU TOLD HER, AND SHE WENT BALLISTIC, RIGHT?

NO. I HAVEN'T TOLD HER YET.

THAT BRUTE DESERVES TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.

YOU NEED TO REPORT HIM, SOLE!

I CAN'T. HE'LL GO CRAZY,

AND THEN HE'LL FILL THE KID'S HEAD WITH LIES ABOUT ME.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE HE WENT ON VACATION.

HE SPENDS ALL DAY AT HIS DAD'S HOUSE,

AND I CAN'T GO THERE.

NO, NO, OF COURSE NOT!

BUT HE'LL COME AROUND, YOU'LL SEE. IF I CATCH HIM...

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. I DON'T WANT ANY MORE TROUBLE, MARIANO.

NO, HE'S THE ONE CAUSING TROUBLE, SOLE.

AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I'M NOT GOING TO REPORT HIM, MARIANO. GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD.

LOOK, THIS AFTERNOON I'LL MEET WITH THE LAWYER AGAIN,

AND I'LL DO WHATEVER HE SAYS, OKAY?

OH, EXCUSE ME, MA'AM, BUT THE LAW FIRM STAFF ISN'T HERE,

AND I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM.

I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU, BUT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

SHOULD I WAIT OR WHAT? BECAUSE SINCE I MADE THE TRIP...

I ASKED FOR TIME OFF FROM MY BOSS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,

IF I GOT THE TIME WRONG OR WHAT'S GOING ON.

MAYBE YOU COULD CALL THEM, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I LEFT MY PHONE BEHIND,

AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD... YOU KNOW.

I'LL LET YOU USE MY PHONE.

THANK YOU.

-HERE YOU GO. -THANK YOU.

[phone ringing]

WELL, NO ONE'S PICKING UP.

LOOK, COULD I ASK YOU ANOTHER FAVOR?

IT'S JUST THAT I'M... AND I NEED TO CHANGE,

COULD I USE YOUR BATHROOM?

I... TO BE HONEST...

YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL. I'LL GO TO THE BAR ON THE CORNER.

SORRY FOR THE TROUBLE, OKAY? YOU'VE BEEN VERY KIND.

-WAIT!

COME IN.

MY NAME IS JOANA. PLEASE, COME IN. COME IN, PLEASE.

NICE TO MEET YOU, JOANA. I'M MARIETA.

31, 19, 13,

90, 71, 7,

51, 8, 5,

22,

85,

61, 6.

YES, MILENA, TELL ME.

GOOD... WHAT ELSE?

VERY WELL. SEE YOU LATER, BYE. EVA, COME WITH ME.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

LISTEN TO ME, EVA.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO ANYTHING THAT COULD DAMAGE THE DEPARTMENT, IS THAT CLEAR?

ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF LEAKING INFORMATION?

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO QUESTIONED THE CASE,

AND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS SOMETHING PERSONAL AGAINST ME.

WHY WOULD I THINK OTHERWISE?

BECAUSE YOU KNOW I WANT TO EARN A POSITION IN HOMICIDE,

AND BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER IN MY LIFE BETRAY

SUCH AN IMPORTANT DECISION FROM A SUPERIOR.

EVEN IF THAT SUPERIOR IS YOU.

I ADMIT I'M DESPERATE. MY CAREER IS HANGING BY A THREAD.

YOUR CAREER, AS USUAL.

SORRY, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

I'VE WORKED HARD TO GET HERE.

I'VE SACRIFICED MANY THINGS, THINGS THAT MATTERED TO ME.

WE HAVE FOUR DEAD BODIES THAT COULD BE SIX,

AND IT WON'T STOP HERE.

THEN STOP TREATING ME LIKE THE STUDENT YOU SLEPT WITH

AND START TRUSTING ME.

I'VE NEVER ASKED YOU FOR ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.

I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO COMPROMISE YOU.

I ACCEPTED WHAT WAS GIVEN,

AND NOW I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO HARM YOU, NOR WILL I.

I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO VALUE MY WORK, THAT'S ALL.

VERY WELL.

SHE'S BEEN DEAD FOR 13 HOURS.

THAT MEANS THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

THIS BITCH SEEMS INVISIBLE!

WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING YET.

THIS TIME SHE ENJOYED IT AS IF IT WAS ALL A GAME.

FROM THE NECK MARKS AND THE WEAR ON THE TOWEL'S FABRIC,

I ESTIMATE SHE LET THE VICTIM GO ABOUT FIVE TIMES BEFORE KILLING HER.

FOUR HITS, SIX ATTEMPTS, AND WE'RE CHASING OUR TAILS.

THAT'S THE SPIRIT, MILENA, WELL DONE!

LET'S BE REALISTIC, WE HAVE NOTHING.

YOU WANT REALISM?

THE COUNCILOR IS FURIOUS BECAUSE OF THE LEAK.

THE PRESS WON'T LEAVE US ALONE, AND EVERY GRANDMOTHER IN BARCELONA

IS TERRIFIED EVERY TIME A WOMAN STANDS IN LINE AT THE SUPERMARKET.

OUR SWITCHBOARDS ARE JAMMED, AND THERE'S NOT A SINGLE OFFICER

WHO HASN'T HAD TO DEAL WITH A SCARED ELDERLY WOMAN.

LOOK, BEING REALISTIC MEANS ADMITTING THAT IF WE DON'T CATCH THAT BITCH,

I'M GOING TO GET MY HEAD CHOPPED OFF.

JOANA M IS THE SEVENTH VICTIM,

THE FOURTH FATALITY OF THE ELDERLY WOMAN KILLER.

TODAY SHE WILL BE BURIED IN A PRIVATE CEREMONY AT THE FAMILY'S REQUEST.

WE NOW GO LIVE TO THE COUNCILOR'S OFFICE.

AT THIS MOMENT, THE COUNCILOR IS ENTERING THE OFFICIAL PREMISES.

COUNCILOR, PLEASE! CAN YOU MAKE PUBLIC

THE PROFILE OF THE ELDERLY WOMAN KILLER OR AT LEAST TELL US

WHAT LINES OF INVESTIGATION THE POLICE ARE FOLLOWING?

ARE THERE ANY NEW LEADS? PLEASE, COUNCILOR, OVER HERE.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE GROWING PUBLIC ALARM?

THE ATM SURVEILLANCE CAMERA IS VERY CLOSE TO THE VICTIM'S ENTRANCE.

THE FOOTAGE CLEARLY SHOWS ONE WOMAN ENTERING

AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE CRIME.

THIS FOOTAGE IS USELESS.

YOU'D HAVE TO BE A PSYCHIC TO IDENTIFY ANYONE FROM THIS.

WAIT,

NOW THIS IS THE BEST ANGLE WE'VE GOT.

AND IN MAXIMUM RESOLUTION.

NOW WE HAVE SOMETHING. SEND THIS IMAGE TO ALL DEPARTMENTS.

I WANT EVERYONE TO LOOK FOR HER.

44,

90,

71, 7, 1,

31,

8,

22,

5,

85,

19,

61, 6, 1,

48,

4,

66, 6, 6,

71, 7, 1,

64, 6, 4...

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT, I LOVE IT!

NO ONE WILL BREAK IN. THAT'S CERTAIN.

BARCELONA ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE.

YES, LATELY, IT'S A SHAME,

BUT YOU CAN'T FEEL SAFE EVEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

TELL ME ABOUT IT, WITH ALL THE TALK ABOUT THAT KILLER,

I WALK AROUND WITH FOUR EYES.

I HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO MOVED HERE FROM ANOTHER CITY, LIVES ALONE.

AND I'M ALWAYS WATCHING OUT.

WELL, YOUR NEIGHBOR IS LUCKY.

DO YOU ALSO LIVE ALONE?

MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY FIVE YEARS AGO. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

SO, SHALL WE HAVE A COFFEE BEFORE THE MASSAGE?

BUT FIRST, I NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM.

FIRST DOOR ON THE RIGHT.

THANK YOU, YOU'RE VERY KIND.

ARE YOU OKAY?

PETER, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE.

SINCE I BECAME A WIDOW, I RENT ROOMS TO TOURISTS.

SO, SHALL WE TRY THAT COFFEE NOW?

SORRY, MY BOSS JUST CALLED ME.

I HAVE TO LEAVE.

OH, WHAT DO YOU THINK COULD HAVE HAPPENED?

-GOODBYE. -BYE.

EVA, HOW DID IT GO?

WE DISTRIBUTED THE PHOTO PRINTER EVERYWHERE,

BUT NO ONE RECOGNIZES HER.

NOT ON THE STREET, IN THE CHURCH, OR ANYWHERE.

HEY, WE'RE GOING FOR SOME BEERS, YOU COMING?

I'M EXHAUSTED. I'VE SLEPT 8 HOURS IN 3 DAYS

AND BESIDES, I WANT TO SEE ALEX.

HE WENT TO THE BEACH WITH MY MOM TODAY.

IT MUST BE HARD, RIGHT?

WHAT?

WELL, BEING ALONE WITH THE KID, BALANCING EVERYTHING.

IT'S NOT EASY, BUT I MANAGE.

AND THE FATHER DOESN'T HELP?

ALEX DOESN'T HAVE A FATHER.

OH, ALL RIGHT. EVERYONE HAS... WELL.

IT'S OKAY, RIVALTA.

SORRY...

-GET SOME REST. -SEE YOU.

BYE.

[phone ringing]

MOM, I'M LEAVING NOW, ARE YOU HOME YET?

NO, WE DECIDED TO STAY A COUPLE MORE DAYS...

YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

I'M SURE ALEX WILL BE HAPPY TO STAY LONGER.

HE REALLY LIKED IT. WHEN WILL YOU COME?

I'LL COME WHEN I CAN. I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.

-OKAY. -BYE.

WE'RE HERE.

I FELL ASLEEP.

-AND YOU WERE SNORING. -ME?

I SWEAR.

YOU SNORE TOO... OR YOU USED TO.

I STILL SNORE, OR SO BERTA SAYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU SAVED ME A FORTUNE ON A TAXI.

-DAMN. -YEAH.

DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND HAVE SOME DINNER?

ALEX ISN'T HOME.

[phone ringing]

YES.

NO, AT THE OFFICE.

I'LL STILL BE A WHILE.

SEE YOU AT HOME, OKAY.

GOODBYE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HIM THE TRUTH?

WHAT DID YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

THAT I WAS HAVING DINNER AT THE HOUSE OF AN OFFICER WHO GOT STRANDED WITH HER CAR.

HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME, DOES HE?

NO, I'VE NEVER EXPLAINED IT TO HIM.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN HE ASKS ABOUT HIS FATHER?

DO YOU CARE NOW?

SORRY... NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THIS WASN'T A GOOD IDEA.

YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING WHEN YOU INVITED ME.

STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT.

I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING WHEN I ACCEPTED.

IT'S BETTER IF YOU LEAVE.

EVA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I COULDN'T SLEEP.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE BOX FROM THE FIRST CRIME?

I THINK WE GOT SOMETHING WRONG.

THE KILLER DIDN'T TRY TO OPEN THE BOX AFTER KILLING THE VICTIM,

BUT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE BOX BEFORE KILLING HER WITH THE KNIFE.

MAYBE THE OLD LADY SCREAMED, AND SHE WANTED TO SILENCE HER.

BUT I DON'T THINK SHE KILLED HER PREMEDITATEDLY,

IT WAS AN IMPULSE.

AND ALL THIS, WHEN DID YOU THINK ABOUT IT, JUST NOW?

COME ON, FOCUS. I THINK IT ALL STARTED AS A ROBBERY

THAT AWAKENED MARIETA'S KILLER IMPULSE.

THE PROOF IS THAT SHE NEVER OPENED THE BOX AGAIN.

SHE LEFT IT UNOPENED.

I'VE BEEN CHASING PEOPLE LIKE HER FOR YEARS.

PEOPLE WHO STEAL SMALL AMOUNTS TO SATISFY AN ADDICTION.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SHE COULD BE A DRUG ADDICT

OR A GAMBLING ADDICT OR A KLEPTOMANIAC OR...?

IT FITS HER PROFILE, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT

IF THE KILLER DIDN'T INTEND TO KILL BUT WAS JUST ROBBING

WHEN SHE GOT CAUGHT, THEN WE COULD BE TALKING

ABOUT SOMEONE WHO MIGHT HAVE A HISTORY OF THEFT.

MAYBE EVEN SOMEONE WHO IS ON FILE FOR THEFT.

WE NEED TO REVIEW ALL UNRESOLVED CASE FILES.

AND LOOK FOR REPORTS FROM OLD WOMEN WITH A SIMILAR PROFILE TO THE VICTIM.

RIERA, YOU KNOW YOU'RE REALLY GOOD? REALLY GOOD.

-AND THERE'S ONE MORE THING. -WHAT THING?

US.

I DON'T WANT TO HURT MYSELF AGAIN.

ME NEITHER.

YEAH, BUT... HERE WE ARE, 7 YEARS LATER.

I KNEW THAT IF I HAD YOU CLOSE, THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

I CAN'T TALK TO BERTA ABOUT THIS. I'M SORRY.

THEN IT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

BUT I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU. LOOK, I'VE NEVER ASKED YOU FOR ANYTHING,

JUST TO WORK IN HOMICIDE, AND I DON'T WANT ANY OF THIS TO AFFECT YOUR DECISION.

YOU AND I CAN'T WORK TOGETHER.

DON'T KID YOURSELF. YOU OWE ME.

NOW WE'RE TOGETHER AND LOOK WHERE WE END UP: IN BED.

THEN DON'T LOOK FOR ME. LEAVE ME ALONE.

I CAN'T. I LIKE YOU TOO MUCH.

-OF COURSE! SINCE YOU LIKE ME SO MUCH, IF ANYONE HAS TO SUFFER,

IT HAS TO BE ME, BECAUSE YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR CAREER ARE...

-NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT! OKAY?

-WE'RE NOT? -NO.

THEN WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

IT'S BERTA.

YES.

WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M AT THE OFFICE.

I FELL ASLEEP. WHY ARE YOU STILL UP?

I WAS LEAVING THE COUNCIL WHEN THEY CALLED ME.

DIDN'T THEY TELL YOU?

NO, WHAT HAPPENED?

THERE'S ANOTHER VICTIM.

ANOTHER VICTIM.

THEY JUST FOUND HER.

-DAMN IT!

BERTA, SORRY, I NEED TO TALK TO RIVALTA NOW. BYE.

SEE? I TOLD YOU SHE WASN'T HERE.

SHE LEFT HOURS AGO.

I SEE THAT. I'LL BE GOING NOW.

BY THE MARKS ON HER NECK,

THIS TIME SHE DIDN'T USE THE TOWEL.

AND WHY IS THAT?

MAYBE THE VICTIM FOUGHT BACK AND SHE HAD TO FINISH HER OFF WITH HER HANDS.

HOLD ON.

HAIR.

PROBABLY FROM THE KILLER. WE'LL DO A DNA TEST.

THAT MEANS THERE WAS A STRUGGLE.

SO WHAT? THE TEST WILL TAKE DAYS.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE. NOT SURE IF IT HELPS,

BUT WE FOUND THIS IN HER JACKET POCKET.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S SOME KIND OF RECEIPT.

YES, IT'S A RECEIPT FOR A PRIZE.

SHE LEFT A RELIABLE CLUE.

YES, COUNCILOR, YES.

PERFECT.

YES, WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHICH BINGO HALL THE RECEIPT IS FROM...

VERY WELL.

THEN WE'LL CHECK THE ENTRY RECORDS

AND FIND HER ID.

I SUPPOSE YOU'LL DO THAT TONIGHT.

OF COURSE WE WILL.

I NEED TO TALK TO BERTA, BUT I CAN'T REACH HER.

-WHAT? -DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER?

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

I’VE BEEN CALLING HER, AND NOTHING.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IF YOU TALK TO HER, TELL HER TO CALL ME.

OKAY, BYE.

WHAT'S WRONG?

BERTA DIDN’T GO TO WORK.

THE COUNCILOR SAYS THEY’RE CALLING HER...

AND NOTHING. NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT HER. I DON’T UNDERSTAND.

HELLO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THE COUNCILOR ASKED ME ABOUT YOU.

WHERE DID YOU SPEND THE NIGHT?

AT THE OFFICE.

THAT’S NOT TRUE.

I THINK THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME...

WHAT’S GOING ON?

WE’RE ABOUT TO FINISH,

WHEN THIS IS RESOLVED, WE’LL TALK.

WILL YOU LEAVE ME?

WE’LL TALK, BERTA, PLEASE.

NO. TELL ME NOW. TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, NOW.

YEARS AGO, I HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT,

WHEN I WAS TEACHING AT THE ACADEMY.

SHE GOT PREGNANT AND... HAD THE BABY.

I SPENT 7 YEARS AVOIDING HER BUT...

NOW SHE'S BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE.

DID YOU FIND SOMETHING?

IT'S FROM 5 YEARS AGO.

AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO LIVED ALONE.

MARIETA BROKE INTO HER HOUSE AND ROBBED HER.

I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE CASES AND IF WE TALK

TO THESE WOMEN, THEY CAN HELP US IDENTIFY HER.

WE DON’T NEED TO.

WHY?

AMONG THE PERSONAL BELONGINGS OF THE LAST VICTIM, THEY FOUND

A RECEIPT FOR A PRIZE.

IT’S FROM A BINGO HALL, BUT WE DON’T HAVE THE ADDRESS.

ONCE WE HAVE THE BINGO HALL, WE’LL CATCH THE KILLER.

YES, BUT WE COULD INVESTIGATE BOTH WAYS, RIGHT?

NO, NO NEED, REALLY. BUT YOU WERE RIGHT.

YES, IF WE HADN’T FOUND THIS RECEIPT

AND IF SHE HADN’T MADE A MISTAKE, YOU WOULD HAVE CAUGHT HER.

YOU CAN BE SATISFIED.

COME ON, LET'S GO. I'LL TREAT YOU TO SOMETHING TO EAT. THEY SAY THE PLACE UP FRONT

HAS A GREAT GALICIAN DISH.

-YES. -HELLO.

YES... HELLO. OKAY, RIVALDA.

KEEP ME UPDATED AT ALL TIMES.

RIVALDA SAYS THEY STILL HAVEN’T FOUND THE BINGO HALL.

I SHOULD BE REVIEWING REPORTS IN CASE THE SEARCH ENDS.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY GAMBLING HALLS THERE ARE IN BARCELONA?

BUT WHY WON'T YOU LET ME KEEP SEARCHING

IN THE THEFT FILES?

NO, IT’S BETTER THAT YOU GO ON PATROL WITH THE OTHERS.

HELLO, WHAT CAN I GET YOU?

TWO BEERS AND... WANT SOMETHING TO EAT?

AT THE STATION, EVERYONE RAVES ABOUT THE POTATO OMELET.

OF COURSE, SOLE MAKES THE BEST POTATO OMELET IN ALL OF BARCELONA.

WELL THEN, TWO OMELETS AND SOME BREAD WITH TOMATO.

MOLE, HEY SOLE, TWO OMELET SLICES!

BERTA KNOWS EVERYTHING.

WHEN SHE CALLED ME, I WAS AT THE OFFICE.

THE TRUTH IS, I'M A MESS.

OH WELL!

HELLO, EVERYTHING IS GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN...

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

PABLO TOLD ME THAT GUY OVER THERE IS THE CHIEF INSPECTOR

OF THE MOSSOS, THE BIG BOSS, SOLE!

AND WHAT’S HE DOING HERE?

WHAT’S HE DOING HERE? TRYING YOUR OMELET, SOLE, WHAT ELSE?

MAYBE THEY’RE HERE FOR THE CASE OF THE KILLER.

DIDN’T THEY TELL YOU ANYTHING?

PABLO AND I ARE CLOSE, BUT THE HOMICIDE CHIEF INSPECTOR,

YOU CAN TELL HE'S A PROFESSIONAL GUY.

HE WON’T SAY A WORD.

BUT, THEY’RE DEFINITELY ONTO SOMETHING.

I’M NOT SURE HOW SMART THEY REALLY ARE.

MAYBE THEY'RE JUST KILLING TIME.

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME!

DELICIOUS!

LET ME...

THIS TENSION IS FROM NOT SLEEPING.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT TOO.

THE LANDLORD THREATENED TO KICK ME OUT IF I DON’T PAY THE RENT.

BUT... SOLE.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I SPEND ON PEDRO AND GABRIEL.

WHO DO YOU THINK IS PAYING THE MORTGAGE?

YOU’RE EVEN SUPPORTING HIM?

AND WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, LEAVE MY CHILD ON THE STREET?

HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED?

NO, NO, NO. I’LL FIGURE IT OUT. REALLY, NO!

DON’T SAY ANYTHING. LOOK, SOLE,

YOU DON’T WANT YOUR GABRIEL TO END UP ON THE STREET,

AND I DON’T WANT YOU TO BE LEFT OUT THERE, UNDERSTOOD?

HERE. TAKE IT, AND DON’T… DON’T ARGUE WITH ME.

MY WALLET,

I’VE EITHER LEFT IT AT HOME OR IT’S BEEN STOLEN.

DAMN IT! WHAT A MESS.

MAYBE YOU’LL BE LUCKY AND IT’S AT HOME.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE’LL DO?

LOOK, I’LL GO WITH YOU HOME TO SEE IF IT’S THERE.

AND IF IT’S NOT, WE’LL GO TO THE STATION AND FILE A REPORT.

NO, NO…

NO, NO, IT’S DECIDED, IT’S DECIDED, OKAY?

AND WHILE WE’RE AT IT, WE’LL ALSO TALK TO YOUR LANDLORD; I WANT TO DEAL WITH HIM MYSELF FOR YOU.

AND... I WAS THINKING THAT IF YOU’D LIKE...

WE COULD HAVE DINNER TOGETHER.

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER BUT NEVER DO ANYTHING.

IT’S ON ME!

MARIANO, I’M NOT SLEEPING WITH YOU.

BUT, SOLE... I DIDN’T MEAN...

I DON’T WANT ANYTHING FROM ANY MAN.

GOOD NIGHT.

PROBLEMS WITH BERTA.

WHAT HAPPENED NOW?

YOU’RE NOT LOOKING SO GREAT YOURSELF.

I SPENT THE NIGHT LOOKING FOR THE BINGO AND FOUND NOTHING.

[cellphone ringing]

WHAT’S GOING ON? DOESN’T ANYONE SLEEP AROUND HERE?

WHAT?

I DIDN’T LISTEN TO YOU, AS USUAL. I’M IN THE THEFT DEPARTMENT.

EVA…

I’VE FOUND FIVE UNSOLVED THEFT CASES.

FIVE ELDERLY WOMEN REPORTED MARIETA FOR THEFT, AND THE GOOD NEWS IS

ALL THE CASES HAPPENED IN THE SANZ NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF WE HAVE THESE REPORTS,

THESE THEFTS COULD BE CONSIDERED

AS A BACKGROUND TO WHAT SHE’S DOING NOW.

AND WE MIGHT HAVE HER PINNED DOWN

BECAUSE SHE PROBABLY STARTED OPERATING IN HER OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.

GOOD. CHECK OUT BINGO HALLS IN SANZ OR NEAR

TRANSPORT LINES THAT LEAD TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

HAVE YOU TRIED LOCATING THE ELDERLY WOMEN?

YES, THEY’RE ALL DEAD EXCEPT ONE. I CALLED HER, AND SHE’S ON HER WAY.

THIS IS THE IMAGE OF THE KILLER.

IT’S A COMBINATION OF THE PHOTO-PRINTER AND THE SKETCH

PROVIDED BY A WITNESS.

SHE IS ALLEGEDLY LIVING IN THE SANZ NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE NEED TO GO OUT AND PATROL UNTIL WE FIND HER

OR FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN IDENTIFY HER.

I WANT UPDATES ON EVERYTHING, AT ALL TIMES.

AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR NEWS

COMING FROM SERGEANT RIVALTA.

WE STILL DON’T HAVE THE BINGO, BUT WE’LL HAVE IT SOON

AND WE’LL CATCH THAT BITCH.

[cellphone ringing]

TELL ME.

I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

-BERTA... -IT’S ABOUT THE KILLER.

THE COUNSELOR CAN’T HANDLE THE PRESSURE ANYMORE AND WANTS TO HOLD

A PRESS CONFERENCE TO GIVE SOMETHING TO THE PUBLIC.

TO SHOW RESULTS.

-WHAT RESULTS? -THE SKETCH.

-NO! NO WAY.

I’M NOT ASKING. I CALLED TO INFORM YOU

AND ASK YOU TO COOPERATE.

YOU CAN’T DO THIS. WE’RE SO CLOSE TO CATCHING HER, WE’LL BLOW IT!

SORRY. THE COUNSELOR WANTS TO MAKE A BIG MOVE

TO CALM THE PUBLIC.

WHAT IF THE KILLER FEELS CORNERED AND DISAPPEARS,

THEN WHAT WILL WE DO ABOUT THE PUBLIC?

MAYBE BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, SOME CITIZEN IDENTIFIES HER

AND MAKES THE ARREST EASIER FOR US.

SORRY, BUT I’M NOT GOING TO THAT PRESS CONFERENCE.

-IS THAT YOUR FINAL WORD?

YOU’LL HAVE TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.

RIVALTA, TELL ME YOU HAVE SOMETHING.

WHAT ABOUT BINGO? IT’S ON GRAN VIA, IN FRONT OF THE BUS STOP

THAT LEADS TO CALLE DE LA CREOALTA. WE’RE CHECKING THE RECORDS.

ONCE WE HAVE A NAME, I’LL CALL YOU.

MARIETA, FINALLY, I FIND YOU.

YESTERDAY, WHEN YOU LEFT SO SUDDENLY,

YOU DROPPED YOUR WALLET, AND I BROUGHT IT TO YOU.

-AH! THANK YOU. I THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN STOLEN.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR MARÍA SOLEDAD VÁSQUEZ.

MY MOTHER, BUT SHE DOESN’T LIVE HERE.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE CAN FIND HER?

-GABY, WHO IS IT?

WELL… NO. IT’S MY FATHER, IT’S MY FATHER.

-WHAT IS THIS?

WE’RE LOOKING FOR MARÍA SOLEDAD VÁSQUEZ.

HER ID SHOWS THIS ADDRESS.

THE KID SAYS SHE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, BUT WE HAVE TO CHECK.

SHE’S MY EX-WIFE.

-WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME IN?

IF IT’S NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK, COULD I HAVE A GLASS OF WATER?

-OF COURSE, DON’T BE SILLY! IT’S NO TROUBLE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT THERE'S NOTHING OF HERS LEFT HERE.

I KICKED HER OUT SIX MONTHS AGO.

WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE GAMBLING AND LYING, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE SPENT EVERYTHING WE DIDN'T HAVE.

ALWAYS PLAYING THE VICTIM.

I'M STILL PAYING OFF HER DEBTS.

THANKS FOR THE WATER.

IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO, AFTER HOW KIND YOU'VE BEEN.

WELL, IT WASN'T EASY, BECAUSE YOUR ID SAID ANOTHER NAME

AND A DIFFERENT ADDRESS.

I JUST GOT DIVORCED,

AND I STILL HAVE MY EX'S ADDRESS ON MY ID.

HE USED TO HIT ME, SO I HAD TO CHANGE MY NAME

TO HIDE FROM HIM.

SOLEDAD NO LONGER EXISTS. NOW I AM MARIETA.

HOW DID YOU FIND ME?

I WENT TO ALCOLEA STREET,

AND THERE, A MAN TOLD ME

I WOULD FIND YOU HERE.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE. JUST A WHILE AGO, AN OLD LADY CAME BY TO RETURN SOMETHING TO YOU.

WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY! THE SUSPECT MIGHT BE

WITH AN ELDERLY WOMAN. I REPEAT, WITH AN ELDERLY WOMAN.

WELL... I SHOULD BE GOING NOW.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY A LITTLE LONGER?

IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GIVE YOU A MASSAGE.

I GIVE WONDERFUL MASSAGES.

THE SUSPECT LIVES ON RIEGO STREET.

WE ALSO HAVE THE ADDRESS OF HER WORKPLACE:

A GALICIAN BAR IN ENSANCHE.

ACCORDING TO HER EX-HUSBAND, SHE SHOULD BE WORKING

BUT WE KNOW THAT AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS LOOKING FOR HER A FEW MINUTES AGO.

A UNIT SHOULD HEAD TO THE BAR AND ANOTHER TO THE HOME!

DO YOU COPY, RIVALTA?

I COPY. WE'RE STILL AT THE BINGO, WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

MILENA SHOULD GO TO THE HOME TO TAKE FINGERPRINTS,

AND YOU SHOULD HEAD TO THE BAR, ASAP.

WE'RE CONNECTING LIVE TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR.

THE COUNSELOR HAS JUST ARRIVED.

GOOD MORNING. I HAVE CALLED YOU HERE TO GIVE YOU DETAILS ABOUT THE CASE KNOWN

AS "THE ELDERLY KILLER CASE."

WE HAVE ACCESS TO AN IMAGE,

THANKS TO A WITNESS'S COLLABORATION.

WE KNOW IT'S A WOMAN LIVING IN THE SANZ NEIGHBORHOOD,

AND THAT SHE APPROACHES HER VICTIMS

USING THE ALIAS "MARIETA."

VICTORIA!

VICTORIA!

WHAT’S WRONG? YOU DON'T WANT THE MASSAGE ANYMORE?

[cellphone ringing]

TELL ME.

SHE’S NOT AT THE BAR. PABLO CONFIRMED IT.

EVERYONE HEAD TO HER HOME. SHE MIGHT BE THERE

WITH A POTENTIAL VICTIM. WE’RE ON OUR WAY.

ALL RIGHT.

STOP! POLICE!

FREEZE!

I SAID FREEZE!

SHE STILL HASN’T CONFESSED. SHE REFUSES TO ADMIT TO THE CHARGES,

BUT THE EVIDENCE IS IRREFUTABLE.

THE JUDGE WILL PASS SENTENCE.

THIS IS WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING FROM THE MINISTRY.

THIS CASE HAS CAUSED MANY DISRUPTIONS.

WE’VE DONE WHAT WE COULD, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

I DON’T WANT TO GET INTO POINTLESS DEBATES.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT ESCAPE YOU AND ME TOO, WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

IT’S NOT EASY BEING WHERE I AM, NEITHER FOR ME NOR FOR THE COUNSELOR.

WE GET OUR HANDS DIRTY.

AND YOU’LL GET THE RECOGNITION YOU DESERVE.

IT WAS A LUCKY BREAK. THE KILLER COULD HAVE ESCAPED...

BUT SHE DIDN’T.

AND NOW THAT IT’S ALL OVER,

IT’S BEST WE TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF.

WE NEED TO LET TIME PASS.

Translated by blackpearl25