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THE PLAGUE

THE HAND OF THE GARDUÑA

Good eye, good ear, good legs and short tongue

Come in.

It's this way.

Why now?

Everyone's doing it

and before there was no one to tell.

You lift it.

I can't bear to look at it.

It was the barrel makers.

They're the Garduña.

Those were at the goldsmith's.

- Stand back. - What are you doing?

I want to know where they come from.

- Which ones are from the church? - Those.

Keep going with these. See if they all have the same seal.

Open it.

Do you know how to use it?

He's no longer any use to me. Old men just get scared.

If I asked you what you wanted, what would it be?

Do you know?

You'd have no time to finish the question.

Do it and ask me.

The brothel isn't enough for you.

Whoa, horses!

You were looking for me?

What do the initials mean?

What do you want? Sorry, but we have a lot of work.

A few days ago we found some barrels at a goldsmith's.

And in a church.

The Garduña met in both places.

The barrels all had those initials, your factory seal.

And...

Isn't it too much of a coincidence?

You know how many barrels we make?

A lot, half of those sold in Seville. So anyone could have one.

To leave, follow the barrels. You can't get lost.

I'll do that.

A load of empty barrels is about to leave. Follow it.

And do it every day. Anywhere they go, any time.

How?

Figure it out.

One bag a day. There's a lot of barrels. I'll need lots of kids.

He's hiding in a country house.

Where?

In La Vega.

How do you know?

That doesn't concern you.

Is there anyone else?

He's alone.

I won't do it.

Baeza!

Help me, Baeza!

Baeza!

Why didn't you tell me?

I gave him my word.

We made a deal.

How did he know where he was?

He didn't say.

I asked him to find him, not how to do it.

He was hired to kill him.

There's someone else besides Conrado.

If that's true...

they'll kill him once they know Conrado's alive.

If he doesn't find him first.

He escaped.

He wasn't at the house.

- How do you know he escaped? - His things.

What things? It's not his house.

There was no clothing or money anywhere.

You searched the house?

Looking for him.

He was warned. Someone must have told him.

Who?

Anyone. They've served him all their lives.

Give me a few days.

You deal with the whores.

I'll find someone else.

There is no one else.

The whores...

Find them.

Who are you?

I'm Conrado.

- Tell Mateo, and find a doctor. - I don't need a doctor.

Wine.

Go and rest.

Go with her.

And boil some water.

Bring him in.

Look where they were.

Get them out of here quickly. They'll find them soon.

Inside.

I'll get you!

Disgusting man!

- Son of a bitch! -Die!

Pontecorvo is sending soldiers.

A man has to come in to protect us?

I'll need water. It's dry.

Why did you come? What do you want?

To talk.

Why do you want to talk now?

What do you think?

- What's that? - A woman in labour.

Who wants to kill you?

Besides water I'll need wine. And a weapon.

- Any of those whores could run away. - You'll be protected at all times.

It's my guard.

Didn't it betray you?

It's safe.

- And afterwards? - After what?

When I give you what you want, what will you do with me?

What do you want?

I can't stay here.

Where do you want to go?

Genoa.

A place of opportunity, they say.

Genoa.

And in the meantime? Because she has eyes everywhere.

She?

María de la O.

Who is María de la 0?

The Garduña.

Everyone works for her. From wine to whores, it's all hers.

Even you.

A woman?

And what a woman...

- Do you have any proof? - My word.

You're a criminal. Your word is worthless.

Any documents?

She's untouchable.

-Why? - She's protected.

- By whom? - The ones who really run things.

The ones who made you mayor.

The Garduña exists thanks to the people who feed you.

Nobles.

Which nobles?

Navas.

- He's the only one I know. - You can't prove that either?

Why would nobles support the Garduña?

What's in it for them?

I need money for the doctor.

From now on he'll see them once a week, not once a month.

Take it.

Know any whores from the river?

There are none left.

Yes, there are.

One who trusts you.

A friend.

Why?

I want to know where they're going.

They won't tell me that.

I don't want them getting killed.

Them or me.

What do you want?

Sit down. For the moment, it's still your office.

What is it?

An official communiqué from the king.

- Who for? - For you.

What does it say?

It's an order.

To do what?

Your state of emergency. He orders you to lift it immediately.

If you cut taxes, no money comes in. If no money comes in, we can't pay.

This city can't live on gold alone. Nor can the Crown.

There will be a vote of no confidence against you.

You're no longer untouchable.

It's up to you whether it proceeds.

What do you want?

An exchange.

You have someone who interests me. Give him to me and I'll stop the vote.

I don't know what you mean.

Yes, you do.

Conrado.

I don't know any Conrado.

The King

Before they called her María de la 0 they called her Yuste after her father.

She started as a hawker, selling soap, old clothes...

- She got famous by taking on the mayor. - What did she do?

Kept selling, even when they put her in jail. When she got out, people gave her flowers.

- A martyr. - Martyr?

The bitch became a hero. She never went to jail again.

They say some nobles helped her. And still do.

-Why? - How would I know why?

- How did she set it all up? - I don't know that either.

And the man in the factory?

Some sodomite who teaches her to dress and eat well.

Hey, a rabbit!

Stay back!

Over there...

Those are guards.

- Whose? - The Garduña's, of course.

It's full of María de la O's barrels and it's not the only one.

The river's full of them all the way to Coria. Any hole will do.

- What's in them? - Crops.

Wine, wheat, oil, anything you can sell in Europe or the New World.

- Where are they from? - Estates.

Who owns them?

Who has estates? Do you have estates?

Hand him over.

I can't hand him over.

Why not?

My orders were to get rid of the Garduña.

That's how you get to court.

Conrado is the Garduña.

- I can't hand him over. - Make a deal.

They're politicians, not soldiers fighting for their lives.

Negotiate.

Reach an agreement.

I won't negotiate with criminals.

If you don't, they'll dismiss you.

And you'll have to start again, with nothing.

Is that what you want?

I don't.

No one will care if you did the right thing...

only that you obeyed orders.

Go in. Hurry.

Follow me.

More rags!

Push more. Push, push...

Harder.

How long has it been?

All day.

I have some land in the New World.

In the south of Chile.

I thought they could have it.

And you?

I don't need it any more.

If I continue I'll be ruined.

So many women.

Too many expenses.

What will you do?

I don't know.

Give it to me.

Bring water.

It's a girl.

Eugenia.

Navas almost has the votes he needs.

They'll put the vote of no confidence soon.

How close is he?

Three votes.

Who are they?

Cabrera, the councillor from San Gil,

Lorenzo from Triana and Ruz from San Vicente.

- How much were they offered? - A lot.

- Offer them twice as much. - I did.

And Ruz said no.

And the others?

They want the money in two weeks. In cash.

Does Navas know?

No, he doesn't. He's counting on their votes.

But you need Ruz's vote.

Without him, you're out.

- How much time have I got? - Hours.

The vote is tomorrow.

This is the last thing I do for you.

They're in the Santa Inés convent.

Conrado is with them.

Thank you.

The owners of the estates with the barrels. There are more here.

Many have changed their deeds recently.

-Why? - I don't know.

They're the city's biggest names. We can't do anything.

What's his name?

Who?

The councillor who said no.

Ruz.

Ruz Montero.

I know how to stop the vote.

Please sit down.

Tell me, what was so urgent?

Do you recognise these deeds? According to the registry, some are yours.

Yes, they're my lands. Is there a problem?

Can you locate them on the map?

-Why? - Can you or not?

I suppose I can.

Do it.

Here.

Here... and here.

Is that correct?

And? What's the problem?

They're almost all registered as poor grazing land.

They aren't. On the contrary, they're rich lands.

And fertile.

Clay, grapevines, olive trees.

- Why would I do that? -Taxes.

Documenting the land as worthless saves in taxes. You don't pay.

And it's a lot of money.

My administrator...

Is this your administrator's signature?

You don't recognise it? Whose is it?

Mine.

Now look at the dates.

The same councillor made all the changes.

Here are the requests and the concessions.

- Read it. Who authorised it? - I know without reading it.

Go on.

Navas.

Navas is only an intermediary.

He needs the king's permission. It all goes through him.

You have the king's permission?

I wouldn't have done it if I didn't.

I want to see it.

Here they are.

I, the King

How did you get them?

I asked for them.

They're not legal.

The king would never give permission for this.

You're doubting the king?

Navas has nothing to do with this.

But he's right about one thing.

The city doesn't concern you.

The best thing you can do is go and leave us alone.

You too.

The boots too.

Put this on.

How old are you?

23. Why?

- You don't think like a 23-year-old. - How should I think?

- You're too young to be so smart. - How old should you be?

Your pants too. They're dirty.

You can't go looking like that.

Want me to take them off?

Where are you from?

Here.

- What neighbourhood? - El Arenal.

The brothel.

Same as me.

I know you want the abandoned houses.

The ones behind the brothel.

Conrado told me.

They're yours.

The boots.

You have to go. They're waiting.

I'll be outside.

They're no better than you, despite all this.

You have to understand that.

Or anyone else.

Take him to his room.

They're all here. You may go in.

The Garduña pays bribes to get the goods to the New World.

- But all the documentation is legal. - Deeds, permits, everything.

- How can it be legal? - It's all signed by the king.

Signed by the king?

- That's why they have the Dutchman. - What Dutchman?

It's not the king's signature.

It's a Dutchman's signature.

A painter.

He works for her.

A drunk with a very good hand.

And obsessed with his teeth.

That's how she does it.

That signature you're talking about...

isn't the king's.

It's fake?

Where is he?

Where's my passage to Genoa?

- When? - Tonight.

- How did he get it open? - I don't know.

- You gave him laudanum? - Four bottles.

- Why not more? - It's dangerous.

He couldn't talk. He fell asleep working.

I put him to bed. He was in no condition to escape.

Where are his things? Where does he keep them?

He took them.

He's never done that before. He only left that.

Do you know where he might be?

Ask Conrado. He's the only one who knows.

And you don't?

He can't go far. He has no money.

He doesn't need money.

What is it?

This. What is it?

Witchcraft.

Like your teeth?

The same.

- If the church catches you, you'll burn. - No, I don't think so.

Look at this.

- What is this? - A stain.

This is much more than a stain.

I can't see it well.

Now look with this. Shut your other eye.

I can't see anything.

- Take it. I don't see anything. - Wait, wait...

Now look at the stain.

A coat of arms?

The king's coat of arms.

What are you doing with the king's coat of arms?

I am the king.

And you're the queen.

- And you're the king. - Queen.

- King. - The queen.

The king.

Oh, my queen...

They have all the votes.

They just announced the motion.

We have to stop it until we find the Dutchman.

How?

I relinquish my position.

I resign.

The secretary has resigned.

This is his resignation letter.

The vote must be suspended until a new secretary is named.

Your proposal will have to wait.

Choose. We'll vote in a new secretary. There's no reason to suspend the vote.

It can't be a councillor.

Who says so?

The law.

Your law.

I have 24 hours to name a new secretary.

Until then, there's nothing to vote for.

24 hours.

Present him. There will be no opposition.