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(jet passing overhead)

(beeping)

Welcome back to the UK, sir, madam.

Enjoy your stay.

(scoffs)

(beeping)

Sorry, could you just excuse me a moment, guys?

Just give me a moment.

(phone ringing)

Hello?

Hi, Nicole. Andy.

How are you? Okay, good.

I'm busy at the moment.

I got your message. What's happening?

Pinochet's here.

He came in on a commercial flight this time.

Have you found him? No, no, no, no, not yet.

But we will.

We'll find him for you, Andy, okay?

General, what is it?

Pinochet: Oh! My back.

(whirring)

You may leave us.

Quickly.

Que es Pinochet, lo he visto.

Lo juro que si.

Porque no me crees, Fernando?

Estas aqui.

(ding)

Madam Pinochet.

Who are you, for God's sake?

Where's the chief of staff?

This is a diplomatic matter, madam.

Not for the army.

What's taken you so long?

I came on the first flight.

I know you're keen for your operation, General,

so why not bring your surgeon to Chile?

Bring your nurses, anyone you need.

How nice. Why?

Your security, General.

I'm not secure?

I don't need to remind you that in Spain,

they're building a case to bring you to trial.

So you want me to change my plans

for the sake of some Spanish notaries.

This makes no sense, Augusto. Take the man's advice.

Don't let him upset you.

I am an honored guest in this country.

If you want to go,

I'm sure our friend here

can manage some travel arrangements.

(whooshing)

(beeping)

Nicole, hi, it's Andy.

Nicole: Andy, we found Pinochet.

We've got him. You'll never believe this.

He's checked into a private hospital.

What?

You're kidding me.

How long for?

He's having an operation.

This is our chance to get him.

The Spanish investigations into Argentina and Chile,

they're just getting underway.

If we could get Pinochet

over to Juan Garthez in Madrid,

he could face charges

for all the Spanish victims taken in Chile.

You okay?

Thank you, sir.

Hello, sir.

Hi.

Um, I'd like to report

an international torturer and mass murderer.

He's just down the road in the London clinic.

I see, sir.

Over 3,000 victims.

I thought you might like to arrest him.

Just a minute, sir.

As I remember, these crimes

were committed in Chile, not Maryland.

You want international crimes division,

Scotland Yard. I've been there,

and up as far as the attorney general.

Oh.

With little luck, it seems.

You've been trying since 1991, it says.

He's been visiting on and off,

on arms business.

We've tried to press criminal charges,

but the Mets never moved on them.

Conspiracy to murder and torture,

it just doesn't appear to cut the mustard.

So this time, I thought I would try you,

'cause he's here, on your beat.

And what makes you think

it would be any different this time?

Because we have now had international arrests

for war crimes in Rwanda, in the Balkans.

Listen, McEntee,

you're on a fascinating crusade here,

but without some serious authorizations,

I don't see what I can do.

What about an extradition order?

Beg your pardon?

An extradition order from Spain

would trump the mayor's discretion, wouldn't it?

(monitor beeping)

Andy: We can get Pinochet for you.

He's flat on his back in a hospital.

This is a unique opportunity,

but it needs your lead, Senor Garthez.

Garthez: Okay, we'll send this man

his charges to you as soon as--

No, Senor Garthez, hold on.

It has to start with you in Madrid.

It can only work as extradition.

But if our charges don't work there,

then everything is lost for us.

But nothing's gonna happen here

without an arrest warrant from you.

We can just forget it.

How long before he can be moved?

Just get a plane here, fast.

British Airways can get him out

on the first flight to Chile.

Hello, Andy? It's Nicole.

(man whistling)

I've got to know what's happening.

There's people ringing the whole time,

it's getting tricky.

Steve, shut up!

Andy: There's no sign of a warrant.

Not a sausage.

Mayor fucking should eat some.

You let me know straight away. Okay.

So, Pam, are we going to arrest him?

Not as yet, Secretary.

Before they send the warrant for Pinochet,

the Spanish are awfully keen to know

whether we intend to collaborate

and detain him here for extradition.

They want to know if we're gonna push it through.

That's right.

And tell me, Pam,

are we going to push it through?

Normally, we wouldn't in a case like this, no.

Meaning the Tories would have let him go.

With a nod and a wink and a limo to the airport.

(plane passing overhead)

It may not be to the letter of the law perhaps,

but extradition is a messy business

at the best of times, and this is unprecedented.

I know.

But that's no reason to suspend

the rule of law, though, is it, Pam?

No, I think we should go ahead

and offer full support to the Spanish.

(indistinct chatter)

All right, let's go.

Listen, what is this?

General Pinochet is now in our custody.

You and your men are required

to leave the building immediately.

(speaking Spanish) No, no, no, no, no

It's General Pinochet.

Can you hear me, General?

(gasping) Who-- What is this...

I don't know, it's the police.

Augusto Pinochet Ugarte.

Between the 11th of September 1973

and the 31st of December, 1990,

you did authorize and conspire with persons unknown

to commit hostage taking

to inflict severe pain and suffering,

and to commit murder on a wide scale.

Included were Spanish citizens in Chile

which alleged conduct constitutes

an extradition crime

within the jurisdiction

of the national court at Madrid.

You cannot kidnap me.

General... you're not going anywhere.

(news broadcast music)

Good evening. The former Chilean dictator,

General Augusto Pinochet

has been arrested by police in London.

The general, who was receiving medical treatment here

has been detained over allegations

that he murdered Spanish citizens

between 1973 and 1990.

reporter: General Augusto Pinochet was perhaps

the most notorious and reviled

of Latin-American military dictators.

He led a military coup in 1973

against the democratically elected government.

For the next 17 years,

with the support of the United States,

he ruthlessly suppressed

all left wing movements and dissent.

His authoritarian rule brutalized Chilean society.

Over 3,000 people were executed by his regime

and 1,200 are still missing.

To this day, the families of the disappeared

are still trying to find out what became of their loved ones.

Andy!

Oh-- come in, come in.

Nice painting. Oh, God.

I hate them. They're nothing to do with me.

I'm sorry.

It's been full-on this morning,

I never even made it out the front door.

Thanks for coming over. It's okay, it's okay.

Everybody is so-- we can't believe it!

It's so brilliant!

It's-- it's all thanks to the Spanish.

You know, it's ten years

since Amnesty took on my sister's case,

and in that time, I--

I never imagined anything like this,

nobody did. Thank you, Andy.

Well, hold on. Let's get into Spain first.

People are beginning to organize already.

Which is why we have to talk.

However your protest develops, we must keep close links.

Are you offering me a job, Andy?

No. No, no, I'm not, but I do want you

to be the point of contact between us.

We will be a self-determining group, non-hierarchical.

Yeah, yeah, of course you will, yeah.

Well, the choice of any new representatives

will have to be made through the group as a whole.

This is the big time now.

Of course.

And I'll help, Andy, we all will.

However we can.

(police radio chatter)

(indistinct intercom chatter)

Can you believe it, Mr. Caplan?

Creeping in in the middle of the night

to my hospital bed for God's sake.

It's an outrage.

I didn't come here as a common bandit

to be arrested, Mr. Caplan.

I was received as an honored guest.

Here, show him my passport.

Thank you.

Yes, Senator, you're absolutely right.

This is all about immunity.

Less diplomatic immunity, more state immunity.

No head of state has ever been prosecuted abroad.

You are beyond our jurisdiction.

And I would say, in this case,

the victim of politics. Yes.

It is political.

Always, I am hounded by communists.

General, really...

Do you see how precarious this is, legally?

You are being detained here in England

to face trial in Spain

for crimes allegedly committed in Chile.

Your prosecutors are trying their luck, frankly.

And you'll show all this in court, Mr. Caplan?

We shall be arguing this most strongly,

I assure you, Senator.

Mr. Caplan,

friends call me My General.

reporter: It's now up to the courts in Britain to determine

whether the decision to arrest Pinochet will be upheld.

And then the home secretary also has to give his authority

for the general's extradition to Spain.

Though he has friends in high places over here,

the general must be wondering,

as he sits under guard in his hospital bed,

quite when, or if, he will be returning home.

To what degree can a head of state

be held personally responsible

for the crimes perpetrated by his regime?

Well done, you. Nice one.

What?

This dictator you got. Pinochet.

Thank you, Will.

About time we saw some of this

ethical foreign policy you all promised us.

Hm.

Where are you going?

Out. I've finished working.

I-- out where?

Just out, all right?

See you later, then.

Well done.

man: Pinochet!

crowd: Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet! Now is the time!

Pinochet! Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet! Now is the time!

Pinochet! Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet! Now is the time!

Pinochet! Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet! Now is the time!

Pinochet! Pay for your crimes!

Pinochet! Now is the time!

Pinochet! Pay for your crimes!

(exhaling) Well done.

Good.

(siren chirps) Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet! Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet! Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet! Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet! Asesino Pinochet!

Asesino Pinochet! Asesino Pinochet...

This is playing brilliantly with the party.

With all the grief we're getting from the back benches

over the benefits clamp downs,

the timing of this couldn't be better, really.

This is extraordinary, that Pinochet, of all people,

should pop up like this. I mean, out of the past.

Well, everything else from the '70s

is being revived.

Why not brutal South American dictators?

Talking of which, there's a tirade

from Lady Thatcher in the Times.

There you are, then.

Not so good from Chile, though.

Their government really aren't happy

with us interfering.

I saw. Well, if they won't bring him to justice,

what do they expect?

You're right.

Besides, he won't be here long, will he?

♪ ♪

(crowd uproar)

(sirens wailing)

Can torture and murder be considered

as official functions of a head of state

and so attract immunity?

That's the discussion in there.

Let's say that the general

gets himself a nice little holiday home over here.

And let's say that he takes against

his English gardener and one day he kills him.

As a former head of state, in England,

is he immune from prosecution?

Well, is he?

If he gets away now after all this, it's worse.

Pinochet's in the system, that's what counts.

It's like pinball, he'll bounce around for a bit,

but if we're any good, he won't drop out of play.

That is shit.

How often does the House of Lords

overturn cases for appeal?

I've been reading. Never.

But when did they last have to cope

with an international human rights case

on this scale? Never.

And for the first time,

Amnesty's on the inside as interveners.

So it's up to you lot

to keep this in people's faces.

(vehicle honking)

Heard you on the radio the other day.

What?

Bit of variety might be nice, eh?

Pardon? Well, you know, we don't want people

to get bored, or to go deaf.

Thanks, Andy.

Look, I'm just saying,

you know, we get a lot of offers

of help from PR companies and media companies,

trying to absolve themselves.

It's entirely up to you.

We've got to make it tough.

We have to let-- (crosstalk)

Your passion is really coming across

and in most cases, that's great,

but I wonder if you're relishing

this situation as revenge.

Yes. It is revenge.

I'm enjoying this like you could never imagine.

You don't want to put that across.

Anger, for justice, sure. Not too much.

You've got to be careful.

He's an old man laid up in hospital.

So what? Pinochet should suffer here

and we intend to contribute to that as much as we can.

But is he responsible for all these crimes?

Yes, he is.

I mean, him, personally.

Of course he's responsible!

What are you talking about?

If you want sympathetic media exposure,

and that's why you're here--

Who takes responsibility, then?

We don't know the truth yet

about Pinochet's regime, the facts.

We're nowhere close.

My sister Jacqueline was taken

by Pinochet's secret police in October 1974.

We got no news of her from the authorities, ever.

No confirmation even that she ever existed.

One of 1,200 vanishing acts, in fact.

I have old photos of her,

her embroidery, a hairbrush, a bra I wore for years

even though it was too small for me and it hurt like crazy.

Dull things, unlike her.

My mother even tore up

the bedsheet she had taken from Jacqueline's flat that day

and divided it between us. I still have my piece.

Even though I now know my sister was raped repeatedly

on that bed before they took her away.

I keep it because it's a fact,

one of the few knowable facts

about what happened to her.

Now, for that, Pinochet is responsible.

Aww... Aww...

Oh... Oh.

I'm sorry, General. Let me return when it's more--

No, no. Come in and meet some of my family.

This is Mr. Caplan. In a few days' time,

he's going to put an end to this insanity.

Actually, General, the case is extending,

which is not unexpected.

It's good, madam.

♪ ♪

(hushed chatter)

Lord Slynn: My lords, for the reasons

set out in a speech, which I have prepared,

and which is available in print,

I would hold that the respondent,

as a former head of state, is immune from arrest,

and I would dismiss the appeal.

My lords, in my opinion the state of Chile

is entitled to claim immunity

on behalf of Senator Pinochet under the terms

of the State Immunity Act of 1978 and the common law.

I would therefore dismiss the appeal.

My lords, I hold that the respondent,

Senator Pinochet, is not immune

from the criminal process of this country,

of which extradition forms part.

My lords, I would allow the appeal.

The effect of my speech

is that in a correct interpretation of the law,

General Pinochet has no immunity whatever.

My lords, I've had the advantage of reading

in draft the speeches of my noble and learned friends,

Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead and Lord Steyn.

I agree with them that Senator Pinochet

does not have immunity from prosecution

and I, too, would therefore allow the appeal.

(cheering and applause)

(sirens wailing)

(police radio chatter)

(helicopter whirring overhead)

(vehicle doors closing)

♪ ♪

The dining room is through here.

General?

General?

What is that?

It's a camera, General. They're everywhere, I'm afraid.

Why?

Security conditions laid down by the Home Office.

Madam?

Here's the bedroom.

The bathroom is en suite, I believe.

Where is my wife's room?

The other rooms are assigned, General,

for the police and staff.

No, no. This is unacceptable.

We can't change this now, General.

You are under house arrest.

Let's focus our efforts, instead, on getting you home.

Leave us.

Leave us, I said! Get out of my sight!

(electronics trilling, radio chatter)

You can't go out, I'm afraid, sir.

The garden's out of bounds.

I have no escape plan, I assure you.

Sorry, sir, it's a precaution for your own safety

against intruders, kidnappers.

No. You are mistaken.

You are the kidnappers!

Now, if you don't let me pass,

I will see to it

that you are removed from your duties, madam!

I said, move away from the door, sir.

Back inside.

(keys rattling, lock turning)

You're never gonna believe this prick.

Did you see that?

Right.

Let's really play this by the book, then.

The procedure for your toilet visits

will be as follows.

You will need to be accompanied by an officer, male officer.

Signal to one of the cameras and we'll respond.

On what authority do you dare to do this?

The Geneva Convention, sir.

(scoffs)

Dealing with the treatment of prisoners at risk

of self-harm or suicide.

Oh, take this shit away.

Not mine. Did I say take mine?

Here's to Pinochet

in an English courtroom next week.

It is only to register bail, okay?

Do you think you can get her in?

Yeah, we'll try.

What's he like? Up close?

I don't know, I've never seen him.

Would the respondent please give his name.

I am...

General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte,

commander in chief of the armed forces,

president of the republic,

and now senator of the Republic of Chile.

As authorized by the home secretary,

you're charged with the following offenses

to be heard in Spain.

Torture.

Conspiracy to commit torture.

Attempted murder.

Conspiracy to attempt murder.

Taking of hostages.

Conspiracy to take hostages.

Is there anything you wish to say?

With respect to Your Honor,

I do not recognize the jurisdiction

of any other court except in my own country

to try me against all the lies of Spain.

Your objection is entered into the record.

Is that all?

There's just one more small matter, sir.

(Pinochet chuckles)

reporter: Joining us, I think,

on the telephone there is Evelyn Matthei,

who is a friend of General Pinochet.

What did you think when you heard

what the British law lords had decided?

Evelyn: I think that the justice is never really

so independent of the public opinion,

and the public opinion has been very much against

Senator Pinochet for the last 25 years.

Now, we had heard that Lord Leonard Hoffman,

his wife is very much linked to Amnesty International.

If that were to be true,

then it would be a scandalous ruling.

Well, I don't see what his wife--

his-- his wife has got to do with it.

I mean, he's known as a-- as a liberal figure

in the judiciary, is he not?

I mean, we'd all agree on that.

I think we can suggest bias

in the lords' ruling with Lord Hoffman.

Well, his wife works for Amnesty

and he serves as a director

of Amnesty International Charity Limited.

It's not enough to suggest his ruling was biased.

You don't need to argue actual bias,

only potential bias

or even the appearance of potential bias.

And look at it. Hoffman delivers

the casting vote against Pinochet,

and he's linked up with Amnesty.

Which isn't disclosed to the public

or to our client for whatever reasons.

And Amnesty are part of the prosecution,

for God's sake. How does that appear?

This is complete fucking bollocks.

Oh, no, they're-- they're-- they're clutching at straws.

Hoffman's involvement with us is no secret.

And the idea of bias, that's just a joke.

We once asked him to revoke a death sentence in the Bahamas.

He let the bloke go to the gallows.

He never gives us an inch.

The former Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet

has been given another chance to claim that he shouldn't

be prosecuted on charges of genocide and torture.

(protesters chanting)

reporter: General Pinochet's political opponents never miss

an appointment with the English legal system,

but today, they witnessed something quite extraordinary.

For the first time, the law lords

set aside one of their own judgments.

The judges accepted

that Lord Hoffman should never have sat

on General Pinochet's original appeal last month

because of his close links

with a campaign group that took part in the hearing.

For somebody who says he doesn't recognize

the jurisdiction of the English courts,

General Pinochet has done more than most

to expose their weaknesses and strengths.

What is it?

A gift.

It's anonymous. There's no card.

Oh, well, we must get in a police taster.

It may be poisoned.

(doorbell ringing)

(electronics trilling)

A victory, Mr. Caplan. Is that right?

It is, madam, indeed.

What sort of victory, Mr. Caplan?

It's a piece of legal history, in fact, madam.

The first time in a thousand years

that the law lords, the British supreme court,

have revoked one of their own decisions.

Mm. Hm.

That's nice.

What happens now?

I am free to go?

Not quite yet, General.

reporter: Is the government prepared to let Pinochet go?

General Pinochet's extradition is a judicial matter,

not a political one. The outcome will be

for a new panel of law lords to decide.

I can't intervene in the legal process.

My role here is simply to execute it.

♪ ♪

We've got to get things moving, Pam.

I mean, the idea of Pinochet holed up in Surrey

for much longer? It's not good.

I wanted him off my hands by Christmas.

(chanting)

woman: What's going on?

(chanting continues)

Excuse me.

Excuse me. What is all this racket about?

The Chilean general Pinochet is under house arrest here.

Yes, I'm quite aware of that.

He's four doors down from me

and across from Russ Abbot.

We have to make our protest felt.

You should be angry with him, not with us.

I'm not angry with you.

I just want you to keep it down until lunchtime.

Well, protests are noisy things

and it is our right to be here,

but I am sure we can come to an agreement.

Who's that? Is she your daughter?

Uh, no.

She's my sister.

She was taken by Pinochet's men 24 years ago.

We never saw her again.

She's so pretty. What happened to her?

I know she was moved around, held in detention centers.

I know she was tortured and raped.

She was imprisoned?

They took over suburban houses

just like these

and filled them up with prisoners.

Three in the bathroom, two in the closet,

one in the cupboard, blindfolded.

They chose houses with basements

for the interrogations.

You don't have to go on.

But tell me, what had your sister done?

Well, nothing to deserve that,

if that's what you mean.

Who could deserve that?

(radio chatter)

Corpus Cristi.

Corpus Cristi.

(speaking Latin)

(remote control car whirring)

(laughing)

Antonio.

Were you spying on us? Come on.

(radio chatter)

Andy: I'm not saying it will be or won't be.

Nicole: We shouldn't rely on it, either.

So we should think ahead.

I thought those Lords took forever.

Not with the whole world watching them.

But it won't just be a rerun.

Pinochet's already lost once on his immunity,

so it'd be risky for his defense

to keep pushing that.

This time, they're gonna attack the extradition case.

What are you talking about?

Most of the crimes were committed at a time

when the British courts had no jurisdiction

over torture committed abroad.

That could well be their line now.

The U.N. torture convention

wasn't signed by the UK and Spain until late 1988.

So any torture conducted before that date

doesn't qualify for extradition?

That's crazy, forget it.

Look, this is about interpreting the law.

It's not about justice.

It's your job to remind people about their justice.

The scale of it, the numbers.

We need some kind of spectacle,

to show what Pinochet must answer for.

(radio chatter)

(lightly sobbing)

Tata, are you sure about this?

You must go with the family.

Don't let them feel they've taken two prisoners.

Yes, of course.

I will see things are done.

(door closing)

So much time alone with my wife.

The one master stroke of my enemies.

(sirens wailing)

(sighing)

(clock ticking)

(distant barking)

♪ ♪

We fill Parliament Square with crosses,

one for every victim of the regime.

Each with a name and photograph.

The idea is this, in miniature.

Nicole: Brilliant. And right there

in front of the lords to remind them every day.

But can we do it?

I think I can design it.

No, no, no.

The cross is an insult to the memory of the atheists

and communists amongst them. No.

Just the pictures, then?

Their faces, on sticks in the ground.

Then they look like fucking lollipops.

Crosses are the right image, line after line of crosses.

No. I veto. I will not have communists

represented by a Christian symbol.

Then tell me, Ernesto,

which one of them was not crucified?

(electronics trilling, radio chatter)

I'll be... I don't believe it.

(doorbell ringing)

Is it...?

(doorbell ringing)

It is.

Good afternoon.

Lady Thatcher. Thank you.

I am ashamed you should see me like this.

I am the one ashamed.

How are you coping?

Like a soldier, madam.

That's splendid to hear.

But I can get no real sense of when this will end.

It's like being on a wheel.

Promises, verdict, appeal.

Well, the wheel is turning our way now, General.

Time to apply pressure. Don't leave it to lawyers.

You'll need a campaign.

So far, the agenda has been set by your enemies.

This is what we must change.

Let the people see what really happened

to Chile under your rule.

We need to rally support.

Show the world what you're enduring here.

Thank you, Lady Thatcher.

Ah, excellent.

I see my supplies made it across enemy lines.

(wheezing laughter)

Nicole: Hello?

Is that Westminster Park Department?

man: Yes.

Is it Mr. Bentham? It is.

It is? Oh, that's wonderful.

I have a request, Mr. Bentham, about Parliament Square.

Do you have a moment?

Where do you live, Officer?

Miles away, in a different world.

Big bucks around here. Hollywood on Thames.

Who lives here, then?

Golfers, celebrities.

Bruce Forsyth. Russ Abbot.

I dunno. Ronnie Corbett.

Sean Connery. Oh, Sean Connery, yes.

No, I don't know about him, actually.

Are you married, Officer?

Why?

Oh. The ring.

Yeah. I'm engaged.

Oh, that's good.

Later in the year, we hope.

And your fiancé, I think he, too, is a police officer.

Yes.

Yes, yes, he is, yeah. How did you know?

I understand policemen.

I apologize.

What for?

For my behavior, when I first came here.

You were doing your duty.

(sawing, hammering)

Nicole: You said I could call again

when you had checked with the--

Bentham: I'm sorry, nothing has changed.

Oh, so it's still a no, is it, Mr. Bentham?

I'm afraid so.

Okay. Can I call again tomorrow?

If you wish.

(camera shutter clicking)

I was a dictator only in the Roman sense.

A leader, someone to take on all power for a while,

cope with a grave emergency.

You tell me what was totalitarian

about my rule.

No indoctrination, no ideology,

no cult of Pinochet.

(clicking)

Not handsome enough, perhaps.

Not like Guevara.

Now, please.

And in Cuba,

Castro still grips hold of absolute power.

I yielded to democracy,

but it is me here, under arrest.

All I did was set out to rebuild Chile

out of the rubble left by Allende.

But people were killed

and tortured during that rebuilding.

There was brutality

on both sides, don't forget that.

Terrorist bombs.

Communist call to arms.

Human rights, I say, there has to be

human rights for both sides.

Did you ever give orders that anyone should be tortured?

I did not.

To say that is gross slander.

I did not aim to control what others were doing,

and when I did learn of these things,

then it was too late.

And always, I relayed it to the courts.

Well, then who was responsible for torture in Chile?

I cannot say, because this is something

that has to be investigated by the justice system.

Would you arrest your own leaders

for what is happening now in Kosovo?

Then why are you vilified by so many of your countrymen?

Is it really so many?

When the coup happened, many went free.

They came here to Britain,

to France, Spain, Sweden.

To be feted by socialists,

and after 20 years, they're still here,

unwilling to accept the defeat of their cause

and the boom at home.

Instead, they sustained their campaign,

which claims that I am a monster.

But there are many Chilenos who take a different view.

Those who stayed

to witness the children who survived,

the elderly, who stay alive.

The houses that have been built.

Was any of this

ever achieved by the socialists?

Chile has become the miracle

free market economy of South America.

I think Lady Thatcher was watching closely.

So, perhaps you owe

a tiny bit of your own prosperity

to this monster before you, eh?

Nicole: That is wonderful, thank you!

Bentham: You're welcome.

I promise we will not damage your grass.

I have a grass expert right here!

Hello? You're the grass expert?

Yes, uh-huh. Yes, I am.

(cell phone ringing)

♪ ♪

reporter: The House of Lords

has drastically reduced the number of charges

that the former Chilean dictator should face.

In the light of that, the home secretary, Jack Straw,

has said he'll reconsider

whether the extradition should proceed.

The main charges of which the law lords said

that General Pinochet could face extradition accuse him

of responsibility for torture.

But the English courts won't send someone for trial

in a foreign country unless he is accused of something

that would be a crime under English law,

and torture outside the UK

didn't become an offense here until late 1988.

Nicole: So the torture of my own sister

means nothing in British law.

That is disgusting to me.

It's-- it's like watching your neighbors

abusing their child and saying

you can do nothing about it because it's not your garden.

It's disgusting.

Andy: Um, if it's true that there's only one Spanish case

left in place after this decision,

then I'd say, when did it become a requirement

that we only pursue serial killers?

I can't see why today's ruling

should alter the home secretary's

course of action in extraditing Pinochet.

Do you?

No.

female officer: She hasn't got much luggage.

Well, then perhaps it really is all over.

(doorbell ringing)

I agree with you.

Excuse me.

What's he doing here?

The lords decimate the extradition case,

then ask you to reconsider whether it should proceed.

We think it's a pretty strong signal to drop it.

But they couldn't throw it out, could they?

And they're leaning on us, Jonathan.

Well, Jack, right time to lean.

I mean, the grief this Pinochet situation is giving us now.

The man's a catastrophe.

Half of South America's up in arms,

Chile is off the scale.

There's trade and arms deals to consider,

pressure from the Americans.

Even the Vatican's requesting his release,

that German cardinal.

But I can't see any of that

gives us grounds to intervene,

no matter how much grief you're getting from Washington,

Jonathan, it would lay us right open.

We could end up with a judicial review.

I'm just saying, don't get out of step.

You do need to look into this.

Tony feels we might have made

our point with this now.

(electronics trilling)

It's an honor to be received by the savior of Chile.

It's an honor to be received

by one of the true heroes of the Falklands War.

It is my honor to welcome you to my simple house.

Will you come inside, Lady Thatcher?

Yes, I'd like that, Senator.

Good morning.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Today is Pinochet's day.

(camera shutter clicking)

Nobody can help us here.

We are alone.

"Jack Straw faces awkward questions

over a visit to Chile 33 years ago."

"The Home Office admitted

"that as a radical student activist,

"Mr. Straw met left-wingers in Chile in 1966,

"but denied suggestions that the man

"who now holds the General's fate in his hands

later joined demonstrations against his dictatorship."

If they want to flip me up like they did Lord Hoffman,

they'll have to do better than that.

You never told me about any of this.

Wake up, Will. It's the Mail on Sunday.

I've got quite enough Pinochet pressure on me at the moment.

Send him packing to Spain then, pronto.

That's Italian, not Spanish.

Do you-- do you honestly think it's as easy as that?

Well, it's the Pinochet chap, isn't it?

You got your man, then?

No, no, Inspector, you got him.

Well, he's still here after six months.

That's-- that's not a bad result, is it?

Is that why you're here?

Yes. Today the home secretary

is announcing whether the extradition can proceed.

Yes, I heard.

Yeah, well, just in case he decides to go against it,

I'm here to issue a challenge to the magistrate.

It's their own injunction.

just to stop from making a quick getaway.

The home secretary hasn't actually announced

his decision yet, has he?

No, but it's due at any moment.

It's just better to be safe than sorry, eh?

(mouthing words)

reporter: We have just heard that Jack Straw

has announced extradition proceedings

can go ahead against the former Chilean dictator,

General Augusto Pinochet.

Straw: I signed a second authority to proceed in respect

to General Pinochet yesterday evening.

I'm satisfied that I took this decision with an open mind.

What?

Nothing.

(doorbell ringing)

Steve: Nicole? It's your sister.

Nicole?

Michele.

You look so tired. Are you okay?

I'm fine. Tired, yes.

Come here.

I'm sorry, Michele,

it's been crazy here for so long.

It's good to see you. How long are you staying?

I've only just arrived, she's trying to get rid of me.

I was hoping to come with you to see Pinochet in court.

Of course. And, um...

There is something else.

But not now.

And just what do you intend to do now, Mr. Caplan?

We'll launch an appeal, of course, madam.

I don't think there's any need for undue concern.

Another of your appeals.

You are a cat,

running out of lives, Mr. Caplan.

(saucer clinks) Me?

Look, madam, nothing would give me more pleasure

than the sight of you and your husband

boarding a plane home, but until that day comes,

you must bear up and abide by the rule of law,

however arduous or novel a prospect that may be.

And how convenient

for your lawyer's fees, Mr. Caplan.

Madam, we have no choice

but to try and stall the extradition case.

That is, unless you want to take it up personally

with the home secretary,

but I don't think you'll twist his arm.

You're awake. Shall I make tea?

What's the matter?

I just met someone in Paris who knew our sister.

Oh, yes? A good friend.

She saw Jacqueline only a few days

before she was taken.

Who is this woman?

I said, a friend.

Had you heard of her before?

No, Nicole.

But as she told me, I was sure they were close.

And?

Jacqueline was pregnant.

Nearly four months.

And you believe her, do you?

I do.

I think I've always known.

Well, I don't. No, it doesn't fit.

None of the accounts hinted anything of the kind,

and I know every inference.

Why would she tell this friend and not her own family?

It was early

and she'd miscarried before, as we know.

And I recall a look Marcelo gave her.

A way with her...

I'd never seen it before with him.

It makes sense now.

That proves nothing.

(doorbell rings)

(door opens, closes)

Andy, this is Michele, my sister from Paris.

(vehicle beeping)

(phone ringing)

We have five high-ranking military

from the junta already facing trial

with direct evidence about Pinochet, so you see,

we have been working very hard

to ensure that Pinochet will face justice

on his return home. His immunity--

His immunity is written into the Constitution.

We can't see that being dismantled

in the run-up to your elections.

If Pinochet is not home before the elections,

there will be a huge right wing backlash.

We know your agenda,

and we're not unsympathetic.

But unless we get an extradition order

from you for Pinochet's trial in Chile,

I'm afraid you can forget this line of argument.

And so, if this thing were to drag on

and Senator Pinochet were to die here,

the British government has made him a martyr.

Bravo.

No one wants to see that, I assure you.

Well, it's in your hands.

You mentioned his health.

Now, if the home secretary were made aware

of any significant change in his condition,

then there might be some room for maneuver.

(electronics trilling)

(doorbell ringing)

There is a way out of this maze.

General, I think now is the time to consider mercy.

Mercy?

Your medical condition is a matter of record.

Confinement has clearly taken its toll.

Our trampled sovereignty

cannot be restored by acts of mercy.

Listen to him, tata. This is--

I will not!

Chile has not abandoned us, you see.

We will win!

Not limp away!

General, you are aware the court requires you

to attend your extradition proceedings,

and a medical examination could determine whether

you are in any condition to attend court at this time.

(indistinct chatter)

reporter: A fortnight ago, it was announced

that General Pinochet had suffered two minor strokes,

so the bench reserved for him

at Bow Street court was empty when the magistrate ruled

that all the conditions

were still in place for his extradition.

(cheering)

The magistrate has ruled

that Pinochet can be extradited

on 35 new charges of torture,

and that the Spanish courts can also consider

whether the torment endured by the relatives

of the disappeared in Chile

should also constitute mental torture.

We've had a request from the Chilean government

to release Pinochet on health grounds.

I have a medical report as long as your arm.

Serious deterioration of health?

Fatal?

That's what they're saying, yes.

Risk of possible cerebral hemorrhages.

Look, Jonathan, I realize there is a deal playing out here,

but how do we present this?

I can't just issue him with a sick note, can I?

We've established that health is the one

and only way to intervene on this.

Cheer up, Jack! Chile's giving us

the safest way out of this mess.

(clock chiming)

The Home Office is asking

whether the general would be willing to submit

to an independent medical examination.

They are offering complete confidentiality.

But I did your medical test.

And now there's more? What is all this?

If the British government is going to move on your behalf,

General, they need to verify your condition

with physical and psychiatric tests.

What psychiatric tests? What is this?

They need to consider if the general

is fit to stand trial, madam,

not simply fit to stand up.

Are you trying to suggest the general is losing his mind?

I suggest nothing, madam. We are merely trying

to keep your husband out of a Spanish courtroom.

I know exactly what you are doing!

You little fucker!

From one trap into another, eh?

How dare you try to take me down!

You see the face of this new Chile?

Fuck!

With this, I go home, yes, but as a shell of myself,

certified, as good as in a box!

Convenient for you all!

You little creeping cunts!

General...

you have been kept in this place for too long.

You are a sick man.

You take this cocksucker and get out of my sight.

The woman who told you about Jacqueline,

I'll need to get a proper account.

Of course.

She would have lost the baby straight away.

She could have coped with that loss if she'd lived.

She could have come through anything.

(knocking on window)

(door opens)

(radio chatter)

I've come to see Russ Abbot.

(Michele laughing)

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh...

Who is Russ Abbot?

(blowing air horn)

If I can't get to see Pinochet,

he can hear from me at least.

(laughter)

I'm taking extended leave, General.

Hmm? My wedding, if you recall.

Oh, my dear, you're getting married?

This husband of yours, would I approve?

He's a policeman. We talked about it.

Well, when you come back, you must bring him.

But when I get back, you'll be gone, won't you?

To Spain.

I think, General, this might be it.

You know, the end of the...

I just-- I wanted to say good luck.

(sighs)

(thunder rumbling)

We'll submit to all their tests.

The British government has made it clear

what they need to obtain your release.

You have medical supervision, General,

which you must follow at all times.

Yeah.

(radio chatter)

I don't need to remind you

those cameras are watching you.

(electronics trilling)

Tata. Where have you been?

Outside. I found this.

Oh, it's Antonio's.

From Christmas, what a shame.

Antonio's?

Tata.

You will do this thing?

My God.

Perform for them. Perform?

Yes, we will give a performance.

(cane clattering)

♪ ♪

Doctor: I'm going to say three words to you

and I'd like you to repeat them back at me.

Cat. Glove. Rose.

Cat. Glove. Rose.

Can you tell me where we are?

We are in your office.

Where is my office?

If you don't know that, I'm--

I'm not the one to tell you.

And can you tell me which country?

Great Britain.

I would like to turn your wrist like that,

and the other one, like that.

I'd like to show you this picture of a family.

In this picture, can you tell me

which member of the family is missing?

Nobody disappeared.

And where is the family?

At-- at home.

Stick out your tongue.

As far as you can.

I'd like you to take away

seven from 100

and keep on taking away seven.

93.

86. 79.

73.

Uh...

66.

In this picture, can you tell me

which of the family is missing?

The boy. In the sea.

I gave you three words to remember.

Can you tell me what they were?

Cat. Glove. Roses.

♪ ♪

Caplan: It is our view that Senator Pinochet

would not at present be mentally capable

of meaningful participation in the trial.

He would be unable to follow the process

of a trial sufficiently to instruct counsel.

He would have difficulty with the content

and implications of questions put to him

and would have inadequate insight

into this difficulty.

His memory of remote events is impaired.

We are satisfied that these impediments

are due to brain damage.

We consider any significant improvement

to be unlikely,

and the psychologist concludes that there is no evidence

that the general is attempting to fake disability.

So it cannot be disputed.

♪ ♪

Straw: In the circumstances,

I am minded to take the view that no purpose

would be served by continuing

the present extradition proceedings

and that I should therefore decide

not to extradite Senator Pinochet.

We're finished, Nicole. This is it.

What are you talking about?

There's 70,000 signatures here

demanding more medical tests.

We can challenge until we're blue in the face,

Nicole, it doesn't matter, doesn't make any difference.

They don't have to listen.

Straw is now in a position to make a political decision.

That's what this is, pure and simple.

♪ ♪

This is it. End of the line.

Hello, General.

So what's he up to then?

Is he really ill?

(helicopter whirring above)

(radio chatter)

The time has finally come, Mr. Caplan.

Unless you have any more surprises for us?

Let's hope not, madam.

(vehicle starting)

Has the general made

his holiday plans for next year?

I think the southern hemisphere would be wise.

(siren wailing)

(people shouting)

Still here, I see.

Nothing better to do with their time.

reporter: Well, let's go straight to RAF Waddington

in Lincolnshire where that Chilean Air Force

Boeing 707 with General Pinochet on board

is now taxiing slowly to its takeoff point.

So, it's-- it's your impression

that takeoff is, if not imminent,

in the next little while.

reporter 2: Well, I think it actually could be imminent.

The airport is...

There seems to be a delay. They haven't gone yet.

They are waiting for you in the commons.

Well, I can't go now. I'll miss this.

No.

They're waiting for your announcement

to start in the commons, before they take off.

Oh, yes. Of course, you're right.

reporter 2: And this diplomatic,

political and legal tussle which has involved

some half a dozen countries and which has lasted

16-and-a-half months is now coming to an end.

♪ ♪

reporter: At Santiago Airport,

Chile's service chiefs waited to embrace

the former dictator as returning hero,

ignoring the past ten years of civilian democracy.

General Pinochet immediately scorned the wheelchair.

(cheering and applause)

The General, considered too ill

to stand trial in Europe, walked unaided.

(crowd cheering)

♪ ♪