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SPAIN, 2013

THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

ANNULS THE PAROT DOCTRINE

USED TO DETERMINE PRISON SENTENCES

IN SPANISH LAW.

A HUNDRED PRISONERS

GUILTY OF RAPE, MURDER OR TERRORISM

WILL BE RELEASED DUE TO THE APPROVAL

OF THE REDUCTION OF THEIR SENTENCES.

OF THE REDUCTION OF THEIR SENTENCES. MADRID V MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON

MADRID V MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON

She was really frightened. She couldn't even scream.

Did you both rape her?

El Patas went first.

He grabbed her by the neck as if

to strangle her.

It's like it turned him on...

Why'd you decide to kill her?

I didn't want to. El Patas made me.

How?

He yelled... like a madman, saying...

she'd seen our faces.

she'd seen our faces. If she talked... we'd both be behind bars.

If she talked... we'd both be behind bars.

So, he didn't make you.

I thought you were here to help me.

I want to know what's causing your anxiety.

That's why I need to know exactly what happened.

You'll feel better.

The girl was lying...

on the ground, like unconscious.

El Patas wanted to kill her with a rock.

It was really heavy, like...

twenty or 30 kilos maybe.

She came round and tried to run away,

and that prick kicked her hard in the head.

Her neck was...

twisted, like a broken spring.

He just kept going and yelling and yelling.

Why?

He wanted...

-...to get rid of the body? -No.

She was still breathing.

That bastard said it would be easier with a rock.

So, I went for her, I smashed her nose,

I busted her eyes,

her jaw, I hit her and hit her and she wouldn't die!

It was like a damn hole, with no eyes, like...

her forehead... it had caved in, you get me?

You think about it every day.

That's why you can't sleep.

How long have you been in prison?

Twenty years.

-You think you deserve freedom? -No.

Girl, yesterday was awful.

You'll never guess what happened.

I'm booking this guy in,

I ask him for his finger to run his prints

and the guy asks me for my number.

Was he cute?

Jesus, he'd been arrested

for breaking into a high-end store.

Even better!

There's something wrong with you.

Sit there, my colleague is on his way.

-The commissioner wants you... -Don't talk to me.

The Parot decision from the Strasbourg Court

has stirred up our correctional system

but how did it all begin?

For our Supreme Court, the benefits of...

-What's up? -How's it going, Nieto?

All that work for nothing.

-It's horrible. -What are we even doing here?

They should make those judges

run checkpoints on the highway in Hernani.

Defusing car bombs.

Defusing car bombs. -Then they'd realize... -No doubt.

-Then they'd realize... -No doubt.

I'm giving a talk at my kid's school.

I'm giving a talk at my kid's school. What am I supposed to say?

What am I supposed to say?

-What are you doing, Nieto? -Muffins.

Top left, handsome.

-We've got to keep at it. -We should all resign.

...release them in Strasbourg.

-Can I please finish? -We'll continue this later,

but the news media all agree

that the court has failed.

We interrupt this broadcast to bring you breaking news.

The first prisoners are released

following the annulment of the Parot Doctrine.

Six prisoners charged with different crimes,

such as rape and pedophilia, have been released...

Where the hell are you going?

What about us, assholes?

Hey Chufo, what will you say to your wife?

-I don't know, Patas. -I don't know, Patas.

"Honey, can you crack a window?

It reeks of infidelity in here".

Son of a bitch.

They're waiting for you and you in your best shirt. Look at him.

Next.

Roberto Plaza.

-Number? -Two, five, seven.

Watch it, Plaza, that lighter is mine.

If I report you, you'll be staying inside.

Quiet.

-What? -Shut it.

Name?

Daniel Molina.

Here?

There.

Plaza... we should reward ourselves.

Together... like old times.

You must be tired of cock.

Enough, asshole.

Nobody talks to me like that.

Hey!

Two mistakes:

-One, you stole a bike. -Okay, okay.

Two, you stole a cop's bike.

Operation is a go.

Roger.

Sayonara, sucker.

-Rapists! -Sickos!

Bastards!

You son of a bitch!

Raúl, that's them.

They let them go...

They let those bastards go. You bastards!

Move.

Bastards! Murderers!

Murderers!

Bastards!

-Murderers! -Murderers!

What?

She was just a girl!

How many years behind bars?

Any words for the victim's family?

-What? -How does it feel?

-Some crowd, huh? -Beat it.

You have nothing to say?

Get that camera off me.

You're dead, you son of a bitch!

Look at me!

She suffered for hours.

You bastards!

Bastards!

Go to hell!

JUSTICE

We want justice!

-Hey. -Hi.

-Why aren't you dressed? -You were gone a while.

I had time to lose my bike, get it back and buy groceries.

You're not even dressed.

-I made breakfast. -What do you want?

I hate how much you know me.

-Sixteen years. -Right.

Lucía asked me if I would sleep over tonight.

-Are you going out? -I don't think so.

Should I call and ask her parents?

I don't get why curfew is at 12. My friends stay out till 4am.

Lucía's parents let her go out until 4am?

Lucía's parents are going away.

Lucía will be home alone.

That makes sense.

No, her older sister will be there.

She's almost your age,

but she seems much more fun than you.

Great! Lucía has someone to go out with then.

-Because you won't be going. -It's always the same with you.

-Hey. -Hi.

The president read out the ruling...

Hey, Grandma.

You aren't dressed. We'll be late for the dentist.

What was Mom's curfew at my age.

-Midnight. -You're such a bad liar.

It's like living in a convent.

I have the curfew of a 12-year-old.

You'll love it when I'm sniffing coke at 6pm.

Well, you won't confuse it for detergent.

You've yet to do the laundry.

...a maximum 30-year sentence.

The Spanish government warned

that the end of the Parot Doctrine

means hundreds of criminals and rapists

will be set free.

The latest to be released

is aristocrat Julián López de Haro.

His was highly-anticipated and did not disappoint.

Even after years spent behind bars,

he still has the air of arrogance

he had when he appeared at fashion shows in the '90s.

You're so clumsy, Mom.

You're so clumsy, Mom. Maybe you're the one who shouldn't go out.

Maybe you're the one who shouldn't go out.

...he refused to comment.

What will you do now that you're out of prison?

What will you do now that you're out of prison? -Can we please have a comment? -Excuse me!

-Can we please have a comment? -Excuse me!

Do you have anything to say?

How do you think you'll be received?

How will people react?

Excuse me, how does it feel?

Excuse me.

Home sweet home.

You smell of booze.

I've been celebrating all night.

A shot for each release

and another for every year they won't serve.

and another for every year they won't serve. Good or bad, the law is the law.

Good or bad, the law is the law.

Did you come up with that yourself?

-Perfection must be tiring. -Someone has to be.

What happened?

I knocked it. Nothing to worry about.

It's just weird seeing you bleed.

I thought you were made of stone.

Good afternoon, sir. Can I help you with something?

Yes.

I'd like this one, please.

The processor power won't disappoint.

I'm sure.

The one I've got is from 1995.

You really got some use out of it.

I barely touched it.

ARISTOCRAT JULIÁN LÓPEZ DE HARO

LEAVING SOTO DEL REAL PRISON

I'm gonna go pee over there.

Don't move.

Shut your face. Shut up!

Shut your face!

Help!

Daniel Molina, AKA "El Patas".

It seems he tried to rape a girl and he met the same fate

the girl he was imprisoned for murdering did:

-beaten to death with a rock. -Poetic justice.

People taking matters into their own hands.

Just what we needed.

That's what happens when the system abandons you.

Look, Nieto, you can keep the speeches for Congress

and last I checked, you're no congressman.

and last I checked, you're no congressman. I couldn't be, I have principles.

I couldn't be, I have principles.

-Do you like anyone? -I like you, sir.

Don't screw around. Get on this.

I have three unsolved cases.

Innocent senior citizens stabbed while being burgled.

-They're priority, right? -Give them to Isabel.

I want you on this.

Who cares who took that guy out?

I care... and so do the people up top.

I want a list of suspects this week.

-How many people live in Spain? -Don't try me, Nieto.

Those are his victim's brothers. Start with them.

Thank you.

I'm now embarrassed to be a cop.

Close the door after you.

Nieto.

Goddammit.

Do we know the cause of death yet?

Thirty two cocktail umbrellas in his stomach.

Seriously? Damn Russians.

A shot to the stomach would have been less painful.

And less interesting.

-You've got homework. -Excuse me?

Commissioner asked me to pass on my cases.

-Taking a vacation? -No.

I have to find the killer of a rapist ex-con.

Go enforce the law you love so much.

Any idea who it was?

Well, it wasn't a Russian. They're not that subtle.

Just his victim's brothers. A couple of laborers.

Many have asked for examples for your Master's theses

so I'll tell you what I'm working on.

Premise...

PREMISE

More than 80% of male prisoners

suffer with an anxiety disorder.

Why?

Research focuses on the most common causes:

Isolation, drugs, social exclusion...

But that's too easy, right?

Hypothesis.

Where was I?

Is it possible for inmates to suffer from PTSD?

That the trauma of a murder

affects the perpetrator as well as the victim?

The study held 30 interviews carried out in prison,

all of which were with violent criminals.

Does a terrorist having anxiety really matter?

And what about gang-rapists?

Shall we start a softball league so they can blow off steam?

Right.

Put down the placard. We're here to learn not protest.

I study theory to enact change, not justify crime.

They're monsters and should be treated as such.

Okay, Laura, so what do we do? Put them on death row?

Capital punishment is a breach of human rights.

Justice isn't the same as revenge.

-What do you mean? -I've been working

with victims and their families for 15 years.

I can assure you there's nothing worse

than a crime that goes unpunished.

That's why we have the law.

The damage is irreparable,

-but there must be consequences. -What if the law abandons you?

Thank you. See you tomorrow.

I told you to wait outside.

You were taking too long and I got bored.

Let's get to the point. What do you want?

Can I... stay with you tonight?

Sure.

So long as you're home by 12.

Of course.

But let's imagine I miss my bus and get home a little late

-will you tell your daughter? -Absolutely.

-will you tell your daughter? -Absolutely. I live in a police state. I'm so tired of this.

I live in a police state. I'm so tired of this.

-What is it? -Here, Sol.

-Wait for me in the car. -Why?

I said wait in the car.

Go!

Andrea. Take it easy.

I need your help, please.

-Why are you here? -Something happened...

and I'm real scared.

I need your help. I don't...

I don't know what to do.

-I'll meet you there. -Okay.

Excuse me, can I help you?

Police.

I'm looking for Raúl and José Román.

You'll have to wait till they've finished work.

Is it this way?

Is it this way? It's authorized personnel only.

It's authorized personnel only.

-Great. -You need a hard hat!

-Don't worry, I'll be liable. -Goddammit.

Do you have a minute?

I need to ask you something.

-Why? -I'm the one asking questions.

If you answer them, we can get this over with.

Where were you between 10am and 12pm?

What the hell is this?

Are you accusing us?

One of your sister's killers

turned up dead.

-What? -First you release him from jail

and now you want to arrest us? Is this justice?

and now you want to arrest us? Is this justice? -Raúl, stop. -Just answer my question.

-Raúl, stop. -Just answer my question.

I won't answer any of your damn questions.

I should have killed him!

The same way he killed her. One blow at a time!

Let him suffer through the agony that my sister did.

I'm sorry.

We were at the hospital.

With my mom. Ask at Ramón y Cajal.

An emergency?

I wish.

She's not been right in the head since my sister died.

I'm doing mine on The Little Prince.

It's so much more than a kid's book....

What about you?

-Hello? -About Cortázar.

Right, but which one of his books?

Hopscotch?

-Have you read it? -No. Not yet.

My mom told me it's really good. Very innovative for the time.

May I?

Thank you.

You like Cortázar?

I don't know. Someone just recommended him.

Are you in love?

-Excuse me? -It's only for people in love.

-Trust me. -Really?

-What if I'm not? -The Catcher in the Rye.

It's a classic. It changed my life.

It deals with adolescent angst and sexuality very well.

I read that two years ago.

It draws a great picture of teenage boredom.

You have standards.

They're misguided,

but you have them.

And you're intense.

Pleasant, but intense.

-Hello. -How do you know I go here?

I'm smart as well as intense.

-What do you want? -To take you for a snack.

I'm not a kid.

Well, I was going to take you to a tea room

to try the best cream cakes in the world.

But it's your loss.

-Your dad wants his car back. -It's mine, I'm a lawyer.

That's where the air of superiority comes from.

This isn't my lucky day.

Won't you get in?

No.

No.

This is my number.

I like things done right.

You can call me, ask me out, and I'll make my mind up.

-Is that permanent marker? -No.

I'd tattoo your name on me if I knew it.

That's private.

The phone thing is very cool...

I'm more of a romantic.

I'm throwing a costume party this Saturday.

I'd love for you to come.

López de Haro.

-Julián. -Julián.

I'll see you there.

-Good evening. -Hi.

Please come in, miss.

May I take your jacket, miss?

Sorry?

-I'll take it to the coat-check. -Oh, yes. Thank you.

I knew you'd come.

Hi.

I almost didn't.

What did you come as?

Like a sort of fairy or wood nymph, I'm not sure.

It was all they had.

It suits you.

-Okay, I'll tell you my name. -No.

I haven't earned that right yet. Let's toast.

This is the best from my cellar.

I don't like champagne.

I opened the bottle for you.

-Okay. -Cheers.

No.

You have to let it saturate your palette.

Let it refresh your mouth. Okay?

Good.

Julián.

The guys from the Swiss fund are here.

Let me introduce you.

Go.

Let's go.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

Run, Cinderella. It's midnight!

No!

No, please!

You won't remember tomorrow.

Please, leave me alone.

Isabel?

Isabel, what's wrong?

What's wrong with you?

What are you doing? Stop that! Put those down. What...

What happened to you? Who did this?

What happened to you, sweetie? What happened? Who did this?

Tell me. Tell me who did this. Tell me!

WHO WAS IT?

Sol.

Sol.

Hey.

I know you're awake.

Damn!

Pick up.

Please, pick up.

Pick up.

Where were you?

Don't ever do that to me again. Do you hear me? Never!

You're reckless. Just think!

Something could have happened to you.

What are you wearing? That isn't yours.

I'm wearing what all the girls are, Mom.

I'm so sick of this.

I'm done. You're crazy.

Don't you realize I'm living your life,

not the one I want? Dammit, I need a life, Mom.

Hello?

-Keep looking. -His brains are everywhere.

The fragility of the human body, Nieto.

-We're nothing really. -Who is this guy?

-A Parot early release. -Are you sure?

-Another rapist like El Patas? -Yes, but this one liked kids.

Miguel Guzmán. Charged with child abuse.

One less pedophile.

Look.

-He didn't kill his victims? -Not directly.

A 10-year-old kid couldn't go on and threw himself from a window.

-This could be a suicide. -He had this on him.

-"Time served." -Obviously, he didn't write it.

Maybe his last words, or a sign of remorse.

Forensics found it stuck to his brains.

This one plunged to his death, just like his victim did.

Jesus, we've got ourselves a vigilante.

They may be killers, pedophiles and rapists,

but they have a right to protection.

Taking this case goes against my values.

If everyone laid down the law, you'd be out of a job.

I'd make twice as much, but this is a labor of love.

We're not getting anywhere.

Look, Nieto, this thing is bad, the Strasbourg ruling

Look, Nieto, this thing is bad, the Strasbourg ruling is the most disputed measure this government has seen.

is the most disputed measure this government has seen.

People are clamoring for releases.

You're telling me a serial killer shows up

who wants to take out all these ex-cons,

and according to you, we shouldn't lift a finger?

-I won't change my mind. -I'm not asking you to.

I want you to solve the case. You're the best.

Well... you both are.

-Both of us? -You and Isabel.

You're going to partner up. I don't know what went down

or what didn't between you two, and I don't care.

You're working together, and the sooner you finish,

the sooner you go your separate ways.

Christ, Nieto.

Right, get to work.

We have nothing on the El Patas case.

What about the pedophile? Any idea who could have done it?

-A monkey. -Nieto, work with me here.

I am.

A monkey threw him over the railing.

-A generic monkey mask. -Damn.

-Commissioner. -Come in.

You and Nieto are working this case together.

We have to find the ex-con killer.

Or, more to the point,

protect pedophiles, rapists and terrorists.