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A NETFLIX SERIES

Ugh. At this hour of the night?

- Who could it be? - I'll go and see.

Who is it?

Good evening. We need you to come with us.

Where to?

We're going to Glória. RARET.

At this hour?

Why is it so urgent?

We can't give you any details.

May we enter? We don't want to wake the neighbours.

Excuse me.

Ursula?

What's going on?

They're here to escort me to Glória.

What, now? Tomorrow. I'll give you a lift.

We can't leave here without you. These are the orders.

Whose orders?

- Fine. I'll go with my wife. - You can't come in our car.

No need to worry, César.

I won't be gone for long. Right?

Give me just a moment so I can get dressed.

I'll call you as soon as I can.

Do you want me to come with you?

No doubt it's an urgent recording they want to broadcast.

I need to hurry up and leave.

The young boy. What happened?

It was a land mine.

He lost an arm and both of his legs.

But they can't bury him until after his father arrives from France.

He moved there.

Would you like some sugar, sir?

No, thank you. No sugar.

I've been looking for you everywhere.

I just came to have a coffee.

I need your help repairing a transistor. Could you come with me and do it?

Thank you, Ermelinda.

Gonçalo was supposed to fix it, but he's going to be called in

because of what happened with the broadcast last night.

Is the translator here as well?

One of them will need an explanation.

I wasn't involved. Haven't much to say.

Never even touched that bloody reel.

When I checked the reel, everything was fine.

Do you remember how the interview with the general started?

I don't remember the exact words,

but it's not my job to analyse the content.

That is done in Munich.

I just have to make sure that it's the right recording.

But why are you asking me all these questions?

Your tea.

Thank you.

How long have you lived in Portugal?

Eleven...

- Almost twelve years. - What does your husband do?

He's a doctor.

But I'm sure you have a file with everything there is to know about me.

Were you alone in the studio?

Yes.

I was.

I took her tea straight there.

Mrs. Ursula was concerned she might be late, so I met her at the studio.

Was she alone in the studio?

- Shall I pour? - Yes, please, if you would.

Yes.

So, what took you so long to get the reel?

Uh... Me?

I... went immediately to do what you asked me, sir.

Who else did you see in the corridor at the time?

There was no one there.

But as soon as I went to the corridor, Engineer Ramiro stopped me

and asked me to change the vacuum valves for transmitter two, so...

I never told Gonçalo to rush and fix anything.

It was his decision.

Couldn't you have changed the tubes later?

Uh...

Those were the orders I got.

I would never issue an order against yours, sir.

First the tubes and... and then the reel.

I handed the reel to Engineer Gonçalo,

and I left, just as I always do when I finish a job.

So you stayed in the room the whole time?

I went to the bathroom, but not for more than two minutes.

Can you tell me what's going on?

The interview with the general was never broadcast.

The reel arrived in the transmission room and had nothing but music on it.

So if what you're saying is true,

the switch had to have been made either in the studio...

or on the way to the broadcast.

Maybe it was a mistake?

- Have you found the right reel? - No.

When can I go back to Lisbon?

You'll be home in time for dinner.

I think that we should monitor everyone who knew about the reel.

Well, I don't have enough manpower. Maybe we should ask the embassy.

That's not necessary. There's not that many people there.

Most employees don't even know what's being broadcast.

Hmm.

Well, according to the entry logs, João has been out every night.

Should I follow him?

Not yet.

- What about Ursula? - She wasn't scheduled that day.

Maybe Adam being hit by the car wasn't an accident.

Well, apparently it was.

The driver didn't flee the scene and immediately pleaded guilty.

Should I take her home?

- Yes. - All right.

Did you tell them we...

No.

I just said that I verified the reel before handing it to the engineer.

If you said nothing, there's nothing to be concerned about.

That may not be true.

I didn't do the job I was supposed to do and listen to the recording itself.

Countless have disappeared for less before.

Is that what happened to the telegraphist?

No.

That was for something else. She, um...

I don't know. She got involved in an affair with someone from RARET

and must have decided to leave.

- Who did she have an affair with? - What relevance has that?

No, you're right.

Did they say anything more? Are you able to go?

Please ask one of the women here to call me to check that I made it home.

You're not obliged to fight in this war.

How can I not, Mother?

Many choose to flee to France.

He may never return here, though, should he be caught.

I'd rather have a son who's deserted than one who's dead.

- What about Carolina? - She goes with you.

If you think that it's the right thing, going to France.

- Is Isaura inside? - She is.

But first, Fernando has something that he wants to tell you.

Fernando?

Not here.

What's wrong?

What is it?

I don't want to go to war.

No one does.

Tomorrow or the day after, we pack our things and we flee to Paris.

We have friends there who'll be able to help us get a job.

I can't speak the language.

I shall be waiting for you here.

You'll return, you will. So few soldiers have not come back.

Nobody comes back, Carolina.

At least we should wed.

I'd be in a position to leave a power of attorney. Married people have more rights.

This could save me from front-line combat.

Yes, maybe. As you wish.

Adelaide. Adelaide. Those were good times.

- Looks like you didn't get the beer. - Music's pretty good.

- Not bad, is it? - Not bad at all.

I have to say, though, this is already going out of fashion.

Even the Beatles are moving towards

a different kind of vibe, more of a psychedelic kind of rock and roll.

- João. - Big Mig, hey!

- Thanks. - Listen. This is the next big thing.

João?

Did you smoke any weed in Africa when you were stationed there?

They say it helps with the fear when the time comes

and you're sent to the front line.

- I don't trust people who are fearless. - Depends on the situation.

Many of them come back and never stop being nervous.

- Yeah. - And the fearless don't return at all.

Mmm.

Do you know a poem, "A Recipe for a Hero"?

No.

So, it goes, "You may take a man Made of air, as is true"

"A man who is fully grown"

"Submerge slowly his entire body In an endless ocean of irrationality"

"As intense as hunger or venom"

"Then, when he's nearly finished Sound a bugle and wave a flag"

"Serve him dead"

Reinaldo Ferreira.

Well, then... what do you want to listen to next?

Something cheerful.

- Anything else. - Let's listen to anything.

Oh, what about this?

- Looks good. - No, no.

We can listen to that later.

Aah! I love this music!

Can't help but feel happy. Huh? Huh?

♪ Moi, je veux te dire ♪

♪ Que ce n'est pas facile... ♪

- May I? - Yeah, sure.

♪ Si continuellement Toutes ces envies dans ces moments-là ♪

♪ Je n'ose pas décrire... ♪

- I'd like to learn how to develop photos. - Whenever.

♪ De près, inconsciemment ♪

♪ Entre mes lignes Pour la première fois... ♪

Was this party at RARET too?

- On the Fourth of July. - ♪ Bon sang ♪

♪ Tu crois que je vais attendre ♪

- ♪ Comme ça longtemps? ♪ - Mia.

- ♪ Pendant que tu fais joujou avec toi... ♪ - Do you know her, then?

- I met her in Lisbon. - ♪ Tous les bonheurs nous sont permis ♪

♪ Tu attends... ♪

João.

Well, the passports will be here in two days.

No, no, I won't need them.

Are you prepared?

Don't know.

I'd be more worried if you said yes, you know.

Do you know why she went from here?

Where is he?

His Excellency Engineer João Vidal!

Come here! We need to clean the head of the tape machine.

Here he is, at last!

One minute.

I'm coming.

Good morning.

What are you doing at RARET, Father?

You're planning to go to work with your shirt all creased, are you?

I fell asleep on the sofa, listening to the radio.

If you ever returned your mother's calls, you'd know that I'm in town

for the funeral of a soldier who came from here.

We're all very concerned about you.

I survived a war, remember?

I can survive a few months in the countryside.

I know you've been out drinking beer.

You've been seen almost every night at the Gado Bravo.

A lot of people I know go there.

I hope you haven't made a fool of yourself.

Never.

Would you like a coffee? I'll make it, or we can go...

Get yourself dressed. I want you beside me at today's memorial service.

I have to start work in an hour.

You've been excused.

Have a shower and put on a dark suit.

Are you staying at home today?

I've been told that I shouldn't go in.

Go back indoos.

My boy!

My baby boy!

You are completely responsible.

Let's get this over with, shall we?

This is full of communist propaganda.

You never talk about those two years in Angola.

In your letters, you never mentioned what was happening there, did you?

We did what we were trained to do. That's what happened.

You know you didn't have to go.

I did what I was obliged to do, Papa.

Your mother will never forgive me.

The Soviets were responsible for the corruption of the darkies spreading.

Yes, and the Americans.

The Cold War has also reached Africa.

Fortunately, the locals had no idea how to think for themselves.

Salazar has the Americans eating out of his hand because of RARET

and the Lajes Air Force Base in the Azores.

If we end the concession, there is no way

they can refuel planes in the middle of the Atlantic.

Yes, and we know that card can only be played once, however.

But no one's interested in that.

The Americans have to be our allies, not our enemies. They're in Moscow.

If I should be elected President of the Council...

And should that be likely?

Salazar is not going to last forever, I suppose.

And the Americans have guaranteed that they will support me.

Who's to say that they have that much influence?

That, we shall have to wait and see.

The old man is the real problem because his hatred of communism

is not very different from his hatred of capitalism.

What'd be best for the country right now is economic change.

Would you try to come to Lisbon this weekend to visit your mother?

And behave yourself.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Can I have a coffee, a double espresso, if you would?

If coffee didn't make me so nervous and jumpy, I'd try it to wake me up.

I suppose you had a bad night as well?

Yes.

Fernando departs today.

Let me tell you the worst thing in Africa.

It's the climate.

And those who go from Glória are used to the heat,

so he won't even notice.

Why doesn't anyone talk about what's going on, do you suppose?

- I mean, it's like a big secret. - A big war.

It's probably no different from all the other wars.

He shall return. Don't worry.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

♪ Il est sept heures du matin ♪

♪ Faut s'réveiller ♪

♪ Haaaaan, j'ai sommeil ♪

♪ Alors un peu d'musique Pour se mettre en train ♪

♪ Chais pas moi Quelque chose comme ♪

♪ Talkin' 'bout my ch-ch... ♪

- Oh, that is a husky voice... That's a... - What's this you're listening to?

Go on, come in. Close the door, please.

We just received some new reels today.

New music. We're making a few copies for the boys.

I like this one. Jacqueline Taïeb.

- And that one... That one's next. - Check it out.

This one's for us.

- It's cool, yeah? - Huh?

The Lonely Hearts Club Band.

- Carolina? - Hello, sir.

A girl as pretty as you shouldn't look so sad.

Remember that you'll never be alone.

You may count on me for anything that you need.

Yes, sir, I know.

Carolina?

We have to go, honey. Come on.

Where have you been?

I went to see Anne.

You're friends with the American, are you?

We're in the middle of nowhere. I need friends, if you don't mind.

You have me. Not enough?

Well, I should prepare dinner.

Is that the blouse I bought you from Lisbon?

Yes.

My wife comes back to the house, and I don't even get a kiss?

Please, Ramiro, don't.

Don't? Why not? We're all alone.

Because I don't want to.

What about me?

- Don't you care what I want? - I don't want to.

I said I don't want to, Ramiro.

Ramiro...

Be quiet!

I... don't want to.

- Please, Ramiro. - Shut up!

- You wanna see something cool? - Hm?

Look at this.

Huh?

Do you ever wonder what they're talking about?

Not interested.

I keep my nose clean and do my job.

Were they hard on you?

Oh, a little.

They asked me a few questions.

If I really were guilty, it wouldn't have been nice at all.

- You think it was the translator? - Pfft! Had to be her.

- Had to be? - These foreigners, they're all whores.

They sell themselves to the highest bidder.

You thnk Mia did as well?

They told me she was having an affair with somebody here at RARET.

You... I knew there was something between you two.

Hmm?

Love to help you out, João, but we weren't that close, I'm afraid.

It's really simple. The negative goes in here.

You just adjust the paper to the magnifier.

Were they happy for you to build a darkroom, or do they not know?

Authorisation from James.

So, you let the printing paper burn,

and you...

- Can I take a look? - Course.

You place the paper here, and this is where...

this is where the image magically begins to come through.

When you think the contrast is right, place it in the stop bath.

- Gonçalo. - What about him?

I understood that he wasn't very well known to Mia.

Mia? I'd say he probably knew her too well.

Lastly, you place it in the fixer. The name says it all.

And then you run it under the tap to remove all the chemicals.

Tomé, another one, if you would.

- Good day. - Good day.

- Good day. - Good day.

An express ticket to Lisbon, if you would.

A ticket to Lisbon's ten escudos.

Many thanks.

- It's about to leave. - I know.

Bon voyage.

- Let us know how you are. - I'll write to you.

- Of course I do. - My darling, you...

- This isn't right. - Take care of yourself.

- You have to be strong. - Just tell the truth.

We're so proud of you.

Be careful.

Be strong.

- Keep your head down. - Bye, then.

- Take care of yourself. - Thanks.

- Write as often as you can. - Bye. I have to go.

- Son... - Arrive safely.

- I love you so much, my darling. - Love you too.

- Bye! - One moment.

- Don't. - Can't help it.

Take this for luck, and so you don't forget I'm right here waiting for you.

Goodbye.

- I love you. - Let's leave this place together.

Bye-bye!

- Take care. - Write soon.

LISBON

- Look after each other. - Safe journey.

We found him. We found him.

What are the Special Forces doing here?

They brought in a deserter.

Hold it.

Pick your feet up.

Hup.

That'll be me, one of these days.

It shouldn't be too long before we can leave.

I saw that you read the propaganda we seized.

- Curiousity. - Oh.

I've been watching you.

They told us to be careful around you, given who your father is.

But sons aren't always the same as their fathers.

If you're still curious, I've got plenty of stuff you're more than welcome to read.

Carolina?

Carolina!

Fernando?

Help me!

I will tell them all I know.

Please don't do that.

It won't make it better. What's more, it'll make it even more complicated.

I'll ask them not to say anything to my husband.

He's bound to find out everything.

I understand you're scared.

No point ruining your life...

...because of a reel.

- Your husband... - I don't care about him.

I'm not going to prison!

Nobody is going to hurt you.

They were especially hard on you to make you afraid.

But if you talk, they'll be determined to make a scapegoat of you.

Whatever I do, that's going to happen.

That's why you must help me.

Use your connections.

Your father, he was in charge of PIDE for many years.

That's exactly why I'm telling you to keep quiet.

I know how this is bound to work out. Huh?

I won't do it. I won't take any chances.

Just keep quiet and it'll soon be over!

Tomorrow, I'll come to Lisbon, and we can talk properly.

What are you talking to me like that for?

João, was it you?

Was it you who swapped them over?

What on earth would make you think that?

Have you lost your mind? That doesn't make any sense.

I will not put my life in danger for you.

I'll go to Lisbon and talk to her.

There's no need. I'll take care of it.

Ursula's scared, but she's no threat to us.

Don't let your feelings for the girl distort your judgement.

I'll take care of this.

You focus on your work at RARET.

Ramiro told me you copied a broadcast and were listening to it in BOQ.

Um...

That was my idea, sir.

That goes without saying.

We... we copied a record. A record by the Beatles.

Which one?

Um...

Sgt. Pepper's.

The Lonely Hearts Club Band, sir.

I'll get you that record on vinyl. But don't ever do that again.

Thank you for understanding, sir.

Can I have a coffee, please?

Do you mind if I borrow your newspaper

to take a quick look at the section for automobiles?

- Of course, you're welcome. - Thank you.

Thanks again.

Pleasure.

Just keep on looking.

You'll never find anything, though.

- Ursula would never do... - Sir!

James Wilson, please.

All right, okay.

It was Ursula all along. PIDE found a fake passport in her desk.

Who tipped them off?

It was an anonymous tip. At least, that's what they told me.

Bill, get to Lisbon right now. Bring Ursula here.

You need to find her before the Portuguese police.

Okay.

They're fabricating a story so they can accuse me of espionage.

What else did Adam tell you?

Not much else. But it's sufficient to know what to be expecting.

Was it the Americans, seeking revenge?

No. I wouldn't say.

But leaving makes you look guilty.

César, I'm not waiting around,

sitting here expecting PIDE to come and take me away.

I'll go with you. I have the keys to the farm.

We can go to Minho for a while until things calm down.

They won't calm down.

If you come, you risk losing it all.

I'll take my chances.

César. This way.

Ursula Kowalski? Agent Brito from PIDE.

- I didn't do anything. Please let me go. - Come with me.

- You can't just take her... - Just a few questions.

- No. César. - I won't let...

Where are you taking her? Is it to António Maria Cardoso Street?

I didn't do anything!

Please!

I...

I haven't done anything.

What happens now is up to you.

Who hired you to switch the recording?

Who is your contact in Portugal?

No one.

I didn't do anything.

But... I think I know who... it might have been.

Who? Tell me a name, and I won't hit you any more.

João Vidal.

He's an engineer.

We were together in the studio.

It must have been then that he switched the reel. Not me.

She ratted on one of ours. There was nothing left to do.