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- What'll it be? - A packet of Fortuna.

A hundred.

Hands up! This is a robbery!

Oh my God!

I don't bloody believe it!

St Catharine of Sienna!

Cut the crap and hand over the money or you'll meet them.

What's happening here?

Are you deaf?

Didn't you hear my mate? Hand over the money. Quickly!

Help!

I'm being robbed!

Help!

- Shut up. - Help!

Shut up or we'll both end up doing time in Carabanchel!

Fucking shut up or I'll shoot you!

Look I'm not messing around.

If you go on shouting, I'll kill you.

The shit I have to put up with.

Would you let me pick up my fan?

A bit of air... would do us both good.

Okay. But watch it, right?

So many locks and bolts. I'll bet she's loaded.

Lady...

Watch it, Tocho.

There's someone in there.

Relax.

You take care of fatso.

Come in, come in sweetie.

Don't move!

Is there anyone else upstairs?

How come you took so long to come down?

Your mum was making a hell of a noise.

She's not my mum, she's my aunt.

I was in the shower.

I heard the noise, but I thought it came from the street.

- There's always so much noise. - Look, girl.

What's important...

...is that you keep quiet with your trap shut, right?

Me and my mate don't want to hurt anybody.

Just give us the money and we'll leave you alone.

You understand, quickly!

Tell us where the bloody money is.

I don't know where it is.

Hey, girl. Don't play the idiot or I'll fucking stab you.

This is all there is.

Fuck me. The sodding change. We're not stupid you know.

Fucking hell...

Come on lady. Where do you keep the cash?

But we haven't got any cash...

No cash. No nothing.

Thieves! Bastards!

- Good for nothings! - Don't shout.

It's too much. Trying to rob...

...a poor old lady like me!

Cut the crap and give us the money...

...or I'll blow your brains out.

Shoot, Judas, shoot!

That is if you've got the guts to do it!

Good for nothing!

Out the way Leandro, I'm going to blow a hole in her.

Easy lad.

For God's sake auntie, they'll kill us both.

- Drug addicts! - Drug addicts?

Perverts! That's why you want to steal a poor old lady's money.

That's why. To buy drugs!

Riffraff!

You can kill us now, because you aren't getting a penny.

To honour of my late husband, who was a Guardia Civil.

This old bag is being one hell of a problem.

What do we do now?

What do we do? Search the place.

We've got to find the dough, mate, right now.

Turn the place upside down.

Careful, careful, careful.

What are you doing, you wretch? Stop it right now!

Can't you see you're destroying my livelihood?

Don't you understand, the stock is the... is what we live on?

- Aunt! - I'll thump you.

If my husband were here you'd pay for this.

Do you know how? In blood!

Shut up. You're the one who'll bleed!

- No! - Shut up.

Shut up or I'll smash your face in.

Get off my leg, girl.

- I'm gonna kill both of them. - No.

I swear I m gonna kill them.

You stop messing about. Help me.

- Are you going to kill me? - I want to.

Take that! And that! And that!

She bit me! You bloody... bitch!

She's out cold, mate.

Oh God. I'm exhausted.

It'd have been easier to rob the Bank of Spain.

You have a look round, mate, she'll be out for a while.

You have a look first.

There's money here, mate. I can feel it.

Yeah... yeah.

You check the heavyweight, see if she's got it on her.

That's it, see if she's put it in...

Go on, get on with it.

Have you seen yourself?

Nothing mate. She's only got a spare tyre. Not a penny.

Mrs Justa, are you feeling okay? Are you all right?

Mrs Justa?

Bloody hell. What do we do now?

Shut up Tocho. Stay still.

You take care of the old cow, make sure she doesn't start again.

Mrs Justa.

I saw two of them. They went in a short while ago.

Oh, my God.

Mrs Justa, are you all right?

I don't understand it. Just a moment ago...

...I saw her in the doorway and the door was open.

Open this door right now or we'll call the police.

I saw them go inside. I saw them go in.

Can't you hear me?

I told you to open this door right now...

...or we'll call the police.

Quickly, run to the pharmacy and tell Julian what's happened.

No, not to the pharmacy.

A few minutes ago I saw him going into Pancracio's bar.

Go over there and tell them all.

Listen, there were two blokes.

Say something to them, they're still inside.

Don't you dare do anything to those poor women.

Dirty swine!

What do we do?

It was going to be easy, was it? This fucking...

We need to get out of here fast before anyone else arrives.

They've rung the cops for sure.

Listen. I've got a plan.

We open the door...

...we charge out and run for it. Every man for himself, okay?

Let's go for it.

Let's go. Quick.

Let's get them.

It's Julian. Now we'll really...

That's sorted.

Out the way. I can't see.

There's no reason to fear...

...just because those two wretches have a gun and a knife!

But what was I going to do? I was all on my own.

Maybe you'll kill some of us.

But we'll ram the knife and the gun down your throats.

That I swear to you.

You'll end up like two squished cockroaches.

I can promise you that as well.

They know that if they use their weapons against us...

...they won't even be lucky enough to go to jail.

Listen to him.

So that they can let you out after a couple of months...

...and they turn to their life of crime.

He's the only one who makes sense...

We won't let you intimidate us...

...with those ridiculous weapons.

There is nothing you can do against all of us.

- Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! - Quick lad, bar the door.

Stop dancing, you idiot. We're not on the dance floor.

Shit! I've bashed my knee, it hurts like hell.

Be careful with that gun, lad.

You'll shoot your balls off if you're not careful.

Take it easy, take it easy.

Silence, please. Silence!

We've got to get those two thieves out of there.

But without damaging Mrs Justas's shop.

Keep an eye on her.

Girl. Easy, easy. Take it easy.

How do we get out of here, girl?

Upstairs there's a balcony and two windows.

But they're really high up.

What's more, they're right over the front door.

If you're going to do that...

...you're better off going out the way you came in.

But isn't there a terrace or a flat roof?

- Yes! - Ah!

No, it's just that all the neighbours on the first floor...

...used it for whatever they wanted.

There was so much trouble, you wouldn't believe it.

So it was decided to seal up all the accesses.

Like that there'd be some peace.

Come on girl, stop messing me around.

You've got to know how to get out of here...

...without crossing that bloody square.

So come on or I'll blow your brains out.

I promise you there's no other way out.

I'm really the one who should want you out of here.

Look...

There's no other way out except through that door.

Hello, Johnny. When will we see you in the sweet shop again?

And if we open this, what happens?

- Shish kebab. - What?

Those people out there will make shish kebabs of us.

- Did you see? - The death penalty.

What this government needs to do is bring back...

...the death penalty.

Poor Stephen, he worked all his life in that tailor's shop...

...to end up like that.

Low lives! This time you'll pay for what you did the other day...

...to the poor tailor.

What tailor?

The other day the tailor over there was robbed.

They killed him.

All they got was four thousand pesetas, not a penny more.

He left a widow and three kids. One's doing military service.

Now we're fucked, they'll accuse us of that murder too.

It's outrageous.

Go on lad, go out there and explain all that...

- ...to that bunch of cannibals. - Me?

Go out there and show me what you are.

- Piece of cake, mate. - Piece of cake.

That fat slag out there is stirring up a lot of trouble.

I'm going to shoot her.

For troublemaker, for bitch and because she's a fat cow.

Auntie... Auntie... Auntie, wake up.

The police have arrived.

Auntie, come on, please.

Auntie!

Careful sweetie, as quiet as a mouse, not a squeak.

Take it easy, take it easy. Calm down everybody. Calm down!

I want order. Please.

You listen to me, we've been here for ages...

...waiting for your lot to arrive late.

Madam, madam! Calm down!

What? Insult to injury!

The shopkeepers in this area...

...are completely unprotected and defenceless...

- ...against these delinquents. - Now! Come on, out the way!

It's just that you don't dare, calling the special units.

The G.E.O, those big butch boys.

Very good! Bravo!

Gentlemen, there are lives at stake.

Don't make us lose our patience.

Don't make us lose our patience, I said.

Put your gun away right now.

Go to the patrol car and radio for help right now.

- Sergeant, I... - What you should do is...

...get a transfer to some rich district.

But in the meanwhile, do as you're told and radio in.

They've sent us that idiot Sergeant Ortega again.

When he's on duty all the criminals in the area...

...do overtime.

You remember, when the tailor was robbed.

That Sergeant the only thing he did...

...was chalk the silhouette of the body on the ground.

What else...

If they'd only send him to Bilbao.

Come on. Let's get the lads together.

There goes the neighbourhood watch. Bloody idiots.

I had good reason to say that there were lives at risk.

Mrs Justa and her niece, the poor things.

- They must be terrified. - They might be raped.

- Mrs Justa? - Come off it.

Yes, they could rape Mrs Justa, even at her age.

Or the girl.

The daughter of my sister's neighbour...

...was raped at Christmas.

It was snowing and everything.

Christ, look at all those cops.

- There are only two of us! - Will you shut up?

This is way over the top, mate.

They probably think we belong to ETA or something.

Don't be such a pessimist. Don't even mention ETA.

But look, they've got helmets and shields.

Like they do on the news.

Of course. When they come to Vallecas they're terrified.

The locals are the people they're most afraid of.

Would you believe it?

The times I've had to run from those morons.

That was before I'd started stealing.

Precisely that was when I had a job.

Did they beat you for working?

No. They beat us for talking...

...out of turn.

Alright mate, no more reminiscences.

You can see all the good it's done you.

I said that I've been ordered...

...to clear the square completely.

Excuse me, excuse me. You don't understand.

I've got Superintendent Paíno's permission to be here.

I'm always here at this time selling.

You can't move me on from here, okay?

I've got balloons. Balloons. Balloons for the children.

They're as strong as steel.

That's enough, right?

But what are you doing? Are you trying to ruin me?

I'll really ruin you by sticking you in jail.

- Leave me alone. - I've had it up to here with you.

What's happening?

Well Superintendent...

...this officer is ruining business.

Leave this fellow alone, he's a good chap, go on.

As you say, sir.

Positive.

I can say that the first phase of the operation has been concluded.

The area outside the shop is now under our control.

The square has been completely emptied.

There were almost no problems or incidents of consequence.

Right now, the Lieutenant is preparing...

...to talk to the criminals over the megaphone. Over.

Attention!

Attention, this is the police speaking.

Ladies, please, leave here.

I've already said that I want the square completely clear.

Come on ladies, leave us alone. Go home.

Hey, we're the ones who saw what happened.

We're the ones who called you.

Yes, yes officer, both of us. She's my sister-in-law.

Well, do you want a medal or something? Just go home.

I've got a nephew who's a policeman.

He rides a motorbike. Maybe you know him.

I want to warn you, these two are killers.

They were carrying pistols... They were shooting everywhere.

Come on lady. Did you actually see them?

Well, um... look... Well, see exactly...

This morning I was bringing lunch...

...for my Remigio, you see, he's not been too well lately.

Anyway, when I arrived I saw the shop all shut...

Tell me once and for all. Did you see them or didn't you?

I didn't see them.

This is to shit yourself laughing.

What's that witch going to have seen?

She only wants to gossip.

Shut up, will you boy?

You'd be better off keeping your mouth shut.

Why are you so interested?

Are those delinquents friends of yours as well or what?

Go away, you cow, go and air your own dirty laundry.

Why don't you run off and hide?

Oh! Don't you start with me, don't you start with me.

If I were to talk about you, that'd really start trouble.

Listen to her.

What have you got to say against my boy? Tell me.

I've got more than enough to say and you know it.

It's just I'm too much of a lady to say such things.

Don't listen to her, officer.

My son's at home because he's got hepatitis.

He doesn't know them.

Or any of the other crooks in the district.

- Who are relations of those two. - Take that!

Bloody shut up. We aren't here to listen to your bitching.

Go on, inside, go inside.

You two as well. Just go home!

Alright, alright, don't be like that! We're going!

I tell you! I don't believe it.

What's more, we didn't come here to bother you.

Let me explain to you officer, that lady's son problem...

...is nothing to do with hepatitis.

Her son, he's a drug addict.

You know, the ones that inject themselves.

Just go away once and for all.

- She's my sister-in-law. - Yes sir.

- Come on quickly! - Please, madam.

Hey, we're law abiding citizens.

We only came to help. We only wanted to help.

We're law abiding citizens. We're law abiding...

Attention! You inside. The game's up.

Come out slowly and with your hands up.

This is the police speaking. Do you understand?

We are the Special Brigade for the district of Vallecas.

Pleased to meet you.

If you know who your father is, send him our best regards.

Would you keep quiet, you animal.

Do you want us to use tear gas?

Hey you coppers!

If you use tear gas, the ladies in here are going to suffer.

My aunt's having difficulty breathing!

Watch it, we've got two hostages!

She really doesn't look well. Maybe she's going to die.

She's had a bad heart ever since she was small.

Christ, the ones with heart trouble should be us.

Look at all the problems fatso has caused with her shouting.

Tocho, I think we should get a doctor, don't you?

She might die.

Then they'll accuse us of this, the murder of the tailor and...

...the death of Carrero Blanco. May he rest in peace.

Alright brilliant. Then we'd have three hostages.

Hey, lads. Listen for a minute.

If you come out now, voluntarily, you'll be okay.

If you're armed throw out your guns...

...and come out with your hands up.

We're going to count to ten.

Then if you don't come out, we'll come in after you.

So I'm sure you know what's good for you.

It'll be worse for you if we have to come in after you.

Do what we're telling you and it'll be better for everyone.

You've heard. You've got until ten to come out. Understood?

Start the count.

One. Two.

Three. Four.

Five. Six.

Seven.

Eight.

Nine.

Eighteen. Twenty-two. Thirty-three. Forty-one.

Seven and a half. Forty. Does your dad pee himself?

Who do they think we are? We've got two hostages.

Morons!

That's it. We've got these two so they won't dare come in.

My aunt is very ill.

Listen! The tobacconist is unconscious.

Can you send in a doctor?

Attention! We agree.

We'll send you a doctor straight away.

And don't try anything...

Any tricks and we'll kill them.

Look, open the door just enough for the quack to come in.

And then quickly bar it again.

Give them an inch and they'll suddenly start thinking...

...that they're God's gift to the earth.

Okay.

Wait. Swap weapons with me, mate. Yeah.

You come with me girl.

- I'm sorry about this, sweetie. - Don't worry.

It's really kind of you to call a doctor for my aunt.

We're not professionals. We steal because we need to eat.

Two years now with no unemployment benefit.

And then all the unemployment. What would you do?

What's more, just a few people have got all the money.

The doctor's coming.

Watch out, Tocho, they think they know everything.

They even go on courses for situations like this.

In you come, doctor.

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

You be very careful what you do, no tricks, right?

Have a look at the lady here.

See if she's broken something.

One second. Don't move!

I don't like the look of this bloke at all.

- Search him. - Hands up smart-ass!

Can I now see my patient?

- Yes, yes. - Yes, yes.

Please, would you put her on the counter.

- Who? - You two, you two.

- How much does she weigh, girl? - I don't know.

We had some scales in the bathroom, but one morning...

...they suddenly disappeared.

Come on. A bit of effort!

I haven't had a thing to eat all day, mate.

Up!

If I'd known, I'd have asked them for a crane.

Go. Go over to the door, lad.

Out of the way please. I need to check her over.

Let's go check the door. We wouldn't want...

...them to give us a nasty surprise with the doctor's here.

Well! She's regained consciousness.

Villain!

What did you think you were going to do to me, huh!

Bloody thieves!

But auntie, what have you done? Can't you see he's a doctor?

They asked for him!

Oh dear. I thought he was one of them.

Because I saw this gun!

Hands up!

- Up! - Yes.

And this is not a robbery!

Start praying, if you know how.

I'm going to send both of you to the next world.

You'll go together.

But auntie, what have you done?

Come on, mate, if I had the gun I'd have blown her head off.

You calm down, lad.

Look, you may be Billy the Kid.

I am still trying to work out where I put my sodding gun.

- Come off it, mate. - Inspector Maldonado.

- Oh my God. - Can you believe they made me shoot?

But I've always been terrified of guns.

I didn't dare touch my late husbands guns.

Even if he told me that they weren't loaded.

I'll leave this here. It's the devil who loads them.

From the radio in the patrol car...

Auntie, they don't want to rob us any more.

They just want to get away. They're good people really.

- What was the shooting about? - They called a doctor for you.

Do you think these degenerates are good people?

Inspector Maldonado.

- You silly little girl. - Come in.

Are there any injuries?

I hope you get boils up your bum and all over it!

I hope you won't be able to sit down for a whole year!

And I'll cut your eyes out so you can't see it!

Take it easy, lad.

Keep an eye on him, I can't believe that they sent him.

I told you, he stank so badly he had to be a pig.

I suppose you could say that Joan of Arc here...

...saved our lives.

Sure and straight afterwards she nearly plugs us.

What's happening in there?

Are you okay doctor?

Are you all right? Answer.

The policeman's sleeping it off.

You be quiet. Remember, it's the devil who loads them.

Give that here.

Watch it boss.

Tocho. Come on, quick.

Away from the door! Away or we'll shoot!

- Get back! - Or we'll kill them all!

- The three of them, I swear! - Get back!

The two women and the undercover doctor you sent us.

- Back! - Shoot Leandro, shoot!

Wait a moment, just wait! Slowly, lads.

Away all of you, away from here.

Back, all of you back.

Easy in there, it's alright, we're not going to do anything.

Is anyone inside injured?

What the hell are you doing? Are you crazy or what?

Don't you realise that one of our boys is in there?

Go on, take away the ladder.

It's alright now, we've taken away the ladder.

We're not going to do anything.

We're just going to give you some time to think.

Meanwhile, please, make sure that nothing happens inside.

We want to resolve this situation without violence.

Believe me.

This is the Superintendent General of Police speaking.

It's important for you to remain calm.

You see mate, we've got them by the balls!

Now they'll just have to do what we say.

Oh Jesus, you're so childish.

You've no idea the mess you've got yourselves into.

Mummy, even the telly's here.

How's it going?

Hey?

- Stop that, don't be so rough. - Because I'm thick?

Don't you have a television?

I bet we'll be on the news.

- Yes, that would be nice. - On television you reckon?

We've got one upstairs but it broke down three days ago.

They've still got to come and mend it.

I need to put cloths soaked in vinegar on this man's head.

Otherwise the swelling will never come down.

As always the innocent have paid for the sins of the guilty.

I'm going to get the vinegar.

Okay. Just a second!

One second.

I'm going with you. I don't want you causing more trouble.

As if I would.

You Tocho, you look after, the girl and that cop.

I don't trust him. I think he might be faking it.

Alright mate. You go with her.

- You first, duchess. - Bah!

I'm soaked in sweat.

Would you mind if I took my dressing gown off?

Not at all. Quite the opposite. Please, take it off.

I mean I'd have to go...

...upstairs, to my room, to change, right?

I think I'm going to have to restrain you, aren't I?

Yes? Hey, don't you think you're being a bit forward?

You reckon?

Do you really want to leave him alone?

Okay. But don't give me so much of your lip, okay?

It's not the right moment.

It seems that the police are examining...

...various different possible scenarios...

...to release the hostages.

With us is the Lieutenant who is in charge...

...of the police operation.

Lieutenant, will you finally have to storm the building?

Well, that's not the only option. Clearly there are...

...other options. At the moment we haven't decided which to use.

Fuck me! You could have taken that horrible gown off earlier.

I always wear it around the house.

Oh yes? And where are you now, in Marbella or something?

- What are you laughing at? - You.

Oh yes?

Have you been a thief long?

What do you care?

No. It's that once I had a boyfriend who used to steal...

...radio-cassettes from cars.

Radios, radios, what a criminal! That's kids' stuff.

Did I ever tell you you're a gorgeous looking bird?

- No. - Well, you are. Anything wrong?

- No. - Well, that's a good reason.

What about it?

Is the old girl trying to mummify you of something?

- No. - Have you got a boyfriend?

No.

Do you go out with boys apart from the bloke who nicks radios?

Yes.

Yes, no, yes, no... You don't talk much, do you?

No.

Do you want some or are you a square?

- Want some? - Okay.

Normally I've got some good blow on me. Know what I mean?

I was going to score an ounce today, but at this rate...

It's good stuff, isn't it?

It's best resin.

Give it here or you'll end up so stoned that...

We have just received news that in a few minutes...

...the Governor of Madrid...

...will be here in this square.

We don't want to think the worst, but it's really strange...

...is that for a simple robbery in a tobacconist's...

...with only two female hostages...

...and a Police Inspector...

...such an important personality has turned up.

It's clear that we are in the middle of an election campaign.

We are informed...

...that the mobile unit of government television...

...I should say the state television...

...are about to begin coverage.

This would indicate that in the near future...

...the government representative will appear.

Six hours. Six long hours is exactly how long...

...the kidnappers and their hostages have been shut in there.

Right now as dusk is falling...

...we wonder with trepidation...

...exactly what is happening inside that small shop.

My lead and clubs are trumps!

Blooming heck. She's beaten us again.

My aunt's the best card player in the district.

That's why nobody will play with her for money.

You don't need to convince me of that, darling.

I've got nothing Tocho. Bankruptcy here I come.

Shut it, in bezique you're not allowed to help each other.

Stop pestering me duchess, you're putting me off.

- My lead and it's another club. - Try that one.

And another club.

Well? The last ten are all mine.

Wow!

That and the forty I started with leave you in a jam.

Up yours.

- I don't want to play any more. - No?

You've cheated me out of the last few pennies I had left.

I'm not going to let you repeat that, it's daylight robbery.

- You're really lucky, duchess. - Yes.

I did warn you.

Another one? That card sharp has left us without a penny.

Yes, yes, card sharp. You've just got no spunk.

Bezique's not our game. Isn't that right, Tocho?

- Sure. - It really isn't.

- What do you say, darling? - Nothing.

Of course not because she's real smooth. She really is.

Duchess.

I bet you don't dare play pontoon with me, right?

That it. You wouldn't dare play pontoon, would you?

She's even better at that.

- Shush child. - Shut it. Stop being an old fart.

Hey boy, the one who should shut it is you, bloody hell.

She's in her own home.

Okay. I'll be the bank.

Wait a second.

- You've got money, haven't you? - Sure.

My watch, I'll bet my watch. It's a gold one.

Gold? Let's see.

This gold? Huh! Gold plate more like.

A friend brought it back from the Canaries, he's straight up...

...he told me that it was the real McCoy.

Well, my friend, he ripped you off.

- Shall I make coffee, auntie? - I suppose so, yes.

Usually about this time my blood pressure drops.

Shall I bring some for the policeman, auntie?

Yes, bring him some.

No sweetie, he's under arrest. So no luxuries, he's dangerous.

- Isn't that right, Leandro? - What does it matter to you?

Do you want some coffee, boss?

Of course he does. Bring him some coffee then.

I'll go and help.

Don't you move, naughty boy.

You'll teach her to sin, that's what you want.

What's up? Have you got something against me or what?

Come on!

What? Has the bump gone down yet?

Do you know how to play bezique?

Go on, out the way.

Back, please. Make way, make way. Later gentlemen.

Out the way. Later gentlemen.

This is a Government Minister speaking.

Or the Governor, whichever you prefer.

Listen to me. I only want to give you some advice.

You should give yourselves up.

As things are it's for the best. There's no way out.

Heed my words. I really do understand.

I can understand the situation that drove you to this.

But you have hostages and that is very serious.

Make no mistake. This is no longer a game.

The lives of three innocent people are at stake.

Perhaps even your own lives.

All your rights will be respected.

Think carefully, it's for your own good.

Don't do anything silly.

The only way out... is to give yourselves up.

Have you understood?

I hope so. It'll be best all round.

The sooner you give yourselves up the better.

You should listen to him. He's not a policeman.

What's more, he's a socialist.

What should we do, Leandro?

They'll beat us to a pulp if they catch us.

Socialist or no socialist.

Let's get moving, if we're not ready for the afternoon news...

...the station will kill us. Come on let's go.

Governor, I think you're only here in Vallecas...

...trying to make political capital...

...for your election campaign...

Now just one moment.

Firstly, I have already told you that I did not come here...

...to make any sort of political declaration.

Secondly, you are making statements that lack...

...any foundation whatsoever.

But you're not going to restrict my freedom of expression.

The one thing I'm going to stop, is you pressuring me...

...with the aim of prolonging my stay in this square.

I have already said that tonight the State Security Office...

...will issue a statement.

Can't you give the public any clarification...

...as to why you are here?

Of course I can. The situation is very clear.

I'm here to convince the kidnappers...

...to change their mind.

I wouldn't have minded if Mr Fraga had come here...

...to do the same thing.

Or anyone who might persuade them.

Yes, but the television cameras have gone now.

So according to your theory, if the cameras...

...were still here, then every candidate in this election...

...would parade through this square.

Listen to the liar.

When Fraga was in charge this didn't use to happen.

Now you've got the reins.

But you don't dare do things like they used to.

- You tell him Julian! - That's it. Very good!

Fraga had better not come here!

He's more dangerous than the kidnappers in the shop!

We don't want Fraga or anybody else!

- Leave us alone! Out! - Out of here!

I've got two sons in Carabanchel.

That's where they really learned about delinquency.

This district's had enough of you treating us like shit!

Work! We want jobs!

If my old bones were twenty years younger...

...I'd teach you a lesson you'd never forget.

You want to know what I think of all you politicians?

Want to know what I think? Up yours, politician!

Swine, dirty pigs!

Thieves, bastards, filthy cops!

Go fuck yourselves you bastards!

Go screw your mother, you dirty bastards.

The problem in the tobacconist... I'd fix that in two ticks.

Out of here!

Bugger off! Out!

Out! Out! Out! Out!

Out! Out! Out! Out!

I want the kidnappers inside to understand this clearly.

Every minute that passes makes this situation more serious.

The tension in the neighbourhood is growing.

You still have time to give yourselves up...

...and avoid worsening the situation. Heed my words.

Give yourselves up immediately.

It'll be okay.

Come on girl, serve the coffee.

Stop daydreaming girl. Get on with it!

So, boss, how are you feeling?

Don't feel too well. I think I've broken my elbow.

My head hurts like hell.

Stop being such a cry-baby. You're a policeman, aren't you?

It's part of the job.

Listen my friend...

I hope your buddies out there don't do...

...anything stupid, right?

Maldonado, listen.

This is Superintendent Paíno. We won't storm the building.

Tell them that if they don't do anything...

...to you or the hostages.

We, in exchange, will not do anything either.

Sooner or later they will have to come out.

I don't like the look of this.

I don't know what we're going to do with all those apes outside.

Well, for the moment we aren't going to do anything.

So I say we have a little drink...

- ...to liven up the party. - Fine.

What do you say lady? A little drink for me...

- One for me, yes! - Well, come on.

Be careful with this anise.

It's very strong and it goes straight to the head.

Oh, only a sip for the girl.

Otherwise she won't sleep.

Well, cheers!

I'll drink to your aunt not being angry with me.

Haven't you got a record player? A bit of music would do us good.

Yes, we've got one upstairs but it's ancient.

And so are the records.

Christ, you could modernise the place, couldn't you?

Can you believe this snotty kid. He's too much!

What you've got to do next time...

...is hold up a marquis.

Or the seat of government. Or even...

The Royal Palace itself!

I don't believe it.

Okay dear, don't get worked up.

Why don't we go upstairs? The record player does work?

Yes, if you're not deaf that is.

Come on auntie, let's go upstairs.

We'll play that record you're so fond of.

Jesus, Jesus.

This isn't a hold up...

...it's more like we were celebrating Christmas.

Well then. Do you know what I say?

Everyone upstairs!

- Sounds great. - Come on.

What'll we do with him?

With him?

- I don't know. - He won't be a problem.

I tied him up so well that even Superman couldn't escape.

Get real, you idiot. Are you drunk or something?

But Leandro...

If we go upstairs, he's coming with us.

Come on copper, off the floor.

Here it is. You'll see how good it sounds.

It might be a little old.

Shit. A little old!

- Have you seen this, Leandro? - Yes.

What was it? A present from your mum...

...when you took your first communion?

No, it wasn't.

It was a present from a priest who said he was your father.

What do you mean by that?

- Easy, Tocho. - What?

What do you mean by that?

Do you think I'm stupid or what?

Do you think I still suck my thumb?

For you information my mother is in the cemetery.

Dead and buried. You may be a lady...

...but if you carry on like that...

...I'll break that fat face of yours, do you hear me?

Fat me?

Your mother may have been a saint, I don't doubt...

...but you are a son of a bitch.

I'll kill her!

- Stop it! - I'll kill her!

- Hold him, please. - Tocho!

- He nearly killed me. - Calm down, mate.

Calm down, she didn't mean to say it.

Mate!

- Clam down, son. - Calm down mate. Tocho!

- Tocho. - She didn't mean to.

I'm going to the bog.

That's a bit much auntie, he wasn't doing anything to you.

Has his mother been dead long?

No. It's not even a month.

They found her sliced to ribbons in a boarding house...

...on Barco Street.

It was obvious...

...that she'd end up like that.

Poor woman! That's that.

She used to walk the streets round there.

You know what it's like there.

Okay Tocho, no more fighting.

If I drink anise, I end up in floods of tears.

Me too, mate.

If I so much as smell it, my eyes begin to water.

Well, it's all over now. It's all forgotten.

- Go on Angeles, play the record. - Yes, auntie.

Sergeant, that music's coming from upstairs.

How can they do that?

Well, they have. They've probably put a record on.

- It's a lovely paso doble. - Yes.

- Don't you like it? - Yes, I do.

This paso doble is beautiful!

- Hey, Tocho. - It's moving, isn't it?

You're fucking right it is.

I was in Germany working and suddenly I heard this music...

...I nearly pissed myself.

My late husband always cried when he heard this.

He was pretty serious, yes.

- But inside he had a heart of gold. - Come on, stop it.

It's a divine gift to be Spanish, isn't it?

- You bet. - You said it girl.

- Depends how you look at it. - There's only one Spain, my friend.

If there were two, everyone would emigrate to the other one.

Come on, Tocho, don't be so silly.

- Will you dance with me, Tocho? - No.

Come on.

- But, lad... - Come on.

- What are you doing? - I don't like this music.

Cheer up mate, come and have a little dance with me.

- Come on lass. - Come here.

Closer lad, she won't bite.

Tocho, get with it mate. Shake it!

The youth of today! All that damn noise.

All foreign, of course. Nothing Spanish at all.

Well said, duchess.

Duchess!

How about it, duchess?

Why don't you dance with me? We'll show them a thing or two.

- Who me? - Who else?

Don't be silly. You want me to dance? Come on, come on.

Of course.

Go on aunt. I know you want to.

- No, I don't, really no. - Come on.

- Duchess! - Please no. Please, don't insist.

She's the best dancer in the district.

- Oh God, what a situation. - You don't say.

- Yes, yes. - Well, well.

Alright then, I'll dance.

But just once round the dance floor, okay?

- Okay. - Because...

Are we really going to dance with all that's going on?

- Well... - Come on.

Move yourself!

Please, would you be careful with my pistol...

- ...it's very hard. - Oh, I'm sorry.

So you should be.

Tocho, watch and learn!

Hey you. Keep your hands to yourself.

Not so close to her, a bit of fresh air is good for you.

You back off from Leandro...

...those tits of yours are going to suffocate him.

Did you hear that snotty nosed kid?

Okay, but no insults, please.

What's that smoke?

- I smell smoke. Fuck me... - Help, fire! Help, fire!

- What's happening? - Auntie!

Oh my God, this is awful! Oh. Oh, my shop!

- Oh my house! - Tocho! You stay still, copper.

Over here, for Christ's sake.

- Tocho, quickly! Aunt! - I'm coming!

If you move I'll blow your head off!

I'll loose my shop.

Put it out. Quickly.

- Your turn, Tocho, have a go. - I'll end up in the street!

It's alright. Look it's out now.

Some upholder of the law he is!

If the shop burns down, I'll end up in the street.

Look what you've done shithead.

Thanks to you we were nearly burned alive.

- Did you hurt yourself, mate? - Oh, it's nothing.

You see? My friend's hurt himself because of you.

You cunt! I'm gonna make you eat these matches one by one.

It'll be my turn in the police station.

- Oh yes? - You haven't got the balls.

I'll make you eat them one by one, pig!

Bastard, fucking...!

No.

That's enough, lad. Take him downstairs.

Don't let him communicate with them outside.

- Let's go. - Take it easy Tocho.

Attention! What's going on in there?

Reply immediately. Do you hear me?

Please, let Inspector Maldonado...

...talk to us immediately.

For everybody's sake...

...please, don't stop him talking to us.

Reply. The smoke, where is the smoke coming from?

It's alright, it's alright. It was just a false alarm.

- Oh my God, it's awful. - What's happening?

They're burning Mrs Justa's tobacconist shop.

You two!

Oh no, let's go inside, don't you realise they can see we're...

...here. Oh my God...

You lot stay here, just in case we need you later.

The big problem is the stock is flammable. Very flammable.

If it catches light, the whole square will burn.

Please, don't panic.

The smoke has now stopped.

The fire brigade are also here...

...ready for any emergency.

You guys are in no danger.

But our houses are at stake...

...and so are our businesses.

Murderers terrorising the district.

And the police sitting there all day doing nothing.

Please, be patient. Don't frighten the whole neighbourhood.

Can't you see we're not interested any more?

What with all these sirens, why should we notice...

...the arrival of the fire brigade?

- Better like that. - Why should we notice?

At this time of day and in this heat...

...they're all doing their own thing.

The women are making supper.

The men are getting drunk in the bars.

While they read the job offers.

The young men...

...are groping their girls in some doorway...

...if they're lucky.

If not, they're destroying their veins with a syringe.

Come on, there are other youths in Vallecas...

...who do different things.

You're right about that.

They're planning tonight's robbery.

Thank God my pharmacy is better protected...

than the Bank of Spain.

They don't come asking us for syringes of insulin any more.

No.

My assistant has orders to get the twelve bore shotgun.

Then she suggests they look for them at the police station.

We'd prefer you didn't send them to our station.

And why not?

Maybe they don't get the syringes.

But they do get the most important thing.

Heroin to put in them.

Leave him. Take no notice.

That's it Superintendent, you reassure your men.

You're a professional with a lot of experience.

You know what happens in areas like this.

Especially near the police stations.

What you're insinuating...

...is not worthy of someone who we suppose to be...

...a respectable gentleman.

It's more like something out of a B movie...

...or sensationalist news reports.

Lieutenant.

There's nobody on the balconies.

Not a soul.

Well, it's a bit big to be a pigeon's egg, isn't it?

That's it, bright light. We'd better keep an eye on him.

Nowadays they teach them more tricks than you see...

...in a martial arts film.

In my husband's time...

...they only taught them how to use a gun...

...and the truncheon.

Oh!

And how to hit people where it really hurts.

It hurts, doesn't it?

- No. - Did you burn yourself?

Not really.

Come upstairs and I'll clean it for you.

- Does it sting? - Yes.

If it stings then the disinfectant's working.

Man of steel, right? Even though you don't look it.

Yes.

But... your hands are covered with calluses.

What do you expect?

Up and down scaffolding since I was 14. What do you say now?

You're a worker, an honest one as well.

How could you let a petty thief like that lead you on?

I don't know.

Hey, what about that window?

- Where does it lead to? - To a patio but it's too small.

I don't think anybody could get through there.

I'm sure a lightweight could get through.

Very funny indeed. It had never occurred to me...

...to wonder if I could fit through the window or not.

Don't get angry, duchess. They'll have the patio covered.

- Let's see how they've set up. - Are you mad?

Don't you realise they could shoot you?

Relax Mrs Justa, relax.

The way I'm going to do it, they won't even notice.

- Oh my God. - Help me.

Careful.

That's it.

I can't see a thing. We'll have to open the curtains.

Don't even think of it.

And who's going to check it out?

That's life, my friend.

A lightweight may be able to squeeze through the window.

But a larger man would be able to see without difficulty.

Let's call it a draw.

Let me see.

What do you think you're doing?

I'm curious too.

Ah. It isn't dangerous for you?

No, it isn't because I'm the owner of this house.

That lot out there have come to defend me.

Not to hurt me.

Don't be too certain, huh?

And none of your tricks, okay?

Is it going to turn out that you're dumber than your friend?

Come on, put it away.

We're in luck. He's eating.

- Who? - The tax office policeman.

- What? - Right opposite us...

...is the local tax office.

- Is he armed? - To the teeth.

He's got a machine gun and a sandwich.

- Don't push me. Don't push me. - But what's wrong?

- Careful, don't push me. - You'll knock me over, please.

At your orders, Lieutenant. The relief shift has arrived.

Perhaps refreshment would be a better word.

Because it's been fucking hot in this sodding square today.

Yes, Lieutenant.

The men who were relieved went home exhausted.

They've sweated pints today.

The truth is that they love to complain.

If it's cold, because it's cold. If it's hot, because it's hot.

Nobody has complained, Superintendent Paíno.

They have, but don't worry. Oh, the old Sergeant.

Always disciplined, always enforcing discipline.

But at heart a good father to his lads.

I try to do my duty, Superintendent.

Quite so, Sergeant. You know I have always had...

...a good opinion of you.

The problem is that I've been in this square since noon.

And you all know that this part of the district...

...makes me rather nervous and I tend to become aggressive.

What do you want me to say, Superintendent?

I live three streets that way.

But twelve years ago I offered you...

...one of the flats that we were building for ourselves.

I know, but since I came from my village I'm here in Vallecas.

I've got used to the area.

Have you got children, Sergeant?

Three. Pure bred in Vallecas.

The oldest is going to sign for Rayo Vallecano Football Club.

And aren't you afraid that this atmosphere might lead them...

...down the wrong path?

There are problems everywhere, Lieutenant.

And thank God my sons have never been hungry.

They've been to school since they were four years old.

Of course I'm afraid they'll go down the wrong path...

...Lieutenant, but...

Decent olive oil can help one to avoid many temptations.

And you can make superb fried eggs.

I hate to see you eat like that officer. But it's just that...

...after that last trick with the fire, we can't trust you.

Well said, we can't trust a hair on his head.

You shut up and eat, boy.

Don't you know it's rude to talk with your mouth full.

And you, girl.

All these guests, but you haven't put napkins on the table.

They're all in the washing machine.

But we could use the linen ones.

The ones the nuns of St Clare embroidered for my wedding!

Well, I tell you what we do.

Under the counter there's a box of Kleenex.

That's good enough for these animals to wipe themselves.

What do you think you're doing? Have you no shame? Lout!

Touching my girl like that!

- Shameless lout! Oaf! - For Christ sake wait.

If you touch her again, I'll kill you!

You're starting to...!

You're starting to piss me off!

You don't know me!

- Shameless lout! - Relax, duchess, sit down.

I'll kill him! The cheek of it, touching my girl!

Sit down... Relax.

Sit down, go on.

Your eggs are going to get cold.

Mine too and she shrivelled my sausage.

Look at that, Lieutenant.

They've even sent us a surveillance helicopter.

It's from operation Blue Thunder.

The Blue Thunder Division and a Panzer Corps if we ask for it.

A Panzer Corps? I don't understand what you're on about.

In that shop there are two delinquents, who have...

...as hostages two women and one of our lads.

It's not clear what they're going to do.

But I reckon that all this will end in bloodshed.

That in the middle of an election campaign...

...could put some people's jobs at risk.

So they will do everything in their power to impress...

...public opinion.

Don't you think it's the other way round?

For the Government it's best for this to be without importance...

...like that it'd pass unnoticed.

No, I don't think you're right.

I don't think this can pass unnoticed, that's why...

...it's best for them to make a dramatic show...

...of the powerful means that they have at their disposal...

...to fight against delinquency.

Like that the people can rest easy in their beds.

Not because of the weapons, but because they have governors...

...who are able to talk to those villains face to face.

And give them lessons about values and humanity.

Those are pretty radical opinions, Superintendent.

We all know they're going to win the election...

...happen what happens inside that shop.

You're not far wrong there.

Well, I'm off, because before I go home, I still have to...

...fill out a report for the State Security Office.

Aren't you going to be relieved?

The Sergeant and I prefer to stay until this is all over.

I don't think it will last much longer.

You're very optimistic, Lieutenant.

And very careful.

Those are two things that are highly valued nowadays.

You have a brilliant career ahead of you. I promise you that.

Good night.

Good night, Superintendent.

- Goodnight, sir. - Have a good evening.

Lieutenant, you shouldn't take everything that...

...the Superintendent says so seriously.

Instead of a helicopter would have preferred...

...that they'd sent him a bomber.

Or even a whole Panzer Division.

Sergeant, I will not allow you to tell me...

...who I take seriously and who I don't.

I have not given you permission to be disrespectful...

...to any superior officer.

- Who goes there? - It's me, Tocho.

I've brought you some milky coffee and some cakes.

My aunt's fast asleep and I heard Leandro snoring.

Thank you, beautiful.

- Aren't you sleepy? - I never sleep much.

Is it sweet enough?

Sweet just like you.

- Do you want a cake? - I'm not hungry.

Besides I'm not too fond of sweet things.

Because my aunt says they make your teeth fall out.

Let them fall out.

I just adore sweet things, you know?

That's why I like you.

Because you're like a cream cake.

Don't be so silly.

Baby, didn't anyone ever tell you that you're...

- ...sweeter than sugar? - No.

My God, I'm going to eat you.

I'm the big bad wolf, come to eat up Little Red Riding Hood.

Yes?

Yes, sugar and spice and all things nice.

Your lips are beautiful.

And those eyes.

Oh my God, those eyes!

What are these two ripe little apples?

They are saying eat me, eat me!

I just can't restrain myself.

- You're tickling me. - It tickles?

I'd make love to you right now...

...if I wasn't on guard.

- Kiss me on the lips, go on. - I don't know how.

You don't know how? Come here and I'll show you how.

You're more exciting than a racing car.

Better than all the gold in the world.

Better than all the hashish in Ketama.

Shush, quiet, if my aunt...

...comes down and catches us, she'll go ape.

Let her come.

Oh, what boobs!

My God, what boobs!

Are you going to have all the fun? I want to have fun too.

- Stop it. Hey, stop it. - I want to play too.

It's not the same, you know?

What do you mean it's not the same? Why not?

Because I'm on guard.

If you can touch me up, I can touch you up.

Stop it.

I'll be angry in a minute, okay?

You make me nervous...

Come on, I'm nervous too, but I'm letting you.

It's not the same.

Why isn't it the same, huh? I know why you don't want to.

Because if I touch it, it'll go all hard. Won't it?

- Leave me alone! - I'm right, aren't I?

Stop it. Do you want me to get angry?

Well, you want me to show you my breasts, don't you?

Then you've got to show yours.

It's not the bloody same. What's more, that cop's here.

You don't want me to get it out in front of a copper, do you?

But he's asleep.

And what if he wakes up?

He won't. Can't you see he's sleeping like a log?

What?

If you like I could pull up my nightdress a bit.

Look. Can you see?

You see I'm not ashamed to pull up my nightdress.

- I'm going to eat you... - Ouch! Ouch!

...exactly how I know you'll like it.

What smooth skin. It's just like the skin of a peach.

No, peaches have rough skin.

I always peel them before I eat them so I should know.

Well, a plum then, or a watermelon, or a banana.

That looks like a good banana.

What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?

Women, it's just impossible to understand them.

- Have I done something? - No.

- Is it that you don't love me? - No.

No, it's not that. It's just what my aunt said.

Might I know what your aunt said?

Well, she said that...

...for this, you'd both go to jail for the rest of your lives.

She doesn't exaggerate much, does she?

Firstly they need to catch us. Second...

Second we'll have to see what happens, like the blind man said.

You won't give evidence against me, will you?

Me? Not me. Never! I'm sure my aunt won't either.

You tell the police...

...that we're relatives.

Whatever occurs to you, or something, I don't know.

Don't be silly. What's wrong with you?

Ring, ring, ring, ring!

Please, stop, would you?

But why?

Because I've never done it.

- Never? - Never.

- At your age? - At my age.

Aren't you ashamed?

I bet you're the only one in the district who hasn't. I'm sure.

What are you doing?

But weren't you terribly keen to see it?

- Yes, but I was just playing. - Playing?

Playing?

Now we're going to play, but this time for keeps, no tricks.

You think I was tricking you?

It's just, let's see if I can explain, I... I don't think that...

If you don't explain, Tocho...

You've really got a nerve.

The person who should explain herself is you, sweetheart.

- Me? - Yes, you.

What do you want me to explain?

Well, what's your game? What are you playing at?

Because I don't know if you're just silly...

...or just downright stupid.

Because if you're not dumb...

...then that means you're just a prick teaser.

- Tocho, don't so be rude, okay. - Don't be so rude?

- Off me! - What are you doing?

The truth is...

I wanted to do it even more than you, really.

The problem is that...

Please, don't think that I was trying to lead you on.

Relax.

I'm not going to force you. We have all the time in the world.

- Hey, Leandro. - What?

Wake up, wake up.

Hey, what's up?

The girl, Angeles. She's not in her room.

Well, she'll have gone to the toilet.

She's peeing.

You know very well who she's with.

Come on.

Do you really think your niece is still twelve years old?

Come and help me look for those two idiots. Or I should say...

One idiot and one dirty little boy.

Could you please tell me what you've got against Tocho, huh?

He's a wonderful young man.

Oh yes, an absolute saint.

St Luis Gonzaga the patron saint of cut-throats himself.

Come on and help me.

Before they start making baby saints.

That remains to be seen.

Wait, I haven't got my shirt.

Come on, come on, forget about your shirt and come with me now.

Alright, okay.

There they are. Ye of little faith.

They're sleeping like they were two angels.

I think you mean like an angel and a devil.

What have you got against Tocho? He's a brilliant lad.

- I'm very fond of him. - I don't doubt you for a moment.

He's led you off the straight and narrow.

And my niece too if he gets the chance.

Bad company has made the world the way it is.

The world...

Don't talk to me about the world. I know just what it's like.

Don't try and preach to me.

Oh come on!

What sort of way is that to light a cigar?

You've got to treat it right.

You've got to know how to light it.

You know all about me. Who I am. Where I live. Who I live with.

On the other hand, I don't know anything about you.

For example, I don't even know if you've got a girlfriend.

Who me?

Oh!

I'm married and separated.

Or rather, thrown in the bin.

Because she went off with a bloke who seemed to be worth more than me.

Worth more than you? How do you mean?

I don't know.

It's pretty hard to put up with a bloke who doesn't know...

...how to earn a living. I reckon.

Why do you men always think we women...

...are only after your money? Why is that? Tell me?

Because it's the bloody truth.

I'm alone in this world.

Well yes, I have got Tocho, little Tocho.

But have you only got Tocho?

Hey, you two aren't... you know...?

You reckon I'm a poofter?

How come you upstanding citizens are always worried about that?

But if you want to think that, it's no skin off my nose.

No dear, no. But really, I'm not insinuating anything.

It just makes me sick every time I think...

...that you're mixed up in all this because of that kid.

Just forget it, duchess.

Hey.

- Where does this wall lead to? - To the house next door. Why?

Nothing. You wouldn't have...

...a pick round the house by any chance, would you?

- A pick? - Yes.

How the hell am I going to have a pick?

- Right. - Hey!

You're not thinking about destroying my house, are you?

No duchess. I really wasn't. I was just asking, that's all.

Just in case.

You see...

...it's just that...

...I wanted to ask you a favour, if you would?

A favour just in case all this starts to get nasty.

And we can't escape from here. You know what I mean, don't you?

You know I do like you.

For you, I'll do what I can.

Yes, yes. I know, I know.

The problem is that I'm not asking for myself, you know?

I wanted to ask you if you'd help me...

...get Tocho out of here? It's because he's...

Get the boy out? Come on. You must be joking. No way.

So, you hold up my shop, you nearly kill me...

...you almost burn my shop down...

What? That cop started the fire. It wasn't us that...

I'd agree with that, but it was thanks to you two.

Now you want me to save the boy?

Come on, why should I?

Why the hell did I you ask you for anything?

Do you know something? It's really silly.

I think it's even funny.

But...

If I was twenty years younger and weighed fifty pounds less...

Do you know what?

- It's too stupid. - What?

- Do you know what I'd ask you? - No.

Well, I'd ask you...

...to hug me.

Oh, duchess.

Duchess. Duchess!

Stop it silly. Stop it.

We could stay here forever and it's all sorted.

I like it here.

And what would you do auntie smarty-pants?

Let's see lad, if I had to steal...

The first thing is to know how to steal and who to steal from.

Of course, it's much easier to rob a poor person, isn't it?

Of course it is. We're easier to find. We are so many.

Hey, hey.

You two relax, right?

I'm such a sad case I could beg for all of us.

With a sign here that says...

That says...

Unemployed worker, so stupid...

...that he's not even capable of robbing a tobacconists...

...defended by two women.

Don't put yourself down Leandro, don't start to get emotional.

Do you remember that one we pulled off with that car...

...and we went off to Benidorm?

Wow!

Hey! Like two lords!

Yes sir.

Do you remember when we were in the sea...

...with those great fat foreign women?

All those dollars we ripped off from those...

- Shut up. - ...two old American women.

Leandro, you remember us going into that big hotel.

Shit!

I'd never been in a hotel in my whole fucking life.

We had everything.

A telephone by the bed, colour television.

Piped music, video.

There was even a fridge with champagne and everything.

Shush.

They brought us breakfast in bed, like we were two lords.

Yes sir, like two lords.

Shut up, just shut up.

It felt like we owned the world.

For fuck's sake just shut up!

Why? It's true, isn't it?

Shit, you're shooting your mouth off in front of that cop.

And these two.

Aren't we up to our necks in this already? Shit!

- But the policeman's not here. - What do you mean he's not here?

- He went to the toilet. - What? To the toilet?

That bird has flown.

The bird has flown.

He's done a runner.

We can't even keep an eye on a tied up cop.

The game's up.

No, I didn't have any problem.

If I'd wanted to...

...I could have escaped hours ago.

I thought it better to control them from the inside.

Well, according to Superintendent Paíno, the only reason...

...we've been waiting, was to save your skin.

The Superintendent knew I'd escape...

...when I considered it was the right moment.

Well, it took you nearly sixteen hours...

...to come to that conclusion.

What happened? They all fell asleep...

and then you considered it the right moment.

And the women? How are they holding up?

Them? A right pair of slags!

Leandro, don't let me down. Don't give in now.

If you want, I'll go out there and shoot it out with them.

Yes, lad yes, Tocho, yes, yes.

Yesterday you said that the world was at our feet.

Yesterday was yesterday. Today is today.

You still don't get it, do you?

We've lost, mate.

No, it's not possible.

He's right, Tocho.

You've lost.

You've got to know how to lose.

Yes, you're alright, you've got the shop, haven't you?

A right millionairess I am.

I don't have to spend hours and hours behind this counter...

...putting up with people. Ha!

"Excuse me madam.

My packet of Fortuna, I'm going to be late for work".

"Mrs Justa, where's my Ducados?

They're going to tow my car away".

"Hey, lady.

This Farias cigar is dry".

Come off it, please.

Like that, day after day, one person after the other...

Don't you get it? You reckon you're the only one...

...who's got problems, lad.

That, on top of everything.

You're shit scared. You even think the old lady's right.

You're just shit scared!

Criticising me as well. You shit!

I'm not criticising you, Tocho.

Oh yes you are! You're just a shit scared coward! That's all!

Don't you talk to me like that! Don't you be a bastard to me!

What do you reckon, Tocho?

- Fucking brilliant. - Me too.

It's long time since we had a good scrap, isn't it?

- You're mad! - Come on.

From tomorrow onwards, we'll be sewing mailbags.

- Well, I can't believe you two! - Up... up you get Tocho.

Bloody hell!

Okay! The first of you come out.

Now the other.

Just one moment.

Goodbye, beautiful.

I'll come round to take you out on Sunday.

Fucking hell, mate. We're on television and everything.

We'll definitely be on the news.

Fucking hell, mate. We're on television and everything.

We'll definitely be on the news.

- Vultures! - Careful!

Suppress him, but don't use your guns.

Don't use your guns!

Don't shoot. I repeat, don't shoot!

Try not to cause them unnecessary injuries.

Remember they are handcuffed and unarmed.

Please, keep calm!

Nobody lose their heads. Keep calm!

Please, everybody keep behind...

...the police barriers.

For everybody's good, do as we say.

- Tocho! - Keep calm, everybody keep calm!

Leandro!

Leandro!

- Tocho! - Leandro!

Leandro!

- Job done and without bloodshed. - Absolutely Lieutenant.

That could have been a cowardly and unnecessary murder.

That bloke's crazy, but neither he nor the lad...

With all these journalists here, it's just what we needed.

Stop! The party is over for today.

We have the right to inform the public.

Don't bother these women any more. Did you hear me?

Please, leave them alone.

The reason why you don't want to let us to talk to them...

...is because they have all the signs...

...of Stockholm syndrome.

I don't care if they've got Zamora syndrome.

Don't bother them.

We've all noticed that the tobacconist and her niece...

...haven't stopped crying...

...throughout the arrest of those delinquents.

Then take pity on them.

And let them cry in peace.

You're wasting your time, Sergeant. We'll be back.

Child.

It's nine o'clock.

We...

...have to open the shop. Okay?