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HE WHO DOESN'T KNOW HISTORY IS DOOMED TO REPEAT IT

PABLO ESCOBAR, THE LORD OF EVIL

Raquel! Raquel!

Mrs. Ana Maria, good morning!

- Good morning! - I'll bring your coffee!

Hold on. Why are you crying?

It's nothing, ma'am.

Nothing? Tell me why you're crying.

It's just that

I feel embarrassed telling you this, but I heard the journalists talking.

Understand?

What did you hear?

They said El Espectador is going to be next.

Pablo Escobar will leave us jobless, and you know how much we need them.

What's this about jobs?

I don't know. That's what they said.

I'm very scared because I have to support my three children.

I know! It's okay, don't worry!

Take it easy! Look at me!

You won't lose your job. Pablo Escobar won't destroy anything.

- No? - No.

No! At least not your job. Relax.

Go ahead with your work, and don't worry.

- All right, ma'am. - Go!

- Thank you. - It'll be okay.

Come on, kid, calm down!

Why are you so angry?

- Fabio! - What?

You can't fight with Pablo.

- Can't I? - He's your brother-in-law.

People are allowed to have different opinions and argue with relatives.

Especially if your arguments are valid, like mine are.

- So, fuck off! - Well...

Hey! Don't be so rude.

Tell me what these valid arguments of yours are.

For God's sake! Are you serious?

- What? - Fuck off!

What?

Your head is not just for having a nice hairdo.

Stop being nasty!

Nasty? Don't you watch the news? Read a newspaper!

What are you talking about? Mr. Galán's assassination?

Of course, about Mr. Galán's assassination!

What did Pablo tell you? Why don't you tell me what he said?

That some of Galán's enemies killed him, and you believed him?

Unbelievable!

Pablo Emilio has fucked up so much these last years,

looking for a solution, for a negotiation that favors all of us, and look!

He fucked it up in such a stupid way! It's not fair! Shit!

I'm sorry, Fabio, but I don't believe it.

What don't you believe?

What is it that you don't believe?

Look at me!

Don't you realize the whole country is blaming Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria,

his partner Mariachi and the Medellin Cartel,

which includes all of us, for Mr. Galán's killing?

Paty, are you that dumb?

This is too much.

Listen, in this country everything is Pablo's fault.

Well, this time it just might be!

It's all on him! If someone plants a bomb, if someone is killed,

if a dog gets hit. All his fault!

Well, this time it just might be!

This time it appears we're fighting against that.

Pablo Emilio can do whatever he wants with his fucked up life,

but why does he have to fuck mine up too? All our lives!

- Stop shouting! - No!

Do you know what the worst thing is?

This time no president friend of Pablo's,

no politician, or any of his other friends are going to help him.

Because the country is now against him! And, listen to your little brother,

this is the beginning of the end for Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria!

Mark my words!

My little Pablo, I brought you your snack the way you like it.

- Thanks, Mom. - My pleasure.

I'll leave, so you can talk.

The little girl fell asleep! She was vomiting like crazy!

What's wrong with you? Why are you so quiet?

I'm sick.

I'm sick.

What do you mean you're sick? What's wrong?

It's because of how shocked I am, Pablo.

Fabio told me everything.

Say something! What do you have to say for yourself?

Where's Fabio?

Where's Fabio?

Leave him alone.

He has a right to be mad at you!

How dare you

kill Mr. Galán? Explain that to me!

I'm not a murderer in front of my children.

Like I told my mother,

I don't want them to have any

access to sensationalists,

liars, psychos or manipulative media.

I don't want them near any magazines,

newspapers or news bulletins.

You're not going to spoil my children's innocence!

And that's an order, my dear!

Oh, no, Maruja!

This is terrible!

I swear I don't know if can even stand up!

How are the kids?

The kids...

I don't know where they get their strength.

They've always taken care of me, so that I don't break down.

They're always by my side.

Alberto and I are trying to get there,

but flights from Indonesia are always late.

I don't know if we'll make it on time.

No, Maruja! Don't come!

We want to be there for you.

It's not that I don't want you here.

Things here are really terrible.

Don't put yourselves at more risk please!

How are you going to handle this, Gloria?

You won't make it here on time.

You'll just have to run back. It's not worth it.

I think you're still at risk.

You have to leave the country. That man isn't going to stop.

Well, yes, I think we're going to have to leave the country.

Why did you let him go to Soacha?

That was stupid, I know.

According to Colonel Quintana's flowchart,

this is the Medellin Cartel.

All right, but where do the Moreno brothers fit in?

Well, Intelligence hasn't been accurate with that information.

We don't know if they're part of the Escobar structure or operate on their own.

Colonel Pabón, that doesn't affect our objectives.

You're right, General.

We'll go after everyone.

Whether they're military or not.

Bosses, advisers, contributors.

In other words,

anyone related to the cartel will be sprayed with bullets!

Aguirre!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, General. I meant they would be arrested.

How are you going to do it?

General, through telephone tracking.

Rewards, rural patrolling, check points, Intelligence.

What are you going to do about those officers

who are on Escobar's payroll?

It's evident that a great part of this agency is corrupt.

We'll start working with a smaller group,

and we will be filtering that group.

Well, great! Good luck, then.

All right, gentlemen. We do have the Presidential order.

The five of us will be responsible for showing results.

Colonel Pabón and Aguirre will front the group to find the Medellin Cartel.

General Peraza will head the security department.

Colonel Fernandez will locate Senator Galán's assassins in Soacha.

But in theory we're talking about the same people, aren't we?

We're talking about the same people, but different targets.

Your mission is to find the people working in Soacha.

We have no leads right now, General.

You should be ashamed to say that, Fernández.

The situation is simple.

Either we show results or we will be dismissed!

They brought this. It's been entered in the computer.

Thank you!

Galán, our friend, we'll be with you till the end!

Galán, our friend, we'll be with you till the end!

Galán, our friend, we'll be with you till the end!

...our friend, we'll be with you till the end.

What a flawless, transparent life. What an honorable man!

Colombians stand up and demand justice.

I pray to God that this sacrifice will serve

to make our society react in support of the government

and the institutions.

While calling for a more efficient administration

without giving into those who murder, kidnap, and commit other violent actions.

I also wish to ask Mr. Cesar Gaviria,

on behalf of the people of Colombia,

to pick up my father's banners.

What? What?

You can count on our support to become

the president that Colombia wants and needs.

The situation is simple.

Either we show results or we are dismissed!

Lieutenant, come to my office right away!

Hello! Alexander Quiroga?

- Yes, that's me. - I'm a policeman. Up against the wall.

What's wrong? Why? What did I do?

Come with us!

- Come with us! - No, but...

What's going on? I haven't done anything!

- I haven't done anything! - Be quiet!

Hello! Hey, son! How've you been?

My land line isn't working.

- Sir? - Yes, hold on. Yes?

This is a police operation. I have to search you, please.

Come with us!

Where to? Where?

Silence! Silence!

What is this? What's going on?

- Get in! - Where are you taking me?

The Coast may not have emeralds!

But it has us, Arabs, who are very valuable

and green too!

Don't pull my leg because that's truth!

Correa! Hands up! And you, stand up!

Who's this guy?

Are you deaf? I said hands up!

Search the place! Hurry!

At least tell us what's going on here.

Of course I'll tell you!

You made a call saying that Mr. Galán deserved all those bullets, didn't you?

Did you or didn't you?

You're wrong, gentleman. We haven't made any calls.

Lieutenant, we got him before he could escape.

What did he have?

Lieutenant! Look what I found.

Look at this ammunition.

A Mini Uzi, and a Magnum .357.

But you didn't kill Mr. Galán.

What matters is that we make arrests, Colonel.

Congratulations!

Please, keep me informed. Thank you.

Any arrests?

I'd gladly give you a scoop, Mrs. Ana Maria,

but this is very delicate information

that you'll know in due time.

Don't worry. I didn't come for news.

I came because I'm still worried about the newspaper and the journalists.

Look, Mrs. Ana Maria, I'll tell you again.

Nothing is going to happen to El Espectador.

As far as I know, Escobar's war was against your two sons

who, I understand, are now abroad.

What about the other journalists?

I wonder why you're so sure that nothing is going to happen to the newspaper.

Listen, Mrs. Ana Maria,

Pablo Escobar has just killed a presidential candidate.

Every newspaper in Colombia is condemning it.

I don't think he's going to make an attempt

against every newspaper in the country.

Of course not, but El Espectador and Escobar have history.

Mrs. Ana Maria, you can be sure that the last thing

Escobar will do is plot against El Espectador.

As far as I know, the newspaper has official protection.

I don't think it's enough.

You don't?

For example, could you control the air space?

- Control the air space? - Yes.

Listen, Mrs. Ana Maria.

Escobar won't bomb the newspaper.

I understand your concern, but

honestly, and with all due respect,

I think you're overreacting.

We in management have provided full support

to the newspaper, your journalists, and your family.

You've gotten everything you've asked for.

I don't think that anything bad is going to happen to you.

We're putting up the defendant's photos.

Yes, central.

Perfect!

Pardon me, Officer. If we identify this guy, is there a reward?

Yes, that's right. Especially if you saw him here in Soacha Square.

No, don't panic. This has to be a mistake.

We all know we're innocent, so we'll be freed.

We're innocent.

They're talking about some call we never made.

And we've been accused of Galán's murder.

I understand this is a delicate situation,

but if we're innocent, we have nothing to worry about.

How can we explain the gun, the vest and the ammo they found?

How are we going to explain that?

We can't explain it.

Because the agents who arrested us put them there. It's as simple as that.

Exactly! How are we going to prove they don't belong to us?

Shit! You fucked me up with that!

They can look for clues, if they find anything.

My gun has a license. Do you think that's why I was arrested?

I can't see any other reason. I'm just potato and vegetable merchant.

Hey, you!

Who? Me?

No, the Jewish guy, come on!

Who? Who? Me?

For your information, I was born in Barranquilla.

I have Arabic ancestry. That's different.

I don't care! Come on! My Colonel needs you.

I want to talk to him too. It's okay, guys, I got this.

I'll clear this up. This is a mistake.

What's this? Why the handcuffs?

Hands behind your back! Move, move!

I talked to General Peraza about El Espectador.

What did he say? Does he think we are at risk?

No, he thinks that El Espectador and the journalists are safe.

I know you don't agree.

After Galán's death, El Espectador will be the Medellin Cartel's target again.

Fernando and Juan Guillermo may not be here--

We are all here!

Yes!

It's obvious that we are afraid.

El Espectador hasn't changed its position,

and we know the type of people we're facing.

But we're not facing anybody.

We do the news, and, yes, we defend certain ideas, values, but that's all.

I would be lying if I said the staff is at ease and they agree with General Peraza,

but we're all here anyway.

I know, and I really appreciate it.

Niky, help me talk to them, to get them to calm down.

I promise you I'm going to keep looking for support and protection.

Yes, ma'am!

Excuse me.

- Niky! - Yes.

I know you all could find a job somewhere else, and haven't done it.

I really appreciate that. Thank you very much!

This is our home.

Thank you.

What's wrong? Is the job too complicated?

You know what? This won't work. This stuff is wet. It is good for nothing!

No, man, don't worry. There's a solution.

Did you see the car? Look at it! Recently stolen.

A beauty!

The car looks very nice.

We have to be sure the engine won't ruin the job.

Help me out and check the engine.

Don't worry. Kiko's a very good mechanic. Let's check it out.

Anything for the boss, brother.

No! How can this be wet, man?

Look! No, this thing is complete, brother!

We just have to open that up slowly, right?

- Oh, no! This is perfect! - Do you like it?

Come in!

Colonel! This is the leader.

Wait! Lieutenant. What?

The leader? What do you mean?

Shut up!

You're making a very serious mistake with us.

It says here that chemistry is your profession.

Yes. I'm a chemical engineer.

I imagine you can cook.

Yes, of course!

Do you know how to cook flake?

Flake?

Do you know how to cook cocaine?

First of all, Colonel, you don't say "cook," you extract cocaine.

Do you know how to extract cocaine?

I do. Cocaine, codeine, heroin, morphine.

I learned all that in university in a class called pharmacognosy.

Don't try to be funny because your situation is very serious.

I'm asking you if you know how to extract cocaine.

And I'm answering! I want to ask you a very simple question, Colonel.

Please.

I'm the one asking the questions.

I know how to extract cocaine.

But what does that have to do with our arrest?

I came to the capital for a course on hydroponic cultivation.

Take him away.

No, wait a minute!

I'm telling the truth, Colonel. I'm not lying.

I wouldn't even hurt a fly!

Ask anyone who knows me! Believe me, Colonel!

You're committing an injustice!

This is incredibly important, not only

for the party, but for the country.

I ask you! I'm asking you!

Let's give it the relevance it deserves!

That's why I'm here. I'm listening.

It's clear to everyone

that the next president of Colombia

can't be nominated by a 16-year-old kid.

Juan Manuel only proposed my name. We still need to have an election.

We need to choose the liberal candidate.

The liberal candidate will be chosen through popular consultation.

Remember the conversation we had.

This changes everything.

I want to submit my name for the popular consultation.

That's exactly what we're talking about.

Canceling the consultation.

Mr. Gaviria, in view of the situation, and as good liberals,

we've been thinking about unifying the party

by canceling the popular consultation.

The new liberal candidate would be

chosen from the previous shortlisted nominees.

Previous nominees?

That means I'm not a part of this group.

Mr. Galán was the official shortlisted candidate.

Galán wanted the candidate to be selected through consultation.

I received his banners.

I'll look for the people's support to do it.

No matter what your plans are.

Excuse me.

Did you see the big stir you caused with the Gaviria issue?

Juan Manuel, I read your original script.

There was nothing about asking Gaviria to assume your father's banners.

I thought about it when

you said we couldn't allow my father's efforts to go to waste.

Do you think I made a mistake?

No, no! On the contrary, Juan Manuel. I think it was a sensible choice.

Santorini and other shortlisted candidates

are thinking about calling the consultation off.

They want to arbitrarily select the liberal party's next candidate.

- That can't happen! - Of course not!

Gaviria is trying to prevent it.

If the consultation takes place, I think Gaviria is going to win it.

I'm almost sure that Gaviria will be Colombia's next president.

We just have to hope that Colombians will vote.

I think they will.

I think they will to honor your father.

I was going to tell you that I spoke to General Peraza and he confirmed

that they've arrested suspects in your father's murder.

Really? So soon?

That's what he said.

Let's hope it's true, that they didn't arrest just anyone for show,

like they've done before.

How is it possible that a newcomer is in the ring

just because some kid said so?

The rules of the game were clear.

If we decide to participate in the consultation, fine,

but it'll be with previous candidates, not new ones.

Can you calm down, please? You're making us nervous!

We have to let the media know. That's what we need.

To let the public know about this outrage! Yes!

Farid!

Fayatt! Fayatt Dagger! That's my name.

You could get that right at least.

Come on! Out!

What? Are you going to let me go?

Yes. Handcuff him!

Why don't you look for the real murderers instead of torturing us

who are nothing but scapegoats?

Scapegoats?

Do you think the law is going to believe your lies?

Sir, we don't invent lies, we gather evidence.

Show me the evidence then!

Because you planted those weapons, didn't you?

It was all lies!

This can't be happening! This is unbelievable!

Don't lock me up!

Under five!

I'm being identified?

Talk as much as you want.

But shut up when the other men get here.

How can someone identify me when I haven't done anything?

Well, maybe my mother, my brothers, my family!

You wanted evidence? Here's your evidence.

Damn it! I didn't do anything!

Nothing!

Colonel, there he is!

Ask the others to come in.

Yes, Colonel!

You, get in there, fast!

Occupy the positions in that order!

Can you identify the man you saw in Soacha Square

the night Mr. Luis Carlos Galán was shot?

Number five.

Are you sure he's the man you saw shoot Mr. Galán?

Yes, that's him. Number three.

Number one! I'm sure of it.

Nothing concrete yet?

Nothing specific, but we've made solid raids

on the criminal organization.

I'm not interested in airplanes or ranches.

I want drug traffickers.

We're on that, Mr. President.

We've already installed telephone bugging software

and we have a reward program in place.

Come back when you have better news.

Mr. President.

Bogota's Police intelligence gave a harsh blow against Galán's assassins.

Now you'll say you've found the machine gun, but not the one who used it.

We are gathering the evidence we need to prove we have them.

Who?

The perpetrators of Senator Galán's murder.

Excuse me.

I was talking to General Peraza.

I know he's been taking care of everything,

but he thinks that's enough, and, of course, we don't agree.

How do you think Juan Guillermo and I feel, so far away

and powerless,

knowing you're living through all this?

There's nothing to be done. It's just how things are.

Mom, it's how things were.

Juan and I talked it over. We've decided to come back to Colombia.

What? No!

Why now with things the way they are?

That's exactly why we have to, mother.

We have a big responsibility to the country, to the newspaper.

We can't stay here sitting on the fence. We're coming back.

But the situation is temporary, and it is normal.

What happened is serious, but things will get better over time.

That's what we all want, mother!

That's precisely why I think there's a lot we can do there.

It's already been decided. We're coming back.

No matter what you say!

A liar is sooner caught than a cripple!

They can blame us for a lot of lies,

call us terrorists, hired assassins, whatever,

but they don't have any proof. They've got nothing.

I know they planted weapons to make us look guilty.

But here, where we live, we're innocent until proven guilty.

My brother's one of the best lawyers in the country.

I know he's going to defend us!

Did you hear?

The meeting is over. Get out!

Didn't I tell you? We're getting out.

Their set-up fell apart! Right?

Get out? Sure, buddy! Open the door.

Line up, come on! Line up now!

Line up! Follow me!

Move! Move!

I couldn't ever really take Luis Carlos' place.

No. That's not the idea. Of course not.

But I think you should assume Luis Carlos' banners in these elections.

- That is a big responsibility. - I know. I know, Cesar.

But now, it's important that Senator Santorini doesn't block us.

Or the shortlisted liberal candidates.

Actually, we won the popular consultation. The party agreed not to cancel it.

So would you participate in the consultation as a shortlisted candidate?

- Yes, of course. - Oh, good! That's great.

The most important part is to verify that I managed to get Mr. Galán's votes.

You're going to be this country's next president.

I came to wish you a good trip to Paris.

I know that leaving is very complicated right now,

but I also think that you'll be able to relax there.

Take care, okay?

Be sure of your bodyguards and your security plan.

In other words, take every necessary precaution, please!

I will, Gloria.

This country is going through a difficult time, but something has to be done.

We have to rescue it from the fear and terror they've sunk us into.

I don't know how, but we have to.

- Good evening! - Good evening!

The President of the Republic asked us to show results in Mr. Galán's murder.

That's precisely what we've done.

Here they are!

These are the men who killed

Senator and presidential candidate, Mr. Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento.

I'm going to blow up the El Espectador newspaper.

And may I know why you are telling me that shit?

Because I want to know your opinion, what you think about it.

You really want to know what I think?

Of course, I do, Fabio.

You got angry at me last time 'cause I didn't ask your opinion.

So, now, I'm telling you what I'm going to do.

Do whatever you want!

Did your sister tell you I wanted to talk to you?

Of course, she told me you wanted to talk to me.

Why do you think I came all this way?

I thought we were going to talk like adults about serious subjects.

Not that you were going to ask me about something you already did.

Okay, Fabio. Tell me what you think about what I've just said.

Do you really want to know what I think?

What do I think?

I think that you fucked up my life!

You fucked up Peluche's life!

You fucked up Gonzalo's life! You fucked up the Medellin Cartel!

And you know why?

So you could kill Galán!

You fucked us, Pablo! That's what I think.

Well.

I don't think that's

any reason for you to rat me out to my wife

and to freeze me out when I most needed my family's support, Fabio.

I didn't rat you out to Paty.

We were just talking about something and it slipped out.

That's ratting me out, Fabio.

I want to say something else.

You're wrong about me.

I don't know if you've been watching the news,

but the national government

has just arrested Mr. Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento's real assassins.

This series is freely adapted from La Parábola de Pablo by Alonso Salazar.

Based on news articles and real events, the historical facts are surrounded

by fictional characters and dialogues that recreate non-documented situations.