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

PABLO ESCOBAR, THE LORD OF EVIL

Colonel Fernandez, I really appreciate your assistance but please don't bother.

It is a pleasure for me, General, please take my chair, I'll find another place.

What can I tell you, Colonel?

We are already looking for a new building for the Security Department.

This office is not shielded like yours, like the one you had before,

but you'll be all right.

Besides, I'm here to help you for whatever you may need, General.

Well thank you very much, Colonel.

Is the telephone line safe?

I don't make telephone calls from one that isn't, General.

Yes, yes of course, Colonel.

- Excuse me, sir. - Thank you very much, Colonel.

- Hello? - Do you realize that thanks to you

there are 50 dead people and more than 100 injured?

General...

If you would have given me the complete information and not only part,

we would not be regretting this terrible tragedy, man.

No, General, I swear to you

that I didn't know the scale of what was going to happen.

Well now you know. Now, don't say you helped me,

because the information you gave me was absolutely useless

and now I'm going to need substantial data, do you understand?

General, but I don't know anything.

You know perfectly well where the Mariachi is hiding

- after the persecution we had on him. - But, General, no.

I know you have him infiltrated

and I'm going to need that information, is that clear?

Look, General, with this relationship the only thing I've wanted

is to help you and the government, but what you are asking for is impossible.

Well you're just going to have to make it possible,

if you don't want the whole world to know that a Cali Cartel also exists.

Gildardo, I don't know.

I think the General is only threatening us.

Thank you.

So we just wait, scratching our balls to see if it's true?

No, but after all the work we've done to infiltrate the guy

and now we're going to give him in to Peraza on a silver platter?

It's not about turning him in, but what we can gain from this.

Well I know we have to get to where the Mariachi is,

but then we'll end up sacrificing the Castaway.

The condition is that nothing should happen to him.

I don't know, I don't think we should expose him.

Why don't we just sit still and calm down?

He should report to us whenever he can.

Look, Manuel, let's not fight anymore, you know how this business is,

the government needs to show results.

and if they can't catch Pedro they'll say the thief is Juan.

Ready sir, the boys are already in from Bogotá.

Okay, ask them to to relax, sit tight

- and let me rest also. - Right sir, do you need anything else?

What are you going to do?

I was thinking of going to Medellín to see how things are over there.

- Are you coming back? - Yes, sir.

All right then Marino,

why don't you bring me a nice young virgin when you come back?

Sir?

- A young virgin. A little virgin girl. - Yes, sir.

Do me that favor, go around the neighborhoods

and see if you can get me a young girl who would like to earn some money.

I hope it's one of these little virgins who are not living with her parents

- but with her grandparents. - Right sir.

- Okay, go ahead then. - Okay sir.

Thank you.

You can't imagine how happy I am to have you here in this house, your house.

And you can't imagine how happy I am when I come to visit you.

but with all this work I have I can't come that often.

- Here honey, here's your dinner. - How delicious.

Son, tell me something:

are you happy over there in Bogotá where it's so cold?

Yes it is rather cold and I'm a bit tired, but don't you worry about me.

Oh my love.

No, don't you worry because in two or three months

I am going to retire and I'm taking you to live abroad.

What?

No son, I don't want,

I don't want to leave my little piece of land.

- You should think about it. - No way.

Look mom, this country is becoming very dangerous with all those bombs.

Oh but if we...

Who could it be at this hour?

Please do me a favor and don't tell anybody I'm here.

Why?

Whoever it is, just get rid of him real quickly, okay?

- But... - Go ahead, just do it.

Yes, good evening.

Ma'am this is the army and the national police,

ask your son to come out immediately or we will go in after him.

We have him completely surrounded.

Honey, just wait here please.

Ready sir, here are the two young virgins you wanted.

I brought two just in case.

Very well, Marino, they look very cute.

Yes, they are. The one in white is a little nervous

but if you get around to her and tell her about the money...

Okay come on, send the one dressed in white to my room

and I'll try her out and see if she's good in bed.

- Okay. - Okay.

- Marino. - Sir.

Please try to get in touch with the Mariachi in Cartagena

- to see how everything is coming along. - Yes, sir.

Thanks, kid.

Come along with me, girls.

Come along.

Go to your room. I'll take care of the officers.

But why have they come for you?

No, no, they haven't come for me. Go to your room.

Have you done something wrong, Son?

No, Mom, nothing, I'll explain later. Go to your room.

Oh goodness. What is going on here?

Look, Colonel, I don't know who gave you that information,

but all I can tell you is that you are completely wrong.

Don't fuck around with us man. We are here to speak with you.

We know that the Gonzalez brothers from Cali

had you infiltrated in the Mariachi's territory.

No, that's not possible.

Colonel, I have to talk to my lawyer.

What for? I didn't come here to arrest you.

I mean I'm not going to do it if you take us to Gustavo Ramírez.

I can't believe that they have given me in.

Nobody has given you in.

I'm giving you a last chance for you not to go to jail:

give us the Mariachi.

Mom, please go to your room, I'll explain everything afterwards.

Everything is okay, go.

We know he is in Cartagena.

Before I open my mouth,

I need some kind of paper assuring I won't go to jail.

Don't be so stupid. We are not going to give you anything.

Look here, you are the stupid one if you think I'm going to say anything.

How about that?

Castaway, you are in no condition to play around with us.

Do you want me to send you to sleep in jail?

Look, Colonel, you already said it.

The one you are interested in is the Mariachi.

Wait. I'll answer. Go to your room, go to your room.

Hello?

I've received information from Medellín.

They tell me that the Elite group left the city today in a helicopter.

And have you already told Escobar?

What do you mean? Escobar was the one who informed me.

And that's not the serious part.

what's serious is that my people here in Cartagena have just told me

that those same helicopters have landed in this city less than half an hour ago.

Here in Cartagena? But that's not possible.

Yes sir, it is possible,

the story that there is a rat is totally true.

Then? What are we going to do?

Come over here immediately and we'll leave as soon as you get here.

Yes, sir.

Listen to me, I'll give you ten minutes to get here, and listen to me very well,

don't bring anyone with you.

Okay. You've already heard.

Stop fucking around and tell us where his house is, and we'll pay him a visit.

No, not today, the man has been warned.

Colonel, what do you think?

The guy wants to leave this place, I don't know where but he wants to leave.

If I don't get there in 10 minutes, the Mariachi is going to be alert

and he will think that I am the traitor.

Don't worry, Castaway, of course you will go and meet with him,

- but you will carry a pager. - What?! Don't even think of it.

You are capable of bombing me with a pager,

- with Mariachi and everything, no. - Nobody is going to kill you.

Well at least not tonight.

We have to get to him

and the only way out is the pager, our only option.

- How are you? - Very well, thank you.

I am Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria.

- What's your name? - Aurora.

Aurora.

- How old are you? - Sixteen, sir.

Turn around.

- Are you really a little virgin? - Yes, sir.

- You've never been with anyone before? - No.

All right then. Go get undressed. We are going to begin.

Don Pablo, isn't there something else I could do for you?

Well you see my family needs the money,

but I'll work for you in anything you want.

- What do you mean, another job? - Yes, I'll work on whatever you want.

Didn't you come here to be with me?

Yes sir, if you could please give me some other type of work,

- because I've never done that. - No, don't worry, get out.

- Oh no, Don Pablo. - Get out! Marino!

Oh no, Don Pablo I don't want to.

- Sir? - Take her out. She's not worth a cent.

- Get out, get out! - I don't want to.

Bring me the other one.

Please hurry up.

Colonel, it's on and working.

Okay, let's go.

Good evening, Don Pablo.

- And what is your name? - My name is Eliana, sir.

- And how old are you? - Seventeen.

- Are you a virgin? - Of course.

But you don't look like one. Marino, are you sure?

- Well that's what she said, sir. - Yes, sir.

Take your clothes off.

Oh my goodness,

how proud I'll feel to say that my very first time was with Pablo Escobar.

Come over here, there we go. That's the way.

Is it in the middle?

You are the one who knows, let's put this one here.

How did you find the note on the ambiance of the country?

Well, I made a few changes but I found it okay.

Oh, good.

Do you think we could talk about the note I want to investigate tomorrow?

We'll talk about that with the editorial board.

It is regarding the alleged murderers of Galán.

And what's going on with them?

Well, don't you think it's very strange they surrendered right after the bomb?

They had every opportunity to escape but they didn't do it.

Yes, any other murderer would have escaped.

Or maybe they aren't Galán's murderers.

Despite that general Peraza presented them to the press as the murderers

and that later on another couple appeared, also listed as suspects.

And where are they?

They are in the Model jail, the same place where Fayad and the rest were transferred.

Here I am, boss.

Mister Castaway, you almost didn't get here?

Bring me that iron over there.

Gentlemen, I'm giving the scoundrel who is betraying me

this last opportunity to give himself in.

If he talks without provocation, he'll keep his life.

But, on the contrary, if I come to discover him by my own means,

then the first thing I'll do is kill him.

and after that I will kill three of his next generations.

So then speak out, who is it?!

Okay, then, you've all heard the boss.

If whoever is betraying the boss loves his family,

this is the time to speak out.

How can you even think that Don Gustavo? We are all faithful to you.

We are true to you, boss, I swear it by the Virgin Mary.

All right, Dad, let's get out of here, we have to leave.

Just a minute, am I supposed to believe that these two aren't the traitors?

Don't worry dad, sooner or later the traitor will fall.

Fucking life, come on let's go.

According to the coordinates, the exact location is a house by the seashore.

Yes sir, we can carry out the operation by land or sea.

What are your orders, Colonel?

It's not that easy, Aguirre.

They have many informers and they probably know we are already here.

They have informers in Medellín, but here in Cartagena they don't have anyone.

That's what we don't know.

Colonel, this is the first time we have him so close.

So, then, Don Castaway, don't tell me you couldn't sleep last night either.

With so much worry, nobody can sleep, sir.

Don't you worry. Everything will be okay.

I have an idea I would like to discuss with you.

What if we try and force the guys to talk and then we can see who will sing?

Well, I would like to say something but I don't know how you might take it.

Well how am I going to take it? Whatever it is, speak up, talk like a man.

Sir, I think we might have a tracking chip.

What? And what the fuck is that?

It's a device they put on you to know where you are.

What do you mean they put on you? They put on who, how, when?!

I'm talking of your son, sir, he was in Bogotá,

they could have put it on him and he didn't realize it.

Oh fuck it. This can't be possible.

Think about it. It's not unreasonable.

The radar has given us the coordinates in the middle of the Caribbean, Colonel.

This is the perfect moment, Aguirre. We are going to catch them unprepared.

Has the navy been informed?

They are going to be very much aware, just in case we need naval support.

Very good, Colonel, this is going to be a historic day.

We are providing the coup the country has been waiting for.

That's what I hope for, Aguirre. Come on.

That's enough, don Pablo, it's hurting me very much.

That's normal.

Please. Stop it, stop it!

- Come on, Dad, let's go! - And the telephones also.

What do you mean they are coming after us, and why?!

They have been informed because they are coming by helicopter.

What do you mean? But damn my luck, fuck!

- This is no time for regrets. - All right, son, get into the water.

What?

I'm telling you son to throw yourself into the water dressed and all.

I think it would be better to examine him.

What do you mean examine him? There's no time!

Throw yourself into the water

and once and for all we will know if he has the tracking chip!

Wait a minute, what chip? What chip are you talking about?

Come on, bring him up.

Okay, come on, get in, start this damn shit.

What is wrong with you, Dad? How can you possibly think I have a chip?

Now what follows after the bombs of El Espectador,

Avianca's airplane and the Security Department?

After these three devastating terrorist acts,

all of which took place in a three month period,

most Colombians anxiously await the end of this tragic year, 1989

and start a better year.

Taxi, taxi!

The terrifying acts of the Medellín cartel

have the people of the capital living in fear and paranoia.

A bomb!

At this time, Bogotá is a city where nobody knows what can happen.

Its citizens pray each day so as not to become victims,

while the police chase and try to capture the criminals,

who seem to be winning, one by one, the battles of a war

which seems to be never-ending.

Mr. President, I have very good news.

The Mariachi is surrounded, he could be captured at any time.

How wonderful!

MORROSQUILLO GULF DECEMBER 15, 1989

Attention gentlemen,

as soon as you hear the helicopters, unload all the ammo you have.

Go on, take your rifles.

Look, there they are.

Colonel, we have to do something, even our mole is shooting at us.

Negative, Aguirre, we must wait.

We must stop this fire, or we won't make it.

Go on hit them, hit them!

Colonel, we have better weapons!

We can't shoot at the person who is helping us.

- But he's shooting at us. - Aguirre, he's doing what he has to.

Is that so? So then, we are going to let him escape?

- He's not going to escape. - Go on! Shoot them all!

We are going to let them go to the place where they hide.

Those cops freaked out.

MODELO PRISON BOGOTÁ

Good day, Mr. Fayad, I am Niky Polania from the newspaper El Espectador.

To say good day to an innocent prisoner

is probably the worst paradox I've ever heard in my life,

but you know what?

Just to be nice, I'll answer you. Good day.

Tell me something, miss, how the hell can you help me?

- How can I help you? - Yes, yes. How can you help me?

I really don't think you can harm me more than what they have already done,

therefore this conversation has to come out right.

Well, I don't know.

From what I know,

they are accusing you of being the leader of the gang that murdered Galán.

The only gang I could command would be a school gang.

Well to be frank with you, your personality

doesn't seem to agree with the profile the authorities say they have.

Miss, I am not a murderer

and if I were I would be the most stupid of people to have given myself in,

when I had all the opportunities to escape and I didn't.

And why didn't you escape?

- Niky, right? - Yes, Niky.

Listen, Niky.

Because if I would have done so, I wouldn't be here talking with you

trying to demonstrate my innocence without escaping,

and giving every reason to Colonel Fernandez

and his guys from the judicial police.

That's why I didn't do it.

Then explain to me why are they judging you?

Because they had a raffle to choose who to blame it on

and I was fortunate enough to win it, that's why.

Let's go.

Jump into the water. Come on, come on.

- We have to. - Let's go.

They are in Coveñas.

Colonel, we are two minutes away from Coveñas.

Captain, that's where we're going.

- Sir, wait a minute. - What do you mean, "wait"?

Can't you see those cops are on top of us and they will be back very soon?

That's what I mean, sir. It's better if we separate.

I think that you should be in the water to see if the chip burns out.

- That was a possibility. - Is that so?

Well now the possibility is that you might have it.

Son, put it down, what's wrong with you?

Dad, this guy is the snitch, believe me, look him in the eye.

Look, sir, here, take my gun. Do I have a chip? Do I have anything on?

Tell me: do I have anything? I don't have anything, you see.

What happened now?! We've lost the signal!

I told you, Colonel, I told you this guy would let us down.

Are you happy now, son? This guy is okay, he's loyal to me.

Do you know what we are going to do? We are going to separate.

- Where will we meet? - That doesn't matter,

what is important right now is for us to come out of this alive.

We'll meet later on.

You go ahead with two men and I'll go with the rest and Federico.

Come on, let's move it, hurry, we must separate.

See you around.

Are we going to stay here?

I think this is the best place, nobody can see us here.

Are you sure? Isn't it better if we start shooting while the boss escapes?

Look here, Ramon, just do what I say and shut up.

Here, and stay put until I tell you.

Ramón...

Sorry, Brother, but I had to do it.

What are you doing, Aguirre? He is the informant!

Relax, Colonel, this is only deterrent fire.

Captain, pick him up, pick him up.

So, Mariachi, what's new?

Did you manage to get rid of all those cops in Cartagena?

No man, I'm telling you,

I have those guys, the Elite Group, breathing right down my neck.

But, Gustavo, how can you tell me that?

I told you in advance what was going to happen.

Well yes, but the thing is that with an infiltrator inside

it's fucking difficult to escape.

Wait a minute, what do you mean an infiltrator?

An infiltrator of what? Mariachi, don't tell me the Castaway is the traitor.

Who else? Yes, he's the rat and he's infiltrating every filthy thing.

But, Gustavo, how is it possible that if you had doubts about that bastard,

you didn't kill him there?

Well, at the beginning I didn't think it was him,

but now I'm absolutely sure, there's no doubt.

You must leave that place immediately. Wherever you are, you have to leave.

That deserter knows exactly where you are hiding.

If you stay there longer they will kill you, Mariachi,

you can be sure they will kill you.

I am clean, Colonel.

Don't waste my time. Where is he?

For that, I need to have guarantees of my protection.

You have enough legal problems already, and to top it all,

there's a dead man because you killed him!

No, wait a minute, Mariachi was the one who killed him, not me,

and he killed him because he thought he was the traitor.

That's a lie, Colonel,

I'm sure this piece of shit killed him so he wouldn't be discovered.

I'm asking you for the second time, tell me where is Mariachi?

First of all, you have to tell me what will become of me

once you don't need me anymore.

What will happen? Well, you're going to end up in jail!

Aguirre, please!

All right, fine, arrest me and take me in and then you'll have captured one man.

I don't think that will help you much, but anyhow...

Colonel, why don't we arrest this crook, right away, okay?

Aguirre...

Listen to me, Castaway, give me the exact location of the Mariachi

and I personally give you my word and guarantee that I will protect you.

That of course includes that I will not spend one minute in jail, right?

Shit! Give me the exact location, dammit!

- Hi? - So what happened?

Hey, why that face? What happened to you?

Nothing, I just want to leave.

Do you know if the man who brought us can take us back to Medellín?

Yes, but why don't you have breakfast first?

I'm not hungry.

So? What happened last night?

Well, I did what I had to do.

I earned my money, right? And now I just want to leave.

And how about you? What did you do?

No, I could not do it.

Come on, honey, don't feel bad, at least you continue to be a virgin

and you can give your virginity to the man of your dreams if you want.

Yes, but 10 million pesos?

Ten million that weren't at all easy to get, dear.

Chili, the boss must be damn angry when he doesn't even want to see us.

We killed 200 innocent people, Earring,

and we didn't get the two guys we had to kill.

Does that make you very happy?

Yes, Chili, I know some things didn't come out as planned,

but not all the bullshit is our fault.

Besides, those are called occupational hazards.

What do you mean, "occupational hazards," Earring?

How many times have I asked you don't give that nut any more drugs?

This job is very serious.

Chili, I guess you are right, but you know something?

I thought this job was going to be easier.

Stand up, the boss is coming.

Don Pablo!

- What's wrong with you? - I'd like to talk to you for a minute.

Right now, I don't have time.

Go get your suitcase ready, you are leaving for Medellín.

No, Don Pablo, but how are you going to let me go home without some money.

- You do understand me? - Of course I understand you,

but don't get used to begging because that's pretty ugly.

Your friend got her money because she worked for it, right?

Yes, sir, but I feel like going to bed with you.

Be thankful that I'm a noble person, I'm a decent and sensible man.

Okay, go ahead and get undressed, wait for me in the bedroom.

So then? What do these two of a kind have to say?

Three attempts, three fucking failures. Congratulations, you guys were brilliant.

Yes, boss, what a mess, I thought for sure we were going to make it.

Things of God. The man didn't get in the plane.

So tell me, Earring,

what is your explanation for the Security Department?

Go on, tell me!

Don Pablo, regarding that,

the truth is that I fucked it up and I apologize.

Well now, what the hell, something is better than nothing,

we also scared the shit out of them, for whatever it's worth.

Now we have another job, a very important one.

Here we cannot make mistakes, Don John Mario, you understand me, Chili?

It has to come out perfect.

Yes sir, of course,

We'll put everything in it so it comes out smoothly.

- We will do everything in our power. - That's not enough.

How can I make you understand?

It's not everything in your power. It's to make it possible.

Now repeat: "I'm going to make it possible."

I'm going to make it possible.

- Now you repeat it. - I'm going to make it possible.

Shit! Things are so damn difficult with you two!

Now we have to see what he's going to ask for.

Colonel, thank you for receiving me,

I'm actually here to talk about Fayad's situation

and the rest of the prisoners in the mezzanine.

For that, you have to go the press office, miss.

This will only take 15 minutes, or is there something I shouldn't know?

Take care, miss, I suggest you take care with those insinuations.

Mr. Fayad's case is fully documented and is now in the hands of a judge.

But could you please explain,

why are you and General Peraza so sure that he is Galán's murderer?

- Because evidence confirms it. - What is your opinion

regarding the fact that all those proofs against Fayad are false

and that everything is a setup against him?

That's up to you if you want to believe the authority or the murderers.

Now will you please excuse me?

Thank you.

What's going on with that? Were you able to get in touch?

No, there is no answer,

he probably left from wherever he was and is running to the next base.

Let's hope so. Continue to investigate and call me if something happens.

Where are you going?

Where are you going?

I'm going to take a nap.

Don't bullshit me. We can't go on this way, Pablo.

For goodness sake!

Most probably, the Mariachi is hiding right now in a warehouse, I know.

Most probably?

Well I don't have a crystal ball to know exactly where he's going.

Where is that warehouse?

On the road between Coveñas and Tolu.

Why do you think they are hiding there?

Wouldn't you hide there if you had an armory inside?

What?

Colonel, you are pursuing

one of the two most powerful drug traffickers in this country.

What do you think he has a warehouse for?

And if the Mariachi intends to take refuge there,

you better start thinking how we are going to defend ourselves,

because it's easier for us to fall than them.

Don't even think of asking the navy for help,

because then our fall will indeed be quick.

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.