"THOSE WHO IGNORE THEIR HISTORY ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT." "First he tried a car bomb." "Then he put a thousand pounds of explosives on a bus, killing hundreds of my supporters and injuring just as many." "You haven't answered my question, General." "How did you, whom Pablo Escobar has tried to kill, react to the news of his surrender?" "I should join in the sentiments of Colombians right now." "The people were tired of so many kidnappings, bombs, and murders." "So I have to celebrate his surrender." "Guillermo Cano always said that journalists should investigate not what our interviewees say but what they don't." "What are you hiding from me, General?" "Nothing at all, my dear journalist." "Of course not." "Are you saying my mentor was wrong?" "Listen, Nicky." "Today's breaking news is the release of the hostages." "So honestly, I don't know why you're interviewing me." "I don't understand what bothers you about this whole thing." "It's why you're keeping quiet." "Is there something you don't agree with?" "Let me tell you something." "You won't get a statement from me doubting the wisdom of the government's decisions." "Is that clear?" "The recorder is off, General." "I won't have any evidence to back up your words." "Thank you." "Excuse me, please!" "We'll talk later!" "I'm Alberto Villamizar, her husband." "Sweetie!" "How are you?" "I'm so happy to see you!" "You're beautiful." "No, I'm fat and ugly." "You're not fat, silly!" "You're very beautiful!" "Forgive me." "I'm going to ask you all for a moment of privacy." "Maruja will gladly make a statement later." "Then you tell us something, sir." "All I can say is that after eight months of captivity this nightmare is finally over." "When is Escobar surrendering?" "I hope soon." "For now, if you'll excuse me." "Officers, please." "Please help me." "Just one more question!" "Alright, we're leaving." "We are?" "On a day going down in history for our nation," "Colombians anxiously await the release of Fernan Santana and the surrender of Pablo Escobar Gaviria, top drug lord of the Medellin cartel." "I think he's turning himself in." "Did the men holding you at one point suggest that Pablo Escobar could be negotiating his surrender?" "Yes." "What exactly would they say?" "That Pablo was seriously considering turning himself in, and that it was the culmination of something he'd been working on for about a year." "How did your days of captivity transpire?" "Can you tell us a bit?" "It's like I said, it was like it was one day and one night." "Sometimes I'd watch a TV show and be surprised to realize a week had passed." "I want to thank all Colombians for their solidarity, especially the media, who was fundamental to me." "Keep your face covered!" "Who's going to think I'm reading this book like this?" "If anyone sees your face, we're screwed!" "Especially since the whole country's waiting for your release." "Let me get off here, then." "The cops are coming." "Dear God!" "I can't take another thing like this." "Get off, get off." "You'd better keep your mouth shut." "Go on!" "Move it!" "Let's go!" "Are you free?" "They let him go!" "They let him go!" "Breaking news." "It has been confirmed that Fernan Santana was released in the city of Bogota." "After being held by the Extraditables for eight months," "Maruja Pachon and Fernan Santana have been reunited with their families." "I'm sorry." "Hi." "Tell me... how does it feel to sleep in your bed again after such a long time?" "Just imagine." "I missed you so much, Alberto." "I missed you too." "But rest for now." "No, I don't want to." "What I want is to go for a walk and have a good breakfast." "That's great." "Will you come with me?" "I can't." "I gave Escobar my word that if he released you" "I'd report immediately to Medellin." "I can't believe we can't get Escobar off our backs." "I'll be there when he turns himself in." "He kept his word and released you." "Now I have to keep mine." "Thank you for everything you did for me." "It must've been very hard." "Hard?" "For me?" "You were kidnapped for almost seven months." "No way." "Rest up." "And promise me something, Maruja." "Promise me you'll never leave me again." "Never again, Alberto." "I'll call you when I get to Medellin." "Please." "I love you." "Damn." "Congratulations, Nicky." "Today's news was the release of the hostages, and you got the president to discuss something else." "It's fine if Escobar wants to surrender, but they shouldn't lie to us." "The country should know the price we're paying for his surrender." "At that rate, you'll end up with Fernando's job, and mine too!" "Come on!" "I'm not interested in that." "At least not now." "I thought that was one of your priorities." "It is... but I've got different plans now." "Plans I want to tell you about." "You're scaring me." "I'm going to get a Master's in New York." "General Peraza's removal from office is imminent, as is the surrender of Medellin cartel leader," "Pablo Escobar Gaviria." "If the boss catches us reading that he'll kill us!" "He had us go get it, bro." "So we're all going to the slammer for sure." "No more of the good life for us." "As I understand it, we all have to turn ourselves in." "Right." "And just when things were going great, bro." "What are we turning ourselves in for?" "The boss will give us a monthly salary and we'll be okay, but the real money's out on the streets." "It's in the jobs." "But we'll be better off if we're locked up." "Better off?" "Sure." "Bro, I'm the king of the bandits." "I'd take down my mother if I had to." "Why should I turn myself in?" "I'm from the streets." "I'm used to fighting." "If you want to turn yourselves in, go ahead." "I'm not going to." "Yeah, right." "Good morning, Mr. Pablo." "Good morning." "Who said you were turning yourself in?" "I need you out there on the streets, fighting." "I've got enough going on out there." "I don't have the luxury of you turning yourself in too." "Boss, that's great." "I've got all the outlaws in Medellin calling me wondering if there's work and what's going to happen." "But since you said that, then everything's fine." "Clear it up with them." "Tell them that even if I turn myself in and get locked up in La Catedral, we're still going to rule Medellin and keep doing the things we need to do." "There's something about that General Peraza in here too." "In fact, I'll tell you something else." "Most of you will stay outside." "The only people I need on the inside are Candonga, Marino, and Buitre." "Nobody else." "Whatever you say, boss." "Whose is this?" "Thanks a lot." "I have to thank you, Mr. Julio." "If it wasn't for you, we would've gotten nowhere with Escobar." "Your wife and Fernan were finally released." "You achieved what you had hoped, right?" "Well, almost." "All we need now is for Escobar to turn himself in." "That's why I told you Pablo needed a man of his word." "And you kept your word." "Now you have to be with him during the entire process of surrender." "Of course." "I'll be there." "Please don't let the government fail him." "This country couldn't take a furious Pablo again." "Irma, I assure you that won't happen." "I believe this call's for you." "Hello?" "I'm sorry to ruin your first day back with your wife, but we've got a lot of work to do here in Medellin." "I know." "The government's agreed to your proposal regarding the jail." "I need to go take a look." "But the city hasn't finished installing the air conditioning so you won't get the opportunity to see it finished." "I see." "That doesn't matter." "I have to go take a look regardless." "The other thing I was going to ask was where are we with the disciplinary action against those two cops?" "Look, Pablo." "It's not a good idea we damage such a delicate process... just because you want to ruin the lives of a couple of officers." "You've already got General Peraza's head." "Let's leave Colonel Pabon out of this, don't you think?" "One other thing." "I need a secure line in Bogota so we can continue communicating and moving forward with this process." "I think we can use my neighbor's line." "Alright." "So everything's good?" "Do you need anything else before you turn yourself in?" "Let's set a date right now." "Mr. Villamizar, I'll be very clear with you because I'm an upright and honest person." "I'll do what I said just like I promised." "It's important you're clear on one thing so that you don't have false expectations." "Fine." "I'm listening." "The date of surrender doesn't depend on me." "It depends on you." "I will not turn myself in until it's made clear in Colombia's new constitution that it is illegal to extradite any Colombians to the U.S." "The boss ordered that things keep running as they always have." "But now it's from La Catedral, alright?" "And I need you to get something through your head." "I don't want your people getting too excited." "From now on, any murder, kidnapping, or robbery has to be approved by Mr. Pablo first, got it?" "It's all good." "No problem." "One other thing." "The business keeps running as it always has, but the money goes to the jail now." "You think the government will agree to that man still being the man from jail?" "You stupid or what?" "You going to tell the government what we're doing?" "I looked it over from top to bottom and it looked like a normal prison to me." "Good." "That was the idea." "That he not end up in a hotel." "What else is he asking for?" "He asks that the guards watching him be from Medellin." "He has no problem with a military security ring." "So when can we expect him to turn himself in?" "I don't know." "He didn't say." "He asks that officials from Antioquia be present as well as someone from the Inspector General's Office." "Like Father Gomez Herrera." "Good afternoon, Mr. President." "Gentlemen." "Am I interrupting?" " Come in, General." " Thank you." "Gentlemen, I've got something important to discuss with the General." "Of course." "Excuse me." "Mr. President, first off, I'd like to say" "I had nothing to do with what El Espectador published on their front page today." "That's why you called me, right?" "While God showed us the way to heaven, we crossed paths with the devil incarnate... in Mr. Pablo Escobar Gaviria." "Mr. Escobar, aside from being a criminal, is a pervert..." "How dare he!" "...a child rapist." "A criminal who the country should not grant any concessions." "Lord, we place ourselves in your hands." "On this day that just passed, and the coming night." "Yes?" "Alright." "I'm on my way." "Escobar?" "We're screwed." "Yes?" "Did you hear what that priest said?" "First of all, calm down." "Did you or did you not hear what he said?" "Yes, I did." "Then how the hell is it possible for that priest to go on TV and tell the public I'm a pervert?" "A child rapist and a criminal!" "How dare he?" "Let me tell you something, Mr. Villamizar!" "That old priest is a dead man!" "Pablo, calm down." "I'll find out what happened." "There'll be no finding out!" "No, sir!" "I need this problem solved right now!" "Sure." "I will." "Don't worry." "But before anything, understand that we should stay on the path we're on." "There is no path." "Not until that irresponsible priest comes here and explains where the hell he gets off insinuating that I'd hurt a child." "I'll find him." "Find him and tell him the order is clear." "He must present himself to Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria." "He has to show his face and apologize or else the entire peace process is screwed and there's no surrender!" "Fine, but calm down." "You're not thinking with a level head." "Damn right I'm not!" "I think cruelly!" "How about that?" "Find that damn priest and tell him." "Otherwise I'm willing to bomb him and his congregation!" "I don't give a damn!" "Thank you very much." "It's delicious." "I'm glad you liked it." "You can't get any of that in New York." "Changing subjects..." "What can we take from Father Gomez Herrera's statement?" "He was accusing Pablo Escobar of being a pervert." "The guy's a terrorist." "A murderer." "A drug trafficker." "And a child rapist, on top of that?" "Could it be proven?" "If he said it, there must be a reason." "You think this could compromise his surrender?" "Hopefully." "Hopefully?" "Don't misunderstand me." "I want Guillermo's murderer behind bars." "I want the brutality of these last few years to end." "But like this?" "Are you sure it's Pablo Escobar who's surrendering and not the government caving in to him?" "They've agreed to all his demands." "They're not extraditing him." "They have no crime of which to accuse him of." "He's getting his own jail." "They're dismissing Peraza." "What kind of surrender is that?" "We have to call things as they are." "Pablo Escobar wasn't defeated." "He's the victor!" "I'll go get some more wine." "I barely convinced Father Gomez Herrera to go to Medellin." "What reasons did he have for saying Escobar was a child pornographer?" "Well..." "God whispered it in his ear." "God can't be jeopardizing Escobar's surrender now." "Tell Pablo to forget about it, not to sweat it." "If the priest needs to publicly apologize," "I'll let him do so on the front page of El Tiempo." "That won't be necessary." "We're headed to Medellin now." "Well... good luck." "His surrender is long awaited." "Thank you, Mr. President." "I have a big favor to ask of you." "Go on." "Now that Escobar feels betrayed by that priest, and he's capable of blowing up even the pope, please don't go back on any of what you promised." "I made a mistake." "I was referring to somebody else." "I don't know why Pablo Escobar's name came to mind." "Probably because you were so involved in the process of his surrender." "Maybe it was that, Father." "I'm sure that's what it was." "I don't want all the progress we've made with Pablo ruined." "Don't worry, Father." "There'll be time for you to apologize." "It'd better be soon." "I will not spend the night here like last time." "No, sir." "Maruja, how are you enjoying your newfound freedom?" "Feeling like everything is back to normal again?" "Getting there." "I'm working and exercising, which I detest... but hopefull I'll drop these extra pounds." "As for the rest, I've been getting some sun, and spending time with Alberto and my kids." "Fortunately all this is over, right?" "I'd like to personally thank you for everything you've done for us." "I know what it's like." "My daughter went through that." "So I know what your husband was going through." "And you as well." "It was without a doubt the hardest experience of my life." "Add my brother-in-law's death and the attempt on Alberto's life, and I think we've experienced enough pain so that this country could finally be at peace." "I hope so." "And hopefully what the Father said won't ruin the surrender process, right?" "To err is human, more so to recognize them." "And since there's no one to apologize to here," "I'm leaving." "For God's sake, Father." "Don't go." "Be patient." "There's the call we've been expecting." "Father, I might be the worst criminal this country's ever known, but I'd never, listen up, I'd never hurt a child." "I know, my child." "I'm sorry." "Don't let my carelessness jeopardize your surrender." "We have to keep moving forward." "Is that what you're worried about?" "I know you're being pressured to talk to me." "No." "My apology is from the heart." "Tell me where you came up with that nonsense, that slander and those insults against me." "I don't know." "Wait until you're my age." "You'll see how reality, your imagination, and dreams all mix together." "But I swear I have no idea why I said that." "You've made a serious mistake, Father." "Very serious." "I know, but please don't throw it all away over that." "You have to turn yourself in." "Don't betray..." "Hello?" "Pablo?" "What happened?" "What did he say?" "Is he turning himself in?" "I don't know." "He hung up." "If we came here to say goodbye, it's because you decided to accept that priest's excuses." "It's time, Peluchito." "It's over for real now." "You did it, bro." "You yourself fought for things to turn out your way, just how you wanted." "It's a shame that my cousin Gonzalo or Fabio are not here to enjoy this new stage." "You are right." "You know what?" "I want to get something off my chest." "I'm going to make an oath... if five years from now" "I don't have one million pesos in my pocket," "I'll shoot myself." "And look, I swear it by the Holy Child of Atocha." "I was sure I was not going to stay poor." "I owe everything I am and everything I have to cocaine." "All my wealth comes from cocaine, and look how ironical life is, I never tried it." "You know something?" "I want to confess that" "I always wondered why I, being the older brother, never had the same success as you." "The same determination to carry on." "I always lagged behind." "I never had the guts to take care of the family like you did." "After giving it a lot of thought and analyzing it," "I realize it's because it had to be that way, Pablo." "I want you to know something." "Nobody's prouder of you than I am." "Nobody." "Thanks, Peluche." "I want you to know I've respected you my whole life for what you are." "For what you mean to me." "You're my big brother." "I'm certain that if you hadn't been with me all these years, it'd be a different story." "Maybe it would've been you and me buried in there." "Maybe, but it didn't turn out that way." "Thankfully, we've got plenty of years ahead of us to enjoy our money and have fun every day." "Breaking news." "After believing all hope was lost," "Colombia's ready for the surrender of the biggest drug trafficker the country's ever known." "Right now, a committee headed by Congressman Alberto Villamizar is headed from Antioquia to an unspecified location to pick up Escobar." "With my surrendering to the authorities," "I'd like to pay tribute to my parents, to my irreplaceable wife, my pacifist 14-year-old son, my little seven-year-old princess, and to all my family whom I love so much." "In this historic moment in which the guerilla fighters surrender and the country is at peace," "I cannot remain indifferent to the peace for which the great majority of Colombia has yearned." "Pablo Escobar Gaviria." "Envigado, Colombia." "June 19th, 1991." "Won't it be more accurate to talk about the state's submission to the will of criminals?" "Aren't they looking for the impunity of their crimes, taking advantage of the difficulty the Colombian justice will have to prove their responsibility in crimes committed overseas?" "That's enough, Mr. President." "No, Listen to this!" ""Can we really trust such a terrified government?" "Can we really say in all honesty that the surrender of these drug trafficking terrorists is a triumph of justice and the law?"" "I can't believe I have to deal with this today." "It's only natural that Guillermo Cano's sons would question the surrender of their father's murderer." "Yes, and I'm fine with a few questions, but they've got to understand what this country was going through." "We had to do whatever was necessary to get Escobar to turn himself in." "That's why we did it." "I want to talk to them." "Mr. President, don't bother arguing with El Espectador." "We should be receiving Villamizar's call at any moment to confirm what we've been waiting for." "Hello?" "Thank you." "Congress has just forbidden the extradition of any Colombian." "51 votes in favor, three against, and five abstentions." "A convincing victory against extradition." "Of course now they'll say" "The Extraditables bought off Congress." "Pablo Escobar could've harassed and bribed two or three congressmen, but this victory reflects the will of the people." "We can't continue to oppose him." "The people want what we want." "That this period of violence in our country be over once and for all." "I hope after today it is over." "How are you, son?" "Mr. Escobar..." "How are you?" "I'm the warden." "I'll need your ID and then we'll proceed to take and register your fingerprints, alright?" "The thing is I don't carry an ID and as far as the fingerprints," "I don't think we can do that now." "We've got visitors." "We were just leaving." "No, Father." "Hold on." "One last thing." "Excuse me." "Seven years of persecution, atrocities, and fighting..." "I want to serve as many years as necessary to contribute to my family's peace, to Colombia's peace, and to reinforce the respect for people's human rights, for civic power, and the empowerment of my beloved country." "Thank you." "Can we have a few words?" "I won't be long, Patricia." "I won't be long, Mom." "Father, let's talk." "Thanks for the gifts, everybody." "And for the kind words." "I'll miss you all very much." "We'll miss you too, Nicky." "I don't know where we'll find someone else as good at reporting on drug traffickers as you." "You're going to need that person." "Drug trafficking won't stop just because Escobar turned himself in." "You just had to be a party pooper." "More than we already were after today's editorial." "Now I'm the party pooper." "We've got a lot of work to get back to and news to report." "That's life." "Escobar turning himself in and me leaving El Espectador." "I bet it was on purpose so we'd never forget this historic day." "We'll never forget you, Nicky." "You were very important to this paper and to my family." "And to my father." "Thanks for everything." "Thanks for everything you gave." "Thanks for allowing me to." "Thank you." "You're always welcome here." "Take care." "You're definitely a rare breed, Mr. Villamizar." "You're the only politician who can be trusted." "That's what this relationship's about, right?" "We have to be able to trust each other." "That's exactly why your wife is free and I'm here." "And that makes me happy." "I'm going to ask you for a huge favor." "Now that I've turned myself in, don't forget about me or do anything stupid." "You're the only intermediary I've got." "Well, I'm going to help you as much as I can." "First though, I'd like for you to clear something up." "Why were you so merciless to me, my friends, and family?" "You killed Galan, kidnapped my wife and sister, and almost killed me." "Yes, I know I was especially hard on you and on your family members." "My sincerest apologies." "You also have to understand I was the first one attacked and the first victim." "Mr. Galan had it out for me." "I'd also like to clarify once and for all that I did not assassinate Mr. Galan." "A lot more people were involved with his assassination." "Why do all of you have to kill someone to resolve your problems?" "Again, I didn't kill anybody." "So you're saying you didn't try to kill me?" "The thing is, you were obsessed with the extradition issue." "Logically, you became a military objective to the Medellin Cartel." "Fortunately, it went no further." "Yes." "I hope that after all this, you and I can live more peaceful lives and that everything you said comes true." "I know that now, after my surrender, this country will be a better place to live for all of us." "Yes." "I suppose all this was worth it." "Say hello to your wife for me." "Tell Ms. Maruja I regret the unfortunate incident with the ring." "Don't worry about it." "I know you and I are going to be great friends." "I know what I'm talking about." "Being your intermediary is enough for me." "If you or anyone in your family should ever need anything, just let me know." "I'm here to help with whatever you need." "From this moment on, you're my friend." "What's up?" "What's up, guys?" "Two players?" "Yes, sir." "This one's yours." "I see it." "Where do we put this?" "Right there in the back." "Pass it!" "And you!" "Pass the ball, man!" "You're a ball hog!" "Get out of here." "Who's taking his place?" "Boss, are you going to play?" "Those guys you're playing suck." "What about that thing I asked you to do?" "I'm working on it, boss." "What do you mean?" "What kind of an answer is that?" "When you come to me to get paid do I tell you I'm working on it?" "No, of course not." "Then?" "The mass will begin in 15 minutes." "Alright." "Now behold the Lamb of God that wipes the sin from the world." "Blessed are those invited to the supper." "Body of Christ..."