"COLD WINTER SUN" "Adrian!" "Adrian!" "Dr. Mateo, he's here." "There he is." "At last." "What are you doing here?" "I was reading." "You can do that later." "Come with me, please." "Bigmouth!" "Dr. Galvan and I have signed your discharge papers." "Okay?" "It'll be okay when I'm outside." "Of course." "We've prescribed some pills and you can go to the doctor in town." "Remember, Adrian, it's most important to avoid a relapse." "You can go and get your things if you want." "Can I make a call first?" "If it's to home, they've been notified." "But before you leave, call into my office first." "Is my father here?" "Your father?" "Not exactly your father." "They finally found you." "What are you doing here?" "I wanted black and got a cappuccino." "Does everything work that way here?" "Your father's busy so he asked me to come." "You see..." "He and his girlfriend decided to move away a few months ago." "About six months..." "How long have you been here?" " A year." " Then it could be longer." "He thought it best not to tell you because of your... recovery." "Don't look at me like that." "He's signed the house over to you." "By the way, while we're on the subject, you have to sign some papers I've got here." "So where is he?" "I can't tell you that." "I'm sorry." "He wants it that way." "You aren't exactly on the best of terms." "Let me talk to you more as a friend than a lawyer." "He isn't trying to make things difficult for you." "Really." "The house is a fantastic gift." "At least try and cooperate." "And every month you'll receive a cheque for expenses." "Call into my office and I'II give you the first one." "Believe me, your father's just as upset about this as you are." "What the hell, another cappuccino!" "It's in treatment." "The machine." "Personality disorders." "Well, damn it." "Talking of treatment..." "Don't worry." "Your father's made provisions for yours." "I'll drive you home." "I'd rather walk than go with you." "Don't look at me like that." "This is none of my doing." "Well..." "Aren't you glad to see me?" "I'll drive you home." "You're coming too, aren't you?" " Yes..." " Come on then." "I've finished." "Look at the time!" "Take that and close the gate after you." "There's only 30 here!" "You don't say!" "You're a clever one." "Who'd have thought so?" "But we said 60!" "Did we hell!" "Have you seen what time it is?" "It's 2 in the morning!" "I can't run a business this way!" "For fuck's sake!" "But you said there'd be more people." "Well, you know what they say." ""Take it or leave it."" "At least give me 40." "You're good at asking, aren't you?" "Take it and get out." "You're losing me money." "Don't come back tomorrow." "I'll find somebody else." "Hello." "Hello." "Do you live here?" "Do you work the street too?" "That's my son." "He doesn't work anywhere." "That's the trouble." "You didn't say you had a son." "Do I ask you about your wife?" "There's no comparison." "A fine example you are to the kid!" "Leave the sermons for your family, eh?" "Take me to the bridge." "I'm really late." "Are you having me on?" "I don't want you here when I'm working." "So stay in your room." "Keep still!" "I said keep still, damn it!" "Or I'll hit you with the torch." "Keep still!" "Who the hell are you?" "Gonzalo." "Is that your real name or is this false?" "That's my name." "Bad luck, eh?" "You break in to find the owner there." "Don't even think of moving." "You gave me quite a fright with that torch." "Please let me go." "Sure." "Just what I was thinking!" "Damn it." "What were you after?" "I don't know..." "So why did you break in?" "I thought the owners weren't coming back." "Well, you got part of that right." "They've left but I'm here." "You've been unlucky." "Are you going to call the police?" "Have you got a record?" "No." "Surprising, since you're such a bad burglar." "How could you break in without wearing gloves?" "You've left fingerprints everywhere." "I could say that anything's missing and just show the police this." "But..." "Maybe we can make a deal." "I'll give you this back and forget about tonight... if you get me a gun in a couple of days' time." "What do you say?" "A gun?" "I don't know anybody who's got a gun!" "You'll think of something." "That'd just make things even worse than they are now." "You have to get out of this first." "Look, I've a friend who may know someone..." " Can they be trusted?" " Yes." "I doubt it." "What do they do?" "She's my neighbour." "So she works as your neighbour?" "No, damn it!" "I mean I know her pretty well." "She works nights on the bridge road." "Just tell me what this is all about." "I don't understand a thing." "Your neighbour or whatever he is broke into my house while I was there." "That's what it's all about." " What did you take?" " Nothing?" "Nothing?" "So what's the problem?" "He wants a gun for my ID card." "You want a gun?" "What for?" "Look..." "I didn't come here to answer your questions." "I need a gun." "Get me one, I'll give him back his ID card and we forget everything." "And there's something in it for you too." "Yeah, we could get into big trouble too!" "I thought you were working for" " that scrap dealer." " He's a bastard!" "Sure, but he gave you a job." "He told me not to go back." "Working till 2 AM for 30 euros!" "Okay, so he's got your ID card but it's his word against yours." "We could ask the police what they think." "Shit!" "And it has to be now?" "Three days at the most." "But I've never seen a gun in my life." "Well once, when a customer took one out and ran out of the room waving it." "I nearly shat myself." "What about Richard?" "He'd fuck things up even worse!" "Keep away from Richard." "Don't get involved with him, Gonzalo." "Look..." "There's a bar just down the road." "Meet us there the day after tomorrow at 11." "You two have ruined my night's work." "And you, go over the bridge." "We don't want herto see you." "You don't need a gun, you could pester people to death." "What is it now?" "Get in." "There's no more to say." "Just leave me alone, I don't want to be here all night." "How much for two hours?" "What do you need two hours for?" "I don't like the sound of that." "To go to bed with me." "Two hours!" "You know how to take your time." " You really want me to come?" " Get in." "I hope you're not bullshitting me." "Young, good-looking, I bet you've got plenty of money..." "You can't be very normal." "But I'm telling you now..." "I don't like weird stuff." "Not for all the money in the world." "Come on then." "Turn left at the traffic light." "Doesn't this place get you down sometimes?" "I had to live on the street once." "This is heaven compared with that." "Anyway..." "You don't need to pay for a fuck." "So why are you?" "You don't need girls like me." "I hate places where people go to drink." "Like bars or discos." "Don't you?" "People bouncing up and down looking stupid." "And I'm not looking for friends." " They just let you down." " Everybody needs somebody." "Not me." "When I need something I find it and pay for it." "Better that way." "Well, I've got some good friends." "Really?" "Give them some time." "I was right." "You're crazy." "I pay you to fuck, not give opinions." "Got it?" "Right, now it's my turn." "Who's this Richard?" "A pimp who took everything he could from me." "You're better on your own." "A lot of people in this neighbourhood are fucked up." "That brings people together." "Talking of which, you should give the kid his ID back and forget all this." "No way." "I don't know anybody who can get me a gun" " and it's a good deal for him." " But any trouble and you come out smelling of roses and we come out smelling of shit." "Look..." "Get me that gun and you won't have to use this to earn money." "I bet you've got some snotty-nosed girlfriend who two-times you with her masseur." "You take pills?" "For my cough." "The street's bad for the health." "My throat's always fucked up." "By the way, your toilet's blocked." "Sure, and the fridge doesn't work, the windows don't close." "Smartass!" "You really don't want one?" "He's paying." "There's no more to say." "Stop worrying." "I heard he got into some mess with Richard and that you know him." "I know him all right!" "That's why" "I'm not interested." "He owes me a favour..." "He owes me a lot of favours, but I don't want to see him." "I don't trust him." "You're going to get me into a big mess." "If he's had dealings with Richard then he's a bastard." "And I haven't seen him for ages." "He may not even be around now." "You know him, Carmen." "He's Cud's cousin." "The scrap dealer's daughter?" "Of course..." "As I was saying, a real bastard." " You should know how to get the gun." " I don't know anything." "I just try and get by, and that doesn't include selling guns." "Take it easy, he isn't asking you to use a gun." "He just wants you to get him one, right?" "You need the money and so do I. If Richard wasn't involved," "I'd do it myself." "Ask the scrap dealer's daughter." "Maybe she knows where he is." "Hello." "A coffee and rum." "It's midday." "Your mother should take it easy." "Midday and me still here!" "If you arrange anything, tell me." "And you... come up and see me sometime." "Here." "That's for your trouble." "You owe me one." "You know where to find me." "But ring the bell next time." "Aren't you going to bed?" "What do you think?" "Here." "From the other day." "30?" "I thought it was supposed to be 60." "He said I was too slow." "He's only paying 30 euros a night?" " He thinks you can manage on that?" " No, Mum." "He told me not to go back." "You've been cheated again, haven't you?" "They always cheat you." "Here, get some food if you're hungry." "But don't come back before 5." "I need to make some extra cash." "What a waste of time." "What do want me to do?" "I can't charge in advance." "I didn't mean you." "I don't care." "Don't talk to me in that tone!" "Always saying sorry." "Me out on the street every night and you saying sorry all the time." "I've smelled of shit and the street since you were a toddler!" "And for what?" ""What does your son do?" "My son?" "He goes around whining."" "I'm going out." "That's right!" "Run away again!" "It's really great to see you!" "This is a surprise." "Hello, Cuds." "Hello." "What's up?" "Have you been crying?" "No, I'm fine." "Really." "Could we talk a minute?" "Sure." "Only a minute." "Don't distract my daughter, she's working!" "I've been offered some money for information." "I need the money." "No, Cuds, no." "Yes, Gonzalo." "Take it, it's yours." "I know Dad said he'd give you 60." "I'm really sorry, though it's your fault for trusting him." "No!" "And I didn't come for that." "I need your cousin's phone number." "My cousin always fucks you up." "Who hasn't by now?" "You think we work for nothing?" "That's enough!" "You, put that away." "He should have worked faster." "Thanks." "I didn't think you were in." "If you're busy, I can come back." "Come on in." "I'm on my own." "Shut the door." "I'll come back another day." "Shall I?" "No, damn it!" "I'm okay." "I just have bad dreams sometimes, that's all." "I'm okay." "Did you jump the fence again?" "No, the gate was open." "I came about that gun, if you're still interested." "I've got one." "Well, well..." "It wasn't so difficult, was it?" "Will it cost me a lot?" "He wants 1,800 euros." "It's clean and you can have it tomorrow." "Apart from what you give me and Carmen, of course." "But he doesn't want to meet you." "How do I know you won't cheat me?" "I don't know." "You'll just have to trust me, that's all." "I've never done this before." "Neither have I." " Why did you change your mind?" " The guy owes me money." "I hope to get it off him." "Two deals in one, right?" "Adrian!" "Adrian!" "That's enough!" "Hey, Gonzalo." "You're late." "I'll have to buy you a watch." " What time do you call this?" " And you?" "Meeting in a cemetery." "Who are you hiding from?" "Take it easy." "That's my grandma." "That's your grandma?" "Yes." "So what?" "You don't look like her." "Why should I look like my grandmother?" "Grandmothers look like other grandmothers." "Are you stupid today, or what?" "Anyway, tell me." "How you doing?" "Why should you care?" "Okay, man." "You've been acting strange lately." "Gunslingers for friends..." "That's living life dangerously." "It's not a friend." "I don't know why he wants the gun." "What if he's a cop, eh?" "Look, Gonzalo." "Some guy asks you for a gun and between that slut and you, you get him one." "Like it was a second-hand washing machine." "Up to you, I suppose." "You're looking thin." "Where's the money?" "Here." "And what do you get out of this?" "First of all, the money you've owed me for a long time." "You've got money now, haven't you?" "Fucking hell." "Gonzalo, that's a dirty trick." "Look, I'm serious..." "I've got a few things to sort out..." "Give me a couple of days and we'll settle up, okay?" "And do you know what it cost me to get that gun?" "You've got no fucking idea." "I'm doing you a favour." "You're the same bastard as always!" "Give it to me." "I'm off." "What's the matter?" "You don't trust me?" "That's it." "You don't trust me." "Don't look at me like that." "You want trust?" "Okay." "Know what I'm doing here?" "Here." "Fucking up the dead maybe?" "You're very sharp today." "Come on." "Right..." "What better place to keep things than your grandma's grave?" "And where will you hide it?" "And don't get caught with it." "Here." "And wear gloves to handle it." "Fingerprints and all that stuff the cops invent to fuck you up..." "I ever tell you you're a bastard?" "They all do." "And be careful who you give that to." "I won't bail you out." "Gonzalo's a good kid." "But he lives among so much shit he can't breathe." "Some things you never get used to." " What about his father?" " Well..." "It could be any one of 10,000." "He's really fucked up with Raquel." "He lives for her." "I'm going to have another of these." "Do you sleep with him?" "What!" "No, I don't!" "You men are pigs with one-track minds." "He's like a brother to me." " I think he likes you." " No..." "Gonzalo's like me." "We respond to affection and Raquel's got enough on her plate with the pigs she goes with." "At her age, she hasn't got much choice." "Even I've no choice." "I told her." ""You find men so disgusting, you can't even stand your own son."" "Hello, Carmen." "We can go up for it when you like." "Go up?" "Go up where?" "To the scrapyard." "I wasn't going to carry it around with me." "I couldn't come with you." "It was too early." "Look at these bags." "Let's go." "It's okay." "Look." "There she is." "You!" "Fucking whore!" "Didn't you say you'd ring a plumber?" "I rang but he didn't come." "Your toilet's causing havoc with my shop." "You don't need to shout." "I'm not deaf." "Do you piss on the floor or something?" "Do something about it or I'll call the police." "Tell them to bring a diver and some tools." "And not to come at night when I'm working." "Here I am." "This is Adrian." "Cuds, a friend." "This way." "What's that for?" "You didn't tell me it was a gun." "How could you bring that here?" "Is that why you wanted to see my cousin?" "Take it easy, Cuds." "It's okay." "Is this worth all the trouble?" "It's a gun, damn it!" "How could you be so naive?" "All I did was pass it on." "He wanted a gun and I got him one." "And that's that?" "Yeah." "All right..." "Look, I don't know who you are but get out of here now." "If my father comes, he'll start asking questions." "Look." "No more gun." "Okay?" "Don't be angry at him." "He did me a favour and I'll pay him well." "The best way to show appreciation, right?" "So take it easy, I'm leaving." "What do you want it for?" "Sometimes I don't know how to end a conversation and this might help." "You could do with one here." "Some people live on their own so they have a dog." "But I prefer to have this." "Take that as my answer." "There's no other." "Why don't I believe you?" "Because you didn't like me from the moment you set eyes on me." "That's not true." "I just don't know you." "Don't you ever give people a chance?" "I don't trust strangers." "And I have to trust somebody called Cuds?" "That's not my name." "When I was little my father used to call me Cuddles and then Cuds." "I don't know about you two, but I've got things to do, so if you don't mind..." "Sorry." "I didn't realize." "The next time you bring him, tell me and I'll tidy myself up a bit." "No, we're not friends." "I won't be seeing him again." "I'm not surprised people are always putting you down." "You get what you deserve." "What do you mean?" "Is that how you defend your territory?" ""I'm going." "I've got things to do."" "So... how long have you been trying to screw her?" "I can't stand people like you who always run away." "Don't you realize that prick-teaser knows you're after her?" "You're crazy, man." "Just go away." "I'll walk back." "10 minutes more..." "not even 10, 5 minutes more and she'd have sucked my dick." "Actually... maybe I'll go back and entertain her a while." "Don't mind, do you?" "Since you're not fucking her." "Now what?" "Come on, brave guy." "Hit me now, you bastard!" "And don't call me crazy again, okay?" "That took balls." "Carmen was right." "The further away you are, the better." "Tell Cuds I nearly killed you for standing up for her." "You got what you wanted." "Now go away." "I'm not going to take her off you." "But you'd better move." "I don't see her in that yard much longer." "How would you know?" "Romantics like you never know what to do." "That's how it is." "And what about Carmen?" "I bet she doesn't charge you." "I'd never pay for a screw." "Especially with Carmen." "Anyway she's had the bug for years." "The what?" "AIDS." "That's what the girls call it." " Hello." " Hello." "I didn't see you go up." "I'd rather be here than stand there looking at pigs." "I'm seriously considering becoming a prostitute, you know." "I've been looking for you." "Manners!" "How did you know I was here?" "You didn't say you were sick." "It's not exactly my favourite topic of conversation." "So it's true?" "Who told you?" "Gonzalo, right?" "It was him." "One of these days I'll smash your son's face in." "I put a rubber on you, didn't I?" "What more do you want?" "Your money back or to beat me up?" "If I have a choice, I'd prefer the beating." "And what would you have done?" "Men don't want to use condoms..." "And I need to eat every day, you know?" "Well, fuck them." "I feel sorry for their wives." "Some of those bastards will curse me for the rest of their lives, but at least I won't have to go to bed with them again." "Hey, grandpa, this is some shitty dive." "Not even music." "Put some life into the place." " There's only faggots here!" " Show some respect, huh?" "Yeah, show some respect." "Hey, grandpa, open a bottle of gin." "One with a seal on the outside." "Hello, princess." "Forget those pansies and come here." "I'm not interested in old women!" "Don't insult mothers, damn it!" "How much for the three of us?" "Back to lessons, kid." "Playtime's over." "Look what you're doing to us." "Don't be a prude." "How much?" "In advance." "Okay." "Come on, guys, we're leaving." "Give me half an hour to change their nappies." "Nappies, woman?" "Nappies?" "Do you know my son?" "Yes." "By the way, this is for him." "Give it to him or not, I don't care." "But tell him I gave it to you." "From Adrian." "Want to know what it's for?" "Just don't cheat him." "As for the rest, I don't really care." "You remind me of my mother." "Always so cold." "Fucked-up in the past and ready to fuck up others in the future." "Who are you to talk about my past?" "Look, gorgeous, the future's for people with nothing to do." "It's always caught me getting in and out of cars." "How old are you?" "Why?" "Why do you want to know?" "It doesn't matter." "Just curious." "25." "Get off!" "There's someone at the door." "Shit!" "Not only dumb but deaf too." "I'm coming!" "That's her!" "We've come to fix that toilet!" "How shall I put it?" "If there's one thing I know you can do it's break in to places." "I just need your help once." "That's all I want you to do." "200." "Go on, take it." "Come on!" "When did you ever see 200 euros before?" "What're you doing here?" "Raquel, look after him for me." "Do me that favour." "What's that?" "It's full of nappies for adults." "Holy shit!" "I think I just touched a rat!" "My God!" "It's a foetus!" "You'll come and visit me, won't you?" "I didn't know what to do!" "It was no good." "I'm sick..." "You understand, don't you?" "Raquel, please come and visit me." "Don't forget me." "Please." "Come back down to earth till we've finished." "Here, put these on." "What's that for?" "Just a look at this helps refresh people's memories." "We didn't say anything about guns." "I don't even know what we're doing here." "You're just here to break in." "Do I need to explain it again?" "I promise I won't use it." "Okay?" "Just as well." "I thought you weren't coming." "Come on in." "Thanks for coming to me." "The walk to your place kills me." "What's all that paint?" "You all look so ridiculous!" "You're all sluts." "There's no reason to try and look like ladies." "You complain if I use make-up, you complain if I don't." "You want too much for what you pay." "Get this shit off, for fuck's sake!" " You're crazy!" " Come on!" " Come on!" " What are you doing?" "No!" " Come on, damn it!" " No!" "Come on, get up!" "Get in there and lie down, fuck you!" "Good evening, bastard!" "You didn't expect me, did you?" "Open your mouth." "I said open it!" "That's it." "I wouldn't move." "My hand's not too steady." "Now I'm going to take it out very slowly." "If you shout, your dentist is going to be very pleased to see you." "Good." "Good, good." "Now listen..." "I'm going to ask you a very simple question." "Here we go..." "Where the hell is my father?" "Adrian." "What are you doing?" "I told you I don't know where he is." "My goodness." "You lawyers have bad memories outside your offices." "Come on, get up!" "Get moving." "Go on!" "Let's see those hands." "Move, damn it!" "Well, well." "I felt like something different tonight." "Act as what you are and I might even pay you." "Let's see..." "You know his address or at least where he is." "Tell me," "I'll leave and you go back to dreaming of all the money you make." "Adrian, what you're doing will only bring trouble." "Quite honestly, if they find out about this, they'll have you recommitted." "Well, well, well..." "And I didn't think anybody would find out." "So you can only keep secrets in one direction?" "You see?" "I knew you'd be interested in the end." "The sooner you tell me, the sooner you can call a doctor and tell him a good lie." "Keep that other hand where I can see it." "Lisbon!" "My father's living in Lisbon?" "It's the only address I have, you bastard." "Believe it or not, that hurt me as much as it hurt you." "Or more even." "Be seeing you, counsellor!" "So did I use the gun or not?" "You stabbed him with a knife!" "No, it was only a penknife." "Are all your neighbours so weird?" "He's not my neighbour." "He's Cud's father." "Mum?" "Mum?" "Mum, say something." "Please." "Mum!" "Speak to me!" "He was going to give me 120." "I'll call an ambulance." "Is there anything you want?" "I want to die!" "I have to call an ambulance." "Stay with her and whatever you do, don't leave." "Understand?" "Don't go anywhere." "Who's there?" "What...?" "What the fuck do you want?" "We've met before, haven't we?" "There's nothing here." "There's no money here." "By the way, I had to break a window." "I hope you don't mind." "I suppose at least you gave her the money, right?" "Fucking hell!" "You left without paying." "So you don't pay to beat women up?" "Not till tonight..." "But you're going to pay tonight." "And I promise you'll get as good as you give." "Excuse me." "Is this number 23?" "Do you know if anybody lives here?" "Thank you." "Good God!" "Adrian!" "I'm as surprised as you are." "I can't work out what's going on." "How did you find this place?" "The lawyer." "I have to see my father." "They told you he was here?" "Adrian, he's never lived here." "That's what I imagined." "But why the photo of my mother?" "I'm the only one who lives here." "My father must have paid you well for cooking his meals." "This must have cost you a fortune." "Look..." "I won't bother you." "I just want to talk to him." "This house belongs to your grandmother." "I lived here with her till just over a year ago." "Just over a year ago?" "What the hell do you mean?" "My grandmother's been dead for years." "Hasn't she?" "Adrian..." "When that happened to your mother, your grandmother couldn't bear it and we came to live here." "Her health's bad and she lives in a home." "That night you lost more people than you thought." "That's funny..." "What a fucking family." "So my grandmother ran away too?" "She's always been hard to get on with, as you know, but as you're here, I think you ought to see her." "No, thanks." "I've got enough ghosts in my mind as it is." "Then do it for yourself." "If anyone knows where your father is, she does." "I took some of your photographs." "You can't tell me anything, can you?" "Am I supposed to start crying now?" "Or at the end, when you leave?" "I can't believe it." "For someone who's been dead 10 years, you look well." "Don't look at me like that, will you?" "I knew you'd come sooner or later." "Did you need to destroy that poor man's hand?" "I don't believe it..." "A private school, the best treatment, to end up like that, stabbing people like a common criminal." "Are there any more lies I should know about or is this the last?" "This is not the best place to talk of lies, so drop it." "And please stop being so melodramatic." "You just look stupid." "I do not suffer fools gladly, especially in my own family." "You look at me as if I were an apparition." "To me you are an apparition." "I came here to see my father and end up talking to a corpse." "Shit!" "And it's me who's supposed to be crazy!" "Save me the emotional blackmail, Adrian." "The longer you live the more reason you give people to hate you." "So in my case, you must have hated me for years." "Your father's in South America." "Wasting his money on a young girl, for a change." "By the way, do you still see your psychiatrist?" "That's over." "I will not go back to the sanatorium." "I'm sick of treatment." "You'll do something bad in the end." "You'll go to jail and that'll be the end." "And I won't live forever." "So it's true." "Amelia said it wasn't my father who paid for everything but you." "Who always hated my guts!" "That Amelia would gossip at her own funeral." "Incredible as it is, you are my grandson." "I've done what my daughter would have wanted." "I've administered what's yours." "And don't confuse feelings." "That's bad taste." "I don't hate you, Adrian." "I don't love you, that's all." "Not any more." "The churches are full of people like you who confuse faith with fear." "You feel so much remorse you pray all day." "I have never prayed, young man." "I come here to complain." "I've been complaining half my life." "But either I'm deaf or nobody listens to me." "Don't compare me to those religious old women" "I get away from every morning." "I always thought my money would keep me away from people as old as this place, but here I am, surrounded by those who disgust me most." "Why did you do it?" "Because I hated her." "I hated your grandfather, but I never did anything like that." "Sure... but mother was pathetic." "Always showing me up, or don't you remember?" "Always reeking of wine, I hated going near her." "Father avoided her, of course, and you too." "Don't deny it." "But I was never taught to look the other way like you all did." "That made me sick." "It's been too many years, and I'm tired." "She's been after me all my life, and I don't know how to say sorry any more." "Your mother was the only thing I ever loved." "The only thing, you hear?" "You killed someone who was sick and left the rest of us here." "Don't expect me to thank you for it." "What a fright!" "Sorry." "What are you doing here?" "I came to give you a hand." "Your cousin couldn't come and asked me to come instead." "But half this stuff is his!" "What a nerve." "You really don't mind?" "No, no." "And I've got nothing better to do." "There's so much here, I don't know how I would have managed." "Can you close that?" "I've filled it too full." "I don't know what I'll do" " with so many clothes." " Right." "Which bags shall I take?" "Gonzalo," "I'm sorry about your mother..." "How is she?" "Coping..." "She gets up and goes out now." "She's been going to the clinic all week." "And she's stopped complaining so much." "You still don't know who did it?" "Yeah." "I heard about your dad up at the yard." "In this place, everybody knows everybody's business." "Well, some more than others." "Don't pretend." "I know you didn't like him." "Do you know who did it?" "That's what the police asked me." "I don't know." "He had plenty of enemies." "When a bastard gets killed, anybody could have done it." "They've been looking for fingerprints and all that." "It's here." "This place is a bit weird, isn't it?" "When I was little and my father punished me, I'd come up here." "Till today." "Put them over there, please." "Anyway..." "I'll be going." "Going?" "Yes, I'd better..." "Have a drink or something." "You've done me a favour, it's the least I can do." "And you can keep me company." "And my father won't come up here..." "Shit." "I shouldn't say that." "It's not funny." "How about something to eat or drink?" "Help yourself." "This thing with my father..." "it's like a relief." "I know that sounds terrible and I may be a bad daughter, but between you and me, I was sick of him." "I can tell you, you know what I mean." "You knew him." "I'm not glad but I won't shed any tears either." "What will you do now?" "We've put the business up for sale." "I've got some savings." "The real estate people say it'll soon be snapped up." "I'd like to set up my own business." "Can you see me running a shop?" "Yes, of course I can." " And anything you want." " Anything I want?" "Yes." "Like what?" "I don't know." "Anything." "And I'd come in and buy things." "Thanks." "You're so good to me." "Why that face?" "What face?" "That one." "Come on." "Evening." "Evening, Raquel." "Mind if I sit down?" "How are you?" "Okay..." "I can't work yet and I can't sleep for the pain, so here I am, doing what I always do." "Waiting for everything to go away." "I saw a friend of yours." "She sends her regards." "Amelia." "I bet you remember her." "Why are you doing this?" "You knew who I was, didn't you?" "That night you asked me how old I was, you knew who I was." "But I don't remember you." "I was too small." "And very affectionate." "And a pain too." "Following me around everywhere." "It made your mother..." "She was... very jealous." "What have you heard?" "Everything, I think." "Amelia found you work at the house, you got pregnant by my father," "my mother kicked you out." "Is there anything else?" "Only what you're looking at." "So you all know where I am..." "What more do you want?" "I've got nothing left." "You'll leave this place too." "I'm okay here." "Where's "here"?" "My bed?" "No." "There must be something better than this out there." "This town's stifling me." "And you should do the same." "My cousin still owes you money..." "Not any more." "We settled up this afternoon." "I forgot the debt, and he let me bring the bags." "Forgot...?" "Are you stupid?" "It's okay." "He wouldn't have given it to me anyway." "And at least I'm here now." " With you." " Stupid!" "I came out on top for once." "Are they still together?" "Your parents, I mean." "In her last few letters Amelia said something about your mother..." "That she was drinking too much?" "Yes, that's all she did." "I think my father's okay." "He always was." "He lives in South America with a girl who could be my sister." "I mean from her age." "And my mother... died." "A good few years ago." "I was only a kid." "My father fucked us all up well." "That's for sure." "Look..." "I'd rather Gonzalo didn't know about this." "Whatever." "It's none of my business." "If it was me, I think I'd like to know, but that's up to you." "The fact that he's my half-brother just makes me a bad influence." "Is that why you set fire to that bastard?" "Nothing to do with it." "All I know is I did the right thing." "That's him." "Was he the one that night?" "Take this and get out of the car." "Right, but I wasn't here, okay?" "Get out of the car!" "You took the wrong road." "My place is the other way." "Did I say anything about taking you home?" "Gonzalo!" " You're Gonzalo, aren't you?" " Yes." "Get in!" "Why?" "I haven't done anything." "You know who I am," " don't you?" " Yes." "Then get in the car and don't complicate things any further." "Or shall I call those two over?" "Look, your son's in that car." "The man with him is the family lawyer." "He'll do all the paperwork." "He's a real dog." "Maybe that's why he's the faithful kind." "So you won't have to worry." "Here." "Ask the lawyer for the other set of keys." "Thanks, but..." "I can't." "Get him to help out with Carmen." "That's what he's paid for." "I'm sure he can help." "This won't work out, Adrian." "Raquel, this is the only thing that'll work out." "What's going on, Mum?" "Adrian!" "Adrian!" "What are you doing?"