"For only 20 pesos, a beautiful artistic photo." "Step right up, folks." "Take home a family keepsake." "A plane, a pair of newlyweds, Hawaii, or a drive around the Obelisk." "Step right up, folks." "Come on in!" "For only 20 pesos, an artistic photo." "Step right up, sir." "This way." "Come in, sir." "This way." "Good, good." "What a lovely couple." "What trip will you choose?" "Get settled in, miss, and look into the distance." "For God's sake, sir!" "Switch places!" "It's indecent!" "There, there." "Keep still, okay?" "Keep still there." "Keep still, right there." "Watch the birdie." "Now smile." "Keep still!" "THE RUFFIAN" ""He who digs his grave will fall in it." Ecclesiastes, Chap." "XXVII, v.29" "We look married in the photo, don't you think?" "It's the loveliest photo I've ever seen." " You've gotta try and hit the target." " No, I always miss." " Come on!" " Gimme a gun so I can hit the circle." " It's a bullseye, not a "circle"." " Aren't they the same?" " No way." " Of course they are!" "You've gotta turn a bit." "Oh baby..." "We'll have so much fun." "Get in, ma'am." "Come on." " Thanks, sir." " It was nothing." "You're very kind, sir." "This story is based on a real event published in a police blotter in the French press." "Only the names and the place have been changed." "A stand." "Just like back home." "Hey, what's that?" ""Madame Florelle"." "Must be a French woman." "She guessed everything, even the thing with your boss." "I never would've believed it." "Nobody knew that, not even his wife." "I was getting creeped out." " Want to get our fortune told?" " If you want to..." " Good evening." " Good evening." "Card reading: 20 pesos." "Palm reading: 20." "Horoscope: 30." "See your future in the crystal ball: 50 pesos." " The tarot cards?" " Better the crystal ball, right?" " The ball, then." " Have a seat." " That's 50 pesos." " Oh, right." "I'm sorry." " Are you dating?" " No." " Friends?" " No, we're..." " We got married yesterday." " Yesterday?" "And you came here today..." "There are better honeymoon spots." "I see good luck at first." "Good luck!" "I see you alone together in a small house in a remote neighborhood." "There's a tree-lined street and lots of sky." "The man works... smiles..." " What's your profession?" " Carpenter." "I see you working in a workshop." "Your workshop, I think." " I told you, see?" " Yeah." "I see days of happiness and worries." "You'll have children." "I see them." "There are two of them." "A boy and a girl." "Now I also see... farther away a woman." "A bad woman." "She crosses your path and wants to split you up." "But the woman disappears." "Years pass." "You live peacefully and death is far away." "Death...!" "Let's go." "What are you doing here?" " Get out!" " She's crazy." "Didn't you hear?" "Get out!" "Hey, are you alone?" "Always the same on Saturdays." "Nobody has any money to spend here." "Is this all you made?" "It's not much." "You can't be asleep, especially on Saturdays." "You have to be at the door calling to people." "What's wrong?" "Seeing things again?" "It's horrible to be unable to remember and to see that man there who wants to kill me." "You'll end up crazy." "Crazy..." "Crazy..." "(Radio broadcast of boxing match.)" "Hello, who are you calling for?" "Andres, I'm all alone." "I need to see you." "Can you stay over tonight?" "Wrong number." "It's true." "You never believe me, but it's true." "He's leaving jail to kill me." " I just saw him." " Where?" " You know where." "You know me." " In my crystal ball." " Oh, right, sure." " Who is he?" " I don't know." "I don't know, but..." "I need protection, someone to escort me home." "All right, ma'am, calm down." "We don't have anyone available now." "But we'll watch over you." "On your block, they're ordered to." " Yes, but I'm afraid." " You'll be fine, ma'am." "You pity me, don't you?" " You think I'm crazy and you're putting me on." " No, ma'am." "Let her out." "Here you are, Dr. De Marco." " Thanks for your help." " It's fine." "It's the least I could do." " Who is she?" " A nut." "Always thinks she'll get killed." " Know her?" " Yeah, she's a local." "She works at the fairgrounds and lives alone in a vacant house." " That's why she's scared." " Quite logical." " Good night." " Good night, doctor." "Ma'am!" "Do you feel unwell, ma'am?" "Who, me?" "I saw you at the station." "You seemed uneasy, like you were scared." "Want me to take you home?" "Get in." "I don't like to walk the streets alone this late." "I appreciate you driving me." " Where do you live, ma'am?" " Not far." "On Leandro Aleny Ciber." "I noticed you watching me at the station." " You heard what I said, right?" " Some of it." "They think I'm crazy, but I'm not." "What I'm saying is true." "Your name is Isabel." "Isabel?" "No." "My name is Florelle." " Did your husband die?" " I've always been alone." "You don't remember having seen me before?" "I don't know who you are." "I've never seen you." "Why do you ask?" "Years ago, I met a woman who looked just like you." "She was my friend's wife." "Just like me, you say?" "Thank you." " It was very nice of you to drive me." " Can I ever visit you?" "Whenever you want." "At night I'm always at the amusement park." " Careful with the railing!" " Oh, you scared me!" "The railing is like the house." "It's falling to pieces." " How are you out this late?" " I told my folks I'd study at a friend's." "I can stay all night." "Don't look at me like that." "Aren't you glad?" "Yes, I'm glad you came." "I'm really scared to be alone." " So you wanted to be with me?" " I was dying to see you." " Who is it?" " It's me, open up." "What was with you last night?" "I was afraid, and felt lonely." "I told you never to call me at home!" "Call my office if you have something to tell me." "Yesterday I saw the court clerk." "I got you permission to stay another six months." "And I paid the electric bill." "Thank you." "You look pretty." "Now that I'm here..." "I might as well stay a while." "I slept badly." "I don't feel well." "Tomorrow's better." "All right." "Where should I wait for you?" " Down at the bar, at midnight." " Be on time." " Okay." "Why are you getting dressed?" "It's early, only 7:00." "You can't go home yet." "What's wrong?" " I heard everything you told him!" " Like what?" " He wanted to come inside!" " He's the manager." " And he comes this late?" "They let me live here because of him." "Everyone else got evicted." "Like I said, I had nowhere to go." "He had me stay when the owner died and the heirs started feuding." "I'm not interested in those stories." "You're jealous." " You're very foolish." "A little boy." " No, I'm not a little boy." " Last night, you yourself said..." " Stay!" "I don't love anyone more than you." "You're so young..." "The man who came is your lover, right?" "I'm sure you've kissed." "Don't go." "I'll never come back!" "(Mock Chinese accent:) Look, look, look." "The more you look, the less you see, eh?" "Look." "Lower it." "Sir, want to be in the air so your wife can't see you?" "No, you don't?" "There she is again." "She wants to talk to you." " Why are you here at this hour?" " I can't keep working." "I saw him again." "I see him every night in my crystal ball." "He leaves jail and looks for me." "He'll come soon, I know it." "I'm scared." "This morning I broke a mirror." " I'm leaving, okay?" " You're nuts!" " Far away, where I can't be found!" " Don't shout, idiot!" "You owe me lots of money." "If you want to go, first pay me in full." "Besides, nobody leaves me unless I want them to." "And you..." "I still like you." "Why won't you tell me who I am, and where you found me?" "Get out!" "Go do your work!" "End of discussion." " You're abusing her, Nino." " She wants to leave." " Then let her." " Her stand cost me 8,000 pesos." " You made that and more." " You've exploited her for 10 years." " I do what I want, got it?" "Watch out, Nino." "I'm running out of patience." "Some day it will all come out and it won't be pretty." " You?" " I wanted to see you." " You weren't expecting me?" " Yes... no, I didn't know when you'd come." "I wanted to see you with all your magic." "The cards, the horoscopes..." " How long have you done it?" " A while. 10 years, I think. - 10 years?" " And before that?" " Before?" " Why do you ask?" " No reason, just curious." "A woman." "A long road." "And at the end of it: a man." "The woman might be named Florelle." "Can you read tarot cards?" "A friend taught me years ago what each card means." "I think they combine sometimes in a way that's like a sign of destiny." "A man who comes for justice..." "Who are you?" "I'm a psychiatrist and I can help you." "The cards say so." "You've lost something in your life." "Let me help you find it." "You need me." "Here's my card." "Come and see me one afternoon at my office." " I'll call you." " Do it, for your own good." "See you soon." "I'll be expecting you." "Hector!" "See?" "Everything comes in time, even freedom." "Don't forget what I said:" "If you need me, I'm at Luna Park." " Good luck." " Same to you." "Good evening." " Do you have a room?" " Of course." "Just for a night?" "No, I plan to stay a while." "Then I'll take down your info." " What's your name?" " Hector Medrano." " Age?" " 38." "Profession?" "Mechanic." "Your ID, please." " What number did you call?" " 7423193." "It doesn't exist." "For over six years, 742 has been automatic." "Excuse me, could you tell me if Mrs. Danielli lives next door?" " No one lives there, sir." " Since when?" "I don't know, but in five years here I've never seen anyone." " Is there anyone who can tell me?" " Maybe the gardener." "He's old and comes monthly." "Lives in Quilmes and has a nursery there." " Don't you know his name?" " Bertoluccio Bertolutti, I think." " Thank you, miss." " It's no problem, sir." "I don't know anything." "I tend the garden by court order and I only know what the locals say:" "That she disappeared 10 years ago, she was a widow, and she had no heirs..." "She abandoned the house." "That's why the court looks after it." "Did you know her?" "Me?" "No..." " Me, no." " Thought so." "Nobody's asked about her in a long time." "I just arrived from Italy." "I spent 12 years there and came to say hello for a friend." " Do you have the keys to the house?" " No, sir." "Only to the garden." " Why not talk to the judge?" " What for?" "Don't you know?" "In that house, a crime was committed." "I didn't know." "Who are you?" " What's your name?" " My name doesn't matter!" "Nothing, no information." "Imagine that, all those years ago she collected on the policy and vanished." "Not a word since." "Why not go to the police?" "Maybe they can tell you something." "Okay." "Sure." " Thanks a lot." " Don't mention it." " Mr. Medrano." " Yes?" " Would you?" "You must leave the key there before you go out." "I forgot." " Forgot to pay your bill too." " I'll pay tomorrow." "You said that before." "You owe me for 15 days." " Things are bad for me." " Sorry, but you need to pay me." "Pay me tomorrow without fail." "No more extensions." "All right." "THOMPSON AND FERNANDEZ FOR THE TITLE" "Excuse me, you can tell me if Angel Romero comes here?" "Angel?" " Oh, Romero." "Not anymore." " Know where I might find him?" "He hurt a guy in a street fight." "He's locked up." " He was, but he got out." " He did?" "I haven't seen him here." "I doubt he'll come." "They took away his license." " Got a light, please?" " Of course." "You a friend of Angel?" "Yeah." "Go to the fairgrounds." "Out back is "The Chamamé"." " He tends bar there." " Thanks." "Tell him Luciano sent you." "VARIETY SHOWS CHAMAMÉ" " BAR/RESTAURANT" "I have, I have for you:" "Love." "I have, I have for you:" "Passion." "And a thousand more things I have for you, and just for you." "Beside, beside my heart, here," "I have hopes of being, yes, yes, always for you, all for you, and just for you." "I went to the Luna but it's no use." "They denied my license." "Sure, I'm not a draw anymore, but I used to pack the place, you know?" "Luckily I know this bartending crap." "And you?" "How are things?" " Bad?" " Yeah." "I'm a bit hard-up." " Flat broke." " Well, I can help you out." " Here, 1000 pesos." "That enough?" " For now, yeah." "I appreciate it." " Return in a few days." "I'll find you something." " Okay." "...I have for you, and just for you." "They also must be for you." "I have, I have for you, my dear, the madness of love, frenzy, and a thousand more things" "I have for you, and only for you." "And a thousand more things," "I have just for you." "Take the chance to come see the most electrifying show of all time." "Full of excitement, amazement." "The doors to the enchanted oriental paradise will soon open." "Who might lead us through its paths of wonders?" "Two figures taken from a book of legends brought to life." "The man who transposes the world of darkness, Yiri Chang, the most famed of the magicians who traveled the world's great capitals." "Ladies and gents, all I'll say are two words." "Those who've truly understood me, in the good intention of seeing the most wonderful show of all time, specially priced for absolutely everyone and affordable on any budget, so that all can witness it with this great deal we're offering." "Everyone go get your tickets." "We're starting now, ladies and gents." "The public is now entering the tent, eager to see the show..." "I now present a frightful show, so I advise all those with heart problems to go, but I won't refund your tickets." "No, no, I don't do refunds." "I do decapitations, but not refunds." "Want to put your leg in to get it cut off?" "Anyone want to put their leg or head in?" "Nobody?" "I'll demonstrate, so you're not scared." "Macaco, please lift the blade." "Please, really high, okay?" "So they can see." "Now give me a carrot." "Perfect." "I'll put the carrot here to show how to cut off a leg." "Don't be afraid." "I'll put the carrot here and Macaco is very skilled." "He cuts lots of carrots, and looks like one." "Oh, perfect." "Did you see that?" "Lift it, lift it, please." "I'll explain a moment to give the young lady time." "Take this, miss, the device here." "Um, okay, now I'll use the young lady." "Please, miss, pass me the knife." "Okay, perfect." "Put your leg there, miss." "Good." "I put the knife here, so it falls and cuts off her leg, making her a hit with men in the street." "Now for the leg." "More towards that man." "Look at his face." "Sock him, ma'am." "He's staring at her leg." "Hey, please, don't laugh." "Set the blade please, Macaco." "Okay, no more laughing." "You can't laugh because now this leg's gonna fall hard." "Careful, eh?" "You might die of a heart attack." "Silence, it's dangerous." "It could cost her her life." "Careful, Macaco." "One, two, three." " What are you looking at?" " I'll tell you later." " We're being followed." " We are?" " Yeah, by a strange guy." "I saw him earlier in the park watching us." "Let's hurry." "Hurry up with that key." "Turn on the light." "He kept going." "Yeah." " What'd you see?" " Thought he was tailing us." "You've had that fixation a while." "You both see things." "Turn it on." "In the subway, I turned to look at him, and he hid his face." "I saw him in the park, I'm sure of it." "I got a good look at him." "Why'd you notice him?" " He looked at me oddly." " You're the odd one." "You always think that men watch you." "Don't kid yourself, you're old." " And you, more cowardly by the day." " You're asking for it..." "Who is it?" "Open up!" "Police!" "Show me your badge." "Who are you?" "Give me your ring." "But who are you?" "How dare you!" "I said give me the ring!" "This ring, it's yours?" "Yes." "Since when?" "For a long time." "Five or six years." " Did you buy it?" " Yes." " Where?" "In an auction..." "at the Municipal Bank." "How much was it?" "I don't remember well..." " Around 1000 pesos." " You're lying." "This emerald is worth over 100,000 pesos." "You didn't buy it at any auction!" "I first saw this ring years ago on someone else's hand." "It belonged to a woman who disappeared mysteriously." "And now I realize..." " You two killed her!" " No, it's not true!" "She's alive." " She's alive?" " Yes." "Why don't you say something?" "Talk!" "Tell him the truth!" "Tell me." "One night, 10 years ago, we were driving to Buenos Aires." "In a residential neighborhood, I hit her." "She ran out in front of the van." "When I hit her, her purse fell and opened." "I saw lots of money inside." "I loaded her in and started for a hospital but got scared of all the questions." " When she came to, she had amnesia." " And?" "We didn't find any documents in her purse or clothes, just the keys." " I kept them." "They're here." " Give me them!" "Okay." "I could've kept the money and left her, but I pitied her, so I took her in." " Because you liked her!" " You liar, you're just jealous!" "It's true, sir." "I never abused her." "I could never do that." "She was crazy." "Actually, I took care of her and it cost far more than she had." "Here they are." "These are the keys." "She worked with me for a while at the fairgrounds, after I learned she could do horoscopes and read palms." " Where is that woman?" " I don't know." "She escaped two years ago." "That was the last I heard of her." "Stop, leave him alone!" "I'll tell you." "I'm sick of that woman and all her stories!" "Stories?" "She says a man's going to leave jail to come kill her." " Where is that woman?" " At the fairgrounds." " Yeah." "At a stand we rented to her." "She's a fortune-teller." "They call her Madame Florelle." "Card reading: 20 pesos." "Palm reading: 20." "Horoscope: 30." "Sit down there." " Don't you remember me?" " Who are you?" "I'm Hector." "Hector Medrano." " Have you ever come to see me before?" " No." "Here, never." "Then how am I supposed to remember you?" " What do you want?" " I'm looking for a woman." "An ill-fated love?" "It's a strange story." "Seeing the past or present in the crystal ball costs 50 pesos." "First I need to tell you about a secret part of my life." "Sit down and talk." "I'm listening." "I have to tell you about Dr. Danielli, who was a famous surgeon, and about his wife Isabel Fontana, a very beautiful woman." "Ten years ago, I started working as a driver at the Daniellis'." "They had no children." "They lived in San Isidro in a lavish home." " Boss says hurry, they're going out." " Now?" " No, in an hour." " Oh, there's time." " What are they doing?" " Arguing as usual." "I've always said money doesn't make anyone happy." "See?" "This couple and all they have, what good does it do them?" "You and I don't have anything, but we're happier." " You look cute today." " Really?" "I swear." "Prettier than yesterday." "Must be... because I had a real nice night." "If that's why, then you'll wake up every morning like a rose." " A rose?" " Mhm." " See you later?" " At midnight, in my room." "Think about what I said." "You have to see Dr. De Marco." "Do you hear me?" " I don't want to argue now." " I'm not arguing." "I say you're sick and you need help." "He's a psychiatrist." "Do you think I'm mentally ill?" " Your head doesn't reason properly." " You want to drive me crazy." "I didn't lead you to those absurd obsessions." "All those horoscopes, fortune-tellings, and seances are a neurosis." "You're always worked up, nearly hysterical." "Like it or not, you'll see De Marco." "My duty is to cure you." "Can I tell De Marco the whole truth?" "What truth?" "About you, your habits." "Your friendship with Mauricio, your assistant." "That boy isn't my assistant anymore." "But it's you who's truly insane." "Keep it up and I'll have to commit you." "How many lovers have you had?" "The same as anyone else." "I don't believe you." "You're a man that women like." "All women." "Want me to tell you something?" "Sure." "Do you know who likes you?" "Who?" "Mrs. Danielli." " Me?" " Yeah, you." "When you're in the garden, she watches you from her window." " I've seen her more than once." " She's an odd woman." "She's a young woman and she needs a man." " She has her husband." " No..." "She has no husband." "Unlike her, I've got you... and I won't leave you or let anyone take you from me." "Good morning." "You know what the other drivers say?" "No, I don't." "That you're the most elegant lady of them all." "I think they even envy me." "Certain things greatly influence people's moods." "I know other drivers who are always in a bad mood." "Do you know why?" "Well, because they drive around an old or ugly woman." "Sometimes I'm in a bad mood, but it passes quickly once I see you." "Hurry, Hector." "It's getting late." " Should I wait?" " Yes, wait." "How are you, Isabel?" " Fine, De Marco." "And you?" " Glad to see you." " Looking for your husband?" " Yes." " He's in Operating Room 6." "Thank you, miss." " You should wait in the hall." " Why?" "He's performing a very unpleasant operation." "That's not what you want to spare me, right?" " It's best not to discuss some things." " Sure." "I never see you, Isabel." "And all I do is think of you." " We mustn't discuss that either." " I can't even see you?" " We're having lunch at Martori's tomorrow." "You friends?" " Yes." " Get invited." " I'm already invited." " Then I'll be glad to see you." " See you tomorrow." " See you tomorrow." "Hello." "Forceps." "Scissors." "Forceps." "Mauricio..." "Yes, ma'am?" "I thought you'd left, but I see you're still my husband's assistant." " Yes, ma'am." " Then..." " I have to talk to you." " We have nothing to discuss." "It's not just her obsession with spiritualism and horoscopes." "It's something more serious." "My wife is really ill." " Want a cognac?" " No." " Any other liquor?" " No, nothing." " And you, doctor?" " Me neither." "What's wrong with her?" "Hysteria, crying spells, nervous breakdowns, obsessions." " Any organic cause?" " None that I know, but she's an unsatisfied woman." " In what sense?" " Sexually." "Is there any reason?" "There's a moral flaw in her character, a seed of madness." "She acts too impulsively, and it worries me." "I want you to see her, to treat her." "I need your diagnosis." " I'm at your service." " Danielli, there's a phone call." " Take it in there." " Thanks." "Your wife is going to perform a seance for us, hurry." "These seances infuriate Danielli." "That's the funnest part for me." "Come on." "Hello?" "Yes, it's me." "Weren't you coming at 11:00?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Everyone's here." "What'll you do now?" "I'll be right there." "Wait for me." "Goodbye." "A woman." "A long road." "And at the end of it, a man." "A man who's different from the others." "OK, Isabel." "Enough cards." "Let's do the seance." "Sit at the table and turn off the lights." "Women love all this." "Palm reading, fortune telling." "Yes, anything fantastical." "But also, your wife is an extraordinary medium." " You'll see tonight." " Sorry, Martori." "I must go to the clinic." "It's urgent." "They just called." "Tell Isabel I'll send the car and be home late." " Of course." "I'll walk you to the elevator." " Thank you." "Silence." "Silence." "Let's call the spirits." "Let's all concentrate on Isabel." "Speak, Isabel." "Speak." "Tell us who you're calling." "Speak, Isabel." "It's here... it's here now." "It's manifesting itself in me." "Say its name." "No, no!" "It says there's a man who appears at night and dominates me." "It's the herald of a tragedy." "Keep going, Isabel." "Keep going." "Keep going, Isabel!" "Keep going!" "Oh, I can't!" "I can't!" "I can't!" "Feel better?" " Yes, it passed." "I'm okay." " It was a nervous breakdown." " Did that ever happen to you before?" " Never." "I know you don't believe it." "Like my husband, you think it's a symptom of madness." " He told you about me, I'm sure." " Yes." " What did he say?" " That you need psychiatric treatment." " Is he going to commit me?" " No, Isabel." "I know Danielli well and I know what he wants." "He wants to justify himself, to tell the world his wife's crazy." "You won't be my patient, Isabel." "But I'll arrange to see you at my office." "How can you be faithful to him?" "A man who scorns and humiliates you." " Please, I beg you..." " You have the right to be happy." "What you need is to break free of your husband." "I love you, Isabel." " Bye, Isabel." "I'll see you at my office." " No, Antonio." "I won't go." " Why?" "Aren't I your only friend?" " That's why I won't go." "I don't want to be alone with you." "I don't want to do anything crazy." "Please understand me." " I'll call you tomorrow." " OK, as you wish." " But don't fail to call." " I won't." "See you tomorrow." "See you tomorrow." "Ma'am." " Ma'am..." " Let go of me!" "You?" "Why are you here?" "Get out!" "Get out right now!" "Get out." " Another obsession of yours." " No it's not." " Give me a reason then." "Why do you want Hector fired?" " I'm entitled to manage my home and the help." " That's not a reason." " Hector is a good driver." " You don't notice his bills, but I do." "Since he came, expenses for the cars have doubled." "And in under three months, three tires have gone missing." " Do you think that's okay?" " No." "I'll talk to him." "Anything else, ma'am?" "No, that's fine." "Thank you." " Hector." " What?" " I waited for you last night." "I couldn't go." "We got back late and I had to be up early to prep the car." " Tomorrow the doctor has a medical conference." " Sure, but..." "I haven't seen you in days." "Not interested in seeing me anymore?" "Me, though, I look out for you." "I have some news for you." "Mrs. Danielli asked her husband to fire you." " She did?" " Yeah." "She says you're stealing and that tires are going missing." "It's curious that she wants to fire you." "Why?" "It's something..." "that just occurred to me." " Wanna hear what I think?" " I don't care what you think." "But you might care what I do, if what I think is true." " I'm dining with Dr. Alfaro." " I know." " I'll be late, don't wait up." " And you, remember:" "Cordoba tomorrow." "Have the car ready." " Already is, sir." "Take me to the salon." "Where are you going?" "You should've went straight." "Answer, will you?" "Stop right now." "Where are you taking me?" "We're alone." "You can call me Hector, like usual." "So I'm robbing you and you want me fired?" "Is that right?" "I understand." "You detest me and need me, right?" "By day, you're a lady." "By night, you're different." "It's been three days." "I want to see you tonight." "I'll wait for you in my room." "Herminia." "Where are you going?" "What are you doing?" "I'm leaving here." " What happened?" " Nothing, sir." "I want to leave, so I'm leaving." "At this hour?" " Where is my wife?" " Ask the driver." "With a servant!" "But he's a man!" "Don't move or I'll shoot." "You're not going to shoot me." "Give me that gun." "What have you done?" "Take him down to the garage." "Take him down?" "What for?" "You're traveling to Cordoba tonight." "Remember?" "The medical conference." "I'll prepare the suitcase." " On the way..." " I got it, say no more." "I don't know what happened." "I heard two shots." "If you two killed him, I'll report you to the police." "If it's not him, I don't care, but the rest of your life won't be enough to pay this off." " Good evening." " Good evening." " Registration, please." " Of course." "Sleeps like a log." "That's right." "He's fortunate to be able to sleep like that." "All right." " Have a good trip." " Thank you." "GRAVE ACCIDENT ON ROAD TO CORDOBA DR. LUIS DANIELI DIES TRAGICALLY" "DEEP SORROW OVER DOCTOR'S DISAPPEARANCE" "DR. LUIS DANIELI'S REMAINS BURIED YESTERDAY" "A month after the accident, with all legal procedures completed," "Mrs. Isabel Fontana, widow of Dr. Danielli, declares herself familiar with all the expert reports, saying she's been informed and is in agreement." " Anything to add, ma'am?" " No..." "Nothing." "Having nothing further to declare, period." "Date it." "In these accident cases with no autopsy or investigation, it's a fast process." " He had life insurance, right?" " Yes, inspector." "Soon you'll get the police's reports and our ones for the insurance company." "Thank you very much." "How much was the policy for?" "One million." " Do you mind, ma'am?" " Of course not." "Sign here." "Thank you." "Sign here too, ma'am." "And here." "Sorry, but the paperwork is endless when an insurance company pays out." "Your check, ma'am." "One million pesos." "Thank you very much." "600,000... 700,000... 800,000... 900,000... 1,000,000." " Thank you." " It's no bother, ma'am." "Hello?" "Yes, who is this?" "With Mrs. Danielli's house." "She forgot her gloves at our office this afternoon." "Yes, when she collected on the policy." "If she lived closer, I'd send them, but nobody's available now." "If she sends for them, let us know at the entrance." "What are you doing here?" "You shouldn't be here or answering the phone!" "We're not alone in the house." "I don't want the help to see us together." "They won't find out." "They're in the kitchen, busy." " That's just what I wanted to discuss." " What?" "The cook and the maids, starting tomorrow... are history." "You'll fire all three, got it?" "I want new people... because I I'm moving in here." " In here?" " Yes." "In our house." "Have any objections?" "No, right?" "Good." "We'll get along real well." "You'll see." "What happened to you today?" "I didn't see you all day." "Where were you?" "Doing errands." " Did you go to the insurance company?" " No." " I phoned them yesterday." " What'd they say?" "Collecting on the policy will take a while." "Why?" "They're doing their own report, and drawing it out." "They're very demanding, always suspicious." "They make me sign so many papers." " When will we get the money?" " I don't know, in six months or a year." "No!" "No, please!" "Don't hit me!" "No!" "Where's the money?" "They paid you today at the insurance company!" "Half of that money is mine!" "Half a million is mine!" " Where is it?" " I took it to the lawyer." "It takes a lot of money to pay the expenses to get it." "Go, but know that we'll do this nightly until you give me what's mine." "And something worse might happen to you too." "The police department, please." "Inspector Benitez?" "It's Mrs. Danielli." "Yes." "Inspector?" "I need to talk to you." "It's very urgent and important." "No, I can't tonight." "Yes, tomorrow." "Early tomorrow?" "Yes, all right." "See you tomorrow." "How long have you suspected that man, ma'am?" "Since my husband died." "So... a month or so ago." "Yes." "And right away I noticed..." "a few strange details." "What details?" "My husband had 50,000 pesos in a briefcase on him." "It disappeared." "A pistol from his glove box also disappeared." " And you think that the driver killed him to steal it?" " I think he killed him." "I think he must have the money hidden." "But he had another motive..." "What motive?" "That man was my lover." "It was crazy, a one-night stand." "After that, he always hated my husband." "He told me my husband was coming between us." "Why not report him earlier?" "I was afraid." "I thought about my family, my friends..." "They always talk." "Do you understand?" "I shouldn't have come." "I don't want to cause a scandal." "You won't, ma'am." "Your private life is your own." "Justice is another matter." "If I make the complaint and I sign it, will you keep my name secret?" "I need your word, inspector." "I give you my word." "Then..." "I trust you." "What will you do?" "Urgently request an autopsy." "Sign the authorization for me now and tomorrow night at the latest I'll get back to you." "Hello?" "Yes, inspector, it's me." "You were right, ma'am." "He was killed by two gunshots." "Is that man there?" "We're about to search for him." "Yes, we'll also search for the money." "You should leave before we arrive, but don't let him notice." "Very well." "Who was that?" "Dr. De Marco called me." "Ah, your advisor." "The guy who kissed you that night in the car." "One of your lovers, I'm sure." "But I don't care about that anymore." "I came for what I said last night:" "the money I'm owed!" " You must have it hidden around here." " I don't want you to leave me!" "If I give you all the money, I'm afraid you'll go." "That's why I can't give it to you." "Is that the truth?" "Yes." "I need you to love me, not the money." "Why lie to me about the insurance policy?" "Like I said..." "I was afraid." "I thought you might leave." "But I don't want you to lack for anything." "You seem off." "I'm anxious." "You know I want you." "I'll go to your room tonight, like before." " Can I stay here?" " No, not here." "Tomorrow I'll fire the help, then we'll be at ease." "Wait for me tonight in your room." "I'll come right away." "Don't be long." " Let's go!" "Didn't you hear the police?" " Yes, but we'd better take her and dump her down the road." "That night... ten years ago..." "Isabel Fontana disappeared and she's the woman I'm looking for." "She's never been heard from since." " And you can help me." " I don't know." " Those stories don't interest me." " You can, I'm sure of it!" "I'll try." "Nothing." "Shadows." "A distant fog." "I need to think and concentrate." "Come back tomorrow." "Didn't you hear?" "Tomorrow." "No!" "Not tomorrow!" "Today!" "Now!" "You'll have to come with me." "I want to show you Mrs. Danielli's house." "No!" "I can't leave here!" " I'm telling you, I can't!" " OK, ma'am." " Don't shout." " I can't!" "All right." " Do I pay you now?" " As you wish." "Here." "Here." "Thank you." "...with her mind, under the total control of the subconscious, levitate toward the crowd." "You must be able to check, verify in detail with your own hands, above, below, and beside, that no invisible strings hold her." "It's the wonderful power exercised by this superior mind, which we all must see today." "For that, ladies and gentlemen, I need only say two words." "Where are you going?" "I'm done for today." "I'm really tired." " You're going to meet him." " Who?" " The man who came to see you." " Why?" "I don't know who he is." " Why'd he come?" "For a consultation." "He's looking for a woman." " Why such interest in him?" " No reason." "I came to tell you this:" "Berta and I are leaving." "In two days, we'll go to the provinces." "Do whatever you want." "I never want to see you again." " Why?" " Why not?" " Wait!" "If you're leaving me, first tell me where you found me." " Tell me who I am!" " Let go!" " No, you can't leave me like this!" "After so many years, not like this!" "If you go, I'll report you!" "Trash, you're trash!" "That's who you are!" "Dr. De Marco?" "It's Florelle, remember?" "Yes, that's why I called." "I need to see you." "Yes." "Thanks, don't bother." "Yes." "OK, I'll come now in a car." "No, don't worry." "Thank you." "I was scared." "I was always scared." "It was nighttime." "I escaped." "I was beaten." "The lights." "The lights!" " Did I speak?" " Mhm." " Did I say anything about my other life?" " Yes." "So the memories are inside me." "They're in the depths of your consciousness." "Will I ever be able to find out who I am, who I was?" "You'll remember, Isabel." "Isabel..." "You call me Isabel." "I never thought I'd be named that." "It's a lost name that'll be yours again." "I'll return it to you." "You were right to come see me." "Why did you come?" "I don't know." "Tonight I suddenly thought of you." "I thought that you were my last hope." "Can I be cured?" "Can I recover my memory?" "I think so." " Do you trust me?" " Yes." "I feel good beside you." "You see where I live?" "Don't be surprised that I'm scared sometimes." " Want to come up?" " No, you need to face your fears alone." "I'm not sure I'll be able to." "I'll call tomorrow." " Can I call you?" " I'm asking you to." "We must meet again to continue your treatment." "I'll call you early." " See you tomorrow." " See you tomorrow, Isabel." "Can I use the phone?" "Of course." "It's there in the room." "The man who's gonna kill you just got out of jail." "Thanks." " Can you do me a favor?" " Name it." "Call this number: 490206." " At 12:00 sharp, so they open the door for me." " OK." "When they answer it, hang up." "They know what it's for." " Here." " Thanks." "Who is it?" "I was with you last night at the fairgrounds." " How'd you know I live here?" " Your card, ma'am." " It's late." "What is it?" " I lost my wallet at your stand." " I didn't find it." "Go there tomorrow." " Open up for me." "What are you afraid of?" "I want to give you my information." "Come in." "Answer it, ma'am." "No." "I don't understand." "He says he just got out of jail?" "Hang up!" "Hang up!" "Do you feel unwell, ma'am?" "Excuse me." "Is Madame Florelle here?" " Yeah, and you are?" " Raul." "Wait here." " Someone's asking for you." " Who is it?" " Some kid named Raul." "He's at the door." "I'll be right there." " Why come without warning?" " I called twice, but you didn't answer." " You can't call either." " Then why ask me to call?" " You were afraid!" " Shh!" " Who's that man?" "I'm sure he lives here." " Not your concern." "Now go." " So then I won't see you again?" " You will, but don't shout." " I'll call you." " When?" " This week." "I want to see you." "All I do is think of you." "We'll see each other very soon." "Here." "The mirror I broke the other day." "You'll call me?" "You promise?" "I promise." "It was the kid from the hardware store with the mirror I bought yesterday." "Why are you lying?" " Me?" " Yes." "You're lying." "He could be your son, but he's one of your lovers." "One more." "Because one thing dominates you:" "Men." " You're worse than a prostitute." " It's not my fault." "Sometimes I think that it's my life's secret." "It's horrible to not be able to remember the past." "Tonight you'll remember." "Come in." "What house is this?" "You don't recognize it?" "No." "Follow me." "Why did you bring me here?" "Look." "She looks just like me!" "Whose portrait is that?" "Remember?" "But whose house is this?" "It's yours." "Get a good look!" "It's you!" "From 10 years ago, when you lived here!" "You were Dr. Danielli's wife!" "People thought you were an honest woman, but at night you'd go to my room and climb into my bed!" "Remember?" "I killed your husband, because of you!" "You made it all look like an accident, to collect the insurance money." "Then you reported me, to keep the money for yourself!" "I paid with ten years in prison!" "But now... if you don't tell me where the money is you'll pay with your life!" "What's one more crime to me now?" "Why are you holding the keys?" "Where's the money?" "Where'd you put it?" " I'll kill you if you don't remember!" "Got that?" "I'll kill you!" " Stop!" "Now's a bad time to stay, but we'll be back." "Cops came, must've seen the light." "They'll come back." "We can't let them find us here." "Go upstairs." "You're leaving?" "I'll be right back." "I'm going to buy cigarettes." "Hello?" "Nino!" "I'm going to be killed!" "Come quick, please!" "Spare me your messes." "Not interested." "Like I told you: forget we exist." "Hello?" "Andrés, please come!" "You idiot, I'll have you kicked out if you call here again." "Hello." " Raul?" " No, it's his father." "Stop bothering us." "Call my son again and I'll notify the police!" "Hello?" "Dr. De Marco?" "It's me, Isabel." "I remember now, I remember it all." "Come right now, I need you." "Call the police, call Inspector Benitez." "My life is in danger!" "Hello?" "Hello?" "I'm glad you know you're Isabel, widow of the famous surgeon Dr. Danielli." "Now you can tell me where you hid the money!" "Don't bother banging on it!" "You won't escape!" "No!" "Please, I'll give you all the money!" "It's at my house, behind the painting!" "I'll get it later but first, I have a score to settle with you!" "No, I'm begging you!" "You ratted on me!" "I paid my debt!" "Now you'll pay too!" "No!" "Isabel!" "Isabel!" " It's De Marco!" " Help!" "De Marco, I'm here!" " Come here!" " He won't make it in time!" "Shout!" "Call them!" "No, please, no!" "Say something, Isabel!" "Isabel, I'm coming!" "Answer me, Isabel!" "Isabel!" "I'm coming, answer me!"