"C'mon, Benito." "Enough already!" "Time to lock up, gents." "Benito, clean up the restrooms." "Goddammit, what fucking luck." "Quiet, animals, it's Benny." "Pauli..." "Pauli..." "Pauli..." "Pauli, are you asleep?" "Pauli..." "Fuck, Benito..." "Pauli, I gotta tell you something very important." "There's this guy named Garces who organizes concerts at roadside macro-discotheques..." "Well, he's coming down to the Utopia tomorrow to see me play the trumpet." "Benito, you stink of whiskey." "What time is it?" "I know, I know..." "I should've called you, Pauli." "Just before close, this cool group of tourists dropped in... wanting to know of any open bars." "Naturally, I couldn't say no..." "I told them "I have to go straight home,"" "but they said, "No, come along."" ""I'm not going to no bar", I said, "I'm going home."" " And that's what I did." " Oh, Lord!" "Give me a kiss..." "Cut the crap, Benito." "I was looking for you cos your aunt from Estella called..." "Aunt Encarna?" "Bad news, for sure." "Your dad's in bad shape." "He's got little time left." "Can I have worse luck?" "I was gonna impress Garces with "Stella by Starlight"." "Real easy, Chet Baker style." "Now, what do I tell him?" "Don't you give a shit that your dad's dying?" "Seems I could mourn his death just as easily here in Madrid while advancing career-wise." "What about the inheritance?" "Inheritance, who knows?" " I suppose I'm due half." " You suppose?" "Well, you know what I think?" "You can play your trumpet at some roadside dive while your brother lives the good life." "What's that about my brother?" "That saint lives for the sculptures he makes from scrap metal..." "Yeah, he's probably selling your dead mom's jewels to go drinking." "What's with you?" "My brother no longer touches the stuff." "He's not gonna drink anymore no matter what you say." "He's over it." "Lalo's a good kid." "Worse." "If he's so good, he'll get even a bigger share." "The sooner you go to Estella, the better." "You can be a real witch... sometimes." "Does time stand still here, or what?" "UNDER THE STARS" " Auntie!" " He's slipping, Benito." "He's going fast." "Sorry, Auntie, but I gotta pee." "Last night the priest gave him Extreme Unction." "He's okay on that end." "Your dad has a sure place by the Lord." "Ah, to pee standing." "Not like at Pauli's flat, where I have to pee sitting to keep the floor clean." "What?" "Benito, you talking to me?" "Keep the floor clean, bah!" "Here goes a squirt." "It's gonna be my house anyway." "What did you say?" "Auntie, would you happen to have some sliced cheese?" "That's too much, Auntie." "Eat up, you can't eat cheese like this in Madrid." "My husband makes it from his sheep's' milk." "Nope." "I can mosey around town or even visit Lalo this afternoon." "Benito, my boy... don't you want to see your dad?" "It's obvious, Dad, if you had any dough here," "Encarna took it all from you." "What do you think?" "Look, I hid it the last time." "Just what I needed." "You don't mind?" "No problem, I saw it but I don't drink." "Right." "Better, I'll finish it." "Benito, the sculpture." "Super." "Don't say anything." "It's for a priest or a neighbor or their mothers." "Nah." "Now I'm into "Land"..." ""Landscape Art"." "Since my sculptures are so big," " they don't fit anywhere." " I believe that..." "I mean now I'm one of those artists who integrate their work with nature." "I read about it in the paper." "I leave them in strategic spots around Estella." "Hey, it's everyone's land." "This is for Dad's grave." "Well, it's not finished yet." "This is for..." "I think Dad will like it." "I mean he'd like it... if he could see it." "You really think so?" " Yes." " That really makes me feel good." "After all, you're the artist in the family, making it big in Madrid as a musician." "Hey, I just think it's great in or out of the cemetery." "A son should pay homage any way he wants." "And another thing, if I hear anyone knocking you at the cemetery, I'll make them wish they were dying." "By the way, what if you were to play a solo at the burial?" "Forget it!" "Give me a break." "You missing a screw?" "I choke up thinking about it." "I'd have a nickname the day after." "You know how people are here." "Hey, they laugh at me too." "They call me Iron Man or Crazy Tubes, but I don't care." " One on one, they're okay." " If you say so." "It's a farewell for Dad, a gesture of love," "for everything he did for us." "You sure can make it sound sweet." "So, will you play at Dad's burial?" "Okay already, what a pain..." "Have I ever denied you anything?" " Yes or no?" " No... no." "Never denied you a thing." "Whatever you wanted, you got." "Right, would you deny me?" "If I asked you for a favor or something?" "What?" "How could I deny you anything, Benito?" "Well, that's good, Crazy Tubes, cos in my rush to get here, I forgot to bring money." "What can you spare for the next few days?" "Anything?" "Yeah, I have some cash." " I'll return it after the will." " Want more?" "I have more." " You have more?" " There's some tucked away here." "Hey, I don't wanna..." "Alright..." "I have more if you want." "Nah, it's okay." " You have enough?" " Yeah..." "I'd forgotten." "C'mon, that's it." " Wanna take my van?" " No, I don't." "Rest, pray, do what you gotta do." "I'll be okay in Estella." "God Almighty!" "I love you, you homo!" "Hey... with all this Land Art and shit, do you even have time for sex?" "Eh, Lalo?" "You have a girl?" "No shit, you got a girl." "Don't worry, you'll meet her." "I know I will." "She's gotta get my personal seal of approval." "Let's see how the town behaves itself." "Give me another shot." "Girls, come here..." "It's Benito, hey there!" "Hey, circus time is over." "Tell me what I owe you." "Hi, Benito." "I was asking myself if it was you... could it be him?" "What are you doing?" "Refreshing the old snout." "Hey, I don't mean to offend you, but who the hell are you?" "How did you know my name?" "Gosh, Benito, don't you remember me?" "I'm Margari, from Sembroiz." "Sembroiz..." "No idea." "C'mon, stop pulling my leg." "I'm Nines Esparza's cousin." "Don't you remember going skinny-dipping in the pond at Alloz?" "Who would've guessed there'd be a wedding?" "What, you wanna marry me?" "I wouldn't mind, but I don't think my boyfriend Pistolas" " would approve..." " Pistolas...?" "That's why we're eating out with the gang..." "It's a bachelorette party." "But I meant another wedding:" "That of Iron Man with my cousin." "Didn't you know?" "Lalo and Nines Esparza?" "Can you believe it?" "." "Shit happens." "Nines Esparza and my brother?" "Let's see if they marry, huh?" "Hey, I gotta go." "Good to see you." "You too." "And congrats, you look great." "Really fantastic." "I've blown up like a pig and I'm neurotic to boot." "Okay Benito, sweetie, stay cool." "See ya." "Want a last one?" "It's on the house." "I said:" "A last one?" "Whatever." "Nines Esparza..." "In Ororbia's pools, in Ororbia's pools, in Ororbia's pools...." "Estella riff-raff." "In Ororbia, there are no pools." "Dumber... not a chance." "... what a lovely serenade." "Carrascal, carrascal..." "Benito!" "Goddamn!" "Lacunza!" "What are you doing here?" "Benito, Benito, Benito is so cool." "Benito, Benito, He ain't nobody's fool!" "Benito, Benito Benito is so cool...." "C'mon, Benito!" "Benito!" "I'm tying the knot!" "Yeah, I heard." "Congratulations." "If I knew you were coming, you'd have got an invite to my bachelor party." "Still playing the horn?" "That's what I do." "In Madrid, everyone knows Benny Lacun." "That's my stage name:" "Benny Lacun." " Benny Lacun..." " Benny Lacun." "Got a show every night." "A guaranteed sell-out." "Hey, guys!" "Did you know Benito is one of the hottest music acts in Madrid?" "And his name is Benny Lacun!" "Cool!" "It's alright." "Hey, Big Ben, in Madrid, have you heard of a combo called "The Greats"?" "Well... no." "That's funny cos you've just been elected an honorary member." "Next Saturday we hit the local feasts in Eulate to shake those hicks up a bit and to get down." "You bring your tool?" "I don't even hit the loo without my horn!" "That's a real artist talking!" "It's clear you're from Navarre and weaned on local milk." "Damn!" "Benito, Benito." "Benito is so cool." "Benito, Benito." "He ain't nobody's fool." "Benito..." "Damn!" "Don Antonio, how's it going?" "They're waiting for you at the house." "He died an hour ago." "His death was painless, Benito." "Holy shit!" "Goddammit!" "Fuck." "My condolences." " Shit." " Thanks." "Shit." " Yeah...?" " Pauli..." " Benito, is that you?" " Pauli..." "Where the fuck were you?" "Pauli..." "You forgot to call, huh, creep?" "Fuck, Pauli, my dad died." "He, what?" "." "Benito..." "I..." "How are you?" "Who knows?" "I haven't shed a tear." "I need your help, Pauli." "Help me be sad." "I want to cry, Pauli." "Hey, you bum, shut up!" "What was that?" "You're out, right?" "I'm in the street." "I've peed in my pants." "And I'm drunk as a skunk." "My God!" "Hey, cut the self-pity act and go home." "Tomorrow you have to be alert for the will." " You do an inventory?" " What inventory?" "Pauli?" "We're a respectable family, not like your mother and you." " Piss off!" " I call for consolation and I feel worse than I was!" "Get this straight:" "I'd rather dive with a stone around my neck than hurt my brother!" "Asshole!" "Pauli, sweetie, I gotta go." "It's pouring here and I don't have an umbrella." "Damn!" "It's about time." "He's through there and I'm not picking him up." "It's just me and you, Benito." "What, did Auntie take off?" "I mean now with Dad gone, it's just me and you at home." "We'll be there for each other now." "What's wrong?" "I'm... tired." "What's with the face?" "I can't manage to cry." "Benito, I think Dad taught us that death harbors a positive lesson for the living." "Yeah, enjoy life while it lasts, I guess." "The thing is:" "I'm not me." "I'm me and the people I love." "As if we were all part of the same thing." "That's why I feel Dad hasn't died definitively." "He lives in us." "I know cos I feel a warmth here." "You may feel warm, but I'm freezing." "Doesn't the heater work or what?" "It works." "I filled it to wash Dad, but the water got cold." "Lalo, you fucking son of a bitch!" "We could die here!" "Death could be contagious." "You just want me to die too so you can stick one of your damn sculptures in my grave." "You're weird." "Benito, dear, help me put your dad in the casket." "I can't alone." "No, Auntie, I don't know how to handle the dead." "Doesn't the funeral home do this?" "I told them not to come, that we would do it." "So they don't see what they shouldn't." "Your dad wanted to be buried in his party uniform." "Look, Benito," "I washed and hung up your clothes." "They're dry now." "I should've married you, Auntie." "Too bad you're so wasted." "I spoke to Lalo about your great-grandmother's lands." "The ones your dad put in his name, as if he could care less." "What are you talking about?" "The lands you and your brother are inheriting." "Let me say that I'm very happy for you too." "Gosh... from when Lalo and I were kids!" "Your brother is willing to cede us his part of the lands." "Holy Betsy!" "Listen to me." "My husband would work the land and then share a portion of the profits." "You're making me dizzy." "My dad's dead and you're going off about the fucking lands!" "We'd all come out ahead." "If we don't work the land, who will?" " Leave it!" " Think about it!" "I'll do it alone." "Let it go!" "Aunt!" "His beret fell off." "Well, put it back on." "He's your dad." "It's incredible that the deceased's body is still not in church." "Lalo, it takes five minutes to get here." "Six at the very most, to get here from your house." "Mary, Mother of God." " Is it packed?" " Overflowing." "All of Estella is here, including the mayor." "So, let's go in." "As you can guess, I didn't rush to shoot the shit with you here." " Hi, how are you?" " Hello." "Sir, you have a light?" "Thanks." "Excuse me, you have a light?" "A light?" "Thanks." "Hey, what's up?" "Waiting for a friend." "Right..." "Long time, huh, Nines?" "Do I know you?" " A teacher-parent meeting?" " Don't think so." "You're Lalo's brother." "Benito." "I'm sorry," "I didn't recognize you." "You look so different." "Is the funeral over?" "No, but it looks like it is for you." "I would've gone in but..." "Lalo insisted that I not come." " He said I've suffered enough." " Life's a bitch." "If it weren't for your brother, who knows what I'd be hooked on." "Or who even knows if I'd be here." "Hey, that's some heavy shit." "A real brain-fryer." ""Brain-fryer"..." "Lalo told me you came up with strange words..." "Remember the old days," "Nines?" "I recall a day in your dad's barn." "My cousin and I went..." "And when things got hot and heavy, you sent me out to keep watch." " My dad's barn?" " Yeah." "Me and you?" "Yep." "I don't recall." " You don't?" " No." "Well, before you sent me out, you made a promise which has not been kept." "What did I promise?" "To jerk me off..." "Yeah, yeah..." "To jerk me off." "Come on now, Benito!" "Look, you and your joke made me forget I was at your dad's funeral." "They're coming out." " Simon?" " Simon Lacunza," "Benito's father." "Benito!" "Simon's dead?" "Don't shit me!" "Look, I had a coffee, a tapa and I'll take the map of Estella region." "How much?" "Forget it, go on." "Fuck, Nines..." "Why not just live in Alaska?" "Hi, beautiful." "Tell Nines that a friend's here." "I'm here for Lalo." "Do you know Lalo, "Iron Man"?" "Cat got your tongue?" "Look, kid, I haven't much time." "Is Nines here or not?" "You're not gonna open the door?" "That suits me just fine." "I'll leave the cage and you put it in." "I guess they'll be okay here in the open air." "I only mention it cos they're puppies." "Okay, there they are..." "See ya!" "You're no social butterfly, kid." "Who did you think I was, the big bad wolf or what?" "What's your name?" "Look, if you don't say your name, I'll call you..." "Pig." "Hi, Piggy!" "What do you think, crappy, huh?" "C'mon, tell me your name." "Ainara Esparza." "Ainara?" "Ainara is even uglier." "If I were you, I'd stick to Piggy." "Piggy Esparza." "You're Nines' kid, right?" "Do you know your father?" "Probably better." "They say the guy who knocked her up was a loser." "So you were lucky." "Damn, talking to you is like talking to a wall." "Did you just shit?" "It smells like it in here." "Open the damn windows!" "Oh, Lalo, Lalo..." "Goddamn!" ""To my one and only love, I dedicate this photograph."" "Give me a break, Lalo." "I swear I'll get you out of this trap." "Man!" "Another beast." "Like Pauli, huh?" "Picking up strays on the street." "Piggy, what's this lit cigarette doing here?" "I bet I caught you smoking." "Man, if your mother finds out." "Does Nines hit you a lot?" "I used to steal my dad's cigars as a kid." "I don't know about Nines but my dad, who died the day before yesterday... if he got a whiff that I'd been smoking, he'd tan my hide till it was all black and blue." "We, in turn, didn't have a TV." "Why's the TV on now, Piggy?" "Is today a school holiday or what?" "I bet you 40 euros your mother doesn't know you didn't go to school." "C'mon, Piggy babe, come out." "I swear on my dead that I won't tell anyone." "Come on." "Let's be buds." "I'll offer you one of mine." "Come on, now." "Let's go." "I'm gonna unknot your hair cos it..." "Damn, it's knotty!" "Look, look, look..." "Look at your hair..." "Don't you dare undo those pigtails before your mom comes home." "If you do," "I'll tell her you smoked and played hooky." "Okay, Piggy?" "Here, buy yourself some cigs." "Grubbing is not cool." "Hey, kid!" "Don't forget to put the chain on and make sure this is the last time a stranger gets in." "Okay?" " When are you coming back?" " Soon." "What do you call soon?" "Soon, Pauli." "Things have gotten complicated here." " What?" " Let me explain..." "Go ahead." "After burying the old man," "I got a gig." "What?" "A gig in a small village" " where they're having feasts." " You got what?" "Pauli, geez, you think I wanna play "La Cucaracha"" "and other shit for village hicks?" " Yeah, I think you do." " Damn, Pauli." "It was my old friends" " who made me say yes." " Be back Sunday or not at all." "Hey, you know what?" "I promise you nothing." " What?" " I have another thing" " to take care of." " What thing?" "Nothing, just some slut who's looking to hook that dummy Lalo." "You're a pig, Benito." "Who's a pig, babe?" "She's the pig, and a messy one at that." "Pauli, I have to lend my brother a hand." "Pauli?" "What a disaster!" "All because of you." "The chicken to the trash." "No chicken, no potatoes, nothing." "What a shitty mess!" "What happened?" "A little problem between mom and daughter." "You know the story." "I'm neither mom nor daughter." "How would I know?" "Out of my sight." "Beat it!" "Hey, Piglet." "Remember Uncle Benito?" "I've come for a bite and I need a favor." "My name's not Piglet." "Piggy?" "Not that either." " Shit, what then?" " My name is" "Ainara Esparza." "I'm Ainara Esparza." "I'm Ainara" "Esparaza." "My name is Ainara Esparza..." "Listen, Ainara Esparza." "You get a cig if you come out." "You get another if you don't say I was here when you were playing hooky and smoking too." "Oooh, Piggy, come on out or Mom's gonna beat you to death with the ladle." "Lalo," "I was thinking..." "I don't know, since your brother's here, maybe we could tell him..." "Tell him... about living together... tell him our plans." "Okay, but not now." "It hasn't been the best day." "You okay?" "Sure." "Why?" "I don't know." "Stop, Stop." "Benito's gonna catch us." " Where is he?" " I don't know." "Bathroom?" " What was that?" " Ainara!" "Ainara...!" "For starters, it's not bad." "Not bad at all." "Are we eating or not?" "Not for a while." "Then, we're off." "Where you going?" "For dessert, mates." "Vanilla ice cream is one of our favorites." "Ainara, you're not going in pajamas and pigtails." "I'm going with Benny Lacun." "That's why chewing gum is important plus swilling with lemonade so your mom doesn't catch you." "As a kid, I used to come here to smoke and fish crabs." "You would've loved going fishing with me." "It's not meant to be, Piglet." "I go to Madrid tomorrow." "Don't be sad, okay?" "Oh, my never returning is the same to you?" "Some friend you turned out to be." "Hey, Benito!" "You son of a bitch!" "Benito, we're going home." "Married folk, what a joke." "Go to sleep." "Come, Benito, join us." "I'm not leaving this early." "Someone will take me to Estella." "Fuck him!" "Something happen?" "A bomb attack." "Fucking murderers!" "Bastard cowards." "Hey, I don't give a shit, but it irks me that someone's killed cos he thinks differently." "That's so low!" "I say black, you white, so bang, you get a bullet in your brains." "We keep on killing here just to defend opinions, why?" "Hey, hold up!" "Lay off!" "Got something else to say?" "Asshole bullies, get out of Navarre!" "Here." "And thanks for that ass-kicking coffee." "Stand-up guys like you keep my faith alive." "Okay, bye." "Fucking hell, you look like shit." "Who'll know which of us got hit?" "Nah..." "I'm fine." " Then, let's go home." " No." "I think we should go up to Eulate." " Damn, Lalo." " It's our moral duty to speak to those who hit you." "Stop acting like a kid and bring me home." "I'm sorry." "It's just that..." "Sorry." "Hey, you alright?" "I can drive better." "No, we're almost there." "And I'm better off than you." "You sure?" "Then stop scaring me, Lalo." "Jesus...!" "Watch it, Iron Man." "You'll kill us." "What was that?" "Drive up a bit." "Stop at the end of the curve." "I think we hit a goat." "Wait, wait here." "I'll go." "Stay in the van and calm down." "You're getting me uptight." "Nothing happened." "The goat did get hit pretty good though." "But, look, I got hit worse last night and I'm still here." "Let me drive and let's get out of here." "I saw... the goat's owner and gave him a few euros." "He's cool." "Did he give you his address?" "What for?" "Well, I imagine if the goat gets worse, we could pay him for it." "Look, man, you know iron, but you know shit about goats." "Goats are mountain animals, used to jumping and getting bruised." "Mind if I drive and get us to the workshop already?" " You drive, why?" " Who knows, Lalo!" "So you settle down some." "Shit!" "Benito, you sure it wasn't serious?" "Nothing happened." "Understand?" "You wanna drive?" "Okay." "You know what, Lalo?" "I changed my mind." "I won't go to Madrid today." "Really?" "I thought about it." "It ain't Estella." "I'd sooner be a leper!" "But I feel good helping you." "This afternoon we'll put this in Dad's grave and I'll leave." " Sure?" " Yeah, man." "Like you said, we gotta be there for one another." "It looks really great, yep!" "I can't dig or do anything." "What's the matter, you down?" "Benito," "I think you realized this morning..." "I'm drinking again." "Hey, we all need to unwind from time to time." "I drank a few in Eulate too and look at me." "If Nines finds out..." "kind soul that she is," " she'll be very upset." " No." "The problem is you're too nice for this world." "You keep going, Lalo." "Look around." "Look at this place." "It's so special." "Take in this magical afternoon." " I'm done, brother." " Oh, piss off!" "Don't let your worries fuck up the finer things in life." "But, she loves me a lot..." "Okay then..." "I don't think she..." " God, Lalo..." " I don't have the guts to tell her." "Minor love spats." "If I worried like you about Pauli..." "Come on." "Relax, Iron Man." "He's gonna be the envy of the cemetery." "I was gonna take you to the station." "Nines prepared you an omelet and I think some coffee too." "Nothing like a good woman." "Must be her." "Good afternoon." "I have some packages for Benito Lacunza." "Well, it ain't my birthday." "Sign here, please." "Hey, it looks like Pauli's handwriting." "What?" "I'm gonna see her soon... unless she's sending me clean underwear..." "Lot of packages..." "Oh, Jesus!" ""Stay in that damn town as long as you want." "I'm gonna find me a man." "A real one." "Don't come back, don't call and don't bust my chops." "My..." "My boyfriend could get mad." "Your ex."" "Just what I needed." "I broke the radio." "Hey, calm down." "My radio..." "Remember?" "Mom gave it to me when I went to Madrid." "I've had it all these years." "And now, look." " What bad luck." " Don't torture yourself." "Relax." "Women!" "They were born to ruin our lives, Lalo." "She hasn't heard the last of me." "You can bet on it." " Calm down." "She's a little upset." " Butt out, Iron Man." "She thinks with one note I'm gonna disappear." "She thinks I'm a gentleman." "Boy, is she in for a surprise." "I'm sure if you go back, all will be cool." " Lalo!" " What's the matter?" " Ainara..." " Ainara?" "The school called to say she didn't go this morning." "Nines, the squirt plays hooky." "No problem." "I was the same way." "No, it's not that." "Not that." "She isn't home either and her teacher said she missed" " last week too." " I'll go look." " I'll find her." " No, it's okay." "I'll go." "You still can catch your bus." "First, let's find the kid." "Then, we'll see." "Besides, forget the bus, Lalo." "Cos I'm not going back today, tomorrow or ever." "Fuck Madrid!" "Nines, no one's seen the kid." " Lalo found her." " She showed up?" "She's in the trailer." "Thank God, cos my stomach is growling." "Let's see if she comes out." "She's too much for me." "Fucking door knob." "It's nice in here, huh?" " Piggy..." " Ainara." "Brat." "Lucky I'm not your dad." "I'd lock you up for a month and feed you cauliflower" " I like cauliflower." " Onions then." " I like them too." " Well, something you don't like?" "What the hell don't you like?" "Cuttlefish." "That's what I'd feed you then." "Until you burst." "Coffee ready?" "Let's have some..." "It was a problem with some kid at school." "She'll come out if you don't yell at her." "You have her walking on eggs." " Me?" " Yep." "Are you gonna yell or not?" " I don't plan on it." " Hey, squirt!" "She won't get on your case." "Come on." "Give your mom a hug or I don't keep my promise." "How about showing mom some love?" "And now let's not have a drop in the festivities." "I'm fine." "Come here, doll." "Come, baby." "I can rock, huh?" "I'm good at some things." "The rest, who gives a shit?" "Forgive me, but I think your mom is getting jealous." "No." "No, no, no, no..." " Come here." " Benito, please no." "Don't be pathetic." "No dancing." "That's why she's not well in the head." "Ainara!" "Come here, pet." "What's the secret, Benito?" "She obeys no one like you." "We've made a few plans." "Not today." "She has homework." "She'll do it." "Not alone." "She'll do it." "She'll be with me." "Okay then." "C'mon Benito, give me a break." "I'm asking for a small corner and a few patrons at no charge." "Look, you play that thing here at this time and neighbors wielding bats will fill the place." "What if I play something bouncy?" "To the newlyweds!" "Damn, Benito!" "You're still in Estella?" "I've become a townie." "What happened to your face?" "I fought with my girlfriend." "I wish you better luck with her." "Gee, thanks." "Hey..." "Tell him..." "What?" "Nothing, we saw Crazy Tubes at the George pub." "My brother in a pub?" "No way." "A muzzle couldn't shut you up." "What are you doing here, jerk?" "I'm not feeling good." "Let's go." "Benito..." "They found him last night." "They found who?" "You know who." "The goat managed to return home alone." "Bad luck." "Brother, why did you lie?" "You told no one cos I was drunk." "Imagine if we'd called an ambulance." "Nothing could be done, Lalo." "Understand?" "The man was..." "Nothing could be done." "I ran him over and I killed him." "I take full responsibility." "Oh, that's brave of you." "I can compensate the family, do some time in jail." "Whatever, I don't know." "Christ, Lalo." "I called you and you came to help me." "It was an accident." "Nothing could be done so we did nothing." "We were unlucky." "We gotta keep going." "Period." "Put your head here." "There." "What's this shit?" "How can I look at Nines in the eyes?" "This'll destroy her." "Tell Nines nothing." "Just rest." "Tomorrow's another day." "What a pretty butterfly." "Yeah, very pretty." "It's a moth." "Well, let's see..." "We can do your homework on the way." "I don't want your mom claiming I didn't help you." "It was this, right?" "Let's see." "Damn, fractions!" "The beatings my dad gave me cos of fractions." "Let's see..." ""Find the common denominator."" "You know how to do this?" "Put the book away." "As you know, this is a crazy time to help you." "But, I will..." "I'll help you." "Even if I fry my brain doing so." "Now, that's nerve!" " It's you." " Who else?" "I came to check out my property." "Maybe I have the wrong address." "Benito, dear, your poor dad." "That's life, granny." "What can you do?" "That kid is so level-headed." "What do you want?" "Well, first of all," "I want to return these pears your husband lost in my garden." "Second, I'm here to discuss business." "I come in peace." "You look like you came from a war." "You can do what you like with the garden, uncle, but there is something I'll take since I don't plan going back and forth everyday in a cab." "You understand?" "Why smoke when you don't know how?" "So you're the shit who makes my niece's life hell?" "From now on, lift your mother's skirt." "Here, take that!" "Fuckhead!" " Where's Lalo?" " What's wrong?" "Leaving the kid alone is wrong." "You'll see for yourself!" "Where you going?" "Where should I go, bed?" "Mind telling me what's up?" "Stop acting like you don't know, Benito." "You think I wanna sleep with you?" " What do you take me for?" " Hands off!" "Twisted, ill-thinking woman." "You think I take your kid out to get in good with you?" "She and I are good friends." "Got it?" "You're my brother's girl." " Lalo's not here?" " No, he isn't." "Let's see, you didn't ask your brother to send me here?" "Watch it, Nines." "I love my brother more than anyone." " I wouldn't joke like that." " You sure it's not a ploy?" "It pisses me off how little you know me." "Have I ever acted like a prick?" "Look, if I like a girl, I tell her." "Nines, you're my brother's girl." "I don't want to fuck you, so chill out." "You said you'd jerk me off once, but you don't remember." "That's okay." "We were kids..." "I suppose." "Then I don't understand." "Can you fill me in, please?" "Today was my last day at work." "And Lalo came to pick me up." "I hadn't seen him since yesterday morning." "And he stunk of wine..." "I don't know what's wrong cos I didn't do anything." "He said... he needs to be alone." "That he doesn't deserve me." "He wouldn't let me hug him." "No way, Nines." "True." "As loving as he always is with me!" "He says you'll take care of me." "And that.... he's gonna disappear for a while." "I asked him if we were ending it." "The two of you are driving me nuts." "You know what he said?" "Something stupid." "This lovers' bullshit..." "What?" "If I obeyed him and went with you, he'd always love me." "Okay, a real tango." "Wait till I see him." "He owes me an explanation." "Lalo!" "Lalo!" "Hey, don't get mad if I beat you to a pulp, cos you've broken my balls enough." "How's it going, Iron Man, planting trees?" "These are not trees." "They're people." "People, huh?" " My final work." "That's it." " Right." "Couldn't you find another place?" "A kilometer away in either direction?" "I withdrew some money from the bank and left it on the family's doorstep." "Very good." "Well done, Lalo." "Then it's done!" "See how one always finds a way out?" "Now, you recover and return to your normal life gradually, okay, Lalo?" "Look, a little bird told me you've been ignoring her lately." "Why did you say you were leaving?" "You're not turning yourself in..." "Huh, Lalo...?" "Hey, Lalo." "Lalo..." "I wish I could trade my life for his." "If I had... a chance." "I've gotta do something, Benito." "I can't live like this..." "I need to be at peace." "Don't shit me, Lalo." "Damn it... if you want us to destroy our lives," "we'll go to the cops." "But I'll do it cos if I don't," " you'll end up mad." " I was driving." "So what?" "You're not going down alone." "I was with you, I'm an accessory." "Why?" "Cos I feel like it!" "It's not necessary." "No need." "Lalo, let me keep a promise to Ainara first, okay?" "Let me go for crabs tonight with her." "I swear tomorrow we go see the police." "Okay?" "While we're there," "I'll also confess I went fishing without a license." "Fuck it." "What did you think, that I'd leave you stranded at a moment like this?" "We're brothers, Lalo." "Have you fixed that thing yet?" "Let's go then." "Every night we'd witness beatings and fights you'd never believe." "Working as a waiter in Madrid is very risky." "Oh, really?" "Yeah, yeah..." "Many times we'd have to kick people out forcefully... drug dealers, armed low-life's..." "They were very dangerous." "Did you break their legs outside?" "We did that too." "Especially if they got cocky and we thought it necessary, we'd break some legs." "Hey kid, listen up." "If I ever..." "If they put me in... in a place, a sort of school," "the kind you don't get out of." "You'd visit, wouldn't you to bring me some vanilla ice cream?" "Right on, that's my Piggy." "Just what I thought." "Okay, I'll pay and we go." "Let's see how the day goes." "Manolo!" "Tell me what I owe you." "They've ruined this river with poisonous chemicals." "If I'd known, I wouldn't have come." "Lucky I don't make a living from this." "Piggy, we fucked up!" "Wash your mouth out." "Iron Man's coming!" "Make sure you don't smell like smoke." "Where's Lalo?" "I don't know..." "Piggy, do me a favor." "Go down to the river and set the traps." "We gotta catch something." "Hey, keep your eyes glued to them." "Okay?" "Get going." "Tell me the truth." "There's something you haven't told me." "What happened, Benito?" "Ainara, something very sad has happened." "Sadder than you can imagine." "Lalo's dead." "Right, let's go." "Benito's things." "Poor Lalo." "He must've suffered all alone." "I could've helped him and did nothing." "Nothing." "The kid, school... work..." "I haven't known how to love your brother." "Lalo died from that." "Torturing himself like you're doing now." "Don't be like him." "You'll upset his eternal rest if he hears you." "So..." "Time to go home." "Must be full of ghosts." "Well... this is for you, brother." "Bastard..." "If I'd only imagined what you were up to," "I'd have kicked your ass." "You wouldn't have needed a van." "You don't do this to a brother." "Not to a brother or anyone." "Last night I was mulling things over... and I think you were right." "We erred that morning when we covered things up." "It was my fault." "Iron Man, take care of Benny Lacun." "You know he's a little short upstairs." "I'm gonna miss you both." "Can't you see what a mess things are, man?" "Let's say no more." "Benito, Benito..." "Don't be a nuisance." "Pack up." " Benito, listen." " No." "Hey, listen." "Shit!" "Aren't you ashamed?" "Cursing in front of Piggy or whatever she's called." "Nice way to raise a kid." "C'mon, let's go." "Put the toys here." "It won't work." "You'll get fed up with us." "We're a pain..." " I can see that." "You're coming." " I'm serious," "Benito." "And people, what will people say?" ""She buries one and falls for the other."" "You know how they are." "A couple of things, Nines, and we close the discussion." "First," "I don't know who'll have a tougher time putting up with the other:" "Me with you guys or you guys, me." "Second, I don't give two shits what the town gossips say." "Really." "Third, I'm sure Lalo is cool with the arrangement wherever he is." "Fourth or fifth, I've forgotten..." " It doesn't matter..." " Fourth." "Right." "I don't know if the kid needs a father or some jerk to act like one." "I do know, however, that I need Piggy and I want to live with Piggy." "You understand, Nines?" "Case closed." "Ninth or tenth, one of these days, I'll fall in love with you." "No, relax," "I like you too much still to do that to you." "Okay, let's go." "C'mon, we're leaving." "Come." "There you go." "Have a good trip." "What?" "What are you two laughing at?" "Ah, let's go..."