"I'm glad you didn't leave." "Help!" ""An indisposition forces me to stay in bed." "Felipe IV, King of Spain."" "I'm not enough a man even to kill myself." "Not an hour ago the watch spotted the king on the road to Aranjuez... and he was accompanied not by his doctor, exactly, but by the beautiful Elvira de Sopeña." "I need to feel that I can earn a living." "Cipri, I'm your friend, not your Master." "We're going to have a high-level meeting in this very room." "Come with me." "[We're going to have a high-level meeting in this very room." "You'll come with me.]" "Tomorrow I'll offer a hunt in honor of Sopeña de Elvira." "The Contessa will have an unforgettable welcome." "They're recruiting soldiers for a naval expedition to go from Vigo to Portugal." "We can sign up." "Not too much oil, I want those starvelings to burn slowly." "Let everyone learn what it means to rob the king's gardens." "I'll meet you in an hour." "We'll make the Portuguese high command believe we're preparing a maritime attack with all our troops." "This means that these men won't know they're going to certain death." "The Marquesa has fainted, she won't be able to join the hunt." "Let me be the first to mount it." "Doña Elvira's horse bolted." "It was just an unfortunate fall from a horse." "I don't see why all the drama." "~ Could he stay blind?" "~ It's possible." "I've arranged for you to be relieved of your position." "I've decided it's you who will lead the ground offensive." "I expect a great show." "[You'll witness a great show.]" "I don't think those on the galleon will really care." "[I don't think those on the galleon will live up to tell (how great the show was).]" "Tonight at 10 in the main plaza, right?" "Commissioner, we're going for a walk." "They grabbed the Commissioner." "They want him to pay for all the damage he's done." "It's time to change this world in which those who succeed are the rapists." "I'll take him to Europe, the best doctors, the most expensive, I'll pay whatever they ask." "If there are no setbacks, we'll have the honor of ending the Commissioner's life before mid-morning." "I heard they have the Commissioner and they'll kill tomorrow at Nebrales woods." "Here are all the details, including the names of those who enlisted." "I slaughtered the horse that threw the Commissioner, and I found this between the saddle and its flank." "This is for what you did to my wife." "Your men raped my daughter." "Let him go!" "You can't let him go, he deserves to die!" "[You can't take him away, he deserves to die!" "]" "You're not killers." "Let him go." "Alonso de Montalvo." "How many men do you have to kill before they give you a medal?" "Master, Alonso and Gabi, they're going to certain death!" "Drop it, it's not a toy!" "Sátur." "Had it not been for this contraption..." "Do you know what they're going to do with that ship you want to sail on?" "They'll blow it up it with all of the crewman inside." "Home." "Hernán!" "Come back with us." "Master, you have no idea how much I longed for those words!" "There's something that escapes me." "Perhaps I've missed some important detail." "My mother did not answer any messages I left." "Maybe we should think of something else." "Sátur, are you listening to me?" "Yes, Master, yes, of course I was listening." "What's up with you?" "You've hardly opened your mouth." "Because I was very surprised that you found a replacement for me so soon." "Master, really." "You were gone and he needed help." "You remember I took him out of a lake." "Yeah, yeah, I know, all right." "But you've always kept me busy." "[But I've was always the one to take care of you, of that thing (the eagle stuff).]" "And without any fuss, I know." "[And without any fuss, as far as I know.]" "Well, until Cipri finds something, we have to help him." "It's what you do for friends, right?" "With friends, yes." "Come on, let's get home." "I want to get there before everybody wakes up." "Hang on, hang on, I want to do something about my bladder." "[Hang on, hang on, so much thinking filled up my bladder. (stupid nonsense, but it's Sátur way...)]" "Sátur, let's go!" "I'm coming, Master, this takes time!" "Ah, Saturno, you're taking all day!" "[Ah, Saturno, such a hard day you're facing!" "]" "Oh, God!" "What's this?" "Master!" "Master!" "Sátur." "Check out that carnage, Master." "[Check out that slaughtering, Master.]" "Who could even be able to do something like this?" "Commissioner, you should be resting now." "Let me alone." "~ But you can't go by yourself!" "The Marquesa..." "~ Leave me alone at once!" "I'll order them to kill you." "~ Leave us alone." "[~ Leave us alone." "I'll take care.] ~ By your leave." "Take me to the armory." "You know I can't do that, Commissioner." "Mother has forbidden entry." "I can't live on like this." "I'm with you." "I'll help you." "[I'll be with you." "I'll help you.]" "If you really want to help me, let me die with dignity." "Like any Commissioner..." "I'm sorry, but I can't do that." "[Like a proper Commissioner..." "I'm sorry, but I can't do that.]" "I've been on the edge of death for my whole life, and a stupid accident has left me like this." "It was no accident." "What did you say?" "It wasn't an accident, Commissioner." "Someone stuck a needle into the horse to make it rear up." "It was aimed at Elvira de Sopeña." "You just gave me the only worthwhile reason for staying alive." "~ What do you make of this?" "~ It's lovely." "[~ You're lovely.]" "Like Hell!" "What do you want, to be the talk of the town?" "Does your mother know that you're dressed like this?" "Look, Marta, take it off and raise the hem a bit." "You'll look lovely indeed." "You'll have to take it up a lot." "Come on, how can you tell us it's your first harvest festival!" "[Come on, how well it shows that it's your first harvest festival!" "]" "They say it'll be swarming with boys from the whole region." "Hard luck for you, Marta!" "Keep an eye peeled, they call tonight "the night of the pregnant"!" "I don't know if you understand." "Don't worry, at your age there will be several nice walks to the woods!" "[Don't mind her words, so great walks to the woods she used to have at your own age!" "]" "And not on your own, exactly." "[And not on her own, exactly.]" "Oh, you'll see what the servants think!" "[Oh, (shut up) what will these girlies think of me?" "]" "Come on, back to work, if we don't finish on time, there won't be woods or servants or partying or anything." "[Come on, back to work, if we don't finish on time, there won't be woods or boys or partying or anything.]" "I'll take care of that now, Margarita." "[I'll bring it right away, Margarita.]" "Strip!" "[Move!" "]" "Fine, and you?" "What are you going to do?" "[Fine, and you?" "You'll be there?" "]" "I have neither the spirit nor the flesh to dance." "Woman!" "If you don't go for a walk, nothing will happen, and where would that leave you?" "[Woman!" "A little promenade won't hurt you, and you'd take some fresh air.]" "And what, we'll find ourselves there with Juan, with Gonzalo and his other, happy and content?" "[So, just to bump there with Juan, with Gonzalo and his other, happy and content?" "]" "The Hell with that, I had a good year!" "Well, you're very young for an old maid." "Besides, I know what they say: that there is no night fishing husbands on a night like this." "[Besides, you know what they say: there's no night like this for fishing a husband. (ok on "fishing", but it's more like "catching" in "hide and seek")]" "But I have nothing to gain, really, Catalina." "[But I'm not in the mood, really, Catalina.]" "Good, think it over." "But I'm going." "Excuse me." "I'm completely lost." "Who are you?" "I'm Fernando de Medina, the new Commissioner of the town." "I have an appointment with Hernán Mejías, but I'm not sure where to go." "[I have an appointment with Hernán Mejías, but so many hallways had me lost.]" "Fine, well..." "I'll accompany you." "If you will." "I've often dreamed of your face." "Have we met?" "[Your face sounds very familiar to me." "Have we met?" "]" "Well, no, I don't think so, sir." "If you'd step this way?" "Master, this man was cut open to the sweetbreads." "[Master, this man was cut wide open by bites.]" "His liver's in Cuenca and heart's in Toledo!" "His body was so torn up we couldn't even see the bite marks." "Shut up, shut up, shut up!" "And a bear?" "With their sort of mouth, they could do that sort of damage!" "[And a bear?" "With the big mouth they have, they could do that sort of damage!" "]" "No, bears mark the trees to delimit their territory." "And there's nothing like that around in the vicinity." "More likely a wolf." "Or several." "[Maybe a wolf." "Or several.]" "That these have come together is a bad omen...!" "[That these when they gather they get (grow/become) so mean...!" "(like kids do when they gather in a gang)]" "No." "The wolves flee men." "They only attack if they feel cornered." "Yeah, but when it growls...it doesn't matter if it's a human or a deer." "[Yeah, but when this here (guts) growls... (out of hunger) it doesn't matter if it's a human or a deer.]" "I tell you, I've known hunger like that." "[I tell you, I'm pretty learned about hunger.]" "What is it, Master?" "You put on this Eagle look when something's going wrong." "The first conquerors of the New World encountered several native tribes when they arrived." "With all due respect, this shouldn't inspire a history class." "[With all due respect, on account of the big mess we're in, this isn't the right time for a history class.]" "I'm referring to the fact that many of them practiced cannibalism." "Men who eat other men." "Don't say that, by God, that turns my stomach just thinking about it." "In some cultures, it was believed that if one eats the body of another, one inherited his strength and courage." "Master, don't go on!" "That's just as bad as the other, and a pretty rotten trick." "Cannibals in the town's woods...?" "No, don't mind me, Sátur." "It was just a theory." "Well, you could have kept it to yourself, I was about to have some porridge." "[Well, you could have kept it to yourself, I was about to throw out the porridge.]" "Now I won't eat until..." "Oh, Master, tomorrow is the harvest festival!" "And it's being held there, in the meadow by the woods." "Sátur, no time to lose." "I'll check out the asylum,...." "I want to find out whether a dangerous patient has escaped." "As you know, tomorrow the Emperor Leopold and his entourage will arrive." "I hope your rooms are perfect." "[I expect his rooms to be impeccable.]" "Your Majesty, it has come to my attention that eventually, your daughter's wedding to Leopold will be celebrated in Vienna." "[Your Majesty, I've heard that finally your daughter's wedding to Leopold will be celebrated in Vienna.]" "Yes, it was lucky to find some of the stolen gold." "The emperor was very satisfied with the dowry." "Yes, it was a big break." "Certainly." "~ And when does the princess leave?" "~ In a few days." "This ensures the continuity of a double bond with the house of Austria." "[This marriage grants that the house of Austria (Austrias breed) will live on. (or continue to reign, or both)]" "Finally, the two branches of our family will be united." "And it will put a stop to these current French attempts to take our territory." "You are a great strategist, your Majesty." "No Bourbon will ever reign in the Spanish Empire." "Your Majesty, forgive the intrusion, but we can't find the princess." "Look in the stables." "Sometimes she tends to go down there without telling anyone." "I'm sorry I expressed myself so bad, your Majesty." "We've searched every corner of the palace and the princess isn't here." "She's disappeared." "Why change what I've already settled?" "You're the one who changed things around without asking anyone's permission." "This is my kitchen and I rule here!" "I asked permission from Gonzalo and he gave it to me." "I don't have to consult you at all." "Ah, look at him, how fast he is!" "Tugging at the Master behind my back, hey?" "How many times do I have to apologize for the Duke?" "You, that's it, ask forgiveness and you're good, right, Cipriano?" "Well, no, no, my friend, no, you were pretty groveling with me." "Sátur, for the good of all it will be better to assume that I 'm working in this house." "For the good of all it would be better if you left as soon as possible." "You abandoned this position and I took it." "I won't leave here, get that straight." "~ You should go right back where you came from." "[~ Put that stuff back in its place right away.] ~ But, take it easy, man!" "~ Go to your own place!" "[~ Put that back in its place!" "] ~ What I gave you, right?" "[~ Or else I'll spank you, right?" "]" "~ Calm down, man!" "[~ Step aside, man!" "] ~ Fuck off!" "This kitchen is mine!" "Has Alonso come home yet?" "I need wood." "Don't worry, Ma'am." "Cipriano, go look for the kid and help him with the wood." "~ You don't give me orders." "~ Fine!" "All right, let's see if you understand me: there's no wood left in the house and Alonso has gone to look for some." "[Now, you got me wrong: there's no wood left in the house and Alonso has gone to look for some.]" "And where did he go?" "To the woods, Sátur." "Where else would he go?" "But there are lots of woods." "Which one?" "Where the river goes by, I think." "It's the closest one, right?" "[To the one beyond the river, I think." "It's the closest one, right?" "]" "That one?" "I'm going, in case Alonso can't handle all that wood." "These are the keys to my office." "I'd like to be able to take out my personal belongings." "Of course, I'll have them brought straight here to the palace." "I'm afraid you haven't understood me." "I'd like to do it personally, and to say goodbye to all my men." "I don't see a problem." "Now, if there is no objection, I'd like to raise another matter with you." "I've decided to review some of the judgments that you signed, but have not yet made public." "What's the point?" "I think there are certain punishments which aren't justified by the crime." "I have spent many years in charge of this town." "I assure you that the only thing that works is fear." "I disagree." "Fear is not necessary if justice prevails." "The poor are like animals: they only learn through hard knocks and a tough hand." "The poor are people like you or I." "I fear we are entering an endless debate." "I wish you luck." "By thinking that way, you're going to need it." "Thank you." "Now if you'll excuse me, I have much work ahead." "Would you please walk me out?" "Of course, sir." "It would be an honor." "Commissioner." "Good day, Hernán." "A great morning." "It occurred to me that we could take a stroll through the gardens." "What do you think?" "You'll come with me?" "I can't, I have too much work." "Cheer up." "If you want to some other time, just ask." "[Cheer up." "If you want to do whatever else, just ask.]" "I want you to collect all the boys from the stables." "What for?" "To find and kill the one who left me like this." "Come in." "Have you brought the money?" "My part of the deal is done." "Before I do, I want to see the body of the princess." "The princess is already outside the palace." "In view of her wedding in Vienna, it wasn't hard to convince her to escape." "The king of France would be grateful to hear such good news." "[The king of France would be happy to hear such good news.]" "We could not consent to this dangerous marriage." "Curiously, though for different reasons, that child was as horrified as you at the marriage." "Anyway, at this time you must have already found your man." "[Anyway, at this time she must have already met your man.]" "How can you be so sure?" "I trust my people." "A maiden in my confidence will take her to the place agreed in the woods." "Thereafter what happens will be in your hands, and those of God, of course." "Your Highness, from here walk in a straight line for half a league, and you'll find a shelter there." "Do you really think they'll cancel the wedding?" "You hide yourself in the shelter for two days and watch how your father forgets the marriage immediately." "Will he understand that he can't force me to marry some old German?" "Don't worry." "I'll go back to the palace to see how things play out." "Promise not to tell anyone where I am." "I swear." "Thank you." "I'll never forget what you've done for me." "Go on, scurry off." "Thanks." "Have you seen the nerve and strength the man has?" "Look how he closed the Commissioner's mouth,... he immediately put the record straight!" "Well, yeah, the truth is that he seems normal." "He doesn't seem to be putting it on." "And worthy." "What will that do in the market?" "[And dignified." "What could he be doing in the market?" "]" "Come on, you're wasting time,..." "[Come on, you surely know how to waste your time, the poor guy just got here and you already know everything about his life!" "]" "Woman, what's he you doing here?" "[Woman, what else can we do (but gossip, we get bored)?" "]" "He didn't see us." "Concealed, hidden, disguised." "[Make believe we didn't notice.]" "~ Commissioner." "~ Catalina." "Margarita." "I remember where I saw you." "I saw you in a Rembrandt." "That wasn't me." "All right, he put my face on top, but the rest wasn't me." "I..." "Don't fret, it was a beautiful painting." "Very artistic." "Yes, very artistic." "~ Thanks very much." "Go with God." "~ With God." "Will they let you go the harvest festival?" "[Will you show up at the harvest festival?" "]" "Yes, man, of course." "Why?" "I'd go but don't know anybody, and I'd rather see some familiar faces." "Don't worry, we'll go with you, all right?" "~ Well, I do not know if I'll..." "~ Yes, man!" "You can count on us." "Perfect." "I'll see you there, then." "Fine." "Goodbye." "Man, that was ugly!" "The woman he wants to see, mainly, is you." "I invited the man to be polite." "[The man invited me just to be polite.]" "Why don't you stake out your claim, Catalina?" "[*** just a guess... ?" "***] [Why don't you mind your own bussiness, Catalina?" "]" "Men who aren't mine have been my whole life." "[Man, they're not my bussiness, it's been that way since life begun.]" "So invite an ugly lady friend so you'll shine next to her, woman!" "[You invite the ugly girl so her handsome friend shows up, woman!" "]" "~ Gonzalo." "~ Hi." "That's the new Commissioner, right?" "Is there a problem?" "No, on the contrary!" "The man asked if we'd accompany him to the harvest festival." "Sure, we could join him...accompany him here..." "The man told me to stay in the middle, because it's more polite." "[The man told it to me to shield himself on me, because he's very polite.]" "Very good, right?" "Well..." "I'm..." "I'm going home." "See you later." "~ Hi." "Are you lost?" "~ No." "~ And what are you doing here alone?" "~ None of your business." "Well, it's dangerous to go into this woods if you're not familiar with it." "I don't know why." "Well, I don't know, there are all kinds of beasts and men." "~ Do you want me to help you?" "~ No, I can do it myself." "~ No, no, no, no!" "~ What's that?" "I don't know." "Let's go!" "Let's get moving!" "You are the only ones responsible for the Marquesa's stables." "Is anyone missing?" "This is going to be quite simple:" "I will ask clear questions and I want clear answers." "Everybody got that?" "[Anyone missing?" "]" "Yes, sir." "[No, sir.]" "Who was responsible for Elvira de Sopeña's tack?" "Me." "It was me, sir." "~ Did anyone help you?" "~ No, sir." "The rest of you go away." "~ Who paid you to do this?" "~ What?" "I didn't do anything, sir, I swear." "Someone paid you to insert that pin." "No." "I don't know what you're talking about, sir." "Sure you know." "You saddled the horse." "I swear, sir, I don't know anything." "All right." "You might need a little help to remember." "Please." "Sir." "No, please." "No, no, please, please, no!" "Easy, easy, I'm not going to kill you." "I just want you to understand me better." "No, no, no, please, no, no!" "Do you know something?" "[Any news?" "]" "Every last one of my men are looking for her." "She couldn't have gone far." "We have to make this public, Felipe." "The people love you." "Ask them to look for your daughter and they'll do it without a second thought." "No." "It would risk Margarita's life and the reputation of the Empire." "She's just a girl and she's out there alone, you have to make it public!" "The situation is very delicate." "If Leopoldo caught wind of the scandal, he'd put off the marriage to Margarita,... and we'd be at the mercy of the king of France." "Don't you get it?" "Our daughter's missing, and you talk about her like she's a chess piece." "What is it you don't understand?" "The whole future of the Spanish Empire is in play." "I can't put a step wrong here." "I don't care about the Spanish Empire, I just want you to bring my daughter back." "~ It's your fault she escaped!" "~ Enough!" "I demand respect." "As her father and as your king." "You're always more concerned with your lovers than with your own children." "Don't ask me to respect you as a father." "If she doesn't show up by tomorrow, I'll go public about this myself... even if your Empire crashes down around your feet." "Alonso!" "Alonso!" "Of all the woods to gather wood, why did he have to pick this one!" "Alonso!" "No!" "No, Alonso no, for God's sake!" "It's become quiet." "[He's become quiet.]" "The poor guy has put up with just about enough." "His suffering has ended." "It's horrible!" "Margarita, they brought this for you." "For me?" "But woman, tell us, you've got us on tenterhooks." "It's the new Commissioner." "[It's from the new Commissioner.]" "By the Mother of beautiful love!" "Bright like a star!" "And tiny crimps!" "[And not tiny at all crimps!" "]" "But if you know the new Commissioner, has he arrived in town?" "[But, where did you met the new Commissioner, if he just arrived in town?" "]" "Marta, one thing, go and make the beds, today I have no desire to hear about it from the Marquesa." "[Marta, one thing, go and make the beds, today I have no desire to endure the Marquesa.]" "Snap to it!" "This is an insult." "Who would have believed that man?" "[This is an insult." "Who thought that man I was?" "(a wore?" ")]" "Woman, you've performed an act of courtesy to make a point to the man." "[Woman, he surely did it as an act of courtesy, to bring a little gift, the man.]" "Catalina, I didn't just fall out of a hay wagon." "[Catalina, I wasn't born today morning. (yours surely is right)]" "He saw me in a room and wants me to like him." "That's all." "[He saw me in the picture (by Rembrandt) and he wants THAT thing." "That's all.]" "But don't be so suspicious, he did it without an evil intention." "He made mistake with me." "Hey, hey, hey, where are you going?" "Where am I going?" "Home, and then to return it." "[Where am I going?" "To his place, of course, to return it.]" "Hang on, are you crazy or what?" "He's the new town Commissioner!" "That doesn't matter, Catalina." "I know what it means to accept jewelry like this." "[I don't care, Catalina." "I know what it means to accept jewelry like this.]" "Sir." "Look for his son." "Detain him and rip his eyes out, too." "Sir, we can't do that." "You're not...not the Commissioner anymore." "How dare you challenge my orders?" "Sir, if the new Commissioner..." "I may have been relieved of the post, but I have sufficient resources for you to remember and repent for the rest of your life." "Yes, sir." "Hernán, are you going to use my kitchen as a torture chamber for much longer?" "They're starting to get hungry upstairs." "This isn't the moment for irony, Lucrecia." "What do you want?" "To talk with you." "How long will you keep this up?" "Vengeance is the only motive I have left." "I don't think I could go on without it." "[I won't give it up.]" "Hernán, we can see better doctors,... what difference does it make who's behind it?" "It matters to me." "Cursèd be the hour I got on that horse." "Why did you organize the hunt, why?" "If you hadn't, nothing would have happened to me..." "The Madam Marquesa has fainted and won't be able to come to the hunt." "We should suspend the hunt." "No, sir, not under any circumstances." "The Madam has ordered you to please continue to enjoy hunting." "Not an hour ago, the watch spotted the king on the road to Aranjuez." "And he was accompanied not by his doctor, exactly, but by the beautiful Elvira de Sopeña." "What's the matter, Hernán?" "You're restless." "[You're making me affraid.]" "It's nothing." "I'm just tired." "Come with me to my quarters." "Cannibalism: offerings to the devil." "Master!" "Have you seen your son, has Alonso gotten home?" "No, what's up?" "Well, your son's in danger, that's what!" "He went to that woods by himself!" "What?" "Alonso." "Son." "Are you all right?" "Sure, why wouldn't I be?" "Because the woods is a dangerous place for a child." "From now on, I don't want you going near there by yourself." "~ But, Father, surely..." "~ No buts." "~ Have you done what you were supposed to?" "[~ Have you done your (school) homework?" "] ~ No." "Well, do it, then." "Leave it there." "Master, hear me out." "I've seen the beast in the woods." "I know who's eating up people." "Who?" "~ A panther." "~ A panther?" "A panther black as coal." "And it's taken another victim." "Sátur, there aren't any panthers in Castile." "Master, if I'm still alive it's because I looked skinny or something." "I saw it with my own eyes, damn it to Hell!" "You were scared, you could have seen anything." "What are you saying, that I made it up?" "No." "Remember when you thought you had ghosts in the stable." "They turned out to be shadows." "Sometimes you have an overactive imagination." "What the fuck?" "!" "You're not showing me any respect!" "For what it's worth, I know I'm not the sharpest hammer on the picnic, but I know what I see!" "You have to believe me!" "All right, Sátur, but calm down." "Besides, I'm sure there's a much simpler explanation for all this." "That means I'm dumb." "No, sure, you have to see something to believe it." "But I'll tell you this: next time you see it, it'll be too late." "You've been warned." "To the eternal glory of Louis XIV, the Sun King." "When your king becomes the emperor of all Europe..." "I hope he won't forget his humble servant." "The French Crown will remember your loyalty, your Eminence." "Excuse me, sir." "I'm sorry, sir, I couldn't stop her." "You may retire." "What are you doing here?" "Your Eminence, the princess...the princess isn't dead." "Explain." "The guy who was waiting for her in the woods,..." "I found him torn to pieces, and the princess...the princess wasn't there." "She just wasn't." "Did you look in the shelter?" "Yes, sir." "She's not there, either." "I hope you have another plan, your Eminence." "She couldn't have gotten very far by herself." "We have to do everything we can to find her." "[We'll do everything we can to find her.]" "Master, I wanted to apologize for before." "You know that sometimes I speak heatedly and don't measure my words." "I went too far, too, Sátur." "~ Did you get the bait for traps?" "~ Yes, and everything you asked for." "I also wanted to thank you for believing me about the panther, and all that." "You don't know what this means to me." "Sátur, we must take every precaution." "[Sátur, we're doing this out of precaution.]" "What you saw may well be a lynx." "Fucking Hell!" "Well, come on, a lynx and a panther don't look alike!" "So you still don't believe me." "Better safe than sorry." "Come on, let's go." "Let's roll our nuts!" "Let's go, Master." "Let's hurry, it's a bitch...it's nearly seven." "[Let's go, Master." "Let's hurry, should the bermin show up, and drwas a 7 on our flesh. (a reference to Zorro's sign on his victims)]" "And there's nothing to hear here, not even a sparrow!" "The meat." "Master, the panther." "The panther." "Sátur, stay here, don't even budge." "What?" "And you, where are you going?" "Master, for God's sake, look out for yourself!" "Master!" "Master, get me out of here!" "Master!" "Help!" "Can't you hear me, Master?" "Master!" "Master!" "Master!" "Help!" "Can't you hear me, Master?" "Master!" "Master, get me out of here, for God's sake!" "Sátur, you're right." "I've seen footprints." "There's a panther." "~ Get me out of here!" "~ Stop yelling!" "What a total fuckup!" "And who gave that cry?" "I don't know, but it was bloodcurdling." "We got scared and took off running." "Didn't she tell you her name?" "No, Gabi." "She just told me she's a noble and that they're going to marry her off to an old man, so she escaped." "This whole things stinks, Alonso." "You should tell your father." "No." "No, no, no." "Not my father nor anyone else!" "I promised I wouldn't tell anybody." "Do you think she's all right?" "Yeah." "She's in a cave in the woods." "She'll be safe until I get back to her tomorrow." "I hope." "Good night, Mother." "Do you know whether Hernán figured out who was responsible for the accident?" "No, I don't think so." "If he found him, you'd know it." "[He'll found him, you know him well.]" "He won't stop until he kills him." "Yeah, I think you're right." "Good night." "~ Night." "~ Night." "Young Master." "Ma'am, your belladonna is ready to help you sleep." "Was it well prepared?" "[Is it bold enough?" "]" "Yes, Ma'am, just like you like it." "God help me, Lord!" "See how lucky we are, tomorrow it would have ruined the festival." "[Accounting on how lucky we are, tomorrow the rain'll ruin our festival.]" "And what do I care, Catalina?" "By your leave, Ma'am." "Catalina." "Now's not a good time for visits, Juan." "I'm sorry to bother you, Lucrecia, but I have to talk to you about the Commissioner." "Go ahead, I'm listening." "I just came from Salamanca, from talking with a colleague who could take charge of this case." "~ He's the best for this type of affliction." "~ There's a cure?" "There may be a clot in the brain which is impeding the Commissioner's vision." "To make sure, we'd have to drill a hole, but it's a very difficult operation." "Speak clearly, Juan." "If the intervention goes wrong, he could be impaired for life." "He could even die." "Thanks." "I'll talk it over with him, though in the end he may not be all that receptive to the notion." "Lucrecia, I do it for our old friendship." "I know." "If you'll excuse me." "Juan, I think we've said enough for tonight." "Sir, you have a visitor." "It looks like a servant girl." "Servant?" "Forgive me for bothering you at this time, Commissioner, but I have to talk with you." "Come in, please." "No, don't worry, it's not necessary." "I'll leave by myself." "[No, don't worry, it's not necessary." "I'll leave right away.]" "I just want to give this back." "I'm afraid I can't accept it." "If I have offended you, I'm sorry." "I'm not used to such things." "I just wanted you to know that I'm not that kind of woman." "Now, if you'll excuse me..." "Margarita, wait!" "I have been precipitous, sure, but I won't deny the obvious." "I'm not going to fall limply to your feet no matter how many jewels you shower me with, Commissioner." "No, no, no, no!" "I expected nothing in return." "Look, forget my job." "Consider me an ordinary guy who made himself look ridiculous." "I beg you to let us start over." "[I beg for your foregiveness again.]" "I have to go." "I'll be late. [*** "It's getting late." ?" "*** ("I'll be late" is just fine, but maybe "It's getting late for me to get home.")]" "If you do you'll die of the cold!" "Look at that storm!" "[But you're freezing!" "Look at that storm!" "]" "You should wait here until it passes." "I appreciate that, but I'll manage." "Stay, please." "I may have offended you, but I don't want to be the one responsible for you getting pneumonia." "[I've offended you, I don't want to be the one responsible for you getting pneumonia, in addition.]" "Sir?" "All right, but only until it stops raining." "Thanks, Adela." "~ I'll bring you something hot." "[~ I'll make them bring you something hot.] ~ You needn't, don't worry." "I'd say that if you need anything, I'm in my room, but you could misinterpret me." "Good night." "I'm sorry." "You're tired, it doesn't matter." "Besides, man, she's not going to go to bed by herself." "[Besides, man, getting in bed (sex) shouldn't be all there is of it.]" "That good affection, with hugs, they're also very nice." "Yeah, sure, but it's not the same." "Come on, man, change that face." "We were so close, and he just hugged me and left." "[I'm happy enough just by being so close together and hugging.]" "How did he hug you?" "[*** ?" "***] [What's hunting your mind?" "]" "Nothing, he picked me up on the wrong foot, and that was that. [*** lost, I'm afraid ***] [Nothing, I just got up off bed on the wrong foot, that's all. (he had a bad start on the day, at least in Spanish)]" "Are you all right in Gonzalo's place?" "Are you all right with Sátur?" "He's very much yours for your stuff. [*** what on earth is going on here?" "***] [Has Sátur been kind to you?" "Because he's very possesive on his stuff.]" "Sátur?" "Of course not, he's just flesh and bone, as we both know." "[Sátur?" "Of course, how can it be otherwise, we're like flesh and bone (very close), you know us.]" "Then stop worrying now and never give it another thought, which is worse." "Set yourself aside for the harvest festival." "What you'll see there will certainly make you pine for a manhood you can call your own." "[You'll see how being there surrounded by so many pines your manhood (machohood) comes back into you.]" "And I know a certain corner of the woods..." "Oh, God, Master, the traps were all empty, there was nothing at all!" "And tonight's the harvest festival." "If we don't do something, there'll be a bloodbath." "We'll have to put it off." "It's the only solution." "I'll go see the new Commissioner." "What are you talking about?" "~ Nothing." "~ No, nothing." "Nothing, nothing, Ma'am." "How well you did your face today!" "[How healty (happy) you look today!" "]" "Did you sleep well?" "Splendidly!" "It's been a long time since I had a bed to myself." "Where's Margarita?" "I don't know." "She didn't sleep at home last night." "I'm going to wash, to see if I can get the sleep out of my eyes." "And what if something happened?" "What if she headed into the woods?" "Fuck my black future, we have to do everything ourselves!" "[Fuck my black figure, every bad thing must happen to us!" "]" "Yes?" "~ Is this Margarita Hernando's house?" "~ Yes." ""Because of the storm, Miss Margarita Hernando had to spend the night at my house." ""Fernando de Medina, Commissioner of the town."" "How is she?" "[What did he wrote?" "]" "Margarita's fine." "Where did she sleep?" "What's with that face?" "I told you Margarita's fine." "God, what's this?" "!" "Oh, God!" "I think this piece is a little lower." "[I think this piece belongs a little lower.]" "Commissioner!" "I didn't mean that." "Was it very valuable?" "No, don't worry." "It was very old." "Actually, several centuries old." "Oh, my God!" "It must have cost a fortune!" "Was it an antiquity?" "Well, you could say that, but really, don't worry." "It doesn't matter." "I'm sorry, I'll pay you back somehow." "Fine, even if I have to work for several centuries." "I really don't know what I'm doing here!" "Last night you fell asleep and I didn't want to bother you." "Thank you." "Well, I have to go, I'm sure they're very busy at home." "[Well, I have to go, I'm sure they're worried at home.]" "Relax, I sent a few messengers to let them know." "They know you're here." "[Relax, I sent a messenger to let them know." "They know you're here.]" "~ To my house?" "~ Yeah, I thought it would be better." "Sure, sure, but I still have to go." "Thanks for everything." "I ordered them to make breakfast." "You didn't have a chance to eat last night..." "If you want, of course." "You can have breakfast at home." "[I can have breakfast at my room.]" "Fine." "All right, the misunderstanding was cleared up last night, so I guess it's fine to share a breakfast." "That's fine, but please don't break the teacups, they're a gift from my mother." "Here nobody could hear you scream." "It was an accident, Hernán." "I didn't want to hurt you." "All these days by my side and you didn't have the guts to tell me it was you." "And what would you want me to say?" "That I'd destroyed your life?" "You'd never forgive me." "You're right." "Hernán, it's all right, it's all right, let me go!" "Hernán, listen to me, please, listen to me." "Please, please!" "~ If my life is dark,..." "~ No, no!" "Like I'm going to live." "Hernán, please!" "Please, Hernán!" "Please..." "Hernán!" "Hernán!" "Help!" "Help!" "Sir." "Entry is forbidden." "~ I need to see the Commissioner urgently." "~ The Commissioner is very busy." "I understand, but it's very important." "I have to talk with him." "Let him in." "Yes, sir." "I'm Fernando de Medina, the new Commissioner." "How can I help you?" "You have to stop the harvest festival." "People are at risk." "Why?" "There's a wild beast in the woods." "I think it's a panther." "A panther?" "Yes, I know that sounds impossible, but believe me, it's already mauled two people." "Excuse me, have you seen it?" "No, but I've seen its tracks." "Fine, you could have confused it with another animal." "[Fine, you could have confused them (the tracks) with the ones from another animal.]" "There's no way there could be panthers in the woods around here." "Listen to me, if the people go into the woods, they'll run the risk..." "Well, enough is enough." "I won't let a panic break out over something that hasn't even been seen." "Fine, but if you don't do something, I will." "Guards." "Sir." "I'm sorry, but you leave me no option." "I'm not going to let you spread terror among the people." "Arrest him." "~ Hey hey hey!" "~ Hey, let me go!" "What are you doing?" "Where are you going?" "Nowhere, out to the street." "My father told me not to let you leave town." "I'm here, I'm not going to move, I'm staying right here with Gabi." "See?" "[I'm here, I'm not going to move, I've an appointment with Gabi." "See?" "]" "Fine." "But don't leave the street." "Clear?" "I'm watching you." "~ Do you have what I asked for?" "~ Yeah." "Is that everything?" "Well, anyway, I don't know how I can get away to go to the woods." "Cipri won't quit chasing me around!" "I can go if you want." "No, it's not the same." "Be it known that that the Princess Margarita Teresa of Austria... daughter of his Majesty the king,... has her whereabouts unknown." "His Majesty offers to whoever finds her... a reward of 100 escudos of gold." "100 escudos of gold, did he say?" "Yeah, I think so." "100 escudos of gold, whoever finds that girl will be set for life!" "~ It's her." "~ What?" "It's impossible." "I'm telling you, the girl in the cave is the princess." "What are you going to do now?" "What could a man do!" "?" "[This man (Gonzalo) is getting so late!" "]" "Nothing, you'll see!" "[We won't get there in time, you'll see!" "]" "Sometimes I think he likes getting on my nerves." "~ Hi, Sátur." "~ You were gone a while, Ma'am." "We were kind of worried." "[~ It was about time, Ma'am." "We were kind of worried.]" "Where's Gonzalo?" "Master went to the jail, to talk with the new Commissioner." "What?" "What, why did he go to speak...?" "Saturno... --- Your Master was arrested at the jail." "Apparently he's met the new Commissioner." "[Apparently he's quarreled the new Commissioner.]" "Why did they arrest him?" "[How come that he's jailed?" "]" "~ See you tonight?" "~ Yeah, sure." "Ma'am, you have to get him out somehow." "[Ma'am, we have to get him out whatever it takes.]" "~ I'm on my way." "~ No, no, you can't go on your own." "No, not by yourself, let me go with you." "No, Sátur, it's better if just I go." "You stay here." "Fuck it!" "He must have gone to the festival!" "What is this jerk doing now?" "[What is this jerk heading to, now?" "]" "Cipriano, where are you going?" "I'm going to look for the princess." "The king's daughter's disappeared, they're offering 100 escudos of gold as a reward." "~ For the princess?" "~ Right." "And where are you planning to look for her?" "Everywhere, what a question!" "Cipriano, don't go to the woods." "Why do you say that?" "[Just because you say it?" "]" "Cipri, these days the woods are very dangerous." "and besides, there's...there's a panther." "~ A panther?" "~ A panther." "You're an asshole." "You know something and you want to collect the reward yourself." "Hernán." "Is that you?" "Get me out of here, please." "I'm going crazy." "Please!" "Please!" "Please!" "Let me go, please!" "Let me go, please!" "Please, please!" "Please!" "Please, please!" "Don't go." "No, the light, the light, leave me the light!" "Leave me the light, please!" "Leave it for me, please, please!" "Leave it." "Leave it!" "Please!" "Please!" "..." "Help!" "Help!" "Commissioner." "Commissioner." "Is something going on?" "Do you know where my mother is?" "I'm expecting her for dinner." "[I'm waiting for her to have dinner.]" "Sorry, I don't know where she is." "Well, fine...when she's back, we could all eat together again." "Very well, if that's what you want." "Commissioner." "Hernán, please!" "Please, Hernán!" "Please, please, tell the Commissioner." "I have to talk with him." "Please, I need to talk with him!" "Gonzalo!" "~ Margarita." "~ Gonzalo." "Gonzalo, what did you say to him?" "You didn't have to say anything, the Commissioner conducted himself like a perfect gentleman." "[You didn't have to come, the Commissioner conducted himself like a perfect gentleman.]" "Margarita, that's not why I came." "Then why were you arrested?" "We must stop the harvest festival, people are in danger." "I tried to tell him..." "Margarita." "You know him?" "Yes, he's my brother-in-law." "Commissioner, I'm not sure what happened, but I assure you it won't be repeated." "If you happen to create panic, I will be forced to take action on the matter,... and I assure you I won't be so benevolent." "Don't worry, trust me, Commissioner." "I myself will see to it that it doesn't happen again, whatever happens." "[I myself will see to it that it doesn't happen again, whatever had it been.]" "Shall we go?" "Thanks." "Sir, if you permit me,... at times as sensitive as this, we should practice restraint." "My daughter's still missing and Leopold's crowd's already settling into their tents." "He hasn't even been able to receive me." "[He even didn't bother to receive me.]" "Majesty, I've given orders to all of my parish priests to announce the disappearance of the princess in their sermons." "The whole town will turn out to search for her." "She'll show up." "Majesty, excuse me." "This boy says he knows the whereabouts of the princess." "Speak --- where is my daughter?" "He's just a rascal sniffing for the reward, your Majesty." "No, that's not true." "Your Majesty, I met your daughter in the woods and then took her to the cave on the way to the orchards." "Inform the royal guard at once." "I'll round her up personally." "Here, the reward is yours." "No, I can't accept that." "I was only doing my duty." "An honorable gesture." "Forgive me, but I'm not feeling very honorable." "Your Majesty, I've betrayed her!" "It was my obligation." "There are moments which challenge our principles." "You did well." "[There are facts that are beyond our principles." "You did well.]" "Your majesty...is she getting married off as a result?" "Kings have many privileges but immense obligations." "What's your name?" "Alonso." "Alonso de Montalvo." "You're Gonzalo's kid, the teacher?" "Yes." "You know my father?" "You've performed a great service to the kingdom." "Anyone would have done the same, Majesty." "You're not just anyone, believe me." "Listen to me: it's very important to stop the festival, and I need your help." "It's not that I don't want to help you, Gonzalo." "[But I don't know how do you want to help you, Gonzalo.]" "Warn the palace, and convince them of their danger." "What will you do about all the people coming from outside?" "It's impossible to stop so many people, Gonzalo." "Margarita, I don't know, go to the palace and bring them around." "[Margarita, I don't know, go to the palace and warn them.]" "Gonzalo." "Nothing happened last night." "I fell asleep waiting for the storm to abate, that's all." "Margarita, it's not for me to judge." "I won't poke my nose into your life, unless you ask me to." "Fine." "Go with God." "Gabi!" "Gabi!" "Hey, Gabi!" "Gabi, Gabi!" "Why are you scampering off?" "Where's Alonso?" "Hey, Gabi, Gabi!" "Where's Alonso?" "No idea." "I don't know anything." "Tell me right this minute where Alonso is." "Alonso?" "He went to speak to the king." "With the king!" "?" "What for?" "Alonso's the only one who knows where the king's daughter is hiding out." "Where's the princess?" "In the woods, in a cave." "Your Highness, we're returning to the palace, your father's waiting for you." "[Your Highness, we're returning you to the palace, your father's waiting for you.]" "I don't want to get married!" "I don't!" "Protect the princess!" "Quickly!" "It's an ambush!" "Kill her." "No, no!" "What do you want now, Hernán?" "Now that you're ready, I'll start on your vocal cords. [*** ?" "***] [Now this is funny, you'll tear off my larynx. (so I won't cry out)]" "I want to say goodbye to Nuño." "I want to say goodbye to my son." "At least let me write him a note, please." "The first time I saw you I knew I would die by your side." "What's that?" "Now you'll have the opportunity to watch my dead body forever." "[Now you'll have the opportunity to wake my corpse forever.]" "I'm not going to stay here and watch you rot." "[I'm not going to stand still watching how you rot.]" "You have no choice." "Give me that!" "Give it to me, give it to me!" "As you wish." "If I have to die, at least it'll be quick." "You're an imbecile!" "You insist on taking away everything before listening to me." "[You insist on running over everything just for the sake of not listening to me.]" "You just don't get it, do you, Hernán?" "Nuño'll be an orphan." "Nuño!" "Don't you even care?" "You just don't care!" "Really?" "Do you want to kill us in this hole?" "[Do you want us to kill ourselves in this hole?" "]" "You had a chance with that operation." "What operation?" "Give me that on my chest." "You're getting very beautiful." "[You're fixing yourself up very beautiful.]" "Didn't you just want to go with Murillo?" "Good, we'll see if you can get fixed up now!" "Check this out, too!" "[Good, now one isn't allowed to fix up ?" "Check this girlie, now!" "(how irrespectful)]" "They told me he's the son of Pascual, he of the cowherd." "Did you know he's still single?" "[They told me Pascual's son is coming, the one from the cowherd." "Did you know he's still single?" "]" "And time's passed him by, he's so ugly, the poor thing!" "[And he'll still be for a long time, accounting on how ugly he is, the poor thing!" "]" "Listen to me, everybody listen." "You can't go to the festival." "Really?" "Why not?" "Because there's a panther in the forest, and it's very dangerous to go." "A panther, here in town?" "Yeah, Gonzalo told me." "Not again!" "Of course, we should go see this kid, the nonsense in his head!" "[Not again!" "Of course, the poor kid, the nonsense he has in his head!" "]" "It's not nonsense, Catalina." "Let's think this through: you, were you born yesterday, or what?" "Don't you realize that what Gonzalo wants is for you not go to the meadow to meet the new Commissioner?" "That's jealousy of a lifetime!" "[That's jealousy, it has always been so!" "]" "Catalina, I know Gonzalo very well, and he was very worried." "I assure you that he's not jealous, that there's a panther in the woods." "Girl, if there was a panther in the woods, the authorities would have said something." "Have they said anything?" "No." "That's it." "You'll lose out on the only party of the year with some spineless nonsense." "You're on your own, man." "Wow, how many things we'll be able to do with the fortune of the reward!" "Can you imagine, Master?" "There wasn't a reward, Sátur." "What do you mean?" "Surely the pamphlet makes it clear: 100 escudos of gold." "Sure." "I refused the reward." "But why?" "Like father like son!" "No, Sátur, saving the princess is just part of my job, nothing more." "It's a question of ethics." "Well, what did you want me to tell him?" "[Well, what can I say?" "]" "If they offered me 100 escudos of gold, I'd put my ethics on hold!" "[If they offered me 100 escudos of gold I earned fair, I'd put my ethics in my ass!" "]" "Right." "We have to get to the meadow before it begins to fill up with people." "Alonso and Gabi, where are they?" "~ At Alonso's house." "[~ At Alonso's room.] ~ Fine." "You can't begin how angry they are for not being allowed to go to the festival." "[You can't imagine how angry they are for not being allowed to go to the festival.]" "Have you warned Cipri not to go?" "Well...more or less." "[Well...something like that.]" "What do you mean, more or less?" "[What do you mean by "something like that"?" "]" "Look, Master, you know that Cipri and I, we're...we're not on good terms, not at all." "I tried to tell him about the panther but he wouldn't listen to me." "So I knocked him out." "Sátur, again?" "A little bit unconscious." "We have to hurry." "You have to bag the panther before the festival begins." "Excuse me, sir, but what are we looking for, exactly?" "This morning I received notice of the presence of..." "Even so, it's absurd." "[Don't mind, it's absurd.]" "There's nothing unusual here." "~ Back to the horses." "~ Yes, sir." "If I stay an invalid, promise me you'll kill me." "You were right." "The first body they found was a merchant." "It came from Africa." "From Africa?" "I don't understand." "Apparently, the panther came with a shipment of slaves and escaped." "The rest you know." "Well, if death does not make much sense in itself,... but you end up in the jaws of a panther in the middle of Castile, well, you warned me." "[that in top of that you reach it in the jaws of a panther in the middle of Castile, don't tell me it's just random chance.]" "It's a fishing joke." "[It's a fishing joke. (beyond chance --"sailor luck" to castaway in an island in the middle of the ocean)]" "I guess you're right." "The priest mentioned in his sermon on Saturday how to avoid the circumstances that led to that man's death." "[The priest had it hard in his sermon to avoid the circumstances that led to that man's death.]" "He's sweated rivers of ink trying to explain it, the poor guy!" "Was Margarita there?" "She was there." "What bad luck she has with her men!" "Now the beast has done us a favor." "Done us a favor?" "Who?" "Well, you, actually." "If not for the panther, the new Commissioner would have sunk his teeth into your sister-in-law." "And not taking his time about it, either!" "Sátur, don't even think about mentioning this in front of her!" "Sure." "And now get the horses ready so we can go for a ride." "Really?" "What ride?" "Oh, Master, finally a bit of rest and fun!" "And where are we going?" "Wait, don't tell me!" "Take me to some places I've never even dreamed of!" "[Wait, don't tell me!" "I'll take you to a couple of places you've never even dreamed of!" "(brothels)]" "We're going to the Well of Hell." "The Well of Hell?" "Well, I don't know that brothel, but it sounds promising!" "The Well of Hell is the place where my mother was imprisoned." "No, man, no!" "No, Master, no!" "Ever since I entered your service, I've scarcely gotten a nibble of a female!" "COMING SOON!" "In the name of the Holy Inquisition, have you betrayed your Catholic faith?" "I'm a man of principals." "[I'm a moral man.]" "Have you ever heard your Master deny the existence of God?" "If you lie you'll be condemned in the same way as your Master." "I won't rest until you've paid for this." "They've stolen the largest rough diamond ever found, and a Spaniard stole it." "I'm not going to allow the English to insult the Spanish Crown." "You shouldn't go into other people's bedrooms." "In the name of the Holy Inquisition..." "I condemn you to death for sins committed against the Catholic Church." "Father!" "What are you hanging on that rope?" "By the Holy Virgin!" "Watch out, Master, next time they'll catch us with our mouths hanging open." "[May it be, Master, next time it rains soup it'll catch us with our mouths hanging open. (very Spanish saying)]" "Shoot, Master!" "Shoot, for God's sake, shoot!" "Shoot!" "Why have you hidden from me?" "[Why have you hidden it from me?" "]" "We're going to die and it's all my fault!" "Sátur!" "No bastard of the king will ascend the throne." "Right, I'm sure it wouldn't have happened but for that." "We've all played with the snake at some time in our lives." "[We've all played the snake at some time in our lives.]" "We can always start over." "I can order all the troops you have left to Hell." "[I could send yo to Hell (kill you) or to the troops for life.]" "You're beautiful." "You can't marry this man." "It can't be!" "Claudia, Alonso, and me, we're leaving town." "I'll say one thing: when you're in bed with that woman,... be very careful not to call her by the name Margarita." "Sátur, enough!" "Oh, Master, this is just a warning!" "Master, it came to me at the hospital!" "[Master, I dreamed of the orfanage!" "]" "In the end, I'm not going." "But how can you not go?" "Do you know the beating that I've had with the trunks, with crockery, with clothes?" "Now you have to go." "By my sainted balls, you have to go!"