"Flowers for Ane" "Everything is more or less fine." "However, according to the analysis, as we expected your menopause has started." "But..." "this young?" "It's not very common, but sometimes it happens." "You might notice some changes for a while." "You'll probably gain weight." "You might feel sad." "But we'll keep a check on all of that." "Hi." "Ane Goñi?" " What's that?" "For you." "Hi!" "Hi." "Thanks." "What for?" "The flowers." "Who sent them to you?" "Wasn't it you?" "Me?" "What for?" "What do you mean "what for"?" "No return address?" "No." "No note either?" "I never thought it could be from someone else." "Was the theatre full?" "Up to the rafters!" "I'm surprised." "To see an operetta... it's a good idea if you go with mates." "There's another performance." "Why don't you go?" "Right!" "Who with?" "With Ander?" "Why not?" "Yes, maybe I will." "...the bones found could be the remains of victims of the Civil War." "After the recent Historical Memory Law was passed the debate has started up once again between those who demand that justice be done and those who believe it is time to heal old wounds..." "Hiya!" "Again?" "I don't get it at all." "No note today either?" "Same as the last few weeks." "Must be a mistake." "A mistake?" "Three times?" "The day before yesterday..." "Could be, could be." "I remember a man coming in." "Memory like a sieve!" "I forget everything!" "A man came and bought red flowers." "A man?" "But what did he look like?" "Normal, I'd say." ""Normal"?" "Nothing out of the ordinary." "But don't you ask customers for ID?" "No..." "Not if they don't want to." "That's a bit careless, isn't it?" "I don't understand." "Careless?" "You don't know who you're selling flowers to or what they do with them." "Do with them?" "They're just flowers!" "Thank you." "Let's go." "Bye." " Bye." "Hi." "What are you doing?" "I can't find the chain." "What chain?" "A thin one with a medal." "Crap!" "My engagement present." "You probably left it at home." "No, no." "I was wearing it on the bus." "You look different." "Yes." "I was at the hairdresser's." "You look good." "I lost the necklace you gave me." "Hey, this is too much." "It needs to be reported." "And what will they do?" "Arrest someone for sending flowers?" "What are you going to do?" "Put them there in the middle?" "What do you want me to do?" "Think I'm going to put up with them sitting there?" "What are you doing?" "I don't understand why you get worked up." "They don't mean anything." "Doesn't look that way." "It's hard to find a chain here." "Too much metal." "Hello." "Ane Goñi?" "Yes, that's me." " It's for you." "No note, right?" " A note?" "Let me see." "There's usually one here..." "Afternoon." " Hello." "No, no notes." " OK." "Hold the lift, please." "Bye." "Hiya." " Hi." "Did nothing come today?" "No flowers?" "No, nothing came." "Since they come every Thursday..." " Right." "Are you okay?" " Just hot flushes." "The doctor says it's normal." "Listen, Ane..." "I'm sorry." "This flower thing has been making me jumpy recently." "It's all right." "Morning." " Hello." "That's some bunch of flowers!" "Hello." " Yes?" "Is Chema in?" "He's popped out, he'll be right back." "May I wait here?" "Sure, take a seat if you want." "The other day I saw you two with that metal detector." "Yes." "Find what you were looking for?" "I wish!" "Too much metal on a building site." "Beñat looks down from above" "Switch on the radio a minute!" "They're doing imitations." "Wine?" " Yes, a drop." "Some water, too." "If not, I get woozy." "Say goodnight, Mikel." "Now you give me one." "What do you say?" " Good night." " Good night." "Not like that." "Give Gran a kiss." "Go on." "Did Miren and Bill get to London all right?" "Yes, fine." "Miren was really pleased." "The baby mustn't have given them any trouble." "I thought they handled it well." "Do you?" "Well I thought Miren looked hassled." "It's a fact of life." "You know how it goes." "What about you two?" "No plans?" "Why don't you want another?" "That's not just her decision, Mum..." "Yes, of course." "But if a woman wants a child it doesn't matter what he says." "She'll have it." "Not always." "So I'm not going to be a gran?" "Don't go on." "Anyway, we have Mikel." "Yes, but..." "But what?" "No, nothing." "So why the invitation to dinner?" "Can't we just invite you?" " Make some room, please." "Lately we don't see you much." " That's not my fault." "Gosh!" "I'm full." "It's delicious." " No, I don't want any more." "Pass me your plate, try it." "No, Lourdes." "I've had enough." "You only had salad, Mum." "Lourdes made a tonne of food." "And I'm grateful, but some fruit is enough for me." "I'll fetch it myself." "It looks great." "The cold meats?" "I ate them last night." "But that was Mikel's lunch!" "I didn't know." "Whatever." "I'll give him some chocolate." "We have lunch on Sunday, OK?" "Yeah." "Will Mikel come along?" "No." "He's with his dad." "It's playing up." "Have to call a repair man." "Come in." "It's over there." "Sorry about the mess." "Don't worry, I'm used to it." "My mum has cleaned up." "Great, huh?" "Great?" "She's moved everything." "It needed a good clean." "I don't care!" "We decide that, not her." "She meant well, Lourdes." "Jesus, she moved everything." "This goes here!" "The toaster goes here!" "And this, here!" "And don't you say anything, huh?" "Not a word." "You never say anything!" "Cat got your tongue?" "Sorry, forget what I said." "But what do you two think?" "That I nose around in your things?" "That's not it." "All I do it help you and you treat me like a busybody." "Carry on living in a pigsty if you want." "Not coming?" "I'll wait here." "One day you'll have to come and see your dad." "Don't start." "You know what I think." "Dead people are dead, end of story." "Yes, especially when we forget about them." "Coffee, Beñat?" " No, no." "Hello?" "It's me, Mum." "Lourdes called me to pick her up." "I'll be there later." "Okay." "Still angry?" "No." " Doesn't sound like it." "I'm not angry." "I'm hurt." "I've got reasons to be hurt, too!" "All right." "Bye." " Don't hang up!" "First of all, thank you for calling us and respecting Beñat's wishes." "I'll explain the procedure to you." "We'll take him to the Faculty of Medicine..." "But how long will he be there for?" "Usually about four or five years." "But there's another matter:" "will you want the body back after that?" "You don't need to tell me now." "As you know, all the expenses are met by the University, unless you want something extra in which case..." "I can't believe it." "I saw his car from the bus." "Spent all his life risking his neck up there and ends up dying in a car crash." "I spoke to him recently." "We plan to go to the funeral." "I hardly knew him..." "When is it?" "Tomorrow at 7pm." "Oh, that's impossible." "I have to be home by 6.30pm." "Hi, Iñaxi." "How are you?" " Fine." "Did anyone leave flowers for me?" "A courier...?" "No, no one called here." "Perhaps you were out." "No, I haven't left the house today." "Right..." "OK, thank you." "Bye." "Eat something, Tere." "It'll do you good." "No, I'm not hungry." "And Lourdes?" "Why didn't she come?" "You spoke to her, didn't you?" "I phoned several times, she didn't pick up." "I guess she doesn't want company." "It's not easy for us either." "And then the funeral..." "Without a body." "I shouldn't have signed those papers." "What's Beñat's body doing in a university?" "Mum it's what he wanted." "What he wanted?" "I bet someone gave him that idea too." "Why do you always pick on Lourdes?" "I didn't mention Lourdes." " Please, Mum!" "Can't you make an effort to get on with her?" "Do it for Beñat's sake." "Lourdes, it's Tere." "We need to talk." "Call me, please." "I don't know if you've heard my messages." "I've been calling." "Are you OK?" "I know we haven't seen eye to eye sometimes but I think that Beñat would like to see us getting on." "Please call me." "Bye." "Come in." "Hi." "I've brought this." "Beñat's stuff." "Oh, right." "Come in." "Finally picked them up." "I never remember." "May I keep this?" "I guess so." "As long as nobody claims it..." "Hey!" "Isn't this your chain, Ane?" "Where did you get that?" " In the crane cab." "We almost went crazy looking for it." "I even brought my metal detector!" "You've got one of those?" "Yes, usually go to the beach with it." "It's just there." "Find anything?" "Not really." "People are careful." "They're wilting." "The flowers, they're wilting." "Put an aspirin in the water." "Really?" "Best if you prune this bit." "Why?" "It's like making a cut, it can absorb the water that way." "Over time, the wound heals." "See how this part is darker?" "Can't absorb here any more." "You'll have to cut it here." "So the cut needs to stay open." "If you want it to last longer." "Hi." "Are you all right?" "Bit of a temperature, that's all." "Mum, I'm off." " Fine." "Will you manage on your own?" " Yes, don't worry." "We'll come for lunch on Sunday, OK?" " Not to worry." "Get some rest, OK?" "Call you tomorrow." "Bye." " Bye." "I'm looking for another house." "The house will be all yours next week." "But why?" "You can stay there." "No, there's no need." "The house is yours." "I'll find somewhere else." "I know we haven't always got on... but I think that Beñat would like us to." "I can't get it out of my head." "He called me from the car and I... hung up on him." "I didn't even give him the chance to say goodbye." "I think we should spend time together." "Please don't go on!" "I can't be with you." "Please just leave me alone!" "Now go." "Hello." "Excuse me, aren't you Beñat's wife?" "I work at the site where Beñat worked." "Very sorry about what happened." " Thank you." "This might not be the best time to mention it but there are still things of his there." "Pop by whenever you want, or we can send them." "I don't need them." "Do whatever you want." "Sorry?" " I don't need them." "Oh, sure." "I see." "Ticket?" " Huh?" "Want the ticket?" "No, thanks." "Bye." "Bye." "Is here all right?" " Yes, fine." "THREE YEARS LATER" "Flowers for Beñat" "THE GANG IS ALWAYS WITH YOU" "That's the last straw." "Seen what his friends did?" "What?" "They laid plastic flowers." "So?" "So they don't have to bring fresh flowers." "Same as not leaving any." "To start with it's:" ""We won't forget you..."" "..."the gang is always with you."" "But later..." " it's normal." "People move on." "So do I, but that doesn't mean a thing." "People don't die..." "Right, until we forget them." "Exactly." "Mikel, don't go too far!" "Why are we here?" "Mikel's having fun." "Yeah, at least someone is." "That'll make a good shot." "Don't wander off!" "You'll get lost!" "Guess who we bumped into?" "Who?" " Lourdes and Mikel." "Really?" "They were there for the opening of the motorway." "So?" "What did she say?" "Nothing much." "Sends her regards." "Said it would be nice to meet." "It's not her putting the flowers by the roadside." "What?" "Hasn't been back there since." "So if it's not her, who then?" "She was with a guy." "Didn't introduce me but I saw them from far off." "Sorry, still there?" " Yes, go ahead." "Seems there was no other accident in that area." "Not before or after that date." "None of us has a clue." "Can't you look into it?" "Eh, not really." "What happen to hear something, we'll get in touch." "But we can't investigate this sort of thing." "I understand, but what if it's someone being malicious?" "Malicious?" "By leaving flowers?" "Right..." "Thanks." "Bye." "Please start by taking off the sheets." "The body in front of you is the one you will use in the practical classes over the next two terms." "Please get used to it." "I know that many of you find this unpleasant but as medical students you must get used to it as soon as possible." "They died a long time ago." "Their corpses are merely work tools." "This does not mean you can do what you want with them." "Treat them with total respect." "I will not accept any jokes or games." "Do I make myself clear?" "Oh, your mum called." " Did she?" "I'll call her later." "I know you didn't see much of each other but you used to have that meal every year..." "Well, call me on this number if you remember, all right?" "Yes, I'm glad to hear from you again, too." "Likewise." "Bye." "I'm going to take a day off next week." "What about our trip?" "Can't we leave a day later, come back a day earlier?" "Why do you need a day off?" "Now that I know when they leave flowers..." "Christ, Lourdes!" "What good will that do?" "I need to!" "I need closure!" "There, on the right." "I'll only be a second." ""Who are you?" "I need to talk to you." "Call me on this number."" "Excuse me, are you Tere?" " Yes." "Hi." "I'm Ane." " Take a seat." "Thank you." "Do you want something?" "A white coffee, please." "Thanks." "I hesitated about calling you." "This is really strange for me." "But who are you?" " Me?" "A workmate?" " Yes." "And do you think that...?" "But..." "what's she like?" "Really nice." "We've already met twice." "You've met?" "What for?" "We have a good time together." "She asks me lots about Beñat." "About his childhood." "She likes to know that stuff:" "what he was like as a child..." "Poor Lourdes..." " Stop it, Jaione." "Lourdes didn't want to know about us or Beñat." "Well maybe that's the reason." "You should see them out walking!" "Perhaps she's a distant cousin." "As if!" "I would know her." "Besides, a cousin wouldn't put flowers there every week." "You have to love someone a lot to do that." "I never left flowers." "Perhaps I didn't love him that much." "Christ, what do you want me to say?" "On and on about Beñat." "Just ask the woman straight up!" "But put an end to it now!" "Oh, I'd forgotten about this video!" "It's Asun's wedding." "We looked so pretty!" "Which Asun, your sister?" " Yes." "Did you know her?" "You've told me about her." "Look how chic:" "we're all wearing hats." "My sister has always been a bit showy." "Who's that little boy?" "Is that Beñat?" " Yes." "He's so cute!" "How old was he?" " He'd be a year and a half." "Look, dancing." "See how he dances?" "He danced when he was older." "Really?" " Yes." "I'd never have guessed." "He was shy, so it was tough for him, but in the end he decided to do it." "And he was good." "They always put him in the front row." "We had such fun that day." "Who would that be now?" "Jaione!" "You left the keys in the lock." "I couldn't open it." "I didn't realise." "I've brought some chops for Sunday." "Stick them in the fridge and..." "Hello." "This is..." " I'm Ane." "This is my daughter Jaione." "Pleased to meet you." " Likewise." "We were watching a video." "Oh..." "Great." "Ane brings Beñat flowers every week." "Yes, yes, you told me." "Next time, you can come with us." "What do you think?" "Er... sure, of course." "It's getting late." "I have to go." "What a shame." "I'm sorry." "I'll call you." "Take your jacket." "It's there." "Did you come by bus?" " Yes." "It's started to rain." "Take the umbrella." "OK, see you soon." "Hiya." " Hi." "How are you?" " Fine." "I went for a walk." "I saw you from far off." "Did you?" "Who was that woman with you?" " No one." "No one?" "She must be someone!" "Tere, an acquaintance." "Why are you blushing?" " I'm not blushing." "Aren't you?" "Look at me." "Let me get changed." " You've gone red." "All right, whatever you say." "Why the mood?" "Let me get changed, OK?" "Is something up?" "All I said was..." "You're impossible." "It's like treading on eggshells." "You can't talk to me?" "Who spends all day glued to the TV, ignoring me?" "Very funny." "Look, let's just drop it." "Yes, let's drop it." "The easy option!" "Who stopped talking to who?" "Huh?" "Was it me?" "At least the TV tells me stuff." "You keep everything to yourself." "Hi." " Hi." "Heading for Donostia?" " Yes, hop in." "I'll just be a minute." " Sure." "An accident?" "Yes." "My husband died in a car crash, too." "A long time ago?" "A couple of years ago." "I'm sorry." "Was it a relative?" "No." "A friend." "Not really." "No?" "To be honest, I didn't know him that well." "We worked together." "A workmate." " Yes." "You must have been very fond of him." "He used to send me flowers." "Oh." "At the time I didn't know it was him, but... it's a long story." "But then you're not sure it was him?" "Sending me flowers?" " Right." "Yes, I'm sure." "Did he tell you?" "No, not at all." "When he died, I stopped receiving them." "But could it not just be a coincidence?" "There was something else, too." "When he died, we found a chain that I'd lost." "Sorry for insisting, but I keep thinking about what you said and I don't know... if he didn't give you any sign while he was alive you'll never really know, will you?" "Never know?" "No." " Really?" "Coincidences happen every day." "Maybe you're leaving flowers for the wrong person." "No." "Otherwise, why would he keep my chain?" "Maybe he didn't know it was yours." " My name was on it." "Perhaps he found it, then forgot to give it back to you." "These things happen, right?" "No, it had to be him, my chain..." "Please, that doesn't mean a thing!" "Well, it might." "Or it might not, right?" "I'll get out here." " No, I'll take you home." "Don't worry." "Stop the car, please." "What?" " Stop the car." "OK, take it easy." "No, I want to get out here." "Stop." "No, really, take it easy." "Stop the car, I said!" " No." "Shut the door!" "What was that?" "Is it dead?" "Tere, open up." "I know you're there." "Who do you think you are?" "Listen, Tere." " Listen?" "Not any more." "Wait." "What did that woman tell you?" "What woman?" " The one who leaves flowers." "Well, about her relationship with Beñat." "But that's a lie!" "I spoke to her, what she says doesn't make any sense." "I think it does." "But she's mad!" "She's fooling you." "They were workmates, that's all." "So, if that's the case, why make such a fuss about it?" "Anything else?" "You must be delighted." "Meaning?" "Please, you know perfectly well what I mean." "You've never liked me." "Why this now?" "You haven't been here for three years." "Now you come to tell me what I should believe?" "You're both inventing another person." "Beñat wasn't like that." "He didn't feel anything for her." "I knew him." "All right, you think what you want and we'll do the same." "Mum." "Are you all right?" " Yes, fine." "TWO YEARS LATER" "Hello?" "Yes, that's me." "I'm calling from the Faculty of Medicine." "Where?" " The Faculty of Medicine." "It's concerning Beñat Sanz's ashes." "Oh!" "All right." "Thank you." "Hi, Lourdes." "Hello, Jaione." "It's been a long time." "Yes, it has." "I should have let you know I was coming." "No, don't worry." "How are you?" "Fine." "How are all of you?" "We're getting by." "Want to see my mum?" "Yes." "Is she in?" "Come on in." "She's in the dining room." "Mum!" "You have a visitor." "Look who's come to see you." "You have a visitor, Mum." "Come on!" "Look." "Hello!" "Do you remember her?" " Why wouldn't I!" "How are you?" " Fine, fine." "Come and sit down." "We'll sit here, all right?" "You sit here." "Fancy a drink Lourdes?" " Yes, have something." "Some water." " Water." "So, how's the family?" "Fine, fine." "I've come to talk to you about Beñat." "And how is he?" "Who, Beñat?" "Beñat died in an accident." "Oh, did he?" "Poor soul." "Who's Beñat, Mum?" "Who's Beñat?" "Don't talk nonsense!" "Your son." "Well, really!" "OK, let Lourdes talk." "I... came to give you this." "How lovely." "What's wrong?" "Don't cry." "What's wrong?" "Take it easy." "It's all right." "Take it easy." "Everything will be fine." "Don't cry." "OK?" "Everything will be all right." "It's best if you keep them." "You've seen what she's like." "Sometimes she starts rummaging who knows what she'd do with this." "Sorry, I had no idea." "How were you to know?" "Thanks." "It feels weird keeping this and I thought maybe I don't know..." "Maybe you'd rather keep it." "Me?" "What about Tere?" "Doesn't she want them?" "Tere lost her mind." " Really?" "Doesn't even remember him." "I didn't know." "But I can't keep the ashes." "I was going through a bad patch." "I was completely lost for years." "Sorry if I caused you trouble." "Now I'm not even sure it was your husband who sent flowers." "So...?" " I haven't put flowers there for ages." "It's a time I'd rather forget." "Just one question:" "why don't you want the ashes?"