"THOSE WHO IGNORE THEIR HISTORY ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT." "How are things going, Pablo?" "I'm fine." "Trying to get used to being locked up and all alone, but I'm fine." "Good." "I'm glad." "Look, I came to see you because I have some things to tell you." "I would've liked to receive you at the house, but they're changing some railings and a pipe broke, so it smells very bad in there." "Really?" "Well, it doesn't matter." "I wanted to tell you I'm leaving the country." "It just so happens I was named ambassador to The Netherlands." "Congratulations, Mr. Villamizar." "That was President Cesar Gaviria's reward to you then." "No." "How could you think of that as a reward?" "I like being in my country." "If that's the good news," "I guess the rest is not so good." "More or less." "The thing is you confessed a crime to us." "Smuggling coke into France." "The issue is you were already sentenced for that crime at a court in Paris." "I was thinking about that the other day, and the national government and Colombia's justice system cannot put me on trial for that crime because then you'd be trying me twice for the same crime." "As far as I know, that's not legal, right?" "That's right." "You're correct." "Meaning that since there are no charges to press against me, the Colombian government and justice system are obligated to immediately release me." "Am I right?" "But, Pablo..." "Yes, but what can I do?" "I was asked to confess to a crime." "It's not my fault if that crime happens to be the one" "I had already been tried for." "Do you understand?" "Yes, man." "I know it's not your fault." "But you can't turn yourself in and go free two months later." "Listen, Mr. Villamizar, it's very clear to me that I could easily and legally find a way to get out of jail, but I'm a serious person." "I'm a man of my word." "I promised to stay locked up in here and here's where I'll stay." "Don't you worry." "I'm glad." "I thought we were going to have another predicament." "How many presidents will I have to deal with while I'm locked up in here?" "I think this one and a couple more." "That's ten years." "A year into President Cesar Gaviria's administration," "Ismael Giraldo, formerly security counsel, was named National Minister of Defense, a historic event in Colombia because for the first time a civilian will head that department." "In other news, as El Espectador reported a few months ago," "General Uriel Peraza resigned as director of the National Security Department." "What's up, Mauricio?" "Bouncing back and forth between Colombia and Panama." "You come and go, and come and go." "Of course." "Every time I come back, I have to run off." "You really think I'm so stupid that I'd threaten Pablo Escobar and come to this farm and wait for two morons like you to kill me?" "But as you can see, I'm back." "Well then, welcome." "Thanks for visiting." "You know that's just one of the reasons why I'm here." "So?" "Should we talk business?" "Go ahead." "Guys... this is the perfect moment to eliminate the problem called Pablo Escobar." "He's locked up, calm, and confined to four walls from which he can't get out." "This is the perfect moment to bomb him." "Mauricio, I talked about it with my brother and we'd considered it, but we don't want that heat on us." "My brother and I decided not to mess with Pablo Escobar." "What do you mean?" "He's killed so many of your men and bombed you so many times." "Now's our chance to get rid of him." "Look, Pablo Escobar is fine." "He's where he is and did what he wanted." "He had the government kneeling before him, turned himself in, and in any case, thanks to him, none of us will be extradited." "You guys really make no sense." "Consider this." "If Pablo Escobar is murdered in jail, who'll be the first suspects?" "Who will the government and police be obsessed with next?" "We thank you Lord, for interceding on behalf of this country and the families gathered in this tribute." "We also ask you to grant Mr. Pablo Escobar, one of your most faithful servants, wisdom and strength, to bear the upcoming moments, and keep away any temptation to go back to the wrong path." "Stand up please..." "There you go!" "Take that!" "No, no, man." "You're too good, Peluche." "Pablo, how's your lock up going?" "Don't tell me you go to mass every week with the priest." "It's going well." "The old man comes to see us, gives us communion, takes our confessions..." "He talks a lot with Peluche." "That's right." "I go to confession with him every Sunday." "Listen to that." "The rest of the days are normal." "We're stuck in here and sometimes we go to the pool, do some bowling or spend time at the squash court, or our family members come visit and sleep over." "Sometimes we sleep or read a book, or sleep outside with them." "It all depends on our moods." "That means you're better off here than you were out there." "What a difficult life, right?" "You're right." "I won't deny it." "You know what is troubling us a little bit?" "The issue I was telling you about, our money issue." "While we're locked up in here, we're can't hustle, produce, or remain active in the business." "The money is always a difficult problem for us." "Peluche and I have been thinking about the possibility that you, as our friends, cooperate to help us with money." "Hold on, Pablo." "What do you mean?" "Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria needs a loan?" "This is unbelievable." "What are you trying to say?" "No, no." "It's not a loan." "It isn't." "Then, what is it?" "Banks deal loans." "We'd agreed we'd get 3O% of the earnings, right?" "That's right." "That's what we've given you each month." "Exactly." "So, I don't think it's fair that after owning 80% of the business, and after getting this country on its knees and managing to outlaw the extradition of Colombians to the US, and on top of that being the one locked up," "I don't think it's fair for me to be the poor guy here, and for you guys to be rich." "It's not like that, Pablo." "It's not like we're rich." "We're far from it." "I need 50% of all earnings starting today." "This is for you, Pablo." "Happy birthday, honey." "Open it!" "Open it!" "Open it!" "Open it how you're supposed to!" "Rip the paper!" "That's it!" "Put it on!" "Put it on!" "That looks great!" "You look like those men from those Russian steppes, like those handsome Ukrainian men." "You look so handsome, Pablo." "Let's open mine!" "Yes." "Go, go." "You're going to die when you open it." "Happy birthday, Dad." "I love you." "Hurry up!" "Rip it open." "I wrote it." "Read it!" "Read it!" "Pablo, it's for you." "No, Peluche, not now." "Don't interrupt." "Answer, it's important." "What could be more important than celebrating his birthday with his family?" "And celebrating Christmas too." "Hello?" "Pablo, this Gildardo Gonzalez." "Good evening." "Mr. Gildardo Gonzalez." "Who would've thought you and I would speak again?" "I don't believe it either, but here we are." "What made you think I wanted to talk to you?" "I didn't call you to say happy birthday or to be friendly." "But, well, happy birthday." "Thank you very much, Gildardo." "So why did you call me?" "I want to make you an offer." "Now that you're more receptive, maybe you'll accept." "Go ahead." "I want to offer you peace." "Now that you're locked up and the situation is calm." "We can end this situation." "Peace, Gildardo?" "You have the nerve of bringing up peace talks, after you bombed my family members?" "After you nearly killed my family, and practically left my youngest daughter deaf?" "Pablo, we've all had victims." "We don't have any family on that list, but we don't want them there either." "Well, how do I know you're making a serious offer?" "An honest offer?" "Hand it over." "I'll talk to him." "Relax, man." "Pablo, we're willing to offer you three million to compensate you for all the damages." "You think a measly three million will return my daughter's hearing to her?" "Nothing will, but that's behind us now." "It's three million, man." "Keep celebrating your birthday calmly, with your family, enjoy your Christmas, and we'll talk in January." "So you gave him 50% percent of the earnings just like that?" "I can't believe it." "I thought it was too much too, but we have to consider that Pablo gave us two of the routes his cousin Gonzalo had." "And that's worth a lot of money." "Tell me about it." "You can't imagine how much coke we send to the U.S." "That's great." "So when he asks for 70%, will you give it to him?" "What about 100%, and asks you to be his messengers?" "All that's left is for you to pull down your pants." "Mauricio, show some respect." "No, man." "I'm not being disrespectful." "What I want is for you to realize it." "Open your eyes while you still can." "I don't get it." "Weren't you being chased?" "Why are you in Medellin?" "Are you trying to be brave?" "We're not talking about me right now." "If Pablo Escobar wants to talk to me, he can come see me." "Mauricio, what do you want?" "I want you to stop letting that guy use you." "I don't want you to become that delinquent's servants." "Run your business on your own." "What Pablo Escobar did for our kind, let me remind you, doesn't have a price." "Just like we can't set a price on what he did for us." "Thanks to him, we're where we are, and we owe him respect." "We care about him and we owe him all our loyalty." "How's that?" "I think that's wrong." "You're not his wife." "Come on, guys." "Listen up." "This is the best time to get rid of that beast." "Now is the time." "Don't wait til he's got you by the neck." "Pablo Escobar is a treacherous son of a bitch." "He only cares about himself and nothing else." "Hold on, Restrepo." "You need to understand something." "Pablo Escobar isn't just our partner, he's also our friend." "For a while now too." "He's never shown to be any of what you're claiming." "Enough, Mauricio." "Seriously, man." "I think Arellano and I have made it very clear that we won't do anything against Pablo Escobar Gaviria." "But you don't have to worry." "We won't tell him we spoke to you." "We do want to warn you, though." "If you value your life and your relatives lives, you'd better stop tempting the beast, and get away from here as soon as possible." "Do it for yourself." "I warned you." "I told you so." "Holy Mary, sir." "Great Christmas party, boss." "Thank you so much." "Everyone's happy." "You know I do it with all my love, respect, and admiration." "It's very important for me that you enjoy yourselves." "I have news for you." "Tell us." "I've decided, and I'm determined to agree to a peace deal with the Cali Cartel." "Really, Pablo?" "Yes." "Really?" "That's awesome, man." "Congratulations." "Boss, with all due respect, I don't agree." "Paco, with all due respect, who asked you?" "Boss, they tried to kill your family, your daughter." "How can you let them buy you with $3 million?" "You don't need the $3 million, and excuse me for butting in." "So what then?" "Do you have so much money that $3 million is too little?" "It's a matter of dignity, for your own dignity, and that of all your workers." "What damn dignity, man?" "Think about it." "That moron doesn't even know what dignity means." "Don't pay attention to him." "What we need is peace." "Well, well... our family has grown." "Yes." "I'm glad." "How are you?" "Sir, you have a call." "I'm fine." "Thank you." "Excuse me," "Hello?" "How are you, Manuel?" "Let me talk to Gildardo." "Pablo?" "Yes." "Please put your brother on." "I want to talk to him." "I don't want to talk to you." "You're very rude with me." "You can tell me whatever you have to say to Gildardo." "Alright, I'll tell you then." "I want five." "Five what?" "$5 million is what I want to discuss a peace treaty." "You son of a bitch." "So being in jail hasn't helped you a bit." "Not even a little." "Well, Manuel, merry Christmas." "May baby Jesus bring you lots of gifts." "Think about it and we'll get in touch in January." "No, I have nothing to think about." "Listen, I won't give you one, three, five, or ten." "I won't give you a single damn penny." "Got that?" "You see what I'm talking about?" "You're a jerk." "You're rude and impolite." "Consult it with your brother Gildardo, and ask him what he thinks." "I don't have to consult my decisions with anyone." "One more thing, I had accepted to make a peace deal with you." "But it so happens that I want to shut your big mouth." "Those $5 million won't save you from the bomb we're gonna blow you to bits with." "Go to hell." "Good afternoon, gentlemen." "Go ahead." "Weren't those the members of the Colombian soccer team?" "Of course." "The one who gave you his ID is a forward." "Go!" "Easy, easy!" "Here, here!" "Hold on." "Pablo, let's mix up the teams." "They're kicking our asses." "We'll mix it up later." "What are you looking at all the time?" "Stop being so paranoid." "No one will bomb us, man." "Those were just threats to scare you." "Let's go." "Who knows?" "We never know, Peluche." "Of course we do." "The aerial space over this prison is entirely restricted." "No one can fly over this." "No one." "Relax." "Let's play." "Come on!" "What if they try to reach us by land?" "That's even less likely." "We have an entire army platoon at our service, who we're paying." "We also have an electric fence." "The switch to turn the energy on and off is in your room." "You also have all the guards who are our workers." "And finally, we have our trusted men here." "Who would dare try to get through that?" "Who?" "Relax." "It's nothing." "Come on." "Ready?" "Ready." "We've decided to mix up the teams." "Are you planning on killing all of them?" "It'll take a second." "Do it." "Freeze!" "Look at these two morons trying to bomb us with a rocket." "Who sent you?" "You won't talk now?" "Talk, man." "Save yourself." "Buitre." "Tell us." "Who sent you?" "If you're going to kill me, go ahead." "My pleasure." "Why waste our energy?" "We know perfectly well who they work for." "I know, Peluche." "But I want to hear those two names." "Go, Buitre." "We work for Manuel and Gildardo Gonzalez." "Candonga." "Sir." "Where's the blowtorch and the acid?" "I've kept them safe and ready to try out." "Go ahead, man." "Enjoy yourself." "Yes, sir." "Come on." "Sir, lobster in a tamarind sauce." "Thanks." "Here you are." "Good evening." "Thanks." "Good evening." "Bon appétit." "Thanks." "Stop complaining so much." "I'm paying you very well." "But Mauricio, the airspace over La Catedral is restricted." "I could get fined." "Fined?" "Are you worrying about money?" "Don't worry." "I'll pay that fine for you." "Just do it!" "That's good." "So?" "Not hungry?" "What's wrong?" "I've just been thinking... about the threats from the people in Cali." "So what else is new?" "The Cali Cartel's wanted to kill us for a while thanks to you." "We had the chance to make peace and even have a little money in the bank, but no." "Nothing will happen." "Take it easy." "Cheers." "In any event, we won't just sit here and do nothing either." "What are you going to do?" "If they attack us, we respond." "What are you talking about?" "About going to war against them." "If that's..." "More fighting?" "What do you want me to do?" "That I just sit here and put up with their attacks and do nothing?" "Then what are we going to do?" "Deal with them." "No, sir." "Is that a commercial or private plane?" "Are they coming to bomb us, boss?" "I'll go have a look." "Wait." "I'll go with you." "Marino..." "Sir?" "Contact Topo and tell him he's got orders to get rid of those two." "Yes, sir." "I've been about as patient as I can." "Oh, man!" "We didn't kill them, but we scared them to death." "Let's go home." "Cheers." "We're surrounded by guards." "Very good." "You may go." "So you want to get rid of him?" "For a long time now." "We've just never had a chance like this before." "That's why we sought you out." "We need allies who've got firepower, you know?" "We're businessmen." "We move coke and all that, but we're not killers." "And I am?" "Aren't you the boss?" "Didn't you inherit all this after your old boss died?" "Or are you telling us we're surrounded by holy doves?" "As far as Pablo Escobar is concerned," "I do want to do it because he tried to kill me in jail." "I've made an effort, but haven't been successful." "So gentleman..." "I'm on board." "That's great." "Cheers." "I knew you were the right one for this fight." "It's a delicate situation." "Pablo Escobar's being guarded by an army battalion from Antioquia." "Send two battalions of your men and that's that." "Problem solved." "It's not that easy, Mr. Manuel." "We need a lot of men and a lot of money before we do this." "Take your time." "Plan what you need to, and don't worry about money." "The Cali Cartel will put up everything." "And don't worry about Escobar either." "He's locked up in there for a long time." "Are you sure we lost them?" "We're going to have to call and give him a message." "Message?" "This is a complicated job." "What's up, Topo?" "This job's complicated." "This isn't the same city as before." "These guys got a lot of men on every street corner." "Tell him we're drawing attention." "You hear that?" "We're drawing a lot of attention here." "They're coming!" "I'm so good." "Such a long time and I'm still here with you." "Makes you realize... how much I like you, Mireyita." "But you forgot about me for a long time." "No..." "How can you say I forgot you?" "I've never forgotten you and never will." "The same goes for me." "Just knowing I was your first." "Your first." "I was with you before you were Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria." "You were the first?" "Don't you remember?" "In the neighborhood?" "Yeah?" "Of course!" "In the neighborhood." "Yes, ma'am." "Let's hope you're not the last." "I know you're with a lot of women, but I'm happy with being the best." "I'm the best, aren't I?" "Yes." "You're the best." "The best of them all." "That's why you're still here." "And I'll stay here as long as you like." "If you want to know what things in Cali are like, see for yourself." "It's tough over there." "What do you mean see for myself?" "That's why I sent them." "So they'd do that job for me." "Even if you send the toughest dude from here in Medellin, he'd still have a hard time." "He might not get the job done." "Those people are stronger." "Especially now that they've joined forces with the North Valley Cartel." "Damn it, man." "One of them goes down and a hundred more spring up." "I'd advise you to kiss that money goodbye." "It's gone." "Listen to you!" "That money's gone?" "You think that's my style?" "You know how much I've invested in that job?" "Give up on that money?" "Listen to you!" "Not everything in life is about money." "No?" "Then what's this?" "Groceries for my mom." "You should be thanking God you're free and only visiting La Catedral." "What if you were locked up there?" "You're right." "Cheers." "So what's up with that job?" "Go get it." "It's raining money or what?" "That's from Enrique's stash." "A neighbor takes care of it." "He takes the bills out when they get wet or they'll get ruined." "Take them and dry them." "Ramada's stash?" "Yeah." "What?" "Does that dude pay taxes to the boss for that?" "I don't know." "Let's find out." "Obviously." "Sure." "Grab them." "They're flying away." "In this wind..." "Hello." "Mr. Cain, what are you doing here?" "How'd you get inside my house?" "So this is where you hang the bills." "Don't worry." "This is one of the members of the organization." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Topo." "How are you?" "This is his granddaughter, Yolima." "Hi, Yoli." "You look nice in green." "You look like a dollar." "Topo didn't believe you had Ramada's stash." "I brought him so he could see it." "That's been going on a while." "How much money is there here?" "I'd say around 20 million dollars more or less." "But $5,000 has already been ruined." "Really?" "Yeah." "That's why I bring them here." "You see?" "You've got to put that on them?" "I do." "You see?" "You got that?" "We're talking about Topo, right?" "Yes, Boss." "Him." "Did they tell you that money's mine?" "I talked personally to the guy keeping it and he said he told Topo that money was yours." "Then there's no problem." "Don't worry about that." "We'll keep the money someplace else and that's it." "It's not good for a hitman like that to know where I keep my money." "That's the problem, Boss." "What is it?" "Tell me." "Topo took the money, boss." "What?" "You telling me my money was stolen?" "This isn't over." "You just wait, Libardo." "Unvelievable!" "The only way into La Catedral is by buying off the military force Pablo's got guarding him." "We'd need to pay them much more than he does for that." "After that, the job's easy." "Besides, I don't think there are any guns in that prison." "What's up with them?" "Good afternoon!" "Papers please!" "Take this!" "They killed Galan's assassin and with that, we lost our chance to get to Escobar." "You've been obsessed with killing Escobar for some time now." "No, man." "I want justice and not for politicians or cops or the people he's killed." "Escobar killed my best friend." "That's the only death I want to repay him for." "Honestly, I'm not interested in making him pay for any." "I've always thought that man was a megalomaniac." "A schizophrenic who's lost his mind who's only ever hurt this country." "So we're on the same page." "Are you going to help us or what?" "We can't come baring our teeth at Escobar." "He's the kind of man who has to be attacked by surprised." "Unprepared to fight." "What does that mean in layman's terms?" "That we're going to have to enter that jail." "You want to get a hitman inside that fortress?" "The Gonzalezes tried with two guys and they ended up in the river." "Precisely." "There's the key." "The man who kills Escobar can't be a stranger." "It has to be someone he'd never expect would shoot him." "You want to turn one of his men against him?" "Yes, sir." "And I think I know who it could be." "Ready, Libardo?" "Are we going?" "Would you mind if I didn't go with you?" "What do you mean?" "Why not?" "Where are you going?" "I have something to do." "I'll tell you about it later." "Don't worry about it." "How many times have we done it ourselves?" "We can meet over there and get the money or we'll find a new place to stash it." "Don't worry." "Wait for me over there." "I'll be there." "But do me a favor." "Be careful with Topo." "Take this just in case." "You think we're worried about some common hitman and thief?" "Relax." "Be careful." "Good afternoon." "We're here to see him." "IDs." "Arellano." "Go ahead." "Thanks." "What do I have to do with this?" "You're the key, Libardo." "You have access to La Catedral." "What's your plan?" "That I walk into La Catedral and pump Escobar full of lead?" "While obviously observing every precaution." "Hold on." "There's no way a person can enter La Catedral and kill Pablo Escobar." "You can leave it there." "Thanks." "What were you saying?" "There's no way a person can enter La Catedral, kill Pablo Escobar, and walk out alive." "There you have it." "That depends on the person." "It's not like you're going to shoot him in broad daylight in front of everybody." "No, sir!" "We'd have to consider a different strategy." "What if you spend the night?" "You could go into his room or something like that." "Spend the night?" "Listen to you." "What do you think I am, a kamikaze?" "A suicide killer?" "You must think I'm stupid." "It's a delicate matter, Pablo." "We wanted to talk it over with you." "Simply put, Topo, knowing the money was mine, stole it." "Careful what you say, Ramada." "That's a bold statement." "I'm calling it as I see it." "If he knows the money's not his, and he takes it, he's stealing it, isn't he?" "Did you take that 20 million knowing it was Ramada's or not?" "No way, Boss." "I didn't know at all." "Don't act dumb, Topo." "You knew from the beginning that money was mine." "The old man was clear from the start." "I don't know what the old man might've said, but he didn't say anything." "Don't make me mad, Topo." "Take it easy." "Pablo, nobody takes that amount of money without knowing whose it is." "I swear I didn't know." "You did know!" "You knew from the beginning whose money that was!" "Yet you didn't care, you rat!" "Hey, calm down." "I will not." "This little hitman's not going to make a fool out of me." "That money had better turn up, bro!" "Calm down." "I'm not going to calm down." "We could infiltrate the chef and poison his food." "Would you be able to do that?" "I'm just joking around, Restrepo." "We're just talking." "It's an idea." "It's a good idea." "If the chef refuses, we'll kill his whole family." "Listen, Lucio... you know I can't do anything behind Enrique Ramada's back." "He's my boss." "We have to be on the same page as him." "Well then we're screwed." "I approached him already and he said no." "There you have it." "What if we talk to Arellano?" "He could convince him." "No." "With all due respect, I'm going to tell you something." "If there's somebody my boss respects, somebody my boss has benevolence toward, someone to whom he's totally loyal, it's Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria." "Rack them." "I don't know, Ramada." "How do we resolve this problem?" "Only way to resolve it is by me getting my money back." "First off, Topo, you have to admit you screwed up by taking 20 million dollars knowing it was Ramada's." "That's first." "Boss, I swear to God I didn't know the money was Ramada's." "Don't lie." "Secondly, Ramada, you'll recall we had a conversation here in jail where I let it be known our situation was difficult and uncertain." "We're poor." "Right, Marino?" "Yes, sir." "What does that mean?" "That means I'll give you your money back." "Good." "Because I'm a decent, upstanding, honest man." "Since I do things the right way," "I'm going to tax your 20 million." "I'll give you your 70% and keep my 30%." "Alright, Pablito." "No problem." "You'll make sure that money gets to Medellin." "Let's go." "Let's go?" "No way!" "Don't you mess with me either!" "Pablo, we're giving you 50% of our earnings." "And you want more?" "Come on!" "I don't." "I just want the 3O% that's coming to me." "Why didn't you give it to me?" "Pablo, I've been stashing that money for more than five years." "Yes, sir." "And the bills were getting ruined." "Screw what you're asking for." "That money's mine and I don't have to share it with anyone." "Especially when we've always given you what you've asked." "That doesn't matter." "What matters is that you give me 50% of all you produce." "Stop lowballing me, Ramada." "What's six million to you?" "Think about us." "For us, that money's very important." "Isn't it, Marino?" "Six million is nothing." "Relax." "Alright, Pablo." "Forget about it." "Getting worked up over nothing." "Forgive me." "Thanks a lot." "Thank you, Pablito." "You're always welcome here." "Thank you, sir." "One other thing, boss." "I counted the money and it wasn't 20." "It was 18." "You see, Ramada?" "What?" "You're not even getting six!" "Not even three or one million!" "That money had better turn up!" "What?"