"COMMON WEALTH" "I heard you." "You have a job in a disco." "Doing what, the accounting?" "The door?" "As a bouncer?" "Are you nuts?" "You could get killed!" "Tell me about it later." "Don't get angry." "You just never stop calling me." "I'm sorry." "Yes." "Yes, I love you a lot." "I'm nervous about the flat." "I haven't sold a single one." "Yes, it started well, but after that..." "Also, some clients have been waiting for me for a half hour in this freezing weather." "It's pouring and I'm dressed up." "You're lucky." "You can wear a jogging suit to work." "What?" "A tuxedo?" "You had to rent one?" "Are you crazy or what?" "They have to pay for that." "You think firemen buy their helmets?" "We'll talk about it later." "Okay, honey." "I love you a lot!" "Yes, bye." "He's such a pain!" "Luis?" "Julia, from the agency." "Excuse me, I was talking to a client who's interested in this flat." "Did I say it was amazing?" " Yes, you did." " On the phone." "Well, well, well." "Here are the super-advantages." "One, near the subway." "Two, downtown." "Three, there are schools for the kids, and four, parks where they can play." " We don't have kids." " You don't?" "Good." "Me neither." "It leaves you free to go to the movies or to a bingo parlor." "I don't play bingo, it was just an example." "You can walk anywhere from here." " So there's no garage?" " No." "There's no... garage." "Let's see." "This is it." "By the way," "I wanted to warn you that these old flats usually have old furniture and that funny seventies wallpaper..." "I can imagine it." "Let's go." "That's what I mean, you have to use your imagination." "They usually belong to elderly people." "Sometimes they smell bad..." "But not in this case." "Look at that." "This is your typical amazing flat, period." "It's what we call" ""ready to live in"." "And it's completely furnished." "It has pictures, lamps, a TV, a radio, a sofa..." "I think it's a sofa bed." "No, it's a sofa sofa, and a good one." "This looks like leather." "High-quality!" "Not like mine, which is like a beach chair." "Every time I show someone this flat," "I want it for myself." "Though to each his own and I won't pressure you." " The owner lives here?" " The owner?" "What owner?" "I don't think so." "No, it says it's free." "You can sign for it and come live here tomorrow." "What do you think?" "Can we see the other rooms?" "Of course, no problem." "Let's see the bedroom." "But first, the closet." "Lots of room." "The bedroom, I think..." "What a beautiful bed!" "It must be king size." "A waterbed, like in Las Vegas!" "What's the price?" "Not that I've ever been in Las Vegas." "But this is nice." "And if you get seasick, you can turn it off." "I imagine." "There must be a button somewhere." "And the price?" "Didn't they tell you?" "Think about it, anyway." "I'll give you my card..." "Not too much..." "Her, it was her...." "You're like a ventriloquist's dummy!" "Go ahead, laugh." "What a day I've had!" "I get a cab at the disco, and guess who I meet?" " Who?" " Antonio Pesadas." "Pesadas who worked with me at the insurance company." "Right." "He was unbearable." "Well, he still is." "But now he's a taxi driver." " He got laid off, too." " Just like you." "I didn't get fired for doing something wrong." "It was downsizing." "Right." "He was superfluous, too." "I don't knowwhat he was." "But if you mean I'm "superfluous"..." "Please." "It was four years ago." "Forget it." "But you keep reminding me." "You're saying I lost my job because I was superfluous." "Listen: maybe Pesadas was superfluous, but I wasn't, I was essential." "What's all this?" "It's a romantic dinner." "But... whose flat is this?" "Nobody's." "But since I'm the only one with a key..." "Let's see if I get it." "This is one of the agency flats, and you're cooking in it?" "Don't start acting like you were my father." "I'm not." "But you do whatever you want without checking with me!" "Acting like your father..." "Ricardo, we'll clean up afterwards and they won't find out." " They will and they'll fire you." " So what?" "Let them." "It's only a 15-day temp job." "And it's worth it." "It has a Jacuzzi." "A what?" "A hot tub, Ricardo." "And a sauna, a Finnish sauna." "You sure it's Finnish?" "And the best part is..." "Come on." " lt moves!" " It's a waterbed." "You can change the temperature." "What if you want it to stop?" "There must be a button somewhere." "Wait, wait..." "Stop!" "Julia, you know I need to be relaxed for this." "We've waited six months for you to relax!" "That long?" "Try to understand." "Someone could come in any time." "We're alone." "You'll relax, leave it to me." " What's that noise?" " The pipes." "It's the neighbor's TV." "You can hear it perfectly." "The walls are thin." "Forget about it and concentrate." "If we can hear them, they can hear us." "Stop being paranoid." "Let them hear us." "They'll get off on it." "Get it off of me!" "What now?" "That's disgusting!" "Where did they come from?" "I told you we shouldn't be here." "Don't start with your Jesuit school guilt complex, Ricardo!" "But we are guilty." "Okay, we're guilty." "We're fornicating like degenerate beasts, but the cockroaches don't knowthat!" "You're driving me crazy!" "You're right, sorry." "But they really give me the creeps." "Me too, believe me." "We'll close the door, go into the living room Clean up and go home." "Please, Julia." "No." "We'll stay here." "Why?" "Because I say so." "Our house is freezing, and this is a special night." "Yeah, Walpurgis night." " Julia..." " You don't feel like it." " You don't mind, do you?" " No, not at all." "We're like Krishnas." "Tomorrowwe'll beg in the park." "That would be better." "In the disco, this 12-year-old with baggy pants said he'd kill me because I asked for his id." "Who would ever hire you as a bouncer?" "I told the temp agency I would do anything." "Should I turn on the TV?" "The neighbor's isn't enough?" "What a great romantic dinner." "The vulture, nature's gravedigger, devours the dead." "When one vulture finds a carcass, twenty more appear to share it." "A voracious jackal joins them." "The somber party continues until nothing's left." "Hello?" "God!" "Richard!" "Richard, wake up!" "God, the 9:00 people!" "Richard, wake up!" "Just a little more..." "Nowyou feel affectionate?" "Men!" "We have time for a quickie." "To dress quickly." " What's that?" " The doorbell." " Who is it?" " A client, damnit!" "I have to explain everything." " Great." "Always in a hurry." " Carlos Manzanares?" "Julia García." "I was expecting you." "First, the location." "Here are the super-advantages." "One, near the subway." "Two, downtown." "Three, schools for the kids, and four, parks where they can play." "Fantastic." "High-quality leather." "A sofa to last a lifetime." " What's this?" " Look." " Stains just wipe off." " Right." "Let me showyou the bedroom." "No, let me showyou the kitchen." "Fully equipped, it even has a toaster." "I said you should see the kitchen." " What is this?" " A dampness problem." " Who are you calling?" " The fire department." "There's no need to." "We can fix this." "A stitch in time..." "The man upstairs must have left a faucet on." "If the agency finds out..." "Stop, it's here!" "Come on, quickly!" " What's going on?" " Today is the day, Encarna." " The old man?" "No!" " Yes." "Something bad has happened." "I've prayed for this moment!" "I hope it's not a false alarm." "God forbid." "They must have left a faucet on." " Let's see..." " This is my flat!" "No, excuse me." "That's the door." "Let's see." "Please." "Get back, we need room." "Ma'am, please!" "Have you nothing to do?" "What's up?" "Don't come out dressed like a drag queen!" "Ring first." "Mind your own business." "Yes, you should ring." "What the fuck did you call us for?" "To ring the bell?" " I didn't call you." " lgnore her." " What if he's asleep?" " Asleep?" "Bullshit!" "Besides, he never opens the door, even if you ring." "He's a dangerous lunatic." "He'll leave the gas on someday and blowus up." " Hit it!" " Ma'am!" "Don't touch my ax, damnit!" "It must be bolted." " With a iron bar." " And chains." "They haven't gone in yet?" "They're trying." "Tell María and Salas." "This isn't a circus." "Who the hell is the manager?" "He's not here." "He took his kids to Disneyland." "In Paris, not the "Wals Dineys" one." "It had to happen today." "Bad luck." " Aren't you the manager?" " No, no." "Who's she?" "Who are you?" "We don't know her." "She bought the engineer's flat." "Well, "bought"..." "Julián Chueca, from the videoclub." "Nice to meet you." "We met your husband downstairs at the door." "He's very elegant." " He's a croupier in a casino." " Really?" "He said he was going to a disco." "Well, it's a disco-casino." "What do you think?" "The Rotaflex." "Okay, everyone downstairs." "I'm surfing the net..." "Everyone downstairs." "My son's right." "Why can't we stay if we live here?" "Because I say so, okay?" " No need to get cocky." " Downstairs!" " It's our home!" " She's staying!" "What a stench!" "What is all this fucking shit?" "Disgusting!" " Where did you come from?" " My flat." "The door was open." "Stay out of our way." "This is no joke." "There's the leak." "It must be a broken pipe." "How could someone live like this?" "I didn't know him." "You hear that?" "Here's our friend, watching TV." "God!" " What are you doing here?" " He's dead!" "Of course he's dead." "We see this every month." "He died weeks ago." "He was alone, with no family to look after him." " What's that smell?" " That smell... is the smell of rotting flesh." "The cat has probably been feeding on the body, and I can assure you, it's not a pretty sight." "Paco!" "Cut the bullshit." "Hey?" "Are you there?" "What are you doing?" "What are you looking for?" "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest." "Ho, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum." "Up." "What are you doing?" "Fuck, we'll have to bend him." "Bend him?" "Just raise him a bit." "There we go." "He was snobbish and thin." " Hold on, ma'am, he's falling!" " Over here." "Have a toke, Juanillo." "Always so proud, and look at him now." "God fucking damn it!" "Calm down." "Come on!" "Slow down, Toni!" "This guy stinks!" " Finally!" "That bastard." " You sure he's dead?" "That's enough already!" "Ladies!" "There's no need to push us." "Is that her?" "The one in the suit." "How did she get in?" "She called the fire department." "The bitch!" "A crossword puzzle?" "Hello?" "Hi, dear." "No, I'm in a café." "Yes, the firemen came." "It was a pipe or something." "Did you tell people it was our flat?" "They think we live here," "I mean, there." "No, if they see we're not there, the agency might find out." "So I should spend the night." "Are you going home?" "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow." "Careful with the kid in baggy pants." "Bye." "The secret is Mr. Clean." "It's a cinch!" "Great!" "You scrubbed everything but my back." "Mr. Clean does the hard work for you." "The secret is Mr. Clean." "If Ricardo knew, he'd kill me." "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest." "Ho, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum." "It's loose!" "What's going on?" "I must talk to that woman." "With a knife?" "You're crazy, Castro." "Give it to me." "You'll ruin everything!" "What is it?" "Is it her?" "Shut up!" "I can't hear." "Let me see!" "Get back, Castro." "Just settle down." " Well?" " Excuse me?" "Taking out the trash?" "Yes." "There's a lot when you're moving in." "Wait a second." "Stay right there." "Don't worry." " I'll take it down." " No, no." " I'll go with you." " I don't mind." "But I do." " How's your husband?" " He's exhausted." " You knowwhat moving's like." " No, I don't." "I was born and will die in this building." "I didn't see you bring too many things." "The flat was ready to live in." " Did you knowthe engineer?" " Who?" "The previous owner." "No, I got it through an agency." "I'd never use an agency!" " Why not?" " They're all thieves." "They take your money without doing anything." " Shall we go up?" " No." "I have to buy some cigarettes." "Cigarettes..." " No, no!" "Wait!" " What?" "It's just paper." "Hold on!" "My husband's into recycling." "Recycling, recycling..." "That's two hundred bills worth 5,000 pesetas in each bunch and there are 300 bunches, that makes..." "300 million pesetas." "Calm." "I'm a mature woman." "This is just something that happened." "I have to accept it as normal." "I won't lose control." "No." "I'm a multimillionaire, that's all." "I'm totally rich." "Without spending a penny," "I could live off the interest and never work again." "I could go around the world as many times as I can take." "Is this going to affect me?" "No." "I'm the same as always." "A millionaire, but the same." "Why are you here?" " You don't want to see me?" " No!" "I mean, yes, but weren't you going home?" "Fine, I'll go." " Don't be silly." "What happened?" " The disco is history." " They fired you?" " No, I quit!" "Why do you always say that?" "Did the 12-year-old do that to you?" "Don't." "No, worse." "The disco owner, obeying the kid's father." "I lasted two days." "I'm the king of disco bouncers." "I'm King Kong!" "The giant shithead bouncer." "You want a beer?" "We have beer here now?" "What?" "Have we moved in completely?" "I have something important to tell you." "Not tonight." "Tell me the bad news tomorrow." "It's not bad news, on the contrary." "Imagine something changing everything." "Everything, I mean, everything." "A stroke of luck." "Julia, look who you're talking to here." "I have nothing." "I've been beaten and humiliated," "I feel ridiculous." "I prefer not to imagine anything." "Fine." "If you don't want to know..." "THE STRONGEST DRUG isn'T SPEED" "IT'S MONEY" "Which is better?" "A Rover or a Mercedes?" "I'd prefer a Mercedes." "They're classy, elegant." "Yeah, fucking great." "I want to be reincarnated as a fucker who owns one." "In this life, we'll never put our asses in one of those." "Unless we catch Pesadas' taxi." "The cocksucker has a Mercedes." "Your character is turning bitter." "You always say I have no character." "What you didn't have was bitterness." "Now I'm embittered." "That's what you're calling me!" "What about you?" "Always looking over my shoulder." " What?" " Don't pretend to be offended." "Always saying people can't put up with me." ""What, fired again?"" "What are you saying?" "You heard me." "Look." "Just because things aren't going well doesn't give you the right to be rude." "For years, "Mr. Rude"" "has kept our thing afloat." "You knowthat?" " What thing?" " Our thing." "Our relationship, the bills, the rent, everything!" "Look," "let's talk about this tomorrow." "We used to live off my salary, but now you have to work, too, and never stop rubbing my face in it so that I knowyou're in charge now." "Think I don't get it?" "A nice romantic dinner..." "Well, my life is going to hell and I can't buy an Audi or a Mercedes." "I can't!" "Okay?" "I had good news, but nowl don't even feel like telling you!" "And I don't feel like staying here!" " Where are you going?" " Home." "I don't want to stay in this flat because it's what we'll never have!" "You don't realize that." "I'll never have this flat or that car or a girl like the one in the ad!" "So you have to settle for someone like me." "I didn't say that." "Yes, you did, and you meant it." "Well, I have to settle for you and you for me." "So what?" "At least I recognize my limitations and don't expect strokes of luck." "Ricardo!" "What?" "You're making a huge mistake." "Quique, the lady needs something." "Everything okay?" "The best breakfast in Madrid, Quique." "Is there a newspaper here?" "If there isn't, there will be." "Excuse me..." "Napoleon was exiled to Elba, the Canary Islands, or Treasure Island?" "What?" "The Trivia machine." "Well, it must be Elba." "Okay." "Thank you." "Picking up girls, Charli?" "The horny little guy." "I was just asking her about Napoleon." "His mother gets angry with me because he spends the shopping money on that." "How dare you talk like that about me!" "Charli." "Charli, Charli..." "My mother has nothing to do with this." "5th floor, right?" " You're the newneighbor." " Hi, Charli." "I'm Julia." "Nice to meet you." "If you need anything..." "I've got to go to the butcher's." "I have number 35." "25 was 10 minutes ago." "That's 1,525 pesetas." "Cheap for Madrid." " I don't think so." " It's no good?" "It is." "With the E.U., everything's good." "The bank will change it." "But it's paid for." "Really?" "By whom?" "Oswaldo, the Cuban dance teacher." "He's really good." "He dances merengue, salsa, the lambada, that kind of thing..." "He's something else." " Tell him thanks when you see him." " Okay." "ELDERLY MAN dies watching TV ...ClFUENTES, 88, with NO KNOWN relatives..." "What are you doing?" "You're here." "I got it off." "Silicon." "Some bastard is blocking everybody's locks." "Well, you must be busy." "I'm on the 3rd floor if you need me." "And careful, there's lots of thieves around!" "Hello?" "Hi, how are you?" "I'm in the hospital with my husband." "He had an accident." "He was beaten up in a disco." "Twenty guys with metal bats." "Right, soccer hooligans." "I don't know." "That's why" "I didn't go to the office." "Show a flat?" "Now?" "I don't think I can." "Which one?" "Other buyers, right." "The "ready to live in" one?" "When are they coming?" "Now?" "Yes, I'll be there in five minutes." "No, don't send anyone, I'll go." "It's not serious." "His head or his back or something," "I didn't really understand." "Okay." "Sorry, I'm losing the signal." "Talk to you later." "Hi, Julia García." "Is this a bad time?" "Not at all, come in." "Here are the super-advantages." "One, near the subway." "But you look more like taxi type people." "Two, downtown." "Near a bingo parlor." "A shot of anisette and a game or two." "Great!" "And three." "Schools, blah, blah, blah." "Kids, etc." "But you have no kids." "What?" "You're into doing "scissors"." " Excuse me?" " She thinks we sew?" ""Scissors"." "It's on your card." ""Lesbian battle-axes need flat to do scissors."" " Please!" " What's "scissors"?" "Well, think about it, then." "We'll keep in touch." "Shut up!" "Don't you get it?" "Hello." "Excuse me." "Are you going on a trip?" "I just don't stop." "I'm so busy." "Nowl have to take these clothes to my husband in the hospital." "What happened?" "Nothing." "He was hit by a truck." " I'm sorry." " lt was awful." "And the truck was full of chemicals that disfigured his face." "That's terrible!" " I should go..." " No, don't." "It's not your fault." "I came to invite you to a party." " Really?" "When is it?" " Tonight." "Every year I celebrate the day I came to Madrid." "I'm a little sentimental." " I'd celebrate it too." " Right." "I'll be there." "What about your husband?" "He doesn't mind what I do." "Besides, I can't do much at the hospital..." "All those tubes." "Of course." "You need... to get away from it all." " Exactly!" " Right." "So you will come tonight." "Around nine?" "Great!" "And thanks for the coffee!" "She... slips and runs into me..." "I knowthe day I lose her" "I'll suffer for her again, and once again" "I'll find her... with another face, another body..." "We've spotted the target, sir." "We're waiting for instructions." "...let whatever God wills occur..." "We'll take her to the Dark Side." "It's time to take out our light saber." "The Force..." "I feel the Force!" "It's coming!" "The Force!" "The Force!" "The Force, the Force..." "Charli!" "Open the door, you pig!" "I knowwhat you're doing!" "The Force!" "Yes, the Force!" "Knock it off!" "Lucía?" "Hi, it's Julia." "Remember me?" "Right." "It's been a long time." "I'm calling to ask you something, since you work in a bank..." "You're going to laugh." "My friend inherited a lot of money in cash from her parents..." "They must have had it at home, under the mattress." "Anyway, she wants to take it to the bank..." "What?" "No, of course I'm not mixed up in anything funny." "The amount?" "I don't know, say... 300 million." "Under a mattress." "That's not so strange." "Whatever." "Imagine someone, Miss X, appears in the bank with that money." "What would you do?" "Right." "Without thinking twice." "Well, I'll let my friend knowthat." "Okay." "Great to talk to you." "We'll have to get together sometime." "Bye." "She'd call the police." "Idiot!" "It's her!" "Everyone get ready!" " Hi." " What a surprise!" "Well, I wasn't going to come, but in the end..." "What a party!" " Someone here wants to meet you." " Really?" "Hello, Julia." "I'm Emilio." "The manager." "Nice to meet you." "Howwas Eurodisney?" "Well, news gets around." "I've been here two days and I feel like I already know everybody." "Great, it was like a dream." "A children's paradise." "Is your family here?" "No, they stayed." "It's not their fault I'm the manager." "So I'm on my own." "Everyone here is from the building, right?" "It's a very close community." "We're all interested in the common good." "We have an interest in..." "the building." "We've always lived here." "Ramona was born here." "Right." "I've known her since I was a boy." "Cheers." "You're sure she hasn't gone out?" "Not since the Cuban went up." "I can't stand this." "Emilio gets some ideas..." "That's what I say, but no one listens." "He's brainwashed them." "What would you do?" "We've got her here." "What are we waiting for?" "I could fix this in a second." "Without Emilio finding out?" "No one's moving from here." "Cookie!" "This is our song!" "Come on, Cookie!" "What fucking song?" "I don't have a song." "Stop being a dipshit!" "You can dance with the retard." "Don't take it so hard." "He's very passionate." "Passionate?" "What do you mean by that?" "Well, about what he does." "He doesn't leave things undone." "He leaves a lot undone." "Every night we just watch videos." "I don't want to know about anyone's private life." "Since you seem to be such good friends lately..." "Well listen to you!" "Go dance, you have no idea." "Go on!" "You're so bossy!" "Take off your jacket, it's hot." "I'm fine." "You just don't want the girls to see howfat you are." "I knowyou ate all the canapés!" "It's a shame what happened." "Yes, that poor old man." "It was terrible." "We meant your husband." "Right, the accident." "It was awful." "Accident?" "Wasn't he beat up by skinheads?" "He was." "But it was an accident because they took him for someone else." "Right." "Did you knowthe old man?" "The dead one?" " We all know each other here." " He was strange." "Always alone." " He never went out." " The lottery win went to his head." "He won the lottery?" "The sports lottery." "But that was a long time ago." "He was too afraid to go out." "Isn't that silly?" "Afraid of us!" "Afraid!" " Can I go now?" " No." "Emilio said we all have to stay." "You made me sign it." "Do you want to end up like the engineer?" "And stop drinking." "How is it going?" "I don't know." "The bitch is smart." "But she has the money." "We don't knowthat yet." "Ramona saw her with bags." "She sees what she wants to." "Why don't we go up and search her place now?" "You want to go up?" "Stay calm." "We have to do this right." "We should have done it right from the start." "Eurodisney!" "Eurodisney fucked us over completely!" "I finally have a vacation and..." "Shit!" "You were brave, going into that flat with the firemen." "What was it like?" "A cave?" "More or less, yes." "What was the first thing you saw?" "Cockroaches, bags full of garbage, and filth." "Nothing else?" "I knowwe sound morbid, insisting like this." "We've just wondered about it so long." "You can ask him, too." "He went in with me." "Domínguez!" "That's news." "The fucker went in and didn't tell anyone." "I hope they weren't boring you." "No, they're charming." "Everyone is, really." "They're like a family to me." "I'm lucky to live here." "There aren't many young people..." "like us." "It's my senior citizens party." "But they love to dance." "You just have to start them off." "Shall we?" "No, I only dance at weddings." " Come on, I'll teach you." " Only at weddings!" "Come on!" "You don't have to accompany me." " You Cubans!" " We like taking care of women." " I bet you say that to all of them." " And it works!" "How embarrassing!" "We left together." "But possibly each to their own flat." "No, you were already in your own flat." "You didn't have to go." "You're right!" "I'm blasted!" "They're thinking the worst." "Well, we can't disappoint them." "Right, if they're going to gossip, it might as well be true." "Wait..." "What about your husband?" "My husband." "What a pain, my husband." "I didn't want to say so, but the hospital called." "He's dead." " Really?" " You heard me." "The anesthesia gave him a heart attack." "But I don't want to think about that now, I need to..." " To get away from it all." " Right!" "To get away from it all." "Isn't it amazing?" "It can make waves." "The engineer had class." " Did you know him?" " No." "But I've heard a lot about him." "And the ceiling?" "The finger of God punished me the other day." "You knowwhat?" "He'll have reasons to." "We'll savagely profane this holy waterbed." "Wait, wait a second." "I have ice cream." "I love ice cream." "But hurry back." "You forgot the ice cream." " Were they listening?" " No." "They're beating up Domínguez." "It must be Castro." "Always the same." "Some people shouldn't drink." "What was that?" "What, darling?" "There's someone in the living room." "Julia." "Julia, come back!" "What is this?" "What are you doing?" "How did you get in?" "Get out of my flat!" "Your flat?" " Let's go." " I'll call the police." " Are you sure?" " Put that down." "What do you mean?" "I don't think you would." "Forget it, Ramona." " She doesn't fool me." " Slut." "I'm sorry." "Let go, it's not yours!" "I'll buy you one." "Well, let's leave." "Come on, let's go." "Let's go." "Unbelievable!" "They just walked in!" "Did you...?" "Out of my home!" "Get out right now!" "You were all working together, all of you!" "You came up to unlock the door." "God, how could I be so stupid?" "To think you and I..." "Get out!" "Get out!" "Get out!" "You'd better be as innocent as you seem." "Get out!" "Where do you think you're going?" " What happened?" " Thanks to you, I was almost killed." " I had nothing to do with it." " Lying bitch!" "You told them I had the money." "What do you want?" "They're downstairs." "They'll take the money and kill us." " You're crazy." " Crazy?" "They're crazy." "Think about the engineer." "He wouldn't sign and he disappeared." " I don't understand." " Listen, your life's at stake." "We used to watch the old man day and night." "Every day for years!" "How did you know he had the money at home?" "One day the bank people came with two big bags." "The 500 million stayed there." "It's 300 million." " I heard 500." " 300." "I counted it." "It doesn't matter." "It used to be a dream that helped us get by." "To share his money when he died." "But now he's dead, the money's here and they know it." " Get out." " First my suitcase." "The suitcase!" "Fucking greed will send us to hell." "Help me!" " Help!" " The elevator's stuck again?" "Ignore her!" "Help!" "Go tell Emilio the elevator's stuck." "Don't!" "Don't move!" "We just want to help." "Go back inside." "God!" "Get me out of here!" "Don't or I'll kill you!" "You hear me, you bitch?" "It's all your fault!" "Sticking your nose in our business!" " What's wrong, Mommy?" " Go to your fucking room!" "It's crushing me!" "God, it's crushing me!" "I can't hold on!" "I'll tell Emilio it's taken care of." "Tell him the suitcase is his if he gets me out!" "God!" "My God, no!" " lt was an accident!" " Come on, come on!" "Come on!" "Scream and I'll cut you open!" "Come on!" "Inside!" "We don't have anything to do with this." " lt must be Emilio." " The manager?" "Yes, it was his idea." "The old man didn't enjoy his money." "We just didn't want it to go to the tax administration." "How noble!" "She must be in the patio." "Shut up!" "Emilio's an accountant, he understands it." "He said that if we worked together patiently, we'd get it without hurting anyone." "And you believed him?" "Not everyone." "Some walked out and the rest of us signed an agreement." "Equal shares." "It was serious, but we never thought anyone would get hurt." "May lightning strike him if I'm lying!" " No!" " Shut up!" "We're going outside." "Keep your mouth shut." "You come, too." "Come on, outside!" " Are you going to kill Mommy?" " I don't know." "She's here!" "Tell my husband." "He's in the videoclub." "Pull yourself together." "Let Hortensia go!" "Relax, we can talk it over." "There's enough money for everyone in there." "Don't do anything rash." "Stay back or I'll kill her!" "Julia, you're not a killer." "But you people are." "Back!" "I'm leaving here and I don't care how." "You're scared." "We're not responsible for what happened to Domínguez." "The elevator's had problems before." "It's true, Julia." "We called the repairman." "We haven't hurt anyone." "How can you think that?" "We're normal, like you." "Normal?" "You killed Domínguez and you want to kill me!" "She's right." "What is this?" "We should just slit her fucking throat." "Castro, shut up!" "Give me the suitcase." "Fuck you!" "Give me the suitcase and leave." "You screwed with the old man until he died of fright." "I won't let you bastards keep the money!" "Someone call my husband, please!" "She'll kill her and keep the money!" "We've waited so long for this?" "Let me think, damnit!" "About what?" "Either I leave, or there will be a massacre you'll never fucking forget." "We have to give her the money!" "We have to!" "I'll kill her!" "Put that away!" "Castro!" "Get out of the way!" "Who the fuck called the police?" "Thank God you got here in time." "Stay calm." "I'm Gutiérrez, the manager." "Here is the body." "It was a horrific sight." "No, no." "Don't look." "Damn accident!" "She's leaving, the bitch is leaving." "How long have you been the manager?" "You're not leaving here!" "You want me to scream?" "Do it." "And explain the suitcase to the police." "Excuse me, Julia." "I told them you were the last person to see Domínguez alive." "Yes, but it all happened so quickly..." "Let's go to the station." " The station?" "Why?" " For your statement." "Sorry, I don't have time." "I have a plane to catch." "Of course, that explains the suitcase." "It's a business trip." "I'll call you in a couple of days." "Sorry, that's impossible." "You can go after giving your statement." "Why don't we do it here?" "Excuse me, but I know about these things." "The first thing we do is interviewwitnesses." "Come on, we have to let these men do their work." " Use my flat." " No!" "There's no need, we can use mine." "Let's go." "Thanks for your help, Emilio, but we don't need you." "Right, upstairs." "Go on up." "That's all, then." "Right?" "You might be called later if there's an investigation." "There's something else." "In this building..." "Something strange is happening." " What happened?" " Yes." "The inevitable." "You left your wife alone and she was almost killed." "I was in the videoclub." "No, I went to look for him and only the blonde was there." "I must have been having a coffee." "I don't know." "If you don't know..." "We've all been here on guard." " What do we do now?" " I don't know, give me time." " What if she tells them?" " About what?" "The elevator, the party..." "No, she'd have to tell them about the money." "She held on tight to that suitcase." "No, it's not that." "It's..." "complicated." "Let's just say that they have been looking for something for years and I found it in a couple days." ""They"?" "The neighbors." "They know I have it and they want to kill me." "But what did you find?" "Ma'am, what did you find?" "This flat." "I know it sounds silly, but it's nice." "It's furnished, with a view." "I found it by chance." "They've worked for years for what they have." "People can be very envious." "But the elevator...?" "She has a nicer flat so they want to kill her." "Absurd, isn't it?" "Forgive me, I'm nervous." "Everything's ready?" "Yes, perfect." "She's leaving." "Do something." "Maybe you'd like an aperitif." "How about... a beer?" " No, thanks." "We have to go." " Come on." "Encarna, can you get some beers?" " Right away." " And olives." "Let's have a nice cold beer." "We do appreciate it, but we're on duty." "A couple of beers never hurt anyone." "No, they're good for you." "They don't want anything!" "Let's go." " Damn her." " Emilio, she's going." "Julia..." "He's talking to you." "You left the door open." "What?" "The door." "You forgot to close the door." "Come back up." "Close it for me." "See you later." "Julia, lock it if you're going on a trip to keep out the burglars." "Right, officers?" "He's right, you should lock it." "Well..." "All right, but wait for me here." " I'll be right back." " Don't worry." "Hurry, you'll miss your plane." "The policeman downstairs wants you to come down." "Should we wait?" "No, she'll be okay." " Are you sure?" " Yeah." "She's nuts." "This hurts me more than it hurts you." "We wanted you to be one of us, to share the luck of living in this building." "We even threwyou a party." "And how do you thank us?" "Laughing at us, and what's worse, trying to run off, playing dirty." "Domínguez died because you double-crossed him!" "What was the deal?" ""50-50 and fuck the rest of those cocksuckers"?" "Domínguez didn't deserve to end up like that!" "God!" "Do you know how many years I've been behind this project, getting these people together?" "I've turned down jobs, well-paying jobs, just to stay here." "I knewthings would fall apart without me." "You see what happens?" "A treat for the kids." "My first vacation in 20 years, and you appear and fuck everything up!" "Who do you think you are?" "I'll tell you." "You're a lying whore who hasn't a penny!" "This isn't even your flat!" "But that doesn't matter." "I feel sorry for your kind." "What are you saying?" "Don't play dumb." "You understand me." "You people think only of yourselves." "You probably don't have a family, either." "You people don't want responsibilities." "You just want to live in the present." "Fuck everyone else." "Well, we're different here." "This is a community." "García's hip is bad and he eats lunch at his daughter's house." "He needs a little car to get around town." "Paquita, on the 5th floor, is 40 years old and still single." "Knowwhy?" "Her mouth is disgusting and she's never been kissed." "She needs to get her teeth fixed." "It's all here on this list, corrected year after year." "Knowwhat I'm talking about?" "About solidarity, respect." "We believe in respecting others." "You don't know what that means." "Just finish it!" "Don't tell me what to do." "You killed the engineer, didn't you?" "He didn't want to guard the old man." "Just two hours a day." "No, he was above all that." "He didn't have a family to support." "Out living it up to all hours." "Drunks coming in and leaving." "He kept us all awake." "He was destroying the community." "So kill me, too and stop boring me with your sermons." "You're a fraud and a thief," "like me, like everybody." "No, I'm not a thief." "I'm not a thief." "I have a right to it, I do." "We did the sports lottery together." "I helped him guess the scores." "He asked me for advice." "He said..." ""Sporting against Real Sociedad"...." "And I..." "I..." "I said..." ""Tie"." "I don't know, it just came out of my mouth." "No one else in Spain marked "Tie"." "Just me." "I said, "Tie"." "When I heard he'd won the jackpot," "I was glad." "I swear I was glad." "And he didn't want to share." "As if we didn't exist." "We were neighbors." "A lifetime together, meeting in the elevator, in the bar..." "It meant nothing to him." "He could have given us part, or just gifts." "But no, he wanted it all for himself, the Goddamn greedy fucker." "I've dreamt about this moment ever since." "If I hadn't spoken, if I'd shut my mouth, if I hadn't said "Tie"... the bastard wouldn't have ruined our lives." "Are you going to keep it all?" "What?" "You wouldn't kill for 30 million, but you would for 300 million." "People kill for 15,000 pesetas." "You needed the neighbors." "You couldn't guard the old man by yourself." "You planned this." " That's a lie." " Nowyou don't need them." "But howwill you get out?" "Will you kill them all?" "You'll need an excuse to take out the suitcase." "You must have one." "You've had 20 years to think about it." "And about getting rid of your beloved wife and kids." "I love my wife as much as the first day we met." "She must be a good woman to have gone without vacations." "But with money, you can get something better." "Shut up." "Someone who doesn't know, who matches your new house and pool, your new convertible." "Have you thought about it?" "Get in the bathtub, I don't want bloodstains on the floor." "Get in the bathtub, I said!" "100,200,300,400,500..." "What are you doing?" "Why did you buy that?" "Don't distract me, I'll have to start over." "I'm worried about you." "Are you okay?" "Yes, Mom." "Leave me alone." "Well, whatever happens, don't leave the flat." "Everything will turn out all right." "Hello?" "Yes, speaking." "Who's this?" "What agency?" "The real estate agency." "Yes, what is it?" "Look, I can't talk to you right now." "What?" "Who told you?" "A neighbor." "Yes, I am living here and I suppose I'm fired." "Don't worry, in an hour I'll have it clean." "No, give me 90 minutes." "What?" "Someone else is coming to see it?" "Is this the only flat in Madrid?" "Hello?" "There's no one here, come in." "Well, this is a great flat." "Here are the super-advantages." "One, near the subway." "Two, downtown." "Three, schools for the kids, and four, parks where they can play." "We can see the kitchen, if you want." " Does it have a garage?" " No, it doesn't." "If it did, it'd have been sold by now." "Hi, I'm Julia García, from the agency." "What's going on?" "They must be friends of hers." "It's plastic, I can't hear anything." "Excuse me." "I'd like a minute" " alone with you." " Of course." " What's your name?" " Javier Pacheco." "We have to tell Castro." "He said to tell people he's in the bar." "Great." "I'll go get him." "But he's not there." "He just doesn't want his wife to know." "About what?" "His affair with blonde." "From the videoclub?" "You didn't know?" "Haven't you noticed he's always carrying videos?" "Lately he's seen more movies than Woody Allen." "Impossible." "She's hot." "I got a card and I don't even have a VCR." "What do I care about that loser's private life?" "Well, since you asked..." " You slapped me!" " You deserved that and more." "You see a couple of tits and that's that." "You all have shit for brains." "Listen, Jaime or Javi." "I need a favor." "I rang three times." "They said they'd call..." "You did very well," "Jaime or Javi." "Just don't showthem the bedroom." "What do I tell them?" "The truth." "There's a bad leak." " ls that the reason?" " No, silly." "Let's say I wasn't alone yesterday and I'm not today, either." "Did he do that?" "Love can be very strange." "But you're still so young." "See, there is a leak." "Yes, it's not worth showing them." "You're new and don't know, but this is normal in our work." "The bosses know." "It's a kind of fringe benefit." "Still, I think I'll wait a few months before..." "I bring girls to the flats." "You have to find the girl first." "So today for you, tomorrowfor me." "LUCK hits SAN JERONlMO STREET" "Julia!" "Something's wrong with my head." "Help me." "Julia, what have you done?" "Come here!" "Julia, come here!" "Julia, it's Oswaldo." "Open up." "No, Oswaldo, I'm sorry." "Where's Emilio?" "Did he hurt you?" "They're waiting for him." "Who sent you this time?" "Castro?" "Ramona?" "No, forget them." "I'm alone." "This is our chance to get away." "Hurry." " They'll come back." " You just want the suitcase." "Yes, I want the money." "But to share with you." "They've all gone crazy." " I'm afraid." " Julia!" "Help me!" "The airport's an hour away." "Tomorrowwe'll be far from here." "Together?" "Why not?" "There's something between us and you know it." "We need each other." "We're like castaways." "Two castaways on an island." "An island full of monsters." "Don't cry, honey," "I won't let them hurt you." "Open the door, my love." "I need you more than anything." "Julia!" "My car's parked downstairs." "Open up." "Can't you hear me, darling?" "No, no, no!" "Holy shit!" "The bitch!" " Come on!" " My God!" "It can't be true!" "My God, it can't be true!" "Help!" "They want to kill me!" "Hey!" "Didn't you hear me?" "Help!" "Hey, what's up?" "How are things?" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Get moving, damnit!" "You wanted to escape too, crazy old man?" "Come here!" "The door's blocked." "Push!" "Push!" "Goddamnit!" "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be" " Thy name..." " Up here!" "Hurry!" " Julia!" " Charli?" "Yes." "Come up." "Come on, come on!" " Where's the suitcase?" " No, forget the money." "There's no time!" " They're already here!" " The suitcase!" "Where are we going?" "He was my friend." "We were going to escape." "So you know howto get out?" "He had to die just now." "It isn't fair." "Run!" "The bitch!" "She's on the roof!" "Come on!" "Fucking bitches!" "Do they have to push me?" "They'll take the suitcase!" "That way!" "This is my plan." "I'll create a distraction, like in the Death Star." "What star?" "Han Solo distracted the Stormtroopers while" "Luke and the Princess fled, remember?" "This isn't "Star Wars"." "The Force is with me." "They could kill you!" "Don't worry, nothing will happen." "I'll play dumb like always." "Trust me." "Too late." "The Princess has fled." "The Rebellion will triumph." "Hooray for the Republic!" "Republic?" "What fucking republic?" "Why is this retard here?" "Stop it!" "You'll kill him!" " Keep him here!" " Come on, Castro." "I'll see you later." "I told you to stay home." "She said she would marry me." "Your father was right." "We should have drowned you at birth." "That suitcase is mine." "My God!" "Give it to me." "You're going to fall!" "You're going to fall!" "Let me go and it's yours!" "I won't say anything, I swear." "Give it to me!" "Shoot, Ramona!" "Shoot again, stupid!" "She's getting away!" "Stupid?" "Me?" " You don't know me." " Just shoot, damnit!" "Not my Cookie!" "Not my Cookie!" "Not my Cookie!" "What are you doing, Ramona?" "Stay calm!" " You go that way!" " We're together in this!" "Yes, yes, yes..." "What are you doing?" "I'm going after you, honey." "Don't run, honey!" "You're getting out of here, but feet first!" "Give it to me right now!" " You wanted to cut in line." " Let go!" "You wanted it all for yourself!" "You pig!" "What did you do to Emilio?" "What?" "You want to keep the suitcase." "How does that feel?" "Give me the suitcase." "You won't need it." "You hypocrite!" "You hold that suitcase" "like your soul was inside!" "You're just like us," "like everyone!" "No, I won't be like you!" "You can't help it." "You were born that way, it's in your blood!" "You ran over everyone." "Say you're like me!" "Say it!" "No, Ramona." "You'd never do this!" "neighbors kill EACH OTHER FOR MONEY THAT DOESN'T exist" "jedi knight NEEDS princess FOR relationship" "MEET ME AT "THE BEAR AND THE MADROÑO TREE"" "THE BEAR AND THE MADROÑO TREE" "I spent three days at the bear statue before I heard about the bar." "Why didn't you tell me about the suitcase?" "They'd have noticed and you wouldn't have escaped." "Only that?" "I also wanted to see if you were like my mom." "Want some consommé?" " With sherry." " Another one, please." "What was in the other suitcase?" "You're something else!" "You don't deserve it." "Fucking great, Charli!" " Shall we dance?" " Okay." "Portugal, why do I love you so?" "Portugal, why do you seem so happy?"