"SLEEPING FORTUNE" "Legal agency, yes?" "One moment, please." "Legal agency, yes?" "He's on the line." "Can you wait?" "Photocopies of number 300 and 115." "Don't forget to bring the firm's stamp." "Come to sign next Monday." " Monday?" " Yes." "Okay, see you Monday, then." " Another day." " You sound like my granny." "Take care of this" " as soon as you can." " It's 3:00." "Are you staying?" "A couple more calls." "Wait up, let's have a beer." " I can't." " Come on." "Later we can see a movie if you want." "A movie?" "If you'd rather go to my place, that's fine by me." "I changed the sheets this morning." "But knowing you, I imagined you'd prefer a movie." "Another time." "Today I'm in a rush." "You're always in a rush." " Are you cheating on me?" " See you." "Congratulations on the sheets." "Natalia'll be glad to hear it." "I'm not with her anymore." "Didn't I tell you?" "She left me for another." "That's right." "I'm all yours." "See you tomorrow." " Bye." " See you tomorrow." "CLOSED FOR FAMILY REASONS" "Floro, it's me, Amparo!" "Rosa!" "Hi, sweetie." "Isn't that good?" "Good stuff." "Let's see..." "Hi, Floro." "Paquito was killed in the mine." "I've come for some papers." "Rosa's with the forensic analyst." "What are we going to do?" "What are we going to do now?" "Dinner's ready." "Coming." "I'm going to move you for just a minute, honey." "Thanks." "I heard mortgage rates are rising." " What are you going to do?" " Nothing." " You have to do something." " Dad, drop it." "Put up a "for rent" sign." "The rent will cover your monthly payments." "Apartments that aren't used get destroyed." "Tenants destroy them more." "Then sell it." "If you're not going back, sell it and buy another one." "Just drop it, dad." "Stay here with me forever if you want." "I just hate seeing you like this." "Paquito died." "Paquito?" "You know, Floro's son," " the foreman at the riding club." " But he was just a kid!" "How?" "22." "He died in an accident at the mine where he worked." "The truck he was driving fell into a basin full of water." "He was trapped inside." "Apparently he drowned." "When's the funeral?" "I don't know." "The day after tomorrow or the next, after they've done an autopsy." "You're not going?" "No." "Sit down, it's getting cold." "A real shame." "Such a young kid." "Restless, like all kids." "But a hard worker." "Maybe he should have listened more to his boss." "Kids today think they know everything." "They get reckless and then..." "Anyway, everyone here loved him." "Such a nice kid." "For me he was almost like a son." "These small companies are like a family." "I don't know what else to say." "My condolences." "I have children, too." "There, there." "Take her outside." "She can wait there." " Lf you'll excuse us." " Of course." "Bad times." "Terrible." " Would you like a coffee or a coke?" " No, thanks." "Isn't Chaconsa the company that runs the mine?" "No, it's only a subcontracted company that moves the land." " Tulsaco runs the mine." " I see." "Why isn't Tulsaco at this meeting?" "Since he wasn't their employee, we didn't think it necessary." "We're back." "What exactly does a laborer do?" "A laborer?" "Well..." "It depends." "He's given" " different tasks each day." " They can do anything?" "Yes, basically." "I see." "Let's go." "What about the papers?" "They're fine where they are." "Let's go." "What's wrong?" "The settlement..." "The settlement is based on what is permitted by law." "If you want, I'll explain it to you." "Don't bother." "Please, Amparo." "We can discuss it at my office." "Good afternoon." "Pelaez." "Let them go." "They'll be back." "You can't sign anything without asking a lawyer." "What about the money?" "Is it too little?" "I don't know." "You have to check." "But that's why we asked you to come." "We trust you." "I just work in a legal agency." "I can help you with paperwork, but you need a lawyer." "If it's about money, we weren't expecting you to do it for free." "It's not about money." "Write down this number." "T. Olmedo." "He's very good." "Tell him I gave you his name." "Those assholes killed my son and they still say he was reckless." "Call him." "If you want, we'll take you." "We have the van." "No, thanks." "See you later." "Miguel." "Can I help you, ma'am?" "My father felt faint and asked me to go to the doctor with him." "I need to go for a little while." "I can't give you the morning free without a reason." "You know how things are here." "Let's see." "We have to make a visit to the hardware dealer regarding social security." "I was going to give it to someone else, but if you don't mind..." "Great." "I hope he's okay." "It's happened before." "GENERAL COURT HEADQUARTERS" "These reports don't say anything." "You know how they are." " Want to take a copy?" " Good idea." "You're lucky." "She's in a good mood today." "We can copy it." "Come on." "One of each." "When you called me my heart missed a beat." "It did." "And I thought..." ""That's great, Amparo's coming back to work."" "How are you?" "Actually this case is an exception." "I met the late worker and we need an attorney, that's why I called you," "but I'm working on something else, and I'm okay." "The other day I was tidying some drawers and I found those photos that we took together that day and I remembered." " Listen, I can't wait." " Come to dinner sometime." "I'll call you later for the photocopies." "Okay." "WANTED:" "SENIOR FOR PRIVATE LESSONS" "Hi." " Hi, Amparo" " Hi." "How did it go with your dad?" "It wasn't anything." " And the hardware dealer?" " Who?" "I didn't have time." "In the clinic they always make you wait." "And you didn't call him?" "I'm sorry." "That must be why he called so many times complaining." "I'm sorry." "I'll do it tomorrow." "I'll tell Secun to go." "If you go, the guy will kill you." " Thanks." " Hey, my friend's playing guitar" " at Clamores tomorrow." "Wanna come?" " You know that I don't..." "Okay, okay." "Start taping!" "You're obsessed!" "It's so exciting." "That boy from Burgos won 43,000 euros yesterday." "52 shows!" "Why do you want so much money?" "What a question!" "Like everyone else, so I don't have to work." " But you're retired." " Early retirement." "I retired early." "How were the papers?" "They were okay." "Thanks for doing that." "You're welcome, and don't worry, if I win a lot of money I'll pay for the flat." "The flat again!" "It's a nice flat." "Legislation." "Ready everyone?" "Here we go." "Time!" "If you're watching at home, try and make another word." "You have 11 letters!" "FATHER  SON DIE IN CAR CRASH" ""Legislation."" "No, that's tough." "Amparo, help me." ""Selling ."" ""Selling"?" "Isn't that too many vowels?" "No." "Can I use your table to do some work?" ""Selling," stupid!" " "Selling"!" " Dad..." "Your table." "Go ahead. "Selling"!" " Time's up." "Miriam, your word is..." " "Legion."" "I can't believe it." "How unimaginative!" "That boy from Burgos is a genius." "He won again." "How about some dinner?" "I'll have something later." "I need to continue with this." "How's it going?" "Bad." "The government's inspection blames it on the rain." "Unbelievable." "On the rain and on poor Paco." "Assholes." " Isn't that true?" " How could it be?" "Bad weather doesn't kill workers." "First off, he didn't have a license for trucks and he wasn't contracted." "Sorry." "So what will you do?" "We don't have money to pay an expert." "I put up an ad at the university." " Isn't it enough about the license?" " On top of that..." " What?" " I don't have the code or my books," " nothing." " Tomorrow we'll get them." "If you don't want to go, I can go." "No." "And you have the computer there." "That computer's no good." "Are you going to write by hand?" "So modern!" "And with your handwriting, the judge will love that." "I'm going to make something." "Your brother called." "To invite us to lunch." "Marga's making paella." "Whatever you say." "She's pregnant." "They want to celebrate." "If you're not watching that, please turn it off." "I'm glad we found each other." "I'd much rather be out here than stuck in a classroom." "This happens to be what I like best about mining." "All the field work we have to do." "In theory, of course, if I'm lucky and I get a good job." "Sure." "What I'd really like to do is go to Latin America." "Mexico, Bolivia..." "NO TRESPASSING MINE AREA" "That would really be interesting." "I don't care about the pay." "Look at them." "They won't get out of the way." "I'll end up hitting one." "So now what?" "It's a dead end." "Go over there, to the right." "Over there?" "Cars go through there every day." "If I mess up the car my dad will kill me." "It's his." "It's not even 100 m." "We're already there." "Are you sure?" "All right." "Amparo, at least wait for me." "Where have you brought me?" "I'm not an expert on cows, you know." "Sorry about the car thing." "My dad's unemployed, we couldn't afford to fix it." "Don't worry about it." "Let's start." "Wow!" "What?" "The grids." "According to law, they have to be 100 square meters." " Those divisions are a disaster." " Why?" "You're supposed to excavate in 30 degree inclines." "Come here." "Look." "Look at that tubing." "Since they flooded it, they have to drain it." "So that's illegal, too." "Did the accident happen in that truck?" " How did it get down there?" " I don't know." "The inspectors say it was the rain." "Did the brakes fail?" "Hold this." "Apparently they were unloading." "With the truck?" "I think so." " Directly on the grid?" " I don't know, what is a grid?" "What I told you before, the module, the excavation." "The earth is unloaded with a bulldozer, never a truck." "That's according to regulation." "Aside from the truck, the infractions you've seen are very serious, right?" "Yes." "Good afternoon." "Good afternoon." "What are you doing here?" "Just looking." "This is private property." "We haven't gone beyond the fence." "No photos, got it?" "Or I'll break the camera over your head." " We're students." " Come on." "We're doing an assignment." " Come on, we'll lose them." " There's a yield sign." " Go through it." " We just did." "Go home." " I'll wait for you." " No, thanks, I'll call you." "Do you have a minute?" "Just a moment." "Hi." "My name's Amparo." "I'm Paco Morales' family lawyer." "I just want to talk, just a few questions." "What kind of questions?" "If you were there the day of the accident, if you saw it, if there were other similar accidents." " What for?" " To help Paco's parents." "They've a right to defend him." "We don't know anything." "Anything else?" "You can't even tell me what kind of work he did?" "We don't know anything." "Get lost!" "You're protected by the law." "You have the right to speak." "And to remain silent, too." "Got it?" " Hi." " Hello." "Paco and I were kids together." "I saw you once at the riding club." "My name's Genaro." "How did he die?" "It happens to all of us someday." "That's what old people say." " Actually, we talked about it a lot." " About what?" "We knew that something was going to happen." "But why?" "Because things are done poorly at the mine." " Very poorly." " Yeah, I saw." "Last week I almost got killed." "I was barely saved, so I told my boss that I didn't want to unload anymore, even though I'd earn less." " So Paco took your place?" " Yes." "He was crazy about anything with wheels." "He was trying to get his truck driver's license." "Did the bosses know that he didn't have one?" "I don't have one either." "That's how we work." "It's a dangerous job." "Why is it dangerous?" "Because of the rain?" "Blame it on anything you want." "Watch out." "Hey..." "How are his folks?" "I haven't gone to see them yet." "My mom went, but..." "I don't know what to say to them." "You've never had an inspection?" "I don't know." "Once there was a woman from City Hall, or something like that..." "And what happened?" "She yelled at the boss." " What did she say?" " I don't know." "I was far away and couldn't hear." "She looked very serious." " You don't know why?" " I have no idea." "She was a blonde lady, with glasses..." "like John Lennon." "Enough questions." "You should tell all that to the judge." "No way." "I can't." "Yesterday it was Paco, tomorrow it could be you." "If the boss finds out I've talked to you, he'll fire me." "Or break my legs." "I've told you all this so you can do your job." "But don't tell anyone else." "Get it?" "No, I don't." " Hey, give us the ball!" " What did I tell you?" "You can't play here." "I told you a thousand times." "There are tons of other places to play." " Please." " No!" "Tonight's Telepizza night!" "Your brother asked me to take the car to get it inspected and I was there all afternoon." "Sure, that's fine." " How did it go?" " Fine." " What are those photos?" " They're of Paco's mine." "What's a bulldozer, dad?" "It's a machine with a blade." "Your son's father gave him a beautiful one." "Remember?" "We used to play construction in the park." "Don't you remember?" "No, I don't remember." "Try and find one in these photos, because I don't see bulldozers anywhere at that mine." "Department of Industry?" "Hello, can I speak to Inspector Castillo?" "I see." "And when will she be in?" "No, earlier I had no luck either." "It's always busy." "Can I leave her a message?" "Great, thanks." " Can I come in?" " Sure, come on in." "You missed a great concert." "If you'd come with me, you'd be in a different mood." "I need to leave for a while." "To do what?" "If I may ask..." "My father's faint spells." "He needs more tests." "I'm sorry." "Is the diagnosis bad?" "No, they said it's probably his hearing." "If you'd said so yesterday..." "I know, I forgot." "Make this visit for me." "Parking tickets?" "In Leganes?" "It's all I've got." "Thanks." "Don't mention it." "Hi, I'm looking for Inspector Castillo." "She's out on a visit." "Do you know when she'll be back?" "I can't say." "You can wait if you want." "Thank you." " You should see the traffic." " Tell me about it." " Does that telephone work?" " Excuse me?" "I've been trying to contact you for days." "It's either busy or no one answers." "Get it fixed, it's broken." "I'm Francisco Morales' lawyer." "Actually his parents' lawyer." "Ring a bell?" "Yes." "Perfectly." "Could that be why you still haven't phoned me?" "The telephone's busy because we're busy." "No other reason." "I see." "And what's behind the accident report?" "Behind it?" "Nothing." "I don't know what you're talking about." "I went to the mine." "Even a student realized how bad safety measures were there." "Why does your report blame the rain?" "I can only say what it says there." "So you won't help me?" "I don't shirk my responsibilities." "Is it responsible to say that bad weather killed a laborer?" "If you're going to speak to me like that, please go." "Look..." "I'm sorry." "I've been trying to get you for days." "The witnesses won't talk." "You're all I've got." "I heard that you visited the mine before." "Once or twice." "Routine visits." "You didn't see anything out of the ordinary?" "Want to see the file?" "You can see the complaints of the owners of the adjoining lots." "The water confederation fined them..." "Look, the whole environmental aspect doesn't help my case at all." "I need you to tell the judge the company is breaking the law!" " Can I have a photocopy?" " Ask for one at reception." "You public workers are all the same." "You pass the buck" " and on top of it you whine." " Look." "This is a rather unusual case." "It was hard for me to write that report." "Understand?" "I don't think so." "It's a shame." "Is the boss here?" "He just got in." " Mr. Medina?" " Hello." "How's everything?" "Not good." "A lawyer was here." "About Barajas." "Mother." " You have a visitor." " Hi." "Hi." " Got a minute?" " Did anyone see you come in?" "No, the street's empty." "Mother, go in the kitchen." " Mind if I sit down?" " I already told you all I know." " That's not why I'm here." " Any more questions, ask the boss." "Open it." "What's this?" "Are you offering me money?" "You know how long it took to find him?" "Five hours." "The divers took five hours to get your friend out of the water." "You know what he died of?" "He didn't drown." "If they'd found him in time, they could have saved him." "He froze to death." "From hypothermic shock, his heart froze." "It's right there in the forensic and the firefighters' report." "He died because they make you do dangerous and illegal things... which save them money." "You said so yourself." "Get out of my house, bitch." "Get out." "Leave." "Go." "I tried to help him." "I wanted to jump in the water, but I couldn't." "I couldn't." "I couldn't." "And Paco..." "How did it go?" "Fine." "Straight home, or out for dinner?" "After the accident... did you see them?" "Yes." "How was the funeral?" "There were a lot of people." "Tons." "Your friends, all of Julio's family" "and ours," "Nico's friends' parents," "the teacher, your neighbors..." "Let's go." "They're out of luck." "The reports, witnesses, all in our favor." "Who's their lawyer?" "Just some nobody who works in an agency." "She scared my inspector." "She shouldn't be scared." "If she is, send her to me." " Could I go to jail?" " Who?" "You?" " Worst case scenario?" "Could I?" " It's no joke." "Nobody wants to go to court." "The other party even less." "They can't afford it." " This is just paperwork." " Relax, Dad." " Where does the lawyer work?" " Understood." " I'll find out their plan." " That's it." "What about the license?" "Don't you issue the permits?" "Yes, that's right." "Let's stop for lunch." "You're already hungry?" "Come on, give me a hand with this." ""Loss of anal sphincter with prolapse, 70 points."" ""Anal displacement, 40 points."" "What's this?" ""Complete quadriplegia, 100 points."" ""Horse tail syndrome"..." "I don't know what this is, but it's not serious." "The other page states economic compensations." "Sorry." "Here it says it depends on the salary." "So the more you earn," " the more you get?" " Of course." "A rich man's worth more than a laborer?" "That's not fair." "Here." "Are you sure about the safety measures?" "Yes, more or less." "I once had a girlfriend with a limp." "A really bad limp." "She had a wooden leg." "Wooden leg?" "It was made of Soria pine." "A fine piece of work." "One night of passion I engraved my name on it with a nail cutter." "On the wooden one, of course." "What are you telling me?" "A drama." " Yes, I see that." "A soap opera." " No, a real drama." "I don't know if she got compensation." "We suffered a lot." "My girlfriend loved to dance." "Does it say how much a leg is worth?" "Agustin, are you okay?" "What's wrong with going out with a handicapped person?" " Nothing's wrong with it." " Quiet, please." "We cried a lot together watching "Fame Academy."" "She would have loved to participate, but..." "With that wooden leg..." "And her vocal chords." "She was mute." "And deaf too?" "It's not funny." "Go talk in the bar!" "I think we're bothering them." "Let's go." "Don't think I went out with her out of pity." "Aside from being beautiful, there were lots of other advantages." "To start with, we parked wherever we wanted..." " She spent half as much on shoes..." " Shut up!" "She liked to dance tango..." "Tango?" "Imagine that!" " Hi, Susie." " Hi, Amparo." "I overslept." "What happened here?" "Have I been moved?" " Did you see?" " Come in." "Did you see that?" "They sealed your desk." "What?" "They fired you." "What about my stuff?" "Assholes!" "Why?" "I don't know, the letter says for disciplinary reasons." "They said you get in late, that you neglect clients." "They monitored your phone calls, they examined your file." "Someone must have complained about you." "Maybe it was the parking tickets..." "I don't know." "Don't worry, you were overqualified." "You'll find something else." " You'll be free..." " To do what?" "To continue with your case." " You did this." " I found out half an hour ago!" "How could you?" "Are you on their side?" "Can we speak about it later, please?" "Later, where?" "When you finally manage to fuck me?" "You've been spying on me!" "I have everything up to date." "Sometimes I'm late, sometimes I'm early..." "There's no reason to fire me." "All I know is you've been lying." "For a good cause I'm sure..." "The bad news is they know it too, but they aren't as understanding." "Too bad." "Maybe they don't want to fuck you." "Hi." "What are you doing here?" "I've been fired." "Fired?" "Yes." "What a nerve!" "What will you do?" "For right now, collect unemployment." "Won't you sue them?" "I don't know." "Now if you don't mind, let's drop it." "I'm going to call Agustin." "We have a lot to do." "Ask him to lunch." "Your brother and Marga are coming." "She went to the doctor." "In the ultrasound it looks like a girl." "Hi." "How are you?" "They should call us soon." "See who's defending them?" "Gomez Hormaeche." "I've never heard of him." "He specializes in mines." " Hi." " Hi." "Can you excuse me for a minute?" " What are they doing here?" " They phoned and insisted on coming." "Isn't this getting overcrowded?" "This isn't the Colosseum." "I'm Joseba Gomez Hormaeche." "Amparo Vega." " Have I seen you around before?" " I don't think so." "Alfonso Pelaez from my office, and Gonzalo Soto from Tulsaco." " Hello." " Amparo." "Next time the family should stay at home to avoid uncomfortable situations." "Calling the lawyers and the first witness, Jose Manuel Benito." "I'm the manager." "I'm the owner of the company." "I'm a laborer." "I'm a bulldozer driver for the company." "Mr. Chacon has the papers." "Paco was doing the usual tasks, and the land slid, and the truck turned over and fell into the water." "Dumpers." "Some people call them lizards." "Then you reverse the truck to get closer to the edge and you raise the back to dump the load." "I was waiting... for Paco to unload so I could push the earth with the bulldozer." "That's when I saw the truck sliding in the mud." "That's all." "This is a subcontracted company for moving earth." "From 1,000 to 1,500 tons a day." "I was about 10 to 7 meters away." " 17?" " No, I said 7." "The rain..." "There was a lot of mud." "That's why Paco's truck slid." "He left the track." "We warned him but he wouldn't listen." " I was at the plant." " Right." "Of course we work with a bulldozer." "No, we use a truck, there's no bulldozer." "At least I've never seen one, and I've worked for the company for four years." "That's the engineer's job." "He tells us how to do the job." "I just do what they tell me to." "He got too close and the land gave way." "It makes noises, but we're used to that." "Unfortunately, these things happen sometimes." "He was unlucky." "I've brought some evidence to prove this point." "Pass the papers to the judge." "It's the deceased's application for a driver's license." "You need one to drive that kind of dumper." "He insisted on driving the vehicle." "I heard him yell, I turned around and saw it happen." "It seems to me that the witness didn't see the accident." "What do you mean I didn't?" "I saw it perfectly." "He saw it when the truck had fallen." "I know how we work." "We work without a bulldozer, without signs, without anything." "I swear I saw it." "How did it go?" " Relax." "Everything's okay." " What did the judge say?" "I can't say anything yet." "So?" "It went badly." "Awfully." "Their witnesses lied." "How can they be such cowards," " so unsupportive." " Their job is on the line." "If everyone did that, we'd still have slaves." "Can you get them work?" "No." "I can only get them fired." " Take them away." " You should go with them." " I know." " Amparo..." "It's better this way." "There's no reason for them to stay." "Don't wait, go home, I'll go later." "Let's go." " What did they say?" " We have to wait." " What's wrong?" " We have to wait." "What happened?" "Didn't it go well?" "Please come in." "I'll call you later." "Make sure you call me." "18,000 euros." "I'd take that, in case the firm decides to stop cooperating." "Breaded anchovies." "How does that sound?" "By the way, with all the work this case is giving you, feel free to use my car." "What did they say?" "Please turn the volume down, my head hurts." "I'm going to lie down." "I'm not hungry." "Amparo." "Would you like an omelette or something?" "I already told you I want to sleep." "What happened is normal." "Did the judge say anything to you?" "I can't stand Rosa." "I can't stand her." "People who don't know how to behave should stay home." " Everyone acts their own way." " What a show." "It makes me sick." "Nothing would move those bastards anyway." "Floro is very patient with her." "She lost a son." "Me too, and I'm not overreacting." "Maybe that's your problem." "I don't have a problem." "I deal with them at home." "In my home." "If it bothers you so much, I'll pack my bags and leave." "You're perfectly fine, that's easy to see." "I also lost your mother." " It's not the same." " Yes, it's the same." "Why wouldn't it be?" "Because she died in a hospital from an illness." "What do you know?" " Every time I set foot in court..." " What?" "Nothing." "I don't know what I'm doing there, this job makes me sick." "When Julio was alive, you liked it." "Leave me alone, I need to sleep!" "You're not the only person in the world who's had an accident." "Unfortunately every weekend it happens to a ton of families." "I don't give a shit about them." "Why don't you see a therapist?" "Your brother Pepe said that in his hospital..." "Just leave me alone!" "I don't give a shit about him." "You don't know anything about it, and neither does he or that imbecile Marga." "How could we have no idea?" "Julio was my son-in-law, your son was my grandchild, and you're my daughter!" " Do you know how I feel?" " Shut up!" "I won't shut up!" "Have you ever stopped to think how I feel?" "Who went to identify the bodies?" "Who locked your house for you?" "Who went to the cemetery?" "I'm sick of tiptoeing around you!" "Sick of it!" "Your brother is going to have a child." "There will be another child in this house, and you'll have to accept it." "If you want to ruin your own life, go ahead." "But I won't let you ruin his." "How long are you going to keep this up?" "How long?" "As long as I please!" "I can't stand you or your game shows or all your damn photos everywhere!" "I can't stand your fucking pity!" "I wish you'd died instead of Julio and my son!" "I wish it had been you!" "I'm Agustin senior." "Nice to meet you." "I'll take that." "I was just looking over the plans for the mine." "Incredible." "I know of lots of companies where the workers don't have contracts, they're not insured, they exploit immigrants, but they get away with it." "Come in." "Not to mention TV." "It's all bullshit." "The press is totally manipulated and globalized." "Sorry, I'm just blabbering." "My son's studying in here." "It's been a pleasure." "Good luck." "Is your father working for us?" "I can't pay him." "Don't worry about it." "He likes helping me out." "And it keeps him out of my mom's hair." "Take this." "I don't need it anymore." "We got 18,000." "I'll pay you." "You don't have to." "Yes, I do." "You dedicated your time, we used your dad's car, even your library card." "The sooner I pay you, the better." "Why?" "Because it's difficult to win a case like this." "Yes, but between 18,000 and 150,000... 18,000's a scam." "You said so." "If I can't get more, what do you want me to do?" "I disagree." "You don't look good." "What's wrong?" "Are you sad?" "No." "Come on, let's go out for dinner." "My treat." "I can afford it now." " No." " Let's go." "We can get drunk and talk a little bit." "I'm going home." "You're not going anywhere." "What's wrong?" "Don't you like me?" " Of course I like you." " Well, then?" "Let's do something good." "What with so many bad things..." "Rosa is in bed." "The court upset her." "They raised their offer." "How much?" "18,000." "Chaconsa is just a subcontracted company, it has Tulsaco behind it and behind Tulsaco even more companies." "They do bad things and no one says anything." "We're like fleas beside them." "Nothing more." "Okay, tell them you accept." "Does Rosa agree?" " They'll get inspected, right?" " No, I already told you." "Once we settle, they'll file it and that's that." "It won't go any further." "What's wrong?" "This is for you." "Genaro brought it." "Genaro?" "Don't worry, they're not going to fire him." "It's good for them to have someone scared." "Why?" "What can Genaro do?" "He told them that Paquito worked afternoons at another site." "The boss says it's prohibited, especially for machine drivers." "If they want, we might not even get the money." "They told him to tell us." "Is that true?" "It's possible." "Just the last month." "He'd leave in the afternoons." "He'd come from the mine, take a nap and then go out with Genaro till late." "We never asked him where he went." "I see." "They told Genaro that we have no claim." "And that he can't lie again to the judge." "Genaro didn't lie!" "It was Paco's fault." "My son was tired." "It's not like that!" "They think they can do anything." "They're just threatening you, but your son wasn't to blame." "They're the ones who are wrong." "If they didn't break all the rules the truck wouldn't have fallen." "That's what's important." "It's my fault too, for letting him." "We're going to lose everything." "The money doesn't matter." "Paquito is gone forever, but we don't know how long we'll be here for, and we need money every day." "Think whatever you want about me." "What's going on?" "You're not messing up my kitchen, I hope." "My God, this man is a disaster." "Give that to me, that's not the milk pot." "Go to bed, I'll bring you some tea." " Let me do it." " No, let me." "Damn!" "Shit." "I'll get the mop." "What did he say?" "That he wants the money, right?" "Those men killed my son and nothing will happen to them." "They won't even know what pain they've caused." "Rosa, I..." "You're scared, too." "You're all the same." "Floro knew that Paquito worked every afternoon at the gym, the whole town knew." "Saturday, Sunday, every weekend." "You know why?" "Because the mayor wants to open it this summer, and he pays very well." "I warned them both, father and son, but they wouldn't listen." "Amparo," "I don't want the money, I just want the one who did it to pay." "A flea can do a lot of harm even though it's small." "I have to go." "You don't have to decide until tomorrow." "Now she wants lots of papers." "The internal security regulations, the license from the ministry," " taxes, permits..." " What does the insurance say?" "I imagine Mr. Chacon can tell us that." "I'm all ears." "There seems to be a problem." "Why?" "What policies did you contract?" "The ones Tulsaco made us contract." "Now it seems that" " they're not valid." " As always." "You contractors are a shoddy bunch." "And the rest?" "The permits were requested late..." "Just fix it." "And your bosses had better make a few calls this weekend, or it'll cost them." "A few calls." "The company bosses will have to fix this." "This couldn't have come at a worse time." "That's why you have brilliant presidents, right?" "To cover your asses." "Something could still go wrong." "For me?" "What do we know about the lawyer?" "She's a widow, lives with her father..." "So she didn't get the message." "What the fuck else does she want?" "And that boy she's always with?" "Are they fucking?" " I don't know." " You should find out." "Find out everything." "Get to him, he's her advisor." "Or do I have to do everything?" "Did I tell you my dad got a job?" "My mom's very happy." "And you?" "Why aren't you married?" "Were you waiting for me?" "I was." "Seven years." "I had a son, and a job... and a new house." "The usual." "But my husband and son were killed in a car crash." "I was driving." "I'm sorry." "That's why you said no?" "I'd always imagined that if my son died, I'd die with him." "But it didn't turn out that way." "My son died, and I live on." "That's the most surprising part about death, that you can keep living." "I can't forgive myself for that." "How long ago was it?" "Three years." "That's not very long." "My son's whole life." "My baby." "Would you rather not talk about it?" "Nobody likes to hear about the dead." "I'd be happy to listen." "My son and husband... are... more than just... the photos in my father's living room." "Photos with people dressed in clothing that each year seems more out of style." "Outdated." "I can't stand it." "They're ghosts now, and if I don't watch out," "I'll forget them." "I couldn't stand that." "Don't worry." "We all need to forget the bad things." "Not me." "I'd have the whole world mourn Julio and my son." "Sometimes I can't understand why they don't." "Why the baker wakes up in the morning and makes bread, and the bank teller gives me money," "and the trains keep coming on time." "There they are!" "It's them!" "Hurry up!" "Over there!" "Hi." "Hi." "This is all the time I could rescue." "It isn't much, after three years." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry about what I said." "Forgive me." "I already knew." "I saw it in your eyes many times." "You looked at me and didn't understand why I was still alive and they weren't." "That's not true." "I don't know why I said that." "Yes, you do." "I love you." "Maybe you don't realize it, but... you're my little girl," "and seeing you like that..." "It's been a long time since I made a good omelette." "Bring some potatoes and we'll peel them." "Dad..." "The accident was my fault." "It was very late at night." "We were tired but I insisted on driving." "Julio wanted us to spend the night at our friends' place." "I was fed up... with Julio," "with the baby, with working so much..." "I was tired and..." "I fell asleep." "I don't know how I can be handling this case." "I'm just as irresponsible as they are..." "If not more." "You had a bad day and bad luck." "The people at Paco's mine don't make mistakes just one day." "They always make mistakes to make more money." " The job interview?" " Yes." " This way." " Thank you." "Hi." "Thank you." "Hello, Agustin." "Good afternoon." "Hello." "Afternoon." "Surprised to see us?" "A little bit." "We found out they were interviewing and you came to mind." "Right." "Is that all right?" "Hey..." "How's your dad?" "My dad?" "Coming!" "At last!" " What do you think?" " Is it your birthday?" " You could have told me." " It's not my birthday." "Open the bottle and shut up." "Do you like oysters?" "They drive me crazy." "They're aphrodisiacs." "Though we don't really need that." "Cheers." "To the many years they're going to spend in the slammer." "And to us." "Delicious!" "I'm taking them to court." ""Imprudence resulting in death."" "One to four years in jail." "They'll be disqualified and Floro and Rosa get 150,000." "We've got it won." "With those tapes it's in the bag." "Isn't your dad at home?" "He went to play cards." "An excuse to leave us alone." "Hungry?" "I hope so." "I bought a lot of stuff." "So much!" "Do you like fish?" "Yes." "Fish is fine." "I made broiled sea bass." "And then a great dessert." "It's ages since I cooked a meal." "So I don't know how it'll come out." "And a little parsley, to make it pretty." "Like it?" "We've a lot to celebrate." "Amparo..." "I think we should stop seeing each other." "I need time to think." "You and I are very different, and all this..." "Don't say any more." "Who is it, another girl?" "A classmate?" "No." "There's no other girl." "There will be." "I know I'm much older than you." "And you had to tell me today?" "Go." "I'm sorry." "I'm very sorry." "Even in the morning?" "I think you're getting obsessed with that show." "We'll have to send you to therapy at Pepe's hospital." "It's the tape of the mine." "What?" "With the evidence." "It says that here, but this is all there is." "Sure you didn't mix them up?" "I took the one from your table, and the other ones." "I was preparing the evidence to take it to the court." "I'm sorry." "I'm so sorry." "How could it have happened?" "I don't know." "I'm an old fool." "Don't worry, dad." "Agustin has a copy." "My father accidentally erased it." "I need your tapes." "My tapes?" "Yes, there were the originals and the copy" " you made me." " I don't have them." "What do you mean?" "I don't have them." "I gave them to you." "Don't you remember?" "What are you talking about?" "What's going on?" "It turns out that my dad's new job..." "He got hired by Silesa." "What's that got to do with it?" "Silesa is a mining company like Tulsaco." "It's part of the same group." "It's a six-month contract, full-time after the trial period." "I talked to one of my lecturers and he says he'll help you." "He's better than me." "He's a teacher, after all." "How do I know Silesa won't hire him, too?" "You've spoken to them." "What did you tell them?" "Everything." "Everything we know." "That we had the tapes, the evidence." "I really enjoyed working with you." "I'm sorry." "I swear I'm really sorry." "You said that last night." "Hello, is Inspector Castillo in?" "No, she's sick." "Sick?" "When will she be back?" "I don't know, she has hepatitis or something." "Can I be of any help?" "No, it has to do with her." "Hepatitis?" "Do you have her home phone?" "I don't have it." "And even if I did," "I couldn't give it to you." "Of course not." "Please have her call me." " Sure." " Thank you." "Hi." "What are you doing here?" "I came to see how you were." "How are things?" "How are things with you?" "Miguel Angel..." "I wanted to say that I'm sorry for being... for yelling at you like that the day you fired me... they fired me." "Forgive me." "Amparo..." "I would never do anything to harm you." "Understand?" "I need your help." "I need to look for company information, lots of paperwork." "If you hadn't been so stubborn..." "Right after you left I got new clients." " You know who they are?" " No, I have no idea." "The compensation that the agency received for firing you." "Small companies, subcontractors, no big deal." "But with one thing in common." "They're all Tulsaco suppliers." "Shit!" "Why didn't you tell me before?" "Why didn't you call me?" "So will you help me?" "Will you let me?" "Hi." "You don't look very sick." "Did you get my message?" "Yes, but you're wasting your time." "I did nothing and I know nothing." "Don't worry, they fired me, and time is all I have." "It must have been at the same time that you got sick." "Let's talk like friends." "Look what they gave me." "Riverbed sand." "I believe it's protected material..." " from the mine." " Don't insist." "They already have my medical note and know I can't take the stand." " Mom, I want a snack." " OK, honey, just a minute." "Are you a friend of my mom's?" "Wait a minute, I'm busy now." "If you're so sure you're not going to the stand, why not talk to me?" "I could ask for a second evaluation and ruin your paid vacation." "I didn't request time off." " I just want to work." " Work?" "Yes." "When you went to the mine you got annoyed and the engineer wouldn't listen to you." "What did you tell him?" "The same as in the other reports." "Who's keeping you from telling the truth?" "Pathetic, isn't it?" "A woman acting like a girl, scared of making mistakes." "Who?" "Where did you get that?" "Someone who felt guilty sent it to me." "Have you ever felt guilty?" "Come on, honey, let's go eat." "Excuse me." "The rain didn't kill Paco." "We both know that." "Help me, even if you won't testify." "Amparo." "Get in." "Know what riverbed sand's used for?" "It's hard enough to understand what it is." "All construction materials come from it." "All of them." "Even runways." "Are you telling me they sell it for airport construction?" "That's not important, just an extra." "When they extend the airport, they'll have to seal the mine," " and that'll cost a lot of money." " The mine?" "The new runways will be built over them." "They'll have to pay millions in compensation." "And that's where you come in." "If you close the mine before that, there'll be no compensation." " I see." " Yes, the mine's valuable because it's right next to the airport." "And who gets that money?" "A father and son." "That's who you need to look for." "A very important father who protects his son with other people's mistakes." "The truck sank in water from the mine excavation." "And you say the water in that area" " was just a result of the rain?" " That's right." "How would you explain then that other wells nearby dried up?" "We can't control the weather." "But neighbors have complained you don't do things properly." "That you cut the water reserves, dump illegally in the river, and you've been fined by the hydrographic confederation." " Are you aware of this?" " Yes, I am." "Mine regulations say that the land should be compacted regularly to avoid landslides." " Is this done at your mine?" " Yes." "But the land still slid, you said due to the rain." "Don't the rules say that the earth must be unloaded by a bulldozer, not a truck?" "I can't hear you." "Yes, I think so." "Are there bulldozers at your mine?" "Usually." "And are they usually used for such work?" "Well... yes." "What do you extract at the mine?" "Aggregate, sepiolite..." "Sepiolite." "And the permit that you still haven't shown," " is just for sepiolite?" " Yes." "Then why do you also extract riverbed sand?" "That's not true." "Yet there's rubble in place of that sand." "Where is it?" "Did you know" " that's a serious offense?" " I don't follow." "Don't you know every day trucks full of it leave the mines to deposit it at the airport," " as any neighbor will testify?" " No." "Your Honor, counsel is speculating." "Proceed." "Did you know the mine inspector wrote 3 versions of the accident report?" " No, I didn't." " Why do you think that was?" "Could it be because your father is the local head of mine services and he was protecting you?" "And could that be why" "Inspector Castillo reprimanded you many times but never in writing?" "Could that also be why your lawyer was able to get permits to drive machinery" " from your father?" " The question is irrelevant." "The lawyer is harassing the witness." "These gentlemen have not been accused." "For now, your Honor." "For now." "Amparo." "That took forever." "How about a coffee?" " She must be due any day." " I think so." "Amparo." "Mr. Hormaeche wants to speak with you." "I'll be right there." "I bet she missed me." "Just look at her!" "At this rate we'll have to put her on a diet." "You should take her out more." "This morning the mine engineer testified." "And?" "They raised the offer to 150,000 euros." "See?" "Rosa, we've won!" "The flea bit them good." "We could continue pleading." "Now I know much more than before." "We could really expose them." "Like what?" "They're swindlers." "The administration protects them." "They're missing a thousand papers, the engineer's father's a very influential man..." " That's malfeasance." " Malfeasance?" "But we have to request a trial and above all not take the money." "So what should we do?" "What do you say?" "I don't know." "They'll pay us now to keep quiet, is that it?" "Yes." "I see." "And a trial would mean more expenses." "Much more, although I won't charge you." "And more time." "You have to testify." "They'll find out about the gym construction." "About Genaro." "Everything." "I think like you, Rosa." "I want to see them in jail but I have to be honest with you." "There's a different justice for big things and for little ones." "We want to leave here and move back to the village where Floro's family lives." "Rosa." "My condolences." "I'm very sorry that Paco's no longer with us." "I'm so sorry." "So sorry." "I didn't tell you before." "I know, honey." "I know."