"Why don't you shove that lighter up your ass?" "BULGARIAN LOVERS" "I was a gentleman." "I had a Bulgarian boyfriend who had a Bulgarian girlfriend." "Ours was a special family... in which they shared everything of mine, and I only shared him." "A Bulgarian boyfriend may seem a whim... suitable only for polyglot duchesses... or jet-setter fags who love dangerous living." "But, it was the turn of the century... the turn of the millennium... and I needed a change." "And suddenly there was an invasion... of multicolored boys looking for a better life in our country." "Looking for someone to help them out of their helplessness." "What's up?" "You're not going to tape me?" "Don't tape me!" "Get out of here!" "Don't tape me!" "Barbie's latest toy." " You're more the Hollywood type." " Sure, honey." "But when it comes to toys, I prefer dirtier, cheaper stuff." "Though you never know." "And don't let it get stolen, like the other one." "To top it off the guy gave you gonorrhea." "Look, girl." "That hunk is totally your type." "We're leaving now." "I'm only going to size him up." "Put it in the car..." "The camera." "You got a smoke, man?" "Wait." "What's your name?" "Kyril." "I'm Bulgarian." "A political refugee." "No, Kyril, with an "i"." "I've been here for three months." "When there's no money, I sleep in a car, they're easy to open." "I go to public baths." "I like to smell good." "Three days without food, man." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Wanna come home?" "You may not speak the language, but you can say yes or no." "It's as easy as nodding your head up and down or from side to side." "It's a universal sign, right?" "Well, that's the problem." "Bulgarians have affirmative and negative signs mixed up." "They nod from left to right to say yes, and up and down to say no." "Confusing." "In my opinion it's because they're a rebellious nation." "Motherfucker!" "Huge, yes, I know." "They're great looking but in bed they're corpses." "With a hell of a "rigor mortis"." "But corpses all in all." "You're such a shallow lot with one-track minds." "You take advantage of those poor boys." "They're alone in a foreign country, defenseless, rootless, in need of affection." "You're saying they can't be bought." "You're out of your mind, don't start inflating the prices." " Always so prosaic." " Pragmatic, girl." "Off you go!" "Who's that?" "Here." "This is... mathe-the-tics teacher." "Mathematics." "What's her name?" " Danisha." " Danisha, you don't say." "Let's see." " Here, armed." " Gorgeous." " Armed." " As a soldier, no less." "The uniform really suits you." "Look." "You know who this is?" "Gildo, that is Hermenegildo Calvo Torrecuadrada, shared my passion for cinema, though his was a mythomania for the golden years of Hollywood." "So he tried to make his house look like a sound stage... with very special extras." "Look here, this isn't a merry-go-round." "Ava Gardner shot with this, it's an antique." "Only men at this party." "Poor Spanish women." "These boys have come to the conclusion... that in Spain all men are either cops or fairies." "Where did they get that from?" "'Cause only those talk to them." "Everybody clap your hands!" "Yordan, a friend." " How do you do?" " Hi." "From the embassy, he wanted to meet you." " Georgi Iliev, at your service." " Hi." "I've been told you're a highly esteemed consultant." "Well, yes..." "I'd like to share a few moments with you." "Work only, of course." "I'd be delighted." "I'll give you my card." " Perfect, I'll be in touch." " Fine." "Rakia is an important drink in our country." "Be careful if you drink it." "Drink up, don't be afraid." " That's it." " Thanks." "I'd say he has condylomas." "Where?" "Cut it out, you're not with your patients." "So you're in luck, you know what my fees are." " And I've only had negatives." " Don't worry." "Whenever you get a positive, I'll charge you the same." "You're a bitch." "In my own house too!" "Girl, these hors d'oeuvres are great, but these hunks of meat need something more." "Yes they're starving, it's the "Arise ye prisoners of want" thing." "Let's sing The Internationale." "Turn off the music." "Arise ye workers from your slumbers, arise ye prisoners of want..." "You faggot!" "Go on, dear, don't stop." "Isn't he cute?" "Doctor Daniel Vergara, my government is very concerned about our petrochemical sector." "It's too big, our technology is obsolete." "We urgently need a study to modernize it." "And, someone to introduce us to the right people." "Well, this is a small consulting firm." "You're talking of a national sector." "It's a very big operation." "We've had good reports about you." "We know you have good contacts, and we need a respectable intermediary." "You're very kind." "But I insist, it seems too big." "Don't worry." "You'll have everything you need." "By the way..." "We'd be very happy if you could fix your friend Kyril's papers." "For us it's harder each day." "As he's such a good friend of yours, it might be convenient." "Don't you think?" " Well..." " We'll keep in touch." "All those are fat, ugly, short, too dark." "Nothing compared with Bulgarian girls." "Nothing compared with my Kalina." "Your famous Kalina!" "Yes, Kalina, my wife." "Her father works in Cuba and she speaks some Spanish." "What do you mean your wife?" "You're not married." "But she's my wife and I'm her man." "Okay." "Your faithfulness surprises me." " With you being here and her..." " In Berlin." "Distance doesn't matter." "For me being faithful is much more important." "I see." "Hey, and..." "Well, when you do it with me, you aren't being unfaithful?" "But she's a woman, man." "My wife." "Our thing is different." "Sure, I know." "I know "our thing" is different." " It's a close friendship." " That's it." "So you can't ask me to fix your papers, and that weird guy from the embassy has to do it." "But think about it, man." "It's a good job with my government." "And what's good for me is good for you." "Hello?" "Hi, good evening, this is Kalina." "Kalina, Kyril's wife." "I know who you are." "I'm in Berlin, could you tell Kyril...?" "Yes, I'll tell him you're in Berlin." "Kyril has told me so much about you." "You're a true Spanish gentleman, a good christian... helping immigrants." "Good fat person." "Me, fat?" "You tell Kyril?" "Don't worry, I'll tell him." "Call whenever you want." "See you." "Auf Wiedersehen." " Hello?" " Daniel, it's Kalina." "One moment." "Kalina." "Kalina, I was just thinking of you." "Kalina was then only a shadow, a shaky, thin voice coming from Berlin." "Sometimes when she called Kyril was at my place." "And then they always ended up fighting." "Fuck it all, shit!" "Fuck it all!" "I hope you don't mind my asking, but what happened?" "To hell with that broad!" "She thinks..." "I'll get myself a Spanish woman, even if she's short and fat." "This is..." "This is too much!" "You've got to be patient." "When it's been so long, you say things you don't mean." "Women..." "She won't understand me." "I don't want her to come here until I have some money, a decent apartment, my papers fixed...." "You know." "You understand, don't you?" "I'm going to the bathroom." "Whenever you want I'll invite her to my house, all expenses paid." "Isn't that what you wanted?" "The soul of a Spanish gentleman... can be as tricky as that of a distressed Slav." "My soul filled with expectation and frenzy... when I sensed Kyril was in a dark and dangerous adventure." "Something warned me or should I say, made me hope," "I was about to taste the emotions of crime." "I started imagining myself as..." "I don't know." "Yes, as the mistress..." "Or better still, a gangster's moll." "The whore accomplice to a rotten, irresistible villain." "Thank you, man." "A place like this is more serious for business." "Some things can't be talked over in a bar." "Look, man, 5000 dollars." "You keep them for me." "I don't like carrying so much money." "Can't you see?" "Where would he get all that money?" "Doing something illegal." "You could be his accomplice." "I've just seen L.A. Law, and you're gonna need a good lawyer." "Don't exaggerate." "Girl, if I were you, I'd forget about him right now." "I don't like the look of this." "Hi, honey, make room." "Just the man we need." "I want to ask you something." "A friend of mine has problems with a Bulgarian." "A Bulgarian!" "He doesn't know what's coming to him, the courts are full." "They say more than 60% of crimes are committed by immigrants." "That's a fallacy." "Fallacy, fallacy." "I'd give that one a good fallacy." "Look, girl..." "Crooks come in all shapes and sizes." "But Bulgarians don't commit petty crimes." "They act when there are millions to be had." "And they don't act on their own." "With their well-organized mafias, they usually get away with it." "So tell your friend..." "And you too, tell him... to be very careful with what he picks up in the street." "I'm tired of telling him." "And also tell him..." "Tell him that now they show up... with weird ulcers on their hands." " Stigmatized!" " Get off." "It seems to be something toxic." "Drugs?" "Handling chemicals, more likely." "That's what a forensic friend of mine says." "Because they don't say a word." "They're so used to confessing under torture, here they laugh at the police, the army, the district attorney, the judges... and the holy ghost." "Who would have imagined that?" "I'm sure you would." "So, Marbella." "You're going alone?" "No." "I see." "With Yordan and those guys?" "Yes, we've rented a car." "If you're going as tourists, the Costa del Sol is dead now." "You should go to Cordova, with its mosque, its gardens." "We're not going as tourists." "It's business." "I see." "How much do you want?" "Not much, 500 dollars." "For expenses." "Don't say a word, the money's yours." "They're capitalist partners, right?" "Everybody's a capitalist in this world, man." "Socialism is shit." "Socialism, horror." "Horror comes from the soul." "What?" "Nothing, it's something Allan Poe said." "An American, right?" "Yes, but mostly an alcoholic." "I'll get the money." "There's no hurry." "I'm going out for a drink." "Want me to come?" "Better not." "Keep this bag for me." "It's only personal stuff." "Be good." "Seeing that bag made my blood rush like the source of the Nile." "It probably contained something illegal." "And I would be an accomplice, a partner in an act... punishable by law." "And I'd end up in court, dressed for the occasion, victim of my own passionate blindness." "But I didn't dare." "I couldn't do it." "I resisted opening that bag with the fear..." "Well, the worst of fears." "The disappointment of not finding anything." "Just a few clothes... and bathroom things." " What's that?" " Nothing, man." "It sometimes happens." "Since I was a kid." " Have you seen a doctor?" " It's nothing, it just disappears." "And your eyes?" "They're very irritated." "Have you touched chemicals or acids?" "Me?" "No way." "I gotta go." " You're not coming home?" " I'm in a hurry, I can't." "I'd like you to see a doctor." " What's this?" " Keep it for me." "I've gotta go now." "Don't worry, man." "How can I not worry when you give me money... from God knows where?" "When you introduce me... to thugs who ask me to fix your papers?" "When your hands and eyes look like hell?" "How can I not worry?" "I think I'm changing." "My secretary looks at me suspiciously." "Not to mention my friends." "Some worry about me, others laugh their heads off." "And my job." "If this goes on, I'll need a MBA in international mafias." "Have you thought about that?" "Do you ever think of me?" "Kyril!" "Congratulations to both of us!" "This is for all the money if the business turns out." "You shouldn't have!" "Come." "Here." "We were both born on the same day, the 22nd of March." "Although... quite a few years and many kilometers... apart." "What are you doing?" "If you don't mind, I'm going to hang this off my ear." "What a way to do it!" "Relax, man." "With all I'm going to drink, it won't get infected." " We're getting pissed, right?" " All right." "But they say drunk Bulgarians are very violent." "That you hit people." "Drunk husbands always hit their wives when they get home." "But then they fuck them so well, they all get pregnant." "Really?" ""In this sign shalt thou conquer"." "That rings a bell." "It's what Constantine the Great saw written on the cross in the sky." "And the motherfucker christianized the empire, and that was the end of orgies and gladiators, and the beginning of bishops, popes and such horrors." "And skin diseases, by the way." "By the way, sure." "What a pain!" " Big spender!" " You sure know how to fuck up." "Friends," "Bulgarian and Spanish, all friends." "But I only love three people." "My mother," "Kalina, my girlfriend, and my friend Daniel." "The only ones who take care of me." "Don't get all soft." "It's plain, he only loves those who take care of him." "We should have Marilyn singing "Happy Birthday"." "No, please." "These guys are starting to go soft." "Bad scene." "Thanks to alcohol," "Kyril and his friends seemed happy Bulgarians." "I seemed strong, the world... seemed a nice place." "I'm really wasted." "And you?" "I'm very drunk." "Very, very drunk?" "Yes, man, very drunk." "You want me to hit you?" "Are you going to hit me?" "A good hiding." "You're gonna have to swear that." "I swear it." "But the world was falling apart, and alcohol wouldn't fix it." "Besides," "Kyril didn't hit me." "Business, man, business." "What do you mean business?" "What kind of business?" "I can't afford it." "You don't have to put the money up front, just sign the endorsement." "A 4000 euro endorsement?" "Well, 40000 euros are less than 40000 dollars, right?" "That was it." "If I didn't want things... to get worse, I had to explain the basic rules of capitalism." "No." "All right." "I'm leaving." "Give me my money." "It's all there." "Count it if you want, but don't worry, it's there." "I won't worry." "I don't want any problems." "And my bag?" "It's over there, in the closet." " Have you opened it?" " No." "But I was tempted to." "Better that way." "All right." "Maybe this is the end." "The end you always sense... when you begin a supposedly serious relationship... with a boy like that." "Maybe everything was going too far." "Good morning, sir." "After one week, I was shocked at seeing... my emotions were harmful." "I stopped going to the places he went," "I went from home to work and vice-versa." "Of course he could always call me." "But no." "Kyril didn't call." "Best forget him as soon as possible." "Hello?" "Girl, what have you been up to?" "It's been ages since I've seen you... both." "I've been very busy." "Lots of work, you know." "What can I say, you know how it is..." "I broke up with him." "It's terrible." "I'm crushed, honey." "About time too." "It was about time we broke up with all that Bulgarian scum." "I did too." "I've been a widow for the last two days." "You always say that, but..." "This time it's for real." "They're all a bunch of cocksuckers." "I've just spoken with the lieutenant from Segovia..." " What happened?" " You know... that when he takes his uniform off, he's the biggest queer." "Thanks to that, Kyril and all his friends are free now." "Will you tell me what my boyfriend has to do with the lieutenant?" "Has he fucked him?" "Apart from destroying an old folk's home... so he could fuck a nurse and fighting with half of Segovia, he might have fucked the lieutenant." "When did you last see him?" "At that instant I decided I had to find Kyril." "Once again that bastard had won." "He'd have his endorsement." "All right, Gildo, I'll call you back." "Bye, honey." " Do you mind if I smoke?" " No, no." " Looking for Kyril?" " Yes." " Anything to drink?" " Not now." "Okay, we've got to talk." "I only talk with my friends." "All right." "Go find a better friend than me!" "Wait, man." "Why won't you sign the endorsement?" "I'll give it all back." "You don't trust me?" "Have I ever fucked you?" "Let's go home." "You got what you wanted." "You've got your endorsement." "Well..." "I thought it'd take you a week longer." "And how long would it have taken me... if you'd asked for my life, you motherfucker?" "Two weeks." "Maybe three." "Bastard." "You know I'd give my life for you." "I'd also give your life for me." "The first thing he did with the endorsement... was buy a flashy motorcycle." "And I've always been so afraid of them!" "I must confess that when I rode with Kyril," "I held on so tight to him that I didn't feel the speed." "I was so afraid I closed my eyes and time stood still." "The two of us were one." "Forever." "And she came at last." "Kalina." "Now I understand there shouldn't be hard feelings... nor remorse for what happened." "I got what I deserved, getting in the way... of this couple of adventurers who only wanted... a better life." "I, at least, gave them a chance to survive." "As soon as she arrived, Kalina occupied the space... she innocently thought was hers." "Actually she occupied everything at once." "The back seat of the motorcycle," "Kyril's powerful arms, the best shots of the video tape." "When I see the tape now," "I feel comforted seeing Kalina isn't at all videogenic." "And she's way too thin." "You're completely fucked up, girl." "Look at that." "That baby boy makes me roar." "And he's polyglot too." "He's a javelin thrower, gold medal in the junior championships." "In bed he's like the Kama Sutra... compared to his fellow countrymen." "Take a break, Dani, do it for us, you've got us worried to death." "And people talking behind your back, there's a lot of envy going around." "I know Emil's been here." "Why, man?" "You want to know why?" "Because he's a monument!" "Because he hasn't asked me to fix his papers!" "Because I know your game." "Because you were with your darling Kalina, your "wife"." "Because I may be a gentleman, but I'm not made of stone!" "I know Emil's been here." "Why, man?" "I'm sorry." " I don't want him here again." " He won't come." "Sure?" " Sure." " Sure, sure?" "Sure, I swear." "Did they hurt you?" "No, they just scared us." " What did they want?" " I don't know." "They tied and gagged us." "I thought they were burglars." "They were... looking for something." "Something?" "What do you think it was?" "They probably got the wrong apartment." "And they weren't too rough." "They soon let us go." " Have you called the police?" " You know I shouldn't." "Why not?" "I didn't want to get a friend of yours in trouble, he doesn't have papers." "Don't you agree?" "But you're not fixing his papers, right?" "I said I won't see him again." "Don't be a fool." "The important thing is you're all right." "I'll always protect you." "I'm your safety, understand?" "But only me." "All right?" "He's blackmailing you." "In the end you won't leave him out of fear." "My only fear is losing him." "Losing him?" "Do you really think he's ever been yours?" "You're too kinky." "Maybe, but don't remind me of it." "I'm sorry." "I was only trying to put that crazy mind of yours in order." "With these guys you can buy inches of dick but not a second of love." "So all that relativity about space and time is bullshit." "What do you think, Counselor?" "I don't know about physics." "Hasn't it occurred to you that Kyril could have sent... those two thugs himself?" "He's smart." "It hasn't." " How did they get in?" " Through the door." "Did they break in?" "I guess they picked the lock." "Or found some easier way." "The key for example." "Everyone's innocent until proven guilty." "Most of all my clients." "They're innocent if I get the jury to believe so." "Sorry, but I told Gildo I was in a hurry." "Before I go, tell me something." "Do they live with you?" "They've got a room at a hostel." "He spends the whole day at your place." "Yes, and sometimes the night." "But this time they weren't there." " Kiss kiss." " I'll go with you." "He's such a busybee, always in a hurry." "You'll understand... we're in a hurry." "Your reports are confusing, and I'm still waiting for that meeting with your ambassador." "But I advise you... not to accept the offer from that organization called..." "European Confederation of Christian Families." "Or something like that." "But right now, that doesn't matter." "Look..." "We've lost something... and we believe you can..." "Rosa, I told you I was busy." "It's a woman with a foreign accent, she seems nervous." " On the phone." " What's her name?" "Kalina Velichova or something like that." "All right, I'll get it." "Thank you." "Hello, what's the matter?" "What?" "Is he very bad?" "Daniel, it's horrible." "They had an accident." " And Yordan?" " Him too." "But it's not serious, only the face." " He's gone home." " I see." "He only wants to see his mother and you." "I don't know why." "Daniel." "I want to get out of here." "Take me home." "What happened?" "Please, get me out of here." "Yes, Kyril." "I'll get you out of the hospital." "No, not the hospital." "Spain." "To Sofia, to Bulgaria." "Let him." "Daniel." "It's a pleasure meeting you." "Robi is trying to learn Spanish." "He wants to go to Madrid next year." "He's my last cousin here." "The others are in Berlin, Paris..." "I felt immersed in memories of a past that wasn't mine." "I saw myself in Kyril's footsteps." "My whole being was Bulgarian... and alive, sensitive." "All Bulgaria boiled inside me." "It's perfect for Gildo." "Let's go." "You're welcome." "Man, what did you think of my wedding?" "Bulgarian weddings fun, right?" "Yes, lots of fun." "But I won't forgive you one thing." "But man, I already told you." "You agreed." "What I won't forgive you... is that you haven't danced with me." "According to Bulgarian tradition, newlyweds... spend the wedding night at his parents'." "What about me?" "What was my role in the conjugal rites in the privacy... of Sofia's working class district?" "In a dark, sprawling city... whose guts held a resignation... that transformed itself into contempt and disorder, like an atrophied muscle that starts suddenly to beat, introducing in the body an inappropriate, inconvenient, evil vitality." "Please." "May I have the pleasure of the next dance?" "Girl, that convertible is sheer sexual terrorism." "I swear I know nothing." "He must be making loads of money." "Whatever you say, honey." "I hardly ever see him." "I'm dying for him to need me." "You've got to help me, man." ""Hello, Daniel, it's been a long time."" ""What have you been up to?" ""Fine, I'm fucking fine!"" "Don't get mad, man, try to understand." "What do you want?" "The papers for the car." "All legal." " And this?" " They look real, don't they?" "I need your computer." "You're still awful." "What?" "With computers." "You should already be familiar with them." "What do you know?" "What do you know about what I do with computers?" "Nothing." "Want me to do it?" "I didn't know if you'd want to." "Want what?" "To be your accomplice?" "As if I wasn't already." "Come on, get up." "The price of the car." "5000 euros." "Only 5000?" "Well, I paid a lot less." " Less?" "How much?" " 600." "See how I know what I'm doing?" "What's so strange about the refugees of the catastrophe... wanting to destroy a hostile paradise?" "What can I reproach Kyril for?" "What can I reproach myself for?" "I decided to start my summer holidays earlier." "It was really to get away from Kyril." "I felt an urge to seek refuge at my parents', and let Remedios spoil me." "Know what, son?" "When I asked for your mother's hand, the first thing we did was have tea." " And look at us still." " You can't complain." "Come on, get up." "You're such a sleepy head." "Sleepy head." "What's that music?" "It's my phone." "Please pick it up, it's over there." "It's got a bug inside." " And it jumps!" " No, that's the trembler." "Open it, push the blue button and speak normally." "Hello?" "Yes, this is the Vergara residence." "Mr. Daniel?" "I'm not sure he can come to the phone right now." "Who's calling?" "It's a foreigner." "Kikiriki or something like that." "Hello?" "Hi, how are you?" "I know it's been a long time." "Here?" "When?" "Today?" "I'm not sure it's such a good..." "Listen, sure you can come." "Both of you?" "With a kitten?" "Look, do you have a road map?" "They're Bulgarian?" "Yes, it's that petrochemical business." " Are they catholic?" " No idea." "They aren't cannibals." "Daniel, for Goïs sake, don't joke about such things." "What time are they coming?" "Your sisters will be here..." "Around five." "Teatime then!" " Hi." "How are you?" " Fine." "This way." "What a house!" "I've got an idea!" "I want a memento of this occasion." "What are they doing?" "Are the Bulgarians staying the night?" "Just when I was starting to relax," "I had to bring my holidays to an early end." "Barely a week after the unexpected visit... of the Bulgarian couple," "I got a disturbing call from Kalina." "The police looked... almost everything." "Even behind the pictures." "And in the fridge, as if we were terrorists." "They seemed to know what they were looking for." "They knew it." "Then, after they put... the handcuffs on him, he asked me to call you." "But a cop told me... not to call anybody... because the phones were bugged." "Kyril mentioned my name in front of them?" "Yes." "Yours and Yordan's." " I'm sorry." " No, it's all right." "I assume he said he bought the car from a Pole who brought it here." "Yes." "But they say it isn't true." "They say it was stolen here, in Spain." "Besides, it's not just the car." "What do you mean?" "The bad news... are the bags they found." "What bags, Kalina?" "Some bags." "Two." "With white powder." "And..." "The police say it's cocaine." "Two kilos." "Holy shit!" "What Kyril says is true." "Those bags aren't his." "They're mine." "He kept them for me." "And it's not coke." "No way, man." "It's caffeine." "We use it at the gym and when we work at night, to stay alert." "Are you sure it was caffeine?" "Absolutely." "I swear it." "Chop my dick off if I'm lying." "Yes, yes, fuck it!" "You can chop it into slices!" "The capital has seen trafficking of radioactive material." "There are reports of a larger presence... of organized gangs with connections..." "Yes?" "Hold on." "Right." "Kyril is in jail." "Yordan and the rest are only linked with the cars... and are out on bail." "But those two kilos are serious." "I couldn't do anything." "I don't know what's going on, but the D.A.... won't let up." "I'll try to find out more." " Okay." " Bye." "They can all rot... in jail, because I'm not lifting a finger." " But this is deserted." " Gildo, please." "It's true, Dani, this is crazy." "So please calm down." "Don't do anything, 'cos I see myself visiting you behind bars every week." "Leave her alone." "It's simple." "Next stop, Cuba." "I just got back." "It's outrageous!" "But there's a lot of vitiligo, so be careful." " Of what?" " Vitiligo." "Vitiligo's a town in Zamora, honey." "Vitiligo is a disease..." "Fuck off." "The two kilos exist and have disappeared." "It seems there was an exchange of coke... for some chemical weapon." "And they believe... it might be radioactive material... stolen from a laboratory in Eastern Europe." "I see." "Can I see Kyril?" "Thanks, man." "I'm ashamed of you seeing me here." "No, Kyril." "Please forgive me." "I'm doing all I can, but..." "They told me the Director saw you here." "Is that right?" "That's good, man." " Are you being good?" " Very good." "Tell the lawyer four friends here... can give him cases and pay him good." "He'll do me that favor." "Be careful." "Sure." "Don't worry." "Listen." "Do me a favor, and maybe I can get out." "Remember the bag I left at your place?" " Yes or no?" " Yes." "I kept it with me, but it was a problem." "So then..." "I hid it... at your parents'." "At my parents'!" "I had no choice." "But... it's hidden in the cellar." "Don't open it, please." "You must deliver it." "Deliver it?" "To who?" "What's inside it?" "Don't shout." "You can see the place where it's hidden on the videotape." "Kalina will give you instructions." "Don't worry, no Bulgarian will hurt you." "I have to go." "I'll do my best." " Try and be good." " You too." "See you soon, Kyril." "See you soon, man." "Rosa." "Hi, honey, look, I've got to go to my parents'." "No, everything's fine." "I've got to pick up... some stuff I left there." "Do me a favor, call the car rental and make a reservation." "No, without a driver." " Who's there?" " It's me, Reme." "When did you get here?" "Never mind." "There was a bag here, where is it?" "It's very important, Reme, think." "I saw it the other day and put it in the junk room." "God bless you!" "I hope you haven't told anyone." "Don't tell them I was here." "Silly." "Don't you trust your Reme?" "I remember when you were 14, and I caught you red-handed with Tomasin." "Wait here." "I'll bring the bag." "It's hot!" "What's so strange... about the refugees of the catastrophe wanting... to destroy a hostile paradise?" "Gildo, is that you?" "I need your help." "Look, there she is!" " I'll have something and wait here." " Okay." "Dani, careful, there may be more of them." " Where is it?" " That way." "To the right." " That way?" " Yes." "In the car." "How do you say that in Bulgarian?" "In the back." "Danger sure turns me on." " Hello?" " This is Kalina." "Hi, Kalina." "How did it go?" "They let him out this afternoon, it's incredible." "Suddenly they let him out." "Just like that." "That lawyer's really good." "You bet." "Want me to go with you?" "Yordan also wanted to come, but I want to go alone." "You want to go alone." "All right, call me then." "Not many people would do what you do for us." "For Kyril." "You know I love him, don't you?" "Of course I do." "Take care of him." "I had no idea you were a man of action." "I accept it because it's you." "But next time, will you take my advice?" "Let it be, will you?" "It could have been much more expensive." "Don't exaggerate." "Kyril's out, the proof has disappeared." "Or I should say you've made it disappear." "And everything's settled." "The judge, the police." "Uranium trafficking only causes terror." " Basically horror." " Yes." "Allan Poe said so." "Remember?" ""Horror comes from the soul."" "From the soul..." "From the soul..." "I'm leaving Madrid." "I see." "I swear I'll pay the endorsement." "There'll be time enough." "Do you have any money?" "I won't accept another euro." "Whatever you say." "We'll manage." "I'll pawn my gold stuff." "If you don't mind I'd like you to come with me to the..." " Pawnbroker's." " That's right." "It's called the pawnbroker's." "But don't take my word for it." "I've never been there." "Whatever you want." "Is that all?" "Wait." "The earring too?" "No." "Or this." " It was a present." " All right." "One moment." " We're not interested." " But man." "Come on, Kyril, get your things." "I'll lend you the money you need." "Come on, I'll be waiting outside." "I'm such a stupid bitch!" "Here." "It's not much, but you won't have to sell your earring." "Daniel..." "I don't know how to..." "You must promise me a few things." "Whatever you want." "You'll make a fresh start and you won't get into trouble." "And you'll call me now and then." " Starting tomorrow." " No, not tomorrow." " Now and then, all right?" " Sure." "Now and then." "Now and then." "Now and then is a nonexistent time." "It's useless to count on it." "I counted on it for two years, with a whore's hopes and a gentleman's dignity." "I counted on a nonexistent, imaginary time." "I don't complain, I don't regret it." "It took some money, a pinch of craziness, lots of affection." "Maybe love." "Although luckily, love isn't what it used to be." "Excuse me, can you give me a cigarette?" "Remember me?" "Yes." " When did you arrive?" " Two weeks ago." "How long are you going to stay?" "I'd like to stay for ever, man, if somebody fixes my papers." "Of course."