María Marta: El crimen del country (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Se Presume Culpable - full transcript
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THE FOLLOWING IS A FICTIONAL SERIES
BASED ON REAL EVENTS
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
(15 YEARS AFTER THE CRIME)
Pray for María, Lord.
- Get out! Get out.
- Move.
Shit, get out!
- Get out!
- Move, you old piece of shit!
- I'll kill you! Move!
- Get out!
- Son of a bitch!
- Piece of shit!
Go screw yourself.
That son of a bitch.
WOMAN FOUND DEAD AT COUNTRY CLUB IN PILAR
MARÍA MARTA THE COUNTRY CLUB CRIME
That was insane, Carlos.
- What if he got out of the car?
- Well...
I went a little overboard, Fernando.
That guy is crazy.
He could've really hurt you!
You put yourself in harm's way!
I'd like to see
what you would've done in my place.
If you think that was a casual encounter,
then you're naive.
Remember, if you cross the line,
Soria can use it to his advantage.
I know...
- Are you going to stay here?
- I don't know, Fernando.
- You're upset.
- Yes.
The very first step that I will take
is to present myself as a plaintiff.
The statute of limitations
will be up in nine months.
And once that happens,
my wife's murder will go unpunished.
- Do you know who killed your wife?
- I'm not going to tell you that.
But I'm not holding a grudge.
And to quote Mandela:
"When you get out of prison,
forget about your enemy."
And I know that I can forget
because I'm innocent.
Look.
You worked so tirelessly to find a way
to prove that Carrascosa was innocent,
and now that your friend
has been acquitted...
No, no, no, no.
- What?
- Carlos isn't my friend.
Yes, of course I learned something.
I better understand...
what life is really about.
I learned that in there.
Before I went into prison,
I was bourgeois.
I learned how people suffer.
CARLOS CARRASCOSA HAS BEEN ACQUITTED
JUANA: BELU, I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU
SINCE YESTERDAY. ANSWER ME!!!
BELU: ARE YOU SURE
THAT CARLOS IS INNOCENT?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING???
Here you go. Cruz's lawyer called.
He won't testify.
He informed us that he's exercising
his right to refuse to testify.
Well, maybe he did us a favor.
We can just use
the previous statements as a guide, right?
Cruz got to Querandíes after 6:30 p.m.,
but he didn't enter through the same door
as the rest of the security guards,
but rather through an entrance
much closer to María Marta's house.
Yeah, Rondón's story
is the same as Cruz's.
He said that he arrived at 6 or 6:15 p.m.,
and we're not sure where he went
that night other than the victim's house.
When I was walking around,
they radioed me from the entrance.
They asked me if I'd seen anybody
over at the Carrascosa residence.
I asked them to tell me which house
it was, because I wasn't really sure.
That day,
he was assigned to cover position four,
which is the entrance
for the supply trucks.
And the path
that he should have taken is to the right.
At least if he was coming
from the main entrance,
because that's the most direct path.
At one point, I was contacted again,
but this time it was
the security guard Cruz.
Telling me that he was doing
the rounds in the golf cart
and that I didn't have to worry,
because he was headed to their house.
But anyway, I was almost there,
and I joined him.
And he showed me which house it was
and he went on to park,
like basically across the street
from their house.
And I... well, I was a few feet away.
Well, he went on over,
because, you know, he had
a good relationship with the residents,
He had been working there much longer
than I had been working there, you know?
And after, I don't know,
five or ten minutes,
Mr. Carrascosa pulled up in his truck.
Carrascosa? Hello.
They told me Ms. Coloccini is waiting.
She must be showering. Let her through.
You can let her in.
Anyway, he gave the green light
so that they would let the masseuse in,
and he went in the house.
Carlos might have arrived
before the time that he stated.
And he would have realized
that something weird was going on.
He got upstairs and spotted
that somebody had stolen
a huge amount of his dirty money.
He thought that María Marta
hadn't noticed anything
because she was showering.
María!
It's only when he enters the bathroom
that he sees what happened to his wife.
He tries to resuscitate her
and realizes that he can't.
So he calls Bártoli and Irene.
Carrascosa, María Marta.
Or García Belsunce, María.
What do we do now?
Well, nothing!
No, don't touch her! Let's go home, honey.
But we can't leave her like this!
She's already dead!
The situation is completely overwhelming
and they begin to realize that,
if the police investigate the robbery,
they'll end up being accused
of money laundering.
Don't answer it! Come on.
And they call from the front gate
to let them know Coloccini was there.
The call serves as a warning,
so they can escape
before Cruz gets there.
As an act of desperation, they concoct
a hypothesis for the accident.
Belu, that hypothesis has no foundation.
Unless he reported the money,
it'd be impossible for him to be charged
with money laundering.
They find a guy with one million dollars.
He says he stole it from Carrascosa.
They'd accuse him of laundering.
If they find a guy with a million bucks,
Carlos can deny it!
They don't create
a crime scene to cover up a robbery.
They just don't report it!
Del Río searched them all
with a fine-tooth comb
and he didn't find any suspicious money.
And besides, how would it work?
I mean, Carlos,
Irene and Bártoli
would have to convince Horacio,
Horacio Sr., María Eugenia
and María Eugenia's husband?
I mean, are they going
to convince everyone?
How many people can sustain a lie
during that amount of time?
It's pure insanity!
- They had money. It's about cash.
- What?
Their cash! Because from day one,
Carlos invested a ton of money
in attorneys. They have money!
Now you get it! He spent it all!
And he's broke!
- Broke?
- He's broke. He spent it all!
He owes everybody money.
Broke? He's feeding you a story!
He's a money bag!
They have money! I saw it!
- What?
- I saw it!
- What?
- A bag full of cash
at your old man's house, one bag of many!
They have money.
They always solve things like that.
I don't believe this.
Listen to me! That cash
it's from a property that he had to sell
in order to pay Díaz Cantón!
- That's fine.
- Okay.
Thank you.
Well, cheers.
- To new beginnings.
- Exactly.
To new beginnings. I like it!
Carrascosa...
- Thanks for coming. It's a pleasure.
- Likewise.
- How are you?
- Hello.
- Five minutes, all right?
- Okay.
Thank you.
Are you sure
that you want to do this, Carlos?
I am. This time, I am.
I want the people to know
what I went through
during all these years.
Carrascosa, considering that you have
lived quite a comfortable life,
to put it delicately...
- How are you currently doing financially?
- Bad.
Bad, I've spent a lot of money
on attorneys. Too many, too many years.
In addition, I'm still trying to pay back
quite a few friends of mine.
But I'll be very honest with you.
I'm out of the system.
And I'm not going to deny it.
I am socially stigmatized.
And there's no return from that.
Because society begins to single you out
and point the finger at you
even without knowing the cause.
When the media demonizes you,
public opinion condemns you, you know?
And do you think that one day
that may change?
I hope. I hope.
Maybe when they find out
what really happened to María Marta.
Well, if they ever manage to figure out
what actually happened, right?
So...
GARCÍA BELSUNCE CASE
NEIGHBOR MATÍAS CENTENO ARRESTED
I'll say it again. I'm innocent
of what they're accusing me of.
It's been over fifteen years.
I'll try to answer
as precisely and accurate as possible.
That morning, I played a soccer game
against another Country Club
and I got home
in the afternoon with my son.
I spent about an hour
or an hour and a half at home,
where I showered and changed.
Then I went to the Club House parking lot
to get my now ex-wife's car.
Earlier, Rosario took a cab
to go to a concert
downtown with a friend.
And on my way, I don't recall running
into anyone from the Country Club.
I picked up my son from the house.
We headed downtown between 6 and 7 p.m.
I picked up my mother and we went
to the mall to buy Silvio a present.
Then I picked up Rosario
and her friend from Luna Park.
We passed by my mother-in-law's,
picked up the kids
and went back to Querandíes.
Anything else that you'd like to add?
I've made mistakes in my life,
but in this case, I was set up.
I'm not a murderer.
Being in the middle of all this
has ruined my life
and cost my mother her life as well.
So, what I really want here is justice.
Thank you very much.
- Do you need anything else from us?
- No, for me that was fine.
Thank you for listening, and feel free
to contact me for whatever.
- Thank you.
- Very well.
- Thank you very much.
- See you.
In the first statement he gave, he stated
that the night of the crime he was going
to dinner with his wife and children.
And the second time, he said
that his wife was attending
the Diego Torres concert, and that he went
to pick her up with his son Silvio.
In the camera, his son can't be seen.
It could be
because of the perspective of the shot.
Or maybe because of the poor image quality
or because he lied.
We also have to remember that in 2003,
Centeno said that he didn't know
the manager of the Country Club.
To be more specific, he said,
"He sounds familiar,
but I can't guarantee that I know him."
However, in his first statement,
he said that he knew him.
And during that same year,
the manager declared
that he gave Centeno the record
of entrances and exits of the Country Club
because he asked for it.
And with that, he built his alibi.
It's obvious that Centeno would always use
the very same modus operandi.
The guy had everything figured out.
He knew what he was doing.
Yes, but in this case, Centeno
actually lived at the Country Club.
He had knowledge of the layout,
and the neighbors,
and particularly the security guards.
TWO OF CENTENO'S ACCOMPLICES ARRESTED
There's a theory that the security guards
knew that María Marta had reserved
the tennis court until 7 p.m.
So they thought that they had time.
They weren't expecting her.
Centeno was jogging in the area,
acting as a lookout.
When he saw her, he warned them
and gave them the signal.
María Marta walks into the house,
goes upstairs to take a bath...
The guys were already inside,
they didn't know what to do.
They couldn't get downstairs.
So, what did they do? They hid.
But not necessarily
in the same place or together.
Honey?
María Marta then hears something
and becomes alert.
When she steps out of the bathroom,
she discovers one of the security guards.
She stumbled upon them
as they were trying to leave.
She gets scared and tries to run away.
And that's the moment
that Centeno gets there!
He had been following her the whole time.
She sees him, she recognizes him.
She instinctively runs to her bedroom,
and that's where she finds
Rondón and Cruz.
- María Marta reacts.
- They fight, they struggle.
She runs to the bathroom.
Handle it. You guys handle it!
Six bullets were fired.
- That's rage.
- Yes.
What do we do?
Let's get her in the bathtub.
After killing her and stealing everything
they could get their hands on,
Centeno rides off
on María Marta's bicycle.
It's most likely that Rondón and Cruz
cleared out the area
so that Centeno could get the bike
out of the trunk of the car.
And discard it,
along with the gun, assuming that he was
the one who fired the weapon.
And that's what draws me to Centeno.
His psychological profile,
his previous conflicts with María Marta
after her dog was stolen.
She wanted to kick him out of Querandíes.
He must have been there that night.
What else adds up like that?
- Everything okay?
- Yes.
- Any news yet?
- No, nothing.
- Is that the family?
- Yes.
- Anyone asked you anything?
- No.
- Any news?
- No, nothing.
- How do we handle this?
- We keep to ourselves.
From now on, we don't know each other.
If any problems crop up,
I'll talk to my lawyer. Agreed?
Perfect.
Do you have any idea
about who was the perpetrator?
Well, hypotheses are never conclusive.
To be honest, unless one of them
breaks, confesses or speaks up,
then there's no way to know
who pulled the trigger.
And will any of them break?
I mean, maybe I'm delusional,
but wouldn't it be good
to offer immunity
in exchange for their story?
The system doesn't work like that.
Honestly, it would be best
to take them to court, but...
I don't think any of them
are going to break.
No way. Centeno is a psychopath.
I can tell that guy
will take the truth to his grave.
He's not going
to break in court. Forget it.
- You have to wait for the trial.
- Did you talk to Rosario?
No, with her lawyer,
but the boys don't want to see you.
And Silvio wants to stop
using your last name.
Listen, I need more money
to make moves in here. Okay?
Relax.
We have to evaluate how we'd continue.
The situation is complicated. Okay?
Why are you looking at me like that?
- Are you defending hooligans?
- Yes.
- I saw you on TV.
- Yes.
Yeah.
- Is that keeping you pretty busy?
- Yes.
And I'm also very busy
with the other cases I'm handling.
That's my job.
Well, you seem to have
a lot on your plate...
Don't bust my balls, Matías.
I've known you since you were born!
I've spent more time with you
than my own children.
What's important is that you stay calm
and not get into any trouble in here.
Sooner or later, I'm gonna get you out.
Sooner than later.
Take care.
- Do you suspect somebody?
- Yes, of course I do, sure. Yeah.
Because a few days ago, Ricardo Soria,
the lawyer representing Centeno,
was on, I believe, the show with Roganti,
and he said that he knew
who the murderer was,
but that he was never going to say.
He must have his reasons, right?
I'm wondering if the court
should summon him to testify.
Well, from what I understand,
the defendant's attorney
isn't allowed to testify.
But I hope that the justice system,
in this case, does things properly.
And if you wouldn't mind,
if you'd be so kind...
Yes, of course.
I would like to give
my thanks to three people
who are the ones who helped me
to be here today as a free man.
Fernando Díaz Cantón, my attorney.
And my two guardian angels,
Juana and Belu,
who came to see me
while I was in prison when no one,
no one, absolutely no one believed in me.
They were unconditional.
And I'll be honest.
I owe my life to them.
What a joy to see you reunited once again
in the house of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
(17 YEARS AFTER THE CRIME)
Today is a very important day
for all of us.
Seventeen years ago, today,
our dear friend and sister, María Marta,
departed this earth.
She left in a way that was
quite sudden, brutal,
ineffable.
And so, we ask for consolation
for her family, in her absence.
- Ready?
- Yes.
"Marina Zuviría and Ángel Quiroga,
prosecutors assigned
to the criminal proceeding
14, 03, 08, 12, 43, 02,
titled 'García Belsunce, María Marta',
which in legal time and form,
as prescribed in articles 282 and 334,
and in accordance
with the Code of Criminal Procedure,
taking into consideration
the numerous elements for the exercise
of action by virtue of the reasons
that will be set forth below,
we have come to formulate
the corresponding request for summons
to judgment of the named proceedings,
in order of the facts
which were legitimated
Matías Centeno, Roque Cruz,
"and Oscar Rondón."
In the name of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
"One of the aforementioned,
with a. 32 caliber long firearm
which was brought on their person,
fired six shots aimed at the victim,
resulting in one of them causing
an injury of a superficial nature,
while the remaining five provoked
her immediate demise.
"Then, the individuals
fled from the scene."
AUGUST 11TH, 2019
24 STREET
CARLOS CARRASCOSA IS FREE
AND WAS ACQUITTED IN 2020.
HE WAS ACCEPTED AS A PLAINTIFF
IN THE CASE AND WAITS FOR TRIAL
AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOR AND TWO FORMER
SECURITY GUARDS AT THE COUNTRY CLUB,
ALL CHARGED FOR MARÍA MARTA'S CRIME.
JOHN HURTIG LIVES WITH HIS PARTNER
IN CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINA
AND WORKS AS AN INSURANCE AGENT.
HORACIO GARCÍA BELSUNCE
HOSTS A PROGRAM ON A LOCAL RADIO
AND HE IS AN ONTOLOGICAL COACH.
IRENE IS A CRIMINAL LAWYER
AND HAS RECENTLY OPENED HER OWN LAW FIRM.
SHE HAS NO NEW PARTNER.
NO ANIMALS WERE MISTREATED OR HARMED
DURING THE FILMING OF THIS SERIES
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THE FOLLOWING IS A FICTIONAL SERIES
BASED ON REAL EVENTS
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
(15 YEARS AFTER THE CRIME)
Pray for María, Lord.
- Get out! Get out.
- Move.
Shit, get out!
- Get out!
- Move, you old piece of shit!
- I'll kill you! Move!
- Get out!
- Son of a bitch!
- Piece of shit!
Go screw yourself.
That son of a bitch.
WOMAN FOUND DEAD AT COUNTRY CLUB IN PILAR
MARÍA MARTA THE COUNTRY CLUB CRIME
That was insane, Carlos.
- What if he got out of the car?
- Well...
I went a little overboard, Fernando.
That guy is crazy.
He could've really hurt you!
You put yourself in harm's way!
I'd like to see
what you would've done in my place.
If you think that was a casual encounter,
then you're naive.
Remember, if you cross the line,
Soria can use it to his advantage.
I know...
- Are you going to stay here?
- I don't know, Fernando.
- You're upset.
- Yes.
The very first step that I will take
is to present myself as a plaintiff.
The statute of limitations
will be up in nine months.
And once that happens,
my wife's murder will go unpunished.
- Do you know who killed your wife?
- I'm not going to tell you that.
But I'm not holding a grudge.
And to quote Mandela:
"When you get out of prison,
forget about your enemy."
And I know that I can forget
because I'm innocent.
Look.
You worked so tirelessly to find a way
to prove that Carrascosa was innocent,
and now that your friend
has been acquitted...
No, no, no, no.
- What?
- Carlos isn't my friend.
Yes, of course I learned something.
I better understand...
what life is really about.
I learned that in there.
Before I went into prison,
I was bourgeois.
I learned how people suffer.
CARLOS CARRASCOSA HAS BEEN ACQUITTED
JUANA: BELU, I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU
SINCE YESTERDAY. ANSWER ME!!!
BELU: ARE YOU SURE
THAT CARLOS IS INNOCENT?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING???
Here you go. Cruz's lawyer called.
He won't testify.
He informed us that he's exercising
his right to refuse to testify.
Well, maybe he did us a favor.
We can just use
the previous statements as a guide, right?
Cruz got to Querandíes after 6:30 p.m.,
but he didn't enter through the same door
as the rest of the security guards,
but rather through an entrance
much closer to María Marta's house.
Yeah, Rondón's story
is the same as Cruz's.
He said that he arrived at 6 or 6:15 p.m.,
and we're not sure where he went
that night other than the victim's house.
When I was walking around,
they radioed me from the entrance.
They asked me if I'd seen anybody
over at the Carrascosa residence.
I asked them to tell me which house
it was, because I wasn't really sure.
That day,
he was assigned to cover position four,
which is the entrance
for the supply trucks.
And the path
that he should have taken is to the right.
At least if he was coming
from the main entrance,
because that's the most direct path.
At one point, I was contacted again,
but this time it was
the security guard Cruz.
Telling me that he was doing
the rounds in the golf cart
and that I didn't have to worry,
because he was headed to their house.
But anyway, I was almost there,
and I joined him.
And he showed me which house it was
and he went on to park,
like basically across the street
from their house.
And I... well, I was a few feet away.
Well, he went on over,
because, you know, he had
a good relationship with the residents,
He had been working there much longer
than I had been working there, you know?
And after, I don't know,
five or ten minutes,
Mr. Carrascosa pulled up in his truck.
Carrascosa? Hello.
They told me Ms. Coloccini is waiting.
She must be showering. Let her through.
You can let her in.
Anyway, he gave the green light
so that they would let the masseuse in,
and he went in the house.
Carlos might have arrived
before the time that he stated.
And he would have realized
that something weird was going on.
He got upstairs and spotted
that somebody had stolen
a huge amount of his dirty money.
He thought that María Marta
hadn't noticed anything
because she was showering.
María!
It's only when he enters the bathroom
that he sees what happened to his wife.
He tries to resuscitate her
and realizes that he can't.
So he calls Bártoli and Irene.
Carrascosa, María Marta.
Or García Belsunce, María.
What do we do now?
Well, nothing!
No, don't touch her! Let's go home, honey.
But we can't leave her like this!
She's already dead!
The situation is completely overwhelming
and they begin to realize that,
if the police investigate the robbery,
they'll end up being accused
of money laundering.
Don't answer it! Come on.
And they call from the front gate
to let them know Coloccini was there.
The call serves as a warning,
so they can escape
before Cruz gets there.
As an act of desperation, they concoct
a hypothesis for the accident.
Belu, that hypothesis has no foundation.
Unless he reported the money,
it'd be impossible for him to be charged
with money laundering.
They find a guy with one million dollars.
He says he stole it from Carrascosa.
They'd accuse him of laundering.
If they find a guy with a million bucks,
Carlos can deny it!
They don't create
a crime scene to cover up a robbery.
They just don't report it!
Del Río searched them all
with a fine-tooth comb
and he didn't find any suspicious money.
And besides, how would it work?
I mean, Carlos,
Irene and Bártoli
would have to convince Horacio,
Horacio Sr., María Eugenia
and María Eugenia's husband?
I mean, are they going
to convince everyone?
How many people can sustain a lie
during that amount of time?
It's pure insanity!
- They had money. It's about cash.
- What?
Their cash! Because from day one,
Carlos invested a ton of money
in attorneys. They have money!
Now you get it! He spent it all!
And he's broke!
- Broke?
- He's broke. He spent it all!
He owes everybody money.
Broke? He's feeding you a story!
He's a money bag!
They have money! I saw it!
- What?
- I saw it!
- What?
- A bag full of cash
at your old man's house, one bag of many!
They have money.
They always solve things like that.
I don't believe this.
Listen to me! That cash
it's from a property that he had to sell
in order to pay Díaz Cantón!
- That's fine.
- Okay.
Thank you.
Well, cheers.
- To new beginnings.
- Exactly.
To new beginnings. I like it!
Carrascosa...
- Thanks for coming. It's a pleasure.
- Likewise.
- How are you?
- Hello.
- Five minutes, all right?
- Okay.
Thank you.
Are you sure
that you want to do this, Carlos?
I am. This time, I am.
I want the people to know
what I went through
during all these years.
Carrascosa, considering that you have
lived quite a comfortable life,
to put it delicately...
- How are you currently doing financially?
- Bad.
Bad, I've spent a lot of money
on attorneys. Too many, too many years.
In addition, I'm still trying to pay back
quite a few friends of mine.
But I'll be very honest with you.
I'm out of the system.
And I'm not going to deny it.
I am socially stigmatized.
And there's no return from that.
Because society begins to single you out
and point the finger at you
even without knowing the cause.
When the media demonizes you,
public opinion condemns you, you know?
And do you think that one day
that may change?
I hope. I hope.
Maybe when they find out
what really happened to María Marta.
Well, if they ever manage to figure out
what actually happened, right?
So...
GARCÍA BELSUNCE CASE
NEIGHBOR MATÍAS CENTENO ARRESTED
I'll say it again. I'm innocent
of what they're accusing me of.
It's been over fifteen years.
I'll try to answer
as precisely and accurate as possible.
That morning, I played a soccer game
against another Country Club
and I got home
in the afternoon with my son.
I spent about an hour
or an hour and a half at home,
where I showered and changed.
Then I went to the Club House parking lot
to get my now ex-wife's car.
Earlier, Rosario took a cab
to go to a concert
downtown with a friend.
And on my way, I don't recall running
into anyone from the Country Club.
I picked up my son from the house.
We headed downtown between 6 and 7 p.m.
I picked up my mother and we went
to the mall to buy Silvio a present.
Then I picked up Rosario
and her friend from Luna Park.
We passed by my mother-in-law's,
picked up the kids
and went back to Querandíes.
Anything else that you'd like to add?
I've made mistakes in my life,
but in this case, I was set up.
I'm not a murderer.
Being in the middle of all this
has ruined my life
and cost my mother her life as well.
So, what I really want here is justice.
Thank you very much.
- Do you need anything else from us?
- No, for me that was fine.
Thank you for listening, and feel free
to contact me for whatever.
- Thank you.
- Very well.
- Thank you very much.
- See you.
In the first statement he gave, he stated
that the night of the crime he was going
to dinner with his wife and children.
And the second time, he said
that his wife was attending
the Diego Torres concert, and that he went
to pick her up with his son Silvio.
In the camera, his son can't be seen.
It could be
because of the perspective of the shot.
Or maybe because of the poor image quality
or because he lied.
We also have to remember that in 2003,
Centeno said that he didn't know
the manager of the Country Club.
To be more specific, he said,
"He sounds familiar,
but I can't guarantee that I know him."
However, in his first statement,
he said that he knew him.
And during that same year,
the manager declared
that he gave Centeno the record
of entrances and exits of the Country Club
because he asked for it.
And with that, he built his alibi.
It's obvious that Centeno would always use
the very same modus operandi.
The guy had everything figured out.
He knew what he was doing.
Yes, but in this case, Centeno
actually lived at the Country Club.
He had knowledge of the layout,
and the neighbors,
and particularly the security guards.
TWO OF CENTENO'S ACCOMPLICES ARRESTED
There's a theory that the security guards
knew that María Marta had reserved
the tennis court until 7 p.m.
So they thought that they had time.
They weren't expecting her.
Centeno was jogging in the area,
acting as a lookout.
When he saw her, he warned them
and gave them the signal.
María Marta walks into the house,
goes upstairs to take a bath...
The guys were already inside,
they didn't know what to do.
They couldn't get downstairs.
So, what did they do? They hid.
But not necessarily
in the same place or together.
Honey?
María Marta then hears something
and becomes alert.
When she steps out of the bathroom,
she discovers one of the security guards.
She stumbled upon them
as they were trying to leave.
She gets scared and tries to run away.
And that's the moment
that Centeno gets there!
He had been following her the whole time.
She sees him, she recognizes him.
She instinctively runs to her bedroom,
and that's where she finds
Rondón and Cruz.
- María Marta reacts.
- They fight, they struggle.
She runs to the bathroom.
Handle it. You guys handle it!
Six bullets were fired.
- That's rage.
- Yes.
What do we do?
Let's get her in the bathtub.
After killing her and stealing everything
they could get their hands on,
Centeno rides off
on María Marta's bicycle.
It's most likely that Rondón and Cruz
cleared out the area
so that Centeno could get the bike
out of the trunk of the car.
And discard it,
along with the gun, assuming that he was
the one who fired the weapon.
And that's what draws me to Centeno.
His psychological profile,
his previous conflicts with María Marta
after her dog was stolen.
She wanted to kick him out of Querandíes.
He must have been there that night.
What else adds up like that?
- Everything okay?
- Yes.
- Any news yet?
- No, nothing.
- Is that the family?
- Yes.
- Anyone asked you anything?
- No.
- Any news?
- No, nothing.
- How do we handle this?
- We keep to ourselves.
From now on, we don't know each other.
If any problems crop up,
I'll talk to my lawyer. Agreed?
Perfect.
Do you have any idea
about who was the perpetrator?
Well, hypotheses are never conclusive.
To be honest, unless one of them
breaks, confesses or speaks up,
then there's no way to know
who pulled the trigger.
And will any of them break?
I mean, maybe I'm delusional,
but wouldn't it be good
to offer immunity
in exchange for their story?
The system doesn't work like that.
Honestly, it would be best
to take them to court, but...
I don't think any of them
are going to break.
No way. Centeno is a psychopath.
I can tell that guy
will take the truth to his grave.
He's not going
to break in court. Forget it.
- You have to wait for the trial.
- Did you talk to Rosario?
No, with her lawyer,
but the boys don't want to see you.
And Silvio wants to stop
using your last name.
Listen, I need more money
to make moves in here. Okay?
Relax.
We have to evaluate how we'd continue.
The situation is complicated. Okay?
Why are you looking at me like that?
- Are you defending hooligans?
- Yes.
- I saw you on TV.
- Yes.
Yeah.
- Is that keeping you pretty busy?
- Yes.
And I'm also very busy
with the other cases I'm handling.
That's my job.
Well, you seem to have
a lot on your plate...
Don't bust my balls, Matías.
I've known you since you were born!
I've spent more time with you
than my own children.
What's important is that you stay calm
and not get into any trouble in here.
Sooner or later, I'm gonna get you out.
Sooner than later.
Take care.
- Do you suspect somebody?
- Yes, of course I do, sure. Yeah.
Because a few days ago, Ricardo Soria,
the lawyer representing Centeno,
was on, I believe, the show with Roganti,
and he said that he knew
who the murderer was,
but that he was never going to say.
He must have his reasons, right?
I'm wondering if the court
should summon him to testify.
Well, from what I understand,
the defendant's attorney
isn't allowed to testify.
But I hope that the justice system,
in this case, does things properly.
And if you wouldn't mind,
if you'd be so kind...
Yes, of course.
I would like to give
my thanks to three people
who are the ones who helped me
to be here today as a free man.
Fernando Díaz Cantón, my attorney.
And my two guardian angels,
Juana and Belu,
who came to see me
while I was in prison when no one,
no one, absolutely no one believed in me.
They were unconditional.
And I'll be honest.
I owe my life to them.
What a joy to see you reunited once again
in the house of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
(17 YEARS AFTER THE CRIME)
Today is a very important day
for all of us.
Seventeen years ago, today,
our dear friend and sister, María Marta,
departed this earth.
She left in a way that was
quite sudden, brutal,
ineffable.
And so, we ask for consolation
for her family, in her absence.
- Ready?
- Yes.
"Marina Zuviría and Ángel Quiroga,
prosecutors assigned
to the criminal proceeding
14, 03, 08, 12, 43, 02,
titled 'García Belsunce, María Marta',
which in legal time and form,
as prescribed in articles 282 and 334,
and in accordance
with the Code of Criminal Procedure,
taking into consideration
the numerous elements for the exercise
of action by virtue of the reasons
that will be set forth below,
we have come to formulate
the corresponding request for summons
to judgment of the named proceedings,
in order of the facts
which were legitimated
Matías Centeno, Roque Cruz,
"and Oscar Rondón."
In the name of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
"One of the aforementioned,
with a. 32 caliber long firearm
which was brought on their person,
fired six shots aimed at the victim,
resulting in one of them causing
an injury of a superficial nature,
while the remaining five provoked
her immediate demise.
"Then, the individuals
fled from the scene."
AUGUST 11TH, 2019
24 STREET
CARLOS CARRASCOSA IS FREE
AND WAS ACQUITTED IN 2020.
HE WAS ACCEPTED AS A PLAINTIFF
IN THE CASE AND WAITS FOR TRIAL
AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOR AND TWO FORMER
SECURITY GUARDS AT THE COUNTRY CLUB,
ALL CHARGED FOR MARÍA MARTA'S CRIME.
JOHN HURTIG LIVES WITH HIS PARTNER
IN CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINA
AND WORKS AS AN INSURANCE AGENT.
HORACIO GARCÍA BELSUNCE
HOSTS A PROGRAM ON A LOCAL RADIO
AND HE IS AN ONTOLOGICAL COACH.
IRENE IS A CRIMINAL LAWYER
AND HAS RECENTLY OPENED HER OWN LAW FIRM.
SHE HAS NO NEW PARTNER.
NO ANIMALS WERE MISTREATED OR HARMED
DURING THE FILMING OF THIS SERIES