An Unknown Enemy (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 3 - Hay Dos Maneras de Atacar el Cáncer - full transcript
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to historical events of the time.
People, characters, incidents and dialogs
that make up the story are fictional
and have been created or adapted
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Yes.
I know where that is.
I'll see you there.
Evelia, please tell Ron to leave now,
I'm going home on my own.
He's out.
All set. He's on his own.
- Get everything ready up there.
- He's on his own? No driver?
He was just seen leaving with his stuff.
The consul's alone. Relax.
It's all set, motherfuckers.
- Are you ready?
- Ready.
- Let's go.
- Okay.
There he is.
Damn. He's really alone.
Don't get so close.
Take it easy, man.
Up ahead, he'll turn right, you'll see.
I've got this gringo memorized.
He'll turn right again, you'll see.
He changed his route.
He's not going home.
Calm down, man.
What's he doing? Where's he going?
Calm down, relax.
He's going into a hotel.
Fuck.
What do we do now?
We go in
and get him and the bitch he's with.
Are you insane?
Then, what?
Okay, I know.
Hi, Terry.
Hello, Olga. Sorry I'm late.
No problem.
Okay?
Good.
Can I have one?
Keep it.
I love Russian cigarettes.
See you soon, Olga.
Goodbye, Terry.
Freeze, motherfucker.
Give me the keys, asshole!
Give me the keys!
You're making a big mistake.
Big mistake my balls,
you imperialist shit.
Get in, motherfucker.
Get in, fucker!
Look down, motherfucker. Look down!
A STRANGE ENEMY
It's high.
What you are doing puts you at risk.
My government will look for you.
You still can...
We know what we're doing.
We've already sent our demands
to the government.
You have a heart condition.
We have medicine,
and we'll be watching you.
But you have to be calm.
Understood?
Let's split up
and take turns to watch over him.
Today's your turn, Camilo.
Keep us posted.
And do you know who did it?
Possibly, the League.
We'll wait for their demands and,
most importantly, comply with them.
Let them start off on the right foot.
The better they do,
the more invincible they'll feel.
And the more revolutionaries,
the more police this country will need.
That's right, sweetheart.
We've got to become indispensable.
I'll keep you posted.
...the release of 30 political prisoners
and their transportation to Cuba,
the national publication
of a political statement,
and the payment
of one million pesos as ransom.
Thank you, Fernando.
Mr. President,
you know that as a state policy,
we do not negotiate with terrorists.
Neither do we.
Therefore, since
this is an American citizen,
we are interested
in handling this rescue ourselves.
We can introduce a tactical group
into the country that will coordinate...
As long as I am president,
I will not allow the entry
of foreign police or military forces.
Our protocols are already in place.
Captain Navarro
is on his way to Guadalajara,
so we'll have
accurate information shortly.
The only thing we are interested in
is that Consul Leonhardy
makes it out alive.
Of course, and our government
will not take any action
that jeopardizes his integrity.
If you won't negotiate,
what exactly are you going to do?
We are going to rescue the Consul
and send a clear message
to these kidnappers.
If public force has to be used,
it will be used.
Fernando, do whatever it takes,
but these demands will not be met.
Mario, prepare an official statement.
Control the flow of information
and the word "guerrillas"
is not to be mentioned, even by mistake.
And you, tell your people to trust us.
Thank you very much.
Fernando, I'll walk you to your car.
Of course.
The first reports from Guadalajara
will arrive soon.
- I'll let you know once I have it.
- That's great.
But, right now, I am asking for
a favor on a personal level.
When he was kidnapped,
Consul Leonhardy
had some information with him
that we need to retrieve.
Sensitive information.
The consul works for the Agency.-
Look, we don't care if you use force,
as the president wants.
What we care about
is that someone we trust
recovers that information
before it's lost.
- Do you understand?
- I do.
Very well, then come with me.
In 80-85% of kidnappings,
there's always someone close to the victim
who had something to do
with the planning or organization.
So, there's always someone close involved.
Where did you get that information?
It was published by the FBI.
I didn't make it up.
You'll see that in the interrogation,
the driver or secretary will confess.
We should still keep an eye
on the other 15-20%, right?
Where do you think you're going?
You take care of the car.
If I need anything, I'll call you.
Do your best!
Go fuck yourself.
On Thanksgiving Day, which they celebrate,
he and his wife
even gave us sandwiches with turkey.
The consul's a real nice person.
I hope he's okay.
Have you been working here long?
Twelve years now.
- Always on this corner?
- Yes. It's kind of my property now.
- Doesn't the tortas place open today?
- They open daily.
Who knows why Don Eleazar
didn't come today?
Fridays are their best day.
He must be sick, I think.
Do you know where Don Eleazar lives?
Come on, tell me where he lives.
Don Eleazar, it's your neighbor.
I wanted to see if you have electricity.
Stay still, son of a bitch!
Get down, bastard!
Who else is in the house?
Who else, motherfucker?
I swear I didn't know!
First they threatened me,
then offered me money and I had to accept!
- I swear I didn't want to do it.
- What did they pay you for?
They just told me to give them a call
when the driver left. I swear!
Give me that fucking number.
Give me that fucking number, asshole!
Okay.
Sit down there.
They'll book you.
I told you to stay
at the consulate, you idiot.
So you left a colleague behind
during an interrogation?
There it is.
There's what?
It's the address
where they have Leonhardy.
I got the number
and Telmex gave me the address.
Fuckin' shorty! What did I tell you?
That I was going to send
a real motherfucker.
Let's go notify the captain.
Don't shoot. I don't want anybody killed.
Let's go in softly.
Harder. There.
Freeze, motherfuckers!
- Don't move, motherfuckers!
- Stay still.
- Don't do anything stupid. Easy.
- Don't move, motherfucker!
Put that fucking rifle down. Calm down.
We're just here to make sure
everything's all right,
that you haven't done anything stupid.
Give us the consul's belongings
so we can give them to his family
as proof of life,
or we'll fuck you all up
and we take the old man's corpse.
Look, if we found this house,
it's because you're fucked.
This is the last chance you have
not to screw it up.
See, that's better.
Where's the old man?
Go ahead, man, go up and get them.
Just look, what a fucking dump.
Cuba's like this.
Cuba is exactly like this.
Freeze, motherfucker. Stay still.
I'm just taking his stuff.
Stay still, you bastard.
Help me. Please help me.
Let's see. Got his wallet?
Give me that.
Here, you have this money.
As proof of our goodwill.
You ask for his ransom in any case.
Get out of this house. It's burned.
Who are you? Why are you leaving that?
For no fucking reason.
Because we're comrades.
Where's the consul's car?
I missed being on the field, goddamn it!
Let's go, come on.
His clothes and other personal things
are in the car.
Very well.
Did you make copies of what you saw?
I don't know
what you're talking about, Winston.
Guard them carefully,
because that's the future
of Latin America.
And one question,
why didn't you rescue
Consul Leonhardy once you were there?
Because I need you to help me
get President Echeverría to rescue him.
But Echeverría is not going to negotiate.
Except if someone he respects
and wants to impress suggests it.
But my company won't convince him either.
I know. But the United Nations will.
Echeverría wants the UN
to have a good impression of him.
As a pacifist.
If he gets a call
from your friend Kurt Waldheim,
Consul Leonhardy
will surely be released peacefully.
And if the government
gives the League what they want,
tomorrow there will be
many more kidnappings to fight.
And that's what us cops are for.
Now you're really complicating
your president's life, Fernando.
You're finally acting
like a good agent of my company.
No, God forbid.
...it is the policy of dialogue
and peaceful resolution
that characterizes this administration
that allowed the safe return
of Consul Leonhardy.
This is how the president
announced the successful rescue
of the US Consul in Guadalajara.
As part of the agreement,
30 political prisoners were released,
representing a clear triumph
for the self-named
September 23rd Communist League.
Hell yeah! They're talking about us
on the fucking radio!
- We should've asked for more dough.
- Don't get greedy.
Let's keep it rolling and hit them again.
They won't see it coming.
Just look at the fucking rookie,
he's a real go-getter.
Let's take advantage
of the fact that this is on fire.
We can't get too confident.
They got to the house
because they have us on sight.
They found it
because your mole spilled the beans.
We have to be alert,
but we can't take too long.
We have to speed things up.
Use the money for recruiting,
improve Madera circulation
and get weapons.
My friends have a printing press.
We can get them easily.
There you go.
Now's when we get out our list
and go after
the next enemy of the proletariat.
Let's go after
one of those assholes from Monterrey.
That's when we're going to get
some serious money.
Eugenio Garza Lagüera?
Are you fuckin' sure?
They say they've been planning it
for a long time.
They have weapons, a safe house,
the whole plan set up in Monterrey.
Sons of a bitch...
Are there going to be people
from Guadalajara or just from there?
No, only Romo, who is from Monterrey.
The rest must be from there.
David is not going?
- No, only Romo.
- Are you sure?
Have they set the date?
Yes, the 17th.
They're pissed off
with everything in Chile.
They want the kidnapping to be
a response to Allende's death.
They don't want the news to get cold.
- Did they suspect anything?
- No.
All right.
Keep going.
Captain Navarro...
I've got news.
How reliable is this information?
We've corroborated it
with the Monterrey office
and there's talk
they're going after a big fish.
This is serious, Miguel.
And even more so with the tension
between Echeverría
and the Monterrey Group.
We can ignore the information, Captain.
Nothing has to come out of here.
On the contrary,
we are going to warn everyone.
The president won't lift a finger
to help people from Monterrey.
That's right, but we will.
These businessmen
may be enemies of Echeverría,
but valuable friends of ours.
- Is this the consul's?
- That's right.
With this we're going to convince
the people of Monterrey
that we're friends.
The last thing Lagüera wants
is for Echeverría to see him standing
with Augusto Pinochet and the CIA.
These businessmen turned out to be
some tough bastards.
I like this Pinochet.
- Enough with Allende's red plague, right?
- Please, Miguel.
Silvia, I need to travel to Monterrey
tomorrow or Thursday at the latest.
No records left.
Yes, Captain.
Prepare a report with this
and make me copies of these photos.
We have to save engineer Garza Lagüera
from the guerrilla threat.
We'll cash in that favor later.
All right, Captain.
We have information
that several League groups
are mobilizing in Monterrey.
And from the communication
we were able to intercept,
it's clear they're going after Lagüera.
What you're trying to tell me then
is that you're absolutely certain
that they're going to kidnap a citizen?
Well, based on my reports.
Reports from the intelligence services.
I repeat, do you have absolute certainty?
No.
Then it's a rumor.
A suspicion.
The Monterrey Group
has many resources, Fernando.
And if it's a suspicion, we can let
their private security services
take care of them.
It's about sharing information with them,
not about taking care of them.
Well, I'm trying
to fulfill my responsibility
by informing you, Mr. President.
These gentlemen haven't
been in solidarity with my government.
We don't have to be generous with them.
We don't owe them anything.
- Excuse me.
- Okay.
Do they have a copy of these at Los Pinos?
No. Nobody has copies of these photos.
And you're just giving them to us
just like that, out of goodwill?
Well, I'm doing this
in a personal capacity,
as proof of my friendship towards you.
I don't think it's in anyone's interest
for the president to know about these.
Nor about this meeting.
What a nice gesture on your part
to come here
to share this information with us.
But no, I think for now
we don't need these
"surveillance services"
you are offering us.
With all due respect,
I ask you to reconsider.
These are terrorists,
and you know how things are
in Guadalajara and Guerrero.
These threats are the responsibility
of the government you represent,
which keeps throwing shit at us.
You're the ones
who keep stirring up these terrorists.
I deeply regret the hostility
between businessmen
and the government,
but I'm asking you to consider me an ally
and give me the opportunity
to guarantee your safety.
Let me help you.
What I don't understand
is why you're doing this.
To protect your son, sir.
Please forgive me,
but you're offering us something
you couldn't provide to your own family.
That's right.
They killed a son of mine because,
unlike you,
nobody came to warn me
of the danger he was in.
Trust me, sir,
you don't want to go through
what I've been through.
How would you proceed
with this surveillance service?
Sir, good morning. How are you?
Good morning. Is this necessary?
They're questioning Evelia?
She's been here for years.
It's just a routine interrogation, sir.
We have to cover everything.
Let me explain.
Come. We came here first,
but we've already
sent a team to your house.
Security cameras are being installed
and you will have 24-hour surveillance.
Your wife and son will be assigned
a driver and a bodyguard.
We will be varying routes
to avoid problems.
We know you don't like to stand out,
so don't worry,
everything will be discreet.
Regino, my driver?
We are rotating
and investigating all personnel,
but don't worry,
one of our agents will drive you
and I will accompany you myself.
No, thank you.
You must have more important things
to do than escort me.
Not at all, sir.
This is a priority for the Vice Secretary.
- Besides, I enjoy being in the field.
- Eugenio.
Go to work calmly.
We'll take care of everything.
Today, the prominent
Monterrey industrialist
Mr. Eugenio Garza Sada
was violently killed.
According to local authorities,
it was a failed kidnapping attempt
perpetrated by members
of the guerrilla group
September 23rd Communist League.
He was sitting
on this side of the car in the back,
his assistant next to him
at the other end, and the driver.
All three were killed.
At this moment,
there is a chase of a Volkswagen
that two individuals abandoned.
One was wearing a wig,
and ran towards the hill.
We're surrounding them.
This is happening right now.
What do you mean the old man was armed?
Fuck!
Hide for a few days, let things cool down
and then come back.
We'll let you know.
What the fuck happened?
It was a fucking disaster.
The fucking old man had a gun,
and there was a shootout.
They killed Garza Sada.
Garza Sada? We were supposed to go after
Garza Lagüera! Right?
Who the fuck changed plans?
We were going after Garza Sada, asshole!
You think we don't know
you're trying to fuck us?
That we'd tell you
who we were going after?
What we told you was a diversion,
fucking cop!
No, please! I can help you!
Help me get him into the car.
Come the fuck on!
No, make it very clear
that in the DNS reports,
Garza Sada's name was never mentioned
as a possible victim.
It doesn't matter.
Emphasize that this was operated
with external help.
Give me a second.
What is it, Silvia?
Did Garza Lagüera answer?
Leave a message and keep trying.
Navarro, you personally leak
the ballistics reports,
but before they circulate,
let the press know that Garza Sada
was wounded by his own bodyguard.
I'm going to Monterrey today.
What is it, Silvia?
Has Garza Lagüera answered?
Tell them I'll be there in 20 minutes.
BUSINESSMAN EUGENIO GARZA SADA DIES
I've been president three years,
and I haven't set foot in Monterrey.
And now I have to go and bury
the richest man in this country.
We're gathering
a lot of information about the attack.
I think that...
You should have seen this coming.
That's your job.
In a month,
the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced.
Do you know who will get it?
Everyone thinks it's Nixon, but no.
They'll give it to Henry Kissinger.
And do you know why him?
For negotiating the ceasefire in Vietnam.
Ironic, isn't it?
If Kissinger is responsible for anything,
it's for starting that war, not ending it.
But anyway, it's a question of perception
and perception rules.
And right now, the perception in Mexico
is that we're at war.
And this man I have to bury
is a casualty of that war.
If we have enemies,
we're going to confront them forcefully.
That's why we've already launched
a national plan to attack...
Listen, war is for soldiers,
not policemen.
And I'm not firing you right now,
because I need everything I have
to nip this at the root.
As of today, the army is going after
these criminal bastards.
General Federico Amaya
will move into Guadalajara
to make sure
there are no guerrillas in Mexico.
Mr. President, I understand the urgency,
the need to join efforts,
but we all know General Amaya is...
General Amaya is useful, Fernando.
He is effective.
With all due respect, Mr. President,
I think it would be a serious mistake.
General Amaya is a criminal,
he's a murderer.
The last thing he cares about
is the safety of this country.
- I ask you to let us make...
- The agenda of this country
is not dictated by the Communist League,
the Monterrey Group, nor you.
It's dictated by me.
Report to General Amaya
and put yourself at his command
for everything he needs.
Is that understood?
Yes, sir.
What is needed is a firm hand.
Diaz Ordaz would have never allowed
what happened to Garza Sada.
He would've taken care
of that league of communists
and quickly put them in order.
- Stop it, René.
- Stop what?
Just look at that hair.
What now?
Everybody down.
Move! It's an inspection.
What do we do?
We obey.
Are you armed?
- Are you hiding weapons?
- No.
Get them out of here and clear the space.
Lieutenant, why are you releasing them?
General, they've passed the inspection.
We're stopping one in three vehicles
and this one's clean.
Do you mind if I take a look?
I'm not from here
and have to get acquainted
with the locals.
Go ahead, General.
How many months?
Six.
What does your dad do?
He's an electrician.
Right.
Do you have children?
Yes, General.
- How old?
- Thirty and twenty-eight.
All grown up.
Guadalajara, it may be a big city,
but in the end it's like a small town.
Everyone here knows each other,
talks to each other.
And all these people
you're going to release
are going to talk about you.
And that worries me.
Because when the communists get the news
that the military checkpoints
are in the hands of a ball-less asshole,
they're going to take advantage of us.
Every person detained
will be interrogated.
All these sons of bitches
will be deemed as guerrillas
until they prove otherwise.
They will be arrested
and all of them will testify.
You'll see that something good
comes out of all that.
The army is not here to waste time.
Understood?
Understood, General.
- Let's see, love. Hold it here and I'll...
- Done.
What's bothering you? That they called
the army or they called Amaya?
Both.
Let's say it was inevitable
to bring in the army.
Luis has been wanting to make them shine,
to improve their image.
But Amaya?
He'll only use the guerrillas
as an excuse to get rich
and Luis knows it.
If he knows it and still brought him in,
you have to stop fighting.
You have to turn this around.
If in this country,
the politicians and the military
start to operate only for money,
everything will go to shit.
You won't be able to avoid that, my love.
And if you know how Amaya operates,
use it to your advantage.
Yeah? So what do I do, buy him?
Get him another medal? Or what?
Play his game.
If he sees you as his enemy
from the start, it'll be worse for you.
So take advantage
of this trip to Guadalajara
and charm him.
That way, he'll let you do your job.
Well, it's a beauty.
You shouldn't have bothered.
It's a replica of the one General Obregón
used in Guanajuato
when he tried to take his life.
Luckily, it had no bullets.
They say his assistant cleaned it
the night before and forgot to reload it.
I know the story, yes.
Although if that had happened to me,
that assistant would've been sent straight
to the firing squad, for incompetence.
Now that we're going
to be working more closely,
I'd like to generate good communication,
to coordinate efforts.
Do you know how cancer is cured?
There are two ways.
Either they apply radiotherapy
and try to attack only the affected part,
or they remove the entire organ.
Right off the bat.
Which one do you think I chose?
Surely some of the good went with the bad,
but there's no doubt the cancer is gone.
On the other hand, you, Captain,
with your "intelligence services,"
you go like that, little by little.
That is why I came here,
to solve the president's problem
once and for all.
Well, beyond your "vision"
on how to proceed,
I believe we can join forces,
right, General?
After all, we both want the same thing.
I know who you are.
Do you think
that by putting varnish on your nails
and wearing loafers,
you are no longer a policeman?
A cop is a cop.
Even if he's in the streets,
or wearing a tie.
They're lazy, undisciplined.
And above all, they're inefficient.
I also know who you are, General.
I know how you operate.
Are you also going to recruit thugs here
in Guadalajara to do your dirty work
while you pretend
to be looking for the enemy?
Because you're here for the money,
aren't you, General?
I don't know what you are talking about.
And look, as you say,
we both want the same thing.
So I'm going to tell you
how we're going to coordinate.
You're going to give me
everything I need to do my job,
and you're going to leave
the field clear for me.
You'll get your agents and your DNS
out of the way of the army.
Because nobody wants your agents
to go through what happened
to the soldiers in Tlatelolco.
Thanks again for your gift.
This city, in which you work,
is this country's hot spot.
And these people,
with their absolute imbecility,
have just put us on a tightrope.
General Federico Amaya
has 20,000 soldiers.
I only have you.
But we have an advantage.
We are surgical.
And we'll only go after what we need.
And right now what we need
is to deliver to the president,
and the people of Monterrey,
the murderer of Garza Sada.
Do you understand?
Captain, if I may.
We know that one of the gunmen
is on his way back to Guadalajara.
I leave on the 9:00 bus,
and be in Guadalajara by 11:00...
Watch out for the checkpoints
and remember the story.
We'll get you a passport here.
We'll pick you up tomorrow
at Doña Chayo's house.
We can catch him at the bus station.
We can check all the arrivals
around 11:00 and...
Forty buses arrive each hour.
We'd need all the Guadalajara police
to cover the perimeter.
So what?
We arrest all Doña Chayo in Guadalajara?
Doña Chayo's house is what we locals
call the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Their priest is a communist.
We can catch him there, can't we?
Why catch him when we can follow him
and let him lead us to all of them?
Well done, agent. What's your name?
Jiménez, Captain.
Well, let's follow Agent Jiménez on this.
And bring me those bastards.
- Favela.
- Sir.
How long were you in prison?
Six years.
And why were you arrested?
I'm innocent, sir. They mistook me.
And you? Why were you in prison?
For putting
my political ideals into practice.
I robbed a bank and killed two bastards.
And where are you from?
From San Andrés.
Pelácuas here was a Viking, General.
But he ended up as a gunman in the FEG.
Good.
You, go.
You heard him, go.
Now you're going to report
to Captain Chapa.
We're going to give you work
doing what you know how to do.
These badges are from
the Directorate of National Security.
When I tell you,
you're going to use them to do some work.
So now we're national security agents?
No.
You're not from the DNS,
nor from the army,
nor from anywhere, do you understand?
You're mine.
You are my agents.
President Echeverría
says this country is at war,
and we are going to solve
that problem for him.
We have two enemies.
One, a gang of criminals
who say they are guerrillas.
And two, a gang of incompetents
who say they are policemen.
Fernando Barrientos
and his Directorate of National Security
are just as much our enemies
as the September 23 Communist League.
Understood?
Yes, sir.
Well, then, let's get to work.
Translated by MCI
Creative Supervisor
Silvana Rinaldi
and includes references
to historical events of the time.
People, characters, incidents and dialogs
that make up the story are fictional
and have been created or adapted
for dramatical purposes.
Any similarity to events and generally
accepted historical Interpretations
is completely coincidental and accidental.
Yes.
I know where that is.
I'll see you there.
Evelia, please tell Ron to leave now,
I'm going home on my own.
He's out.
All set. He's on his own.
- Get everything ready up there.
- He's on his own? No driver?
He was just seen leaving with his stuff.
The consul's alone. Relax.
It's all set, motherfuckers.
- Are you ready?
- Ready.
- Let's go.
- Okay.
There he is.
Damn. He's really alone.
Don't get so close.
Take it easy, man.
Up ahead, he'll turn right, you'll see.
I've got this gringo memorized.
He'll turn right again, you'll see.
He changed his route.
He's not going home.
Calm down, man.
What's he doing? Where's he going?
Calm down, relax.
He's going into a hotel.
Fuck.
What do we do now?
We go in
and get him and the bitch he's with.
Are you insane?
Then, what?
Okay, I know.
Hi, Terry.
Hello, Olga. Sorry I'm late.
No problem.
Okay?
Good.
Can I have one?
Keep it.
I love Russian cigarettes.
See you soon, Olga.
Goodbye, Terry.
Freeze, motherfucker.
Give me the keys, asshole!
Give me the keys!
You're making a big mistake.
Big mistake my balls,
you imperialist shit.
Get in, motherfucker.
Get in, fucker!
Look down, motherfucker. Look down!
A STRANGE ENEMY
It's high.
What you are doing puts you at risk.
My government will look for you.
You still can...
We know what we're doing.
We've already sent our demands
to the government.
You have a heart condition.
We have medicine,
and we'll be watching you.
But you have to be calm.
Understood?
Let's split up
and take turns to watch over him.
Today's your turn, Camilo.
Keep us posted.
And do you know who did it?
Possibly, the League.
We'll wait for their demands and,
most importantly, comply with them.
Let them start off on the right foot.
The better they do,
the more invincible they'll feel.
And the more revolutionaries,
the more police this country will need.
That's right, sweetheart.
We've got to become indispensable.
I'll keep you posted.
...the release of 30 political prisoners
and their transportation to Cuba,
the national publication
of a political statement,
and the payment
of one million pesos as ransom.
Thank you, Fernando.
Mr. President,
you know that as a state policy,
we do not negotiate with terrorists.
Neither do we.
Therefore, since
this is an American citizen,
we are interested
in handling this rescue ourselves.
We can introduce a tactical group
into the country that will coordinate...
As long as I am president,
I will not allow the entry
of foreign police or military forces.
Our protocols are already in place.
Captain Navarro
is on his way to Guadalajara,
so we'll have
accurate information shortly.
The only thing we are interested in
is that Consul Leonhardy
makes it out alive.
Of course, and our government
will not take any action
that jeopardizes his integrity.
If you won't negotiate,
what exactly are you going to do?
We are going to rescue the Consul
and send a clear message
to these kidnappers.
If public force has to be used,
it will be used.
Fernando, do whatever it takes,
but these demands will not be met.
Mario, prepare an official statement.
Control the flow of information
and the word "guerrillas"
is not to be mentioned, even by mistake.
And you, tell your people to trust us.
Thank you very much.
Fernando, I'll walk you to your car.
Of course.
The first reports from Guadalajara
will arrive soon.
- I'll let you know once I have it.
- That's great.
But, right now, I am asking for
a favor on a personal level.
When he was kidnapped,
Consul Leonhardy
had some information with him
that we need to retrieve.
Sensitive information.
The consul works for the Agency.-
Look, we don't care if you use force,
as the president wants.
What we care about
is that someone we trust
recovers that information
before it's lost.
- Do you understand?
- I do.
Very well, then come with me.
In 80-85% of kidnappings,
there's always someone close to the victim
who had something to do
with the planning or organization.
So, there's always someone close involved.
Where did you get that information?
It was published by the FBI.
I didn't make it up.
You'll see that in the interrogation,
the driver or secretary will confess.
We should still keep an eye
on the other 15-20%, right?
Where do you think you're going?
You take care of the car.
If I need anything, I'll call you.
Do your best!
Go fuck yourself.
On Thanksgiving Day, which they celebrate,
he and his wife
even gave us sandwiches with turkey.
The consul's a real nice person.
I hope he's okay.
Have you been working here long?
Twelve years now.
- Always on this corner?
- Yes. It's kind of my property now.
- Doesn't the tortas place open today?
- They open daily.
Who knows why Don Eleazar
didn't come today?
Fridays are their best day.
He must be sick, I think.
Do you know where Don Eleazar lives?
Come on, tell me where he lives.
Don Eleazar, it's your neighbor.
I wanted to see if you have electricity.
Stay still, son of a bitch!
Get down, bastard!
Who else is in the house?
Who else, motherfucker?
I swear I didn't know!
First they threatened me,
then offered me money and I had to accept!
- I swear I didn't want to do it.
- What did they pay you for?
They just told me to give them a call
when the driver left. I swear!
Give me that fucking number.
Give me that fucking number, asshole!
Okay.
Sit down there.
They'll book you.
I told you to stay
at the consulate, you idiot.
So you left a colleague behind
during an interrogation?
There it is.
There's what?
It's the address
where they have Leonhardy.
I got the number
and Telmex gave me the address.
Fuckin' shorty! What did I tell you?
That I was going to send
a real motherfucker.
Let's go notify the captain.
Don't shoot. I don't want anybody killed.
Let's go in softly.
Harder. There.
Freeze, motherfuckers!
- Don't move, motherfuckers!
- Stay still.
- Don't do anything stupid. Easy.
- Don't move, motherfucker!
Put that fucking rifle down. Calm down.
We're just here to make sure
everything's all right,
that you haven't done anything stupid.
Give us the consul's belongings
so we can give them to his family
as proof of life,
or we'll fuck you all up
and we take the old man's corpse.
Look, if we found this house,
it's because you're fucked.
This is the last chance you have
not to screw it up.
See, that's better.
Where's the old man?
Go ahead, man, go up and get them.
Just look, what a fucking dump.
Cuba's like this.
Cuba is exactly like this.
Freeze, motherfucker. Stay still.
I'm just taking his stuff.
Stay still, you bastard.
Help me. Please help me.
Let's see. Got his wallet?
Give me that.
Here, you have this money.
As proof of our goodwill.
You ask for his ransom in any case.
Get out of this house. It's burned.
Who are you? Why are you leaving that?
For no fucking reason.
Because we're comrades.
Where's the consul's car?
I missed being on the field, goddamn it!
Let's go, come on.
His clothes and other personal things
are in the car.
Very well.
Did you make copies of what you saw?
I don't know
what you're talking about, Winston.
Guard them carefully,
because that's the future
of Latin America.
And one question,
why didn't you rescue
Consul Leonhardy once you were there?
Because I need you to help me
get President Echeverría to rescue him.
But Echeverría is not going to negotiate.
Except if someone he respects
and wants to impress suggests it.
But my company won't convince him either.
I know. But the United Nations will.
Echeverría wants the UN
to have a good impression of him.
As a pacifist.
If he gets a call
from your friend Kurt Waldheim,
Consul Leonhardy
will surely be released peacefully.
And if the government
gives the League what they want,
tomorrow there will be
many more kidnappings to fight.
And that's what us cops are for.
Now you're really complicating
your president's life, Fernando.
You're finally acting
like a good agent of my company.
No, God forbid.
...it is the policy of dialogue
and peaceful resolution
that characterizes this administration
that allowed the safe return
of Consul Leonhardy.
This is how the president
announced the successful rescue
of the US Consul in Guadalajara.
As part of the agreement,
30 political prisoners were released,
representing a clear triumph
for the self-named
September 23rd Communist League.
Hell yeah! They're talking about us
on the fucking radio!
- We should've asked for more dough.
- Don't get greedy.
Let's keep it rolling and hit them again.
They won't see it coming.
Just look at the fucking rookie,
he's a real go-getter.
Let's take advantage
of the fact that this is on fire.
We can't get too confident.
They got to the house
because they have us on sight.
They found it
because your mole spilled the beans.
We have to be alert,
but we can't take too long.
We have to speed things up.
Use the money for recruiting,
improve Madera circulation
and get weapons.
My friends have a printing press.
We can get them easily.
There you go.
Now's when we get out our list
and go after
the next enemy of the proletariat.
Let's go after
one of those assholes from Monterrey.
That's when we're going to get
some serious money.
Eugenio Garza Lagüera?
Are you fuckin' sure?
They say they've been planning it
for a long time.
They have weapons, a safe house,
the whole plan set up in Monterrey.
Sons of a bitch...
Are there going to be people
from Guadalajara or just from there?
No, only Romo, who is from Monterrey.
The rest must be from there.
David is not going?
- No, only Romo.
- Are you sure?
Have they set the date?
Yes, the 17th.
They're pissed off
with everything in Chile.
They want the kidnapping to be
a response to Allende's death.
They don't want the news to get cold.
- Did they suspect anything?
- No.
All right.
Keep going.
Captain Navarro...
I've got news.
How reliable is this information?
We've corroborated it
with the Monterrey office
and there's talk
they're going after a big fish.
This is serious, Miguel.
And even more so with the tension
between Echeverría
and the Monterrey Group.
We can ignore the information, Captain.
Nothing has to come out of here.
On the contrary,
we are going to warn everyone.
The president won't lift a finger
to help people from Monterrey.
That's right, but we will.
These businessmen
may be enemies of Echeverría,
but valuable friends of ours.
- Is this the consul's?
- That's right.
With this we're going to convince
the people of Monterrey
that we're friends.
The last thing Lagüera wants
is for Echeverría to see him standing
with Augusto Pinochet and the CIA.
These businessmen turned out to be
some tough bastards.
I like this Pinochet.
- Enough with Allende's red plague, right?
- Please, Miguel.
Silvia, I need to travel to Monterrey
tomorrow or Thursday at the latest.
No records left.
Yes, Captain.
Prepare a report with this
and make me copies of these photos.
We have to save engineer Garza Lagüera
from the guerrilla threat.
We'll cash in that favor later.
All right, Captain.
We have information
that several League groups
are mobilizing in Monterrey.
And from the communication
we were able to intercept,
it's clear they're going after Lagüera.
What you're trying to tell me then
is that you're absolutely certain
that they're going to kidnap a citizen?
Well, based on my reports.
Reports from the intelligence services.
I repeat, do you have absolute certainty?
No.
Then it's a rumor.
A suspicion.
The Monterrey Group
has many resources, Fernando.
And if it's a suspicion, we can let
their private security services
take care of them.
It's about sharing information with them,
not about taking care of them.
Well, I'm trying
to fulfill my responsibility
by informing you, Mr. President.
These gentlemen haven't
been in solidarity with my government.
We don't have to be generous with them.
We don't owe them anything.
- Excuse me.
- Okay.
Do they have a copy of these at Los Pinos?
No. Nobody has copies of these photos.
And you're just giving them to us
just like that, out of goodwill?
Well, I'm doing this
in a personal capacity,
as proof of my friendship towards you.
I don't think it's in anyone's interest
for the president to know about these.
Nor about this meeting.
What a nice gesture on your part
to come here
to share this information with us.
But no, I think for now
we don't need these
"surveillance services"
you are offering us.
With all due respect,
I ask you to reconsider.
These are terrorists,
and you know how things are
in Guadalajara and Guerrero.
These threats are the responsibility
of the government you represent,
which keeps throwing shit at us.
You're the ones
who keep stirring up these terrorists.
I deeply regret the hostility
between businessmen
and the government,
but I'm asking you to consider me an ally
and give me the opportunity
to guarantee your safety.
Let me help you.
What I don't understand
is why you're doing this.
To protect your son, sir.
Please forgive me,
but you're offering us something
you couldn't provide to your own family.
That's right.
They killed a son of mine because,
unlike you,
nobody came to warn me
of the danger he was in.
Trust me, sir,
you don't want to go through
what I've been through.
How would you proceed
with this surveillance service?
Sir, good morning. How are you?
Good morning. Is this necessary?
They're questioning Evelia?
She's been here for years.
It's just a routine interrogation, sir.
We have to cover everything.
Let me explain.
Come. We came here first,
but we've already
sent a team to your house.
Security cameras are being installed
and you will have 24-hour surveillance.
Your wife and son will be assigned
a driver and a bodyguard.
We will be varying routes
to avoid problems.
We know you don't like to stand out,
so don't worry,
everything will be discreet.
Regino, my driver?
We are rotating
and investigating all personnel,
but don't worry,
one of our agents will drive you
and I will accompany you myself.
No, thank you.
You must have more important things
to do than escort me.
Not at all, sir.
This is a priority for the Vice Secretary.
- Besides, I enjoy being in the field.
- Eugenio.
Go to work calmly.
We'll take care of everything.
Today, the prominent
Monterrey industrialist
Mr. Eugenio Garza Sada
was violently killed.
According to local authorities,
it was a failed kidnapping attempt
perpetrated by members
of the guerrilla group
September 23rd Communist League.
He was sitting
on this side of the car in the back,
his assistant next to him
at the other end, and the driver.
All three were killed.
At this moment,
there is a chase of a Volkswagen
that two individuals abandoned.
One was wearing a wig,
and ran towards the hill.
We're surrounding them.
This is happening right now.
What do you mean the old man was armed?
Fuck!
Hide for a few days, let things cool down
and then come back.
We'll let you know.
What the fuck happened?
It was a fucking disaster.
The fucking old man had a gun,
and there was a shootout.
They killed Garza Sada.
Garza Sada? We were supposed to go after
Garza Lagüera! Right?
Who the fuck changed plans?
We were going after Garza Sada, asshole!
You think we don't know
you're trying to fuck us?
That we'd tell you
who we were going after?
What we told you was a diversion,
fucking cop!
No, please! I can help you!
Help me get him into the car.
Come the fuck on!
No, make it very clear
that in the DNS reports,
Garza Sada's name was never mentioned
as a possible victim.
It doesn't matter.
Emphasize that this was operated
with external help.
Give me a second.
What is it, Silvia?
Did Garza Lagüera answer?
Leave a message and keep trying.
Navarro, you personally leak
the ballistics reports,
but before they circulate,
let the press know that Garza Sada
was wounded by his own bodyguard.
I'm going to Monterrey today.
What is it, Silvia?
Has Garza Lagüera answered?
Tell them I'll be there in 20 minutes.
BUSINESSMAN EUGENIO GARZA SADA DIES
I've been president three years,
and I haven't set foot in Monterrey.
And now I have to go and bury
the richest man in this country.
We're gathering
a lot of information about the attack.
I think that...
You should have seen this coming.
That's your job.
In a month,
the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced.
Do you know who will get it?
Everyone thinks it's Nixon, but no.
They'll give it to Henry Kissinger.
And do you know why him?
For negotiating the ceasefire in Vietnam.
Ironic, isn't it?
If Kissinger is responsible for anything,
it's for starting that war, not ending it.
But anyway, it's a question of perception
and perception rules.
And right now, the perception in Mexico
is that we're at war.
And this man I have to bury
is a casualty of that war.
If we have enemies,
we're going to confront them forcefully.
That's why we've already launched
a national plan to attack...
Listen, war is for soldiers,
not policemen.
And I'm not firing you right now,
because I need everything I have
to nip this at the root.
As of today, the army is going after
these criminal bastards.
General Federico Amaya
will move into Guadalajara
to make sure
there are no guerrillas in Mexico.
Mr. President, I understand the urgency,
the need to join efforts,
but we all know General Amaya is...
General Amaya is useful, Fernando.
He is effective.
With all due respect, Mr. President,
I think it would be a serious mistake.
General Amaya is a criminal,
he's a murderer.
The last thing he cares about
is the safety of this country.
- I ask you to let us make...
- The agenda of this country
is not dictated by the Communist League,
the Monterrey Group, nor you.
It's dictated by me.
Report to General Amaya
and put yourself at his command
for everything he needs.
Is that understood?
Yes, sir.
What is needed is a firm hand.
Diaz Ordaz would have never allowed
what happened to Garza Sada.
He would've taken care
of that league of communists
and quickly put them in order.
- Stop it, René.
- Stop what?
Just look at that hair.
What now?
Everybody down.
Move! It's an inspection.
What do we do?
We obey.
Are you armed?
- Are you hiding weapons?
- No.
Get them out of here and clear the space.
Lieutenant, why are you releasing them?
General, they've passed the inspection.
We're stopping one in three vehicles
and this one's clean.
Do you mind if I take a look?
I'm not from here
and have to get acquainted
with the locals.
Go ahead, General.
How many months?
Six.
What does your dad do?
He's an electrician.
Right.
Do you have children?
Yes, General.
- How old?
- Thirty and twenty-eight.
All grown up.
Guadalajara, it may be a big city,
but in the end it's like a small town.
Everyone here knows each other,
talks to each other.
And all these people
you're going to release
are going to talk about you.
And that worries me.
Because when the communists get the news
that the military checkpoints
are in the hands of a ball-less asshole,
they're going to take advantage of us.
Every person detained
will be interrogated.
All these sons of bitches
will be deemed as guerrillas
until they prove otherwise.
They will be arrested
and all of them will testify.
You'll see that something good
comes out of all that.
The army is not here to waste time.
Understood?
Understood, General.
- Let's see, love. Hold it here and I'll...
- Done.
What's bothering you? That they called
the army or they called Amaya?
Both.
Let's say it was inevitable
to bring in the army.
Luis has been wanting to make them shine,
to improve their image.
But Amaya?
He'll only use the guerrillas
as an excuse to get rich
and Luis knows it.
If he knows it and still brought him in,
you have to stop fighting.
You have to turn this around.
If in this country,
the politicians and the military
start to operate only for money,
everything will go to shit.
You won't be able to avoid that, my love.
And if you know how Amaya operates,
use it to your advantage.
Yeah? So what do I do, buy him?
Get him another medal? Or what?
Play his game.
If he sees you as his enemy
from the start, it'll be worse for you.
So take advantage
of this trip to Guadalajara
and charm him.
That way, he'll let you do your job.
Well, it's a beauty.
You shouldn't have bothered.
It's a replica of the one General Obregón
used in Guanajuato
when he tried to take his life.
Luckily, it had no bullets.
They say his assistant cleaned it
the night before and forgot to reload it.
I know the story, yes.
Although if that had happened to me,
that assistant would've been sent straight
to the firing squad, for incompetence.
Now that we're going
to be working more closely,
I'd like to generate good communication,
to coordinate efforts.
Do you know how cancer is cured?
There are two ways.
Either they apply radiotherapy
and try to attack only the affected part,
or they remove the entire organ.
Right off the bat.
Which one do you think I chose?
Surely some of the good went with the bad,
but there's no doubt the cancer is gone.
On the other hand, you, Captain,
with your "intelligence services,"
you go like that, little by little.
That is why I came here,
to solve the president's problem
once and for all.
Well, beyond your "vision"
on how to proceed,
I believe we can join forces,
right, General?
After all, we both want the same thing.
I know who you are.
Do you think
that by putting varnish on your nails
and wearing loafers,
you are no longer a policeman?
A cop is a cop.
Even if he's in the streets,
or wearing a tie.
They're lazy, undisciplined.
And above all, they're inefficient.
I also know who you are, General.
I know how you operate.
Are you also going to recruit thugs here
in Guadalajara to do your dirty work
while you pretend
to be looking for the enemy?
Because you're here for the money,
aren't you, General?
I don't know what you are talking about.
And look, as you say,
we both want the same thing.
So I'm going to tell you
how we're going to coordinate.
You're going to give me
everything I need to do my job,
and you're going to leave
the field clear for me.
You'll get your agents and your DNS
out of the way of the army.
Because nobody wants your agents
to go through what happened
to the soldiers in Tlatelolco.
Thanks again for your gift.
This city, in which you work,
is this country's hot spot.
And these people,
with their absolute imbecility,
have just put us on a tightrope.
General Federico Amaya
has 20,000 soldiers.
I only have you.
But we have an advantage.
We are surgical.
And we'll only go after what we need.
And right now what we need
is to deliver to the president,
and the people of Monterrey,
the murderer of Garza Sada.
Do you understand?
Captain, if I may.
We know that one of the gunmen
is on his way back to Guadalajara.
I leave on the 9:00 bus,
and be in Guadalajara by 11:00...
Watch out for the checkpoints
and remember the story.
We'll get you a passport here.
We'll pick you up tomorrow
at Doña Chayo's house.
We can catch him at the bus station.
We can check all the arrivals
around 11:00 and...
Forty buses arrive each hour.
We'd need all the Guadalajara police
to cover the perimeter.
So what?
We arrest all Doña Chayo in Guadalajara?
Doña Chayo's house is what we locals
call the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Their priest is a communist.
We can catch him there, can't we?
Why catch him when we can follow him
and let him lead us to all of them?
Well done, agent. What's your name?
Jiménez, Captain.
Well, let's follow Agent Jiménez on this.
And bring me those bastards.
- Favela.
- Sir.
How long were you in prison?
Six years.
And why were you arrested?
I'm innocent, sir. They mistook me.
And you? Why were you in prison?
For putting
my political ideals into practice.
I robbed a bank and killed two bastards.
And where are you from?
From San Andrés.
Pelácuas here was a Viking, General.
But he ended up as a gunman in the FEG.
Good.
You, go.
You heard him, go.
Now you're going to report
to Captain Chapa.
We're going to give you work
doing what you know how to do.
These badges are from
the Directorate of National Security.
When I tell you,
you're going to use them to do some work.
So now we're national security agents?
No.
You're not from the DNS,
nor from the army,
nor from anywhere, do you understand?
You're mine.
You are my agents.
President Echeverría
says this country is at war,
and we are going to solve
that problem for him.
We have two enemies.
One, a gang of criminals
who say they are guerrillas.
And two, a gang of incompetents
who say they are policemen.
Fernando Barrientos
and his Directorate of National Security
are just as much our enemies
as the September 23 Communist League.
Understood?
Yes, sir.
Well, then, let's get to work.
Translated by MCI
Creative Supervisor
Silvana Rinaldi