EPITAPHS
I'm not leaving.
I'm going to stay.
Are you trying to drive me crazy?
You're not leaving because you think I'm going to kill myself.
If you don't want me to die, don't ever say you're leaving.
Don't ever leave me again.
- Never. - Ever.
Marina.
Do you think I'm a monster?
Were you sleeping?
I think so.
Do you think I'm a monster?
Do you care what I think?
I do.
Of course I care.
We have a lot in common, Marina.
I have no idea what.
Hate.
We all hate.
Yes, of course.
But our hate comes from the same place.
We both lost someone very dear to us,
due to the negligence and stupidity of others.
Actually, your hate is a lot older than mine.
It came the moment you saw your father dead.
I didn't kill anyone for revenge.
No, because you were young.
Because you learned to manage your hate.
But the truth, between you and me...
when you found out that your father shot himself in the head
because your mother had left him for another man,
didn't you want to kill her with your own hands?
It looks like you're in the wrong bathroom, aren't you?
No.
You're in the wrong bathroom.
Does that belong to Costas?
That animal couldn't take anything with him.
- Detective. - Yeah?
He doesn't have money.
He'll have to resort to someone else, won't he?
Yeah, his father.
The father.
Gomez.
I want you to go to the funeral home of Bruno's father.
He'll probably show up there, if he hasn't already.
Check out every employee.
- Interrogate them all. - Got it, sir.
Look for notes, addresses, pictures, drawings.
Like this one?
Yeah, like this one.
What is it?
An epitaph.
Bruno.
Your father will be here any minute.
I know.
I need money.
And where could I get money?
From the safe.
No, I can't do that.
Of course not. I forgot you were always
my father's most trustworthy employee, right?
How could you explain missing money?
Exactly, Bruno.
And how would you explain our friendship to him?
I'll do what I can.
Morel, don't betray me.
Please.
Anything?
I don't know.
I don't know, it's a rough draft.
He must work a lot on each epitaph.
- I'll take you home. - I want to stay at yours.
Yes sir? How can I help you?
I need to speak to Mr. Costas.
He's not here right now.
- What is it regarding? - The Police.
May I come in for a minute?
I'm sorry, but...
May I, please? Relax.
No one's here.
Sir. Sir, please.
- I'm working. - Me too.
I want to know if you've seen Mr. Bruno Costas?
- Bruno? - Bruno.
No, he hasn't been around here for a while.
We know that.
Then?
He's in trouble
and we think he might come here looking for help.
No. His father would never help him.
- How about you? - What about me?
Would you help him?
I don't see how I could help him.
That wasn't the question.
Would you help him if you could?
- Are you alone? - Yes.
Stay here.
This way.
I want to see you again.
When all this is over, I want to see you again.
- I have to go. - Please.
I need to see you again, we could try.
I have to go.
You were young, you were scared.
Please, I need to see you again,
I want us to try... It could work.
I can help you forget Alejandro.
- He screwed us. - Let's go.
Cover the door.
Son of bitch.
Yeah, I got it, Jiménez.
I'm going to stop by the hospital to see Marina.
But I want a couple of officers here at the house.
No, not for me.
For Laura.
Yes, for Laura.
All right, good.
Costas got money.
- From his dad? - No, an employee.
- I'll go with you. - No, I want you to stay here.
Don't let anyone in, my dad will take care of that.
- Got it? - Yeah.
No one.
There's complete neurological activity.
What does that mean?
That her state of unconsciousness isn't organic
but rather psychological.
- Meaning? - She doesn't want to wake up.
Something probably happened while she was being held,
something too serious for her to handle.
I love you, honey.
Yes, a lot.
Huh?
No, I'll be seeing you very soon.
Marina.
Wake up.
I have a surprise for you.
HARDWARE STORE
Anything else, sir?
Yes, that roll of black plastic, please.
Freeze!
- That's my son. - Sorry.
I didn't recognize him.
- What's your name? - Roca.
Your father offered it to me.
As long as you protect my family, you can eat the chair,
the table, the lamp, the floor... anything you want.
- Thank you, sir. - Renzo.
- Where's Laura? - Taking a bath.
What do you say you and I go patrol the streets?
Yeah, sure.
Between 60 and 70 years old...
shot in the mouth...
exit wound in the back of the head,
loss of brain matter.
- It's very good. - Glad you like it.
Don't get too excited,
it needs salt.
You overcooked it by about at least a minute.
Quit complaining, Dad, it's really good.
I prefer to drink water. Do you mind?
Of course not. Even better.
Thanks.
What's wrong?
I wonder how long before Bruno gets it together again.
How long before his next call.
Yeah?
Because of the condition that it's in?
Okay. I'll be right there.
Morini has an unclaimed body.
I'll go with you.
No, Roca. I want you to stay.
12 bodies arrived here.
11 of them were identified and claimed by the families.
This one is the problem.
Approximately 65 years old,
she's been dead for at least 48 hours.
He killed her before the others.
Where was she?
In Costas' studio.
Was she a neighbor?
No, no neighbor had ever seen her before.
Who is this woman?
I don't think it's just any woman.
His studio is sacred to him.
Okay, but who is she?
How did she die?
Shot in the mouth.
What kind of projectile? The gun?
It was at point blank.
The roof of her mouth was burned by the powder.
What's wrong?
Nothing. I'll wait for you outside.
Did this woman have any pictures on her?
Yeah, they took it to Jiménez.
I asked Jiménez to check all of the missing persons reports
with this woman's picture.
What's wrong, honey?
What do you know about Marina Segal?
Nothing.
She's a cop, her father was a cop,
she has a bunch of degrees, she's well studied...
I don't understand the question.
It's very easy,
you just have to remember.
No.
Yes.
The doctors said she suffered a traumatic experience.
What are you thinking?
That she saw him kill her?
Could be.
Maybe she heard or saw something.
Well, we'll find out when she wakes up.
"Here lies he who spent half of his days...
picking apart what is broken out of curiosity."
"Half of his days."
Half of the day or half of his life?
It could be both.
Pick apart what is broken.
Who picks apart what is broken?
A gypsy, in a junkyard.
Yeah, but not out of curiosity.
Can I see that?
What was the original word?
The one that was written under "picking apart"?
Why?
He corrected it for a reason.
Maybe it was too obvious.
"Destroy."
Destroy.
And the other one, below "broken"?
Broken, dead.
Destroy what's dead.
Who destroys what is dead?
Laura?
I don't know, Renzo.
A medical examiner.
They have 12-hour shifts.
They spend half of their day destroying what is dead.
Jiménez, find out who performed the autopsies
on the kids from the school.
Yes, now, please.
Yes.
Are you sure?
Okay, I want you to call him. He's the next victim.
Tell him to stay where he is, we're on our way.
Morini. Morini performed the autopsies.
- What is it? - You have an urgent call.
- Who is it? - Detective Jiménez.
God damn.
What is it, Jiménez?
You are Costas' next victim.
What are you talking about?
Are you sure, Jiménez?
I'm positive. Marquez and I are on our way.
I sent two patrol cars over.
- They just got here. - Tell me their unit numbers.
6, 5, 4, 3.
Yes, those are the ones. You're safe.
This is useless, guys.
I assure you it's not.
This will stop a bullet from a.357.
Yeah, but Costas doesn't use a.357.
I know him, that's not his style.
We're just following procedure, Doctor.
Is it comfortable?
- Did you check the place? - Affirmative, sir.
It's all clear.
Would you mind explaining why the fuck you think
I'm Costas' next victim?
You performed the autopsies on the four students.
On three of them.
Alejandro Mujica?
No.
Who the fuck did his autopsy?
Doctor Paz.
Although I received the bodies,
my shift ended and Dr. Paz took over.
Mujica's body was the only one left.
- Where is Paz? - He retired two years ago.
Do you have a number where we can reach him?
His cell phone.
Hello?
Shit!
He fucked us again.
What happened?
A girl answered his phone.
Okay, guys, that fucker has Paz.
I've often wondered...
I've wondered
why a man who studied medicine...
an area of study devised to save lives,
then decides to become a medical examiner.
That's a contradiction...
in my opinion.
A dead end.
Architects don't devote their day to destroying buildings.
Not one, Dr. Paz.
Why do you make that decision?
What do you think about?
You're like kids playing around
trying to break open the toy to see what's inside.
You destroy,
empty out, and study...
and then you stuff it all back in...
without any concern for appearance,
without any logic.
Why?
What is your reasoning?
Perversion, maybe?
I think so.
I think perversion is what drives...
such daily butcherings.
A body means nothing to you guys, Doctor.
It's just a slab of meat unworthy of respect.
Well, you're wrong.
You are all very wrong.
I spent years of my life preparing bodies
before their eternal rest.
They can feel.
They feel absolutely everything.
They feel tenderness.
They also feel pain.
More than anything the pain.
Alejandro had already suffered a lot.
Too much.
They burned him alive.
They got the man responsible, there were witnesses.
What need was there to make him suffer even more?
There wasn't.
Look at me, Doctor.
Look at me.
When you opened Alejandro's body
you were looking for pleasure, weren't you?
I'm looking for revenge.
What now?
That guy will have his fun with Paz,
he'll send us an epitaph, and that's how it will go on.
What are you thinking?
That you should have gone.
No.
I'll go see Nico when this is all over.
Not any sooner.
Yeah, Jiménez.
No, it's fine. It's fine.
Now?
Okay, fine. I'm on my way.
Marina just woke up.
Jiménez wants me to ask her some questions.
I'll go with you.
You have to eat, because if you don't...
we'll have to tube feed you.
Maybe you can get her to eat.
Okay, we'll see.
Hello.
What do we have here?
This is good.
Come on, you have to eat.
I owe you one.
Eat all your soup and we'll call it even.
Unfortunately, Jiménez is pressuring me
to ask you some questions.
About the woman find dead in the studio.
What we know, is that she's about 55 to 60 years old.
- My mother. - Huh? What?
That woman was my mother.
This woman... is your mother?
I hadn't seen her for years...
many years.
She left my father for another man.
She left us...
Bruno knew all of it.
He found her...
and took her to the studio.
Did you see how he killed her?
I was nine years old when I came home one day
and found my father with a gunshot to the head.
He shot himself with his pistol.
Well, Marina, I need to know...
did you see how Bruno Costas killed her?
Come on, Marina. Let's go.
It's very easy.
You'll feel much better after you do it.
Yeah.
Bruno Costas killed her.
You believe me, right?
Why wouldn't I believe you?
It's the truth.
I never stopped hating her, ever.
I never forgave her.
And when Bruno put his gun in my hand I...
I tried to...
- He put his gun in your... - But I couldn't.
He put his gun in your hand for you to kill her?
No.
No, no!
No! No!
- No. - Now. Now.
Yes.
But Bruno Costas killed her.
I couldn't.
- Believe me. - How could I not believe you?
I'll believe anything with that son of a bitch.
Anything.
Okay, soup time.
Marina.
You have to eat your soup. Come on.
You can do it.
When you do it, you'll feel free.
Trust me.
Take a good look at her.
When did she stop being your mother?
Did you ever have a mother?
Shoot.
Do you believe her?
Yes, of course.
Why, don't you?
I don't know.
What I find interesting is that she was insistent...
that you believe her even though nobody was questioning her.
I'm not saying Marina is a killer.
Just that she killed her mother.
No, no.
I'm just saying that her attitude raises an eyebrow...
- and that makes me wonder. - Yeah, yeah, I got it.
The fact that she so insistent.
- Don't belittle me. - I'm not belittling you.
But it's crazy to think that Marina did that.
I mean really, that's crazy.
Renzo.
They must have pushed it here,
because I never once heard the engine running.
I found it when I came to throw out the garbage.
Yeah?
You saw it, right?
I have very good news for you.
The epitaphs are finished.
You two are the last on my list.
Finally, because I'm really tired.