Good morning.
Have you come straight from the airport?
I need a coffee.
- Do you want change? Hang on. - Please...
Milk, no sugar.
- Have they brought the girl in? - Luisa has started questioning her.
How come?
Thank you.
Why did you start without me?
Good morning, boss. I'm happy to see you too.
- Carlos... - Orders from Joaquín.
Nothing?
No.
Why didn't you call anyone when you discovered your sister was dead?
I don't know. I can't remember.
The forensic report says your sister died a few hours before your parents returned.
They didn't arrive until 2 p.m. What did you do in all that time?
I don't know...
Try to remember, Carmen.
I can't remember.
Carmen, try to remember what happened.
I don't know.
How was your vacation in Paris?
I don't remember.
Great.
I missed you guys too.
As I told you on the phone, the parents were at the hospital.
The mother has lupus and they were doing some tests.
When they got home, they found the body in the bath.
And the girl didn't tell anyone during all that time?
She says she can't remember
when she discovered that her sister had drowned.
The girl is not well. She takes something called Haloperidol...
- Haloperidol, yes. - A kind of antipsychotic drug.
Here are the reports from Forensics and Social Services.
The family is quite a mess.
The father has been unemployed for years. The mother has a chronic disease.
They live in the suburbs, in terrible conditions.
Social Services had granted benefits for the younger sister for her autism,
and she took care of the house and the sister.
How old was she?
Fourteen.
She isn't helping us much.
I see...
Did you verify that she was alone at the house?
The hospital confirmed that the parents were there at the time of death.
What happened to her?
The father hit her when he discovered the body.
Apparently he got rather violent.
But there's something going on. It doesn't feel right.
Carmen, try to remember what happened.
I need to know how you discovered your sister had drowned and what you did.
Look, that's enough, isn't it? Can't you see she doesn't remember?
She's not being accused of anything. We want to know what happened.
I beg you, please, to stop interrupting me and let me do my job.
What were you doing while she was having a bath?
She's already told you that.
What were you doing while your sister was taking a bath?
I was in the kitchen, cooking lunch.
- Why did you leave her alone? - Because I had to make lunch.
My dad gets angry when lunch isn't ready.
But you knew that your sister couldn't be left alone.
I often left her alone when I had things to do.
Your parents say that she never took a bath alone.
I left the door open in case she called me.
- You left the door open? - Yes.
So, you were worried something might happen.
What does she mean?
You knew your sister couldn't take a bath alone,
so you left the door open.
Yes, it was in case she called me.
But she didn't call you?
No.
And you didn't hear anything? A cry, a noise?
When did you discover she was dead?
When I went to the bathroom.
- When was that? - I don't know.
How much time had passed before you realised?
- I don't know. - Try to remember.
I don't know.
Why didn't you call anyone? Why did you shut yourself in your room?
I don't know.
Don't you realise that your sister might have been alive
when you discovered her?
She was dead.
How come you're so sure?
Because she was dead.
You should have told someone or got her out. You might have saved your sister.
My sister was dead.
- I want to leave. - You can't leave yet.
- When can I go? - When I say you can.
You have to make an effort to remember everything that happened.
I've told you everything I remember.
Look at the screen.
Hey, is this really necessary?
This woman has suffered trauma.
It might help you remember what happened.
I want to go home.
- Why didn't you call anyone? - I want to go home.
She's your sister.
When your parents returned she'd been dead for hours.
You were the only one in the house.
I want to go home.
She's lying.
She's hiding something from us.
Why are you so sure?
A little girl drowns in a swimming pool, not in a bathtub.
This girl was disabled.
She had autism.
That's different.
- Call it what you like. - It isn't the same.
I need another coffee.
Who's buying?
This girl is always spaced out. It's as though she were 10 years younger.
It's from the medication.
That doesn't mean she's not hiding something.
Perhaps she's still in shock and genuinely can't remember anything.
Perhaps...
- You think she did it? - I don't know.
I don't know, maybe it was just negligence,
but it's very strange, she's not a child anymore.
She may be medicated but she was able to take care of her sister
and the house all those years.
She's not useless.
Why would she want to kill her sister?
Jealousy, or she'd just had enough.
That house was like a time bomb.
Maybe she didn't act alone. Perhaps the parents are involved.
Given the family history, anything is possible.
The parents were at the hospital,
and the father hit her when he discovered the body.
He blamed her.
It could have been for dramatic effect.
Look at it this way, Carlos.
What if she is in this state not because of what happened or what she did,
but because of what she had to do.
If the parents wanted to get the child out of the way,
the girl is the perfect one to commit the crime.
She's been diagnosed and is depressed.
She's alone in the house, she behaves negligently.
She'll have the same legal responsibility as an eight-year-old.
It's a perfect way to keep your hands clean.
Why would the parents want to kill the little girl?
They could have had a thousand reasons. We've seen stranger things.
Maybe there's an insurance policy.
My cousin has a son with autism. He says his wife can barely sleep.
Worrying what would happen to him when they aren't around anymore.
Last Christmas, he got drunk and confessed to me
that the best thing that could happen would be for his son to die first.
If the girl couldn't bear the burden and the parents didn't help at all...
Perhaps she did it subconsciously,
she was left alone and didn't hear when she called her.
Or perhaps she thought it was the best thing for her.
You could be right. But I always trust the simplest version.
Investigate the insurance policy.
And try to find out whether the parents always went together on hospital visits.
- Hey, how was Paris? - Great.
You went on your own, didn't you?
Yes.
I needed to think.
Thank you.
Carmen, you're not helping at all.
Do you want me to show you the photos again?
To remind you of everything that happened?
- No. - So?
You were the only one there, Carmen.
What happened?
What happened, Carmen?
- Carmen! - I heard her.
I heard her calling me.
I heard her calling me but I had something on the stove.
Then she stopped calling me.
You heard her?
- Yes. - Why didn't you go to the bathroom?
I couldn't, because I had something on the stove.
But she might have needed help.
I didn't think so.
I had to make the food. Dad gets angry when lunch isn't ready.
Carmen, what really happened?
You're manipulating her answers, you're putting words in her mouth.
Nothing she says here is valid unless she later repeats it in front of a judge.
If you continue to interrupt this interview,
I'll have to ask you to leave the room.
Carmen, you don't have to answer any questions, OK?
You can remain silent. You have a right not to say anything.
OK?
- I have nothing more to say. - I want to leave. I want to go home.
You'll go home but first we have to finish.
- I want to go now. - We have to finish.
I have the right not to answer. I don't want to answer anymore.
- You told me that you heard her. - No, I didn't.
I didn't hear her.
- You told me that you heard her. - I didn't!
I was cooking, I didn't hear her!
- You're contradicting yourself. - No. No. No!
You're making me say things which aren't true.
Everyone thinks I'm crazy, but I'm not crazy.
I didn't hear my sister.
I didn't hear my sister! I didn't hear her!
I didn't know she was drowning.
- It's not true. - Not like that, Luisa.
Not like that.
I see what you're going through. I know this is very difficult,
but not cooperating won't make it any easier.
Thanks, Luisa.
I'll take it from here.
I'd like to speak to Carmen alone.
I know life would be easier if solicitors didn't exist,
but don't forget, Inspector, that we follow the rule of law.
We're taping everything. No need to worry.
Well, I prefer to stay in the room.
Hello, Carmen.
My name is María.
- I'm the Chief Inspector. - I want to leave.
I know. And I can help you go.
But first we have to talk a bit, you and I.
Let me leave, please.
I only want to help you
and to talk a bit about you and Aurora, your sister.
I've already answered all questions.
Carmen.
I need you to look at me while we speak.
Please.
Sit down...
Sit down, Carmen.
How did this come about?
My dad.
Did he hit you?
Why?
He got angry with me.
Because you left your sister alone in the bathroom?
Do you feel guilty about that?
No.
I had to make lunch.
My dad gets angry when lunch isn't ready.
Does he do it a lot?
Do what?
Hit you.
Sometimes.
Did he hit your sister too?
Carmen, there's no shame in telling me.
Yes, I think so.
- You think so? - I don't know.
No man has the right to hit you.
Your mother told my colleagues
that she asked you to look after your sister
and that you knew you couldn't leave her alone.
My mother doesn't know anything. She's never taken care of us.
So why would she tell us that? Why would she lie?
I don't know.
You say your mother's never taken care of you.
So what does she do?
She watches TV and sleeps.
And your dad?
Did he help you take care of your sister?
No, he didn't.
So you did everything alone.
Cooking, cleaning, looking after the house and caring for your sister.
That's very hard.
That's a very big burden for you on your own.
- Your sister needed a lot of attention. - My sister has never been a burden to me.
You don't have to be ashamed of admitting it.
It's normal.
My sister has never been a burden.
What was she like?
- My sister? - Yes.
Well...
I don't know, special.
Special? In what way was she special?
Well...
She has a gift.
A gift?
What gift?
I often think she doesn't even realise what she has.
When you're by her side, you forget everything.
She looks at you and everything is in her eyes.
When she smiles at you,
she makes everything seem easy.
You talk about her as... as if she were still alive.
As if she were still here.
She is still here, with me.
Every night I sing her a song before she goes to bed.
It calms her and she goes to sleep.
I know that when I sing that song again to her, she will be with me.
You tell it beautifully, Carmen.
Very tenderly.
Why did you say that people think you're crazy?
Because that's what people think.
What people?
My parents, Social Services...
- But it isn't true. - No.
Did your parents love your sister as much as you do?
No. They don't understand anything. They don't know anything.
- They don't know anything about what? - They know nothing about how she feels.
You've always looked after your sister, haven't you?
She's my sister.
But you left her alone in the bath. And she drowned.
You mentioned that your sister had a gift that made everything seem easier.
What did you mean?
I don't want to talk about that.
- Why is that? - Because I don't want to.
OK, it's fine. We'll keep talking about your sister.
Tell me about her.
I'm sure I'd have really loved to have met her.
What do you want to know?
You said that taking care of your sister made you happy.
Yes.
Do you think she was happy too?
Yes, almost always.
Almost always?
Yes.
Why do you say "almost always" and not "always"?
Because no one is happy all the time.
My sister included.
That's true.
Are you sure there's nothing else you want to tell me?
I've told you everything I know.
Your sister was very beautiful.
I've seen some photos of her.
You are very pretty too.
No, I'm not pretty.
Yes, you are.
Perhaps you don't realise it because you're always locked in the house
working, cleaning or cooking.
But if you fixed yourself up and went out,
you'd see what I'm saying.
Many guys would want to talk to you.
No. I don't like men. I don't want to talk to them.
You don't have to talk to them if you don't want to.
- What would you like to do, then? - I don't know.
What comes to your mind first?
I don't know, I don't want to do anything!
Do you resent being shut in the house all day?
- No. - Have you never blamed your sister?
No. I don't mind taking care of her. I've told you.
But you left her alone in the bathroom.
You knew that something could happen to her.
If you don't tell me what happened, the judge may charge you,
and you'd be responsible for everything again.
You carry the burden in your family. It isn't fair.
I don't mind going to prison.
You won't go to prison, but you have to tell me what happened.
I want you to tell me. So that you feel better.
I don't want to feel better. My sister's dead.
I understand, but you have to think about yourself now.
I don't want to.
If you don't consider yourself, you'll never feel right.
- What do you know? - You haven't had a life for years.
Your parents left you to deal with everything.
You had a sister when you were 16 years old.
You were a child and your parents made you look after her.
They've always left you alone.
You had to cook, your father got angry if you didn't, he beat you.
It's no surprise you are fed up.
I could even understand if you did something stupid...
Did you do something stupid?
My dad will kill me if I tell you.
No he won't. I promise.
Could he go to prison too?
Depends on what has happened.
I don't mind going to prison if he goes too.
Why? Why do you both have to go to prison?
Because it was him.
My dad told me to drown my sister in the bath.
He made me do it. It was him.
You drowned her?
Yes.
One moment, Inspector.
Carmen, what you said is very serious.
May I continue, please?
- Carmen, did you drown your sister? - Yes.
Why? Why did you do it?
Because my dad asked me to.
My dad told me to do it, he told me it was for the best.
Do you realise what you're telling me?
Yes.
And does your mom know any of this?
My mom knew everything, but she didn't care.
Are we all going to prison?
Carmen, why did you do it?
Your sister was just a child.
If you felt overwhelmed there were other ways of doing things.
My dad said it was for the best.
And I did it for her sake.
She's damn good.
Inspector, you know this is pointless. That it isn't legally valid.
The confession my client has just made must be repeated in front of a judge.
Would you repeat it in front of a judge?
Yes.
Inspector, I need to speak to her alone.
Please could you leave us, just for five minutes.
OK.
Interview is suspended at 09:54.
Social Services are shit.
How could they leave the little girl in the hands of these nutters?
- Is Carlos back? - No, he's not.
Tell Joaquín to come here. Explain what has happened.
The solicitor is trying to persuade the girl to change her statement,
but she won't change it.
How come you're so sure?
Because of her attitude.
Carlos, what did you find out?
OK.
The girl confessed to doing it because her father asked her to.
Come back here. Joaquín's been called.
- So what? - There's no insurance policy.
And it isn't the first time the girl was alone with her sister.
The hospital confirmed that the mother is always accompanied by the father.
It makes no sense, right?
The girl cared for her sister and the parents didn't have to look after her.
If she's dead they won't get the money from Social Services.
I don't get it.
If there'd been insurance it would all be clear, but...
- It makes no sense, right? - Maybe they killed her out of compassion.
No one kills out of compassion, Rai.
- Can I be honest? - Of course.
Being honest with you hasn't always gone well.
That's another story, Rai. Let's keep them separate.
I think you thought you were leading the interview.
That you were leading her.
But from here it didn't feel that way.
- That girl is smarter than she looks. - What do you mean?
You gave her a way out.
You went in with the idea of blaming the parents,
and she realised that, and she was relieved.
As if that was what she had wanted from the beginning.
But she confessed to doing it...
If her parents manipulated her she'll get off easily.
But what will happen to them?
She was only interested in that.
Why would she want to blame them if they had nothing to do with it?
Because she hates them.
- Because they treat her like a slave? - Maybe, I don't know.
I'm just telling you what I felt when you were questioning her.
You gave her the way out she was looking for.
And why didn't she say it from the start?
Why didn't she accuse her parents as soon as all this began?
Would you have believed her if it had all been so easy?
She waited for the right moment and you gave it to her.
Perhaps you're right.
There's a way to find out.
And you can help me.
- Commissioner. - María.
Are you sure about what you're doing?
As soon as the press find out, they'll have a field day.
They have a thing for such stories, and you know it.
So either we get this case right or we'll look like complete fools.
I'm not sure.
Fuck.
The girl confessed to doing it, but I'm not sure she's telling the truth.
I'm going to speak to her again.
- Shall I go with you? - No. I need Rai.
- He will be more helpful with this. - No, wait, let's not mess this up.
If we're not sure then there's no case. We can't screw this up.
The death of an autistic child is a very delicate matter.
We'll say it's an accident and that's that.
You are always so cautious.
And you're so reckless.
I'm going to find out what happened.
Well? Are you clear about the charge yet?
- Can we finish and get with proceedings? - Not yet.
Carmen, this is Rai, a colleague.
I've asked him to come because he has something to tell you.
Hi there, Carmen.
Rai has an autistic brother.
Sit down, please.
Interview resumes at 10:02.
We are joined by officer Rai Messeguer Ortiz.
Badge number: 25625.
I know how you feel.
My little brother is really important to me.
The most important thing in the world.
But he's luckier than your sister Aurora.
My mother and I take care of him.
But you were on your own.
I don't need anyone to take care of my sister.
Sometimes we need help even if we don't realise it.
Sometimes we get desperate, because we can't cope with it all.
And we think that death is the best way out.
I've explained to the Inspector.
Sometimes I've thought that my brother should die too.
Because I can't bear the idea of him being left alone in the world.
We don't want to judge you, Carmen.
Just help you.
Understand what's happening and why you did it.
I've already told you.
I did it because my dad told me to.
It's normal to be angry and frustrated.
You were a slave of the family.
No one helped you, you had to take care of everything.
You were fed up of your parents and of your sister.
- No, I didn't take it out on her. - You killed her.
Because my dad asked me to. Because he told me it was for the best.
I didn't want to do it.
That's what you say, but they deny it.
They say you're lying.
We've spoken to them.
No, that's not true.
But you've already confessed to drowning your sister
and we have to charge you with it.
And my parents?
Your parents' case is different.
There's no proof against them. We... We can't charge them.
They asked me to do it.
My dad asked me to and my mother knew about it!
I believe you, Carmen, but a judge won't.
Where are you going with this?
Carmen has confessed to killing her sister.
You heard her yourself.
Then she accused her parents of making her do it.
But there's no proof against them.
We can't charge them if we don't get something else.
I want to believe you, Carmen,
but we need to show the judge that you're telling the truth.
And how can we do that?
Your parents have an alibi.
Do you know what an alibi is?
They weren't at home when you drowned your sister.
And why would they want to kill her?
Social Services gave them money, you looked after her,
nothing for them to do.
She brought money home, and they need it, your mom is ill.
My mom has always been ill.
We believed you.
And we thought that your parents might receive some money
from an insurance policy.
We looked into it.
But that's not the case. There is no policy, Carmen.
Carmen, why did you kill her?
There must be a reason. Something that can help you.
We're trying to help you.
I have a brother like Aurora. And I know how you've been feeling.
But, if you don't tell us the truth, you'll be the only one going to prison.
I didn't want to kill her.
You say that now but you did it.
You made up the part about your parents because you feel bad.
- No. - But you killed her. You did it.
Because you were fed up of your sister and of them.
- No. - You killed her out of jealousy.
No, no, no!
Carmen, your parents say they adored your sister.
They say that you're distorting the story.
It's a lie! They are lying!
My parents never cared about Aurora!
It's your word against theirs.
A judge won't know who to believe.
I believe in you, Carmen.
That's why we've decided that you will confront your parents.
We'll bring them so you can tell them face to face what you've told us.
No, no. My father...
- Rai, bring them in. - No.
No. No, no, please, please.
- I'm begging you. Please don't. - Why not?
- Please don't. - Why don't you want them to come?
My dad... My dad went crazy...
He went crazy! He went crazy!
- And he beat you? - He went crazy and beat me.
- He beat you because he went crazy. - He beat me, he beat me...
- Yes. - What happened, Carmen?
- Because he didn't want my sister to die. - Didn't he?
He didn't want... He didn't want my sister to die!
He didn't want my sister to die. He didn't want my sister to die.
He didn't want her to die.
What did your father want, Carmen?
Because he wanted to keep doing it to her! He wanted to keep doing it!
He wanted to keep doing it to her! Doing it!
- It? - Yes, he wanted to keep doing it to her.
- He wanted to keep doing it to her, it! - What does it mean?
What he did to me! He started doing it to me!
And I didn't want him doing it to my sister.
Not my sister...
No, please. Not my sister...
- Not my sister... Not my sister... - Calm down, Carmen.
I didn't want him doing it to my sister.
I didn't want him doing it to her. I didn't want him to. That's why I did it.
- I didn't want him to do that to her. - You did it to save her.
I did it because I didn't want him doing it to her.
You did it to save her.
My sister.
My sister. I didn't want...
You did it to save your sister, so he wouldn't do it anymore.
- I didn't want... - You did it so he wouldn't do it anymore.
You did it so he wouldn't do it anymore. You did it to save her.
I didn't want to.
You did it so he couldn't do it anymore.
I didn't want to.
I didn't...
You killed her to save her, so he couldn't do it to her.
Rape...
It kills you inside.
The judge will understand the situation, won't he? He won't charge the girl.
What does that matter?
There's no saving her now, Rai.
There's just not...
You were right.
She killed her out of pity.
Get away from all this, Rai.
It isn't worth it.
You only see the bad side.
And get away from me.
I have nothing good to offer you.
We're going to nail this scumbag.
Subtitle translation: Judith Barclay