A Fantastic Woman

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[EASY-LISTENING MUSIC PLAYING]

A FANTASTIC WOMAN

[WATER PATTERING]

- Monica?

MONICA:
Yes?

Have you seen a big, white envelope

I left on my desk?

No, Mr. Orlando, I haven't.

Thanks.

[CHATTERING]

- Hello.

- Good afternoon.

Can I have some paper

and an envelope?

Sure, let me see.

Great.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

WOMAN:
Your love is like

Yesterday's newspaper

No one wants to read it anymore

Sensational when it was published

In the morning

Reports are confirmed by midday

By afternoon

The story's forgotten

Your love is like

Yesterday's newspaper

Its headlines filled the front page

So you're known everywhere

I cut out your name and kept it

Pasting it into my album of oblivion

Your love is like

Yesterday's newspaper

CHORUS & ORLANDO: And what's

The point of reading yesterday's paper?

News that everyone knows

And which I don't want to read

[CHORUS & ORLANDO

SINGING IN SPANISH]

You were good for nothing, baby

So I threw you in the trash

[CHORUS SINGING IN SPANISH]

I had you, I loved you

I supported you

But I no longer love you

No longer love you

- Good evening.

HOSTESS:
Good evening.

I reserved for "Orlando Onetto."

One second.

[PAPER RUSTLING]

Yes, that's right. Table 41.

- Thanks.

WAITER:
Follow me.

[SINGING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"

IN MANDARIN]

[MUSICAL CANDLES

PLAYING TUNE]

[ORLANDO & MARINA CHUCKLE]

Thank you, Orlando.

[SPEAKS IN MAN DARIN]

MARINA:
Thank you!

WAITER:
I'll bring out some slices.

Thank you.

[SPEAKS IN MAN DARIN]

Thanks, love.

A musical cake and everything!

Um, ahem.

- Here.

- Oh.

How formal. Hey.

"Valid for two trips to lguazu Falls."

- Orlando!

- It's no small thing.

It's one of the Natural Wonders

of the World.

- Wow!

- Heh-heh.

When do we go?

In 10 days.

In 10 days?

[CHAIR SLIDES OUT]

MARINA:

Hm.

[MARINA CHUCKLES]

And why "valid for"?

It's a long story.

You haven't bought them yet?

Yes, I bought them, printed them out...

...and put them in an envelope.

And then?

I had them at the sauna.

And?

I don't remember

where the f*** I put them.

Poor, senile old man.

[CHUCKLING]

Goodbye, my friend

Who knows when

we shall meet

The stars wait for me

Who knows where

we shall meet again

If ever

But time

Keeps flowing like a river

On and on

To the sea

To the sea

Till it's gone forever

Gone forever

[LIGHT CLICKS AND DINGS]

[DOORKNOB RATTLING]

[ORLANDO GRUNTS

THEN CHUCKLES]

ORLANDO:

We'll have to ask the doorman for help.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[LIGHT CLICKS AND DINGS]

Oh.

[ORLANDO CHUCKLES]

[GLASSES CLATTER]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Orlando?

- Orlando, what's wrong?

- I don't know.

"I don't know"?

ORLANDO:

I don't know what's wrong with me.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

What the f*** is wrong?

Get up. Come on.

[MARINA GRUNTS]

Honey.

What's wrong with you?

[DIABLA BARKING]

Lean against the wall. Here.

[ORLANDO GRUNTS]

Look at me.

Here.

Do you have the keys?

No.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

Wait here.

[DIABLA CONTINUES BARKING

AND ORLANDO EXHALES DEEPLY]

No, Diabla, stop that! Come here!

Diabla!

[GRUNTING]

[MARINA SPEAKING IN SPANISH

THEN LIGHT DINGS]

Orlando, honey!

[DIABLA BARKS]

[DIABLA WHIMPERING

AND BARKING]

- Let's go!

- I'm fine.

[MARINA SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

MARINA:

Talk to me, honey. Okay?

Talk to me!

[MARINA SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

Please!

Talk to me!

Where are we going?

To the hospital, Orlando, where else?

Focus, okay?

[GRUNTING AND

BREATHING HEAVILY]

Hurry.

What?

Hurry up-

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

I will, honey.

[CAR HORN HONKING]

MARINA:

Help me, please!

PARAMEDIC:

Easy, ma'am. We've got him.

You okay? What's your name?

Can you hear me?

Juan Pablo, hurry up!

Careful, careful!

One, two, three.

[MARINA & PARAMEDIC

SPEAK IN SPANISH]

- What's your name? Can you hear me?

- His name is Orlando.

- What happened?

- I don't know!

- Is he on medication?

- No.

- How old is he?

- Fifty-seven.

PARAMEDIC:

Hurry up, he's not responding!

Did he feel sick?

He woke up with a headache

and was acting strange.

- When?

- Maybe 15 or 20 minutes ago.

PARAMEDIC:
Unconscious male patient,

57, hemorrhage on the left side.

Frontal contusion.

Ready? One, two, three.

Graciela, call the doctor.

Pass the scissors.

NURSE:
Watch his pulse.

PARAMEDIC:
Careful of his shirt.

- Miss, you have to go.

- I brought him as fast as I could.

Please wait outside.

We'll take care of him.

Stay calm.

Go, go.

[MEDICAL STAFF CHATTERING]

[MONITOR BEEPING]

- Are you a family member?

- No, I brought him in.

- So you don't know him?

- Yes, we're friends.

Uh...

These are his things.

They can't be in there.

How is he?

They'll let you know.

Just wait a bit.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

[PLASTIC BAG RUSTLES]

[DOOR OPENS]

- Good evening.

- Good evening.

[DOOR CLOSES]

So are you a member

of Mr. Onetto's family?

Yes.

- Are you his partner?

- Yes, we're partners.

- Sorry, your name is...?

- Marina Vidal.

Uh...

But that's a nickname?

Excuse me?

Could you come with me...

...to talk in private?

Is something wrong?

No, I'd like to talk to you.

- But is there a problem?

- No.

This way.

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[PANTING]

[FAUCET RUNNING]

[LINE RINGING]

MAN [ON PHONE]:

Orlando?

I'm Orlando's friend.

- With whom am I speaking?

- With Marina

- I'm--

- Yes, I know who you are, ma'am-

The thing is, Orlando started feeling sick.

When?

About an hour and a half ago.

I brought him to the hospital, but...

Which hospital?

Saint Thomas.

Mm-hm.

And he collapsed in the car.

Uh-huh.

- And he died.

- He died?

Yes, just now.

The doctor says it was an aneurysm.

I'm very sorry.

[MAN SIGHS ON PHONE]

Hallo?

Yes, I'm here.

- You haven't called anyone else, right?

- No, no one.

Fine.

But I need someone to come here.

I can't take care of this.

Don't worry. I'll tell the family.

- Uh-huh.

- Don't cal! anyone.

Ok?

Ok.

[LINE DISCONNECTS]

[MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[POLICE SIREN WAILS]

Miss Marina Vidal?

- Yes, what is it?

- Come with me, please.

[CHATTERING]

Sergeant.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

You didn't have to treat

me like a criminal.

I'll leave you to your work.

Miss, I need your details.

- Here?

- Here.

Full name.

Marina.

Do you have your ID card?

[MARINA SIGHS]

It's still pending, sir.

Until it has changed,

this is still your legal name.

My name is Marina Vidal.

Do you have a problem with that?

Why did you run off?

- Why am I being detained?

- You're not being detained, sir.

So why do you have my ID card?

Evening.

Marina?

[SIGHS]

Thanks for everything.

Sorry you had to go through this.

I'm Gabe.

Hello, Gabo.

How are you?

- Hello.

- Hello.

- How are you?

- Hello.

Gabriel Onetto, brother of the deceased.

Is something wrong?

No, everything is fine.

He brought him and left in a hurry,

but we needed to speak to him.

You can speak to me.

I'm his family. I'll take care of this.

You must understand that the young lady

was with my brother when he died...

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