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It was this simple.

Mr. Doria?

Mr. Doria, is that what happened?

From father to father.

My wife and I know that

our son is dead.

We only want to find him so we can bury

him and may he rest in peace.

- Sir, you have to come with us.

- Don't touch me.

- Please.

- Don't touch me!

Mr. Doria, I beg you.

Don't touch me, don't touch me!

If your daughter were the one

who had disappeared,

you'd want to ensure that the culprit

wouldn't get away.

Son of a b*tch!

Do you know him?

If I know him?

Let's go inside?

Address?

Calle San Ramon... 5, Bierge.

No one connected him to me.

- Phone?

- Not even him.

He knew he'd only

complicate things.

And Felix had already been able

to exclude my name from the case.

- The city, you said?

- Bierge.

He went home barely able

to take care of his wife.

And then, all that disappeared.

And I never heard from him again.

OK.

By now, we have all the pieces

on the board.

Two dead and two bodies.

The murder of your mistress

seems to be a direct consequence

of Daniel Garrido's death.

But, for the police, there

is only one murder

'cause they only have just one body.

Laura Vidal's.

And their suspect is you.

But, for us,

and for Daniel Garrido's parents

there is another body

and another death,

that of the missing boy.

And the Garridos suspect that you

and your lover are the culprits.

Because she's now dead, the

only one that remains...

is you.

What does this puzzle suggests?

What does it suggests to you?

It makes me think of the

hotel room mystery.

In that man who you say...

killed your lover and then

disappeared... like magic.

Someone connected to Daniel Garrido.

There's someone that you have not named

who knows more than those parents.

Do you need help?

Do you want to have the jury believe that

passerby driver arranged the meeting at the hotel?

- To what end, Mr. Doria?

- To blackmail us for what he knew.

That we were guilty.

And that he couldn't find out who I was

and that Laura was not my wife.

Details, Mr. Doria.

I have to warn you that the jury would

only believe this absurd theory,

if the details make it plausible.

I have not yet told you how they arranged

the appointment at the Bellavista Hotel.

Mr. Doria, this has arrived for you.

Sender - Daniel Garrido

I know what you've done

with your girlfriend.

The price for my silence

is 100,000 euros.

In small small, unmarked bills.

If I don't get it today I will get

this photo to the police,

so they can find Daniel Garrido.

At 5 o'clock sharp,

both of you go to the Bierge railway

station.

Be on time.

I'll call the phone booth

in the parking lot

and I'll tell you where

to deliver the money.

Don't come alone, or

without the money.

And don't try anything...

or I will call the police.

The envelope was sent from

Bierge, three days ago.

And the sender is marked

Daniel Garrido.

- It was here...

- If it is not, it looks very similar, yes.

Mr. Doria...

did you observe the moon?

Tonight, there's a huge full moon.

As huge as the hole in your story.

How do you know if you don't

let me finish?

How do explain that the passerby driver

would know about the swamp?

The sound I heard

before the car sank.

Tell me, what about if it wasn't

just a deer?

If Laura did not get him to believe

that the incident was between us?

I'm glad it was nothing.

Thank you.

Maybe he saw something

suspicious about our behaviour,

and that he pretended to leave,

and then hide.

Sure, I understand your problem.

You are trying to deflect your story

from Daniel Garrido's death.

- Sorry?

- The passerby driver is one who acts only for the money.

And you think that if you hide

behind that blackmailer,

no one will think about the poor boy,

and you'd look less guilty.

Tell me, do you

have a better idea?

I'll ask you three questions.

If you only responds to just one we will

continue with his absurd theory of yours.

One.

What is the sense of the incriminating

message that you received on your cellphone?

I'll tell you everything. Room 715.

Hotel Bellavista

Two:
why did the murderer not take

the money if that was his purpose?

And three:
how could he get in and out

of the room as if he were a ghost?

Do you see?

You're giving the

prosecutor exactly what he wants.

Stupid connections that

will destroy the illusion

that you're making a

coherent account...

Don't start over with that!

Surprise me with something,

resolve this puzzle.

OK, I'll tell what might have

happened, according to what you told me.

- Please.

- Let's go back to the station,

where the blackmailer

had to contact you at 17:00 hours.

It's 5 o' clock. It must be him.

It'd be better if we are not

seen together.

Yes?

I'll be waiting for you

at the Hotel Bellavista.

There is only access by cog train

that goes around the valley.

I booked room 715.

Another thing, leave your

cell phone in the trash,

and take the train at the

station right in front of you.

If you don't drop your

cell phone the police

will find Daniel Garrido's body.

I'm going to ask.

Wait here a moment, okay?

- Good afternoon.

- Good afternoon.

I have a reservation.

Room 715, please.

Yes. In the name of Adrian Doria?

Please, fill out the card.

I'll give you the key at once.

Did anyone see you?

He left instructions?

We have to wait.

What's up'?

He just sent a text message

from your mobile phone.

- It's a trap.

- We're leaving.

Adrian?

No, no, no!

No, no!

No!

I don't know where.

Really, it wasn't me!

It wasn't me, I don't

know where is'...

A moment.

A moment...

Do you suspect Tomas Garrido

was the one in the room?

You don't agree?

It's a likely scenario

to build your defense.

It's something that would

convince a judge.

Tomas Garrido had a strong

motive to commit a murder.

If a father knows that the police

protects those responsible for

the disappearance of his son,

he has only one option:

- force you to face it.

- Kill one of us

and incriminate the other it's

a way to get it.

That's right. It

worked perfectly.

Everyone believes you guilty, Mr.

Doria.

The police, your own wife and

even your financial partners.

Tomas Garrido did not only implicate

you for the death of your lover,

but he also ruined your

life and your business.

And only Felix could get you

out with a million dollar bail.

Together, they created

the conspiracy theory.

And I suspect he came

to see me and then hire me

because he wasn't capable

of handling it himself.

His lawyer knew that if you

convinced me with your story,

I would have convinced a jury.

Did you hire someone to tell me

what to say at trial, Felix?

She's the best witness

coach around.

Two weeks ago, she was about to retire,

but she took this as her last case.

And I guarantee you she's

not going to lose.

Now then,

the only way you have to prove

you didn't kill your mistress,

is to implicate Tomas Garrido.

And that means confessing what

you did to his son.

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