Death and the Maiden Page #7

They told me

the prisoners were dying.

They needed someone they could

trust to care for them.

Why did they

want to keep us alive?

He's supposed

to be making a statement.

I want the truth.

That's all I want.

Wait.

"I believed they had a right

to medical attention...

"and at first,

that's all I did.

"I tended to their wounds.

"I checked on their health...

"but after a week,

they said they needed my help...

"in supervising interrogations."

Who needed your help?

This is not going to work.

I thought we agreed he was only

going to talk about what he did.

I didn't agree.

We haven't got time.

All right, go on.

Wait.

"I tried to protect

the prisoners...

"from the worst tortures

to prevent permanent damage...

"and to lessen

the chance of death...

"from shock

and sudden heart failure.

"I made sure that a sufficient

amount of food and water...

"was given so there would be

no deaths from starvation."

This isn't a confession.

It's a f***ing testimonial.

Sounds exactly like

the confession of a torturer.

You expect them

to face the truth?

Tell them about me.

About me.

Wait.

"After three weeks, the daily

sixteen-hour sessions...

"began to rub off on me.

"I tended to be

impressionable...

"to be influenced

by my surroundings...

"and the people around me.

"I lost my sense

of my own identity...

"and my own moral code."

You liked it!

Tell the truth.

Jesus. Give him a chance.

All right, go on.

Get to it.

"When l..."

Wait.

"When I first saw Paulina Lorca,

she was in very poor condition.

"She had had no food or water

for three days.

"She was tied by ropes

to a wooden table.

"She had been severely beaten

on her back and thighs.

"She had burns on her breasts.

"She'd also been subjected

to electric shocks...

"on her torso and genitals.

"I convinced them

she would die...

"if the torture

and starvation continued.

"I asked them

to leave me alone with her...

"so I could gain her trust.

"I had tried this

successfully...

"with a number

of other prisoners.

"I tended

to their physical plain...

"I tended

to their physical pain.

"I played music

to soothe their minds.

"Paulina Lorca

was a very beautiful woman."

That's why you raped me?

Because I was beautiful?

It's my fault, right?

You left the ugly ones alone.

Would you stop interrupting?

You don't understand.

I obeyed women,

honored women all my life.

That's bullshit!

You're going to die, Doctor.

I let your lawyer convince me

to spare you...

if you made

an honest confession...

but you're playing games.

You're deliberately making

mistakes to look innocent.

He gave me all the details.

They came from you.

I never told him

I was tied with ropes.

You're lying.

This is worthless.

You're right.

They tied you with wires.

- Are you sure?

- I'm sure.

Wires... it was wires.

What did you tell him, Gerardo?

I didn't tell him anything.

I know you prepared him.

I knew you were going to,

so I lied to you.

What did you tell him?

Ropes.

Understand?

You didn't tell him...

so how did he know

it was really wires?

Because it was wires.

You see? I'm not crazy!

Get the gun!

Don't move!

I don't want to shoot.

Back off!

Get that light out of my eyes.

I don't want to hurt anyone.

I'm not a killer.

I don't want trouble.

Up! Up!

I just want out.

Back off!

To the window!

The window!

I'll go to the door,

and then I'll leave.

- You won't get hurt.

- No. You wouldn't hurt a fly.

Listen!

I just want to get out of here.

You can keep

your idiotic confession...

and your ridiculous tape.

You can watch it every night.

It'll make great therapy.

If I see you on the beach...

you'll forgive me

if I don't smile.

I don't care what games you play

in this f***ing madhouse...

I just want out.

You f***! F***! F***!

Gerardo, get up.

Hurry.

What'll we do?

Take him to his car.

The confession game is over.

I believe I was the winner.

- What are you doing?

- Quiet.

That's it. We're taking him.

You got your confession.

You got what you wanted.

Let's forget tonight

ever happened.

That's not what I want.

It's phony.

It's phony

because he's innocent.

He didn't even want the tape.

He didn't want it

because it's absurd.

It looked staged.

A man with a bandage

talking like a robot.

Get up.

Get me that dish towel.

Paulie, wait. Wait, wait.

I have to think.

You think. I'm going.

What are you doing?

Let me make this call.

Let me call Barcelona.

We've got time.

It'll only take

a couple of minutes.

You won't give up

being a lawyer.

Paulie, please.

Is that what you need to do it?

What time is it?

Ten after five.

Five minutes.

That's all the mercy

we can spare.

- Our Lady of Sorrows.

- Personnel office, please.

Not personnel.

- I'm sorry. What did you say?

- There's no personnel office.

You want administration.

I'll transfer you.

Who do I want?

Deputy Administrator's office.

Ask if Elena Galvan is there.

Hello, is that administration?

Not again.

No. This is the cafeteria.

Sh*t. They just cut me off.

This is bullshit!

- We have to do it now.

- Let me try again, OK?

He isn't finished.

Just let me try again.

Wait. I beg you!

You should know

how useless begging is.

Wait. Wait.

Let me check.

I'm almost through.

You've got to stop her.

- You have my confession.

- You told me you made it up.

Yes, but you have the tape.

I'll keep quiet.

He can't decide which lie

to stick to.

Either you were there

in April '77 or not.

What can I say?

If I'm guilty, you'll kill me.

If I'm innocent, you'll kill me.

If I'm innocent, you're screwed.

If I'm guilty,

you'll kill me for revenge.

Justice, not revenge.

It's not justice!

You're not dead!

No. I wasn't that lucky.

Our Lady of Sorrows.

You just tried to transfer me

to the administration office...

and connected me

to the cafeteria.

You want the cafeteria?

No. I want

the administration office.

What extension do you want?

I don't know the extension.

Who do you want

in administration?

I want to speak to... Wait...

I want to speak to Elena Galvan.

No. The person I want is

the Deputy Administrator.

- Hold on, please.

- Thank you.

Administration.

I have an application

for employment...

from a doctor who said

he did his residency with you...

from 1975 to 1978.

Could you confirm that?

The records office

will confirm it.

I don't want your records.

I just want

a routine confirmation...

he did his residency

at your hospital.

You can fax the records office.

Their number is...

Is there somebody there

called Elena Galvan?

Elena Galvan?

Yes. I'm Elena Galvan.

Do you remember

a doctor named Miranda?

You do?

Yes. Dr. Roberto Miranda.

Was he there in April 1977?

Yes. In '77.

Thank you.

It's true, Paulie.

I just spoke with Elena Galvan.

He was there, just like he said.

She remembers him.

Thank God.

You had it ready, didn't you?

You had it all set up.

Gerardo, is it the truth?

Is it the truth, Gerardo?

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