El Cuerpo

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THE BODY:

Yes?

I'll be right there.

No, I'll take my car.

I landed 3 hours ago.

I don't mind driving.

Then we'll go in yours.

Sure, don't be a bore.

Just hang up. See you soon.

It wasn't my idea to call you.

Technically you're on duty...

What happened?

We're still not sure.

- How was Berlin?

- Fine. What have we got?

A guy got run over,

he's in a coma.

How's Eva?

She's in Berlin.

Tell me what you know.

You haven't seen your daughter

in 4 years...

2 and a half.

...And you go to Berlin

and f*** it up?

- I didn't f*** it up, it was fine.

- Then why the long face?

Will you stop busting my balls

and tell me what we're doing here?

His name's Angel Torres.

Skull injury and cervical fractures.

The doctors have stabilized him

but don't know when he'll come to.

The driver says he was on the road,

he couldn't swerve to miss him.

- Blood alcohol?

- Negative.

We only have his tracks in the woods.

He was running away.

From what? Why was he running

in the woods at night?

He works at the Forensics Institute.

The morgue?

He's the night guard.

Torres fled his post around 8:30.

He left via the security fence

and ran through the woods.

The morgue people told us

that some guards panic

when the alarms go off

in the refrigerated rooms.

But that's not the case.

No. Torres has been here for 3 years

and no alarm went off.

All we have is a phone call.

He called us minutes before

he was run over.

He wanted a patrol car to come.

He was jumpy and didn't say why.

They put him through to Carlos,

who was on duty,

but he'd already gone.

They called again, but no reply.

- Why?

- We don't know.

Was anyone else in the building?

The doors to the morgue shut at 8.

Torres is the only night staff.

So we have no f***ing idea

what happened.

The only reason the guard

may have panicked and run off

is some kind of sick joke.

According to the register,

a body is missing.

The missing body is a woman,

Mayka Villaverde.

'Cause of death:
Heart attack.

Autopsy pending.

Who signed the death certificate?

Dr. Tapia. No other forensic

had contact with the body.

We've already informed her.

The circuit's been disconnected.

All the cameras are out except one.

I've paused the recording.

Something's grabbed his attention.

No alarm went off,

so we think this is when

the security cameras went out.

He left his post for 5 minutes.

When he came back,

this is what happened.

All the cameras are out except one.

Why?

Whoever did this is inept

or is playing with us.

You think he's still here?

I don't know,

but I want the building surrounded.

The woods too.

Take care of it. Okay, Norma?

Something happened

to make the guard to run away,

and unless we believe

the dead can walk,

someone got in

and stole the corpse.

- Are you sure no one broke in?

- No. I'm quite sure.

But we can't get into

the security room,

someone's changed the code.

The science team.

- You talk to them.

- Okay.

What do we know about her?

Married to Alex Ulloa,

director of Farmatech,

a pharmaceutical lab

that she owns.

She also had controlling shares

in some thriving technological firms.

No children.

And she owned other businesses

with her two sisters,

Luna and Gloria Villaverde.

The report says she just came back

from a business trip to L.A.

A powerful woman.

Mayka Villaverde Freire,

do you take Alex Ulloa Marcos

as your lawful wedded husband

till death do you part?

No.

I don't want to marry you, Alex.

- What do you mean?

- Not like this.

My whole family's here!

Mayka, please...

Darling!

Of course I do!

Only she could do that

and get us to applaud.

And the groom to kiss her.

I'll get it.

Yes?

Hello, Dad.

No, you'd better call him tomorrow.

He's in the bedroom.

He doesn't want to talk to anyone.

He's shattered.

He found her

when he got back from the lab.

A heart attack.

Mum's dress was perfect on her.

Mayka was perfect.

You may kiss the bride.

Alex.

Alex.

Dad called.

He sends you a kiss.

We'll leave you alone, okay?

I need to rest.

- What are you doing here?

- I couldn't take any more.

- You could've called.

- Nobody saw me.

Is something wrong?

- Is everything alright?

- Yes.

- It's done. I did it for you.

- There's no going back.

I'm free to be with you.

We're free.

- What can I get you?

- I don't care, whatever you're having.

What were you doing?

Nothing.

Thinking.

- About what?

- What do you think?

Why don't you answer it?

I don't know who it is.

The condolences keep coming.

It's unbearable.

At this hour?

Yes?

Yes, that's me.

Don't worry, I was awake.

I spoke to your colleague.

This afternoon, yes.

What do you mean "disappeared"?

That's impossible, it's...

Alright, alright. Thanks.

I'll be right there.

- Who was that?

- The police.

- Didn't you speak to them already?

- Mayka's disappeared.

What?

Her body's disappeared

from the morgue.

- Disappeared? How?

- Disappeared. I don't know.

- She is dead, isn't she?

- Of course she is.

Are you sure?

I know what I did and how.

She's dead.

Someone must've taken her.

I don't know, I only know

what the police are saying.

Maybe it's a mistake,

they'll probably apologize.

- Do you have to go?

- Of course I do.

Don%go.

It might be dangerous. What if

they're suspicious and it's a trap?

They've no reason to be suspicious.

But if I don't go, they might be.

Come here.

Be careful.

Go on, you can go through.

We're sorry to call you

with such terrible news

and for getting you down here.

Thank you so much.

What's happened, exactly?

Our first hypothesis...

is that someone's taken the body.

How can this happen?

Isn't this place meant to be secure?

There are human beings here.

There's 24-hour surveillance.

It's what happened to

the night guard that alerted us.

He was run over

as he fled the morgue in fear.

In fear?

It seems he saw something

related to your wife's disappearance.

We don't know what.

He ran away

and was run over by a car.

He's now in a coma

at Sacred Heart.

Where's the sense in this?

Has it happened before?

There have been cases of vandalism

and organ trafficking,

but we ruled those out.

Vandals leave all kinds of traces

and organ traffickers

don't take just one body.

And, no offense, but usually

they prefer younger bodies.

That leaves us

a Satanic cult, a sect.

Your wife didn't look like

a sect member.

No, of course not.

Then it has to be more personal...

someone wishing to harm your wife,

even after she was dead.

Did she have problems with anyone,

enemies of any kind?

Mayka didn't have any problems

with anyone.

She was a powerful woman,

owned companies.

You can't think of anyone?

To do something so horrific,

of course not.

What about you?

What about me?

It sounds twisted,

but would anyone want to hurt you

with something as macabre

as making your wife vanish?

I've no idea why this is happening.

I have no enemies.

If it's not you, perhaps they want

to hurt some family member.

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