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If I knew something

I couIdn't teII you,

I'd say stay inside

your house but...

as far as I know,

nothing's going on

at Sarandi. If it was Pando,

that'd be different.

There were a Iot of them.

More reason to think

they were on manoeuvres.

It's aII right.

You can sIeep easy.

I'II teII LoIa to send you

-some pickIed partridges.

-Right. Don't forget.

Come on, Xavi, Iet's go inside.

Semaphore!

What a stupid dog he was!

And he had a soft spot for you.

We couId have one as Iong as

it stays off the bed.

I don't Iike dogs that jump up.

He was my dad's dog.

He used to take him hunting.

-Remember?

-You're serious, aren't you?

Which part do you mean?

How can you not...?

I shouIdn't be here

as if nothing had happened.

I do have a Iife, you know.

And I've Iived without you

for the past 20 years.

I run a chiIdren's books firm.

And you'II Iaugh but...

the star's a mongreI

caIIed Semaphore.

What became of Bagheera?

He became a dream.

Another firm pubIishes

''The JungIe Book''

and Bagheera didn't do

as weII as Pedro Rocha.

Nobody ever gave me anything. It was

mostIy sacrifice and a IittIe Iuck.

Xavi, this isn't a press conference.

So what shouId I say?

No!

Faina! DeIicious!

Who's eaten my mozzareIIa?

Don't compIain, my dear.

You shouId have come to the tabIe

instead of taIking shop

when the famiIy's together.

Here's your mozzareIIa.

That's my girI!

Who were you taIking to?

Pass me some.

Have you had some?

Yes, two pieces.

You have to eat.

Otherwise you'II stay smaII

-Iike Snow White's dwarves.

-I don't Iike faina.

ReaIIy? It's deIicious

with saIt and pepper.

It makes me sneeze.

Then don't eat it with your nose.

-Eat it with your mouth.

-TeII me who.

I'm fuII.

Bondarenko?

Some cocoa then.

Luisa!

Right, Rosana, bedtime.

-I was taIking to Maidana.

-What did he want?

It was nothing.

Headquarters...

Doesn't he know

this isn't headquarters?

Yes, but you know what he's Iike.

And don't bIame him.

It was me who rang him.

ReaIIy?

Yes.

Some are martinetas.

More meat on them

but they're tougher.

What were you taIking

to the neighbour about?

Nothing.

I'm not stupid, you know.

It was nothing, LoIa.

We saw some soIdiers, Severgnini

said they were on manoeuvres.

What eIse couId it be?

He says he doesn't know.

As the boss, he must know

what he's taIking about.

I don't know if he does or not.

Things are getting hot.

Hot? How?

What's going on?

What's going on?

Sometimes you do

seem stupid.

What's everybody taIking about?

And the chief of poIice says

he doesn't know what's going on?

I knew it.

I knew this wouId happen.

When's the coup to be?

You onIy hear what you want to hear.

Who said anything about a coup?

And how the heII shouId I know?

You've got a son to take care of.

If they find out about

your repubIican sympathies...

For God's sake, LoIa!

Shut up!

-I knew something was going on.

-You did?

It's part of my job, not yours.

I'm not stupid, you know.

It was him who rang you.

I heard the phone ring.

And it must have been important

for him to ring so Iate.

Furthermore,

it must be very important

for you to Iie to me, Roberto.

The Tupamaros kiIIed

an officer in MeIo.

His name was AranzabaI.

And a coupIe of hours ago, CoIoneI

Texeira raided his mother's house

and arrested his brother and nephew.

A young kid

of 1 7.

The Texeira who married

one of the Miranda sisters?

-Sabrina's uncIe, Coco Texeira?

-Yes. Coco Texeira.

But his brother's an officer too.

What's going on?

-Have they aII gone mad?

-Some have.

-What are you going to do?

-That is the question.

Just answer me!

What am I supposed to do, Ana?

And I can't discuss

poIice matters with you.

I'm not asking you about that.

What about the famiIy?

ShouId we be scared?

No. WeII, I don't think so.

Why?

Come here, sweetie.

Put some on here.

So the thing about SiIva

and the others,

it wasn't just to make them

work harder as you said?

It was to make them work harder.

Some activity keeps

them fit and protects us.

You never know what

the subversives are up to.

ShouId we be scared?

You do go on, don't you?

ShouId I read you

what the book says?

In a situation Iike this

you aIways have to be carefuI.

You know I'm important

and not important.

IncredibIe!

Coco Texeira reaIIy

went over the top.

But the communists have

to be rooted out, don't they?

Not aII the Tupamaros

are communists.

Not aII? You say that as if

there were a miIIion of them.

How many are there?

That's nothing

to do with the famiIy.

AII right, aII right.

A coup d'Etat in Uruguay,

the SwitzerIand of South America?

No, that's not possibIe.

Think, sweetie,

this isn't BoIivia.

The poIiticaI parties

are firmIy estabIished here.

Bordaberry isn't exactIy AIIende.

And your peopIe wouIdn't act

without the government's consent.

-My peopIe?

-Yes.

The poIice and the army

are together in this, aren't they?

Just wait and see.

That F.A. party and the Tupas

won't Iast 5 minutes.

Give me 5 minutes and...

BIack humour tonight, huh?

What are you Iooking for down there?

Hidden treasure.

And I hope to find it before this

IittIe country goes to the dogs.

Goodness me!

It's aII the opposite here.

Is that a question reaIIy?

No, I mean it.

Here it's summer,

there it's winter.

There we drink mate

and I'm an icon.

Here they drink coffee and I'm...

an oId footbaIIer,

and cheap at that,

who's come to end his career

with a minor team.

There I Iost you,

here I found you.

No.

I found you.

-Same thing.

-No, it's the other way round.

If you want me to pay for the past,

I'm broke.

As I said, I'm a cheap pIayer.

What a pity.

I wouIdn't have had cash fIow

probIems with the great Pedro Rocha.

So Iet's have a coIIection.

Afew coins and notes

for oId times' sake...

Maybe we'II get enough.

Xavi.

Wake up.

Wake up or you'II be Iate.

Come on.

Xavi, you'II be Iate.

Xavi, come on!

Oh, that boy!

Xavi!

Quick.

Come on, kids, Iine up!

Quick, get into Iine.

In we go.

Come on!

Good morning.

-Good morning.

-Good morning.

That satcheI?

Come on, kids.

-I can't see it.

-There it is.

You didn't see anything.

You'II end up saying

I cIosed my eyes.

I was 11 years oId, Rosana.

With that baII from

the greatest pIayer...

I was fantastic at dribbIing.

And you stiII are.

Is that some kind of hint?

If you stood around,

you went to jaiI.

Cover yourseIf up.

Have you no shame?

You're so unfair.

Look what happened to my oId man.

Do you...?

Do you remember Moreira?

Your Uruguayan accent

came out there.

I remember Camargo better.

It's that way, Camargo.

Do as I say.

And quick.

I haven't got aII day.

Yes, Captain.

There are the signs, Captain.

You were right, as aIways.

Don't suck up to me.

I can't get you a pay rise.

''Never Ieave a good friend

in the Iurch,

nor ask him for anything,

nor deny him aII.

One's truest friend

is honourabIe behaviour.''

However do you remember

aII that poetry?

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