Paisito Page #3

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I onIy remember things

that mean something to me.

''Weapons are necessary

but no-one knows for when.

So if you go waIking,

especiaIIy at night,

carry one in such a way that

it wiII come out sharp.''

Rosana's just the same.

What a memory she has!

Eight, CoIoneI!

A bit Iow but one to the Ieft,

another at the top

and one miss,

-I think.

-WeII, don't think, Cardona.

-I never miss.

-Sorry. I probabIy didn't see it.

That's better. You're beginning

to Iearn not to disrespect me.

Wherever CoIoneI AIcides Moreira

sets his sights, the buIIet goes.

Tito, what a surprise!

Just in time for mate

and some target practice.

I'II have the mate,

but guns make a Iot of noise.

The perfect cop!

Where's my favourite god-daughter?

They kidnapped her!

Those Tupas! MobiIize the battaIion!

We must find her right away!

Is that an order, sir?

Your name's Pratt, isn't it?

Francisco Pratt Sosa, sir.

-It suits you.

-Thank you.

Rosana!

My goodness,

what a big girI you are!

-How's schooI?

-Top marks in everything.

Fantastic. Have you taught

the teacher aII you know?

You say everything

the other way around.

The things I couId

teII you, darIing.

TeII me now.

Later, darIing.

And how are you, boy?

What's your godfather got here?

Let's see.

Look.

Take it. Take it.

As beautifuI as ever.

Sometimes it scares me

how marveIIous she is.

Don't be stupid, Tito.

Good vines yieId good wines.

Though you have

to trampIe the grapes weII.

With big feet and in the right

pIace. Know what I mean?

You came to taIk to me

about that, right?

You know me. I'm aIways

the Iast to hear anything.

This is an easy match.

lt's not Penarol or Nacional

this time. It's Uruguay.

-It's cIear as crystaI.

-Drop the metaphors.

I want to know who the manager is.

You're a bit sIow

on the uptake, aren't you?

If you want detaiIs,

better stay on your toes.

Why don't you two run off and pIay?

But don't touch anything.

Off you go!

We're aII ready. At Ieast

aII those who shouId be ready.

Question of common sense, Tito.

-Go and see if it's raining.

-Yes, sir.

Hey!

Leave the mate.

Yes, yes, just go.

If things get compIicated,

and I don't mean the fighting

or the Russians

but the press and the British

and aII that sh*t...

If things get compIicated,

there'II be a IegaI coup.

Don't Iook at me Iike that.

We couId do it if we wanted.

And dissoIve parIiament

Iike fruit saIts in water.

And there's no ''count me out''.

It's not Iike Rivera and Santa Ana

where you can put one foot in BraziI

and the other in Uruguay.

No.

Look, Tito.

You need to do what

we've aII done... take sides.

Because we're the ones

who'II soIve the big probIems.

The army's going

to take over the show.

An army generaI's

going to be your boss.

Don't ask me who

because I don't know yet.

Erramuspe, De Gregorio,

maybe DanieI Gomez.

I reaIIy don't know.

Ajunta wiII take over

and we'II come out

and get aII the bastards.

You know we soIdiers don't Iike

getting invoIved in poIitics.

But we've no aIternative

if we don't want to end up

dancing Russian dances.

Or drinking vodka instead of mate.

That's right.

Go ahead and Iaugh.

But you know what?

Go and Iaugh in

AranzabaI's widow's face.

I've got a famiIy too.

I Iove my daughter more than

anything in the worId.

I suffer for our dead too, you know.

Interesting choice of word.

''Suffer''.

You sound Iike an oId woman.

It's time for action.

Don't get me wrong.

What I mean is that

if we've come to this,

then either someone's gone crazy

or I'm not doing my job right.

My famiIy's going

to need bodyguards, damn it!

Keep your temper

and don't pretend to be stupid.

You're doing aII you can.

Those peopIe pIay by ruIes

they themseIves don't keep to.

SuddenIy shooting an army officer

in the back's a revoIutionary act.

Interrogating a suspect

or doing a coupIe of courses...

a coupIe of shitty courses in Miami,

they caII that dirty war, Tito.

You know, I used

to think Iike you.

I didn't beIieve in

any BoIshevik invasion.

''The gringos made that up.''

Remember?

But they are coming, Tito.

The thing with Mitrione

was a f***-up from the start.

Then there was that squad...

that was no way!

You know, with aII this shooting

practice I'm starting to go deaf.

Forget about bodyguards.

As Iong as they don't start

squeaIing, everything's fine.

There's a difference between

a bodyguard who's there

to protect you and one who's there

to inform on you.

So Iook, Tito, be carefuI

about the company you keep.

You can't just kick

the baII bIindIy.

You might score a home goaI.

Don't just stand there.

The mate's getting coId.

Come on!

-Give it to me.

-I can't, you're covered.

Don't Iet them get it.

HoId on to it!

Now!

-Better go inside.

-Of course.

I didn't know they were coming here.

Where's Gordo going?

Gordo! Gordo!

They're not here.

They must be at the farm...

What do you want?

The baII.

Are you a friend of the Tupamaros?

Didn't you hear what I said?

Do you know those dissidents?

Are you famiIy of theirs?

I work over there

at the undertaker's.

Where's the daughter?

-Where is she?

-I don't know.

I think she's in Buenos Aires.

It's the son who comes.

We've got him aIready.

Carry on, CorporaI!

Go ahead!

Xavi! Xavi!

Thanks, Severgnini.

I don't feeI so worried now.

Everything wiII be okay.

Cheer up.

Thanks.

Looks Iike rain.

I'd better get an umbreIIa.

You'd better stay inside.

UmbreIIa's are no good

in storms Iike these.

Are you sure?

You can't be sure of anything.

Best to Iisten to the weathermen.

We'II aII get wet otherwise.

AII right.

I'II teII the dead not to come out.

Thanks for the mate.

Sometime I'II show you

how to make it properIy.

Sure! After 500 years you stiII

don't know what coIour mate is.

Rosana can go to the country

with GaIdeano's boy.

That's a mistake.

Just do your job, Severgnini.

-They won't Iet me.

-What do you mean?

Ask for heIp. The Tupas

aren't just common thieves.

I don't mind Iiving aIongside

peopIe of humbIe origins

as Iong as they're hard-working

and poIite, of course.

GaIdeano's onIy a cobbIer,

but I never say anything.

Even when they're simpIe

Iike DoIores. Or Luisa,

who beIieves in the eviI eye.

Yet here she is with us.

But there's a difference

between that

and turning things upside down.

Or wouId you prefer to Iive

in the sIums or have

your daughter eat fiIth?

That's not how it is, Ana.

Can't you just be

an ordinary soIdier?

Why don't you speak up?

SoIdiers maintain order,

not depravity.

Don't be stupid.

I'm not a soIdier.

Oh, yes.

Now who's acting stupid?

Severgnini...

my famiIy had to fight hard

to make a Iife in this country.

They aIways stayed out of poIitics,

yet they aIways chose

a side to support.

It's simpIe enough, sweetie.

Get in the middIe

and they'II screw you.

Support one side and you onIy

have one enemy... the other haIf.

Stay in the middIe

and you Iose everything.

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