The Dancer Upstairs Page #5

Oh, no. I'm all right, it stopped.

I'll stay with you a little while.

Yeah.

Okay.

I'm so relieved you were there tonight, you know?

I'm sorry, but I don't like the dark.

I hate it.

Any reason?

Do you only teach or do you still dance?

Well, just recently I started working on a new piece.

I have an idea, but I still don't know. It's...

What is it about?

Oh, something to do with the murder of that theatrical group, you know?

- But...

- But what?

It's unlucky to talk about work in progress.

Tell me about you. I know that you are a father, husband...

...and a lawyer and what else?

Yes, I'm a father and a husband, but I'm no longer a lawyer.

What do you do now?

I'm trying to find a more honest way of practicing the law.

I wanted to see you before I left town.

So if you are no longer a lawyer, what do you do?

You said it's unlucky to talk about work in progress.

You mentioned you were going away. Where to?

- My village.

- You go back often?

No, not since my father died.

- And when was that?

- After the military confiscated our farm.

And why now?

Well, I have to pay a visit to an old friend...

...who, I think, has something worth traveling for.

Be careful.

Okay.

This is fine, thank you. I think I can make it.

You don't need to walk me up. I've taken up too much of your time.

- So bye.

- Goodbye.

Could I bring you anything from the countryside?

Maybe an emergency generator.

Not just a flashlight?

- A Roman candle? A box of matches? - A jar of fireflies.

Will you be gone long?

You know the fireworks you see in the blackouts?

They say it's him, planning his operations.

His women love to kill. It's an event.

Then they f*** for three days. Ezequiel too.

He just does what he wants with them, and they let him.

- How do you know? - This broad from Tacna.

She hears things. Man, it's no world revolution. It's a f***-athon.

He's in the jungle.

He's in the mountains.

He's every tick of every clock.

He's every breeze in every tree.

He's every sun which refuses to set.

Can you tell me if anyone is living at the old coffee farm?

To Augustin on his first Communion from Father Ramon

Santiago.

If I told you that I knew some people had come to this village...

...stayed in your house...

...murdered the village priest...

...and that his last supper was a number of pages from your Bible...

...what would you offer in the way of an explanation?

Why did they make a tape?

It was for Ezequiel. She wanted to re-affirm her commitment.

By killing the man who baptised her?

Who was she?

She was called Edith Pusanga.

The army killed her a fortnight ago.

An ambush over in Tres Crusas.

What was she to Ezequiel?

They say she was once his mistress.

She was a doctor.

In the early days of the revolution...

...she was the only one who could be trusted to write prescriptions.

Is he ill?

Is he ill?

Your Bible.

Agustin.

Don't stay here.

- ls the curfew still on?

- lt starts in 15 minutes.

Agustin, if you arrive back today or call home...

... we're staying the night at Marina's. Bye.

- Yolanda, it's Agustin.

- Agustin?

I'm sorry to ring out of the blue, but l'm told there are women...

...you can wake in the middle of the night and those you can't.

What's wrong? What's the time?

It's almost 2:
00 a.m., but I'd like to see you now.

Are you free? Maybe you are tired.

I'd love to see you. Where are you?

How many pesos, senor.

Senor?

- Next week is my birthday.

- Really? How will you celebrate?

Oh, rehearse, then classes, more rehearsing, that's all.

On your birthday? What about your family?

I don't know. Three years ago, I guess.

And, when he left, he said the strangest thing to me.

He said I was someone who was just along for the ride...

...but that I wouldn't get off until the very last stop.

Oh, tonight...

...I am prepared.

Good.

So, what's tonight's code?

Sorry?

What's tonight's code?

Blue.

Blue means...

...that you'll be rung from out of the blue.

I want to find out what prescriptions...

...have been written by a Doctor Edith Pusanga.

No, here in the city.

Yes, and also the translation of the

Chinese and Greek texts, okay? Bye.

Are you a good judge of character?

- I think so.

- Yeah?

So let's see.

They're from newspapers. So picture number two.

- Who do you think that is?

- Thanks.

- Picture number?

- Two.

Two. Well, he's obviously a thief.

No, murder victim.

So now...

Yeah. Picture number nine.

- Policewoman?

- Yeah.

Policewoman it is. Now, your turn.

Have you already looked?

Just a little.

Picture number seven?

I would say a judge.

- No.

- No?

Murderer.

Number 10?

- A thief?

- Right.

Well, that means half the people we meet we get wrong.

Yeah.

Yeah, exactly.

What is it?

Your wrist.

I always look at a man's wrist...

...or the side of his face, or his ankle. The vulnerable parts.

You know, all intelligent people can fake modesty...

...but you really are modest.

So...

...I can walk from here.

I'm sorry.

You don't have to apologize. I have no illusions.

You think I'm worried about you?

We can't do this.

It would be really bad for us to take a step further.

I feel like a child standing on the edge of the sea...

...in my sad yellow raincoat.

And you're telling me not to get wet.

I want you to promise me you will be careful.

Yes.

And you.

Yolanda.

Your wife called to see when you're back.

I said you were on your way home.

Still no word on the doctor?

We're checking the prescriptions.

Going back seven years will take time.

By the way, she was a dermatologist.

- Sir?

- Yes?

Those translations from the Chinese Embassy.

Thank you.

Sir?

Those Chinese words...

...they're formulas for mixing fireworks into different colors.

- State of Siege, did you watch it, sir?

- Yeah.

Most of it.

I left the tape at the office.

Of course, the terrorists are all very

handsome French actors with scarves...

...while the policemen looked like the inside of a butt.

Sir!

They don't have the ceviche or the Guadalajara dog.

Then I'll have a black bean burrito.

They don't have that either.

Who cares?! Just go order something.

Can't even get a f***ing hot dog!

There are only two things left in this country that work, Tomcat.

Ezequiel...

...and the women's volleyball team.

Your latest orders from the palace.

The reward has gone up to 10 million.

Whoever captures Ezequiel, turns him over to Calderon...

...and keeps it a secret.

- What's that mean? - lt means they will shoot him.

It's a pity he had to bring in all this murder and philosophy.

It was perfectly understandable without that horseshit.

The body of a woman found in Parque Colon...

...is believed to be that of former model Paulita Kellner.

A military spokesman denies responsibility.

For the first time, the government is...

My face is cracking.

No darling, you mustn't speak. Give it time to set.

Now you both listen to my speech. Oh, Agustin, it's so exciting.

We're going to make thousands of dollars in weeks.

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