Thesis on a Homicide Page #3

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don't keep it to yourself.

Otherwise,

let justice run its course.

Right, justice.

I forgot about that part.

Okay.

Thanks.

Did you hear the rumor?

Which one?

You were right.

Cardozo will be kicked out.

The post is yours.

I didn't know anything.

I hope you don't forget

all those times I let you

punch the crap out of me

just to make you happy.

- Professor.

- Gonzalo.

How are you?

Fine.

Visiting the exhibition.

- You like Picasso?

- Not much to be honest.

I was just killing time.

I'm meeting someone at the cafe.

I'm an unconditional admirer.

He's my favorite artist.

Do you have a minute?

I'd like to show you something.

Sure.

This is Picasso's

most important painting.

The Guernica

is pure marketing spin.

It's for jerks who don't know

how to look at a painting

so they just repeat

what other jerks say.

I understand.

Don't be fooled by its size.

It's a small painting

but everything's there.

In the middle

we see Christ crucified...

barely recognizable.

To the right, Mitra,

Persian god

adopted by the Roman Empire

in the early years of Christianity,

and next to him what appears

to be an African ritual mask.

On this side of the painting

we find the elements of torture:

the nail in his hand,

the Centurion's spear,

the vinegar-soaked sponge

that was applied on the wounds

to multiply the pain...

At the bottom, the soldiers

play dice for Christ's clothes.

Can't you see?

See what?

Christ, Mitra, the bull,

all the sacrifices.

Innocent victims sacrificed

for the benefit of humanity.

Anyone could be the victim.

Man is a wolf to man,

and no law can change that.

Everything's in the details.

You just have to know where to look.

It's like what you said about crimes.

Interesting,

don't you think?

Very interesting.

And much cheaper

than the museum guide.

Doctor!

- Hi, how are you?

- How are you?

I thought you'd quit.

Only one every now and then.

Were you waiting for me?

No.

It was synchronicity.

Really?

Do you have a minute?

I could use your counseling.

Do you remember Ruiz?

Felipe?

Yes, of course.

His son

is taking a seminar with me.

Little Gonzalo?

Who would have thought?

What's he like?

Weird.

Really weird.

- Full of himself.

- Shy.

No, no.

I know the difference.

He's arrogant, conceited,

he's above everything.

He takes

after uncle Roberto, then.

Growing up,

you were his idol, remember?

Or were you his mother's?

I thought that charge

had prescribed.

It's been filed, that's all.

These?

What do you think...

for someone my age?

Perfect for your mental age.

Trendy, youthful...

What is it, Roberto?

You call me at three in the morning,

you turn up at my practice...

What if I told you

Gonzalo is a psychopath?

Why?

What's he done?

Did you hear

about that murder at school?

I think Gonzalo

had something to do with it.

Gonzalo?

Don't ask me why.

I don't know.

There are some clues,

details, that attitude of his...

I think he killed her.

What you're saying

is very serious.

I know that.

Did you tell Alfredo?

No. I don't have anything concrete,

but I know he did it.

And I know

he wants me to catch him.

It's like a game.

I know what you're thinking.

I didn't say anything.

The Latorre case

was completely different.

I know how he thinks,

I know what's on his mind.

I can't explain it,

but I know him.

I know he did it.

You could be wrong, right?

- Hello.

- Laura?

What are you doing here?

Well, someone

has to pay the rent.

How are you?

So so.

Do you want to talk about it?

Okay.

You just have to know

what to ask, how, and who.

I'm following the case.

I'll let you know

if there's any news.

I told my dad about you.

He says you must be one

of those ambulance chasers

trying to get a slice of the action.

That's the way

my old man talks.

And what did you say?

That you had a nice guy face.

Is that good or bad?

He was insufferable.

He didn't want me to leave.

My mom was crying.

It's only logical.

But to you Junin is okay

only for a couple of days.

Any longer than that,

it begins to smother you.

Does it show?

A little.

Are you married?

I try not to make

the same mistake twice in a row.

- Children?

- No.

And that's why you got divorced.

Aren't you quick

at figuring people out.

I'm sorry.

I tend to talk too much.

Don't worry.

There's some truth in that.

I wasn't a model husband.

When she wanted to have kids

I was too busy with my work.

And when I wanted,

she was busy with another man.

That sucks.

There's nothing

you can do about it.

- You have to get back.

- I'm coming.

Do you like Peruvian food?

If there's no other choice.

Call me if you want

and we'll go one of these days.

Okay.

Thanks.

For everything.

You've reached

Monica and Roberto's.

We're not in right now.

Please, leave a message.

How are you, Cecilia?

I'm fine, and you?

It's a long story.

- Can I ask you a favor?

- Sure.

With that meat in the fridge,

why don't you make some schnitzels?

The thing is I told the boy,

Ruiz's son, I'd go by today.

What time?

I said after midday,

when I leave here,

because he won't be in then.

If he's not in

then he won't notice.

Just a couple of hours.

Okay.

I'll make you

some schnitzels and some fritters.

Perfect.

You've reached

Monica and Roberto's.

We're not in right now.

Please, leave a message.

THE STRUCTURE OF JUSTICE

"From a lawyer to another"

Good evening.

65,50.

Anything else?

And these.

67 pesos.

It took me a while

to find this place.

You drink whisky, right?

- I don't usually.

- Get him a Blue Label.

Actually, I would have

loved to be a musician,

but I have no musical ear.

I guess the law

allows me some control.

It's a way

of putting the world in order,

even if it's only an illusion,

isn't it?

Things are just the way they are,

but they could

very well be different.

There's some logic.

Logics is a human invention.

And don't get me

started on morals.

But we need something,

something fixed, a law.

That's the key.

We need it,

but we don't have it.

That's why we end up

inventing values, norms, beliefs.

We all have a thesis

on what the world is or should be.

What's yours?

My thesis

is that there's no correct thesis.

No.

My thesis is that there's no way

to tell which is the real thesis.

I don't know.

I need to phrase it better.

Why me?

What did you come here for?

Excuse me?

You heard me.

Why come

to the bottom of the world

to attend a seminar

taught by a retired lawyer?

Well, I don't see it that way.

This is my country,

and you've been

a big influence in my life.

How long has it been,

ten, fifteen years,

since I last saw you?

Even more.

How could I influence you?

You were a kid.

Last time I saw you

I was 9 years old.

It was my birthday.

I still have the pictures.

Sometimes there's no need

to be present to influence someone.

My father told me more than once

that you're a brilliant man.

I think for years

you've been his nemesis,

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