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no improvisation.

I don't want anyone

talking crap to a camera.

- So you're...

- The man you asked for.

I can close a deal with you

here and now.

Go ahead.

There's only one way out,

through the front door.

With TV cameras

and police putting on handcuffs.

I think we got the wrong van.

If we get the Soriano item back

and you keep quiet,

you can put a date

when you get out of jail.

It'll be a short stay, we can fix it.

Do you know the story

of the patient and the dentist?

The patient goes into the office,

sits down,

grabs the dentist by the balls

and says:

"We're going to

treat each other real nice,

isn't that right?"

You want something we have

and we want to get out

of the f***ing country.

Our balls might hurt bad,

but yours will hurt even more.

Look, no offense,

but let's get this straight.

This isn't the first time

we've made an offer like this.

We've been here before.

Is that what you'll tell your boss

when she asks you

what happens now?

What could happen?

The hostages say

they heard a recording

of people exchanging something?

How long is it?

What about the videos?

It seems your friend likes movies,

he's got it all recorded.

Very well put together,

with a star rating

like in the newspapers.

And guess who appears

in the 5-star video?

And how she appears.

Do you want to know who?

Your boss.

I want to see it, show it to me.

Relax, we'll show it to you.

But this is like at the movies,

you go to the box office first.

So look sharp

and get a bus here in half an hour

unless you want the hostages

to take away a souvenir

recorded on their mobiles.

Back a bit.

There.

That's him.

- You sure?

- Yes. He came to relieve me.

I'm sure.

Can you get a better image?

It's at the limit,

but we can tweak it a little.

When you've got it, put it out.

Maybe he hasn't left Valencia yet.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

We need a contingency plan.

We could confiscate the mobiles

of the hostages when they're out.

That's no good, they're right.

It's a video, not a lost call,

with a payment list and code names.

We need to know what they've got.

I'm on it.

What about the hard disk

we found in Soriano's house?

Nothing yet.

Hurry up.

We can stop this,

but we need to know

what they're talking about.

Sandra?

I already told the police.

Two were clearly the leaders,

the Spaniard and the Uruguayan.

That's what they were called.

Anything you recall could help us

understand who we're dealing with.

Sure.

They didn't trust each other.

The Spaniard said the other man

had lied to him,

that he'd invented a story

to get them in there.

The Uruguayan hadn't told them

the whole truth about the robbery.

What truth?

What was he hiding?

I don't know.

The line is secure, we can talk.

We've said all we have to say.

So did I, but I need to see the video.

Before I decide, I need to see it.

My throat's dry

from all this talking.

If you want me to help you...

There's some mistake here!

I'm helping you,

you got that, fuckhead?

This is your sh*t and your boss',

so you'll see it

when I f***ing feel like it!

Did you hear that

or do I send you an email?

- The video is a bluff.

- Are you out of your tree?

It's what you do, make things up.

Like that story to get

your friends into the bank,

and now you want to trick me.

I always imagined

top civil servants like you

took the good coke.

Do you just sniff hair gel,

you f***?

You have nothing, it's a bluff.

No video, no photos,

no movies, it's a bluff.

You think you're clever, huh?

Watch that pride,

it can lead to a fall.

I'm not giving you time

to set up one of your tricks.

If what it takes is your president

slashing her wrists on TV,

then just wait

until the deadline is up.

It's all okay.

They've got nothing,

at least they don't have

what they say.

The f***er's toying with us.

We have to go in

and get them out, now.

We have to wait.

No, we have to end this

as soon as possible.

Get out of there.

Come back to Madrid.

What's happening?

What's this all about?

Did you speak to her?

Did you tell her about

my conversation with those two?

I thought it was relevant.

You thought it was relevant?

I decide what's relevant

to tell her and when!

Everyone follows orders

and mine are to keep her

informed at all times,

without any middle-men.

Including me, her chief of staff.

Please, we don't even know

if they have a video.

What's this?

The hard disk from Soriano's house.

There's all shades of sh*t here,

not just ours.

Someone's head will roll, of course,

but she's not on the disk.

We only have 40% of it; she'll appear.

She seems very sure that she will.

What else did she say?

What are your orders now?

There'll be a change of strategy,

that's all I can tell you.

Did he take over from

our man in the building?

No doubt about it.

The security camera at the gas station

caught him barely half an hour ago.

Then we've got him.

- If he paid by credit card...

- He's Guardia Civil.

A real one.

- What?

- It can't be anyone else.

Name and surnames.

It all coincides.

It seems he's assigned

to Mellizo's HQ.

Why did they give Mellizo

the hard disk before us?

I don't know,

but we've got something.

It's from years ago,

at the start of her political career,

her first government post

after winning the elections.

Valencia in '95,

on the verge of an absolute majority.

She needed an abstention

to get elected,

and she got it.

Soriano has nothing on her.

I know about this.

Some developers were behind it,

but the party didn't set it up.

The member who changed his mind

felt shortchanged

and threatened to talk.

Years later there was a meeting

and she was there.

Checking the accounts,

we found a payment

signed by Soriano

to a detective agency

with whom he used to work.

There may be videos of the meeting.

And the report?

Nowhere to be found.

Is the agency still active?

Yes, but we haven't worked

with them for some time.

Send some people and find the video,

there must be a copy in the archives.

Ferran...

If they won't cooperate,

squeeze them, do an inspection.

Ferran...

You should listen

and go back to Madrid.

We brought in Mellizo

because he's ruthless,

and if he's got carte blanche now...

Sometimes it's best

to look the other way.

You go. I'll take the next train.

No, Ferran, we both should go.

This mud will stick to you.

If it does, I'm f***ed,

but I am anyway,

so given a choice...

No one said you had to choose.

Not this time.

Let's pack our bags!

The minibus is here

and we're taking a trip,

so I want big smiles all around!

They didn't wait for the deadline.

They're scared.

They're desperate.

We're pulling them out in 5 minutes.

Due to the threat to the lives

of the hostages,

the government has decided to

agree to the kidnappers' demands

and get them out of the country.

This is a joke.

Why don't you get on that train

and let us do our f***ing job?

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