White Elephant Page #3

You f***ing shot them also?

What about Monito?

Who keeps hanging out with Sandoval?

- What would you do with him?

- I don't know...

Oh! You don't know.

Please, let's get a picture

of the Secretary and the Father.

- Good...

- Congratulations, Julin!

Thank you.

Everyone get tighter, please...

Gentlemen... This is the first

housing project we open

of a long series

planned for this coming year.

Very well, gentlemen...

Of course, supervised

by the Bishop and his team of...

slum priests.

That's the right term, isn't it?

Britto and Ojeda are going to come,

plus some other people

from the government.

They will announce

the new housing project bid.

It seems like they have a right

to be here, don't you think?

I think they ought to pay up first.

Then they can come.

Are you aware of all that's going on?

It was us

who put the project together,

so it's us dealing

with all the complaints.

You're right. Don't worry, Father.

Everything is going to be fine.

- How could I not worry?

- It's okay, Julin.

Rafael, for more than 10 years

I've been illegally occupying

building areas

that no government ever finished.

If we want to succeed,

we need to do something right away.

Our reach is limited, there's no need

to explain that to you...

Then go to Town Hall

and find out what's going on.

I've already been to the City and

Town Hall. I spoke to the Minister...

Then go back and demand to be heard!

Use your rank as a bishop!

Stop it, Julin, I'll go again.

Julin inherited many properties.

He sold them

and invested in the parish.

He helped a lot of people,

without the Bishopric knowing.

Is your family wealthy too?

Yes. Sort of.

So you both can afford to be poor.

I'm kidding.

You don't like to talk much.

You haven't said more

than twenty words the whole trip.

I'm listening.

It doesn't seem so.

Did you know that Julin spent

like six months at a silent retreat?

Yes.

- Did you ever do something like that?

- Yes.

When I was ordained.

Almost a year.

One year without speaking?

How did you do it?

I kept quiet.

After something like that,

you really think

about each word before you speak.

Now I feel anything I say

is going to be lame.

No, no!

Go on.

- No! That's it for me.

- Please!

Shall I put on some music?

How did you meet Julin?

When I started working in the slum.

He helped me a lot

at winning the local's trust.

He's very appreciated there.

He was sort of my bridge

to the people.

You two met

during one of his trips, right?

Yes, when I was finishing

the seminar.

I followed him,

listened to him...

Later on, he was my confessor.

We were very close

for many years.

He really trusts for you.

You can tell he cares for you.

- Are you okay?

- Yes.

- I can carry it.

- Okay.

Hello!

I think no one's in.

- Let's drop it at the chapel.

- Okay.

- Do you need any help?

- No, it's fine.

Keep going, man!

Shoot him!

- Keep going!

- I'm going to kill you, f***er!

- You're going down, man!

- Shoot, man! Shoot!

- He turned there! Keep going!

- Calm down.

- Come at me, bro!

- You're going down, motherf***er!

Calm down.

- Don't run away, you p*ssy!

- Let's go Luciana!

Come!

This is for Sandoval,

you son of a b*tch!

Let's go!

You are going to pay, douchebag!

He turned into that alley, man!

Let's go!

They killed my nephew.

They won't give us his body.

I need to do something!

They will, eventually...

My brother-in-law

wont let them go in peace!

This is going to get worse every day.

I need help, please!

Calm down...

I can't calm down!

Julin is not answering...

I can't calm down!

I need you to bring Mario.

Please do something!

- You need to do something!

- You need to calm down.

- Where is this place?

- I know where.

No. Hold on, Cruz please...

We need to wait.

- We can't get into Carmelita's zone.

- Why?

Sandoval is the kid's godfather.

This is a war between them.

We can't get involved.

We have to wait for Julin.

No.

- Cruz. Let's go.

- Let's go.

Where are you going, Nicolas?

You can't go there.

- Wait, Nicolas.

- Nicolas!

- Let's wait for Julin. Don't go!

- Nicolas!

Just past the corner,

you can find door 102...

Kids come here to buy.

It's her lab.

She's been at war with Sandoval

for a while now.

Over who gets to own the hood.

This is as far as I go.

- He comes to meet Carmelita.

- I work with Father Julin.

- Go in, Father.

- Thanks

Take care. I'll wait here.

What's up, Father?

I'm here to see her.

- Hello.

- The priest can go in.

Okay. Come on.

Let him in.

- Beware!

- The Father is here.

- Let him in.

- What is it?

Watch out!

Stop it!

Keep walking.

Don't be afraid.

- This way, Father.

- Don't look!

It's a good. Go in.

That way, Father. That way.

Hey! Move along! Out!

Keep going!

- It hurts, man! Help me!

- Keep moving

The priest is getting in!

Come this way.

Madam!

- Good evening.

- Evening.

You're the new priest, right?

What do you want?

I'm here for Mario.

Just tell Sandoval

to stay out of my zone.

We want peace.

That's a lot to ask for.

Release him.

You can use that wheel barrow.

- Turn there.

- Here?

Yes! Come on.

That way.

What do you have there, Father?

- It's Mario!

- We need to see Sandoval.

- Let's take him inside!

- We'll take him.

- No. You stay.

- What is the matter?

- I said stay!

- Hey come on! Stop it!

- You stay.

- You go, Nicolas.

Mario!

Open up! We have Mario.

Thanks, Father.

Make this... stop now.

Get out. Leave.

We never went there.

It's not our place to go.

It's not a priest's job

to negotiate with a drug lord.

I didn't go to negotiate,

I went to ask.

- Same thing, it sets a precedent.

- But, Julin...

How do we keep the kids

from getting close to these guys

if we go to their houses

asking for favors?

It was a way to avoid

further deaths.

Yes, but it's not your call.

The decisions we make

can jeopardize a project

which is bigger than us all.

Is it so hard to get?

Yes.

I thought it was for the best.

- I was probably wrong.

- Yes, you were.

Please forgive me.

Where are you going?

Wake up, Mario!

Come on Mario! Wake up!

Mario...

May the angels be at your side...

May the Saints receive you in heaven.

Rest in peace.

Don't go, Mario!

Where is God now?

Wake up, Mario!

Motherfuckers! I'll kill you all!

You're here so we can work together!

That's not a priest's job.

- Then what is a priest's job?

- Don't be a smart-ass,

you know what I mean. We're a team.

But I'm the parish priest.

I apologize to you all. I don't

understand what you want me to do.

If I asked you to come work with me,

it's because I know you.

I respect you.

I know who you are.

I value your character,

your courage.

It's not what it seems.

But I need to know

if you can lead this parish.

- Lead the parish? Why?

- Never mind.

- What's going on?

- Never mind.

- What is it?

- Never mind.

I'm tired.

Very tired.

Sometimes I just want to tell

everyone to go f*** themselves.

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