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Again!

Which one?

That one!

Go on!

I heard Yago say...

- If it rains?

- So?

- We'll skid!

- It won't!

It won't rain!

But I got payments due!

We'll cover you.

All the payments!

The varnisher phoned!

He wants ya this afternoon

to deliver some coffins!

It's a good sign! See you tonight!

Then he came over.

I'll buy you a drink!

As he sat down I saw the club.

What's that for?

Tonight! A delivery job

that'll take care of a lot!

What kind?

A delivery into hell!

A senator from the capital.

A dirty job!

No one knows.

If they do, it'll be by you!

Later, the same man came back.

He's different in civvies.

You knew him?

I'd asked for a truck permit.

Every 6 months I went to him

about it. He was always in uniform.

But why pick Yago?

He's the best driver in town.

You should see him

with his Kamikaze.

He has a political record.

He was in the communist

underground in the war

- then deported to the islands.

- His testimony...

...is suspect, of course.

I wouldn't use it.

Never mind.

They want to eliminate

all troublesome witnesses!

They just tried to get me!

What?

Attempted murder! Just now!

The plot continues!

And will continue!

I don't need your advice!

This involves the top brass!

The police's their toy!

And cops haven't the possibility

to commit such a murder

without being protected!

The guilty ones are

in the government or at the palace

where the General

is head of the guards.

And the palace

takes orders from abroad!

One more word

and I'll charge you

with defamation of the State!

This isn't a rally!

What happened?

They tried to kill me! They knew

I had important info for you.

So a car tried to run me down

on my way here!

Any witnesses?

Here are 3 honest,

God-fearing housewives

who'll testify, plus a park guardian,

a war vet with medals!

What's this information?

The police own the VW...

That took him away to the hospital?

But no cops were allowed

in the car to finish him off,

so the driver took

the longest route. I know!

I was there!

But the car belongs

to one of your friends!

He must be a friend!

He helped them at once!

Who told you such a tale?

The car disappeared!

No trace of it at the hospital!

The page was torn out

of the registry!

Don't you find that odd?

I think you did it

to add grist to your mill!

Is this the car?

Yes.

Find the owner of this car!

If you wish to wash...

Thanks, I'm alright.

Sit down.

Tell me what you know.

But I warn you,

you risk indictment for perjury.

Go ahead.

The car was waiting there,

hidden by the police.

And when the truck came?

He came forward.

Inspector!

Chief!

He wanted the General

to clear the square.

Come on!

What're you waiting for?

I saw the truck arrive.

Watch out!

The man in back was standing up?

Did he hit him?

I dunno. It happened too fast.

And then?

He fell to his knees.

His knees?

His head hit the pavement?

No. he was on his knees

surrounded by the demonstrators.

The police did nothing.

Which demonstrators?

Impossible to say.

We pulled him free.

Then he collapsed.

A VW arrived

from where, I don 't know.

,

Finally, the cops intervened

and tried to get into the car.

Come on!

Get to the hospital!

Get going!

Faster! Honk your horn!

Is it broken?

Turn right!

This way avoids traffic!

He did it to waste time.

Then, he hit another car!

,

Keep going!

I need a damage report!

A man's hurt!

It's a matter of life or death!

OK, go on!

He did it on purpose!

And the cops would've

killed him in the car!

On purpose?

I did my best! They were upset,

I can understand that.

No one noticed me at the hospital.

I'd rented the car

for an afternoon date

and was on my way home.

Roadblocks were up.

I must not have noticed the police.

At the hospital I washed

the seats of the blood.

You said "I'm a part-time chauffeur".

But you're a serviceman!

- I'm doing my military service.

- What branch?

As a policeman.

You're a police chauffeur!

What section?

One close to the General.

How close?

Personal.

Since when?

The General's driver for 1 year.

You were at the scene

of the murder by accident.

Shall I write "murder"?

You said "murder".

Do you know who has arrived?

The Nat'l. Att.-Gen.!

Leave us alone.

The Nat'l. Att.-Gen.

has come to talk to you...

...totally incognito.

Yes, he's here.

I'll bring my files at once.

So it's you... Sit down.

You're ready to indict

the Chief of Police?

It's inevitable.

My friend,

only Divine Will is inevitable!

Proof is overwhelming, sir.

Proof? Hearsay!

So-called proof

by so-called pacifists

who want to create a hero!

That's certain, sir,

but police complicity

with the demonstrators is certain.

Those 2 men circled in red

are plain-clothes men.

They admit being

in the demonstration.

We also know

the Police Chief met Yago that day

plus other demonstrators.

The General said

he didn't know the driver of the VW.

But he's the General's

personal chauffeur!

I won't mention

the police's passiveness.

Then comes

the intimidation of witnesses.

Vago is hospitalised secretly

with a police medical certificate.

He's found near the room

of a major witness, with a club!

Then there's Yago's club

during the demonstration.

Several witnesses saw it.

It disappeared when he was arrested.

But the agent admitted

rewriting his report.

You shouldn't mention

the club in your report.

But it's done, sir!

I'm the Police Chief General!

At ease!

Don't worry. You did your duty.

You've been a policeman how long?

Just rewrite your report.

Ah! The Att.Gen.!

And then you arrived, sir.

He couldn't lie. On the contrary!

His confession'll cost him a lot.

There is a case for indictment,

but not enough for a jury

to condemn the police.

The jury'll do its duty.

I've done mine.

You'll discredit the police

and the court

who will be blamed

for absolving them.

As if it's not enough

our country's been invaded...

by long-haired atheists and addicts.

Now you want to cast doubts

on our armed forces,

the sole healthy elements

in our country.

We dream of a renewal

of a land with no parties,

left nor right,

obedient to God.

You want to ruin it.

Listen...

I have a proposal for you.

I understand your scruples.

They honor you.

My idea should suit you

and the government and the palace.

We'll divide the case in 3.

Let justice be done!

Their negligence is evident

but can't be tried

by a circuit court.

It's strictly

an administrative matter.

against the rally organisers.

They and their loudspeakers are

responsible for the ensuing violence.

An old rule of thumb

is to always look for those

who benefit from a crime.

The Minister of Justice

thought you're a Leftist.

I formally denied it.

Here's a list of helpful witnesses.

It seems no one wanted to kill

the senator. Just intimidate him.

I trust I've convinced you

to save the honor

of the forces of law and order.

But you're the sole master

of your conscience, after God.

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