Dad!
Dad?
Chino, sawdust.
She was beaten badly, huh?
Should we start with torso or head?
Neither.
And the procedure?
Not necessary. She's been strangled.
Do you see the fingerprints?
In the report, the husband accused the lover.
He says he found her on her bed when he got home.
Do you believe him?
It's so obvious.
It was him, the husband.
That's why he blames the lover.
And here's the proof.
Chino, take pictures.
Cheese sandwiches.
- Good morning, Chapi. - Good morning.
Just leave it here.
Got some coins for my supper?
Keep the change.
- See ya later. - See ya.
I wonder why he's called Chapi.
We're gonna end up as fucked up like he is if we stay here any longer.
But you're being transferred back to Lima, man.
I'm the one who's gonna stay here with Chapi.
You by yourself, opening corpses?
How fucking scary.
Next.
Jose Augurio Cardenas Huanca.
46 years old.
Cause of death: unknown.
It's not fair! Let me in!
Keep calm, ma'am or I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
What have you done to my husband?
They're still working on other bodies, Sir.
You see? Jose's not the only deceased here.
I'll go take a look.
Please Captain, let me in!
Hortencia, they're two young doctors from the capital.
They have a lot of work to do.
What difference does it make if you know today or tomorrow?
Help her.
That's Jose's wife and son.
Don't you have anything better to do?
Mrs. Cardenas.
Good afternoon Captain Padilla.
What do you want Belizario?
Can't you see this woman is grieving?
We just came to give our condolences.
And to remind her that her dead husband is still in debt with me.
That's why you're here. To fuck around, huh?
Listen scumbags, I don't want to see you near them again.
Do you understand?
See you later, Captain.
- Take them to Coline. - Yes, Sir.
Look at your buddy.
- Did you know him Captain? - Yes.
I defended him several times from the land invaders.
He was a good man.
He liked having his drinks every now and then.
Where did they find him? Why didn't they take us?
His wife brought the body in a truck this morning.
The testimonies.
Tomorrow I can take you to the place, if you wish.
Do you have the blood samples?
Let me know when you're done with him.
Captain, do you think they murdered him to steal his land?
It's possible.
Treat him well.
Keep the music down. And you know you can't smoke in here!
He feels so macho because of his uniform.
- I'll be back. - Take care, Sir.
The body was found by his family.
On a hill in the small village of Coline.
It was taken by the relatives to their home on the foot of the hill.
Where they kept it warm for hours.
Thinking they could still resuscitate him.
What will we do now?
How will we take care of the alpacas?
I warned him about those evil people he was drinking with.
Be quiet, Father.
They want to steal his land.
Be quiet, Father.
Witchcraft! Those sons of bitches have sent him the Devil.
Danilo, don't listen to your grandfather.
Rosita, let's pray for your father to look after us.
They've done witchcraft to him.
Chino, sawdust.
Hey Chino, check this out.
Cyanotic lips and nails. He was poisoned.
What did he eat that left him like this?
Chino, you moron, that's why you always flunk.
Look.
Congestive lungs, he inhaled it.
Chino, help me.
It's all like this inside.
It was gas.
He was murdered?
There's no sign of struggle nor scratches.
How strange.
We'll have to tell the Captain to take us to the place where they found him?
No.
No, let's just wait 'til tomorrow for the blood tests.
Let's go, I'm starving.
Me too.
Hope this dead guy doesn't get upset with me when I keep his clothes.
The doctor never puts much effort, huh?
No, but Jefferson always does the dirty work.
He's brilliant.
Thanks to him, I made it in college.
Ah, so that's why he bosses you around all the time.
Cut the crap, Chapi.
Damn, the shop's closed man.
No! What will we eat now?
Let's see, knock on the door.
Ma'am!
Fuck!
Forget about it. Let's go man, it's closed.
What? And starve to death 'til tomorrow?
Are you crazy?
Ma'am!
Let's go, Jeff. Time passes quickly.
- Time passes quickly... - Yeah, time passes quickly.
That's what you said when we went to the brothel!
- Did I? - Yeah, to the baby-faced girl!
Grecia and Lorena...
Hey Jeff...
Yeah?
The cookies from the other day?
I already ate them. Don't insist.
Can you imagine a hot chili chicken stew right now?
Or a chicken lemon chowder?
Chino.
I think I'll die if I stay here much longer.
It's not that bad, man.
Others have been sent to worse places for much longer.
Yeah, but no one has to deal with that stupid cop, Padilla.
He should be called Captain Bugger instead.
If I had some cash I'd get the hell out of here.
Far from that fucking cop.
And your transfer back to Lima?
You're right. I'll call tomorrow and see what's going on.
Jeff...
what happened to Cardenas?
I don't know, Chino.
It's weird, we'll see tomorrow. Let's go to sleep.
Okay, good night.
Good night.
A little bowl of wonton soup with a bit of soy sauce.
Damn it!
Fellow residents of Marcapata,
we need 25 to 40 year old men to work on the new highway.
Why? Why do you do this to me?
Let me explain.
First, because you're good at this.
Second, because of the work on the new highway, we have more accidents.
Therefore, I need a forensic examiner.
And lastly, because you need to serve your nation.
But a whole year more?!
One year is nothing.
Who are you to say that?
Who are you to decide what I have to do?
I've been here eight years without complaining.
- What the fuck! - What did you say?
You faggot.
Accept your duty like a man!
Take it easy, Captain.
Why are the blood tests taking so long? They should be here already.
No worries, Captain. I'll let you know as soon as they arrive.
Are you alright?
What happened?
I got one more year here. Thanks to Padilla.
Did you see him? He was like a mad dog.
But you provoked him, man.
They say he was never promoted due to his violent behavior.
In Lima, he fucked up several times.
But since he's a good cop, he was forgiven and sent here.
Even his wife abandoned him, taking his daughter away.
He's fucked up.
And the stuff you owe me? When are you sending it?
I'll call you later.
Good to see you again, Hortencia.
I just wanted to remind you that Jose never paid his debts.
Don't you try selling my lands now that he's gone.
Those debts were sorted out years ago. Jose told me everything.
He must've been drunk, 'cause it's a lie.
Belizario!
I told you not to go near them!
Don't touch my daughter!
Captain, Mrs. Cardenas is being cunning with me.
Liar! Thief!
Pay your debts, Hortencia.
Why don't you leave, coward?
Captain, are you doing your job or what?
Will you enforce the law or defend the thieves?
Don't move punk!
Rojas!
You are a coward in uniform, Captain. Taking advantage of your position.
I think we should go more often to Cusco or bring a Playstation.
I've wanted to do that for a while.
Hey Chino, put Cardenas away.
The blood test hasn't even arrived and it's already smelling bad.
Me alone? It's heavy, man.
While I email Toxicology to speed things up.
Alright.
Captain Padilla...
what do you have to say about the accusations towards you?
This man is taking advantage of a woman...
by trying to collect a non-existent debt.
Sir,
we're not here to talk about a case that's already in process.
Mrs. Hortencia has already received the judicial notice.
That's not true, Sir.
His father in law paid those debts many years ago.
Jose Cardenas showed me the documents.
Jose was always drunk and telling lies.
Sir, the Captain assaulted me, and so did Hortencia.
They paid you with their lands in Coline,
and now you want to take what little they have left...
to build more of your dirty places along the highway.
- Who are you trying to fool, Belizario? - Keep quiet, Captain.
Sir, the Captain wants to distract us and divert the conversation.
- He assaulted me! - You deserved it!
Everyone saw him.
He also wanted to shoot Rojas,
just like he did with his brother last year.
He's now paralyzed and can't even work.
Work?!
When has this bunch of criminals ever worked?
Sir, that day I defended the Cardenas from an armed robbery.
Captain, I know that story.
Gentlemen, you can leave.
Officer, show them the way.
Juanito, again?
You know I won't be able to stand up for you once more?
Yes, Sir.
So what do you think you're doing?
I'm just doing my duty, Sir.
At your age, you won't get another job. You're risking too much.
But it's not fair.
Just because that man has...
I command you to control yourself!
There's a letter for you that arrived this morning.
- A letter? - On top of the desk.
See you later, Sir.
Where are you going so well equipped?
Just around, boy. I'll be back.
Take care, Chapi.
See ya later, boy.
It's so cold here, Captain. How do you cope?
With the years, you get used to it.
And what does Chapi do in his spare time?
Apart from getting drunk? He wanders around with his metal detector.
What is he looking for?
Everything.
He's got bags full of junk at home. He calls it his treasure.
He's a bit nuts, the old guy.
And Villalba?
He went to Coline, to check out the place where they found Cardenas.
Alone?
Hello, hello.
Excuse me, ma'am. Where do the Cardenas live?
There.
That one?
Thanks.
Who's that?
Isn't that one of the guys from the morgue?
He's not coming to buy their lands, is he?
Yes, what do you want?
Shut up your mouth, dog!
Good morning, Ma'am.
Are you Jose Cardenas Huanca's widow?
Yes, Sir, what do you want?
My name is Jefferson Villalba. I work in the Marcapata morgue.
I'm the one who examined your husband's body.
Would it be possible to ask you some questions?
Yes Doctor, come in.
Thank you.
Rojas,
stay here and watch him. Let me know if anything comes up.
Please sit down.
Thank you.
Good afternoon, Sir.
Ma'am, since your husband didn't have a normal death...
I need to start an investigation.
What do you mean, Doctor?
When I examined the body...
I found no sign of illness or injury.
Rather, it seems that his death was caused...
by an unknown unnatural element.
I don't understand, Doctor.
That's precisely why I'm here.
So you can give me more information and show me the place.
Because something there must have caused his death.
And did that also kill the alpaca?
Alpaca? What alpaca are you talking about, Ma'am?
There she was, lying dead next to my Jose.
Ma'am, could you please tell me everything that happened that day?
Thanks a lot.
Wait a minute, I'm coming.
Ma'am, your accounts are very helpful.
But honestly, they're not enough to complete my investigation.
Danilo, I told you not to bring Changolin in.
Whatever killed your husband is still dangerous.
And could put you in danger again.
But no worries, because we've already discussed how to solve it, right?
Yes, sure.
The Devil, demons, witchcraft.
Be quiet, Father.
I told him to be careful.
Those evil thieves sent him demons.
He met the devil up on that hill.
Be quiet, Father!
Danilo, don't listen to your grandfather.
Rosita, go outside to get some wood.
Demons! Witchcraft!
They sent demons to take his soul!
Be quiet, Father!
Danilo, don't listen to your grandfather.
Danilo, come with me.
Rosita! What's going on? Tell me!
Tell me!
Arder!
That cop Padilla is always nosing around your business, huh?
Why don't you kill him?
Are you serious?
Yes.
You can't kill a cop so easily.
And I'm also a suspect for Cardenas' death.
Don't worry about those lands, my princess.
It's all in the hands of the judge, and that judge owes me many favors.
That Padilla guy is gonna ruin everything.
Don't you see how he treats those peasants?
Out!
Carmencita, calm down.
Don't worry about that fool, he's under observation.
He'll be kicked out of the police any moment now.
I'm also taking care of that.
But Carmencita, why such a hurry?
What did you promise your princess?
Didn't you promise that those lands would be hers?
Those lands belong to your princess.
So you have to get them, no matter what.
Otherwise I'll have to leave.
And you don't want that to happen, right?
No, Carmencita.
Four dead, two wounded...
How many witnesses?
Only the truck driver, Sir.
What? He didn't run away? What a miracle.
That's right, Sir.
Let me know when Cardenas' report is ready.
Over.
It's such a pity to see a doctor ruining his life with that crap.
What did you find in Coline?
Cardenas suffered a stroke, Captain.
A stroke?
Jose Cardenas was strong as a bull.
Rather it looked as if he'd been taken out of a radioactive container.
Those blotches appeared as a reaction...
of the intoxicated blood to the environment.
The body had been exposted to extreme weather for several hours.
Intoxicated blood? What the fuck are you talking about?
He'd ingested a lot of alcohol, Captain.
Impossible!
His wife told me he'd gone to graze his herd.
Perhaps it wasn't like that. Didn't you say he liked to drink?
He must've told her that.
Perhaps he went to meet with another woman.
You don't even respect the dead, do you?
Captain, these are Cardenas' blood tests. They arrived this afternoon.
Shit.
What really happened to Cardenas? Why can't anyone know?
Listen, Chino...
This afternoon, Mrs. Cardenas told me some things...
that weren't included in the report.
And what I saw outside her house convinced me for sure.
What did she say?
That afternoon, Jose Cardenas took his herd to graze up on the hill.
But something happened up there.
Somehow, a toxic gas was released from the ground.
Antimony gas.
- What gas? - Antimony.
It killed one of his alpacas and ended up killing him too.
- Antimony? - Yes, it's similar to arsenic.
Miners get killed all the time when they inhale it.
I don't get it. Cardenas was a shepherd, not a miner.
And why didn't you include it in the report?
Chino, have you heard about Tapados?
- What? - Tapados.
Treasures buried by the Incas and rich settlers from those times?
That's bullshit, Jeff. Tales for tourists.
No Chino, it's true.
Remember my grandfather from Cusco?
He's always told me stories baout people becoming rich overnight.
Why?
Because they found one.
Are you serious?
He also told me that when this gold has been buried for a long time...
it produces a toxic gas that generates strange lights on the hills...
that kills you when inhaled.
He called it "Arder".
- The antimony gas? - That's right, Chino.
That's why I had to lie in the report.
See what I mean?
It was gold that killed Cardenas.
And it's still buried here, in the same place where he was found.
Gold?
We can get up to a hundred grand a piece.
See what I mean?
We have to dig it out tomorrow. The Cardenas never have to know.
What's wrong, Chino?
What's wrong?
It's our destiny.
You weren't gonna make it anyway.
- Where have you been? - Fuck off!
Don't you see the baby is starving!
You fucking junkie!
Come on, Chino. It'll be easy.
Or do you want to keep working in a stinky morgue all your life?
Why do you always expect me to do as you say?
What?
You treat me like your employee, like your secretary.
Sorry, Chino, I wasn't aware I did that.
You even want me to go steal from the Cardenas.
No, it's not stealing. It's not theirs.
It's nobody's.
Think about it Chino. Come on.
What if you're wrong?
What if none of this has to do with Tapados, Guardados,
or whatever they're called?
Listen, it's in the blood tests.
The antimony.
And I've seen the light myself.
- Care for a beer? - Thank you, boy!
Another glass!
Thanks.
- Cheers, Chapi! - Cheers, boy!
And that thing? Did you build it yourself?
No, I bought it from a gringo.
It's old.
And what do you look for with that, Chapi?
I find forks, knives, screws...
Have you ever looked for Tapados with that?
Tapados? What do you know about that boy?
Those are tales, right Chapi?
Tapados exist! They are real!
Many people search and lose it all.
They lose their home, their family and never find anything.
But I keep on searching!
- Cheers. - Cheers!
But they say the Tapado is, for those who find it,
not for those who look for it.
That's a lie. If you search, you find!
That's real!
Who buried that gold? Why did they do it?
There are several stories, boy.
But the Tapados here were buried by the Incas...
when the Spaniards arrived.
When the Spaniards killde Inca Emperor Atahualpa in Cajamarca...
before he was rescued...
Ah, when the Inca offered his prison room full of gold and silver?
Exactly, caravans of llamas took gold to Cajamarca...
and when they heard that the Inca had been killed...
they buried the gold all along the roads,
taking their secret to the grave.
That's the gold around here.
Tales! That's what some people want you to believe!
Cheers!
Good morning, Mrs. Cardenas.
Good morning, Doctor.
I brought the person I told you about. I was lucky to find him.
I'd like to introduce you to Maestro Montecruzado.
He's a very famous shaman from the north.
He was giving a conference in Cusco.
I told him about your case and he's willing to help you.
Thank you, Doctor. Be careful.
Maestro, can you tell the ladies what you'll be doing?
Ladies.
I'll free you from any sort of demon, witchcraft, devil...
that may have killed your beloved husband...
and that could continue harming your lovely family.
Ask him how much it will cost.
How much will it cost, Maestrito?
No, don't you worry Ma'am.
Since the Maestro's work will help with my investigation,
I'll cover the costs.
Thank you, Doctor. Maestro, would you like a cup of tea?
No, no thanks.
What we need to know right now is the exact place...
where your husband was found.
Danilo! Danilo, come here!
That's my son, Danilo.
He was the one who found my husband up on the hill.
He hasn't spoken since that day. Please help him, Maestrito.
Don't worry, I'll do everything I can to make him speak again.
Danilo, the gentlemen want you to take them...
to the place where you found your dad.
Trust them. Nothing will happen to you.
Where is it, boy?
Up there, Doctor, where we saw the light last night.
But the Captain will be here any moment to take us to town.
It seems, Maestro Montecruzado, that we have to leave soon.
Oh Carmencita...
so what you really want is the gold in this land, huh?
Bitch!
I feel an evil presence. We can't wait much longer.
We'll do a spiritual cleanse to remove all the spells that have been cast.
The ritual...
will be performed by the boy as he's the strongest man in your family.
Maestro Montecruzado, will you come with me please?
What are you doing? What do you want to do with the boy?
Do you want me to dig it out myself? To do the shit job like I always do?
Maestrito, what does my son have to do?
He will sacrifice the lamb.
He has to kill it in the same place where you found your husband.
No! No, Changolin!
Danilo, come back!
And if the boy breathes the gas and dies?
Yeah, it's better if I die, huh?
No one has to die, man.
The kid just has to take us there and that's it.
We'll take care of it. We can protect ourselves with something.
With what?
Do you want me to scatter sawdust? Maybe that'll work!
Shit! It's Padilla, man.
Pull up, man.
Where do you come from in such a hurry?
We were going to Cusco and changed our minds half-way.
Drive carefully. I don't want you to cause any accidents.
Yes, Sir.
I can't stand that fucking cop!
Come here, damn it!
What's wrong with you, idiot?!
That's why you wanted to keep those lands, huh?
What the fuck are you talking about? That's why you drink, asshole?
You've been lying to me all this time.
So you wanted to keep the gold, huh?
I don't ever want to see you again.
Or I'll bury you under the road alive! Fucking bitch!
Bastard! I hate you!
Go in, I'll catch you in a bit.
What do you want?
Captain Padilla, we need to talk.
Hurry up, I have to go.
I know what happened to Jose Cardenas.
The man suffered a stroke. His family knows already.
No Captain, they've lied to you.
You're here with Belizario's lies to confuse us, right?
- Get the hell out of here! - Captain! Captain!
Asshole.
- Good afternoon, Sir. - Hello, Chapi.
Be careful, Sir. The floor is wet.
Thank you, Chapi.
You're welcome, Sir.
Your daughter, Johanna.
Hello Jefferson, you have three messages.
Asshole.
The results confirm the presence...
of high amounts of antimony in the blood.
Over 65%...
This certifies that this agent is the only cause of...
death.
No Captain, they've lied to you.
Chapi!
Where do they keep the reports?
What's wrong, Sir?
Cardenas didn't suffer a stroke. He was poisoned by antimony.
Tapado!
The boy could be wrong. Remember, he's only a practitioner.
How can he be wrong when he's the best in his faculty?
But here's the proof, the real ones and the false ones.
- Or are you blind? - Show some respect.
Permission to leave, Sir.
Captain Padilla.
Captain Padilla, his father is an influential general!
No one will save you this time!
Same old shit.
Juan!
Stubborn idiot!
What happened with Cardenas?
I went to Armando's bar that night.
Are you sure you know her parents?
Of course I do.
Let's go, Rosa Luz. I'll show you my little playroom.
And there he was,
like always,
looking at me.
Carmen.
I found gold. Come with me.
I found a Tapado. Come with me.
At first I didn't believe him, I thought he was joking.
But when I looked into his eyes, I realized it was true.
And he took me to see it that very same night.
He lied, Captain.
He told his wife he was going to graze his herd...
but actually, he went to make an offering,
to dig out the gold, and meet with me.
But something happened up there.
Something went wrong.
And we never met.
Do you understand what I'm saying, Captain?
Do you understand?
The gold is still there.
Let's take it out.
Captain, don't be stupid.
Don't you need the money?
Captain, think about your daughter.
Don't you dare mention her!
Captain!
Chino!
They're here.
Chapi.
Listen to me. What happened to Cardenas?
Hey, listen to me once and for all. What happened to Cardenas?
- What's going on here? - Arder, arder.
Yes, I saw Arder. It was a Tapado, it killed the man.
Tell him old man!
Speak, damn it, speak!
Where did they find the body? Where? Where's the gold?
Where's the Tapado? Where's the gold?
Fellow residents of Marcapata, I have some hot news for you.
Jose Cardenas didn't suffer a stroke like we were told.
He was killed by the gas of a Tapado,
which still remains buried in these lands.
Chapi!
Danilo.
Forgive me, son! Forgive me!
Let's go.
Chapi.
- How did he find out? - I don't know.
Quick, let's go.
Is this it?
Yes.
Changolin, shut up.
Jeff, it's here.
Let's see. Come here, brave boy.
Everything you take out, you put in here, understand?
Jeff, the shovel.
No, Chino, come.
There must be another way.
What?
The gas, it will kill him.
You do it then!
You should've thought about this from the start.
Take this.
I'll tell you when to start, okay?
Ok, kid, begin!
There's a vase.
Shit!
Break it!
No, no! No, no!
There's no more gas!
It released it all!
He's got the gold, man!
I told you, man!
Changolin, come.
Changolin, don't go!
Hey, where are you going? Hey! Kid! Danilo!
He's taking the gold, man! He's taking the gold!
- Hey, kid! - Chino, wait!
- Where are you going, kid? - Chino!
Where are you going?
He's taking the gold! Kid!
Come here with the gold! Where are you going?!
What the hell is going on?
Shit!
Chino!
He's dead.
You killed him! Fucking murderer!
So Cardenas suffered a stroke, huh?
Fucking liar!
Danilo!
Come.
What are you doing with that knife?
Captain.
Let's share it.
Or what did you want to do? Return it?
To whom?
There's enough for both of us. Nobody has to know.
Danilo, come!
You! Stay put!
Well Captain, we caught you in the act.
Rojas has been waiting a long time for this, right Rojas?
Come, Changolin!
The boy!
Danilo!
Rojas, don't let the kid escape!
See Captain? It seems your uniform has abandoned you now.
Let go! Let go!
Give me the bag kid.
The bag, give it to me.
Give it to me!
Yes, yes.
Give it to me.
Give me the bag.
Hey! Give me the bag!
Hey, come back!
Danilo, come back!
Where's the gold?
Where's the gold?!
There's no gold. There never was.
It's all been a mistake, a misunderstanding.
You've been lucky, boy.
Take him away.