01x12 - El Toro Bravo

[bunniefuu]

Jack: Over 68 million Americans leave the safety of our borders every year. If danger strikes, the FBI's international response team is called into action.

["El ritmo de Maria" by Andy & Lucas playing]

[Chanting in Spanish]

I can't believe we're doing this!

Hell, yeah, we are!

This is crazy!

Dude, you'll be fine. Just keep running.

Remember, you fall, don't try and get up.

Curl into a fetal position, protect your head.

You do not want to be eye level with those horns.

They're singing for protection, asking the saints to keep us safe.

How cool is that?

All right, all right.

It's 2 minutes till 8:00.

Lew here.

With Clint and Kev, getting set to test ourselves against the mighty Toros bravos of Pamplona!

That we just found out run at 35 miles per hour.

Kev thinks we should have gone to Vegas.

But Clint here wanted to celebrate his 40th by cheating death itself.

Come on, you love it! Mwah!

[Cheering]

This is it! The bulls are loose!

If we get split up, let's regroup behind that cafe we had breakfast at, okay? Behind the cafe!

[Bulls bellowing]

♪♪

Hell, yeah!

Whoo! What a rush!

Ugh!

Clara: Ronaldo is the best player in the world right now.

I don't know. Messi's a genius, and he's adorable.

Athletes should not be described as adorable.

Oh, well, I don't remember you being bothered when somebody called you something similar in the "men of the FBI" calendar.

That was for charity.

W-wait a minute, when was this?

That was last year. Jack was Mr. July.

No.

One word... fireworks.

[Cell phones ringing]

No.

Duty calls.

Let's get everyone up to speed, Monty.

Kaixo. Okay, two days ago, Clint Smith, a lawyer from Seattle, went missing in Pamplona. He had traveled to Spain to take part in the running of the bulls and disappeared shortly after his first bull run.

His friends, Americans Lew Donovan and Kevin Garcia reported him missing when he failed to return after the race that morning.

Then yesterday, Clint Smith's ears, and only his ears, were found severed in Vasconia Plaza inside the old city.

Why ears?

Could be symbolic.

Maybe our unsub wants to be heard.

Or maybe it's a scare tactic.

t*rror1st groups have been known to cut off ears, noses, and lips just to make a statement, you know, incite fear.

What about the rest of his body?

It hasn't been found.

Monty ran the M.O. Through Interpol and got a hit.

Okay, this time last year, the ears of three Australian citizens were found scattered across Pamplona. All three had traveled to Spain to take part in the running of the bulls. Six months later, their partial remains were found scattered outside of the city limits.

U.S. embassy wants us on the ground immediately.

Is there any connection between the Australian victims?

None that local P.D. can tell. They were taken every couple of days in different locations and times, and their ears were left at three distinct landmarks.

Didn't Don Quixote have his ear cut off by a Basque traveler?

He was wounded after his battle with the famous windmills of La Mancha.

I saw the movie.

This says the ears were left at famous Basque landmarks.

Pamplona is part of the kingdom of Navarre, land of the Basques.

Given the history, maybe our unsub is trying to make a political statement?

So, we need to determine whether these att*cks are part of a larger political agenda, or the work of a disturbed individual.

Well, either way, if the pattern holds, the unsub will strike again, soon.

And with more Americans in Pamplona than ever before, it's our job to stop him before he does.

Don't!

[Screaming]

Mae: "Too much sanity may be madness, and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be"... Miguel de Cervantes.

♪♪

There's something like a million people that descend on Pamplona during this week.

They run the bulls every day.

They have parades and bullfighting, fireworks.

Hemingway described it as a "furious energy."

An expression of the ephemeral.

Life and the death and the fleeting moments in between.

Benjamin Esposito. You must be Agent Garrett.

That's right.

Welcome to Pamplona.

Thank you. This is my team.

Agent Seger. Agent Simmons.

And Jarvis.

Hi.

Thanks for your cooperation.

I was the lead detective on the case last year, and I have been dreading this day ever since.

I knew a criminal this twisted would strike again.

They usually do, but if we can build a profile in conjunction with the physical evidence, we have a good sh*t at catching him.

As you can imagine, an event like this is a huge boost to the local economy.

Because of this, my superiors have asked to keep low profiles so as not to cause any alarm.

Por favor.

So, what can you tell us about your initial investigation?

Well, the three sets of ears belonging to the Australian citizens didn't leave us much to go on.

Witnesses proved unreliable.

The case went cold.

This way.

And you found remains for each of the Australians?

Yes. The bodies were dismembered and found washed up in a ditch off the highway.

The ears of both the first Australian victim and American Clint Smith were dumped here in the same spot in this courtyard, yeah?

Here, Vasconia Plaza.

That's home to an important Basque memorial.

Yes, Basque nationalists have a history of trying to co-op the fiesta.

We have seen large-scale demonstrations, intimidation, and on some occasions, v*olence.

Much like the U.K. and the Irish Republican Army, you've been dealing with these issues for decades.

Last year, there were whispers that these att*cks were part of a larger Basque agenda, but no one is taking credit.

Simmons, let's take advantage of the extensive media coverage and review the festival footage.

We need to find Clint's last known location.

I'll talk to Clint's friends, Lew and Kevin.

Great. Mae, take a look at the forensic evidence.

The ears. Got it.

Detective, we need to surveil the two previous disposal sites.

It's likely the attacker or attackers will revisit.

We've got officers monitoring the grounds.

I'd like to view the memorial where Clint Smith's ears were found.

I can take you there.

[Bell tolling]

¿Mijo?

The ears were found right here.

Were your men able to dust for prints?

Well, the festival brings a lot of additional foot traffic, so we've had trouble pulling anything conclusive.

The day the ears were found, there was a lot of people everywhere.

The crowds were buying a sense of anonymity that would allow the unsub to move around freely.

There was a riot in '78 that took place in this Plaza.

A Basque man was struck by the authorities, v*olence erupted.

They had to cancel the fiesta that year.

This memorial is a call for peace.

So, our k*ller knows his history.

Maybe he feels his statements are falling on deaf ears.

If this is about politics, why att*ck turistas?

Maybe he blames them.

For what?

Distracting from the true meaning of San Fermín.

At its heart, the festival is a religious celebration, correct?

Yes. It is a way for us to honor and give thanks to the patron son of Pamplona, San Fermín.

Who found the ears?

Father Consolmango. Two days ago.

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I am Father Consolmango.

Father.

Detective Esposito said that you're the one who found the remains.

Yes.

A strange thing, this removal of the ears.

You have a pretty good view of the memorial.

What can you recall about the moments leading up to your discovery?

It was morning.

I went outside and spotted them in the...

In the Plaza.

Have you seen anything or anyone suspicious in the last few days?

I have heard of many bad deeds done in these eight days.

But I have not witnessed anything myself.

Detective Esposito and I are trying to stop a k*ller and save the life of an innocent man.

If you know something, you'd be serving the cause of justice.

I'm sorry.

I cannot be of more help.

Excuse me.

I have a mass to prepare for.

Buenos días. Gracias.

He knows something he isn't saying.

The Father made it clear. He didn't see anything.

He said he's heard of many bad deeds, maybe in confidence or via confession.

That is a sacred boundary. I mean, how often do you think K*llers confess to their priests?

If our unsub did confess, it would say something about him.

That he feels guilty?

This is España, a catholic country.

Guilt is a way of life.

Yes, but for a violent offender like this, it's a contradiction, one we need to understand.

Father Consolmango would never violate his oath, and he's under no obligation to do it, so we need to pursue other lines of inquiry.

Man: The Spanish should be ashamed of themselves, man.

All this talk of this festival honoring the bulls is bull.

These people are just concerned with how much money they're gonna make. It's so commercialized.

Get some "b" roll. I'll catch up with you later.

Mm-hmm.

Well, it looks like they were sliced cleanly, one cut.

Lack of hesitancy speaks to our k*ller's resolve.

Do you have the report on the ears that we found last year?

We have the ears.

Oh, great. Can I take a look?

Based on the cut itself, i would venture to say that these were done with a small, curved blade like a hunting Kn*fe or a paring Kn*fe.

That is what we thought, as well.

Let's see if these stick in the pattern.

Simmons: So, how long have you been working here?

I've been producing a local television coverage for almost a decade now.

Oh.

I have to say that the running of the bulls has to be one of the most photographed spectacles in the world.

It's a great advertisement for the city itself.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure ESPN rolls tape on a guy getting gored almost every year.

San Fermín is to Spain what Mardi Gras is to your New Orleans.

A never-ending party fueled by equal parts adrenaline and sangria.

I pulled up some locations based on the information you provided.

Yeah, this looks like the spot.

Can you blow it up?

This is the San Francis Xavier cathedral and fountain.

Stupid Guiri should know better than to urinate on a church.

That's Clint. Freeze it there.

He's got a lot of nerve to do something like that.

Can you get me a screen grab on that?

Yes, of course.

Hey.

I think I may have something.

So, we know our Australian victims have little in common with each other, and even less in common with Clint?

So, it got me thinking, what if our victims were chosen not because of who they are, but because of something they did?

Maybe without even realizing it.

Clint relieved himself in the fountain of a very famous cathedral.

Pretty easy to see how that could upset someone.

There's no shortage of bad behavior around here.

To the locals, it must be infuriating.

If Clint was att*cked because if he offended someone, maybe our previous victims caused offense, as well.

But would that make them the target of Basque nationalists?

Not likely.

Plus, if this is the work of a political group, someone would have came forward, taken credit by now.

You're right. This isn't political.

These people are being punished.

Victimology here is key.

Simmons, see if you can get access to the festival's video archives.

I'll have Monty run the Australian vics through his fancy program.

If the act of offense is the unsub's trigger, do we think their transgressions would be the same as Clint's?

We need to look for patterns.

[Cell phone rings]

Excuse me.

And we need to see if Clint or any of the previous victims have crossed paths with any of the same locals.

His friends couldn't give me any details, so it's worth a look.

Yeah, I'll get Monty up to speed.

With so little evidence, we need to reduce the potential victim pool.

Yes, this is IRT Unit Chief Jack Garrett.

I need you to connect me with the American ambassador in Madrid.

State department's not gonna be happy.

Nor detective Esposito, but we need to issue a travel alert to all Americans in the area.

Charles, we have a situation.

[Screaming]

Detective Esposito says that his men didn't see anything.

They responded to the screams when a couple of tourists noticed the ears.

This way.

Thank you.

Now he's taken a second victim.

Well, he sure knows how to blend in.

Cops nearby, clergy.

He's taking a risk being here.

Yeah, it speaks to his compulsion.

Okay, so unlike before, when our unsub displayed the Australian's ears just down the street near City Hall, these were left right in the inside of San Fermín Cathedral.

I got to say, dropping ears at the doorstep of the patron saint feels pretty darn symbolic.

No kidding, but is it an offering or a form of defiance?

The way that they're presented like this, out in the open, it makes me think it's the latter.

It's certainly a bold statement.

Based on the angle of excision on the edges, I can say that our unsub definitely used the same Kn*fe.

So, according to our theory, do we think this victim also defamed the church in some way?

Maybe he offended good old Saint Fermín himself?

Or maybe our unsub has appointed himself the new patron Saint of Pamplona, and these are just a form of consecration?

When I asked you to keep this quiet, issuing a travel warning to all visiting Americans was not exactly what I had in mind.

We have to get ahead of this guy.

It's imperative that we warn the public, and I'd like to pay another visit to Father Consolmango... He knows something.

He wasn't forthcoming with us earlier.

Father Consolmango has been a pillar of this community for over 30 years.

Señor Garrett, you must understand the politics involved.

If I reach out to the archdiocese with such a request, they will deny it.

They want nothing to do with our investigation.

We need to know what he knows.

I have already been reprimanded by my superiors for bringing you to question him.

They gave me an ultimatum.

I have to make progress, or I am off the case, and you with me.

This is the last we speak of this.

Detective. I'd like to give you our preliminary profile on the k*ller.

My team has made progress.

Okay.

Let's break down what we've got so far.

So, we know because of the size and the age of the victims that we're looking for a physically fit male local to the greater Pamplona area.

And in flaunting the ears inside the San Fermín Cathedral, it is a direct challenge to the Church.

It's like he's...

Anointing himself God.

The ultimate arbiter of life and death for his victims.

A pretty extreme form of narcissism.

Yeah, which means he'll be outspoken and very aggressive in his beliefs.

Now, as far as why he has chosen to express his rage in this way, by cutting off the ears, it could be a scare tactic.

Like the cartels in Mexico.

The more extreme the mutilation, the more terrifying the message.

In this case, "get off my lawn."

We found that with offenders like this, their anger is rooted in a past conflict or trauma.

Although our research has yet to turn anything up.

You want to expand our parameters?

I'll make a few calls, see if we can get access to the records of the Regional Police, the Ertzaintza's, as well as the National Police.

Good.

Mae: Jack.

Monty's got something for us.

Monty: You told me to look for patterns.

Now, the thing about looking for patterns is you start to see them everywhere, even in places you don't expect.

Able to track two of our three Australian victims so far.

Our first Australian victim took a selfie while on the course.

Festival organizers banned the use of cell phones.

A few years ago, a man did this and got himself gored.

Our second Australian victim hit the bull with a rolled-up newspaper.

What's the big deal? He just reached out and tried to tap the bull. Isn't that what you do?

The rolled-up newspaper is supposed to be unfurled to distract the bull from striking you if you get too close.

Swatting at the bull is dangerous.

Distracting the animal by so much as touching it could steer it off course.

Separate it from the herd.

And bulls separated from the herd are far more liable to att*ck.

In running, you're joining the herd for its final moments of freedom.

It's a sacred thing.

So, each of our victims dishonored the sanctity of the run.

Not just that, the bulls themselves.

Clint's goal was to run on the horns, but what do you want to bet he also got a little too close and personal?

Well, let's see.

Woman: He tried to touch the bull.

This has nothing to do with religion.

This is about our victim's actions toward the animals themselves.

They disrespected the bull.

Do you think our unsub was on the course?

Or he could have been in the Plaza.

Photo booths post pictures of the day's run almost frame by frame so people can find themselves.

According to these police reports, I got a guy who keeps popping up in the same places as our Australian vics, Carlos Villa.

Carlos Villa, animal rights activist.

He was arrested three years ago in Madrid for trespassing after he tried to sabotage a bullfight.

This guy has been arrested 13 times since 2007.

All the charges were regarding animal cruelty?

Yes, there is currently a warrant out on him for aggravated as*ault.

Do we know if he's crossed paths with each of our victims?

That's a good bet, indirectly if not directly.

And he arrived in Pamplona the night before Clint went missing.

He's got an axe to grind regarding the mistreatment of the bulls.

Where is he now?

According to his Twitter feed, at a protest in the city square.

Jack and Mae are closer.

[Crowd continues chanting]

♪♪

Hey!

Come on.

Carlos, I am not hearing a lot of empathy for the loss of life.

Empathy?

Most of the people that come here don't even know that the same bulls run through the street in the morning are slaughtered that night!

Over 7,000 bulls were k*lled in bullfights in Spain last year.

All right, so why'd you run?

There's a warrant out on me for a trumped-up charge.

It was a cosmetics testing facility that routinely abused the animals in its care.

They didn't like when I took pictures.

But I never cut anyone's ears off before if that's what you're asking.

You ever seen this man?

No.

Mr. Villa, this is a m*rder investigation.

Three men are dead and two are missing.

Did you know that, on special occasions, matadors cut the ears and tails off their vanquished bulls as trophies?

You see, the matador and his assistant work together to weaken the animal, and in a show of dominance, slice its ears off.

The bull dies.

Coughing up its own blood, too debilitated to even move.

And in a final act of impudence, the matador hurls the animal's ears into the crowd so they can be trampled on.

And it's man that deserves my sympathy?

Monty, tell us something good.

Okay, I got the idea on the second set of ears. They belong to Tony Downs, a 32-year-old animal rights activist from Chicago.

That doesn't make any sense.

Why would one activist k*ll another activist?

He didn't.

We just confirmed Carlos' alibi.

He was at the hospital having his arm treated at the time Clint disappeared.

He's not our guy.

Hey. Carlos' alibi checks out.

These att*cks aren't about sending a message or making a statement.

They're about establishing dominance.

In keep the bodies and discarding the victim's ears, our k*ller is emulating the matador.

In Spain, bullfighting isn't a sport.

Matadors, capes, costumes...

It's as much symbolic as it is theatrical.

It is performance art that ends in a ritual sacrifice.

A tragedy told in three acts.

Just like our unsub.

Three victims, three deaths, three disposal sites.

This isn't someone who sees man as inferior, but the bulls as superior.

Detective, what's the significance of the three stages?

Benjamin: In the first tercio, called the third of lances, the matador observes the bull.

He tests him, revealing his character.

Aah!

The second stage, called the third of flags, is when the matador's assistants, his cuadrilla, put their stakes in the animal to weaken him, but also to anger him.

Aah!

And the final stage...

Third of death.

Exactly.

This is when the matador uses his puntilla to slay the animal in a final demonstration of supremacy.

Puntilla?

It is a small, curved Kn*fe that severs the bull's spinal cord.

That sounds like the w*apon our unsub's using to remove the ears.

So like our unsub, the matador st*lks them, tortures them, and kills them.

You think we're looking for a torero? A matador?

Or someone who thinks of themselves as one.

Like a torero, someone who respects the animal as an equal, or the opponent.

Let's cross-reference former and current matadors with criminal records that fit the profile.

♪♪

[Tony screams]

The festival employees are almost completely accounted for, and we have confirmed the alibis for all the matadors currently in Pamplona.

Clara: Jack?

Our unsub has a very narrow comfort zone, yet the crowds all but guarantee he is not holding his victims here.

Yeah, but he needs time to t*rture them, so he's holding them somewhere.

Yeah, we know he's mobile.

And he's sophisticated, so he'd know better than to hold two adult males at one time.

So, what is he doing with the bodies?

[Whistling]

Let's say he's keeping the vics.

He'd need a place that's secure and private.

Probably outside of the city.

Like a ranch? A warehouse?

There's less than a dozen ranches that provide bulls to the festival, right?

Historically, yes.

But today, there must be more than 30 breeders spread across the country.

There's no one that has more respect or a more vested interest in the well-being of the bulls than the breeders.

Or the people they employ.

Perdón, señor. Sí.

Robert Tanida.

A third American citizen, Robert Tanida, has been reported missing.

Simmons: Third victim, just like the Australians.

Detective Esposito, can you assist my Agents in finding out what the family knows, and quickly?

Yes.

If our unsub has his third and final victim, this is our last chance to catch him.

I'm gonna follow up with something.

I'll be back soon.

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

[Speaking Spanish]

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

It's been two weeks since my last confession.

And are you here now to confess?

No.

I believe you have information that can help my investigation.

I had a feeling you would return.

You are a dutiful agent, Mr. Garrett.

And a man of faith.

A catholic.

You would have me disobey canon law and divulge information I learned in this sacred space that we are now in?

I understand the position I'm putting you in.

You want me to defy my covenant with God, one that you believe in!

Do you know who's responsible for these crimes?

Mr. Garrett, please.

Innocent men are dying. Their k*ller might go free.

What you are asking of me is not possible!

This k*ller deserves to answer for his crimes here and now.

Surely there is a moral imperative that you can't ignore.

Father, I mean no offense.

I can imagine the burden that you must feel.

See, I've lived with my life as you have, serving a cause greater than myself, and I, too, took an oath.

Clint Smith.

Tony Downs.

Robert Tanida.

There's still time to save their lives.

We'll find another way.

Thank you for your time.

God opposes the proud.

But shows favor to the humble.

Do you know this proverb?

Peter is trying to remind us that it is not our place to know all things.

It is a passage I return to often.

If only to humble myself before our Father.

I pray that you catch this man.

And put him away.

Peace be with you, Mr. Garrett.

And also with you, Father.

♪♪

[Whistles]

Let me guess. He wasn't forthcoming.

He's... he's a good man in an impossible situation.

What did he say?

God opposes the proud, but shows favor to the humble.

Proverbs.

It's also mentioned in the book of Peter to the Shepherds to be faithful servants to their flock, to watch over those entrusted to their care.

Is the verse significant?

Maybe not in content, but context.

Monty. I want you to do a search.

Sure thing, what's going on?

Father Consolmango said what he could, and what he gave me was 1 Peter 5:5.

Could be an address.

Part of a phone number.

Date of birth.

Okay, there are 360,000 people born every day.

In Pamplona, I have thousands of boys born on may 5th, including lots and lots of Pedros.

What about Simon?

Peter was born Simon, son of John.

Before Christ anointed him as one of his disciples.

Ka-ching, Simon Alonso, born may 5, 1983, christened by Father Consolmango, the only son of Xavi and Delores Alonso.

He ended up working at Foto Navarre, a photo booth in the old city a couple years back.

That's where they post the photos of the day's runs.

He could have seen each one of our victims from there.

Address is on its way to you now.

Help me!

Aaah!

Monty: Three years ago, a global advocacy group headed by American and Australian animal rights activists snuck onto the Alonso's ranch and freed their prized bulls.

Now, in the resulting chaos, two people were gored to death, including one of the activists.

Because of this, the family's bulls were slaughtered.

Why are we just finding out about this now?

The Alonso breed is a very respected, ancient bloodline.

Now, they're a prominent family, so they successfully lobbied to keep the incident quiet. Not to mention, the story was eclipsed by a factory fire that k*lled 100 people the next day.

The destruction of the family's herd could have been the cause of our unsub's stressor.

Yeah, the loss of a family business.

Their social standing could have sent our unsub into a tailspin.

[Clara speaking Spanish]

Excuse me, have you seen this man?

No.

No.

No, no.

Excuse me.

[Speaking Spanish]

Thank you.

Jack!

Hey!

♪♪

Where is he holding his victims?

[Sobs]

He says they're dead.

All the victims are dead.

Every man fan out, cordon off this area.

Treat this as an active crime scene.

He said he couldn't protect his family.

I don't know.

Ramblings of a madman.

Who we'll now put behind bars thanks to you and your team.

My men will find out what he's done with the bodies.

Gracias, Agent Garrett.

Great work.

Jack? What is it?

All the physical evidence says we got our guy, but something's bothering me.

We profiled this unsub as a matador...

Dominant, statement-driven.

The guy we just arrested isn't either.

He did lack the confidence you'd expect from such an offender.

But he expressed guilt. He confessed to the priest.

Yeah, but we did say he'd need a place that was secluded to hold his victims while he tortured them, which that place definitely wasn't.

What if we're looking for a team, with dominant to our submissive?

Esposito, he said that matadors have assistants, people who work to weaken the bull before the final k*ll.

Yeah, but we were correct about the profile.

We were right about the stressor, it led us to Simon.

Which means we're looking for someone with a shared trauma.

Someone with significant influence over Simon.

They say that bullfighting is a family business.

[Cellphone rings]

Hey, Monty, what happened to the rest of the Alonso family?

The Alonsos are no longer in Pamplona, a far as I can tell.

Delores Alonso passed away a year ago, but Simon's father is completely off the grid, although someone is still paying the mortgage on an abandoned property the family owns, the Alonso bullfighting ring.

That's it, the Father.

Monty, get us everything you can on the patriarch of the Alonso family.

[Shouts in Spanish]

[Sobbing]

[Muffled]

Please...

♪♪

Simon and his father were outcasts.

I wouldn't be surprised if they developed a siege mentality.

Keep your eyes open.

Please, let me go.

Wait, wait, wait.

[Speaks Spanish]

Stand back.

♪♪

[Bull lows]

[Laughs]

Ah!

♪♪

[Gate creaks]

Simmons.

He's... he's feeding his victims to the bulls.

Ugh.

[Gate creaks]

[Robert crying]

[Xavi laughing]

Got you now, huh?

Ha, ha!

Drop your w*apon!

Aah!

Bulls were kings!

They lived! They were gods!

You don't have to do this. This man is innocent.

Foreign bastards.

My bulls defined San Fermín!

My family no deserve this.

No!

[g*nshots]

We need to get an ambulance here immediately.

[Sobbing]

It's okay.

[Men speaking Spanish]

♪♪

[Speaking Spanish]

Father.

You caught the man responsible?

Father, in my line of work, I see the worst humanity has to offer.

Chaos and death, it can be hard to remember the good.

Sometimes it's tough to have faith in people, in institutions.

In God.

You feel called to intervene in the face of injustice.

That in and of itself is an act of faith.

A good shepherd always looks out for his flock.

The book of Amos tells us, "let justice roll on like a river."

"And righteousness like a never-falling stream."

Amen.

Thank you, Father.

♪♪

[Coin clanks]

[Blows]