02x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

[ominous music playing]

[faint voices]

[heartrending scream]

IF YOU TALK TO THE POLICE,
THE GAME IS OVER

[message alert]

[Miren] "You won't ascend
to Heaven without pain."

[dramatic sting]

[beeping]

THE SNOW GIRL 2
THE SOUL GAME

[bell tolls]

[Jaime] Is it okay
if I record our conversation?

[Tomás] No, no, this is off the record.
No recordings and no notes.

-Okay.
-I'm sorry.

But the…
press have f*cked up my life already.

No, no, no, I get it.

But… if you don't trust me,
why did you even call me out here?

For Laura.

She's all that matters to me. Laura.

Tomás…

Listen to me, I came here, hmm?

We're meeting in your space.

We're okay… right?

You know I work for the paper.

So, obviously I want to
ask you some questions.

You don't have to answer,
but I still have to ask.

[Tomás sighs]

All right.

Yesterday I talked to your mother.

She just gave me the official version.

That Laura ran away.

My mom doesn't know anything.

I do.

[Jaime] Okay.

Then tell me.

I know she wouldn't have
just run away like that.

Laura loved her brother.

She'd never abandon him.

Do you think, um…

that Laura…

could be dead?

[sighs] Sorry, I don't know
the answer to that.

I don't think it's as easy as that.

On the phone you said that
there was something I should know.

Said it's important, yeah?

Let me ask you,

you're writing a story
about the girl found crucified, right?

Mm-hmm. Allison Hernández, yeah.

And what makes you think the…
the two of them have anything in common?

[inhales] My colleague believes that.

I'm a little more skeptical.

You should really listen
to your colleague a bit more.

You really think so?

Let's go.

[music continues]

Careful, it's hot.

-Be careful.
-[Cristóbal grunts]

-This week is the big match, am I right?
-[Nacho] Mm-hmm.

Who are you playing against?

Um… Against Santa. On their field.

-Oh, yeah? Let's hope you win this one.
-[Nacho laughs] Yeah.

[cell phone vibrates]

[Mercedes] Who's calling you so early?

Um… no one. A friend who wants a ride.

You should answer it then.

Yeah?

[Mercedes] Mm-hmm.

[clears throat] Hey, what's up?
I'm, uh, eating.

Yes.

Hmm.

Why are you calling me, Miren? What's up?

[Miren] Does The Soul Game mean anything
to you? Have you heard of it?

Um… don't know. No.

Would you mind asking
around at school today?

If anyone's ever heard of The Soul Game.

Miren, I can't. I don't know how.
You're… you're the journalist.

It's important, Nacho.

They're not gonna talk to me.

Say that it's a game
students play on the Internet.

But be discreet, okay?

Okay.

-It's The Soul Game. Right?
-Yes.

Call me if you find anything out.

-Okay.
-Thanks.

No problem.

-[man] Good morning.
-[Miren] Good morning.

[creaks]

[inner door closes]

[dramatic sting]

[kids laughing]

[Belén] I need that chiropractor's number.

[inhales]

You still have a backache?

[message alert]

Looks like the health records
are in for Allison.

-And?
-Nothing about an ab*rtion.

So we know she didn't do it
at a public clinic. That's all we know.

Get Vargas and Márquez on it.

Have them call all the private clinics.

[somber music playing]

Wait here, I'll tell the principal.

Thank you.

[Garrido] Everything is fine.

-[Sofía] Andrés?
-Yes?

The police are here.
They'd like to talk to you.

[Garrido] All right.

Carmen, we'll continue later, okay?

You can come back during second period,
or during tutoring.

-Okay.
-You'll be okay, I promise.

Show them in.

[Sofía] Come in, please.

[bell tolls]

[Garrido] As I said,
she was a good girl, a great student.

She was here on a scholarship.

I don't know what else
to say about Allison.

[Chaparro] Do you know
if she had a boyfriend, here at school?

[Garrido] No, not that
I knew about. I'm… I'm sorry.

Everything I know was
in our official statement.

Are you still practicing
in church, Father?

Are you religious?

My brother and I walked
in the Easter procession, does that count?

[Garrido] Maybe.

Do you know the saying
"In persona Christi"?

"In persona Christi"? Hmm?

No, truth is that
you got me there. [laughs]

[Garrido] Once you let God in,

he never really leaves you.

When you take the vows,
you represent Jesus Christ on earth.

Not sure why you're asking.

We've been looking at your file.

It sounds like the diocese
doesn't agree with what you teach.

There are always religious trends.
I believe in a…

a form of religion that is not popular.
I am a true defender of the old rites.

And you've brought that way
of thinking into the school?

-[Garrido] Uh-huh.
-[cell phone vibrates]

Sorry.

Course.

Is that bad?

Christ's teachings are pure.
They shouldn't get distorted.

There's no reason the Church
should follow the trends of the era.

At least in this institution,
I try to avoid that.

-[cell phone vibrates]
-[Chaparro] I'm sorry, it's important.

Sorry.

I have to go. [sighs]

The girl that just left, what about that?

[door closes]

I'm afraid I can't tell you.

This office may not be a confessional,

but I try to uphold
the same confidentiality.

If you betray a teenager's trust,
you lose them.

[Belén] Did Allison come see you often?

Did she ever tell you anything personal?

Yes, sure she did.
But it was all very normal.

Why?

So you didn't know she was pregnant?

No, no. I didn't know it.

[Belén] She had an ab*rtion.

[Garrido sighs deeply]

I'm sorry for not knowing sooner.

I could've offered her help.

What help?

I would've convinced her
to have that child.

That it was the right thing.

She did not want to have a kid.

Well, it's not the choice of the mother.

[scoffs]

[Garrido] Every life belongs to God.

If there's nothing else,

I have a funeral to attend.

Hmm. We'll be there as well.
See you there then.

Thank you for your time.

[somber music playing]

-[seagulls crying]
-[door opens]

What are you doing?

Paco was looking for us.

Check it out. You're gonna love this.

What is it?

These are the police files
for Laura Valdivia.

It's got everything in there.
Witness statements, reports, everything.

-Where did you get this?
-Tomás Mendoza.

-Called me last night, took me to a yacht…
-His yacht?

Yes. Yeah, it's better you don't ask.

The kid's so paranoid,
you know? He lives there, alone.

-Did he tell you anything about Laura?
-No.

No, but he got me thinking.

Check out what I highlighted.
I was up all night.

-It's a witness statement.
-Uh-huh.

Okay, according to
what the press was told,

who was the last person to see Laura?

Her brother Nacho.

[Jaime] Exactly.
Getting on the bus, right?

But check this out.

According to this, a witness saw her

getting off the bus
a little while after that.

But that never came out.

The timeline was always messed up.

And it means Laura was still in Málaga.

Pretty far away from Tomás Mendoza.

Do we know where that witness is now?

[unsettling music playing]

WHO IS LAURA REALLY?

Nothing.

A sign on the booth says,
"Be back in ten minutes."

You want one?

No.

That bus takes route C4.

The one Laura took. She was supposed to
get off at Monte Sancha.

Where the Mendozas' mansion is.

-Mm-hmm.
-Mm-hmm.

Why get off here?

[cell phone vibrates]

MOM

-I know it's none of my business, but…
-Just don't.

Have you heard of The Soul Game?

The Soul Game?

You don't know it?

I don't know. It sounds like
some kind of role-playing game online.

Forget it.

sh*t. Miren, how am I supposed
to know if you--

-Just forget it.
-No, but I mean…

Hey… [laughs]

Do you always act like this?
Like a little child?

Yeah, if I don't say the right thing,
then that's just it.

Right?

[scoffs]

I think it's related to Los Arcos.

When I went to Los Arcos,
I heard about this challenge.

It was like this school secret.
Maybe it's that?

Challenge?

I heard it was something
that was around for a long time.

It was a tradition.

But I always thought it was just
hazing the new kid, you know?

Do you have the details?

Apparently if you were chosen,
you would be asked to endure

a series of tests.

But really, it's… it's just a…
an urban legend, you know?

It's not real.
Anyway, I don't know anyone that…

What made you ask? Who told you?

Not sure. They mentioned it at the school.

Who?

[sighs] I don't remember, you know.

Look, look, look. There he is.
You want to talk to him or do you want--

[mimics] "No, no, let me talk to him.
Thank you, Jaime."

"Of course, whatever you need."
[frustrated sigh]

Good morning.

-Hello. Aren't they beautiful?
-Yes.

I'll give you a great price.

[Miren] Sorry we're not here
for the flowers.

We're from Diario Sur.

Miren Rojo, Jaime Bernal.

I'm actually here
to ask you some questions.

About what now?

About a girl who disappeared
from here nine years ago.

Laura Valdivia, remember?

No.

According to the police report,
the last person who saw her was you.

I don't want to talk about that. Okay?

Are those peonies there?

-Uh-huh.
-[Jaime] Can you make me a bouquet?

-Sure thing.
-And carnations?

-Yeah, carnations are over there.
-Let's see.

They're beautiful.

Excuse us if we were too blunt before.

It's fine. They asked me
not to talk to the press.

[Jaime] Yeah, yeah, yeah. And rightly so.

-Do you like the white carnations?
-White's perfect.

We'll just have to write the article
using the information that we have.

She didn't get off here
and that's it, okay?

But that's not the truth.

Then what do you think is the truth?

[unsettling music playing]

[Jaime] Listen, let's make a deal, okay?

We promise not to mention your name

if you tell us everything
that you told the police that day. Hmm?

It was so long ago.

I was supposed to close early that day
to meet my wife and do some shopping…

That doesn't matter.

The point is the girl got off
at the bus stop over there.

How do you know it was her?

She came to the booth
and she was looking at all the flowers.

-She asked me how much they were.
-[Jaime] Hmm.

She looked very sad.

-Her ride came and then she left.
-Her ride?

I don't know. I'm not a car expert,
but it looked expensive.

A nice car.

I told all this to the police,
but they didn't listen.

And did you see the driver?

No.

-She seemed like she knew the guy.
-What makes you so sure of that?

She said hi when she got in.
And they left.

You said you told the police this?

Yeah, I did. I told them
everything I knew.

They told me they'd call
to take a full account at the station.

Did you guys hear from them? Me neither.

[priest] Our Lord, who directs the events
and the duration of men's lives,

today we humbly entrust
to you our daughter, Allison,

whose untimely death we mourn.

We ask for you to grant her eternal youth
in the happiness of your home in Heaven.

In Jesus's name we pray.

-Amen.
-[mourners] Amen.

[somber music playing]

[Juana sobs] My baby.

Bye, my baby. Bye.

[Garrido] Juana.

Take heart.

She's in Heaven now. She's in Heaven.

[cell phone vibrates]

[bell tolls]

[man] It wasn't easy.
Allison deleted everything.

Reformatted.

-Yeah, but why take all these precautions?
-That's what I thought.

I was able to pull
some of her stuff from earlier this month.

Did you recover
the browser history yet, Mario?

Part of it. Look here.

Here.

This is her search history
for the last three months.

[unsettling music playing]

"Ending a pregnancy."

-"Where to get ab*rtion."
-Take a look at this.

[Chaparro] "ab*rtion is a sin."

Oh, God…

Thank you, Mario.

You're welcome.

Oh!

This too.

She recently updated
her computer's password.

That's the new one, if it helps.

[waiter] Would you like
the same dessert you ordered for your dad?

Exactly, yes.
And can we also get two daifuku, please?

-Yes, sure.
-Thanks.

[waiter] Of course.

[Jaime] So? See anything?

No, they don't mention anything
about a car. Cheap or expensive.

Maybe… maybe I can get the phone number
of the case's lead investigator?

[Miren sighs]

Who was driving that car?

[Jaime sighs]

[Miren] Someone with money.

Tomás Mendoza couldn't have been there.

Someone from school?

Except her social circle was so small.
Like Allison's.

[sighs]

[Miren] What?

No, it's just that…

I don't think the cases
are related to each other.

-Well, I do think so.
-Then show me the evidence.

Anything. And I'll follow you
and do whatever you say.

It's that game. That creepy Soul Game.

But that's just…

-Thanks.
-You're welcome.

-I'll have those desserts coming…
-Fantastic.

I told you it's just a rumor.
It never existed.

I think Allison died playing it.

You're just making things up now.

If it was a tradition at Los Arcos,
maybe Laura knew about it, right?

What if she was k*lled by the game too?

This could be
what the cases have in common.

Do you know anyone who's played the game?

Anyone at all? A real person. Real.

No? Right?

This report is all we've got.
And what we've got is gold, Miren.

-We need to find a player.
-[slap on table]

[Jaime] How? Tell me.

-If those tests put you at risk…
-[cell phone rings]

-Sorry about this. It's my ex. I have to…
-[cell phone continues ringing]

[Jaime] Hey, what's up?

Yeah, uh, no, no…

ACCIDENTS AT LOS ARCOS

BORJA PINEDA, STUDENT AT LOS ARCOS SCHOOL
HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

[intriguing music playing]

[Miren] Nacho!

[Nacho] What's up, Miren?

I left you a voicemail. I asked around,
and no one knows about The Soul Game.

Do you know Borja Pineda?

Do you know him?

Yeah.

I read he was in an accident
last year on a motorcycle.

It only said
he was a guy from your school.

He had an accident on his bike a year ago.
Why do you ask?

Was Borja in your class?

Yeah, but the accident was so bad that…
he had to drop out.

He could be involved.

Do you have his number?

I think he ended up changing his number.

-Do you know where he lives or…?
-I mean, yeah.

-Yeah?
-You think he was playing The Soul Game?

I don't know. Maybe.

You know him.

Do you think he would talk to me?

Don't know.

He's, um, shy. Kinda quiet.

A weird guy. So I don't know.

What do you have going on later?

[Miren] How far out are we?

[Nacho] About 15 minutes.

-I need to ask you something, Nacho.
-[Nacho] Yeah?

Do you think your sister
was keeping secrets?

I don't know if she was seeing someone
other than her boyfriend.

Why?

Nothing sounds real
when it comes to Laura.

She's like a fairy tale.

A good girl. Very devout. No faults.

No one's that good.

That's a fantasy.

Laura had to be much more.

Laura was everything.

I'm not a very good journalist, you know?

[laughs]

-No?
-No.

[Nacho laughs]

No.

The rules, the… the technique…

I'm not the best at that.

But I know how much you suffer
when they f*ck up your life.

Victims don't have to be perfect.

We shouldn't ask that of them.

A victim is a victim.

It doesn't matter if they're good or bad,
a friend or daughter.

To find out what happened to Laura,
I need to know who she really was.

My mom and dad died in a fire.
Did you know that about me?

[poignant music playing]

Laura saved my life from the fire.

Sometimes, I still have nightmares.

I dream about the flames.

I see my skin burn.

I can smell it.

But this time nobody saves me.

[exhales]

I read your book.

I know what they did to you.

I wish I was like you.

I wish I was as strong as you.

[music continues]

[gulls crying]

Jaime. And Miren?

She's, uh, following up on a lead.

You need to send me the article,
okay? I'm waiting.

Yes, I know, I know.

[dial tone]

[man] Yes, hello?

Good afternoon.
Is this Detective Julio Román?

[Julio] Yes, that's me.

Uh, listen, I'm Jaime Bernal.

I'm calling from Diario Sur,
the newspaper.

[Julio] Yes, yes,
I was told you might be calling.

[Jaime] I wanted to talk
about the Laura Valdivia case.

Yes. There's nothing new.

Yes, I wanted to talk to you about that.

I got access to the file
and found something that…

that was never released to the press.

Hello?

-Are you there?
-[Julio] How did you get that?

-♪ Happy birthday… ♪
-That doesn't really matter right now.

Don't worry,
I'm not going to publish anything

that could affect the victim's family.

The thing is I found something interesting
and was hoping you could shed some light.

So there's a witness who claims
that he saw Laura get off the bus

the day she disappeared.

He said he spoke with her face-to-face,

and that he saw her get into a car.

Yes, I know that. So?

-[Jaime] You know?
-Yes, I know that.

[Jaime] Is there anything you can add?

You were the lead investigator
on the case,

and I don't see anything about her
getting into a car in the files.

Are you telling me
how I should do my job, really?

No, not at all, not at all.
But it's a bit weird, right?

It's weird that, I don't know,

no one ever called the witness in
to get his official statement and…

Do you know how many people
called us during those days?

Listen, half of Málaga claimed
to have seen Laura Valdivia.

Uh, excuse me, excuse me, Detective,
but you're not answering my question.

Look, that man, he…
he didn't see anything at all.

-Understand?
-[Jaime] Let me get this straight.

You're saying the shop owner
is purposely lying?

-[Julio] No, I didn't say that.
-Come on. Yes, you did.

-You're saying the man's a--
-No.

All I'm saying is maybe he saw a girl
but it wasn't Laura Valdivia.

-[Jaime] Very good.
-We investigated everything.

Everything? You investigated it all?
Does that include the car too then?

Get this straight.

Laura Valdivia chose to run away
from home. Do you hear what I'm saying?

There is no evidence
that proves otherwise.

So, please, don't ever bother me again.

Don't hang up.
Just give me a second, please--

[sighs]

[doorbell rings]

He's not here, Miren.

[ominous music playing]

[interphone beeps, connects]

Hello, is this Borja?

Borja Pineda?

My name's Miren Rojo, from Diario Sur.
I want to ask you some questions.

Uh… Hi, Borja.

It's Nacho, Nacho Valdivia, from class.

Can…? We'd like to talk
to you about something.

I want to talk about The Soul Game.

[somber music playing]

[Borja] Not here.

There's a tunnel by the road.

-I'll meet you there.
-[disconnect tone]

I know it.

[music continues]

Miren.

[Miren] Wait here.

[cars passing]

[Miren] Thank you for coming.

I won't publish anything you say
without your consent, Borja.

But I need to know the truth.

Did your accident have anything
to do with The Soul Game?

Because I think Allison died
playing as well.

[Borja sniffles]

[Borja] Have you ever felt like
you're a worthless piece of sh*t?

Yeah.

Have you ever wanted to die?

My parents pay more attention
on their fights than to me.

And school was full of assholes.

But…

then he showed up and…

I…

I felt heard
for the first time in my life.

Like the Raven of God?

He was the only one
who treated me like a friend.

Like a real person.

How did he first contact you?

He left a note on my motorcycle.

Parked in front of the school.

It just said,

"Wanna play?"

I thought it was another prank.

They always messed with me.

But then the next day, I got another note.

And it had instructions to reach out.

He gave me this website
with a lot of weird numbers.

And when I got home, I…

tried it.

I started playing.

Why risk it? It can be dangerous.

Because I really needed
to feel alive for once.

What test did they make you do first?

[Borja sighs]

I had to cut myself.

In the shape of a cross.

[cars passing overhead]

-[Borja] Don't look at me like that.
-[Miren] Sorry.

The second test was the motorcycle. Right?

The accident was a test, right?

Borja, do you know who God's Raven is?

Did you ever see him in person?

Do you know why he's called that?

The Raven of God?

No.

[Borja exhales] The First Book of Kings.

It's in chapter 17.

"You can drink from the brook."

"I have commanded ravens
to sustain you there."

"So, Elijah went to the brook
and lived as God commanded."

"He lived near the banks of the Cherith,

where it meets the Jordan River."

"In the mornings, ravens would come
and bring him bread and flesh."

"And bread and flesh in the evening."

[crowd] …the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Hail Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is…

IT'S NOT YOUR BODY, IT'S IN YOUR BODY

ab*rtion IS m*rder

-[Belén] Hi, good evening.
-Hello.

-We are with the police.
-Right.

-We're looking for Yolanda Ramírez.
-She's waiting for you. Come with me.

-[Belén] Great.
-This way, please.

[Yolanda] I told your colleague
when he called this morning.

I saw her myself.

According to her tests,
Allison was a few weeks pregnant

when she came in.

She wanted a consult
and information, but then…

She didn't return.
She backed out when she heard the price.

These procedures are expensive
for teenagers.

I recommended she go to a public clinic.
She still had some time.

[Belén] Was she alone?

Yeah, she was alone.

I remember her well,

because she was having a panic attack
when she came in.

She wasn't ready
for all those lunatics out there.

The protesters outside, right?

Hmm. They're there every day.
It's a problem.

It negatively affects our team here.

I can imagine.

Did they attack Allison?

No, they're not stupid.
They know it's a crime.

No. They just harass the women
who come to the clinic.

They try to keep them from coming inside.
[rueful laugh]

I've even heard them
recite the Rosary at our patients

when they try to get through.

[sighs] And, I've seen them try
to slip these flyers

in women's coats, in their purses.

To convince them that ab*rtion is m*rder.

Allison confronted the man
who gave her one of these things.

Do you know anything about the man?

Well, he must be here.

Yes, the one in the middle. The bald one.

He tried to convince her not to come in.

He said he knew her.

Said he knew her?

[Yolanda] That's what he said.

We know him pretty well around here.
He's here every day.

He's the most fanatic one.

[cooing]

How are my boys?
Who wants a little bit of apple?

Here.

[Mercedes] Honey, the show is starting.

[birds chirping]

[faint piano music playing]

[Mercedes] Hmm.

They're so young, right?

-[Mercedes] Mm-hmm.
-[piano fades]

[Tomás] Did you find
anything unusual in the file?

[Jaime] I did. Something doesn't add up.

The witness who saw Laura get off the bus.

I talked to him.

He says he saw Laura
get into a car and drive off.

See, she didn't run away.

This completely rips apart
the official version of events.

-Total game changer.
-[Jaime] Sure.

But, Tomás, the police say
they investigated the lead and no,

that man was wrong, the girl wasn't Laura.

What detective did you talk to?

Julio Román?

You can't trust anything
that guy tells you, okay?

He's either involved somehow
or he's the biggest idiot in the world.

I know that report by heart,
Jaime. I've read it a thousand times.

It is full of lies.

There are too many holes in their story.

The phone they found at the station
that Laura allegedly left behind?

That's not true. They planted it there
as a distraction, those b*stards.

[Jaime] "They"?

Who are "they"?

[scoffs]

Look, if you want
to know the truth, Jaime,

you cannot follow the rules
to their game, you know?

You need to completely forget
the official story.

Trust me,
I've been investigating this for years.

[somber music playing]

Click here. It's the only folder.

-What is this?
-[Tomás] The truth.

Everything I've been saying.

SEARCH FOR
THREE GERMAN TEENAGERS GOES ON

One day I heard
about a child p*rn*graphy network

that operates in the Costa del Sol.

They peddle everything.
r*pe films, snuff films, all that stuff.

They would target young girls
who came from poor families,

like Laura.

Take them to their houses,

their mansions, and do all sorts
of things to them, Jaime.

They r*ped them,
humiliated them, attacked them.

Everything gets filmed.
And the police know about it.

Did you… watch the video?

No, I didn't watch them.

But I got in touch with someone
who was part of the organization.

This guy, James Foster.

He was k*lled a few years ago. 2019.

And this guy, David Luque, another r*pist
who was part of the organization.

And this is the, um, symbol
for their network. They call it Slide.

These are the guys you should look at
in connection for her disappearance.

[menacing music playing]

[dramatic sting]

[sighs]

[dramatic sting]

ENTER PASSWORD

[loud click]

[clock ticking]

[tense music builds]

[ticking stops, electronic buzzing starts]

WELCOME, PLAYER

ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR FIRST TEST?

[dramatic sting]

[shaky breathing]

[tense music continues]

[message alert]

HAVE YOU SEEN IT?

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE I LIVE?

[message alert]

I JUST WANT TO SAVE YOU, MIREN
YOU FEEL MISERABLE. AND GUILTY.

[message alert]

LIKE ALL GOD'S CHILDREN

EMBRACE THE GAME, GET TO KNOW ME

WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?

[message alert]

[microphone crackles]

Hello.

My name is Allison Hernández.

And this is my first test
for The Soul Game.

[exhales nervously]

[Miren] sh*t.

[Allison breathing shakily]

[gasps]

-No… No, no, no, no, no.
-[error sound chimes repeatedly]

[message alert]

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?
SHOW ME WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF

[tense music continues]

[music intensifies, fades]

[tense music resumes]

[clicks teeth, exhales]

[clears throat]

[tense music builds]

I'm Miren Rojo.

And this is my first test,
you son of a b*tch.

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