01x04 - Episode 4

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A PRIVATE AFFAIR

Bravo!

Bravo!

Today I'm filled with great joy,

to be able to present
this Civil Merit Medal

to Mr. Héctor Hugo.

Not only a brave
and distinguished citizen,

but also a member of the Quiroga family.

Thanks to him we've been able
to hunt down a m*rder*r.

I'm sure that the 30 years
he worked for my father

taught him that the common good
is above anything else.

Congratulations, Héctor.
Thanks to you, the city rests in peace.

Thank you.

I am overwhelmed.

Thank you.

Without a doubt, your father,
Mr. Alfonso Quiroga,

was an example to me,

as a policeman and above all as a person.

And I'm sure that if he were here today,

he would be very proud,

not only of me, but of...

of Miss Marina.

Miss Marina Quiroga
is the bravest woman I have ever met.

And if I have received this medal today,

it's thanks to her.

Without you, none of this
would have been possible.

This medal is also yours.

Bravo!

Bravo!

Yes, we all know Marina, and know
she likes to stick her nose in everything.

You're lucky, Héctor.

She didn't find my ceremony
quite so interesting.

I hope you can get
the family photo that I didn't.

And now, gentlemen,

thank you
for your beautiful speech, Héctor.

Thank you for being
as beautiful as ever, Marina.

-Ramón? Where is Ramón?
-Here.

Don't let her escape
to go shopping again.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

let's toast at last,
because we're back to being a safe city.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

He's so mean.

Don't let him see you're annoyed.

-He humiliated me in front of everyone.
-He tried.

One of these days, I'll go out there,

and tell everyone
a few things about him.

Well, please make sure I'm present
on that day to applaud you.

Thank you.

I'm so proud of my best friend.

May I?

Excuse me, Commissioner.

Where is it?

-We were just notified.
-Tell me the details.

Stay here. I'll see what's up.

Who was watching Cándido Expósito?

-I think it was at the guard change.
-Think?

The prisoner in the next cell
saw something.

-Has he been questioned?
-We were waiting for you.

I'll do it myself.

You two stay. Don't say anything.

The party must go on. Cabanillas, come on.

Do you need anything, miss?

How elegant you look today, Detective.

It's not every day that a civilian

is honored for the arrest
of a serial k*ller.

That's true.

They don't let us do anything.
Civilians, I mean.

Right.

I'd like to know why my brother
left in such a hurry.

I guess you can't tell me.

Well, to be honest,
we're not on duty today,

but if you want,

we could ask you to dance, Miss Quiroga.

I like your nerve, Detective.
But you're not my type.

Marina!

I'm coming!

I should inform my mother
of my brother's absence.

Right. He's in the bathroom, isn't he?

Very well. You owe me,
and I want to know more.

What made him leave in such a hurry?

Marina, what are you doing?

I'm coming, Mother!

Marina!

Before I go, I want a headline.

Marina!

Turn.

Sorry, I stepped on your foot again.

Thanks.

-Bye.
-Ramón.

Doña Asunción.

He's destroyed my foot, that b*stard.

I have to tell you something,
but not here.

Meet me downstairs.

Who, me?

Lourditas, do you know where Héctor is?

He's over there.

Everyone is congratulating him.

If my mother asks,
tell her I needed fresh air.

No! Actually, don't tell her anything.

Hello?

Castaño!

Hello?

Hello!

Do you want to scare me to death?

Sorry, but it's better
not to be seen together.

Right. I know your reputation.

And Detective Zarco...

Don't let him find out.

I see you work as a team.

I really dislike these social events.

Too many men
looking for a pat on the back.

It's worse at the police station.

We don't have champagne or canapés there.

So?

It's a pity that Arturo didn't accept
my proposal to give you the medal.

You did that?

Even a blind man
could see you deserve it.

Right. Too bad I'm a woman, isn't it?

Well, no.

That's exactly
what makes you most fascinating.

And your intelligence and your courage.

What do you want from me?

I'd like to get to the point.

All I want from you is to know
why my brother left so quickly.

What a pity.

Cándido Expósito
was found hanged in his cell.

What?

-He committed suicide?
-No, I didn't say that.

We have a witness
who saw someone enter before it happened.

So he's been k*lled?

Only if we work together,
will we find the k*ller.

I'll shove her camera down her throat!

No, don't go! I need to know more.

We need to go
somewhere more private.

-Where?
-My house, at 10:00 p.m.

Nice try.

I assure you I'm not trying to seduce you.

But what I have to tell you,
no one else can hear.

Give me a clue.

-Ángela, the Volcano, the...
-I know who she is.

Ten hours after Cándido was arrested,

the body of a woman was found
on a beach in Finisterre.

Her throat was cut and she had
a fleur-de-lis engraved on her chest.

At my house, 10:00 p.m.

Follow the rhythm.

Yes. I'm trying, ma'am.

Come on, like this.

Come on, look, that's it.

Follow the rhythm.

-I'm trying.
-Come on. Like this.

-Hold my hand.
-Yes.

We're dancing.

Darling.

Carry on, Héctor.

Look. Listen, come closer, I won't bite.

Man! Come on!

It's just that...
I need to go out for a moment.

-For God's sake!
-I must go out. Forgive me.

Where are you going? Stay here with me.

NAUTICAL CLUB

Might I know where we're going?

You'll see soon.

I'm meeting Castaño at his house.
He's giving me new clues.

First I need to know
he's not lying to me.

The curve!

But that man is a womanizer. And a danger.

You can't go to his house.

This is not a social visit.
It's about the fleur-de-lis k*ller.

But the case is already solved.
My medal, remember?

My brother was hasty
in giving you that medal.

Cándido k*lled himself.

The curve!

What do you mean, k*lled himself?

And Ángela was found
on a beach,

with her throat slit,
and the fleur-de-lis on her chest.

But that's impossible.
We caught the k*ller.

I was getting to that.

Either Cándido isn't the only man
behind this,

or Ángela is not the dead woman.

Stop!

We're going to go find out.

I'm going to be sick.

Drive slowly.

Hello.

Marina?

You shouldn't be here.

If we got 20 pesetas
every time we heard that,

we'd be millionaires.

-Is this the girl?
-What do you know about that?

Marina, this is not a joke.

-You have to leave.
-Ricardo,

my father never kept secrets.

I was with him all the time.
I'd stay waiting for him.

-Why is it different now?
-He was a commissioner.

It's her.

Can I come in?

Marina...

The first failed case
is always etched on the heart.

Your father used to say that.

We've done everything we could do.

No.

Not everything.

We have to go to Castaño's house.

The k*ller is still at large.

Cándido k*lled her
before seeing us at the port.

No, he didn't have time.

The body was found in Finisterre.

I think Cándido was a hired k*ller.

-What do you mean?
-That he was hired to distract us all.

The real k*ller must have been
cornered by the police,

and looked for a hitman.

-A hitman to...
-No.

We're not going to Castaño's house.

What?

We have to use our heads.

Before we go into the lion's den,
we have to reanalyze all the pieces.

Is this about your medal?

What?

You've satisfied your ego.
Now you don't care.

How can you say that?

You're being very unfair.

Héctor, there's a woman
who is still alive.

I'm not going to stop.

If you don't mind, I'm going to change.

Excuse me.

Hello?

Excuse me.

This is private property.

I have an appointment with the detective.

Miss Quiroga.

Yes.

Follow me.

-I love punctuality.
-I love getting to the point.

I wasn't expecting dinner.

For me, business
isn't at odds with pleasure.

And I usually have dinner at this time.

Would you like to join me?

I didn't know
you lived in a palace.

Thank you, but it's not mine.
It's my wife's.

-You're married?
-No, widowed.

-I'm sorry.
-I'm not.

The marriage was a failure from the start.

Let's drink to that, shall we?
Thank you, Simón.

I guess you've figured out
what I told you about Cándido is true.

What's your theory?

My theory is that Cándido
worked for someone,

and that person has decided to k*ll him
for fear of being identified.

Someone with access
to the police station and cells.

Exactly.

Probably a policeman.

Probably, yes.

And this invitation is for?

For me to tell you my plans.

I'm going to throw a party at home,
a special one.

Like the ones
they had at the House of Water.

What for?

It'll be the return of the only prost*tute
who escaped from the k*ller.

-Margó?
-Margó, yes.

Do you know her?

Yes, I know her,
but don't know where to find her.

That's why I need you.

An exceptional woman
to catch an exceptional k*ller.

You don't need me for my detective skills,
but to impersonate her.

Smart girl.

-It doesn't make sense.
-You have the same complexion.

She is slim, has a firm bust...

Watch what you say.

I told you, for me,
business is not at odds with pleasure.

We would only have to get you a wig,

one of her dresses
and her bird-of-paradise mask,

the one she wore at the big parties.

What does my brother think?

Your brother doesn't know
and won't know about this.

He has too much of an ego
to admit he's made a mistake

by decorating a citizen
when he hasn't solved half of the case.

Why did they wear masks at the parties?

To preserve the privacy of the guests.

They only took them off
at special moments.

The thing is, you're a cop
and a regular at the House of Water.

Maybe Margó escaped you
and now you want to disguise me as her,

and, in your sick mind,
finish the plan.

I admit that it would be a good idea...

if I were the k*ller, of course.

You seem scared.

Men never scared me.

God. I feel dizzy.

What did you do to me? Did you drug me?

Let me go.

-Héctor!
-Let's go.

Héctor!

This way.

Wait for me.

Héctor.

Do you think it's this way?

All these mansions have a back door.

Virgin Marys.

They're Virgin Marys!

An ultra-Catholic policeman who wants
to put an end to the sins of the flesh.

-That explains the fleur-de-lis.
-Yes.

He purified his victims
before k*lling them.

Looking for anything in particular?

Yes, the exit.

But, behold,
we've found your moral standards.

It's a pity you didn't know
about my resistance to opiates.

What was it? That lipstick, wasn't it?

I don't know. Maybe a miracle
from Our Lady of Carmel.

If we don't work together,
we won't find the k*ller.

Don't listen to him, he's lying.

No, I'm not lying.
What I want is to put an end to all this.

And to stop them from k*lling women.

He wants me to pose as Margó
to lure the k*ller.

-What?
-Only if she pretends to be Margó

will we get his attention.

But it would put her in danger.

That's what you and I are here for.
To protect her.

I'm offering her the opportunity
to act as an undercover cop.

It's every good cop's dream.

No.

Think about it.

It's a deal.

But I want to know
all the details of the plan,

and have more men protecting me.

Look.

What?

Good morning!

You're shameless, dear.

What? I only said good morning.

Look how upsetting this is.

"Has Marina Quiroga found love?"

I mean, excuse me?

Please! We were just talking.

Talking? Not even Aunt Edelmira,
who is deaf as a post,

gets so close to a man
to hear what he's saying.

-And your brother is a public figure.
-Wow!

Now we know whom to thank
for having this trash in the house.

Your mother had the right to know.

Look, Mother.
This journalist is a sensationalist.

Castaño and I were talking
about confidential matters,

so we weren't going to be shouting.

And now, if I may, I'm going shopping.

-I can do that, right, Mother?
-Yes, dear.

Are you still mad?

I was stupid. I don't know
how I could've said such nonsense.

I'm very sorry, Héctor.

I admit that I would've liked
to share the medal.

It's also true that,
if it hadn't been for me,

the k*ller would've gotten away with it.

That little bit of arrogance
suits you very well.

At last, you're smiling.

I won't let you
talk to me like that again.

Don't worry, it won't happen again.
The next medal's mine.

You are impossible.

There it is.

Just a moment, I'm coming. I'm coming.

You're still as beautiful as ever.

Héctor.

Milagros.

You forgot all about me, you fiend.

Let's see the inside of that coat.

Some things never change.

This man is full of surprises.

I know.

Miss Marina Quiroga, the daughter of...

Of Alfonso Quiroga himself.

Did you know my father?

If it weren't for him,
I probably wouldn't be alive.

Let's just say that there are people
who don't accept someone who's different.

We have a party tonight
for which we need to transform ourselves.

I see.

Then you're in the right place.

Come this way, Marina.

I only show this to real friends.

Thank you.

This is just what we were looking for!

There are similar ones in other colors,

but I have this one here
in memory of someone very special.

And for you, Héctor?

-What?
-Maybe something like this. Look.

Excuse me, could I make a phone call?

I need to talk to Pablo.

Very well.

-A telephone?
-In the back.

Thank you.

-Héctor, look.
-Yes, something that works with this.

With this?

We can't trust this prisoner.

He meant something
when he said that the devil strangled him.

I think the prisoner
knows what he's saying.

-You know what you're doing?
-What?

Everyone's talking about Marina.

I don't like to talk about a lady
if she's not here.

You know I'm a gentleman.

I'm not, so you'd better be careful.

If I have to take
extreme measures, I will.

Even if it affects your career.

-Are you threatening me?
-No.

I'm politely advising you
to stay away from Marina.

Cabanillas, to the lab.

Zarco. Hello.

Detective Zarco speaking.
How can I help?

Pablo, it's Marina.

-Miss Quiroga.
-I have a favor to ask.

Check your records
to see if there's anything on Castaño.

Wow.

We're meeting tonight.

-For what?
-Pablo, please focus.

I need to know if his career
is as spotless as he claims.

Very well.

And if I find something?

Then come to his house
at 10:00 in a suit and mask.

There'll be a party
like the ones at the House of Water.

What? Have you gone crazy?

I have to go, Pablo.

No, Marina! Marina, listen...

HAS MARINA QUIROGA FOUND LOVE?

Deep down, my mother would love him.

Rich and pious,
what more to ask for?

And seductive and dark.
He's Count Dracula.

-I'm serious, miss.
-So am I.

If he bit my neck, I'd be immortal
and I'd find the k*ller for sure.

Look how elegant!

I'll get the masks.

Everything okay?

Didn't they teach you how to knock?

Could you stop complaining
and give me your hand?

I see you're not ready yet.

I can't fasten my bustier.

I can't breathe.

These women deserve a lot of credit.

Breathe in.

-No, I can't.
-Relax, Miss Quiroga.

You're ready.

What did you find out?

A witness is claiming
that he saw someone enter the cell...

And?

And he says that it was
the Devil himself who strangled him.

Are you suggesting that perhaps
our k*ller has horns and a tail?

No.

What I'm saying is that whoever did this
has to be a real monster.

Ready?

I'll be waiting on the stairs.

Are you okay?

What? Yeah.

Can I have the dress?

Don't do this if you don't feel safe.

Dad would never
have given up at this point.

Miss, you have nothing to prove.

But I want to.

Remember the plan?

I'm ready.

Relax.

Look at the men with the clown masks.
They're mine.

They all wear the same mask.

Don't talk to people
so they won't recognize you.

Don't worry, we are here to protect you.

Good luck.

It was the Devil himself
who strangled him.

Héctor, the k*ller was wearing
a demon mask when he attacked Cándido.

-What?
-The madman was right.

Watch for all men wearing a demon mask.

-It could be him.
-Of course.

-You almost bit my finger off!
-Mr. Pablo, what are you doing here?

Cover your face.

Act normal.

-Where's Marina?
-Marina is dressed as Margó,

the woman in the painting,
to hunt down the m*rder*r.

What? This is crazy.

Castaño was investigated
for the death of his wife.

My God!

We have to find Marina now.

He could be the m*rder*r.

Let's go!

That's the signal.

The auction. The auction for Margó!

Excuse me. Sorry.

This way.

My dear friends,

many of us have mourned
the loss of the House of Water,

and the loss of its beautiful women.

Let this evening
serve as a tribute to these women,

who've met such a terrible end.

Let us celebrate
that we can still enjoy...

the beautiful Margó.

Tonight,

Margó bids farewell forever
to these Water nights.

We have to get her out.

Margó,

you may leave.

Trust me. Don't worry.

-Miss. Hey!
-Jerome.

The auction begins.

We'll start with an offer
of 10,000 pesetas...

-Let's go.
-...for Margó's last night.

The most sought-after woman of the moment!







For the last night with Margó.
Do I hear 23,000?


The gentleman at the back, very well.




unforgettable last night.



-Me!
-30,000 pesetas!

Quickly!

Here! Look!

It's one of Castaño's men.

Miss!

Marina.

A PRIVATE AFFAIR
EPISODE 4: MASQUERADE BALL