01x04 - Salvador Bilardo

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ALL THE CHARACTERS, PLOT, SITUATIONS
AND STORIES OF THE SERIES

ARE PURELY FICTION, ANY RESEMBLANCE
TO REALITY IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL.

(elevator chime)
(tense music)

GUARD:
Sir?

-Is everything fine?
-It is.

(In English) Oh, for f*ck’s sake!

GUARD 2: Nobody leaves the hotel,
nobody leaves the hotel.

THE STOLEN CUP

(elevator chimes)

(elevator chimes)

ANNOUNCER (VO):
If Sergio Goycochea catches it,

Argentina will be a World Cup finalist.
Here comes Serena. Serena… Goycochea!

Ladies and gentlemen,
Argentina reaches the final match.

(com) Darío, erase everything.

(beep)

With all due respect, Mr. Manila,
the hotel is not responsible

for the eventual loss
of its guests' belongings.

Loss?

The cup was stolen, m*therf*cker.

-(laughs wildly) Let’s go, babe.
-Wait. What happened?

Bruce hit me. Let's go,
let's go, let's go, let's go.

We have to notify the police.

If by some miracle, the police
of this country were to find the Cup,

-they would steal it themselves.
-The cameras.

-So? Did you delete it?
-Almost. The system is very full.

Sorry, we had a little problem.

-What happened?
-(slurred) Nothing, I'm golden.

Ready, go!

(beep)

(sighs)
(music cuts)

(indistinct cheers)
CROWD (chants): ARGENTINA!

WALLY:
I'm fine.

-FAFA: Buddy, are you okay?
-Yeah.

WALLY:
It’s gorgeous.

(knife clicks)

-What are you doing, Fafa? Hey!
-ANDRÉS: Dude!

I'm getting it out of there.

LUCHO: We need it intact
to be able to negotiate.

Plus, the Cup can only be
touched by champions.

That's so silly. Who said that?

What do you mean? History says so!
What do you mean "silly"?

-What about his maker? What did he win?
-BÁRBARA: Guys. Guys! (claps) Guys!

Let's stick to the plan, okay?

Yes, because we do have the Cup,
but we haven't won the w*r yet.

-Andrés, where are the things?
-(slurred) Huh?

-The things.
-Oh, yeah, sorry! I’ll go get them.

WALLY:
Hey! This spot’s perfect, right?

-We’re ready.
-Look.

I guess we could add some ominous music,
right? To make it more riveting.

-Okay. Mhm.
-You do it.

Ready?

And action!

LUCHO (muffled):
Uh… Sorry, I forgot my line.

-Okay, stop it. Maybe…
-LUCHO: Sorry, I just… forgot!

WALLY:
Do you know what I'm thinking, Lucho?

Maybe you need to put on more
of an evil face, a diabolical frowning.

LUCHO: How’s that going to
work? I’m wearing a mask.

I know it, but maybe they can tell it
from your body language, right?

Chin up, that imposes respect.

-Chin up, a little bit, a little bit more.
-LUCHO: Like this?

WALLY: There it goes, show
yourself as a threat, got it?

Pretend you’re calling Liam Neeson,
you’ve kidnapped his entire family.

-BÁRBARA: Babe, don’t let him confused.
-Come on, let loose, Lucho. Come on.

There it goes, there it is.
Now, give your all. Let’s record it.

-DARÍO: Ready to go.
-And action, Lucho!

LUCHO: Hello, this is a…
Hello, who am I talking to?

-m*therf*cker.
-No, no, let me do it.

-Or we'll be here all day.
-WALLY: No, come on, come on.

Fa-Fa-Farelli, really,
you're going to do it?

-BÁRBARA: Let him be.
-FAFA: What's wrong with you?

Are you making fun of me?
What's wrong with you?

WALLY:
Babe, stop it.

-Can you all stop talking for a second?
-ANDRÉ: Listen to me.

Why don't we give him a minute?
It seems like he could use it.

(Lucho shushes)

I think we should all stop
talking for a bit.

LUCHO:
Darío, let’s do it.

LUCHO (lowly):
This is a message for Manila

and for the highest
organization in world soccer,

on behalf of the Argentine people,
from all of us who have been wronged.

(door clicks)

(tense music)

They entered through
the ventilation ducts.

They knew full well what they were doing.

(distant sirens)

And you… do you know what you're doing?

One solution would be
to notify the local police.

You too? It would be a waste of time.

I need to find it before the world
finds out what happened.

Sir, we are dealing with high
caliber professionals here.

LUCHO (recording):
…and there will be no World Cup…

-It's amazing.
-BÁRBARA: It's very good, very convincing.

-Yes?
-Yes. Well done.

Thanks.

We have to send it to the Federation.

Dario, how will you do it?

Darío.

WALLY:
He knows what to do.

(email whoosh)
Done! I sent it to them.

-Really? Is it done?
-BÁRBARA: It's done?

LUCHO:
How did you do it?

I sent an email. They have
a contact link on their page.

Well, if they don't answer it
in 24 hours, we make it go viral.

FAFA: What, shall we celebrate
then? There's champagne.

Eh?
(glasses clink)

-Champagne.
-Guys, thank you.

I'll never forget what you've
done for the company.

LUCHO:
Sorry, but I have to go.

WALLY:
No, come on! Stay for a quick toast.

No, Sebas is waiting for me
for dinner, he must be worried.

Nah, don't be like that, we'll party
a little bit, have a few drinks.

You cannot leave now.

(groovy party music)

(music fades)

(vacuum whirring, continuous)

(groans)

-Wally. Wally!
-Take it out.

LUCHO: Wally, tidy up this mess, grab the
Cup and take it to the warehouse

-and make sure Hugo doesn't go anywhere.
-Sure.

(Bárbara groans)

Oh, God.

WALLY (hushed):
Moira. Hey, Moira!

-(hushed) It's Usman, my boyfriend.
-Are you crazy?

You brought your wife,
why can't I bring my boyfriend?

Bárbara is part of the team.

-Chill, it's fine.
-Be discreet, Moira, be discreet.

Help me clean it up
and don't pretend you’re asleep.

Okay, okay, I’ll be right there with you.

LUCHO (calls):
Vicky!

Vicky!

(groans)

(keys jangling)

(door shuts)

(keys hit the table)

He's in his room. You are a real jerk.

-I apologize, I had a setback at work.
-Don't apologize to me.

It’s your son you need to talk to.

Do you know how hard it was
for him to fall asleep?

How worried he was?
We called you a thousand times.

The thing is I had problems with my phone.

Lucho, you went partying
and left me babysitting your son.

You're acting like a piece of sh*t.

(sighs)

-What happened to you?
-Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me.

-SEBASTIÁN: Where were you? I was worried.
-I was at work.

(sighs) You know things are
not very good over there, right?

So I had to work late solving some issues,

and I ended up falling asleep
in front of the computer.

-You're lying to me, aren’t you?
-No, why would I lie to you?

-Are you sure nothing else is going on?
-Yes, I’m sure.

You swear? On mom’s soul?

I do.

Well. Then I believe you.
You wouldn’t lie about that.

(sighs)

(windchimes)
(birdsong, children laughing)

FAFA:
Did you paint it?

Are you still here?

Ah. (chuckles)

You know, what you said last night
during the toast really hit me…

how important this company is to you.

Yes, you can laugh, but for me it is
as if it were my own child.

Yes, a child, one with a terminal illness.

Have you ever stopped
to consider the pa-ra…?

How was it? The…
paradox, that's the word.

The paradox in all of it?

Look, we stole the Cup so that Argentina
can get back to the World Cup.

And so you don't have to pay for the
televisions. A way of saving your child.

It's not a bad idea at all, but I’ll
give you some food for thought.

If we sell the Cup and share
the dough among us,

we do not have to expect anything
from anyone. Do you understand me?

(chuckles) Yes, but Argentina
wouldn't play in the World Cup.

Yes, but what the f*ck do
I care if we're left out of it?

We are talking about
a lot of money here, Andrés.

How much money are we talking about?

Enough to raise two
or three more children.

(elevator chimes)
Right?

Hey, you've got visitors.

(hushed) Yes. Listen, think about it.
Okay? Sleep on it, sleep on it.

ANDRÉ'S DAD:
Measure that window properly.

MAN: Yes, yes. Don't worry. Guys, let's…
Okay, check the installation here, so…

Hello, Dad.

ANDRÉ'S DAD: I thought, for a moment,
that you would turn this thing around.

(laughs) Well, I lost
my bet with your brothers,

I’ll have to pay up a case
of wine, and a pot roast.

So, you think my problems are
a laughing matter, don’t you?

Your problems… became our problems.

It's just a matter of time for
you to screw things up again.

Stop f*cking around.
Make peace with your brothers.

Ask them for a job, an undemanding one.

WOMAN:
I think we can fit the decorations here.

Who are those guys?

ANDRÉ'S DAD:
Ah. He is an architect, a friend of mine.

Your uncle Steve is going to expand
his company and rent these offices.

ANDRÉ:
What? No, dad, you can't do this to me.

ANDRÉ'S DAD: No, I didn’t do
anything to you, you did it to yourself.

Managing a company
requires certain skills you lack.

These people are friends of mine.
Don’t make me look bad.

So please, get rid of that Chinese
crap sitting in the warehouse

you’re trying so desperately to sell.

I can't simply get rid
of it, Dad. Listen to me.

Ask Uncle Steve to give me some time,
so I can handle things properly.

Time?

Time is money, and money is very valuable.

ANÍBAL:
The difference is how they treat the ball.

Messi treats the ball
like a deadly weapon.

He awakens a k*ller instinct
in it, he shows no mercy.

He can score a thousand goals,
he can stab you with a thousand daggers,

and he doesn't care about a thing.

But Maradona, no.

Maradona treats the ball
like his love interest.

He caresses it,
he kisses it, and he plays it.

You can see him placing the ball on his
head, he dances with it in a lovely way.

(audience cheers)

For Maradona,
the ball is the love of his life.

Later, you can see it on the field,

the numbers, the championships,
compare it the way you want to.

The point here is how they treat the ball.

That's why, for me, Messi is the best,
but Maradona is the greatest.

SEBASTIÁN:
Check.

Your turn.

(clack)

No, still nothing.

ARGENTINA OUT OF THE WORLD CUP

LUCHO:
They didn't answer Dario’s email either.

Enough, let's make history.

The only way to make those guys back down
is if everyone finds out what happened.

(hushed) We gave them 24 hours.

(hushed) 24 hours, that's
just a figure of speech.

Let’s not get caught up
in details. Let's do it.

(exhales)

(clicks)

Darío, make it go viral.

(modulated) After our national
team got absurdly disqualified

from the next World Cup,

we say enough is enough.

Call me a thief, but you were the ones
who stole the hope not only from a team,

but from a whole country.

We know that without the Cup,
there is no World Cup.

-And there will be no World Cup…
-What do you think? Is it fake?

LUCHO: If you want to see the Cup
again, we demand you lift the sanctions

and reincorporate Argentina into the
tournament. You have 24 hours.

ROME, ITALY - 6:30 PM

FOOTBALL FEDERATION

MAN (in Italian):
Sorry for bothering you, sir,

but there's something you need to see.

BERNIE (in Italian): No, please,
not now. Later. I'll see it later.

MAN: I'm sorry, sir, I think you should
see it as soon as possible.

LUCHO (recording):
This is a message for Manila…

REPORTER 1:
In only a matter of minutes,

this man wearing a Bilardo mask
became a trending topic.

We can confirm that he is
in possession of the Cup,

THE ARGENTINE ROBIN HOOD

and he's demanding for Argentina…

This guy can put us back
into the World Cup, Dad.

Yes, and he sure has a great team
behind him. This isn’t a one man job.

-MAN: Why are you celebrating, idiot?
-Let's go, buddy. Let's go.

-You get it? Bye, Aníbal.
-ANÍBAL: Bye.

Say bye.

-Bye.
-Bye.

I have to talk to you.

LUCHO: What's up, Rodolfo?
Now I can't, I'm going home.

(muffled shouting, sirens,
fireworks, continuous)

I went over the hotel to cover
the Cup event, and the Cup was not there.

I saw you both at the same hotel,

and there wasn't a f*cking
electronic convention happening.

-You guys are in it.
-What?

RODOLFO: I want to be part
of it. Please. You owe me.

You're delusional, bro.

Look, if I open my mouth,
sh*t's gonna hit the fan.

NEWSCASTER 1:
Public opinion is divided.

Some want to crucify those responsible,
while others consider them heroes.

Let's see the video of the masked Bilardo.

What have we done, Walter?

LUCHO (recording): …absurdly
disqualified from the next World Cup…

(chaos continues outside)

REPORTER 2:
We continue here live.

We repeat, the Cup was stolen, and the
tournament is understandably suspended.

We are waiting for an official message.

What will happen to the World
Cup? Where is the Cup?

Come here, Manila! Hold this trophy!

CUP TOUR SUSPENDED
AND THE WORLD?

LUCHO (hushed):
Buddy.

Hey.

What's happening?

When I swore by mom’s soul, I lied.
And I shouldn't mess around with that.

I need to show you something.

REPORTER 3:
We repeat.

We'll soon be transmitting the
message from the Federation

(loud shuddering)

(quieter) about its decision regarding
the reincorporation of Argentina

to the World Cup. This is keeping
the entire country on their toes,

and the world waiting for any news.

Forgive me for not giving you a heads-up,
Hugo. I didn't know you’d still be around.

It’s all right.

I brought my son, I wanted…

(keys jingling)

(doors creak)

(soft music)

Was it you?

Yes.

I might not be the best role
model… but I finally said enough.

-Do you remember mom's necklace?
-Yes, the one you have kept.

Had. I sold it, so we could go
to the World Cup together.

SEBASTIÁN: The other day,
when I dreamed about mom…

she told me she missed
our three way hugs a lot.

So do I.

Aren't you afraid things'll go wrong?

LUCHO: Yes. But the reward is
always at the end of the road.

And when Argentina is back
in the World Cup, and we are there…

all of this will be worth it.

You're crazy, dad. But I love you.

REPORTER 3:
We're reporting live from the scene.

HUGO (calls):
Lucho!

Let's see what Franc Manila,
from the Football Federation,

has to say in his official
statement about the conflict.

MANILA: As a representative
of the Football Federation,

I have come to inform you that we
are not going to allow ourselves

to be extorted, under no circumstances.

The rules are followed
in the game and in life.

We do not negotiate with criminals.

WORLD CUP ROBBERY

I want to clarify that the sanction
imposed on Argentina will not be revoked.

Argentina will not return
to the World Cup.

The Cup is the greatest goal
in the world of sport…

…that is why we are going to do everything
in our power to recover the Cup.

We are already working together with
police forces from around the world

so that in a few hours,

they land in the Argentine Republic,
and justice can be served.

The only thing that will return
to the World Cup is the Cup itself,

and it will be a party,
as always. Good night.

Now what?

What are we going to do with the Cup?

(tense music)

I don't know.

(music plays)