Echoes in the Dark (2024)

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THE MEMORY OF THE DARKNESS

I did the bare minimum,

just like you asked.

But the injectors need cleaning,

otherwise,

you risk getting stranded.

And how much would that cost?

Roughly, around 1.000 euros.

1.000 euros?

Forget it, we'll do it another time.

Well, as you wish.

How much do I owe you?

300?

250?

280?

That's okay. 270, we're good.

Thank you.

f*ck it.

Hello.

This is Paolo Rinaldi.

How are you?

Yes, yes, I'm pretty good too.

I was calling about that job...

Yes, yes, the university project.

Oh, it got approved?

That's great news.

No.

No, nobody... Nobody told me.

Good thing I called, then.

So, when should I start?

Oh, perfect.

Yes, I'll wait for you to send me

the address,

and I'll head over there tomorrow.

Perfect.

Thanks, you too.

Have a good evening.

What the hell...

Where the hell did this cash

come from?

Jesus Christ!

Christ!

What the f*ck do I do?

Christ!

112, what's your emergency?

Hello, can you hear me?

Hello?

Hello?

112. We've received a call

from your number.

Oh... No, no.

I'm sorry,

I accidentally hit the emergency button.

Are you sure? Is everything okay?

Yes, yes, everything is fine.

I'm sorry once again

for the inconvenience.

All right, have good evening.

Good evening to you too.

Christ, don't sh**t!

Don't sh**t, f*ck, g*dd*mn it!

Who are you?

I don't want trouble!

Tell me who the f*ck you are!

Just some pictures!

I just need to take some f*cking pictures

of this place!

Listen...

I...

I don't want trouble.

I haven't seen anything.

Whatever happened here

has nothing to do with me.

I just want to leave, okay?

Christ.

What time is it?

What?

What time is it?

Twenty past midnight.

How long have you been here?

I don't know, not long.

I didn't hear you.

What the f*ck did you say?

Maybe half an hour.

Look, just let me go.

You're not going anywhere.

Try to leave and I'll sh**t you.

Got it?

Got it?

Listen, if you do exactly what I say,

everything will be fine,

and I'll let you go.

Come out of there, slowly, okay?

Did you hear me?

I'm not moving from here.

Look...

I... I just want to leave, okay?

Okay, okay.

I'm coming out now.

Don't sh**t, okay?

I'm coming out.

I'm unarmed, don't sh**t.

I won't sh**t.

Get out, slowly.

Don't shine that flashlight on me!

Let me see you.

Okay, good.

Now, shine it to your right.

Now to your left.

Are there any other bodies

on the ground?

No, just these.

Okay.

Okay. Get closer.

Come here.

Hand me the flashlight.

This is yours, huh?

I don't want any trouble.

Get that tarp.

What?

Move! Get that tarp from over there!

Pick up that stuff.

All the bags.

Drag me over there.

Drag me over there!

How?

Drag me over there, come on!

Come on, move!

Drag me over there!

But how am I supposed to do that?

You drag me!

You drag me.

How the f*ck do you think

you should drag me?

You drag me!

Come on!

Come on!

Stop, stop, stop.

Go in that direction.

What are your intentions?

Keep going.

Stop, stop!

What's going on?

Shh.

Keep going.

Move those bins.

But...

Move those bins, come on!

Come on.

Come on!

Move those bins!

He should have a bag with him.

Look for it.

Come on, go look for it.

Look behind him, will you?

Check the bins, search somewhere.

Look over there, I don't know,

just look!

There's no bag.

What do you mean there's no bag?

There's no bag?

You piece of sh*t!

Where the f*ck did you put

that f*cking bag?

You came by car, didn't you?

Yes.

Let's go get it.

Come on, open it, open it!

Open it.

How far is your house?

About 30 kilometers, why?

Do you live alone?

Yes.

All right, then. Drive.

Let's go.

What's that stench?

The injectors.

They're leaking.

So you where there to take pictures.

Yeah.

And what the f*ck is there

to photograph in that place?

The machinery,

the architecture...

It's for an industrial

archaeology project.

But tonight it looks like you were doing

something else to make some extra cash.

Am I wrong?

Ow...

Ouch!

Hand me the towel.

You have a daughter?

Yes.

How old is she?

She's turning six in a few days.

Have you already picked out a gift?

I don't know,

I think a stuffed animal.

A stuffed animal.

What kind of stuffed animal?

A stuffed unicorn.

Ah, a unicorn.

Your wife is really pretty.

Ex-wife.

We've recently separated.

Divorces are a total mess.

Especially with kids involved.

I know

because I've been through it too.

One day I was fine, the next

I was sleeping with the bums.

Then, out on the street,

I made the right connections.

Do you have a beer?

That's a nice watch you got there.

I'm crazy about watches.

I've lost my favorite one

in that damn factory.

What are your intentions?

Get my money back.

I meant, with me.

I don't know yet.

I need to use the bathroom.

Go ahead.

Hey, put the phone there.

But it's broken,

ever since you shot me.

I don't give a sh*t.

Put the phone there.

And if you don't mind,

leave the door open.

I can't do it if you're watching me.

Hmm, okay.

All right.

Hey, open the door.

Hey, open it!

Hey!

Open the door!

Open this f*cking door!

Open it!

You've really pissed me off!

Open up, f*ck!

If you don't pay up by the end

of the week, you're screwed!

Do you understand?

Next time, I'll break the door down

and rip you to f*cking pieces!

f*ck off!

Debts?

How much?

15.000 euros.

15.000?

You've got to take a lot

of photos then, huh?

That's the situation.

I need my money back, fast.

But as you can see, I have a problem.

So let's make a deal.

You help me find it quickly,

and I'll give you the money you need.

Then we go our separate ways.

What?

No, no.

No way.

I don't want to be part of this.

You already are. It's pretty obvious.

Now you just have to decide

how you're going to get out of it.

You've already called the police.

But you preferred to go rummaging

and find a handful of cash

among the corpses.

You don't have a choice.

You've already made it.

Let's find that money.

I get mine back.

You get enough to clear your debts.

It benefits both of us, right?

Can you walk?

I can.

Don't worry,

it's a bit better than yesterday.

By now, some b*stard is probably already

after those guys at the factory.

We don't have much time.

Go around back.

Look, I'm asking nicely.

I don't have time to waste.

Where did you put the money?

There's blood on the door.

Come on, give it to me.

Hey, there's blood here.

I bet that b*stard hid it in here.

Do you see it?

No.

There's a slanted iron plate in here,

I can't see the bottom.

f*ck.

The money is in here.

f*ck!

I've got a grinder at home.

At home?

At home.

If you screw me over,

I'll make sure someone delivers

the stuffed animal to your daughter.

Got it?

Well, the structure here

doesn't seem compromised.

Let's try to salvage

at least this section.

But we need to ease the pressure

on the upper floors, okay?

Note this, check for water infiltration

under the collapsed roof.

And tomorrow the workers will arrive

for the demolition

of the unstable pavilion.

All right, so we can start the work.

Come on, let's go.

Where the f*ck have you been?

Calm down!

I had to fix the charger.

To hell with the charger!

Calm down!

Why did you cover the body?

Because some guys showed up.

They were talking about demolition.

What if they had found

the other bodies?

They didn't see any bodies.

Otherwise, there would already be

a huge mess here.

But we need to get a move on.

There's a pipe that leads down

to the lower floors.

This f*cking pit swallowed

all my money!

We need to figure out

where that pipe ends.

This is just what we needed.

Listen, let's do this.

I'll go down there

and see where the hell

that bag ended up.

Okay.

It's getting dark, hurry up.

I'll take the flashlight

from the car.

Hey!

Can you hear me?

Hey!

You ugly b*stard!

sh*t!

f*ck!

Where the hell did you put the g*n?

Where is your g*n?

Huh?

Ah, here it is.

Do you mind if I borrow

a few b*ll*ts?

Huh?

Ah, you've got the flashlight too?

Nice.

Nice, nice.

Where the f*ck did you go?

Hey!

Where are you?

Are you there?

Hey!

Where are you?

f*ck.

Holy sh*t!

Hey, White.

Are you alive?

Hey.

Hey, White.

You're dead as a doornail.

Who the f*ck dragged you here?

f*ck, he saw me!

Oh my God!

Christ!

What were you trying to do, huh?

Leave?

And leave me here?

Who the hell are they?

Get out.

It's all right.

Come on.

Everything's fine? Bullshit.

I'm leaving.

I'm telling you, there is no problem.

They won't bother us anymore.

This is totally f*cked up!

f*ck!

How the hell did I end up

in this mess?

No, listen, I can't do this.

f*ck the money.

Do it yourself and keep it all.

I can't do it alone.

Alone it's impossible!

I can barely climb the stairs.

I'm telling you again,

there won't be any more setbacks.

Come on.

It's too risky.

Think!

The solution to your problems

is inside there.

Do you get that or not?

No?

No.

Oh, no?

I'll give you double.

I'll double your cut.

Huh, double...

Double.

Imagine the chaos

when this thing was still running.

You were photographing

this machinery.

Yeah.

And what did they do here?

A starch factory.

Starch production.

A starch factory?

And what the hell

did they need starch for?

Listen.

Yeah?

Set me straight on this.

What happened to the two guys

who arrived before?

Huh?

Come on.

Let's go find the money.

Come on!

Can you hear that?

Yes.

I heard it before, too,

I thought it was you.

No.

But what the hell is it?

I don't know.

Let's watch where we step.

It's all rotten here,

if it collapses we're dead.

Even if it did, no one would notice.

My daughter would.

Yeah,

but your daughter is six years old.

It wouldn't change much for her.

Why did your ex leave you?

What kind of question is that now?

I liked to gamble, that's why.

It's like that white sh*t of yours.

You try it once, and you can't stop.

Except my white sh*t made me

a lot of money,

while you lost everything.

I thank that b*tch

who left me on the street.

Because that's where I met White.

Who is White?

One of those b*stards up there.

f*ck.

Think my ex dumped me

for the lawyer who threw me out

on the street.

f*ck.

But honestly, can I blame her?

Better to be with a lawyer

than a f*cking baker, right?

It's all about money.

What?

You were a baker?

Yes, I was a baker.

I used to work

in my father-in-law's bakery,

who of course fired me.

Were you seriously a baker?

Yes, I was a baker.

Why? What's so weird about it?

In a way, my job hasn't changed much.

I work at night and make dough.

Just with different ingredients.

It can't be true. We're still here.

We need to be more precise.

That way, we don't waste time

wandering around.

I don't have much left in me.

I can't keep going.

It won't stop bleeding.

Let's go back there.

Come here.

It's the map of the place.

I'd say we're here.

And this is the sector

that we've just covered.

I think the duct leads down

to this point.

And so we need to try this way.

This must be it!

Yes, yes!

That's exactly it.

Can you make it?

I can make it, yeah.

Come on, we're almost there.

Here it is!

Here it is.

f*ck!

It's empty!

Christ, no!

My f*cking money went down there!

Damn, f*ck! It's a nightmare!

Goddammit!

Damn, we have to go down even more.

Can you make it?

Goddammit, f*ck!

f*ck!

We need to find this staircase.

We're not getting anywhere this way.

Oh, Christ!

Hey.

What's wrong?

Holy sh*t, this is blood.

It's locked with a chain.

Yeah?

I'm going to check

for another way through.

Hurry!

Ah!

Hey?

It won't open from here either.

Can you hear me?

Are you there?

Hey?

Hey?

Stay back! Don't come near me!

Stay away from me!

Calm down, it's me!

It's me!

Oh, Christ!

But what happened?

I don't know.

My head is k*lling me.

Didi you see them?

Who?

Where is the crutch?

I don't know.

Well...

We don't have much time left.

Come on.

I'll help you.

Come on.

Get on that cart.

Can you do it?

Stop.

Turn off the flashlight.

Everything is dead here.

What time is it?

It's two thirty.

It feels like I've been in here

forever.

There's no way out this way.

This whole place is falling apart.

Give it to me.

Come on, give it to me.

It's my watch.

But how...

Did you hear them?

Who?

They're following me.

Go, go, go!

Let's go!

Get on! Get on!

Ready?

It's blocked here. What do we do?

Let's go that way.

We're not getting anywhere from here.

Christ!

Oh my God.

Who the hell did you see?

They'll find us.

But who are you talking about?

Those b*stards aren't dead.

They're looking for me.

You don't believe me, do you?

We can't waste time.

Look.

Do you realize

we've been running in circles for hours?

We don't even know

where we are anymore.

There is no logic.

We followed the tracks, and now we're

who knows where.

The money could be anywhere.

Stuck in a pipe, maybe.

Maybe we should just give up, huh?

At this point,

I'm not giving up anything.

Now let's go.

That money is mine!

I'm not sharing it with anyone!

What are you saying?

You want to rob me!

You'll never have my money.

Never.

Hey.

Hey!

Where is it?

Hey!

Where the f*ck is it?

Hey!

Hey! Where is it?

Where is it?

f*ck!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Where is it?

Hey!

Hey.

Where is it?

STARCH FACTORY MURDERS

"The renovation works

at the Ruda Starch Factory are starting."

Abandoned for over fifteen years,

the factory was the scene

of a tragic crime.

Inside the factory,

following a firefight

between drug traffickers,

the bodies of five men were discovered,

two of whom had been brutally beaten

to death with an iron rod.

Investigators also found

a backpack full of cocaine,

valued at 150.000 euros,

hidden inside an old metal bin.

Traces of blood in various parts

of the building

suggest the presence of another man,

a survivor of the fight and likely

the perpetrator of the m*ssacre.

It is believed to be

the repeat offender Marco Santanera,

who, after k*lling the entire group,

may have taken the money

from the exchange

and vanished without a trace.

August 20, 2003.

20 years ago.

I'm so tired.

150.000 euros, still there.

f*ck!

Oh, f*ck!

What the hell!

m*therf*cker.

You were buried in the starch.

There it is, that g*dd*mn money.

You were absolutely right.

I came to rob you.

Stay in your hell.

Christ, please!

Please, start!

Start, damn it!

Start, damn it!

Come on!

Problems?

Yes, yes...

The... The injectors, yes.

I need to replace them.

But I think that...

This time...

I think I'll just replace

the whole car.