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01x02 - Episode 2

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "La unidad". Aired: 15 May 2020 – 18 May 2023.*
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The plot follows an anti-t*rror1st special police unit of the General Commissariat of Information investigating a jihadist cell seeking to carry out a t*rror1st attack in Spain.

01x02 - Episode 2

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THE FRENCH PYRENEES

That's strange.

Wait here.

Paul?

Fill the bags

and get two boxes, okay?

And take them to Atef.

Come on, go, quickly.

Take the other one.

Go, go, go.

THE UNI

Hello?

Okay.

See you soon. Thanks, thanks.

Okay.

Dad.

Sorry to call at this hour.

- That's what granddads are for, no?

- Yes.

Is it serious?

Maybe.

I'll tell you if

I can pick her up from school, okay?

Yes, do that,

or I'll have to cancel lunch.

- Okay.

- Another thing.

When you make certain decisions,

- you must consider the consequences.

- Fine, next time I'll sort it out.

- Really, don't worry.

- How is Marcos?

Marcos is fine.

We're both fine, Dad.

- Carla.

- What?

- Be careful.

- Okay.

Abdel Kader Maalouf.

We recognized him

from videos taken near the expl*si*n.

Two days later,

he's at a gas station in Montpelier

with two other individuals

we haven't identified.

He was probably on a bus

headed for Nice,

but, for some reason,

- he suddenly changed route.

- Why?

A few hours ago,

some expl*sives were stolen

at a quarry in the Pyrenees,

near the border with Spain.

We have no proof that it was him.

Right.

But they slit the guards' throats,

and that doesn't

match a common crime.

No, it doesn't.

Carla, you have to consider

the option that they've entered

- or might enter Spain.

- And with expl*sives.

- I'll keep the photos, okay?

- Sure.

Good work, thanks.

THE FRENCH PYRENEES

It's the last one.

Are you sure it won't explode

if there's a bump?

I told you, don't worry,

it doesn't work without a detonator.

- Trust me.

- Okay.

Leave in a few days,

when the heat's off.

Leave the car at this address.

Put the keys on the wheel, okay?

Okay.

- Peace be with you.

- And with you.

Myaz!

Allah is the greatest.

Allah is the greatest.

I send a call to all the brothers

to act against Spain.

- Who sent you this?

- Nasser.

The time has come

to return their bombs.

Forward this video to me.

Nasser should be more careful.

What do you want it for?

Let him do what he wants.

He's so stupid,

he'll get caught for this.

Why do you say that?

Delete the message. Now!

Don't share your intentions

with anyone. Just plan and act.

Take no notice.

Allah is great.

Sure, but how long

have we been on this?

Tell me something I don't know.

I don't

I don't care.

When you get it, send it to me.

Thank you, yes.

Good night, good night.

- What's up, boss?

- Hey there.

You know about it, right?

We have to get moving.

As well as Nadim's statement,

there's an active cell

- changing route for Spain.

- Coffee?

No.

Come on, Carla,

you read the CNI report, too.

Al Garheeb's son, Nadim,

has no sway, as far as we know.

Nor do we know

if this Kader is in Spain.

Two coincidences, a solid suspicion.

Our job is to get there first.

- I know what our job is.

- Okay.

But for the Home Office,

we must be more analytical.

We can't base ourselves

on hunches and coincidences.

Are you worried that the big bosses

thinks we're provoking

a reprisal with Al Garheeb's arrest?

Listen If France tells us

that the Toulouse t*rrorists

might be in Spain,

we take it seriously.

But we're not linking them

to Al Garheeb without proof.

Don't look at me like that.

I can't ask the Home Secretary

to put the Army on the street

- without showing a real threat.

- Not the Army,

but we can ask

for more resources and staff.

- It's a serious threat.

- Come on, Carla

I understand. I'm with you.

It's good to prepare for the worst,

but it's not necessarily the reality.

No? In this case it is.

It's my job to prepare for the worst,

- I have to be one step ahead.

- You have a daughter.

I have a 16-year-old girl

and this bugger who won't

let us sleep. Here's what we'll do,

especially you.

Go get some sleep,

tomorrow I want you with a cool head.

Enjoy it, we scored a goal.

- Enjoy it

- Sure.

SPAIN

This b*stard won't tell us sh*t.

What are we doing here?

Relax. It's better if he doesn't.

It'll all be fine, calm down.

You'll be famous,

all the brothers will talk about you.

Get off! Off!

You see?

- I haven't forgotten about you.

- So?

- How are you?

- Bad.

Are they treating you badly?

It's a prison,

and I didn't do anything.

No, it's a centre for minors,

a far cry from a prison.

It smells bad.

Okay, where would you like to be?

At home?

Between him

and the problems with your mother,

home isn't a good option.

It sucks, man.

The night you were at Hakim's house,

did they mention a place, a person,

any information

that could be of use to us?

There are other centres.

Lovely,

if you like the country life, but

you'd have to work and

they smell of cow sh*t.

What happened to your father?

He died in an ETA attack

when I was 8.

I, too, was lost at your age.

Very lost.

But there are ways out.

You'll end up finding your place.

Maybe better than I did, ending up

as a cop, like my father.

I didn't understand much.

It was a different dialect,

that's why they spoke in front of us.

But I know that Hakim told

the old man about a golf course.

Let's be serious.

A big fish from !sis,

one of the world's

most wanted men, is in your house,

- and you don't know who he is.

- I'm a good Muslim.

A good Muslim

gives shelter to whomever needs it.

You're no good Muslim, Hakim.

Alright,

you go around picking up beggars.

When you do this,

because you do it regularly,

you keep them in your basement.

No, sorry,

in a hidden room

in your basement.

But first you take them for a walk

around the golf course, right?

Hakim,

you're already getting a stretch

for enticing those girls.

Now, as an accomplice

of Salah Al Garheeb,

you're in the big leagues.

You'll get a stiff sentence,

that's if you're lucky and the U.S.

doesn't demand your extradition.

Have you heard of

the American interrogation methods?

You're going to like it.

Do me a favour and tell me:

Why was Al Garheeb in your house?

I was just being charitable.

Are we done?

Is that the strategy?

"I was just being charitable"

again and again in court?

I wish you luck in court.

The days are very long here, Hakim.

And the people there

don't like your kind.

Sooner or later, you'll have to cross

the yard or take a shower

Are you finished?

- What?

- Are you finished?

Now I am.

Hakim

Let's go.

I'm a man of peace.

Your jacket's covered in hair.

Sergio's "kids."

Our priority is to find out

whom he met at the golf course.

Tomorrow I'm going to Melilla

with my guys.

Do you want to see Lúa first?

Sure.

I thought I'd take her with me for

dinner tonight, if that's alright.

Sure, any time you want.

Actually, I have to talk to you.

We both have to do the Communion,

I can't do it all alone.

If you take care of the banquet,

I'll do the rest: The guests

I need my spare time

for flat-hunting.

- Come on, Marcos

- I told you it wasn't the best time.

And I didn't put this Communion stuff

in her heard,

- the Catechism and all that.

- All the kids do it,

- and she wants her Communion

- Carla,

I don't know

why I have to sleep with two dogs

instead of being at home

with my wife, my daughter, my family.

Never mind, Marcos. You're right.

I'll take care of it all.

This guy doesn't add up.

It makes no sense to hire a lawyer.

He offered.

He'd do anything to get on TV.

Put a tail on him.

We'll talk later.

Peace be upon you.

May the peace and mercy of God

go with you.

- How are you?

- Good.

I'm Sergeant Salek.

I know your father.

He's a great man.

And his son is welcome.

Here you're under the protection

of Boko Haram.

Five-star hotel.

- This way, please.

- Thank you.

While you're here,

you'll go to the mosque every day.

To look and observe.

To find out what the people think

of Nadim's appeal, okay?

Don't reveal your first or last name.

Nothing, okay?

Okay.

There it is.

Go.

Peace be with you.

- How are you? Good?

- Good. Welcome.

Peace be with you.

Welcome. Come in.

- Ramón, how are you?

- Good.

- All good here?

- Yes.

Hey, kid.

You do your thing, okay?

And you do yours.

Good morning.

How are you?

Marcos, how are you?

- I just got your message.

- I'll fill you in.

Nothing in the wire taps

on Al Garheeb's lawyer.

He's cautious on the phone.

He doesn't let anything slip.

And he doesn't speak

a word of Arabic.

He's hired translators

to communicate with Al Garheeb

and changes them constantly,

a different one every time.

So that none of them

have all the information.

- Exactly.

- Okay.

We'll look into the translators

and try to work out the puzzle.

- Alright.

- Good.

Here are

the transcribed conversations.

- Is it a summary?

- So you have fun on the trip.

- Find out who hired him and how.

- Done.

You wrote this, right?

You're taking that tome to Melilla?

You won't have time to study, kid.

What do you want me to do?

I'm way behind on my exams.

Make a summary

of what you have to study.

- Your bag won't shut like that.

- It'll shut.

- It won't shut.

- I'm telling you, it will.

- It did shut, see?

- You brute.

This can't be a coincidence.

- It doesn't add up.

- What should I do?

Forget Salah Al Garheeb,

coordinate the search for Kader.

I can't give you more people,

we can't let the cat out of the bag.

- And the Al Garheeb investigation?

- I'll give it to someone else.

We have to prioritize the threats,

we have no choice.

- To Torras?

- What?

I saw him in your office before.

You can't give it to Torras.

- What has this to do with Torras?

- I arrested him.

You can't do it everything.

I want you to go after Kader.

My guys are leaving for Melilla now.

Let someone from my team go.

I'll take care of Kader myself.

Keep me informed.

Of course.

Of course.

Miriam.

Are you alright?

- Yes.

- You looked

Don't start with the questions.

You're going to Melilla without me.

- Why? What happened?

- I'm on something else.

Talk to me before you do anything,

but you're in charge, okay?

- Fine.

- It was hard to convince the boss.

- I won't screw it up.

- You won't.

- I don't want the case taken from us.

- Relax.

- I know you'll do great.

- Thanks, Marcos.

Time to strut your stuff, Pickle!

Ready?

Let's go.

Mr. Mustafa, how are you?

How are your children?

How are you? Hello.

Here, gentlemen.

May God enlighten you.

Peace be upon you.

How are you, brother?

How is your health?

You're new, aren't you?

Where have you come from?

My name's Myaz.

Anything you need, I'm here.

I'm a volunteer at the mosque.

I know it's hard in a new place.

Don't be embarrassed,

asking for help isn't humiliating.

As the Prophet said,

peace be upon him,

"The poor man

isn't he who has a date or two,

a mouthful or two,

but he who is too proud to ask".

My name's Ishak.

Welcome, Ishak. This is your home.

Here.

Anything you need, I'm here.

Alberto's there.

- Welcome.

- How are you?

Good.

- How was the trip?

- Good, uneventful.

Shall we go to the golf club first

or to HQ?

No, first to the border crossing.

Ask your friends

where Salah Al Garheeb crossed.

Alberto. Discreetly, you know.

Not everyone can enter here,

it's member access only.

Still, we'd like to look

at the CCTV tapes.

I think for that you need

a warrant or something.

Yes, but avoiding paperwork

would help us save time,

and we could be more discreet.

We don't see the need

to question the members,

but if we have no choice

Yes.

I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR MY FATHER

- Peace be with you.

- And with you.

How are you?

Right, translate.

Mr. Al Garheeb, we've requested

your release, but it's

unlikely to be granted.

WE AWAIT YOUR ORDERS

In these cases,

the prosecutor isn't magnanimous.

We'll do everything possible,

but we can't be optimistic.

It will be as God wills.

The lawyer says

we can't be optimistic,

that in a few days we'll know more.

The translator translated correctly.

And that's all.

- That's all?

- Yes, that's all.

No, no way.

They're communicating in another way,

for sure.

Our defence will be that you didn't

know Salah Al Garheeb's identity

I HAVE ORDERS FROM AL GARHEEB

and that you usually give shelter

to those who need it.

We're fighting to get the Council

to give us a cemetery,

but they use any excuse

to drag their feet.

People here are r*cist.

- Like in Italy, don't you think?

- Yes.

People everywhere

are r*cist against Arabs.

I know you. Yassir's daughter, right?

What are you doing?

You're not at home! Cover up!

Be grateful I don't tell your father.

Go on, get out of here.

This is why the imam

is wrong to be so soft,

you don't get anything that way.

Well said, brother, you have

to be tough with the infidels.

May Allah thank you.

Come on, let's take this.

No, wash your hands first.

And your face. And you should

take a bath. Look at you.

- You're covered in hair.

- But they're so cute

No, no, no, Lúa.

They're not, they're dogs.

Can't dogs be police?

I'd rather answer that question.

They could be, Lúa, sure,

because they're so much smarter

than some people

your mum and dad have at the office.

You'd just have to teach them

how to use the computer.

Sure.

No, dogs can't use computers.

Very well.

With their paws, sure. Right?

But

You give them the bad man's clothes,

and they look for him.

That'd be great,

but we're special police.

We don't chase the bad guys

when they've committed a crime,

our mission is to stop them

before they do it.

But how do you know they're going to

if they haven't done it yet?

That's a very good question, and

that's why we're special police.

Come here.

Look at me.

You're covered in hair, covered!

Did you see that Sara and Cisca

- are doing Communion next year?

- Yes.

Well, wouldn't it be cool

if you did it with them?

The three of you together,

in a triple party. It'd be nice.

- But I can't.

- Why?

Because I told Father Jacobo

I'd be doing it this year.

Sure, but if you really want to,

I could talk to him, and you can do

it next year with your cousins.

I don't want to,

I want to do it this year.

- But wouldn't it be nice?

- No buts about it, Marcos.

The girl's right.

Very good, Lúa. Very good.

You have to do things

when the time is right.

I'll give you an example

of doing things at the right time.

Three years ago, Tyron got a tick

on his neck, and I let it be.

Do you know what happened?

It formed a ball of pus and blood

the size of an apple,

because I didn't do things

when I should've. Tell your dad.

Naturally a "beard" like Al Garheeb

didn't go inside the club.

I think the girl made it up.

Last time I was here, I saw a father

throw his tiny son over the fence.

He was two or three.

That's awful.

Do you realize

that all the security cameras

face Morocco or the club

but not the road?

This is the most inconspicuous spot

in all Melilla.

Your photo is in the French papers.

They say that Munir backed out,

and you blew him up remotely.

Munir was a coward.

But he was one of us.

His children go to school

with my sister's.

So what?

He was going to die anyway, right?

He can rot in Jahannam

if God wishes it.

What if Nadim

doesn't send us a message?

We must wait for the expl*sives!

Listen, guys. Listen closely.

We're privileged.

We're destined to do something great.

We have to cause chaos

to distract them

so that Al Garheeb's plan

is accomplished.

One must thank God Almighty

for this great opportunity.

- Okay?

- Okay.

Okay.

Andrés.

- Look.

- What does it say?

"On the way back from Mecca.

Only those who've been there

know how wonderful it is."

- From what year?

- 2008.

- Good work.

- Thanks.

We're going through what the CNI

and foreign agencies gave us.

Nadim and Kader were both in Raqqa,

at least from 2010 to 2012.

We have no proof that

they fought or were together, but

in 2008, when Kader was still

a good second-generation Frenchman,

he commented on his old

Facebook profile, now deleted,

that he went to Mecca that year, and

this photo is from that year, 2008.

- Recognize him?

- Nadim.

Nadim and Kadim

were also in Mecca in 2008, so

- That's two matches now.

- You betcha.

HOME OFFICE, MADRID

Boss, that's the terrorism advisor.

He's the one who needs convincing.

Mr. Secretary.

- Let's start, please.

- Thank you.

Kader Maalouf, the Toulouse

t*rror1st, and Nadim Garheeb

were in different places

but on the same dates,

which raises suspicions

that they may know each other.

If Kader is here,

it's probably not to run away,

but on the orders of Al Garheeb's son

and to prepare an action here.

Do we have any concrete proof

that he's crossed into our country?

No, it's just a possibility.

But we have to work on the assumption

that they've crossed the border.

Yes, the hypothesis makes sense,

but so do many others.

- We need something more concrete.

- What measures do you propose?

Increase controls

on the border states,

and we'll shift our centre

of operations to Catalonia,

which is where we believe

the suspect is right now.

By his modus operandi,

Kader Maalouf is not impulsive.

He'll attempt a standout action.

And he needs to expose himself,

to get logistic support in Spain.

We've stepped up our sources

and undercover people

in the most radical Arab communities,

but we need more resources and staff.

Resources and staff, of course.

When you show proof of his presence

in Spain, we'll have them.

We can handle this situation

with the resources we have.

Good, I like hearing that

and knowing it's under control.

One more thing.

We have another priority

apart from Kader Maalouf:

To find out why a big fish like

Salah Al Garheeb came to Melilla.

His being behind bars doesn't mean

there's no strategy or threat

that we haven't deactivated yet.

What do you propose?

The creation of a special team

with direct connection

with CNI

and the international agencies.

We need freedom of movement.

Very well.

Carla.

I don't know

how you were with my predecessor,

but I don't like you

going off-script.

I don't recall discussing,

much less approving, this.

I'm sorry, I seized the moment.

Now you've let the cat

out of the bag,

they'll want results

on Al Garheeb fast.

We have to get information

from the detainees somehow.

You want to put them

with the common inmates?

No, just Hakim.

He won't trust the first inmate

he shares a cell with.

We don't know that.

With touchy prisoners,

that man's dangerous, boss.

- Fine, you'll watch him closely.

- What if they k*ll him?

Carla, you got them to accept

that Al Garheeb is an active threat.

We no, you have to give them

an immediate result.

Isn't that what you wanted?

You've got it.

Hakim, get your things.

Change of room.

Come on, let's go.

Impossible! f*ck!

- What's wrong?

- It's broken down.

Call a tow truck.

- No.

- Why not?

I said no!

Then what do we do?

I'm going to pull over here.

Let's get out of here.

Let's go.

I was waiting for you, honey.

- Look, I lit candles.

- So I see.

- Rodríguez

- How are you?

I've seen better days.

- Calvin Klein?

- Yes!

You wear the same djellaba for months

and tell me.

Make yourself at home.

How's the mosque?

The current hotheads are nervous,

saying something must be done,

- but nothing serious for now.

- Nothing else?

A new guy. He says his name is Ishak,

and he's from Morocco.

But he's more at ease

speaking French than Arabic.

- When did he arrive?

- Two days after Toulouse.

Is this him?

No, that's not him.

He says he's off to work down south,

but he's no day labourer.

Okay.

- Watch him closely.

- It'd be good to put a tail on him.

We have a lot of fronts to cover,

and I don't have the resources.

The same old thing, right?

By the way,

I still haven't been paid

for last quarter's expenses.

- It sucks.

- It sucks?

What sucks is the sweat,

the cold, not seeing my wife and son

- and paying expenses in advance.

- Okay, I'll take care of it.

Yeah, right. You did last time, too,

and here we are.

- How much?

- 260.

Two restaurant meals, a hotel, gas

Take this for now, and I'll get you

the rest as soon as I can. Here.

I don't want an advance.

I want respect, I'm risking my life.

You're right, man.

I

You really stink, man.

Okay, take a shower.

It's all paid for.

- Where do you find these places?

- I've got contacts.

- I'll take care of this.

- But I want the money.

Yes, of course.

Where are you? In a hotel?

- How's the little guy? Good?

- He's playing football.

- And how are you?

- Well

What's wrong?

Same as always,

I don't like this situation.

I don't like you being away,

that you don't tell me anything.

You know I can't tell you anything.

We'd all be in danger if I tell you

where I am or what I'm doing.

Your son wants to know about you,

and I don't know what to say.

He's always asking after you.

- How is the boy?

- He's fine.

- Is he behaving?

- Yes. He's a good boy.

And very loving.

Yeah? He's as good-looking

as his mother,

as loving as his mother.

- I miss you two.

- We miss you, too.

I love you.

I love you, too.

The golf club

is the most watched and the most

inconspicuous place in all Melilla,

because the cameras face Morocco.

Here. Do you see it?

The lump in the back of the car?

Someone gets in the car,

it goes around the golf course

a few times,

and the third passenger vanishes.

So, someone got in, talked

to Salah Al Garheeb for 20 minutes,

and got out. Now we're here

It's a camera inside the club.

This person

comes out minutes before

Hakim's car reaches the area

and goes back in

a few minutes after the car goes.

We've identified him as Ismail Hamid.

What do we know about him?

He has some

fruit and fish import-export firms

- with legal warehouses countrywide.

- Any priors?

Not that we know of.

Check that his company's not a front.

- Great work, Miriam.

- Thanks.

- Can we watch him up close?

- You bet.

Thanks, guys.

RAMÓN Y CAJAL HOSPITAL, MADRID

- Marcos.

- Carla,

local sources aren't much help.

We have 11 false positives,

another 7 in analysis.

After Toulouse, everyone's

seeing suspicious movements.

But without more resources and units,

I'm wasting time here.

Marcos, I'm going into a meeting,

- I can't talk now.

- Call me.

Hello, Doctor.

CAR BROKE, KM 22.5 ON THE C65.

KEYS HIDDEN ON WHEEL.

That dickhead left the car 20 km.

Away from Girona, in a carpark.

What do we do?

- f*ck! What's the exact location?

- Don't swear!

We have to get a vehicle

to go get the car, it's simple.

I met a volunteer at the mosque.

He's a good brother,

and he has a van.

- I said not to talk to anyone!

- I didn't, he talked to me.

I don't care!

You don't listen to me when I speak!

- He thinks my name's Ishak.

- Leave him alone.

Do I approach him?

- Yes.

- Are you sure?

Leave him alone.

I'm sorry to bring you here, but

I needed to talk to you

outside of Canillas.

It's fine.

You're taking the civil service exam.

Yes.

On May 14.

Hitting the books,

nights and weekends, I guess.

Yes. I haven't been out for ages.

This is great.

I suggest you postpone it, Miriam.

I'm creating a special investigation

team on Salah Al Garheeb.

Connection with the CNI

and the international agencies.

I want you to run it.

You're a hard worker,

you speak languages, you handled

the French team in Toulouse

You work better than anyone else,

to me, you're the best.

- And Marcos?

- What about Marcos?

- Shouldn't it be him?

- I thought of you, not Marcos.

But without telling him.

If you don't feel up to it,

I understand. It's not easy.

Much less in a male world

like this one.

What do you say?

It'll be an honour, Carla.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Coming.

Ishak! What's wrong?

I need you to come with me, now.

Myaz, what is it?

Some friends. Go back to bed.

- Who's that?

- My brother.

Peace be upon you.

- Peace and mercy upon you.

- How are you?

- Fine. Thanks be to God.

- Can we come in?

Welcome. Give me a minute.

Leave your phone there.

What's going on?

Get the keys to the van

and some clothes. Come with us.

What's going on?

Do you want to help your people?

Okay.

My clothes are on the line.

Where are we going?

Tell your flatmates you're going away

for a few days for work.

Give me the keys.

Myaz.

Put it on and get in the back.

I'm not doing anything

unless you tell me what's going on.

Please, brother. Trust me.