A NETFLIX SERIES
6 MONTHS EARLIER
If you can't have anything from me
I don't know why you chase me
All the time, on the street
You know that I'm married
That I'm a devoted wife
And that I can't be yours
Just because you're rich and elegant
You want me to be your lover
Out of a whim or arrogance
I thought that was you.
May I?
Have a seat.
Fado and blues have a lot in common.
They both have a certain sadness
that only the poor and the exploited can express.
I would never have imagined you coming here.
This crowd is more fun than the one that goes to São Carlos.
-Silence. -Sorry.
Fado is being sung.
Fátima, football, and fado.
The Holy Trinity of the regime.
Why don't we go and have a drink somewhere else?
I'm buying.
Probably for the best.
I won't sell
Or give myself
I already gave away all that I am
To a love you don't know
It's not just the war. It's everything.
We are proud to be alone, as Salazar says. But less and less by choice.
Don't let your father hear you say something like that.
We are burying an entire generation in Africa, Alexandre.
You must have seen a lot while you were there.
The empire…
the empire…
it will fall.
It's inevitable.
I was face-to-face with the man who killed Martin Luther King today.
His name is James Earl Ray.
And he's in Lisbon.
How did you know it was him?
PIDE is watching him, but they won't do anything.
I thought about killing him.
What if you killed an innocent man?
It wouldn't be the first time.
In the war, you kill so you don't die. It's different.
What about you, Alexandre? You could be living in any country in Europe.
Why Portugal?
My parents were supporters of the tsar,
and after the communist revolution, we had to run.
From Finland, we went to France.
And when the war started, we had to come here.
Do you think you'll be able to go back to Russia?
Russia?
Russia doesn't exist anymore.
And if you ask me, it will probably never exist again.
Can I tell you a secret?
My family lived in the memories of the past.
And the more I heard those stories…
the more sense it made to me that the people started a revolution.
Now I'm the one warning you not to tell that story to my father.
João…
I know that you've been going to the Portuguese Communist Party meetings
since you got back from the war.
Minister,
if I had a son, I would also prefer to know the truth.
Especially since this could have consequences for you.
If it's true.
Rumors are equally dangerous.
More dangerous, even.
Doubt always lingers.
And as we know, people always prefer to believe the worst.
What you told me is enough for an investigation,
but at this stage, we should keep it just between the two of us.
If my son is working with the Communists, I want to sign the arrest warrant myself.
I'm sorry to bring you this news.
But I'm just doing my job.
How will I ever thank you?
There's no need. There's no need at all.
Your friendship is enough for me.
Sofia?
That fucking American is a bastard.
What do you say we have dinner tonight?
The usual guys, Hernâni, Bernardino.
Count me in.
Great.
Connect me.
Is it done?
Hello?
Hello, can you hear me?
It's Ramiro.
So how is my father-in-law?
Me too.
Beat it.
Has Sofia arrived yet?
She hasn't?
She didn't call you?
You're not lying to me, are you?
Nothing. We're fine.
She's just a little more sensitive, given the pregnancy.
Yes… No. No, we didn't fight.
Is that what she told you?
Listen, if Sofia is there, please ask her to talk to me.
Fine.
I'm coming over tomorrow. You tell her that.
I'm coming over tomorrow. I won't leave until she talks to me.
I never meant to hurt you, Carolina.
Graham Hill.
-Graham Hill? -Graham Hill! Trust me.
No, listen. This year, in the Formula One Championship,
Jackie Stewart won seven out of eleven…
-Are you crazy? -He'll win it again next year.
Graham Hill.
-Wanna bet? -Yes.
-Should we bet? -Yes.
-What does the winner get? A ham? -Didn't Gonçalo say he was coming?
-Hello? -Hello, sir.
This is Gonçalo Ribeiro. I found something you'll want to see.
What did you find?
Recordings.
Of the Americans.
I found the tapes when I searched the house.
When can we meet?
How about tonight, at your office?
No, not at the ministry.
We'll meet at Estrela Garden at 10:00 p.m.
-Of course. -And, Gonçalo, keep a low profile.
Of course. You can trust me to do that.
Thank you.
Hello? Jaime?
FERNANDO MARCELINO STREET COLONIAL WAR HERO
I don't think I was a hero.
Take the tribute.
Many didn't survive the war.
-Afternoon. -Afternoon.
You should call it a night.
I'm fine.
Go to bed. Tomorrow is a new day.
Gentlemen, I work for the services. Just let me get my ID.
Shut up.
Stop!
-I'm here to meet someone. -And these reels?
Call Minister Henrique Vidal, please.
Right. We've spoken to the minister.
You have?
It was his son. He made these recordings.
-Recordings of-- -Shut up!
-Take them! -Get in and shut up!
Recordings of the Americans. He was going to give them to Communists.
-Please listen to me. -You'd better shut up, you hear me?
Vidal.
What is this?
Get in the car.
We're going to the dam.
Why did you kill her?
Mia.
It wasn't me.
She worked for the Russians.
If anyone killed her, it was the CIA, or even PIDE.
Sofia and Mia were friends.
I heard from Parker that you arrived in Berlin two days late.
I suspected that Sofia was cheating on me,
so I stayed to see if I could catch her with her lover.
-You recorded all of this? -Never.
Did you plan to blackmail me?
Ramiro and me?
I destroyed everything.
-Mia, careful. -Calm down.
-Sofia. What's going on here? -Don't come any closer.
-Sofia, don't move. -Let go of my wife.
-Calm down. -Let go of my wife.
-Calm down. -Mia, be careful with him. Mia!
-Get in the car now! -Be careful!
What are you doing, Mia?
-Stop. What are you doing? -He won't hurt you.
-He won't hurt you. Calm down. -Stop.
Be careful.
Mia? Mia…
Mia.
Sofia, let's go.
Mia! What did you do, Ramiro? Mia!
Mia! What have you done, Ramiro?
-Sofia… -Let go of me! Mia!
Let's go home!
Let go of me!
-She got what was coming to her. -Get out!
Get out of the car!
My wife?
It's been a while since someone like this showed up.
Can he be trusted?
Completely.
We haven't heard this piece since the evening I recruited you.
So Mia's death was a crime of passion?
An ordinary crime, for love.
Love is never ordinary.
Almost everything we do in life is motivated by that feeling.
There were problems with the explosives.
I heard.
Roberto and Ermelinda were with us?
She was, yes.
One of our people got caught and couldn't stand the torture--
Can PIDE get to us?
No.
We will continue with the plan.
Salazar always had doubts about having a base in Portugal.
If the Americans bring us more problems, they will be asked to leave.
That's why I don't want you to put the explosives on the antennas.
I want them inside RARET.
Let's stick to the original plan. There's no need for people to die.
When you chop wood, chips fly.
I won't kill people I know, people that are innocent.
No one is innocent, João.
That was fantastic, Alcina. Thank you.
Thank you, my dear boy.
-I'll bring the coffee right away. -Thank you, Alcina.
Your father told me
that some RARET employees were killed in an explosion.
It was a car accident.
No, it wasn't.
I heard your father on the phone.
PIDE and the Americans are investigating everyone.
Quite frankly, I doubt they were from the Communist Party at all.
There were explosives in the car, João.
I have no explanation for that.
Your father is convinced it was meant to be a distraction tactic.
-A distraction tactic? -Yes. That's what I heard.
But I don't know why they think that.
Thank you, Alcina.
I forgot my cigarettes. Will Dad have some in his office?
Yes, he probably does.
Excuse me.
Hello?
João?
How are you?
No, you're not bothering me.
You're lucky you got ahold of me.
Yes, your father told me about it.
Who are you investigating?
Yes, you can come over.
I'll give you the permission needed to access the file.
Very well, then. Great talking to you.
Send my best to your father.
I will.
Did you find them?
Cigarillos. But they'll do.
I can't.
Fernando…
I'm going for a smoke.
Does my foot bother you?
Fernando…
What's that?
I bought it from a guy who was with me on the plane.
It's 6.35 mm. Made by the Communists--
Is it loaded? Put it away.
What's the point of having an unloaded gun?
In Africa, it crossed my mind to end it all, you know?
The only reason I didn't blow my brains out was you.
If you leave me, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
It's okay.
I'm right here, Fernando.
I'm right here.
-Here you go. -Thank you.
Would you like a chair?
Maybe you'd be more comfortable in an office?
No, there's no need.
All right, then. I'll be in the archives if you need me.
CONFIDENTIAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SANTARÉM EXPLOSIVES FILE
The explosives were activated by a device, triggered beforehand
so the device could not be seized and the agents could not be interrogated.
DEFENDANTS
Just a moment.
Thank you.
-Hello? -Sir?
Sorry to bother you, but I thought you should be the first to know.
Ramiro and Sofia were found dead at the dam.
I thought we didn't have anything else to discuss.
When will the new antenna be ready?
It shouldn't be long now.
James told me that the Russians have given you more and more trouble,
always blocking the signal.
It's a cat and mouse game.
And what are you? The mouse or the cat?
Or both at the same time?
I feel like walking.
Who recruited you?
So what happens now?
You will leave for Brazil tomorrow.
What will be the official version?
You'll take care of some business that your mother's family has over there.
-And what then? -What then?
I hope you'll forget all about politics. Or disappear.
Make something up, an accident.
The KGB is great at making stories up.
I was going to take the reels to Minister Henrique.
Every time you insult the minister, that is going to happen.
I didn't do it. What do you want me to say?
That it was you.
Come on. We just need your signature.
We'll prepare the confession.
I just signed it! What are you gonna do to me?
Leave me alone, please! I just signed it!
Let me go!
We can go now.