A NETFLIX SERIES
Hello.
Yeah.
All right, let's go. I'm listening.
The videos made by David Luque
ended up on a… a website by the name of Slide.
-The logo of a slide? -Yes.
It was a website for fetishists.
You know, lovers of the forbidden.
-Just one of many. -I have her here with me.
Mm-hmm. Right.
-Okay, we'll be there in a minute or two. -Mm-hmm.
Look me in the face.
I saw your rape video on that website.
Sure it was me you saw?
There were three of them.
They raped you on the beach.
You fought back.
So they ended up punching you.
Do you have the video?
I would never keep something like that.
But could you identify the bastards' faces?
No. They don't appear much in the video.
Though the truth is I wasn't paying attention to them.
But I can do something else.
Yeah? What?
The page also had a forum where any of the users
could choose to pass along some content that was very private.
But getting access to it was expensive.
I have a list with all the screen names of everyone in the forum.
One of them might be the administrator.
If you find the guy,
you'll find your video.
And what is it you want?
How about ten grand?
Okay.
Hey. Can we meet up?
Slide?
Mm-hmm.
And you're writing an article?
I think that's where Luque posted all the videos.
Remember the logo? I saw it on the son's laptop.
The slide?
Mm-hmm.
I think it's the logo for the website.
How did you find out?
I have a reliable source.
Is that source James Foster?
After everything that happened with Luque,
I wanted to find out about the illegal networks you mentioned to me,
so then I… I asked around.
What'd you find out?
That Slide
has graphic porn on there. Awful.
It's sick. Sex with minors.
Tortures. Rapes.
It was up for a couple of years.
I think it got shut down sometime around 2010.
What's it got to do with Foster?
Please stay away from Slide. I mean it.
I hear some disgusting, though powerful people are behind it.
Mobsters from Costa del Sol.
There could be politicians, businessmen, too.
Foster?
All right, when I started looking into Slide,
I found his name appeared all over the place.
But he wasn't that high up. He was like middle management.
Just like some little go-between.
Thanks.
Uh, Miren, be careful.
Websites like that…
Well, that's where monsters live, you know.
TOTAL BALANCE AVAILABLE BALANCE
Do you want something to eat?
Something to drink?
No, I don't.
Just business then, huh?
This envelope is too light.
Well, that's all I've got.
No deal.
Bye-bye.
I don't have the money.
All right.
Lucky for you, I'm a good sport, as they say.
Come in. I'll give you what you're looking for.
-Close the door, please. -No.
I'm not going to hurt you.
Where's the list?
Just calm down. No need to rush.
What are you doing?
How about making a little deal?
I know you want the list. I want to keep a bit of you, you see?
-Bye. -I don't want to see you naked.
I'm not that cliché.
You pose for me in a photo or two,
and you'll receive your list of names.
If you want to know who raped you,
you're going to need that list.
You have innocence in your eyes.
Just like a child.
And, like a child,
you're obedient.
NINE YEARS AFTER AMAYA'S DISAPPEARANCE
ALL MAIL INCOMING
UNKNOWN SENDER TAPE OF AMAYA
DOWNLOADING
GOODBYE
A kid jumps out of a window and you're there.
Then you receive the, uh, the tape of the girl.
Strange.
You're all over the place, seems like.
I have a theory.
-Wanna hear it? -Okay.
It's why I'm the one who received it.
Because I care more about her than you do.
Stay here.
My baby.
-My little girl. -What-- What are they saying?
Huh?
Wh-What do they mean?
What does "goodbye" mean? What--
What are they saying? Huh?
-Álvaro-- -Where's my daughter?
-We don't know, Álvaro. -Nine years!
What does "goodbye" mean?
-Goodbye means they want to kill her. -No.
-If they haven't already. -We don't know that, Ana.
What the hell do they mean, then?
Huh?
If she's still alive, say that!
Say it!
Nobody here can be that certain,
but I promise we won't stop looking for her.
Well, you better find my little girl alive, Millán.
Because if they murder her,
if you don't find her before that monster murders her,
you'll never get rid of me.
You know nothing about being a mother.
You just don't know.
Do your fucking job, goddammit!
Belén.
That woman is hurting.
She doesn't know you.
Look at me.
Hey, would you bring me a coffee, please?
Honey, I'm sorry,
but I think it's time that you accept that the girl is dead.
I don't know that, Mom, okay?
You know I only trust facts.
You're obsessed with this, and it's not good for you.
You know that.
Uh, Mom, I have to go, okay?
Well, well, well.
Miren.
The new video of Amaya
has headlined all the news programs
and has been the most trending topic on social media.
Wannabe celebrities on Instagram are asking for her release right now.
And how are you?
Fine.
Hey, Miren, I know it's difficult for you right now, 'cause
you are very involved in that case.
But if, at any moment, you don't wanna deal with it,
if you want me to get someone else--
No.
There's no way.
I'm gonna see this to the end.
No problem. Just wanted to check.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. AS YOU KNOW, TODAY…
Are you okay?
You back me up on this?
You ready?
First of all, thank you all for coming.
I'm sure you've heard…
…a tape was received today of Amaya.
You all have copies of these images.
This person has informed us that they will stop sending tapes after this.
It said "goodbye" on it.
No more information about her.
No more information about our little girl. We expect the worst.
I want this man, or whoever it is, to rethink his methods.
You can keep my little girl…
…but don't hurt her, whatever you do.
Uh, we'd like to announce…
…we're offering up a 100,000 euro reward
to help us find her.
Thank you, but that's it. We'll find her.
But why would you offer a reward now after so long?
One question. Please, just one question, Ana.
Where did you get the money from?
One question, Ana!
I know I don't need to tell you that this is not good for us.
They even mentioned the girl again today in parliament.
They're pushing for harder stances on crimes against minors.
So, if Amaya is really dead, we're fucked. Understand?
That's me, and also you two.
You think they'd kill her? Is this some threat?
Well, the kidnapper doesn't want any money.
He just wants to hurt them.
We already know that. It's something personal.
Been on this case nine years.
Interviewed the parents a million times. And nothing.
We just don't want to hurt them.
What do we know about the last tape?
They left it near the Pompidou museum.
CCTV cameras didn't catch anything, and the lab's got nothing either.
There are no traces on the envelope or the tape.
What about the email to the journalist?
They sent it from an Internet café.
It's open to customers, but you can connect from the street too.
The email account was only active for 20 minutes.
So we don't know anything.
Millán.
-Belén. -What?
Where'd you go?
I, uh…
I'm gonna need a minute.
What's wrong? Why did you leave the meeting like that?
Come here. Hurry.
Look.
See?
Those are new toys.
-What if they were bought recently? -Yeah, but they could be old.
Or from the attic. We can't know when they were bought.
Well, it's all we have.
I know, but we already looked into everything.
We've been to all these shops in Málaga. Nothing.
Don't you realize that the doll house is a dead end?
You can stay here if you want.
The best attribute
of an investigative journalist is
tenacity.
That's something you're either born with or not.
It can't be taught.
Curiosity is what defines us.
The willingness to put everything in its place,
no matter how hard it might seem.
This is the only thing that is worth learning.
This line of work
requires more passion than talent.
More perseverance, as well as more effort, than just brilliance.
THE ROLE OF THE JOURNALIST
Obviously, use what you got.
But if you have just enough passion to really pursue an issue,
it's impossible to let go of it until you find the truth.
All right, that's all for today.
And remember that you have exams coming up next week.
It's the same speech you gave ten years ago.
It's the same beginning of the year speech I give.
Motivation, you know?
But then they forget.
So, the note that you got only said "goodbye." Is that so?
Mm-hmm.
Have you already found a specialist?
What do you think?
Come on.
Rocío's head of the technology department. She's brilliant with these things.
She's trustworthy.
Why don't you tell me exactly what you want to know.
All right, mm… So, both videos look the same.
The angle in both videos is the same, same room,
and the light is pretty similar.
But there are differences.
Some interferences here.
Yeah, they were very common with VHS.
Yeah. It's the first tape from 2016.
But compared to the video from 2019, the image is much clearer.
They must have changed heads.
The marks you pointed out are magnetic markings
left by the head when recording,
but this last video has been recorded with a different head.
That's why there are no marks.
Not sure. The old one could have broken so they changed it out?
Are these parts easily available now?
They were in the '90s.
But not now.
You're still here?
Everyone's gone.
I didn't want you to be alone.
If you don't want me here, though, I can go.
What if we don't see her again?
What if we never find out if she's dead or alive?
Hey.
Shh.
Don't worry now about that.
I have to know if our little girl is dead
because I wanna have her here. I wanna have a funeral.
I know. Me too.
Look at me.
Let's not think about that yet, okay?
Álvaro.
If he murders her, I'm gonna find that guy and kill him.
I'll never stop looking for him.
I'm gonna kill him.
-Do you recognize these toys? -Not really, no. I'm sorry.
Are you sure?
Okay. Thank you.
Hi. How are you? We're investigating a case.
Could you have a look and tell us if you've ever seen this toy before?
-Sorry. I haven't. -Are you sure?
-Hi, good afternoon. -Good afternoon. How can I help you?
We have some questions for you about a doll house.
Well, actually, we came three years ago, but we're updating our information.
Oh, well, I wasn't here three years ago. I took over the shop a month ago.
Could we speak with the previous owner?
Speak with me. It's a family business.
Could you have a look at these photos?
Is that a picture of the girl who went missing?
Does that doll house look familiar?
Mmm, I don't know if we ever sold a house like that.
But the furniture looks like my dad's.
-Oh, yeah? Which ones? -Uh, the clock and the divan.
My dad makes miniatures like those and paints them.
But I'm not sure if these were his.
And where's your father now?
Uh, he's in the back right now, but it would be better if I go with you.
This way.
Thank you.
-Dad. -This maze is broken.
-It's broken. -That toy is just fine.
No. No, no. It's broken. There's no way out.
All right, Dad. The police are here. They want to talk to you.
-Hello. -Hello. Good afternoon.
We're investigating the disappearance of a girl.
This is her. Her name is Amaya.
Your daughter says that maybe some of these miniatures were made by you.
Hmm…
Are they yours?
Please, Dad. Have a look and try to remember, okay?
It is very important.
I'm sorry. No, I…
I can't. I don't know. I don't know.
Don't worry, Dad.
Some days are good, and some days aren't.
If he remembers anything, please call us.
-It's important. -Yeah, of course.
Thank you.
-Thank you. -No problem. Yeah.
Bye now.
You answer.
Hello?
Yeah, she's here.
Okay, we're coming.
-Let's go. -What happened?
Foster.
What's up, Rafa?
Here we are. Not bad.
That's good.
-Are you sure one of the bodies is Foster? -Yes, the owner of the RV.
-And the other? -Some guy's still unidentified.
How were they killed?
Shot to the forehead. Very clean.
-The killers knew what they were doing. -They barbecued them to erase any clues.
Just on the day the tape appears.
-Detective. -What is it?
We found something. It looks like a safe.
REPAIR SHOPS
S.A.T. ELECTRONICS
Hello.
Hi there.
I need a repair on a VCR.
I've looked on the Internet to find anyone who could do it.
I've asked everybody, but--
Well, you're lucky I'm here.
They call me the Bill Gates of the city of Málaga.
But I'm the poor version.
I wanna get it fixed for my parents, so…
Okay. All right, the details, please. The brand and the model.
The parts usually take a bit to get here, but I'll let you know.
Well, it's a Sanyo VCR, '85 model.
What's wrong?
Oh, it's nothing.
Someone else brought one of these in
to get repaired just a couple of weeks ago.
-Same make and model? -Yeah.
Did it need new heads?
How'd you know all that?
I'm a reporter for Sur.
I'm writing an article.
You remember the customer's name?
Did they pay with cash, or did they use a credit card?
I'm not saying anything.
I don't want press or anything.
Have you heard about the case of Amaya Martín?
Yeah, the girl on the videos.
I'm investigating her disappearance.
I've got my own problems.
Go now. Get out.
Get out.
Hey, how are you doing?
Hi. I'm here to pick up a stereo I brought in.
You sent me a message and said it was fixed.
-Ah, yeah, it's ready. Give me a minute. -Okay.
Hey!
What the hell?
You little bitch!
What are you doing? You bitch!
Hey, you!
People like us…
SIX YEARS AFTER AMAYA'S DISAPPEARANCE
…all of us women who have been hurt,
who have been abused, and raped…
All of us here, we all know what a monster looks like.
There's always that cute look, pretty eyes.
But all of us know what's hiding, right?
You know what I'm talking about, right?
You all recognize this kind of guy.
Behind every impeccable reputation,
there they are.
Nobody else can see them. Nobody.
But we know that they're there.
They scare us.
They terrify us.
But we need to stop running away.
We need to stop running away.
We have to look at them
in the eyes, standing our ground, and say to them,
"I am going to confront you."
What do you want?
To ask you some questions.
How many articles are you gonna write?
How many times have you written articles stating that I'm a rapist?
You are a rapist.
I haven't seen my only daughter in years.
They had to leave the country because of it.
They couldn't live here.
Not with reporters like you.
Tell me about Slide.
-Don't know what that is. -You don't?
Don't remember the website where you posted the rape videos?
It shut down shortly after you were put in jail.
This is a list of all the users of that website.
I need to know who they are.
Do you know who they are?
Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you that.
But I can give you a piece of advice.
Forget it.
You're not fighting against people here.
You're fighting against reality.
I'm in jail. Locked up.
Did rape numbers go down?
The amount of child pornography?
It wouldn't matter even if you locked us all up.
There will always be people doing the same thing.
There's no one in charge.
It's the system.
The reality is it's just how things work.
There are no bad guys.
That's just the way the world is.
And it will destroy you.
Regardless of what you do, it doesn't matter.
You've already lost.
NINE YEARS AFTER AMAYA'S DISAPPEARANCE
Yeah.
I'll call you later. Sorry. I'm sorry.
-How did it go? -I think I have something.
What is it?
Someone else fixed this exact same model of VCR a few months ago.
Got it here. Her name's Iris Molina.
A woman?
Hmm.
I have her address. She lives in the mountains near Parauta.
-You going to see her? -Yes.
If someone comes asking for this notebook, tell him I'm sorry.
What are you sorry for? Miren!
What are you doing here?
We have some more to discuss.
What?
We just found two bodies, Miren.
In an RV in Coín.
One's Foster. The other is David Luque.
And?
Both were suspects in the disappearance of Amaya.
We found this as well.
In a safe inside the RV.
Can you explain this?
Julia.
Pick what you're taking with you.
Julia, are you listening?
You need to start packing.
We'll leave everything else.
Yes, Mom, I will.