The Vampire's Coffin (El ataúd del Vampiro)

"Here lies Lazlo,

"Count of Lavud, he fed his body

with his victims' blood,

and his soul, with the fire of hell."

It's him, take him out of there.

Come on, help me.

No.

No, don't take him away,

no, no, no, no.

Come on, hurry up.

Leave it here.

Take the cover off.

Well, Doc, I did my part, now I want my money.

Here, now leave.

What do you want now, isn't it enough'?

Not really. I want to know what's inside that coffin.

- What do you think, stupid? - Only you know that.

You can hide many things in a coffin.

Come closer.

Now I understand why they brought him,

this must be very valuable.

Stop! Don't touch anything. Aren't you happy now'?

To be honest...

well, yes, it's a dead man.

This is really strange,

nobody's going to believe me when I tell them.

When you tell them'? Are you out of your mind'?

You can't tell anybody about this, all right'?

Oh, we said nothing about that.

Now, if you want me to forget about this...

Yes, that's what I Want.

For a thousand pesos, I can even forget my name.

Now, get out of here.

Of course, Doctor, of course.

Enjoy your evening, Doctor.

Yes'?

Miss, I'm Dr. Mendoza, is Dr. Zaldivar there'?

No, Doctor.

Please, find him, and tell him

that I'm in Room 14. This is very urgent.

Yes, Doctor.

What's wrong, Why did you scream?

I'm scared.

Of what?

Of dying-

or dying?

Nobody dies from a fractured leg.

Besides, your leg is fine, tomorrow you'll be out of here.

That's Why I'm sad.

Oh, well, are you sad or afraid?

Both things, I will no longer see you or Dr. Enrique.

We'll see each other again. Try to sleep.

Please, don't go!

I need to go, do you want Dr. Enrique to be upset because I'm not sleeping?

Close your eyes and soon it'll be morning.

She woke up screaming. I already calmed her down.

Screaming? She's never been nervous.

She's just a kid, children confuse being afraid with being sad,

she's leaving tomorrow and she loves you so much.

And you'? Aren't you going to scream?

Me, why'?

I don't know, this is your last night here.

And'? I'm a grown up.

And I don't get confused with my emotions.

So, you don't feel sad at all'?

No.

Aren't you afraid?

No.

Are you sure'?

Sure, and it's thanks to you, Enrique.

I, I...

You, what?

I'd like to stay more time here but...

I'm leaving tomorrow.

We still have a few hours until tomorrow.

I have to go back to the theatre, it's my life,

I have rehearsal tomorrow.

You move your lips too much.

Dr. Enrique Zaldivar, Dr. Enrique Zaldivar.

Dr. Mendoza is waiting for you in Room 14.

They're calling you.

What does he need me for in Room 14'?

He always cuts me short.

What do you need me for now'?

Weren't you in Acapulco?

Look what I brought you.

What's that?

No, you didn't do that.

Yes, I went to Sierra Negra and brought it for you.

It's your famous vampire.

Are you out of your mind'?

Do you want to ID him'?

No! Don't you see what you've done'?

You desecrated a tomb, stole a corpse.

You can go to jail for this.

Should the old and great doctors go to jail

for doing the same for the sake of science?

What were the crimes of Ambrosio Pare, Advil'?

They needed corpses for their studies and they did the same thing.

Yes, but not vampires. Besides, this isn't a vampire, what happened to Marta

and me in Sierra Negra was something else.

This isn't a vampire, he's just a regular guy

who liked blood, but that's all.

You know how hard it's been for me to help Marta

feel fine again and forget about all those things.

Look, Mendoza, get rid of this corpse. If Marta sees it,

she'll go out of her mind forever.

Nobody needs to know about this.

I'll put it in a refrigerator and...

- And? - I'll canalize it.

No, Mendoza. Get another one.

Besides, you can't use this one, it's got a hole in his chest.

Seriously, Mendoza, stop this, please.

Do you think that I'm crazy, out of my mind'?

There's an incredible scientific mystery hidden in this coffin.

Enrique, I'm going to investigate until I find out something.

Listen. Look at this.

Don't insist.

Look, I want to show you something important

and then you can tell me if what I'm doing is right or Wrong. Look.

Well, he's the same guy. And'?

Now you'll see.

This is a regular mirror. Now look.

What are you going to show me, that it doesn't reflect'?

- I know that. - You are wrong, look.

What trick is this'?

There's no trick. The light rays go through the skin.

What rare state of conservation do his cells have'?

What kind of rays does it emit?

It's weird, isn't it'? This is the mysterious phenomenon that everybody

has explained with a legend. It's a scientific fact.

From the most profound ignorance arises

the most sensational scientific truth.

It has always been like this.

But the vampires don't exist.

Not for the science, but beneath all this, there has to be something,

something that hasn't been revealed in their story.

It's said that they sleep during the day, and at night they go around looking for blood.

They talk about their strange immortality,

and how they can only be put to death with a stake stuck in their heart.

But, you don't believe all that, right'?

I want to know how much of this is true.

Look, I'll help you, but promise me something:

if we fail in the investigation, we'll burn this young man to ashes, all right'?

All right. Help me, we'll start right now.

Wait, I'll go get the instruments.

Mendoza, wait, you never know Where the scalpels are.

Wait,

let me lock the room.

Nobody can kill the Count of Lavud, Master of Life and Death.

No.

Have some mercy, don't kill me.

No, you won't die,

I couldn't kill the man who

by fate has brought me to life again.

But you'll be linked to me and to the spell of my power,

because it's written that you're the one.

I will govern your will and thoughts,

as if you were dead.

My hypnotic strength will give you life.

I'm here to take revenge of those who one night took my body

in the stillness of the eternal nebulous that they call death.

Obey...

obey, obey.

Yes, sir.

Call me Master.

Yes, Master.

From dawn till dusk

I must rest with the sleep of death, away from the human eye,

hidden inside my deathbed,

following the mandates of the norms that rule my lineage.

And under the protection of the night, I should look for blood.

We'll do as we said,

if we fail tomorrow, we'll burn this young man to ashes

and then we'll decide what to do with them.

- Go away. - And you, Master?

Men can't fight against me.

This is weird, I thought I saw a shadow in the window.

What's that?

- The stake. - The coffin is empty.

- Empty? - The vampire is gone.

Really?

Martita!

Dr. Zaldivar,

don't you remember me'?

Maria Teresa, from Sierra Negra.

Maria Teresa? Are you dead or alive'?

I've travelled a long Way to tell you that...

That the coffin and the vampire have been stolen, right'?

How do you know that'?

Because they were brought here.

Here'? Be careful, Doctor.

Mi niece Marta is in serious danger if she stays here in this medical center.

Don't worry, everything will be all right, he's dead.

Dead? If someone removes the stake, he'll come to life!

He'll come to life'? Are you sure'?

Of course, don't let anyone touch the corpse.

Too late, it's gone already.

What?

Yes, we had it there and it disappeared.