City of Shadows (Ciudad de sombras)

THE JULIA VALLE SHOW

Good morning.

Once again, we're here reporting on the serial killer

whose threat continues to loom over our city, here in Barcelona.

Last night, on this very channel, Mauricio Navarro revealed exclusively

that this delicate investigation

is being led by a Mossos d'Esquadra sergeant

who has been under disciplinary review for the past two months

for a serious offense.

Our dear Mauricio will be joining us today,

right here in studio,

with the latest updates on the investigation.

He'll tell us if the Mossos have uncovered any leads

in the disappearance of businessman Félix Torrens,

who is believed to have been abducted three days ago.

You're saving the show for her, huh? That's all she's talking about now.

Hm.

INCOMING CALL UNKNOWN NUMBER

Hello?

Mauricio Navarro?

This is he.

I have something that'll interest you.

Who is this?

I am…

the shadow.

Sorry, I've gotta go.

Who gave you my number?

I have a video.

What video?

Félix Torrens.

Is he alive?

Montjuïc, Laribal Gardens.

The viewpoint at the end of the pergola.

Be there at midnight.

But I'm in Madrid right now.

It's in your interest.

How do I know this isn't some joke?

Tell me something that could--

BASED ON THE NOVEL "EL VERDUGO DE GAUDÍ"

CITY OF SHADOWS

CHAPTER 3 CRYPT OF COLÒNIA GÜELL

LA BARCELONETA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 2010

3 DAYS AFTER FÉLIX TORRENS'S KIDNAPPING

Hey, Milo.

Uh… Bastos. He wants to see you in his office right now.

Listen, uh, I saw what happened… yesterday.

-How are you? You okay? -Fine.

Hey, don't pay attention to it. Fuck 'em.

Those fuckin' journalists.

Have a seat. I'll get straight to the point, Milo.

Are you the one leaking information to that TV show?

So because I'm the only one they mentioned, I did it?

That's crazy.

They didn't name you specifically.

Are there other sergeants under disciplinary review?

Who knows? Maybe you suggested they mention you to lift suspicions.

Quite far-fetched.

Quite your style.

To answer your question, then, no.

It's not me.

I'm not here to inform you about my partner.

I'm okay with that.

But Milo causes nothing but problems.

He always has.

I think…

assigning you as partners was a mistake.

It's best you go back to Egara headquarters.

I'm very interested in staying on this case.

And frankly, I think I'm quite useful.

You can stay on the case from Egara.

We'll send you every single report, and you can send us yours.

Being here is better.

Garrido…

Milo is a good police officer, but he's not at his best right now.

On your own, you'll be even more useful.

Toni… Rebeca?

She's in Singla's office.

It's for your own sake.

-All right. -Okay.

Well, for now…

-Where are you going? -Giving them your daily report, I see?

Singla thinks you're the one leaking information.

-Milo. -What?!

Sure. Call you back.

They want us to stop investigating. We really need to focus.

I shouldn't have come in today.

Listen, I need to go for a walk alone.

If there are any updates, just call me.

MACBA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Hi, Kata.

What are you doing here?

Do you mind if we talk for a moment, please?

Listen… I'm not here to investigate or anything, obviously.

Was Marc involved in something bad?

Something like drugs, or whatever?

I have no idea.

I don't think so.

But are you sure?

Could he have been hiding it from you?

I don't know.

You were together, right?

Kata…

You need to help me, please.

You want me to tell you that I left him?

Or what?

That we broke up, and maybe that's why he was upset?

Would that make you feel any better?

But that wasn't the case.

Everything was normal.

Up until you called me.

"Barcelona is opening up to the sea."

That's what they used to say back then.

In a short period of time, the land was rezoned.

Properties were seized and the old industrial districts

that divided the city from the shore were demolished.

-All for the Olympic Games? -Yes.

But it wasn't just about building the Olympic Village or the hotels

for the event.

It was a full-scale and historic transformation.

How was Pintó involved in any of this?

Well, by the end of the 1980s,

Pintó had become one of Adcoensa's executives.

And the company was in charge of most of the infrastructures.

As you can see…

In some circles,

the construction of the ring roads and the C-31 highway

became known as "the Pintó Plan."

To a lot of people,

the city turned into a business opportunity.

A land to conquer.

No one could stand in the way of modernization.

The whole world was watching us.

Everybody was winning.

Or so it seemed.

But thousands of people lost their houses.

Sergeant! We've got him!

-You were able to locate him? -Yes, at a squatted school in Collserola.

Great, we need to start preparing a plan for the operation.

-Hm. -What do we have exactly?

A suspect.

-Who? -Joan Grau. Anti-establishment leader.

Independence activist. A squatter with a criminal record.

Rojo, prepare the file and send it to the judge right away.

Cervera, you come with me. Let's go.

All right. Now that it's all settled,

I think it's time for that coffee break…

Milo, where are you?

Water…

Water, please…

Why are you doing this to me?

Just kill me…

Please kill me.

Kill me, but…

please don't hurt me.

This is Joan Grau.

-Is this a recent photo? -Mm.

-How old is he? -Thirty.

He's been getting by and surviving however he can since the day he was born.

His family's from La Verneda.

A troubled neighborhood

where residents have been fighting for decades to get decent housing.

THEFT & ASSAULTS WE DEMAND SOLUTIONS

Joan was born in one of the poorest houses of the neighborhood.

According to this report, his mother cleaned stairwells

while his father earned a living as a bricklayer's helper for a few years.

Then, one day, he was laid off, and he never found work again.

When the mother got sick,

the father had no choice but to beg on the streets.

Calm down. Go inside!

Hey, get off my dad!

Joan was placed in a juvenile facility until he turned 18.

Get out of here!

Four years ago, during the crisis,

his parents' house was served with an eviction order.

Hey, don't touch me!

The bank seized the whole apartment block

and sold it to Pintó's company…

Stop! Okay.

…which demolished everything to build a high-rise apartment building.

-Stop! -A win-win business.

For Joan, it was obvious.

The system was to blame, as well as all those who protected it.

Dad!

Since then, he's been in and out of jail

for public disorder, assaulting authorities, causing injuries,

and offenses against private property.

Now, he's considered a leader by his peers

and is a familiar face for the Mossos police.

He has lots of energy and many reasons…

-Mm-hmm. -…to fight.

Why is he a suspect in this case?

He's very violent.

He hates banks and also construction firms.

They enjoy raiding offices and wrecking them.

And when they're done,

they hang a dummy off of the building, and they set it on fire.

Oh, and one last thing.

Grau has threatened Pintó publicly on several occasions.

He says Pintó's to blame for his family's eviction.

Have we located him?