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01x05 - Something Stinks

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Chromosome 21". Aired: 14 October – 9 December 2022.*
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The series traces a police investigation into a young man with Down syndrome involved in a m*rder.

01x05 - Something Stinks

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You k*lled him, Tommy.

Are you alright?

Please turn off the recording.

Thanks.

Tomás,

based on the evidence presented by the DA,

you took responsibility
for the death of Orlando Mandujano.

I need to corroborate

that you maintain that confession.

So, I'm asking you…

did you sh**t and k*ll Orlando Mandujano?

I repeat the question.

Did you…

sh**t and k*ll Orlando Mandujano?

I need you to look at me…

and respond verbally

with a yes or no.

Did you

sh**t and k*ll Orlando Mandujano?

Yes.

This new police case
has caused a big commotion,

where Tomás Ruiz…

Never before in Chile's history,

has a person
with Down syndrome been charged

for a crime of this magnitude.

Stop! Police!

…a 48-year-old employee

had a b*llet wound in his chest cavity.

Put your hands up!

Objection, Your Honor.

The Defense is making arguments

that are used for
children and adolescents.

Tomás is 26 years old.

Mom!

Tommy is nice, cool and very happy.

-I miss you a lot.
-Me too.

Mama!

CHROMOSOME 21

Please bring me
the evaluation of his mental abilities

which was asked for last hearing.

Thank you.

District Attorney.

Yes, Your Honor. According to the
conclusions made in the expert's report,

Tomás Ruiz Larenas has an IQ of 70,

this is very important
because it places him

above average
of people with Down syndrome.

It also allows us to establish
that he possess a rational understanding

of the events that have led to his arrest.

In spite of his refusal to share
the details of the incident,

the expert's report
makes it very clear, Your Honor.

It explains that Tomás
is capable of identifying an illicit act,

he is also capable of self-determination
meaning he is responsible for his actions

and, as a result, he is capable of
assuming criminal responsibility

to the crime he has confessed to.

Defense.

Your Honor,

having read the expert's report in depth

that the DA has presented,

the Defense
emphatically rejects its findings.

The Defendant
does not possess the mental faculties

to face a process like this.

Never before in Chile's history

has a person
with Down syndrome been charged

for a crime of this magnitude.

By declaring him imputable,

this court
would be setting an unfortunate precedent

in relation to how the judicial system

treats people with disabilities.

Anything else?

Yes, Your Honor.

We have reason to believe

that Tomás Ruiz's confession
may have been induced by the DA.

Objection, Your Honor.

What do you mean by induced?

Here is a record
of the visits made to the center

where the Defendant
was being held during this time.

Detective Enríquez, who is present here,

has been in charge of the investigation
on behalf of the DA.

She took Tomás out of the facility
at 18:30 on the 19th of this month

and she returned him
at 20:30 the next day.

Twenty-six hours
of questioning is outside of protocol.

Objection, Your Honor.

That release was authorized
by the Defense. This confirms it.

I authorized the detective
to take out the Defendant

to try to obtain new information,

but I never authorized 26 hours

and especially
not a sleepover at her house.

There was nothing irregular
in the questioning, Your Honor.

The recordings
are at the court's disposal.

We're asking that all statements
obtained by the DA be invalidated

and for authorization
to obtain our own expert opinion.

-Your Honor.
-Please.

Please.

Tomás,

I have to ask you something.

Did you feel pressured by Detective
Enríquez or by the DA in any way?

Tomás.

Did anyone tell you
to assume guilt for this crime?

Your Honor,

you understand that there are
different ways to pressure someone.

Fine. I will grant an extension.

And I will authorize

the psychological assessment
that the Defense is requesting.

But I will not
keep slowing down this process.

We'll see each other here in seven days.

Hi, Alexis.

How much longer until lunch?

I'm hungry.

They moved me to a different room.

I didn't want that.

Tommy.

What are you doing here?
You should be in your section.

Let's go.

You can't be here anymore.

Yes, of course.

I'll keep you posted.

Talk soon.

sh*t.

I've been getting sworn at for 2 hours

by the director, the registrar, the DA.

Boss.

You hosted a suspect in your house,
for God's sake!

I shouldn't have listened to you.

It was an unusual incident
and it didn't influence the investigation.

We need to make the judge see that.

Now they're going to think
I can't control my people.

-Is it possible you induced him?
-No, there's no way.

So, he did it.

He k*lled Mandujano.

It was always there,
we didn't want to see it.

The traces of blood,

the gunpowder,

the g*nsh*t analysis…

everything was pointing to this.

What about the Pole's g*n?

It's not the same g*n
that k*lled Mandujano.

The m*rder weapon is still missing.

Is there any doubt
about what we need to do?

Mrs. María Inés Larenas?

What do you want?

Your Tommy's aunt.

I know what happened in Tribunales.

That's not why we're here.

I don't have anything else to say.

I don't need you to say anything.

I just want you to give Beckham a message.

Do you know where we can find him?

I never know where that guy is.

We know he visits you.

He brings you your medicine,

your groceries.

Tell him to get in touch with me.

And if he doesn't,

Tommy will go to jail.

DELICIOUS SOPAIPILLAS FOR SALE

I want a police car here night and day.

We don't have any more people.

Take people off of Zavala
and put them here.

That jerk will show up here at some point.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Why do you have that face then?

I need to tell you something.

Tell me.

I'm pregnant.

We've already talked about this, right?

You shouldn't make things up.

Tommy is the dad.

We were together before he went to jail.

And how do you know you're pregnant.

Because I haven't gotten my period.

When were you together?

I'm always watching you two.

In the dressing rooms.

-Mom.
-Let me be alone.

Are you going to tell Dad?

I asked you to leave me alone.

Tommy.

Tommy.

Tommy!

Come closer.

I'm not going to hurt you.

Come on, don't exaggerate.

This section is for the bad kids.

I'm not bad.

Really?

You're the worst.

You seriously don't get
why they brought you here?

Because you k*lled someone.

The rumor has spread all over the center.

That's why no one is talking to you.

You're talking to me.

Because I'm different.

I like murderers.

Come on, tell me.

How did you k*ll him?

Tommy!

Tommy.

You should take advantage
of this time with me.

Jail is much worse.

Hello!

How are you doing?

Claudito.

-Durán.
-There's someone suspicious at the house.

What do you see?

He has a bag.

It looks like groceries.

It's a man. 1.8 meters.

He has Beckham's features.

I'll let Santoro know
so that he sends cars.

He's entering the house.

-Can I clean your window? I'll be quick.
-No, thanks.

f*ck.

Secure the place. I'm on my way.

Hey, as*h*le!

Calm down.

-Relax.
-Hello?

Mariana?

Let's go.

Get on the highway.

And don't stop until I say so.

The judge
will make a ruling in a few days.

They're going to
declare your brother as imputable

and he's going to end up in Santiago One.

Or their going to
declare him not imputable

and he'll end up in the psych ward.

Either one of those options
is a shitty life.

And you won't be able to be together.

Give yourself in, Beckham.

You're the only witness to what happened.

You could clear things up

and they would
lower your brother's sentence.

Who said I'm the only one?

We have the Pole but he won't talk.

That idiot wasn't there.

What?

The Pole wasn't there that night.

Tommy said that he was.

It was Coya.

Who?

Ariel Zavala.

My ex-boss.

Everyone calls him Coya.

None of the reports
show that Zavala was there that night.

He's made fools out of you.

Coya was there that night.

He's behind all of this sh*t.

What sh*t?

He organized all the robberies

and we ex*cuted them.

The Pole is his enforcer.

Now he's looking
for me to k*ll me or Tommy.

He doesn't care
as long as we don't snitch on him.

Take this exit.

Give yourself in, Beckham.

It's the only real chance
you have to help your brother.

You put him in danger.
You gave him a shitty life.

This is your chance to set things right
and to stop running.

What do you know?

What the f*ck do you know?

Do you know what it's like
raising a kid with Down syndrome?

For him to be hungry
and not having food to give him?

You don't know.

Jerks with money have it easy.

It doesn't matter
if your kid has Down syndrome.

You can leave them
with a nanny when you go to work.

But not me.

I'm the nanny.

I have to bring my kid to work with me.

I have to bring him.

If you want to help Tommy,

lock up that m*therf*cker.

Check the workshop.

That's where he keeps the stolen goods.

Are you watching?

-Boss.
-Commissioner.

Team one, at the back entrance.

Caviedes and Durán, main entrance with me.

Yes, boss. Perfect.

Two more minutes outside.

That goes upstairs.

That too. Upstairs.

Police! Hands up!

Leave that on the floor.

-Relax.
-Show me your hands!

-Calm down. What's going on?
-Hands up.

Ariel Zavala,
we have a judge issued search order.

"Confidential motives"?

I don't have a right to know
why you're raiding my factory?

No.

Wait. This can't be.

I'm going to complain to your superiors.

Let's start in the office.

Caviedes, the archives in the desk.
Gutiérrez, check that chest.

Alright.

Have you found anything?

No, nothing yet.

We're looking for watches, jewelry…

any object or document
that could be considered ill*gal.

Look!

There was nothing in the office.

There's nothing in the trucks
or in the workshop.

Let's seize the computers.

I have the results.

Christi made a mistake
because the results are negative.

You're not pregnant, Christina.

You can relax.

A lot of girls are mistaken.

Don't feel bad about that.

Christi, why…

The IUD is perfectly in place.

And it's still

effective for exactly one year.

Alright.

Now…

like I've said before,

this method isn't foolproof

and it needs to be constantly renewed.

The only thing that could
give you complete peace of mind…

is surgical sterilization.

I just want to understand why.

Why did you make that up?

I'm not making it up.

Excuse me?

I am pregnant.

That's enough.
We just got the results from the doctor.

Maybe not now.

But I'm going to be a mom.

And if the dad isn't Tommy,

it'll be someone else.

The hearing is the day after tomorrow.

Like we talked about,
I'll question you in front of the judge.

What I need

is for us to work together
as much as possible.

Like a team.

Do you understand?

You have something.

What?

Yeah.

It's from lunch.
I'm a bit clumsy with my hands.

My brother washes it with soap.

Thanks for the tip.

A lot of water and soap.

And he dries it in the sun.

Thanks, Tommy.

But I need us to focus on this, alright?

At the hearing,
I'm going to ask you some questions

about Orlando Mandujano and his death.

It's important
that you answer with what we prepared.

That way
we'll avoid the judge sending you to jail.

Okay.

Let's start with the first question.

Do you know Mr. Orlando Mandujano?

No.

No, remember what we practiced.

Let's start again.

Do you know Mr. Orlando Mandujano?

No.

They checked everything.

There's nothing in the seized computers.

Just a few tickets
for not declaring duties.

They didn't find
any contraband in the factory,

nothing in the computers.

They didn't detect any strange calls.

Nothing shows that he was
at the scene of the crime.

Somehow he's getting out of everything.

Or Beckham is making a fool out of us.

Once again.

Thanks.

Who is he?

-You can't be here without my lawyer.
-Who is he?

Hey, get her out of here.
She's in here illegally.

It's just a visit, Kowalski.

Don't be an alarmist.

The sooner you talk,

the sooner I leave.

Who is he?

Mr. Ariel.

My boss.

Coya.

You're very close with your boss.

He's your daughter's godfather.

Is he the g*ng's leader?

I don't know what you're talking about.

A witness told me that you ex*cuted
the robberies that Coya organized.

Like Cáceres Jewelry, for example.

Where do you get those witnesses from?

Okay, Kowalski.

Let's negotiate.

Give me information and I'll talk
to the DA to lower your sentence.

My sentence?

What sentence?

You don't have anything on me.

A few more days and I'm out of here.

Do you recognize
the name Katia Norambuena?

She put a restraining order on you.

You k*lled her cat.

You hung it on a fence.

Do you remember?

I didn't do anything to her.

It'll be hard
for the judge to believe that.

It was just a cat.

What's all the fuss?

Whether it's the cat

or Katia

or the threat you made me the other day,

I will make sure you stay locked up

until you open you mouth

and tell me
what the f*ck Coya has to do with this.

Door.

SURGICAL STERLIZATION

TUBAL LIGATION: MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

STERILIZATION OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN…

FORCED STERILIZATION

"STERILIZING WOMEN
WITH DISABILITIES WITHOUT CONSULTING THEM

IS A CRIME"

A PROTECTION OR INFRINGEMENT OF RIGHTS?

FORCED STERILIZATION
CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

IT'S A FORM OF VIOLENCE AGAINST
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

The first time I shot someone,
I didn't sleep for three days.

The second time, it was just one night.

The third time.
I slept as if nothing happened.

But Claudia had already left
and taken Bruno.

This job is sh*t.

It dehumanizes you.

It makes you forget your priorities.

We see human misery every day.

But there's you.

Believing in people.

Wanting to save them.

You're the most stubborn person I know.

You're also the best detective.

The most intelligent.

The most capable.

And with a good heart.

Let's move forward.

We'll solve this case.

We'll find Beckham.

But Tommy…

you won't be able to save him.

Worry about yourself,

about Amanda.

Don't lose your own life
by trying to save others.

I started writing it in D major.

And then I changed it to D minor.

Yesterday, I played a part for Dad
and he said it sounded sad.

Though, I don't think that's a bad thing.

Of course it's not bad.

Laura said the same thing.

Do you talk to her a lot?

A little.

What else do you do with her?

We play cards,

we go to the corner store.

When are they going to Valdivia?

Saturday.

Though it's not final.

Because they have to get the house first

and all of that.

But we can go visit them.

Your dad can come to Santiago.

Sorry, I interrupted you.
You were talking about your song.

Yes.

I'm halfway through
"A concert for the horses".

I called it "A concert for the horses",

and not "A concert by horses"
like I told you.

I see.

Since it wasn't working

I started over.

From scratch?

Yes, Grandpa told me

that when a composition
doesn't make sense halfway through

It's because
something was wrong from the start.

And like I said,
I had to start from the beginning

but the good thing is, when I started over

it took less time.

And, at some point

I remembered that I was mad at the horses…

I was mad at the horses…

FIRST AVENUE

Are you listening to me, Mommy?

Yes, dear.

EVIDENCE ROOM

Arpeggio.

Commissioner.

The notes of a chord played in succession.

It's been a long time.

It's nice to see you here.

I need to review the chain of custody.

-Name?
-Mandujano, Orlando.

File 25482246.

Perfect. Do you need a computer?

-Thanks, Saldivia.
-You're welcome, Commissioner.

CAMERA 1
QUILICURA/ FIRST AVENUE

TIME OF DEATH: 02:45

I'm Mariana Enríquez,

Commissioner of the Homicide Unit.

DATE: AUGUST 6, 2021
TIME: 02:45

Tomás, do you know why you're here?

Can you answer me verbally?

Yes.

Do you know what you're being tried for?

Yes.

Do you have any questions for the court?

Good.

How long have you known
Mr. Orlando Mandujano?

I don't know him.

Excuse me. You're saying
you don't know Mr. Orlando Mandujano?

No.

But you're accused of k*lling him.

It wasn't me.

It was someone else.

So that it's clear for the court,

did your brother Beckham
know Mr. Orlando Mandujano?

No.

Didn't your brother
work in Ariel Zavala's factory

where Orlando Mandujano also worked?

I don't know those people.

May I speak, Your Honor.

This is obviously an induced testimony
to contradict the confession.

Please sit down.

Defense.

Your Honor,

the Defendant just stated
that he doesn't know Mr. Orlando Mandujano

and the DA said it's an induced answer.

Well, the DA is correct.

During this time,

I suggested this completely absurd
strategy to my client,

to say he doesn't know Mr. Mandujano

and everyone involved with the incident.

The Defendant,

showed his lack
of rational capacity and free will

and he agreed to lie to the court.

I don't like these types of games.
Where are you going with this?

Your Honor,

what I'm trying to show is
that Tomás Ruiz is easily influenced

and he doesn't
have a rational understanding

of what's happening.

I'm not denying that the Defendant
was the perpetrator in the sh**ting.

All the evidence points to it.

What I'm questioning

is the understanding
that the Defendant had

in the moment of executing the action.

Even though our expert analysis

produced similar results
to those of the DA,

we believe it's important to consider
dimensions that the DA did not.

Such as his Down syndrome,

his environment

and his family history.

A 12-year-old child is arrested for theft.

Upon investigation,

we find out that his parents
stole their whole lives.

Does that child
understand that stealing is bad?

Objection, Your Honor.

The Defense is making arguments

that are used for
children and adolescents.

Tomás is 26 years old.

But he has Down syndrome.

Are you infantilizing your client?

I'm asking for common sense,

to recognize the differences
that people with this condition have.

International convention

states that individuals with Down syndrome
shouldn't be treated differently.

Your Honor,

Tomás is a young man
who is obviously fragile

in his ability to understand
and in his self-determination.

He was born
into a vulnerable social setting.

And he was taught
anti-social behavior by peers,

who exposed him to a limiting situation

and pushed him to commit a crime

without full conscience
of what that meant.

For that reason,

the Defense requests the case be stayed

and Tomás Ruiz
be declared as not imputable.

Boss.

The Defense asked for Tommy
to be declared as not imputable

and for the case to be stayed.

The judge will decide after the break.

Okay.

Any news on Beckham?

I'm monitoring a patrol
that's in Bajos de Mena.

I had to do something but I'm on my way.

Okay. Keep me informed.

Yes, sir.

-Saldivia.
-Commissioner.

I need you to look at something.

I promised
to declare a verdict this morning,

but given
the recent statement made by the Defense

I can't, in good conscience,

declare Tomás Ruiz as imputable.

Your Honor.

I'm going to order a postponement.

I will review
the testimonies and reports again

and I will make a final decision regarding
the Defendant.

DEFENDANT

Why do I have to
go to the gynecologist again?

It's just a routine check-up.

RECEPTION
ALTO TUPAHUE CLINIC

INFORMED CONSENT AND REQUEST
FOR THE LIGATION OF FALLOPIAN TUBES

PATIENT SIGNATURE

Looking at the video
that was submitted as evidence,

I noticed the border
that shows up at 00:32.

At the same time it shows up,
there's a small skip in the image.

I went to get the original video
from Transit Control.

And there is no border
and there is no skip.

And, at 00:34…

Ariel Zaval, the owner of the factory,
Coya, shows up.

He said he wasn't there and he wasn't
in the video submitted as evidence.

So you think that…

someone helped him out?

What else could it be?

I need to know everyone who had access.

Morales and Soto, the other two
people in charge in this unit.

But we received it and processed it.

-We didn't…
-Who else in the unit had access?

From when it was submitted, only you.

And who submitted it?

EVIDENCE SUBMISSION
EMPLOYEE: BRUNO DURÁN

THIS STORY IS A WORK OF FICTION.

THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS ARE MADE UP,

AND ANY RESEMBLANCE WITH REALITY
IS COINCIDENTAL AND NOT INTENTIONAL.