Ricardo Pietrela was a shooting instructor at the Federal Polygon of the city of Buenos Aires. It was one of the best in the country at that time. But his reputation collapsed in a second when he was involved in the murder of Silvia Larrazabal, as the bullet recovered from his body contained his tracks and the victim was his student. Only the motive was missing. But Mr. Pietrela firmly maintained that he was innocent, which did not convince anyone and the judge tried him with preventive detention, despite the fact that the weapon used was never found. But the Polygon of Tire was on its back on a side street to the Rio de la Plata, and the prosecutor argued that Mr. Pietrela threw the weapon into its waters, an argument that decidedly convinced the magistrate. But not to Sean Dortmund, who was sure of the innocence of Mr. Ricardo Pietrela.
According to the autopsy, Captain Riestra said, Mrs. Larrazabal died around eight thirty at night because of the shot she received in the thorax. At that time, she was taking classes with Mr. Pietrela. There was no one else in the Polygon, they were all gone, and the two of them were alone. Without witnesses, it was the ideal time for murder. For me, Mr. Pietrela's guilt is irrefutable.
You forget your motive, Captain Riest disagreed with the inlctor with recklessness. Mr. Pietrela lacks sufficient grounds to assassinate Mrs. Silvia Larrazabal.
_ Excuse me for disagreeing with you, Dortmund. But circumstances do not favor it at all. And remember also that the bullet recovered from the body of the victim contains its own fingerprints.
_ That's because he is a shooting instructor and he is the only one authorized to touch bullets and carry weapons. And by his profession, his prints are loaded into the system.
_ It is not enough to prove that he is innocent.
_ Neither is it to prove his guilt. Therefore, I am interested in interviewing him face to face. I want to see his attitude personally when answering my questions, his position , his ways, his way of speaking ... I want to prove it myself.
_ Your request seems perfectly reasonable, Dortmund. But, since Mr. Pietrela is being held in a federal prison, I will have to move some contacts so that the judge in charge can extend my order to authorize his visit to the Unit.
_ I am very grateful to you, Captain Riestra. I expected no less from you. I ask that in parallel to my visit to Mr. Pietrela, find out everything you can about the occide. The more we know about her, the better for our investigation.
_ It's a fact, Dortmund.
The captain obtained this order at the expense of a prosecutor who owed him a favor and Sean Dortmund was able to visit Ricardo Pietrela two days later. At first, the defendant had refused to welcome a stranger's visit, which hardly, from his own personal view, believed that he was innocent, since all the information gathered so far did not favor him at all and he pointed out indisputably as the murderer Silvia Larrazá Bal and everyone involved in the case blindly relied on the evidence. So Pietrela could not help wondering to himself: "Why is this guy thinks I'm innocent is justice I will not be setting a trap to make me confess, no?". And this idea, after discarding other alternatives that seemed inadequate to his mind, seemed to leave him completely satisfied. And he agreed to receive Sean Dortmund's visit to satisfy his curiosity. If it was really a trap, Ricardo Pietrela was ready to make it work.
The inspector arrived at Marcos Paz Federal Penitentiary punctually at 1:30 p.m. and was accompanied by the jail guard in charge directly to Mr. Pietrela's cell without too much delay. When the two men met face to face, Pietrela looked at Dortmund suspiciously, giving him a distant and overwhelming look. He was a man of preponderant attitude and resolute decision. And the confidence he conveyed in his words, made him see with a person of impenetrable feelings and unwavering serenity. Was he a murderer at the time or did he distrust the speed with which Justice worked in cases similar to his own?
Sean Dortmund looked at him more solemnly. In his eyes they shone feverish and charged with all sorts of hopeful emotions. My friend was absolutely convinced that he was going to save an innocent man from prison. He shook his hand cordially to greet him, but Pietrela refused his greeting and did not take his eyes off the inspector.
_ Why did he come? _ Ricardo Pietrela asked him with hostility, after a few seconds of sordid silence.
_ I came to get him out of jail- Dortmund replied with parsimony and a slight smile on his lips.
_ The Police and Justice do not believe in my innocence, they do not believe in my version of what happened that night because all the evidence incriminates me. Why do I have to assume that you are going to believe me, then?
_ For two simple reasons: the first is that I do not represent either the Police or the Justice, I represent the law from another totally different perspective. And the second is that I do not believe in the evidence, but in the facts and in what the story tells me.
Mr. Pietrela listened carefully, but said nothing. He kept looking at Sean Dortmund straight in the eye with disbelief and reluctance. The inspector tired of waiting, wished him good morning and prepared to retire. But an untimely question from Ricardo Pietrela when he was moving away made him change his mind and recoiled again to meet him.
_ Excuse me. Would you be so kind as to raise your question again? I did not hear it clearly, "said Dortmund, making himself unaware.
_ I asked him why he thinks I am innocent_ Mr. Pietrela replied .
_ Is not it? Let me know to make sure I do not waste time with you.
_ I did not kill anyone. And I want to know what your suspicions are based on to support my proclamation of innocence.
_ There is a very clear situation, a context and a series of circumstances that, due to their responsibility and work, lead researchers to approach an absolutely erroneous conclusion. In cases like yours, Mr. Pietrela, accusing the most vulnerable prey is always the most austere and direct way out. It cheapens costs, time, resources ... And that is not the true concept of justice, for me.
The defendant's attitude gave way to the firmness and disposition of the man before him. Ricardo Pietrela was no longer that serious gentleman, arrogant and stubborn at first, but he was more docile and allowed himself to receive the help that Dortmund proposed to extend without objection of any kind.
_ I hear it_ the inspector encouraged him.
_ Silvia enrolled in the Polygon about seven or eight months ago. The days of practice are from Monday to Friday from ten in the morning until eighteen hours_ began explaining Pietrela relaxedly_ and on Saturdays from nine in the morning until two in the afternoon. Mrs. Larrazabal requested that we make her the exception of receiving her outside the usual practice schedule because before six o'clock she could not attend because of her work.
_ Why not on Saturdays?
_ Because he argued that he lived far away, in Quilmes more precisely. But, since Monday through Friday he worked in an office in Microcentro, he was much more comfortable to come. We talked to the superiors and they agreed, with the non-exclusive condition that he had to pay an additional per class for obvious reasons, right? We raised it to Mrs. Larrazabal and accepted without problems.
_ Did you find it strange that he did not reproach that decision?
_ There were no reasons for that. We were doing him a favor, he was more than satisfied. There was no problem in that sense.
_ Did he tell you what he was working for or what he wanted to learn to use a gun for?
_ He alleged that it was a matter of personal security. She told us that they had entered the house several times and that they even threatened her aggressively. It seemed perfectly logical to us.
_ Did Mrs. Larrazabal have all the necessary formalities and studies in order?
_ Absolutely everything in order. Even in the psychophysical exam he was much better than usual in relation to the rest of the people.
_ Did he practice with his weapon?
_ No, with ours. Using own weapons is forbidden by internal regulations.
_ Was it a good shot?
_ He learned to shoot incredibly in a very short time. That surprised me pleasantly.
_ Judging from his marksmanship, could it be suspected that Mrs. Larrazabal already had previous knowledge of the practice?
_ No. Decidedly, no. He learned with me in the Polygon. Her enormous will to learn to shoot made her a very good shot in just three months. Commonly, this kind of achievement is achieved in at least six months, at least.
_ Interesting.
Dortmund highlighted this fact especially in his tiny notebook. He continued with the talk.
_ Specifically, the day of the murder, what happened?
_ She practiced from eight to nine at night. I was his instructor because the rest of my colleagues had committed that schedule. And because I was the one who stayed until later, I was in charge of making the inventory of weapons in the armory, to lock and leave everything ready for the next day.
That day I made the inventory at seven thirty in the afternoon and everything was perfectly in place, there were no missing weapons or ammunition. And the withdrawal forms were all in order and duly signed.
Silvia arrived punctually, as always, and I removed a gun and ammunition to practice with her.
_ Did he leave it correctly on the control sheet? _ Interrupted Dortmund, kindly.
_ Yes, as it should be. Around eight and twenty at night, more or less, I absent myself for a few moments to go and look for more ammunition because there were only three left.
_ Did you notice anything out of the ordinary in the armory?
_ No. Everything was just as I had accommodated it.
_ Did you meet someone at some time, Mr. Pietrela?
_ No. No one was left at that time. Everyone had already left.
_ Continue please.
_ While I was collecting the bullets, I heard three detonations in a row, with a minimum difference of seconds between the three shots. And since Silvia had only three available shots, the fact did not seem at all strange to me.
Was it frequent that Mrs. Larrazabal fired the gun even during his absence, Mr. Pietrela?
_ Yes. It was very recurrent.
_ Do you tell me that you heard the murder and it went absolutely unnoticed for you?
_ The way you expose it sounds tremendous, but it really happened.
_ And are you sure you did not see anything unusual or crossed paths with someone in the time that demands to go to the armory, take the bullets and return to the pedana?
_ I give my word of honor that no! How do I have to explain it to you so that you understand it?
_ Ok, I believe you, do not get exasperated. What happened when he returned and saw Mrs. Larrazabal lying on the floor?
_ I tried to revive her, but I could not. He died on the spot. I was scared, I was desperate, I did not know how to act or who to turn to. But after a while of thinking more calmly, I understood that it was best to do things well. And for acting correctly, I mean to give notice to the police and put myself at your entire disposal. But you see how it went. I was like the bad guy in the movie.
Did you never see the gun next to the body, Mr. Pietrela?
_ No. I was not anywhere . The police seized the armory and only detected the missing of a single weapon, coincidentally with which Silvia was training before she was murdered. Hence, they infer that I threw it in the Rio de la Plata and that they try to justify with this action that it took me several minutes to call the police.
_ From what he explains to me, the police interpret that you asked Mrs. Larrazabal for the weapon under professional pretexts, murdered her, got rid of her, returned and later gave notice to the authorities.
_ Exactly. No more no less. You see what my situation is. So, I ask: how do you plan to help me?
_ Answering one last question as accurately as possible.
Ricardo Pietrela nodded with a slight movement of his head .
_ How long does it take on average to go from the shooting range to the armory, look for the bullets and return to the pedana? _ The inspector asked, carefully.
Mr. Pietrela hesitated a few seconds before announcing his response.
_ About ten minutes, n or more than that_ answered at last, resolutely.
_ Enough for someone else to have entered, killed Mrs. Larrazabal, disposed of the weapon and fled.
_ I repeat that I did not see anyone else.
_ Which does not mean it was not there. The Polygon is huge. And at first glance, the murderer could hide without taking any risks.
_ Where did he enter, in the last case that his theory is true?
_ That is the least of the problems, now. Do not worry. In two days, you will be a free man, Mr. Pietrela.
And without adding anything else, the inspector retired from the triumphant federal prison.
He met again with Captain Riestra, who was waiting for him in a pretty bar on Del Libertador Avenue, a few blocks from the crime scene .
_ How did it go with Mr. Pietrela, Dortmund? _ Riestra asked, with much expectation.
_ Confirmed: is innocent. Someone else did it. But I need to do something before to be sure that I am not mistaken about this, "replied the inspector, totally satisfied with the results of his inquiries. And as if ignoring the latter, he said, "What could you find out about Mrs. Larrazabal, Captain Riestra?"
The captain looked at his friend with drowsiness and resignation for a few seconds, and then responded gently to his question.
_ Silvia Larrazabal was not a Santa. I worked in the offices of the Secretary of Child Protection. Basically, there are orders for adoption, causes that start the judges for food orders, for the possession of minors in the event of a conflictive separation of parents ... Anyway. In a raid by virtue of her death authorized by the judge who instructed the case, they found three boys who lived with her, on whom Justice and even those who worked with her had absolute ignorance. The judge ordered to go more thoroughly and discovered that Mrs. Larrazabal adopted these three creatures irregularly. This is falsifying records, certificates, sworn statements, something that could not have materialized without the consent of a corrupt judge. She chose them based on the records of all the cases that were processed in her office. Of course, the judge opened an ex officio investigation on this issue, which he delegated to federal prosecutor Mauro Otamendi. There is more than one judge involved in this, that is very clear. Question, that our victim began to receive anonymous threats of all kinds, both by regular mail and by telephone. For obvious reasons , he never filed the formal complaint. But you are already investigating this fact as well. As you can see, Silvia Larrazabal was an exemplary person.
He highlighted this last sentence with a halo of paradox in its terms .
That's why he was afraid for his life and wanted to learn how to use the weapon. Everything begins to clear up little by little. Did Mrs. Larrazábal come to suffer some kind of direct attack against her person, either on public roads or in another area?
_ There is no record of incidents of that nature. But, I do not rule out anything.
_ If she received threats daily, there was someone who knew what she was doing and who was dissatisfied with that action. Who, exactly?
_ If the only ones who knew about this in theory were the judges involved in illegal adoptions, let's look for those responsible for them and their circles. Perhaps among them is the murderer.
_ What reasons would you have to threaten Mrs. Larrazabal and then comply with her threats?
_ Maybe, she regretted it and wanted to back out. And before the unfounded fear of Silvia Larrazabal betrayed them, they killed her.
_ Except for one detail, Captain Riestra. The form and circumstances in which our mother was murdered, is contrasted with the mechanisms used by these people in similar cases. Threats and illegal adoptions are issues that do not concern us. Let Justice solve them in their own way.
_ What is your idea, Dortmund?
_ Go to the Polygon first. I need to see the crime scene. It will not take me more than five minutes to carry out my little experience.
Riestra was discreetly impatient and irrational at the idea of his friend. But he accepted it because he was creditor of an outstanding mind and therefore trusted blindly in him. He spoke with the judge of the case to access the scene of the crime and this enabled the entry, imposing a maximum time to stay within no more than ten minutes to avoid accidentally contaminate it, as it had not yet been officially released. Sean Dortmund thanked the gesture and the two men arrived at Tiro Federal in less than they imagined. The inspector entered first and without delays, ran to the lifeline number 4, where the homicide had taken place.
He passed under the white and red stripe, made some visual observations very lightly, and focused narrowly on the silhouette.
He had perforations throughout the upper middle part, which confirmed that Mrs. Larrazabal was an excellent shooter, according to how Ricardo Pietrela had described her.
However, Dortmun d noticed two holes stamped on the wall, a few meters away from the target.
_ An expert shooter, as was our victim, would never have missed these two shots so absurdly, "he added pointing his finger at both holes.
_ Do you really know that Silvia Larrazabal was an effective marksman? _ Captain Riestra asked with a certain naivety and a certain slowness deliberately accentuated in his words.
_ The perforations in his silhouette do not lie, Captain Riestra.
There was a moment of silence and the inspector, after having made another spontaneous visual examination and practically devoid of any professional quality, he added.
_ We can retire when you like. I saw and did everything I needed to see and do. Agradèzc ale Your Lordship the gesture you have had for us, Captain Riestra.
And without giving him time to react to the captain, Dortmund hurried with sudden urgency his steps towards the exit. In less than five minutes, the two men were back on the street.
_ I'm sure the biological parents of the three children that Mrs. Larrazabal adopted infrequently, had sufficient grounds to issue matarla_ deviated from Sean Dortmund.
_ What exactly did you do and what conclusion did you reach, Dor tmund? Are you kind enough to explain it to me? _ Riestra asked with an impatient attitude and an iota of intolerance that invaded his bones with insistence.
But the inspector did not answer anything and the captain surrendered immediately to the secrecy of his friend, whom he was habitually tortured and who was complacently accustomed.
"Do you think they could have found out?" Captain Riestra replied calmly, resuming without much alternative the last question that Sean Dortmund asked him, although temporarily indignant.
_ We do not know the reasons why they gave their children up for adoption. I guess they are low income people who can not give a decent life. This means that your children care. And they have the facility of, once the adoption is certified, to coordinate a regime of visits with the adoptive parents with the endorsement of a family judge. In addition, through a lawyer that the State surely provides them, they can know how their children are, if there is any family interested ... Access the adoption file and shelter, to be more precise.
_ Said in a simpler way, the genuine parents found out, reviewing the corresponding files, that their children were adopted in an irregular manner for the payment of bribes s by means of Mrs. Larrazabal and they wanted to do justice by their own hand.
_ He interpreted my idea correctly, Captain Riestra. I ask you a question. Do you know that there is a payment of bribes?
_ Oh, Dortmund! Judges are not sold because a person likes them, simply. She should extort them, that I can not have doubts.
_ Good observation, Captain Riestra. Can you get me the information of the biological parents of the three children adopted by Mrs. Silvia Larrazabal?
_ Of course. What else do you want me to do?
_ For the moment, just that. I want to talk personally with each of them.
_ Very good, Dortmund.
The captain agreed kindly to the inspector's request. Getting what he requested was much easier than he would have expected.
The files in question revealed that the three families involved were the Esquivel, the Ochoa and the Molina.
Laura and Mauricio Esquivel gave their two-year-old daughter, María de los Ángeles, their adoption, because their work (they were labor lawyers) claimed full time and they did not have enough time to take care of a daughter even if they wanted to. If they do, they will have more. In any case, they undertook to financially help the family that decided to take charge of it. On the other hand, in addition to verifying this information, Dortmund corroborated that neither of the two acceded to the adoption file of María de los Ángeles while the child remained in that status. Per o that had visited a couple of times since Silvia Larrazabal had her in charge and that they saw her happy and rozagante, and above all, perfectly cared for and attended, reason why both Laura and Mauricio were more than happy and satisfied .
They also felt that Mrs. Larrazabal did not accept any kind of financial assistance from them. However, as good parents and responsible as they were, they bought clothes and toys for their little daughter. They spoiled her more than Mrs. Larrazab herself . However, both parents showed a flash of fury when they heard Sean Dortmund's voice about his daughter's adoption conditions. The pleasant climate that lived in the house of the Esquivel couple, became in an instant an atmosphere loaded with inscrutable tension and nervousness. And the inspector had to choose meticulously the right words to talk about in order to avoid a greater evil. That, in any case, did not represent any problem for him since it was a mark in the subtle art of diplomacy.
_ Why did our daughter adopt a single woman, when our laws forbid it? _ Mauricio Esquivel asked, emotionally broken, making an effort to hide his anger.
_ The Justice adduces payment of bribes and falsification of acts_ responded Dortmund, with innocence.
_ Be honest with us_ Laura Esquivel confronted Sean Dortmund with decision._ Why did he come?
The inspector responded with professional coldness.
_ I received anonymous death threats. Someone knew exactly what Mrs. Larrazabal was doing.
_ And do you think we had something to do with that? Is that? It is an offense that thinks so!
_ A sensibly admissible offense.
Dortmund's attitude became more smug and arrogant . His behavior was molded earnestly to the circumstances to which he was subjected. He had the ability to go from personal affection to professional rigidity in a second in surprisingly surprising ways.
_ We did not know anything about everything and sto_ Mauricio Esquivel intervened, rather more calm than just a few moments ago.
_ But someone does. And that someone is the killer. And therefore, I will not allow an innocent man to serve the sentence of who really killed Mrs. Silvi to Larrazabal.
_ Do you suspect us, right? _ Insisted obfuscated, Laura Esquivel.
_ It is a requirement of the profession. Do not get upset, Mrs. Esquivel. Do not take it personally.
_ I'm going to ask him right away to leave our house.
_ The suspects of the crime are the three families whose children were illegally adopted by Silvia Larrazabal.
_ Already s covered my wife_ said Mauricio Esquivel in a threatening tone. Sean D or rtmund insisted on extracting a little more information from the Esquivel couple, but the haughty attitude of both forced the inspector to abandon the work forcefully. He thought that both were innocent, but his behavior did not allow him to exclude them from the list of suspects. Even so, he left the abode invaded by an apex of genuine satisfaction.
Your sig or iente diligence was to visit the Molina family. Andrea and Lucio Molina were a couple full of debt problems. However, that was the least of his worries. Six months ago, the State removed their youngest son , Benicio, aged three, for negligence and irresponsibility. The State itself provided them with a lawyer, who was in charge of appealing the ruling and obtaining the restitution of the little Benicio to the care of his biological parents. But it was not successful and was made available in the National Adoption Program. If you are or devastated both Andrea and Lucio, learn about the conditions of adoption of their child he destroyed. The positive of all that was that now they had much stronger arguments to fight their restitution and win it sharply. Sean D or rtmund interrogated them for the murder of Silvia Larrazabal and the result of these guidelines were identical to those of the Esquivel couple, even in the frantic and unrestrained reaction of both fathers . Neither Andrea nor Lucio knew about the irregular adoption of her son Benicio by Mrs. Larrazabal or the threats she received, and both denied decisively having any connection with his death. In spite of everything, the inspector did not discard them as suspects to either of them. When the inspector turned his attention to the remaining marriage, the Ochoa family, felt his heart skip a beat. The father of Jeremías Ochoa, the five-year-old boy illegally adopted by Mrs. Lar razábal, Enrique Ochoa; practiced threw to the target rigorously every day since seven months ago coincidentally in the polygon of Federal Shot. And as if that were not enough, he had a weapon registered in his name, of the same caliber as that used for the murder. Having begun to practice target practice shortly after Mrs. Larrazabal began with their respective practices and also in the same training center, constituted a too extraordinary causality. And according to the doctrine that Sean Dortmund used in all his cases, coincidences did not exist. Yes the causalities. And consequently, he requested intervention from his friend. The ca p iTAN Riestra, though partly a little reluctant to accept the theory of inspector since sie NDO and the case was too easy for a crime committed with certain reservations, agreed to interview Mr. Ochoa who confessed that he bought a gun but on grounds of personal protection. Captain Riestra asked him to show him the weapon in question and was casually caliber 22, the same one with which they killed Mrs. Silvia Larrazabal. Therefore, the captain delayed him in the house with police custody and asked the judge for authorization to assess the weapon. The results were listed immediately: it was not the weapon sought, and Mr. Enrique Ochoa was released immediately.
Respec t or why he and his wife, Mrs. Irene Ochoa Pedraza, took the decision to give your little child for adoption, alleged lack the resources necessary to give BASIC will the child a decent life as it deserved tener.Y They considered that giving him up for adoption so that he could be cared for by someone more appropriate and in a better situation than theirs, was the best they could do for his son despite the two of them.
CUA n to the rest of the case itself binding questions answered the same as the other two couples interviewed above. They did not know that the adoption had been illegitimate and they denied having knowledge of the threats made against Mrs. Larrazabal. Under such circumstances, Sean Dortmund was completely convinced that someone was lying about these events. The conversation between him and Captain Riestra turned again in relation to the issue of the weapon. The captain mentioned to the inspector the inconsistencies thrown by the results of the analyzes prepared on Mr. Ochoa's weapon, on which the inspector showed himself cautiously divergent.
_ It is c l hoop, Captain Riestra, Mr. Ochoa did not use his own weapon for crimen_ grumbled Dortmund._ I wonder not use its intelligence to make some kind of deductions! You yourself stated at the beginning of the case that the weapon used for the murder was the same as that with which Mrs. Larrazabal practiced moments before being murdered. And that is the reason why Mr. Pietrela is unjustly deprived of his freedom. The murderer committed the crime and disposed of the weapon immediately. It was not yet high , right? Riestr a settled with heaviness.
_ Which one is your theory, Dortmund? Tell me at once, "he questioned reproachfully.
_ The ú n ico propósito_ recovered by the inspector_ he intended to see the scene was to verify that effectiv ely a second weapon used for murder. A weapon that the murderer took with him and that after he killed Mrs. Larrazabal, had to hide very well so that it was never found.
_ By What would the killer want to do to himself? The way he committed the murder, he would inevitably focus his suspicions on Mr. Pietrela. And so it happened, indeed.
_ Porq u and is carefully organized and not to leave any loose ends that lead to Justice directly towards it. For the reconstruction that was raised from the testimony of Mr. Ricardo Pietrela, the homicide was executed in the following way: Mrs. Larrazabal had only the bullets in the revolver drum that was at that time for the practice , which forced the Lord Pietrela to the armory to find more supplies. The time and the arrival in the deposit takes approximately ten minutes, more than enough for the killer to be able to act with complete freedom. Kill Mrs. Lar razábal With the Own Weapon, Collect the revolver of Mrs. Larrazabal and effected pointing to the silhouette TWO shots, since previously it confirmed that the weapon of its Victim Only had three bullets and could not empty the charger, Because then they would have heard four Impacts And that would have awakened Mr. Pietrela's attention. As the murderer is unknown the time it will take to return from the armory, Mr. Ricardo Pietrela, those two shots, the results, the performance and the nerves, the impact and the cost of the target, right on the wall. Once both shots are fired, throwing the weapon into the Río de la Plata and before it can be discovered.
_ And c or mo is that it could enter and leave an unnoticed way, no one could detect it ? How is it possible that it is not implacable?
_ All questions will respond in due course. I did not think about it. And frankly, it's a detail that I do not care about.
_ De be r ed worry him if you have serious intentions to exercise an innocent man from prison. All pieces of the puzzle must fit perfectly together and can not be loose.
_ Le r e pito Que No Me will focus on that, temporarily. I'll have the killer reveal it to me when the sea has been.
_ Already it s abe who it is, then?
_ Teng or a vague but firm idea.
_ No l and ask me to reveal who suspects STILL Because he will not. But, taking up the issue of the weapon. If the killer uses a second weapon, where did he get it?
_ C or alquier other side. We work properly to solve it. This is what gives the absolute certainty that Mr. Pietrela is innocent.
_ The One r ma belonged to the firing range and was registered as ALL qu e Perten belong to public utilities. That is why, after the murder, Mr. Pietrela got rid of her by throwing her into the waters of the Río de la Plata. Everything inevitably leads to Mr. Pietrela. I would like to believe that he really did not , but the evidence is the evidence, Dortmund.
_ Well, I'm still not convinced. The evidence almost never has an absolute and objective truth.
_ Is something better produced, Dortmund?
The inspector recorded something suddenly and looked at an impertinent smile.
_ Tell me one thing, Captain Riestra. Where can a particular plant be found so that it is not easily discovered?
_ Among other plants of the same species, naturally. Why? _ Replasted Riestra with a speed in disguise.
_ And where would you hide a specific weapon?
_ Among other weapons? Let's say, an armory ... And I do not think it refers precisely to the armory of the polygon.
The captain hesitated at his own answer, but the inspector let him know that his deduction was correct.
_ Exact! What can you see in the past of the collection that was stolen a few days ago from the Weapons Museum?
What we have abandoned inside a handkerchief , buried and crowded in the park of the Federal Capital. They found it following the evidence and with a metal detector. Until now, it was not known who stole it or why. But it was restored to the museum a few days ago.
Correct me if I'm wrong, Captain Riestra. Was it twenty-two caliber?
_ What are you implying?
The captain seems to be irritated by the unusual occurrences that come out of Sean Dortmund's mind.
_ That is the murder weapon_ claimed the inspector, visibly exalted._ They stole the bullet from the Polygon, they boldly referred to the weapon, they adapted, committed the same homicide in the same Polygon and hid it where it was recovered a few days later. And no one would be able to relate both facts a simple view because they seem two events absolutely isolated from each other . It is very clever!
El capitán Riestra, profundamente sorprendido por la idea de Dortmund, le pidió a Ballística que hiciera pruebas adicionales en el arma para ver si había sido disparada recientemente. Después de todos los trámites para ser retirado del museo al que pertenecía, el examen fue autorizado y el resultado fue positivo: había sido despedido hace tres semanas, en una fecha que coincidió con el asesinato de Silvia Larrazabal. Y las costillas de la bala pertenecían al propio artilugio.
Dortmund sugirió arrestar al Sr. Ochoa y así sucedió. Enrique Ochoa le confesó al capitán Riestra que había matado a Silvia Larrazabal por llevarse ilegalmente a su hijo, después de que lo había entregado en adopción. Ahora era responsabilidad del Estado decidir sobre el futuro del niño.
After Mr. Ochoa's arrest, Sean Dortmund sent a telegram from a nearby post office and implored Captain Riestra who accompanied him to his departamento de emergencia. Without understanding too much the reason for such a request, the captain accepted.
He arrived at Sean Dortmund's residence at half an hour.
_ You were impeccable, Dortmund_ praised Riestra, once installed._ He guessed about the innocence of Mr. Pietrela from the beginning. I was wrong about that and I exempt mí mismofor that mistake.
_ Not at all, Captain Riestra_ Dortmund replied in a muffled voice._ If you were sincere, I brought him here to redeem myself from my own mistake. An error that I was unable to correct at the moment it was committed.
Riestra looked at him indifferently.
_ I do not understand, "he said hesitantly.
_ It had to be like that. There is no way that the facts have developed differently. Yes, I can not fault me . Not this time.
Meanwhile, the latter, Sean Dortmund walked from one side to another, incessantly, while Captain Riestra watches him remotely confused.
They rang the bell. Dortmund ran to the door and opened it impatiently. And for a curious reason that could not be explained YET, Riestra was not surprised to see that the Visitor was nothing more and nothing less than Mrs. Irene Ochoa Pedraza, wife of Enrique Ochoa, charged with the murder of Silvia Larrazabal.
I came as soon as I received your telegram_ explained Mrs. Ochoa before the imposing presence and intense and furtive look of Dortmund.
_ Thank you for the kindness_ the inspector said gallantly, and waving his hand, invited Irene Ochoa to sit down. The lady obeyed c ortically.
_ What is so important that you have to tell me?
_ He has a fabulous husband, Mrs. Ochoa. Congratulations. I envy so much loyalty in a marriage.
_ I do not understand what you mean, inspector.
Irene Ochoa tensed and her nerves began to be evident.
_ Her husband confessed the crime you committed to protect her. He must feel a little guilty for sending a prison to two innocent men. You knew Silvia Larrazabal from years ago when they worked together in Child Protección . Como ella, ella estaba involucrada en el negocio de las adopciones ilegales. Fuiste una especie de facilitador. Verifique los horarios de los niños que han ingresado al sistema y si se ajustan a un determinado perfil, pasaría el tiempoto Mrs. Larrazabal. She then received payments from millionaires of interested families and everything ready. The requested creature was delivered to him and the business was closed.Falsify all the paper to subsequently pass the adoption by law It was a mere bureaucratic process, nothing more. Everything worked well until one of the judges, the service naturally of the whole operation, the position on alert and the investigation.
< Now well. What happened? For information that someone leaked from inside. That's why there was not a traitor. That is unquestionable. It is deducted only from the events themselves. You, Mrs. Ochoa, went into a panic and abandoned everything, which gave a clear motive to Mrs. Larrazabal and the company to suspect that you were the Judas of the organization. From the precise moment, everything was like that for her husband. Begin to receive answers and grievances of all d He Desalojó a su hijo Jeremías y lo extorsionó impíamente para liberarlo. Porque para la señora Larrazabal, la traidora de la justicia contigo.imensiones. Including, I dare to ensure that I finally try on more than one occasion. But I can not formalize the complaint. And it was right there when her husband, Mr. or Enrique Ochoa, decided to acquire a weapon and learn to use it just in case. It was put in order and it was registered in the Federal Shooting polygon. And there was an unexpected surprise: he saw Silvia Larrazabal speaking with some authority of the place. She must have seen him without him noticing, he must have recognized it and the reason why he requested an atypical schedule to practice. Mrs. Ochoa: a woman who, through an apparent legal adoption, s For her Demas and also for all her partners > .
_ I will not say anything_ declared Mrs. O choa, inexpressively and coldly.
_ I do not need to speak-I continued Dortmund._ I know that you were not fed at the time because who did the permanent threat permanently and was the reason why Mrs. Larrazabal made the decision to learn to use a weapon. Of course, he undoubtedly believed that you were behind such intimidation as a way to counterattack his onslaught.
<As soon as he found out where she was, he went to the polygon and he waited a prudent Distancia para evitar ser descubierto. Es una forma de sus movimientos, horarios de entrada y salida, de toda su rutina en general. Sospecho que usted, Sra. Ochoa, entró al polígono con alguna excusa convincente, escabullóaccess bird, made a copy and returned it with the same discretion as the one that took it. And also made sure to steal A bullet Because I already had it ALL in detail Thought > .
< This was guaranteed access to the shooting range on the night of the crime. When Mr. Pietrela was absent, you appear in the nothingness and with a stolen weapon and loaded with the stolen bullet, murdered Mrs. Larrazábal with an accurate shot in the thorax. Immediately, he took his gun, reviewed and shot the times of the believers who were Mrs. Larrazabal herself who executed them. And he got rid of her weapon, throwing it into the Rio de la Plata. And then I had to go walking through the door and then get rid of the key into any sewer > .
_ How was the arc of museum obtenied
Mrs. Ochoa appeared subdued and answered the concern with profuse haste.
_ I learned that I had stolen it from the Weapons Museum by the media. Get in touch with the thief and rent it, so to speak. He did not object to my offer because I paid him very well. He gave me instructions on where to remove it, what we should get a bullet for so we could adapt it, how I had to proceed and where I should leave it again after the murder.
_ In Chacabuco Park, buried and wrapped in a handkerchief. But we arrived before he could get it back.
_ What was your use? I understand they still did not get it. And as far as I'm concerned, I'm not going to give it away. I confess the murder of Silvia Larrazabal but nothing more. He received what he deserved.
_ You also received it_ replied Sean Dortmund petulantly.
_ Can I ask how you discovered me?
In the adoption record , it figured that your son was given in adoption because you should not keep it. However, his house was an ostentatious property. In addition, I found two missives that you received from Mrs. Larrazábal weeks before, before killing her. S or these small but significant details that allow the rest of the story to reveal itself.
Irene Pedraza Ochoa was arrested, while Justice was going to decide in the next few days the procedural situation of her husband, Mr. Enrique Oca.
On the other hand, Ricardo Pietrela was dismissed from the case and recovered his work immediately. He arrived at the shooting range excited. He took the glasses, the goggles and the weapon after an eternity. He redeems himself immensely happy and in debt to Inspector Dortmund.
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