Someone had entered the system remotely at half past two in the afternoon.
Two hours before the arrest.
Federal level.
Marta understood before he said it.
They were looking at us.
Javier nodded.
“And they keep looking.
They copied the files into two memories.
One for Marta.
One for Javier.
“If this sinks,” she said, “we sink doing the right thing.
Javier recalled the words of Don Manuel seven years ago:
“Integrity is not comfortable. It is necessary.”
They went out separately.
Passing in front of the cell, Javier looked at Don Manuel.
Don Manuel opened his eyes.
He gave him a minimal gesture with his head.
Javier answered the same.
No words were needed.
In the capital, Elena Vera looked at the cameras live.
The suppressed alert appeared on his screen.
Then the attempt to erase.
