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Today I'll show you a Mystery Thriller film: "Contratiempo"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The movie begins as Virginia, a distinguished lawyer,
visits Adrian in his apartment suite in Barcelona
Adrian, a successful entrepreneur who owns a tech company, is currently out on bail
He was arrested for killing his hormone partner, short-named "Mistress,"
in the remote Hotel Bellavista
Adrian has hired a lawyer to defend him
But the lawyer later hires a helper, Virginia, to assist him in the case
Virginia tells him that the prosecution has a witness ready to testify
Virginia advises Adrian that they only have three hours to make a counter-deposition;
so he must cooperate with her and tell the truth
Adrian maintains his innocence, saying that he was only framed
He states that someone knew about his relationship with Mistress, and was blackmailing them
They were instructed to go to the hotel, and bring €100,000
In their room, Adrian receives a message from Mistress's phone
Adrian recalls that Mistress does not have her phone
They realize it was a trap
However, before they can get out of the room, someone smashes Adrian's head against a mirror,
knocking him unconscious for a moment
When he wakes up, Adrian realizes that the attacker was gone
He then sees Mistress lying dead
At this point, the police get over the room, and arrest Adrian
After Adrian's testimony,
Virginia tells him that there is no way for someone to get inside the room,
unless that person has keys
Adrian asserts that everything was set up to incriminate him
He adds that the police could fake stories to further implicate him in the crime
Virginia pressures Adrian into confessing about what happened before the murder incident
Thus, Adrian narrates further back to the past
He recounts his affair with Mistress, who is a married person like him
There was a time they met up in the Spanish town of Bierge, and stayed in a cottage
In the morning before they left, Adrian's wife called in
To hide his whereabouts, he tells his wife that he is in Paris
As they drive back to Barcelona, Adrian and Mistress decide to end their affair,
because it is hurting their own marriages
While they talk about it, Adrian swerves to avoid a deer
But then, his vehicle collides with another car, which crashes into a tree
Adrian and Mistress are not hurt
but the driver of the other car, the 23-year-old young man Daniel Garrido, died in the crash
Adrian tries to call the police
but Mistress explains that it was not their fault
She says that their lives might be compromised because of the incident
They attempt to drive away
but the engine of their vehicle does not start
A few moments later, Adrian and Mistress hear another vehicle passing by the road
They act fast to make it appear that the two bumped into each other
The driver asks if they need help
Suddenly, Daniel's phone rings
Mistress rushes back to the car to pick up the phone,
hang up and pretend that it was the insurance
Once the driver is gone, the two plot to dispose of the car and the body
Mistress stays beside Adrian's car to ask for help
Meanwhile, Adrian drives to the lake in Daniel's car
With Daniel inside the trunk of the vehicle, Adrian dumps the car into the lake
Then, Mistress fetches Adrian near the lake
She then tells him how his car was fixed
While Mistress was waiting for a tow truck to come, an automotive engineer named Tomas, passed by
He offered help to Mistress, who said a deer crashed into her car
Tomas heaved the vehicle to his home and repaired it
While Tomas was working with the car,
Mistress was introduced to Elvira, his wife, whom he met at a theatre group
Inside their house, Mistress saw a picture of their son
She recognized it as Daniel Garrido, the young man who died in the accident
As Mistress was about to leave, Elvira called Daniel;
and it turns out, Mistress took Daniel's phone with her
She quickly hid the phone
Later, Daniel's parents enter back in when they hear the phone ring
They thought that Daniel had forgotten his phone
When she got to Adrian's car, Mistress fixed the driver's seat
This inflamed the suspicions of Tomas towards Mistress
The next day, Adrian sells the car in a junkyard
Afterward, he bids farewell to Mistress, knowing he may never see her again
However, a few days later, Adrian is called to the police station
Tomas was able to report Adrian's plate number to the police
the lawyer comes up with an alibi, saying that Adrian was in Paris
He then bribes the police to erase Adrian's name from Daniel's case file
Sometime later, a news report comes out that Daniel stole money from the bank where he worked,
and faked his death in order to escape
Mistress is confronted by Adrian
She confesses to him that she took Daniel's wallet with her,
when they disposed of the young man's body
Then, she sneaked into the laptop of her husband Bruno, who worked at the same bank
Mistress hijacked Daniel's account, and diverted money into it
Adrian tells Mistress that her actions are wrong
However, Mistress threatens Adrian that she will implicate him as well if she falls to the police
The next few days are favorable for Adrian
With the successful entry of Adrian's company into the Asian market,
he receives the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award
Tomas disguises himself as a reporter to talk to Adrian
While there, Tomas sees that Adrian uses the same cigarette lighter,
that he saw while repairing the car
He emotionally asks Adrian to pinpoint where Daniel's body is, while the guards take him away
After several days, Adrian receives a parcel from "Daniel Garrido"
It contains a picture of a lake,
and instructions to bring Mistress to Hotel Bellavista for €100,000
Adrian presumes that the blackmailer is the man, who drove by them after the accident
Adrian further supposes that the man followed him into the lake,
where he disposed of Daniel's car,
and that the man demands €100,000 in exchange for his silence
Virginia scolds Adrian for diverting from Daniel's story
She says that if Adrian hides behind the blackmailer,
it may make him look less guilty of Daniel's death,
and more guilty of Mistress's murder
Virginia then asks him three questions
The first is about the message that Adrian received on his cellphone
Second, as to why the attacker did not take the money with him if that was his intent
Lastly, as to how the attacker accessed the hotel room, if he did not have the keys
Adrian is unable to respond; so Virginia concludes with some answers
She says that the message Adrian received,
was probably sent by the blackmailer, who had the phone of Mistress
The blackmailer apparently threatened Mistress into throwing away her phone,
before she and Adrian boarded the train to the hotel
Virginia then suggests to Adrian that he can tell the court that he saw the attacker's face,
and claim that it was Tomas Garrido
He had strong motives to commit murder, because his son was killed
She also says that Tomas lost his faith in the police; so he had no other choice,
but to force Adrian and Mistress to face their crime
Tomas' plot to kill Mistress, and incriminate Adrian worked so perfectly,
that everyone believed Adrian was the murderer
Virginia concludes that in order for Adrian to be acquitted of Mistress's murder,
he must implicate Tomas
But Adrian must admit his part in the death of Daniel
Adrian reckons that admitting to his role in Daniel's death is worthless,
if they could not explain how Tomas got out of the room without any trace
Virginia points out that Elvira, Tomas' wife, worked at the Hotel Bellavista,
and could have been Tomas' accomplice
Virginia tells Adrian that Elvira could have opened windows in the room,
allowing Tomas to escape, and leave Adrian as the prime suspect in the murder
Tomas scattered the money around the room to further incriminate Adrian
When the police arrived there, Elvira sneaked into the room,
and closed the window, covering Tomas' retreat
Virginia and Adrian continue talking,
when they receive information that the prosecution witness is the driver,
who passed by Adrian and Mistress just after the accident
Adrian panics; but Virginia calms him
She comes up with another scenario: that Adrian was in Paris, like in his alibi,
and that Mistress was the only one involved in Daniel's accident
Adrian was only in the hotel, because Mistress asked for help
This would then turn Adrian into one of Mistress's victims
Virginia then attempts to connect Mistress directly to Daniels' fate
She suggests hiding something that belongs to Mistress in Daniel's car
Then, they would claim that Mistress acted alone
Adrian says that the witness can place him at the accident scene
He adds that the lawyer wants to bribe the witness into silence
Virginia reveals that she is lying, when she says that the prosecution has a witness
Then, Virginia pressures Adrian into telling her the location where he dumped Daniel's car
Later, Adrian confesses that Daniel was not dead, only unconscious
As he forced the car into the lake, Daniel woke up
Adrian says It was too late; and there was no other choice, but to push the car, killing Daniel
An autopsy would expose that Daniel was actually drowned
Hearing that, Virginia is outraged, overcome by emotions
Later, she composes herself, saying she will not expose this to the judge
We think that this was just her emotions,
that she was shocked to learn that Daniel died under such circumstances
But a good lawyer like Virginia will not do anything that would incriminate her client,
or make her lose the case and taint her record
So from this point, Virginia could not have been Virginia, but someone else
Virginia implies that Adrian is twisting the narrative,
to make it appear that Mistress engineered their deceit
Virginia tells Adrian that, according to medical reports,
Mistress suffered from anxiety attacks because of the guilt she experienced
To regain her dignity,
she wanted to tell Daniel's parents the truth about her involvement in Daniel's death,
and to compensate them for their loss
Obviously, Adrian would disagree
Mistress arranged a meeting with Daniel's parents at Hotel Bellavista, where Elvira worked
Mistress tricked Adrian into believing that someone knew what happened,
and was blackmailing them
but this was a lie
She convinced Adrian that the blackmailer was the man who passed by them after the accident,
and that the blackmailer demanded money
She went to Hotel Bellavista and waited for Adrian
When Adrian arrived, Mistress told him that they should confess the truth about Daniel's death,
compensate his parents, and surrender to the police
Then, Adrian receives Mistress's message, and realizes that he fell into her trap
At this point, Adrian loses his mind, and kills Mistress, then smashes his head into the mirror
When the police arrive, he claims innocence as he is arrested
Virginia maintains that Adrian has the capability to twist the narrative,
and get away with his crime
however, Tomas waited patiently until he could exploit the situation
He occupied a vacant unit in front of Adrian's building, and studied all his movements
He spotted that the lawyer was able to recruit Virginia Goodman
Tomas followed in the lawyer's footsteps
but Virginia was able to set up surveillance to observe Tomas' movements
This is apparently why she can tell Adrian that at the moment,
Tomas is observing them from his position
Virginia continues to pressure Adrian, until he confesses that he indeed murdered Mistress
Interestingly, it is unbelievable that he is able to tell Virginia that he murdered Mistress,
just like that
It is obvious that he is vulnerable at this point
This scene can be judged that this is a blunder that would knock Adrian down
Virginia and Adrian take a 10-minute break
but she hurriedly exits the flat
the lawyer messages Adrian, telling him that the witness was in fact, the other driver
The lawyer adds that he has already neutralized the witness
the lawyer asks Adrian about his meeting; but their call is interrupted by high-pitched tones
Adrian realizes that their talk was being recorded through the pen
he used to mark the location of Daniel's car
Adrian remembers everything that happened during his meeting with Virginia
He peeks into the building in front of his apartment
Adrian sees Virginia beside Tomas
She reveals that she is actually Elvira Garrido, disguised as Virginia
An awestruck moment how ingenious and cunning Tomas and Elvira are
Being from an acting background, they manage to pretend like they're somebody else
This scene successfully nailed in making the story excellent
on how they were able to use their talent to exact retribution from Adrian,
who thought he could hide behind his corrupt attorney and escape the case
The movie ends when the real Virginia appears in Adrian's unit
At the same time, with Adrian's confession recorded by Elvira,
Tomas calls the police to tell the truth about Daniel Garrido's death
Everyone will feel very sorry for Adrian
He foolishly entrusted himself to Elvira, disguised as Virginia,
confessing everything to her, without knowing that he was being fooled by the whole Garrido family
The movie is truly a heartbreaking scene that defines the whole movie itself: contratiempo, a setback
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