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00:30My son, Elmer.
00:36We were in a terrible car accident when he was only six years old.
00:41The cortex of his right frontal lobe was severely damaged from the impact,
00:46and he lost the ability to feel emotions.
00:51So he grew up without feeling things like affection, happiness, or love.
01:00And while it sounds awful,
01:04there were times where it came in quite handy.
01:16Everything becomes simpler when you're unburdened by anxiety, fear, or guilt.
01:30There were days he'd realize something was missing.
01:41And he would ask me why he wasn't like other people.
01:47Then he'd soon forget.
01:48Because between all of his plants,
01:56his books,
01:59his van,
02:01and my love, he had everything he needed.
02:05Tip-tile, through the window,
02:14by the window,
02:16that is where I'll be.
02:18Come tip-tile,
02:19through the tulips,
02:21with me.
02:24Oh,
02:26tip-tile,
02:28from the garden,
02:30by the garden,
02:31from the willow tree,
02:33and tip-tile,
02:35through the tulips,
02:36with me.
02:41Me, dear,
02:44it flowers,
02:45you spray,
02:48we'll keep
02:49the
02:51showers
02:52away.
02:54And if I kiss you,
02:56in the dark,
02:58in the moonlight,
02:59will you Belle,
03:00will you pardon me,
03:01and tip-tile,
03:02through the tulips,
03:05with me?
03:29Hey, sweetheart.
03:59Wash your hands.
04:07Are you hungry?
04:09Yeah, the beach makes me hungry.
04:11Good, because dinner's ready. Go sit down.
04:17Are we good?
04:18We're good.
04:23I love you.
04:28You're not eating?
04:29No.
04:31I lose my appetite when you're out on a job.
04:35Mmm.
04:41These are good frijoles.
04:44Well, your face says something completely different.
04:51Though he wasn't like normal kids, I loved my son more than anything in the world.
04:59From a very young age, he developed a special connection with the world of trees and plants.
05:12Maybe because with them he didn't have to perform or fake emotions he didn't have.
05:18He began to design these quaint little landscapes he'd then plant behind our house.
05:25Botany is just the science of beauty.
05:28That's what he always said.
05:31And it's true.
05:33His love of calculus, chemistry, and geometry helped him create one-of-a-kind outdoor spaces that stood out for their artistry, science, and beauty.
05:46Whenever asked, he would always say that the secret was in the fertilizer.
05:50Apparently, when somebody dies, the body of the deceased has the right balance of nutrients to not just feed plants but make them thrive.
06:00Turns out there's no better fertilizer than a corpse.
06:05There is no better fertilizer than a corpse, but there's no better fertilizer or pot in the fertilizer.
06:22Instead, they were at the edge of the fertilizer.
06:28Oh, my God.
06:58Detective Torres and Carrera, Pontevedra PD.
07:01About the disappearance of Anton Garcia-Martin.
07:03Tell me we didn't come here just for nothing.
07:05You're in luck, Detective.
07:08We still haven't found the body.
07:10And where are all his belongings?
07:11There, on the sand.
07:16A couple spotted the clothes while walking by.
07:19When they didn't see anyone in the water, they called us.
07:28They'll keep searching, but I doubt they're going to find anything.
07:42How so?
07:43The current probably carried him out to sea.
07:46So, what now?
07:49We wait.
07:50These cases tend to solve themselves 90% of the time.
07:53They turn up one way or another, whether it's dead or alive.
07:56Would you go swimming in there?
07:58It's freezing.
07:59I don't even swim in the summer.
08:02What?
08:02Did you never learn?
08:03I can swim.
08:03I just don't go in the ocean.
08:05There's got to be a story here.
08:07I'll tell you later, over a beer.
08:10So he folds his clothes up, right?
08:12Then just left them laid out here?
08:14I think that's weird, don't you think?
08:17His wife is in the parking lot.
08:19Who called her?
08:20Yeah, those are his things.
08:29We have to hold onto them until your husband turns up.
08:32Did he drown?
08:33The current might have dragged him out or maybe a boat.
08:36Well, it's still too early to determine exactly what happened to him.
08:39Is that his car?
08:42Yeah.
08:43You mind if I take a look?
08:51Was your husband extremely orderly?
08:54Not really, no.
08:56He likes to go swimming after dusk, though.
08:58The water's pretty cold this time of year.
09:03Yeah.
09:05But he is tough.
09:17My husband's disappeared.
09:20They think he drowned while swimming.
09:25The water's pretty choppy.
09:27At least that's what they say on the news.
09:30He's not coming back.
09:34You and your son will be safe from now on.
09:38Your husband's no longer a problem.
10:20Oh, my God.
10:50I pray that that mother and her boy will now be free, and their pain be healed, and may the blessings poured onto them spill over onto us so that we can return to Mexico, to our home, that they would let me buy it, and that I could pay for it. Amen.
11:20Amen.
11:50Amen.
11:52Amen.
11:54Amen.
11:56Amen.
12:03Amen.
12:06Amen.
12:08Amen.
12:10Amen.
12:12Amen.
12:14Hello, Velmer.
12:44Your landscape is stunning.
12:47Thanks.
12:49What are your odds on the Garden of the Year?
12:53Good.
12:55You know you're going to have to speak in front of the judging panel.
13:00Can you do it?
13:02Me? No, because I'm not the designer.
13:05I don't know. It's a bad idea.
13:09Why's that?
13:11I mean, you're the big plant connoisseur, plus you deserve it.
13:14You're very good at what you do.
13:17I'm not speaking. What am I going to say up there?
13:20You don't have to say anything, Elmer.
13:22You just have to do the things I taught you to do.
13:26Where's the photo album with my pictures in it?
13:29The one you always have somewhere in here?
13:31Here.
13:32I want you to see one in particular.
13:38Now see if you can find the picture.
13:40The one in the house in Mexico after I received an award.
13:45I'm wearing a strappy dress in it.
13:51Got it?
13:53Mm-hmm.
13:54How do I look?
13:59Happy.
14:00See?
14:01It feels good to win an award.
14:03It's a happy feeling.
14:08When are we going to Mexico?
14:10When I have the money I need.
14:13Yeah, but that is what you were always saying.
14:15It's never enough.
14:16Well, the house isn't cheap.
14:18What are you implying here?
14:20That I'm a liar?
14:21Is this anger?
14:23No, son.
14:24But think about what you said.
14:26Because I'm working hard to make our lives better
14:28only to have you say mean things to me, Elmer.
14:33Oh, I didn't mean to.
14:39Don't worry about it, Elmer.
14:45I'll make us dinner.
14:49Are you hungry?
14:52Sure.
14:54And get comfortable with the idea of talking to the panelists,
14:57all right?
15:21We have some friends.
15:22Probably not.
15:23We can hear you.
15:24I'm hungry.
15:25But don't worry, Elmer.
15:26I'm hungry.
15:27I was hungry.
15:29And I was hungry.
15:30And I'm hungry.
15:31No, I'm hungry.
15:32No, I'm hungry.
15:33All right.
15:34And I'm hungry.
15:36I'm hungry.
15:38I'm hungry.
15:40All right.
15:41Are you Mrs. Serrato?
15:58That's me. What can I do for you?
16:00Well, my name is Isabella Costera.
16:04And I would like to have a word.
16:09A private matter.
16:11You have a son, don't you, Mrs. Serrato?
16:16One, yes.
16:19I had one, too.
16:21He died eight months ago.
16:23Oh, I'm so sorry.
16:30He was my joy.
16:33My heart.
16:36Nothing else really mattered to me before him.
16:39So are you looking for some help designing some kind of memorial for him?
16:46I'm not here to talk about gardening.
16:50Then I'm not quite sure what you're asking.
16:52I won't rest in peace till the one responsible pays for what she took from me.
17:01I'm not sure why you're coming to us.
17:04You know very well.
17:10If you want to work with us, let's make one thing very clear.
17:13All we do is we make problems disappear.
17:16They're here, then they're gone.
17:18That's all.
17:19And it's not easy to make a problem disappear.
17:22Requires a lot of time and proper planning to do it well.
17:25I'll pay whatever it takes.
17:32Look.
17:38This is the problem that I want to disappear.
17:41All right.
17:41You know, I'm not sure.
17:42You know everything.
17:43Long story.
17:43I know everything we're dealing with.
17:44I want to go ahead and find out.
17:46All right.
17:55We're here.
17:56We're here.
17:58Yep.
17:59We're here.
18:01We're here.
18:04We're here.
18:07We're here.