Votes are cast. The camera watches the ballots like falling leaves. Final count: Jadue – 30. Mayne-Nichols – 16. Two abstentions.
Burgos raises his glass.
Jadue closes the laptop. He walks to a closet. Behind winter coats, a safe. He opens it. Inside: not cash. A single USB drive. He holds it over a candle. el presidente s02e03 bluray
Jadue freezes. He hangs up without a word. The camera pushes in on his eyes. Reflection: the mask of a humble mayor cracking.
Jadue doesn’t blink. He slides a folded paper to the delegate. On it: a list of names and next to each, a single word: “Puerto Montt” or “La Serena” – promises of regional TV rights deals. Votes are cast
Do you know why I did it, Inspectora?
In the VIP box, Jadue sits next to a man in a dark suit: (CONMEBOL VP, later convicted). Burzaco whispers. Mayne-Nichols – 16
Silence. Then the faint sound of a whistle. A referee’s whistle. Then nothing.