The lobby exploded in applause.
Not everyone applauded.
Some looked at the ground.
But many yes.
And that was enough to begin with.
Javier took the plaque with trembling hands.
I will not disappoint him.
“Don’t do it for me,” Don Manuel replied. Do it for the people who come in here scared and deserve to be respected.
Then he looked at Marta.
“Agent Salas, is assigned to Internal Affairs. Your task will be to find the buried before you rot again.
Marta nodded.
For the first time in years, the police station breathed differently.
But justice doesn’t end when they take the guilty.
Justice begins when the innocent are repaired.
In a separate room, Tomás, María, Luis and Jaime received official documents.
Certificates of exemption.
Cancelled records.
Formal recognition that they had been abused.
Thomas read the paper with eyes full of tears.
“My daughter will know that her father was not a criminal.
