 An epilogue provides a synopsis of the subsequent turns of events.Instead of justice's being served, the prosecutor is mysteriously removed from the case, several key witnesses die under suspicious circumstances, the assassins receive relatively short sentences, the officers receive only administrative reprimands, the Deputy's close associates die or are deported, and the photojournalist is sent to prison for disclosing official documents.The heads of the government do resign after public disapproval, but, before elections are carried out, a coup d'etat occurs and the military seize power.