ased ▁mother . ▁When ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁President ' s ▁loyal ▁military ▁men , ▁Colonel ▁Jose ▁Par ral es ▁Son ri ente , ▁je ers ▁the ▁word ▁" m other " ▁at ▁him , ▁the ▁Z any ▁instinct ively ▁ret ali ates ▁and ▁mur ders ▁the ▁Colonel . ▁The ▁begg ars ▁are ▁inter rog ated ▁and ▁tort ured ▁into ▁agree ing ▁that ▁the ▁retired ▁General ▁E use bio ▁Can ales , ▁once ▁in ▁the ▁President ' s ▁military , ▁and ▁the ▁independent ▁lawyer ▁Ab el ▁Car v aj al ▁killed ▁the ▁Colonel ▁because ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁President ' s ▁men , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁way ▁" an ▁id iot ▁is ▁responsible ". ▁Meanwhile , ▁a ▁del us ional ▁Z any ▁fle es ▁" away ▁down ▁the ▁shadow y ▁streets ▁in ▁a ▁par ox ys m ▁of ▁mad ▁terror ". ▁ ▁A ▁rare ▁g limp se ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁shows ▁him ▁ordering ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁Face , ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁President ' s ▁" f av our ite ", ▁to ▁help ▁General ▁Can ales ▁fle e ▁before ▁he ▁is ▁arrested ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Son ri ente . ▁The ▁President , ▁who ▁pres umably ▁orch estr ated ▁the ▁accus ations ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁purposes , ▁wants ▁Can ales ▁to ▁fle e ▁because ▁" running ▁away ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁conf ession ▁of ▁gu ilt ". ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Two ▁Step , ▁a ▁local ▁ta vern , ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁Face ▁meets ▁Lu cio ▁V ás quez , ▁a ▁polic eman , ▁and