Era marea zi a procesului. \u00cen fa\u0163a tribunalului era \u00eenghesuial\u0103, de nu puteai arunca un ac. Toate tabloidele \u015fi saiturile de scandal erau adunate, de ai fi zis c\u0103 a \u00eenviat Michael Jackson. Unii reporteri \u00ee\u015fi formulau deja \u00een g\u00e2nd titlurile senza\u0163ionale ale zilei: \u201e\u015eOC! MERCEDES GONZALES, cu m\u00e2inile p\u0103tate de S\u00c2NGE! Cea mai DEMENT\u0102 uciga\u015f\u0103 \u00ceN SERIE din lume, CONDAMNAT\u0102 PE VIA\u0162\u0102!\u201d Unii \u015ftiau nu doar majusculele, ci \u015fi termenii pe care \u00eei vor boldui, respectiv italiza.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 \u00een fiecare zi, c\u00e2te o pseudovedet\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi pune silicoane, \u00ee\u015fi pune botox sau \u00ee\u015fi pune b\u0103rbatul s-o prind\u0103 \u00een flagrant deliciu cu amantul. Dar o dat\u0103 \u00een via\u0163\u0103 \u2013 scuze, O DAT\u0102 \u00ceN VIA\u0162\u0102 (de at\u00e2ta exces de majuscule, tabloizii \u00eencepuser\u0103 s\u0103 \u015fi g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 \u00een majuscule, ca o form\u0103 nou\u0103 de deforma\u0163ie profesional\u0103), deci, O DAT\u0102 \u00ceN VIA\u0162\u0102 apuci s\u0103 vezi, fa\u0163\u0103 \u00een fa\u0163\u0103, o femeie care a torturat \u015fi ucis \u00een chinuri nu mai pu\u0163in de 382 de b\u0103rba\u0163i. B\u0103rba\u0163i de toate v\u00e2rstele, culorile \u015fi etniile. B\u0103rba\u0163i s\u0103raci, am\u0103r\u00e2\u0163i care fumau mucuri de \u0163ig\u0103ri \u015fi beau po\u015firci ieftine, dar \u015fi miliardari vesti\u0163i, cu afaceri sclipitoare \u015fi insule private \u00een Caraibe. Celibatari \u00eenr\u0103i\u0163i, dar \u015fi ta\u0163i, ba chiar bunici de familie, pe care-i pl\u00e2nseser\u0103 c\u00e2te dou\u0103 genera\u0163ii, dup\u0103 ce cadavrele mutilate \u00eengrozitor reu\u015fiser\u0103 s\u0103 fie identificate pe baza danturii. Politicieni, sportivi, oameni de afaceri, muncitori, \u015fomeri sau poli\u0163i\u015fti. Printre victime se afla \u015fi un preot. Nu puteai identifica un pattern psihologic, care s\u0103 dea o justificare selec\u0163iei victimelor, sau ordinii \u00een care fuseser\u0103 ucise.<\/p>\n
Detaliile crimelor nu fuseser\u0103 dezv\u0103luite \u00een totalitate de c\u0103tre poli\u0163ie, pentru c\u0103, se spune, starea atroce \u00een care fuseser\u0103 g\u0103site cadavrele l-ar fi f\u0103cut pe doctorul Mengele s\u0103 dezvolte un complex de inferioritate. Se \u015ftiau banalit\u0103\u0163ile: c\u0103 unii fuseser\u0103 eviscera\u0163i de vii, c\u0103 al\u0163ii fuseser\u0103 sp\u00e2nzura\u0163i de testicule p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd li se sf\u00e2\u015fiase scrotul din cauza propriei greut\u0103\u0163i, c\u0103 al\u0163ii fuseser\u0103 t\u0103ia\u0163i cu fier\u0103str\u0103ul mecanic c\u00e2t erau \u00eenc\u0103 vii, apoi asistaser\u0103, cu ochi muribunzi, la trasformarea diverselor buc\u0103\u0163i din corpul lor \u00een past\u0103 de mititei; \u015fi ultimii fuseser\u0103 sili\u0163i s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce mititeii rezulta\u0163i din carnea grupului precedent de victime p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd muriser\u0103 sufoca\u0163i.<\/p>\n
G\u00e2ndurile tabloizilor fur\u0103 \u00eentrerupte de ma\u015fina de poli\u0163ie care o aducea pe vestita criminal\u0103 \u00een serie. Pentru prima oar\u0103 \u00een istorie, bli\u0163urile aparatelor de fotografiat profesioniste vor lumina chipul acestei Aileen Wuornos a epocii ei.<\/p>\n
U\u015fa se deschise. Din ma\u015fin\u0103 ap\u0103ru o femeie frumoas\u0103, fragil\u0103, cu aer de doamn\u0103. O persoan\u0103 elegant\u0103, pe care ai fi v\u0103zut-o mai degrab\u0103 b\u00e2nd un frappucino cu prietenele, dup\u0103 o sesiune de shopping, \u00een downtown. O clip\u0103, toat\u0103 suflarea din fa\u0163a tribunalului \u00eenghe\u0163\u0103. Apoi, se auzir\u0103 zumzetul ne\u00eencetat al camerelor foto, \u0163ipetele c\u00e2te unei reportere mai s\u0103lt\u0103re\u0163e: \u201eMercedes! D\u0103-ne detalii despre crimele tale!\u201d, \u015fi, de dup\u0103 banda protectoare de poli\u0163i\u015fti, c\u00e2te un r\u0103get fioros: \u201ePuta nenorocit\u0103, tu mi l-ai ucis pe Miguel! O s\u0103 rezolv\u0103m s\u0103 mori otr\u0103vit\u0103 \u00een \u00eenchisoare!\u201d<\/p>\n
Judec\u0103toarea o privi surprins\u0103. Era \u00een pragul pension\u0103rii \u2013 \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163ise dreptatea, c\u00e2t putuse ea de just \u015fi de obiectiv, de \u00eendat\u0103 ce devenise magistrat. V\u0103zuse zeci de mii de r\u0103uf\u0103c\u0103tori, de la ho\u0163i de g\u0103ini la criminali recidivi\u015fti. Dar niciodat\u0103 nu i se \u00eent\u00e2mplase s\u0103 simt\u0103 o asemenea simpatie fa\u0163\u0103 de o acuzat\u0103. Mai ales c\u0103 Mercedes Gonzales nu dorise un avocat. Voia s\u0103 se apere singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
O clip\u0103, se g\u00e2ndi c\u0103 poli\u0163ia gre\u015fise, c\u0103 luaser\u0103 persoana nepotrivit\u0103. Sau c\u0103 Mercedes, cu aerul ei de noble\u0163e \u00eenn\u0103scut\u0103, se sacrifica de dragul altcuiva. Dar, nu. Acea amprent\u0103 fugar\u0103, uitat\u0103 pe ficatul celei de-a 382-a victime, era edificatoare. Din p\u0103cate.<\/p>\n
\u201eAcuzata Mercedes Gonzales?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 judec\u0103toarea. Recuno\u015fti c\u0103 ai mutilat \u015fi ucis \u00een chinuri 382 de oameni?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNu erau oameni, doamn\u0103, erau b\u0103rba\u0163i\u201d, m\u0103rturisi Mercedes Gonzales, privind-o cu ochi limpezi \u015fi lumino\u015fi pe judec\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
\u201eCe te-a determinat s\u0103 comi\u0163i asemenea atrocit\u0103\u0163i, Mercedes Gonzales?\u201d<\/p>\n
Se f\u0103cu lini\u015fte. P\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi nevasta defunctului Miguel, care \u00eenjurase f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se repete de c\u00e2nd cobor\u00e2se uciga\u015fa \u00een serie din ma\u015fin\u0103 \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103 acum, \u00ee\u015fi \u0163inu respira\u0163ia. Avea nevoie de un r\u0103spuns. Trebuia s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleag\u0103 de ce e silit\u0103 ea s\u0103 stea neb\u0103tut\u0103 de dou\u0103 luni \u015fi jum\u0103tate.<\/p>\n
\u201eDoamn\u0103 judec\u0103toare\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercedes t\u0103cu \u015fi lu\u0103 aer \u00een piept. Tensiunea era dens\u0103, aproape palpabil\u0103. Se auzea zb\u00e2rn\u00e2itul neonului din tavan.<\/p>\n
\u201eTo\u0163i ace\u015fti b\u0103rba\u0163i au avut impresia c\u0103 \u201aNU\u2019 \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u201apoate\u2019.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Mercedes Gonzales a fost achitat\u0103.<\/p>\n
(text publicat anterior \u00eentr-o revist\u0103, am uitat care.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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