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Una bala entre los ojos
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Desde que regresé al Cuerpo, no había tenido un día libre, hasta
que un viernes, día seis del mes primaveral de abril, y en plena
Semana Santa, el comisario decidió darnos ese día para nuestros
asuntos. El mío se centró en disfrutar, con un puro en la mano y con
un pacharán en la otra, de una partida de mus en el bar de Vero, al
lado de la ratonera que tengo por casa.
Ahí estaba, sentado en una mesa cerca de la entrada con los
habituales del bar, un chispa jubilado, llamado José, y dos ñapas de
la construcción: uno de nombre Raúl, y el otro respondía al nombre
de Iván. Aquellas personas no tenían nada en común, salvo una
cosa: hacer tiempo para no ir a casa, y que sus parientas les
calentasen la cabeza. O eso es lo que solían decir entre partidas y
tragos. Y, la verdad, sentía algo de pena por ellos: tenían una mujer
con la que poder reír y discutir, al contrario que en mi caso, que lo
único que tengo para discutir es con la televisión, y eso cuando no le
falla la señal. En medio del humo acumulado sobre nuestras
cabezas, el olor a canela que producía la cocina al hacer torrijas y el
jaleo de una tarde calurosa de Viernes Santo, mi compañero José se
tiró un mus.
—Mus —expresaron los demás.
—No hay mus —sentencié con una sonrisa, un trago al pacharán
y una chupada al puro.
—¡No me jodas, Andrés! —exclamó José.
—Calla y pasa hasta mí; a estos los machacamos.
—Paso a grande —señaló Raúl.
—Envido —indicó Iván.
—Paso hasta mi compañero —alegó José.
—Tú y yo solos, Andrés, ¿qué dices? ¿Quieres el envite?
Lo miré, e hice una mueca de sonrisa pícara; su envite no me iba
a echar atrás. Al revés. Para huevos los míos.
 —¡Órdago a grande! Venga, dime que lo quieres. Échale cojones
y velo.
A la vez que le metía ese órdago inesperado (que los había
dejado con la boca abierta y con los pantalones bajados), el bombón
de Virginia se dejó caer por el bar. Eran las siete cuando sus esbeltas
piernas, su ancha cadera y esa nariz aguileña que la hacía ser la más
hermosa de todas cruzaron aquella puerta. Estaba preciosa, con una
camiseta negra, un peto marrón, colgando un lado de las tiras, y
unas botas beige.
Su presencia hizo que el gallinero se agitase, le lanzaran piropos
y alguna que otra guarrada.
—¡Quién fuera ensalada para meterte mi pepino! —exclamó un
fulano que se hallaba al fondo con dos más.
Virginia lo dejó pasar. Su inteligencia iba más allá de ponerse a la
altura de aquel fulano salidillo; en cambio, mi cerebro no lo pudo
dejar pasar.
—¿Tienes algún problema con la señorita? —le pregunté.
—¿Y tú lo tienes?
Se puso gallito; el fulano me enseñó los dientes, y sacó pecho
caminando hasta mí. No me hizo falta ni enseñar mis dientes, ni
sacar pecho. Relajado y dándole el último sorbo al brebaje, con las
miradas de mis compañeros de mus que esperaban la jugada (y no
con las cartas), apagué el puro en el cenicero, me acabé el trago, y
puse la pistola encima de la mesa, al lado del solomillo, como llaman
los buenos jugadores a tres reyes y un pito. El tipo, que se había
venido arriba, frenó sus pasos.
—No quiero problemas —advirtió Vero desde la barra.
—Tranquila, encanto, no hay problemas… si nadie los busca. ¿Los
buscas? —inquirí acariciando la culata.
—Solo bromeaba con la muchacha.
—Esa no es manera de tratar a la señorita. Esta vez lo dejaré
pasar, pero esa bromita, como vuelva a ocurrir, te mando a
Carabanchel de un culatazo. ¿Estamos?
Hizo una mueca de enfado, me insultó en voz baja y retornó
raudo como un conejo a su madriguera al contemplar la escopeta de
su cazador.
 —¿Qué haces aquí, Virginia?¿No estabas de compras?
—Lo estaba, ¿podemos hablar en la barra?
—Un segundo, muchachos.
Me levanté, y caminé con ella hasta la barra.
—¿Quieres tomar algo?
—No. He recibido una llamada del jefe: se ha producido un
asesinato. Me ha dicho que este caso nos iba a parecer interesante.
Me quedé pensativo. ¿Qué clase de asesinato sería? Esperaba
que fuese algo jugoso para molestarme en mi día libre, y no otro
asesinato de hombre que mata a una mujer porque se ha
encontrado a su pareja en la cama con el vecino, o viceversa.
—¿Qué sabemos? —cuestioné pagando.
—Ha sido en Orcasur: han asesinado a una señora en su piso.
—¿Y eso es interesante? Esos asesinatos ocurren a diario.
¿Sabemos cómo fue?
—No, eso no me lo dijo. Enrique esta allí; él nos dará los detalles.
—¿Has traído coche?
—Está en la esquina.
—Quédate aquí; ahora vuelvo.
Me acerqué a la mesa. Estaban impacientes por seguir la partida.
—Venga, macho, te estamos esperando —mencionó Raúl.
Saqué el tabaco, y le di fuego a uno.
—Señores, he de marcharme.
—¿Ahora que la cosa está calentita? —cuestionó Iván. Tenía
ganas de verte ese órdago—. Vamos una vaca a una; tenemos que
desempatar.
—Otro día os humillamos, pero ahora hay un asunto que reclama
mi presencia. Señores, que disfruten de la tarde.
Acontecía la Semana Santa. Al venir un puente, la ciudad
quedaba en un completo desierto. A los que quedaban, los
observabas salir de sus casas, vestidos de punta en blanco para ir a
ver cómo sacaban a Cristo de su cobijo, le daban el paseíllo por el
barrio para que le diera el aire, y lo regresaban al altar hasta el
próximo año. A otros, aquella semana les era indiferente. Se los
podía contemplar disfrutando de una cervecita y de unas bravas en
la terraza, y a los niños jugando a la pelota en los parques, y a
gente paseando… Sin embargo, nuestro paseo se trataba de
averiguar qué le había ocurrido a la señora.
Nos montamos en el coche con el sol, al que le quedaría una
hora para alejarse, y nos presentamos en Orcasur…otro barrio del
sur de Madrid donde los chavales pasaban la pubertad entre droga,
tiros y navajas. Otro barrio donde, si no trapicheabas, no conducías
el BMW. Otro barrio donde la ironía jugaba una mala pasada,
haciendo que los hijos murieran antes que los padres. Pasamos por
delante de la iglesia; los nazarenos y los costaleros preparaban sus
cuerpos a fuerza de fe, para darle el paseo a aquel judío nacido en
Galilea. A las siete y veinte, llegamos a la calle Padul, al lado de una
fundación que ayuda a los chavales a dejar la droga y a que estos
puedan cambiar la farlopa por un oficio que los transporte al mundo
laboral, y no al mundo imaginado en su cabeza otorgado por aquel
polvo blanco. La calle se hallaba acordonada; una calle larga, de
aceras grandes. A causa de que llevaba una semana sin llover y de
que parecía que el camión de la limpieza se había olvidado de
aquellos vecinos, de las alcantarillas surgía un fuerte olor a mierda.
Afuera, en el portal, se congregaban las vecinas, cacareando
sobre qué había podido ocurrir. Accedimos al portal, cruzamos la
portería y subimos por las escaleras hasta el cuarto piso puerta B. La
puerta de al lado se encontraba abierta y con dos agentes de
uniforme que custodiaban a un señor bastante nervioso. ¿Testigo o
sospechoso?
Saludamos al agente que permanecía de pie en la puerta, y nos
entramos al piso. Anduvimos por un pasillo corto, pero ancho,
adornado con una planta cuyas hojas se empezaban a secar, y con
una cómoda, donde reposaban el bolso y las llaves de casa.
Llegamos al salón donde se encontraba Enrique y aquella víctima, a
quien le habían metido un tiro en la cabeza.
El piso no era para tirar cohetes: constaba de un salón, dos
habitaciones, un cuarto de baño y una terraza. El salón estaba patas
arriba; los cajones de los muebles abiertos y con el contenido
esparcido por el suelo. Estanterías de libros caídos, cuyas portadas
hablaban de ocultismo, cómo sacar el alma del cuerpo, y demás
temas de los que no tenía ni la más jodida idea de qué podían
tratarse (tampoco es que mantuvieran mi interés). En el centro, una
mesa redonda con un mantel de médium, posos de café
amontonados en un lado y, al otro, una baraja de cartas para ver el
futuro. Cerca de la mesa, un sofá de dos plazas. La víctima, de pelo
rubio con las raíces negras, rechoncha y que mediría uno sesenta y
cinco, ataviada con un camisón y enjoyada, estaba en el suelo junto
a una silla y sobre una alfombra que iba absorbiendo con lentitud un
charco de sangre. El caso tenía buena pinta, ¿disparar a una señora
que parecía ejercer de vidente? Sí, podría ser jugoso.
No obstante, todavía quedaba algo que haría que el asesinato
fuera más interesante. Acudimos hasta Enrique, quien se hallaba
recogiendo muestras con un bastoncillo en el agujero de bala.
—¿Qué hay, Enrique?
—Hola, pareja. Os han jodido vuestro día libre.
—Ya sabes: policías las veinticuatro horas —dijo Virginia—. ¿Qué
tenemos?
—Asunción Núñez, sesenta años; como podéis observar, le han
disparado en la frente.
—¿Hora de la muerte?
—Entre las seis y las siete.
—Está reciente.
—Sí, también hemos detenido al presunto asesino.
Eso no lo esperábamos; ahora bien, aquel no era el giro que lo
haría más excitante.
—¿Quién? ¿El prenda ese del piso de al lado? Hemos visto a dos
compañeros con él en el interior —comenté.
—No, ese no es; ese es un testigo que sorprendió al presunto
asesino con el arma al lado de la víctima.
—¿Quién es el presunto asesino? —cuestionó Virginia.
—Ignacio del Río: es el portero del edificio. Lo han llevado a
comisaría. Allí lo someteremos al examen de residuos con el
espectrofotómetro para examinar su mano derecha.
—No me jodas, ¿os lo habéis llevado? —inquirí.
—Es el protocolo, Andrés.
—Lo sé, pero quería hacerle unas preguntas mientras estaba la
cosa fresca.
 —¿El testigo vio cómo disparaba? —preguntó Virginia.
—Es mejor que os lo cuente él. Aquí tenéis el arma. —Nos
entregó una bolsa con esta dentro—. Una Star S súper, calibre 380
ACP.
—El nueve corto, un calibre ligero, no muy potente, pero eficaz
en distancias cortas: un arma de mujer. El número de serie ha sido
raspado. ¿Sabes por qué está manchada de sangre? —indagué.
—No, debió de dejarla a su lado.
—Has dicho que la portaba en la mano. ¿Cómo es posible que
esté manchada?
—No sé, Andrés, la dejaría y la volvería a coger.
—Por eso no se lo tenían que haber llevado.
—Lo bueno es que hay huellas en la empuñadura.
—¿Es el arma con la que disparó?
—Al estar manchada de sangre, suponemos que sí, pero no
podemos saberlo hasta que no le haga las pruebas en el laboratorio.
El oxígeno de la sangre se ha podido comer los restos de pólvora.
También tenemos esto. —Me entregó otra bolsa. En su interior se
hallaban cristales rotos—. Estaban esparcidos en el charco de
sangre.
—¿De qué son? —consultó Virginia.
—Creo que era un vaso.
—Debía de estar bebiendo agua cuando la mató —añadí—. Bien,
empecemos, ¿cómo murió?
A pesar de que saltaba a la vista que había sido por el disparo,
había que cerciorarse. Podía ser que el asesino, hubiera hecho el
disparo después de muerta por alguna razón desconocida. Esos
cristales rotos del vaso quizá no contenían agua, sino veneno.
—Sí, murió por el disparo aunque, como siempre digo, hay que
esperar al informe de la autopsia. La puerta de la entrada no ha sido
forzada, y la víctima no tiene signos de violencia ni de forcejeo, nos
encontramos ante un tiro limpio. La bala entró por el frontal,
atravesó el telecénfalo y salió por el parietal, impactando el proyectil
en la pared de enfrente. Agachaos. Observad el anillo de combustión
que rodea el orificio: es grande. Tiene el cuello de combustión en
forma semicircular; eso indica que inclinó el arma unos veinte
grados. Lo hizo con la mano derecha y a unos tres metros. Él estaba
de pie, y ella enfrente sentada. Lo principal es que no tiene el
collarín de limpieza; son las impurezas que arrastra el proyectil. Ni
humo negro ni quemado alrededor.
—Disparó a través de algo —indicó Virginia.
—Sí, de un cojín del sofá. Hemos hallado fibras de algodón en el
orificio y por el cuerpo. El cojín absorbió los gases, las impurezas del
humo y la llama. No hay granos de pólvora incrustados.
—¿Huellas?
—Bastantes; cogeremos las más frescas.
—Reconstruyamos la escena —dispuse—. Vamos a pensar que el
asesino es el portero. Hasta que no hablemos con él, no podemos
saberlo con certeza, y menos cuando tampoco sabemos si el arma
fue disparada. Él sube, llama a la puerta, y Asunción lo invita a
pasar. Ella se sienta en la silla, y él se queda enfrente de ella. Hablan
y, en un momento dado, por alguna razón desconocida, el portero le
dispara a través de un cojín que agarra del sofá. A continuación,
revuelve la casa en busca de algo, que no es dinero, ¿por qué no es
dinero? Porque Asunción aún lleva sus joyas y el bolso está en la
cómoda de la entrada. El asesino, si hubiera buscado dinero, le
hubiera quitado las joyas.
—Había un sobre encima de su pecho y, escrito en el anverso, la
cantidad de treinta mil pesetas, y con estas en su interior —alegó
Enrique.
—Más a nuestro favor; queda claro que robo no ha sido.
—¿Y, si no buscaban dinero, algún tipo de documento quizás? —
preguntó Virginia.
—Sí, ¿pero qué tipo de documento podía tener esta señora? Es
una vidente; no se me ocurre qué puede tener. Enrique, busca
huellas tanto en el sobre como en los billetes. Sigamos, y ahora
viene lo bueno: a continuación de dispararle, ¿se queda a su lado?
Es bastante raro el asunto. ¿Cómo lo ves, inspectora?
—Estoy contigo; nadie, salvo que seas un psicópata, se queda al
lado de la víctima después de matar a sangre fría.
—Aparte —continué—, ¿qué motivo puede tener el portero? Aquí
hay algo más turbio. Haremos los interrogatorios pertinentes.
¿Habéis registrado la casa?
—La habitación de matrimonio —informó Enrique—. Hemos
encontrado cabellos rubios en la cama.
—¿Son de la víctima?
—Hay que analizarlo; la víctima es morena natural. Analizaré la
raíz para ver si contiene tinte de cabello.
—De acuerdo. Inspectora, vayamos a la habitación.
Caminamos por el pasillo hasta la habitación. Enrique había
hecho el examen forense, y nosotros íbamos a hacer uno más
personal. No todo gira alrededor de la ciencia: muchas veces, los
detalles personales son los que resuelven los crímenes. Virginia
comenzó por el armario, y mis ojos se centraron en un escritorio de
madera con pinta de antiguo y caro. En esta hallé una agenda. Seguí
por la mesita de noche, abrí los cajones y encontré ropa interior:
bragas y sujetadores que, por el tacto, no habían sido compradas en
el puesto de la gitana del mercadillo por quinientas calas tres pares.
Estas eran de marca.
—Andrés, mira, ven.
Fui hasta ella.
—¿Qué ocurre, Virgi?
Me reveló una bolsa de basura con dinero en el interior.
—¿Dónde la has encontrado?
—Al fondo de toda la ropa.
Observé la ropa. Se trataban de marcas de lujo y de todo tipo;
aquella mujer a la que habían sucumbido en un sueño eterno era
dueña de un vestidor que más de una jovencita quisiera tener.
—La iban bien las cosas —añadí.
—¿Cuánta pasta habrá? —preguntó Virginia.
No sabía cuánto dinero podría haber; sin embargo, la bolsa
estaba llena de billetes de diez mil.
—Aquí habrá más de lo que podemos ganar en unos cuantos
años —sentencié.
Acto seguido, fuimos a la terraza. Había un arcón que tenía mi
curiosidad en alerta. Era grande; ocupaba la mitad de la superficie.
Lo abrí, y encontré cientos de botellas de litro y medio con un líquido
trasparente en su interior. Se hallaban etiquetadas con una frase que
decía que habían sido bendecidas por una bruja asturiana. Agarré
una, desenrosqué el tapón y metí la nariz. No olía a nada.
—¿No pensarás en beberte eso?—preguntó Virginia frunciendo el
ceño—. No sabemos lo que es; mejor que lo analicen en el
laboratorio.
La miré a los ojos, y di un trago: no sabía a nada.
—Es agua del grifo; la supuesta bruja que ha bendecido esto no
es más que el canal de Isabel Segunda. Seguro que la víctima las
vendía a buen precio.
Para concluir la inspección ocular, antes de abandonar el piso,
anduvimos hasta la cocina. Se encontraba recogida; el suelo limpio,
los azulejos fregados. En cambio, en la pila, observamos dos platos y
dos vasos sin fregar. Los examiné para ver si eran distintos tipos de
comida, o Asunción no había fregado en un tiempo. Ambos restos
eran de la misma comida; alguien había comido con ella aquella
tarde. De la misma manera, examiné la basura. Contenía lo mínimo:
unas cajas de comida congelada, las capas negruzcas de una cebolla
y los restos de la comida de los platos eran lo único que se hallaba
en el interior. Salvo los desechos de los platos, lo demás me dijo
que, con total probabilidad, vivía sola.
—Aquí no hacemos nada más; dejemos a Enrique continuar.
 2
Del piso de la víctima, pasamos a hablar con el vecino de al lado.
Di un par de golpes con los nudillos en la puerta por educación, y
accedimos. El testigo se encontraba calmado. No obstante, algunos
gestos delataban que los nervios permanecían en su cuerpo. Era un
tío de unos cuarenta años, con pinta de enclenque, la cabeza
afeitada y una buena barba. Si no fuera por esa fachada de
delgaducho, podría pasar por uno de esos que van a los campos de
futbol a liarla.
—Buenas tardes, compis —saludó Virginia.
—¿Qué hay?—indagué—. Este es el señor que encontró al
portero, ¿cómo te llamas?
—Pedro.
—De acuerdo, Pedro. Cuéntanos a la inspectora y a mí lo
ocurrido.
—Yo… yo… lo vi.
—¿Qué viste? Habla.
—Al portero junto a Asunción.
—Eso lo sabemos; empieza por el principio. ¿Fumas?
—Sí.
—Echemos un cigarrito juntos. Te calmará.
Saqué el tabaco, un par de golpes en la parte trasera, y agarré
dos. Le proporcioné uno para sosegar sus nervios y, a continuación,
encendí ambos. El pájaro le dio dos chupadas que le tuvieron que
explotar los pulmones.
—Estaba dormido en el sofá cuando me sobresalté al escuchar
gritos. Me levanté, cogí un vaso y lo puse en la pared.
—Esos gritos, ¿de quién eran? —preguntó Virginia.
—El portero, pidiendo ayuda.
—¿No escuchaste nada más?
—Solo los gritos.
—Continúa —pidió Virginia.
 —Al oír los gritos, salí al descansillo. La puerta de Asunción
estaba abierta, y fue cuando lo vi.
—¿Pensaste que lo hizo él?
—No pensé en nada; me quedé de piedra, sin poder moverme.
—¿Viste el rostro de portero? —indagué.
—Sí.
—¿Qué expresión tenía?
Le dio la última calada al cigarro, y lo apagó en el cenicero. A mí
aún me quedaban dos o tres chupadas, dependiendo de lo que el
fulano expusiera.
—De estar asustado.
—¿Le dijiste algo?
—Le pregunté por qué lo había hecho.
—Diste por sentado que la había matado.
—Estaba con el arma a su lado. ¿Qué quiere que piense?
Di mis caladas, y lo apagué.
—¿Qué te contestó cuando se lo dijiste?
—Nada, solo que fuese rápido a llamar a la policía. Es lo que
hice.
—Pero no viste al portero disparando —alegó Virginia.
—No.
—Por lo tanto, ¿pensaste que fue él solo porque lo encontró con
el arma en la mano?
—Lo supuse.
—Suponer no es afirmar.
—Háblanos de su vecina. ¿Cómo era Asunción? —inquirí.
—Un poco difícil; una mujer que, o la sabías llevar, o te comía.
—Y contigo, ¿qué tal se portaba?
—Nunca he tenido ningún problema con ella.
—¿Hablabas con ella?
—Lo normal; la típica conversación que puedes hablar con tu
vecino en un descansillo. Nunca la invité a tomar café a mi casa, si
es la respuesta que busca.
—¿A qué se dedicaba? —cuestionó Virginia.
—Era vidente.
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