After emerging from the machine an hour in the past, "Hector 2" realizes he must ensure that "Hector 1" follows the exact path he just took to prevent a paradox. He becomes the man with the pink bandages. He is the one who: Stabs Hector 1. Lures the girl from the woods to use her as a distraction.
The story is best understood by tracking Hector’s evolution as he accidentally enters a time machine to escape his attacker, traveling back just one hour in time. Timecrimes YIFY
Unlike many time travel movies that allow for "branching" timelines, Timecrimes operates on the : everything that happened was always going to happen. The story is a perfect circle where the protagonist is his own antagonist, creating a dark irony where every attempt to "fix" the situation is actually the cause of it. After emerging from the machine an hour in
Accidentally causes the girl's death while trying to maintain the loop. Lures the girl from the woods to use her as a distraction
After another trip back in time to fix the mistakes of Hector 2, this version is more cynical and desperate. He realizes the only way to save his own life and marriage is to ensure the girl dies in place of his wife, Clara. He manipulates the scene so that Hector 2 kills the "wrong" person, securing his own timeline. The Conclusion