thomas , carloss deputy stepped in and took over , his wifes mother had recently passed away so he knew the routine , and he also realised that what happened to inmas mothers earthly remains now , those important final hours , would be lost to inma , she was unconscious , and likely to be so for some considerable time , so he sorted out the guardia civil officers , and instructed the ambulance paramedics to use a local undertaker for inmas mother , and then he took out his mobile and rang his brother-in-law ; he was the pueblos foremost photographer .