Captain Torres and the barber are mortal enemies in the Hernando Tellez short story "Just Lather, That's All." Torres is the pursuer of military rebels in the town, and the barber is secretly a spy for the rebels. The barber believes that his identity is hidden from Captain Torres, but this is proved differently at the end of the story. They each have specific jobs to do; Torres's job is to clean up the town of rebels, while the barber's job is to clean the stubble from Torres's face. Torres has no problem mutilating the bodies of the rebels he captures, while the barber's code prohibits him from deliberately spilling any blood at all. They are both very good at their respective professions.