"The day is ours, the bloody dog is dead." Is this a battle cry from Shakespeare's King Richard III or Peru's congressional leaders after receiving Fujimori's resignation by fax? Last month, the lines between theatre and reality in Peruvian politics became blurred and as this article is published, we are still not much wiser. A few things are certain. Fujimori is gone for good. Until the country elects a new President in April 2001 (in transparent fashion), general investor uncertainty will remain.