01x10 - The Moment of Truth

[bunniefuu]

(dramatic music throughout)

-Good afternoon, Miguel.
-Good afternoon, how's it going?

-Where's Eliseo?
-He wasn't feeling good and went to sleep.

-Okay.
-Yes.

Very good.

Leave it like that, Miguel, it's fine.

Oh, well.

-Yes.
-Okay.

-Today's the pool vote, right?
-Yes.

Miguel… What's going on here
has nothing to do with you or Eliseo.

You've always done and excellent job.
I'm for real.

Well. Thank you.
How do you think the vote will go?

I don't know, but what I do know
is the moment of truth is here.

THE BOSS

-WOMAN: Hello, everyone.
-MAN: Hello.

MESSINA: Well, we already know why we're
here.

I'll start by highlighting the convening,
we even have Andrea from Four A here.

She's right here. Hello, Andrea,
how are you? Where are you?

Working in San Pablo.

-Hello, everyone.
-Hello.

-Hello.
-Hello.

MESSINA: Good, we can state

that the owners of the 17 functional units
are here,

-that means full quorum.
-I'll interrupt for a second, Mario.

I want to thank on everyone's behalf
Renato DiLella's help.

Without his generosity, it'd have been
impossible to make this dream come true,

-so, thank you very much, bravo,
-Renato.

DI LELLA: There's no need for applause.
Don't forget that you have to pay it back.

(half hearted laughter)

ZAMBRANO: I also want to ask for applause,
just one,

for Florencia, who helped at the beginning
with the project and then hopped down,

-we don't really know why, but, well.
-You're very funny today.

It's just a little bit of humor.

Before we start with the vote,
I'd like to review the project with you.

ZAMBRANO: Very good.
This is what the terrace will look like.

I want everyone to know I have nothing
to do with that thing over there.

As you can see,
the pool is facing north perfectly.

with a service area behind,
showers, locker room…

Here's the bar
and here's a friend having a little drink,

something girly, soft, what could it be?
A cosmopolitan.

Now, on a serious note,

we also have to thank Germán, who helped
with the structural calculation.

Excuse me, Germán, will that hold?
I mean, my home's right under it.

Yes, obviously.

Sorry, what would
the final cost for the pool be?

Well, that's on the folders
we distributed in a timely manner,

it seems that some people didn't study it.

-Oh, yes, sorry, sorry.
-Well, to conclude,

we're talking about quality of life and
the pool is just that: quality of life.

This pool is mainly going to be paid
with what we'll save by firing Eliseo.

RICARDO: Sorry, I did study it and, after
doing the math, I don't get that,

and even if I did, there's a human value
that can't be paid with money here.

What's wrong, Ricardo?
Did you became a hippie after growing up?

-Well, any other questions?
-Please, could we vote already?

-SUSANA: Yes, Messina, please.
-MESSINA: Yes, very well.

We will now formally vote if we want to
carry out this project, which includes

the pool, sun deck, and recreational
areas in the building terrace.

The project contemplates tearing down the
superintendent’s apartment in the terrace…

eliminating the superintendent’s position

by replacing its services
with a cleaning company.

-Is everything clear? Very good.
- FLORENCIA: Yes.

-No more ballot boxes.
- MESSINA: As provided in article…

2060 of the Civil and Commercial Code,

the project will be approved
by absolute majority.

This means that we need the affirmative
vote of more than half of all present.

Let's start from top to bottom.
Ninth floor, Renato DiLella,

-vote for or against?
-I know what you're voting for, you crook.

I vote… in favor of the project, I have
no choice after investing so much money.

-MESSINA: First vote in favor, then.
-You and your daughter are mobsters.

MESSINA: We follow with Eight A,
Matias?

-ELISEO: Doctor Zambrano, secured vote.
-In favor.

-Typical resentful snob.
- MESSINA: Two to zero.

We follow with Eight B,
Germán.

-Bring a 100-inch television from Miami.
-In favor.

MESSINA: Very good.
Three in favor, zero… against.

-Seven A.
-In favor of the pool, for Faustino.

-ELISEO: Faustino.
- MESSINA: Four to zero.

-How vulgar.
-ZAMBRANO: This is theft, cancel it.

-Seven B.
-Completely against the project.

MESSINA: Well, one against, four in favor.
We follow with Six A, Augusto.

-In favor.
-A useless parasite, poor parents.

MESSINA: Five to one. Six B.

-You already got what you deserved.
-Yes, we're voting in favor.

-Very good.
-If I'm here, nothing's outside the law.

MESSINA: Six to one in favor of the
project. Five A.

Against.

MESSINA: Six in favor of the project, two
against.

Good people who think of their fellow man.

-Five B, Basavilbaso.
-Yes.

-You're one of mine, let's see.
-Totally and utterly against.

A man of the country, a working
man that invests in this country despite

-the disaster it is.
- MESSINA: Three against, six in favor.

We follow with Four A.
Andrea, are you there? Are you listening?

-From you I expect nothing.
-Yes, I vote in favor.

MESSINA: Good.

The best thing
you ever did in your life was Thiago.

- MESSINA: Seven in favor, three against.
-And you don't even realize it.

-We follow with Four B, Beba.
-Against, of course.

-My little Beba, you're my weakness.
- MESSINA: Seven in favor, four against.

ELISEO: And I'm the only thing
you have left.

MESSINA: Three A, Tatiana.

-A woman with personality, different.
-Zambrano, I'm absolutely against.

- MESSINA: Seven to five, then.
-A total artist.

MESSINA: We follow with…
Three B.

ELISEO: I didn't have enough time
to work my magic in you.

-In favor.
-Very good.

-MESSINA: It makes sense.
-Eight in favor, five…

-against.
-Match point.

-We follow with Two A.
-Florencia.

-We had a deal, right, Florencia?
-Yes, I vote against.

MESSINA: Very good, six against…
and eight in favor.

You must keep your promises.
Very good, Florencia.

-MESSINA: We follow with Two B, Susana.
-ELISEO: I'm scared of you,

I wanted to help your son,
but you don't screw with Paola, Susana.

Against.

-Momma.
-MESSINA: Eight in favor

against seven negatives, right? Very good.
One A, Consuelo.

-You're mine.
- CONSUELO: No,

-I'm against.
-Come on.

-sh*t.
-ELISEO: Of course,

you don't like common areas because people
will complain about the General.

MESSINA: Okay, it is a tie.
Eight to eight.

That's it.

Only the psychologist is left,
and she loves me.

MESSINA: One B is going to break
the tie with its vote.

Eugenia?

You're against this project,
right, my love?

EUGENIA: Well.

Uhh…

-Baby.
-MESSINA: Matías,

please don't interfere
in the voting process.

-Sorry.
-MESSINA: Miss.

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In favor.

Yes.

MESSINA: We conclude with nine votes for
the pool.

-In favor? What did you vote, you stupid?
-MESSINA: And eight against.

The project is approved.

No. Who returned to you
that shitty cat, you f*ck?

(tense music throughout)

ELISEO: You ungrateful assholes.
Who will they call when they need

something? They can't do anything alone.
b*stards.

Hmm? I gave them everything, everything.

Why didn't I put
that shitty cat in the oven?

Damn you, Eugenia,
damn the pool

and damn
everyone, you ungrateful assholes.

I dare them to ask me for something now,
I dare them.

(buzz)

-Eliseo.
-Hey.

First of all, Eliseo,
we wanted to tell you personally and

as soon as possible, before you learned
about the vote from other neighbors.

ZAMBRANO:The project was approved by
majority.

MESSINA: And there isn't a single neighbor
who has not regretted your departure.

They better not.
The need to renovate the building

continues to be concomitant
with the appreciation of your work.

Concomitant means that…

I know exactly what the word
"concomitant" means.

We made the calculation
for your severance pay

and, as of tomorrow, we will send
all the documents to the union.

Next week, you'll have
all the money in your account.

Take it for granted.
You don't have to worry about that.

I wasn't planning on worrying.

MESSINA: So, as of this moment,

you’re relieved of your duties as
superintendent.

Super clear.
What about Miguel?

MESSINA: I have already told Miguel
not to come anymore as of tomorrow.

What's he going to do?
He's young, right? He'll find a job soon.

MESSINA: Another thing, Eliseo.

According to the labor agreement,
you have a month to leave your home,

but you can stay longer
so you can move peacefully if you need to.

ZAMBRANO: It's a gesture we want to offer
you

so you don't have to rush the
moving and be at ease and…

I wasn't planning on rushing.
I didn't need such gesture.

Marito.

(grunt)

MESSINA: Here's a little gift
from the owner's association,

well, for the years you've been here and
for you to know that this isn't personal.

All the neighbors are very fond of you.

ZAMBRANO: It's a really good wine,
and look, it comes with its crystal glass

and with its decanter.
A really expensive gift.

-MESSINA: Mhm-hmm.
-(Zambrano chuckling)

Thank you, but…

…I don't drink.

ELISEO: I know exactly…

…why you came here to talk to me.

You didn't do it for me,
you did it for yourselves,

so you don't feel guilty about your
shameful disloyalty towards me.

You're kicking me out like a dog.

You both can go f*ck yourselves.

It was a joke, Doctor,
like the ones you tell me.

The face you both had. Doctor,
because you're always doing it but…

MESSINA: So funny…

It was beautiful, really beautiful.

The face you had…
But that's it, it's okay.

Beyond the nuances and discrepancies
we've had in the past

throughout my working period,
I know who you are: good people.

So everything's perfect.

Anything else?

-He took it well.
-b*stard, I was about to hit him.

(dramatic piano throughout)

I wasn't actually expecting
anything from anyone,

but I did find it strange that Eugenia,
from One B, voted in favor.

How do you know what she voted?

Messina showed me
the minutes of the meeting.

-Did I read it wrong?
-You didn't, she chose the pool.

It looks like a patient of hers
committed suicide,

he jumped from a fifth floor
and it really hit her, of course.

I don't care about one of her patients
dying. Why didn't she jump?

-Eliseo.
-What does this have to do with the pool?

She had an outbreak and doesn't listen.
She left her job, she was very shocked.

She wants to go to India

-for a spiritual journey.
-Look how cute she is.

-Yes.
-One guy dies and she screws my life.

She has to sell the apartment,
a pool adds more value, it makes sense.

What makes sense after 30 years
is for you to not change me for a pool,

-that's what makes sense, Beba.
-Don't overthink it.

You can do something different,
you can travel, rest…

Who wants to rest, Beba? Please.
Don't tell me that bullshit, not you.

You're right, I said something stupid.

Why don't we talk about something else?

What do you want to talk about,
my lovely Beba, the weather?

Is there any topic more important
than my dismissal after 30 years?

-Come on, I'm listening.
-You're mean.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, sorry, Beba.

I am very dazed. I apologize, Beba.
I don't want to eat,

I just want to go to sleep.
I'm really sorry.

-PAOLA: Are you going to knock?
-THIAGO: Yes.

-Hasn't he moved out by now?
-No.

How could he move without telling us?

PAOLA: How weird.

Well, let's go, we'll be back later,
there's no one in there.

-Good morning.
-It's three p. m.

What do you need?

We came to check on you,
we came earlier but no one answered.

-Here I am.
-We wanted to say

-we're very sad about your departure.
-I'm not talking to my mom anymore.

Thiago, when you grow up,
you'll realize good things end up badly.

-It's shitty, but that's how it is.
-No, I don't think it works like that.

Things don't always end up badly.

Whatever happens,
good things come to an end,

-and when they do, they end badly.
-I don't think so.

-Don't talk to him like that.
-Sooner or later he's going to know.

Well, stop, we'll talk when you calm down.
Come on, don't like what he's saying.

(dramatic music)

Don’t make it personal. All the owners’
associations are doing the same thing.

They’re getting rid of the superintendents
to save a few pesos.

Remember Pedrito Piccolini?

-Yes.
-The one from Arenales and Ayacucho.

Yes, he's retiring.

Mhm. They fired him earlier because
they had already sold his apartment.

-They sold it without warning him.
-b*stards.

-Ours is a dying industry, Eliseo.
-Are you experiencing something

-similar here in the building?
-Fire me? Forget it, they won't.

They won't? What makes
you so essential? Come on, tell me.

You know what?
I don't interfere in anyone's life,

I do a ten out of ten job,
I'm punctual, efficient,

-but in a discreet way.
-Unlike me, do you mean?

-Suck my ba*ls, Gómez.
-Why did you get heated up?

-Who are you? I'm looking for Gabriel.
-Gabriel from which apartment?

From no apartment,
he's a colleague of yours. Is he sick?

-Gabriel Marchetti?
-I don't know his last name, girl.

-Marchetti was fired.
-What happened?

He had an inappropriate
behavior with the owners.

What do you consider
inappropriate behavior?

I'm not in a position
to provide you with this information.

The thing is we know each other because I
work…

bah! used to work across the street
as the superintendent.

-I ask you to leave, please.
-Tone it down, I'm talking nicely to you.

-I'm not being impolite. Leave, please.
-Here's the tone again. What's wrong?

-Sir, leave or I'll call the police.
-Who the f*ck you're going to call?

Eh?

I can't even talk now?
Come on, call them.

When you need them again,
they'll not come. Come on, do it.

-The police are on their way.
-The fuss you make over nothing, you fool.

(dramatic piano throughout)

(buzzing)

-Eliseo.
-Hey, Paola, how are you?

I wanted to apologize for yesterday.
Send my apologies to Thiago too.

-I didn't mean what I said.
-Don't worry, you were having a bad day.

Terrible.
And then I was left thinking and…

Maybe it's a good opportunity
to try new things, I don't know.

-Yes, of course, yes.
-Right?

I think that…
I was using this job to put off things

-that may be important for me.
-I didn't think you were like that.

-Like what?
-Introspective, reflective.

There's many things
you don't know about me.

-Yes, that's for sure.
-And that's why I would like…

-What would you like?
-For us to see each other once I move.

Of course, I want to see you too,
that's why we're friends, right?

I was thinking about something different,
not a friendship.

Maybe try a new relationship.

(small chuckle)

I… uhh…

I don't know, I didn't…
You're great,

but I haven't thought of you in that way.
What were you thinking?

-Are you kidding me?
-I'm a good actor, right?

-You really fell for it, what a face.
-You were kidding with me?

I loved your reaction. You didn't know
what to do. No, everything's cool.

-You're a jerk.
-Yeah.

Keep doing your thing,
I'll keep doing mine.

-I can't believe it, I fell like an idiot.
-We'll continue later.

-That's it, see you, bye.
-Okay, bye.

What's wrong, Eliseo?

You're a loser. That's it…

(dramatic music throughout)

Let's see.

Clarita.

Look at the shitty life
you would've had with a guy like me.

What's the plan now, Eliseo?

You think you're so smart and clever.

Nothing…nothing.

(squeaking)

No, no, it's not done like that.
First, you have to sweep,

and then you mop with warm water.
Not hot or cold, but warm.

Okay.

Then, you dry it with a flannel
dipped in wax using circular movements.

-Is it clear?
-Good.

About the windows,
don't use that, it leaves marks.

-You have to do it with a porous sponge.
-Okay.

Then, go over it with a newspaper,
but use an old one,

not a new one,
because the ink leaves stains.

-Is that clear?
-Yes. Thank you, Eliseo.

Come with me now.
I want to show you something important.

ELISEO: This is the boiler. As you can
see, it's very old and delicate.

The pressure must remain
between one and two bars,

otherwise it can be very dangerous, guys.

This is the pressure gauge,
the thing that measures the pressure.

If it ever drops to one or less than one,
you have to do the following.

There's three valves here.

If that ever happens,
turn the first valve clockwise

by one and a half turns, got it?
This is the second valve, counterclockwise

until it stops, and this third valve,

you have to do it clockwise three quarters

and slightly higher, slightly more.

Good, once pressure's restored,
everything goes back to its position.

Is it clear? I'm very glad, if you need
anything, call me, Cardona and Lucena.

(somber music throughout)

Eliseo, it's ready, come on.

(somber music continues)

Pull out, come on.

(somber music continues)