02x02 - An Unexpected Alliance

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The domestic front
is crumbling, huh, sir?

Mmm...

Thankfully, María agreed
to come twice a week.

- María is such a nice girl.
- Yes.

- Should I cut to the chase?
- Please.

I heard you and I
have a common problem

with our new neighbor.

That butthead,
the poor lover.

It's too bad she's a woman, huh?

Otherwise,
I'd beat the sh*t out of her.

Well... don't say that, sir.

She's one of those people
who like to ask questions,

intrude, inspect, investigate.

She is sticking her nose
where she shouldn't.

Shitty people.

Those people disrupt the balance
that we so hardly worked for.

You and I have had...

our differences.

But we could set them aside.

It wouldn't be the first time
that two adversaries

cease fire and unite
with a common goal.

What would that goal be?

To eradicate the individual
who is disrupting the balance.

I like that.

Yes, I like it.

I'll lift some stones,

to see if I find some dirt
in that shitty charity.

There has to be some dirt.

I'm sure there is.

And what are you going to do?

I'll think of something, sir.

I'll think of something.

THE BOSS 2

Psst.

Shitty old man.

So you're a widow, huh?

We'll be good friends,
you and I, Lucila.

THE POWER OF YOUR vag*na

Hey! Ready for the trip?

Yes, Eliseo.

Happy to go skiing, Cami?

Happy or not,
I have to go anyway.

Camila, don't talk like that.

She's upset since her friend
in the building left.

- Thiago, right.
- Yes.

They were really close.
It must have been hard.

- Poor thing.
- What can you do?

A vacation takes
all our troubles away.

Especially skiing,

so relaxing...

Have you ever skied?

Many times, engineer.

Basically my whole life.

But I quit
because it's too dangerous,

I respect it too much.

- Take care.
- I agree.

I've been going to San Martín de los Andes
since I was six.

I'm quite an expert.

The more you go,
the more confident you are.

I'll never forget about a lovely couple
from Choele Choel,

with three little kids,

the five of them
died in an avalanche.

- Hey, how can you say that?
- Yes.

It happens more often
than you'd think.

And people think

the death is from hypothermia.

No, it's due to asphyxiation.

There's a key to surviving,
but you're the expert.

Come on, tell me.

The air chamber.

When you're being covered
by the snow,

you need to make
an air chamber with your hands.

The nostrils and the mouth
must be completely free.

Then you can breathe.

Some people have been found alive
two hours after the avalanche,

and that's thanks
to the air chamber.

Well...

- Thanks for the tip.
- My pleasure.

- Have a great trip.
- Thank you.

- Bye, engineer.
- See you.

THIS A NON-SMOKING AREA

There you go.

Well, you have... 11 pounds,

which would be 200 pesos.

What? 200 pesos?
That would be 40 per two pounds.

So?

You paid me 48
per two pounds yesterday.

That's how it is.
The price is lower today.

But can we split the difference?

We can agree on 44.
What do you think?

No, it won't be possible.

What I can do
is take the 200 pesos

and leave all this crap here.
Let's see who buys it.

How about that?

Okay, give me the $200.

There you go.

- Thanks.
- Thank you, kiddo.

Psst.

Do you have a minute?

Yes, tell me.

No, you tell me.

What?

Don't you have anything to say?

No.

Did you plan on going any longer
without telling me

about your business
with the trash?

I can explain that, Eliseo.

There's no explanation.

What you did
is completely inconceivable.

- I can explain.
- No, no.

I hired you
because I trusted you a lot.

I thought it was only trash.

It's what people get rid of.
I'm not stealing.

But you are making profit
behind the committee's back.

That's unethical.

Do I really need to explain it?

No wonder our country
is doing so wrong.

Because of people like you who... Sorry.

Sure.

- Come in.
- Thank you. Good evening.

- Lucila.
- Miguel.

- Hello.
- How are you?

May I help you with something?

- No, I don't need you.
- Oh.

I'd like to speak to Miguel.

May I?

- Me?
- Yes.

You'll be more comfortable
in the meeting room.

- Good idea.
- Okay.

- Shall we?
- Um... yes.

What is a typical workday
for you?

Well, I live in Ramos Mejía,

I take the Sarmiento train
to Flores--

Since you arrive
at the building, Miguel.

Oh, sure.

I help Eliseo
with all the tasks he needs.

Window cleaning,
floor cleaning,

general maintenance,
I deliver the mail...

That's it?

Well, at night,

I collect each floor's trash
and I throw it away.

Do you take out the trash?

Yes.

I go to the container, I put all the bags
in it and I throw them away.

Okay, trash protocol understood.

- Thank you.
- Yes.

Miguel, have you ever seen
Eliseo acting suspicious?

Anything that caught
your attention.

Eliseo?

No, not at all.

He's one of the most honest guys
I know.

He pours his heart
into this building, his job.

He can be a bit tough,

but that's because
he's a perfectionist.

If I lived in this building,

I'd sleep peacefully knowing that
Eliseo is in charge.

Very good.
That's my boy.

He's a wonderful person.
I care a lot for him.

Oh, no! The Italians are here.
g*dd*mn it.

What's your plan?

Would you like
to replace Eliseo?

I don't know. I did dream
of that at the beginning,

but then I chose to study.

- Welcome.
- Thanks.

This is
the apartment you rented.

As you can see,
it's very spacious.

It's huge! So nice.

- How was the flight?
- Nice, but a bit long.

But we're finally here.

You're in luck.
This mattress is practically new.

So you'll sleep like babies.

This is the pièce de résistance.

You will probably be out in the city
during the day.

But at night, 100 inches, 8K,
surround sound.

There's the Wi-Fi password.

- Great.
- Let's go.

I'll show you the kitchen.

We are here.

- Okay.
- Okay?

- Yes.
- Understood?

- Yes.
- Perfect.

This block, this one
and this one, better avoid them.

- They are dangerous.
- Okay.

You should always start here,
here and here.

- Perfect.
- Yes, yes, yes.

I need the initial payment.

You're right, yes.

- Your money.
- Fantastic.

Let's see.

Excuse me,
but what are you doing?

It's a precautionary measure.

Very good.

Thank you for your time, Miguel.
You were very helpful.

I'm glad. See you tomorrow.

- Sleep tight.
- You too.

Quite a long talk, huh?

Yes, but it was helpful.
He helped me clear things out.

I'm glad.

- Eliseo...
- Yes?

It hasn't been 100% confirmed,

but I'm quite sure the administration
received payments

for construction work
done at the building.

No...

Yes.

The boiler
that had to be changed

was paid 35%
over the market price.

And there's more.

All the suppliers' prices
have been inflated.

The administration
could have only pulled this off

in complicity with an insider.

Do you have someone in mind?

- Yes.
- Who?

The lawyer in apartment 8A.

- The attorney Zambrano?
- Yes.

What do you think?

No! That's a big mistake,
Lucila. No!

Mr. Zambrano would never steal a penny
that doesn't belong to him.

He strikes me otherwise.

Well, looks can be deceiving.

I'm not a fan
of Lombroso's theory,

because Mr. Zambrano may look
like a vulture, an as*h*le,

a liar and a shady person,

but he's quite the opposite.
He's an honorable man.

And we have
grown closer because...

Are you aware
that his wife left him?

- I didn't know.
- Recently.

I'm also single
because I'm a widower,

and that's why
I can speak with certainty.

- Are you a widower?
- Yes.

- Me too.
- Oh...

My wife died many years ago,

my dear Clarita.

My little angel.

We were on vacation
on the mountains.

We went on a horse-riding tour.

Apparently, it rained
the night before,

the soil was wet and...

and a...

huge rock came off...

and it hit her...
right in her head.

I fell off the horse.

I broke my left meniscus.

And she died
due to loss of brain mass.

It was a disaster.

My goodness, Eliseo.
That's terrible.

- I'm so sorry.
- Don't worry.

So you're a widow, too?

Yes, but I don't like
to talk about it.

Smart decision.

The best thing you can do with pain
is to transform it into something else.

- By helping others, for example.
- What a beautiful thought.

You're right, completely right.

Well, Eliseo,

- I'll get out of your way.
- Okay.

- Have a good night.
- Bye.

Good evening.
Bye, Lucila, bye.

Mary, excuse me.
Do you have a minute?

Yes, sir.

I wanted to know how are things
at my wife's house.

What things?

How are you?
Are you happy with your job?

Yes, but the commute is long.

I come here, then I go to Pilar,
then I return home to Ituzaingó.

So many hours.

It's temporary.

We'll eventually
live in the same place

and you'll be working only here.

Mmm...

If you say so.

Why? You don't think so?

I have no opinion on this.
I only do my job.

"I only do my job."

You can also observe, listen...

I mean...

Don't forget I'm the one who pays
your salary in both houses.

So I'm your boss at both houses.

And if your boss wants to know
who my wife is seeing,

who visits her,

who stays in her house,
you could tell me, right?

I might.

The hourly price could increase
to 2,500 pesos, maybe.

Wow.

With three weeks
of paid vacations per year.

Will you spill everything?

Everything.

Deal.

Attorney...

- My God.
- Come here.

What are you doing there?

Do you have something
on our friend?

Oh...

Nothing useful. Um...

She's completely clean
or she's very thorough, I'm not sure.

I couldn't find anything.
No debts, no hidden secrets...

No legal actions
from employees, nothing.

She looks unstained.

Well, we'll have to come
a little closer.

Right?

How?

There's an alternative, sir.

- Hello.
- Hello.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

How are you?

We're sorry to bother.
Are we interrupting?

We're preparing the lunch boxes
for our morning tour

for our homeless siblings.

- The love tours.
- Right.

It's not only about feeding them.
It's also...

giving them clothing,
blankets, essential items,

emotional support.

- Right.
- Well,

to integrate them into a society
that marginalizes them.

Oh, I just love hearing her.

I was just talking
about that with him.

We said, "It's crazy to have
Lucila Morris in the building,

so close to us.

Why don't we lend her a hand?"

Yes, you said that.

And here we are.

Now we are a bit complicated,

but would you like
to come at night?

Should we make lunch boxes?

Are you sure?

Don't keep asking.
We are willing and we are sure.

How many should we make?

Um...

Fifteen? That would help.

That doesn't look like enough.
Let's double it, sir.

- Double it?
- To say the least.

To say the least.

I think it's good, sir.

It needs a bit more olive oil.

It reeks of stew.

And today was cleaning day!

Well, we're helping
other people, sir.

Why aren't we helping others
at your house?

Because I don't have
enough utensils.

Here it is, sir.

Wait! What are you doing?

I'm using a bit of olive oil.

Yes, but that's from Perugia.
It costs a fortune.

Use corn oil from a shitty brand.
The bums won't notice.

- Just a bit.
- Hey, wait! What is this?

- It's just a bit...
- Hey, pal, stop!

Okay, okay, I'm done.

Let's stir this...

Let's try this.

It's good.
Would you like some?

No way.

Well, we should fill the trays,

because there's only
1.5 hours left

- to leave.
- Yes.

- Easy.
- You'll clean this up, won't you?

Why is it so hard for you
to keep the house clean, sir?

It's a big house
for only one person.

You should move
to a smaller place.

No, because Romina
will come back with Ulises.

Everything will be back to normal.
This is only temporary.

It looks permanent to me, sir.

And excuse me for saying this,

but Romina is a beautiful
and attractive woman.

I can't imagine
her being alone much longer.

Why don't you fill
all the trays already?

If you speak, you take longer.

Mm-hmm. I'm just saying...

- Hi, welcome.
- Hi.

Everybody!

These are Eliseo and Matías.

They will join us
in tonight's tour.

- They will join the team.
- Hello.

Hello. How's it going?

Thank you
for such a warm welcome.

We hope we're up to the task.

This is Agustina, my sister,

- my right hand in the charity.
- Thank you.

But she's here on her own merit.

- Not because she's my sister.
- Very well.

Thank you for joining us.

Would you like a shirt
and we'll do a welcome video?

- Hi, I'm Eliseo.
- Hi, I'm Matías.

We are wearing these shirts
and Help-Ing those in need.

The underprivileged.

And when you say "Help-Ing",
point to the logo.

- This one?
- To make it clear, yes.

Matías, smile a bit more.
Loosen up.

You're a bit stiff, sir.

- Chin up.
- Rolling.

- Hi, I'm Eliseo.
- Hi, I'm Matías.

We are wearing these shirts
and Help-Ing those in need.

Luis Ochoa, aka "the Crippled",
53 years old.

Crippled, my dear,
the people are with you.

How are you? Hungry?

A bit, yes.

Guys, this is my friend Luis.

- Hi, Luis.
- Hi, Luis.

- Right.
- Come closer.

Okay. Here you go, Luis.
Good evening.

This is a recipe of my own.
It's a...

meat stew with red chorizo,
potato, sweet potato...

The Cantimpalo sausage
is imported, okay? Here.

No, tuck him yourself.

Put it on.

Put it yourself.

Sit with us, sir. Come, sit.

There you go.

Is it good?

Yes.

- You can see a chorizo there.
- Yep.

Don't use your hands, please.

Well...

♪ There's no material poverty ♪

♪ There's only spiritual poverty ♪

- ♪ We should always think... ♪
- ♪ In other people ♪

♪ And good karma
Will come to us ♪

Your sister is so wonderful,
she's the whole package.

Her nobility is touching.
She's... Let me help you.

Thanks.

This country always frowns upon
those who help others.

People always
talk trash about them.

About Lucila?
Why? What do people say?

Stuff like... I don't know...

Stuff like this charity thing
being a business

and that she makes a profit with it.

Nonsense.
She would never do that.

They also say she's violent
and that she mistreats people.

Ridiculous!

Social media can be cruel
with its anonymous accounts.

There's other ugly comments too.

I don't like
repeating them, but...

What comments?

They say that before her husband died,
she was so unfaithful

that she would hit
every living thing.

That she fooled around
with everyone.

f*ck them!
Resentful assholes.

- Why would they say that?
- Well...

She loved her husband.

You see? It's outrageous.

That's because she's a woman.

If she was a man,
she'd be off the hook.

- Absolutely.
- Am I right?

You're right.

Those people!

If you don't mind me asking,

what happened to her husband?
Was he sick?

No. Worse.

Lucila doesn't like
talking about this, but...

he was m*rder*d at his front door
during a robbery,

about ten years ago.

He was a young entrepreneur...

What a tragedy, my God.

Over the last years, she had
three attempts of breaking and entering.

That's why we insisted
that she moved.

- That's why she moved?
- Yes.

- Good morning, Eliseo.
- Good morning.

Hey!

Why are you not making
eye contact? Come here.

Well...

Because of what happened
the other day...

I feel so ashamed.

Don't be so hard on yourself, Miguel.

I have a confession to make.

I was proud to see you showing

a bit of initiative.

- What?
- Yes.

The job of the doorman
has many gray areas,

and you discovered one.
I never really...

I didn't think you were
made for this, and that...

brought me hope, yes.

- Really?
- Yes.

- I thought you were going to fire me.
- No.

But you have a lot to learn.

There's a golden rule
you haven't used yet,

which is denying everything.

When I caught you yesterday,

you crumbled and confessed.

Right...

- Big mistake.
- Mm-hmm.

With a poker face,
you should deny everything,

even if you were caught
red-handed.

- Deny everything. Right.
- Always.

I'll give you some tips
to prepare you for the future,

- but we're off to a good start.
- Yes.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

- Bye.
- Bye, see you later.

What's the deal
with these Italians?

Piano, piano.

We'll go over this
in our next lesson.

Thank you.

Yes.

Hi.

- Eliseo, you scared me.
- I'm sorry.

You're here again?

I can't believe it!
Are you back together with Marina?

No, we're still separated.

I came looking
for some stuff I left here.

Oh, that's too bad.
I was getting my hopes up.

We're okay, right?

Why?

I don't know the reason
why you broke up with Marina, but...

I never said a word
about what I saw.

- No.
- Oh.

You didn't say a word because
I voted against the pool.

Not because you're a nice guy.

Excuse me? You are confused.
That's not what happened.

Yes, it was exactly like that.
But anyway,

I told Marina what I did,
so now you can't blackmail me.

I'm free.
You can't gaslight me anymore.

Florencia, gaslight you?
I would never do such a thing.

What's the matter?

You're worried because someone
is trying to remove this building's dirt.

But don't be nervous.

You have nothing to hide, right?

You should remain calm, Eliseo.

- See you.
- Bye, architect.

"7:04 p.m. Mr. Ricardo Galurdián
exits the building,

wearing a green scarf

and fighting loudly
with his wife Beatriz."

Reason for the quarrel?

Huh?

- Why were they fighting?
- Oh.

"Apparently, the sister
of the hereby mentioned,

asked the man

for a financial loan
of unknown quantities."

That lady loves bingo.

"7:23 p.m.

Mr. Hugo Martínez
enters the building...

holding a woman
by her waist,

medium-built,
brown hair,

5'3'', and responds
to the adjective 'gorgeous.'"

- Mmm...
- At 8:17 p.m.

both exit the building
and he's wearing different clothes."

Very good.

Now that his girlfriend
is out of town...

Hugo is very sneaky.
I'm onto him.

That's it.

Very good.

- A quiet day.
- Indeed.

News of the good Samaritan?

Huh?

- This Morris lady...
- Oh...

If she's not in the book, that means
she didn't leave the building.

Oh, that look!

You're planning something, huh?

Yes, but it's a bit complex.

What's the matter with him?

Will you take care of that?

Hey, you freak!
Who do you think you are?

Dear Uncle...

At last I find you.