01x01 - Let’s Not Be So Trusting

[bunniefuu]

[cell phone chimes]

Where are you?
The lawyers are here.

DON'T HAVE FAITH

[mediator] If everyone is ready,
we can start.

You already know that the information
in this mediation is confidential.

Participants, Marcos Gutierrez,
ID number 26-900-876,

the served party, alongside his counsel.

Both parties are present

to sign the agreement
outlined in the resolution

to come to an agreement
on the division of joint assets.

The agency, Gutierrez & Company,

shall remain under the sole control
of Marcos Gutierrez.

Likewise, Mrs. Malena Carregal
ceases her in-house contract,

receiving the corresponding compensation

for her years of work as an employee.

Employee?

Any questions, Mrs. Carregal?
Is everything clear?

Please sign here.

Mmm.

-[mediator] Over here.
-[Malena sighs]

[clicking]

[clicking continues]

It doesn't work, Marcos.
Can't you see that?

It doesn't work.

We can change the agreement if you want.

[Malena sighs]

No, that won't be necessary, Marcelo.
We can continue.

-Here?
-[mediator] Yes.

[sighs] No, I swear.
I swear I took care of it.

I watered it the entire first week.
It was right here.

Then it was moved from my line of sight,

and, I can't lie, I forgot about it.

[Malena] Mmm.

What matters here is
you got rid of that legal nightmare.

Yes, I know.

I know, Ray. The thing is,

he's treating me like an ex-employee.

-[Ray] No.
-No.

The most decisive person in the agency.

You're the company's strength.

Listen, are you going to
get your act together?

There's an opening here.

I want it to be yours, okay?

What do I have to do? Should I cry now?

No, I'm going to go. That's all.

Listen. Will you text me?

-Mm-hmm.
-You really will?

Yes.

Here, take this.

What's this? Is this jam from the event?

-Is this for me?
-Yes.

-They make it with fresh fruit.
-Mmm.

-Want two? Take two, yes.
-[laughing]

Nobody wants them. I have hundreds.

I love you, buddy.

-Will you take...
-Yes, of course.

[car alarm chirps]

[sibling] One bottle of wine, two...
We keep talking.

When I looked at the time,
we'd been talking for three hours.

I fell in and out of love.

I wanted to kiss him,
but then he grossed me out.

We finished the second bottle,
and he told me to order another.

Did you have sex or not?

That's the question.

Sex, when?
All we did was talk, talk, talk.

-And you?
-What?

How are you?

Weird.

Weird, good? Weird, bad?

-Weird, weird.
-Mmm.

[parent] Ah, sorry, I'm late.
Male, are you still here?

I had to work overtime today. How are you?

Weird.

-I thought you were going to be okay.
-Me too.

Want me to stay?
We can have dinner and chat.

That was the plan.
The three of us were going to have dinner.

No, no one told me.

I texted the group.

Mine's muted.
I made plans with the girls. You can come.

-It's a friend's welcome party.
-Canceled. I'm staying with you.

No, you don't need to cancel.
Don't cancel anything.

-I'm fine.
-Good. He's on his way.

I'm 23 years older than him,
and he's a nurse at the hospital.

I don't want to hear giggling
when he arrives.

Twenty-three years. I can't do the math.

I don't know how old Mom is.

-[mom] What are you whispering about?
-[both] Nothing.

Hey, Male.

-Hmm?
-What will you do with the house?

I didn't have time to think about it.

Well, you need to think about it.

-It's expensive to maintain a house.
-Hmm.

Yes, I know how expensive it is.

It's my house and I maintain it. I know.

Any thoughts about selling?

No, I can't sell it
because it's not in my name yet.

Are you sure about what you did?

-You were so happy.
-No, I wasn't.

-What about now?
-I'm still not happy.

Well, what's done is done.

Marcos kept the company
that makes a fortune,

and you got a house
that is expensive to maintain.

Mom, you're freaking me out. Are we done?

Don't freak out. But how are you
going to provide for yourself?

You need to think about your options.

You have experience, you have...
I could network for you.

I don't want to network
or think about my experience.

And I don't feel like freaking out,
so please stop.

Okay.

-[sibling] Male, did you drive here?
-Yes.

Can you drop me off a few blocks away?

-Mmm.
-Why don't you come?

It's Cali. She's here. Do you know her?

-The polo player's wife?
-Yes.

-Is she still with him?
-I don't know.

-[mom] Male!
-[Malena] Yeah?

[mom] Come here.

[doorbell buzzes]

-She's so intense.
-Hello?

Nachito? Come on up, darling.

-Come here.
-Mmm.

-Here you are.
-What? Is it for me?

Mm-hmm.

-[Malena] Ah. They're beautiful.
-[sibling] Beautiful.

[Malena] So beautiful.

-Use them with someone special.
-[Malena] Mmm.

I separated two months ago
and nobody gave me anything.

Oh, poor thing.

You stayed over one night
and now we're painting your room. [laughs]

Vero, ladies, how's it going?

Nacho.

How long is she going to be?

Actually, I remember her.
She's always late.

Not to her wedding, though.
I picked her up.

What a difficult family.
You did a great job on that wedding.

Did you know
she asks me about you sometimes?

-Who?
-Cali.

-Cali?
-Yes.

[motorcycle approaches]

There she is.

That's her?

[sibling] Yes.

That's not the polo player, right?

I don't get it. Lisandro's in Madrid.

She loves to party.

-See you later?
-Yeah.

-Ciao.
-Ciao.

-Well, Clarita...
-[Cali screams]

-Hey!
-[both laughing, screaming]

-Hi.
-Hi.

Are you kidding?

Malena Carregal? Oh, no way, no way.
No f*cking way. What?

How are you?

-How are you?
-Good.

How long has it been?
Eight years? Nine years?

-Eight years?
-[Clarita] Yes.

-Probably.
-I love that you came. I love it.

-No. No, no. I drove her here.
-No, okay, come with.

-No way.
-Relax.

-You're our designated driver.
-I have plans.

No, no. This is your plan. We'll have fun.

-Fine, fine.
-[Clarita] Yeah! Whoo!

-Hey, no.
-[Cali laughing]

Don't be a moron.

What a moron.

[dance music playing]

Oh, sorry, sorry. Are you okay?

[dance music continues]

Sorry.

Excuse me.

-Excuse me.
-[indistinct]

-[indistinct]
-[Malena] Excuse me.

-[Cali] Do you want a beer?
-Ah.

-Hey, you don't need to push.
-Beer.

-Ready? Hey!
-Yeah. [chuckles]

If you don't push,
you can't get anything here.

Oh, you're more into
table and waiter, right?

[Malena] I swear...

I'm just the opposite.

-[giggling] Ah. Love it.
-I'm going to the bathroom, okay?

-Okay.
-I'll be back.

[dance music continues]

-Hey, look, look.
-No, don't go, please.

[Cali] Cheers. Hey!

[dance music in background]

[Clarita, Cali singing]

-Give me the keys, Clari.
-No, you're staying a little longer.

-No, no.
-Stay a little longer. Come now. Come on.

-Give me the keys.
-Ah, well, no.

-Oh, God.
-Oh, God? We're adults. Oh my.

-Fine.
-Ciao, Male.

-She's intense.
-It doesn't matter.

-She's complicated. [chuckles]
-Oh.

[dance music ends]

LIGHT HOME

AMBIENT LIGHT GENERAL LIGHT

Javi?

Ma. What's up?

Hi, honey.

Are you leaving?

I'm going to Luna's thing.

What if I told you I ordered pizza?

Why don't you tell her to come over?
We can eat together.

-No, I have plans.
-Okay.

Okay.

Ciao.

Hey.

Don't you have something to ask me?

"How did today go, Mommy?
How was it? How was your day?"

-No, that's your business.
-Mmm.

I'll sleep there, Mom.

-Okay.
-Ciao.

[rain pattering]

[thunder rumbles]

["La Mujer" plays]

[shouts, grunts]

-["La Mujer" ends]
-[doorbell rings]

Malena, open the door.

-I want to say something.
-Not now.

I was thinking...

-Now's not a good time.
-I'm getting wet.

-No, no.
-Your food is here.

-She's on her way.
-[chuckles] Thanks.

Coming.

-Hello.
-Hello. Good evening.

How are you?

-Thanks.
-Perfect. No, thank you.

-I tipped you in the app, okay?
-Perfect.

-Clara left.
-Not now.

After the girls left, I started thinking
about something I wanted to say.

Can I have a minute?

-One minute, that's it.
-One minute.

Ah, I'm sorry I was all excited
when you're in a bad place.

I was talking to Clara
and realized that it's perfect, you know?

No.

You are free, Malena.

I don't want to be annoying,
but I must insist

because I'll never forget my wedding.

I made it hard for you
because I was stressed.

But I saw you and keep thinking about
the best gift for my niece, Romina.

She's my godchild,
and I haven't seen her in forever.

I need to do something
to wash me of my sins.

Do you understand? It's...

I want to make her happy.
She's turning 15 years old.

They're a traditional family.

The thing is, it's kind of urgent,
you know?

It's now.

But it's small, so no worries.

It's just a few family members,
a few people, a bit of everything.

She's wonderful, lovely. You'll love her.

She didn't want to do anything,
but I convinced her.

What do you think? I brought euros.

It's not the right time
for this conversation.

No, no. I just came here to plant a seed.

-Mm-hmm.
-We can talk tomorrow.

We'll talk tomorrow.

My wedding was unforgettable.

I was worse off than you now...

[cell phone chimes]

What do you say? The clock's ticking.

[sighs, smacks lips]

[cell phone chiming]

[chiming continues]

Caliportman liked your photo 12 min

Caliportman liked your post 12 min

[door opens]

[Javi] Okay, Lu.
To the right, to the right.

-[Javi] There.
-[Malena] Oh.

-But, why you didn't call me?
-Hey, hello, hello.

-How are you?
-Good.

But I didn't even listen to the messages.
What a mess.

Maybe this wasn't necessary.
Javi and Luna are motivated.

-I didn't even have to force them.
-What's this?

Just a few things I'm donating.
Are you happy?

I'm ready for a double bed.

Yeah. Did you thank Grandpa?

No, it's okay, Male. It's okay.

-[Malena] Yeah.
-[Javi pants]

-Is it a coincidence this happened today?
-Ah.

-[laughs]
-Very funny.

-What?
-Thirty-five percent discount.

-Ah. [laughs]
-You could also get a new mattress.

-Well.
-The past is the past.

-Okay, I got it, Dad. Yes.
-Right?

-Help me.
-Okay.

It's like Javi changed his focus.

-Got it?
-Yes.

[grunts] Javi told me, okay?
About... About the trip.

-[Malena] Ah.
-Uh-huh.

Marcos can't stop planning.

No. Marcos can't.
He never stops planning. You know him.

-We're here, okay?
-There. And now?

-Are we putting it there?
-There.

Hey, and then we'll put it
where it needs to go.

-Great.
-Okay.

-[chuckles]
-[Malena] Perfect.

-[Malena] Looks great.
-[grandpa sighs]

If your... your mom... [sighs]

Your mom told me about the arrangement.

Mmm.

Look, I'm not going to ask you
why you didn't fight harder

or what plans did you have or anything,

so don't be afraid.

I'm not afraid of that question.
I'm always asking myself that.

It's okay.

I don't know. No... I couldn't...
I didn't want to fight for it.

I didn't realize he'd be so stingy.

-Yeah.
-Mmm.

-The past is the past.
-Mmm. Yes.

[grandpa chuckles]

This house

is your backup.

[Malena] Mmm.

And you have the tools.

-Mm-hmm.
-I'm not worried.

[Javi] Grandpa!

Coming.

But let us help you.

Hmm?

Mmm.

On my way!

Ok, let's get together

[doorbell rings]

-Hello?
-[Cali] Hello, Male?

I'm with Romina and Pepa.

Her friend.
They make all their decisions together.

They're joined at the hip. Can we come in?

Male?

-Malena, can we come in?
-Coming.

On my way.

[sighs]

This meeting wasn't confirmed, right?

-What does "meeting" mean?
-Chat, discuss timelines.

Well, we're chatting
and won't waste any time.

Well, girls, Romina.

-Me.
-Her.

Okay. Your aunt told me
your birthday is coming up soon.

I think the first step is
for you to tell me what you have in mind,

-what you're expecting.
-Yes, uh...

-What do I have to say?
-What you like, what you don't like.

Do you sing? Dance?

Sports, hobbies, something...

This is the time for ideas.

-Hmm. I don't like flowers. Horrible.
-Mmm.

Okay. Uh, is there a band you like?

A movie? Something you love in particular?

[mutters]

-Band? No.
-No.

Mmm.

Look, the more you tell me
about you and what you like,

the more the party will look like
what you're dreaming of.

We have some ideas,
but we don't love them.

No, we're not sure.

Karin, this girl,
had one of those huge ba*ls

-above a stage.
-It had water in it.

-No.
-There were orange fish.

-Oh, koi.
-The...

-[both] Koi! Yes. Yes.
-A Japanese-style party.

Love it. Want to sit down?

-[Romina] Yes.
-Take a seat. Come on.

Okay. I'm going to show you
some references to get the ideas flowing.

Because we can do something modern,
something super-baroque, classic.

New York style.

Do you like technology at events?

That could be cool.

Or something Japanese,
like what Karin did.

Anime-style. Maybe?

-Japan. JK.
-JK.

-[Romina, Pepa laugh]
-JK?

J-pop?

Uh, why don't you show me a reference?

[Romina] Like holograms, uh...

-No.
-K-pop style, but without fuchsia.

Okay.

-Can I use the bathroom?
-Yes.

-It's that way.
-Thanks.

-Cali, if we're doing this...
-"If"? We are doing this.

If we do this,
I need a lot of information.

-Yes.
-What type of party is it?

How many guests?

Is it a small or big party?

We don't have much time.
That's not a problem for now.

They don't know what they want.

-That's a problem.
-They're super excited. They love you.

-They talk weird because they're weird.
-They're weird.

But don't worry.
You know what to do. You do.

Look.

Now.

-The party is now. I'm...
-Now.

It's now. Love it.
I'm seeing my brother today.

I'll send you the info later
because I have no idea.

-I'm just paying for this.
-Got it.

I don't know if you understand
what I need, hmm?

Certainty.

Malenush, what else do you need
to say yes?

-Certainty.
-Do you love that I call you Malenush?

[chuckles]

-Look.
-["Crush" plays on phone]

That's it, got it?

[Malena] It looks good.

Great.

[song continues]

Tell him no. No, no, no.

Five minutes. No more and no less.

[Malena] Yes. All I need is five minutes.

You know invoicing is hard for me.
Who do you know?

You know admin people better than I do.

Why don't you ask Marcos?

No, no. Forget it. No, no, no.

No way am I doing that. No.

No mixing.

Everything will be mixed.

If you use our suppliers,
then they're your suppliers.

Well, your ex.

I'm going to pretend I didn't hear you.
Next.

Venue. The most important part.

You know what?

I thought of Ochoa's ranch.
It's probably available.

Or San Galli. What do you think?

San Galli has some open dates.

Yeah, I'll send them to you later.

Ramón's venue? Yes, it's doable.

You need a fancy ballroom?

Neutral. Adaptable.

I don't know what they're looking for,
and I need to book a venue now.

Change the subject. I'm getting nervous.

Listen, did you cut your hair?

Yes, Ray, I cut my hair. It's blue.

Can you send me the dates
for Sandoval and Vitoro too?

I have to take a photo.

I feel like a spy doing these things.

Don't exaggerate.
I'm just asking for availability.

-[shutter clicks]
-Done.

Oh, and one last tiny favor.

Fine. Fine.

Ask him to send an estimate,
and I'll review it, okay?

Great.

[Ray] I'll send you a photocopier
and everything you asked for.

It's on its way.

I love you, Ray. I love you, buddy.

I love you, I love you. Thanks.

Male.

-Over here.
-Yes, here.

-These are the girls I told you about.
-Mmm.

-BLACKPINK.
-Let's see. Ooh.

-They're a little extreme.
-Very.

-Maybe they aren't from here.
-And?

But there's a deejay, Max.
Should we try calling him?

-[doorbell rings]
-It varies for a themed set.

Javi, can you get the door?

It must be things Ray sent.
Don't look at me like that.

I'm going to call Ruqui Conde.

For the whole event.
Hopefully, he's available.

-I'll call.
-[Cali] Hi.

I'll get Max's number.

-Yeah.
-Are you Malena's son?

Yes.

-Incredible.
-What happened? Did you forget something?

Is this your son?

Yes. Javi and Luna.
Luna, Javi, his girlfriend.

This is Cali, Romina's godmother and aunt,
the birthday girl.

-Hi.
-Wow. He's so big.

So big. So big.

What's up?

Nothing, nothing. I'm just stopping by.

Ah.

Mmm. Okay.

I'm putting together some proposals
for ideas I got at our meeting.

-Don't worry. Go for it.
-Great.

You won't even know I'm here.

-Forget about me.
-I just got a call.

-I need to go visit a venue.
-Yes.

I'm going to see it now.

-I'm going to go now.
-Yes.

I'll go with you.
I have nothing else to do.

Okay. Okay. Yes.

Javi, listen for the doorbell.

[Malena] It's perfect. I loved it.
I loved it.

I hope the space will work for you.

It's very flashy.
It gives off positive vibes.

-It's very Jupiter-inspired.
-Great.

-Expansion, luck.
-Amazing.

-Do you have my number?
-Yes.

-I'll call you. Thanks.
-Great.

-Thank you.
-Thanks.

Okay.
Your clients are looking at the venue.

What do you mean?

-You sent a photo?
-Yes.

No, don't send anything.

Wait until I send a proposal.

What are they going to see?
An empty space. Anyway...

I promise to follow your rules.
They're loving it though.

[Malena sighs]

-[cell phone beeps]
-The venue's confirmed.

It's spectacular. Incredible.

Large, Jupiter-inspired, flashy.

Very flashy, Ray. I'm happy.
Thanks, buddy.

-[cell phone chimes]
-I love seeing you in action.

[sighs] I forgot
how much I loved doing this.

[sniffs] What are you doing?

Shall we?

-No, no, not me. Not me.
-Oh, relax, Malena.

I'm not 15 years old, Cali.

[sighs] I am.

Can I have some?

[Romina] No. Too colorful. Too bubblegum.

[Pepa] Not sure.

[Romina]
We are more into what's a bit trash.

-Mmm.
-Yes.

Vera had a super cool, futuristic venue.

I love the future.

[Romina] But we're thinking...

[both] Wild.

-I have a tiger-print dress that's... epic.
-[Pepa chuckles]

Do you know what augmented reality is?
Like, some plant...

-Good.
-...comes over you.

-Perfect. Got it.
-[chattering]

Ladies. Ladies!

Got it, perfect. I love the dress thing.

We're going to use the space we have
because of time constraints.

Okay? The rest of it is no problem.
Wild, augmented reality.

Does your aunt know about this
or should I talk to her?

Uh, she told me to tell you the changes
and for you to call her later.

Let's see. Give me a sec.

[sighs]

Good, good. Great.

Keeping in mind
this event is for 650 people,

I think the space distribution
is great, hmm?

Good. Also, don't forget,

in our communications,
never say the fruit is frozen.

Okay? Great.

You're in charge.
You're in good hands. See you later.

-Is he here?
-Yes.

-I was speaking with Memé.
-Ah.

Mmm. He said he can't handle
two events at once.

I told him to focus on this one.

But this clearly leaves us with a hole.

We need someone to manage the other event,
and I was thinking...

I think the perfect person...

is that freelance girl that worked
with us before, remember?

The one that did the Vega event.
She did a great job.

-Florencia?
-Ah, yes.

Her. But I'm not convinced.

So, I want to ask that you be there,

that you stay on top of things, hmm?

Keep an eye on things.

-Okay?
-Yes.

Thanks.

Hi, champ.

How are you, Son?

Let's go.

[sniffles]

Twenty-five students per year, champ.
Twenty-five.

Got it? That's small, negligible.

I understand you still don't understand
what I'm saying.

That's why I'm asking you to trust me.

Okay?

-Hey. Do you trust me?
-Yes.

-Yes?
-Of course.

Good, good.

Look, I would have loved to have a dad
that helped me, pushed me,

but I didn't.

Instead, what I'm doing with you

is giving you the education
any kid would love to have.

Each and every kid.

-Well, I'll write.
-That's it.

Grab your phone.
You spend all day on that thing.

Give me your backpack.

-And look up Richard Harris.
-[whispers] Richard Harris.

You won't believe
the economics speeches he gives.

-Amazing. Remember that.
-[chuckles]

Don't laugh. I'm serious.

How's your mom?

-Good. A bit weird, but...
-But... [laughs]

-[laughs]
-Let's grab a bite to eat.

Okay. Let's go.

[cell phone rings]

Cali, I was calling you because...

[Cali] Yes, I know, Malena.

-Yes?
-Something happened. Don't k*ll me.

Romina "flashed" a new one.

I was going to tell you I talked to them.

She did a complete one-eighty.
Don't worry.

We're going wild.

It's something else.
A total change of plans.

Sorry. They're kids and my brother
is an a*s that spoils them.

Look.

-♪ Going to Japan ♪
-♪ Where? ♪

[both] ♪ To Japan, going to Japan! ♪

♪ Going to Japan, going to Japan! ♪

♪ Going to... ♪

-[video stops]
-sh*t.

[engine starts]

[employee] Wait, wait. Hey!

-Sorry, sorry. Forgive me. Are you okay?
-Yes, yes.

-Don't worry.
-You sure?

-[thump]
-Ah.

[sighs]

-[footsteps approaching]
-[Malena] Ah.

[cell phone chimes]

[sighs] What do you want?

[Marcos on phone]
Hello, Male. How are you?

I need to talk to you
about Javi and the trip.

I did a lot on my end
to get him that spot.

I don't see him...

THIS CAME FOR YOU

[Marcos] ...working hard. I'm worried.

We agree on this, right?

Please let me know and we'll talk.

[sighs]

[fire crackling]

NOTICE OF TERMINATION

[doorbell rings]

I don't like being in debt.

Here are the expenses
of the "not a party."

In euros, as promised.

You came just for this?

No, no. I came for another reason.

I went to my brother's today,
Romina's dad.

I was super mad at him.

I let him know how much we had done
with the party and all that.

We were on the terrace.
That building has a beautiful terrace,

with an incredible bar.

We caught up. It was good.

But, right in the middle,
a woman interrupted us.

She had incredible cat-like eyes.
A Nordic look to her.

Claudia, Argentinean through and through.

She introduces us to her Russian husband.

-Get to the point, please.
-Yes.

Russia this, Russia that.

They gave me some incredible vodka to try,

which is this vodka. Get it?

This Russian is the owner of this vodka,
and he wants to bring it to Argentina.

So I thought that Malena Carregal,

with her 15 or 20 years' event experience,

could help him organize everything.

I don't feel like it.

I don't feel like planning a vodka event.

I don't feel like organizing
an event like your niece's.

-I don't feel like you being here.
-Ah.

Sorry, but I just got divorced
and I don't feel like anything,

if I'm being honest.

-Obviously, but...
-No, I get it.

I swear that I get it.

I know events can fall through.

I understand that people leave.

People change their plans
because people go to Japan.

They go to Boston.

They go to their girlfriend or
boyfriend's house who's 20 years younger.

People leave.

People leave.

And who has to stay behind
to hold together everything that's left?

And who doesn't want to hold together
everything that's left?

Like those plants.

Why do I have to care for those plants?

No, you don't have to.

Someone has to care for the plants,

hold things together, have faith.

-You don't have to have faith.
-I don't.

We don't have faith.

No.

Let's toast.

Cheers.

[mutters]

[sniffles]