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How's my favorite painter?

Meh.

You're out early this morning.

I was asked to lecture a master class in Fine Arts.

A waste of time,

but I agreed anyway.

It will only be a couple of hours.

A master class sounds nice, Tatiana.

Look at the beautiful face you have. I want to paint you.

Yes, yes, yes.

Think about it, okay?

Let me help you.

-Thank you, sweetheart. -My pleasure.

Excuse me, Tatiana, huh?

Early morning call.

It's 9 a. m. in the city of Buenos Aires.

The temperature is 12 degrees centigrade,

and, since this is your last night with us,

we have a courtesy bonus for you of an espresso.

Oh, please.

It's a pleasure for all of us.

Allow me to tell you the flavors we have available for you.

Aromi, Lungo Caramel,

Capriccio, Vanilla Dolce.

Very well, that one will be.

I'll be right over with it.

Goodbye.

I opened the box, yes.

-Coffee with a bonbon. -Thank you very mucho.

No problem. Is everything in the apartment alright?

The sun. Perfect. I'll recommend it to everyone.

Thank you. Let me give you my card.

Have your friends always contact me by email.

I can't guarantee it'll be this apartment because of the constant turnover,

but there's always gonna be something special for you.

"Buenos Aires, Apartments VIP."

Apartments VIP.

Let's have our coffee now before it gets cold.

-Come on, come on. -Thank you.

THE BOSS

Well...

Merci, Eliseo.

Au revoir, Juliette.

Au revoir.

Bye, bye.

Hey! No, boys, no.

Clear everything out.

This is a transit hallway, not a place to dump materials.

Careful with the elevator mirror when you take down your shit, okay?

Understood?

Eliseo...

Congressman, I didn't know you were still here.

I was telling the men to go ahead and take everything down.

Just the person I needed. I need a favor from you.

-Of course. -Come on in.

The thing is we're expecting the delivery of a new box spring,

and, we're a bit short of time. Could you take care of receiving it?

Sure, Congressman, no problem.

Great. Actually, it's two things.

It's a mattress and a box spring.

They can bring it in and leave it there in the bedroom.

Perfect.

So, well, I'm gonna give you a... Do you have a key, darling?

I'm giving you a key.

-Take it. We'll be back... -the day after tomorrow.

The day after tomorrow, yes.

Perfect, Congressman.

So, what do you think of this?

It's really... ...Oh, a call.

Work always comes first, doesn't it?

Hello? Víctor,

how are you?

No, the ruling, as it is, cannot move forward.

I don't give a fat rat's ass what the sub-secretary has to say.

You can't bring that up now. Everything's been thoroughly discussed...

Such a beautiful wallpaper, isn't it? It's something...

Kind of a jungle image, no?

Well done but with imagination... I just love the color scheme.

-Very discreet. -Yes. Facundo let me choose it.

-And he was right to do so. -Thanks.

Then they can go fuck themselves, Ginetti and the entire commission.

Do you understand?

I've got to supervise the men. Excuse me.

Go ahead.

Because we all have to be in agreement.

-Good. Is everything there? -Yeah.

-Turkey croissants, salmon crackers. -Yes.

-Everything. -Perfect. Good.

-Hello! -Everything alright?

Très bien, très bien.

Belle journée.

Merci.

Au revoir.

Au revoir.

-Where did that Frenchy come from? -No, she's not French, she's Swiss.

How ‘bout that?

You think she's a relative of the Galurdiáns?

It's weird she's staying in their apartment while they're away.

-What's weird, but really weird... -What is?

...is that a building manager's assistant inquires about the residents as if it were

his business.

No, no, Eliseo, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.

Here comes the Congressman's mattress.

Pay attention to me. Get the keys, go to Seven A...

Careful, the walls have just been painted.

And leave the mattress in the bedroom.

Then, you get out of there and drop the key in the box inside my desk.

-Perfect. Yes. -Come on, get moving. Go.

Beba. It's me. I'm coming in.

Come on in, Eliseo.

I've brought you some premium stuff.

Oh! I didn't know you had company. I'm so sorry.

Come, come.

Look at the surprise I got today.

-Jordi, nice to meet you. -Hello. Glad to meet you. Eliseo.

Likewise.

He's my nephew. He'll be staying with me for a while.

He just got in from Barcelona.

Yes, I know, the accent gives me away, doesn't it?

-Obviously. Welcome to Argentina. -Thank you.

Beba, I didn't know you had a nephew.

I didn't know either. This was really a surprise.

Jordi is the son of my cousin Hilda

who recently passed away. I told you about it.

Of course you told me about her. Well, I'm very sorry for your loss, Jordi.

Thank you, thanks.

-Eliseo is the building manager. -Uh-huh.

He's much more than that,

-he's my friend. -That's very nice,

very nice indeed. It's a pleasure meet you.

Same here.

What goodies have you brought?

Nah, it's for you. I don't want to interrupt, I'm leaving.

No, please. Sit down. Stay with us for a while.

No, I only wanted to know if you found out anything about the upstairs thing.

No, no, I didn't hear anything else. If I hear anything, I'll let you know.

Sure. We'll talk later.

-How much do I owe the bakery? -Nothing.

It's a gift from me to celebrate the newcomer.

-Thank you, Elías. -Eliseo.

-Right, that's right. -You have a great day.

-Thanks. Same to you.

-Eliseo.

A good friend. Fantastic. That he is.

- Fuck you, kid! -Huh!

Take it easy. He's just a kid. Are you okay?

Sorry. I didn't realize it was Ulises. I apologize

because I must say he really scared me. I'm sorry, Doctor.

Don't apologize to me. Apologize to Ulises.

He's just a child.

Yes.

-You were too hard on him. -Yes, you're right.

-You want Eliseo to apologize to you? -Yes.

Eliseo, please.

Ulises, a thousand apologies. Will you accept my apologies?

No.

You fell for it.

Dirty bastard son of a bitch.

-Oh! Please, let me help you. -No, no. They're not heavy.

-Alright! -Thank you.

If you'd like to go to a milonga tonight,

I can make reservations for you. You'll love it.

-Milonga? -Sure, to dance tango...

-Oh! Tango. Yes, yes. -Tango, dancing.

-No. Tonight I am full. -You are?

I have good plan. Great goodbye party.

Great goodbye...

Well, I hope you enjoy it.

-Thank you. -Bye-bye.

Hello, Ricardo. This is a surprise!

Eliseo, sorry about the time.

No, don't worry. How's your vacation going?

Good, my man, good. You don't know how pissed we are about coming back.

What do you mean "coming back"? Where are you calling from?

From, Ezeiza, the airport. We had to move up the flight two days

because Beatriz's sister broke her hip. I'll tell you the whole story later.

I'm calling you about something else.

Could you please turn on the apartment heating?

Tell him to set it to 24 degrees.

See if you can set it at 24 degrees.

We're now waiting for our luggage.

We'll be there in a short while.

Ricardo...

I'd like you to please call me as soon as you get here

so I can help you with the luggage.

Great. Thanks a lot. See you later.

Yes, Ricardo. See you.

Juliette.

Juliette, please.

Juliette.

Juliette.

-Who are you? -Please, cover yourself. Call Juliette.

Don't tell me you're her husband because that'd be the last thing I need.

-No, I'm the apartment owner. -Ah, good! Thank God.

Juliette!

No, she can't hear you.

-Who are you? Her boyfriend? -No, no.

There are no feelings here. I'm... I provide a professional service at home.

Look at that!

Goddammit, cover yourself! Go call her. I don't have any time to waste.

Juliette!

-I've told you, she can't hear you. -Juliette!

Go see for yourself. Go on.

Oh my God! Juliette!

Juliette, Juliette,

please wake up. Juliette!

Juliette!

Forget it, she's not gonna wake up.

What did you do to her, drug her?

What are you saying? Don't talk bullshit, man.

Get dressed, you pig.

Juliette, please.

Juliette!

The chick must have drunk

at least three bottles of wine by herself. I don't drink.

I don't touch a drop. I'm a professional.

When I'm on the job, nothing, zilch.

She passed out right away.

I thought these Swedish broads could hold their booze a little better.

Swiss, man, she's Swiss.

Oh, my God! Please, wake up, Juliette.

Fucking hell!

Wake up, Juliette!

This is a nightmare! It can't be happening to me!

Don't worry. She's plastered. You're gonna have to wait.

-Listen, I gotta run. -I charge by the hour, see?

After I fucked her, the taximeter kept on running.

-Besides, I have another gig. -Right.

Get outta here, man. I said get out. Come on, leave, now!

-I'm not going anywhere ‘till I get paid. -That's your problem. What do you expect?

-No, it's your problem. -What?

-Aren't you the apartment owner? -Yes.

Then, you must cover your tenant's expenses. You pay me.

If you don't, I'll take with me something of value from this apartment.

Sure, but the issue is how you're going to manage to leave.

I have the key and you can't open the door downstairs.

-You think I'm stupid? -Don't worry. It's all good.

-Don't worry? -We'll find a way.

Don't get violent now, I'll pay you.

-The thing is finding the chick's wallet. -It's in her backpack.

She put it back there after she paid for the pizza.

You're really watchful, aren't you?

-Alright. How much does she owe you? -I charge 300 dollars per hour.

Stop fucking around, 300 dollars... How much is it?

-I work fucking, I don't do charity work. -Very well.

-There're no dollars here, just euros. -Fine, 300 euros.

-No, the exchange rate is not one to one. -Oh, yes, mine is.

Or you can go to a currency exchange. I don't have a problem waiting for you.

-How many hours did you work? -Four. That's 1200 euros.

-There's only a thousand here. We're done. -No, we're not.

It's 1200. So 200 are missing. You pay me.

I'll take pesos.

-Listen, man... -Stop.

Stop right there. Something here doesn't add up.

You think I'm gonna believe that you,

with that cab driver mug you have, own this apartment?

Nah, tell me the truth. Who owns the apartment?

You're completely wrong.

-What's your name? -Rómulo.

-Rómulo. Is that your stage name? -It's 1200 euros and that's it.

-Don't waste any more time. Give it to me. -Stop, stop, stop.

Go back and try to look at the whole picture.

How would you like the cops to storm in here right now?

The boys in precinct 33 and I go back a long time and--

-Don't threaten me. -No, no, no.

Quite the opposite. I'm just giving you an example.

Suppose they come in and find this semi-naked woman

on the bed, passed out,

with signs of having used legal or illegal substances.

In an apartment that isn't hers, in a country that isn't her own,

with some guy locked in here and they say: "Maybe he raped her."

What are you saying? It wasn't that way.

No, I'm not saying it, the cops might think it went down like that.

Besides, you're demanding I pay you

for some activity that, as far as I know, is...

illegal.

No, no. It's not really illegal. It's kinda in a gray zone.

You just don't know how much cops like to discuss those gray zones.

It's gonna be fascinating

to discuss it with the police. You need a lawyer, Rómulo.

I'm telling you the truth.

Fine, give me the 1000 euros. I want to get the fuck outta here.

A wise decision.

On one condition.

You're gonna help me move this woman

and then clean the apartment.

Move her? Where to?

No, no. No questions. It's a deal.

You take it or you don't. Or you talk to the cops. That's the deal.

-Fine, okay. -Okay. Is that right?

I'll give you 500 now and when we finish the job,

I'll give you the other 500. Is that okay with you?

Okay?

What are you doing? Are you cold?

If I'm cold, that's my problem. Come with me.

Go on.

Slowly.

Slowly.

We must go easy.

That's it.

Slowly.

Come on.

Ricardo.

Already here? Fine, I'll be right down.

-What happened? -Nothing. Go upstairs to the terrace.

I'll be right up and we'll settle the bill. Go on.

Go.

Thanks a lot.

-Good evening. -Good evening.

-Oh, good evening! -How's everything? How was your flight?

Oh, yes, I can imagine. How is your sister with the broken hip?

-Don't even mention it. -Oh, God.

I'm so bitter.

-Did you turn on the heating? -Yes, it must already be warm.

Follow me, please.

Go ahead, Beatriz.

Mr. Ricardo, please.

Thanks, my man.

What's that smell?

Did you spray air freshener?

I took the liberty, Beatriz, because there was a bit of musty smell.

-Did I do the wrong thing? -No, please.

Well, thank God.

I'll leave you to rest, then. You have a good night.

Yes, yes.

-Rick. -Oh, yes! Sorry.

Thanks for everything, Eliseo.

No, Ricardo! What's that? God, no.

-For your trouble. -It's no trouble at all.

As long as I'm here, my job is to make life easier for you.

Why do you say that? "As long as I'm here"?

No reason. Today I'm here, tomorrow, I don't know.

-Is there something you know? -Not me. Is there something you know?

-Well... Let's do one thing, Don Ricardo,

I don't know anything, but if I did,

I'd like to have the support of the good people who live in the building.

You can count on that, my man.

Alright, thank you so much. Sleep well.

Mhm.

You shouldn't smoke.

Some of my clients don't like it, but I believe I deserve it.

Sure.

Fine, give me my money so I can be on my way.

-Wait. I want to leave my card with you. -Aha.

so you can offer my professional services to the tourists.

Yeah, sure, something might come up.

Okay, give me the 500. I want to leave.

-There was a small problem... -What happened?

The neighbor from Six B called the cops.

She's an old bitch who's always getting us into trouble.

She complained that in that apartment there was prostitution

and I don't know how many more things going on.

But I called my friends from precinct 33 and everything's been solved.

Okay, so give me my dough and I'll go.

But this help of mine comes with a cost. I'll keep these 500,

and you keep the other 500. I think it's a fair payment.

-What? -No, no I don't want any problems here.

Let me call the boys and tell them you did not agree.

-Let me make the call. -No, no.

-Don't call anyone. -It's just a second.

-I just want to get the fuck outta here. -Sure?

-Yeah, sure. -How do I get out?

Fine, as you wish. Follow me.

-Have a good night, my friend. -Bye. Thanks.

Juliette.

Are you awake?

Yeah, there's bad people everywhere.

Apparently this young man... you hired slipped something in your drink

that put you to sleep and he took advantage

and stole some things from the apartment,

like the TV set, your wallet, some valuable objects.

I can't believe it.

When the police showed up, I had to get you out of there

and leave you here. It was the only apartment I had available.

-How embarrassing! I'm so sorry. -No. You shouldn't be sorry.

-I can pay. -Pay? Please, you're the victim here.

You come to my country, you invest, you trust...

and look what you get back.

No, the image we're giving the world is terrible.

Is everything alright?

Not everything. I'm very sad about all this

and I'd like you to leave with at least a nice memory from us.

I've brought you something typical.

-An Argentinian maté. -Ah.

It's something you can share with your friends.

-Very nice. Thanks. -I'm glad you like it.

Now, I'm sorry to rush you,

but unfortunately you must get ready to check out.

This unit is being remodeled and the painters will be arriving shortly.

Take the maté and let's go. Come on. Let's go.

Thank you. Everything was very nice.

-I know I'll be back. -That's what I wanted to hear.

Hold it, wait.

Let me pay you now so there won't be any surprises later.

To Ezeiza airport, it's 5000 pesos.

What? Are you carrying her while you jog or what?

That's the price. I could do it for 4600. Anything less is impossible.

I'll give you 4000. The woman is already inside

and the suitcases in the trunk. I did all the heavy lifting, man.

Come on, bro. Come on.

All is fine.

I've got some potential clients you may offer your services to.

Can you manage elderly ladies, Rómulo?

I know a nice lot that could make us a lot of money.

Answer me when you have time.

If anything else comes up, I'll call you, and well,

if it's okay with you, then we can discuss my commission and everything else.

Best regards, bro. Bye.

-Hello? -Eliseo,

how are you? It's Messina.

-Oh... all right. Did something happen? -No, no.

I'm sorry to bother you. By any chance are you free right now?

I know it's a little late, but I was busy all day

and I need to speak with you as soon as possible.

-Sure. Are you coming up? -No, I'm already at the multipurpose room.

-I'll wait here for you. Is that okay? -Sure. I'm on my way.

Okay. See you.

We wanted to talk with you, because we're about to make some decisions

that in a certain way will be affecting you.

We're thinking about... Well, giving our terrace a better use.

Completely renovating it with a swimming pool, a sun deck, a gym...

Oh! How nice.

It will obviously be put to the vote later on.

I've spoken with several owners and, well, they all agree and are very interested.

I can imagine they are.

But to carry out Matías' project, we will need the space

that your apartment currently occupies in the terrace.

The apartment must be demolished. Is it clear?

Yes, crystal clear. Since I've been here,

I've always thought:

"Don't they realize the terrace is a totally wasted space?"

It is a wasted space.

I would... I would do the same thing in your place.

I think it's the perfect idea.

Well, there's something else.

Mario.

Uh, yeah. Yes, well, um...

Maybe the most unpleasant part of the project

is that, by eliminating the building manager's apartment,

that is your apartment in this case, the position would also be eliminated.

My job, huh? Right. So, how are you gonna manage?

Well, we've been thinking about hiring an outside cleaning company.

Obviously less expensive. Makes sense.

Ah.

It's nothing personal, Eliseo. You have to understand, it's just...

-Doctor, -a matter of saving costs.

And it goes without saying, you'll get paid

absolutely everything you're owed.

It's a big pile of money, isn't it, Mario?

But don't worry, Eliseo.

There's also gonna be a little extra something for you.

No, Doctor, that won't be necessary. Whatever the law dictates.

Why? Not one peso more. There's no need for little extra something.

What I do really appreciate is your letting me know in advance

so I can start organizing my things.

So, it's alright. It's very good.

Well, if you don't need me anymore, I'm still the manager

and I still have much work to do.

May I be excused, or is there anything else?

-Yes, of course, Eliseo. -Excuse me, please.

Thank you for understanding our situation...

and for your usual professional manner.

Thanks, Eliseo. Carry on with your duties.

Very kind of both you, and have a good night.

Bye.

Just wait and see what a little extra something means.