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RICH IN LOVE
She told you she wants to leave you while you're in here?
No, sweetie, she didn't tell me now.
She told me one of the times we saw each other.
It was tough.
What do you mean one of the times
you saw each other?
You saw each other more than once?
Wait.
You went to the house to leave us some gifts.
-You saw each other then, right? -Yes.
You saw each other after that?
Yes.
We've seen each other three or four times.
I can't believe it. Why didn't she tell us?
It was dangerous, Maria Jose.
The police were looking for me
and the fewer people who knew, the better.
Oh, Dad, please! We're adults.
She didn't want to compromise you.
If she'd told you, you'd have had to lie to the police
if they questioned you.
Alright, fine,
but what's the point of leaving you,
especially in your current predicament?
You can't defend yourself or anything.
Get it?
-Yes, it wasn't the best time. -Of course not.
Anyway, I understand.
Daddy, what do you mean? Look at you.
I can't imagine how terrible you must feel.
It's really bad.
Even though your mother has every reason
to want to leave me, I'm her husband and I love her.
I hope she still loves me too.
Yikes, I don't know. I mean, it sounds tough.
It's easy to say what one would do in a situation,
but it's very different when actually faced with it.
I really don't know.
Right, I'd love to go see him
and tell him that I forgive him, but that would be a lie.
Alright, look,
what do you feel when you think about him?
Actually, what does your heart feel when you think about him?
Anger!
I'm angry with him, especially for betraying Mom.
I can't forgive that.
Yeah, but your parents' relationship is their problem.
Fine, I agree,
but I'm the only one who knows how hard this has been on Mom.
And for whatever reason, I'm inclined to support her.
Yes, I get it, but let her be the angry one.
You're her daughter.
Parents make mistakes too.
Yes, but my father didn't just make one mistake
and it wasn't something small either.
Jorge, my father conned a bunch of people.
He never stopped to think what could happen to us.
I don't think a good father would do that.
Yes, but everyone makes mistakes.
Look, when I was little, I was bad.
Dad would always punish me and scold me,
but at the end of the day, he'd hug me, kiss me
and tell me that he loved me and that he'd be there for me
for better or for worse.
You understand?
Yes, but my father's not a little kid
and I'm not trying to punish him to teach him a lesson.
Angie, I don't think it's good to be so resentful.
Make the best of what you've got.
At least he's still alive.
There's not a day that goes by that I don't miss my mother.
Yeah, but your mother wasn't a criminal.
Well, yeah, maybe she wasn't, but that's not the point.
I'd be willing to bet anything that your father loves you.
I swear.
Just one look at him at the church was enough.
Look, my mother used to say that no matter how bad
someone might be they always love their family.
I believed her and I believe in your father.
You're a really great person, Jorge.
It's too bad we lost our way and things ended between us.
Well...
there's still time to find our way back.
You think so?
I mean, when you come to your senses,
I live right next door.
You can knock on my door.
You didn't forget I live there, right?
Remember what I said, alright?
Take care.
Well, Dad, I think that once this is all over,
we're going to be a family again.
It might not be like before, but we'll be together, right?
Your mother and I will probably get back together.
This divorce thing is probably some silly whim,
because of what happened.
In time, I think she'll think things over.
What do you think?
Um...
I don't know.
I think Mom has been really nervous
and maybe that's why she asked for a divorce.
I really don't know what to tell you, Dad.
I want to ask you a question, and I want you to be honest.
Did you know she wanted a divorce?
Yes, she told Trini, Angie and me.
Did she say why?
Of course.
Dad, you left overnight.
She didn't hear from you again. You really disappointed her.
Oh, Daddy, I feel terrible telling you all of this.
How about you talk to her?
Yes, I know I have to talk to her,
but I'm scared she's in love with someone else.
No.
I don't think that's it.
No, when?
Mom is always at the market or the house,
the house or the market.
It's impossible.
I went to see her one night. You guys weren't there.
I saw a man leave the house.
She told me he's your neighbor,
but it was really late, Maria Jose.
She was really nervous.
Do you know anything about that neighbor?
Are your mother and he close?
I think we can all agree that we will never approve
a 10% raise in our rent or being kicked out, right?
Then that's what we have to do.
Besides, it's illogical.
In any case, what he wants to do is illegal.
It's more illegal than a 3-dollar bill.
Poncho, stop interrupting, we won't get anywhere like this.
-Vicente. -Thanks.
I was reading the lease and the contract is very clear.
The lease is for a year and we're not even six months in.
He can't do that.
He can't raise the rent just because he wants to.
Can I say something?
Alright, Poncho.
Oh, so it's the entire show.
Go ahead.
Dear, friends!
There won't be any fried fish!
We're the ones who work from dusk till dawn.
We're the ones who get on the bus stinking of fish
and the ones bullied for it, and for what?
To bring home the bacon.
That guy is getting rich off our work,
all the while he sits in his beach house
sipping his whiskey.
We're the heart, soul and sweat of this nation!
Without us immigrants,
this country wouldn't be what it is today.
Viva immigrants!
Viva!
Alright, thanks, Poncho.
Back to the subject at hand,
I think we should all have a common goal and strategy.
We have to stay strong like we've always been.
I'm going to talk to a lawyer and if this guy
doesn't change his mind, then we'll sue him.
Manuel.
Wouldn't it be better to settle?
I know from experience that those suits can go on
for years.
You'd waste a lot of time and money
and in the end, you might end up losing.
Well, the idea's not to sue right now.
I'm going to talk to a lawyer to see what we should do.
Hey, shark.
Whose side is your friend on?
No...
It just sounds like she's on the rich guy's side.
It makes sense since she's just like him.
We're used to fighting against people like you, Chichi.
We've done it all our lives. You don't scare us.
I think that Mademoiselle Chivis is right.
It's best to talk it out and settle.
Remember that...
I'd just like to see less talking and more acting.
If you want to be one of us, you have to have guts.
How can I explain... just like a stomach.
I'll take her.
Oh, Stella, have you put on weight?
Maria Jose, you know who I'm talking about, right?
Well, I'm guessing...
you're talking about Mr. Manuel.
He's more than a neighbor really.
He's a good family friend.
In all honesty, he's been really nice to us
and he's a done a lot for us.
He's the one who got Angie and Lupita into their school.
Good.
He also helped Mom get a job at the market.
She already told you all of this, right?
Yes, she told me she works at the fish market,
but she didn't say who got her the job.
Apparently, there are some things I don't know.
Well, tell me what's the last thing you know
and I'll summarize what's happened.
I can't imagine your mother working at a fish market,
as refined as she is.
Trust me, a lot has changed.
I mean, Trini, like our Trini, is good friends
with a baker.
-His name's Benito. -I can't believe it.
I can't either. Well, neither can she.
Just wait until I see her again,
I'm going to make so much fun of her.
-Friends with a baker! -No, leave her be.
She'd never get over it.
Dad, in all seriousness,
Mr. Manuel is a really good family friend.
Don't worry.
That neighbor... Manuel...
Yeah, Mr. Manuel.
Well, if he's been so great to you guys,
then I should thank him personally.
Um... no.
- SÍ.
-Yes. -No.
-Yes. -No, not really.
I don't think that's necessary.
We've already been grateful enough.
We're always thanking him, like, all the time.
He knows.
You know what?
Every dollar you spent on our education was well spent.
Trust me.
We're the best mannered people on that block.
Yes, but I should do it.
Afterward, you won't need anyone's help,
especially not a stranger's.
RICH IN LOVE