She'd never brought anyone home before.
We have to celebrate. See you at the apartment soon.
Listen to me.
This deal is getting complicated.
I don't think we should have sex until I'm done with this job.
You entered my home again last night and snooped around.
So what? Why does that make you nervous?
Unless you're hiding something from me.
Emanuel.
Yeah?
It's my first time.
What a surprise.
Hi, I'm Florencia.
This is Julia.
Julia.
What is it?
Will you wait for me while I change?
Of course.
This is Julia.
Julia.
Great, then you're staying for dinner.
Why not?
Victor.
This is Emanuel.
We've met.
What do you do?
I'm in the art business.
Lots of con artists working in the art world these days.
How do we know you're not one of them?
Tell me something.
How will I explain this to Ana, huh?
She already knows.
I came to break our pact.
Either break up with Julia or I'll tell her everything.
You've gone too far.
We're done.
You're overreacting, Ana,
I've done what you asked for.
You thought I was crazy for asking you
to befriend Julia
and now you're saying I'm overreacting?
That I'm nuts!
I was the one who said no.
I told you I didn't want to hurt her,
that it wasn't simple,
that I didn't want to lie to her.
Now everything is going well and do you know why?
Because I've protected her from my job.
I'm so stupid. How could I believe in you?
How could I have fallen for it?
This is your job!
This is what you do for a living!
You deceive and lie.
You deceived us both.
No...
You used me.
You used me to get to Julia,
but you don't really care about either of us.
All you care about is our money.
You disgust me.
You disgust me!
Ana, not even you believe that.
Let's talk about what really matters to you,
about what I feel for Julia.
It's real.
Then let's go tell her how much I paid for your real feelings.
If you do it, she won't just hate me,
but you as well.
How could I have done this?
I regret it so much.
I hate you.
Fine.
But I need some time.
A week, not one more day.
If you don't keep your word, I'll tell her myself.
Ana.
The keys.
Saturday at 8PM, yes.
Bye.
Good morning, Mom. How are you?
Good morning, sweetie. How did you sleep?
Good, and you?
What happened to your face, Mom?
Forget it, it's nothing.
You're bleeding.
I tripped on those ------- steps.
I never wanted them like that in the first place,
but I fell, twisted my foot,
and hit myself, that's all.
How much money do you owe Roman now?
I haven't seen him, I haven't played.
Why must you mention Roman? Why must you...?
Stop defending him, he's dangerous.
Look what he did to you! Let's report this.
-No way. -I'll go with you!
This can't go on.
Who do you want to report? The staircase? The architect?
Those damn steps?
Please. Who?
You think I was born yesterday?
I can tell you didn't get any sleep last night.
You're watching the news.
Why don't you talk to me? Tell me what's going on.
I want to help you. Talk to me!
Please, tell me what's wrong!
Leave me alone.
Don't bother me!
Please, I'm asking you.
I fell down, I have a headache,
I woke up early to fix you a delicious breakfast.
So go to the kitchen. Go!
I don't recognize you, Mom.
Go to the kitchen.
Thanks for coming.
It's part of my job.
I called you because of Ana.
She's been hiding in her room more than usual,
and I'm worried.
Okay.
Julia!
You look gorgeous.
I'm going to see your mom.
I love you.
You look pretty.
Thanks.
Nice sweater.
You mom is ill.
Sure, that doesn't justify how she treated Emanuel,
but her depression is in part because she's sorry.
If you treated her with the same tenderness
you treat flowers,
things would be very different.
Pardon me?
Nothing. I have class.
My mom is in trouble again with Roman.
Has she told you anything?
She doesn't need to.
This morning she was chain smoking,
watching the news like a sicko,
her face all bruised.
She's obviously gambling again.
You heard anything?
No, it could be withdrawal.
Withdrawal?
Please, Emanuel, don't be naïve.
She's gambling again and I'll end up paying her debt.
Darling, you're back.
I'd like to talk to you before you travel.
I need you to take care of the guys.
I can trust you, right?
No need to worry.
Honey, can you check the reservations in Cancun?
Be a sweetie and check that for me.
You could just say you want to be left alone with Emanuel.
Oh, honey.
Oh, Mom.
See you in a bit.
Have you heard if he was found?
There's nothing on the news.
I'm worried about this situation too,
but we have to move on.
Now, you have to promise me you won't do anything crazy.
Oh, I never do crazy stuff.
Well, I do, but I won't anymore.
Promise.
I promise.
Fine.
Hi, Julia.
Are you going to the meeting?
Margui organized a group to talk about women's place in art.
As we know, there's a disparity between women's place in art,
and, in general, compared to men's.
This is the place to start.
We are the generation that carries the baton.
The idea is to make a fuss,
then go for coffee and get to know each other.
And I have nice things I can share with you.
Lola and I thought you could bring Emanuel.
We like him for you.
We also liked him for us.
Is he passionate in bed?
Have you guys done it in the college bathroom?
Thanks for the invite.
How cute.
She's too shy to talk about it.
Why did you invite her?
She's freaky. All I did was invite her.
Don't.
If I had one wish, you know what it'd be?
I'd ask to feel again.
It's been so long since I felt something.
Shall I make you a list of all the nice things,
all the good things you have to be thankful about?
I felt like I lost everything in that accident.
I not only lost Lorenzo but also Julia.
She was never the same again.
We were lifelong friends.
Elementary school classmates.
Maids of honor at each other's wedding.
Ana was magnetic, joyful, funny.
When she entered a room,
everyone turned around to look at her.
But everything changed after Lorenzo died.
She became dark, different.
I can't believe she ended up like this
Okay, Ms. Dolores,
can you tell us how Ana started to frequent
the world of gigolos?
I started first when I divorced my husband,
my now ex-husband.
I couldn't believe seeing those men there,
so young, so gorgeous.
They took care of us without any sense of commitment.
Sounds idyllic.
Ana was thrilled.
When things with Victor started to go south,
I convinced her to follow my footsteps.
And once she met Emanuel,
she became a regular at Minou's art gallery.
Did you ever notice anything weird in their relationship?
All those relationships have something weird.
You here to see Tomas?
No, to see Emanuel, his brother.
I didn't know they were siblings.
Is it your first time or have you hired him before?
Hired who?
Hi.
Tomas...
Yes, do we know each other?
No, but you're Emanuel's brother, right?
I'm Julia, a friend of his.
Come in, Lili, I'll be in soon.
Hi.
Did Emanuel send you?
No, and I'm sorry to bother you.
It's just that I was trying to get in touch with him,
and since he's been living here while his apartment was fixed,
I thought I could find him here.
Yeah, the thing is, he had to go on a work trip.
Something unexpected came up.
I also needed to talk to him, but I couldn't.
I'll let him know you were here if you want.
No, don't worry.
That lady is a neighbor.
She's got problems,
in case she might have said something weird to you.
Hi, this is Emanuel. Leave a message.
Ema, call me when you get this.