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We've been robbed! Take a look at this, please.
This can't be. These are your designs.
They've ruined our million- dollar deal with the Andersons.
-What are you doing? -Hey!
-Leave him alone! -Run, run!
Let's go!
You're my Good Samaritan.
Thank you so much. You've been great to me.
I need to talk to Betty. I know she's here.
-You can't deny it. -She's not here.
She left on a trip yesterday.
Don't worry about your money. We'll return it.
Betty and I aren't thieves.
I've never doubted Betty.
Remember this?
You gave it to Betty some time ago.
Mr. Armando Mendoza, I have you in my hands.
You did the right thing by preserving that document.
That's what a good friend does.
What?
I've always known you and Betty weren't romantically involved.
You two are like brother and sister,
but I asked Betty to continue pretending you two were dating.
Right, so no one would suspect the truth.
So you could continue to manipulate her,
make fun of her, and lie to her.
You're not a man, Mr. Armando.
Armando Mendoza, a big name
with so much prestige, and for what?
So you could manipulate a secretary
who ended up falling hopelessly in love with you?
And I with her. That's what happened.
I ended up falling in love with your best friend.
What? No, no, no.
I'm not Betty and I won't fall for that.
Damn, you're great at lying and manipulating others.
I made a mistake.
Mr. Armando, I think... this goes beyond a mistake.
You're a real jerk.
But guess what.
I won't allow you to continue to make a fool of Betty.
Have you seen your handiwork?
The little bits of Betty that are left?
I'm sorry. I really am sorry.
May I have that letter?
-This one? -Yes.
You can tear it up if you want. I have plenty of copies.
I could paper over Wall Street with it if I wanted to.
No, I won't get rid of it. I love her.
I need it to prove to everyone that she's innocent.
Betty did exactly as I asked
and she did it because she loved me.
What happened?
Armando, we're facing a very serious situation.
-What? -We've been robbed!
Everything's gone! There's a dark hand over V&M!
-Everything! -What do you mean?
A fast fashion company is selling
every outfit that makes up V&M's new line.
We're victims of theft, son.
What? How? That can't be!
It is. Look at their clothes.
All those designs were ours. We obviously used better fabric,
but even the colors are identical.
We have to sue them!
Armando, the company legally registered the designs.
There's nothing we can do.
Our stock is ready. Anderson is expecting it.
Hey... Mr. Anderson is on the line.
He's asking to speak with the president of V&M.
Who do I put on?
Sofia, tell him we'll call him back.
-Right. -Sofia.
-Yes? -Please be polite.
Yes, yes.
So now what? What should we do?
My darling Lombardi girls, could you leave for a minute?
I need to talk to Ines.
The scanned sketches are here.
I'm sure you'll want to hand it to Roberto in person.
Yes, perfect.
Ines, you haven't seen my line sheet, have you?
No.
I'm asking in case you mistakenly took it home,
got it mixed up with other papers,
or if you've seen someone you don't know in the studio.
Someone in spy gear and a black raincoat.
I don't know what you mean. What are you playing at?
Ines, something terrible happened.
What happened?
Someone stole the collection.
-What? -All of it.
No, no.
They plagiarized every last thread.
A fast fashion company stole everything.
It's being sold for next to nothing.
That's why I wanted to know if you had mistakenly
gotten it mixed up with some other papers,
taken it home with you, or something like that.
I would never do anything like that.
I understand and I can admit to having problems,
-being forgetful and other things-
but I'd never allow such information to get out,
much less to anyone who could do something so horrible.
Ines, I'm only exhausting every possibility.
In fact, the person I trust least is myself.
Listen up, Hugo Lombardi.
In order to plagiarize a line, especially one like yours,
you need clarity of mind.
And I don't think a hag suffering from memory loss
such as myself could pull it off.
I am garbage.
I need to burn in Hell.
I'm going to apologize.
Yes? That's fine.
Don't worry.
I'll call you back.
Yes. Thank you very much.
Hey, I'm on the line with the textile company in Mexico.
They want to speak to Betty
about the deposits that were supposed to be made today.
Betty always dealt with them directly.
Don't tell them she's no longer working with us.
Tell them she's out and that we'll call them back.
Okay, okay. The bank is also on the line.
They're asking about an overdraft.
Payroll.
Tell them that...
That we'll call them later?
-Well... -Okay.
Mr. Anderson says...
-Tell him we'll call him back. -Enough, Patricia!
Okay!
I only came here to tell you that Mr. Anderson is here.
He's here with his daughter and some attorneys.
Oh, and he has the same look on his face as you do.
My job here is done. Excuse me.
Jack.
Are you aware that I'm president of V&M once again?
What? What about Armando?
You can't wash your hands of this.
Your son swindled me!
Calm down.
We can explain. That's why we're here.
Is that what you think, Margarita?
Then can you please explain this?
The horror! It's everywhere!
You sold me a line that didn't belong to you.
You allegedly designed this line, but that's not true.
I'm sorry, but those are my designs.
Sorry, but our attorneys looked into it
and the collection doesn't belong to you.
I was going to sell unoriginal designs in my stores!
I'm going to sue you!
You've wasted my time and money and you'll pay for it!
Yes, the wedding was postponed.
We've already returned the gifts you sent.
Don't accept any more requests.
I'd really appreciate it if you could tell the guests
there's no wedding registry.
If there's a new date, we'll let you know.
Thank you.
Maybe February 31st of next year.
Solange.
Alright.
Solange? Hi, it's Malu.
I'm calling to share some terrible news with you.
Marce and Armando have postponed their wedding.
Armando is in intensive care with canine meningitis.
He's in terrible shape.
Don't call his parents. They're not well.
My sister is devastated.
Sure, I'll update you on his condition.
Alright, bye.
That's the least this dummy deserves.
Jack, I assure you those designs are ours.
Where are the patents?
They were stolen, Cindy. Someone stole Hugo's designs.
Please explain to your father
that we would never do something like this.
I'm dead. Please tell Fabi I loved him
and that I'll watch over him from the Great Beyond.
Remember me as a great designer...
That's enough! Be sensible, Hugo.
Enough!
Jack, we're friends. Let's work this out.
We found out today and we're investigating what happened.
We'll take the necessary measures.
You know my name has never been linked to scandals like this.
I don't know who to believe anymore.
There are a lot of rumors going around about V&M.
I won't move forward with the contract.
I want my money back immediately.
This is all I can do, Roberto. And only because we're friends.
If you weren't here, I'd sue V&M.
Thank you, Jack.
We'll return your money. Thank you very much.
Perhaps you shouldn't have allowed your son
to run the company.
How are we going to get out of this financial hole?
We were counting on Anderson's money.
Could you explain how you were paying the banks
and creditors on time?
Betty.
She would borrow money from the banks on behalf of BAR.
-The investment company? -Yes.
Nicolas Ramos was in charge of the investments
and he was very successful on the stock market.
BAR always fulfilled its obligations
and it went into debt to help V&M.
Our deal with Anderson was crucial.
I know. I reviewed Betty's report.
With it, V&M would begin to become more stable.
We're going to get through this, aren't we?
What are you going to do, Dad?
If BAR was making good money, then we can't close the company.
I need to speak to Betty's friend.
Nicolas?
Yes, him.
Sofia, please get me in touch with Nicolas Ramos.
-Mrs. Juli. -What?
What happened?
I'll be very honest with you,
so you won't say this or that or gossip.
Mr. Armando came by looking for Betty.
Again?
I had a feeling he'd be back.
That man is very persistent. What did he say?
He wanted to know Betty's whereabouts,
but I didn't tell him anything.
You know, he looked remorseful.
In fact, if I didn't know him as well as I do
and I didn't know how manipulative he is,
I would've believed him.
Only he knows if he's being honest or not.
I don't care if he's sorry or not.
He hurt my daughter a lot and I'm going to protect her.
-Nicolas! -Yes?
Are BAR's reports ready?
I'm going to create a file
in case they need to be taken somewhere.
I'm actually working on putting together the financial report.
Here you are.
Hello.
Mr. Nicolas Ramos?
This is Roberto Mendoza, president of V&M
and Armando's father.
Oh, Grandma.
It's your grandma? Send her my regards.
Tell her I'll stop by to see her soon.
No, no. Wait.
What is it? How may I help you?
I need to speak with you immediately.
Could you come by V&M?
No can do. I have a very full schedule.
Let me ask my assistants to see if I can squeeze you in.
I don't think you understand your current situation, Ramos.
I'm not asking you to come. I'm ordering you to come.
Or should I have my attorney contact you?
Hey.
How pretty.
Look who we have here! The infamous Nicolas Ramos!
The pauper who lies to New York socialites
by telling them he's a millionaire.
No, Patri, we both know that's not what happened.
We both know what we have is true love.
Don't say that! It drives me crazy!
I thought you were my salvation, but you're actually a curse.
You owe me for last night's dinner.
But I didn't eat anything.
I spent all of my money on it.
You were the one ordering champagne
as if it were lemonade, not me.
-I hate you! -Don't hate me.
-I despise you! -Kiss me.
Kiss you? You'd better get me my money or...
Patricia, I need to speak with Nicolas Ramos.
Let me know when he gets here.
That's me, sir.
Bye, ma'am. Thank you.
-Hello. -Come in.
Thank you.
That's Nicolas Ramos.
What is he doing here?
Nicolas, this is Esteban Rubenstein,
our company lawyer.
Hey, hey!
You're too strong to be a lawyer.
You haven't seen me in court. I'm invincible there.
Don't be scared, though.
Have a seat, please.
Thank you so much.
I'm only here as a witness to your first interview.
What?
-First interview? -Uh-huh.
-So there will be more? -Uh-huh.
Hold on, Mr. Roberto.
There seems to be a misunderstanding.
I came here to officially hand over BAR to you.
A company Beatriz Aurora Rincon and I ran together.
Allow me to fill you in.
Betty and I started this company with five million dollars,
which were given to us by your son.
In this report, right there, you can see its current balance.
We grew that initial sum exponentially.
What do you think?
I can't deny what you've done.
It's amazing what you and Beatriz accomplished
in so little time.
Furthermore, your friend now owns V&M's debts.
Therefore, she's the company's true owner.
Well, that wasn't her fault.
That was the brainchild of your son and his pal Calderon.
Are you going to blame Betty and me for their mismanagement?
No, of course not!
You went along with it, though.
Yes, Mr. Roberto.
When you're an employee, you have to be available...
There's something you should understand, Mr. Ramos.
These records show Beatriz Rincon as owner,
but you haven't realized the precarious situation
you all find yourselves in.
Especially your friend and you.
Listen, I don't believe you did this with ill intent,
but you know what Beatriz did was very serious
and it won't be easy to find a way out of this problem.
Neither you nor she can leave just like that.
You have to face the consequences of your actions
or you can face the law.
Jail?
Are you saying Betty and me could go to jail?
That's what I'm saying.
You and your friend Beatriz could go to jail.
Right.