Let's go.
Good morning.
Hello. Good morning.
Should we launch with major appliances today?
- Talk it over with Eugenio. - Later.
Have Santiago look it over.
Late.
Good morning, right?
Eleventh race! HORSE DISPLAY
Come on! Come on!
Hell yeah!
Why the long FACE? I've just broke up with my partner.
Great call! He was an a-hole No! I broke up with my business partner!
There's not much more to add, we told you what the proposal is.
- It's in the folder we-- - Lorena, the folder, please.
Lorena.
Look at their presentation, with the embossed logo I wanted
that you didn't let me get. Remember?
You went all out. High-density coated paper...
- A fortune. - It's not a big deal.
If you start spending like that, you won't make the budget.
The offer is much better than the market indicates.
Okay, you guys follow the market, I like to follow the customers.
The "market" never came in to buy a juicer.
Okay, we'll give you our answer on Monday.
I won't miss this opportunity, I mean, we won't.
It's a once in a lifetime thing.
The deal isn't worth what they want to pay.
We're not going to sell more than we sell.
Why do you think they want to pay that sum? Your face?
Don't you think we can still grow?
That we can't do a bunch of things?
I don't get it, what do you need the money for?
I lend you some if you need it.
There's always something new to do with cash on you.
You can buy an island, a ranch, a honey farm...
I dream and dream. Don't you have a dream?
Of course, I have many.
Like?
I like the life I lead, that we lead.
Go to our store, open it, have breakfast...
have a mid-morning coffee with you, serve the customers, play paddle,
look up people's credit score.
Don't you like this life?
Yes.
Look. Number eight runs in the next race.
Yes, Ricardo's riding.
- Let's bet a hundred each? - Let's do it.
Come on eight!
Come on eight! Come on eight!
And there's the kick-off! Lavezzi loses the ball...
My sister is coming on Sunday, we'll be many more.
How many?
I don't know. Many.
Many, many.
Aren't so many a mess? Doesn't it complicate things?
No, not complicated at all. I like us to be many.
Yeah, but calculating for so many, how many appetizers, how much meat,
I'd go nuts, I swear.
- You make the barbecue for everyone? - Yeah, yeah.
With my sister-in-law's husband.
We start early with a small fire using hard wood.
It smells lovely in the morning.
And then I add soft wood, rosemary...
How nice.
You put in sausages and short ribs, or do you add anything else?
No, I add a variety of meats and sausages,
and some are crazy about grilled intestines.
- I've never tried them. - Oh, they're tasty.
- You guys have to come some day. - Sure.
Where do you live?
A little after Calzada.
- Hey. - What?
It's not right.
I'm tired of it, it's not right.
It's the fifth time I see the doorman making out in the storage room
with one of the maids.
I don't know who she was, I think she's from apartment 2E.
I didn't get a good look at her, but I saw him perfectly.
I almost saw his "thing", he was fussing with his zipper,
it looked enor--
I don't know, the poor guy must be ill.
What's the name of that illness where you have enlarged limbs?
- Elephantiasis. - What?
- Elephantiasis. - Elephantiasis, right.
There was an artist who had it in his hands.
- Rivero. - Who?
Edmundo Rivero, right.
Well, I think this man has the same, but down there.
Imagine if one of the kids go down and see him.
Their parents lied to them about the stork,
and if that's the first one they see, they'll be confused for life.
That TV presenter, the bland one,
with the ugly nose and nice eyes, they say he has that.
What's his name?
There's a very good offer to sell the business.
Sell it. We have to sell it.
It must be a lot of money.
It should be enough to buy a farm and put it all in soy,
and if you want, in those honeycombs you've always wanted.
And carry the syringe with you, in case you get that shock.
What's it called? When a lot of bees sting you.
- Anaphylactic. - Anaphylactic, right.
And maybe take a trip,
and put money into many CDs, many,
with different payout dates.
I can supervise with a calendar to see when they come to term,
so we can reinvest them.
I can take care of that every morning.
You can't spend your whole life in that business
giving people credit lines so they can buy heaters or blenders.
We have to sell. It's the right moment to sell.
If not, when?
Who are those guys
that want to put so much money in a little business like yours?
Must be one of those funds that needs to launder money.
Do you think the offer they made us is good?
I know these types.
They don't want the business.
They want our name.
- Our track record. - It's possible.
Forget it, I've been thinking about it the whole time.
We have to expand the business,
take advantage of how many clients we have, and expand ourselves.
I realized they want our clients, but not to sell to them,
to lend them money.
They'll turn this into a financial business.
- It's possible. Yeah. - I'm sure of it.
As if we're going to sell now, that's nuts.
Sometimes it takes someone from the outside to know your worth.
Right?
You don't think so?
Did you make the dinner reservations?
Yes, early, so the stew is nice and warm.
Hey, what are you doing? Are you trying to break his leg?
- They're such sons of bitches. - You'll never make it anyway.
How's it going?
Come on, Eugenio! Come on!
You know what you have to do?
Try it again and call me.
Iransoki says that 80 of the juicers sent to Santa Fe aren't working.
I told him they were all working when we sent them,
so he should stick them up his ass because I won't take them back.
I don't like talking that way, I'm a lady,
but if I don't, Iransoki takes advantage of you.
Any news of Eugenio?
No, nothing.
Why don't you call his wife, I'm sure she knows.
Don't ask me to do that.
I'm worried.
You call her.
It's just a short call, "Hi, Laura, how's Eugenio?"
Neither short nor long, I won't call her.
I talk with Eugenio and you.
The lady isn't a customer nor a provider,
so I can't talk to her.
Santiago.
Sign these tax papers.
No, Eugenio signs this.
But he's not here.
The person you are trying to reach is currently not available.
Don't worry, he'll show up in the morning.
I called him all day, and he didn't answer.
The calls go straight to voicemail, and it's not his voicemail.
Where is he?
How could I know where a guy like him could be?
He goes from home to work and back.
But in 20 years, some fun or a young girl...
No, I would know. I'd be the first to know, the first.
I do have a fling, you know?
Go ahead. With Tucho?
No, with another guy.
Another guy? Which one?
Another guy that Patricia passed on to me.
You guys pass along the guys?
We pass along the information.
Oh, and how's this guy?
Have you seen the big water bottles?
Yes.
Don't worry, he'll show up.
Yes? We're closing, ma'am.
- It's for an exchange. - No, we're closed.
But we can do it quickly.
Okay, come in, please.
Thank you.
Oh, there's new merchandise.
Yes, some.
Can I take a look?
You really like to play.
And you don't? Yes, but I don't feel like it today.
- Then let me play. - Oh, God.
Don't worry, it's not a big deal.
What's wrong?
Eugenio isn't around, he hasn't showed up all day,
he doesn't answer his phone, I don't...
Well, maybe he's busy.
And I wouldn't know?
- Did you call his family? - He doesn't have a family.
Well, his wife. I don't know...
Don't worry, he'll show up.
What's wrong? It doesn't work?
It works.
Then why did you bring it?
Because you sold me a blender with an extra part.
- An extra part? - It has an extra part.
I'll bet you--
Santiago, the missus is downstairs. - What missus?
- You have another one tonight?
No, Eugenio's wife.
Here?
Maru. See Maru out, please.
How are you? Am I interrupting?
No, no. Where is Eugenio?
He didn't come in today, right?
No.
Unless he's in there with you.
No, no, no.
- He's not at home? - No, no, no.
Eugenio is not among us.
He wasn't, he isn't...
he won't be.
Would you like anything?
I already took something, thanks.
What did you take?
Some pills.
Oh... What are those pills called?
What do you care?.
I throw away the packages because if you read the information,
you worry and don't take them.
I know them by their color.
I took a pink one and a light green one.
And since they didn't work, I took another pink one.
He left.
No, he didn't leave.
If he had left, I'd know, Laura.
He'll show up.
He left.
I know.
He abandoned me. He abandoned you.
He abandoned us.
What are you talking about? Something must've happened to him.
That's crazy. He left just like that?
Eugenio escaped?
With all the things we have to do here?
Tomorrow we have a meeting with the guy from customs.
The day after, paddle finals. It's impossible.
Besides, he told me everything.
Yeah, he told you everything.
Of course, he told me everything.
Look at you, you say he left, and you're all sedated and calm.
We have to look for him right now.
Calm?
And where will you look for him?
Whatever you do in these cases.
And what do you do in these cases?
Report it to the police, search for him in hospitals.
That's for lost people, not the ones that leave.
Eugenio didn't leave.
Why would he leave? Why?
I'm going out to look for him right away.
I'll go with you, they won't accept your report.
You need to be family, and I'm his wife.
I was his wife.
What's your relationship with the missing person?
I'm his life business partner and she's his wife.
What's he like?
It's not easy to describe him with few words.
A very good friend to his friends.
Affectionate, shy...
until he loosens up, then there's no stopping him.
Good body structure, shoulders, good looking,
great story-teller.
He's tall.
I'm 1.65, and had to use heels all the time.
He's bald and has a bland face, you won't be able to find him.
When was the last time you saw him?
We had dinner together.
- All three of you? - No.
Eugenio came home late,
I was already in bed,
he went to the kitchen and brought some spinach fritters,
and we ate two each.
We fought over the last one, that no one ate,
because we did what we had to do.
We made--
You don't forget those things.
I woke up late, at noon,
because clonazepam makes you groggy in the morning,
and he'd already left.
It all sounds nice, now that I'm telling it this way.
It's like a dream.
It's because you dreamed it,
that's why it seems like a dream, because you dreamed it.
I'll be brief, Deputy. We don't want to waste your time.
He was late because he was having dinner with me.
We have dinner every Thursday in a restaurant that I recommend.
They have an amazing stew. Beans, bacon, corn...
We ordered wine, and at one point, Eugenio goes to the restroom,
I call the waiter for the check,
and he says Eugenio already paid.
I thought it was strange because we always go Dutch,
then I pay the tip and he pays the parking garage.
Did he say anything out of the ordinary?
No, we don't talk at those dinners.
They're for chilling, being relaxed, they're for enjoying.
The missing person isn't lost,
those who don't know their way back get lost.
You'll find him, right?
So?
What's up with your partner? Is he coming or not?
He's coming.
What happened to Eugenio?
Last time we destroyed you.
He's scared.
Yeah, he's scared.
I can play against you with my hands tied.
Scared...
He's going to run.
Come on!
And?
Do you have any money to pay Rolo's debt?
I don't think I have enough.
Tell me something.
What do you do?
Ask me no questions. I'll tell you no lies.
The boiler is leaking again. What do I do?
Do we fix it or get a new one?
Santia--
You're going to tell me everything, you son of bitch.
Where are you?
Son of a bitch.
What are you doing here?
How are you?
Looking for Eugenio.
In our files?
Don't be smart.
While I'm looking for him, I'll take his place.
This was his place, now it's mine.
Your place?
What did you take today?
One for Parkinson's, but it's good for everyone.
I combined it with one for athletes and one that makes you alert.
You should try it.
This is my place now.
Have you ever heard of marriage partnership?
Mine is Eugenio's and Eugenio's is mine.
But there's a big difference, I didn't choose you,
I chose Eugenio.
Well, I'm Eugenio's partner, and so are you.
So now we're partners.
- Oh, really? And why? - Because Eugenio chose us both,
but don't worry, we're going to sell anyway.
I'm not going to sell? What am I going to sell?
I am, that's what Eugenio wanted.
Don't talk like that.
Wanted? He's not dead.
It's as if he were dead. Where is he then?
Or do you know something about the missing person?
I don't know, I don't know.
We have to give him time, maybe he left--
He doesn't know how to come back.
He's not a child who got lost at the beach.
Do want us to clap, so he shows up with the lifeguard?
This is better.
- Who is it? - Inspector Odukian, he's the best.
He worked for Interpol, the Mossad,
and now he's the best private consultant.
Specialist in whereabouts.
Hello. Mr. Odukian?
- Come in. - Okay.
Bon appetit, sir.
Mr. Odukian?
Please.
- Elena told me everything. - Oh, good.
- Goat cheese, pickle? - No.
I ordered other plates I'd like to share with you;
hummus, tabbouleh, and a plate that drives me crazy,
raw keppe.
Yes, we'll try everything.
Baron.
Two glasses of anise.
We need your help.
I'm retired.
They told us you were the best, don't tell us you're retired.
If he was so good, why did he retire?
I can only offer you coaching.
What is coaching?
Coaching, advice, supervision.
In psychoanalytic terms,
you do the investigation,
you bring me the information, and I guide you.
It's not bad.
How much do you charge for that?
A dinner and a gift I may want.
- The photo. - What photo?
What do you mean what photo? Eugenio's photo.
The inspector needs to see who Eugenio is.
Oh, no...
He's alive.
- Of course. - How do you know?
Look at his smile.
No, but that photo is two years old.
He's smiling because we had just won the paddle finals.
No, no. Look closely.
He's not smiling for the camera,
he's smiling because he's somewhere else.
Look closely.
- Eugenio, right? - Yes.
Eugenio wasn't in that picture.
And where was he?
Some place he'd already been to,
that he didn't want to leave.
How about that.
Want one?
Tell me about Eugenio.
I don't know what I can tell you, I met him in college.
It's not that he went to college, I had gone to apply
because I wanted to do something with my life.
A career, something...
When I'm leaving, I twist my ankle on the steps,
and fall head-on in a boy's lap,
and when I looked up, he was there.
Don't think he was special,
but he had that mixture of good and bad,
depending on how he looked at you.
The typical situation.
Are you okay? Yes, thank you. Does it hurt? More or less.
Let's go to the bar to get some ice.
Lean on me. Do you want a coffee?
And then I forgot about college and doing something with my life.
And that's how things turned out, and Eugenio was all there was.
We got along well in the beginning.
I wasn't the way I am now.
He wasn't either.
Actually, I don't know how he is now.
Maybe we're not how we thought we were,
So?
What's going on? What is he saying?
It's an Armenian proverb.
It translates like this:
"There are truths hidden in secrets that are truths."
If we continue like this, we'll be here until tomorrow.
Why don't you say something that can help us.
I'll say no more.
This is my advice for today, the first one.
It's time for you to think--
- You have to pay the check. - Of course, yes.
Come back in a few days.
We'll let things play out.
How--
That's it?
Elena chose him.
- I-- - Thank you.
Well, but...
- Well, if it were me... - Oh...
What's wrong? We'll write it off.
- The company pays, right? - No, we need another receipt.
We need to request if beforehand. Now, it's too late.
- Leave it, I'll pay. - No, we'll go Dutch.
- No. - No, I insist.
I should have it here.
I left it in the car?
That's crazy.
Want me to accompany you home?
I'll follow you, just in case.
No, I can do it alone. Thank you.
Right. Pretty good. Yeah. It was good.
Let's see if you come to a barbecue some day.
Arturo.
- Yeah? - Come here.
- Are you on a strike? - No.
How can you leave the store unattended?
The missus was explaining the situation to us.
What missus? What situation?
Eugenio's wife was telling us about selling the business.
What sale?
The business.
The sale of the business. I can't believe it.
I'll explain it to you, so you can tell everyone.
Eugenio's not coming for personal reasons,
and his wife, who isn't well,
shouldn't talk to you, because we're not selling anything.
Got it?
The only thing we're selling are home appliances.
- Nothing else. Is that clear? - Doesn't someone want to buy it?
They do.
Why do they want to buy it?
Because it's a good business.
How can we sell it? Who sells a good business? Huh?
What are you doing?
What are you doing here?
My lawyer's checking the balance sheets.
I'm organizing the missing person's papers to see what I find.
The balance sheet is consistent.
I'd like to review some numbers because they don't seem right.
If they don't seem right, I'll make another balance sheet.
Come get it this afternoon. Get out of here.
Get out of here, I need to talk to her.
Come on! They don't seem right?
Get out of Mr. Eugenio's office now.
I'll call you, don't worry.
- It's not a big deal. - Not a big deal?
What did you take today, and who's paying the lawyer?
I took one that helps you explode.
And the business pays the lawyer,
it's a necessary audit if we're going to sell.
Who's going to sell?
I'll explain.
In a partnership, the partners consult each other.
If one needs something, the other needs the same.
I needed a coat rack, and Eugenio needed one, too,
so we bought two. That's a partnership.
It's similar to marriage.
Not at all like marriage.
Lawyers call it marriage partnership, and that's a fantasy.
A marriage is never a partnership
because it's based on differences.
Maybe that's why you never married.
Or do you like those who're like you?
What are you trying to say?
That maybe you're a homosexual.
What did i do?
There's no shame in being a homosexual.
Or are you one of those homophobes who actually like...
I'm not anything, Laura.
What I do know perfectly,
is you can't say whatever is on your mind.
My therapist told me to let everything out.
Fantastic, mine says the same.
You go to therapy?
No, but what he tells you, applies to me.
Why are you going through Eugenio's things?
I'm becoming aware of some details.
For your information...
the missing person left me a power of attorney.
To sell, I need to know what's going on.
- I'm not selling. - I am.
- I'm not. - I am.
Laura, please...
Eugenio will turn up, he has to, and we'll sort things out.
- And this? - What?
It's a credit card statement I'm not aware of.
These expenses aren't mine.
It's not right to go through his things.
The key to it all could be here.
- What did Mr. O-Odu-- - Odukian.
- I don't remember.
He said there are truths hidden in secrets that are truths.
I've been separating everything that seemed strange. Look.
Do you know why he had a card I don't know about?
That's the corporate card, darling.
Right, that's the one we--
It's the one we use with Eugenio.
We have to request the statements, the last ones.
Request them via fax.
Send them all to me, we might figure something out.
- Corporate card? - Yes, yes.
What did they use it for?
We need to talk.
Some expenses aren't accounted for in the general ledger,
that's why we use this card.
You came here every day?
No, Tuesdays, and when we needed to talk over important things.
- And Wednesdays? - The Avenue.
What Avenue? What Avenue are you talking about?
Eugenio's been gone for a few days, and we've done a lot.
We really did a lot.
Police report, hospitals, police station, we spoke to Odukian.
What are those numbers on the screen?
What the horse pays out in the next race.
There's no need for you to come to the store, Laura,
I can handle everything,
because I know sooner or later, Eugenio will return.
And we can bet right now?
- I'm talking to you. - Yes, I'm listening.
- I'm saying Eugenio will come back. - He won't come back.
Did Eugenio bet?
Once in a while.
I like this place, it's got a certain something.
He has to come back.
What do you bet on? The horse or the jockey?
How much can you bet? A lot? It must be a lot of money--
- Do you have any money? - Yes.
- Give me some. - Wait.
I have a hunch, come on, give me some, I want to bet.
- I'll give you some. - I'd like to see-- Where do I go?
- It's over there. - Is this enough?
- Yes, it's enough. - It's not too little?
No, it's not.
Very good!
Very nice. Lovely show.
It's so joyful. Makes you feel like being happy.
Yes, but we came for Eugenio,
and he knows we're going through--
I brought everything form his desk that seemed strange.
I don't know, what do you think?
Look, there are things...
Let's see, let's see.
Here's an expense.
Willows and Linden LLC.
Begin there.
Why? What do you think that place might be?
- Go and find out. - No.
- Why not? - Well, it's my opinion,
if there's an investigation it should be orderly,
we should begin with the first expense.
You can't begin from the middle.
You always begin from the middle.
You begin-- Look, he doesn't forget about this.
Do you know what that place is? Willows and Linden?
I have a vague idea.
It's related to health issues,
plastic surgery, weight loss...
It's a reputable place, very reputable.
We're going there tomorrow.
That corporate card of yours
shows that Eugenio was there one day before disappearing.
They must know something.
I don't think so, I went with him, I always went with him.
You have a vague idea, but you always went with him?
What was wrong with him? Why did he go so often?
He didn't want to worry you.
He had severe lumbar lordosis,
and he went to that facility for a highly recommended therapist.
I'd love to meet her.
Hello, Santiago, how are you?
Good, Pato.
And...
Eugenio?
Excuse me.
Do want a one hour or an hour and half massage?
We want a professional consultation, since you're a kinesics therapist...
- Oh, your wife. - Yes, yes. How are you?
- My pleasure. Laura. Pato, right? - Yes.
I'll have one. Can I? Where do I go?
- That way. - Here? Okay.
Can it be an hour and 15 minutes?
One hour isn't enough, and more makes me nervous.
Actually, I came to accompany my husband,
but I have a cervical problem, my neck hurts a lot,
and since I have fallen arches, I was told it begins there.
What do you think? They told me you're really good.
What a nice office!
Oh, incense. I've always liked them.
I can't use them because my husband doesn't like them.
- Is it here? - Yes, come in.
Do I take off all my clothes?
- Yes, of course. - Wait for me outside, please.
- Are you ready? - Yes, yes.
Are you a kinesiologist or a physiotherapist?
Both, but actually, I don't know what the difference is.
Do you see more men or women?
Whatever.
But these massages are more of a man thing, right?
Not really. Who doesn't like to be pampered?
Yes, that's true. There's nothing wrong with it.
Is there anything wrong with it? Nothing's wrong.
I tell my husband it's better not to release stress at home.
That's why he comes here with his friend.
With his partner. Do you know him?
Oh, yeah, with Eugenio. I always take care of him.
Really? You?
Yes, but he comes to talk more than anything else.
He has so many problems.
He comes and talks to you?
Yes, he talks a lot about his wife.
Really? Typical of men. They're all the same.
- What does he say about his wife? - What they all say.
He talks bad about his wife, that she overwhelms him, that--
What a son of a bitch.
I don't think he's a son of a bitch.
A son of a bitch doesn't talk about his dreams.
What dreams?
I don't know, his dreams, happiness...
The things he wanted to do, but couldn't or didn't want to.
He's in a dark place.
What did he want to do?
Like what?
- It hurts, right? - Yes, it hurts.
We all have things we wanted to do, but couldn't.
For example, never any incense at home.
Never any flats.
Never short hair like the girl from Roxette.
I always wanted to cut it, and I never...
- How much more is there left? - There's still time.
Yeah, you know what? I prefer to end it, I'm relaxed.
I'm very relaxed.
Kari, I hope your dad feels better.
Thank you.
Hi.
I took advantage, and got rid of some knots in my back.
Hello.
Don't hang up.
- Oh, it's a hundred. - Here.
-Thanks
Yes a costumer
You think you can do whatever you want with me?
That you're going to control my life? Are you listening?
You're going to leave me closed in until the guy comes?
For him to show up?
If you thought I would stay there putting up with you,
you're very mistaken, because I have a life.
Understand?
Answer me!
If you thought you'd keep me there waiting for you,
I have a life! Understand?
I have a life! Leave me alone!
What's wrong?
He told that lady about his dreams.
Dreams I didn't know existed, and I wasn't in them.
How can he talk to the masseuse about dreams?
Did he talk about making the business grow?
About expanding the technical field?
No, idiot. About happiness and dreams.
She said he was in the dark.
Right, Eugenio, who's afraid of the dark.
When we were alone at the office he left the light on.
I left my own dreams for him,
and I wasn't even in his.
But...
No, don't take anything, please.
They aren't pills, they're Bach Flowers.
Yes, but... Oh, how many drops.
Men are like that,
we talk about things we think we don't have.
- Don't cry. - Don't touch me.
I need to be hugged.
Let go!
Do you want me to drive?
We have to-- Because look at the cars.
We can do it.
Slowly... Can you?
- Wait a second. - Can you?
There you go.
- Can you? - Yes.
Very good.
Easy, easy.
Ready...
You think Eugenio was my first?
I don't know what he told you, but if he thinks he was my first,
he's very mistaken.
A guy can say anything.
Lie about his conquests, one night stands,
the size... whatever you can imagine,
but a man doesn't lie about his dreams.
I have some experience.
Maybe it's your experience or your experiences,
but we're different.
When I say we, I mean all men.
When someone makes us feel good,
like when you're getting a massage,
a real massage,
and we loosen up,
we can say anything.
Let's use an example, this lady.
Leave Eugenio out and put me in.
She's massaging my glutes,
and she brushes against my epididymis,
the one that's...
and at the moment she asks what my dream is.
Well, I tell her everything,
but me, Eugenio, whoever it is,
because the only dream we have at that moment,
is for her not pause, not to stop.
Do you understand?
- Are you listening to yourself? - Yes.
Do I look like an idiot, am I medicated? Well, kind of.
What I'm saying, is you don't mess with dreams,
you don't invent them.
Eugenio didn't have dreams.
His dreams were here with me, at the office.
And suppose that they weren't here,
I would know because he told me everything.
Ask me anything, I know everything about him.
I assure you that you don't.
Try me.
Let's see...
How many free notches did he have in his belt?
Three in the morning and one after lunch.
Fine. How many times did he go to the bathroom each day?
Like clockwork.
After breakfast in the office bathroom, never at home.
That's true. At home only on the weekends.
Sometimes not even that, he liked it more here,
he felt more comfortable in this bathroom.
What perfume did he use?
He didn't use perfume, he used after-shave lotion.
What activity did we do together?
Every other Wednesday, Sunday morning and once a month,
you like to be on top a lot and he likes spooning.
He told you that? What a son of a bitch.
What he thought I liked isn't what I like most.
How about that.
But I was talking about something else.
About what?
I don't know, for example, did Eugenio like to dance?
Never.
What do you two dance here?
I mostly dance salsa and Eugenio dances mambo.
Or he used to, I don't know.
You don't dance the same?
That's strange, dancing together with different rhythms.
No, that's the fun part, we don't dance together.
We dance every rhythm, but with other partners.
- Oh, yeah? - Sure.
- Oh, Mauri. How are you? - Hi.
- Santiago, Mauricio. - Hello.
- How are you? - Well.
- I'll see you in a bit. - Who's Eugenio's partner?
Eugenio with Rosalia, but she's not here yet.
Sweetheartâ€?
How are you with mambo?
Eugenio's not coming today?
No, he didn't come.
Do you know where he is?
We don't know yet.
Maybe he took some days to rest.
Look at Eugenio.
Do you know anything?
Not much about Eugenio, we come here to dance,
we forget about everything.
It's not easy to forget everything.
I'm dancing like a baby,
swaying all over the place,
but I can't forget the bounced check,
the inventory done wrong by the new guy that drives me nuts.
He probably spoke to you about business, right?
No, I don't know what he does.
For me, he's a dancer.
He never talked about me? About his life business partner?
No, not really.
My name's Santiago, maybe you hear Santiago and--
I've never heard of a Santiago.
How about that.
- How's it going? - Fine.
- Isn't Rosalia divine? - Yes.
- She chatted with you a little. - A little.
What did you talk about?
Nothing.
Look.
We used to always sit at that table with Eugenio.
We played a game, we pretended to be strangers.
A game?
Yes, a game, a seduction game.
It's fun. You ask the name, who you are, what you're called...
I almost always played hard to get.
Then we'd dance for a while,
and we'd usually end up at a motel nearby.
Okay, let's get going.
What? We're leaving?
Yes, you and I can't play that game
because we really are strangers.
Besides, you're Eugenio's wife.
Even if he's not here or never comes back,
the only game you and I can play
is "looking for Eugenio."
Let's dance.
We don't know each other, so we can dance.
Are you going to renovate?
The ceiling looks a little weird, right?
Yes, the laminate floors, also.
- We'll see that with the architect. - Yes.
You're going to make big changes?
Yes.
We'll send you the modified proposal on Monday.
Very kind. Thank you.
Bye.
And those guys?
The ones buying the business, like you wanted.
But you didn't want to sell.
I do now.
- Are you sure? - Very sure.
Why did you change your mind so quickly?
Can't I change my mind?
Don't you want to sell?
Now I don't know.
Why did you change your mind?
- I changed. Can't I change? - Yes, of course.
Shouldn't we take more time to think, to decide?
- What do you think? - You mean a period? 48 hours?
No, 72 is better.
Okay, 72.
No, wait, it can't be 72 because it falls on Sunday,
it has to be 96 to fall on Monday.
Banks are closed, and to hell with Sundays.
It's the day partners don't talk to each other.
- 96 hours is fine. - Okay, fine.
Think it over, we think it over,
and if selling is the best for both of us, we sell and...
For the three of us.
Okay, for the three of us, we sell and part our own ways.
I'll think about it, we think about it...
Now there's a meeting at the bar with the Ledesma brothers
who want to import electric bikes that are all the craze.
Okay, let's go.
Okay, but we need a sign.
- A what? - It's a secret code
we had with Eugenio when we wanted to end a meeting.
What? With gestures? How?
How did you do it?
- Let's do another one with you. - Come on, tell me.
It's hard to explain.
You're looking for something you already found.
- I look for it on my body? - Right.
You don't have pockets, so it doesn't work.
Touch your ear or nose, I'll understand.
It doesn't seem like a good deal.
I like electric bikes, perfect,
but the engine and the bike can't come separately.
What if one day I get 10 bikes and eight engines?
It has to come assembled.
Okay, It' clear, right?
Let's go Eat.
What are we eating?
It doesn't matter. Eat. We'll talk later.
Okay.
How did it go at Willows and Linden LLC?
More or less.
We also went to a club that's not on the statement,
and it was the same.
Yes, some expenses are better in cash.
Everything has been confusing.
You have to keep searching.
The missus?
The woman that was with you?
She didn't come. As you can see, I'm alone.
I wanted to come alone.
I don't know where to begin, but I'll begin, as you say,
from the middle.
I began searching at that LLC,
and there I realized...
Then I confirmed it at another place, that's not important,
that Eugenio's dream, my partner for 30 years,
wasn't in the business.
In that business we built in our youth.
I can also tell you, his dreams, weren't with his wife, either.
With Laura.
What's your dream?
And yours?
This is my dream.
I dream with food, flavors, smells, aromas...
I dream of coming here every night.
Yours?
I think my business is my dream.
Your business. It's possible.
Why not? It's not a bad dream.
It's not.
But you know what hurts?
That my partner, my friend, my brother,
didn't dream the same as me.
Something else happened to you.
Yes, I want to sell my business.
You want to sell your dream?
Then it's not a dream.
You're scared of dreaming.
You invent dreams to not dream about what you really want.
It's possible.
Are you in a relationship?
Not right now.
But you were?
Sure, in another moment, yes.
What happened?
So many years with Eugenio, busy, the business...
And Laura?
She's Eugenio's wife.
She was your partner's wife.
Was. Past imperfect tense in Latin.
It's imperfect.
Nothing's perfect, my friend.
Do I keep searching for my partner?
Finding him is the only thing I can think about.
And Laura, his wife, isn't a good place to find him?
Sometimes a woman is a good place to find another man.
You've never had a serious problem with your partner?
Once. We were very young.
We weren't partners yet, but we were close friends.
Is the story long?
A little.
Baron.
Madzoon gargantag.
A very tasty dessert, too.
You were saying.
We had finished high school,
and we began working together as salesmen.
With time, that business became ours,
and on our first vacation we went to Brazil.
Those trips made without money, so we traveled on a bus.
We took a bus to Paso de los Libres,
we crossed over to Uruguaiana on foot,
then we took another bus, and ended up on a beach
that was paradise.
Pedras de Grumari.
We rented at a very basic inn,
but it was in front of the beach.
You must have tired of...
It was crazy.
Besides, it was the pre-aids period.
It was... We laughed a lot.
We made bonfires at the beach,
people came to dance, there was music...
And one night...
Cassandra appeared.
Love.
We both fell in love,
for the first time,
and with same woman.
She had a stand on the beach,
so as an excuse we'd go to eat bauru,
and we'd stare at her like this...
And she came all the time, she connected with us,
if it were up to her, she wanted us both.
She was affectionate, right?
Yes, but...
we couldn't both love her.
Friends share, Santiago.
Eugenio said that all the time.
He'd say "Don't be an idiot, there's love for everyone."
I said "No, no.
Not with Cassandra."
When you fall in love...
And well, since she couldn't be both of ours,
we agreed she'd be nobody's.
And our friendship, our partnership,
is based on that principle,
Cassandra,
in that renunciation.
No renunciation can be a good base for a partnership.
Did you see her again?
No, we didn't see her again.
Never again.
You never thought about going back to Brazil?
No.
No, it's a once in a lifetime trip,
and I already did it with Eugenio.
Bring me the grilled intestines.
In a bit.
Now that I look at you, you're a different man on Sundays.
Yeah?
You miss him, right?
What a nice relationship with Eugenio.
So many years together.
Sergio.
Why do like Sundays so much?
Because I do what I like.
Sun. Barbecue.
If it rains, we make pasta inside, we make room.
We play charades, watch TV, we put on music, we dance...
If Chuli comes,
my sister-in-law's daughter's boyfriend,
he takes out his guitar,
and plays amazing songs.
A vermouth?
Thanks a lot.
Hello. How are you?
Luisa.
- My sister-in-law. - She's pretty.
She's such a good sport.
- She's a softy. - Really?
She's been provoking me since she was a girl.
We ran into each other on the bus one day,
and we gave in. We couldn't stop.
She's amazing. We went crazy.
And what happened?
We continued a few months...
I confess I took her to the store a few times.
Oh, please. Come on. So?
- I had to break it off. - Why?
It would bring problems.
If we continued that way, I'd lose all this.
The family, friends, the barbecue...
- Sundays. - Yeah.
I can lose my job and find another, but to lose Sunday...
You'll never lose your job.
You can leave like Eugenio, you can take off.
I'm not going anywhere.
I don't know, you can leave with my sister-in-law.
That way we're family.
That's not a bad idea.
What would they call us?
Brother-in-laws.
I don't know.
What's it called when two guys want to sleep with the same girl?
Partners. They're partners.
Surely not friends.
You have five new messages.
Hi, Santiago, it's me.
I'm here with the inventory checking the stock,
and it turns out, we have extra heaters.
Shouldn't we go to storage and count them again?
Santiago, it's me.
I want you to know we're also missing fans.
Do you think that's norm--
Hi, It's me. I was thinkingâ€?
You don't have my home number, do you?
Because cell reception isn't good. Do you have the landline?
How many times do I need to call before you answer?
You don't answer and you think we can run a business?
Are you ever going to answer?
If you're going to disappear, okay, it's not a problem,
but let me know.
I thought you wouldn't come.
How could I not come? Laura...
I called you about 200 times, and since you've always answered...
I thought you'd left, also.
What did you need?
No, nothing. The inventory.
What inventory?
Let's talk about the inventory because I reviewed it,
and it's off with the sales, we're missing irons, extra washers,
it's a mess.
That can happen, Laura.
You should've waited until tomorrow.
I explained, partners never talk on Sundays.
But we're not partners.
We're about to end our partnership, you want to sell the business.
You also wanted to sell. Isn't it for the best?
The best. The best. How do I know what's best?
The best is to have an explanation to be able to continue.
Did he leave because of me? Because of you?
No, the best thing isn't to sell the business.
With the money from the business you don't buy an explanation.
And that's all we need, to understand.
Both of us.
Understand.
Have you ever thought about that moment?
I mean, the exact moment Eugenio said,
"Yeah, I'll go."
It was obviously here in the bathroom.
I'm sure.
You have to run the shower a while until hot water comes out.
He probably sat on the edge of the bathtub to think...
while the steam formed and there...
No, I don't think it was at your house.
For me, it was on his way to work.
At the stop-light on the avenue, since it has a double turn,
it takes forever, and there's a lot of time to think.
He's waiting, listening to music,
looking at the red turn-arrow...
Yes, it's possible.
Maybe he began thinking here, in the shower, and...
And he decided at the stop-light. Yes, yes.
I'm sure it was like that.
I don't know.
May I?
Yes, yes.
There aren't any with me?
Photos in Eugenio's home with me. There aren't any?
No, I don't think so.
And the bathroom?
You don't know where the bathroom is?
No, I don't know the house.
Eugenio never invited me.
Oh, sorry.
Over there, to the side. Do you see the door?
Excuse me.
You're thinking about why you're not in any photo?
Because it would've been too much.
Eugenio was with you all day.
And when he wasn't with you, he talked about the both of you.
About the business?
No, not about the business.
About you guys.
About you...
I know a lot about you.
More than you can imagine.
Did he tell you everything?
No, you can't tell everything.
But a lot, yes.
At first, I'm not saying I was jealous,
but it bothered me that he spoke so much about you.
And after a while, I don't know why, it began fascinating me,
that he tell me stories about you guys.
Especially the stories about Brazil.
He spoke to you about Brazil? The trip we made?
Of course, he spoke about Brazil.
He told me about everything.
He told me about that night you had to run away
because some drunks wanted to rob you after Carnival.
At night.
About the girls you picked up that ironed your shirts the next day.
When you went dancing with those girls at Jo Joao--
Joao Joao.
About Willy and his devotion for shitting in mall bathrooms.
You have no idea.
Benny's underwear.
And about Cassandra?
Did he talk about Cassandra?
Of course he spoke to me about Cassandra.
I don't want to find him.
And I don't want him to come back, either.
But I need to know what happened.
I want to know where he is.
I want to know he's somewhere.
Why did you bring so much luggage?
Shoes take up a lof of space
Do you have the tickets?
- No, no. Wait. - I think I have them here.
No.
Oh, I know, I know.
Here they are, look. Here they are.
I brought pie, mate.
Elena's recipe, you can only imagine.
Thanks
Really?
Yes, just like you did.
You have to sit next to the window.
Eugenio always sit next to the window.
Impossible, Eugenio hated being next to the window
because he was scared if he was on that side,
he person on the aisle side wouldn't let him out.
You're going to tell me how Eugenio traveled?
Always on that side.
He spent 38 hours, 25 minutes looking at the view.
He spent hours without talking,
something I don't think you're able to do.
The aisle seat is perfect for me,
and I have to go the bathroom a lot.
It's been a while since you traveled with girls, right?
The armrest isn't for both of us, can't you see it's too thin?
We took turns with Eugenio,
one during the day and the other at night.
But my arm is thinner and softer.
I don't have that hair you guys have, it must be nicer, right?
It's possible.
- I'm going to get water for mate. - Oh, okay.
- Can you? - Yes, yes.
Where are you going?
The machine's next to the bathroom, right?
Those machines never work.
The driver breaks it so you have to ask him for the water.
So I go, give him a good tip, and we have mate every night.
Open the package of crackers,
I think it's too early for pie.
Hey, dude. Some water please?
What are you doing with that?
What are you doing with this?
This bathing suit is Eugenio's, he had it in his underwear drawer.
Did you steal it when you came over?
It's not Eugenio's, it's mine.
We bought the same one because we got a 50 percent discount.
We bought the same one, we never wore them,
we were embarrassed to expose our "package" on the beach.
There were afternoons on the beach we'd think...
It's a nice afternoon to wear the thong,
but we couldn't, we didn't dare to.
We wore those long cargo pants.
So days went by, and...
You mean you never tried them on?
You never wore them?
We promised each other
to wear the thong if we were able to be with Cassandra.
The thong was for her.
Why didn't you choose a bus that goes directly to the beach?
The plan is to take the same route that you guys did.
Come to Uruguaiana, spend the night here,
and tomorrow take a bus that takes us to the beach.
Did you book a room in a hotel?
Hotel Panheiras.
Wait.
- It was that way. Come. - Good memory.
Oh! Hotel Panheiras.
It was already a dump back then, imagine now, over time.
Look. I want to check that out. May I?
Hello. Oh, how nice.
Take this.
These are the ones the wear here.
Sure
How do you want it?
I want to cut my hair short like a man.
How do you say it here? Homem?
Yes, very short.
Your hair looks very nice.
You look like the girl from Roxette.
Here you go. Have a good night.
Good night.
Hello?
The mosquitoes are killing me. How about you?
No. I'm great.
Do you have repellent?
Yes, your room does, too.
Where?
Where is it?
Where?
Oh! Very nice!
Look at this.
They won't bite you anymore.
How nice.
Okay. Anything else?
Oh, I'd love to sleep.
Take those pills you take.
No, I stopped taking them a while ago.
How about that. Okay...
I never used to take pills.
I had difficulty sleeping since I was a girl.
I don't know why. Who knows what things...
happened to me.
I could only fall asleep if they told me a story.
And I don't know why, but something calmed inside.
I would fall asleep like this, peacefully.
Do I tire you?
No, no.
I was thinking,
when I started sleeping with Eugenio
after we got married and all that,
and he knew about all this,
that's when he began telling me your stories.
And you'd fall asleep?
Yes, I fell asleep.
I loved it, I loved it.
I don't know what happened over time,
he stopped telling them to me,
and that's when I began needing him to hold me... touch me...
And if I asked him, he would do it,
but he didn't need it, he didn't miss it.
And then, I don't know, but slowly,
he stopped holding me, and I stopped asking him to...
Sometimes I think
that's the moment he began leaving,
and I began taking pills.
That's life.
There's always one that loves,
and other ones who let themselves be loved.
Do you know the story about the testers?
No.
Eugenio didn't tell it to you?
No, not that one.
How is it?
It's a major blow.
Tell me.
One time, a guy in Parana paid us with bad checks.
A scammer.
So we confronted him, and asked how it worked.
Well, I don't have money.
Well, pay us somehow.
And he pays us with some testers.
And not with one or two. Five thousand testers.
No!
Eugenio didn't want them, he wanted to throw them away.
I told him to calm down.
Then I had an idea, and I said,
"You know what you have to do?"
"Every time you fix something, a radio..."
"If your husband had a tester, he would've fixed it."
What for? We said that so they would buy them.
And the story ends
with us going to talk to the scammer from Parana,
and we had to buy more testers from him.
This place has changed so much.
Anyway, I think it was further that way.