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Mommy!

Mejía for president, gentlemen!

I don't want you here.

Well, sure, you're right. We need time apart to...

No, no. Don't patronize me. You know what I'm talking about.

I don't want you to work here...

ever again.

I'm the only one who can help you achieve your goals.

So now it turns out you're indispensable.

I can get you that presidential seat.

Fine.

I guess we'll never know.

I want you out.

I once told you...

that I don't forgive a betrayal.

But I'm being completely honest with you.

I think I've told you many times...

What I really like about you

is how alike we are.

But this is also your...

drawback, darling.

Because, unfortunately for you, I know how you act.

But above all...

how you think.

That's why I don't trust you anymore.

Another announcement?

-Hectic day, huh? -Let's find out what's going on.

Come here, Dorita. I want you by my side.

Miss Analía Guerrero is no longer working with us.

Can you tell us why?

Different points of view about

how to address the home stretch of the race.

What do you mean? I don't get it.

Wasn't Analía the crown jewel?

Yes.

But that's exactly why.

She's too full of herself.

And we're all equal here.

So let's just please get on with our work.

And let's not let anything tarnish our successful journey to the presidency.

Thank you.

Dorita, would you close the door on your way out, please?

-Yes. -Santiago, stay.

It's very strange that he let Analía go with the elections around the corner.

Can I ask you something?

Memo,

what really happened with Analía?

She told me she had a relationship with Pablo de la Torre.

But I don't believe she broke up with him.

I don't believe anything she says.

I know her. That woman doesn't make a move

without covering all her bases.

Why would she tell me about her supposedly failed relationship

with Pablo now?

She's hiding something.

I told you, remember? I warned you.

Analía Guerrero is hiding something.

And I confirmed it when that punk who worked for her,

alias Toto, stole from me.

What did he steal?

Something unimportant, Memo.

I had a copy of the government program under lock and key.

But, oh well, since they're not close to us any longer,

it's not important. What we now know for sure...

is that Analía Guerrero is not someone to trust.

Neither are you.

I saw that thug you have working for you

sneaking into the warehouse to steal from me.

Sure. Little missy sent him to get revenge because I sent someone to spy on you, huh?

You know, I think you have the wrong person.

So, then who? Speak up.

Was it Guillermo's order or what?

Or is that what you want me to think, idiot?

I have no idea what you're talking about!

You are not being clear.

Why don't you talk to Guillermo directly

and you tell him all about you suspicions to see what he has to say about it.

-I think that's fine. -I'll bring you down.

Why are you saying that?

I've always been on your side,

I've been your best ally.

Why didn't you tell me about the theft?

Well, we'd just finished the youth debates and I didn't want

to add yet another cause of concern in your life

until I could figure things out exactly.

And have you?

Have you figured things out?

Do you know why that guy was snooping around your stuff?

Well, I know now he was following Analía's orders.

And since they are no longer with us, well, it's inconsequential.

We don't need to worry about it anymore, right?

My strategy with Mejía collapsed.

I'm tired.

But the memory of you keeps me strong.

And I'll keep going.

I have my qualms about you,

but I need you there, unfortunately,

because I need you to be my eyes and ears.

Don't sweat it, Froggy. Relax.

I know how to handle that man.

-OK. -Relax.

And you? Have you established a relationship with Sofía or not?

Work relationship.

OK, you have to earn her trust, you know?

I don't know, so you can get information out of her.

Still, you can do it however you want.

I'm not gonna make her fall in love with me, if that's what you...

Well, start with being friends. We can start with that.

Let's see how things unfold,

so you can get the information we need, OK?

What happened between Guillermo and me changes everything.

He's probably paranoid and suspicious.

Unfortunately, this also means

that he's much more dangerous.

So from now on, we need to be even more careful than we have been.

OK?

You have to be cautious. Keep your eyes open.

If you feel like someone's following you,

if you see something odd,

something that you think is out of the ordinary,

please, keep it in mind.

Because we're not making any more mistakes.

Good.

The public would love to know that you have a mistress.

And that she's none other than my political strategist.

My relationship with Analía is over, Guillermo.

Now, if you're coming to my house to threaten me, save your breath.

That information is not useful to anyone's campaign.

I'll let everyone know that you,

the man who boasts about being clean and ethical,

who's also the vice-presidential candidate of my opponent,

is having an affair with the person who was,

until recently, my campaign advisor.

Who I fired...

for leaking confidential information to you.

That's not true. You know it.

All I need is to plant the seed of doubt,

and we'll see who the press believes.

And the voters.

There's a way out.

If you give up this...

stupid indulgence of wanting to become vice president of this country.

I...

I'll keep my mouth shut.

OK.

You know something?

I have information on you that's actually true...

and can put you in a very awkward position.

You do?

Don't be so cynical, Guillermo. You know I'm telling the truth.

Because, yeah, I did have a relationship with Analía,

but we never plotted against you.

Sure. But I'd be the bigger idiot if I trusted you or Analía,

who has proved unworthy of my trust.

But, well...

I... did what I had to do.

I gave you a chance to avoid your downfall.

Your mistake is that you consider yourself the winner.

Sure, like that thing with Carolina,

how you used her to hurt me. I just hope you remember who came...

out stronger.

The only difference here, Guillermo, is that you no longer have Analía

to tell you what you have to do.

You are lost without her. It shows.

You have no idea what I'm capable of to become president.

Oh, I know what you're capable of, Guillermo.

I know it very well.

I know what a bastard you are.

Who do you think you are to talk to me like that,

a rich kid who's gotten everything on a silver platter?

You think you have morals, but you're sleeping with my political advisor

so she can help you win.

You told her to tell me...

what was going on between the two of you.

Now, did you think that would put me out?

There you go again insisting on the same thing, huh?

Look, Guillermo, I've already told you I had a relationship with Analía,

but we never discussed your campaign.

You can go ahead and do whatever you want,

I'm not afraid of you.

Out of respect for your father,

I've come here, undaunted,

to ask you to get out of my way...

before I bring you down in front of everyone.

You don't respect anything, Guillermo.

Not even old friends or family.

Now, I will show you

that it's possible to lead a country without being a rat.

And be very careful about what you do next.

Because if there's someone here who has things to hide...

that's you.

-You know nothing. -Are you sure?

Go ahead!

Run, hide like a girl.

This is what happens with all these rich kids,

parasites, bootlickers...

wimps, bastards...

Daddy, is something wrong?

-Huh? -Is something wrong?

No, honey.

You haven't eaten anything.

Oh, it's just... you know, these apples are sour, huh?

Oh, Daddy...

No, honey, there's nothing wrong. I'm just not hungry.

Dad.

I overheard you talking to someone last night. Who was it?

Guillermo.

What did he want?

No, he proposed something to try and get me to leave Pérez.

You've jeopardized my candidacy.

What were you thinking, getting involved with Mejía's advisor?

Tell me.

That was before I started working for your campaign, Ramiro,

before becoming your vice-presidential candidate.

You know I've always told the truth.

I hope so, Pablo,

because there's a lot at stake.

And let me tell you that you're staying on this campaign...

because I know you are a smart man and because you're valuable.

But I want you to know

that the campaign cannot sustain another scandal of this nature.

You won't be vice president anymore?

Honey, yes, I'll stay on the campaign.

But as I've explained before,

to be vice president, the people have to choose Ramiro and me.

They will. You'll win, you'll see.

Cutie pie. Let's do something.

When you get to school,

you'll take care of yourself, you'll eat healthy,

and you'll tell the teacher to call me if anything happens.

Tell her to call me.

You're very busy. I'll let you know if anything comes up.

But don't worry so much,

I feel perfectly fine. Nothing's going to happen.

Isn't my daughter great?

Honey!

I love you.

You're the only person who can help me stay

two steps ahead of Mejía.

That's why you have to get yourself into all his meetings. Don't be shy.

You have to become indispensable.

Indispensable, but invisible.

Ugh, Froggy, it's not that easy, you know?

The most important thing here, Dorita, is to remain calm.

Don't ask me to remain calm when I have to be invisible

and indispensable at the same time.

Oh, come on, you're very clever.

Yeah, I know that. I am,

but look who we're up against.

That man's tough.

He has his academics and titles and all of that.

Well, yes, that might be true, but you grew up in the streets.

You adapt. You're a survivor. Use that.

It's important to remember that Mejía is an egotistical control freak.

We know how enraged he gets

when things don't go his way.

Could you stand still for a minute, please? You're driving me crazy.

Thank you.

It's very important that you watch what you say and do.

Yeah, that I know. Don't worry. I tell myself every day,

"Watch what you say, watch what you do."

When I say be invisible, I mean...

you have to speak as little as possible.

You only speak if Mejía speaks to you directly.

And do the same with the rest of the team. Remain silent.

Especially with the Engineer.

Don't give him any information, please.

Anything else I should know?

Yes.

Yes, Mejía is a creature of habit.

He likes his routine. It makes him feel at ease.

Mid-morning he likes to have fresh fruit.

If he's at HQ,

he likes to have lunch at one o'clock, one o'clock sharp.

But wait, doesn't he have a drink or anything?

Yeah, these people like to bend the elbow.

Yeah, he likes to drink. He takes a half-hour nap every day.

Absolutely no one can interrupt those 30 minutes.

And he has a scotch in the afternoon.

Two ice cubes.

-Got it. -OK.

Oh, one more thing.

He always writes down the most important information of the day

on white sheets of paper.

And he usually keeps them in the second desk drawer.

Take pictures of that and send them to me.

Oh, Froggy, I can't...

promise you I'll get a good shot 'cause look at my phone.

Oh, wow!

-Don't go showing it around, OK? -Nice phone! No.

Don't let them know where you got it.

I won't let you down.

Please, be cautious.

Be careful.

-Be very careful. -I will.

What's up?

Nothing.

Look at the time. Get going, please.

-Never be late with him, OK? -Fine.

He hates tardiness. Go.

-See ya. -OK.

It was yummy, Andrea.

-I'm glad you liked it. -It was a good breakfast.

Where's my stuff?

Honey, do you want more tea?

Thank you.

You know something?

Honey, I'm glad you're no longer with Mejía's campaign and...

Well, I know you're still moving forward with your plans for revenge, but...

I'd like you to think very carefully about it.

Why are we even discussing this if it never leads anywhere?

-Someone has to tell you. -Tell me what?

That you can't force your people

to tear this man down and manipulate others in the process.

What do you mean?

You told Benji to become friends with Mejía's daughter.

My team usually does things because they want to, not because I make them.

They are loyal. They have a lot of respect for you.

-I know. I know that perfectly well. -You have to value that.

I do.

There's also Mejía's daughter...

I imagine you're talking about Sofía.

Yes, what about her?

Your plans could affect her.

And she really isn't to blame for...

what her father did to you and Darelis.

Look, the only one I really want to hurt is Mejía.

But I can't be responsible

for all the people around him who might suffer. That's not my problem.

But she's your sister.

I know you, Analía.

And you can't be indifferent to that.

I have helped Sofía many times.

With the kidnapping, for example.

And I did it without knowing she was my...

That we are daughters of the same man.

And Juan Mario... Well, I've helped Juan Mario a lot.

I really did help him.

Numerous times.

But I can't let my feelings distract me

from what I'm here to do.

And what I'm here for has a name:

Mejía.

Your desire to ruin that man

will end up hurting people you truly care about.

Analía, think about it, please.

This is impossible.

Thank you for coming.

Of course, why wouldn't I? We're doing business, right?

Don't tell me you've accepted my proposal?

Well, the truth is, your prices are unbeatable.

And I've been looking at your company and it's impressive.

Well, thank you, but I'm not done, I still have more ideas for you.

-Let's hear them. -I want to offer you a model

so once Mr. Mejía resumes his debates,

you can get more visibility on social media and search engines.

Well, that sounds interesting,

because we're not well-positioned on search engines.

You know what? It'd be great if you could arrange for a radio debate

with him and his vice-presidential candidate, Liliana Camargo,

against their biggest rivals.

Oh, well, actually, we didn't do very well on the last debate.

No, but this would be different,

because the advantage of radio is it can reach places TV can't.

And your dad is very quick-witted. Plus, his vice president would join him.

And Ramiro Pérez, too.

Don't worry about that. I've been researching the competition

and neither him nor Pablo de la Torre have experience in this.

I like the idea.

Great. Then what we can do, if you are fine with it,

is start generating content immediately,

so your dad's answers have greater awareness than the others.

OK. Explain it to me clearly so I can give my dad a concrete proposal.

Sure. Look.

The idea is to build a more robust interface. So...

A new poll suggests that the upcoming elections would result in a tie

between Ramiro Pérez and Guillermo Mejía,

with candidate Magda Meneses close behind,

since she's won new votes thanks to her proposals on education and unemployment.

Those damn polls and journalists' speculations are what...

messes you up.

What's with you? Do you have a new lover or what?

You're going to the club so discreetly.

Nothing would make me happier, but no.

I'm waiting for my freedom to rebuild my life.

Don't get your hopes up, dear. At your age...

Do you really think your comments hurt me?

I have no doubt about it.

I hope this ends soon.

Sure you do.

Guillermo thinks he's untouchable because no one has ever

proved any of his wrongdoings.

You have to bring him down now.

-That's impossible. -Why?

Because I don't have much, but we're working on it.

So you don't care about what I told you?

That he might say that we had a relationship

because I had you infiltrate his campaign?

Of course I care.

But it really is his word against yours,

if he actually says something.

I don't know.

People will believe him. Or at least a lot of people will believe him.

And that'll ruin our chances to win the election.

And I'd be very sorry for you if that happens.

But the most important thing to me is for Mejía to fall.

I mean, right now even Magda could win the seat.

And I can't stray from what I came here to do.

OK.

There might be something with David that I can dig into,

which might point to him.

Or involve him directly.

You need time.

Make him believe you'll give in to his blackmail.

If you want to win, you'll have to learn how to play him.

Go ahead, answer.

I'll wait.

Hello?

Your friend with the paperwork isn't coming.

And I'm not going to just sit here and wait

for that damn Engineer to come kill me.

You have to calm down. They are taking care of you.

Actually, they are keeping an eye on you.

Do you think I don't know

that you need me to testify against Mejía?

But that's over.

Look, you're barking up the wrong tree.

I don't care.

My mother's been murdered and I haven't even been able to go claim her body.

So you better show up or else we're all screwed.

Don't worry. I'll drop by later.

Be very careful or you'll expose me.

Do you know why we're tied with Pérez-De la Torre?

Lack of visibility?

Pérez and Pablo are everywhere.

Because we're not doing shit!

And if we keep this up, I won't even make it to city council. Board room.

Liliana, I want you in the office right in front of me.

-But I'm already downstairs. -What did I say?

We're standing still,

while other candidates, like that Magda Meneses,

do interviews, they're on TV, locations, radio... press!

The rise of Meneses is something that no one saw coming.

As if by magic?

No, not by magic, but she was launched on social media.

She has a great digital strategy!

Lower your voice!

Yes, I noticed. They've gone all out with education and unemployment.

That's why they've got buzz everywhere.

And we don't have shit, is that it?

Well, I guess that's a strategy your advisor, the one you fired,

should've taken care of.

You're clearly a rookie.

The only person with a strategy, or who had a strategy here

was that lady? Huh?

I'm sorry to interrupt.

Coffee, black, no sugar and water.

Thank you, Dorita.

Oh, did I interrupt?

Finally someone who's efficient. Don't worry, you're fine.

So, the only person who knew my plans for governing...

was that lady?

-Memo, of course not. -Hello.

Welcome.

Here's our Chief of Communications.

You missed the part where

we discussed what a great job Magda Meneses's team is doing.

Sorry, I didn't know there was a meeting.

However, I've just met with our digital services supplier,

and I have something I'd like to run by you.

Well, save the day, little sis, otherwise he'll crucify...

One more. One more...

Look me in the eyes.

You'll see.

One more.

I want you to take part in a radio debate

with Ramiro Pérez and his vice presidential candidate.

Tell me what you're thinking.

I can ask Federico Laverde.

He's a serious journalist, with a huge national audience

and his radio show is called the...

"The Ring".

We all know it.

Memo, it is a debate show.

There's virtually no moderator

and the participants usually get into heated arguments

and I don't think that's your style.

Yes, but my dad's a great public speaker.

You're good at rebutting quickly, at laying out the arguments.

I'm convinced you'd eat Pérez and Pablo alive.

So, shall we do it?

Yes.

Get on it right away.

I want that second-class party out of the way right now.

And, actually, you should all...

learn from Sofía.

Finally, someone came up with an interesting strategy.

On a different note.

Engineer?

That lady who works for your boss

is now walking into the place you sent me to watch.

Yes, Analía Guerrero.

Copy, sir. If something comes up, I'll let you know.

What does this man want? Oh my God!

Relax, Mom.

Is this everything?

You're sure?

Do you have any more copies?

I didn't think you'd come through.

Let's make something very clear, Fabiola.

Threats don't work with me.

I had no choice.

I'm desperate here!

You're still breathing. Isn't that good?

Well, no.

Because I keep thinking that at any time, when I go out on the street

I'll run into the Engineer and he'll kill me.

-I can't take it any longer. -Calm down.

Relax, I have a plan so that he won't find you.

We will use what you know.

What I know?

Didn't you witness your mother's murder?

Yes, but that's against the Engineer.

Who happens to be Mejía's chief of security.

Do you have any idea what could happen to Mejía

if people found out that you witnessed his chief of security kill your mother?

And that, in addition, he was there to collect all the evidence that links him

to the crimes he's committed?

Do you think that this rat will let me utter a single word?

Mejía is desperate.

He has no idea where you are or who rescued you.

He's scared, Fabiola.

Let's frighten him even more.

How?

I'll send him part of the video you recorded

accusing him of foreign bribery and collusion.

No.

He'll track me down.

No.

I'll get it to him without him tracing you.

Like a ghost.

Believe me, Fabiola,

when it comes to Mejía, you have to play harder than he does.

Show him that you can stand up for yourself.

The company's profit margin is very thin.

Santiago made a couple of big mistakes,

such as losing some long-term clients

-after Dad died. -I see.

You know something?

We need to boost our sales, OK?

And we need clients to know that we're running the business now.

Exactly, exactly, exactly.

I need you to find out if anybody else knew about Santiago's mismanagement.

-Why? -I need some evidence.

What? You want to put him in jail or something?

No.

Guillermo is threatening me with bringing my relationship

-with Analía to light. -What?

-That guy's the worst, huh? -Yes.

So I need to keep him quiet, you know?

OK, leave it to me. Let me ask the guys

in the warehouse or accounting. Let's see if I can find anything, OK?

Perfect.

-OK, I'm out. -No, Pablo.

Hey, no, wait. Don't leave.

I need to talk to you about Mom, OK?

-What happened? -I've noticed she's very sad.

She says she feels lonely in such a big house.

Of course.

It makes sense, don't you think? It probably brings back lots of memories.

For all of us, right?

Well, the thing is...

she says she wants to sell the house and move to a smaller place.

You know what I just thought?

I'm going to tell Mom to move in with me.

-Oh, good idea. -So Carolina can finally leave.

Is that woman still living with you?

Because Helena hasn't been feeling well lately.

And Carolina has been helping me a lot.

Yeah, she never helped you when you were together, huh?

-That's guilt talking. -I know she's sorry and all,

but I think it's time for her to leave and find her own place.

I don't know.

I think you need to get that woman out of your house as soon as possible.

-Remember everything she did. -I haven't forgotten.

You're right. Don't worry.

Let me know, OK?

-See you, brother. -Bye.

-See you later. -Bye.

See you later, sir.

Thank you for coming, Eugenia.

I'm happy to take care of my little girl, but...

Thank you.

Oh, I feel so lonely sometimes. I have no one to talk to.

I understand. I feel the same.

To think that we were such a close-knit family, and look at us now.

I will always regret my mistakes.

You have no idea how much it still hurts to have lost Pablo.

There are few men like him.

Excuse me. Two seconds. I'll be right back.

Hello?

Yes?

OK.

Oh, God.

Are you looking for something?

Look, I found this cough syrup.

Is the girl sick? I haven't heard her cough.

No. No, no. It's for me.

What do you need?

Some sugar. It needs a bit more.

-Sure. Let me get it. -OK.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Verónica, look, I need to talk to you because

I'd like to know if you are aware

of Santiago Castiblanco's mismanagement of the company.

Look, let me be frank with you.

I talked to the head of the warehouse.

He told me he didn't know anything,

I didn't believe him, and had to let him go.

I don't want to have to do the same with you, you know?

But I'm scared.

Scared of what?

Something happening to me.

No, I can assure you nothing will happen to you,

but I need you to talk to me. Otherwise I'll have to think

that you're covering up for Santiago, OK?

Look, I swear I didn't know what he was doing.

I figured it out, but I couldn't say anything

because I was afraid I'd get into something more dangerous.

No. You were doing something dangerous when you saw him and didn't say anything.

Well...

Mr. Santiago worked with a small network,

and...

well, they used the materials they didn't need anymore.

And then they would ask us

to replace those materials for the same construction sites

where they claimed to be running out of supplies.

Well, that's completely normal.

Sometimes you work with an extremely tight budget

and you end up running out of supplies.

No. No, because...

he never invoiced those supplies.

I see.

Then what I need you to do is to calculate more or less...

the amounts Santiago was taking, OK?

Don't worry. He doesn't work here anymore.

And if anybody asks, you tell them I told you to do it, OK?

Yes, sir.

OK. Excuse me.

If Pablo doesn't drop out, I'll make his relationship with Analía public

and I'll say she was leaking info about my campaign

and was Pérez's spy.

Of course.

That way Pérez won't show up at the debate...

with his vice presidential candidate. Great strategy, Memo.

-Great. -Excuse me. Oops, sorry.

Excuse me. Sorry to interrupt.

Here's your fruit. Your coffee, black, no sugar, just as you like it.

-Can I get you anything? -No.

Well, let me know. I will gladly bring you something.

-Excuse me. -Dorita.

Sir?

You take care of me better than at home.

It's my pleasure.

How are you feeling on your first day?

Well, what can I say?

It's odd, because I feel I've worked here my entire life.

Everyone's been so nice to me.

One or two long faces, but the rest have been so nice.

And what do you think about Analía's departure?

Well, I'm sorry, but she had it coming.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

And you, thank God, are not easy to fool.

She made a mistake and, well, she had to go.

What a mess, but yes,

you were right to fire her.

Listen, Dora...

I'm wondering, you know?

Aren't you betraying Miss Guerrero?

As far as I know, you are working here thanks to her.

She recommended you, didn't she?

Yes.

She saw I had the skills to work here.

But who made the decision? Mr. Mejía.

Otherwise I wouldn't be here.

And I also know that when he no longer wants me here,

I'll have to leave.

That's good.

We've let go enough people.

Plus, I'm not going to fire someone who makes such great coffee.

You like sayings.

Let me know whenever you want to hear another one. I've got plenty.

-Excuse me. -Let's hear one.

Here's your role, you'll play the victim.

What do you think?

Relax, don't sweat it.

Look, if there's something I've learned in life

it's that you can't surround yourself with envious and nosy people.

And that's what happened with Analía.

She was too nosy and look how she ended up.

Well, OK. I won't talk anymore. Excuse me.

-Let me know if you need anything. -Thank you, Dorita.

What a mess.

How did it go with Mejía?

Froggy, that man is shady.

-Why? -Hold on. Don't hang up.

-Hello. -Hi, how are you?

Hold on. Hold on.

He asked me what I thought

about your departure.

Relax, I knocked it out of the park with my answer.

You know what I think?

I think I'm winning him over, honestly.

He wants me next to him all the time.

That Santiago, though. He's a tough audience.

You have to be very careful with him.

Especially with him.

My mistake was not winning him over the minute I got there.

I'll admit to that.

No, I mean, winning that fatso over is not easy.

He gives you dirty looks all the time. He's all crabby with me.

Why? Did he say or do anything in particular?

No. No, he doesn't say a word to me, but he can't stand me.

I can't stand him either.

You know what it is? He thinks I'm as much of a sellout as he is.

But me, I'm on a mission. For him, it's in his genes.

OK...

I know he's hateful, but you still have to win him over, Dorita.

Remember that, now that I'm gone,

he's become Mejía's right hand again.

And he has his ear.

Sir?

Sir?

He always writes down the most important information of the day

on white sheets of paper.

And he usually keeps them in the second desk drawer.

Take pictures of that and send them to me.

What are you doing here, missy?

I wanted to leave his coffee here, but...

Do you see him? Can't you see he's not here?

I know he's not here,

but I want him to have his coffee when he gets in.

OK, miss... Dora.

Look, let me give you some advice.

Don't do more than you have to do just to get him to like you.

God forbid you follow in Miss Guerrero's footsteps.

She had to go.

If you say so.

Yes, I do.

Excuse me.