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[woman vocalizing sad song]

A WHILE AGO

[vocalizing continues]

Sing it properly!

[singing]

[woman] Let's see if you got a green thumb.

They're paying you, right?

It's hot, and it's full of ants. They eat everything in sight.

[woman] If that thing doesn't start looking good pronto,

then the evangelists are gonna build an altar there.

[singing continues]

-[klaxon booms] -[indistinct voices]

[tense music fading in]

[Inès] Bees build things together.

They have rules. There's a hierarchy.

Flies don't.

They fly solo.

But as soon as they sense danger, an invisible tie binds them.

And for a brief moment, they work together.

[cell door slams]

[indistinct chatter]

[woman 1] No, seriously, she was.

[woman 2] Well, if it isn't the gardening snob. Pass me that.

[woman 1] There she is, covered in dirt, quiet as a mouse.

Good day, ladies.

Are you the one who was growing plants in her apartment?

"Indoor," they're called.

Did you really have 200 marijuana plants?

I had 256.

How did you prevent them from getting full of bugs?

-She's got nerve. So many questions. -[Manca chuckles]

I've always had a green thumb.

[women chuckling]

I could use some help in the garden.

No. Never worked a day in my life, I'm not gonna start now.

It's only for a couple of hours, and they'll pay you.

You get to be outside longer. Think about it.

No, Blondie. Find someone else to do your dirty work.

No, I can do all the heavy lifting.

I just need someone who knows what they're doing.

TIME FLIES

[Inès] The penalty for poisoning…

[suspenseful music playing]

-Poisoning. There we go. -[Manca] You got it?

-[Inès] Let's see. -[Manca] What does it say?

"…is punishable by imprisonment or detention for three to ten years."

"A person or persons who poison or adulterate…

-Right. -…the following…

drinking water, food, or medicinal substances

meant for public consumption or use, shall be punished…" Yada, yada, yada.

-There you go. -But I have no intention of doing this.

I'm not going to.

-I am simply gonna deliver the products. -Yeah.

-That's all. -Sure. Explain that to the judge.

I'm sure he'll understand.

You're wrong about this.

I'll help you.

I wanna look into this chick, though, okay?

We're also going to need Rody.

What for?

[music accelerates]

This is gonna be bad.

First off, if the chick's talking to you, she's desperate.

Look, Manca, like the old man said, "Once shy, twice bit."

-No more sayings. -[Rody] Okay.

For you, cousin, you got it. Anything.

For you…

I don't know her at all. How do I know she's not gonna turn you in?

-What you saying? -What?

-You never know? -[Inès] Forget it. Just…

-Forget it. We can't rely on him. -What the hell?

I mean, I feel like everything you say makes no sense.

[Rody sighs] You're doin' this for yourself, Blondie.

[sniffs, snapping fingers] This is all for you. Of course.

-Whoa, this guy's out to lunch, Manca. -Yes, I know.

-He's not well. -Believe me, I know.

-I'm not doing it for me. -I know that, Inés!

Inés?

What're you doing? Where're we going?

[Inès] Just shut up and come with me.

[male] Feel like you're stuck in your career…

What're we doing here?

-Come on. -What're we doing?

Wait, wait, wait.

Invest now in this Fidelity course for specialized training in your field.

-This course is worth seven years of… -[Manca] Wait, wait, wait, wait!

Apply now, and--

[Inès] Come in.

Hello, Doctor. [softly] Let's go.

-Scuse us, this'll just take a minute. -Do you have an appointment with me today?

No, no. Come, sit down.

We are elated to tell you some incredibly good news, Doctor, because, um…

we have been to so many specialists, and at long last,

Mariana has decided that she'd like you to treat her.

Don't, Inés. Come on, please, don't, stop it.

-Well, for now… -Okay?

-And we… have the cash here. -No.

-In dollars. -[Manca] No, wait…

-What're you doing? What… -Yes.

The only thing I was wondering about, Doctor,

because, you see, I spoke to the ladies at the front desk,

and although they are very helpful,

they could only offer us an appointment in 15 days.

Right, I'll send a message to Carolina, she's my secretary,

she'll call and give you an appointment.

We'll start by doing a biopsy, and then we'll see.

-You are crazy. You know that? -Quiet.

I don't know. It just doesn't make sense to me.

There's something about this woman that bugs me. Who is she?

You can't be that naive.

I mean, trusting someone who just pops into your life like that? My God.

She is a woman who went through the same thing I did.

What're you saying?

What the hell?! This could be dangerous. This is dangerous.

You could end up back in jail doing, I dunno,

ten years for somebody you don't even know.

-Let's just look at the logistics. I go… -Logistics?

I buy something, I deliver it to her, end of story.

She does whatever she wants with it.

-Why should we care? -No, no.

-It's not our problem. -No, no, no.

I don't like it. I don't like that woman.

Look. If it's benign,

'cause it's benign for sure,

we'll take the rest, and then we'll go to a beach somewhere.

-[chuckling] -Yeah.

We're going to Mar del Plata.

[engine starting]

THE PEST CONTROL HOUSE

Mm… I need to have some Noxilen.

-One liter, please. -Noxilen. One liter, okay.

-500 mls of Repelixir. -Repelixir… okay.

-What else? -Xe… Xenobrite.

-Xenobrite. -Two liters.

[man] Very good.

[Inès] Let's see, what else?

-Anything else? -And this.

[dark tone plays]

[dramatic string music playing]

No, we don't carry this product here.

-Do you know somewhere that does sell it? -No, and… I don't really care to know.

Okay, well, I'm gonna go somewhere else to try and get it all together.

If I can't, then I'll just come back for this.

No problem, ma'am.

[music intensifies]

No. We don't carry it.

[Inès] Flies don't know the meaning of tired.

-[man] Let's see. -[Inès] They persist.

They keep on flying until they get what they need.

[music intensifies]

[man] You can get it at this place.

Thank you.

[music stops]

Can I see your credentials?

What credentials?

Ma'am, your license.

Lady…

do you have a license or not?

-Ah! Yes, my license, yeah. -Yes.

I… Oh!

I left the house in such a hurry today, and I…

Listen, can't you just get it for me and I can come back another day with my license?

[money rustles]

Okay! There ya go.

Here's a candy for you.

Thank you.

EXTERMINATOR LICENSE

"Must be of legal age." Yes.

What's this now? No.

"Take… something, something… pass the exam"?

-[door opens] -[sighs]

-[sighs] -[Rody] Blondie, come 'ere!

I've something for you.

[hypnotic music playing]

It was my father's.

Because he worked in a tannery,

when he went for his license, he got top level.

My father was one of a kind.

They'll treat her better at the place you took her?

They'll treat her, at least. It's something, right?

I'm doing this for her.

[suspenseful music playing]

Scuse me, miss. Could you please do me a favor?

-Sure. -Can you hand me one of those cans there?

-Yeah. -Not that one, the other one.

-Uh, the one on sale. -Uh…

-Yeah. Sorry. -I don't work anymore, y'know.

-[Manca] Yeah, excuse me, ma'am. -Hm.

-Oh! What a klutz. -Oh.

-Everything fell. -Yeah.

-It happens. -It sure does.

-[girl] Yes. -Uh…

-Thank you. -Oh… no worries.

-Bye. -Bye.

-[old lady] Everything's so expensive. -[Manca] I know, right?

Can't afford to buy anything if you're on a pension. Huh.

Especially since my check's on the lower end.

[girl] Are you getting any more of these in?

Excuse me! Excuse me, I've got priority here.

-They can be from other countries too. -[old lady] Thank you so much.

-These are the only ones we have here. -Oh.

I know you from somewhere. But where?

-No idea. -Yeah.

I know where I saw you before. We came to do some fumigating.

At your boss's house?

-That was it. Yeah. -Oh, maybe, yeah. Sure.

That'll be 20,500 pesos.

Oh no, I'm dead. My boss is gonna kill me.

No!

Well, it's not like you're buying essential items or anything.

No, no. You don't know my boss.

Will that be debit, credit, or cash?

Uh… could you give me credit? I swear, I… I'll be right back.

-I must've left my wallet at the house. -I'll pay for you, sweetheart.

I'll pay. How much? I'll pay for you, don't worry.

-Are you sure? -Yeah, it's no problem.

-How much is it? -20,500 pesos.

What a wonderful lady she is.

-Next, please. -Hello. How are ya?

-[girl] I like these a lot. -[woman] You do? Okay. Here.

Say, could you lend me a little more money, please, because…

No, don't. I'll pay for it. It's okay. A flower for a little flower.

-[girl chuckles] -Ah.

-I'd better get going… -Don't go.

-Yes, I still have to drop these off. -Oh.

-Thanks for the loan. -No! It was nothing.

-I'll pay you back. -Okay. Wanna lift?

-No, no. -Sure, come on, I'll take you.

-No, no. -You don't have money for a taxi.

Yeah, you're right.

You gotta hold on tight, I drive like a crazy woman.

[bittersweet pop music playing]

[music stops]

[church bell rings]

[funky suspenseful music plays]

-Your boss's husband is dead? -What do you think?

My boss doesn't like to come here.

But she wants to keep his grave impeccable.

-What happened? -No idea.

She never told me, and I didn't ask.

But I really like coming here. It relaxes me.

I like it.

-[Inès] He's dead?! -[Manca] Yep.

-But are you sure about that? -Believe me, the man's gone.

He's dead, deceased, buried in the ground.

But did you see him?

But… Well, I didn't open the coffin, but he was there.

No, I know!

-I didn't mean it like that. It's just… -Inés. Inés.

-[door opens] -There's no husband and no lover, period.

-[door closes] -Why would she lie to me?

-[Rody] Hello, there! -Maybe she wanted…

-What's going on? -[laughs] Got a little surprise for ya!

-Ah, you did it, great! -There it is.

-Stamped, hologramed, everything you need. -Excellent.

-You are licensed exterminators. -Excellent.

[Rody laughs]

Oh no, I can't believe it.

-What? -What is it?

What's wrong, Blondie? You don't like your photo?

-[Inès] It's not that. This won't work. -[Manca] Oh?

The expiration date isn't good. It's passed.

It's expired. I can't buy a thing with this.

-Nothing! -[Rody] Nah! We'll change it.

That's it, go and grab yourself a beer.

Whatever!

You know you're just a guest here, right?

All right! Back off, okay?

Why don't you stay at your daughter's? Huh?

-Or does she not want you either? -Put a sock in it and go upstairs, hm?

He went too far. Just ignore him.

You are the one who went too far. You shouldn't have told him about that.

[Leverato] Fill all of it out when you wanna apply for your license.

Then bring it to me, and I'll take care of everything else.

All right. Great.

-Have you seen Inés at all, or… -Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, after she got out.

We met up, and I gave her the papers.

And… how'd it go?

I think that

she was maybe expecting to find a slightly better financial situation.

But, I mean, I showed her everything.

The books, the accounts, whatever we have.

Did she ask about the house at all?

No, she didn't.

For her, the house is not even in the equation.

Your mom's real old-school in that way.

I mean, she has her things, obviously.

But, the house itself, as she sees it, is yours. That's sacred.

And she has absolutely no intention of doing anything to change that.

-[phone buzzes] -[Leverato] Oh, excuse me.

-[daughter] Of course. -[clears throat]

[hypnotic music playing]

Herman, what's up?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'd like the shrimp one if possible.

Yeah. And the one, sorry, I don't remember the name of it…

-Thanks. -Call me later.

Yeah. Yeah, that one!

[Inès] Some flies have memories.

They remember places and smells and a few people too.

[man] Hey. Would you like a coffee?

No, thank you. I'm good.

How's he doing? Your cat.

He's huge.

[fly buzzing]

I think I know something that will help you with that.

Ah, what?

We could do a Reiki session together.

[music stops]

[engine turning over]

[apprehensive music playing]

[Inès] Excuse me.

-You'll be next up. -Ah, that's great, thanks.

-It's okay. -Yeah?

-We're next up. -[sighs]

[softly] You could pray if you want.

Yeah. I'll pray to the devil.

[gasping]

-[sighs] -Take it to the lab.

Keep pressure on it.

Could be painful. Rest up.

We should have the results in 48 to 72 hours.

You can get dressed.

-[Inès] It's so tiny. -[Manca] Yeah.

-That little mark'll go away soon. -Yeah, suppose it will.

-Does it hurt? -A little bit.

If they had to prick their balls,

they sure as hell would've come up with another method. [scoffs]

You stay and rest. I'll take care of everything.

-First, I'm going to Piatti's. -Yeah.

And then the Abalos street market. If you need anything, call me.

Okay. Listen, Inés… I couldn't sleep last night, y'know?

I went onto the Internet.

That poison you're looking for tears you up inside.

You'd have to be really pissed at someone to give them that.

-Stop looking on the Internet. -[sighs]

-That's enough. -Okay. Yeah.

[exhales]

[playful classical music playing]

Blondie, this look like a female dragon here?

She asked me for a female dragon. It's what I did, but…

Did you fix the license?

Oh yeah.

Look. The date's right.

TECHNICIAN IN URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL PEST CONTROL

[Inès] Yes, it's good.

And don't worry, I'm not gonna get her into any trouble.

The problem is, she likes getting into trouble.

Can I borrow your car?

What about the truck? You've got the keys.

I can't go to a certain place I'm going to with a truck like that.

-Why can't you? -What's it to you?

-The less you know about this, the better. -[music stops]

Ah-ha-ha! Here you go, Blondie.

She was my father's. You'd better take good care of her.

My dad was the best. Mint condition. Look at that!

It's the original upholstery, so be careful.

And listen, no smoking, not one… not one bite of food.

Got it? No funny business.

And if you put gas in it, don't use regular. It's gotta be super.

Make sure it's premium!

Hey, how's the ankle monitor going? All good?

It has its ups and downs…

MANCA: ARE YOU UP FOR ANOTHER RIDE?

TRINI: I CAN'T. I HAVE TO WORK…

MANCA: OH, HOW BORING!

[woman continues talking]

TRINI: COME VISIT ME IF YOU WANT. MY BOSS IS ABOUT TO LEAVE.

MANCA: OKAY, BUT WE'RE HAVING A DRINK.

TRINI: SOME MATE…

[woman] Last week, I was fucking…

MANCA: OH, GIRL, COME ON. GIVE ME A BREAK.

TRINI: YOU'RE SOMETHING ELSE.

We watched a super-good porno. Then she left, I masturbated…

MANCA: YOU'RE SOMETHING ELSE. I KNOW YOU.

[woman] It's getting bad, y'know… you don't want anyone listening to that.

-No, you don't. -It's terrible.

TRINI: COME. I'LL BE WAITING

-Are you even listening to me? -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-You hitting on some chick or something? -Yeah! [chuckles]

-Oh yeah? -I might be.

-Blonde or brunette? -Brunette.

-Nice! -[chuckles]

[tense music playing]

[Inès] Flies are always near the garbage.

It's the smell that attracts them. They follow it.

[car door opens, shuts]

Even if they don't want to, they can't help it.

[engine starting]

[engine starting]

[Susana] Hi.

Fire them all.

Close down the factory, Susana.

Practice what you're gonna say. Go on.

Hi, there! How are you?

I would really like to see you.

Why don't we have a…

I'm sending you this message because I would really like to see you.

Hello, how are you?

How are you, guys? I'm doing great! [laughing]

[music fades]

[music playing indistinctly]

[footsteps approaching]

Well, hello there.

-[Trini] Don't put your feet on that. -Oh, sorry.

[both chuckle]

[Manca] Ah, that's a great song.

Yeah, it's a good one. I always play music when I work.

Nice. Hm…

Hey, um…

does she live here all alone?

-Yeah. -Ah.

But she's got friends, I'm guessing? Or no?

-I dunno. I haven't been here that long. -How long?

Who are you really?

-What do you mean, "Who am I"? -Yeah, who?

[chuckles] Uh, come 'ere.

No.

-No. -Yes! [chuckles]

Come. Sit.

-[Trini] Mm… -Ah!

-Okay. I never sit here. -Oh, but it's so nice.

Now, what do you mean, "Who am I really"? Hm?

I… um, am the sweetest exterminator in the area. [chuckles]

-You're shameless is what you are. -I am.

But I helped you out?

-Yeah. -I sure did.

-Is there a bathroom here? -Yeah…

-Uh, yes. -Yeah?

Yes, several.

-Great. -Several.

The best one?

-Is my boss's one. -Okay.

[suspenseful music playing]

[door handle rattles]

[door creaks]

[music intensifies]

What're you doing?! You can't be in here.

No, no, no, I know, I know. I'm sorry. I got lost. Too many doors and halls…

-Sorry about that. -C'mon, my boss would kill me. Hurry.

[tense music playing]

[footsteps approaching]

[Susana] Bye. I'll see you tomorrow.

-[car door shuts] -[engine starts]

[engine starts]

[lighter pings]

Be careful, okay? It's strong.

[music playing through phone]

-It's good though. -The best.

[sucks]

[phone ringing]

-Hello? -[woman] Hello. Is this Ms. Mariana?

-Yes, that's right. -I'm calling from the clinic.

-We have the results of your biopsy. -Yes?

-Uh, already? -We've emailed them to you.

-All right. -You okay?

Yeah, yeah. It's all good. Come on.

Can you hold on a second? I've gotta make a call.

-Don't go anywhere, hm? -I won't.

Rody… listen to me.

Open my emails and see if the test results are in from the doctor's.

[menacing music playing]

Manca…

I've got some bad news.

-[sighs] -[phone beeps]

[brooding music playing]

[keys jingle]

[seat belt rattles, whooshes]

[brake creaks]

[music darkens]

[sensual pop music playing]

What're you doing?

Oh… my…

-I'm gonna get more beer, okay? -Wait. No, don't go!

[Trini] I'll be right back.

-Come 'ere! What are you doing? -What?

What're you doing with that girl? Don't hang around with her anymore.

Don't bring her here. You're exposing us! What's wrong with you?

-Are you drunk right now? -Yeah.

Come and dance. Come on. Let's go. Stop worrying.

[sighs]

[tuts]

[groans]

[phone pings, buzzes]

[phone beeps]

[Susana] Hello, Inés, how are you?

Now that you know some of my secrets too,

I want you to watch this video very carefully.

If you don't do what I told you, I'm going to report you.

Then you'll go to jail for violating your probation.

And I promise you, you'll never get out again.

[menacing music playing]

[fly buzzing]

[Inès] One way to catch them…

[buzzing intensifies]

…is to put a little bit of honey near the things they love the most.

[buzzing intensifying]

[80s-style electronic music playing]

[music fades]

[dramatic classical music playing]

NO ANIMAL WAS HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS SERIES.

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THE EVENTS AND CHARACTERS PORTRAYED IN THIS WORK ARE FICTIONAL.

[music fades]