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Who told you that?

The stories you tell yourself about life are funny.

That you did it all on your own. That no one helped you.

That you invented yourself.

Imagine if it happened to one of us. Where would we get the money?

How much is an abortion?

I heard it's expensive. The three of us can pitch in.

I know where my mom keeps some cash.

But where would we go?

To the older girls.

If any of you ever needs an abortion,

you won't talk with any older girls.

Or with anyone else other than me.

Whoever needs it can talk to me and we'll figure it out together.

Do you hear me?

Tam?

As if the love for freedom could really sprout from a cabbage.

THE END OF LOVE

Kapara, Kapara. Can you come here?

I don't like this either, but it's what we gotta do.

Kapara!

Mom, can you help me?

What do you do with a preverbal baby, a cat, who refuses to go to the doctor?

What's this doohickey?

-I don't know, Mom. -Check the manual.

Make sure everything's there.

Let's see, isn't this everything? This is a great chair.

No, sorry...

Neutral cupcakes, Pepi, not pink or blue. Don't you have those?

Why are you organizing your own baby shower?

-Who else would do it? -Go with Tamara.

-Help her with Kapara, get some air. -No.

Forget Kapara, no.

Pregnant women who haven't been in contact with cats

run the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.

Sorry...

Excuse me. It's not a boy or a girl. It's gender-neutral.

Come, Kapara. Come.

-No luck? -Maybe he just likes it down there.

I don't know what's wrong. Kapara isn't like this.

He's a really cuddly cat, but he won't let me touch him now. I don't get it.

Some name you gave him, really.

What'd you want me to call him? "Kitty"?

Ofelia says you'd like to know how Jewish divorces work.

Is it true only the man has power?

In the literal sense, yes.

Hence the crisis of the agunot. You've surely heard of them.

Women who are separated in practice

but whose husbands refuse to grant a divorce,

so they can't remarry or carry on with their lives.

So, I actually can't get divorced.

In practice, you can.

Most rabbis now try to arrange amicable divorces,

with both parties' consent.

Do orthodox rabbis do the same?

It depends on each case.

In your community, this decision isn't taken lightly.

I shouldn't have asked.

Thank you for your time, Sandra.

-Let's go. -Hold on.

We're not here for solace. We're here for information.

Clear all your doubts.

And if I end up as an agunah?

Not single, not married?

That won't happen. David isn't like that.

So you're doing an MBA. With a scholarship?

No. I'm using part of the money from the lawsuit.

Did you think it through?

Will the MBA make you money?

Probably, yes. But not just that. It's something I want to do.

And you? Working on your new book?

No, I'm thinking about my next step.

Leaving it all behind and marrying AMIA?

-We broke up. -He got fed up?

I got fed up.

-Of what? -Of making the effort

of being on the same terms.

I mean, my desire was crossed-up with his desire,

and I had to adapt, which was hell.

You're the expert,

but I think that a desire that doesn't adapt is just a whim.

But it's good, you know?

I can focus on my work, on my stuff. Work some more.

You're always on about work and money.

Relax a bit now that you won't pay rent.

There's the little asshole. Come.

Help me.

-Oh, there he is. -Hello, my love. There you go.

The vet can come. It's more expensive, but...

Have her come.

I want my baby to grow up here.

I don't want their life to be nannies and friends who last for two years

and then move to Chicago.

I don't want that.

I can't believe what I'm hearing.

And coming from you, Debi?

From me? What about you?

What about me?

You more than anyone know what it's like without support.

I thought you'd understand.

You're comparing me being widowed with three kids

to living in New York?

Does Gabi know about this?

-No, but we'll discuss it today. -Oh, okay.

Well, that's a relief. He'll make you come to your senses.

I don't get it. You don't want me to live here?

What I don't want is for you to live in a country

where you don't know if you'll get back home alive

or if the bank will give you your money.

-Why do you live here if it's so bad? -That's different.

I don't know how I'll manage, Mom.

Manage what, honey?

Raising kids isn't that hard.

Especially if there's two of you and you have money.

As long as they eat every day and go to school, that's enough.

Especially in a safe country, a country without inflation.

One where you can predict...

Predict? In the United States? Yeah, right.

Do they have a crystal ball?

Look, I don't know if they have a crystal ball,

I don't know.

But at least they know the price of a dollar.

My milanesas burned.

Capoeira will have to stay with me.

I'll keep him under observation.

His name is Kapara, with an "a."

Oh. I thought it was Capoeira, like the Brazilian martial art.

No, it's Hebrew. What'd I do wrong?

Is it the food I give him? It must be the food.

He still needed a shot. They'd run out when I took him.

Then I forgot.

-No. -I forgot. It's my fault.

It's not that. Look, he has a urinary obstruction.

It's common in neutered males.

Why'd I ever get a cat?

I never even looked after a plant.

I mean, I'm inept...

Unbelievable.

She said that's not it.

On the contrary, it's clearly something else.

Plus, I can tell you look after him since you quickly realized he was blocked.

He was what?

Blocked.

Hello.

Tami! Come! I'll introduce you.

My daughter.

Tami. This is Tamara. He's Alberto.

-How are you? -Hello.

-You're the notary, right? -No, I'm Alberto.

-I was on my way out. -No, no, no.

I'll let you two talk.

We still have to go to the notary.

Alberto is an economist and he's giving me some advice.

I also wanted him to help you out.

With what?

Well, how to invest your money.

I already know how to invest my money. I'm buying an apartment, Mom.

Yes, but you'll have some left over.

And, if anything happens to me,

you won't have anyone to tell you how to use your money.

So, I'd like him to give you the basics.

For example, what a bond is,

-what mutual investment funds are. -Good, Ruthie.

To help put your finances in order.

My money is just fine.

-For real. -Well...

Now might not be the time.

Tami, I'm offering you a resource.

I don't think it's mature of you to not take advantage of it.

Okay, fine.

Tell me.

No, you tell me.

If you have any money left over...

-Right. -...what do you do?

I don't have any leftover money, no.

I don't know. Sometimes, I do work for a foreign media outlet.

They pay me in dollars. I save that.

How do you get paid?

Through an app.

Without billing them?

Sometimes, they want an invoice.

An export invoice.

Yes, I make it on the revenue agency website. It's really easy.

So you declare the money

but then keep it out of the country?

I mean, if it's a small amount, then it's not too serious.

And what should I do? Open an account in Uruguay?

That could be an option.

Or you could set up a corporation.

With whom?

-No, Ruthie... -Tami.

-Ruthie... -You...

You don't even know what an LLC is.

Well, yeah, I know...

I know what an LLC is.

Can we please talk for a second?

Excuse us.

-What's wrong? -This is incredible.

-What? -Incredible.

Is this necessary?

That's what I want to know. Is this necessary?

To be honest, I thought you knew more.

You're always talking about money. I see you need more help than I thought.

Know what I don't need? To talk finances with a stranger.

No way.

Alberto isn't a stranger. He's trustworthy.

Really? How do you know?

I can see it in him.

Sure, I can also see him.

I've been seeing him

for some time now...

-Oh, so you're see... -Yes.

Well, now, it's a no for sure. No way in hell.

-What? -No way in hell.

-No way in hell. -Why not?

I won't talk finances with your fling. Forget it.

No way.

-Why would you say that? -Sorry.

Know what? I'll go buy my house, and you figure out your stuff.

You're leaving?

-I'll go with you. -I don't want you to.

-You don't? -I don't want you there.

How will you take all that money?

-Are you busy? -Tamara.

-Something came up. -Tamara.

It's an emergency.

I promise I'll make it up to you.

What a fucking brat.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

That's it!

Dude, she's buying her house today.

We've been leaving her on read for two weeks.

We can't keep ghosting Tam, Lau.

If you don't want to talk to her, fine, but I will.

I think we're being assholes.

I don't like it. I'm not like that.

Whatever. I'm too old for drama.

She can do whatever she wants, she can fuck whoever.

Talk to her if you want, but don't bring me into it.

Don't involve me.

What do you mean? The whole problem is with you, Tamara and Mora.

I mean, we can't pretend we're clueless. We're not okay.

I don't know what you mean.

I'm fine with Azul, and we're all better off this way.

How? Treating her like a stranger, dude?

A stranger living in your house? I don't know, no.

I don't know, it's not right.

I have to finish the class. Talk to you later.

And that briefcase?

I don't know. I guess it was my dad's.

I don't understand this fixation with hiding money.

Use a backpack. Who'll think you're carrying thousands of dollars?

They'd think you have a laptop, snatch it,

and you'll be out of a house and computer.

That could definitely happen to me.

Let's see. Turn around.

You don't look very happy.

You're buying a home.

But not thanks to my job.

Who our age buys a house thanks to their job in this country?

Impeccable.

I hate dealing with money, I swear.

Accountants, invoices, taxes.

Why don't we just barter?

-This is ruining my life. -That'd be good.

-Got an accountant you can recommend? -Yes.

A few. I got a really good one. I'll give you his contact.

Will you celebrate today? Did you talk to the girls?

No.

How come? With Laura and Juana, your friends? No?

No.

What? You're not doing anything?

You have to celebrate. This isn't just an errand.

You got any plans?

My in-laws are coming for dinner.

-Right. -Yes.

Yes.

No, I meant in case... I'll tell the girls.

-Okay. -In case you want to come.

-All right. -I'll go get the car.

-I'll wait. -Okay. The keys.

-Okay, I'll wait. -Coming.

I'm going to the notary.

The apartment is for all of us. I wanted to tell you that.

Now you have capital guarantee. Good bio, "Capital guarantee."

So, yeah. It belongs to us all and I want you to use it.

To be there. To spend as much time there as you want.

Like always. I know that now we're

a bit out of sync.

I'm really busy...

But, well, just that. It's your home.

The door is open for you.

Tam, don't tell my dad or he'll get a mortgage on your place.

I'm up for a drink. Where should we meet?

How about 8:00 at Ladorada?

I can't believe she suggested Ladorada.

Is she being cynical? Is she in denial? Or does she not give a fuck?

But it's better, Lau.

Let's take advantage of us all being there and, I don't know, ask her what's up.

Let's hear her out.

No, I don't have to go listen to her.

She has to come talk to me.

Everything okay?

Yes, it's fine, honey.

I'm not stepping foot in Ladorada.

Then suggest something, dude. I'm sick of this.

Really, can't we just get together,

grab a beer, the three of us, talk it out face to face and move on?

Go out dancing and do what we usually do?

Hey, look. Mom?

How are you?

-Dad. -How are you?

This is my friend, Ofelia.

Nice to meet you. Are you coming home for dinner?

-Want to come? -Bubbe is coming.

No, no. You go. I'll be on my way.

Good night.

Excuse me.

Weren't we having dinner together?

No, go have dinner with your family. It's all right.

-Are you offended? -No.

Who do you think you're talking to? No.

Are you coming or will you meet us there?

I came to temple with Ofelia, so we'll decide together were to go.

This is Uriel, my brother. Ofelia.

We made plans with our folks.

Yes, all right. Go do whatever you want.

I'll see what she and I want to do. Go on ahead.

Excuse me.

Sure. Thanks.

Sorry.

I've been this way for 37 years.

They can't do anything to me that hasn't been done before.

-You're angry. -No, I'm not.

I don't have to put up with it.

If you're going to be a rabbi,

you'll have to get used to this kind of stuff.

-Yes, I know. -I'm not saying it doesn't suck.

Bye.

I'm off. I'm going for a walk. Call me after.

All large denominations.

We'll always use dollars for this. Just imagine using pesos.

We'd be here for eight months.

You're funny, you know?

Well, this is yours.

Did you check the information? Is it correct?

-Everything's perfect. -Good.

-That's everything. -So let's move on to the signature.

There.

-Here, right? -Yes, there.

Well, here are two sets of keys.

Do you want me to separate them? Whatever you want.

It's okay. Give them to her.

We're the separated ones.

-Oh, okay. -I'm just her friend.

And lawyer. My lawyer friend.

Well, here's a little gift so you can celebrate properly.

-Thanks. -Congrats on your first apartment.

-"First apartment." How optimistic. -Yes.

As if I'd buy another one.

Why not? A round of applause?

-Shall we applaud? -Great.

Congratulations.

Here. Juani!

-Hi. -Hi.

-What are you drinking? -Gin and tonic.

Hey, can you come with me to open this bottle?

Come. Where's Laura?

She said she had stuff to do.

What's going on?

I don't know. You tell me.

No, a horrible day, but I'm a homeowner now.

Don't make me guess what's wrong. It's a waste of energy.

Just tell me. We'll talk it over,

I'll apologize, and we'll move on with our lives.

Yeah, sure. As if nothing ever happened.

Do you think anything goes?

You mess up, apologize, and move on as if nothing happened.

Total impunity.

I don't understand.

Mora told Laura that you two hooked up.

That's why Laura isn't here.

Get it?

And I think you're being really shitty.

I thought you were more decent, but no.

-The truth is you're not. -Dude...

The thing with Mora is just fun.

-Just fun? -Just fun.

-Just fun? -Why would I tell her? To stir things up?

No, you stirred things up anyway.

Can't you see what you're doing? You don't realize.

Tamara...

Mora!

Hey, honey. I can't hang with you today 'cause I'm in over my head.

Ofelia took the night off.

Did you tell Laura?

Yes.

Why?

Because I don't keep secrets.

You could've asked me what I thought about that, right?

Well, did you ask me what I thought about keeping it secret?

Or did you ask Laura what she thought about us?

Or that boyfriend of yours who surely has no idea?

-Guys, your drinks. -Is this a lesson on morality?

On life? On what?

No, nothing.

I simply lead with the truth. I won't apologize to you.

Or to anyone. Forget it.

Tam, you'll be fine.

Once you stop trying to convince everyone of your versions of events,

-you'll be fine. -Yes, of course. Of course I'll be fine.

-Okay? -Sure.

You're a psychopath.

You're psycho. I don't have the moral high ground, but it's true.

You're a psychopath.

What about you?

What's wrong?

Listen, go take that off. Can we go? I can't take it anymore.

Get me out of this depression.

-What? I thought we were staying here. -No!

No. I called you to take me home because I can't handle it anymore.

I argued with my mom and, when it couldn't get any worse,

the thing with Mora blew up.

Juana hates me, Laura won't talk to me. Mora's giving me moral lessons.

Just picture it...

It's my fault, I know. I get it.

You know, I was about to say I can't believe this.

But, yeah, I can believe it.

What?

It's my birthday, dude.

-What? -It's my birthday.

-No! -Today's my birthday.

-Yes, today. -No, it isn't.

Yes, it's my birthday, but I thought you'd remember.

I'm sorry, Poli. Today was shitty. Sorry.

Yes. You had a shitty day, you need me, you call me, I'm there.

-It's always the same. -No.

Because I'm always there when you call.

I love doing that.

I always help whenever I can.

I help everyone because I love helping. I give too much.

Because just being myself is clearly not enough.

Nobody loves me the way I am, so I give too much.

-I give and expect nothing. -Poli!

But, just once,

today, just this one time,

I needed one of all the people I spend my life helping

to at least remember my birthday, just one time.

I got chocolate, wine.

Let's go to my place and talk.

-No. -Poli...

I'm not in the mood for wine or chocolate or anything.

-Forget it. -Are you kidding? Are you crying?

Poli! No! Wait!

-Tamara! How are you? -Terrible.

-I need urgent therapy. -Here and now?

Yes.

This isn't a massage parlor, Tam. No.

Therapists say you can call if you have an emergency.

Look, I won't have a session here.

If you want, we can talk as good friends.

I did something I knew could hurt lots of people, and I hurt lots of people.

Well, not lots. People I really love.

I don't know what to do. Apologizing isn't enough.

And Gustavo doesn't know, so it'll get worse.

So you kept seeing him.

Why do you think you did it if it hurt people you love?

I don't know.

Did you want to hurt someone?

Did you want revenge?

No, I didn't want to hurt anyone.

I thought it'd work out. Nobody would know...

I didn't mean to hurt anyone.

I wanted to do what I wanted. I want to do everything I want.

I mean, everyone would win.

That's what it's about. Doing everything.

I didn't want to miss out on anything. I want to do everything I want.

Not everything is possible.

Not everything is possible.

Lacan says that, for a woman,

a man can be many things.

A problem, a complication, I don't know. Many things.

But,

for a man, a woman is always the moment of truth.

I'm the man,

my friends are the moment of truth,

and right now...

I have to face what's out there.

The truth.

The moment of truth.

Ruthie, I fixed that doodad in the bathroom that was blocking...

When I was little, I had a fantasy.

A genie appeared and granted me a wish. Not three, one.

And I'd find a way to make the most of that wish.

You know what it was?

To freeze everything.

The world was paused for two or three days,

and I'd use those days to forge as many property deeds as possible.

I'd transfer all the money I could to myself,

I'd steal books, clothes,

I'd go to the publisher and set up contracts for ten novels

with incredible advance payments.

No restrictions, and then the world would start up again.

An interesting fantasy of manipulation.

Know what I feel?

That my wish came true.

I manipulated some things. And others just fell into place.

Theoretically, I have everything I want.

But it's as if the world

knew I have it all because I did something wrong.

Because I pretended, I lied...

And here I am.

I pushed everyone away.

And nothing does me any good.

Lau, can we talk for a second?

No! Don't come in!

Wait! No!

Hold on, no.

Incredible.

-Stop, Tamara! -Tam!

No, go on, girls. Go on, don't mind me.

Tamara!

Tam...

Hello, Gustavo.

I wanted to tell you that Kapara's hospitalized.

It's not serious, but he's hospitalized.

It'll be the first night he doesn't sleep with me.

Kapara is the kitten you gave me.

I never told you that's his name.

I don't want to scare you. I just thought you should know.

Even though he's my cat, you gave him to me.

You're like his stepdad.

He has a urethral obstruction, but the vet says it isn't my fault.

It's not anyone's fault. These things happen.

He has a catheter to unblock it.

Because the poor thing was blocked.