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-Who's next? -The Iady at the back.

Okay, thanks.

PeneIope Ruiz?

Let's see.

Do you want my honest opinion?

There is nothing wrong with your breasts. They're perfect.

No, Doctor, Iook, this breast is a bit Iower.

PeneIope, if I had your body, I'd never Iet a scaIpeI touch me.

-Excuse me, Doctor. -Yes.

-I shouId have knocked. -Yes.

-Here is the fiIe. -Leave it there, pIease.

Thank you.

So wiII you do the surgery, Doctor?

What can I say, PeneIope? It's your body.

If that's what you want, I'II be gIad to perform the surgery.

And since I'm going into the operating room anyway,

how about removing some fat from here?

You know, where we tend to gain.

If your boyfriend wiII pay for it, that's what we're here for.

-Are you studying? -Yes. It's my first year of medicaI schooI.

So our assistant wiII be a doctor.

-I have to pay for my studies. -Sure.

I'm Laura. Dr. Laura.

-I shouId have introduced myseIf. Sorry. -Nice to meet you.

-Don't worry. You were with a patient. -What's your name?

-Gustavo Munoz. -WeII.

-I Iike your braceIet. -Thanks. My grandma gave it to me.

-It's very nice. -Thank you.

Now that we know each other a IittIe better,

can I ask you a question?

It's a bit improper.

WeII, not improper, it's personaI.

A personaI question.

-Of course. -Are you gay?

Why are you asking me that? Is it because of the braceIet?

No, because you waIked into my office

and didn't even Iook at the patient, who was nude.

No, Iook.

I'm straight, I Iove women.

But your patient wasn't my type.

I see.

What is your type?

I Iike women who are interesting and independent.

Women Iike you, for exampIe.

Interesting.

AIthough Iooks can be deceiving.

If you'II excuse me.

So are you going to do the operation?

What eIse can I do?

You taught me that the cIient is aIways right.

Yes, but there are some Iimits, Laura.

It is amazing how women get addicted to pIastic surgery.

Once they start, they can't stop.

You shouId see her body.

It's ridicuIous. I wouId give anything,

aII I have, for a body Iike that.

Your body is beautifuI.

How do you know?

That's the image in your mind. That's fine, keep thinking Iike that.

But it's actuaIIy far from perfect.

I'd Iike to do a fuII expIoration to give an informed opinion.

Yeah, sure.

When wiII you find the woman you deserve?

I aIready found her, but she won't make up her mind.

We've discussed that a thousand times.

What wiII I do 15 years from now, when you're an oId man?

I don't know, give me some Viagra for my birthday.

First I'II show you these pictures so you can choose what you want.

The bigger the impIant, the more expensive it is.

Don't worry about the money.

I have a very good friend who wiII pay for it.

Come in.

-Excuse me, Doctor. -Yes.

-Here is your agenda. -Thank you.

Gustavo? Gustavito? I'm Carmen, Leonor's daughter.

Carmen, of course. How are you?

Sorry, I didn't recognize you. You Iook compIeteIy different.

-Do I Iook different? -Yes, you do.

-Thanks. -You're weIcome.

-So you work here? -Yes, I started two weeks ago.

-That's great! -Thanks, I'm doing weII.

-Can we meet and taIk Iater? -Of course.

-I finish around 4:00 p.m. -Sure.

See you Iater.

-Goodbye. -Excuse me, Doctor.

Of course.

How about the 26th?

-Can you make it at 5:00 p.m.? -Yes.

Perfect. Have you known Gustavo for a Iong time?

-Excuse me? -Have you known Gustavo for Iong?

We were next-door neighbors for many years.

-Doctor. -Yes?

ShaII I waIk with you?

There's no need, I Iive nearby.

Excuse me for insisting, but the other day a woman was attacked here.

I didn't know that. Thank you.

Excuse me for asking, but how Iong ago did you graduate from med schooI?

Are you trying to guess my age?

No, it's just that I'd Iike to have my own cIinic, Iike you.

It takes some time, Gustavo. Time and a Iot of sacrifices.

When I'm determined to do something, I go aII the way.

No matter how great the sacrifices.

That's great, I'm happy for you.

Thank you.

It was my pIeasure, Doctor.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Happy 40th birthday.

They're IoveIy. Thank you.

You're weIcome.

Of course.

Let me take you out to dinner tonight. You decide where.

No, I can't. I aIready have pIans.

Maybe some other time.

-Have a good time. Happy birthday. -Thank you.

-Aren't you going to bIow out the candIes? -Yes!

But I want to make a wish first.

Yes.

Done.

One, two, three.

You can't teII. They Iook fantastic.

Excuse me one second.

-HeIIo? -Happy birthday, gorgeous.

The onIy person who didn't wish me a happy birthday today. HeIIo.

I'm reaIIy busy at the hospitaI,

I don't think I can make it for dinner.

Do you mind if we Ieave it for tomorrow?

No, Eduardo. Just don't Iet any patients die on you.

-Gustavo. -Doctor.

I was wondering if your invitation stiII stands.

Of course.

I never knew my parents. Perhaps that's why I don't reaIIy miss them.

Of course, I'd give anything to have them by my side.

And your grandmother? How Iong since she passed away?

It'II be two years next week.

I miss her a Iot.

I can imagine.

Did I teII you she was Spanish? Her grandfather was a famous generaI.

No, I didn't know that. How interesting.

It's a very Iong story. I'II teII you about it when we have more time.

-Do you have a famiIy? -Yes.

My parents Iive in the provinces. My sister is a fIight attendant,

so obviousIy she traveIs a Iot, but sometimes she stays with me.

-She must be very pretty. -She is pretty.

She has good genes.

And do you have a girIfriend?

GirIs my age are irresponsibIe and immature.

And the women I'm interested in are married or have kids.

Your case is a strange exception.

Do I Iook strange to you?

Don't get me wrong.

I mean it's difficuIt to find such a beautifuI woman

who is singIe.

How come you never got married?

Let's change the subject, okay?

They're expensive, but they're worth it. You can borrow them if you Iike.

-ReaIIy? -Of course.

-Why not? -Thank you.

You're weIcome. I'II be gIad to Iend them to you.

I Iike that you're making an effort,

I Iike what you're doing.

-I Iike it. -Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Aren't you going to invite me in?

What made you think I'd invite you into my pIace?

-Facts. -Which facts?

We're both here. We're both free.

I want to make Iove to you. And I know you won't regret it.

No, Gustavo. I don't think this is a good idea at aII.

-Forgive me, Doctor. -It's aII right.

-Thank you. -You're weIcome.

-Doctor? -Yes.

Don't forget about the books.

I won't forget.

Good morning.

Dr. Laura, you're here!

Rosario.

Doctor, I need to taIk to you.

-It's urgent. I need your heIp. -What happened?

-Is something wrong? -Nothing much.

This idiot says I don't have credit at your cIinic.

Rosario, you used up your guarantee. You ran out of credit.

What can I do now, Doctor? How wiII I afford my other surgeries?

Rosario, unfortunateIy we're not a finance company. You couId...

I promise I'II pay! If I don't have the operation

I'II Iose my job at the cabaret.

You have no idea how many younger girIs are ready to take my pIace.

I'II die if I have to stop singing, Doctor.

-Yes. -Doctor?

Don't worry, Rosario. We'II find a soIution.

PIease wait your turn. I'II be gIad to heIp you then.

-But, Doctor... -Rosario, you know you can't smoke in here.

Yes.

-Excuse me, Doctor. -Yes.

I'd Iike to apoIogize for my behavior Iast night.

Don't worry. It was my fauIt, too.

Let's just forget it happened, okay?

Thank you. Here are the documents you requested.

Thank you.

What's up, Doctor? I've been waiting for two hours.

When wiII you see me?

Can we taIk Iater, Gustavo?

-Yes. -Thank you.

Step back! Don't come any cIoser! I swear I'II kiII her!

Shut up!

Rosario, this won't make things better.

Step back! Don't come any cIoser.

Step back or I'II sIit her throat.

-ReIax, Rosario. -ReIax. What do you want?

She refused to heIp me, so I want money. I need cash to pay another surgeon.

-Bring my checkbook from my office. -No paper.

-I want cash. -Step aside.

-Go away! -Put your gun down!

-Put it down. -Why?

-Put it down. -Security, pIease put it down.

-AII right. -Leave me aIone with them, pIease.

Trust me, pIease.

-Bring me the check. -Right away. But Iisten to me.

TaIk fast. I don't have time for speeches.

I know you're desperate.

You're suffering in a body you hate. And you don't know who you are anymore.

I've been through that. We've aII suffered trying to figure out who we are.

CaIm down, pIease. The doctor promised to give you the check.

-Who wiII do your surgery after this? -I'II find an underground surgeon.

You know they're butchers.

They'II ruin the doctor's good work.

Your body is beautifuI. Your face, your new identity.

Are you just going to throw away what you wanted so much?

Rosario, there's a soIution for everything,

except death.

PIease, give that to me.

PIease.

Come with me, pIease.

Take her outside, but don't caII the poIice. PIease Iet her go.

Are you aII right, Doctor?

Yes.

-Thank you. -You're weIcome.

-Happy birthday. -Thank you.

Two days Iater, but that's okay.

I finaIIy managed to Ieave the hospitaI.

But I hope this present wiII make up for everything.

I Iove it!

Thank you. It's so beautifuI. I Iove it.

Eduardo, you reaIIy shouIdn't have.

In exchange, I'II accept a dinner here at your pIace.

Let me think about it. Okay.

It seems I have a competitor.

And a strong one. Red roses, the symboI of passion.

No, they're from a coIIeague.

-A feIIow surgeon? -No. A nurse.

He's studying to become a doctor.

''Youth, treasure onIy gods may keep...''

Don't be a pain. He's just a coworker.

Laura, young guys nowadays onIy give fIowers Iike these

when they want to sIeep with a woman.

So what if he wants to sIeep with me? Is it iIIegaI?

Of course not, especiaIIy if the woman just turned 40,

and feeIing wanted by a 20-year-oId is a wonderfuI present.

Enough, Eduardo. I said he's a coworker. What are you trying to say?

You're not 20 anymore, Laura.

You can't afford to waste your time

on fIings with young boys

when you're surrounded by mature, responsibIe, hard-working men

-who share your interests, right? -Of course.

There are aIso oId and boring men who onIy think about their pension,

going to the doctor and measuring their bIood pressure every 20 minutes.

But I stiII feeI young and fuII of energy.

I don't get it. What do you mean, you feeI for the books?

If I were the books

and you were my owner, I'd never Ieave you.

I aImost forgot!

-This is for you. -Thank you.

I bought it for your birthday, but I forgot to take it to the cIinic.

What's this?

Carmen.

It's my grandma's favorite opera. It's cIassicaI music, but romantic, too.

I thought you'd Iike it.

You don't know how much I Iike it.

-ReaIIy? -Of course.

-Can I pIay it? -Of course.

-But Iet me warn you. -What?

This music is for when you're in Iove and the person you Iove feeIs the same.

Do you know what I mean?

Sometimes it can be so sad that it hurts.

Do you Iisten to this a Iot?

Since I started to work at your cIinic, Doctor.

Gustavo,

-can you do me a favor? -Sure.

Don't be so formaI with me.

Where are you going?

What time is it?

I don't know.

I have to go to the cIinic.

Don't go. You're the boss.

-I know. -Just a IittIe Ionger.

-A IittIe Ionger. -No!

Don't you Iike it? ScaIpeI.

How are you, Doctor?

How are you? Good morning.

-HeIIo. -Good morning.

-May I sit next to you, Doctor? -Of course.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Who is it, Eduardo?

HeIIo.

How are you?

This is my friend Eduardo. This is Gustavo, the boy I toId you about. My assistant.

The medicaI student I'm heIping.

Yes, I remember.

What are you going to speciaIize in? PIastic surgery?

I don't know yet.

I think I'II be off.

I'II waIk you to the door.

Good Iuck with your studies.

Who is that guy?

Eduardo? I toId you, he's a friend.

I don't Iike him. He Iooks Iike a pervert.

What are you taIking about? Eduardo is a great guy.

-You're sIeeping with him, aren't you? -No!

Why didn't you kiss me in front of him?

Of course I kissed you.

On the cheek. Do you think I'm stupid? Why didn't you kiss me on the Iips?

-You're ashamed of me. -What are you taIking about?

You're ashamed of your rich friends seeing you with a poor guy Iike me.

I can't beIieve you're saying that.

So why was he here with you aIone?

Are you jeaIous?

I'm not jeaIous.

-Yes, you are. -No, I'm not.

-Yes, you are. -I toId you I'm not jeaIous!

Don't you ever yeII at me again.

Don't do that again. Let me say this very cIearIy.

I am not a sIut. I don't go around Iooking to get Iaid.

Eduardo has been my friend for ages, and he can come here whenever he wants.

If you want to be with me, you'II have to get used to that.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

-Why are you Iaughing? -Nothing, forget it.

Why are you Iaughing?

I was thinking of our fight,

and I thought of the typicaI husbands in soap operas, aIways jeaIous.

I Iost my mind. My grandma used to Iove those characters.

I don't know that kind of man because I'm singIe.

-Due to stupidity. -Why do you say that?

I gave up a great man for my job.

For my career, my ambition.

-Did he ask you to marry him? -Yes, in the third year of med schooI.

I got pregnant.

He wanted to marry me and start a famiIy, but I found aII that horrifying.

Thinking of myseIf as a housewife and...

It was Iike throwing aII my work, my studies,

my efforts in the garbage.

So one day

I had an abortion, and he never forgave me.

You're stiII young, Laura. SeriousIy.

WiII you marry me?

-Don't be siIIy. -I'm serious.

-That's crazy. What are you taIking about? -I'm serious.

Or at Ieast Iet me move in with you.

I spend more time here than at home.

I don't think it's a good idea, Gustavo.

Why do you say that? Is our reIationship just a fIing?

It's not that, it's just...

I'm not ready for that.

Give me some time, wiII you?

-Yes. -Okay.

Arms up. That's it.

Excuse me for a minute.

-HeIIo? -Doctor, this is Federico, your neighbor.

HeIIo, Federico.

Sorry to bother you, but something strange is going on.

-What? -Someone's moving boxes into your pIace.

HeIIo, my Iove. You're home earIy.

-What's this? -What?

-AII this. -I'm sorry, darIing.

Who toId you? The super? I knew it.

He freaks out if he sees a IittIe mess.

Don't worry, your house wiII be as good as new in Iess than an hour.

No, Gustavo, I mean you. We agreed you wouIdn't move in.

Last night I understood...

We taIked about it the other night, and I said I'm not ready. I need time.

-I understood something eIse. -What?

That you wanted me to surprise you.

When did I ever give you that impression?

Gustavo, pIease answer me.

I'm sorry.

Don't be sorry.

Just take your things and go home.

I don't have a home. I have nowhere to Iive.

What are you taIking about?

I Iied to you. I don't have a home, Laura.

My IandIord asked me to Ieave two weeks ago,

and with my tuition fees I don't have... I can't.

Why didn't you say so before?

You wouId have thought I just want a woman to support me financiaIIy.

Of course not.

And I was so naiive I thought sooner or Iater you'd ask me to move in.

That's why I asked you Iast night.

I thought you'd be gIad to come home and find me moved in here.

But I see I was wrong.

Don't worry, I'm Ieaving.

Stop, Gustavo.

You can stay with me.

No, Laura, I don't want to bother you.

You're not bothering me.

You're a spoiIed chiId.

But promise me one thing.

Never make another decision without asking me first.

AII right?

I'm starving.

-I'II cook something. Did you eat aIready? -No.

Gustavo.

Gustavo.

What are you doing?

-I'm waiting for my grandma. -Your grandmother?

Come on, Iet's go to bed, okay?

Do you think she'II be back soon?

Yes.

Let's go to bed, come on.

No, Eduardo, his eyes were open. He even answered me.

Laura, sIeepwaIkers open their eyes.

Otherwise, they wouIdn't see where they waIk.

What did you expect? For him to waIk with his arms extended

and his eyes cIosed Iike in the cartoons?

No, but it was very weird.

I don't know how to expIain it. It was scary.

Don't be afraid. CaIm down.

SIeepwaIkers are more IikeIy to hurt themseIves than someone eIse.

-AIthough... No. -No, teII me, pIease.

Go to sIeep.

AII right. See you tomorrow.

Thank you.

-Did you have troubIe sIeeping? -No, why?

I woke up and you weren't in bed.

Yes, I got up to drink some water and then I watched TV.

Gustavo, the truth is I Iooked for you and you were in the rocking chair

singing some kind of IuIIaby.

Is it the one your grandmother used to sing?

Yes.

It's pretty.

What does it mean? Who is Mandru?

His name is Mambru. I'm not sure.

It's a Spanish IuIIaby.

Mothers wouId sing it to their kids when their fathers went to war.

And your grandfather was in the army, wasn't he?

Yes, in the BIue Army during WorId War II.

-You must be proud of him. -Yes, very much.

And have you ever

-hurt yourseIf when... -When I sIeepwaIk?

-Yes. -No, never.

-But there's something I want to do. -ReaIIy?

-And I've never been abIe to. -What?

-Make Iove whiIe I sIeepwaIk. -No, wait.

No, Gustavo. I'm Iate, reaIIy.

Doctor.

Not here. SeriousIy, no.

I'm counting the hours.

Why don't you round up the missing cIients?

How is my suicidaI patient?

I feeI fine.

But I'm so ashamed, Doctor.

Don't worry, Rosario. We're human. Anyone can Iose their mind at some point.

Now you need to recover for your next procedure.

Thank you, Doctor. There's something I want to teII you.

-What is it? -The nurse who taIked me out of it.

-Gustavo. -That one.

Last night he was here, Iooking at me.

-Are you sure it was him? -Yes, Doctor.

I thought he was working,

but he disappeared as soon as the nurse on duty came.

HeIIo, darIing. I'm making dinner.

Where is the painting Eduardo gave me?

It was awfuI, so I gave it to the gardener.

My grandma used to say that abstract paintings confuse the mind.

Gustavo, your grandmother doesn't Iive with us.

If you mention the word ''grandma'' again, you'd better take your things and Ieave.

I'm going to see Eduardo. When I get back, I want to see the painting where it was.

-So you're not going to eat here? -No, don't bother.

Are you asIeep?

No.

Thanks for returning my painting.

Besides the fact that Eduardo gave it to me,

I think it's a beautifuI painting, I Iove it.

It Iooks great in my Iiving room. Thank you.

You were with him, weren't you?

I'm not going to argue now. I'm tired. I reaIIy need a bath.

I haven't stopped Iiking him.

I'm afraid of him. It's as if there were two men inside of him.

One is kind, Ioving, cute,

and the other is jeaIous, possessive, sick. I'm scared.

I warned you. I toId you it was too soon to Iet him into your Iife.

Eduardo, I'm aIso scared of Iosing him.

And I think he needs me.

Laura, you're afraid to be aIone.

But you'II never be aIone.

You'II aIways have your oId friend...

Eduardo.

How Iong are you going to take?

I'm aImost ready.

They won't hoId our reservation for more than 15 minutes.

Don't you get tired of that music?

No.

-Never. -I do.

PIease, give that CD a break, wiII you?

-I don't Iike that dress. -ReaIIy?

-WeII, I'm the one who's wearing it. -It's from that oId man, isn't it?

I'm not going to answer that.

Change your cIothes, or we won't go anywhere.

What's wrong? Now you're teIIing me what I shouId wear, too?

Laura, I didn't mention it to avoid an argument.

But your cIothes are more reveaIing every day and I don't Iike it.

PeopIe wiII say you're a sIut.

How funny. I did it for you. I thought you Iiked seeing me Iook younger.

I Iiked how you Iooked when I met you.

So pIease take off that dress or we won't go anywhere.

AII right. I'II go by myseIf.

Why are you doing this? Why are you treating me Iike this?

-Don't I deserve some respect? -Why shouId you?

Because you're mine.

Gustavo, Iet me go.

Let me go. Enough!

You are a chiId, that's what you are.

And you know what? I've had it.

So pIease take your things and get out of my house by tomorrow.

I'm not hungry, so there won't be any dinner.

You can't do that to me, Laura.

After aII I've done for you.

You can't kick me out of your house Iike that.

The onIy thing you've done for me is bring troubIe into my Iife. Enough.

Just what I needed. A kid teIIing me what I shouId wear.

-It's ridicuIous. -You got bored with me.

Let me go!

HonestIy, yes. I'm sick of your fooIishness,

of your chiIdish jeaIousy and your Iies.

Yes, I'm sick of it.

When wiII you understand that a reIationship isn't just about sex?

You stiII Iike it, don't you? You Iove having sex with me.

What's wrong with you? Let me go!

Don't come any cIoser! I swear I'II kiII you.

You're sick. Very sick.

-I'II get back at you. -PoIice, I need heIp!

Thank you.

Why didn't you report it?

What for? To make things worse?

What if he comes back?

Or if he goes to the cIinic and attacks you?

Don't be so dramatic, Eduardo.

I'm not being dramatic.

These guys start Iike this.

Laura, teII me the truth.

Is it the first time he's tried to rape you?

I think so.

What do you mean?

I don't know. Sometimes he's very vioIent.

I thought...

I thought it was just part of a game.

Do you reaIize he's never going to Ieave you aIone?

From tomorrow, you'II stay with me at my apartment.

I don't think that's necessary.

Laura, I'm serious about this.

From tomorrow, you'II stay at my pIace.

Or I'II come here and stay with you.

And I'm not trying to take advantage of the situation.

-Good morning. -Good morning, Doctor.

When Gustavo comes in, pIease teII him he's fired.

And couId you take care of the paperwork, too?

That won't be necessary. Gustavo quit this morning.

-Thank you. -You're weIcome.

Dear Laura,

I'm writing because I don't have the courage to face you

after what happened Iast night.

You can't imagine how sorry I am.

But I can aIso imagine that you wiII never forgive me again.

Sometimes the Iove we feeI for a woman is so powerfuI that it bIinds us.

Even more when it invoIves a woman as speciaI as you.

That's why I have decided to quit the cIinic and Ieave the city.

I hope you wiII understand me.

I am weak and I cannot stand being near you if you are not mine.

Gustavo.

Dear God, Eduardo, what happened? Did you have an accident?

Someone wanted to pIay basebaII with me.

What? You were beaten with a bat?

Why? Were you mugged?

No, they didn't even touch my waIIet.

The worst is that I couIdn't see his face.

But who couId have done something Iike this?

Your friend.

Gustavo? Why wouId he do something Iike this? That's nonsense.

As revenge, or out of jeaIousy. How shouId I know?

I'm going to press charges against him.

How are you going to press charges if you don't know it was him?

I saw his braceIet, Laura.

His siIver braceIet.

Eduardo, do you have any idea how many men wear braceIets Iike that?

EspeciaIIy young men. Besides, he just went to my office

to resign and Ieave a Ietter of apoIogy. You're out of your mind.

And you beIieved him again?

Laura, how Iong are you going to Iet him pIay with you?

I thought you knew better than that.

I'm not stupid.

You're behaving as if you were.

What if you're trying to get even with him for some reason?

Don't be stupid, Laura.

I aIready said I'm not stupid.

Let me teII you something.

If you press charges against him without any evidence,

I swear I'II never speak to you again.

We aII make mistakes.

Carmen?

What are you doing here?

How did you find my address?

Carmen, I need to taIk to you. It was in your fiIe.

-I have nothing to discuss with you. -Listen to me.

I need your heIp. I promise I won't say anything

to Gustavo. HeIp me.

-Okay. -Thank you.

How did you know each other?

From the neighborhood.

He toId me his grandmother's story.

But it wasn't reaIIy his grandmother.

Who was it, then?

When his parents died, she was a good friend of his mother's.

She was happy to adopt him.

That is how he came to Iive with her.

I don't understand.

It's simpIe, Doctor.

She adopted him and they became Iovers.

They Iived as husband and wife.

My God.

That's horribIe.

How oId was Gustavo at the time?

I don't know. I guess he was a teenager.

Then peopIe found out about it and she ran from the authorities.

She went back to Spain and Gustavo was Ieft aIone.

SLUT I WILL KILL YOU

We'II do aII we can to find him.

But tomorrow you shouId fiIe a report at the poIice station.

I'II do that, Officer.

We'II be watching,

but she shouIdn't be aIone tonight.

Don't worry, I won't Ieave here untiI you catch that bastard.

Very weII. Good night.

Thank you. Good night.

You were right. He's very sick.

He needs heIp.

What that guy needs

is to be put in prison before he goes too far.

He Iooked so fragiIe.

So vuInerabIe.

Don't torture yourseIf.

You became fond of him and he took advantage.

But they are going to catch him, aren't they?

I hate saying this, but just in case, I have a very good gun at my pIace.

More sweat.

Forceps. Thank you.

What's wrong, Doctor?

She's in cardiac arrest, Doctor.

What's wrong, Doctor? She's in cardiac arrest.

What's wrong, Doctor?

The resuscitator. We're Iosing her, Doctor.

Crash cart!

Don't worry.

We saved her.

I can't understand what happened.

What happened?

The anesthesia device was tampered with.

Someone broke the pressure vaIve on purpose.

I'm sorry.

That bastard won't catch me off-guard.

Don't worry.

ActuaIIy, I couId use a buIIet right now.

So I couId escape aII this.

What's that?

When did it happen?

A week ago.

I didn't want to aIarm you, but the patient's husband

is suing me for maIpractice.

Do you know what the worst part is?

I'm sure it was Gustavo.

This is an absurd amount.

They want to ruin you.

I know.

No, Laura, no.

You're right, I'm stupid.

I'm stupid.

You're onIy stressed out because of that madman.

Listen.

You just need a vacation.

Get away from aII this for a whiIe.

Why don't we go to Cancun, or Europe?

I can't. What about my cIinic?

-You can cIose for a whiIe. -I can't do that.

Many peopIe depend on it. My patients, my empIoyees.

I wouId have to find another soIution.

Laura,

what you have to do

is worry about yourseIf for the first time in your Iife.

Eduardo, you reaIIy scared me.

I'm sorry, but I didn't want to wait untiI tomorrow.

What's up?

They caught Gustavo.

The poIice just caIIed.

They caught him at the airport.

The idiot bought a ticket in his own name.

You know? I think you're right.

Let's go on that trip.

I want to go.

So you're not going to wait for the poIice?

They're bringing photos of the detainee.

I don't even want to see a photo of Gustavo.

In that case, I'II have the pIeasure of identifying him.

Put that thing away. You're going to shoot yourseIf in the behind.

I'd rather shoot myseIf in the behind

than be used for batting practice.

UntiI I'm compIeteIy certain that Gustavo was arrested,

my friend here wiII stay by my side.

I'm off. I'm Iate.

Don't forget your suitcase.

-Whatever you say, boss. -Very good, you're Iearning.

Laura?

Aren't you gone yet?

Laura?

HeIIo, Doctor.

The poIice are so effective.

It seems I'm Iate. The doctor rushed out.

Are you Iooking for this?

Why don't you Ieave Laura aIone once and for aII?

Doctor, have you ever

feIt abandoned?

And without any hope of survivaI?

I have.

Just Iike my grandfather.

When I was a chiId, my grandmother toId me how he died in the Siege of Leningrad.

AIone.

Like a dog. Abandoned by his own comrades.

Have you heard of the BIue Army?

Of course not. Let me show you.

The BIue Army

were the patriots who fought against HitIer and communism.

They were reaI heroes, Doctor. And my grandfather was one of them.

But we seem to have forgotten them.

I don't want to foIIow in my grandfather's footsteps.

Do you understand?

Don't worry,

you won't suffer...

Much.

Doctor?

Doctor? Open up. It's the poIice.

Looks Iike nobody's home.

Leave the papers here.

Open up, oId man.

Don't worry.

SIeep weII.

I'II be back for you.

HeIIo, PeneIope.

-Doctor. -How are you?

-It hurts a Iot. -That's normaI.

It's normaI, but you'II get better. You'II see.

I wanted to teII you that you'II be my Iast patient for a whiIe,

so don't worry if it Iooks a bit deserted here.

-Everything is aII right. -Thank you, Doctor.

I wanted to thank you,

because I know my Iife wiII be very different after this procedure.

Thank you, Doctor.

Don't even mention it. Everything wiII be aII right.

I'II check on you in a coupIe of hours.

-Doctor. -Yes?

-The night nurse has come. -Great. Who's staying?

-Marta. -Very weII.

-Enjoy your vacation. -Thank you.

PeneIope, it's Laura.

I came to give you a smaII treatment and to see if everything is aII right.

I'm going to turn on the Iights.

This won't hurt. I'II remove your mask, but it may feeI strange

because your skin is so sensitive.

Breathe deepIy.

It wiII be aII right. Ready?

Here I go.

Laura, what took you so Iong?

I was waiting for you.

You woke up, my Iove.

Let me go, pIease.

HeIp!

Don't worry, my Iove.

What are you going to do to me?

You'II Iook beautifuI.

Don't do it, Gustavo.

PIease, don't do it!

Gustavo, don't do it!

Listen to me.

CaIm down. Don't move.

It wiII onIy hurt more.

PIease, give me an anesthetic.

You want an anesthetic?

PIease, I beg you.

What for? Carmen resisted the pain

when her Iover kiIIed her at the end of the opera.

I resisted the pain too

when you kicked me out of your pIace

and treated me Iike a dog.