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Go to V&M and tell everyone I'm in a meeting with O'Brian.
Where's Armando?
He received an urgent call from Mr. O'Brian.
Mr. O'Brian is on vacation.
Liar liar.
Margot.
I saw Armando yesterday.
-What? -With that model
that worked for you.
-Naomi. -That's right.
That ugly girl is covering for him when he cheats on you!
That's why she caused that scene on the runway.
So you wouldn't realize Naomi was there.
No, Ms. Naomi!
I'm going to handle the bigger problem.
Yes, Mr. Smith? Good morning, Marcela.
Spare me the greeting and gather your things.
Ms. Rincon, you're fired.
What?
Wilson.
What are you doing standing there?
Betty's not a criminal. She won't steal anything.
Company policy.
I could have a serious problem if I don't follow it.
Better one problem than four.
Oh yeah?
Okay.
Yeah, okay.
Okay.
Yeah, okay.
You have two minutes.
No, less. Five!
Excuse me.
Bye.
What is it?
Wasn't me.
I'm watching you.
Betty, we're really sorry you're leaving.
We considered you part of the team.
Who fired you, Betty? Mr. Armando?
No, and it doesn't matter who it was.
The truth is that I embarrassed the company.
Not me.
Me neither.
Me neither.
Do you mind giving this to Mr. Hugo?
Please apologize to him on my behalf.
I didn't mean to do what I did.
Thanks for making me part of the Squad, girls.
I really appreciate it.
I'd better go.
Bye.
Cheer up.
Nice knowing you, Betty.
She must've broken a record for shortest tenure at V&M.
In less than 24 hours she got hired, made a mess,
and got fired.
I was right to fire her, wasn't I?
Of course. It was incredible.
Don't feel guilty
because that gargoyle is Armando's accomplice.
What she did on the runway was very bad.
Awful!
The worst part is she's lying for Armando.
Now what you have to figure out
is what to do with that philanderer.
If he keeps cheating on you with Naomi
and you keep forgiving him he'll cheat on you forever.
All I know is that I want to kill him.
That's what I want.
Speak of the devil.
That's what I think.
<i> No, no, no.</i>
She won't even listen to me.
Marcela's furious with me.
She probably saw Naomi or found out
that psycho was at the fashion show.
How can you be so sure?
Marcela, please open the door.
I know you're in there.
Marcela, I know you're upset with me,
but please let me explain.
Why didn't you wait for me if you're upset?
Stop being childish and let's talk like adults.
Whatever you have to do, make up with her ASAP.
Being named president had everything to do with Marcela
and you know it.
It's not official yet.
Your brother-in-law can still usurp the position.
The night was a failure.
I swear I tried to not get caught.
Add to that the disaster that was the fashion show.
Alright, alright, don't worry.
Look, thanks to that disaster, V&M is a trending topic.
Check it out.
You're famous, Betty!
The video's got a million views.
My favorite part is when the papers go flying
in slow motion.
The fall's pretty awesome too!
Come on, laugh.
What?
If you're trying to make me feel better it's not working.
It was so nice while it lasted, Nico.
I really thought I could do it.
Think positive.
This is a good thing.
You can put on your résumé that you've worked
in the fashion industry, which gives you more caché.
I was there one day.
Leave that part out.
Who's asking how long you were there?
Just include that you worked in the fashion industry,
but not for how long.
Nobody needs to know.
What am I going to do?
Dad was counting on that money for the lawyer.
All I wanted to do was help Mr. Armando.
We'll figure something out, Betty.
Don't worry.
Beatriz.
Beatriz?
Good morning, boss!
I made the coffee myself.
Hi, Ricky.
Good morning, Sunshine. You're looking good.
Where's Beatriz? Did she not come in?
No, she did, but she left.
Don't freak out because you've still got me,
and I do the work of three.
What are you talking about?
What do you mean?
That gargoyle was fired.
What?
It was the least that could happen
after that scene yesterday.
Have you seen the meme? You have to see this.
It's so funny.
-I've seen it ten times. -It's great!
Who do you think you are to make decisions
without first asking me? Who's president here?
You are, sir, but I got direct orders!
From who? Who gave the order?
I did, Armando.
You expect that woman to continue working here
after she wrecked the fashion show?
She's my secretary!
And she embarrassed us!
Are you aware we're the laughingstock of all New York?
But of course you've got a very good reason not to fire her.
What?
That Little Miss Innocent covers up
your filthy deeds with Naomi.
There it is!
The truth comes out!
You're furious because you saw her last night
and you're taking it out on a poor, innocent girl.
Yes, I am furious. Know why?
-Because you're a liar! -Me?
Yes, you're a phony, a hypocrite!
You lied to me!
Sit down, Smith!
If Beatriz isn't at her desk by noon, working for this company,
consider yourself fired.
What?
Marcela!
Relax, I'll talk to my manager when I get to work.
He'll probably hire you as a salesperson or something.
But didn't you say he was a bad person?
That he was exploitative and a dictator?
Yes, but that's just it.
When I tell him I have a friend just like me,
of course he'll hire you.
He'll be thrilled to have two geeks to exploit.
Hello.
Hi, Mr. Smith.
What? Smith?
No, yeah, I left everything just as you told me.
I even cleaned out my mailbox.
<i> No, I'm calling because</i> <i> there's been some confusion</i>
<i> and we need you to return</i> <i> to the company immediately.</i>
Run!
That woman is not coming back!
You're already imposed that obnoxious Patricia on me.
I chose Beatriz Rincon, so she stays!
You're a liar. You weren't at any work meeting.
You were at a restaurant with that slut.
Yeah, Margot saw you, as did half of Manhattan!
Fine. Yes, I was with her.
Oh yeah?
You want more honesty? Here goes.
She called threatening to show up
if I didn't come to the restaurant.
I only went to warn her to leave me alone!
Why didn't you tell me?
Because you're determined to hear the worst about me.
What your assistant and my secretary did
at the fashion show was spare you any displeasure.
So now I'm supposed to be grateful to that nobody
for sparing me displeasure and covering up your lies.
No, someone with that résumé can't be a nobody.
What's more, she's really helping me
in my position as president.
Patricia can help you too, if you let her.
Please! We can't keep talking about this!
I indulged you and gave her a job.
What more do you want?
Are you demanding that I be her friend, or what?
Marcela, please.
Don't touch me.
Fine.
I'm here, facing you, telling you the truth.
I met with her to tell her how much I love you,
how much I need you,
and that I believe in our engagement.
Which you did not make public.
Because I couldn't!
Sorry to interrupt.
-What's up? -Bad news, bro.
The Parkers called.
They cancelled the deal for the uniforms.
They found someone else.
No.
We lost them.
The shorter the distance, the less force you use.
Just like in the business world, Steve.
This deal we just closed benefits us both.
I don't doubt it, but I don't understand.
Canceling this order is going to hurt your family's company.
Daniel, why are you doing this?
V&M is a solid company.
For now.
I've got other things going on besides V&M.
I'm working on other projects.
Isn't competition always healthy?
Roberto won't be happy with the news.
No one else should know about our agreement.
Please don't tell my family that I'm your new supplier.
What's more, Roberto isn't V&M's president anymore,
and Armando's unfit to remain at his position.
Wait, wait, wait, Daniel.
Armando was just named president.
He's a rookie and you know it.
He doesn't have the experience or that fighting spirit.
He's missing a lot.
Soon enough he'll be screwing up big time.
You'll see.
Armando, I need to know what to order you for lunch.
There are so many menus, I can't decide from which to choose.
Make me a list...
Beatriz, just in time.
Put your things down. You're coming with me.
What's the uggo doing here? Who let you in?
Let's go, Beatriz.
-But Armando... -We'll be eating at LeBlanc.
I don't want anybody interrupting us.
Got that? Nobody.
But Armando...
The uggo's back, Marce!
I just saw her! What happened?
Don't make a whole show out of this.
Beatriz Rincon will continue working with Armando.
He didn't let me fire her.
What?
No, no, no, you can't do this to me.
I needed her salary.
With her gone and me working double
I'd obviously get her salary as well.
Where did you get such a cockamamie idea?
That's not how things work.
I really don't understand how you can be so calm.
This woman obviously knows a lot if he brought her back.
She's been here two days and already
she's more powerful than you.
Whoa, slow down!
I know Armando, and this is just a whim of his
because I saddled him with you as his secretary.
So now it turns out all this is my fault.
I'll explain.
You two will continue working on a probationary period.
Sooner or later, Beatriz Rincon is leaving V&M.
That's the price she'll pay for lying to me.
Yes, Dad.
Resolve it however you like.
Nobody's better than you at these things.
Okay. Bye.
Mr. Armando.
Yes?
I'd like to take advantage of us being practically...
alone...
to apologize for everything that happened yesterday.
I never meant to ruin the work you did or Mr. Lombardi's,
let alone cause a scene like that in front of the press.
I feel so...
Bad. So bad.
Don't worry.
Mariana explained how everything happened.
Let's make a deal. Let's start over.
What do you think?
Sounds good.
If you like, you can call me Betty.
That's what my friends and family call me.
Okay, Betty.
I trust you.
You're very important to me right now.
I was just named president and I have to show everyone
that I'm capable of achieving all the goals I set, you know?
Yes.
I'll be there to help you.
I've already shown I'm there for you.
Yes.
I have the utmost faith in you.
We received some very bad news today.
One of our best clients wants to leave us,
and we can't allow that.
So you're going to help me convince them
to come back to us, deal?
I'll need a great strategy, Beatriz,
and you're going to help me, okay?
Okay!
Bertha.
Huh?
Put Beatriz Rincon back on the payroll now!
Hey, wasn't she fired this morning?
It was a mistake!
Okay.
Why can't you just do what I tell you to do, please?
Beatriz Rincon and Patricia Fernandez
will remain Mr. Mendoza's secretaries
as long as their probationary period lasts, okay?
Yes, okay.
So I'll copy Patricia Fernandez's contract
and put Beatriz Rincon's name on it.
Not a problem.
What? No way!
Why not?
They're two different contracts.
Please, will you just look at the contracts
and see the difference between the salaries?
And be extremely, extremely careful, Bertha,
that nobody sees the disparity in the two payments
between the contracts.
-Do you understand me? -Yes, I understand.
Then just do it! Please!
-Why you can't just do it! -Be careful!
Beatriz Rincon.
Shh. Give me a sec.
Salary... okay, great.
Now Patricia Fernandez.
Salary...
Scotch on the rocks for me, please.
Betty, what are you drinking?
Fruit juice.
On the rocks.
Hi, Armando.
How are you, Tiffany?
Please sit down.
Thank you.
I'll help you.
I didn't know we shared tables at this restaurant.
This is Beatriz Rincon. She works with me.
I wanted her to be here.
Tiffany, why was the uniform order cancelled?
You and I had negotiated that deal.
I thought everything was fine.
My father changed his mind
and made a deal with other suppliers.
Don't ask their name because he didn't tell me.
What did those new suppliers offer him?
Two dollars less.
Two?
I'm sorry, but that can't be. The numbers don't add up.
If you consider the material and production costs,
even at a discount, your new suppliers
won't be able to keep up with the standards of quality
we offer at V&M.
Oh please.
Ma'am, many companies have been defrauded
after being promised orders that never arrive
or low-quality products..
Did you ensure that the offer fulfilled all the requirements?
Armando, wasn't this meeting supposed to be
between you and me?
I've got nothing to discuss with her.
Tiffany, please wait a moment.
You've got to help me.
Your father's not taking my calls.
Dad made his decision, and I doubt you'll change his mind.
But if you want to try, he's playing golf tomorrow.
You outdid yourself!
Thanks for making cochinita pibil.
Yummy!
This is torture.
Well, there goes my diet.
I need lots of protein.
Ladies...
I want more.
Have you noticed something?
What?
Our dear Bertha hasn't said a word since we sat down.
That's weird.
She never turns down food.
I know my people, girls.
That only happens when she's got
a juicy morsel of gossip to tell but can't.
Isn't that right, Berthita?
Did you see that?
She's fluent in eye language.
One blink means yes, two blinks mean no.
Right?
See?
Yes.
So it's got to have something to do with Betty.
No.
If not Betty, then is it about Marcela?
No, not her either.
Armando?
No.
If it's not about Betty, Armando or Marcela,
the only one left is Manhattan's newest diva.
Is it about Patty Fernandez?
I never thought I'd have a fight with Armando
over a secretary.
Being president of V&M is no small thing.
Armando has a lot of responsibility
on his shoulders.
Besides, I think you're putting too much importance
on this matter of the secretary.
No, Margarita.
Sorry to contradict you, but you don't know her, right?
She's manipulative and she's a liar.
Ugly Betty is bad. And ugly.
Then let Armando figure out who it is he needs.
And you, don't squander this chance
to show how qualified you are.
You don't understand, Margarita.
I don't like that woman.
I want Beatriz Rincon out of V&M.
Don't be nasty, Marcela.
Marriage is a marathon, not a sprint.
Don't get Armando tired of you before you marry.
Especially not over someone so...
So insignificant.
I can't believe it!
I can't believe Patricia Fernandez
makes double what any of us make,
and we've been at V&M for years!
It's unbelievable!
Know why they pay that newcomer more than us?
Because she's friends with Marcela.
Oh my God.
I've only ever gotten 3% raises every year.
Like all of us.
But that's the big difference.
We're mere mortals here,
but over there they're all Dukes of Cambridge.
Does that b-word think she's got a high pedigree?
Pedigree?
She's as ordinary as they come.
I've been saving up for two years
to spend one damn weekend at Niagara Falls with my husband,
but what I have isn't enough!
Make do with what you've got.
That's enough.
Don't raise your voices.
This is very confidential.
Nobody's supposed to know what others make.
That's right.
That's why as far as you're all concerned,
I never opened my mouth.
Okay, so this gossip starts and ends here.
And not a word to Betty.
Don't you hurt that poor girl.
Don't worry.
Pass me the beans.
I can't believe Parker did this.
He'd rather buy poor quality to reduce cost.
I tried to tell her, but she refused to listen to us.
Don't worry, Betty.
Beatriz, I wanted to thank you for helping me out.
I wish I could've done more.
You know, you can.
Did you take a look at my business plan?
Yes.
I'm interested in your opinion. What do you think?
Wow.
Look at this, Betty.
It'd be less dangerous to kill yourself
than follow this business plan.
His goals are too ambitious.
I know.
What made him settle on those numbers?
Could he be on drugs?
The good news is that it can be fixed.
And the bad news is you'll have to tell your new boss
this his plan is dangerous.
What now?
I'd like more time to maybe look it over again.
I like your attitude. Meticulous and responsible.
Give me more time.
I can write a report with more specifics
and be more... critical.
Be more critical. Harsh even.
The problem is that in two days
I'll be officially named president of V&M,
so any changes have to be done immediately.
By the way, we've got a meeting tomorrow morning.
Every department is presenting their weekly report
and I'd like for you to be there.
Yes, of course.
Great.
Armando!
I've come to give you my letter of resignation!
I'm leaving!
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