The Boss (El encargado)

-(stove clicking on) -(gentle jazz music)

Guys! Get off the computer and come to the table. This is almost ready.

Ah, this is good wine! By God it is!

Darling, where is the pasta strainer?

This girl will leave things anywhere.

Is the table set?

I'll put some pepper. Just a little bit. This time, I cooked it just as I like it.

Just saying, so you won't complain. A little basil.

Ready.

I like to put the olive oil on last. Just a touch.

You can smell it, can't you? (chuckles)

All right, let's eat. But first, a toast, okay?

Cheers, family.

-Hello, Eliseo. -Good morning, Martita.

Bye, missy, bye.

Welcome back, Engineer.

-How are you? -Fine, thanks.

-Carola, good morning. -Good morning.

Hey, kids! Do you need a hand?

-Please. Thanks. -Of course.

-Did you enjoy Miami? How was the trip? -Very good.

-Heavy artillery. -Oh! You're gonna enjoy it so much!

Careful not to bump the screen. One of the pixels could break.

It's very fragile.

Now you be careful with the door frame, okay?

-Let's leave it here, against the closet. -All right.

Heavy, isn't it?

GERMÁN (off screen): Careful, don't scratch the door.

ELISEO (off screen): No, no.

Great.

Germán, we must give Eliseo a set of our keys.

All the plants are withered. They were supposed to be watered.

-We'll have a set of keys made. -You never know what could happen.

-Whatever you say, I'm okay with. -Thank you.

-No! It's just a chocolate bar.

Yes, but it wasn't necessary. Alright, thank you so much.

Well, very kind of you, really. Have a nice day, and welcome back.

Thank you. -Thanks.

THE MANAGER

-Hello. -Hello. Good morning, Doctor.

Eliseo, what scent are you using in the elevator?

-Spring Breeze. Why? -Spring Breeze?

-Could you use something milder? -Yes. We could try another one.

-I don't know. Lavender maybe? -I don't know. Something more...

-Not so horrible. -Sure, Doctor. No problem.

Listen. That dickhead from Six A... What's his name?

-Augusto. -Augusto should ease on the partying...

Some assholes with beers keep going up and down and this is not a bar.

-Otherwise, we'll talk to his parents. -I'll take care of it, Doctor.

Okay. Eliseo, one question.

-How long have you been working here? -Since 1992.

-So, that's about... -Well, next October it will be 30 years.

Thirty years? Shit.

-Why? -What?

-Why? -Why what?

-Why do you ask, Doctor? -Ah! No, no nothing.

The other day I was thinking... Just out of curiosity.

-Bye. -Have a nice day, Doctor Zambrano.

I'm sorry, Eliseo. The train was delayed in Ramos Mejía and...

Deliver these to the apartments. A yellow card for you, kid.

-I'm warning you. -Yes, so sorry.

-All done, Eliseo. -Fine. I'll walk you out. Come on.

-It was Two D, right? -Yes.

-How much did you charge them? -14,000.

So, 14,000, huh?

What was the woman's air conditioner's problem?

Well... the filters were dirty. We pumped some gas in it

-and did an overall tune-up. -An overall tune-up?

What the fuck is that? Overall tune-up.

-Did you or didn't you pump gas into it? -Yes, of course.

-I always pump in gas. -Okay, that's 4000. Come on.

-But it's always been 10%, right? -It has increased.

-You're killing me. -Everything increases.

Also my take.

Take your time. No, don't be rude now. Hurry up.

-Here. -I'll call you if anything comes up.

Alright.

-How's it going, Eliseo? -Hey, Victor, how are you?

-Fine. -Today there's a whole bunch of things.

There's even a Caesar's salad that hasn't been touched.

It's still packed as it was delivered, unopened.

There's a Teddy bear that looks okay. Needs a little washing,

that's all. There's also a braided belt.

I don't know why it was thrown away. It looks perfect.

-Thanks, man. -Sure.

Oh! In this bag, there's a bamboo steamer that still works.

-Great. -Well, have a good evening, family.

-Thank you. -Don't worry about it.

-Say goodbye, kids. -See you.

-Doctor. -Eliseo, how are you?

With you, now all the passengers are on board.

I left the car badly parked. Could you please move it for me?

-Sure! Of course. -Thank you. Good night.

You have a good night now.

Nice little thing.

Yes, Zambrano. I've been working here for 30 years.

Why should you care?

Off to work!

-I'm not annoying you. -(unintelligible arguing)

Hello, Paola.

-Hi, Eliseo, how's everything? -Just fine. What's up, Thiago?

He's in a bad mood. Doesn't want to go to school.

Hmm. I've got something to cure a bad mood.

-For you. -Wow! That's good chocolate!

Share it with your friends at school

and have a great day. Well, have the best possible day.

What do we say?

-Thanks. -You're welcome.

-Bye. Thank you.

-Did you get my email? -Yes, I did.

I'll read it over the weekend. Is that all right with you?

-Eliseo would be the problem, right? I'll take care of Eliseo.

-Sorry! I'll take the other elevator. -No, no, Eliseo, get in.

Seriously? Okay. Excuse me.

Well, good morning.

-Hi. -Good morning.

-Eliseo, excuse me. -Yes?

Could you drop by my apartment? The faucet is leaking. Could you fix it?

-Sure, of course. Can it be tomorrow? -Yes, yes, whenever you can.

-Thank you. -No problem.

Hey, it's me. Listen carefully, 'cause this is important.

I just ran into that sneaky Zambrano acting very suspicious.

He was talking with Florencia, the architect from Two A,

and I heard him say: "I'll take care of Eliseo."

Find out what they're up to.

-Beba, it's me. I'm coming in. -Come in.

I'm in the kitchen brewing some tea. Would you also like one?

No, sweetheart. Thanks. How are you?

-I brought you your pension. -Thank you, Eliseo.

Ay, ay, ay.

I collected your pension, but I spent part of it in the game machine.

What?

-I said the entire pension is not here... -What?

-(laughing) -You're such an idiot!

-You're getting hard of hearing, Beba. -Oh, shut up.

-I love you so much, Bebita. -(giggles)

-Beba, I want to tell you something. -Yes?

I ran into Florencia, the architect from Two A,

who was with Zambrano, and I heard them talking about me.

-About what? -That's what I wanna know.

-That's why I'm asking you. Know anything? -No, nothing.

I also ran into Zambrano, and he told me not to miss the owners' meeting.

-Did he say anything about me? -No.

Just that we all had to be there because it was something important.

-Important? -Yes.

In the agenda, there's only making new flowerbeds.

-What's important about it? -No idea.

No idea, Beba, but there must be something else.

-What do you want me to tell you? -Keep your ears open.

-Yes, I will. -Do it.

-Five A. -Umm...

Gonzalo and María Pía, the one who never says hello.

Ninth?

-Ninth... -The duplex, Miguel.

-Yes, that's the... union guy... DiLella. -Right. No, you have to pat the windows.

-Oh! Yes, sorry. -Don't spread the filth.

-Look at the mess you're doing. -Sorry.

Look at the mess. There's too much water. Come on.

-First floor A. -One A... Ah! That's an easy one, Eliseo.

-The General and his sister. -Mmhmm...