Manuel's new declaration/questioning continues on...
D.A. asks him if Reynaldo Perez asked him to sign, Manuel says yes, RP asked him. Manuel knew RP worked at CE but RP never mentioned the name of Seb to him. D.A. asks Manuel if Ber ever asked him to sign the documents. D.A. reiterates to him that they need to know if he acted voluntarily or he was ordered to do so. and if someone ordered him to do so, like Bernardo V, his time in jail would be reduced. But Manuel does not incriminate Bernardo or any Vallejo. Manuel lies and says they offered him money to falsify the documents. Manuel is crying but repeats over and over again that noone ordered him, he acted on his own.
Manuel exits the courtroom in cuffs and turns to Bernardo saying he was sorry to betray him and Bernardo goes beserk when he realizes they are taking Manuel away to jail.
In his declaration Bernardo denies knowing of the falsified export documents that his cousing was processing. Ber is in disbelief when the D.A. tells him Manuel declared himself guilty of the falsification of the documents.
As the lawyer is giving Ivan the good news that the D.A. is finished and is accusing Seb, Manuel and RP, IVan is sighing happy that all that is left is the hearing, Ivan sees Cecilia come in the door..
I: Abuela! Abuela, por Dios pero tu que haces aqui? Deberias estar en la casa... abuela, de verdad no estas en condiciones de ...
(SLAP!!!)
C: Usted es absolutamente despreciable, Ivan!! Lo que le esta haciendo a su primo... a que digo a su primo? ... a su hermano
y a toda la familia... no tiene perdon de Dios! ... lo desconozco... lo desconozco, Ivan! Y ahora estoy absolutamente segura de que Ud si utilizo a Seb para hacer esas exportaciones ficticias. Y lo mas repugante ... es que no solamente no se quedo contento con haberlo ensuciado... sino que ahora lo demanda!!
I: abuela, necesitaba hacerlo!! Pero tranquilizate! No va a tener ninguna repercucion!! Te lo prometo!!
C: Por DIOS, Ivan!!
I: Era simplemente para resguardar mi imagen! Y la de la empresa, abuela!
C: Eso no tiene ninguna justificacion, Ivan por DIOS!! Eso no se le hace a nadie! Y menos entre hermanos!! Esa no fue el moral que le inculcamos en la casa! (Ivan just stares at her emotionless) Y quiero decirle algo... no vuelva a poner un pie en mi casa. No es digno de entrar en ella. (as she leaves she turns around one more time) No quiero volver a verlo nunca.
At London, Gav asks the rep to ask Avellaneda what the situation of CE and the Vallejos, Ave says yes, there are problems but he can't give details until the issue is all over. And no, Seb has not resumed the management of CE, is not around at all. Rep relays the message to Gaviota, who seems troubled by it. Even though when she speaks to Salinas again she says does not care.
Ivan is having a bad day, is on phone arguing with Lucrecia about having a meeting with lawyers at 7pm tonight, and in comes Bernardo totally out of control about Manuel being in jail. Angela arrives and is happy that Bernardo and Ivan are still free of suspicion. Ivan promises Bernardo they will try to get Manuel out of jail any way possible and even will give him monetary compensation...
Ber: Te voy a decir una cosa... Tu indemnizacion y tus abonos me importan un car___! Quiero a Manuel fuera!... QUiero a Manuel fuera y lo quiero al lado mio. No voy a perder por tu culpa lo unico que he querido en mi vida, oiste! Y te advierto una vez! QUIERO A MANUEL FUERA DE LA CARCEL!!! (leaves mad)
Ang: (in a rare human moment about anyone else other than her and Ivan) Que puedes hacer por ese muchacho?
I: nada!...
(Ivan tells Angela about the Marcia and the diskettes situation and Angela yells at him that he needs to deal with that, she can't even think of what Lucrecia will do if she finds out)
Ivan visits Marcia. Of course he won't admit that the reason he wanted to see her was about the diskettes, even if she insists in asking... Ivan says he could never forget her... they go to bed while Lucrecia paces around her house irritated...
Gaviota arrives at her apt with most of the reps from grower countries and finds Carm and Mr. Thomas wasted, she is laughing at what she thinks is a joke, he was trying to tell her about a time he was a pilot and had a major accident that almost cost him his life... all the reps sit down and have a good time... and end up singing in portuguese and other languages...
(end of ep 149)
Posted on Jan 3, 2005, 9:59 AM from IP address 198.232.250.51