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Marta does not fire Dora.
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Marta fires Dora.
Marta does not fire Dora. WIZARD: Wow, that's not a good situation for Marta. She needs her job. Let's see what happens when Marta makes a different decision. And action! MR. COOK: Well, what are you going to do, Ms. Cardona? MARTA: I will not fire Dora. MR. COOK: (a bit surprised) Excuse me? MARTA: Mr. Cook, with all due respect, Dora's a very good worker. And I believe I can get her to do her job better. But we need a little more time. MR. COOK: Ms. Cardona, I told you. This is a business, and... MARTA: (passionate) Yes, I know. The purpose of this company is to make money. I understand. But this company needs people. Good people. Loyal people like Dora. Companies make more money with good, loyal employees. MR. COOK: (tempted to agree) What are you asking? MARTA: Give us three weeks. MR. COOK: Three weeks!? MARTA: Yes. In that time, we promise we will meet and exceed the numbers for the company. MR. COOK: That's very ambitious. I like it. (pause) What if you fail? MARTA: (confident) We will not fail. But, if we do, we promise we will both go. Mr. Cook thinks for a second. MR. COOK: Mmm. Okay. Three weeks. But no more. MARTA: All right. DORA: Thank you, Mr. Cook. MARTA: Thank you so much, Mr. Cook. Dora and Marta smile. Dora and Marta talk. MARTA: Dora, you must tell me what the problem is. Now it's both of our jobs. DORA: I don't want to talk about it. MARTA: Dora, please. We are friends. I know something happened when we got the new instructions. Now, tell me. What happened? DORA: It takes me a long time to read the new orders. MARTA: I know that. Why? DORA: (ashamed) Because I can't read. MARTA: What? DORA: I can't read. OK? I'm illiterate! Marta's face has a solution to Dora's predicament. MARTA'S HOUSE Marta and Viviana are sitting on the sofa MARTA: Vivianna, I have a question about that literacy project you are a part of. VIVIANA: Yes, Mom. It starts next month. MARTA: How would you like to start a little sooner? VIVIANA: What do you mean? Viviana teaches Dora how to read. DORA: A VIVIANNA: B DORA: B VIVIANNA: C DORA: C VIVIANNA: D DORA: D. (LATER) Fate. Mate. Fat. Fit. (LATER) (reading from a packing slip) Two 21 inch wooden legs, one pack of rubber feet, one pack of metal tacks, one pack of three inch screws. Viviana and Marta clap. MARTA: Oh, congratulations. You did it. DORA: Oh, thanks to you! Oh, thank you! Doorbell rings. Marta opens it. It's Juan Carlos. MARTA: I'll get it. (ANSWERS DOOR) Juan Carlos, hi. Come in. JUAN CARLOS: That's okay. I'm just here to pick up my mom. DORA: Oh, I can read. Honey, I can read. Oh, thank you, Vivianna. Thank you, Marta. Thank you. I am so grateful. Thank you. Thank you.Juan Carlos gives Viviana an ashamed look. MARTA: How are you guys doing? Good job, you guys. Excellent. Continue. FACTORY DORA and MARTA looking at figures, they realize they reached their magic number and they celebrate. DORA: 998, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003. (EMPLOYEES APPLAUD) MR. COOK'S OFFICE Marta and Mr. Cook look at some figures. MR. COOK: Hmm, I love these numbers. They're great. MARTA: Thank you, Mr. Cook. MR. COOK: So, what was the problem with Dora? MARTA: (respecting her privacy) Mmm, she just needed a little help. That's all. Mr. Cook realizes the power of the situation after a small pause. MR. COOK: Mmm. Well, you certainly proved me wrong. You know, I need more of that around here. I want to thank you, Ms. Cardona, for all your hard work. Keep it up. MARTA: Absolutely. Marta is embarrassed. Juan Carlos approaches Viviana. JUAN CARLOS: Vivianna? Did you get the note I sent you? VIVIANA: Yeah, I got it. What do you want? Can I talk to you for a second? KIM: I'll just talk to you tomorrow, okay? Sure. JUAN CARLOS: I want to thank you for helping my Mom. VIVIANA: Yeah? JUAN CARLOS: Yeah. And, uh, I'm really sorry about all those things I said about your mom and that women can't be good leaders. I -- I was wrong. And your mom -- she's a great boss. She saved my mom's job. VIVIANA: Yes, she did. JUAN CARLOS: And... you know Kim's party is coming up right? VIVIANA: Yeah? JUAN CARLOS: I'm wondering if you wanted to go with me. VIVIANA: I can't go. I have a ten O'clock curfew. JUAN CARLOS: Ten O'clock? VIVIANA: I know. Maybe some other time? Thanks though. She walks away. Viviana enters. She sees. Marta talking to none other than Juan Carlos! Hi, Vivianna. JUAN CARLOS: Juan Carlos, what are you doing here? MARTA: Juan Carlos, came to ask for permission to take you out to Kim's party. VIVIANA: You did? MARTA: And I told him that you can go with him. But only if you came back... VIVIANA: Yeah, I know. MARTA: by midnight. VIVIANA: Midnight? She looks at Juan Carlos who smiles at Viviana. MARTA: Not one minute later. VIVIANA: Thank you Mom! I love you. MARTA: Not one minute after midnight or I'll have your head. JUAN CARLOS: I promise Ms. Cardona. Viviana and Juan Carlos look at each other and smile.
