WEBVTT - The Backstory

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<v Speaker 1>Previously on the Princess of South Beach. Estraya was desperately

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<v Speaker 1>looking for evidence to help her Unmascus Stebon and find

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<v Speaker 1>her missing friend Gabby Luisa. I caught her red handed

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<v Speaker 1>and was about to fire Estraya when Maria de Garment

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<v Speaker 1>swooped in and saved the day. Well done, Sis, Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate you saving my ass, but to be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been pretty annoyed with you. You said you helped

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<v Speaker 1>me investigate the guy Lens, and you keep blowing me off.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't waste any more time, Maria. Yeah, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's just a lot going on and I'm still

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<v Speaker 1>getting used to all this. I was just a naive

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<v Speaker 1>girl in a convent, and all of a sudden I

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<v Speaker 1>was I know, I don't need your backstory again, Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>I get it. You have your story, but I have

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<v Speaker 1>mine too. I think time that I tell you what's

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<v Speaker 1>really at stake for me. Okay, you're right. I have

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<v Speaker 1>been a bit selfish, and it's just been so hard

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<v Speaker 1>being out of the convent for the first time and

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<v Speaker 1>seeing the money. You're doing it again. Sorry, go ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and sit down. Well, the first thing you need to

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<v Speaker 1>know about me is that I'm lactose and tomery. But

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<v Speaker 1>the second thing you need to know about me is

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm gay. Oh okay, that's cool. Seems unrelated, but

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<v Speaker 1>I simply don't stop interrupting me. Sorry, it's relevant to

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<v Speaker 1>my motivations. You know, why don't we start this story

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty ten? Everyone was into Twilight for some reason,

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<v Speaker 1>and Lady Gaga was wearing meat for some reason, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was done pretending to be straight. I had known

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<v Speaker 1>for years I was gay, ever since I saw Aliyah

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<v Speaker 1>in the Argue That Somebody video. I was like, yea,

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<v Speaker 1>something's going on in my panties and I was tired

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<v Speaker 1>of being someone I wasn't. So one day I marched

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<v Speaker 1>into my living room when my parents were playing scrabble,

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<v Speaker 1>and I wrote out homosexual. It was a trip Award score,

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<v Speaker 1>and after that they never played scrabble again. Yesterday, but

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<v Speaker 1>that was awful. Did they kick you out or did

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<v Speaker 1>they disown you? What? No, Maria, this is the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>first century. I know that every time a gay person

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<v Speaker 1>comes out on TV it's a tragic Lifetime special. But

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<v Speaker 1>they were super cool with it. Actually, they said they

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<v Speaker 1>knew since I insisted on running Bring It On like

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen times, and every time they walked in, I was

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<v Speaker 1>only watching the parts where they dumble. My point is

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<v Speaker 1>they were super supportive and encouraged me to get involved

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<v Speaker 1>in LGBTQ activism. I joined a bunch of clubs, started volunteering,

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<v Speaker 1>and at one of the meetings I met Gabby. Oh mightya.

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<v Speaker 1>She was so freaking cute. She had this frizzy red

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<v Speaker 1>hair and she would always sell the corneas jokes and

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<v Speaker 1>I would always laugh. I felt for her super hard.

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<v Speaker 1>We dated, but she wasn't out to her parents yet,

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<v Speaker 1>so we hung out at my place. Mostly. I kept

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<v Speaker 1>encouraging her to come out to her parents and just

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<v Speaker 1>live her truth or whatever. Now. Oh god, I regretted

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<v Speaker 1>so much. She told me she was finally going to

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<v Speaker 1>do it, and then all of a sudden, I couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>reach her. Oh. I called for her for days and

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<v Speaker 1>days and days and nothing. So I decided to go

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<v Speaker 1>where I wasn't allowed to go, her parents house. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, and welcome to Tea with Tatiana. I'm back

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<v Speaker 1>to give you the hard hitting news of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm kidding, of course, we're gonna talk about our favorite

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<v Speaker 1>royal family, the Calderons. Now we all know that Nacho

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<v Speaker 1>Santana is very close to the Calderon's. Sources say they've

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<v Speaker 1>seen Nacha spending lots of time at the race track,

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<v Speaker 1>and tonight we have someone with some insider information on that.

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<v Speaker 1>Please welcome Nacho's favorite Jackie Mon Dragon. Thanks Tatsiana. It's

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<v Speaker 1>really exciting to be here. I usually only get this

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<v Speaker 1>much attention after winning a race, and it's been a while. Sure,

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<v Speaker 1>sure so, Mon Dragon, tell us, what do you know

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<v Speaker 1>about Nacho. Well, he's very supportive of me. He's always

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<v Speaker 1>pumping me up before a big race. When I get

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<v Speaker 1>really nervous, he takes me for a drive in his

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<v Speaker 1>new suv. Any chance that would be a Lincoln Aviator. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of my lucky charm, you know how So Well,

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<v Speaker 1>every time I'm headed for a race, we take a

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<v Speaker 1>spin in the Aviator. We drive around the city and

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<v Speaker 1>listen to podcasts and I relax with the active motion

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<v Speaker 1>massage feature. Gives me the headspace that I need to

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<v Speaker 1>feel centered. Then I get on the saddle and let

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<v Speaker 1>things run as they should. And has it helped you

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<v Speaker 1>win races? No, but having that centered headspace has helped

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<v Speaker 1>me connect with my listeners on my podcast. Oh you

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<v Speaker 1>have a podcast, Yes, Mandrago with the Flow. It's tips

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<v Speaker 1>for living your best life from a successful jockey's perspective. Wait,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought you said you haven't won a race. It

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter, we're out of time. Well that's it for

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<v Speaker 1>this week's show. Remember my beautiful tea lovers. Sharing is caring,

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<v Speaker 1>But how can we care unless we post about it? Anyway?

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<v Speaker 1>See you on the next tea with Tatiana. So I

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<v Speaker 1>decided to go where I wasn't allowed to go, her

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<v Speaker 1>parents house. Excuse me? Can I help you? Hi? Miss

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<v Speaker 1>Gabby's mom. I'm Gabby's friend from school. We have chemistry together,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of chemistry. It's Gabby home, no, okay, because

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<v Speaker 1>we have an assignment dude together. Do you know when

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<v Speaker 1>she'll be home. Gabby isn't coming home for a few weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>She's at camp camp in the middle of a school year.

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<v Speaker 1>Not that it's any of your business, but Gabby needed

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<v Speaker 1>to reset her priorities. She's at God's Holy light and

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<v Speaker 1>she will be there until she gets better. Now, excuse me,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to get dinner ready. My shrimp and grits.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew what God's Holy Light was. I had protested

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<v Speaker 1>in front of that awful place dozens of times. I

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<v Speaker 1>encouraged her to come out, and then she ended up

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<v Speaker 1>in a gay conversion therapy camp. I really don't I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what that is. Can you explain gay conversion therapy?

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<v Speaker 1>It's not real therapy. It's religious fanatics convincing gay kids

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<v Speaker 1>that they're a sin. They try to convince kids that

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<v Speaker 1>they'll never be loved or happy unless they become straight,

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<v Speaker 1>as if it's something you can freaking choose. It's psychological torture.

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<v Speaker 1>And it wasn't until weeks later that I finally got

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<v Speaker 1>a letter from Gabby. You have it on you. I

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<v Speaker 1>had a feeling we get into this today. Read it,

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<v Speaker 1>Dearest Doris, who's Doris? Me? Remember esterday as my fake name?

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<v Speaker 1>Your parents named you Doris. It's a family name you

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<v Speaker 1>could keep reading. Sorry, Dearest Doris, I miss you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry I disappeared. I'm sure you must have been worried.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been trapped at God's Holy Life for weeks now

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<v Speaker 1>and they won't let me leave. It's been helen here.

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<v Speaker 1>They took our phones they won't let us talk to

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<v Speaker 1>our families, and they barely give us any food. The

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<v Speaker 1>only thing that's keeping me going is knowing you're out there.

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<v Speaker 1>But Doris, I'm scared. The other day something happened. Something

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<v Speaker 1>happened with a very powerful person. His name is a

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<v Speaker 1>Stevan Calderon. Keep reading, Maria. Sorry, his name is a

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<v Speaker 1>Stevan Calderon. Doris. This man is very powerful. He's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the people who gave money to this place. I

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<v Speaker 1>saw him do something. I can't tell you what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to involve you, but I think he

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<v Speaker 1>knows that I know his secret. And now maybe I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just being paranoid, but I think he wants to get

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<v Speaker 1>rid of me. Can you wait to the end to gas. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been reading a lot of dramatic letters lately. Now

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<v Speaker 1>I think he wants to get rid of me. I

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<v Speaker 1>need to get out of here. Please help me. I

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<v Speaker 1>love you, Gabby. Oh my god. Wait, didn't that reporter

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<v Speaker 1>at a Stevan's press conference say something about this? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm not done telling the story. Maria. My parents

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<v Speaker 1>and I immediately headed to the camp to try to

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<v Speaker 1>get her out. But when we got there. They said

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<v Speaker 1>they had no record if anyone named Gabby ever even

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<v Speaker 1>attending that camp, and she's been missing ever since. I

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<v Speaker 1>spent years trying to put together the pieces. Her family

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<v Speaker 1>refused to speak to me. They even moved away. And

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing I knew for sure is that Estevan

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<v Speaker 1>Cavedon had something to do with it. He knows where

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<v Speaker 1>Gabby is. So how did you end appear? I knew

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<v Speaker 1>the govdons were too powerful to go to the police.

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<v Speaker 1>These people have the entire police force on their damn payroll.

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<v Speaker 1>I had to investige it on my own and get

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<v Speaker 1>information from the inside. And one day it came to

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<v Speaker 1>me on a silver platter. I saw that Cassadosa had

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<v Speaker 1>posted a one ad for a maide. So I just

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<v Speaker 1>showed up. I can't believe I'm answering my own door.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are you? What do you want him? I was

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<v Speaker 1>sent from the luxury made service place, Oh Gloves Inc. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>White Gloves Inc. That's the one I was informed of

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<v Speaker 1>the job hosting. It would be honored to service the

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<v Speaker 1>illustrious house of the God that owns matter. Finally, one

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<v Speaker 1>who knows her place? What's your name is? Today? Yesterday? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I said for some reason. Well, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>I can take a look at your resume and perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>we do a vacuum test to see how you do

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<v Speaker 1>come in. Thank you, man. It ended up being way

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<v Speaker 1>easier than I thought to get in. But now I've

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<v Speaker 1>been trapped here for three years without making any rope

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<v Speaker 1>progress until you showed up. Wow, I've been so focused

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<v Speaker 1>on myself. I didn't even realize her story was so

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<v Speaker 1>flushed out. Did you think people just wake up one

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<v Speaker 1>day seeking revenge on the most powerful people of Miami

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<v Speaker 1>without having a robust backstory to back it up. I

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't thought about it too much. Well, thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>sharing all of this with me, and I promise I'll

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<v Speaker 1>stop being so self centered and helping you with the

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<v Speaker 1>investigation you sure you show you won't be too stracted

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<v Speaker 1>with that hat reporter guy? What which reporter? Oh? Andres

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<v Speaker 1>I'd forgotten about him already? You forgan about him? M No,

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<v Speaker 1>you haven't. You're a terrible actress. I don't know. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>doing a pretty good job of convincing people. I'm Gloria

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<v Speaker 1>as if Little cis. You may think you're pulling it off,

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<v Speaker 1>but sooner or later someone is going to catch you. Actually,

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