Episode Guide - Part 13

The fashion show finally takes place. The Gang sneaks in to watch, but Mallika sees them and shoos them away. They sneak into Arman’s office and watch from there. Mr. Suri is not very happy because he can tell that the fabrics are not up to his standards. The Gang goes down to the reception area to wait for Jassi and Inesita so they can go out to celebrate Jassi’s new job, raise, and upcoming two weeks at the helm of Gulmohur. After the fashion show, a very important French buyer asks Vasundhra to see the designs up close, and when he feels the fabrics, he tells her that they’ll have a very hard time selling the collection because of the poor quality of the fabrics.

Mallika tells Arman that he must apologize to Maddy for the way he behaved before the fashion show. Arman refuses and says that Maddy had to do his job, and that if Maddy wants to quit, that’s fine with him – that there are plenty of good designers out there to pick from. He keeps attacking Maddy, who stands by his actions. Maddy tells Arman that he is going to go to the press and will tell them what happened. Mallika is so upset at Arman that she also quits and tells him to run Gulmohur however he pleases. The Gang is still waiting for Jassi and Inesita, when they see a very handsome gentleman arrive. They all start flirting with him and he very kindly tells them how nice they all look. They’re just overwhelmed by this guy! However, at that very moment, the elevator opens and Maddy exits to burst their bubble – this hunk of a man is none other than Rolando, Maddy’s “checito su merced.”

Vasundhra tells Arman about the French buyer’s comments and tells him how hard it’s going to be to be able to sell the new collection. She also advises him that this is not the time to be on Maddy’s bad side because he’s going to need him. Jassi asks her dad for permission to go out with her friends, explaining that she won’t be able to do it afterwards because she’ll be running Gulmohur in Arman’s absence. Mr. Suri goes to Arman to ask him about his poor judgment with the fabrics, telling him that this is very risky behaviour. But, he tells him that he is confident that things will turn out okay and that he’s leaving for Hong Kong and won’t be back until September’s Board of Directors meeting and of course Arman’s wedding to Mallika. Arman apologizes to Inesita for yelling at her.

The Gang tells Inesita and Jassi about Maddy’s beau. Veeru realizes that the Gang is going out to party and wants to go with them, but they don’t let him. Vasundhra talks to Raj and Arman and convinces Arman to try to mend fences with Maddy, telling him that Maddy is a great designer and he needs him on his side, that this is not the time to have Maddy going to the press. She also advises him to make up with Mallika because she’s very good at what she does. Arman goes off to find Maddy since he’ll need to get things straightened out before he leaves on his trip. Mallika’s sister María Jassi tells Arman where he can find Maddy and he leaves. Jassi and the Gang get to the bar where they’re going to be celebrating. Jassi says that she has to go make a phone call and her friends start to kid her that she must be calling Nandu. She says that she has to call her dad to let him know where she is. She says that she doesn’t bother Nandu, who has a lot of dates already. Nandu is actually out with the neighborhood crew, who asked him to join them at a bar just to take advantage of him and have him pick up the tab. Jassi reaches her dad to let him know where she is and give him the phone number of the bar, but ends up having to give him the address of the place.

The Gang starts toasting Jassi and especially how this is going to make Pari feel. Arman gets to the place where Maddy is hanging out, which just so happens to be a gay bar. Armandito has to deal with men who are hitting on him, and even worse he runs into Miguel from Lavina, and is surprised to find out he’s gay (wonder what Miguel thinks about seeing Arman there!). Arman is getting just a tad nervous to be “surrounded” and wants to get out of there ASAP, but at that very moment he sees Maddy arrive. Arman tells Maddy that they need to talk, that they need to clear things up, because Arman is leaving the next day and that they just can’t leave things like that because Arman needs Maddy. To the unknowing ear, this exchange sounds like a lover’s quarrel and Arman has to actually chase Maddy down to the men’s room to make him listen to him. In the meantime, the Gang is pretty much getting wasted.

Arman chases Maddy all over the bar and finally gets him to listen to him. Gang is drunk and Sandra, Mariana and Maria start dancing, and force Berta, Sofía, and Inés to join them. Jassi, who’s very drunk by now stays put, but the Gang finally makes her stand up and dance. Jassi thinks that she’s looking sexy with her dancing, unfortunately, she’s not! The Gang finds out that el Cheque and Jenny are on the dance floor as well and Sofía starts yelling at him, saying that he’s out there spending the money he should be giving to his children. Jenny and el Cheque leave. The Gang tells Sofía to forget about el Cheque and find herself another man. The Gang starts flirting with a table of men, who ask Mariana, Sandra, and Maria to dance, and Berta gets up and starts dancing by herself. Sofía goes off to the bathroom crying, leaving Inesita and Jassi by themselves. Inesita, noticing her friends’ highly intoxicated state, asks Jassi to get everyone together so they can go home.

Arman, after talking and talking to Maddy is finally able to convince him to stay at Gulmohur, but has to agree to a bet that if the new collection fails he’ll have to dress up in a drag queen outfit and go out in public to a party with Maddy. If Maddy loses the bet, he’ll have to keep using the poor quality materials. They hug and the crowd applauds because they’ve “made up”!

The Gang, totally and completely bombed, goes to the bathroom where they find Sofía crying. Inesita is worried about her friends and has called Veeru to help her. Jassi goes to the bathroom and is feeling quite dizzy, splashes some cold water on her face, and faints since she’s not used to drinking. Veeru arrives and carries Jassi out of the bar. Jassi opens her eyes and says “don Arman” to which Veeru answers that she’s delirious. Jassi is dreaming that Arman is carrying her off and she almost faints again and wakes up as she hears her father yelling. Don Balwant is furious that Jassi is in such a state and has had to be carried out of the bar. Jassi denies that she’s drunk. Jassi asks her mother how they ended up at the bar (in pajamas!), since they knew that she had a ride to get home. The Gang and Veeru can’t help but laugh at the whole situation of Balwant going to pick up Jassi. Jassi gets home and her dad keeps at her. Finally, she’s in her room alone and starts writing in her diary about how she’s so in love with Arman and doesn’t know how she’ll be able to handle being apart from him for two weeks.