Guardian Rock

Cloe apologizes for not having told Marta about the Fina job offer first. Marta says it’s fine, that she had had her doubts, but only because she didn’t know how it was affecting Cloe. She thinks it’s all resolved, but she checks with her again. Again, Cloe denies having any problems. She says they’re all professionals. Marta says that they’re also human. Cloe tells her not to worry.

Cloe and Marta talk about Fina leaving and whether Marta thinks she’ll come back. Marta says it’s best to leave Fina alone atm so she can figure out what she wants to do. As they’re talking, Fina returns, making no mention of her abrupt exit. She says they have a lot of work to do and that she’s sure that although there will be more encounters with Gabriel, she knows she can count on both Marta and Cloe. Cloe exits looking aggrieved. She runs into Valentina and says she can’t handle it, even though Marta and Fina haven’t done much more than talk to each other. She’s done, however, and has decided to take the New York offer. (The Valentina/Cloe scenes remind me how much more chemistry they have than Marta/Cloe.) Gabriel convenes a meeting and tells the others that the next cost-saving measure is using synthetics to produce their most famous perfumes. The rest are appalled. (Except Tasio.)

You are the matrix. If you are not satisfied, you can put an end to the experience. Go back to being just you on your own. Would you like to stop?

There are so many reasons a person may choose not to come out and there is no reason a person would owe the public or a stranger that information. Certainly it's not owed simply because someone is famous.