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Mr. Jason, she's here.
- Mr. Jason. - That's my codename.
I am Alan Hillgarth. Naval soldier
and British Secret Services chief in Spain.
Nice to meet you. I'm Sira Quiroga.
I know. Nice to meet you, Ms. Quiroga.
Should we sit down?
- Would you like one? - Thanks.
I understand your visit means
you've accepted the mission we've told you about.
That's right.
Fantastic.
Colonel Beigbeder and Mrs. Fox
are in a very delicate situation now.
We are expecting the Colonel's time as minister to be over.
And that will be a sad loss for our government.
The case is both of them are under surveillance from some unfriendly groups.
If you permit the euphemism.
The Gestapo and the Falange.
That's right.
We need to know in advance about the social meetings of the German community.
We've thought that maybe
through their wives and friends
we could get some information about their contacts
relations, and activities.
How will I do it?
Sit down, please.
When I go back to Madrid, we'll see each other again.
There I'll give you all the details about your mission.
Focus now on the opening of the workshop in Madrid.
There's a lack of everything there
so buy all the clothes you'll use here.
Here's enough money.
What will I do with the pending debts I have with justice?
Your name, from now on
will be Aris Agoriuq.
Aris?
Sounds exotic.
- Is it Arab? - It's your name.
But backwards.
What will I do with my old passport?
Destroy it.
It's a Republic document, anyway.
It won't be useful in the New Spain.
See you in a week.
- So you're going back to Madrid? - Yes.
I just came to say goodbye.
Will you leave your mother in Tetouan?
Yes, she'll be in charge of the workshop.
And what will you do in Madrid by yourself?
- Sheriff, I... - No, you don't have to answer.
A phone call from the High Command warned me it's not my business already.
Just one question.
Do you really think Madrid is the best city for you?
Will you keep on worrying about me even if I'm in Madrid?
You've proven to me you can take care of yourself.
- Now you're free from this burden. - No.
You're wrong in that.
You've never been a burden for me, miss.
Have a good trip, Sira.
Thank you very much.
Don't forget about next week's orders.
Explain to Mrs. Ara that she'll need to trust you from now on.
- Remember the fine laces, the ones... - Sira!
We've gone through everything a thousand times.
Everything will be fine.
Candelaria!
Beware of the cloth orders, okay? They could swindle my mother.
And you negotiate as no other!
Don't even say that. Relax.
Your mother is protected with all of us here.
I'm sure of that.
Besides, I'll be back in some months.
I'll be back soon.
Eat, eat and cover yourself. Madrid's winters are very cold.
I hope you find a big house.
Because someone I know would like to visit you.
Félix.
Inform my mother about new trends.
Don't leave her behind.
She has a good taste.
But she needs someone to tell her what's worn in Paris and what isn't.
And who is better than you for that?
What will I do without you?
- And without whisky at night... - No, Félix, no! Hey!
No one cries here, okay?
- Much less the man of the house. - The man, she said?
Jamila! Don't be silly. Don't cry.
I'll miss you.
Remember not to overdo the seasoning on the lamb.
Remember my mother has a very delicate stomach.
I don't know what I would've done without you.
Goodbye, miss. Come back soon.
Of course.
Take care.
- You as well. - Okay.
Well.
- Daughter? - Yes?
I'm very proud of you.
[Madrid, September 1940]
- Good morning, miss. - Good morning.
Aris Agoriuq.
- Is that the pronunciation? - More or less.
We were waiting for you. Welcome.
Your room is 307.
There's a note for you.
- Thanks. - Good day.
- Thank you so much. - You're welcome, miss.
Welcome, Miss Agoriuq.
- I hope you had a pleasant trip. - Thanks.
Here are the keys of your new workshop at Nuñez de Balboa.
Take a seat, please.
It will be ready in some days.
I hope you like it.
Mrs. Fox has taken care of everything herself.
I'm sure it will be perfect.
Germans usually deal with their business at social events.
And, normally, they go with their wives.
We want you to figure out when and where will they see each other again.
- Do you think you can do that? - Yes.
Yes, it's pretty normal that customers talk about that in the workshop.
The problem is my level of German is a little low.
Two young Spanish ladies born in Germany will work with you.
Their father was Beigbeder's driver.
Mrs. Fox had an interview with them and she was very satisfied.
If Rosalinda finds them acceptable, I'd do the same.
They don't know about any of this, of course.
You'll have to figure out a way to get the information from them
without raising alarm.
I'll take care of it, don't worry.
What do I need to do with the information I get?
Do you know Morse code?
- The code for telegrams? - Exactly!
Look.
Let's say you want to transcribe
any word.
Tangier, for example.
We want all the information you have to give to us
encrypted through this system.
I want you to cover it in such a way
that may look like something related to your dressmaker job.
Imagine this is the message.
Dinner...
Dinner.
Residence.
Dinner, residence.
Baron... baroness.
Dinner at the Baroness of Petrino residence, October 5th at eight.
Reminds you of something?
They are like stitches.
Do you have a sheet of paper?
So, the best way to cover the message is associating it with dressmaking, right?
Well, here's the pattern of a sleeve.
The message is inside.
Perfect!
We want you to give us information twice a week.
In two different places, both of them in public.
The first one is Rosa Zabala's beauty salon.
Good morning, miss.
There are some lockers at the entrance
where clients store their things.
You'll use the last locker.
The one in angle with the bottom of the room.
If it was unavailable
you'd use the one before.
When you open the door, use your body as a cover
and leave all the information rolled inside.
The other pickup place will be the museum on Rios Rosas street.
We have a contact in the entrance.
It will be better if you use those folders in which you carry the patterns.
Then go to any of the rooms.
Walk calmly.
At least for half an hour.
It's vital you follow all the instructions to a T.
Don't worry. I will.
Make yourself be seen. Walk. Go to the movies.
Do anything you want, with two conditions.
- What? - Don't leave the distinguished Madrid.
Don't leave the elegant zones.
Don't ever get in contact with low-class people.
I can't go to my old neighborhood?
Exactly.
No one should associate you with your past.
If someone recognizes you, deny that you are you, ferociously.
Be insolent if you need to.
I'll have that in mind.
And the second one?
You'll have no contact with any British person.
Not even Rosalinda Fox?
I'm afraid it has to be that way.
I'm sorry.
Fine.
I recommend you some places to be seen.
This hotel, the Ritz.
And Embassy, most of all. Do you know the tea salon?
I've heard about it, but never been there.
Embassy is very close to the British and German embassies.
That's why Axis and Ally members coexist.
Separately, of course.
But a few meters one from the other.
I'll be there myself every day at one having lunch.
If you need to talk to me, come in with the purse under your left arm.
If everything's okay and you're just going for lunch
and to be seen, put it under the right one.
Can you get me a coffee, please?
If by any chance you're in a very urgent situation
drop the purse as soon as you get in.
What does 'very urgent' mean?
Direct threats, coercion, physical aggression.
- May that happen? - Be calm. It's not likely.
But if at any point you feel you're being observed
don't lose control.
Act naturally.
Don't try to disguise or get nervous.
Understood?
We won't ever leave you alone, anyhow.
- Thanks. - There's no need. It's our job.
Let's move on.
If we want to get in contact with you
we'll make it through two means.
One will be the Guiñon's flower store at Almagro Street.
We'll send you white or yellow roses.
The other one will be Embassy marshmallows.
In both cases, the message will be encrypted on the lace.
Now, well.
Our plan relies on something we don't have yet.
- On what? - Clients.
All these instructions and plans are nothing without clients at your workshop.
And getting them depends only on you.
The mission is in your hands right now.
Tell me their names.
Elsa Brookman, personal friend of Hitler.
She's your main target.
We know every Thursday she sees her regular dressmaker.
Baroness of Petrino, Romanian.
She's married to the German embassy's press and propaganda director.
Gloria Von Fursten.
Born in Mexico and widow of a German nobleman.
And Sonsoles de Icaza, marquise of Llanzol.
She's the only one we're not interested in her husband
but in her lover, which is Serrano Súñer himself.
- Franco's brother-in-law. - Exactly.
Beware.
There's one last folder with information
about other people you should know too.
Johannes Franz Bernhard.
- I know him. - How much?
Not much. We met at a party in Tetouan.
When Beigbeder was Chief Sheriff.
I don't think he would recognize me if we met again.
Keep away from Bernhard just in case.
That man is very dangerous.
Very good. Are there any questions?
I want to tell you we trust in you.
And we need you to get those clients as soon as possible.
I'll do everything I can to do that.
You have to do that, or your mission will end before it begins.
One last detail.
You and I don't know each other.
We have never seen each other.
- Understood? - Of course.
Good luck, Agent. We'll be in contact.
Hello.
You're Dora and Martina, right?
- Dora and Martina. - Oh, okay.
I'm Miss Aris Agoriuq.
You'll help me at the workshop from now on.
Do you know how to sew?
We know how to cook and take care of the home, but
- we don't know how to sew, madam. - Okay.
I'll have to teach you.
- Would you like to know? - Of course we do, miss.
Are you hungry?
Are you starving?
Well, go and take a shower now.
Then we'll eat. Is that okay?
Don't worry about us, miss.
Of course I worry.
Come on, move.
Dora! Martina! Come.
I need you to do me a favor.
Tell us, miss.
From what I've seen, almost all German women go with the same dressmaker.
A German as them.
If I want to compete with her, I need to know her dresses, the cloths she uses.
And if her clients are happy or not.
I need to know her weak point.
And you'll be in charge of discovering it.
- But how? - Pretending you're clients.
And keeping your ears focused.
From now on you're daughters of a rich Spanish man.
But, Miss Aris.
Our dad was a simple driver.
Sadly, in this life it doesn't matter who you are
but what you look to be. I know that from experience.
And no one will doubt you, dressed like this.
- They're gorgeous! - Not more than their owners.
- Thanks, miss. - Be discreet.
Let customers talk.
As soon as you make them talk we'll know everything we need to know.
- Yes, miss. - Focus on one client especially.
Elsa Brookman. If we get her to come
the rest of the clients in Madrid will come too. Good luck.
Good afternoon. How can I help you?
We'd like to order two dresses each.
- Do you have an appointment? - I'm afraid we don't.
We are just passing by Madrid and...
- Your names? - Marti...
Maria. And Dolores Ortíz de Zarate.
Frau Keller doesn't usually receive people without an appointment.
The marquis of Llanzol ensured our parents you'd love to help us.
I'm sorry, I'm sure Frau Keller will be able to give you some time.
- Very good. - Can you come with me?
Would you like something to drink? Coffee or tea?
- No, thank you so much. - Please wait for her here.
- We'll help you as soon as possible. - Thank you so much.
Good afternoon. Excuse me.
It's the first time we've come.
Have you been Frau Keller's client for a long time?
Since I have been in Madrid.
My name is Dolores Ortíz de Zarate.
And this is my sister, Maria. Nice to meet you.
Elsa Brookman. Nice to meet you.
We're passing by Madrid and we need a dressmaker.
Our parents told us this is a very good one.
She is.
I see.
- Is there someone better? - No, as far as I know.
I'm sorry, but let me tell you you don't look very enthusiastic.
Don't get me wrong, she's an excellent dressmaker
but for you, being so young
she's sometimes a little traditional.
Even us, the not so young ones, would like to wear the latest fashions sometimes.
Of course.
- What else did she tell you? - She misses her dressmaker in Paris.
Because here in Madrid dressmakers only make demure suits
for women to go to church on Sundays.
Did she doubt you at any point?
- Never. - See? I told you.
Now I need clients to know I don't only have the best cloths.
But that I can make the latest models.
I don't know.
There must be a way to let myself be known.
To attract the curiosity of the upper class.
I think I know how.
I always take the measures in the same order.
Neck, breasts
waistline, and hips.
You have to write them down in this notebook.
To have a low profile you have to make invisible stitches.
The best way is to use a thread with the same color as the cloth.
And to make fine stitches.
Buttonhole points.
Buttonhole points must be done with special thread.
It's very purpose is to make buttonholes.
They can be done with double thread too.
That way it will be much stronger.
You're doing it very well.
The famous international dressmaker, Aris Agoriuq, is pleased to invite you
to the presentation of her new seasonal collection.
Perfect. Let me see you from here.
You've lost a little weight. You're very pretty, Lorena.
Still like this, Maria? Hurry up, please!
They'll get you some makeup.
This hat is for you. You're the third one to go out. Help her, please.
Do you want us to help preparing snacks, miss?
No, no. Don't leave the dressing room.
Elsa Brookman may recognize you. Don't go out.
From the front. You're gorgeous. Leave me, Martina.
Help Maria, please.
Turn around.
Very good.
Luck is with us.
Good afternoon. Thank you very much for coming.
I hope you like it.
Maria shows a morning dress in crepe de chine, black silk with circle drawings.
With belt and details at the neckline.
Lorena wears a dress in crepe de chine
with big stamped flowers
stretch neck and long skirt with...
...wears black silk scarf
with big threaded flowers. Strapless neckline
and loose skirt.
Thank you so much, ladies.
The presentation has been a total success.
You were gorgeous!
Miss Angoriuq, Algoriuq.
- It doesn't matter. I'm Elsa Brookman. - Nice to meet you!
I'm sorry to come in like this. But I didn't want to go without congratulating you
on your marvelous collection.
Thank you so much. I'm very glad you liked it.
Why don't we keep on talking with a cocktail?
I'd love to. I'm so excited.
When could you receive me at your workshop?
Well, tomorrow!
Why don't we go to the lounge to get you an appointment?
Miss!
I know her.
She's the girl with whom I talked at Frau Keller's workshop.
And her sister.
They told me they were daughters of a rich family.
Can someone explain to me what's going on here?
Oh, well.
- It's my fault. - Excuse me?
Look.
Elsa, I just got to Madrid and...
Well, I needed to evaluate other dressmakers.
So I asked my two assistants. Come here, girls!
Thanks. To pretend to be two clients and do some research.
I don't know how to pronounce your last name, but
I like your style, miss...
- Don't worry, Aris. - Aris.
I hope you don't go. It was something silly.
Of course.
Aris, darling. You'll have a great future in Madrid.
I hope so.
Congratulations. It was an excellent collection.
Thank you. You're so kind.
Miss.
- They sent you flowers. - Oh, thank you.
- Go for a jar to put them in water, please. - Of course.
Good job, congratulations.
Dora, Martina!
Thank you so much.
Starting tomorrow we'll be receiving clients.
You'll have to help me with German. I don't speak it or understand it.
Oh, and I need you to do me a favor.
I like to have an exhaustive record of all my clients.
I want to understand what they say to know whom they see, where they go.
That way we may attract more clients.
So you will be in charge
of listening and translating everything they say.
- Yes, miss. - Very good.
Guten Abend, come in, please.
Frau Von Fursten? Frau Lenz?
Welcome, I was waiting for you.
I'm Aris Agoriuq.
Would you like to go to the dressing room? Get us some tea, Martina.
If you'd like, your friend can go in the dressing room so you can talk.
- Is that okay? - Yes, yes, of course.
My assistant will write down your measurements. Please, Dora.
Neck, 30.
Breast, 90.
Waistline, 70.
Hips, 90.
Let's see, Dora.
Mr. Benz is in Berlin with the Fuhrer.
Eva Braun may come to Madrid.
But most likely without Hitler.
A plain coffee, please.
Miss, she is at Elsa Brookman's house.
Thanks.
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