Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios)

Ivan (Fernando Guillen) How many men have you had to forget? Pepa (Carmen Maura) As many as the women you remember.

Pepa Follow that cab! Cabdriver (Guillermo Montesinos) I thought this only happened in the movies.

Pepa I'm sick of being good.

Pepa Hello. I'm the mother of the notorious Crossroads Killer. When my son comes home after one of his famous crimes, his clothes are just filthy. Pepa holds up a bloody shirt. The police arrive. Policia I Spot (Jaquin Climent) Where are the clothes your son wore-- Policia II Spot (Chema Gil) At the time of the murder? Pepa takes a clean shirt out of the dryer. Pepa Right here. Sparkling clean. Policia I Spot No trace of blood. Policia II Spot Or guts. Policia I Spot Unbelievable! Pepa holds up a box of detergent. Pepa Ecce Homo. It's unbelievable.

Pepa You could have killed yourself! Candela (Maria Barranco) That was the idea. I'm desperate. Pepa So am I, but I don't jump off terraces.

Candela I didn't know where to go. I couldn't face my folks. It's bad enough that I became a model.

Paulina (Kiti Manver) She must turn herself in, go to jail, and let the jury decide her case. Pepa I don't understand. Paulina She's committed a crime. Pepa Her only crime was falling in love and being afraid. I'd do the same.

Candela Men keep taking advantage of me. I always realize it when it's too late. Look how the Arab world treated me. I sure didn't deserve that.

Pepa For two days everyone has been saying no to me. Now it's my turn to say no.

Pepa That lady is dangerous. Cabdriver No lady's dangerous if you know how to handle her.

Ana (Ana Leza) I'm fed up. I'm gonna get myself some quick cash, buy myself his bike and split. With a bike, who needs a man? Pepa Learning mechanics is easier than learning male psychology. You can figure out a bike, but you can never figure out a man.

Paulina You're weak, Ivan. Ivan Yes, sweetheart. Paulina Don't agree with me. Ivan But you're right. Paulina Sometimes I like to be wrong.