Recap of The Cleaning Lady Season 1, Episode 5
The Cleaning Lady Season 1, Episode 4 wrapped up with Joe consenting to donate bone marrow to Luca, and Fiona accumulating enough money to hire an immigration attorney. Garrett discovers Thony’s deception in his case by withholding the whole truth. The Cleaning Lady Season 1, Episode 5, delves into the chilling reality of ICE detention centers and the emotional distress immigrants endure when forced to abandon their children as they face deportation to their native countries. Garrett finally follows through on his threats, having Thony, Fiona, and their friends detained during an ICE raid. Inside the detention center, the immigrants are treated as mere numbers, denied basic human rights, and treated like animals by the officers. One officer brutally handles Gabby, breaking her finger while placing her in a cell. Thony, tapping into her doctor instincts, resets Gabby’s finger and creates a makeshift splint and cast. She attempts to help a woman in labor who desperately needs medical attention, but the officers couldn’t care less.
Thony’s Confrontation with Garrett and the Fallout
The officers take Thony away, and she learns that Garrett orchestrated the ICE arrests. Enraged, Thony confronts Garrett, who agrees to arrange for everyone’s release if she provides evidence against Arman. Garrett despises Thony’s desire to protect the mob boss and reveals that Arman ordered a hit on Eric, the councilman they arrested last week. Thony has no choice but to cooperate. Garrett’s character becomes increasingly villainous with each episode, using deportation as a cruel intimidation tactic and employing unethical methods. With Thony gone, Fiona and Gabby must fend for themselves. Fiona takes on a more protective role, reassuring Gabby that they will be okay. Eventually, they convince an officer to let them call their families. Fiona’s children, who suspected their mother’s detention and were enacting her emergency plan, are relieved to hear from her.
Arman and Hayak’s Relationship Takes a Turn
Arman and Hayak’s relationship undergoes a significant change in this episode. Hayak announces that his daughter Isabelle and her husband will join him in the hotel venture, blindsiding Arman, who had not only worked hard to secure the deal but also discussed becoming a partner. Hayak, however, denies ever agreeing to anything and implies that Arman was overly presumptuous. Hayak emphasizes to Arman that he is not family, even referring to him as the “help” and insisting that he should be grateful for everything he has received. Over the years, Hayak has committed unspeakable acts to keep his businesses under the radar.
Arman’s Realization and Thony’s Confession
Arman comes to the realization that Hayak has been exploiting him, treating him like a trusted confidant only to casually betray him. When Hayak threatens to take away everything he has supposedly given him, Arman understands that Nadia is right – they must escape Hayak’s control. Thony admits to Arman that she has been collaborating with the FBI after a failed attempt to casually discuss the illegal aspects of his business. As expected, Arman is furious, especially considering his efforts to help Thony with Luca. The chemistry between Arman and Thony remains one of the show’s highlights, and their unique friendship is why Arman allows Thony another chance to explain her betrayal. Thony reveals the truth about the ICE raid and Garrett’s deportation threats, assuring Arman that she hasn’t divulged any information about him and refused to wear a wire.
Thony and Arman’s Plan to Outsmart the Police
Thony and Arman devise a scheme to deceive the police and provide them with information implicating only Hayak. It’s the perfect plan. In the previous episode, Arman gave Thony the laptop she stole from Eric’s fiancée’s office, having wiped it clean of any incriminating evidence. Thony hands the laptop over to Garrett, fabricating a story about finding it discarded in a dumpster. Garrett insists on verifying that the laptop hasn’t been wiped before releasing Fiona and Gabby from the ICE detention center. Predictably, Garrett messes up again, but this time he can’t fix it. His ICE contact has already processed Fiona and Gabby for deportation, despite Garrett’s instructions not to. Garrett calls in a favor from his boss, and he and Thony race to intercept the ICE bus transporting immigrants to the border. Fortunately, they reach Fiona in time, but Gabby has already been deported.
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