In an attempt to avoid men and getting hurt again, she adopts another persona, that of an "ugly" girl, while at the same time posing as a gorgeous vixen named Helena.

As part of a court settlement, a psychiatrist is assigned to evaluate her, and he concludes that Amanda feels no remorse for her actions and would do the same thing again if given the opportunity.

Realizing that avoiding romance is crucial to maintaining her new life, Amanda resorts to disguising herself as a frumpy, middle-aged woman with children by using a fat suit, unflattering clothes, buck-tooth dentures, makeup, and a wig.

Max introduces her to the rest of the staff, including Guillermo, a married man who is devoted to his family, Karen, a scheming blonde bombshell, and Marcelo, a womanizer.

In response, Marcelo tells her that marriage kills love and goes on to describe in detail what kind of woman he desires.

As "Helena", she gradually befriends Marcelo, who is puzzled by her disrespectful treatment of him and seeks advice from his co-worker on how to improve their relationship.

Karen, envious of their close bond, attempts to embarrass Amanda by asking her to bring her children to the office.

Marcelo finds himself becoming attracted to the domestic life Amanda pretends to have, he also tells Max that he is very lucky to have a beautiful wife.

Amanda, feeling that Marcelo's affections are based solely on her unattractive disguise, convinces him to dress up as a woman and handcuff himself to the bed.

Amanda later talks to Marcelo at work and discovers that his experience with "Helena" has caused him to swear off relationships until he gets married.