Caray, Caray!

Don Julio tells Gonzalo that nobody could cut a diamond like Alfredo Luque. He designed the best jewelry in the whole world and it was said that he made an immense fortune. He asks Gonzalo why he is associated with Alejandro Luque. Gonzalo says it's because he has contacts in many European countries and he wants to build there. Alejandro's contacts can open many doors.

Fernanda has a rendezvous with her old friend Tomasa. Fernanda has many things to tell Tomasa, including the fact that she has seen Miranda and Florencia. When she met Miranda and Florencia it was as if God put them there in her path.

Miranda hears Nuria researching potential housing for Alejandro. She asks Nuria if he is planning to stay in Mexico...and with whom? Nuria says he was talking to two women with unusual names. "Lasagna and (insert name)" thinks Miranda, "his daughter and wife."

Cesar slithers in and wants to talk to Miranda. He tells her he loves her, he's always loved her, and asking her to be his wife is not madness but hope. Miranda is peeved and says she told him not to speak of love to her, they will never be together. Anyway, he's weirding her out bringing this us up at work, it's making their relationship tense. Next time he touches her she will fire him from the company herself, is that clear? She flounces out and he thinks "You're not going to despise me Miranda. You're as good as mine."

Gonzalo, who sounds exactly like Darth Vader, asks Alejandro how did he find the man who killed his father? Alejandro says he has always known where he is but up to now hasn't contacted him. Gonzalo advises Alejandro not to have pity... vengeance is a pleasure. Alejandro says his father was tied to a wheelchair for some years and the pain in his back caused by the impact of the bullets was a torment until his dying days. Gonzalo, channeling Darth, tells Alejandro he should
find his enemy's weak points and attack there...does he have children? The pain of a child can be unbearable for a parent. "You should bring the same suffering to him via his child that he brought to you through your father's pain." Miranda overhears and is shocked, "Father, how can you say such a thing? It's positively monstrous!" Alejandro tries to tell her Gonzalo was speaking metaphorically but she doesn't buy it and tells them not to treat her like an idiot. "Papa, just imagine if you had an enemy who did the same to you?"

Tomasa fills Fernanda in on Miranda, Florencia and the wedding dress blues. Thanks to Berta Fernanda's daughters are reliving the same history as Fernanda and Berta. Fernanda vows that Berta is going to have to account for all this damage she is causing. And what about Renata? Tomasa hems and haws, says that of the three daughters Miranda gets the worst of it because in character she is most like Fernanda. Fernanda persists, what about Renata? Tomasa changes the subject again and this time it works, she asks Fernanda why she had to disappear, what really happened in the library that night and has Fernanda seen Gonzalo? No, she hasn't seen him but he has never lost sight of her. He has investigated where she lived, where she worked, has tried to close all doors to her and keep her corralled outside like an animal, but sooner or later her daughters will know her. She's not afraid of Gonzalo and she has to do something to help her daughters. Florencia is dying, Miranda suffers terribly and no way way will Renata be like Berta. Tomasa offers helpful advice, "They won't listen to you, they hate you to the depth of their souls."

Two dark-haired beauties arrive at the Mexico City airport. One of them, Lasagna, calls Alejandro while he is making lunch arrangements with Gonzalo and Miranda. Alejandro is thrilled to hear from her and calls her "precious". She has a big surprise for him, they are in Mexico; can he pick them up at the airport? Alejandro excuses himself from lunch with Gonzalo, his family has just arrived from Italy. Miranda sulks. When Alejandro leaves she tells Gonzalo she doesn't like him talking vengeance with that guy Alejandro.

The following conversation confused me: Gonzala and Miranda are talking about somebody, I don't know who. Gonzalo asks Miranda did "she" tell Miranda where "she" is? Miranda says no, but she was very clear that after Gonzalo and Miranda wouldn't forgive her she didn't know whether or not she would return home . Gonzalo says Berta has their hands tied. So maybe they are talking about Berta. He assures Miranda that she will return, imposing her conditions. Miranda says they will wait and see, Florencia is very excited about her return but Miranda isn't
worried about it. She has other worries and tells Gonzalo that after the honeymoon Florencia intends to move to Fabricio's ranch house. She wants daddy to stop them "because Florencia needs medical supervision." Gonzalo says Miranda has a point, but don't bullshit him either because he knows Miranda doesn't want to stop seeing Fabricio around. Miranda has to go meet Pamela for lunch, but before she leaves she wants Gonzalo to reassure her that his earlier
statement to Alejandro was only a silly comment and that he is incapable of inflicting such vicious damage to somebody. "Sure, honey, it was only a comment, nothing more." Screeching violins and his wrinkled brow tell us Gonzalo is lying.

A doctor removes the bandages from Berta the Mummy's head. He proclaims the operation a magnificent success and hands her a mirror. She is horrified to see that she looks like...hmmm, I'm not sure who she's supposed to be, Fernanda maybe? Anyway she's horrified, "No, no, no, aieeeee!!" She wakes up, still bandaged. Whew, it was only a bad dream! Cesar enters. He has wormed Berta's whereabouts out of the wimp Nuria and now he wants Berta's help in getting Miranda for himself. She basically tells him everything he did wrong but doesn't offer any constructive advice.

Miranda tells her friend Pamela she is disturbed by the horrible things she heard her father say. Pamela, nonplussed, says "Eh, he's not a saint. With you everything is black and white, but sometimes there are greys." Miranda feels sorry for herself what with the wedding of her sister, Florencia's illness, and her father's lack of social conscious and all. Speaking of which, is Pamela mad at her about Alejandro? Just then he walks into the restaurant with the two beauties, his
supposed wife and daughter. Pamela says Gee, he assured her he wasn't married. How sad that such a handsome man could be such a liar. How sad that Pamela has been living under a rock all her life.

The Mummy tells Cesar to cool his britches, getting mad accomplishes nothing. Soon she will be out of the hospital and when she returns home she can assure him things will be different. Miranda will be his. He tells her she wouldn't want Gonzalo to find out her intentions regarding his daughter, he doesn't forgive a traitor. Berta says don't make her laugh. What she does is nothing...if Gonzalo found out about Cesar's treasonous activities in the company Gonzalo would
squash him like a cockroach. Cesar plays dumb, "Huh, what are you talking about?"

At the big house Renata is smoking dope with a couple of friends. She must be totally stoned because she's wearing her underwear over her shirt. She rambles, "You know what I think, I think that my mother is really Berta and that my father never married her. I'm the daughter of an indecent sin. I, Renata San Llorente (sniff sniff) am nobody's daughter." She passes out. One friend tells the other, Veronica, that she is a "bad wave" for getting Renata high since it had been some time since Renata had smoked anything, why did she bring the marijuana? "Because she asked me to. I'm not her Nana. Renata can decide what she does or not." The one girl doesn't want to leave their friend Renata alone, she can't wake up, what should they do? "Do? We're going to leave. She's not my friend she's my client. I sell and she pays." They leave. Nice girls.

Back at the restaurant Miranda tells Pamela in order to save face they should confront Alejandro and meet his family. When introduced Lasagna calls him "papa" and tells him not to be so formal. Miranda gets all tight-lipped and she and Pamela leave. This amuses Lasagna but her mother scolds her for lying and Alejandro for playing along. Alejandro asks Lasagna if she likes Miranda for him. Maybe, she says, but she needs to suffer a little and pass a few of Lasagna's tests first. Alejandro smirks into his brandy, "With me too."

Miranda and Pamela are in the clinic when Florencia walks in supporting Renata. Flo says Renata wasn't feeling well and all she could think of was to bring her along to her appointment. The doctor is ready to see them. Miranda is glad to see it's Dr. Fernandez who, she says, is becoming a regular guardian angel. Dr. Fernandez pronounces that Renata is drugged. Impossible, says Miranda, Renata doesn't do drugs. Florencia glances furtively from side to side.

Alejandro is looking at a beautiful new house. He decides to take it and the two women will move in. The mother-who-looks-like-a-sister takes Lasagna aside and says obviously Alejandro and Miranda are in love. Their eyes don't lie but unfortunately both refuse to recognize what's in their hearts.

Dr. Fernandez tells Miranda and Flo that Renata only had a bad reaction to some good weed, luckily it was nothing chemical. Florencia tells the doctor that she is feeling better these days, the only problem is that she keeps feeling nauseous. Uh oh, do we hear a baby in the distance? Later Florencia admits to Miranda that this wasn't the first time Renata has OD'ed. Miranda is upset and tells Dr. Fernandez that Renata is addicted to drugs. "Not yet addicted," says the doctor, "there is still time to prevent addiction." Florencia asks Dr. Fernanda/Fernandez if she would mind breaking the news to their father. Oops, big gulp and panicked looks from the doctor. Miranda says it would be better if they broke the news to dad themselves. Whew, Fernanda looks releived.

Fabricio and Alejandro are having a drink. Fabricio is whining a bit, Cesar was always better than he at everything, sports, school, everything. The only thing Fabricio could win was Miranda. Ever since he was a boy Cesar loved Miranda but she rebuffed him. Faby says Cesar has done many things but never did he imagine that he could be so hurtful to their mother. Alejandro says somebody needs put limits on Cesar. Fabricio says he has to do something but for now he has a favor to ask of of Alejandro. On his wedding day he doesn't wish to leave Miranda alone. She will need somebody to lean on and it would please him if Alejandro would agree to be by her side. He doesn't trust anyone else. Alejandro smiles. They toast.

Tivo ended just as the next scene in Dr. Fernandez's office began.

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