Caray, Caray!

Lasagna, Al & Daira are having a meal at “the club.” Lasagna says that Padre Buenaventura is nice and asked her to call him “uncle.” Al agrees that he is a great guy. He and Al’s mother were very close. Al doesn’t know why they separated and he hasn’t seen him since his mother died. Now that he is in Mexico, Al is going to ask the Padre why he didn’t stay near his sister.

Lasagna points out other girls at the club who are doubtless ‘dissing’ Renata. Daira says that when things are going well, no one dares to say anything but when things go badly, everyone yells to the four winds and chops you up like firewood from a fallen tree.

Al asks Lasagna how she is doing with finding a place to continue her studies. She says that she isn’t sure what she wants to study, maybe fashion design but she isn’t sure. Daira says that she will surely find something. Lasagna has a thought bubble about something that I didn’t really get.

Gonzo is meeting with his lawyer. He wants to know what the delay is in getting him out of the holding tank at the police station. He says that he isn’t a serial killer or a terrorist – this is just about financial dealings. The lawyer says that he is trying. Gonzo wants to see Rebeca and Alejandro. Gonzo tells the lawyer to find out where Cesar sent the money he stole from the firm but not to let Cesar know what is going on. The lawyer gets a call. Bad news, Gonzo is being sent to prison.

Alejandro is at the San Llorente house waiting for Bertha. Miranda appears and greets him nicely. She wants to talk to him. ‘Fine,’ says Al, ‘but I didn’t come to see you.’
‘Oh, you must have come to see Fab,’ says Miranda. ‘No,’ says Al, ‘but speaking of Fab, don’t forget that he is your sister’s husband and I ask you to not hurt Flor.’ Predictably, this sets Miranda off, ‘You don’t have the right to ask me anything. What I don’t or don’t do with Fab isn’t your business. Why the sudden interest in Flor? Does she interest you?’ ‘Yes,’ says Fab, ‘Flor interests me more than you can imagine.’

We continue with this conversation after the commercials. Miranda says, ‘You change your mind a lot. Yesterday, you offered to help me and today you’re interested in my sister. What kind of game are you playing?’ ‘What I feel for Flor is clean and sincere,.’ says. Al, ‘I would never play with her affections.’ ‘What is clean about this? You are a hypocrite,’ responds Miranda, ‘what kind of man would fall in love with the sister of his best friend?’ Al makes the obvious response: ‘What kind of woman is pursuing and harassing her sister’s husband?’ Al and Miranda are within kissing distance and he must have put his hands on her although the camera is too close to see this. ‘Let me go’ she says without meaning it, ‘my feelings are not a subject for discussion.’ ‘Mine either,’ says Al. ‘You’re trembling,’ says Al, ‘Are you afraid of me?’ ‘I’m not afraid of anyone or anything,’ says Miranda, ‘Let me go..’ They seem to be about to kiss when Flor and Fab come down the stairs. Flor is angry with Fab. Al greets Flor with a hug and Miranda stalks off.

At the breakfast table, Miranda orders economies in food purchases and Bertha reminds her that she is in charge of the household and will do what she can to save money. Squeaky then launches into a tirade against Miranda saying that she will also have to stop giving money to the poor. She is sure that their father wouldn’t approve.

Back with Flor and Fab, Al says that he can tell the newlyweds are having a spat. Tell Uncle Al what the problem is. Flor tells him about Fab’s unenthusiastic response upon being told that she pregnant. Fab tries to say that he made a mistake. Al tells Flor that Fab was only concerned for her health and he would have done the same thing. The couple are reconciled. Flor thanks Al and stares lovingly at him while Fab looks uncomfortable behind them.

Once again his lawyer tells Gonzo that he is going to the pokey since everyone is up in arms about losing their investments. Gonzo tells the lawyer to see some minister who is a personal friend to try and get him released. Rebeca arrives. Gonzo tells her that he doesn’t need tears now. All that has happened is Cesar’s fault but there isn’t sufficient proof. Rebeca can’t believe it, ‘Where did I go wrong with my son?,’ she laments. Gonzo says, ‘All this can be remedied.’ ‘How?’ says Rebeca.

Back at the breakfast table, Miranda tells Squeaky that her charitable donations are made from her own money and are nobody’s else’s business. She tells Bertha to get rid of Renata’s bodyguards. Squeaky protests that now she will totally unprotected in the streets. Miranda says that her father got the escort to keep Squeaky from getting drugs, not to protect her. If she wants to destroy her life, that is up to her. In comes Flor, raving about what a great guy Al is. Flor says whoever marries Al will win the lottery in every sense. Flor suggests that Miranda and Al would be a perfect couple and she should go after him. ‘That’s not a bad idea,’ responds Miranda looking at Bertha, ‘I’ll think about it.’

Miranda makes an announcement. Gonzo wants them all to go to the hacienda (in Tabasco) right away. Miranda says that she didn’t want to go but Gonzo insisted. Squeaky comes right out and says that she isn’t going to be stuck in the middle of the jungle.

Rebeca the mop head says that she can’t set a trap for her son like he is an animal. ‘You’re turning your back on me?’ asks Gonzo. ‘No,’ wails Rebeca, ‘but I can’t be my son’s executioner. He’s a dirtbag but he’s my son and I’m his mother. Don’t ask me to do this.’ Gonzo says he has nothing more to say to her. Rebeca goes on and on about parents protecting their children regardless of what they have done and says Gonzo would do the same for his daughters.

Out on the lawn, Al is telling Fab how to handle the Flor situation. Not surprisingly, Fab is annoyed. ‘Everyone is giving me advice,’ he says, ‘but put yourself in my shoes. I have to pretend a happiness that I don’t feel; I have to show a confidence that I don’t have. You think it is easy? The woman I love is going to die and I can’t do anything about it.’ Al gives Fab some more platitudes about fighting the good fight and Fab says, ‘you are one to talk. You have never loved. You never spend more than one night with a woman. Who are you to give me lectures about love?’ ‘All I’m saying,’ says Al, ‘in the months she has left, give Flor all the love you would have given her for a lifetime.’ Now Fab asks, ‘Why the sudden interest in Flor?’ ‘I just want her to be happy,’ says Al. ‘If you are so concerned about the happiness of women, find one and start a family but stay away from me and mine, including Miranda.’ ‘I get involved in things when I have to,’ says Al. ‘Flor isn’t your business,’ says Fab. ‘Oh yes she is,’ responds Al, ‘don’t forget that I took her to see Dr. Fernandez. Her treatment should not be delayed for even one day.’

At the office, with Nuria and his associate in evil, Cesar is getting information about something from the director of a bank. He is pretty pleased with himself but his associate is concerned about the risks he is taking. Cesar says it’s all under control. A person named Roman Alvarez arrives to see Gonzo. Cesar dismisses Nuria and the evil associate. Cesar tells Alvarez that Gonzo isn’t around and he can handle whatever the issue is. They spar a little bit and finally Alvarez says that he has come about Fernanda.

More incredibly boring whining from Rebeca about why she can’t help Gonzo get the goods on the son who has been so nasty to her. Gonzo tells her that he understands that she won’t help him but he is going to do everything in his power to make Cesar pay for what he has done. Gonzo says that he doesn’t want to see Rebeca anymore. Their only contact will be through Fab and once Flor is a goner, Fab will be persona non grata, too.

It appears that this Alvarez was hired by Gonzo to make Fernanda’s life miserable. Sometimes he wondered why Gonzo was so set on harassing her. Cesar says that only Gonzo knew that. Alvarez gives Cesar an eviction order for the place where Fernanda is living. She can be thrown out anytime. ‘Now what?’ says Alvarez. Cesar tells him to find out everything about Fernanda – where she goes, who she sees. Be her shadow.’ Alvarez agrees and Cesar gives him money. Pouring himself a drink, Cesar has a thought bubble that everything Fernanda told him has turned out to be true. Now, all he needs to find out is who is the man that Gonzo killed. He will get that information out of his mother.

Julio is in intensive care. Juan goes to find the neurologist and Fernanda has a thought bubble about how long it has been since she has seen him and she asks, ‘what has happened to us? What happened to us when we has so many years of happiness?’

Fab bursts into Cesar’s office and says how could he throw their mother out of her house? ‘MY house,’ growls Cesar. ‘I’m going to kill you,’ says Fab and they start fighting like six year olds.

Back at breakfast, Al suggests that Lasagna could go to the hacienda with Squeaky so it would be less boring for her. They can all use his plane too. She is happy with that suggestion. Miranda starts to refuse but Bertha interrupts and says that Al is always such a gentleman and they accept his offer. She tell Al that she is ready to go. ‘Where are you going?’ says Squeaky. ‘To see Gonzalo,’ responds Bertha. As it says so oftern in the resumenes of the capitulos on the Esmas website, Miranda is ‘impactada.’ Viewing this scene, Squeaky figures out that Miranda is jealous and is interested in Al. Squeaky tells Flor that she needn’t worry about Miranda paying attention to Fab anymore. Miranda says that she only considers Fab as Flor’s husband and as for Al, he is more Bertha’s type.’ ‘Oh Bertha can’t get together with Al,’ says Flor, ‘Daddy is going to marry her.’ Naturally, Miranda won’t hear of that. Squeaky calls her father a delinquent and Miranda slaps her. ‘Don’t ever refer to you father by that name again,’ she says.

Back at the little boys fighting, Fab asks why and Cesar repeats the ‘mama always gave you everything’ litany. ‘I am better than you and we both know it,’ says Cesar to Fab, ‘you are nothing.’ ‘You are wrong,’ say Fab, ‘I have Miranda and there is nothing you can do about it while I exist. Leave our mother where she is or I’ll turn Miranda against you.’ Fab leaves the office.

Miranda and Tomasa are alone in the dining room. ‘It’s all falling apart,’ Miranda says ‘and I can’t stop it. What bad thing did I do? All I want is for my family to be united. Look at them: Flor took my financé, Squeaky is bad, Dad’s in prison. What kind of family is that?’ ‘You left Bertha out,’ says Tomasa. ‘I have never been able to defeat her intrigues and manipulations,’ says Miranda. ‘What are you going to do?’ asks Tomasa. ‘Save them,’ says Miranda pompously, ‘no matter what it costs me and what obstacles Bertha puts in my path.’ Miranda leaves to apologize to Squeaky and go to the office. When she is gone, Tomasa says that now she has to tell Fernanda everything that has happened with her daughters.

Bertha tells Gonzo that things are going badly for his daughters since he was arrested.

Miranda tries to apologize to Renata but she isn’t having any. She tells Miranda that the only thing she cares about is that Flor took her boyfriend and now Flor always will wonder whether Fab is thinking about her or Miranda. Squeaky doesn’t care about either of her sisters or her father.

Miranda goes to the office and tells Cesar that they are all going to Tabasco. He is not happy about that and is less so when Miranda tells him that Alejandro has put his plane at her disposal.

Tomasa tells Fernanda what is going on with her daughters. She is worried about how they are suffering. Tomasa says that the only one who is suffering is Miranda. Squeaky is more obnoxious every day and Flor is in her own world. Tomasa is also afraid that they will all be thrown out of the house. She has read about similar cases in the paper. Fernanda says no, the house is in her name. It was a present from her father in law. Tomasa is relieved.

Rebeca tells Fab that Gonzo is right. Fab and Cesar have stabbed him in the back. Fab says there is no comparison between what Cesar had done and what he did. ‘He will make you and your brother pay,’ says Rebeca, ‘you don’t know him.’ ‘I know him,’ says Fab, ‘I want you to tell me who he killed.’ Rebeca is surprised and Fab tells her about his conversation with Gonzo on the subject of Flor. Rebeca asks how Fab could betray Miranda. If she were in Gonzo’s place, she would have done the same thing. Fab says that sooner or later he will marry Miranda. ‘How can you say that,’ yells Rebeca, ‘it’s crazy.’ ‘No, mother,’ says Fab, ‘I’ve been thinking. If Flor has the baby and dies, Gonzo will make me go away. That is ok with me but I’m sure that he won’t let me take my child. I won’t tolerate that. I’ll kill him myself.’ ‘How can you say that,’ sobs Rebeca, ‘I heard that before you left on your honeymoon, you told Miranda to wait for you.’ ‘Listen mother,’ says Fab, ‘Gonzo is capable of anything. Miranda still loves me. She would be a good mother to my child.’ Rebeca is hysterical now. ‘Don’t do it, don’t do it,’ she cries over and over, ‘What did I do to deserve you two?’
That’s where the TiVo stopped.

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