Caray, Caray!

Well, finally something happened on this novela. Santiago is asking Andrea about her supposedly late husband. She says at first everything was good but then he did bad things… Santiago asks why she thought he was dead. Andrea is confused but the mysterious men who wanted the mysterious papers said that they would kill him. Pamela arrives. Santiago is glad she is there. He has someone to present to them – in walks Leonardo.

Miranda tells Gonzo that maybe he should reintroduce himself to her because the Gonzalo San Llorente that she knew doesn’t exist anymore. Gonzo says he knows she is hurting but she’ll get over it. Miranda asks how she can get over knowing that her father isn’t what he appears and knowing how he persecuted her mother. ‘She deserves it’ says Gonzo. ‘She destroyed all of us.’ ‘You destroyed us too with your lies,’ responds Miranda. Listening outside the door, Tomasa thinks that Miranda still doesn’t know everything.

A happy reunion for Andrea, Pamela and Leonardo. Andrea keeps saying, ‘Is it really you, Leonardo?’ Pamela asks where he has been and why did he disappear. Leo says that he will explain everything eventually. Santiago thanks God for this happy event.

Al is having a drink with Luciano in a bar. He wants Luciano to cozy up to Cesar and find out what he’s up to. Luciano doesn’t like Cesar but he’ll do it. Al explains to Luciano how Cesar has taken advantage of his and Miranda’s falling out to cozy up to her and his next step is to get control of the reserved stock. Al believes that Cesar really hates Gonzo and all his scheming is part of a plan to bring down SLI.

A bunch of workers in spotless white shirts and cowboy hats are listlessly brandishing machetes and shouting by the gates of the hacienda. Holding the fort are Gabino and a few others, armed with a pistol. Juan, Squeaky and Erika are chatting on the lawn about their house cleaning experiencesw when Veronica and Lasagna come up to say that men with machetes are going to attack the hacienda. Juan takes charge and sends the women to the house with instructions not to alarm Flor. Squeaky is impressed with his take-charge attitude.

Miranda wants to know who was the man that Gonzo killed. What did he and Bertha do with the body? Gonzo replies that he doesn’t have to answer to anyone including her. The topic is closed. ‘If you think my actions are so despicable, call the police and denounce me,’ he says and leaves. Miranda dissolves into tears yet again.

Fab breaks out the weaponry (two pistols) to defend the hacienda. Juan isn’t sure he can fire a gun at someone. They await the attack with grim resolve. [Can’t they call the police or something?]

Amparo and Ramon return from Sanson’s place. Amparo explains how as children Sanson and Gordo came to their house for food because their father was a drunk and the mother disappeared for weeks at a time. Raul sneaks into the house and listens to their conversation. Amparo can’t believe that Sanson would treat her like he did. Ramon says that since Raul hasn’t gone back with the gang, there isn’t any problem. Raul leaves. Amparo says that if anything happens to the boys, she will die.

Miranda is lying on her bed fingering her rosary bead and cell phone and crying. She realizes that she needs Al, his support, his words, his voice, the strength of his arms… his love. At the bar, Al is fondling his phone too and thinking about Miranda. He has a green memory of when Pamela got Miranda to admit that she loved him. He calls. Miranda answers and can’t speak because she is crying so much. Alarmed, Al tells Luciano that they have to go find her.

At the hacienda, all the womenfolk are barricaded in Flor’s bedroom. They don’t seem to have followed Juan’s instructions not to alarm Flor. Veronica wonders if they’ll be raped. Someone finally suggests calling the police but too late – the phone line is dead. There isn’t any cell signal either [have the workers knocked down the cell tower with their machetes?] Fab comes in and tells him that the workers have taken the machinery from the chocolate factory and the harvesting tools. He tells them nothing will happen to them.

Raul goes to police to denounce Sanson’s gang to protect his family. He has to confess that he participated in the robbery at the bar. That is all the policeman needs to hear. He isn’t interested in the gang, only in the robber he has right now.

Cesar gets a call from Bertha. She is still abroad. He tells her that he is on the point of succeeding in his plan except that Al is interfering.

Back at the hacienda, the tension is unendurable. The workers are burning down the chocolate factory or something. Shots are heard. Flor faints.

Gonzo goes to his office and Ramon comes in. It becomes clear that Cesar was not acting for Gonzo and knows nothing about Cesar’s instructions to Ramon to use Amparo to get close to Amparo. Gonzo orders Ramon to use all his efforts to find out who Fernanda’s protector is.

The rioting workers seem to lose interest in sacking the hacienda and drift off. I’m not sure why.

Francisco comes home to Amparo. He is happy. He ran into the boss of his old factory and told him off about broken promises. The guy gave him a check for his many years of service. What are they going to do with the money? Amparo suggests that Ramon could handle it.

Back at the police station, Raul has to make bail. Carola arrives and asks what Raul is doing there. While the policeman listens behind her, Raul tells her that he came voluntarily and informed on Sanson because he threatened Amparo and his family. Carola is unimpressed with his plan. She offers to pay his bail but now the policeman wants Carola to tell them what she knows about all this.

Back at the hacienda, Juan and Fab are attending to Flor. She asks Juan to use the familiar ‘tu’ with her. The maid arrives to say that the rioters have dispersed and Gabino is waiting for Fab and Juan at the gate. The men leave ordering the women to stay in the room and stay away from the windows. The TiVo ended at the point when Erika takes Squeaky aside and says it seems like she likes Juan. Squeaky denies it.

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