Caray, Caray!

Julieta tries to apologize to Fernando for Erasmo’s behavior. He’s worried that Erasmo will really take Lety away from Conceptos. Lety takes her father aside. He tells her that nothing she can do or say will change his mind. Lety tells him that it’s not what he thinks. Erasmo says that everything is perfectly clear to him. The correct thing, the honorable thing, the decent thing lying is not included in this. Lety argues back and says that you have to look at why people tell lies. To be dishonest he tells her. Sure some people, but not all of them she says back. Sometimes lies are worth it, she says back, like when a parent lies to a child to keep them from something painful. But this isn’t the case her, you know that Lety. Sometimes normal like Don Fernando and I have to tell lies to help others with their reality, to make it more livable. (This sounds much more convincing in Spanish). Erasmo tells her that’s just pretext. Lety asks him if he’s ever lied to protect himself or the people that he loves. No he tells her. That’s a lie dad. She asks him if he was happy when she got her job at Conceptos. Of course, you were the president’s assistant he tells her. No, she interrupts I’m really a secretary. Erasmo can’t believe that Lety would lie to him. She says that she lied to him because she didn’t think he would let her take the job otherwise and she really needed work. Thanks to that lie, she’s now very happy for with her lie.

Fernando pleads with Julieta, telling her how much he needs Lety as his secretary. Julieta says he needs to convince her husband. Fernando tells her that Erasmo doesn’t think that Conceptos is a good place for Lety. He tells her that, for him, Conceptos is a business that offers support, protection and friendship. Saimon interrupts and asks if he says that for them. Of course, Saimon. Fernando tells Julieta that when he accepted to do the commercial, he did not have a production team; he had nothing. Then the cuartel came and offered their help. (Erasmo and Lety listen in to this conversation). Irmita says that its all for him. He tells Julieta that in one day the cuartel converted themselves into a production team and they did an excellent job. The cuartel thanks him for his comments. He tells Julieta that to work at Conceptos, everyone gives one hundred percent. The cuartel affirms. Fernando walks over to the cuartel and puts his arms around Lola and Martha. He says that Lety is a fundamental part of the team, with all her enthusiasm. He says the only that’s wrong with the picture of him standing with the cuartel is that she’s not present.

Back at Conceptos, Celso reappears! (I had to think to remember his name since it’s been so long since we’ve seen him.) He has a flashlight headband on, and walks over to Alicia who doesn’t see him walk up to her. She is, of course, upset and asks what he’s doing there, acting stupid. He says he misses everyone. She tells him to go back to work. He takes off his flashlight and walks away with a lost look on his face.

Fernando walks over to Julieta and asks her to come sit. She’s worked hard enough; he and the cuartel will clean. The cuartel unenthusiastically agree. Fernando asks Irmita to organize the clean-up. He walks over to Erasmo and says he sorry, but Erasmo asks Fernando to pardon him instead. Erasmo knows that he was intolerable. He says that he would be very proud if Fernando will let Lety to continue to work for him. Lety gives her father a big hug and then Fernando hugs him too. Julieta looks on, gleefully. Gerardo call everyone over so that he can take a picture of the production team. The cuartel is really happy about the picture. Instead of cheese, they say whiskey. Gerardo takes a photo of the Padilla-Solis’s. Saimon asks for a picture of Fernando and Lety. Gerardo tells Fernando to give Lety an embrace. Fernando complies. Gerardo takes one more photo of the two. Notice the look on Erasmo’s face.

The cuartel packs up Erasmo’s car. Julieta looks on while Erasmo helps tie the table to the top of the car. Lety and Fernando walk over to each other. He asks her if she thought it was a difficult day. She says it was a difficultly difficult day. He smiles. But it all went well in the end. (Cue the romantic music). Now we both have a picture of just the both of us. Fernando proudly holds up his picture, goofy smile and all. (Sigh… ) She feels bad about her look next to him. He says it’s going to making him really mad if she keeps making jokes about herself. She protests. It wasn’t a joke; it’s the truth He asks her to come to his house. The last time was pretty well destroyed. Lety says she can’t; she feels culpable because she feels bad for Marcia. Her dad calls and tells her that it’s time to go. She says to Fernando that she doesn’t want to get her dad mad again. She thinks the best thing would be to go home with her parents. He says that he understands perfectly. They an do it another day. Erasmo calls her again. I’ll see you tomorrow she says. Yeah, tomorrow he replies. She walks away back to the car looking back at him over her shoulder. “Lety, Lety; my Lety. Your love moves me. I’ve never felt what I’m feeling now. Never.” He wave over his shoulder. (Once again I’m sighing… my heart fluttering… ay, Fernando you poor fool, you’ve fallen completely and you don’t even now how much…yet)

Back at Conceptos, the first thing we hear out of Alicia’s mouth is “Good night, witches.” She packs her purse and walks away. She calls the cuartel a few more names, but they’re not there. The phone rings as she gets on the elevator. It’s Teresita and Humberto. They want to talk to Lety. Alicia tells them that she’s not here, none of the employees are except for her. Humberto can’t believe that she’s not there. Teresita asks what time Lety will return. Will she back tomorrow? Alicia says she thinks so, but she (Alicia) is there right now to help them with whatever they need. She’s very insufficient. Teresita and Humberto think it would be a bad idea to say anything to Alicia, she’ll tell Marcia. They tell Alicia to have Lety call them at their house in Lety. Alicia asks what’s going on. Teresita says that only Lety can help them. Alicia thinks that Lety hasn’t deposited their monthly payment (I’m assuming this is like a pension) and that she can get Lety to put the money there for them immediately. She asks Teresita to give Humberto a kiss for her. She hangs up and complains about Lety all the way to the elevator.

Back at the Padilla house Lety tells her mother how happy her work at Conceptos makes her. Tomas and Erasmo enter. Lety tells her mom how she talked to her father face to face about her job and that she stood up to him without any fear. Okay, maybe a little fear. Julieta says she’s happy because everything went well. Lety thanks Julieta for everything she does. Julieta thanks her in turn for letting her be around such great people. They both tell each other how proud they are of the other, and of Erasmo. The men enter with the last of the packages. Erasmo tells Tomas that he was no help all day. He showed up at the club and then just disappeared. Tomas runs over to Lety. He wants to talk to her. Erasmo tells them to leave the door open. “Like always!” Lety replies. Julieta asks Erasmo how he’s feeling, it was an emotional day. Julieta tells him that Lety told her that she was proud of her. He tells her how much he loves her.

Tomas and Lety talk in her bedroom. Lety thinks that Tomas is going to say he’s sorry for going into the club. He says yes, but he also wants to know if his girlfriend was in the commercial. He imagines her in underwear on a horse. Lety laughs and says that will image will have to remain in his imagination. Alicia is not in the commercial, but she did get on the horse… in a waitress’s uniform. Tomas thinks she looked spectacular in the waitress outfit. Tomas asks how Alicia looked on the horse, but Lety tells him that she didn’t see it. Lety tells Tomas that Alicia could not be in the commercial because she’s not a model. Tomas counters by saying that Alicia is the best model in the whole world. Lety begs off. She’s very tired. Tomas goes on about Alicia some more. Lety tells Tomas that Alicia usually acts either without thinking or to bother Lety. She rushes him out the door. Tomas peeks in and says “I love you, Boss.” Lety tells him she loves him too. Next, she whips out the diary. She says that Fernando is divine.

Back at his house Fernando looks at the photo of him and Lety and calls her an enchantress. He does a cute little impression and then the phone rings. I wonder who it will be. It’s Marcia. Fernando’s tone with her has completely changed. It’s not even like he’s irritated; it’s more like he doesn’t know what to say.

Lety writes in her dictionary at home. She wonders why she’s left with such an ugly feeling after such a good day. Because of Marcia! She goes back to thinking about the day. When Fernando hugged her, she was so happy! She drops the picture when she lays on her bed. She remembers that Fernando said that he loved her. Back to Marcia.

Fernando is talking with Marcia. He had a difficult day and he’s tired. He assures her that he was thinking about her all day. Back at home Lety talks about how she’s always thinking about Fernando. Fernando continues to talk about the wedding with Marcia while he looks at Lety’s picture. He holds the phone away from him and tells Marcia that all he thinks about is there wedding. Lety talks about how she feels culpable for Fernando’s problems with Marcia. Back at the Mendiola house Fernando continues to talk with Marcia about the wedding. He turns the portrait of Marcia around and places the photo of him and Lety against the back of it. Lety wonders how she came to this point. At first her feelings became stronger just because. No she wants to love him always. At first she thought that she was the only one in love, and she was fine with saying nothing to anybody. It wasn’t hurting anybody. She picks up the photo. But now Fernando is in love with her. How could she possible resist the love of a man like him? She can’t. He’s so desirable, seductive and handsome! She’s not going to fight something so marvelous. His love makes her feel less ugly, less insignificant. She feels like a queen. How can she turn her back on a man like that? on her happiness? More tears as Lety clutches the photo of the two of them. Fernando goes to his bedroom. He throws his suit jacket down and comments that none of the three (Marcia, Lety, Fernando) are happy. He sits in his red chair by the window. Lety continues to write in her diary about the chore she is doing for Teresita; how it’s causing her so much pain. This makes her feel more culpable for being between Marcia and Fernando.

The day of the commercial has passed (Can we all say YYAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!) Celso, Saimon and PM are in the reception area celebrating Mexico. It’s World Cup time! Saimon says that the Mexican team is marvelous and ready to fight. They’re going to beat Angola! Celso asks where is Angola? Saimon answers that it’s in Africa by Namibia and the Congo. Celso teases Saimon, but Saimon says that he’s right. He’s educated and he knows where Angola is, and he’s right; he did know the location. Go Saimon! (I cheated and looked it up on Wikipedia) They cheer again. Lety enters, waiving her arms. PM has a bit of information for Lety. Lety asks what it is. PM tells her that someone, who was not Marcia, got Fernando out of bed this morning. Lety looks confused. PM tells her that Fernando is already there and has been talking with Ricardo. He’s waiting for Lety. Lety thinks that this can not mean anything good. She runs over to the elevator. The party starts again.

Lola is worried that Ricardo is here because he didn’t like the commercial. Martha, eating already, asks if she really thinks so. Lola says that Ricardo is here to tell Fernando that Conceptos is a disaster. Martha gasps. Irmita tries to calm her and says that he could be here for another reason. Sara asks what it could be. The cuartel tells Lety that Ricardo has been with Fernando since early in the morning. They want to know why. Lety says she doesn’t know anything, but PM told her that Fernando needs her. They rush into his office. Lety wonders what it could be as well.

Inside his office Fernando is saying “It cannot be. It cannot be. This is terrible, brother.” Ricardo says there is no other way. Lety comes in and says good morning. Fernando tells her that he’s been waiting hours for her. Why was she late? Lety says that this is her normal hour to come into work. She’ll come in a little earlier tomorrow. Fernando apologizes; he’s nervous. Ricardo says they’ve been her since five. Lety wants to know what is so urgent. Fernando gets up and sits Lety in his chair. He tells her that Conceptos has an opportunity. Lety’s happy because it means more work for Conceptos; it’s not anything bad. She tells them that cuartel was very nervous. Right at that moment the noise of the party for the soccer team wafts into the office. Fernando says he can tell that they were very nervous. Lety says they’re also excited about the game.

Irmita runs over to Saimon and PM and tells them to be quiet. Fernando is in a meeting. Saimon yells about the game. The cuartel talks about the game with Angola. They’re mad because they won’t be able to watch. They’ll be in the office working. Irmita says that soccer doesn’t interest her. Sara suggest that Fernando may possibly let them watch the game at the office. They cheer for Mexico.

Lety asks if she can get out of his chair. It’s weird sitting there. He tells her to stay put. He’s nervous. Lety says that the cuartel will help him with the extra work. Fernando says he needs to explain something to her. A publicity company in Munich, Germany wants to publish a Mexican campaign. I asked my German husband what the word they’re trying to say is, but all I got was a blank stare. Guess he’s not as into Fea as I am. It’s a multi-thousand dollar campaign. Hundreds of thousands. Lety says that this is excellent news. Fernando says there’s a problem. The company in Munich is contracting with another Mexican company. Lety catches on that there’s a possibility that Conceptos could take over the contract. Ricardo says that he was very impressed with Conceptos and think they have a great possibility of landing the contract. Lety asks Fernando to sit in his chair again. He tells her to stay there. She frowns. She says she doesn’t understand why this is making him so nervous and bothered. Because he has to go to Germany today. If he doesn’t, the agency will sign with another company and the opportunity for Conceptos will be lost. Lety doesn’t believe him. She points out that he can ask Marcia to go over to the agency. Alicia enters and promptly introduces herself to Ricardo. He kisses her hand. Fernando asks her why she’s in his office. He tells her that he has told her many times to knock before she comes into his office. He doesn’t need any coffee; why is she there? She tries to explain, but he’s not interested and tells her to leave. He sits Lety back down in his seat. Ricardo and Fernando tell Lety that they need Fernando, as the president of the company, to go convince the agency to sign with Conceptos. Because he’s the president, only he can sign the contract. She squeaks out that she understands that he needs to go and hangs her head. He starts to talk and then asks her what’s wrong. She tries to waive it off, just her nerves. He says that she knows that he can’t go to Germany without her. Duh! She has to go with her. Lety gets a constipated look on her face and then excuses herself to her office to drop off her stuff. Ricardo and Fernando continue to talk.

Lety is convinced that she imagined Fernando asked her to go. She repeats him asking her in her head. Fernando yells for her to come back out to his office. She’s freaking. It’s impossible for her to go so far away with him. Her mother… her father! He yells again and she comes out. She says she doesn’t believe what he just said. He says that, yes, he’s going to need her in Germany. She’s not so sure. He assures her that no only will he need her, she’ll be indispensable. Even Ricardo says that they need her to go with Fernando. She asks why. Fernando squeaks out his line. Does Lety really want him to explain to her how the office functions? Who always reviews the contracts that he signs? She remembers another time when she reviewed a contract for Conceptos. I didn’t watch the show from the beginning but I’m guessing this is the infamous contract that created Filmo Imagen? Back then the guy questioned her authority to review the contract. Fernando simply asked if it was okay, and then signed it. Back in present day Mexico, Lety smiles. Then she asks Fernando how is he going to take her. She’s never been out of the country, not even out of Mexico City minus her trip to Puebla. Ricardo says that his company can organize it no problem. He tries to calm her. Lety asks Fernando to come with her to his office. He asks why. So I can talk to you. Once they get into her office she tells him that he should know that her father will not permit her to go with him to Germany. Fernando says this is impossible, she has to convince him! You know him, he’s moderately conservative. Moderately? Moderately? A little more than moderately, no?? She has to tell him that she’s going to be working on something very important for herself and Conceptos. Plus, he needs her with him in Munich. She points out that Marcia will be there. “So what?” he says back. We’re doing this for work. Yeah, but you know how Marcia is. She’s going to think that I only came because for you. He tells her not to start. She says that she’s not worried about Marcia, she’s worried for herself. “For yourself?” he asks. Her conscience is not abated about Marcia. She doesn’t to be working in a circle with the tree of them. Fine, we’ll organize the trip so that she won’t know that we’re there. “How?” “Germany is very large.” “Yes, but we’re going to the same city!” “Germany is big! She won’t know we went there.” Besides, the possibility of running into Marcia is remote. They’ll go directly to the publicity agency. She’s still not very convinced. He begs her; he needs her….

Am I the only one who got chills when Fernando called Lety "his Lety"?
Will Erasmo give his permission for Lety to go to Germany?
Will Lety get on the plane and go with Fernando?
Will my nice German husband help me with the scenes in Germany? (I'm thinking "no")

Have a great weekend everyone! I'll see you on Monday!

"Often genius in a woman is mistaken for madness."

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