Caray, Caray!

EPISODE 1 - October 3, 2006 (Univision):
* special introduction to story, characters and actors.
* at his mansion in town, Demian is enjoying a long hot bath in his tub. (the mansion was Capt. Pardo's municipal building and offices in Alborada).
* at the same time at his palace, Gabriel is soaking in his tub and Jocelyn is in the bedroom. (the palace - Guevara palace in Alborada).
* in Demian's mansion, Regina is in the bedroom - she quietly takes out her special secret box from her dressing table and looks at the love letters inside - she looks around and puts the letters back in the box before anyone sees.
* Gabriel has a flashback to his childhood when his parents gave him a car then the surprise meeting with his twin brother at the car dealership.
* Demian recalls the abuse he endured from his mother as a child as well as hot-wiring and stealing cars off the street, and then finding the article and photo of Gabriel in the newspaper and going to introduce himself to Gabriel. Demian vows to himself that he will make Gabriel pay for all the abuse and hardships he had to endure in his life.
* Jocelyn joins Gabriel in the bathtub. She starts to kiss him.
* Regina enters the bathroom and wakes Demian up from his thoughts - Demian is upset that she dared to disturb him and throws her out of the bathroom - Regina returns to the bedroom and cries and thinks about her son, Juan Cristobal.
* In Venice, Juan Cristobal arrives at his hotel. After checking in, he wanders the lobby and calls home to mom on his cell phone. As they talk, he notes the sadness in her voice and asks her about it, she doesn't reveal anything. He makes a suggestion.
* Miriam is sitting out on the patio balcony of the palace. Clemente comes out to sit and join her. Miriam dismisses Rosario. Miriam excuses herself to go to her office to work - Clemente stops her - he wants to discuss his feeling that Jocelyn is going crazy. Miriam stops in her tracks.
* Jocelyn and Gabriel are in their bedroom arguing over their marital problems. She wants him but he doesn't or can't be intimate with her. She tries to seduce a kiss but he won't budge; she tries again for a kiss and bites his lip like a beast - he pushes her away and leaves quickly.
* Miriam tells Clemente off for even suggesting that Jocelyn is crazy and says that he is the one who's crazy. Miriam then storms away.
* Rosario and another maid gossip in the kitchen as they work.
* Leonardo and Elsa are ready to run the marathon in town. Candelaria and others are on the sidelines cheering them on.
* In Venice, Juan Cristobal calls home again. After hanging up his cell phone, he goes to the bathroom, takes off his shirt and closes the door. Paulina then enters the room and rolls her suitcase to the bedroom area and gets settled in, as Juan Cristobal is taking a shower. As Paulina is listening to her iPod and dancing around the bed in her underwear, J.C. leaves the bathroom wrapped in a long white towel. (YIPES!)
* Back in Mexico, Regina and Demian have a discussion about J.C. in their bedroom as Demian gets ready to leave. Demian continues with his disgust, insults and put-downs towards Regina.
* In Venice, J.C. enters the bedroom and surprises Paulina. She tries to use pillows to cover herself up. They argue about who is in the wrong room, but they soon discover that the hotel gave them both keys to the same room. They argue over who will have to leave. J.C. calls to the front desk and speaks to the person in italian.
* Candalaria stops Clemente in his car. They talk - Clemente asks her about Aurora, if she's seen or heard from her. Candalaria lies and says no she hasn't.
* Padre Domingo sits with Aurora in her small bedroom. She is crying as she thinks about dying and talks about her daughter, Mariangela.
* Mariangela is teaching school in a renovated school bus.
* Aurora tells Padre that she doesn't want Mariangela to suffer, that her father was a good and noble man. Padre asks about Candelaria and Aurora asks who is she (she doesn't remember her).
* Gabriel is flying in a helicopter.
* Candelaria and Rosario are in the kitchen of the palace working and discussing Leonardo and Elsa running in the marathon.
* Leonardo finally crosses the finish line, out of breath and happy to receive hugs from his friends and family. Elsa finished the marathon at the same time. Everyone surrounds Leonardo and cheers, "Arriba! Abajo! Bim Boom Bam! Leonardo! Leonardo! Rah Rah Rah!" Leonardo kisses and holds his pendant and prays to his late wife, Viviana.
* Gabriel is still flying in the helicopter. It lands in a rural area outside of town; Nicolas and another man are waiting nearby at their cars. Gabriel walks over to the cars. As they start to finalize their business deal, Demian and Tiberio and their entourage interrupt and make their own offer for the land.
* Miriam is in her office at the palace. Karen comes in to talk. She looks at some photos on Miriam's desk. Miriam stops working and tells Karen that of her grandchildren, Karen is her favorite.
* In Venice, J.C. finishes talking with the front desk. Paulina asks what happened. J.C. explains that there are no other rooms available. She tells him her good news about becoming an architect, then they fight over who gets to sleep in the bed. In the end, she arranges three pillows down the middle of the bed so they can share it.
* At the small country church, Padre gives Mariangela some money for her trip to Mexico City and bless her.
* In their limo, Nicolas and Gabriel discuss how Demian ruined their land deal; the differences between Gabriel and Demian; Nicolas mentions the blame for Demian's demeanor falls on their birth mother. Gabriel ends the discussion. Gabriel then sees a young lady (Mariangela) on the street in the rain - he tells the driver to stop - they almost run into her with the limo. Gabriel gets out to check on the young lady, she yells at him to let her go and slaps his face before walking away fast.
* At the palace, Jocelyn is in her bedroom watching as the party guests arrive and thinking about the special event she has planned in one hour for Gabriel.
* In their limo, Demian and Tiberio discuss how they successfully foiled Gabriel's land deal.
* Gabriel thinks about the young lady (Mariangela) in the rain.
* Demian returns home and upon seeing Regina, he starts yelling at her. He hates Gabriel so much, and her too. He wishes they were both dead. Regina starts to cry; Demian leaves; Regina holds a photo of her son, J.C.
* In Venice, in the dark, J.C. and Paulina are still awake and laying on opposite sides of the bed. He asks her what her name is; she says "Lampara"; he laughs and says his name is "Sincero"; She says she's from Mexico; He mentions something about studies in Italy; he then tricks her and she ends up out in the hall; she begs for him to let her back in; when he opens the door; she rushes in and smacks into him and they end up with her laying on top of him on the floor.
* Back at the palace, the guests are talking with each other in the living room. Candelaria explains to Mariangela her duties of checking to see if anyone needs refills on their drinks. Gabriel arrives home; he walks around and greets his guests. When he sees Mariangela, he asks her why she's there at his home; she's in shock and asks "this is your house?" Just at that moment, Jocelyn starts walking down the grand staircase to the living room. Jocelyn welcomes everyone to the house and the party. She stops, sees Gabriel is there and everyone, including Gabriel, watch in shock and horror as Jocelyn slashes her wrists with a razor blade.

(Second hour begins...)
* As Jocelyn spreads her arms out and starts to fall backwards, Clemente and Gabriel run to catch her. Gabriel carries her out of the house - Clemente runs to get the car. After all the guests leave, Diana re-enters the living room and asks Rogelio if he was going to the hospital. He snaps, "NO WAY!" He has no intention of going to the hospital to see his step-mother. He insults Diana and says he prefers whores to grand ladies like her and she starts to cry about why he married her if he is so disgusted with her - he says because he was drunk. He leaves the room and she sits on the sofa and cries. Pedro then enters and wonders what happened to the big party. He sees Diana crying and asks what his cousin did this time. She says nothing and leaves the room.
* At the hospital, Clemente gets after Miriam for Jocelyn being crazy (see here's proof). Miriam thinks to herself the truth that Jocelyn isn't really Clemente's daughter. Gabriel is in the room with Jocelyn. He's trying to understand why she did it; she just wants him to stay and love her.
* At the palace, Pedro comforts and console a very upset Luisito in his bedroom. Luisito is crying about his mother's (Jocelyn) suicide attempt. Pedro helps Luisito back into bed. Luisito is still crying.
* Karen is skipping down the hallway - she runs into Pedro and yells at him for getting in her path, then enters her bedroom. She looks at the photo of her father and cries.
* Two female inmates discuss why Delores is in prison (for killing her brother). Delores is in the cell across from them; staring at an old, crumpled photograph.
* At the palace, Pedro and Diana are in her bedroom having a private conversation about Edgar.
* Delores, in bed in her cell, cries and looks at her brother's photo and begs him to forgive her for what happened.
* Pedro and Diana continue to talk in her bedroom - he asks her if she still loves Rogelio - she mentions she knows that he has a lover.
* Rogelio, meanwhile, is in his car - he calls his lover (Raquel) on the phone - she says she's busy and hangs up.
* Demian is waiting in bed, anxious. Raquel returns to the room with martinis for two - as she mentions his prosthesis leg, he knocks the glasses from her hands, pulls her to him on the bed and kisses her and holds and calls her "Regina".
* Candalaria consoles Mariangela outside her mother's bedroom.
* in her hospital room, Jocelyn brings up the child they lost and makes Gabriel remember the horrible accident that also left Luisito a paraplegic. She blames him for everything; he was the one driving. Gabriel tells her to stop.
* At the palace, Luisito is in his bed, crying for his mom.
* In the hospital waiting area, Dr. Fuentes tells Clemente and Miriam his diagnosis that Jocelyn needs serious professional psychiatric help. Gabriel walks out to the waiting area and overhears the conversation. He's shocked.
* Back in her room, Jocelyn mumbles in her sleep "Gabriel don't leave me, don't go." Gabriel listens from the door and thinks of the diagnosis and Luisito and wonders if he has any right to be happy and find a new love.
* Padre tells Mariangela that her mom has Alzheimer's disease, it's grave and her mom will die. Candelaria is sitting beside Aurora's bed - Aurora doesn't remember who Candelaria is, despite Candelaria trying to remind her. Aurora becomes more and more confused.
* At his home, Demian meets with Tiberio in the living room (Tiberio is his godson). During the discussion, Tiberio makes Demian upset by saying that Rogelio is also sleeping with Raquel.
* Raquel and Rogelio at that same moment are in her apartment having sex.
* A man with dreadlocks is kneeling in front of his "day of the dead" altar in his small one room apartment.
* At their house (formerly the Delara palace, Alborada), Leonardo and Elsa are in the kitchen eating dinner and talking about Candelaria visiting her old friend, Aurora, who is very sick. Elsa isn't interested in the details and leaves. Leonardo takes down his wife Viviana's photo from the wall; he misses her terribly. He sits down on the sofa. Elsa returns and scolds Leonardo for still mourning Viviana.
* In the rain, Padre and Candelaria discuss how bad Aurora is becoming and that Mariangela needs someone to protect her. He escorts her to the bus.
* Mariangela is sitting beside her mom's bed. She tells her mom of her plans to live in Mexico City and her wish to help her mom get well again. A man enters, which surprises Mariangela. He demands payment, and tries to force himself on her (molest her) - Mariangela breaks away and pulls out some scissors to use to defend herself. He will return soon - for payment.
* In her apartment, Raquel is in her bed - Rogelio is getting dressed - she seduces him back into bed.
* Diana is in her bedroom at the palace. She remembers the insulting remarks Rogelio made to her earlier that night; then she remembers a painful incident at the nightclub.
* Demian returns to the bedroom and seeing Regina in bed, he climbs on the bed and crawls on top of her. He attacks and forces himself on her as she screams for him to stop.
* Candelaria and Leonardo sit at the kitchen table, have coffee and sweet rolls and talk (about her visit with Aurora and Mariangela).
* At the hospital, Clemente, Miriam and Gabriel discuss Jocelyn. Gabriel and Clemente both blame Miriam for what's happened with Jocelyn and then leave.
* In the hallway of her house, Regina cries to her confidante/maid about loving Gabriel still after all these years and it causing such hostility and problems for Demian and their marriage.
* In the hospital room, Gabriel sits and watches Jocelyn sleep. He thinks to himself that he can't leave, he can't abandon her now, not with her like this.
* In her kitchen, Regina confides about all the love letters Gabriel used to write her, how she wished to marry Gabriel until her father introduced her to Demian and convinced her to marry him, and how Demian had changed dramatically over the years.
* In Venice, J.C. and Paulina are still awake in bed, talking. Paulina asks if he thinks she's ugly. He rolls over her and turns on the light - takes a quick look and tells her she's not his type, he doesn't like her. She turns out the light and makes a remark, which makes him roll over and turn on the light again - so he can have a second longer look at her. He says he doesn't like her, she doesn't interest him, but he like her and touches her lips with his fingers.
* In Mexico City, Miriam calls Federico from the hospital to wake him up and tell him about Jocelyn. He makes up an excuse why he didn't attend the party. While on the phone, Federico's wife wakes up. He tells her about Jocelyn being in the hospital. She takes the phone from him and passes along her sympathies for Jocelyn before hanging up and leading Federico back to bed. Miriam is upset about the wife hanging up on her.
* In the hospital room, Gabriel sits and watches Jocelyn in bed; he wonders about his daughter Paulina.
* In Venice, Paulina and J.C. kiss. When Paulina realizes what happened, she pushes J.C. off her and jumps out of bed. He apologizes and calms her down - they have a special bond/chemistry between them and they shouldn't deny it. They kiss again.

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