Caray, Caray!

"… or someone else!"

Teresita leaves the office and Fernando immediately looks toward Lety’s cave.

Luigi watches the dancers while Irmita works on one of girl’s the costumes. Luigi yells at Irmita because the dancer’s costume is still too big. Irmita reminds Luigi of all the work he’s making her do. He pushes her out of the way but asks her not to leave him. Irmita grabs her heart and head. Luigi asks the girl if she fought with her boyfriend; she’s so thin! He calls Irmita to hurry back to him. She walks over to him and immediately says that she’s doesn’t feel good. He grabs her just in time to have Irmita faint in his arms. The dancers uselessly scream at each other while he screams out Irmita’s name. Luckily, the cuartel runs into the dance studio. Martha crosses herself and runs away from the studio. Luigi tells Lola that he cannot let anything happen to Irmita. Lola runs for water. Luigi cries the and begs Irmita to forgive him for everything. He tells her she can’t die because she still has to enjoy her pension!

Fernando plays with the cap to his flask. Omar comes into the office and asks if the balance is done. Fernando tells Omar that he doesn’t know and to ask Lety himself. Omar asks Fernando what’s wrong. Ummm, Omar, I think he’s drunk. Fernando tells Omar that she called Tomas to take her home. She almost literally from emotion. Omar accuses Fernando of wanting to chase them. Fernando tells Omar that Humberto is waiting and Fernando’s mom is with Alicia and Marcia. So, he won’t follow Leticia. Fernando shouts to Lety’s office about her bringing him the balance. Omar stands up and says he’ll go check on Lety. Fernando wishes him luck.

I really wish we would have more interaction with these two. The actors play well off each other. O - Lety what’s up. L - Ay, Don Omar how are you? O- Good, Lety, Good but I’m worried and I want to know if you have the balance. L – I’m working on that, Don Omar. She basically sings to him while she talks. Omar asks if she’s going to arrange it according to their needs. She says that she’ll finish the real balance tonight and the fake one tomorrow. Omar reminds Lety that the meeting is close and Fernando’s parents are in Mexico. L - Tomorrow, I’ll have the balance. O- For sure? She glares at him. I don’t think Omar likes spooky, assertive Lety (I’m sure that in Omar’s mind assertive and spooky are essentially the same thing). O – that’s fine, bye-bye! L – thank you, thank you. He backs out of her office. Omar repeats to Fernando that the real balance will be ready today and the fake tomorrow. He tells Fernando that Lety is making him (Omar) nervous. She’s acting very strange. Meanwhile, Fernando makes a perfect 10.0 dive into his flask. Fernando tells Omar that she’s driving him crazy! Omar tells Fernando to calm himself and to breathe. Fernando drinks instead. Omar says that Fernando needs to do something about Lety, but he’s (Omar) leaving for his office.

Thomas calls Lety again. She loudly tells him to wait downstairs. Fernando thumps his desk and takes a long drink from his flask. Lety packs her stuff at the same time that Fernando resolves to go to her office. He not so gracefully kicks in the door and immediately asks for the balance. She tells him that she’ll have it tomorrow. Fernando tells her that’s not an option, they don’t have much time and that she has to finish it today. She tells him that Tomas is waiting for her. Fernando asks if she would rather spend time with Tomas then finish her work. She says she’s very tired and wants to leave. He replies that she’s not tired, all she wants to do is torment him. She says that he’s wrong and tries to walk out of the office. He blocks her way. F – You’re not leaving, Leticia. No, senorita because little by little I’m getting tired of this situation. I’m getting sick of this situation. You’re going to stay here, with me. An the two of us together, like the song says, are going to finish the balance. We’re going to fake the balance. L - He backs her into the wall and kisses her on the forehead. L – Please, Don Fernando, someone might find us out. F – What does it matter to me if someone finds out?! He tells Lety that she’s making him crazy and that this new Fernando in front of her is the one she created. Fernando moves in for the kiss and Lety finally gives in to him. There’s one small problem and it’s called Carolina. She walks in right in the middle and then turns around and leaves. Lety pulls away for a moment then goes back to the kiss.

Martha tells Luigi that the doctor is coming. Lola brings the water. Luigi insists that the dancers leave Irmita alone because she needs space. He shouts for the doctor. Martha says that he’s coming. Irmita and the cuartel try to calm him. He promises Irmita that if the doctor does not come in five minutes he’ll take Irmita to the hospital himself.

Caro walks out of the office. She shuts the door behind her and exclaims “My God!” She wipes her brow and walks away from the office and the kiss. Back in the office, Lety pulls away from Fernando and says that someone walked into the office. He asks her who it was but says that she doesn’t know. Marcia, Alicia and Teresita walk into Fernando’s office. Lety and Fernando enter his office and Lety keeps walking right out the door. She runs into PM and Saimon in the hallway. She asks them if they’ve seen Caro, but they have not. They tell Lety that Irmita is sick and being attended by a doctor.

Teresita asks Fernando when he will be home. He says it will be about an hour after he finishes some things. Teresita says she’ll take Marcia. Fernando says that would be perfect. Teresita offers to take Alicia with them. Alicia politely refuses at because she has something else to do. She asks Teresita to take her home so that she can change. Marcia glares at Alicia. Teresita asks if the appointment is with a new boyfriend. Alicia tells Teresita all about her new “boyfriend” and his business. Teresita congratulates her and says she hopes this is the man with whom Alicia will spend her life. Fernando says he couldn’t agree more. After Alicia and Teresita leave, Marcia stays. She asks Fernando if he’s drinking. He tells her that he’s drinking responsibly and only because that he’s very nervous. Fernando asks if Ariel will be at the house. She says that he has another appointment and they’ll see him tomorrow. Fernando wonders why tomorrow when the meeting isn’t until the next day. Marcia says she doesn’t know, and gets up to leave. She blows him a kiss good-bye before she leaves. Fernando say to himself that he knows that neither she nor the other women saw him… so who could it have been?

The doctor attends to Irmita. He tells Irmita that all she needs to do is rest. Irmita protests because of the event. Luigi says that if they have to cancel the event or fire him that’s fine, but her health is the most important thing. Saimon offers his moto. Luigi argues with Saimon. He wants to take care of Irmita alone. Lety walks into the office and offers to take Irmita home. Carolina turns around says she understands why Lety wants to be helpful, she was kissing her boss. Carolina says that she used to respect Lety but not anymore. It was all a daydream! Luigi says nobody is going to touch Irmita, except for him. Lety wonders if Caro is going to say anything. Luigi offers to pay Irmita’s bill. PM volunteers to take care of Luigi. He insists that he will take Irmita to his apartment. Irmita doesn’t want to inconvenience him and she wants to go to her house. He agrees to take her home, but he will stay with her. Everyone gets up and leaves to go home.

Lety follows Carolina but before they can talk the cuartel interrupts. The cuartel is worried about Luigi and Irmita. Lola cannot believe that they’re going to leave Irmita alone with Luigi. They’re going to be all alone. PM says that they don’t need to worry about Luigi and Irmita. (wink,wink) Lola tells them that she wasn’t thinking about that. She just cannot believe that they’re not going with Irmita. Martha cannot take the stress and runs away to her home. PM declares that they’re going to Irmita’s house. The cuartel leaves. Lety tells Caro that she knows what Caro saw. Caro repeats twice that she did not see anything and that she doesn’t want to say anything more about it. Lety says that she wants to leave, Caro says that Lety needs to leave. She doesn’t understand Lety’s problem, but she knows that she would not want to be in Lety’s position. Lety starts to cry. Caro asks if Lety wants to talk. Lety tells her that someone is waiting for her. Caro asks if it’s Lety’s friend or her boyfriend. Lety admits to Caro that she does not have a boyfriend. Concern spreads across Caro’s face.

Fernando talks to Omar about Lety. Fernando talks about the kiss and says it was all a trick of Lety’s. Omar says that Fernando needs to control himself or there will be an epic tragedy. Fernando says that he can’t. Omar says there is no justification for what Fernando did. He reminds Fernando how bad it would have been if Alicia or Marcia or Fernando’s mother had caught him. Fernando drunkenly laughs and reminds Omar that their problems will remain tomorrow if Lety doesn’t “fix” the balance. Omar tries to get Fernando to focus on the upcoming meeting. He asks Fernando if it’s time to confront the situation. Fernando sits in Omar’s lap to give him a hug. Omar tells Fernando that he needs to fight his emotions; he needs clarity and lucidity. Omar reminds Fernando about Ariel. They fake fight then hug again. Omar may be hot, but you know these two are in trouble when Omar becomes the voice of reason! Fernando toasts Omar who leaves the office.

A man walks into Ariel’s office with information about Filmo Imagen. Ariel asks who the owner is. He tells Ariel that he has a surprise for him. Leticia Padilla Solis owns Filmo Imagen.

At Conceptos Lety walks alone to the car. Tomas sings to her when she gets into the car. She urges him to leave. “It’s done!” she tells him.

The business man back away from Ariel. Ariel says he thought that Tomas Mora owned Filmo Imagen. The businessman says that Mora owns 1%. He tells Ariel that the company is worth 1 million pesos. The man hands over all the reports he has on Filmo Imagen. Ariel asks for the address of the company. The man rattles off Lety’s address. Ariel says that he imagines that is a residential neighborhood. The man laughs tells him that it’s in a lower middle class neighborhood. Ariel thanks him for his work. The man stands up and offers his hand, but Ariel ignores this gesture. After the man leaves, Ariel wonders to himself how Lety got all that money.

Tomas and Lety stop on a side street. He asks if she’s firing him. She tells Tomas that she can’t continue with Fernando. She’s losing herself. He asks her what happened. Everything! Lety tells Tomas that someone important found out about her and Fernando. She says the situation is killing Fernando and her. Tomas begs Lety not to leave him without a boss. She cannot continue this with a man who does not love her. Lety says it’s impossible to finish the balance. She tells him about everything that Fernando promised and that they kissed today. She couldn’t even reject him. She tells Tomas that her plan to play with Fernando was ridiculous. He tries to calm her. She tells Tomas that they’re being ridiculous. Tomas says he doesn’t feel ridiculous. She tells Tomas that the most ridiculous thing is the people they’re trying to play with are making a joke out of the two of them. She says that Alicia makes fun of Tomas. He accuses Lety of trying to frustrate his romance with Alicia. She tells Tomas that this weekend it’s finished. She will not be here for Fernando’s wedding. After this weekend he will not be in Alicia’s life anymore. Tomas protests. She asks him to take her to Irmita’s house.

Fernando stands in Lety’s office and asks the four walls why Lety is doing this to him. Why does Lety want to destroy his life? He gave her that card saying he would cancel his wedding, but Lety did not seem to care. She stayed the same, and tried to deny him. She’s being totally unjust. Talking to her is like talking to her chair. Empty. He sits in her chair and talks to himself anymore. His alcohol is all he has. He thanks Lety (in her picture) for everything and drinks some more.

Caro walks off the elevator and sees drunken Fernando in the lobby. He asks her what she’s doing. She tells him that she was working with the dancers. Fernando tells Caro that he loves her a lot and gives her a hug. She tries to pull away. Caro tells Fernando that Irmita is sick and that she’s resting at her house. That’s why Caro was taking of the Cannes event. It wouldn’t be fair to leave it all up to Luigi. Fernando thanks her for the information. Caro asks Fernando if he’s drinking alone. No, he’s drinking with “Richard”. He offers it to Caro. She unwillingly takes a sip. Caro asks him if he’s having any problems. She asks him about everything except Lety. Men like me don’t only worry about our work. We have other problems that don’t have solutions and nobody can help. They say good-bye. Fernando enters the elevator and Caro waives away his vapors.

Lety and Tomas stop in front of Irmita’s house. Lety begs Tomas to give up his dreams about Alicia. She tells him that he has to end his relationship with Alicia before the meeting. He’s worried. Lety tells him not to worry, he won’t miss out on his date with Alicia. Tomas promises to wait outside while she checks on Irmita. Inside the house, Sara and Juana walk through the house with tea for Irmita. Tomas thanks Lety, and she rings the doorbell. Sara opens the door. They all go to check on Irmita.

Luigi brings in a bed warmer. Irmita gives her holistic philosophy about sickness. Luigi proclaims that he is not going to leave Irmita alone with the cuartel. He promises to be her new “husband” and take care of her. Lety comes in but Luigi doesn’t want her near Irmita. Luigi takes a sip of the tea, but tells the cuartel that it’s hot.

Fernando pulls over his car. He gets out of his car and calls Luigi. Fernando asks to talk to Irmita. Luigi doesn’t want to pass Irmita the phone. Fernando yells at Luigi to give Irmita the phone. Irmita asks who it is. Luigi asks her how she didn’t recognize Fernando’s yell.

Will Carolina tell Marcia about the kiss?

The betting pool is now open. I have ten on... Luigi! (Sorry, guys I couldn't make up my mind. Whoever wins, it's going to be a lot of fun!)

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