Caray, Caray!

Florencia's coffin stands highlighted in a stark landscape. It is attended by a weeping Miranda holding bebe Enrique. Padre Santiago tries to comfort her while Fabricio sobs and Alejandro watches.

Miranda says that Florencia didn't get to see her baby before she died, that's what gives her the most pain. She runs through the list of those she loved who have passed away...Tomasa (fell down stairs thanks to Bertha), Papa Gonzalo (shot dead by Bertha), and now Florencia (blame Bertha). Luckily she didn't know Lasagna better (shared blame between Bertha and Cesar), Tomasa's sons (also Bertha) and Florencia's European doctors (yep, Bertha) or she would really be crying.

Tally so far Victims = 0, Bertha = 8, unless I have forgotten somebody. Do we add Alfredo Luque to the tally? Even though she shot him in the back she didn't kill him...immediately that is. Anyway, back to the recap...

Al (who, by the way, looks smashing in black though perhaps a bit like Blonde, James Blonde) tries to console Miranda, "The important thing is that we're together my love." Ha! She's not biting, "Don't call me My Love." She doesn't want to deal with the "us" issue, it's all she can do to think about her loss and take care of Enrique and Fabricio who is destroyed, just look at him. Camera pan to Fab, weeping and destroyed.

Fab embraces Miranda holding Enrique. Al scowls. He thought bubbles "Dear God take away these stupid thoughts I'm having about them." Serves you right, blondie.

Santiago begins the service. Flor's friends and family are graveside and Fernanda's arms are around her two remaining daughters. The camera pans up to Cesar and Bertha who observe unseen from the hillside. As Santiago speaks of salvation Cesar comments that his soul can still be saved "but what about you Bertha, how many deaths have you caused?" See current tally above.

Fab refuses to let go of the coffin although he's happy enough to let Miranda take Enrique off his hands.

At Carola's apartment she, Raul and Veronica are talking about Renata and Juan. Veronica says Renata was hiding out at her house after she left Valle Bravo. Now she (Renata) is upset and guilty to have missed Flor's rosary. Carola seems to think that since Renata spent the weekend with Juan then abandoned him that their divorce is imminent. Veronica and Raul are doubtful and tell her so. Veronica says she's not trying to hurt Carola, she's just trying to be honest and up front. (NOTE: whenever someone says that, they are about to deliberately hurt you.)

Liliana tells Sofia that she will see her at school but Sofia wants Al to pick her up. She told her friends that her papa is coming for her today. Lil says Sofia shouldn't be such a liar. Sofia says if she had a daddy then she wouldn't have to lie, so there. Lil tries to call Al but no answer. "I'll bet he's with HER and she asked him to turn his phone off." Sounds like Lil is starting to get a little possessive.

Al and Luciano try to console Fabricio but he is inconsolable. Al calls him brother and tells him to be strong for his son and Flor's memory.

Miranda, still at the funeral, scolds Renata for going AWOL at the very time Flor was sickest, what was she thinking? Renata cries hysterically and says she'll never forgive herself for not saying goodbye to Flor. She was at Veronica's house because she needed to talk to somebody. (Veronica????) Miranda says they were all worried when Juan reported that she left Valle Bravo and she wouldn't answer her phone. Fernanda imagined the worst. Renata begs her sister's forgiveness. Miranda says they will talk later.

The camera pauses on every face at Florencia's funeral. They are all sad or weeping, even Cesar, all that is except Bertha who wears gigantic sunglasses and no expression at all.

Carola tells Raul and Veronica that Juan was imprudent to take Renata away for the weekend when Flor was at her sickest. Veronica says Renata was at fault for hiding out at her house and turning off her phone, but what Renata REALLY feels guilty about is that she slept with Cesar in New York. (Whoaaaa! Way to spill the beans...FRIEND.)

Carola, who takes every opportunity to remind the world that she used to (very recently) be a whore, is thrilled to be able to compare herself to Renata, "I had sex out of necessity, Renata did it for designer clothes and a life of luxury. We're the same but the only difference is geography. I sold myself in dives and she sold herself in 5th Avenue boutiques." Carola, shut up now before that stupid stick beats you to death.

Raul doesn't look convinced but Carola feels triumphant after her asinine tirade.

Sofia the cute but bratty kid refuses to go to school until Lil promises to call Al. Remind me, who is the mother and who is the kid?

One by one Flor's friends and family throw a white rose into her grave.

Cesar asks Bertha what she intends to do about Nuria. Bertha doesn't know but whatever it is needs to be done quickly, if Nuria denounces them they are lost. Cesar gets a munched up piggy face, "What do you mean US?" "Yep, you're in the middle of this too," says Bertha. Cesar says their current mess is stupid old Santiago's fault. He rescued Nuria and brought the police and scandal down upon the school resulting in disgrace for all. And those crazy ladies weren't even real nuns! Bertha claims she just found out too (lie); too bad because they were great allies.

Cesar says it's time to throw their flowers and have a thought of Florencia. Bertha vividly recalls her last conversation with Florencia. Take Flor's deathbed green pallor, add the green hue from the flashback, and poor Flor looks quite Grinchy. Bertha tells Cesar her last conversation with Flor was terrible, "It's what killed Florencia, now let's get the hell out of this circus."

At the end of the commercial break they show a montage of Bertha and Cesar's huge heads transposed over Lasagna's body and Al crying over her coffin while the words HATE and VENGEANCE flash on the screen.

Surprise! Carola says she's going to blab to Juan about Renata doing the horizontal bop with Cesar. Raul's not happy, he says in the best case Juan will kill Cesar. Carola says, "And in the worst case he'll kill them both." Veronica says "Great, he'll go to jail for your stupid imprudence." Hmmmm, whose stupid imprudence?

Veronica tells Carola that Renata said when they were at Valle Bravo she spent a marvelous night of love in Juan's arms. Carola says she believes it because SHE TOO felt the same thing with Juan, so ha! Veronica and Raul are impactados at this news.

Vicente calls Lil to tell her of Flor's death. She asks him to tell Al that Chaquiras and Rafias will be set free tomorrow. Also, she has discovered the origin of the gun used to kill Gonzo.

Lil calls her friend Marisol because she has "a ball of knots in her head that she can't untangle." She says Sofia has been hell all weekend with this Al-is-my-daddy biz. Her friend Marisol tells her to make a play for Al. A man is never so vulnerable as when he is grieving. It's now or never. (Are we in some alternate universe where girlfriends give each other THE WORST possible advice and tell them things that are guaranteed to screw up their lives, possibly forever?)

Veronica snickers about Juan not being a complete gentleman. Carola admits that she believes Juan was imagining Renata in her place when he was with her. Carola wants to change the subject and walks into the bedroom. Suddenly Sanson walks in and demands to know where Carola is. Raul says he doesn't know. Sanson doesn't believe him but neither does he search the apartment or even look behind the closest door, the one that Carola is peeping around.

Back in the empty San Llorente house Flor's family wonders where Nuria is. Everybody thought she was with somebody else but nobody knows where she is. Miranda is very worried and hopes Cesar and Bertha haven't done anything to her.

Renata says she saw Nuria after Cesar left in his truck. Al says maybe she escaped. Fabricio and Renata are glad she's gone because she kidnapped Enrique and contributed to Flor's death. The family seems to be taking sides for and against Nuria.

The telephone rings and Renata thinks it might be Nuria but no, it's somebody asking for Flor. "You're asking about what? Huh????" asks Renata. "I'm sorry, she passed away but the SON of Alfredo Luque is here. Would you like to speak to...hello? Hello?" They hang up. Alejandro wonders who it could have been.

Sanson is mean and nasty and punches Raul in the mouth. He demands to know where Carola is. Then he asks Raul if he tipped off the cops about the bank robbery way back when. No? Well if it wasn't Raul then it must have been Carola. Carola hides while Sanson threatens Raul. (slap, slap) "Tell your brother Juan that Sanson is back and that I like his old lady; (slap, slap) I'll settle the matter of my brother's death with her, got it?" (slap, slap) Veronica, trying to help Juan, sticks her face into their business. One look at her mug and Sanson is off like a shot. At least that's what it seemed like.

Al wonders why the Italian authorities want samples of Florencia's and Enrique's DNA. Maybe to prove they are Alfredo's daughter and grandson? Nah, nobody in Italy knew he had another daughter, nobody except...Bertha! She must be behind this! He needs to get a hold of Luciano so they can review and protect Alfredo's will.

Juan consoles Fabricio by letting him rant about his favorite subject, Fabricio. Juan is sympathetic and they bond with a man-hug as Fab weeps.

During the commercial Lety la Fea weeps for Fernando while he cries over his screen-saver of her. I'm sad for them and I don't even watch the show. Gosh, I hope those sweet kids work it out.

Renata is wracked with guilt and wants Fernanda to yell at her for not saying goodbye to Flor. Fern says there is never enough time to say goodbye to those we love. Renata, beginning to squeak hysterically,insists. Fern refuses, she waited too long to be united with her daughters, she lost Flor and she's not going to lose Renata or Miranda. Renata opens the floodgates and my boyfriend off in another room begs me to mute the TV, it seems Renata is giving him a headache. We continue with closed captioning only.

Renata says Fern may forgive her but she doesn't forgive herself. Flor told her that she hated looking pale and sickly, after she died she wanted Renata to make sure she was made up to be beautiful and wearing earrings that her papa Gonzo gave her. Renata failed her. Renata is really going to town on the crying which I know is supposed to be sad, but is kind of funny with the sound muted. Fern tries to calm her down.

Juan arrives and wants to take her for a stroll to the library, but is it still a library if all the books are gone? I digress.

Juan asks Renata why she left Valle Bravo. She asks about the divorce. Juan says forget it, she's a liar because she still loves him so no divorce. He says her lips say one thing but her body says another. Renata says she intends to continue their separation. Juan tells her to open her eyes, he's richer than she is now. (Mild gloating from Juan.) "You have always been richer than I," she responds. Ooh, smack down.

She asks him why he's humiliating himself like this. He says that true love is stronger than any old humiliation. Good parry Juan! But Renata goes for the thrust, she cries "No more, listen to me, no more!" Her words falter but she summons up resolve, "In New York, I...I...I made it with Cesar!"

Juan is impactado and her words echo in his head, "With Cesar...with Cesar...with Cesar!"

Tomorrow: Al can't control his jealousy over Miranda and Fabricio, heh heh.

Dear friends, fellow recappers and beloved readers: The scintillating Chris (Ferro) will recap for me next Tuesday while I have the week off warming my toes in tropical seas. Thank you Chris, for doing the Heridas double-down next week. I sincerely hope each and every one of you manages to squeeze as much enjoyment out of the holiday season as possible!!

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