Caray, Caray!

Caro, Lety and Alex eat dinner with the bellezas (beauties). Caro tells Lety that the chef is very special, and they’ll get to work closely with him because they are in charge of the bellezas' diet. Alex excuses himself to go talk with the cameramen. Seeing the miserable look on Lety’s face, Caro guesses that Lety is thinking about Fern.

At the office, Luigi is talking to Ricky Armstrong on the phone. Irmita is nearby, hoping that her mumbling, bumbling ex-husband Rafael has left her house. Luigi hangs up and complains that since all the executives are missing, he has to take care of all the business around here. Turns out Ricky wants another commercial; this time for a new lemon soda. But he says now it’s time to go home. Irma wants to keep working. Luigi sees through her and demands to know why she doesn’t want to leave.

Fernando is in a trendy looking bar, of which 90% is filled by bellezas in skimpy night-clubbing outfits. Of course, Fern is not interested in the bellezas. He’s consumed by his achy-breaky-heartbreak. He says aloud that he is living a nightmare. Music that sounds like a videogame soundtrack blares. Just then Omar walks in. He flirts with the bellezas as he makes his way to Fern. “Hello, my ex-president!” Fern tells him to shut up, he’s not in the mood for Omar’s teasing. Omar asks about Lety. Fern says he didn’t find her because she’s gone away.

The cuartel remarks that the office seems so empty without Lety. Irma and Luigi walk into the lobby, still quibbling about why Irma doesn’t want to leave. Luigi is suspicious.

Fern orders another drink. He says that Lety left specific instructions for her family to not say where she went. Omar exclaims that she “escaped.” Fern shoots back that she did not “escape,” she “disappeared.” Omar is suspicious of her intentions. Fern says that if Omar is insinuating that Lety left because she wants to take over the company, then he’s wrong, because she left paperwork surrendering both Conceptos and Filmo Imagen back to them. Omar is still suspicious. Behind Fern, two bellezas giggle (trying to get their attention, I think). Fern turns around and gives them an annoyed what-the-hell-is-your-problem look before turning back to his drink.

Lety is still looking unbearably unhappy. She asks Caro if she (Lety) can go. She’s having a very difficult time expressing herself, and finally says she wants to be alone to think. Caro agrees and gets up, gives the bellezas some instructions for tomorrow morning, tells them to go straight to bed, and forbids them from having dessert... The bellezas whine a bit. Lety whines a lot. She mumbles to herself, “this is not my world.”

Fern tells Omar what we’ve all known all along: It’s all Omar’s fault! Omar is astounded “Who, me?” [Yes you, that’s why you are Omar the Imbecile!] Fern points out that it was Omar who came up with the strategy of seducing Lety to prevent Tomas from stealing the company. Furthermore, it was Omar who wrote that cursedLetter. Omar points out what we’ve also known all along, but which we’ve [well, at least I have] been in denial about: Fern is the master of his own will, he made his own decisions, so it’s all his fault [Damn you, Omar! You pick now to start making sense?].

Alicia and Marcia arrive Marcia’s apartment, and Alicia immediately asks for a drink. Marcia is not in the mood to play the gracious hostess, so Alicia goes to serve herself. She says she’s steaming mad (presumably about Tomas and her car) and that after the day she’s had, she really needs a drink to be able to sleep. Marcia says that if Alicia needs a drink, then she (Marcia) needs a bottle.

Fern appraises his woman troubles. Lety has left and Marcia detests him. He thinks that it wouldn’t surprise him if Lety did want to keep the company; as a matter of fact, she should get to keep it, after what they’ve put her through. They go back and forth about who’s fault it is. Omar reiterates that Fern accepted this perverted game because he is as paranoid, if not more so, than Omar. What's more, Fern is an intelligent person and is solely responsible for his choices.

Marcia says she can just imagine what people will say. Alicia unhelpfully agrees. She gives thanks that she had not bough a wedding gift yet (Aha! She said earlier that she had already made payments on the gift.) She assumes that the wedding is postponed, not cancelled, and asks when the new date is. Marcia assures Alicia that the cancellation is final.

A poppy piano number plays at the club, and Omar tells Fern he’s drinking too much and acting weird. Omar suggests that it’s time to go home. Fern disagrees, he’s staying put. Omar invites Fern to go back to Omar’s place, but Fern says he’s going back to the office. Omar thinks that’s weird but Fern gets feisty, so Omar simply tells Fern to remember that they are friends, no matter what. He give Fern a manly pat on the back and leaves.

Alicia tells Marcia that she can’t let Fern go, because guys like him aren’t waiting around every corner. He’s handsome, he’s from a good family, and her has *mucho dinero*; not like some people who are vividores [interesting word, my dictionary says it means resourceful/enterprising but also sponger/parasite], of which she has been a victim. She advises Marcia to wait a few days, then forgive Fern and set a new date. Marcia looks distraught.

Good thing Omar left, because it’s Cherry Garcia and Kleenex time. A band, Angels [which the singer pronounces in English; I wonder if they did that as a nod to Saimon Joseph, who insists on pronouncing his name in English] comes onstage at the club and plays one of the theme songs, Dueña De Mi Vida [Owner Of My Life… I thought someone had translated it but I can’t seem to find it…. help!] In any case, the song is very poignant and Fern, looking a little tipsy, thought-bubbles a collage of good times and bad times with Lety, and tears fall from his luscious eyelashes.

Marcia tells Alicia that today’s events at the meeting were like a miracle for Fern. He avoided the drama of having to cancel the wedding himself. In that case, Alicia suggests plan B: if he does not want to get back together with her, she should beg and plead, otherwise, in a very short time Marcia will begin to look like an old maid. Marcia says she will never beg him to marry her, and she will not make him marry her against his will.

Luigi takes Irmita home. She doesn’t want to let him in but he insists on finding out what’s bugging her. She confesses that there is a ghost in her house. Luigi gets scared and wants to take her home to his place instead. He asks for something to calm his nerves. She goes to the darkened kitchen to get it, but upon walking in finds Rafael sprawled on the kitchen floor. She cries for Luigi, which spooks him even more. Luigi rushes in and turns on the light, “So this is your ghost?”

Fern is now back at the office [Celso is still standing guard outside; poor guy never gets to go home!]. Fern looks at Lety on his Mac screen. He touches her image, “Lety, I miss you. I need you so much, Lety.”

Alicia asks if Fern is with his other woman right now. Marcia doubts it. Alicia wants to know who it is. Marcia has trouble getting the words out, “The miserable woman is Leticia Padilla Solis.” Alicia is impactada. She can’t believe it. Marcia assures her it’s true. Alicia says she feels nauseous. She asks if this means that Fern kissed Lety. Marcia says if only that were all.

Caro and Lety return to their cabanas. Lety lights her candle and remembers Caro’s advise that fire purifies the soul.

Another candle glows in a another dark room and a phone rings. The answering machine greeting says that Aldo Gomenzain is unavailable. The fisherman walks in but doesn’t answer the phone. The caller leaves a message saying that they are waiting for Aldo at the bar. It’s been two years since he honored them with his presence.

Alicia still can’t believe it Lety is Fern's othe woman. To convince her, Marcia shows Alicia The Letter.

Irma and Luigi have carried Rafael to the couch. Irmita can’t wake him up. Luigi doesn’t know what to do. Rafael mumbles something about medicine. They look for his meds. Luigi finds them in Ralfy’s pocket, just as Irma finds a letter in his bag. It’s a letter with lab results stating that the patient has terminal kidney failure. She is impactada.


Alicia reads The Letter and says that the guys are pigs. Then she rethinks that maybe Lety wrote The Letter herself to make Marcia’s life miserable. Then Alicia realizes that Fern must have slept with Lety and at the same time with Marcia. Marcia says that it’s been a while since she she’s gotten any boinking action from Fern, and she’s sure that’s when he must have started boinking Lety instead.

Fern sighs, “Where are you, my Lety?”

Alicia wonders if Fern stopped bothering with Marcia in bed because he fell in love with Lety. Marcia agrees. She says that when she realized Fern had another woman, she got the distinct impression that the other woman was very important to Fern, not someone who he would have to kiss with horror (as the letter says). Nevertheless, Alicia thinks that Marcia must win Fern back. Marcia says she wants to be alone.

Lety leaves her cabana and wanders the resort. There are many walkways and lit waterfalls. In spite of everything, she still loves Fern. But she is determined to forget him, because she can’t allow him to keep hurting her. She will get him out of her heart and mind. But it’s hard because everything reminds her of him.

Marcia, alone in her apartment, looks at a photo album and also curses Fernando. She thought-bubbles that she gave him all her love and her whole life. She wishes this were all a dream and that everything would go back to the way it was before.

Next to a waterfall, Lety remembers a conversation with Fern at their Cuernavaca getaway. Lety - Our love is so pure, it illuminates. Fern – See? That’s exactly why I love you more than ever; because you’re willing to sacrifice physical passion in favor of spiritual happiness. Lety - My love for you is eternal. It’s bigger than me. Fern – Yes, our love is very big, and with you I feel loved in a special and sincere way. Lety snaps out of the memory. She cries that it was all a lie! A damned lie!

Fern continues to cry and tells Lety’s picture that he misses her.

Marcia slams shut the photo album. She recalls the consueling session with Mama Tere. She thinks about Alicia’s advice. She says she needs to get Fern back, and she tearlfully decides that she will forgive him.

Fern pulls into a parking spot and over his shoulder we see Jorge Flores, a.k.a. Psychic Guy, in the car next to him [that was kind of creepy]. He tells Fern that there is a woman who is willing to forgive him. Fern exclaims “Lety?!” PG says it’s someone who he has greatly hurt. Fern says that it’s got to be his Lety. He’s suddenly happy and excited. He climbs over to the passenger side to get closer to PG. PG asks him if he lost everything. Fern says he didn’t lose it, he ruined it all: his company, his parents’ confidence, and he ruined Lety. He made her do illegal things and now he doesn’t even know where she is. He takes full blame. PG says sometimes one needs to reach the bottom before starting to set things straight. Fern begs PG to help him find Lety so he can explain everything to her. PG says in order to find her, he must first find himself, even though that’s the most complicated and painful mission. With that, PG takes off. Fern recites the mission back to himself. He sounds confused.

Lety’s whining session continues. She wants to go home. It’s too lonely here. She wants to go back to her little world, where life is still painful but at least she can be with her parents.

Tomas arrives at Lety’s house. The neighborhood bullies are sitting on Robopop’s car. Tomas asks them to get off the car. They tease him about his missing car. Tomas knocks on the door. Robopo opens the door and scares the bullies away. He tells Tomas that it serves him right for pretending to have more than he does.

Lety calls and feigns happiness with Robopop, but when they hand the phone to Mom, Lety begins to cry and tells Mom she is homesick and depressed and is coming home first thing tomorrow.

Next:
Has Caro has finally had it up to here with Lety's whining?
Lety needs a lifeguard, and all she got was a lousy fisherman in daisy dukes.
Fern feels that Lety is in trouble. Is the PG rubbing off on him?

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