Caray, Caray!

No. I see her, no I FEEL her, as precious, Carvajal." Omar laughs and looks mentally constipated.

Alicia exits the elevator and immediately sees something she likes. She struts over to the cuartel to affectionately say good morning and hello to each of them. She tells them how nice they look. She’s asks them for one-hundred “little” pesos. Martha doesn’t fall for it and tells Alicia to talk to her torta. If she had 100 pesos she would eat eight and a half tortas. Sara (the Giraffe) nor Juana (the Penguin) fall for it either. Lopez walks into the room but Alicia runs past him to Marcia’s office. She asks Marcia, who is staring towards nowhere, for money for the taxi. Marcia tells Alicia to leave and shut the door behind her. Alicia begs; Marcia rolls her eyes; Alicia whines; Marcia looks at the floor. (She manages never to blink through the whole speech!)

Lopez looks for Lola. She’s late! Martha points out that she is Lopez’s secretary. Why does he need Lola? Sanchez just doesn’t want employees thinking it’s okay to arrive late whether they’re his secretary or not. Sara tells Lopez that Lola is with her divorce attorney but that she once she’s done she come quickly to Conceptos. Lopez points out that she would still be late.

Lety cannot find anything that suits her. She needs something more discreet (aka a really, really ugly mu-mu). It was just a joke! Lety says there’s nothing in this store for her. Carolina says they can leave, but Lety sees something that she can wear.

Alicia begs Marcia some more; the taxi man looks capable of killing her for 100 pesos. Marcia calls Alicia her cross, her karma. She hands Alicia money for the taxi and tells her it’s the last time. Alicia finally picks up that something is wrong with Marcia and asks what’s up with her. Marcia lets Alicia know that Lety is coming to the office today; Marcia does not want to talk about it. Alicia tells Marcia not to worry because she spectacular and Lety is well…some little nothing who no one will notice. Alicia tells Marcia not to worry because she’ll pay her back in a fortnight. (Yes, I swear my dictionary said a fortnight!)

Celso tells the taxi man to wait a moment. Another vehicle pulls up to Conceptos. The camera switches to Lety’s point of view. She gets out of the car and approaches Celso. Celso sees her and looks very, very surprised and happy!

Lola impatiently waits for Efren and his lawyer. She needs to get to work and on top of that Efren is making her wait a long time. Lola wants to know what’s going in the lawyer’s office. Her attorney explains that they’re probably just reviewing the proposal of agreement for divorce that he and Lola gave. “Don’t they have to agree with what we are asking for?” Lola asks. “This depends on the quality of humanity of your husband.” her lawyer answers. This makes Lola nervous. This is never going to end! She exclaims. Efren leaves the office and asks her to come into the office. He asks her to be patient and gracious. Lola thinks he’s planning something. She asks him what he’s bringing. At that same moment, Yazmin exits the office and sarcastically compliments Lola’s appearance. Everyone walks into the office except Efren. Lola comes back out of the office and forces Efren to enter with just a look.

Lety says hello to Celso. He stops her and asks where she’s going. She tells him she’s going to see Humberto. Celso warns her that Marcia will fire him if he lets her enter. Lety decides to leave. She tells Celso to advise Don Humberto that she came, but that he wouldn’t allow her to pass. Celso chases Lety and asks Lety to allow him to advise management that she’s at Conceptos. Lety checks out her picture of her with Aldo and tells Celso that will be fine.

Ariel complains about waiting for Lety. He leaves the boardroom and runs into Saimon who effusively apologizes in English. Ariel pushes Saimon out of the way and into a chair. The cuartel laughs. PM tells the Saimon about Lopez looking for Lola. Alicia walks over to Saimon and tells him to go pay the taxi for her. She turns him around into Ariel who absolutely must use this opportunity to insult Alicia. He asks Alicia if she now has a taxi driver or a motocicleta (driver of a moto). He assumes that Saimon and Alicia have formalized their relationship since she looked so content getting onto his moto. Saimon gasps. PM is not happy! She confronts him and makes it certain that Saimon belongs to her, even if the moto belongs to Saimon – as Alicia so willingly points out. Ariel tries to calm her but warns that Alicia is very desperate. The phone rings and rings in the background.

Outside, Celso says that no one is answering. Lety gives a two minute deadline. Inside, PM throws a fit. Alicia tells PM that if she really wanted Saimon she would have him like that (snap, snap, snap of the fingers.) Saimon asks if Alicia really thinks that he can be conquered that easily. PM and Alicia say yes. He yells that they really don’t know that much about him. The fight ends with PM pulling Saimon away and Alicia reminding him to pay the taxi driver. The phone rings again and Alicia finally answers it. Celso tells her that Lety has arrived. Alicia prances over to the boardroom. Lopez enters the secretaries’ lobby and talks to Martha about Lola who tries to bribe him with her sandwich. He says that he’s going to find a stunner to replace her. Sara and Juana debate what they should do.

Lola is in the office complaining about Yazmin’s presence in the meeting. Yazmin accuses Lola of wanting to abuse her “Flaquito.” Efren yells at Lola that they shouldn’t fight. Things get worse from there. Lola tells Efren’s lawyer that he has not said a word and that they need to begin. She recognizes them! They’re Lety’s lawyers, Sanchez and Rosales. They kiss Lola’s hand in greeting.

Alicia stands in the boardroom and tells Humberto that Lety is waiting outside. He advises her to allow Lety to enter and that he will wait for her in the President’s office. Alicia cannot believe that Lety will be meeting in the President’s office. She compliments Teresita and leaves. Humberto walks into his office and catches Fernando and Omar in the seats around the desk. He cracks a smile when his back is turned to Fernando after watching Fernando scramble out of the chair. Humberto tells them that Lety has arrived and that he will be attending her in the office. They leave in a hurry for the boardroom.

Alicia calls Celso and says Lety may pass. He tells her welcome and directs into the building. She meekly passes PM and Saimon who are still arguing about him taking Alicia in his moto. PM exclaims how happy she is to see Lety and begs her to come talk with PM once Lety’s done with Humberto. Saimon says that the business has deteriorated without her there. Lety giggles, says thank you and tells them both that she loves them.

Lety enters the main floor of Conceptos. First, she runs into Juana who cannot say a word. Martha checks out Lety’s outfit and squeals. Sara joins the group and tells Lety how much they missed her. Alicia sees Lety and calls her the tlacoyo. “Yeah, but a good tlacoyo” Lety replies. (From Wikipedia - Tlacoyos are oval shaped fried cakes made of masa. They are similar to fresh corn tortillas, but are somewhat torpedo shaped and fatter. Sometimes tlacoyos are stuffed with refried beans, dry cheese, fava beans, or other ingredients. Tlacoyos are an excellent accompaniment to soups and stews. Most traditional tlacoyos do not have lard or salt in the masa, and if not eaten immediately after they are cooked, they become very tough and dry, even if reheated. The name tlacoyo is a variation of the Nahuatl word tlatlaoyo, a name given to an antojito typical of central Mexico. A larger version of the tlacoyo is the huarache. Alicia is using this word as an insult here – the full form she uses is tlacoyo bigaton. Julie has explained this insult previously, but unfortunately her explanation slipped my mind. If anyone has input, it would be appreciated!) Marcia leaves her office and gives Lety a look that tries to say you don’t matter, I don’t like you, I hate you, I’m better than you. I must admit she comes pretty close to pulling it off! The camera turns and we see Lety in a new suit. She looks… better… but still the same. Lety tells the cuartel that she’s dying to hang out with them. She walks over to the Presidency. They say she seems very content and happy. She agrees but says she’ll tell them later. After she walks away Alicia comments that Lety is such a cynic. Marcia stalks off to somewhere, probably to find Fernando.

Lola points out to Efren that his own lawyers threw out his mistress. Sanchez and Rosales they are respectful of the constitution, its laws and regulations. The little money he pays them will make them detain his current partner. Lola says that Yazmin is not Efren’s partner because Lola is still his spouse. Efren gets more and more upset. He tells his lawyers that he wants to leave as soon as possible. Lola says that he only wants to leave quickly to get to his mistress. The lawyers say that this is a delicate matter. Yazmin sneaks in and begs Efren not to leave her. Lola rushes her from the office. Efren’s lawyers say they need to hurry. They say that Lola’s proposal is far from the requests of their client. Uh-hu, his requests! She can just imagine them. Things do not look like they’re going well for Efren. He says that he does want to see his kids but Lola is asking for a fortune as though she wants the kids to go to Harvard. Sanchez says they’re two issues. The money that Lola wants, and the house. Lola cannot believe that Efren is still fighting for her house.

Humberto thanks Lety for coming. Lety advises Humberto that she will talk to Humberto about whatever he wants. She wants to get this over with as soon as possible. He replies that this is not a quick fix situation. He says that the situation of the business has been thoroughly studied. They’ve arrived at one conclusion, if she returns the business it would mean the end of Conceptos. Lety doesn’t understand what Humberto wants; there has to be a way to save the company. He replies that there is nothing viable left. He briefly explains that once she eliminates the embargo, the banks will liquidate Conceptos. Humberto says he intended to sell his houses, all of his things, but it’s not fair to Teresita to leave her in the streets at this point in her life. He gives a nice speech about the Mendiroels and their relationship with the bank for thirty-five years. Humberto says the only one who can help them now is Lety. He asks her not to return the business. Lety thinks to herself. “This cannot be. I would have to be with Fernando Mendiola again.”

Lety tells Humberto that his proposition is absurd. He asks Lety to listen. He asks her to maintain Filmo Imagen for six more months. They can pay the debts that she and Fernando created. Lety says she’ll be paying with her life, she already knows that she made a grave error. She tells Humberto that Fernando went to her house and called her a thief in front of her family. Her family is sacred for her. She understands that Humberto has suffered and she tells Humberto not to ask this – it wouldn’t be good for anyone. Humberto says that they needs this. He said he never imagined that he would call her to beg her not to return the business. Lety tells him that she’s had many problems with some of Conceptos’ employees – Marcia, Ariel and Fernando. Humberto replies that they know that this is the only resolution. Humberto says Lety must accept her responsibility for this situation. He cannot believe she wants to just wash her hands of this. Her father trusts her. They’re all in hell now. He tells her not to disappoint her father. Lety remembers one of Aldo’s speeches about fear. Lety says that if the board is willing, she will accept. First, she wants to call her lawyers. Humberto says that’s fine. He’ll wait for her in the boardroom for her to join the meeting to talk to the board. Lety is i-m-p-a-c-t-a-d-o.

Aldo and Caro talk in his house. He tells Caro that after Lety left Acapulco, he missed her. (so much so that he had to ride around the beach on an ATV yelling her name) He shows Caro the gift he brought from Acapulco. He tells Caro that he meant to give it to Lety in the airport, but he missed them. It’s a pearl. He replies that the ocean gave it to him when he was in Indonesia. He says he wants to take it to Lety and tell her that he’s in love with her. She makes him happy. Humberto tells Lety that they’re going to take care of this situation in the manner her father likes, as between gentlemen. She must go in front of the board. Humberto tells Lety to call her lawyers; he’ll wait in the boardroom. At the very least, she looks scared. Aldo talks some more. It’s not just that Lety changed his life, she helped his relationship with his father, she brought him “that” letter. She relieved him of the feeling of being a betrayed spouse. Aldo explains that with Lety he feels complete. He identifies with Lety. Caro asks if Aldo’s affection for Lety makes him see her as more than she really is. Aldo catches on that Caro is talking about Lety’s appearance. (Bad Caro!) Aldo defends Lety’s appearance. He sees her with the heart’s eyes. He’s fallen in love with her soul. He lists all of her good qualities; he fell in love with her solidarity, her nobility, her devotion, her sympathy, her honesty. He even loves her fears, her insecurities, her fragility. She confuses and inspires him. Caro doesn’t understand how Aldo can love Lety’s defects. Aldo explains that at first he identified with Lety’s pain. She helped him transform his pain into love for her. Caro says that she hopes someone will love her like that. Aldo replies that real love can be no other way.

Humberto enters the boardroom. Ariel questions what happened. Humberto tells him that Lety accepted. Fernando shakes his head and half smiles. Humberto asks Teresita to go get Marcia. Teresita asks if Marcia really has to be there. He says definitely; he wants the whole committee there. Ariel asks about Lety’s attitude. Humberto replies that it was not easy to convince her. There’s been a lot of injury because of this subject.

And just because we don’t really care at this moment, the show takes us back to the lawyer’s office. Yazmin tries to enter the conference room. Sanchez ends the consultation. Lola and Efren complain (he wants half of the house, she doesn’t want me to pay to much for my children… same as usual!) Sanchez tells Lola it will be impossible to negotiate a voluntary divorce and that they’ll have to get a judge to grant a divorce of necessity. Efren wants to know why his lawyers are helping Lola. Sanchez quits Efren’s employ. He calls Efren a liar and says he no longer works for him. Efren’s bad day and bad hair cut continue. Rosales helps move everyone out of the office.

Lety enters her former office and remembers the last hug that she and Fernando shared. She tears up a little and then remembers the day she left Conceptos. Lety turns to leave, but not before she remembers the confrontation with Marcia about the infamous black bag. She wipes her eyes and steels herself for the upcoming meeting. Caro worries about Lety going to Conceptos.

Caro asks Aldo why he’s staying in a house and not in a hotel. He says he preferred this house to all the hotels where he’s been staying. Caro asks Aldo if he plans on staying in Mexico City. Aldo says that depends on Lety.

In honor of tonight's State of the Union Address, here's a quote: "My No. 1 goal is to not go to jail." --Congresswoman-elect Michele Bachmann, during "freshman orientation" for new members of Congress

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