Caray, Caray!

Alicia tells the cuartel to get out of here. The ladies say they are waiting for Lety. They continue to bicker back and forth. Jasmin, who is still waiting to speak to someone, anyone, about her paycheck, smirks from the couch. As the bickerfest continues, Lety sneaks by and steps into the elevator.

In the boardroom, Humbo tells the rest of the gang that Lety needs time to think about their offer. The HaHAs want to take the opportunity to discuss some legal details which I didn’t understand. Then Mama Bear brings up a more pressing matter… lunch. HaHA 1 says he’d love roast beef, accompanied by a bit of tequila, of course. HaHA 2 agrees. Seeing the looks this provokes from the execs, HaHA1 says “okay, no tequila,” then he not-so discretely pulls his flask out of his jacket to show HaHA 2 that he’s got the beverage for their lunch order covered.

Fern says that if they don’t need him, he’d like to be excused. The lawyers all agree it’s okay since they don’t need him for their lawyerly discussions. Omar meanwhile has been reviewing Fern’s executive style notebook. He tells him not to forget his detailed notes (that is, the very nice drawing of Lety which he just spent all morning sketching instead of paying attention to the meeting). Fern snatches his notebook and walks out. Ariel calls to him, but Mama Bear tells him to leave Fern alone, as he is surely going to see Marcia.

Lety walks out of the building. She thinks she sees Aldo at other end of the driveway. She wonders if it’s him, then thinks that it can’t be. She gets on bus just as Aldo sees her. He runs to catch her. He bangs on the bus to stop it. Lety jumps off and they share a big fat hug. Aldo says she looks great and her inner strength is shining through. He says he has something very important to tell her. Lety says she’s having a bad day. Aldo says that’s okay, because he’s all ears. As they walk away from the building, Fern drives up in his sexy purple convertible. Luckily he just misses them because he’s on the phone.

Mama Bear goes to see how the love birds are doing in Marcia’s office [what, was she planning to watch them like the some mating ritual on the animal planet channel?]. She is disappointed that Fern is not there with Marcia. Marcia is slumped down in her chair, wallowing in her misery. She asks Mama Bear if she can be alone.

Fern meets the Physic Guy at a dark club. A mature woman in a strapless sequence dress is singing a torch song. PG is really enjoying the show. You can just see him swaying and moving his lips slightly to the song.

PG apologizes to Fern for asking him to meet there, but he had already arranged to come see Ariana the singer when Fern called [my closed captions failed me, so I may have gotten her name wrong]. The waiter asks Fern for his order. Fern asks for a whiskey. PG gives a disapproving look, and Fern changes his order to a tall refreshing glass of water. PG says that by looking at Fern, he can tell Fern has seen Lety. Fern responds that yes, he saw her and he couldn’t stop looking at her because she looks soooo pretty. PG remarks that that’s love. Fern goes on to explain how he’s screwed things up yet again. He says that things have gotten more complicated. He didn’t think he would ever see Lety again, so he went back to Marcia. He half-says, half-asks “Maybe it was a mistake?” [Gee Fern, ya think?]! PG cuts to the chase. He tells Fern he knows Fern is here because he wants to know if Lety will come back to him.

Lety and Aldo walk in a plaza garden. Lety says she doesn’t want to come back to Conceptos. Aldo asks if it’s because of Fern. Lety admits that, yes, because of him and Marcia. But on the other hand, she’ll feel guilty if she doesn’t return. Aldo says he loves that she can put herself in others’ shoes. He thinks Lety already knows exactly what she needs to do. Time for “Deep Thoughts by Aldo.” He reminds her how free she was at the ocean. He observes that one can be just as free by the ocean or in a tiny cubby hole of an office. All that matters is that one’s soul is free. Lety ponders the lesson as she looks at a fountain with a big sculpture in the background. Feeling much better now, Lety exclaims how gorgeous culture is. Aldo, not noticing the fountain at all because he is looking straight at Lety, replies “Yes, how gorgeous.”

Ariana sings a really gritty break up song that goes,“I’m starting over and the first thing on my to-do list is to forget your name!” Fern takes it to heart. He motions to PG how great she is. Fern gets pensive again. Maybe he’s listening to the song from Lety’s perspective. After the song, PG tells him to let go, to just let things happen. He says Fern and Lety’s story is not finished yet. They both still have a long road to travel. Fern is impatient and has many questions. What will happen with Conceptos? Will Lety accept the presidency? Will he have an opportunity to tell her everything that happened how he fell hopelessly in love with her? He needs to know because he will die, just die without her! PG gives Fern the skinny. He tells Fern he will quit Conceptos and remove himself from the life he knows in order to truly understand himself.

After her set, Ariana comes to greet PG. Fern tells her she got the lyrics wrong on that last song. The end of the song goes something like “The time I wasted with you, I have recuperated. I leave you without asking you for anything. As for you, you can go… wherever you want to.” He doesn’t clarify what it should be but it seems to me that the last line should be about sending the guy to hell! Ariana says she forgot the line and had to improvise. She goes on to tell him that he is lucky to be friends with PG. She was ready to throw her life away but PG saved her, and she’s now happy. She encourages Fern to do the same. PG adds that he must have patience. Fern admits he is lacking in the patience department. Then Fern suddenly is star struck and begins to act silly. He nervously asks for autograph. She obliges and he dictates to her, “To Fernando Mendiola, Thanks for last night… just kidding!” She is impactada and he cracks up before clarifying “Just write ‘with love and kisses.’”

Lety and Aldo return to Conceptos. She thanks him for showing up out of the blue. She suddenly remembers and asks him what his big news is. Aldo feels the treasure box in his pocket, but he leaves it there. He tells Lety they can talk later, right now it’s all about her! She thanks him again and makes him promise he will tell her about his news later. Aldo watches from the driveway as she walks back to the building. He suddenly remembers that he didn’t ask for her number. Just then Fern drives up. He tells Aldo that that the driveway is not for pedestrians. Aldo flashes back to Acapulco when Fern drove onto the beach in his car. He remembers that this is the guy who almost crashed into his boat.

In the office, Saimon shows off his strength by picking up empty boxes. Somehow the ladies are impressed. Lety walks in and the cuartel gushes all over her. Lety is happy to see them but she has to get back to the boardroom, where they are waiting for her. The ladies agree and Sarah says that everyone is there in the boardroom, except for Fern. Lety furrows her eyebrows. Meanwhile, Fern is tip-toeing up to the crowd of women. He walks right up behind Lety. I think he smells her hair. How he must miss the scent of her hair mousse. He surprises them when he says “Good Afternoon.” The ladies and Saimon scatter. Lety looks startled and isn’t sure which way to turn. Fern walks with her, staying right next to her, his hands clasped behind his back. They are this-close. My heart skips a beat…Lety’s probably does too. She says she has to call her parents and quickly walks away.

Tomas shows off is olfactory strength by correctly guessing everything that Julieta is making for dinner. She asks if he has heard from Lety. Tomas says no but she will probably have to continue to manage Conceptos. Just then Lety calls. She tells mom she has decided to take the job. Mom yells “What!?” Then follows by telling Lety how proud she is. Lety explains that she’ll feel worse if she doesn’t do it. But she’s hesitant because she’ll have to see Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb (i.e. Fern and Omar) everyday, plus now Marcia has quit over this mess. Mom tells her to take the opportunity. Tomas gets on the phone and gives her a pep talk about the great things ahead of her. Robopop overhears and grabs the phone. Lety tells him that Humbo asked her to become president of Conceptos. She advises that Don Humbo wants Robopop to call him. After the call, he beams with pride “My daughter the prez!” He says that she inherited his intelligence. Julieta thinks she might have had a hand in that trait as well. Tomas adds that she also inherited his beauty!

Lety returns to the board room and tells everyone that she accepts the presidency. Ariel sarcastically asks if they should thank her [I hope one day his face freezes in that cocky grin. It’ll become really painful after a day or two.] Humbo shuts him up. Lety doesn’t want their thanks. She’s doing it for her own tranquility.

Humbo asks Lety to name her demands. Lety says, first, she does not want to be there six months, she wants to be done with it as soon as possible. Second, she wants absolutely no orders from Fern. Ariel chimes in that of course Fern will not be giving orders anymore, since they (Fern and Lety) created this mess to begin with. Lety adds her third condition: no insults from Ariel! Fourth, she wants Tomas on board. The HaHAs are excited to hear their friend Tomas’s name. Santamaria recognizes Tomas as the manager of Filmo Imagen. He agrees, saying he did an excellent job at FI. Fifth, Lety says Marcia must stay. She says she respects her and her work there is valuable [uh… valuable? I’ve never seen her work]. Mama Bear asks about the agreement that Marcia referred to when she resigned in yesterday’s episode. Lety recalls the conversation where Lety told Marcia they will never have to see each other again. Marcia responded that if Lety doesn’t go, then she (Marcia) will. She snaps out of her flashback. She tells Mama Bear that this is not the time to go into details. Fern adamantly agrees.


Meanwhile, Marcia is in her office packing up. Humbo goes to Marcia’s office. He talks about the day she graduated and other special milestones. He reminds her of when she was a kid and played with the cameras and equipment. He says her father was so proud of Marcia’s ambition. They knew she would help run the family business someday.

Robopop calls the office. Alicia answers in her usual snippy tone. He says is returning Humbo’s call.

Marcia is crying but Humbo reminds her that she is a strong woman. Marcia says it very complicated and many things happened between her and Lety, though she can’t discuss the details. Humbo says he’s not interested in knowing those details. But he tells her that Lety will only take the presidency if Marcia stays. Marcia is sure Lety only wants to humiliate her. Humbo says that’s not the case. Besides, he wouldn’t let Lety stay and Marcia go. He lays on the guilt trip, saying Marcia’s father wouldn’t want that either.

Alicia is still giving Robopop a hard time when Humbo and Marcia walk back into the lobby. Alicia tells Humbo about the call, and asks if she should say that he’s not there. He responds “Como crees?” (literally “How do you believe?” but really means “what, are you crazy?”) He takes her headset to speak to Robopop and Alicia struggles to attach it to him correctly. Alicia says she can tell Marcia has been crying. She asks if Fern broke up with her again. Marcia tells Alicia to shove it.

As Humbo ends his talk with Robopop, Jasmin sees her chance and asks to speak with Humbo in private. He says he has no time for her now and walks off with Marcia. Alicia reiterates that no one will see her, and tells her she can leave now. In a rare and momentous show of solidarity, the cuartel applaud for Alicia. She bows and curtsies and strokes her hair.

Back in the boardroom, the HaHAs - who as someone mentioned turned out to be very smart after all - say they must meet with the judge tomorrow. They will represent Lety and Filmo Imagen. They advise that Santamaria and a Conceptos exec must also appear. Fern raises his hand to volunteer. Ariel says that it will have to be Fern, since the paperwork still lists him as the president. Fern grins like a little boy who just got picked to clean the chalkboard erasers [remember what an honor that was?]. They all agree to meet with the judge tomorrow at 9AM.

Humbo walks in with Marcia and announces that she has agreed to stay. Everyone claps. She promptly calls Fernando “mi amor” [if she had four legs, she would have pee’d on him to mark her territory -- would that make it okay to call her a bitch?]. She clarifies for everyone, especially Lety, that she has agreed to stay out of respect and reverence for Humbo and her parents, not because Lety asked her.

Labels: fea