Caray, Caray!

We open the episode with Soledad having switched glasses on Don Loco, drugging him instead of him drugging her. Alina was locked in Soledad's room by Don Loco. Thelma has acquired a gun from Castulo's pants, which, of course he had taken off during his visit from Thelma.

(Soledad, by the way, is finally manifesting bruises from being slapped around by Don Loco. Now we can all stop hating her and feel sorry for her.)

Soledad runs back to her room to free Alina. She yells at Alina to get going , they have to pack, they are breaking out! Alina asks if Tonki can come too. Soledad says, Of COURSE! You may recall that Tonki was responsible for the diversion that allowed Soledad to switch glasses on Don Loco and drug him.)

Thelma's back in her room, wearing her robe, après amour. She goes to her closet to look for something to wear. Vera comes in having been called their by Thelma. Thelma pounces on her and gives her the "Senora Valtierra" treatment, even roughing her up. (Que barbaro! Thelma is supposed to be what? In her twenties? And Vera is a venerable housekeeper. If that doesn't cry to the heavens for justice…see ya in the whirlpool, Thelma!) Thelma screams at her for selling the red dress to Nora. Vera says, "You threw it away, I didn't see anything wrong…" Thelma hauls off and slaps her. Vera is shocked and says "You have no right to hit me!" Thelma screams at her to go away. Vera does. Thelma is freaking out.

Back to Soledad and Alina. Alina is stuffing things into bags as is Soledad. Adela comes in and wants to know what's going on, the Patron is on the floor of the great room (sala). Soledad says, not to worry, he's only out cold. They are using the opportunity to get away. Adela urges them to hurry.

Back at la Rinconada, Vera is in the kitchen sniffling. Her husband Jaime comes in and asks her what's wrong. "The senora hit me" she tells him. Jaime is shocked. "It was a slap, nothing more" says Vera. Jaime asks and she explains that sheThelma found out that she had sold the red dress from the trash to Nora. "She found out everything" says Vera, finally. Jaime comforts her.

Now flash to the kitchen of Hacienda de Loco, Nora is also unhappy, cutting a melon and Sergio is there, snacking on a piece. Sergio reproaches her for trying to impress a retard like Gaspar with her dress. "He can't appreciate a fine woman like you." He announces he is going to go confront Gaspar for hurting her feelings. Nora says "no! He's strong! He'll break your bones!" (Funny, she wasn't worried about herself when she was rolling around on the ground with him.) Sergio says he's strong too and he leaves. Nora returns to cutting melon and crying.

Now we are in Mexico City. Marianita is congratulating Juanito for his television appearance and his Charo (Mexican cowboy-Mariachi) costume. Juanito thanks her and says his dream is to be a famous Mexican singer one day, like Alejandro Fernandez. He'll travel the world and she'll be his wife and go everywhere with him. Marianita is doubtful. "What if I die?" Juanito doesn't think so. She'll get better! He's sure.

Cut to Mariana and Dr. Love (Dr. Fonseca, Ricardo) who has lost his puppet but is still wearing his bowtie, without a jacket. They are in the other room having coffee. Mariana is worried about Marianita she's not getting better and She's sure that he's not telling her something. Fonseca says that she needs to have faith. Tomorrow, he'll put her back in the hospital. Mariana doesn't take this as comfort. Again, in the Hospital?! She despairs that her little girl is spending her whole life in the hospital. Ricardo jumps up and says, I know that it's not the best time but will you marry me? Mariana shakes her head (in disbelief?) but Dr. Fonseca follows this up with "Or are you still waiting for that other guy (i.e. Jose) Mariana says "No, no, not anymore." She caves. "I'll marry you whenever you want, Ricardo." They embrace.

It's time for another visit to Jose in Central America with his pregnant rebel sweetie. Somehow saving Jacinto (Felicia's brother's) life has made him think he can have a say in what this group does. He gives his opinion about their latest campaign, which is, that it's a bad idea. The other guys say he has no authority over them and that they are going to go ahead as planned. Felicia too. Jose takes her aside and tells her he doesn't want her to go. She's pregnant with his child. Felicia rebuffs him, saying the cause is as important to her as it was to her brother. She's going and there's nothing he can do to stop her.

Now we are back with Braulio and Don Max in Don Max's office. They are talking about fixing a fence. Thelma's singing Aunt comes in and Braulio excuses himself. The SA tries to charm Don Max into inviting her to have a drink at Edelmira's. Don Max says he's busy. SA says, "Well, if you change your mind you know where my room is…" She leaves. Braulio apparently hadn't left, he was still lurking around. He come back into the office and makes a crack about how the SA is interested in him. Don Max takes a puff on his cigarillo and says "the one I'd like to be alone in a room with is your daughter." Braulio shrugs and says, "What can I do? She wants to be with YOUNG Santos," emphasizing the young part. Don Max laughs and says, "We'll see how long that lasts, now that he has left. Someone else could come to claim that little spot!" Braulio looks thoughtful.

Rosita, is in her and Braulio's cottage. She is writing something in a spiral notebook. She's still mooning over Santos.

Santos is helping out at Mom's café. Chela, Mom's employee? Co-owner? Comes up to him and asks if he remembers her. She says she remembers him when he was small. And there's another girl there, a waitress, who harasses him to get back to work.

Finally we are back to the main plot thread—Orlando and Emilio ride up on horseback to the front gate of Hacienda de Loco, where they are met by Adela. They ask for Don Alvaro and she tells him he's "unwell" and in the great room. Then they ask for Alina and she tells them that both Alina and Soledad are not there—they've escaped. The men are impactado right into the commercial.

Now we are back in the great room, with Adela, Orlando and Emilio standing around and Don Alvaro on the couch, still sacked out. Adela says she knows nothing. The two men decide to go and try to find the two women.

Soledad and Alina are at this very moment, running through the forest with Soledad's luggage (she's decided to travel lighter this time), and both women wearing brand new suede jackets.

At la Rinconada, Thelma is donning her caparucita negra (little black riding hood) outfit, takes Castulo's gun and goes hunting for Gaspar.

Elias, the local priest (whose name escapes me) and a bunch of the highway workers and engineers are conducting Blanca's funeral rites at the local cemetery. Elias puts two roses on her grave, one white (blanca), one red.

Luba meets up with Sergio who is looking for Gaspar. Sergio tells her to get out of his way, this is for men only, meaning between him and Gaspar. Luba refuses to retreat and pulls out her knife. Sergio jumps back a bit and Luba takes advantage to start announcing that she's putting a witch's curse on him. This frightens Sergio some more and he backs away, threatening to come back for Gaspar. Gaspar is behind her the whole time, with an axe, so I guess the whole picture was not what Sergio expected.

Emilio and Orlando are riding through the forest, shouting for Alina. Orlando suggests maybe they went through the swamps. Emilio says he doesn't think so. They ride on.

Gaspar meanwhile has taken his axe and has gone to chop wood. He has an orange flashback from the last episode of Thelma telling him that she would be with him after the baby was born. Gaspar smiles his goofy smile. Over his shoulder, we see Thelma in her black hood and hard face, pulling out her gun to aim it at him.

Alina and Soledad (and Tonki) have been intercepted by two scruffy looking guys. They recognize them as the wife and daughter of Don Alvaro and discuss how much money they are worth. Soledad in a quavering voice says, perhaps "you could help us…" The two scruffy guys say "Suuuuuuurrrrre Ladies………"

Meanwhile, little black riding hood has the gun taken away from her at the last minute. It's Castulo, who apparently is not as dumb as he looks. He followed her. Thelma is ticked. Castulo apparently has some scruples as well as brains; as he points out that it's wrong to shoot a man in the back. Thelma is really angry now and wants to know what the big deal is with killing Gaspar. Castulo admits that he owes Gaspar for saving his life and besides, the gun she's using is his. Castulo offers to take her back to the hacienda and Thelma pulls away. Castulo says, "well, then, maybe Gaspar will find you. For sure, he'll be happy." Castulo walks away laughing. Thelma, realizing the spot she's in tells him to wait. She runs after him.

Emilio and Orlando are still riding around looking for Alina and Soledad. Emilio halts them just in time to avoid a hunter's trap for wild game. They decide to split up and agree to advise the other if they find the women, with two gunshots in the air.

Soledad, Alina and Tonki are still with the scruffy guys. Soledad says they are on their way to San Mateo and only want to know if they are going the right way. The guys, say, no, you'd better come with us. At first the women try to resist, but one of them lassos Tonki and points a shotgun at them and so, they are abducted.

Rosita has been writing a letter to Santos. She is folding it up and kisses it. She's about to go into San Mateo to deliver it when she opens the door, Don Max is standing on the other side. He asks where she is going and she says, she is going to see Santos. She asks him to leave her alone. He says not to worry… "I didn't know you were so involved with him" says Don Max. Instead of attacking her, he warns her that the road to San Mateo is dangerous. And tells her to "say hi" to that poor beggar, Santos…and his mother." He turns to go out the door and before he does, he looks at her and says "What a waste." Rosita is relieved to see him go. "What a jerk!" she says under her breath.

At Hacienda Loco, Don Loco is still out cold on the couch. Sergio and Adela are having an argument. Sergio is a bit perturbed to see what has happened while he was gone going after Gaspar. He demands to know what's up with Don Loco sleeping on the couch. Adela says she thinks that he had too much to drink. Sergio doesn't buy it and he blames Adela for letting the women escape. Adela says that Don Loco will blame HIM when he wakes up. They decide that Sergio will carry Don Loco up to his room.

Alina and Adela have been kidnapped by these two scruffy guys. They take them to a barn and tie them up. Alina is determined to escape as soon as they leave. Soledad is more pessimistic. "How? These guys are killers." Like you would know, lady. Leave it to your daughter, she's escaped more times in this show than you can shake a stick at.

The Kidnappers come in and sit at a table in what is apparently, their own shack. The short hair guy says, "So you think we'll get a bunch of money for them?" The long hair guy reassures him. Next thing he is yelling for the woman/servant/doormat female of the house, "Tula." She skulks in, eyes downcast. Apparently he wants nothing because he just grabs her by the ear and throws her out. The younger guy comments on how he treats his woman. The long hair guy insists that that is how you treat women. Ah, no public service announcements here, just banging on the same social theme, in case we missed it.

Singing Auntie and Thelma are hanging out in Thelma's room at la Rinconada. SA reproaches her for trying to kill Gaspar and putting herself in more danger. Thelma is worried about Gaspar telling somebody about the whole story. SA suggests that she tell him that she lost the baby. Thelma disagrees. (Mightn't that get back to Emilio?) SA is desperate to get out of Sierra Escondida and back to Puebla. Thelma agrees but she can't leave without Emilio and Emilio still has to finish the highway. And that vulture Flor has him crazy…. Thelma urges her aunt to help her think of something.

Emilio is riding along looking for the women when he meets up with Tonki, barking his head off. Emilio dismounts and Tonki runs off. Emilio tries to give chase but manages to fall into one of the hunters' traps. A giant pit.

Braulio and one of the workers are trying to work on the fence that was discussed earlier with Don Max. They are having a tough time of it. Apparently Don Max hasn't given them enough money to do a proper job, using the right materials. Braulio and the worker (whose name escapes me) have a short discussion about how Don Max has been dipping into the till, unbeknownst to Emilio. Don Max always gives them cash for the jobs but the amounts don't match up to accounts. Meanwhile, if they don't fix the fence, the horses will escape and they will be blame. Braulio wipes his forhead with his neckerchief and tells the worker, to do the best he can, with what he has got.

Emilio is still trying to get out of the pit. He tries jumping climbing, etc. He swears. He's got to get Orlando to come rescue him. First he shouts. Then he decides to give the signal, firing two shots. In the distance, Orlando hears the shots and is disappointed. He wanted to find the women first and assumes that Emilio found them.

Long hair dude is yelling at poor Tula. He tells her to give the women in the barn food but nothing else. "Don't talk to them." He pushes her out the door again. "OK Pancho" she says. The short hair guy asks Pancho if he thinks that Tula will do as she's told. Pancho laughs and says, "She'll obey…or I'll ring her bell." ("me la sueno"---not sure how to translate this). He laughs some more, evilly.

Soledad and Alina are still trying to work free from their bonds. Soledad is now more angry than afraid. She says, they left one villain to run into two. "For sure they are being kidnapped so that these guys can get ransom money from Alvaro." Alina starts to cry. Soledad tries to comfort her but Alina has had it. She too is angry that they've been thwarted in their escape plans yet again.

Luba and Gaspar are back at the cave. Luba is lighting candles for the Virgin. She's angry at him (again) for making Nora upset. Gaspar explains that it was only because she was wearing the munequita's (Thelma's red dress). Luba is enraged just to hear him say the word "Munequita" nowadays. She tells him what he should be doing is apologizing to Nora. He gets up to go to the Hacienda de Loco. Luba warns him he better not be going to La Rinconada. Gaspar says "No" he won't go there. Besides, he promised the Munequita that he wouldn't go back and tell anybody what they talked about." He walks out. Luba who has had her head in her hands, suddenly realizes what Gaspar has just told her. Thelma has made a deal with him. About what, she wonders. Maybe, the kid isn't Emilio's. Maybe it is Gaspar's! For a moment, Luba relishes the idea of having a grandchild. "But of that woman!?" "It'll be the death of my son," she says darkly. She tries to dismiss the thought but returns to wonder if she's ever going to be able to get near the baby.

Back to Emilio in the pit. He's still trying to climb out, to no avail. He gets off two more shots. Orlando rides up and realizes that Emilio is in the trap. He laughs and rides off. " I hope the buzzards get ya, Captain," he says to himself.

Rutilio is going into town in the open carriage. It's a nice one, with leather seats. Rosita asks if he's leaving and she hitches a ride. Sergio is leaning against the fence and wonders aloud if the Patron (Don Max) knows where sweet little Rosita is going.

Back to the Barn. Alina and Soledad try to convince Tula to set them free. At least their hands. Tula apparently has had the sense beaten out of her so she does as they ask. The women untie their feet as soon as she leaves and just as they get to the door, Pancho is there with a pistol, waving it in their faces.

In the kitchen at Hacienda de Loco, Nora is stirring a pot and Gaspar is there, pleading for her forgiveness. Sergio shows up and tells him to beat it, that Nora doesn't want to see him. With Sergio there, Nora changes her demeanor toward Gaspar and tells Sergio to get lost, she does want to talk to Gaspar. Sergio goes off in a huff. Nora accepts Gaspar's apology and they kiss and make up.

Elsewhere at the hacienda, Don Loco is laid out on his bed. He begins to stir, still dizzy and disoriented. He realizes that Soledad isn't there. He goes to her room. No Soledad. Adela and Sergio show up. They break the news. She's gone. Don Loco has a short impactado as we go into commercial.

As you'd expect, he blows his stack. He sends Sergio off to hunt her down. Adela is cowering in the corner while he is screaming about getting Soledad back.

More drama is in store for poor Tula who Pancho is grabbing by the hair and throwing around the room like a rag doll. He's upset that she untied the women. She screams and cries but to no avail. Apparently Pancho is really into his role as abusive spouse/partner. It took Don Loco several episodes to leave bruises on Soledad but then, but then I guess he has a twisted love-hate (celotipa) thing with her. Pancho just seems to treat Tula like an animal, although in a way he'd be cited for, for cruelty at least in this state. He punches her in the face and throws her out of the room.

It's dark. Emilio is now stacking rocks to try to build his way out of the hole. Nearby, Don Loco, with his rain hat on, and Sergio, on horseback decide to split up to try to find the women.

At La Rinconada, Orlando is back and talking to Angel. Orlando claims that he road around and never found either the women or Emilio. Angel is worried. He says he'll get Don Max. Orlando tells him to wait, Don Max isn't around. Sexy Nurse Susi, puts in her two sense, urging him to calm down. She's sure Emilio will show up eventually.

Alina and Soledad are in the Barn, nodding off. It's dark there too, but they have a kerosene lantern. Next thing you know, the short hair guy has walked in an is starting to feel up the sleeping Alina. Alina awakes with a start and they guy starts biting her clothes off and sniffing her like a wild animal. Alina starts screaming for help.

Rosita and Rutilio are still on the road to San Mateo. Rosita is concerned about how dark it is. Just then, from the roadside, Rutilio is shot point blank in the chest and falls off the driver's seat in the carriage. Rosita starts screaming but her trouble has just begun. A masked man, comes down onto the road and grabs Rosita and throws her on the ground.

Back to the assault on Alina. Soledad is now away and screaming at short hair guy to stop. Pancho shows up and tells Short Hair guy to stop. "Aw, I just wanted to have a little fun…" says SHG. Pancho says, not to forget that these are Alvaro Montellano's women. "He may treat them badly, but he might not like it if others do." Meanwhile, Tula cowers in a corner. "If Alvaro Montellano won't pay….we can both have fun with both of them" adds Pancho. Tula screws up her face and quivers. I am not sure if she is envisioning this or is just worried about her place in this sorry pecking order.

Sergio is riding around alone in the dark. He muses that the women are probably already in San Mateo. He hears some branches rustling and imagines that Luba is around there somewhere heckling him. He freaks out and shoots off his gun.

Soledad and Alina are conferring about which fate is better, with these guys or with Don Loco. Alina asks whether she thinks that the woman who helped them would do it again. Soledad says she doubts it, the woman looks terrified. Soledad says the only thing they can do is pray.

Don Loco is in his office at the Hacienda. He goes off with his whip on his office, throwing his photo of Soledad and himself, breaking his lead crystal glasses (I guess the decanter was too heavy) and in general tearing the place up.

At the barn, Alina is wondering how different things would have been if she had been able to marry Emilio. Suddenly, who should come into the barn but Tonki! Alina starts screaming at him to help her and Tonki dutifully pulls on her bonds.

Cut to Rosita, who alas, has not been so lucky. She's been raped and she's lying in the road, her clothes all ripped. She cries and goes to find Rutlio who is dead. She collapses on the ground crying and screaming for help.

In the teaser, we see Don Alvaro and Elias finally having a meeting. Elias is apparently inquiring after Soledad and Don Loco says, "Go find her…now you can indulge all your fantasies, now that Blanca is dead." Elias asks "How did you know that Blanca was dead?"