Caray, Caray!

Paco watches Fedora drink herself into more of a drunken stupor. He again explains that Alicia and Octopus are indeed the same person, and he loved Alicia many years ago. Fedora asks how he could do it, how could he unite his life with someone like that?

Over at Lala's house, we remember that Octopus just came in. Paola asks, Mom, what are you doing here? Octopus says that Pancho is going to prison for bigamy. Her face is completely immobile as she utters these fateful words.

Max drops by Iggy Plaza again. Camila is wearing her Carnaby Street getup again: White go-go boots (I so wanted a pair of those in 1968, and my mother so refused to buy them), a really short skirt, a lacy bustier, and a white newsboy cap. Max is still wearing his ugly black sweater over a glaring white shirt. He laments that he can't find work because his old friends have abandoned him, given his new MDH status. Camila has just the ticket for cheering him up--dive in for a kiss. But no, he pulls away, demonstrating his best lemon-sucking face.
He reminds her that he doesn't want romance and he only came there to get away from Marfil.
Camila's reaction? Naturally she thinks: Sooner or later you'll be mine.

In the selva, the fearsome foursome are still arguing. The only change I can note is that Andres is now quite filthy. Diana and Iggy have large perfectly round holes in the middle of their shirt fronts, showing how the costume designers realistically achieved the effect of fabric tearing in a plane crash.

Back at Lala's, Caramelo sneeringly asks Paola if "that woman" is her mother. (Again, still not clear how she could not have known that before.) Pancho, ever the gentleman, tells them all to stop, because he doesn't want any scandals in his house. He tells Octopus to leave, and Octopus repeats how he will go to prison. We now see that Paola is wearing such a skimpy black halter that it barely contains her ample boob implants. She is also wearing little red hot pants, but the hot pants aren't as short as Caramelo's mini skirts. Paola and Caramelo begin fighting over their prizewinning husband, getting in each other's faces like guests on Jerry Springer. The gist of the argument is over whether they dye their hair. Caramelo, pointing her fingers and throwing her head around, says, no, I am a natural redhead.

Back in the jungle, there is more of the same.

Octopus says she didn't send her daughter for all that education just so she could marry a naco like Pancho. (I suppose we're supposed to understand that she went to college?) Caramelo wants Pancho to throw the witch out of the house. Octopus asks Paola if this is what she wants. Paola says that yes, she has more love than she ever had in the mansion. Pancho says, Look, suegra, get out. O says, don't call me suegra (mother in law), little man. Pancho repeats that he is "muy hombre," which seems to mean big man, real man, quite a man, who knows. He's so big, he gets to have two women! (Another narcissistic jerk.) Octo leaves saying that this fatal flaw is what will get him sent to prison.

Paco is still trying to appease Fedora. He is the grand apologist for Octavia. It's not her fault--it was her hubby's. Fedora scoffs over his delusions. He tries to get her to stop drinking, and they repeat: I loved you too much, you wanted revenge more than you wanted me, etc. He leaves, and she cries.

Pancho and Caramelo leave the little house. Octopus tries to get Paola to leave. She wants to stay with her husband and also Lala, who gives her more love than her own mother. Octo says she can't stay with a naco--she is an Irascible! What status! After all, Octo is now married to a naco and living in a similar house with bars on the windows. And now her darling Paco has lost his star singing attraction at the bar. How is he going to make a living? Perhaps more ladies' nights.

Speaking of the bar, Pancho and Caramelo are now there arguing. He's annoyed that the bigamy is out in the open on account of her and he'll have to go to prison. (Actually, I think prosecutions for bigamy are probably rare--and would hardly result in a long prison sentence.)She seems happy about this, as he would be out of circulation. She loves him so much that she'll wait for five years, whatever. Then she begins to remember Paola and launches into another round of "I hate her. I hate her."

In the selva, Diana has some flashbacks: kissing Max, giving birth, and even Diego. She says she misses Max, her baby, and even Diego. She is sorry she can't love him.
Iggy and Andres are looking at a map of the island trying to find the manicomio and also water. They see a river. How come for the last two days they didn't seem to have a map and were wandering around aimlessly?

Back at Iggy's, Silvia is dressed in the Wonder Woman costume again. She tells Camila she's going to a casting at Venevision for a children's show. Camila exults at how all is going her way.

Diana and Marfil drink water in the selva. They whisper a plan to escape. It doesn't make much sense that Iggy and Andres leave them so unprotected.

Now it's Lala's turn to get Fediota to stop drinking. No luck.
She tells Fed that Max is here. Enter Max. We now see that his ugly sweater actually has leather elbow patches. Lala tells Gav to take a cold bath and go to sleep. Gav says she's not going to sleep while Diana is missing. More booze!

Silvia comes to the TV studio and runs into Larry. She imagines that they both succeed in acting, and they are walking the red carpet. She is dressed as Marilyn Monroe in the white halter dress from "The Seven Year Itch." The fantasy ends with her skirt being blown upward, a la MM.

Kiki now shows up with Gaby, as he is casting for the same novela as Larry. Larry grabs Gaby and pulls her aside. He tries to explain that it was Kiki's fault for his leaving her at the church. She looks like she wants to believe, but just then he is called for his casting call. Kiki comes over and tells her "don't believe a word he says about me."

In the selva, the fearsome foursome get lost some more. They argue, and now Iggy wants to kill Diana and "Debora."

Back at the mansion, Nancy is wielding a mop and talking to Diego. At least his concern for Diana has caused him to leave off painting for a while. Nancy thinks this is the opportune moment for her to confess her long secret love for Diego! She used to watch him give Paola piano lessons. She says that if Diana doesn't come back she will take care of him. Of course, he takes this the wrong way and rises into full Diego rage mode: You want Diana to die! Get out of here.

Nancy is devastated and retreats to get advice from Lala, who is watering some plants with a hose. (Wouldn't they have automatic sprinklers and a gardener at the mansion?) Lala, who does know her sons all too well, says that Diego always takes things the wrong way.

Camila wants Max to go out to dinner. He is not in the mood. In a brilliant parallel to the previous scene, she offers to be at his side if Diana never comes back. He says no, he will never be happy unless he has Diana.

Diego screams for Gaviota to come quickly. He wants her to fire Nancy, as Nancy wants Diana to die. Lala intervenes and says that he has taken it all the wrong way. Gaviota agrees, probably because she is too drunk to take action.
Lala tells her stupid son he should ask Nancy to forgive him.

In the woods, it appears that Iggy wants to make out with Diana. He grabs her, but she wriggles out of his grasp.

Octopus now is telling Paco that their two daughters have married the same man. Paco is impactado. He didn't know! Bruno pipes up: he should go to prison. Octopus thought bubbles about how they are sisters, but of course, she is not telling him. It now appears that the two girls are going to share Pancho, but it won't be a happy household.

In the selva, the group are arguing about whether to keep going or sleep. Iggy shoots Andres in the leg! I give the orders here! Of course, if he wants them to keep going, shooting someone in the leg is not going to help with that goal. Nurse Diana applies a tourniquet using Andres's belt.

Lala announces Max again to Drunkiota. Max comes in and wants to see the baby. He wants to find out if the baby is his! Credits roll.

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