Caray, Caray!

We open to Friday's closing scene - Gaviota laying in bed crying, when Max arrives and asks if he can see if Maxito is his son. Gaviota looks perplexed...

Next we're transported to the telenovela casting office, where Silvita comes stomping into the waiting room crying and screaming because she didn't get the part she wanted - the casting director told her she was the worst of them all! Little doormat tries to console her, but Silvia storms out of the room. Next Larry and Kique walk out looking somber. These two are such fine actors - neither is going to give away the surprise. Gaby asks which of them got the part, but we don't get our answer before we're whisked away to Ignacio's apartment.

At Ignacio's, Silvia is complaining to Camila about how frustrated she is for not getting the part. Of course Camila is not interested - she only wants to discuss her evil plan to get Maxi Maxi back. She tells Silvia that if Diana doesn't return, and he learns that Maxito is his, Camila can be the substitute mom! Silvia is not thrilled. Eeew - why would she want to be a mom to Diana's little bastard? But Silvita, you must see the big picture - this is the passport to Max's heart!

Back to the casting office, where we learn that Luscious got the job! He begins to gloat, but is cut off by Kique's announcement that he'll never win Gaby, as he takes her hand and leads her out the door.

We're transported to the selva where Andres is in bad shape after being shot by Ignacio. Ignacio wants to move on, but Diana the compassionate nurse tells him that Andres can't move in this condition. Andres asks her to forgive him for all of the pain he's caused her, and she tells him to calm down, she's not going anywhere. She and Ignacio argue - he doesn't know why she would want to stay with Andres, but Florence Nightengale reminds him that she's a nurse, and she must help him, as he's injured. He should do the same, as he's a doctor! Apparently the fact that Ignacio's the one who shot Andres has slipped her mind.

We move on to psycho mansion where Lala brings Maxito into Gaviota's room to see Maximilliano. Violins play as Max tells the little one that they share the same name and Gaviota thinks to herself that the baby is his, but she doesn't have the right to tell Max since Diana never did. I'm wondering - is this what Max meant when he asked if he could "see" if the baby is his? He just wants to look at him? Can't the TeleMiami hospital run a DNA test? Or is that department closed now that Dr. Evil has been let go? Enter Dona Santa, who sees Max holding the baby and asks if the baby is his, and is disappointed to hear that he's not. Max agrees.

Dona Santa is in the living room looking for one of her dolls when Diego rolls in and asks if she's seen Nancy. Dona says that she must be hiding like her doll Ileanita! But she just saw her grandson in Gaviota's room, and he's holding Diana's baby, who looks very much like him! Synthesizer of doom plays.

Back to the selva, where the ladies are trying to nurse Andres back to health while Ignacio opens his cell phone. I can't wait to see if his cell phone works in the middle of the selva!

We return to Gaviota's bedroom where Max is telling her that nothing would make him happier than to learn that the baby is his. His cell phone rings and it's none other than Ignacio! Ignacio does not reveal his identity - he's using a corner of his shirt to muffle his voice - he says that his identity is not important, but he's Diana's kidnapper. He tells Max about the plane crash, and that Diana is dead! Cut to commercial.

We return from commercial, where Max is still talking to Ignacio. He's telling Max that Diana died in the crash, but Max doesn't believe him. Ignacio tells him that if he wants to know the truth he should send a search party. Ignacio hangs up.

Back to the living room, Dona Santa is continuing to torture Diego with the details of Max's visit with the baby. Diego goes to the foot of the steps and proceeds to scream to Max to come down, and get out of the house. He has no right to be there.

In Gaviota's room, Lala is worried when she hears Diego's screams. It's so odd that she looks surprised - she had to know Diego wasn't going to be cool with this little meeting. I guess she didn't expect Dona Santa to spill the beans. Anyway, she takes the baby away as Max tells her that the caller said that Diana has been taken out of the country and it appears that she's dead. Gaviota faints.

At the foot of the stairs, Diego is having a conniption fit because Max hasn't come down yet. He's so furious that he pulls himself from the chair and stands at the foot of the stairs!

In the selva, the argument over whether the group will move on continues. Diana and Marfil say that Andres is too weak to walk, but Ignacio tells them that Andre's but luck is not his problem. As they argue, Marfil sees that he has his cell and asks why he hasn't called for help. He tells her to listen up, they're continuing with the plan - Andres is going to stay theri and die and the ladies are going to the manicomio.

Back to Gaviota's room, where Max is applying smelling salts to awaken Gaviota after her fainting spell. She awakes and asks him if Diana's really dead. He says that's what the person on the phone said, but they must investigate.

At the foot of the stairs, Dona Santa and Lala are thrilled to see that Diego was able to stand. Diego is sure that it means he'll walk again!

In the selva, it's the same argument - to move on or not to move on. While Diana argues with Ignacio, Marfil takes the opportunity to grab a log and crack Ignacio over the back of the head with it. He falls, but recovers quickly and runs after Marfil. Diana tries to get Andres to leave with her but he's too weak. Here's an interesting exchange - Andres tells her to look for the manicomio, it must be close. She responds that she doesnt' want to go there because they'll lock her up, but he promises that he won't let that happen. Is she foolish enough to believe him? All signs point to yes.

Meanwhile, Marfil is running aimlessly through the selva with Ignacio hot on her heels.

Back to Emilio's apartment where Larry is telling Yolanda the good news about the part that he got. He's finally going to realize his dream to be an actor. Yolanda tells him that soon he'll have thousands of fans chanting "Larry! Larry!" He tells her that would be great, more than that he's like to win Gaby's love. Too bad she wants a divorce.

At the mansion, Lala and Diego's happiness at his ability to stand is short lived. They're interrupted by Gaviota, Max, Miguelina, and Caramelo who tell him that Max has some news about Diana that he must hear. Diego wants to throw Max out on his ear, but the rest of the crew insist that he must hear what Max has to say. Max tells him that Diana is dead. And we cut to commercial.

After the break, we return to the selva where Diana is running aimlessly when she falls and hits her head.

Back to Ignacio's apartment, where Silvia is still dressed like Wonder Woman. They're discussing the timing of Camila's bombshell - she doesn't want to tell him unless she knows that Diana is not coming back.

At Paco's little apartment, he's reading the newspaper when Octavia announces that she and Bruna are going to the mall so that she can buy a new pair of shoes. He asks Bruna to leave them alone for a minute, and then asks her if she was telling the truth in Key West when she said that she didn't kill Reinosa. Cue the synthesizer of doom.

Selva: Marfil is still running with Ignacio in hot pursuit. He catches her on the beach and wrestles her to the ground, but this fiera is not going to go easily. She manages to kick him in the head and get both of his guns!

Next we see that Diana is still passed out on the ground. Wait - there's a man - or is it Howdy Doody? He's wearing a long sleeved red shirt covered by baggy denim overalls that are rolled up halfway to his knees, flip flops on his feet, and a straw hat on his head. His nursing skills are better than Diana's - the first thing he does is check her pulse. Diana is still unconscious when he asks who she is and says that he's "the cricket." He wonders aloud if she was on the plane that crashed.

Back to the mansion, where chaos has erupted. All of the ladies are sobbing uncontrollably as they hear the news of Diana's death. Max tells Diego that he will arrange a search party, and argues that he must be the one to do it because of Diego's condition.

Ignacio is now pleading for his life to Marfil, who has him at gunpoint. He punches her in the mouth and takes the guns before she has a chance to shoot. The two of them are wrestling and end up in the ocean, where Ignacio holds her under until she stops moving.

Octavia is assuring Paco that she didn't kill Reinosa. She's near tears as she tells him that this is all Fedora's fault - she's turned him against her! They can't be together if he doesn't trust her, and if he loves Fedora, he should return to her. Of course Paco falls for this. Of course he loves and trusts her.

Back to the selva where Ignacio has returned to where he left Andres and Diana and learns that they're gone. Malditos! Cut to commercial.

We return from commercial in time for the tension breaking scene of today's show, where Paola is running out of the ocean fulling dressed when Emilio just happens to be jogging by. (Apparently Emilio didn't get his swim trunks at the same store where Max shops. They're loose fitting white shorts, not the skin tight kind that the Irazabals like). Paola runs up and jumps into his arms while the Fiera song plays in the background. He asks why she's swimming in her clothes and she tells him it's the new style. He's no dummy - he knows that she's on drugs. He asks why her hubby is allowing this, and she tells him that he's distracted by his two wives. Emilio is impactado.

Ignacio is still searching for Diana and Andres as the sun sets.

At the mansion, everyone is huddled in the living room crying over the news, when Max and Gaviota enter and share the news that a private plane crashed a few days ago. Tomorrow they will go with the authorities to see if Diana was on the plane.

Next we're transported to a room where an IV hangs on a stand in the corner, then we zoom in on Diana's sleeping face. Is it a hospital? Wait! There are nuns in the room! It's the obligatory convent scene. We can't have an entire telenovela without putting someone in a convent! The nuns are wondering how Diana and her companion got there. They'll just have to wait until they wake up to find out. Just then, Diana wakes up! The sisters tell her not to worry, she's safe. Mother superior is there to take care of her. How did they arrive in the selva? And who shot her companion? But Diana falls asleep before she can answer. Mother superior goes off to see the cricket to see if he has any more detail. Cut to commercial.

We return from commercial, but I have to pause it to compose myself when I see the cricket again - he looks like he's about 4 feet tall as he's jumping up to dust a crucifix hanging on the wall. He's still wearing the goofy outfit, and now he has a big black smudge across his face. He pulls a chair over so that he can reach the crucifix, and Mother Superior scares him when she enters the room. She grabs him by the ear and asks what he was doing on her chair. There are nuns to clean the crucifix, he shouldn't be doing it. He's an hombrecito and she must teach him. This is like a conversation between Camila and Sylvia - too strange to take seriously.

Back to Ignacio's, where Max is telling Larry por telefono that he's leaving at 5 in the morning to see if Diana was on the plane that crashed. Silvia actually makes sense for a change when she asks him if it's a good idea for him to travel with Gaviota, who hates him and his family. He assures her that they've put their hatred aside for now. The important thing is to find Diana. Alive.

Back to the convent, where the cricket tells Mother Superior that he came across Diana and Andres when he was out foraging for food. He thinks that they could be from a plane that crashed a few days ago that his father told him about. He asks if he can see Diana and tell her that he was the one who rescued her.

In Diana's room, Grillo and Mother Superior walk into the room just as Diana awakes. They ask her if she was on the plan that crashed, but she doesn't remember. She doesn't remember her name either! Perfecto - now she has amnesia! Credits roll.

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