Caray, Caray!

We open to Friday's closing scene, where Diana gives a pep talk to the employees at the fabrica. Uplifting music tells us that Diana the satin-clad president will prevail! The employees all promise to give Diana their full support, and then one employee reminds Diana that the future of the company is in her hands. Uplifting music is replaced with the synthesizer of doom.

Jump to Hospital TeleMiami, where Andres has run into "Marfil." She's fidgety and breathing heavy and looking like she's about to jump out of her own skin and Andres wants to know why. Andres: What's making you so nervous? Is it because you're really Deborah, not Marfil? No, that can't be it - Ignacio told me that she drowned in the selva.
Marfil: No, it's just that you scared me. I didn't know that you were back.
They discuss Diana's amnesia and how as long as her memory is blocked, they're safe.
Andres badgers her some more about being nervous, and she assures him that she's not Deborah, she's Marfil, and she's going to enjoy the life that Deborah tried to steal from her!

We return to Diana's office, where several of the execs are discussing how things should be handled, and a debate ensues over whether it would be best to declare bankrupty or to stay and fight. They ask Diana what she thinks. Diana gives her typical glazed over look and says nothing.

Back to "Marfil" and Andres, where Andres has "Marfil" by the neck and wants to know the truth - is she Marfil or not? What kind of security do they have at Hospital TeleMiami? Andres seems to have his run of the place - he's assaulted Gaby in the hospital garage, Ignacio as he laid in his bed, and now Marfil right in the middle of a hallway! And let's not forget how close Marfil was to stealing Diana's newborn baby. Anyway... back to "Marfil" and Andres. Marfil tells him what a brute he is, and how she can't believe that her sister would have married him.

They're interrupted by little doormat, who wants to know what Marfil is doing there talking with this guy. Marfil's claws come out as she tells Gaby that she's not going to give her an explanation, because although she has new clothes, she still smells like a servant. She walks out, and as Gaby tries to follow, Andres asks her "where are you going, beautiful? Since I saw you at the mansion, I haven't been able to stop thinking about you. In bed." She slaps his face, then we see a flashback of her attack in the garage, and suddenly she realizes where she knows him from! She knows that he's the one who attacked her. She recognizes his eyes - the eyes that disgust and repulse her!

Next we're transported to the studio where Larry's taping his telenovela. Rene is about to come unglued over the news of Pilar's pregnancy. Rene tells Lunkhead that there's no way Gaby will stay married to him if Pilar's carrying his baby, but Lunkhead is hoping that Pilar won't tell her. Rene gets a good laugh out of this. "You hope that she won't tell? You think she'll stay quiet? Ha! She's probably on her way to tell Gaby right now!" Rene gives a PSA regarding the use of condoms (globos) as he pulls a handful out of his pocket and throws them at Larry.

The perfume execs are arguing about the best way to recover financially. Maybe they should declare bankruptcy and sell all of the equipment, no - they should try to borrow it, but the banks probably won't lend it to them... Diana interrupts and tells them they must fight, and she won't allow anyone to question her decision. She challenges any doubters to leave the room. Nobody does, so she assumes that they're all in agreement and can work on a plan of attack to save the fabrica. Something tells me that all of these execs will be posting their resumes on monster.com before dark tonight!

Back to the studio, where Rene is still ranting at Larry. Larry tells him that he's usually careful, just not with Pilar. Rene really reads him the riot act over this - you think that Pilar is some "little white dove," a "Mother Teresa?" She was sleeping with you and Kike al mismo tiempo, guey! Rene advises Larry to go tell Gaby about the pregnancy himself, in person, before she hears it from someone else. Larry says he will, but first he has to go see Pancho, who's married his sister without being divorced.

Back to the hospital, where Gaby's sure that Andres was her attacker - she recognizes his voice! He admits that it was him, but it doesn't matter because she has no proof. She sounds like a chip off the ol' block as she swears that one day he'll pay for the pain he's caused! Andres give his best evil laugh as she walks away.

Gaby arrives in Fedora's room in tears, and tells her of the attempted rape, and that she's just figured out that it was Andres, the guy who works for Ignacio. Oh, don't you worry, Gaby - he's now been added to the list of vengeance. It appears that Fedora has forgotten how worried she was that her quests for vengeance were ruining her life. Commercial.

At the fabrica, Diana is signing documents as the receptionist and Emilio watch over her. Emilio asks if she's too tired to do another meeting in half an hour, but our little heroine is ready to roll. Send 'em in!

Jump to Lala's backyard, where creepy Pancho is telling Paola how delicious she smells. Lala has taught her to cook, and she's prepared dinner for him... next we go into the same old discussion about how he's married to her and Caramelo. Just as he charms his fiera into going back to bed with him, Larry busts into the yard and gives him a good punch in the mouth. A brawl ensues with Larry, Pancho, and Rene all in a pile.

Back at the fabrica, Diana promises Emilio that she's going to fight to save the company. Little does she know that Beatriz is on the horn with Octavia updating her with the day's events. Ocatavia predicts that the factory will be closed within 15 days, and she will enjoy the world when she knows that the doors of the factory are closed forever. Cue the synthesizers.

At Bar Don Paco, Caramelo is giving Paco the silent treatment. Paco wants to compare his new wife with the naco that Caramelo has married. She refuses - she loves Pancho and she won't let Paola have him. "Just like you love that shameless woman, I love Pancholon."

Back to the rumble in Lala's back yard, where Rene manages to pull Pancho and Larry apart. Pancho threatens to call the police, and Larry tells him to do it - then they can tell the police that he's a bigamist! Rene tells them to knock it off before someone breaks a rib. Circus music plays as Larry leaves and Pancho tells himself that he was born in the wrong place - he should have been an Arab surrounded by women.

Paco is still trying to talk some sense into Caramelo. He wants to call the police, but she swears that it will kill her. She's sure that he's going to come back to her - she just has to get pregnant! Great idea, muchachita. That always works. Paco tells her it's a bad idea - that's a tactic used by vulgar women.

Diana's still burning the midnight oil at the fabrica, with Emilio at her side. All of the meetings went well and tomorrow she wants to go three cars for her, Gaviota, and Gaby. What a great idea when the company's in financial ruin! Emilio is happy to see her changed from the timid and quiet nurse that she once was. That woman is gone, and this one is not interested in love, even with Maximilliano. She loves nobody, right now she's only interested in saving the company. Commercial break.

We return from the commercial to Emilio telling Diana that she's young and beautiful, she's just been lookin' for love in all the wrong places. She gives him the sob story about marrying Diego, who she doesn't love and never will. Nothing new here.

Hospital TeleMiami: Paco has arrive to visit Fedora. Doormat tell him that she's improving now that Diana has returned, and leaves him alone with sleeping Fedora. She awakes and gives him the same old speech about the pain he's caused.

At the fabrica, Emilio tells Beatriz that he and Diana are leaving. She responds that this place isn't going to last long under Diana's rule. Diana and Fedora are inept and without glamour. Diana overhears and lets her know that goes into a long winded speech about how she'll show all these haters how it's done! Beatriz fumbles a hollow apology and Diana lets her keep her job.

Paco wants to recap his own pains, pains he suffered at the hands of Fedora. "You didn' know that you loved me. I was waiting for your passion. Now I just want your friendship." No dice, Paco. You married her Octavia - you've made your bed and now you can lie in it, hombre! Commercial break.

Back from the commercial, Paco is still begging for Fedora's forgiveness and she's not giving it.

Ignacio's apartment: Sylvia and Camila look like they're dressed for a Halloween party or something, with Sylvia all decked out in skin tight red bell bottoms and matching halter top while Sylvia's broken out the black spiky wig a'la the '90s. She's sporting a nasty shiner from Camila's previous attack, and is wearing a brace around her neck. That doesn't stop her from trying to find out why Camila's in such a good mood. She's happy because she and Maxi kissed - a real kiss with passion. More scheming from these two about how to get Max back. Maybe they should go ahead and tell Max that Diana's baby is his - he'll hate her for lying and then fall madly in love with Camila otra vez. Sylvia says this head of mine doesn't have hair, but it has ideas! Commercial break.

We return to Fedora's bedside, where she and Paco are carrying on their heart to heart. She's sorry, but she doesn't want to, and she can't forgive him. He knows that she's a good, noble person, who's forgiven many others, can't she just forgive him too? *Seriously, who's he talking about? Fedora neither forgives nor forgets!*

At Lala's, Pancho is talking to his mama (who's wearing a tiger striped blouse that Paola must have picked out in exchange for cooking lessons) about what happened between him and Larry. She tells him that Larry has a right to defend his sister, and when Max finds out, he should expect more of the same. Pobre de Lala. She just doesn't know what to do with this shameful son of hers! Just then the phone rings - Paola's been found in a park, totally drugged.

Max makes his first appearance of the show in a hideous purple button down and matching tie that really clashes with Camila's fire red getup. She's trying to seduce him, as usual, but he tells her that he can't erase Diana from his heart. Even in Camila's arms, he can't forget Diana. Credits roll.

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