Caray, Caray!

After overhearing Lety talk on the phone about her date with Omar, Marcia looks forward to seeing Lety in action (she probably thinks she might pick up on the secret to Lety’s gift for lassoing men). After talking to herself a bit more, she decides she has no business going. However, she does decide that Fern must know about it.

Fern tells Omar he should have let Fern kill Luigi. Omar reasons that yes, Luigi is vain and deserves to be thrown out on his flaming butt, but it doesn’t change the fact he is a creative genius and therefore Conceptos needs him. Fern changes the subject and says now they need to figure out how to save company from Aldo. Omar doesn’t have time for this because he’s in love. Fern says that can’t be because that emotion is non-existent for Omar. Just then Caro calls Omar. He talks to her and then excitedly tells Fern that Caro did it; she got Omar a date with Aurora! He gets up to leave. Fern reminds him that they were about to do some brainstorming (which he says in English and sounds like “BREINSTOURRRMEEN” -- too sexy!).

Alicia brings Ariel the financial statements he asked for but they turn out to be last year’s statements. He really lays into her. He grabs her face and calls her “useless as always.” Alicia says she’s just out of practice. Then she says that the cuartel’s stupidity must have rubbed off on her. Ariel steps back and says if stupidity is contagious, then he better stay away from her. He snaps his fingers at her and screams at her to get out of here before she contaminates the rest of the company. Alicia is impactada.

In Ferns’ office, Fern asks Tomas for the low-down on Aldo’s intentions. Tomas has no news. Fern asks why Tom went all the way to Acapulco only to return empty-handed. Tom dials Aldo’s number and hands the phone to Fern. Fern hesitates, obviously not excited about having to talk to Aldo, but he is saved, as they only reach Aldo’s voice mail. Lety comes in. Tomas wants to tell her about his talk with Aldo, but Fern kicks him out of the office to be alone with Lety.

Alicia walks into the vortex sobbing. Marcia asks what wrong. She tells Marcia that Ariel fired her. [I felt really sorry for Alicia about now, but that immediately disappeared when--] She adds that when Ariel realized she is more intelligent than him, he got jealous and decided to get rid of her. Marcia says she’ll go talk to him. Alicia asks her to tell Ariel that because of him, she will be left desamparada (abandoned; left without anything). Marcia rolls -- but does not blink-- her eyes.

Back in Fern’s office, Fern tells Lety that he knows he promised to give her space, but he is wondering whether Lety has made a decision about the whole Fern/Aldo thing. He is very nervous and stumbles over the right words. Lety tells him that she has not decided, as she has been very busy and has many things preoccupying her brain. She looks at watch, prompting Fern to ask if she’s in a hurry. She replies that she is, actually; she has to take care of something personal. She leaves and Fern looks on dreamily. He remarks “tan divina!” just the way Lety used to remark about Fern.

Marcia asks Ariel what his deal is. Ariel says he is simply trying to help the company. He goes on about how he is the only one left who can save it. He says he needs her support, and asks if she, his own sister, will, for the first time ever, support him? Marcia contemplates this. She wonders if maybe Ariel is right. After all, Fern has betrayed her so many times and in so many ways. [At this point, Ariel should have rubbed his hands together and snickered evilly… but alas, no].

Marcia goes to see Fern. She asks Fern is he has learned anything new about Aldo, which of course he hasn’t. Fern speculates that Aldo is not in Acapulco being a great chef but rather shaking his belly for a buck. He makes a face and shakes his belly to demonstrate [pause; rewind; play]. Marcia nonchalantly asks where Lety is. She barely waits for him to answer before she spits out that she overheard Lety making a date with Omar. Fern bursts out laughing. He laughs straight through the commercial break! After the break, he asks to smell her breath and asks if she’s been drinking. He clarifies that that’s not possible, and besides, Omar actually has a date with a woman he met last night. Marcia says she heard Lety making the date herself. She adds that if Lety she claims to be in love with Fern and Aldo at the same time, maybe two men are enough and now she wants Omar, too. She leaves and Fern thinks aloud that Lety would never do something like that.

Luigi is in his office packing and whining to Amrita. He says it’s always the same story— the administrators against the creatives. The suits always want things to be bueno bonito y barato (often-used saying which defines the best bargain: “good, pretty, and cheap”). He picks up his box and starts to walk out. Irmita calls his bluff and bids him farewell. He promises he’s leaving in about five different ways. He walks out and then walks back in, saying he’s waiting for the elevator. Just then Alicia comes in bawling. She asks if she can live with him. He retorts that his religion doesn’t permit it. Besides, La Diva’s room is too small for the both of them (Alicia and Diva). Alicia recounts how Ariel fired her. Luigi bluntly spells out for Alicia all the reasons why she has no business being an administrative assistant, especially a presidential one. Irma hand signals to him something like “shut up, stupid!” except it’s Irmita, so she probably was signaling “if you can’t say something nice…” Alicia calls the kettle black… that is, she asks Luigi, “What are friends like you good for?” After she leaves, Irmita asks Luigi if staying after all. Luigi responds that he is mean, but not cruel-- Conceptos really needs him now!

Lety walks with Caro down the street and whines about how it’s raining men in Letyland. Caro tells her to take it easy. Lety does a double take and says she could swear she just saw. Caro thinks it’s her imagination. Of course, it’s not her imagination, because Fern has been following them and is presently hiding behind a bush.

Omar sweet talks to the picture of Aurora in the newspaper. He practices his pick up lines-- you guessed it -- at the bar in his apartment! He leans on a stool and comes up with this gem: “Aurora, for you I would be willing to put my foot in a bucket full of scorpions!” Ha!!!

Fern follows Lety and Caro into a building. He asks a very nice, professional-looking, older woman inside if she saw two women walk in; one is a tall, slender, beautiful woman and the other one... the other one… has glass and a braid. She confirms they are meeting with Manuel Rivera in his studio. Fern responds that, oh yes, Manuel is a good friend of his. He says he hasn’t seen Manuel in long time and wonders what does he do now? She replies that he is an image designer.

Manuel shows the women a fuchsia dress that he claims Salma Hayek has worn. Lety loves it but thinks its too provocative. Caro reminds her of her objective to get the earring back from Omar. He shows them a red dress which he says he doesn’t need and she can even use his Gustavo Vera jewelry. [He motions to the jewelry in a Vanna White style which make me wonder if it’s a product placement, but I couldn’t find anything abut it on the ‘net].

Fern is still talking to the woman. He thinks Lety wants to see the image consultant guy to get gussied up for the other man (a.k.a. Aldo). The woman is concerned. She asks if his mujer is cheating on him. Fern milks the motherly attention. He complains that yes, she is, and that aren’t all women like that?

Alicia arrives at home, still sobbing. There is a knock on her door. It’s a debt collector with a gang of repo-men. They begin to take all her furniture as she races around hysterically. She jumps on the couch to protest but when they pick it up she jumps off.

Fern tells his new surrogate mom that “the other one” wants to take Lety away form him. She responds “Que bruto!” (What a brute) he is for handing Lety over to his rival on a silver platter—no, a gold platter! Caro walks in and is surprised to see him. She asks loudly “What are you doing here?” so that Lety can hear. Lety comes in and backs back out, so Fern does not see her in the Aurora getup. He admits that he thought he saw her with Lety. Caro says that Lety is not here, as she has a very important appointment tonight.

Lety waits for the coast to clear. This red dress is much more flattering than the green one. She’s a goddess. She admires Aurora in the mirror and though bubbles that it’s divine that Fern is following her. [Gotta admit, if one must have a stalker, it might as well be a hunka-hunka burning love like Fern.]

Aurora walks into The Delights restaurant. Omar, appropriately, is delighted at the sight of her. He spews some crappy pseudo-prose that Lety doesn’t buy for a second. He adds that she provokes the poet he carries inside. The repulsion makes her twitch when he’s not looking. He says she is the sun that lights up his life [get it? Aurora = the dawn! Ha!]

Fern walks in looking for Lety. He hides when he sees Omar (with Aurora) at a table. Aurora asks Omar for the earring. Omar agrees to give it back if she gives him a kiss first. Aurora says sure, but only one. He closes his eyes and bends toward her. She makes a sad, sad Lety face like a kid who has to take a spoonful of fish oil. Aurora says she want the earring first. He gives it to her and leans in again for his kiss with his eyes closed. She takes off her long red satin glove and slaps him with it. He is mildly impactado. She explains that that is her way of kissing.

Fern can’t contain himself and bursts out laughing. Lety is also impactada when she recognizes Fern’s voice behind her. Omar runs over to him and they squabble. He asks to be introduced to her, but Omar refuses. Fern is not impressed by her name, “Aurora.” Omar asks if he prefers a name like “Jessica” (he puffs his chest out like Jessica Rabbit). Fern thinks “Leticia” is a much better name. They continue to argue. Omar turns around and Aurora is gone. The waiter says she ran out. Meanwhile, some guys with camera are really mad that they didn’t get a picture of the Mystery Woman before she left. They are afraid they will get fired for not getting a photo. They catch up to her near the door and try to take a pic but Lety hides her face and runs off. Fern and Omar runs in looking for her. The paparazzi guys ask F&O who the mysterious woman is. Fern says if they want to see a really beauty, they should see Leticia Padilla Solis. Omar runs out of the restaurant, and just misses Aurora, who speeds off in a cab. F&O accept defeat and pose for the paparazzi guys again.

Alicia stands in an empty apartment, holding a glass coffee pot, still sobbing. The moving men try to take the pot and she refuses to give it to them, saying it’s the only memento of she has left of her ex-husband. Just then her dad calls [with all her money troubles, why hasn’t the phone company shut off her phone service? And why didn’t the repo men take that halfway decent cordless phone?] She tells dad all about her woes. She says that she knows he can’t do anything for her [A commenter previously wrote her dad must be in jail… that is starting to sound like the best explanation here]. She bemoans about being left in the street. She hangs up and the debt collector tells her she needs to leave we have to lock up the apartment.


At a bar, Fern tells Omar that Mujer Misteriosa sounds like a name for a luchador [Mexican wrestlers always have cool names like “El Santo” or as Duelo fans know, “Intocable”]. Anyway... Omar is despondent over striking out with Aurora. He wonders if she is playing hard-to-get. Fern tries to cheer Omar up. He says he’s sure Omar will run into her again. More than anything, Fern is just happy Lety was not with Omar. He throws peanuts covered in chile powder for Omar to catch in his mouth [yum!].
Lety calls Caro from cab to advise she got earring back.

Alicia bangs on Marcia’s door, but there is no answer. It turns out the repo-men didn’t really take everything, because she has lots of luggage.

Marcia is having dinner with Ariel, Humbo, and Bozo-T. He says his first task as president is to take care of the intruders. Humbo thinks he should get Aldo's story first. Marcia says she wants to get rid of Lety, who is now trying to lasso three men, though she refuses to give them details. Ariel asks for their support and they look apprehensive [note to director: insert evil giggling and hand wringing by Ariel here, please].

Omar tells Fern Aldo must have bough the company to conquer Lety. They throw more peanuts at each other. [It’s so great to see them together again!]

Lety is walking home in her Aurora get-up when she runs into Robopop. He stops her to asks what she is doing out so late by herself.


Tomorrow -- The jig is up, si?

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