Caray, Caray!

Mangle tells Montero that she is preggers. ‘So what,’ he says. ‘It’s yours,’ replies Mangle and she tells him that she and Diego have never been intimate. Drugging Diego and claiming that they were together was just a trick to get him to marry her. Montero says that the baby is her problem. She can’t go around saying it is Pizarro’s or everyone will know what she is – a slut (mujerzuela). Mangle’s anger gets Montero excited and he grabs her.

Pizarro tells Esme that Diego cares nothing about her or her baby. She is unhappy but Renzo and Dolores urge her not to despair. Esme tells Pizarro that Montero came to her cell and showed her a paper that said that the house where the gitanos hid after they rescued SK is owned by Diego. He will use it to implicate Diego in the escape even though he didn’t have anything to do with it.

Pizarro says that the situation is very delicate especially since Zorro helped the gypsies in the rescue. Pizarro says that while SK is alive, he can protect her and expose Montero’s treachery to the royal family. ‘What should we do?’ asks Esme. Pizarro responds that they have to wait for Alej to come in on their side. If he doesn’t decide soon, Esme, you are as good as dead.

Some guys who worked for FS come to join with Alej. They tell Alej that FS has left the city and Montero has taken all his power and is trying to kill them. Alej lets them join his little army but when they leave, he tells his henchman, Rafael, to keep an eye on the new guys. They need all the warm bodies they can get. Dangerous times are a comin’.

Diego is having flashbacks looking at his medallion. He sees Esmeralda’s medallion.

Esme takes comfort in the fact that Diego is ok. She suggests that he was feigning indifference to fool Montero and is, even now, planning their escape.

Mangle and Montero have a post boincking chat. Montero tells Mangle to claim that her baby is Diego’s. Mangle is concerned that the matter is not that simple. She tells Montero that he has the same problem. What will people says when Esme has a baby that isn’t his. Montero tells Mangle that Esme is locked up in the prison and she is going to have an ‘accident.’ Montero tells Mangle to enjoy her good fortune – it won’t last long.

Esme is chipping away at the stones of her cell when she experiences abdominal pains. She claims it is nothing. Everything will be fine. When Alej attacks Montero, Pizarro will set them free. Renzo reminds her that Olmos betrayed the plan to free SK; Pizarro might do the same. Esme has confidence that betraying them would not be to Pizarro’s advantage. Still, they have to be vigilant in protecting SK.

Aaron and FS come upon a group of Indians and ask for food and water. FS doesn’t want to approach them. A woman brings some food to Aaron. He passes it to FS who has a flashback to killing Regina. He throws the food at the woman and runs back into the woods followed by Aaron.

MP is back at the internado. NN is visiting her and says that she has heard the news that MP will their Mother Superior. MP tells NN that she knows she was against this. NN says no, that was the old NN. Now she will be a perfect servant to MP. Just then, Sister Carola comes in and says that Camba has returned. NN goes outside and tells him that she is so glad that he is ok. Carola says that PT has said that it is ok for Camba to stay with them. All the sisters are standing there looking at Camba with silly grins. [PT is ok with letting a big, handsome, half-naked guy stay with a bunch of nun wannabees on probation. Not that there is any historical accuracy here, but in this time period, men did not believe that women could control their sexual desire. Nuns were usually cloistered and not allowed to see any man except a priest.]

Montero asks Pizarro if he has retaken Alej’s hacienda. He says, ‘no, it was too well fortified.’ Montero says that lately Pizarro hasn’t been able to complete any of the orders he has been given. He tells Pizarro that he isn’t commandante material. Pizarro has a flashback to being a little kid breathing heavily and being told by somebody that he will never amount to anything because he is a mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indian) and worse, he is sick. Back to the present and Montero is telling Pizarro the same thing (except the part about being sick) – he is a second rater, a good for nothing. Montero orders Pizarro to take his men and attack Alej’s hacienda this evening and take no prisoners. Montero orders Pizarro to kill Alej and all his men. Alone in the hall, Pizarro is apparently having an asthma attack. He vows that he is not a second rater and that no one is stronger than him.

At the hacienda, military preparations are suggested by men are running around the courtyard with torches. Meanwhile the de la Vegas: Mangle, Diego, Alej and Almudena sit down to a nice formal dinner [are they in the same hacienda?] Alej asks where Yumalai is but the maid doesn’t know. Alej goes to find her. He finds her war paint and realizes that she is gone. ‘What war is she fighting?’ he asks, ‘against whom and with whom.’ Cut to a scene of Yuma slinking around the prison.

Back at dinner, Alej reports to the family that Yumalai has left with he knife and in her war paint. Alumdena is concerned and Mangle is dismissive and nasty. Diego asks what caused this ‘agression’ on Montero’ part. ‘It’s political and concerns the Crown’ says Alej. He tells them that years ago, the family in the direct line of succession to the Spanish Crown was eliminated. There was a survivor, however, whose daughter just escaped from the prison. By rights, she should be Queen. The maid announces that Sgt. Garcia is outside.

Pizarro tells Esme that he has been ordered to massacre everyone in the de la Vega hacienda. She is impactada. Pizarro says that he has sent Sgt. Garcia to warn Alej. Pizarro asks Esme is she will trust him now. Montero is a raging beast. Pizarro’s neck is on the line too. Esme must obey him without question.

Olmos is shopping for real estate. He wants an isolated house where he can be alone with his love – Mangle.

At the hacienda, Alej tells everyone that he has sent Sgt. Garcia back to Pizarro with the message that he will attack the prison tonight. Alej has to trust Pizarro although he doubts his honesty. When Alej and his men attack the prison, Pizarro will free Esme and Dolores. ‘Esmeralda?’ says Diego, obviously remembering the name. Mangle interrupts to say that Alej’s plan is great. Alej goes back to the ‘political problem.’ He says that if the woman freed from the prison is the rightful Queen of Spain, it is his duty to protect her and get her back to Spain. ‘The Queen…,’ says Mangle in a wondering tone. Diego asks to help with the fighting but his father says that he has been educated for the arts of peace once the war is over.

Yumalai has snuck into the prison and is going to attack the two guards. She overhears them talking about Montero and Esme and concludes that Esme is alive.

Aaron asks FS why he reacted so strongly to some humble Indians. FS says that he has killed a lot of Indians. ‘But you had your reasons. They killed your family.’ Aaron asks FS to tell him what happened. FS recaps the murder. Aaron tells him that he needs to forgive the Indians so he can find peace in his soul.

PT tells MP about what is happening in the town. She is concerned about FS. PT tells her that the whole situation with Montero is because FS’s wife escaped from the Callao prison. MP is impactada.

The gypsies have found a place to shelter and rest. They discuss SK returning to Spain. SK says that she doesn’t want the crown for herself but to help her friends. ‘Don’t you have a lot enemies in Spain?’ asks Laisha. ‘Yes,’ says SK, ‘but I also have a lot of friends and supporters.’ The only person she is really fears says SK is Duke Jacob.

In Spain, the evil Duke tells the Queen that they captured the King’s assassin but unfortunately he died before he could reveal who was behind the plot. The Queen is upset and the Duke suggests that she rest. When she is gone, he gives a letter to a servant telling him [and us] that it is an order to execute the Marquesa. She was a big supporter of the King in America. ‘Crush the head and the tentacles must die too,’ says the Duke.

Sgt. Garcia reports to Pizarro that Alej has agreed to the plan to attack the prison. Pizarro sends Garcia back to the hacienda with instructions to have Alej attack the northern part of the prison. Garcia is still suspicious of Pizarro’s good faith. Garcia asks him about the prisoners. Pizarro says that he will take care of them. Once Garcia is gone, Pizarro says that he will take care of the prisoners – in due time. His words and expression do not inspire confidence.

The guards come to take Esme and Dolores to another cell. They are going to leave Renzo but Esme says that she isn’t moving without Renzo and the guards seem to be taken aback. [They can’t just pick her up or drag her along? They might have trouble picking up Dolores.]

Alej explains his plan to his subordinates. He says that since he has the advantage of surprise, the fact that he has fewer troops than Montero doesn’t matter. He orders two men to watch the prison and Montero’s house and report anything strange. Bernardo wants to participate but Alej says he has a more important mission – to protect the women in the hacienda, which will be left completely unguarded. The whole purpose of the attack on the prison is to provide a diversion so that Pizarro can free Esme & Dolores. Alej’s subordinate reports no success in finding Yumalai and Alej says that he is worried that she might be in danger [duh – warriors usually are in danger]

Maybe Yumalai is in danger because she’s not a very good warrior. While she is sneaking around the prison, a guard takes her prisoner.

Pizarro reports to Montero that his troops are ready to attack the hacienda. Montero says that only Mangle should be spared. Then Montero throws a monkey wrench into Pizarro’s plan by saying that he will come along on the attack. Pizarro is impactado.

Mangle is putting the moves on Diego while Almudena overhears. When Diego says that he is worried about what is happening with his family, Mangle counters that she just wants to help heal him [sexual healing, maybe]. Diego can’t say no and Mangle takes him off to her room saying that she wants to tell him something.

Esme tells Pizarro that she won’t change cells without Renzo. He responds that maybe she won’t have to since the plan is in danger because of Montero’s participation in the raid on the hacienda. Pizarro wasn’t going to attack the hacienda but with Montero along, he will have to and the hacienda will be totally unguarded because Alej has sent all his men to the prison. Renzo accuses Pizarro of betraying them but Pizarro denies it. Esme begs Pizarro to do something to save the de la Vegas.

Mangle is putting the moves on Diego. He stops the proceeding saying that even though Mangle is beautiful, Diego is having dreams about another woman whose face he can’t see and he feels connected to this woman. Mangle claims that the woman Diego dreams about is her. When Diego asks why she says that, Mangle tells him that she is preggers with his child. Diego is impactado and the credits roll.

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