Caray, Caray!

Mariangel tells Diego that they are going to have a baby. Rather than be overjoyed at the news, Diego is disconcerted. He tells Mangle that since his amnesia he’s not been able to feel a connection with her. She pretends that she understands and tells him with time his memory will come back (I’m sure all the while hoping it doesn’t). Even without his memory, Diego’s logic and mathematical abilities are still sharp. He realizes that if they just got married, how could she be pregnant already. Mangle tells him about the time “he got her drunk and they ended up in bed together, only to be discovered by her father.” The look on Diego’s face is priceless, while Mangle is spinning her version of the story. He deduces that then they “had” to get married, it wasn’t because they were in love. Mangle says that indeed they were/are very much in love and she questions how he could be doubtful of so many things. She gets hit by a wave of morning sickness (even though it isn’t morning) and has to leave Diego. Here’s hoping that morning sickness is like Mangle’s own version of Pinocchio, ever time she lies she’ll get sick----she’ll be using the commode quite a bit.

Sgt. Garcia (SAM) makes it back to the de la Vega compound, avoiding any wounds from Alejandro’s soldiers. He meets with Al and fills him in on the plan to attack the north side of the prison, creating a distraction in order for Pizarro to have time to free Esmeralda and Dolores. Al tells SAM that he trusts him, calls him sergeant. SAM reminds Al that actually he’s been demoted and no longer carries that rank. Al tells him that if he thinks and believes that he is a sergeant, then that’s what he is. SAM gets puffed up by Al’s kind words. Al tells SAM that by attacking the prison, he (Al) is going to be leaving the hacienda basically unprotected, so Al wants to know if SAM believes Pizarro is being on the up and up. SAM says that he’d remain at the hacienda with a few good men. Now, I don’t know if this was an offer SAM was making, to remain and guard the hacienda himself, or if he was speaking hypothetically, but by Al’s response of “I knew I could trust you” I’m led to believe that it is the former.

Pizarro unshackles Esme and tells her that it’s going to be dangerous with Al attacking the prison, there is going to be crossfire. He’s going to leave the cells unlocked and with his signal, Esme and Dolores are to escape. Esme asks about Renzo, isn’t he going to be freed. Piza says he doesn’t trust him, so no. Esme is insistent, Renzo must be freed and after all, he’s the only one who knows where to find my mother, Sara Kali. Piza agrees and unlocks her cell and tells Esme to wait for his signal, even when she hears gunshots, she needs to wait and don’t do anything before the signal (this is being stressed so much, that I’m afraid she’s not going to wait and something bad will happen). While he is saying all of this Piza’s face softens up a bit, I think it’s because the deep furrow in the middle of his brows are gone, he actually doesn’t look mean, but wait, it is only a passing moment, the scowl returns and he wishes them good luck. Piza unlocks Renzo’s cell and leaves the three soon to be fugitives.

Almudena finds Al preparing for his battle. She tells Al that she wants him to tell Diego about Esme and that he loves her not Mangle. Dena’s overheard Mangle telling Diego so many lies and she doesn’t like it one bit. Al says now is not the time, there is just too much going on right now, like the attack on the prison. Besides, it isn’t going to be easy to tell Diego that he made a mistake and then had to marry a woman he didn’t love, while leaving his true love behind. Dena says he’s right, but they better tell him soon, she knows Mangle is her niece, but she’s a regadora (that’s what I heard, but have no idea what it means) and Dena doesn’t want Diego to fall under her lies. Al promises that tomorrow things will change. The couple exchange words of love and kiss goodbye.

Esme is afraid, she said that Piza was nervous and that concerns her (ulcer 1). Renzo feels the same (ulcer 2). Dolores obviously agrees, because she wants to leave now and not wait for Piza’s signal (ulcer 3). Renzo isn’t so sure that’s a good idea, but Dolo says they need to figure out another way of getting out of the prison. Renzo reasserts that he is willing to save Esme and her child with his own life.

Yumali has been caught in the prison. She is brought to Piza, and he tells the soldier escorting her that he’ll take care of things. He tells Yumi that he knows she’s from Alejandro and she insists that she is acting alone. Piza grabs her by the throat and tells her that now she’s complicated things. He takes her to Esme and her peeps. He tells Esme that they need to rehash with Yumi to bring her up to speed and make sure that Yumi doesn’t do anything stupid (ok, Esme hasn’t always made the best of choices herself, so this is kinda like the blind leading the blind, and then you throw Renzo and Dolores into the mix and we are just poised for something to go awry).

Piza leaves them and his asthma kicks in. He is able to recover and goes to find Montero who demands to know if he’s got his men ready for the attack on the hacienda. Piza tells his boss that he sent some men ahead, to be a jump start. Monty calls him stupid and begins to berate him. Piza has a flashback to his childhood when he was being punished by his papa. Monty questions Piza’s lack of response as him being afraid. Piza says on the contrary, I think we should leave to attack the hacienda now. Monty orders Piza to remain at the prison, he’ll take care of the de la Vegas himself and when he gets back they are going to get some things straightened out between them.

Suddenly shots are fired. The prison is under attack!!! Monty, in the melee, just shouts insults to his soldiers. Al is able to make it into the prison courtyard and is face to face with Monty. Al pulls out his sword, Monty his gun. Monty shoots and Al is able to dodge the bullet (seriously, he just leaned to one side and avoided being hit---this man is amazing!!). I have no doubt that Monty is a poor shot, but Al is obviously some kind of super soldier---that’s why he’s a general. Monty kills some of Al’s men, right in front of Al, I guess to prove how he’s such a bad @ss. The two men face off.

Olmos is roaming the streets and wonders about the gunshots at the prison. Two men approach him and tell him that they were sent from the Duke to find him.

Dolores tells Yumi that she is impulsive…..

Sorry to say at this point my recorder stopped L So, I’m asking all of you wonderful commentators to please fill me and the rest of the reading audience in on what happened after this point. And if you want to keep up the ulcer count, we are currently at three so far.

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