Caray, Caray!

Lety goes into Aldo’s office and overhears him telling someone on the phone that he needs another 1-1/2 million dollars in order to get his restaurant back. Lety asks Aldo to forgive her for not trusting him. He asks if she went to talk to Fern and she confirms. He notes that it’s odd that she would not take his word as truth when he promised that their was no hanky-panky with Carmaniac, yet Lety did not have a problem believing it from Fern. Lety apologizes for this too. Lety wants to talk about the money. He says don’t worry about it. His only concern is her happiness. They hug, but Aldo’s smile melts into a "Qué the hell" look.

Fern gets a call from Jacks who offers his usual threats about finding Aurora and finishing the series. Fern reminds him that it’s his (Jacks’s) fault that Aurora disappeared. Just then his cell phone rings; it’s Aurora. He answers Aurora but puts down the phone to say goodbye to Jacks. He starts to talk to Aurora, then pulls the phone away to ask himself why Lety would want to come back as Aurora again. Just then Aldo walks in to the office and, completely ignoring the fact that Fern is on the phone, abruptly says that he needs 1.5 million dollars of the money his is owed. Fern sarcastically tells him to feel free to walk in without knocking. Before he can realize the implications of what he’s about to say, Fern thinks aloud "Aha! This explains why Le--- sssss…" He doesn’t finish the word but Aldo guesses that he meant "Lety" He asks what Lety has to do with this. On the other end of the phone, Lety also heard Fern. She panics because it appears Fern knows her secret.

Fern covers his mistake by saying "Lady Aurora… Aurora like to be referred to as Lady Aurora." Aldo accepts this weak explanation and leaves. On the other end of the line, Lety is relieved. Fern tells Aurora that they must tape 12 additional episodes of Agente Corazon Corazon Amor, and they must start right away. Lety hangs up and begs to nobody in particular that no one find out her secret.

In the Vortex of Stupidity and Public Pronouncements, Saimon declares that everyone is invited to his and PM’s wedding.

Weeks Later -- Fern, Marcia, and Omar walk into the courtyard of a bright yellow apartment building. From the balcony, a crowd of people shushes them in unison. Alicia runs in, calling behind her for Tomas to hurry up. Again the balcony crowd shushes them. Next, Juanito runs looking very nice in a taupe suit and his signature cap. What a cutie-pie! He yells adorably that his papi coming. PM and Saimon (a.k.a. PMS) walk in as wedding music plays.

Saimon welcomes his guests in his usual baroque manner. He offers them a drink but humbly advises that there is only enough for one drink per guest. Irmita steps in and says that they woke up poverty and threw it in the street. Lety reveals that everyone pitched in in order to make it a real party. The cuartel says they brought the food. Celco, Lopez, and Lobo brought the beverages. Fern says he and Omar unfortunately could not contribute due to lack of funds, however they volunteer to be waiters for the evening. Cheers all around.

Meanwhile, a band has set up at the far end of the courtyard. The music starts. Fern and Marcia dance funny (but funny on purpose, not by accident like you-know-who). They try to get Omar to dance but he is in a glum mood. We move around the crowd to see how much fun everyone is having.

In Saimon’s living room, which is being used to keep all the hors d'oeuvres and boxes of beverages, Fern and Omar gather boxes as Fern tells Omar to snap out of it. Omar still can’t believe that Caro let some other fulano, um… light her fire. Fern asks how Omar knows this for sure. Omar recounts how he overheard them. [As you may recall, what he actually heard was Caro and an electrician discussing the electrical outlet that burned out in her apartment. Omar, in keeping with the Tres Son Compania theme, completely misunderstood the conversaion and assumed the worst.]

Lety runs into Lola and compliments her on her new look. Lola’s hair is down – that’s, she actually got rid of the bun today! It’s in a shoulder-length bob and it’s a very flattering shade of dark honey blonde.

On the balcony, the kids are discussing Jaimito’s decision to ditch his real dad. The kids remind him of the life of luxury he would have, had he gone to live with his dad in Gringolandia (Gringo Land). Jaimito clarifies for them that his dad is not in Gringolandia, he’s right there [points to Saimon on the dance floor], it’s Saimon Joseph Contreras. Awwwhhhhh! [By the way, I am so, so, so glad that they did not stretch out this baby daddy storyline.]

Fern dances past Lety so goofily that even Aldo has to laugh.

Lety sees that Caro is watching Omar. She grabs Caro and the two walk past Omar. Caro gives Omar a nasty look.

Lobo introduces a singer as the new queen of grupero music, Lidia Avila. The singer looks like she could be Caro’s sister. She toasts the happy couple and then sings a song that does not impress me. More shots of everyone dancing happily. Marcia in particular is incredibly light-hearted and whimsical. Okay, who stole the evil-bitter Martian Marcia and replaced her with this fun human version?

In Saimon’s living room, Lety and Caro discuss Omar. Caro thinks that if he had good intentions, he would have said something to her by now. It’s been weeks since she threw the necklace back at him and he hasn’t uttered a word, left a voice message, or anything. Changing the subject, she asks Lety about the Aurora project. Lety excitedly tells her that they finished taping the series and no one discovered he secret identity. Caro asks if Lety is ever going to tell Aldo the truth. Lety thinks that she might, but not until they are old and grey. For now, she’s getting married soon, which will make her happiest woman in the world. (Uh-huh, you just keep repeating that, Lety-rora, but we still don’t believe you.)

In her usual tacky manner, Alicia notes loudly that her wedding was much better than this one. Tomas advices that it’s better that she not say that, since he still has not finished paying for it. The cuartel have a good laugh at this. Alicia retorts that PM couldn’t even afford a whole dress. The camera pans from PM’s feet upward so we can see for ouselves how short her dress is. (Her dress really is short – my initial thought was that it must be some seven year old’s first communion dress).

Jasmine shows up with el Cheque in tow. Lola demands to know who invited her. El cheque is impactado by Lola’s new look. Jasmine says she clearly heard Saimon announce in the Vortex that everyone was invited. Lola reminds el Cheque that he still owes 2 months of child support. Cheque explains that he has too many expenses at the moment. Jasmine smiles snidely on.

The party continues and Alicia says something that got my attention, "Los cuernos no se pueden ocultar" (You can’t hide the horns). My husband thinks this must be related to the saying we discussed last week, "poniendole los cuernos" (putting on horns – which means cheating on someone), but I’m not convinced. Any ideas out there?

On the street, there are a couple of cops in their squad car. They call in to headquarters to advise that they found "them."

Fern goes to the living room for more refreshments. Caro makes as rushed exit, leaving Lety alone with him. He notes that Celso ordered him to get more drinks; he thinks it’s funny that Celso is ordering him around. He takes off his jacket and hands it to Lety before picking up a box and walking out. Lety embraces his jacket. She says the scent reminds her of when she first fell in love with him.

Aldo and Celso walk in for more boxes. Lety drops jacket. After they leave, she picks up jacket and Fern’s wallet falls out. She picks up the wallet and a piece of paper that fell out with it. She opens the wallet and giggles because he still keeps her picture in it. Then she looks at the piece of paper. She sees that it’s the newpaper clipping of Aurora, the one with the glasses and ‘stache penciled in.. Oh-oh… Lety panics again! Don Fern knows she’s Aurora!

Tomas walks in and Lety shows him the pic. She says the worst thing is she doesn’t know how long Fern has known. Tomas thinks that maybe she is misinterpreting the situation. Lety agrees; she thinks that if Fern knew, he would have said something by now. Fern walks in. Lety hands him the wallet. He thanks her as he opens it. He sees the Auro-Lety pic is missing and looks up. Lety holds up the pic for him.

Jasmine flirts with Omar and Caro stands nearby being jealous and neurotic. Omar brushes off Jasmine.

Tomas leaves and Lety says "You know…" Fern responds "I know… what?" He adds "Oh, you think that I think that I know…" She asks him to go on, but he doesn’t. She gets impatient and asks whether he knows or not. Fern hesitates but finally confirms that he does know. Lety begins to apologize. Fern interrupts her and says there’s no need. He adds that he kept the secret to protect her and her relationship with Aldo. Lety hugs him in gratitude. It’s a nice long hug, and Fern takes the opportunity to breath in deeply the scent of her hair gel. He says that what he really wants to know is, how did she do it the day of the contract signing, when she had to run in as Lety, then run out, and run back in as Aurora. They laugh about it. Sparks fly.

El Cheque and Lola continue to bicker. Snoozerville.

Jasmine continues to hit on Omar. Caro, the previously mature and rational fairy-godmother, has now become the adolescent and annoying stalker. Martha, walks over to Caro and says she (Martha) observes that she (Caro) is observing Omar. Caro tries to deny it. Irma walks over and asks Caro if she likes Omar. Caro again tries to deny it but then admits that she does, just a little. They make her dance but her heart is not in it. Omar stands in a corner looking miserable. Martha’s daughter does a silly dance for the camera.

Fern and Lety continue to joke about Aurora’s adventures. She feels bad about the trick se played on Omar. Fern thinks it was genius and Omar deserved it. Aldo walks in as they continue to giggle. Fern explains to Aldo that Lety was telling him some viejas anecdotas (old anecdotes – and technically, this is not a lie). Aldo puts his arm around Lety possessively and leads her out. Fern thinks aloud that Aldo better be more secure, of he’ll make the same mistakes Fern made.

In the courtyard, the silly dancing continues. The cuartel wants Caro to ask Omar to dance. Caro replies that it’s men who should ask women to dance. PMS try to get Omar to ask Caro to dance, but he says he won’t, even if they drag him. [This is worse than a junior high dance.] Irma tells Fern about the situation with Caro and Omar. Fern agrees that something must be done.

Fern, whistling and dancing funny, walks up to Lety, who is dancing with Aldo. He asks to see her and assures Aldo that he (Aldo) will have her the rest of his life, but right now he (Fern) needs her assistance in order to help two friends find love. Fern has a quick huddle with Lety, then goes to drag Omar away. Meanwhile, Lety drags Caro away. F&L push C&O into the living room and then bolt out, closing the door behind them. Caro bangs on the door, yelling at them to let her out and to not leave her alone with this… Omar asks "This what?" She responds "This mujeriego (womanizer)." He appears to find this accusation rather ironic, but doesn’t defend himself.

Celso and Lopez bring everyone to the front of the apartment building. They have a surprise for the newlyweds -- fireworks. Cheers from the crowd of guests. [Nice, but I think a toaster or a nice silverware set would have been a more sensible choice for a couple with economic limitations like this one). Tomas gives them a surprise too -- a honeymoon in Acapulco. More cheers from the crowd. PMS take off in their moped. The cuartel are happy that one of their own got hitched. Sara says she still has hopes for herself too.

Cops show up. Lobo protests, but they say they are not here to bust up the party, they are here to arrest el Cheque. Lola and el Cheque are like "Qué the hell?" Jasmine looks uneasy. Oh-oh…

A commentor mentioned earlier this week that when we get to the last week of a novela, the network replaces the next-day teasers with a less specifc "grand finale" teaser. Well, guess what? We didn’t get any previews at the end of LFMB today, only a message advising that the end is near! Wahhhh! But in sad times like these, this gem always cheers me up. Enjoy!

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