Caray, Caray!

If you recall, on Friday, Aldo re-bonded with the sea. Who missed who more, we may never know. StalkerDaddy didn't show up to show him the yacht so Carmina obliged, surprising Aldo.

Fernando comes out of the Bat Cave to wish Lety a good morning. Lety is in a snit and Fernando wants to talk about it, but Lety doesn't. Fernando declares that he's the best "defender" of Lety's wedding and of Lety's love for Aldo. Lety says she's confused because sometimes Fernando supports her relationship with Aldo and other times he puts up obstacles--she doesn't know what to think. Fernando says it's simple, what he wants most in the world is her happiness and her happiness is being at Aldo's side. He retreats to the Bat Cave. Lety says nothing, but her eyes say she's doubting whether that's where her happiness truly lies. Or that could just be my wishful thinking. Who knows.

Out in the Admin Area, it would appear that an empty elevator has arrived, but Saimón comes out with much fanfare, waving a framed certificate, announcing that he is now a Tecnico en Informatica ("technician in information"; per my husband, basically it means "I'm an IT guy!"). The ladies cheer and Irma jokingly thanks him for repeating his name so much, since they wouldn't have known it was him otherwise. PM wants to know why he's making such a triumphant entrance. Saimón goes down on his knee to kiss PM's hand and call her his Tropical Rainforest, his Beautiful Nymph, and his Little Porcelain Doll. He says that from today on, she's talking officially to a Tecnico de Informatica "titulation" (again, IT guy with the paper to prove it). PM looks adoringly at his framed certificate as Saimón says it's all for her, his Sun, his Comet, his Solar Eclipse. He says he'll be able to get a better position now. He intends to go from messenger to Systems Specialist and earn a higher salary to give her everything. PM says she adores him, and calls him her Grillito adorado (adored little cricket).

Omar and a bouquet of pink roses: "Caro, Caro, *snort* Caro, like I said, I know that I don't deserve you, I know, but if you give me a chance, I…I…I…I what? Carvajal, don't get intimidated, echale ganas (go for it) you can do it *snort, snort*." He whistles as he tries to stand the roses up in the gate outside her door and ring the bell. He overhears the following conversation:
Man's voice: Last night was incredible.
Caro: It was like an explosion. It was a sensation that I've never felt.
M: That's what happens when there's a sobrecarga (overload) of energy.
Caro: But the important thing is that after the whole night, ay!, you gave me back the light.
Omar is stricken to find that Caro spent the whole night with another man. He runs away from the front door to hide in front of her garage doors, but realizes he's left the roses and runs back to get them just as the door is opening. He runs to the other side of the front door and hides behind a very green-trunked tree. Caro comes out of her house with a not-bad-looking guy in a plain white t-shirt. He says if she needs him again, she shouldn't hesitate to call. Caro replies that with the great work he did last night, she doesn't think she'll need him for a while. Explosion Man takes his leave and Caro goes back inside the house. Omar comes out from behind his tree of skulking, grouching that on top of everything else, Explosion Man left Caro more than content. He says he feels bad and starts biting the heads off some of the roses in a sort of floral homage to Ozzy. He spits out the petals.

Fernando is standing at the door to the Bat Cave, watching Lety. He's good looking and all, but so's my husband and I still find it disconcerting when he watches me like that. Lety obviously agrees, as she looks up and asks what Fernando is doing and why he's watching her like that. He says he was just seeing that she's so beautiful. Lety says he shouldn't say those things because they're not true. Fernando says she's much more beautiful than she wants to appear, which alarms Lety. He hedges that he meant more beautiful than she wants to believe. Lety looks either doubtful, suspicious, or just plain confused.

Marcia and Luigi are out shopping at the mall. Marcia thanks him for coming with her as she needed to get out and distract herself a bit. Luigi says he loves doing it and he feels "super extreme" with her. He says he can't understand why people are looking at him so much: "Do I have monitos on my face, or what?" (tengo monos en la cara means "what are you looking at?") Marcia laughs. Luigi asks why Marcia is living with that pair of cavemen, although he admits that they're hotties. He gets excited and asks if she's seen them naked. Well, given than she was going to marry Fernando I would guess she's seen him naked, but I don't think that's what Luigi had in mind. No, I'm pretty sure Luigi had something different in mind, but I'm sure I'm not thinking what Luigi is thinking, hm, no. Where were we? Ah, Marcia gives him an "ay, Luigi" for asking the question. Luigi points out a hot outfit that we don't get to see (hey! No fair!) while the camera tracks a pair of legs in black pants and black wingtips going just inside the doorway of an adjacent store. Luigi says it's sad that Marcia had to sell off her stuff to help pay Conceptos' debt, but Marcia says it was worth it and she doesn't miss it. She turns around, but the mystery feet retreat farther into the adjacent store. Luigi asks what's up and Marcia says she had the feeling someone was looking at her. Luigi says he doesn't see anyone (ah, but the feet see you Luigi). Luigi wants to go, but Marcia wants to look at electrodomesticos (appliances) because the apartment is very austera (austere, bare). Luigi says maybe he'll give her one as a gift. Wait, what appliances are they lacking at Casa Compañia de Tres? Is Marcia having to do the dishes or the laundry by hand? No, es el colmo!

In Lety's office, Lety is remembering that last night Fernando said she could reclamar (complain) as much as she liked because she has a clear conscience. Lety wonders why Fernando would have said that to her. There's a knock on her office door. Lety answers with "I'm fine! I have a clear conscience! Who is it? Come in." Saimón comes into the office and Fernando enters from the Bat Cave. It seems Saimón has come to show off his certificate to Mommy and Daddy. Saimón tells them he's taken his first step toward success and shows them his certificate, which he calls his Titulo de Licenciado en Computation (certificate of licensure in computers). He hands the framed certificate over, but nudges Fernando's hand off of it, saying he'll smudge it. Lety congratulates him and Fernando impatiently asks if there was anything else. Saimón tells them that it might look like a small step to them, but it's very big for him and he thought that…."That what?," asks Lety. Saimón says he's made this sacrifice because he wants a big family with PM and this…. Fernando and Lety impatiently motion that he should go on. Saimon blurts out that he wants to ask them for a promotion. Lety and Fernando look at each other as Saimon says that he deserves it and he's studied a lot…Lety and Fernando cut him off by simultaneously saying "no."

Marcia and Luigi are coming back to Conceptos and the Feet have followed them. Okay, I don't want to keep referring to him as Feet, but we've already had a Mystery Woman, so I don't want to call him Mystery Man…likewise, we already have Stalker Chick, so he can't be Stalker Guy…I think in honor of the wingtips, I'll call him Sharp Dressed Man. Anyway, Luigi tells Marcia not to turn around, he has the feeling someone's looking at them. They walk away quickly without turning around, speculating that SDM might be a rapist, a ratero (a petty thief) or a kidnapper.

Saimón exits Presidencia and has to tells the gals, through his sad, sad, tears, (and a little bit of snot,) that he asked Lety for a better job and she and Fernando told him no. As PM comforts Saimón, the Moras arrive, with Tomás making a big fuss. He does, in fact, go so far as to tell them why this is a day of great celebration. Tacky, tacky, tacky! And the ladies cheer. Tacky. Sara asks how it was, but she is not answered. Taaaaaacky! Tomás finally notices that Saimón is down and asks why. Marcia and Luigi exit the elevator and Marcia breezes by Saimón before he can show off his certificate. Saimón is as sad now as he was happy earlier. Tomás tries to cheer him up, without even knowing what's wrong, and Saimón gives him kind of a "yeah, right, that's rich coming from you."

More tackiness, in the form of a ginormous hickey on Alicia's neck, which Marcia comments on. Alicia brushes it off saying it came from a cat. (I've been scratched, bitten, and used as a launch pad by my cats and it's NEVER looked like that!) Alicia continues telling Marcia that she had no other choice, etc. Marcia wants to know how long Alicia was planning on leaving Tomás "in abstinence," to which Alicia replies "Eternally, and longer!" She reminds Marcia that this is the second time they've…and Marcia reminds her that last time he left her hanging instead of handing over the check. Ah, memories. Alicia calls Marcia a bad friend for reminding her of that. Marcia wants to know why Alicia "made love" to Tomás now. Alicia says Tomás had been begging for like, ever, and Marcia says it was logical and that one assumes that when one marries one must "make love". Alicia says yeah, but that wasn't exactly "love"…she stops to think about this and "no, no, no"-s. Marcia says that Alicia just finished saying she didn't have any other choice and wants to know why Alicia said that. Alicia says that Marcia should forget it because Marcia wouldn't understand. Marcia says that the way Alicia's living her life it could turn into a big problem.

The Cuartel have come to Lety's office to plead Saimón's case. They're all talking over each other with variations of "it's not fair!" Lety asks them to sit down. PM points out that Saimón's been the bestest messenger Conceptos ever had: "In rain, truena (thunder), or lightning, Saimón Contreras always delivers messages on time!" The ladies agree and Irma adds that Saimón is a pan de dios (literally, "bread of God"; there are many figurative translations--where I'm from, we'd translate that as "he's good people"). Lety twiddles her thumbs and looks snooty. The arguments from the ladies are that it's not fair, Saimón worked hard on his computer classes, he did it all for PM, and variations thereof. Lety tells PM to put an ad in the paper for a new messenger. The ladies are impactadas! Lety has to hide her smile behind her hand. PM asks "le vas a correr?" ("Are you going to fire him?"; I can't find the literal translation, but this is what it means…"run him off" maybe?). The ladies blast Lety for being unfair and in chorus say "How cruel you've become!" Lety tells PM she wants to talk to Lopez immediately. PM very angrily tells Madam President that she'll tell Lopez to come.

In Puerto Vallarta, there are pigeons, one assumes, unless they hired pigeons just for that shot. Aldo's looking over the yacht (which, as far as yachts go, is about as small as my first apartment…if you ran out of tp in the bathroom, the person in the living room could hand you another roll without getting up) which we now see is named "Reel Ease" (whatever that means). He says it's lovely and the dream of all who love the sea. Ok, I love the sea, but Aldo's really got to quit that or he'll give us all a bad name. Carmina says the sea vincula (links) them. Aldo unthinkingly puts his arm around Carmina and says the sea links us all in a very special way. He then gets up and says he thinks he's going to need a bigger boat. No, seriously, he says he's going to need a yacht that holds many more people, you know, for the wedding with Lety. Carmina says there's still time to decide that and why don't they take advantage of the sea, the sun, and the company. She asks if Aldo would rather fish or bucear (dive). Aldo just grins, but his grin fades as he looks away from her. Give in, Aldo, give in, for the sake of my sanity! Sail away in the little yacht built for two and let the sea swallow you both!

Saimón is still weeping, wondering what all his hard work was good for and comes to the conclusion that it was good for nothing. The ladies gather round and Lola declares she can't take it anymore, especially with what Lety said about putting an ad in the paper…she gets shushed, but not before Saimón picks up on it. Sara tells him they're going to fire him.

Caro is in Lety's office asking who understands men. Lety doesn't think they understand themselves, but what would we do without him? Lety attempts to deconstruct Omar's behavior. She thinks that if Omar gave Caro a necklace (woo hoo, she's wearing it!), isn't it because he feels something for her? Caro doesn't know. She says Omar hasn't said a word to her about it and Lety is shocked that he hasn't said anything. Caro then shocks me by saying the following: "I think that if he loved me then he already would have talked to me about his feelings, and he would have told me 'Carolina, I love you.'" Woman's been married how many times? On what planet? Lety, of all people, says Caro's moving too fast and men aren't like that, they're weird. Hm, usually I prefer to say "boys are stoopid," but weird works too. Caro wonders if Lety's saying that because of Aldo, but Lety says that in their relationship, she's the weird one, having dressed up as a diva and all. Caro asks if things are going better with Aldo and Lety says yes, except for that whole thing with her Mama, which Lety fills Caro in on. Lety says they've made up and that she's told her mom that she's Aurora.

In Omar's office, Omar smacks Fernando on the arm, telling him that Carolina has a boyfriend. Fernando wants to know what that has to do with him and asks how he found out. Omar says he went to her house early and he heard a man's voice. Fernando says Omar sounds like a character from a radio novela, but he should go on.
Omar: At that time, I heard a voice...
Fernando: *makes dramatic music noises*
Omar: It was a fulano (some so-and-so; jerk; the feminine can mean "prostitute" in some countries so I wonder if Omar thinks the guy was a gigolo?) talking about an explosion…
Fernando: *makes explosion noise*
Omar tells him to stop making fun, that he's serious, Caro received a descarga (discharge) of energy from a bruto (brute). Fernando says he can imagine how Omar's feeling.

A few more pretty shots of water to remind us that Aldo is with Carmina in Puerto Vallarta. There appear to be a couple of other people on the boat with them. We hear Lety's voice saying she's going to call Aldo and see how it's going. Besides, she says, even though she talked to him yesterday, she misses him lots. She hopes he's not feeling so sad. What he's probably feeling is wet, seeing as how he's surfacing from having gone scuba-ing with Carmina. I have to say, those scuba masks are not the most attractive look. Maybe Carmina should have rethought her plan. Aldo and Carmina head back to the boat. Carmina asks him if he saw that enormous mantarraya (manta ray; it's in the stingray family, it's a filter feeder rather than a bottom feeder, and it's really really big) that swam near them and Aldo says of course, but he liked the arrecifes (reefs) more and the corals are incredible. Carmina asks what he thinks about her taking him to see some even more beautiful reefs that are about an hour away. Aldo thinks he'd love to, but he has to go back to DF today, so he's going to go change. Carmina pulls him back, reminding him that they're in the sea, like, hello Aldo, the sea! "Doesn't it seduce you?" Aldo says of course it does, but he has to go back to Mexico and he's going to go change. Carmina notices Aldo's ringing cell phone and notices that it's Lety calling, so she answers and tells Lety Aldo went to change because they'd just finished diving and can she give Aldo a message? Lety says she can tell Aldo that Lety called. She hangs up her phone angrily. Carmina hangs up Aldo's phone and smiles. Aldo comes back on deck saying they've got to get him to the airport. Carmina agrees, but says that first he has to let her take him to the most delicious restaurant in the area.

Lety is upset that "that woman" answered Aldo's phone and her muttering attracts Fernando. She tries to deny that anything's up, but Fernando says he heard her saying "that woman" and he wants to know if Aldo is making her angry, if Aldo made her jealous. Lety laughs and says no and wonders where he got that idea. She claims she got angry with "a woman." Fernando says Lety doesn't know how to lie, that he knows her well and always busts her right away. Mhm, whatevs, Fernie. Lety says he failed this time because she's not lying. Ferando points at her twitchy eyelid and says "You know I don't like to see you suffer." Lety says nothing's going on and she's content. She asks if they should go over the latest projections. Fernando repeats, "the latest projections," points at her twitchy eyelid again and heads for the Bat Cave. After he leaves, Lety holds down her eyelid with both hands and begs it to stop moving. She tells the empty office that she can't stand that Carmina answered the phone and wonders why Aldo is with her.

Omar is in his office doing the Cutest! Thing! Ever! He's typing Carolina's name over and over using different fonts and colors. It's like the high-tech version of writing someone's name all over your notebook! He ditches the file when Caro walks in. She asks if he's busy and says she wanted to thank him for the pretty necklace. Omar remembers Explosion Man and Caro's conversation that morning. He tells her she shouldn't bother thanking him because for him that present meant nothing. Caro asks if he's serious and Omar says he is. Caro says that if that's the way it is, here, thanks. She takes off the necklace and leaves it on his desk. Oh Omar! As she gets to the door Omar says, "Carolina! It did mean something." (I held my breath here!) "What?" she asks. And Omar replies, "nothing." $#%@#$%@$# Omar! Just tell her you like her, dude! Caro leaves the office. Omar picks up the necklace and says "Of course, I'm sure the guy with the sobrecargo (overload) of energy gave her something better, and more expensive." Oh, Omar! Caro storms into the elevator blaming herself for being naïve for thinking Omar could feel something for her.

Lety and Fernando are going over the projections. Lety says she's worried because they depend on the regalias (royalties) from the TV program. Fernando says that now JR has disappeared, just like Aurora. Lety deflects by saying that she asked to see Lopez and he still hasn't gotten there. Aurora's cell starts ringing and Fernando says it's ringing. Lety denies it, but Fernando asks if she's sure because a continually ringing cell phone can bother your ears. He asks her to answer the phone. Lety pulls out Aurora's phone and notices that it's JR calling. Fernando asks about the cell Lety's holding. He asks if hers isn't white and Lety says it changes colors with sunlight and since there's no sun….He says it looks a lot like Aurora's phone. Oh, Don Fernando, you're having fun with this, aren't you? Lopez finally shows up and Lety tells him it's about something very important having to do with Saimón. We cut away before we get to hear what Lety tells Lopez.

Saimón is bidding a sad farewell to his moped. The Cuartel, plus Celso, come out to tell Saimón they've got to talk to Lety and Fernando again and Saimón has to go with him. They drag him away from his moped.

Lopez and Fernando are getting off the elevator. Lopez is complaining that this thing with Saimón bugs him. Fernando tells him to get over it. Fernando calls Omar over. He wants to know if Omar still thinks Lety is ugly? Yep. And Aurora? Nope, she's beautiful. Lety? Ugly. Aurora? Beautiful. Fernando cracks up and says they're done and sends Omar on his way. He says that Omar doesn't have the eyes to see the essence of beauty, but that now Fernando has learned. He gleefully states that Omar will go nuts when he realizes Lety is Aurora. Oh, Don Fernando, you're having too much fun with this!

Alicia is still in Marcia's office explaining…something: "I wanted to be a good wife and fulfill my marital duties, that's why I had to see to my husband's needs and…you understand me, right, Marcia?" Marcia, as a stand-in for much of the viewing public, has fallen asleep. Alicia screams her name to wake her up. Marcia tries to pretend she'd been listening, but realizes she's been asleep for an hour. Alicia says she's going to start from the beginning: "When I was born my parents really loved each other…" Marcia cuts her off and asks her not to start over. Marcia says she's only worried about one thing, did Alicia protect herself? Protect myself from who? What? Why? Alicia asks. Marcia reminds her about basic biology. Alicia says no, she doesn't want kids with him and babbles about making up the lie about the "treatment," etc. Marcia cuts her off again and asks if she took precautions last night or not. Alicia looks horrified.

Alicia laughs at Marcia, but then says she didn't. But hey, it was only once and very little (I don't know what she's referring to when she says "very little" and I don't want to know!). She says nothing's happening, forget it. Alicia gets up to leave Marcia's office (finally!) and asks if Marcia doesn't have a craving for some strawberries with cream. At Marcia's look, Alicia calls Marcia dirty and perverted for putting things in Alicia's head.

Tomás is in Lety's office crowing about how his "treatment" is going to work so much better than Dr. Kamasutra's. For the love of all that is holy, did they have to put him right in front of the giant shell painting while he's saying this?! Lety says she's glad because she'd like to have sobrinitos (little nieces and nephews). Tomás wants to know what's up with Lety. Lety says she's worried about something to do with the company. Tomás says she should tell him, "ugly to ugly" what's going on. Lety tells him she's jealous because Aldo went to PV with la dichosa (that damn) Carmina.

Carmina and Aldo are having lunch. Carmina tells Aldo her dad will email her pictures of yachts so Aldo can choose the one he likes. Because Aldo is marrying Lety. So of course, Carmina's dad would be interested in letting Aldo…what? Borrow one of his other yachts? I'm confused. Ni modo. Aldo thanks her and apologizes for there being tanta lata (so much trouble). Carmina tells him not to worry, it's a pleasure and his wedding will be beautiful. She says she'd love to get married like that, you know, in the middle of the sea. Wow, that didn't come off as desperate at all. Aldo says they should ask for the check because he needs to get to the airport so he doesn't miss his flight. Carmina tells him to chill, they're only five minutes from the airport. Aldo nervously drinks more of his wine. If Aldo ends up tied up in Carmina's dad's alleged yacht while Carmina sails off to parts unknown and tells Aldo he'll come to love her, in time, remember I called it!

Back at Conceptos, Tomás wonders what's up with Lety since Aldo is the most faithful guy he knows. Fernando comes in and tells Lety everything's ready if she wants to citar (arrange to meet, summon) Saimón in the office "down there."

Saimón comes into Marcia's office to give her the last package he will ever deliver to her office. Aw. Sad. Marcia wonders what's up. Saimón starts to tell her it's a long story, but Marcia's phone rings. She tells Saimón Lety wants to talk to him. He cries and leaves her office. Marcia opens the envelope Saimón gave her and finds a letter, which she reads aloud: "Enchanting Marcia, it wasn't very difficult for me to ascertain your information because I followed you to Conceptos. I'm going to tell you something about me. I'm a good man, I'm honest, and I have a very successful business. After this somera presentacion (brief introduction) let me say that to me, you are a fascinating woman, and very beautiful. I'm interested in you. I'm giving you my email address. Can we exchange some letters before we meet in person? Forgive me for not telling you my name, but I want to keep some mystery." We switch over to Luigi re-reading the last line of the letter. He does it much more dramatically, though. He asks Marcia if she's going to write to the crazy. Marcia doesn't know, but she wants to know what Luigi thinks. Luigi thinks he could be the man of her life…or he could be some pervert who wants to dissect her alive! He proposes that they had felt someone watching them, the implication being that the letter came from Sharp Dressed Man. I concur with Luigi. Luigi says he recommends that she step lightly, because there's another possibility. It could be someone she knows who's trying to play a joke. Marcia picks up the letter with two fingers and makes a face like it smells, then she walks out of Luigi's office. Luigi mutters about mysterious romantics and goes back to work.

We see the full letter and it reads thusly: "Enchanting Marcia. It wasn't very difficult for me to ascertain your information because I followed you to Conceptos. I'm going to tell you something about me. I'm an 'interesting' forty-something to say it one way. I'm 'happily' divorced and I have a very successful business…." the rest is the same as she read, but the "forty-something" and "divorced" parts were different.

It's Alicia holding the letter and Marcia is accusing Alicia of this being her idea. Alicia doesn't know what she's talking about…because she can't read the letter for having her sunglasses on. Alicia says she doesn't know what it's about, but praises Marcia for having an admirer. Marcia wants to know why Alicia wants to make fun of her, as she does it a lot lately. Alicia says they're friends and Marcia shouldn't be rencorosa (resentful). She asks who sent the letter. Marcia says she doesn't know. Alicia says she thinks it's Lopez and laughs, but she shuts up quickly. She says she doesn't think it's a good idea to accept a blind invitation. It could be some degenerate, a rapist, a murderer! Alicia says lots of cases start with an innocent date and end in the morgue. She mimes being choked to death. Marcia is shocked, but Alicia says that if Marcia meets this guy, she'll never see the light of day again…never! And Alicia mimes choking to death again. Is it horrid of me to suggest you turn the sound off and watch Alicia pretending to choke again repeatedly? Okay, then, I won't.

The Union of Administrative Assistants Local #287 (and Celso) is marching on behalf of Saimón. They chant that they want justice and not to fire Saimon. Their signs read: "Saimón You are not alone," "We Will Go Too!," "Don't fire Saimón," "We support you Saimón," and "You have our support Saimón." Saimón is afraid to open the door of the office where Lety has asked to meet him, but he opens the door and the Cuartel march in. Lety and Fernando are waiting, sitting on a desk, and Lopez is standing off to one side. Saimón still thinks he's getting fired and Fernando tells him not to cry, to be happy, but how can Saimón be happy, Celso wonders, if he's being fired? Lopez wants to know why they think someone's being fired. Saimón tells them not to toy with him. Lety stage-whispers to Fernando that she thinks they've made him suffer enough. On the count of three, they get up from the desk to reveal a nameplate: "Saimon Joseph Contreras COORDINADOR DE COMPUTO" ("computer coordinator", no idea what this would mean in a practical sense). Everyone is impactadas! Saimón is still confused and Fernando makes him read the nameplate out loud. Saimón hugs PM, kisses Lety's hands, and hangs off of Fernando's neck. He says he really didn't think badly about Fer and Lety. He says this was the last thing he was missing before he asks--and here he gets PM in front of him and Lety and Fernando realize they've been looking at each other for too long and that darn springy noise comes back again--"before I ask you to marry me, my beautiful Paula Marie." PM is impactada!

Tomorrow: Saimón gets an answer and Aldo finds out why you should always edit your travel photos before you show them off.

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