Caray, Caray!

It's a brand new morning and I'm more alert. The light bulb has gone on and I've now figured out that Diego and Azul are discussing the fabric flower he gave her. She tells him she put it in water so it wouldn't "dry out." She starts to walk away and he stops her. They then show a repeat of the 5-minute lip lock. When they finally come up for air, Azul looks stunned (complete with trembling lips), and our Adorable Adonis looks stunning. He leaves and Azul picks up her flower and starts fondling it then burying her nose in it again. She then collapses in ecstasy on the sofa. Yup, she sure is smitten.

Back in the taxi, Mama is asking Dieg-Oh if he plans to return to the apartment. "Nope, the mother of your future grand children can wait until tomorrow!" Mama is all excited and wants to hear more about it. Dieg-Oh is all too happy to oblige. After three short days he knows he wants to marry 'that woman.' He's never felt this way before. Mama points out it's apparently "love at first sight" and is thrilled for her baby boy. Lots of hugs and smiles, but then some sad music starts playing. That's our cue that this happiness won't last for long. Invariably we will have to wait until the bitter end of this telenovela until they can be truly happy together.

Mo and Little Moppet are sitting together while Andres-the-Toady is telling him how well the show went. Mo should have his own show! Little Moppet wants to know if Azul is going to call. Right then and there the phone rings; Little Moppet and Mo are all smiles and hugs in anticipation. Alas, it's someone – Ingenerio (whoever that is) – calling to congratulate Mo on how well the program went. Disappointment prevails after Mo hangs up.

Dieg-Oh and Mama are hanging out at the clinic. Dieg-Oh is complaining about the wait. Mama tells him there's always a wait; in love, money, tranquility. Life is one big wait until you die. They then give each other sad smiles. Mama wishes him the best with his "love-at-first-sight." More hugs and kisses as a pitiful ditty plays on the piano.

Azul is telling Ceci all about Dieg-Oh's visit and how he came over but had to leave shortly thereafter because someone was having a problem. Ceci refers to Dieg-Oh as the hysterical type and starts mocking the relationship. Azul says she can forgive him because he's so cute. She's got a point. The phone then rings and Ceci answers it. It's Osvaldo from the restaurant. Someone must have called in sick or something because they want her to work. She's trying to discuss the schedule with Osvaldo, but Azul keeps trying to interrupt. Finally Azul grabs the phone from Ceci and starts yelling at Osvaldo, calling him stupid, telling him he has no right to talk to Ceci that way, etc. The whole time Ceci is begging Azul to stop. Azul hangs up the phone and tells Ceci, "You're fired!" Some jaunty music plays, which tells us we've just witnessed some comedy in our otherwise serious novela.

Doc is telling Mama he has the results of her tests; her cells are all normal! The treatment worked better than he had hoped! More hugs and kisses between Mama and son.

Mo is pacing alongside the pool and grousing to Andres that Azul never called him after his show. Azul isn't the woman he thought she was. On and on. Andres tries to calm him down, but Mo is clearly furious. Ominous music plays.

Azul is trying to be helpful after getting Ceci fired. Azul will help her look for a job tomorrow; surely Ceci will find something. Ceci says, "You have no idea what I went through to get THAT job." I'll tell you, with a friend like Azul, who needs enemies? Azul suggests a bath to soothe Ceci's nerves. Ceci tersely replies, "I don't want a bath, I want a job!" Azul apologizes and looks rather contrite.

Mo goes into Little Moppet's room to tuck her in for the night. Little Moppet is asleep, but clutched in her hand is a picture of Little Moppet and Azul. Sad music plays.

Papa is reading the paper looking glum when Lidia comes home "from the gym." Papa is in a snit because Mama hasn't called him and it's late. He fears the worst. Lidia tells him to simmer down; let's wait to hear what Mama has to say first. Mama then bursts into the room carrying bags and bags of "stuff." Lidia wants to know how it went. "It went great! Everything is great! The cancer has passed and all is well!" Lidia and Mama hug. Papa still looks glum. Mama asks if he plans on congratulating her and sharing her happiness. Finally Papa mentally joins them in the moment and runs over to hug Mama and cover her with kisses. Papa suggests she let Dieg-Oh know since surely he's worried. The phone rings and it's Morticia, aka Silvana. "How's it going?" asks Morticia. "I am happy! I am very happy!" gushes Mama.

GCSSD is visiting Azul. He is ranting the university has gone to heck. Finally he stops and accuses Azul of not paying attention to what he's saying. She apologizes and tries to focus on daddy while undoubtedly thinking about Dieg-Oh. GCSSD then makes reference to watching Mo on TV and how Mo had offered her an awesome job. GCSSD believes Azul never accepted because she didn't want to make GCSSD feel pressured to accept Mo's offer. The doorbell then rings and Mo appears. He says he didn't want to let himself in with his key in case Azul was busy. He then sees GCSSD sitting on the sofa.

The celebration has begun at Mama and Papa's house. Tacos and champagne for everyone in honor of Mama's clean bill of health! The celebrants include Dieg-Oh, Paco, Lidia, Mama, and Papa. Paco and Lidia are shouting "bottoms up!" as Mama and Papa chug their champagne. Papa then gives Mama a kiss.

Ceci is in the shower when the phone rings. She almost takes a header on her way out of the shower stall. I'm sure she's wondering why Azul isn't answering. Of course it's Dieg-Oh. Ceci says she'll get Azul for him and steps out of the bathroom to see Lenny, Mo, and Curly all lined up on the sofa looking straight ahead and not saying a word. Ceci says she's looked all over the apartment and can't find Azul anywhere. Dieg-Oh tells Ceci to let Azul know he called.

GCSSD is telling Mo he's never felt so flattered in his life. Mo looks remarkably like "The Donald" in this scene. GCSSD didn't realize how serious Mo was about the job, and GCSSD regrets not listening to him when they were at Mo's Castle of Calamity. Mo casually asks how GCSSD came across the program. GCSSD starts to say he was watching with. . .then quickly covers and says he happened to see it. Poor Tia Inez didn't warrant a mention. Mo then wants to know if Azul had mentioned it to him. Alas, Azul didn't see the program; she was talking to her brother in Brazil. Mo says he'd better leave, but GCSSD says "No, I need to leave anyway." GCSSD then excuses himself and tells Azul to fill him in about the conversation with her brother Arnaldo. Mo then leaves with GCSSD and Azul seems pretty happy to push him out the door. No kiss good-bye for Mo. Azul and Dieg-Oh's love theme plays as Azul hugs herself.

Morticia shows up at Mama and Papa's house. I think Papa is bent out of shape that Dieg-Oh actually took Mama to the doctor's office and knew all along about Mama's clean bill of health, before Papa. I'm sure 5Ft could make a comment about Papa and Dieg-Oh's apparent rivalry over Mama. Anyway Morticia makes a toast to the beautiful family. Salud!

Azul is watching Mo's interview in which he talks about his huge investment in Human Resources and how he has the perfect person to head it up; Azul, the woman he loves! Azul looks pretty stricken when Ceci comes out of the bathroom to tell her Dieg-Oh just called.

Dieg-Oh apologizes to Morticia about his father's rude behavior. Morticia seems to take it all in stride; it seems Dieg-Oh's family is a blessing to her since she has no family. Mama shows up and is listening at the doorway. Dieg-Oh invites her in and makes some crack about her trying to get some gossip. Morticia goes to deliver the cake and Mama takes Dieg-Oh aside to say she thoroughly likes the woman who will bear her future grandchildren. Yup, I knew this was coming. Mama thinks Morticia is the love of Dieg-Oh's life.

Mo and GCSSD are discussing Azul, naturally. GCSSD apologizes for Azul's stubbornness. She inherited it from him, unfortunately. GCSSD will talk to Azul on Mo's behalf. "Does that mean you will come to work in my lab?" GCSSD makes the deal with the devil. They toast to GCSSD's new job.

Mama walks into Dieg-Oh's room, waking him up and bringing him breakfast. I believe she made a comment about Papa being jealous that she was bringing Dieg-Oh breakfast in bed. At any rate, Dieg-Oh explains to Mama that Morticia is not going to be the mother of his children. Mama wants to know if they had a fight, because she really likes Morticia a lot. "No," says Dieg-Oh. He then goes on to explain that he and Morticia are just friends, and for the first time in his life, he has a woman friend who's not his lover. Morticia really listens to him. Mama cautions Dieg-Oh to be careful since Morticia may be thinking they are more than "just friends."

Mo is giving a list of things he wants Scary Housekeeper to do to the lab. He wants her to clean it, catalog everything, call in an electrician, etc. Hannibaletta wants to know if that means GCSSD will be joining their little enterprise. "Yes, he will," replies Mo. Mo continues, "Who would have thought a television program would have had such an effect! I want him to come here and feel as if we are his family." Ominous music plays. Hannibaletta asks if Azul saw the program as well. Mo doesn't answer the question; he just says that he wants everything perfect for GCSSD first. Perhaps he's alluding to reeling in Azul by getting her daddy under his control. The creepy music would certainly support that theory. After Mo leaves, Hannibaletta throws her clipboard on the ground. Clearly, there is some undercurrent going on here.

Back to the light side, Dieg-Oh is arranging one of the killer mannequins in the window when he looks out and sees Azul. He rushes out to the sidewalk and attempts a kiss to her cheek, but she dodges him. She says she came by for a couple of minutes only; she wasn't sure if she was supposed to call him or see him today. Our Adorable Adonis swears he had to take Mama to the doctor yesterday. He then asks if she's eaten yet.

Dieg-Oh and Azul are now at a café. She's telling him how she managed to get Ceci fired yesterday, so now she needs to help her find another job. Dieg-Oh asks about Mo, and Azul refers to him as her ex. Dieg-Oh then goes on to compliment her eyes, and how she's captivated him from the moment they met. The come-on lines continue. He then talks about when they go to dinner tonight. She points out that he's being a little presumptuous. He pretends to shoot himself in the head with his finger, saying "Just a little!" Azul is eating this all up, and I can't say I blame her. Dieg-Oh's boyish charm is quite appealing.

Morticia is back at Emilia's place with several bags of things. I have no idea what this discussion was about. I believe Morticia was at either the morgue or storage unit (depositaria) and mentions something about bringing some boxes over to Emilia's, if Emilia doesn't mind. Emilia is thrilled that Morticia is starting to connect with her things again. If my understanding is wrong, can someone please advise.

Mo and Andres are at the Castle of Calamity. Andres is listening to some business guy on the speaker phone. Mystery Man is not happy with the way things are going. After the call ends, Mo starts thinking it's odd that Azul hasn't called him; surely GCSSD has told her about accepting the job. Mo kicks it up a notch and hypothesizes that perhaps Azul has found another man. After all, she is a beautiful woman. This thought does not sit well with Mo. He asks what Andres thinks. Am I imaging paranoia on Mo's part and that perhaps Mo thinks Azul and Andres are an item? At any rate, Andres says, "No way!" Mo says, "You're a good man, Andres. You have no idea how much stupidity there is in this world!" Cue the suspenseful music!

Lidia confronts Piero about inviting Paco to Acapulco. "Relax," says smarmy Piero. "He's not going to go. Trust me!" Ugh!

Azul is downstairs waiting for Ceci, who apparently is removing her mustache and is putting ice over her lip to reduce the redness. TMI. Finally Ceci comes down and they jump in a cab. Who should be skulking about but Andres. You know, he's pretty cute for a bad guy. Andres jumps in his car and follows the cab. Azul and Ceci are sitting at a restaurant discussing the job. Ceci has her hand over her mouth the whole time. It seems weird to me to bring your best friend to a job interview (especially one who gets you fired in the first place), but I may be giving this too much thought. Potential boss whisks Ceci away to probably show her the ropes. Ceci still has her hand over her mouth and Azul laughs at her. Ceci shoots Azul a dirty look. While Ceci is gone, Azul's cell phone rings. It's Dieg-Oh asking if he can see her later. "Of course you can!" says our smitten heroine. They hang up and Ceci comes running out all smiles. She must have been offered the job. She wants to know who Azul was talking to, and Azul says it's Dieg-Oh, he wants to see her later. They leave the restaurant and who should be sneaking out from around the corner, but Andres. More Orchestra of Doom.

GCSSD is talking to his fellow university lab rats (of the two legged variety). He dedicated his life, often at the expense of his daughter and personal life, and for what? He was treated as an object! "Never again. Never again!"

Morticia is going through her dead son's belongings; pictures, drawings, storybooks, etc. Emilia comes into the room and announces she's going out. Morticia is fine with that. After Emilia has left, Morticia broods some more, looks at herself in the mirror, then pulls a gun out of a drawer in the living room. Lots of heavy breathing and suspenseful music.

Andres is reporting in to Mo. "GCSSD just went up to Azul's apartment five minutes ago." Mo asks about Azul. "She and Ceci were at a bar." Andres wants to know how long he should continue surveillance. "Until Azul comes down."

GCSSD tells Azul he's tired of the university politics and wants to do what's best for Azul. As a result, he has agreed to accept Mo's offer. "Is that a problem for you?" asks GCSSD. Azul is very happy for him. Poignant music plays.

Morticia has left Emilia a note apologizing for leaving the house in such a mess. Morticia writes she'll return later. Emilia goes through a bag and finds a picture of Morticia and Emilia's brother from happier times. As she's going to put the picture in the drawer, she spies the gun and is impactada! Orchestra of Doom.

Dieg-Oh is having coffee with Isela. He's telling her about the café with Azul and the party the night before, in which Papa was bothering Mama. Isela seems interested in this comment.

Emilia confronts Morticia about the gun. Morticia says it's for protection. Emilia doesn't like having the gun around while Morticia is going through such a difficult treatment. Even in the best of circumstances a gun isn't a good idea. Emilia says she's going to start accompanying Morticia everywhere to keep an eyeball on her. Morticia replies she doesn't need a guardian. Ominous music.

Meanwhile, back at Azul and Ceci's apartment, Ceci is sprawled out on the couch eating ice cream while Azul is in a snit trying to find something to wear on her date. She can't wear red since that's what she wore last time. She begs Ceci to help her find something. Finally Ceci says, "Earth paging Azul!" What a great line! Azul then tells her about father accepting the job. GSCCD has always been such a child, a dork (tarambana), etc. Now he appears to be changing. Of all times for him to start working for Mo! Azul is basically a walking stress case.

Dieg-Oh is getting ready for his big date when Mama comes in. "Que guapo, mi'jo!" Dieg-Oh gushes about is upcoming date with Azul. Mama then breaks the news; Morticia is waiting for him in the living room.

Azul is leaving for her big night out with Dieg-Oh. Suddenly we see a car creeping by. It's Andres trailing her. Andres in on the phone to Mo, who's lounging in a hot tub, saying Azul just left. "Is she alone?" asks Mo. "For the moment," replies the lackey. "Keep following her," orders Mo.

Dieg-Oh comes downstairs with Mama, checking his watch. Morticia is waiting for him. She needs his help; she can't return home, there are things about her he doesn't know, etc. Morticia is totally breathless while she rambles on and on. She has a martyrdom that's killing her. Dieg-Oh keeps checking his watch and shifting around, but Morticia is clueless to his impatience. She then drops the bomb that when she met him at that party, she was going to kill someone and then kill herself.

Azul is sitting alone at the restaurant checking her watch. Uh oh, this can't be good! She calls Dieg-Oh's cell phone and Mama picks it up. Mama asks who's calling, and when Azul tells her, Mama spies out the kitchen door into the living room. Mama sees Dieg-Oh deep in conversation with Morticia. She then tells Azul Dieg-Oh is busy and can't come to the phone. She'll have Dieg-Oh return the call tomorrow.

Azul throws money on the table and walks out of the restaurant in tears. Lo and behold, who should be standing in the street but Mo. Azul rushes into his arms in tears.

Dieg-Oh has his arms around Morticia as she tells him about the accident that took her son's life. The name of the responsible person keeps going through her head. It's Mo. She babbling on and on about how Dieg-Oh and his family have saved her. Because of them, she's not dead. "YET!" The Orchestra of Doom gets loud as the…

Credits roll.

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