Caray, Caray!

Vera and her pack of pitchfork-wielding idiots menaced Luba and Gaspar. Suddenly Raquel produced a shotgun -- where the heck did that come from? -- and pointed it at the mob, telling them to get off her property.

Ifigenio and Vera warned Raquel that Luba and Gaspar were bad people. Luba told Raquel their accusations were false.

Raquel said no one would help her when she needed it except Luba and Gaspar. Vera shrieked that Luba was a "witch of the devil" who would put the evil eye on Raquel's baby. Geesh, what century is she living in?

Luba did her mean witch act to scare the idiots, who ran off.

Meanwhile: Angel asked Coral if Claudia could stay with her to get away from her evil stepfather Rosendo. Coral sympathetically agreed. Angel said he'd go see Claudia's mother and explain.

Later Claudia told Coral she hadn't known Angel for long but she loved him, "I've never known a boy like him."

At Rodrigo's house: Gaby answered the telephone and found herself speaking to Thelma, who said, "It's good that you finally answered, kid."

Gaby hysterically assured her that she had told Rodrigo to move far away with Alina, then yelled, "Leave me in peace!" and hung up. She told the confused Tina, "We have to leave!"

Tina questioned her, and Gaby said the caller was a very bad woman who wanted to kill her. She admitted that her father knew the woman but wouldn't tell Tina who it was. While trying to comfort Gaby, Tina said to herself, "Who, who could it be?"

No-Longer-Singing Aunt Rebeca scolded Thelma for scaring Gaby. Thelma said, "The difference is my son has a mother to defend him, and this kid has a mother who's in the ground." Rebeca said, "How cruel you are."

At the military camp: Alina sat in a jeep in the rain, waiting for a driver to take her back to town. Her nursing teacher showed up to talk Alina out of leaving.

Emilio told Frank it wouldn't be easy working with Rodrigo because he had been engaged to Alina. (At this point, who hasn't been engaged to Alina, aside from Frank himself?)

Frank asked about Karla. Emilio said Karla was attractive but he was only interested in Alina. Frank admitted that he'd told Rodrigo about seeing Karla leaving Emilio's tent.

Just then Alina and her teacher entered the tent. Emilio and Alina stared at each other. Emilio said, "Alina!" Alina said, "Emilio!" Always such great conversationalists, those two.

Alina's teacher said this must be the Emilio she'd heard so much about. Emilio asked if Alina had told her good things about him. The teacher said yes.

When they were alone, Emilio told Alina he was always thinking about her. "I can't go on living without you. I need you. Please come back to me." They kissed.

Alina said, "I love you with all my heart."

More kissing. The scowling Rodrigo watched them from outside the tent.

Alina said, "If you divorce Thelma, we can make plans." Emilo asked if Alina wanted to marry him. She said, "Yes, that's what I want the most."

Finally they spotted Rodrigo. He apologized for interrupting them and left. Alina told Emilio she would go after him alone and talk to him.

Back in the city: Angel went to Claudia's neighborhood and saw Rosendo passing by. He said to himself, "Rosendo, very soon you are going to pay for all you've done."

Then Angel encountered Claudia's mother carrying a heavy bucket. He offered to help her and she rudely refused. Angel told her Claudia couldn't live with Rosendo any more, saying, "He has tried to abuse her many times."

Claudia's mother shrieked that Rosendo had always been a father to Claudia etc. etc.

Angel said Claudia was his girlfriend. The mother said, "The girl is a flirt." Angel said, "That isn't true," that Claudia loved her mother but wouldn't return home while Rosendo was there. Mom stormed into her house.

At Old Ranch (Raquel's ranch): Luba told Gaspar they would eventually have to leave with the cofre, but she didn't know how.

Meanwhile, Raquel yelled at Hernan for not being there to help her deal with the lynch mob, or should I say the witch-burning mob. He tried to convince her not to trust Luba and Gaspar, but Raquel said, "I trust them and I want to trust them."

Orlando arrived, looking for Luba and Gaspar. Raquel said they were not only her employees, they were under her protection.

Hernan asked Orlando if it was true that Luba was a witch who had killed a girl. Orlando said no. He convinced Raquel to take him to Luba.

After they left the room, Hernan snickered that at last he would get rid of Luba and Raquel, and without them Raquel would have no choice but to sell the ranch! (Too bad Hernan doesn't have a mustache to twirl... Obviously I'm still missing Maximo.)

Luba was still ranting to Gaspar about Vera and her band of idiot villagers. I think she said she would use their fear to help Raquel.

Raquel entered their room with Orlando. Luba told Raquel that Orlando had tried to kill her son. Orlando said he'd only done it because Gaspar was obsessed with a woman (Thelma) and that he had come to take Gaspar to see his son.

Gaspar was delighted at the idea of seeing his little cub, but Luba said she didn't trust Orlando. Orlando pretended to leave and Gaspar got upset.

Luba pulled Raquel aside and told Raquel she had "a great heart," and said (I think?) that she trusted Raquel, then told Orlando she and Gaspar would leave with him tomorrow. I didn't understand all of this scene but Luba appeared to be planning something.

Elsewhere: Thelma told Rebeca she was thinking of returning to the mountain to deal with the infeliz (I'm not sure if she meant Orlando or Gaspar).

Rebeca warned her not to trust Orlando and offered to go with her. Thelma said she could take care of herself and besides, her aunt had to stay behind to take care of the baby. She added that she wished Luba and Gaspar were dead.

At the military camp: Alina found Rodrigo and told him she didn't want him to think badly of her, that she was grateful for his love.

Rodrigo said he would never love anyone else but, "I only want to see you happy, although not at my side." They leaned their heads together and for a moment it looked as if Alina was going to kiss him. (Duhlina, you idiot, make up your idiotic mind!)

Finally Alina pulled away and Rodrigo apologized. He said he would try to give her up, but warned that Emilio wasn't as honest as she presumed. I think he mentioned something about someone being in Emilio's tent, but he refused to say any more, telling her to ask Emilio about it.

Meanwhile, Alina's teacher was telling Emilio how Karla had treated Alina, saying Alina didn't deserve it.

In San Mateo: Agent Vargas called Elias and Soledad to tell them about the deaths of Hugo, Alfonsina, and Mauro. Soledad said, "My god. It was Alvaro. He killed them!"

Vargas warned Elias, "This man is looking for revenge against you. You are in grave danger."

After hanging up, Elias told Soledad he wasn't surprised by Hugo's death, but he didn't understand why had Alvaro killed Alfonsina. Bitterly Soledad said it was Alfonsina's fault that Alvaro had believed she'd had an affair with Jose.

Elias said Alvaro wouldn't rest until he found him, so for Soledad's safety they should separate. Soledad protested, "I can't stand the idea of losing you. You have given me a new vision of life, and I don't want to lose it."

Elias kissed her, thanked her, and said he would protect her forever. (Does that mean he's going to stay with her, after all? Not sure because I didn't catch everything he said.)

At the military camp: Alina and her teacher nursed the sick flood victims. Alina said all her dreams had come true (because she was reunited with Emilio).

Meanwhile, Emilio went to Karla's tent and said he wanted to talk about her problem with Alina. Karla observed, "This girl is very special for you." Emilio said he couldn't deny it, so Karla said, "Alina will find a friend in me."

After Emilio left, Karla said to herself yes, she and Alina were going to be friends, but only so she could find out everything about Alina.

Emilio told Alina he was worried about her spending so much time with contagious people. (Exactly what does Duhmilio think nurses do for a living??)

Duhlina said not to worry, just being with him made her feel stronger than ever. (I'm sure she thinks everyone in that tent will soon be healed by his mere presence.)

Alina's teacher announced that they were out of antibiotics and needed more. It was night and still raining, but Alina and Emilio set off in a jeep with some guy who warned them that the road was bad.

Big surprise: The jeep got stuck in the mud. I'll bet you didn't see that coming. The guy with them kept repeating that another storm was likely, then pointed out that the radiator had overheated. Emilio picked Alina up and carried her from the jeep, I suppose to protect her white uniform from the mud.

(Gee, I wonder if there's an empty cabin nearby where Alina and Emilio can spend the night...?)

At Coral's house: Tina arrived, looking for Alina. She told Angel, Coral, and Claudia about the woman who had called Gaby, saying Gaby had mentioned the name Thelma. "Do you know who this woman is?"

At La Rinconada: Orlando was arguing with Vera about what to do with Luba and Gaspar when Thelma entered the room, to Orlando's surprise. (She sure got there fast. Emilio and Elias must have built a magic highway.)

In the countryside somewhere: What a surprise! That guy took Emilio and Alina to a cabin, then said he would join his family at another cabin and conveniently left the lovebirds alone.

Emilio observed in his usual insightful way, "It seems we are going to have to share the cabin. Do you still have doubts about my love?"

Alina said no, so they started making out and taking off their clothes. Who could have expected, when that jeep got stuck in the mud, that it would lead to this?

Vocabulary word:
compartir = to share

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