Thursday, August 23, 2007
Acorralada #153 Tuesday 8/21/07 A lemon-sucking entreaty is no match for a glassy-eyed head-tilt
Max gets the real results of Fiona's pregnancy test from Camila, who has suddenly started wearing weird eyeglasses. Is she trying to mirror Max's behavior?
Diana is still treating Pancho's wounds. She promises not to turn him in.
Max is wondering why he hasn't heard about Diana to confirm their appointment. He decides to drive Marcela to the hospital to visit her Godmom.
Fedora talks to Gaby. She is sorry to see Gaby upset. Duh, it's all your fault! Doormat says it's important that Chucky gets along with Fedora so Fedora's marriage works out. Ugh! I can't stand it!
Man boobs alert! Over on the beach, Kiki is calling his detective, who is taking incriminating pictures of Fedora.
Marfil calls Diego and they trade various threats. She is relaxing poolside in a new green bathing suit and drinking a Cosmo. She tosses her head in her usual imperious way, sure that she is not guilty at all--he is the only killer, because he drove the tractor. He reminds her that she threw Fiona in the hole, etc.
Max now meets with Diana. She has traded her pink nurse's uniform for a strange black tank top with beads dangling in front in some fake attached necklace look. This is really cheesy.
He goes on and on with a boring plea for forgiveness. His manner is so smarmy I can hardly watch.
Caramelo leaves the warehouse, but she will go back to bring food and supplies for Pancho. After she leaves, Pancho sprawls on the bed and calls Fedora for more bucks.
Gaby warns her mother that it is too dangerous for her to go see Pancho.
Max and Diana toast each other with whiskey. How romantic! He begs 1,000 pardons. Yes, he took her with brute force, but it's because he felt such passion when he thought of her with Diego. She seems to be weakening. Ugh. I feel sick.
The hired detective takes pictures of Fedora.
Paco fumes at Caramelo for going to see Pancho. He really seems about to blow a gasket.
Max is still apologizing. We are still rolling our eyes.
Pancho and Fedora meet. He wants her to help him escape the U.S. and go to Santo Domingo. If she doesn't help him, he will take down Sharon and Diana as accomplices in his crimes. Once again, the twisted logic of this threat escapes me, because he would have to report himself. He could just hide out and not report them . . . In general, when I see plots in mystery novels or TV shows that include blackmail, I always feel that the victim should call the blackmailer's bluff. The blackmailer always has nothing to gain by revealing whatever it is he/she holds over the head of the victim, so there is no incentive, hence, and empty threat.
Fedora says she will help, but he should not come looking for any more help with anything else. Until never, she says. He smirks.
Back to more pathetic apologizing from Max. He shows her the paper about Fiona's pregnancy test. That changes nothing, Diana says. He looks dejected.
Paco is still blowing up at Carameloa.
Kike has heard from the detective. Sharon is thrilled about the results. She now reveals her background as a jewel thief. Kike is surprised. How could she not have told him before?
She covers by saying she was waiting for proof. He says perfecto, as he really wants to get back at Fedora for--get this--failing to make Gaby love him!
He scowls menacingly.
Fedora and Gaby ponder what to do next. Gaby should ponder the VPL shown by the ugly yellow dress she is wearing.
Sharon wants to go talk to her Papito right away, but wise Kike counsels patience.
Diana is back in her nurse's uniform, tending to Pancho. He grabs her, warning her not to betray him. He tells her about Sharon. He is worthless, she says. He asks her if she still loves Max. No, she says. Well, she will suffer for how she made his brother suffer, for not loving his brother. You and Max will never be together!
Max goes to see Paco. He finds out that Fiona has not been home. He tells Paco about the pregnancy test.
Dr. V is asking Marcela to get married next Saturday. I wonder if that is more or less than three days. She says she can't marry him at all.
Granny M asks Diana how the meeting with Max went. Granny M has completely forgotten her outrage of last week and is pushing Diana toward Max.
Marfil flashes back at the Fiona murder. Fiona revealed she was not pregnant. Too late, said Marfil. She remembers her dead mother fondly by quoting her words of wisdom: "As Bruno would say, always kill the rabid dog." (I am really not sure what the proverb meant.)
Talking to an imaginary Fiona, she says, you were always an obstacle. In the next life, don't be so stupid!
Octy is discussing Iggy with Marfil. Marfil wonders how she could marry the man who tried to kill her son. Octy reveals too much--her plot to get rid of Iggy.
Dr. V. and Marcela still talking. He says he has patience to wait for her, but she says she doesn't love him and can't marry him at all.
Conveniently, who shows up at the hospital but Maxi Maxi. He is wearing his best white shoes and tight beige pants. What a chick magnet!
Caramelo feeds Pancho. He begs her to forgive him. They had good times at first. No, she says. We were never happy, because you were always cheating. Now I love Emilio.
Max and Diana talking again. They had good things together.
Max sees Marfil and demands a divorce. What? Now we get a lengthy recap of Marfil's two years in a coma, etc. I won't bore anyone with a recap. She will not divorce him, as he will run straight to Diana. No, he won't, he says. Diana won't have him.
Pancho tells Caramelo that Gaviota is going to help him. Caramelo is surprised. Oh, it's because I threatened her. He wants her to come to the DR with him. He will change everthing and play baseball (at least he has given up those harem fantasies). He tries to kiss her.
The other doctor is talking to Granny DS, who is now walking. Diana is pleased too. Granny reminds us her of dollies again. She misses Larry, Paola, and Max. Oy, she doesn't seem to know about Paola. She asks Diana when she is going to marry Max.
Yolanda leaves, and Iggy comes in. He greets his great love, Octy. Let's set a date for the wedding, he says. She thought bubbles that she's going to kill him like her first husband.
Credits roll.
Diana is still treating Pancho's wounds. She promises not to turn him in.
Max is wondering why he hasn't heard about Diana to confirm their appointment. He decides to drive Marcela to the hospital to visit her Godmom.
Fedora talks to Gaby. She is sorry to see Gaby upset. Duh, it's all your fault! Doormat says it's important that Chucky gets along with Fedora so Fedora's marriage works out. Ugh! I can't stand it!
Man boobs alert! Over on the beach, Kiki is calling his detective, who is taking incriminating pictures of Fedora.
Marfil calls Diego and they trade various threats. She is relaxing poolside in a new green bathing suit and drinking a Cosmo. She tosses her head in her usual imperious way, sure that she is not guilty at all--he is the only killer, because he drove the tractor. He reminds her that she threw Fiona in the hole, etc.
Max now meets with Diana. She has traded her pink nurse's uniform for a strange black tank top with beads dangling in front in some fake attached necklace look. This is really cheesy.
He goes on and on with a boring plea for forgiveness. His manner is so smarmy I can hardly watch.
Caramelo leaves the warehouse, but she will go back to bring food and supplies for Pancho. After she leaves, Pancho sprawls on the bed and calls Fedora for more bucks.
Gaby warns her mother that it is too dangerous for her to go see Pancho.
Max and Diana toast each other with whiskey. How romantic! He begs 1,000 pardons. Yes, he took her with brute force, but it's because he felt such passion when he thought of her with Diego. She seems to be weakening. Ugh. I feel sick.
The hired detective takes pictures of Fedora.
Paco fumes at Caramelo for going to see Pancho. He really seems about to blow a gasket.
Max is still apologizing. We are still rolling our eyes.
Pancho and Fedora meet. He wants her to help him escape the U.S. and go to Santo Domingo. If she doesn't help him, he will take down Sharon and Diana as accomplices in his crimes. Once again, the twisted logic of this threat escapes me, because he would have to report himself. He could just hide out and not report them . . . In general, when I see plots in mystery novels or TV shows that include blackmail, I always feel that the victim should call the blackmailer's bluff. The blackmailer always has nothing to gain by revealing whatever it is he/she holds over the head of the victim, so there is no incentive, hence, and empty threat.
Fedora says she will help, but he should not come looking for any more help with anything else. Until never, she says. He smirks.
Back to more pathetic apologizing from Max. He shows her the paper about Fiona's pregnancy test. That changes nothing, Diana says. He looks dejected.
Paco is still blowing up at Carameloa.
Kike has heard from the detective. Sharon is thrilled about the results. She now reveals her background as a jewel thief. Kike is surprised. How could she not have told him before?
She covers by saying she was waiting for proof. He says perfecto, as he really wants to get back at Fedora for--get this--failing to make Gaby love him!
He scowls menacingly.
Fedora and Gaby ponder what to do next. Gaby should ponder the VPL shown by the ugly yellow dress she is wearing.
Sharon wants to go talk to her Papito right away, but wise Kike counsels patience.
Diana is back in her nurse's uniform, tending to Pancho. He grabs her, warning her not to betray him. He tells her about Sharon. He is worthless, she says. He asks her if she still loves Max. No, she says. Well, she will suffer for how she made his brother suffer, for not loving his brother. You and Max will never be together!
Max goes to see Paco. He finds out that Fiona has not been home. He tells Paco about the pregnancy test.
Dr. V is asking Marcela to get married next Saturday. I wonder if that is more or less than three days. She says she can't marry him at all.
Granny M asks Diana how the meeting with Max went. Granny M has completely forgotten her outrage of last week and is pushing Diana toward Max.
Marfil flashes back at the Fiona murder. Fiona revealed she was not pregnant. Too late, said Marfil. She remembers her dead mother fondly by quoting her words of wisdom: "As Bruno would say, always kill the rabid dog." (I am really not sure what the proverb meant.)
Talking to an imaginary Fiona, she says, you were always an obstacle. In the next life, don't be so stupid!
Octy is discussing Iggy with Marfil. Marfil wonders how she could marry the man who tried to kill her son. Octy reveals too much--her plot to get rid of Iggy.
Dr. V. and Marcela still talking. He says he has patience to wait for her, but she says she doesn't love him and can't marry him at all.
Conveniently, who shows up at the hospital but Maxi Maxi. He is wearing his best white shoes and tight beige pants. What a chick magnet!
Caramelo feeds Pancho. He begs her to forgive him. They had good times at first. No, she says. We were never happy, because you were always cheating. Now I love Emilio.
Max and Diana talking again. They had good things together.
Max sees Marfil and demands a divorce. What? Now we get a lengthy recap of Marfil's two years in a coma, etc. I won't bore anyone with a recap. She will not divorce him, as he will run straight to Diana. No, he won't, he says. Diana won't have him.
Pancho tells Caramelo that Gaviota is going to help him. Caramelo is surprised. Oh, it's because I threatened her. He wants her to come to the DR with him. He will change everthing and play baseball (at least he has given up those harem fantasies). He tries to kiss her.
The other doctor is talking to Granny DS, who is now walking. Diana is pleased too. Granny reminds us her of dollies again. She misses Larry, Paola, and Max. Oy, she doesn't seem to know about Paola. She asks Diana when she is going to marry Max.
Yolanda leaves, and Iggy comes in. He greets his great love, Octy. Let's set a date for the wedding, he says. She thought bubbles that she's going to kill him like her first husband.
Credits roll.
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