Saturday, September 15, 2007
Acorralada #171 – Friday – 9-14-07 – Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights!
Marfil is holding a gun on Diablo. She tells him she married Pedro for the money. I think Diablo volunteers to be her appetizer on the side. She finally leaves with the parting words, "Forget about me!"
The Spinster Sisters (by their choice according to what they told Puncho) confront Puncho about being a bigamist. The feisty sister gets distracted because Puncho is cleaning their pool in a very scant Speedo.
Mucks is back to wearing his too tight, pastel blue sweater. He runs into Doc V and they glare at one another.
Granny Doc V wants Dimwit to visit her and bring Doc V along. Granny Doc V is definitely sizing up Dimwit as a daughter-in-law.
ChewKey is squealing like a stuck pig at the Dodge dealership. She gets to pick whichever one she wants. She asks Papa how much she has to spend, but he says she needs to work with Fidiota. The car will be a gift from Fidiota. She tells Fidiota that Fidiota is the prettiest, bestest, woman in the world. ChewKey hugs Fidiota, while rolling her eyes at the camera.
Pobre de Gaby. As soon as Lunkhead figures out it's Gaby, he asks for ChewKey. When Gaby tries to make conversation, Lunkhead very tersely says he has nothing to say to her. Lunkhead wants Gaby to forget about him and hangs up on Gaby. Gaby is despondent. Caramel comes in and tries to console her but it's useless. Gaby loves Lunkhead more and more each day, but now he's going to marry the evil ChewKey.
Puncho talks his way out of the confrontation. He was married to sisters, but not at the same time. He married Peyote, but she died. Then he married Caramel. This appeases the Spinster Sisters and Hortencia feels his pecs before walking off. Diego is plotting a way to steal from them.
Mucks asks Doc V if Marshmallow is with Godmum. Doc V says probably. Mucks struts off.
ChewKey picks out a Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, but she doesn't like the lime green color. She wants it in blue. When Fidiota suggests white, ChewKey gets snippy. You tell me I can pick out whatever car I want, and then you won't let me get the color I want? Fidiota says "Fine, if you want blue, you can have blue." Roddy goes to make the deal.
Doc V tells Dimwit she is the perfect woman; it would be easy for any man to fall in love with her. He means that with all due respect, of course. He admires her and considers her a good friend. Right.
Marshmallow appears at a grocery store and asks an older gentleman, Jacky, if she and Godmum can perhaps stay at some place of his. He warns her it's not clean, but she can stay as along as she wants. He asks how Godmum is doing. Apparently he is an old, dear friend of the Marshmallow clan.
Mucks takes Dulce aside and wants to know if Dimwit is working. Dulce says she's probably in another patient's room. Mucks then wants to know how she's doing. Dulce says quite nicely considering. . ."Considering what?" asks Mucks. Dulce then says she's not authorized to say anything. Mucks demands, "What happened to Dimwit?" Commercial.
Marfil has returned home from her shopping trip with nothing. She couldn't find anything she liked. Pedro comments he's surprised; he gave her $2,000 and she couldn't find anything. Marfil asks for some credit cards in her name and starts asking if Pedro's changed his will yet. "No." says Pedro making some excuse. He then wants her to kiss him. Marfil comes back with, "No way! You smell like your pipe! I'm going to our room to change my shoes. I'm tired after all the walking." She wrinkles her pretty little nose and makes a fanning motion when she tells him his pipe stinks. After she's left, Pedro wonders if perhaps Mucks is right. Maybe Marfil DID marry him for his money. He's probably Lunkhead's father or grandfather. They seem to share the same intellect genes.
Dulce refuses to tell Mucks what happened to Dimwit. Next Mucks starts interrogating Dulce about Dimwit and Doc V. Dulce tells him Dimwit and Doc V are just good friends. She points out that Mucks is a married man. Then Mucks pulls the victim card, "I know; Dimwit considers me less than zero!" Gee, I wonder why.
Isabel is at a pay phone talking to Octopus. She'll talk to her buddy, the bruja, tomorrow and find out about the poison that will render Fidiota either a paraplegic or a quadriplegic. Knowing these two, Fidioota would probably be a quadriplegic. She hangs up and Iggy wants to know who Isabel was talking to. Before he can ask, however, he had to check the change area of the pay phone. Nice touch. Iggy wants to know if Octopus asked about him. Isabel then talks about Octopus wanting to get back at Fidiota. Iggy admits those two have been at war for years. They are standing in front of the same store where Marshmallow was talking to Jacky.
Dulce and Dimwit are taking a break. Dulce says she likes when they have time to take a coffee break together and visit. Dimwit starts talking about liking to stay busy since it gives her less time to think about how sad her life is.
Isabel and Iggy are dumpster diving. Iggy is thought bubbling how much he hates what has happened to him. It's all Dimwit's fault. "I hate her! I hate her! I hate her!" he keeps thinking.
Dulce tells Dimwit that at least Dimwit is rich. Dimwit gives the speech about money not buying happiness. She may live in a mansion, but it's hell. She misses the days of yore when Gaby was a maid and Dimwit was in nursing school. They had so much fun! They were happy, had goals, pillow fights. . .She waxes poetic about how she first met Diablo. Diablo got in a fight because some guy from the 'hood paid her a compliment. Diablo helped her study, walked her to school, etc. Dimwit always knew Diablo was in love with her, but she only thought of him as a brother. She knew she'd never love him.
Marshmallow is telling Godmum about her plans of leaving Mucks. Suddenly Godmum thinks that's a bad idea. Marshmallow would be depriving the kid of a father. Marshmallow begs for Godmum's support in her decision. I don't get it. NOW Godmum wants Marshmallow to stay with Mucks?!
Dimwit is now telling Dulce how much she loves Mucks and how alone she feels. Dulce finally leaves (I don't blame her; the conversation is boring.) Dimwit then shows us her best glassy-eyed stare and head tilt.
Roddy thanks Fidiota for being so generous to ChewKey. Meanwhile, ChewKey is calling KickMe to tell him she just scored a new car. KickMe wants to see her tonight; he needs some good lovin'! ChewKey says she can't, she needs to pretend to be reformed. Finally she agrees to escape through her bedroom window. The camera pans back and we discover Gaby has overheard the whole conversation. Quick Gaby, get your video camera!!!!
A lovely dinner at Lunkhead's Lair. Mucks is telling them Marshmallow is at the hospital with Godmum. Octopus makes a comment it's nice not having interlopers at their civilized dinner. Mucks says he's tired of Octopus' negativity.
Fidiota, Dimwit, and Gaby are all hanging out in either Gaby's or Fidiota's bedroom. Fidiota tells them about ChewKey's new car. Gaby says ChewKey is a hypocrite, Dimwit thinks ChewKey has changed, and Fidiota agrees with Gaby. She just doesn't want to mess things up with Roddy. Roddy needs to find out on his own.
Doc V removes Godmum's bandages. They drag this scene out way too long, so I'll just come out and say it. The surgery was a success. Hopefully I didn't ruin the anticipation for anyone out there.
Yolanda is all excited. She delivers a letter to Mucks. It doesn't have a return address, however.
Like I said before, Godmum can see. Marshmallow is in a rush to get her out of the hospital so they can leave town.
The letter is a "Dear Mucks" letter from Marshmallow. She's leaving so he can return to his beloved Dimwit. Dimwit is his destiny and she will find hers. It was fun while it lasted, but it's over now. The divorce papers will follow. Yolanda asks Mucks why he's so surprised.
Isabel shows up with the solution to all Octopus' problems. Octopus wants to know if she's "got the stuff." Isabel then produces a simple tarantula, "the most poisonous, type of spider in the whole wide world!" Pobre tarantula, it's now getting a bad rap. Now if Isabel had produced a Brazilian Wandering Spider or a Sydney Funnel Spider I would have been impressed.
Mucks tells Yolanda that Marshmallow has left him.
Marshmallow and Godmum arrive at the store. They thank Jacky for allowing them to stay. He says take all the time you need. Godmum promises not to tell Mucks where they are.
Doc V and Dimwit are talking. Dimwit can't believe Marshmallow has abandoned Mucks, especially now that she's pregnant. Doc V reminds Dimwit that Dimwit's done the same thing in the past. Dimwit says her situation was different; their families hated one another and she was married to Diablo. ***Who cares? ***
Hortencia comes into Puncho's room. He has just finished bathing and walks out in a towel. When she sees him, she hyperventilates. Puncho then drops the towel and it looks like Hortencia is going to pass out. She tells him she needs mouth-to-mouth. Puncho tries not to gag. He finally gets her to leave and starts plotting how he's going to rob the Spinster Sisters. I like how he can never remember their last name. Of course I can't either. Puncho produces a bottle of pills. Apparently he is going to give them sleeping pills and rob them while they are sleeping.
Yolanda tells Octopus that Marshmallow has left. Mucks has run off to the hospital to find her. After Yolanda is out of the room, Octopus takes out the pobre tarantula and gloats about Fidiota's demise.
Gaby is telling Fidiota about the ill-fated call with Lunkhead. Fidiota tries to cheer her up by saying she can help with planning Roddy's birthday party. I'm sure that is just the thing Gaby needs to improve her mood. Fidiota heads off to talk to ChewKey and Gaby flashes back to her time on the island with Lunkhead.
Mucks' is lamenting to Yolanda and Octopus, the loss of Marshmallow. He then gets a call from Marshmallow asking him not to look for her and to proceed with their divorce.
Fidiota is going through ChewKey's online chats with KickMe, in which ChewKey admits how much she hates Fidiota. ChewKey walks in and catches Fidiota in the act. ChewKey is belligerent! What nerve Fidiota has for reading ChewKey's personal emails. Besides, those emails are old. Fidiota says no way, you're telling KickMe about the car I bought you yesterday. Fidiota then tells ChewKey she's sending copies of the chats to Roddy so Roddy will know the truth! Fidiota is pecking away at the keyboard when ChewKey walks up behind her, grabs some sort of pyramid looking object, and whacks Fidiota over the head (or neck or shoulder – we don't see the actual hit). We then see Fidiota slump over the keyboard.
Credits roll!
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