Caray, Caray!

Clemencia is at Anibal’s office. She tentatively asks if the job offer that he made to Lidia might also apply to her.

Silvana is in the kitchen mixing some eggs in a bowl while talking to Diego. They commiserate about how little progress either of them have been able to make in the investigations about the death of their loved ones. Next, Silvana tells him about her latest visit to Katy at Mo’s new place. Right off the bat, Diego asks about Azul and Silvana sighs heavily and says that he’s not going to like it but Azul was installed there like the lady of the house. “I realized that Katy already loves her like her own mother.” “I heard that Azul is going to marry Mauricio Duarte.” Diego looks like a popped balloon.

Mo is having a conference with Leo about the poisoned yogurt. He has guessed that Jacinto is the traitor but he’s not going to fire him, he’s going to use the fact that he knows he’s a traitor against Eva. He tells Leo to advise Andres of the development and to be careful around Jacinto.
Diego tells Silvana that Mo is sick from experiments with bad medicines. Silvana says Katy remembers her mom talking to some man about medicines that didn’t work when she got in the accident. Diego says that Mo’s business must be some scam involving fake medicine. Diego worries that Azul is in danger. He swears that that he won’t let her marry Mo.

GSD and Emilia are drinking coffee at her place. GSD reflects that when he found out that Leo wasn’t really infected, how he had wished that Azul wasn’t either. Emilia asks him what he’s going to do. GSD has a plan: once he finds the cure, he’s going to give it to Azul and Mo. Then he’s going to give a fake formula to Eva. Emilia wants to know what will happen when Eva and her gang spread the disease. GSD smiles and takes a drag on his ciggy—HIS formula will be registered and trademarked and he will make sure that the drug is produced by a drug company with a good reputation for the lowest possible price. Emilia nods distractedly.

Eva is on her terrace drinking coffee talking to Ivan. Ivan reports that Mo has fired all his security guards. Eva sighs and says that undoubtedly this means that GSD has told Mo that Leo was being poisoned. Ivan asks if it’s not possible instead that GSD thinks differently about Mo, after she told him that it was Mo and not her that infected Azul. Eva says no. GSD just wants to find the cure for his daughter and then forget everything that happened. “I promised him that once he found the formula, we would leave him alone.” Ivan says “You know that can’t happen!” Eva says, yes, unfortunately, once we have the cure, Toscano and Azul will have to die.”

Silvana and Diego are back in the kitchen, cleaning up after breakfast. Slivana agrees that even if Azul isn’t the woman he thought she was, she doesn’t deserve to be hooked up with a villain like Mo. Diego likes this new information about the scam medicine business. He thinks they have a new line in the investigation.

Mo and Leo are together. Mo asks her to get a glass from the table. Leo gingerly asks if this command means that he has gotten his sight back. Mo laughs and says yes, it’s come back, although he has some cloudy vision. He says that like Leo wants to keep Andres , he had his doubts that she would be with him if he weren’t sick. Being blind, she’ll have to stay to help him. Leo smiles and nods. Mo tells her not even to tell Andres that he can see again. Leo asks him if he thinks that Andres’ love for Ceci would make him betray Mo? Mo gives her a look like, “Well, duh!”

Back to Dona Clemi and Anibal. Clemi is going over her job skills like writing and computers. She says she had to do a bit of both as a teacher. Anibal is all “aw shucks” and says he’s sure she’s qualified, and they sure could use the help but…The phone rings and Clemi decides to demonstrate her receptionist skills by answering it professional-style.

Meanwhile, Clemi’s skunk of a husband has gone to Isela’s cantina to pester her. Isela is not happy to see him and greets him with “Shouldn’t you be out looking for a job?” Manuel complains that she is hassling that him because she doesn’t think he can pay his tab. (I couldn’t really follow her response, something about the loan, maybe?) Manuel says he’s doing great financially and asks the waiter (Flavio must be off duty) to bring him the finest hooch in the place. He parks himself at a table. Isela is mystified but Manuel won’t tell where his new wealth is coming from.

Silvana and Diego say their chaste goodbyes urging eachother to be in contact when either has more news in their investigations on Mo. As Silvana opens the door, who should be there but Flavio. Flavio gruffly asks Diego “What are you doing here?” Diego has a guilty look.

Piero and Lidia are in the sack, après amour. Piero has sweet talked her into making the apartment their love nest and not selling the furniture. He wants her to keep this hush hugh while he works things out. More kissy face.

Diego has brushed off Flavio’s comment as a joke and the two part without any problem. After Diego leaves however, Flavio asks Silvana gently if the two of them aren’t “creating a little comedy” with him. I guess that is an oblique way to ask if they are CHEATING ON HIM BEHIND HIS BACK. Silvana begs him not to be jealous—Diego came looking for Isela. And if that weren’t enough “Diego is still in love with Azul.” Flavio says, “Well, I hope he ends up happy with her, like I am with you.” Big Smootch seals the deal.

Back to Manuel who is living it up at Isela’s cantina. The waiter hands her the bill and she takes it personally to Manuel. Manuel puts two big bills on the table. Isela complains that it’s too much and Manuel, big spender, tells her to keep the change. Isela tells him that he’s done and when he complains that it’s a public place and he can stay as long as he likes, Isela points out that she’s the owner and she’s going to get the boys to toss him if he doesn’t leave. She turns to go and he grabs her and tries to hold her, yelling for the waiter to bring a bottle of Champagne. Manuel makes more overtures to her as she tries to get away.

Diego arrives at Mo’s digs, to be met by Andres who is not happy to see him. Diego fights his way past him and says that he has to talk to Azul. Andres (who is later joined by Jacinto, who now we know for sure isn’t one of the security people being fired) thanks him sarcastically for telling Ceci that he’s a murder and he says that unless he is coming with a message from Eva to Mo, he has no business at the house.

Azul is in another part of the house looking for Leo. She finds her putting Andres’ clothes into a drawer. Azul looks puzzled but hands Leo a list of medicines that her father gave her to get for Mo. Afterward she asks Leo what the deal is with Andres’ clothes. She didn’t realize that they were going to live together. Leo archly says that she and Andres have always lived together and that Mo wants it that way. If Azul has a problem, she should take it up with him. Azul frowns and leaves. Leo is thinking “score!”

Mo is lying on his bed and we briefly have Mo-vision which is as he said, kind of blurry. A knock on the door, it’s Azul and Mo’s face lights up. He feigns trying to get up and knocking stuff over. Then he feigns desperation about being blind. Azul is all atwitter about Andres and Leo living together which seems wrong to her since her BFF Ceci and Andres now have a thing. Mo doesn’t see a problem. “they are like Mother and son.” He says. He asks if there is something else he should know. She begs off. He insists on making sure that she is happy with the arrangements—whatever she thinks, he will agree since he wants her to feel at home here. Azul looks uncomfortable some more and begs off. Mo is thinking “score!”

Meanwhile, Andres, the guy in line to score is with Ceci at the boutique. Ceci is wearing a fetching wrap dress that shows off her legs. Andres has a hand on her knee. Andres wants to linger awhile longer and after work they will have the famous driving class. And Ceci interjects that she wants to get an ice cream. Gaspar runs in and says no way—it’s her turn to close the boutique. HE gets to leave early. He teases them about being left alone and tells them to behave themselves. After a brief tease about putting stuff away he leaves. Ceci picks up the jacket he was complaining about and has him try it on. It’s a tan suede jacket and it doesn’t flatter him all that much. So next we get a montage of Ceci trying all the mens jackets in the store on him. Then sweaters. Then she messes up his hair. At first he protests that he never wears that kind of thing, but then he gives in and lets her play paper dolls on him. Then they start making out.

Gaspar has used his early release to go home and catch up with Arnoldo who has been waiting since he doesn’t seem to have a key to the apartment. Gaspar gives him his key and he says he’ll get a copy from his Dad. Arnoldo thanks him because he’s got to get a new place still. He’s not getting back with Julio. Gaspar asks if he doesn’t miss him, but Arnoldo says sure, but he wants a stable, committed relationship and Julio wants an open one. Gaspar says he will have a heart attack when Julio finds out…(I guess he means when he finds out that Arnoldo is hiding out at his place) Arnoldo says he’ll kill Gaspar if Julio finds out where he is. Gaspar says either way, he’s a dead man. Julio was asking him about him all day. Arnoldo asks if he told him anything and Gaspar tells him no, no way. Arnoldo has some good news, he got a job in a very nice restaurant. Gaspar says that’s great, he knew he was only helping at the boutique because of Julio. But better still would be for Arnoldo to get a job for Gaspar because Gaspar is having a hard time dealing with Julio knowing that he’s providing Arnoldo’s hideout. He’s got a nervous cough that won’t go away. He’s terrible at keeping secrets. He can’t take it anymore!

Ceci and Azul are at the apartment. Ceci is sooo happy to be in love with Andres. She’s floating on air. Well, there is that little problem of the dying Leonarda and she doesn’t have the heart to make Andres abandon her. Azul is taking all this in with a mixed expression. She tells Ceci that she’s in a similar bind because she wants to leave Mo, but she can’t because he’s sick. Ceci laughs and says this is totally different, because she loves Andres and Azul doesn’t love Mo. Azul agrees. Now she’s in a worse bind…yes, says Ceci, Andres told me that this terrible disease left Mo blind. A tear rolls down Azul’s cheek.

Leo is using a lint roller on one of Andres’ shirts. Andres comes in wearing his new tan suede jacket and hair gel. Leo gives him a look and asks why he’s wearing such “informal clothing.” Andres pushes back and says he sees nothing wrong with it. In fact, from now on, he’s going to be wearing clothing more appropriate to HIS AGE.

Back at Ceci and Azul’s, Azul tips Ceci off to the fact that Andres is going to be living with Leo, “under the same roof.” [It’s pretty clear that they say same roof, same house etc. but the visuals are all that they are going to be in the same ROOM. Not sure if the writers are holding back on the idea of them sleeping together or what. I don’t see what the big whoop is about with them under the same roof, since they were doing that at the mansion and obviously all along. They were always Mo’s live in servants and pretty much still are.] Ceci is upset and runs off to call Andres to complain about this. Just then the doorbell rings—it’s Diego. He rushes in and exclaims that she can’t marry Maurico Duarte. “Why?” she demands. “For a lot of reasons,” he says. “But most of all, because you love me. Because we love eachother.” Big smootchy smootch.
Back to Andres and Leonarda. Leo is backing down from her attack on his clothes. She says that she always encouraged him to dress according to his personality, to his job, more formally. Andres complains that he was never able to dress the way he wanted to. He was never able to have the style of a young person. Now that he’s going out with Ceci, it’s natural that he want s to dress younger, like her. “That brat!” exclaims Leo. Andres, says no, it’s him. He wants it this way. Besides the jacket is only borrowed. “It’s from the boutique where she works.” Says Leo. Leo points out that he is going to have to pay for it anyway since he’s already gotten a stain on it. Andres quickly takes it off. There is a stain on the arm. He is upset. Leo soothes him by telling him she’ll help him get the stain out. Andres is all lovey dovey and grateful for her help (and for understanding him). His cell rings. It’s Ceci. He leaves the room. Leo picks up the jacket and starts scrunching it up in her hand. Good luck getting rid of that stain Andres.

Azul and Diego are making out until Diego drops his wisdom on Azul about Mo’s fake medicine scam. Azul can’t believe it, of course and gets angry. He tries to tell her that Mo is dangerous but she won’t leave Mo for a suspicion without evidence. She knows that he needs her and Katy needs her. Diego throws in that Mo got together with her in the first place because he wanted her father for his plans. This makes her even angrier. He goes on to say that Mo got sick because he was experimenting on HIMSELF with unproven medicines. Azul finally looks impactada.

Finally, we are back at the hospital, where GSD is with Inez, who is still in a coma. GSD, with tears rolling down his cheeks is telling her he’s sorry and he wish that they could talk. He remembers that often he wouldn’t let her talk, wouldn’t let her interrupt him and now he wishes he could hear her voice. He would like to talk to her and if he could touch her eyes and make her open them, he would. He starts howling for her to wake up and bursts into tears. He needs her.
Back to Diego and Azul—Azul gets it out of him that Eva Santoro is the source for all of this information about Mo. He might as well have said he made it up. Azul isn’t buying any of it now. She laughs at the idea that she’s in danger, since Mo is so physically weak. Diego begs her to believe him. They start making out again. Azul accedes and tells him that she will ask her Daddy to confirm what he says and if it’s true, she swears she’ll leave Mo.

Andres is off the phone with Ceci. He’s talking to Mo. He tells him that Ceci mentioned that Diego came to see Azul at the apartment. Mo is concerned and wants to know what they talked about. Andres doesn’t know but relates the info that Diego told Ceci and Azul that he (Andres) was a murderer and they still accept him. Mo is doubtful but Andres tells him that he was right there when Diego made the accusation and later, he confirmed it with Diego. Andres chortles about how Diego must feel about the woman he loves accepting as a friend the guy who killed his Abuelo. Mo is less sanguine. He thinks that Andres needs to be a little more careful because at any given moment, the women might find out that they are talking about two different murders. Abuelo and Andres’ uncle. Andres also confesses to Mo that he told a sugar-coated version of the murder of his uncle, that he killed him in heat of the moment, to save Leo from getting raped by him. From this we are lead to believe that this murder was somewhat more pre-meditated than has been suggested so far. (Something more like the movie To Die For, perhaps? ) Then Mo comments on what it was like to burn the corpse in the cabana. So we have evidence that it was Mo who helped them dispose of the body. They are bound to him, not only because knows their secret but because he was their accomplice!

Back to Azul and Diego who are saying goodbye. Azul is happy. Ceci comes in and she is happy. She couldn’t talk much to Andres but he promised that tomorrow he’ll come by the boutique and they’ll talk about Leonarda. Azul is happy for her. She’s sure that they will clear this living with Leonarda thing right up. Ceci wants the juicy details of what happened with Diego. Azul is so happy about the kissy-kissy. Yes, she thinks they reconciled. Before she says another word, she has to talk to Daddy. She gets Daddy on the cell. Daddy is exhausted from his crying jag at Inez’ bedside and after certifying that the cause of her wanting to talk to him isn’t her health, he begs off until breakfast tomorrow. They have a brief discussion about Inez’ condition, which continues the same. GSD adds that he’s talked the doctors and they’ve been straight with him as a colleague. Her prognosis isn’t good.

Leo did get the stain out of the jacket just as she said and Andres couldn’t be happier. She says she’ll put it in a garment bag. Leo tells him that she still loves him. And her love is so great for him, that she’s content to see him happy with somebody else. Andres looks uncomfortable but thanks her for understanding him and accepting this. They kiss and Leo follows up by saying that if he is going to continue with Ceci or anyone else, that he not “throw her aside” because he is the only family she has. Andres counters this by saying that she’s got Mo, “who loves you in his way.” Leo argues that if Mo marries Azul, she’s going to have to leave because Azul has never like her. (Dicho alert: Nunca he sido santo de su devocion—I’ve never been a saint she’s been devoted to). Andres nods understandingly.

Over at Don Chucho and Diego’s apartment is messing around with scraps of fabric on a table. Diego comes in and thanks him for getting his granddad’s sewing stuff and bringing it to the apartment. Diego gets all teary eyed when he spots Abuelo’s old sewing machine but Chucho says that he shouldn’t feel sad when he thinks about Abuelo, that he was an unforgettable man. Diego says he can’t linger, he’s got to go to bed so that he can get up early for his “training” with Efrain.

Back in Leo’s room, all was smiles a minute ago but now, that Andres has left the room, Leo opens a bottle of bleach and grabs a rag. She’s going to ruin the jacket!

Chucho and Diego are now having a laugh when who should drop by but Silvana. Chucho tells her that she’s just in time to be a live mannequin for trying on their newly sewn creations.
We get some clouds rolling by. I am not sure what the time passing is supposed to indicate, maybe the next morning?

Chucho and Diego are at Julio’s boutique showing him the dress he asked them to make. Julio says he thinks he made a mistake but he says he’ll pay them for their work. Next they show him a dress they made with some of the extra bits of fabric they had on hand. It’s made from dayglo pink and peach fabric with some black sequined patches. Julio is impressed and asked them what famous designer they copied. Chucho says no, way, it’s an original Diego. Julio likes the dress and will take it. He says Diego has talent. They are all smiles, including Gaspar who is lurking in the background, holding up a dress. Julio tells him to bring him any other designs he is thinking about.

Ceci and Andres have a discussion after her driving lesson, in the car. Ceci puts her foot down. No more him and Leo living in the same house. She wants him to be more independent. Andres caves and says that he’ll see if he can get a room at the house next door (?) and if not, some other little place. Ceci is all smiles and kisses him.

Azul is having breakfast with GSD. GSD is putting honey on his plate. She runs by him the possibility that Mo got sick by experimenting on himself with unproven drugs. GSD says no way, Mo has a virus and viruses aren’t transmitted that way. He asks where she got this story and when she says Diego, he blows up and tells her that he lied to her. He gives a speech and tells her that he’s a SCIENTIST and he knows exactly what Mo has. Caray! From everything he knows….it’s absurd. Azul looks sad.

Andres is dropping Ceci off at the boutique. They spy Diego and Chucho leaving. Ceci asks what they could be doing there and Andres is sure it has something to do with him. Ceci lets it slip that when Diego was over the other night; he told Azul that Mo used to sell scam medicines. Andres is impactado.

Diego and Chucho are chatting in front of the boutique. Diego says he has to stick around because he’s meeting Eva there. She needs to buy a dress. Chucho speculates that maybe she’ll buy his dress—it could all turn out perfectly! (dicho alert: quedar redondita) Diego says he tipped off Julio not to say anything since he doesn’t want to mix this job with the other one. Chucho wishes him luck and leaves.

GSD is urging Azul to stay away from Diego, back in her apartment. He tells her he’s untrustworthy and hangs with some bad people. Azul asks him if he knows something and he tells her that Eva’s people poisoned Leonarda and made it look like she had Mo’s illness. He emphasizes that Diego is their accomplice in the attack on “that poor woman.”

Eva is talking to Julio at the boutique. Julio remembers her from the inauguration of the boutique. He asks what kind of dress she’s looking for but she cuts him off---she’s the woman that Burgay told him about. Who has a guy for him to place at his store. Eva says this is they guy—she motions Diego over. Julio looks confused. Diego looks confused.

In the back of the store, Ceci is on the phone with Azul telling her that Eva is there …with Diego. Suddenly, Gaspar runs up with the damaged Jacket wanting to know what happened. Ceci has to cut off her conversation with Azul. She grabs the jacket to hide it from Julio.

Eva and Diego make small talk about Julio’s boutique when who should come racing in but Azul. Diego is all “Azul, mi amor.” Azul is all like beating on him and calling him a liar. She screams that “Eva infected him and that isn’t the worst of it! You are all a pack of murderers who tried to poison Leonarda!”

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