Caray, Caray!

We ended yesterday's show with the two couples making love. CL and Paula are in the big city; she gives the meaningful-telenovela-over-the-shoulder look signifying she's thinking of another, namely Juan. Meanwhile Juan seems to be a bit more focused on his new novia Susana.

Tweedle Dumb works his Papi into a lather by saying he saw Juan making out with sis. Tweedle smirks as Papi marches off, rifle in hand, to seek out the violator.

Molondrón has taken Herlinda to his pad to calm down. I paused here for a moment and noticed this guy has a fantastic face, heavy well-defined features, almost like a sculpture. All in all a very cool looking guy. Anyway, Herlinda starts a self-pity fest, Juan loves Susana, I'm a horrible person, wah. Molo tells her to take it easy or she's going to make sweet potatoes of herself (get herself exhausted, I think, or maybe in a dither) over Juan. He puts her in his hammock and tells her to rest, be tranquil. She touches his face.

Post-coital Paula thinks of Juan while CL sleeps. She remembers making sweet love to him.

Cut to Juan's boots at the foot of Susana's bed. His thought bubble is accompanied by a painfully out-of-tune guitar... as sensual and scorching as it was, for the first time in life he knew that sex without love is like a taco without salsa, a belt without a buckle, and a night without the moon. In short, it's like dancing the cachibombon without an orchestra. But Juan thinks maybe if he doesn't close the door a little love will come in and hopefully win, because this woman is worth it. Juan caresses sleeping Susana's hand, covers her up, gives her a kiss. He thinks if nothing else, as Juanito divined she is a monument to beauty and tenderness and seems to have fallen from the sky.

Molo watches Herlinda sleep. He's got it bad.

It looks like Don Almedar and Tweedle have grabbed the padre so he can marry Juan and Herlina. The padre's not happy to be forcibly escorted to marry a reluctant couple. The blustering hot air pair state their case; Juan violated Herlinda's virture. Padre answers, "Bah!!"

Juan, sitting on Juanito's bed, hears a shot. Juan and Juanito hear Don A shouting, "Come out! Are you a man or a leech?" Juan says it's just a couple of drunks. Meanwhile Delfi is downstairs in her shortie robe praying. Nearby, Molo hears the ruckus and ineffectually blocks the door with a lightweight aluminum cot.

Juan dashes out to confront Don A who blathers about the virtue of his daughter and how he'll kill Juan if he doesn't marry Herlinda. He starts shooting in the air as Tweedle cheerleads.

Herlinda and Molo run up. "Here I am," she announces. This inflames Don A who thinks Juan and Molo were hiding her. "Your hour has arrived," he tells Juan, lowering his rifle. Juanito breaks free and runs to protect his pop.

Don A's head looks like it's about to explode. He yells to Delfina that her house is a hovel of perdition, a den of iniquity. Delfina, in a fit of pique, hauls off and slaps him a good one. I re-watched in slo-mo and it looks like she really hit him! Either that or great acting on both their parts. Juan finally manages to wrestle the rifle away from Don A. Thank goodness, he was waving that stupid thing all over the place. He needs to take gun handling 101.

Molo tries to explain to Don A. that there was no funny business, he was just trying to calm Herlinda down before she returned home. "What a load," blusters Don A. Herli pipes up that she no longer wants to live in the cave era, she wants to be an independent modern woman. Everyone tries to defend her, but Don A. tells her to shut up, she's spouting sacrilege.

Don A. grabs his heart. It's about time he has a stroke, the old coot. But no, not this time, he rallies. He bellows that she is a marked woman and nobody will offer her their name. She is lost to him. (Good, go home and play with your guns, bottle and plastic horsies.) Not surprisingly, Molo stands up for her and says he'll offer not only his name but also all his love and respect. Juan and Delfi cheer him on. Molo adds that if Herli will have him he'll marry her right now, no shotgun needed.

This only throws gasoline on the fire that is Don A. He says he'd rather see Herlinda dead or a nun than marry a pelafustán (nobody), a scraper/plucker of cat-gut with no future (rascas de tripas which I believe refers to Molo's guitar playing). They begin to fight but Juan breaks them up. He announces that Molo is a 25% partner in the business. He tells Don A. to chill and let these crazy kids be in love.

Molo drops to his knees and tells Herli he has loved her since the day he first saw her, since she was a baby in her mother's arms. (Eh? Kinda weird but OK, he's the artistic type.) He throws himself at her feet. Will she marry him? "Now that's love!" whoops the padre, "I'll marry them right now!" Tweedle protests but pa shuts him up. If Molo's OK then this deserves a fiesta.

Herli tells Molo she'll see him tomorrw, she needs to take her father home. Don A. manages to sputter one more threat to Molo, do right by my daughter or die.

Later Don A., still not dead from a stroke or heart attack, asks Herli to forgive him. Everything he did he tried to do only for her benefit.

Juan, in a tank top and fetching yellow shorts, tucks Juanito into bed. Juanito wants to know if Juan plans to marry Susana? Juan rests in his hammock with his boots on and thought-bubbles that he had just met one of the promises he made. He's not about to miss the next one, right? He wants to tear out the bad love so that he can love Susana like he wants to love her.

Back in the DF Alirio wakes Nidia and entreats her to make breakfast for him. He tries to give her besitos but she hides under the covers and shuns his little kisses. She tells him she'll make breakfast while he takes a shower. As soon as he leaves the room she jumps out of bed fully clothed, accesorises, and escapes.

She sees Kike downstairs and they have an uncomfortable moment until she begs him to have pity on her. "What do you want?" he asks. She tells him to take her to the market right now and hustles him out the door.

Delirio complains to Yadi and the baby that Nidia left without making him breakfast. Yadi says don't look at her, she's busy. Delirio wrinkles his nose and says he smells something rotten in Denmark and it's ruining his appetite. Yadi announces it's only Nidia Michaela and she cuddles the cute little stink factory before laying her down for a change.

It's-always-about-Paula complains to Ana that she's thinking about working at Farell because Cesar works there day and night. "Yo, Center-of-the-universe, what about our business?" asks Ma. It was Pau's idea and suddenly she has other plans? Ana is fed up, she announces her partnership is terminated as of that moment. "What about Laura?" asks Paula.

Surprise, Laura arrives. "Perfect timing," sneers Ana, "we were just talking about you."

Farell industries new, pirated 'sof-where' causes CL's computer to crash. Ivonne tries to fix it by staring at it and poking a few keys but no luck.

Ana sits Paula and Laura down and announces she is no longer part of the business. Pau tries to use Laura as the guilt card but Ana is firm. She's sorry if this affects Laura but that's not her problem because she's out of the business. Really, who can blame Ana? This was just about the stupidest "business" ever. All they did was talk about it, eavesdrop and paint ceramics in the living room.

Kike takes Nidia to see Anga. She gets rid of Kike so she and Anga can flirt. She asks Anga if he knows her daughter Yadi? He rubs his cheek, remembering Yadi's mighty slap. Yeah, he knows her. Nidia enlists Anga's help in speaking to Kike on her favor. She slyly admits she came personally to the market so she could see him.

CL has dragged Pastor into his office to look at his sick computer. Pastor also pokes a few keys, wrings his hands, and admits he knows nothing about computers.

Doña Delfi has laid out a beautiful breakfast to Juan's great joy. He tells her he'll start with two helpings of beans in order to fill his cistern and two empty feet. She asks him where he was the night before, with Susana, right? He tells her that a gentleman has no memory. Well, Juanito told her that Susana is Juan's girlfriend so what's up? Juan exclaims with forced happiness Yes, Yes, we ARE novios!! Delfi sighs and tells him he's had a hell of a time (like those of Cain). She encouraged him to skip the tiger (?) and now she encourages him to go beyond. She and Juan both sigh. I think she's telling him to do what it takes to get over Paula and take the plunge with Susana. I'm really starting to feel bad for Susana about now. She doesn't even know she's sloppy seconds, un plato de segunda mesa.

Don A. advises Molo and Herli that a good marriage has a base of effort and sweat. He should know as he was married five times. Molo tells him he just wants to make Herli happy. When they are alone Molo tells Herli she doesn't really love him, does she? She admits her heart still belongs to Juan, but she wants to pretend she'll marry Molo so that she can get free from her father. He agrees that he'll help her get her own life.

The cut-to-commercial shows them kissing so there's hope for these kids yet.

Anga and Nidia flirt while he describes the quaint social and dancing customs in the village he visited.

Pastor finds Delirio and accuses him of putting demons in CL's crashed computer. If his incompetent partners screwed up the President's computer he can only imagine what filth they installed in the rest of the company. He accuses Delirio of bringing in the biggest swindlers in the city. Thanks to Delirio his head is on the block and the company is on the verge of ruin. Pastor forces Delirio to go to CL's office and try to fix the computer himself.

Delirio works on CL's computer while CL, Moni and Pastor glare at him. Success! It's back up! But no, "System Failure" suddenly flashes on the screen. All the data on CL's computer is lost. Delirio prays and CL screams while the office gossips watch intently from outside the windows. Delirio reminds CL that he is a lawyer and not a systems engineer. CL lunges for his throat. Moni and Pastor try to calm CL down. He tells Delirio and Pastor they have two days to fix the computers or he'll kill them both.

Back in Achichipico Juan sees Susana and thought bubbles that he's seeing his new storm walking like a leaf in the wind. He kisses her and she says she thought she was going to spend the night in his arms. Juan believes this is the signal he's been waiting for, "Would you spend every night in my arms?" She seems surprised but says nothing would make her happier. He goes in for the kiss and it's a good one too. This guy can kiss. "Susana, will you marry me?" They gaze at each other, happily impactados, and any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.

P.S. Schoolmarm in black, I had right and proper closed captions tonight. Thanks for helping me with the complaint process!

a otro perro con ese hueso = what a load, I don't believe you (Lit. to another dog with this bone)
hacerse camotes = become exhausted, wrecked (Lit. make sweet potatoes)
pasar las de Cain = to have a hell of a time (Lit. to spend times like Cain)
pelafustán = nobody (AKA pelagatos)
rasca de tripas = string musician (Lit. scraper of intestines [cat-gut])

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