Caray, Caray!

Lis talks to Ric and then when she is out in the hallway, she loudly says that he’ll regret what he has done. But OOOPS – her blindness betrays her, she didn’t realize someone was standing there in the hall. It’s Pablo. She says she was just upset, please don’t say anything about what she just said. She was over there swearing to God, her dead mother and father and all that is holy, but really heh heh I didn’t mean it. Pablo says he will keep his mouth shut. I’m not sure if he will or not. Also, I can’t see this actor (though is doing a fine job) without thinking back to when he and his mute partner worked for Cristobal in Alborada and wore those ridiculous wigs where the hair curled up on the bottom. It makes me laugh every time.

Back in her room, Lis whines to Fran about Ric getting married. Again. She comes up with some idea how to get Ric for herself and how Ric really loves her. Again.

Ric and crew get ready to leave, Mario has decided to join them. He leaves Pablo in charge of the house and the rest of them all leave.

A figure limps across the plaza in the middle of the night – it’s Santiago! He doesn’t appear to be running from the law, not sure if he could run anyway, so I guess he got sprung from the pen.

Ofelia has a headache or something, Ines is making an herbal treatment. So it’s late enough for Ric and crew to sneak out to LaFont’s house, it’s so late that Santiago is the only person out in the plaza, but Ofelia and Ines are still awake and fully dressed? I guess things are more convenient this way, when Santiago arrives he won’t have to go wake anybody up. Ines and Ofelia discuss what a raging bitch GRita is, Ofelia tries to be nice and says she hopes it’s just her pregnancy, Ines says no way, she’s a total bitch. Ofelia says she just wants Santiago to be free – and sure enough, there he is. He gets a lot of bunch of hugs and kisses, they ask if he escaped? No, he was set free, due in no small part to Ursula. Ofelia still thinks that the law might return for him, but Santiago explains that he was set free to soften the blow with the public about taking away Justo’s concessions. They tell him that Justo doesn’t know about that yet but everyone else does. Oh, also, Camila got married last night. Santiago hangs his head like he had a chance until that happened. Get over it dude. After discussing it with my wife, we agreed that he would likely have gotten over it long ago if his wife wasn’t such a huge pain in the ass, so of course everything she is so worried about is her own fault. To his credit, he tells Ofelia and Ines that her getting married was the right thing to do. I reduce my irritation from Santiago by one point.

Ric and crew storm LaFont’s house. Ric has a head wrap that looks like Steven Van Zandt from Bruce Springsteen’s band. They all cover their faces and Ric rings the bell, saying he has some urgent news for Alberto. The guy opens the door and they hold him down. Ric said no noise and no killing. The all split up and search the house. Ric takes FOREVER lighting a candle and looks around LaFont’s room. He finds some documents that look interesting, then he finds some coins. Mario also looks around what looks like an office. Ric also looks like the guys at the very beginning of the movie “Brotherhood of the Wolf”, when they have their coats up over their noses. Sorry for all the references, this is what goes through my mind when I watch TV. Brotherhood of the Wolf is a very interesting movie if you haven’t seen it. Anyway. Upstairs, Nana hears something and does a very Zombie-like walk to the door and into the hall. Mario sees her and grabs her, covering her mouth. Ric hears her yell anyway and rushes out there. He meets up with Mario, they throw Nana back into her room and close the door. Nana and Manuela stress, worry, and pray. Nana says they had faces like demons!

Outside, Ric asks what happened. Mario explains and says don’t worry, they won’t recognize us. Ric complains that he doesn’t want to hurt women, Mario says yeah I know you told me a thousand times. They bicker like old women then realize they are still standing outside and have taken off their disguises. Mario thinks Ric is being a wuss, does he think Jorge and Alberto worry like that? Ric says so what, we have to be like them?

Inside they look at what they found. Ric found some letters, Ric and Mario deduce that it is correspondence between LaFont and Foreman. So, Foreman is involved in the assaults on the caravans. They realize that LaFont has been selling the gold to Foreman. Ric produces coins he found at Alberto’s house, from Namibia and Italy. Mario says it’s proof! Ric says no, he could explain it away, but they know better. Moving on, Ric says maybe his loot is at Jorge’s house instead, but really he thinks it is already gone. Mario wants to kill the bad guys, Ric of course says no, he wants to prove what they did and expose them to the crown. He and Mario, who now seem to be best friends again as long as Ric doesn’t mention Camila, clink their wine glasses together and drink.

Jorge gives some cash to each of the two guys who helped with the last assault. They say it isn’t enough, surely Jorge and Alberto got more. Jorge basically says so what, I’m the boss whatever I want. The other guys don’t like it. Then Gonzalo pipes up from the back of the room, he is sloppy drunk. He complains that at least they got some money, he got nothing because he was off running an errand. Jorge tells Uriel, who looks like the fourth musketeer, that he is getting one of Jorge’s concessions and Gonzalo is getting the other one. Then the third guy complains what about me? Jorge says he gets whatever the others don’t want or don’t do a good job with. More complaining. Gonzalo wants cash to pay off his debt, Jorge says if he does well with the business they’ll work that out. More complaining. These losers will surely turn on each other and make it easier for Ric to find out what happened. Perhaps Gonzalo, being so disgruntled and also a drunk, will say something. Gonzalo then says something about Ric marrying Camila right under his nose, Jorge reproaches him. Gonzalo continues, the others chime in a bit, wanting to know why Jorge doesn’t do anything. Jorge says he’s waiting for LaFont to return, then he’ll decide what to do. Gonzalo slurs “so our opinion means nothing?” Someone tells him “shut up, you’re drunk, go home.” Gonzalo trips on something but finally makes his way out the door. After he leaves, Jorge tells the others that he is worried about Gonzalo, if he opens his fool drunk yap and says even one word about all this, they are all screwed (the word he used was ‘fried’). Ah so even more now I think Gonzalo will be the one to say something stupid.

Camila is getting dressed, worried about Ric since he didn’t come over last night. Jimena tells her to calm down, this is what it will be like being married to El Antillano. Camila worries some more.

GRita says she couldn’t believe it when Santiago showed up! Ines says her too. GRita says she can marry Vasco now, right? Ines says yes. Santiago comes out, GRita is actually nice to him and pulls his chair out for him. Ofelia offers chilaquiles (yum) or menudo (yuck), Santiago chooses menudo. GRita asks why he is so dressed up, he says he needs to go offer his thanks formally to Ursula. GRita immediately gets that look she always has and goes crazy. Now she thinks he’s after Ursula. He says the clothing an the thanks are appropriate, she says he went in just his work clothes the other day and that was to see Jorge! Etc etc. Santiago yells at her and storms off. Ofelia yells at GRita that she can’t tolerate this any more, Santiago hasn’t done anything wrong and she is suffocating him. I really like how everyone is starting to yell at GRita, she deserves it. Oh how I can’t wait for the letter from Camila to reappear from under the tree. That’s going to be awesome.

In the plaza, Ascanio reads the two pronouncements, one about Santiago being freed and the other about Justo losing the concessions. He sees Camila and Jimena there and tells them what they said. Then Santiago arrives, they all greet him warmly. THEN Ric arrives, giving Santiago a dirty look. Santiago congratulates Camila on the wedding not knowing Ric is there, Ric walks up and says “thank you.” Santiago leaves to go see Ursula. Ric says to Camila that it’s time to go see her father. Ascanio wants to know what to do, close the shop or what? Camila wants to talk to her father first. Ascanio offers to walk Jimena home.

Santiago thanks Ursula for her help, Ursula acts all nice. Santiago then thanks Sofia for her help, Sofia says she is glad for him to be free. She asks him to sit. Ursula sits next to him like a teenager in loooove. They discuss Jorge and the Justo thing again. Santiago laughs and says that his mother thought he was a ghost when he appeared last night!

Walking down a path, Camila makes excuses for being with Santiago, unnecessarily I think. Ric says he understands, but how would Camila feel if she saw Ric somewhere with Ursula? Her look says it all. Ric says see? But everything’s cool.

Manuela and Nana are worried about what happened, Manuela is worried that somehow LaFont will yell at her for this, somehow blaming it on her. I don’t put it past him. A card arries for LaFont, Manuela says that she has to take it to Jorge, she leaves.

Jimena and Ascanio discuss the ED card, Ascanio knows about it too. They are worried about it resurfacing. They wonder if Vasco lied and still has the card.

Jorge reads the card that Manuela brought. It’s from Foreman, saying that he is going to come to San Fernando to work out the rest of their business.

Ursula walks Santiago out of the house, he thanks her for the millionth time. His mother has offered to make her something, but she just wants him to visit her. He says he doesn’t want to encounter her father, so she asks to visit him. He says whenever you like. He leaves and she twirls around like a little girl. She’s all hot and horny for her brother! Gross!

Ric and Camila visit Justo, who says they need to tell Vasco they are married. Camila wants to have a wedding party together with him and Ines, Ric says fine. Justo wants to go see after his businesses, Camila tells him uh no, no, we have it taken care of. Justo says he’s much better, look how his hand doesn’t shake! He holds it out for them, he has only a small tremor.

Outside, Camila asks Ric if it was wrong not to tell him, Ric says he doesn’t know, it’s her decision. She thinks he’s mad, he says he’s thinking of something else. She says always something else but he hasn’t ever told her what that is. He says there hasn’t been time, she says find the time. Then she tells him how worried she was when he didn’t come to the house last night. They run into Marcelino, who is bringing the notice to Justo about losing his concessions. He tries to run on in, but they finally convince him to let Camila sign for it instead, since Justo doesn’t know yet. Ric asks if she wants to tell him later, she doesn’t know, she’s worried that he’ll take it hard. Ric says Justo is strong, does she want him (Ric) to tell him? He says it’s easier for people to hear bad news from strangers sometime, they are better able to control themselves. She agrees. Just then Ofelia and Santiago show up, Camila says Ric will tell Justo the news. Santiago says him, why? Ric says “because that’s what we decided.” Ric goes inside. Predictably, Santiago flips out, forgetting that it is Camila’s sister that is his wife, not Camila. Ofelia finally tells him to shut up, he’s making Camila nervous.

Ric goes inside and does a great psych job on Justo, telling him how everyone didn’t want to tell him the bad news but Ric knows better, he knows how strong Justo is and that he would be able to handle it. He explains how Jorge did it because Camila and Ric got married. Justo guesses before Ric has to tell him that Jorge took away his concessions. Ric then tells Justo how Jorge and Alberto are the ones stealing gold from the caravans, and that is why Ric came here, to bust them on it. He wants Justo’s help. He doesn’t say how but he gets Justo to swear that he won’t say anything to anyone.

Outside Camila is pacing madly, Santiago fumes, Ofelia tries to calm them down. Justo and Ric come out, Justo says of course the news is horrible, but they have to see what happens. So everything worked out fine, which doesn’t make Santiago happy. Now he has to admit that Ric was able to handle it.

Walking home, Ric tells Camila that he shared the info on the caravans with Justo, because his life is more important than keeping a secret.

Jorge is interrogating Manuela, she swears nothing was stolen, there were five guys, she didn’t see any of them, but Nana said they had faces like demons. Jorge wants her to stay at his house until Alberto comes home, she of course is worried that Alberto will freak out, Jorge says he’ll explain, she leaves to get ready.

Camila and Ric, who seem to have just been taking one long walk all day long (how I would love to have time like that, to just walk around with my wife all day in the sun doing whatever, that sounds awesome), run into Ascanio in the plaza and tell him that Justo knows the news now. Ascanio says what then, should we close up? Ric says sure, but take all the merchandise and put it at Justo’s house, that’s his own property. They can sell it there from the yard. But won’t Jorge get mad? Ric rightly says that Jorge will find things to get mad about no matter what, so what’s the difference. Ascanio says he’s going to go get the porno twins and get right on it. Camila says she saw Ric with Ascanio talking the other day, what about? Dang woman you are going to turn into GRita if you insist on interrogating your man, knock it off. Ric says he was telling him that he was going to get married with Camila. She asks if he trusts him so much that he told him before anyone else? Ric just says, “let’s go home.” Maybe his lies are starting to unravel.

Santiago is walking home with his mother, whining that Camila puts more trust in Ric than in him, and they have known each other for forever. Um, Santiago, this is because it is her HUSBAND. Him, not you. That point off the irritation scale that Santiago earned earlier? Right back on. He’s just as bad as his wife in the jealousy department sometimes. Ofelia tells him to knock it off, Camila found a good guy, get over it. He says Ric is NOT a good guy. Ofelia says he’s being jealous. Santiago says no, there’s something about him. They see Ascanio and ask what’s going on. He explains that Ric had the great idea to move the stuff to Justo’s house. Rather than agree and be sensible, Santiago explodes and wants to know who the hell Ric is to be giving this family orders all of a sudden. Ascanio is taken aback and says “well, he’s Camila’s husband!” Thank you Ascanio for the reality check, Santiago hasn’t seemed to understand that fact just yet. Santiago says “yeah well I’m Rita’s husband!” Ofelia tells him he’s getting irrational, Santiago storms off. Ascanio says what do I do? Ofelia says do what Ric told you. He goes and explains to the porno twins what the plan will be.

At Ofelia’s house, she is giving cures to various peasants. Ines comes to her and says she doesn’t really trust Ursula. Ofelia plays innocent and says that Ursula just did what God told her to do. Ines says the news is out on Ursula, she likes good looking men and Santiago is good looking, sooo… Ofelia says no way, Santiago wouldn’t do that. Ines says whatever, he’s still a man and his wife is a witch so who knows. Ofelia is freaking out of course, knowing that they are brother and sister. Ofelia grabs her wrap and runs off to talk to Sofia.

She gets there in a hurry. Sofia is told that Ofelia is waiting for her, she tells her granddaughter that she’ll see her later. Ofelia comes in and stammers around a bit about Ursula, finally Sofia just says yeah I know she’s a tramp, and sleeps with whoever, including Vasco, get on with your story. Sofia says “say it.. say that Santiago is Jorge’s son.” Ofelia gets angry, Sofia says she wants Ofelia to announce that Santiago is Jorge’s son and let him have his rightful position. Ofelia says never. Sofia says “well then, we will celebrate incest!” Ewwwwwww. Ofelia runs out and Sofia says “this will be your punishment Jorge.”

Monday – LaFont tells Don Gaspar that he thinks Ricardo Lopez de Carvajal is realy Ricardo Salamanca, pirate. Santiago sees his mother crying in church, talking to a priest, I wonder if she confessed and he overheard? Camila moves into Ric’s house, Lis doesn’t like it. We appear to be on the cusp of the next act in this show – Santiago as Jorge, jr.

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