Caray, Caray!

Cesar Luis and Monica are unhappily non-communicating about what is not happening now between them. The quick review, Monica is tortured and wants to get as far away from the miserable situation as possible and rejects CL's suggestion that she stay with the company but move to a branch to manage. CL, which conveniently starts off the word CLueless, actually does not have a clue here about Monica's heartbroken feelings and desire to leave the country.

We again see Juan and Juanito visiting in the living room at Casa Cachón when Alirio answers the door to let in his "client" (our romance waiting to happen) Professor Topete. After Yadi and Kike bring Juan quickly up to date on Alirio's ejection from Farell and his newly launched law practice in the house, Yadi and Topete share amazement of ending up in the same house, Juan learns that Yadira is in school.

At Farell, CL continues to be obtuse about Monica's discomfort and hopes she doesn't run into anyone else like him. Laura wants Monica to go home since she clearly can't concentrate but Monica resists since she has so much work to finish. Marely and Fernando return from lunch, passing Monica running toward the ladies' room, in seconds, followed by Paula sauntering in dressed in alluring turquoise von Furstenberg jersey wrap dress clinging to her divine form. [Ed note: I looked twice for the shoes but they carefully block them by shooting from just below the knee or putting furniture in the way]. Paula greets Marely and notices Laura sitting in her old office. She is told that Laura is a very good friend of Monica's and visits from time to time, what a coincidence, Paula thinks she knows her. (Excuse the lapse but I may have been in Mexico when they met before) anyway, in short order Paula and Laura are having a very unpleasant renewal of acquaintance while Monica berates herself for her stupidity in the bathroom mirror. Back to Paula accusing Laura of being a spy and of tricking her by not revealing her relationship to Monica the ex wife of Paula's current husband in their previous dealings. Monica steps back into the office asking Paula what she is doing here. Paula is outraged and asks if they think she was stupid enough to fall for their ruse. (Can we all vote now?)

Enrique has the look a bull get just before he charges the matador while Alirio and "Nacho" reveal their former great friendship from Alirio's law school days. In his inimicable style Alirio rubs in that he can see why Yadira had such admiration for her new Profe. Yadi back pedals that she is just so excited about returning to University... and then Enrique gets a sudden jealous surge when he gets a real clear signal about Topete's motives. Well, Yadi asked for it by not explaining who Enrique is. He coughs for attention as he introduces he is the HUSBAND. Alirio actually does everyone a service here by sweeping Nacho/Profe off to take care of their urgent business in their meeting in his office. But Profe is asking about Yadira's true status and who is this crude person (tosco). Alirio waxes as usual bringing in Juan being an interloper in the house but of the same crude type as Enrique so go figure. While Nacho makes a crack about the intellectual characteristics (perfil) he wants to know about Juanito, the kid/brat (escuincle - Hairless dog of ancient Mexico) Nacho asks too about Yadira's family situation, Alirio says he really doesn't know but quickly turns to the real subject of Nacho's visit. No surprise, it turns out to be his problems with his wife. Yadira and Juan coo about her University career while Kike begins to complain and Yadi and he launch into their eternal argument about her leaving him with the baby all the time. She accuses him of jealousy since he hasn't finished high school. Juan thought processes the unintelligible carping between the couple comparing it rather accurately to the Israeli-Arab classic conflict. He ends up protecting Juanito's eyes and ears and finally picks him up to remove him from the pathway of the word flames Yadi and Kike throw at each other.

Monica recovered from her bathroom breakdown, returns to ask Paula what she is doing in her office. Shouting and shoving ensue between CL's darlings as Laura watches, while Ivonne marches into CL's office to warn him of the fireworks. He snaps at her about knowing how to knock, clearly forgetting that she used to be one of the main reason he wouldn't want just anyone entering his office without permission. As the two lovelies hurl insulting epithets at each other. CL enters and has to physically separate them before there is blood or ripped out hanks of hair. The round ends with ads instead of a bell but next Laura pulls Monica out of the office and CL shouts about this scandal in the office and gruffly tells Paula, let's go to my office, loudly barks at the lounge lizards to get back to work which is what they are paid for and finally growls at Ivonne, what are you laughing at?

Enrique whines to Juan and Juanito that he and Yadira fight all day (pasar pleitos), over the University,who's activities are more important, care of the baby, on and on and he has to carry the baby to the market. Maybe Yadira is really studying but for her the infant just doesn't exist then he has to listen to the praises of Profe Topete whom he has now met who is arrogant, unpleasant (antipatico), etc., Juan tries to raise his buddy's spirits that he has nothing to envy about the Profe who may be very learned (letrado) but he is shouting to the bushes, what a heart of gold Enrique has.

CL tries to calm Paula's ranting with the assurance that Monica wants out in fact just told him this afternoon that she's going to Europe. Paula isn't buying it, she accuses Monica of planting a spy in her house and playing the victim while she tries to manipulate them.She rants a bit more about being sick of being shut up (encerrada) in the house after CL suddenly asks her what she is doing in the office in the first place. Off in a cafe, Monica assures Laura that if Paula want war, war she will get. Monica now rants about Paula's insulting her in her own office. She vows to stay around to make Paula and CL's life as bitter as possible.

Back to the Topete Alirio conversation building out to reveal that Nacho wants a divorce and is worried that his wife won't sign the papers for a peaceful split. Alirio spouts off about a mutual separation, he can help with this and says something weird about this being the year of the soup? (el año del caldo). Nacho becomes anxious that Alirio not discuss this case with anyone in his family, especially Yadira. Alirio, working to be named lawyer of the year, asks why the confidentiality issue??? Nacho says that since Yadira is his student, he has an image to maintain. Alirio assures him that he knows all about legal issues he has hundreds, hundreds of cases landing on his desk every day. They make silly remarks about Nacho being able to find his way out the door and seeing each other soon. Profe Nacho goes looking for Yadi, they flirt about his being late or she thinks perhaps he was rushing off because he doesn't value his student, he lets her know that he cares so much about his students, and that the offer for her to be his assistant still stands. She is his idea of an ideal student. She accepts the post, he wants to kiss her goodbye but they don't quite make this contact. He leaves on his motorbike while his wife appears out of the treas, She appears at Alirio's door he assumes she must be Margo Gomez. Inside she reveals that she is the wife of Ignacio Topete to Alirio's shock. She demands to know what why her husband just came to see him. Alirio bites his knuckles. We switch to Nidia and Gaytan coming together to discuss Angarita's health. Gaytan flatters her helpfulness, Gaytan begins to carry on about how awful Angarita had looked, she demures but he has something important to say.

Margo continues to push for information which Alirio surprisingly withholds inspite of her indignation. She gets up to leave apologizing for wasting his time. He counters with it being an occupational hazard or risk (gajes del oficio). She storms out, while we switch to Gaytan telling NIdia he would like it if Nidia and Angarita could be together. She protests that she is a married woman but he insists that her love is not placed with her husband but with his brother. Is that not true? They compare notes about the value of having loved so much, Gaytan urges her that sometimes two people have to continue to fight when they have a love with such intensity. She protests in her life there are complications, walls, she just can't get around them (no puedo zafar). Gaytan pledges to give a hand to Nidia and his brother so they can succeed in being together.

Shift to the anthurium beauty contenstants finishing stuffing themselves at the restaurant. When the bill arrives they begin to reveal that none of them has any money. Lorena tries to maintain that she was invited! NOT. The others are worried about what they will do.

The crowd, consisting of the Juans, Kike, Gaytan and Nidia, is sitting around Anga's living room discussing what he needs to change or maintain to regain his health. Nidia proclaims that nature and figure last until the grave (genio y figura hasta la sepultura) like saying a leopard can't change its spots. Gaytan pays attention to Juanito while he adjusts his wig. Juanito is clearly afraid of him, in a kind of homophobic way. Juan covers with saying he is a bit shy, but Gaytan says he seems to have plenty of self-confidence (desparpaju). Juan moves toward the door to get back to his business at hand, NIdia asks him to wait so she can tell them goodbye.

Back at the restaurant, the lovelies are confronting the manager with the fact they cannot pay the check. They offer that Juan will come and pay them, the manager cannot believe they could eat so much and have the nerve to be there without money but he suddenly says he has another way for them to PAY...

Paula is questioning Marely about Laura but Marely cautions her not to get her nerves in a knot to do damage to the baby. Paula begins to question Marely about Juan's activities, Marely joins that she is surprised about Juan's son. Paula presses Marely to be sure Juan does not call the house when CL is there. Marely realizes Juan must not know what is happening with Paula.

Juan goes in to tell Angarita goodbye. He asks Juan about the beauty contest which Anga is worried he is paying for all of. Anga asks Juan if he came to the city only to find patrons for the contest. Juan tells him how well, how fantastic things are going between Paula and him. Anga tells him it is his hour for something good.

The hour for something good is approaching in the restaurant with aroused men beginning to vie for position while the lovely contestants worry that they will be expected to do something indecent. The manager approaches to see if they have made up their mind what they will do to "sing for their supper" so to speak. If not, he says he will call the police. Delfina seems to be taking the lead as the others whine. Switch scenes to an illegal crush of the Juans, Nidia and Kike in the truck, Nidia wants to know what the men are planning, which is an outing with just the big boys and Fernando, Juanito has an appointment to be cared for by Marely and Nidia assures him they will have a great time while the men go out to dance. Juan arrives in the lobby, calls the ladies room but no answer. The desk clerk tells him they left at noon and haven't come back. Switch to Delfina doing a sexy chair dance, driving all the men wild while the young ones get to wash dishes in the kitchen. They surmise about Delfina's bravery, or wildness, Lorena, always quick with the insults says she is an enchanter but of snakes. The other two defend Delfina who is actually saving their hides.

Fernando and Marely are discussing the boys night out, she doesn't mind him going but she finally lays on him that he will have to tell Juan about Paula's pregnancy... His oops they got me look is priceless. After the break they continue discussing that Paula can't be counted on to do or say the right thing to let Juan know and it isn't right to let Juan go on building castles in the air. Fer hopes that Marely and he won't have these many problems in their relationship. Marely mocks him that only when he starts with his jealousy. He says he can't avoid it but he loves her, his princess. The only happy couple laughing moment in the entire program so far tonight.

Alirio comes into Yadira's room where she is heavily involved in studying while the baby sleeps. He comes right to the point of wanting to know what flute Yadi is playing with Topete! As she acts offended he drives on about the nature of their ACADEMIC relationship. He claims to understand her deep reverence about the intellectual capacities of Topete but she was trying to exempt or excuse her personal feelings. Aliria always ready to push too far reminds her that even her beloved professor Nacho could have inappropriate feelings for his students. Yadi threatens to scar his face with her book. Alirio is smart but never wise.

The lovelies are released from their payments schemes and are arguing about the way home. Not one of them can remember the name or the location of their hotel so they eventually get on a double decker bus with tickets that one grateful patron had given them. They drive past all the familiar Mexico City sites again trying to get a clue about where they are. Juan asks people along the way to the restaurant if they have scene the beauty contestants until he arrives at the restaurant and hears about the escapades of the lovelies especially that Delfina was the star. Finally the bus approaches Juan but the ladies are on the other side and Juan turns his back as they approach him for our final coincidence with reality.

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