Caray, Caray!

The angry townspeople threaten Soledad, Ursula and the baby. Hugo and Boris come running, guns drawn. Hugo is shouting that this is his wife and child and no one is going to threaten them. Hugo asks the mob how dare they attack two defenseless women and a baby? What kind of people are they? They demonstrate that they are ignorant people by saying that someone who dies and comes back to life is possessed. Paquito is watching all this from the bushes. Vegetable start to fly again and Hugo has to fire his gun. He says that is rubbish. His daughter is a normal person like any of you and she has a disease like any other. He tells them not to mess with her because if they do, they'll have to deal with him. Paquito is frustrated at how things are going. Hugo has to fire shots over the angry crowd to let him and his party escape. In the carriage, Soledad asks if Hugo really cares about them that much. 'Of course," says Hugo. "Then you should let me open up your brother's tomb,' she responds. Hugo says that they have already discussed that and he doesn't want to disturb the memory of Hugo. Hugo also tells Soledad not to go out without an escort. It is too dangerous.

At the House of Sadism, Beatriz tells the unconscious and re-chained up Alcides that she should kill him. She is already a murderer and it wouldn't cost her anything to kill him. But no, she won't do him that favor. On the outside he is just like her beloved Hugo but inside he doesn't have a soul. That's why he abused her. He has a rotten heart. Beatriz is rolling all over Alcides and says him, "I'd love it if you had been Hugo. If you had been in me even once, I would have been your woman. I would have been so happy." She nibbles his ear and Alcides wakes up. With the lightning change of mood of the truly loca, Beatriz leaps up and asks herself what she is doing. This is not Hugo, it's Alcides, the man who raped her. She grabs the whip and starts flailing away at Alcides. He begs her to stop, "Enough, for the love of God. Isn't what you've done to me enough already?" "No," says Beatriz, "there's much worse to come," and she lays into him with the whip again.

Guillermo is so happy to have Elena back but it turns out that she was faking getting her memory back and when Guille and Enrico go to get her more food, she escapes and leave Guille a note saying that she is going back to her dear husband Max.

At the Obregon house, Soledad tells her parents and Antonia that Hugo had the same disease as Aurora. Ester says that now she understands why people said bad things about the Medina family. She thought Hugo was despicable but that was an error. (Nice going Ester. Now if you would just stop giving Soledad such bad advice.) Of course, Antonia has to say that the afflictions of the Medina family must be the result of some sin they committed. Lucas tells her to shut up and have some consideration for the suffering of this family. Soledad tells her family about her concern that Hugo was buried alive and asks their help in having his tomb opened. No help there. Lucas, Ester and Antonia think opening Hugo grave is a bad idea, is illegal and a sin (Antonia). Soledad says that she doesn't want to live with this uncertainty and Ester responds that she'd better get used to it. Finally Ursula pipes up and says that she will help Soledad. This gives Antonia the opportunity to say once again what a bad influence she thinks that Ursula is on Soledad.

At the Hacienda, Hugo expresses his displeasure with Paquito by hitting him. He accuses him of writing the story on purpose and disguising his intent. Paquito says that he didn't do anything. He says that because of what he did Soledad and his daughter could have been killed in the plaza. Who told him about his daughter's illness? Who told him what happened last night? Hugo tells Paquito that they had a deal. He was to publish only what Hugo wanted him too. Paquito says that he did what he was supposed to do but there are other reporters at the paper. Hugo hits him again and Marina interrupts to say that the men have come for the mine meeting. Hugo says that he will be right there.

Ursula tells Soledad that she will help her with her crazy stunt of this episode, this very night but what are they going to do about Aurora? Soledad wants to take Aurora with her (you're never too young to see your father's grave dug up!) but Ester agrees to stay with the baby to prevent that from happening.

Hugo asks the assembled men which of them are interested in investing in the gold mine. Manrique goes first and puts down a big pile of cash (I guess they didn't have checks back then) Others do likewise and Arturo follows suit. Finally, the judge puts his money down but Hugo says that the judge can't participate in this business. He doesn't have the profile of the investor that Hugo is looking for. The judge is offended and so is Arturo. He says that if the judge can't invest, neither will he. However, the judge says that he understands that this is payback for ruling as he did in the matter of the inheritance of Hugo's fortune and he withdraws his offer to participate. (Following that logic, Arturo should be even more suspicious that he is being permitted to invest because of all the bad things he did to Hugo/Alcides.) When the investors have gone, Boris and Hugo congratulate themselves on how well the meeting went. Boris says that he was a little concerned that Arturo was going to back out when the judge withdrew. Hugo says that he was nervous too. Hugo says that the judge is an honorable man who doesn't deserve to lose his money. He says that they will follow the law and embezzle money from these bandits.

Fulfilling his promise to blab all the personal business of his family to Rebeca, Lucas tells her about Aurora's diagnosis and the fact that Soledad is obsessed with the idea that Hugo was buried alive and she is planning to go dig up Hugo's grave.

Back at the House of Sadism, Alcides gets a lunch break and then it's back to torture. During a break, Alcides says that he has tried but he doesn't remember her. He says that there must be something he can do to change her mind. "Nothing," says Beatriz, "nothing can change all the damage you did to me, Alcides." Alcides tries a different tack, "I'm Alcides," he says, "but I'll become Hugo for you, just for you. Make me into Hugo and I'll do whatever you want."

Rebecas runs home and tells Paquito about Soledad's crazy stunt.

Lucas, who sounds like he's been drinking, says that he will help Soledad dig up the grave. Soledad thanks him and says that they just have to be careful that Aunt Antonia doesn't find out. Of course, she listening to the whole conversation.

Eloisa has found out that Soledad isn't going to be home so she has Hercu-less take her to the Hacienda. He is concerned about Arturo finding out but Eloisa won't be denied.

Alcides' men are watching her parents' house so they can't take a carriage to the cemetery. Up pops Enrico at their service.

Hugo comes into his bedroom and who should be posed suggestively on his bed in sexy underwear but Eloisa. She says that she heard Soledad was away for a few days and decided to take advantage of the opportunity. She says that no one saw her come in. She used the secret door. "Get dressed and get out," says Hugo. Eloisa asks him to make her his like he did before. Hugo says that what happened between them was in the past. As lightning flashes (a sure sign that graves are being dug up), Eloisa slithers forward and pulls Hugo down on top of her. There's a knock on the door. It's Aunt Antonia. She has to speak with Hugo. It's about Soledad. Hugo tries to keep Eloisa quiet.

At the cemetery, Soledad asks Hugo's forgiveness but she has to know. Thunder crashes. Soledad has flashbacks. Paquito is observing this from a hiding place in the Spanish moss.

In response to her knocks, Hugo tells Antonia that he was going to bed and he has to get dressed to speak to her. He comes out of the room, closes the door behind him and asks what is going on. She tells him that Soledad is convinced Hugo was buried alive and want to open his tomb. Alcides/Hugo says that he refused to do this. Antonia reminds Hugo that once Soledad gets an idea, she doesn't give up. She begs him to prevent Soledad from committing this sacrilege.

At the cemetery, Lucas has dug up the grave. Owls hoot in the distance. Soledad insists on opening the casket herself. The body in the casket is turned over. Now she knows that Hugo was buried alive. (It's interesting because Hugo was at the point of death when he was dug up and if he had died then, he wouldn't have looked any different in his coffin than when he was buried. He was a very calm buried-alive person, thankfully for us.) Soledad is destroyed. She blames herself that she didn't do something.

Eloisa tells Hugo that his wife is crazy. Only crazy people want to unbury the dead. Hugo tells her to leave the same way she came in.

The unburying party leaves the cemetery. Enrico says that he will cover up the grave. Ursula tries to comfort Soledad. She tells her not to blame herself. She couldn't know that Hugo had that terrible illness. Soledad says that now she understands why he was always so tormented. Ursula says that Hugo didn't say anything because he was trying to protect her. Soledad has a flashback to her 'Hugo slipping into the tomb' dream. She says that the dream was Hugo asking her to get him out of his grave. She says that it is all her fault. She let die the only man that she has ever loved in her life. She runs off and they all follow. Paquito comes out of hiding and takes something out of the coffin saying that he has to make sure that Hugo is dead.

Margot convinces a very drunk Guillermo that there must be something valuable in the Cabinet of the Dead Wife if Dr. Max doesn't want anyone to open it. They agree to go together to find out what is in there and share the proceeds (and rescue Elena) but Guille passes out.

Paquito tells Eloisa about what happened at the cemetery. She isn't interested in whether Hugo was buried alive (she already knows that he was). She wants to know what Soledad's reaction was. Paquito says that she ran as if Hugo's ghost was chasing her. Then he shows her what he took from the coffin - Hugo's skull. (ewww! really gross).

Enrico is reburying the coffin when Hugo and Boris appear. "What are you doing here?" asks Boris. "Where is Soledad?" asks Hugo. Ursula is there as well. She asks Alcides/Hugo to forgive her for digging up Hugo's grave. "Where is Soledad?" repeats Hugo. Ursula says that Hugo asphyxiated in his coffin. Soledad saw that corpse was turned over and ran off into the cemetery, horrified. Lucas is looking for her. Hugo asks Boris to help Enrico cover up the grave. Hugo goes after Soledad.

Paquito tells Eloisa that there is a French archeologist who can make a drawing of what a person looked like from their skull. He is going to send him the skull that was in the coffin to see once and for all if Hugo was buried in there.

Soledad is crying and holding her locket. She has a flashback to when Hugo tried to tell her something after their night of passion in the cabaña. "You tried to tell me and I wouldn't listen," she says, "Forgive me. I wouldn't listen. I'm so selfish. Forgive me." Hugo is behind her. He has a flashback to when his father was buried and hears his mother trying to tell everyone that her husband wasn't dead." Soledad looks around and sees him. They embrace. Hugo says that she disobeyed him and opened up his brother's grave against his orders.
"I had to find out what Hugo's death was like," says Soledad. "I was right, she sobs, "Hugo was buried alive!"
"Yes, I know," says Hugo calmly, "Ursula told me."
"Don't you have anything else to say?" demands Soledad.
"You know that Hugo and I didn't have a good relationship," says Hugo.
"Hugo was your brother!" says Soledad, "How can you be so cruel?" Then Hugo goes back to the script. He tells Soledad that she has no right to reproach him. Doesn't she remember that he and she betrayed Hugo. She agreed to marry him while carrying Alcides' child.
"How can you act that way?" says Soledad. "How dare you?"
"I'm sincere," responds Hugo, "Don't try and make me feel bad. It's you with your lies and betrayals. You are worse than me. Your conscience troubles you. Your tears confirm your guilty feelings." Hugo has a flashback to the Manrique/Ester conversation he heard in his coffin. He goes on to tell Soledad, "Poor Hugo. He knew he was going to die." He reminds her that when a person has a catalepsy attack, they appear to be dead but they can hear what is going on around them. "Why are you telling me this?" asks Soledad. "I wonder what Hugo felt when he realized that you didn't attend his funeral?"says Hugo and goes on, "Hugo loved you with all his heart. He believed in you and you betrayed him. When you heard he had supposedly died, you didn't hesitate to throw him away like a piece of trash."
"You don't know anything," says Soledad (so tell him!!)
"You're wrong," responds Hugo. "I know everything. Your plan succeeded better than you hoped. Alcides de Medina," Hugo repeats his brother's name in a tone of loathing, "Alcides de Medina became master of everything, everything! By my side your future became secure."

At the House of Sadism and Perversion, Beatriz has done Alcides hair in Hugo's style. "Now you are Hugo," she says. "For you," says Alcides, "only for you." Beatriz feeds Alcides so that he can become the strong man that she fell in love with. Alcides asks her to kiss him. Then she tells Alcides that she wants him to make love to her like Hugo. She takes off her corset... Alcides says that he will do it if she unties him. "Do you think I'm stupid?" asks Beatriz (not stupid but really, really crazy). She produces a gun. "We'll do it my way," she says and she starts kissing and caressing him.

Back in the cemetery, Hugo is really laying it on Soledad. He says about Hugo, "His last hours must have been terrible. He knew what was happening to him and the naive fool probably believed that you would save him."
"I don't want to hear any more," sobs Soledad, "Shut up!" But Hugo doesn't stop,
"Your name must have stayed on his lips until his last breath. You were probably the last word he said as his life left him."
Lucas appears and tells Hugo that is enough. Hugo yells at him not to interfere. "You don't know what you are talking about."
"Yes, I do," responds Lucas, "Soledad loved Hugo more than her own life." The credits roll.

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