Caray, Caray!

At the cemetery, Lucas tells Hugo that Soledad loved Hugo madly. She loved him so much that she went against her parents who were trying to keep them apart. Soledad asks him to stop. She doesn't care what Alcides thinks about her. Lucas says that she has the right to be respected.
and that it is about time he found out...
"Found out what?" says Hugo. "Found out what?" screams Hugo. "Found out that you and your wife arranged this marriage? Is that what you want me know? That it was nothing more than business, dirty busisness!" Lucas says that Hugo will know the truth. Soledad tries to stop him and at that moment (0f course) Boris and Ursula say that the police are coming and they have to get out of the cemetery.

In the Love Nest of Perversion, Beatriz is giving Alcides instructions on what she wants him to say, such as, "I love you Beatriz," etc. It looks like sex is what triggers memories for Alcides. In a post coital moment, Alcides has a couple of flashback memories about being with Beatriz. He begs Beatriz to unchain him so he can love her freely. Overcome with desire, Beatriz releases Alcides. Then he has another memory (well it's not a memory; he never saw Soledad in her underwear; let's call it a vision), this time of Soledad. He says her name. Oops, bad move. Beatriz gets angry and threatens Alcides with her gun.

At the Obregon house, Soledad is playing with the baby. Ester says that she is sorry for all that has happened. She imagines how it must have been for Hugo waking up in his coffin and not being able to do anything. (jeez, Ester, make Soledad think about that some more.) Soledad says that she should have been at the wake. Hugo was surely calling to her. Ester reminds her that she had just found out she was pregnant and was in a delicate condition. She couldn't have gone. Soledad says that she has to find the cure for Aurora's illness. She can't have her go through her life believing that she will be buried alive one day. Ester tells her to have faith. She is sure they will find a cure.

Boris (who only yesterday suggested that digging up Hugo's grave would be a great revenge on Soledad) now thinks that the Plan of Vengeance (PoV) can only lead to pain. Hugo seems to be suffering more than Soledad. Hugo ignores his opinion and gives Boris instructions about fetching Soledad in the carriage.

Lucas tells Ester, Soledad and Antonia that he is worried about the way that Alcides spoke to Soledad in the cemetery. He was supposed to have changed but Lucas doesn't think so. Ester doesn't understand how Alcides knew that the grave robbing party was at the cemetery. Antonia pipes up and confesses that she told Alcides to prevent the sacrilege of Hugo's tomb being opened. Lucas is angry. He says that Alcides was furious and could have hurt Soledad. Soledad doesn't want to hear anymore and takes the baby out. Lucas follows and tells her that he doesn't want her to go back to Alcides. Soledad says that Alcides has changed. Lucas asks her to at least let him tell Alcides that Aurora is Hugo's child. Soledad says that she doesn't like this deception but begs him not to tell Alcides the truth. Alcides is helping with her daughter. Soledad says that she has no choice. She has to stay with Alcides even if she doesn't want to.

Boris goes to see Dr. Max at his house. He asks him how he knows so much about Aurora's illness. He hasn't seen her since the day she was born. Dr. Max reminds him of the time when the baby's heart appeared to stop beating before she was born. He was convinced then that Aurora suffered from the same malady as Hugo. Whatever, says Boris. He tells Dr. Max not to come around to the Hacienda anymore or he'll have problems with Alcides. Dr. Max laughs, "problems with Don Alcides or with Don Hugo?" he says. Boris is impactado. He says that he doesn't know what Dr. Max is referring to. "How long will you keep this secret?" says Dr. Max. He has always believed that it was Hugo who survived the explosion in the mine. He reminds Boris of his efforts to retrieve Hugo's thermal coffin after the mine explosion. Boris says that he just wanted to keep something that had saved Hugo's life as a souvenir. Dr. Max then says that "Alcides" seemed to be pretty familiar with the operation of the chamber when Aurora was ill. "Think what you want." says Boris and leaves.

Soledad has flashbacks to her conversation with Alcides/Hugo in the cemetery the previous night, to Hugo's burial and to her 'Hugo slipping into the tomb' dream. She begs Hugo's forgiveness.

Guillermo and Enrico steal the Cabinet of the Dead Wife from Dr. Max's house. Hercu-less sees them with the big cabinet and decides that it is Jeremias' treasure. Margot is also there since she told Hercu-less about the Cabinet. Hercu-less chases after the diminutive duo. Dr. Max finds that the Cabinet is gone and Elena tied up. The duo have left a note saying that they will exchange the Cabinet for Elena. Meanwhile Hercu-less finds Guille and Enrico. For some reason, they have hauled the Cabinet up in the air on a rope over a tree branch. The branch breaks and the cabinet falls down. I guess they made furniture much stronger back then because the cabinet doesn't break apart. Guille and Enrico leave Hercu-less tied up and the cabinet and go to meet Dr. Max to make the exchange. Dr. Max has dressed Elena in her old clothes. She pretends to remember Guille but he realizes that she is faking. Dr. Max prepares to kill Guille and Enrico but Elena appears to regain her identity and saves them. She tells them that there is no treasure in the cabinet, only Dr. Max's dead wife. Meanwhile, Margot has stolen the cabinet. (I guess Margot is stronger than she looks too, how did she get the Cabinet into the cart?) She shoots off the lock and opens it. She is mesmerized looking at what is inside.

At the Hacienda, Hugo tells Dr. Max, "So you think, I am Hugo. The bullet must have affected your brain. Tell me, how do you plan to prove it?" "I don't know but I'll find a way," says Dr. Max.(All he needs to do is get Hugo into some enclosed space like a jail cell or a mine and he'll have a catalepsy attack) "If you're planning a scandal, think twice about it," warns Hugo, "I know for a fact that you dig up corpses from the cemetery, which is a serious offense punishable by hanging." He tells Dr. Max to get out. He doesn't have anything to say to him. Dr. Max says that he isn't finished. He has something very important to tell Hugo about his daughter. Soledad is listening outside the door. Presumably, she didn't hear the whole conversation. Now she prevents the doctor from telling Hugo that Aurora is his daughter.

Soledad tells Dr. Max that as long as he is here, he could examine Aurora. Hugo tells her that he does not like Dr. Max's methods. They will find another doctor to help Aurora. Dr. Max apologizes for barging into the Hacienda at gunpoint the previous night. It won't happen again. Soledad suggests that maybe Dr. Max is the only person who knows about her daughter's illness. She has thought it over and thinks that they should let Dr. Max examine her. She would be there the whole time. Hugo says that he has made up his mind and he's not changing it. "What if Aurora has another attack?" asks Soledad. "That won't happen," says Hugo. He tells Soledad that his father supported various scientists who are trying to find a cure for catalepsy. They haven't found much yet but they are doing research. "Why didn't you tell me this before?" asks Soledad. Hugo says that he didn't want to give her false hope. "Scientists like Dr. von Chirac?" asks Dr. Max, "Because if that's the case, remember that he died right here in this city." Hugo confirms that Dr. von Chirac is dead. "How do you know so much about these investigations?" asks Soledad logically. (We go to a commercial but apparently Hugo doesn't answer. I suppose he could say that the knowledgeable Boris could have told him about it.)

Dr. Max says that Dr. von Chirac was quite an eminent authority on catalepsy. It's too bad he's dead. "His son is continuing his research," responds Hugo and Dr. Max is impactado, "Von Chirac had a son?" he says. "We must talk to him right away," says Soledad eagerly. Hugo tells her that Von Chirac Jr. is in deepest darkest Africa and Hugo is trying everything possible to get him here as soon as possible. Soledad is happy. Dr. Max digests this new information. Soledad is worried that Aurora will have another attack. Hugo assures her that won't happen and to stay positive. Dr. Max says that Hugo should listen to his wife. He asks for the opportunity to prove that he could help the little girl. "Think about it," he says and leaves. Soledad says to Hugo, "Don't do it for me, do it for the baby." Soledad goes after Dr. Max and asks him to forgive Alcides/Hugo. He will have to accept that Dr. Max is the only one who can help the baby. "I hope so," says Dr. Max, "for your own good. Your husband shouldn't find out that he isn't the father of your baby and Hugo de Medina is the father." Soledad begs for God's help. She is at Dr. Max's mercy."

At the tavern, a mine worker tells the bartender that his family is ill. Paquito takes the opportunity to suggest to all who are present that the Medinas bring bad luck on those who associate with them. He reminds them that Armando, Hugo's father, was buried alive, then Hugo was. The barkeep mentions all the problems that have happened with the mine - almost killing Alcides twice and Arturo once. Working there is dangerous.

Hugo tells Boris that Dr. Max is very cunning. He is blackmailing Hugo because he knows that he is passing as Alcides. "But he doesn't have any proof," says Hugo. Boris says that Dr. Max represents a great risk. Has Hugo considered what might happen if starts telling everyone that you are Hugo. Hugo says that he won't do that. It would implicate him in grave robbing. (What if Dr. Max threatens to un-hypnotize Soledad? That seems a greater threat since Soledad would know that Hugo was not dead.) Hugo gives Boris a telegram to send that will bring young Dr. von Chirac here as soon as possible. (it's about time). Hugo tells Boris to make sure that young Dr. Chirac doesn't suffer the same fate as his father. After Boris is gone, Hugo tells the portrait of his father that, "The life of Aurora and my own life depend on him."

Soledad asks Marina to come to her bedroom. She wants to Marina to tell her everything that she knows about Hugo's illness. Ursula says that she shouldn't think about this any more but Soledad begs Marina to tell her how Hugo coped with such a disease. She imagines that he suffered a lot.
"Yes," says Marina. "Hugo was very sad. He thought all the time about how his father was buried alive. Until you appeared in his life and it all changed."
"Why do you say that?" asks Soledad.
"When Don Hugo met you his sadness disappeared," responds Marina, "he was like a new man with a desire to live. He even thought that you had cured him of his disease."
"Me?," says Soledad.
"Yes, you," says Marina, "He thought that you had saved him. That you had brought the desire to live into his life, the desire to move forward into a new world where there wasn't any suffering.'
"His salvation?" says Soledad crying. "Hugo thought I was his salvation?"
"Yes," answers Marina. "Hugo loved you with all his heart. He thought that you would save him from death and you didn't even love him!" Ursula warns Marina not to give her opinions but Soledad asks her to continue. (I have to point out here that Marina didn't know any of this when it was happening. Once again, the source of this information has to be Boris.)
"At Hugo's wake," says Marina, "your mother, Ester, was talking to Manrique next to Hugo's coffin about how you were going to marry Alcides. Can you imagine how sad Hugo was when he heard that? Even though they appear to be dead, people having a catalepsy attack can hear. " Soledad confirms that Alcides has told her this. "Poor Hugo. I hope you understand that is why Boris and I don't like you," finishes Marina.
"My God," says Soledad. "This is too much."
"You said you wanted to know the truth," says Marina.

Lucas tells Rebeca that Alcides has been so agressive that he is afraid that Alcides will harm Soledad like he did before. Rebeca offers to visit Soledad so that Lucas could be calmer. (Right, that will help a lot.) Lucas is grateful. Rebeca suggests that Lucas should get Alcides to trust him. Lucas say that is impossible. They don't get along. Rebeca suggests that he invest in the gold mine. Lucas says that he doesn't have that kind of money and he just got his finances straightened out. Rebeca suggests that he invest everything. He would become a rich man and be able to get closer to Soledad. (I take back what I said yesterday about Lucas justifying his existence.)

Ursula goes to see Hugo. She asks him to help Soledad come of out the state she is in. She is very bad and may die of grief. "Don't you think that you are exaggerating, Ursula?" says Hugo. "No," she replies, "After Aurora's illness and all that happened in the cemetery, Soledad hasn't stopped crying. She blames herself. I know you think badly of her but I tell you, I swear to you, that Soledad is the best woman in the world. I'm afraid," continues Ursula, " that if you don't do something, this grief will drive her crazy." Hugo has a flashback to witnessing as a child when his mother, driven crazy by grief, is calling her dead husband's name in the street and then throws herself in front of a carriage.

Hugo goes to see Soledad, "What do you want?" she says.
"I owe you an apology," says Hugo, "I was very hard on you. Soledad, there's no point in dwelling on my brother's tragedy. There is no way for us to avoid feeling guilty for what happened to him."
"Don't forget that my daughter has catalepsy," responds Soledad, "I don't want something like that to happen to her. Don't you understand?"
"I want you to stay calm," says Hugo, "I'm doing everything I can to find von Chirac's son."
"Why are you asking me this?" responds Soledad, "Don't you know that I can't have a moment's peace knowing that my daughter has this terrible illness?"
Hugo tells her that if there is an emergency, Dr. Max can examine Aurora." This really bad idea makes Soledad all happy. She thanks Hugo for changing his mind.
"Don't thank me," says Hugo, "my mother suffered a lot when my father was buried alive," He can't resist twisting the knife by saying, "I know it wasn't the same for you since you didn't love Hugo but I don't want you to suffer the same fate. I don't want you to go crazy. I don't want you to suffer more."
Boris interrupts to say that there is serious trouble at the mine.

Jose, one of Arturo's men, tells him that the men won't work in the mine anymore because the Medina family is cursed. Using the latest HR motivation techniques, Arturo tells his chief henchman, Raul, to threaten Jose's family and do what is necessary to get the men back to the mine.

Eloisa comes to see Soledad, who is wandering around the garden in a daze. She asks Soledad to be her matron of honor. Soledad says that with everything that has been going on, she has no energy for anything else. Eloisa says that she understands. A woman comes running up to Soledad saying that her daughter, Aurora, (the woman's daughter, not Soledad's daughter) has suddenly taken ill and they don't have money to pay for a doctor. (A long, long time ago these people helped Soledad when she was running away from one her many perils and Soledad named her daughter after theirs.) Of course, Miss "I have no energy" Soledad doesn't just give the woman some money to get a doctor, she decides to go to their house. Ursula will stay with the baby and Eloisa will go with Soledad. (After the incident in the market, Soledad isn't supposed to go out without an escort so this is Soledad's crazy stunt of this episode.)

Hugo's reasoned arguments to convince the workers to stay at the mine are unsuccessful. Boris says that this will ruin his plans. Hugo says that they will figure out something. (Maybe they could import coolies from China?) Arturo shows up and says not to worry. He is handling the problem. Right now, his men are teaching a lesson to the families of the workers. (So now these completely innocent people are being harmed because of your PoV, Hugo.)

Dr. Soledad examines the sick child and decides that she has to go to the city. Outside, there are gunshots. Soledad and Eloisa go to look and see Raul threatening an old man. He asks where Jose's wife and child are. After the commercial, the situation has deteriorated. A mob is attacking the house which is protected only by a rattan screen. Soledad sends Eloisa, the woman and child out the back. Eloisa tells Soledad she is crazy to stay there alone but Soledad says that as Alcides' wife, no harm will come to her. (Has she forgotten what happened in the market the day before?) Taking advantage of the situation, Eloisa drops a lit candle on the rush floor of the house as she leaves and bolts the back door. The mob shouts that the house is surrounded and there is no way out. Soledad tries to escape but she is confronted by a wall of flame. The credits roll.

Tomorrow- will Hugo be too late to save Soledad?

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