Caray, Caray!

We’re back at the rodeo where the dance competition is about to start. Marisela asks Bobby if he wants to dance and he tells her he’s not that great, but he’s getting the hang of it. Flo watches them go dance and looks all dejected. By the by, last night Mili told Al that even though she was still mad at him, she needed to dance. As far as she’s concerned, he’s still in the doghouse, but a girl’s gotta dance.

Back at Casa Belmonte, Luci tells Connie he’s going to pay ‘cause she’s gonna ruin him (she actually says “hundir” which means “to sink,” but we know what she means) as Nestor consoles her and asks Connie if the body’s at the morgue. Connie says yes, and he’s gonna throw the greatest funeral no matter what the cost. Luci tells him it’s too little, too late and calls him a murderer. But wait, in comes Damian...proving that it takes more than a quick swat to kill this cockroach.

The rodeo guy finishes his speech from two seconds ago telling the couples to get jiggy with it. Mili means business ‘cause she takes her hat off. As expected, the judge starts by eliminating couples that are extras in the show. This style is called the “Pasito Duranguense” (Little steps from Durango) and I saw a clip on You Tube of how they were rehearsing for this ‘cause it’s quite acrobatic. It’s a little like swing, but it has accordions.

Luci asks Damian que the hell, we found the note? He says he couldn’t go through with it ‘cause he’s a big ol’ coward. Luci demands Connie tell him the truth. He fesses up that Damian’s in perfect health, he just wanted to teach him a lesson, but he’s glad no harm no foul. Come on and gimme a hug! Damian’s all indignant and tells Connie he’s gone too far. Connie replies (I kid you not): “I can imagine how uncomfortable you must feel.” Really Connie, would you say it’s somewhere between lying on a pea that’s under 20 mattresses and a root canal kind of uncomfortable? Connie asks Nestor to leave so they can have a family powwow, but thanks for coming. They go to the study.

Bobby takes a dive, which is grounds for dismissal. Rocky follows in suit. Hey, Al and Mili are the last ones standing. I would never have guessed! The crowd cheers and calls out “Beso, beso” (kiss, kiss). Al and Mili look uncomfortable, but it looks like the audience will get their way until...Mafia princess Flo cuts in and asks for a recount ‘cause she didn’t get to dance. Mili tells her that’s her problem, but Flo taunts her with the old “you scared I’ll beat you?” Mili takes the bait and they clear the floor. Guess those years at ballet class paid off ‘cause Flo does splits and pirouettes and hey, she’s light enough for Al to lift her off the floor every few beats, all with perfectly pointed toes. Alas, poor Mili, they crown a new prom queen. Al gives Flo a double high five and she comes back with a big kiss. He shoves her off and asks her what gives? She says it’s ‘cause they won and he tells her to keep the prize, he’s not interested. I do a little snap. Al runs to Mili who berates him for bringing Flo into her world, the place she likes, and tells him she’ll never forgive him (until the next episode) just before running out. Al gets the triple shove as Mili, Gloria, and Lina, do their dramatic girlfriend exit. He runs after them as Flo looks out at her. Mili begins calling Flo the following: a cockroach, a worm, a rat, etc., and Gloria warns her she’s gonna run out of pests. Al catches up and the girls leave them to talk as they do the usual: "I’m sick of your excuses, I’m sick of you believing the worse” dance. Mili complains he kissed Flo and he explains she kissed him. They end in a tender moment as he tells her she’s the only one he thinks about and goes for a kiss. She pulls away and says she’s heard it all before and she’s not buying it. It’s kinda like the boy who cried wolf. He’s screwed up so much she can’t believe him when he’s actually trying to do right by her. Mili tells him they haven’t ruined her night ‘cause she’s going back in and finding herself a new dance partner.

Connie asks Damian how long he’s known ‘cause he ain’t buying the suicide bit. The caretaker told them they found a body and since it ain’t Damian’s chances are Damian paid the guy off. The best laid plans of mice... Luci now turns on her bro who just starts to mumble that he’s been suffering thinking he was gonna die, a few hours for them to think he killed himself are not that big a deal. Luci slaps him and tells them both they make her sick and storms out. Connie starts laughing and Damian asks him if he was really worried. Connie says you should’ve seen my face, though it wasn’t as good as the one you made when you thought you had the tumor. They have a little “oh you got me good” moment. It’s actually funny in a disturbing kind of way.

Flo complains to sis how Al left her for that “gata” (female cat). He split and just left her there. Hey wait, he’s back, and Flo tells him they gotta talk. They step over to the taco stand. We pan to Mili’s table where Morgan offers to get some “alambre” (shish kebob in this case, the word actually means “wire”) tacos on the house to celebrate Mili’s win ‘cause she was robbed! Mili thanks him, but she’s not hungry at the moment. Morgan and Chamuco go back to work. The girls ask Mili if she forgave Al and she says nope, she’s gonna dance and forget. We pan to a couple of guys. Turns out one of them (his name is Mateo) will be getting married soon and his buddy is making the bachelor party a lengthy affair. He’s not too happy with the place, but he’ll humor his friend. I think I’ve seen this movie before...once with Cameron Diaz, and the one with Julia Stiles, and wasn’t there one Dean Cain? I digress...Mateo spots Mili and his buddy likes her too. The bachelor figures the single man should do the dancing. Sleazy friend grabs Mili and tries to dance with her, but she’s not amused. Mateo calls for Eric (I think that’s the name he calls him) to leave her alone. The buddy says it will take a kiss, and our dashing bachelor punches his own friend for the maiden’s honor. He kisses her hand and introductions are made.

Al tells Flo he doesn’t get her. One minute she says she’s not ready to date again and the next her dad is booking the hall. She tells him to pay him no mind and Al tells her to get dad off his back. He’s fond of her and would like to be friends, but that’s it. He asks what’s with the kiss and she says she was just happy to dance and got carried away. She didn’t mean for his maid to get jealous. Al asks her not to be so contemptuous. She apologizes again and offers to apologize to Mili. They go back inside and Al glances at Rocky and Chamuco who’ve heard the whole thing. Al now goes up to the dancing Mili and asks to talk. Mateo asks if Al’s bothering her and she says “yeah, but “perro que ladra no muerde” (a barking dog doesn’t bite) and Mateo tells him to scram. Al gets in Mat’s face and they start a verbal pissing contest. Flo pulls Al away telling him not to dirty his hands with the riff raff. They exit and Bobby and Marisela follow. Mat asks Mili where that guy was from and she tells him not to worry about him, but now they’re even: Mat saved her from his friend and she saved him from blondie. Mat says they’re hardly even since he could’ve taken Al with one punch. She blows him off and exits. He smiles.

Outside the Rodeo, Mat runs after Mili who calls him a big flirt. He says no, “I just wanna clear up the tie business, I saved you from a guy.”

Mili: “Your friend!”

Mat: “Yeah, but he was miguided.”

Mili: “Well I saved you from another who was more misguided.”

Mat: “I told you, I’d leave him in on the floor.”

Mili’s not amused and asks why men are always trying to show who’s more macho. Mat says that this wasn’t the case and she says it always is and can’t figure out if it’s supposed to be the one that hits the hardest. He tells her she amuses him. She says her signature “Al Diablo con los Guapos” and begins to storm off, but he grabs her hand and tells her he’d hate to see her leave. She tells him about the “menso” (idiot, simpleton, etc. Incidentally, the female for this is “mensa,” kinda like the genius organization – I always get a kick out of that) that just left who’s hateful and boastful. “Wanna know the difference between you two? He’s a blonde, and you’re a brunette.” She finally walks off and he smiles again. He’s a goner.

Domingo visits Flo and asks what’s the problem? Al? He asks if he should call off the wedding and she says no, turn the screws on him and Connie, but don’t tell him I asked you to. She bats her eyelashes and her dad can’t say no.

Mili visits mom’s old house and she caresses the window sill and the floor tiles, as if tracing her mom’s steps. The two elderly folks look on. I will now take a moment to say how happy I am to see Jorge Arvizu (Pepe, the old deaf guy). Although it looks like a tiny throw away part, it’s just great to see a comedic legend perform. He’s performed a lot of roles, but his most famous, which became a stock character for him, was an old guy with disheveled gray hair and a checkered robe called “el Tata.” I think he was only in his 30s when he began playing it. Anywhoo, on with the show. Mili apologizes, and the old woman says it’s understandable. Pepe says it’s been for sale for months. It’s large and has a basement. Mili repeats “it has a sótano (basement)” and the guy says “no, not a tuétano (bone marrow) a sótano” and it’s still full of the old junk from previous “moradores” (dwellers). The old lady refers to them as “habitantes” (inhabitants, residents). He begins a dissertation of how stuff gets piled up and Mili asks to go to the basement. We have another deaf discourse as he thinks she asked for the bathroom, but the old lady corrects him. They take her down.

Braulio serves Regi some coffee and she’s gushing ‘cause the PM just registered Mili for high school. PM explains she’ll be taking afternoon classes so they won’t interfere with her work. She’s starting this very afternoon. Braulio wants to go congratulate her, but Regi informs him that she’s over at her mom’s old house again.

Back at the basement, Mili looks around and asks if they can leave her “a solas” (alone). Pepe starts talking about the famous Waltz “Sobre Las Olas” (Over the Waves – it’s by Juventino Rosas and gets played at almost every wedding and quinceañera in México) and begins humming it. The woman tells him that was 100 years ago and he complains that he’s not 100 years old, he just looks old. She interjects that Mili wants to be alone and he’s concerned the boy (he’s apparently also blind and those clothes aren’t exactly flattering) ‘cause he might try to steal something. Mili asks if she looks like a “rata” (literally rat, but it’s also short for “ratero(a) which means thief). He replies she looks like a lizard and the woman escorts him upstairs before Mili can throw a tantrum. They continue their discussion about how dust can affect his allergies (he thinks she means “alegría” or “joy”) and he mentions how odd this boy looks). Mili spies a lidded cardboard box with star stickers and a white dress with a ribbon pattern on it.

Over at the office, Connie and Domingo are awaiting Al in the presidential office to talk about the wedding date. Domingo prefers Friday nights so they don’t last all day and they can stay up late. Connie prefers Saturday afternoons ‘cause they’re more colorful and they don’t have to go too late. Al has something to say. Domingo says he’s listening and opens his jacket to reveal his little friend (the gun, not the other kind) and Al nervously replies that either an evening or an afternoon is the same to him.

We now see Braulio caressing the window seat and the floor tiles of his boyhood home. Pepe comments that they all keep doing the same thing, it’s like they’re massaging the floor. The woman says they must be looking for a “tesoro” (treasure) and he asks what “loro” (parrot, macaw) since they don’t have a “perico” (another word for parrot) one. The woman asks Braulio if she knows him ‘cause his face looks awfully familiar. He tells them he’s looking for a girl. The woman asks if it’s Milagros and the old man asks if Braulio makes “milagros” (miracles). They ignore him and Braulio asks if she’s still there just as she walks up the stairs with the box and the dress. So much for her not taking anything, but they don’t seem to object. Braulio tells her Regi sent for her and she shows him what she found in the basement. He looks pained and impactado all at once. She says she’s sure it was her mom’s. She tells him someday she will buy that house.

Carla reminds Damian of all the nice things he told her before, including that he’d marry her. He says it’s just ‘cause he thought he was dying. He tells her to just pretend he was really drunk. She tells him she liked him better when he was dying.

Lina and Gloria try to sneak a peek at Milis’ box of many stars. She scolds them because it’s hers alone and she hasn’t had a chance to open it. They ask if she’ll show them later and she says she will, but the first peek is hers alone. Carla comes in and they try to kick her out, but she says it’s her room too and she needs to take a shower (I’d need one too after slobbering with sleazy Damian) and Gloria comments how she’ll be there a good half an hour. The girls leave Mili to her privacy.

Braulio enters Connie’s office and tells him he brought Mili back. Connie asks him to continue spying on her. He asks if she spoke to anyone at the house and Braulio tells him about the old woman who told Mili about the little girl and her older brother, himself. Luckily she couldn’t remember the names, though she came close to recognizing Braulio. Connie yells he ought to kill him. But wait, there’s more: Mili wants to buy the house. Connie asks when this nightmare will end and Braulio says not anytime soon ‘cause she found some stuff in the basement: A box and a child’s dress that he recognized as Rosario’s. Connie suggests he start writing his eulogy. Braulio says they need to see what’s in the box before it’s too late.

Mili sits on her bunk, staring at the box she still can’t bring herself to open. She’ll have to wait ‘cause Braulio’s at the door and she’s gotta catch the bus to school. Actually, he’s driving her, but you get the point. He wishes her luck and helps her off the bunk; then takes a longing look at the starry box before exiting.

Flo thanks her mob daddy and he says he couldn’t get her Friday night like she wanted ‘cause the groom’s family had a say. How dare they!!?? She asks if Al got difficult and dad says no, but he didn’t look happy. She reminds him to keep her out of it or Al will kill her! In this case, it would be figurative unlike her dad’s literal killing. Doorbell rings and it’s the devil they spoke of. Al needs to talk and Domingo might as well hear it. He says he was a coward this morning, but now he’ll tell him in front of his daughter that he’s not marrying her. Domingo gets pissed and Al says he can kill him right now if he wants. About time the boy got some guts. Then again, he probably figured dad wouldn’t kill him in front of Flo.

Connie lurks outside the girls’ dorm, knocks at the door and then sneaks in. He sees the starry box and goes to open it, but Carla walks in wearing nothing but a towel (which she drops) after her shower (she didn’t wash her hair). He says he just came in to see her and she points out that he can see her alright.

Class is about to start. The teacher’s our friend Mateo Robledo, the soon to be married boy Mili met last night. He tells his class they will have a new student today and they should do what they can to help her catch up. He asks if they remember yesterday’s topic (nobody does). Principal walks in with Mili. Mateo sees her and is impactado.

After a word from our sponsors, Mili says hi to her buddy and asks if he goes there too. In a way, he’s the philosophy teacher. She’s amused ‘cause he doesn’t look like one. Who would have thunk it after he was raising hell at the rodeo....Needless to say, the class is very amused and our poor teacher will never live it down. He asks her to take a seat and to tell him her name. She gives him grief for not remembering after he said it so many times last night: “Wait Mili! Don’t leave Mili!” He points her to her seat and she starts saying hi to all her new classmates. The principal says he’s leaving and hopes he can keep order in his class. Mat gulps and gets started. It’s going to be a long semester...

Domingo chews out Al for humiliating his daughter. Al says he never meant to, but he won’t let Domi run his life like he’s a puppet. Flo asks daddy to leave them alone. He gives Al many looks that could kill. Flo tells Al she’s sorry about her dad, but she swears...Al ain’t hearing it. If he can’t make her see they can only be friends, it’s best that they stop seeing each other at all. She asks him to hear her out and he tells her he doesn’t want to give her false hope, nor does he want to deal with her dad’s threats. He leaves and she tells the air he’s not getting rid of her that easily.

Towel-wearing Carla asks Connie if he really thinks she’s beautiful. She then tells him she’s like a fine restaurant: here’s the menu, what would you like? Lina walks in and asks what’s up.

Val writes in her diary that she’s in love with Morgan. She doesn’t know or care how it happened, but every time she sees him she wants to jump him. Rocky conveniently walks by and asks if she has any plans. She asks him what he did to change her? He says she looks the same to him. She tells him to come see her in her room when everyone’s asleep. He crashes on the floor and she walks up the stairs, turning every few steps to look at him adoringly. He sprays himself with cologne in case it’s not a dream and takes a puff from his inhaler.

Carla tries to kick Lina out and Connie decides he better leave. He was discussing the menu with Carla and scurries away. Lina stares at Carla who asks if she’s got cartoons on her face. Lina replies that “Naca Fácil” (a naca that’s also easy, loose) doesn’t begin to cover it. Now that the patrón has left, she can tell her she’s a ...Carla stops her and tells her she’ll pay. Carla returns to the bathroom and Lina leaves the room.

Regi takes her pills and breathes with some difficulty. Things don’t bode well. Al walks in and asks where Mili is. Regi informs him that it’s her first day of high school! Braulio announces her lawyer is here. She asks Alex to leave them alone and then clutches her chest. Chest pains, Lawyers, Methinks granny’s not long for this world. I hope I’m wrong ‘cause I like her, but all signs point in that direction.

Mari consoles Flo. She’s furious he preferred the brute. She feels humiliated and devalued. Mari feels guilty for pushing her and Flo says it’s her own fault for letting herself fall in love like an idiot. Mari recommends she forget him and Flo says it’s too late. She needs him and will fight with all her weapons. I hope she means figuratively, but ya never know if daddy taught his little girl to shoot.

Tomorrow: Mat tells Mili she helped him make and important decision – he’s not getting married! Guess it was about time Mili got another love interest considering Al keeps finding them. Hope this one doesn’t turn out to be a psycho! He also has the same last name as Regi's lawyer, so ya never know...

Val and Rocky get ready for their night of romance.

Regi tells her lawyer she wants Mili to be her universal heir. This part confuses me ‘cause I thought they’d already done that, but maybe we’re talking about the whole kit n’ kaboodle instead of just 20%, but I thought he said there was a problem giving more than that to a non-relative. Guess we’ll wait and see.

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