Caray, Caray!

So let's see where the game left off: The local village government thinks Pablo needs an orphanage rather than a family relationship that would wrap him in love, just the law, folks.
Gabriela savors memories of her first night of passion, perhaps ever or at the least in decades, and thinks she is better with Feonando as a lover than a son-in-law, just the facts, folks.
Maracuya thinks passionate relations with a drunken Oscar are better than no passion or no relations. Did something happen or not? Oscar pulls a way-beyond-JimmyCarter guilt trip because he can't remember the true evening through his drunken fog. He can't even remember whether he wanted it or not.

We start back with Oscar's pants not only down but OFF. HIs tighty whities are wrapped in a satin cloth. Did she slip him a loaded drink or is he that bad of a drinker? He stumbles into his clothes while Maracuya clings and caresses., He isn't having it, at least not this morning. While he isn't sure what he isn't having this morning, she is luxuriating with sensuous glee. The part that is hard to accept is how those pearl-clad nails stayed on her fingers and didn't appear to be swallowed by either of them. The poke in the eye at least didn't draw blood. We have these small things to be grateful for while we brace ourselves to linger amidst the memories and rerun's of a night of putrid passion in various beds.

Feonando once again at the confessional swears it isn't his fault that he had a hand in Don Bernardo's fall from the horse and subsequent death. To further enwrap the Padre, he tells all the sordid details of the confrontation about Bernardo's affair the young LIbia. He repeats how he set up poor drunken Nabor and we have to watch the sickening scene again of the drunken high guys thinking they hit and killed the already dead Don Bernardo. Paddy Tadeo looks like he is about to hurl lunch all over the confessional. Feo assures him it is to demonstrate this is what he is capable of if someone gets in his way (estorbar).
Padre can't absolve him because he obviously isn't one bit sorry or repentant. You will not be absolved you won't have salvation you will be condemned. But Feo assures him that he knows his confessional secrets are safe. Paddy snears that isn't afraid as he has Jesus Christ with him and together they will conquer Feo. Just then the helpful Rigo has entered the church looks across from his devotions in front of the Virgen. He is concerned at the snaky tones (not to mention the threatening rain stick rattles) he hears and ask if Padre needs help. Feo leaves by the side aisle after squeezing the Padres' hands on the confessional posts.

Sofia comforts Juan sitting on the floor in a funk stroking Mariachi's head, because he has let Pablito down and not kept his promise to take care of him forever. They plan how they will do everything to spring Pablito and adopt him right under the noses of the village officials who dragged the little nipper away.

Pablitio cries alone under a tree at the orphanage still in his darling little Mariachi suit. Juan thinks perhaps Reyes are predestined to lose everything and everyone. If he lost Sofia he would die himself. She repeats this isn't going to happen. He has her and his child, you aren't ever going to lose us my love. (Oops those fatal telenovela words: ever and never)

The Tweedles discuss their marriage dilemma with plans to end the farce or maybe not so fast. T-dum has to tell T-dee that Jimena may not marry Oscar and save him because guess what what he saw in Maracuya's room. Marriages to the poor servant or the poor gay partner seem farther away than ever as they consider the indiscretions of the silly Oscar.

Oscar still reeling with his dizzy hangover tries to talk with Jimena. She warns that her mother is coming down at any moment and Jimena must accompany her to the doctor.

Rigo approaches Paddy Tad and says he saw what looked like an argument with Don Feo and he would like to help. He came to pray a little. He prays that Eugenia will be happy with Benito. Her happiness is more important to him than his own. Make note of this kindness there aren't many unselfish people in this story and we need to treasure the few we see.

In the bakery. Juan decides they can't open the bakery without Pablito. They decide to pack up all the bread they just made for the orphans.

Oscar drags his sorry burro into the bakery to confess to Juan since Jimena wouldn't listen to him.
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Feo acts executive-like in the office while he reruns the brain movie of his passion with Gabi. He seems pleased with himself as he carves a notch in his, (just kidding) the grin of a man well satisfied with himself.
The dreamy eyed Gabi descends the stairs (man, that was better than a month of aroma therapy) while he thanks her for the marvelous night of love. She wants to organize and regain control of her feelings and the impending wedding, he wants to take his pants down again.

Juan sits waiting for Franco to come in so the sorry Oscar can sputter his words out as he flicks cigarette ashes like sprinkles on the new bread. He did something really bad, and you can see I am really sorry. I betrayed Jimena...

Back in the den of iniquity, Maracuya realizes that if it is true that Jimena won't forgive his betrayal, she could end up with Oscar. Now how to be sure that Jimena learns of the tryst...

Oscar has to listen to Franco get his words in of how he was condemned for loving two women and maybe now Oscar sees his plight. Oscar assures both but especially Juan that he loves only Jimena. Juan is ashamed of the way Oscar acted like someone who wasn't brought up to have morals and respect, but he is not his father. And Oscar has to act not like a child but a man, further act like a REYES. You have to do the right thing. Juan asks that tough question: if JImena was the unfaithful one would you forgive her. Oscar's head still hurts from both the hangover and all this heavy thinking.

Gabi and Feo talk with Matasanos there really is something wrong with your heart. So it seems the paper Don Augustin stole of the faked heart problem isn't a threat. She really does have an arrhythmia that wasn't there before.

Padre Tadeo prays for help in gathering all the proofs he needs for these dastardly deeds and for guidance on how to handle this heavy charge he has having heard the felonies and capital offenses confessed by Feo.

Matasanos explains that she could have another and worse episode in the future. Feo looks hopeful as he kneads her shoulders not hiding anything from Matasanos, perhaps this is a new tool. (for him it seems so,... opportune on the eve of his ultimatum from the BOSS)
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At the orphanage, Pablito is refusing food and the solicitous kindness of the nuns. Nothing is important to him, but Juan strides in as if he were wearing seven league boots, assuring him that it is important. They carry bread to all the children and promise that he will have to be strong because he is a Reyes and Reyes are strong. Meanwhile they will get official papers to bring him home. Sofia promises that they will adopt him. Sofia kisses the nuns.

Feo admires his evil face in the mirror than chats with the picture of Sofia assuring her that she is his property and will never get away from him. Then he remembers how the doctor told of the illness and how it could be more severe next time Feo in his mind asks again if the episode could be repeated..... Then he gently tears the picture of him and Sofia apart savoring and fondling the Sofia side until he rips it into tiny shreds carefully saving his own side of the photo with tender regard.

The Mother superior tries to explain to Juan that the authorities have the child's welfare to concern themselves with. and Juan and Sofia are not qualified to adopt Pablito nor any other orphan.

Quintiana tells her sister and the nephews about the brutal scene in the orphanage. She tells nephew Rigo that it was his mothers' fault for telling the school officials . They descend into a n argument about orfanatorio vs huerfanatorio. Hortensia swears she had good intentions. Quintina has a tantrum swearing to never see Hortensia again not even a picture. the boys console the sobbing Hortensia.

Gabi tells Tweedle Auntie Raquel that although she no longer can abide nor receive Padre Tadeo in her house to avoid gossip and scandal, they will use PaddyTad. Raquel wants a lovely (read hot and fun) party at the Salon Tumbao.

Paddy Tad and Momsuperior discuss that Juan and Sofia are pure of heart. God loves those that love. She reminds him that it is not she who can decide these things. But all the children put on kerchiefs and make bread with Juan and Franco teaches Pablito how to play the guitar as he sings to the children and Sofia teaches the girls how to sew. They start building projects in the courtyard. The children certainly don't feel like forgotten orphans in this ideal afternoon basking in Reyes love.

Oscar is still in a stew about what to tell Jimena and can't seem to get out of his tiny bedroom. Franco comes in to teach him a pardon me song that may just do the trick.

Next thing we know Eva is telling Oscar at the hacienda that even though she isn't the person good enough to talk to him, she looks hard for twenty seconds, and then she relents telling him that Jimena is on her way to the Salon Tumbao...
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She went WHERE?? Perhaps she went to the bachelor party. We switch to the hoochie coochie scene with the prim (comparatively) Jimena watching the hoochie dance of Maracuya.

Nuns around the corner congratulate Juan and Sofia on their day of perfect parenting when little munchkin Victor gets an asthma attack off stage so Juan rescues him with Paddy Tad as they rush off in search of proper medical care.

At the Tumbao everyone at the pre-wedding party table looks hot and bothered. Jimena gets up to go to the bathroom with Sarita, Oscar intercedes and insists they must talk it is so important. Sarita actually covers for her (she is changing her cold tune). Oscar finally blurts out his infidelity. Oh no!

Sofia can't wait to see if little Victor gets worse so she leave the nuns to hurry off to the dispensary but oh no the ugly FEO is in the dark, soaking a rag with something nasty while he awaits to give Sofia the surprise she so deserves. How well he knows his girl. Sofia walks in the dark off the path as usual (she has done this in other telenovelas so you would think she would be more careful by now especially being pregnant). But NOOOOOO, and she doesn't see behind her in time to have Feo get her mouth covered with the nasty cotton with knockout drops, until she loses consciousness. And once again Feo gets to take off his clothes. Clearly he has enjoyed finally drop his pants so is looking for a repeat scene, as he begins to kiss the half conscious Sofia who feebly tries to fight him off he looks around and WE SEE it : THE SNAKE TATOO, proof positive!!
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What a tender rapist! Feo takes time to kiss and use his so called charms . Some shouting in the dark begins like, let her go!, Leave her alone! Let me go!! Well, it scares him off and he leaves her in the leaves under a tree alone in the dark with only the other violence happening nearby out of sight.

Oscar has made his confession that he slept with another woman, JImena can't believe how he could do this when Maracuya in bright orange hat and gold eye goggles makeup approaches to reprove her reproach.... A cat fight par excellence ensues for all to see including the would be in-laws , screaming men are taking bets and Oscar tries to pull them apart. finally the numb Gabi sees the commotion and arrives at the end of the scene only to worry about the scandal.

Juan shows up at the orphanage to find Sofia whom the nuns tell him went off alone (I know dumb, dumb, stupid) Juan rides into the woods screaming he find the half-conscious Sofia and covers her with his cape. She shakes in his arms.

Next time:

Franco and Oscar take up arms to the horror of Paddy Tad. The Bishop arrives. the Reyes - Robles secret is coming out with Rosendo's help with Augustin. Butter wouldn't melt in Feo's mouth as the investigations ensue.

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