Caray, Caray!

Hi! Substitute recapper today.

Starting from right after the credits, we see Vicente in the hospital bed talking to his mother. She seems to lie and tell him that Rocio left the hospital without seeing him, and he is devastated.

Cande goes to pick up the dog and the "tiliches" (stuff) of Marichuy at JM's house, and tells him the dog is the only thing worth seeing in that part of town. JM tries to get Cande to intercede with Mari so he can talk to her.

JM has a talk with Mayita. Compressing several cuts: Mayita accuses him of trying to kill her mother. He thinks Onelia said this, but she insists her own mother told him. He doesn't believe her, and she accuses him of being bad and said her mother predicted it. She then runs off, screaming.

JM confronts Onelia about this, and even she doesn't know what's going on. They both realize the body was never found, but they're still not sure that Viv is really alive.

Stefi and Isa gossip about the breakup of JM and Marichuy. Stefi says that Onelia indicated there was some connection in the past and something bad happened. Stefi gloats that she will get JM back for herself. (When pigs fly . . .) The deer grazes in the background.

Vicente's parents try to get him geared up for rehab, but he is too distraught. Someone brings in a wheelchair, and he goes nuts, shouting--take it out of here!

Back in the barrio, Marichuy is sittting at the breakfast table with Adrian, who wonders why she's not eating. She says the food won't go down her neck (pescuazo) and she's not hungry. Guess what this portends, students. Not hard if you have read the opening synopsis. Just then, Cande returns with the cute doggie, and everyone is happy.
She says that JM wants to get a divorce (liar!). Adrian is all over this and says he'll get a lawyer the next day. He'll even pay for it. He leaves. Mari looks dubious and has some of her flashbacks to good times. Adrian and Cande are winking at each other conspiratorially over MC's head.

Now, Candelaria tells Marichuy that since Adrian left, she'll tell the truth. She kind of let her mouth go over at JM's house. Marichuy says she was only supposed to go over there to get the dog. Cande apologizes for being a buttinsky, but she is still not apologetic about her feelings about JM and his horrible mother in law. Some of what she is talking about is not really clear to me, because I don't know how much she knows about Onelia. Marichuy says that Onelia will now be able to wipe the floor with JM, but I'm not sure why. If anyone could clarify, it would be helpful. At one point, Cande calls Onelia a "verdulera," or greengrocer. This must have some slang meaning. Help!

JM goes to the hospital to see Vicente. He decides to tell the truth about the Gift of the Magi situation. No, Rocio, didn't leave the hospital, and she only broke up with him because she's disfigured. And she doesn't know about Vince not walking. Vince cries.

Mayita goes to see Granny Mariana, and she is really tortured. She says that her mom told her that her dad was a killer, and Granny M says he'd never do it, and she shouldn't have told JM about it. Mayita says Granny M is only defending JM because he's her son, but Granny M says no. She tries to get the distraught child to sleep.

Over in the barrio, the lawyer hired by Adrian drives up in a really beat-up two-tone VW bug. He's been repairing this car with spit and Scotch tape since 1965. He knocks on the door, and Cande asks Marichuy if she should let him in. Marichuy runs upstairs to her little loft bed and flashbacks some more on her good times with Juan Miguel.

The lawyer wants to know how long they were married--just four days, and they only had one night together. There's some issue about how she didn't leave her husband from his house--would she still be entitled to some financial settlement? He wants to know why she left the husband, and she is reluctant to tell, and she and Cande look at each other. Finally, he asks her to sign a power of attorney so he could take care of all the paperwork for her. Marichuy hesitates. She wants to talk to Padre Anselmo. The lawyer is surprised, and Cande explains how important the Padre is, how MC was a foundling, etc.

Onelia and Stefi gossip briefly about JM and Mari. Stefi has new flower barettes that look particularly fetching.

Adrian arrives at Cande's, acting way too happy about the impending divorce. He encourages Mari to forget about seeking advice from Padre Anselmo. They lawyer reminds them about the financial settlement again, but Adrian says they should just forget about it--she doesn't want JM's money.

Vicente struggles to get into the wheelchair and falls down. He then pulls himself up and wheels himself to Rocio's room.

Over at the theater, Amador is arguing with everyone. I forget the name of his ex-girlfriend, but she looks upset. Elsa arrives late, and he yells at her, but she says she was at the hospital visiting her cousin and Vicente. Did she happen to see his rival, Juan Miguel? No, but he and Mari are breaking up. This gives Amador ideas, and ex-girlfriend looks jealous.

Marichuy signs the papers and looks sad.

Cande toasts pumpkins seeds and tries to cheer up Marichuy. MC resolves to go back to work. They do a happy dance. We then see Marichuy riding her bike downtown with a basket of pumpkins seeds. She proceeds to sell them to people in cars and makes friends with another girl who is selling candy to drivers. She makes a few pesos and thanks God with a salute. Then she buys flowers and visits Rosa de Guadalupe. She is proud to have paid for her flowers instead of stealing.

Amador confronts MC in the street and says he'll give her the happiness that idiot JM failed to provide. She tells him to bug off, but I imagine this is not the last we'll see of him.

Over at a hotel, Viv is lying in her bikini on the lawn, cackling madly while downing a Mojito. She will go back to Spain, since she can't access her jewelry, but first she must poison her daughter's mind further against JM!

The two neighborhood yentas (including curler lady) are gossiping about Purita, but then Marichuy shows up, so they switch to gossiping about her. They make fun of her by singsonging "cuidado con el angel," the angel has to come home. Ha ha.

Finally, we close on the emotional meeting of Rocio and Vicente. She tries to cover her face, and he says he loves her, if she only knew what work it took to get over to her room. My DVR cut out here.

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