Caray, Caray!

Santos and Marisela continue their conversation and kisses from yesterday. Santos had said before that only Marisela could save him. Marisela says she doesn’t know how to save him. And he replies: by loving me, mi sol. They seem so much in love; Marisela says she feels like she’s losing herself in his eyes. She asks if he loves her and he says no, he adores her.

Melquiades and DB are continuing their conversation in which he wants her to return to her old ways. Let’s make the Mondragons pay for what they did. You don’t need peleles (puppets); you don’t need anyone else. DB replies that now’s the time to get back all the miserable allies: Pernalete, Mujica, even Federica and Josefa. Melquiades says that they turned their back on her. She tells him she wants them to think they are forgiven and then punish them after she’s made use of them

There’s another chaotic birth scene with the terneras. Altagracia has fainted and Melesio tells her to get up and help.

At Altamira Santos and Marisela are very close to making love when he pulls away and tells her it may not be right. She’s so young. She sweetly tells him that she’s tired of being called “niña” and that she’s not one. She proceeds to open her blouse. Santos looks at her chest and says: “You convinced me!” He then asks if she’s sure. She says she was sure since the time he caught her sleeping in a tree and called her “bella durmiente” (sleeping beauty). By the way, this is the name of the chapter in the novel in which Marisela first appears. There’s then a long, wonderful, tender, and sexy scene of the two making love (with lots of sheets, of course, as in all telenovelas!).

Back at Casa Sandoval, the babies have been born – a boy and a girl. Everyone is glad that the husbands made it back in time for the birth. Melesio is congratulated for his excellent birthing skills.

DB is meeting at El Miedo with Pernalete, Mujiquita, Josefa, and Federica. She says: OK, I accept your apologies, but I want to know exactly what happened, why you dared to cross me. They say Fidel Castell and Fausto Borrego threatened them.

El Sapo and Fausto are talking about the “mercancia” (merchandise). Sapo says this is of the utmost importance now, and they’ll deal with DB and Melquiades later.

Back at El Miedo, Josefa decides to take the lead and brazenly says that Fidel and Fausto were paying better and hints she’d switch sides for a better deal. DB slaps her hard, saying this is MY offer. The next time you double-cross me, I’ll feed you alive to El Tuerto del Bramador (the one eyed croc). She tells them that they betrayed her because they thought she was finished, but it’s not so easy to get rid of Doña Bárbara.

Genoveva comes running into Altamira to tell Santos and Marisela about the babies and overhears them giggling together in the same bedroom. She smiles happily.

DB and Melquiades are discussing the traitors. She’s worried about Fausto Borrego, but Melquiades says he’ll take care of him. But DB says, first things first; it’s time to tighten the reins on Tigre and Leon. She tells Melquiades. to do what she asked him to do.

Santos and Marisela are in a happy, post-coital mood, both of them glowing. M says she had no idea making love could be so marvelous. Santos tells her its because they love each other. She asks if people do it without love. He says that sometimes they do, but that kind of love is ephemeral. He tells her he wants to grow old with her and be one of those old couples walking hand in hand.

DB is caring for Eustaquia, asking her to please not die. She is again fantasizing that she’ll get Santos back.

More scenes of Marisela and Santos in the bedroom. This time M brings a tray of food and they eat in bed.

Altagracia goes to the schoolhouse to tell Cecilia and Casilda about the births. She also tells them she’s engaged, and their faces fall. She laughs and tells them it’s not Bartolo, but Maria Nieves. She then drops the bomb that Santos and Marisela are lovers, and that DB needs to forget about Santos since M now has his heart. Cecilia and Casilda are surprised, but happy.

DB is meeting with Leon and Tigre. She tells them: "I understand that you were looking for a new boss". They admit it, saying they didn’t like the way she was operating recently. They say they don’t really want to argue with her. DB says she didn’t bring them there to argue, but to bring them a surprise. Just so you will be clear as to whom not to have as your enemy. Melquiades comes in with their mother and sister! The mother is named Leoncia and the daughter Celeste. DB sardonically tells them what a big favor she is doing them, how swell it will be to have their family near. Leoncia will work in the kitchen and Celeste help out. The boys are impactados! They fully understand that their relatives are hostages for their good behavior.

Fausto and El Sapo are meeting in his office. Egad, El Sapo has got on a shiny, black '70s disco shirt! Fausto tells him there will be problems moving the product down the river because there’s more vigilance. Sapo tells him to get the Governor on the phone. It turns out to be the same corrupt guy DB was bribing when she and Santos were fighting over land and cattle. He’s apparently in on the trafficking. He says he’s having problems with the higher ups. There’s lots of pressure. Sapo reminds him he paid a bundle to help him politically and keep him in office. He tells him he has to cooperate, and if the shipment doesn’t make it, he’ll pay the consequences.

Tigre and Leon are spilling everything to DB. They tell her Sapo wants lots of cattle stolen to scare the owners into selling their haciendas. DB remarks that Sapo apparently wants the people gone and wonders why. She tells them they’re going to do a little job for her with Melquiades tomorrow. They are to be seen with him so their new friends will know whose side they’re on. What? They’re afraid? She tells them they can work happily knowing their mother and sister are being so well cared for!

Marisela finds a basket of food from Genoveva outside the bedroom door with a note inside telling them about the new babies. Santos asks if she’d like to have his child. She says not one but ten! She wants a team. She says they have to leave the room; they’ve been there two days. Santos says they were the best two days of his life.

At the Sandovals, everyone is gathered admiring the babies. They’re going to name the boy baby after Melesio. Genoveva happily tells everyone Santos and Marisela have been two days in bed. Pajarote sticks his foot in his mouth and accuses her of envy. He also says they’ll have to tell the two of them Altamira is on fire to get them out of bed. He then proceeds to pretend to stand outside their window screaming loudly that the hacienda is on fire, when Santos and Marisela come up behind him. Everyone is pretty embarrassed. Santos recovers and invites everyone to Altamira for champagne to celebrate the babies.

Fausto is going somewhere and is being followed by Melquiades, Leon and Tigre.

Eustaquia gets out of bed and finds Leoncia and Celeste in her kitchen. She’s suspicious and angry. DB comes in and tells her that she hired them so E doesn’t have to lift a finger from now on. E looks like a thundercloud.

Marisela and Santos are riding back from seeing the babies and race their horses.

DB and E quarrel. She refuses to quit work. Juan Primito is lurking in the doorway of E's room and has a letter in his hand. He turns around and drops another photo of the miscreants on the floor. This is not explained, and it looks like it may be a different photo of all five of them.

Santos’ horse has an injured hoof and they decide to spend the night in the open.

Eustaquia starts to pack her bags in a temper. DB has a wonderful, tender scene with her. She tells her she’s like her mother. That she taught her to desentrañar el cielo, encender fuego, y jugar con el agua (unravel the stars, build a fire, and play with water – swim?) She tells her she only wants her to rest. “Tell me you’ll stay and take care of yourself, because without you I can’t move through the world”.

It’s dark and some men are unloading large bags from a boat in the river onto the bank. Fausto is crouching down watching. Suddenly the cops show up and arrest the guys. Fausto sneaks away. We then see Melquiades, Tigre, and Leon watching all of them. Fausto looks pained and calls El Sapo on a cell phone to say there’s bad news and that the cops were watching for them. Before he can finish talking to Sapo, Melquiades and the others grab him and put a knife to his throat. Melquiades says: “Remember me; I came on behalf of La Doña”.

Santos and Marisela are in front of a campfire with a hut in the background, kissing. Marisela jumps up and shouts her happiness to the moon and the stars. She shouts that she’s Santos Luzardo’s woman and that he makes beautiful love to her. Doña Bárbara has approached on horseback close enough to see and hear, although the lovers cannot see her. The last view is of her furious face.

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