Caray, Caray!

[Sorry I didn't have time for any pictures. I might be able to do some later. ]

The lovers:
Marisela tells Santos that even though it might be wrong. She wants to be his forever. We have more gritty beach sex.

The searchers:
Chasing after Santos in their plane, DB says that Melquíades looks nervous. He says that he was born to be in the woods (monte) not to fly like a bird.

Gonzalo runs around the hotel looking for Santos and Marisela.

Melesio tries to talk some sense into Don Encarnación.

Antonio exhibits some uncle-like rage at Pajarote and Genoveva.

Melesio asks DE if what he really wants is to take Lucía's baby away from Antonio and have her raised alone by an old man.

DB gives a cab driver a bunch of money to find the hotel where the Governors are staying.

Marisela and Santos say that their love will just grow and grow.

Gonzalo finds out that Santos rented a boat. The boat guy says that he doesn't think they will be back soon because a storm is coming.

DB has to have Melquíades threaten the cab driver at knife point to take them to the hotel where the Governors are staying.

Santos and Marisela take shelter from the storm in a little hut. Marisela tells Santos that she tried to get him out of her heart but she couldn't. She says that she loves him more than ever.

Pajarote tells Antonio that he shouldn't have gotten involved with Genoveva but he will do the right thing and marry her. He says that if it were any other woman, he would run away but since it is Antonio's niece and Melesio's granddaughter and she is a decent girl, then of course he will marry her.

DB finds Gonzalo. He tells her than Santos and Marisela went out in a boat and haven't returned. DB wants to start a big official search for the missing lovers. Gonzalo doesn't want a start a scandal by looking for his fiancée who has gone off with another guy. DB says that if won't do it, she will.

Antonio brings Pajorote to see Melesio. Antonio says that Pajarote wants to marry Genoveva. Melesio laughs and says that life is full of surprises. "You got her pregnant and everything!" and then he hits Pajarote. Antonio looks like he is trying not to laugh.

In the hotel, Geno hears the alcaraván singing again and confesses to Cecilia that it is singing for her and that Pajarote is the father.

Pajarote tells Melesio that he just found out that Geno is pregnant and came to San Fernando to see her. He says that their temperaments are very different and they fight all the time but he is willing to do the right thing to restore Geno's honor ('taparle la mancha', literally, 'cover up her stain'). Melesio asks if Pajarote loves Geno. Antonio says that Pajarote is willing to do the right thing by Geno and that's the same thing. Melesio say that it isn't the same thing. "One is to swear allegiance to the flag and go to war out of obligation. The other is to swear undying love to a woman. You do one thing for fear but also for obligation. The other you do happily and it makes you content. Where are you going, Pajarote? To war or to happiness?"

The boat guy says that because of the storm no search can be made for Santos and Marisela. DB tells Melquíades that she can't let Santos and Marisela spend the night together.

Santos and Marisela are by a fire in their cozy little hut. Marisela almost tells Santos that DB lost her baby but she doesn't and we know that is going to bring them more problems.

DB has calmed down. She tells Gonzalo that her tantrums haven't gotten her anywhere. She says that they have to outsmart their anger. She tells Gonzalo that she will give Marisela to Gonzalo on a silver platter for the third time but he'd better not lose her again. She also warns him against trying to harm Santos.

Melesio comes to see Genoveva. He says that he has known she was pregnant since the alcaraván started singing but was waiting for her to confirm it. He tells her that Pajarote is willing to do the right thing and clean the stain on her honor. Geno is outraged that Pajarote is talking about a stain (mancha) as if he were a bar of soap. She says that she will kill him.

Gonzalo says that he will win in the end. He calls Sapo and says that he has changed his mind. He wants Santos killed but cleanly and in a way that doesn't involve him.

Melquíades is impressed by the ocean. He calls it a 'plain of water' ('llanura de agua'). DB tells him to go to bed. Pressed against the rainy window, DB says that Marisela and Santos are together alone and nothing is preventing their love.

Marisela says that she loves their pirate adventure but the most important thing is their love.

Antonio, Genoveva, Cecilia, Melesio and Pajarote have an intervention about Geno's pregnancy. Pajarote says that he made the child so he will take responsibility. It bothered him that Geno didn't tell him about the baby herself but he is sure that she was ashamed. He says that he might have thought she was setting a trap for him but he knows she isn't like that so he forgives her.

Geno is furious. She says that there is nothing to forgive. The only thing she did was fall in love with him and spread her legs like one of his sluts. But that is over. He neither cares for her or respects her and in that case she will continue with her child and her life alone. She asks for Cecilia's approbation. Geno says that she will not marry Pajarote. "Do you hear me?" she asks Pajarotre, "You can go and clean the stains from Federica, the Mondragon slut or from your grandmother. I will not marry you even at gunpoint!"

Pajarote protests that he came to San Fernando willling to do right by Geno and her baby. Unfortunately, he adds that he is giving up his freedom, too. Geno asks those present if they have ever heard a more disgusting propsal. She says that she isn't willing to marry him and watch him go out cheating. She says that he will have a perfect excuse to cheat on her since he is being forced to marry. She repeats that she won't marry Pajarote and her relatives had better get used to seeing her single and with a baby. She will be alone but she will be happy. She leaves.

Antonio unwisely asks Cecilia to try and convince Geno that it isn't good for a woman to raise a child... "Alone?" Cecilia asks as Antonio realizes his boo boo. She tells him that she won't give Geno any such advice. She is raising her child alone because the father married someone else when they could have been happy together. She tells Pajarote that in case he didn't know it, she will make it clear that he isn't the last man on earth (''no eres la última limonada en el desierto," literally, "you aren't the last lemonade in the desert"). She leaves. Melesio says that he hadn't realized it before but Cecilia and Geno are right. It's better to be alone than to be with a pair of imbeciles like Antonio and Pajarote.

Marisela tells Santos that she wished they could stay in this hut forever. Santos says that he knows what she means but they have to go back to their lives.

Andrés and Néstor recap all the strange things that have happened in Progresso (including the kidnapping of the 12-year old). They think the bad things are related to an effort to destroy the Cattlemens' Association and Santos' work.

Antonio comes to apologize to Cecilia. He says that the can't be happy if she hates him. He offers to make it up to her with a kiss.

Gonzalo and DB find out that Santos and Marisela have returned. Gonzalo demands an explanation from Santos. Santos says that Gonzalo will not end up with Marisela and that he doesn't owe Gonzalo any explanations for what he did.

Cecilia tells Antonio that it isn't their time yet. He says that he has always loved her and she says that she loves him so much that she would wait forever for him. They say that have to wait until his daughter gets out of the hospital and DE calms down.

DB asks Marisela 20 questions about what she and Santos did together during the night. Marisela is evasive. Then DB manages to produce a tear and says that Santos isn't interested in her anymore. If he leaves her, she will kill herself. [And you know that Marisela is going to buy this twaddle.]

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