Caray, Caray!

Dear MEPS Fans, Although this has my name as the person posting, this was graciously written by Silver Fox for our reading enjoyment. Thanks so much for the last minute bail out.


ED-FR/JACINTO AT ED’S HOUSE – Ed tells Jacinto he has found a paper inside the white king that Ciro Palafox gave to him. It says the Prince should become both a fox and a lion, because the fox needs to see the traps set for the lion and the lion needs to protect the fox from wolves. Then an obscure reference to Isaac Newton, which may or may not mean anything, we’ll just have to wait and see.



Then, Ed tells Jacinto that things are coming to a head as the time is getting near to when Group Lacto will be executing an agreement with Power Milk and will be expecting a good deal of money to save the company. He doesn’t yet know how he’ll handle that situation since there is NO money to give them and it is all a game to get closer to them. Ed says there is not enough time to resolve all the issues of what is going on yet. Lili still needs more time to recover. (ED - then the authorities will need more than her word – otherwise, it would just be her word vs Barbara’s.)



Jacinto asks how much money is Ed talking about and Ed tells him “millions of dollars”. Jacinto staggers and almost faints.





MARGARITA/FERNANDA AT MARGARITA’S HOUSE – Fernanda tells Margarita that Ed has committed suicide. Margarita is stunned. Fer asks Margarita if she or Jacinto had heard from Eduardo before he died. Margarita says no. Fernanda says she has seen his tombstone (lapida) at Padre Bosco’s parish, along with Soledad’s name on the tombstone. Margarita is stunned some more, and feels for Fernanda. (She will surely be giving Ed/Fr an earful when next they meet. – ED) Fernanda indicates she is more determined than ever now to build the community center and dedicate it to Soledad and Eduardo.



GONZO/BABS AT THE OFFICE – Babs comes strolling into the office mid-morning and Gonzo asks where she has been. She says she went to mass (we know she went to see Artemio Bravo). He responds “at this hour”?? She says that she needed to get away and find some peace and quiet – she is quite distraught. Gonzo is now all concerned about poor Babs and invites her to his office.



Instead of consoling Babs, Gonzo drops the bombshell on Babs that the problem at the plant is much bigger than they originally thought and they need the Power Milk money or the company will have to go into bankruptcy. Now a big revelation – as we are given a “thought bubble” that she is thinking – “What great news. My objective was to ruin the Elizalde’s and now I have done it!. And now I am free from the man I hate most in the world – Artemio Bravo.” So now we have a piece of info that we didn’t have before – she has been forced into this 15 year act. She was probably blackmailed by Bravo’s knowledge of her killing her parents.



SANTIAGO/AURORA AT AURORA’S CHURCH OFFICE – Santiago and Aurora are waiting for the priest to come so they can get access to Aurora’s baptismal records. He finally arrives – and it is Don Rickle’s twin brother!! (but much younger). Santiago tells the priest they are about to become married and must see him. He invites them to his office.



Then, Santiago goes through a cock-a-mamy story that comes down to their needing Aurora’s baptismal record. I guess the priest didn’t understand him any better than I, as he just rolls his eyes and asks for Aurora’s name, which she gives as Aurora Mendoza. The priest excuses himself to go find the records. Santiago and Aurora are now excited that they will now see who is listed as her parents.



The priest comes back and says he can’t find her baptismal record – “Is she sure she was baptized in this church/diocese?” Perhaps a different name was used?? Perhaps she was baptized in a neighboring church/diocese?” Then, the priest has a thought – “Why not check the records of where you went to school. Your baptism records had to be checked to be enrolled there.”



Aurora and Santiago break into big smiles and leave thinking they are on the road to her records.





FERNANDA/DAMIAN MEET UP AT THE HOUSE – Fernanda is immediately caught by the housekeeper as she walks in the door from the Santoro meeting and tells her that Lili’s good friend, Ciro Palafox, has died and his funeral is 3:00 today.



Damian just now enters the house (from where we do not know as it is mid-morning). Damian asks why she is at the house, as Pops and Anibal, etc are all waiting for her at the office. But, Fernanda tells him that first she needs to tell him that their honeymoon is off for awhile. There is simply too much going on and she can’t leave just now. Damian goes ballistic, ending with “Are we married or not?” with fire and brimstone in his eyes.



At that moment, Anibal calls Fernanda and goes ballistic about why she is at the house when he and Pops are anxiously awaiting word of the meeting with Santoro. He orders her to get to the office.



Poor Fernanda, she is catching it from all sides.





LILI AT THE CLINIC – Martina is consoling Lili. Adolfina comes in and tells Lili that she can go to the funeral if she behaves herself. Adolfina mysteriously gives Martina a pair of shoes. The camera follows to Martina putting these shoes on. I guess Martina has traded in her heels for running shoes?? I don’t know if this is a significant plot point or not???? They take off to see Ciro and to start with the funeral.



ELIZALDE FAMILY MEETING AT GRUPO LACTOS – Finally, the family is getting together for a warm and toasty meeting about when they are getting their money and all will be well again…. WRONG….


Everyone is there except Priscilla.



Fernanda tells everyone that Franco wanted to know details of her community center and that Franco wants that it should start as soon as possible. Gonzo asks Fer if that was all they talked about. She says yes. Babs says this is good news for her because she is getting the community center she has wanted, why is she so sad? Fer replies that Lily’s best friend just died, Ed just died, Soledad died – and she’s just not real happy right now. At the point that she mentions Ed’s name, Damian throws a pencil at the table and it bounces high (no cell phones yet) and he jumps up from the table. Camilo pipes up about talking about “these people” again, and “don’t we have anything better to do?” That remark sets Fernanda off and she rants about how it was the family’s fault that Soledad and Ed were so badly treated – and that Camilo would be more concerned if a horse or a European princess died. Everybody looks sheepishly at the floor or ceiling or whatever.



Fernanda then picks up her stuff to leave and starts to storm out of the meeting. Anibal asks “Where in the world do you think you are going?” Fer responds that she is off to the funeral of Ciro Palafox, Lili’s friend. Anibal responds “When are you coming back?” Fer responds that she hasn’t the slightest idea. Camilo makes some snide remark that seems to get a chuckle from the “boys” as she leaves the office. I didn’t understand exactly what he said. Babs walks over to Damian and asks, under her breath, why isn’t he following his wife. He responds that his last visit to the asylum was enough for him. She then gives him a stern order to follow his wife. He abruptly leaves the room and catches Fer in the parking lot. She is surprised he wants to come and says thank you. Off they go to the funeral.





THE FUNERAL OF CIRO PALAFOX. There is a long procession from the clinic to the church. Apparently the church and the clinic are on the same property. Martina and Lili are at the front of the procession.



The procession arrives at the church – hmmm.. missing the family of Ciro.. Where are they? Martina and Lili sit in the front pew where one might expect the family to sit, when all of a sudden, they see something/someone to their left, our right – then, in the next scene, they have disappeared from the pew.



And now, we see the wife and son of Ciro on the way to the funeral – mommy has given sonny a handkerchief blessed with Onion Juice to make him cry tears. Now they go to the funeral and appear just when Martina and Lili disappeared.



Adolfina wakes up Dr. Obregon (yes, he fell asleep during the service!) to tell him that Martina and Lili are gone and Ciro’s family has shown up. Dr. Obregon looks like he will have a heart attack.



Now Damian and Fernanda show up at the church.



One is reminded of the Keystone Cops scenes in the silent movies.



Adolfina tells Dr. Obregon that Fernanda is now at the funeral and he bends low behind Adolfina – Groucho Marx style – to try to exit the church and avoid Fernanda – since she will want to see Lily and he doesn’t know where she is.



On the way back to the clinic (apparently within walking distance), Dr. Obregon asks Adolfina what is he going to tell Fernanda about Lili – when, all of a sudden, Ed appears out of the shadows and asks Dr. Obregon if he has lost anything. Ha….



Meanwhile, back at the funeral, Damian asks Fernanda where her sister is. Fernanda doesn’t know, says probably with Dr. Obregon. Damian says he doesn’t see the doc either. Fernanda tells Damian to cool it – wait till the funeral is over. Damian blows a gasket, leaves the church, jumps in Fernanda’s car, and takes off to return to the Hacienda mad as a hornet – leaving Fernanda alone at the clinic/church without a ride.



Ed/Fr and Dr. Obregon see Damian leaving. Ed says he doesn’t look happy and asks if it could be because they couldn’t find Lili? Dr Obregon gulps. Ed is obviously enjoying putting the squeeze on Dr. Obregon. Ed suggests they go to the Dr’s office and talk. Once there, Ed/Fr asks what the cause of death was that the Dr listed on the death certificate. He says a heart attack. Ed/Fr responds with “a heart attack? After broken ribs and other…” Ed/Fr reminds Dr. Obregon that he can ruin him. Ed wants to Dr. Obregon to promise that Lili is safe if he leaves her there. He makes it clear that he can take Lili away anytime he wants and make the Dr look like an incompetent for losing her.



All of a sudden, there is a knock at the door and Adolfina announces Fernanda Elizalde is there. The next scene shows her in the office and Ed isn’t there – guess what – the office has a private bathroom for Ed to hide in!! I didn’t know that, did you?



Fernanda walks in and asks to see Lili. The Dr is sweating bullets because he doesn’t know what to tell her. He asks to excuse himself (so that he can go to the bathroom to ask Ed/Fr what to do). Ed keeps Dr Obregon on pins and needles by saying the last he saw of Lili, she was in a car, but he’s not sure where she is now. Dr. Obregon walks back into his office and is shocked to see Fernanda has left. He runs to Lili’s room – and there are Lili and Fernanda – calmly talking. Sigh, what a relief.







JAIRO – THE MUD WRESTLING GURU



Jairo is still way over-the-top mad at Martina for taking his new girl and for hitting the customer (or is he a co-owner?). He confronts Venus about where she is, Venus doesn’t know, Jairo says she is lieing and that when he finds Martina, she will regret the day she was born.



Later, Jairo and, of all people, Julio (Bab’s driver) show up at Sylvestre’s house (Martina’s dad). They rough him up and tear-up the place. He demands to know where Martina is. If course, Sylvestre doesn’t know. I guess Julio is there because he has somehow found that Martina is in hot water and wants to get even with her for the time she beat him up.





BABS CONFRONTS DAMIAN AS HE IS PACKING TO TAKE OFF FOR PARTS UNKNOWN



Damian rushes into the house and up the stairs. Babs sees him (she sees just about everything, doesn’t she?) He pulls out his suitcase and throws it on the bed and starts throwing clothes into it.



Babs goes upstairs and asks what is he up to? He says he is leaving. He is fed up and mad with the whole situation. Babs asks where he is going. He responds that he hasn’t the slightest idea. This episode ends here. We can only surmise that Babs will talk him out of leaving in tomorrow’s chapter.





EDUARDO/FRANCO AND MARTINA TALK AT THE CLINIC – While Lili and Fernanda are talking, Ed/Fr and Martina have a conversation. Ed tells Martina that he believes the safest place for Lily to stay is the clinic. He is pretty sure he has Dr Obregon scared to death. Martina thinks about this for awhile and agrees. Ed/Fr tells Martina how much he appreciates what she is doing for Lili. Martina says she has surely lost her job at the cantina by now. Her dad has probably found out about her working at the cantina. She tells Ed how she has lied to her dad over the years, telling him that she was a nurse. Ed promises Martina that she will visit her dad that day and tell him what has been going on. He promises Martina that she and her dad are now under his protection (sounds like a Mafia don, huh.) Martina tells Eduardo that she has known since he was a little boy that he was good.

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