Caray, Caray!

Our first bit of new material tonight is the continuation of the conversation between Lili, Artemio, and Dead!Ciro. Lili says that Eduardo is going to come save her. Artemio is surprised to hear Eddie's name. Ciro notices this and points it out, adding that it sounds like Artemio knows who Eddie is. Artemio says that Eddie is dead and asks if she didn't know. Ciro wonders why Artemio is saying this if it's not true. Lili explains that she sees Eduardo, but other people don't see him even when he's right in front of them. That's hilarious--I love the way she's being honest, but it still sounds like she's nuts. Artemio asks if she's seen him, but Ciro warns her not to answer, so she doesn't. Artemio wants to know where she's seen him, but Ciro tells her to be careful. Lili replies that there's no danger, because Eduardo is the White King (she picks up the chess piece for illustrative purposes). She smiles fondly and Ciro nods his approval.

Fernanda tells Santiago that they need to come up with a way to find Aurora. Santi says he's going to go to Pueblo Purificación as soon as the situation with Lili is cleared up. "Someone there must know who that man is!" Santi says that Barbie offered her help and said that if anything bad happens to Aurora it's all Barbie's fault. He's enthusiastic, but Fernanda reminds him that they have more than enough ("de sobra") reasons not to trust Evil Barbie (whoo, and she doesn't even know the half of what Evil Barbie has done!). Fer gets him to promise that he's not going to say anything else…to who, exactly? Oh, Barbie. Fer is sure that Barbie is behind all the bad stuff ("desgracias") that's been happening to the family.

Barbie chews out Obregon for calling her and asking about the drop plan, etc. He wonders what's going to happen if he doesn't give Lili back. Barbie says that it won't make any difference to him whether Lili comes home or not, that she'll give him enough money to hide. "But if you ask one more impertinent question, I'll forget our deal and you'll be poorer than a dead rat!" Obregon agrees to follow orders. Barbie reminds him to scram once he gets his money.

Fernanda calls Flor from her room (with Damian sleeping in the bed). She apologizes for not calling earlier, but fills Flor in that the whole thing is down to Jaime Correa. She tells her to get her uniform on and get back to her old job. No, Flor! Don't do it! Be free! Fer says they all owe her a big apology, especially Anibal.

Who is currently listening to Camilo complain about not wanting to get married. Hey, there, Sunkist, you're no prize either. Anibal reminds him that they've already talked about this, so just git 'r done. Camilo says he'd rather die. Ooh, the line starts here, orange boy, be careful what you wish for! Anibal says dying will be the only useful thing he can do if the deal with Power Milk caves. Camilo says it's no big deal…someone else will help them out. Anibal says now that Camiii's gotten so bold ("envalentonado") he'll just go tell daddy to forget about the help Steve and Franco are giving them with the Liliana situation. Camilo whines some more about not wanting to get married. Anibal kind of mocks Cami for thinking he could take Norton's niece home and get some and says now he's just pissed that things didn't go the way he wanted. Camilo agrees, but says it's not faaaaair that he should have to get married because of it. Anibal sagely advises that he think of it as a business deal--"You marry her, we get their support, get Lili back to the clinic, and you can divorce her the following week." Anibal offers him a bonus for, um, "helping" the company with an international deal. Scumbag. Camilo says he's scaaaaared of marriage. Anibal says it has its advantages and it's how Camilo is going to get what he wanted in the first place. He says "just think, you'll get to marry a virgin" and then something about how that's going to come into play when he asks for the divorce--if someone else caught this let me know. Otherwise I read it all as "assholery, assholery, assholery, cat butt."

Venus is likewise panicking to Martina that she might actually have to marry this guy. Steve's blasé reaction to the news that Camilo is ready to put his head on the chopping block only reinforced her fears. She called Martina so they could work out what Venus should do.

Franco hands over the ginormous wad of cash to Gonzalo. Gonzalo promises they'll return the money as quickly as they can. Gonzalo says he feels like he owes Liliana something and he's not going to be able to pay it back while she lives. He feels guilty for her being locked up for so long. Franco hands Gonzo his glasses and says he's sure Gonzo will have a chance to make things right. Gonzalo thanks Franco for giving him the opportunity to see his daughter again and tell her how much she means to him. He says he's infinitely grateful to Franco. Franco asks for a favor. He thinks it's too risky to let Barbie hand over the money alone. Gonzo agrees, but says Barbie's so brave that she's willing to do anything to rescue Lili. Franco says that the president of Power Milk has placed a condition on the handing over of the money. Ha! I love it! These people are so pathetic that he can make them do anything just so they won't lose the PM money. The alleged condition is that Franco go with Barbie. Gonzalo is relieved and says he'll feel much better about staying home if Franco is with her. Oh, he's so fickle. Didn't he mistrust him about ten outfits back because of something Barbie told him? It's like someone hits the reset button on this guy every morning--must be those special sleepytime drops from Barbie. The devil herself walks in. Gonzo announces that the money is here. Barbie thanks Franco. Gonzo breaks it to her that Franco is going with her. She looks like she'd really like to rip his head off with her bare hands, but she has to hold herself back.

Barbie reminds Franco that disobeying Obregon's orders could get Lili killed. Franco says there's always a risk with these situations, but he's also worried about Barbie's life in addition to Lili's. Franco says everything points to Obregon having the help of criminals ("delincuentes") in the kidnapping. He holds his hands out as if to say "how are you going to argue with me now?"

Fernanda skulks around downstairs before heading out the front door. Priscila sees her leave.

Venus asks Martina what she should do if Camilo comes back and says he wants to marry her by "all three laws" ("los tres leyes"). After considerable research…ok, ok, I looked at one site…this seems to refer to (1) civil, (2) church, and there are several suggestions about the third one being "by force," ("por fuerza") "because you're an idiot," ("por tonto") or "for love" ("por amor"). So, "por lo civil, por la iglesia, y por" one of the other three. Boy, I sure hate trying to explain why these things are funny. My thought is that she should forget about the "tres leyes" and just have some "tres leches cake." What? It was funnier in my head. Anyway, Martina says Venus should Just Say No and be done with it. Venus doesn't think that'll be so easy, after all she told Steve she'd stick with ("atorar") the plan until the end. What worries her most is…Martina surmises that it's that Venus is falling in love with El Gringo Esteve. Oh, just wait till he brings her home to mama, what a fun time that will be.

Said Gringo is talking to himself about how well Venus is carrying out the plan and how excited she was about having Camilo come and ask for her hand ("la pedida de mano"). "So why does it bother you!?" He shouts at himself. While also slapping himself. Which was weird. Esteve mutters that it's absurd…"Venus would never fall in love with a bland ("desabrido") gringo like you. Eets a fact." I swear, I'm welling up. Esteve may be a lot of things, but I wouldn't call him bland. His screwing with Camilo has been one of the highlights of some otherwise dull episodes. Pobre Esteve! Come on, man, if anyone deserves a hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold, it's you!

Barbie asks if Franco is suggesting they think like the criminals he assumes Obregon is working with. Franco babbles about the "experts" saying that's the thing to do. Franco says he's been trying to do this since he heard about the whole thing. Barbie tries to argue, but Franco says those criminals have already figured out that Gonzalo would do anything to get his daughter back. "Sir, how much do you think they'd ask you to pay for your wife's freedom?" Oh, nicely done! He has some good points there. Or he would if it was someone other than creepy little Obregon waiting for them. Franco says if she goes alone, she'll be vulnerable and they aren't going to miss an opportunity to take advantage of it. Barbie thinks he's exaggerating, but Gonzo doesn't. This is why sometimes it's not wise to be too good at your job. Gonzo says those cruel people ("desalmados") aren't going to be satisfied if they could get double what they've already asked for. Barbie says she's not thinking like a criminal, but like Lili's mommy, and she's scared of what they could do to her baby. Franco says he agrees they need to be careful. He says his objective as their friend is for them to be reunited with Lili as quickly as possible. However, as a representative of Power Milk, he can't run the risk ("correr el riesgo") of losing Lili, Barbie, AND the $3M.

Dead!Ciro reminds Lili that chess is a game that lets one manifest one's imagination, character, and willpower. One must plan, and have a touch of fantasy. He's interrupted by Artemio coming to look for Liliana. She suddenly looks at him and asks who he is. He says it doesn't matter right now. Lili says he looks like her daddy. She touches his face as she says this.

Franco walks out to his car, where Santi was waiting in the back seat form him. Santi said he needed to tell Franco that Fer wants to talk to him, but he didn't want Daddy or stepmommy to know. Santi directs him to drive and he'll tell him where they're going on the way.

Lovely is all ready to go see Tio Esteve. Complete with a totally pimpin' panama hat. Cami wants to know why she wants to marry him. She has him feel her boobs, uh, chest, that is, and asks if he can feel. He says his heart flies out of his chest every time he sees her. She tells him to leave his hand there and feel what happens when he kisses her. They suck face quite enthusiastically, complete with "hm, hm"-s from Camilo. I wouldn't call it moaning, exactly. Maybe more like grunting. Venus has to push him off her. She reminds him that she wants to make him happy, but he's going to be waaaaay happier on their wedding night. The first man and the last one.

Santi has brought Franco to the barn to meet Fer. The smolder at each other while Franco has an Ed recollection of he and Fer playing capture the flag. He remembers that she made him promise they'd love each other their whole lives. Back in the present, they're still smoldering at each other. Fer says this place has some of the best memories of her childhood, well, of her life. She says she wanted to talk about the Lili situation. Franco says that he tried his best to get Barbie to take him with her to the drop-off and she tried her best to get him not to go. Now he's convinced that she planned the whole kidnapping. Fer agrees, but she doesn't think that her dad will believe it, even if they had pictures of Barbie dragging Lili off by the hair. Franco says if everything goes as planned, they will not only get Lili back, but they'll also show Gonzo who his beloved Hyena really is.

Artemio shows Lili into his study. She goes over to the window. Artemio says this is going to be her house for a long time. He invites her to have a seat, which she does. She takes a look at an old picture in a frame on his desk. Artemio says the woman in the picture is the bridge between him and Lili. He says the woman in the picture is his mother, Ana Gregoria Bravo. Lili looks like this rings some kind of bell. Or maybe she's just confused and half-drugged, who can tell with her.

Fernanda says she trusts Franco and she's sure everything will go well. He takes his leave, shaking her hand. Pris, we presume, saw the handshake. Franco, as he is about to walk off, gets distracted by the sight of his old flag. Fer smiles, saying it's what's left of Eduardo's flag and what a coincidence, since Eduardo is the one who brought Franco into her life. Fer says Franco is like an angel and she doesn't know what she'd do without him. She gives him a big 'ol hug, which Priscila does witness. While chomping on some straw. I know pregnant ladies get cravings and all, but I would have figured Priscila for something a little more upscale.

Lovely reminds Caaaami that she knows all the ways, repeat, ALL the ways of making a man happy. However, there's one thing she won't tolerate--him marrying her out of obligation. They make quite the couple, visually speaking, with him in all black and her in all white. Lovely says he'd better consider what he's going to do carefully, because she'll be all his and she expects the same from him.

Fernanda tells Franco she feels peaceful around him, she feels like time stops. Then Erika calls. And Franco runs away. As Fer starts talking to Erika, Pris sneaks out of the barn. Erika says that from Fer's voice, it sounds like she had quite a night! "Did what needed to happen happen?" Fer says now isn't a good time. She needs to give Damian his medication. Erika says Franco asked her parents for her hand last night and she wants Fer to be matron of honor.

Priscila goes to report to Damian, but so far all she has is that Fer and Franco talked in the library, something about the community center. Then she saw Fer leave the house and she followed her. She met with Franco in the barn, they talked. "But what did you see!?" Pris finally admits that they hugged. She's confused, because Erika and Franco are going to get married and Erika and Fer are like sisters. Fer walks in and Pris lies that she heard Damian calling and came in to see how he was. She asks how the Lili situation is going and says she's sure everything will be ok. She leaves and Damian starts bugging her about where she's been. Fer says they've been invited to dinner with Erika and Franco so that Erika can officially ask her to be the maid of honor. To paraphrase from Spaceballs "Why do you always have to officially ask something after you ask it, just ask it!"

Gardenia comes into the living room to tell Camilo and Lovely that Esteve will be with them in a minute. She recongizes Venus, but is so disgusted that all she can say is "no lo puedo creer!" before walking off. Camilo is so dense he doesn't note anything strange about that reaction from Gardenia. Venus just smirks.

Fernanda gives Damian his pill and a glass of water while telling him that it will be just the four of them at dinner and that she told Erika that she would check with Damian before giving her official "yes". I'm having a hard time not getting my eyes stuck in the back of my head from rolling them so much. Damian asks why they're getting married. Fer says she supposes for the same reason all couples get married, "because they love each other." I would think by now she wouldn't believe that load of horse manure, but anyway. Damian is suspicious about how they fell in love so quickly. Fer says it must have been love at first sight. Damian says he's going to enjoy dinner, then, especially when they tell their great love story. He whines that he needs to get dressed and go to Mommy's house. She nags him about needing to rest, so he screams at her "I want to get dressed, are you going to help me or not?!"

One bit of confusion from last night that I wanted to clear up--the story about the dead cousin and the loan to Mommy was just the story that Damian was telling Fernanda. What Mommy was telling him was that his cousin saw the son of some lady who's asking for an investigation to be re-opened. Damian objected that the lady in question was dead, but Mommy said that it's her son making the request and that Damian's cousin said it wasn't going to look good for Damian.

Franco comes over to Mag and Jacinto's house. Margarita's out at the market. Franco holds up a piece of paper and tells Jacinto that all the details are on it.

Esteve comes into the living room, appropriately suited. Lovely says that she and Cami have something to tell him. Esteve tells Lovely to sit down, which she does, pulling Cami onto the couch with her. Esteve says he's listening. Cami has a hard time getting it out, but he eventually says that he and lovely are engaged. Oh! Wrong, dude! The way Esteve's been acting, you would think Camilo would realize that they're not engaged until he gets Esteve's permission. Esteve is pissed and asks Lovely if it's true. She says Camilo declared his feelings and she accepted. Esteve now wants to know what she plans to do with "Abdul Hassan." Who? Esteve says that Abdul Hassan is Lovely's betrothed ("comprometido"). Camilo looks pissed and Lovely looks radiant.

Fernanda struggles to get Damian's shoes on. She gets done and then passes him his crutches. She asks if it's so urgent for him to see his Mom and suggests that she come there and visit him. He says she needs him and the Elizaldes aren't the only people that stuff happens to. Only he's a lot more insulting and screechy when he says it. He gripes that his mommy needs him and reminds her that when their damn "cook" got sick and died it ruined their whole wedding, so she should be a little more understanding that his mommy needs help. That's the gist of it anyway. More screaming, more insults, "only your problems are important". Then, "are you taking me or do I have to call a cab?" I hope he falls down the stairs and lands with his neck at an unfortunate angle.

What Franco brought to Jacinto is a map of the dropoff point. It's going down in two hours. Franco says in case of any problems, go to Esteve. Franco says everything is going to go fine. Jacinto replies "me canso, ganso", which means, "of course," but how that has anything to do with tired geese is beyond me.

Esteve explains that when Lovely was born, her parents made an agreement with the Sultan of Brunei that when Lovely turned 23 she would marry his son, the aforementioned Abdul Hassan. Camilo thinks this is funny. Esteve says "that guy" owns half the petroleum in the Persian Gulf. "Seriously." And after her parents' tragic death, he had to manage her inheritance and send her to a school in London where all the future wives of all Middle Eastern royalty are educated. Lovely reminds Camilo that she mentioned it to him before. Esteve says that Lovely was the best student in her class and Abdul Hassan is waiting to marry her so she can become Princess of Brunei. Just for giggles, I looked it up, and the Sultan's eldest son, the crown prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is already married to one wife and has a son. He's also a pool and snooker enthusiast. Sadly, no one has taught Camilo how to take advantage of Wikipedia.

There is also, apparently, a clause in Lovely's parents' will that says that if Lovely falls in love with someone else before she marries Abdul Hassan, then Steve has the authority to break off the engagement so that she can be happy with the man she truly loves. And after the wedding, she gets her whole inheritance. Camilo is kind of giggling as he starts to ask Steve something, but Steve yells at him for not taking it seriously. Dude, you invoked the son of the Sultan of Brunei…how the hell are we supposed to take it seriously? He asks if Camilo thinks this is all a joke. He says that his niece's future depends on the decision they make. Steve calls Lovely over to him, takes her hand, and asks her if she truly loves Camilo. Lovely nods that she does, then says she loves him like she never imagined she would love anyone in her life. Steve asks if Camilo loves Lovely. Camilo's response, "uh, yeah." So, Steve asks, Are you prepared to marry her?

Fernanda drives Damian to his Mommy's house. Her phone starts ringing, but she doesn't answer it. Damian gives her crap about not answering her phone when she's already got the handsfree connected. She answers it to spite him. It's Erika, of course, who can't make it five minutes without calling to gossip about something. Yeah, I'm being unkind. If the whole thing between her and Franco were really legit, I wouldn't blame her for being so happy she has to gush to her BFF about it every five minutes. But she knows damn well that Franco is a man who comes with a lot of baggage and that he isn't even in love with her, so really, all this enthusiasm on her part is just too much. Fernanda tells Erika that Damian agreed and she just needs the date and time and they'll be at dinner. After she hangs up, Damian asks her if she thinks Erika and Franco are really in love. He thinks it's funny that Fer and Erika haven't gossiped over it already. He thinks they're getting married so that Franco can be close to whatever it is he's really after. Fer says she doesn't understand. Damian says that's because she hasn't wanted to pay attention. And right there is where my DVR cut off, sorry! So I have no idea how the conversation ended or what we have to look forward to tomorrow.

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