Caray, Caray!

Tonight's show was postponed 2 hours due to the futbol game between Mexico and Panama. I saw the last 10 minutes or so and tuned in just in time to see players drop like flies and fans throw crap onto the field at them. Must have been some game, 1-1 when I tuned in and now three more minutes left as they go into injury time. Final score....it's a tie! This could be a late night for some of our recappers if the 8:00 and 9:00 TNs are postponed.

And now, on with the show...

Beto insists he'll kill the person who's bugging Consti, he wants to split that mandarin into pieces. He says he's Consti's slave and she likes the sound of that. She thinks he's dangerous and interesting. She calls him Roberto and they have excellent chemistry.

When Sal gets to work Gabi (looking very fetching today in her black and white ensemble, dressing for success) asks him en serio, is she the cause of his separation? His answer makes her do the happy dance, yeah baby yeah!

Jerry can see right through his sis and knows she's hiding something. Xime, in the wiggliest way possible, tells Jerry that Consti...has a lover!

Gabi goes into Sal's office and throws herself at his feet, she always knew they were destined to be together. He tries to save her but man she just won't shut it. When he gets a word in Sal sets her straight, she was the cause of his separation but it was all a mistake. He tells her how he really feels about her, she is an excellent secretary. Gabi is mortified, POed, doesn't want him to look at her, and announces that he has just lost a great secretary and gained an implacable enemy, harrrumph!

Nieves waits for Beto in the Barrio. She is upset that he's late to take her to the Dr., she has the test results (she thinks) and keeps waving the envelope (Moni and Mau's pic, not the results) in front of Beto's face. He grabs them but luckily babbles tonterías and doesn't look in the envelope. Just in the nick of time Moni shows up with her envelope and swaps them, whew! By the way, Ana Martin looks great in this scene.

In the next scene they are coming home all hangdog. Nieves doesn't have the money for her important tests and Beto suggests she go on a diet. Thanks pal. Monita saves the day, she will accept the fight that Don Cesar has arranged.

Back at the office she and Mau have words because she is always disappearing from the office to see her sick aunt. He asks can't her bro help out? She asks can't you mind your own business? (I wonder what would happen if I split from work and then told my boss to mind his own business?) She mollifies him by giving him the romance pic. Consti the terminal wet blanket breaks up the gaga fest because she needs to talk to HER boyfriend.

Jerry bursts into Mau's office and Mau stupidly slips the pic into an agenda book. Jerry wastes no time in finding it and showing it to Consti. She absolutely explodes, kicks out Moni, tears up the pic and storms out in hissy fit hurricane.

Jerry slithers up and requests a word with her.

Sal comes out and tries to ask Gabi to do tasks but she answers every question with a "no" "no" "no" before he can even get his questions out. Sal wonders how there can be two Lorenzas. Ouch. Sal and Mau agree not to discuss their confusing love lives because it makes them cranky.

Pau happily eavesdrops and hears Jerry tell Consti she has a nerve being pissed at Mau when she herself is putting the horns on him (betraying him). Slimeball sez he'll keep quiet if she shuts him up with a little kiss. She totally calls his bluff and says fine let's tell Mau everything you know, now go to hell. Doh, back to the drawing board.

Pau wastes no time in sharing her scoop with Moni. However their little confab is interrupted by Beto strolling into the lobby. Mau thinks he's there to see his sis but Beto tells him "Sis? What? I'm here to see my girlfriend." Moni dashes off and Pau pushes Beto into the breakroom and tells Mau that Moni's bro is the owner of her paychecks (el dueño de mis quincenas), i.e. her boyfriend, and sorry he showed up hehehe.

Moni and Pau promptly scold Beto for coming to her work. This a serious workplace and he can't keep showing up. Just as they try to sneak him out Jerry walks by and Beto recognizes his cuate (pal). He's the guy who sold him the necklace he gave Moni. Moni and Pau get big "O" mouths.

Our next minuet of near-misses involves Beto and Consti. While Gabi gleefully tells Consti she has a rash Consti nearly runs into her love slave Beto. She hides behind Mau while Beto, who usually sticks his nose in everyone's biz, strolls by not even looking at the little crowd. Feh, I don't believe it. Anyway, he leaves without seeing Consti, another whew!

Consti is at Mau's house hiding under a blankie. This is a perfect time for her to gain his sympathy, does he have to go back to work with that monkey boo hoo? He reminds her they have a social obligation at the embassy that evening; she wants him to cancel because she needs him to scratch her itch.

Gabi gives Moni a folder and says she must take it to Mau immediately. What's Gabi up to? Is she playing cupid or just trying to piss Consti off?

The nice maid Teresa tries to get Moni to go with Mau to the embassy but Mau is worried that you-know-who will get mad. Rashy gets up to use the head and Teresa sneaks in and steals one of her outfits.

Gabi bitches out Pau because her naco boyfriend who looked mafioso showed up at work. Pau is all, oh yeah, well the mafioso is already here because Geronimo is the guy who sold your necklace to the naco. Gabi and Sal are muy impactados.

Now Mau's mouth goes into the big "O" when he sees Monita's extreme hotness in hot pink. Va va voom Moni fills out Consti's dress quite well. Dani and Luisa aren't surprised because they helped her get dressed.

Gabi's talking on the phone to some annoying guy who insists he must talk to someone at Sermeño right now. Gabi tries to give the call to Sal but Jerry grabs the phone because he's the friggin' vicepresidente. It's some shady guy who has a proposition that can't wait. Jerry agrees to see this obvious con guy and tells Gabi that when the fulanito (little guy) arrives show him to JERRY's office. Thanks to Jerry Sal and Gabi are on the same side once again.

At the embassy party some old dude comments on Mau's charming companion and practically swallows Moni's hand giving it a kiss. Mau tells her it's the custom. When the next poor guy comes along she jabs her hand toward him and he's all, uh, OK, I guess I'll kiss it. She wipes it on her dress.

Back at the Barrio Beto presses Pau for info on where Monita is. Pau can keep a secret when she needs to.

Mr. Treviño the con guy tells Sal and Jerry he can help them put down roots in Europe. Sal says thanks but no thanks, they already have European contacts, he's outta there. Jerry is always good at sniffing out a shady deal so he's all ears. After Sal leaves he agrees to arrange a contract as long as he gets a kickback.

Back at the embassy Moni is dying to leave because she feels like a fish out of water plus she's hungry. She's impressed, however, when Mau gives her a tiny appetizer torta. It's about the size of a quarter but she still wants to share it with him. Sweet.

Over at the office Gabi and Sal try to figure out what to do about that abusive Jerry. Sal asks what can he do, Jerry is Mau's cousin and the vicepresidente, while he Sal is only... "Parsley!" answers Gabi.

Ximena has shown up to comfort her gal pal Consti. She tells Consti she should really look in the mirror to get a better idea of how truly repugnant she is to look at, she's horrible, she's filth. Consti calls Xime a stupid head for telling Jerry she has a lover, and now she's going to make herself beautiful for Mau. She goes into the closet and discovers her beautiful pink dress is missing. Uh oh.

More blah blah blah at the embassy when Moni livens thinks up by telling some arrogant bitch-wife of a senator what does she care about political economics when millions of children are dying of hunger, eh? Moni is embarrassed but Mau tells her not to let that pedantic prig upset her. How about some tacos al pastor to improve the evening?

Darn, it looks like the pedantic prig may have the last word. She calls Consti and lets it slip that Mau is there with someone called the little chimp (changuito), or is it the little monkey?

Monita comes out of the bathroom with toilet paper on her shoe and Mau thinks she's charming and natural. He thinks she's the most marvelous person he's ever met in his life. They almost kiss. Note to self, if I ever see Sebastian Rulli must put TP on my shoe and pucker up.

As Gabi leaves for the night she runs into Mr. Treviño. She (and I) are surprised when Sal comes out of the elevator and greets Treviño with a hug and a handshake. It looks like their little act worked. Treviño hands over a tape and we hear Jerry clearly negotiating his kickback. Sal tells Gabi that's how parsley rolls.

Mau and Monita get back to his house yucking it up and having a great time. (How utterly dumb is that?) Surprise, Consti is waiting like a scorpion and as soon as Moni leaves the room (presumably to change out of Consti's dress) Consti advances toward her prey. She lures Mau into telling lie after lie about his evening as she "sweetly" tells him how great he looks.

In the kitchen Moni gives Teresa a kiss and thanks her for helping her out with the dress, it's a perfect night.

Make that was, as Moni opens the kitchen door she gets an eyeful of Mau and Consti making out in front of the window.

Tomorrow: Mau asks Jerry how could he betray him? Xime cries that Jerry is about to jump off a building. Monita is boxing with Aldo (or Ivan) and accidentally punches the mummy (Consti). Will Jerry jump and take Mauricio with him?

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