Caray, Caray!

Camila tells Paloma that Rufi called and that Romina will be moving soon. Romina catches Emiliano mooning over Paloma and scolds him.

Padre Juan Cristobal informs Padre Benito about how he passed out with Carlota in the room, but he’s sure that nothing happened between them. Cris is also sure that she went towards his water glass. But he doesn’t know why she did all this. PB says that Bishop Calixto is back and will give priority to Cris’s case, but he has to act impeccably.

Apparently Real del Monte does have a Kinko’s--Carlota is there gleefully printing out the photos of her macking on Cris, which she says (along with the photos of Cris and Natalia) are her proof that Cris that is immoral.

Alonso does the Macarena and walks by an important document (Arcadia’s letter) without looking at it.

Diana waits outside Emil’s office and pounces on him when he walks by, demanding that he not reject her; he repeats that he doesn’t want anything to do with her--she’s going from bad to worse, exhibit A being the scene she made at Camila’s. Emil says that Cami and Rafael aren’t lovers, but even if they were, Diana doesn’t have a right to judge them considering her lies to him, Rafa and Orlando. Emil tells her not to seek him out until she realizes the bad she’s doing and gives Rafa a divorce; she refuses (again) to do that.

Paloma and Liliana talk about Romi and Emil moving out and how Pal can’t stand Gabriel.

Monica tells Camila about the hotel reservation info/confirmation that Rafa dropped off for the convention (he paid for the room). Cami leaves the store and gets into her car; Diana just happens to be driving by and follows her.

Emiliano goes to play soccer with Chava et al.

Licha, a girl in the painting class Pal is teaching, collapses--the other girls say she’s on drugs again, they think it was “el tiner”. My dictionaries don’t have that word but I’m guessing it’s paint thinner or something. Pal freaks out and runs off to get help.

Romina looks at bedroom stuff on the computer with her interior designer and calls Emil to ask what color he wants. I guess the building where Pal teaches that class doesn’t have a phone, and Real del Monte doesn’t have 911, because she ran to the soccer field to get Emil. Just as Emil picks up Romi’s call, Pal runs up yelling for help, which Romi overhears.

Cami arrives at Rafa’s office and returns the hotel reservation info. She says she can’t go and asks him to cancel the room. Diana barges in and yells at them for being together; Cami takes off. Rafa shoves Diana out and locks the door.

At the hospital, Pal cries to Emil that it’s all her fault that the girl got high and passed out. Emil tries to comfort her, in a rather inappropriate manner I might add (holding her face in his hands and leaning in close), considering that he’s married. Romi, despite orders to be on bed rest, shows up and witnesses this. She pretends that she feels bad so she came to see the doctor. While Emil goes off to find Romi’s doc, Romi reminds Pal that she was going to stay away from Emil, but she’s not going to scold Pal, she’s glad to see her because she misses Pal. She puts Pal’s hand on her abdomen and asks if she feels the baby. Pal says she misses Romi too.

PJC asks Gabriel about how the restoration is going--the process is laborious so Gabriel will be there for a long time. PJC also asks about the mystery woman and Gabe says it’s Paloma. PJC says you don’t know how important she is to me. Gabriel comments that she has “mal carácter”, or bad character (I take that to mean "snotty attitude").

Emil comes back to the waiting room to take Romi to the doctor’s office--she hangs all over him while Pal blames herself again and Emil says they all should have foreseen the problem with the paint thinner. The writers/producers/director try to get us to feel sorry for Pal by having Emil and Romi walk off down the hall together to the tune of Emil’s and Pal’s love song, leaving Pal sad and alone in the waiting room.

PJC explains to Gabriel that Paloma’s life hasn’t been easy--her parents died, her fiancé died, and her aunt that was practically a mother to her died. Gabriel somehow doesn’t notice how contrived that all is and instead says that life has shown him that everyone has a cross to bear--you have the possibility of feeling sorry for yourself or closing yourself off, or you learn to live with it. Gabe thinks that the Pal he knows has nothing to do with the “mujer” (nevermind that she’s still a schoolgirl) PJC is talking about. PJC says he knows Pal better than Gabe does, and he thinks that Gabe was talking about himself re: having a cross to bear. Gabe admits that his cross hasn’t been easy to bear, but he has learned to live to the fullest at every moment. He wasn’t going to say anything about it, but he wants to share his secret with PJC.

German calls Crazylota to tell her that he picked up her papers in Mexico City and will deliver them to her right away.

The gynecologist says that Romina is fine. She asks about the baby, claiming that it’s the most important to her, and the doc says they are both fine. He tells her to go home and rest and for Emil to take care of her.

PJC says that to look at him, one would think Gabriel has an easy life. Gabe explains that once he accepted that this was his life, he decided to do things to the max. What for many people would be a punishment has become a challenge for him. PJC tells him not to lose faith, because miracles exist. He assures Gabe that his secret is safe with him. Just then the janitor (I think) comes up to tell PJC that Emil called to say he’s at the hospital with Paloma. Gabe offers to take PJC there.

Emil and Romi are back in the waiting room with Pal, and Romi rubs it in that the doctor told her to rest and for Emil to pamper her. Pal tells them to go home but Emil doesn’t want to leave until PJC arrives because he doesn’t want Pal to be alone.

German hands the papers to Carlota. He says you know you can trust me and offers to be at her service. Carlota asks if he’s seen the papers; he answers no, the envelope came sealed and he didn’t think it ethical to check them since he wasn’t in charge of the case from the beginning, but if she finds any errors to let him know.

PJC and Gabriel arrive at the hospital and ask what happened. Gabe gets on Pal’s case for allowing the paint thinner or whatever it was to be around kids with drug problems (Pal says she didn’t know it could be used that way) and Emil yells at him not to talk to Pal like that. PJC tells them to shut it and says this is a reminder that they have to be much more careful with the materials they give to kids that have drug addictions. Pal explains that Licha woke up but her mom doesn’t have money to pay the hospital bill--Gabe offers to pay, but Emil immediately says no, he will pay. Pal thinks she should pay, but Romi points out that she doesn’t have any money, so she and Emil will pay the bill. Emil thanks Romi but he wants it to be his responsibility.

Camila comes by Orlando’s office to accept his invitation to go the US. He asks what changed her mind and she says she got to thinking that it’s (I’m not sure what “it” is . . . their relationship?) the most important thing in her life. Kissy-kissy.

Rafa and Joel discuss Cami refusing Rafa’s invitation to the ceramics convention--she doesn’t want to be near him. Rafa doesn’t want to go now, but Joel tells him he has to go, because the convention has a lot to do with the future of their business.

Diana tries to get an appointment with her lawyer but nothing is available until the following week. After she hangs up, a travel agent calls to talk to Rafa about his trip. She immediately calls Rafa to demand an explanation and wants to know if he’s going with Camila. He tells her no and hangs up, but she continues ranting about Cami being a tramp, etc.

Back at the hospital, PJC asks Gabe to advise him and Pal on what materials should be controlled (I guess they mean supervised, or kept under lock and key) in the classroom; he agrees and takes his leave. Romi asks Pal what’s the deal with that guy--Pal says he’s a know-it-all who’s also her art teacher. Emil overhears this and is about to ask about it but PJC tells him and Romi to head home and he’ll wait there with Pal.

La Loca reads the part of the will about Pal not receiving her money or even knowing about it until she’s 21. She then talks to herself about how even after Pal is 21, she’ll continue living with her, because she’ll have done so many things that Pal’s love for life will be wiped out--you (Pal) are going to pay for your father rejecting me; maybe you yourself will get close to me, and the three of us can live on what my brother left.

Pal wonders if she should quit this volunteer social work gig, but PJC doesn’t want her to. Licha’s mom runs up and thanks PJC and Pal--she thinks that with their help, her daughter will stop getting caught up in these messes.

PJC escorts Pal home. She tells him that he’s going to think she’s crazy but she likes it when he calls her “hija”. They hug but are interrupted by Her Royal Purpleness, who proceeds to yell at Pal for being late. PJC tries to defend her but Carlota tells him not to interfere in her upbringing of Pal. Carlota says she’s mad at Pal, so Pal retorts oh yeah, well I’m mad at you for not telling me that Rufi called and that you fired her. And if Rufi doesn’t come back, I’m going to live with her, wherever that may be. PJC pipes up that Pal and Rufi have his support. He tries to leave but Carlota insists on talking with him alone.

Emil thinks back to seeing Pal that day and laughs; when Romi asks why, he claims it was about an email he got. She thoughtbubbles that she knows he’s thinking about that d@#n Paloma.

German sits in a café and thinks that although he promised Emil he wouldn’t go after Pal, it would kill two birds with one stone: Romi would die of jealousy, and he would be a millionaire. Liliana comes in and sits down, so Germs goes over to hassle her and brag about getting a new car.

Pal declares that she isn’t going to give up on the volunteer work, and PJC pointedly remarks that she has the same generous heart as her mother, that’s why everyone loved her. After she goes upstairs, Carlota claims that if Pal is the way she is, it’s because of her, not Macarena--she knew how to raise her to be decent, educated, and above all, virginal, but it would have been different if Mac had raised her; Pal would be a slut just like Mac. PJC removes his collar thingy and says that in this instance, Cris the man is going to speak to her: this is the last time that I’ll allow you talk that way about the only woman I’ve loved in my life. PJC says he knows that Carlota drugged him. She thinks God brought Cris to her door tonight for something, but he says it was only so Pal would know she’s not alone, that she can count on him and God. As he goes to leave, Carlota cryptically says “You’re still in time.” He asks in time for what? “To avoid regretting for the rest of your life that you rejected me.”

German asks Lili to tell him about Paloma; when she declines he accuses her of being jealous. She denies it and he grabs her and kisses her--she claims she hates it when he kisses her, and he replies “that’s not what your lips say.”

Back in Crazytown, Carlota says she’s ready to forgive PJC's rejection if he asks her for another chance. PJC shoots that down by saying if it wasn’t for Pal, he wouldn’t ever say one word to her. Carlota says fine, you asked for it to be that way--everyone makes his own destiny. PJC notes to Carlota that in the end, her destiny will be full of loneliness and misery. After he leaves she talks to herself again: “we’ll see if you don’t end up begging me to give you a little bit of my love, a little help.”

Then we hear Rufi’s voice say that in 24 hours, Carlota will be discovered--what will she do?

In the previews, Pal tells Carlota she’s going to live in Mexico City w/Rufi and Dr. Bermudez; Alonso reads Arcadia’s letter; someone grabs Carlota as she walks down the street.

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