Caray, Caray!

• We see the happy guys with glowing sunburns jumping in the surf - the beautiful purple helicopter comes to rescue them after four months! They don't have four months' worth of beard in my opinion...
  
  They are taken to the capital, Santo Domingo, where they are met by a flotilla of bureaucrats. Curiously, it is going to take many days for them to get their Mexican passports etc. in order - and oddly, they don't call home to say they're ok.
  
  The little boy will go to live with other relatives nearby - oh, sad, he doesn't want to say goodbye to his sunburned friends - Alex says they'll send him letters when he learns to read. And that's it for our beachboys tonight.
  
  
• In a car, Useless tells Elena not to tell Maura or Roberta her maiden name, they might tell MJ. Elena says too late, I did already, and besides there are a lot of people named Miranda in Mexico.
  
  He goes on, "Also don't tell anybody your daughter's my girlfriend." "Why? Do you have a woman here?" "No, no way, it's just I don't want people knowing my business." "I did it to compromise/commit you. But I promise - you help me find Sandra and I'll help get her to marry you." He likes that, "as long as she's not the way she was."
  
  Elena marvels at what a rich widow MJ is now, and says she'd like to see her "for curiosity's sake." And he tells her another guy died too, Fer, and she's surprised - she knows Fer because his grandfather lives next to her father-in-law. She's titillated to hear of Fer's love for the aged Victoria.
  
  
• Maura, what a busybody! She asks Roberto if he's told his wife Raqhell that her lover (Useless) has another girlfriend. "No, I'm keeping that one in reserve." "And the baby she's expecting, is it yours or his?" "Dunno." "Divorce her!" "And be left with nothing?" "Well, now that MJ's got it all your family's going to be in the street anyway."
  
  She reminds us how odd it is that MJ evidently has a twin. [Oh sigh, sigh, sigh, I CAN'T STAND those evil-twin subplots, why must they torture us with another one? Sigh, sigh, sigh. --Ed.]
  
  She says the first time they all thought Alex was dead, she was sad, but this time it's much worse because she is so furious with Bruno.
  
  Roberto says if Maura goes public with what she knows it's going to be horrible for Victoria, and he questions what will happen to the company.
  
  It occurs to Maura to buy MJ's shares - she wants to punish Bruno. She's got enough dough to do it. Roberto says, "don't forget me," and she says he's always been a good friend.
  
  
• MJ is fondling a black dress, she wants to wear mourning, Vic says that would be too depressing for a pregnant woman (?)
  
  The old doc comes to get Victoria to take her to the board meeting. MJ says she'd like to give some of her shares to Vic, Vic says no, she doesn't need them and Alex wanted MJ to have them.
  
  The ol' doc tries to persuade Vic to go out for a bite after the meeting but she says forget it, and he keeps begging but to no avail.
  
  
• Around the boardroom table - which is a hideous aqua color and clashes with Bruno's purple shirt - and couldn't he have buttoned it up at least for an important meeting? - Raquel squeaks "That's ALL?" at the math that ends up with her getting 11.6 percent, that's to say 1/3 of her Mom's 35% of the shares. "What about the house, my chalet, my expenses?"
  
  The doc is indignant about dividing Mom's house but Vic says she doesn't care. The lawyers point out it won't look good to the public if Vic gets thrown out of the house. Bruno says Raq can keep the chalet and he'll share the house with Vic. Vic says MJ won't like him to come back but he doesn't care.
  
  Then the doc says, it's time to talk about the company and what MJ plans to do with her 65% of the shares. Roberto says Maura wants to buy them. B & R = shocked.
  
  Some lawyer dudes say, well they'd be interested in buying too. Raquel yells, they're going to get rich off OUR patrimony? Doc says they'll have to have a meeting with MJ to discuss it.
  
  Bruno then points out that with Alex DEAD the presidency is open and this time surely nobody will oppose his ascension. His ma starts to protest and he asks, "Do you doubt my ability?"
  
  He has supporters at the table but is reminded there has to be a vote, "and MJ is not here." Bruno says it will be four against three - "or won't you vote for me?" he asks his sister.
  
  
• Meanwhile Maura visits MJ, offers condolences, and offers to buy the shares. MJ isn't ready to think about that. Maura leaves. Paula thinks MJ should sell - Alex isn't coming back, and they'll have a pot of money! MJ isn't convinced Alex is dead.
  
  
• Chucho, Pedro, Metiche and Crutches-boy listen while Paula says she wants MJ to sell out and take the family someplace else. Chucho thinks the business shouldn't be deserted - Pedro says it's the first time he's had something of his own and doesn't want to leave Metiche and crutches-boy without a job FF>>
  
  
• Roberto tells MJ about the meeting. If she sells shares to Maura and Lisette, it will be five to four, and Bruno won't be pres. MJ can be pres! She sez, I dunno nothing about construction. She asks Roberto what his interests are. He says, since he got friendly with Paula he's gotten to know MJ and likes her.
  
  
• Raquel tells Useless about the meeting, or rather yells about it. She's furious because she won't be rich any more and also because she knows he's got another rich woman "and I want to know who she is!"
  
  "Oh, such jealousy, oh, your deplorable lack of faith in me." "Oh, I know! You want me to keep maintaining you while you have another woman." "You seem to be suggesting that I'm a gold-digger." He's hurt. She says she loves him and stomps out. He groans: "How much longer do I have to tolerate this woman?"
  
  
• The bald chauffeur comes for Paula. Erick is lurking behind a building and lets the air out of two tires.
  
  
• Bruno wants to talk to MJ but she's not interested. "Ah, you're judging me harshly," he says, "I had nothing to do with their deaths." "Ah, but you did with the judge, I know perfectly well you went after him and nobody's heard from him since." He says he went and offered money so the judge would stay quiet. "And when he wouldn't, you killed him! All you need to do now to bury what you've done completely - is to kill me." "I'll never do that because I want you." He grabs her, she shakes him off and leaves down another Stairway of Death but does not fall - at least this time.
  
  
• MJ meets Roberto at the bottom of the stairs and says "Tell Maura I'll sell 20% of my shares, 10% for her and 10% for her sister, as long as they promise to be on my side and not let Bruno be president."
  
  "Do you have a job for me?" Roberto asks with a winning smile, "though you might not believe it, I'm licensed in international relations." He warns her that Bruno's back and might want to get her in the sack. "Don't worry, I'm not the fool I used to be."
  
  
• Felipa and Vic listen from the doorway. Vic puts her hand to her heart. They go inside and Vic moans about her monstrous son.
  
  Bruno comes to the door - Filipa tells him his ma is indisposed but he pushes in as usual, to say he's moved his things into the chalet, it's his right. "MJ won't like it," says ma, "I don't care." "At least talk to her." "I tried but she blames me for everything." "Do you only think about yourself," cries Vic.
  
  "Do you want me to build a wall down the middle of the house? Because I'm going to live here and eat here and comport myself in complete liberty." [How I loved Bruno tonight, what a great villain. --Ed.] "But she, in her tender state?"
  
  He breaks down, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" No, actually he said, "Her her her, always her, can't you think about ME for even a moment?"
  
  Vic sinks into her chair. Bruno he falls to his knees and takes her hand: "Don't abandon me, I've done wrong but even the worse sinner deserves a chance to change his ways." "You've sinned so much though," she sighs.
  
  He immediately brings up her adultery and turns to leave. Felipa: "the trunk that grows twisted will never straighten out." She calls him a scorpion; Vic says automatically don't talk that way about my son. Felipa continues: "I call it like I see it. I predict he'll start out all sweet because what he wants besides the money is that girl MJ, and he's planning to conquer her and marry her."
  
  Vic asks, do you think they were talking about the judge that officiated at the false marriage? Felipa: "Duh." "And can Bruno really have murdered him?" "Lord knows - why don't you ask Maya (The lady at the safari office.)?"
  
  
• Roberto and Useless meet at a restaurant. "Hey, your mother-in-law is sexy, have you slept with her yet?" "No... aww Jeez, Raquel had another jealous fit today." "What do you want me to say? You got yourself into this." "Help me!" "Why should I help you, you got my wife pregnant." "I told you a thousand times, she threw herself at me."
  
  Again with the "the baby could be yours or mine."
  
  Roberto changes the subject: "Tell me the story about your mother in law with the splendid boobs." "OK, but I'm warning you, if you mess me up I'm going to tell people you are bisexual." "So what, it's fashionable, and besides, I only indulge once in a while to avoid being bored, and I'm discreet so who's going to believe you?"
  
  Roberto: "You told me MJ and your fiance are twins but it's complicated and preposterous, so for the benefit of our audience, please go through it again."
  
  "Her mother married Don Pedro and had three kids: Sandra, Maria Jose and Paula." "But Paula doesn't look anything like Maria Jose." "Probably Elena messed around with the milkman. Later, she met a guy of a good family - Porfirio - who would accept Sandra as his child and lied to his father saying the child was his and that Elena was a widow, and the grandfather really loves Sandra... [I was confused here, any help appreciated. -Ed.]
  
  ... and years later Elena married a scientist, he does some Frankenstein stuff, and the old guy subsidizes his lab, and old pot-o'-gold will die soon, but he wants to see Sandra, and if she shows up she'll inherit everything, so Elena's desperate to find her." "So what's your plan?" "Find her, slam her in rehab, and marry her, I'll have her eating out of my hand."
  
  "Aren't you afraid I'll tell all this to MJ and her family?" "No, because deep down I think you still love me." "And do you love me?" "Of course." "No, I don't believe that, I think we're using each other, any kind of love - homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual - has to be based in honesty, and you're not honest with me, you're messing with my wife." "Whoah, I didn't think you were so macho and possessive."
  
  "Well, no matter what's gone down with you..." "and others," adds Useless... "and others, I am still a man." He puts down some money and gets up, but Useless tries to detain him: "Roberto, despite all, we're still friends." "Friends don't do what you've done." Exit.
  
  Well, Useless isn't alone for long. A creepy guy with blond hair is just behind him. It's Mateo with a ridiculous dye job! They mutually wink and leer.
  
  
• Ahheeeeee this episode refuses to end.
  
  
• Crutches boy saw Erick let the air out of Paula's chauffeur Arturo's tires. Paula shows up, Erick tries to say hi but she blows him off: "Arturo, let's go,"
  
  Well, they can't, cause the tires have no air, "Oh that's ok," says Erick innocently, "I can take Paula home." Paula says she wouldn't go to the corner with him.
  
  Crutches boy, whoops now he's cane-boy, comes up and says, "What's happenin' Paula?"
  
  
• Cane boy accompanies her home in a taxi, warning her not to trust Erick. "I don't trust anybody these days." "I guess that includes me?" "Oh, no," she says sarcastically, but then admits he helped her out just now. "Glad I'm good for something" he says humbly.
  
  
• Mateo tells Useless: "After all I did for them, they sent me to the devil." "But you allied with our enemy!" "Oh, you mean that guy who called himself Mario Aguirre? What could I do? He threatened me - and you and Maura turned your back on me."
  
  This bit of review completed, Useless says he has a little job for Mateo: find Sandra.
  
  
• Roberto tells Maura and Lisette: MJ will sell them shares if they promise to act against Bruno. Maura says that's exactly what she wants, Lisette says "Bruno's been our friend for years," but Maura is in an unforgiving mood.
  
  
• Katia gossips and complains to Elena about how low-down MJ and her family are, and that Don Pedro (Elena's first husband, father of her children) is a drunk with a crummy store in the marketplace. Elena fake-laughs about this and asks about Paula. More complaints.
  
  Useless calls and asks if Elena's gotten the bank records yet. Not yet.
  
  
• Back to the ugly boardroom. Bruno thinks the presidency is in the bag, but MJ says she sold her shares that morning to Maura and Lisette and they might not be voting for Bruno.
  
  
• Bruno runs over to Maura's place and asks why she bought the shares. "It's a good business." "Neither you nor your sister know about construction." "We just want to vote against you." "You know how much I've waited for this." "Yeah, enough to kill Alex!" He says no he didn't, she says he's an unscrupulous animal, he says Alex never loved her, she says "He did so but you messed it up by bringing that other woman around, all my troubles are your fault."
  
  He is vaguely threatening and leaves and thank God, it's over!

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