Caray, Caray!

Rehash - 5 million pesos, owed by Rafael for the ruined wedding, = a lot of money. He can't get a loan, so Ale is going to have to be his debt-holder. She doesn't want to have to talk to the man who "tried to kill me" - Marco will be the go-between.

Rafael basically signs away three years of his life - and if he doesn't pay his huge monthly bill, his mom loses the house and he goes back to jail. AND if anything happens to Ale in the future (Marco inserts this) related in any way to the accident, Rafael is responsible for that too.

He's getting out of jail. His cellmates will miss him, they give him their phone numbers. His mom, sis, and girlfriend come to get him.
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The big fat boss gives a pep talk to the crew - he's sorry for the absence of Ale, but more, for the loss of money. He drools over Claudia, his new bonbon of an employee, her legs were her resume. He asks her into his office, sits next to her, strokes her thigh, tells her to call him "Francisco," says she'll be his best employee, wheezes, "I'm not as old as you might think." Then: "here in my office, I'm yours - but outside the office, I'm your boss. The others won't understand our grand friendship..."

Rafael asks after his car - it's still in custody. Back home, the neighbors are happy to see him. In the house: a huge birthday cake, flowers, expensive food, they don't even know what some of it is, expensive booze... he decides to throw a big party.

In the box of stuff rescued from his impounded car: one of Ale's shoes. He cradles it dreamily.

Party! They drink a 10,000 peso bottle of French champagne ("if it's that expensive, we shouldn't pee ever again!" crows a friend) and then Rafa begs his mom to let him celebrate before he embarks on his dreary three years - he wants to break out the expensive whiskey. She doesn't mind their eating the food but thinks he shouldn't waste the booze. Wasted words. Another guy asks, where are the presents? We should get them too!

Rafa's girlfriend is very excited about the cake and many pictures are taken of the two of them with flowers, champagne, cutting the cake. Almost like they were actually getting married... Rafa dances with another girl, Pajarita sulks so brother #1 plucks the other girl out of Rafa's arms and carries her away while brother #2 announces the party's over and removes the music (it was his player).

The guests leave with souvenirs. Rafa sighs about Ale: "She's very sexy, but she detests me." "The only way you're going to get hold of so much money is by being a counterfeiter." He asks Pepeto for help.

Rafa goes through the Help Wanted ads with his friend Jaime, who tries to discourage him from fixating on a position available for an International Executive. He says they'll be expecting advanced degrees and experience, but Rafa insists he has so much experience selling - even door to door! - that he's anybody's equal. he goes to the interview, is dissed by the secretary, and has to borrow a pen to fill out the forms. Needless to say, the interview doesn't go well - he doesn't even know what a stock market is... On the way out he tries to sell some really good whiskey to the interviewer.

At the hospital: while they wait for a wheelchair, the doc orders Ale to rest (and sit) a lot. She groans and is incensed all over again to find out Rafa posed as her husband. And even more so to realize one of her shoes is probably in his car! Those were expensive shoes! The get her into the car and then back out and into her house with the help of several people and lots of complaining and moaning. She's sarcastic to the kindly servant about what a wonderful honeymoon this is.

Her dad offers her the deed to the house - unaware that she's already signed it away.

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