Caray, Caray!

After the accident, Rafael debates with himself: should I help her or escape? If he sticks around and helps her, he could get into big trouble about the accident. But if he leaves, no one will be around to help her. “The Debate” keeps popping up throughout the episode.

Rafael scrambles down the hill. We hear moaning so she must be alive, but the car is empty. Then he spots her, thrown from the car. Remember: always wear your seat belt. She crashed, rolled the car several times, had the sudden impact hitting the bottom of the ravine (remember, falling doesn’t hurt you; it’s that sudden stopping that hurts you!), and flew from the car. So of course, no injuries more serious than some significant abrasions, bruises, and perhaps some broken ribs. The Debate. He decides to take her for medical help, and pays special attention to recovering her purse and reviewing her legs. He manages to carry her up the hill and prepares to put her into the car. The Debate.

There is a big party related to the wedding tomorrow. I believe it’s at Alejandra’s parents’ house. Marco, the novio, is telling his associates (not friends; slime molds don’t have friends) all about their plans – the wedding, money, money, the honeymoon, money, money, their apartment, money, money, and by the way, money, money. He’s confident it’s exactly what he deserves.

Susana is worried that Alejandra is not there yet. She tries to tell Marco but he blows her off – her business meeting probably ran long. Susana should know better than to bother Marco about insignificant details such as his novia, when he’s preoccupied with important things like his wedding.

Marco takes a call from somebody, and goes to another room so he cannot be heard. Rest easy, Marco, you can’t be heard, not even by the recapper. Anybody know what the conversation was about?

Ramon goes to Rafael’s house to collect his debt. Leonor (Rafael’s mom) asks him in, have some food, get comfortable, Rafael will be here soon. This is the friendliest repo man you’ve ever met, but when Rafael doesn’t show up after awhile, Ramon and his helpers start hauling out the collateral, IOW Leonor’s possessions.

Rafael gets to the emergency clinic, and there is no stretcher available. Nor doctors. Nor medicine. Nor blankets. But they do have plenty of one thing: forms to fill out! He takes her to the examining room and wants to escape, but the admissions nurse wants to fill out her form. Rafael says he needs to collect the patient’s purse from his car. Out in the car, The Debate. As he rifles her purse, he discovers the details of her life – several credit cars, a work badge identifying her high position, good health insurance, car insurance (most people in Mexico don’t get car insurance), and I think a club membership. Rafael goes back to give the nurse Alejandra’s information. The police captain (?) and his staff come into the clinic to see if they can drum up some police business.

The police start asking Rafael questions, and Rafael starts lying, making up his story as he goes. He explains that he is the patient’s husband, and gives a false name. He’s feeling more motivated to leave, now that Ale is safely in the clinic, and the police are getting too close.

The Debate. Rafael checks on Ale before he goes, and is bothered that no one is taking care of her. The clinic doesn’t even have medicine to give her, so he goes to the pharmacy, hocks his watch, and brings her medicine. He also covers her with his coat because no one has given her a blanket. He takes her hand, and she grasps his tightly. Through it all, he’s becoming more concerned that she’ll be okay. Too bad her fiancé isn’t as concerned for her.

Susanna keeps trying to get Marco to do something because Ale hasn’t shown up yet. She calls the florist in Cuernavaca and finds out Ale left long ago. She pushes Marco to call the police. When he calls, he tells them how terribly worried he is for his fiancé. He also gives them her license plate number. Soon he gets a call back, telling him that Ale was in an accident. Susanna says they should go together to find her, and not worry the parents. Marco immediately tells Alejandra’s father, the one with the bad heart.

At the clinic, finally Ale has her medicine and a doctor is attending her. The Debate. It looks like Rafael can finally leave. Just then, Marco and Susanna arrive. Marco tells the admissions nurse that he’s the patient’s novio. The nurse raises her eyebrows but keeps her mouth shut, rin-chin-chin. Marco asks the emergency room nurse who brought in Alejandra. Pointing to Rafael, the nurse says, “He did – the husband.”

Tomorrow: No good deed goes unpunished.

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