Caray, Caray!

The employees scatter and do anything they can to hide when they see Ale walk in. Ale catches Ismael/El Bebé and questions him about where everyone else went. Ale calls Ramirez’s cell phone, which gives away his hiding place when it rings.

Nelson, Claudia, Ramiro, and Rosaura are hiding in restroom stalls when Ale calls Rosa’s cell phone. Rosaura lies about being with a client and Ale plays along until she barges into the bathroom. They all file out like children caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

Vicky is waiting at Rafa’s when he gets home from work. She’s angry about his wearing a new suit. Leonor admires Rafa’s new watch and congratulates him on being employee of the month a second time. Too bad he won’t see any of his check, since he had to give it all to Ale. Rafa’s sure nothing is good enough for Ale. She’s gotten worse since the operation.

Ale searches for Ramiro and he crawls out from under a table to keep her from calling his wife. She has a whole list of disparaging adjectives for everyone (abusive, inept, irresponsible). Ale questions where Rafa is and Rosaura tells him he left to plan his wedding with Vicky. *anvil*

Ale is so surprised she starts to get woozy. The gang guides her to a chair but it breaks the moment she sits down. Ale dusts herself off and warns them they better be at work on time the next morning. She grimaces as she walks away and, once she’s out of earshot, everyone cracks up.

Vicky flutters around with excitement because the wedding is going to be in two weeks. News for Leonor and Rafa who thought it wouldn’t be for three more months. Rafa uses the same reasons as usual: no time, not enough dinero, etc. Vicky says Rafa can live in her house until they get their own place; her padre can take care of anything they need. Both Rafa and Leonor think it’s a bad idea.

Ale gets home and Marco is wild for Ale when he sees her new look. She’s still irritated at him for standing her up at the airport and dodges most of his advances.

Ale asks what the doctor said about her padre’s health. Marco tells her Jorge only has two months left to live. (What a worm.) Ale is crushed. Marco wants to get married as soon as possible so Jorge can see them happy together. Ale thinks it’s best if they don’t get married. (Backfired!)

Marco says Jorge told him he wanted to see them together. Marco turns up the waterworks and says Jorge is like the father he never had. But he’s going to leave the decision up to Ale. She looks torn over what to do.

Rafa is talking to Vicky about not being able to afford a honeymoon. Vicky says it’s already being handled. They’re going to stay with her uncle in Cancun for 20 days. Rafa doesn’t want to go because of all the work he would miss; Vicky wants him to forget it since he can always work in the butcher shop with her padre.

Rafa doesn’t want to be dependant on Vicky’s family but Vicky doesn’t want her Pajarito to be dependent on his Jefa like he has been

Marco and Ale are having dinner with Jorge and Rosario. Marco wants to get hitched in two to three weeks but Ale doesn’t think it’s enough time to organize everything for 200 people.

Rosario suggests they have the ceremony in the hacienda. It’s the perfect place! Marco gulps and says he’ll have to clear it with Chavez first. Rosario says Chavez doesn’t own the place and, if she has to, she’ll take it up with him herself. Marco swears he can handle it himself.

Rafa lounges in his room with one of the pictures from the fiesta. He tells himself to snap out of it. It was just a dream and now he has to continue living the nightmare. (Aww. Just makes you want to give him a hug.)

Ramiro is criticized by his wife for not making enough money. Señorita Reyes, the sexual therapist, saunters out of the kitchen and chats him up. She wants to help him learn to have self-esteem. Unfortunately for Ramiro, his father-in-law interrupts. It was just daydream. His father-in-law guesses Ramiro was fantasizing about a woman.

Marco is all lips and hands but Ale pushes him away. She’s had a terrible day because none of the employees met their quotas. Marco asks about “the criminal”. Ale grins when she says Rafa is the only one who came through for the month. Marco tries yet again to get closer to Ale but she says they have time to be together once they get married. “You taught me that.” (Ouch! A dig because of how he treated her earlier. I don’t think he picked up on it, though.)

Rosario asks Ale to look over the bills for the month. Ale is outraged how expensive the electric and phone bills are. Rosario sticks up for Marco’s excesses by praising how he volunteered to take care of Jorge while Ale was away, getting the operation he paid for.

Rafa gets his wake-up call from Ale. He’s happy to hear from her but Ale spouts acid as usual. Rafa tells himself to get his head out of the clouds. Ale’s call is nothing but a nightmare.

Pepeto stops by Rafa’s house, looking sharp in a suit. He gives Rafa his business card, which displays his full name (Jose Tomas Moreno) and declares he is a sales executive at a car company.

Pepeto has decided to help Rafa sharpen his skills since Pepe is a self-declared master in sales. They take off for the Siglo in Pepeto’s car, but not before Julieta and Pepeto get some flirting in.

Ale lets out all her frustrations on Susana. She’s still steamed about finding all the employees at the Trancazo. Ale is more subdued when she tells Susana that Rafa wasn’t there because he was off planning his wedding.

Pepeto calls a buddy on the phone and lies about the attributes of Rafa’s car in order to sell it. Rafa doesn’t approve of lying to make a sale but Pepeto doesn’t bat an eyelash about it.

Ale sees Rafa chatting with Pepeto and automatically assumes Rafa’s up to no good. Pepe waits outside while Rafa tires to explain that Pepeto is a friend who works at Pro Autos (the name according to the captions). Ale goes through the roof; Pro Autos is their competition! She berates Rafa for bringing the competition to work with him.

The other employees flock to Rafa and sympathize. Ale is still fuming and is short with Rosaura when she comes in late again. Rosa pleads that her hijo had bronchitis and she had to take him to a doctor. Ale doesn’t believe it and storms off into the meeting room.

Lic. Beltran wanders onto the scene. Everyone starts complaining about what they have to endure at work each day: yelling, insults, etc. They don’t feel up to selling anything when they’re being berated constantly.

Beltran asks Rafa and Ismael if they’re unhappy working there. Ramirez steps on their feet when they try to honestly reply. Beltran takes their yelps as confirmation and says they are going to settle the problem immediately.

Uh oh! Susana scurried behind a plant earlier and heard the whole thing. (I see storm clouds on the horizon…)

Chavez hangs out at the hacienda and gives the help, a guy named Chucho, a warning not to say anything about all the goings on in the past month. Chucho is worried because thinks he saw someone on the property the night before. The neighbors said a ghost has been roaming around. (?) Chavez isn’t worried and tells Chucho to shoot anyone suspicious.

Para Miércoles: Susana tells Ale about what the employees said to Beltran. Rafa gets angry when Ale mentions his wedding and they end up in a scuffle of some sort that Beltran walks in on.