Caray, Caray!

Congrats, folks, we’ve made it to 100! And we have officially covered six weeks worth of episodes in fifteen days. Give yourself a pat on the back for making it this far.

We have a lot of overhang from yesterday so I’ll spare you the leftovers and get to the new meal.

Beltran calls Rafa to ask him to a dinner meeting with a very important business executive. Rafa is anxious to get to the bank with Ale’s check but Beltran insists until Rafa agrees.

Ramriez finally makes his way into Ale’s office for his chat. Ale surprises Ramirez by asking about his book that he has yet to get published. “You can’t give it the time it deserves. How long have you been living in Marino’s shadow?” She is brutally honest with Ramirez and tells him he has not been a good salesman but he does have the potential to be a writer. “Finish your book and call an editor. All the employees will be able to say they had the honor to work for a great author.” Ramirez tears up and asks Ale to write a forward for his book; she thanks him but declines.

Once Ramirez leaves the office, Marino attacks him for being a traitor. Ramirez stands up for himself and won’t let Marino talk down to him. Susana comes to collect Marino but he refuses to talk to Ale. Ramirez talks some sense into Marino and convinces him to talk with Ale.

Rafa meets Beltran in a restaurant. Doña Arcadia joins them at the table but not before sizing Rafa up. She does not mince words. “We want you back at Autos Siglo. You can’t turn us down. Nobody ever tells me no.” Rafa stutters and claims he doesn’t want to return because of the disagreements with Ale. “No problem. We fired her and we did it for you.” Rafa is horrified he is the reason Ale was fired. Arcadia tells him not to feel guilty; he should be proud. “You return and she leaves. It’s the circle of life.”

Marino sits down with Ale. He is jubilant about her departure and is certain he will be her replacement. Things are going to change when she isn’t around. He is going to be better than she ever was because he has the experience, can get results, and bring money to the company. Ale puts her foot down. “You think you know everything about sales? What about profit projections for the month, quarter, or year? Can you tabulate the appropriate discounts to map out a price strategy? What about company economy? The inventory? Company stocks? You know nothing.”

Beltran says Ale caused a hostile environment in the Siglo. Rafa is sure he is better off at Clo Autos. Beltran finally admits he wants Rafa to be the new manager. Rafa is sure they’re playing a joke on him but Arcadia is not the joking type. Beltran gives Rafa the contract, which offers him Ale’s salary and commissions. Rafa is confused why they would think he could handle such an important job. Arcadia wants change in the company and believes Rafa can do it. She even offers to fire Beltran if Rafa wants his job. (Haha!)

Ale admits Marino is one of the best salesmen she has ever seen but his arrogance, ambition, and ego have gotten in the way of his performance. Marino calls Ale obsolete and mocks her. Ale stands her ground but still offers Marino a handshake at the end of their conversation. He rejects it and stalks out.

Rafa respectfully says he can’t be so irresponsible to except such a high profile position. “It wasn’t good business to fire Ale. It is not easy to find a woman like her. You need her. Business and the Siglo are in her blood; she knows them both so well. I am nothing more than a decent salesman.” After a little more persuading, Rafa agrees to accept their offer if Ale stays in the company. Arcadia guesses that Rafa is in love with Ale. Rafa avoids the topic.

Marino totes the fact that he didn’t shed a tear during his chat with Ale. He parades around like a king and rest of the employees dread the idea he could soon be the boss.

Beltran and Arcadia make Rafa swear not to tell anyone about their offer. Rafa promises and downs another tequila to celebrate. “I can’t believe it. I get to be near Ale again!” Rafa’s bubble quickly bursts when he notices the time. He has to get to the bank on the double if he doesn’t want an embargo on his house.

Chavez and Marco meet at a restaurant to discuss the Rafa problem. Marco is certain Rafa and Ale will never be together again. When the clock strikes 6:05, they get ready to attack.

Zetina is worried about being the only employee not called into Ale’s office. His worries turn out to be justified when Beltran orders Ale to fire him. Ale wishes Beltran would give Zetina a chance; she hates firing people and is starting to like the idea of leaving the Siglo.

Rafa gets back to Clo to tell Pepeto about the new offer he accepted at the Siglo. He isn’t looking forward to having to tell the bad news to Lic. Gomez.

Zetina finally gets called into Ale’s office. She refuses to let him close the door because of their previous encounter. Ale gives him his resignation letter. Zetina apologizes for his inappropriate behavior but that is not why he’s being fired; it’s for poor performance. Zetina pleads for a second chance but Ale says it was on Beltran’s orders. Pobre Zetina tries to plead his case to Beltran but no dice. He laments his situation to Ramirez, who tells him the only hope is to talk to the new manager. Zetina grovels to Marino but he has all the sympathy of a parking meter. (Poor guy should go take Rafa’s soon-to-be-empty spot at Clo Autos. At least they would be nicer.)

Rafa gets a nasty reaction out of Gomez when he says he has to quit. “Do want you want, Medina. If you want to go to hell, go. Don’t come crawling back when you realize you made the wrong decision.”

Ale and Susana start packing up Ale’s office; tomorrow she will train the replacement and then be out the door of the Siglo for good.

Bebe rallies the others employees to do something special for Ale. (Excluding Marino, of course.)

Monica is sad to see Rafa leaving Clo. She will miss Rafa and wishes there were more men like him in the world. They agree to be friends. Monica comes clean: she never called Ale or told her about Rafa’s feelings. “She is a very lucky woman.”

Ramiro gets a call from his wife and he stands up for himself once and for all. The employees all cheer him on. Later, Ramiro invites Ale and Susana to a little get-together at his apartment in Ale’s honor. They both respectfully decline. Dandy is depressed Susana won’t be there so he decides not to go either.

Rafa says his goodbyes to the Clo Crew but Marco ruins it when he shows up with the police. Marco demands to see Rafa’s boss. Rafa swears he has the money, with documented proof. Gomez tells Marco that Rafa no longer works for Clo. He doesn’t want the company involved in a scandal. Jaime arrives with the check but Marco wants cash. Marco backs off, however, when Rafa starts to call Ale to personally assure her he has the money.

Marino chews everyone out for having their fiesta booze delivered to the office. Ramiro and Generala get in an argument about the fiesta and Generala ends up accidentally slapping Rosaura instead of Ramiro.

Random: Dolores and her shady, overly affectionate friend Martin chat at the Trancazo. He paws the money in the register when she steps out but puts it back before she sees him.

Ale is crying in her office when Susana comes to cheer her up. Ale tries to convince Susana to go to the employee party with her.

Bebe gives Dandy some advice about getting on with his life. Marco and Chavez regroup at the restaurant about how to squash Rafa. Ale calls to ask Marco to go with her to the party. He claims to be too busy. Chavez does not approve.

Leonor is pacing around the house when Rafa gets home. He assures her that he is paid off for the month. Then Rafa drops the anvil: he quit working at Clo Autos.

Avances: Ale and Marco go to the party, Susana and Dandy kiss (!), and Vicky flips out when Rafa tells her he’s going to work at the Siglo again.

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