Caray, Caray!

In the finca office, Noel surprises Rodrigo by insisting he won't oppose Regina's inheritance going to Rodrigo. Rodrigo figured Noel would like the money to go to that ruffian. But no; Noel won't interfere in the legal affairs between parent and child -- just as he wouldn't want interference between himself and Renato. For once, Rodrigo agrees with him, Rodrigo says. So, it's a done deal as soon as Regina and Juan are married.

Juan shocks the boyz at the beach shack, revealing they will all leave tomorrow -- just as soon as he marries Regina Montes de Oca. Back at the finca, Regina for her part, slumps into a chair in a parlor, when Noel happens upon her. He'd like her to level with him, as always; not to pry, but so that he can help her if she needs it. Regina denies there's anything to tell.

She made a mistake and now she accepts the punishment; but it strikes Noel as odd that marrying the man she loves would be a punishment. His words are torture to Regina, and Noel suggests perhaps Renato was acting the tyrant with his insistence. Noel confesses he hardly recognizes his son's violent behavior; he's surprised and worried. Noel always thought Renato resembled himself; but it hurts to realize he was wrong: Renato is a Montes de Oca, from head to toe.

Regina insists the only guilty one is herself. Noel suspects only innocents declare themselves in such a fashion, but Regina continues. It's all her fault. She piteously asks when will this torture stop, and that makes Noel pause and apologize. He didn't intend that; after all, a wedding is a happy occasion when love is involved. Regina turns to face him, agreeing -- when there's love.

Back at the beach shack, Remigio is furious that Juan intends to revenge himself on Regina. But Juan is set on it. Gabriel explains that he and Jimena are leaving together for points far away, somewhere they can be married; and Juan reminds him he's family, that he promised Gabriel's father to take care of him, and that there'll always be a light burning for him and Jimena at Devil's Rock.

At the gypsy camp, Servando pressures Griselda to make Jimena marry Branko, on account of Servando giving his Gypsy's word, which is sacred. But that's his business, Griselda claims; if Branko wants to marry Jimena, he can pay her price. If Griselda doesn't obey him, Servando says he'll reveal to Jimena her true background.

When Griselda points out the flaw -- that they'd both be jailed, Servando disagrees. He has Fulgencio's protection now, and Griselda would lose everything, including Jimena. As Servando exits, Griselda mulls over how she wouldn't lose anything; she'll just take Jimena and go somewhere that neither Branko nor the white boy will ever find them.

In the catacombs, Arcadio scouts around, looking for María del Rosario's jewels that Leonarda hid. He's knocking on walls and then spies a suspicious hay bail that needs pulling aside. Sure enough, behind it is a secret compartment holding the little cask of jewels. Arcadio is greedily joyful; but decides to put the cask back to avoid suspicion and only retrieve it again should he be making a getaway.

Beside a fire at the gypsy camp, the girl who loves Branko begs Griselda to help her, paying her some gold pieces as incentive. Griselda explains Servando's threats; but the cash is convincing, and Griselda asks the girl to pay close attention to what she will say...

Federico visits Eloísa at home while Fulgencio is at the casino; he's decided now that he will go along with Eloísa's earlier plan to kill her husband. Eloísa is delighted at the possibility of how rich and happy they will be. Meanwhile, at the casino, Fulgencio sits accompanied only by Raúl and has decided to leave; neither Noel nor Rodrigo showed up, so there's no one to play cards with.

Raúl is surprised when Fulgencio mentions his house guest, Alberto, who is apparently a Puebla businessman well known by reputation to Fulgencio. Raúl has been thinking about arranging a get-together at home to introduce Alberto to his friends. Fulgencio approves, suggesting that it is time for Rodrigo, Leonarda and everyone to get back to normal -- and the best thing for that would be if Juan del Diablo left town for good.

A gentleman takes his leave of Fifi, and she tells Lulu that he should have visited with her instead, because he was quite the talker; in fact, talk is all he wanted. Lulu observes that a lot of the men who come to the casino just want somebody to listen to them -- better than they apparently do at home.

In a strange scene in Renato and Aimee's apartments, he taunts her bitterly while claiming that sometimes only a little, tiny thing is required to change a person's life forever. For example, it really hurt him to find out what an imposter Regina had been; all his life he didn't know her at all. Renato grabs Aimee and jerks her to her feet, gritting his teeth and biting out that what he most detests is betrayal. It's the only thing he cannot forgive. Renato squeezes Aimee's jaw and chin in his hand, and it seems like he will kiss her; but he jerks her loose and goes back to his cognac, which he's deep into already.

Next morning at Dr. Pablo's, Marlene awakens from sleeping at Rosenda's bedside to find that Rosenda is showing signs of life. Her fingers move and soon she begins to regain consciousness. Marlene beams with joy and runs to get the doctor; but it appears Rosenda has a terrible headache and doesn't recognize anyone, including herself.

Back at the finca in Regina's bedroom, Clemencia can hardly believe Regina plans to go through with the wedding. Regina reminds Clemencia she asked her to save Aimee, and now she can't do anything to avoid the wedding. But Regina's not worried yet; she's sure Juan will take her off just to spite Aimee, but then drop her at the nearest place as soon as they are out of sight.

Then Regina can get back to a convent, where she can at last live in peace, Regina says. Clemencia has the bad manners to point out that as her husband, Juan will possess all the husbandly rights. This clearly hadn't dawned on Regina, who is horrified, and declares she'll never, ever permit that! Ha, we will see.

Down on the landing, Renato enters in the same clothes and same cognac snifter as in the last scene and observes to Leonarda and Rodrigo that they should be leaving in an hour. Leonarda notes that he's apparently still insisting Regina marry the bastard. Rodrigo chimes in gleefully that Renato is right and the wedding will go on.

Renato sends Celia to get Aimee ready to go; and then he heads down to the catacombs to give Arcadio his job back, which he also has decided to do. Leonarda is not quite sure she likes the change she sees in Renato, but Rodrigo plainly is: Renato's finally become a real Montes de Oca, he declares.

Arcadio is sweating out his dilemma about the two missing women: the crazy one and Rosenda. He's got to find them both before Leonarda finds out he didn't kill them. He's raking himself over the coals once more about letting it slip to Rosenda that Juan del Diablo's mother is alive, when Renato appears and mystifies him by giving him his old job back. Now he has to find those women for sure in order to keep in Renato's good graces.

At Dr. Pablo's, Pablo is just explaining to the clueless Rosenda about what happened to her and what her condition is. Little by little she should regain her memory; they are going to take good care of her. Marlene declares she won't budge from her side until Rosenda is completely well.

Back in her apartments, Aimee is beating poor Celia around (who also has a head injury but must go on about her drudgery anyway); she's killing the messenger after hearing that Renato wants her ready for the wedding as planned. Aimee is livid and throws one whale of a great hissy fit. She is a wonder to behold. So nothing has changed!

Why doesn't the ground just open up and swallow them all! When Celia babbles on about how awful that would be, Aimee hauls off and smacks the living stuffing out of the wretched woman. Aimee is so furious that Regina is marrying Juan that she just can't accept it and finally comes around to the hallucination that Regina really intends to leave him at the altar at the last moment, like she did Federico. Yes, yes! That's the ticket! Aimee is depending on it.

Dr. Pablo points out to Marlene that Rosenda's memory loss can be a good thing for her, so that now for a while, Marlene can spend time with her, take care of her and get her daughter back without being rejected. Marlene is delighted and grateful for this miracle.

In a short scene at a town plaza, Servando meets Federico and gives him a firearm for the job they have to do. Back at the gypsy camp, when Griselda insists to Branko that he must pay to marry Jimena, Branko insults Griselda for trying to sell her own niece. But it doesn't wash with Griselda, and she swears to herself that Branko will never marry Jimena.

At Raul's, Alberto and his wife delight in Jimena's newfound happiness over her upcoming marriage with Gabriel. What's more, the erstwhile grandparents offer to take both young people with them back to Puebla, where Jimena can be with their daughter and Gabriel can work with Alberto. Everything seems like it's working out beautifully until there's a ring at the door and presently Griselda bursts into the room and ruins the mood. She smacks Jimena and scolds her for not coming home at night.

Back at Dr. Pablo's, he lies to Arcadio when he comes around looking for Rosenda, saying she's not there. And he wonders aloud to Arcadio why anyone would think Rosenda needed a doctor. Arcadio claims he's just on orders from Leonarda and makes a hasty exit. Presently, Marlene enters, and after hearing what happened, reminds the doctor she suspects it was Leonarda who attempted to have Rosenda killed for carrying Rodrigo's child.

Juan quaffs cognac and paces the floor in a finca parlor; and when Clemencia enters and asks what's happening to him, he laughs bitterly and says he's getting married! Passing his hand over his eyes, he admits he doesn't even know himself what's happening to him. Clemencia embraces Juan, weeping for him. It's all a nightmare; how can he agree to marry Regina.

Juan points out facetiously that it's Renato's order, and nobody second-guesses the boss. Clemencia's worried about Renato, too. How can he have changed so much in one night? How can you supposed lovers... she begins; but Juan interrupts. Supposed? Regina confirmed our relationship last night, he says. Clemencia begs Juan not to play around with her, and Juan tries to calm her down. He explains his view -- how he was going to leave with Aimee, but the two sisters colluded together and caught him in a trap. And they have to pay for that.

He's going to marry Regina and take her far away in his ship. Yes, that's it. A woman can be very useful shipboard; she can clean and be ship's cook and hedgehog. (See Black Adder.) And if she gets worn out we can always throw her overboard. Juan is really warming to his topic, and Clemencia grows more desperate, when he arrives at the point of the first day of the honeymoon...

Upstairs in her room, Regina writes her final diary entry. The only thing she regrets is that Renato will never know of her great love for him nor how little he really knew her. For love of Renato, she will be the wife of Juan del Diablo and be condemned to a life full of sadness. But no matter, this wedding is her last demonstration of love for Renato. Renato...Renato, I love you; I love you, she says.

Regina closes the diary and places it on the bed. When she lifts her wedding dress -- also lying there, preoccupied, she allows the diary to fall to the floor, where it will undoubtedly be found by someone later. Perhaps even Renato, when he wanders into her room, to pine after her after she's been whisked away from the finca.

Back in the parlor, Clemencia is just begging Juan to take her with them on the boat when Renato enters and facetiously explains that can't happen. Two newlyweds wouldn't appreciate that. Two people so much in love! he whispers sarcastically. Juan plays along, agreeing. Renato continues that he'll be needing to "take care of" his wife when Juan interrupts, pointing out how Renato is "taking care of" his wife by locking her in her room.

This enrages Renato who insists Juan has no right to come into his house, no right to drink his cognac -- which glass he smashes for punctuation. Juan's on his feet now, shouting how he has every right! He's a Montes de Oca, too. He has a right to half of the finca! Of this house! Juan yells. Get used to it! Renato is speechless as Juan exits.

Finally, everyone is assembling downstairs to go to the wedding; and they all watch as Regina descends the stairs once again in her wedding gown. She's ready, she says.

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