Caray, Caray!

I bid you all a fond farewell, on this, the occasion of my last Corazon Salvaje recap. It's been a fun ride and I'm so glad I stuck it out despite the time change. Thank you all for hanging in there too. And now let us throw our hands up and shriek with delight as this crazy roller coaster finally (I hope!) coasts down the last long slope.

There is no cliffhanger here as both dumbass boys go over the edge and into the water. Frickin' everybody in the boat loses it.

Jime and Mariela are out walking around when they sense a disturbance in the force. They overhear that Juan and Renato were dueling on Peñon del Diablo. One of the guys gossiping says he's sure one of the two is going to die! Mariela is concerned about Noel and Jimangela says they out to get back to Raul's house.

Reggie is still asleep at Doc Miranda's. Clemencia worries about Juan, Renato, and the baby. Doc Miranda says some men have blood in their destiny, and he's afraid Juan is one of them. Clem strokes Reggie's hair and cries.

Back at the finca, Arcadio is still drinking. He says soon this will all be his, but in the meantime, he needs a woman. He goes off to find one.

Rodrigo sees Brigitte's glove in the drawer where the maid put it. The maid knocks and announces that Leo is there to see him. He leaves the glove and goes downstairs. They both make small talk while they smile a little too widely at each other. Leo hopes no one finds anything to point to them as murderers. Rod says her secret is safe with him and he'd never betray her. He knows he can trust her too. Blah, blah, blah. Leo thought bubbles that Rod's goin' down! They toast as Leo smiles and Rod looks at her suspiciously.

The guys in the boats keep shouting for Renato and Juan, but they can't see them. Noel begs them to keep looking. Pedro isn't worried--Juan's a good swimmer. Santos isn't optimistic about Renato's chances. They yell back to Noel that they'll keep looking and refuse Noel's offer of payment. Um, guys, you're pretty far out and the dumbass twins went in a lot closer to the rocks. Just saying.

Regina wakes up with a scream, freaking out about Juan. Clemencia begs her to calm down.

You motherfucking son of a bitch, don’t you dare! Sorry, I'm watching Arcadio checking out Jacinta as she stares out to see. He grabs at her as she screams at him to let her go. She tries to run, but stumbles and falls. She keeps screaming for help and Arcadio knocks her out and starts ripping her clothes off.

The search continues. Colibri is seriously traumatized. Noel looks like he's going to pass out.

Doc Miranda comes running down the beach and pulls a gun on Arcadio. Jacinta doesn't realize it's Doc Miranda asking if she's ok and screams as she comes to. Arcadio runs off and Doc says he got there in time and Arcadio won't hurt her. She tells him everybody went out looking for Juan and Renato.

The search continues. They agree to go back to port and search there. Pedro tells Eusebio about the reef and says they've got to search carefully.

Arcadio sees a little rowboat on another part of the beach. He curses the doctor for interrupting his fun. I'm just sorry he didn't get shot. He steals the rowboat to sail directly to the finca.

At the port, Noel asks for volunteers and offers to pay any price for help finding Juan and his son. The fishermen say he doesn't have to pay. It's time for them to pay him back for everything he's done for them in the past. They start searching.

Leonarda gets the bad news from Celia and cries. She refuses to believe that Renato could be dead and forbids Celia from saying that he might be. She goes running out of the house saying he must be alive.

Regina wakes up properly and asks Clemencia for news. Clem says she had an infection, the baby's fine, and Juan…well, he's probably going to be there soon. Reggie knows Clemencia is hiding something from her and demands to know what it is. Reggie remembers about the duel. Clem says they did duel, but they both fell in the sea and no one knows where they are. Reggie gets hysterical and insists they have to be out there somewhere.

Raul confirms that the news about the duel is accurate. The boys are still missing. Mariela is still worried about Noel. She insists on going to see him, but her father doesn't want her seeing a married man. Her mother joins in on her husband's objections. She's worried about the rumors. Mariela is angry that they seem to have forgotten everything Noel has done for the family and they're asking her to abandon Noel now. She pleads with her father to understand how Noel must feel, with his child missing. She insists that she can't fail Noel now. Jimangela tells him that she knows he's more concerned with what's real, then with appearances. She offers to go with Mariela, as does Grandma. Grandpa says they're all going to go and support Noel. Raul begs off and says he has personal business to attend to.

One last rallying cry and the fishermen go to start searching. Mariela comes up and hugs Noel. He says his son is lost at sea and maybe dead. Mariela tells him to have faith. He thanks her. Grandpa, Grandma, and Jimangela all express their solidarity. Noel is grateful to all of them. He asks them to pray that they find both boys alive. Mariela gives him a blessing and he takes off with the fishermen. Leo comes up crying that she wants her son back alive. "Quit flirting and go find him!" In the middle of all this serious shit that's going down, Noel has to tell her that he and Mariela are just friends. Priorities, people, priorities.

Rod gets the news from his maids. He figures Leo must be freaking out. He thought bubbles that Leo is paying for what she did to MdR and he's glad she's suffering.

Leo says "you must be happy about this." Mariela defends Noel, so Leo calls her Noel's "lover." He defends Mariela and tells her not to say Renato is dead. Now Leo accuses him of denying reality and blames him for Renato's death. This is his fault for bringing Juan around. Noel says it's her fault for pushing Juan away and feeding Renato's hate. Noel takes his leave of the family, ignoring Leo. He comes back again and tells Leo he's got to go keep searching. Leo wants to go with him, but Noel tells her to stay or she'll slow down the search. Noel leaves and Leo gives Mariela et al, a dirty look.

Pedro shows Noel a map and explains about the tricky currents. He proposes that maybe the guys washed into a cave. But if they didn't, they're dead, Jim. Pedro tells Noel where to search. They're going to take 2 teams to follow each of the major currents.

Leo goes to scream at the Virgen for punishing her. She says "you can't take my son from me! You're a mother too! You can't take my son!" The priest comes out and gripes her out for yelling at the Virgen that way. He tells her to have faith and to search her own soul before screaming at the Virgen. Leo is miraculously not struck by lightning when she says she has nothing to feel guilty for and has always been a good Christian, so she can't understand why she's being punished like this. "God has abandoned me! Everyone has abandoned me!" The priest looks at the Virgen and asks forgiveness for Leo.

One of the fishermen finds Renato's vest in the water. Pedro wonders if he was smashed on the rocks. He's convinced Renato is dead.

Another guy reports to Noel that there's no sign of either of the boys. Noel won't give up. He tells the guy to go get Captain Breton and demand the coast guard ship get involved in the search. Colibri's afraid they got caught in the current and drowned. Noel pulls himself together and tells Colibri not to lose faith. He makes Colibri promise. Colibri calls him "Captain" and promises.

Pedro brings the vest back to Noel. Noel still won't accept that Renato is dead. He tells Pedro and Santos his idea about Captain Breton. Colibri asks Pedro and Santos to tell him that the Captain isn't dead. Santos thinks they need to resign themselves to Juan and Renato being dead. Noel refuses. Santos tells them to let the coast guard take over the search. But first he wants them to have a moment of silence for Juan and Renato.

Noel stands on the dock holding Renato's vest and crying.

Regina prays to the Virgen to take care of Juan and Renato, despite all the harm Renato has done. Clemencia comes in with some soup and tells Regina to lie back down. She reminds her that she's eating for two to convince Reggie to eat something. Reggie doesn't know how to be calm if she's lost the love of her life. How can she find peace if Juan is dead.

Well, I feel cheated. Hopefully tomorrow will be more fulfilling.

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