Caray, Caray!

At Pachita's office, Gabriela looks for her dad but meets Leonardo who informs her a man met her dad and took him off somewhere. Then Leonardo uses the chance to make time with her, but Gabriela lets it roll off her back.


At the prison, Marcos plans more trouble with the local low life. Back at Mario's office, Mario sweetens the disguise deal by dangling the true identity of Márta's killer over Santiago's head. Santiago's furious to think it would have been Adolfo, but Mario points out Adolfo implicated both of them.

The warden lets Gregorio off for now due to Juan José vouching for him; but they are still investigating who placed the drugs, and that person or persons will pay. Gregorio returns to his cell.


At Mario's, Abelardo barely averts David discovering Santiago in the office; but David relents and exits. Inside Mario assures Santiago he will help him resolve all associated problems with the plan. Mario will give Santiago an explanatory letter to absolve Santiago of any charges.

They have time; when Mario does die, he'll be far away. Santiago will take his place. Santiago is to quit his job; and later as the two of them exit across the lawn, Bertha casts an evil eye their way from her bedroom window above.


Gregorio reports what the warden said to Juan José, but Gregorio's sure it's Marcos harassing him. Juan José lightens Gregorio's mood by sharing some cake Elsa brought. Gregorio dreams again of his glorious treasure when he gets out.


Roberto mashes companionably on Julieta at work; and she's not minding much, when David enters and asks that Gabriela be told to meet him in the office.


At Adolfo's, Yolanda criticizes his harsh treatment of Carlos, but Adolfo's interested in toughening him up. Spoiling him is her job, he says.

Yolanda wants Adolfo to trust Carlos with more of the business, but Adolfo complains Carlos is still immature and consumed with skirt chasing. And as you well know, he says pointedly: when hormones come in, brain cells go out. Adolfo's lack of trust is why Carlos is always at David's throat, Yolanda says.

Félix enters, and Adolfo sends Yolanda packing unhappily; when Félix suggests sending Carlos on the smuggling operation, Adolfo's horrified Carlos would ruin everything. Adolfo sends Félix out on the Veracruz job to bring back the truck.

Gabriela irritates David by coming late to the club office and complains she puts him off and makes excuses to him -- and then goes off to a restaurant with a moron like Carlos. She angrily explains about the uniforms and says besides, she can see who she wants -- and he can go around with his little COUSIN!

Carlos and Roberto enter; Gabriela exits; and a fight ensues between the two suitors over her, which amazingly is broken up by Roberto, masquerading as the adult in the room. Roberto suggests they settle the problem with a bet.


At the prison mess hall, just when Juan José thinks it's safe to go back into the water, Gregorio accidentally on purpose dumps his meal on Marcos's head, causing a general dust-up and mayhem of all room occupants.


Bertha is up early at Mario's to go to church and her mother's grave. At the breakfast table, Mario lamely invents an imaginary salesman who was supposedly in his office yesterday, when David asks who took up all his time.

As Bertha exits, Roberto enters to discuss the bet he plans with David and Carlos over Gabriela, which very idea enrages David, who literally heaves him right back out the door.


At Gabriela's, Julieta effuses over possibly going out with Roberto, but Gabriela tries to discourage her; she doesn't like him. Julieta is disgusted they never get to go out with anybody.

The warden furiously tries to pry the truth out of the fight participants, but none of them will spill; so he puts them all into solitary.

On the street in front of Gabriela's apartment building, David begs Pachita to climb upstairs and bring down Gabriela, who when she arrives on the street will barely talk to him. He wants to explain about things, and she finally relents to meet with him a few minutes before church later. After she exits, David looks pleased.

Santiago arrives home and announces to the girlz he has quit his job and will be "selling books" with the fellow who came by several times. Leonardo visits and wants to invite "all of them" to dinner, and Santiago agrees that Leonardo can return later with take-out instead.

Santiago likes Leonardo, and Julieta is thrilled to have company. But after Santiago exits, Gabriela's disgusted that once again now she has to put up with being stuck and miss a date with David. Julieta erupts indignantly to hear Gabriela has a date and decides for sure she's going out with Roberto now.

At Adolfo's, when Yolanda hears Félix has gone to pick up the goods, she wonders what will happen when one day Carlos learns about his shady deals. Adolfo says he won't find out -- unless she tells him; and Yolanda won't tell him, because it would hurt Carlos, she says. But he's smart and will find out anyway.

Yolanda reminds Adolfo it's the 20th anniversary of Márta's death, but he doesn't care. Santiago visits Márta's grave at the cemetery, where Bertha has also arrived and spies him malevolently.


Carlos visits with Yolanda to her great delight and asks about Gabriela and Julieta. She begs him not to mess with them -- especially not with Gabriela. She lights a candle and tells him it's for an old friend from her acting and dancing days.

This reminds Carlos to ask about his mother, of whom he has not even a photo. Did she know her? Yolanda answers disconcerted that they were -- er, good friends. Carlos only remembers Yolanda since he was little, and that's why he loves her like a mother, he says, moving close and kissing her hands tenderly. Yolanda sighs blissfully and caresses Carlos's face.


During dinner at Gabriela's, it comes out that Leonardo's from Durango, where his family lives. The doorbell rings, and out in the hallway it's a police subordinate with the news the smuggling truck has arrived, and Leonardo exits. Gabriela's relieved she can meet David now.

At the garment factory, when Elsa again asks Roberto for another loan, he recommends Carlos; but she's hesitant Carlos might misunderstand.

David awaits Gabriela anxiously at the ice cream parlor and is relieved when she arrives on time; he explains right away he was angry not at her but at Carlos last night, for that stupid uniform pretext. And apologizes for Alejandra's slight, explaining he gave her a hard time later. David wants them to use familiar address; and when she objects it might look bad, he points out they are both single -- and she's adorable.


Félix & Co. are just pulling the smuggling truck into the warehouse when Leonardo and his AFI troops appear and shoot their lights out. Félix is wounded but escapes. At Adolfo's condo, Yolanda is exiting as Roberto arrives.

He's alone in the living room when someone groans loudly, and the wounded Félix falls into the room from another entrance, bringing Adolfo running down the stairs. Adolfo calls his private physician and is prepared to pay an astonished Roberto big time to keep his mouth shut.

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