Caray, Caray!

Juan José exits the office nearly breathless at "Mario's" generosity and solidarity with his plight, pleasing Alejandra so much she invites Juan José to the movies later -- forcing him to linger at the doorway kissing until she pushes him out with a laugh.



On the front drive, Juan José encounters Gabriela whom he wants to fill in on the rest of the details of his life, and they agree that she phone him meeting plans later. At the city holding tank, Leonardo dismays Marcos with the true value of the lot of diamonds; but Leonardo fails to believe his claim he threw them away after the jeweler's suspicion.

Leonardo's interest is piqued to learn about the shoes where they were hidden; and he also fails to believe Marcos trashed the shoes in L.A. At Mario's, Gabriela confuses Alejandra asking about David's mother's identity, suggesting the name Márta; but learns Mario's wife's name was Alicia Ordóñez instead.

Abelardo happily offers Mario's library to Santiago, and they enjoy contemplating helping Juan José whom Santiago likes. Abelardo astonishes Santiago showing Mario's letter to him about Dora's revelation; and Santiago fervently desires to catch the true perpetrators, upon reading it.

At the jail, Leonardo denies Marcos's claim he could have carried the diamonds to the D.F. in his pants -- and that his supposedly erstwhile suspiciously-named girlfriend ("Margarita Goodday") is out of the picture and in the dark about them. When Marcos describes the black platform shoes, aside to Ramón, Leonardo connects the Ávila shoes story to this story.

At Mario's, Bertha proclaims to incredulous Alejandra that she's interested in Adolfo, because he can help her stay out of poverty and retain their inheritance rights as true relations over David. Adolfo seems to have some power over the Genovés; and all the better, he hates David -- whom Bertha also despises now. She takes a call from Leonardo to Gabriela, but doesn't pass it on for her own reasons.

Santiago and Dora weep together in Mario's office over their respective secret children; he completely sympathizes with her over David and surprises Dora by admitting Gabriela is Mario's biological daughter -- and that they are both cowards afraid of losing the childrens' love; but they will have to tell them one day.

Juan José and Asunción agree at the hotel suite that "Mario" isn't such a bad guy at all. When Asunción asks if Elsa knows about this, it reminds Juan José he's supposed to meet with Marcos that night at the renovation house. Asunción is worried the cops will connect Juan José to Marcos and the jail break.

At Elsa's she catches Lúlu up on her failed romance with Juan José -- failed despite looking out for him the whole time he was in prison; and Lúlu embarrassingly has no compunction about calling a spade a spade: that women can be such boneheads when they are in love.

Meanwhile at the hotel suite, Asunción makes no substitute for Elsa, and Caramelo is missing her a lot; she thinks of her like a mother. At Elsa's, that angel Mauricio collects a stunning Elsa in evening dress to take her for sushi at a favorite restaurant of his.

David returns home just as Alejandra warns Bertha about agitating against Gabriela; and everyone is surprised to hear from Abelardo that "Mario" already departed for San Miguel de Allende -- without even saying goodbye! Gabriela attempts to assuage David's worry, but he's still dwelling on Mario's cowardice against the Ávilas and their contract.

If it's not one thing Carlos is annoying him with -- it's another, David claims pointedly; and when Gabriela guesses he means her, David harasses her once again about the beach-house trip and the ring gift. She re-explains and reassures him she loves only him -- adding importantly, that it's the reason she lets him continue to rebuke her. David begs her to remind him every day how much she loves him, and she will.

Their make-up kiss is short lived, when Bertha butts in to relight the flame under David with news of Leonardo phoning Gabriela. Gabriela demurs at first, but at David's choleric reaction must reveal she wants Leonardo to investigate the claims stirred up by Bertha about Santiago and the woman in the grave.

Bertha exits with a big smile after inciting a full-blown fight between Gabriela and David over his fury about her little boyfriends from the past -- and hers regarding two girl cousins, including one meddlesome flirtatious one.

But Bertha isn't around when Gabriela completely disarms David's anger by offering to consult with Leonardo in front of him. David deflates in refusal; and they make up again, with David begging her forgiveness and finally showing that he trusts Gabriela.

Marcos uses his one phone call to connect with his "aunt" (Susana), and she finally figures out he's in jail and that he wants her to lay low at the tunnel house with the wigs and photos and wait until they can figure a way to help him. Meanwhile, a kimono-clad attendant greets Mauricio and Elsa at the Japanese restaurant, impressing Elsa with new sights and ways she's never experienced.

Leonardo visits Julieta at home to reach absent Gabriela, but instead brings up the strange shoe case and doesn't learn much; when he wants to see pictures from the trip, canny Julieta won't retrieve them from Gabriela unless he fills her in. Cheery Santiago arrives, but has some of the wind taken out of his sails when Leonardo insists the case of the stolen cuff link is important -- despite Santiago's denial.

Juan José arrives to meet Marcos at the renovation house, but the night watchman (Chucho) says no one has been there yet; so Juan José decides to wait. Back at the Japanese restaurant, beautiful Elsa is gushing over how well things are going for her and how much she has, when Mauricio looks into her eyes and earnestly vows he's ready to give her everything she wants and deserves.

Next morning at breakfast at the luxury condo, Yolanda is just wondering why Adolfo is saddling her with the archeological pieces job when he explains he needs someone trustworthy -- but that Félix was not available and won't tell her why. After a phone call from Bertha where Adolfo makes a date with her, Yolanda scolds him, insisting a girl his son's age would only be after his money; and Adolfo is not pleased.

Then both their attentions are riveted on the morning paper, showing Marcos being arrested for the diamond theft. No shoes or accomplice were mentioned; and Adolfo's sure they're his diamonds, but not so sure Marcos is connected to the shoes. Damning Leonardo, Adolfo's sure the cop would not forget about Gabriela's shoes, though; and Yolanda is frantic they might wind up in prison. Adolfo calls (lawyer?) José Luis to visit the prison and check it out.

Yolanda phones Santiago at home and makes urgent plans to meet with him. Juan José runs by Elsa's, missing her; but the neighbor Lúlu gives him an address where she can be found. Across town, Gabriela encounters Leonardo in front of their apartment building; and when she surprisingly asks about the case of Márta Saldívar de Guzman, he astounds her in turn by reporting the woman was a dancer -- who was murdered!

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