Caray, Caray!

JJ has just made a sneak attack on Ale’s lips, and left her breathless and speechless in front of the Genoves door. David, meanwhile, is berating FaustiMario for calling Yolanda and giving Gabi more things to question. Faustiago tells him that he just wanted to make sure she didn’t tell Gabi anything about Marta. David thinks it was a silly thing to do and wonders what they are going to tell Gabi. (Oh just make anything up. She doesn’t believe a word you all have been telling her anyway.)

Faustiago changes the subject and asks how things went with Roberto. David reports that he gave Roberto the money but didn’t find out (averiguar) anything about how much more Roberto knows. He then begs Faustiago to tell his daughters the truth- at least tell Gabi. David loves her more than anything else in the world, and he doesn’t want her to think he’s hiding something from her or lying to her. Faustiago looks uncertain and anguished at the thought of how his daughters would react to the truth.

Upstairs, Juli has managed to play her English language dvd. She’s gotten pretty far in. All the way up to “g”—grocery store; general. Juli gets up, confused. (She must be thrown off by the whole idea of a hard “g” and a soft “g”. I mean, why would the same letter have different pronunciations?) She decides to put in one of the other language lesson dvds, and gets an eye full and an ear full of something she would have never expected. It’s the recording of Roberto and David, planning the fake wedding, with the fake judge, and the fake witnesses. Juli rewinds and watches again to make sure she’s hearing correctly. She shakes her head, saying “no puede ser” (it can’t be), and tears of anger and hurt at her sister’s humiliation well up in her eyes.

When Gabi walks in, Juli immediately turns off the dvd and tries to act nonchalant, but she can’t hide her tears and anxiety. She decides to tell her sister the truth, or at least let her see it for herself. “Gabi, you don’t know what I just found out. You’re not married to David! It was true that your wedding was a lie. They tricked you. The wedding, the judge, the witnesses. It was all a lie Gabi! It was all a trick of David and Roberto.” She turns on the dvd and they watch the damming conversation together. Gabi’s in shock and looks like she is about to be sick. Juli has gone past the shocked phase, to righteous anger. “That pair of shameless jerks!” (sinverguenzas) Juli hugs her sister as Gabi’s tears begin to fall.

At her luxury hotel suite, Bertha is learning that nothing comes without strings attached when it comes to Adolfo. Providing shelter for her means he can come and go in “her” suite as he pleases. She hides her momentary shock at finding him smoking a cigarette on her couch as she enters through the door. Bertha tries to cover up her discomfort, now that she knows at least part of his secret illegal life, courtesy of Leo. She tells him it’s not a problem that he’s there and obliges him in describing the missing photo of Gabi. Her description matches the description Roberto gave him, and he’s now a little more sure that Roberto holds the cards, and David’s the one who’s bluffing in this game. He then asks about the new employee in Mario’s house—a girl named Susana. Bertha explains how she appeared out of nowhere (apareció de pronto). She didn’t have any recommendations, but Gabi insisted on hiring her. “Why? Do you think it was that servant who stole the photo?” Adolfo gives his usual non-answer, but he’s looking more certain of his theory.

At Genoves Manor, David questions Susana again about whether she saw the letter when dusting the books, and demands that she looks again. He leaves to head back to work. FaustiMario and Abelardo are also agitated and exit the study arguing about Yolanda. Faustiago can’t believe that she would have been an accomplice in Marta’s murder since she and Marta were such good friends. Abelardo thinks perhaps Adolfo threatened her.

Their little disagreement is interrupted by Bitch on Wheels Gabi. They can do nothing but huddle together like scared rabbits when Gabi comes barreling down the stairs, slinging insults at them like bullets.

"How could you all do this to me?!!!! What harm did I ever do you?!" FaustiMario has no idea what she’s talking about, so Gabi tries to refresh his memory with a few more choice words. She tells him she’s referring to her marriage to his son. She demands to know why he tricked her (engañarse). Why did he make a fool of her? (burlar) And when she asked him if the marriage was fake, he himself told her no! FaustiMario (not being the real Mario, and sorely lacking the relevant info) does not understand. Gabi dares him to come upstairs and be reminded of exactly what she’s talking about. When he hesitates, she turns up the bitch meter a few more notches. “Ahh! You don’t dare? You’re too ashamed?” She shouts and curses him and David all the way up the stairs. She can’t believe how bad and shameless David is!

She marches FaustiMario into Juli’s room, and tells a furiously packing Juli to turn on the video. FaustiMario is surprised to see that Juli is leaving. Gabi lets him know that they are both leaving ASAP. Faustiago’s face reflects the same shock and hurt his daughters felt at first viewing the video.

Roberto’s BEST DAY EVER continues. He receives his second briefcase full of cash that day, this time from Adolfo. He clutches the case protectively to his chest as he answers the phone. It’s his (not so) silent partner in crime, Susana. He pretends it’s someone calling the wrong number (estar equivocada/o), to throw off Adolfo’s suspicions. Susana figures out that he can’t talk and arranges to talk to him later. Idiot Roberto has stayed on the phone a lot longer than one would with a “wrong number.” Felix squints his one beady eye suspiciously at him. Adolfo wants the picture and the shoes. Roberto tells him he doesn’t have them here, but he’ll get them to Adolfo in a few days. Surprisingly, this response does not yield a punch to the gut from Felix. Adolfo and Felix leave, unhappily, but calmly. As soon as they leave, Roberto readies himself for a hasty retreat, packing his suitcase, including the photo and the shoes, and consolidating his cases of money.

Outside, Felix and Long-Haired Goon wait and watch. They see Roberto load his heavy suitcase and briefcase full of cash into his car (the case up front with him, of course) and leave. They follow close behind.

At Casa Genoves, FaustiMario has just finished watching the offending video and swears he knew nothing about it. Gabi calls him a liar (mentiroso), since she herself asked him at the time if the wedding had been real, and he told her it had been perfectly legal. FaustiMario assures her that it will all be worked out/be fixed. Gabi knows it, because the way she’s fixing the situation is by getting the hell out of there right now. She marches out of the room, and FaustiMario looks to Juli for a bit of support. She returns a look of hurt and disappointment. In her room, Gabi’s packing her bag and demanding that the maid get her a taxi, and not one of the family’s drivers.

Downstairs, Faustiago is as ticked off as his daughters and demanding to know from Abelardo if his daughter is married, yes or no! Abelardo assures him the she is, but Faustiago is too busy cursing David to really listen. He also wants to know if they were trying to make a fool of his daughter. He abuses a chair before storming out, saying this is all over (se acabó). He’s outa here! Abelardo chases after him (the old guy moves pretty fast), trying again to assure him that the kids are indeed married. He doesn’t want Faustiago to make a hasty (precipitada) decision. “Se acabó!” He makes his way through the tunnel with Abelardo trailing after.

Around the corner at JJ’s house, Limon has brought Caramelo a surprise. Her buddy Chicles! He brings her an appropriate gift of two pieces of Chiclets. Caramel and Gum are together once more. Limon hopes Chicles will end Caramelo’s boredom. She takes him to see her rooms.

Roberto checks into a hotel, still clutching his case full of cash to his chest, and followed closely by Felix and Long-Haired Goon. Felix notices that his elevator stops on the 5th floor, and makes his way up in time to see Roberto’s bellhop exit his room- 516. Despite his wallet and case full of cash, cheapskate Roberto only tips him a few centavos from his pocket. He then calls Susana, tells her he’s relocated from his apartment to a hotel, and asks her to meet him as soon as possible. He also asks her to get hold of some shoes that are as identical as possible to the diamond shoes.

Caramelo and Chicles continue to play. She drives her hot pink toy car; he plays cop and stops her for no good reason (she insists the light was green). He then demands to see her papers/license. (This kid will make the perfect corrupt cop some day.) Since Caramelo has no idea what a license is, she no longer wants to play this game. She decides she wants to “read” Chicles a letter JJ wrote to her Tia Elsa. Chicles is incredulous that Caramelo knows how to read now. She assures him she can, and “reads” the letter: “Dear Elsa, I want to ask your pardon because I hit you really hard.” Chicles is sufficiently scandalized and wants to know why JJ did such a thing. Caramelo changes her story. JJ is asking her pardon because…he loves her. Yeah, that’s it. Chicles wants to see the evidence, and comes over to see where this is written. Seeing nothing that looks like a letter on her notebook page, he dismisses her supposed ability to read. She is adamant that she CAN, but Chicles diffuses the situation by suggesting they play on the slides instead. Agreed!

Back to the drama around the corner. Gabi and Juli are descending the stairs with their suitcases, and Gabi checks with Juli to make sure she brought the dvd. Gabi can’t get out of there fast enough. Her curt answer to Susana when she asks if they’re leaving is: “Sí! Adios!!” A very stressed out Abelardo tells Susana that as soon as David comes home, have him go to his father’s bedroom where he and his father will be waiting for him. Susana tries to get info out of Abelardo about why Gabi left, and gets another curt response: “Yeah! She’s going on a trip. What of it?!” She also asks for some time to go see her “sick grandma.” Her work first, then her sick grandma, aunt, or whatever.

The reality of his situation appears to be sinking in, and Roberto is lying on his bed deep in thought. He better be thinking of a good plan for staying alive, because Adolfo won’t let himself be jerked around for much longer.

The Guillen girls have arrived home to their empty apartment. Gabi collapses onto the couch in tears, fondling her wedding band. She ignores her phone, thinking it’s likely David, but when Juli checks, she sees it was JJ. Gabi calls him to see what he wanted. He was just checking to see how she is since a little bird told him she was fighting with her husband. He says the little bird was Ale (could it really be Faustiago). Gabi is amazed by how fast gossip flies in that house. She lies that she’s fine as she sniffles. JJ presses her a bit more, asking her to meet him for coffee, saying that it will do her good to get what’s bothering her off her chest (desahogar). Gabi agrees to meet him, which shocks Juli. She wonders if Gabi is looking for trouble. Gabi couldn’t give a damn. Her life is hers and she’ll do what she pleases. She’s been so naïve up till now! She needs to do something- work, travel, study, learn to fend for herself. No one will ever make a fool of her again! And this time round, she couldn’t care less what her father says!

Clueless David comes home and is given the message by Susana to go to his dad’s bedroom. Abelardo looks like he has the biggest headache of his life as he continues to talk Faustiago down from killing David. Faustiago accepts that the marriage is legal because of Mario’s intervention, but he’s still ticked that David intended to take advantage of his daughter. And was he then just going to abandon her? David enters the lion’s den, without even realizing it. He’s wants to know what’s happened. Faustiago lets him know that what’s happened here is that David is shameless, a cynic, and not much of a man (sinverguenza, cínico, y poco hombre)!!

David has no idea what’s going on. Faustiago breaks it down for him, revealing what he knows about the fake marriage plan. “Did you think my daughter is a hussy (cualquiera)? That she wouldn’t have anybody to defend her?! ” David stammers that they are indeed legally married. Faustiago points out that it’s only because Mario intervened, but had it been up to David…then what? David wants to know if Gabi knows. He’s informed that not only does she know, but she saw it with her own eyes on the video. Since David had no knowledge of the video before, he has to be brought up to speed by Abelardo. David wants to know what Gabi said. Faustiago thinks he should be asking what DIDN’T she say! David wants to talk to her and tell her their marriage is legal. He’s shocked to learn she left his a$$ (se fué). “Of course she left! And I’m going to leave too!” Faustiago continues to hurl insults at him, but David’s more concerned about locating Gabi on the phone.

At the apartment, Juli picks up David’s call, and Gabi refuses to take it. He asserts to Juli that he and Gabi are indeed married. Ever the hopeful romantic, Juli can’t help but smile at this good news. Gabi, however, calls him a lying hypocrite and still refuses to speak to him. David decides to give up for the moment. He tells Faustiago that he can take his insults, but he does truly love Gabi. He leaves through the tunnel, and Faustiago decides he’s leaving too. He’s going home to his daughters. Abelardo tells him he can’t. Faustiago’s answer: “Try to stop me!” (Trata de impedirme lo.)

Arriving home, Leo is surprised to see the lights on at the Guillen apartment. When he knocks on the door, Gabi is worried it’s David, but he would have had to fly there (ir volando) to arrive so quickly. Leo asks why they’re there, but Gabi has neither the will nor the energy to tell the whole sordid tale now. She leaves the room without saying a word. Leo is immediately worried and asks Juli what’s wrong with Gabi. Juli tells him about the false wedding, judge and witnesses.

Susana arrives at Roberto’s hotel wearing black shoes that look more comfortable than the diamond shoes, but not much more attractive. Felix watches her enter the room.

At the tunnel house, Faustiago is making the case for why leaving now wouldn’t be so bad. He could do the one to two months in jail and then he would be free. Abelardo wants to know if he’s going to quit without having brought his wife’s killer to justice. And if his daughters doubt his innocence? Faustiago thinks that he can tell what he knows about Adolfo to the cops. Abelardo decides to play dirty to keep Faustiago in the game. He’ll tell the cops Faustiago made the whole thing up about the cufflink and Mario never gave it to him. He’ll be locked up and his daughters won’t want to see him. Faustiago wonders why he should do all of this. To help that jerk that tried to make a fool out of his daughter? “Gabriela isn’t your daughter.” Abelardo points out that Faustiago could have very well killed his wife out of jealousy. Abelardo then softens his tone. He knows that David was a jerk, but he really loves Gabi. He points out that we all do stupid things when we’re young. Faustiago has also committed errors. The ringing doorbell interrupts them. It’s JJ looking for Fausto.

Faustiago asks to be left alone with JJ and they sit down for a chat. Faustiago explains about Roberto discovering the truth. He can’t take it anymore! He then tells JJ about the false wedding (maybe it wasn’t him who told JJ to call Gabi then). That made him reach his limit. He can’t do this anymore. He doesn’t care if Adolfo takes all the Genoves money. JJ tries to get him to think it over. If Mario fixed the whole thing, then David and Gabi are good and married (bien casados). And David really loves his daughter. Faustiago concedes this might be true, but how can he trust someone who tried to do such a thing. “Anyway, he isn’t even really Mario’s child.” (Worst kept secret, ever!) JJ is suitably shocked at this bit of gossip. “Then whose kid is he?” Faustiago explains that his mother is Dora, and explains Dora’s connection to JJ. She was a witness to the murder of the girl at the hotel. She wrote a letter that explained it all. JJ is impactado.

JJ can’t believe the story Dora recounted and is close to tears. “Who were they?” (Referring to the killers.) “Carlos Avila and Roberto Zarate.” JJ wants to know where he can find that rat bastard Carlos Avila. He’ll make him confess. Faustiago tries to get him to calm down, but tells him where Carlos works—El Club Sagitario. JJ leaves right away, and Faustiago makes a call.

At the apartment, Gabi is crying into her pillow on her bed. Juli comes in to let her know she told Leo the truth about the sham wedding, and he’d like to talk to her. He’ll be very discreet (prudente) with this information. Gabi asks his pardon because she so rudely exited the room, but she does not feel like talking now. Juli tells Leo that Gabi will speak to him tomorrow, but right now she feels too bad and feels too ashamed to talk. Leo understands, and asks her to let Gabi know how much he cares about her. If there is anything that they need, they know they can count on him. He gives Juli a sweet kiss on the cheek and stroke of her chin, as she looks at him with stars in her eyes. He’s very happy to see them again.

As he exits, he runs into David at the door. He coldly looks David up and down and tells him to have a good night. Juli announces David’s presence to Gabi, who’s already in her jammies ready to try to erase her really terrible bad day with some sleep. Gabi doesn’t want to see him. David begs Juli to plead his case to Gabi, but Juli knows her sister. She’s not going to budge. He once again states that they are indeed married. That the false wedding plan was the stupidest thing he has ever done in his life, and that HE LOVES HER! HE LOVES HER! He has to see her and explain to her. He has to look her in the eyes and beg her forgiveness. He asks Juli how Gabi took it when she saw the video. Does she seem alright? (La viste mal?) “How do you think she would feel? Really awful. What you did is unspeakable (no tiene nombre)!”

David talks about how hard he fell for Gabi when he first met her, and how much it angered him when he thought she had been with Carlos. He wondered why she was with Carlos (in the Biblical sense), but not with him. Juli is disgusted by this macho line of thinking. He knows it was impulsive and stupid. But he couldn’t get it out of his head that she played the saint with him, but meanwhile with others… He asks for one opportunity. Just one. He explains about how his father fixed everything when he found out about the stupid plan. He wants to prove it to Gabi. Juli advises him that he’ll get nowhere with Gabi tonight. It’s best that he comes back tomorrow at around 11am, when perhaps her sister has cooled off a bit. David grabs on to this one scrap of hope and leaves thanking Juli and begging Gabi’s pardon.

Step right up folks! Get your popcorn and grab your front row seats for Wrestlemania II at Club Sagitario! In this corner we have JJ (Jailbird) Victoria! In the other we have Carlos (Pretty Boy) Avila! Last time David (Blondie) Genoves did some pretty good damage to Pretty Boy. Let’s see what 11 years of pent up rage can do for Jailbird Victoria.

JJ pushes past the head waitress to rough up the bartender to find out exactly where Pretty Boy Avila sets up shop. Carlos gets a heads up from the waitress that a really angry dude is here looking for him. He comes out to the main floor of the club to meet his new nemesis.

C: What do you want?
JJ: You.
C: Well, here I am.

JJ needs no further invitation to tackle Pretty Boy and throw him over his shoulders like a sack of potatoes on to the piano. He then gives a few solid punches to Pretty Boy’s face, before knocking him to the ground. He crouches over him, preparing to strangle him, and tells Carlos he will kill him! Adolfo arrives just in time with his Peacemaker, and JJ turns around as he hears the click of the gun. “Let him go!” The two men stare each other down. JJ’s eyes, filled with hate.

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