Caray, Caray!

I got confused trying to keep track of Marianela, Victoria, whatever her name is. So if I write Mari, Vicki, MariVicki, I mean just the one person, Marianela Ruiz y de Teresa. Also, tonight there was a lot of talk and not much action. Was it just me or did the episode seem to drag on? Oh well, I guess it can't be exciting every night.

The very boring wedding is still going on. However, in the den or wherever it is the purses and money are kept, El Lirio de Plata de Darth Vader has tied up MariVicki. She wonders is he the same guy that attacked her way back when? No, that guy was violent and this not so much. They almost get found by Nereida but since she’s a lazy maid who doesn’t do a thorough search El Lirio and Vicki remain undiscovered.

Max summons Paula to the foxhole to tell her he saw Gretel who is safe even though she spent TWO YEARS in the wine cellar in the same outfit.

El Lirio goes through the purses and Mauricio’s money-stuffed briefcase (hoorah!) grunting happily as he finds the goods. Throughout all this he entertains Vicki with his story, that he robs not for himself but for others in need. Mari thought bubbles that he thinks he’s Robin Hood and crazier than she thought. That made me laugh. He robs the safety deposit box, swipes her necklace, places un Lirio de Plata in her hand, smashes the window and casually strides out of the room. Whatever happened to opening a window and sneaking out?

The wedding party breaks down the door to discover they have been robbed!! Do they not notice that Eman’s not there?

Ilitia gripes that this pirate Robin Hood ruined her “wedding”. Muneca pipes up the guy’s not all bad and suddenly Ilitia notices Eman’s not there. He appears and is “shocked” to hear that that they have been robbed. Fedra shrieks for Bernardo and busts everyone’s ear drums. I think this is a red herring to make us wonder if Bernardo is El Lirio. Doesn’t work.

Consuelo moons over Brandon and tries to suck up to Dolores her kinda maybe future mother-in-law. She wishes.

Back at the wedding party Ilitia doesn’t like that Eman is talking to MariVicki. Mari in her fake Spanish accent asks has anyone called the poleeth? Speak of the king of Rome and through the door Brandon enters.

Paula begs Beni to take her to Gretel. She could care less that she’s supposed to be working the wedding so they sneak out, telling Delicia they’re going to fetch refreshements.

Brandon does his police thing, waves a black glove around that he found outside and claims it belongs to El Lirio. Eman thinks it’s suspicious that Brandon all of a sudden shows up and Mari thought bubbles that this is no coincidence, she’s certain Brandon is El Lirio de Plata. Little do they know he was probably just sniffing around hoping to catch a glimpse of Ilitia.

Nereida and Delicia, who are acting exceedingly casual about the house being burgled, think it’s very suspicious that El Lirio was able to get in and go straight to the room with the purses and Malicio’s briefcase. Nereida licks her lips and wonders if Bernardo is El Lirio de Plata.

Eman continues to cast suspicion upon Brandon (and away from himself). Ilitia’s not liking this and pipes up that the Spaniard is a stranger and it’s probably SHE who is the thief. Fedra jumps on this idea and starts to attack until Mari tells her to look in the mirror, her makeup is running. This throws Fedra off while Jacqui snickers in the background. Mari says she’s a stranger now but very soon they will know more about her. Emiliano forbids Fedra to attack Vicki and Brandon.

Ilitia keeps trying to implicate Vicki but Vicki defends herself by pointing out she was robbed too. She tells Brandon the only thing the robber said is that he was El Lirio de Plata. I guess she forgot that El Lirio blabbed nonstop while he was robbing the place.

Doris finds Oliver in his pigsty of a room. They discuss The Kiss and Oliver admits he was looking for an antidote to the pain that is Gretel. Nevertheless he really liked the day he and Doris spent together. She tells him she can count on her for anything. They hug, get a little too close, stare at each other, and jump apart.

Brandon goes into the den to look for clues and Vicki asks Emiliano for a favor. Can she visit The General on behalf of Marianela? Oh, and can she have a job? That would be two favors but who’s counting?

I thought Max would recognize Vicki but no, she says she’s Mari’s friend. Max wants to hear all about Mari’s marriage. Is her husband a fatty like her? Good grief I can’t believe he asked that! I would have ripped him a new one but Vicki thinks it’s funny. She says she’s come to deliver an important message from Mari. Carlota confessed that Max’s suspicions are correct. “Then it’s true, Gretel is my daughter!”

Cut to Gretel sobbing on her bed and having a flashback to the unfortunate kiss between Oliver and Doris. Thank goodness she, and we, are saved by a knock at the door. Paula hugs Gretel like a, well like a long lost daughter.

Vicki gives Max a letter from Mari which she says explains everything. “Dear Tio Maximo, I’m fulfilling a promise I made to Carlota. She confessed everything blah blah blah, hired detectives to look for Gretel in Mexico and Europe, couldn’t find her, made Tia’s guilt even worse. Poor Carlota, asked me to find Gretel’s parents and tell them sorry for the terrible damage she did by taking away their baby.” OK sweetie, no harm done, Carlota can have a Get Out of Hell Free card.

Gretel is sobbing to Paula that she lost everything. Paula volunteers to look for Gretel’s novio but Gretel tells her too late. Everything’s gone, her family, her love, she’s more alone than ever and has nobody, doomed to a life of fleeing. Paula swears that she will stick by Gretel and go with here no matter where!

It looks like Max has told Vicki about Fedra locking Gretel in the wine cellar because they are trashing the witch vehemently. He says because she’s Mari’s friend and has the eyes of a pure soul he’ll admit he’s got Gretel hidden in a hotel. (Some General.) Vicki wants him to tell her where so she can visit Gretel this very night.

Back at the hotel room Paula is ready to stay with Gretel and never go back but Benigno fears that if she’s a no-show then Fedra and Bernardo will be on them like a pack of vultures. Gretel adds that last time someone tried to help her, namely Oliver, Bernardo tried to kill him and she doesn’t want the same thing to happen to Paula. “Benigno, take her away now.” Sobs and tears and Gretel is left alone once more.

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Ilitia gripes to Fedra that her wedding was a complete flop. Ya think? Brandon wants to take Vicki down to the station for questioning but Vicki’s not liking this idea. Can they do it tomorrow? Eman puffs up his chest and smugly tells Brandon that Victoria doesn’t want to go anywhere much less with him. I’ll bet Vicki prefers to speak for herself.

Axel and Delicia sneak away so she can give him something. No, not the kiss he was hoping for but something else. She bought him a gift, it’s a guitar, how sweet!

Brandon tells Eman to occupy himself with his wife and let Brandon do his work. Mari announces she’s fine with helping out the poleeth. See toldja Eman.

The two fresas are off in a corner hissing that they hate the españolita even more than the fatty. Ilitia’s pissed because she’s getting the attention of all her men. “All?” Kristel reminds her that Eman is her only guy, right? And Brandon? Ilitia snickers that she’s not at all interested in that naco. Ew, ew they squeak in unison, and then they hungrily check out Brandon’s assets.

Axel is very touched at Delicia’s gift and they decide he has to leave the guitar there (is it her room or the laundry?) so Fedra won’t find it in his room. He moves in for a kiss, closer, closer, and BOOM Nereida walks into the door to burst the moment. Delicia shoos Axel from the room but Nereida has seen enough. She tells Delicia she’d better not be having it off with the young lord. If she decides to tell Fedra Delicia will find herself in the street.

Malicio has the nerve to get on Emiliano’s case about the theft, boo hoo he wants his money. Emiliano and Emanuel gang up on him and kick him out of the house. Kristel whimpers as Malicio ominously bids the new Mrs. Eman a good wedding night. Creep.

Bernardo busts into the room holding Fidel’s arm behind his back. He announces he found the thief sneaking around outside. But Fidel says he just took the kids to the orphanage as instructed and he’s back to see if Muneca needs a ride. Lowman gets all huffy and says she doesn’t need her chauffeur when she’s with Low. Fidel says “but you always dump her and run off with your clients.” Somebody give this man a gold star.

It won’t be Ilitia though. She proclaims Fidel’s innocent because he doesn’t have the brains to be Robin Hood. Thanks bitch. Low leeringly laughs and suggests Ilitia and Eman run off and start making them grandparents. Even the baby-loving Muneca is nauseated at his suggestion.

Mari’s at the poleeth station telling her story yet again, can’t describe him, all in black with a mask, low voice, he tied her up, she was paralyzed. Brandon becomes very excited when he hears that Vicki is Mari’s friend.

In the boudoir Ilitia is in a high dudgeon over her wedding day. Eman tries to comfort her and says he knows something was bothering her in the church. She tells him he doesn’t get it, it’s everything, that stupid Malicio who almost got in a fight with her dad, the ceremony that didn’t happen, the theft, that obnoxious Spanish friend of the stupid fatty, just everything. Eman immediately sticks up for Vicki which sets Ilitia off and she stomps out of the room.

Vicki tells Brandon that Mari told her all about him, Netty and the others. She tells him that Mari is married but he will always have a place in Mari’s heart. She and Mari and more than friends, they are like sisters.

Eman is in bed thinking of happier times with Marianela. He scolds himself, he needs to tear her out of his heart. He picks up all the unopened letters, “Why did you come here Victoria and bring back all the memories of my fatty?”

Ilitia comes back in her wedding nightie and Eman tells her he wants to make her very happy this night. He kisses her but she can’t stop thinking about when Agent O violated her. She pushes Eman away and cries, “Let go of me! Leave me alone!” She’s in tears and Eman is all Que the hell?

Tomorrow: War and Death

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