Caray, Caray!

Roberto swears to Leonardo he never asked any favors of Adolfo and lies he didn't even like the trefoil ring, supposedly a gift to a New York friend he's traveling to see. Leonardo releases him with a prohibition of leaving the country, and Ramón assures Leonardo his apartment will be watched and photographed.

Leonardo notes Roberto failed to hide his nerves and will try to flee; he didn't discuss Roberto's blackmail of David, not wanting Santiago's double identity to come out yet. Leonardo charges Ramón with questioning both of David's security teams and surprises him with news of the tunnel Adolfo might have used to enter.

In his condo office, Adolfo confides to Zaida the smuggling advantages to a Puerto Vallarta investment and charges her to feign business as usual with Medina and actually increase their stake to also deflect suspicion of Garnica's murder. Adolfo orders Zaida to cozy up to Juan José, which prospect enthuses her.

Bertha barges in, and the two blondes size each other up -- Zaida patronizing and Bertha aggressive. Zaida exits and Bertha anxiously presents Adolfo an official letter demanding her deposition regarding Adolfo's alibi during the time period David has charged him with assault.

At the hospital, David has filled Juan José in on all the details he needs to convince Roberto to keep his mouth shut about Mario's impostor and save the family fortune; which Juan José is happy to do, especially for Alejandra. David is grateful and glad Juan José's her boyfriend.

When Leonardo wonders to Ramón at the AFI how Garnica learned Juan José was wealthy, he phones Mauricio just to confirm it wasn't through him and that Garnica would have discovered it elsewhere. Thereto, Leonardo plans a little visit to the prison tomorrow in regard to Garnica's client, Pedro Cordero.

Roberto returns home, hawked and photographed by the police stake out. Inside he tries and fails to reach Adolfo by phone. Moments later after also being photographed in the parking lot, Juan José bursts into Roberto's apartment and roughs up the puss bucket who framed him for murder.

Juan José assures him there will be payback for that, but explains his present visit. They know Roberto is connected to Susana and Adolfo's smuggling. They won't inform the authorities about it if he keeps quiet about Mario's impostor and returns the infamous cuff link.

This last gives Roberto a fit of laughter, setting Juan José off on a violent search himself. Throwing Roberto over the sofa to the floor and ripping his clothes roughly, he encounters nothing until riffling through the luggage uncovers Susana's phone number. Injured Roberto can only roll on the floor and moan after a swift kick goodbye.

Bertha visits Carlos at home, worried about the coming deposition; and he advises her against perjuring herself. He's confident his dad assaulted David and that he masterminded the shooting, too; Carlos is sure missing Félix was one of the dead. He finally confirms he is not a smuggler and urges her to heed his warning.

Juan José visits Alejandra at Mario's to report on David's mission for him. As he's listing all Roberto's reprehensible acts, he wonders if Alejandra never noticed all that; and mortified, she must admit Roberto was her boyfriend. Incredulous and disgusted, Juan José exits immediately, leaving Alejandra distraught.

Outside Ramón pulls up and informs Édgar he wants depositions from both security teams on how someone could have assaulted David when they were supposedly on guard. Across the way, already in a black mood, Juan José arrives home to find Elsa with guardianship papers and a new name for Caramelo, neither pleasing him.

"María del Carmen Rivera" -- Elsa's surname! Asunción burst into tears and fled the house, she explains. Juan José drops into a chair bemoaning he's only brought bad luck to his friend and stubbornly yells at Elsa for taking Caramelo away, which moves Elsa to note he blames her for everything since she's been with Mauricio!

She's just informing him they're going to be married, when Caramelo enters very excited that Elsa is her mother. In bidding a tearful goodbye to her, Juan José makes Caramelo promise to call Asunción every day; she's not worried, planning to see him every day and Juan José often, too.

After Elsa exits with Caramelo, distraught Juan José sobs over yet another loss in his life and slides off the chair -- down, down onto the floor, where he weeps piteously. At the hospital, Doris explains to David his physical therapy starts tomorrow; and he with a twinkle in his eye that Gabriela is busy at work at the hotel.

At Dora's exit, "Mario" and Abelardo enter to learn with surprise of Gabriela's employment and David's confidence in her and her excellent tutor, whom Abelardo well knows. David also relates his mission for Juan José to threaten Roberto about Susana, Adolfo's smuggling and the maid's death in exchange for his silence.

They are concerned about sending a probationer on such a mission, but David contends Juan José is determined to expose his framers -- and David trusts him, he says; he's a good man. And David's sure Juan José put a scare in Roberto yesterday.

At Elsa's, Caramelo is enthusing about her new name and status when Mauricio enters with a big hug to take her to school. After Caramelo exits to brush her teeth, Elsa happily kisses and embraces Mauricio as she enjoys her new role as mother, noting that for the moment Caramelo is not missing Asunción.

Elsa regrets how hard it was on him; but Mauricio points out little by little Caramelo will adopt her new life, seeing Asunción less and less. And he urges Elsa not to particularly encourage their visits, as Asunción will always be attached to Juan José; and it's better if Elsa moves on from her connection to him.

This is a depressing subject for Elsa, though; and when Mauricio wants to set next month as a wedding date, Elsa demurs contending it's still too soon. Patient Mauricio makes her smile, allowing her to take what time she needs.

He will help her find a larger apartment temporarily until they are married, making Elsa feel warm and declare how good he is; but Mauricio just claims he's a man in love. When Caramelo reappears, Mauricio smiles but then takes pause at her assumption he will be her new dad -- since Elsa and Juan José are mad at each other.

At the studio, Mina calls absent Alejandra over missing an appointment and learns she's in bed, distressed and frantic about yet another break with Juan José. Meanwhile on the street near Mario's, traitor Édgar meets Adolfo and reports his plan to poison "Mario's" nightcap with cyanide.

Adolfo approves and notes it could appear a dying man committed suicide, warning to leave no trace. Back in Alejandra's room, she sobs out her wretched situation with Juan José and is afraid even if she begs forgiveness for her ridiculous mistake, he will say awful things to her -- that she agrees she deserves!

At the hotel, Rubina tutors Gabriela about the 20 hotels in Campo Real's chain, getting a tour of all the facilities of a major world-class property. He gives her an armload of workbooks for every aspect of the business, and she looks to be enthused and ready.

When Adolfo visits Roberto, Roberto explains he tried to warn him the apartment was being watched; and they agree to claim Adolfo was seeking Carlos's whereabouts. Roberto's sure the police suspect him of something; and when Adolfo demands the shoes, he has to explain he doesn't have them; that it were Susana who contacted him, not vice versa.

He presents a run-down of events, including that Susana could spill everything if she's picked up and that David & Co. know about her and Marcos and Roberto, except for the reason he rented the truck. Juan José threatened to connect Roberto to Susana -- unless he remained silent on something he knows about David's father.

Roberto promises momentously that tomorrow he will reveal a surprising secret about Mario Genovés!

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